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!…

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…

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

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…

https://www.southsomerset.gov.uk/media/Waste/SSDC%20Fri%20a.pdf

If like me you have been inundated with messages about GDPR please find another simpler version for our website at https://penselwood.ning.com/page/about-this-site.

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Scroll down to see pictures of Pen in the snow. Please add yours or send them in so we have a record.

Geoff

If you've not contributed before or have an idea for a story that would have general appeal in the village.......

Or if you have photos of village and country life you want to share......

Then don't be shy, contact Geoff on 814216, or geoff.parcell@gmail.com and see your contribution in print.

If you want to see old issues you'll find them here.

Meeting to discuss the following Planning Applications:

• 18/00047/FUL Buildings at Pen House Farm, Underhill, Pen Selwood.  Change of use of part of barn to form wine storage facility.…

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5 Feb 2018

We are gearing up for the start of our 2018 special stargazing series. During each evening astronomer and Cranborne Chase AONB Dark Skies advisor Bob Mizon regales the audience with stories of the astronomical wonders above their heads, while the AONB’s director Linda Nunn details developments concerning the Cranborne Chase AONB’s bid for prestigious International Dark Sky Reserve status. Afterwards, the audience joins Bob and members of the Wessex Astronomical Society outside for a…

Check here  https://www.southsomerset.gov.uk/media/Waste/SSDC%20Fri%20a.pdf