So you can plan well ahead, here are the dates for the carnivals in East Devon, West Dorset and South Somerset for this autumn season: Saturday Carnivals: 20th August                               Bridport 3rd  September                         Seaton 10th  September                       Colyton 17th September                        Axminster 24th  September                       Sidmouth, Wellington & Frome 1st October                               Shaftesbury, Ilminster & N Poppleford 8th October                                Exmouth, Chard […]

On Saturday 20th August, there is the 4th Annual Cider Festival at the Gerrard Arms in Colyton. There will be well over 20 local ciders available for tasting after 3pm. Entry on the door is £5 and this amazingly allows you to taste as many ciders as you like. From 4pm the band “Somerset Paddies” […]

COUNCIL MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF SHUTE PARISH COUNCIL HELD AT WHITFORD VILLAGE HALL ON THURSDAY 23rd JUNE 2011 AT 7.30PM. Those present: Cllrs. D Loud, Ms C Miltenburg, B Marshall, Ms G Nunan, J Pearce,P Rugg, Mrs E Sweetland, and R Wood plus Mrs M Thomas (Clerk), C Pole-Carew, P Wilson and 2 further […]

July Weather Summary N.B. Summary;…   unfortunately,  not ‘ summery’…  A slightly unusual combination from a summer month with cool, dull conditions being coupled to dryness. At  29.1mm,  this must be well under half what we should expect in an average July, and proved very slightly drier than July 2006. Infact, this was the driest July […]