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THE BATCH
November 2014
The newsletter for Dunkerton,
Tunley & Withyditch
Sponsored by
Prince of Wales
on Dunkerton Hill
ALSO AVAILABLE ON www.dunkertonparish.org.uk.
Dates for your Diary
Date
Sat 8 Nov
Sun 9 Nov
Fri 14 Nov
Thur 20 Nov
Sun 23 Nov
Time
7.30 p.m.
10.00 a.m.
7.00 p.m.
7.30 p.m.
3.00 p.m.
Advance Notice
Thur 22 Jan
7.30 p.m.
Event
WW1 Commemoration Dinner (TRC)
TRC Working Party Stage Clear-Out
TRC Annual Bonfire Night
Parish Council Meeting (TRC)
Folk Music Afternoon (DPH)
Parish Council Meeting (TRC)
Bed & Breakfast
En-suite Accommodation
Traditional English &
Filipino Food
See Full Menu on our
website
Tel: 01761 434262
www.accommodation-bath.co.uk
e-mail: [email protected]
TRC ANNUAL FAMILY BONFIRE NIGHT
FRIDAY 14TH NOVEMBER
GATE OPEN 7PM.
LIGHTING OF FIRE AT 7.30PM
Hot Food – Tea – Coffee - Bar etc, will be
available
Admission FREE
NO FIREWORKS - Please
Details on page 11
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TUNLEY FORK JUNCTION
IMPROVEMENTS
(A367 / B3115 JUNCTION)
Don’t forget the regular events at
Dunkerton, Withyditch and Tunley halls
Work has started on installing a
third lane at this junction to provide a
central refuge for drivers travelling from
Bath and wishing to turn right off the
A367 onto the B3115 towards Tunley.
The work is scheduled to last from
the 13th October until 22nd November.
There is an embargo on all road works
on major routes leading into Bath from
the 25th November until after
Christmas so any work on this site still
outstanding by25th November will be
completed in the New Year.
NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH
Nottingham Knockers
There have been reports of a spate of door
to door salesmen recently in the local area,
including Tunley and Midsomer Norton. They are
known as Nottingham Knockers and they claim to
be on a Government Criminal Rehabilitation
program. They have a bag of inferior household
items on their back and will try and sell you them
at inflated prices. They become aggressive and
rude if you refuse to buy anything from them.
This is a major scheme which will
be undertaken during normal working
hours involving the use of traffic lights
and resulting in varying degrees of
disruption whilst the work progresses.
Every attempt will be made to keep the
road clear during the rush hour periods.
There is no such thing as a Government Criminal
Rehabilitation program and they are using the door
knock as an opportunity to see who lives there and
whether they are vulnerable and suitable for future
visits from our unwanted callers such as tree
fellers, tarmaccers etc. They do not hold a valid
Council Pedlars license which is required for
doorstep sales, but they will show you some form
of invalid ID.
Local Police Community Support Officers advise
not to engage in any conversation with these door
to door sellers and to politely decline to buy
anything, close the door and call 101 so that they
can be dealt with by the local police.
THE BATCH COMMITTEE
THE BATCH is produced by the Batch
Management Committee:
Chairman:
Richard Hopkins 01761 434419
[email protected]
Editor: Rachel Prior
[email protected]
Final date for copy for the next edition of
The Batch is
Wednesday 19h November 2014.
Please submit copy to the Editor c/o
[email protected] or to The
Batch, Rose Cottage, Dunkerton, BA2 8BH
Late copy will be held over for the next
edition
Treasurer:
Charlotte de Grey 01761 436618
[email protected]
DPC Rep:
David Orme 01761 438721
[email protected]
TRC Rep:
Martha-Kate Scrivens-Weaver
[email protected]
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W.I. Report
DUNKERTON
PARISH HALL
Dunkerton W.I. their friends and relations
enjoyed a coach trip to Forde Abbey. The weather
was kind and the garden beautiful. Elisabeth had
kindly organised a wheel-chair for one of our
members. Audrey was very appreciative and
arrived at the October meeting with a pretty
thank-you card and a tin of sweeties.
Correspondence included a thank-you
letter from BRACE (a local Alzheimer's charity) for
Nora's donation. She had purchased the quilt
which the Craft club had made. Di had picked up
the Christmas menu from the King William pub
for members to peruse. There were a number of
helpful suggestions to Elisabeth's request for next
year’s speakers.
For booking enquiries please call Lisa Snell 01761
434824 or [email protected]
Also tables and chairs for hire – very useful if you
are planning a barbeque or other event.
The business over, the committee
provided a ham and cheese supper, with
homemade bread rolls and pickles, homemade
cakes and fruit juice for members to enjoy. Carol
gave them a vote of thanks. The meeting ended
with tea or coffee and Audrey's sweeties!
Dunkerton Parish Hall – Regular Events
(Lisa Snell (01761 434824)
Tuesday 7.00 – 9.00 p.m. D.O.G. (Dog Obedience
Group) Ruth/Nick Barrett 01761 432246
Next meeting is the AGM on 11th
November at Tunley Recreation Centre.
Yoga Classes
Monday:
6pm - 7pm Beginners Class
7.30pm - 9pm General Class
Tuesday:
10am -12am Mums and Babies with
tea and cake (please call to book a place)
Wednesday: 10am -11.30am General Class
7pm - 9pm Pregnancy Class
Thursday:
6pm - 7.30pm General Class
Friday:
10am - 11.30am General Class
Saturday:
9.30am - 11am General Class
Judy Chidlaw (Secretary)
DUNKERTON QUIZ NIGHT
A total of 42 contestants, forming seven
teams, competed in this year's Quiz Night on
Saturday 4th October. Quizmaster Michael de
Grey had prepared some head-scratching
questions including rounds on Bath, well-known
foreign phrases and National Trust Peaks.
For more information please call Charlotta at
Universal Yoga on 01761470658 or
email [email protected]
or visit the website at www.universalyoga.co.uk
Quite a lot of wine and a supper of
lasagne and salad, followed by a range of
puddings, contributed to the atmosphere and
assisted the deliberations.
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Many thanks to Matthew Dixon for
organising the event, to Michael de Grey, and to
all those who contributed food and those who
supported the event. The proceeds, in the
region of £700, will go to support the church
and the parish hall.
BENEFICE SERVICES
02 Nov
09 Oct
9.30 a.m.
6.00 p.m.
10.45a.m.
10.45 a.m.
16 Nov
23 Nov
30 Nov
07 Dec
9.30 a.m.
11.15 a.m.
8.00 a.m.
9.30 a.m.
6.00 p.m.
9.30 p.m.
9.30 a.m.
4.00 p.m.
Holy Communion
Evensong
Remembrance
Sunday Service
Remembrance
Sunday Service
Holy Communion
Family Service
Holy Communion
Holy Communion
Evensong
Advent Sunday
Benefice
Communion Service
Holy Communion
Christingle Service
Camerton
Dunkerton
Camerton
Dunkerton
Camerton
Dunkerton
Camerton
Dunkerton
Camerton
Dunkerton
Camerton
Dunkerton
From the Rectory
And fear not them which kill the body, but are not
able to kill the soul.’ Matthew 10:28
During the last couple of months we have
been praying for Christians who are suffering
for their faith in such diverse places as the
Middle East, Nigeria, India, the Sudan,
Indonesia, Korea and Egypt. Many have lost
their lives because of their faith in the Lord
Jesus. They are following in a long tradition that
stretches back nearly 2000 years.
Christians of the early church didn’t have
an easy road, and any convert might have faced
persecution. Although many early Christians
worshipped undisturbed, many died during the
reigns of certain Roman emperors, such as
Decius, Diocletian and Nero.
All Saints’ Church
The Parish Church of Dunkerton & Tunley
Rector: Revd Gordon Ripley 01761
470249 [email protected]
Churchwardens: Matthew Frayne 01761
437754 [email protected]
Charlotte de Grey 01761 436618
[email protected]
They were often executed in the most
gruesome ways; martyrs (those killed for try to
convert others to Christianity) were also
referred to as ‘blood witnesses’ for Christ. Some
considered martyrdom, a ‘baptism in blood’, a
form of purification.
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imperial power, did much to facilitate the
spread of Christianity through the Roman
Empire. The persecution ended in 313 AD with
Constantine’s legalization of Christianity.
The first recorded Christian martyr was
Stephen, whose martyrdom we can read about
in the Book of Acts 6:8- 8:3. He was stoned to
death around 35 AD. Jewish leaders, hoping to
stamp out this small, heretical sect, advocated
persecution of the early Christians, which
initially took the form of financial
discrimination and social shunning – not too
different to the kind of activity seen in parts of
the world today!
Let’s thank God that we don’t have to
undergo such trials for our faith in the land
where we live and pray for strength and
courage for those in other parts of the world
that do.
In the Apostolic Age of the first century,
11 of the 12 original apostles were martyred
after frequent incarcerations, beatings and
house arrests. James the Less, James the
Great were martyred by the Jews of
Jerusalem, and Peter and Paul were executed in
Rome.
Your friend, in Christ,
Gordon
The other martyred apostles died for
their evangelical work in various locations
around the world. The only one to escape
martyrdom was John, who survived being
boiled in oil. Tradition tells us that he lived a
long life in exile, just outside Ephesus, caring for
Mary, the Mother of God.
Don’t forget
your
donation
In the first three centuries after the birth
of Christ, Roman authorities harassed Christians
for refusing to make worship offerings to
Roman gods or to consider emperors divine.
Nero, who began the persecution by blaming
Christians for the fire that destroyed much of
Rome, made the public spectacle of torturing
Christians in arenas a part of Greco-Roman civic
life.
The Batch is edited by Rachel Prior and printed by Richard
Hopkins. The views expressed in this newsletter are not
necessarily the views of The Batch Committee.
ALL SAINTS' GIFT DAY
With this edition of The Batch
comes a letter inviting you to make a
contribution to the upkeep of the church.
We do this each year on or around All
Saints' Day, and the donations we
receive make a significant contribution
to our ability to maintain the church in
good condition. Donations may be sent to
The Treasurer, Crooked Cottage,
Dunkerton, BA2 8BG or handed in at
church. If you are able to Gift Aid your
donation, please include your name and
address and a statement inviting us to
reclaim the tax. Many thanks.
Early
Christians
understood
the
necessity of suffering: it was their part to play in
accomplishing God’s purpose – a chance, in a
hostile and often violent world, to bring Jesus’s
message to others. Suffering in His name was
considered an honour - one that would bring an
eternal reward after death. Deaths in the name
of Christianity were rampant throughout the
Age of Martyrdom (roughly the second to the
fourth centuries AD), particularly under the
Emperor Diocletian.
Inspirational tales of the courage of these
first Christian saints, many of them young
women who were fearless in the face of
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sacrifice and given their lives in the service of
their country, with a particular poignancy this
year as we mark the 100th anniversary of the
beginning of World War 1.
HARVEST CELEBRATIONS
The church was decorated with
saleable produce for the Harvest Thanksgiving
Service on Sunday 5th October, which was
preceded by a Bring and Share Tea in the
church.
But why do we remember? Is it not more
important to put the past behind us and move
on? Certainly there is a danger that our
remembering becomes rather too focussed on
the past, and that we become very nostalgic
both about people and events and see them, as
it were, through rose coloured glasses.
The service was well attended and it
was great to have our own musicians
accompanying the hymns. After the service,
the harvest produce was auctioned in aid of
Send a Cow and raised the splendid sum of
£117.
But that isn’t the way that people of faith
are invited to remember. Each and every week,
for those of us who come to church to break
bread together, we are invited, in the words of
Jesus to ‘do this in remembrance of me’. This is
not an invitation to go back in time and try and
remember Jesus as he was. Rather it is an
invitation to bring our memory of him into the
present and in so doing to bring the love, the
compassion and the forgiveness that was so
much a part of his life into the way we live our
lives. In other words, to make all that he meant
to his disciples then real for us now.
The children were asked to decide how
this should be spent and selected the
following: 1 piglet, 1 sheep, 4 hens, 1 pair of
rabbits, 1 keyhole garden and food for 4
children - all of which will be given to families
in need in Africa. Well done, everyone.
A couple of verses from Lucy Whitmell’s
poem, ‘Christ in Flanders’, speak into that reality
for me especially in this anniversary year.
Now we remember; over here in Flanders –
(it isn’t strange to think of You in Flanders)
The hideous warfare seems to make things clear.
We never thought about You much in England
But now that we are far away from England
We have no doubts, we know that You are here
Bishop’s Message – August 2014
Rt Revd Peter Hancock, Bishop of Bath &
Wells
Remembering Jesus now
Though we forgot You – You will not forget us
We feel so sure that You will not forget us
But stay with us until this dream is past
And so we ask for courage, strength, and pardon
Especially I think we ask for pardon –
And that You’ll stand beside us to the last
We are in the season of ‘remembering’.
On November 1st and 2nd we celebrate the
double feast of All Saints and All Souls with a
particular focus on remembering our loved ones
who have died. A few days later there is the
opportunity, perhaps especially for children, to
remember, remember the 5th of November and
they will celebrate with bonfires and fireworks,
probably not knowing why! Then, a week or so
after that, the poppy takes centre stage as we
remember those who have made the ultimate
With warm Christian greetings
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Withyditch
Chapel
Centre
Chaplaincy About Town
Custody Chaplains and Volunteers
urgently needed in Bridgwater and Weston
A message from The Revd Gill Putnam,
ChAt trustee and Lead Chaplain:
Chaplaincy About Town has expanded
wonderfully over the last year. We would like
to thank all those who have supported us in
the adventures we have gone through!
Services – Sunday 2nd November
at 3.00pm
ChAt has a team of Nursing Home
Chaplains that are going out to six Homes, at
present. ChAt Custody Chaplains are going
strong and well used by the Police. In both
these fields, as with the shop, we need more
volunteers. Could you help, or do you know
someone who could?
Tea and cakes served after Service
Need a venue for a function? Why not try
the Withyditch Centre?
More details can be seen on the Parish web
site (www.dunkertonparish.org.uk). This shows
pictures of the Centre and the location.
For further information, contact anyone on
the web site or listed on the notice board at the
Chapel door.
Tony Hearn 01761- 470507
We can come and give a talk on the
work of ChAt, or supply a poster to display.
The ChAt Custody Chaplains have also
been asked to set up another team in
Bridgwater and later in other custody suits in
N Somerset, by the Police Head Office. This
is very encouraging as it is a great way of
showing God’s love in action to both the police
and their clients.
DUNKERTON PARISH
COUNCIL
We will need as many volunteers as
possible in the Bridgwater area to set up a
new team for the custody suit there. We will
come and give them the training they need.
Report from the Parish Council on the
18 September meeting
Contact Gill on 01934 643533 or email
her at [email protected]
Planning Application Ref 14/03470/FUL
Densley View Bath Road Tunley Erection of
first floor rear extension and loft
conversion. After some debate about parking
it was unanimously agreed to support this
application.
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stream has now been piped into a new drain
which should result in a “dry Hollow this
winter” the damaged road surface has been
repaired.
Planning Application The Hermitage
Church Road Dunkerton: Provision of
detached garage Ref 14/03825/FUL. The
parish council voted unanimously to support
this application subject to a condition being
attached that it is used for car parking only and
any proposed future change of use be subject
to a full planning application. Cllr Taylor was
excluded from taking part in this agenda item.
Tunley Bus Shelter Lighting – Progress on
this has been deferred to 15/16 financial year.
Hedge in front of Wisteria House, Tunley –
This hedge is overgrown and obstructing the
pavement. The residents of Wisteria House
have agreed to arrange for the hedge to be cut
back.
Planning Application 14/02004/FUL 5
Sarabeth Drive Tunley. Change of use
from ancillary residential accommodation to
a separate residential dwelling
(Class C3) (Revised submission). This
application was originally opposed by
the parish council but was subsequently
approved on 25th June ‘14 by B&NES
Planning Officers, subject to conditions. The
parish council requested the
clerk to contact BANES planning to ensure
that work currently being
undertaken complies with the planning
permission granted.
Update Rights of Way Matters. The footpath
below Manor Farm and the riding stables has
been cleared by a group of volunteers, our
thanks to all those who worked on this, it is
noted with thanks that work by the landowners
on the ditch by the side of the footpath is in
hand, this will help tremendously in keeping
the surface water away from the footpath. The
kissing gate on Footpath BA10/20 where it
meets Withyditch Lane, on leaving the field
above Manor Farm Dunkerton, (almost at the
top of Withyditch Lane) has been damaged by
a vehicle and is now very difficult to use. The
stile on Footpath BA10/21 where it leaves
Tunley Equestrian Centre at Manor Farm and
joins Withyditch Lane is also in need of repair.
The support posts for the wooden stile next to
the gates across the entrance track to Tunley
Equestrian Centre have rotted away leaving the
stile in an unsafe state to be used. The parish
Council has requested B&NES to supply two
new kissing gates.
Update on Highway Related Matters
Stoneage Lane Planters – Now the poppies
have gone to seed they will be removed, the
daffodil bulbs will be replanted and a selection
of perennials will be purchased and planted by
the team of local volunteers. Post meeting note
– the team have cleared out the poppies and
replanted the daffs, many thanks to all those
who helped, and have decided that the planters
will be sown in the spring with wild flower
meadow seed. Thank you to the many local
residents who have past on their compliments
to the parish council on the display of poppies.
PROW BA10/23 above Rose Cottage,
Dunkerton. Cllr Orme reported that this dead
ash tree will be removed shortly.
Outstanding Issues - All other outstanding
highways issues, as reported at the last DPC
meeting on 31st July, are on schedule for
completion before the winter.
Parish Maintenance. It was agreed that the
requirements and cost implications needed to
be firmed up before paying for resource.
However the parish council believed the best
route to take regarding routine maintenance is
using volunteer resource.
The Hollow – Work on the many aspects that
require attention in The Hollow is scheduled to
start on Saturday 27th September this will
involve a road closure. Post meeting note – the
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Rural Broadband. Costs have now been
provided by BT for Dunkerton village. The
working party is still looking at all options.
Fibre has now reached the Timsbury exchange
although the exchange is still yet to be
connected. The next step will be for the fibre to
be extended up over Tunley Hill and installed
in the green box at the top of the hill opposite
Tunley Farm. Once this has been done a
considerable improvement in broadband speed
throughout Tunley and the immediate
surrounds should result.
COUNCILLOR CONTACT
DETAILS
Councillor
Address
Robert
Gardiner
Lead Cllr for
Di
Prescott
Lead Cllr for
Rights of Way
and Waste &
Recycling.
Clare
Taylor
Lead Cllr for
Broadband.
DPC Rep
Dunkerton
Parish Hall,
Manders
Orchard &
Dunkerton
Green.
Lead Cllr for
Maintenance.
DPC Rep
Tunley
Recreation
Centre.
Martin
Robinson
Chairman
David
Orme
Vice
Chairman
Reports by Councillors, Clerk and District
Councillor
Cllr Taylor raised the question of Himalayan
Balsam on the riverbank in Dunkerton village.
It was agreed that next spring a short section
would be sprayed to assess how successful this
is in controlling the plant.
Cllr Robinson reported that BANES
contractors have removed the fallen tree from
the Cam Brook, our thanks to the cricket club
for providing access.
Kathryn Manchee, Clerk,
[email protected] Next
meeting Tunley Recreation Centre Thursday
20 November 7.30 pm.
Nick
Patch
Commemorative
Events.
Email
Address
martinro
binson81
1@btinte
rnet.com
Tel.
No.
1 Rose
Cottage,
Brookland
s,
Dunkerton,
BA2 8BH
daveorm
e56@o2.
co.uk
01761
438721
North Hill
Farm,
Tunley,
BA2 0EE
15
Sarabeth
Drive,
Tunley
BA2 0EA
The
Hermitage,
Church
Rd.,
Dunkerton
BA2 8BJ
northhillf
arm5@g
mail.com
01761
470286
diana@s
arabeth.c
o.uk
01761
472763
clare_f_t
aylor@h
otmail.co
m
01761
438751
The
Maples,
Stoneage
Lane,
Tunley
BA2 0DS
npatch16
@btinter
net.com
01761
470800
3 Sarabeth
Drive,
Tunley,
BA2 0EA
01761
471134
Clerk: Kathryn MANCHEE, 3, Lark Close,
Midsomer Norton, BA3 4PX. Telephone: 01761
411305
Email: [email protected]
Parish Council Meeting Dates for
2014
All parish council meetings will be held on
Thursdays commencing 7.30 pm. The dates and
venues are as follows:
20 November 2014
22 January 2015
Responsible
For
Lead Cllr for
Finance,
Planning &
Highways.
DPC Rep
Dunkerton
Cricket Club.
Lead Cllr for
Website &
Placemaking.
DPC Rep
The Batch.
For details of the information available from the
Council under the Model Publication Scheme and
Freedom of Information please contact the Clerk
TRC
TRC
District Councillor for Bathavon West Ward
covering the Parish’s of Dunkerton, Camerton,
Combe Hay, Englishcombe, Newton St Loe,
Priston: David J. Veale, The Gables, 89 Cooks
Hill, Clutton, Bristol BS39 5RD Tel
07836342747 email [email protected]
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CASICO FUN DOG TRAINING – Wednesday
evening 6.45 – 7.45. Contact Debbie on 07960
532666.
WOMEN’S INSTITUTE – meeting on the second
Tuesday of each month (except July and August)
at 7.15pm - contact Sue Snook 01225 833637 for
further information.
NEED A VENUE?
TUNLEY RECREATION CENTRE has a
modern facility which is ideal for your Wedding
Reception, Parties, Meetings, Classes and Business
Meeting requirements.
The accommodation consists of Bar,
Kitchen with serving area, Seating at round tables
for up to 80 persons.
For Talks and Meetings we can
accommodate up to a 120 persons. The facility has
disabled persons access and toilet. There is ample
on site Car Parking and an outside children’s play
area.
For all your enquiries, including hall
availability
and
bookings
email
us
[email protected] or phone 07813
118482.
TUNLEY VILLAGE
RECREATION
CENTRE
CONTACT US: [email protected]
Phone 07813 118482 for all enquiries.
Also anyone wishing to help in any way with the
running of our recreation centres facilities please
contact above.
WW1 COMMEMORATION DINNER
Tunley Recreation Centre
Regular Events
In aid of Help for Heroes
Thursday and Friday evenings are Vacant at
present - For details, please contact
[email protected] or phone (during
office hours only) 07813 118482.
Saturday 8th November 2014
7.30pm for 8.00pm at the TRC
DOG CLASSES - Dog Club – Dunkerton Obedience
Group meet on Mondays 7.30 – 9.30 p.m.
Contact: Secretary Mr Nicholas Barrett, email
[email protected], phone 01761 432246
Hot meal with sweet to follow, entertainment,
Grand Raffle
DOLLS’ HOUSE CLUB - 3 Tuesday evening - Info –
Mrs S Snook 01225 833637
Tickets (selling fast – only a few left!!) £15 per
head, children under 12 half price
Available from
TODDLER GROUP - Wednesday morning - Info –
Mrs M Manley 01761 415620
Robert Gardiner 01761 470286
Jo Wadsworth 01761 479165
David Orme 01761 438721
rd
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Tunley 
Athletic
Football Club
CAN YOU HELP?
The Recreation
Ground, Tunley,
On Sunday 9th November 2014 we are
organizing a Working Party to strip out the
Stage. This will be the first phase of the
creation of the new storage area, starting
at 10am.
BA2 0EB
Contacts
Keith Bridges - Chairman 07809 516940
Yvonne Dix - Secretary 07889 310041
Pete Fear & Bryan Moore - Life Members & Tunley
Residents
PLEASE COME ALONG, YOUR
HELP HOWEVER SMALL WILL BE VERY
MUCH APPRECIATED.
First Team - Somerset County Football League Division Two (East)
Manager - Matt Curtis 07725 851989
League Fixtures – KO 3pm
20 Sept
Home
27 Sept
Away
04 Oct
Home
18 Oct
Home
TRC ANNUAL BONFIRE NIGHT
FRIDAY 14TH NOVEMBER – GATE OPEN
7PM.
27 Oct
Cup Fixtures – KO 2.30pm
11 Oct
Away
LIGHTING OF FIRE AT 7.30PM
Hot Food – Tea – Coffee - Bar etc will be
available
ADMISSION FREE
Home
Frome Town Sports
Pensford
Farrington Gurney
Stockwood
Wanderers
Fry Club Res
Farrington Gurney
Reserve Team - Mid-Somerset Football League Second Division
Manager – Please contact one of the above
NO FIREWORKS PLEASE
League Games – KO 2pm
20 Sept
Away
27 Sept
Home
04 Oct
Away
(This year’s Bonfire has been moved by one
week due to the WW1 Commemorative Dinner)
MATERIALS FOR BURNING ON BONFIRE
Baltonsborough
Pensford Res
Farrington Gurney
Res
Results
The access gate to the Bonfire site will be open
from the last week of October.
Please REMEMBER – NO PLASTICS, ROOFING
FELT, CARPET or METAL ITEMS.
Your help in keeping to these rules will be much
appreciated and is required by law.
First Team
League Games
09 Aug
Away
Won
16 Aug
Away
Lost
30 Aug
Home
Draw
06 Sept
Home
Won
11
Cutters Friday Res
3-0
Stockwood Wndrs
3-0
Bishop Sutton Res
2-2
Hengrove Athletic
4-0
League Cup
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played with over 30 members had taken
part. Everyone taking part found that their
skills were tested under this new and
strange environment.
Chew Magna
2-1
Westhill Sports Res
3-2
Tor Leisure
3-1
The hero of the day was Peasedown
St John resident Patrick Knight. Not only
did he come up with the idea and make all
the arrangements, he played in every game
– that’s 24 hours at a stretch – and he won
70% of his matches. He only had short
“comfort“ breaks and a chance for coffee
and home cooked food. By 1pm on Friday he
was exhausted yet he had enjoyed himself.
We enjoyed fundraising events in the
summer, our first ever 8 a side tournament which
was won by Matt’s Magicians and we also held a tug
of war on the same day which was won by the
Weaverbirds. Its hope we can make them an annual
event. Two weeks later the 10th Freda Hookings
Memorial Match was against Timsbury Athletic this
year who won the game. Funds raised at both events
will go towards updating the changing rooms and
club facilities.
Now you may think that all this
sounds a bit mad – you may be right – but it
shows that CPCC is a sociable club, for
where else could you find people willing to
play their favourite game at 2am in the
morning? It was one heck of an experience,
it was certainly something different.
Both teams have been sponsored with new
kits this season. The First Team by Pete Fear of
Fear & Co Builders and the Reserve Team by Jess &
Tom of the King William and an anonymous
sponsor. Thank you for supporting the teams in this
wonderful way.
During the season there usually is a match on
Saturdays at the Recreation Centre’s Ground, so
please come along to watch and support your local
village club. You would be most welcome.
Anyone interested in joining the club in any
capacity please contact anyone of the above.
24 Hours of Croquet
On Thursday, 9th October it was a
clear night and a full moon shone down on
Camerton and Peasedown Croquet players
taking part in a 24 hour marathon.
You may wonder why all this
happened. At CPCC people enjoy their game,
want to support others and their Club.
Members collected sponsorship and paid for
their games; so, in 24 hours some £400 was
raised for the Club.
Everything started at 1pm; by the
evening the sun was replaced by a series of
floodlights so people could carry on playing
their favourite game. 24 hours later at 1pm
on Friday 29 doubles matches had been
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Camerton and Peasedown Croquet
Club plays throughout the year – even in the
depths of winter, so if you want to find out
more about this fascinating game, come and
give it a try during the day! The Club offers
free introductory courses. We provide all
the equipment just wear flat soled shoes.
You can phone Mo Boys on 01225 708540 or
Ros Key Pugh on 01225 427525 to arrange
your personal croquet experience. You can
find us at Peasedown St John Sports Club
BA2 8JH. Turn opposite the Red Post Inn,
take the first left and you will find us below
the main car park
Insect events and Chapel Court Wildlife Garden
If you wish to be notified of ad hoc insect events or
to help with conservation work towards the wildlife
garden,
please
contact
Deborah
at
[email protected] on 01761
435563.
Wednesday 12th November 2014
Talk at the Centurion Hotel, Midsomer Norton
This time we are fortunate to have Nigel Phillips a
leading ecologist, who will be giving a talk on the
Somerset Coast
Why Somerset's seas matter
"'Out of sight out of mind' was probably never
more true than for the silt laden, muddy coloured
waters of the Severn Sea," says Somerset Living
Seas Ambassador Nigel Phillips. "It looks like nothing
much would be living out there. But this is very
deceptive. These waters team with marine life.
Sprats, whitebait, prawns, shrimps, skate, conger
eels, marine worms, marine molluscs and crabs are
just a few of the many hundreds of species living in
these waters.
Start time: 7.30 pm for tea or coffee and biscuits,
followed by the talk from 8.00 pm.
Non-members £3.00; members £2.00; children are
free
Contact: Barb Jones: 01761 232321
.
Cam Valley Wildlife Group
www.cvwg.org.uk
Email: [email protected]
Wednesday 26th November
AGM and Social at the Centurion Hotel
Start time: 7.30 pm for tea or coffee and biscuits,
followed by the AGM at 8.00 pm
8.30pm Diana's Photographic trip to Yellowstone
Park last January
Botany walks
Botany Walks take place on Wednesday evenings,
meeting at 7.00pm. Contact Helena Crouch for
more information on any of the walks. Tel: 01761
410731 or mobile: 07773037001.
Please lift
sharewhenever possible –parking may be limited.
Everyone is welcome.
We want as may members as possible to bring
some photographs or paintings that they may
have taken
or produced of wildlife in the Cam Valley area or
on any outing from our programs this year to put
on display. There will be a prize for the member
favourite image.
Conservation work mornings at Goosard Reserve
Work mornings at Goosard take place on the last
Saturday of the month, starting at 10.00 am. Be
sure to wear stout boots and clothing suitable for
conservation work. For details, please contact:
Roger Oliver on 01761 419778.
Diary Dates:
NatureChild
A weekly nature club for under 5 year olds and
their parents/carers. Thursday mornings in term
time from 10.00-11.45 am, meeting at the start of
the track to Greyfield Woods in High Littleton. There
is a charge of £4 for 2-5 year olds, £2 for under 2s
and babies under 6 months are free.
Hot
chocolate or other drinks and a healthy snack are
provided. Activities include fire making, animal
tracking, natural art/craft, mini-beast hunts, stream
games and much more. There is a £1 discount for
CVWG members. Please contact Emily for details
on 07812 155 659.
Wednesday 21st January 2015
Talk at the Centurion
Peter Bright will be giving a talk on “Glow Worms”
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Installation & Maintenance
Contractors – Tel: 01761 419909 or
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B
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–
Roofing and
Construction Tiling,
slating,
leadwork, UPVC fascia, carpentry,
guttering
work, extensions
and
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336806 Mob: 07725950177
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[email protected]
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Garden Care - Lawn cutting, turfing,
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spraying, fencing, hedge & tree work.
07731 903678 or 01761 479299
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Lye Services – General.
Callout Service. Gas, Oil & LPG (Gas
Safe and OFTEC Registered.) Services
incl maintenance or new installations
for plumbing, heating & bathrooms.
Free estimates. Call Chris on 01761
436797 or 07921 129168
Directors, Private Rest Rooms
and Chapel of Rest - Highfields
House, Bath Road, Oakhill, Near Bath,
Somerset BA3 5AF 01749 840499 or
01761 418921 or 01749 346567
Building, groundworks, driveways,
fencing, paths, patios and landscaping.
Mini digger/driver. Free estimates. Call
Ron on 01761 471027 or 07515
476995 or Ashley on 0779 4911496
Gas Boiler Services
(Nat Gas+LPG) Gas Safe
IAIN COTTON: Fine hand
carved lettering and stone
carving. Headstones, house signs and
Bath Plasterwork. Ornamental
plasterwork specialist, traditional
lime & general plastering.
gifts. See my work at
www.iaincotton.co.uk Tel. 01761
472768 or 07791 606562.
[email protected]
Repairs/existing plasterwork
reproduced. Free quotes. For more
information & full range of cornice,
roses and plaster mouldings visit
www.bathplasterwork.co.uk or call
01761 479366 or 07775 997142
At Your Home – Care: maintain
Michael Weaver Private Hire
independence in your own home. We
supply companionship, light domestic
duties, personal care etc. Care Quality
Commission licensed. 01225 430 450,
e-mail [email protected]
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Seasoned firewood for sale Loads
or bags available. Phone Rich 01761
434678 or 07971 670037.
Airport & Local Transfers.
Can take 4 people + luggage
Please contact me for a quote.
01761 436449 - 07740841255
email - [email protected]
Slimming World. Tuesdays 7.30pm at
Peasdown Cricket Club.
For more info please contact Becky.
Tel: 01761 751075 Mob: 07894
907827
W Noad Roofing And Guttering
Registered. Landlord Certificates.
Electrical work. General Plumbing +
Heating. 24 hr callout. Free estimates.
Andy A. G. Services 01761 471246/
07968 505646 [email protected]
Secure Door Services,
Radstock Road, Midsomer
Norton, BA3 2AD 01761
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All aspects of roofing and guttering
covered - Emergency service available
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