A brilliant display of sheer pulling power by the Cross Keys tug-of-war team saw them romp home with the cup again. The RODENTS team put on a brave display but were easily outclassed (and out-weighed) by the pub team. The tug-of-war took place at the traditional fete on Rode Village Day. The rain held off [...]

Still to come in June: Friday June 24th.  Butcombe Bike Ride (no further information) July events: Sat July 2nd.  School Summer Fete.  Details TBC. Sun July 3rd.  Rode Run (fun run).  Organised by & profits to Memorial Hall & Heart of Rode charities Fri July 8th.  Pop-up restaurant at The Memorial Hall.  Organised by & [...]

There’s no official festival this year, but there are three events worth looking out for: The Rode Fun Run 5km – Run/jog/walk 11:30 Sunday 3rd July – details to follow Rocking Rode July 16th Village Memorial Hall 19:30 – Blues, rock, music, bar 3rd Annual Rode Folk Night 1st October Village Memorial Hall 19:30 Live folk [...]

OPEN MORNING Monday 10th May from 10am – 12pm Come and enjoy a typical session at Rode Pre-School.  It will be a fun time for parents and children. We are delighted to say that Ofsted inspected the pre-school in March and found that the children “benefit from accessing a stimulating play environment”  and that the [...]

We’re told that The Link magazine is now to be printed on A3 and stapled through the centre from the April edition. This should make the magazine easier (and safer) to read and somewhat more durable. Perhaps more importantly, readers will now be able to lay the magazine down and keep the pages open. This [...]

If you put Rode, Somerset into Google maps you can drag the little orange man on the toolbar into the map of Rode, and you will find yourself looking at Rode from summer 2009. There were quite a few people out and about  in the village then, are you one of them?

On February 14th, St Valentine’s day,  the clergy and congregation of St. Lawrence’s church, Rode, are launching the Heart of Rode Appeal to ensure that St Lawrence’s church is kept in good heart for the future. “The PCC has plans approved to convert the existing vestry area of the church to a small meeting room [...]

The new look Link magazine is out and available from the Post Office in Rode, price 60p. It’s packed with local news, reports on community activities and information, as well as being a great local directory for local businesses. It’s not just for Rode, it covers Tellisford, Woolverton and Farleigh Hungerford too. There’s even a [...]

If you are wanting tickets to see the eagerly anticipated village panto, my my I can’t believe it’s NOT Mamma Mia, then you are out of luck. All three nights have now sold out. Reports abound of locals gnashing their teeth in despair after being told there are no tickets left. As half the fun [...]

The village Panto, My my, I can’t believe it’s not Mamma Mia, runs from the 11th-13th of February in Rode Memorial Hall. If you want to see it (and you really should), you’ll need to get to Rode Post Office or the Cross Keys pretty quickly. The Friday and Saturday nights have sold out already! [...]