Welcome to the Drimpton village website
We are a small rural community in West Dorset made up of the village of Drimpton and its neighbouring hamlets of Netherhay and Greenham. We hope you find your online visit to our community useful, helpful and even entertaining.
Changes to the website:
Regular visitors will find that the Archive page has been re-located to the Village section and that it no longer accepts submissions. Also, the Newsletter page, which contains a PDF that you can read on-line or download or print, is now on the main navigation bar above.
European Elections
European Elections take place on Thursday, 23rd May.
Six months ago The Somerset Federation of Garden Clubs booked Drimpton Village Hall for their AGM on this date. Therefore, when polling cards are issued, Drimptonians will on this occasion be casting their votes at the Comrades Hall, Broadwindsor.
Postal votes will be an option.
Regular events
Regular events are not always shown on the "what's on" page:
Feel Good exercises Tuesday mornings 10.30 - 11.30 Village Hall
Stillness Circles Tuesday 12 noon for 30 mins at Netherhay Chapel
Short Mat bowls Tuesday afternoon 2 till 5 and evening 7 till 9 - Village Hall
Fish & Chip van Tuesday evening 5 till 6 at the old bus stop
Quiz Night First Sunday each month - 8pm at the Royal Oak
Church services:
St Marys parish church: Sunday eucharist at 9.30am (1st and 3rd Sunday), Family/Parish worship 2nd Sunday, United service 4th Sunday (alternating with the Methodist church)
Netherhay Methodist Church: Sunday evening 6.30pm (4th Sunday alternating with St Marys)
STILLNESS CIRCLES REMINDER
Don’t miss your chance to chill out – our Stillness Circle meditations are held at Netherhay Chapel Community Room on the third Monday evening of the month at 6pm (that’s 18th March, 15th April and 20th May) and also every Tuesday lunchtime at 12pm for around 30 minutes. Simply come along and join us any time you’re free – we just ask for a small donation of around £3 per session to cover costs.
More info from Helly (01308 868716), Jenny (01308 868747) or Brian (01308 868843).
ST MARY's CHURCHYARD
The Churchyard is recorded as being "a tranquil, secluded churchyard forming the setting of the church, a place for quiet reflection".
Much hard work goes into keeping the churchyard a pleasant place for all to enjoy. To this end we hope to encourage more wild life with a bird box and bug hotel and will manage the grass area to encourage more wild flowers. We plan to put a diary in the church porch where we hope you will record, giving the date, what wild life you see whilst you visit this haven of peace. Then we will begin to learn what is around and what we must do to encourage it to flourish for the delight of us all.
Perhaps you might take the opportunity to pop into the church for some moments of refection before you depart.
Christine McPherson on behalf of the PCC.
Bus Service
South West Coaches run a bus service No.96 between Chard and Yeovil calling at Drimpton (Netherhay Lane) twice daily (Mon-Fri) and three times on Saturday.