The Basis September/October 2020

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WELLS FOOD FESTIVAL A Feast for

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The Wells Food Festival goes online for 2020

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Welcome

New and Improved?

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limey, it’s been a while hasn’t it?

Everyone’s Covid experience seems to have been different, but we all sincerely hope that you’re getting through the other side of it with the very minimum of fuss and bother.

As you can see, we used the time rather constructively to completely redesign The Basis from the ground up.

Ultimately, we’ve tried our hardest to bring you the best event guide possible. If you love it, tell us; if you don’t then still tell us. If there’s something you think would make it even better then tell us that too, as if we like it as well then the chances are it’ll get put in.

As I hope you’ll appreciate, venues aren’t quite back to normal yet, but we have scoured the four corners of the Internet to bring you as many events and things to do as we could.

We really hope you like what we’ve done with the magazine, and we’ll be back for more of the same in a couple of months.

Dean Mortlock – Editor

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EDITOR Dean Mortlock ART EDITOR Kate Munday

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Tribal Gathering

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WELLS FOOD FESTIVAL A Feast for

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The Wells Food Festival goes online for 2020

CONTRIBUTORS Katherine Clarke, Sue Crisfield THANKS TO Arran Dutton, Charlie Bigham, Diane and Jon Abbott, Kim Von Coels Cover photo @ Matt Munro

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Frontline All the latest event news and views. If it’s going on, it’s going in…

Jeremy Vine will be just one of the big names heading to Wells this October.

Literary Festival still on

The 2020 Wells Literary Festival is going ahead as planned

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unning from October 16-24, the Wells Literary Festival will now offer a hybrid experience: the usual audience gathering in Cedars Hall, Wells combined with live, highly professional streaming of the whole Festival for a wider audience. This means that Festival fans can choose either to go to Cedars Hall to see the writers live or live streamed on stage, or they can watch online from their own homes. Strict Covid measures will be installed at Cedars – including cleaning, social distancing and masks – with a seating algorithm to allow groups to be able to sit together.

As always, there’s a fantastic line up of writers,

including Jeremy Vine (pictured), Simon Armitage, Michael Eavis and many more.

Tickets will be on sale for the Cedars Hall audiences but the online events watched at home will be free, with the hope that people will give a donation towards the Festival’s funds for education projects in our local schools.

As it’s an exceptional year, there is a ticket limit of 100 per event. If you’re a Friend of the Festival though, you can purchase up to four tickets from August 31 – a week earlier than the general public. For more information on becoming a Friend of the Festival, head online to www.wellsfestivalofliterature.org.uk.

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Street Community lunches return to Street Community Sunday Lunches are returning to the Crispin Community Centre in September, but with a few obvious changes.

Under Covid-19 restrictions, each lunch session can only contain a maximum of 40 people, and lunches have to be booked on 01458 447248. The price is just £5 per person, and they will take place on the second Sunday of the month going forward.

The Community Centre’s aim is to eventually get the numbers back up to 80 as more restrictions are lifted by the Government.

The Centre also has spaces available at their Tuesday Tai Chi sessions (which take place between 2-3pm). Again, booking for these is essential.

The Crispin Community Centre, pre-lockdown.

Clothes drop for Somerset-based charity SWEDA (Somerset & Wessex Eating Disorder Association), the Somerset-based charity that offers support to anyone affected by eating disorders, has teamed up with Thift+ to take and sell your unwanted clothes and donate the proceeds directly to the charity – and you can earn credits to spend on clothing on the Thrift+ store, too.

For more information on the scheme and how you can donate your unwanted clothes, head to www.thrift.plus/ pages/donate. And for more information on SWEDA, point your browser at www.swedauk.org.

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Hub being built at Crispin School If you have been in the vicinity of Crispin School then it will have been difficult to miss the new classroom block that has been rising on their site. The planning of the new ‘Innovation Hub’ dates back several years but the construction only started in September of the current academic year.

The new building will house a range of subjects including Art, Food and Nutrition, Graphics, Health and Social Care, ICT and Computing, Photography and Product Design.

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Pick your own season almost here West Bradley Orchards, near Glastonbury, are once again preparing for their annual Pick Your Own season. Running on the weekends of September 12-13, 19-20 and 26-27, you will have the opportunity to visit this beautiful farm in the middle of the countryside and pick your own apples and pears straight from the tree.

The orchard has a total of 15 varieties of eating and cooking apples and pears, and the price is just £2 per kilo. You can also buy hardwood apple logs, local honey, apple juice and cider from the farm. Parking is free, and you’re encouraged to bring a picnic and make a day of it. The farm totals 70 acres, so there’s plenty to explore.

Get an audiobook for just 99p!

We’ve got together with Wombat & Jones Audio to bring you a very special offer. From September 1-30 you can buy any one of their four brilliant children’s audiobooks for just 99p each! Check out our feature on page 18, and then head to wombatandjones.com for more details.

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Glastonbury blogger releases book Vicki Steward is the sizeable brain behind the brilliant Normal for Glastonbury blog (normalforglastonbury.uk), which offers a beautifully written and thoroughly unique take on living in and around one of the UK’s most interesting towns. Now she’s collected 30 years worth of observations and

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anecdotes into a book, titled Normal for Glastonbury: Life in England’s Most Magical Town.

The book costs £9.99 in paperback, or £3.99 for the eBook – both are available from the Normal for Glastonbury website.

You can also pick it up at the Glastonbury Information Centre and several other shops in town, too.

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Wells soft play getting ready to reopen With the recent lockdown relaxing in relation to soft play centres (among other things), the great news for parents across the Mendip area is that The Square Soft Play Centre in Wells will be reopening very soon.

Obviously there’s a number of things to be put in place before it can reopen, but owner Steve Wilson is confident that everything will be back up and running early in September.

For up-to-date info, go to The Square’s Facebook page.

The Square soft play in Wells could well be open by the time you read this.

Snippets Change at the top The City of Wells Lions has a new President.

Taking over from Steve Whitby is local businessman Rod Major, who runs Wells Funeral Services and is a regular face on the Wednesday Wells Market. Rod’s been with the Lions for four years.

Museum back open

Regular virtual events at Wells Library Wells Library is well-known in the city for hosting an impressive range of events. While waiting for restrictions to loosen further, the library is still able to have a couple of regular events running – albeit virtually.

Online Storytime with Caroline runs every Wednesday at 11am, and there’s an Online Lego Club on the first Saturday of the month. Head to the library’s Facebook page for more information.

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The Wells & Mendip Museum is now open again, but just on Saturdays – from 10am4pm. Admission is free, and there’s currently two exhibitions being held there: Simon Latham’s Lord of the Dance, and Brian Luker’s As I See it.

Tool marking event Wells Police Station will play host to a Tool Marking event on September 22-23 between 10am-4pm, where you can get your tools marked with DNA Forensic marking equipment. It’s all free, just bring proof of address with a BA5 postcode.

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Facebook where local businesses will be showcasing their products and services.

Food Trail on Thursday 24th @ 6.30pm - 10pm (ticket required)

Family Food & Find Trail on Saturday 26th @ 10am - 3pm (ticket required)

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Interesting fact: you can almost see the editor’s house from here.

Chamber of Commerce launch virtual event The Shepton Mallet Chamber of Commerce are planning an online Virtual Summer Event from September 12-26 to showcase the variety of businesses in the town. Each evening, a number of businesses will have a halfhour slot on the Chamber’s own Facebook page to showcase their products and services.

The Food Forest Project team in the process of building their brand-new centre.

The event concludes with a ticket-only Food Trail on Thursday, September 24. Around half-adozen Shepton restaurants will be opening their doors to the Trail, giving people the chance to sample a range of food and drinks.

Then on Saturday, September 26 is a family fun day, with a Food and Find Trail event.

Art Bank to Reopen The Art Bank, the town centre hub of all-things artistic in Shepton has hopefully reopened by the time you’re reading this, after being closed since lockdown.

To find out more about The Art Bank and the brilliant classes, workshops and live events they host, check them out on Facebook.

New education centre coming soon The Food Forest Project, a local Community Interest Company, have started work on an Education and Wellbeing Centre on their site at Rock Farm in Shepton Mallet. The Centre will be built next to a two-acre food forest, and will be open for schools and community groups to use.

The Centre will have resources for people to learn about Permaculture, books and magazines for people to sit and read, and downloadable educational packs on their website.

Also, various workshops, courses and events will be run from the Centre, all bookable via the Food Forest Project website (www.thefoodforestproject.org) after the official opening early Spring 2021.

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Top: Bishop’s Palace Green, Wells, where the festival would normally be held Bottom: Some previous stallholders.

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Wells Food Festival

Ready, steady, cook!

TIME TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THE MAN BEHIND THE MEALS. . .

You’ve almost certainly heard about the Quarry Kitchen in Dulcote near Wells, and you’ve probably eaten Charlie Bigham’s food too, but how much do you actually know about the man and his company?

Charlie Bigham has always had a passion for food, but he started off his working life as a management consultant. At the age of around 28 he decided enough was enough, took a sabbatical from his job, bought a campervan and headed off to India on a culinary pilgrimage. It was there that he decided to set up his own food business when he got back to the UK. The ethos behind the Charlie Bigham’s company at that initial point remains exactly the same today: to make delicious food that can be cooked quickly and easily at home.

The rest, as they say, is history, but Charlie Bigham’s has made a big impact in the area since setting up their Quarry Kitchen in 2017.

They’ve employed more than 300 people locally, supported local charities such as Wells SOUP and the Wells Carnival, and delivered 1,500 of their Lasagne for Two meals to residents in and around Wells in April this year.

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BE MERRY The Wells Food Festival is one of the few larger events still being hosted in 2020. And although it’s definitely a different festival from previous years, Dean Mortlock thinks there’s still lots to look forward to

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omebody far smarter then me once said that we should celebrate creativity and confidence in the face of adversity.

And they’re right of course. Rather than simply cancel annual events, we’ve seen groups of people work creatively together to offer solutions to difficult problems, and the Wells Food Festival is the perfect example of that. This annual celebration of food in its many forms is now in its eighth year, and regularly has around 15,000 visitors to its one-day open-air event. Obviously

“ This annual celebration of food is now in its eighth year and has around 15,000 visitors” bringing anywhere near that number of people into the city under current conditions would be impossible, but thankfully they had the help of Charlie Bigham’s to offer a workable solution.

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Bringing in the online team behind magazines such as Country Living and Good Housekeeping, who proved that an online shopping event was possible, work started on making the Wells Food Festival a virtual experience unlike any other.

As always, the core of the Food Festival (virtual or otherwise) had to be the food producers themselves.

Jon Abbott, the festival director, said: “Our top priority has always been to support our artisan producers and local traders, and put them at the heart of the festival. This year it seems more important than ever.

“Thanks to the support of Charlie Bigham’s, we firmly believe 2020 will be remembered as the year Wells Food Festival went above and beyond to champion our region’s amazing food.”

The 2020 Wells Food Festival is made up of two unique elements.

Firstly there’s the brand-new Wells Food Festival with September/October 2020

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Charlie Bigham’s website at wellsfoodfestival.bighams.com, which should be up and running by the time you’re reading this. Here you can browse through over 150 artisan food and drink producers from across the region. When you find something you like (and trust me, you will), you simply click on the link to be taken straight through to the producer’s site.

It’s all wonderfully simple.

“ Whether you’re in Wells, Washington or Warsaw, this will truly be a global event” Then there’s the virtual festival itself, which takes place on the weekend of October 1011 at the same website address (wellsfoodfestival.bighams.com).

Much like the previous live festivals, as well as browsing through the virtual stalls, you’ll be able to take part in masterclasses, cook-alongs and talks by Charlie Bigham and his team of master chefs, plus guest appearances from some of the top food stars from the West Country.

You will also be able to sign up to a live drawing workshop with renowned illustrator Emily Sutton, who not only created all of the beautiful illustrations for this year’s festival, but also Bigham’s distinctive food packaging. Common Farm Flowers in Wincanton will be hosting an online flower arranging

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event, there will be live music by the brilliant local band the Harlem Rhythm Cats, and there will also be a food photography competition.

New events and special guests are being added all the time, so we recommend you keep an eye on either the official Food Festival website, or Bigham’s social pages.

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The best of the West

Of course, one of the benefits of hosting an online event of any kind is that you’re suddenly open to a much larger audience. Whether you’re in Wells, Washington or Warsaw, this will truly be a global event, and Charlie Bigham’s are helping to make sure the word gets out. From advertising on around one million of their food packs to a competition where you can win one of 50 Wells Food Festival hampers, this is going to be yet another Wells festival that helps to put England’s smallest city on the map.

“The South West is home to a wealth of fantastic independent producers,” said Charlie Bigham, “who have nurtured their businesses by investing time, resource and passion over many years. Our aim is to help this artisan community by bringing the festival to a virtual national audience.”

To find out more about Charlie and how he’s been able to help this year’s Wells Food Festival, check out our interview with the man himself on page 34.

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Heart of the Tribe

Q&A Who better to explain the ethos behind Heart of the Tribe than Julian Clark, the person behind it all?

Can you give us a brief history of Heart of the Tribe?

Heart of The Tribe stems from a desire to enrich Glastonbury’s cultural community. It was founded in 2018 when I purchased a rundown property, which has undergone extensive renovations to transform it into a modern gallery with a beautiful garden.

What is it you hope to achieve with Heart of the Tribe?

We hope to inspire conversation about creativity and help people connect with art as an accessible part of everyday life. We aim to support the local culture and economy by enhancing the premium market of Glastonbury.

Aside from exhibitions, what else does Heart of the Tribe offer?

We have a really beautiful garden to enjoy, and a small event space that is available for private hire. We will be hosting talks and workshops

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that support creative development. We also offer an affordable artist studio that can be booked by the day, week or month.

How do artists contact you if they’re looking to get involved?

The best way is to sign up to our Artist Directory on our website. This is a free service we are offering to all creatives to help to connect them with the wider online community. Artists will also have the opportunity to submit work for group exhibitions.

We will be putting out a call once a year for core artists with whom we work more closely, so it’s good to keep an eye on our social media and sign up to our mailing list.

What’s the best way for people to find out about upcoming events?

All our events will be published on our website as well as our Instagram and Facebook pages @heartofthetribegallery and twitter @heartofthetrib3.

The Heart of Glastonbury

There’s a new home for art in the town’s High Street…

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eart of The Tribe is a new quality art gallery at the top of Glastonbury High Street, focusing on innovative and progressive original work. Contemporary approaches and diverse subject matter will offer an alternative to the conventional Glastonbury iconography and mystical themes.

Representing a wide selection of artists from the Somerset area at differing stages of artistic development, they bring together an environment aimed at enriching artistic progress.

For some of the core artists, this launch will be their first showcase in the professional art world, while others have been practicing professional artists for years. The gallery will offer regular exhibitions, events and talks, with the goal of making art locally available and accessible. There is a strong emphasis on supporting personal and professional development to help foster the sense of artistic community that serves as the foundation of the Heart of the Tribe’s ethos.

“We want the local community to see what variety of talent we have on our doorstep. We want to challenge the way people view art and inspire an alternative perspective. You shouldn’t have to go to a city to attend an installation or contribute to a collective,” explains Kim Von Coles, Gallery Manager.

Heart of the Tribe will be opening its doors to the public for the first time on Monday, August 31 with an exhibition entitled Diversity, showcasing work from each of their artists. There will also be a solo exhibition of work by the talented painter, Jon Minshull later in the year.

Visit www.heartofthetribe.com for more information.

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Audiobooks

The Spoken Word

Audiobooks are very much the thing to listen to at the moment. Arran Dutton is a local author that loves the format so much he set up his own company…

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ot only is Arran Dutton (who writes under the name of Arran Francis) a well-regarded children’s author and former co-editor of The Basis magazine, he’s also a passionate advocate of audiobooks.

They may have once gathered dust in libraries, but thanks to companies like Audible and the rise in popularity of the MP3 player, audiobooks are now very much the cool thing to listen to on your phone or through a smart speaker.

Arran is also the co-owner of Audio Factory, a local company that creates a wide range of audiobooks on behalf of authors and publishers internationally.

Arran’s written four audiobooks on his own so far – two in the Wombat and Jones series, and two more in the Daisy May’s Daydream Parade one.

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blog reviewed The Great Banana Mystery and said: “I may be 36 and not 6, but I thoroughly enjoyed this!

I would definitely recommend it for your little ones.” Another reviewer said of Treasure Island Adventure: “I think it’ll become a fast favourite for all. There are so many great elements to this story.”

We love them too, and so we’ve teamed up with Arran to bring you a very special offer. For a limited period, you can buy any one of the four audiobooks for just 99p each! For the full details of the offer, head to page 7.

Youth Page

Clubs & Groups Evidence has shown that young people who are engaged in extra-curricular clubs and groups are less likely to be drawn into anti-social or criminal activities.

Dance Groups

Hannah’s Hoofers (Glastonbury) 07969 951636 Tap & Dance Classes by Sandra Davey (Wells) 0845 474 4700 The Chapel Dance Studio (Shepton Mallet) 07817 184153 Topaz Dance Studio (Street) 07380 194461

Drama Groups

Theatresaurus (Wells) 07976 710016 Wells Academy of Theatrical Arts 07974 251710 Young Actors Group Taking the Space (Glastonbury & Street) 07850 445540

Music Groups

Somerset Music (various areas) 0300 123 7364

Sport Groups

Glastonbury Cricket Club 01458 832393 Wells Cricket Club wellsccchairman@hotmail.co.uk Tor Minis and Junior Rugby Club torminirugby@gmail.com Gracie Barra Jiu Jitsu (Street) www.graciebarra.com Griffin Trampoline and Gymnastic Club (Street) 07855 477839 Mid-Somerset Hockey Club (Wells) 07849 830418 Street Archery Club www.avalonarchery.btck.co.uk Street Tennis Club www.clubspark.lta.org.uk/victoriaLawnTennisClub Tae Kwon Do Club (various areas) www.guychi.co.uk/counties/somerset.htm Tor Netball Glastonbury www.tornetball.co.uk Wells City Football Club www.wellscityfc.org.uk Wessex Football Club (various areas) www.wessexfc.co.uk

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Youth Focus STREET AND GLASTONBURY YOUNG PERSON FRIENDLY CHARTER

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lastonbury Youth Council and Street’s Action 4 Youth joined forces to develop a the Young Person Friendly Charter. The Charter invites businesses, organisations and support services to become Street and Glastonbury Young Person Friendly Advocates.

To become an advocate, the businesses will need to offer (or would be willing to offer) one or more of the following opportunities…

Be a mentor or set an inspiring example Offer employment to young people aged 13+ or 16+ Offer work experience Offer volunteering opportunities for young people Include young people in market research, focus groups and campaigns Offer family-friendly activities and events Businesses will need to sign up to a strict safeguarding code of conduct.

Approved advocates will be issued with a window sticker that they can display in their business/organisation window. This will help to break down barriers, enabling young people to feel thtathey are welcome to ask for work, experience or to become a volunteer. You don’t have to have an opportunity available immediately to sign up, just be willing to offer one in the future.

For more information visit www.youngpersonfrindlycharter.co.uk.

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Youth LGBTQ+ support Gambling support A service to report crime which is 100% anonymous.

Honest information about drugs and their effects.

Young people living after loss.

Online mental wellbeing support.

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SPOTLIGHT ON YOUTH WITH A FUTURE A superb charity designed specifically to help young people in need

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outh With A Future (YWAF) is a registered charity that works alongside other organisations to support young people aged 16-25 who are homeless or threatened with homelessness, and those in supported housing projects in the Mendip area.

YWAF also supports local positive youth initiatives and activities. Since its inception in 2003, YWAF has given away over £100,000 in grants to young people and youth organisations.

Youth support Over the years, YWAF has supported the work of Mendip YMCA and the young people who would not otherwise have anywhere to live. Many are ‘sofa surfing’ (staying with friends/sleeping on their sofas/floors) for long periods of time, having no place to call home, and unable to live with their parents for various reasons. Many have suffered

family breakdown or bereavement and find it difficult to settle.

Move-in Grants are available to young people to purchase essential items, such as bedding and kitchen equipment. Each of the projects is given funds to support positive activities such as cooking/art and crafts, and emergency funds are also available.

Local groups and projects working with young people can also apply for funding to support their work, and a number of grants are made annually to support young people into education, training and employment.

The Coronavirus pandemic has curtailed YWAF’s usual fundraising activities, so they would love to hear from anyone who may be able to help them with some fundraising ideas.

For more information about YWAF’s work, how you can help to support us, or how to apply for funding, go to www.ywaf.org.uk.

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SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 2003, YWAF HAS GIVEN AWAY OVER £100,000 IN GRANTS

YWAF at the Glastonbury Festival.

Look out for the YWAF stall at the Shepton Mallet Market.

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Insane Games

Game on!

It may be crazy, but there’s more to Insane Games than just games…

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here is a total of three Insane Games stores dotted around Somerset – in Wells, Street and Bridgwater – and it’s no exaggeration to say that they’re the best places to get your games, peripherals, consoles and so much more, too.

You see, aside from games for (almost)

every console from the Master System and NES upwards, you can also buy loads of other stuff.

Check out ‘More than Games’ below to find out exactly what.

One range that is selling like the proverbial cakes is trading cards, including Pokémon, Magic: The Gathering and Yu-Gi-Oh.

GAMES As you would expect, they sell plenty of these but not just for the current formats (PS4, Xbox One and Switch), as you can pick up games for everything from popular consoles such as

the PlayStation and XBox, but also older, more obscure ones.

If you’re looking for games for a Sega Saturn, Nintendo Gamecube or a Wii U, you’ll find a surprising large selection

to choose from – they have thousands of games in stock at any one time and the stock is literally changing every day as people bring in games and consoles for trade in.

CONSOLES You might be a collector, or you might just have a burning desire to play Alex Kidd in Miracle World on the Master System (trust me, it can happen), but regardless of why you want to

buy a retro console, you’ll find plenty to choose from at any of the Insane Game shops. From pristine PSones to ever-popular handhelds like the DS, 3DS and Game Gear.

FOR YOUR VIEWING PLEASURE When you’ve watched all the decent boxsets on Netflix and realised that there are few films on there worth watching, we suggest heading down to Insane Games to check out their DVDs for sale. Incredibly, they have over 4,000 for sale, from boxsets to anime to classics and kids films, it’s a cliché, but there really is something there for everyone.

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here are few things in life we at The Basis love more than zombies, so imagine how tickled pink we were to find out that there are regular undead-related events being held at Shepton Mallet Prison?

Zombie Infection is a terrifying liveaction zombie experience, which means that you get to spend around two hours immersed in a guided game with professional actors, weapons (complete with

upgrades) and zombies. Lots and lots of zombies. But not just any zombies though, as these guys are professionals, complete with film-quality make up. You’ll need nerves of steel and a strong constitution to get through this.

If you’re a fan of the films of George A. Romero, or looking for a very unique present idea for a loved one, then this could be exactly what you’re looking for. www.zombieinfection.co.uk

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he Children’s World charity in Glastonbury recently announced DO Try This at Home! – an ongoing pop-up programme of live workshops and performances, designed to inspire creative and educational activities that can also be done at home. Based at Paddington Farm, Glastonbury, the weekly workshops are available for families in Somerset at a cost of only £2 per household.

Charity Director Kristen Lindop said, “Thanks to funding from the Glastonbury Town Council Youth Committee DO Try This at Home! is already up and running – in August we’ve had an amazing range of workshops: poetry with Chris Redmond, balloon science with Balloonatic, juggling with Higher Beings and our famous juggling Trustee, Haggis McLeod, and a brilliant Mojo Moves session with Rare Species. And, thanks to further funding from Somerset Skills & Learning and the Somerset Community Foundation, there’s a lot more to come, including magic, storytelling, hooping and puppetry!”

To comply with social distancing, places for each workshop are strictly limited to only five households at a time and must be booked in advance.

For up-to-date information on the weekly workshops and how to book, follow the Children’s World Facebook page or contact Children’s World at info@ childrensworldcharity.org/07449 825750 to be added to their DO Try This at Home! mailing list.

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A Spooky Special

One event that we sadly weren’t able to get in the event guide is the East Somerset Railways’ annual Spooky Specials. At the time of going to print, we heard that the Railway was doing everything it could to bring the popular event back in a Covid-friendly format, so we suggest you check out their Facebook page to find out when it’s returning.

No trick , all treat

While still on the subject of things that go bump in the night, Enosis Events are once again hosting their Halloween Spooktacular at the Wells Town Hall on Saturday, October 31.

Expect loads of stalls, a wonderfully spooky theme, and plenty of things to do for all the family.

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ne of the many fantastic things that happened while we were away that we completely missed was that renowned local musicians the Priddice Brothers Band recorded a new EP titled All Will Be Revealed at Abbey Road Studios (yep, the Abbey Road Studios).

The EP is a collection of songs written by the band to highlight the stigma of men’s mental health through their music.

The first track from the EP, Paranoia, was released on July 31,

and the next one, Anglers Bridge, will be out on September 4.

The band have joined forces with the MIND charity to help raise money for the charity’s campaigns, so please do whatever you can to help the guys raise the profile of men’s mental health, as it’s such a worthy cause.

You can listen to the tracks on streaming platforms like Spotify, or head to www.facebook.com/ craigandalexpriddice to find out more about the band.

Venues Reopening At the time of going to press, many live music venues were still unable to host indoor gigs. The few that are will be featured in our Event Guide, but we

suggest that you contact individual venues, or check their social pages to find out exactly when they will be hosting live music again.

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Of course the best way to keep abreast of the local music scene would be to check out the Thursday Live show from 7-9pm every week on GFM. Hosted by Ian Liversidge, it’s a perfect round-up of the local music scene, complete with new releases, interviews and live sessions.

To find out more about GFM and check out their full programme schedule, go to www.gfm.org.uk.

No Regrets Hot off the musical press is the debut album from the rather superb Jamestown Brothers, a band that cunningly blend Blues, Country and Folk to great effect. Titled Rebels, Rogues and Regrets, the album was released on August 31, and you can find out more at www. thejamestownbrothers.co.uk.

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The guideart guideart Art goes online The Wells Art Contemporary exhibition, such an important part of the Wells cultural calendar, is another event to fall victim of Covid-19. Despite that though, the festival organisers have adapted to put together a stunning virtual exhibition that will run online from the beginning of September right through until the end of January.

This year’s exhibition has received around 3,500 entries from approximately 1,700 artists from 50 countries – which is a new record.

www.wellsartcontemporary.co.uk

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SOMERSET OPEN STUDIOS

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raditionally, the Somerset Open Studios event allows artists to throw open the doors of their studios to the general public for two whole weeks every two years. Obviously things are

a little different this year, so instead we can look forward to an exciting online arts festival with podcasts, live streaming and workshops. Check out the website for more information. www.somersetartworks.org.uk

Art Exhibitions ACEarts, Somerton – Aug 8-Sep 12 A series of large paintings of the five districts of Somerset created especially for this exhibition.

Diversity

Heart of the Tribe, Glastonbury – Aug 31-Nov 3 Heart of the Tribe launch their first exhibition Diversity, which showcases their core artists.

Wells Art Contemporary

www.wellsartcontemporary.co.uk – Sep 1-Jan 2021 Wells’ largest art exhibition is a stunning virtual event for 2020.

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Christine Rogers

Glastonbury Galleries – Sep 5-14 Christine’s aim is to create paintings that will uplift your spirit, and inspire you to explore the coast and countryside featured in her art.

NorthoverArt

Glastonbury Galleries – Sep 19-28 Local artist Daz Northover works with most art media but enjoys using acrylics and pastels.

Somerset Open Studios

www.somersetartworks.org.uk – Sept 19-Oct 4 The biennial two-week art festival goes online for a special Covid-busting digital experience.

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Somerset – Jenny Graham

Towards the Tipping Point – Rebecca Bruton and Lydia Needle

ACEarts, Somerton – Sep 19-Oct 24 Environmental textile artists present an exploration of consumption versus the Earth’s finite resources.

Undulating Planes – Margaret Lovell

Andelli Art, Wells – Sep 12-Oct 4 This powerful, beautiful and inventive solo show brings together sculpture, drawings, etchings and monoprints spanning a total of 60 years.

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Glastonbury Abbey Saturday, September 26 – 10am-4pm If you are interested in learning more about traditional book binding techniques, this beginner’s course for adults with little or no experience, is for you. Places are limited, so please book in advance, either online or in the abbey shop. The cost will be £30, to include materials.

Bring Your Baby Art & Craft

The Old Stores Studio, Evercreech Every Tuesday from Sep 1 to Dec 15 – 10am-Midday in term time An opportunity for parents and carers of young babies to spend some time with like-minded people, as well as a chance to get really creative.

Community Garden Volunteering

Red Brick Building, Glastonbury Every Friday – 10am-2pm Come and join this weekly garden volunteering session in this lovely Community Garden.

Whether you’re a green-fingered pro or gardening novice, everyone is welcome.

Craft Collective

The Old Stores Studio, Evercreech First Wednesday of the month – 7-9pm A welcoming art and craft group held each month. This group is suitable for all abilities from beginners to advanced

Elim Connect: Drop-In Support

Red Brick Building, Glastonbury Every Thursday – 1-3pm Elim’s Community Outreach supports change in people challenged by complex and multiple needs, such as homelessness, addiction, mental health or other life-controlling issues.

Jump the Beat Drum Circle

Red Brick Building, Glastonbury First Saturday of the month – 11.30am-1pm Join this community drum circle where people come to create music in a friendly and inclusive environment. All equipment provided. No experience necessary.

Knitting Club

Wells Knitting Centre Second Wednesday of the month – 7-9pm Knitting social – come and have a friendly chat while you knit.

Project Linus Quilting Group The Old Stores Studio, Evercreech Second Monday of the month – 10am-1pm This is an open drop-in quilting group to make quilts for sick and traumatised babies, children and teenagers for Project Linus UK.

Seed of Hope

Red Brick Building, Glastonbury Every other Thursday – 10am-2pm Seed of Hope is a Community Interest Company providing recovery-based social and therapeutic gardening for people with mental health problems.

Stained Glass with Richard Pelham – Birds

ACEarts, Somerton Saturday, September 19 – 10.30am-4.30pm Richard will lead you through the techniques needed to create your own stained glass hanging. During this workshop you will be taught to cut glass, solder and construct your hanging, to take home at the end of the day.

Tools and materials will be provided. £80 per person per workshop.

Stained Glass with Richard Pelham – Bees

Volunteer Wednesday

Windsor Hill Wood, Shepton Mallet Every Wednesday until the end of September – 10am-4pm Come and join the community at Windsor Hill Wood for the day. You will be able to participate in all the activities of running the woodland and small holding as well as participating in silent meditation in the chapel and enjoying lunch together.

Woolly Wednesday

The Old Stores Studio, Evercreech Every Wednesday from Sep 1 to Dec 15 – 10am-Midday in term time A welcoming textiles group held each week in term time. From fleece to felt, with every aspect of wool and textile based craft in between!

Crafting by Steph

Covid-compliant workshops are starting on Saturday, September 12 from 10am to Midday at Mrs McGregor’s Magical Craft Emporium in Somerton…

September 12 Halloween crochet 19 Needle felted ghost October 10 Crochet Christmas tree skirt 17 Cork Christmas decorations

Opening Soon

ACEarts, Somerton Saturday, October 3 – 10.30am-4.30pm Richard will lead you through the techniques needed to create your own stained glass hanging. During this workshop you will be taught to cut glass, solder and construct your hanging, to take home at the end of the day.

Tools and materials will be provided. £80 per person per workshop.

There are a number of workshops opening up in the coming weeks, and although they don’t have any events confirmed at the time of going to press, they will do from September onwards.

Sufi Sound Streams

Scrapstore in Glastonbury

Red Brick Building, Glastonbury Second Sunday of the month – 4pm-5.30pm The sessions will be lead by Mikail Rose who, as a follower of the Naqshbandi Sufi Order, has been leading Zikrs for over 30 years.

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8.30pm Market Place

The Globe, Somerton

SEPTEMBER

Event Cinema Jonas Kaufmann My Vienna

Glastonbury Farmers Market

2pm-10pm

Tree Walk & Live Music St. John’s Church, Glastonbury 11am

Truck Fest South West 7pm

Bath & West Showground

Sep 5-6

Open Mic Night The Cider Barn, Draycott

7pm

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RSPB Ham Wall, Glastonbury

Live Music Dr Amaqueen

The King Arthur, Glastonbury

Ghost Hunt

Shepton Mallet Prison 9pm-3am www.hauntedhappenings.co.uk

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The Bishop’s Palace

Sep 5-6 The Globe, Somerton

9pm

Online Virtual Summer Event

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Tree Walk & Live Music

Outdoor Theatre Romeo and Juliet

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Live Music The Ancestors

Autumn Nature Photography with Victoria Hillman

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Bath & West Showground Sep 11-13

Truck Fest South West (cont.)

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Meet at front entrance to Glastonbury Tor

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St. John’s Church, Glastonbury 11am

Shepton Mallet Prison 9pm-3am www.hauntedhappenings.co.uk

Bath & West Showground

Tree Walk

The South West Motorhome & Campervan Show

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Ghost Hunt

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Charterhouse Classic Car Auction Bath & West Showground

Open Mic Night

The Cider Barn, Draycott Shepton Maller Chamber of Commerce Sept 12-26 www.facebook.com/ FRI sheptonchamber

Pick your own Weekends

9am-5pm West Bradley Orchards, Glastonbury 10am-5pm

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A Night Behind Bars – The Ultimate Sleepover

Shepton Mallet Prison The South West Antique & Motorhome & Campervan Show (cont.) Collectors Fair

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Health Walk

6pm

8pm-8am

Bath & West Showground Sep 11-13 Bath & West Showground Sep 18-20 Glastonbury Health Centre – need to prebook 10am-Midday Glastonbury Health Centre – Health Walk SUN need to prebook 10am-Midday www.sasp.co.uk Glastonbury Health Centre – www.sasp.co.uk need to prebook 10am-Midday www.sasp.co.uk THU

Health Walk

Somerton Vintage Market Somerton Town Centre

9am-2pm

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Ghost Hunt

1.05-1.45pm

Pick your own Weekends (cont.)

West Bradley Orchards, Glastonbury 10am-5pm

Rare Plant Fair The Bishop’s Palace

10am-4.30pm

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Antique & Collectors Fair (cont.)

Bath & West Showground Sep 18-20

The South West Live Music Motorhome & Campervan Show (cont.) Ironed Maiden

The King Arthur, Glastonbury Shepton Mallet Prison 9pm-3am Bath & West Showground Sep 11-13 www.hauntedhappenings.co.uk

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Live Music Tim Fawkes

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The Globe, Somerton

9pm

Pick your own Weekends

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Event Cinema David Attenborough – A Life on Our Planet

Shepton Mallet Leisure Centre – need to prebook 10am-Midday West Bradley Orchards, www.sasp.co.uk Glastonbury 10am-5pm Wells Film Centre

Tree Walk & Live Music St. John’s Church, Glastonbury 11am

Zombie Infection Shepton Mallet Prison

Midday/3pm/6pm

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Antique & Collectors Fair (cont.)

Bath & West Showground Sep 18-20

Pick your own Weekends (cont.)

West Bradley Orchards, Glastonbury 10am-5pm

Somerset Wildlife Garden – Badgers Cottage Compton Dundon

Tool Marking Event Wells Police Station

4pm-10pm

Tree Walk & Live Music St. John’s Church, Glastonbury 11am

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Wells Police Station

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Lindsay Punch & Kilver Court, Shepton Mallet 10am-Midday

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St. John’s Church, Glastonbury 11am The King Arthur, Glastonbury

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Cider’s Golden Age: Talk by Dr Richard Stone

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Health Walk

Invisible Opera Company of Tibet

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The King Arthur, West Bradley Orchards, Glastonbury 10am-5pm Glastonbury

Somerton Vintage Market

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Glastonbury Mind Body Spirit Fair Glastonbury Town Hall

Pick your own Weekends (cont.)

Oct 2-4

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9pm

West Bradley Orchards, Open Day 4pm-10pm Glastonbury 10am-5pm Millfield Senior School, Street

Tree Walk & Live Music Live Music St. John’s Church, Glastonbury 11am The Painkillers

The Unicorn Hotel, Somerton

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The King Arthur, Glastonbury

Lunchtime Organ Recital – David Davis

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10am-5pm

Open Mic Night

7.30-9pm The Cider Barn, Draycott

Wells Police Station

4pm-10pm

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New Music Wells – Lunchtime Concert 9pm

Wells Cathedral

1.05-1.45pm

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Paranormal Investigation

The Globe, Somerton

Wells Food Festival

Wells Film Centre

George and Pilgrims, Glastonbury 8pm-1.30am wellsfoodfestival.bighams.com

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9.30am

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Health Walk

Live Music Dr Amaqueen

Indoor Market

Open Mic Night

Ghost Hunt

7.30pm

Wells Town Hall

10am-4pm

Shepton Mallet Prison 2.30pm/5.30pm/8.30pm

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Event Cinema Michael Ball & Alfie Boe – Back Together Wells Film Centre

Glastonbury Health Centre – need to prebook 10am-Midday Compton Dundon www.sasp.co.uk

Toy & Train Collectors Fair

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Ghost Hunt

Bath & West Showground

Shepton Mallet Leisure Centre – need to prebook 10am-Midday The King Arthur, Glastonbury www.sasp.co.uk Halloween Shepton Mallet Prison 9pm-3am www.hauntedhappenings.co.uk

The Cider Barn, Draycott

Health Walk

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‘L’Impatience’ – A Feast of the French Baroque Wells Cathedral

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Health Walk

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Zombie Infection

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The Globe Halloween Party with Unknown Identity

Fairy Fayre and Ball Glastonbury Town Hall

Ghost Hunt

11am-4pm Shepton Mallet Prison 9pm-3am The Globe, Somerton www.hauntedhappenings.co.uk Halloween

Glastonbury Farmers Market

10.30am-2.30pm Market Place

8.30pm

Ghost Hunt

Shepton Mallet Prison 9pm-3am 9am-2pm www.hauntedhappenings.co.uk

Halloween Live Music Ruby and the Rockets Spooktacular

Shepton Mallet Prison 9pm-3am www.hauntedhappenings.co.uk

10am-9.30pm

9pm Wells Town Hall

The Globe, Somerton

10am-4pm

Regular Events Tuesdays

Glastonbury Market

Market Place

Wednesdays

Glastonbury Beat Surgery

Unit 2, St Dunstan’s Car Park

Wednesdays

Wells Market

Market Place

9am-4pm

Thursdays

Street Market

High Street

9am-4pm

Thursdays

Elim Connect: Drop-In Support

Red Brick Building

1-3pm

Shepton Mallet Market

Market Place

9am-2pm

Fridays

7.30am-4pm

2.30-4pm

Saturdays

Somerton Market

Somerton Town Centre

9am-Midday

Saturdays

Wells Market

Market Place

9am-4pm

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He’s one of Wells’ top employers and is now also the main sponsor for the Wells Food Festival. We thought it was about time we caught up with Charlie Bigham to find out what’s cooking…

Why is it important for you to support the Wells Food Festival?

We’ve actually been supporting the festival in a small way since we arrived in Dulcote Quarry in 2017. We think it’s a fantastic showcase of local food and artisan producers, so we were very excited to see if we could play a bigger role.

This year we’re the headline sponsor of the festival, and that will continue for at least the next three years.

What were the challenges of creating an online-only event?

Well obviously none of us had any idea of what was coming around the corner. My general attitude is that if things are difficult, and gosh they’ve been difficult for everyone over the last few months, you’ve still got to remain positive and plough your way through. So we were very keen not to let the coronavirus defeat the festival.

When the decision was made to not hold a physical festival we’d already been working for some time on an online event, just in case. Now obviously the physical event isn’t happening this year but we’re more than ready, and I think it’s going to be fantastic.

fingers crossed that we can turn what’s happening into a positive to showcase our enormous local talent to an even wider audience.

Is it hard to be a large business but keep that artisan feel?

I actually don’t think so. I think you just have to decide what’s important and then do it. Perhaps we’re just unusual in having decided that what was important for us was that food was produced with real care and in a careful way We still produce our food in the same way we did at the start, and we still make sure every recipe is perfect, and with good-quality ingredients.

Do you have a personal favourite Bigham’s meal?

The obvious advantage is that now it’s potentially a global event…

I think the festival has done a fantastic job of bringing in a relatively local population to see what all the local producers are up to. And I think we need to keep our

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My golden rule is that all my meals have to always be delicious, so I would happy take any home from across the range.

I’m not going to deny you your answer though, so I’m going for something quite simple and pick our Lasagne, which is absolutely delicious.

This would be followed by our Cherry Bakewell pudding which is part of our new range of puddings we launched earlier this year. All the puddings are delicious, but I think the Cherry Bakewell is the best of the lot.

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