Wiveliscombe Street Market and Carnival

Wiveliscombe had its annual street market and carnival this afternoon. Here's a picture taken in West Street of people having fun! This year's event seemed to be particularly well-attended and appeared to be most successful.

Boarded Up Windows Wiveliscombe

This afternoon on a visit to Wivey to do some shopping we noticed some boarded up windows in the unusual Court House building. Picture to the right.

Pretty sure they weren't that way when we last drove into town at the beginning of the week.

My guess is that they were replacing rotten wooden window frames -- but perhaps they were repairing vandalism?

Charity Shop Wiveliscombe

A snap of the inside of the charity shop on the high street. Super 3 books for £1 offer now on!

The Simpsons at Kingsmead School Wiveliscombe

400 locals have reportedly signed a petition asking Kingsmead Community School in Wiveliscombe to stop teaching children at the school about the cartoon series - the Simpsons.

Kingsmead School currently have the Simpsons as part of the media studies course taught to 12 year olds.

The Simpsons are not listed in the national curriculum.

Many locals see the study of the Simpsons in class as a dumbing down of standards by the school.

Any comments?

Wiveliscombe Somerset

Three pictures taken this afternoon in Wiveliscombe in Somerset - what a place it is ...

photo 1 - tractor in the square
photo 2 - courthouse window
photo 3 - public toilets