We have had a bumper crop of apples this year and for this reason I have placed a barrow load of cookers at the bottom of our drive for people to help themselves. Imagine my surprise when this morning I saw the apples lying in the road and no wheel barrow. It had been stolen overnight. Of course we never know who comes in and out of our village but how disappointing that a minor gift of generosity should be abused in such a way.

Jeremy Cox.

A link to the detailed accounts for this record breaking fete are set in the fete section of the clubs/committees part of this web site.

Larry Skeats and friends gave us a fun evening and some very credible descriptions of some unlikely objects.  It raised over £300 of which about £250 is for church funds.

Thank you to Charles and Ros for organising a good evening out, which also raised money.

The wood from the lime trees at the back of the church has now been logged up and is for sale. This money will go towards the costs of pollarding the trees. People are welcome to collect the logs, which are stacked on the South side of the Church. A wheel barrow is there and each load is £5. Please help yourselves and then contact Bruce Bower (840335) or Jeremy Cox…

The treasurer's report for the fete says: The results are again marvellous.  Once again the White Elephant has achieved the record as an individual stall and was the major contributor to the record result.

Expenses are also higher by £367, in part because of the costs of the beer tent (£267) (though these include stock of £100 of plastic glasses which will be used in future years) and in part due to increased insurance costs (£50) and tent hire (£60).

But overall, our…

Pen Selwood 2014 fete

The preliminary estimate of takings for today is a magnificent £6,147; it is really good to have raised such an amazing amount for the Church, the Hall and the Field, A really big thank you to all those who worked so hard to achieve this and to all those who came and spent the money.…

Somerset County Council has reorganised the mobile library service reducing the routes from 5 to 4. 

From and including Tuesday 23rd September, the library will be in Queens Grove from 9:30 to 9:40 and then every four weeks after that.  They are included in Events.

The driver will change and let us hope that the new one will be as pleasant and helpful.

We had an excellent walk looking for dragonflies and found 10 species (beautiful demoiselle, banded demoiselle, white legged damselfly, azure damselfly, common blue damselfly, blue tailed damselfly, emperor dragonfly, golden-ringed dragonfly, black-tailed skimmer and a common darter) - and we saw the last two sets of the Wimbledon finals.

You are invited to the bell ringing open evening on Monday evening 30th June (see the events section).  This should be fun but don't expect anything like this!

Dear Councillors,

It is my intention to fell some trees and branches which abut Underhill from my property starting on Monday 10^th to 12^th Feb. This work was delayed from January. There will be some disruption to traffic flow along Underhill for which I apologise in advance for any inconvenience caused.…

Many thanks to those who organised and supported the Coffee Morning today and to Anne and Cliff Clark for hosting it.  All together we raised a terrific £475 for the Church.

Bruce Bower PCC Treasurer

Several members have expressed concern about a young man (describing himself as having been a ‘bad boy’) trying to sell plastic goods door to door towards the end of last week.  There were several inconsistencies in his story and details of his name and van have been reported to the police.  The police have said they will get back to me.

In the meantime, you should take extra care over security.

Bruce Bower

840335

A very unpleasant burglary has taken place in Pen Selwood (see the Neighbourhood Watch alerts).

If you do see anything suspicious, please report it to the police on 101.

Bruce Bower

Coombe Street Neighbourhood Watch Coordinator

THESE ARE THE 2013  ACCOUNTS FOR THE FETE AND SHOW WHICH WILL BE PUT BEFORE THE POST FETE MEETING TO BE HELD AT WOODLANDS AT 7:30 ON WEDNESDAY 14^TH AUGUST 2013.

PEN SELWOOD FETE & SHOW 2013   ACCOUNTS

Part of the Selwood Sports and Social Club

The results for the 2013 fete and show are set out below together with the detail stall by…

The preliminary estimate of takings for yesterday is a magnificent £4,381; it is really good to have raised so much for the Church, the Hall and the Field, despite the untimely downpour.  A really big thank you to all those who worked so hard to achieve this and to all those who came and spent the money.

All claims for expenses or any other income to me as soon as maybe please

Bruce Bower (840335)                                          

Treasurer

28^th…

[RINGMASTER COMMUNITY MESSAGING - SOMERSET EAST - FN019 030713]

Following a recent spate of thefts and attempted thefts of lawn mowers and strimmers, residents in the FN policing area are advised to review their shed and garage security. Consider renewing locks and hasps to improve external security and secure valuable items using floor bolts and security chains fitted with good quality padlocks. If you have any information about suspicious incidents or activity please telephone the…

[RINGMASTER COMMUNITY MESSAGING - SOMERSET WEST - F530 03072013]

You may remember on 27 June we forwarded a message asking for your help relating to 4 stolen vehicles.

We are pleased to be able to update you that three of the 4 vehicles have now been located. The outstanding vehicle is:Black Audi A3, registration YA55VKJ.

Police at Yeovil are grateful to the assistance given in relation to this matter and hope

that information may come forward shortly relating the…

This message is sent to all areas with a warning about bogus telephone calls. A number of incidents have occurred over recent days where unsolicited telephone calls have been made to members of the public. These calls allege to be from a security company and the suggestion is that the police are aware of crime prevention surveys taking place by the company in the area. The caller asks to make an appointment to view the property to give a crime prevention survey whilst they are in the area. …

Once again, the Jumble Sale raised a really great sum, £473, which will help keep our churchyard looking so good, badgers permitting. Very many thanks to those who helped make the event today such a success and to all those who came and supported it so well.

Bruce Bower PCC Treasurer, Saturday, 27 April 2013