catch this - july 2015

July 2015

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WHO’S WHO IN THE BENEFICE

Rector The Revd. Tim Hawkings, The Rectory, Cheddar Road,

Axbridge 732261

Assistant Priest The Revd. John Angle, 14 Farthing Combe, Axbridge 733695 The Revd. Ken Brown, 7 Peelers Court, Axbridge 733805 Readers

Pam Williams, 2 Beech Road, Shipham 843772 Sue Latimer, 9, Hippisley Drive, Axbridge 732583

Peter Rutter, 8 Beech Road, Shipham 843319

AXBRIDGE - THE CHURCH OF ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST

Churchwardens Peter Smith 734601 Judith Strange 733783 PCC Secretary Carole Carey 743883 PCC Treasurer Elwyn James 733185 Organist/Choir Martin Latham 733010 Mother’s Union & Sacristan Janet Angle 733695 Messy Church Peter Dixon 732890 Safeguarding Officer Margaret James 733185 Tower Captain Roy Shallish 732137 Mag. Distribution Lal Adamson 732221

SHIPHAM - THE CHURCH OF ST. LEONARD

Churchwardens Trish Ashmore 843388 Margaret Howell 842201 PCC Secretary Nigel Mallett 844997 PCC Treasurer Paul Ashmore 843388 Sacristan Trish Ashmore 843388 Lenny’s Coffee Shop Jill Lewis 782845 Organist David Williams 843772

Tower Correspondent Paul Ashmore 843388 Friday Lunches Jan Agate 842607 Kate Baldock 842882 Mag. Distribution Roger Hughes 843383

ROWBERROW - THE CHURCH OF ST. MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS

Churchwardens Sue Erasmus 843121 Adrian Adams 820058 PCC Secretary Jane Gunn 842561 PCC Treasurer Vernon Erasmus 843121 Tower Captain Adrian Adams 820058 Mag. Distribution Margaret Pritchard 852568

(Note: Unless otherwise stated the area code for all telephone numbers is 01934)

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Laudato Si! I have a great

admiration for Pope

Francis. I often think

his is an authentic

C h r i s t i a n v o i c e , reflecting what I imagine

Jesus might say. Because of that he has a

great capacity to ruffle feathers and to

shock. Like his recent claim not to have

seen television since 1990!

His encyclical, Laudato Si’: On the care of our common home, has only just

come out, and it’s bound to create waves, as

it already has with some American

politicians. In it he urgently appeals for a

new dialogue about how we are shaping the

future of our planet. “I would like to enter into dialogue with all people about our

common home,” he writes. The title of the

encyclical comes from a canticle of St Francis

of Assisi, and reminds us that our common

home is like a sister with whom we share our

life and a beautiful mother who opens her

arms to embrace us. Whatever our thoughts about climate

change, we need to pose his question ‘what

happens when we lord it over nature and

forget that we ourselves are dust of the

earth; our very bodies are made up of her

elements, we breathe her air and we receive life and refreshment from her waters?’

David Nussbaum, Chief Executive of

WWF UK, writes ‘Planet Earth is, as the sub-

title of the Pope’s new encyclical calls it, the

“common home” for humanity. And it’s a

home that is increasingly falling into

disrepair, due to lack of care by the tenants to whom it has been entrusted.’

Giles Fraser’s take is that ‘human

beings are basically big babies, driven by

their desires – me, me, me; want, want,

want. The job of a capitalist economy is to

meet these desires without questioning them. Capitalism does not, for instance,

make any moral distinction between what

people want and what people actually need –

between, say, PlayStations and penicillin. As

far as capitalism is concerned, they all count

as the same thing: choice. Some people win from this system, some lose. But,

mathematically, more people get to realise

more of their choices under this system than

under any other. But the market has no

view as to whether these choices are

worthwhile or not. Nor whether they contribute to the common good or the long-

term survival of the planet. It just seeks to

maximise them.’

The call in the Pope’s letter is simple:

there is no alternative but for us to make do

with less. It’s not just about recycling and

carbon credits. We need to develop a proper respect for limit; we need to value a sense

that there is such a thing as having enough,

and finding contentment with enough. Far

from a counsel of despair, there is an

enormous personal freedom to be discovered

in being content with not having everything. This is the sort of boundless freedom

reflected in the life of Saint Francis, who

gave up wealth to live with nature, and from

whom the pope took his name. “Once we

lose our humility, and become enthralled

with the possibility of limitless mastery over everything, we inevitably end up harming

society and the environment”, he writes.

The encyclical ends with some

wonderful prayers, including this:

All-powerful God, you are present in the

whole universe

and in the smallest of your creatures.

You embrace with your tenderness all that

exists. Pour out upon us the power of your love,

that we may protect life and beauty.

Fill us with peace, that we may live

as brothers and sisters, harming no one.

Teach us to discover the worth of each thing,

to be filled with awe and contemplation,

to recognize that we are profoundly united with every creature

as we journey towards your infinite light.

We thank you for being with us each day.

Encourage us, we pray, in our struggle

for justice, love and peace.

Amen to that!

Catch this — July 2015

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MESSAGE FROM BISHOPS’ CHAPLAIN

Roll on those lazy, hazy,

crazy days of summer!

It was Nat King Cole in the

1960’s who sang about his

idealised summer break, with ice cream, the beach and

good times all round. Your

idea of a good holiday might

be different.

For some people, it’s enough to just

escape from ‘normal’; to get away from the alarm clock and the daily routine. It’s cheap,

and you don’t even have to go away from

home. Others look for adventure or travel–

caving, skydiving, and bungee-jumping, or

just tasting a foreign culture.

Two thoughts come to mind.

Firstly, not everyone can have a decent holiday. Those out of work or with caring

responsibilities can’t just pack up the car or

head for the airport. I’m always inspired by

those churches who run holiday clubs: very

often the children involved don’t get much

else outside the home all summer. It’s a real gift to take the children off the parents’

hands for a day or a week – everyone

benefits.

Secondly, holiday is often the time to

tackle the big issues in your personal life.

Should I change job? Do I want to marry this person? When should I retire? How can I

handle this diagnosis? Being away, having

time with the right people makes it easier to

see things in perspective.

However, it seems to me you can’t take

a holiday from saying your prayers. Even in

summer, having a care for those less well-off or otherwise disadvantaged, for the Christian,

calls you to prayer – and action. And

wrestling with personal concerns gets a little

simpler if you can make the time to pray

through what’s bothering you. Often that’s

easier up on a windy clifftop or while you’re idling on the beach.

So, your holiday isn’t really an escape

from daily life: it’s more a chance to look at

things through different lenses. We should

all have holidays, but God doesn’t need one.

Whether it’s on some exotic beach or just in the back garden, he’ll be ready, waiting for

you before you get there.

The Revd Preb Stephen Lynas: chaplain

to the Bishops of Bath & Wells and Taunton

AXBRIDGE MOTHERS' UNION

The Teddy Bears'

Picnic, held in the

Rectory garden in

June, was the usual

success and was

enjoyed by all who attended. Thanks

go to Tim and

Heather for the use

of their garden and

also their kitchen.

The next MU meeting on the 15 July will be an evening

meeting taking the form of a Ploughman’s

Supper and including a speaker. This will be

held in the Church at 7pm.

Mothers' Union extend a warm invitation

to all, Ladies and Gentlemen, to come along

make new friends, renew old ones and find

out a little more about Mothers' Union. If you

would like more information or would like to

accept this invitation please contact Janet

Angle.

AXBRIDGE METHODIST CHURCH

E d i t h Cha nnon

writes: There will be a

Coffee Morning and

Ploughman’s lunch

taking place at 11am on Thursday 23 July

at "Dowlings", St Mary

Street, Axbridge by

kind permission of Mrs

Averil Long.

A donation from this event will be given to the Somewhere To Go project in Weston-

super-Mare which is our chosen Charity for

this year. For more information on this

charity please visit their website http://

www.somewheretogo.org.uk/ or call them on

01934 641880.


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CHANGING TUNES, CHANGING LIVES

On Sunday 19 July at the 10am

Together in Worship informal service in

Shipham, Jonathan Swithinbank will be

coming to tell us about Changing Tunes – a

charity St Leonard’s has been supporting for

several years. Changing Tunes is a registered charity

that uses music teaching, rehearsing,

recording, performance, improvisation and

composition to aid the rehabilitation of

prisoners and ex-prisoners. It all started in

Bristol and has expanded to other prisons in the South and South West over the last

fifteen years. The common purpose of

making music creates an environment for

prisoners to improve self-esteem, build

healthy relationships, and engage in an

activity where hard work and perseverance brings rewards. These factors are major

steps towards rehabilitation. Each week they

lead music sessions in prisons, enabling

prisoners to learn, practice and perform

music that inspires them. Ex-prisoners who

actively participate in the programme have a

re-offending rate of 15%, compared to a national average of 61%.

All are very welcome to come and hear

about this very important work we support.

AXBRIDGE DISTRICT TREFOIL GUILD

Members of the Guild

en joyed a de l ight fu l afternoon in a Guild

members' garden. The

weather was kind, if breezy

and everyone thoroughly

enjoyed the Cream Tea,

chatting and reminiscing with the aid of photographs and scrap books.

In July the group will be visiting

Somermead, The Camp-site and Lodge

owned by Girlguiding Somerset and

Girlguiding North Somerset.

In September the next outing will take place on Tuesday 8 September meeting at

2pm. Our destination will be Sandford

Station Heritage Museum and any one

interested will be very welcome to come

along.

For further information ring Eileen

Petty, 01934 741255 or Margaret Harwood 01934 732080 so that numbers can be

conveyed to the Museum in good time.

WRINGTON VALE ROTARY

Bob Shaw writes: It was a great

pleasure to have Revd. Tim Hawkings as our

most recent speaker, his subject being “The

role of a West Country vicar in the 17th/18th

century”. Despite many members being

involved in taking 38 children for a day out at Longleat, the meeting was well attended

and no one left without feeling what an

interesting, informative and humorous

presentation Tim made of his subject. It was

researched from diaries of old and one could

see how times have changed and what an interesting life the clergy of the day enjoyed;

enough to suggest there was much pleasure

as one contemplated the activity required for

the day over a drink or two at the local

hostelry.

One very a m u s i n g

s t o r y

o c c u r r e d

o n a

Christmas

day when,

fo l l ow ing t h e

m o r n i n g

s e r v i c e ,

the vicar

invited the

men of the parish to his home for an afternoon of food and drink. With much

consumed by both, the party concluded with

the Vicar giving each man a few pence to

take home to his family so they could enjoy

what was left on Christmas Day with their

family. I think it is fair to assume Tim will

not be offering the same invitation to the men folk of his parish even though some

might be tempted.

Needless to say many questions came

from the members and, had it not been for

time constraints, the meeting would certainly

have lasted a further hour or two. The club is pleased to report that the

target of raising £60,000 has been reached

for the purchase of a Heartworks machine.

This will be sited at Musgrove Hospital to

assist Doctors and clinical staff in diagnosing

and treating up to 42 heart conditions. Many thanks to Friends of Musgrove Hospital, the

general public and local organisations for

making this possible.


Tony Thurling (President) and Tim Hawkings

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ARE YOU A

FRIEND OF AXBRIDGE CHURCH?

FOAC raises funds to help maintain

the fabric of the lovely Parish

Church in Axbridge.

We offer annual or life membership.

Contact: Penny Cooke (733304)

SPANISH CLASSES IN AXBRIDGE

Get together with friends, or on your own, to try a new language!

Pre-book 4 classes face-to-face; then claim an extra free les-son over Skype!

Tel: 01934 733878 or 07970 592421

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VOICES OF AXBRIDGE

Paul Passey writes: The Voices of

Axbridge group

i s l o o k i n g

towards the

future as well

as recording the past. The

a r ch ive o f

r e c o r d e d

memories and

experiences of Axbridge folk has grown and

broadened over the past seven years or so. Our members have become proficient in

digital sound recording and touch typing as

they transcribe onto paper. We are a very

efficient group! Having recorded the elderly,

and sought their reminiscences; the active,

and gathered their accounts of past exploits in and around the town; the business

community, and found out why Axbridge

suits them as a base for commerce and

listened to more than 70 “Voices of

Axbridge” the group is looking for new

challenges.

We would welcome into our friendly group anyone from the wider Benefice and

surrounding area who may help expand the

geographical range of our research. We

would welcome anyone who has ideas about

who else in our wider community might have

memories and experiences that would help define the neighbourhood. We would

welcome new blood as we have no wish to

become stale! If this is not you – then do

you know anyone for whom it may be of

interest?

We have been extremely

fortunate in the financial support from charitable

g i v e r s i n t h e

neighbourhood and so

have good equipment with

which to work and funds to

expand. Waitrose at Wells has just donated a

cheque for £191, for which

we are very grateful.

So if you would like to

know more about who we are and what we

do, and why we do it, please contact me, P a u l P a s s e y ( 0 1 9 3 4 7 3 3 3 7 3

[email protected]) and I’ll tell you

what I know.

KEVIN DUGGAN’S RECYCLE TOUR

Martin Latham writes: What? A

sponsored organ recital tour of Somerset by

bicycle? Yes! And with the proceeds being

divided between Christian Aid and the

National Churches Trust.

40 years ago Kevin went on a sponsored cycle tour of East Anglia with a

friend, raising money for

the above charities. He

lived in Wedmore and

Axbridge before going to

university and music college, and his mum

still lives in Axbridge.

Since college he has

worked as a church

musician in Great Britain,

Norway and Denmark, and has recently been appointed Organist of Dunblane Cathedral

(and yes, he played for Andy Murray’s

wedding). Therefore this time he is

combining cycling with recitaling!

During the tour his plan is to cycle a

total of 100 miles and a copy of the route

will be included in the programme. At the end of each concert the audience will be

invited to make a donation.

We are very pleased that Kevin is

playing in St. John the Baptist, Axbridge on

Monday 6 July at 7.30pm for about an hour.

You can be sure of a feast of music played by a superb musician, and at the same time

can support these two worthy causes.


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Fairtrade Stall at the Axbridge

Farmer’s Market on the first Saturday of every month. Do come along and support. If you’d like to help man the stall please contact Kevin Walke on 01934 732256

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SAVE THE CHILDREN

FRIDAY LUNCHES

Kate Baldock writes: A

showery Friday in June

not only saw the last

Save the Children lunch

before we broke up for the summer but also

ma rke d ou r 30 t h

anniversary; and what a lovely celebration it

was!

The party mood was helped along with

bunting, balloons, sparkling wine and, of course, an enormous celebratory birthday

cake. To help us mark the occasion we were

joined by our Regional Save the Children

representative, Jonathan Duke, and we were

thrilled to have been presented with a

certificate acknowledging that over the past thirty years the Lunch Bunch have raised a

magnificent £50,450 in aid of Save the

Children. We were also able to present

Jonathan with an additional cheque for £800,

funds raised so far for this year alone.

So a huge thank you goes to everyone who has supported us over the years and

continue to do so by coming along to the

lunches and donating generously to such a

worthwhile charity. Thank you also to

everyone who joined us and made our 30th

birthday party the success it was; and there were a few there who had been at that very

first lunch back in 1985!

We will be re-grouping again on Friday

18 September, 12.30pm, in Shipham

Village Hall for our first lunch of the Autumn.

In the meantime, enjoy the Summer months

ahead and we look forward to welcoming you back again in September.

TAUNTON THESPIANS

Patricia Tallack writes: Taunton

Thespians are performing She Stoops to

Conquer on the lawn of Compton House on

Friday 17 July. This is part of their summer

tour across various outdoor venues in Somerset. Should you wish to bring picnic,

wine, chairs, rugs etc. then please come

along from 6pm before the performance

begins at 7.30pm. I shall have tickets

available soon so please let me know as soon

as possible if you would like me to keep

tickets for you.

For further information please either call

me on telephone 01934 733944, or email [email protected].

Alternatively you can obtain tickets

from the main box office 01823 336344 or

www.tauntonthespians.org.uk

It would be lovely to see you there.

AXBRIDGE SHOWCASE

Saturday 5 September: lots of new

features and attractions, as well as

entertainment, food and drink, Farmers’

Market, and activities from Axbridge

organisations and societies.


Jonathan Duke and some ladies who lunch

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Axbridge Post

Office

Extensive range of quality greetings cards

Stationery and office supplies

Large selection of local pictures

Euros and U.S. dollars in stock

Agents for Johnsons the Dry Cleaners

Counselling Maire Campbell - Cert. CC & Dip. Pst (Relate)

Counselling for couples & individuals

Relationships - Sexual Issues Separation & Divorce - Parenting Difficulties

Personal issues

Confidentiality assured. Flexible appointment times.

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* OSTEOPATHY Janet White Danielle Crawshaw

* ACUPUNCTURE Dan Lloyd

* REFLEXOLOGY/THAI FOOT MASSAGE Polly Hall

* HOMEOPATHY Patricia Clark

* MASSAGE — HOT STONE/INDIAN Amy Chandler

HEAD & STRESS BUSTING

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SHIPHAM ROWBERROW & STAR

HISTORY SOCIETY

Jill Smith writes: Brian Aston’s hero

is and always has been Isambard Kingdom

Brunel – and what a hero – a man way

before his time; innovative, breaking all the

rules. Having built the railways the directors

of the Great Western Railway wanted to

extend the line to America – Brunel

suggested a ship would do the job which led

to the G.W. Steam Ship Company being

founded. Initially a wooden paddle-driven

steamship was considered but in 1838 Rainbow – an iron ship - steamed into

Brunel’s line of vision and he thought that

an iron ship would be stronger, less prone to

catching fire (sparks from

the funnels onto the deck

or sails) and less likely to rot or to have problems

with rats eating the

fabric!

I n 1 8 4 0 S S

Archimedes a propeller

driven boat came to Brunel’s attention, he

was convinced that the

propeller would be better

than the paddles so,

being a bit of a showman,

he suggested a tug of war between a paddle

steamer and the propeller driven steamer; the propeller won and the SS Great Britain

became a propeller driven steam ship.

At 322 feet, with 6 masts and one

funnel the SS Great Britain was the first

luxury cruise ship to be launched by Prince

Albert, who graciously suggested that Mrs Miles (the wife of one of the directors of the

Company) should perform the honours, she

failed to hit the ship with the bottle of

champagne – this being considered a bad

omen, Prince Albert quickly sought a second

bottle and successfully completed the task. For six months SS Great Britain sat in

the lock onto the River Avon – the lock

being too small to accommodate this largest

of liners, whilst the City of Bristol thought of

ways to widen the lock, in desperation

Brunel ordered the coping stones around the

top of the lock to be removed and on an exceptionally high spring tide, the SS Great

Britain made her way through and down the

Avon to London to complete her fitting out.

Her Maiden Voyage to America in 1845

took 14 days to complete with full sails and

only 45 passengers. She could ultimately

accommodate 200 passengers of 1st and

2nd Class (there was no steerage, she was a luxury liner!).

The SS Great Britain only made four

complete journeys the 5th ended with her

being grounded in Dundrom Bay in 1847

when the Captain unfortunately mistook a

lighthouse in Ireland for a lighthouse on the

Isle of Man. After that the SS Great Britain had a

varied career, from luxury liner to an

Australian Gold Rush carrier in 1850 taking

730 passengers with just 50 first class and

the remainder steerage in conditions too

dire for any modern day traveller to consider.

For 24 years she

continued to ply the

Liverpool to Melbourne

trip in approximately 65

days. Between 1885 & 1886

she was “borrowed” by

the Admiralty to convey

troops to the Crimean

war taking 1,650 troop

and 30 horses on each

journey: 45,000 troops being conveyed in total.

Sadly her life after that was a far cry

from her original status, ending up as a

wreck off an island off the Falkland Islands.

In 1967 a letter in the Times prompted the

start of her salvage and on the 19 July 1970 she was brought home to Bristol – and the

rest, as they say, is history.

Our society’s Summer Outing in 2016 is

to be a visit to the S.S. Great Britain – and

the museum at the dry dock, so we can

actually see for ourselves the amazing

restoration story. Many grateful thanks go to Brian – for a really inspirational talk,

illustrated with slides, drawings, and photos,

of this remarkable ship.

Our next meeting will be our AGM on 8

September 2015 which will be followed by

Esther Hoyle from the Somerset Archives – I am assured this will NOT be a stuffy evening

but will be most interesting! So please

come along – as member or guest – you will

be made very welcome.


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Shop The Square, Shipham

For Morning Coffee and Afternoon Tea

Home made cakes Light lunches - toasties, jacket potatoes,

salads and home made soup

Opening Times Tuesday to Friday 11.00 am - 3.00pm

All welcome

C V Gower Funeral Directors

The Square, Winscombe, BS25 1BS

Tel.: 01934 842945

Independent Funeral Directors

24 hr service, every day of the year

Private Chapel of Rest

Traditional, green & non-religious

funerals arranged.

Pre-paid Funeral Plans

For free advice please phone

Lindsay Lawrence Dip.F.D.

or email: [email protected]

DISCLAIMER

The Benefice of Axbridge,

Shipham and Rowberrow does not

specifically approve or endorse any

product or service offered by

advertisers or contributors and will

not be held responsible for any

errors, omissions or loss resulting

from the use of material in this

magazine.

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CHURCHILL SINGERS AND IM TAKT

Trish Ashmore writes: On Saturday 6

June at St Leonard’s church there was a

wonderful evening of choral music provided

by two excellent and well rehearsed choirs.

In the first half “Im Takt” the German choir sang a range of pieces of varying tempos in

French, English, German, Yiddish and Latin

covering sacred and secular songs each item

announced in English with some humorous

comments. The first half closed with both

choirs singing together the finale of

Beethoven’s Choral Symphony “Ode an die Freude”.

Following a generous interval with wine and soft drinks, the Churchill Singers sang

three madrigals a cappella, then two

traditional English folk songs “The Mermaid”

and “Linden Lea” and finished with a setting

of six Shakespeare sonnets arranged in a

contemporary style by George Shearing. The second half concluded with both

choirs and then three impromptu encores

ending with the crowd pleaser “Alleluia”.

The evening was well attended and a

very appreciate audience. Profits from the

evening will go to the Churchill Singers and

the church. Our grateful thanks go to the Churchill

Singers for hosting the German Choir over

the Weekend.

WELL I NEVER ...

The following is taken from the BRIN

website (http://www.brin.ac.uk/): Higher education has often been

assumed to have a secularizing effect, and

the hypothesis is reasserted by James Lewis,

‘Education, Irreligion, and Non-Religion:

Evidence from Select Anglophone Census

Data’, Journal of Contemporary Religion, Vol. 30, No. 2, 2015, pp. 265-72.

Utilizing religious affiliation data from

the censuses of Australia in 2006, Canada in

2011, and England and Wales in 2011, he

shows that college graduates have an above

average representation among people

professing no religion and particularly among atheists, humanists, or agnostics. In

England and Wales, for example, 18% of all

adults were found to have a bachelor’s or

higher degree, but the proportion was 24%

for religious ‘nones’, rising to 40% for

agnostics, 43% for humanists, and 44% for atheists (the last three categories being

write-in replies). For Christians the figure

was only 15%.

ON YOUR BIKE

On Saturday 27 June the Coffin Lane

Campaign is holding a Family Bike Ride, with

two routes for different abilities. Both start

from Axbridge Town Square at 10am. Route

One is for small children and the less experienced, is about two miles, and goes

up Cheddar Road, along the Strawberry

Line, around part of Cheddar reservoir and

back to the Square.

Route Two is about 10 miles and will

begin with those cyclists setting off together to ride down Cross Lane A371 and across

the A38, to demonstrate why this narrow,

busy road needs an off-road safe route for

cyclists as well as pedestrians. It will

continue through Cross and Compton

Bishop, along the Webbington Road, into

Barton Road, joins the Strawberry Line at Winscombe and comes back to Axbridge.

Children under 12 must be accompanied by

an adult on either route, and there will be

stewards.

“We have the support of local schools

which are displaying our poster publicising the ride. They tell us that many children

have recently learned cycling proficiency, so

this is a great opportunity for them to enjoy

a safe relaxed ride and try out their cycling

skills,” said Tess Gill, coordinator of the

Campaign. “We are delighted our new MP, James Heappey, will attend as he is a keen

cyclist, and there will be refreshments and a

lucky dip for all those who complete their

chosen route.”

For more information go to the website

at www.coffinlane.com and if you would like

to take part please let the Campaign know via email: [email protected] or call

01934 732581 and leave a message.


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Shipham Village Hall

For all your enquiries and bookings please

contact us on: 01173 182357

Axbridge Methodist

Church Services

Every Sunday at 11am

Minister:

Revd. Carol Chaplin

Tel: 01934 852897

Lavender & Co SINGLE ESTATE LAVENDER

AXBRIDGE GROWN

LAVENDER

COME AND SEE OUR GIFT AND

CRAFT SHOP IN THE TOWN SQUARE

George House, The Square, Axbridge

www.lavenderandco.co.uk

Email: [email protected]

Tel: 01934 733939 or 07818 665729

George House

A SPLENDID SELECTION OF

ANTIQUES, CURIOS &

COLLECTABLES at

GEORGE HOUSE

THE SQUARE, AXBRIDGE BS26 2AP &

MONTHLY GENERAL AUCTION

Antiques, collectables, curios and general

household items on the third Saturday of

every month starting at 11am.

At the LAVENDER FIELD,

Axbridge by-pass

Details: phone 07979 994126. Single items to

complete house clearances accepted.

Buyers’ & sellers’ premiums 12½% no VAT. www.georgehouse.weebly.com

Come and enjoy a good old fashioned country auction!

QUAKERS AT SIDCOT

You can discover the Peace and Power

of a Quaker Meeting on Sundays at 10:30am (Children

are welcome and have their own activities).

We also meet every Thursday evening

at 6.30pm for half an hour

You are most welcome to join us at:

The Friend’s Meeting House,

Oakridge Lane, Sidcot BS25 1LT

For more information contact us through

www.sidcotquaker.org or by calling 843065

Axbridge

Church Rooms

Available for hire

£11 per session. Special rates for weekly or monthly book-

ings.

[email protected]

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SHIPHAM PLAYERS

Don’t forget that

Shipham Players are

presenting one of

their popular Murder

mystery evenings at

Shipham village hall on Friday 3rd and

Saturday 4th July.T

Tickets at £12 are on sale at Hansford’s

stores, The Square, Shipham.

Payment by cash and cheque only and

we regret we are unable to accept telephone bookings.

SHIPHAM ROWBERROW AND STAR

FRIENDSHIP CIRCLE

On Thursday 9 July we will be

taking a trip to Bournemouth,

with a coffee stop on the way. The cost is £15 for members and

£17 for non-members.

The coach will leave at 9.00 am

from Shipham Square and at 9.15 am from

Axbridge Square. Our usual 50p raffle will be

held on the coach.

For any further information, please contact Mrs Averil Long on 01934 733053.

SHIPHAM GFL RENEWAL

The Shipham Giving for Life Renewal will

conclude with a “Response & Dedication

Service” at 10am on Sunday 12 July.

Church Members are invited to bring their GFL Response Forms to that Service sealed in

the plain white envelopes provided and place

them in the offertory collection basket.

Church Members that cannot attend this

Service are requested to return their sealed

envelopes to either of the Churchwardens or the Treasurer prior to Sunday 12 July. All

Response Forms received will be dedicated as

part of the offertory during the Communion

Service that day. These envelopes will be

opened by the Treasurer and Gift Aid

Secretary only, in confidence after the Dedication Service, and the Responses

totalled to calculate the promised increase in

Planned Giving. All Individual Responses will

remain confidential and the information

contained in each response will be restricted

to these two Church Officers. Completed

Bank Order Forms will be passed to our NAT WEST branch account and Gift Aid

Declarations will be retained by the Gift Aid

Secretary for future Tax Recovery purposes.

Shipham PCC thanks you for your

attention and we pray that all recipients will

wish to support Giving for Life for the next

few years and be willing to make a new commitment by completing and returning

their Response Forms by Sunday 12 July.

MENDIP PLAYERS

Mendip players are delighted to be

performing two one-act plays on Friday

10th and Saturday 11th July at 7.30pm in the Draycott Memorial Hall.

The Mendip Players offer you an

evening of laughter as they stage two

contrasting one-act comedies.

Easy Stages is an amusing, subtle

parody of the backstage goings-on of an amateur dramatic society, attempting to

stage Hamlet against all odds. From mix-ups

to no-shows to an unwanted candlestick,

enjoy the drama that unfolds behind the

scenes.

A Strong Smell of Burning centres

around an Anglo Saxon family dealing with the onslaught of a Viking invasion in a quiet

corner of Somerset. Will the tall stranger

(with a certain flair for cakes) help unite the

family or will the efforts of pleasing the

Danes tear them apart?

Tickets priced at £7.50 will be available from Draycott Post office and Gillian on

01934 743890.

COFFEE MORNING

“Coffee Pot” in Shipham is

holding its annual open Coffee

Morning on Thursday 2 July, from 10am

until noon in Sue Ovenden’s

garden, 17 Fairhill. There will

be plenty of delicious

homemade cakes to eat, as well as a Bring

and Buy stall. All proceeds will be divided between the

Church and Mission Aviation Fellowship.

St Leonard’s has been supporting MAF

for a number of years. It is a Christian

organisation that flies small aircraft to

remote, often inaccessible parts of the world,

bringing aid, personnel and vital supplies to people, especially in emergencies. Their

aircraft have been especially busy following

the recent earthquake in Nepal.


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If you would like help with slimming, why not give me a call so I can help you man-age YOUR weight.

Mobile, flexible appointments available

Tel: 07749 302652 Email: [email protected]

Axbridge Town Hall

Thinking about a fundraising event, gig or party? Axbridge Town Hall is a great venue for your event

Reasonable hire rates are available

For further information contact Sarah Emery on: 07748 561114

or email: [email protected]

Visit our Facebook page or see more details on www.hallshire.com

SHIPHAM COMMUNITY CAR SCHEME

For Shipham, Rowberrow & Star residents

Coordinator for 2015:

Sue Hucker on 844176

Cheddar Vale Nurseries

Telephone: 01934 733082

On the A38 at Weare, near Axbridge

Pick your own soft

fruit in season

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SHIPHAM SCHOOL

Shipham School have gone sport mad.

There is a new lunchtime sports club

run by Mel Edmonds. Mel, who has played

in a softball league in Bristol, is teaching the children how to play softball and kwik

cricket during lunchtime play. The children

have learnt new skills and have enjoyed

playing the games and working together in

teams.

The softball bug has even spread to

the parents who have requested an after school game for mums and children.

Fresh from their brilliant performance

at the school tennis competition, Mrs Leader

has started an after school tennis club for

the children. Their first session was run by

Stephen Pearce from Cheddar Tennis Club.

The children were enthusiastic and showed great promise for the competition next year.

Pupils are also geared up to do a

sponsored cycle around the playing fields to

raise money for a chicken run and

equipment for the ‘green club’.

The children continue to enjoy kickboxing on Monday evenings and also the

football and multisports sessions on Friday

evenings.

For further information please email

[email protected]

BISHOP AND STAFF SUPPORT

DEMENTIA FRIENDLY WELLS

CAMPAIGN

The Rt Revd Peter

Hancock and staff

from the diocese of

Bath & Wells are backing a campaign

to make Wells a

Dementia Friendly

City.

The campaign, which

i s a l s o b e i n g supported by police,

care professionals

and local businesses,

aims to increase understanding of the

disease and set up more singing classes,

nostalgia sessions, memory cafes and art classes in Wells to improve life for people

with dementia and their carers.

16 members of staff have signed up to

be Dementia Friends after taking a training

course and the Bishop has agreed to be a

patron for the campaign.

Bishop Peter Hancock says, “I’m pleased to be the patron of the City of Wells

Dementia project and commend the people

and businesses locally for embracing this

worthy cause,”

“Dementia is something that affects a

great many families and it is something my wife Jane and I have experienced in our own

family life.

“The more we can all understand then

the better we will all be able to support

those who suffer from dementia and their

families.”

THE CHALLENGES OF

A UNITED BENEFICE

Musings from Peter Rutter:

A Reader from Shipham it's said

Went to Axbridge a service to head

He found to his horror It was not 'till tomorrer

And was Matins at Rowberrow instead!


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PETER EVERETT

Registered Osteopath

PETER EVERETT

Registered Osteopath

Practice Premises

12 Woodborough Road

Winscombe

BS25 1AA

Churchill Surgery

‘Mendip Suite’

Pudding Pie Lane

Churchill

BS40 5EL

To make an appointment to be seen at

either address please call:

01934 844764

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SHIPHAM VILLAGE HALL

Hello everyone! So here we are

halfway through 2015 and summer at last!

As always, you will receive a warm

welcome at our drop-in centre that opens at 10.30am.

Enjoy a cup of Fairtrade tea/coffee (50p

and top-ups are free!) with biscuits.

The activity usually starts at 11am and

there is no charge.

A freshly cooked lunch is served at

noon to those who have pre-booked. (Limited numbers – book early!)

Programme for July

FRIDAY – 3 July

We have a treat today, with the lovely

group of singers from Cheddar U3A. I am

sure we will all enjoy their repertoire and

join in with a sing-a-long too.

Lunch: tbc

FRIDAY – 17 July

Today is the last day of this half of the year as we break for the summer, so I

thought we could enjoy some gentle

Flexercise together.

Lunch: tbc

We resume after the summer break on

Friday 11 September with Folk Music from Amanda and John. We look forward to

seeing you all then

Contacts:

Gloria (lunch bookings) 842360

Ray 843562

Liz 843038

SHIPHAM BOOK CLUB

If you enjoy

reading and would

like to join our

friendly book club,

please give Sally a ring on 842317.

We usually meet

once a month on a

Tuesday evening 7.30-9.15. Our July book

is “The Bookseller of Kabul” by Asne

Seierstad.

AXBRIDGE COMMUNITY THEATRE

Paul Passey writes: The ACT

performance of Blithe Spirit was classic Noel

Coward: witty dialogue, middle-class

pretentious characters, lower orders who

serve obsequiously, cigarettes, dry Martinis

and cucumber sandwiches;

n o t t o

mention a

b a t t y

bicycling lady

of uncertain temperament,

a plaintive

song and a

spirit or two

from “the

other side”. The dead, and

diaphanous, Elvira (Anna Hind), appears -

having been called up by “Daphne” the child

contact of Madame Arcarti (Wendy Mace) -

at the request of Elvira’s husband Charles

Condamine (Peter Honeyands). She is the

cause of much tension between Charles and his extremely elegant, but caustic second

wife Ruth (Sarah Kendall), who finds out for

herself the secrets of “the other side” as she

is killed in error by Elvira, but brought back

in spirit by the incompetent Madame Arcarti.

Poor Charles then finds himself bothered, not by one spirit wife, but two!

Exorcism is required and after some initial

bungling, both blithe spirits are dispatched

with the help of Edith (Charmaine Fulbrook),

who it seems is also “Daphne” in another life

or on the other side! By now the Town Hall

bar was doing a good trade! Thank goodness Mrs. and Dr. Bradman (Sarah

Duncan/Robin Mace) were in the cast to

settle things down.

After weeks of remarkable scenery

building, cast rehearsals and clever direction

by Phil Saunders, Axbridge Town Hall came alive with the spirit of Noel Coward to both

amuse and bemuse audiences. With the

scenery coming to life and self-destructing

(thanks to poltergeists) in the final scene the

performance ended in typical Cowardian

uproar. The whole cast, front of house and back-stage crews once again triumphed and

if you missed it, you should look forward to

“Twelfth Night” containing humour from a

different era! Watch out for the posters.


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FORWARD EVENTS

2015

2 Jul Coffee Pot morning, 10am to noon Sue Ovenden’s Garden, 17 Fairhill

3 - 11 Jul Wedmore Opera and Arts Festival

3/4 Jul Shipham Players Murder Mystery

Evening, Shipham Village Hall 6 Jul Organ Recital by Kevin Duggan in

Axbridge Church

10/11 Jul Mendip Players, Draycott Memorial

Hall, Easy Stages and A Strong

Smell of Burning (see page 17) 12 Jul Shipham Giving for Life Renewal

Responses Dedication Service

17 Jul Taunton Thespians at Compton

House, 7.30pm (see page 11) 19 Jul Changing Tunes, Changing Lives:

part of the 10am service in Shipham

(see page 7)

5 Sep Axbridge Showcase 8 Sep Shipham Rowberrow & Star History

Society AGM

20 Sep Shipham Harvest Festival 4.00pm

and Supper 5.30pm in Village Hall 3 Oct Coffee morning—Axbridge Town Hall

3 Oct St Leonard's Quiz

Shipham Village Hall 7pm

20 Oct FOAC - Antiques with Toby Pinn

1 Nov Shipham Patronal Festival, Super K@CH & Gift Day

28 Nov Somerset Singers Autumn Concert:

St Cuthbert's, Wells 7.30pm

5 Dec Longwell Green Orchestra Christmas Concert Shipham Church

2016

6 Feb Axbridge Quiz 7.30pm

19 Mar Earth Hour Concert by Candlelight

9 Apr Axbridge Beetle Drive 6pm 7 May Axbridge Coffee Morning 9am

If there are any future events that are

not listed above and you would like to

see included please send them by email

to the Editor:

[email protected]

Further information is also available from:

www.stjohnthebaptistaxbridge.org.uk

www.shipham.org.uk

www.axbridge-tc.gov.uk

AXBRIDGE ROXY CINEMA

See below for June’s films at

The Roxy. For further

information please contact

Juliet Maclay on 01934

733221 or 07808 806573.

Films start at 8.30pm.

2/3 Jul The Imitation Game (12A)

7-9 Jul Edinburgh Festival Previews

10 Jul Leviathan (15)

16/17 Jul Arsenic and Old Lace (PG)

Further information is also available

from the website: www.axbridgeroxy.org.uk

AGE UK SOMERSET

What’s your reason, now you are retired, for getting more active in 2015?

Age UK Somerset run various activities

across the District and are pleased to

announce that we are now running an

EXTEND Movement to Music session in

Cheddar, with the help of Funding from Sedgemoor District Council’s Community

Fund.

Having met a couple from one of our

sessions, I asked them what the reasons for

attending were, ‘years of stiff and painful

joints and noticeable muscle strength

de t e r i o ra t i on an d l ow e r b a c k problems.’ Both have now reported that

they felt an improvement and a noticeable

difference, feeling that is was lovely that

they can attend together, making new

friends ‘now we’ve started we don’t want to

stop’. “We all know the importance of

maintaining and improving flexibility and

mobility. Our classes help increase range of

movements, help prevent thickening of

arteries and reduce the risk of injuries,

muscle pain and cramps. They will also help

maintain energy levels and vitality to enjoy life to the full.”

Sessions are held on a Friday afternoon

from 2-3pm at Church House, Cheddar and

cost just £3.50 and we look forward to

welcoming you. For further information

please contact Di Ramsay 0845 643 4702.

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PERSONAL BANKING RETURNS TO

PEASEDOWN

You may remember an article in the

August 2014 edition of Catch this about a credit union for Somerset. Here’s an

update:

For the first time in more than 25

years, personal banking-type facilities are

set to make a return to Peasedown St John.

It’s been a quarter-of-a-century since the

former branch of Natwest closed in Bath Road – and now thanks to the efforts of one

local church things are about to change.

Somerset Savings and Loans, who

provide credit

union services to

people l iv ing a c r o s s t h e

county, are to

open a new

b r a n c h i n

Peasedown St

John. The venture

h a s b e e n

coordinated and

arranged by St

John’s Church as

part of the

C h u r c h o f England’s wider

mission to tackle

payday l oan

companies and

h i g h - i n t e r e s t

lenders, and instead encourage more ethical banking.

Project coordinator, Andy Stockinger,

said: “We are pleased to be working with

Somerset Savings and Loans to offer these

new credit union facilities for the residents

of Peasedown St John. Credit unions offer safe savings accounts (including Christmas

accounts and Junior accounts) and

affordable loans for everybody in the

community.

There are too many high-interest

lenders out there who, for too long, have

taken advantage of people who are in need

of financial help, which is unethical and

immoral. When people are in need of help,

they need local financial support that’s

ethical and fair – and tailor made to help

them, not hinder them. We’ll also be encouraging people to save as even small

amounts add up to create a personal safety

net for a rainy day.”

Somerset Savings and Loans is a

community owned, not-for-profit financial co

-operative offering a local alternative

to traditional banking and credit institutions. Leader of St John’s Church, Revd

Matthew Street added: “At our new

Peasedown St John branch people will be

able to deposit funds, which others on low

incomes can then borrow. We’ll have a

special Peasedown Bond that will be used to help people who have a low disposable

income or who temporarily have no income

due to a new

benefits claim

being processed to

a c c e s s l oan s between £50 and

£300 up to a

period of six

months.”

Jackie Simpson,

General Manager

o f S o m e r s e t Savings and Loans

said: “We are

delighted to be

working with St

John’s Church.

We’d encourage people from all

walks of life to

become members

of the credit

union, which is owned and run by its

members. It’s an opportunity to make a real

difference in the community.” The new Peasedown St John branch of

the credit union will be open every

Wednesday, 1pm – 3pm at St John’s

Church, Church Road (BA2 8AA).

Residents can find out more details by

calling 01275 390650, or emailing: [email protected]

The new branch was officially opened

by the Chairman of the Parish Council, Cllr

Andrew Fraser, on Wednesday 13 May.


Cllr Andrew Fraser (Chairman, Peasedown St John Parish Council), Andy Stock-

inger (Project Manager), Gill Hull (President, Somerset Savings and Loans),

Revd Andy Piggott (Archdeacon of Bath, Diocese of Bath and Wells)

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AXBRIDGE GUIDES

Bev Davies writes: In May, we

enjoyed the good weather and so went on a

lovely walk up through King’s Wood,

Winscombe and along the ridge. The

following week, we had an evening of ‘Quizzlers’ in the Town Hall (team quiz/

challenge) and we finished the half term with

rounders down at Uphill Beach.

In May, Girlguiding organised an

‘Emergency Day’ held at Huish Woods near

Taunton and all Units nominated one girl and

one reserve Guide to attend. Axbridge were lucky enough to have both their girls take

part in this day where emergencies were

sprung upon the team and they had to cope

with whatever was thrown upon them! We

congratulate Ruth Day and Sophie Warren

for representing Axbridge so well. Also in May, Bev and Vicky went to see

some of the girls in the Junior Act production

of ‘The Tale of Troubadour’. We were like

two very proud Mummies watching their

brood do extremely well in the play; how did

everyone remember their lines? The week after the play, I asked Wendy Mace to come

in and present the ‘Performing Arts’ badge to

the girls who participated, so well done to

Gabriela Page, Maddie Weir, Ruth Day, Ellie

Raeburn, Phoebe Jameson, Esme Bagwell,

Nina Tyrrell, Bella Jarman and Ciara

Ambrosius for their involvement in this community play; you were all amazing!

After the half term we have only had

two meetings so far; planning for hill cooking

last Thursday when we were blessed with

fine weather for our cooking on the hill. The

smell of bacon and sausages were wafting over Axbridge last week and they smelt

wonderful from where we were! Lots of

s’mores and melted chocolate were also

going on and we had a really great evening.

We have also just had a really busy

weekend: half the Axbridge Unit were involved in the sailing opportunity held at

the Reservoir on 13 June. The girls enjoyed

sailing, going out on the powerboat and

paddle-boarding. We had a wonderful time

so thanks as always to the Corinthians and

also Traci Bullock, Division Commissioner,

for organising this event. On 14 June, half the Unit joined

Cheddar Guides and spent a great day out at

Crealy Adventure Park near Exeter. Vicky

Izzard, Assistant Leader at Axbridge,

organised the trip as part of her Leadership

Qualification and it really was an amazing

day. The girls were terrific and everyone

had a really great time. It was a long day

and I expect many parents didn’t see much of their girls that evening as they must have

been shattered after running between rides

and challenges all day. Thanks to all who

made me incredibly wet on the log flume (18

times is now my record!) and many thanks

to Vicky for organising such a great day. Although there are only four weeks to

go before the end of term, the Guides still

have their Awards Night and a fish ‘n’ chip

walk round the reservoir to look forward to.

We will also be continuing our work on the

Memorial Garden, cleaning the bus shelters, and assisting with Axbridge Church Féte. On

Saturday 11 July, most Axbridge Guides

are also coming to the Girlguiding Region

event being held in Exeter. I think we will all

be looking forward to a rest at the end of

term although not for long with eight of the

Axbridge girls accompanying Bev on a trip to Switzerland at the end of July.

Thanks to all the Axbridge Guides and

their parents support over the past months;

we are having a fabulous term with the girls!

THE BENEFICE OFFICE

The Church Steps, The Square, Axbridge BS26 2AP

Email: [email protected]

Rectory telephone: 01934 732261

The office, in the Church Rooms, is open on Friday mornings from 9.30am to 12.30pm

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AXBRIDGE ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND

LOCAL HISTORY SOCIETY

On June 6, members of the Society

enjoyed a fascinating walk led by Susan

Shaw along the course of the River Yeo in

Cheddar, looking at the sites of the mills

that once lined the river. Susan’s meticulous and detailed research

demonstrated how the river provided an

abundant, fast flowing source of water that

once powered a range of industries and

sustained the communities that grew up

around them. In modern times, the volume

and power of the water have greatly decreased due to abstraction in the Gorge

by Bristol Water.

The group

v i s i t e d

l o c a t i o n s

t h a t i l l u s t ra ted

the diversity

of milling

activities in

C h e d d a r

f r o m m e d i e v a l

times onwards, although some of the sites

may well have been used in earlier periods.

Susan pointed out the ways in which the

river had been diverted to create leats and

tail races. Through the kindness of a

number of householders, the group was able to view a number of features not accessible

to the general public, including the rare

survival of a water wheel.

A further intriguing aspect of the story

of Cheddar was the development in the early

19th century of an extensive pleasure garden with exotic trees, a boating lake, a

formal carriage entrance, gatehouse and

drive. Although most of these features have

disappeared, fragments of this landscape

can still be seen.

Old maps and photographs illustrate how heavily industrialised Cheddar once was

and Susan’s walk provided some telling

insights into the technology that formerly

underpinned the economy of the village.

More than one member of the group

commented that, before the walk, they had

thought that they knew Cheddar. However, viewing the village through Susan’s research

had opened their eyes to new aspects of the

story of Cheddar.

AXBRIDGE FIRST SCHOOL

Our Memory Garden

at Axbridge Church of

England First School

Academy.

T h e c h i l d r e n

at Axbridge Church of England First School

Academy were involved in a special event as

part of their act of Collective Worship.

Each child had been asked to decorate

a pebble for the memory garden. The garden remembers and celebrates the lives

of previous pupils who have attended

our school that have sadly left our world

early.

Mrs Richardson, the Head Teacher, led

a moment of stillness whilst the children laid their pebble in the garden and pupils took

time to reflect and pray for our world and

the Axbridge school family. The children

were respectful and calm during this

gathering demonstrating their compassion

and reverence.


The Upper Shirt Factory started as a paper mill

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WEDMORE OPERA & ARTS

Wedmore Opera’s ground-breaking

production of Bizet’s opera Carmen will be

set in the late 1920s and is inspired by the

iconic poetry of Federico García Lorca.

The opera will be at the hub of a

spectacular Wedmore Arts Festival which runs from 3 – 11 July this summer.

Carmen is on 8, 10 and 11 July, Clare

Teal sings with Edward Leaker’s Swing Band

on 3 July, and Marcus Brigstocke’s comedy

evening is on 9 July. These will take place

in a new big-top style state-of-the-art theatre tent. Other venues in the village

during the week will include Shenagh

Govan’s one woman show War Crimes for

the Home, Anna Newman’s Marimba Concert

and a teatime concert with internationally

renowned duo Marie Vassiliou, soprano, and Nico de Villiers, piano. Other exciting

events are still being planned. Public

booking for the Festival is now available and

full details are on the website

www.wedmoreopera.com or you can call

01934 713271.

A FLOWER TO REMEMBER

A new fundraising initiative

for the Forever Friends

Appeal, the charity of the

Royal United Hospital in Bath,

has been launched: 'A Flower

to Remember'. Throughout the summer

people from across the

catchment area of the RUH

can make a donation of their

choice and have the name of

a family member or friend acknowledged on a pretty crafted flower. The flowers will be

part of a display at the RUH from 7-21

September and there will be a 'Time of

Reflection' event on September 26th for

everyone who has dedicated a flower in

memory of a loved one, to celebrate their life. After this event people will be able to

take their flowers home with them.

To purchase a special ‘Flower to

Remember’ p lease v is i t ht tp://

www.foreverfriendsappeal.co.uk/a-flower-to

-remember, contact the Forever Friends

Appeal on 01225 825691 or email [email protected]

AXBRIDGE ACTIVE LIVING

Axbridge Active Living is

now in its Summer

programme.

If you are over 50 and

fancy meeting up with

friends, and making new ones whilst enjoying the

entertainment, please come

along for afternoon tea and cake on

alternate Wednesdays from 2-4pm in

Axbridge Town Hall (small cost of

£2.50) and enjoy the activities on offer. Our programme for July is as follows:

8 July The Secret Garden—Flower

Shop

22 July Quiz followed by Strawberry

Cream Tea

There are no meetings during August

but watch this space for future speakers.

It will be lovely to see you there!

Please contact Vicky Brice on 07884 264033

if you want to find out more.


A man is talking to God.

"God, how long is a million years?"

God answers, "To me, it's about a

minute." "God, how much is a

million dollars?" "To me, it's a

penny." "God, may I have a penny?" "Wait a minute."

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The Directory for Axbridge, Rowberrow and Shipham

Axb. ACTIVE LIVING Vicky Brice 07884264033 Axb. ARCHEOLOGY & LOCAL HISTORY SOCIETY Robin Goodfellow 732874

Axb. BELLRINGERS Roy Shallish 732137

Axb. BROWNIES Liz Foster 732935 Axb. CAVING GROUP Alan Gray 01761 52288

Axb. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Pat Filer 733078

Axb. COMMUNITY ALLOTMENT Dave Maclay 733221 Axb. COMMUNITY THEATRE (drama group) John Bailey 733547

Axb. CRICKET CLUB Phil Saunders 732354

Axb. CYCLING CLUB Jennifer Trotman 733306

Axb. FAMILY GROUP (young family support) Anne Beech 732109 Axb. FIRST SCHOOL ACADEMY (C. of E.) Secretary 732391

Axb. FRIENDS OF AXBRIDGE CHURCH Penny Cooke 733304

Axb. FRIENDS OF AXBRIDGE MUSEUM Kate Browne 733208 Axb. GUIDES Bev Davies 732168

Axb. INDEPENDENT WOMEN Patricia Clarke 733658

Axb. METHODIST CHURCH Rev. Carole Chaplin 852897 Axb. MUSEUM TRUST Kate Browne 733208

Axb. PAGEANT ASSOCIATION John Kendall 732103

Axb. ROXY CINEMA Juliet Maclay 733221 Axb. ROYAL BRITISH LEGION Brian Winder 01278 785696

Axb. SAXONS JUNIORS (football) Pete Thomson 733218

Axb. SAXONS VETERANS (football) Stuart Butlin 734626

Axb. SEA CADETS Baz Hamblin 733939 Axb. SINGERS (mixed choir) Stella Moore 732282

Axb. SPORTS AND SOCIAL (fundraising) Pauline Ham 732062

Axb. SURGERY Reception 732464 Axb. SUSTAINABLE AXBRIDGE NETWORK David Parkin 733762

Axb. TOWN COUNCIL Town Clerk 07884 264033

Axb. TOWN HALL (booking) Sarah Emery 07748 561114 Axb. VOICES PROJECT (recording oral history) Maggie Tur 732855

Axb. YOUNG ACT (junior drama group) Wendy Mace 734603

Benefice CHOIR Martin Latham 733010

Benefice MOTHERS’ UNION Janet Angle 733695

Rwb. BELLRINGERS Adrian Adams 820058 Rwb. FRIENDS OF ROWBERROW CHURCH Maggi Fiske 842321

Shp. ACTIVE LIVING Gloria Tyson 842360

Shp. AFC (football) Steve Dodd 843660

Shp. AFC VETERANS (football) Ian Shaw 842114 Shp. ART GROUP John Moorhouse 842272

Shp. BABY & TODDLERS Becca Wilson 853646

Shp. BADMINTON Ann Bracegirdle 843233

Shp. BELLRINGERS Lynne Binnie 744480 Shp. BROWNIES Sally Hansford 842879

Shp. CALLIGRAPHY Sue Waterhouse 01278 722793

Shp. COMMUNITY CAR SCHEME Don Hurrell 842717 Shp. COMMUNITY CINEMA Norma Scanlon 842845

Shp. CUBS Dave Peake (Akela) 844612

Shp. FIRST SCHOOL Secretary 843485 Shp. FRIENDSHIP CIRCLE Avril Long 733053

Shp. GARDENING CLUB Jenny Humberstone 843149

Shp. GUIDES Jenny Hill 742480 Shp. K@CH (church for children) Christine Prince 844909

Shp. KEEP FIT Lorraine Beer 842764

Shp. LENNY’S COFFEE SHOP Jill Lewis 782845

Shp. PARISH COUNCIL (clerk) Samantha Peake 844612 Shp. PLAYERS (drama group) Daniel Jeffery 744882

Shp. PRE-SCHOOL Administrator 844511

Shp. SAVE THE CHILDREN LUNCHES Jan Agate 842607 Shp. SCOUTS Paul Bradshaw 844954

Shp. Shipham, Rowberrow & Star History Society Jill Smith 842291

Shp. VILLAGE HALL (booking) Kate Meadows 01173 182357 Shp. WOMEN’S INSTITUTE Sandra Newton 843464

Shp. YOUTH CLUB Paula Barrow 843577

Local Food Bank (Cheddar Valley) Matt Dumelow 07992 309369

Local RNLI Ann Hart 852258

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SERVICES IN JULY

Sunday 5 July: Fifth Sunday after Trinity

8.00am SHIPHAM (Holy Communion)

10.00am AXBRIDGE (Parish Communion)

10.00am SHIPHAM (K@CH)

6.30pm ROWBERROW (Evensong)

Sunday 12 July: Sixth Sunday after Trinity

8.00am AXBRIDGE (Holy Communion)

10.00am SHIPHAM (Parish Communion

+ Giving for Life Dedication)

10.30am ROWBERROW (Matins)

6.30pm AXBRIDGE (Celtic Style Communion)

Sunday 19 July: Seventh Sunday after Trinity

8.00am ROWBERROW (Holy Communion)

10.00am SHIPHAM (Together in Worship

with Changing Tunes)


Sunday 26 July: Eighth Sunday after Trinity

10.00am AXBRIDGE (Parish Communion + Baptism)

10.00am SHIPHAM (Parish Communion + Healing)


Sunday 2 August: Ninth Sunday after Trinity

8.00am SHIPHAM (Holy Communion)


10.00am SHIPHAM (Parish Communion + Baptism)


Wednesday Morning Communions in July

10.30am 1 July Rowberrow

10.00am 18 July Shipham

10.00am 15 July Axbridge

11.00am 22 July Axbridge Court

10.00am 29 July Axbridge

Late Night Prayers of Compline

9.00pm 18 July Axbridge

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