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In Passing...

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HE DAYS are growing shorter as we head into September – a sure sign that autumn, the ‘season of mists and mellow fruitfulness’, is just around the corner, Visitorland’s crops will finally be gathered in and the leaves will start to fall from the trees. Memories of this summer’s village fruit and flower shows, festivals and countryside events are starting to fade and not even the glorious autumnal colours can disguise the depressing fact that another year is nearly three parts over.

But looking on the bright side, autumn brings Visitorland’s greatest free attraction, our carnivals, which are a West Country tradition that has survived for centuries.

They provide spectacular displays for people of all ages who come from miles around to admire the processions of illuminated floats and fancy-costumed walkers. And they raise a lot of money for good causes. Thanks to the year-round hard work of the relatively small number of people involved in devising, financing, building and appearing on the floats, the rest of us are able to enjoy marvellous entertainment in exchange for a handful of loose change lobbed into a bucket. They deserve a generous number of pound coins amongst the change.

Another autumn delight that is becoming something of a local tradition is the Yeovil Literary Festival. Now in its fourth year, it runs from 20th to 23rd October and is packed with events that seem certain to appeal to a wide range of interests. Among this year’s visiting speakers are TV broadcaster Kirsty Wark, Olympic ski-jumper Eddie ‘The Eagle’ Edwards, agony aunt Bel Mooney, garden expert Joe Swift, naturalist Stephen Moss and historical novelist Alison Weir.

Comedy forms an important part of the festival with events featuring Miles Jupp, Mark Watson, Ned Boulting and Alan Carr, while on a more serious note Simon Weston will be telling the story of his life since defying death at war, and Sir Ranulph Fiennes will be talking about his polar explorations, charity fundraising and the many books he has written. Ben and David Crystal will be examining Shakespeare’s

influence on the English language, John Crace and John Sutherland will be performing short parodies on Shakespeare’s most famous plays, and classical composer Dr John Rutter will be discussing his music with Christopher Monks, artistic director of the choral ensemble Armonico Consort.

These are just some of the many events the organisers have shoehorned into one long weekend at venues as diverse as the Octagon Theatre, the Manor Hotel, Yeovil Library and Brimsmore Garden Centre.

Most events will last for around an hour with admission prices ranging from £8 to £21. Full details can be found on www.octagon-theatre.co.uk and tickets are already on sale at the Octagon box office.

The fes tiva l is o r ga n is e d b y Y e o vil Community Arts Association and, like the carnivals, it promises marvellous entertainment and illumination.

NN.

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BUSINESS including recruitment - 34 CROSSWORD - 50 GARDENING - 44

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LETTERS - 4

LOOKING GOOD & FEELING FINE - 20 MENTIONED in DISPATCHES - 5 MOTORING at your service - 8 MUSIC for the MONTH - 19 NOTICE BOARD - 20 PAPERCHASE - 47

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TASTES from the WEST COUNTRY - 13 THEY SAY - 32

WEDDINGS - 21

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Letters To the Editor Wessex Grand Prix Carnival Circuit

Sir, The Wessex Grand Prix Carnival Circuit, now in its 25th successful year, was the brainchild of Keith Berry of Frome Carnival Association and Gordon Stockman of Castle Cary Carnival Society.

Seeking to support and encourage local carnivals, Keith Berry had made approaches to Shaftesbury and Gillingham carnival committees in the early 1980s with a proposal to form a new circuit of carnivals. Keith respected that each carnival town had its own character, and that this needed to be preserved. At this time, the formation of a circuit was regarded as no more than a pipe dream.

In 1985, Keith Berry met Gordon Stockman whilst judging the Midsomer Norton carnival.

Gordon was inspired the Keith’s concept and together they arranged consultative meetings with local carnival committees.

The circuit was conceived on a Formula 1 Racing principle, so that it would not affect existing local carnival town awards and judging. It would be a supplemental competition, over and above local competitions - to encourage clubs and carnivalites from each town going into the circuit to compete for another range of awards.

The circuit was set up with three basic category classes of competition: Tableaux, Feature and Comic.

In 1986 the Wessex Grand Prix Circuit was established with the carnivals of Frome, Shaftesbury, Mere, Wincanton and Castle Cary. All the circuit members

pooled resources for publicity and sponsorship. Such was the success of the circuit that Gillingham carnival joined, followed by Warminster and Trowbridge shortly after.

Sturminster Newton carnival also joined the circuit in the last decade, together with Salisbury.

Today, the Wessex Grand Prix is a thriving community, with its own Wessex Queen, regular meetings and a wide range of prizes and awards for entries ranging from large floats to individual walking masqueraders.

And, thirty years on, Keith Berry and Gordon Stockman remain two of the Wessex Grand Prix’s leading lights.

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Possible New Rail Service?

Sir, I read with interest your In Passing article, August 2016 issue.

The article highlighted the difficulty of getting into the County town of Taunton from the East side of Somerset. Possible new rail services planned are mentioned.

However, as you say, are they going to happen?

The answer is very unlikely. The reason? Plans to improve local rail services will require some local Authority funding and Somerset County Council has shown little interest to date in financing local rail projects.

Cross the border into Devon and its a very different story. A new railway station and bus links were in place at Cranbrook, a new housing development east of Exeter, at the same time residents moved in. A second station at this development is also planned. At Axminster to improve services a disused platform was brought back to life, a new loop line put in place and station lifts were included for disabled access. Frequency of rail services all over Devon increased to half hourly or hourly intervals.

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hour gap between trains on the Weymouth to Bristol line via Castle Cary and on the main line from Castle Cary to Taunton. The infrequent service is similar to the rail service in the Scottish highlands where there is less population.

The situation with local bus services is no better, since 2011 Somerset County Council has adopted a slash and burn policy on bus subsidies resulting in the whole of Visitorland having no Sunday, Bank Holiday or Evening services at all. Cut backs have not only affected rural buses but the links between main towns, for example, the last bus from Taunton to Yeovil now leaves at 5.14pm. Before 2010 it was 10.40pm. Bus links to Railway stations have also been cut, the last bus from Yeovil Junction to Yeovil town is now 6.50pm. The last train to the station is at 4 minutes past midnight.

Somerset must decide where it is going, continue as we are and traffic through our towns and villages will rapidly increase and gridlock will happen every day.

We must improve our public transport to supply alternatives to having to use a car for most, if not all, journeys we make.

Cuts to bus services have happened in many parts of the country but not so severe as in our area. Something is adrift when you can catch a bus from the small fishing village of Mousehole in Cornwall into Penzance 7 days a week until after 11pm at night but my local bus in the Yeovil urban area, population over 40,000, only runs hourly Monday to Friday from 8.30am to 5pm, with no service Saturdays, Sundays, Public Holidays or evenings.

Norman Browne Rustywell Park Yeovil BA20 2NA

A Big Thank You

Sir, We would like to express our gratitude to everyone who supported Cary Brooks first ever Summer Fete, (we assure you it won’t be the last!)

To all our sponsors, local shops, friends and families, who donated most generous raffle prizes.

To staff who helped man the

stalls, cajoling their families to assist them and to the gents who packed the table and chairs away, after the event.

Castle Cary Majorettes opened the fete with a display followed

by Castle Cary Primary school Country Dancing – what a jolly start to the afternoon.

Seeing so many ‘old friends’ ex-employees and late residents families returning to support us - wonderful! So many ‘New’ friends who generously dipped deep into their pockets, allowing us to raise a grand total of £1,400.

These monies are going towards the Residents Comfort and Amenities fund, to purchase ‘In house’ entertainment and new Activity objects.

But lastly and most importantly a HUGE thank you to Helen - the Brains behind this event, with her passion and determination and commitment to this project. From day one, she ‘pushed’ everyone to make this e ve nt a gre a t succe ss, a b ly assisted by her two main ‘Helpers’ Nicola and Merilyn.

So once again, Many, many thanks to all Judith (Manager), & Chrissie (Deputy) Cary Brook Residential Home Castle Cary

Castle Cary Museum

Sir, During the current season, Castle Cary Museum has seen an increase in Visitors, compared to last year. Overseas visitors from from Japan, Russia, Austria, Norway, Africa, Germany, NZ, USA, Canada and Switzerland plus counties all over England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland. The Visitors book makes extremely interesting reading, especially the 'Comment'.

I would like to take this opportunity to mention those who supplied Cakes, Draw Prizes, Coffee and Biscuits for the Coffee Morning on 6th August, plus our Volunteers and to everyone who kindly supported us on that morning.

My sincere thanks to you all for making this such a very successful event.

Ann Brittain Chairman Castle Castle Museum

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Spectra Musica

Spectra Musica will begin its eleventh season on Tuesday 6th September when rehearsals start at the Methodist Church, Wincanton, for the next concert on Saturday November 19th in the Parish Church in Somerton.

If you are interested in joining this lively chamber group which sings a huge range of music under its very enthusiastic Musical Director Peter Leech, then contact Sally Greenhalgh on 01749 860457 to arrange an audition. Tenors and basses are particularly welcome.

A highly successful Tenth Anniversary concert was held in St. Luke and St Teresa’s Church, Wincanton on 2nd July. Father Louis Beasley-Suffolk was kind enough to say the following about the evening: ‘The concert was fab, and congratulations are due to everyone who made it such a fabulous evening’s entertainment.

It was a joy to listen to, and the

tasty food and bubbles rounded it off perfectly.

You have set an extremely high standard; may you maintain that quality for every concert you undertake.’

If you would rather just listen then come to Somerton in November. More details to follow, or look at the website www.spectramusica.co.uk or contact the above number.

A talk about the Oldest known Map of Castle Cary

On Saturday 3rd September at 6.30pm in Caryford Hall, Prof.

Will Vaughan will give a talk about the oldest known map of Castle Cary and Ansford.

This unique map dates from 1682-4, it is on vellum and is very large – nearly 4ft x 4ft. It is preserved in the British Library in London, however a life-size facsimile has recently been donated to Castle Cary Museum.

Will’s talk will be similar to the one he gave on 10th June in the Shambles – which was oversubscribed.

There will be a pay-bar, raffle, postcards, leaflets and a chance to order a high quality print of the part of the town where you live – or one of the whole thing if you have a wall big enough and pockets deep enough!

Tickets are now on sale in the Bookshop and the Museum at £7.

You can also get them on the door for £8. The event is in support of Castle Cary Museum.

Somerton’s Monthly Market

The newly reinstated Somerton Market will be held on 2nd September and on the first Friday of every month at the Butter Cross in the market place with a wide variety of local traders offering a unique range of products and produce. A fantastic range of food on offer includes olives, spices, vinaigrette, preserves, pies, cheeses and Italian deli, fruit juices and kombucha, sausages, burgers and fish. Locally made crafts include soaps, candles, homeware, glassware, jewellery, gifts, pet treats, plants and shrubs.

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St. Margaret’s Hospice has been at the heart of Somerset’s community for over 35 years, delivering high quality, care to patients and their families facing a life-limiting illness.

Whether it is for one day or several weeks, the time patients spend at the hospice is precious and cherished by their families.

Through their medical expertise, nursing skills and specialist

support services, they provide physical, emotional and spiritual care to patients and their loved ones.

With two hospice sites; one in Yeovil and one in Taunton, as well as five community based teams caring for patients in their own homes, they continually strive to reach everyone in the community that needs their care, often during their precious last days. They aim to ensure that they always achieve what they want; from arranging an on-site wedding and a ride on a Harley Davidson, to simply enabling a patient to pet a hedgehog for the first time.

St Margaret’s is a Charity and not part of the NHS. Statistics show 1 in 3 people will use their services during their lifetime.

Ward & Sibley Family Jewellers of Yeovil are offering a free ring cleaning and gem checking service throughout September and are inviting people to make a donation to the Hospice. Pop along and bring a sparkle to your jewellery and to someones life!

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Monday 19th - Grand Carnival Draw, 8pm at The Walnut Tree Inn. Wednesday 21st - Carnival Quiz Grove Building at 7.30pm, teams of 4, £2 per person, with refreshments and raffle.

Entry forms for the afternoon and evening Carnival are available at Mere Post Office.

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Dispatches tireless energy, along with her band of volunteers, has made the shop in Castle Cary amongst the highest fund raisers in the country, raising over £72,000 in 2015, which is no mean feat for a town the size of Castle Cary.

Molly has made many friends over the years and has helped many through difficult times, always ready to listen and take on board all points of view. A big thank you goes to Molly from all at the shop, they will miss her leadership.

Wessex Grand Prix Carnivals in September 3rd - Sturminster Newton 17th - Mere 24th - Frome

South Somerset Federation Carnivals in September 24th - Wellington

Programme of events for Mere Carnival in September

Friday 9th - Carnival bingo, Grove building 7 for 7.30pm.

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Marvels of Victorian Somerset

Voluntary worker Molly Otton, who recently retired from the Save the Children shop in Castle Cary after 28 years at the helm.

Refreshments and a variety of prizes, with a £50 cash prize special.

Thursday 15th - Carnival film night, Lecture hall 7.30pm.

Saturday 17th - Carnival Day. Childrens fancy dress procession assemble at Mere School 2.15pm for 2.30pm to be judged.

Procession with the royals and band will depart for The Square at 3.30pm.

There will be live music, hog roast and bar on the Triangle from 4pm onwards, candy floss, burger van, Coles funfair and various entertainments.

The Alfred Gillett Trust, a charity which preserves and promotes the heritage collections of the Clark family and C & J Clark Ltd., is hosting a special free open weekend of exhibitions, talks, tours and musical performances to mark Heritage Open Days on the 8th - 11th September.

Celebrating the ingenuity of the Victorians in Somerset, the Trust will host two special exhibitions. The Somerset & Dorset Railway Trust’s touring exhibition, commemorating the 50th anniversary of the closure of the Somerset & Dorset Railway and, in partnership with the University of Exeter, an exhibition celebrating the return of a newly-restored machine built

by Bridgwater inventor John Clark in the 1830s. The remarkable device known as ‘Eureka’ creates unique lines of

Latin verse at the turn of a handle and has delighted people for centuries as a feat of engineering and imagination.

The Grange in Street will be opening its doors on Sunday 11th September from 10am – 4.30pm, offering pre-bookable tours of the historic Grade II listed former manor house.

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St Dunstan’s School

These are truly exciting times for St Dunstan’s School, with the most significant development and investment in the schools history.

Students at St Dunstan’s are already in one of the highest performing schools in the area in terms of progress and the federation with the Midsomer Norton Schools Partnership has secured the long term future, growth and investment of the school.

The new Headteacher, Keith Howard, said ‘I am very excited about this new era for St Dunstan’s School, with high standards and new facilities, students at St Dunstan’s can be sure of a high quality, inspiring education in a school community where they are known as an individual, the best of both worlds.’

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VINTAGE Motor Cycling

THE HOBBY of old vehicles is really a nostalgia thing and whether you collect old tractors, lorries, cars, motorcycles or any other means of transport it is s o m e t i mes surpri si ng what ancillary collections come along as a result. I have several old motorcycle club badges, one of which is permanently displayed on one of my machines, and my attention has recently been drawn to other enthusiasts machines which also display badges.

My photograph this month shows just such a badge, it was issued by the Historic Collectors Club. I have no knowledge of where this club was based, nor do I have any idea of its age, but I would guess at the 1920's. Many of these badges are beautifully made in cast aluminium and can be very colourful and do, I feel, add just a little something to a period machine. Here then could start a whole new area for collecting and of course the research to find out where and when they were issued.

There must be many hundreds of different badges to collect so start looking now, and at least the new collection will take up less room

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than another motorbike.

I have attended several motorcycle shows and large events this year and taken great pleasure from just talking to club members and non-members alike, all of whom have the interest in old bikes. What surprises me sometimes is peoples perception of what is an old bike. Our club, like most others, accepts any machine over 25 years old. This brings us up to 1991 at present, and machines made just prior to that date look and ride like a very modern bike. Because we use the name of 'Vintage' in our club's title people assume that all machines must be very old, which is certainly not the case. Other people wrongly assume that machines must be British made, which is certainly not the case. We therefore take any nationality and make of machine with the only proviso that it must be 25 years old, even that rule can be flexible for new members, and that is a condition imposed by the club's insurers. That should mean that anyone with an interest in old bikes can be catered for.

Events continue as ever during the month of September. The Somerset Section have a guest speaker for their club night at Cossington on the 1st, followed on the 3rd by the Codgers and Dodgers Run (wonderful name for a run and just about sums up most of us) from Watchfield (1-30 for a 2pm start on this one). Next will be the West Somerset Run from Norton Fitzwarren on the 11th and on the 24th will be the next Autojumble at the Shepton Mallet Showground.

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Autumn must be the season for autojumbling. Mentioned above is the Somerset Sections at Shepton Mallet on the 24th, a must go event for enthusiasts of all types and ages of machines. Before that on the 2nd and 3rd of September will be a huge autojumble at Netley Marsh, near Southampton. This incorporates an auction of machines. On the 3rd and 4th there will be another at the Beaulieu Motor Museum, down in the New Forest. This is a massive affair with many fields of stallholders catering for both car and motorcycle parts, there is usually some aircraft parts as well, and this too will have an auction of machines. No excuse then for not getting next winters restoration project or for getting those missing items for the project you already have. With the bank rate down to a quarter of one percent it makes better sense to invest in old vehicles. At least you can use the old vehicle and have fun with it rather than stare at an investment document. You will note that the dates for these last two events overlap. This is arranged deliberately so that the continental buyers can travel over and attend both events in one weekend. I presume they wear running spikes as for me it is impossible to cover all the stalls at one of these events in a single day.

I spoke in recent months about the need to recruit younger members to our ranks. It seems that almost all clubs, covering all interests, are in a similar plight.

I have just returned home from an event which is spread over three days. Based near Maidstone in Kent this event is called the International West Kent Run and it lived up to its name by attracting around 70 of our members from various parts of Europe. What became noticeable was that their average age would have been in the late forties whereas the British contingent would average out in the late 60's. How they do it I cannot tell, nor could they tell me when we talked of it. It just seems odd. They are however very enthusiastic about their hobby and to illustrate this point there were two Norwegian fellows who rode a strange tricycle affair. With one wheel in the front and two at the rear they had a wooden commercial box between the rear wheels in which to carry their effects. Powered by a small two stroke engine these entrants had ridden their machines 1700 miles from Norway to Kent, done three days of riding at the event and then faced another 1700 miles to return home. Now that is dedication on such slow machines as these. How many bottles of liniment to treat the saddle sores is not recorded.

Rod Hann.

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Shires Garage Auto Services Langport

Mike Meaker is proprietor of Shires Garage and with over 20 years experience in the motor industry you can be sure of a reliable service.

The garage offers servicing and repairs on most makes and models plus MOTS on bikes, cars, 3 wheelers and vans (classes 1 2 3 & 4). They have a fully equipped workshop with diagnostic equipment up to main dealer level.

Having a brake lathe they are able to offer the recutting of brakes discs for 4x4s and vans which is a popular service. A courtesy car and a collection and delivery service is available or if you prefer to wait you can take a seat in the air conditioned waiting room. Open 8am – 6pm Monday to Friday and 8am to 12.30pm Saturdays.

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Westover Garage, Langport

Westover Garage has been established for nine years and is

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There are seven members of staff all of whom are qualified mechanics. They keep a wide range of tyres in stock at competitive prices. Whether you want your air conditioning fixed, a service or a MOT, book in today.

Westover also offer a vehicle recovery service. Open from 7am - 5.30pm Monday to Friday, 7am - 11am Saturday.

Yeovil Auto Tuning is located on the Pen Mill Trading Estate where there is ample parking.

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Norris Body Repairs, Yeovil

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If you have an insurance claim you can choose where your car is repaired and Norris Body Repairs offer a friendly alternative to the larger body shops. Richard Norris has over 20 years experience in the industry and will ensure you receive individual attention – together with a free estimate and highly skilled repair.

Norris Body Repairs carry out welding work on vehicles that may have failed their MOT. Call Mary Norris to book your car in for repair today or call in for a free estimate.

Yeovil Auto Tuning

Yeovil Auto Tuning are now pleased to offer repairs to classic cars to their full range of services.

These include repairs, servicing, engine tuning and MOT testing incorporating class 1V, and Class V11 light Vans. A collection and delivery service is available.

Yeovil Auto Tuning is a family run business, established for 34 years. Proprietor Colin Frost runs the business with his wife Anita and their three experienced mechanics Jamie, Ross and Matthew.

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CAR SALES see website: www.shiresgarage.co.uk tel:

01458 250570

SOMERTON ROAD • LANGPORT • TA10 9SQ

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MOTORING ... at your service

DCM Tyres (Wessex) Ltd.

The name of this firm is a little misleading, is should be ‘dcm tyres and more’ as it does so much more than just fit tyres. Some of the extra

services are clearly related to tyres, such as wheel alignment, alloy wheels and brakes. Others are just very useful: batteries, servicing, Powerflow exhausts, ECU

remapping and now MoT tests.

The firm was founded by father and son Dave and Charlie Evans, and has firmly established itself as the first choice in the fast-fit

automotive industry in North Dorset. With depots in Blandford Forum, Shaftesbury and Sturminster Newton, DCM tyres’ coverage and massive stock holding is second to none in the area.

‘We retain our independent status when so many businesses are owned and dictated to by national companies. Only independent firms can give you impartial honest advice that is not based on bonuses and targets.

‘Our massive, loyal and growing customer base is testament to our honesty, prices, workmanship and commitment to customer service,’ said Dave. Charlie added: ‘The investment we have made in buildings and equipment has enabled us to enlarge on the services we offer: four wheel vehicle geometry, a full brake service, dealer standard vehicle servicing and MoT tests, to name a few.’

Exhausts systems and ECU remapping are DCM tyres’ newest services.

Rich’s Auto Services Castle Cary

Richard Cross of Rich’s Auto Services on the Torbay Road Trading Estate has over 19 years experience as a motor mechanic.

Rich has a fully equipped workshop complete with diagnostic equipment and can undertake servicing and repairs on most makes of cars. MOTs by appointment and air conditioning service by prior arrangement.

Somerton Motor Co.

Shaftesbury 01747 851654

Sturminster Newton 01258 473473

RICH’S AUTO SERVICES ◆ Servicing and repairs on all makes of car ◆ MOTs by appointment TYRES — EXHAUSTS — BATTERIES OPEN: MONday to Friday 8.30am to 5.30pm Saturday mornings by appointment

Unit 4, Torbay Road Trading Estate Torbay Road, CASTLE CARY, BA7 7DT

 01963 350568

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Blandford Forum 01258 488667

MOTORING is a regular feature in The Visitor

Somerton Motor Co is situated on the Bancombe Trading Estate, Somerton. This family business is owned and run by Jim Seward and has been for the last 28 years. In addition to offering MOTs and servicing on most makes and models of cars they specialize in American Muscle and European Classic Cars – with Jim, a drag racing fan, owning a 1955 Chevy Bel Air and a 1964 Chevy El Camino. Batteries and exhausts can also be supplied and fitted. For a friendly and reliable local garage call into Somerton Motor Co. Open Monday - Friday 8.30am - 5.30pm, Saturday 8.30am - 12.30pm.

SOMERTON MOTOR CO. LTD Director: Jim Seward

Servicing & Repairs to Modern Classic & American Cars

MOTs Petrol & Diesel Diagnostics

Unit 9, Bancombe Road Trading Estate SOMERTON, Somerset, TA11 6SB Tel: 01458 274455

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Antiques, Vintage & Collecting

Bath Branches To Bruton Stylish New Event for Interior Decorators and Collectors

After 27 successful years The Bath Decorative Antiques Fair has become an institution in the antiques and design industry in

Meadow Fairs ANTIQUES COLLECTABLES & FLEA MARKET

Saturday 24th September Beaminster Town Hall Dorset DT8 3EF 10am – 3.30pm

 NEXT FAIR  Saturday 19th November

BOOKINGS & ENQUIRIES Meadow Fairs 01297 24446

07977 591736

March each year, with an international crowd queuing at the door. Now organisers Sue Ede and Peter Hodder have bowed to pressure for a second event and have found the perfect location in nearby Bruton, currently a beacon of art and design, the with advent of Hauser & Wirth Gallery and an influx of celebrity and media types keen to experience the good life in a sophisticated rural setting.

The first Bruton Decorative Antiques Fair will take place on 14th -16th October 2016 at Haynes International Motor Museum, Sparkford, BA22 7LH, and will offer an opportunity to many dealers who miss out at the Bath fair. Sue Ede commented: ‘We had such a long waiting list for our Bath fair this year we decided we had to find a second

venue and we could not be more delighted with The Haynes International Motor Museum just outside Bruton, where their brand new £6million modernist design extension will be home to our exciting new event.

‘Our formula is very similar, a multi-layered and inspiring fair that offers so much for interior stylists, antique collectors, home decorators and anyone with an interest in decorative antiques and design from the 18th to 20th century. Several of our Bath exhibitors will join us at this new event, but we also have a number of exciting dealers making their debut. It’s going to add a new dimension to the cultural appeal

of Bruton.’

Mark Hill, the well-known TV celebrity, antiques and MidCentury expert and author, will officially open the fair at 10am on Saturday, 15th October.

Approximately thirty-five dealers will take part. Local dealers include Quillon House Antiques and Alchemy of Bruton, Macintosh Antiques and Jerram Gallery of Sherborne and The Factory, Castle Cary. All kinds of designer pieces and inspiring antiques and art will combine to provide a head-turning mix of styles and colours.

For more information visit www.brutondecorativeantiques fair.co.uk

Antiques Fairs

•

Chasty Cottage Antiques

•

Saturday 3rd September Digby Hall, Hound Street, Next to Library SHERBORNE • DT9 3AA 9.30am – 4pm • Trade 8.30am • Admission £1

 FUTURE DATE Saturday 8th October   01963 370986 www.chastycottageantiques.co.uk

Playful Greyhounds. Mid 20c bronze - after P. J. Mene.

Available from Quillon House Antiques of Bruton.

Hazy-Maes Auctions

Auctions and House Clearance Services AUCTIONS HELD FORTNIGHTLY OVER 2 DAYS  Friday evening from 6.30pm  Saturday from 11.00am Also live bidding online: www.easyliveauction.com Viewing all day on Friday from 9.30am

SEPTEMBER AUCTIONS

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Friday 9th / Saturday 10th and Friday 23rd / Saturday 24th Now at: Unit 4, Beckery Road, Glastonbury, BA6 9NX Tel: 01458 833550 • Email: office@hazymaesauctions.co.uk Visit our website: www.hazymaesauctions.co.uk

TASTES from the WEST COUNTRY

Brown and Forrest

Brown and Forrest are hosting another of their wonderful Open Days on Saturday 17th September, from 10am to 4pm.

The Open Day is a great opportunity to delve into the world of the renowned smokery, which supplies names such as Rick Stein and Fortnum & Mason just to name a couple, and learn how all the wonderful products that Brown and Forrest offer become so delightfully delicious.

If you have never visited Brown and Forrest before, this is the perfect opportunity for a great day out to Hambridge on the beautiful Somerset Levels. The day includes

tours around the smokery with a glass of wine and plenty of tasty morsels along the way as you get to sample a wide variety of Brown and Forrest products. Once you have a taste of what’s to offer, you’re going to want more! The restaurant will be open throughout the day, although it is advisable to book a table in advance to avoid any disappointment. If you can’t make it to the Open Day, don’t worry, the restaurant and shop are open all year round. Check the website for opening times and visit the online shop to have some of your favourite Brown and Forrest products delivered directly to your door.

For more information, call 01458 250875 or visit www.brown andforrest.co.uk

Wessex Butchery

Delicious homecooked hams - just one of many tasty delights that await you at Brown and Forrest of Hambridge Nr Langport - don’t miss their open day!

Wessex Butchery is the sister shop of The Blackmore Vale Butchery based at West Stour established in 2006. Wessex Butchery is conveniently situated on the Bancombe Trading Estate on the outskirts of Somerton with plenty of free parking outside the door.

The shops offer a full range of

meats including locally produced lamb and Dexter beef. With the summer being with us why not try their delicious barbecue lines such as 100% beef burgers, tasty Merguez sausages with a Moroccan/French twist, Santa Maria Beef Tri-Tips - dry aged to perfection and seasoned with the famous Californian Santa Maria spices! Great for the BBQ or perhaps Jamaican Jerk Chicken - chicken which is marinaded with

the true Jamaican jerk spice to give it that fantastic kick.

Other services include – a butchery service – they have 2 Dedicated Multi Award Winning Butchery's that offer a bespoke butchery service to all small holders and farmers in the South West, a Hog Roast is available ideal for parties and special events and freezer packs. Why not call in? A range of tasty pies also available!

Selling Quality Locally Sourced Meat Poultry & Game At Competitive Prices

Prize Winning Somerset Lamb & Pork Dry Aged Red Devon & Dexter Beef Handmade Award Winning Sausages & Burgers (including gluten-free options)

Our Very Own Dry Cured and Oak Smoked Bacon Homemade Steak Pies/Pasties & Sausage Rolls BBQ Meat Packs & Lean Meat Mix Pack Available

SLAUGHTER & BUTCHERY SERVICE FOR SMALLHOLDERS & FARMERS We Supply into the Catering Trade • Hog Roasts • Wholesale Meats • Organic Certified

Unit 4, Wessex Building, Bancombe Trading Estate SOMERTON, TA11 6SB

Tel: 01458 272777 • Email: info@wessexbutchery.co.uk • www.wessexbutchery.co.uk

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TASTES from the WEST COUNTRY

Great and Tasty Pies at Jon Thorner’s

Jon Thorner’s Pulled Brisket and Horseradish Pie was described as being ‘Attractive, homemade … tender brisket … lovely pastry’ by the panel of esteemed judges at the recent Great Taste Awards.

Great Taste, the world’s most coveted blind-tasted food awards, which celebrates the very best in food and drink, has announced the Great Taste stars of 2016. Out of 10,000 products to be judged, Jon Thorner’s was awarded a 1-Star Great Taste award for the Pulled Brisket and Horseradish Pie. Judged by over 500 of the most demanding palates, belonging to food critics, chefs, cooks,

restaurateurs and producers as well as a whole host of food writers and journalists, Great Taste is widely acknowledged as the most respected food accreditation scheme for artisan and speciality food producers.

This Great Taste accolade has added to the fantastic award haul Jon Thorner’s has received this year, with Gold, Silver and Highly Commended from Taste of the West, Meat Management finalists in the Best Meat Pie category and winning a Silver and Bronze at the national British Pie Awards.

(See advert page 7).

Bower Hinton Farm Shop

Bower Hinton Farm has been owned and run by the Palmer family for over 160 years. The Farm Shop was opened by Duncan and Sally Palmer in April 2006.

Duncan specialises in growing outdoor vegetables and salads plus indoor strawberries. Produce is harvested daily to maintain freshness and as he harvests it all himself, quality is maintained.

Autumn strawberries will be ready soon. All home grown produce is competitively priced as there are

Meat prepared to order at Andrew Barclay’s Traditional Family Butchers, Wincanton.

no 'food miles' or 'middle men' involved! Bower Hinton Farm Shop is a proper farm shop on a real working farm.

Why not pop in for some local sausages and burgers for the BBQ - and perhaps some Marsh Farm award-winning icecream to follow!

Root & Vine – Sturminster Newton

Alongside the colourful fresh flowers delicious English apples make an inviting display outside Root & Vine. Now is one of the best times of year to enjoy fresh locally grown produce such as blueberries, strawberries, raspberries, cabbages, cauliflowers, tomatoes, lettuce and new potaotes ... to name but a few. Local jams, honey and chutneys are stocked. Why not try your hand at pickling, vinegar is on sale too, or perhaps wine making, and enjoy these delicious flavours throughout the year?

Root & Vine also sell more exotic fruit and veg, together with fresh herbs, free range eggs, wild

bird food and charcoal.

Proving popular are the bags of snacks at £1 which include dried fruits, nuts, seeds etc. Keep healthy, have your 5 a day, visit Root & Vine for freshness and value.

Andrew Barclay – Traditional Family Butchers

Andrew Barclay Butchers in Wincanton is so much more than a traditional family butcher. Not only do they serve their customers with the finest locally sourced meats, along with bacon, ham and cold meats, they are also able to offer them a tempting range of hand-made pies and pasties, ideal if you have hungry mouths to feed!

Locally made cheeses are stocked along with Wadman’s world famous cream from their Jersey herd, and free range eggs.

There are always special offers available so pop in and stock up your freezer! The friendly and helpful staff will be pleased to serve you.

Blueberries, Raspberries & More!

Delicious West Country Fruit & Veg Strawberries  Carrots  Cabbages  Honey Salad  New Potatoes  Flowers  Jams

ROOT & VINE

Prop. Sue McShane – Your local independent greengrocer

Tast diffe e the renc e

Market Place • Sturminster Newton Tel: 01258 472576

n

Bower Hinton Farm Shop -Martock Enjoy Freshly Harvested Vegetables & Fruit in Season BBQ TIME! Sausages, Burgers, etc.

Local Meat - Joints, Bacon, Poultry Frozen - Pastries, Fruits, Vegetables, Ready Meals Draught & Bottled Local Cider  Free Range Eggs Jams  Preserves  Cheese  Cakes  Pickles Wines  Marsh Farm Ice Cream

Autumn Strawberries 2nd Week of September

Just off the B3165 at the top of Bower Hinton

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Tel: 01935 827743

ANDREW BARCLAY TRADITIONAL FAMILY BUTCHERS 45 High Street, Wincanton, Somerset BA9 9JU Tel: 01963 34880 Email: andrewbarclaybutchers@gmail.com

SELLING QUALITY LOCALLY SOURCED MEAT, POULTRY & GAME AT COMPETITIVE PRICES SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL FARMERS HALF LAMBS ONLY £65 CUT TO YOUR REQUIREMENTS

SPECIAL OFFERS ALWAYS AVAILABLE BBQ MEATS - PLAIN & FLAVOURED NOW AVAILABLE

TRAY OF 30 FREE RANGE EGGS ONLY £5.19

WE ALSO STOCK A VARIETY OF FINE LOCAL CHEESES, HOMEMADE CAKES DESSERTS, PIES, PASTIES, SCOTCH EGGS, MILK, JERSEY CREAM MERE FISH FARM PRODUCTS, ANNAMMA’S CURRY SAUCES, COOKED MEATS A SELECTION OF DRY & SWEET BISCUITS & CONDIMENTS

ORDERS TAKEN FOR OUR MEAT FROM NORTH CADBURY VILLAGE SHOP & MAIDEN BRADLEY VILLAGE SHOP WE ACCEPT ALL MAJOR CREDIT CARDS

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HAM HILL COUNTRY The Muddled Man

This picturesque cottage and fine old church in Chiselborough embody the rural charm of Ham Hill.

Rob Margetts

Rob Margetts Carpet & Flooring in Stoke Sub Hamdon has been established since 1986. Rob offers a full range of carpets, vinyls, laminates, Karndean flooring and solid wood floors.

Carpets start from just £9.99 per square metre. The best seller by far is the hardwearing 80/20 twist.

A free ‘at home’ library service is available where the customer

can choose their carpet in the comfort of their own home from a wide range of samples. This is particularly useful if you are trying to match the carpet with existing colourways.

Rob Margetts Carpet & Flooring undertake both domestic and commercial premises including residential homes.

Proprietor Rob is assisted by his nephew Dave. For a friendly and efficient service give them a call.

ROB MARGETTS Carpet & Flooring Ltd

For All Your Flooring Requirements ...

Carpets – Vinyls – Wood – Laminate Prompt and Friendly Service

2 High Street, Stoke-Sub-Hamdon, TA14 6PP

Tel: 01935 825505 • Mob: 07970 821097 sales@rmcarpets.co.uk • www.rmcarpets.co.uk

The MUDDLED

MAN

Your hosts, Mick, Jean and Garry welcome you to

Lower Street, West Chinnock A charming country inn serving home cooked fayre lunchtime & evening

Relax in our ATTRACTIVE GARDENS H Rambler groups welcome H

SUNDAY LUNCH £ 7.95 choice of ROAST Larger parties catered for

FRESH FISH DAY Friday

With home-made BEER BATTER

STEAK SPECIAL two 8oz rump steaks £16.50 Sunday to Thursday

Daily Specials • Real Ale • Skittle Alley • Beer Gardens • Accommodation • Rambler Groups Welcome

www.themuddledman.co.uk

Tel: 01935 881235

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The Muddled Man at West Chinnock is a traditional, family run country pub.

A free house, they offer three traditional West Country ales including Teignworthy and Yeovil Ales which change regularly.

Draught ciders include Burrow Hill and Thatchers Gold.

They offer traditional pub food which includes delicious steaks, homemade curries and fresh fish on a Friday from West Bay. Traditional Sunday roasts, with a choice of meats, are popular and booking is advised.

The local cricket team and football team meet at the inn after matches and regularly hold fund raising nights.

There are two ensuite letting bedrooms (twins) and a pretty beer garden. Skittles are played regularly and the skittle alley is available for functions, catering

up to 100 for a buffet or 70 sit down (menu to suit). Food is served daily and they are open all day Friday and Saturday.

Mick, Jean and Garry look forward to welcoming you.

The Lord Nelson

Helen and Mark have successfully run The Lord Nelson at Norton Sub Hamdon for the past 8 years.

The Nelson plays a key role in the community with a full programme of events including regular live music and fund raising events such as quizzes and Movie Nites.

They have an excellent reputation for food with an ever changing menu including, gluten free dishes; a two course midweek lunch at £8.00; 3 course £12, 2 steaks and a bottle of wine for £30 on Wednesday and Thursday evenings and Tapas. A pizza oven has recently been installed in the

Montacute Service Station for all your fuel plus a well-stocked shop selling fresh fruit, vegetables, flowers, confectionery, papers, snacks and much more.

MONTACUTE SERVICE STATION

(P. L. Warry & Sons) Montacute. Tel (01935) 822271

MURCO Fuels Quality Used Car Sales

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General Store & Shop: groceries, newspapers, flowers, bread, sweets, drinks, etc.

OPEN Mon - Fri 6 -7.30, .30, Sat 6 - 6.30, Sun 9 - 5

The

Lord Nelson

Rectory Lane, Norton Sub Hamdon Mark, Helen and staff welcome you to ‘The Nelson’

GOOD FOOD - GOOD BEER - GREAT ATMOSPHERE

MARCO’s Stone Baked PIZZA!

Every Friday from 6pm – AND NOW Sunday from 4pm Eat In or Take Away Skittle Alley available for Private Parties, Functions, Friendlies Thursday Evenings: PAELLA & SANGRIA £14 per person Monday to Friday: LUNCHES • 2 Course £8 • 3 Course £12

H LIVE MUSIC / EVENTS H

Saturday 27 th August: DAVE LARGIE Sunday 4 th September: QUIZ NIGHT in aid of Guide Dogs Saturday 10 th September: HEART & SOUL Saturday 24 th September: LEWIS HAWKINS Two-Tone /Ska

COURTYARD H BEER GARDEN AT REAR AMPLE PARKING OPEN ALL DAY FRIDAY, SATURDAY & SUNDAY

Tel: 01935 881473 www.thelordnelson.biz

HAM HILL

garden so delicious fresh pizzas are available. The skittle alley / function room is ideal for coffee mornings and meetings as well as celebrations. With good weather the patio areas both front and back are popular. There is always a good pint and an excellent choice of wines. Why not try one of the many seasonal cocktails on offer such as Pimms or an Elderflower Twinkle – elderflower and Prosecco!

The Prince of Wales

The Prince of Wales is situated at the top of Ham Hill with stunning views.

The Inn is open all day every day and is extremely popular with walkers and dog owners. It

is a dog friendly pub. As a freehouse they offer a good choice of cask ales and local ciders to accompany their tasty menu. In addition to breakfasts the main menu is served from 12 noon every day with daily specials.

They offer good, tasty, homecooked food and a good range of ice-creams and sorbets.

They are now licensed to hold marriage ceremonies and civil partnerships. The attractive hamstone chapel with its vaulted ceiling can hold up to 40 guests and for those who prefer the outdoors – Amy’s Garden is also available for ceremonies.

Wedding Menus are bespoke, tailored to suit customers’ personal requirements.

Leisure

Rachel Sumner Exhibition at John Leach Gallery

A brand-new lively exhibition, Away with the Birds, is work celebrating the launch of Rachel Sumner’s newly published book Stitched Textiles: Birds which will also be available to purchase during the exhibition.

working with dissolvable interfacing, incorporating found objects, piecing and machine and hand embroidery. This vibrant, book contains six original stepby-step projects, featuring feathered friends such as muchloved garden blackbirds, characterful chickens, cute and c u r io us pu f f ins a n d c h e e k y seagulls. It is packed with expert advice on design and creative techniques, and contains A TALK by the Celebrated Correspondent

KATE ADIE

“A Life in Journalism” in

Stitched Textiles is an exciting series in which leading textile artists present their work through step-by-step demonstrations, techniques, projects and inspirational examples. In this book, Rachel Sumner takes birds as her theme and shows you how to bring them to life through stitch, using techniques including dyeing,

St. Michael’s Church North Cadbury at

7.00pm on

Thursday 29th September 2016

In support of the Friends of St. Michael’s

Tickets £12

(including refreshments)

from North Cadbury Shop or 01963 440929 / 440683

A Summer's Day on Ham Hill by Rebecca Stidson - hand embellished giclee print. Image size 16.5" x 11.25" - framed price £95.00 available from Martock Gallery, Martock.

Prints ★ Paintings ★ Bronzes ★ Mirrors ★ Framing Passport Photographs ★ Prints to Canvas

‘HAPPY DAYS’ by Mackenzie Thorpe Limited Edition Sculpture • Edition size 125 Dimensions: 18” long, 9” high, 6” wide

Martock Gallery Open: Monday - Friday 9.00 - 5.00, Saturday 9.30 - 4.30

Prince of Wales

Water Street • Martock • Tel: (01935) 823254 • www.martockgallery.com

OPEN ALL DAY EVERY DAY

8.30am – 11.00pm

Food Served: 12.00noon – 9.00pm Monday – Thursday 12.00noon – 10.00pm Friday & Saturday • 12.00noon – 8.00pm Sunday

SEPTEMBER

Saturday 3rd: HAM HILL MEDIEVAL FAYRE 11.00am – 4.00pm Sunday 11th: FLATLAND BOOGIE BAND 3.00pm – 6.00pm Sunday 18th: FUN QUIZ 8.00pm CHRISTMAS MINI BREAKFAST Monday – Friday 9.00am – 11.00am PARTY & FULL BREAKFAST Saturday and Sunday 9.30am – 11.00am CHRISTMAS DAY  Licensed for Weddings & Civil Ceremonies  Menus available on website or in pub

Ham Hill, Stoke Sub Hamdon,TA14 6RW Tel: 01935 822848 • www.princeofwaleshamhill.co.uk

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Leisure & Travel

stunning galleries of Rachel’s work, showcasing the possibility of fabric and stitch.

The Exhibition opens on 3rd September at the John Leach Gallery, Muchelney Pottery, Muchelney, Nr. Langport, TA10 0DW, www.johnleachpottery.co.uk

Flaxdrayton Workshops

Flaxdrayton Workshops are opening their doors to the public on Saturday 17th September from 11am to 5pm. Visit the businesses that have made it their home and see what amazing things they are producing.

This historic Victorian farmyard has been in the Blake family since it was built in 1858.

Francis and his wife Jane, the current generation, took on the farm in the mid 70’s, first farming organically, then, following a substantial fire in 1993, gradually

converting the buildings with great care into its current vibrant community of 17 small businesses (there’s one unit available to let).

You can: witness pressing apples for cider and enjoy tastings, see silver jewellery making, wood turning and wood carving in action, watch demonstrations of casting metal gaming miniatures and follow a game in action, view exhibitions of architecture and CAD (computer aided design) and of photography. There will be art and craft workshops, games, pilates/yoga family taster sessions, live music, and tea/coffee and artisan bakery products, along with the history of what was a model Victorian farm 160 years ago, and its story since.

Flaxdrayton Farm is just ½ mile from the A303 between South Petherton and Norton-subHamdon.

For more information, please visit www.flaxdrayton.co.uk, ring 01460 241062 or email francis. blake@which.net

Somerset Festival of Transport

Tina and Tony Carter formed Somerset's Festival of Transport rally back in 2012.

Tina and Tony put these shows on with the help of a few loyal sponsors and helpers and are always looking for more help. The vision of the show organisers is to eventually be self-funded and make a profit for charity. This can only be achieved with the support of the exhibitors and viewing public. Why not pop along and bring the family pet to the dog show on Sunday.

Camperex The Motorhome Show Shepton Mallet 9th – 11th September

It’s fast approaching that time of year again when we'll all be heading to the Shepton Mallet

Somerset’s Festival of Transport

Saturday 24th & Sunday 25th September, 9am – 5pm Wincanton Racecourse, Wincanton, BA9 8BJ Admission £5 H OAPs £4.50 H Children Free Vehicles & Displays from Bygone Days Including – Steam Engines, Tractors, Military, Motorcycles Commercial Vehicles, Cars, Heavy Horses, and more Craft Marquee H Trade Stands H Refreshments Friendly DOG SHOW – Sunday Midday

Enquiries: 07900 695620

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www.somersetfestivaloftransport

Leisure

Motorhome Show, held for the thirty first year at the Bath & West showground, on the A371.

Now improved and re-branded as Camperex, there’s no better place to view and compare so many different models of motorhomes and campervans. This year there will be a hand picked selection of caravans and tents on show, as well as the latest gadgets to hit the market.

Visitors staying for the long weekend have a varied entertainment programme. On Friday night the ever popular Beached Boys performing their mega 60’s & 70’s party show. A bingo night for those who just want to put their feet up and have a bit of fun. On Saturday a night of comedy hosted by MC Danny Ward, featuring Dan

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Evans, Tom Glover and closing the night is the legendary Bob Mills. Or, if you fancy Saturday night at the movies, a huge outdoor cinema will show the hilarious Dad’s Army. All this plus live music during the day.

The show opens 9.30am - 5pm.

Admission charge for day visitors is adults £7 per person in advance online at www.camperex.com (plus transaction fee) or £10 per person on the day. Accompanied children under 16 are free and day car parking is also free.

Visitors who would like to stay for the whole weekend can arrive from Thursday onwards. The weekend fee is £44 in advance from Thursday (£50 on the gate) or £39 from Friday onwards (£45 on the gate). See advert inside back cover.

Wessex Heavy Horse Show

The Wessex Heavy Horse Society's Annual Show is a fun and informative day out for all the family (including the fourlegged members).

Forty or more gentle giants will be showing their paces in the ring, on the working plot and in the horse lines. The latter are open all day for visitors to see the horses being prepared for their classes and relaxing afterwards - but please do ask permission before touching them as some prefer their peace and quiet. There are plenty of other things to do

throughout the day both in and out of the display arena, including a medieval encampment, Fun Dog Show, have-a-go terrier racing, waggon rides, children's activities, vintage vehicles and the always-popular (and tasty) P u d d i n g Competition.

With craft stalls and trade stands to browse, and refreshments to keep you going, you can enjoy a great day out in Dorset!

Family tickets available with advance purchase.

Free parking, free entry for under-5s, please keep dogs on leads.

A GRAND DAY OUT FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY ...

Street Fair

Punch & Judy H Children’s Entertainment Various Musical Entertainment Village Hall Café H Hog Roast Pimms H Ice Cream H Tombola Grand Prize Draw – Fantastic Prizes 100+ Stalls H Classic Car Display Child Friendly Paddock

Saturday 3 rd September 2016 11.00am to 4.00pm • 50p Entry FREE PARKING

Raising money to support village projects and this year’s chosen charity

AUGUST ...

26th 26th 27th 28th 28th 31st

MANGLED WURZELS - Catash, North Cadbury INNOCENT BYESTANDERS - Quicksilver Mail, Yeovil DAVE LARGIE - Lord Nelson, Norton Sub Hamdon MIKE BROWN (5pm) - Wyndham Arms, Kingsbury Episcopi STORM - Quicksilver Mail, Yeovil OPEN MIC’ NIGHT - Crown Inn, Sherborne

SEPTEMBER ...

2nd 7th 9th 10th 11th 14th 16th 21st 23rd 24th 24th 25th 28th

Mr. D’ARCY - Quicksilver Mail, Yeovil BLUES NIGHT - Crown Inn, Sherborne UTTER CHAOS - Quicksilver Mail, Yeovil HEART & SOUL - Lord Nelson, Norton Sub Hamdon FLATLAND BOOGIE BAND - Prince of Wales, Stoke Sub Hamdon JAZZ NIGHT - Crown Inn, Sherborne SARAH JORY - Quicksilver Mail, Yeovil FOLK NIGHT - Crown Inn, Sherborne MUTTER SLATER - Quicksilver Mail, Yeovil DAVE CURTIS - Wyndham Arms, Kingsbury Episcopi LEWIS HAWKINS - Lord Nelson, Norton Sub Hamdon AN ADVERT IN THE PUB PAGES STOKE BAND - Royal Oak, Over Stratton OPEN MIC’ NIGHT - Crown Inn, Sherborne ENSURES A FREE MENTION HERE!

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Family Health

Looking Good and feeling fine amazing stuff. We all know we should drink plenty each day and I hope you do - after all, we are mostly water:- ‘Hairy bags of salty soup’, as one of my favourite expressions goes. Traditionally water, being so essential to life, was treated with reverence. This planet is littered with stunning waterfalls, holy wells and sacred springs. So this month I want to look at ways to make bathing a little more divine and therapeutic.

with

Jenna Evans

Healing Waters

ARE YOU a bath or shower person? Is it a quick wash just to clean up or more of a treat away from the bustle of life? Water is

Beautiful Baths - Every so often it’s pure indulgence to take your time over a good bath. Now I’m a bit rubbish at switching off sometimes and don’t like to feel I’m not achieving much by lying

around in the tub. So for me these baths have become part of a practice of self-care. They are therapy and in no way a waste of time! There are so many things we can add to a bath to make it a healing treatment. I love Epsom salts - magnesium rich and great for tired and sore muscles. Apple Cider Vinegar can be good for this too, although the smell isn’t for everyone! Essential oils are wonderful in baths. Always dilute them in a carrier such as a base oil or milk. This will make sure they disperse more evenly.

Marjoram, Ginger, Black Pepper, Lavender & Chamomile would be good choices to add to a muscle soothing Epsom bath. Exotic Ylang Ylang & Jasmine will

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create a heady floral vibe. Citrus oils can uplift and inspire. I love to add coconut milk and rose petals to a bath every now and then - bear in mind if you add anything herby it will need to be cleaned up later. Bath melts are wonderful for dry skin. Cocoa butter pellets can be added while the bath is running - to give them time to melt. If you pat yourself dry gently, the residue of that nourishing butter will have more time to penetrate the skin and you can expect to be silky smooth and supple skinned all day! Skin conditions too can benefit from

September Notice Board MARTOCK

17th September at 7.30pm, in Martock Church, Clayhanger String Quartet play Haydn's Emperor Quartet, accompany soprano Alison Routh on 6 Strauss songs, then play Mozart's G minor Quintet K516 with added 2nd viola. See www.martock online.co.uk/events. £8 on door, £7 from 01935 822706.

NORTH CADBURY

A talk, A Life in Journalism, by Kate Adie, St. Michael’s Church, North Cadbury, Thursday 29th September at 7pm. Tickets £12 including refreshments from 01963 440929/440683 or Village Shop.

STOURTON CAUNDLE

‘Defender of the Dead’, comedy from Boiling Kettle Theatre Co., Stourton Caundle Village Hall, Friday 30th September 8.15pm.

Tickets £8, 01963 362890.

ADVERTISE YOUR OCTOBER EVENT HERE!

A listing under our Notice Board costs just £5 – send details of What? When? Where? to The Visitor, P.O. Box 1, Castle Cary, Somerset, BA7 7BG. All entries to be pre-paid, maximum 20 words. Extra words 30p each.

Deadline for October issue, Friday 16th September.

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healing baths. Dead sea salts and oatmeal are popular home remedies for eczema and dermatitis. You can add salts liberally to a full bath (up to 1kg or so), but start with about a cupful and see how you get on.

For oatmeal, which can really take down the itch, add a few tablespoons to a muslin bag and position it under the taps while the bath is running. Shea butter can be slathered on post-bath to deeply moisturise and soothe.

Shea butter is very hard so I sit the pot in a sink of hot water while I’m bathing to give it time to melt.

Super Showering - Many of us choose to have a shower rather than a daily bath. This may be to do with time constraints or for environmental reasons. I’m a big fan of a good shower but rather than diving in and out, I like to revel in the water on my skin, indulge in some fragrant medicine and imagine I’m under some great waterfall with all of my cares being carried away. I want to step out of that shower feeling clean of body and mind.

Power showers are great if you have any knotted muscles - blast those areas repeatedly with hot water. You can have a little home hydrotherapy by switching between hot and cold showers a few times, always ending on cold.

Hot and cold showers can help with pain and poor circulation and they certainly wake you up in the morning! They are contraindicated with certain health conditions such as high blood pressure, so do consult with your GP if unsure. Aromatherapy can be happily incorporated into your shower routine with many essential oil based shower gels and soaps on the market. You can also take an unscented shower gel and add a couple of drops of

your own blend to customise your shower each day. Citrus oils such as grapefruit and lime work well to bring us to life in the morning; lavender and marjoram can help soothe tired muscles and help us wind down at night; rose and geranium are great stress busters; clary sage and bergamot can lift our spirits when we’re feeling blue.

So take some time out of your busy day to have a sacred shower or blissful bath. It’s not just about getting clean, it’s about giving yourself a little TLC. Until next month, happy bathing!

Jenna Evans ©2016.

 Jenna is an Holistic Health Coach and creator of bespoke beauty products. She can be found on Facebook at ‘Alchemical Beauty UK’. Jenna is also a multi-award winning Product Advisor at Ceres Natural Foods, Yeovil. To make an appointment, please pop in or call 01935 428791 for details. Find Ceres on Facebook as ‘Ceres Natural Foods Ltd’. Always check with a health professional before making any dramatic changes to your diet and lifestyle or starting a new supplement, especially with any existing health conditions.

Church Street Dental Centre 7A Church Street, Wincanton, BA9 9AA Tel: 01963 33930

 For all your dental needs & wants Dental implants, invisible braces, fixed braces, whitening, routine and cosmetic dentistry.

 Facial aesthetics also available: Botox, Filler, Dermaroller and Neostrata Chemical Peels.  Accepting new patients today

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AN AUTUMN or winter wedding can be a magical event - but there are a few things you should remember - here are a few tips.  The Venue - whether you’re getting married in Church or having a civil ceremony in a hotel, ask about the heating and make sure it’s adequate.

If you’re marrying in November or December you may be able to save yourself a few pounds on the decorations. A hotel will probably already be decorated for the festive season.  Transport - a horse and carriage or an open-topped car are not practical for a winter wedding. Choose a vehicle that will be warm and reliable, and get you to the ceremony on time.

 Photography - plan to have an early wedding. It starts to get dark early in the winter months.

An early wedding will give you

time for photographs before the light begins to fade. Know precisely what photographs you want taken to prevent delays.

And remember, the wedding party may be in flimsy gowns, so keep a stole or pashmina handy to keep warm between shots.

Ensure the venue has a welllit space inside for photographs, in case of inclement weather.

Bespoke • Corporate • Events Parties • Weddings • Sympathy Local & Nationwide Deliveries

01963 32367

11 Church Street, Wincanton, BA9 9AA

The Halfway House Inn Country Lodge CHILTHORNE DOMER nr. YEOVIL Tel: 01935 840350 • Fax: 01935 849006

Email: paul@halfwayhouseinn.com • www.halfwayhotelyeovil.com

LAKEVIEW FUNCTION ROOM available for Wedding Receptions seating up to 90

• Full Range of Catering Options from buffets to 5-courses • Four Poster Bridal Suite with jacuzzi and luxury steam /shower cabinet • 19 Ensuite Rooms available, including family rooms & disabled friendly room • Lake and Gardens providing an ideal backdrop for memorable photographs • Can provide a Full Wedding Package to include entertainment, decorations e.g. flowers, balloons Sunday Carvery now available 12pm – 2pm £9.95 booking is advisable Proprietor: Paul T. Rowsell FBII

Our Famous Menswear SALE IS NOW ON Telephone: 01935 478357 31 Princes Street, Yeovil, Somerset

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 Reception Drinks - Bucks Fizz and Pimms are all very well for a summer wedding but your guests may prefer something different on arrival. A warming glass of Punch would be an excellent alternative.

Hooper’s Hats

Hooper’s Hat Hire has a super range of hats, fascinators and bags with the option to hire, buy or have a design hand-crafted especially for you. They would love to create that stunning item for you to wear on that special day. Please feel free to give them

Whether you’re getting engaged, getting married, or celebrating your diamond wedding anniversary, Living Pretty of Curry Rivel offer an outside catering service for any occasion, and with vintage china hire too.

Wedding? Celebration?

Vintage China Hire

We provide the most beautifully and carefully selected pieces to ensure your event is truly awe-inspiring.

Despite being mismatched there is a sense of continuity and elegance throughout our collection. So if you have an affection for all things vintage and beautiful and would like to create an event which is both memorable and marvellous, please do get in touch and we can discuss your requirements whatever they may be.

We Offer a Bespoke Outside Catering Service Cakes Made to Order H Hen Party Celebration Tea Parties

Somerset Afternoon Cream Tea For Two – £20 Delicious Finger Sandwiches Homemade Cakes, Scones and Clotted Cream All served on a Vintage Style Cake Stand with China Teacups and Saucers

kate@livingpretty.co.uk • www.livingpretty.co.uk THE OLD BAKERY • HIGH STREET CURRY RIVEL • SOMERSET • TA10 0ES Tel: 01458 253357

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a call to discuss your personal requirements. You will be overwhelmed by the array of gorgeous handbags to buy at prices that won’t break the bank.

Orange Blossom

Now in its 22nd year, Orange Blossom Bridal Boutique in Street should be on any bride’s list to visit.

Christina’s expertise and personal service will make shopping for your wedding dress a memorable experience, just as it should be at this most special of times.

Hooper’s Hat Hire

100s of exquisite hats and fascinators to hire, buy, or made to complement your outfit

01935 706555 • www.hoopershats.co.uk

Wedding Belles of Somerton has a wonderful array of hats.

Getting married? Ward & Sibley Jewellers, in Middle Street, Yeovil, is the perfect place for choosing rings and gifts for bridesmaids and attendants. Friendly service and expert advice always available.

Whether you are looking for pure fairytale, understated chic and elegance, or something in between, Orange Blossom will have the style for you. With prices ranging from £775 to £1,550 there are dresses to suit all budgets, and with a range of sizes to try on, up to size 24, you will be spoilt for choice.

Orange Blossom’s eagerly awaited new collection will be in shortly, what better time to start looking for your perfect wedding dress!

Grooms and the other men in your wedding party are not forgotten, Orange Blossom also offer mens formal hire, with Michael, Christina’s husband, offering the same dedicated service.

Book your appointment on 01458 840006, visit their website: www.orangeblossombridal.co.uk or contact them via Facebook

Discounted Designer Wedding Wear

Wedding Belles Bridal Boutique is located near the entrance of the Brunel Shopping Precinct you cannot miss the eye-catching

glass atrium window display!!

The shop is located downstairs having moved from the premises opposite to have more room to display the bridal gowns.

Wedding Belles specialize in brand new discounted designer wedding wear - stunning Mother of the Bride outfits, hats and accessories by leading designers such as Condici and John Charles. Bridal Gowns and veils are also stocked. Just arrived are a range of ‘vintage style’ tea /day dresses.

A chair cover and venue décor hire service is also offered for weddings and other special events. Wedding Belles are open

Mon 9.30 until 1.30. Wed. 11.00 until 3.00 and Sat. 9 until 1.30.

Other times by appointment.

One World

If you are looking for an unusual wedding gift, a visit to One World in South Petherton is a must.

Here you will find six individual showrooms over two floors displaying a beautiful range of gift items from around the world, and many of them Fair Trade.

Ceramic pots, wooden figures, rugs and hand made glass vases make unique gifts - you will also find within One World unusual greetings cards and stationery items to wrap your gift.

17 St James Street South Petherton Somerset TA13 5BS 01460 241166

This stunning Mother of the Bride outfit is just one of many to choose from at Wedding Belles of Somerton.

NEW Discounted Designer Wedding Wear

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BRIDAL BOUTIQUE

 Mother of the Bride ... brand new

Condici, John Charles, etc.

 Hats & Accessories  Bridal Gowns  “Vintage Style” Daywear

 Chair Covers / Venue Decor Hire

Brunel Precinct, SOMERTON Tel: 01458 273236

Open: Mon 9.30 — 1.30, Wed 11 — 3, Sat 9 — 1.30 ... OR BY APPOINTMENT

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There is a stunning range of silver jewellery - ideal as a gift for older bridesmaids. For the

The Dress Circle Dress Agency

QUALITY FASHION ITEMS WANTED TO SELL ON A COMMISSION BASIS Wedding hats, wedding outfits, cruise wear and good quality casual wear and accessories, accepted every day ...

10am - 4pm Monday - Friday 10am - 2pm Saturday

younger bridesmaids and page boys visit the toy department with its wonderful selection of traditional toys. Do call in.

Bellissimo Boutique

Are you getting married and shopping for that special gown?

For large quantities collections can be arranged

4 Brunel Shopping Centre Somerton TA11 7PY  01458 273485

Inside Bellissimo Boutique of Ilminster.

Have you got a different special occasion coming up? Christening, ball, dinner and dance party?

At Bellissimo Boutique & Bridal, situated in the lovely town of Ilminster, they cater for all occasions. From designer wedding dresses that are stunning, to Mother of the bride/groom outfits, sister, aunty, and gran, they have outfits for all the ladies whatever the occasion. Hats and fascinators

to complement your outfits along with shoes and bags.

Long and short evening wear plus casual fashions for everyday.

Gorgeous wedding dresses in all styles and sizes, appointments advisable for a one-to-one friendly service.

Ex-display and pre-loved designer clothing and gowns at fabulous prices.

Having trouble getting to

Three quarter length bridal gowns are very popular - both dresses shown are from the Lou Lou range, available from Eleanor Florence of Yeovil.

Bellissimo Boutique Ladies Fashion & Bridal Wear 33 Silver Street, Ilminster, Somerset, TA19 0DW Tel: 01460 55905 • Join our Facebook page

Eleanor Florence

www.bellissimoboutiquedressagency.com

Bridal Prom & Ball Gowns

“Where memories are made”

Just Maria of Ilchester - for all your wedding flowers.

Stunning flowers for every occasion

www.eleanorflorence.co.uk

35 Princes Street, Yeovil, Somerset, BA20 1EG  01935 472670 info@eleanorflorence.co.uk

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Bridal Accessories - Imaginative Gifts - Unusual Cards - Vintage Clothing

 WEDDING FLOWERS 

Painted Furniture - Decorative Chalk Paint by Annie Sloan

The Old Chapel, Church Street, ILCHESTER Tel: 01935 706121 • Mobile: 07837 385734

ABC Wedding Dresses 100s of Bridal Gowns ... to suit all tastes and budgets Bellissimo? Then let them come to you in the comfort of your own home. For more information check out the website www.bellissimoboutiquedress agency.com or find them on facebook.

ABC Wedding Dresses

ABC Wedding Dresses is situated on the outskirts of Langport in the Old Kelways. The beautiful galleried show room has a host

of bridal gowns and accessories to choose from.

Originally based in Yeovil Caryl has over 25 years experience in the wedding dress industry and has something to suit all tastes and budgets.

There is also a wonderful selection of bridesmaids dresses and prom dresses. Why not give her a call to make an appointment to find the gown of your dreams.

Prom / Evening Gowns

H Appointments Only H Over 25 Years Experience

ABC Wedding Dresses The Loft, Old Kelways Somerton Road, Langport, TA10 9SJ Tel: 07710 985321 Free parking outside the door

www.abcweddingdresses.co.uk

fashion boutique

STUNNING

AUTUMN COLLECTION now arriving labels include

 Monari   Just White   Gardeur   Lindi   Tina Taylor 

ABC Wedding Dresses of Langport have a wonderful selection of bridal, bridesmaid and prom gowns. Book an appointment today.

Market Place • Wincanton •  01963 31676

Wedding Lingerie Supplier

A perfect mix of lingerie & swimwear for your perfect honeymoon

7 Market Place Wincanton BA9 9LL

Whatever the occasion Preview of Wincanton has an ensemble to suit.

Tel: 01963 32808 www.amour-lingerie.co.uk

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A W Rule & Son Gun Makers Ltd

Using traditional methods, A W Rule & Son, Gun Makers are pleased to offer a fully bespoke shotgun and rifle stock making service.

Whether you require a custom hand-made replacement stock for your Best English Game gun, imported side by side, over under or a Big Game hunting rifle, A W Rule & Son are pleased to offer a guaranteed quotation upon request.

Choose from their range of hand selected, air dried Circassian Walnut stock blanks, be it from entry level to best Exhibition grade, they can match your current stock for grain and colour, either on your behalf or you can personally choose from their wood room by appointment.

A W Rule & Son Gun Makers are strong believers in safety first.

A dirty gun is potentially a dangerous gun. With the relatively inexpensive cost of servicing, regular maintenance and the reassurance of a successful shooting season, be it a family heirloom or modern shotgun, all shooting enthusiasts should consider regular gun care.

Their high standard of servicing can meet your every gun requirement, be it from a basic check over or to a full service including: • Tightening action for grip and sides • Regulate ejectors/trigger

pulls/single triggers • Replacement firing pins • Cosmetic repairs • Dent raising and barrel lapping • Refitting barrel ribs and loops • Barrel reblacking and browning • Engraving • Action rejointing and proof work • Stock refinishing • Gold washing of parts

A W Rule & Son have a varied selection of best side by side and over & under game and clay shotguns for sale also air weapons and accessories. All guns sold by them are guaranteed and backed by over 50 years of gun making expertise. Call 01458 270024 or visit www.awruleandsongun makers.co.uk

Crispin Crafts & Haberdashery

Cranborne Chase, watercolour

by Laura Jolliffe, www.laura-jolliffe.co.uk Email: artcrafttutor@gmail.com

Crispin Crafts & Haberdashery have recently moved from the Crispin Hall, Street to new premises in Farm Road (towards Clarks Village). A family business for over 30 years it is run by Sue and Trev Cadwallader. The shop has everything you could possible need for crafting, sewing or knitting. Embroidery threads, cottons, ribbons, buttons, beads, felts and fabrics can all be found.

Just arrived are festive fabrics for Christmas. With Christmas in mind why not try your hand at card making? Useful gift ideas include knitting bags, sewing boxes and craft kits. Gift vouchers available. Amongst other useful items stocked are cushion pads, curtain hooks and daylight bulbs.

Sue and Trev look forward to welcoming customers old and new.

The Yarn Bomb: Exploding in Sturminster Newton

The urban craft phenomenon of Yarn Bombing is making its way to Sturminster Newton on Saturday 27th August where the town will be erupting with fun and colour.

Hanson’s Fabrics & Crafts are hosting The Yarn Bomb, the very first event of its kind in Sturminster Newton with sponsorship from two of the UK’s leading yarn suppliers; Stylecraft and King Cole. Railings, bollards, benches and more will be turned into colourful works of art as the town is decorated with bright knitting, colourful crochet and fun yarn crafts!

Jacqui Wragg from the SturQuest Community Office says ‘This is such an exciting idea and has been embraced by everyone I’ve spoken to. The enthusiasm Hanson’s have shown will no doubt ensure that this will be a truly amazing spectacle of fun and colour in the run up to the Sturminster Newton Carnival and Cheese Festival’.

On Saturday 27th August, Sturminster Newton will be transformed into an urban masterpiece using the globally recognised art of Yarn Bombing, which has taken many larger towns and cities by storm!

Volunteers have embraced this

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softer side of graffiti with open arms and have joined in the wonderful way of adding some zing to this charming town.

‘Anyone that is interested in being a part of The Yarn Bomb event is more than welcome to come along and add your own personal touch to the town with anything yarn related! See our

website and Facebook page for more information’ says Myra Hanson, owner of Hanson’s Fabrics & Crafts. https://www.facebook. com/hansonsfabricsandcrafts/ So visit Sturminster Newton on Saturday 27th August to see everyone’s creativity and to see Stur’s bold artistic statement.

Yandles Bi-Annual Woodworking Show 9th & 10th September

Yandles pride themselves on hosting a show that appeals everyone from the professional turner, to the hobbyist and to those who wish to see what beauty can be created out of wood by their talented demonstrators, who include, Mark Hancock, Jason Smith, Mary Ashton, Les

Thorne and Andy Rounthwaite.

On the carving side they are pleased to welcome back Zoe Gertner. Following on from the success of their Masterclasses at the Spring Show, they will be h o lding the m ag a i n , g i v i n g visitors the chance to sit in on demonstrations and talks from some of the top manufacturers such as Record Power, Charnwood and Triton.

Redecorate and update your home with these fabulous 100% cotton light-weight upholstery fabrics, perfect for anything from soft furnishings to creative crafts. These popular fabrics are available in an exciting range of designs and colours. Visit Hanson’s Fabrics & Crafts in Sturminster Newton to see these, and more!

YANDLES WOODWORKING SHOW AND SALE WITH CRAFTS Friday 9 th & Saturday 10 th September 2016 10am – 5pm and 10am – 4pm respectively

A perfect day out for everyone from the Professional to the Hobbyist

NEW for 2016 MASTERCLASSES  Fantastic Demos in Wood and Crafts  Taster Sessions in our Hobby Marquee  Free Entry and Parking

All at Yandles: Hurst Works MARTOCK TA12 6JU 01935 822207 info@yandles.co.uk

DON’T MISS OUT ON ...

SPECIAL SHOW OFFERS

outstanding selection of TIMBER with SHOW DISCOUNTS!

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Yandles want everyone to appreciate the wonder of woodworking and for this reason the Show has free entry and parking. Visitors come from all around the country and from Europe, many booking their holidays around the shows. In the region of 50 manufacturers attend, including well-known names such as Record Power, Chestnut and Robert Sorby, all with show promotions and special offers.

The timber selection is immense and discounts are available over the two days, so don’t forget to stock up for the autumn.

There have been some changes since the Spring Show. The Café is back under the Yandles umbrella with most of the team who ran it before. A considerable investment is to be made to provide a new kitchen and more seating. The Gallery has also had a revamp and has a lot of new and exciting gifts for those special people, whether it be family or friends. Don’t forget to visit the craft tent, where taster sessions will be held in a number of different crafts alongside demonstrations ranging from paper crafting to crochet.

Yandles Woodworking Show, Hurst Works, Martock, TA12 6JU. Telephone: 01935 822207.

Judith Newport of Gray’s in Stalbridge is now offering paint workshops.

Full range of vintage style paints on sale.

For full details, check out the website: www.yandles.co.uk

Ballroom Dancing

John Birtles, a professional dancing teacher, has been teaching for over 50 years. With the increase in popularity of cruises - John has found that he gets a lot of enquiries from passengers who want to learn prior to their holiday. Tuition can be on an individual basis or in private groups. Why not take up dancing as a hobby? It is tremendous fun and a useful social skill.

Mike’s Music GUITAR TUITION

All ages and abilities

01460 75663

BALLROOM DANCING • Private Lessons • Modern Ballroom • Latin American • Party Dances

Langport Dance Centre JOHN BIRTLES Professional Dancing Teacher

P.T.D. Members Latin & Ballroom

Telephone: Langport (01458) 250322

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Sherborne ArtsLink

Sherborne ArtsLink is offering a dynamic programme of creative activities this autumn. Tutored by professional, friendly and inspiring artists such as Susan R Hughes, Kate Osman, Penny Wilson, James Budden, Kate Doig and many more, a diverse range of classes are available.

The trip this Autumn is to the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra at The Lighthouse, Poole in October and on every second Wednesday of the month the ArtsLink Flicks programme shows a film at the Digby

Gray’s

Stockists of Grand Illusions Vintage Paints

Brushes, Books and Accessories

 Paint Courses  Available from September Call for Details

HIGH STREET, STALBRIDGE  01963 365800

Memorial Hall in Sherborne.

In addition to wanting to provide fun and stimulating opportunities ArtsLink firmly believes in additional benefits which can be gained from taking part in creative activity. Research shows that participation in cultural and creative activities generates improvements in personal well-being, enhances self-esteem, builds self-confidence and can instill a deep rooted sense of belonging and community.

Find out more and book your place by visiting: www.sherborne artslink.org.uk or ring 01935 815899.

Mike’s Music

Mike Ayers a registered guitar tutor has been teaching the guitar for over 20 years. Many readers will know Mike from when he and his wife ran Mike’s Music in the George Precinct, Crewkerne.

Mike teaches all ages and abilities from his home in Crewkerne - including up to exam standard.(Higher level pass grades 6 and upwards gain points towards UCAS.) Whether you want to learn the guitar for pleasure or to pass an exam give Mike a call on 01460 75663.

Forge Fabrics of Stalbridge

Forge Fabrics is run by mother and daughter team Wendy and Emily.

Forge Fabrics stock haberdashery, wool including the Debbie Bliss range, cushions, fat quarters, felt and handicrafts.

They have recently increased the size of their fabric department offering both dress and soft furnishing fabric. A full range of embroidery threads are stocked and recently introduced are quilt panels and cushion panels.

They have an on-the-premises soft furnishing workshop for curtains, blinds etc., and a fabric library offering fabrics from most

Forge Fabrics

20% OFF SALE an Saturday d

3rd Sunday 4th September

 Curtains & Blinds  Soft Furnishing Fabric  Dress Fabric  Haberdashery  Wool  Sewing Machines  Embroidery Silks  We have EXTENDED our FABRIC DEPARTMENT The Forge, Ring Street, Stalbridge Dorset, DT10 2LZ emilykjeans@gmail.com Emily

www.forgefabrics.co.uk www.facebook.com/forgefabrics

& Wendy  01963 548138

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leading manufacturers including Art of the Loom, i Liv and Clarke & Clarke. Place your curtain order early for Christmas!

Christmas lines are now arriving such as craft kits and sparkly yarns. Why not get knitting?

Warm scarves make an ideal Christmas gift. Sale 20% off - 3rd and 4th September.

Cocklemoor

New in at Cocklemoor Langport, and proving extremely popular, is the Art Therapy range of adult colouring books - also new in are scrapbooking and decoupage products.

The craft section is ever growing at Cocklemoor with modelling clay,

painting by numbers, glues, cards and activities packs.

They are well known for their wools and haberdashery – plus other useful lines such as jars of buttons, Dylon, sewing threads and work boxes.

For the darker nights there is a good choice of jigsaws to suit all ages and a selection of family games. Don’t forget to treat yourself to something delicious from the weigh-out sweets & confectionery range.

Allen School of Dance

Nigel and Mel Allen and their teachers teach Ballroom, Latin, Ballet, Street and Disco / Freestyle dancing at the Yeovil Dancentre.

With the success of Strictly Come Dancing more and more people are returning to Ballroom / Latin dancing and the Yeovil Dancentre is the ideal place to learn.

They have several classes at different levels for the social dancer as well as classes for the competitors. Children as young as 3 are taking up Ballroom & Latin dancing and the Yeovil Dancentre has been running classes for children from 3 upwards for years. Many of these children stay at the dance centre until they are adults. The Yeovil Dancentre is a large dance studio on the Pen Mill Trading Estate used exclusively for dancing.

Scenes This attractive easy-to-knit cardigan in a chunky yarn is from the new King Cole range of patterns and yarns, available from Wild Cardz of Wincanton.

Whether you are a beginner or a professional artist Scenes of Gillingham has a superb choice of paints, papers and accessories to suit your requirements. Water colours, acrylics, oils, inks and

Wild Cardz

35 High Street, Wincanton, Somerset BA9 9JU • Tel: 01963 31234

WOOL - WOOL - WOOL We now stock Knitting Wool

3-Ply through to Chunky Knit, Needles, Patterns, Haberdashery

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CoLLeCTioN & DeLivery PoiNT

Including Paints, Beads, Craft Kits, Coloured Paper

www.wildcardzofwincanton.co.uk

Inspired by Strictly Come Dancing?

Then come to the Allen School of Dance - Specialists in the Training of Ballroom & Latin Dancing for Children and Adults of all ages from Beginners to Medalists & Competitors (as seen on the BBC this year)

H NEW BEGINNERS CLASS starting LATE September H

Contact us on 01935 421668 or email info@allendance.co.uk See our website www.allendance.co.uk

pastels are all readily available in a myriad of colours. Books and DVDs are available for tuition plus some craft items.

Scenes offer on-the-premises picture framing. With his many years of experience, proprietor Philip can advise on the best mount, frame and glass to enhance your picture. And it’s not only pictures that can be framed - tapestries, football shirts, baby shoes etc. can also be framed.

Guitar Tuition

Jeremy Reed is a music teacher with over 20 years tuition experience. He offers tuition in the comfort of your own home and has tutored all ages from seven to seventy five!

Jeremy has a passion for song writing and has produced 3 CDs of his own original work. The music tuition he offers covers a wide range of genres from the 50s through to current. So if you are thinking of taking up the guitar

or wish to improve, give Jeremy a call to book a lesson.

Italian Courses

Italian Language Services provides a range of classes at all levels from beginners to advanced. These run for 30 weeks starting in September. Also available is individual tuition tailored to the individual student’s needs. There are also 10 week course which are designed to give enough knowledge to get by on holiday and also serve as a brief introductory course.

Exams are not obligatory but there is the possibility to study for GCSE and A level.

Translation and interpreting services are also available.

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CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE WORLD - FINAL! Now there's words that always get the attention of the good people of

this country. Unfortunately some of the claims that a particular championship or other being ‘of the world’ can be a little dubious.

As someone who was heavily involved in the short-circuit racing (cars) in the past, some of the 'Championships of the World' were more than a little suspect, although I think an application of trades descriptions of some kind must have caused a little controversy now and again. My mind gravitates also to the 'World Baseball Series' held by the Americans every year which consist of teams from all over ... er ... America. Now, one might be a little cynical over this, but I daresay they would be happy to have teams from other parts of the globe who would like join in, although if they were beaten at their own game things might turn nasty.

Nevertheless, the World

Championship is taking place e'en as I write, for that greatest of all outdoor pub games, namely Bat and Trap, which is being held in Kent - where else? - with teams as far away as, now let's see ...

Kent! (and possibly even Surrey).

Whilst baseball and its many cups and championships have been running for well over a hundred years, the Bat and Trap World Cup has been running for, um ... three years. Oh well; give it some time and I'm sure it will become more popular world-wide! The difference is of course, that the organisers are more than a little tongue-in-cheek about the whole deal. Players are out for a great time and at the same time they will raise loads of money for charitable causes. For those of you not familiar with the game, I can only suggest that a little research on the interweb may be enough to stimulate some interest. It is

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Our lovely pub can be found in the picturesque and tranquil Somerset village of Barrington, just 2 miles from the market town of Ilminster.

The village has some of the most beautiful ham stone thatched cottages in the county, and is also the home to the National Barrington, Ilminster Trust property of Barrington Court, which was used recently Somerset, TA19 0JB for the filming of the BBC production of Wolf Hall. We can be Tel: 01460 259281 found in the heart of the village just opposite the beautiful Email: barringtonboar@outlook.com 13th century church of St. Mary the Virgin. www.barringtonboar.co.uk Bar open

Monday 6.00pm to 9.00pm Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday 12.00 Noon to 2.30pm and 6.00pm to 11.00pm

Saturday 12.00 Noon to 12.00 Midnight Sunday 12.00 Noon to 9.00pm Food is available

Tuesday to Sunday 12.00 Noon to 2.00pm Tuesday to Saturday 6.30pm to 9.00pm

The Boar has a far reaching reputation for serving fresh quality food prepared by our young and innovative kitchen team. We have an interesting and varied menu for diners to choose from, along with a great selection of real ales, ciders, lagers and wines to complement your food, or for just having a relaxing drink.

If you are looking for a romantic break, a base for touring the area or a comfortable place to stay on business, then our 4 en suite bed and breakfast rooms would be perfect.

Clean and comfortable, with flat screen TV, free WIFI and tea and coffee making facilities, they are a home from home.

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The CROWN Inn

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Friday

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Wednesday Music 31st August: Open Mic’ 7th September: Blues 14th September: Jazz 21st September: Folk 28th September: Open Mic’

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believed that Bat and Trap has the same origins as cricket, although that would now be impossible to prove. The apparatus needed is not expensive to buy, neither is it difficult to make, as proved by your scribe and his somewhat limited woodwork skills. Each summer thousands of people play league in Kent and Surrey (in fact it was the first outdoor game to have floodlighting made compulsory!) and many tens of thousands play casual games when the opportunity arises. It was even featured on television's Country File a few years back. I have to say I would love to enter a team to the World Championship from amongst my fellow men and women of Dorset, but I really don't feel we are up to the necessary standard to give the good people of the Home Counties a run for their money. Well, not yet, anyway.

On the ever-expanding internet there are many sites that deal with sports, most of which I have little or no interest in, except there are some which deal with pub games, and one in particular which covers many in an interesting way is Shove it, Chuck it, Toss it from the keyboard and camera of Mark Shirley. Mark is from a village near Market Harborough, and shares my passion for this sort of thing, as is readily apparent from his writings. We have corresponded for some while and recently had the pleasure of meeting up and taking a trip to the Rose and Crown in Bradford Abbas, not least because it is the spiritual home of skittles (see Movietone News ‘Athletics - lads of the village’). Mark joined our skittle team for the last game of the summer season and we took a win. Hitting a creditable 40, it was a good debut at the West Country version of the game, and somewhat different from the version played

by Mark and his contemporaries

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on the NorthamptonshireLeicestershire borders (see Youtube for varieties played in those counties). Do take a good look at his blog, it covers a huge number of games in an increasingly large area of the country. Truly a labour of love that is available for us all to enjoy.

It was a pleasure to meet Mark and his partner Karen, and despite warnings about various hauntings, they spent a night at the Rose and Crown, although no interesting spectres were seen. It means that now three out of four of the country's self-confessed pub-games anoraks have now visited this pub.

Perhaps there are more of you out there? If so, perhaps it's time to come out of the closet - or indeed, the skittle alley - and declare yourself openly to be ‘one of us’.

It's no shame!

Onto the subject of beer, and at the aforementioned pub we had some excellent Amber Ale from Marston's. This is a low-gravity beer, at about 3.8% abv, if I recall correctly. I did check the Marston's web-site, but strangely there is no mention of it. There is however, another of the ales on their site that is available at present which is New World Pale Ale described as ‘a gleaming gold in colour, has a fantastic fruity flavour with blasts of tropical peaches, apricot, melon and passionfruit. All delivered with a creamy, white head and light, zesty aroma’. This beer is 3.8% abv but frankly - and how many times do I say it? but I'm tired of the ‘zesty’ beers that have become popular over the last few years. Nevertheless, if it encourages people to abandon tasteless fake lagers and try something with an actual taste, then so be it; it’s just that these beers aren't for me.

We've mentioned about the ‘consultation’ that has been taking place with CAMRA members over the last few months regarding the future of the organisation. I stick to what I have been saying all along; it's no longer an organisation with a mission to only help promote real ale, but one which is evolving with our social needs. Virtually all pubs now have

real ale, thankfully most of the time it's good, and we need to embrace the challenges of change and react accordingly if necessity makes it so. CAMRA will still need to continue in its fight to keep what we know as real ale, for as those of us in the older generation depart this plane of existence then the skills from the past that brew the ales we have learned to love will be lost. I'm not against the rise of ‘Craft Ales’ however one defines them, but basically it would appear that the term means ‘Keg ales that taste good’, although one sees the phrase on just about every pump clip these days! So an evolving Campaign will need to go on doing its bit for saving pubs, promoting real cider and perry, encouraging and advising small brewers and small pub owners, fighting pub closures, fighting brewery takeovers and closures. I think you can see where I'm coming from. They are also the

most successful consumer group in Europe, and with over 180,000 members, I think will continue to be so providing the success doesn't bite them on the rear and it implodes. Whilst any organisation has to look at how and why they do what they do now and again, the whole raison d'être must remain. Rant over.

The new Good Beer Guide for 2017 should be coming out soon, with a great number of the good

pubs where one can (hopefully) be guaranteed a great pint. A new guide is also coming out very soon on Britain's Best Real Heritage Pubs a book that anyone who loves our Great British Institution can ‘Ooh’ and ‘Aah’ over. Presents for you-know-when, perhaps?

Meanwhile I'm off to a pub in a village not too far from me, as I hear they have the ‘World Snail Racing Championship Final’. I'm sure it's a not a staged event!

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The Helyar Arms A warm welcome awaits at ...

— East Coker —

CASK ALES – RESTAURANT – ROOMS

NESTLING in the pretty village of East Coker is the 15c Helyar Arms Country Inn. Hosts Patrick and Claire Nobbs took over the inn last November and since then they have been working hard restoring and refurbishing this character inn. They are now pleased to announce they are able to offer a full menu and excellent accommodation in addition to wet sales.

The large bar and dining area is light and airy, with beamed ceilings and an eclectic mix of scrubbed wooden tables. The log burning stoves at each end of the bar give a welcoming ambience. Both Patrick and Claire have been in the hospitality industry before and have a good eye for attention to detail –

such as fresh flowers on the table and crisp linen napkins.

T h e H e l y a r A r m s o ff e r s a comprehensive choice of menu, using local produce whenever possible. There is a lunch time menu which offers everything from nibbles and freshly cut sandwiches through to main courses (the majority under £10). The evening menu includes such dishes as Balsamic marinated buffalo mozzarella, Serrano ham & tomato £6.50 to start, followed by Somerset beef sirloin sauteed in a tarragon and mustard cream sauce served on a salad of broad beans and pea shoots £9.50, and to finish Salted caramel brownie served with cream £5. There is something to suit all tastes on the menu including vegetarian and fish dishes.

To accompany your meal there is a comprehensive wine list – everything from a good house wine to a cellar selection for lovers of fine wine. A choice of 10 wines, including Prosecco, are available by the glass.

In addition to the spacious bar/dining area there is The Apple Loft, a smaller dining room that seats 30, ideal for private parties.

The Inn has six double en-suite letting rooms (£75) which are already proving extremely p o p u l a r, b o t h w i t h l o c a l businesses and holidaymakers, as are the wonderful breakfasts!

With the better weather customers can enjoy the pretty beer garden to the rear.

Patrick and Claire say “Everyone is most welcome at the Helyar Arms, from families and dog walkers through to special occasions and private parties.”

The inn is open all day every day from 11am. Food is served from noon until 2.30pm and from 6.30pm until 9pm (no food Sunday evenings).

The Helyar Arms, East Coker nr. Yeovil, BA22 9JR Tel: 01935 862332 Email: info@thehelyararms.com

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They Say

That at Quillon House Antiques in Bruton, some chests cause more interest than others.

That musically speaking, Peter Hardy of North Cadbury has trouble dotting his I’s and crossing his T’s.

That not being alarmed caused Merv Hughes of Langport to miss his recent fishing trip from Weymouth.

That when Margaret Stone of Milborne Port gets her change of car, there will be no stopping her - we hope.

That despite being away from home and losing a tooth in a field in Charminster, the toothfairy still managed to find the pillow of South Cadbury’s Miss Emma Price-Hoddinott.

That when buying tins of tomatoes from the bustling village store, Paddy Ashdown of Norton sub Hamdon likes to enlist the help of local lass, Jenny Harris.

That due to marauding snails in Chiselborough, runner beans are now definitely has beens for one resident.

That The Visitor Magazine has one very Majestic reader.

That once again, the Gillingham and Shaftesbury Agricultural Show was a great success with some guests even arriving by helicopter.

That congratulations go to Mrs Molly Otton of Castle Cary on a job well done at the Save the Children shop. Twenty-eight years, that’s true dedication.

That Peter Stone of Milborne Port likes to dine out on pork pies.

That third anniversary congratulations go to the Putt’s of Weymouth, looks like it will have to be a new handbag for Mrs Putt - and perhaps shoes to match!

That Marilyn of Sherborne Kitchens, Sherborne now has a smart new office of her very own - but please don’t knock until the plaster is set!

That in Martock there was recently a curvaceous artist at work in Martock Gallery - toot toot.

That spending the night in a hobbit hut proved a very interesting experience for Jane Smith of Yandles at Hurst - but probably not to be repeated!

That Phillip Oram of Yeovil starred in a pantomime in Nottingham, Robin Hood and the Lift, when the door opened he said “Where’s the door?” and they shouted “Behind you” - and it was.

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Pete Lambden & Staff welcome you to .....

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To quench his thirst Vinny takes a trip to Curry Rivel

“Ah baby, let's get married We've been alone too long Let's be alone together Let's see if we're that strong”

THE FIRST PERSON to tell me the above song gets a free drink! Last month Jackie Buckle was the first to tell me that it was Johnny Cash singing “When the Man Comes Around”.

Weather has been good: always nice to have a bit of sunshine eh?

No good for the pubs ‘coz everyone buggers off to Weymouth! Still we will see you all in the winter .

Last month a young lady by the name of Tina Foote celebrated her 60th Birthday here at the top of the hill, with some great music, a nice bit of food, and lots of nice people having a few drinks to wish her well.

Great party Tina. Congratulations!

This month Stuart Field is a little bit closer to being the same age as me. Happy 55th Birthday Stu .

I want to tell you all about a very special gig that we have coming up next month. On the 16th September SARAH JORY will be playing here in the function room. Now trust me when I say we are very lucky to have her playing here. She is usually jetting off all over the world playing for the likes of Van Morrison, Eric Clapton, etc. Over the last 20 years or so she has been voted British European Country Artist of the year for several consecutive years, and has performed in over 40 different countries. She is widely regarded as one of the finest exponents of Pedal Steel Guitar anywhere in the world.

I am thrilled that she is coming to play here at The Quicksilver. Those of you who know will be here. If you don’t know of her check her out on You Tube. Tickets are £5 in advance £8 on the door.

Next month we also have some FREE MUSIC in the bar ... with Mr. D’Arcy coming here on the 2nd, Utter Chaos here on the 9th, and Mutter Slater here on the 23rd – when the band will be showcasing some of their new album. All good gigs and worth the walk up the hill to have a listen!

And finally overheard in the bar the other day: “Sorry I’m late Babe, there is a competition in the pub to find who has the most fabulous wife and I have made it to the final.

See you later, LOVE YOU”. If you can come up with a better one than that let me know.  TOOT TOOT !!!

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AROUND THE

HOUSES IN BATCOMBE ... an ART-Map of Somerset can be seen at The Three Horseshoes ... holiday cottages at The Natterjack Inn, Evercreech Junction are proving popular ... you can enjoy a tempting 3-course summertime lunch at Truffles Brasserie, Bruton for just £16.50 ... and on Thursdays at The Montague Inn, Shepton Montague, the Montague Surf & Turf 8oz French Style Onglet Steak, Garlic King Prawns, Salad & Fries plus a Glass of Wine is just £17.50.

Trundling on to Trent where on Monday 5th September Treacle Eater Clog North West Morris dancers and musicians will be performing with friends outside The Rose & Crown at 8pm and again at The Great Western, Yeovil at 9pm ... international star, Sarah Jory, at The Quicksilver on 16th, don’t miss her ... The Jungle Book (new version) will be showing in

September at The Queens Arms, Corton Denham, plus many other favourites ... Last Night at The Proms on Saturday 10th September at The Crown Inn, Sherborne, sing-a-long with the community choir, all donations to St Margaret’s Hospice ... the recent gin festival held at Th e Or ch ar d I n n , Galhampton was extremely successful and ... at The Catash Inn, North Cadbury, enjoy some delicious cake and help raise money for Macmillan Cancer Care by joining in their coffee morning.

Edging on to East Coker we find the hanging baskets looking splendid at The Helyar Arms, where hosts Patrick and Claire extend a warm welcome ... beautifully presented fish at The Old Bakehouse, South Petherton ... £10,000 raised for charity at The Royal Oak, Over Stratton, proceeds from their bookcase ... visiting Barrington House National Trust Property?

Why not enjoy a meal at The Barrington Boar ... and at The Firehouse, Curry Rivel you will find an Exmoor Beast, A Carnival and Glastonbury Tor, pay them a visit to satisfy your curiosity and appetite.

Moving on to Montacute you can create your own gourmet

burger at The Phelips Arms ...

Sunday 11 September is quiz night at The Kings Arms ... breakfast/brunch is served from 8am to 2pm at The Masons Arms, Odcombe ... everyone welcome at The Prince of Wales, Ham Hill, even the family dog ... enjoy a taste of Spain at The Lord Nelson, Norton Sub

Hamdon - tapas, Paella, Sangria, and hopefully some sunshine on the terrace ... delicious roquefort and pear starter at The Cat Head Inn, Chiselborough ... and at The Muddled Man West Chinnock, a member of CAMRA, you can be sure of a good pint.

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Wessex Internet Secures National Internet Award

Local Superfast Internet provider Wessex Internet have received a huge boost to their credentials by securing a major consumer award at the recent national Internet Service Provider Awards (ISPAs).

The fast growing enterprise won 'Best Wireless' coming ahead of Metronet, Luminet and Vodafone all well established and significant names in this area of the telecoms sector.

Judging followed two months of speed tests undertaken by Wessex's customers, which proved it provides the fastest service of its kind in the country. The judges were also impressed with very high levels of customer service and flexible contracts available to its customers.

Managing Director Andrew Skipsey said, ‘We are absolutely delighted! To be recognised as being the best at what you do is a great feeling and I feel very proud of our team who are driving ahead with improving Internet services day in and day out. We have a dedicated team who provide a great service

and our fast growing network is making a massive difference to users and enterprises in the areas we serve in Dorset, Wiltshire and Somerset.’

Wessex Internet were also national finalists for best Customer Service and best Superfast Internet. www.wessex internet.com

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House & Home Stylish Interiors Seven Home Interior Decorating Trends

Strong property prices mean that a growing number of British home owners are more interested in renovating than moving. In fact, a recent survey from PropertyWire shows that 94% of people who own property would rather spend money on renovations than moving house.

When done right, even small renovations can add value to your home or apartment, resulting in a higher purchase price in the event that you decide to sell.

The keys to successful renovations are simple: keep them tasteful, and keep them current. To give you an idea of the best renovations to make to your home this year, we've listed seven of 2016's most popular interior decorating trends below.

Mid-Century Modern

Remember the surfboard-style coffee tables and stylish Eames recliners of the early 1960s? At least 50 years after Mid-century Modern decorating caught the

attention of the public in the late 1950s and early 1960s, it's making a comeback.

Although it never felt out of date, iconic Mid-century furniture is coming back into style. Although you'll need a hefty budget to outfit your home with real Herman Miller furniture, more affordable items from brands like Ikea and Muji make this a surprisingly affordable trend to latch onto.

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Smart appliances have grown from an amusing technological fantasy into reality in surprisingly little time. From ovens and microwaves to Wi-Fi enabled fridges, an increasing number of new homes built in 2016 are outfitted with smart appliances and gadgets.

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House & Home Stylish Interiors looks sleek and stylish, but lacks personality. In 2016, ‘warmer’ metals like copper and gold are making a comeback in interior decorating, both as countertops and kitchen appliances.

One of the brands leading the charge for warmer metals in the home is Dornbracht, which offers several of its kitchen fixtures in brushed copper and gold. Once considered out of date in all but

the most regal of settings, bronze, copper and gold could soon have a place in your home.

Coloured Stainless Steel Appliances

It's not just copper and gold that are making creative comebacks - stainless steel, which has long been a favourite of appliance manufacturers, is making a comeback of its own in a wide

variety of new colours.

Leading kitchen appliance brands like Samsung, KitchenAid and LG have all released lines of coloured stainless steel fridges in the last two years, indicating that brushed silver steel might not be the only material you should let into your home or apartment's kitchen.

Statement Mirrors

Over the last decade, mirrors have gone from creative to somewhat minimalistic, largely in line with other interior decorating trends. Instead of standing out, most home mirrors were seen to have two purposes: make a space feel bigger, and

offer a functional reflection.

Luckily, statement mirrors are making a comeback. From eyecatching modern mirrors to the old fashioned or avant-garde, statement mirrors are great pieces for adding unique style to rooms with light, minimalistic decorating and limited natural light.

‘Glamily’ living rooms

For far too long, family rooms have been viewed as the opposite of glamorous. Luckily, ‘glamily’ rooms - rooms that combine the function of a family room with a touch of glamour - are making a comeback.

They mix contemporary

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House & Home furniture with glamorous accessories, such as colourful throw covers or unique mirrors, lamps and tables. Crypton's excellent What is a Glamily Room? guide goes into more detail about how you can turn your family room into a stylish ‘glamily’ space.

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suppliers such as Ian Mankin, Holly Lasseter, Vanessa Arbuthnot, Romo, and Harlequin, the choice of styles is endless! So let their experienced team guide you through the maze of colour and design. Together, you will find the perfect solution to bring your home to life.

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Whether your tastes are traditional or cutting edge they will have something to suit.

They are currently updating their showrooms to accommodate new bathroom/shower displays, together with some stunning tiles.

Somerset Waste Partnership Bank Holiday collections

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Saturday 3 September.

The changes affect collections of recycling, refuse, garden waste, as well as clinical waste and assisted collections.

Residents should sort and segregate recycling, ensure no recycling – especially food – is in the rubbish bin and put all waste containers out by 7am.

All 16 recycling sites are on their usual timetables, with five – Bridgwater, Frome, Minehead, Taunton and Yeovil – open 8am4pm seven days a week, and 11 open five days a week, including Saturday 8am-4pm, Sunday 8am1pm and Bank Holiday Monday 8am-7pm.

All kerbside collections return to their usual schedules from Monday 5 September.

Weave & Wood Interiors

Weave & Wood Interiors have just opened in Ilminster. Owner Claire Wakely will be a familiar face locally as she was formerly trading as Claire Wakely Interiors.

The new shop is part of the former ‘Dyers’ departmental

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The large spacious showroom is divided into a variety of room settings - there is a dining area complete with dining furniture, tableware, glasses etc. A living area with sofas, beautiful lamps, throws and cushions and a kitchen area showcasing bespoke kitchens.

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There are many gift ideas/statement pieces such as mirrors, vases, statues, throws,

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O UR S E ASON S a re clearly different but not always clearly marked. Between August and November the autumn moves in as summer slips slowly past the garden bench; it is impossible to hang on to summer as it will surely do what it does. Personally I love all the seasons except long grey wet winters, each season has highs and lows with something good to offer. However I do still feel a little bereft when one season goes. Probably my own fault if I missed the peak of

bluebells in spring, or lie on the lawn in July sunshine, but I think you get where I am going with this now, it’s in the nature of ‘regrets I’ve had a few, but there again too few to mention’ as the next season will arrive and with it more highs and lows. August into September can be subtle, hardly noticed. Schools start back, last year’s school leavers start again somewhere else with a job, training or more education, family life centres back around daily chores leaving the holiday mood behind. But the garden is

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fruit, and became more popular than haerfest or harvest of course.

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This month we have fashionably late perennials!

You can add fresh excitement to your autumn displays by including a selection of seasonal stunners to flower beds and patio pots. Several hardy perennials have been patiently growing all year, waiting for their turn to take centre stage. And now their time has come to burst into bloom, filling our gardens with vibrant colour.

Japanese anemones are always a favourite. Tall and bold, their simple flowers in shades from pink to white really celebrate the season. They’re adaptable too, growing in sites from full sun to partial shade.

Commonly called Ice Plants, the thick fleshy foliage of Sedum varieties add interest throughout the year, from the moment it develops in spring. Varieties are available with foliage colours from green to grey and deep purple, and some with variegated green and white leaves look particularly impressive grown individually in small terracotta pots. Their flowers come in eyecatching colours from pure white to pink and red, proving as attractive to us as they are bees and butterflies.

Michaelmas Day is celebrated on 29 September, and lends its name to one of the most valuable hardy perennials to flower through September and October, the Michaelmas Daisies. Many are varieties of Aster novi-belgii, but several other types of aster are available also. A succession of blooms gives asters long-lasting appeal, and they make great cut flowers too.

Verbena is another great performer, flowering over many months to really earn its place in any garden. It’s hard to beat the Argentinian vervain, Verbena

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worthy of an Award of Garden Merit (AGM). Here are some of the most popular: Asters and Michaelmas Daisies – such as Aster x frikartii ‘Mönch’ and Aster ‘Little Carlow’.

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Verbena – such as the Argentinian vervain (Verbena bonariensis) and Hardy Garden Verbena (Verbena rigida).

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September is quite an active month. In the veg garden the harvest is still underway and top fruit crops are now ripening rapidly. It looks like being a reasonably good year for apples and pears.

Potatoes have been spared blight up to the time of writing, but it is worth cutting back the foliage (the ‘haulm’) now even if

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they are not dug for another couple of weeks. This prevents disease affecting the tubers, as well as allowing the skins of the potatoes to ripen.

Beans have taken a long while to get going in my garden this year – partly due to the rabbits and voles, so I need to keep them going as long as possible. Don’t leave the old beans on the plant and keep them well fed and watered.

Tomatoes have a better flavour if ripened on the plant, and assuming they are growing under glass or polythene will keep going for a while yet if cared for.

Leafy crops can get hammered by birds who wait until your back is turned. Well secured netting will protect them without creating a hazard for the birds.

Lawns can be renovated this

month with worn and bare patches over-sown (after a bit of preparation) and new lawns sown or turfed. Established lawns really do benefit from an autumn lawn feed, high in potash and phosphates, to build strong roots ahead of the winter. The other useful task is to kill off badly mossed areas, and using a garden fork make holes through the thatch of grass to help drainage over winter. If you can brush in some fine grit or sandy lawn dressing, then so much the better.

I have been doing a lot more pruning this summer than in previous years especially on apple trees, the advantage is that hard p runing i n sum m e r d o esn’ t promote the same strong growth that it would in winter or spring.

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see what to cut out of a tree in full leaf, but it does work.

Dormant season pruning can then clear up anything you missed and tidy up fruiting wood.

Same applies to Wisteria and non-repeat flowering climbing and rambling roses.

New seasons bulbs are now coming into the garden centres.

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THE LAST COPY of Sturminster Newton’s monthly community magazine that crossed my desk was the December 2011 issue, and it impressed me as being everything a local magazine should be – packed with local news, information and advertisements, well-written and cleanly designed, and printed on good quality paper. At that time it was in its 10th year of publication, having been launched in April 2002 as Community.com and subsequently renamed unity.com, and was being distributed free to 2,500 homes in the town and the outlying villages and hamlets within a six-mile radius. At that time, too, it was printed in monochrome and I recall commenting in this column that the magazine managed to be attractive and lively without colours. Nonetheless, from the June 2016 issue, number 171, it has been given a fresh new look with full colour printing throughout and a snappier name unity, and I’m grateful to the reader who kindly sent me a copy.

With 24 pages in A4 format unity is large enough to give coverage to many of the local organisations as well as the schools, the Town Council, the SturQuest community office and The Exchange, the town’s arts, entertainments and activities centre. It contains many photographs and graphics which certainly benefit from colour printing, and I suspect that some of them also enhance the magazine’s website www.unitystur.com. And the quality of printing by Wincanton Print is, of course, excellent as always. The group of local residents who produce the magazine and its website clearly know exactly what they’re doing and why they’re doing it, and they do it very well indeed. Along with The Leveller in Langport and The

really is worth buying your bulbs early to get the best choice of varieties and quality bulbs. They can be stored for a few weeks without any harm. If the ground is soft enough then this is a very good time to start to lift, divide and replant herbaceous perennials. You can continue with this right through to the end of October making sure that they are watered in well when replanted.

Dove in Bruton it is one of the best community magazines in Visitorland. Long may it continue.

It’s a pity that the Western Gazette seems unable to emulate the high standards of these community magazines. In a headline on page 22 of the 28th July issue an unwanted letter ‘d’ found its way into ‘Car sales case held up after alledged assault’, and a headline on page 31 of the 14th July issue claimed that ‘One in 20 babies born at hospital are drug dependent’ while the opening sentence of the story makes clear that the correct figure is one in every 200 babies.

And a story on page 2 of the 28th July issue (about lorries avoiding roadworks at Ansford by going through Castle Cary town centre and creating hazards for pedestrians) mentioned the hope that ‘raising the curb is part of the scope of the work as it’s dangerous even on a normal day’. Reporter Liam Trim should know that ‘raising the kerb’ would be a better way of alleviating the danger.

The Western Gazette that I usually see is billed as the Wincanton, Castle Cary, Bruton and Gillingham edition, and the first seven pages are supposedly unique to this edition – the pages specifically for those four communities. Not a lot of space for news from each town and its surrounding villages, you might rightly think, and even less in the 4th August issue! Around half of page three was given over to news that the annual agricultural show at Shepton Mallet has found

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a new site further along Cannard’s Grave Road. And over half of page 4 carried news of a forthcoming concert by Queen tribute band QE2 in Shepton Mallet’s Collett Park (complete with a large photo of the band).

And half of page 6 contained news of the proposed redevelopment of the former Shepton Mallet prison.

All three stories were attributed to ‘staff reporter’. Was Liam Trim, the edition’s usual reporter, taking a holiday, I wonder. Or was there simply so little to report from Wincanton, Castle

Cary, Bruton and Gillingham that the editor had to resort to lifting stories from the Shepton Mallet Journal.

The editionised pages certainly bore signs of do-it-yourself, as illustrated by the clipping from the Shepton Mallet show site story (below). I suspect that many seasoned typesetters would wince at the proposed placing of the quote, leaving ‘development’ as an orphan beneath the quote.

And if any reader did ‘pull quote’ I would like to see it.

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Transport & Storage

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Plumbing & Heating

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01963 440045 www.sparkfordstorage.com

• Open 7 Days a Week • 20 Years Established Family Business

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High Street, Sparkford, nr. Yeovil, Somerset BA22 7QJ Tel: 01963 440045 / 440526 / 440692

Roofing

Tel: 01747 861479 Mob: 07561 120828 34 White Road, MERE, Nr. Warminster Wiltshire, BA12 6EX

Email: mead208@btinternet.com

For all your roofing requirements

Flat Roofing • Tiling Slating • GRP Roofing

Fires / Chimneys / Stoves

SANDPITS

All New Work Fully Guaranteed

HEATING & HOME STORE

Multifuel Stoves ... over 200 on display Chimneys Relined ★ Full Installation Service

For further information & estimates contact allan Carey

01963 33528 / 07885 723915

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Email: allancarey541@hotmail.com

Bourton Roofing Co. Slate  Tiling  Flat Roofing.

UPVC Fascias  Guttering F R EE EST IMAT ES

 01747 840064

... or 07866 296453 Email: info@bourtonroofing.co.uk

Services

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Showrooms Open: Monday to Friday 8am – 5.30pm and Saturday 8am – 4.30pm Email: enquiries@sandpitsheatingcentre.co.uk www.sandpitsheatingcentre.co.uk

High Street, Curry Rivel, Langport  01458 251476

takeaway Bags of Coal • Calor gas Car and Van Rental • Competitive Prices

Anchor Hill Service Station winCanton 01963 32609

Fire & Security Alarms

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Logs

Barn Stored Seasoned Hardwood Logs

SUMMER SAVER 5% DISCOUNT

... on orders placed during July, August & September

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Tel: 01458 251529 • Mobile: 07789 204232

Full details on our website: www.msmfirewood.co.uk

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Classified Ads

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Payment can be made by Cash, Cheque, Postal Order, BACS, Credit / Debit Card.

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Prize Crossword No. 359 Set by Frank Butler

SEND COMPLETED ENTRIES TO: The Visitor Crossword, P.O. Box 1, Castle Cary, Somerset BA7 7BG – to arrive by Friday 16th September.

Correct entries are placed in a hat and the winner is the first name drawn. The prize is a £10 voucher to spend with any one advertiser in this issue of The Visitor.

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Passport Photographs

PassPoRts - passports - passports also studio sittings, and golden weddings. any time to suit you. easy parking opposite the Quarry inn. tel: graham Cox, Photographer, 01458 223769.

Personal

www.country-link.org.uk CoUntRY linK soCial gRoUP. Fresh air, fun, food and friendship. tel: andy 01225 834834 or Val 01749 342918.

JUst someRset intRodUCtions.

Bringing people together. Call alison tel: 07584 250285, www.justintro ductionsgroup.co.uk

ladY, fit, retired, loves dancing but needs good male partner for ballroom dancing only. tel: 07815 997959. gent 69, enjoys travel, theatre, national trust, seaside, music. seeks lady, nonsmoker, easy going. tel: 01458 440094.

Services

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daVe BUYs all tYPes oF tools, salvage, bygones and collectables. daves tools - tel: 01935 428975

PostCaRds, pop memorabilia, coins, badges, old toys, games, and anything military. tel: Clive 01749 675456. all sPoRts PRogRammes and books, memorabilia and ephemera – especially football. large collections welcome. Cash paid. tel: Clive 01749 675456.

R e d U n d a n t m o t o R m o w e R s , rotavators, chainsaws, strimmers, cement mixers, etc. tel: 01460 77844. gUns wanted for cash. any size, any condition, make or model. By registered firearms dealer. tel: 07970 742471.

Catering / Mobile Bars

BeRe FaRm CateRing, quality catering for all occasions. Beef/Hog Roast a speciality. tel: 01458 250234 for individual quotes.

HoUseHold & gaRden RUBBisH CleaRed, old sheds / oubuildings demolished, etc. tel: 01460 77844.

HaRRY’s moBile BaRs, all occasions, weddings, parties, etc. tel: 01747 825553 harry@bars4u.plus.com www.harrysmobilebars.co.uk

woodtURning latHe, Record dVR electronic with bowl attachment, numerous tools, chucks and accessories. excellent condition £1,500. tel: 01458 272563.

stoRage for furniture in locked cubicles. lock-up garages to let. tel: sparkford storage on 01963 440045 or 440526 or 440692.

For Sale

Storage

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THE WINNER OF OUR AUGUST CROSSWORD was ...

Mrs. Jeannie Joy of Castle Cary, who chose to spend the £10 voucher at The Stag’s Head, Yarlington.

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