Welcome to Hemyock, Anonymous Tuesday, March 04 2025 @ 07:45 am UTC
The group have enjoyed singing a variety of music over the past months from Gilbert and Sullivan to Jingle Bells via Winter Wonderland and Mistletoe and Wine as we've rehearsed for our two autumn concerts.
"…all I want for Christmas, is you!"
Work is under way on two major projects which will open in early 2010 in Hemyock. Buildings which were once part of the St Ivel milk factory in the village are being re-developed and returned to useful service.
An open barn at Culm Pyne Barton, Hemyock, home of the Stallard family, was the venue for Carols in the Barn. Trimmed with coloured lights and a Christmas tree, with hay bales as seats the evening attracted over 100 people from babes in arms to those over 80; and in a pen in the corner of the barn could be found sheep and hens.
Following a meeting of church leaders in Dunkeswell on Wednesday 18th November, a new ecumenical group has been formed covering the Blackdown Hills and representative of all the main denominations. Springing from an initial idea by Steven Reed, Pastor of Hemyock Baptist Church and co-sponsored by local Anglican Vicar David Sherwood, over 30 leaders met to consider the opportunities presented under the new organisation called “Christians Worshiping Together in the Blackdown Hills” (CWTBH).
Hemyock Singers are giving a concert of Christmas Songs and Carols on Saturday 19th December at 7.00 p.m. in the Parish Hall, Hemyock. Tickets, available at Hemyock Post Office, are £10.00 and include a 2 course turkey dinner.
David and Meg Palmer of Lower Mackham Farm, Hemyock were recently presented with an award by the British Trust for Conservation Volunteers. They spent time at the Country Living Christmas Fair in the atrium of the Business Design Centre, London before the evening presentation
Dennis Silk gave a moving talk last night on the life and poetry of Siegfried Sassoon. His talk was a perfect example of a clear informative, interesting and entertaining account of one of the 20th century's great literary yet controversial figures.
Dry and settled with plenty of sunshine developing today.
Early frost and local freezing fog patches will clear during the morning to leave a fine day across the region with a good deal of sunshine. Patchy low cloud affecting parts of the south coast and Scilly Isles though. Maximum temperature 13 °C.
Remaining dry through the evening and overnight. There will be clear periods allowing a frost to return, though some low cloud and fog is also likely to form by dawn. Minimum temperature -4 °C.
Another quiet day is on the cards weather wise, with low cloud, frost and fog soon clearing to leave lots of sunshine. A gentle breeze, but feeling pleasant again. Maximum temperature 15 °C.
Dry and sunny at first on Thursday, but clouding over with some showers developing later. Further showery rain during Friday. Skies brightening again on Saturday. Often breezy, but noticeably milder.
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Sourced from the Met Office
