FOSSE TRINITY NEWS Serving the communities of Ditcheat, East Pennard and Pylle Fosse Trinity Benefice Fete Sunday 22nd june 2014 HELEN BUSHROD LOOSE COVERS, CURTAINS, CUSHIONS, etc. Made to your requirements FREE ESTIMATES Tel: 01749 860546 THE ALHAMPTON INN Travellers Rest ALHAMPTON,SHEPTON MALLET Stone, East Pennard (on the A37) TEL: 01749 860747 01749 860069 Open All Day OPEN ALL DAY from 12.00 noon Excellent home cooked food Mon-Sat 12.15 - 8.30 Traditional pub food Tea / Coffee Sunday Roast 12.15-2.30pm Sunday Roast booking advisable Quiz Nights/Skittles/Pool/Darts B & B en-suite rooms Buffets quoted for on request www.travellersrest.org.uk Fish and chips takeaway available 2 Letter from the editors This Month In this issue we bring news of musical treats (p35), open gardens (p8), a dog show p(11) flower festival Advertiser Index 58 (p26) and a duck race (p41) along with our summer A lhampton News 41 fetes (p6). With beautiful weather and our glorious B ook Group 54 C hurch Services 30 villages how lucky are we? D iary Dates 4 D itcheat Ch. Rota 53 We should say a huge thank you to all those who go D itcheat School 19 that extra mile organising, manning, putting tents D og Show 11 E. P. News 53 up…the list is endless.. Thank you! Fl ower Festival 26 Fo lk Dancing 25 We have a cry for help in this issue (p14) as one of our Fo otpath 9 G arden Section 23 children’s groups is under threat of closure, can you G lastonbury 47 help? Our Cubs & Beavers have been in our villages for Le tters 36 many years, it would a shame to lose them. M others Union 48 N atural World 17 For all of you that are creative, Saturday stitch brings O bituaries 31 O pen Gardens 8 us the ‘Shelf Sisters’ workshop (p27) in Castle Cary and Pa rish news 55 we have news of the well attended Art Exhibition in Pa storal Message 31 Ditcheat (p36). Py lle News 12 R endezvous 25 R oyal Brit. Legion 43 We hope that you get to enjoy the many events on Sa turday Stitch 27 offer over the coming months and let us hope the Sc out Group 14 Pimm’s flows and that the factor 50 comes in handy! SM UTS 35 V illage Lunch 20 W astenot wantnot 48 Jo Curtis Gerry Lees W ho's Who 56 www.fossetrinitynews.co.uk W ildlife Group 42 Za mbia link 49 The Fosse Trinity News is a community magazine owned by the Fosse Trinity Advisory Committee. It is financed by advertising and donations. It is delivered FREE to every household in Ditcheat, Alhampton, East Pennard and Pylle. We welcome any contribution from anyone in the community of any age! 15th of each month Send copy by to [email protected] or to The Editors, 1 Folly Drive, Ditcheat, BA4 6QH For enquiries about advertising in the magazine, please contact Marcus 01749 860067 or email [email protected] Closing date 10th of each month 3 Dates for your Diary new entries are shaded Every Week Pilates (9.00) Diana 860224 Mon Tai Chi & Qigong(10.30) Mimi 08453038381 Ditcheat Badminton Club (8.00) James 860355 Tue Art Group – Fortnightly (10.00) Liz & Stewart 860755 Ditcheat Badminton Club (2.00) James 860355 Wed Ditcheat Short Mat Bowls (7.00) Martin 860780 Thu Keep Fit (9.15) Diana 860224 June 2014 Wed 4th 12.00 Pylle LWP at the Coffee Den Joanna 838757 Thu 5th 8.15 The Alhamptonians Louisa 860252 Fri 6th 7.30 SMUTS Musical Melange – Jubilee Hall Jean 860196 J Blashford-Snell, Market Ho, Castle Cary Sat 7th 6.30 Sarah Lewis “In Search of Lost Civilizations” Sat 7th 10.00 Life Study Art Group – Pylle Village Hall Jo 838757 Sat 7th Saturday Stitch – Cedar House Sally 860304 Sun 8th 2.00 Alhampton Open Gardens Louisa 860252 Travellers Rest “Jamming session Sun 8th 6.00 Ian 860069 (Open Mic”) Tue 10th 10.00 Rendezvous – Jubilee Hall Diana 860224 Fosseway Gardening Club – Visit to Tue 10th 7.30 Barbara 860438 Midney Gardens Tue 10th 8.00 Royal British Legion – Chairman’s studio Jon 850241 Fri 13th 7.30 Folk Dancing – Jubilee Hall Deirdre 860594 Sun 15th Fathers Day Sat 21st 10.30 Saturday Stitch – Castle Cary Sally 860304 Fosse Trinity Benefice Fete – Sun 22nd 12.00 John 860457 Ditcheat Mon 23rd 6.30 Scout Group open meeting – School hall Elli 860422 Tue 24th 11.45 Glastonbury Bus Tour Susie 860266 Tue 24th 12.30 Ditcheat Village Lunch – Jubilee Hall Jessica 860205 July 2014 4 Dates for your Diary cont'd. Thu 3rd 8.15 The Alhamptonians Louisa 860252 Sat 5th 10.30 Saturday Stitch – Cedar House Sally 860304 Tue 8th 10.00 Rendezvous – Jubilee Hall Diana 860224 Fosseway Gardening Club – Pylle Village Tue 8th 7.30 Barbara 860438 Hall. Tba Fri 11th 7.30 Folk Dancing – Jubilee Hall Deirdre 860594 Sat 12th 12.00 Alhampton Fete Louisa 860252 Sat 19th 10.00 Patronal Flower Festival Eleanor 860337 Sun 20th 10.00 Patronal Flower Festival Eleanor 860337 Sun 20th Great Weston Bike Ride May p25 Fosseway Gardening Club – Pylle Village Tue 29th 7.30 Barbara 860438 Hall. AGM August 2014 Thu 7th 8.15 The Alhamptonians Louisa 860252 Tue 12th 10.00 Rendezvous – Jubilee Hall Diana 860224 Fri 8th 7.30 Folk Dancing – Jubilee Hall Deirdre 860594 September 2014 Thu 4th 8.15 The Alhamptonians Louisa 860252 Tue 9th 10.00 Rendezvous – Jubilee Hall Diana 860224 Fri 12th 7.30 Folk Dancing – Jubilee Hall Deirdre 860594 Sat 27th Bake Off Jo 860898 Tue 30th 12.30 Ditcheat Village Lunch – Jubilee Hall Jessica 860205 Keith was very strict about confetti in the churchyard 5 The following have kindly donated prizes. The draw will take place at the Fête on 22nd June.  Dinner for 2: Holbrook House  Handbag: Mulberry  Tickets: Theatre Royal Bath  Tickets Yeovilton Air Day: RNAS Yeovilton  Choice of signed print by Joanna Miln  Wine: Avalon Vineyard  Family ticket (2015): Royal Bath and West of England Show  Meal for 2: The Manor House Inn  Framed photo of racehorse: Paul Nicholls  Annual membership: Kilver Court  Voucher: Jon Thorner’s Farm Shop  Family ticket: Fleet Air Arm Museum  Cinema tickets: Strode Theatre  Steak / wine dinner: The Queens Arms  Photo Portrait: Charlie Bishop  Wine: Wraxall Vineyard  Spa day vouchers: Holbrook House Hotel  Wine hamper  Garden Items:Brownes Garden Centre  Signed copy of Lucky Break: Paul Nicholls  Breakfast for 2: Manor House Inn  Local flight in light aircraft: David Stokes  Voucher for meal: The Traveller’s Rest  Tickets for Premier Enclosure: Wincanton Races  Organic box: Hembridge Organics  Voucher: Clarks Shoes  Gift box: Orchard Pig Cider  Signed Gardening books: Charles Dowding  Case of cider: Gaymers  Theatre tickets: Octagon Theatre Please send your completed counter foils and money to Alison Ward, Fête treasurer (address on ticket). 6 ** DO NOT FORGET!! ** . FOSSE TRINITY BENEFICE FETE Sunday 22nd June 2014 from 12 noon Ditcheat church & Church room Attractions will include: Pimms  Happy Landings Fun Dog Show (1pm) Bar WASTE NOT, WANT NOT  The Grey Dogs Jazz Band  Skittles and stalls galore BBQ  Arts & Crafts  Ditcheat School………..PLUS Grand Crea m Children’s Draw Tea s Games ***** HE LP ***** To help on the morning of the F ete with gazebos and to set up stalls, please contact Anthony Sutcliffe on 860541 The following stallholders would ap preciate your help/contributions, either beforehand or on the day: Produce Hazel Roland (860040) Tombola Lisa Coxon (838692) Bric-a-Brac Bob & Jay Smith (On the day) Cakes Ray Higgins (860339) Plants Jane Follis (860184) Win a Bottle Jo Curtis (full & empty screw top wine bottles) 860898 Childrens’ Activities Bridget Wadey 860240 WWWeee wwwooouuulllddd rrreeeaaallllllyyy aaapppppprrreeeccciiiaaattteee sssooommmeee hhheeelllppp ooonnn ttthhheee mmmooorrrnnniiinnnggg ooofff ttthhheee FFFeeettteee tttooo hhheeelllppp 7 ssseeettt uuuppp ssstttaaallllllsss aaannnddd gggeeettt ttthhheee sssiiittteee rrreeeaaadddyyy... 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