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FOSSE TRINITY NEWS
Serving the communities of Ditcheat, East Pennard and Pylle
may 2014
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The Fosse Trinity News is a community magazine owned by the Fosse Trinity Advisory Committee. It is financed by advertising and donations. It is delivered FREE to every
household in Ditcheat, Alhampton, East Pennard and Pylle.
We welcome any contribution from anyone in the community of any age!
Send copy by 15th of each month to [email protected]
or to The Editors, 1 Folly Drive, Ditcheat, BA4 6QH
For enquiries about advertising in the magazine, please contact Marcus 01749 860067 or email [email protected]
Closing date 10th of each month
Letter from the editors Yet another glorious morning as I write and I am
counting my blessings especially as it was so wet last year. Bring on the sun, the instant smile maker.
This edition brings news of the Benefice Fete, the Exhibition of Crafts (p35) and all of the fantastic prizes that can be won on the raffle (p12), so be sure to
complete your tickets and get them in the draw in good time.
Don’t forget to make a note that Rendezvous will be held on SATURDAY 10th this month with the Gardening Club’s plant sale and the Art Group’s exhibition in
memory of Mary. Proceeds from this latter event being donated to Macmillan (p7).
There will be a family quiz night in the School Hall on Friday 9th, run by the Scout Group (p11) and The
Ditcheat Players will be performing “Kindly Leave the Stage” in the Village Hall on 15th -17th May (p8).
We are fortunate to have so much local talent to enjoy now and to look forward to in the coming months, watch this space from your sun lounger!
Jo Curtis Gerry Lees
www.fossetrinitynews.co.uk
This Month Advertiser Index 58
Alhampton News 25 Art Exhibition 7 Benefice Fete 12 Book Group 54
Church Services 30 Concert 42 Diary Dates 4
Ditcheat Ch. Rota 53 Ditcheat Player’s 8 Ditcheat School 20 E.P. News 27
Folk Dancing 26 Gardens Open 14 Garden Section 23
Gardening Club 27 Letters 28 Mothers Union 53 Natural World 17
Parish news 38,47 Parish Plan 26 Pastoral Message 31
Plant Sale 6 Pylle News 33 Rendezvous 6 Royal Brit. Legion 43
Scout Group 11,19 Village Lunch 41 Wastenot wantnot 27 Who's Who 56
Wildlife Group 37
Dates for your Diary
new entries are shaded
Every Week
Mon Pilates (9.00)
Tai Chi & Qigong(10.30)
Ditcheat Badminton Club (8.00)
Diana 860224 Mimi 08453038381
James 860355
Tue Art Group – Fortnightly (10.00) Liz & Stewart 860755
Wed Ditcheat Badminton Club (2.00) Ditcheat Short Mat Bowls (7.00)
James 860355 Martin 860780
Thu Keep Fit (9.15) Diana 860224
May 2014
Thu 1st 8.15 The Alhamptonians Louisa 860252
Tue 6th 8.00 Royal British Legion – Chairman’s Studio Jon 850241
Tue 6th 8.30 Travellers Rest – Fun Quiz Ian 860069
Wed 7th 12.00 Pylle LWP at the coffee Den Joanna 838757
Fri 9th 6.30 Cubs Family Quiz Night – Ditcheat School
Hall Elli 860422
Fri 9th 7.30 Folk Dancing – Jubilee Hall Deirdre 860594
Sat 10th 10.00 Rendezvous, Fosseway Gardening Club
Plant Sale and an Art Exhibition in Memory
of Mary Schley – Jubilee Hall
Diana 860224
Sat 10th 10.30 Saturday Stitch Sally 860304
Sun 11th 6.00 Travellers Rest “Jamming session
(Open Mic”) Ian 860069
Thu 15th 7.30 The Ditcheat Players – Jubilee Hall
“Kindly Leave The Stage” Gaye 860081
Fri 16th 7.30 The Ditcheat Players – Jubilee Hall
“Kindly Leave The Stage” Gaye 860081
Sat 17th 7.30 The Ditcheat Players – Jubilee Hall
“Kindly Leave The Stage” Gaye 860081
Tue 20th 8.30 Travellers Rest – Fun Quiz Ian 860069
Wed 21st 2.30 Wild Flower Meadow Walk Bridget 860240
Thu 22nd 7.30 Annual Ditcheat Parish Meeting – Church
Room, Ditcheat Pam 860443
Sat 24th 10.00 Life Study Art Group – Pylle Village Hall Jo 838757
Sat 24th 10.30 Saturday Stitch Sally 860304
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Dates for your Diary cont'd.
Tue 27th 12.30 Ditcheat Village Lunch – Jubilee Hall Jessica 860205
June 2014
Thu 5th 8.15 The Alhamptonians Louisa 860252
Fri 6th 7.30 SMUTS Musical Melange – Jubilee Hall Jean 860196
Sat 7th 6.30 J Blashford-Snell, Market Ho, Castle Cary
“In Search of Lost Civilizations” Sarah Lewis
Sat 7th 10.00 Life Study Art Group – Pylle Village Hall Jo 838757
Sun 8th 2.00 Alhampton Open Gardens Louisa 860252
Sun 8th 6.00 Travellers Rest “Jamming session
(Open Mic”) Ian 860069
Tue 10th 10.00 Rendezvous – Jubilee Hall Diana 860224
Tue 10th 7.30 Fosseway Gardening Club – Visit to
Midney Gardens Barbara 860438
Fri 13th 7.30 Folk Dancing – Jubilee Hall Deirdre 860594
Sun 15th Fathers Day
Sun 22nd 12.00 Fosse Trinity Benefice Fete –
Ditcheat John 860457
Tue 24th 11.45 Glastonbury Bus Tour Susie 860266
Tue 24th 12.30 Ditcheat Village Lunch – Jubilee Hall Jessica 860205
July 2014
Pylle LWP at the coffee Den Joanna 838757
Thu 3rd 8.15 The Alhamptonians Louisa 860252
Tue 8th 10.00 Rendezvous – Jubilee Hall Diana 860224
Tue 8th 7.30 Fosseway Gardening Club – Pylle Village
Hall. Tba Barbara 860438
Fri 11th 7.30 Folk Dancing – Jubilee Hall Deirdre 860594
Sat 12th 12.00 Alhampton Fete Louisa 860252
Sun 20th Patronal Flower Festival Eleanor 860337
Sun 20th Great Weston Bike Ride May p25
Tue 29th 7.30 Fosseway Gardening Club – Pylle Village
Hall. AGM Barbara 860438
September 2014
Sat 27th Bake Off Jo 860898
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The following have kindly donated prizes. The draw will take place at the Fête on 22nd June.
Dinner for 2: Holbrook House
Handbag: Mulberry
Tickets: Theatre Royal Bath
Tickets Yeovilton Air Day: RNAS Yeovilton
Choice of signed print by Joanna Miln
Wine: Avalon Vineyard
Family ticket (2015): Royal Bath and West of England Show
Meal for 2: The Manor House Inn
Framed photo of racehorse: Paul Nicholls
Annual membership: Kilver Court
Voucher: Jon Thorner’s Farm Shop
Family ticket: Fleet Air Arm Museum
Cinema tickets: Strode Theatre
Steak / wine dinner: The Queens Arms
Photo Portrait: Charlie Bishop
Wine: Wraxall Vineyard
Spa day vouchers: Holbrook House Hotel
Wine hamper
Garden Items:Brownes Garden Centre
Signed copy of Lucky Break: Paul Nicholls
Breakfast for 2: Manor House Inn
Local flight in light aircraft: David Stokes
Voucher for meal: The Traveller’s Rest
Tickets for Premier Enclosure: Wincanton Races
Organic box: Hembridge Organics
Voucher: Clarks Shoes
Gift box: Orchard Pig Cider
Signed Gardening books: Charles Dowding
Case of cider: Gaymers
Theatre tickets: Octagon Theatre Please send your completed counter foils and money to Alison Ward, Fête treasurer (address on ticket).
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This year’s Benefice Fete will be on Sunday 22nd June. Following the
successful re-location of the fete last year it will again be held in the churchyard of Ditcheat Church and the Church Room.
The fete will be opened at 12 noon by Sir John Severne. Our renowned barbecue team will be cooking throughout the afternoon. Delicious cakes and teas will be served in the Church Room and alcoholic drinks will be available
in the Pimms bar.
We have a superb selection of prizes for our Prize Draw (see adjoining
page). You will be able to buy tickets on the day but it would be most helpful for us if you could buy your tickets in advance. Books of tickets are enclosed
with this edition of the magazine.
Making a welcome musical return are the Grey Dogs Jazz Band performing
their foot tapping syncopated sounds throughout the afternoon.
Happy Landings have offered to organise a dog show with a range of fun classes. Entries, £1 per class, open from 12 noon and judging starts at 1pm.
New for this year will be an Arts and Crafts exhibition in the church at
which local people will be able to display their work (see March FTN). Ditcheat School will give us another demonstration of their dancing skills.
There will be all the usual stalls on offer such as the tombola, produce, plants, cakes, sweets plus attractions (skittles, coconut shy etc) and children’s
activities. The cake stall would appreciate donations of cakes for sale so if you could
help please contact Rae Higgins (860339) or bring them along on the day. We look forward to seeing you all on a bright and sunny day!!
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We would really appreciate some help on the morning of the Fete to help set up stalls and get the site ready.
Please contact Anthony Sutcliffe on 860541 or John Greenhalgh on 860457 if you could spare some time to help.
Alhampton Open Gardens
Sunday 8 June
2 – 5pm
Support our open gardens event again this
year
Visit the new woodland and see the
additional planting
Admission to all gardens £5, under 16s free
Proceeds to Haddon Wood
Alhampton is again opening its gardens on a different day
from the fete. Whether your interest is flowers, fruit and veg,
or all of it, there’s something for you. Charles Dowding’s
organic garden at Homeacres and Gert Schley’s organic
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of various shapes, sizes and styles.
Please park in the Alhampton Inn car park.
Entry by programme available at the Alhampton Inn.
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Yesterday was terrible. I spent the whole morning talking to various people in a call
centre in Mumbai, trying to sort out my internet provider. Then I got the bad news about the car repair, followed by lengthy
dealings with the Deposit Protection Service. By 3.00pm when I put the phone down for the last time, the thought of calling the Samaritans had
crossed my mind a good few times. Then I began to realise that my troubles pale into
insignificance by comparison with those creatures trying to raise new families.
I have mentioned several times before that we have a camera fitted to a nest box on the side of the house and the blue tits had decided to set up home again. All morning they had been rushing in and
out with nesting material and burrowing through it to compress and shape it. My wife came rushing up to the greenhouse, where I had sought solace among the potting compost, to tell me that there had been an altercation
inside the nesting box. What we can only assume were two male blue tits, going at it hammer and tongs, with one pinning the other against the wall of the box. It appears that our male has been cuckolded and his lady seems to
have flown the coop with the intruder. The remaining blue tit is now taking in small amounts of nesting material and singing from the tops of trees in order to attract another partner. Everything is up for grabs at this time of year. It’s
not easy being blue.
At this time of year there are many stories of this sort, because the prime requirement is to reproduce, to procreate or multiply and, of course, not everybody is successful. Some do make it though. These glass eels, as the
very young eels are called, as they are almost totally transparent, have made one of the most amazing journeys of any living creature, and although there have been more than 6500 publications on the subject, there are still large
areas of the common eel’s life story that are not known. The Danish professor Johannes Schmidt, beginning in 1904, led a series of
expeditions into the Mediterranean Sea and the North Atlantic to investigate eels. The expeditions were largely financed by the Carlsberg Foundation. He noted that all the glass eels he found were very similar, and hypothesized
that they all must have descended from a common ancestor species. He also observed that the farther out to sea in the Atlantic Ocean he went, the smaller the glass eels he caught were. In a 1922 expedition, he sailed as far
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as the Sargasso Sea, south of Bermuda, where he caught the smallest eel-
larvae that had ever been seen. Although he never caught any mature eels, it was naturally presumed that the European common eel travels all the way to the Sargasso Sea to mate. The larvae travel with the Gulf Stream back across
the Atlantic and grow to 75–90 mm within one to three years, before they reach the coasts of Europe. This is where their struggle really starts.
In recent years, the numbers of common eels in our rivers has dropped dramatically because of flood prevention measures and other man made obstacles placed in their way. These are impassable for mature salmon and
sea trout which need to go upstream to mate, and the glass eels, which need to get upstream to mature. If they can’t get upstream, they all perish.
These little glass eels, which have crossed the Atlantic, have one more trick up their sleeves. They can propel themselves over wet grass and dig through
wet sand to reach upstream headwaters and ponds, thus colonising the continent. In freshwater, they develop pigmentation, turn into elvers and feed on creatures such as small crustaceans, worms and insects. After 10 to
14 years, they have matured and grown to a length of 60 to 80 cm. At this stage, they are called yellow eels because of their golden pigmentation.
The Severn in Gloucestershire was the centre of the elver trade in the UK, but this year teams of
researchers and volunteers have been catching millions of the glass eels as they enter our river systems
and placing them in large tanks. From there they are taken to headwater streams and bodies of water that are more easily accessible from the sea. These will then be regarded as their home streams and it is believed that in
future years, more eels will succeed in making the perilous journey, because they have been established in new homes and, by then, most of the obstacles
will have been removed, or bypassed. You may have seen bypasses being constructed on a recent episode of BBC’s Countryfile. How the adults make the 3,700 mile journey back to their spawning grounds
north of the Antilles and Puerto Rico remains unknown. By the time they leave Europe, their gut dissolves making feeding impossible, so they have to rely on stored energy alone. Just as the trip upstream for mature salmon and
sea trout is a one way journey, so is that of the eel back across the Atlantic, but completion of the journey is a success because this is the end of the eel’s natural span and, like many creatures, reproduction is their ultimate goal,
and, if they reach their destination, they have succeeded. Stewart Gould – email [email protected]
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1st Ditcheat Scout Group News - April 2014 Cubs and Beavers have been hard at work on their Animal Badges, keeping a diary of how they’ve looked after their pets and learning about how animals
adapt to different habitats. We’ll be finishing the badges off with a trip to visit some animals early next term.
We’ve been inventing our own games to play during meetings with ideas ranging from a maths based relay to zombie tag via a very popular belching contest!
We’ve looking forward to the warmer and lighter evenings and hope to spend
more time outdoors than was possible last year. We ended the Spring Term with making chocolate nest cakes for Easter, with
almost all the chocolate ending up in the cakes not on the kids for once.
A reminder we that continue to collect used printer cartridges (except Epson,
refilled and compatible cartridges) as part of our ongoing fundraising. If you have any to donate please contact Elli to arrange collection.
Places available for boys and girls aged 5 ¾ to 10 ½
We meet in Ditcheat School Hall, 1800 - 1915 term-time Thursdays
Contact: Elli on 01749 860422 / 07754812872 or [email protected]
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News from Ditcheat Primary School
Last term the children across the school learned about jungles and the Amazon Rainforest. To celebrate their learning we ended the term with a
whole school trip to the Tropiquaria zoo and adventure park. While they were there the children had the opportunity to see close up a number of the animals they had been learning about throughout the term. In some cases,
they were able to touch and hold the animals and we have some amazing photos of our very brave children holding snakes and lizards amongst other animals which I have added below to share with you all.
The children spent the day in their school teams rather than in their classes. This meant that the older children were able to take responsibility for the
younger ones and it was lovely to hear from several adults (staff and parents) who attended the trip about how well this arrangement worked and how caring the children of all ages across the school were of each other. It is
always a pleasure to take children out on a school trip when we know they will behave impeccably and do us proud as a school.
Amanda Seager Headteacher
Sorting out books for the local fete, a parishioner came across some well-worn and dusty illustrated encyclopaedias, treasured from his
childhood. Unwilling to part with them, he put them on a shelf in the garage where his small grandchildren found them and spent many happy hours looking at the pictures. These books, however, caused
him great embarrassment the day the minister came to visit. One of his grandchildren suddenly said: “Grandad, can we go look at those dirty books you keep in the garage?”
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The Garden in May
The new green house is now installed. It is wonderful. As it is a lean-to it is
giving me brilliant height against the wall of the house and I am thinking of
growing all sorts, including exotic fruit. In reality I shall probably just grow
tomatoes and peppers this year. It is now full of seedlings. I potted on
about 250 last weekend and keep sowing more. This month I should be able
to start hardening some of them off and moving them outside.
Talking of tomatoes, I was sent a bit of kitchen roll with tomato seeds spread
all over it from a friend last September. He just said they were the seeds
from the best tomatoes he had ever tasted. All I know is they were served by
a Yugoslavian lady and were the large continental type. Now fondly referred
to as Bob’s Yugoslavian Big Bu--ers!! I tried, in vain, to remove the seeds
from the kitchen roll and ended up sowing the lot with 100% germination.
They are doing really well and certainly look to be a large variety. I shall be
fascinated to see how they turn out and it is good to know seeds can be
regenerated this way.
May is another busy month in the garden with vegetables and herbaceous
borders vying for attention. My new garden seems to be full of yellow – my
least favourite colour. I am tempted to dig up the entire border and pot on
what I don’t want and completely re-design it to include all my favourites.
Lawns can do with some attention. If they seem to have more weed than
grass, now is a good time to apply a weed and feed. As we are now cutting
regularly why not use the clippings as a mulch in the borders. This will help
suppress the weeds and keep the soil moist.
I mentioned hardening off plants in my first paragraph. To do this effectively
it is best to take the plants out of the greenhouse (or warmth) during the day
and bring them back in at night. Do this for about a week and then start to
leave them out overnight. Obviously, do protect them if frosts are forecast.
Weed borders using a hoe. I find this is the most effective and least back
breaking method. Try to skim them just below the surface to sever the top of
the weeds. Don’t go too deep or you may lift the whole plant and generate
regrowth. Apply a mulch as described above.
Deadhead flowers once they have finished blooming and tidy up bulbs. I
often mention using sticks to identify perennials as they die back. It is a
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good idea to do the same with bulbs. This will help avoid accidentally
damaging them whilst they lie dormant over the summer.
Clip box and conifers and cut back ivy. As a general rule, it is good to cut
back shrubs after flowering.
Ivy can be a real problem if left alone. Cut it back on fences and walls and
from windows, roof tiles and gutters allowing for at least a season’s growth
which could be anything up to 60cms.
Tie in perennials if you didn’t do it last month. I have some fancy metal
supports, but sticks cut from prunings do just as well.
The veg patch is a hive of activity at this time of year. I still haven’t dug mine
out of the grass yet!! Seedlings sown in the greenhouse can be planted out
and all sorts, such as beetroot, kale, carrots, broad beans, runner beans,
salad crops etc. can be sown straight into the ground. I have sown the
samphire into a large pot as suggested on the packet and as I don’t have a
veg patch just yet I am regularly sowing radishes in trays to use as salad
leaves. They take barely a week to germinate and you can be eating it within
two to three. Delicious.
Pot on tomatoes and peppers grown in the greenhouse
Mulch strawberry plants and protect with netting
Top dress plants in containers by removing the top layer of compost
and replacing it with new
Check for vine weevil. If patio plants suddenly wilt and look a bit sad
it could be that vine weevil grubs are to blame. They are creamy
white in colour.
Keep a note of weather changes – plants can dry out very quickly and
will need more water at this time of year.
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Alhampton news.
It is good to see all the signs of spring well on their way on this beautiful morning. We have had a wren’s nest in our hedge for over ten years now
and she is back again this spring. How long do they live? Surely it can’t be the same one or do they revisit the nesting sites they were born in? Whichever it is good luck to her. Also following Stewart’s comments on the
blackthorn blossom, my father always used to talk about ‘a blackthorn winter’, meaning the cold snap that often comes late in the year just as we are all lulled into a false sense of security. Is this a general expression or perhaps it
is a Berkshire one?
In case this is out in time, a reminder about the pub barbecue on the first Sunday in May – it is always a good day – especially if the weather is fine.
You will doubtless see information about this elsewhere in the magazine but another date to look forward to is Sunday 8 June when the gardens will be open again. I know that last year we were all a bit apprehensive that having
them open on a different day might affect the takings at the fete but, in the event, we made more at the fete than in previous years as well as the gardens being very successful. I think we actually benefited in some ways as
quite a few people who came for the gardens and had never been to Alhampton before were impressed by the village, the pub and the general friendliness and came back to the fete .
For all you Time Team enthusiasts comes news that an Alhampton resident has found a Roman coin while digging in his garden. Stand by for news of
the hoard! Joking aside, it does make one wonder how it got there – was it buried deliberately and never dug up or, perhaps, dropped accidentally from a
pouch with a hole in it…. and if either is the case, who dropped it or buried it and, if they dropped it, did they spend ages looking for it?
The Great Weston Ride
I'm writing to let you know about the 2014 Great Weston Ride, a charity
challenge bike ride from Bristol to Weston-super-Mare via the Mendips and Somerset Levels, which is taking place on Sunday 20th July 2014.
This takes place on the open roads and the route itself goes through Long Ashton, Barrow Gurney, Winford, Chew Stoke, Compton Martin, Ubley, Blagdon, Priddy, Rodney Stoke, Wedmore, Mark, Highbridge, Burnham, Uphill
and Weston so, as you can see, the Great Weston Ride will once again either be passing through or near your local community.
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Ditcheat Parish Plan
DEVELOPMENT LAND IN DITCHEAT VILLAGE
As you know, the Parish Plan Steering Group has invited people to get in touch if they have land they are willing to put forward for housing development. The Steering Group is closing that request on Friday 9 May. Of
course anyone is still able to approach Mendip District Council after that date, and it would help with taking the Parish Plan forward if people would let us know if they do that.
If you have any other queries about this aspect of the Parish Plan, please contact us. Thank you.
Contact:
Hilary Harrison, 01749 860615 [email protected]
Ditcheat Folk Dance Club
F Din the ubilee Hall
Caller Peter Boltonwith Rough Round the Edges
Entrance £ inc ludes l ight refreshments
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East Pennard Church Flowers & Cleaning rota (Dates in brackets are wedding dates) May David Stokes (24th May) Carrie Stokes June Shirley Elsebach (12th and 14th June)
Clare Hogg July Helen Ablitt (10th and 12th July) John Ablitt (19th and 26th July)
Fosseway Garden Club visit on Tuesday June 10th to Midney Garden
and Nurseries, near Somerton.
Non- members are most welcome to join us for this visit. Meet in car park of Pylle Village Hall 6pm to car share. Cost £6.50 includes entry to garden and
light refreshments. Midney gardens were created in 2009 in what had been a quarry, sawmill and
farm shop , and are bursting with quirky and unusual ideas for transforming
your garden.
WASTE NOT, WANT NOT If you have anything you are thinking of throwing out, that someone else may get use out of, then advertise it on this page. No money changes hands. If after a while no one has been in contact, then you throw it out. AS NEW MICROWAVE FOR SALE , 6 months old and only used occasionally for baked pots, now surplus to requirements £25.00.
Please ring Linda 01749 860426
Mamas and Papas travel cot – only used for grandchildrens’ visits. One side
is sometimes stubborn to persuade to stay up but once up is fine (probably only a loose connection). Can be used as a cot or a playpen.
[email protected] or 860252
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Letters Page Ditcheat Annual Litter Pick.
A very big thank you to all those volunteers who helped to collect 28 bags of litter from the verges within the Parish on 22nd March. Your help was much appreciated, and the job well done.
Hilary Clark
Grove House Surgery Patients' Participation Group
The above group meets six times a year and exists to represent patients, their concerns and interests and give them a voice. There is a box in the surgery waiting area for your comments but I thought it might be helpful to
you to know that I am a member of that group and will be very happy to bring up any concerns you may have, or ask any questions on your behalf. Linda Stalley - Alhampton - 01749 860426
Ragwort – Senecio Jacobaea
This pretty yellow daisy is growing strongly and illegally across Mendip thriving on wasteland, roadside verges, stonewalls and in people’s gardens,
soon to cover farm fields with its yellow haze. This easily recognisable plant is a real thug and will settle in wherever it can, particularly on poor over grazed pasture. Ragwort is highly poisonous if consumed by horses. It contains a
toxin that causes liver failure and death. Each plant produces thousands of seeds that are dispersed widely by the wind resulting in the rapid spread of
the weed. Seeds can lie dormant for years. The most basic way to get rid of ragwort is to physically pull it up. Rubber gloves should be worn as the plants are potentially harmful to humans. All pulled plant material should be
removed and burnt to prevent all animals (including cows and sheep) from eating it. The control of ragwort comes under two government acts, The Weeds Act 1959 and the Ragwort Act 2003. Under these laws governmental
authorities can serve clearance notices to prevent the weed from spreading. If appropriate, in the first instance, approach the owner of the land on which the ragwort is growing and request them to take steps to clear the weed. By
the time you read this article ragwort will be in flower and by the end of July it will be starting to go to seed. When riding around Pilton and North Wootton I see it growing everywhere. Please pull it up. Thank you.
Harriet Ray For more information http:www.defra.gov.uk/rural/horses/topics/ragwort.htm or tel Natural England 0300 050 4994
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CHURCH SERVICES FOR MAY
Sunday 4th 3rd
Sunday of Easter
9.30 a.m. Parish Communion at Ditcheat –
Revd. Canon Graham Hendy
11.00 a.m. Morning Prayer at East Pennard – Mrs Jean Halford
Sunday 11th
4th
Sunday of Easter
11.00 a.m. Parish Communion at Pylle - Revd. Canon Frank Fisher
Tuesday 13th
10.00 a.m. Midweek Communion at Ditcheat -
Revd. Trevor Cranshaw
Sunday 18th
5th
Sunday of Easter
8.00 a.m. Holy Communion, BCP at Ditcheat –
Revd. Trevor Cranshaw
11.00 a.m. Parish Communion at East Pennard –
Revd. Canon Frank Fisher
Sunday 25th 6th
Sunday of Easter
9.30 a.m. Parish Communion at Alhampton,
Revd. Canon Graham Hendy
6.30pm Evensong at Pylle.
Thursday 29th
ASCENSION DAY
7.30pm Holy Communion at Alhampton ,
Revd. Canon Graham Hendy
SERVICES FOR THE FIRST SUNDAY IN JUNE
Sunday 1st 7
th Sunday of Easter
9.30 a.m. Parish Communion at Ditcheat –
Revd. Canon Graham Hendy
11.00 a.m. Morning Prayer at East Pennard – Revd. Trevor Cranshaw
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CHURCH REGISTERS
Funeral
We remember those who have died and pray for all the bereaved
JOYCE SULLIVAN passed away on Friday 11th April.
BILL HUTTON of Alhampton, Somerset passed away peacefully on 15th April 2014, aged 94. Devoted and dearly loved husband, father, grandfather, and brother. Greatly missed by all his family and friends.
Funeral service will be held at Ditcheat Church on Thurs 1st May at 3pm. No bought flowers please. Donations in lieu to: 'Friends of Haddon Wood' , c/o Joanne Curtis, White Chimneys, Alhampton, BA4 6PZ.
12th April At Ditcheat churchyard interment of Bruce Jones’ ashes. PASTORAL LETTER
Sorry to have missed last month’s letter – I had trouble remembering the deadline date! So, a happy Easter to everyone (even if slightly belated).
This month and June see the festivals of Ascension and Pentecost, the latter being the birthday of the Church … … …. Both of these festivals are
“forgotten” by most of the people in this age; partly because the Bank Holiday is more important to them, and also because we (the Church) tend not to shout about it!
So this year – I’m SHOUTING!!!
Ascension Day is Thursday 29th May and there is a service at Alhampton Chapel at 7.30 p.m. It would be great to have the place full of people – so could as many as possible join us.
Early shout for Pentecost which will be on Sunday 8th June at Pylle Church at 11.00 a.m. and we can fit even more people in there!!
Along with these services, we need to think seriously about how to show to the uncaring world just what following Jesus is all about. It isn’t only meeting
together every Sunday – nor even remembering to pray and read our bibles regularly; if people can’t say “I wish I knew how they do it” and “are they like that because of Jesus” – we aren’t doing our job of reflecting Him to the rest
of the world. So – Happy Birthday to Us – and lets get busy.
Jean Halford [Reader]
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PYLLE NEWS Evelyn Marsh Sadly Evelyn Marsh of Pylle died in April. Our thoughts are with her family and
we send them our condolences. Church Flowers and cleaning
May Pat Thorner and Maurene Milton June Jacy Wood July Carolyn Fussell
If the church is locked please contact the church wardens Teresa 831419, Hilary 830538, Carolyn Fussell 830120, or Alan Cary 07896945936 to obtain a
key. Ladies Working Party - Joanna Miln 838757
Thank you to everybody for your help, cakes, Easter eggs, and generous donations for Pylle in Pictures and the Eggs-travaganza. Everybody that came to these events thoroughly enjoyed themselves, and commented on what
great events they were. Our next meeting will be on 7th May in the Coffee Den at 12 noon. Raffle prize from Pat Thorner please.
Singing for the Terrified – Pylle Village Hall – Gill Oldaker 0776272204 Life Drawing – Pylle Village Hall – Gill Oldaker – 0776272204
Pylle in Pictures Over 90 people visited the Pylle in Pictures exhibition at Pylle Village Hall on April 5th and 6th. Local historian Stephen Tudsbery-Turner curated a large
collection of local photos and postcards which were enlarged and displayed around the hall. Current and former residents were delighted to discover
photos of themselves as children and to meet friends and neighbours they had not seen for years. Many brought more photos and added names and dates to those in the exhibition. Some moving exchanges were overheard as
previously unseen pictures of other Pylle residents’ parents were pulled from old brown envelopes and we all had a laugh when we realised the identity of the young ‘Crying Cowboy’ at the fancy dress party! Children had a quiz to
make the visit more enjoyable and tea and delicious cake were, as always, provided by the Ladies Working Party. We had so much interest during the weekend that we have organised an evening scheduled for the autumn to
show the pictures and have a talk from local historians for those who missed this fantastic weekend. Look out for dates later in the year. It confirmed the need for using our ‘living history’ before digital archive and real-life
knowledge is lost. Thank you to the Village Hall Committee and all those who lent photos and artefacts and to everyone who visited. At the same time thanks to generous donations £280 was raised for the Village Hall.
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Pylle in Pictures
Children’s quiz at Pylle in Pictures
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From Our Religious Affairs Correspondent
A feature of the Palm Sunday Service at St Thomas a Becket Church was the dramatised reading of the Passion According to St Matthew, produced by one of the churchwardens. It seemed to be appreciated by a sizable congregation
(by our standards) and the Roman army made up in quality what it lacked in quantity. Unsuspecting (they were when they entered the church) members of the congregation volunteered to become members of the crowd and all in
all it was a memorable occasion. Canon Hendy, who took the service, must have been pleasantly surprised to note that there was no need to make use of the heater from the Manor Farm milking parlour, nor was their any
requirement for the digital hymnal that caused such havoc at our Christmas Day service. We had a real live organist – who kindly pointed out that the machine in question was in need of a fairly immediate overhaul. PCC
members duly took note.
Church cleaning The cleaners have been booked once again to Spring Clean the church in May. If anybody would like to make a donation towards the cost of this
please contact Joanna Miln 838757 Eggs-travaganza
It was a beautiful day this year for our annual egg hunt in Pylle (last year it was 0°C). The grass had really shot up which gave everybody a real challenge to find the hidden eggs, but all the children managed to find their
allocated dozen. They and their families then enjoyed tea and cakes, raffle, games and the craft table in the village hall and everybody left happily clutching chocolate eggs. Thank you to everybody for the donated eggs and
cakes and for helping to run the happy event. We raised £170 for the village hall.
Pylle Village Hall To hire the hall:
£7.50 per hour - £6.50 per hour for more than 4 regular bookings For more information and hall booking contact Joanna Miln 01749 838757
Craft exhibition at the fete Don’t forget to fill in and return to Joanna Miln your entry form for the craft exhibition by 15th June. (There is a form in the magazine.) It looks as if we
will have a wonderful but eclectic mix of crafts displayed on the day……..we are surrounded by talent! Non Perishable Donations for the Tombola to Lisa Coxon 838692
Bric-a-Brac to Anthony Sutcliffe 860501 or Joanna Miln 838757
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Entry form for
Exhibition of Crafts made in our Villages
Sunday 22nd June 2014 at 12 noon
Ditcheat Church: Fosse Trinity Fete
At next summer’s Fosse Trinity Benefice Fete we are putting on a display of crafts made in our villages. This can be any form of art or craft, as long as it can be safely transported to and displayed in Ditcheat church and is not
perishable. The items will not be for sale, but please feel free to display a personal bio or business card. We need you to produce the items to exhibit: please fill in the form and
return to Joanna Miln by 15th June so we can work out the display: Name……………………………………………………………………………………………………..
Address………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Telephone……………………………………………………………………………………………….
Email……………………………………………………………………………………………………… Please enter up to 3 items. Depending on size, number of total entries &
space available we may not be able to display them all if they are large. Category of Items for display: Pottery, Glassware, Knitting, Needlework, Art, Willow Work, Metal Work, Lace, Jewellery, Woodwork, Photography,
Sculpture, Textiles, Other (please specify)
1 Description Including Category……………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………..…………..Size in cm: h………w……..d……… Method of display, please circle: Table – Hanging – Floor – Other………………..
------------- 2 Description Including Category………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………..…………..Size in cm: h………w……..d……… Method of display, please circle: Table – Hanging – Floor – Other………………..
------------- 3 Description Including Category……………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………..…………..Size in cm: h………w……..d……… Method of display, please circle: Table – Hanging – Floor – Other………………..
------------- Please deliver items to the church between 2-4pm on Saturday 21st
or between 9-10am on Sunday 22nd June Please fill in & return by 15th June to Joanna Miln, The Stables, The Old Threshing Mill, Pylle, BA4 6SP: [email protected]: 01749 838757
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The Wild Life Group Update What we have done this month:
The Swallow survey: Did you note the date of your first sighting of a Swallow? Mine was on the 10th April but they were around slightly earlier by a day or two. Today as I write there is news of
the first House Martins flying over the river Brue (12th). We have 17 sites that will be monitored this summer in our Swallow survey, it will be
interesting over the years to see the change in populations. A growth in numbers would be great, so do encourage these visitors as much as you can. It's not too late for you to join in with this year's survey.
A 20cm long horizontal batten fixed about 30-45cms down from a roof in a shed or porch would give purchase for the Swallows to build a
nest. See below I hope it prints well enough so that you can see the detail.
Don't forget to make a puddle in dry weather for their nest building and if you need to protect under a nest I have a limited number of poo
catchers @ £2.50 each. There is a wall basket or a hanging basket made out of rattan (a wicker like material). The hanging basket would be suitable under a beam and the wall basket under the illustrated nest. Please
do site any poo catcher sufficiently far under a nest (say 45-60cms or more) so that any predator (squirrel, crow or magpie) can't stand on the rim and eat the young or eggs.
Access to barns can be through a hole no bigger than a large letter box and it can be situated at anything from waist height to higher. This is useful where you have a
suitable barn and have a security problem. Meeting up: Spring Church surveys will have been done (April 14th) Planting out in the School wildlife area also done (April 23rd 10.30am) Join us for a wild flower meadow walk in May: Wednesday 21st May 2.30pm
Contact information: Bridget Wadey: email: [email protected] or phone: 01749 860240
You can follow our activities by: joining our emailing list; contact Bridget above
through the FTN news (www.fossetrinitynews.co.uk), there is usually a monthly update on the Wildlife group
or www.ditcheatchurch.co.uk, this site publishes our meetings and
activities. The Wildlife Group has its own tag.
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The Annual Ditcheat Parish meeting will be held in the Church
Room, Ditcheat on Thursday 22nd May 2014 at 7.30pm. All electors are entitled to attend and speak. The Annual Parish meeting is held every year; it is a legal requirement of all
parishes. It is not a Parish Council meeting although it is responsible for the administration of the meeting. The meeting is presided over by the Chairman or Vice-Chairman of the Parish
Council if present, or if not, by a person elected by the attendees at the meeting. The meeting gives all electors in the Parish an opportunity to express views about the parish and to propose that the meeting requests the
Parish Council to consider dealing with any matters of concern to the electors of the Parish. At the meeting a report is given by the Chairman of the Parish Council
outlining the activities of the Parish Council during the past year. The agenda will be published on each of the notice boards in the
parish on 14th May 2014. All organisations/societies/groups are invited to send a representative and/or to submit a report; please advise the Clerk so
that it can be included on the agenda. Alternatively please forward your report to the Clerk for inclusion on the agenda.
Please contact the Clerk to the Parish Council for further information or if you have any items for the agenda. Please forward to the Clerk no later than noon Monday 12th May
2014. Contact details - [email protected] or via the Parish Council website at www.ditcheatparishcouncil.org.uk or
01749 860443.
The May monthly meeting will be held in The Caryford Hall, Maggs Lane, Ansford. Castle Cary
On Friday 30th May 2014 commencing at 2-30pm
The speakers will be Patrick Garrod and Vanessa Lewis, two General Practitioners
from Poole who will be telling us of their travels and experiences when
they took four years out and travelled 100,000 miles around the world on their motorbikes visiting 64 countries and six continents. They have also written a book about their adventures entitled ‘Bearback’ and signed copies
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This will be followed by Tea and biscuits
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VILLAGE LUNCH
The Village Lunch is held on the last Tuesday of the month
in the Jubilee Hall at 12.30pm.
Menu for 27th May
Salmon parcels Chilli con Carne Chilli con Veg
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Selection of Puddings ~~~~~
Tea or Coffee. £4.00 per person.
If you would like to come let either Jessica Leach (860205) or Vee Lees (860542) know by the previous Wednesday, (21st ).
There will be a raffle as usual - any prizes will be welcome.
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East Pennard & District Royal British Legion
Here we go again! Tearing the plasters off my still healing finger ends, to bring you the latest news from your Legion Branch. Long pause, seeking inspiration, and ‘Yes!’..........off we go with the report on the annual dinner. Bottom line.....it was
another outstanding success........putting some meat on the bones, we did have a slight problem on the night. However, more of that later. Let’s start at the beginning, we had 55 diners booked in but 2 ‘no-shows’ on the night. This was a great number
as there were at least a dozen people who normally support us but couldn’t make-it on this occasion, so under different circumstances we might have been turning people away. The Coffee Den looked fabulous and most welcoming. Judging by the amount
of noise and the length of time it took to get everyone settled down, people were very pleased to be there and meet up with their pals. Personally, I like the idea of drinks being served at the tables and bar bills being settled at the end of the evening, but it
only works efficiently if the members of staff can move freely between the bar area and the customer. There were so many people standing and talking we made life very difficult for the waitresses and we started a little later than planned, but it wasn’t too
serious. People might have been amused watching me give ‘two minute’ signals to our Standard Bearer who was waiting patiently round the corner for her big march-on moment. She was OK with the first signal but was getting a little perplexed by the
third and fourth. How do you say in sign language that we are running late because there is too much chat, not enough sitting, and the girls cannot deliver the drinks?????
I did suggest that we had a slight problem on the night. I’m not going to dwell on it
because it was something that only affected a few people, me for one, and it certainly didn’t spoil my evening and I gather not for most of the other people involved either. Sufficient to say that when it was discussed with Michelle and John on the
night it was dealt with swiftly and decisively, hopefully to everyone’s satisfaction.
Our Chairman, Charlie Bishop, used the evening to announce awards for some of our Poppy collectors. Five year certificates to Mike Kemish and Roger Hutton, a Fifteen
year brooch for Gill Brummell (known affectionately as ‘Ditcheat South’), and a Twenty year brooch to Helen Bushrod from Pylle. A Merit brooch was presented to Joan Dibble for 26 years’ service collecting at Lottisham for which the Branch is most
grateful. Regretfully, Joan has now hung up her collecting tray....and who can blame her after 26 years....and we are now looking for a new collector for that area. If you feel that someone is giving you the look, and you live in Lottisham, then please
volunteer now and save us all a lot of trouble seeking you out. It is a very worthy cause and you don’t have to be a member of the Legion to collect. In fact most of our collectors are not members! Anyway, our sincere thanks to all the collectors for their
outstanding work.
Finally, you all know that the Dinner is our main fundraiser for the year, and this time our raffle generated £179 for Legion funds. Our most sincere thanks to everyone who
donated a prize to make the raffle so successful.
Moving swiftly on, time is money don’t you know and there is only so much skin left
on the end of my fingers...............but what the two facts have to do with one-another I’ve no idea. Mind you, it does help to be a little mad to do this article every month. Serious stuff now! Do you recall that we had the beginnings of an idea about
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commemorating WW1 by researching the Names of the Fallen in our parishes? Well,
we have started the ball rolling by meeting up with Margaret Shylan who has done a lot of work over the years researching families and life in Ditcheat. Over a cup of coffee in the Manor, it became obvious that she will be able to help us link Ditcheat
Names with families who are still in the area. So that was a good start and that was quickly followed by the Chairman getting on the Commonwealth Graves Commission web site and finding some dates associated with our list of Names. So that sounds quite straight-forward, choose a Name from Ditcheat, find the date of death and as
much information as possible from the web site, check with Margaret about the family, and then check with the family to get their blessing to proceed. Once approval is in place then we will need to link the date of death to the present to get as close as
possible to the 100 year mark and publish a short history and what other info we have been able to gather. We feel that would be a very appropriate way to commemorate the centenary of WW1. Any comments? Does that sound like a good plan?
There is always a ‘however’! In this case it boils down to the fact that, if we have the Name from a Memorial then the plan works, but what do we do for those areas which don’t have a Memorial or a list of Names of the Fallen? Maybe this is something we
should have thought of years ago but, to my shame, I do not know which small villages have Memorials and which don’t. I only know about Ditcheat, East Pennard and Pylle. But there will be men, I’m sure, who used to live in the surrounding areas,
let’s say Hornblotton, whose names don’t appear anywhere but nevertheless, they still fought and died in the service of our Country. When you think of it, our Branch really covers quite a large area. It’s not written down anywhere, but just from the Poppy
Appeal area we cover Hornblotton, Lottisham, Sutton, Stone, Wraxall and even then I’ve probably missed somewhere out. So, in these areas we are going to rely on the local knowledge of someone who has lived there for a long time, maybe even been
born and bred there, and for them to come forward and tell us what we need to know. Maybe they don’t even receive the FTNews. How do we get the message to them? Any ideas? Can anyone help? I knew I would miss somewhere
out............Alhampton........... also falls under our umbrella. My apologies to our reader in Alhampton. I know who you are!!!!!!!
So that is where we are up to with regard to our efforts to commemorate WW1. We
also need to investigate the possibilities of working in collaboration with the school and linking all the research together with the ‘Everyman Remembered‘ scheme being run by the Legion. Work to do. Boy oh boy, we know how to live. By the way,
anyone who has noticed that the Legion has linked with B&Q to supply poppies needs to know that you actually have to go to the store and buy them. We as a Branch don’t supply them. As I type, B&Q in Glastonbury don’t have any!!!!
It is my sad duty to inform you of the death in hospital of one or our staunchest members. Joyce Sullivan passed away on Friday 11th April, her family were at her bedside. Joyce joined the Legion after her husband, Sam, died. Sam was a long time
Legion man and we were really pleased to have Joyce’s support. She was a regular supporter of our fund raising and more recently joined in enthusiastically with our annual quiz. We will really miss her.
Finally, I have to tell you that our next meeting will be held at our Chairman’s studio on Tuesday 6th May starting promptly at 8pm.
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Précis of the draft minutes from the Parish Council
meeting held on the 13th March 2014. PRESENT: Chairman: Councillor Evans (CE), Councillors Clark (HC), Harrison (HH),
Greenhalgh (JG), Dando (JD), Shirley (BS) and Hughes (LH).
IN ATTENDANCE: The Clerk – Miss P Griffiths.
BY INVITATION – County Councillor N Woollcombe-Adams (NWA) and District
Councillor J Crossley (JC). PUBLIC PARTICIPATION – Opportunity for members of the public to address the Parish Council. There were no members of the public present. COUNTY AND DISTRICT COUNCILLORS REPORT. NWA summarised the situation at Somerset County Council as follows: SCC very busy with issues relating to the flooding. All highways staff working
shifts concentrating on flood issue – little other work being done at present. CE confirmed that he would be meeting with the traffic engineer responsible for the PC area to discuss issues relating to speeding and HGVs using a route through Ditcheat unnecessarily.
Financial situation – uphill struggle. SCC has managed to balance the accounts for this year.
NWA continued to say that he understood that the Local Plan hearing was being extended by 2 days as several major issues had been picked up which the inspector wished to explore further – outcome of this is that there will be further consultation. Planning officers will be contacting all PCs in Mendip from May to September about specific development sites.
JC reported that there was still some money left in his District Councillor fund allocation. REPORT FROM AVON & SOMERSET CONSTABULARY – CE read out the report sent in by PCSO Dury about incidents that had occurred in the Parish since the meeting on 23rd January 2014 which included: 20/01/14 at 08:33 – Report of a minibus on fire outside the Queens Arms, Wraxall – Police attended no fire; part of the engine blown – Vehicle recovered. 22/01/14 at 16:52 – Report of a burglary in the village. 29/01/14 at 09:07 – Report of theft in outbuildings from premises in the village. 01/02/14 at 09:53 – Report of a lorry overturned on Wraxall Hill – Police attend lorry recovered. 06/02/14 at 08:41 – Report of a fail to stop accident in Sutton –Police attend. 22/02/14 at 18:32 – Report of a minor accident in the village – Police attend. 23/02/14 at 02:36 – Report of 4-5 cars driving around the lanes of the village – no details taken. 23/02/14 at 09:28 – Report of a suspicious male outside premises in Alhampton on 22/02/14 at 20:00. 04/03/14 at 16:35 – Report of sheep on Wraxall Hill – Police attend no trace of sheep. MATTERS ARISING - from the meeting held on 23rd January 2014. Update on problem of dog fouling and roaming out of control in Ditcheat and Alhampton:
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It was noted that the situation in Alhampton overall had improved but there was still an intermittent problem. In Ditcheat there continued to be a problem with dogs fouling the playing field. The matter will be removed from the agenda. Update on possible breach of planning conditions at Snagg Lane and Long Batch – The Clerk reported that MDC was still investigating both matters. MDC had experienced problems with delivery of post to the dwelling adjacent to Long Batch as it had previously not had a registered address. It was noted that the dwelling at land adjacent to Long Batch now had a registered address. Litter pick on 22nd March – the arrangements were confirmed and the risk assessment drafted by Councillor Yeoman was accepted. Finger post direction sign on corner opposite the Manor House Inn – CE confirmed that he had met with the owners of the property in whose garden the signpost was situated. The owners understood the visibility issue, were keen to assist and that the sign should be kept. However, they did not wish to lower the hedge but suggested the option that the sign could be raised – this will be investigated. PLANNING - The following planning applications were considered:
1) Full application: Proposed extension to the Whey processing plant, Maryland Farm, Ditcheat. Ref: 2014/0182/FUL. Outcome: Unanimous ‘Recommend approval’ with comment that the location of the extension does not impede on any view and blends in with existing buildings.
2) Full application: Proposed roof extension to the Dryer plant building, Maryland Farm, Ditcheat. Ref: 2014/0191/FUL. Outcome: Unanimous ‘Recommend approval’ with comment that the location of the extension does not impede on any view and blends in with existing buildings.
It was noted that planning permission has been granted for the following: Manor House Inn, Ditcheat. Ref: 2013/1912 and 2013/1977 – however it was also noted that whilst the application was for alterations to create rooms to let the actual work had created a function room. The Clerk will check if a change to the alterations as shown on the application plans would constitute a breach of planning rules. CE has subsequently established that the alterations are as per plan but that a wall between the two existing bedrooms has been removed to create a large room for the use of guests. Southwood Waste Management Facility, Southwood Common. Ref: 2013/2350. PARKING IN NO THROUGH ROAD ALHAMPTON - (Known to Highways as Post Box to Orchards). It was resolved that the PC would contact Aster Communities to arrange a meeting to discuss the option of utilising the land offered by the owner of The Court to assist with the problem of parking at that end of the ‘No Through Road’. CE would discuss the matter of the vehicles parking on the pavement and/or blocking the road further up the lane by the Tin Tabernacle with PCSO Dury who would also be attending the meeting with the Traffic Engineer from SCC. The Clerk will also check the legislation regarding blocking access for emergency vehicles. PARISH PLAN - Parish Plan Action Plans – Councillor Harrison reported that:- The traffic action plan was being taken forward by JG who had been in touch with the Highways Department who had indicated that it was not possible to
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- access speed guns unless there is a speed limit less than the national limit for that type of road. JG was also investigating the criteria for getting a speed limit introduced. - The fly tipping and litter action plan would be developed further after the type and amount of litter collected during the litter pick was analysed. - The action plan for young people will be progressed after the meeting being held the following week. Work is ongoing with regards to the action plan for the environment. FINANCE: Bank balances from latest statements – the Clerk reported that the balance of all accounts stood at £11,262.13. It was resolved that the payments to the following were approved and the cheques signed. 1) P. Griffiths for Clerk’s expenses – 1st October to 31st December 2013 -
£31.74. 2) P. Griffiths for Clerk’s salary for period 1st January to 31st March 2014
£636.44. 3) HMRC for PAYE/NICS for period 1st January to 31st March 2014 £159.00.
The cheques were duly signed. The payment to Wicksteed Leisure for the annual inspection and risk assessment -
£72.00 was noted. STANDING ORDERS –It was resolved to adopt the revised Standing Orders issued by NALC amended for Ditcheat Parish Council. PLAYGROUND - The report following the annual inspection and risk assessment was considered and it was agreed that: CE will clear the surface algae on the wooden bridge slats and will check and
replace if necessary one of the slats. CE will apply the surface treatment when the weather is right prior to a self-
help group cleaning the surface matting. CE will circulate suggested dates to all councillors.
CE will also check the ground by the gateway which needs some repair work – this work will be included in the volunteer session.
HIGHWAYS Update on repairs previously reported – it was noted that the collapsing verges on the road from Ditcheat to Alhampton had been repaired along with the large pothole outside Witsend in Ditcheat. One or two other potholes had been repaired. However, no work had been done on the Wraxall Road which had deteriorated further. The Clerk will report the matter again.
HH reported that she had spoken to the Woodland Trust about the problem of the water pooling at the end of Jacob’s Lane. New matters for report to the Highways authority: HC reported that Back Lane was in a very poor state with more than 30
potholes some considerable deeper than 10mm with the surface eroded to the stone sub-base layer.
The white lining at the ‘T’ junction with the A371 at Arthurs Bridge needs replacing.
The Clerk will report the above matters to the Highways Department.
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FOOTPATHS, BRIDLEWAYS AND RIGHTS OF WAY. Footpath from Ditcheat to Sutton – the quotations were considered and due to the very high costs of getting the work done it was resolved not to pursue the matter with regards to getting a grant or attempting to get the work completed on the whole path. CE proposed and it was agreed unanimously that the PC would look at repairing some parts of the path on ‘self help’ basis with the option of getting a contractor to assist with the more challenging parts of the path repairs. The Clerk will contact the Rights of Way officer to discuss options for getting the stile on the path from Alhampton to Sutton replaced and the surrounding ground improved as it is particularly muddy at that point. Matters for report - the finger post by Kite Lane has not been repaired. CORRESPONDENCE AND CLERK’S REPORT. Correspondence: – The letter from the Council for the Protection of Rural England (CPRE) inviting
the PC to become a member was discussed. RESOLVED that the PC apply to become a member.
The email regarding donations to the Flood Relief Fund administered by the Royal Bath & West Society was noted.
Matters of report the dates of future meetings was confirmed – the Clerk will circulate the confirmed dates again for information. ITEMS OF REPORT AND INCLUSION ON AGENDA FOR THE NEXT MEETING. Members: - HC reported that there had been a change in the members of the Jubilee Hall
committee. The committee was looking for more volunteers to assist with gate duties at the Glastonbury Festival for which the Jubilee Hall would benefit financially.
It was reported that the pavements in Lintern Close and by Harvester Yard were regularly being obstructed by vehicles. CE will discuss the matter with PCSO Dury at the forthcoming meeting.
Date of the next full meeting - Thursday 24th April 2014 at 7.30pm in the Church room. FOR INFORMATION: The agenda for all meetings is displayed on the PC website www.ditcheatparishcouncil.org.uk and each of the notice boards in the parish i.e. Alhampton, Ditcheat, Sutton and Wraxall at least 3 working days prior to the meeting. Any comments or suggestions regarding these or future précised minutes would be welcome. Please contact the Clerk on telephone 01749 860 443 or by email: [email protected]
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Ditcheat Church Rota
Rota for Flowers Brasses May 4th & 11th L. Adams J. Ward
May 18th & 25th J. Honeybun B. & I Rounsevell June 1st & 8th M. Shylan " June 15th & 22nd S.Atkins J & E Halford
June 29th & July 6th J. Leach "
Cleaning Rota
May Wed 14th 10.00am Annual Clean Sat 24th / 31st Eleanor Yeoman
Church Room Eleanor Yeoman June Sat 7th / 14th Jan & Ann Robson
21st / 28th Vee Lees
Church Room Jessica Leach Jessica Leach (860205) for flowers and brasses. Vee Lees (860542) for
Church Cleaning. Pat Dando (860448) for Church Room Cleaning.
St. Dunstan's and District held their meeting on Monday 14th April at 2.30 pm. in Baltonsborough Church Room.
The guest speaker Mrs. Sue Medlicott BA Hons, RHS Level 2, spoke re her work as a Fundraiser with St. Margaret's Hospice.
Considerable interest was shown and relevant questions asked and willingly answered. Mrs. Eileen Heath thanked Mrs.Medlicott on behalf of members for
a most informative talk.
Donations for the Hospice were gratefully received. The next meeting is arranged for Thursday 15th May at 7 pm. In Butleigh
Church Room. Guest speaker Mr. Jonathan Stobart. New members and visitors are most welcome.
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DITCHEAT BOOK GROUP George and Weedon Grossmith’s The Diary of a Nobody
Review by Clare West
English literature has a great tradition of diary-writing. For example, you get social history with John Evelyn and Samuel Pepys, comedy and coming of age with Sue Townsend’s The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, and romantic comedy
in Helen Fielding’s Bridget Jones books. The Diary of a Nobody rather cleverly does social history and comic observation all in one. It is a hymn of praise to suburbia, and to all the thousands of very ordinary people who struggle home
every day from the office to spend a quiet evening pottering around their small house and tidy garden, which are identical to all the others in the street.
It is also a penetrating critique of suburban values and attitudes. The diary is ostensibly written by a middle-aged clerk with no claim to
fame, Mr Charles Pooter. He lives at The Laurels, Brickfield Terrace, Holloway, with his wife Carrie and their maid Sarah. During much of the diary, the Pooters’ only son Lupin kindly graces the family home with his presence – a
mixed blessing, as this young man has decided views on his parents (old fogeys), work (the less of it, the better), getting up in the morning (the later, the better), drink (the more of it, the better), and girls (the more unsuitable,
the better). Mr Pooter’s life is full of minor incident and deep anxiety. He worries
about how to deal with the tradesmen, what to wear for a dinner out, how to spell ‘appreciate’, how to dose his cold, what to do about Lupin, and many other things. While we laugh at his great urge for respectability and his
uncertainty about what is permissible even in his own home, nevertheless we admire his fundamental decency, his generous hospitality, his loyalty to his
wife, friends and employer, and his frank enjoyment of his own attempts at humour (‘How we roared!’).
Reading The Diary of a Nobody makes you realise there is quite a lot to be said for the suburbs – there is privacy as well as sociability, there is space for family and friends, there is time for hobbies and a chat with
neighbours. It depends how you feel about the small-mindedness, social climbing, banality and pretentiousness, which, according to the Grossmiths, goes with the territory!
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FAMOUS EXPLORER TO TALK AT THE MARKET HOUSE, CASTLE CARY
Colonel John Blashford-Snell will give an illustrated talk on Saturday 7th June, 6.30 for 7pm, at the recently
renovated Market House, Castle Cary. The theme of his talk ‘In Search of Lost Civilizations’ is about a series of thrilling expeditions he and members
of the Scientific Exploration Society (S.E.S) have undertaken in South America. Expedition members sailed across the South American river network in
traditional reed boats built by Bolivian Aymara Indians, to prove that the ancient people of the region used similar boats to navigate the waterways for trade and
exploration. The series of expeditions was named ‘Kota Mama’ which means ‘Mother of the Lake.’ John will illustrate the important scientific and community work undertaken
and recall encountering many dramatic moments including navigating severe rapids on the Amazon, surveying a meteorite crater, (believed to be over 2000 years old) using paramotors brought over from the UK, the transport of
a pedal organ from Dorset to the Okaji tribe in Bolivia and the re-discovery of a 2 nosed dog!
The evening promises to be educational and entertaining! Tickets are £15 per person to include first drink and canapes. Please send cheque payable to S.E.S. + enclose an s.a.e. to:
Sarah Lewis, Priory Farm, Wheathill, Somerton, Somerset TA11 7HG.
Harriet Sandys invites you and your friends to a selling
exhibition of new stock of oriental carpets and kilims
antique and contemporary textiles, costume, tribal jewellery exotic gifts from Central Asia, Afghanistan and India
May Bank Holiday 2014 Friday 23rd & Saturday 24th May 2-5pm (Please note barn not open on Sunday)
Open by appointment
The Barn at the Manor House, West Compton, Shepton Mallet Tel 01749 890 582 www.sandysorientalcarpets.co.uk.
Email: [email protected]
Directions from A361. Credit/debit cards accepted
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Who's Who ?
FOSSE TRINITY BENEFICE
Priest in Charge Reader Jean Halford 860422 Fosse Trinity Advisory Committee Jean Heal 860452
Fosse Trinity News Editor Jo Curtis 860898 Fosse Trinity News Advertising Marcus Wyburn-Mason 860067 Fosse Trinity News Distribution Alice Griffith 860870
Prayer Pyramid Co-ordinator { Anthony Sutcliffe Eleanor Yeoman
860541 860337
Mothers' Union Yvonne Stokes 01458 851480
Safeguarding Person Bridget Wadey 860240 Children's Society Jo Curtis 860898
ALHAMPTON Chapel Warden / Church Watch John Severne 860362
Assistant Chapel Warden Jo Curtis 860898 Church Council Secretary Louisa Oborne 860252 Neighbourhood Watch Ian Telfer 860414
FTN Correspondent Louisa Oborne 860252 EAST PENNARD
Bells - Tower Captain Mervyn Buckley 01458 440180
Churchwarden { Jean Heal Susie Dearden
860452 860266
Church Council Secretary Carol Stuart 860587 Church Room Hire Audrey Dyson 860317 Parish Council Chairman Adrian Pearse 890216
Royal British Legion Secretary Jon Dickens 01458 850241 United Charities Chairman Adrian Pearse 890216 Verger Ray Higgins 860339
PYLLE
Bells - Tower Captain Joe King 890357
Churchwarden { Hilary Tudsbery-Turner Teresa Rossiter
830538 831419
Church Council Secretary Stephen Tudsbery-Turner 830538 Ladies Working Party (Chairman) Joanna Miln 838757 FTN Correspondent Joanna Miln 838757
Village Hall hire and keys Joanna Miln 838757
Email contacts are on page 58
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DITCHEAT
Art Group Liz & Stewart Gould 860755 Badminton Club Secretary James Bairstow 860355 Bees – Swarms Stewart Gould 860755
Bells - Tower Captain Roger Yeoman 860304 Bells - Correspondence/Bookings Ben Look 860257 The Other Book Club Gail Dyke 860189
Church Council Secretary Louisa Oborne 860252 Church Room Hire Pat Dando 860448
Churchwarden { Anthony Sutcliffe
Eleanor Yeoman
860541
860337 Community Car Service (ADEPPTS) Joyce Marsh 860493 Conservative Party Contact Elizabeth Crossley 860245
Country Dancing Deidre Pezaro 860594 Cricket Club Nick Mann 812304
Ditcheat Big Screen / Moviola Sally Greenhalgh 860457 Ditcheat School Amanda Seager 860329 Friends of Ditcheat School (FODS) Faye Wareham 860329
Ditcheat Players Chairperson Gaye Volk 860081 Ditcheat Players Costume Hire Gaye Volk 860081 Fosseway Garden Club Barbara Cary 860438
Jubilee Hall Chairman Peter Volk 860081 Jubilee Hall Hire Anne Robson 860444 Keep Fit Diana Cook 860224
Neighbourhood Watch Jim Dando 860448 Parent & Toddler Group Rachel Dixon 860329 Parish Council Chairman Charles Evans 860336
Ramblers Linda Wyburn-Mason 860067 Rendezvous Diana Cook 860224 Scout Group Chairman Jean Halford 860422
Scout Group – Beavers & Cubs Elli Halford 860422 Sewing Group Molly Yeoman 860525
Short Mat Bowls Martin Edgar 860780 Skittles Shirley Derby 07939198030 Village Lunch Jessica Leach 860205
Wildlife Group Bridget Wadey 860240 GENERAL
Community Police Guy Dury 101 Claire Leonard 101
Please help us keep this information up-to-date. Email [email protected] with any changes.
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Index of Advertisers
When children pray (they did their best!) ~ Give us this steak and daily bread, and forgive us our mattresses. ~ Hail, Mary, full of grapes.
~ He suffered under a bunch of violets." (Pontius Pilate)
Who's Who ? Email addresses
Fosse Trinity News Editor [email protected]
Fosse Trinity News Advertising [email protected] Fosse Trinity News Distribution [email protected]
Jubilee Hall Hire [email protected] Ditcheat Parish Council ditcheatparishcouncil.org.uk Community Police [email protected]
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Accounts, Hayley Spencer 29 House Maintenance, Repointing 29
Alhampton Inn 2 Manor House Inn Back Art Gallery, Studio 13 29 Medical, Holistic Therapy 15 Beauty at the Parlour 10 Medical, Homeopathy, Fionna Roberts 39 Beauty Therapist, Shannon Wood 21 Medical, Therapy Services, Hobbs 21
B & B, Pennard House 32 Medical, Osteopath, Trevenen Pascoe 51 B & B, Longhill Farmhouse 16 Medical, Osteopaths, Batcombe 9 Buildings, Timber Frame, W Latta 10 Motoring, N E Motors 16 Carpets etc., Harriet Sandys 55 Music Tuition, Flute, Elizabeth Cobb 9
Computing, Stable Computers 51 Music Tuition, Piano, Alison Bower 9 Curtains, covers etc, Helen Bushrod 2 Odd Jobs, Alistair Gillard 2 Decorating, Ray Ackerman 51 Plasterer, Neil Piercy 32
Decorating, Paul Mac 16 Proper Pet Co. 46 Fencing 39 Queens Arms 45 Food, Gould's Cheddar 59 Removals & Storage, Armishaws 40 Food, Hembridge Organics 10 Roofing, Mark Curtis 52
Food, Jon Thorner's 59 Salvation Army 16 Funerals, Connock 51 Solicitors, Bartlett, Gooding & Weelen 32 Funerals, Trotman Funeral Directors 16 Solicitor, J Derbyshire, Wills 9
Furniture, Joinery & Kitchen, Mark White 39 Stone Walling, Yenstone 22 Garage Doors, SDS 51 Storage & Removals, Armishaws 40 Gardening, Jeremy Dodd 32 Taxi, Tony Chinnock 39 Heating Services, Warm Welcome 29 Transport, ADEPPTS 2
Hire Shed 15 Travellers Rest, Stone 2 Holiday Cottage, Long Batch Cottage 9 Tree Surgeon, Noel Radford 59 Holiday Cottage, Lower Withial Farm 15 Wedding & Events Venue 32
Home Maintenance, Mike Doyle 29
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