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COMMUNITY NEWS
| OPEN GARDENS ( Saturday 28th June-10.30am-5.30pm) PHOTO-PREVIEW With Winsham Open Gardens just a few weeks away, it has become the custom to organise an opportunity for people who open their gardens to have a preview of the other gardens on show. Otherwise they will be too busy on the day itself to see what other people are enjoying. Below are just a few pictures taken at this preview on show to whet your appetite....
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Family Dog
Show & Craft Fair
 A message from Caroline Buckley on behalf of the sponsors, Winsham Street Fair Committee ... We had a fantastic turn out for our dog
show on Sunday 8th June
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 Kilema Farm Music A message from Polly Orr -Ewing...... On Sunday 22nd June we have the
privilege of a concert by two exceptionally talented young
players. DeeDee is 11 years old and lives in Axminster. She is a
finalist in the 2025 London International Chopin Competition and
has recently been accepted by the Royal College of Music Junior
Department. At 10 years old, Charlotte Zhang is the youngest
music specialist at Wells Cathedral School where she studies the
violin with Catherine Lord. The programme will include the Bruch
violin concerto and Ravel Sonatine. Attached is a lovely photo
of the performers. They will be raising money to support
the ongoing costs of their musical studies which are
considerable. As usual we suggest a voluntary donation of £15. Please let me know if you would like
to reserve a seat for this exciting event
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WINSHAM JUBILEE HALL SHORT MAT BOWLS CLUB
Having formed the club at the end of January 2023 we arrived at the time to compete for the Coronation Cup, a knock out competition, we have held since the inaugural time in 2023 to coincide with the Kings Coronation. During the weeks of April rounds were played resulting in the final being held on the 2nd May and two, Margaret Long and Bryan Goodman, meeting to do battle for the magnificent cup. The match was to be over 14 ends with each bowling 3 woods per end. Remember that the aim is to get your bowls nearer than your opponents to the Jack to win. It was a warm afternoon and the mat was running much faster than normal so adjustments had to be made by the two bowlers to adjust their weight of bowl ( how much power they put behind the bowl). Defending Cup holder Bryan was successful again and came out the winner being presented as has become a tradition by the losing finalist. We also played a friendly match at Combe St Nicholas on Wednesday 30thApril, our first away visit and an enjoyable evening was spent in pleasant company although half way through the evening their Hall was plunged into darkness by a village wide power cut, luckily we were enjoying their refreshments at the time and the power came back on ready for the second set of games, we would have liked to report that we were successful but they are a very accomplished and talented team but we did improve in scores to when we played them at home in November. If you would like to try out this game of skill free in pleasant company we are in Jubilee Hall on Fridays 2pm to 400ish come and give it a try, just wear soft soled shoes ,we have a variety of different sized bowls for you to use. If you decide to join the Club, membership is £20 per year with session fees of £3. Non members can play for £6 per session Bryan Goodman
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IMPORTANT NEWS RELATING TO THE FUTURE OF THE WINSHAM E- LETTER Those of you who have been receiving the Winsham E-Letter, some for as many as nearly twenty years, may have noticed its erratic publication over the past six months or so. It used to be so regular every week; about two years it changed to being published once every two weeks. Sadly, in recent months it has become irregular, partly due to personal problems, and since the New Year especially, the irregularity has been due to serious problems with new editions of the software being used for distributing personal copies to individual subscriber's e-mail addresses, in a way that continued to ensure the security of names and e-mail addresses, as well as other technical problems. Serious efforts have been made, including professional help, to overcome this problem, to no avail. As result, I have reluctantly decided to discontinue the individual mailings, but not the e-letter itself. This I appreciate will inconvenience some three hundred subscribers, and not a decision lightly taken. This step has proved unavoidable. Winsham E-Letter is popular and will continue to be available via the link from the Home Page of Winsham Parish Web Site and the Winsham Community Facebook page, and also by resurrecting the Winsham E-Letter Face book page, which has not been in use since 2017. Overall, the difficulties experienced above may prove ‘a blessing in disguise’, as by reducing quite considerable the time I spend on mailing, and maintenance of the mailing lists it will make it easier to get up-to-date information about village events out to readers more quickly. It may also make it easier for organisers of events to send me material for publication, and also to make comments about recent content. New editions of the Winsham E-Letters will be announced on the Winsham Parish Web site and on Facebook as soon as they happen. I expect this to continue to be on a two-weekly basis as a summary, but news of new events will continue to be posted on the Winsham Parish Website, as they are received, and listed in the ‘Headlines’ link to be found near the top of the Home page. The format of the e-letter will not change as a result of the new arrangements. Please continue to send me your photographs and news of new events or any announcements which you think suitable. John Sullivan. 12th March 2025 Winsham Parish Web Site; www. winsham.org.uk |
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How you can help the Winsham Community Shop At the end of last year, at the Annual General Meeting for the Winsham Community Shop, shareholders were updated about the shop’s performance. The committee explained that although the shop is currently not profitable, and cost increases remain a challenge, its performance has improved year on year. We are relatively close to breaking even and have used some of our reserves to make up our trading shortfall. We wanted to extend this update more widely to readers of the Winsham e-newsletter and ask for your continued support The shop and Post Office is at the heart of the village, contributing significantly to the vibrant and welcoming community that defines Winsham today. Run as a not-for profit business it offers a warm welcome, convenience, choice and affordable pricing. With the shop premises up for sale we want to assure people that we are doing all we can to ensure that the shop remains up and running, whoever our new landlord may be. In the meantime, we encourage everyone in the village to help us. As well as managing rising costs, we need to increase the number of customers we have, or the amount that current customers spend with us. Preferably both. As you reflect on your shopping habits please think about how you can perhaps spend just a little bit more with us, rather than at the supermarket. Or perhaps you can encourage a friend to visit us for the first time. Or perhaps you have a suggestion for how we can improve our product ranges and services in ways that support the shop and its sustainable future. If you have any great ideas please talk to a member of the shop team or email us at winshamshopkitchen@gmx.com - we would love to hear from you. Last but not least, please consider becoming one of our shareholders. For only £10 a share you are able to have a say in how the shop is run. If you are interested you can use the same email as above to contact us for an application form. Thank you. WINSHAM COMMUNITY SHOP COMMITTEE |
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Margaret’s Trips-2025 For a good many years, Margaret Long has been organising day trips, by coach, to many of the places of interest which surround us, either just to visit the location, or go to a special event. 2025 is no different, and below is a list of the planned trips, with details of cost, etc. If you have any questions about the detail, just call Margaret on 01460 30457.
Please Note: A £10 non-returnable deposit to be made on booking. Latest date for booking is 2weeks prior to visit. Pick-up points; Winsham-Davies Close, Chard; Old Fire Station, Crowshute. Trips usually return to Winsham between 6.00/6.30pm. |
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Anyone For Bridge? No experience, no partner and
definitely no fear required. Please come along and have some fun. |
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Enjoy Short Mat bowling at the Jubilee Hall- Click HERE to find out more |
 Did you know there is a charity in Winsham that you may apply to for small amounts of money to help with educational equipment or training for your children? All applications are treated in confidence & no promise of a grant is made. Should you wish to learn more and apply to the Winsham United Charities for support, click HERE |
