Photo © 2000 Dorset County Council, to whom
our thanks for their permission to use it here
Latest update 16 November 2003
What's new on the site
For those not too well up in English geography, Dorset is a county of England between Hampshire and Devon. The county town is Dorchester, about 9 miles from Evershot. West Dorset is a country of small valleys with farmland surrounding the villages. There are proper broadleaved woods, with trees randomly selfseeded instead of neat rows of pines.
Evershot is an increasingly rare village, having a church with a ring of six functional bells (practice night Tuesdays at 7pm), a post office/shop, a doctors' surgery (three sessions a week), a primary school, a bakery, an inn, a hotel and some light industry, all contained in a community of 181 people. This population includes children, but not hotel workers and other temporary residents who do not get themselves on the electoral roll.
Evershot is the second highest village in Dorset at 190m (625ft). Its national grid reference is ST 573 045. We are just off the A37 midway between Yeovil and Dorchester, signposted at the Holywell crossroads. You can see a map of the area here.
What's new Paul Crate, off
on his round-the-world tour, has promised us a word or two from time to
time. His first two instalments are here.
Don't miss it!
The Acorn is hosting events for the autumn
season. The Quiz Night on 2 October was a great success, with
eleven teams competing. So there is another one on Thursday 20 November
at 8:30pm. As before, teams of four are £5: book in advance at the
bar. Next up is a band: Border Rhythm and Blues featuring Jon Burden are
appearing on Sunday 30 November at 8:00pm. But before then the big event
of the autumn was the Halloween do on Friday 31 October, organised by
the Evershot Playgroup. Over 50 children took part in a fancy dress
parade from the Acorn to the village hall for "Ghoulish Games and
Gruesome Tea", with prizes for the best costume and the best pumpkin in
three age groups. This was followed at 7:30pm "till late" by an adult
event at the Acorn, where there was mulled wine, BBQ and disco. Well
done indeed to all the organisers!
There are also lots of new events in the village
hall. Have a look here.
Of course there is always a new entry in the Country
diary. And, occasionally, there's a new joke!
If you live or work in the village and would like to see something on the site that has not been thought of yet, please send me a message on the 'Have Your Say!' page. I can't promise to include all suggestions, but I would really like to have them all the same! There is now a page where I can put some of your emails: the first is an appreciative comment on the diary.
If you have never been to the village, come and visit us. We are quite friendly, and the village and the country round about have lots to offer you. So log off the web and take a trip down this way!
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