THE theme for this year’s Selworthy Church Flower Festival, which is taking place from Friday, August 22, through to Bank Holiday Monday, August 25, is ‘colours’.

The festival is open each day from 10 am to 5 pm and entry is free, with donations welcome to help fund the maintenance of the grade one listed historic building.

There will be a book stall, and on the Sunday at 4 pm a Songs of Praise service.

All are welcome and it is hoped that the many and varied floral displays will bring colour to the lives of all who visit and experience the views across the vale toward Exmoor.

For those who are new to the area, Selworthy is signposted up the hill, about half-way between Minehead and Porlock on the A39.

There is a car park opposite the church and a free National Trust car park about 100 yards further along on the left.

Selworthy Green, with its thatched cottages, is just below the church, and a public toilet is provided by the trust through the gate below.

Sally Bate and Penny Webber, co-ordinators.

THE West Somerset Morris will be dancing out at Halsway Manor at 8 pm on Thursday, August 21, followed by a visit to the Carew Arms, Crowcombe, at 9 pm on the same evening.

Morris practices will begin again in the autumn following the annual summer dance outs and will be held every Thursday evening in the St Audries Village Hall starting at 7.30 pm.

Anybody interested in joining the group, either as a dancer or a musician, should make contact by calling 07853 546777 or emailing to [email protected].

ON Wednesday, August 20, Amble not Ramble heads to Webbers Post, in the heart of Exmoor, meeting in the car park at 10.30 am.

The walkers will be able to see both Dunkery Beacon and Horner Wood, and the beautiful surrounding countryside.

The bell heather will still be out and the purple ling is just coming out.

For people not familiar with Webbers Post, it is suggested they follow a car, as the best way to be shown the route ‘up the combe above Horner’ and ‘on the slopes of Dunkery’, or ‘on the road to Cloutsham’.

Anybody who needs direction should call before Tuesday.

Amble not Ramble is a walking group specially designed for people with memory loss, lack of mobility, and/or just loss of confidence, or anybody who enjoys a relaxed pace when walking.

The walk will be a maximum of one hour in a friendly group and ends with tea and coffee.

Amble not Ramble walks are run by Minehead Dementia Action Alliance, which aims to help people and their carers live well with dementia.

The alliance asks that vulnerable adults be accompanied by a carer.

For more information or directions to the start, call Emily on 01643 821756 or email [email protected].

Walks take place whatever the weather.

THERE were 32 packs of hounds from all over the Westcountry and Wales at this year’s Dunster Country Fair.

Taunton Vale won the supreme championship and the Quantock Staghounds the reserve.

Poppy Boon, aged 10, from Exford, won the young handler class, sponsored by Mrs Pam Bosley, from Warren Farm, Watchet.

Pam also presented a cheque for £3,000 to the Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance.

Hunt staff wore black armbands in respect for the recent school bus tragedy and a minute's silence was observed.

DUNSTER HOUND SHOW RESULTS

Sponsors

Pam Bosley, Emmetts on Exmoor, Exmoor Homekill, Tim Holt, Daphne Lewes, Sean Mockett, Porlock Bay Oysters, J. Pickard & Co (Country Stores), Shearwell Data.

FOXHOUNDS

Judges: Sally Spink and Patrick Martin.

Unentered doghound: 1 Dulverton West Trumpet; 2 Curre & Llangibby Razor; 3 East Cornwall Darley; 4 West Somerset Prowler.

Entered doghound: 1 Tiverton Foreman; 2 Dulverton West Luckwell; 3 South Devon Granite; 4 East Devon Hawkridge.

Stallion hound: 1 Taunton Vale Foreman; 2 Dulverton West Ginger; 3 Mid Devon Tractor; 4 Dulverton West Raglan.

Old English doghound: 1 East Devon Ghostman; 2 Tiverton Halden; 3 Lamerton Clifford; 4 Stevenstone Topgun.

Champion doghound and Brooker Cup: Taunton Vale Fioreman; Reserve: Dulverton West Trumpet.

Unentered bitch: 1 Curre & Llangibby Raspberry; 2 Curre & Llangibby Ration; 3 West Somerset Pringle; 4 Dartmoor Artist.

Entered bitch: 1 Dulverton West Raisin; 2 Dartmoor Brazen; 3 Portman Rainbow; 4 Mid Devon Sassy.

Brood bitch: 1 and Daphne Lewes Cup Dulverton West Treacle; 2 Tiverton Hollywood; 3 Dulverton West Eadish; 4 South Devon Detail.

Old English bitch: 1 South Devon Molly; 2, Stevenstone Toffee; 3 Lamerton Blissful; 4 Tiverton Hawthorn.

Champion bitch and Trollope Hunt of Canada Cup: Dulverton West Raisin; Reserve: South Devon Molly.

Couple: 1 and Ken Beaver Cup Dulverton West Rattle and Rally; 2 Taunton Vale Goshawk and Golem; 3 South Devon Grappler and Granite; 4 Curre & Llangibby Raspberry and Ration.

Champion Foxhound and Beaufort Cup: Taunton Vale Foreman; Reserve: Dulverton West Raisin.

HARRIERS

Judges: Lee Elliot and Charmian Green.

Unentered doghound: 1 Cotley Windsor; 2 Dart Vale South Pool Modbury Hazard; 3 Cotley Winston; 4 Axe Vale Baxter.

Entered doghound: 1 Cotley Watchman; 2 Axe Vale Whitford; 3 Axe Vale Landacre; 4 DVSPM Cambridge.

Stallion hound: 1 Cotley Badger; 2 DVSPM Waiter; 3 Axe Vale Winston; 4 Minehead Logo.

Champion doghound and Chanin & Thomas Cup: Cotley Badger; Reserve Cotley Watchman.

Unentered Bitch: 1 Axe Vale Bantam; 2 Axe Vale Bangle; 3 DVSPM Harriet; 4 Cotley Willing.

Entered bitch: 1 Cotley Banter; 2 Axe Vale Lavender; 3 DVSPM Linda; 4 Axe Vale Wendy.

Jack Waters cup for best unentered harrier: Cotley Banter.

Brood bitch: DVSPM Halwell; 2 Axe Vale Wilma; 3 Cotley Loyal; 4 Minehead Busy.

Champion bitch and Joan Collins Cup: Axe Vale Bantam; Reserve Cotley Banter.

Couple: 1 (and John Addicott Cup) Cotley Winston and Wizard; 2 Axe Vale Bantam and Bagel; 3 Dart Vale South Pool Modbury Lipstick and Linda; DVSPM Lodger and Loxley.

Champion Harrier and Julie Worssam Cup: Axe Vale Bantam; Reserve Cotley Banter.

BEAGLES

Judges: Garry Irwin and Ed Barlow.

Unentered doghound: 1 Clifton & Infantry Boycott; 2 North Devon Titan; 3 Ilminster Casper; 4 Taw Vale Bravery.

Entered doghound: 1 and Dalesman Cup N Devon Wogan; 2 Clifton Comrade; 3 Ilminster Darter; 4 Taw Vale Warwick.

Stallion hound: N Devon Member; 2 NDevon Gallant; 3 Clifton Barber; 4 Ilminster Dagger.

Champion Doghound and Peter Sheppard Cup: Clifton Boycott.

Unentered bitch: 1 Clifton Custard; 2 Clifton Fearful; 3 Taw Vale Gadfly; 4 Ilminster Capri.

Entered bitch: 1 N Devon Candy; 2 Taw Vale Banish; 3 Clifton Vanity; 4 Purbeck & Bovington Muddy.

Brood bitch: 1 and Gaylard Cup Clifton Festive; 2 N Devon Breezy; 3 Clifton Catkin; 4 N Devon Walnut.

Champion Bitch and Tatlow Cup: Clifton Festive; Reserve N Devon Candy.

Champion Beagle and Harehunter Salver: N Devon Member; Reserve Clifton Festive.

STAGHOUNDS

Judges: Simon Richards and Tony Holdsworth

Unentered doghound: 1 Devon & Somerset Lawyer; 2 Tiverton Hampshire; 3 DSSH Playboy; 4 Quantock Dursley.

Entered doghound: 1 TSH Batcheloir; 2 DSSH Boris; 3 QSH Policeman; 4 DSSH Chaser.

Couple doghounds: 1 DSSH Hermit and Matlock; 2 DSSH Lancombe and Landlord; 3 TSH landlord and Lapford; 4 TSH Larry and Landlord.

Champion doghound and Betty Long Cup: Tiverton Batchelor; Reserve DSSH Lawyer.

Unentered bitch: 1 TSH Handful; 2 TSH Havoc; 3 DSSH Landlady; 4 QSH Dulux.

Entered bitch: 1 QSH Wagtail; 2 QSH Magic; 3 DSSH Roxanne; 4 Tiverton Policy.

Couple bitches: 1 QSH Magic and Marmite; 2 QSH Wagtail and Waffle; 3 DSSH Pocket and Roxanne; 4 DSSH Landlady and Laurel.

Champion bitch and Dunster Cup: QSH Wagtail; Reserve: QSH Marmite.

Champion staghound and Govier Cup: QSH Wagtail; Reserve: TSH Batchelor.

MINKHOUNDS

Judge: Charles Harding.

Pure-bred doghound: 1 Pembrokeshire & Carmarthenshire Talsarn.

Pure-bred bitch: 1 Pembs & Carm Sospan.

Pure-bred couple: Pembs & Carm Tanglwst and Tegan.

Champion pure-bred and Vincent Salver: Talsan; Reserve: Sospan.

Part-bred doghound: 1 Culmstock Carver; 2 Courtney Tracey Chew; 3 CT Rusty; 4 Culmstock Druid.

Part-bred bitch: 1 CT Coconut; 2 Culmstock Dribble; 3 Culmstock Drysdale; 4 CT Phoebe.

Couple part-bred: 1 Culmstock Carpenter and Cluster; 2 CT Rusty and Cotswold; 3 CT Rambo and Cheriton.

Champion part-bred Minkhound and Mary Bromily Trophy: Culmstock Carpenter; Reserve Culmstock Carver.

Draft doghound: 1 Culmstock Boris; 2 CT Guinness; 3 Culmstock Brazen.

Draft bitch: 1 CT Dettol; 2 Culmstock Whisky; 3 Culmstock Drizzle.

Champion Draft: Culmstock Boris; Reserve: CT Dettol.

Champion Minkhound and Bartlett Salver: Culmstock Carpenter; Reserve Culmstock Carver.

YOUNG HANDLER

Judge: Felicita Busby.

1 Poppy Boon aged 10 (DSSH)

2 Abigail Bosley, 12 (Tiverton Foxhounds)

3 Ella Watts, 9 (QSH)

4 George Hilton, 13 (Taw Vale Beagles)

5 Anya Poole, 16 (Stevenstone)

6 Maisie Evans, 15 (Minehead Harriers)

SUPREME CHAMPION and Ian Liddell-Grainger Cup: Taunton Vale Foreman; Reserve: QSH Wagtail.

Eric Green Cup for the hunt gaining the most points: Cotley Harriers.

Huntsman's Cup for the professional huntsman/k-h gaining the most points: Matthew Biddescombe (Cotley).