What’s on in Leigh on Mendip
| OCTOBER 2025 |   Click here for all your regular events in the Hall and here for the Hall Diary |
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 | St GILES’ CHURCH is open daily. Services. See the Church page for weekly news and readings |
 | THE BELL INN – support your local pub ! See the Bell Inn Facebook for opening hours, menu, specials, events etc. |
 WASTE COLLECTION DATES | Collections start from 6am Recycling: 7, 14, 21, 28 (weekly Tuesdays) Refuse Bin: 21st (every 3 weeks, Tuesdays) Garden Waste: 3, 17, 31 (every 2 weeks, Fridays) NB Collection days for recycling and refuse bin shown are for the village, other parish areas may be different. |
| Sunday 5th |   HARVEST SERVICE at 11am, St Giles Church. All welcome HARVEST SUPPER & AUCTION (Memorial Hall) 7:00pm, bar from 6:30 A two-course supper followed by the entertaining harvest auction (who remembers the carrier bag that once made £30? or the giant jars of pickled onions!) Tickets £7.50 from Margaret (01373 8129220) or Caroline (07974 025608). Poster. Donations of produce for the Auction very welcome – to the church on Fri (3rdOct)/Sat/Sun morning or to the hall after 4pm on Sunday. |
| Friday 10th |  LEIGH LUNCH (Memorial Hall) Arrive from 11.30am, lunch served 12.30pm. £6 for a 2-course hot lunch, including hot drinks. Email v.l.higginsfox@btinternet.com or call 01373 812087 to book by Tuesday 7th at the latest. Dietary needs catered for – just let us know when you book. Everyone is welcome. If you would like help with transport please let us know when you book. |
| Saturday 11th |  BINGO (Memorial Hall) Bar from 7:00pm, Eyes Down 7:30pm. A Friends of the Leigh Church (FOLC) event. |
| Monday 13th 7:30pm |  MENDIP LIVE WIRES (Memorial Hall). A warm welcome to visitors and members alike. Ladies please come and join us. Contact Caroline on 07974 025608 for more information or see the WI page here. |
| Thursday 16th 7:00pm |  SERVICE OF WELCOME FOR NEW VICAR (Nunney Church) Licensing of Revd. Keith Johnson as Priest in Charge of our benefices, by the Bishop of Bath and Wells. Congregation members are all welcome to attend. Please RSVP to postleburysecretary@gmail.com by 5th October at the latest. There will be a reception afterwards in Nunney Village Hall. |
| Saturday 18th & Sunday 19th 11:00am to 5:00pm |  ARTS & CRAFTS EXHIBITION (Memorial Hall) The annual exhibition of all your arts and crafts. Some works are for sale. FREE entry. Refreshments. Further details, including entry information here. |
| Monday 20th 7:00pm | PARISH COUNCIL MEETING (Memorial Hall) Agenda – see Village Parish Council Noticeboard, 3 days before the meeting. Parishioners welcome to attend. |
| Wednesday 22nd 12:30pm to 1:00pm |  MOBILE LIBRARY Stops by the old Telephone Box (every 4 weeks) from 12:30pm to 1:00pm. 2025 schedule is here. |
| Thursday 23rd 2:30pm to 4:00pm |  CREAM TEAS (Tower Room Cafe, St Giles Church) Do drop in, everyone welcome. A Friends of the Leigh Church (FOLC) event. |
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| 2025 | Other Future Events |
| Saturday 8th November 6:30pm for 7:00pm start |  “LAST WEDNESDAY” (St Giles Church) Last Wednesday are a choral group based in London, singing a mix of early and contemporary music. The programme will take in composers from Thomas Tallis and William Byrd to John Tavener and Howard Skempton, with an emphasis on music celebrating the winter season ahead. Details of tickets are on the poster – medieval song in the medieval church, a rare opportunity! A Friends of the Leigh Church (FOLC) event. |
| Monday 10th November 7:30pm | MENDIP LIVE WIRES (Memorial Hall). Ladies please come and join us. Contact Caroline on 07974 025608 for more information or see the WI page here. |
| Friday 14th November | LEIGH LUNCH (Memorial Hall) Arrive from 11.30am, lunch served 12.30pm. £6 for a 2-course hot lunch, including hot drinks. Email v.l.higginsfox@btinternet.com or call 01373 812087 to book by Tuesday 11th at the latest. Dietary needs catered for – just let us know when you book. Everyone is welcome. If you would like help with transport please let us know when you book. |
| Friday 21st November 6:00pm to 8:00pm |  LEIGH CHRISTMAS FAIR (Memorial Hall) – mulled wine, mince pies, stalls, and games. If you want to have a stall, contact FOLC ASAP at folcleigh@gmail.com. |
| Monday 24th November 6:15pm | Friends of Leigh Church Annual Meeting |
| Thursday 27th November 10:30am to 12:00 | COFFEE MORNING (St Giles Church) Do drop in, everyone welcome. A Friends of the Leigh Church (FOLC) event. |
| Sunday 30th November |  CHRISTMAS LIGHTS ON (Bell Inn) Terry Hill Band from 4:00pm, Christmas Tree Lights turned on at 6:00pm. Mince pies, mulled wine and gift for the children. Thanks John! |
| 1st to 24th December |  CHRISTMAS MENU (Bell Inn) click here Book early! |
| Saturday 13th and Sunday 14th December 11:00am to 4:00pm |  CHRISTMAS TREE FESTIVAL (St Giles Church) |
| Please submit your planned event dates & details here. (Help to prevent a clash of village events!) |