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PenArt is a small friendly art group who meet on Thursday afternoons 1.30 – 4.30 throughout the winter and spring in Pen Selwood Village Hall.

The group has been going for 12…

Our Vizslas Ruby and Bert are happily recovering from ingesting a large quantity of slug pellets spread round a badger path adjacent to Pits Farm in Pear Ash Lane Penselwood on Thursday 15^th December.

The location of the slug pellets is indicated on the map below by the red kite mark and the foot path runs from Pear Ash Lane adjacent to Pits Farm south exiting in Chapel Lane. The exact location of the pellets is in the hedgerow which runs alongside the foot path on Pits…

Following the article in the September Pen Paper, I am pleased to confirm that we have over 30 households who have registered their interest with Wessex Internet.  Wessex are currently looking at the most cost effective way of getting their infrastructure to us.

The intention is to connect up to the areas of the village with the slowest speeds first; starting with the area around the Church and then expanding to Pear Ash Lane and Underhill.

Please make sure you have registered…

Then look here:

https://www.wessexinternet.com/rural-superfast-broadband/pen-selwood/

As much, if not all the village including the hall will be without electricity during most of the morning of Friday 7th October we will not be opening the Black Bin Cafe that day.

Jenny

Did you know there is a History Society in Pen? Here are details of our next two meetings. If you are not already on the email list let me know if you are interested in coming along (Geoff 841216).

Our first indoor meeting of the season will be on Wed 5 October at Woodlands starting at 7:30pm…

Please could you remember to put out your bottles for the fete stall ready for collection on Friday afternoon, 29 July. The alternative is to drop them off at Bruce & Jennifer Bower on Coombe Street. Thank you!

Neil Polley

The Old Rectory

A saddled horse [coloured with white flash on nose] has been found on Pen Ridge at approx 6pm on 21 July without rider.

Enquire at Pen Ridge farm for horse, and check your riders are safe.

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Rider is on her way to hospital and horse is being cared for.

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Recent heavy rain caused this slip in the Coombe right opposite Judy Day's house.

Many people celebrated around the beacon  on top of Beacon Hill on 21 April. A collection was taken for the Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution (RABI).

Here is a letter from RABI to Charles Buckler acknowledging the money raised.…

The result of the Referendum Debate amongst the local farming community, held last night (29 Apr) in Bourton Village Hall, was 49 for Remain and 28 for Leave. There were 12 abstentions.

Jeremy Cox.

Held under Kennel Club Regulations

 Sunday August 14^th 2016

 Pen Ridge, Pen Selwood, Wincanton BA9 8LN

 In Aid of Greyhound Rescue West of England

 Show opens 10.30am   Entries taken from 11.00am   Judging starts at midday

 Entry Fees: Pedigree classes £2.00, Novelty classes £1.50

 Rosettes to 6^th…