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Everyone is invited to join us in celebrating Mothering Sunday this Sunday at 11am in St Petrock’s, and to enjoy refreshments after the service. We look forward to seeing you there!

Marion Jeffrey and Kate Hart

Thursday 16th March between 10am and 12 noon is the next in our series of Warm Welcomes in St Petrock’s Church. Everybody is very welcome to come along and meet up for some hot drinks and enjoy refreshments and meet other villagers. There is no charge and we will be delighted to see you there.

A reminder that the St Petrock’s History Group will meet next on Monday 20th March at 7pm in St Petrock’s Church. Our talk will be given by Derrick Edwards and is based on the Monmouth rebellion which led to the Battle of Sedgemoor, a fascinating period in English history and which took place in the County of Somerset. All are welcome – Members £1 and Visitors £4. Refreshments available.

All offers to donate raffle prizes, items to sell (preferably with an Easter theme), cakes and home-made goods, offers to help on the day are very welcome! We hope this will be an enjoyable occasion with raffles, craft and Easter items, a foodie quiz, entertainment and refreshments. Funds raised will all go to support St Petrock’s and help our fundraising to repair and replace sections of the church guttering and dopwnpipes. We look forward to seeing you there! Offers to help please to Jenny Gratton (841490) and Marion Jeffrey (841500) – Many thanks

This is the Parish Magazine for Timberscombe and Wootton Courtenay and has been published for many years, certainly since 1936 (which is the earliest copy we have seen)

Survey February 2023 We conducted a survey where we asked those who take the magazine, to respond to questions including the future of the Dunkery Tidings.

All respondents said that they would like it to continue, in paper format, as a source of current local information EVEN IF this information is available online elsewhere. The attractiveness being that information about local events available in one place and in paper form, is extremely useful for reference.  

In no particular order these included

Church services in St Petrock’s and All Saints, and rotas.

Names and contact details for local businesses

Adverts and timings  for forthcoming events – clubs, church, social, fundraising, commercial.

Cookery recipes from Wooden Spoon

Reflections from the Rector and Bishop

Review of events of the previous month.

Most respondents wished to see future Dunkery Tidings magazines include

More parish information and not just the church news

Parish Council information – counsellor member details, dates of meetings, synopsis of minutes.

Schools information – what has passed and what is planned, what can villagers attend

Clubs  – local clubs. More information about what and when, including what takes place in  the Village Hall.

Buying and selling adverts.               Crossword/ quizzes/ puzzles on a page

Events being held outside Timberscombe and Wootton Courtenay.

In the future it is likely that most copies will be available for collection from the Post Offices in both villages (it is already in Wotton Courtenay) and a few will be delivered. We are trying to hold the price for 12 issues to £4

To make this sustainable for the future we ask you to

Sign up for an annual subscription now at £4 which is amazing value. Every subscription counts!

If you have a Directory Entry to advertise your business please pay your sub now – £5 per line for entry in all 12 editions. And if you haven’t advertised before, please do so. The magazine currently reaches 128 homes and is a very cost effective way to promote your enterprise. Please contact the Editor Miss Sarah Campbell at the Post Office or the Timberscombe Churchwardens, Marion Jeffrey (01643 841500) or Kate Hart (01643 841745)

With your support and contributions we can ensure the Dunkery Tidings survives and thrives!