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MENDIP TIMES
Supporting the supporters
Pictured (l to r) Mel Kibby, Beverley Cook, Rotary member Graham Cannon, and volunteers Chris Gannon and Chris Scott
ROTARY Nailsea and Backwell presented a cheque for £90 to Backwell and Nailsea Support Group for Carers to help cover their expenses for their monthly meetings at Backwell WI Hall. The meetings are very informal, mostly held in the hall from 2–3.30pm on the first Wednesday of the month. All carers, any age or gender, are made welcome by volunteers Beverley Cook, Carol Hunt, Cath Prideaux and Chris Gannon, other helpers and group members. Rotary Nailsea and Backwell has been serving the local community for 45 years. It has 38 members and holds weekly meetings at Mizzymead Recreational Centre in Nailsea on Thursday evenings.
Club meetings restart
CHEDDAR Valley u3a is bouncing back after a short post New Year break because of Covid restrictions. The speaker meetings restart on March 3rd, 2pm with a talk from Nicholas Boyd about beekeeping and honey. Coffee mornings also resume on March 17th, 10.30am, also in the village hall. Looking further ahead there are plans to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, prior to which a “bunting party” will be held and anyone wanting to join in making the decorations will be very welcome. This year also sees the 40th anniversary of the founding of u3a, so they are looking forward to a double celebration – platinum and ruby! New members are always warmly welcomed.
Details: annfiler020@gmail.com • 01934 740065 Helen Batt 01934 743474
Paulton’s party
PAULTON’S Party in the Park will be back after two years celebrating the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee on Saturday, June 4th from 2pm in the Memorial Park. There will be live music, dance and martial art displays, vintage cars, various stalls, food and drink. The Red Lion, Paulton’s quiz night on March 13th will raise money for the event.
Details: lyonsea@hotmail.co.uk
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Lions’ jubilee
CHEDDAR Vale Lions Club celebrates its 50th anniversary this year and hopes to make it a bumper year for fundraising events. The first will be their Spring Fair on April 30th alongside the Cheddar Arts Festival weekend. The fair was first held in the village hall in April 2018 and was repeated the following year but had to be cancelled for the last two years because of the pandemic. Bookings for stalls are now open. They hope to offer a showcase for arts and crafts people across the area. All funds raised go to local good causes.
Youth club reopens
Soft play area
NEW youth work sessions at the Hive Community Centre in Peasedown St John are proving to be a big hit with the village’s young people. In total, 60 youngsters are now accessing the services on a regular basis. The Hive’s youth worker, Nick Blythe, said: “Last term, we launched our ‘open access’ youth work sessions and opened the youth club for the first time since the pandemic struck. “It felt great to re-open and to get back to connecting with the young people in our village. We have had over 60 different young people access the sessions with a weekly turn-out of around 50 young people.” Nick and the team are also planning a mentoring programme. The Hive Youth Club is open Monday and Wednesday evenings from 6.30pm to 8.30pm.
Details: nick@bathyfc.co.uk www.hiveyouth.club
New theatre season
CHRIS Cox’s charity theatre trips have taken people to 262 major shows at Bristol Hippodrome since their launch in 2004, raising over £66,000 for the Red Cross and local charities. The coach starts at around 5pm in Curry Rivel picking up in Langport, Somerton, then Keinton Mandeville/Shepton Mallet or Street/Wells. Chris is now booking for shows starting in April.
Details: Chris Cox at CharityTheatreTrips@btinternet.com 01458 273085 www.CharityTheatreTrips.com
