May 2013 - The Conduit Magazine

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Issue 147 May 2013
What’s On
April/May
*
Free admission to all events
marked with an asterisk
26th
26th-27th
27th
28th
29th
30th
1st
2nd
3rd
Performance Night,
David Hall, South
Petherton, 7.30pm
‘Quartet’ film, Davis Hall,
West Camel 7.00pm
‘World Premiere’ & ‘Easy
Stages’, Martock Parish
Hall, 7.30pm
Yeovil Farmers’ Market,
Middle Street,
9.00am-2.00pm*
Saturday Antique & Flea
Market, Digby Church Hall,
Sherborne, 9.00am-4.00pm
Annual Plant Sale,
Cheap Street, Sherborne,
9.00am-12.00 noon*
Coffee morning (Royal
British Legion), Bruton
Community Hall, 10.00am
The Levels Best & Montacute
Farmers’ Market, Old Stable
Courtyard, Montacute House,
10.00am-2.00pm*
Coffee morning (Cary
Scouts), Market House,
Castle Cary, 10.00am
Tom Gee Band,
The Exchange, Sturminster
Newton, 7.30pm
Mid-Wessex Singers Easter
Concert, Huish Episcopi
Church, 7.30pm
Antiques for All Fair, Westlands
Leisure Centre, Yeovil,
10.00am-4.00pm
Frankham Farm Garden Opening,
Ryme Intrinseca,
2.00pm-5.00pm
‘Victim Support’ talk,
Digby Hall, Sherborne,
2.30pm*
Ballet Central, Octagon
Theatre, Yeovil, 7.30pm
‘Samantha Muir’ & Dinner,
The Arch, Swan Yard,
Sherborne, 7.30pm
Glenn Miller Orchestra,
Octagon Theatre, Yeovil,
7.30pm
Garden Visit, meet
Mudford Car Park,
2.30pm
Chinese State Circus,
7.30pm
‘Restoration of
Hestercombe Gardens’
talk, Methodist
Schoolroom, Castle Cary,
7.30pm
Live Comedy Night, Nog Inn,
Wincanton, 8.00pm
Farmers’ Market, Bear Inn,
Wincanton,
9.00am-12.00 noon*
‘Bees & Bee Keeping’ talk,
Wincanton Memorial Hall,
7.30pm
Richard Digance,
Newton, 7.30pm
Showaddywaddy,
7.30pm
Quiz Night with Fish &
Chips, Mudford Village
Hall, 7.30pm
‘Anna Karenina’ film,
David Hall, South
Petherton, 8.00pm
Andy Hague Quintet,
Ilminster Art Centre,
8.00pm
3rd-4th Vegetable Open Day, Pennard
Plant Nursery, Pylle, nr Shepton
Mallet, 10.00am-3.00pm*
3rd-5th Yarlington Fringe, Yarlington,
various times*
3rd-7th Sherborne Abbey Festival
Sherborne Abbey &
Castleton Church,
various times
4th
Antique Fair, Digby Hall,
Plant Fayre, Memorial
Hall, Queen Camel,
9.30am-12.00 noon*
Annual May Craft Fair, Digby
Church Hall, Sherborne,
10.00am-4.00pm*
Coffee morning (Cardiac
Risk in the Young), Bruton
Coffee morning
(Gardening Association),
Market House, Castle
Cary, 10.00am
1st Anniversary Party,
RSPCA Shop, Somerton,
10.00am*
Plant Sale, Mudford
Village Hall,
10.00am-12.00 noon*
Plant Sale, Martock Parish
Hall, 11.00am*
Stephen Kennedy Busking,
Quedam Shopping Centre,
Yeovil, 12.00 noon*
Live Music at Kingsbury May
Festival, Kingsbury Episcopi,
7.00pm
‘Queen of the Dance Irish
Dance Tornado’, Octagon
Sturminster Choral Society
Spring Gala Concert,
Newton, 7.30pm
4th-6th Craft & Garden Fair, Sherborne
Castle, 10.00am-6.00pm
5th
International Day Chorus
Day, Swell Wood,
6.30am
WEA Course on Bread
Making, Hornblotton
Village Hall, 10.00am
Dorset Knob Throwing & Frome
Valley Food Festival, Cattistock,
10.00am-4.00pm
Open Day, Sherborne Steam &
Waterwheel Centre, Castleton,
Rich Hall, Octagon
6th
Kingsbury May Festival,
Kingsbury Episcopi,
11.00am-4.30pm
Car Boot Sale, Alweston
Playing Fields, 10.00am
7th
Annabel Wilson’s Watercolour
Group starts, Cheap Street
8th
9th
10th
11th
Church Hall, Sherborne, 2.00pm
‘Knitting your Life’ talk,
Church Rooms, Kingsbury
Episcopi, 2.00pm
An Evening of Antiques,
Reading Room, Hillway,
Charlton Mackrell,
7.00pm
An evening with Pasha
Kovalev & Katya Virshilas,
7.30pm
Backgammon, Rose &
Crown, Bradford Abbas,
8.00pm*
‘The Hunt for Stourhead
Dormice’ talk, Caryford
Hall, Castle Cary, 8.00pm
‘Les Miserables’ film, Digby
Church Hall, Sherborne, 7.30pm
‘Quartet’ film, The
Exchange, Sturminster
Newton, 7.30pm
Al Murray, Octagon
Open Mic Night, Above The
Arch, Swan Yard, Sherborne,
7.00pm
BBC Somerset Bus Visit,
outside King’s Arms,
Charlton Horethorne,
9.00am-12.00 noon*
Somerton Literary & Poetry
Society evening, (phone
for Venue), 7.30pm*
‘The Complete Works of
William Shakespeare’,
7.30pm
The Blues Band,
Newton, 7.30pm
‘Dorset Air Ambulance’
talk & Garden Club AGM,
Digby Hall, Sherborne,
7.30pm*
Open Mic Night, Nog Inn,
Wincanton, 9.00pm*
Coffee Morning (Arthritis
Research UK), Memorial
Hall, Wincanton,
10.00am*
‘North India’ talk,
Bradford Abbas Village
Hall, 7.00pm
‘One Night of Queen’,
7.30pm
Plant Sale, Weybridge,
Milborne Port, 10.00am*
Coffee Morning
(Wincanton Church),
Memorial Hall,
Wincanton, 10.00am*
Plant Sale, Abbey Grange,
Yeatman Hospital,
Sherborne, 10.00am*
Coffee morning (Bruton
Flower Club), Bruton
Coffee morning & Plant
Sale (Somerset Wildlife
Trust), Market House,
Plant Sale, Millennium
Hall, Seavington St Mary,
10.00am*
Farmers’ Market, Co-Op
Shopping Precinct,
April/May Exhibitions*:
4th & 5th
2
Yarlington Fringe Art Exhibition, Yarlington Village Hall, 11.00am-5.00pm
8th-26th
Annual Spring Exhibition (Yeovil Art Group), Octagon Theatre, Yeovil
25th-27th
Wedding Exhibition, Montacute Church, 10.30am-4.30pm (Admission £2)
Until 1st June
‘Whither the Ash’ Exhibition, Courthouse Gallery, Somerton, 10.00am-4.00pm
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Antique Fair
Digby Hall,
Hound Street,
Sherborne, DT9 3AA
Saturday 4th May
9.30am-4.00pm
Entry £1
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Levels’ Best & Montacute
Farmers’ Markets
Saturday 18th May
10.00am-2.00pm
Raffle for Hamper of fresh
products at each market
EVERYONE WELCOME
Free parking and entry
Old Stable Courtyard, Montacute House, TA15 6XP
Just 4 miles North of Yeovil off A3088
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Martock, 10.00am*
Willow Weaving
Workshop, Memorial Hall,
Stoke sub Hamdon,
10.00am-1.00pm
May Fair, The Square &
Parish Rooms, Somerton,
10.00am-3.00pm*
Lions Charity Plant Sale, Queen
Camel Village Hall,
10.00am-4.00pm*
Plant Sale, North Cadbury
Plant & Produce Sale,
Poyntington Village Hall,
11.00am-4.00pm*
Tom Clements Busking,
Yeovil, 12.00 noon*
‘An Englishman in New
York’, North Cadbury
Village Hall, 7.00pm
The Treorchy Male Choir,
Sherborne
Country Market
15th-17th
16th
Every Thursday
9.15am-11.15am
Digby Church Hall
17th
Sherborne
Free Admission
12th
13th
14th
15th
7.30pm
‘Les Miserables’ film,
St George’s Hall, Hinton St
George, 7.30pm
The Mill Singers Male
Voice Choir,
Newton, 7.30pm
‘Music for Pleasure’
concert, Charlton
Horethorne Church,
7.30pm
Murder Mystery Evening,
Constitutional Club,
Castle Cary, 7.30pm
ahad & Lizibyrd, David
Hall, South Petherton,
8.00pm
The Sound of Blue Note,
The Plume of Feathers,
Half Moon Street,
Sherborne, 8.00pm
Car Boot Sale,
The Terraces, Sherborne,
9.00am-12.00 noon
Plant Sale, Leigh Village Hall,
10.00am-1.00pm*
WEA Course on Bread
Making, Hornblotton
‘Elijah’ Choral Concert,
Wincanton Sports Centre,
7.30pm
‘Gardens of Cornwall &
Normandy’, Dillington
House, nr Ilminster,
7.00pm
Rummikub afternoon,
2.00pm
‘American 18th century
porcelain’ talk, Methodist
Schoolroom, Castle Cary,
2.30pm
‘Moonfleet’, Octagon
Jon Lippet talk, Martock
Primary School, 7.30pm
Quiet Day in the Garden,
Bembury Farm, Thornford,
10.30am-4.00pm
‘Sherborne Singles’ Night,
Sherborne, 7.00pm*
‘The Silent World of Bats’ talk,
Open Days 11 AM to 4:30 PM
May 5th & 26th
June 9th & 23rd
July 14th & 28th
August 11th & 25th
Sept 15th
Oct 6th
Admission, £5 per person or
£7 per couple, Children Free
Oborne Road,
Sherborne
DT9 3RX
18th
Digby Church Hall, Sherborne,
7.30pm
‘Spamalot’, Octagon
Backgammon, Bradford
Abbas Sports Club,
8.00pm*
Sherborne Farmers’ Market,
Cheap Street, 9.00am-1.00pm*
‘Life of Pi’ film,
Newton, 7.30pm
‘Beasts of the Southern
Wild’ film, David Hall,
South Petherton, 8.00pm
Gabrielle Ducomble
Quintet, Ilminster Arts
Centre, 8.00pm
Spring Market, Ball Court
& High Street Car Park,
Milborne Port, 9.00am*
Specialist Plant Fair,
Yarlington House, Yarlington,
10.00am-4.00pm
Horticultural Society),
Bruton Community Hall,
10.00am
Coffee morning (Christian
Aid), Market House,
Plant Sale, Church Rooms,
Kingsbury Episcopi,
10.00am-12.00 noon*
Brunch, Mudford Village
Hall, 10.00am-1.00am
May Fayre, Quedam
Shopping Centre, Yeovil,
10.00am-4.00pm*
The Levels Best & Montacute
Farmers’ Market, Old Stable
Courtyard, Montacute House,
10.00am-2.00pm*
Fete, Thornford Village Hall,
2.00pm-5.00pm*
Silent Auction & BBQ,
Charlton Horethorne
Village Hall, 6.00pm*
Mid-Somerset Murders Evening,
Queens Arms, Corton Denham,
7.00pm
7.30pm
Burton Choral Society
Summer Concert, King’s
School, Bruton, 7.30pm
The Barrelhouse Blues
Orchestra, The Exchange,
Sturminster Newton,
7.30pm
The Grimethorpe Colliery
Band, Octagon Theatre,
Yeovil, 7.30pm
Paddy’s Whiskers, Hinton
St George Village Hall,
Hindley Engine
running under steam
Plus 26ft Waterwheel
in action
Contacts:
Robert Harris 01935 389535
Geoff Ward 01963 250206
www.sswc.co.uk
19th
20th
7.30pm
Richard Digance, David
Hall, South Petherton,
8.00p
Quiz Night, The Lime Tree,
Thornford, 9.00pm
Plant Fair, Minterne House,
Minterne Magna,
10.30am-4.30pm
Open Day, Wincanton
Community Hospital,
11.00am-3.00pm*
Birthday Celebrations,
Castle Cary Church
Vicarage, 3.00pm*
Yeovil College’s Annual
Hair Show, Octagon
‘Argo’ film, Leigh Village
Hall, 7.30pm
20th-25th
‘Billy Liar’ play, Swan Theatre,
Yeovil, 7.45pm
21st
‘County Youth Dance
Platform’, Octagon
Books for the Boys reading
group, Wincanton Library,
3.00pm-4.00pm*
‘Robbie McIntoch, Steve Wilson
& Jess Upton’ & Dinner,
Sherborne, 7.30pm
‘Intimate Letters’,
7.30pm
‘Fascinating Facades’
demonstration, Holy Trinity
Church, Yeovil, 7.30pm
Fairport Convention,
David Hall, South
Petherton, 8.00pm
‘1984’ play, Octagon
‘Argo’ film, North Cadbury
Village Hall, 7.30pm
‘Just for You’ floral talk,
Sheborne Youth Centre,
7.30pm
‘The Polite Tourist’ talk,
7.30pm
‘That’ll Be The Day’,
7.30pm
‘The Life of a Landscape
Painter’ talk, Nether
Compton Village Hall,
7.30pm
The Swingle Singers,
Newton, 7.30pm
Performance Night, David
Hall, South Petherton
7.30pm
Saturday Antique & Flea
Market, Digby Church Hall,
Farmers Market, Middle Street,
Yeovil, 9.00am-2.00pm*
22nd
23rd
24th
25th
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26th
26th-27th
27th
28th
29th
30th
31st
Community Group Market,
Co-Op Shopping Precinct,
Martock, 9.30am*
Museum), Bruton
Coffee morning (Cary
Amateur Theatrical Soc),
Market House, Castle
Cary, 10.00am
Lee Rahn Busking,
Yeovil, 12.00 noon*
Opera Barcarola, Martock
Church, 7.30pm
Newton, 7.30pm
‘Don Pasquale’, Octagon
Martin Simpson,
David Hall, South
Petherton, 8.00pm
Open Day, Sherborne Steam &
Waterwheel Centre, Castleton,
Lee Nelson Live Tour,
7.30pm
International Radio Control
Air Show, Fleet Air Arm
Museum, Yeovilton,
10.00am
Sherborne Castle Country Fair,
Annual May Fayre, Nation
Trust Priory & Memorial
Hall, Stoke sub Hamdon,
11.30am-5.00pm
Organ Recital, Sherborne
Abbey, 2.30pm*
‘The Elves and the
Shoemaker’, Octagon
Theatre, Yeovil,
11.00am & 2.30pm
Walk along the River
Parrett, meet Careys Mill,
Martock, 6.00pm
‘Making the most of Irises
& Peonies’, Tithe Barn,
Merriott, 7.30pm
Seth Lakeman, Octagon
‘Beyond the Barricade’,
7.30pm
Real Ale Festival starts,
Newton, 7.00pm
‘The Dreamboys Fit &
Famous 2013 Tour,
7.30pm
‘Frankenweenie’ film,
David Hall, South
Petherton, 8.00pm
The Conduit Magazine
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JUNE DEADLINES
News and Articles:
Thursday 9th May
Advertisements:
Monday 13th May
Village News
by Dale Channon
ALWESTON There is another Car
Boot Sales this month on Bank Holiday
Monday, 6th May from 10.00am. The
event will be held on the village
Playing Fields, next to the hall,
where you can browse among the
goodies and perhaps make some
great finds. If you want a stand it is
£6 for cars and £7 for vans. For
more details call 01963 23525.
BRADFORD ABBAS The
Reverend Michael Anderson will be
giving an illustrated talk on his
recent visit to North India and his
meeting with The Dalai Lama in the
Village Hall on Friday 10th May at
7.00pm. This should be a
fascinating talk and all are invited
to enjoy it. There will be
refreshments provided and
admission is free.
CATTISTOCK Do go along to the
Dorset Knob Throwing and Frome
Valley Food Festival on Sunday 5th
May. Starting at 10.00am this is a
fun day with lots going on.
Admission is £2.50 and children
under 12s free. (See Food Page
on Page 9 for more details).
CHARLTON HORETHORNE On
Thursday 9th May, the BBC Somerset
Bus will be parked outside the
King’s Arms from 9.00am to 12.00
noon and will feature regular
broadcaster Emma Britton. They
will be transmitting their normal
programme, along with interviews
with local people and discussing
life in the village. Residents and
school children will be invited to go
along for a chat, so it should be a
lively morning! This will be the
ninth year ‘Music for Pleasure’ takes
place on Saturday 11th at 7.30pm in
the Church. This informal concert
has local musicians of all ages and
levels of expertise and includes
school children to accomplished
performers, brass and woodwind to
ukuleles, vocals and keyboards. It
is a celebration of the joy of
making music and there will be free
wine and refreshments provided.
Tickets are available from the
Village Stores or on 01963
220640 and are £6 adult, £3 child
and £15 family (2+2). On Saturday
18th in the Village Hall, there will
be a Silent Auction and Barbecue
with a licensed bar from 6.00pm,
in aid of Charlton Croquet Club
ground renovation. The Auction
will end at 8.00pm with results
announced around 8.45pm. This
will be a really fun evening, with
some amazing lots to bid for
including tours of Manchester
United FC and Arsenal FC
stadiums; breakfast and a tour of
Philip Hobbs’ racing stable; tickets
to The Phantom of the Opera in
London and much more. Full details
on www.charltonhorethorne.com
and you can even leave a bid if
you cannot make it on the night.
CHARLTON MACKRELL There
will be an Evening of Antiques, with
Richard Bromell of Charterhouse
Auctioneers & Valuers on Tuesday 7th
May in the Reading Room on
Hillway. This will be an
interesting and fun evening with a
delicious supper of curries or
casseroles to be enjoyed too.
Tickets £10, which includes supper,
can be obtained from the Post
Office in Charlton Adam or by
ringing 01458 223227 or 01458
224099. Tickets must be booked
by Saturday 4th May. CORTON DENHAM The Queens
Arms has a Mid-Somerset Murders
Evening on Saturday 18th May from
7.00pm. Join ‘Murder for Measure’
for a night of perfect crime. Visit
the crime scene, look for the clues
and enjoy dinner whilst working out
who done it! Meet on the terrace
for a glass of bubbly and chat to
other sleuths. ‘The villagers’ will be
setting the scene before enjoying a
three course dinner and an evening
full of entertainment. Tickets £37
from 01963 220317.
HARDINGTON MANDEVILLE
This is early notice of the great
Street Fayre on Saturday 29th June,
when all sorts of things will be
happening – horsemanship
demonstrations, street entertainment
and music, classic cars, pony rides
and much more. The organisers
welcome applications from stall
holders. For more details contact
Stewart Ogden on 01935 863912
or email sogden20@gmail.com HINTON ST. GEORGE On
Saturday 11th May at 7.30pm in St.
George’s Hall, the acclaimed film
of ‘Les Miserables’ will be screened.
Great singing and acting in the
dramatic story set in 19th century
France. Tickets £5.50 on the door
or £5 in advance from Personal
Service Stores and Dorothy’s
Tearoom. More details from Eric
Burgess on 01460 74959. See
Movies Around the Villages &
Towns.
HORNBLOTTON On Sundays 5th
and 12th May in the Village Hall
there is a WEA Course on Bread
Making made Easy, from basic
breads to artisan loaves. The
course will run from 10.00am till
4.00pm and tutor Paul Youd will
help students to make a range of
loaves, Chelsea buns, Danish
pastries and a variety of savoury
breads – with a bit of fun along the
way. Students will have the
opportunity to create a sour dough
starter to bring to the second
session. Content of the second
session will be decided after
discussion but it will include
‘overnight, no-knead bread’. The
cost is £49 for the two 6-hour
sessions, with all ingredients
supplied. Book online at
enrolonline.wea.org.uk (course
C3523832) or ring 01963
240282 for details.
HUISH EPISCOPI Do not forget
the well-known and popular MidWessex Singers will be presenting
a Concert on Saturday 27th April at
7.30pm in St Mary’s Church.
Among the feast of musical treats to
be performed by singers and
orchestra under conductor Owain
Park will be Vivaldi’s Gloria and
Rutter’s Requiem - so wonderful
music to be enjoyed. Tickets £10
(£5 for under 16’s) from Somerton
Furnishings in Somerton or The
Riverside Café in Langport or on
the door. More details and tickets
also available from 01935
840248.
ILCHESTER Do not forget that the
Charity Car Boot Sales are now in
full swing each Sunday at the
Sports field. Gates open at
7.00am for sellers and 7.30am for
buyers with cars from £4 and vans
from £7. Buyers are 50p per car.
KINGSBURY EPISCOPI It is the
20th Anniversary of the Kingsbury
May Festival and on Saturday 4th
May from 7.00pm to 11.00pm (See
Page 7 for full details). There is an
intriguing and amusing talk on
Tuesday 7th at 2.00pm, when the
Mothers’ Union will host Beth
Farrington, whose presentation will
be entitled “Knitting your Life”. All
are welcome. Then there is a big
Plant Sale on Saturday 18th in aid of
St Martin’s Church from 10.00am
to 12.00 noon so take advantage
of the chance to stock up for your
summer garden display. Last two
events in the Church Rooms. Ice cream trailer now available
For more information or bookings please call Emma or Ben on
07989 775590 or 01935 849366
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LEIGH The Annual Plant Sale is
on Sunday 12th May from 10.00am
to 1.00pm in the Village Hall. See
Garden Feature for more details.
The film ‘Argo’ will be shown in the
Village Hall on Monday 20th at
7.30pm. The film tells the true
story of the siege of the US
Embassy in Teheran in 1979 and is
truly gripping, edge-of-the-seat stuff.
Tickets are £5 and available from
Bridge Stores (01935 872323)
and from John and Fiona Parks
(01935 873603). See Movies
Around the Villages & Towns.
MARTOCK The Martock Players
and Pantomime Society are
presenting ‘World Premiere’ and
‘Every Stage’ on Friday 26th and
Saturday 27th April at 7.30pm at the
Parish Hall. For more details see
Art Pages. The Garden Society
has a big Plant Sale in the Parish
Hall at 11.00am on Saturday 4th
May. Go along and have a look as
there will be bedding and
vegetable plants, bought wholesale,
as well as some good nursery plant
stalls selling a wide variety of
healthy plants. There will be tea
and coffee provided and admission
is free. Another of the popular
Farmers Markets will be held in the
Co-Op Precinct, North Street on
Saturday 11th from 10.00am to
1.00pm. There will be 20 stalls of
interesting food, from coffee to
cabbages! The excellent new
antioxidant chocolate-maker is
doing well and this month they
have a new stall with soups and
savoury meals. Phone 01935
822202 for a table. On Tuesday
14th at 7.30pm go along to the
gardening club talk by landscape
photographer Jon Lippet at Martock
Primary School. All very welcome
and visitors £1.50. On Saturday
25th, the Community Group Market
will be taking place in the Co-Op
Precinct from 9.30am to 12.30pm
where there will be stalls selling
jewellery, pottery, plants, cards,
vegetables – and you can even
have a massage! To book a table,
phone 07766 166741. On
Saturday 25th at 7.30pm the
Guardians welcome the return of
the international singing group
Opera Barcarola to Martock
Church. The group comprises
Natasha Day – Scottish/Polish
soprano, Eirlys Myfanwy Davies –
Welsh mezzo, Alex Tsilogiannis –
Greek/US tenor and David Malusa
– Italian pianist. They each have
their own prize-winning careers
and come together with a
programme of favourite operatic
arias and songs from stage shows.
They perform regularly on the
cruise ship ‘Minerva’ and their
repertoire also includes Cole Porter,
Gershwin, Gilbert & Sullivan, Ivor
Novello and many others. Tickets
£10 on the door or £8 in advance
from 01935 822706. The History
Group has a walk, on Tuesday 28th
at 6.00pm with Dion Warner who
will share his love of the rich and
complex wildlife which he has been
observing for years in the area.
The walk will go along the River
Parrett from Careys Mill. Numbers
are limited to 15, but if needs be a
second walk can be arranged.
Dion has asked that the £2
entrance fee be donated to the
Yeovil Hospice. Ring Fergus to
book your place on 01935
822202.
MERRIOTT On Tuesday 28th May
the Gardening Club have a talk by
Sue Applegate on ‘Making the most
of Irises and Peonies’ at the Tithe
Barn, Church Street at 7.30pm. All
interested are invited along and
assured of a warm welcome. There
will be refreshments available, plus
plant swaps and a raffle. More
details can be obtained on 01460
72298.
MILBORNE PORT On Saturday
11th May at 10.00am the
Gardening Club has a Plant Sale at
the Weybridge. Following the
success of events held in 2012, The
Spirit of Milborne Port are holding
a Spring Market on Saturday 18th
9.00am to 1.00pm at the Ball
Court and High Street car parks.
Though filling up rapidly, there
remain opportunities for commercial
and community stalls. If you would
like to run a stall, please contact
Emma O’Grady on 07976
983187. For more details on this
go to the community website
www.milborneport.org.uk
MONTACUTE The Levels Best
and Montacute Farmers’ Markets is
on Saturday 27th April and then on
Saturday 18th May from 10.00am to
2.00pm in the Old Stable
Courtyard at Montacute House.
This is a chance to try some great
new tastes and buy some real fresh,
local food. Entry and parking are
free and the National Trust shop
and restaurant will also be open.
There is a Wedding Exhibition at St
Catherine’s Church daily from
Saturday 25th to Monday 27th May,
10.30am to 4.30pm. The
exhibition is a selection of
costumes, veils, photos, etc. The
oldest has been loaned and is over
100 years old. The Yeovil
Photographic Society are also
loaning a display of wedding
photos taken by their members.
Admission is by programme at £2
with accompanied children free in
aid of Church funds. Refreshments
will also be available.
MUDFORD On Thursday 2nd May,
the Gardening Club will visit the
romantic walled gardens of The
Old Rectory at Limington. All
those interested are asked to gather
at Mudford car park, from where
the tour will leave at 2.30pm.
Entry is £3.50 and all are
welcome. On Friday 3rd the monthly
Quiz Night with fish and chip
supper takes place from 7.30pm
and on Saturday 4th from 10.00am
to 12.00 noon the Church Plant
Fair. There will be a Brunch held on
1.00pm. Full English breakfast
with coffee or tea and newspapers
to read from £4.50 and
Continental breakfast from £2. Last
three events in the Village Hall.
NETHER COMPTON Another
evening with the well-known artist
and maritime historian Harley
Crossley is in the Village Hall on
Friday 24th May at 7.30pm when he
will be giving two talks – ‘Brunel’s
Great Eastern’ and ‘The Life of a
Landscape Painter’ – illustrated with
slides of paintings and landscapes.
Harley has spent the last 15 years
working on board cruise ships all
over the world, demonstrating his
painting and lecturing about
shipping and his commissions
include the official ship’s portrait of
the new Queen Elizabeth liner as
well as a painting for Her Majesty
the Queen. Tickets £7.50, include
refreshments, can be obtained from
Joe Puszet on 01935 413220 or
Claire Hawkins on 01935
817993.
NORTH CADBURY On Saturday
11th May, from 10.30am to 12.00
noon the Gardening Society will be
holding their annual Plant Sale.
This is a great opportunity to get
summer bedding and maybe a
shrub or two, at affordable prices.
There will be a tempting stall with
home-made cakes, a raffle and
refreshments, and admission is only
50p. The lights are going on again
in North Cadbury. The Village Hall
has one of the best stages of any
venue of its size in Somerset and
yet, apart from an occasional
visiting company, it has remained
dark for years. A new group
comprising of local residents is
determined to do something about
it. Calling themselves ‘the Camelot
Players’, the band of amateurs has
already put on a highly successful
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pantomime in January. Now the
society is producing a Murder
Mystery evening, ‘An Englishman in
New York’ on Saturday 11th May.
Plans are already underway for
next years pantomime but a good
production needs much more than
actors and The Camelot Players
needs people with a wide range of
skills. Scenery painting and
construction, costume, make-up,
administration, etc. If you would
like to know more contact them at
bitpart13@gmail.com. The gripping
film ‘Argo’ is showing on Thursday
23rd at 7.30pm. This is a true story
and tells of the rescue of personnel
from the US Embassy in Tehran
when it was under siege. Tickets
£6 in advance from the Post Office
Stores. More details from Marion
Whitemore on 01963 440911.
See Movies Around the
Villages & Towns. All events in
the Village Hall.
POYNTINGTON There is a Plant
and Produce Sale on Saturday 18th
May from 11.00am till 4.00pm at
the Village Hall. Coffees, lunches,
teas, tombola and much more will
be available. Go along to discover
some early season bargains!
QUEEN CAMEL The Horticultural
Society has a Plant Fayre on
12.00 noon in the Memorial Hall.
There will be a good selection of
plants as well as coffee and cakes.
Admission free.
SEAVINGTON ST MARY There
is a Plant Sale at the Millennium
Hall on Saturday 11th May from
10.00am. Do go along and see
what will tempt you. Refreshments
available and admission is free.
STOKE SUB HAMDON There
will be a Willow Weaving
Workshop in the Memorial Hall on
1.00pm. All the materials will be
included in the cost of the
workshop, which is just £7.50. For
more details call Denise on 01935
827793. On Monday 27th the
annual May Fayre will once again
take place in the grounds of the
National Trust Priory and Memorial
Hall and grounds from 11.30am to
5.00pm. Yeovil’s popular town
crier, Bruce Trigger, will open
proceedings and there will be
entertainment for all the family to
enjoy, including a dog show,
magic show, re-enactment group,
birds of prey and dancing by the
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children from Castle School. The
Stoke Band will be providing music
and the Wyvern Morris Men will
entertain. On offer will also be a
beer tent, a wide variety of stalls, a
coconut shy and a barbecque.
Look out for the May Fayre
programme at £1, so you do not
miss anything. More information
on 01935 827793.
THORNFORD Bembury Farm will
once again be hosting one of their
uplifting ‘Quiet Days in the Garden’
on Wednesday 15th May from
10.30am till 4.00pm. The theme
for the day will be ‘A Time among
the Trees’ and proceedings will be
led by The Very Reverend
Monsignor Canon Robert Draper,
VG, who is Vicar General of the
Catholic Diocese of
Plymouth. Please take
your own picnic lunch.
Tea, coffee and soft
drinks will be provided.
If you would like more
information or would
like to book a place,
contact Dodie and John
Garnier on 01935
873551 or by
garnierj68@uwclub.net
On Saturday 18th the
Parish Fete takes place
from 2.00pm to
5.00pm. Lots of fun for
all ages including a fun
dog show, children’
craft and face painting,
a swap shop, bouncy
castle plus teas and ice
creams. Admission
free. If you would like
a stall please ring
01935 872987 for
details. There is a
Charity Quiz Night on
Saturday 18th in the
evening at The Lime
Tree starting at 9.00pm.
Entry £1 per person for
this fun Quiz Night with
teams up to four.
WEST CAMEL On
Friday 26th April at
7.30pm the film
showing is ‘Quartet’ in
the Davis Hall. This is a
great film with a superb
cast. There is a bar
and refreshments and
tickets £4 on the door.
Contact Rob Gordon on
01935 851214 for
more details. See
Movies Around the
Villages & Towns.
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YARLINGTON It is a Yarlington
Fringe year! So clear your diaries
from the evening of Friday 3rd to
Sunday 5th May. This is a family
friendly, unpretentious and all day
laid-back fun festival and this year
all events are free!! The festival
committee are hoping that their
food and drinks sales will fund the
whole festival this year.
Throughout the weekend there is
lots going on. Chapel Cross
Tearoom On Tour provides
delicious food from a musical
breakfast to late at night; local
beers and local ciders are
available from the bar; West
Camel Acoustic Night revisits with
a succession of talented local and
not-so-local musicians. This
year Karen Gillingham will bring
Rossini’s Barber of Seville to life
from scratch in the opera
workshop. Another amazing
opportunity for anyone over age
8 to work in a small group with our
charismatic homegrown professional Opera Director.
This year there are three venues including the nation’s most original
re-use of an old phone box! The
big Art Exhibition will be in the
village hall on Saturday 4th and
Sunday 5th from 11.00am to
5.00pm. There will be more than
20 artists exhibiting, from
Somerset, Dorset and Wiltshire,
and around 80 works will be on
show. There is also a real
archaeologists doing a real
archaeological dig and identifying
any unearthed treasures you care
to bring along. Add to this crafts
and storytelling in the Children’s
Zone. Specific events to look out
for include the evening concert on
Friday 3rd with local
band ‘Kangaroo Moon’. On
Saturday 4th the famous Duck Race;
stand-up comedy; archive Somerset
film in the pub; am-dram and
demos; and in the afternoon and
evening a jive and lindyhopping
‘crash course’ followed by 50’sthemed Dance. On Sunday 5th a
ukulele workshop and performance,
plus the Langport Mummers in the
morning; Chapel Cross Choir and
Norton Radstock Silver Band,
English folksongs sung by Mark
Chichester-Clark lead up to
performances of The Barber of
Seville in the early evening.
See their new website
www.yarlington-somerset.co.uk for
up-to-date details on times and
events. Yarlington is off the A371
between Castle Cary and
Wincanton.
Offer valid until 5th May 2013
34 Market Place
Sturminster Newton
Marsh’s
Tel: 01258 472564
59 Cheap Street
Sherborne
Tel: 01935 389665
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Kingsbury May Festival
Kingsbury May Festival is on Bank
Holiday Monday 6th May from
11.00am with the procession starting
at 12.00 noon from the Cabbage
Patch to the top of Church Street.
Entry is normally free but sadly this
year because of street trading laws
they will ask for at least a ONE
PENNY donation! The car parking is
also just £3. It is the 20th year of
the festival and in that time it has
grown from a one-street village event
to a Spring celebration that attracts
over 6,000 visitors. Each year has
seen something new but this year the
something new is something old! The
emphasis is on history – ancient and
modern – and includes a Medieval
encampment, a Tudor Dance Group
and vintage tractors. The Medieval
Free Company has amongst their
number artisan craftsmen, merchants,
minstrels, potters, smiths and stroppy
swordsmen setting about each other!
The complete list of the day’s events
and attractions is huge. There are
Organ recitals and Choral music
from Wessex Women, Stanchester
Quire and Kingsbury
School Choir; folkrock and blues from
Lazibyrds, Burning
Glass, Dave Saunders
& Harry Skinner, and
Dr Bluegrass and the
‘illbilly 8; in the street
Wyvern Morris Men,
the People’s String
Foundation and a
wandering minstrel
will entertain; the
programme would not
be complete without
Kingsbury’s own Brass
Band. There is an Art
exhibition in St
Martins Church and
stalls selling pottery,
walking sticks, handmade mirror frames,
woven willow
products and
sculptures and much
more. For the children
face painting, a
roundabout, Malcolm
the Magician, the
MOVIES
AROUND THE
VILLAGES AND
TOWNS
ARGO (15) This is an extremely
dramatic true story, based in 1979
Tehran and focuses on the danger
faced by staff of the American
Embassy when besieged by
fanatical mobs, who have already
taken 90 people hostage. Six
diplomats manage to escape to the
Canadian Embassy, and an
exfiltration expert (Ben Affleck)
devises a daring plan - posing as
the producer of a fake Canadian
‘Star Wars’ type movie project
filming in the Iranian desert, he
plans to smuggle the six out as
Funky Puppet Show, tuck shop and
bouncy castle. However, if you want
to exhaust them (or yourself!) have a
crack at egg throwing, sheaf tossing,
archery, gladiator duelling,
trampolining, bungee running or the
climbing wall in the Events field.
Kingsbury May Festival starts even
before the fair with a fancy dress
pram race and evening concert and
dance in The Marquee, Church Street
on Saturday 4th May from 7.00pm to
11.00pm. This year’s headline group
are Three Daft Monkeys in a
welcome return of the most popular
group ever to have appeared at
Music in the Marquee. Since they
played here eight years ago they
have performed at festivals all over
Europe – and of course at
Glastonbury. They are ably supported
by lyrical story-tellers The Burning
Glass and the witty ukulele playing of
Mother Ukers. Tickets £4.50 with
children £2 available from Kingsbury
Community Shop, 01460 249139 or
on the door. Tickets are limited and
selling quickly so get them early.
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Life Behind the Counter
by Graham Hart, The Emporium, Yeovil
o here we are, May has
arrived and, quite frankly,
I do not want to see my
overcoat again until Christmas!
I’m not a fan of British winters
and it is no coincidence that I
spent many years abroad
avoiding them. I love this country
but if I could choose one thing to
redesign it would be our murky
winters. I think something along
the lines of bright, crisp days with
any rain or snow arriving during
the small hours and only in
manageable quantities!
Here at The Emporium life goes
on and no two days are ever the
same. Our resident businesses are
continually sourcing new products
and interesting bygones to tempt
our customers along with some
great new services. For example
Cummins Photography is
offering some great deals on
photo shoots in the studio and
Carolyne Taylor is offering a
special “Pamper Hour” including
a Shortened Indian Head
Massage together with a Reiki
Blast and a Tarot or Palm
Reading for just £25. To book just
contact the first floor customer
service point.
production crew. This is a thrilling,
edge-of-the-seat film with strong
performances, which won several
Oscars. Showing at Leigh and
North Cadbury
LES MISERABLES (12A) The
eagerly anticipated film version of
the smash-hit musical, with an all
star cast. Ex-convict Jean Valjean
(Hugh Jackman) is hunted for
decades by ruthless policeman
Javert (Russell Crowe) after he
breaks parole. Valjean tries to
save Fantine (Anne Hathaway), a
single mother who becomes destitute
and descends into ruin and death,
but when he flees to Paris with her
orphaned daughter, Cosette, their
lives change forever. Set against
the backdrop of 19th century
France, the film tells the enthralling
story of broken dreams and
The Love Food Café have
launched their new summer menu
with some really imaginative and
mouth-watering homemade
options, which can be enjoyed
either inside or on the Courtyard
Terrace.
Trove Design has extended
their range of high quality
furnishing fabrics and accessories
due to popular demand. The
reason is clear when you see the
prices – they are
fantastic value! Do not
miss the Fabric Alley
at the rear of the
Ground Floor, it is an
Aladdin’s Cave of
wonderful textures and
designs.
‘KONGA’ is the
latest fitness craze to
hit the area. It is a
mash-up of many
different activities and
will really get those
calories falling off you!
It is great fun and
sessions have started in our
Fitness Loft. Phone us to register
your interest. The Burlesque
Playbox has moved to a new
site in our main fashion area on
the First Floor and the new
season’s stock has just arrived so
do not forget to check out those
saucy bits and pieces!
Another Little World, our
resident Beauty Therapy business,
offers a full range of services from
their spacious treatment rooms
including the famous CACI nonsurgical facial treatments with
some great introductory offers.
This is an ideal time to make
yourself feel special as you get
out those summer outfits! Let us
hope we get a chance to wear
them…
Over 60 businesses all under one roof
39 Princes Street, Yeovil, Somerset, BA20 1EG
01935 579482 www.theemporiumyeovil.co.uk
unrequited love, passion, sacrifice
and redemption. Hugh Jackman
gives the performance of his career.
Showing at Sherborne, Hinton
St George and Somerton
QUARTET (12A) Lifelong friends
Wilf (Billy Connelly) and Reggie
(Tom Courtenay), together with
former colleague Cissy (Pauline
Collins) are residents of Beacham
House, a Home for retired opera
singers. Every year on Guiseppe
Verdi’s birthday the residents unite
to give a concert to raise funds for
the Home. However, when Jean
(Maggie Smith), a former Grande
Dame of opera fallen on hard times,
and also Reggie’s ex-wife and the
fourth and most celebrated member
of their former quartet, moves in the
plans for the concert begin to
unravel. Old grudges threaten to
undermine past glories and
theatrical temperaments play havoc
with rehearsal schedules. This is a
wickedly comic story about
redefining old age and growing old
with hope and how the human spirit
remains undimmed even as the
brightest stars start to fade.
Showing at West Camel.
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Restaurant Review
Dorset Fine Dining
by Franchesca Dening
his month instead of going to
a local restaurant Nick Holt of
Dorset Fine Dining cooked for
us in Charlton Horethorne Village
Hall. Nick has just started this new
business and what better way to get
known than to cook for The Conduit
Dinner Club?
Dorset based chef Nick started
cooking more than 20 years ago.
After leaving school he took an
Advanced Cookery Diploma at Thanet
Technical College in Broadstairs.
During his time at the college he
worked at Buckingham Palace at
several functions and also had a parttime job at Wallets Court Country
House Hotel in Kent. Here he learned
invaluable classical French cooking
techniques as the chef owner, Chris
Oakley, was the first British chef to
gain a Michelin Star under the Roux
Brothers at Le Poulbot. This is where
his passion for cooking really took off.
After finishing college Nick worked
at the Hilton on Park Lane in London
and then returned to Wallets Court,
gradually working his way up to Head
Chef. Here he helped Chris Oakley to
gain 3 AA Rosettes. He has worked in
some excellent hotels including
Grayshott Spa Hotel, where he learnt
about dietary requirements and
cooking dishes with little or no fat, but
still getting great and unusual flavours.
He also worked as Head Chef at The
Clanfield Tavern, a destination gastro
pub just outside Oxford.
Nick and his wife have now settled
near Sherborne and he is now the
Head Chef at The Grange Country
House Hotel in Oborne. He gained 2
AA Rosettes within a year and has
held this accolade now for four years.
This position has given him the
freedom to work with local suppliers,
building up great relationships. He
has complete control of menus and
works with the seasons. Menus
change on a regular basis and daily
specials are introduced to help
develop the next menu. Working with
producers in the area he has been
able to develop assorted meat terrines
for Capreolus Fine Foods who have
sold them in such places as Selfridges
and The National Gallery. He is now
the sole caterer for Symondsbury
Estates and caters for all their clients
who wish to have a meal cooked by a
private chef. This is a job he loves
and is a complete change from
running the kitchen at the hotel.
“This has all been a challenge and
I really love to push myself” says Nick.
He has now started his own bespoke
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outside catering company, Dorset Fine
Dining, which he runs alongside his
full time job. He offers catering for all
occasion with menus starting from
£8.95 - whether it be a wedding, bbq,
dinner party or canapés and verrines
on the lawn in the summer.
The evening Nick cooked for the
Dinner Club our group was 41. There
was a warm welcome on arrival and
the staff were friendly and efficient
taking our coats on arrival. There was
linen tablecloths and flowers on the
table and home made bread and
butter was readily available along with
jugs of water. We had preordered from two courses at
£17 or three courses at
£22. To start with we were
offered: Home cured
salmon, artisan rye bread,
crème fraiche and pickled
cucumber; Pistachio and
pork terrine with kumquats
in sweet wine; Laverstoke
Park burrata with heirloom
tomatoes, fresh basil and wild garlic
pesto served with crusty bread. All the
starters were very well presented and
packed full of flavours. The burrata
had an unusual and subtle taste and
the garlic pesto was superb. The
salmon was moist and nicely presented
as was the pate.
The main courses included: Slow
roasted shoulder of pork with spiced
Bramley puree and creamed potato
with sage jus; Roast chicken supreme
with wild garlic, mushroom and pea
fricassee and potato gnocchi;
Ratatouille with Somerset halloumi and
buttered cous cous and Fillet of Sea
Bass with Champagne sauce and
asparagus and mash. A good
selection of vegetables were placed on
the tables to share. The chicken was
tender and moist but there were mixed
reviews on the Sea Bass – some loved
the dish and others were not so keen.
The pork was enjoyed by all and the
spiced Bramley puree was highly
recommended.
The dessert is one of Nick’s
specialities – a selection of sweet
‘verrines’ with shortbread. The three
small glasses
had sherry
triffle, raspberry
cheesecake and
chocolate coffee
and Amaretto
mousse. All
those who had
the dessert
thought it was a
great idea as you not only had a
choice but they were ideal to share
with a partner or friend. They were
also delicious!
The Conduit Dinner Club members received a
good meal. It was well presented and
plentiful and service was excellent. We gave
our overall evening 9/10. Nearly all would be
happy to recommend Nick. If you would like
him to cook for you call 01963 220463 or see
his website at www.DorsetFineDining.co.uk
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Dorset Fine Dining
by Nick Holt
Bespoke Gourmet Dining Service offering fine dining for all occasions
We offer a personal,
creative catering service
for all kinds of parties
and events - canapes and
champagne, an intimate
fine dining experience,
professional catering for
weddings or a delicious
and different bbq.
More information: 01963 220463 or 0752 5667687
www.DorsetFineDining.co.uk
Goose Slade Farm Anniversary
The Goose Slade Farm Shop in
East Coker is celebrating 10
years of supplying quality fresh,
local, meat and produce. They
have lots of special offers which
you can check out on their
website www.thegoosefarm.co.uk
or pop in and see them. In
addition to this if you take along
their advert (see below) you will
also get a complimentary tea or
coffee in their new Tea Shop. So
what are you waiting for?
Go and see them!
GOOSE SLADE
FARM SHOP
We are celebrating 10 years of supplying quality fresh, local, meat & produce.
To join in the celebrations we are inviting our customers to
Bring this advert for a complimentary tea or coffee in the Tea Shop.
Keep up to date with our weekly special offers by checking our website
www.thegoosefarm.co.uk or facebook page.
We look forward to serving you soon!
Opening hours: 10am to 6pm Tuesday to Saturday
Goose Slade Farm, East Coker, Yeovil, BA22 9QJ
(Just off the A37 Yeovil to Dorchester road towards Sutton Bingham)
01935 863735
The Conduit Dinner Club
The Dinner club had a very pleasant
meal with Nick Holt at Charlton
Horethorne Village Hall – see
Restaurant Review. The Club is
informal, there is no joining fee and we
send details to over 140 people. We
are normally a group of 30-40 people
on an evening and have a cross section
of ages. This is a great way to meet
new people as well as try different
restaurants in our area and often with
some great deals!
At the time of going to press the next
evening is not organised but if you
would like to come or want more details
phone 01935 424724 or e-mail us at
info@theconduitmagazine.co.uk and
details will be sent to you.
HAVING A PARTY?
Dening Cider
Up Mudford
(off Lyde Road, Yeovil) BA21
5TD
4 Litres for £6*
01935 421389
9.30-6.00 (Mon-Fri) 9.30-12.00 noon (Sat)
* £1.50 for 4 litre container if required
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The 6th Dorset Knob
Throwing & Frome
Valley Food Fest
The 6th Dorset Knob Throwing and
Frome Valley Food Fest is being held
in Cattistock on Sunday 5th May from
10.00am to 4.00pm. Dorset Knobs,
a firm dry savoury biscuit made by
local bakers Moores, are thrown for
distance in the annual wacky sporting
contest. You can also compete for the
annual ‘Knob Eating’ cup, where
participants attempt to eat as many
Dorset Knobs as possible in just one
minute. Or perhaps you can try your
hand at one of the crazy games such
‘Knob Walking’, 'Pin the Knob on the
(Cerne) Giant', 'Spot the Knob', or
'Knob and Spoon racing'.
During the games there is also
Ferret Racing arranged by the animal
care team at Kingston Maurward
Agricultural College; displays of local
crafts and skills and entertainment by
local musicians creating a truly unique
Dorset Festival.
If you love food there is also an
opportunity to wander amongst a
wide range of locally produced food
and drink stalls, which make up the
Frome Valley Food Fest. You will be
able to sample and purchase a
variety of foods including breads,
cheeses, meats, game and poultry,
pies, preserves and puddings not to
mention a wide selection of locally
produced beer, cider, tea, coffee and
wine to wash them all down with.
The day aims to raise much needed
funds for the Village Playing Fields,
the Savill Hall, the Cricket Club and
Maiden Newton and Cattistock
at Thornford
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Football Club. The organisers are also
keen to stress that there is no food
wastage as result of the games as
only left over knobs are used and the
local chickens adore what remains!
The event is supported by Moores,
Did you
know….
There is a technique to eating a
Dorset Knob! First insert a sharp
knife into the centre from each
direction and then gently prise
open. Then add lashings of Blue
Vinny Cheese and enjoy.
Traditionally they are also dipped
in tea or cider or taken with
honey & cream – known locally
as “Thunder & Lightening”.
the producers of the famous Dorset
Knob Biscuit, and the Dorset Area of
Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB)
Partnership. Visitors are advised to
Did you
know….
Dorset Knobs are little round
biscuit-textured buns made by
Moores of Morecombelake since
before 1860. Originally, they
were made from leftover bread
dough with added butter and
sugar, hand-rolled into little buns
and left to dry out like rusks in the
dying heat of the oven. They
probably took their name from the
hand-sewn Dorset Knob buttons
that were also made locally. They
have an extraordinary keeping
quality – long before sell by dates
were invented.
The Lime Tree
01935 872294
The Quicksilver Mail
Hendford Hill, Yeovil
Best Value
Lunch Menu
in Town
10 Different Hot choices @ £5.50
Food served: 11am-2.30pm
& 6pm-9.30pm
Sundays 12.00 noon-3.00pm
Function Room for up to
250 is available for parties,
weddings, training days &
business meetings
The Exchange Real
Ale Festival
01935 424721 www.Quicksilvermail.com
The Exchange at Sturminster
Newton is holding their third Real
Ale Festival over the weekend of
Friday 31st May from 7.00pm until
late then Saturday 1st June and
Sunday 2nd June from 12.00 noon
until late. Admission is free and
with 20 real ales and ciders on
offer from various local breweries,
there is no better way to spend the
weekend than tasting the wide
selection of beers whilst listening to
some great live music. Already
confirmed to be performing are
‘Jaz and Josh’, ‘Jack and a Box’
and ‘In The Pipeline’.
CAMRA HEART OF WESSEX PUB OF THE YEAR 2011/2012
approach from the Maiden Newton
direction and follow the signs for free
car parking. Our ‘hard-core’ team
have been busy and vastly improved
the car parking capacity. Admission
is £2.50 and under 12s are free. For
further details please visit their website
www.dorsetknobthrowing.com or
contact Nigel or Shelley Collins on
01300 320404.
Dorset knob Throwing &
Frome Valley Food Festival
Sunday 5th May - 10am to 4pm
At Cattistock
Admission £2.50 - Under 12’s free
www.dorsetknobthrowing.com
info@dorsetknobthrowing.com or 01300 320404
the
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Fresh home cooked food served daily 12-9pm
real ales, weissbier, imported lagers & local ciders
Live Comedy – Thursday 2nd May at 8pm – tickets only £5
Open Mic Night – Thursday 9th May at 9pm
The Nog Inn, South Street, Wincanton, Somerset, BA9 9DL
Tel: 01963 32998 - www.thenoginn.co.uk Facebook: The Nog Inn Twitter: @TheNogInn
free bottle of wine with any 2 adult carvery
meals on a Sunday (served 12-3pm)
upon production of this voucher*
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Catering for weddings, events and all occasions.
Also food cooked to order for your home entertaining.
Delicious, beautifully presented food, top quality
ingredients, bespoke menus and excellent service.
For enquiries phone Heather on 01300 345582
www.thefoodiequeen.co.uk
Foodie Queen
The Foodie Queen is a catering
business based in the heart of
Dorset and run by Heather Slack.
Established in 2007, they cater for
every kind of event, as well as
offering a catering service for your
home entertaining. All dishes are
entirely home made, prepared to
meticulously high standards and
beautifully presented. High quality
ingredients are used, making the
most of seasonal and locally
sourced produce.
They cater for all occasions, from
large weddings to small family
gatherings, corporate events to hen
weekends, christenings to funerals.
Delicious food, individually
planned menus and efficient,
friendly service make your event
really special. Every event is
unique, so they offer a wide range
of catering styles, from elegant
formal dining to rustic buffets.
Following your initial enquiry,
Heather will listen to your
requirements and suggest sample
menus. Meeting for a free, no
obligation consultation is often the
best way to create your perfect
individual catering package. A
tasting service is available, free if
you confirm your booking.
For your home entertaining, they
offer restaurant standard food,
cooked to order and delivered to
you, with a wide and flexible
range of menu choices. They are
also introducing Foodie Queen
Weekend, a new range of simple
frozen meals. The Foodie Queen
caters in and around Dorset and
South Somerset, but they are happy
to travel further afield. For
enquiries and menus see contact
details in their advert above.
the
old pub
Galhampton
Now under new ownership
01963 440395
Jared & Linda welcome you with
excellent food and great beer
Opening hours:
Tuesday Friday 12-2 & 6-11 (Food 12-2 & 6-9)
Saturday 12-11 (Food 12-2 & 6-9) Sunday 12-4 (Food 12-2)
The Old Pub, High Road, Galhampton, BA22 7BA
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The Country pub awarded AA Rosette for its food
and the CAMRA 2012 Cider Pub of the Year
and National best Freehouse for 2012.
Come and try us!
....or we can
come to you!
Our Outside Catering and Event
Services can help plan and deliver
the perfect, tailored solution to
any of your catering needs.
18th MAY 7.00pm
3 course dinner and entertainment
£37 per head
Whether you are having a dinner
party at home, planning a
children’s party, a relaxed garden
barbecue or have a wedding or
special occasion. Our blend of
experience, planning and attention
to detail ensures a successful
occasion every time.
Opening Hours: 8am – midnight and food is served
breakfast 8am-10am lunch 12-3pm and dinner 6-10pm
The Queens Arms, Corton Denham,
Sherborne, Somerset, DT9 4LR
Email: relax@thequeensarms.com
www.thequeensarms.com
Telephone: 01963 220317
East Coker Wine Circle
celebrates 35th anniversary
The East Coker Wine Circle was
founded by a small group of
villagers keen to learn more about
the art of wine making, especially
from ingredients obtainable from
the hedgerows or the garden.
The Circle's reputation for the
enjoyment experienced by its
members is aided most certainly
by the regular wine tastings.
Nearly 40% of the membership
make wine and enjoy drinking it!
Gone are the days of
fermenting wine with dried
baker's yeast and most wine
tasting medicinal, oxidised or
looking like dirty dish water.
Now equipment and ingredients
are of the highest quality
producing wines equal to and
sometimes better than many
commercial wines.
Today the Circle runs it’s own
wine festival under the auspices of
the Village Show, attracting over
100 entries, which are judged by
qualified national judges. This
year East Coker was the top
Circle at the 50th Annual Festival
of the South West Federation of
Amateur Wine and Beer makers,
claiming 16 trophies, including
that for most points overall, most
points in the wine and liqueur
classes and most points in the
country wine classes.
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The circle meet on the first
Wednesday of the month at
8.00pm in East Coker Village Hall
and a warm welcome awaits with
entertaining speakers. The next
meeting is Wednesday 1st May on a
talk on New Zealand Wine with
tastings. The entry is £3 for
tasting meetings for non members
to attend and £2 when there are
no tastings. To become a member
the annual membership is £12
and for more details contact
01935 862816.
Sherborne
Farmers’
Market
Third Friday
of Every Month:
Fri
17th May
Cheap Street 9am - 1pm
Come along and see the fantastic
range of fresh, quality, local
produce available
Tel: 01258 454510
Yeovil Library goes self-service
Yeovil is set to become the latest
Somerset library to move to selfservice following its successful
introduction in Taunton, Wells,
Burnham-on-Sea, Bridgwater and
Frome. The touch-screen kiosks
allow customers to borrow, renew
and return books and other items as
well as to check reservations and
pay charges.
The library will be temporarily
closed from Monday 6th May whilst
self-service equipment is fitted and
refurbishment completed and will reopen at 9.30am on Monday 22nd
July. From Tuesday 7th May to just
before re-opening, a mobile library
will be parked outside the library in
King George Street (opposite the
post office) to offer a temporary
service from 9.30am – 4.00pm,
Monday to Friday. There will be
access to People’s Network
Computers and they are hoping to
offer a printing facility. A selection
of lending material will be available
for all ages and customers can also
place reservations and collect
reserved items.
In addition to the above
provision, the following libraries will
Abbey
Bookshop
Cheap Street
Sherborne
Wide selection of Magazines,
Periodicals and DVDs in stock.
New Naxos Classical CDs
Have your daily
paper delivered.
Ask in store for details.
01935 812367
open additional hours during the
Yeovil closure:
Somerton Library: Wednesdays 9.30am - 5.00pm
Crewkerne Library: Thursdays 9.30am - 5.00pm
Martock Library: Thursdays 9.30am - 5.00pm
Sunningdale Library: Mondays 1.30pm - 5.00pm
& Tuesdays 9.30am -12.30pm
Full details of all library opening
hours, Monday to Saturday, are
available at
www.somerset.gov.uk/libraries
There will be story-time sessions at:
Crewkerne Library on
Wednesdays 11.00am -11.30am
and Martock Library on Fridays
2.30pm - 3.00pm
Customers can also return and
borrow items at any other Somerset
Library or Libraries West. Items can
be renewed at
www.librarieswest.org.uk or by
speaking to a customer advisor on
0845 345 9177.
In addition to the installation of
self-service a number of other
improvements will be made at
Yeovil including new carpets, fitting
of energy efficient lighting, a new
enquiries desk, new shelving,
replacing and updating signage
and remodelling of the entrance.
by Judith Spelman, journalist and author
odi Picoult is an American
author whose strong themes
and storylines exploring issues
of ethical dilemmas and human
drama have attracted millions of
readers worldwide. One of her most
popular books is My Sister’s Keeper
which had a totally unexpected and
shocking twist at the end. Her latest
book is a powerful drama that will
resonate in the readers’ minds long
after the last page is turned. The
Storyteller is about Sage, a shy
young Jewish baker, who life is far
from perfect. Through therapy she
meets 95-year old Joseph Weber
who seems a sweet, funny, generous
old man but who suddenly asks her
to help him die. He has had enough
of trying to make up for his past as a
SS commandant in a concentration
camp during World War 2. Sage’s
grandmother was interned at
Auschwitz and as she investigates
her grandmother’s story so a Nazi
hunter investigates Josef’s. Serious
research has gone into this book and
Jodi spoke to a number of holocaust
survivors to ensure the facts were
authentic. It makes, worthwhile, if
uncomfortable reading.
We are always keen
to buy antique silver
and old Sheffield plate
at current prices
Please telephone or call into the shop
38 CHEAP STREET, SHERBORNE
DORSET DT9 3PX
01935 816828
enquiries@henrywillis.co.uk
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Be a Superhero for Julia’s House
Julia’s House is asking people to
help them celebrate Children’s
Hospice Week by not only dressing
like a Superhero, but flying like one,
too! To mark the charity’s 10th
birthday this year, there will both the
annual Night Walk and a Sky Dive
in one action-packed Superheroes
Weekend on Friday 3rd to Sunday 5th
May. The Superheroes Night Walk,
along Bournemouth Seafront will be
held on Friday 3rd setting out from the
pier at 10.00pm. It costs just £10 to
register for this fun event which last
year attracted more than 200
walkers of all ages – and even some
pets! There is the choice of a three
or five-mile route, with all entrants
receiving an illuminated balloon at
the start and a cupcake and a medal
at the end! Superhero costumes are
optional, but most people enjoy
entering into the spirit of things – with
an added incentive of a prize for the
best costume!
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Reading Matters
The Superheroes Skydive is at
Netheravon Airfield, Salisbury on
Sunday 5th. It is a tandem jump with
an instructor, flying to 13,000ft and
then experiencing the thrill of a 35
second free fall. It costs £220 to do
the jump, along with a minimum
sponsorship of £219.
To register for the events, email
nikki.judd@juliashouse.org or
visit www,juliashouse.org or phone
on 01202 644220.
The Storyteller by Jodi Picoult is
published by Hodder & Stoughton
£18.99.
Maya Angelou is another American
author and poet and probably best
known for her first autobiography
(she has written six so far) I Know
Why the Caged Bird Sings. She is
regarded as one of the finest voices
in American Literature and if you
have never read any of her poetry
you have missed a fine treat. She has
just produced another beautifully
written memoir which she writes of
her relationship with her mother.
Mom & Me & Mom gives a
fascinating view of the changing
attitudes of the two women towards
each other. It begins with Maya’s
early childhood when her mother
abandoned her and ends with the
two women at their closest.. ‘Lady’,
as Maya called her mother, was
violent, self-centred but obviously
quite canny. Maya has covered some
of her life in that first autobiography
but this is her attempt to understand
her mother’s life and its impact on
her own.
Mom & Me & Mom by Maya
Angelou is published by Virago
£12.99.
Deborah Alun-Jones is an author I
have not come across. I find that in
2005 she wrote (with John Ayton)
Charming: The Magic of Charm
Jewelry and now Thames and
Hudson have published another book
with the intriguing title, The Wry
Romance of the Literary Rectory.
Thinking of rectories there comes to
mind the bleak place at Howarth
where the Brontes lived and Rupert
Brook and Grantchester (not
forgetting Jeffrey Archer). But did you
know that the poet George Herbert
lived at Bemerton Rectory near
Salisbury? Deborah Alun-Jones
describes these huge clergymen’s
homes and the writers who once
lived in them – including Sir John
Betjeman, Dorothy L Sayers, the
Benson family, Tennyson and the de
Waals – in a collection of essays. It
is a wonderful book to dip into and
garner what it was like living in such
places at such times.
The Wry Romance of the Literary
Rectory by Deborah Alun-Jones
is published by Thames and Hudson
£18.95.
These books are available from all
good bookshops in the area.
International Dawn Chorus Day
On Sunday 5th May join the RSPB at
Swell Wood to enjoy International
Dawn Chorus day to listen to the
incredible sounds of woodland birds
in all their spring glory, with a
warden on hand to help identify one
song from another. What a blissful
way to start the day! From 6.30am8.30am and the cost is £10 per
person (payable in advance) which
includes a full English breakfast at
the Crown Inn, Fivehead. To book
phone 07774 620879 or email
swell.wood@rspb.org.uk
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Town News
BRUTON Every Saturday there
are the usual coffee mornings in
the Community Hall, Silver Street
from 10.00am to 2.00pm. On
Saturday 27th April for Royal British
Legion and then in May on 4th for
Cardiac Risk in the Young, 11th
for Bruton Flower Club, 18th for
Bruton Horticultural Society and
25th for Bruton Museum. Bruton
Choral Society are giving a
Summer Concert on Saturday 18th
at 7.30pm in the Memorial Hall,
King’s School. (See Art for more
details.)
CASTLE CARY The Gardening
Association has a talk by David
Usher on ‘Restoration of
Hestercombe Gardens’ on Thursday
2nd May at 7.30pm in the
Methodist Schoolroom. Non
members are welcome at £1 on
the door. Somerset Wildlife Trust
has a talk by Tamsin Holmes on
‘The Hunt for Stourhead dormice’
at Caryford Hall on Tuesday 7th at
8.00pm. All welcome and coffee
is served from 7.30pm. Entry £2.
There is a Murder Mystery
evening organised by the Carnival
Committee on Saturday 11th at
7.30pm. ‘Haywire Hotel’ will be
taking over the Constitutional Club
with a three course dinner and a
few murders! The Ceramics
Group have a talk by Nick Panes
on ‘American 18th century
porcelain’ on Tuesday 14th from
2.30pm at the Methodist
Schoolroom. On Sunday 19th from
3.00pm to 5.00pm there is a
celebration for the Church’s
birthday at the Vicarage and
woodland garden. Teas, games,
stalls and fun – hopefully in the
sunshine! Admission is free.
Finally, but not least, there are
several coffee mornings during
May on Saturday at the Market
House starting at 10.00am.
Saturday 4th for the Gardening
Association. Ditcheat players will
also be there to tell you about
their latest activities; 11th for
Somerset Wildlife Trust with plants
for sale; 18th for Christian Aid;
25th for Cary Amateur Theatrical
Society.
SHERBORNE The Gardening
Club have their Annual Plant Fair
on Saturday 27th April from 9.00am
to 12.00 noon at Parson’s Yard
just off Cheap Street. The Saturday
Antique & Flea Market is also on
4.00pm in the Digby Church Hall.
The Spring meeting of the
Sherborne Area Over 50s Group
will be on Monday 29th and will
feature an informative talk by
Eileen Shacklade on the work of
‘Victim Support’. The meeting is
at Digby Hall at 2.30pm and
admission is free. The Sherborne
Antique Fair takes place in Digby
Hall on Saturday 4th May from
9.30am to 4.00pm. Admission
£1. The Annual May Craft Fair
organised by West Country Craft
Fairs is at Digby Church Hall on
4.00pm. Admission free. The
Sherborne Steam & Waterwheel
Centre opens for the season on
4.30pm and then again on Sunday
26th. Admission is £5 per person
or £7 per couple with children
free. The Gardening Club have a
talk by ‘Dorset Air Ambulance’
followed by their AGM on Thursday
9th at 7.30pm at Digby Hall.
Friends of Yeatman Hospital will
be running their annual Plants,
coffee and cakes day at the
Abbey Grange, Hospital Lane on
12.00 noon. Any plants very
gratefully received beforehand or
A relaxed and welcoming
care home for the elderly
situated in the heart of
Sherborne. Dedicated staff
provide high levels of care
with a person centred
approach, ensuring all individual needs, requirements and
preferences are met at all times. Day and Respite care available.
www.ludbournehall.co.uk
Ludbourne Hall, South Street, Sherborne, DT9 3LT Tel: 01935 816382
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on the day. The Friends of
Yeatman Hospital will also be
running Car Boot Sale on Sunday
12th at The Terraces from 9.00am
to 12.00 noon. Sellers from
8.30am are £5 a car. Buyers
from 9.00am are 50p to enter.
The Arch in Swan Yard’s monthly
singles night is on Wednesday 15th
from 7.00pm. ‘Sherborne Singles’
is a friendly, fun and safe way for
single men and women to meet
and has already become popular.
Admission free. The Sherborne
Group of Dorset Wildlife Trust has
an illustrated talk on Wednesday
15th at 7.30pm on ‘The Silent
World of Bats’ by Nick Tomlinson
in Digby Church Hall. Nick is the
Manager of the Kingcombe Centre
and a Trustee of the Bat
Conservation Trust. Admission
£2.50 and new members and
visitors are always welcome. For
more information 01935 872774.
The Farmers’ Market is on Friday
17th in Cheap Street from 9.00am
to 1.00pm. The Floral Evening
Club has the delayed talk from
February by Mrs Jo Jacobs ‘Just
for You’ at the Youth Centre on
Thursday 23rd at 7.30pm. New
members welcome. The Saturday
Antique & Flea Market is also on
4.00pm in the Digby Church Hall.
SOMERTON On Saturday 4th May
from 10.00am celebrate the 1st
Anniversary of the RSPCA Shop
with tea, coffee and homemade
cakes. On Thursday 9th at 7.30pm
why not join SLAPS (Somerton
Literary and Poetry Society). The
group welcomes poetry lovers for
reading your own or other
people’s poems or a short piece of
prose on a theme. For this
evening the theme is ‘Art’. For
details and the venue ring Jenny
Jones on 01458 273139. The
May Fair takes place in The
Square and Parish Rooms on
3.00pm. Lots of entertainment and
a craft fair. Admission free. On
Tuesday 14th Friends of the Parish
Rooms Rummikub afternoon takes
places in the Parish Rooms from
2.00pm to 4.30pm. On Saturday
18th at 7.30pm the film in the
Parish Rooms will be the extremely
popular ‘Les Miserables’ with an
all-star cast and great singing and
drama. Tickets £5 are available
from Cobbs in the Brunel precinct
or on the door. More details
from Susan Deane on 01458
273265. See Movies Around
the Villages & Town.
On Thursday 23rd at 7.30pm the
History Society has a talk by
Adrian Tinniswood on ‘The Polite
Tourist: County House Visiting in
the age of Jane Austen’ in the
Parish Rooms. All welcome.
WINCANTON The Farmers’
Market at the Bear Inn is on Friday
3rd May from 9.00am to 12.00
noon. The Gardening Club have
a talk by Michael Fisher on ‘Bees
and Bee Keeping’ also on Friday
3rd at 7.30pm. Arthritis Research
UK has a coffee morning on Friday
10th and then on Saturday 11th the
Church also has a coffee morning.
Both from 10.00am to 12.00
noon at the Memorial Hall. On
Sunday 19th there is an Open Day
at Wincanton Community Hospital
from 11.00am to 3.00pm.
Organised by Friends of the
hospital this is to give you the
opportunity to see the new X-Ray
and Scanner Unit and to see
where the monies raised by all
has gone in the hospital. There
will be a BBQ available during
this time. On Wednesday 22nd
Books for the Boys is a new
reading group for men taking
place at Wincanton Library from
3.00pm to 4.00pm. Reading
PURPOSE MADE JOINERY SINCE 1897
The Joinery Works, Alweston
01963 23219
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THE SHERBORNE
ANNUAL CRAFT FAIR
Digby Church Hall, Sherborne
Saturday 4th May 10.00am-4.00pm
P h ot ogr aph y, c ar ds , b ags , pl ant s , wooden pens , t oys ,
j ewel l er y, k ni t t i ng, s ewi ng, c andl es and l ot s mor e...
Admission free
West Country Fairs 01749 677049
groups are mostly attended by
women so the Library has setting
up a group that will discuss books
which may appeal to men. If you
are interested pop in and ask for
details.
YEOVIL There is busking at The
Quedam Centre every Saturday
from 12.00 noon. On 4th May
Stephen Kennedy will be
entertaining the shoppers, then on
Saturday 11th Tom Clements. On
Saturday 18th the Quedam Centre
has a May Fayre. There will be
Maypole dancing complete with
audience participation, traditional
coconut shy, live music and more
all free of charge. On Wednesday
22nd May at 7.30pm ‘Fascinating
Facades’ is a floral demonstration
by Pam Lewis, a National
Demonstrator, which is taking
place at Holy Trinity Church.
Tickets £10 from 01935 823293.
On Saturday 25th in Middle Street
do not forget the Farmers Market
from 9.00am to 2.00pm. A
chance to buy all those local
delicacies. Plus in the Quedam
Centre Lee Rahn will be busking.
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Major international
model air show
The International Radio Control
Air Show, which showcases the
best radio controlled flying
displays from around the world,
returns to the Fleet Air Arm
Museum Yeovilton on Bank
Holiday Sunday 26th and Monday
27th May. Radio controlled stunt
pilots including World Champion
Jamie Robertson from the USA
will be competing within the
exclusive Zone competition where
helicopter flying skills are
guaranteed to cause the
spectators to gasp. Jamie
Robertson’s YouTube videos have
been seen by over 1 million
people!
Throughout the Museum there
will be companies and experts in
the field of radio controlled
aircraft, to give help and advice
to modellers of all levels of
experience. In addition to seeing
the International Model Air Show,
visitor will be able to go onboard
the first British Concorde and see
the award winning Aircraft
Carrier Experience all set among
Europe’s largest Naval aviation
collection. Tickets for the event
are available on line through the
Museum’s website
www.fleetairarm.com, or from the
Museum shop. Normal Museum
entry prices apply and there is no
additional cost to see the show.
Those wishing to enter on Sunday
26th by making a Gift Aid
donation, will be able to re enter
on Monday 27th free of charge.
A View from the Forecourt
Check your bodywork
N
by John Sugg, West Country Cars
ow that spring is finally
here it is time to take a
look at the state of your
car’s bodywork after the ravages
of the hard winter and the
damage that may have occurred
from the poor state of our roads.
There are many very good hand
washes dotted around the area,
they do a good job at getting the
road dirt off the bodywork but the
chemicals used are caustic and
will remove any polish from the
paintwork so if you do use this
service you must apply a good
quality wax polish regularly to
keep the paintwork protected.
There are a few professional
valeters around, their services are
not cheap but a good valeter will
clean your car from top to bottom
and inside and out regenerating
and protecting the paintwork. If
you prefer to save some money
and do it yourself, which can be
very rewarding, then here are a
few tips.
Always buy high quality
materials - the best is Autoglym.
It is expensive but nothing else
comes close to their systems but
always follow the instructions.
First pressure wash the bodywork
making sure you get right under
the wheel arches and sills to
remove any salt and grit, then
wash all panels with traffic film
remover but be careful this is
nasty stuff so make sure you wear
gloves and do not get it in your
eyes or let it dry on the paint.
Next thoroughly dry the whole car
then take a break, as the car
needs to be totally dry before the
next stage. If the paintwork is a
bit flat then use a compound such
as the old favourite - T Cut to buff
Sports Cars
Convertibles
Hatchbacks
Prestige
it back but do not use too much
and do not get any on the
plastics. Make sure you remove all
compound then give the paintwork
a good coat of wax. Again this
goes a long way so too much
makes it harder work but by doing
this you will now have noticed
any chips or scratches so get a
touch up stick and carefully fill the
exposed area with paint using an
artist's brush but again do not
over do it. Finally treat all the
plastics and clean the windows
inside and out then step back and
admire your efforts. Your pride
and joy is now not only looking
great it is well prepared for the
summer's bright sunshine…. OK
more rain!
Now you can get the whole
family out to admire your hard
work and why not go for a drive.
You know the sort of jaunt your
Dad used to take you on a
Sunday afternoon when life did
not seem so busy and a car was a
pleasure item not just a means to
get from A to B. I remember
going down country lanes with
grass down the middle just to see
where it went then arriving at
some remote house or farm with
the residents thinking we were
some long lost relatives, just to
smile and disappear quickly. So
remember always look after your
car but also enjoy it.
Saloons
Super minis
MPVs
4x4
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Art
by Rachel Mowbray
Local Theatre Box Office Contact Numbers:
David Hall, South Petherton
01460 240340
Octagon Theatre, Yeovil
01935 422884
The Exchange, Sturminster Newton 01258 475137
Ilminster Arts Centre
01460 54973
VISUAL ART
The Somerset Guild of
Craftsmen’s exhibition is ‘Whither
The Ash’ and continues until
Saturday 1st June at the Courthouse
Gallery in Somerton. The
exhibition is a celebration of the
life of trees with emphasis on the
Ash and features the 2nd Annual
Furniture Exhibition, which is run
in conjunction with Bridgwater
College Fine Furniture course.
Students from Bridgwater College
have been selected to take part
in this open exhibition and the
public are invited to vote for their
favourite piece during their visit.
From these votes, the three
winning pieces will go forward to
the final judging panel during
Somerset Art Weeks. The winner
is awarded a year’s Associate
Membership to the Somerset
Guild of Craftsmen. The gallery
is open Monday to Saturday from
10.00am to 4.00pm. Admission
is free. For more information call
01458 274653.
On Tuesday 30th April at 7.30pm
Ballet Central return to the
Octagon Theatre with an exciting
programme of ballet, jazz and
narrative dance. The varied
repertoire features a mixture of
newly commissioned works and
much-loved revivals, which
showcase the talent of the
company's young and emerging
dancers. New works this year
will be from highly acclaimed
choreographers including
Darshan Singh Bhuller,
Christopher Marney, Stacey
Haynes, Kenneth Tindall and
Sara Matthews. Tickets from
£10 to £16.
Do not miss the big Art Exhibition
taking place at the Yarlington
Fringe in Yarlington Village Hall
on Saturday 4th and Sunday 5th May.
There will be more than 20 artists
exhibiting, from Somerset, Dorset
and Wiltshire and around 80
works will be on show. There
will be examples of painting in
all media – oils, acrylic, and
watercolour – so much to see and
enjoy including the Fringe events!
Opening times on both days will
be from 11.00am to 5.00pm
and entry is free.
On Thursday 2nd at 7.30pm in the
Octagon Theatre witness the
Chinese State Circus performing
Yin Yang, the interaction of two
energies in a dynamic system of
balance. Over 2,000 years of
tradition explodes on stage with
a spectacular two hour show with
30 Chinese artistes who perform
remarkable acrobatics and
martial arts. This show includes
live musicians and includes a
remarkable display of human
juggling. Tickets from £19.50 to
£24.50 with family tickets
available.
The Annual Spring Exhibition of
the Yeovil Art Group takes place
from Wednesday 8th until Sunday
26th May on the First Floor Gallery
of the Octagon Theatre. The
exhibition showcases and
celebrates members' work. The
paintings reflect the many tastes,
travels and talents of the
members. The pictures are for
sale, although the main motive
for exhibiting is the desire to
share the pleasure of painting.
Entry is free.
Newton are delighted to
announce that Richard Digance
will performing in the Stour Hall
on Friday 3rd at 7.30pm. You
may recognise Richard’s comedic
rhymes from his guest
performaces in Countdown
Corner and you can expect this
plus more from a wonderful
evening’s entertainment with a
national treasure. Tickets £16.50.
PERFORMANCE
& COMEDY
The Martock Players and
Pantomime Society are presenting
‘World Premiere’ by Charles
Mander and ‘Easy Stages’ by N.
J. Warburton on Friday 26th and
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Saturday 27th April at 7.30pm at
Martock Parish Hall. This two
one-act play is a fast paced
comedy about the tribulations of
an amateur dramatic society
gathering for the technical
rehearsal of the play by their
producers. Tickets £5 available
from Martock Pet/DVD shop and
on the door.
On Saturday 4th at 7.30pm at the
Octagon Theatre enjoy Catherine
Gallagher’s ‘Queen of the Dance
Irish Dance Tornado’. Catherine
will give an electrifying
performance of world class
dancing with a new theatrical
extravaganza of Irish dance
accompanied by beautiful live
music that will enhance and
delight. Tickets from £17 to £21.
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On Sunday 5th at 7.30pm in the
Octagon Theatre see the
comedian Rich Hall. Rich Hall's
renowned grouchy, deadpan
style has established him as a
master of absurd irony and king
of rapid-fire wit. He has won
critical acclaim across the globe
by performing to sell-out
audiences each year at the
Edinburgh Fringe and at comedy
festivals worldwide. Tickets £15.
On Tuesday 7th at 7.30pm at the
Octagon Theatre there will be an
evening with Pasha Kovalev and
Katya Virshilas two of the stars
from the BBC’s ‘Strictly Come
Dancing’ show. The production
will feature them along with their
guest dancers, all beautifully
costumed, demonstrating a series
of stunning dance routines,
accompanied by a full audiovisual backdrop, a ‘Question and
Answer’ section plus an
appearance by a local dance
school. Tickets from £17 to £20.
At the Octagon Theatre on
Wednesday 8th at 7.30pm Al
Murray, The Pub Landlord is
back! ‘The Only Way Is Epic
Tour’ is a brand new show of
epic proportions. This
monumental new live stand-up
show from the multi-award
winning comedian directly
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follows the nationwide success of
Al Murray’s twice extended
‘Barrel of Fun’ tour. Tickets
£25.50. This show was fully
booked when going to press but
do check for returns.
On Thursday 9th at 7.30pm at the
Octagon Theatre The Reduced
Shakespeare Company present
‘The Complete Works of William
Shakespeare’. This will be an
irreverent, fast-paced romp
through the Bard's plays. The
Complete Works of William
Shakespeare (abridged) was one
of London's longest running
comedy - 10 years in the West
End and now they are back with
the same recycled jokes, just put
in a different order! Join these
madcap men in tights as they
weave their wicked way through
all of Shakespeare's comedies,
histories and tragedies in one
wild ride that will leave you
breathless and helpless with
laughter. Tickets £12 to £15.
On Tuesday 14th at 7.30pm at the
Octagon Theatre the Bristol Old
Vic Theatre School presents
‘Moonfleet’. Adapted by
Stephanie Dale from the book by
J. Meade Falkner with original
music by Tim Laycock and
directed by Kim Durham.
Smugglers, shipwrecks, a
haunted crypt, hidden treasure,
vengeance and enduring love are
the ingredients of this classic tale.
The play is set on the Dorset
coast in the village of Moonfleet.
Orphan John Trenchard is
captivated by the story of the
ghostly Blackbeard and his lost
treasure. His search leads him to
high adventure with smugglers,
the revenue men, and eventually
to love. Tickets: £12, £11
concessions.
From Wednesday 15th to Friday 17th
from 7.30pm at the Octagon
Theatre the musical ‘Spamalot’
will be presented by students of
Yeovil College. This is the very
first amateur production of the
Monty Python-inspired musical in
the West Country and the first
1 Cheap Street, Sherborne
- Tapestry, cross stitch and
embroidery kits
- Wide range of haberdashery
- Knitting yarns and patterns now
including Bergerie de France
- Knit and Stitch Club
Wednesdays 2-4pm
Would you like to learn to
knit or stitch? You will get
free advice and tuition in
this friendly shop.
01935 815361
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version by a UK college. Written
by Eric Idle and John du Prez, the
musical has taken Broadway and
the West End by storm and
features familiar favourite songs
including 'Finland', 'Brave Sir
Robin', 'The Song That Goes Like
This' and, of course, 'Always
Look On the Bright Side of Life'.
Tickets £12 or £14.
On Tuesday 21st at 7.30pm at the
Octagon Theatre see young,
inspiring dancers from across
Somerset perform on a
professional stage. Now in its
9th year, Take Art's successful
‘County Youth Dance Platform’
features more young dancers than
ever, from a range of schools and
youth dance groups. Tickets £5,
£6 or £7.
Also on Saturday 18th at 8.00pm
Richard Digance will be
performing at the David Hall,
South Petherton. Many people
sing, play guitar and tell stories,
but not many have supported
Steve Martin and Robin Williams
or played a guitar duet with Brian
May of Queen but Richard has!
It is on stage that Richard is most
comfortable, giving two hours of
original material with just a
guitar, no support acts, no
gimmicks; just one man with a
treasure-chest of stories collected
over 40 years in the music and
entertainment industry. Tickets
£14 or £15.
The Swan Theatre Company
presents ‘Billy Liar’ by Keither
Waterhouse and Willis Hall from
Monday 20th to Saturday 25th May
each evening starting at 7.45pm.
In the fictional industrial Northern
town of Stradhoughton in1960,
Billy Fisher, a working class lad,
lives with his parents and
grandmother. As Billy's job at the
undertakers becomes increasingly
boring, his lies become
increasingly outrageous, which
starts to get him into serious
trouble. Full of down to earth
characters and touching moments,
Keith Waterhouse's adaptation of
his own novel remains a modern
classic. So get your tickets before
they sell out! And now you are
able to book online. Tickets are
£9 and £8 for concession and
available on at www.swantheatre.co.uk or by calling 07500
376031.
On Wednesday 22nd at 7.30pm in
the Octagon Theatre be moved
by Timothy West with The Pavao
String Quartet in ‘Intimate Letters’
a dramatic retelling of the
passionate, illicit love affair that
resulted in one of the finest and
most passionate string quartets of
the 20th century. Janácek's
frustrations are surely one reason
why he behaved so badly. After
several affairs with much younger
women, he became infatuated
with a Kamila Stösslova, a 35year-old married woman with two
children, who remained his
obsession and the subject of the
String Quartet "Intimate Letters",
until his death in 1928. Tickets
£11.50 to £13.50.
On Thursday 23rd at 7.30pm at the
Octagon Theatre Sell A Door
Theatre Company present George
Orwell's ‘1984’, adapted by
Matthew Dunster. Winston Smith
rewrites history for the Ministry of
Truth, but when he is handed a
note that says simply 'I love you'
by a woman he hardly knows, he
decides to risk everything in a
search for the real truth. In a
world where cheap entertainment
keeps the ‘proles’ ignorant but
content, where war without end is
always fought and the
6th YARLINGTON FRINGE
Friday 3rd - Sunday 5th May
a festival of Art, Music, Drama, Dancing, Beer and Local Cider
top family entertainment in a bucolic setting
Friday eve: Kangaroo Moon Barn Dance
Saturday eve: lindyhop/jive workshop and band
Sunday pm: brass ensemble, Rossini's Barber of Seville, English folksongs
art exhibition, varied live music all day, childrens entertainment, Mummers,
ukelele workshop, and the World Famous Duck Race
all events are free and funded by your support of the food and drink tents
www.yarlington-somerset.co.uk
government is always watching,
can Winston possibly hold onto
what he feels inside? Tickets £10
to £13.
On Friday 24th at 7.30pm at the
Octagon Theatre the show ‘That’ll
Be The Day’ will be rocking the
aisles. Prepare yourself for a
party as the legendary rock 'n'
roll variety show returns by
popular demand for a final
chance to see the 2012-2013
tour. Now in its 27th year of
touring continuously in the UK
and Europe, this show is living
proof that Rock 'n' Roll will never
die! Tickets £21.50 or £23.50.
On Saturday 25th at 7.30pm in the
Octagon Theatre enjoy ‘Don
Pasquale’ performed by the
Swansea City Opera. They are
making a welcome return with a
production of Donizetti's popular
and uproarious comic opera. This
operatic company are now
known throughout the UK for their
sparkling performances of comic
opera and their ‘Pasquale’ will be
no exception. This opera
contains some of Donizetti's
loveliest music and makes for an
enchanting and hilarious
evening's entertainment, a feast
for the eyes and ears. Tickets
from £17 to £20.
On Sunday 26th at 7.30pm in the
Octagon Theatre Lee Nelson will
be performing his characteristic
style of comedy in a brand new
stand-up show for 2013. He has
hosted ‘Live at the Apollo’, sold
out a three-times extended ‘Lee
Nelson Live tour’, had over two
million people watching ‘Lee
Nelson's Well Good Show’ and
a brand new series, ‘Lee Nelson's
Well Funny People’, coming soon
to BBC3. Strap yourself in for a
night of entertainment with the
irrepressible Nelson, who will be
presenting his unique take on the
world including his legendary
audience interaction, with special
guest appearances from Dr Bob,
Jason Bent and others. Tickets
£22.50.
On Thursday 30th at 7.30pm at the
Octagon Theatre and back by
overwhelming public demand, the
most successful and popular
touring show of its kind 'Beyond
the Barricade' returns to The
Octagon Theatre with a brand
new 2013 production. This
production will include songs from
‘Miss Saigon’, ‘The Lion King’,
‘Phantom Of The Opera’,
‘Carousel’, ‘Jesus Christ
Superstar’, ‘The Jersey Boys’ and
many more hit musical
productions, climaxing with a
spectacular finale from, of course,
‘Les Miserables’! Tickets from
£17 to £19.
On Friday 31st at 8.00pm in the
Octagon Theatre see ‘The
Dreamboys Fit And Famous 2013
Tour’. The Dreamboys are
North Dorset & South Somerset’s
Premier Art Shop
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Large range of gift sets for the
amateur and professional alike
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without a shadow of a doubt the
UK's top male glamour show,
perfect for a girls night out. Their
showcase is unquestionably the
most famous male stripper act the
UK has ever produced with
special guest appearances on
massive TV shows such as ‘The X
Factor’, ‘Britain's Got Talent’,
‘Celebrity Big Brother’, ‘Loose
Women’, ‘This Morning’ and ‘The
Only Way Is Essex’. Tickets £20
or £22.50.
MUSIC
The Tom Gee Band have been
knocking around for more than
four years now, based in
Yorkshire, playing blues, soul and
funk music. They have toured the
UK and Ireland twice playing
venues such as Indigo2 at the O2
Arena, 100 Club in London, HiFi
Club and The Wardrobe in Leeds,
The Adelphi in Hull and The
Royal Albert Hall in London. They
are on their spring tour and being
supported by the Jack Edwards
Band, a blues influenced singersongwriter who has just released
his debut album. Enjoy their music
at the Exchange, Sturminster
Newton on Saturday 27th April from
7.30pm. Tickets £7 on the door.
On Wednesday 1st May at 7.30pm
at the Octagon Theatre it will be
your chance to enjoy the Glenn
Miller Orchestra. Ray McVay
presents the world's greatest Big
Band Show live in concert. The
show features the fabulous
harmonies of the Moonlight
Serenaders as well as the sublime
vocals of Catherine Sykes and
Colin Anthony. You will hear the
original arrangements of classic
wartime chart toppers including:
‘In the Mood’, ‘Moonlight
Serenade’, ‘American Patrol’,
‘Little Brown Jug’ and ‘Tuxedo
Junction’ to name but a few.
Tickets from £17.50 to £19.50.
Enjoy a delicious three course
meal followed by an evening of
live music on Wednesday 1st May at
7.30pm at The Arch, Swan Yard
in Sherborne with ‘Samantha
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Muir’. Be swept away by
beautiful classical guitar while
enjoying your meal. Tickets
£19.95 and book early to avoid
disappointment on 01935
817022.
have appeared either on stage,
screen or in the recording studio
with Shirley Bassey, Katherine
Jenkins, Iris Williams, Max Boyce,
Bryn Terfel, Ozzie Osbourne, Jon
Bon Jovi, Cliff Richard, Andrea
Bocelli, Russell Watson and Il
Divo! Tickets £14 to £16.50.
On Friday 3rd at 7.30pm in the
Octagon Theatre, Yeovil
‘Showaddywaddy’ will be
performing. This band has long
been established as Europe's
most successful ever exponents of
retro-inspired rock and roll. The
record simply speaks for itself.
After 40 incredible years, rock
and roll music is truly alive and
kicking in the hands of this
amazing band. Tickets from £15
to £18.
Also on Friday 3rd at 8.00pm the
Andy Hague Quintet will be
performing at Ilminster Art Centre.
This leading West Country band
based in Bristol, plays straight
modern jazz in a "hard bop"
style very similar to the Art Blakey
and Horace Silver quintets of the
50's and 60's. Listen to "Gospel
truth" on Andy's website and you
will hear how it echoes Horace's
quintets of 1955, with Carmell
Jones, Blue Mitchell, Junior Cook
and Joe Henderson. Exciting
music with driving swing and
percussion that true lovers of
classic modern jazz will not want
to miss. Tickets £12 can be
booked on 01460 54973.
From Friday 3rd to Tuesday 7th May
do not miss the Sherborne Abbey
Festival. This is a feast of music
over the Bank Holiday weekend
and includes ‘The Sixteen’,
Sherborne Festival Chorus, Dame
Joan Bakewell, Red Priest, The
Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields
Chamber Ensemble and the
Festival Evensong sung by the
joint choirs of Sherborne and
Romsey Abbeys. Tickets
available from Sherborne Tourist
Information Centre on 01935
815341. Full details of the
programme are available at
www.sherborneabbey.org
At The Exchange on Saturday 4th
at 7.30pm the Sturminster Choral
Society, under its Director
Caroline D’Cruz, presents a
beautiful and spring like
programme of solo and choral
items for their Spring Gala
Concert. Tickets £10.
On Thursday 9th at 7.30pm at The
Exchange there is a night of
blues, with none other than ‘The
Blues Band’. So join them for a
wonderful evening of rhythm and
blues as it should be played.
Tickets £8.
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‘The Mill Singers Male Voice
Choir’, with a guest appearance
from Eva's Singing Studio will be
performing at The Exchange on
Saturday 11th at 7.30pm. In
support of the Dorset Blind
Association, this show is not only
going to be a wonderful evening
of music, but also raises funds for
a good cause. Tickets £8.
At the Octagon Theatre on Friday
10th at 7.30pm be thrilled by the
tribute band ‘One Night of
Queen’ performed by Gary
Mullen and The Works. In 2000,
Gary Mullen won ITV's ‘Stars In
Their Eyes’ Live Grand Final. The
outfit has also twice rocked the
prestigious BBC Proms in the
Park, in front of a very
enthusiastic crowd of 40,000.
This will be a spectacular live
concert, recreating the look,
sound, pomp and showmanship
of arguably the greatest rock
band of all time. Tickets £16 to
£18.50.
On Saturday 11th at 8.00pm enjoy
‘ahab’ plus support from
‘Lazibyrd’ at the David Hall,
South Petherton. Since the release
of the 2009 CD ‘ahab’, has
combined a trip to Nashville,
Tennessee with busking in
London's East End! This new Folk
band has gone from strength to
strength with Fairport’s Bob
Harris, Brick Lane and Radio 2 all
contributing to lifting their profile.
Tickets £14 or £15.
At the Octagon Theatre on
Saturday 11th at 7.30pm ‘The
Treorchy Male Choir’ will be
performing. Following its
inauspicious beginnings in a
valley pub in 1883 the choir has
developed into a National
Eisteddfod winner, culminating in
a Royal Command Performance
for Queen Victoria at Windsor
Castle. They scaled the peaks of
musical distinction by gaining a
record eight National Eisteddfod
wins, making a total of 21 first
prizes out of 27 entries. They
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‘The Sound of Blue Note’ will be
performing as part of the
Sherborne Jazz Spring
programme at The Plume of
Feathers, Half Moon Street,
Sherborne. Led by local trumpet
legend Andy Urquhart, this
quintet features sacophonist Terry
Quinney, with Pete Maxfield on
double bass, Guy Gardner on
piano and Tony Mann on drums.
They will be paying homage to
many of the Blue Note artists
including Freddie Hubbard,
Wayne Shorter, Hank Moblery,
John Coltrane and Dizzy
Gillespie. Admission £12 on the
door.
On Sunday 12th at 7.30pm the
Wincanton Choral Society are
performing Mendelssohn’s ‘Elijah’
in Wincanton Sports Centre. Tom
Hunt will sing bass, Paul Badley
tenor, Melanie Armistead soprano
and Arabella Heaton alto. The
orchestra will be led by Edward
Burns. Tickets £13.50 or £6.50
for 18 or under are available
from the Sports Centre, the Box
Office on 01749 813899 or
www.bradsons.co.uk. They will
also be available at the door.
On Friday 17th at 8.00pm the
Gabrielle Ducomble Quintet will
perform at the Ilminster Arts Centre.
The quintet of voilin, guitar, piano,
accordian and bass with
Gabrielle’s
wonderful
voice creates
a truly
Parisian style
of jazz.
Gabrielle
became a
household
name in
France when in 2003 she reached
the final of the French ‘Pop Idol’
and went on to shoot a video and
record a single and album that
went double gold. Now resident
in London, she has developed as a
highly acclaimed and much sought
after jazz singer playing widely
across the UK and Europe. Go
along and experience Ilminster’s
equivalent of the shadier clubs of
Montmartre and the Parisian Left
Bank. Tickets £15 can be booked
on 01460 54973.
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‘The Barrelhouse Blues Orchestra’
will be performing at The
Exchange on Saturday 18th at
7.30pm. This will be the only
appearance of the 25 piece band
in Dorset this year. The
programme ranges from blues to
gospel and soul with some new
additions to the set, performed for
the first time by the orchestra,
which features many of the
countries finest musicians and
singers who have graced the
worlds biggest stages. Tickets
£18 in advance.
Bruton Choral Society are giving
a Summer Concert on Saturday
18th at 7.30pm in the Memorial
Hal in King’s School, Bruton. This
year it is the 20th anniversary
year of the Choral Society in its
current form and they have
commissioned a new choral piece
of music from Jonathan Palmer.
This will be the world premiere of
this new piece in the presence of
the composer. Under the title of
‘Sweet Somerset’ Jonathan has
drawn inspiration from some
poetry of Somerset, including the
Bruton folk song. Make sure you
get your tickets early for an
enjoyable evening.
At the Octagon Theatre also on
Saturday 18th at 7.30pm ‘The
Grimethorpe Colliery Band’ will be
performing. This band is in constant
demand throughout the world for
concert appearances. Having won
almost every brass band accolade,
these musicians have a highly
acclaimed international reputation
with numerous television
appearances and recordings to
their credit. Enjoy the fabulous
sound of this world famous brass
band, performing your favourite
classics with passion and style!
Tickets £18.50 or £20.
FILM
‘Paddy’s Whiskers’, a Devonbased band, will set feet tapping
at Hinton St George Village Hall
on Saturday 18th at 7.30pm. This
four-piece band of multi
instrumentalists, play an exciting
high energy mix of Irish, Celtic
and American folk music and
song. Tickets cost £10 and are
selling quickly so early booking is
recommended. Tickets can be
purchased in Hinton St. George
from OurShop and Dorothy’s Tea
Room. Alternatively, please call
07500 532 543 or visit our
website www.hintonfestival.org.
Richard Digance will be
performing at the David Hall,
South Petherton. Many people
sing, play guitar and tell stories,
but not many have supported
Steve Martin and Robin Williams
or played a guitar duet with Brian
May of Queen but Richard has!
It is on stage that Richard is most
comfortable, giving two hours of
original material with just a
guitar, no support acts, no
gimmicks; just one man with a
treasure-chest of stories collected
over 40 years in the music and
entertainment industry. Tickets
£14 or £15.
On Wednesday 22nd at 7.30pm
enjoy live music with Robbie
McIntoch, Steve Wilson and Jess
Upton at The Arch, Swan Yard,
Sherborne. Robbie and co return
to The Arch with their laid-back
guitar and vocal sound. As
always, you will be set for a night
of exceptional talent and a
fabulous menu to boot. You can
find out more about Robbie on
www.robbiemcintosh.com
Tickets £19.95 includes a three
course meal. Booking early
advised on 01935 817022.
On Wednesday 22nd at 8.00pm at
the David Hall the legendary
‘Fairport Convention’ will be
playing. Featuring Simon Nicol
(guitar, lead vocals), Dave Pegg
(bass guitar, mandolin, backing
vocals), Ric Sanders (fiddles,
occasional keyboards), Chris
Leslie (fiddle, mandolin, bouzouki,
lead vocal) and Gerry Conway
(drums and percussion).
Individually and collectively the
members of Fairport Convention
have received numerous awards
recognizing their contribution to
music and culture. They won the
coveted Lifetime Achievement
Award at the 2002 BBC Radio 2
Folk Awards. Tickets £20.
‘The Swingle Singers’ will be
performing at The Exchange on
Friday 24th at 7.30pm. These
London based singers are
legendary in the world of ‘a
cappella’. Today, there are few
music lovers who have not heard
the name the Swingle Singers.
Since the release of that groundbreaking debut album in1963,
this virtuosic seven-voice group
(complete with their own vocal
rhythm section) has performed on
the world's most famous stages,
sustaining over five decades a
level of international popularity
beyond the dreams of its founder,
American-born Ward Swingle.
Tickets £25.
On Saturday 25th at 8.00pm see
Martin Simpson at the David Hall.
Martin has been nominated an
astounding 29 times in the 11
years of the BBC Radio 2 Folk
Awards. His sounds are highly
distinctive: led by his guitars,
banjola and banjo, they move from
solo slide to flat out grooves via
nursery rhymes and tragic, dark
ballads. Simpson's own songs are
beautifully written and at times most
unusual in form, telling true stories
and dealing with themes of love,
loss, home and much more. Tickets
£15.
Michael Bawtree will be giving an
organ recital on Bank Holiday
Monday 27th at 2.30pm in
Sherborne Abbey. Locally
educated Michael is now based in
Glasgow and combines a busy
freelance career as a conductor
and organist. Free entry with
retiring collection.
On Wednesday 29th at 7.30pm in the
Octagon Theatre Seth Lakeman, the
celebrated folk inspired singer
songwriter and virtuoso fiddler, will
be performing. Seth has released
six albums including 2005's
Mercury nominated Kitty Jay and
his latest album, ‘Tales from the
Barrel House’ which confirms Seth's
innate knack for writing both footstomping, sing-along songs and
more tender, thoughtful ballads.
His fiddle and tenor guitar playing
is often breathtaking and Seth's
trademark soaring vocals are at the
forefront of this album, as beguiling
and haunting as ever. Tickets £18.
On Friday 3rd at 8.00pm see ‘Anna
Karenina’ at the David Hall. See
the epic love story adapted from
Leo Tolstoy's great novel by
Academy Award winner, Tom
Stoppard (Shakespeare in Love)
and starring Keira Knightley.
Tickets £5 Petherton Picture Show is
a club but membership is free and
available on the door.
Sherborne Flicks is showing ‘Les
Miserables’ at Digby Church Hall
on Wednesday 8th at 7.30pm. This
acclaimed film with great singing
and acting is based on the
dramatic story set in 19th century
France. Tickets £6 in advance
from Sherborne Tourist Information
Centre or on the door subject to
availability. See Movies Around
the Villages & Towns.
‘Quartet’ will be screened at The
Exchange on Wednesday 8th at
7.30pm. This film is actor Dustin
Hoffman's Directorial debut and
has been nominated for a 2013
Golden Globe for Maggie Smith's
performance. Tickets for children
£3.50, adults £6. See Movies
Around the Villages & Towns.
‘Life of Pi’ will be shown at The
Exchange on Friday 17th at 7.30pm.
This is a film by Ang Lee, starring
Suraj Sharma, Irrfan Khan, Tabu,
Rafe Spall and Gérard Depardieu.
A man named Pi tells a story that
occurred when he was 16. When
his family decides to move their
zoo from India to Canada, Pi
winds up as the only human
survivor of the tragic sinking of a
cargo ship. Tickets £3.50 for
under 18 and £6 for adults.
At the David Hall on Friday 17th see
‘Beasts of the Southern Wild’. A
2012 American fantasy drama, this
film was nominated for four
Academy Awards and at age 9,
Ouvenzhané Wallis became the
youngest Best Actress nominee in
history. Tickets £5.
Somerton’s film in the Parish Rooms
is ‘Les Miserables’ on Saturday 18th
at 7.30pm. Tickets £5 are
available from Cobbs Health Stores
in Brunel Centre beforehand or on
the door. Bar and refreshments
provided by Friends of the Parish
Rooms. More details from Susan
Deane on 01458 273265. See
Movies Around the Villages &
Towns.
Wincanton Film Society is showing
‘The Help’ at 7.30pm at King
Arthurs
School on
Tuesday 21st.
Three very
different,
extraordinary
women in
1960’s
Mississippi
make an
improbable
alliance. The
project breaks all the social rules
and puts them all at risk. This
award winning film was directed
by Tate Taylor and starred Emma
Stone, Viola Davis and Octavia
Spencer. For more details go to
www.wincantonfilm.co.uk
‘Les Miserable’ will be screened
at the Exchange on Saturday 25th
at 7.30pm. Based on the novel
by Victor Hugo, 'Les Miserables'
travels with prisoner-on-parole,
24601, Jean Valjean, as he runs
from the ruthless Inspector Javert
on a journey beyond the
barricades. Tickets £6 or £3.50
for U18. See Movies Around
the Villages & Towns.
On Friday 31st at 8.00pm at the
David Hall see ‘Frankenweenie’.
A sci-fi family film directed by Tim
Burton which is a parody of, and
in homage to, the 1931 film
Frankenstein, based on Mary
Shelley’s book. Tickets £5.
FOR CHILDREN
On Tuesday 28th May at11.00am
and then again 2.30pm at the c
present ‘The Elves and the
Shoemaker’. Sam Lacey makes
terrible shoes and tries to sell
them online. They are so bad that
nobody really wants them, not
even his neighbour (who thinks
he should give up and get a real
job). Then one night, two tiny
visitors climb in through the
window and start cutting and
stitching and gluing… and Sam's
life is never quite the same
again! Following their sell-out
shows, ‘The Enormous Turnip and
Little Red Hen’ the inescapably
eccentric Stuff and Nonsense
Theatre Company return with an
up to date, retelling of everyone's
favourite story about Elves and
Shoes. There are stunning
puppets, music and surprises a
plenty in a show for everyone
aged 3 and above. Tickets
£6.50 or £8.50.
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by Matt Saunders BvetMed MRCVS works for the
Newton-Clarke Partnership and runs the Yeovil Surgery
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There is an Open Mic Night on
Wednesday, 8th May from 7.00pm at
‘Above The Arch’ in Swan Yard,
Sherborne. All musicians,
comedians and singers –
professional or not – are invited
along. Take your friends and fans
and go and perform. Admission is
free. For more details call 01935
817022
On Monday 20th at 7.30pm at the
Octagon Theatre support Yeovil
College’s annual Hair Show. The
Yeovil College Hair Department
present their student achievement
awards, a hair show and
competition. Students will showcase
their skills by creating an image
based on a theme. Tickets £10.
All styles and forms of performance
are welcomed at the David Hall for
Performance Night on Friday 24th
from 7.30pm. If you wish to
perform, please contact the Theatre
to secure a slot although a place
cannot always be guaranteed as the
popularity of this event keeps
growing. Tickets £1 for performers
and £2 for the audience.
COURSES
A new watercolour painting group
will be starting on Tuesday 7th May at
Cheap Street Church Hall in
Sherborne. The group will meet
each Tuesday afternoon from
2.00pm until 4.00pm. It will be led
by new Sherborne resident and
artist Annabel Wilson, who has
been an enthusiastic watercolourist
for over 30 years. A display of her
paintings can be seen at the Arch,
Swan Yard or on
www.townhillstudio.co.uk
“I started watercolour when I was at
art school, and was immediately
excited because of the vibrancy of
the colours, and it was such a quick
medium to work with,” says
Annabel “I hope my teaching
reflects that enthusiasm.”
Annabel has been running a
watercolour group in Bradford
Peverell, Dorchester for 3 years. She
often suggests seasonal and local
subjects; popular choices this year
have included the Purbeck coast, a
house in snow and a breakfast still
life. She says “You'll know
immediately if watercolour is for
you. And if you do take to it, then
being in the group can be a real
pleasure. I'm looking forward to
starting a new group and
encouraging more people to enjoy
exploring watercolour.” For more
details call 01935 812447.
Also see Village News &
About the Towns for more
music & films
ast month was the first in a
series of articles on heart
disease in which we
focused on dogs. We reviewed
the more common causes of
canine heart disease, the
symptoms and the ways in which
we make a diagnosis. For those of
you who have read my articles in
the past you will be all too aware
that illnesses in dogs and cats vary
considerably and we again find
this is the case in heart disease.
As all cat owners know, cats
were designed to be awkward!
Cats are very good at hiding heart
disease and this unfortunately can
prove their downfall. Whereas
dogs may cough or run around
until they faint or collapse
(perhaps giving us an earlier
indication of heart disease), cats
will live within their limits so as not
to put any additional strain on
their hearts. Unfortunately this
often delays diagnosing heart
disease until cats actually present
to their vets in a state of advanced
congestive heart failure (CHF) and
in crisis.
So what are the signs we as
owners should look for? The most
cardinal sign of heart disease in
cats is an increase in respiratory
rate. This is something that can
easily be measured at home whilst
your cat is resting or asleep.
Count the number of breaths per
minute and write it down.
Periodically check this, as any
sudden, or even subtle changes
The Newton Clarke Partnership Ltd operating from:
Swan House Annimal Hospital
Sherborne 01935 816228
Wyndham Hill Animal Hospital
Yeovil 01935 474415
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should prompt a call to your vet.
Other symptoms include
breathlessness or resting after
short periods of exercise, poor
appetite and weight loss.
The most common cause of
heart disease in cats is
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy.
This is a gradual thickening of the
heart walls with eventual dilation
of the chambers of the heart
causing inefficiency of the heart as
a pump. This may ultimately lead
to fluid accumulating between the
chest wall and the lungs
preventing the lungs from fully
expanding and hence increasing
the respiratory rate to compensate.
Other early indicators your vet
may find are heart murmurs
(turbulence as blood moves
through the heart) and
arrhythmias (changes to the
heart rhythm). These
findings do not confirm
heart disease but increase
the suspicion for such and
warrant further investigation.
X-ray and ECG may be
useful but echocardiography
(or ultrasound) is the most
sensitive test to diagnose
heart disease. In fact many
cats in congestive heart
failure are not stable enough to be
radiographed but will tolerate an
ultrasound probe gently placed on
their chest wall to make a
diagnosis.
At the Newton-Clarke
Partnership we are offering half
price cardiac ultrasound (£120
reduced to £60) for the next two
months. This offer is open to any
cats or dogs with a murmur or any
other signs consistent with heart
disease including animals
previously diagnosed who would
like re-assessment.
Next moth we will complete our
series of articles on heart disease
and look at how we manage our
patients both at home and at the
surgery.
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Fashion & More
Beauty Treatment
Time to get Ready! Make up For Spring
by Thelma Drabik, Melbury Gallery
G
et ready for what I hear
you ask? Well
according to some
research that I have been doing
recently, we are rapidly
approaching one of the busiest
months of the year. It would
appear that June is one of the
busiest months for the following
reasons – it is by far the most
popular month to get married
and according to the Institute of
Payroll Professionals, it is also
the most popular month to go
on holiday, as it would appear
that the vast majority of the
British population go away in
June and September. So with
this thought in mind, it is a
good job that May has 31 days
in which to get your holiday
wardrobe sorted and your
wedding outfit arranged.
A no-fuss, easy wear, easy
care, layered look is ideal for
travelling. Braintree would be
an excellent collection to view.
This collection includes
individually designed dresses,
knitwear, tops, skirts, trousers,
socks and scarves all made
from sustainable fibres such as
hemp, bamboo and organic
cotton. So garments which are
good for the environment and
great to wear. They are also
stylishly casual, comfortable and
most importantly, affordable.
The summer range is pretty and
eclectic. Floral and paisley
prints in a beautiful range of
sorbet colours versus stripes and
plains in cobalt blue and jaffa
giving a great explosion of
colour especially when teamed
with white.
On a few occasions recently
customers have actually arrived
with fantastic accessories that
they have fallen in love with
and have a desire to tailor their
Wedding outfit to suit these
pieces rather than the other way
Paula Casserley, IIHHT, IHBC
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out a strong look like this.
Another one to try is glowing
golden smoky shadow. Finish
with a smudgy kohl liner on the
lower lash line.
Look-At-Me Eyes
If you thought metallic and bold
brave eyes were just for the party
season, think again. This spring
catwalks were awash with silky
silver shadows and bright, block
colours. Fan your shimmering
silver shadow outwards into a
winged shape and finish with
plenty of eyeliner – see picture –
a stunning effect! Keep hair
simple and lips nude to balance
If that is all too much for
you and you are not brave
enough - Go Nude!
There is no better time to let your
natural beauty shine through than
the fresh spring and summer
months. With the aid of a little
concealer, tinted moisturiser and
powder to achieve your desired
finish, you are ready to go.
Alternatively, try the must have
new BB creams – a foundation
and concealer in one. Matte,
velvety textures replace dewy,
glowy looks for this seasons
natural look. There is also the
ever-loved bronzed look, my
personal favourite! Softly sculpt
your face with bronzer using a
fan brush in a ‘3’ shape down
the face and use rich, warm
tones on your eyes for a sunny
summer finish. Warm, bronzed
skin looks great with smudgy
eyeliner. Add just a hint of
smoky shadow
on the lids and
a touch of
bronze on the
cheeks, for that
just back from
holiday look.
ow the Clocks have gone
forward and the lighter
evenings are here – we
are thinking about Spring and
Summer – even though it is still
so cold. We have talked about
skin, which is the basis of any
good make up, so this month we
need to get into the ‘spring’ of
things for 2013 with our full rundown of the hottest catwalk
make-up trends for this season.
From hot pink lips and eyes (yes,
eyes) to full-length, false
individual lashes, Spring/Summer
2013 is all about big, bold,
brave beauty.
round – which is a fun idea.
Always evolving, we have
recently launched a range of
authentic Native American
Indian Jewellery. Perfect
statement pieces for any special
occasion. Specialising in
natural turquoise these pieces
display stunning levels of
craftsmanship. There are two
colours to choose from: the blue
turquoise forms when copper is
present and is usually from
Mexico or Arizona. The green
turquoise forms when iron is
present and this is usually mined
in Nevada.
Working in the shop this
weekend, we found a perfect
outfit for a wedding at the
Abbey and an excellent solution
for an all-white (guests, as well
as Bride) wedding being held
on the beach just North of San
Francisco. We love to hear the
stories behind the occasion so
come and challenge us; we are
a friendly bunch who love to
help and share
the delights of
what we do at
Melbury Gallery
… come in and
see the
gorgeous
collections we
have from
Oska, Sahara,
Masai,
Sandwich, Adini
and many more
besides.
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Q: What is the link between Woodpecker
scalps, porpoise teeth and giraffe tails?
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Sherborne Castle Craft & Garden Fair
Craft workers and garden suppliers will gather
again at the grounds of Sherborne Castle for the
Craft and Garden Fair on Saturday 4th, Sunday 5th
and Bank Holiday Monday 6th May from 10.00am to
6.00pm.
Built by Sir Walter Raleigh in 1594 Sherborne
Castle lies in the most beautiful gardens and
parkland. Majestic trees, sweeping lawns and
superbly planted borders surround the famous lake
created by Capability Brown. There is an
abundance of wildlife, far reaching views and
wonderful walks for dogs. In large marquees
erected on the lawns craft workers will gather to
show their latest designs.
Woodturner Peter Thomas, who won many prizes
for the beautifully designed silky smooth bowls he so
lovingly makes, will have a large selection of his
work. Mark Evans will demonstrate chainsaw
carving and Robert Cutler will be working with
Geraniums, Surfinias Fuchsias
and a large variety of basket
and bedding plants.
Veg and tomato plants.
Herbaceous Perennials.
metal. Somerset sculptor Melanie
Deegan will show her sculptures and
Elizabeth Welch will exhibit her
blown glasswork. Claire Beale will
also demonstrate the ancient craft of
pole-lathe turning. A fascinating craft
brought to life, Claire’s work is a
delight to watch. A large selection of
OPEN
handmade jewellery handbags,
designer hats and a host of other
crafts will delight the visitor.
Many of the other craft workers will
demonstrate their skills and will be happy to give
advice on how to take up a new hobby.
Plants, garden ornaments and garden tools will
be of interest to gardeners. Wiltshire honey and bee
products, chocolate and fudge will tempt most of us.
Children will be entertained by Mr Merlin and
Okey Dokey the Dragon. This popular pair has
Strawberries and
Gooseberries ready
early June
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tricks to amaze and gags to amuse the young and
the young at heart. They have even performed in
front of Royalty!
Entrance is only £5 and includes the gardens and
grounds of Sherborne Castle as well as the Craft
and Garden Fair. Children under 14 are free. Dogs
are also welcome on a lead.
Sherborne Castle
Country Fair
Do not forget to buy your tickets
for the Sherborne Country Fair,
which will be held on Bank Holiday
Monday 27th May from 10.00am to
6.00pm. As always there is lots
to see and do at the show this
year with main ring attractions
including an air display, parade
of hounds as well as gun dogs,
terrier racing, a falconry display
and a dog and duck show – no
sheepdogs but duckdogs! There
will also be a wide variety of
Opening on
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3RD MAY
traditional and country
music, dancing and
singing including the
New Forest Yokels,
Blackdown Hills Steel
Band and the
Yeminster Irish
Dancers. The Silent
Auction has become a
real talking point with
a lots of interesting
things to bid ford over
the day.
For those interested in
rare, minority and native breeds
there are competition and
displays of sheep, cattle, pigs
and horses as well as a display
of heavy horses and sheep
shearing. The Sheep Show even
includes dancing sheep! Do not
forget to watch the Dragon Boat
Race on the lake, which helps to
raise lots of money for local
charities. For more information on
all the attractions go to
www.sherbornecountryfair.com
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Spring Plant Fairs &
Garden Openings
Frankham Farm in Ryme Intrinseca is
opening on Sunday 28th April 2.00pm to
5.00pm for the NGS. Just 3 miles south
of Yeovil, off the A37, this 3½ acre
garden has interesting trees under
planted with camellias and
rhododendron as well as spring bulbs.
Plants for sale are in aid of Dorset and
Somerset Air Ambulance. There will be
home made teas in aid of Ryme Church.
Admission £3 adults, children free.
Pennard Plant Nursery at Pylle, near
Shepton Mallet is not normally open to
the public but they are hosting one of
their Special Vegetable Open Days on
Friday 3rd and Saturday 4th May from
10.00am to 3.00pm. Pennard Plants
have a wide range of heritable
vegetable seeds, fruit trees as well as
other plants including Agapanthus.
There will be planting and care advice
given on the day and admission is free.
For more details and their range of
seeds go to www.pennardplants.com
The Yeovil Lions Charity Plant Sale is
on Saturday 11th from 10.00am to
4.00pm and is at the new venue of
Queen Camel Village Hall (not Marston
Magna Hall as usual). Admission is free
but the sale is in aid of Macmillan
Cancer Support so any donations will be
gratefully received.
Leigh Annual Plant Sale is on
1.00pm in the Village Hall. As in
previous years, villagers get
together to grow cuttings, plants,
seeds, etc to raise funds for the
Yeovil Lions
Charity Plant Sale
Saturday 11th May 10am - 4pm
New Venue, Queen Camel Village Hall
in aid of MACMILLAN Cancer Support
Village Hall. More details on
www.leighplantsale.co.uk
On Saturday 18th from 10.00am to
4.00pm Yarlington House at Yarlington
just off the A371 between Castle Cary
and Wincanton will be packed full of 31
specialist nurseries for the 11th year.
Organised by Charity Specialist Plant
Fairs there are nurseries and garden
related stands exhibiting from throughout
the South of England offering a massive
choice of plants to tempt gardeners.
Along with the wide range of specialist
nurseries you
will also find
plant supports,
cards, garden
tools and even
garden
holidays. This is
a great chance
to buy direct
from the nursery
men and women
who will also be able to give excellent
advice. Admission £2.50 which include
access to the garden and is in aid of St
Luke’s Church. There will be coffee,
lunches and teas available throughout
the day. For more information go to
www.PlantFairs.com
Minterne House at Minterne Magna
off the A352 between Sherborne and
Dorchester has a big plant fair on Sunday
19th from 10.30am to 4.30pm.
Launching the first year of the Minterne
Plant Sale against the stunning backdrop
of Minterne House in the Cerne Valley,
you will be able to see one of the best
shrub gardens in England. The 100 year
old Rhododendrons and Azaleas will be
at their peak splendour. This event
promises to be a popular ‘must’ for keen
gardeners and their families. In
collaboration with Hillier Nurseries, The
Gardens Group and Abbotsbury SubTropical Gardens there will be a wide
range of plants to choose from.
Delicious home made food will be
served through the day to tempt all those
hungry plant hunters! With Craft stands,
demonstrations by the Longbow World
Champion and an exhibition of sculpture
by Simon Gudgeon and “Sculpture by
the Lakes” this promises to be a great
day out. There are wonderful walks in
the woodland gardens through towering
rhododendrons in full bloom. In aid of
the Countryside Alliance, Dorset and
Somerset Air Ambulance and St.
Andrew’s Church in Minterne Magna
entrance is £3 with accompanied
children under 16 free.
Finally see Village News for other Plant
Sales. They will be held in Martock,
Mudford and Queen Camel on Saturday
4th May; Queen Camel, Martock, North
Cadbury and Seavington St Mary on
Saturday 11th May; Kingsbury Episcopi,
Milborne Port and Poyntington on
Saturday 18th.
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May Gardening
by James Foster-Pegg BSc Hons
Poundbury Garden
ith Spring finally here
we can really get
cracking in the garden.
It has been such a long wait for
the temperatures to rise, not just for
the plants but also for us too to get
out and do bits and pieces. Last
month I enjoyed a few precious
hours tidying and prepping the
garden, including my first cut of
the lawn. What a difference tidy
grass makes to the look and feel of
the garden. I decided that I am
only going to feed my lawn as the
few weeds do not warrant using a
feed and weed to treat the whole
lawn so the Cut and Feed by
Evergreen is ideal. It provides all
the nutrients the lawn will need for
the Spring and I can pull out the
few dandelions I have by hand. As
for the moss, there are only a
couple of small patches so a bit of
lawn sand on them will sort them
out.
My wild flowers were sown last
month and showing signs of
promise already, and the
foxgloves I started last autumn are
ready to plant out in the area too.
Tubs have had a freshen up, for
the long term plants I have scraped
the top inch or so off and put new
compost on, whilst the others have
been emptied and ready to take
summer bedding. Zonal
Geraniums are great for impact, I
love the strong reds especially
planted in blocks or in single
terracotta pots, so simple but very
effective, great for a hot sunny
spot (he says hopefully).
I imagine we will have a few
pests this year and one of the
pains of the vegetable plot over
the last few years has been the
Leek Moth - problems show
themselves either during April or a
second generation occurs in July.
The female moths lay their eggs at
the base of the plants and once
hatched the maggots eat their way
through to the centre of the plant
eating the young foliage. There is
no chemical treatment so you have
two options. The first is to fleece
the rows of leeks to prevent access
by the moths or, new this year, is
a pheromone trap that you can set
up near the crop. These work by
having a bait which smells just like
the female moth, attracting all the
males (easily distracted!), which
when entering the lovely tent trap
expecting to see a female waiting,
get stuck to a pad and remain
there, thus breaking the mating
cycle and preventing eggs from
being laid. Pheromone traps are
also available for codling moth on
apples and plum maggot moths.
They are a great method of control
that is chemical free and does not
harm any other wildlife. For the
rest of the garden I suggest
keeping a close eye on your plants
and get to know them. Well fed,
healthy plants will fight off attacks
fairly well, otherwise remove or
squash what you can and only use
organic or friendly sprays as a last
resort.
I cannot remember using the
barbecue much last year so I am
determined to improve on that this
year, time to get it out and clean it
so it is ready to go at a moments
notice! I favour charcoal and with
the weber kettle bbqs you can
cook indirectly (coals to one side,
meat on the other), so cooking
with the lid on, that is what they
are for, not for keeping the rain
off. This means they work like an
oven and will stay 180C for the
best part of two hours so roasting
chicken, pork or beef is easily
done, or if doing sausages, etc
then roast them first and quickly
burn them over the coals just
before serving. Not sure if the
meat is cooked – gadget of the
year for me last year is the weber
probe, an electric thermometer that
talks to you. Simple push the probe
into the meat, put the lid on the
barbecue and tell the remote base
the meat type and how you like it
cooked. The base then gives you
updates as to how things are
going so no need to lift the lid and
lose heat and finally it tells you
when the food is ready. Good fun
as much as anything, and you can
sit and enjoy the company, even if
the magic probe does interrupt
with an American accent!
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Flower of the Month – Lily of the Valley
VEGETABLE DAYS
Friday 3rd & Saturday 4th May (10am - 3pm)
The Walled Gardens, East Pennard, BA46TP
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by Natalie Gordon, Poppies Florist
his beautiful woodland flower
is the essence of May and a
very popular choice with our
brides. It is requested for its
amazing sweet scent and its delicate
white bell like flowers. It is
traditionally available in this country
between May and July, but it is
imported from other parts of the
world nearly all year round. This
does, however mean that it comes at
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a premium costing anywhere from
£2 to £3 per tiny stem, so a bridal
bouquet consisting of just Lily of the
Valley can cost upwards of £150.
I am sure many of us can
remember the Royal Wedding of
Prince William and the then Kate
Middleton on 29th April 2011. The
use of Lily of the Valley in the
Duchesses bouquet brought this
flower to the forefront once again. It
was chosen by Kate for its meaning
as according to the Queen Victoria
Language of Flowers, this delicate
bloom means trustworthy, which is a
good characteristic for any husband
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or wife to have, although others say
this flower represents the return of
happiness.
The Dutch carry this a little further
and often plant the pips of Lily of the
Valley in the first garden the couple
owns - each time the plants bloom,
the couple is supposed to celebrate
the renewal of their love. On May
Day, people all over France will be
following Gallic tradition and giving
deliciously fragrant posies of
Muguets des Mois (Lily of the
Valley) as love tokens and
will be sold all over France
and worn as a buttonhole or
corsage.
Whatever its significance
no one can dispute how
useful this little flower can
be. It has been used for
many medical purposes and
has inspired perfumers for
centuries. A very well-known
perfume, Diorissimo is a
romantic fragrance of the
50’s, produced by Dior and has the
gentle scent of the flower.
It is not that common however to
find it readily available as a cut
flower in this Country. Here at
Poppies, it only appears on our
flower stand if requested for a
special order such as a wedding or
funeral, or as a treat for us in the
shop!
If you need lily of the valley for a
special occasion let your florist know
in plenty of time and ask for a
rough idea of the cost involved.
Remember one tiny little stem can
cost at least £2!!
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Gardens of Normandy
Neroche DFAS has a talk by Helen
McCabe on ‘Gardens of Cornwall
and Normandy’ on Monday 13th May
at 7.00pm at the Main Lecture
Theatre at Dillington House, near
Ilminster. The author and historian
Helen McCabe will talk about a host
of wonderful gardens including the
famous woodland gardens of
Bonython, Caerhays, Trewithen, and
Trebah in Cornwall, plus two
gardens created in the last 15 years
- including the speaker’s own valley
garden near Land’s End. She will
also include Tresco Abbey on the
Scilly Islands. She will then cross the
Channel to Varengeville near
Dieppe, where the creation of the
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gardens of Le Bois des Moutiers in
the 1890s by Lutyens and Jekyll
introduced the English way of
gardening to Normandy. They
belonged to the Anglophile French
banking family Mallet.
Helen McCabe is a lecturer on
the English and the French Country
House and garden, and author of a
number of books including 'Houses
and Gardens of Cornwall'. She
read French at Bristol University,
and studied the history of art and
architecture at the École du Louvre
in Paris. Visitors are welcome admission £3 (first two visits only).
For more information see
www.nerochedfas.org.uk
Travel
Heather Muir - Manager Yeovil Branch
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With the sandy beaches of Sri
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History
Sherborne Old
Friendly Society
by John Firmin
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The present discussions
about social issues such
as benefits for the poor,
etc made me turn my attention to
the Sherborne Old Friendly
Society, which is featured in our
Museum’s Abstract No. 8 and in
our collection of artefacts.
The Friendly Societies sprung
up in the latter half of the 18th
century and were vital for
working people. They existed for
about 100 years and were
differentiated from Trade Unions,
which were illegal at that time,
and Craft Guilds which were in
decline.
At that time problems in the
wool industry in the South West
caused great concern and 14%
from a Trade Union. Members
had to be resident in the parish
and had to earn a certain
amount to ensure regular
payments. They had to be in
good health when joining and to
be below a certain age to ensure
payments would be made for as
long as possible. They must not
have a bad reputation or belong
to another Society. Membership
payments and fines were very
precise – two to three pence “to
be spent in company” on drink
etc, and four to six pence on “A
Book of Rules”. Fines were
imposed for profaning the
Sabbath or for skipping church
and there was a fine of one
shilling for disclosing secret
off the population in Dorset were
classified as paupers, forced to
rely on ‘The Poor Laws’. The
Friendly Societies were
encouraged and as the 18th
century progressed interest in
them grew. It was considered
they reduced the burden of the
poor on society and encouraged
a sense of prudence in the
working classes. How like
messages we hear today!
Members of these Societies
found in them companionship,
beer, medicine, available monies
when they or their families felt
sick and funds for decent burials
when they died. The Rose Act of
1793 detailed objectives and
defined that funding for these
commitments should come via
voluntary subscriptions from
members. Under this Act the
Friendly Societies had to submit
their rules to the Justices of the
Peace for approval and
supervision.
The Sherborne Old Friendly
Society was established in 1761
and it enrolled its rules in 1801,
thus clearly differentiating itself
affairs of the Club to outsiders.
Members were fined two pence
for wearing a hat at a meeting
and anyone attempting to pay in
bad money was fined five
shillings. Benefits could be
withheld if illness was brought
about by a member’s own
irresponsible behaviour,
accidents when partaking in
dangerous sports or debauchery
or excessive drinking.
The Sherborne Old Friendly
Society had over the years
several fine distinctive silk
banners which they displayed on
feast days, some of which are
preserved in the Museum. They
also had brass pole heads with
initials of the Society and its
foundation date clearly
displayed. Several of these
heads are on display in the
Museum. My impression of these
organisations was that they were
a good example of members of
society mutually helping
themselves, but the beneficiaries
were only those who were in
work and who conformed to the
Society’s strict requirements.
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M
Legal Matters
Rebecca Beresford, Director,
Dyne Drewett Solicitors
aking a Will is one of the
guarantee it. However, on this
most important things that
occasion we had a good turnout
people can do to protect
and some of the questions were
the future of their loved ones and
testing to say the least! It is
yet, according to current statistics,
always interesting to see the
three quarters of the UK population
direction that the questions lead,
dies without one.
as you can see what is of real
With this in mind, I recently
concern to clients (and I sometimes
hosted a seminar at the Butterfly
find this helpful for influencing the
House at Castle Gardens in
topics I speak on going forward).
Sherborne entitled ‘Proactive
At this session, there was quite a
Planning for the Future’, along with
focus on Agricultural Property
a member of the team from
Relief and IHT planning but also
Castleton Financial Planning. The
LPAs and care issues.
idea was to bring together our
While in the main I was aware
existing clients, associates and
that I was talking to the converted
people from the local community to
– and predominantly to men and
discuss the importance of having a
women of retirement age - there
Will and keeping it updated, as
were a surprising number of
well as to dispel some of common
younger faces in the audience too,
misunderstandings. Also on the
which shows there is an appetite
agenda were lasting powers of
for seminars such as this for all
attorney and inheritance tax and
ages and a real desire for people
the changes that have taken place
to properly address what happens
to the law in recent years.
to them in the future and put their
Free seminars are an important
house in order. People
part of what we do as solicitors,
understandably find talking about
as our team of speakers provide
death and later life planning
practical guidance and support on
difficult, and it can sometimes be a
a range of subjects, from
tricky topic for advisers to raise
addressing farming issues to how
but the reality is that it is far better
to survive and flourish as a
to bring the issue out into the
business in an economic downturn.
open, and seminars are a good
Over the course of the year we run
way of doing this in an informal
a series of seminars and they are
setting. And, of course, no one
a great way for our clients to stay
objects to tea, plenty of cakes and
informed about important topics
a chance to mingle halfway
and at the same time to introduce
through the session!
ourselves to prospective clients
Our Proactive Planning for the
who might require our specialist
Future seminar has led to a
advice. They are invaluable for
number of new clients already and
generating referrals within the
there are plans afoot to revisit the
firm, by asking other departments
topic of Wills later in the year, as
to invite their clients to private
this one was over-subscribed.
client seminars, and so getting a
chance to talk to
those clients about
the services we offer.
While you always
hope for a good
turnout at a seminar
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matter, plenty of
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Monday 13th May
Blind or Partially Sighted?
Do you know anyone who is
registered blind or partially sighted?
Or perhaps cares for someone who
is?
If so they might be interested in
receiving the Shaftesbury Area
Talking Newspaper? This is a weekly
recording containing some 90
minutes of news and features read
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from the Blackmore Vale Magazine
and other local journals including
The Conduit Magazine.
If you would like more information
about this completely free service, do
please phone Kirstie Rowlandson on
07775 521434 or Colin Francis on
01747 851803 who would be
delighted to hear from you.
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Community Arts Centre
receives £0.5 Million Boost
Sherborne Community Arts Centre
Trust (SCACT), which is behind
plans to provide the town with a
new community arts centre, has
received a boost to its fundraising
with a £500,000 pledge from
West Dorset District Council.
SCACT plans to build the arts
centre on a piece of derelict land
tucked away behind the back wall
of Paddock Garden. The centre will
provide four individual studios,
each able to accommodate 15
people for arts practice. Two
studios can be combined to give a
performance space with tiered
seating for 120 people. The foyer
gallery and café connects each
area of the centre and offers an
exciting exhibition space for local,
regional or national touring
exhibitions.
An open air arena outside the
Centre with natural tiered seating
will offer further performance space
and an indoor/outdoor area
between studios and garden have
relaxed seating for jazz and other
informal music.
SCACT Chairman Sir Robert Fry
said “This is a fantastic piece of
news. Not only does this take our
fundraising to almost half our
target but it shows that the District
Council is fully behind our plans.
We are very grateful for their
support and we will be working
with our fundraiser to ensure that
we bring in the remaining half to
make this project a real success”
This second tranche of money from
WDDC means that the charity has
now raised nearly half of the
£1.7M needed and the trust will
now be launching a full fundraising
campaign to raise the remainder of
the funds needed.
“We are delighted that the District
Council have committed
wholeheartedly to the provision of
a new community arts centre for
Sherborne,” said Councillor Peter
Rhodes Town Mayor of Sherborne
Town Council, “we have already
committed £50,000 to the project
and look forward to regular
updates from SCACT on their fund
raising campaign.” To read more
about the proposed new arts centre
and to see full plans visit the web
site at www.scact.org.uk. The web
site also has a link to the trust’s
donation page.
Yeovil Patients Join Biggest Ever Stroke Trial
The Stroke Team at Yeovil Hospital
have made a terrific start to 2013
by recruiting 25 patients for a
major national trial into Stroke care
– the highest number of any
hospital in the UK.
“AVERT is the largest stroke
rehabilitation clinical trial ever
conducted”, said Associate
Professor Julie Bernhardt,
physiotherapist and AVERT
Program Director. “We are testing
the impact of very early stroke
rehabilitation on death and
disability and hope to show that
early rehabilitation can improve
recovery from stroke. We are
excited that the stroke unit team
from Yeovil District Hospital have
joined the study, and have already
made a very valuable contribution.
What we hope to prove at the end
of AVERT is that it is never too soon
to start exercise after a stroke.””
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Debbie Neal, Consultant
Therapist at Yeovil said “I think it is
so important that every stroke unit,
not just those at the largest
hospitals are involved in research.
Involvement in research gives local
people the opportunity to have the
very latest treatments and gives
them the best possible chance of a
good recovery after stroke.”
The AVERT trial is an initiative of
the Florey Neuroscience Institutes
Melbourne Australia, with funding
support in the UK from The Stroke
Association. AVERT is recruiting
patients in 50 hospitals in five
countries (Australia, New Zealand,
Singapore, Malaysia and the UK).
The trial will be completed when
over 2,000 patients have been
recruited. To be eligible, people
need to reach a participating
hospital within 24 hours of having
a stroke.
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Save on Bills
by Edward Covill, Ten Go
While I was not actually
disgruntled, I was not actually
gruntled” said P.G.Wodehouse’s
Bertie Wooster. We are not exactly
“gruntled” by several developments in
the energy and financial business at
present.
The rather toothless Financial
Services Authority has been partially
replaced by another ‘Quango’ called
the Financial Conduct Authority and it
remains to be seen whether it is more
effective than its predecessor. Also
performing at less than top gear is the
Financial Ombudsman. If you make a
complaint to them about a service from
a company, that company will not deal
with you direct. The Financial
Ombudsman then does not deal with
many good claims efficiently. It is
therefore best to explore all other
avenues, before going to them.
Alternatively, contact us.
However, we were very "gruntled"
to have won a nine-month battle with
Somerset Council over a £140 parking
ticket. Somerset CC deemed because a
badge on a car had faded writing on
it, it was not valid. We were able to
prove it was just about readable and
they dropped the charge eventually.
This cost the ratepayer about £2,000.
The big six energy companies
continue to get into hot water. The
latest culprit is SSE. They have landed
a £14.5M fine for mis-selling. Those
responsible were not just rogue
salesmen, but the management.
Salespersons were given misleading
scripts, which, in many cases gave an
entirely wrong result. If confronted by
a salesperson, always ask for a
spreadsheet that shows all other
choices. This can then be used as
evidence of mis-selling. Better still, let
us look at the bill and we will provide
the spreadsheet.
We gave details of an organisation
in Bristol that is trying to get reductions
for bulk buying of energy and we
invited you to contact them and to
compare what we have to offer. So
far, they have not been able to beat
us, but it is early days yet. A Yeovil
based organisation, Bought By Many
(BBM) is trying to get reductions for
members for all insurance needs. We
wish them every success and again
would like to compare their results with
our Affinity Scheme. Consumer
magazine “Which,” with 280.000
customers tried this, but failed.
Really worthwhile savings are being
made with the remanufactured inkjets
that we reported on last month.
Quality of the resulting printing is of
course of paramount importance. There
is no discernable difference. For
example, if you buy complete sets of
new ink jets on the high street, the cost
of Epsom Stylus 300BX, is £34.99
compared to remanufactured ones at
£2.95 each or if you buy through one
of our Affinity Schemes, £2.66 each,
or for any choice of four £10.62.
This is a saving of nearly 70%. As
always, contact us from 5.00am daily
about any money saving topic.
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Want to play Backgammon?
The new Backgammon Club in
Bradford Abbas is gaining
popularity on the first Tuesday of
the month and third Thursday of
the month. It is held at the Rose
& Crown on Tuesday 7th May at
8.00pm and at the Sports Club
on Thursday 16th May at 8.00pm.
The Club is completely informal
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There is no membership of the
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Financial Predictions
by Andrew Fort B.A.(Econ.) MIFP Dip PFS CFP
f you believe much of the
media, you hire a Financial
Planner to try to outperform
the stock market. Never mind that
this can have very little bearing on
whether you can live or retire as
you would like. Never mind that
research has shown that even the
hottest hedge fund managers
struggle to outperform the markets.
(Ok, they do not struggle to; they
do not.)
The better reasons to hire a
Financial Planner are to:
• Press you to answer questions
you do not want asked, like how
you plan to take care of your
aging parents if you need to,
whether your will is up to date,
how you are going to send your
children to University, what you
will do if you lose your job. These
are the types of questions that
make most of us too
uncomfortable to ask ourselves.
• Put together a financial plan.
Very few people ever, ever do this
on their own. Most even drag
their feet doing it with their
Financial Planner, too. It takes
time and it can hurt, however it
matters.
• Identify risks in your portfolio
that you might look right past, like
being overweight in the UK (which
is most of us in the UK) or being
mostly invested in tech stocks,
when you are in the tech industry.
• Talk you through market
volatility. Most of us energetically
claim we do not need this. It is
hard to project forward an image
of ourselves being nervous or
scared and our recollection of
past pain has been shown to fade
over time. (Just ask any woman
who has been through childbirth
more than once!) However,
another voice besides your own
during tough markets can be
invaluable.
• Identify your biases. This is a
biggie. Many of us think we do
not really have any….which is
exactly the point. One big one:
women tend to be more riskaverse than men. That is neither
good nor bad of itself, but it is
something that should be tested
and pushed at a bit, given that
women as a group also earn less
and live longer than men. As a
result, they could perhaps tolerate
a bit more risk.
Yes, Financial Planners cost.
However if they are able to
provide the services above - and
particularly if they can do it earlier
in one’s investing life - their value
can be meaningful.
The Countrymen’s Club is a new
project designed to tackle the specific
challenges faced by older men from
rural communities. It is for men who
want to remain active and involved in
the countryside and who want to
share their knowledge of farming and
rural skills with others.
The group meets every afternoon
and will be of particular help to those
who have been experiencing health
problems and are finding it more
difficult to get out. The Countrymen’s
Club is being run by Future Roots, a
community organisation based at
Rylands Farm in Holnest. Julie Plumley,
the Director of Future Roots, explains
how the idea developed:
“Farmers live and breathe farming
while they are working – the health of
their animals, the cost of feed, prices
at market – and when they have to
give that all up to due old age or ill
health they sometimes find it difficult to
find a new purpose in life. Over the
last year of working with older men
on a small scale I have met men who
have been diagnosed with dementia,
Parkinson’s disease and other
conditions but I have also seen them
find joy and satisfaction in coming to
familiar surroundings. Through The
Countrymen’s Club we will always be
there for them to talk over the farm
gate if they need it. My hope is that
this approach will help them to feel
happier and more fulfilled as they
cope with the challenges of ageing.”
The Countrymen’s Club is an
alternative for those who are not
interested in regular activities
designed for people their age. It is a
place to get your hands dirty and do
something that really matters. At the
farm outside Sherborne older men will
be able to use and pass on their skills
and knowledge to a younger
generation of farmers as well as
reminisce about the days gone by. To
find out more and to help keep
traditional farming practices alive,
please contact Brian or Dominic on
01963 210703 or email
countrymen@futureroots.net
A chat over the farm gate can
make all the difference
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Sport
by Gary Shackle Sherborne Sports Centre Manager
The magic of free weights!
O
ne advantage of joining
the gym at Sherborne
Sports Centre is the
opportunity to use our extensive
free weights area. Using free
weights, a person will achieve
greater mass than they would if
they did the same exercise using
machine equipment. Free
weights use the person’s natural
range of motion, whilst
strengthening stabilizer muscles.
If one switches from machine
weights to free weights you will
notice that you may begin to
shake a bit. However, once a
person becomes adjusted to the
feel of free weights their
stabilizing muscles will become
stronger and they won’t shake
as much. We have three lifting
platforms, squat racks and two
smith machines at the centre,
which will benefit all muscle
groups.
To discover all the
advantages of joining our gym,
and everything else there is to
offer - book in for a Sports
Centre tour today by calling
01935 810548!
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Sunday Evenings £3 per session
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Tuesday Evenings
Beginners Sequence: 7.00pm to 8.00pm £3
Popular Sequence Club: 8.15pm-10.15pm £2
All taught by our qualified and patient teachers. Everyone welcome.
01935 424164
e-mail: cyritadancers@btinternet.com
Funded by the National Lottery through the Big Lottery Fund
It is new to the
UK, originating
from the Jungle
Body company
in Australia
and it is about
to be launched
in Somerset
and Dorset by
two popular,
experienced
qualified local
instructors, Michaela Cawley and
Debbie Knight. Michaela and
Debbie are two of the first 30
instructors in the UK to be trained
to teach Konga and Jagua. So
what is Konga?
KONGA is a full body high
intensity, low complexity danced
based word that is a
The Conduit Magazine in conjunction
with Michaela, Debbie and Unit 3
- The Venue in Artillery Road,
Lufton Trading Estate, Yeovil are
proud to announce a free
KONGA workout for every
Conduit Reader. The launch
will take place on Saturday 4th May
at Unit 3 The Venue in Yeovil at
Monday 13th May
26
Get into the Konga
Mood Free with Us!
•
son Free
Firstt LCeosme & Try
Jus
combination of aerobic fitness
and dance styles set to great
music. From pop to Kick boxing,
from hip hop to merengue, from
70s disco to Pilates, Konga is
designed to tone, burn fat,
improve endurance and most
importantly to have fun. In a one
hour Konga class you could burn
over 700 calories due to the
Formula and the sustained, high
intensity nature of the workout.
There is also a Pop, Rock and
Hip Hop inspired sculpting class
within the KONGA family called
Jagua. Jagua is about creating a
lean, strong and toned body.
Expect to stretch, sculpt and tone
your entire body. Jagua fuses
ballet stretches with core toning
techniques.
11.30am. Please e-mail or
phone 07970 258085 to reserve
your place. If you are unable to
make it that day, contact
Michaela or Debbie for
information about other Konga
classes, which will be launching
during May in South Somerset
and West Dorset.
Dance for Health
The National Lottery awarded a
grant to local teachers Cyrita
Dancersto offer dance classes for
health benefits at Milford Hall in
Yeovil on Tuesday evenings,
Wednesday mornings and Sunday
evenings. Many people lose
weight from dancing and it can
also help with coordination and
generally help to keep fit as well
as being very sociable.
Currently there are about 40
people attending each week and
the courses have provided places
for the NHS Fitness and Wellbeing
Programme run by Mr Divall of the
SSDC. There are classes in
Modern Sequence from beginners
to the latest new ones. This has
helped people to exercise their
minds and to make new friends
over a cup of coffee in the break.
A full list of classes is given in the
advert opposite. They still have
room for more people if you would
like to go along. They also run
evenings of three hours with top
musicians like David Last every 3
months which have been well
attended. For more information
call 01935 424164 or e-mail
cyritadancers@btinternet.com
Swimmers in South Somerset will
become some of the first in the UK
to try the new Swimfit Activate+
group sessions, which have been
developed by swimming experts at
the Amateur Swimming Association
(ASA). Emily Taylor, Aquatic
Officer for Dorset & Somerset at
the ASA South West, explained
more about the sessions, “Swimfit
is a revolutionary swimming
programme suitable for all
swimming abilities and is designed
to help people get more out of
their time in the pool. Inspired by
the structure of a gym programme,
Swimfit is a fun and effective way
to get fit and tone up by following
30 progressive motivating session
cards either in an instructor led
session or during your normal
swim.”
Swimfit is available at
Goldenstones Leisure Centre now
and sessions run Monday
mornings 7.00am to 7.45am and
Thursday afternoons from
12.15pm to 1.00pm with an
instructor or your can pick up
details to do in your own time.
Whatever your reason, Swimfit will
help you reach your health and
fitness goals. Normal rates to
swim apply at £4. For more
details about Swimfit visit
www.swimfit.com or call
Goldenstones Leisure Centre on
01935 845888.
Get Swim Fit ready
for summer
•
Call an Expert
Bargain Hunters Corner
Free Private Sales – Got something to sell – then let us know!
WATER-WISE
If you have something to sell – send details in the post,
e-mail us at info@theconduitmagazine.co.uk
or phone 01935 424724.
LIMITED
for all your Water
Softening needs
• Block & tablet salt
• Service & repairs
• Kinetico dealer
• 20 years experience
This section is free of charge, however, does have some
restrictions. You must be a private seller. The item cannot
be valued over £200. Alternatively you can advertise
items over £200 in a box from just £6. The Conduit
Magazine reserves the right to decline unsuitable items.
Home & Garden
Unit 5, Halves Lane
East Coker BA22 9JJ
B&Q Milan Corner office/Computer
desk £30. 01935 850687
WANTED: Vintage Reflectory type
Ercol table in a dark colour.
01935 816705
Raleigh Ladies bike. £60 ono
01935 872778
Double bed. Cottage-style wood
base. Ortho mattress 200cm deep
v.g.v.£75. Plus double down duvet
£15. Buyer collect. 01935 851280
Sportsmans Book Club. 25 books
from 1950 to 1956. Football,
cricket and other sports.
£25 ono 01935 864154
Original Ercol Plate Rack in dark
wood. 38” x 19” v.g.c. £30.
01935 425114
3 tennis racquets for sale. 1 Prince
graphite110; 1 Prince Dominant
with cover,1 Wilson 2.3 with cover.
Bargain £20 each. 01963 351874
Drayton SM2 Central Heating &
Water Programmer. Brand New
Purchased in error for £60.
With instructions to install. £25
o.n.o. 01935 421389
2 pairs Ivory taffetta lined curtains.
Tab tops. Unused. Floor length (90
ins). Ideal Spring or summer
windows. £25 ono.
01458 272289
Campion Juicer,very good
condition, cost £299 selling for
£170. 0776 6771967
Two identical small (2-seater)
patterned sofas g.c. £50 ono for
pair. 01935 814724
Victorian/Edwardian pretty oak
chiffonier.v.g.c. Reluctant sale. £75.
01935 872217
Silent Night Miracoil 3 double
mattress. New condition. Hardly
used. £40. 01935 872217
King size pine bed. v.g.c. New
condition. Bargain £45.
01935 872217.
Sports & Leisure
Pool Table 6ft x 3ft two sets of ball
and cues included £50.
01935 850687
Wet suit Shorty with long sleeves
M/L Oceanic 5mm Hardly used.
£40. 0776 677 1967
BREWERS
GARAGE LTD
MOT
SERVICING
REPAIRS
AIR CON SERVICING
CAR DIAGNOSTICS
TYRES
Western Ways Yard
Bristol Road, Sherborne
Dorset DT9 4HR
Wet suit full length Typhoon-Riot
Medium 3mm Hardly used. £50.
0776 677 1967
Mares adjustable fins +Boots Size
6. £50. 0776 677 1967
Lowepro Nova 170AW should
camera bag. All weather covering.
Suitable for most digital SLR
camera, lens, etc. £20 o.n.o.
01935 421389
Artist’s Easel with carrying handle.
Unused £10. 01935 474622
Blackwall Compost Bin. Complete
with base. As new condition £10.
01963 33160
Miscellaneous
Elizabeth II Coronation Glasses. 6
flutes, 6 sherry glasses & 3
tankards. All in mint condition. £25
o.n.o 01458 272289
Free Range Point of Lay Hens (Jan
2013). £12 each or 4 for £40.
Selection of older birds £6 each.
Details 07737 691746
Ivory Wedding Dress with pink
detail (fits sizes 10-14). Material
could be used for other garments.
Cost £800. £120 ono
01935 872778
BARGAIN HUNTERS
CORNER DEADLINE:
Thursday 9th May
01935 812720
Plumbing Services
- small and large jobs
Pumps, domestic
& commercial plumbing
Deep excavation
Pond installation
& water analysis
All groundwork water
projects considered
Call now for a free estimate
07779 161004
admin@depawaterservices.co.uk
Computer
Doc or
NO CALL
OU T
CHARG
E
• Software/Hardware Fault Diagnostics
• On-site Computer Problems Solved
• Internet/Broadband Installation
• New Computers Built to Order
• Wireless Internet
• Virus Removal
17 Sherborne Road, Yeovil, BA21 4HD Tel: 01935 411226
enquiries@computerdoctor-online.co.uk www.computerdoctor-online.co.uk
PC & Mac solutions
Proline 5 drawer upright freezer.
Reasonable offers. Buyer to collect.
01458 241284
01935 863064
Raleigh Ladies Mountain bike. Mint
condition. £70 ono
07875 238957
For all your I.T. solutions
Bath Step. Ashby Step Two by
Gordon Ellis & Co. £15
01935 425114
Monday 13th May
You could be advertising your
business here and reach over
Wanted
31,000 customers from £10pm
GUNS WANTED
By Registered Firearms Dealer
Rifles - Shotguns
Air Rifles - Air Pistols
Any condition. We collect in any area
07970 742471
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MINTERNE PLANT SALE
19 May 2013 10.30am – 4.30pm
Plants supplied by Hillier Nurseries
SPONSORED BY
CHURCH HOUSE
INVESTMENTS
Other suppliers include Minterne Gardens,
The Gardens Group, Abbotsbury Subtropical Gardens
Entry £3 per person,
under 16 FREE
r An exhibition of sculpture
by Simon Gudgeon and
Sculpture by the Lakes
r Delicious homemade food
r Wonderful walks around the
lakes and gardens
Over
0
0
0
,
10 plants
y
qualit great
at
prices
r Craft stands and
demonstration by Longbow
champion
The Minterne Valley was landscaped in
the manner of Capability Brown in the
18th Century. The gardens are laid out
in a horseshoe below Minterne House,
with a chain of small lakes, waterfalls and
streams. They contain a unique collection
of Himalayan Rhododendrons and Azaleas,
and many fine and rare trees.
Minterne House, Minterne Magna,
Dorchester, Dorset DT2 7AU
(A352 between Sherborne and Dorchester)
www.minterne.co.uk
07710 836 806
Plants supplied by
•
In aid of the Countryside Alliance and Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance
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May 2013 - The Conduit Magazine

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