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WELCOME! APRIL 2016 #119

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e’re happy to announce that, after a break of a few months, The Basis is back, and with a brand new look. After looking after it so well for the last 18 months, The Red Brick Building have kindly passed it onto me to edit for what I hope will be a considerable amount of time – my name’s Dean Mortlock, and I also publish the Widescreen film magazine for the Wells Film Centre.

We sincerely hope that you like what we’ve done with the magazine, and would love to hear your feedback and any suggestions you have to make it even better – feel free to drop me a line with any comments, news or events to dean@super8media.co.uk.

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NEWS VAN BACK FOR EXTRAVAGANZA T Legendary singer returning to Glastonbury

here’s something special planned for the 20th anniversary of the Glastonbury Abbey Extravaganza on Saturday, August 6, as Irish music legend Van Morrison returns to headline the event – which is one of only a handful of dates the singer will be playing in the UK this year.

“We needed something really special for this 20 year celebration,” says event organiser Michael Eavis, “and there can surely be nobody better than Van to arouse the spirits, and stir up the emotions of this wonderful place!”

“I’ve always found Glastonbury Abbey to have a special spiritual resonance for me and look forward to coming back this summer,” says Van Morrison, who visited the town as recently as last autumn.

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Morrison headlined the Extravaganza back in 2007, and is a regular to the area as he’s also played on the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury Festival many times over the last 30 years.

Those looking to make the most of their visit to the area can now stay on longer, as the family camping facilities have been expanded this year, meaning that those heading to the Extravaganza can stay more than one night.

Abbey director Janet Bell says, “We are grateful to Michael Eavis for all the support he gives the Abbey, and for staging the Extravaganza here. It is a spectacular backdrop for a great summer night out.”

For more information on the Extravaganza and to book your tickets, head online to www.glastonburyabbey.com/extravaganza.

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THE FESTIVAL LINE-UP Thursday 21 THURSDAY 21 4pm Queen’s Tea Party

Wells hosts first film festival this month

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he first Wells Film Festival, which is run in conjunction with the Wells Film Centre, will take place between the 21-24 of April, and features a wide range of exciting events packed into the four-day event.

To celebrate the 90th birthday of Queen Elizabeth II on April 21 and the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death on April 23, the theme for this year will be Kings and Queens.

The main event will be the dramatic outdoor screening of The Huntsman Winter’s War, which was partly filmed in Wells last July. The film will be shown in the stunning surroundings of the Bishop’s Palace, with a range of unique extras to make it an evening you’ll never forget.

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Other highlights include a very special performance of A Little Chaos as a tribute to the late Alan Rickman – who both directed the film and starred in it. The film will be introduced by the renowned conductor Charles Hazlewood, who was a close friend of Rickman.

On the final day of the festival there will be an exclusive opportunity to see Meryl Streep’s new film, Florence Foster Jenkins two weeks ahead of the official UK release date. In it, Steep stars as Jenkins, a New York heiress who dreams of becoming an opera singer, despite having a terrible singing voice.

For more information and to book tickets, either ring the Wells Film Centre on 01749 673195 or go to www.wellsfilmcentre.co.uk.

Friday 22 22 FRIDAY 3pm King Arthur 6.30pm The Huntsman Winter’s War Saturday 23 SATURDAY 23 11am Pirates! In An Adventure With Scientists!

1.30pm, 3pm and 4.30pm Aardman Model Workshops 2pm Henry V 8pm Shakespeare Live from the RSC Sunday 24 24 SUNDAY Sunday morning Gnomeo and Juliet 3pm Location Walk 3.30pm Florence Foster Jenkins 7.30pm A Little Chaos

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CALLING ALL FILMMAKERS

Film Challenge returns on April 30

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he Glastonbury Film Challenge is returning for 2016 and promises to be the biggest and best yet. The brief is simple: you get given a title and a genre, and are then give five days to produce a three-minute film.

The Challenge takes place on Saturday, April 30, and the award ceremony will be held at the Red Brick Building on Friday, May 13.

Entry for the event costs £25 (£15 for under 16s), and the overall winner picks up £100 as prize money – and all competitors will receive a goodie bag.

To check out some of the previous entries, head to vimeo.com/user39939544, and for more details on the Challenge, ring 07958 607785 or search for Glastonbury Film Challenge on Facebook.

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treet FC Youth Football is looking for new players for the next season. Currently, there are Under 10s, Under 7s and Soccer School groups (which are aimed at Year 1 and early years players), but next year, as the teams grow up and become Under 11s and Under 8s, they’re looking for new players to fill the gap and hopefully create a new Under 7s team.

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The groups are co-ordinated by Daniel Badman, with the current Under 7s being managed by Tony Lister. For more information, please contact Daniel on 07766713251 or email dwb2012@hotmail.com.

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stablished as one of the best comedy nights in the South West, Travestees Comedy Club is hosted at the Tor Leisure Centre most months of the year. Here’s a breakdown of the stars performing on Wednesday, April 27.

Josh Howie A much in-demand comic, Josh has recently recorded his debut sitcom, Josh Howie’s Losing It, for BBC Radio 4.

Josh Pugh Midlands-based comic Josh has won The Birmingham Comedy Festival Breaking Talent Award 2015, and the Nottingham Comedy Festival New Act of the Year Award 2015.

Darren Harriott Darren’s comedy deals with everything from subverting stereotypes, to everyday observations, to that juiciest of topics, religion – all with a cutting edge and a great beard.

Jake Lambert Jake, the MC, made it to the semi-finals of the BBC New Comedy Award within six months of his first gig.

Doors open at 7.30pm and the fun starts at 8pm. Tickets cost just £10 and can be reserved at www.travestees.com.

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A 14-year-old Wells Blue School student was given a Glastonbury Festival exclusive by Emily Eavis.

“She told me that Muse will be the Friday night headliners on the Pyramid stage,” said Duncan Warnock.

“I had gone to Worthy Farm on Thursday to interview Emily, the festival’s co-organiser, for GFM, the community radio station for Glastonbury, Street and Wells.

“My friends at school pestered me to reveal what Emily had told me but she had said I must say nothing until the band announced it themselves.”

Muse did this on Friday night via Twitter and Duncan played Emily’s interview on GFM between 9-10am on Saturday. It was the only interview Emily had done about Muse coming to Glastonbury and she added: “We would love to persuade Aretha Franklin to come to the festival from America.”

Duncan has also secured a £1,000 grant from Sir Cameron Mackintosh, the theatre impresario who lives near Bruton, to help pay for a new GFM transmitter which will strengthen the radio station’s signal.

“I wrote to Sir Cameron saying I am getting a lot out of GFM and we wanted more young people to be able to get involved,” said Duncan.

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n Sunday April 3, BBC’s CBeebies Radio hosts the series finale of Eddie Green and Friends, an eco-friendly educational programme created by former editor of The Basis, Arran Dutton.

If you missed them then there’s no need to worry as all 10 episodes are available to stream online, so new pre-school audiences can enjoy the fun-filled adventures of Eddie, who is played by eight-year-old Glastonbury schoolboy, Joseph.

When asked what to expect from Eddie Green, Arran said, “Eddie and friends learn to make sock puppets and jam jar greenhouses to open them up to the idea of re-using materials, visit Secret World Rescue Centre to learn about the importance of caring for wildlife, and in other episodes they learn about growing vegetables and planting flowers with the future in mind. We’ve included lots of information about recycling, using electricity and water efficiently, and greener travel, so hopefully

young listeners will take some of that on board whilst having lots of fun.”

Dave Perry and Stuart Packer of Street joined Arran on the team at production company Audio Factory to craft the episodes. More information about this series and their other work with CBeebies Radio can be found at www.audiofactory.co.uk/ childrensradio.

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Just take the voucher on the left into any Burns the Bread shop and you can exchange it for one savoury of your choice absolutely free! There are six branches of Burns the Bread in the area – three in Glastonbury, Street, Wells or Castle Cary – so you’re never far from one.

You can choose from the best-selling Glastonbury pasty, the veggie pasty, sausage roll, cheese and onion pasty, broccoli and cheese slice or much more. Enjoy!

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NEW RECORDING STUDIO OPENS

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reelance ‘producer who can engineer’ Luke Stidson has recently opened Spacewolf, a fully functioning state-of-the-art recording studio on the Underwood Business Park in Wells.

Featuring a mixture of vintage and modern instruments (including a baby grand piano and a stunning Hammond organ), Spacewolf is equipped with a 24-channel DDA console, Neumann mics and high-end equipment throughout.

The Studio is available now for recording and rehearsal space, and Luke is also renting out the space to freelance engineers who need a space to work in – with technical assistance offered if required.

Luke has been involved in the music industry for over 10 years, including running his own label (Exercise1) and performing as Twin Falls. He started Spacewolf in his living room, but has spent the last year building the studio space.

For more information, or to book the studio for yourself, head to spacewolf.co.uk.

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teven Fox, who has run Fox is Digital for over 15 years, is expanding his business to create Fox Services, a new venture that promises to help people with all those small jobs around the house which, for whatever reason, they never get around to completing.

Fox Services, which Steven is running with his brother, covers everything from house and garden maintenance to a complete house clearance and

disposal. The business will cover the Street and Glastonbury area, across to Bridgwater and up to Burnham-on-Sea – and all village in-between.

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GODNEY HIGHLIGHTS The Godney Gathering is nearly here, so here is our rundown of the bands to look out for.

SCOUTING FOR GIRLS The headliners for 2016 are the terminally catchy Scouting for Girls, whose upbeat foot-stomping anthems She’s So Lovely and Heartbeat will guarantee to get everyone up and jumping.

Formed in 2006, the band have released five albums to date, with the last one being 2015’s Still Thinking About You.

CHAINSKA BRASSIKA Channelling the spirit of Madness to fine effect, this rabble (their word, not mine) from Lewisham are seen as the rising stars of the ska scene.

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UK:ID This local Glastonbury band are one that you can’t afford to miss. Cunningly blending sharp lyrics and super-tight drum and bass rhythms, UK:ID’s loyal following will be well behind them when they take to the main stage – and we could be treated to some new material too, as the band have recently been in the studio.

BEANS ON TOAST British folk singer Jay McAllister, who’s better known as Beans on Toast, has been slowly building up a strong reputation for powerful songs dealing with the standard topics of love and politics but with an original twist. His 50-track debut album, Standing on a Chair was produced by Mumford and Sons’ Ben Lovett.

THE LEYLINES

A little bit folk and a little bit punk, The Leylines claim their sound was forged in festivals and bonfires, and who are we to argue with that? Not to be missed.

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from the Mafia, Deloris uses her singing abilities to transform the lives of the nuns in the convent, joining the convent choir and eventually coaching them to success. Things take a dramatic turn for the worse though, when Deloris’ boyfriend tracks her down…

Sister Act – The Musical not only gives the GSMCS the chance to show off their acting chops, but also the ability to stretch their collective vocal chords and belt out any one of the hit numbers, such as Take Me to Heaven, Here Within These Walls and Fabulous, Baby!

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his month the Glastonbury & Street Musical Comedy Society are bringing the brilliant Sister Act to the Strode Theatre from Tuesday the 19th of April until Saturday the 23rd.

This isn’t the Sister Act you’ll know from the Whoopi Goldberg movies (although Whoopi is a producer of the West End version) though, as it’s a full musical that takes the exploits of the wayward Deloris Van Carter and creates something that’s become a musical hit all around the world.

In the musical (and the film) Deloris takes shelter in a convent after she witnesses her mobster boyfriend killing someone. Safely hidden

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Mondays TEA DANCE Wessex Hotel (2pm-4.15pm) Tuesdays OPEN MIC NIGHT Hawthorns (8.30pm) Wednesdays THE CAMELOT CLUB WITH CHARLIE MILLER The King Arthur (8.30pm)

Thursdays SOUNDS FROM GLASTONBURY TOWN The King Arthur (8.30pm) Sundays THE BACKDOOR MAN BLUES JAM Hawthorns (5pm-7pm)

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Released: 4 April Certificate: 12A Part of this fairy tale sequel was actually filmed in Wells.

Released: 29 April Certificate: TBA The Avengers assemble again, as the Captain takes on Iron Man himself.

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Released: 15 April Certificate: PG IN 3D The classic Disney animation gets updated for the modern age with some truly stunning CGI effects.

EDDIE THE EAGLE

Released: 15 April Certificate: PG Biopic of the lovable loser who captured the nation’s heart.

THE MAN WHO KNEW INFINITY

Released: 29 April Certificate: 12A In Cold War Moscow, a female spy steals secrets from an idealistic politician – and falls in love with him.

MIDNIGHT SPECIAL

Released: 29 April Certificate: 12A A father and son go on the run after the dad learns his child possesses special powers.

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THE MAN WHO KNEW INFINITY APRIL 29

Released: 22 April Certificate: 12A The story of an Indian mathematical genius during World War I.

JANE GOT A GUN

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Released: 29 April Certificate: 15 This gritty and powerful Western stars Natalie Portman.

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It’s time to get the wellies out again!

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ou can park on street hill near the Youth Hostel, or walk there from Street if you are feeling energetic.

Head toward Marshall’s Elm, and take the narrow road (Pages Lane) on the right just before the crossroads. Walk all the way down past Ivythorn manor and take the footpath across the field ahead, following the hedge to your left.

Crossing stiles as you find them, the path emerges into Hurst Drove.

At the crossroads, walk straight on into Peak Lane. The turning on the right at the top of the hill leads to St Andrew’s Church, which boasts a very impressive ancient Yew tree in the graveyard.

Before that, there is a very sharp left-hand turn called School Lane; proceed along here and up the track on the right past the gate (don’t cross any stiles). Take the small footpath on the left just after the ‘nature reserve’ sign. Continuing around the hill, you eventually start to walk up some steps and come to a shady clearing with a much-repaired rope swing. If you look back before leaving the space, you will see a face in a tree trunk. This, according to the locals, is a representation of Michael Eavis, and if you dance naked round

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the tree on April the first he will grant you a Glastonbury festival ticket. Apparently. Ahem.

At the top of the hill is one of those odd metal stiles, pull the gates apart and step through the gap. You have now arrived at Dundon Beacon nature reserve, Iron Age hill fort, and a good place for a picnic on a sunny day. The path in front goes across the reserve to the track leading back down to School Lane. Just before the gate there is a concrete water trough, close to which is part of a fallen tree trunk covered in toadstools. I was told to look out for the ‘fun guy’ on this log, but sadly he wasn’t there when I walked past.

There is an alternative route back from Hurst Drove; it’s marked on the map, and worth taking if the starlings are around as they congregate en masse in the cattle sheds.

Article and photographs by John Fleming

Locals say this is (ahem) Michael Eavis!

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nyone who’s had the pleasure of catching Glastonbury’s Swampgrass live knows that this five-piece blues outfit are capable of belting out some stunning blues numbers.

Sharon has been singing for around five years, but it was only when she began going to local open mic events with Brad that the pair began writing songs together and considered forming a band.

They’ve also just released their debut album, One Eye Open, which features 10 tracks all written by Brad and Sharon themselves.

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When it came to the album’s launch, Swampgrass looked around for a venue with a difference, which ended up being the United Reform Church on the High Street.

“We wanted to do something a bit special,” says guitarist Brad, “and so we looked around town for a venue no-one uses for our type of music.

Something that was different and weird enough for a special occasion.

It was the perfect night. Three great bands and the bar sold out right at the end of the night!”

Swampgrass are playing the Hawthorns on Friday, April 1.

MORE INFO LINE-UP Vocals – Sharon Honeywell Lead Guitar – Brad Lister Bass Guitar – Andy Barnett Drums – Dru Franks Harmonica – Al Cosnett FORMED January 2013 STYLE Alt-blues LINK www.swampgrass.co.uk

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