Dulverton Weir & Leat Conservation Trust – Newsletter September 2024

The Trust carries out repairs to the leat wall in Lady Street/Northmoor Road Dulverton

Bridgwater and Taunton College – Press Release September 2024. Film by B&T College students premiered at DWLCT 2024 Garden Party

Student Film Celebrated by Lord High Sheriff of Somerset

Dulverton Weir & Leat Conservation Trust – Newsletter August 2024

Dulverton Weir & Leat Conservation Trust’s Annual Garden Party

MP Rachel Gilmour Pledges Support for Dulverton’s Medieval Weir & Leat

Dulverton Weir & Leat Conservation Trust – Newsletter June 2024. Bridgwater and Taunton College students release their film about Dulverton Weir using music provided by Sir Antonio Pappano and the London Symphony Orchestra. 

Latest academic work from our Academic Associates

Dulverton Weir & Leat Conservation Trust – Newsletter June 2024

Dulverton Leat Runs Dry Again

West Somerset Free Press May 2024 – Dulverton Weir and Leat to be Patched up While Permanent Restoration Plan Prepared

Dulverton Weir & Leat Conservation Trust – Newsletter May 2024

Funding Secured For Key Repairs To Keep The Leat Flowing

Dulverton Weir & Leat Conservation Trust – Newsletter September 2023

Visit from The High Sheriff of Somerset

Winners of the DWLCT & Dulverton Library Children’s’ Colouring Competition Announced

Exmoor Magazine Spring 2023 – DWLCT Children’s Colouring Book

Restoration Plans Drawn up for Medieval Dulverton Weir

Exmoor News January 2023 – Weir & leat colouring book for local children

BBC news December 2022 – report on the Dulverton Weir and Leat.

Exmoor News October 2022 – Annual Garden Party and Art & Kinetics Exhibition

 

Dulverton Weir & Leat Conservation Trust – Newsletter October 2022

Meet the DWLCT Trustees at Dulverton Live!

Somerset Free Press – August 2022

120 People Enjoy Weir Trust’s Garden Party 

Wellington Weekly News – August 2022

Third Archaeological Dig At Leat Completed, After Delays 

Dulverton Weir & Leat Conservation Trust – Newsletter August 2022

Illustrations of planned weir restoration 

Dulverton Weir & Leat Conservation Trust – Newsletter July 2022

Latest news from Project Partner Westcountry Rivers Trust

Dulverton Weir & Leat Conservation Trust – Newsletter July 2022

The Leat run dry

Exmoor News February 2022 – Dulverton laundry photographs

Rediscovered Photos of Dulverton Laundry – Click here to see more on photographer’s own website

Somerset County Gazette February 2022 – Looking Back – Life in laundry remembered

Dulverton Weir & Leat Conservation Trust – Newsletter January 2022

Joint arts project with Oxford University

Exmoor News January 2022 – Young Somerset joins the Dulverton Weir Restoration Project
Dulverton Parish Magazine November 2021 – Archaeological Dig on Dulverton Weir
Exmoor News November 2021 – Archaeological Dig on Dulverton Weir
West Somerset Free Press January 2021 – Dulverton Weir Project collaborates with Oxford University School of Archaeology in their ‘Ripple Effect’ project.
West Somerset Herald November 2020 – Somerset West & Taunton Council ruling Liberal Democrat Party give an update on Weir Project progress

 

 

Promising future for weir and leat – West Somerset Free Press October 2020
Better chance to spot an otter – West Somerset Free Press September 2020
Somerset County Gazette – Emergency repairs to Dulverton Leat
All hands on deck – the leat runs dry – West Somerset Free Press May 2020
Otter sightings, volunteer work & West Somerset & Taunton Council carry out repair works- Exmoor News May 2020
Otter sightings and volunteer work – West Somerset Free Press April 2020 
  Otter sightings & volunteer work – Dulverton & Brushford Parish Magazine April 2020

 

Otter seen at Dulverton Weir April 2020 press start below to see the film

 

 

‘Visit from new Somerset West and Taunton Council Leader and Chief Executive’ September 2019 
‘West Somerset Free Press – Garden Party July 2019’   
‘Exmoor News – Garden Party July 2019’   
DWLCT win Historic England Angels Award 2018   

Dulverton Voice – Garden Party & Kinetic Sculpture Exhibition August 2018
    Interview with
BBC Somerset January 2018
Water Safety Training at Dulverton School as part of the Dulverton Weir project | Exmoor News July 2017
Exmoor’s Urban Landscape | Exmoor Review 2017
Past Times | Exmoor Magazine winter 2016
Industrial Dulverton | Exmoor Review 2016
exmoornewsnov_dec_16 Local Liberal Democrat candidate raises money for Dulverton Weir & Leat Project in the ‘Exmoor Beast’ Bike ride | Exmoor News November December 2016
dulverton-voice-2016-october Launch of Dulverton Weir & Leat Conservation Trust by The Rt Hon The Lord Dulverton | Dulverton Voice October 2016: page 6
dulverton-voice-2016-september Launch of The Dulverton Weir & Leat Conservation Trust | Dulverton Voice September 2016: page 7
Dulverton Weir – where art meets history | Exmoor News September October 2016
Launch of The Dulverton Weir & Leat Conservation Trust by The Rt Hon The Lord Dulverton| Western Free Press 2 September 2016
Kinetic Sculpture 2016 What’s the story behind the Kinetic Sculpture | Dulverton Voice August 2016.
How the Kinetic sculpture ‘Transforming Movement’ came about and who made it.
Exeter 2016 July Kinetic sculpture ‘Transforming Movement’ wows Dulverton youngsters | Exeter Express and Echo July 2016
Launch of Dulverton Kinetic Sculpture Exhibition by Dulverton Junior School with Artist Luke Tupper explaining his sculpture to the pupils.Also in West Somerset Free Press: July 2016
ENPA Historic Environment Review 2016 March Dulverton Weir and Leat Conservation Group | ENPA Historic Environment Review March 2016 (page 3)
Dulverton Weir & Leat Conservation Trust project featuring in Exmoor National Park Authority Historic Environment Review.
Dulverton Voice 2015 August How was the weir made? | Dulverton Voice August 2015
Town bids to safeguard ancient water power system | Western Morning News August 2015
Community bid to save Dulverton’s medieval water system | Western Morning News August 2015
People around Wheel Exciting discovery at Dulverton Laundry | Somerset County Gazette March 2015
Also in Mid Devon Gazette
slide3 Dulverton bids to safeguard its ancient water power system | Western Morning News January 2015
Also in Mid Devon Gazette