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COVER STORY Robin Mills met Kate Fowler in Charmouth, Dorset ‘I was born in Bridport in 1970. My Mum had Asian flu early in her pregnancy, which was diagnosed as the reason I was born deaf, and that was confirmed when I was 6 months old. From then on for the next two years a peripatetic teacher for the deaf would visit me and my Mum once a week. Growing up in Chideock, as a young child I had two or three good friends, but integrating with other hearing children was difficult. When I was 2 years of age I was in a specialist unit within a primary school in Puddletown, where there was a teacher called Mrs Glendenning.

Her husband was an audiologist, who believed strongly that sign language was not the best way forward with deaf children. His theory was that learning to speak was best, so as a result, that was the focus as I grew up. Sign language wasn’t allowed at all.

My Mum was working at the school for two years supporting me with my speech and reading. When I was about 5 or 6 I moved to a new school in Dorchester, a specialist unit at Middle School.

The approach was the same, focussing on speaking, reading, and writing. Twice a week I had specialist speech therapy, with headphones on, concentrating on speaking. That was really hard, I’ll never forget it. For example, to learn about the sound “f” I had to blow softly on a feather on a bit of card, seeing the movement and controlling the breath; I was copying the therapist, linking a visual clue with the sound. To be quite honest it was really frustrating, practicing the same skills week after week until I finally got it, and not moving on until I had.

When I was 11 I went to a specialist school for the deaf in Exeter which I really liked. There I was much more involved with a deaf community, but the school had 2 departments, one using sign language and the other where the focus was on speech and language.

That was the unit I was in, so again I was growing up not allowed to use sign language; in fact I would get told off if I tried to, and we used to help each other by signing from behind the lids of our desks when the teachers weren’t looking. This way of teaching deaf children went right back to Alexander Graham Bell, the inventor of the telephone, whose wife and mother were both deaf. As a result he pioneered ways of teaching speech and elocution, strongly believing deaf children could learn to speak, and his oral approach carried on right up to when I was growing up.

I was happy in Exeter, and using the library I was reading a lot.

This helped me to understand the teachers better, and I achieved 9 CSE’s. I also swam for the school, taking part in competitions.

After I left Exeter, I went to a specialist school in Doncaster, where I learned business studies and completed a B-Tech diploma. I enjoyed living in Doncaster—there was a larger deaf community there than Exeter. Then I went to work in Spain, where I taught signing to very young hearing children, using visual techniques as a way of helping them to learn English. I made lots of deaf friends in Spain, but obviously Spanish sign language is very different to British sign language, just as the spoken languages are different.

When I came back from Spain I began teaching sign language to evening classes in Dorchester and Bridport. I realised how much I enjoyed teaching, and recognising my potential, DCC gave me a grant to go to university in Wolverhampton to do teacher training.

After four years I got my degree, in deaf studies with education, and in fact I stayed living in Wolverhampton another ten years. During that time I had a year off and went travelling in the Far East, and met loads of interesting people. Meeting those people made me

realise that they didn’t see me as a deaf person; they saw me for who I was. That whole experience gave me huge confidence. After my degree course the university gave me a teaching job and I lived in a flat in Wolverhampton with some deaf friends; we thought we were enjoying the loud music coming from next door, dancing along to the beat, when a hearing friend came round and pointed out it was the builders and their drills the other side of the wall, renovating the property, that were entertaining us.

I’m happy with the way I am as a deaf person. I enjoy many artistic and craft-based activities, most recently crafting mirrors and frames out of unusual Kate Fowler shells I’ve used in the kitchen and found along the coast. I love being outdoors, swimming, skiing and gardening. I also enjoy going out with my three children on family days out. I try to encourage all of them to be active and have a can-do attitude with everything. The oldest is 12, the next one is 10, and the youngest is 5. When my oldest boy, Finn, was born I was signing with him from the very first days. When he was 7 months old his first sign was milk. The more I responded to him, the more his vocabulary developed. My daughter Callie’s first sign was bath, and the youngest, Jasper’s, first sign was sleep, because that was all he seemed to want to do, although that’s certainly not the case now!

Bringing up a young family obviously presented some challenges; often I wasn’t sure if they’d understood something, or if in fact I’d understood. Everyday life was a bit different to others, but funny situations could arise; the children once found it hilarious when I was hoovering the whole house, not realising that the kids had actually switched it off. They all go to school in Charmouth, and are involved in the community. We go to the Bridport Deaf Club once a month, a close-knit group sharing information with other deaf people. The friendships created are massively important because of the person I am; belonging brings the benefit of a consistent community which supports each other, as well as linking us to other Deaf Clubs and events around the UK. I’ve found all my life that people have sometimes been scared of me once they’ve known I’m deaf. This has been at times humorous for me; however it’s been most people’s perception that deafness is a disorder or disability. The exact term is called ‘Surdophobia’ which is a fear of the deaf. Maybe this comes down to not coming into contact with many deaf people, not knowing how to communicate or simply not even knowing what deafness is. My wish is that everyone could sign, or at least have a willingness to learn. Steps towards that would be people using more of a visual language and expressing more through body language. Fundamentally being deaf is not a disease, it is just not being able to hear. I have a ‘Life is too short’ outlook, which has come from my family, friends and experiences, the good and the bad. When talking to my friends they say I come across as a real people person, not someone just going through the motions, but really getting the best out of situations.

These days I have a company called Lyme Bay BSL which is related to training and sign language; I run deaf awareness training courses which can be one day or up to six weeks long depending on the client’s needs. I set up the company when I moved back to Dorset eight years ago, and two years ago I was nominated for an award by Signature, the sign language examination board, as one of four contenders in the Centre of the Year category in the 2014 awards. I don’t just like my job, I love my job and the people I get to meet, and it’s a job which has created life-long friendships.’

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MV UP FRONT A couple of months ago researchers announced that iPhone users were more likely to see their phones as a status symbol than those using an android phone. It set off debate on what phones could tell us about an individual’s personality.

The research, carried out at Lancaster University, suggested that iPhone users are younger, more likely to be female and more extraverted, and ironically, considering the phone’s popularity, are “less concerned about owning devices favoured by most people”. Android users on the other hand, as well as being male and older, are likely to be “more honest” and “more agreeable”. The research also suggested that android users are “less interested in wealth and status”. As research goes this is all pretty harmless and amusing stuff. But imagine if the data somehow found its way into a profile-driven online decision-making process used to determine membership of a club, the opening of a bank account or even car insurance premiums.

Last month, just before the US election made the story old news, Facebook blocked a car insurance company from using potential customers’ online profiles to determine whether they might be a good driver or not. The algorithm the insurance company planned to use included judgements made on what a person posted on the platform, though they claimed they would not include photographs. The insurance company was going to be looking for habits that might point to the applicant potentially being a good driver and that included whether the user wrote “in short, concise sentences, using lists” and arranged “to meet friends at a set time and place.” Facebook blocked the use of the system on grounds of data privacy, but the information is out there. And in the same way that it’s naïve to think potential employers don’t look at people’s online activities before accepting them for jobs, with so much information on purchasing habits, political stances and lifestyle choices now in the public domain, it may also be a mistake to think that this type of profiling won’t filter into algorithms that affect a lot more of our future. Having said that, there’s no need for anyone to be paranoid... but they are watching… Happy New Year.

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Cover Story By Robin Mills Keeping Beavers on the River Otter Coast & Countryside Events News & Views Laterally Speaking by Humphrey Walwyn

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House & Garden Shared Future By Fergus Byrne Vegetables in January By Fergus Dowding January in the Garden By Russell Jordan Property Round Up By Helen Fisher

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Food & Dining Fishing By Nick Fisher Fish Chowder By Lesley Waters Seville Orange Marmalade By Pam Corbin Flowering Kale Hearts with Chestnuts and Berkswell Cheese

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Arts & Entertainment Considered, Combined & Elegant

By Esmeralda Voegele-Downing Museums and Galleries, Performance, Preview and Film

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Health & Beauty Services & Classified People at Work By Catherine Taylor

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NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS Trades descriptions act 1968. It is a criminal offence for anyone in the course of a trade or business to falsely describe goods they are offering. The Sale of Goods Act 1979 and the Supply of Goods and Services Act 1982. The legislation requires that items offered for sale by private vendors must be ‘as described’. Failure to observe this requirement may allow the purchaser to sue for damages.

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Keeping Beavers on the River Otter LYME REGIS artist, Hugh Dunford Wood, is supporting a crowdfunding appeal by Devon Wildlife Trust to help secure the future of England’s only wild population of beavers. Hugh has donated one of his limited edition signed beaver cushions as part of a rewards system that will be used to entice supporters to make donations to the fund.

The wildlife charity urgently needs to raise a minimum of £100,000 from the campaign to have a chance of securing the future of the beavers who have made their home on the River Otter in East Devon.

After being discovered in 2013 the beavers were originally set to be removed by government officials. However, a partnership led by Devon Wildlife Trust and involving local people and local landowner Clinton Devon Estates reversed this decision—but only for a 5 year trial period on a license granted by Natural England.

This opened the way for Devon Wildlife Trust to launch the River Otter Beaver Trial in 2015, a five-year project which is monitoring the impact of the animals on the local landscapes, communities and wildlife. The Trial involves a lot of wide ranging activities, including:

• monitoring the beaver’s welfare and introducing new animals to the river to keep their small community genetically diverse; • working with local landowners and others to monitor and manage any impacts the beavers are having on the local landscape; • and helping schools and other local communities take part in the exciting story unfolding on their doorstep.

All project outcomes have to be fully supported by independent evidence.

The Trial is scheduled to finish in 2020 when the government will make a decision on the beavers’ future. However, Devon Wildlife Trust has to finance the whole of the project’s costs, which are estimated to be nearly £700,000. The charity receives no state funding for the project and now urgently needs to finance its beaver work.

Thanks to Devon Wildlife Trust’s supporters, to date the charity has raised nearly half of this sum, but it still has a way to go, so the charity has now launched a crowdfunding appeal. Crowdfunding allows the public to back your idea with pledges of money. Backers are then

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‘thanked’ with rewards that reflect the money contributed.

Devon Wildlife Trust’s Mike Elsey has put the beaver crowdfunding appeal together. He says: ‘Rather than a simple plea for donations, we thought we’d do something different for Devon’s wild beavers. We’re asking people to pledge their support and in return we’re offering a range of very special unique beaverthemed rewards.’

These rewards include some highly unusual items. Among them is the chance to own a ‘beaver chip’—a nibbled chip of wood actually gnawed by a Devon beaver.

Other rewards range from Hugh Dunford Wood’s limited edition signed beaver cushion, a bespoke tour of the beavers’ river home in the company of an expert guide, a unique River Otter beaver soft toy, and even a personal appearance by ‘Nora’ the Devon Wildlife Trust’s beaver mascot.

Mike Elsey says: ‘The rewards we’re offering are only available to people supporting Devon’s wild beavers. Pledges start at as little as £5, with the beaver chips being offered for those pledging £75.’

Mike went on to explain what a unique opportunity the campaign presented, both for supporters as well as the beavers.

‘Devon’s wild beavers have attracted so much interest, not just in Devon but across the UK and beyond. This is people’s chance to turn this interest into support.

This is their opportunity to become part of this unique wildlife story and ensure that these very special animals remain in the wild at least until 2020.’

There are now thought to be around 20 beavers living on the River Otter. They are the first wild beavers in England for 400 years after the last populations were hunted to extinction. This summer beavers living near the East Devon village of Otterton drew hundreds of visitors all hoping to see a family which had had five kits (baby beavers).

TV presenter and naturalist Chris Packham has decided to back the crowdfunding appeal. He is fronting a video for

Devon Wildlife Trust in which he says: ‘We have just four years in which to work with local people to prove to the government that beavers are good for the environment and can live in harmony with local people. If we don’t then the beavers will be removed. I have to tell you this is a once in a lifetime opportunity to help a magnificent and long lost mammal to thrive again.’

Chris made a direct appeal to the public: ‘Please donate today to give Devon’s beavers a chance and to play a role in one of the most exciting conservation projects of the twentieth-first century. You never know it might pave the way for other native species to return to the UK.’ People wishing to support Devon’s wild beavers should visit www. supportdevonbeavers.org There they can watch Chris Packham’s video appeal and find out about the range of unique beaver rewards being offered to people who pledge support.

Above and left beavers on the River Otter in East Devon photographed by Mike Symes/Devon Wildlife Trust.

Below Hugh Dunford Wood’s limited edition beaver cushion.

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Local Books FROM the downright bizarre to the hugely irreverent, this collection of news headlines compiled by local author Melvyn Dover has a few gems. With newspaper and online editors desperate to catch their audience, readers are lucky enough to see headlines like ‘Indoor Football Rained Off’: ‘Man’s Body found in Graveyard’ or ‘Mexican Mayor marries Crocodile’. Melvyn Dover first started collecting witty and wacky headers and captions in 2003, long before ‘fake news’ became its own headline. This collection of over 1000 snippets, taken from regional and national newspapers, says as much about the lack of news in tabloids as it does about the witticisms of sub-editors. Along with Melvyn Dover’s prolific output of novels about Mr & Mrs Cluckbucket and a series of adventures about ace photographer Mark Rutland Stop the Headlines is available from www.lulu.com.

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WHERE in Dorset is rabbits a dirty word? Who demolished a Dorset town to gain a view?

Where can you find Dorset’s best fleas? These are some of the questions that Insider’s Dorset tries to answer. A concisely and enthusiastically presented guide to ‘the Dorset most visitors miss’, Insider’s Dorset is full of fascinating snippets about this beautiful County. The book is divided into nine sections that include beaches, walks, museums, history and folklore, with topics ranging from Buttony industry to the rise of the Dorset Clubmen. It has been compiled by award-winning cartoonist and illustrator Ian Dicks whose keen eye for both well-known and unusual makes Insider’s Dorset a quirky companion to take on any outing in the County.

Insider’s Dorset by Ian Dicks is £9.99 available from ian@ dicks-chamberlain.co.uk. ISBN 9780993502804.

Hardy’s time at Max Gate

Max Gate is currently closed for winter

NOW owned by The National Trust, Max Gate outside Dorchester was the house that Thomas Hardy called home when he returned to his native Dorset.

He lived here with his wife Emma and wrote some of his greatest works, including five novels, three collec-

tions of short stories, eight collections of poetry, an epic drama, and a play in verse. Sadly however, all was not well in Hardy’s ‘Garden of Eden’ as his marriage to Emma gradually disintegrated into a meaningless charade. This had profound implications both for his social life, writing and mental well-being, his overwhelming melancholy being only partially redeemed by his later marriage to Florence Dugdale.

Thomas Hardy at Max Gate attempts to pierce the veil of secrecy which Hardy deliberately drew over his life; to decipher the coded messages which his writings contain; to find out why his life was so filled with anguish, an anguish which led to the creation, by him, of some of the finest novels and poems in the English language. Only then is it possible to discover the real Thomas Hardy whose life was played out in the self-designed setting of Max Gate.

Thomas Hardy at Max Gate – the latter years by Dr Andrew Norman is published

by Halsgrove and is available from local bookstores at £9.99. ISBN 978-0-85704267-5

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The Ukulele Orchestra

WANTS YOU! DON’T worry they don’t need you to bear arms, practice invasion strategy or even engage in basic training. However, the Ukulele Orchestra are keen to let everybody know that after three years in the pipeline the spectacular community theatre production of ‘FLEA!’ is now scheduled to open at the Electric Palace in Bridport in May 2017 and there are opportunities for lots of people to get involved.

Based on an original idea by Sally Vaughan and written and composed by Andrew Dickson the show tells the story of Madame Celine, the devious and exotic ringmistress of an extraordinary flea circus, who reaches an epiphany through her introduction to the ukulele. The show will bring together many different art forms including music, dance, acting, design and making, digital technology… and even dog agility!

Drawing on the wealth of local experienced arts practitioners the team so far includes director Niki McCretton (Stuff & Nonsense Theatre Company), choreographer Anna Golding (No Limits Dance Group) and it features Hester Goodman (Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain) in the lead role.

Anyone can get involved in the performance and production of this unique, timely and inclusive ‘peoples opera’. There will be around 50 roles for the show plus everything else it takes to make it happen.

Producer Sally Vaughan explains, ‘We’d like to encourage anyone who is interested to come along to a public launch on Thursday January 5th from 7-9pm at The Bull Hotel, Bridport. There we will showcase some samples of the script and the music and explain how people can get involved. There are roles for all sorts of people with all

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Composer Andrew Dickson

sorts of interests. You don’t need to be an experienced actor or musician. You don’t need to be able to play the ukulele… We are looking for everything from lead character actors to curtain pullers to set builders to dog handlers.’

To register your interest please email info@ukuleleopera.org.uk and they will keep you informed about every stage of the project.

For audition and performance dates and other details please visit: www.ukuleleopera.org.uk.

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Coast &Countryside Events Tuesday 20 December Bird Watching at Holes Bay 9.30am – 11.30am. Join Nicky Hoar from Dorset Wildlife Trust for a walk along the shoreline to see the birds of Holes Bay Nature Park. Suggested donation £3. Meet in the main car park of Upton Country Park BH17 7BJ. More information on 01202 692033 or nhoar@ dorsetwildlifetrust.org.uk.

Reindeer trail 10.30am - 3pm, Seaton Wetlands. No booking required, £3 per child. For more information: wildeastdevon.co.uk, countryside@ eastdevon.gov.uk 01395 517557.

Cooking for One Demo with HALFF 11am - 1pm. (Health and Local Food for Families) At the United Reformed Church, Cross Street, Seaton EX12 2LH. No need to book, just turn up, it’s free.

Call Laura on 01297 631782 or email laura@halff.org.uk.

Frozen: Singalong Corn Exchange, High East Street, DT1 1HF, 2pm, £4, Box office: 01305 266926, www. dorchesterarts.org.uk.

Cantamus 7.30pm at St John the Baptist Church, Hawkchurch EX13 5XD. “All So Still”-Choral Music for Christmastide including Bach, Britten, Wilcocks and Lauridsen. Tickets on the door £8 (including refreshments). www.cantamusdorset.org.

Wednesday 21 December West Dorset Ramblers 10 mile Stratton, Charminster Down, Jackmans Cross and Grimstone Down walk. 10am start. Bring picnic. No dogs. All welcome. Please call 01300 320346.

East Devon Ramblers moderate 9 miles circular walk from Honiton. 10am start and bring picnic. Dogs on short leads.

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Bridport Probus Club meets at 12noon in the Eype’s Mouth Hotel for lunch at 1pm. This will be followed by a talk by John Smith, “Battle of Britain over Bridport”. Potential new members welcome. Please call Graham Pitts on 01297561569.

WDDFAS A Musical Celebration of the Christmas Season. Speaker: Sarah Deere-

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Jones. Highlands End Leisure Centre, Eype at 2.30pm. For details contact 01297 443615.

Local Open Evening Monkton Wyld Court with hot snacks and drinks, Mulled Wine and Mince Pies. A charity raffle with Local Lunch tickets, Monkton produce and a few surprises, and the chance for our neighbours to gather as the Christmas period sets in. 5pm – 7pm, Christmas Jumpers are welcome and any donations for the raffle, just call ahead to book your place 01297 560342.

Jurassic Folk Music for all to join in.

Free admission. Eyre Court, 2 Queen Street, Seaton, EX12 2NY. 8pm 10.30pm. Andrew 01404 46451 or Adrian 01404 549903.

Mad Dog MCREA (Support: The Eskies) 8pm Tickets: £15 (Standing).

With their infectious songs, blending Bluegrass, Folk, Rock pop, Gypsy Jazz music, Mad Dog Mcrea never fail to capture their audience. The Beehive, Dowell Street, Honiton EX14 1LZ www. beehivehoniton.co.uk Box office 01404 384050.

Bridport Winter Solstice Festival: Bollywood Night with The Dohl Foundation + guests Electric Palace, 35 South St, Bridport DT6 3NY 01308 424901. Doors 6.30pm, Free Bollywood dance lessons 7pm-7.45pm / Starts 8pm. £11 (£10.50 + 50p bf) adv / £14 door.

Group Ticket Offer: £10 (£9.50 + 50p bf) each when you buy 4 or more tickets at one time.

Thursday 22 December Bridport Winter Solstice Festival: Whatever Happened to the Protest Song? with Billy Bragg + guests Electric Palace, 35 South St, Bridport DT6 3NY 01308 424901. Doors 7pm / Starts 8pm £11 (£10.50 + 50p bf) adv / £14 door Group Ticket offer: £10 (£9.50 + 50p bf) each when you buy 4 or more tickets at one time. Billy’s music blends elements of folk, punk rock and protest songs, with lyrics that mostly span political or romantic themes, heavily centred on bringing about change and getting the younger generation involved in activist causes.

Friday 23 December East Devon Ramblers leisurely 5 miles circular walk from Chardstock.

10am start. Dogs on short leads. 01460 220636.

The Living Tree cancer self-help group. No meeting this week. Tel 01308 427851. www.thelivingtree.org.uk.

DJ Dr Funk’s Christmas Funk & Soul Night Starts 8.30pm Electric Palace, 35 South St, Bridport DT6 3NY 01308 424901. Tickets: £5.50 (£5 + 50p bf) adv / £7 door.

Saturday 24 December Christmas Eve Midnight Mass 11.30pm St Peter’s Church, High West Street, Dorchester.

Sunday 25 December Christmas Eucharist 10am St Peter’s Church, High West Street, Dorchester.

Monday 26 December DJ set at the Watch House Café, West Bay between 10am – 3pm. Breakfast baps served.

Tue 27 Dec – Thur 5 Jan 17 Christmas Dinosaur Hunt Dinosaur Museum, Icen Way, Dorchester DT1 1EW (10am – 4pm) www. thedinosaurmuseum.com. Explore the Tel. 01308 423031 The Marshwood Vale Magazine January 2017 13

Coast &Countryside museum to seek out the answers to the dinosaur mystery and win a Dino Medal in Britain’s original and award winning attraction - brilliant fun for kids. See website for details.

website: www.seatongateway.co.uk or The Gateway Box Office 01297 625699 open 10am – 4pm weekdays, 10am – 1pm Saturday. Numbers are limited so please be sure to book early.

Wednesday 28 December

Sunday 1 January 2017

East Devon Ramblers leisurely 7.5 miles circular walk from Kilmington. 10am start and bring picnic. Dogs on short leads.

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New Years Day Walk South Dorset Ramblers meet Ilchester Arms Abbotsbury 10am SY576853 DT3 4JR. Distance 9 miles moderate. Figure of eight walk with optional pub lunch. Festival Of Winter Walks All welcome. Contact 01305 776354 / 07747 414440.

New Year’s Day Classic Car Meet with The Yeovil Car Club. 10am - 2pm at Haselbury Mill, Crewkerne. Bring along your Vintage, Classic, Sports or Grand Touring car. Great Cars, Great Company and Great Atmosphere. The Great Tithe Barn will be open for refreshments, Hog Roast and Licensed Bar. No booking required only £2 per car, 150+ expected. www.yeovilcarclub.com 01935 429806.

East Devon Ramblers strenuous 13 mile circular walk from Farway. 09.30 start and bring picnic. Dogs on short leads.

01297 552564 New Year Guided Walk Before the New Year starts, learn more of Sherborne’s ancient heritage, and walk off your seasonal indulgences, with Blue Badge Guide Cindy. Meet outside the Abbey Porch at 2pm,and afterwards enjoy an optional hot chocolate at Vida Comida (Swan Yard). 01935 815341. Walk only £5, for a thousand years of history.

Friday 30 December East Devon Ramblers leisurely 5 miles circular walk from Escot. 10am start.

Dogs on short leads. 01404 42304.

The Living Tree cancer self-help group.

2pm Tea and chat. Drop in any time between 2pm - 4.30pm at the Friends Meeting House, 95 South Street, Bridport DT6 3NZ. Tel 01308 427851. www. thelivingtree.org.uk.

Dance Friday - a barefoot dance 7.30pm – 9.30pm, Woodmead Hall, Hill Road, Lyme Regis. Come and dance for the pure joy of dancing. DJ Roger Wilco will be playing uplifting funk with a modern twist. Bring a water bottle and join the dance, taking a break when you need to.

No alcohol or frills... just dancing. For more details: www.rahimaferguson.co.uk, Rahima: 07890 171031.

Fri 30 – Sat 31 December Festive Grand Tour at Furleigh Estate 11am on 30 and 31. These tours begin with a glass of award winning fizz, followed by a tour of the vineyard and winery, finishing with a wine tasting with festive nibbles to match. Festive Grand Tour tickets are £25 per person. Advanced booking recommended. Call 01308 488 991 Email info@furleighestate.co.uk or visit www.furleighestate.co.uk/tours.

Saturday 31 December New Year’s Eve Ceilidh 8pm. Jigs for Gigs with caller Simon Maplesden. Bring in 2017 in style with music and dance at The David Hall. Tickets £15 including Buffet. No concessions. NB: Advance tickets only. Please book by Thursday 29 December. The David Hall, Roundwell Street, South Petherton, Somerset TA13 5AA. www.thedavidhall.org.uk 01460 240 340 boxoffice@thedavidhall.org.uk.

New Year’s Eve Party Night at The Gateway, Seaton. Doors open 8pm with the evening finishing 1am. Bring along nibbles for the table. Tickets £25 in advance only, available through

Tuesday 3 January Axminster and District Choral Society begin rehearsals at the Minster, Axminster at 7.30pm for their spring concert in late April, when the choir will perform John Rutter’s Gloria and the less well known but delightful Messe en l’honneur du Saint Sacrement by Joseph Jongen. New members welcome. No auditions. Contact 01297 33576 or www.axminsterchoral. co.uk.

Wednesday 4 January Seaton and District Probus Club Talk

by Derek Blunt: 60 years in amateur dramatics. 10am in the small hall, Seaton Methodist Church. The club is open to retired or semi-retired men over 55. New members/prospective members welcome – come and give us a try. Please contact Steven on 01297 21872.

Dorchester Treefoil Guild Meeting on the first Wednesday of the month in

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St George’s Church Hall, Fordington, Dorchester from 2 to 4pm. The Trefoil Guild is a part of the national Girlguiding movement. The local Dorchester branch of the Trefoil Guild welcomes anyone over 18 who has been involved with or has an interest in any level of Guiding.

For more information please contact Jeane on 01305 753417.

Local WW2 Airfields Dunkeswell, Upottery and Exeter A fascinating talk explaining the crucial role of these key airfields by members of the Southwest Airfields Heritage Trust. This group preserves the heritage and integrity of the region’s WW2 airfields for future generations, while honouring those who served at them. Axminster Historical Society, 7.30pm The Bradshaw Meeting Room, Axminster Heritage Centre, Silver Street, Axminster, EX13 5AH All welcome.

Colyton, Colyford & District Memory Café 2 - 4pm in St John Hall, Colyton.

We offer a time of friendship and support to those experiencing memory problems, enhanced with social activities and refreshments Bridport Scottish Dancers Taster session at Church House, South Street, Bridport 7pm - 9pm. Nothing to pay, no partner required, no previous experience.

Just come and have fun, some good exercise and ideal for a cold winter evening. Contact Ann 01308 422927 or Petronella 01297 639717 for details.

Thursday 5 January Pastel Pencils Learn the techniques of drawing in pastel pencils, using British Wildlife as your subject matter. Tutor Linda Hampson. Suitable for beginners and those with more experience.

Thursdays 10am - 1pm. £60 for 6 workshops. Ilminster Arts Centre, The Meeting House, East Street, Ilminster.

TA19 0AN. 01460 54973. www. themeetinghouse.org.uk.

WDHS Retirement Fellowship West Dorset Health Service Retirement Fellowship at 2pm in the Boys Brigade Hall, Sawmills Lane, Dorchester DT1 2RZ when Tony Tester gives a talk on Uganda Conservation. The West Dorset Health Service Retirement Fellowship was set up over 30 years ago for retired employees of the Health Service and their partners living in Dorset and meet on the first Thursday of every month except August and December. In addition to the monthly meetings, there are coach

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Coast &Countryside outings, a theatre trip and Christmas lunch. New members welcome. Contact 01305 261676 or 785546 for further information.

Chard Camera Club The club will be meeting in the Baptist Church Holyrood Street at 7.30pm for it’s first meet of the New Year. The members will be trying their hand at photography lighting, modelling and macro work.

Anyone wishing to join them can do so by turning up on the evening. Further details can be obtained from their website www. chardcameraclub.org.uk or by ringing the Temp: members secretary Mr Malcolm Brocklehurst 01460 68616 Art Group An informal untutored group for artists in all media, from oils to acrylics. All abilities welcome. Bring your own materials. Thursdays 2pm - 4pm. £7 per session. Ilminster Arts Centre, The Meeting House, East Street, Ilminster.

TA19 0AN. 01460 54973. www. themeetinghouse.org.uk.

Friday 6 January West Dorset Ramblers 6.5 mile Abbotsbury area walk. 10am start. Bring picnic. All welcome. Please call 01300 341664.

East Devon Ramblers leisurely 5 mile circular walk from Upottery. 10.00 start.

Dogs on short leads. 01404 861527 Lyme Bay Photographic Club Competition – subject Patterns in Nature; Woodmead Halls, Lyme Regis, DT7 3PG starting at 7.30pm. www. lymebayphotographicclub.org.

Dorset Wildlife Trust – West Dorset Group ‘The Archaeology, History and Wildlife of St Catherine’s Hill’ Note: this particular St Catherine’s Hill is near Christchurch. An illustrated talk by Rick Sharpe, Dorset Field Officer, Amphibian & Reptile Conservation. 7.30pm, Bridport United Church Hall, East Street, DT6 3LJ. Non-members welcome, £2, (£3 nonmembers) inc. refreshments. Telephone 01308 423442 for more information.

The Living Tree, cancer self-help group.

1.00pm Rising Voices with Jane, 2.00pm Becky, nutritionist from HALFF. Tea and chat. Drop in any time between 2pm and 4.30pm at the Friends Meeting House, 95 South Street, Bridport DT6 3NZ. Tel 01308 427851.www.thelivingtree.org.uk Celebrate Twelfth Night with entertainment by Tinker’s Cuss Band and the Symondsbury Mummers. Now in its third year this is a fun night not to be missed. Bridport Town Hall, 7.30pm, in

aid of Bridport Millennium Green. Tickets £7 (members £6) to include seasonal food and drink, available from Sue Wilkinson, 01308 425037.

Mike Denham + Mike Snelling Speakeasy session with Mike D on piano and Mike S on clarinet. Vintage jazz at its vivacious best. At 8pm. Tickets: £12 (£26 with pre-show supper at 7pm - must be pre-booked). Ilminster Arts Centre, The Meeting House, East Street, Ilminster.

TA19 0AN. 01460 54973. www. themeetinghouse.org.uk.

Saturday 7 January Potato Day 10pm - 1pm. United Church Hall, East Street, Bridport. Pennard Plants will be there with their 60+ varieties of heritage seed potatoes plus a great selection of heirloom fruit tress and bushes, flower and vegetable seeds.

Refreshments available. For more info call Jude 01308 456528.

Wassailing walk 10am - 11am, Younghayes Centre, Cranbrook. A wassailing Walk down to the Cranbrook Community Orchard with the Country Park Ranger to bless the trees and encourage a new harvest. For more information: wildeastdevon.co.uk, countryside@eastdevon.gov.uk, 01395 517557.

Axminster Wood Turners meet at Woodbury Community Hall at 10am.

An opportunity to start the year as you mean to go on and pledge yourself to the resolution you have just made to do something creative in 2017. Wood Turning is immensely satisfying and the raw product is all around you, and in most cases free. Your imagination is your only boundary. Come along to our friendly little club for a free demonstration of the art, and chat to the members. Coffee and bacon sandwiches and plenty of time to discuss anything you want to know. First two visits are free to help you make up your mind if it is for you. Start at 10am, so get there early for a coffee and a chat.

If you need to talk beforehand please ring Barrie Golding on 01884841162 who will be happy to answer your questions.

Dorset Countryside Volunteers clearing scrub at Coneys Castle in West Dorset.

There will be a bonfire to keep warm.

Welcome new people interested in helping care for our countryside. See www.dcv. org.uk, email DCVpublicity@gmail.com, or text or message 07923-498760 to be contacted.

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Blackmore Vale and Yeovil National Trust Association A talk on “Keeping People Safe” by Mark Sedwill CMG. Mark is the Permanent Secretary at the Home Office having taken over in 2013 from Dame Helen Gosh. Mark’s talk focusus on how policing, fire, national security, boarder and immigration operations will evolve to deal with the challenges of the 2020s. Digby Hall, Hound Street, Sherborne and start at 2.30pm. Admission is normally £3 for members of the Association and £5 for guests.

Hallelujah Chorus The Friends of St Mary’s Church Cerne Abbas have organised a rehearsal and performance of Handel’s Hallelujah Chorus to which everybody is invited. Assemble in St Mary’s (DT2 7JQ) at 3pm, finishing before 7pm. The rehearsal will be followed by tea and cake refreshment, a musical interlude and then we all participate in a performance of this great work. The rehearsal will be led

by Augusta Miller accompanied by John Jenkins. Music/words provided if necessary (Watkins Shaw edition). Tickets £10 from Bob Foulser 01300 341311.

Visit bbc_Hallelujah for an introduction to singing the Hallelujah Chorus.

Verdi’s Nabucco Met opera Live screening, featuring Placido Domingo as Nabucco, at the The Gateway Seaton.

Doors open 5.30pm. Licenced bar. Tickets £15 in advance, £17.50 on the night from The Gateway, 01297 625699 (box office open Mon-Fri 10am – 4pm and Sat 10am - 1pm) or www.seatongateway.co.uk.

Sunday 8 January Dorset Countryside Volunteers clearing scrub at Coneys Castle in West Dorset.

There will be a bonfire to keep us warm.

Welcome new people interested in helping care for our countryside. See www.dcv. org.uk, email DCVpublicity@gmail.com, or text or message 07923 498760 to be contacted.

East Devon Ramblers moderate 8 mile circular walk from Tipton St John.

10.00 start and bring picnic. Dogs on short leads. 01395 513846 Yeo River and Cheddar reservoir Walk Somerset Wildlife Trust 2pm - 4pm. A New Year walk in and around Cheddar Reservoir in comjunction with the local Watch Group. The exact route will be decided nearer the time. Sharpham Road car park, Cheddar, ST 446 534 (BS27 3DR). For more information contact Ged

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Coast &Countryside Keele on email gerard.keele@btinternet. com or phone 01278 769010. £1.

Canasta 7.30pm at Sidford Methodist Church EX10 9RL.

Monday 9 January Clay A friendly and informal untutored sculpture group that meets weekly at IAC. All abilities welcome. Mondays 9.30am 3.30pm. £7 per weekly session. Ilminster Arts Centre, The Meeting House, East Street, Ilminster. TA19 0AN. 01460 54973. www.themeetinghouse.org.uk.

Biodanza @ Othona Express, Connect, Relax! Dance like no one’s watching, no steps to learn, no partner needed, uplifting world music and holistic health benefits.

For all ages from 19 to 90. 7.15 for 7.30pm. Join in bimonthly with teacher Julia Hope-Brightwell (Jewell). Cost £8 (Cons avail). Othona Community, Coast Road, Burton Bradstock DT6 4RN. Contact Robin 01308 897 130 / biodanzabridport.co.uk Figure Drawing This is a non-tutored drawing session from the clothed model.

Two models will be provided each session for one hour each. Please bring your own paper and drawing materials. Book with Andrew Sutton 07814 641609 or andrewjsutton@hotmail.com. Mondays 6.30 - 8.30pm. £7 per weekly session.

Ilminster Arts Centre, The Meeting House, East Street, Ilminster. TA19 0AN. 01460 54973. www.themeetinghouse.org. uk.

Scottish Dancing in Chardstock Evening of Social Dancing with instruction with a break for tea and coffee. 7.30pm - 10pm at the Village Hall. No partner required. Cost £1.50.

Contact David on 01460 65981; Ann on 01308 422927; or Andrew on 01297 33461, or just come along. www.

chardscottishdancing.org.uk. Also 16 (beginners’ evening), 23 and 30 January.

Tuesday 10 January Watercolours Learn the techniques of watercolour in these friendly and relaxed classes. Tuesdays 10am – 12noon or 1pm-3pm. £132 per 11 week term.

Book with tutor Nicky Clarke on 01460 281773. Ilminster Arts Centre, The Meeting House, East Street, Ilminster.

TA19 0AN. 01460 54973. www. themeetinghouse.org.uk.

West Dorset Ramblers 8 mile Bride Valley, Little Bredy and Long Bredy walk. 10am start. Bring picnic. All welcome. Please call 01308 898484.

Colyton & Colyford Probus Club meets at the Swallows Eaves Hotel, Colyford at 10am for coffee after which Tony Burgess will give a talk The Jurassic Coast & its Hinterland’ New members welcome: David Evans: 01297 553007.

Bird Migration Somerset Wildlife Trust 7.30pm - 9pm. James Packer describes why many species of birds cross the Mediterranean Sea. The Parish Rooms Market Square, Somerton, TA11 7NB. For more information please contact William Murray on email william@ hurcottmurrays.co.uk or phone 01458 27007. £2.50 members, £3.00 nonmembers.

British Spiders 7.30pm - 9.30pm.

Somerset Wildlife Trust. Francis FarrCox will give an illustrated talk on the many and various British Spiders. St George’s Catholic School, The Mount, Taunton TA1 3NR. For more information please contact Simon Briggs on email simon.briggs@somersetwildlife.org or phone 01823 270529. £3.

Wednesday 11 January Acrylic Painting With guidance and

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advice students of all abilities will be able to explore and develop their own personal painting style, with particular attention given to individual needs.

With tutor Juliet Farnese. Wednesdays 10.30am-12.30pm. £60 for a session of 6 workshops. Ilminster Arts Centre, The Meeting House, East Street, Ilminster.

TA19 0AN. 01460 54973. www. themeetinghouse.org.uk.

The Beehive Folk Cafe 8pm - 10.30pm Free This mostly acoustic session of folk, blues and roots is hosted by the lovely folk singer Sue King. The Beehive, Dowell Street, Honiton EX14 1LZ www. beehivehoniton.co.uk Box office 01404 384050 Free Make & Munch with HALFF 10.30am – 12.30pm (Health and Local Food for Families). For parents and carers of children (0-18), a hands-on course of six sessions. Have fun preparing simple delicious food and enjoy eating it together. Pre-school age children welcome with parents/carers. New venue Masonic Hall, South Street, Axminster. To book a place call Ros on 01297 631782 for more information or email admin@halff.org.uk.

East Devon Ramblers strenuous 11 mile circular walk from Colyton. 10.00 start and bring picnic. Dogs on short leads.

01297 552564 Start to Draw With exercises in shape and space, perspective, and the value of light and shade - students will gain an understanding of the importance of drawing as a foundation to painting and as a hugely enjoyable form of expression.

With tutor Juliet Farnese. Wednesdays 2pm - 4pm. £48 per 6 week session.

Ilminster Arts Centre, The Meeting House, East Street, Ilminster. TA19 0AN. 01460 54973. www.themeetinghouse.org. uk.

Sid Vale Association 2.30pm. ‘The Life and Importance of Bees’ by John Badley of East Devon Bees. Buzz along to the Manor Pavilion, Sidmouth to see how to help them in their vital work pollinating our plants. All welcome. Further details see www.sidvaleassociation.org.uk.

Bridport Scottish Dancers at Church House, South Street, Bridport. 6.30pm 8.30pm Session for Beginners or those wanting more tuition. 7.30pm - 10pm Classes with instruction and social dancing. Come and have fun, no partner required. Cost £2 including tea, coffee or squash and biscuits. Contact Ann 01308 422927 or Petronella 01297 639717.

Also on 18 and 25 January.

The Tempest from the Royal Shakespeare Company. Simon Russell Beale returns to the RSC after 20 years to play Prospero in this groundbreaking production directed by Royal Shakespeare Company Artistic Director Gregory Doran. Doors open 6.30pm.

Licenced bar. Tickets £12.50 in advance, £15 on the night from The Gateway, 01297 625699 (box office open Mon-Fri 10am – 4pm and Sat 10am - 1pm) or www.seatongateway.co.uk.

Thursday 12 January West Dorset Ramblers 10 mile Stratton and Grimstone Downs walk. 10am start.

Bring picnic. No dogs. All welcome.

Please call 01300 320084.

Help the heath 10am - 3pm, Trinity Hill Nature Reserve. Join the East Devon Conservation volunteers on this practical work party to help restore the heathland of Trinity Hill. For more information: wildeastdevon.co.uk, countryside@ eastdevon.gov.uk, 01395 517557.

What’s that bird? 11am - 1pm, Tower Hide at Seaton Wetlands. Improve your bird ID skills with an experienced guide.

For more information: wildeastdevon. co.uk, countryside@eastdevon.gov.uk, 01395 517557.

Chard Royal Naval Association The association will be meeting at their new location for their monthly meetings at 7.30pm at the Chard Rugby Football Club, Essex Close. This first meet of the New Year will be their AGM. The association invite any person wishing to join the association to turn up on the night where they will be made most welcome.

Dorchester and District Probus Club for retired and semi-retired

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Coast &Countryside business and professional men meet at 12noon for 12.30pm lunch and talk at the Gamekeeper, North Street, Charminster. Potential members are very welcome. For further details contact Bill Lowes on 01305 261417 or email williamlowes167@btinternet.com.

Art Group An informal untutored group for artists in all media, from oils to acrylics. All abilities welcome. Bring your own materials. Thursdays 2pm - 4pm. £7 per session. Ilminster Arts Centre, The Meeting House, East Street, Ilminster.

TA19 0AN. 01460 54973. www. themeetinghouse.org.uk.

Sherborne and District Gardeners’ Association Mr David Hitchcock, Three Counties Nurseries Flower Shows last 50 years, 2.30pm. Digby Hall, Hound Street, Sherborne. £2 for visitors.

Beaminster Museum Annual General Meeting (AGM) at 2.30pm. For more details see www.beaminstermuseum. wordpress.com.

Crewkerne Gardening Club has an exciting programme of events lined up for 2017, the first of which is a

fascinating talk on ‘Stumperies, Ferns & Shady Friends’ by Andrew Tolman who is a Senior Gardener to HRH The Prince of Wales at Highgrove. Henhayes Centre at 7.30pm. Visitors £2.50.

Seavington gardening club The Garden writer Sally Nex gives her first hand experience of “Behind the Scenes at Chelsea”. The meeting will be held in Seavington Millenium Hall at 7.30pm.

Visitors welcome, £2 at the door. Details on 01460 929605.

Paul Jones & Dave Kelly at 8pm.

Founder members of The Blues Band, Paul Jones and Dave Kelly’s tangled and colourful roots go way back into the true undergrowth of the Bluestradition.

If you’re a true Blues fan, everything you need is here! Tickets: £20 Full. No concessions. The David Hall, Roundwell Street, South Petherton, Somerset TA13 5AA. www.thedavidhall.org.uk, 01460 240 340, boxoffice@thedavidhall.org.uk.

Friday 13 January Slow Stitch New workshop with k3n, focusing on simple hand-stitching,

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exploring techniques such as kantha, Boro, collage, visible mending and embroidery. Create small textile pieces, clothing, bags or cards or start a regular stitch journal. Bring hand-sewing kit.

10am-1pm. £12 (includes materials).

Ilminster Arts Centre, The Meeting House, East Street, Ilminster. TA19 0AN. 01460 54973. www.themeetinghouse.org. uk.

East Devon Ramblers leisurely 4.5 mile circular walk from Smallridge. 10.30 start. Dogs on short leads. 01297 631664 Rousdon village life under the Peeks Nicky Campbell spent ten years researching Rousdon life in Victorian times when the Peek family owned the estate and built their cliff-top mansion.

Her illustrated talk will concentrate on the people who worked on the estate, their families and the close-knit community that thrived under the Peeks. Coffee served from 10am - 10.45am followed by talk at 11am - 12noon. Woodmead Halls, Hill Road, Lyme Regis DT7 3PG. Organised by U3A Heritage Coast Lyme Regis – free for members, non-members

£2 donation suggested. To join U3A, see website www.lymeregisu3a.org or telephone 01297-444566.

Food on Friday at Clapton & Wayford Village hall. 12 noon – two course hot lunch, roll & butter + unlimited tea/ coffee. £4.50. Open to all ages; very friendly atmosphere, newcomers really welcomed, but please book places in advance by phoning June (01460 77057) or Jackie (01460 72324), who will also provide more information if required.

The Living Tree, cancer self-help group. 2.00pm Duncan’s Unctions, talk/demo of Duncan’s soothing cream for radiotherapy burns and other skin conditions. Tea and chat. Drop in any time between 2pm and 4.30pm at the Friends Meeting House, 95 South Street, Bridport DT6 3NZ. Tel 01308 427851. www.thelivingtree.org.uk Readers’ Group Spend an afternoon once a month with like-minded people, a good cup of tea or coffee and a chat about the latest ‘read’. All books are provided by the library service.

2.30pm - 4pm. £4 per session (includes refreshments). Ilminster Arts Centre, The Meeting House, East Street, Ilminster.

TA19 0AN. 01460 54973. www. themeetinghouse.org.uk.

Ebenezer Presents Rene Rice -- On Albania. The Ebenezer, in The Seed Factory, Aller, Somerset TA10 0QN. ebenezer@ebenezerpresents.com. If you have not RSVP’d before the night and received confirmation then please ring 07879 206 543 in case there are no seats available.

Chard History Group A brief AGM starts the proceedings. Then Richard Kay, Chairman of Lawrences Auctioneers in a illustrated Talk about “British Gardens 1850-1900”. The rise of the domestic garden in Victorian’s Britain. The result of the growth of the interest in natural history; of the migration from country to town; of the restrictions on land imposed by the Enclosures Acts; and the rise of the middle classes. These themes will be explored through artist’s eyes and 35 images of images domestic gardens as diverse as John Ruskin, Sir John Lavery, James Tissot and John Singer Sargent. At Manor School Primary School, opposite Sainsburys. Refreshments available. New members and guests welcome. Members £2 Guest £3 Free School Yard Parking.

For information 01460 66165.

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Coast &Countryside Tribute to Nina Simone by Louise Parker Acclaimed jazz singer Louise Parker celebrates the songs of Nina Simone, with The Matt Carter piano trio.

At 8pm. Tickets: £14 (£28 with pre-show supper at 7pm - must be pre-booked).

Ilminster Arts Centre, The Meeting House, East Street, Ilminster. TA19 0AN. 01460 54973. www.themeetinghouse.org. uk.

Towards the Sun 7pm, performance at 8pm. Presented by Tangle. Poems, stories and spine-tingling singing. This stunning performance is a theatrical anthology commissioned by African/Caribbean female writers and performed by Tangle in an ensemble style, complemented by a cappella songs. The evening is presented in ‘township theatre’ style, a staging concept originating in South Africa, where work is created for presentation in non-traditional venues. There will be a light supper before the show and a short Q&A session afterwards. Tickets: £14.

Includes the show and a light Caribbeanthemed supper before the performance at 7pm. Show only: £7 at 8pm. NB: Please book performance/food tickets by Wednesday 11 January. Show-only tickets will be available on the night. The David Hall, Roundwell Street, South Petherton, Somerset TA13 5AA. www.thedavidhall. org.uk, 01460 240 340, boxoffice@ thedavidhall.org.uk.

Saturday 14 January Martock Farmers Market 10am – 1pm in the Moorlands precinct, North Street. Buffalo meat, honey and honey flapjacks and fudge, poultry and fruit gin, farm grown vegetables, vinaigrettes, delicacies and crafts, chemical-free cider and vegetables, home roasted coffees from individual small scale plantations, exquisite chocolate truffles, free range Gloucester Old Spot pork, plants, vegetables and eggs, bakery, around 15 goats, sheeps and cows cheeses, both soft and hard, jams, preserves and chutneys, rustic bread and quiches, plants, microgreens, candles. Phone Fergus Dowding 01935 822202 for a table.

Truffle Hunting Experience Day A unique day to learn all about this remarkable wild food, work with truffle hounds hunting at a secret location in West Dorset before sampling the finds over afternoon tea. 10am – c.4.30pm.

See www.englishtruffles.co.uk for more details and to book places.

Viva Menopause – Nourishing the

Feminine Journey offering a unique combination of yoga, nutrition and selfdiscovery to support women journeying into, through and beyond their menopause years. With Well Being Coach Susan Harley, Yoga Teacher, Julia Poole, and Medicinal & Environmental Nutritionist, Daphne Lambert. 9am - 5pm Trill Farm, Devon EX13 8TU refreshments and lunch included £125 For a full programme email vivamenopause@gmail.com or contact Susan Harley on 077988 26899.

Pop Up Psychic Event 10am - 1pm.

Jo Lister, Liz Shewan, Alison Coleman and more Antiques Bazaar, South St. Crewkerne TA18 8RG. www. antiquesbazaar.co.uk Kathryn Roberts and Sean Lakeman Broadwindsor Comrades Hall, 7.30pm.

Bar Available. Outstanding reviews of their second album “Tomorrow Will Follow Today” have cemented their reputation as a driving force in contemporary English Folk music.

They have won the BBC Folk Awards for “Best Duo” in 2013 and again in 2016. Kathryn’s sublime vocals merge seamlessly with Sean’s deft and inventive guitarwork. Adults £9 from 01308 867638, 01308 867644 or 01308 868582.

An evening with Anne Reid in person at The Gateway, Seaton. Anne Reid and her musical director Jason Carr present an evening of songs, stories, music and memories, including filming with Daniel Craig, performing Shakespeare at Buckingham Palace and making Last Tango in Halifax. Doors open 7.30pm.

Tickets £18 in advance, £20 on the night (subject to availability) from The Gateway, 01297 625699 (box office open Mon-Fri 10am – 4pm and Sat 10am 1pm) or www.seatongateway.co.uk. Early booking strongly advised.

Sunday 15 January South Dorset Ramblers meet 10.30am Yarn Barton Car Park ST481014 map E117, DT8 3EF. 7miles, moderate, bring a picnic. Contact 01305 871527 / 07932 878417 All welcome.

Bird ringing demonstration 9am, Discovery Hut at Seaton Wetlands. A rare chance to see birds up close as they are ringing for conservation monitoring. For more information: wildeastdevon.co.uk, countryside@eastdevon.gov.uk, 01395 517557.

Piano Poetry & Prose with Joyce & Brian Hall, Tony Sparkes & John

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McGregor Sidholme Music Room Elysian Fields, Sidmouth, EX10 8UJ 3.30-4.30 Witham Park Woods 10am - 12.30pm Somerset Wildlife Trust. A wintery walk around Witham Park Woods looking for Winter birds and viewing the knock-on effects of Larch disease. Upper Holt, on road south from Witham Friary.

Park at the top of the track on the lefthand side, ST757384. Mick Ridgard on email mridgard@aol.com or phone 01373 463875. Adults £2.50, Children & Students £1.

Allington Strings New Year Concert 3pm. Arturo Serna conducts the Allington Strings in a programme of light classical favourites including Pacelbel’s Canon, Bach’s Double Violin Concerto, Mozart’s Divertimento no 2, Mendelssohn’s Sinfonia No1, Gershwin’s Love Walked In and Percy Grainger’s Mock Morris.

Tickets £10 (under 18’s free) available on the door or in advance from Bridport Music. Sir John Colfox Academy, Ridgeway, Bridport, Dorset, DT6 3DT.

Monday 16 January Lipreading and Managing Hearing Loss Try a free session at Honiton Methodist Church, 10am - 12noon. Find out how lipreading can help you to hear more and pick up some tips to help you cope with your hearing loss. Small, friendly group. Tea, coffee and biscuits provided. Contact Ruth Bizley for further details ruth@bizleyart.com 01297 442239 or just come along on the day. Also 23rd and 30th.

Clay A friendly and informal untutored sculpture group that meets weekly at IAC. All abilities welcome.

Mondays 9.30am - 3.30pm. £7 per weekly session. Ilminster Arts Centre, The Meeting House, East Street, Ilminster.

TA19 0AN. 01460 54973. www. themeetinghouse.org.uk.

Art History course Late Medieval and early Renaissance Art, Architecture and Design. Starts 16th January, for six lectures. 2pm - 3.30pm. Led by Art and Design Historian Pam Simpson, MA. ‘The White Room’ at the rear of the ‘Chapel in the Graden’, Unitarian Church, East Street, Bridport. Fee, £60.

To reserve a place, please email Pam at: chris.pamsimpson@btinternet.com or Tel 01300 321715.

Hawkchurch History Society Literature and Landscape in East Devon, Peter Naismith, writer and photographer

talks about the many connections between notable authors and our region.

Hawkchurch Village Hall, 7pm for 7.30pm. Non-members welcome £5 (inc tea/coffee/biscuits).

Mature Movers (Fun, Friendship and Fitness) Chard Town Hall 10.30 – 11.30 £3.50 per session, contact Di Ramsay 01823 345626 Jazz Jam Session Do you play an instrument? Do you enjoy jazz and want to try improvising around jazz standards and other well-known tunes? Come along to this informal group – you can play, or just sit and listen. 8pm. £2 to take part. Bar available. Ilminster Arts Centre, The Meeting House, East Street, Ilminster. TA19 0AN. 01460 54973. www.themeetinghouse.org.uk.

Tuesday 17 January Lipreading and Managing Hearing Loss Try a free session at Bridport Community Hospital, 2pm - 4pm. Find out how lipreading can help you to hear more and pick up some tips to help you cope with your hearing loss. Small, friendly group. Tea, coffee and biscuits provided. Contact Ruth Bizley for further details ruth@bizleyart.com 01297 442239 or just come along on the day.

Also 24th and 31st.

Clapton & Wayford Village Hall will be holding a Coffee Morning, with cake stall/’bring & buy’. 10am – mid-day: Do come and join us, for an opportunity to meet friends & neighbours or get to know new people, whilst raising funds to improve the village hall facilities. More details from Julia (01460 72769) Cooking For One Demo with HALFF 11am – 12.30pm (Health and Local Food for Families) Free healthy cooking demonstrations giving hints and ideas for cooking for one and covering nutritional advice for type 2 diabetes, heart disease and high blood pressure. New venue United Reformed Church, Chard Road, Axminster. No need to book, just turn up, it’s free. Call Hannah on 01297 631782 for more information or email hannah@halff.org.uk.

Beaminster Museum Winter Talk ‘An abundance of Water Mills’ given by Duncan Harris. The talk gives an outline of the various water mills in and around Beaminster, the people who worked in them and the important part they played in the history of the area. Everyone is welcome to attend, the talk takes place

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Coast &Countryside in the Museum and starts at 2.30pm. The admission charge to each talk will be £2.50 per person. For more details see our website www.beaminstermuseum. wordpress.com.

Wednesday 18 January South Dorset Ramblers meet Crown P H Pucknowle 10am SY535886, OL15, DT2 9BN. 6miles, moderate, Optional pub lunch. Contact 01305 871527 / 07932878417 All welcome.

Trinity Hill Local Nature Reserve work party 10am - 4pm, Trinity Hill Nature Reserve. Clear some scrub and Rhododendrons to make way for the ponies to finish the job! wildeastdevon. co.uk, countryside@eastdevon.gov.uk, 01395 517557.

Mosterton Ramblers invite you to join their morning walk (approx 3 hrs) in the Holywell/East Coker area, followed by pub lunch. Meet at Orchard Way 0930, transport available. Details from Chris on 01460 76405.

Seaton and District Probus Club Talk

by David Dumbleton: 1984. 10am in the small hall, Seaton Methodist Church. The club is open to retired or semi-retired men over 55. New members/prospective members welcome – come and give us a try. Please contact Steven on 01297 21872.

East Devon Ramblers moderate 8 mile circular walk from Ottery St Mary.

10.00 start and bring picnic. Dogs on short leads. 01404 822131 Honiton U3A New Year programme with speaker, Janet Diamond who gives a talk entitled ‘The Age of the Pyramid’ - a look into how and why the first pyramids appeared in Egypt with insights into the beautiful awe inspiring art and architecture of the time. The Beehive, Dowell St., Honiton, doors open 1.30pm for a 2pm start. Members Free and Visitors welcome (suggested donation of £2). Further information: 01404 598008 http:// u3asites.org.uk/honiton.

West Dorset Decorative & Fine Arts Society The Story of the Sutton Hoo Ship Burial. Speaker: Mark Cottle. Highlands End Leisure Centre, Eype at 2.30pm. For details contact 01297 443615.

Devonshire Association Axe Valley Branch 2.30pm at the The Pavilion, Peace Memorial Playing Fields, Colyton.

“East Devon Pebble-bed Heathland”. Dr. Sam Bridgewater – Nature Conservation Manager, Clinton Devon Estates – will talk about one of the largest areas of lowland heathland in the UK with

many rare species of plants and birds.

All welcome, admission £1 for DA members, non-members £3. Details from 01297551529 or brian_denham@talktalk. net.

Thorncombe Rail Activities Club AGM followed by a talk and slide presentation given by Amyas Crump entitled ‘A Bit of Devonshire’. The meeting is at Thorncombe Village Hall, TA20 4NE and starts at 7.30pm. Non Members are welcome, there are refreshments, a raffle and the parking is free. Contact Richard Holt, Chairman Tel. 01460 30428 or Google “traclubsite” for information.

Colyton & District Garden Society Talk

by Sally Nex on ‘Vegetables for Small Spaces’ at Colyton Peace Memorial Hall, 7.30pm. Members free, guests £2.

Thursday 19 January West Dorset Ramblers 8 mile Higher Kingcombe and North Porton walk. 10am start. Bring picnic. No dogs. All welcome.

Please call 01300 320168.

Knit, Stitch & Crochet Too From casting on to the finished garment. Come and share your ideas and be inspired whatever your level of skill from beginner to master knitter. 2.15pm - 4.15pm. £4 per session (includes refreshments). Ilminster Arts Centre, The Meeting House, East Street, Ilminster. TA19 0AN. 01460 54973. www.themeetinghouse.org.uk.

Bridport and District Gardening Club 7.30pm Bulbs for All Seasons, Chris Ireland-Jones. WI Hall, North Street, Bridport, DT6 3JQ. Chard Camera Club The club will be holding an inter club competition with Wellington Camera Club at 7.30pm in the Baptist Church Hall.

Life on the Oil Rigs talk by John Pearce at Tatworth WI`s meeting in Tatworth Memorial Hall at 7.30pm.

Reading with Commentary by Graham Fawcett Sladers Yard, West Bay, Bridport, Dorset DT6 4EL. Open from 6pm starts at 6.30pm. Admission fee £10, £25 with buffet dinner to follow Contact number. t 01308 459511, gallery@sladersyard. co.uk, www.sladersyard.co.uk. The Poetry of Shakespeare evening is a new and different evening where Graham will read from and comment on some of the finest poems, sonnets and speeches in Shakespeare. As relevant and inspiring for those who have heard his Shakespeare lecture as for those who have not.

Around the World in 80 Days in 80 minutes at the Marine Theatre. Thursday

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19 – Saturday 21 January 7.30pm each evening. The Marine Players present an evening of daft humour, together with a soup and sweet supper, as a fundraiser for Lyme Regis’ theatre. All tickets £12.50 (in advance only) from the TIC 01297 442138.

Friday 20 January Felt Making Discover the wonderfully tactile and rewarding art of felting by making felt scarves, bags, slippers - or whatever takes your fancy! Beginners to advanced welcome. With tutor Geraldine Field. 10am - 3pm. £23 per monthly session (excluding materials). Ilminster Arts Centre, The Meeting House, East Street, Ilminster. TA19 0AN. 01460 54973. www.themeetinghouse.org.uk.

January ‘Special Roast’ Roast Pork followed by Apricot surprise. All start with fruit juice and finish with tea/coffee and choccies. Eat at 12.30pm all for only £8.

The bar will be open. A warm and friendly atmosphere come and join us. Henhayes Centre Crewkerne 01460 74340.

The Living Tree, cancer self-help group. 1.00pm Rising Voices with Jane, 2.00pm Lyall Griffiths, natural therapy of smoothies & juices. Drop in any time between 2pm and 4.30pm at the Friends Meeting House, 95 South Street, Bridport DT6 3NZ. Tel 01308 427851. www. thelivingtree.org.uk Lyme Bay Photographic Club Members’ Evening – Slide shows. Woodmead Halls, Lyme Regis, DT7 3PG starting at 7.30pm. www.lymebayphotographicclub.org.

Flying Folk An evening of fantastic folk music featuring three separate acts: Mitchell & Vincent, the Last Gasp Orchestra, and Iain & Martine. At 8pm.

Tickets: £10 (no suppers). Ilminster Arts Centre, The Meeting House, East Street, Ilminster. TA19 0AN. 01460 54973. www. themeetinghouse.org.uk.

Saturday 21 January Children’s Art Chest Saturday morning art club led by artist Margaret Micklewright. This week’s theme is ‘Self Portraits’ - using pencil and colour discover how to capture your own likeness on paper. Ages 8+. 10.30am - 12.30pm. £5 per session (including materials).

Please bring an overall. Ilminster Arts Centre, The Meeting House, East Street, Ilminster. TA19 0AN. 01460 54973. www. themeetinghouse.org.uk.

Willie and the Bandits Sat 21st Jan 8pm Tickets: £10 adv £12 OTD. Famous for

creating an astonishingly huge sound, incorporating eclectic grooves from World music to Heavy Rock, using bizarre instrumentation such as Tongue Drum, Djembe, Lap steel guitar and Double bass they push the boundaries of what is expected of a modern three piece. Taking roots rock music to a new level. “One of the best Live acts in the country.” Daily Telegraph. The Beehive, Dowell Street, Honiton EX14 1LZ www. beehivehoniton.co.uk Box office 01404 384050 Megson 8pm Corn Exchange, High East Street, DT1 1HF, 8pm, £14/£12, Box office: 01305 266926, www. dorchesterarts.org.uk. Husband & wife duo Megson have been nominated 3 times in the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards.

They have an infectious mix of heavenly vocals, lush harmonies and driving rhythmic guitars, they are popular not only for their arresting and intelligent songwriting, but for their exquisite musicianship and northern humour. ‘The most original duo on the British folk scene’ The Guardian Wire Sculpture Workshop Royal Manor Workshops are pleased to announce Martin Fielding’s wire sculpture workshop - back by popular demand - a Humming Bird for the garden. You will need gloves, pliers, rubber hammer and wear old clothes.

Cost is £20 or £25 for non members plus £7 for materials cost as supplied by tutor. 10am – 4pm at St Geroge’s Centre, Reforn, Portland, Dorset, DT5 2AN. Please contact Jenny Greenwood on 01305 821791.

Workshop at Rainbow’s End in Branscombe EX12 3DE - It’s your Future - It’s your Choice” - the choices we make today create our tomorrow.

Become free to choose wisely 10am-4.30pm Bring Lunch to share. £35 (£30 for Rainbow’s End regular students) - Call 07900 824089 to book Fundraising Jumble Sale Clapton and Wayford village hall Nr Crewkerne TA18 8PS in aid of The Birkett-Smith animal sanctuary 2pm - 4pm. Donations to be dropped off 10am – 12noon 0146074654.

C.U.P.I.D 10am - 12noon at the new venue of The Dorford Centre, Bridport Road, Dorchester DT1 1RR. Guest speaker is Rob Sanson of the Coastguard Service who gives a talk about the role of the service in a changing world. Sian Phillips from Pelican are showing their Tel. 01308 423031 The Marshwood Vale Magazine January 2017 25

Coast &Countryside latest products. All welcome to this informal get-together of people with any type of Stoma or Pouch with partners and friends, to meet for support and information.

Winter Snowman Drive with puddings at Blackdown Village Hall, near Broadwindsor. DT8 3LE. 6.30pm for 7pm. Come along and bring all the family and enjoy the old traditional game of ‘Beetle’, drawing a Snowman instead.

Prizes every round. For more information and to reserve a place to assist with catering and ensure second helpings! contact Philip 01460 30661/30517.

Joey The Lips Wash away the January Blues than with the nation’s funkiest 10 piece soul band ….back for another fast paced, full energy amazing party at The Gateway, Seaton. Doors open 7.30pm.

Licenced bar. Always a sell out so don’t delay if you want to join the party. Tickets £13 in advance from The Gateway, 01297 625699 (box office open Mon-Fri 10am – 4pm and Sat 10am - 1pm) or www. seatongateway.co.uk.

John Shillto’s Select Four at the Tuckers Jazz Club 8pm. John Shillito - trumpet & vocals, Ken Rennison - soprano, alto and tenor saxes, Walter (Woody) Allen - bass guitar, John Whitlock - guitar & banjo. A really “tight” and swinging quartet with a wide repertoire, ranging from the rocking to the romantic, the blue to the boisterous, the wistful to the wild! Timeless jazz that’s worth listening to - lots of energy and fun. The Tuckers Arms, Dalwood, EX13 7EG, near Axminster. Tickets £10.

Parking in the Village Hall Car Park. www.dalwoodvillage.co.uk 01404 831 280.

Stick In The Wheel at 8pm. East London’s Stick In The Wheel come to The David Hall after a breakthrough year performing to packed crowds at Glastonbury, Sidmouth, Cambridge, Larmer Tree and Beautiful Days festivals. Four-times BBC Folk Award nominees, their raw, abrasive sound and uncompromising attitude goes right to

the heart of what Folk music is about.

Tickets: £15 Full. £14 Concessions. The David Hall, Roundwell Street, South Petherton, Somerset TA13 5AA. www. thedavidhall.org.uk, 01460 240 340, boxoffice@thedavidhall.org.uk.

Sunday 22 January Sleeping Beauty from the Bolshoi Ballet. Screened at The Gateway, Seaton.

Doors open 2.30pm. Licenced bar and refreshments. Tickets £15 in advance, £17.50 on the night from The Gateway, 01297 625699 (box office open Mon-Fri 10am – 4pm and Sat 10am - 1pm) or www.seatongateway.co.uk.

Workshop at Rainbow’s End in Branscombe EX12 3DE - Mediumship Development - Controlling the Energies.

10am - 4.30 pm Bring Lunch to share £35 (£30 for Rainbow’s End regular students) Call 07900 824089 to book “Bridport’s Best Breakfast” 9am - 12 noon cooked by the Bridport Local Food Group at St Mary’s House, South Street Bridport DT6 3NW Instrumental Interludes 3.30-4.30 Sidholme Music Room Elysian Fields, Sidmouth, EX10 8UJ. Local performers including students from Sidmouth College and Colyton Grammar School, free entry with retiring collection for the Chandelier Restoration Fund Lavolta 2.30pm. Corn Exchange, High East Street, DT1 1HF, £14/£12, Box office: 01305 266926, www. dorchesterarts.org.uk East Devon Ramblers moderate 11.5 mile circular walk from Aylesbeare.

10.00 start and bring picnic. Dogs on short leads. 01395 578699

Monday 23 January Clay A friendly and informal untutored sculpture group that meets weekly at IAC. All abilities welcome. Mondays 9.30am 3.30pm. £7 per weekly session. Ilminster Arts Centre, The Meeting House, East Street, Ilminster. TA19 0AN. 01460 54973. www.themeetinghouse.org.uk.

Mature Movers (Fun, Friendship and Fitness) Chard Town Hall 10.30 – 11.30 £3.50 per session, contact Di Ramsay 01823 345626 Biodanza @ Othona Express, Connect, Relax! Dance like no one’s watching, no steps to learn, no partner needed, uplifting world music and holistic health benefits. For all ages from 19 to 90.

7.15 for 7.30pm. Join in bimonthly with teacher Julia Hope-Brightwell (Jewell).

Cost £8 (Cons avail). Othona Community, Coast Road, Burton Bradstock DT6 4RN. Contact Robin 01308 897 130 / biodanzabridport.co.uk Figure Drawing This is a non-tutored drawing session from the clothed model.

Two models will be provided each session for one hour each. Please bring your own paper and drawing materials. Book with Andrew Sutton 07814 641609 or andrewjsutton@hotmail.com. Mondays 6.30 - 8.30pm. £7 per weekly session.

Ilminster Arts Centre, The Meeting House, East Street, Ilminster. TA19 0AN. 01460 54973. www.themeetinghouse.org. uk.

Tuesday 24 January West Dorset Ramblers 8 mile Corscombe, Halstock and Chelborough walk. 10am start. Bring picnic. All welcome. Please call 01308 898484.

Cooking for One Demo with HALFF 11am - 1pm (Health and Local Food for Families). Free healthy cooking demonstrations giving hints and ideas for cooking for one and covering nutritional advice for type 2 diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure and modified diets (eg puree/fork mashable). At the United Reformed Church, Cross Street, Seaton EX12 2LH. No need to book, just turn up, it’s free. Call Laura on 01297 631782 for more information or email laura@ halff.org.uk.

Colyton & Colyford Probus Club meets at the Swallows Eaves Hotel, Colyford at noon for lunch followed by the Annual General Meeting of the Club.

Looking ahead highlights for next month Wed 1 Feb

Sat 4 & Sun 5 Feb

Sun 5 Feb

Mosterton Ramblers morning walk (approx 3 hrs) in the Frampton area, followed by lunch (tba). Meet at Orchard Way 0930, transport available. Chris 01460 76405.

Snowdrop Weekends Forde Abbey & Gardens www.fordeabbey.co.uk, info@fordeabbey.co.uk with the Tearoom and Shop

Snowdrop Sundays! Mapperton Gardens 11am – 4pm. Entrance £4.50, children free. Teas, Coffees & cakes (no lunches) Also 12 February.

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LOOKING TO INCLUDE AN EVENT? Charity and fund-raising entries in Coast & Countryside Events are free of charge. Please check times with organisers or venues.

Email: info@marshwoodvale.com before the 10th of the month.

Martock Local History Group Jerry Sampson on his recent detailed cataloguing of the 427 polychrome mediaeval sculptures from the smashed reredos at St Cuthbert’s in Wells. Most churches were packed with wondrous and colourful decorations before the Puritan iconoclasm, and Jerry will put this all into the wider context of churches in general such as ours in Martock. 7pm for 7.30pm at Martock School, Elmleigh Road, TA12 6EF. Admission £3 or annual subscription for only £10. Contact Fergus Dowding on 01935 822 202 for more info.

Wed 25 - Fri 27January Murder at the New Vicarage Burton Bradstopck Village Players present a murder mystery by Claire Jones. Burton Bradstock Village Hall 7.30pm (doors open 7pm) Tickets £10 include a light supper and are availabe from Burton Bradstock Post office or by phone 01308 898707.

Wednesday 25 January Coffee Morning 10am – 12noon. Pop in for a cup of real coffee and a chat.

Look around the book and bric-a-brac stalls and more often than not, listen to some live music. Entry is free. The David Hall, Roundwell Street, South Petherton, Somerset TA13 5AA. www.thedavidhall.org.uk, 01460 240 340, boxoffice@thedavidhall.org.uk.

Monthly Coffee Concert with “Piping Hot” Annette Freathy – flute, Maggie Lane – piano and Michael Bradbury – recorders. 10.30am St.

Peter’s Church, Dalwood, EX13 7EG, near Axminster. A mixture of tuneful and light-hearted traditional and classical music. Free entry. Free coffee. Retiring Collection for Shelter Box www.dalwoodvillage.co.uk 01404 831280.

Uplyme & Lyme Regis Horticultural Society 7.30pm Seed Swap, Sweet Pea Planting and Social Evening. A chance to socialize and find out what the society is up to for the coming year, renew your membership (if you haven’t already) and sign up to forthcoming outings. https://ulrhs.wordpress.com.

South Petherton Local History Group The origins and battered history of the island abbey among the eels at Muchelney will described to members by English Heritage Site Manager, Stephen Honey. The Methodist Church hall, 7.30pm.

Visitors welcome, £3.

Thursday 26 January West Dorset Ramblers 6 mile Burton Bradstock and Shipton Gorge walk. 10am start. Bring picnic. All welcome. Please call 01308 863565.

Art Group An informal untutored group for artists in all media, from oils to acrylics. All abilities welcome.

Bring your own materials. Thursdays 2pm - 4pm. £7 per session. Ilminster Arts Centre, The Meeting House, East Street, Ilminster. TA19 0AN. 01460 54973. www.themeetinghouse.org.uk.

East Coker WEA Branch The next course starts “Storm Warning” with Charles Jessep. This is 7 sessions of 2 hours costing £52. To register

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Coast &Countryside telephone 01392 457300. Are you are baffled by the weather forecasts or frequently puzzled by our climate? This course will in understanding the way weather works and provide an insight into patterns and portents of the skies.

Thurs 26 – Sat 28 January Pandora’s Box The Pantomime performed by the Membury MerryMaker’s. Membury Village Hall 7.30pm, matinee performance on Saturday at 2pm. Tickets available from Membury Post office Tel: 01404 881225, adults £6.50 children £3.50 (matinee adults £5.50 children £2.50).

Friday 27 January Adventures in Crochet Explore the exciting craft of crochet in this beginners’ session, led by an experienced teacher in a relaxed and supportive environment all materials provided. With tutor Lynne Raddall. For more details contact Lynne: lynneyraddall@yahoo.co.uk. 10am 1pm £22 per session. Ilminster Arts Centre, The Meeting House, East Street, Ilminster. TA19 0AN. 01460 54973. www.themeetinghouse.org.uk.

The Living Tree, cancer self-help group.

2.00pm Art with Libby, foot massage with Anne. Tea and chat. Drop in any time between 2pm and 4.30pm at the Friends Meeting House, 95 South Street, Bridport DT6 3NZ. Tel 01308 427851. www. thelivingtree.org.uk East Devon Ramblers leisurely 5 mile circular walk from Hemyock. 10.00 start.

Dogs on short leads. 01404 861527 Guyana: wildlife encounters Colin Ryall gives an illustrated talk on a recent visit to Guyana “the land of many rivers & Kaiteur Falls” which has some of the largest areas of pristine tropical rainforest remaining in South America, home to many iconic animals and birds, as well as a diversity of less well known species.

Guyana is now opening up as an exciting destination for wildlife tourism. Somerset Wildlife Trust at Parish Hall, North St. Ilminster TA19 0DG, starting at 7.30pm.

Adult members £2, non-members £3, no charge for children. Refreshments available. Enquiries 01460 234551.

Ebenezer Presents Jane Taylor -- Petra & the Lost Kingdom of the Nabataens.

The Ebenezer, in The Seed Factory, Aller, Somerset TA10 0QN. ebenezer@ ebenezerpresents.com. If you have not RSVP’d before the night and received

confirmation then please ring 07879 206 543 in case there are no seats available.

Dave O’Higgins, Geoff Simkins, Dominic Ashworth Top flight mainstream/modern jazz from ‘three of the very best’ in the business. Plus The Craig Milverton Trio. At 8pm. Tickets: £18 (£32 with pre-show supper at 7pm - must be pre-booked). Ilminster Arts Centre, The Meeting House, East Street, Ilminster. TA19 0AN. 01460 54973. www.themeetinghouse.org.uk.

Gounod’s Romeo and Juliette Live screening from the Met Opera at The Gateway, Seaton. Doors open 6.30pm.

Licenced bar and refreshments. Tickets £15 in advance, £17.50 on the night from The Gateway, 01297 625699 (box office open Mon-Fri 10am – 4pm and Sat 10am - 1pm) or www.seatongateway.co.uk.

Bully Wee Band 8pm. Veterans of the British Folk scene since 1971, the reformed Bully Wee Band are now undertaking their 14th annual tour. Since reforming in 2004, Ian Cutler from Feast of Fiddles (fiddle, keyboard & vocals), Colin Reece (vocals & guitar), Jim Yardley (vocals, mandolin & whistles) and Fergus Feely (vocals & mandocello) have enjoyed critical acclaim during their annual tours and have produced an album of new material entitled: Like The Snow.

Performing Traditional and original songs and tunes, the Bully Wee Band are still proving they are very much a force to be reckoned with on the British Folk scene.

Tickets: £16 Full. £15 Concessions. The David Hall, Roundwell Street, South Petherton, Somerset TA13 5AA. www. thedavidhall.org.uk, 01460 240 340, boxoffice@thedavidhall.org.uk.

From Ibiza To The Norfolk Broads 8pm Corn Exchange, High East Street, DT1 1HF, 8pm, £12 / £10, Box office: 01305 266926, www.dorchesterarts.org. uk Music and magic realism collide in this powerful, darkly funny show.

Young David Bowie obsessive Martin is a boy with problems – an illness no-one understands and a head full of sound and vision. When an unexpected gift arrives on his birthday, Martin embarks on a thrilling journey in the footsteps of his obsession. What follows will change his life forever…

Saturday 28 January Table Top Sale 10am - 12noon. St Paul’s Church Community Hall, Abbotsbury Road, Weymouth DT4 0BJ. Sellers from

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9am (£5 per table). To book a table no later than 21 January 2017 please phone the Parish Office on 771217 or email stpweymouth@gmail.com.

January ‘Big Breakfast’ Still only £4.

Egg, sausage, bacon, tomato or beans, tea/coffee. Extras available @ 50p each.

Served 10am - 12noon. No booking needed. Henhayes Centre Crewkerne 01460 74340.

Dorset Countryside Volunteers hedgelaying at Loscombe in West Dorset. There will be a bonfire to help keep warm. Welcoming new people interested in trying hedgelaying.

For details see www.dcv.org.uk, email DCVpublicity@gmail.com, or text or message 07923 498760 to be contacted.

What’s that bird? 12noon - 2pm, Tower Hide at Seaton Wetlands. Improve your bird ID skills with an experienced guide.

For more information: wildeastdevon. co.uk, countryside@eastdevon.gov.uk, 01395 517557.

Zoe Lyons: Little Misfit 8pm Corn Exchange, High East Street, DT1 1HF, £15/£13, Box office: 01305 266926, www.dorchesterarts.org.uk Zoe hits the road with a brand new show after a year that has seen her appear on Live at the Apollo, Mock the Week and The News Quiz, as well as winning the Chortle Best comic award.

Apparently when she was younger she never really felt part of the gang. She was the awkward gay kid at school with a different accent and quite a severe bout of alopecia. Thankfully Zoe has reached that point in her life when the thought of actually fitting in would be utterly terrifying - she is now far happier being a Little Misfit. “Lyons has what it takes to delight any crowd” The Guardian Beekeeping for Beginners Devon Beekeepers (East Devon Branch), Hunthay Farm, Nr Axminster EX13 5RH. 14 hours of classroom tuition covering all the basic aspects of beekeeping, plus a full summer of practical sessions in the apiary and winter meetings indoors will equip aspiring beekeepers to take up the craft. Details on edbk.co.uk or from Richard Simpson, 07900 492242. Cost: £95 (includes a free text book and annual membership of Devon Beekeepers and British Beekeepers’ Assoc’s). Booking required. And subsequent Saturdays.

Quiz Night St John’s Church, Waterlake Road, Tatworth, Somerset TA20 2NZ

at 6.45pm for 7pm. Teams of 4 Tickets £4 per head from Helen Johnson 01460 220221, or on the door on the night. Soft Drinks & nibbles available but please bring own wine/beer. Super raffle in the interval.

Antique & Decorative Fair 10am - 3.30pm. The Guildhall, West St, Axminster Devon EX13 5NX. Pictures, books, jewellery, silver, glass, China, textiles, needlework and small furniture.

Get a stand from Meadow Fairs 01297 24446, 07977 571736.

Music Quiz Night at 7.30pm. An evening of fun and facts. Test your knowledge, enjoy your supper - and raise money for The David Hall and Petherton Folk Fest 2017. Tickets: £6 including supper. No concessions. NB Advanced bookings only

by Wednesday 25 January. Maximum four people per team. The David Hall, Roundwell Street, South Petherton, Somerset TA13 5AA. www.thedavidhall. org.uk, 01460 240 340, boxoffice@ thedavidhall.org.uk.

Fire in the North Sky at Wootton Village Hall 7.30pm. Travel to the extremes of the Finnish landscape and experience authentic myths, tales of Finland’s epic heroes and journey with them to the dark river of the underworld. Leading UK storyteller Nick Hennessey and Suunta, three virtuoso Finnish musicians, bring these 2000 year old stories to life with a touch of offbeat fun, enchantment and evocative music that moves between dancing flutes, infectious rhythms and hauntingly beautiful sung melodies.

Suitable for ages 12+ Tickets £9 (U18:£7, Fam:£28) from Self service box office at The Charmouth Practice Info:01297 560872. www.artsreach.co.uk.

Murder Mystery Salway Ash Village

Hall 7pm for 7.30pm start. ‘Murder at the New Vicarage!’ By the Burton Bradstock Players. Come along and try to work out ‘Who did it!’. Tickets £10 (Under 16’s £7) includes ploughmans & pudding. Call to book: 01308 422893 & 488216.

Burns’ Night Traditional Burns’ Supper & Piper with Comedy, Drama, Song & Ceilidh Dancing. Branscombe Village Hall 7pm for 7.30pm. Tickets: £18 advance only. No tickets on the door.

Gill Smith 07969688921, Ruth Lewis 07976251929, Email: ruthlewis11@ gmail.com.

untutored sculpture group that meets weekly at IAC. All abilities welcome.

Mondays 9.30am - 3.30pm. £7 per weekly session. Ilminster Arts Centre, The Meeting House, East Street, Ilminster.

TA19 0AN. 01460 54973. www. themeetinghouse.org.uk.

Mature Movers (Fun, Friendship and Fitness) Chard Town Hall 10.30 – 11.30 £3.50 per session, contact Di Ramsay 01823 345626

Sunday 29 January Dorset Countryside Volunteers hedgelaying at Loscombe in West Dorset. There will be a bonfire to help keep warm. Welcoming new people interested in trying hedgelaying. For details see www. dcv.org.uk, email DCVpublicity@ gmail.com, or text or message 07923 498760 to be contacted.

East Devon Ramblers moderate 9 mile circular walk from Staple Hill.

10.00 start and bring picnic. Dogs on short leads. 01404 549390 Acoustic Night 7.30pm - 10.30pm.

All styles and forms of performance welcome – not just music. If you wish to perform please drop the organisers an email at folk@ chriswatts.org to secure a slot. The David Hall, Roundwell Street, South Petherton, Somerset TA13 5AA. www.thedavidhall.org.uk, 01460 240 340, boxoffice@thedavidhall. org.uk.

Monday 30 January Clay A friendly and informal

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The Fleet Air Arm Museum : What’s that to do with me? Talk by Mrs Barbara Gilbert. Bridport United Church Hall, East St, Bridport. 2.30pm. Presented by the Golden Cap Association (West Dorset). Non-members welcome.

Admission £3. Includes tea or coffee and biscuits. For further information 01308 863577.

Mon 30 Jan - Fri 10 Feb Compton Valence Snow Drops Village Hall Lunches and Teas. Come and Walk/ Drive through our beautiful village and see the stunning white drifts of snowdrops. The village hall is below

the church. Open (weather permitting) 10.30am - 3.30pm Daily. Please ring Tessa Russell Tel: 01308 482227 or email: tessa@cvfarms.co.uk to book so they can cater accordingly. Pre booked guests will take priority as the hall is small. In bad/ icy weather we may not be open. Please be considerate of our village/verges etc when parking or ring to discuss any needs so you can be advised where to go.

Tuesday 31 January Beaminster Museum Winter Talk ‘Clocks and Clockmakers of Beaminster’ given by Dr Maurice Yarham. He is talking about antique clocks, barometers, music boxes and pre-digital timepieces; exploring their beauty especially in reference to those made in Beaminster. Everyone is welcome to attend, the talk takes place in the Museum and starts at 2.30pm. Admission charge £2.50 per person. www. beaminstermuseum.wordpress. com.

Royal Opera House Live: Il Trovatore Tue 31st Jan 7.15pm.

Tickets: Adult £15, Student/ Child £12, Family of four (2+2)

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£46 International superstars Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Anita Rachvelishvili, Lianna Haroutounian and Gregory Kunde lead a superb cast of world-class singers in this Verdi classic - a story of passion and blood, love and vengeance, disaster and murder.

The Beehive, Dowell Street, Honiton EX14 1LZ www.beehivehoniton.co.uk Box office 01404 384050 The Pitman Poets 7.30pm. At the Octagon Theatre, Yeovil - Supported

by The David Hall. The Pitmen Poets features four of North East England’s leading champions of its musical heritage.

Ex-Lindisfarne singer and songwriter Billy Mitchell, renowned singer and instrumentalist Bob Fox, leading exponent of Tyneside song Benny Graham, and much-covered Durham songwriter Jez Lowe, individually and collectively celebrating the triumphs, tragedy, humour and hard times of North East England’s coal mining tradition in an evening of music, song and spoken word, illustrated by atmospheric archive photography. The Octagon Box Office: Call 01935 422884 or visit the Octagon website: www. octagon-theatre.co.uk.

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News &Views BLACKDOWN HILLS

Boost for butterfly project Plans to reverse the decline of four butterfly species in the Blackdown Hills have been boosted by £20,000 from Viridor Credits’ Landfill Communities Fund along with financial support from the Blackdown Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The money has been awarded to Somerset Wildlife Trust and the Blackdown Hills Trust to ensure the very specific habitats the butterflies enjoy for feeding and breeding can be restored and enriched. In the Blackdowns, the habitat preferred by the marsh fritillary, small pearlbordered fritillary, brown hairstreak and narrow-bordered bee hawk-moth needs to be carefully managed as their survival depends on having particular plants and flowers to lay their eggs and to feed.

ILMINSTER

Charity outlines disability attitudes A FILM made by an Ilminster charity is touring Kenya in a solar powered backpack cinema. The film, Lisilojulikana, which in Swahili means The Unknown, tells the true story of a woman with cerebral palsy living in rural Kenya. It’s been made by Purple Field Productions and is in the local language, using local people as actors and based on real accounts. Purple Field Productions Rob Rainbow trustee said that, like most children with disabilities in East Africa, ‘she excites fear and anxiety and is largely rejected by society, so, for most such children, this Christmas will be spent locked away, out of sight’. To find out more about the film company go to www. purplefieldproductions.org.

HAWKCHURCH

Power plant plans withdrawn Plans to build a 20MW gas-fired energy reserve facility on the Dorset-Devon border have been withdrawn following a public campaign. More than 400 letters of objection were sent to planners over the proposals. Developer STOR 107 Ltd said it had decided to withdraw the current application and to investigate the option of a battery storage solution at this site.

Environmentalist Tracey West, from Lyme Regis, said the proposals had galvanised green groups who want to keep fossil fuels in the ground. She commented: “It has been about knitting that energy together and you can actually see a great result when we come together.”

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BRIDPORT

Iconic hill is Archers landmark An atmospheric photograph of Colmer’s Hill at Symondsbury, near Bridport, is doubling up for Lakey Hill in The Archers calendar. The photographer who took it, Ross Hoddinott, from Cornwall, didn’t even know it was in there until he was contacted by Bridport resident Maria Donovan. She bought the calendar in a local newsagents and was surprised to see Colmer’s Hill rising above the mist to represent a landmark in the fictional village of Ambridge. She searched online to find out who took it. Ross said he captured the image some years ago when he was on his way to do some photography in Dorset. His images are sold through an agent, which is why he didn’t know it was in the calendar.

WEYMOUTH

High rates of homelessness A report by the national housing charity Shelter has revealed that more than 160 people are homeless in Weymouth and Portland—the fourth highest figure in the South West. Shelter used government statistics, freedom of information requests and other published homelessness data. The report has used local level figures on rough sleeping and temporary accommodation.

Shelter chief executive Campbell Robb said thousands of people in the South West faced the trauma of waking up homeless at Christmas. He said it was ‘a tragic result of a nation struggling under the weight of skyhigh rents, a lack of affordable homes, and cuts to welfare support’.

Humphrey’s Puzzler

Solution in February 2017 issue

Laterally Speaking by Humphrey Walwyn

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A kipper when it’s smoked (7) Twisted wakes (5) Christmas carol is visible in the middle of the Winters Snow (4) Apiculture is honey making (10) Catch fish when you drag it through the water (5, 3) Goons character is also a cake (6) Given and received at Christmas (4) Somerset village situated near Taunton (5)

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Lots of this on the Christmas dinner table (4) This mad King loved Weymouth (6) Club wrap is a mixed up boozy walk (3, 5) Exeter, Newton Abbot and Taunton all have one (10) Hopping first name for insects (4) Meandering river is a Greek letter (5) First part of West Dorset village near Bridport (7)

Somerset market town with over 40,000 inhabitants (10) Useful for doing up 15 across (6) Type of giant traditionally thought to have eaten human flesh (4) This broadcasting Joan is not a tart (8) Euro sceptics are currently led by Paul Nuttall (4) Poetic Simpson character (5) Shakespearean tale (7) Future American chief is a winning card (5) Cute Briton is a confused provider (10)

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High street store defeated England in 2016 (7) Almost a complete cuppa is antidote to Christmas hangover (8) The most hotly debated subject of 2016 (and probably 2017 as well!) (6) If you’re on it, you’re 17 down (5) Jellied Sargasso animals (4) York and Lancaster wore it in a different colour (4)

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House&Garden New Year Comedy

JESSICA Fostekew, a regular on BBC Radio 4 and Radio 4 Extra, opens the Comedy Cafe programme for 2017 at Bridport Arts Centre with a gig on Wednesday 11th January.

After making her debut in 2008, she rapidly won fans and praise, and has won a string of awards at the Edinburgh Fringe, she is renowned for her smart observational style and sharp sense of fun.

The Comedy Cafe starts at 8pm.

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Shared Future The importance of family planning in an African village may seem a long way from the fertile fields of the South West, but a Somerset charity is working to help mitigate a problem that could have far reaching consequences.

Fergus Byrne has been talking to CHASE Africa’s Rory Macdiarmid.

A camel clinic on the move in northern Kenya

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amily planning is very much ‘the elephant in the room’ in Kenya according to Rory Macdiarmid, part time Corporate Fundraising Coordinator with Somerset based charity CHASE Africa. Short for Community Health and Sustainable Environment, CHASE has been working in Kenya since 2012 helping to address the complex and related issues of poverty, ill health, population pressure and environmental degradation. They provide access to free, voluntary family planning and basic healthcare services using mobile clinics. They also support a programme of tree planting in schools and forest restoration projects.

However the key to real change for those living in areas where infrastructure or rural conditions simply cannot support expanded population is to offer family planning services. Rory is quick to point out that supporting wonderful charities dealing with water shortages, famine and poverty as well as supporting schools and wildlife projects is making a huge difference to many lives.

However he is also keen to highlight the long term future. ‘We think if you step back and look at the whole picture the biggest driver of the problem and the easiest to tackle is the surging population. Without contraception couples have more children than they want and are unable to feed and educate them as well as they would like to.’ he says. He explained that the world’s population is growing at an alarming rate.

Africa had about half a billion people in 1980 and has about 1.2bn today. ‘Much of this growth’ he says ‘is down to a lack of

CHASE Africa family planning clinic

education and poor access to contraception.

We are not on a crusade promoting birth control, there is nothing wrong with large families provided they are planned and can be supported. Its giving people the choice that is so important.’

Rory’s involvement in the charity came after he and his wife set off to drive from Somerset to South Africa five years ago.

‘We witnessed the Arab spring revolutions in Northern Africa and the split of North and South Sudan. It was a life changing experience of nearly 2 years, which led on to a 3-year involvement in building refugee camps in Eastern Africa. Dadaab on the Somali border is home to about 330,000 people and Kakuma on the border between Kenya and South Sudan will have a capacity of half a million people when it’s completed! The size of these camps and the grinding poverty that we witnessed across Africa is heart breaking and sadly there is no quick fix.’

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pressure, poverty and ill health in Eastern Africa.

CHASE Africa is working hard to deal with a population explosion that Joseph J Bish, Director of Issue Advocacy at the Population Media Center in Vermont recently described as ‘the opposite of a virtuous circle’. Rapid population growth creates an enormous strain on educational systems and local economies, and in areas where there is no ability to build the infrastructure to cope ‘unemployment, instability and entrenched poverty follow suit.’

To date CHASE Africa’s mobile family planning and health clinics have provided family planning services to about 70,000 women and their education and basic healthcare program has now reached over 230,000 women. The hope is that more of those will continue to take up the charity’s family planning offering.

However, like all charitable work CHASE Africa needs funds to carry on and despite individuals such as Rory Macdairmid eschewing a salary and the support of high profile individuals like Sir David Attenborough, Ben Goldsmith and Kevin McCloud they need donations. Just £7.50 is all it costs to transform the life of one mother and her family in East Africa by giving her access to family planning for up to 5 years. Giving £5 a month would enable 8 women to make this choice in a year. You can give via MyDonate for oneoff and regular donations.

If you would like to know more about the work Somerset charity CHASE Africa is doing or would like to offer financial support visit www.chaseafrica.org.uk.

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Help finish New Album

AFTER a successful airing of some of their new material at Eype Church in November, Bridport based alt-pop band The Gravity Drive are reaching out to their local community for help to finish recoding their new album.

Led by husband and wife Elijah and Ava Wolf, The Gravity Drive’s debut album Testament generated interest from Radio 2, 6 Music and BBC Introducing and now the band are now recording their second album The Wildlight, which is due for release in 2017. However The Gravity Drive are not signed to a major label and having paid for the recording the band now need to raise funds to mix, master and manufacture the album to ensure the quality and sound of their recording will be as professional as any major labelbacked artist.

They have put together a range of rewards for anyone that would like to donate towards the cost of finishing the album, from a free download of their new single Kaleidoscope to a full band live show at a venue of your choice. To help the band with a donation visit www.crowdfunder.co.uk/the-wildlight

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George’s Comedy Cocktail

George Egg coming to Bridport in January

ECCENTRIC and original comedian George Egg brings his uniquely tasty show, Anarchist Cook, to the Electrric Palace at Bridport on Saturday 21st January.

If you like food and cooking, you will love this show, which is described as “a cocktail of stand-up comedy, striking innovation and extreme multi-tasking.”

George is a keen self-taught cook with a somewhat anarchic approach to making meals.

As obsessed with culinary matters as he is with comedic ones, he became so fed up with hotel room service and take-aways that he took matters into his capable hands.

So in the course of a comedy-cum-illustratedlecture George prepares a three-course meal on the equipment hotels unwittingly provide (iron, kettle, trouser press…), and if you want to, you can taste it at the end.

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Karimloo at the Octagon

Ramin Karimloo comes to Yeovil in January

RAMIN Karimloo, an acclaimed Phantom and Raoul in Phantom of the Opera and Jean Valjean in Les Miserables, both in the West End, comes to Yeovil’s Octagon Theatre on Friday 13th January.

He made his Broadway debut as Valjean in the 2014 revival of Les Mis, and originated the leading role of the Phantom in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Love Never Dies, the 2010 sequel to Phantom of the Opera.

His one-man show, in which he is accompanied by the Broadgrass Band is called Lead Me Home. It includes songs from the shows, covers and original compositions.

Give local runners a wave

WITH less than six months to go until the first Dorchester Marathon, a group of local runners is asking everyone to give them a wave of encouragement if they see them out training for the event around the county town.

The group, who all work at Magna Housing, came together a few months ago and now run together several times a week.

Becky Alford, who is a UK Athletics coach, works for Magna and has the job of training them for the event. She said: “Most of the team have never done a marathon before, but they are all doing incredibly well.

“We train together during our lunch hour and then at the weekends everyone will do a longer run. They are able to do ten miles now so I am confident they are on track to complete the marathon in May.” The group is raising money for Weldmar and other charities which are important to them.

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Vegetables in January

By Fergus Dowding

New Year’s Resolutions This year, I will: • Sow all seeds in optimum conditions • Sow only healthy and lively seed • Keep seeds and growing plants in perfect conditions, generally warm and moist • Allow optimum spacing for top yield • Keep the soil rich and fertile, and • Stop all weeds growing Really, vegetable growing is that simple - in theory! Some of these resolutions are simple, such as the last two. Yet long winters, short growing seasons and variable climate make this less simple. One of the main disciplines is to consider your vegetable rather than yourself as you sow your seeds.

A year ago autumn was ultra mild and ideal for slugs. Winter then started in February when the weather became cool and cloudy with a constant grinding wind until the end of June. After this it was suddenly hot and sunny and struggling crops bloomed overnight.

So will 2016 be the same? One thing is for sure: no-one knows. So we must plant as we normally do, and hope!

Last year we had to sow our “French” and runner beans three times and carrots twice. This was mainly because the weather was so poor that slugs and rodents were plentiful: the plants didn’t stand a chance.

For our beans the first sowing was decimated by residual Dow AgroScience’s pyralid herbicide in Levington’s compost. The £40 compensation they paid was not a good answer to this ongoing chemical nasty.

Seeds Seeds seem to be getting more and more expensive every year, sometimes 20-30p each seed for f1 hybrids. A first economy is to save your own seed, the Real Seed Catalogue in Wales give great advice on this.

Storing packets for 2 or 3 years works for most seeds if they are kept dry and at constant temperature such as in a cupboard in your house.

MoreVeg in Cullompton, is part of a seed saving co-operative selling seed in small quantities for only 50p, such as 150 carrots or 12 tomatoes. Their seeds seem as reliable and true to type as most!

This reliability of seed is always an issue, and we all have bad experiences we remember for a long time. Last year a friend gave me a cucumber grown from Lidl seed which produced complete joke fruits, and it was July before we found out and fed the plant to the pigs.

Generally cheap seeds are fine, but to be certain of some crops we buy from Suttons, the one company that has always come true to type for us.

And what variety of crisps do airline pilots like? Plain.

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New allotments at Westlands KEEN gardeners can ring in the New Year with the news that 59 allotment plots have been added to South Somerset District Council’s (SSDC) portfolio at the Westlands site in Yeovil.

SSDC is pleased to announce that the allotments are currently being managed, under lease, by the Westlands Allotment and Horticultural Society but there are some vacant plots ready for letting.

Cost to rent one of the plots is ÂŁ35.00 per year, with additional contributions for insurance and water usage. All plots are 7.3m by 15.1m.

Car parking is also available on site.

There is no longer a requirement that allotment holders have to be members of the complex, meaning that any resident interested in renting a plot can now do so.

If you are interested in renting an allotment at Westlands, please contact Mike Amor (Chairman of Westlands Allotment) on 01935 474008 or Tim Wheeler (Allotment Warden) on 01935 477503.

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January in the Garden

By Russell Jordan

HAH—Bumhug! Good to know all that Xmas excess is over for another year and yet we still have some of the coldest weeks of the winter to endure. Couldn’t have planned it better myself.

Fireside gardening is the order of the day as, unless you are mad enough to be employed in horticulture, not many ‘hobby’ gardeners will feel the need to brave the great outdoors when it’s cold, often wet, and relatively gloomy.

I reckon most gardens, even those belonging to those with only slight horticultural leanings, have a rose or two. A lot of myth has grown up around roses, like a cult of personality surrounding flesh and blood ‘legends’, which complicates matters somewhat when it comes to caring for them.

At the end of the day they are merely woody shrubs, like any other woody shrub in the garden. Intense hybridising, selection and man-made intervention has created roses fitting into a variety of roles from the most vigorous, tree-smothering, rambler (step forward ‘Rambling Rector’) to the tiniest, designed for pots, ‘patio roses’ like ‘Carefree Days’ or ‘Red Rascal’.

I tend to do my rose pruning, on dry days, from now until bud break, around March or April. The aim is to keep the rose forever youthful; the annual prune is a ‘chemical peel’ and a major prune, on a rose that’s really showing its age, is the horticultural equivalent of a full-on ‘facelift’.

Keeping a balance of old and new growth, while removing any dead stems, faded flowers and weak twigs, is key. Keeping just a fraction of dormant buds, which is why the pruning is done in the cold winter months, forces the rose to concentrate on fewer, but stronger, new shoots and correspondingly bigger and better blooms.

The complications arise with the different styles of rose that exist because the pruning technique will, obviously, change depending on whether your victim is a bush type, ground-cover (these aren’t generally pruned) or climber / rambler / scrambler. I think common sense is your best bet here as most written advice, including my own, just comes across as rules and ‘tick-boxes’.

These seldom match up with the rose lined up in your sights, secateurs poised for “the first cut”...!

Bushes need to be pruned back to a framework of branches with ‘air’ around them (you’ll get the hang of this the more you prune out and the bolder you become). A very vigorous specimen may react with increased vigour if pruned really hard, which is the

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temptation, so only cut back by a third or so rather than the twothirds which less vigorous, i.e. smaller, specimens need.

NB—you can never make a very vigorous rose stay small by pruning. When planting roses ‘anew’ choose them according to how big their catalogue descriptions suggest they’ll get then, having taken a large pinch of salt, err on the side of caution.

For roses of a climbing persuasion, ideally trained onto a framework of wires or trellis, keeping a structure of ‘arching’ stems, from which the blooms will erupt in the summer, is the aim. This means that they mustn’t be shortened before the winter as it’s the nice, new, long stems, thrown up after flowering, which become the future flower bearers. Cut out the oldest ‘structural’ stems and train in a new, freshly grown, replacement now, while the rose is denuded, so you can see what you are doing.

You may also find ‘suckers’ at the base of the plant and these should be pulled off, not cut, from as far down as you can get.

These suckers originate from the rose stock, which the ornamental variety is grafted onto, and they are identified by their different growth habit and flower type. If left unchecked they will eventually usurp the ‘delicate’ variety and replace it with a ‘wild’ one.

While you are out and about pruning your roses, and any other structural element made visible due to the lack of leaves, it’s worth considering what else is around at this time of year.

In bloom now is Iris unguicularis, used to be I. stylosa or vice versa, which likes a poor soil in a south facing position and, given those conditions, produces a profusion of large, bluish-purple, blooms from late autumn to early spring. It can get untidy with age so be brutal about removing the old leaves as soon as they wither. The green, strap-like, leaves are not unattractive in a supporting role to the main show.

No garden is complete without a Hamamelis (Witch Hazel) or three. There are many varieties, some flower as early as December while others don’t really get going until February, so January should be peak time, whatever the state of the season.

The spidery flowers, on nude stems, are not that showy but their scent is exquisite. For this reason it’s best to select them in flower, use the online ‘RHS PlantFinder’ to find the closest nursery, with the biggest selection, so you can compare as many as possible scent by scent.

Of course, not everyone perceives scent in the same way. A pleasant aroma to one person may be ‘medicinal’ or ‘harsh’ to

another. From memory my favourite flowers belong to ‘Jelena’, with orange bracts, or ‘Arnold Promise’, for longer, pale yellow, spidery blooms but the best scent, for my money, lies in the original species Hamamelis mollis.

Bark and stem effects are at their most noticeable when the garden is reduced to its bare bones. Exploiting them amidst a strong ensemble of evergreens keeps the interest going even in the absence of blooms.

Scented, winter flowering, evergreens have double impact; Sarcococca, Mahonia and Elaeagnus are chief amongst these.

If all else fails then January is a good month just to look back on 2016 and reflect upon the triumphs and tragedies. You can learn from your mistakes and build on your horticultural victories to make 2017 your best gardening year yet. It’s not for nothing that ‘Janus’ is depicted with two heads! Happy New Year.

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PROPERTY ROUND-UP

Home Is Where The Hearth Is

By Helen Fisher

SUTTON BINGHAM £1.85M

LEIGH £875,000

Knight Frank Tel: 01935 812236

Jackson-Stops & Staff Tel: 01308 423133

An exceptional Grade II listed Jacobean Manor House with 2 cottages overlooking the reservoir. Light and airy rooms with many original features.

Oak panelling and flooring and many open fireplaces. Former grain store converted into a wine store and artist’s studio above. Kitchen garden plus 2 ponds and a ‘natural’ stone-lined heated swimming pool. All set in 5 acres.

MUSBURY £325,000

A beautifully presented 2 double bedroomed semi— detached Grade II listed cottage. Stunningly renovated in 2014 and now a successful holiday let. Spacious sitting room with large fireplace and multi-fuel stove.

Many windows have shutters and all are double glazed.

Enclosed sunny garden, countryside views and parking.

Gordon and Rumsby Tel: 01297 553768

A beautifully presented, detached former farmhouse with 5 double bedrooms and bespoke timber conservatory. Characterful features include blue lias flagstones, window shutters and original fireplaces. Orchard, copse & paddock, summerhouse and timber shed/store. All set down a quiet country lane in about 2.83 acres.

BRIDPORT £499,950

A substantial 1920’s semi-detached town house with 6 bedrooms, also benefiting from a self-contained ground floor flat. Many period features and light and spacious rooms. Original cast-iron fireplaces, picture rails and sash windows. Lovely south west facing rear garden with courtyard area and off-road parking.

Kennedys Tel: 01308 427329

LINDEN LEA £625,000

DORCHESTER £675,000

Stags Tel: 01308 428000

Humberts Tel: 01308 422215

A Grade II listed 4 bedroom period house, formerly the Golden Fleece Inn. Generously proportioned accommodation with many character features including open fireplace and a wood burner. Large farmhouse kitchen and family bathroom with roll top bath. Large well stocked south facing gardens plus detached double garage.

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A very attractive detached and enlarged 5 bedroom period cottage. Dating back to 1853 and formerly a pair of cottages. Characterful features include exposed ceiling beams and floorboards and open fireplaces. South facing gardens and grounds and adjoining field. Log and tractor store and garage/workshop. Set in 1.5 acres.

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New season highlights at Yeovil Octagon PIANIST Angela Hewitt, singer Barbara Dickson, stand-up Jimeoin, comedian and writer Ruby Wax and the Richard Alston Dance Company are among the highlights of the first quarter of 2017 at Yeovil’s Octagon Theatre.

Hayley Mills, once a child star and now a much-loved star of stage and screen, will come to the theatre on Saturday 11th February in The Story of Pride and Prejudice, reading extracts from the novel, as part of the celebrations marking the bicentenary of Jane Austen’s death in 2017.

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Ruby Wax is Frazzled in Yeovil

score for the BBC television version of the novel, with pianist Ashley Wass and violinist Matthew Trusler.

Angela Hewitt joins Sinfonia Classica at the Octagon on 1st February to play piano concerti

by Mozart and Bach in

a programme that also includes Elgar’s Serenade for Strings and Haydn’s Symphony No 5.

Barbara Dickson draws on her long career and vast repertoire for a concert on Saturday 4th February, which will include some of her greatest hits, including the Caravan Song and Another Suitcase in Another Hall.

Ruby Wax is Frazzled, and will be bringing a guide to mindfulness to the Octagon on Friday 10th February. The US-born comedian, actor and writer, who has a Masters Degree in mindfulness-based cognitive therapy from Oxford University, will be explaining why we sabotage our sanity with our own thinking.

Lovers of comedy and stand-up have plenty to look forward to, with Jimeoin: Renonsense Man on Thursday 9th February, the Round The Horne 50th anniversary tour on Sunday 19th February, and the combative and brilliant Stewart Lee on Wednesday 1st March.

Comedy and virtuoso musicianship are the hallmarks of the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain who come to Yeovil on Saturday 18th February, and fans of contemporary dance will welcome a return to the Octagon by the Richard Alston Dance Company on Thursday 23rd February with a programme that ranges from the nuevo tango of Piazzolla to new Japanese music and hiphop.

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Food&Dining The Mysteries of Dorset Apple Cake

by Philip Strange It’s a favourite of Dorset’s traditional bakers, gracing tearoom menus throughout the county, often accompanied by a hefty dollop of clotted cream. In 2006, it was voted the food most associated with Dorset and, earlier this year, the Guardian newspaper carried a feature on “How to cook the perfect Dorset Apple Cake”. So what’s all the fuss about and what exactly is a Dorset Apple Cake? And can I make an Apple Cake worthy of the professionals?

I BEGAN my Dorset Apple Cake quest by looking at recipes, hoping I might find the definitive version of this local delicacy.

I had no trouble finding recipes, indeed every celebrity chef or home baker seems to have one. The problem is that each recipe is unique, calling for different quantities of flour, butter, sugar, eggs and baking powder, and of course apple; some also add sultanas and lemon, and many include cinnamon. So, there is no definitive recipe and all we can say is that the Dorset Apple Cake is a rich cake containing apple.

I also found two older recipes, one from 1925 (Miss Hetty King) and another from 1932 (Miss Annette Vipan, North Chideock). These are simpler than many modern versions but include plenty of apple, probably reflecting local ingredients. There is also a reference to apple cake in William Barnes’ poem, Father Come Home (1834) so I suspect that apple cakes have been made in Dorset for a very long time.

Why Dorset?

Most apple growing counties in the UK make some kind of apple cake and I came across recipes from Somerset, Devon and Kent as well as further afield. There is variation, for example cider is often included in the Somerset cake, but for the most part, these cakes resemble the Dorset version. So why has Dorset Apple Cake come to dominate?

I thought a local baker might know the answer so I visited Leakers, Bridport’s well-known traditional bakery. The apple cake here is made by Jo Leaker, granddaughter of George Leaker who moved from Devon in 1914 to take over the Bridport bakery. Jo’s cake is very popular, it’s now a Leakers speciality, and in the peak season she makes twenty trays a week.

Despite her local knowledge, Jo couldn’t tell me what set the Dorset Apple Cake apart. I came to the conclusion that Dorset Apple Cake has been made in the county for many years by local people but

flavour and richness as well as restraining gluten formation keeping the texture light. The eggs provide moisture and the egg proteins solidify during baking, sealing off the bubbles of carbon dioxide; the structure of the cake is completed by the coagulation of the flour proteins.

An apple a day?

has recently acquired a certain mystique, partly through the appropriation of the cake as the county food and partly with the enhanced foodie profile of Dorset.

Home baking Inspired by my visit to the bakery, I decided to try my hand at making apple cake. I made two versions: one according to the Guardian’s “perfect” recipe which, aside from the usual ingredients, used wholemeal flour and Cox’s apples; my second cake had less sugar and butter and was based on a recipe from Amanda Persey’s book of Favourite Dorset Recipes. I used cooking apples, added cinnamon and decorated the top with apple chunks. Details of these recipes are on my web site.

Cake Science While the cakes were baking, I couldn’t help pondering the seemingly magical transformation taking place in the oven.

What chemical changes were occurring as the cake baked and how does each ingredient contribute to the structure, lightness and flavour of the final product?

The structure of the finished cake relies on proteins in the flour forming gluten, a flexible web that helps trap carbon dioxide and water vapour as the cake expands.

The lightness comes from the raising agent, baking powder; during the early phase of baking it releases carbon dioxide gas which becomes trapped within the matrix of egg, butter, sugar and flour causing the mixture to expand and giving the cake a light, porous texture. Butter brings

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The winning apple cake Armed with two of my own cakes and a chunk of the Leakers version, I asked my home tasting panel which they liked best.

The Guardian “perfect” cake looked good and had a light open texture, but everyone in my household found it too sweet, so much so that it overpowered the taste of the apples. My second cake also looked good and the apple chunks gave it an appropriately rustic feel. We liked this cake with its dense but crumbly texture; it was not too sweet, allowing the apple taste to come through strongly.

Jo Leaker’s apple cake was, however, the winner especially when warmed. We liked its moist but dense texture and its strong apple taste, combined with a nottoo-sweet crumb and an interesting buttery surface.

Now it’s your turn to get baking and discover the mysteries and the pleasures of Dorset Apple Cake.

Time to get baking

Philip Strange is Emeritus Professor of Pharmacology at the University of Reading.

He writes about science and about nature with a particular focus on how science fits in to society. His work may be read at http:// philipstrange.wordpress.com/

Best British Cheese comes from Dorset

Cave afed goat’s cheese—best of British

CAVE Aged Goat’s Cheese made on the Ashley Chase Estate by Ford Farm has been judged by an international panel as the Best British Cheese at the 29th annual World Cheese Awards. Over 3,000 cheeses were judged, including 510 entries from the UK alone. Cave Aged Goat’s Cheese was also one of eight British cheeses to achieve a Super Gold.

Cave Aged Goat’s Cheese is the latest innovation from Ford Farm, and is made from milk sourced from a Somerset goat herd. It offers a mild, clean flavour and the texture is firm—similar to that of a cheddar. The cheese is made using identical techniques to a West Country Farmhouse Cheddar—the curds are turned by hand, the cheese is pressed into cylindrical moulds, wrapped in cheesecloth and left to mature naturally.

On this occasion, the cheese is taken to the caves at Wookey Hole for maturing which gives it its unique flavour characteristics.

Ford Farm is already enjoying widespread success with its original Cave Aged Cow’s Milk Cheddar which has been around since 2006. Mike Pullin, Director at Ford Farm and the original founder of Wookey Hole Cave Aged Cheddar comments: ‘Cheese is very

porous. If you leave it uncovered in the fridge, it will really take on the flavour of everything else. Placing it in the Caves gives our cheddars a very distinctive additional layer which is earthy, rich and nutty and is a direct result of the Cave’s atmosphere. Our Cave Aged Goat is mild from a goat flavour point of view but add to this all the rich and complex characteristics from the cave and you have a truly winning variety.’

Cave Aged Goat’s Cheese is already available through local delis and specialist cheese shops as well as nationally through Tesco and M & S and on line at www.fordfarm.com. ‘We are absolutely bowled over to win this award’ continued Mike, ‘beating off so many prestigious and established British competitors. It’s a real achievement and credit to our superbly productive goats as well as our talented cheesemakers!’

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Fishing

By Nick Fisher

I

broke my foot under a paving slab. My sisters made me eat a worm. I caught a fish....

That’s it. If I rifle through the contents of my memorylarder, from my fifth year on this earth, that’s the sum total of recollections I have to share. I don’t remember much about being five. Who does? But I do remember sitting on a rock pier near Millport, on the west coast of Scotland, one sunny Saturday afternoon catching my first totally solo, totally unaided, totally parent-free fish.

A wrasse. A purpley-blue, mottled, spiny-finned wrasse, with big buck teeth and rubbery lips. I remember it so well, so clearly, I could paint you a picture. This very minute. So much of that day has crystallised in my memory. I can even still taste the exotic blend of sea spray and Fanta Orange, crusting on my top lip.

Nothing else from that era of my life stuck. Or struck me, with such a gripping spell. Much to my sisters’ dismay I didn’t develop a passion for worm-cuisine. And you can only break so many bones in your body, without it beginning to look like a pathetic cry for attention. Or medical insurance.

But a love of fishing did burrow under my skin and stay there.

Permanently. I’m not from a hunting, shooting and fishing family.

We weren’t country folk. I grew up in the centre of Glasgow. And on the occasional sunny Saturday my dad took me fishing. He was keen, but crap. He earned a living sitting at a desk, indoors. So, not surprisingly, he liked to relax, with a tiny taste of big outdoors life. We caught mackeral in the sea and perch in the lochs. We banged them on the head. Took them home and cooked them.

Fishing has enriched my life. Educated me. Extended me. Made me a better person. A better father. I know how to catch, kill, clean, fillet, sushi, cook, salt and smoke fish. And so gradually do my sons. They’ve caught and killed and consumed their fair share of finned things. They know that fish isn’t just some bread-crumb coated creation, chopped into fingers and sold in a box with a smiley-cod on the side.

They know about killing. They know about respect, of fish, of life, of habitat. They certainly know a lot more about the circle of life and death, than anyone whose diet comes exclusively prewashed, vacuum-packed and animated by Walt Disney.

Killing has such a bad reputation. No one is allowed to say they actually like killing anymore. It’s about as socially acceptable as pipe smoking or child molesting. But personally, if I’m going to eat a fish, I want to kill it. I want to take responsibility for its death, rather than hide behind some shiny great grey supermarket shroud of denial. I want to gut it, fillet it and fry it. I want to have the whole experience, not just the chewing bit.

Fishing has taken me and my family to wild and beautiful places. We’ve baked perch in wet Sunday newspapers on the banks of Bassenthwaite. Caught shrimps for tea off the sand banks of Overstand. Hunted redfish through the turtle grass flats of Florida.

Tempted thick green eels out of watercress beds in New Zealand with a chunk of bloody deer heart. We’ve cooked mackeral in a bucket. Poached a plaice under the bonnet of my aged Chevrolet and grilled mullet minutes after tossing a net with one hand while balancing a sleeping baby with the other.

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In our small Fisher-family microcosm, we know about fish, care about fish and fiercely fight to protect our fish. And, our right to catch them. We are after all inhabitants of an island which was once surrounded by great fishing and covered with great swathes of water full of other great fish.

Our cookbooks were full of recipes for pike and eels, our industrial workforce drew most of its energy-rich protein from salted herring or fish and chip suppers. Sea-going skippers were our heroes. Fish was important to us. Fish were our food and our livelihood. Not any more. Now, no one really gives a toss about fish.

Except anglers.

The government threw away our sea fisheries as a political pawn in our entry into the Common Market. Developers then abstracted the juice out of our rivers without a second thought for the plight of fish. Frankly, it’s the people who don’t go fishing who are the biggest threat to fish.

I got my first taste of fishing when I was five. Years later, that taste still lingers. It haunts, moves and motivates me. These days at five, you’re far more likely to know everything about Tomb Raider or Street Fighter 2, than anything about fishing. You’re more likely to spend your spare time staring at Lara Croft’s computer-generated breasts than a balsa wood float.

Some of the seeds you sow in those early years stay for ever. At least fishing is a participatory sport. It’s multi-layered, involves many aspects of life, death, nature and nurture. Even sitting on the football terraces or supporting a team on TV seems to me such a hollow waste of time. To be totally out of control of the outcome.

To have your hopes and emotions toyed with while all you can do is sit and watch, is hard.

Testosterone gets such bad Press these days. But as a father of boys I recognise the need to channel it. To celebrate it even.

Suicide is the third biggest killer of males between the ages of 18-35. Men are suffering. They’re confused and unfulfilled enough by what modern society is offering them. Fishing has given me a place to go inside myself where I’m happy and challenged and contented. Even when I don’t catch.

I’m not a fishing evangelist. I don’t want to convert and encourage the nation to ‘take up thy rod and cast’, quite the opposite, I’m just a selfish fish aficionado. Who simply wants to be able to care for the ones I love... and feed them fish.

Funding for new food market SOUTH Somerset District Council is to benefit from a share of more than £200,000 of grant funding to support the creation of local food and drink markets at the Cartgate Picnic Area on the A3088.

The Council was awarded the funding through the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Championing British Food Tourism scheme grant, launched this year to promote regional food and drink.

The funding will be used to extend the tourism season and encourage greater tourism expenditure in the local economy by hosting monthly food and drink markets at the Cartgate Picnic Area on the fourth Saturday of every month between February and November, 2017.

Local producers will be able to attend the markets for free and have the use of brand new market stalls which have been purchased using the grant.

Councillor Jo Roundell Greene, Portfolio Holder for Economic Development at South Somerset District Council added, “The grant will enable us to support many of our smaller producers and give them the opportunity to raise awareness of their products to both a national and international audience”.

To book a stand call Rebecca O’Neill on 01935 462173 or Justine Parton on 01935 462108. Unfortunately, permits for selling hot food and drink cannot be given.

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FISH CHOWDER It’s fast, it’s healthy and best of all really tasty – full of low-fat protein.

Blitzing half the potatoes with the milk and stock really make this chowder creamy without having to add any cream!

LESLEY WATERS

INGREDIENTS

DIRECTIONS

▪ 2 teaspoons olive oil ▪ 1 onion, finely chopped ▪ 500g (1lb 2oz) potatoes, peeled and diced ▪ 600ml (1 pint) fish stock ▪ 300ml (1/2 pint) semi skimmed milk ▪ 250g (9oz) canned sweetcorn in water, drained ▪ 450g (1lb) skinless, plaice, coley or whiting, cut to bite size pieces ▪ 2 tablespoons parsley, chopped

1

Heat the oil in a large pan, add the onion and cook for 5 minutes. Add the potatoes and cook for a further minute.

2

Pour in stock, cover and simmer for 12-15 minutes or until potatoes are tender. With a slotted spoon, remove half the potatoes from the stock and set aside.

3

Pour remaining potatoes, stock and milk into a blender and blitz until smooth. Pour back into pan.

4

Add sweetcorn and simmer for 2 minutes. Stir in fish, reserved potatoes and cook for a further 3-4 minutes. Stir in parsley, season with freshly ground black pepper. Ladle into 4 warm bowls and serve.

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SEVILLE ORANGE MARMALADE The bitter Seville orange is the most traditional and arguably the finest marmalade fruit of all. Only available for a few short weeks from mid-January, this knobbly, often misshapen orange has a unique aromatic quality and is very rich in pectin. However, you can use almost any citrus fruit to make good marmalade – consider sweet oranges, ruby-red or blood oranges, grapefruit, limes, clementines, kumquats, or a combination of two or three.

INGREDIENTS

DIRECTIONS

▪ 1kg Seville oranges ▪ 75ml lemon juice ▪ 2kg demerara sugar

1

Scrub the oranges, remove the buttons at the top of the fruit, then cut in half. Squeeze out the juice and keep to one side.

Using a sharp knife, slice the peel, pith and all, into thin, medium or chunky shreds, according to your preference. Put the sliced peel into a bowl with the orange juice and cover with 2.5 litres water. Leave to soak overnight or for up to 24 hours.

2

Transfer the whole mixture to a preserving pan, bring to the boil then simmer slowly, covered, until the peel is tender. This should take approximately 2 hours, by which time the contents of the pan will have reduced by about one-third.

3

Stir in the lemon juice and sugar. Bring the marmalade to the boil, stirring until the sugar has dissolved. Boil rapidly until setting point is reached, about 20–25 minutes. Remove from the heat. Leave to cool for 8–10 minutes – a little longer if the peel is in very chunky pieces – then stir gently to disperse any scum, pour into warm, sterilised jars and seal immediately. Use within 2 years.

Makes 5–6 x 450g jars

PAM CORBIN Recipe taken from River Cottage Handbook No. 2: Preserves, written by Pam Corbin, published by Bloomsbury, £14.99, Hardback, available from rivercottage.net Photography © Gavin Kingcome Why not make your New Year’s resolution to learn something new in January? We’ve got plenty of courses to inspire you – bread making, cake baking, cheese making, fish skills, curing and smoking, pig butchery, or our one day cookery school courses.

For more details and to book see www.rivercottage.net or call Tamsyn in our Events Team on 01297 630302.

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FLOWERING KALE HEARTS WITH CHESTNUTS AND BERKSWELL CHEESE We are spoilt for choice these days with our winter leaves. There was a time when you didn’t see much outside of cabbage on the shelves at this time of year, but British farmers are increasingly growing for the demanding restaurant market, which soon trickles down to give us more variety in the domestic market. This all makes for some hearty winter feasts.

INGREDIENTS

DIRECTIONS

▪ 400g Flowering kale hearts, trimmed if necessary and washed

1

Heat a tablespoon or so of the oil in a frying pan and gently fry the chestnuts for 2-3 minutes until golden then transfer to a plate and put to one side.

2

Bring a large pan of salted water to the boil. Add the kale hearts and cook for 40-50 seconds, remove with a slotted spoon into a large bowl and immediately add the rapeseed oil and season to taste. Divide evenly between 4 plates then scatter the chestnuts over.

3

Finely grate the cheese over the kale and serve.

▪ 100ml Extra virgin cold pressed rapeseed oil ▪ 250g chestnuts, peeled and halved, frozen or vac packed types tend to be very good

MARK HIX

▪ 80g of Berskwell cheese, or a hard cheese like Parmesan ▪ Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

HIX Oyster and Fish House is Mark’s local restaurant that overlooks the harbour in Lyme Regis and boasts the most stunning panoramic views across the Jurassic coast – this is easily one of the most picturesque spots to enjoy British fish seafood. To book please call 01297 446 910.

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January 2017 Food Markets Please check dates and times with venues or organisers

Fri 6th Sat 7th Thur 12th Fri 13th Sat 14th

Thur 19th Fri 20th Sat 21st Thur 26th Sat 28th

Ottery St Mary, Hind St Car Park, 9am - 1pm Poundbury, Queen Mother Square, 9am - 1pm Shaftesbury, Town Hall, 9am - 1pm Wareham, Town Hall, East Street, 9am - 1pm Blandford, Blandford Forum, 9am - 1pm Bridport, Bridport Arts Centre, 9am - 1pm Martock, Moorlands Precinct, 10am - 1pm Yarcombe, Village Hall - 10am - 12noon Purbeck, Commercial Rd, Swanage, 9am - 1pm Honiton, St Paul’s Church, High St, 8.30am - 1pm Sherborne, Cheap St, 9am - 1pm Seaton, Town Hall, 9am - 1pm Wimborne, Market Square, 9am - 1pm Crewkerne, Falkland Square, 9am - 1pm Wareham, Town Hall, East Street - 9am - 1pm Dorchester South, High Street, 9am - 4pm Barrington, Village Hall, 10am - 12noon Yeovil, Middle Street, 9am - 2pm

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Arts &Entertainment

Considered Combined & Elegant Julia Rapson de Pauley makes objects that bring a revolutionary spirit to classic design.

Esmeralda Voegele-Downing visited her in Bridport.

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n Timaeus, Plato wrote, “anything good is beautiful”. This philosophy was interpreted by his student Aristotle as a remark on goodness of character and the harmony it entailed. Running with Plato’s idea, Aristotle probably pictured the kind of people who wake up at six-thirty to blend a kale smoothie, do Pilates on the roof and accomplish twice as much as the average snoozer. Aristotle then summarised it simply: “if our acts are to be perfect, many purely external conditions must be fulfilled, and these will be all the more numerous in proportion as our acts are grander and fairer.”

If that sounds reasonable to you, it certainly also makes sense that this can be applied to something as small but pleasing as the cultivation of your own habitat. When you’re happy with your surroundings, things seem to run more smoothly. The outside affects the inside, and to explore the extent of this relationship between a person and their external life, where better to start than in the home of an artist?

Designers, stylists, writers, all of that. If goodness is beauty and we strive to be surrounded by good, then in the fortress of a creator we have the perfect case study.

Julia Rapson de Pauley grew up in London and worked for the Station House Opera where she designed costumes of the French Revolution. Today, she lives with her family in Bridport. Moved on from costume, Julia now designs artisanal necklaces and leather belts with eye-catching buckles which are all available in Lyme Regis’ shop, Ryder & Hinks.

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Seeing the gallery-like interior of her lovely Georgian house, confirms that the precision of her designs is not by chance, but maybe even a product of her environment.

In the name of discovery, I was invited in. All walls inside are white, only one stands out as it’s marked with little red flowers, messily drawn in crayon by one of Julia’s daughters years ago and now treated like a framed painting itself. The floor is either bare wood or stone, speckled with collected sculptures, and there are tiny ceramic figurines balanced at unpredictable intervals on the dado rails of each room. When I ask about the figures as she leads me around the house, Julia laughs that ‘proportion and elegance’ are things she seeks to surround herself with. This is quite evident in her impressive collection of curios.

As my eyes sweep the rooms, I spot a variety of peculiar objects such as an antique container shaped like a walnut and filled with seeds, an array of colourful stone eggs huddled together next to a sculpture of a horse’s leg, and a collection of pottery figures stylishly decorated by actual bracelets— also made by Julia. As I prepare to ask the creator whether she sees a connection between what she collects and what she makes, bizarrely I end up answering it myself. The house is full of eclectic and timeless beauty.

We talk about the necklaces. For Julia, the glass beads— handcrafted in India—represent fluidity on their silk strings. Her necklaces are ‘incredibly simple’ in her words, and I begin to understand that it must be quite brave to entrust one’s aesthetic to an accessory as beautifully under-

stated as these. Describing her jewellery, Julia says: ‘I love the idea of human activity imbued in an object’, and that movement is crucial. Maybe that’s why she loves giving them as gifts—alongside her freshly baked cupcakes, she’s locally renowned for.

It seems that she wishes to be strong enough to allow life to flow and fluctuate, to come and go, and I ask her if this applies to her antique belongings. She says: ‘I should be able to give anything away’ with a grit to her tone, suggesting the zen mindset might still be a work in progress. The jewellery, like her bakery, is more perfectly Aristotelian and Platonic than one may think. The same ethos of thoughtfulness and perfection that she approaches work with fulfils the philosophy. Cultivate fine things to experience fine things.

The fact that items disappear makes them all the more special and worth keeping. This is exemplified as Julia explains how the same glass beads bedecking her wrist would in the past have been a currency. Claiming not to like fashion in the traditional sense, she cherishes the anachronistic collection of curiosities that make her house a treasure trove. It does indeed seem as if the designer prioritises simple constants of life such as ephemerality, unconfined beauty and wisdom, to name a few. When she mutters about interest in ‘human form and wearable emotion’ I think Plato would be proud. Markers of life and vitality are everywhere in this building—figurines of animals, horseshoes, even the dried pink flowers kept in a surprisingly cute makeshift vase of silver wellies…

Everything points to movement, pleasure and health.

Something that strikes me as brilliant, as she brings out a glass-topped case full of her necklaces, is their similarity to the decoration of the house. Those white walls and colourful stone eggs mentioned earlier? The beads work the exact same way. These necklaces of the rainbow are powerful bursts of colour against a stark white background in the box.

Everything indoors, including Julia’s outfit, is monochrome with a splash of brightness. I can see that these necklaces are purchasable gifts, ways of decorating yourself in the thoughtful, confident technique that Julia has applied to the cultivation of her environment and herself. The care and precision she makes her necklaces and belts with puts goodness into beauty and beauty into goodness. Big up Plato.

At the end of our visit, she likens her home to the shell of a snail which I’d argue is very apt. I start thinking that this may apply more so to creative minds, and Julia is quick to remind me that we are all artists in our own rights. She has found a balance in her life, and her collections and inspirations are based on “contemplation rather than appetite and consumption”, as David Pugh puts it in The Dialect of Love.

The care that this creator takes in choosing her belongings seeps into her work; she’s not just hoarding or indulging in what’s funky at the moment—she really loves what she keeps and what she creates. There’s a lot our external worlds can mean for us, and hopefully, we can all work towards those grand acts of personal goodness that Aristotle wrote about.

For more information visit www.rapsondepauley.com.

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Spectacular Musical Event for Local Charities The renowned Dorset Police Male Voice Choir, The Weymouth Choral Society and the Weymouth Concert Brass Band will join with solo artists and the Wyke Regis Junior School Choir to stage a feast of great music in the Weymouth Pavilion.

The Dorset Police Male Voice Choir

A MUSICAL extravaganza set to raise the roof of the Weymouth Pavilion is scheduled for February. Offering choirs, a brass band and a choral society as well as solo artists the event is sure to be a highlight of the new year.

The Dorset Police Male Voice Choir is one of the outstanding male voice choirs in the county of Dorset. It is led by their MD Dr. Jane Oakland along with the Choirs Accompanist, Lisa Timbs. Jane has worked as a professional opera singer for 35 years in the UK and throughout Europe.

She is now an established researcher and practitioner in the field of Psychology for Performing Artists.

The Choir has performed throughout Dorset in many concert venues in recent years, having also toured widely in many parts of the UK and internationally in France, Guernsey, Jersey, Ireland and the United States of America.

Weymouth Choral Society currently has around 80 members and they present four concerts a year featuring both traditional

classical choral repertoire and works of contemporary composers. In November 2016, members of the choir traveled to New York and performed Howard Goodall’s Eternal Light: A Requiem at the prestigious Carnegie Hall, with the composer in attendance.

The Weymouth Concert Brass Band began their journey when, in 1985, two gentlemen placed an advert in a local paper requesting “anyone interested in re-establishing a band to attend a meeting at the Star and Garter”. These gentlemen rightly felt that a town the size of Weymouth should have its own band.

From this, a nucleus of people met regularly and since then the band has gone from strength to strength, now playing a key role in the community. The band has a busy engagement calendar, providing music for charity fund-raising events, concerts, competitions, service of remembrance, shows, church fetes, cruise calls and carnivals in Weymouth, Portland and other places within the South Dorset area.

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Singing is an important part of life at Wyke Regis Primary Federation of which the Junior school is a part. Seventy children take part in the main choir after school as well as forty younger children who are also part of music clubs in the school. They have lots of fun singing and enjoy performing songs of many different styles from all over the world. Their latest production was Disney’s, Lion King Junior. The choir is led by Helen Rewse and Emily Jarman, both of whom are teachers at the school.

Opera singer Laura Stephanie Sharley will also appaer at the event. A native of Weymouth Laura has recently graduated from the Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM), one of the World’s most prestigious Music Conservatories.

The ‘Musical Extravaganza’ at the Weymouth Pavilion on February 25th has been organized specifically to raise money for local charities. Tickets are available from Weymouth Pavilion on 01305 783225.

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Museums&Galleries

Michael Bennallack Hart’s landscapes draw one in to their compelling atmospheric presence and calm. At Sladers Yard, West Bay, Bridport

29 Nov -2 January 2017 Christmas Art Exhibition A festive exhibition of recent artwork by members of Town Mill Arts, full of inspiring and enticing paintings, sculptures, drawings, pottery, textiles, jewellery and books.

Closed 25-26 Dec. The Malthouse Gallery, The Town Mill, Mill Lane, Lyme Regis, DT7 3PU. Free entry. Open 10.30am-4.30pm. www.townmillarts. co.uk.

5 December – 7 January Dave Wicken showing his surreal, psychedelic and decorative images, combining pen and ink drawing with

photography, at the Axminster Arts Café, The Old Courthouse, Church Street, Axminster, Devon. EX13 5AQ. 01297 631455. Opening hours Mon-Sat: 9am – 3pm.

jewellery by some of the best southwest makers, perfect for Christmas presents. White Space Art, 72 Fore St, Totnes TQ9 5RU www.whitespaceart. com.

Until 31 December

Until 1 January 2017

Autumn Winter 2016 New work by gallery artists. Michael Bowman, Sarah Bowman, Vanessa Bowman, David Brayne RWS, Marilyn Browning, Colin Carruthers, Vanessa Cooper, Wendy McBride SWAc, Caroline McMillan Davey, Catriona Millar, David Morgan, Dawn Stacey, James Tatum SWAc, Ellen Watson. Also ceramics and

Louise Bourgeois: Turning Inwards Hauser & Wirth Somerset presents a solo exhibition of sculpture and works on paper by Louise Bourgeois. Hauser & Wirth Somerset, Durslade Farm, Dropping Lane, Bruton, Somerset BA10 0NL. 01749 814060, www.hauserwirth. com/exhibitions/.

LOOKING TO INCLUDE A GALLERY? To include your gallery in these listings, please send details to info@marshwoodvale.com before the 10th of the month.

Please check times with organisers or venues.

Until 2 January Pop Up Vintage The sixth annual pop up vintage shop run by Jan Calow and Mandy Wiscombe who spend all year sourcing, making, repairing, cleaning and renovating their stock. Competitively priced; suitable for Secret Santas. Closed 25-26 Dec. The Courtyard Gallery, The Town Mill, Mill Lane, Lyme Regis, DT7 3PU. Free entry. Open 10.30am-4.30pm. www.townmillarts.co.uk.

Christmas Art Exhibition A festive exhibition of recent artwork by members of Town Mill Arts, full of inspiring and enticing paintings, sculptures, drawings, pottery, textiles, jewellery and books.

Closed 25-26 Dec. The Malthouse Gallery, The Town Mill, Mill Lane, Lyme Regis, DT7 3PU. Free entry. Open 10.30am 4.30pm. www.townmillarts.co.uk.

Dorset DT3 4JP 01305 873950. Open Wednesday - Sunday 10.30am-4.30pm. www.theoldchapelgallery.co.uk.

Bournemouth, Wallisdown, Poole, Dorset, BH12 5HH. 01202 363272. www.aub. ac.uk/gallery.

9 January – 5 February

Until 14 January

Three Devon amateur artists with a variety of painted subjects in oil, acrylics and watercolour are exhibiting for the very first time at the Axminster Arts Café.

Rose-Marie Davies, Stef Ariss-Barker and Sally Nowel draw their inspiration from the love of the Cornish painters’ landscapes, big cats, little cats, dogs and nature in general. Cards will be available as well as prints. Tea and coffee available at the cosy Arts Café. Axminster Arts Café, The Old Courthouse, Church Street, Axminster, Devon. EX13 5AQ. 01297 631455. Open Monday - Sunday: 9am – 3pm.

Re-animating the Snowman The Art, Animation and Archives from The Snowman and The Snowman and The Snowdog. Curated by Steve Henderson.

Northwest Gallery, Arts University Bournemouth, Wallisdown, Poole, Dorset, BH12 5HH. 01202 363272. www.aub. ac.uk/gallery.

3 - 21 January

12 January - 22 March

Ilminster Open Prizewinners’ Exhibition A group show by the prizewinning artists of the 2016 Ilminster Open Competition. Monday - Friday 9.30am - 4.30pm. Saturday 9.30am 2.30pm. Free. Ilminster Arts Centre, The Meeting House, East Street, Ilminster.

TA19 0AN. 01460 54973. www. themeetinghouse.org.uk.

Lucienne Day: Living Design A centenary celebration of the birth and design legacy of one of Britain’s most influential textile designers, Lucienne Day. Curated by Professor Emma Hunt and Dr. Paula Day. TheGallery, Arts University

Until 8 January Scapes An exhibition of landscapes and seascapes featuring the work of Caz Scott, Michael Hemming and Hamish Baird. The Old Chapel Gallery, Back St, Abbotsbury,

14 Jan - 11 Feb Modern & Contemporary Prints including work by Edward Ardizzone, Stephen Chambers, Prunella Clough, Eileen Cooper, Robyn Denny, Raoul Dufy, Mary Fedden, Patrick Heron, David Hockney, Matthew Hilton, John Hoyland, Albert Irvin, Andrzej Jackowski, David Jones, Tess Jaray, R.B. Kitaj, Fernand Leger, L.S. Lowry, Robert Medley RA, Ana Maria Pacheco, Brian Rice, Peter Sedgley, Graham Sutherland, Richard Smith, Julian Trevelyan, Italo Valenti, Robert Medley, Ana Maria Pacheco, Robyn Denny, Fernand Leger. The

Art Stable, Child Okeford, Blandford, Dorset, DT11 8HB, 01258 863866, www. theartstable.co.uk.

Until 22 January ‘Radiance’ - Explorations of light’

by Daisy Cook, Luke Elwes, Michael Bennallack Hart, Stephen Jacobson, Alex Lowery and David West. Contemporary British landscape in its many forms from a stunning group of artists plus gifts and accessories by leading artist designers.

Furniture by Petter Southall. Sladers Yard, West Bay, Bridport, Dorset DT6 4EL 01308 459511. gallery@sladersyard. co.uk, www.sladersyard.co.uk.

23 January – 11 February It’s a Wonderful World West Country artists celebrate the beauty of the world we live in - through a glorious mix of mediums and styles. Monday - Friday 9.30am - 4.30pm. Saturday 9.30am 2.30pm. Free. Ilminster Arts Centre, The Meeting House, East Street, Ilminster.

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Until 1 February Salut Maroc: Anne-Marie Howat A research showcase of project work

by Anne-Marie Howat for her latest commission, a large scale interior at Salut Maroc, Morocco. M Studio Gallery, Arts University Bournemouth, Wallisdown, Poole, Dorset, BH12 5HH. 01202 363272. www.aub.ac.uk/gallery.

Until 24 February Loop Hole An art and science collaboration with the Structural Genomics Consortium, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford. Curated by Paul Finnegan.

Library, Arts University Bournemouth, Wallisdown, Poole, Dorset, BH12 5HH. 01202 363272. www.aub.ac.uk/gallery.

Until 26 February Shifting Ground - new exhibition at Hestercombe Gallery Stephen Smith, Hestercombe’s 2016 artist in residence, presents new work for the Shifting Ground exhibition the culmination of his six-month residency at Hestercombe Gallery. Predominantly working

with painting, drawing, print and installation, Stephen Smith’s work is bold, contemporary and quirky. His confident collaged mark making and use of bright colours makes his work instantly recognisable. He describes his latest body of work as “exploring conspiracy theories, bit-rot, psycho-geography and posttraumatic landscapes leading to human’s interaction with and on the landscape.”

In 2011 a visit to the exclusion zone of Chernobyl and the lost city of tomorrow Pripyat with Unknown Fields Division (Architectural Association, London) had a huge effect on his practice. This exhibition is heavily influenced by his time at Hestercombe. Hestercombe House, which was previously the headquarters for the Somerset Fire Brigade, was acquired

by Hestercombe Gardens Trust in 2013 and is now home to a contemporary art gallery which showcases some of the best examples of art. For more information about Hestercombe www.hestercombe. com. Hestercombe Gardens, Taunton TA2 8LG. Phjne: 01823 413923.

Museums

Please telephone for opening hours ALLHALLOWS MUSEUM

High Street, Honiton.

01404 44966. www.honitonmuseum.co.uk

AXMINSTER HERITAGE

Silver Street, Axminster.

01297 639884.

BEAMINSTER MUSEUM

CHIDEOCK MUSEUM

ILCHESTER COMMUNITY

Church of Our Lady, North MUSEUM High Street, Ilchester Road, Chideock. 01308 488348. (at the side of the Town Hall). www.chideockmartyrschurch.org.uk 01935 841247.

COLYTON HERITAGE CENTRE

Market Place, Colyton www.colytonheritagecentre.org

LYME REGIS MUSEUM

Bridge Street, Lyme Regis.

01297 443370.

NOTHE FORT

Sidmouth.

01395 516139.

THELMA HULBERT GALLERY, ELMFIELD HOUSE

Dowell Street, Honiton.

01404 45006.

THE MILITARY MUSEUM OF DEVON AND DORSET

Whitcombe Road, Beaminster.

01308 863623.

CREWKERNE & DISTRICT MUSEUM

Barrack Road, Weymouth.

01305 766626.

The Keep, Bridport Road, Dorchester. 01305 264066.

www.beaminstermuseum.

The Heritage Centre, Market Square, Crewkerne.

01460 77079.

www.fortressweymouth.co.uk.

www.keepmilitarymuseum.org.

wordpress.com

BLANDFORD MUSEUM

BereÕ s Yard, Blandford Forum.

01258 450388.

www.crewkernemuseum.co.uk

www.blandfordtownmuseum.org

High West Street, Dorchester.

01305 262735.

BRIDPORT MUSEUM

DORSET COUNTY

PORTLAND MUSEUM

217 Wakeham Portland. 01305 821804.

ROYAL ALBERT MEMORIAL MUSEUM & ART GALLERY

Tolpuddle, nr Dorchester.

01305 848237.

TUDOR HOUSE

3 Trinity Street, Weymouth.

01305 779711 or 812341.

South Street, Bridport.

01308 422116.

www.dorsetcountymuseum.org.

www.bridportmuseum.co.uk.

Sheppards Row, off Exeter Road, SEATON MUSEUM Exmouth.

Top Floor, Seaton Town Hall, 07768 184127.

Fore Street, Seaton. 01297 FAIRLYNCH ARTS CENTRE 21660.

Sutton Poyntz Pumping Station, Sutton Poyntz, Weymouth.

01305 832634

www.castletonwaterwheelmuseum.

AND MUSEUM

www.wessexwessex.co.uk.

org.uk

27 Fore Street, Budleigh Salterton. 01395 442666.

CASTLETON WATERWHEEL MUSEUM

Oborne Road, Sherborne.

CHARD MUSEUM

Godworthy House, High Street, Chard. 01460 65091. www.chardmuseum.co.uk.

EXMOUTH MUSEUM

GROVE PRISON MUSEUM

Governors Gardens, The Grove, Portland. 01305 715726.

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Queen St, Exeter, EX4 3RX. 01392 665858.

TOLPUDDLE MARTYRS MUSEUM

SHERBORNE MUSEUM

Abbey gatehouse, Church Lane, Sherborne. 01935 812252. www.sherbornemuseum.co.uk.

SIDMOUTH MUSEUM

Hope Cottage, Church Street,

www.weymouthcivicsociety.org.

WATER SUPPLY MUSEUM

WEYMOUTH MUSEUM

Brewers Quay Hope Square, Weymouth. 01305 457982 www.weymouthmuseum.org.uk

RPS International Photographic Exhibition to open in Somerset

The Jungola Klownz of Deptford (Bronze Award Winner). Photographer: Poem Baker

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or the first time in the history of The Royal Photographic Society’s International Print Exhibition, opening at The Museum of Somerset in Taunton on January 14, all four medalists are women.

First launched in 1854 and now in its 159th edition, it is the longest-running exhibition of its kind in the world. This year’s exhibition features an eclectic mix of work by 75 photographers from 16 countries, carefully selected by a panel of experts, and will provide a fascinating insight into the range and diversity of photography today.

UK photographers Carolyn Mendelsohn, Polly Braden and Poem Baker secured the Gold, Silver and Bronze awards, and Russian photographer Anna Shustikova won the under-30s Gold award.

Taking the form of a competition, with entries submitted from both amateur and professional photographers throughout the world, the IPE finalists and medal winners were selected by a panel made up of social documentary photographer Dougie Wallace, Brighton Biennial Photo Festival Director, Celia Davies, Director of Glasgow’s Street Level Photoworks Malcolm Dickson, Picture Editor for The Sunday Times Magazine Russ O’Connell and photography writer and editor Gemma Padley.

South West Heritage Trust Chief Executive Tom Mayberry said: “We’re delighted to be hosting such a prestigious exhibition at its only venue in the South West of England.

This annual exhibition is steeped in history and in its early years included work from some of the world’s most eminent photographers including Margaret Cameron, Roger Fenton, Edward Steichen and others.”

The Museum of Somerset is part of The South West Heritage Trust, an independent charity committed to protecting and celebrating Somerset and Devon’s rich heritage.

The RPS International Print Exhibition 159 is at Museum of Somerset, Taunton from 14 January to 11 March 2017 and is free to enter.

Alice – from the series‘Being Inbetween’ (Gold Award Image) Photographer: Carolyn Mendelsohn

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On Screen - In and Around the Vale Thursday 5 January Rebel Without a Cause (1955, US, PG, 111 mins) showing at Clapton & Wayford Village Hall, doors open at 7.30pm for 8pm start. Pre-booked guest tickets are £4 per film. For more information, or to pre-book, please email mickpwilson53@ btinternet.comnet or ring Mick Wilson on 01460 74849 or Di Crawley on 01460 30508.

Friday 6 January Mr Church (2016, PG-13). Film Night at The Gateway, Seaton. Bring a picnic or takeaway to enjoy beforehand or just come and enjoy the film in a friendly, relaxed atmosphere. Licenced bar and refreshments. Doors open 6.30pm. Tickets: £5 from The Gateway, 01297 625699 (box office open Mon-Fri 10am – 4pm and Sat 10am - 1pm) or www.seatongateway. co.uk.

Arrival (12A) 7.30pm Tickets: Adult £6.50, U16 £5.50, Family £20 (2 Adults+2 U16s) or (1 Adult+3 U16s) The Beehive, Dowell Street, Honiton EX14 1LZ www. beehivehoniton.co.uk Box office 01404 384050

Saturday 7 January 45 Years (15) Andrew Haig, UK 2015, 95 mins. Film starts at 7.45pm, doors open at 7.15pm. the cinema at the warehouse, Ilminster. For t&c and more information visit www.cinemaatthewarehouse.co.uk.

The Importance of being Earnest from London’s Vaudeville Theatre 7pm Tickets: Adult £10, U16/Student £8 Encore Screening.The Beehive, Dowell Street, Honiton EX14 1LZ www. beehivehoniton.co.uk Box office 01404 384050

Monday 9 January Absolutely Fabulous The Movie Presented by Moviola in the Beaminster Public Hall. 7.30pm (doors open 7pm) Tickets at Yarn Barton 01308 862715.

Weekdays 9.30am - 12.30pm & Saturdays 9.30am - 1pm. Or ring Elaine on 01308 861746, £5 (in advance) £5.50 (on door).

Tuesday 10 January The Brand New Testament (15) by Jaco Van Dormaell, Belgium, 2015, 113 mins, French with English subtitles. Bridport Film Society, info@bridportfilmsociety. co.uk, www.bridportfilmsociety.co.uk.

Screening at Bridport Arts Centre. Season

membership available. Guest seats (£5, students £2) must be booked in advance by prior to midday on the day of the screening. Be at the venue by 7.30pm to claim guest tickets. Doors and bar opens at 7pm, screening at 7.45pm.

Thursday 12 January Mr Holmes (2015, PG). Classic Screen matinee at The Gateway, Seaton, starring Ian McKellen as an aged Sherlock Holmes.

Doors open 1.30pm. Refreshments. Tickets £4 from The Gateway, 01297 625699 (box office open Mon-Fri 10am – 4pm and Sat 10am - 1pm) or www.seatongateway.co.uk.

Friday 13 January Room Canada/US: 2015:15:118mins.

Filmcrew - The Crewkerne and District Community Cinema, Wadham School, Mount Pleasant, Crewkerne TA18 7NT. Admission begins and refreshments from 7pm; films start at 7.30pm. www. crekernefilm.wordpress.com. Admission for the year - £25. Membership call Joan Clemow 01935 822656 or otherwise Rick Canning 01460 271215.

The Light between Oceans (12A) 7.30pm Tickets: Adult £6.50, U16 £5.50, Family £20 (2 Adults+2 U16s) or (1 Adult+3 U16s). The Beehive, Dowell Street, Honiton EX14 1LZ www. beehivehoniton.co.uk Box office 01404 384050 I, Daniel Blake (15) At Chard Guildhall, 7pm for 7.30pm start. Directed by awardwinning Ken Loach. Tickets in advance, £5 from Eleos, Barron’s and Chard PO; or on the door £6. Bar and refreshments available.

Saturday 14 January Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (12A) 3 & 7pm Tickets: Adult £6.50, U16 £5.50, Family £20 (2 Adults+2 U16s) or (1 Adult+3 U16s). Stars Eddie Redmayne, Ezra Miller & Colin Farrell.

The Beehive, Dowell Street, Honiton EX14 1LZ www.beehivehoniton.co.uk Box office 01404 384050 Anthropoid (15), in the Hinton Village Hall at 7.30 pm. Tickets £5 in advance from the Village Shop and Dorothy’s Tea Room, or £5.50p on the door. To reserve Tickets please contact Bob Kefford on 01460 72563.

Friday 20 January Hunt for the Wilderpeople at 8pm Presented by Petherton Picture Show.

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Tickets: £5. No Concessions. The David Hall, Roundwell Street, South Petherton, Somerset TA13 5AA. www.thedavidhall. org.uk, 01460 240 340, boxoffice@ thedavidhall.org.uk.

Allied (15) 7.30pm Tickets: Adult £6.50, U16 £5.50. The Beehive, Dowell Street, Honiton EX14 1LZ www.beehivehoniton. co.uk Box office 01404 384050

Saturday 21 January Theeb (15) by Naji Abu Nowar, Jordan 2014, 100mins. Film starts at 7.45pm, doors open at 7.15pm. the cinema at the warehouse, Ilminster. For t&c and more information please see www. cinemaatthewarehouse.co.uk.

Tuesday 24 January My Nazi Legacy (PG) by David Evans, UK, 2015, 96 mins, English. Bridport Film Society, info@bridportfilmsociety.co.uk, www.bridportfilmsociety.co.uk. Screening at Bridport Arts Centre. Season membership available. Guest seats (£5, students £2) must be booked in advance by prior to midday on the day of the screening. Be at the venue by 7.30pm to claim guest tickets. Doors and bar opens at 7pm, screening at 7.45pm.

Friday 27 January I Daniel Blake (Cert 15) T & F Movies will shows the Ken Loach film in Tatworth Memorial Hall at 8pm. The doors open at 7.15pm and the entry charge is £4.

Strangers on a Train (PG) Nostalgic Cinema 2pm Tickets: £3.50 includes tea and biscuits. All welcome at this dementia friendly screening. The Beehive, Dowell Street, Honiton EX14 1LZ www. beehivehoniton.co.uk Box office 01404 384050 A Street Cat Named Bob (12A) 7.30pm Tickets: Adult £6.50, U16 £5.50, Family £20 (2 Adults+2 U16s) or (1 Adult+3 U16s) The Beehive, Dowell Street, Honiton EX14 1LZ www.beehivehoniton.co.uk Box office 01404 384050

Saturday 28 January Fathers and Daughters (2015, R rated).

Big screen film picnic night at Seaton Gateway. Licensed bar and refreshments.

Doors open 6.30pm. Tickets: £5 from The Gateway, 01297 625699 (box office open Mon-Fri 10am – 4pm and Sat 10am - 1pm) or www.seatongateway.co.uk.

Combining Shape and Colour

Brian Rice in front of his 1968 painting ‘Red & Black Quartered’. Photo by Matt Austin

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n an engrossing essay written as a forward to Brian Rice’s new book ‘Paintings 1952-2016,’ Andrew Lambirth describes Rice’s work as ‘art which is concrete and emblematic, not abstracted from nature so much as existing in its own right.’ He suggests that Rice’s paintings ‘awake echoes in the mind, even if the conscious doesn’t immediately recognize or decode an image.’

Brian Rice’s penchant for simple combinations of shapes and colour has often seen him described as a Pop artist, however, as he explained to Andrew Lambirth, ‘I absolutely hate being called a Pop artist, because Pop art is a figurative style and I don’t do that.’ The association is further confounded by Rice’s involvement with the fashionable world of artists, graphic designers, photographers, filmmakers and musicians of the 60s and 70s. As Lambirth goes on to explain,

Wallahalla 2003 (February) Acrylic and mixed media on canvas

two ‘Pop-inflicted’ political paintings; ‘Megaton’, an anti-nuclear statement, and ‘Persil for Whites Only’ which carried an anti-apartheid message fed into the association with the Pop art movement.

Lambirth suggests Rice was more prepared to accept a tangential relationship to Op art. His work more involved with ‘optical and visual effects’ developing an appetite for geometric form, for targets, circles, chevrons and squares.’

For anyone who enjoyed Brian’s catalogue raisonné of prints 1953-2013, his now book will be a treat. With over 300 pages of images and information, it traces his paintings from his early promise at Yeovil School of Art where a course was devised specially for him to study architecture, to more recent work from a series of geometric paintings he began after an exhibition at London’s Redfern Gallery in 2014.

Brian Rice: Paintings 1952-2016 is published by Sansom & Company with an introductory essay by Andrew Lambirth.

Price £45 plus P&P.

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PERFORMANCE Monday 19 December BATH, Theatre Royal, Jon Monie, Bill Ward, Nick Wilton in Aladdin, to 8 Jan: egg, Robin Hood, to 15 Jan. Komedia, Clare Teal’s Festive Fiesta.

BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion, Cinderella, to 2 Jan. BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, Bridport Young Performers in The Young Ones, and Tues, 7.30.

BRISTOL, Old Vic, The Snow Queen, to 15 Jan. Colston Hall, Lantern, Old Vic and Wardrobe Theatre in Little Tim and the Brave Sea Captain, to 8 Jan. Tobacco Factory, Cinderella - A Fairy Tale, to 15 Jan. EXETER, Northcott, Steve Bennett at Tinkerbell in Peter Pan, to 1 Jan. Barnfield Theatre, Paddleboat Theatre in According to Arthur, to 23 Dec, 2pm.

PLYMOUTH, Theatre Royal, Lesley Joseph in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, to 14 Jan: Drum Studio, Spitz and Co in Gloria in the Mist, to 23 Dec: Drum Studio, Niki McCretton and Stuff and Nonsense in The Emperor’s New Clothes, to 14 Jan. POOLE, Lighthouse, Aladdin, to 8 Jan: Lyngo Theatre in Snow Play, to 24 Dec: Faulty Towers – The Dining Experience, to 22 Jan. SALISBURY, Playhouse, Aladdin, to 7 Jan, various times: Salberg Studio, The Night Before Christmas, to 31 Dec, various day times.

SOUTHAMPTON, Nuffield Theatre, Fantastic Mr Fox, to 8 Jan. TAUNTON, Brewhouse, Around the World in 80 Days, Christmas show, to 31 Dec, various times.

WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, Jack and the Beanstalk, with Lee Redwood, to 1 Jan. YEOVIL, Octagon, Peter Pan, to 1 Jan.

with the Dohl Foundation, lessons 7pm, dance 8pm.

EXETER, University, Great Hall, BSO, cond Pete Harrison, Alison Jiear and Iain Mackenzie, Christmas Proms, 7.30.

HONITON, The Beehive, Mad Dog Mcrea, 8.

LYME REGIS, Marine Theatre, Moon on a Stick in Jack Frost, puppets, 2 and 6pm.

Thursday 22 December BATH, Komedia, Luisa Omielan, What Would Beyonce Do? comedy.

BRIDPORT, Electric Palace, Winter Solstice Festival with Billy Bragg, 8.

DORCHESTER, Corn Exchange, Dheepan, Dorchester Film Society, 7.30.

EXETER, Barnfield Theatre, Exeter Little Theatre in Snow White, to 7 Jan.

Friday 23 December BRIDPORT, Electric Palace, It’s a Wonderful Life, 1946 film, free, 6pm: DJ Dr Funk’s Christmas Funk and Soul night, 8.30.

WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, Chas’n’Dave’s Christmas Knees-Up, 8.

Saturday 24 December

Thursday 5 January BRIDPORT, Electric Palace, No Man’s Land, encore from Wyndhams Theatre, 7pm.

Friday 6 January ILMINSTER, Arts Centre, Mike Denham’s Speakeasy with Mike Snelling, clarinet and sax, 8.

TORQUAY, Riviera Centre, BSO, cond Frank Zielhorst, Soraya Mafi, New Year Johann Strauss Gala.

Saturday 7 January BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, Placido Domingo in Nabucco, live by satellite from the Metropolitan Opera, 5.55.

HONITON, The Beehive, David Suchet in The Importance of Being Earnest, encore screening, 7pm.

WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, Rule the World, Take That tribute, 7.30.

Sunday 8 January

CHRISTMAS DAY BOXING DAY

Monday 9 January

Tuesday 27 December

BATH, Theatre Royal, The Play that Goes Wrong, to Sun.

LYME REGIS, Marine Theatre, Ben Waters’ Christmas party, 8.30.

Tuesday 10 January

Thursday 29 December SIDMOUTH, Manor Pavilion, SADS in Cinderella, to 7 Jan.

Friday 30 December

BRISTOL, Colston Hall, Brian May and Kerry Ellis.

DORCHESTER, Corn Exchange, Sinagalonga Frozen, 2.

POOLE, Lighthouse, BSO, cond Hugh Brunt, The Snowman and Paddington, 3pm.

SALISBURY, Playhouse, Salberg Studio, A Little of What You Fancy, to 21 Jan, various times.

WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, Absolute Bowie tribute night, 8.

BOURNEMOUTH, BIC, The 1975.

BRIDPORT, Electric Palace, Winter Solstice Festival, Bollywood Night

EXETER, University Great Hall, BSO, cond Frank Zielhorst, Soraya Mafi, New Year Johann Strauss Gala.

TAUNTON, Brewhouse, Wayfarers in Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, to Sat 14 Jan, various times.

WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, Vampires Rock, 7.30.

EXMOUTH, Pavilion, The Wizard of Oz Pantomime, to 2 Jan, various times.

Tuesday 20 December

Wednesday 21 December

Monday 2 January

EXETER, Northcott Theatre, Miles Jupp, Songs of Freedom, comedy, and Wed, 7.30.

Cygnet Theatre, The Ghosts of Mr Dickens, 7.30.

Wednesday 11 January

SOUTH PETHERTON, David Hall, New Year’s Eve with Jigs for Gigs, 8.

BRIDPORT, Electric Palace, Simon Russell Beale in The Tempest, live by satellite from RSC, 7pm.

Arts Centre, Comedy Cafe with Jessica Fostekew, 8.

Sunday 1 January

Thursday 12 January

BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, West of England Youth Orchestra, cond Timothy Redmond, Natasha Marsh, soprano, A Night at the Movies, 7.30.

EXETER, Northcott Theatre, Young Men, Balletboyz film, 7.30.

SOUTHAMPTON, Turner Sims, Mitsuko Uchida, Mozart, Schumann, 8.

SOUTH PETHERTON, David Hall, Paul Jones and Dave Kelly, blues, 8.

Saturday 31 December

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PERFORMANCE Friday 13 January BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, Jazz Cafe with Bob Hall Boogie Woogie, 8.

Electric Palace, A United Kingdom, film, 7.30.

EXETER, Corn Exchange, Rumours of Fleetwood Mac. EXMOUTH, Exmouth Players Theatre, Bickton Street, Roald Dahl’s The Witches, and Sat, and Mon-Sat, 7.30, Sat mats 2.30.

ILMINSTER, Arts Centre, Louise Parker sings Nina Simone, 8.

SALISBURY, Playhouse, Guy Masterson in Under Milk Wood, playing all 69 characters, 7.30.

SOUTH PETHERTON, David Hall, Tangle in Towards the Sun, poems, stories and songs by African and Caribbean women, 8.

WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, BSO, cond Frank Zielhorst, Soraya Mafi, New Year Johann Strauss Gala.

YEOVIL, Octagon, Ramin Karimloo and the Broadgrass Band, 7.30.

YEOVIL, Octagon, Rumours of Fleetwood Mac.

Wednesday 18 January DORCHESTER, County Museum, Dorchester Museum Series, Sam Armstrong, piano, 7.30.

EXETER, Northcott Theatre, EUTS in Animal Farm, to Sat, 7.30.

Saturday 14 January BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, Kokoro, Ades, Purcell, Maxwell Davis, Shostakovich, 7.30.

Electric Palace, David Bowie IS .. doccumentary, 7.30.

BROADWINDSOR, Comrades Hall, Kathryn Roberts and Sean Lakeman, folk, 7.30. AR LYME REGIS, Marine Theatre, Bookends: Simon and Garfunkel Through the Years, 7.30.

WEST STAFFORD, Village Hall, Pip Utton, Playing Maggie - _The Iron Lady, 7.30. AR YEOVIL, Octagon, Circus of Horrors, The Never Ending Nightmare, 7.30.

Sunday 15 January PIDDLETRENTHIDE, Memorial Hall, Kathryn Roberts and Sean Lakeman, folk, 4pm. AR

Monday 16 January YEOVIL, Swan Theatre, 4,000 Miles, to Sat, 7.45.

Tuesday 17 January BATH, Theatre Royal, Regents Park Theatre in Pride and Prejudice, to Sat., Wed/Thurs/Sat mats.

BRIDPORT, Electric Palace, Trainspotting, 1996 film, 7.30.

PLYMOUTH, Theatre Royal, Lyric, Mamma Mia, to 25 Feb.

Ross Noble brings New Year cheer to Yeovil

Songs of Freedom, comedy, 7.30.

WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, Someone Like You, the Adele Songbook, 7.30.

YEOVIL, Octagon, The Greatest Hits of Motown, 7.30.

Saturday 21 January BRIDPORT, Electric Palace, George Egg - Anarchist Cook, comedy, 8.

Arts Centre, Kast Off Kinks, 7.30.

DORCHESTER, Corn Exchange, Dorchester Arts, Megson, folk, 8.

HONITON, Beehive, Wille and the Bandits, roots rock, 8.

PORTESHAM, Village Hall, Graffiti Classics, classic, jazz, bluegrass, comedy, etc 7.30. AR SALISBURY, Playhouse, Lucy Parham and Henry Goodman in Elegie, Rachmaninoff - a Heart in Exile. 7.30.

SIDMOUTH, Parish Church, Nick Pritchard, tenor, Ian Tindale, piano, Beethoven and Schubert Songs, 3pm.

SOUTH PETHERTON, David Hall, Stick in the Wheel, folk, 8.

WEST LULWORTH, Village Hall, Charlie Bicknell, No Angel, cabaret, 7.30. AR WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, Miles Jupp, Songs of Freedom, comedy, 7.30.

YEOVIL, Octagon, Ballet Theatre UK in Romeo and Juliet, 7.30.

Sunday 22 January

Thursday 19 January EXETER, University Great Hall, BSO, cond Karabits, Guy Braunstein, violin, Elgar, Rachmaninov, 7.30.

MELBURY OSMOND, Village Hall, Charlie Bicknell, No Angel, cabaret, 7.30. AR TAUNTON, Brewhouse, Think Floyd, 7.30.

YEOVIL, Octagon, Ross Noble, comedy, 8.

Friday 20 January BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, Story Cafe with Lisa Schneidau and Ronnie Convoy, 7.30.

Electric Palace, Indignation, film, 7.30.

ILMINSTER, Arts Centre, Flying Folk with Mitchell and Vincent, Dorset/ Somerset folk duo, The Last Gasp Orchestra, 8.

Warehouse Theatre, Morgan and West, Parlour Tricks, conjuring and comedy, 7.30.

POWERSTOCK, Hut, Charlie Bicknell, No Angel, cabaret, 7.30. AR TAUNTON, Brewhouse, Miles Jupp,

BRIDPORT, Electric Palace, The Sleeping Beauty, live by satellite from the Bolshoi, 3pm.

DORCHESTER, Corn Exchange, Dorchester Arts, Lavolta, chamber ensemble, Kate Westbrook and Sarah Owen, vocalists inc Walton’s Facade, 8.

Tuesday 24 January PLYMOUTH, Theatre Royal, Drum Studio, Frozen Light in Home, multisensory story of discovery, to Sat, various day times.

YEOVIL, Octagon, Yeovil Amateur Pantomime Society in Alice in Wonderland, to Sat, various times.

Wednesday 25 January BRISTOL, Hippodrome, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang with Jason Manford, Phill Jupitus and Claire Sweeney, to 4 Feb. EXETER, Northcott Theatre, Exeter University Footlights in Mel Brooks’ The Producers, to Sat, 7.30, Sat mat 2.30.

TAUNTON, Brewhouse, Johnny Cash Roadshow, 7.30.

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PREVIEW On Stage - In and Around the Vale Fire in the North Sky WOOTTON FITZPAINE STORYTELLER Nick Hennessey and Suunta, a trio of Finnish musicians, will bring the dramatic landscape and myths of Finland to Wootton Fitzpaine village hall on Saturday 28th January.

Fire in the North Sky will take the audience into the dark frozen heart of this mysterious land, travelling with Finland’s legendary heroes to the dark river of the underworld.

Be transported by songs and the stories of Kalevala, Finland’s national epic and cultural treasure, equal to Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey, or the Old English Beowulf.

From the mythic creation of the sky and earth, to the forging of the Sampo, a mystical object which brings infinite bounty, to seduction spells and a mother’s love for her son; Fire in the North Sky combines epic feats of heroes like Väinämöinen and Lemminkäinen with human stories of love, loss and longing.

This is a rare opportunity to hear stories from Kalevala performed live and to experience the best of Finnish contemporary folk music as Suunta and Nick Hennessey bring these 2000 year old stories to life.

Popular Folk VILLAGES POPULAR folk duo Kathryn Roberts and Sean Lakeman, one of the most enduring partnerships on the folk scene, have four dates with Artsreach in January, visiting Sandford Orcas, Morden, Broadwindsor and Piddletrenthide.

Winners of the BBC Radio 2 Folk Award for Best Duo 2013 and 2016, the couple’s intimacy and passion have brought them many fans and a reputation

as “songwriters par excellence” (fRoots).

Their original songs cover subjects ranging from wicked mermaids and Norwegian legends to a lonely whale.

Following two critically praised albums Hidden People and Tomorrow Will Follow Today, fans of acoustic music are fascinated to see where the couple will turn next.

They have more than 20 years’ experience of music making with some of the leading lights of the British folk scene, including Seth Lakeman, Cara Dillon, Levellers, Kate Rusby and Show of Hands.

Catch them on Thursday 12th January, at Sandford Orcas village hall, 01963 220208, Friday 13th at Morden village hall, 01929 459431, Saturday 14th at Comrades Hall, Broadwindsor, 01308 867644, all at 7.30pm, and the final gig on Sunday 15th at Piddletrenthide Memorial Hall, 01300 348247, at 4pm.

Graffiti Classics PORTESHAM WITH 16 strings, eight dancing feet and four voices, Grafitti Classics come to Portesham village hall on Saturday 21st January with just one aim—to make classical music wickedly funny and exhilarating for everyone, young and old.

The four brilliant entertainers, who have burst out of the bonds of the traditional string quartet, put on a stand-up comedy show with a difference, allsinging, all-dancing entertainment from classical to gypsy, folk to opera.

The music ranges from Beethoven to bluegrass, Bach to Brahms, Strauss to Saturday Night Fever, Offenbach to Elvis and favourite folk tunes—all performed with dazzling virtuosity. There really

is something for everyone and Graffiti Classics is sure to get kids and adults alike laughing, clapping and singing along.

Israel in Egypt BRIDPORT THE New Elizabethan Singers open their 51st season with a performance of Handel’s Israel in Egypt, at St Mary’s Church, Bridport, on Saturday 28th January at 7.30pm.

The oratorio is probably the most frequently performed Handel work, apart from Messiah. NES is now the biggest choir in West Dorset and is well suited to the work, which tells the story of Israel’s Exodus from Egypt.

Part 1 is a dramatic musical depiction of rivers of blood, plagues of frogs, blisters, flies, lice, locusts, hailstorms and darkness, of the miraculous parting of the Red Sea and the escape of the Israelites.

In Part 2, the Israelites give thanks and praise to God for their deliverance.

It may be a somewhat one-sided account but the music is spectacular.

The New Elizabethan Singers will be joined by professional soloists and accompanied by an orchestra with a period brass section.

Tickets will be available from Goadsby and Bridport Music, both in South St. For more information, please contact 07528 105977 or visit www. thenewelizabethansingers.org.uk

Pip Utton is playing Maggie VILLAGES SOMERSET-based actor Pip Utton takes on another persona in his Iron Lady show, which comes to Dorset for two Artsreach dates in January.

Charlie Bicknell is No Angel ANARCHIC cabaret star Charlie Bicknell is bringing her latest show, No Angel, for an Artsreach tour in January, kicking up her heels at Melbury Osmond on Thursday 19th, Powerstock Hut on Friday 20th and West Lulworth on Saturday 21st.

Charlie Bicknell has become a force to be reckoned with, serving up a stylish and sophisticated entertainment that includes comic ingenuity, acrobatic antics and songs that range from Tim Minchin to Meatloaf, Jacques Brel to Bond, Dresden Dolls to her own darkly humorous original compositions. Making her debut on the Artsreach touring circuit, Charlie is joined by an exceptional pianist. Expect a magnificent evening’s entertainment full of darkly comic, twisted songs and theatrical flair! Suitable 15+.

A reviewer in The Observer described her show as “a one-woman weapon of mass distraction.”

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Pip, well-known for his interpretations of Charles Dickens, Francis Bacon, Charlie Chaplin, Winston Churchill, Casanova and even Adolf Hitler, now takes on his biggest challenge, Margaret Thatcher, in Playing Maggie—The Iron Lady, at Nether Compton village hall on Wednesday 11th January and West Stafford on Saturday 14th.

The new solo show is not only a reflection on how to portray this remarkable woman, but a live audience with her.

Pip Utton IS The Iron Lady! Saviour or witch? Love her or hate her? Not for Pip to decide, only to portray. She divided the nation like no other politician, she changed the face of British, perhaps world, politics forever and the effects of her influence and policies are still felt today.

Dickensian premiere EXETER UNTOLD Theatre returns to the Cygnet Theatre at Exeter on Tuesday 10th January with the world premiere of The Ghosts of Mr Dickens, exploring the imagination of the great writer through his own life and that of his creations.The play charts the famous author’s voyage to America, where he becomes plagued with visions and visitors from the spirit world. Figures from his life appear alongside characters from his stories. As reality blurs into fiction, much like Ebenezer Scrooge, the author is compelled to revisit the sins of his past.

The production includes live performance and digital projections. A company spokesman says: “This play portrays two incarnations of the writer struggling against one another. It’s about the actual man versus the legend he wishes to survive beyond the grave. He is forced to confront the reality of his upbringing, and the ways he hurt those he loved—especially the women in his life.”

Untold Theatre had a sell out at the Cygnet Theatre in October 2016 with a production of The Tempest and this new play should bring them more fans.

Simon and Garfunkel LYME REGIS THE Marine Theatre at Lyme Regis has a welcome visit by probably this country’s finest Simon and Garfunkel tribute act on Saturday 14th January at 8pm.

The concert by Bookends—Simon and Garfunkel Through The Years—is rescheduled from November.

Bookends, Dan Haynes and Pete Richards, are renowned for their authen-

Grafitti Classics coming to Portesham to make classical music wickedly funny

tic sounding performances of Simon and Garfunkel’s songs.

They have toured extensively, recreating the unmistakable sound of the American folk-rock duo. BBC broadcaster Stuart Cameron described them as “one of the greatest tribute shows anywhere in the world.”

The repertoire includes favourites from the extensive Simon and Garfunkel; catalogue, including The Sound of Silence, Mrs Robinson, The Boxer, Bridge Over Troubled Water, Sparrow and Bleecker Street.

Lavolta DORCHESTER ELEVEN-piece chamber ensemble Lavolta come to Dorchester Arts at the Corn Exchange on Sunday 22nd January with a programme of 20th century music.

The musicians, with singers Kate Westbrook and Sarah Owen, will be playing William Walton’s Facade 2, mischievous settings of some of the extraordinary poetry of Edith Sitwell, whose brother was the comic poet Osbert Sitwell.

Other highlights will include Luciano Berio’s Folk Songs, featuring songs from the United States, Armenia, France, Sardinia and more, plus works by Judith Weir and Kurt Weill.

There is also a rare chance to hear Vaughan Williams’ delightful setting of Along The Field, part of AE Housman’s A Shropshire Lad.

Peter Pan WEST AND NORTH PETER Pan is perhaps the most popular Christmas show this season, with several versions on stage, including those

at Yeovil Octagon and the Northcott in Exeter.

So if your children are fans of JM Barrie’s timeless story about the boy who wouldn’t grow up, you have the choice between a big spectacular pantomime approach or a more thoughtful and muted version.

At the Octagon, where Peter Pan is played by the terrific last-minute substitute Scott Sutcliffe, it’s a laugh a minute version with irrepressible Jack Glanville as Smee and Jack Edwards as an ebullient dame, Mrs Starkey.

The flying is exciting for the younger members of the audience, and Andrew Fettes is a very hissable and villainous Captain Hook.

At the Northcott, the theatre’s artistic director Paul Jepson has taken Wendy’s side in his version, based mainly on that of American writer Frederick Gaines, with all its Victorian references. Wendy wants much more than to be a sedate girl/ woman with no power and no job. So she dreams of adventure, and that means being Peter Pan! It ends with her as a mother and Suffragette.

In the meantime audiences have the joy of welcoming Steve Bennett back to the Northcott, this time as the pompous Mr Darling and a wonderfully pink and petulant Tinker Bell. Peter is played by the energetic Laura Prior.

The supremely inventive sets for this Peter Pan include a Darling house deconstructed as the home of the Lost Boys, and projections that evoke memories of yellowing books and shadow play.

Both productions continue until Sunday 1st January.

GPW

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Health&Beauty Recognition for community hospitals STAFF at five community hospitals run by Dorset HealthCare have won national recognition for treating dying patients with dignity and compassion.

The Willows Unit at the Yeatman Hospital in Sherborne, the Castletown Ward at Portland, Wareham’s Saxon Ward and the Stanley Purser Ward at Swanage, have all achieved accreditation in the Gold Standard Framework (GSF) for end-of-life care.

They join the Tarrant Ward at Blandford Hospital, which earned the honour back in 2015, confirming Dorset HealthCare

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as one of the country’s leading NHS trusts in this field of work. Cornwall is the only other county with GSF accreditation on its hospital wards.

Yeatman Hospital matron

Anne Hiscock said: “I feel extremely proud of the staff for achieving this award because it shines a light on all the excellent care they provide for our patients approaching end of life.”

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Call to make all South West hospital sites tobacco-free

What do people think about NHS dental services?

HOSPITAL sites across the South West are being urged to take steps to become tobacco-free to improve the health of their patients and staff.

This week Public Health England (PHE) Chief Executive Duncan Selbie has written to every NHS Trust Chief Executive asking them to implement a ban on smoking by patients, staff and visitors across all hospital buildings and grounds.

Duncan Selbie, Chief Executive at Public Health England said in his letter to NHS trusts: “I am asking for your help to reach smokers who are in your hospital waiting rooms, consulting rooms and beds.

By working together I believe we can make the NHS a place which provides a supportive tobacco-free Several Trusts have banned smoking in grounds environment for patients, staff and visitors”.

In the South West several trusts have led the way with smoking bans on hospital grounds, while many more are working with other organisations including their local authority public health teams towards going completely smoke-free in the future.

Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust became an entirely smokefree site 10 years ago, with a complete ban inside hospital buildings, the grounds and car parks. A spokesperson said: “Policing the ban in the grounds of the hospital has been challenging but we are doing everything we can to enforce it and encourage patients, visitors and staff to give up smoking as we believe in leading by example to improve the general health of our population.”

Devon’s Specialist Stop Smoking Service worked with staff at Langdon Hospital, Devon Partnership NHS Trust’s secure mental health site, to increase the accessibility of stop smoking support to inpatients and staff by providing smoking cessation training. Devon County Council Public Health team also helped with the development of the smoke-free environment there.

Samantha Churchward, who coordinates the stop smoking programme at Langdon Hospital, says: “Supporting people with mental health needs to quit smoking poses some very specific challenges—especially when people are severely unwell and heavily dependent upon nicotine. However I am delighted to say that our wards are now all entirely smoke-free and we also have a smoke-free site. Key to achieving our ambition of becoming one of the first smoke-free secure mental health sites in the country has been close working with staff and, very importantly, users of services.”

Weston Area Health NHS Trust was a pioneer of the smoke-free NHS policy among local acute Trusts. Since January 2006 the buildings and grounds have been smoke-free—a full 12-months before the Government’s target date to achieve this throughout the NHS. The Trust remains committed to protecting and improving the health of staff, patients and visitors by removing them completely from the dangers of second-hand smoke.

Despite declines in smoking prevalence over recent decades, around 15.5% of adults in the South West still smoke and tobacco use remains the single largest cause of health inequalities and premature death. For every death caused by smoking, approximately 20 smokers are suffering from smoking related disease.

While smoking during pregnancy is associate with a range of negative outcomes including miscarriage, premature birth, stillbirth and neonatal complications.

The NHS brand is one of the most recognised and trusted in the UK. In his letter Duncan Selbie asks trust chief executives to work together to build on that trust by ensuring it becomes a powerful symbol of genuine health and wellbeing.

WHEN do you go to the dentist? Do you put it off until your teeth hurt? Or do you go every year without fail? Or perhaps you’re somewhere in between. Whatever your relationship with the dentist, you expect to be able to make an NHS appointment when you want one. And the good news is that most people can.

Healthwatch Dorset has recently joined forces with Healthwatch around the country to find out more about NHS dental services. The results have been published in a new report by Healthwatch England called “Access to NHS Dental Services”.

59% of respondents to the national GP survey had tried to get an NHS dental appointment in the last two years and 93% of them were successful in doing so.

But there are some people who, for a variety of reasons, find it very difficult to get access to NHS dental care. 1 in 5 (19%) of the people Healthwatch polled in early 2016 said that they had tried to get an NHS dental appointment but couldn’t get one within what they deemed to be a reasonable timeframe.

Joyce Guest, Healthwatch Dorset chairperson, told us: “There are a number of issues local people have raised with us about NHS dentistry in Dorset. It can be hard to find a dentist taking NHS patients, the costs are sometimes unclear and almost half the children in Dorset didn’t see a dentist last year.”

“It’s important that people can get the care and advice they need. When people can’t get an appointment or services aren’t made available to them, they can be left in pain or without check-ups to help avoid tooth problems at a later stage.”

This new report from Healthwatch England is being shared to help dental professionals better understand people’s experiences, to inform the development of future services, and help make sure that people’s feedback is listened to and acted on. To see the full report go to www.healthwatch. co.uk To find out more about your local Healthwatch and to share your story go to: www. healthwatchdorset.co.uk or call 0300 111 0102

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IT’S 6am and Richard Robinson’s mind is on the orders he needs to place for the restaurant and pub he owns with wife Rebecca; The White Horse in Haselbury Plucknett. But first, baby Arthur needs attention while Rebecca organises their daughter, Millie for school. At 7.30am the deliveries arrive, the produce is then checked for quality and Richard lights the stoves and ranges.

He sorts out what orders need doing and at 8am welcomes his kitchen team. Then its out for a dog walk and run before heading back to the pub ready for lunch time service.

Originally from Swansea, Richard left at the age of 17 to study at art college in Bath, also working in local restaurants when he could.

Not long into his second year, during a visit to London to see a friend he got a trial working for the Orrery restaurant in Marylebone. He stayed that night and started working for the restaurant the next day. From there he never looked back, eventually working his way to head chef of the Oxo tower and head chef of the group. All of which, he says, has stood him in good stead to now run his own business.

And it is all going to plan. The couple took over the pub in April 2012 and have since been working hard to get the place running as they want it. They have started refurbishment of the upstairs rooms in order to offer B&B accommodation by the summer. Striving for the best work life balance they can, Richard spends as much time with his family as possible. Every morning they eat breakfast together and also supper at 5pm, keen to find out about Millie’s day at school. Then it’s off to the kitchen again, cooking the food he loves, to the very highest level.

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Large Christmas serving platter, approx 2 feet by 18 inches. Has embossed turkey in centre and decorative edge. All in white china. Antique. £20.00. 01297 444437 Two small plastic cold water tanks complete with modern float valves.

Can join together. Each holds 18 litres. £20.00 for both. 01297 444437 Travel cot by Mamas and Papas in vgc. Used by grandparents. £10.00.

01297 444437 Bathroom suite with bidet by Twyfords. Cast iron bath with mixer tap.

All in Pampas. £50.00.

Could deliver. 01297 444437 Thermostatic mixer shower by Aqualisa with all fittings. £25.00. 01297 444437 Carpet. New in oatmeal wool mix. Measures 4.1 metres by 2.1 metres. £35.00 01297 444437 Spotlight with 3 lights in brushed aluminium with

bulbs. Modern. £7.50.

01297 444437 Oscillating table fan by Goldair. £5.00. 01297 444437 T.V. Shelf with bracket.

As new. £7.00. 01297 444437 Electric hob by Philips.

Brown enamel with 4 plates. £15.00. 01297 444437 Boat Kill Cords by Yamaha. 2 available. £5.00 each. 01297 444437 Rise and fall ceiling light with fittings in decorative China.

Unusual and decorative. £10.00. (Cost £60.00). As new. 01297 444437 Roller slide exerciser in pink. Tones abdominal muscles. As new. £5.00.

01297 444437 Floor tiles in genuine black marble. 12 inches square. £1.50 each. 30 available. 01297 444437 Dehumidifier. Model TC100 by Amcor. £27.00. 01297 444437

Win a book from Little Toller Books

Send in your answer on a postcard, along with your name and address to: Hargreaves Quiz, Marshwood Vale Magazine, Lower Atrim, Bridport, Dorset DT6 5PX. Study the clues contained in the rhyme and look carefully at the signposts to work out which town or village in South Somerset, West Dorset or East Devon is indicated. The first correct answer drawn out of a hat will win a book from local publisher Little Toller Books.

There is no cash equivalent and no correspondence will be entered into.

Last month’s answer was Hydon. The winner was Mrs Squibb from Alton Pancras.

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Mens Italian Handmade Small corner table.

Useful for lamp, plant, Moccasin Shoes sofa table.

Dark Maroon Size 9 ½ Alberny Restoration Hardly worn Cost £95 Shelf under. Mahogany.

In-house blast cleaning Vgc. £50. Contact@ will Accept £35 for home and garden 01308 423769 Tel: 07484 689302 furniture, doors and Stentor violin, full Bicycle. Compass gates. Agricultural/ central, folding. 7speed size, plus case, bow and construction machinery shimano, mudguards and rests £95. Also padded and tooling. Vehicles, rear rack. Red and white classical guitar case £15 parts and trailers etc.

01297 33745 frame. Inc travel bag 01460 73038, email Large Chesterfield for bike. cost £249.99. allan@alberny.co.uk, FB new unused, Offers settee green and blue Alberny Sandblasting tartan design. Excellent around £190.00. see quality 230cm x 95cm gooutdoors.co.uk for Wallpaper steamer. x 70cm. £100 ono Tel. details.Tell 01460 279646 Electric. £17.00. 01297 07826 112110.

Crewkerne. Genuine 444437 Jack Murphy quality Birdbath in cast stone. reason for sale. ladies Coat, waterproof, Six dining chairs, Old and decorative. windproof, breathable, vintage oak, sprung, £50.00. 01297 444437 detachable hood, machine hide-covered seats and Owl in cast stone. £5.00. washable. Size 10. backs, beautiful carved 01297 444437 Unworn, bargain £60. front legs.

Garden bench seat in Also two more identical Tel: 01297 553368 hard wood. £55.00.

Ladies top quality but need attention.

01297 444437 leather handmade Ideal for furniture Wash-basin with traditional saddle bag restorer.

Must be seen to pedestal in white. style handbag. Chestnut appreciate.

Includes taps. Modern. brown £50. Tel: 01297 £85.00 ono.

Chard £20.00 01297 444437.

553368 Pokemon CCG 2 player 01460 62616 Chest of drawers. Vgc. Archery book, rare starter set 1999. New edition - Kyudo “The Light oak finish : 4 factory sealed. 61 cards Secret of the Target” £35. deep drawers.

42”H x 10 glass beads. £30 Tel Tel: 01297 553368 30”W x 16”D. (Woods, 01297 553890 Admiralty Navigation Dorchester new price Celestion Ditton 15 XR Charts - Poole Bay 1950, £379) Really useful HiFi Speakers in very Harwich Harbour 1939 storage. Selling £150. good vintage condition. and Orwell & Stour Contact: 01308 423769 Come and listen before buying. £50. Tel 01297 442318.

AERIALS Canvas print. Beautiful epiphany framed print, silhouette on coloured background. Black frame 60x40cm. £40.tel 01460 221441 Rollastretcher gentle spinal manipulator (£100 delux version) - £25 ono (Tel. 01297 639805) DeVillbliss air brush CHIMNEY SWEEP boxed. With matched nozzle set (unused) and 2 books “Airbrush maintenance” and “Airbrushing and retouching” - £15 ono (Tel. 01297 639805) South American hardwood serving tray with 16 exotic butterflies under glass (16” x 9”) - £10 ono (Tel. 01297 639805) Phillips 597 Professional Voice Recorder, battery operated, including 10 x 20 minute tapes - £20 ono (Tel. 01297 639805) SURFACE PREPARATION

Rivers 1925. £20 each.

Tel: 01297 553368 Guitar - Martin type Dreadnought acoustic with sitka spruce top,

good sound, good action, used condition £60. Tel: 01297 553368 Hay Small Bales £1.50 07811134874

CHIMNEY SWEEP

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FOR SALE

WANTED Dave buys all types of tools 01935 428975.

Mar 17

Secondhand tools wanted. All trades. Users & Antiques. G & E C Dawson. 01297 23826. www.secondhandtools. co.uk.

Mar 17

Old computer wanted Laptop with Windows 98.

Good condition. Good price. 01297 33187 All items over 100 years old. Furniture, clocks, barometers, pictures, silver, gold, watches any condition. Over 50 years experience. 01308 281012

Postage stamps. Private collector requires 19th and early 20th century British. Payment to you or donation to your nominated charity. 01460 240630.

Box clever. Wanted by collector and restorer.

Old wooden boxes, trunks, chests, coffers, writing boxes, games boxes, jewellery boxes.

Any inlaid boxes or caddies. Any condition considered. Please phone 01297 553399. Top cash paid for right items.

Jan 17

Wanted. Bicycle for 7 year old boy. 01308 897641

FOR SALE Rotel RT 425 vintage Stereo Tuner in original box £25. Tel: 01297 553368 Curtain Rail - good quality steel, black finish with ball ends and builtin runners with wall brackets, 7ft 6ins long £8.

Curtain Holdbacks, steel, black finish, 2 sets £4 per set. Tel: 01297 553368 Nikon FE2 35mm Camera with Nikkor 50mm 1-1.8 lens, mint condition £150. Nikkor

35-70mm zoom lens, mint condition £50. Tel: 01297 553368 Canon Ixus Z90, 35mm Camera with instruction booklet and case £20.

Tel: 01297 553368 Praktica BC-1, 35mm Camera with 50mm lens and case £20. Tel: 01297 553368 Bureau Pretty Arts & Craft period bureau approx 56” x 15” plus key. 01395 512344 Sidmouth area.

Sebo Airbelt ‘E’ Cylinder vacuum cleaner.

Blue, new March 2016.

Used 3 times £100 ono 01308 488442.

Gtech Multi high performance cordless hand-held vacuum used twice cost £149 on offer £75 01935 872421.

Six Beatrix Potter books as new never opened also “More Adventures of Rupert Annual 1937” Facsimile edition £100 01935 872421.

Victorian standard lamp cream gold £65 ono.

Edwardian chaise lounge £125 ono 01935 479838.

Jewel tropical fish tank.

180 litre bow fronted on beech base unit £200 01297 552423.

Tea Set - Royal Doulton ‘Autumn’s Glory’ Design-eight settings plus teapot, milk jug and bowl - dishwasher safe - £25 01308 425774.

5 foot faux leather sleigh bedframe complete with Dorlux Matress £65 07790 561577.

Flymo electric garden vacuum blower. Hardly used £30 01297 445295.

Pair Ready made blackout lightproof curtain liners 66” x 54” unused £20 01300 321683.

For sale 2 x IKEA Buffet/top Leksvik design solid wood units with

STORAGE

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lockable lower cupboard and adjustable shelves.

Top cupboard glass doors height 1980cm, width 930cm, depth 420cm.

Both good condition £140 for both or £75 single.

Open to offers. Buyers collect. Tel Chard 01460 62869.

Slide projector Novamat 515 AF autofocus and two empty slide containers with boxes £50 ono buyer collect 01297 444134.

Riding boots size 6, size 8, £15 pair. Jodhpurs size 16, size 42 £10 pair. Scull caps x 2 £20 each. Riding hat £15. 01395 579719.

Oase Pondvac £50.

Manhattan Freeview Digital box as new £5. 2 singer sewing machines £30 each 01308 488959.

Bass Guitar AMP Watson XB30 VGC H24” W16” D10” £45.

Single folding bed with headboard or mattress as new £25 01460 62235.

Bedspread double patchwork effect quilted reversible. Two matching pillow shams. All unused good quality £40 01373 472170.

Beswick animals, blackface ram £23.

Friesian calf 1249C £50.

Dunsley coyboy bull £50. Whitehill Mandate Bull 1454B £70 01305 832103.

Bar stools. New. Never used, Chrome, pneumatic, leather effect. 2 black/2 white £25 each Sherborne 01935 817818 or 07875928683.

Beautiful boots handmade in Tibet, never worn, size 6 £60.

Lovely pink silky MS Strappy nightie size 16 £12. Eastern leather sandal with thong toes and jewels, brand new, size 5 £20. Indian beaded waistcoat size 12-14 £20.

Brown leather ladies trousers size 10 £25.

Original wooden clogs maroon leather size 5 £15. 60s trousers size 12/14 £15. Lovely white shoes 50s style size 5 £10 brand new. Buyer collects 01308 863454.

Dishwasher Indesit 12Place IDF125AAA Almost new used about 12x buyer to collect 07854 414285 (near Yeovil) £100.

Branscombe Forge 5 piece fireside companion set £65 ono. Ornate iron fire grate £55 ono 01395 579719.

Lilley and Skinner Ankle boots size 5 black leather. Worn once £20 01297 24780.

Eastex Winter Coat size 14 navy. Never worn £35 01297 24780.

Snow board ‘Nitro’ 6.4 with Tariff boots size 9

good condition bargain £75 ono Axminster 01297 32467.

Sofa electric recliner, Harveys two seater, brown coated leather, little used, good condition £150. Buyer collects.

01308 867770 Clarinet Bflat, very good condition, ready to play. Supplied with case. £100. Tel. 01308 867770 Dark brown soft leather effect 2 seater sofa and two armchairs. Excellent condition, £275. Buyer to collect 01308 488694 Plant and Tractor Magazines. 24 Tractor and Farming Heritage magazines 2012 and 2013 all in excellent condition. £15. 50 Tractor and Farming Heritage magazines pre 2012 all in excellent condition £25 30 Classic Plant and Machinery magazines 2012 -2015 approx. £15 Job lot £40 0146055105 Cane Seat Chairs.

A pair of bedroom/ kitchen chairs with cane seats in very good condition. Inlay detail to backs. £15 each £25 the pair Photos available.

Ilminster 01460 55105 Ornate Piano Seat A vintage piano/music seat with drop down storage for either music or magazines.

Ornate handles and feet. Beautiful tapestry cushion which is in excellent condition.

50cm wide 34 deep, 56 high. Dark wood. Photos available Ilminster £55 01460 55105 Oak Writing Desk A compact vintage oak writing bureau. 100 cm high, 61 wide 38 deep.

Very pretty brass handles, some marking to the interior but shows it has been well used and reflects the age. Photots available. Ask about delivery Illminster £55 01460 55105 Victoria Plum 6mm glass pivot shower door, code PVT76. Width 695 – 755. Height 1850. Brand new still in box. Design

change. Bargain £95. Tel: 01935 872217.

Antique console table in oak. Attractive style with 2 drawers & long bottom shelf. 33.5”h x 35” w x 15.5” deep. Back 9.5” above top. £70. Tel: 01935 872217.

Lyme Regis a Retrospect 1922 1st edition complete with all maps and plates.

Very clean inside £48-00 01297442627 DVD recorder LG-DRT389H freeview hdmi twin scart usb upscale HD. manual remote & cables included £75-00.

01297442627 Two drawer beech look filing cabinet £25, child’s slide 10m long offers, marble topped washstand + blue/white tiles £175 ono. 07761 721357 Hetty vacuum cleaner model H.E.R. 160-11 still wrapped in box.

All accessories and guarantee. Unwanted gift £75. Tel 07706 938987 Dyson upright vacuum cleaner model D.C. 25 v.g. condition £65 o.n.o.

Tel 07706 938987 Discovery alloy wheels x2 235-70-16 roughrider.

Good tread depth £60 01935 423893 07779 483113 Graco Junior baby car seat / carrier. Rear facing.

Age group from ‘0’ £15.

Good condition. Phone 01297 489280 Stone statuette vintage boy with umbrella 60cm tall, nicely weathered £25 Tel. 01935 891980 Janome Little Gem light-weight Sewing machine - £40 01308 422486 Motor cycle jacket, black’Ashman’,42 inch chest. excellent condition well padded, no scuffs, good zips.£60. Mountain bike, adult medium, 21 speed, aluminium frame, suspension forks, good working order, £75. tel.0146030508

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