THE  WESSEX  WINE  SOCIETY

Our society is looking for new members.  We meet monthly between October and April on Wednesday evenings for tutored tastings at Stourton Village Hall (near Stourhead) and it’s not expensive!

This coming season our themes include: the Loire Valley, Champagne and Sparkling Wines, and Fortified Wines, to name…

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Anyone for Bridge? Being new to the village, and being a keen but simple bridge player, I wonder if there are others who would like to meet up to play. It does not matter to me if you are a beginner or a master; if the latter I can learn from you, and if you are new to the game, played a long time ago, or just inexperienced I am happy to teach you the little I know. This will be social bridge to exercise the mind and occupy the long dark evenings. Please get in contact with me and we can go…

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This Sunday 28th September.

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Neospora abortion is now the most commonly diagnosed cause of abortion in cattle and is a serious concern for UK farmers. It can be caused by cattle ingesting the protozoan parasite Neospora Caninum which may be carried by dogs and excreted in their faeces. With your help the risk of cattle being infected can be reduced by picking up and disposing of your dogs faeces. Responsibly.



A new leaflet entitled ‘Enjoy the countryside responsibly with your dog’ is available to view on the NFU… Continue

http://www.blackmorevale.co.uk/New-weekend-courses-Balsam-Centre-Wincanton/story-22927509-detail/story.html

I got to the top of the world! 



My brother Alex, and everyone who kindly sponsored me, gave me the inspiration and determination to make it.  A huge thank you! I was one of 3 from our group of 7 to reach the summit. We even had a couple of earthquakes thrown in for good measure on the way up!



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