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Dear All

Following on from this note is the weekly Dunster Benefice bulletin prepared by our Rector Caroline Ralph. This also gives her contact details and those for Revd. Margaret.

Given the social distancing we are all experiencing and the fact we cannot for now meet for church services and all the usual social events and fundraising activities which are such an important part of the fabric of our lives, we would like to add this weekly message to Caroline’s bulletin as an opportunity for us all to keep in touch with each other as well as in tune with the church calendar.

Please continue to remember in your prayers Mary our Churchwarden, Paula and Stephanie who are all unwell.

If you would like any help or support in any way, please do let us know. John and Jenny Gratton and Marion Jeffrey can be contacted at any time. We can shop, collect prescriptions and medications from Dunster surgery or Boots in Minehead, or have a chat over the phone with you if you would like. Put simply, please let us know if there is anything at all you need. If we can help we will, and if we can’t we will find someone who can!

We miss seeing all our usual familiar faces around and about, so if there is any news that you would like us to put into this weekly note, please just let us know and it will be published the following week. Whilst the Dunkery Tidings will not be published during the pandemic, this will take its place for the time being.

We all look forward to meeting up again. In the meantime, keep well, keep safe and keep in touch.

John Gratton 01643 841490 and Marion Jeffrey 01643 841500

Please click on this link to take you to the weekly Bulletin from our Rector, Caroline Ralph, for the Dunster Benefice https://timberscombevillage.com/church-services/

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Celebration Tea Party

A really well attended tea took place on Tuesday 11^th February in Timberscombe Village Hall to salute all those who have supported the fundraising and all the volunteer-based heritage activities in the village over the last two and a half years. There is a real sense of achievement now that the church roof is repaired and restored so that the church is now fully watertight. The new boiler means that we can be warm and fuel efficient for all planned events. Our electrical system has been renewed and extended to a high standard and in preparedeness for the new facilities which will be built into the church in the coming months.

The National Lottery Heritage Fund supported the village to conduct heritage activities which have been ongoing and enjoyed by the participants. The oral history project and the cook book are especially noteworthy in reaching out to many members of the community but there have been other initiatives as well which have embraced the talents and interests of our village, developed new and diverse skills, and created opportunities for lots of friendly co-operation.

A Report on our village activities needs to be sent to the NLHF over the next few weeks and any comments or feedback you may wish to make are particularly valuable and sought. Please give your comments to any member of the PCC and they will be incorporated with the Evaluation Report. Thank you to everyone who left comments at the tea party as these are extremely useful.

Thank you to everyone who has supported our activities whether as a volunteer or through financial donations. None of this could have happened without your cooperation and generosity.

Well done everyone!

Marion Jeffrey