With Government lockdown restrictions easing to allow the re-opening of shops from today, we’re sending a little reminder to remember to shop smart, shop local, and Shop Somerset this December. There is now over 250 independent businesses to choose from on our new easy-to-use listing site. From farm shops to charcuteries; cheese-makers to clothing designers; jewellers to chocolate-makers – we’re pretty sure you’ll be able to find all you’ll need from a business, near you, this Christmas. SHOP SOMERSET

Read all the information from SWT Council including Covid information and Christmas updates at:

https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/UKSWT/bulletins/2af1020

Here is the link to the Dunster Festival website and the Christmas Musical Advent Calendar.

Every day from 1 to 25 December a new video will appear on the site and on the Dunster social media twitter page at https://twitter.com/dunsterfest featuring six socially-distanced Dunster Festival artists in various combinations singing and playing some of the nation’s most loved Christmas carols.

https://www.dunsterfestival.co.uk

Just a quick note to all to say a huge thank you, once again, for all the support we have had with the takeaway meals during this last lockdown. We will be resuming service in the Coleridge Restaurant from Friday 4th, and will be open from 6.30pm each weekend (Friday, Saturday & Sunday Evening) up until Sunday 20th, with the exception of Wednesday 23rd which will be our last public evening before Christmas.  Please also note we will be offering a Sunday Roast on the menu, surprisingly each Sunday! As our area has now unfortunately been placed in Tier 2, bookings will be limited to single household tables, although a table of three is allowed if you are in a support bubble (max 2 households) or, if you’re happy to sit on adjacent tables, 2 couples may also dine as a four. John & Jane Bradley Dunkery Beacon Country House Tel: 01643 841241