Verity Ockenden is racing today at the European Cross Country Championships in Tilburg, you may have seen her training around Pen since she moved here with her mother Fiona.

She will be running as part of the GB Senior Women’s team at 1235 our time. You can watch on the BBC red button, coverage for the under 20 and u23 events starts from 0930. There is a also livestream from European-athletics.org

Here are…

Gillingham Library will be closed for refurbishment on Thursday 22nd and Friday 23rd November. Books may be renewed online at www.librarieswest.org.uk. Library queries - contact Shaftesbury Library 01747 852256.

Does anyone know who had the firework display in the community field last night (17th)as they left all the debris behind? This  activity invalidates the community  field insurance and is  very distressing for the horses in the adjoining field. Please contact  Andrew Jenkins 01747 840773 if you have any further information

On 23rd September I will be walking/running 8km (5miles) to raise money for Alzheimer’s Society - this is very close to my heart.

Please read my story, if you would like to donate follow the link below or drop donation into Rest & Be Thankful.

Thank you

www.justgiving.com/fundraising/mw362317…

The Coffee Morning held on Saturday  29th  September  in Pen  Selwood Village  Hall  raised £424.50.  Thank you to  everyone who made cakes and gave items for the bring and buy  and raffle and to all who supported us on the day. Elaine Coffin and  Sandra  Jenkins   

The church bells will be rung half muffled at 11am on Monday 8th October to mark the centenary of the death of the fourth person named on our war memorial, Claude Augustus Baker. 

Claude died in action on the Western Front in France with the 1st Battalion of the King’s Shropshire Light Infantry just…

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The latest issue of the Pen Paper has been printed and is out for distribution so you should receive it in the next few days.

I must apologise to Sheila Carson as I lost the credit to her for her winning photo of a dragonfly in the Nature section of the Show. I'll print it again here. Its worth a repeat!…

A car parked outside the field where the parking takes place for the Fete was broken into this morning.  Belinda, Franey Matthews daughter left a handbag on the passenger seat.  10 minutes after she parked and was working a little way off with a pony, she heard her car alarm trigger and when she had sorted the pony came back to find the near side passenger window had been smashed and her bag snatched.  Fortunately it had nothing of value in it so she’s hoping it will be dumped…

Another Fantastic village fete. This year the teas in the Village Hall were a great success again,only due to all the help given both on the Friday before with all the setting up and   then on the Saturday with all the amazing help we received running the "Tea Shop".Then of course the wonderful selection of homemade cakes, cookies and sandwiches which were so kindly donated by you all. Thank you so much.

This brings me to another big Thank You to both Helen and Neil Marley. This year…

Adrian Carter has just published his first novel, Letting Go, available in paperback at £7.99 on Amazon and on Kindle at £1.99. It is set in a village not unlike Pen but if you think you recognise yourself, the author assures me that you are mistaken. He…

The final accounts are now published on the fete page of this website.  They are not significantly different from this below.

A Planning meeting of the Council to be held on Wednesday 1st August 2018 7.30pm

Pen Selwood Village Hall

Agenda

1. Open Forum for members of the public to speak.

2. Apologies for…

will take place in Pen Selwood between 11- 19 August

If you are keen to take part please…

ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984,

TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURE

PEAR ASH LANE, PEN SELWOOD 

I am writing to inform you that Somerset County Council as the Highway Authority have received an application for the temporary closure of Pear Ash Lane from Wessex Water.

This road will be closed from 09^th July 2018 and is expected to…

See pages 8 -12. Newsletter

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From SSARG

Thank you all again for a really good day. It really was a fantastic demonstration of community spirit! The Pen Selwood History Society is a remarkable organisation!

I liked the way you had involved the owners of the different sites, and, not least, the clear engagement they all had with the history of their land.

And I certainly can't remember an outing where we have been entertained anything like as well: coffee and biscuits, a…