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From the editor Happy New Year from everyone at LocalReach – the magazine for Street, Glastonbury and surrounding villages! We hope you had a relaxing and magical time over the Christmas period with friends and family. Many of you, like me, will now be planning your resolutions for 2016, and I hope you get some inspiration from some of the articles in this month’s issue. There are many great clubs featured in this issue which you may wish to get involved with; plus green hints and tips from Somerset Waste Partnership. If you are a local club, don’t forget to tell us about you so we can give you some free editorial in future issues – LocalReach is the ideal way to reach all residents in Street, Glastonbury and the surrounding villages. I look forward to hearing from you over the course of the year! The Editor. Please send your editorial to street@localreach.co.uk. The deadline for the February 2016 issue is Wednesday 13th January.
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Glastonbury Voices A new community choir welcomes all singers to come and enjoy singing your favourite songs in the wonderful surroundings of St Benedict's CHURCH GLASTONBURY. We meet fortnightly and our next session will be Wednesday 13th January. 10.30 am - 12 noon. the first session is free. All enquiries to Sandra. Tel 01458 835067
Try something new during 2016…….. Holy Trinity Street and Walton, along with Street Mission Church and St. Andrews, Compton Dundon, meet every Sunday for prayer and worship. There is a variety of service styles on offer each week and we would love to see new faces. Service details can be found on the noticeboards outside each of the Churches and every morning service starts at 10.00am.
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Acorn Solicitors Who will decide for you when you can’t? 39% of us have made a Will whilst only 7% of us have made a Lasting Power of Attorney (Solicitors for the Elderly White Paper 2015 statistic) We are more prepared for death than Life. The majority of people have planned what they would like to happen after death, whilst leaving crucial plans for later life to chance. Now is an important time to be making your Lasting Power of Attorney. It is vital that you appoint someone you trust to deal with your property and financial affairs and/or health and welfare when you are unable to. What is a Lasting Power of Attorney? A Lasting Power of Attorney is an essential legal document allowing you to choose one or more persons to deal with your affairs (these people will be your Attorneys). This can be for your Property and Financial Affairs and/or for your Health and Welfare. Once you have appointed your Attorney(s) they will be able to make important decisions on your behalf i.e. paying bills, managing your property and bank accounts, care plans, medical treatment, end of life wishes etc. All of which, you do not want to be leaving in the hands of a stranger. It is important to get expert advice from a Solicitor when making a Lasting Power of Attorney. Here at Acorn Solicitors this is one of the areas we specialise in and would be delighted to help you with. We are members of Solicitors for the Elderly so we really understand your needs. Having your wishes put down in a legal document will give you and your family peace of mind for the future. We offer a free half hour initial consultation so do not hesitate to get in contact with us today! Visit our website to find out more about Lasting Power of Attorney and the other services we can offer you. www.acornsolicitors.co.uk Don’t leave your affairs in the hands of a stranger.
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It is easy being green Kermit the Frog from the Muppets once sang: “It's not that easy being green.” Actually, it is simpler than most people think to improve their eco-credentials – here are five of the easiest New Year “ribbit! ribbit!” resolutions for anyone in Street, Walton or Glastonbury to make and, far more importantly, keep. Ribbit 1: Home compost if you can but let your rubbish bin go hungry and deny landfill a polluting meal by putting all food waste in your lockable kerbside brown bin. Ribbit 2: Set up a system for all your “dry” recycling – card and paper, bottles and cans, aerosols and foil and more – so it has somewhere to be stored, either inside in a bin, bag or box, or outside in the recycling boxes, before the weekly collection. Ribbit 3: For all the stuff that can only go to a recycling site or be dropped off at other outlets – batteries can go to most supermarkets, for example – collect them in one spot to drop off the next time you are passing. Ribbit 4: Buy better – even in the January sales – and get things that last and are worth repairing. Choose products that either have less packaging or can be easily recycled in your kerbside food bin and boxes, such as glass or plastic bottles, steel or aluminium cans. Ribbit 5: And give things a second life by either selling them on – small ads to car boots or online - or giving them away via the Furnequip Glastonbury reuse group, other charities or through internet networks like Freegle. Happy 2016! PS: And sort out the past today. If you have asbestos, say from an old shed, or DIY-leftover plasterboard, now is a good time to get them gone. Classified as hazardous waste for different reasons, both need careful disposal at Street recycling site (or an asbestos collection). Importantly, do not just turn up; you must check what to do first at Somerset Waste Partnership’s website www.somersetwaste.gov.uk.
Spread the load With likely winter weather complications and changes to waste collection days, Somerset Waste Partnership is urging residents in Street and nearby to not overload their recycling containers in January, and to either put out any excess from the holidays over several weeks or take it to Street Recycling Centre. With recycling and rubbish collections not taking place on Thursday 31 December or Friday 1 January, the New Year schedule will be: • Collections due on Thursday 31 will be on Saturday 2 January • Friday 1 January collections will be made on Monday 4 January • Pick-ups in week starting Monday 4 January will be one day later, up to and including those due on Friday 8 January, which will be made on Saturday 9 January. Clinical and assisted waste collections follow the same pattern, while garden waste pick-ups, suspended since 28 December, resume from Monday 11 January on usual days. All recycling and rubbish collections resume from Monday 11 January on their usual days. Street Recycling Centre will be open on its usual schedule – Monday 8am-7pm; Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday 8am-4pm; Sunday 8am-1pm – except its usual New Year’s Day closure. To check collections, recycling site times and much more, see www.somersetwaste.gov.uk. 6
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Slimming World Lots of us like to start a new year with a new project. Turning our attention to something worthwhile is so invigorating – whether it’s a change of career, a new hobby…or if you’re anything like me, tackling the ever-increasing junk pile at the back of the garage! But this year, how about investing in a new project that – once complete – will reward you year after year after year? It’s called YOU. I wish I could tell you it will be quick and easy. That you’ll never feel like throwing in the towel and leaving YOU until another day. That’s the thing about Project YOU – the rewards are all the richer because earning them takes commitment and hard work. But don’t worry, because I’m going to help you. And not just me – everyone at group’s going to pitch in too: with recipe ideas, with motivation, with tips on protecting your weight loss during the tough times. Together, we can and we will live happy in 2016. I know how much courage it takes to walk into group and rest assured, you’ll have nothing but our love, admiration and respect when you do. If the purse strings are a little tight after Christmas, you’ll be pleased to know there’s a special offer on for new and rejoining members until 23 January – so when you commit to a 12-week Countdown, you’ll get two free weeks and absolutely no membership fee. To inspire you from the off, we’ve also got a brand new issue of Slimming World magazine out – including a free curry book and a no-fuss eating plan to help you jump-start your January! So whenever you’re ready, I’m ready. Let’s get Project YOU off to an amazing start and make 2016 the year you live your dream.
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Wills and Probate The January Meeting of the Society will take place on Tuesday 26th January at 7.30pm at the Methodist Church Hall, Leigh Road, Street, BA16 0HA. Judith Derbyshire will give a talk on how a little planning can save money and heartache. Judith is a local solicitor specialising in Probate, Wills, Trusts and Powers of Attorney. Tea, coffee and biscuits will be available before the meeting. Visitors are welcome to come along for £2.00 per head.
Street and Glastonbury University of the Third Age welcome James Heapey MP Street and Glastonbury U3A is looking forward to a visit by James Heapey MP on Friday 15th January at Walton Village Hall. This event is free to U3A members but guests or members of the public are welcome to attend with an entrance fee of just £1. Please contact Andrew for further information about Street and Glastonbury U3A on 01458 832195
Street Library New Year opening hours Street Library will re-open after Christmas on Monday 28th December. As usual it will be closed on Tuesday 29th December and re-open on Wednesday 30th December. All county libraries will be closed on New Year’s Day (1st January) with normal opening hours resuming on the 2nd January.
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Tired, gritty, sore eyes? Most of us will suffer with these symptoms from time to time but they can make our lives miserable if they are frequent. There is no need to put up with the irritation and discomfort because a knowledgeable Optician will be able to give you advice. If we exclude active infection like conjunctivitis, gritty and sore eyes are usually caused by a lack of lubrication quality of the tears which should coat the front surface of the eye. Normal tears are made up of three different layers, a mucin layer, a watery layer and an oily layer. If one of these layers is inadequate or substandard, the individual will suffer varying degrees of dry eye symptoms. The symptoms of sore, gritty or stinging eyes are often made significantly worse by environmental factors. Air conditioning or a hot dry atmosphere will cause tears to evaporate more quickly. Working on a computer causes a reduction in blink rate by over 50%, again causing the front surface of the eye to become dry. These symptoms may be relieved purely with the use of lubricant eye drops. The drops should be instilled regularly to stabilise the tear film rather than using once the eyes have become sore! Drops should be PRESERVATIVE FREE. If symptoms are more constant, a holistic approach is required. There may be associated blepharitis (eyelid condition) which requires treating with lid cleanser. Sufferers may benefit from the regular use of a heated “Eyebag” and omega 3 and 6 dietary supplements which have been found to improve tear production in many people. Thea Pharmaceuticals produce modern and effective tear supplements and lid hygiene products which are free from preservatives.
Preservative-free products to soothe your eyes – call in for advice. Eyetech Independent Opticians 100 High Street, Street BA16 0EW Tel: 01458 442178 www.eyetech-opticians.co.uk
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Why advertise in LocalReach for Street? LocalReach is a local community magazine bringing GOOD news from the community. Our delivery team is made up of trusted, local, reliable people delivering 6000 magazines door-to-door, to all homes and businesses across Street and surrounding villages. Our editor makes sure each issue is packed full each month with all the local news, events and information from Street. If you are looking for more business, then read this testimonial from one of our customers: "Thanks James for helping me with my advert. I have had 3 or 4 jobs from it in the first month; I will definitely carry on advertising each month". This advertiser only pays £7.25 per week to get this kind of result! We are now working on the February 2016 issue and the deadline is 13th January. Call us now on 01458 555503 or email James at james@localreach.co.uk to discuss your local marketing requirements.
Glastonbury Calling Festival 2016 Glastonbury Calling is a brand new one day festival on Saturday 27th February in Glastonbury. Created and run by local people, promotions companies and venues, the festival organisers want to highlight the variety of great new music coming out of the west and showcase it at some cracking venues in the town. The organisers love the early part of the year as it is always heaped with new music and they intend to get a jump on the summer festivals and let local people be the first to hear it! Spread over four venues The Riflemans, The Hawthorns, The King Arthur and The Bocabar, £10 will buy you a wristband which covers entrance to all venues. Tickets are on sale from: Bristol Ticket Shop, Jaywalk Guitars (High Street, Street) and the venues. Any profits will go to Glastonbury FM.
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Street Country Market The Street Country Market was started in 1977, branching from the Walton Women’s Institute (WI), and has been trading continuously ever since. It is managed by a committee of elected representatives, and trades from Crispin Hall on a Thursday morning, 9.30am – 11.30am. The Market also participates in the parcel scheme - an excellent way of sending a gift of home-baked goods, crafts or garden produce to someone in England, Wales or the Channel Islands. Everything sold at the Market is local, home-produced, home-grown, or home-made, and with many orders being taken, volunteers are welcome – why not put your talents to good use! Country Markets is a nationwide organisation, but was an idea from 1932, when the Ministry of Agriculture asked the WI to assist in feeding the nation by increasing the amount of home-produced food available to buy. As a charity, and due to the constitution, the WI was not able to run the markets as a business, but a grant was made to finance and develop the markets, and membership was and still is, open to everyone over the age of 16 – with the cost of a share just 5p! Find Street Country Market at Crispin Hall on a Thursday morning, and read more on the Facebook page.
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The Crispin Centre Friendly daily coffee mornings, Monday – Friday, 10am - 12noon. Flexercise - gentle seated exercise, Mondays at 2pm, and Thursdays at 11am. Tai chi for beginners, Monday at 10am. Art group, Fridays at 2pm. Sewing and scrabble group are on alternate Wednesdays at 2pm. Singing, on the first Friday of the month. Garden Club, on the third Tuesday of the month. We have some exciting Christmas treats planned too! The Crispin Centre offers various local services, based within the Community Centre on different days of the week. These services include Mendip District Council, Citizens’ Advice Bureau, Probation Service, and Cruse Bereavement Counselling. Please telephone the Community Centre for information about the availability of these services. Crispin Community Centre, Leigh Road, Street, BA16 0HA.
DID YOU GET A NEW IPAD, TABLET OR LAPTOP FOR CHRISTMAS? DONT KNOW HOW TO USE IT? Crispin Community Focus hold small, informal classes at a very low cost! £5 per hour!! Pop in and see us at Crispin Community Centre, Leigh Road, Street, for more info on our beginners classes or call us on 01458 447248 NO PROBLEM IS TOO BIG OR TOO SMALL
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A new style of Open Evening This year Bridgwater College is taking a new approach to Open Events. With research indicating that retention of information is increased when multiple senses are engaged, Bridgwater College will be offering a refreshed and highly innovative experience at our January 2016 Open Evening at our Bridgwater Centre. Come along and hear our College bands, relax with a manicure from our beauty students and taste some catering creations to name just a few. As usual tutors and staff will be on hand to answer any of your questions but this year you will see, hear and taste the experience too. There are so many exciting aspects to life at Bridgwater College and it’s easy to miss some of these on a busy Open Evening. The changes will allow every area of the College to come alive with interactive elements for everyone. Why not ‘dance like no one is watching’ with our Dance Academy, ‘make something from nothing’ with our Engineering and Construction teams, ‘take a pit stop’ with our race car in Motorsport and see how we ‘ace A levels’ with a dedicated area for you to see our outstanding offer. Of course some things will be staying the same – talks will be taking place throughout the night including a must-see welcome from Principal Mike Robbins. So this January don’t just come and talk to our tutors and students, come along and experience what it’s really like to be a student at Bridgwater College. Whether you have yet to make your decision, or have applied and are checking you made the right choice, or even if you are year 10 and are considering your options early, we can’t wait to see you for an evening to remember. Put it in your diary today: Tuesday 12 January 2015, 6.30pm – 8.30pm www.bridgwater.ac.uk
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Mid Somerset Camera Club – January Programme of Events Mid Somerset Camera Club meet each Tuesday evening at the Pipers Inn, Bath Road, Ashcott – meet at 7.45pm for a 8.00pm start. The group have a busy schedule of events to kick off 2016: • 5th January – Using Lightroom, Photoshop and Software Plug-ins • 12th January – Light Painting by members of Sedgemoor Camera Club • 19th January – A talk by guest speakers Adrian Langdon ARPS, DPAGB and David Chapman • 26th January – Competition Number 3 – Shades of one colour – judged by Ian Drake of Frome Wessex Camera Club
Street Parish Council The next member surgery for Street Parish Council will be on the 6th January 2016 between 11am and 12 noon. The meeting will be in Street Parish Room and two Parish Councillors will be available to discuss local issues. Members’ surgeries take place on the first Wednesday of each month from 11am to 12 noon (apart from August and December). The February date is the 3rd and the following event is on the 2nd March. For more information call 01458 440588 or email assistant@street-pc.gov.uk
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Street Library January Events Adults’ Events Computer courses for beginners and people wanting to improve their skills Monday and Friday 10 a.m. to 12 noon Courses are free but please book. Poetry Lunch Club Monday 18th January 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Children’s Events Rhyme Time Every Wednesday 11.15 a.m. to 11.45 a.m. Story Time Every Saturday 10.30 a.m. to 11.00 a.m. Snowflakes Falling – A story and craft event for children aged 4-10, Saturday 2nd January 10.30 a.m. to 12 noon Children’s events are free but please book for Snowflakes Falling.
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NEW FOR 2016 The Victoria Social Club has invested in New Services to offer its members and users. These include a Juke Box in the club, new Coffee and Cake/Biscuit facilities, the Big Screen is back showing BT Sport & Sky Sports Sport (Inc. all European fixtures). Following a successful Sport England Application we have also had big improvements made to our Squash Courts and Changing Facilities, and encompassed the squash courts and changing rooms into the club making it more secure and warm.
ADVERTISE WITH US. We are offering businesses and individuals the opportunity to advertise with us inside our buildings and externally within the boundary fencing. With over 1300 members, usage by Hindhayes School, visiting sports teams and external users we are in prime position to offer great advertising potential. For more information please get in contact with us.
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Spot it, Stop it campaign Fraud is costing an estimated £9.1 billion a year, That’s an average of £1,200 per victim! Here are some simple steps you can take to make sure that you don’t become a part of that statistic. SPOT IT! Make decisions in your own time • Obtain at least three written quotes and references before having any work done • Genuine callers won’t mind coming back in a day or two so that you can make independent checks • If a caller refuses to leave your doorstep contact the police Check people are who they say they are • Check a company is trustworthy by making independent checks, such as calling the National Consumer helpline 03454 04 05 06 or visit www.actionfraud.police.uk • Check a caller is a genuine employee by calling the company on a number you’ve looked up independently. Don’t use the number they provide on their ID badge • Telephone fraudsters can stay on the line after you hang up. Wait at least 10 minutes or use a different phone line to make any other calls STOP IT Don’t share your personal information • Personal information includes: financial details, your full name, date of birth, address and travel plans • Always destroy documents containing your details after use. Report fraud to 0300 123 2040 or visit www.actionfraud.police.uk • If you are concerned and the caller is still in the area call 999 For more advice on tackling fraud visit www.actionfraud.police.uk. If you want to know how to become a Neighbourhood Watch member check out the Street Neighbourhood Watch web site at www.streetneighbourhoodwatch.btck.co.uk
SURE SURE is the name given to the Somerset Unit for Radiotherapy Equipment, based at the Beacon Centre in Musgrove Park Hospital in Taunton: www.surecharity.org.uk. During 2014 we were able to provide the Beacon Centre with 10 various pieces of equipment or systems to a value of £121,168.21. All of these items benefit cancer patients at the centre by improving the radiotherapy treatment in some way so as to provide better accuracy, efficiency, comfort and diagnosis. In October 2014 SURE launched a fundraising campaign (with the support of the Taunton and Somerset NHS Foundation Trust) targeted at raising £500,000 by March 2017 to purchase a new Big Bore CT Scanner/Simulator for the Beacon Centre, as the existing Scanner provided by SURE when the Beacon Centre opened in May 2009 will reach the end of its life in 2017/18. By the beginning of 2015 SURE had ring-fenced £165,000 towards this project. The new machine will of course include the latest innovations so that treatment can be further improved. If we did not provide this machine then once again patients would have to go to Bristol for patient planning which in itself is traumatic, and there will be the risk of information being disconnected. Having had treatment at the Beacon Centre over four years ago, I am trying to raise awareness of SURE in Burnham and Highbridge. I am happy to attend meetings and give short talks to clubs and give a talk about the charity. If anyone feels that they would like to help organise an event, or would like a talk for a club please could you contact me, Bernard Spilsbury on 01278 785727.
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Strode Theatre This mid-Somerset venue for arts and entertainment has been at the heart of the local community since 1963 and now has a little sibling: the Strode Theatre Studio. Having attracted audiences from all over the county for more than five decades, Strode Theatre is now both theatre and cinema and works harder than ever to offer a great choice of entertainment, including stage shows, films, live performance broadcasts, and exhibitions on its screens, stage and foyer walls. The new 64 seat Studio has added another dimension - an up-to-date small-scale purposebuilt cinema with superb sound and vision. Some films are exclusively shown in the Studio, other screenings can be seen in both spaces, but it pays to look out for the monthly Studio flyer or join the Email newsletter list to stay ‘in the loop’. This December and into the New Year, there are so many options to enjoy a festive outing with family, friends or colleagues - including the fabulous Christmas show Peter Pan - but advance booking is highly recommended, as shows and screenings are selling out! Peter Pan is just one example of the amazingly dedicated involvement of local community groups in the life of Strode Theatre. Glastonbury & Street Musical Comedy Society have a long and successful association with Strode, as do Street Theatre Company, the Mid-Somerset Orchestra, Strode Musical Theatre Company, Benham Academy of Dance and South West School of Dance. All these community groups have achieved superb standards of production, involving young and old, first-time ‘stage-rookies’ to veteran performers, who get great personal satisfaction from keeping theatre alive in Somerset. Back in 2011, as local authorities in Somerset withdrew arts funding completely, the future looked challenging to say the least. Audiences, performers and The Friends of Strode Theatre have joined forces to ensure the arts remain at the heart of this community. Satellite screenings, online booking and low energy lighting have helped turnover and audience numbers increase to unprecedented levels. Support your local venue and help the arts flourish while you enjoy a great night out
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Make the right choice and maximise your potential Choosing what and where to study after GCSEs is an important decision that can affect a young person’s future success. Strode College in Street has a track record of outstanding sixth form education that maximises student potential. With an `Outstanding` rating from Ofsted last year and, over the past three years, a rating of top 3% of schools and colleges for student progress, Strode’s approach to learning is the right choice for many young people. Strode students learn from specialist sixth form teachers and they benefit from support, facilities, educational and social activities tailored to meet the needs of 16-18 years olds. They have the widest choice of A Levels in Somerset as well as vocational courses and apprenticeships; and, as Strode has more students than school sixth forms, students enjoy more opportunities outside the classroom. This combination of outstanding, specialist teaching and support leads to outstanding outcomes for Strode’s students. Results are consistently excellent and students are 16% more likely than the national average to get a place at university, including top universities, while others go in to employment. To help you make the right choice about what next after GCSEs you will need good advice. Ofsted says that at Strode students “receive outstanding information and advice which enables them to make well-informed choices before they start college and during their study programme”.
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Find out more at the Strode College Open Evening, Wednesday 13 January, 6.00pm-8.00pm. Register online at: www.strode-college.ac.uk or call 01458 844400.
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