Milverton Christmas tree
Oh little town of Milverton how still we see thee lie. Beyond these sleepy darkened streets there hides a covid shy. Yet in those dark streets shineth, a new and bright’ning light. We’ve L.E.D.s instead
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Category: Christmas
Bin collection days over Christmas and New Year
Bin collection days change over the Christmas and New Year holiday period. To check your bin and garden waste collection days, go to the Somerset Waste Partnership ‘collection days and bank holidays‘ webpage.
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Bringing comfort and joy
One of our oldest (16th century) English carols tells us that the story of Jesus’ birth as a baby into our world, is good news, bringing ‘tidings of comfort and joy’. And don’t we just
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Advent pilgrimage
Hello everyone, I wish you all well and a happy Advent, a season of comings, encounters and arrivals. Keep this in mind as I have a project for you to ponder on. It is a
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Milverton advent windows
This year, for the fourth time, there will be 24 decorated windows lighting up day-by-day in December leading up to Christmas Eve. They will light up at dusk and you can find them on the
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Father Christmas village tour
We are sure you will have realised that Father Christmas’ usual tour of the villages cannot happen, but we have it on good authority, that on Christmas Eve, he usually stops off on some high
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Milverton United Charities December update
Because of the circumstances created by the Coronavirus pandemic, and after much consultation, the Trustees of the Milverton United Charities have decided not to distribute Christmas Vouchers this year. They are sorry if this causes
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On the trail from Nazareth to Bethlehem
The Advent challenge this year is to reflect on Mary and Joseph’s journey from Nazareth to Bethlehem, 90 miles of varied countryside. Some people are creating 90 squares for a blanket, others are considering that
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Hello everyone, we hope that you are all keeping safe and well. We have booked many brilliant musicians and singers over the 24 years we’ve been running the club and have never restricted ourselves to
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Christmas Eve carols not in the cowshed
You will not be surprised to hear that up to 500 people crammed in Houndsmoor Farm’s cow shed is really not going to happen, but hearing the Christmas story, remembering those favourite carols and giving
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