Get to know your
Winsham Parish Web Site better-it is full of information that could be
of use to you.
A brief guide
that will help you find quickly what you want to
know ......
HOME PAGE-this is where you
start!
Icon Bar

Provides links via the icon bar to Winsham Web
Museum, the Winsham Parish Council Web Site, the current e-letter and
the Winsham social media facilities. Just below you will find the date that the site was
up-dated.
Latest
Links
These will be found directly below the icon bar,
and are constantly changing. They take you to the latest postings, which
will give you more information about the matter described.
Social
Media
The role of the Social Media in village and parish
communications is growing rapidly, and it is the policy of Winsham on
the Web to encourage this by featuring Facebook, Instagram and
Twitter links whenever they are appropriate. Just keep an eye open for a
logo, and click on it-you should then be taken to the relevant page.
However if you do not already have a registration with the service in
question, you may need to register to get the link. This will only need
to be done once.
Picture
Links
By clicking on these links you will be taken to
specific areas relating to the picture subject-i.e. click on the picture
of St. Stephens, and you will go to the area on the web site devoted to
St. Stephens.
The content of these individual areas is described
in more detail below. It may surprise you to find just how much useful
information about general services can be reached through these areas,
often linking to official external web sites, and can be an alternative
to Google or filling your Bookmark or Favourites features on your
browser with items to which you will only need occasionally to refer .
Winsham
Shop & Post Office
This is where you go to find out the latest
published information about 'The George Project'.
It also gives current information, such as opening
hours, and the changes.
It also provides a link to the history of Winsham
Shop, comprehensively covered on the Winsham Web Museum
site.
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Parish
Notice Board
This is the first place to visit if you are looking
for details of forthcoming parish events. Talks,
Dancing classes, Concerts, Art appreciation groups, it is all there.
Just click on the notice that interests you, and you will go to the web
page that will give you the
information you wish to see. They are constantly changing, so you need
to visit regularly. Above the Notice board is a date which shows when it
was last up-dated.
The bottom section of the Notice board is devoted
to regular occurring events, and gives a permanent home for on-going
notices relating to all sorts of topics.
The top of the web page is decorated with a picture
taken by a Winsham resident of some aspect of life in the community, and
is changed frequently. If you have a picture which you would like
published, send it to the link below.
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Market
Place

The first place to look if you are looking for
goods and services from a really local supplier
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Parish Resources and
Organisations
St Stephen's Church

Here you can
find:
Monthly
Service Rota, Church News and Events, details of the regular Coffee
mornings, and by links to Winsham Web Museum you can explore the history
of the Church and its architecture and construction , its bells and the
historic Rood Screen. You can also find a list of incumbents since 1321,
along with a glossary of terms. Once in the Web Museum, if you then go
to the main index, and click on Winsham at Worship, you will then find a
wealth of additional information about many other aspects of St.
Stephen's.
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United Reformed Chur ch
A direct
link to the Winsham
Web Museum which gives a short history of 'The Chapel' as it is known
locally. It then leads on to interesting historical documents, recently
transcribed by Liz James-daughter of Michael Hebditch.
All
fascinating information for people who are interested in Winsham's
strong links to 'non-conformism'.
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Jubilee
Hall
The
Management Committee has a policy of total transparency (except on the
rare occasions where it might compromise a third party's right to
privacy), and this evident from the amount of information published on
the web site.
The link
from the Home Page takes you to an index, which in turn will take you to
details of the Hall's Constitution, details of the Management Committee
membership, official policies, Annual Reports and Minutes of Committee
Meetings and AGMs since 2004/5.
It also
provides details of Hiring conditions, a current month booking diary and
details of its fund raising activities.
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Winsham Sports and Social Club

Gives details of the great amenity located on
the Upper Recreation Ground, just off Bakersfield, and how to hire.
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The Bell Inn
Now under
new management the web page gives details of its opening hours, planned
events, bar food, Sunday lunches, and the full menu. It also provides a
link to its own Facebook page.
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Winsham Primary School
This
page normally links to the official school web site. Unfortunately this
is not operating at present, but expected to be action shortly(December
2017).
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General Information
Winsham
Parish Council
Winsham
Parish Council has its own web site, which can be easily accessed from
the icon bar above. However, Winsham Parish Web site also carries a page
on Parish Council activities, which highlight news item and some Notices
and announcements, and provides rapid access to specific parts of the
Winsham Parish Council Web site.
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Co mmunity
Matters
This area currently provides two
links:-
Winsham-Make it better
An
invaluable guide to ways of tackling problems and nuisances that spoil
life for people. Contains a host of links to official web sites that
give explanations of the legal aspects of some problems.
It also links to
Know Winsham-A link to
the 'Your Area' section of the South Somerset District Council Web Site
that provides an incredible amount of information about the Parish. This
includes details of listed buildings and Conservation areas.
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Winsham on the Web
An
explanation of how Winsham's internet infrastructure operates, and how
to get the most from it.
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Parish Organisations

Provides a
comprehensive list of village clubs and organisations, with details of
contacts and activities.
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Joint Parish Magazine
A
comprehensive guide for readers, contributors and advertisers, including
copy dates and advertising costs and how to subscribe.
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Winsham Web Museum
Almost certainly the
first small community museum to exist solely in cyber space, it has been
archived by the British Library. It was launched in 2002 and provides a
remarkable record of the history of Winsham since before the Norman
invasion in1066, covering many aspects of life. Contains some seven
thousand items and over four thousand pictures. Easy to navigate, it can
provide many hours of interest and entertainment.
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Parish & County
Transport Services
Provides
links to the Web Sites relating to rail, bus ,coach air and ferry
services.
These
include:
Rail-Southwest
Trains, Virgin & National Rail
Bus-Stagecoach-SW
and Traveline
Coaches-National
Express
Other-Tourist
Net UK
Air-
Link to Google UK Airports Search Page
Some of
these web sites provide facilities to purchase tickets in advance
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Other Resources and information
Medical
Services
Offers links to the web sites of:
Main Chard
Medical Practices
NHS Direct
Also:
Contacts for
Acute Community Eye Care Service
Chard
Hospital
Musgrove
Park Hospital
Yeovil
District Hospital
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Emergency
Services
Provides telephones numbers and
links to emergency services operated by:-
FIRE, AMBULANCE & POLICE
Western Power-Electricity-Loss of
supply
Wessex Water-Water & Sewerage
Local Medical Services
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Support for
the
elderly
A link to
Somerset Age UK web site, which provides a wealth of useful information
for the elderly and carers. It also provide links to support activities
based in Winsham.
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South Somerset District Council
A
link to a very comprehensive web site covering all aspects of the local
government process as it applies to our area. It cover everything from
Council Tax, Planning, Waste and recycling services, to paying parking
fines, and a great deal more. Relatively easy to navigate, considering
the vast amount of information it contains. The link takes you to the
Home Page and main index.
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Most pages contain a link at their foot, which will return
you to the Home Page, or the page from which you accessed them.
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