A message and prayers from Rev Alison Way, on behalf of St Michael's Church Pen Selwood. 

https://youtu.be/b8mB04svouQ

At home worship resources…

see https://www.southsomerset.gov.uk/services/waste-and-recycling/when-are-my-bins-collected/

If you are out and about look out for the new bell tower on the Village Hall. The jackdaws will be pleased with their new home!

From this:

To this:…

Roy Stone spotted a wild mink in his garden in Coombe Street yesterday.

He believes they can be vicious and dangerous to pet dogs and chickens.

Be aware.

I have today paid £332 into the PCA account, being the profit from sale of calendars. We plan to distribute this equally to the 4 nominated charities - Dorset & Somerset Air Ambulance, CAT bus, RNLI and MIND. 

We’ve now moved from lockdown to Tier 2. What are the rules?

See Government guidance here

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All profits to PCA charities. Photos from the covers of the Pen Paper.

Contact Geoff 841216 or ourpenselwood@gmail.com to…

Are you a local person with a broad range of interests?  Are you actively involved in the local community? Do you want to help the area as a whole and the needs of the communities living within and around Cranborne Chase and the Chalke Valley? If you’ve answered ‘Yes’ to any of these questions then we need your help.

The Community Stakeholder Group is an important part of the Cranborne Chase and Chalke Valley Landscape Partnership governance, and will…

Benefit from purchasing top quality garden items - seeds, potato tubers, onion and shallot sets, garlic and fruit trees and bushes, Christmas gifts and garden items with a 15% discount.  

Our fantastic Partners, Pennard Plants (RHS Master Growers 2019) will also donate a percentage of all their takings attributed to our Event to our chosen good cause - in 2021 that will be GillShed CIC.

Check out our website for all the details - including the code that gets that 15%…

Note: Avian influenza is unconnected with coronavirus (COVID-19).

Public Health England advises that the risk to the public’s health is very low. The Food Standards Agency has said that on the basis of the current scientific evidence, avian influenzas pose a very low food safety risk for UK consumers.

If you keep poultry (including gamebirds or pet birds) or other captive birds, you must act now to reduce the risk of disease in your flock by following the relevant biosecurity…

Help is available for anyone in Somerset who may need additional support during the second national lockdown. Read here.

See here.

The Church will be open for private prayer on Sundays moving forward from 10am to 3pm approximately – If necessary we can still host funerals but sadly public worship is once again restricted by the current Government Coronavirus measures.

We have put together some options to support the marking of Remembrance this year…

• Remembrance on the door step…  …

I can do with some help to distribute poppies this year. With the various restrictions I have not had chance yet to ask individuals for help. Clearly Remembrance Day will not be the same but the charitable giving and the remembering is as important as ever.…

https://www.somerset.gov.uk/coronavirus/covid-19-latest-advice/

Just before lockdown, the Parish Council agreed that we should set up a group to coordinate voluntary help for those who needed to self-isolate. A lot has happened since then and we are keeping the village website up to date with links to the latest Government advice and regulations and lists of local businesses who will deliver to the village. Most of us have been able to make arrangements to have food delivered or have contacts who will help us with shopping, getting medication and other…

Thank you to everyone who sent cards and messages of sympathy on the death of David.

Many thanks to Sarah, Claire and Rosemary for the beautiful flower arrangements in the church and to all who supported us on the day. It really made a difference!

Love to you all

Heather & family…

Here are the key rules at 22 September Government frequently asked questions