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WDGA Flower Show 2016 is on 3rd September
The Wincanton & District Gardeners Association Annual Flower Show will take place on Saturday 3rd September in the Memorial Hall, and will include entries widely varing from flowers, veg and fruit, to crafts, baking and even handwriting.
This Year's Carnival Needs Your Help!
After last year's successful relaunch of the Wincanton Carnival, the Carnival committee is looking to recruit more volunteers to help share the repidly growing workload. Secretaries, judges, marshals and collectors are needed. Can you help?
[TALK:] The Oldest Known Map of Castle Cary and Ansford
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Prof. Will Vaughan will give a talk about the oldest known map of Castle Cary and Ansford, on Saturday 3rd September at 6.30pm in Caryford Hall. This unique map dates from 1682-4 and is nearly 4ft x 4ft. You could order your own print!
Wincanton's Second Play Day is Next Week - Don't Miss Out!
Thursday 11th was the first of two Play Days planned for August during the school holiday period. If you couldn’t make it you needn't miss out. Come to the second event on Thursday 25th August, next week!
Poker Evening to Continue Fundraising Effort for Wincanton Carnival 2016
The carnival committee has been working hard to raise the estimated £8,000 needed to run this year’s event. With around £5,500 already raised, a poker evening follows last night's bingo to help raise the balance needed.
The 2016 Nicholson Lecture: “Opportunities for Cavalry”
This is the fifth annual Nicholson Lecture, which takes place this year at Maperton Church on Saturday 6th August. Allan Mallinson is our speaker and the topic is “Opportunities for Cavalry. The elusive dream of the Western Front?”
1 Regiment Army Air Corps is Granted the Freedom of Wincanton VIDEO
Video, pictures and description of the exhilarating parade through Wincanton High Street on Thursday 26th May of 1 Regiment Army Air Corps, who were granted the Freedom of Wincanton amidst an enthusiastic turnout of local well-wishers.
Yarlington Plant Fair – Saturday 14th May
Twenty three nurseries from all over the South West will exhibit at the 16th annual Yarlington Plant Fair on Saturday 14th May. This is a fantastic opportunity to see these specialist nurseries, and to buy beautifully grown plants.
A Talk on the History of Palestine
On Friday 29th April the Wincanton Museum and History Society is lucky to have the chance to hear one of the country’s leading experts on the Middle East and its troubled history. Jon Deverell’s topic is: The History of Palestine.
ANVIL - For Challenging Discussions
ANVIL, the Wincanton based structured discussion group, has now been going for two years. We are open to all and are free of any religious or political bias. Look at our 2016 programme and see if it would interest you.
It’s Time For a C.A.T.C.H. Jumble Sale
C.A.T.C.H. will be holding its annual jumble sale this week, on Saturday 5th March, this time in the Memorial Hall, 11.00am till 2.00pm. There’s still time to donate good quality items you’d like rid of, in support of a local, noble cause.
Ploughing Match at Lower Zeals to Raise Money for Charity
A group of local people in Charlton Musgrove and Gillingham are working hard to prepare for a charitable ploughing match. The match is to be held on Sunday 6th March between 10.00am and 2.00pm at Lower Zeals, near Mere.
Save it! Energy, Water & Money Event at the Balsam Centre
WISH (Warmer Improved Somerset Homes), Wessex Water and South Somerset Council are holding a Save it! Energy, Water and Money event at the Balsam Centre in Wincanton on Tuesday 1st March between 12.30pm and 3.30pm.
Nostalgic Film Show Attracts Crowds & Raises £1,000 for Charity
The recent film show celebrating 50 nostalgic years of Wincanton Transport and Engineering was a great success, attended by an unexpectedly large crowd and raising £1,000 for Macmillan Cancer Care.
Wincanton Seniors Christmas Lunch
Sunday 6th December saw around eighty Wincanton senior citizens enjoying a traditional Christmas dinner and a concert by the Pilgrim Singers in the Memorial Hall, Wincanton.
Wincanton Christmas Extravaganza Pulls the Crowds Again
This year’s well attended Christmas Extravaganza featured many of the old favourites, including Santa’s Grotto, carols around the Christmas tree and jazz music in The Dolphin’s courtyard, as well as some new events, such as a lantern parade.
It’s coming... UPDATED
The shops are decorated and full of Christmas stock; choirs up and down the land are practicing their music. We can safely say that Christmas is coming soon, and so is the Wincanton Christmas Extravaganza.
Family Christmas Quiz Fundraiser for Westhill Nursery
Join Christmas fun at the Memorial Hall on Saturday 28th November for the Family Christmas Quiz Fundraiser held by Westhill Nursery. Everybody is welcome! Help us raise money towards a new climbing frame and outdoor play equipment for the Nursery.
Switching On the Christmas Tree Lights
This Saturday, 14th, at 6:30pm the lights on the Christmas tree at Market Place will be switched on as part of a ceremony lead by Mayor Colin Winder. There will hopefully also be some carol singing around the tree.
Fifty Years of Wincanton Transport and Engineering (1965-2015)
On Saturday 14th November we will be presenting an evening of pure nostalgia, on film and stills, about Wincanton Transport from 1965 until 2015.
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