 Minehead Barbarians , the town 's rugby club , have been playing together since the 1930s , but the main local football club , Minehead F.C. , is even older , founded in 1889 . In September 2007 , the <unk> European Outdoor Tug of war Championships was held at the football club 's stadium . Minehead Cricket Club , based at the West Somerset Community College in Alcombe , field four men 's teams and one women 's <unk> there are plans for a swimming pool to be built in the grounds of the West Somerset Community College . There is a bowls club on Irnham Road . 
