Village Post Office in the Village Hall

TODAY

Post Office services - Everyday banking services or Post Office card account - Bus stop & car park immediately outside - Wheelchair accessible - Refreshments available on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays in the month - See "Map of East Chinnock" for location.

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Chinnock Chimes - April-May 2025

25 March 2025

Hello everyone. Well, Spring has officially sprung and many folks now will be getting their gardens into shape for what we hope will be a warm and sunny Summer, climate change allowing of course.

This is also the time to start planning what you might be interested in growing with our Village Show in mind, whether it be vegetables, fruit, shrubs, pot plants, flower arrangements - garden or wild flowers. All entries will be welcomed and we hope to have a high turnout for a fun afternoon.

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Chinnock Chimes - Feb - March 2025

03 February 2025

Hello everyone and welcome to our first 2025 issue. I hope you all had a splendid Christmas, I’m sure we’re all now looking forward to Spring and hopefully some better weather soon.

Thank you to those who organised and those who attended the Christmas Fair and the New Year’s Eve Pop up Pub night, both big successes. There are a lot of people in this village who put an awful lot of work and effort into putting on the various activities throughout the year, and it&rsquo

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Chinnock Chimes - Dec 2024 - Jan 2025

01 December 2024

Welcome to this year’s final issue ! I’d like to take the opportunity to wish all of you a very happy and peaceful Christmas, and I hope that 2025 brings all that you hope for.

There are a number of events at St. Mary’s Church and the Village Hall in the run up to the big day, which you are all welcome to take part in. Details are in this issue.

Many thanks to everyone who has contributed photos, features, information or notices for this issue. Please keep it c

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Chinnock Chimes - Oct-Nov 2024

18 September 2024

Welcome to the Autumn edition. There are various events to look forward to in the next few months, notably Bonfire Night with a "Make a Guy" competition and the Christmas Fair on Friday 29th November, as well as the resumption of "Pub Night" on Friday 27th September. Im pleased to see that Sharon Smith will also restart her Pilates classes this month. Full details of events appear within the following pages and on the village notice boards.

I have received a heartfelt plea from Sheila

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Chinnock Chimes - Aug-Sept 2024

26 July 2024

Unfortunately, the previously advertised Editor found herself unable to take up the post, so I am filling in for the time being. We are still looking for someone to take the post on next year, it would be a shame to lose such a useful and informative publication. Please contact me if you would be interested in taking the job on.

I have been asked if we can have a For Sale and Re-homing column. If you would like to send details of any items you want to sell or pass on, plus photos if ap

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Chinnock Chimes June-July 2024

01 June 2024

Welcome to the June/July issue!

This is my final issue as Editor and I would like to say a huge "thank you" to my husband Shaun for his amazing publishing software skills, to Paul Taylor for managing our printing, to our loyal advertisers, to the wonderful squad of delivery volunteers, to our local artists for sharing their work with us and to all of you for your contributions and photos. It’s been a pleasure for the past 3 ½ years!

I am pleased to announce that Joc

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Chinnock Chimes April-May 2024

01 April 2024

Welcome to the April/May issue. A big thank you to Peter Jory for our glorious spring cover photo. I’m looking forward to the lighter evenings and a break from all the rain! If you have an update, feature or photos that you would like published, please send them to me at: thechinnockchimes@gmail.com. The deadline for the next issue is 11 May 2024. Best wishes, Annette

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