HEY! Issue 6

Children and Family magazine - fun-filled and informative!

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HEY! magazine is published by Ignyte Publisher: Tina Veater Business Address: 46 Frome Road, Radstock, Somerset, BA3 3LF Telephone: 01761 432089 Call Tina on: 07834 542995 Call Sue on: 07921 140638 Email: hey@ignyte-uk.co.uk

Christmas is a very special time of year and I hope you will all enjoy yourselves at our local events including the Midsomer Norton Christmas Lantern Fayre and also the Friends of Radstock Museum’s Society Christmas Fayre too.

You can deliver your letters to Father Christmas through the Co-Operative in Radstock or The Entertainer in Midsomer Norton, both of which will ensure your letters get to the North Pole and I am sure you will receive a letter back also.

The season of good will is also a great time for getting creative and we have plenty of craft idea’s which would make great presents and don’t miss our recipe page.

The Entertainer have been fantastic and have given us lots of great prizes for our Prize Station page this month as well as a chance to win £50 in vouchers. Good luck to you all and I look forward to meeting our winners in January.

I hope you all have a fabulous Christmas and a wonderful New Year!

as Merry Christm XXX The HEY! Team

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News in

Midsomer Norton Football Club is looking to recruit some new players. If you are new to the game or looking to play for a local club and are in Year 2, 3, 4, or 5 please join us for training at Norton Hill on Wednesday or Thursday 5.306.30pm. If you are in Year 6 we train at 6.30-7.30pm. For more information please visit our website www.midsomernortonfootballclub. co.uk or call 01761 434758. We look forward to seeing you there!!

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Council helps keep Parish Council play areas up to date Bath and North East Somerset Council has awarded grants to eight Parish Councils to help pay for replacement play equipment.

In the last 6 years, the Council has allocated 60 grants to Parish Councils across the area. Play is an important part of child development, and the grants help keep play areas up to date and make sure that children living in the area can use them.

The Councils’ Parks & Green Spaces team carry out quarterly inspections of Parish Council play areas to identify old and faulty equipment.

These along with the results of independent inspections help the Council to assess applications made

by Parish Council’s for grants to replace equipment in play areas. The Council provides 85% of the funding needed and the Parish Council makes up the remaining 15%.

Councillor Chris Watt (Conservative, Midsomer Norton Redfield), Cabinet Member for Children’s Services, said: “Bath and North East Somerset Council wants all children to have the chance to play in a fun and safe environment. The Parks & Green Spaces team carry out an important role by working with Parish Councils to improve and maintain play areas so that children can continue to play

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Recycle more this Christmas Recycle more in your green box Try to recycle as much as possible over Christmas time and remember that you can now recycle all of your waste cardboard and plastic household packaging as well.

Recycle old unwanted electrical items You can recycle all your unwanted electrical items, from mobile phones to washing machines at the council recycling centres. There are also electrical retailers throughout our area who will take unwanted items for recycling. Just ask in your local shops.

Compost your Christmas Tree You can put your Christmas tree out for our fortnightly garden waste collection throughout January. The council will collect these for free.

Remember to remove pots and all decorations first. If your tree is more than 4 feet tall, please cut it up so that the collectors can fit it into the vehicle.

Fab Christmas Gifts for KIDS! as well as men and women

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Farrington Gurney Parish Council Parish Council has been awarded £27,000 to replace the main climbing frame, walkways and slide. Alan Parfait, Clerk of Farrington Gurney Parish Council said: “We are really looking forward to getting the new equipment in place in the New Year. The play area is in a lovely setting and is really popular with children in the local community.

We have also worked closely with the local school to make sure that we get the best facilities for the children” Grants ranging from £1000 to £27,000 were awarded to the Parish Council’s most in need of replacement play equipment. The grants will pay for a range of new equipment including climbing frames, slides and walkways. The successful parishes were; Batheaston, Camely, Chew Stoke, Clutton, Farrington Gurney, Marksbury, Pensford and Whitchurch.

The replacement play equipment is due to be in place by March 2010.

Any Parish Council interested in finding out more about the grants should contact the Council’s parks and green spaces team on 01225 396386 or email parks_ greenspacesadmin@bathnes.gov.uk.

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Send us the answers to the following questions and you could be the winner of either £25, £15 or £10 of Entertainer vouchers to spend on any toy of your choice!

Find all the words on the right for a chance to win a Darth Vader clock or a Hannah Montana game!

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Colouring Competition Win Lyncombe Lodge or Mega Blocks! Get creative and colour this picture.

October Winners Rebecca Vining aged 7 from Midsomer Norton won the Bop It game.

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Maddie Marden aged 9 from High Littleton won £10 to spend at The Entertainer.

Maisie Dando aged 7 from Midsomer Norton won the game of Trivial Pursuit.

Travis Payne aged 6 from Writhlington won tickets to see a film of his choice at Wells Film Centre.

Alfie Dix from Westfield won tickets to see a film of his choice at Wells Film Centre.

To enter our competitions, complete any or all of the sections and send the page to: Hey! Competitions, Ignyte, 46 Frome Road, Radstock, Somerset, BA3 3LF with your name, age, address, telephone number and your school name. Closing date: January 8th 2010 Lewis Weeks aged 7 from Farmborough won tickets to see a film of his choice at Wells Film Centre.

Anna Wadsworth aged 8 from Timsbury won £20 to spend at the Entertainer.

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News & Reviews LOCAL TEACHER MARRIES

Fruit and Vegetable Creations are amazing!

Miss Alexandra Russell who joined Midsomer Norton Primary School as a year 5/6 Team Leader earlier this year was married to Nathan Webb on 14th August at Coombe Lodge, near Blagdon.

Children played a large part in the event, with some of Alexandra’s former pupils playing the recorder prior to and during the ceremony. Nathan, who is also a teacher at St. Mary Redcliffe Senior School, Bristol and Alexandra spent their honeymoon in Mauritius before returning to their new home in Worle, Somerset.

Children at Trinity Primary school in Radstock were asked to produce a fruit or vegetable animal or person to celebrate their Harvest festival.

Every child worked tirelessly (parents too!) to showcase moles, birds in trees, dogs, worms, owls, rats, cats and many, many more creative sculptures as you will see from the picture.

Well done to you all they really were fantastic!

HALLOWEENIES Children love to dress up, but Sarah Carlisle from Timsbury was uncomfortable with the concept of trick-or treat, so for the 2nd year running, she reversed the idea by giving away home-made cakes and biscuits locally in return for donations to help children from developing countries. This year they were collecting for the Rise Foundation’s “We Are Together” campaign in support of children from the Agape orphanage in South Africa.

They call themselves the Halloweenies to try to distinguish themselves from Trick or Treaters.

They posted a flyer through houses in Timsbury 2 days before Halloween, then set off in costume with cakes, collecting tins and permits around dusk on 31st. The children had a fabulous time and were warmly welcomed by houses they called on.

They seemed really inspired to know that their efforts could do so much to help children in need and were encouraged by the positive response

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from householders.

The idea seems to have developed momentum since last year and this year the Halloweeners were joined by 2 more families enabling them to raise more money up to £200.

This was also helped by setting up a webpage to enable friends and family from further afield to support them at www.justgiving.com/halloweenies Well done to Katie Carlisle, Rhiannon Bramley, Felix Bramley, Morgan Jones, Conway Jones, William Glover and Jason Carlisle, Tarran Jones and Lilly Glover on a fantastic idea. Lets hope that more children will adopt this idea in 2010.

Daniel Turull joined High Littleton Primary School as deputy Head Teacher in September following 11 years spent teaching at Shoscombe Primary School. Daniel says ‘I was sad to leave Shoscombe School after such a long time but I am settling in well at High Littleton and enjoying the challenges and working with the children and the team here’.

CHILDREN’S HOSPICE WEEK AT ST JOHN’S The Local Lions Many of you will have seen the pigs that were all over the City of Bath last year, 2010 will welcome a pride of 100 individually decorated, life size lion sculptures to help raise funds for local charities and to bring a smile to the faces of residents and visitors too.

Longvernal Primary School has also been designing their own lions to mark this event. The school has been joined by artist Matt James who has been working with the children to encourage their creativity whilst designing and painting their own personal lions.

Once all of the lions have been completed a piece of artwork will be created displaying the pride of Longvernal’s creative talent.

Village school goes from strength to strength St Mary’s Church School, which services the community of Writhlington as the local village school, is celebrating being judged ‘A Good School’ by B&NES School Improvement Partner service. Already recognised as a ‘Satisfactory School’ with lots of ‘good features’ by Ofsted at their last inspection a year ago, the school has not been content to rest on its laurels. Exciting curriculum developments have made ‘learning irresistible’ for children and the schools experienced teaching team have been joined by two new and enthusiastic young teachers this year. All of this means a vibrant school with lots of great things happening for the children.

Pupil numbers have increased this year and clearly parents are responding to the schools ever growing reputation.

Bath and North East Somerset Authority have recently agreed with the school’s governors an increase to the school’s planned admission level so that any future growth in numbers can be accommodated.

‘Our school is delighted to be recognised for the quality of what we do’, commented Deputy Head teacher Cathie Lampert. ‘There is so much going on here not just during lessons but with the very large range of after school clubs too’.

‘We have lots of developments coming in the future too, starting with a new outdoor learning area for our Early Years classroom after Christmas’.

Each year at St John’s, we participate in the Children’s Hospice week. We always have special events throughout the week to raise money for the wonderful work the hospice do to help those children who are ill.

We started the week with a special assembly which was led by a visitor who told us all about the hospice, the children who spend time there and the wonderful staff who make them all feel so special.

Our fund raising task this year was to design a hat. Each class was given a cowboy hat and they could decorate it in any way they liked. At the end of the week all the hats from our fourteen classes were displayed and everyone had the opportunity to vote for their favourite hat by placing money into the pot beside it. The idea was that the hat which raised the most money was the winner. There were some really fantastic designs like an elephant, swimming pool and all sorts of really creative designs. Our class made the hat into a little house and we became the winner as we raised the most money.

3C – Mrs Shearns class.

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News from MIDSOMER NORTON KUMON STUDY CENTRE The Study Centre has now been operating for 15 months and has grown to accommodate over 50 students. This is an excellent achievement in such a short time, but also demonstrates the commitment from local parents and students, to further individual learning in Maths and English, using the Kumon Method.

The Study Centre, which is run by Kumon Instructor Janet Russell, has recently been awarded the Kumon Quality Standard , following a rigorous training and probationary period over the last year. This has included staff training – yes, all staff complete daily worksheets – as well as testing in the higher levels, visits to other centres, centre development and regular assessments by the Kumon Area Manager. Only 7% of all Kumon Centres in the UK have been successful in achieving this status.

Janet says, “Our students continue to make rapid progress through the levels due to their

dedicated hard work and the support given by parents. We are seeing many students moving into higher maths sets at school, as well as the impact made by both subjects, on school work.

The skills learned and practised at the Study Centre dovetail into the National Curriculum, enabling our students to gain good grades at school. Students gain instant success through our Easy Start Point, and this gives them a feeling of confidence, which then allows them to build up skills and develop deeper learning skills. Children need to learn how to learn for themselves, and the Kumon Method supports this structure, moving the students to becoming independent learners through their own personalised learning programme which is practised on a daily basis. This daily study habit not only provides an excellent framework ready for Secondary school and university, but also for life.”

Janet moved the Study Centre in November to its present location at Somervale School, due to growing numbers. Classes run on Monday and Wednesday from 3.45– 5.45 pm with the students spending about 45 minutes for study time. The new venue provides a Study Centre for students, a Marking & Activities Room and a further room for parents to wait whilst their child(ren) visits the Centre. Whilst work is being marked by Janet’s team of six trained Kumon Assistants, the students practice their multiplication

tables, number bonds, explore problem solving and number patterns, read and work on punctuation and grammar skills. The students are then further drilled in these basic skills, by the Assistants, working to timed targets.

Each student has a month-by-month target planned over a year, which is reviewed annually. This helps the student to aim for their ASR awards (Advanced Student Roll), which recognises that they are working above their current school level. Many of the students have already received Bronze and Silver awards over the past year.

Communication Classes are held three times a year, which is an opportunity for parents and students to discuss progress and development with Janet, individually.

Janet is offering a FREE TRIAL again, during January and February, to enable new and existing students to experience the Kumon Method, with no financial commitment for two weeks. If you are interested, or just want to learn a little more about how Kumon can help your child, give Janet a ring on 01761 453720 or email her on midsomernorton@kumoncentre.co.uk

Top of the Schools!

Achievement of both accolades makes Trinity Primary School one of only a handful of schools in the whole country to hold both Trinity Primary School has had some results at the same fantastic news over the past few time and the only weeks. school to be given Trinity Primary school has improved an ‘outstanding’ its Church of England inspection rating using rating from ‘good’ only 3 years ago Ofsted’s new to ‘outstanding’ on November 11th.

This fantastic news follows just a few inspection framework. weeks after the school were given an Congratulations to the Head, staff ‘outstanding’ rating from Ofsted too. and pupils at Trinity!

Year 6 student reaches Gold in mathematics Ashley from Longvernal Primary School has recently been awarded with an outstanding achievement.

It took Ashley 20weeks of non stop maths to achieve his Gold from Bath Rugby Education Centre.

Chris Andrew of the Bath Rugby Education Centre said ‘We have over 400 students and work with over 30 different primary and secondary schools that visit the centre each year and only about 20 go onto reach full Gold. It is a real achievement and takes a lot of perseverance and dedication to reach a gold certificate and it is really excellent.’

Well done Ashley!

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What a start!

Mrs Jane Richardson joined Longvernal Primary School in Midsomer Norton as their new head teacher in September this year. Jane has joined the Longvernal team from her post as deputy head teacher at St Mary’s Primary School in Writhlington and is thoroughly enjoying working with the children and the team at Longvernal.

The written word Pupils at St John’s Primary School in Midsomer Norton have been finding out the value of a written letter...

They wrote to a wide variety of people including celebrities, friends, the council and many more. The letters ranged from requests to develop our local area to fan mail asking for an autograph.

The children are over the moon to have already received a large number of replies, including signed pictures of Lewis Hamilton, the Formula One Driver and Dame Judi Dench, famous for many roles but who some children may know as “M” from the James Bond films. Letters have come back from places as far away as Canada and Australia.

Many pupils are now writing even more letters from home – they have really caught the writing bug!

Maybe the “Hey!” readers would like to follow their example...e-mail might be a faster form of communication but it looks like letters have really got word power!

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Celebrating Children in Need in Peasedown St John Children in the nursery class of Peasedown St John school were celebrating Children in Need on 20th November. They all came into school dressed in spotty clothing and made Pudsey masks and wonderful spotty biscuits!

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On the night before Christmas, all children will be tucked in their beds while “visions of presents dance in their heads.” When they awake they will check their stockings to see if Santa Claus has come.

Santa Claus has become the most beloved Christmas tradition. The image of the jolly old elf flying in a sleigh pulled by reindeers and leaving toys and gifts for every child is known worldwide.

The history of Santa Claus begins with a man called Saint Nicholas, the Bishop of Myra. Saint Nicholas was known for his charity and wisdom. Legends tell of him coming from a wealthy family and giving all his money to the poor. He also was said to posses magical powers. He died in 340 AD and was buried in Myra.

Late in the 11th century religious soldiers from Italy took the remains of the saint back with them. They built a church in honour of him in the town of Bari, Italy. Soon Christian pilgrims from all over the world came to visit the church of Saint Nicholas. These pilgrims took the legend of Saint Nicholas back to their native lands. As the legend of Saint Nicholas spread it would take on the characteristics of each country.

In Europe during the 12th century Saint Nicholas Day became a day of gift giving and charity. Germany, France and Holland celebrated December 6th as a

religious day and gave gifts to their children and the poor.

When the Dutch colonists traveled to America, they brought with them their Sinterklaas, an austere bishop who wore a red bishop costume and rode on a white horse.

The American image of Sinterklaas would gradually evolve into that of a jolly old elf. He was first described as a plump and jolly old Dutchman. In 1823 Sinterklaas/Saint Nicholas’ metamorphosis continued with the publication of Clement Moore’s poem, A Visit from St. Nicholas (Twas the night before Christmas...).

In the 1860s cartoonist Thomas Nast drew pictures of a plump and kindly Santa Claus.

This image was becoming ingrained in the minds of people. As time went on this image of Santa Claus travelled across the globe.

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Email your photo’s and text to: hey@ignyte-uk.co .uk or call us on 0176 1 432089 or 0783 4 542 955 or send it in the po st to HEY!, Ignyte , 46 Frome Road, Radstock, So merset BA3 3LF

Black Belt Success Kaylum Escott, Thomas Bryan, Ben Coles, Jena Bryan, Jack Bridges and Sam Hartland all achieved their belt grading at Jamie Woodlands Black Belt Academy.

Cinema Tickets for Lucky Competition Winner Well done to Sky Griffiths of High Littleton Primary School who won first place in Docky’s Delicatessen, Midsomer Norton colouring competition. The competition for local children to enter was part of British Food Fortnight and was a great success. Parris Day of High Littleton Primary School also came runner-up.

Corey Walkes aged 8 from Trinity Primary School trains at Bath University in Trampolining and DMT (double mini trampolining).

Corey gained 3rd place at his first DMT competition in Canford in the under 15 boys group and again 3rd in both the under 9’s boys trampolining and under 15’s boys DMT at the South West Closed competition in Taunton.

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Corey Walkes who is 8 and in year 4 at Trinity Primary School, trains at Writhlington Boys Gymnastics Club. He entered the District Level Boys Gymnastics Competition in Bath, competing against 24 boys in his age group and won three gold medals! Corey was quite nervous being the only competitor entered from his club but produced excellent results. He also won gold overall with a 1.95 point lead!

Corey is pictured with both the boys coaches, Laura Jardine and Karli Sawyer who are very proud of him!

Rosie Newman aged 8 from High Littleton won first place for show jumping at Horse World. Ro sie has been riding horses si nce she was 4 years old and sh e thoroughly enjoys riding he r horse ‘Willow’.

Libby Hancock aged 6 from Writhlington has been perfecting her swimming skills at Fosseway swimming pool and has achieved her grade 2.

Courtney Hancock aged 10 shows her certificate and medal for level 1 in gymnastics from Writhlington Sports Centre.

Jaden Ineiyeri aged 6 enjoys playing football for manor Park AFC and achieved a medal for excellent skills at a recent match.

Charlotte Limmond aged 7 achieved a certificate and rosette for walking and showing her calf to the judges at the bath and West Diary Show.

Florence Britton aged 6 from Writhlington goes trampolining every week and has achieved her grade 6.

Owen Benson aged 7 has achieved his grade 3 in trampolining from Writhlington Sports Centre.

Kirsty Perkin s aged Littlet 6 from on ach i High e v ed her tap da ncing gradin at Sus g in am Hi of Dan ll scho ce in R ol adstoc enjoys k. Kirs dancin ty g and espec likes h i a l l y er tap dancin g.

aged 9 from Amelia Perkins ssed her High Littleton pa with honours recent grading at Susan Hill in freetyle jazz in Radstock.

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Max Flow er aged 6 from Writhling ton has a c h ieved his gradin g in kara te from Writ hlington Sports Centre.

Charley Buchan aged 10 has achieved her Goldfish level 2 for her swimming skills.

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Where to go & what to do!

1st December See Santa in his Grotto:

Radstock Co-operative Store 10am to 4pm, Wedn, Thurs, Fri, Sat and Sun, from 28th November -----------------------------------

Disney’s Beauty and the Beast

Bath Christmas Market

26th Nov -6th Dec 10am-9pm Thurs-Sat, 11am-6pm Sat and 10am-7pm Mon- Wed -----------------------------------

Jane Austen’s Regency Christmas

Enchanted Christmas

Take a walk through the famous Enchanted Wood and see The National Arboretum lit up at night. See Father Christmas plus lots of other festive excitement - carols from local choirs and bands, roast chestnuts and mulled wine plus a gift shop selling some fantastic gifts and decorations.

The National Arboretum, Westonbirt Tetbury, GL8 8QS Tel: 01666 880220 Every Friday, Saturday and Sunday evening from 27th November to 20th December. No need to book (no dogs) Trail opens at 5pm -----------------------------------

CHRISTMAS at Puxton Park

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Special Christmas Disco Tuesday 22nd December 2009 Come along from 6.30pm - 8.30pm for games, music & prizes

Puxton Late Night Opening Open until 8pm on 1st, 8th, 15th and 22nd December

Santa’s Grotto (£6 per child) Santa arrives 5th December 5th - 18th December Weekdays 3 - 5pm Weekends 10 - 5pm

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Based on the stories by Rudyard Kipling At Kilmersdon Village Hall, Radstock 3rd to 5th December Performances 7.30pm Saturday Matinee 2.30pm Call: 01761 436767 or 07773 001305 -----------------------------------

Beasts and Beauties

YPT Acting welcomes you into the fairytale world of Beasts and Beauties!

3rd Decmber to 6th December The Egg Theatre, Bath - Tel : 01225 823409 -----------------------------------

Jane Austen centre, Bath 28th Nov-31st Dec 01225 443000 www.janeausten.co.uk -----------------------------------

OPEN EVERY DAY 9.00am - 5.30pm

From 10.30am Radstock Library, The Street, Radstock Tel : 01761 432315 -----------------------------------

Just So

The biggest show ever staged in Bath 1st December to 6th December The Theatre Royal, Bath - Tel 01225 448844 -----------------------------------

• 50 Acres of Fun • Great Farm Shop and Restaurant • Huge Indoor Playzone The Big Slide Ball Slide Twisty-turny Slide • Outdoor Play Area • Farm Animals • Pets’ Village • Pony Stables • Falconry Centre

3rd December Christmas Rhyme Time

Pick a Perfect Place.

Pick Puxton Park.

4TH December Midsomer Norton Lantern Fayre

6pm to 9pm Father Christmas and his real reindeer, carols, lights switch on, late night shopping.

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Santa collecting his letters

After the lantern parade Santa will be going to The Entertainer in the High Street in Midsomer Norton to collect all of his letters. Post your today for a reply before Christmas.

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Children’s Crafts

6pm to 8pm With the Family Information Service Midsomer Norton Library, High Street, Midsomer Norton Tel : 01761 412024 -----------------------------------

5TH December Visit Santa

Come along and see Santa The Entertainer, High Street, Midsomer Norton From 10am to 2pm -----------------------------------

Midsomer Norton Christmas Farmers Market 9am to 1pm - The Hollies gardens, Midsomer Norton -----------------------------------

Santa’s Tour Bus

Santa will be arriving at some of Radstock Co-Operative stores: Peasedown St John 9am Timsbury 9.30am Chew Magna 10.15am Shepton Mallet 11.15am Chilcompton 11.45am Coleford 12.15am Westfield 12.45pm Radstock 1.00pm -----------------------------------

Santa Arrives

Come along and visit Santa at Puxton Park See our advert for times etc.

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The Revenge of Rumpelstiltskin

Rumpelstiltskin is back, bigger, madder, and out for revenge in this pantomime.

5th, 6th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th and 13th December Merlin Theatre, Frome - Tel : 01373 465949 -----------------------------------

Christmas Carols

1pm, 2pm, 3pm and 4pm - Bath Abbey - www.bathabbey.org -----------------------------------

Roman Celebrations

Roman Baths, Abbey Church Yard, Bath BA1 1LZ www.romanbaths.co.uk Family drop-in activities, free to Discovery Card holders -----------------------------------

A Victorian Christmas

Turn back the clocks with Dickensian festive fun. Carols, mulled wine, and roasted chestnuts, with gorgeous gift making, plus Father

Christmas!

At SS Great Britain, Dockyard, Bristol For more details, please call 0117 926 0680 -----------------------------------

6TH December Annual Christmas Carol Concert Horseworld, Whitchurch, Bristol Tel : 01275 540173 www.horseworld.org.uk -----------------------------------

Young @ Art Club, Light up Christmas Victoria Art Gallery, Bath 2pm to 3pm £3.50 book in advance on 01225 477244 -----------------------------------

12TH December Radstock Museum Fayre

10am to 4pm Book signings, music, Christmas shopping, circus acts etc.

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Santa at the Railway

12th and 13th December Santa will be visiting the Somerset and Dorset Railway Trust at Midsomer Norton Station, Silver Street, Midsomer Norton.

Tel : 01761 411221 -----------------------------------

Christmas Carols

2pm and 3pm, Bath Abbey www.bathabbey.org -----------------------------------

A Victorian Christmas

Turn back the clocks with Dickensian festive fun. Carols, mulled wine, and roasted chestnuts, with gorgeous gift making, plus Father Christmas!

At SS Great Britain, Dockyard, Bristol For more details, please call 0117 926 0680 -----------------------------------

13TH December Young @ Art Club, Light up Christmas Victoria Art Gallery, Bath 2pm to 3pm £3.50 book in advance on 01225 477244 -----------------------------------

Dressing Christmas

10.30am to 12.30pm Fashion Museum, Assembly Rooms, Bennett Street, Bath www.fashionmuseum.co.uk Family drop-in activities, free to Discovery Card holders -----------------------------------

Tel: 0117 9747399 www.bristolzoo.org.uk -----------------------------------

20TH December Christmas Cabaret

A very special one off performance bringing back some panto favourites.

2pm and 7pm Merlin Theatre, Frome Tel: 01373 465949 -----------------------------------

21ST December Father Christmas Visits Radstock Library Story time with Father Christmas From 11am Free tickets available Tel : 01761 432315 -----------------------------------

22ND December Special Christmas Disco

Have fun with games, music and prizes From 6.30pm to 8.30pm At Puxton Park, Hewish, Weston Super Mare.

Tel: 01934 523500 -----------------------------------

23RD December Christmas Stories and Crafts

With Family Information At Midsomer Norton Library, High Street, Midsomer Norton Booking required Tel: 01761 412024 -----------------------------------

21ST JANUARY 2010 Return to the Forbidden Planet

21st to 23rd January Fasten your seat belts, set your ray guns to stun and get ready for a cosmic adventure of meteoric proportions!

Recommended from age 7 to adult The Egg Theatre, Bath Tel: 01225 823409

If you have an event you would like to include in Action Station, send us the details and we will include it in our next edition.

16TH December Christmas Rhyme Time

10.30am Midsomer Norton Library, High Street, Midsomer Norton Tel : 01761 412024 -----------------------------------

Father Christmas Visits Midsomer Norton Library Story time with Father Christmas, from 2pm Free tickets available Tel : 01761 412024 -----------------------------------

Carols by Candlelight

The Pump Rooms, Bath 16th, 17th and 18th December Bath Festivals Trust Box Office Tel: 01225 463362 www.bathfestivals.org.uk -----------------------------------

17TH December Sleeping Beauty

A magical pantomime for all the family 17th December to 24th January The Theatre Royal, Bath Tel : 01225 448844 -----------------------------------

18TH December Around the world in 80 days.

18th December to 16th January This seasonal treat is recommended for everyone aged 6 plus The Egg Theatre in Bath Tel : 01225 823409 -----------------------------------

FOCUS CONFIDENCE PERSEVERENCE We teach the three ingredients to SUCCESS!

19TH December Santa at the Railway

19th and 20th December Santa will be visiting the Somerset and Dorset Railway Trust at Midsomer Norton Station, Silver Street, Midsomer Norton.

Tel : 01761 411221 -----------------------------------

Meet and feed Santa’s Reindeer

Call us on 01761 420683 or 07970936559 to book your free introduction and lessons Visit us @ www.radstockmartialarts.com

At Bristol Zoo from 19th December to 3rd January 2010

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Tumtum and Nutmeg: A Christmas Adventure Emily Bearn It’s Christmastime and the loveable characters Tumtum and Nutmeg are back for a new set of adventures. When they hear bad news about Christmas they set off for the Toy Kingdom to make sure that everyone gets the happy Christmas they deserve. But a visit to Baron Toymouse goes horribly wrong. Tumtum and Nutmeg are chased by a terrifying pack of clockwork mice and Tumtum is captured by a lasso made of strawberry licorice! Luckily, all ends happily for the two daring little mice and their friends.

And don’t forget that this book has some wonderful Christmassy recipes to try too as well as some cooking tips from Nutmeg!

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Really Really Big Questions about life, the Universe and everything Stephen Law, Nishant Choksi

100 Really Really Big Questions is an unusual and fun introduction to philosophy that explores life’s important but often unanswered questions. Readers will be able to explore the history of thought and the great thinkers and learn how to think rationally for themselves. Mindteasers, optical illusions and thought experiments make this philosophic journey unforgettably fun.

Grubtown Tales: Stinking Rich and Just Plain Stinky Philip Ardagh Winner of the 7 - 14 yr old category of the Roald Dahl Funny Prize 2009.

You cannot fail to find the town of Grubtown and its inhabitants hysterically funny.

What goes on defies belief but if you’ve read books by Phillip Ardagh before then you’ll know what we mean. In addition to getting a belly-full of laughs readers must be aware that the disgusting habits of most of the inhabitants could well rub off on the reader if they’re not careful!

The Penguin Who Wanted to Find Out Jill Tomlinson This is a perfect story for animal lovers young and old, filled with tenderness and love combined with a subtle humour. Soft focus illustrations take readers right into the cold world of the penguins living in Antarctica. The beautiful pictures provide the perfect background for a story that’s also full of information about the life of a young penguin.

Young Otto and his friend Leo are still small enough to be perched on their father’s feet but they are old enough to begin to ask questions about the amazing world around them. Through their questions and their dad’s answers the wonderful world of penguins is revealed.

A Christmas Carol

Nativity!

This Christmas, primary school teacher Paul Maddens (Martin Freeman) is being charged with the biggest challenge of his life - mounting the school’s musical version of the Nativity. Competing against the posh neighbouring school for the honour of the best reviewed show in town, the stakes are raised when Paul idly boasts that his ex-girlfriend Jennifer (Ashley Jensen), a Hollywood producer, is coming to see his show with a view to turning it into a film. The only trouble is - they haven’t spoken in years.

With eccentric teaching assistant Mr Poppy (Marc Wootton) fuelling his ‘little white lie’, Maddens suddenly finds himself a local celebrity and at the centre of quarelling parents and over-excited children desperate in their bid for fame and fortune.

Now Maddens’ only hope is to get back in touch with Jennifer and lure Hollywood to town so that everybody’s Christmas wishes come true.

Alvin and the Chipmunks 2 - The Squeakquel Released 21st December Pop sensations Alvin, Simon and Theodore end up in the care of Dave Seville’s twenty-something nephew Toby (Levi). The boys must put aside music superstardom to return to school, and are tasked with saving the school’s music program by winning the $25,000 prize in a battle of the bands. But the Chipmunks unexpectedly meet their match in three singing chipmunks known as The Chipettes -– Brittany, Eleanor and Jeanette.

Romantic and musical sparks are ignited when the Chipmunks and Chipettes square off.

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We always feel better when someone is talking to us. We like it when we can browse in peace. We want to ask for assistance at the food counter and have someone tell us why they prefer a locally sourced product and that they know the farmer who reared it!

The fact is that if you support your local butcher who buys meat from particular farms that he or she knows well, or if you spend money at the shop that sells imported goods carefully sourced by the owner, your money is doing everybody good. You are keeping someone in business, someone who in turn has a stake in the neighbourhood both as a thriving area and a great place to live.

We all know the politics of shopping, and that is reason enough to be thinking local and independent, but let’s not leave out the pleasure of the experience – because shopping is not just about the goods you take home, or how much money you spend in a big city or town, shopping in Midsomer Norton and Radstock gives you back the essential community that modern life has ruined. If you are not feeling great, a friendly face can cheer you up. If you want a bit of gossip, you won’t get it at the checkout of a multi national store.

Shopping is sharing as well as spending; whether it’s popping out for a pint of milk and a chat, foraging in the craft shop and discussing the new methods with the owner, finding the perfect present from the gift shop where everything is hand sourced or just mooching through the high street shops, having a good look around.

A real local shop will give you more than you are paying for, because not everything in this life can be bought, and local communities are at the very heart of all of our lives.

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Please support our local communities this Christmas and join them in celebrating the season of good will:

The Friends of The Museum Society’s Christma s Fayre Saturday 12th December from 10am until 4pm, at Radstock Museum Fred Wedlock will be officially opening the 10th Christmas Fayre to be held in the old Victorian Market Hall.

More than 30 super stalls will be selling an exciting range of goods; an excellent opportunity to find Christmas gifts!

Musical entertainment will be provided throughout the day; an Accordion Band, Shoscombe School Choir, Somer Valley Sing ers and Trinity School Choir.

Plenty for children to enjoy; face painting , lucky dip and once again the hugely popu lar Bobo the Clown and his balloons!

Tea Room will be open for refreshments.

Book signings from both Juliet Faith will be in the museum from 10am until 4pm sign ing copies of her new book, the eagerly awaited “The Knights Templar in Somerset” (publishe d in November 2009) and Warren Berry will be in the Museum from 10am until 2pm sign ing his recently published and excellent book “The Kennet and Avon Navigation” A variety of books, souvenirs, stocking filler s and gifts will be available in the Museum Shop.

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Santa Tour Bus Saturday 5th December Santa Claus is coming to town!

By special request he is coming to some of the Radstock Co-operative Society Stores.

Accompanied by the Writhlington School Band, playing Christmas Carols

Tour Bus Route and Times Peasedown St John.........................09:00 Timsbury.........................................09:30 Chew Magna...................................10:15 Shepton Mallet................................11:15 Chilcompton....................................11:45 Coleford..........................................12:15 Westfield.........................................12:45 Radstock.........................................13:00 (times displayed are approximations and may vary due to traffic/parking etc.)

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Midsomer Norton Christmas Lantern Fayr e Friday 4th December from 6pm to 9pm.

Father Christmas will be in the High Stree t on his sleigh along with his REAL reindeer and the Christmas lights will be switched on allowing for some late night shopping. Loca l children will be walking in a procession to show the beautiful lanterns they have all made too and prizes for the best lantern will be awarded on the night. You can enter the Midsomer Norton Christmas competition and win a Family trip to LAPLAND! An event not to be missed!

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Also come and see Santa in his grotto at the Radstock Store from 28th November

Grotto Opening days/times Wednesday...............10am-4pm Thursday...................10am-4pm Friday.......................10am-4pm Saturday...................10am-4pm Sunday.....................11am-3pm

(*must be accompanied by an adult/guardian)

Children - Post your letter to Santa by placing it in one of our instore post boxes.

Last posting date11th December for a reply Also enter our Xmas colouring competition Entry forms available from your local Radstock Co-operative Store.

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You will need: • Wooden spoon • Pink paint • White and pink felt • Yellow wool • Wiggle eyes • Gold card • Gold pipe clea ner (chenille stem ) • Pink pen • Glue • Sticky tape Instructions: Paint the spoon pink and leave to dry.

Make the dress by cutting a quar te r circle of white felt. Roll into a cone arou nd the spoon.

Glue around the neck and up the ba ck of the cone to secure.

Cut two arms fr om white foam and two hands from pink. Glue one hand to the end of each arm and the othe r ends of the ar m s to the body.

Glue on some w ool as hair.

Make a halo by twisting a pipe cleaner into shape and taping it to the back of the head.

Cut wings from gold card and gl ue them to the angel’s back. Fi nally, add two ey es and draw on a face.

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6. Leave out for Santa to fill with pressies!

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Christmas Biscuits

Celebrate Christmas this year with a traditional winter drink made child-friendly. Children will love the grownup taste of this spiced, non-alcoholic Mulled Wine as will the adults.

Decorating biscuits is such a fun family project.

Turn on some christmas music, turn off the TV and spread the sprinkles, candies and sugars out for this fun event.

Ingredients

Ingredients

• 2 liters non-alcoholic grape juice • 2 cups water • 1 cup sugar • 24 whole cloves • 4 cinnamon sticks • The peel of 1 orange and 1 lemon • 1 crushed nutmeg seed • 2-1/2 cups of hot lemon/lime juice

• 3-3/4 cups all purpose flour • 1 tsp baking powder • 1/2 tsp salt • 1 cup butter or margarine, softened (not melted!)

• 1-1/2 cups granulated sugar • 2 eggs • 2 tsp vanilla extract

Cooking Instructions 1. Heat the water and add the sugar, cloves, cinnamon, nutmeg and peel.

2. Boil for 5 minutes and leave to simmer for 5 more.

3. Strain this liquid into a large pot and add the citrus juice, heat until it is gently bubbling.

4. Add the 2 litres of grape juice and keep the mixture on a low heat, serve with a slice of lemon.

Cooking Instructions 1. Sift flour, baking powder, and salt together in a medium sized bowl. Set aside.

2. Beat butter or margarine, sugar, eggs, and vanilla in a large bowl with electric mixer until fluffy. Gradually add flour mixture and stir with wooden spoon until thoroughly mixed. Cover dough with plastic wrap and chill in the refrigerator for two hours.

3. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough to 1/4 inch thick. Cut out circles with a cookie cutter or other round object, such as a glass or round plastic container.

Place circles 2” apart on ungreased cookie sheet.

4. Bake for 6-8 minutes, checking after 6 minutes. Biscuits will be done when edges are lightly browned. Do not allow biscuits to get too brown. Remove from oven and allow to cool on baking sheets for 5 minutes. Remove from baking sheets to aluminum foil on a flat surface and allow to cool completely.

Eggnog Bread

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A fragrant, festive touch to any holiday celebration, this delightful eggnog bread is best sprinkled with powdered sugar and served warm from the oven.

Ingredients • 2 eggs, beaten • 1 cup eggnog • 1 cup sugar • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract • 1/2 cup butter, softened • 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour • 2 teaspoons baking powder • 1/2 teaspoon salt •1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg

Cooking Instructions 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease bottom only of a 9x5-inch loaf pan, or three 3x5-inch loaf pans.

2. Blend together the eggs, eggnog, sugar, vanilla and butter.

3. Sift together the flour, baking powder, salt and nutmeg. Add to eggnog mixture and stir just enough to moisten; pour into prepared pan.

4. Bake bread in large pan for 40 to 60 minutes, or until a tester inserted in the center comes out clean. Breads baked in the smaller pans require 35 to 40 minutes. Cool for 10 minutes, and remove from pan. Cool completely, wrap tightly and store in refrigerator.

GAMING ZONE

Welcome to our Gaming Zone, here we will give you some reviews of the top selling games. If you would like to review your best game, please send us your thoughts on your games and we will print them in the next edition.

Nintendo Wii: New Games Water Sports

PS3: New Games Band Hero Band Hero includes the most fun music that brings friends and family of all ages together to sing, play guitar, or drum to a wide variety of today’s chart topping hits and most recognisable anthems. The game features an explosive on-disc set list of more than 65 tracks from the hottest new bands and classic artists, including Maroon 5, Jesse McCartney, Go-Go’s, The Turtles and Janet Jackson.

Nintendo DS: New Games SpongeBob SquarePants: Truth Or Square SpongeBob SquarePants has gotten himself into quite a predicament. After being entrusted by Mr. Krabs to keep the Krabby Patty formula safe, SpongeBob is overcome with grief for losing the recipe. He then relies on the help of the most unlikely companion, Plankton, who wants the secret Krabby Patty recipe for himself. With the help of his friends, SpongeBob must use Plankton’s memory machine to retrace the happiest moments of his life to find the Krabby Patty formula in time for the Krusty Krab’s Eleventy Seventh anniversary.

Grab your Swimsuit and your Wii Balance Board before you take to the water in your living room! Water Sports gives players the opportunity to go Kite Surfing, Wake Boarding, Wind Surfing, and Jet Skiing. Challenge yourself on the Wii Balance Board, race against your friends in multiplayer mode, or work together in cooperative Wake Boarding. Water Sports is designed to be an easy-to-learn but difficult to master game for the family that feels more like an arcade game than a simulation.

PSP: New Games F1 2009: Formula 1 F1 2009 is the first in a new generation of Formula One videogames featuring Jenson Button, Lewis Hamilton, Fernando Alonso, Sebastian Vettel and all the official drivers, teams and circuits from the 2009 FIA Formula One World Championship series.

New aerodynamic regulations, the return of slick tyres and the introduction of KERS are set to make 2009 the most exciting season to date and F1 2009 will be every bit as thrilling. A fully licensed, authentic and challenging Formula One experience, F1 2009 will take gamers as close as possible to the most spectacular motorsport on the planet.

Xbox 360: New Games Lego Indiana Jones 2: The Adventure Continues LEGO Indiana Jones 2: The Adventure Continues combines the fun and creative construction of LEGO bricks with the wits, daring and non-stop action of one of cinema’s most beloved adventure heroes. With a unique, tongue-in-cheek take on all the Indiana Jones films - including for the first time ever Indiana Jones And The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull - LEGO Indiana Jones 2 follows Dr. Jones’ escapades from the jungles of South America to the Peruvian Ruins and beyond.

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Freestyle football tricks are about expressing yourself, like an art takes time but worth it in the end. You can show off amazing skills performed with a football with various tricks and moves.

Stars across the world use these on and off the field giving them there own trademark names.

Good luck and remember practice make perfect.

Atw (Around the World)

Htw (Hop the World)

Toe bounce

A complete revolution around the ball using your foot. As you are juggling, hit the ball with either the inside or outside of the foot (depending on which way you are going around the ball) to give it a bit of a spin. Your foot should make a complete revolution around the ball and come back under the ball to continue juggling. It is perhaps one of the most basic freestyle tricks. Practice is the key.

A touch with one foot, and the opposite foot goes around the ball outside to inside and comes around and under to touch the ball, and to continue juggling.

The ball is allowed to drop to your standing foot. The other leg swings around over the ball as the ball bounces off the standing foot and comes back up again. Swinging your leg outside to inside is the most common and generally the easier way to perform this trick, however, you can also perform a toe bounce with your leg swinging over the ball inside to outside. Balance is the key.

Side slap A very simple trick that is not used very often. Beginners will try this and perform it very easily while thinking it’s an amazing move. As the ball is dropping to the ground you first step over the ball and let it bounce. On the way back up your other trailing leg pounds the ball down to the ground again from behind the leg you stepped over with and should now be your supporting leg.

Headstall Balance the ball on your head roughly where the hairline should be.

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Crossover A simple but nice looking move. You jump up and swing one leg around the ball while having a trailing leg underneath that leg which kicks the ball up from under the leg you swung around the ball with.

Piledriver From footstall, the ball is lifted and slammed against the floor using the shin. This can be used to go into any move such as atw, crossover, tatw etc.

Dislocated Knee Bring your leg up. The ball makes contact with the knee but you also kick out with your foot and the ball kind of pops up from your knee as you pull your foot back.

Rainbow

Aeroplane or Back Roll

Catch the ball between your feet. One foot (usually the dominant one) rolls the ball up your support leg. Then, with your support leg, bring the backheel up and flick the ball up.

From juggling you kick the ball up into the air so it makes contact with your right shoulder, then spin round making the ball spin across the top of your back and off your left shoulder to carry on juggling.

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