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Timberscombe Churchyard

We would like to remind everyone that dogs are only allowed in the church and churchyard if they are on a lead at all times.

For obvious reasons of respect, as well as health and safety, this is a must. Please close the gates to the churchyard where you can as this will help to keep any loose dogs out.

There have been some unacceptable incidents which other people have been obliged to deal with. Your cooperation is very much appreciated. Thank you.

Marion and Kate

Regal theatre events

Coffee Morning in the Bar

Saturday 2 May 2026, 10.00 – 12.00

REGAL COMEDY NIGHT

Saturday 2 MAY – 7.30pm

Get ready for a night packed with fun, big laughs, and something a little different for The Regal Theatre. We’re bringing you a top-class lineup from the very best of the UK comedy circuit, featuring four fantastic professional comedians guaranteed to keep you entertained all night long.

ROYAL BALLET & OPERA – EUGENE ONEGIN (The Metropolitan Opera AS LIVE)

Tuesday 5 May 2026 – 6:00pm

Following her acclaimed 2024 company debut in Puccini’s Madama Butterfly, soprano Asmik Grigorian returns to the Met as Tatiana, the lovestruck young heroine in this ardent operatic adaptation of Pushkin. Baritone Igor Golovatenko reprises his portrayal of the urbane Onegin, who realizes his affection for her all too late. The Met’s evocative production, directed by Tony Award–winner Deborah Warner, “offers a beautifully detailed reading of … Tchaikovsky’s lyrical romance” (The Telegraph).

ILLUMINATE – Spotlight

Friday 15 – Saturday 16 MAY – 7.30pm

We bring to the Regal Theatre a fun for all family dance show full of fabulously talented students from SDA!  Everything from ballet, tap, commercial dance, lyrical and acro, there is something for everyone!

 The Regal Film Society Screening – TBC (Cert 15)

Tuesday 19 May 2026 – 7:30pm

Exhibition on Screen – FRIDA KAHLO: THE MAKING OF AN ICON

Thursday May 21, 2026, 7.30pm

Who was Frida Kahlo?  Everyone knows her face but who was the woman behind the bright colours, the big brows and the floral crowns?  Take a journey through the life of a true icon, discover her art, and uncover the true story of her rebellious, passionate and turbulent life.

Tickets for all events may be booked in advance online at https://regaltheatre.co.uk/whatson or from the Box Office (Tel 01643 706430) between 9.30am and 12.00pm Monday – Saturday;

Police Notice

      Images of a number of pieces of jewellery which are believed to have been stolen in burglaries across the South West are being released in a bid to reunite them with their owners. The jewellery was recovered by detectives as part of investigations into burglaries across the Avon and Somerset and Devon and Cornwall policing areas. Some of the pieces, which include bracelets, necklaces, and pendants, were found with significant fire damage, but we are keen to try to trace the rightful owners of the various pieces. If you think any of the items pictured are yours, please call 101 and give the call handler the reference number 5226014936. Attachments: recovered-jewellery.pdf

Benefice news

Please find below the Benefice Bulletin for April – please also note the Holy Week program on the second page.

There is also attached a flyer about a lovely singing recital at St George’s Dunster on 12 April at 3pm, and another about a poetry reading with art evening at St Petroc’s, Timberscombe on 27 April at 6.30pm – both well worth going to!

Every blessing to you all this Holy Week, Easter and Spring!

Kenneth

Rev’d Kenneth Cross

Vicar of Alcombe and Associate Vicar of Dunster, Timberscombe and Wootton Courtenay,Part of the Exmoor Deanery in the Diocese of Bath and Wells 

Grabbist Benefice Bulletin April

Hinkley Point Poster