4 years ago the Pen Selwood Allotments became an ongoing concern at the picturesque site at Pitts Farm and continues to be a successful and steady Association. The tenants have been growing a variety of delicious vegetables, juicy fruits and beautiful flowers all for the kitchen table and hungry tummies!

Currently there is space available to rent and this is the perfect time to prepare and get stuck in for the following year. To rent a full plot for a year the cost is £37, a half is…

Selwood Sport & Social club held their annual buffet supper on Sat 16 November at Pen House Farm by kind permission of Bill Hopkins and Janey. It was well supported and raised a magnificent  sum of £800 to be split equally between Wiltshire Air Ambulance and Cerebra, a charity set up to help children with brain related conditions and their families.

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The Selwood Sports and Social Club held their AGM on Fri 8th Novemebr. The Chairman reports on another successful year and presented cheques to the Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance, Horse World, Medical Detection Dogs, West of England Greyhound Rescue, the Village Hall, the Community Field and churchyard upkeep.  A total of £6556 has been given away this year.

Rick Godley gave an enlightening and informative talk with beautiful slides of his experiences as a…

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Poppy Appeal Service Awards 2013

Olive Moldram, our Poppy Appeal Volunteer in Pen Selwood, has now completed 35 years service. Sincere thanks go out to Olive and our Poppy sellers for all the hard work that has been done for us over many years.

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Summer is over! Note that the next Oil Buying date is 16th Sept 2013. For details and other dates go to Oil Buying Group page under services.

Have you got some good ideas but are short of resources to make them happen?

Here are some funds and grants which may…

The Wood Fair is looking for volunteers.

This weekly Newsletter and latest news can be found can be found under the Parish Council tab.

And here is an update on Rural Broadband.

You can read it here and make your views known.

Closing date for views is 3 Nov 2013.

Another successful fete and show!

Here are some pictures from Sharon. Did you take any pictures you want to share? …

We have made some significant progress with our plan. Some items are going extremely well but we could use more volunteers for the items marked in red.  Here is a progress report at June 2013.

Rob Backus has sent out a request for bottles. Why not go to https://penselwood.ning.com/group/fete and join the group and add you own comments and requests?

For detours see this link.

You will find the agenda here  and minutes of past meetings here.

Want to know more about the history of the place you live in?  A brochure is now available in the church and downloadable here which describes the various historical sites in the village.

The Annual Flower & Produce Show will be held on Saturday 27th July 2013. Go to the Show page for details of the schedule and an entry form for you to print.

Here is the latest Newsletter from Rural Services Network. It is all about Transport.