Sadly, contrary to an earlier post, Broadwindsor’s Sound of Music Through The Square Window didn’t make the cut for the news on Friday evening as hoped. So, we’re continuing the hope that it may be included sometime next week. You can be sure if it is – you’ll be told 🙂
Month: April 2020
VE Day – 8th May
Some extremely useful information!
New parents, unpaid carers, the homeless, young people and cancer patients could benefit from digital solutions as part of the Government’s TechForce19 challenge.
Click HERE!
BE A RESPONSIBLE DOG OWNER!
Following several reports and local complaints, the Parish Council has issued this warning notice below. Our usual visitors to the village cannot be blamed for this – PLEASE, PLEASE – BE A RESPONSIBLE DOG OWNER! 
Next Friday, 1st May
The Post Office Outreach service will be open 10-12noon also. Val will be in the car park. Social distancing will be practised!
Proceeds on this occasion will go to the Post Office Group.
Post Office Services this morning
No teas or coffees available but Crewkerne’s Outreach Postal services are at the Comrades Hall this morning from 10am for two hours. Social distancing will be practised.
Walking through the fields at Lewesdon –
Cattle going into the top field – please exercise care!
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— Headys farm (@HeadysFarm) November 9, 2018
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The money raised by The Big Night In will be split between Comic Relief and Children in Need and will go on to support local charities and projects in the UK, so they can continue to provide vital emergency support.
There will be more demand than ever for support from local charities. This includes making sure people are safe from harm, mentally healthy and with access to food, warmth and shelter; as well as helping people stay connected, active and positive through these extraordinary times. #StaySafe
Happy St. George’s Day!
St George’s Day in England remembers St George, England’s patron saint.
The anniversary of his death, which is on April 23rd, is seen as England’s national day.
According to legend, he was a soldier in the Roman army who killed a dragon and saved a princess.
While many Christians observe St George’s Day, it is not a UK bank holiday. St George’s Day was once celebrated as widely as Christmas but these celebrations diminished by the end of the 18th century after England had united with Scotland.
St George might be hailed as a national hero, but he was actually born more than 2,000 miles away. He is thought to have been born in Cappodocia (modern day Turkey) and to have died in Lydda (modern day Israel) in the Roman province of Palestine in AD 303.
King Edward III made him the Patron Saint of England when he formed the Order of the Garter in St. George’s name in 1350. The cult of the Saint was further advanced by King Henry V, at the battle of Agincourt in northern France.
In HIS Oxford Dictionary Of Saints, David Hugh Farmer explains that St George was adopted as patron saint in the Middle Ages by England and Catalonia, as well as by Venice, Genoa and Portugal, because he was the personification of the ideals of Christian chivalry.
Celebrate with a traditional English dinner!
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Take a virtual tour of Mapperton House –
Missed the opportunity for Q&A but you can still view Julie Montagu and the Earl of Sandwich on a tour of Mapperton House via YouTube Live. Learn about the origin of the famous food, as well as the family’s links with Hawaii and Captain Cook.