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Issue 180 February 2016
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Special Features
Antiques & Collecting - 26-28
SSDC Food Trade Show - 22-23
Regular Features on:
Antiques - 27
Art - 30-33
Coffee Break Trivia - 24
Fashion & More - 25
Food & Drink - 18-23
Finance - 35
Gardening - 14
History - 24
Home & Interiors - 13
Jewellery & Gems - 25
Legal - 35
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Lettings Arena - 12
Recipe of the Month - 18
Online Marketing - 34
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Pet Health - 37
Property - 10-13
Pub Gigs - 17
Restaurant Review - 19
Save on Bills - 36
Sports - 37
Town News - 15-17
Travel - 29
Village News - 5-9
Yeovil Ales - 21
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Bargain Hunters Corner - 39
Call an Expert - 38
Antigue Private Sales - 27
What’s On in February - 2-4
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JANUARY
29th-31st ‘Cinderella’ panto, Davis
Hall, West Camel,
7.30pm (+ 2.30pm Sat)
29th
Energy and Sustainability
for Community Buildings
workshop, Hilfield Friary,
Evershot,10.00am
‘Smuggling in Dorset &
Hampshire’ talk,
Caryford Hall,
Castle Cary, 2.30pm
Yeovil Hospital Charity
Quiz Night, Castle
Gardens, Sherborne,
7.30pm
‘Amy’ film, David Hall,
South Petherton, 8.00pm
Alan Barnes, Bobby
Wellins & Jim Mullen
31st
live, Ilminster
Arts Centre, 8.00pm
‘Pastels’ one day class,
Digby Hall, Sherborne,
10.00am-4.00pm
‘Innominato Consort’,
St Mary Megdalene’s Church,
Barwick, Nr Yeovil, 7.30pm
Kathryn Roberts & Sean
Lakeman, Hornblotten
Village Hall, 7.30pm
Surprise Entertainment,
Great Bow Wharf,
Langport, 7.30pm
Pennard Plants Potato Day &
Seed Fair, Caryford Community
Hall, Castle Cary,
10.30am-2.00pm*
Toy Collectors Fair,
Bath & West Showground,
Shepton Mallet,
10.30am-2.30pm
Cinema Italian Day,
Wadham School,
Crewkerne, 11.00am
‘The Snow Queen’ ballet,
Octagon Theatre, Yeovil,
2.00pm
Vogler Quartet & Richard
Hosford concert,
Dillington House,
Nr Ilminster, 2.30pm
‘Suffragette’ film, The
Exchange, Sturminster
Newton, 7.00pm
Performance Evening,
David Hall,
Sherborne Young
Musician Competition
Deadline
4th
FEBRUARY
1st
2nd
3rd
‘The Art & Craft of the
Pewterer’ lecture,
Dillington House,
‘Planning Spring Colour
& Interest in the Garden’
talk, Methodist Church,
Castle Cary, 7.30pm
‘The Drama of Salvation’
talk, Digby Church Hall,
Sherborne, 7.30pm
‘History of Sherborne’
talk, Langport Library,
7.30pm
Battens Legal Clinic, Balsam
Centre, Wincanton,
9.00am-12.30pm*
Duke’s General Auction,
Weymouth Avenue,
Dorchester, 10.30am*
‘New Hall Discoveries
since 2000’ talk,
Methodist Church,
Castle Cary, 2.30pm
‘Life of a Chalk Stream’
talk, Caryford Hall,
Castle Cary, 8.00pm
‘Legend’ film, The Queens
5th
Arms, Corton Denham, 7.15pm
Sinfonia Classica and
Tamsin Little, Octagon
Theatre, Yeovil, 7.30pm
‘Graffiti Classics - A
Comedy Cabaret String
Quartet’, Charlton
Horethorne Village Hall,
7.30pm
‘Hostas, Heucheras &
Hellebores’ talk, Mudford
‘The Blues Band’,
7.30pm
‘Zulu Tradition’, The
Newton, 7.30pm
‘New Tricks for Old
Gardeners’ talk,
West Chinnock Village
Hall, 7.30pm
Lawrence Auction,
(Books, Maps &
Manuscripts), Crewkerne,
10.00am*
‘Snowdrop’ service,
Sherborne Catholic
Church, 11.00am
‘Millennium Stained
Glass Windows’ lecture,
Dillington House,
Gourmet Wine Evening,
New Farm Restaurant,
Over Stratton, 7.30pm
‘The Unreturning Army’
talk, Holy Trinity Church,
Yeovil, 7.30pm
‘Messiah’ (Sherborne School
Choral Society & Sherborne
Girls), Wells Cathedral,
7.30pm
‘The Classic Rock’,
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7.30pm
‘Tales from the Bawdy
Bardess’ talk, David Hall,
Kathryn Roberts & Sean
Lakeman, Compton
Dundon Village Hall,
8.00pm
6th
Produce Market, Market
House, Ilminster,
8.30am-12.30pm*
ArtsLink Saturday Family
Fun Day, St Pauls Church
Hall, Sherborne,
10.00am-12.30pm*
Vickery’s General Sale,
Ash, Nr Martock,
10.30am*
Charity Market & Table
Top Sale, Merriott Social
Club, 10.00am-1.00pm
WI Jumble Sale,
Bradford Abbas Village
Hall, 2.00pm
‘The Spy from Tisbury’
talk, Caryford Hall,
Castle Cary, 6.00pm
Sean Lakeman & Kathryn
Roberts, North Cadbury
‘The Forbidden Door’
play, Sandford Orcas
Church, 7.30pm
Kieran Halpin, David Hall,
6th-7th
‘We’re Going on a Bear
Hunt’ play, David Hall,
South Petherton, various
times
7th
Charterhouse Auction (Classic &
Vintage Motorcycles), Bath &
West Showground,
Shepton Mallet, 10.00am*
Snowdrop Display,
Mapperton Gardens,
Nr Beaminster,
11.00am-4.00pm
8th
Somerton Sings,
West Street Church,
Somerton, 10.45am
‘Unplugged’ concert,
David Hall, South
Petherton, 8.00pm
9th
Battens Legal Clinic,
The Shambles, Castle Cary,
9.00am-12.30pm*
10th
‘The History of Dorchester
Prison’ talk, Jubilee Hall,
Yetminster, 2.30pm
Conduit Dinner Club, Truffles
Restaurant, Bruton, 7.00pm
‘Suffragette’ film, Digby
Church Hall, Sherborne,
7.30pm
10th-13th ‘Alice in Wonderland’
panto, The Exchange,
Sturminster Newton,
2.30pm & 7.30pm
11th
Valuation Day, Ilminster
Arts Centre,
10.00am-1.00pm
‘Introduction to iPads’
workshop, Mudford
Village Hall, 2.00pm*
‘Herbs’ talk, Digby Hall,
Sherborne, 2.30pm
‘Plant Conservation’ talk,
East Coker Village Hall,
7.30pm
‘Container Gardening’
talk, Queen Camel
‘Trug Making, Gypsy
Flowers and Besom
Brooms’ talk, Seavington
St Mary Hall, 7.30pm
12th
‘My Year as Lord Mayor’
talk, The Gryphon
Conference Centre,
Sherborne, 7.30pm
‘Suite Francaise’ film,
West Coker Hall, 7.45pm
‘The Schmoozebergs’,
Henhayes Centre,
Crewkerne, 7.45pm
Quiz, Whitelackington
‘Glamorous Nights - From
Hoagy Carmichael to
Peggy Lee’, Ilminster Arts
Centre, 8.00pm
Julian Dawson, David
Hall, South Petherton,
8.00pm
13th
Chasty Cottage Antique Fair,
9.30am-4.00pm
Ukulele Workshop:
Improvers Course,
Dillington House, 9.45am
West Country Fairs Valentine’s
Flea Market, Digby Church Hall,
Sherborne, 10.00am-4.00pm*
Valentine’s Day Market,
Martock Precinct,
10.00am-1.00pm*
Open Day, St Mary
Magdalene’s Church, Barwick,
Nr Yeovil, 10.00am-3.00pm
Village Café, Sandford
Orcas Village Hall,
10.30am-12.00 noon
‘Suffragette’ film, East
Coker Village Hall,
7.30pm
Valentine’s Disco, David
Hall, South Petherton,
7.30pm
‘Suffragette’ film,
Hinton St George Village
Hall, 7.30pm
‘Blake’, Octagon Theatre,
Yeovil, 7.30pm
13th-27th Bespoke Fabric Sale,
Market Place, Somerton,
9.30am-5.00pm
13th Feb Snowdrop Display,
Milterne Gardens starts,
10.00am
14th
Charterhouse Auction
(Classic & Vintage Cars),
Shepton Mallet, 10.00am*
Snowdrop Display,
Mapperton Gardens,
Nr Beaminster,
11.00am-4.00pm
Valentine’s Day Stroll,
start Sherborne Abbey,
2.00pm
‘You Say Potato’ lecture,
Dillington House,
‘Monkey!’ puppet show,
Cerne Abbas Village
Hall, 4.00pm
‘A Celebration of Marriage’
Service, St Mary Magdalene’s
Church, Barwick, nr Yeovil, 6.00pm
Valentines Opera Soiree,
The Exchange,
Sturminster Newton, 8.00pm
15th
‘Suffragette’ film, Cerne
Abbas Village Hall,
7.30pm
‘Suffragette’ film,
Leigh Village Hall, 7.30pm
‘Climbers and Wall
shrubs’ talk, Village Hall,
Jazz Jam Session,
Ilminster Arts Centre, 8.00pm
16th
Balsam Centre, Wincanton,
Chasty
Cottage
Antiques
Saturday
13th February
9.30-4.00
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MARCH DEADLINES
News and Articles:
Thursday 11th FEBRUARY
Advertisements:
Monday 15th FEBRUARY
9.00am-12.30pm*
ArtsLink Arts Buffet,
10.00am-12.00 noon &
1.30pm-3.30pm*
Lent Lunch, Trent Village
Hall, 12.30pm-1.30pm
Miles Travel & 1st Class
Holidays Canadian Evening,
Manor Hotel, Yeovil, 7.00pm*
‘Dreamtime to Machine
Time’ lecture, Caryford
Hall, Castle Cary, 11.00am
Valuation Day, Martock
Primary School,
11.00am-3.00pm
16th-20th ‘Carousel’ musical,
Piddletrenthide Memorial
Hall, 7.00pm
17th
McCubbing & Redfern Auction
(Fine Art, Antique & Collectables),
Wells, 1.00pm*
‘Cowboys and Aliens’ film,
The Queens Arms,
Corton Denham, 7.15pm
Dillie Keane concert,
7.30pm
‘Snowdrops: A Personal
Passion’ talk, North Cadbury
Duke’s Auction (Fine Art
18th
& Specialist), Brewery
Square, Dorchester,
10.30am*
’45 Years’ film, The
Jubilee Hall, Ditcheat,
7.30pm
HMS Heron Volunteer Band &
Yeovil Military Band, Martock
Church, 7.30pm
‘X+Y’ film, Milborne Port
YCAA Matilda Temperley talk,
7.30pm
Martin Simpson, Octagon
Elvis Tribute Night,
Dillington house,
19th
Charterhouse Auction (Silver,
Jewellery, Watches, Wine &
Antiques), Long Street,
Sherborne, 10.00am*
‘Post Impressionism
Painting in Europe 1880
to 1905’ course starts,
10.00am
Elvis Tribute Act, The
Newton, 7.30pm
Armonico Consort,
7.30pm
Barn Dance/Ceilidh,
Davis Hall, West Camel,
7.30pm
‘The Salt of the Earth’
4
20th
21st
22nd
23rd
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film, The Jubilee Hall,
Batcombe, 7.45pm
‘Macbeth’ film,
David Hall, South
Petherton, 8.00pm
Nicholas McCarthy,
Ilminster Arts Centre,
8.00pm
Big Butty Breakfast,
Alweston Village Hall,
9.00am-11.00am
Table Top Sale,
Whitelackington Village
Hall, 10.00am-1.00pm*
Vickery’s General Sale,
Ash, Nr Martock,
10.30am*
‘Sunset Song’ film,
The Parish Rooms,
Somerton, 7.30pm
Jamie Smith’s Mabon
Band, David Hall,
Book Sale & Coffee
Morning, Holwell Village
Hall, 10.00am-12.00 noon*
‘Sacconi Quartet’
concert, Dillington House,
‘The Magic Beanstalk’
show, The Exchange,
Sturminster Newton,
3.00pm
Duo Teresa Carreno,
Cheap Street Church,
Sherborne, 3.00pm
‘The Dublin Legends’,
7.30pm
Somerton Sings,
West Street Church,
Somerton, 10.45am
‘Peonies and Iris’ talk,
Parish Rooms, Somerton,
7.30pm
9.00am-12.30pm
Duke’s General Auction,
Weymouth Avenue,
Dorchester, 10.30am*
Lent Lunch, Trent Village
Hall, 12.30pm-1.30pm
‘Painting and Drawing for
all Abilities’ course starts,
1.00pm-3.00pm
‘A Walk in the Woods’
film, Jubilee Hall,
Yetminster, 7.00pm
‘Everest’ film, Caryford
Hall, Castle Cary, 7.00pm
‘Muchelney Abbey’ talk,
Martock Primary School,
7.30pm
‘Square Metre Gardenin:
Making the Most of a
Small Space Garden’
talk, Tithe Barn, Merriott,
7.30pm
Coffee Morning,
David Hall, South Petherton,
10.00am-12.00 noon*
Antiques Valuation
Afternoon, Long Sutton
Village Hall,
2.00pm-5.00pm
‘Illustrated History of the
ten Dukes, Earls and
Knights’ lecture,
Methodist Church,
‘Glorious Gardens’ talk,
Holy Trinity Church,
Yeovil, 7.30pm
25th
‘Dessert Craft’ workshop,
Ferne Animal Sanctuary,
Wambrook, Nr Chard,
9.00am
‘Carry on Computing’
course starts, King
Arthur’s School,
Wincanton, 10.00am
‘The Poldens Nature
Reserves: What’s Going
On?’ talk, Parish Rooms,
Somerton, 7.30pm
Floral Evening Society
Workshop,
Catholic Church Hall,
Sherborne, 7.30pm
‘Painting the Modern
Garden’ talk, Digby Hall,
Sherborne, 7.30pm
25th-26th TakeArt’s ‘Spring
Forward’, Octagon
26th
U3A Meeting,
Edgar Community Hall,
Somerton, 10.00am
‘Songs, Satire &
Sophistication:
The History of Revue’
lecture, Dillington House,
‘Trident, Yes or No?’ talk,
Caryford Hall, Castle
Cary, 2.30pm
’The Third Man’ film, Davis
Hall, West Camel, 7.30pm
‘Two Days, One Night’
film, Wadham School,
Crewkerne, 7.30pm
Cara Dillon & Sam
Lakeman, David Hall,
‘The Mike Collins
Quartet’, Ilminster Arts
Centre, 8.00pm
26th-27th The Festival of Cards
Show, Bath & West
Showground, Shepton
Mallet, 10.00am-4.00pm
27th
Sherborne Vintage Market,
Digby Church Hall, Sherborne,
7.30am-3.30pm*
‘Top Ten Funding Tips’
workshop, Monk’s Yard,
Ilminster, 10.00am
‘Collagraph’ one day
24th
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St Mary's
Magdalene Church
Barwick, Nr Yeovil
Sat 30th Jan @ 7.30pm
Innominata Consort Concert
Tickets £5.50 + glass of wine
Sat 13th Feb 10.00am-3.00pm
Church History Open Day
Sun 14th Feb @ 6.00pm
A Celebration of Marriage Service
with sparkling wine & cake
Details & tickets:
BESPOKE
01935475882
Selwood House,
Market Place,
Somerton, TA11 7LX
FABRIC
SALE
Sat 13th-27th February
9.30-5.00 Mon-Sat
Remnants, end of rolls,
patchwork and dress fabrics
01458 273970 for more details
28th
29th
course, Digby Hall,
Sherborne, 10.00am
‘Basket making’ one day
course, Digby Hall,
Sherborne, 10.00am
Pennard Plants Potato Day and
Seed Fair, Maiden Newton
Village Hall, 10.30am-2.00pm
‘The Martian’ film, Parish
Hall, Martock, 7.30pm
‘The Eolienne Quintet’,
7.30pm
Lee Nelson, Octagon
Performance Night,
David Hall, South
Petherton, 7.30pm
Giant Flea Market,
Shepton Mallet,
10.00am-4.00pm
‘Everest’ film, The
Newton, 7.00pm
‘The Simon and
Garfunkel Story’,
7.30pm
SSDC Food and Drink Trade
Show, Cricket St Thomas Hotel,
nr Chard, 10.30am-3.00pm*
Nicholas McCarthy,
8.00pm
Village News
by Lauren Hill
ALWESTON On Saturday 20th
February from 9.00am to 11.00am
at the Village Hall there is a
Community Big Butty Breakfast in
aid of Folke Church. There will be
preserves and cakes for sale and a
children’s activity table as well as
a food bank collection for anyone
wishing to contribute. A free
children’s butty breakfast (up to 10
years old) is available with the
purchase of an adult breakfast.
BARWICK St Mary Megdalene’s
Church is a small late medieval
grade 2* listed rural Church, last
renovated during the 1800’s and
now needs the roof urgently
repairing. The Government is
sponsoring around £25 million as
a one-off grant fund for the repair
of roofs on listed places of worship
and this Church is currently making
an application for this grant. They
are holding some events to raise
local awareness and funding to put
as part of the application. On
Saturday 30th January at 7.30pm
listen to ‘Innominato Consort’, a
Baroque group, who will play
music by Vivaldi, Bach and Purcell.
Tickets £5.50, includes a glass of
wine on the door or beforehand
from 01935 475882. On Saturday
13th February from 10.00am to
3.00pm there is an Open Day
giving a chance to see the lovely
Church with some special features
including very fine, carved
Jacobean pew ends. Everyone
welcome and the Roof Appeal
Team will also be available to
discuss the plans. Coffee and
cake will also be on offer
throughout the day. On Sunday 14th
at 6.00pm there is a special
evening service called ‘A
Celebration of Marriage’. They
would like everyone who has been
married in their Church over the
last 60 years to come and bring a
picture of themselves on their
wedding day. They hope to have
a photographer on hand to take
another picture if wanted. So
something for the scrapbook with
sparkling wine and cake available
afterwards. All events at St Mary
Megdalene’s Church.
BRADFORD ABBAS On Saturday
6th February at the Village Hall from
2.00pm there is a WI Jumble Sale.
There will be the usual quality
jumble, bric -a -brac, books, toys
and household linens, refreshments
will also be available.
Admission 50p.
Front Cover Competition
Would you like to see your favourite photo,
drawing or painting on our front cover?
If so enter our competition now!
Our Front Cover Competition is open to all our readers of any age.
Whether you are a keen photographer or artist (amateur or
professional) send in your entry as soon as possible.
All pictures must be of the local area along the themes of:
• Local landscape • People at work • Days out
• Local wildlife • Make us laugh
There will be a winner for our Competition which will be printed in our March
issue. The winner will receive a £15 cheque. So look through your old photos as
well as start snapping new ones and send them in to us by Monday 15th February or
sooner for our next issue.
1) Entry is free and open to professionals and amateurs of all ages.
2) You may submit as many entries as you like as a 6 x 4 standard colour photograph
by post direct to The Conduit Magazine or e-mail [email protected] but
no more than 3 photographs at one time of no more than 1 MB per photo.
4) Each picture of the month will be accredited accordingly and copyright
protection respected.
5) All images must be taken in our local area i.e. South Somerset & West Dorset.
6) Mark on the back of the photo or in your e-mail whether you are amateur,
semi-pro or professional. Please also put your full name, address and contact details.
7) The Editor’s choice is final and no royalties or other payments other than above will
be paid
BATCOMBE The film society has
‘The Salt of the Earth’ screening at
The Jubilee Hall at 7.45pm on
Friday 19th February. There is a
licensed bar, free parking and
wheelchair access. For more
information call 01749 850304.
See Movies Around the
Villages & Towns.
CERNE ABBAS On Sunday 14th
February at 4.00pm Puppetcraft
presents ‘Monkey!’ Using
stunning string and antique
shadow puppets and live music it
tells the story of the birth and
comic escapades of the much
loved trickster and super-hero
Monkey. Hatched from a stone
egg the mischievous Monkey can
fly on a cloud, turn invisible and
transform into
anything…!
Monkey is the
main comic
character in
China’s great
classic story
‘Journey into
the West’.
This is
recommended
for 4+.
Tickets £6,
under 18’s £5. On Monday 15th at
7.30pm the film showing will be
‘Suffragette’. Tickets £5 in
advance from Shirley on 01300
341839, Marion 01300 341375
and Yvonne 01300 341421.
Villages & Towns. Both events
at the Village Hall.
CHARLTON HORETHORNE On
Thursday 4th February at the Village
Hall from 7.30pm the first Take Art
show of the year is ‘Graffiti
Classics - A Comedy Cabaret
String Quartet’. Graffiti Classics
bursts the elitist boundaries of the
traditional string quartet with its
hilarious all-singing, all-dancing
musical comedy cabaret show. It
is a classical concert, a gypsy-folk
romp, an opera, a stand-up
comedy set and a brilliant dance
show all rolled into one! From
Beethoven to Bluegrass, Baroque
to Pop, Mozart to Elvis and
Strauss to Saturday Night Fever,
there really is something for
everyone and they never fail to
get audiences laughing, clapping
and singing along. Tickets £8 in
advance from 01963 220911,
the Village Shop or on the door.
COMPTON DUNDON On
Friday 5th February from 8.00pm at
the Village Hall TakeArt are
hosting a concert with Kathryn
Roberts and Sean Lakeman as part
of their ‘Tomorrow Will Follow
Today’ tour. Tickets and details
www.kathrynrobertsandseanlakeman.com
CORTON DENHAM The
Queens Arms have their excellent
Wednesday film night for the
winter. Taking place in their
function room they have a film
deal at £12.50 which includes the
film, main meal and a small glass
of wine or pint of local ale. On
Wednesday 3rd February they are
showing ‘Legend’ based on the
Kray Twins and on Wednesday 17th
‘Cowboys and Aliens’. Both films
start at 7.15pm. See Movies
Around the Villages & Towns.
DILLINGTON There are lots of
interesting lectures at Dillington
House, near Ilminster. On Monday
1st February from 7.15pm the
Neroche Decorative and Fine Arts
Society host a lecture called ‘The
Art and Craft of the Pewterer’ by
Andrew Spira. He will describe
what pewter is, the history and
decorative techniques, every step
of the manufacturing process and
various national styles. Guests
£5. On Friday 5th from 1.00pm
there is a lecture called
‘Millennium Stained Glass
Windows’ by author, lecturer,
curator and designer, Mike Hope.
It is perhaps the least known
aspect of the millennial
celebrations, that the Church of
England now plays host to
the largest single outpouring of
newly commissioned stained glass
windows for probably the best
part of a century. Not since the
demand for the installation of
memorial windows after the First
World War, have so many
windows been proposed,
commissioned and placed into
churches up and down the land.
As a largely non-religious or
celebratory act they have no
precedent. This talk will introduce
you to a representative range
of these windows, which display
an enormously wide range of
styles and techniques. Tickets
£22, includes three course lunch
with coffee and a 50 minute talk.
On Sunday 14th from 2.30pm there
is a talk called ‘You Say Potato’
with writer, editor, lecturer and
broadcaster David Crystal and
actor, author and producer, Ben
Crystal. Where do regional
accents come from? How do they
affect our lives? How are they
changing? Why do people get so
worked up about them? Actor Ben
and linguist David explore
the fascinating world of English
accents that they describe in their
new book. Tickets adults £12,
under 18’s £6. On Friday 26th
from 1.00pm there is a lecture
called ‘Songs, Satire and
Sophistication: The History of
Revue’ with Dr Paul McDonald.
One of the most popular and
fashionable forms of entertainment
in the 1920s and ‘30s was the
revue, which provided humorous,
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fast moving and sophisticated
sketches and songs on topical
themes. The early revues
concentrated on music and
spectacle; but gradually
they became more intimate,
emphasizing wit and style, as
performers like Noel Coward
joined-in. Come and hear what
they were like in their heyday and
find out what happened to them
afterwards. Tickets £22, includes
three course lunch with coffee and
a 50 minute talk.
DITCHEAT On Thursday 18th
February from 7.30pm at the
Jubilee Hall the film ‘45 Years’ will
be showing. There is a licensed
bar, tea and coffee available.
Tickets £5 from Maryland Farm
Shop, or on 01749 860444 or on
the door. See Movies Around
the Villages & Towns.
EAST COKER On Thursday 11th
February at 7.30pm at the Village
Hall the Gardening Club have a
talk called ‘Plant Conservation’ by
John Twibell. For more details
phone 01935 862447. On
Saturday 13th at the Village Hall
from 7.30pm see the film
‘Suffragette’. Entry £6. See
Movies Around the Villages &
Towns.
EVERSHOT On Friday 29th January
from 10.00am to 4.00pm at
Hilfield Friary Communities Living
Sustainably (CLS) is hosting a free
Energy and Sustainability for
Community Buildings workshop.
The workshop, which includes
lunch, will cover how to manage
resources in a community building:
taking into account occupancy,
fuel types, practical solutions for
heating and insulation, and the
latest funding situation for energy
efficiency and renewable energy.
Participants will also get the
chance to see the solar panels,
wood-chip boiler, and solid wall
insulation installed at the Friary.
The workshops will both be led by
Chit Chong of Low Carbon Know
How, they are hosted by CLS with
support from the BIG Lottery Fund.
Workshops are free but places are
limited, so book now by contacting
Emily Bullock on 07507 321954 or
[email protected]
HINTON ST GEORGE On
Saturday 13th February at 7.30pm see
the film ‘Suffragette’ at the Village
Hall. Tickets £5 in advance from
Personal Services Store and
Dorothy’s Tearoom or £5.50 on the
door. See Movies Around the
Villages & Towns.
HOLWELL On Sunday 21st February
from 10.00am to 12.00 noon at
the Village Hall there is a Book Sale
and Coffee Morning. There will
also be DVD’s, CD’s and hearing
books available. Free admission.
HORNBLOTTON On Saturday 30th
January at the Village Hall from
7.30pm see Kathryn Roberts and
Sean Lakeman returning to their
English folk roots as an acoustic
duo. Four acclaimed albums and a
‘Best Duo’ award at the BBC Radio
2 Folk Awards have helped them
cement a formidable reputation at
the very forefront of British
contemporary folk music. This
concert is organised in
collaboration with TakeArt. Food is
available but take your own booze.
Tickets £10.
LEIGH On Monday 15th February at
the Village Hall from 7.30pm
‘Suffragette’ film will be showing.
Tickets £6 in advance from Bridge
Stores. More details Sue Eadon on
01935 873699. See Movies
LONG SUTTON On Wednesday
2.00pm to 5.00pm the Somerset
and Langport Area Branch RNLI
host an Antiques
Valuation
Afternoon with
Lawrences.
Silver, pictures,
jewellery, general
and collectors
items. Tickets £5,
includes two items
to be valued.
(Extra items £3
each). Tea
available. For
more details
phone Mary
Mullineux on
01458 251057.
MARTOCK On
Saturday 13th
February from
10.00am to
1.00pm at the
Moorlands
Shopping Precinct
go along to the
Valentine’s Day
Market with 18
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stalls. Phone Fergus Dowding on
01935 822202 to order any food
from these producers or to ask for a
stall at one of their markets. On
Tuesday 16th from 11.00am to
3.00pm at the Primary School
Lawrences of Crewkerne will be
holding a Valuation Day. There will
be four valuers from Lawrences
covering silver, paintings, jewellery
and general and collectible items.
Entry £5 for two items to be valued
and £2 for each additional item.
Light refreshments will be available.
All proceeds will go to All Saints’
Church, Martock. On Thursday 18th
at 7.30pm at the All Saints’ Church
see HMS Heron Volunteer Band
with Yeovil Military Band. This is
the fourth visit by the ever-popular
band from Yeovilton under their
Musical Director, Band Colour
Sergeant Iaian Scullion RM, fresh
from their annual tour of Germany.
They will be playing a programme
of marches, classical pieces, swing,
film and show tunes. Tickets £8 on
the door or £7 in advance from
Martock News, Martock Gallery or
by phoning 01935 822706. On
Tuesday 23rd from 7.30pm at the
Primary School the History Group
have a talk on Muchelney Abbey
by curator Stephen Honey. That
most mysterious of Dark Age
religious island hermitages, almost
a ‘squat, that grew to a powerful
Abbey. Entry £2. On Saturday 27th
at the Parish Hall from 7.30pm see
‘The Martian’. Directed by Ridley
Scott, about an astronaut (Matt
Damon) stranded on Mars and
using his ingenuity and wit to
survive and return to Earth. Smart,
thrilling and surprisingly funny.
Refreshments available. Tickets £5
in advance from Just for Pets in the
Precinct or Martock Gallery or
£5.50 on the door. See Movies
MERRIOTT On Saturday 6th February
at the Social Club between
10.00am to 1.00pm there is a
Charity Market and Table Top Sale.
On Tuesday 23rd at the Tithe Barn
from 7.30pm the Gardening Club
have a talk on ‘Square Metre
Gardening - Making the Most of a
Small Space Garden’ by Claire
Hart. Refreshments available and
a raffle as well as seeds, plants,
book and magazine for sale. Non
members £2.
MILBORNE PORT On Thursday
18th February from 7.30pm the
Village Hall presents ‘X + Y’.
Tickets £5 in advance from Wayne
Pullen Butchers, Crackmore
Garage, the Post Office or £5.50
on the door. See Movies Around
the Villages & Towns. For more
details phone Martin Lancaster on
01963 251858.
The Marston Inn
Marston Magna
01935 850138
New owners and New Menu
just launched including bar
snacks & children's meals
Sat 13th Feb - Valentine's Meal &
Sunday 14th Feb - Valentine's Carvery
Thursday - Curry Night
Friday - Fish Night
Sunday - Carvery £7.95
(Sittings 12 & 2)
Bookings advisable
Open: Every Day 12.00 noon-late
Food: 12.00 noon-2.00pm & 6.00pm-9.00pm
‘Introduction to iPads’ workshop
hosted by Get Up to Speed. Get a
hands-on introduction to the world
of iPads and their apps and
discover how to take photos and
videos, keep in contact with friends
and family, improve organisation
with notes, reminders and
calendars and more! A limited
number of iPads will be provided
for the session but please feel free
to take your own. To book a free
place phone 0300 1231185. All
events in the Village Hall.
NORTH CADBURY On Saturday
6th February from 7.30pm at the
Village Hall multi award-winning
husband and wife folk duo Sean
Lakeman and Kathryn Roberts will
be bringing their own acclaimed
brand of folk songs in support of
their best selling album ‘Tomorrow
Will Follow Today’. (See
Hornblotton for more information.)
Tickets Adults £10, under 18’s £5
on 01963 440735, 01963
440705 or at the Village Store On
Wednesday 17th from 7.30pm at the
Village Hall the Gardening Club
have a talk by Val Bourne on
‘Snowdrops – a Personal Passion’.
(See Gardening on Page 14 for
more details.)
PIDDLETRENTHIDE From Tuesday
16th to Saturday 20th February at
7.00pm at the Memorial Hall the
Piddle Valley Players proudly
presents Rodgers & Hammerstein’s
‘Carousel’. The musical is an
amateur production presented
through special arrangement with
R&H Theatricals Europe. Tickets
£10, including refreshments,
available from Old Chapel Stores,
Buckland Newton and the PO.
POYNINGTON The Village’s
annual lecture in aid of the Church
and Village Hall takes place in The
Gryphon Conference Centre on
Friday 12th February at 7.30pm. The
MUDFORD On Thursday 4th
February from 7.30pm the
Gardening Club have a talk called
‘Hostas, Heucheras and
Hellebores’. On Thursday 11th from
2.00pm to 4.00pm there is a
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talk by Sir Alan Yarrow, Lord
Mayor of the City of London until
November 2015, is entitled ‘My
Year as Lord Mayor’. Tickets £12
to include canapes and a glass of
wine available beforehand from
Mr Rodger (01963 220759), Mr
Oliver (01963 220637) or
Winstone’s Bookshop, Sherborne.
QUEEN CAMEL Do not forget
the Village Café takes place on
the second Tuesday every month from
10.30am to 12.00 noon. There
are books and a jig-saw
exchange, so go along and make
new friends and enjoy a coffee
and refreshments. On Thursday
11th February at 7.30pm the
Gardening club has a talk called
‘Container Gardening’ with a
speaker from Castle Gardens.
There will be a raffle and
refreshments. Entrance £2 for
non-members. All events in the
Village Hall.
SANDFORD ORCAS On
Saturday 6th February from 7.30pm
at St Nicholas’ Church the Devil’s
Violin presents ‘The Forbidden
Door’. With their combination of
live music and dynamic
storytelling, The Devil’s Violin
weave an enchantment of melody
and mystery. Expect love, loss,
drama, danger, horror, humour,
twists and trials. For this tour
virtuoso musicians Sarah Moody,
Dylan Fowler and Oliver Wilson-
Dickson are joined by
extraordinary storyteller Dominic
Kelly. Drawing on influences from
Folk and World to Jazz and
Classical, the music and story
work as one, transporting you into
a world of the imagination.
Tickets adults £9, under 18’s £7,
Family £26. Suitable 12+. For
more information phone 01963
220208 or 01963 220749. On
Saturday 13th from 10.30am to
12.00 noon the Village Café
continues is success story at the
Mitre Inn until the Village Hall reopens. Enjoy a warm welcome
and coffee, tea, cakes and
biscuits, a chat and a catch-up.
All proceeds to the Village Hall.
SEAVINGTON ST MARY On
Thursday 11th February at 7.30pm at
the Millennium Hall the Gardening
Club has a talk on ‘Trug Making,
Gypsy Flowers and Besom Brooms
by Carl Sadler. Competition:
Flower of the month. Visitors £2.
For more information phone
01460 249728.
SOUTH PETHERTON On Friday
5th February at 8.00pm at the
David Hall hear ‘Tales from the
Bawdy Bardess’ by Debs
Newbold. Crafted for adults,
these are three funny, frolicksome
tales from Merrie Olde Europe one English, one French and one
Italian. A skilful and rollicking
piece of ‘stand-up storytelling’ that
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has audiences clutching their sides
and reaching for the Canterbury
Tales. Tickets £8. On Saturday
13th from 7.30pm at the David
Hall there is a Valentine’s Disco
with music from the 1950’s to
2000. Tickets £5. On Monday
15th at the Village Hall at 7.30pm
the Gardening Club have a talk
called ‘Climbers and Wall Shrubs’
by Michael Pollock. Visitors
£1.50 on the door. On Friday 19th
from 8.00pm at the David Hall the
Petherton Picture Show presents
‘Macbeth’. Starring Michael
Fassbender, Marion Cotillard and
Jack Madigan. Tickets £5. See
Art. On Wednesday 24th from
7.30pm at the Methodist Church
the History Group have a lecture
from Barrington Court House
Guides David Pearl and David
James who will present a
fascinating, illustrated history of
the ten Dukes, Earls and Knights
who from this former royal estate
left their mark on some of the
great events of British
history. Visitors welcome £3.
Also, on Wednesday 24th from
10.00am to 12.00 noon at the
David Hall there is a coffee
morning. Pop in for a cup of real
coffee and a chat. Look around
the book and bric-a-brac stalls and
hear some live music. Free entry.
On Saturday 27th at 7.30pm at the
David Hall go along to
Performance Night. All styles and
forms of performance welcome –
not just music. If you wish to
perform, please email
[email protected] with £1
Performers and £2 Audience. (For
films in South Petherton see Arts
pages).
TRENT On Tuesday 16th and
Tuesday 23rd February go along to
the Village Hall between 12.30pm
to 1.30pm for a Lent Lunch.
Home made soup, local bread,
apple cheese, tea and coffee.
Entry £5, in aid of the Refugee
Crisis Appeal (Christian Aid) and
The Hidden Needs Trust.
Everyone is very welcome.
WEST CAMEL On Friday 29th,
Saturday 30th and Sunday 31st
January at 7.30pm as well as a
matinee on the Saturday at
2.00pm see ‘Cinderella’, a
sparkling production from the
West Camel Theatre Group which
promises to entertain you and
keep you singing all the way
home. For tickets phone Mary
Gordon on 01935 851214. On
Friday 19th February at 7.30pm at
the Davis Hall there will be a barn
dance/ceilidh with Hambledon
Hopstep Band to raise funds for
the much needed hall extension.
The hall has become so popular
since it opened for business in
2001 that it has outgrown the
space available for all the various
activities that it now hosts. The
hall committee decided to raise
the money for a proper extension,
the estimate was £17,500 and
most has already been raised but
there is still a shortfall. There has
been generous support from the
local community with funds and
expertise/labour to make sure this
new project is a success. The
ceilidh with the popular and lively
band is a fun and supportive way
of raising more money. Go along
and have a good time and dance
those winter blues away. Tickets
£9, family of four £20, includes a
hot supper. For more details
contact Rob and Mary Gordon on
01935 851214. On Wednesday
26th at 7.30pm the film showing is
‘The Third Man’. Bar available.
Tickets £5. See Movies Around
the Villages & Towns. All
events in the Davis Hall.
WEST CHINNOCK On Thursday
7.30pm the Gardening Club have
a talk called ‘New Tricks for old
Gardeners’ to hear Katherine
Crouch (previous BBC Gardeners’
World Winner). Everyone
welcome.
WEST COKER The Gardening
Club is invited to West Chinnock
Village Hall to hear Katherine
Crouch (previous BBC Gardeners’
World Winner) on Thursday 4th
February. (See West Chinnock.)
Car share available. For more
information phone Marilyn
McPhee on 01935 863176. On
Friday 12th at 7.45pm at the
Commemoration Hall the film
showing is ‘Suite Francaise’.
France 1940: As Hitler’s armies
take control of Paris and bring
total occupation to France, Lucille
awaits news from her husband
who is being held as prisoner of
war. Living with her mother-in-law
and struggling to cope with their
ordeal, her life is turned upsidedown when a handsome German
officer is posted to live with them.
Tickets £5 available from the PO,
The Garage or on 01935
863176. See Movies Around
the Villages & Towns.
WHITELACKINGTON On
Friday 12th February from
8.00pm the Village Hall have their
monthly quiz. Teams of up to four,
£1.25 per person. Winning team
gets half the team money. On
1.00pm at the Village Hall it is the
monthly table top sale. Free entry.
YETMINSTER Every first
Wednesday of the month go along
to Coffee ‘n’ Cakes at the Jubilee
Hall from 10.00am enabling
villagers to meet on a regular
basis for a good natter, coffee,
juices and tasty cakes. All
welcome. On Thursday 28th January
from 7.30pm Artsreach present
‘It’s a Wonderful Life’. George
Bailey, a desperate middle-aged
clerk discovers the difference he
has made to his family, his friends
and his home town. This
January a small touring theatre
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based at the Farnham Maltings
brings the struggles and joys of
1940’s small town America to
Yetminster. Using their own,
inimitable style the company
creates two hours of theatre that
promises to warm the coldest of
places through the long winter
nights. It promises to be an
excellent family show, suitable for
ages 8+ and has had very good
reviews. Tickets adults £8, under
18’s £6 available from the Spar
Village Shop. On Wednesday 10th
February at 2.30pm at the Jubilee
Hall the History Society have a
talk on the history of Dorchester
Prison from its beginning to its
dissolution. On Tuesday 23rd from
7.00pm the film showing is ‘A
Walk in the Woods’. Comedy
adventure based on Bill Bryson’s
best-seller starring Robert Redford,
Emma Thompson and Nick Nolte.
Tickets at £6 available from the
Spar and PO. See Movies
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adventure, celebrated travel
writer Bill Bryson (Robert
Redford), decides instead of
retiring to enjoy his loving and
beautiful wife (Emma Thompson),
and large and happy family,
challenges himself to hike the
Appalachian Trail - 2,200 miles
of America’s most unspoiled,
spectacular and rugged
countryside from Georgia to
Maine. The peace and
tranquility he hopes to find,
though, is anything but, once he
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17th February - Cowboys & Aliens
2nd March - 007 in Spectre
16th March - Suffragette
30th March - Steve Jobs
13th April - Bridge of Spies
27th April - Hunger Games - Mockingly Part 2
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agrees to being accompanied by
the only person he can find
willing to join him on the trek his long lost and former friend
Katz (Nick Nolte), a down-on-hisluck serial philanderer who, after
a lifetime of relying on his charm
and wits to keep one step ahead
of the law sees the trip as a way
to sneak out of paying some
debts and into one last adventure
before its too late. The trouble is,
the two have a completely
different definition of the word,
“adventure”. Now they are
about to find out that when you
push yourself to the edge, the
real fun begins. (Showing at
Yetminster)
COWBOYS AND ALIENS
(12A) It is 1873 in New
Mexico Territory and a stranger
with no memory of his past
stumbles into the hard desert
town of Absolution. The only hint
to his history is a mysterious
shackle that encircles one wrist.
What he discovers is that the
people of Absolution do not
welcome strangers, and nobody
makes a move on its streets
unless ordered to do so by the
iron-fisted Colonel Dolarhyde
(Ford). It is a town that lives in
fear, but Absolution is about to
experience fear it can scarcely
comprehend as the desolate city
is attacked by marauders from
the sky and abducting the
helpless one by one. Now, the
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stranger they rejected is their
only hope for salvation. As this
gunslinger slowly starts to
remember who he is and where
he has been, he realizes he
holds a secret that could give the
town a fighting chance against
the alien force. With the help of
the elusive traveler Ella (Olivia
Wilde), he pulls together a posse
comprised of former opponents
and townsfolk, Dolarhyde and
his boys, outlaws and Apache
warriors-all in danger of
annihilation. United against a
common enemy, they will
prepare for an epic showdown
for survival. Starring Daniel
Craig and Abigail Spencer.
(Showing at Corton
Denham)
EVEREST (12A) On the
morning of 10th May 1996,
climbers from two commercial
expeditions start their final ascent
toward the summit of Mount
Everest, the highest point on
Earth. With little warning, a
violent storm strikes the
mountain, engulfing the
adventurers in one of the fiercest
blizzards ever encountered by
man. Challenged by the
harshest conditions imaginable,
the teams must endure blistering
winds and freezing temperatures
in an epic battle to survive
against nearly impossible odds.
(Showing at Sturminster
Newton and Castle Cary)
45 YEARS (12) Kate Mercer
(Charlotte Rampling) and her
husband Geoff (Tom Courtenay)
had to cancel the party for their
40th anniversary at short notice
when Geoff underwent bypass
surgery. The comfortably off, left
wing, childless, provincial couple
now have a week to go before a
replacement party to celebrate
their 45th anniversary.
Theoretically, this week should just
involve planning, dress purchasing
and a bit of social fretting. This is
not to be: shattering news arrives
for Geoff from the Swiss
authorities, explaining that the
perfectly-preserved body of his
ex-girlfriend, Katya, has been
found, 50 years after she slipped
into an Alpine crevasse. From the
moment the news is received Kate
can ‘smell Katya’s perfume in the
room’ and her perspective on their
marriage changes forever.
(Showing at Ditcheat)
equally cruel Great War that will
irrevocably alter Chris’ life. This is
the tale of one woman’s progress
against patriarchy – first
represented by her father and
then, after his death has left her
owning the farm, by her first love
Ewan Tavendale (Kevin Guthrie),
who will also find himself
brutalised by circumstances
beyond his control. (Showing
at Somerton)
SUFFRAGETTE (12A) A drama
that tracks the story of the foot
soldiers of the early feminist
movement when women who were
forced underground to pursue a
dangerous game of cat and mouse
with an increasingly brutal State.
These women were not just from
the genteel educated classes; they
were working women who had
seen peaceful protest achieved
nothing. Radicalised and turning
LEGEND (18) A British crime
thriller adapted from John
Pearson’s book ‘The Profession of
Violence: The Rise and Fall of the
Kray Twins’. The true story of the
rise and fall of London’s most
notorious gangsters, Reggie and
Ronnie Kray, who captivated the
public and once upon a time
lorded over a criminal empire. An
integral part of London’s East End,
to violence as the only route to
change, they were willing to lose
everything in their fight for
equality - their jobs, their homes,
their children and their lives.
Maud (Carey Mulligan) was one
such foot soldier. The story of her
fight for dignity is as gripping and
visceral as any thriller. It is also
heart breaking and inspirational.
(Showing at Cerne Abbas,
East Coker, Hinton St
George, Leig, Sherborne and
Sturminstre Newton)
and the iconic Swinging Sixties.
The film takes us into the secret
history of the 1960s, the
extraordinary events that secured
the infamy of the Kray Twins and
their downfall and imprisonment in
1969. Starring Tom Hardy, Emily
Browning, Christopher Eccleston
and Colin Morgan. (Showing
at Corton Denham)
SUNSET SONG (15) Based on
Lewis Grassic Gibbon’s much
loved novel of 1932, this is the
story of Chris Guthrie (Agyness
Deyn), growing up on a Scottish
farm in the early 1900s, who has
dreams of becoming a teacher but
lives under the oppressive tyranny
of her father (Peter Mullan). He
dominates the household,
thrashing his son and brutalising
his wife, with his anger and
violence foreshadowing the
documentary portrait of the
Brazilian photographer Sebastiao
Salgado made by Wim Wenders
and Salgado’s son, Juliano.
Salgado’s early years were spent
on a Brazilian farm and he trained
as an economist but took up
photography after borrowing his
wife’s camera. In his career he has
travelled the world undertaking a
range of projects, recording war
zones, tribes folk, workers and has
now turned to environmental
activism. The film showcases his
work and includes some truly
stunning and memorable images.
(Showing at Batcombe)
THE THIRD MAN (PG) One of
the great classics of British
cinema. An out of work pulp
fiction novelist, Holly Martins
(Joseph Cotten), arrives in a post
war Vienna divided into sectors by
the victorious allies and where a
shortage of supplies has led to a
flourishing black market. He
arrives at the invitation
of an ex-school friend,
Harry Lime (Orson
Welles), who has
offered him a job, only
to discover that Lime
has recently died in a
peculiar traffic
accident. From talking
to Lime’s friends and
associates, including
the enigmatic Anna
(Alida Valli), Martins
soon notices that some
of the stories are inconsistent and
determines to discover what really
happened to Harry Lime.
(Showing at West Camel)
X + Y (12A) In a world difficult
to comprehend, Nathan (Asa
Butterfield) struggles to connect with
those around him, most of all his
loving mother , but finds comfort in
numbers. When Nathan is taken
under the wing of unconventional
and anarchic teacher, Mr.
Humphreys (Rafe Spall), the pair
forge an unusual friendship and
Nathan’s talents win him a place
on the UK team at the International
Mathematics Olympiad. From
suburban England to bustling Taipei
and back again, this original and
heart-warming film tracks the funny
and complex relationships that
Nathan builds, as he is confronted
by the irrational nature of love.
Also starring Sally Hawkins, Eddie
Marsan and Jo Yang.
(Showing at Milborne Port)
THE MARTIAN (12A) During a
manned mission to Mars,
Astronaut Mark Watney (Matt
Damon) is presumed dead after a
fierce storm and left behind by his
crew. However, Watney has
survived and finds himself
stranded and alone on the hostile
planet. With only meager
supplies, he must draw upon his
ingenuity, wit and spirit to subsist
and find a way to signal to Earth
that he is alive. Millions of miles
away, NASA and a team of
international scientists work
tirelessly to bring “the Martian”
home, while his crewmates
concurrently plot a daring, if not
impossible, rescue mission. As
these stories of incredible bravery
unfold, the world comes together
to root for Watney’s safe return.
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Property, Home & Interiors
Smoke Alarm Warning Famous Five
Households are being asked to
test their smoke alarms every
month in a campaign to prevent
fire deaths. Only half of us who
own smoke alarms regularly
check that they are working
properly according to the Home
Office, which has recently taken
on the responsibility for fire
policy. Apparently you are four
times more likely to die in a fire
if you live in a house without a
working smoke alarm, so make
Hotel for Sale
sure you get one fixed as they
are not expensive and easily
enough to install.
Divorces help Property Sales
If you have just won the National
Lottery Enid Blyton’s favourite
seaside hotel, which is said to
have inspired her classic ‘Famous
Five’ adventures, has gone on sale
for £15 million. The author would
visit the remote Knoll House on the
Isle of Purbeck in Studland, Dorset,
several times a year. Other
famous guests at the 84 room hotel
included Winston Churchill, Roald
Dahl and the Hollywood star
Vivien Leigh.
According to a study of 1153 people
commissioned by solicitors, one in eight
Britons who divorce after the age of 45
blame the empty-nest syndrome, when
adult children have finally left the home.
Many of the so called ‘silver-splitters’
claimed to feel relieved, excited or more
confident after the split. Also good
news for the housing and flat market as
the larger family house is sold and two
smaller properties are bought.
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How to choose a
shower?
Shower systems can be confusing
but whatever your water system,
there will be a shower to suit it.
Choice of a shower system is often
bottom of the list when it comes to
planning a bath or shower room,
but many people spend more time
in the shower than anywhere else
in the bathroom. There are several
things that you should carefully
decide before putting in a new
shower. Below is some help from
Bathroom Inspirations.
Water system: The first step is to
find out what sort of hot water
system you have so you can
choose a shower to suit. You can
find out from your plumber or use
our online tool:
www.aqualisa.co.uk/water-system-compatibility
Gravity fed water systems are the
most common in Britain, (typically
a cold tank in the loft, hot water
cylinder in an airing cupboard; the
greater the drop from the bottom of
the tank to the showerhead, the
better the shower’s performance).
A booster pump is often added to
the water system to increase the
shower’s performance. Most other
water systems are combi-boilers
which heat your water as you use
it, or mains fed systems. Neither
of these water systems are suitable
for booster pumps.
Showering experience: Think
about what sort of showering
experience you would like and
who will be using the shower? Do
you want a fixed drencher head
for a spa experience or an
adjustable shower for a quick
splash before work and no wet
hair? If you want both to suit
different members of the
household, a divert system (dual
shower heads) might be the
answer, or even a shower and
bath fill combined system. Will
children be using the shower? If
so, an adjustable shower head is
often the best choice, as are childfriendly controls that are easy to
use. Make sure the shower you
choose has an automatic shut-off
should the cold water supply fail
and a pre-set temperature limit to
prevent scalding.
Design: Do you want something
sleek and contemporary or
perhaps a more traditional style of
valve? Many showers have been
designed to complement other
bathroom fittings and taps so think
about integrating it with your
bathroom décor. Choose a
shower head or heads. If you are
opting for an adjustable shower
head, look for one with a range of
spray patterns.
Digital: Regardless of which water
system you have, digital showering
technology and systems are hard
to beat for simplicity, performance
and style. Digital showers indicate
with flashing LEDs when the
shower has warmed up to your
perfect temperature to save you
time and the water is blended
precisely to the right temperature.
Look for features such as push
button technology, remote controls,
digital divert (dual heads or
shower head and bath fill), eco
mode and timer functions. Your
plumber will love it too as digital
showers are super easy to install
with minimal disruption to
bathroom walls!
Digital shower installation: Unlike
a conventional shower, which has
a valve that is either ‘buried’ in the
wall or mounted onto the wall, a
digital shower is controlled by a
remotely sited small digital valve.
This is connected to the shower’s
control via a slim data cable,
which can be concealed behind
your tiling.
Electric showers: These can be
best and cheapest. If you are
replacing an existing electric
shower or fitting a shower in a
guest room or second bathroom
and do not want to make more
demands on your hot water
system.
Mixer showers: These will blend
hot and cold water precisely for
safety and comfort. Many
Aqualisa mixer showers include a
factory set maximum temperature
and all feature an automatic shut
off function for extra safety, should
the hot or cold water unexpectedly
fail. Suitable for most domestic
water systems including high
pressure, gravity and combi, but
not all valves are suitable for all
systems. Though with the addition
of a pump, most of them can be.
All are available with exposed or
concealed pipework.
Finally, how can you tell a good
quality shower from a lesser one?
The answer is finish, weight,
performance and materials used.
Bathroom Inspirations has one of
Dorset's largest showrooms and
hosts a range of products from
leading brands such as Villeroy
and Boch, Vogue, Aqualisa,
Victoria & Albert, Matki, Kohler,
Imperial, Vado, Grohe, Laufen,
Impey and more.
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Lettings Arena
by Linda Bassett, MARLA
Director of MPP Lettings & Management
“How Many Should I See?”
W
hen looking to rent a
property, it is natural
to want to see as
many properties as possible
before making the "right"
choice and common sense
dictates that you should view a
handful of alternatives before
deciding which to rent.
Our job as professional
letting agents is to help tenants
make decisions that are
genuinely in their best interests,
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which, without our assistance,
they might have difficulty
making. So here are some
pointers for those who might be
struggling to balance the merits
of the property with a new
kitchen against the one with the
better garden.
First, there is a place for
instinct and sometimes the heart
should be allowed to influence,
if not rule, the head. This will
be your home after all. Ask
yourself the obvious question,
"could I be happy here?"
However, sometimes you
need your head to agree with
your heart. Is your favoured
property a significant
improvement on where you
already live or are you just
being bowled over by a smart
exterior or fashionable decor?
Weigh up the important
aspects of life: commuting time,
school run, parking,
entertaining space (although do
you really entertain that much?)
Satisfy these aspects first before
allowing a lovely view or the
extra storage space to sway
you away from your real
reason for moving.
Finally, you can bet your
bottom dollar that if you
instinctively like a particular
property, other tenants will as
well. We usually find that a
property that fills most people's
basic needs,
as opposed to
their wants,
will let very
quickly.
The more
you see, the
more difficult
it becomes to
make a
decision at all.
So our advice
is: decide
your minimum
criteria with
your head and once these are
satisfied in a property, let your
heart take it from there. Happy
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by Paula Young
Richard Oakleigh is the Director
of Oakleigh Plumbing and
Heating. He works mainly in the
Sherborne, Yeovil and the
surrounding areas and undertakes
all plumbing work but not gas, oil
or boilers in general. He prides
himself on being a plumber that
can be relied upon to do the small
jobs and the big ones as many
people find it hard to get a
plumber for the smaller jobs.
Richard will give you a quote and is happy to do all your plumbing jobs
whether large or small. Just give him a call on 01935 584034
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the arrival of 'The Lazy Range '
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It has the same V.O.C free
status as their regular chalk
paint and the same rich silky
texture but has been wax
infused to make painting your
furniture even easier. If you
have used chalk paint before
you will know how the waxing
stage can seem a bit of a chore
so I am sure this range will be
very appealing to many of you.
So far I have used the
gorgeous 'Plum Pudding' on a
little desk which brings a
refreshing splash of colour and
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'Funky Dora' which is what I
call a sludge colour which I
know will be very popular with
my customers. With ten
fabulous colours in this range
you have a good choice to
start those new year projects.
When I first discovered
'Frenchic' Chalk and Mineral
paint I was immediately
impressed but when I used the
wax for the first time I
could not believe how
different it was to all the
waxes that I had used
before, no nasty solvent
smell which would often
give me a headache and
melts onto painted surfaces
like butter! So if you do
choose from the regular
chalk paint range you will
find that waxing with this
wax is a whole new
experience. The other
brilliant thing about this
range is that it is certified
EN:71-3 toy/child safe
and can be used if you are
asthmatic or pregnant, so
perfect for mums wanting
to decorate the nursery.
I have lots of new
furniture in store as well as
some lovely new ceramic
and brass coat hooks and
drawer knobs. If you are
looking for something in
particular I am very happy to
source items for you and if you
want something painted I can
do that too. Please pop into
the shop to have a look at the
40 fantastic colours or for a
chat about your requirements.
I am always happy to talk
interiors!
I will be continuing with my
furniture painting workshops
and will be extending my
10% off offer up until the
end of February so If you
would like to learn some of the
decorative paint effects that
can be achieved with chalk
paint please get in touch. My
workshops have proved to be
very popular over the seven
months since I opened and
good fun too. I have been
asked about holding them on
Saturdays which I will now start
doing. For dates please check
my website or see the board
outside the shop.
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February Gardening
A
14
by Mike Burks Managing Director
of The Gardens Group
t the time of writing we
have barely had a frost
this winter. So many
plants are ahead of themselves by
a good number of weeks. My
colleague Malcolm and I noticed
that the Purple Leaved Plum at
Castle Gardens started to flower
some six weeks before it did last
year, the daffodils have been in
flower from well before Christmas
and I had to mow the lawn twice
not happen many seeds will just
stay dormant. A number of
perennials behave in this way
including many delphinium
varieties, which used to have on
their seed packets the advice that
seeds benefit from being in the
fridge for two weeks in order to
improve germination.
Other plants that may suffer are
those that need a good cold
winter in order for flowers and
in December. The growth of the
Clematis Freckles in my garden is
well over 12 inches long and I
even saw an apple in flower back
in November.
So is this something to worry
about? There are certainly a
number of gardeners who are
muttering to themselves at the
moment with a frown and a shake
of the head and they may well be
right to be concerned. Should the
weather turn very cold then quite
a number of plants will have soft
growth that will certainly be
damaged by any hard frosts.
Most will shrug their shoulders
and start again but it is not ideal.
The problem with the growth at
the moment is that we are
consistently having high
temperatures combined with the
short days and relatively low light
levels because of the sun being
low in the sky. With night
temperatures being high as well
this will mean that growth is
etiolated, which means long,
leggy and soft. This is being
demonstrated in our lawns where
the growth tends to be thin
because the plants are searching
for light.
It is a problem for other plants
that need the cold of a winter
before their seed is able to
germinate. This seems odd but
plants have adapted over many
years and know that the time to
germinate is when the weather
warms up after a cold spell,
which usually means the first
spring after winter. To do so in
the autumn, say in a nice spell of
weather, would leave the young
seedlings exposed to the winter
weather when it does arrive and
many would be killed off in
normal conditions. Therefore, it is
much safer for them to stay
dormant until spring.
So when the cold winter does
fruit to set. A number of fruiting
plants are in this bracket
including blackcurrants and many
bulbs, such as hyacinths, which
also need a cold spell for flowers
to be induced. So if temperatures
stay at this high level we may be
in for a less colourful spring.
Pest levels will certainly be an
issue as a long cold winter kills
off a good number of plant pests
giving our garden plants the
chance to get started before pests
start to become an issue again.
Should the cold not arrive then we
will need to be on our toes early
to keep problems under control.
However, it will not be all bad
news as many of our tender
plants will enjoy a lack of cold
and should flourish in these
conditions. It will not be the first
time that such a winter has
occurred and I am certain it will
not be the last. The issue may be
that these unusual weather events
come around with a greater
frequency.
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Potato Days & Seed Fairs
Pennard Plants are again holding their very popular Potato
Days and Seed Fairs with one on Sunday 31st January at
Caryford Community Hall in Castle Cary from
11.00am to 2.00pm. They are then
at Drimpton Village Hall, near
Beaminster on Saturday 5th
February from 10.30am to
2.30pm; Saturday 14th at
The Cheese & Grain
Exchange in Frome from
10.00am to 3.00pm and at
Maiden Newton Village Hall on
2.00pm. Admission to all these events
are free, except Drimpton where there is
a small entry fee. There is the
opportunity of not only buying some
unusual types of potatoes but also a range of other bulbs and plants plus with the
seed swaps get some bargains and unusual seeds. For details of all Pennard
Plant's Fairs go to www.potato-days.net or call 01749 860039.
Potato Days & Seed Fairs
Sunday 31st January 11.00am-2.00pm
Caryford Community Hall, Castle Cary, BA7 7JJ
Saturday 6th February 10.30am to 2.30pm
Drimpton Village Hall, Nr Beaminster, DT8 3RF
Cheese & Grain Exchange, Frome, BA11 1BE
Village Hall, Maiden Newton, DT2 0AE
FREE admission to all Fairs (except Drimpton)
www.potato-days.net (01749) 860039
Snowdrops Galore...
Did you know
that the
common name
Snowdrop first
appeared in
the 1633
edition of John
Gerard’s
‘Great Herbal’
(in the first
edition (1597) he described it as the
‘Timely flowering Bulbus violet’)?
Galanthus, the milk flower, is at
its discreet peak from mid
February, when these polite
little plants carpet damp
woodland and roadside banks.
There are some fantastic local
gardens where you can see a
great display of these pretty
early flowers.
On Sunday 7th and Sunday 14th
4.00pm Mapperton Gardens,
near Beaminster will be open
for their wonderful snowdrop display.
Entrance fee is half price at £4.50
and children are free. Proceeds from
the day is towards the maintenance
of the garden, Perennial and the
National Gardens Scheme. The
Sawmill Cafe will be serving teas,
coffees and cakes but no lunches.
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Then from Saturday 13th onwards
into March visit Milterne Gardens
between 10.00am to 6.00pm to
see their snowdrop display. Entry
is two for one while the snowdrops
last so £5 for two adults.
On Wednesday 17th from 7.30pm
at North Cadbury Village Hall the
Gardening Club have a talk by Val
Bourne on ‘Snowdrops – a
Personal Passion’. Val is an
award-winning garden writer,
photographer and lecturer and
writes for ‘The Daily Telegraph’,
‘Saga’ and other publications.
There will be a bar available.
Tickets (limited) £8, refreshments
included, available from the
Village Shop or from 01963
440973 or 01963 440929.
Town News
by Lauren Hill
BRUTON At the Bruton
Community Hall there will be the
usual Saturday Charity Coffee
Morning from 10.00am to 12.00
noon. On Saturday 20th February
from 10.00am to 3.00pm at the
Unionist Club there is a Farmers
and Craft market.
CASTLE CARY On Friday 29th
January from 2.30pm at Caryford
Hall the U3A have their next talk
about ‘Smuggling in Dorset and
Hampshire’ by Bonny Sartin, back
by popular demand. On Monday
1st February at the Methodist Church
at 7.30pm the Gardening
Association have a talk called
‘Planning Spring Colour and
Interest in the Garden’ by Fran
from Castle Gardens. Visitors
welcome £1. Fore more
information phone 01963
350618. On Tuesday 2nd at
2.30pm at the Methodist Church
the Ceramics Group have a talk on
‘New Hall Discoveries since
2000’. For more information
phone 01460 54117. Also on
The Gallery Bar
High Street, Castle Cary
Live Music
Wine & Cocktails
[email protected]
07901671495
Tuesday 2nd at 8.00pm at Caryford
Hall Simon Cooper will talk about
about the year in the life of a chalk
stream and the secret world of its
inhabitants and his new book
entitled ‘Life of a Chalk Stream’
followed by any questions. Tickets
£2.50, children free. On Tuesday
9th and Tuesday 23rd from 9.00am
to 12.30pm at the Shambles
Battens Solicitors host legal clinics.
On Tuesday 16th at Caryford Hall
from 11.00am there is a NADFAS
illustrated lecture entitled
‘Dreamtime to Machine Time’.
Entry £6. For more information
call 01963 350527. On Tuesday
23rd at the Shambles from 1.00pm
to 3.00pm a five week course for
‘Painting and Drawing for all
Abilities’ starts. A class for
beginners or those with experience
can go along and experiment with
a variety of media and techniques.
For more information call 0330
3327997. Also on Tuesday 23rd at
Caryford Hall from 7.00pm see
the film ‘Everest’. Tickets £5
available from Bailey Hill
Bookshop or from 01963
350132. See Movies Around
the Villages & Towns. On Friday
26th from 2.30pm at the Caryford
Hall the Camelot U3A hold their
monthly meeting when Tim Hare
will pose the question ‘Trident, Yes
or No?’ ’ Tim served in the Navy
for 37 years and for much of that
time was in the submarine service,
working with both Polaris and
Trident. He ended his service as
Director Nuclear Policy in the
MOD and is now a defence
consultant, broadcaster and
commentator on nuclear policy.
This promises to be an interesting
afternoon, especially as we now
face so many decisions regarding
our defence. Tim assures us he
welcomes questions from both
sides of the debate and hope his
talk will leave you better informed
about this difficult topic.
CREWKERNE On Sunday 31st
January from 11.00am at Wadham
School go along to the Community
Cinema Italian Day where they will
be showing the ‘Bicycle Thieves’
before lunch. A celebrated 1948
black and white classic film when
a boy and his father frantically
search the streets of Rome for the
father’s stolen bicycle. Both know
that without it the father cannot
continue in his desperately needed
job. After lunch, ‘Il Postino’ will be
showing, a popular film from
1994 set on an island in the Gulf
of Naples. A postman learns to
love poetry whilst delivering mail
to the famous exiled Chilean poet,
Pablo Neruda. Subsequently he
uses poetry to woo the local
beauty. Tickets Adults £8,
Children £4. For more information
phone 01460 271215. On Friday
12th February at the Henhayes
Centre from 7.45pm see ‘The
Schmoozenbergs’. Tickets £12, or
£20 including supper beforehand,
available from 01460 74340. On
Friday 26th from 7.30pm at
Wadham School see the film ‘Two
Days, One Night’. Thoughtful and
compelling Belgian drama about
one woman’s fight to keep her job.
Magnificent central performance
from Marion Cotillard.
ILMINSTER Every second Tuesday
of the month at 7.30pm the Valley
Flower Club meet to promote and
practise the art of flower
arranging. The Club holds
demonstrations with Area and
National demonstrators. Visitors
free for the first meeting and £5
for two visits afterwards. If you
wish to join you will only need to
pay £16 towards the £26
members fee. For more
information contact Mrs Catherine
Bacon on 01460 72665. Every
Thursday from 2.00pm to 5.00pm at
the Parish Hall the Bridge Club
meets. Entry £2. For more
information phone 01460 54405.
On the first and third Monday of the
month at 8.00pm at The George
the Lions Club meet. On the third
Tuesday of every month at the
Minister Rooms from 7.30pm the
Music Club meets to listen to
someone (member or visitor)
present a selection of discs
(occasionally tapes or records),
mainly of classical and light music,
and talk a little about each piece.
Tea/coffee biscuit break half way
through. Visitors welcome £2 per
visit (first visit free, to see if you
like them). New ‘just listeners’
very welcome, new potential
presenters even more welcome!’
On the first Wednesday of each
month at the Minister Rooms from
7.30pm the WI meet. For more
information phone 01460 55587.
Every Thursday at Muchelney House
from 7.30pm the Serenade Choir
meet. If you enjoy singing then this
is the choir for you! The choir has
30 members, both men and
women, who sing a range of
material including world music,
folk, and pop standards. Songs
are often sung in four-part
harmony, but do not let that put
you off, you do not have to be
able to read music you can always
learn by ear. For more information
phone David Sutcliffe 01460
281440. On Saturday 6th February
from 8.30am to 12.30pm at the
Market House there is a Produce
Market. This is for local groups
and producers to sell their goods
locally and support the projects
that are in need of support from
the forum. If you are interested in
having a stall please contact
01460 259934. On Thursday 11th
at the Ilminster Arts Centre
between 10.00am to 1.00pm
there is a Valuation Day. Take
along your family heirlooms or
overlooked treasures for a free
valuation with the experts from
Bearnes, Hampton and Littlewood
of Exeter. On Saturday 27th from
10.00am to 2.00pm at Monk’s
Yard there is a ‘Top Ten Funding
Tips’ workshop. This is free and
aimed at the voluntary and
community sector with advice and
coaching on all things
‘fundraising. To register please
contact Marsha Miles MINSFT
(DIP) on 07850 680027 or
[email protected]
LANGPORT On Saturday 30th
January at 7.30pm there is Surprise
Entertainment at the Great Bow
Wharf in aid of BIBIC, helping
children receive life changing
therapy. Tickets £40 per person
with a three course meal and
award winning entertainment.
Book your place on 01458
253344. On Monday 1st February
at the library from 7.30pm the
History Society have a talk on the
‘History of Sheborne’ with speaker
Rob Curtis. Non-members £2. For
more details call 01458 259310.
SHERBORNE On Friday 29th
January from 7.30pm at Castle
Gardens Yeovil Hospital has a
charity quiz night. Tickets £3 per
person with teams of up to six.
There is a prize for the winning
team. To register please phone
01935 383020. On Saturday 30th
from 10.00am to 4.00pm at Digby
Hall ArtsLink hold a one day class
with Keith Stott on ‘Pastels’. Keith
is a hugely experienced tutor and
pastel painter who will help you to
develop your own style in this
medium. This relaxed day will
include demonstrations and
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to business that will work for you
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Offices at Yeovil, Crewkerne & Langport
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individual guidance and is suitable
for all levels. The class costs £58,
please book in advance on 01935
815899 or download a booking
for: www.sherborneartslink.org.uk
On Monday 1st February from
7.30pm at Digby Church Hall the
Sherborne Abbey Insight
Programme have a talk about ‘The
Drama of Salvation’ by Canon Eric
Wood.. Tickets £8 from 01935
812452 (office hours only). On
Friday 5th from 11.00am at the
Catholic Church it is the
‘Snowdrop’ Service of
Remembrance and Thanksgiving.
This event has grown over recent
years to include Weldmar Hospice
Care Trust (originators of the
initiative) Marie Curie and
Yeatman Community Hospital. In
bringing together all three
organisations it is a wonderful
example of services working
together in supporting bereaved
people. Refreshments available.
On Saturday 6th from 10.00am to
12.30pm at St Pauls Church Hall
ArtsLink hold a Saturday Family
Fun Day. Based around a theme,
these activities are designed
primarily for 5-9 year olds, but all
ages welcome in your family
group. Book now on 01935
815899 - spaces limited to eight
families. On Thursday 11th at
2.30pm at Digby Hall the
Gardeners’ Association have a talk
on ‘Herbs’ by Becky Groves, the
owner of Little Groves Nursery.
Visitors £2. On Saturday 13th from
9.30am to 4.00pm at Digby Hall
it is the monthly Chasty Cottage
Antique Fair. Entry £1. Lots of
interesting items to browse through
and buy. For enquiries phone
01963 370986. Also on Saturday
13th from 10.00am to 4.00pm
there is a Flea Market in Digby
Church Hall. Free entry. On Sunday
14th from 2.00pm outside
Sherborne Abbey Blue Badge
Guided Tours will be having a
Valentine’s Day stroll led by Cindy
Chant. On Tuesday 16th from
10.00am to 12.00 noon and
1.30pm to 3.30pm at Digby Hall
ArtsLink host an Arts Buffet. Art
and craft fun for under 12’s and
their families. From Friday 19th at
10.00am to 12.30pm at the Digby
Hall ArtsLink hosts a four session
course each Friday called ‘PostImpressionism Painting in Europe
1880 to 1905’ with Julian Halsby.
An exploration of the work of the
major post-impressionist including
Van Gogh, Cezanne, Gauguin
and the Pointillists. Julian will
examine how these artists and the
symbolists reacted against the
realistic creed of impressionism.
This course costs £62. On Sunday
21st from 3.00pm at Cheap Street
Church the international musicians
Duo Teresa Carreño will be giving
a charity fundraising concert for
Sherborne Douzelage. The duo
are award winning pianist Ana
Laura Manero from Cuba and her
husband the renowned cellist
Arturo Serna from Venezuela. Ana
has won many top awards in
Cuba, Venezuela and USA and
Arturo is also a renowned
conductor of many local groups
and orchestras, including Wessex
Strings. The concert will include a
selection of popular pieces from
Villa-Lobos, Mendelssohn, Fauré,
Rachmaninov, Schubert, Granados
and Saint-Saëns. Tickets £8,
including afternoon tea, available
from Sherborne TIC, Winstone’s
books and Mary at 01963
251255 or on the door. On
Thursday 25th at the Catholic Church
Hall from 7.30pm the Floral
Evening Society have a workshop.
Also, on Thursday 25th at 7.30pm at
the Digby Hall the ArtsLink Spring
Lecture is ‘Painting the Modern
Garden’. Julian Halsby considers
the major exhibition at the Royal
Academy looking at the garden
paintings of Monet, Caillebotte, Le
Sidaner, Matisse, Nolde,
Liebermann and more. He
examines how artists designed,
planted, tended and painted their
own gardens, which came to play
a major part in their work. Tickets
£9, includes a complimentary
drink, available from Sherborne
TIC or on the door. On Saturday
27th from 10.00am to 4.00pm at
Digby Hall ArtsLInk has two new
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MARCH ADVERT DEADLINE:
Monday 15th February
one-day classes: Collagraph with
Annabel Wilson and Basketmaking
with Paul Windwood. Collagraph
is a simple way of relief
printmaking using a cardboard
plate on which you stratch, cut,
stick, layer or draw. A brilliant
way of making your own prints at
home. All materials included,
suitable for all levels. Places limited
to eight. The course costs £58.
Paul makes traditional, quality
baskets and is a very experienced
tutor. Go along and learn the
essentials of this craft and take
home your own, unique Somerset
willow bowl. All materials and
specialist equipment included.
Places limited to six. The course is
just £70.
SOMERTON On Monday 8th and
Monday 22nd February from 10.45am
to 12.00 noon at West Street
Church Somerton Sings are
meeting. Purely for fun and for all
ages and abilities. They sing
anything well known, songs from
the shows, old English melodies,
and songs from the 30’s up to date.
£1 a session including coffee and
biscuit. Further information from
Anna Creed 01458 272750.
From Saturday 13th to Saturday 27th
February there is a fabric sale at
Bespoke in the Market Place
between 9.30am to 5.00pm.
Remnants, end of rolls, patchwork
and dress fabrics. This is an ideal
time to find some bargains. On
Saturday 20th at The Parish Rooms
from 7.30pm see the film ‘Sunset
Song’. Tickets £6 available from
Cobbs, Brunel Precinct. There is a
licensed bar. For more details call
Susan Deane on 01458 273265.
On Monday 22nd from 7.30pm at the
Parish Rooms the Green Gardeners
welcome Susannah Applegate back
for her talk on ‘Peonies and Iris’.
Visitors £2. On Thursday 25th from
7.30pm at the Parish Rooms the
Somerset Wildlife Trust Heart of the
Levels Group host a talk called ‘The
Poldens Nature Reserves: What’s
Going On?’ by Tim Youngs. The
SWT Reserves Manager, will
introduce the Heart of the Levels
extensive reserves and talk about
their management development
and access. Non-members £3.
On Friday 26th from 10.00am at the
Edgar Community Hall the U3A
have a meeting then a talk by their
guest speaker. Non-members
£1.50 and all welcome.
WINCANTON On Mondays
between 6.00pm and 7.00pm
Wincanton Choir meets at the
Balsam Centre. No audition or
previous singing experience is
necessary. They are a friendly
group who just want to sing.
Every Friday afternoon join the
‘Feel Better with a Book’ reading
group from 3.00pm to 5.00pm.
This is a weekly social reading
group held at the Balsam Centre
and everyone is welcome. On
Tuesday 2nd and Tuesday 16th
12.30pm at the Balsam Centre
Battens Solicitors hold legal
clinics. On Thursday 25th from
10.00am to 12.00 noon at King
Arthur’s School a five week
course starts on ‘Carry on
Computing’. Build and develop
your current IT knowledge by
exploring programmes in greater
depth. Entry £50, concessions
£25. For more information
phone 0330 332 7997.
YEOVIL On Friday 5th February
at the Holy Trinity Church from
7.30pm the Yeovil
Archaeological & Local History
Society have an interesting talk
by David Gordon on ‘The
Unreturning Army’. He will talk
about his father’s WW1
experiences in France in 191718. Visitors £2. On Thursday 18th
at 7.30pm at the Octagon
Theatre Matilda Temperley will
be talking about her work on the
Pub Gigs Around Town
All Music Gigs are free entry unless mentioned.
January
29th
30th
February
5th
6th
12th
13th
14th
16th
19th
20th
25th
26th
27th
Somerset Floods and her life as
an award-winning photographer
for the YCAA. Tickets £5 from
01935 422884. On Wednesday
24th from 7.30pm at the Holy
Trinity Church the Floral Society
have a floral demonstration
called ‘Glorious Gardens’ by
Gretchen White. Visitors £5.
Do not forget to start getting into
training and to register for the
Yeovil Half Marathon, which
takes place Sunday 20th March.
ARE YOU SECRETARY FOR A LOCAL
CLUB OR ORGANISATION? SEND IN
YOUR CALENDAR OF EVENTS AND WE
WILL TRY AND INCLUDE YOUR DETAILS
EACH MONTH.
‘The Defibrillators’, Rock, The Foresters Arms, East Coker, 8.30pm
‘The Transitions’, Various Genres, The Globe Inn, Somerton, 9.00pm
‘Turnette Doone’, Covers, The Royal Oak, Ilminster, 9.00pm
‘60’s Revisted’, Covers, Yeovil Labour Club, 8.30pm
‘Verena Chantal’ and ‘Loose Connections’, 69 Club, Yeovil, 9.00pm
‘Grouvecat’, Acoustic Rock, The Westminster, Yeovil, 9.00pm
‘K’fuffle’, Rock/Pop, The Armoury, Yeovil, 9.00pm
‘D-State’, Covers 70’s-present, The Bell Inn, Yeovil, 9.00pm
Ross Kirk, Rock Covers, The Bell Inn, Ash, 9.00pm
‘One Tree Hill’, Acoustic, Merriott Social Club, 9.00pm
29th
30th
'Powercut', Acoustic/Electric Rock/Pop, The Foresters Arms,
East Coker, 9.00pm
'Outrage 60's Band', Rock and Roll, Yeovil Labour Club, 8.30pm
'Medicine Hat' Blues/Soul, Gallery Bar, Castle Cary, 8.30pm
'The Link', Alt Rock, Cross Keys, Sherborne, 9.00pm
'Forever Free', Free and Bad Company Tribute Band,
The Westminster, Yeovil, 9.00pm
Planned Accidents, Rock Covers and Original, The 94 Club,
Yeovil, 9.00pm
'We R 4', Pop/Rock/Acoustic, The Bell Inn, Yeovil, 9.15pm
'Twenty Flight Rock, Yeovil Labour Club, 8.30pm, £7
'Fly Yeti Fly', Folk/Country, Gallery Bar, Castle Cary, 8.30pm
'Livewired', Rock Covers, Yeovil Labour Club, 8.45pm
'One Tree Hill', Acoustic, The Foresters Arms, East Coker, 9.00pm
Mercy Lounge, Harmonica/Blues/Rock, Gallery Bar,
Castle Cary, 8.30pm
'Hundred Days'. Rock, The Beach Cafe Bar, Yeovil, 9.00pm
'The Stand Alone Empire', Acoustic Covers, The Rose and Crown,
Martock, 9.00pm
Chris Banderas, Classic Rock, The Swan Hotel, Crewkerne, 9.00pm
Louise Jordan, Soul, Gallery Bar, Castle Cary, 8.30pm
'Loose Connections' and 'Verena Chantal, The Piddle Inn,
Piddletrenthide, 9.00pm
Tom Toomey, Duo Rock, Gallery Bar, Castle Cary, 8.30pm
'The Phoenix Band', Cover's 60's-present, Rose and Crown,
Longburton, 9.00pm
'Chill', 60's, 70's, 80's, 90's, The Royal Oak, Ilminster, 9.00pm
'The Mildrod Ends', Yeovil Labour Club, 8.30pm
Steve Payne, Blues/Soul/Rock, Gallery Bar,
Castle Cary, 8.30pm
'Loose Connections' and 'Verena Chantal',
Milborne Port Social Club, 9.00pm
'D-State', Cover 70's-presents, The 94 Club, Yeovil, 9.00pm
'Freak Circus', Rock Covers and Original, The Beach Cafe Bar,
Yeovil, 9.00pm
Ross Kirk, Singer/Songwriter/Guitarist, Dolphin Hotel,
Wincanton, 8.00pm
Sam Welbourne, classic guitar, Gallery Bar,
Castle Cary, 8.30pm
'Daytona', Rock/Pop, Cross Keys, Sherborne, 9.00pm
'The Tracks Band', Pop/Rock, Yeovil Labour Club, 8.30pm
Karaoke, Merriott Social Club, 8.30pm
Vlad Miller Jazz pianist, Gallery Bar, Castle Cary, 8.30pm
'Wise Intentions', covers and original, The Swan Hotel,
Crewkerne, 9.00pm
'Loose Connections' and 'Verena Chantal', The Piddle Inn,
Piddletrenthide, 9.00pm
'New Ocean', Rock Covers, The Globe Inn, Somerton, 9.00pm
'The Phoenix Band', cover 60's-present, The 94 Club, Yeovil, 9.00pm
'Rexes Hollow', Rock/Blues/Ska/Pop, The Beach Cafe Bar, Yeovil, 9.00pm
Ross Kirk, Rock Covers, The Bell Inn, Ash, 9.00pm
‘Turnette Doone’ live, The Royal Oak, Ilminster, 9.00pm
'Loose Connections', Music/Comedy, Uncle Tom's Cabin,
Wincanton, 9.00pm
'Loose Connections' and 'Verena Chantal', The 94 Club,
Yeovil, 9.00pm
If you would like to advertise your pub or club events here send in your
details. This will also appear on our website. We can also put your event
in bold and yellow to stand out. This is just £6 per event or free if you
advertise with us! Call 01935 424724 or e-mail us.
Woods Wine Bar
70 Middle Street, Yeovil, BA20 1LU
Yeovil's Premier Live Music Venue.
See above for this month's Gigs.
Every Tuesday - Karaoke
Every Wednesday - Open Mic Nights
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Recipe of the Month
ne of the compliments
we often receive from
customers is how well
we stock our spices and
condiments section.
Here at our Stalbridge store we
have many different oils, vinegars,
types of salt and herbs, as well as
an amazing array of less well
known spices and blends - from
pink peppercorns or Zaatar from
Wilton Wholefoods to Sambhar
Powder, Kashmiri Chillies and Sri
Lankan Curry Powder from
Seasoned Pioneers.
We also have traditional
ingredients for winter game such as
juniper berries and ground mace,
and over 50 sorts of gravy and
stocks, from cubes and powders to
ready-made gourmet gravies from
Atkins and Potts.
Why do we have all of this?
Because our customers have
become increasingly experimental
over the years, thanks to them
travelling more widely, chefs such
as Nigella Lawson and Jamie
Oliver and inspiring TV
programmes such as Masterchef.
A wonderful aromatic winter
warmer is this moist and succulent
Tagine, a slow-cooked North
African stew named after the
earthenware pot it is traditionally
cooked in. You can order all of the
ingredients for delivery to your
door - visit www.dikes-direct.co.uk
to check if we cover your postcode.
Moroccan Lamb &
Apricot Tagine
This Moroccan lamb stew has lots
of ingredients but do not be put
off, as it is quite easy to cook and
once you have all the spices in
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of Stalbridge
by
your cupboard, you will want to
make it over and over again!
Preparation time: 20 mins. Cook
time: 2 hours. Feeds 4 people.
Ingredients
• 800g stewing lamb (shoulder
or neck), diced into 3cm chunks
• 2 tbsp olive or rapeseed oil
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 2 cloves of garlic, peeled
and crushed
• 1 tsp ground cumin
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1 tsp turmeric
• 1 tsp paprika
• 1 tsp coriander
• 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
• 1 can chopped tomatoes (400g)
• 1 can of chickpeas, drained (400g)
• 500ml stock (lamb, vegetable
or chicken)
• Sea salt and black pepper
• 75 g dried apricots, chopped
• Handful of flaked almonds
• 1 bunch of fresh coriander
The Conduit Dinner Club
Why not join The Conduit Dinner Club?
The meals are informal and there is
no joining fee. There are normally
25-40 people and the Club has a
cross section of ages. The
evenings are a good way to get
out and about to meet new people
as well as try new restaurants –
often with some great deals! Due
to numbers we nearly always have
a set menu and although everyone
is asked for comments on their
meal this is not for food critics.
We had a great meal at The
Orchard Inn (see Restaurant
Review) and on Wednesday 10th
February we are going to Truffles
Restaurant in Bruton. If you are
interested in coming to any of our
evenings or would like more details
e-mail [email protected]
and details will be sent. Remember
if you know a Restaurant that
would like a review and for the
Dinner Club to visit do contact the
Editor, Franchesca Dening.
TRUFFLES BRASSERIE
95 High Street, BRUTON BA10 0AR
OPENING HOURS - WEDNESDAY-SATURDAY 9AM-11PM
SUNDAY ROAST NOON-3PM
CAFÉ MENU, PRIX FIXE LUNCH & À LA CARTE
Method
Heat some olive or rapeseed oil in
a heavy casserole and brown the
lamb for a few minutes. Put it to
one side when done.
Fry the onion in oil until soft,
then add all the spices and cook
through, stirring, for another
minute or so. Add the tomatoes
and let it bubble up a bit.
Add the stock, bring to the
boil, and then return the lamb to
the casserole. Season with salt
and pepper, cover and simmer
for 1 hour.
After an hour, add the
chickpeas, apricot and almonds
and continue to simmer covered,
gently for another hour until the
meat is tender. If it’s looking at all
dry, add some more
water or stock to give a
rich sauce.
Sprinkle with chopped
coriander before serving
on a bed of warm cous
cous with a handful of
rocket and watercress
and some warm pitta
bread. To dress it up a
bit more, you could add
a side salad of
cucumber, yoghurt and
mint and serve with little
dishes of chutney.
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Bookings call: 01749 812180 or email: truﬄ[email protected]
www.truﬄesbistro.co.uk
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Baking Classes for
Charity
Ferne Animal Sanctuary in
Wambrook, near Chard are inviting
everyone, whatever their ability, to
go along and learn how to bake
bread with their resident chef,
Richard Kingdon.
Participants will learn how to
prepare and cook varieties including
Irish soda bread, focaccia and
gluten free bread. Chef Richard
said: “I’m really looking forward to
running these cookery classes. It’s a
new and educational activity which
should also be great fun for all
involved.”
Sarah Jackson, event organiser
said: “The cookery classes are
aimed at adults which add a new
and different element to our
programme of events here at Ferne.
This is a great opportunity to learn
and our chef Richard will teach
participating bakers how to get their
dough to rise to the occasion.”
The first event is at the end of
January. The second is planned for
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Thursday 25th February. This will be
‘Dessert Craft’ where participants
will learn how to create restaurant
quality desserts. This workshop will
be £30 per person inclusive. The
classes will help raise money for
Ferne Animal Sanctuary to care for
the animals they have on site. All
cookery workshop bookings should
be made direct on 01460 67587 or
by email to [email protected]
Restaurant Review
The Orchard Inn
by Franchesca Dening
S
ituated on the A359
between Sparkford and
Castle Cary this
traditional Village pub in
Galhampton has undergone
many changes including its name
but was warm and welcoming on
a cold night when we visited.
Until last summer called 'The Old
Pub' it has now re-opened under
the new name of 'The Orchard
Inn' reflecting the history of the
village which was founded on
local cider production. Landlord
Darren Brown and chef Matthew
Haggett have 25 years of
experience between them and
recently ran the very successful
'Crown' at Marnhill and 'The
Bell' at Standerwick but when
the opportunity of a freehouse
came up they grabbed it with
both hands.
you. To the right there are
comfortable leather seats and to
the left a selection of tables.
They have tiled and wooden
floors. A conservatory has been
added at the back which
interestingly has a covered old
well in the floor and can seat up
to 25 people comfortably. The
décor is attractive with poppy
blinds and a large tapestry on
the wall. If you are looking for a
venue for a private party this
area is ideal. There is plenty of
car parking to the side and at
the rear is a secure grassed area
to sit out when warmer.
Matthew has produced an
interesting and reasonably
priced menu with great care
being taken to use only the finest
local produce. Chef's
recommendations were a
The focus is now on serving
great value, quality, homemade
pub food with national and
locally sourced cask ales in a
friendly environment. A small
glass of house white wine is just
£3 and a large glass £5.75.
The decor is traditional but
tastefully done with a cosy feel
and as you enter there were two
fireplaces with the bar in front of
venison steak at £14.50 and
chicken breast topped with
Serrano ham with mushroom,
garlic and parmesan cream
sauce at £13.95. Their
lunchtime menu included a range
of sandwiches as well as many
traditional dishes including
chicken, ham and stilton pie with
homemade short crust pastry at
£12, braised pork fillet at
Quinoa benefits
Once called 'the gold of the Incas', quinoa is not
nearly as common in British kitchens as it should
be. Full of protein, amino acids (all of them),
magnesium, iron and copper, this grain is
thought to help people who suffer from migraines
and diabetes. It is particularly good in salads
and, because of the protein, will make you feel full up for longer.
£13.95 and stuffed mushrooms
for £11. The menu is seasonal
so does change. They also
have a children's menu from
£4.50. On Wednesday they
have a Curry Night and on
Sundays they have a Carvery
with a choice of meats for £9.95
or a small portion for £6.50 with
a children’s option for £4.95.
On the evening the Dinner
Club visited we were 24 and we
had pre-ordered from two
courses at £17.50 or three
courses at £22.50. They had
jugs of water on each table and
were efficient with the service.
The choice of starters were:
Home made pork and bacon
pate served with apple chutney,
crisp salad and crusty bread;
Smoked salmon bruschetta with
cream cheese served on fried
bread with a Balsamic glaze;
Salt beef salad cooked in house
and served with a wholegrain
mustard dressing; Creamy garlic
and Parmesan mushrooms
served on a crouton with fresh
crisp salad. The most popular
choice was the smoked salmon
which was excellent. The pate
was well presented, smooth and
well flavoured going well with
the chutney. The garlic
mushrooms and the salted beef
were enjoyed too.
The main courses included:
Steak and ale pie topped with
homemade short crust pastry,
served with chips
and vegetables;
Mushrooms stuffed
with goats cheese
and topped with
red onion
marmalade, served
on saute potatoes
and fresh
vegetables: Fresh
scampi breaded in
house served with
chips, petit pois
and tartar sauce;
Chicken breast
served on roasted
vegetables and
herb crush potato
topped with a
creamy garlic
mushroom sauce
and fried Serrano
ham. The scampi
was beautifully
cooked and the
chips were crispy
but not hard and
had great reviews
from everyone! I
personally could have done with
a bit more garlic with the
chicken but it was a very
generous portion. The pie was
described as ‘excellent’ and the
mushroom was also tasty. All the
dishes were nicely presented.
The desserts were: Coffee and
walnut cheesecake; Apple and
raspberry crumble; Chocolate
and caramel crunch; Cheese
and biscuits. All the desserts
were complimented on. The
chocolate and caramel crunch
was described as 'beautiful' , the
crumble was piping hot and a
very good portion and the
cheesecake was well presented
and 'absolutely delicious'. We
were all offered coffee or tea
with a mint after the meal
included in the price.
The pub is open from Tuesday
to Thursday 11.30am to 3.00pm
and 5.30m to 11.00pm,
(Fridays until 12.30am),
Saturday all day from 11.30am
to 12.30am and Sunday from
11.30am to 11.00pm.
The Conduit Dinner Club members
received a good pub meal with
friendly and good service.
We were made very welcome.
Go along, have a drink or meal
and see what you think?
To reserve a table call 01963
440751 and do not forget to
mention The Conduit Magazine.
Fuschias you Eat!
British horticulturalists may have created the next super
food after breeding a strain of fuchsia that has sweet,
vitamin-rich berries. The plant is known for its pretty
flowers but produces berries that are rich in Vitamin C
and antioxidants but very bitter. Thompson and Morgan,
a Suffolk-based seed company, has now made them tasty enough to eat. It
says that the flavour is somewhere between a fig and kiwi.
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The Quicksilver Mail Cross Keys at
Lydford wins Award
Hendford Hill, Yeovil
Best Value
Lunch Menu
in Town
10 Different Hot choices @ £5.75
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
01935 424721 www.Quicksilvermail.com
Products to help you Slim
Green tea, red wine and coffee are
said to help you become slimmer.
These are called sirtfoods and they
are particularly rich in special
nutrients so when we consume them
it activates the ‘skinny gene’ known
as sirtuins.
The sirtfood diet has been clinically
proven to achieve a weight loss of
7lb. This includes maintaining or
increasing muscle and
programming the body for lasting
weight-loss success, all without
severe calorie restriction or gruelling
exercise.
Red wine is the original sirtfood
with the activating nutrient being
‘resveratrol’. Pinot Noir is the
number one grape choice because
it contains more resveratrol than
other wines. The activating
ingredient in coffee is caffeic acid
and chlorogenic acid and research
shows that coffee is a treasure trove
of fantastic plant compounds with
health benefits. It is said that coffeedrinkers have significantly less risk
of certain cancers and diabetes.
Matcha green tea is the best green
tea to have as the matcha is grown
in 90% shade while common green
tea is usually grown in bright
sunlight. Unlike common green tea
which is drunk as an infusion, when
matcha green tea is consumed the
finely ground leaves are dissolved
into water and ingested giving
greater intakes of epigallocatechin
gallate (AGCG).
Congratulations to the Cross Keys
Inn at Lydford on Fosse who
recently won a highly commended
award in the category ‘pub of the
year’ in the South West Tourism
Awards. The award
scheme received a
record 490 entries, with
93 finalists and 13
highly commended
businesses being
chosen.
This was the first time
that the Cross Keys Inn
entered and was the
only Somerset Pub
chosen to win an award.
The judge’s comments included
‘cracking pub’, ‘local sourcing at
its best’ and ‘good customer
service comes from the top. Well
done to all concerned.
Public heath experts have said
that drinks and snacks should
have labels that tell people how
much exercise they would need
to do to burn off the calories.
According to the Royal Society
for Public Health, telling shoppers
it would take a half an hour jog
to compensate for the calories in
a muffin, bag of peanuts or
mocha coffee would discourage
them from overeating. Two thirds
of people back the idea saying it
would encourage them to pick
healthier options and do more
exercise. Packaged food
already has nutritional
information such as calorie
content and many have ‘traffic
light’ labels that warn if the
product is high in salt, sugar or
fat. The society says people find
this confusing and that graphics
to explain the meaning of calorie
counts would be better. For
example, people considering
buying a packet of crisps would
see that they need to swim for 13
minutes or cycle for 23 minutes
to burn off its 171 calorie! A
bar of chocolate might warn that
eating it would mean a 46
minute walk or 22 minute run to
use up its 229 calories and for a
bowl of cereal you would need
to do a 16 minute run.
The chief executive of the society
says that although food and drink
packaging has improved, it is not
working as well as it could to
support the public in making
healthy choices.
Food & Drink Labels
6 Union Street, Yeovil, BA20 1PQ
Taste the Caribbean in our newly opened restaurant.
Fantastic food & great drinks!
Lunchtime Takeaway 10% discount & Kids Menu just £5
Tuesday: Kids eat free with every main meal. One child per adult.
Wednesday: 2 courses for £9.99 (starter & main/main & ice cream)
01935 411079
Open: Tues -Wed: 11.00am-5.00pm
Thurs-Sat: 11.00am-4.00pm/6.00pm-11.00pm
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The Mitre Inn
Sandford Orcas
Nr Sherborne, DT9 4RU
019 63 2 20 2 7 1
F RE EHO US E
Allen & Cheryl welcome you with a cosy bar & great food.
Saturday 14th Feb - Valentine’s Night
Wed to Fri - Senior Citizens 2 course lunch £9.50
Sunday Roast - £9.75 (£8.75 for smaller portion) £6.25 children
2 En-suite double rooms now available
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Yeovil Ales
by Rob Sherwood
ith Christmas now a
distant memory love
is in the air this
month, and we really do love
our beer!! In fact it is a bit of
an obsession for us and trying
to ensure that you love our
beer as much as we do is a
constant challenge. Our latest
endeavour to find the perfect
beer is brought to life by
Tuesday - Saturday 11.30 - 2.30, 7.00 - 11.00
Sunday 12.00 - 3.00, 7.00 - 10.30 (Monday drinks only 7.00 - 11.00)
Gourmet Wine Night
www.MitreInn.co.uk
On Friday 5th February at
7.30pm New Farm
Restaurant will be
showcasing one of their
vineyards with a Gourmet
Wine Night with wines
from Furleigh Estate in
Dorset and a talk from
owner, Rebecca. This
promises to be a fun and
informative evening and
interest is already being
expressed and bookings taken.
A great opportunity to taste the
wines from this award winning
vineyard and find out why
English wines are so "of the
moment". Also, possibly a
good time to buy some of
their delectable sparkling rosé
in time for Valentine's Day.
They will be serving a
romantic feast at lunchtime
and in the evening.
The Rising Sun Chinese takeaway offer delicious traditional
Chinese cuisine freshly cooked to order for collection or
delivery*. Using the very finest ingredients and setting the
highest of standards. Please visit our website for our full menu.
We look forward to seeing you.
* Conditions apply for delivery service
Monday – Thursday
Tuesday
Friday – Saturday
Sunday
5.00 pm – 10.00 pm
CLOSED
5.00 pm – 10.30 pm
5.30 pm – 10.00 pm
YOLO#8 a 4.2% New
Zealand Pale Ale made with
lots of Maris Otter pale ale
malt with Munich and
Caragold malts for body and
depth and torrified wheat for
head retention, all balanced
with Waimea and Rakau hops
from New Zealand that will
impart a uniquely tantalising
earthy citrus flavour with subtle
hints of pine. This is very
exciting for us beer geeks as it
is the first time Yeovil Ales has
specifically used solely New
Zealand hops at the late
hopping stage to give an
exclusive flavour and aroma
that we hope you will all enjoy.
Valentine’s Day brings the
eternal issue of how to show
your loved one your esteem, so
if you are struggling to find
that perfect gift we have a
range of beers, gift vouchers,
merchandise and even tickets
for Yeovil Beer Festival
available on our website or the
Yeovil Beer Festival website.
The aphrodisiacal properties of
beer have long been discussed
and we are by no means
experts in this specific aspect
but experts seem to agree that
one or two pints can help with
nerves and relaxation but any
more than four pints and you
could risk some unwanted
negative side effects in the
romance department, more
than seven pints and even the
infamous beer goggles could
become a risk!
Lastly it is probably time to
mention that tickets for the
2016 Yeovil Beer festival are
selling fast so to avoid
disappointment it would be a
good idea to order yours now
at www.yeovilbeerfest.com
Bofors Park, Artillery Road,
Lufton, Yeovil, BA22 8YH
Opening Hours: Monday to
Friday: 8.30am to 5.00pm
Late Friday Opening Times
until 5.30pm.
Please call the Brewery as we
regularly accommodate special
late collection of beer orders on
01935 414888
61 Princes Street, Yeovil, BA20 1EE • Tel. 01935 476184
www.therisingsunyeovil.co.uk
Carrots & Spinach
good for Eyes
Despite the mis-information
during WWII about carrots
making you see in the dark it has
now been found this actually
might not be so far from the truth!
A study led by Harvard
University has found that carrots
really can help your eyes.
Carotenoids, which give carrots,
peppers and spinach their
colours, can slow the onset of
age-related macular
degeneration. The team looked
at data tracking 100,00 over
50’s for 25 years and found that
those who ate the most
carotenoids had a 40% lower
risk of the condition...
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Food & Drink Trade Show
On Monday 29th February from
10.30am to 3.00pm South
Somerset District Council’s
Economic Development team
will once again host a free
showcase event featuring some
of our best local food and
drink producers from South
Somerset and the surrounding
area at Cricket St Thomas
Hotel near Chard.
There will be stallholders from
Somerset, Devon and Dorset
offering a wide range of
produce to taste, buy and
order. Somerset is at the
forefront of the food and drink
industry, with an established
reputation for high quality
produce. It is a buoyant
£500million plus sector, with a
dynamic and dedicated network
of over 8,500 farmers and food
producers - the highest number
of food producers in any UK
county. This is a supportive and
collaborative industry, where
food and drink businesses can
prosper thanks to a thriving
local food culture.
The free event is open to
anyone with an interest in local
food and drink. SSDC is
particularly keen to attract local
traders from the
food and drink
industry to the
show, especially
hotels,
restaurants,
B&Bs, farm shops
and cafés.
Rebecca
O’Neill of the
District Council’s
Economic
Development team said: “We
are excited to be showcasing
the excellent local food and
drink producers of South
Somerset and surrounding
areas. I hope that as many
hospitality, retail and catering
businesses are able to attend to
check out the wonderful
products on display and make
connections with the producers.
Do not miss out on this
opportunity to source local food
and drink from cider to chutney
and from freshly baked bread
to meat from stock reared on
local pastures”
It is anticipated that in
excess of 300 people will visit
the event during the day and
the BBC Somerset Bus will be
presenting their mid-morning
show with Ben McGrail from
9.00am-12.00 noon on
the day.
The event is primarily aimed
at the local food and drink
trade and the venue has a
strictly over 18s policy. If you
are interested in attending or
would like more information,
please contact the Economic
Development team on 01935
462444 or email them on:
[email protected]
& More Details on
some of the Stands...
Fussels Fine Foods was
started by Andy 10 years ago
because he is passionate about
farming, quality local produce
and the amazing product that is
Rapeseed oil. He grows the
seed and single cold presses it
on the farm to produce a high
quality Extra Virgin oil with
amazing properties. It has half
the saturated fat of olive oil, 10
times the levels of the essential
fatty acid Omega3 and it cooks
to a higher cooking
temperature, making it a
versatile oil suitable for all your
cooking requirements. He also
use it for his amazing range of
dressings, sauce, mayonnaises
and flavoured oils that really
give a meal a lift out of the
ordinary. This Spring they are
opening their new
demonstration kitchen and they
have big plans for events that
you can sign up for, so watch
for details on the website.
Fussell Fine Foods will be
exhibiting at Show or you can
order direct from their website.
South Somerset District Council
Local Food Trade Show
Monday 29th February 10.30am-3.00pm
Cricket St Thomas Hotel, Chard, TA20 4DD
Come along to this FREE event featuring our best local food and drink products.
Meet the owners, taste their delicious produces
and buy some of the area's best produce.
This is an opportunity to
network, gain invaluable
business advice and
order for your business.
For more information call 01935 462444
or e-mail [email protected]
The venue operates a strict over 18s policy for all persons entering the premises.
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Gyles59 is situated on the
Somerset/Devon/Dorset border.
This quirky micro-brewery
makes beers that are produced
with flavour in mind.
Imaginative use of the finest
ingredients, including hops from
around the globe, and their own
spring water, give them results
which they think are rather
special. Their products can be
naturally hazy as they retain all
the goodness of the ingredients
and have not been fined,
making them suitable for
vegans, vegetarians and
omnivores alike. From Porters
to Session Ales, IPAs to wheat
beers, They produce beers in
cask, keg and bottle to suit
every taste. Visit their Bottle
Shop at the Brewery from
Monday to Friday 9.00am until
5.00pm, go on a Saturday
11.00am to 4.00pm when the
bar is selling a range of beers
and see them at the Show.
Baboo Gelato was set up in
2015 by Annie Hanbury, a
trained gelatiere, in Salway
Ash, near Bridport. The focus of
the company is entirely on
producing delicious flavours of
ice cream, whether in tubs,
scoops, lollies, or their bite
sized chocolate covered ice
creams. To achieve this they
use the best ingredients, such as
organic milk from a farm in
Toller Porcorum and specially
selected seasonal fruit, not least
their own raspberries from their
rambling fruit garden. They
make their ice cream in the
Italian way. To be clear, gelato
is not simply the Italian word for
ice cream. Gelato has a lower
fat content than traditional
English ice cream and has less
air in it. This makes it denser
and less fluffy. Importantly, it
should be served at a warmer
temperature which allows the
taste buds to be more receptive.
This makes the flavour of gelato
much more intense. They
recommend taking their gelato
out of the freezer 10 minutes
before eating and putting it in
the fridge. They will start selling
in West Bay this summer through
a kiosk, and they are looking to
sell through restaurants and
other food service outlets that
share their passion for delicious
ice cream. Look out for more
details in the coming months or
see them at the Show.
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Latin Crossword
History
Weight Watchers
by George Tatham
T
he recent remedial
work on the
deteriorating
condition of the Sherborne
Public Weigh Bridge House
in front of the Abbey has
highlighted and conserved
a valuable industrial
archaeological structure.
The work involved repairs
to the brick and stonework
and the replacement of the
roof with rolled lead
sheeting. The Town
Council and Oriel
Architecture are to be
congratulated for their
sympathetic approach to
the project. The further
restoration of the door to
its original design of
opening in two halves
would allow unfettered
access to the scale mechanism
for future conservation.
The weighing of heavy loads
began in the 18th century with
apparatus involving steelyards,
whereby the whole cart was
suspended by chains while
weighing took place. In
response to the Turnpike Act of
1741, which empowered the
Trustees to erect ‘any crane
machine or engine for the
weighing of carts, waggons or
other carriages on payment of
an extra toll,’ John Wyatt (17001766) master carpenter of
Birmingham, invented, in 1744,
a platform weighing machine
flush to the road, whose
principles are still used today.
The Sherborne and
Shaftesbury Turnpike Act dates
from 1753 but in the subsequent
auctioning of the toll houses,
weighing machines are not
included, unlike neighbouring
towns, including Yeovil and
Wincanton. The first mention,
so far, of a Sherborne weighing
machine is in an advertisement
for the sale by auction of the
Castle public house (Long Street)
appearing in the Sherborne
Mercury dated 20 August 1787.
Included in the sale is the lease
of the Patent Weighbridge in the
Market place. Both properties
were owned by a Mrs Boutcher.
Weigh bridges appear on the
town plan, drawn by Edward
Thomas Percy in 1834, and the
accompanying terrier. Two
‘weigh engines’ are identified:
one outside the Abbey (featured
above) owned by James Percy
and the other next to the
Terminus Inn at the bottom of the
Bristol Road, where the Old
Glove Factory now stands,
owned by James’s wife,
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Cruciverbalists will now have to
find an extra mental challenge in
the form of a weekly Latin
crossword. This has been a long
time coming since 'The Times'
published a one-off Latin crossword
in 1930, a month after the first
appearance of an English
crossword. The new Latin
crossword is a mixture of straight
and mildly cryptic clues, mainly in
English, with all the answers in
Latin. Some of the clues can be
easily solved by those with a basic
grounding in the language. Latin is
growing in popularity as it is taught
in more than 700 state schools and
450 independent schools - twice
the number in 2000. A quarter of
the 50,000 pupils that start to learn
it each year take it at GCSE.
Coffee Break Trivia
This month can you replace the asterisks by letters
to reveal the names of five birds:
Find the Bird
a) *URNS**** b) *WALL** c) *EDWIN*
d) **SKIN e) **THAT**
Elizabeth Percy. James’s father,
John Percy, auctioneer and
surveyor, died in 1831 and his
will mentions ownership of the
‘weighing engine.’ James died
in 1852 and his will also
contains mention of a ‘weighing
engine and appurtenances
situate in the pig market in
Sherborne’, which identifies the
location as in front of the Abbey.
An earlier newspaper reference
(1802) records the weighing
and subsequent sale of 100
piglets in the Sherborne pig
market. The Dymond map of
1852 (a copy hangs in the
Council Offices in Newland)
also shows both weigh bridges
in situ.
It would appear that the
Sherborne weigh bridges were
owned or leased by individuals
rather than let on an annual
basis and their potential value is
reflected in the Percy family’s
long association with them. A
photo, taken in 1941 and held
by Historic England, shows the
platform and weigh bridge
house outside the Abbey. The
present internal machinery bears
the name of W. & T. Avery, who
only manufactured their first
weigh bridge in 1876, so when
was it installed in Sherborne?
As a prominent landmark in
the town, it was this weigh
bridge that the local football
and cricket teams of the 1930s
and 1940s used as a meeting
place, and now a modern weigh
bridge at the Sherborne
Household Recycling Centre in
West Mill Lane provides a
tangible link with the past.
If you have a history story
please contact:
[email protected]
Answers to find word synonym for both pairs of words in January.
lean; leave; sound; craft
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Volunteers for
Historic House
If you are looking for something
different to do with a historic angle
then look no further.
Mapperton House, just outside
Beaminster, is opening to the
general public and specialised
groups from Easter to the end of
October for the first time from
12.00 noon to 4.00pm Sunday to
Thursday. Mapperton House,
which is a Jacobean manor with
Tudor and Georgian features, has
recently featured in the film 'Far
from the Maddening Crowd' so
has received a lot of publicity
recently.
They want to expand their
present team of volunteers to act as
guides to visitors around the
house. Volunteers do not need
qualifications but you will need
patience and understand of
people's needs, including the
young, elderly and disabled.
Those who prefer not to be guides
are still able to act as stewards
and back up other volunteers.
Volunteers receive travel expenses
of 45p per mile and light
refreshments in the Sawmill Cafe
for each visit. If you are interested
contact Anthea or Claire on
01308 862645.
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Jewellery & Gems
by Anthony White FGS FGA, PSJ Princes Street Jeweller
Everybody Loves a Diamond
(or two)... they have always
been irresistible!
T
he notorious Hatton
Garden Heist robbers in
May 2015 stole around
£200m worth of diamonds and
jewellery - possibly "the largest
burglary in English legal
history" much of which has just
"disappeared". In just two
decades, the loss of over
$500m diamonds and jewellery
amounts to quite an impressive
total, much of which has never
been recovered.
In February 2013 Brussels
airport was the scene of a
daring theft of diamonds from a
Zurich bound plane. Diamonds
worth $50m were delivered by
van from Antwerp in 130 bags
to be loaded from the tarmac
directly into the plane. Eight
armed robbers in a white van
and an Audi car raced across
the airfield and stopped in front
of the plane. Passengers were
already boarded and waiting
with seatbelts fixed, while the
bags were being stolen. They
remained blissfully unaware of
what was happening outside
during the 15 minutes it took to
throw 130 bags into the car
and race off.
In February 2008 the
Dominiani showroom in Milan
was raided, where $20m of
jewellery were stolen. Only a
year earlier diamonds worth
$28m were stolen from the
ABN Anro Bank in Antwerp by
a sophisticated con-man. Using
a false identity he developed a
high level of trust with the bank
over a period of a full year.
Then over a weekend he
gained access to the strong
room and removed 120,000
carats of diamonds from their
deposit boxes. They were never
recovered.
In February 2005 at Schiphol
airport $118m of rough
diamonds were stolen by two
armed men dressed
in KLM uniforms. In
a stolen KLM truck
they were able to
drive up
unquestioned to the
security van loaded
with the diamonds on
the runway, forced
the guards out at
pistol point and
rapidly drove off.
The stones had been
destined to be flown to Antwerp
for cutting and polishing, but
never made it and have never
been found.
In February 2003 gang
leader Leonardo Notarbartolo
was arrested and accused of
breaking into a vault two floors
beneath the Antwerp Diamond
Center. He made off with at
least $100 million worth of
loose diamonds and jewellery.
Despite the protection of 10
layers of security they were
successful and none of the loot
was ever recovered.
All these events might
suggest that February is a risky
month for diamond owners! In
any case, you might do well to
take a look at your jewellery
valuation and insurance. It can
so easily be overlooked as
shown by a customer recently
contacted us whose valuation
was 25 years old and gold has
almost doubled since then!
Precious metal and gem
prices can change quite
markedly over even a few
years, so if you really care
about your personal jewellery,
do let us advise you at PSJ in
complete confidence. Please
ask any of our qualified staff at
PSJ for advice (01935)
475936 and to make an
appointment with our Guild of
Valuers professional.
Fashion & More
Out of Hibernation
I
by Thelma Drabik, Melbury Gallery
t is time to bring your wardrobe
out of hibernation again as our
Spring Summer 16 collections
are arriving thick and fast here at the
Melbury Warehouse. Pricing,
hanging, steaming and generally
preparing every single piece that
arrives here with a precision and
passion. All the behind-the-scenes
mad scramble, to present our
customers with perfect ready to wear
collections.
Each new season at Melbury is a
reinvention, our customers appreciate
good quality more than ever and
continue to crave products with a
one-off unique feel. With a little bit
of Melbury magic you can turn your
wardrobe from ordinary to
extraordinary.
Spring trends include feminine
embroidery, embellishments, sparkle
and shine, which is music to our ears
as we have always looked for pieces
rich in texture and feeling. Comfort
is key. The pieces we sell have to
have that certain something that pulls
them out of the ordinary but, comfort
should never be compromised. We
are looking for fabrics that move with
you, flow and drape where they
should and fabrics that are easy care
- we are busy people with lives to be
lived - wash and wear we say.
Braintree Clothing has been
championing eco-fibres since they
launched the company back in
2001. An ethos that has remained
with the company offering affordable
stylish and timeless fashion whilst
caring for our skins and the
environment. We love the fact that
they use breathable bamboo, hemp
and organic cottons. This season
they have been inspired by beautiful
hand drawn botanical engravings
and have produced a collection of
stunningly detailed floral prints.
The first wave of Adini is here and
the styling is very chic, quite vintage.
They have been inspired style wise
by the seventies, but viewing the
collection, I would say very early
seventies. Dresses are to the knee or
just below, with lovely wide shoulders
straps that conceal rather than
display your lingerie and colourful
co-ordinating cotton jersey separates
to provide warmth and coverage on
your arms as we hopefully build up
our summer sun-kissed skin!
Oska has arrived with a first
collection called ‘Indigo’. Textured
blue fabrics worked into silhouettes
which are strikingly individual,
always bucking against the grain of
mainstream fashion. Once an Oska
fan, always an Oska fan. The high
technology cutting which is actually
based all around the following letters
… O, H, A and V to achieve the
shaping. Quality fabrics and stitching
which will literally last years and
years.
By next month we will have
received Masai Clothing, our
layering experts, and Sahara London
for styles and fabrics to suit a variety
of shapes, skin tones and ages.
Nobody is exempt from Sahara and
that is just the way it should be. No
limits, no boundaries. Beautiful
clothes for beautifully individual
people.
To accompany these gorgeous
new collections we have launched
our first ever loyalty programme,
which has had a fantastic reception
so far. Complete the card and you
can treat yourself to a wonderful
reward of £25 off you next
purchase. Just giving back and
rewarding our customers for their
loyalty and for sharing our passion.
MELBURY GALLERY
PRINCES STREET JEWELLER EST. 1937
7 HIGH STREET, YEOVIL, SOMERSET, BA20 1RE
TELEPHONE: 01935 475936 www.psjyeovil.co.uk
Half Moon Street, Sherborne
10-11 Tudor Arcade, South Street, Dorchester
www.melburygallery.co.uk
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Antiques & Collecting...
Welcome to our new antique and collecting section which will cover local sales and auctions in the area as
well as antiques fairs and events. We will also have lots of advice from dealers and experts on different
topics as well as private antique and memorabilia sales. If you are interested in this and have some items to
sell or run an antique or restoration business then do contact us for our March issue.
Auctions, Fairs & Sales
There is a Toy Collectors Fair at the
Royal Bath & West Showground on
Sunday 31st January from 10.30am to
2.30pm. This is one of the biggest
events of its type in the UK and over
the years it has grown in size from
40 to over 300 stalls. Catering for
all collectors, you can walk around
looking for those elusive models that
you have always wanted. Entry
£3.30 (early bird entry from 8.30am
at £10.)
Duke's in Dorchester have a
General Sale at Avenue Auctions,
Weymouth Avenue on Tuesday 2nd
February from 10.30am. Catalogue
available online.
Vickery's Auctions at Ash, near
Martock have a General Sale on
Saturday 6th from 10.30am onwards.
These auctions have household
clearances as well as a wide range
of items for sale every fortnight.
Viewing is on the Friday before the
sale from 2.00pm to 7.00pm.
Lawrence Auctioneers of
Crewkerne have a Books, Maps &
Manuscripts Auction on Friday 5th from
10.00am. Full catalogue is online.
Viewing from Tuesday before sale.
Charterhouse Auctioneers has a
Classic & Vintage Motorcycles
Auction on Sunday 7th at The Royal
Bath & West Showground, near
Shepton Mallet from 10.00am. Full
catalogue online.
Chasty Cottage Antiques has the
Sherborne Antique Fair at Digby
Road, Hound Street on Saturday 13th
February from 9.30am to 4.00pm.
Lots of stands and entry just £1.
West Country Fairs have a
Valentine's Flea Market at Digby
Church Hall in Sherborne also on
4.00pm. Admission is free and there
will be a collection of craft as well as
antiques for sale.
Classic & Vintage Cars Auction on
Sunday 14th at The Royal Bath & West
Showground, near Shepton Mallet
from 10.00am. Full catalogue online.
McCubbing & Redfern in Wells has
a Fine Art, Antique and Collectables
Auction on Wednesday 17th from
1.00pm. Viewing days are the day
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preceding the sale (10.00am to
7.00pm), the Monday (10.00am to
5.00pm) and on the morning of the
sale from 9.30am. All lots are on
their website.
Duke's in Dorchester have a Fine
Art and Specialist Auction at Brewery
Square on Tuesday 18th from
10.30am. This is on Ceramics, Glass
and Asian Art, Furniture and Works
of Art. Catalogue available online.
Silver, Jewellery, Watches, Wine &
Interiors Auction on Friday 19th at their
Long Street Salesrooms in Sherborne.
Full catalogue online at
www.charterhouse-auction.com
Vickery's Auctions at Ash, near
Martock have a sale on Saturday 20th
from 10.30am onwards. Viewing on
the Friday 2.00pm to 7.00pm.
Duke's in Dorchester have a
General Sale at Avenue Auctions,
Weymouth Avenue on Tuesday 23rd
from 10.30am. Catalogue available
online.
The Festival of Cards takes place at
the Royal Bath & West Showground
from Friday 26th to Saturday 27th from
10.00am to 4.00pm. This popular
event is the largest postcard show in
Europe with people flying from all
over the world. There are 140+
dealers offering postcards, cigarette
cards, autographs, printed ephemera
and accessories. Entry is £4 on
Friday and £2 on Saturday.
On Saturday 27th from 8.30pm to
3.30pm at Digby Memorial Hall the
Sherborne Vintage Market takes
place. Over 25 friendly sellers of
quality vintage antiques, jewellery,
silver, ephemera, furniture, soft
furnishings, books, ceremics,
traditional tools and print and
collectables. For more information
phone 07809 387594.
There is a Giant Flea Market at the
Royal Bath & West Showground on
Sunday 28th from 10.00am to 4.00pm.
This Flea Market has 200+ stands
inside and up to 200 outside with
everything for sale from toys to
ornaments and future. Entry is £4.50,
children free. More details on
01278 784912.
Lawrence's of Crewkerne have
General Sales every Wednesday
from 10.00am.
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Crewkerne Antiques Centre
16 Market Street. A large Centre with 30 traders
We buy and sell Quality Antiques Vintage Jewellery and Collectables
New space and Cabinet just become available
Enquiries: 01460 77111 Open: 9.30-4.30 Monday to Saturday
Crewkerne's Trio of
Antique Shops
There are now three Antique
venues on Market Street within
yards of each other and along
with Lawrence Auctioneers and
several other shops, Crewkerne
has become a 'destination town'
for those interested in antiques.
The Crewkerne Antique Centre
has been established for over 25
years and has 32 traders on two
floors. It has a large choice of
quality antique furniture,
ceramics, pictures, paintings,
jewellery, vintage clothing, lamps
shades and textiles. Outside
there is a large garden area with
stone plant pots, ornaments,
salvage garden furniture and so
much more.
Next door at Dekorative
Kollective there is a group of
established antique dealers and
interior designers selling English
and French country furniture,
architectural and industrial items,
lighting, upholstery, statuary
decorative items, paints and
pictures.
Now there is also the new Attic
Antiques Market which opened
its doors in December and has a
specialist in militaria and the
tribal arts. Designer and vintage
clothes, textiles, antiques and
pictures can all be found at this
exciting new venue and again
only yards from the Antique
Centre. Parking is free on the
main streets for one hour and
only £2 for the day in the car
parks.
So enjoy a warm welcome to
Crewkernes' Antique scene...not
forgetting Millys Antiques in the
precint and the large Antiques
Bazaar on South Street.
WARDON HILL
TRADING POST
ANTIQUES
VINTAGE
COLLECTABLES
A37 between
Dorchester
& Yeovil
(Clay Pigeon Site)
DT2 9PW
Tues-Sat 9-5
& Sun 9-4
01935 83069
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Antiques
by Acreman St. Antiques, Sherborne
O
We are delighted to welcome Acreman St. Antique Centre in
Sherborne as a new contributor on antiques and collectables over
the following months. I do hope you will find it interesting.
A 1964 Rolls Royce Silver Cloud III £25,000-28,000
February Auction Dates
Sunday 7th Classic & Vintage Motorcycles
Sunday 14th Classic & Vintage Cars
Friday 19th Silver, Jewellery, Watches
& Interiors with a Selection of Wine
pened at the
top of
Acreman
Street in Sherborne
at the end of
October the Antique
Centre has gone
from strength to
strength with over
45 dealers offering
a huge range of
antiques and
collectables over
4,500 square
footage and two floors. They
have a wide range of dealers with
specialists in books, jewellery,
silverware, retro antiques,
pictures, kitchenalia, painted
20th century chairs there is really
something for everyone.
They are also not just about
selling antiques as there is a
jewellery repair and re-threading
furniture, country oak and pine.
Outside they have for sale garden
furniture, statues and pots.
Within the centre you can have
a great time exploring and
rummaging with items such as old
comic books, interesting lamps
and side tables and unusual items
such as a small needle case from
£5 to a walnut table from
£1,000. Along with a wide
range of furniture from a comfy
leather armchair to Georgian
period oak and Victorian and
Edwardian pieces through to
service, a furniture restorer,
vintage light repair and re-wiring
service. If you have any items
you wish to sell do just pop in
and ask as one of the dealers
might be interested in buying
your items.
They are open seven days a
week and the light and spacious
building (formerly King's) has
customer parking as well as Cafe
121 inside which serves coffee,
teas, homemade cakes, soup and
light lunches. Why not pop in
and see what you think...
We are accepting items for these and
other specialist auctions
Further items may be delivered to the salerooms
or contact Richard Bromell for a home visit
The Long Street Salerooms Sherborne DT9 3BS
01935 812277 www.charterhouse-auction.com
February Valuation Days
There are several Antique
Valuation days taking place.
Ilminster Arts Centre on Thursday
11th from 10.00am to 1.00pm.
Martock Primary School on
Tuesday 16th from 11.00am to
3.00pm. Long Sutton Village
Hall on Wednesday 24th from
2.00pm to 5.00pm. See
Village News for more details.
P R I VA T E S A L E S
You can advertise your private antique sales for any value here
with a short description for just £12 just send in the post with
ppaymet or e-mail us at: [email protected]
Willow Pattern China
Teaport, basin, jug,
6 med plates, 5 tea
plates, 5 fruit dishes
4 cups & 6 sauces.
All A8025.
Plus plates by
Booths.
£30 for all.
01935 814067
Dutch Boat Rescue Painting
by H Koekkoek
Attractive
bevilled
glass copy
£80 ono.
01935
421389
Fishing Boats Painting by H Koekkoek
Old Frame regilded. Attractive
bevilled
glass copy
£80 ono.
01935
421389
Piano stool
Edwardian
Wooden
stool. £30.
01935
424724
ACREMAN ST.
ANTIQUES CENTRE
SHERBORNE
Mon-Sat 10am-5pm & Sun 11am-4.00pm
121 Acreman Street, Sherborne, DT9 3PH
01935 508764 www.acremanstreetantiques.co.uk
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Antique & Collectable
Framing
Gary Pyner Frames (GPF) is a
new Yeovil based business that
specialises in framing antique
prints, memorabilia, oils, water
colours, prints, stretched canvas
paintings and fabric tapestry.
The techniques and materials for
this type of framing are varied
dependant on the piece and the
needs of the client. Recent
framed works have included
Victorian and Edwardian Punch
Illustrations, Victorian Legal
Indenture documents (great
decorative pieces), Audubon
Folio prints and Redoute’s Roses
prints.
GPF have also developed a
quirky range of children’s Beano
and Dandy magazine frames,
and frame rare comic books one recent example being a
1974 ‘Escape the Planet of the
Apes’ which includes a 7” vinyl
single containing sounds to
“enhance” the reader’s
experience (those were the
days!) In fact, GPF is always on
the lookout for unusual subject
matter, making each frame a
conversation piece as well as a
stand-alone work of art. All of
these ideas are rooted in giving
these artworks and publications
a new breath of life by putting
them on the wall, rather than
buried in the back of a wardrobe
or, even worse, the bin!
All framing techniques are in
accordance with the Fine Art
Trade Guild to a Commended
Level, ensuring an outstanding
finish using materials that will
minimise the impact of pollutants,
using mouldings which are fit for
purpose with top quality mount
board and all tapes used being
PH neutral.
GPFM exhibit at the Wardon
Hill Trading Post, a new
Emporium on the A37 between
Yeovil and Dorchester housing a
range of exciting exhibitors. Do
visit them or give Gary a call on
07939 190900 to discuss your
framing needs or visit his stand.
Missed our
Deadline for
Advertising?
We are always keen
to buy antique silver
and old Sheffield plate
at current prices
Call us now so
you are ready
for next month
Please telephone or call into the shop
38 CHEAP STREET, SHERBORNE
DORSET DT9 3PX
01935 816828
01935 424724
[email protected]
www.henrywillis.co.uk
www.TheConduitMagazine.co.uk
Racy Rolls Royce at Charterhouse
A 1930 Rolls Royce, from a
deceased estate near
Crewkerne, is entered into the
Chaterhouse auction of Classic
and Vintage Cars taking place
at Exmoor Hall at The Bath &
West Showground, Shepton
Mallet on Sunday 14th February.
“It had a particularly striking
aluminium and fabric body which
replicates the Sluggard built in
1911 by Rolls Royce to perform
speed testing at Brooklands and
managed just over the magic 100
mph” commented Matthew
Whitney. “It is an imposing motor
car with the classic Rolls Royce
chrome radiator topped off with a
Spirit of Ecstasy mascot and ending
in an aerodynamic tapered body.”
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Estimated at £18,000-£22,000,
this Rolls Royce comes to the
Charterhouse classic car auction with
other vehicles from the same Somerset
estate including a 1960 Rolls Royce
Silver Cloud II for £28,000-£32,000,
a 1975 Rolls Royce Silver Shadow
£3,000-£5,000, a 1995 Bentley
Turbo RL £9,000-£11,000 and a
1952 Allis Chalmers Model B tractor
at £1,800-2,200!
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The Market House, Castle Cary
- Now available
for Weddings!
Castle Cary’s historic Market
house is now licensed to hold
weddings for up to 50 guests
and provides an ideal venue for
an intimate, individual and
atmospheric wedding.
The striking combination of the
historic Cary stone exterior with
its stately columns and beautiful
arched windows and the
recently modernised interior will
provide a stunning background
for your special day. Personal
touches can be added. The
unique design of the room
allows you to choose a layout
for your ceremony to suit your
preferences; you will love the
natural light pouring from the
glass ceiling, the beautiful
arched wooden window frames
and the great timber doors
which make possible the grand
entrance that every bride
deserves.
You may also wish to use our
covered outside space - ‘The
Undercroft’ - to let your guests
mingle and toast the happy
couple after the ceremony,
whatever the weather. You
may also wish to host your
reception here. The Market
House is an ideal venue for
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those wishing to create their
own bespoke wedding
celebration.
The picturesque streets of
Castle Cary play host to the
cobbled Pitching, the intriguing
Round House and stunning
views from Lodge Hill, perfect
for those memorable
photographs.
Alongside this exciting new
venture for The Market House,
we still have plenty of other
activities for all tastes. The
building is available to hire for
meetings, exhibitions, music
recitals, coffee mornings and
more. Castle Cary has an
inspiring adult education
programme under the name
‘Learning at the Market Place’
(LAMP) and their bustling
Tuesday Market takes place from
9.00am to 2.00pm every week,
come rain or shine! For more
information about The Market
House please contact 01963
351763 or see
www.castle-cary.co.uk/the-market-house
Travel
Heather Muir - Manager Yeovil Branch
Miles Morgan Travel
Discover the Sensational
Scenery & Natural
Wonders of Canada
C
anada is always a firm
favourite with our
customers here at Miles
Morgan Travel in Yeovil, with
its breath-taking landscapes
and dramatic coastlines and
natural wonders. It never fails
to inspire and delight in equal
measure. Snow-capped
mountains and rich forests are
reflected in perfectly still,
piercingly blue glacier lakes. Bears
prowl fast-flowing rivers in search of
fish and mighty whales breach the
waters close to shore.
DORDOGNE, FRANCE
COTTAGE FOR RENT
Pretty listed 18th
century Farmhouse
to rent - 2 cottages
next to one another
each sleep up to 5
with 2 bedrooms.
Easy reach of Bordeaux, Bergerac and Limoge from
Bristol or Exeter airports.
Enjoy the sunshine and great food at great prices!
More details: 01935
421389
Prices from £240pw to £410pw
Bookings now being accepted for 2016
You can see Canada from some
spectacular perspectives including
luxurious cruise ships and panoramic
train carriages or unwind in stunning
cities with superb shopping and a
vibrant dining scene. The only
problem that you may have is
choosing which area to visit first.
That is where Miles Morgan Travel
can help.
Why not join us at our event with
Canada Specialists 1st Class
Holidays, when they come on a rare
visit to Yeovil on
Tuesday 16th February
at The Manor Hotel
at 7.00pm. We
have an event
entitled “Discover
Canada” and we
are joined by
Jonathan Whiteley
who is a Canadian
Expert and will
provide us with the
very best insight into
how you can make
the most of your visit
to this amazing
destination. 1st
Class Holidays offer
a huge selection of
packages covering
the length and
breadth of this
stunning and diverse
country. Hear more
about a trip on the
famous Rocky
Mountaineer and
enjoying some of the
planet’s most
spectacular views or
an Alaskan Cruise and enjoy some
up-close encounters with some of the
wildlife of this great land. If you are
thinking of a trip either now or in the
future then do not miss this event.
Complimentary tickets are
available now for what is already
proving to be very popular evening.
Pop into our Yeovil branch or call us
today on 01935 428488.
Do not forget that our experienced
team of Travel Specialists are here to
assist you with all your travel needs
so call in or contact us today. We
very much look forward to seeing
you soon.
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Art
by Rachel Mowbray
Local Theatre Box Office Contact Numbers:
David Hall, South Petherton
Octagon Theatre, Yeovil
The Exchange, Sturminster Newton
Ilminster Arts Centre
Dillington House
01460
01935
01258
01460
01460
240340
422884
475137
54973
258648
Due to space restrictions we no longer list events which are fully booked.
VISUAL ART
MUSIC
From now until Saturday 13th
February at the Ilminster Arts
Centre there is a new exhibition
called ‘In The Mix’. A profound
love of the natural world unites
this collection. Pigment and
brush, bling, graphite and ink,
metal and other elemental
richness will be obvious in this
show. Then from Monday 15th to
Saturday 27th see the exhibition
‘Schools go Visual V’. This is the
fifth consecutive exhibition of the
work of young people from three
local schools showcasing their
creative achievement in art.
This gives many young people
the first experience of seeing
their work on display. For many
visitors too, it is one of our most
popular exhibitions. As it covers
the half term break it allows the
young artists to visit as well as
members of their families, friends
and teachers. Go along and
be amazed at the high standard
of work at all levels, produced
by the students in this part of
Somerset. Then from Monday 29th
to Saturday 19th March see the
‘Two Tell Tales’ exhibition
showing the colourful art of
Coldwell & Coldwell. On
Monday 29th February meet the
artists from 5.00pm to 7.00pm
for the exhibition preview.
On Friday 29th January at the
Ilminster Arts Centre from 8.00pm
see Alan Barnes, Bobby Wellins
and Jim Mullen. This concert will
feature the combined talents of
multi-award winning saxophonist
Alan Barnes, legendary sax
player Bobby Wellins and top
jazz guitarist Jim Mullen. The
Craig Milverton Trio will also be
playing an absolutely top-notch
modern mainstream jazz.
Advance booking is strongly
recommended. Tickets £20.
On Sunday 31st from 2.30pm at
Dillington House, near Ilminster
there is a concert with the Vogler
Quartet and Richard Hosford.
The internationally renowned
Spare seats at
your event?
Why not advertise with us....
most other local events do.
Rates start from £6 for an Enhanced Listing
Display adverts from £15.
Call 01935 424724
or e-mail: [email protected]
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•
Vogler Quartet perform with a
programme of glorious music.
Their repertoire covers both the
classical works for string quartet
from Haydn to Bartók and the
Second Viennese School, as well
as lesser-known and brand new
works, giving them an unusual
range. Modern compositions
have been written for them by Ian
Wilson, Gerald Barry, Frank
Michael Beyer, Jörg Widmann
and others. The Quartet’s
versatility and openness is also
reflected in their regular cooperation with other well-known
musicians, where their spectrum
ranges from a quintet featuring a
piano, clarinet, viola or cello, to
works scored for an octet. Tickets
adults £16, under 18’s £8.
On Wednesday 3rd February at the
Octagon Theatre in Yeovil from
7.30pm Sinfonia Classica and
Tamsin Little will be performing
works by Vivaldi, Mozart, Liszt
and Haydn. Tickets £20 to £23.
On Thursday 4th at the Octagon
Theatre in Yeovil from 7.30pm
see ‘The Blues Band’. Formed in
1979 by five seasoned
musicians, the band are
celebrating 35 glorious years as
Britain and Europe’s leading
exponents of one of the greatest
musical traditions of all time. It
began with a phone call by Paul
Jones, actor, singer, musician and
radio presenter, who was no
stranger to the pop charts
throughout the 1960s as front
man for the hugely successful
Manfred Mann. His fellow
Manfred Tom McGuinness shared
the same love of the music and
they knew the right people to
make their idea for a band just to
play the blues work.
Tickets from £20.
On Friday 5th at the Octagon
see ‘The Classic Rock - Top 20
Greatest Guitar Riffs Of All Time,
Part 2’. Celebrating their sixth
year, this critically acclaimed
show will toast the occasion in
the best possible fashion, with
some of the greatest moments in
rock guitar history.
Tickets £22.50 or £27.50.
Also on Friday 5th at 7.30pm
Sherborne Schools’ Choral
Society and Sherborne Girls are
performing Handel’s Messiah at
Wells Cathedral. Conducted by
John Jenkins the Soprano is
Rebecca Outram, Mezzo-soprano
is Louise Innes, Tenor is Russell
Painter and Bass is Daniel
Roddick. Tickets £10 to £15
available from 01935 818212,
01935 810518
or 01749 671770.
On Saturday 6th from 8.00pm at the
David Hall in South Petherton see
Kieran Halpin. Kieran is an Irish
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singer and songwriter and has
written a string of hit songs - many
recorded by major artistes on the
acoustic and folk scene, including
Vin Garbutt, The Battlefield Band
and Dorores Keane and more.
Dorset’s Louise Jordan is the
supporting act, who fascinates and
entertains, mixing hope with
heartbreak through her acute
observations of the everyday and
extraordinary. Tickets £13.
On Monday 8th at 8.00pm at the
David Hall in South Petherton
Holcote Productions presents
‘Unplugged’. Students from Yeovil
College Music Department will be
presenting acoustic arrangements
of original and well known
material. Tickets £4.50.
On Friday 12th from 8.00pm at the
Ilminster Arts Centre see
‘Glamorous Nights – from Hoagy
Carmichael to Peggy Lee’ from The
Kate Daniels Quartet This has a
vocal quartet of supreme quality
with more than just a hint of the
John Dankworth legacy with
enchanting jazz vocals. Kate’s
wonderful voice has a distinct
similarity to the late Sir John’s wife,
Cleo Laine. Alec the bassist is, of
course their son, and is one of the
top three or four bass players in
the country. John Horler played in
all the various Dankworth bands
for nearly 30 years and always
features in the UK jazz awards.
Joining them is Graham Pike who
plays trumpet, chromatic
harmonica, piano and guitar and
is a highly rated, incredibly
characterful musician.
Tickets £15 (£28 with pre-booked
supper at 7.00pm).
On Friday 12th at 8.00pm at the
David Hall in South Petherton see
Julian Dawson. Julian is wellknown in North America and
especially in Germany, where he
has had many chart successes. He
is a world-class harmonica player,
at home in classic UK pop, folk,
country and blues music circles.
He will be playing songs from his
new CD ‘Living Good’, as well as
favourites from his huge range of
original songs. Tickets £13.
‘The Sons of Pitches’
On Wednesday 8th June the
Naked Choir winners
‘The Sons of Pitches’ will
perform in Yeovil as part
of their UK tour. They
are a multi-award
winning British Vocal
Group combining
soaring solos,
impeccable harmonies
and sensational beat
boxing to stunning
effect. Since their
formation in 2010, ‘The
Sons’ have captivated
audiences with highly
creative vocal gymnastics
and a programme of inventive pop
covers, original numbers and
entertaining improvised songs.
Recent highlights include tours
across the UK, USA and Asia with
headline performances at the NEC
Birmingham, Vale Fest and the
Thomas who will be performing
works by Purcell and Pergolesi.
One of the world’s leading
Baroque voices, Elin Manahan
Thomas, performs the role of
Belinda in in this stunning and
dramatic concert performance of
the first masterpiece in English
opera. The epic tragedy of a
queen, a soldier and an illicit
love is told through a
spectacularly rich array of music.
Tickets from £16.50.
Finally on Friday 19th from
8.00pm at the Ilminster Arts
Centre Nicholas McCarthy will
be playing classical piano.
Tickets £15.
Hong Kong International A Capella
Festival together with a sell-out
debut run at the Edinburgh Fringe
Festival. Tickets are now on sale at
the Octagon Theatre in Yeovil and
they have attracted a lot of interest,
following the recent BBC 2 series
headed up by Gareth Malone OBE.
Competition
To win a pair of tickets to
see ‘The Sons of Pitches’
answer the following question:
What music contest did
‘The Sons of Pitches’ win?
On Saturday 20th at the David Hall
in South Petherton from 8.00pm
see one of the most highly
accomplished and critically
acclaimed bands in Britain today,
Jamie Smith’s Mabon Band, who
have built their reputation on
outstanding original compositions
and virtuoso performances. They
are hailed as one of Britain’s
‘must see’ live acts as their music
travels beyond borders to explore
the forms and styles of the Celtic
traditions. The release of their
highly anticipated fifth album,
‘The Space Between’, sees the
band take to the stage with a
refreshed set, performing
favourite tracks alongside new
material. Tickets £16.
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
see the Sacconi Quartet concert.
This award-winning quartet will
perform a programme of
wonderful music featuring works
by Mozart, Sibelius and
Schubert. The quartet performs
with style and commitment and is
known throughout the world for
its creativity and integrity of
interpretation. Tickets £16, under
18’s £8.
Also on Sunday 21st The Dublin
Legends 2016 will be at the
7.30pm. The Dubliners are true
legends of Irish Folk music.
Sadly, however, they suffered a
Send your answer with address by postcard to:
The Conduit Magazine (address on page 3)
or e-mail the answer to: [email protected]
by Friday 11th March. Good Luck.
On Saturday 13th at the Octagon
Theatre in Yeovil from 7.30pm see
Brit Award winning harmonisers,
Blake. They are back with a new
album, new songs and their most
uplifting live show yet. Fresh from
tours to the USA, Russia, Korea
and China, expect their famous
and lively audience banter to
feature some hilarious new stories.
Tickets from £19.
On Wednesday 17th at the Octagon
Theatre in Yeovil at 7.30pm Dillie
Keane takes a short break from
her Fascinating Aïda pals to
present her first solo show in 57
years. With brand new tunes,
grand old favourites, gorgeous
songs of love and hilarious songs
of utter wickedness, Dillie will
break your heart, mend it again
and have it sent to the cleaners for
pressing. Tickets £21.
On Thursday 18th from 7.30pm at
the Octagon Theatre in Yeovil see
Martin Simpson. Nominated for
Musician of the Year and for Best
Album with Vagrant Stanzas BBC
Radio 2 Folk Awards 2014.
Widely acknowledged as one of
the finest acoustic and slide guitar
players in the world. Martin’s
interpretations of traditional songs
are masterpieces of storytelling.
His solo shows are intense,
eclectic, spellbinding and deeply
moving. Tickets £15 or £16.
On Thursday 18th from 8.00pm at
there is an Elvis Tribute Night.
Elvis fans will love this tribute to
the King by Barry Paull. Rock the
night away in your blue suede
shoes as Barry performs some of
Elvis’ greatest hits. Tickets under
18’s £12, includes burger and
wedges.
On Friday 19th from 7.30pm at the
Exchange in Sturminster Newton
see an Elvis tribute act. This
promises to be a truly entertaining
show that caters for any occasion.
Garry J Foley has been
performing as an Elvis tribute
artist throughout the UK for a
number of years and he wows the
crowds time and time again with
his fantastic tribute to Elvis.
Tickets £12.50.
Also on Friday 19th at the Octagon
see the Armonico Consort
together with Elin Manahan
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YAOS's Production of 'Evita'
body blow with the sudden tragic
death of founding member Banjo
Barney McKenna. Quite
naturally this meant that the
remaining members chose to sit
down and decide upon the
band’s future. John Sheahan,
after 48 years of touring,
decided it was time to step off the
tour bus and it was agreed that
The Dubliners, as a touring band,
would come to an end. The
Dublin Legends were born.
Tickets £21.
On Thursday 25th and Friday 26th at
the Octagon Theatre in Yeovil
from 7.30pm the multi-talented
musician, singer and songwriter,
Ben is Elvis. Ben had Elvis’s
DNA in his blood from an early
age. His father was an avid fan
and Ben grew up on a diet of
Elvis songs. Having honed his
musical talent he started his
journey as an Tribute Artist in
2005 when he formed the Taking
Care of Elvis band. Tickets £23.
On Friday 26th from 8.00pm at
the David Hall in South Petherton
see Cara Dillon with Sam
Lakeman. Cara has won every
folk award going and makes
music that reaches beyond the
constraints and limitations of
tradition. The support is Phil
King who is performaning ahead
of his release of his new studio
album out in April. Tickets £20.
Also, on Friday 26th at 8.00pm at
the Ilminster Arts Centre see ‘The
Mike Collins Quartet’ playing
vibrant contemporary jazz. They
play a distinctive blend of
originals, less played
compositions by great writers
and a sprinkling of standards.
Comprising piano, bass, drums
and saxophones, this band has a
light, relaxed style of playing
with a distinctly contemporary
feel to it, without going into
territory that might be described
as futuristic. Tickets £12 (£25
with pre-booked supper at
7.00pm).
On Saturday 27th at 7.30pm at the
Ilminster Arts Centre see ‘The
Eolienne Quintet’. Entertaining
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and accessible classical music
from a young award-winning
woodwind ensemble. Their
programme, carefully chosen to
entertain, will include Malcolm
Arnold’s catchy and humorous
arrangement of Sea Shanties.
Tickets £12.
Also on Saturday 27th from
7.30pm at the Octagon Theatre
in Yeovil see Lee Nelson. He
headlined Glastonbury with
Kanye West and is extending his
sell out tour. Tickets £20.
On Sunday 28th from 7.30pm at
the Octagon Theatre see ‘The
Simon and Garfunkel Story’. A
brand new show for 2016, direct
from its success in London’s West
End with a sold out UK tour and
standing ovations at every
performance. Using huge
projection photos and original
film footage, this 50th
anniversary celebration also
features a full live band
performing all the hits including
Mrs. Robinson, Cecilia, Bridge
over Troubled Water, Homeward
Bound and many more.
Tickets from £16.50.
On Friday 29th at 8.00pm at the
Ilminster Arts Centre Centre
Concerts in the West presents
Nicholas McCarthy, with a piano
recital of left-hand only
repertoire. Tickets £15 (£28
with pre-booked supper at
7.00pm).
PERFORMANCE
On Sunday 31st January from
2.00pm at the Octagon Theatre
in Yeovil join Ballet Theatre UK in
their beautiful re-telling of Hans
Christian Andersen’s classic
fairytale ballet, ‘The Snow
Queen’. This spectacular
production follows the story of
Gerda and her quest to find her
friend Kay, whom the Snow
Queen has placed under an evil
spell. Gerda’s fantastic
adventure takes her on a journey
across the frozen North where
she encounters a band of
gypsies, enchanted reindeer and
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From Monday 8th to Friday 19th March
the Yeovil Amateur Operatic
Society are delighted to present
‘Evita’, a musical by Andrew Lloyd
Webber and lyricist
Tim Rice, which began
life as a rock opera
concept album
released in 1976. Its
success led to awardwinning productions
in the West End, with
Elaine Paige, David
Essex and Joss
Ackland and then on
Broadway, where it
was the first British
musical to win a Tony
Award for Best
Musical. ‘Evita’ was made into a
film in 1996 which starred
Madonna and the show has just
finished an extensive UK tour.
‘Evita’ tells the story of Eva Duarte
(Jenny Holland-Brewer), following
her journey from illegitimacy and
childhood poverty through to
extraordinary wealth, power and
iconic status which ultimately led
her to be heralded as the ‘spiritual
leader of the nation’
by the Argentine
people. An icon both
loved and hated in
her own country. The
show opens with the
announcement of her
death on 26th July
1952 at the age of 33
and the story is told
and commented on by
the narrator Che (Luke
Whitchurch). The
story includes several
love affairs, Eva’s
determination to rise to the top, tells
us about the changing political face
of the wealthy country of Argentina
and the fight for ‘A New Argentina’
as well as filled with songs along
the way. Tickets are available from
the Octagon Theatre.
Competition
To win two pairs of tickets to see
‘Evita’ at the Octagon Theatre
answer the following question:
Who is the main character in Evita?
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or e-mail the answer to: [email protected]
by Wednesday 24th February. Good Luck.
a mysterious and reclusive
Lapland woman. Only Gerda’s
love for Kay can release him
from the spell and break the
Snow Queen’s curse of eternal
winter. Ballet Theatre UK’s
renowned company of
international dancers, beautiful
costumes and glittering stage sets
combine to create a magnificent
spectacle, all set to a glorious
and magical score. Tickets
£12.50 to £16.50.
On Thursday 4th February from
7.30pm at the Exchange in
Sturminster Newton see ‘Zulu
Tradition’. From KwaZulu Natal
to the world’s stage, Zulu
tradition are rekindling the spark
of Zulu culture and heritage
through traditional drama, song
and dance. With a heady mix of
African harmonies, high energy
athletic dance, drum rhythms and
authentic costumes, expect an
exciting, entrhalling and hugly
entertaining journey. Tickets
£10, under 18’s £7.
From Wednesday 10th to Saturday
13th at 2.30pm and 7.30pm at
the Exchange in Sturminster
Newton the SNADS 2016
pantomime is Lewis Carrol’s
fantastical ‘Alice in Wonderland’.
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A delightful panto featuring
many of the well known
characters such as The White
Rabbit, Tweedle Dum and
Tweedle Dee, The King and
Queen of Hearts, The
Caterpillar, Cheshire Cat and
more. Tickets £7 or £8.
Newton enjoy a night like no
other with Valentines Opera
Soiree. This special night
promises wonderful light,
operatic entertainment from The
London Festival Opera ensemble
that is simply breath taking and
will leave you with an evening
to remember. There will be
canapes and drinks beforehand.
Works will include an ensemble
piece from La Traviata, The
Birdcathers song from the Magic
Flute, Habanera from Bizet’s
Carmen and A piece from La
Boheme. Tickets £25.
On Sunday 21st at 3.00pm at the
Exchange in Sturminster Newton
the Light Company presents ‘The
Magic Beanstalk’. Jack, his
mum and their cow, Daisy, are
in trouble. Their house is
leaking, the phones cut off,
there is no food in the fridge
and they have got nits!
Something has got to change.
With beautiful hand carved
puppets, illusion and amazing
experiments, the classic story of
Jack and the Giant are brought
to live for an exciting adventure.
Suitable 5+.
Tickets £6, under 18’s £5.
On Wednesday 24th at the
7.30p Take Art’s annual county
youth dance platform ‘Spring
Forward’ returns for the 6th year
and as ever brings together
young, inspiring dancers from
across Somerset.
FILM
On Friday 29th January at 8.00pm
at the David Hall the Petherton
Picture Show is showing ‘Amy’.
A powerful biography on the
story of Amy Winehouse in her
own words with unseen archival
footage and unheard tracks.
Tickets £5.
Newton see the film
‘Suffragette’. Tickets £4.50.
Villages & Towns.
On Wednesday 10th February at
Digby Church Hall, Sherborne
from 7.30pm ArtsLink Flicks
presents ‘Suffragette’. Tickets
£6 in advance from Sherborne
TIC on 01935
815341 or on the
door. See Movies
Around the
Villages & Towns.
Scotland, receives a prophecy
from a trio of witches that one
day he will become King of
Scotland. Consumed by
ambition and spurred to action
by his wife, Macbeth murders
his King and takes the throne
for himself. This is Australian
Director Justin Kurzel’s stunning
version of the play with Michael
Fassbender and Marion
Cotillard.
Tickets £5.
Newton see the film ‘Everest’.
On the morning of 10th May
1996, climbers from two
commercial expeditions start
their final ascent toward the
summit of Mount Everest, the
highest point on Earth. With
little warning, a violent storm
strikes the mountain, engulfing
the adventurers in one of the
fiercest blizzards ever
encountered by man. Tickets £4.50.
FOR CHILDREN
On Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th
February at the Octagon Theatre
in Yeovil see ‘We’re Going on
a Bear Hunt’. Direct from a
smash hit West End and
international tour, Michael
Rosen’s award-winning book
‘We’re Going on a Bear Hunt’ is
brought vividly and noisily to
the stage in Director Sally
Following on the success of the
Sherborne Young Musician and
the M4EU programme in
Sherborne in 2014 Sherborne
Douzelage and Sherborne Abbey
Festival, in conjunction with
Sherborne Schools, are organising
the events again in 2016.
However, hurry as applications
close on Sunday 31st January.
The competition will take place on
Saturday 12th March in the Music
School at Sherborne School.
Teenage solo musicians in
Woodwind, Strings, Brass,
Keyboard and solo vocal will each
be asked to present a piece or
pieces of music of not more than
10 minutes long.
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- The five winners will be given
the opportunity to take part in a
European Festival of classical
music and song which is being
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- A panel of judges will select
the best in each discipline.
Each participant will receive a
certificate, as will discipline
winners. The best in each
discipline will perform in an
evening concert on the same
day to select the Sherborne
Young Musician of the Year,
who will also receive a trophy
and cash prize.
To take part you must be a British Citizen and resident, or in full time
education, within approximately 10 miles of Sherborne, which includes
Yeovil, Ilchester, Castle Cary, Wincanton, Sturminster Newton and
Cerne Abbas. Participants must be 13 to 19 years of age on 6th July
2016. You should have achieved ABRSM grade 6 or equivalent. You
must submit a copy of your certificate or a letter from your teacher that
you are of the appropriate standard, together with the application form.
Please ask your music teacher for an application form or for details and
application forms contact Kevin Waterfall by e-mail
[email protected], or call 07825 152251.
Cookson’s adaptation set to
Benji Bower’s versatile, lively
score. Expect catchy songs,
interactive scenes and plenty of
hands-on adventure - plus a few
special surprises. Contact the
Octagon for show times.
Tickets £11.
On Friday 19th at the
David Hall in South
Petherton at 8.00pm
in South Petherton
see ‘Macbeth’.
Macbeth, a Thane of
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Enter Sherborne Young
Musician Competition
On Sunday 31st January and
Saturday 27th February from
7.30pm at the David Hall in
South Petherton it is
Performance Evening. All types
of performance are welcome
and all have the opportunity to
deliver for 10 to 15 minutes
with full PA and lighting system.
Suggested contribution is £1 for
performers and £2 Audience.
Please pay on the door.
strumming patterns and chord
transitions this course
promises to build on the skills
you have already developed.
Course £50.
On Monday 15th from 8.00pm at
the Ilminster Arts Centre go
along to the regular jazz jam
session. If you play an
instrument and have an interest
in jazz and a yen to try
improvising around jazz
standards and other well-known
tunes then this is for you. It is
£2 to perform or to listen.
ALSO SEE Village News
& Around The Towns
& Villages FOR MORE
MUSIC & FILMS.
On Saturday 13th from 9.45am
at the Dillington House there is
a one day Ukulele Workshop –
Improvers Course. This is ideal
for anyone who has already
started getting to grips with
their ukulele and knows a
handful of chords but would
like to improve their technique
and expand their repertoire.
With a special focus on
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Web Design & Online Marketing
by Marc Osborne, Gromedia.com
A Guide to E-commerce
Online retail has boomed in
recent years thanks to the many
benefits it offers the general
public. In fact, by 2017, it is
predicted that e-commerce will
I
account for 15% of the British
economy. So what is the key to
its success? How can your
business take advantage of this
prosperous opportunity?
Why is E-commerce So Popular?
t is no secret that online retail
is now a dominant force with
brands such as Amazon and
John Lewis leading the way. The
shopping experience that these
websites offer is extremely
convenient meaning the public has
taken to purchasing online like a
duck to water.
Purchasing your desired
products can now be done from
the comfort of your own living
room with a glass of wine in
hand. There are also savings to
be made as products are often
cheaper online than in high-street
T
shops. So what are the
advantages of e-commerce to
retailers?
Firstly, e-commerce offers a
potentially global audience for a
retailer. The ability to reach a
target audience in their own home
should not be underestimated.
Secondly, the cost of running an
e-commerce business is very low
when compared with running a
physical store. There is no rent to
pay on expensive premises,
business processes are simplified
and less man-hours are required to
run it smoothly.
How to Start Your E-commerce Venture
here are now many
options available to
retailers looking to set up
an e-commerce store.
The first option is to use an
“off-the-shelf” e-commerce
package such as
WooCommerce, Shopify or
Magento. These open-source
packages offer a very
reasonably priced way to set up
an e-commerce store and include
all the standard e-commerce
features that the public has come
to expect such as secure
checkout with PayPal, search
function, featured products,
discount codes, customer login
and many more besides.
If your needs are a little more
bespoke, then it may be worth
looking into having a bespoke
system developed. Whilst this
will almost certainly cost more, it
does offer a higher level of
control over the features and
functionality of the website.
Either way, it is important to do
your research. What features do
you require? What are the initial
setup costs? What are the ongoing costs? How will you
promote your e-commerce
business?
If you have a project that you
would like to discuss then please
call me on 01935 420780 or
email [email protected]
2016 Technology to Watch
Technology is advancing at a
massively fast rate and this
will continue in 2016.
The world’s biggest
technology companies have
slickly designed virtual reality
headsets. Facebook’s Oculus
Rift will be the first to arrive
costing £200 followed by
PlayStation VR formerly known
as Project Morpheus going on sale
before the end of June. Microsoft
will bring a prototype of HoloLens its mixed reality goggles that overlay
virtual screens on real ones.
Video gamers are the target
market and several 'immersive'
games are being developed. A few
hospital surgeons have used
prototype headsets to conduct
virtual operations and in the future
the devices are planned to be used
to put viewers in the middle of a
sports stadium or in the middle of a
realistic virtual battle. Industry
analysts predict that the VR market
as a whole will be worth £100
billion by 2020.
Virtual assistants are also
becoming popular where they
collect information about us to help
us make decisions. The main
proponents are Apple’s Siri,
Google’s Now and Microsoft’s
Cortana. This year brings
Facebook’s M which has the
advantage of being plugged into
the goldmine of personal
information of Facebook. All the
assistants use ‘machine learning’ to
discern our characters from the
information that their corporate
owners collect then use algorithmns
to learn how to act upon this date to
help us through the day.
Wearables have been introduced
but are not popular. The Apple
Watch did not live up to the hype
and nor did Google Glasses, the
computer powered spectacles, which
were cast aside by the company last
year. Both will return with slicker
designs along with other offerings
from fitness band makers such as
Fitbit. Analysts now expect smart
phone owners to buy their first
wearable device this year.
Pulse tracking tattoos, implanted
microchips and ‘smart’ contact
lenses also may enjoy greater
mainstream use.
Finally, but not least, it is expected
that cyber-attacks are likely to
increase as it is said we are years
behind the hackers - so be warned!
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Sherborne & Yeovil
Ageist House of Lords
Did you know that the
average age of peers
in the House of Lords
has dropped from just
over 70 in October
2014 to a sprintly 69.
There is still some way
to go however as
figures released
recently show there are
146 peers above the
age of 80 and just two
under 40! Time for
reform maybe?
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Legal Matters
by Lesley Powell, Associate Solicitor
at Battens Solicitors
Counting the Cost
of Divorce
A
Somerset law firm has
warned that divorced
couples may have to
return to court to renegotiate
their financial settlements
because of a glitch on a
Government website. Battens
Solicitors, which is
headquartered in Yeovil, says
the Ministry of Justice (MoJ)
software error shows why
having a specialist family
solicitor is so important. It
means that couples who used
forms on the MoJ’s website may
well have reached financial
settlements based on flawed
calculations.
Associate Lesley Powell, a
newly appointed family law
expert at Battens, said: “The
Court requires each of the
parties to fill in a
comprehensive means form, a
Form E, to settle financial
matters in divorce proceedings.
It appears that in some cases
where Form E on the website
has been relied upon to
undertake automatic
calculations, these calculations
have been flawed. This may
well have led to some incorrect
settlements.”
The software blunder meant
that some debts and other
liabilities were not taken into
account in calculations of
property values in divorce
cases. This could mean a
return to court for couples to
renegotiate the financial terms
of their settlement. Lesley, who
01935 846000
has worked extensively in
family law for the past 15
years, added: “This problem
highlights the danger of ‘DIY’
divorces and the reliance on
online forms and calculators. It
emphasises the need for
divorcing couples to obtain
specialist legal advice and
assistance, something our
Family Team can help with. At
Battens we offer a specialist
personal service
and the forms we
use are not
affected by this
glitch. “Our
specialist Family
lawyers go the
extra mile and
check the forms
before sending
them to our clients
for approval and
so any existing
client should not
be worried.”
Battens faces a
customary rise in instructions
from separating couples after
the festive period.
The law firm ensures that a
qualified mediator is on hand
and ready to help at each of its
offices in Yeovil, Sherborne,
Dorchester and Weymouth.
Lesley, who is based in
Battens’ office in Yeovil, is a
member of the Law Society's
Family Law Panel and a
member of Resolution. Anyone
who has used the online form
or concerned that their financial
settlement may have been
based on flawed calculations
can contact Battens’ Family
Team on 01935 846000.
As well as our offices in
Yeovil, Dorchester and
Weymouth, Battens is
available in Castle Cary:
Every Tuesday morning at The
Shambles, Market House,
Castle Cary between 9.00am12.30pm
To make a Tuesday
appointment please call:
01963 834477
www.battens.co.uk
OFFICES IN SHERBORNE, YEOVIL, DORCHESTER and WEYMOUTH
Financial Planning
A
by Andrew Fort B.A.(Econ.) MIFP Dip PFS CFP
s I pen this article stock
markets around the
world have begun the
New Year with considerable
uncertainty. This uncertainty
reminded me of an article that I
read a few months ago, written
by an American financial
adviser. Although it relates to
the US stock market, the
powerful principle that it refers
to is equally relevant to UK
investors.
It’s Back to the Future Day
today - 21st October 2015 was
the futuristic setting from the
sequel, where Marty and Doc
in the black within a few
months, but it would have been
impossible to know this at the
time. Biff would have also
suffered through the savings and
loan crisis a couple of years
after that and then a series of
other stuff virtually every year
thereafter. The S&P 500 had a
standard deviation of over 17
during this period of time, which
means he would have had to
accept quite a bit of volatility to
earn these returns. However
had he stuck it out and
continued to invest, Biff Tannen
would still have been a big shot
have to travel to set things right.
However when they get to 2015
from 1985, a leap of 30 years,
they arrive in a dystopia in
which Marty’s nemesis, Biff
Tannen, is rich and powerful.
As Biff had purloined a sports
almanac from the future and
used it to gamble knowing the
results beforehand. Ironically,
he could have simply bought
into the US stock market and
skipped all the sports betting:
- Every dollar invested into the
US stock market in 1985
would currently be worth
more than $25
- $10,000 invested in the S&P
500 on 1st January 1985 is
currently worth $255,000
- $100,000 would be
$2.55 million
This includes dividends and
assumes maximum patience
without any selling over the last
three decades. The return
clocks in at a 12.93% yearly
average and a cumulative
annual growth rate (CAGR) of
11.4%. Not as exciting as
calling every Super Bowl in
advance, but not too shabby
either.
Now, bear in mind, it would
not have been easy. Two years
after an October 1985 stock
market investment, Biff would
have had to live through the
Crash of 1987, which would
have reduced his original
principal by 23% in a single
day. He would have been back
by the time 2015 rolled around.
The S&P 500 was trading at
186 in October of 1985 versus
2032 today. Biff did not need
the sports almanac, nor did any
other enterprising young person
back in 1985. All he needed
was the courage and foresight
to invest in American prosperity
and hang on through the wars,
recessions, threats, crashes,
corrections and scares that are a
permanent feature of the
investing landscape. Easier said
than done!
Here at FFP we help you
understand how the market
works so that at times of market
exuberance or panic, you focus
on the long term strategy and
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Save on Bills
by Edward Covill, Ten Go
Water, Water everywhere
A
t least we have some
good news about one of
life’s essentials. So far
we have got the results of seven
small business savings that have
had a free water check and the
average saving has been a
useful £900 plus per site.
Bigger savings are expected
when users can change supplier
in July 2016.
Domestic users will also be
able to change supplier. We
have not found anyone who will
carry out free water checks for
them, but, Wessex Water
provides useful information on
request. (Tel 0345 600 4600)
Scale in boilers is the biggest
cause of waste for domestic
users and the dual action 'Scale
Manager', is the best we have
found to eradicate this.
NPower has been fined £26M
for bad energy service and we
have almost as many complaints
about Scottish Power. It is
prudent to check the amount the
bill states: what you have used;
you are on the right tariff and
that the correct price is on the
bill so it is simple arithmetic. If
you have changed energy
supplier in the last 6 years,
check from the old supplier that
they are not hiding a credit
balance. Several firms do not
give you your money back
without being asked. Natural
gas prices are now much lower
because of the world surplus.
An interesting development is
that Dual Energy, hitherto
providing electricity only, is now
entering the gas market and they
provide “Smart” Meters.
LPG bulk prices continue to
tumble. We are regularly
quoting 34p per litre and in
some cases have got down to
32p. Extra Fuel ‘s current price
is 29.9p per litre, but since they
do not operate a telemetric
system and delivery is longer,
you have to be alert to avoid
running out of LPG.
Online Fraud is on the
increase. Crooks find it easier to
'con' you rather than steal a van,
find an unprotected target, risk a
shootout and a lengthy spell in
jail. One doing the rounds is
from an individual who pretends
that your computer is being
protected by him and requests
payment to renew the nonexistent virus protection.
Credit card companies are
fighting for your business. Now
is an excellent time to shop
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S.A.D. or Just Plain
Old Sad?
Seasonal Affective Disorder or
SAD is a form of depression
most commonly experienced by
an estimated 1 in 10 people
living in northern climes, during
the winter period when the days
are short and there is very little
sunlight. Typical symptoms
include low energy,
concentration and sleep
problems, sadness, anxiety,
stress, panic attacks, mood
changes, relationship problems,
alcohol or drug abuse and stress
eating.
The jury is still out as to the
actual causes of SAD, but
research suggests it may be the
result of low serotonin levels (the
mood regulator), high melatonin
levels (the sleep hormone),
disrupted circadian rhythm
(body clock) and insufficient
vitamin D levels. It is thought
that SAD can also be triggered
by a traumatic life event or
serious illness.
The one common factor is the
feeling of depression or
sadness. This provokes the
question: Are those people who
are feeling down and depressed
in the winter months suffering
from SAD or are they genuinely
depressed and, therefore, more
likely to be diagnosed as having
SAD?
The post-Christmas period can
be challenging for most people
unless they have the wherewithal
to jet off to the ski slopes or
south of the Equator for a couple
of weeks. Most people are short
of money; the weather
(especially this year to date!) is
bad; social events are limited
and unexpected bills seem to
land on the doormat.
There are a number of things
we can do to help ourselves, but
sometimes it is challenging to
find the motivation to begin the
process when we are feeling
low. Here are my suggestions:
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Begin by telling someone you
trust how you are feeling,
and ask them to help you get
started. (Do not choose
anyone who is feeling depressed!)
Spend as much time as you
can outdoors, especially on
brighter days, preferably late
morning/early afternoon.
Notice how much better you
feel after a brisk walk.
An energetic workout in the
gym or a swim 2-3 times
weekly, ideally followed by a
sauna, will leave you feeling
a lot brighter.
Join a dance or singing
group; go and do Pilates
or yoga.
Avoid sugar and carbohydrates
as these will actually make
you feel worse. Instead eat
a healthy diet with lots of
fresh vegetables.
Invest in a sunrise alarm clock
to wake you up early each
morning gently and naturally.
Staying late in bed is
definitely not the answer!
Take a daily dose of a good
quality D3 and a multi B
supplement. My favourites
are Vitamin D3 High Potency
Tablets and Multi B Extra
from the highly reputable
British company Cytoplan:
www.cytoplan.co.uk
(01684 310 699).
Quote ‘Niki Cassar CN10’
for a 10% discount on
all supplements.
Still down? Get help!
Hypnotherapy can be very
effective in permanently
neutralising sad and
depressed feelings.
Please call Niki Cassar for a free
confidential chat on 01963
371695. Quote 'The Conduit' for a
£10 discount on your first session in
Horsington (Templecombe) or The
Sherborne Rooms, 56 Cheap Street,
Sherborne.
Pet Health
A fresh start
Matt Saunders BVetMed MRCVS is a Director at the
Newton-Clarke Partnership with surgeries in Yeovil and Sherborne
T
here is no
doubt my
patients and
cases are interesting,
rewarding and
sometimes
frustratingand, on
occasion all at the
same time but the
fact that every pet
has an owner means
I deal with many
different people on a
daily basis and it is
these interactions
which hold some of
my favourite
memories.
Rather than
lingering over old
memories I suppose it is that
time of year to once again look
forward and consider the New
Year. For many the fresh start
brings some focus to life and
these thoughts often turn to diet
and exercise, perhaps making
up for holiday overindulgences,
but there is more to consider
when it comes to our pets.
A regular visit to your vet is
the best way to stay ahead of
potential problems. At our
surgeries a thorough clinical
exam is always part of your
pet’s annual vaccinations.
Having a good baseline of
information about your pet also
gives the vet something to
compare to when determining
exactly what is wrong.
Regular exercise has the
obvious health benefits, but it is
also a great time to bond with
our pets. A simple daily walk
helps a dog learn manners,
provides some good quality
time together and does
wonders for the human
counterpart too! Keeping pets
at their correct body weight
reduces the risk of heart and
joint problems, diabetes and
many other illnesses.
Like humans, pets that eat
poor quality food are just not
as healthy as those that are fed
a good balanced diet. Poor
skin, coat, muscle tone, dental
disease and obesity problems
can all be a result of an
inadequate diet. Also, pets are
not humans and a diet rich in
table scraps is not a healthy
one.
No one wants to be around a
pet whose skin crawls.
Constant itching, for example,
can be extremely debilitating
for pets and owners alike.
Regular internal and external
parasite control is essential.
Not only does it make your pet
more pleasing to be around but
it is much healthier for them.
At our Yeovil and Sherborne
surgeries we are always
available to help with your
pets’ New Year’s resolutions;
whether it is the right parasite
protection or diet advice for
your new puppy or kitten and
finally we would like to take
this opportunity to wish you all
a happy and prosperous New
Year.
Sport
by Gary Shackle Sherborne Sports Centre Manager
A
Sherborne Sports Centre 10k Run
fter the phenomenal
success of the previous
two years, we are
delighted to be bringing back
our 10K Run on Sunday 13th
March. This year’s route will
again start and finish at
Sherborne Sports Centre,
taking in sights of Sherborne
Castle, The Abbey and
class on a Tuesday 6.00pm7.00pm. This indoor training
class is aimed to make you
fitter, stronger and more
adaptable for all your running
needs.
The entrance fee is once
again set at £10 per person.
In addition, we are also
offering an early bird special!
wonderful surrounding
countryside on the way.
We are always delighted to
welcome a diverse mix of ages
and abilities to our events and
the 10k is no different. May be
you are a keen runner and
think you can beat our course
record of 34 minutes 57
seconds set by Tom Scott in
2014? Alternatively, you may
be new to running and always
wanted to try an event like this?
If so, we have various ways to
help you. You can email Matt
Ward on
[email protected] (event
co-ordinator and Personal
Trainer) or call him on 01935
810548. Matt can give you
tailored knowledge and
training advice or you could
join our popular “RUNFIT”
Register by 17th February and
you can bring along a friend
for half price! So sign up
today! Visit our website
www.sherbornesports.co.uk/10
k for run details and
registration.
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Customer satisfaction guaranteed
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Previous experience useful but not essential as
training will be given and lots of help. We are
a friendly team and this would suit anyone who
likes talking to people, who is organised and
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There is generous commission for the right person.
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Free Private Sales – Got something to sell – then let us know!
If you have something to sell send details in the post,
e-mail us at [email protected] or phone
01935 424724. Also now see Private Antique Sales.
Some things are
just not that
easy to reach....
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 for just £6. The Conduit Magazine reserves the
right to decline unsuitable items.
Home & Garden
4 Winter Tyres on steel wheels.
Wheels 6J x 15H2 g.c. Tyres
Continental Contiwinter.
195/65r15. Ready to fit to car.
£199. 01935 862678
Brass standard lamp; twisted stem
with 2 lights with pretty glass
shades. 62” tall. vgc. £10.
01935 872217
Pair of matching pine bolt together
single beds with flatted base, plus
mattresses. £30 each.
01458 448207
Flat pack double door wardrobe
with shelf and hanging rail. £25.
(Street). 01458 448207
Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 tablet 16GB - dark grey. vgc. £185 or ono.
07961 890956
Sony Stereo System. Radio, CD,
Tape, Record deck + speakers. £25.
01935 389206
Curtains MultiYork professional made
and lined. Traditional jacquard
weave soft colours, recently cleaned.
3 matching pairs vgc 75" (182cm)
drop £20 per pair. 01963 220538
Curtain Poles. 6 metal adjustable
length, antique style complete with
all fittings, finals and hold backs.
£60 for the lot. 01963 220538
Square mahogany style telephone
table with seat. £45 ono.
01935 476815
Dustbin. Heavy steel with lid. £6.
01935 478082
Kenmaster Chef with mince
attachment, cook books, instructions
etc. As new, used only 3 times.
Need the space. £100 ono.
01935 389790
Double glazed exterior door +4
keys. Size: 77.5'' x 30''. vgc. £50
ono. 01935 479173
4 burner gas hob, with electric
ignition. Size: 60cm. vgc. Genuine
reason for sale. £25 ono.
01935 479173
Ironing Board. Metal. £6.
01935 478082
Three seater setee in red leather.
Poltroarredo made in Italy. £199
ono. 01935 413554
Oval wooden wine rack (10
bottles). 38" H x 18" W. £20.
01935 389206
LCD TV 46" Samsung series 5. For
wall mounting, full working order 5
years old. Can deliver £199.
01460 242071 or 07834 550899
1960 Oak Dressing table with 3
mirrors. £30; Large pine wardrobe
£25; Oak oblong table 66" L x 26"
W & 4 chairs. £45. For sale due to
moving. 01935 816320
Single wooden bedframe with
headboard £35 ono. 01963
250892
Baby Walker as new £20. 01963
250892
NB Antique brass chandelier: Will
the lady who bought the chandelier
please collect the matching brass
decorative ceiling rose.
01935 872217
Bench Tile Cutter. Ferm 600 watt
water cooled, cuts tiles up to 22mm
thick. £20. 01963 220538
Gold's Gym Swivel Skipping Rope.
Get fit cheaply! Brand new. £5.
01935 421389
Golf Balls. Maxfli MD90 Max
distance 3 new golf balls + pack of
Arnold Palmer Training balls + odd
golf balls, score counter and 3
packs of tees. All for £8.
01935 421389
Demijohns. Brew your own wine or
beer! Large & clear. £3.
01935 421389
Wine making equipment. Lever
corking machine, recipe books,
gravity tub, fermenting locks, corks,
etc. £20 ono. 01935 421389
Long Handle Axe. £8.
01935 478082
Richa ladies leather motorcycle
jacket size D40/12, with
removeable waterproof liner and
body warmer. No accidents. £50.
07742 888212
Set of Taylor Lignoid Bowls size 4
medium £55 ono. 01963 250892
but with The Conduit
Magazine we reach local
customers quickly and
easily in Bruton, Castle
Cary, Crewkerne,
Ilminster, Langport,
Sherborne, Somerton,
Yeovil, Wincanton and
most of the surrounding
villages.
To advertise with us call
01935 424724
Wanted
TOP PRICES PAID FOR OLD TOYS
- any condition
Trains, cars and lorries, soldiers, etc
Britains, Dinky, Corgi, Hornby,
Meccano, Tri-ang, etc
01935 816072 (07527 074343)
Pastimes of Sherborne, 3 Westbury
(in front of the Abbey)
HARDWOOD LOGS
FULL & HALF LOADS
07977 668848
Seasoned
Hardwood Logs
Small & Large Loads
07973 871708
01935 825506 (eve)
Miscellaneous
56lb Castiron square weight. £5.
01935 478082
Sports & Leisure
Matt Hayes Match fishing rod 12'.
New not used. £15.
01458 223977
Circular Saw JCB. 500 watt HD
184mm diameter blade. £20.
01963 220538
2 box sets of 4 DVDs. WWI Battles
& True Stories. £10 each.
01935 414928
Free Cardboard Boxes. Suitable for
packing and storage.
01935 424724
Table tennis net and post with 2
bats. Never used. £10 ono.
01935 424724
Wooden Pallets. For dog bed,
compost box, furniture. Solid wood.
Bargain at £3 each.
01935 424724
Compound Mitre Saw Rexon. 1800
watt, 255mm diameter blade. £30.
01963 220538
Folding Black Metal Dog Cage
30”x 20”x 20”. Good condition.
£20. 01935 389165
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