FESTIVAL NEWSLETTER
No 4 -14th September 2026
Keeping our readers up-to-date with news of the Winsham Festival of Arts and Leisure during the
 run-up period and during the event.

September 26-October 10th 2026

St.Stephen's joins the festival, with a six day event....
St. Stephen's , our Anglican parish church have entered our Winfest festival with incredible and unusual event. They are inviting everyone to take part in the celebration of the 500 year anniversary of the publication of the first translation of the New Testament in 1526 by William Tyndall. A team of readers will undertake the daunting task, each reading for about fifteen minutes; they expect it to take six three hour sessions, but they are not entirely sure how long it will take. A bit like a Test Match!
So just drop in, and spend as long as you like listening to the readings, and enjoying the peace and serenity of our lovely church.
Six Winfest events are devoted to Dance
There is a wide choice of events in the Winfest festival programme.
The Tea and Dancing event  planned by the Chard Inner Wheel, will be fun devoted to fun and no doubt nostalgia.
Come and enjoy the St. Stephen's Harvest Supper Celebration!
The celebration of the harvest safely in has been a theme for hundreds of years in many rural communities. St. Stephen's had continued this tradition, and this years will be held on the last day of Winfest -10th October, in the Jubilee Hall at 6 pm. Admission is free, but limited to 50, so if you wish to attend please call in at Winsham Shop and put your name on the list, and make your selection from the menu available.
There will be a raffle! And pleasant , congenial company and....
It will mark the close of Winsham's Festival of arts and Leisure
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JUST A WEEK TO GO BEFORE OUR FESTIVAL STARTS!
FESTIVAL NEWSLETTER
No 5 -  18th September 2026
Keeping our readers up-to-date with news of the Winsham Festival of Arts and Leisure during the
 run-up period and during the event.

September 26-October 10th 2026

WINSHAM CIDER BONANZA
How could Winsham possibly have an Arts and Leisure Festival without it including a
cider bonanza?
On the penultimate day of the close of the festival, this event is sure to be one of the many highlights of our festival. This event is likely to appeal to those who who have a real interest in the history and culture of cider, supplemented by the opportunity for the cider drinking cognoscenti (and others) to sample the delights of cider made by experts, and available for purchase at the event.
A talk will be given by James Crowden about the history of cider making, accompanied by the famous pomologist Liz Copas who will talk about Somerset Cider Apples. This is a timely event as local artisan cider products are becoming very popular. Four leading cider producers from our locality will be represented at the event. Tickets  £10 from Winsham Village Shop. Net proceeds to Winsham United Charities.

MY BALLET-
Some clarification to the information given in the poster below:
Wednesday-30th September
The 'My Ballet 'talk is at 6pm, followed by the Mini Demonstration Class; at 6.45pm, everyone is welcome to my usual my usual 'My Ballet Class'
Ele's usual class will then follow

Modern Dance will then follow at 8-9pm

Jubilee Cafe Festival Event
The Jubilee Cafe is breaking with tradition to enable it to enter into the spirit of our festival.
In October it will take place on Thursday, 8th October, at its usual time 11am-12
noon,instead of the third Thursday of the month. Back to normal in November.


Stay in touch...
Our festival is due to commence in just a week's time, but there may  be new events announced, and certainly more information to come about events already booked, so please remember to check this web site, and the Winsham Community Facebook page on a regular basis to ensure you keep up-to-date, and not miss any event you would like to attend. If it is a ticketed event, make sure you get your tickets from Winsham shop, as soon as you can, before they sell out.


SOMETHING REALLY NEW!

HELP CREATE THE 

WINSHAM TAPESTRY

6-8pm, Tuesday,29th September Jubilee Hall

It will not be a needlework job, or two hundred and twenty-four feet long, but it will be produced by the citizens of Winsham! And thanks to digital technology, and perhaps Winsham Web Museum, it might survive a thousand years! It will at least make the British Library!

Deborah Harris, a resident of Winsham and a very talented artist and art teacher, has come up with a brilliant idea. It is to encourage the residents of Winsham to individually play a part in painting a picture representing aspects of life in Winsham.

The details are on the poster above, but if the good people of Winsham get carried away with their efforts, may stretch till 9pm. Admission is free, and there is no need to bring any brushes or art materials. It promises to be an unusual, fun experience, and the hope is that the finished picture will be displayed in the Jubilee Hall for some time to come, for its many visitors to admire.

Literary Somerset  comes alive....


Those of us who are fortunate enough to have obtained a copy of this excellent book written James Crowden, Winsham resident will welcome this talk. It is inevitable that it will provide additional insights to much loved authors and poets.
Our well know poet and author, explores the literary highways and byways of Somerset from Anglo Somerset times right up to the present day. Not just Wordsworth and Coleridge but William Dampier, T S Elliot, John Steinbeck, John Locke, Thomas Hardy and the 2nd World War Poet John Jarmain to name a few....
Admission Free, from Winsham Shop. Donations to Winsham United Charities.
 

Take advantage of the 'Introduction to events....
Many will have noticed that there are a series of events offering Winsham people the opportunity to try out groups offering an introduction, without charge, to a wide range of interests. Some are quite small, but nonetheless important, fun, and often providing a framework in which members can enjoy exercise, mental as well as physical.
With this in mind visit the following web pages associated with the festival, and see the details of these 'Introductions to ...'


You can check out information from earlier editions of the Festival Newsletter by clicking HERE

 

 


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IT ALL STARTS ON SATURDAY!
FESTIVAL NEWSLETTER
No 6 -  24th September 2026
Keeping our readers up-to-date with news of the Winsham Festival of Arts and Leisure during the
 run-up period and during the event.

September 26-October 10th 2026

SOME NEW ITEMS, and a few reminders!



And the Festival opens on Saturday , 26th Sept
with.....

Get THERE Early-Doors open at 6.30pm.


Lots of fun in the following week...

Thursday 1st October, at the Bell











Take advantage of the 'Introduction to events....
Many will have noticed that there are a series of events offering Winsham people the opportunity to try out groups offering an introduction, without charge, to a wide range of interests. Some are quite small, but nonetheless important, fun, and often providing a framework in which members can enjoy exercise, mental as well as physical.
With this in mind visit the following web pages associated with the festival, and see the details of these 'Introductions to ...'


You can check out information from earlier editions of the Festival Newsletter by clicking HERE