Welcome to Bawdrip in Somerset
Bawdrip OnLine aims to provide a useful information source for residents and visitors and give a feel of the village life.
Bawdrip is a village and civil parish in the Sedgemoor district of Somerset, England. It is on the south side of the Polden Hills about 4 miles (6.4 km) north-east of Bridgwater. The population of Bawdrip is around 490 and is located to the east of Bridgwater.
The A39, which follows the Polden Hills to Glastonbury forms the North and West boundaries of the village. To the south there are views across the levels towards the neighbouring village of Chedzoy with which Bawdrip shares its school.
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Clay Shooting Club On August 26th the fourth Charity Shoot and every year gets better. Somerset and Dorset Air Ambulance were chosen for this year. Eleven teams entered. MORE |
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Heritage Day On Saturday 19th August the Bawdrip History Group organised a Heritage Day to publicise the proposed Heritage Project the aim of which is to learn more about our heritage and share this with residents, visitors, children and future generations with the help of a village trail and three interpretation boards.. MORE |
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Bus Trip The now famous Isle of Wight bus arrived in the village promptly at 10:15am. As prompt were all the passengers who had started to gather and board the bus. With drivers Don and Richard in charge everyone was soon on board, all clutching picnic hampers and clinking bags. MORE |
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Lammas Day Breadmaking The Lammas Baking day led by Sue Philcox was a great success. Six willing volunteers joined her in the kitchen and were presented with a wide array of flour and ingredients. Sue had provided fruits, spices, bacon and cheese that could be used in various combinations to flavour the bread. MORE |
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Heritage Project Update Unfortunately, the bid for Lottery funding for the Heritage Project was not successful but there is however the opportunity to update the submission taking on Lottery Board’s comments and try again. MORE |
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Cream Teas on the Green We were so lucky with the summer weather – having decided that we needed to move the cream Teas back from July to June we had fingers crossed hoping for a sunny day. Well the sun really did shine and the marquee came into use as a sunshade MORE |
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Easter Egg Hunt & Bonnet Parade On Easter Monday the Parish Hall was crowded with Children and adults eager to see the parade of Easter bonnets and take part in the egg hunt. The procession of be-bonneted competitors assembled at the rear of the hall to progress to loud applause to the stage to show off their creations. MORE |
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Easter Celebrations Easter is a very special time in the life of the church. We all joined together as a Benefice at the Palm Sunday service held in Bawdrip Church. The service was preceded with a procession accompanied by a pony from the Parish Hall, around the centre of the village and into the church. MORE |
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Village Litter Pick Once again the merry band of residents turned out to help clean the village of rubbish. It was good to see that the pile was not quite as big as previous years MORE |
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Village Carol Singers The hearty Band of singers at the Knowle Inn exhausted after their singing on the Village Green MORE |
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Children sing at Christmas Tree. Pupils from the village School sang at the Christmas Tree on 16th December. Click for Video and some photos |
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Village Christmas Tree The Bawdrip Community Café and the Parish Council have again provided a Christmas tree for the village this year. A large group of adults and children gathered on Saturday 10th December on the Green braving the rain for the big switch on. MORE |
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Defibrillator Did you know that there is a Defibrillator at the Bawdrip Parish Hall and would you know how to use it if you had to? MORE |
Next Events
| Sat Sep 23 @10:00PM - BAWDRIP COMMUNITY CAFE |
| Tue Oct 03 @ 7:30PM - PARISH COUNCIL |
| Sat Oct 07 @ 7:30PM - ANNUAL VILLAGE QUIZ |
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