Christmas Advent windows 2023
Throughout the month of December a new window will light up at dusk every day until Christmas Eve. The final window will light up at Houndsmoor Farm after carols in the cowshed. This year a
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Busy Bees at Christmas 2023
It was lovely to see so many Busy Bees at the Christingle Service in the church in early December, and then a few days later at the Candlelit Bazaar. Led by Mia Muscat, the Muscat
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Busy Bees November advent fun
Advent, which means ‘coming’, was the topic of the Busy Bee session in November. We thought about what would be coming in December – celebrating the birth of Jesus, and what preparations we make at
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Hedgerow Chaplain in December
“What came into existence was Life, and the Life was Light to live by. The Life-Light blazed out of the darkness; the darkness couldn’t be put out.” John 1. Darkness is the pathway to the
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Happy Christmas and peaceful New Year to everyone! The meetings of the History Group will commence in February 2024. The Milverton and District Archive now has a smart new logo kindly created for us by
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Victoria Rooms December update
This is the last village magazine before Christmas – where has 2023 gone? There are still a number of events taking place in the Victoria Rooms during December and, as usual, members of the committee will decorate
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The Council agreed to support the planning applications in respect of Higher Bickley Farm (building works) and 1 Sand Street and Grateful Cottage (tree works) It was confirmed that (finally) the writing of the report
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Wivey Folk Dancing look forward to welcoming our regulars and anyone who would like to join us for an enjoyable evening of dancing to great music with experienced callers. There is always a good range
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WI December update
Milverton WI members and guests were treated to a wonderful display of wood carving by Bob Selway. Bob brought a lathe and various pieces of wood. He chose a small round piece of oak with
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The state of Somerset Council’s finances has been widely reported and given that the deficit that has got to be balanced to avoid the Council declaring itself ‘bankrupt’ is in the realms of £100 million,
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This month The Milverton Trust would like to introduce our new branding that has been designed and drawn by Torquil Buist. It really captures the essence of the village, we hope the village enjoys it.
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