With the introduction of the new Winsham Parish Council Web
site, the layout of the Winsham Parish Web site is changing. In
future Winsham Parish Web site will not carry the detail of Parish
Council business, although it publishes some comment and
supplementary information on a Winsham Parish Council Portal Page
which can be seen by clicking
HERE.
WELCOME TO WINSHAM!
If
you are a visitor or new to the parish, visit our
Welcome to Winsham web page.
CLICK HERE
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COMMUNITY NEWS
OPEN GARDENS ( Saturday 28th June-10.30am-5.30pm)
PHOTO-PREVIEW
With Winsham Open Gardens just a few weeks away, it has become
the custom to organise an opportunity for people who open their
gardens to have a preview of the other gardens on show.
Otherwise they will be too busy on the day itself to see what
other people are enjoying. Below are just a few pictures taken
at this preview
on show to whet your appetite....
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Family Dog
Show & Craft Fair

A message from Caroline
Buckley on behalf of the sponsors, Winsham Street Fair
Committee ...
We had a fantastic turn out for our dog
show on Sunday 8th June
Thank you so much to everyone who helped to make the day a
success: to all the bakers whose cakes raised just over £200,
our generous class sponsors, those who donated raffle prizes and
the WRT for providing the venue and the barbecue. A particular
thank you to the two judges, Lucy and Alex, who did not have an
easy job. Of course, the day could not have been so successful
without all the dogs that bought along their humans.
We raised just over £1000 which will be going towards holding
the Winsham Street Fair in 2026 - Winsham On The High Seas.
Our next fundraising event will be a Race Night in the Jubilee
Hall on Saturday 18th October. We hope to see you there.
Pictures by Steve Weller
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Kilema Farm Music
A message from Polly Orr
-Ewing......
On Sunday 22nd June we have the
privilege of a concert by two exceptionally talented young
players. DeeDee is 11 years old and lives in Axminster. She is a
finalist in the 2025 London International Chopin Competition and
has recently been accepted by the Royal College of Music Junior
Department. At 10 years old, Charlotte Zhang is the youngest
music specialist at Wells Cathedral School where she studies the
violin with Catherine Lord.
The programme will include the Bruch
violin concerto and Ravel Sonatine. Attached is a lovely photo
of the performers.
They will be raising money to support
the ongoing costs of their musical studies which are
considerable. As usual we suggest a voluntary donation of £15.
We will provide a glass of wine or a soft drink in the interval. :-
Please let me know if you would like
to reserve a seat for this exciting event.
kilemafarmmusic@gmail.com
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WINSHAM JUBILEE HALL SHORT MAT BOWLS CLUB
Having formed the club at the end of January 2023 we arrived at
the time to compete for the Coronation Cup, a knock out
competition, we have held since the inaugural time in 2023 to
coincide with the Kings Coronation.
During the weeks of April rounds were played resulting in the
final being held on the 2nd May and two, Margaret Long and Bryan
Goodman, meeting to do battle for the magnificent cup.
The match was to be over 14 ends with each bowling 3 woods per
end. Remember that the aim is to get your bowls nearer than your
opponents to the Jack to win. It was a warm afternoon and the
mat was running much faster than normal so adjustments had to be
made by the two bowlers to adjust their weight of bowl ( how
much power they put behind the bowl).
Defending Cup holder Bryan was successful again and came out the
winner being presented as has become a tradition by the losing
finalist.
We also played a friendly match at Combe St Nicholas on
Wednesday 30thApril, our first away visit and an enjoyable
evening was spent in pleasant
company although half way through the evening their Hall was
plunged into darkness by a village wide power cut, luckily we
were enjoying their refreshments at the time and the power came
back on ready for the second set of games, we would have liked
to report that we were successful but they are a very
accomplished and talented team but we did improve in scores to
when we played them at home in November.
If you would like to try out this game of skill free in pleasant
company we are in Jubilee Hall on Fridays 2pm to 400ish come and
give it a try, just wear soft soled shoes ,we have a variety of
different sized bowls for you to use.
If you decide to join the Club, membership is £20 per year with
session fees of £3.
Non members can play for £6 per session
Bryan Goodman

Margaret Long presenting the
Coronation Cup
to the winner, Bryan Goodman.
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IMPORTANT NEWS RELATING TO THE
FUTURE OF THE WINSHAM E- LETTER
Those of you who have been receiving
the Winsham E-Letter, some for as many as nearly twenty years,
may have noticed its erratic publication over the past six
months or so. It used to be so regular every week; about two
years it changed to being published once every two weeks.
Sadly, in recent months it has become
irregular, partly due to personal problems, and since the New
Year especially, the irregularity has been due to serious
problems with new editions of the software being used for
distributing personal copies to individual subscriber's e-mail
addresses, in a way that continued to ensure the security of
names and e-mail addresses, as well as other technical problems.
Serious efforts have been made,
including professional help, to overcome this problem, to no
avail. As result, I have reluctantly decided to discontinue the
individual mailings, but not the e-letter itself. This I
appreciate will inconvenience some three hundred subscribers,
and not a decision lightly taken. This step has proved
unavoidable.
Winsham E-Letter is popular and will
continue to be available via the link from the Home Page of
Winsham Parish Web Site and the Winsham Community Facebook page,
and also by resurrecting the Winsham E-Letter Face book page,
which has not been in use since 2017.
Overall, the difficulties experienced
above may prove ‘a blessing in disguise’, as by reducing
quite considerable the time I spend on mailing, and maintenance
of the mailing lists it will make it easier to get up-to-date
information about village events out to readers more quickly. It
may also make it easier for organisers of events to send me
material for publication, and also to make comments about recent
content.
New editions of the Winsham E-Letters
will be announced on the Winsham Parish Web site and on Facebook
as soon as they happen.
I expect this to continue to be on a
two-weekly basis as a summary, but news of new events will
continue to be posted on the Winsham Parish Website, as they are
received, and listed in the ‘Headlines’ link to be found near
the top of the Home page.
The format of the e-letter will not
change as a result of the new arrangements. Please continue to
send me your photographs and news of new events or any
announcements which you think suitable.
John Sullivan. 12th March 2025
Winsham Parish Web Site;
www. winsham.org.uk
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How you can help the Winsham Community
Shop
At the end of last year, at the Annual
General Meeting for the Winsham Community Shop, shareholders
were updated about the shop’s performance. The committee
explained that although the shop is currently not profitable,
and cost increases remain a challenge, its performance has
improved year on year. We are relatively close to breaking even
and have used some of our reserves to make up our trading
shortfall.
We wanted to extend this update more
widely to readers of the Winsham e-newsletter and ask for your
continued support
The shop and Post Office is at the
heart of the village, contributing significantly to the vibrant
and welcoming community that defines Winsham today. Run as a
not-for profit business it offers a warm welcome, convenience,
choice and affordable pricing. With the shop premises up for
sale we want to assure people that we are doing all we can to
ensure that the shop remains up and running, whoever our new
landlord may be. In the meantime, we encourage everyone in the
village to help us.
As well as managing rising costs, we
need to increase the number of customers we have, or the amount
that current customers spend with us. Preferably both. As you
reflect on your shopping habits please think about how you can
perhaps spend just a little bit more with us, rather than at the
supermarket. Or perhaps you can encourage a friend to visit us
for the first time. Or perhaps you have a suggestion for how we
can improve our product ranges and services in ways that support
the shop and its sustainable future. If you have any great ideas
please talk to a member of the shop team or email us
at winshamshopkitchen@gmx.com - we would love to hear from
you.
Last but not least, please consider
becoming one of our shareholders. For only £10 a share you are
able to have a say in how the shop is run. If you are
interested you can use the same email as above to contact us for
an application form.
Thank you.
WINSHAM COMMUNITY SHOP COMMITTEE
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Margaret’s Trips-2025
For a good many years, Margaret Long
has been organising day trips, by coach, to many of the places
of interest which surround us, either just to visit the
location, or go to a special event. 2025 is no different, and
below is a list of the planned trips, with details of cost, etc.
If you have any questions about the
detail, just call Margaret on 01460 30457.
Where to
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Date
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Cost
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Departure
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Bath
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Wednesday April 9
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£28
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Winsham 9.00am
Chard 9.15am
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Sidmouth
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Wednesday May 14
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£25
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Winsham 9.00am
Chard 9.15am
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Dorchester Market
& Weymouth
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Wednesday June 11
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£27
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Winsham 9.00am
Chard 9.15am
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Exmouth
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Wednesday
August 13
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£26
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Winsham 9.00am
Chard 9.15am
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Swanage Steam Railway
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Wednesday
September 10
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£29+£14(Train Fare)
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Winsham 9.00am
Chard 9.15am
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Goose Fair,
Tavistock
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Wednesday
October 8
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£29
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Winsham 9.00am
Chard 9.15am
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Plymouth
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Saturday
November 29th
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£29
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Winsham 8.30am
Chard 8.45am
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Please Note:
A £10 non-returnable deposit to be
made on booking.
Latest date for booking is 2weeks
prior to visit.
Pick-up points; Winsham-Davies Close,
Chard; Old Fire Station, Crowshute.
Trips usually return to Winsham
between 6.00/6.30pm.
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Winsham Aikido Club
A message from Eileen Honeybun-Leader
All change for Winsham Aikido Club
After 33 years with the Ki Federation, Winsham Aikido Club has recently
moved to the Shin Shin Aikido Association under the direction of Sensei
Peter Hughes, 8th Dan. The move provides greater freedom in the
way the club is run and the opportunity to study 'enhanced ki
development' which will raise the standard of practice. The club
will still teach ki aikido as before and classes are still offered every
Sunday 10am to noon, Monday 6.30 - 8.30 and occasional Thursday evenings
by arrangement. Anyone interested is welcome to watch a class or
contact Eileen on 07500543695.

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Anyone For Bridge?
A
weekly afternoon of bridge in the Jubilee Hall on Wednesday's
at 2.15 pm until 5pm for £3 per session.
No experience, no partner and
definitely no fear required.
Please come along and have some fun.
Sally
Cunliffe and Gill Spence
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Did you know there is a charity in
Winsham that you may apply to for small amounts of money to
help with educational equipment or training for your
children? All applications are treated in confidence & no
promise of a grant is made. Should you wish to learn more
and apply to the Winsham United Charities for support, click
HERE
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PUBLIC INTEREST ITEMS
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