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1 September 2019 MONTHLY MAGAZINE MARSTON MAGNA AND RIMPTON
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September 2019
MONTHLY MAGAZINE MARSTON MAGNA
AND RIMPTON
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THE PARISHES OF
ST MARY THE VIRGIN, MARSTON MAGNA
and RIMPTON www.marstonmagnachurch.org.uk
RECTOR. Revd. Barbara Stanton [email protected] Tel: 850745
The Rectory, Camel Street, Marston Magna,
BA22 8DD
(To whom all enquiries should be made)
EDITOR: Samuel David Crabb [email protected] Tel: 850274
Wickham Farm, Marston Magna RIMPTON CONTACT
Nicola Benbow, Ash House, Rimpton [email protected] Tel: 850434
MARSTON MAGNA CONTACT
Molly Crabb, Wickham Farm, Marston Magna [email protected] Tel: 850274
RIMPTON: Normally every Sunday 10.45am, with Holy Communion on 1st Sunday each month. Morning Worship and
Morning Prayer on the 2nd and 4th Sundays. The 3rd Sunday Communion is either at Rimpton or Marston.
MARSTON MAGNA: Normally every Sunday 9.30 am, with Parish Communion on the 1st Sunday each month, and Morning
Prayer on the 2nd and 4th Sundays. The 3rd Sunday Communion is at either Marston Magna or Rimpton.
CHURCH OFFICERS RIMPTON MARSTON MAGNA
CHURCH WARDENS Mrs H. J. Stephens, Home Farm Cottage 851860 Mrs M L Crabb, Wickham Farm Tel: 850274
Mr J Lines, Clarke's Cottage 850828 Mr K N Field, 2 Homefield Court Tel: 850705
TREASURERS Mrs Pam Hopkins, Ash Cottage, Marston Magna 850949 Mr Hugh Privett, The Manor Tel: 850294
P.C.C. SECRETARIES Mrs. M Green, Lark Rise, Woodhouse Lane 01963 220943 Mrs B Field, 2 Homefield Court Tel: 850705
ORGANISTS Mr Stephen Suttle, 4 Cooper's Barns, MM 850167 Mr Hugh Privett, The Manor Tel: 850294
CAPTAIN of BELL-RINGERS Mrs Caroline Baillie, Ginaville Tel: 850128
CHURCH ROTAS
MARSTON MAGNA Flower/Church Cleaning Sidesmen/Readers
Mrs M L Crabb, Wickham Farm Tel: 850274 Mr. Richard Venning Park Farm Tel: 851104
RIMPTON Flower Rota/Brass Cleaning Church Cleaning
Mrs M Le Hardy Tel: 850212 Mrs Green Tel: 01963 220943
THIS MAGAZINE IS DELIVERED FREE OF CHARGE TO EVERY HOUSE IN THE TWO PARISHES AND IS
PUBLISHED ON THE FIRST DAY OF EACH MONTH. MATERIAL SHOULD BE SENT TO THE RIMPTON AND
MARSTON MAGNA CONTACTS NOT LATER THAN THE 20TH OF EACH MONTH. IT IS PRINTED ON THE 26th
MONTHLY.
VOLUNTARY DONATIONS TO.WARDS PRODUCTION COSTS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME
THE MAGAZINE IS ALSO AVAILABLE ONLINE AT marstonmagnaparish.co.uk AND AT rimpton.net
The Front cover this month shows both of our Village Halls in the June sunshine.
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THE RECTORY September 2019 Dear All Three of our Churches, in this benefice of five Churches, are named after St Mary, Marston Magna, Rimpton and Mudford, hence why we have something called a Patronal Festival, a special service to mark the dedication of the Churches. There are a few Marys in the New Testament, so our Mary has added “the Virgin” so we know they are dedicated to Mary, the mother of Jesus. Mary is quite a special person, and, in the Church’s, calendar has four special days. The first is the 25th March, Lady Day, the first quarter in olden days when rents were paid to landlords. This day is when we remember the Angel Gabriel visiting Mary to tell her that she would be the mother of God's Son and to call him Jesus. The event is recorded in Luke's gospel. The second is called “The Visitation”. The time Mary visited her cousin Elizabeth, who as an older woman, was expecting the much-wanted child who was to become known as John the Baptist. This event is also written of in Luke's gospel. The third is the 15th August, most often remembered in Roman Catholic Churches as the day Mary was received into Heaven. The fourth is the 8th September, to remember the birth of the Blessed Virgin Mary. There is no record of this in the New Testament, but it has a long tradition going back to early apocryphal writings. Apocryphal means of doubtful authenticity. These writings also tell us that Mary's parents were called St Ann and St Joachim. I have a copy of a Leonardo da Vinci 's cartoon of St Ann with St Mary and the two children John and Jesus, in my study. The drawing hangs in the National Gallery. It was given me a long time ago when I lived in London when my Sunday School teacher came to visit, as a “Thank you “present”. This year celebrates the five hundredth anniversary of Leonardo's death. We always have someone special to preach at these Patronal Services. This Year we have Bishop Ruth Worsley, Bishop of Taunton. You should be familiar with her name as along with Bishop Peter Hancock, Bishop of Bath and Wells, they write a piece in our Newsletter each month. This is something which has never happened in parishes where I have been before and show something of their concern for all the people in the Diocese. The service will have the Benefice Choir to lead the singing and will be followed by refreshments. Do try to come and hear in person the Bishop who writes for our Newsletter. Revd. Barbara 01935 850745 CHURCH OF ST. MARY THE VIRGIN MUDFORD A Café every Thursday morning, starting at 10 am to 12 noon in the Village Hall A service every Sunday starting at 11 a.m. CHURCH OF ST. JAMES, CHILTON CANTELO. A Café the first Saturday morning every month, from 10.30 a.m. to 12 noon in the church. A Service the second Sunday every month, starting at 9.30 a.m. ST MARY THE VIRGIN, RIMPTON
Services in Rimpton SEPTEMBER 2019 Sunday 1st September 10.45am HOLY COMMUNION Wednesday 4th September 10.00am MONTHLY BENEFICE COMMUNION (BCP) Sunday 8th September Note: No service in Rimpton, 5.00pm PATRONAL EVENSONG at Marston Magna Sunday 15th September 10.45am at Rimpton JOINT HOLY COMMUNION Note: No service in Marston Magna Sunday 22nd September 10.45am HARVEST FESTIVAL - Monday 23rd September Harvest Supper at Rimpton Village Hall 7.00pm followed by Auction Sunday 29th September 10.45am MORNING WORSHIP HS
Friday Cafe at Marston Magna Village Hall 10-12 am Come and join us for proper ground coffee, etc and homemade biscuits.
Books, Free Range Eggs, Cards, WI cakes, and sometimes other pop up stalls.
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CALENDAR OF SERVICES
AUGUST 2019
SUNDAY 1st SEPTEMBER
MARSTON MAGNA
RIMPTON
GREEN 9.30a.m. Parish Communion. 10.45a.m. Holy Communion
TRINITY XI Reader: R Venning Sidesman: R Pengelly Reader Mr McKay
Wednesday 4th September
RIMPTON
GREEN 10.00a.m. Holy Communion
TRINITY XI Reader: To be arranged
SUNDAY 8th September
MARSTON MAGNA
WHITE Nativity of Blessed Virgin Mary 5p.m. Patronal Evensong No Service see Marston Magna
TRINITY XII Reader: Mrs R Pengelly Sidesman: Dr T Smith Reader: To be arranged
SUNDAY 15th September
MARSTON MAGNA
RIMPTON
GREEN 9.30 a.m. No Service see Rimpton 10.45a.m. Joint Holy Communion
TRINITY XIII Reader To be arranged
SUNDAY 22nd SEPTEMBER
MARSTON MAGNA
RIMPTON
GREEN 9.30 a.m. Parish Communion 10.45 a.m. Harvest Festival
TRINITY XIIIV Reader: Mrs Jardine Sidesman: Mrs Jardine Reader To be arranged
SUNDAY 29th SEPTEMBER
MARSTON MAGNA
RIMPTON
GREEN ST. MICHAEL & ALL ANGELS 9.30a.m. Holy Communion
10.45a.m. Morning Worship
TRINITY XV Reader: E Jackson Sidesman: E Jackson Readers: Col & Mrs Le Hardy Mrs Stephens:
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September 2019
Church Cleaning
Church Flowers
High Altar
Locking Up
31 Aug Mrs Jardine & Mrs Monson Mrs Monson Mr K Sibley
7 Sep Mrs Jardine & Mrs Monson Mrs Monson Dr T Smith
14 Sep Mr & Mrs Field Mrs K Redman Mr &Mrs Knott
21 Sep Mr & Mrs Field Mrs K Redman Mrs N Jackson
28 Sep Mr & Mrs R Venning Mrs Venning Mr & Mrs P North
RIMPTON
September 2019
31 Aug Mr & Mrs Green Mrs Benbow Mrs Stephens
7 Sep Mrs Ford & Mrs Hale Mrs Benbow Mrs Lines
14 Sep Mrs Le Hardy & Mrs Stephens Mrs Hines Mrs Ing
21 Aug Mrs Spence & Mrs Billings Mrs Hines Mr Fewkes
28 Aug Mr & Mrs Fewkes Mrs Galvin Mrs Caruth
STUDY GROUPS Marston/Rimpton Home Group The Home Group will resume on Wednesday 11th September. Further details from Richard Gardner on 850127. HS The Diary Bibic (British institute for brain injured children) Our biannual Benefice Project, has so far raised half of our target of £1,500. We have a sponsored walk coming up this month. On Monday the 30th September there will be a visit to their centre near Langport at 2pm to see and hear about their work. If you would like to come please contact me so we can let Bibic know numbers and arrange transport leaving the Marston Magna Village Hall at 1.15pm. 01935 850745 or [email protected]
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Letter from the Right Reverend Ruth Worsley, Bishop of Taunton
A time for grace and patience September is the month when schools go back, harvest services are being planned, and the College of Bishops takes place. Yippee! Actually, I’m not being sarcastic. Of course, there’s always a sense of this is a month when many of us feel ‘back at work’. It can seem a busy month with lots to challenge us. However, we do have some agency in how we approach the tasks of daily living, don’t we? So, for instance, at the College of Bishops this month, we shall do more work on ‘Living in Love and Faith’, the theology, social anthropology, biblical scholarship and scientific knowledge being considered as the Church reflects on issues of human identity, sexuality and marriage. I’m looking forward to it. And that’s not being sarcastic either. You see it is not that this will be an easy topic, something which we can just all agree to but rather it will be an opportunity to meet with one another in the presence of God. We will no doubt have some difficult conversations, grapple over imponderables, find ourselves feeling vulnerable but this is the stuff of life, and seeking to find God’s way in a world which has little time for religious faith anymore. The College meets in an Oxford college over a few days and it can sometimes seem rather distant from the everyday world in which we live. However, we always celebrate Holy Cross day while we are there. The Collect for that day reminds us that “the passion of thy blessed Son hast made an instrument of painful death to be for us the means of life and peace”. That surely means that life and peace can be found even through the experience of pain and death. In fact, sometimes it’s the only way to find them. Dealing with complex issues, tackling challenging tasks is not about finding the easiest and quickest route to an answer. Sometimes it requires much more from us and we need the grace and patience of the Christ who made Himself a sacrifice for us. The following is the prayer we use on Holy Cross Day after we receive bread and wine together, perhaps we need to use it more as we face the challenge of seeking to live as men and women of God in His world today. “O faithful God, whose Son bore our sins in his body on the tree and gave us this sacrament to show forth his death until he come: give us grace
to glory in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, for he is our salvation, our life and our hope.” The Right Revd. Ruth Worsley + Bishop of Taunton
THE RAIN REPORT
The summer period from the end of June through
July has been exceptionally dry. July rainfall
totalled 19.5 mms (¾ inch) with 5 wet days, but
more than half of this total (11 mms (½ inch)) fell
on the last day of July leaving just 8.5 mms ( 1/3
inch) for the rest of the month. The 24-day period
commencing 25th June saw just 2 ½ mms (1/8
inch).
July can be a fairly wet month having an average
rainfall of 62.5 mm (2 ½ inches). There have been
some very wet Julys with 2007 being the wettest I
have recorded with a hefty 156 mms (6 ¼ inches)
and 24 wet days. The driest 2016 with 10 mms (3/8
inch).
Ricky Gibbs. Somerset Churches Trust Charity RIDE AND STRIDE. (Saturday 14th September 2019) Last year, I visited 54 Churches while cycling 85 miles. This was my eleventh ride and I had said I would retire, but I’ll give it one more go. It’s hardly the Tour De France, but plenty far enough for me, and hopefully my legs will stand up to the challenge. Any money raised goes wholly towards Church maintenance and repair. Half goes to Rimpton Church and half to the Somerset Churches Trust general fund which makes grants for Church maintenance in Somerset. If anyone would like to support this cause, please contact myself, or John and Brenda Spencer. Sponsorship may be on a per Church basis or a fixed sum. Ricky Gibbs Chez Nous (tel. 01935-850263)
Fir Villa Parish News
For the September 2019 Magazine
Well August has been a month of awards at Fir
Villa! I wrote in the July edition about how we have
been involved with a project called “The Year of
the Arts” since January with the charity NAPA. We
have received notification that we have won this
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national competition and the judges were amazed
at all the effort and community engagement we
were able to achieve throughout this project. So,
thank you to all that have supported us. We will be
presented with our award in Birmingham, at a
lovely Gala Dinner on 23rd September.
We are also finalists in three categories at the
“Somerset Outstanding Care Home Awards”, -
Care Home of the Year, Liza Whitmore – Deputy
Manager, Dec Wills – Health Care Assistant, the
finals will take place in Weston Super Mare on the
20th September, so watch this space!
Our dog show was a great success and managed
to raise £200.00 for School in a Bag. Thank you to
all who attended.
Our next community lunch is on the 25th
September, if you know anyone who would benefit
from this free lunch, please do get in touch on
01935 850670. The idea of the lunch is to help
combat loneliness and isolation, and just for
people to get together and build friendships, we
aren’t recruiting for new Residents!!!
Bingo will be on 07th September 2019 at Marston
Village Hall, eyes down at 6.30pm. We already
have some wonderful prizes, but if anyone would
like to donate any prizes, please do let us know.
We are raising money for Marston Church and to
purchase a defibrillator which will be placed on the
outside of our building, so the community has
access to it, should they require it. Please do come
along and support us in this great evening.
Hope to see many of you at the Bingo evening!
With kind regards
Becky and James Please feel free to contact Becky on 01935 850670 St Mary’s Marston Magna – Autumn Clean Autumn Cleaning day is 14th September. 9.30 to 12.30, please bring brushes and dusters. Polish will be provided. Mrs M L Crabb
MOBILE HAIRDRESSING
Grace Isbell from Mudford Sock is operating a mobile hairdressing business. She used to work for Unisex in Yeovil and then Sherborne. She is a Unisex hair stylist. You can contact Grace on her mobile 07738 636489 or by email [email protected] or
her home number is 01935 410800. Grace is very happy to visit you in your home and that will save you a journey to Yeovil or Sherborne. Or you can visit her salon in her home.
MARSTON MAGNA HARVST FESTIVAL and
HARVEST SUPPER
The Harvest Festival is on Sunday 6th OCTOBER
at 9.30a.m. The church will be decorated on Saturday
morning. Your gifts of fruit, vegetable and produce
will be much appreciated. Please bring them to the
church on Saturday 5th October between 10.30 – 12
noon.
We very much hope the children will bring boxes of
fruit, vegetables etc. with them to the Harvest
Festival Service at 9.30 a.m. on Sunday 1st October.
All the produce will be given to a local charity.
On Monday 7th October at 7.30 p.m. for 7.45p.m.
There will be the Harvest Supper in the Village hall
organised by the harvest supper committee, P.C.C.
and helpers.
Tickets are limited and cost £10.00 Adults and £5.00
for Children aged 5 to 11 years each inclusive of all
food and drink.
PLEASE remember to bring your own CUTLERY
and CHINA (one plate for the main course and one
dessert plate per person)
Tickets will be available in September, and tickets
can be purchased after Sunday Services, and the
Friday Coffee Mornings. EVERYONE IS VERY
WELCOME, especially newcomers to the village.
This is THE SOCIAL occasion of the year in
Marston Magna and a really great way to meet new
people, renew old friendships and enjoy local
produce.
MLC. & K.F. Churchwardens.
MARSTON MAGNA PARISH COUNCIL
Full Minutes including all Appendices can be viewed and/or downloaded from the Village Website, by going to :- https://marstonmagnaparish.co.uk/agendas-minutes/ . Anybody unable to use the website who needs to see a hard copy of the full Minutes please contact any of the Councillors. DATES OF THE NEXT MEETINGS: 23rd September 2019, 7:00PM and 18TH November 2019, 7.00 pm
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Lucy Gibbons – Clerk to Marston Magna Parish Council. Rose Cottage Pendomer Yeovil Somerset BA22 9PH. T: 01935 863106 Email: [email protected]
MARSTON MAGNA AND RIMPTON
GARDENING CLUB
There is no meeting in September. The next one is on Tuesday 8th October. The talk is “Pruning Shrubs and Trees. Eileen Oldham, Club President COOK BOOKS FOR SALE
Two books are for sale with links to Rimpton and
Marston Magna. They are first editions, written by
Admiral James Burney (1750-1821) between 1803
and 1817. One is a single volume and the other
consists of five volumes. He was the brother of the
novelist and diarist, Fanny Burney. The family was
a close one.
Their nephew, Richard Allen Burney, was the
Rector of Rimpton between 1802 and 1834. In
1811, he married Elizabeth Williams, the daughter
of the Rector of Marston Magna, who was also a
Magistrate. There are memorials to each Rector
in their respective Churches.
The books for sale are standard works on the
subject. Admiral Burney accompanied Captain
Cook round the world on his second and third
voyages. The five volumes are entitled ‘A
Chronological History of the Discoveries in the
South Sea or Pacific Ocean’. The single volume is
entitled ‘A Chronological History of North-Eastern
Voyages of Discovery and of the early eastern
navigations of the Russians’. They include several
Charts. The single volume includes the famous
original description of Captain Cook’s death.
The book seller is Peter Harrington of London. The
only problem over the acquisition of the books is
their price, a total of £18,500. If anyone has any
money to spare.
John Spencer
September is Emergency Preparedness Month!
When people talk about emergencies you may think of recent tragic events such as the attacks on London and Manchester, recent UK storms and flooding, the Nepal earthquake, the Indonesian tsunami or other global disasters. What if we told you that being prepared is not just for those
headline grabbing incidents? Power cuts, water main bursts, gas leaks, fires, transport strikes, road closures etc. can happen any day. Taking proactive steps to be better prepared will help you not only with everyday emergencies but also with far less likely incidents. Somerset Prepared will be joining in the preparedness campaign, with a different focus for every week in September. Week 1- This will be all about People Prepared, how individuals can be more resilient and prepared when it comes to emergencies. Week 2 - This will be all about Communities Prepared, how communities can be more resilient and prepared when it comes to emergencies Week 3 - This will be all about Businesses Prepared, how businesses can be more resilient and prepared when it comes to emergencies Week 4 - This will be all about Volunteering, what structures are in place for you to get involved and how voluntaries help in emergencies. There will be a post on Somerset Prepared each week as well as tweets on our twitter page! So, get involved and visit the Somerset Prepared website throughout September. Somerset Local Authorities’ Civil Contingencies Unit. Somerset County Council, County Hall, Taunton, Somerset, TA1 4DY – [email protected]
SUPERB FREE RANGE HENS EGGS
(FROM HENS THAT HAVE PROVIDED WINNING EXHIBITS AT GILLINGHAM, DORCHESTER, MELPLASH & YEOVIL
AGRICULTURAL SHOWS) FOR SALE
@ £1.20
per BOX of 6 EGGS (PLEASE LEAVE PAYMENT
IN ATTACHED BOX) Provided by John & Susie (Professor S.J Eykyn) at
Staplemead, Church Lane, Rimpton Near Yeovil, Somerset BA22 8AE
Queen Camel Bowls Club
Queen Camel bowls club. The new season began
in April and we welcome new members.
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The green is at England’s Lane, Queen Camel.
Anyone interested please contact Norman Holt on 01935 850646.
Benefice Sponsored Walk for the 2019 Project On Thursday 19th (In the event of bad weather, Friday 20th) September, there will be a sponsored walk for the 2019 Benefice Project – BIBIC. The whole walk is about 6 miles long, visiting our five churches. We hope as many as possible will take part, walking from one church to another or just very short distances. Please let me know if you would like to take part. 9.15 am leave Rimpton church – 10.00 am arrive Marston (about 1.5 miles) 10.15 am leave Marston – 11.15 am arrive Chilton (about 2.0 miles) 11.30 am leave Chilton – 12.00 am arrive Ashington (about 1 mile) 1.00 pm leave Ashington – 2.00 pm arrive Mudford (about 1.5 miles) Richard Gardner 850127
From Cath Holloway
September 2019 Edition
News from your Village Agent Team September has always felt like a fresh start to me. After the relative gentleness of August when the school run is over, and people are away on holiday. It feels like a “New Shoes” month, despite the fact that the land around us is getting ready to sleep. I suppose we could think of it as a second spring, when the trees provide a beautiful coloured show and the harvest is collected. Now is a great time to prepare for the dark months ahead. Isolation can be a real problem in the winter so make a start on finding things to fill those dark cold days before the weather turns and you find yourself sofa bound, or box set binging! Join your local groups. I know we talk about this rather a lot, but it is such an important part of keeping yourself well. Even if you are working, you can find that you have nothing else once you get home because you have used all your energy in the workplace and don’t have much time and energy left to maintain friendships. Websites and parish magazines are packed with local offers. If your village doesn’t already host a weekly or monthly coffee morning, now is your chance to organise something! Reduce the length of dark evenings by joining a knit and natter, WI, Men’s Shed, art, photography or local history group and
keep your body moving even on the worst weather days by joining a gentle exercise class. Ask me for more information. Volunteering has become more flexible. You are in control of your commitment level and so you do not need to fear that once you sign up, you will never have a Saturday to yourself again! Phone SPARK 01460 202970 for ideas. Kirsty Jennsen of The Royal Volunteer Library Service has lots of volunteers with a varied commitment load, visiting people in their homes for coffee and a book swap: 0300 123 2224, [email protected]. Some volunteer roles can be conducted by phone and possibly from your home. Contact our Carers Service 0800 3168600 to find out how to chat to unpaid carers by phone, or Silver Line 0800 4 70 80 90, Age UK: 01823 345613 or The Samaritans 01823 288998. Consider starting our Good Neighbours Scheme in your area - contact CCS on 01823 331222. We always appreciate additional support to run our Carers Groups that meet to provide advice and a break for unpaid carers. Contact me or the Somerset Carers Service number for more information. Small Grants are available to start a community group or perhaps to support yourself when going through a difficult time. We can help you find these, either by contacting me or to access larger community based grants and consultancy for Parishes contact Ade on [email protected] 01823 331 222. For personal funding go to the Turn2us website and tap in your particulars to see if you qualify for something. This could be a small grant for an unpaid Carer to purchase something to enhance their caring role or for improving the insulation on your house. We are also supporting those who wish to become a self-employed paid carer. Contact project co-ordinator Rhys Davis: [email protected] or telephone 07788350806 or our Enterprise Agent at CCS Vince Tillman. Last of all, don’t forget that this is the time to register your family for a Warmer Homes Discount with your electricity provider. You could get £140 off your electricity bill under the Warm Home Discount Scheme. The 2019 to 2020 scheme will start on 14 October 2019. Eligibility Criteria: you get the Guarantee Credit element of Pension Credit - known as the ‘core group’ or you’re on a low income and meet your energy supplier’s criteria for the scheme - known as the ‘broader group www.gov.uk/the-
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warm-home-discount-scheme or phone your provider.
Cath Holloway Mobile: 07968 521746 Email: [email protected] www.somersetrcc.org.uk I support unpaid carers in South East Somerset to
connect them with community resources, support
groups and personal support around benefits and
allowances. We also have a new team of
Community Agents and Village Agents in South
Somerset to contact. For more information please
visit www.somersetrcc.org.uk and
www.somersetcarers.org or call me to see who is
your local village agent.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO HELP US?
We are looking for volunteers to join our “Friends of Marston Magna Village Hall” group. This is so that we can call on people to help with tasks, like baking cakes, helping at a function in aid of the hall, manning a stand, or just generally helping us. There is no need to become a committee member. Anyone interested should contact Karen Price by phone or email please, or any member of the committee. Karen Price (Chairperson) Telephone 01935 851336 BONFIRE NIGHT! We intend to have a bonfire on Saturday 2nd November in the Moat Field. We have started to make a bonfire but if anyone has any wood (pallets/planks etc.) please could you add them to the piles at the western end of the moat field. The gate is unlocked so it is possible to drive there. I would also like to record the village's thanks to Derek Tottle for his splendid work clearing the Moat Field. It now looks terrific. Rex Knott
Assistance for all us Villagers No, I don’t have the answer to Brexit, and I can’t make people drive slower... but, a recent discussion resulted in this idea (which is up and running in our old village in Herts, so I’m not claiming originality): there are a number of us in the village who no longer go out to work, can drive and can therefore offer to help any villager who, for whatever reason, can’t collect their prescriptions, go shopping, pop to the Post Office, doctor, visit a friend etc. Three or four of us are already ‘signed up’ and we’re hoping to find another 6-8 people who will join us. The idea would be to publish our names and numbers in this magazine every month and whoever needs help, can then call someone on the list to ask for help. Each of us in the group will take responsibility for finding someone else on the list, who can assist if we can’t at that time. We’ve all got great neighbours but there are times when a wider group of helpers, can, well, help! If you’d like to join in and go on the list, could you let me know. If you can let me know by 30th September, we can get this up and running in time for autumn. Looking forward to hearing from you. Julia Phillips 07770 827263 / 01935 851399. Hello All in Rimpton I am looking for a spot to park my car, would anyone have anything available for say £5 a week, or for shopping, or cleaning done etc? Many thanks Sandra Kiddell - Telephone 01935 851426
CALLING EVERYONE INTERESTED IN PRESERVING OUR HISTORY
Also, at our recent Parish Council meeting we became aware of the state of our Finger Posts within the village. We would be able to clean them and repaint them, if we had enough volunteers. If there are any of you that could volunteer to help, please email or ring me and I can add your name and be in touch with a programme of action. I look forward to hearing from you. Lawrence Hopkins Email – [email protected] Phone – 01935 850949 or 07769 116960
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THE MARSTON INN We will start again with our Sunday Carvery Roast lunches in October. We also have the following specials through the week. Food open 12-3, 5-9 Mon – Thurs, 12-9 Sat and 12-4 Sundays. Pensioners can have 2 main meals for £10 Fish and chip Friday 2 for £10 Kids eat for less Fri & Sat £2.49 all day And we are serving meals every day. We have a daily specials board and the team look forward to meeting you. Do come along and give us a try. Many thanks from Jo Andrews – our telephone number is 01935 850587
Midsummer Fair 2019: Allocation of Funds
A number of bids were received for funding
from the proceeds of the Midsummer Fair and
an allocation committee (comprising people
independent of any of the
organisations/activities seeking funding) has
assessed each of them. All the projects
asking for funding are being supported.
The funds to be allocated this year are as
follows:
• Village Hall - £400 towards cost of an
Induction Loop
• Fir Villa - £400 towards cost of a
Defibrillator
• Moat Field - £250 towards the cost of
cutting grass and maintaining the area for
public use
• Moat Field (subject to agreement of SW
Heritage), and other areas of the village - up
to £150 towards planting wildflower seeds
• Marston Magna Action Group - £250 to
support continuing upkeep and improvement
in the village
• St Mary’s Church - £2,000 towards upkeep
of the historic Church
The date for the Midsummer Fair 2020 has
been set for Saturday 20th June.
If you have any ideas for the event that you
would like to suggest or if you would like to
volunteer to help with the organisation please
contact Ann McKee on 01935 850471 or at
Marston Magna & Rimpton WI Report for September 2019
The August meeting was a very enjoyable and successful craft evening. We tried Somerset embroidery, card making and created beautiful glitter gift boxes. Generally, August is a quiet month with summer holidays, so we were planning the future programme for outings, speakers etc. There were many good ideas put forward. Some members had an amazing visit to the Royal Mint recently, and we had never seen so much money in our lives. Prior to that we went to Abergavenny market. Some ladies visited Highclere Castle and others enjoyed a lunch at Haselbury Mill. New members will be most welcome. Our next meeting will be on September 9th at 7.30pm. Desert Island discs will be the speaker’s topic. Submitted by Jill Eagland
OUR LOVELY VILLAGE
It was Saturday the 10th August and I was making my way home through the Church after a successful session with the Marston Magna Action Group when we cleared and swept Newberry Lane and paused to look over the wall at the freshly mown Moat Field. What with that and a smart graveyard, I was struck with the feeling I was living in a caring community. We have a weekly Village Café organised by Ken and Beryl Field supported by many volunteers, a lovely Village Hall run by a dedicated committee led by Karen Price and supported by a group of friends plus many other organisations like the WI, a photographic group to name just two and even a cider club, details about which I am little hazy!! We had a very successful Midsummer Fair in June thanks hugely to Ann and Campbell McGee with again another dedicated team of volunteers which was able to help the church finances as well as giving money to some of the village organisations and we take the monthly magazine for granted but I know just how much effort Sam and Molly Crabb put into that.
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We should be proud of our little village and as Chairman of the Parish Council, I have been given an opportunity to try to make a further impact if possible. We have already been successful through Howard Butterfield’s persistence in gaining some progress to alleviating the effects of through traffic, and Rex Knott has pressured Yarlington Homes to improve greatly the path from the playground to the West End homes. We also hope they will fulfil their responsibilities and do some clearing where their properties abut the stream. We shall shortly repaint the playground equipment under the supervision of Peter Griffiths – more volunteers please? This leads me on to how the village can improve its lot. Perhaps you are content to leave things as they are but if any of you have any suggestions on how to improve the village, please email me with your ideas. You can also come to the open session that is held before the Parish Council meeting starts and present your thoughts. Our next meeting is at 7.00pm on Monday the 23rd September 2019. I would also like to make a fresh appeal for help with the Action Group we set up over a year ago when I collected over twenty names. Sadly, we are now down to a faithful few, but the coffee is excellent and the sessions on a Saturday morning are not too long, especially if we have a good turnout. We also have fun. Our next session is on the 7th September. I would like to end with saying a huge thank you to all our volunteers and also to Derek Tottle for putting his cows into the Moat Field – I know the anxiety levels of the residents of Court Gardens were unduly raised - and then topping the grass, particularly the rough vegetation in the moats. I shall be checking my Inbox shortly!! Lawrence Hopkins [email protected]
MILK BOTTLETOPS Can you all remember to remove the foil pull caps from the tops, because the metal detector on Perry’s conveyor belt stop the machines. Also remember it is only plastic tops with a 2 or 4 in the recycling symbol that I can accept, all the rest go in my wheelie bin. There is a company called Massmould, who produce tops made from the same plastic as milk bottle tops e.g. Robinson’s squash, and Evian water, so from now on, I can accept any tops made by Massmoulds.
Thank you everyone. Marion Dean, 13 West End, 01935 850032 BADMINTON AT RIMPTON VILLAGE HALL The new Badminton season starts on Wednesday, 2nd October 2019 at Rimpton Village Hall at 7.30pm and continues each Wednesday evening until 29th April 2020. Anyone over the age of 14 years is welcome. For further details please contact Anne Ing 850315 Lord’s Larder Update for September 2019 Thank you everyone who has donated food items to the Lord’s Larder Food Bank in July, giving items such as sugar, long life milk and jars of Pasta Sauce. Those items helped to complete emergency food parcels that went out to help those in need through the month of July to help 294 adults and 210 children, we experienced a 58% increase in demand for families needing emergency food parcels in July this year compared with July last year. With your support we were able to help 104 families this July, thank you. If you would like to give to the Lord’s Larder this month and would like to know what we are currently running short of, we are currently running short of :- Cartons of UHT Milk, Tins of Spaghetti, Tins of Hot Dogs, Tins of Meatballs, Tinned Fray Bentos Pies, Tins of Carrots, Tins of Peas, Jars of Pasta Sauce, Tins of Soup, Tins of Fruit, Packets of Jelly, 80 Teabags, Empty Super Market Carrier Bags, etc These and all other in date, long life food items would all be gratefully received. Many, many thanks for your continued support, just drop any donations into the churches please. Mat Callaghan Yeovil Christian Support Trust Operations Manager
Rimpton Ladies Walking Group
Our next normal walk will be held on Wednesday 18th September. We will meet at the village hall car park at 9.30 am. For full
details contact Sheila Fewkes on Tel 850227
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St Mary’s Church, Mudford
Come along and see our ancient documents,
registers and records; before they leave the
church for recording and storage at the Somerset
Archives.
Enjoy a cream tea as you browse. No charge but
donations for church funds will be greatly
appreciated.
This is happening on Saturday 7th September from
2.30 pm to 4.30 pm at the Church.
Christine Adams
RIMPTON PARISH COUNCIL The full Minutes of all meetings, including all
Appendices, can be viewed and/or downloaded
from the Village Website by going to
http://rimpton.net/parish-council/parish-council-
meetings/draft-parish-council-minutes/.
Anybody unable to use the website who needs to
see a hard copy of the full Minutes please contact
any of the Councillors.
Date of next meeting – Tuesday 3rd September 2019 at 7.30pm.
Patrick Pender-Cudlip, Clerk & RFO - Rimpton Parish Council The Cobblers, High Street, Queen Camel, Yeovil, Somerset BA22 7NE; Tel. 01935 850692; [email protected]
QUEEN CAMEL TENNIS CLUB
A small friendly Club with 2 floodlit hard courts for all players on either a ‘Pay & Play’ basis or as a club member. A wide variety of coaching is available including Saturday a.m. coaching for Juniors plus Camps in the holidays. We welcome new members for the season that started in April.
Visit www.qctc.co.uk or call the Club Secretary on 01935 850300 for more
information.
Benefice Choir
Our next rehearsal, at Marston
Magna Church, is on
Saturday 7th September
The choir will be singing at the
Patronal Festival service at Marston
Magna Church, which is on Sunday
8th September, starting at 5pm.
Our next rehearsals, all at Mudford
Church, are as follows –
Saturday 28th September
Saturdays 5th, 12th , 19th , & 26th
October
We are rehearsing for other
services later in the year (All Souls
on 3rd November, Advent on 1st
December, and an event in
November (please see the notice
elsewhere in the magazine, and save
the date).
Please remember to bring ALL the
music yet to be sung at any service
with you to each rehearsal. If you
need a copy of anything, please let me
know IN ADVANCE, and I can
organise that for you.
New members are always welcome,
please just turn up to a rehearsal if
you would like to join the choir, or if
you would like more information please
email me (Jane Perrin) at
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Drawing & Painting classes at Marston Magna Village Hall
A new art class is starting on Wednesday 18th September from 10 am to 12.30 with Jane Brayne. She has taught adults to paint for many years and runs two popular classes in her home village of Evercreech. A painter in watercolour, mixed media and oils, she was the series illustrator on BBC2’s “Meet the Ancestors” and her work can be seen in many books and museums. The classes will be relaxed and informal, each one beginning with a demonstration and discussion od materials and techniques, followed by time for students to work at their own pace. Everyone is welcome. The classes will cost £13 per session payable by the half term, which is usually 6 weekly. Jane Brayne 01749 831006 [email protected]
Marston Magna Village Hall Management Committee
Useful committee meeting on 5th August. Fund raising is going well. Our next activity for September is the GAMES NIGHT. Come along and try different family games. £1 entry fee only – 7 pm to 10 pm. Diary Dates to note Games Night 21st September Quality Tabletop Sale 12th October Quiz Evening 16th November Xmas Bingo 7th December Karen Price (Chairperson) Telephone 01935 851336 Email – [email protected]
Save the date – Friday 22nd November 2019
At Mudford Church Benefice Choir will be singing
“Night of Miracles”
In aid of BIBIC
Update from 3rd Sparkford Scout Group
Anyone who would like to get involved in our Scout group please contact our Group Scout Leader on [email protected] North Cadbury – Sparkford – Queen Camel – Marston Magna – South Cadbury – Corton Denham – Castle Cary – Compton Pauncefoot – Galhampton – West Camel – North Barrow and more!!! Our Scout, Cub and Beavers come from all these villages so please read our news. Thank you so much! For any other enquiries or ideas please contact Helen Wooldridge – [email protected]
ADVERTISMENTS &
NOTICES.
FARMERS’ PRODUCE MARKETS IN OUR AREA. The following Farmers’ Markets are taking place in our neighbourhood. Here are some of the venues and times below:- Somerset Farmers’ Market 2019:- For more information visit www.SomersetFarmersMarkets.co.uk or phone 01373 814646 GLASTONBURY ST. JOHN’S CAR PARK TOWN CENTRE. A regular market on the fourth Saturday of each month. Trading 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. CREWKERNE – Henhayes Centre, a Regular Farmer’s Market the third Saturday every month 9.00 a.m. until 1 p.m. – Other Venues and times can be found on the Village Notice
Boards.
Vale of Camelot Growers, SPARKFORD, BA22 7JR From 17th July we will be closed for the Summer.
BROADBAND PROBLEM? Any computer problem
solved: computers, networks or phone
lines. Broadband and networking installed for home
or office. Specialist engineer BT trained with over 30
years experience. Quality guaranteed, friendly service.
Tel. Richard Crabb 01935 808094 email
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PHILIP HODDER ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR.
Part P Registered, Over 30 years experience, small jobs welcome, personal service.- Rewiring,
replacement fuse boards, extra sockets, lights etc. fault finding.
Telephone 01935 850027 & 07836 710130
THE LITTLE CURTAIN WORKSHOP Beautiful Fabrics, Handmade Curtains, Blinds and
Soft furnishings Unit 4, Barrows Hill Farm
East Chinnock, Yeovil Somerset BA22 9EY
www.thelittlecurtainworkshop.co.uk 01935 862700
Gardening work undertaken locally, good reference's, call Graham on 07969 869 774.
LAWRENCE ELECTRICALS
Domestic/Commercial/Security (Inc. alarms/CCTV)
from extra sockets to Full Rewire. Tel: 01935 891090,
Mobile 07889511576. Covering Dorset & surrounding
areas. Part P Registered for Building Regulations.
Lawrence Dolan City & Guilds Accredited. Free
Estimates.
Graham Raymond, Electrical & Plumbing Services, Installer of Quality Bathrooms & Kitchens including Tiling, Breakdowns, Repairs, Alterations & Upgrades. Free Estimates, Trading locally for 34 years. Please call Landline: 01935 851700 or my mobile: 07976 307449 TREE CARE Chris Lee- Qualified Tree Surgeon
NCH (Arb) & NPTC, Gardener, Hedge Trimming,
Landscaping & more. Etc. Garden & Tree
Maintenance. Tel 01963 440352, New Number Mobile
07899 000107
Vintage China for Hire Marston Magna WI has approximately 100 pretty sets of gold rimmed assorted china for hire for your special event. Sets of cups, saucers and
plates are available. Costs for hire: 50p per set or £50 which includes a £20 refundable deposit. Please contact Elizabeth Crouch on 850329 for further details. REMOVALS & STORAGE - Armishaws
Removals will move your furniture or store your
goods. Office:- Wincanton Business Park,
Wincanton, Somerset, BA9 9 RT, Tel. 01963 34065,
web www.armishaws.com using code BW 222
KEITH TUCKER – Carpentry, Joinery, Building.
- Also Handmade Kitchens, Fitted Kitchens,
Refurbishments, Garden Summer Houses and
Furniture. Orchard Carpentry, Tel. 0779 954 6088
J C Roofing
& Building
Maintenance General roof repairs of pitched and
flat roofs
Chimney repointing and lead
flashings Timber and plaster repairs
Gutter, fascia and soffit
replacement Contact your local tradesman on
Land 01935 840277 Mobile 07483 832654
ANN-MARIE BAX Dip MCFHP and MAFHP
QUALIFIED FOOT HEALTH PRACTITIONER Call: 07864 340341
Email: [email protected] CORE FOOT CONDITIONS INCLUDING NAIL
CUTTING, THICKENED NAILS, CORNS, VERUCCAS, ATHLETE’S FOOT, FUNGAL NAILS, INGROWING NAILS, HARD SKIN & CRACKED
HEELS.
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Garden Machinery Sales & Service
We can service and repair any make of lawn mower and also offer a collection service. Full workshop service/repair and
welding facilities available.
No job too large or too small Draper hand & power tools Gardening tools, Hardware,
Welders & consumables, Electric fencing, Gates, Auto electrical
consumables, Safety boots and Wellington boots, Waterproofs, Clothing, Pet food, Antifreeze, Batteries, Garden machinery,
Hayter, Alko, Briggs & Stratton, Honda, New Holland. Husqvarna,
Worx, Kawazaki, Mitox, DR, Location. Come and see for
yourself at Rimpton Road Marston Magna
TEL 01935 850426 Opening times
Mon – Fri 8 am – 5.00pm Sat 8 am – 12.00 noon
YOGA Rimpton Village Hall
Regular weekly Wednesday class
9.30 – 10.30am
Sandford Orcas Village Hall
Regular weekly Monday Class
6.30 – 7.30pm
£6 per class
Kate Whittell
07881628780 or
magna-yoga.co
All abilities very welcome
Classes involve standing and floor work
Please bring a yoga/pilates mat if you have one
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Pilates Pilates Foundation
Friday at Marston Magna Village Hall
5.00pm – 6.00pm (Beginners)
6.15pm – 7.15pm (Intermediate)
Contact Mo for details on:
07815748518
Private Sessions 1 to 1 also available
We welcome new visitors of all ages and abilities
Looking after you and your
home
• We can offer help with cleaning,
washing and ironing and other task
to keep your house tidy
• Helping you to get up, wash,
shower or bathe, get dressed and
have breakfast.
• We can drive you to appointments
or shopping and once there, will
help you every step of the way.
• Meal preparation at Lunchtime and
teatime 7 days a week, we offer a
hot fish and chips from the local
chippy and delivery to your
doorstep
• We are qualified and experienced
small team of community workers
and looking forward to hearing from
you.
Tel: 01935 507792 or 07895718611
Email: [email protected]
Xtra Help In
Sarah Barry Self Employed Support Worker
• Regular and one-off support available
• Personalised approach (what is important to you?)
• Dementia Friend
• DBS checked
• Compassionate and practical
• Understands the role of a carer Tel: 01935 812908 / 07970 402457
Email: [email protected]
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RIMPTON VILLAGE HALL DIARY – What’s on? – Regular items and contacts Wednesdays
7.30p.m. – 10.00 p.m. Badminton Mrs Anne Ing 850315 For the Diary 3rd September - Rimpton Parish Council Meeting 7.30 pm RVH 7th September - Mudford Church Parchment Day 2.30 – 4.30 Cream teas 9th September - W I Meeting at 19.30 MMVH – Desert Island Discs 18th September - Ladies walking Group 9.30 am VH car park 14th September Ride & Stride Day for Somerset Churches Trust 22nd September - Harvest Festival 23rd September - Rimpton Harvest Supper 7 pm at RVH followed by auction 30th September - Visit to BVIBIC Langport – contact Revd. Barbara 2nd October - Badminton starts again weekly in Rimpton VH. 22nd November - “Night of Miracles” Mudford Church at 7 pm For hall bookings – please contact Dale McLoughlin – 851100 MARSTON MAGNA VILLAGE HALL DIARY - What's on? - Regular items and contacts.
Mondays
09.00 a.m. – 11.00 a.m. Aerobics Classes. Steph Edwards 07444 979297
11.00 a.m. – 12 noon Standing & Floor Exercise – 5-week course starting 22.07.2019 by Steph.
Winter 12.30 – summer 19.30 p.m. - 2nd Monday monthly W.I – Elizabeth Crouch 850329
Thursdays
2.30 – 4.30 p.m. Short Mat Bowls Mrs Joan Burrough 851576
Fridays
10 a.m. – 12 noon Marston Village Café Beryl Field 850705
5.00 p.m.- 7.15 p.m. Pilates Contact Mo 07815 748518
Various classes – do look at notice board in Village Hall
For the Diary. 7th September - Chilton Cantelo Church Café 10 – 12 noon 7th September - Benefice Choir rehearsal – Marston Magna Church 7th September - Mudford Church Parchment Day 2.30 – 4.30 Cream teas 7th September - Bingo MMVH at 6.30 pm by Fir Villa to raise funds for Defrib 8th September - Patronal Festival – Marston Magna Church 9th September - W I Meeting at 19.30 MMVH – Desert Island Discs 9th September - MMVH Management Committee – 7.30 pm MMVH Committee Rm 11th September - Home Group recommences – contact Richard Gardner 14th September - Ride & Stride Day for Somerset Churches Trust 18th September - Painting & Drawing starts at 10 am in MMVH – weekly 19th September - Benefice Sponsored Walk for BIBIC 21st September - Games Night starting at 19.00 MMVH - £1 entry 23rd September - Marston Magna Parish Council at 7.30 pm MMVH 25th September - Fir Villa Holy Community Lunch 27th September - Fir Villa Holy Communion at 4 pm 30th September - Visit to BVIBIC Langport – contact Revd. Barbara 6th October - Harvest Festival 7th October - Harvest Supper MMVH at 19.00 for 19.30 8th October - MM & R Gardening Club at MMVH 7.30 pm 12th October - Quality Tabletop Sale MMVH 16th November - Quiz Evening MMVH For Village Hall bookings – please contact Mrs C. Griffiths Tel. 850647. The Mobile Library no longer comes to Marston Magna, but it will be in Rimpton next on the Wednesday 18th September. It will be in Rimpton in the road to Rimpton House BA22 8AQ between 12.00 and 12.30. The Mobile Library will continue to call once every 4 weeks, only providing it is used. Re-cycling- Every THURSDAY in Marston Magna and Rimpton from 7 a.m. Wheelie Bin Collection also from 7 a.m. On Thursday 5th, and Thursday 19th September 2019.
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DO TRY THE GAMES NIGHT AT MARSTON MAGNA VILLAGE HALL SATURDAY 21st SEPTEMBER FROM 7 PM to 10 PM - £1 ENTRY EACH
RIMPTON HARVEST
SUPPER 2019 On
MONDAY 23th SEPTEMBER
At 6.45 for 7.0 pm in
RIMPTON VILLAGE HALL
Tickets: £7.00 Adults
£3.50 Children under 12
RAFFLE
FUN AUCTION
Ticket Sellers will come
round the Houses
Or Phone Morag Le Hardy
01935 850 212
The Rusty Pig Company Free range Tamworth pork, from our farm in Sandford Orcas. Ask us to supply you with our amazing bacon, sausages, joints, gammons and lots more. Buy Local, delivered to your door! Our Tamworth Hog Roast Moist and succulent and beautifully tender. Nothing like our Tamworth taste and crackling! From a small informal gathering and celebration through to a huge outdoor event and wedding. James & Charlotte Tel. 07724885353, 07802443905 www.therustypigcompany.co.uk [email protected]
