The tree has been identified as being diseased and Highways want either to fell it or reduce it to a monolith.

Unfortunately Highways did not consult with the Parish Council and the work was almost carried out.

The Parish Council are now working to see what other options might be available to save this significant and historical tree.

In the meantime signs have been put on the tree to make sure no work is carried out before…

Newsletter

The Coffee Morning for Macmillan Cancer Support will be held in the Village  Hall on Sat 28 September 10:30 till 12:00.

Donations for the Raffle,  Cake Stall and Bring and Buy would be much appreciated.

Further details from Elaine Coffin 01963 31833 or Sandra Jenkins 01747 840773

Last weekend’s fete and show were great as an event, wonderful community spirit and observable enjoyment by all who came.

The preliminary financial results too are excellent; there will be £6,200 net for the Church and the Pen Selwood Community Association, which is a significant amount.  The draft detail is set out below; the figures may change as this tidied up. If you…

Show entries

Yes it's only one month away and these stalls will be grateful for your help. Now's your chance to sort out those books you'll never read again, white elephants, clothes, unwanted gifts and toys, bottles. Contacts are listed in the attachment. If baking is your thing then we'll need cakes for the cake stall and cakes and sandwiches for the Teas.…

Well done to all those who spotted the mistake in the recent issue of The Pen Paper. The Fete is of course on the same day as the show - Saturday 3rd August. Please amend your calendars accordingly as we wouldn’t want you to miss it!

Let us know what you like about the Pen Paper and what you’d like to see changed by adding a comment below.

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Most of the drivers in our villages are brilliant but there is always one or two impatient and reckless drivers with poor attitudes that can startle, unsettle and panic the horses. 

Riders, Cyclists and Walkers are vulnerable road users and have as much right to be on the road as vehicles. Most do not want to be there but lack of bridleways makes being on the road a necessity.

So a…

Here’s an interesting article about VOIP which you may want to read if you have signed up for Fibre broadband.

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In the Village Hall at 7:30

Come and find out about your Pen Selwood Community Association at its AGM

• We need your views on which village projects matter to you.
• Which charities should we be fundraising for this year?
• We'll be explaining our progress towards a single organisation.
• Fancy joining the committee? We need you.

You'll find the Accounts and the list of donations on the…

Bridge Street and Factory Hill

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!…