The Conduit Magazine Issue 212 October 2018

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Pack Monday is Sherborne’s only surviving Medieval Street Fair. Our earliest eye-witness account dates to the 1790s, a colourful description of the wide range of itinerant (and local) traders and entertainers ‘the ginger-bread men and the bustle, the horses and carriages and mules, the fiddle playing and the frolicking’ - and the drinking: ‘Then the town comes alive’ - and it still does.

Run by Events Crew for the first time, this year Pack Monday Fair will include two nights of live music on the Friday 12 and Saturday 13 October.

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THE VOX BEATLES will perform on Friday 12 October - they are UK’s leading premier professional authentic Beatles Tribute band.

Doors open at 6pm to 11pm.

Their passion, enthusiasm and superb musicianship capturing their famous counterparts, along with years of experience and professionalism will guarantee this great Beatles tribute performance will definitely be one to remember and a roaring success. The Vox Beatles tribute band have over 100 songs in their repertoire and these are rehearsed to perfection with every nuance played so that they really do emulate the Fab Four sound ! The sets played include songs from the Cavern Club & Hamburg early days, Beatlemania, Sgt Pepper/Magical Mystery Tour, White Album & Rooftop eras.

On Pack Monday the marquee being used for the music evenings will be used as a new indoor area and will have a fabulous range of craft and food related stands selling their products. Events Crew is very excited about being able to offer a new indoor trading area which will give visitors a new area to explore.

Tickets for The Vox Beatles and One Step Behind – The Master of madness are on sale by visiting www. packmondayfair.com or by Telephone on 01963 364399 Tickets are priced at £10 per adult for The Vox Beatles and £12 per adult for One Step Behind – The master of madness

PACK MONDAY FAIR The street fair taking place on Monday will have a mix of new and old traders. Events Crew is delighted that there are a considerable number of new traders attending this year alongside many of the long standing familiar traders that have supported the event for years.

ONE STEP BEHIND – THE MASTERS OF MADNESS WILL PERFORM ON SATURDAY 13 OCTOBER One Step Behind is the UK’s Premier and longest surviving MADNESS tribute band. Formed in spring 1993, the band achieved widespread recognition in an unusually short time, playing venues the length and breadth of Britain.

The band strives to match every detail of the original madness, both musically and in appearance. Like Madness, One Step Behind is well known for their on-stage antics with which they build up an authentic ‘Nutty’ atmosphere.

One Step Behind will be supported by Rat Race Dorset’s premier 9 piece Ska band.

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In addition to the stall holders selling their wide range of goods there will be a mouth-watering selection of catering selling a variety cuisine from crepes, pizza, hog roast, Indian, jacket potatoes, toasted sandwiches, mac and cheese as well as a good selection of stalls selling bacon rolls , hot dogs and burgers.

New for Pack Monday this year will be a variety of street entertainment, and the Crew are working hard to showcase local talent by providing a stage near the Conduit on the parade where local bands and school groups will be able to perform. It is also hoped that a number of buskers will be attracted to the Fair and their performances will be welcomed throughout the town.

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A (Hitchhiker’s) Guide to the Sherborne Literary Festival

Car Boots ILCHESTER Every Sunday there is a Charity Car Boot at the Sportsfield off the A37/A303 roundabout from 7.30am.

Buyers before 9.30am £1 for cars, 50p for pedestrians. Buyers after 9.30am 50p for cars, 25p for pedestrians. For more information phone 07967 280754.

DATES: 10 – 14 OCTOBER This October Sherborne Literary Society is set to welcome a diverse smorgasbord of authors and speakers for its seventh Literary Festival.

From bestselling authors, to biographers, novelists, politicians and historians, the impressive five-day festival which will celebrate two special anniversaries, will feature informative and interactive talks in venues around Sherborne sparking creativity, laughter and discussion among the community.

The festival will open (10 October, 11am, Digby Hall) with an epic exhibition to commemorate the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy 40th anniversary and its author, Stalbridge’s literary and multimedia legend Douglas Adams.

Bringing together members of the original cast and crew, behind-the-scenes anecdotes, video clips and props, as well as Douglas Adams’ family and friends, the two-part festival item will share how the worlds of Arthur Dent, Slartibartfast and twin-headed Zaphod Beeblebrox came to be.

Thursday (11 October, 11am, Digby Hall) will see Maria Wingfield Digby revisit the life of one of the Elizabethan era’s and Sherborne’s best loved characters, Sir Walter Raleigh (or Ralegh as he preferred to be spelt) 400 years on. Credited with introducing tobacco and potatoes to England; relatively humble origins to international legend, leaving his mark not only on Sherborne, but on much of Europe and America too.

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Based on his Sunday Times bestseller ‘M’, Henry Hemming will reveal the dramatic true story of a maverick M15 officer, Maxwell Knight - M15’s greatest spymaster - in a gripping, interactive talk on the Thursday evening (11 October, 7pm, Digby Hall). A fascinating item following the Salisbury novichok poisoning earlier this year, it will feature a song and game to find out which member of the audience would make the perfect spy. Hemming’s tales of two remarkable female spies who were recruited by Knight in the 1930s to penetrate the British Communist movement is one not to be missed.

The festival will round off on Sunday with Kevin Davies and Friends Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Part 2 (14 October, 12pm, Digby Hall), and a talk by Mark Price author of Fairness for All and Workplace Fables (2.30pm, Digby Hall). Working for the John Lewis Partnership for over three decades, Price’s books explore the Partnership’s ways of working which has employee’s well-being at its heart, the latter modern business fables with morals drawn. The audience will be invited to question Mark on these books as well as from his recent past as Trade Minister in a pre- and post- Brexit referendum.

If you are familiar with the hilarious antics of Peter and Jane online parenting blog, you may know the bestselling author Gill Sims who in 2017 was top of the Sunday Times Bestselling list with her comic

novel Why Mummy Drinks and is now in the same spot with her new novel Why Mummy Swears. The Conduit editor, Jane Adkins, will be interviewing Gill as part of the Literary Festival at 1.30pm on 10 October, Digby Hall.

Author of 26 books, Max Hastings will be among bestsellers together with Lord Peter Hain the former British anti-apartheid leader reflecting on Mandela’s remarkable story, and Mark Kermode as he recounts his foolhardy attempts to fulfil his dreams of stardom in How Does It Feel? A Life of Musical Misadventures – there may even be some music too.

There will be input from a local writers’ group too as The Scribblers Writing Group is reading some extracts from work they have written on Wednesday 10 October, Friday 12 October and Sunday 14 October from 12.30 to 1.30 at The Eastbury Hotel. Tickets are free, but need to be collected from the Sherborne TIC. Finally Sue Cameron’s superb schools programme lets local children hear from a variety of lively and interesting writers throughout the week and they will have the chance to enter the Creative Writing Competition for Juniors (Years 5 & 6) and Seniors (7,8 & 9) launching this year.

For the full programme and ticketing information please visit www. sherborneliterarysociety.com or call the Tourist Information Office on 01935 815341.

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CASTLE CARY On Saturday 29 September from 9.00am to 12.00 noon at the Market House there is a Rotary Coffee Morning.

Refreshments and cakes. On Saturday 6 October from 9.00am to 12.00 noon at the Market House there is a Coffee Morning and Jam and Pickle Sale. Proceeds to All Saints’ and St Andrew’s Churches. On Saturday 20 October from 9.00am to 12.00 noon at the Market House there is a Coffee Morning with a Honey Show. Refreshments available.

On Saturday 27 October from 10.00am to 12.00 noon at Market House the Cary Amateur Theatrical Society have a Coffee Morning. Cakes, raffle and refreshments.

Sharing the morning with the Poppy Appeal.

CREWKERNE On Saturday 20 October from 9.30am to 1.00pm at the Henhayes Centre there is a Craft and Table Top Sale.

Free entry. Tables £5. For more information phone 01460 74340.

ILMINSTER On Saturday 6 October at the Market House from 8.30am to 12.30pm go along to the monthly Produce Market. Local groups and producers sell their goods locally and support the projects that are in need

of support. If you are interested in having a stall at £5 contact Emma Jane at 01460 298090.

LONG SUTTON On Saturday 6 October from 10.30am to 12.00 noon at Holy Trinity Church there is a Coffee Morning. In aid of the Farming Community Network.

SHERBORNE On Saturday 6 October from 11.00am to 3.00pm the Museum will be holding a Jam Sale in honour of the centenary of women being able to vote.

There will be homemade jams, chutneys, marmalades and similar delectables will be available for a donation. In the C19th, women wrote recipe books liberally sprinkled with propaganda for their cause and raised money for charities through the sale of jams and preserves. While cookery is not usually seen as subversive, women resorted to what they knew in order to raise awareness for Women’s Suffrage and create networking opportunities; it was also intended as a rebuttal to accusations that women who wanted equality in the vote were neglectful of their families. Any jam makers please contribute. Bring your

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recipes for swapping, too. Half of all proceeds will be given to The Pink Ribbon Foundation for Breast Cancer Awareness month.

On Tuesday 9 from 10.30am to 12.00 noon go along to Susie Watson Designs showroom where there is a Coffee Morning with Susie. Discover their latest collections and the inspiration behind the designs, as Susie talks you through how their products are made. A free event, with scrumptious cakes supplied by Oliver’s Coffee House. Coffee, tea and soft drinks also available.

SOMERTON On Tuesday 2 October from 2.30pm at St Michael’s Church go along to the monthly ‘T+’ where you can have a cup of tea and chat to new people. The programme will vary and may include a film, speaker, discussion topic, or time to play board games with a short time of worship. On Saturday 6 October at St Michael’s Church from 10.00am there is a monthly Coffee Morning in aid of Church Funds.

Activities, Games & Quiz CREWKERNE On Saturday 6 October from 10.00am at the George Reynolds Centre it is the Secondary Modern School Reunion. Bar, buffet, quiz and music. Tickets £10 from 01460 73734.

HAM HILL On Monday 29 October from 10.30am to 1.30pm there will be Lantern Decorating. Paints, jars and decorations will be provided, but you are welcome to bring your own small jar. Free but donations welcome.

SHERBORNE On Saturday 13 October from 7.30pm at Digby Hall it is Compton House Cricket Club Bingo.

SOMERTON On Monday 8 and Monday 22 October at 10.45am at West Street Church Somerton Sings are meeting. They sing anything well known, songs from the shows, old English melodies, and songs from the 30’s up to present. £1 a session. For details 01458 272750. On Thursday 25 and from 8.30pm at the Sports Club there is a Quiz. All welcome to this friendly monthly brain teaser. Teams of up to six people. £1 per person.

WEST CAMEL On Saturday 20 October from 7.30pm at the Davis Hall at Quiz Night. Teams of four. Refreshments and bar available. Pre advisable. Cash prizes. Tickets £5 from 01935 850394. In support of the West Camel Theatre Group.

WINCANTON On Wednesday 31 October from 10.30am at the Library there is a Paddington 50th celebration with a visit from the alpacas. Stories and activities for children 4-10 years. Organised

by Wincanton Library Friends.

Booking essential at the library desk, 01963 32173 or winlib@ somerset.gov.uk YETMINSTER On Tuesday 30 October at the White Hart from 7.00pm there is the monthly Quiz Night. Entry £5 per person, includes a snack meal. Teams no more than six. Booking essential.

YEOVIL Every Tuesday from 7.00pm to 8.30pm at Westlands Sports Centre Yeovil Table Tennis Club have a social Table Tennis Evening. Play for fun, no need to sign up. Opportunities to join the club and play competitively if desired. Entry £3.On Saturday 27 October and Wednesday 31 October from 5.00pm to 9.00pm Yeovil Railway Centre in Stoford has Halloween Evenings. Dress in scary outfits – prize for best costume. Free horror bag for children. Ghostly steam train rides from the haunted house into the night.

Halloween themed food for sale.

Admission £5. On Wednesday 31 from 11.00am to 2.00pm at the Country Park there is a Halloween Trail. Can you get

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Take the Artisan Route

Last few tickets available for Ralegh 400 1618 Festival 2018

Artisan Route is a young business, just three years old, but with a wealth of experience gathered over many years by Clive Webber, which means there is a maturity underpinning this new brand.

event at Digby Hall in Sherborne after a very good response in March.

26th October, Memorial Hall Dr Anna Beer Talk about Sir Walter Ralegh at 7:30, some funds to Museum

Artisan Route specialises in rare pieces of Alpaca knitwear, exotic hand woven silk scarves, and their ‘Perfect Fit’ Pima cotton tops - all an example of real excellence, with an attention to fit and finish which just ‘shout’ quality.

On Saturday 6 October Artisan Route will be holding a one day Open Day Event at the Digby Hall, Hound Street, Sherborne from 10.30am - 4pm. They will be showing their autumn collection all of which will be available for sale on the day.

Tickets will be available from Sherborne TIC & Winstones

Clive is no newcomer to Alpaca and Pima Cotton products, having built up a solid reputation, working extensively in Peru and Bolivia for over 20 years, and with products sold throughout much of the UK and Scandinavia.

They will be delighted to welcome visitors along with their friends and families to this Open Day.

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You can check out their collection in advance at www. artisanroute.co.uk

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Raising funds for Lung Cancer Charity & The Yeatman Hospital

past the zombies to find the missing letter for the witches spell? Find the witch to tell her the missing word to get your treat. Start outside Ninesprings Café. Entry £2 per child.

Fairs & Fetes BRUTON On Sunday 28 October from 11.00am at Hauser and Wirth there is an Annual Pumpkin Festival. Join them as they celebrate Summer’s bounty at their Pumpkin Festival as they harvest a wide variety of squash from the Roth Bar & Grill kitchen garden. This special day includes a host of activities for adults and children. The Grand Pumpkin Competition takes centre stage this year and will be judged by local resident and renowned gardener Charles Dowding.

Locals are invited to bring along their own home grown pumpkins, gourds and other squashes to enter into the categories for ‘Largest’ and ‘Best-in-Show’, each with a £500 cash prize. The winner of the ‘Misfit’ category will receive a goody bag. Onsite restaurant Roth Bar & Grill will be serving seasonal food throughout the day, as they harvest their wide variety of squash from their kitchen garden.

For more information phone 01749 814060.

CASTLE CARY On Saturday 13 October it is the Castle Cary Carnival. After such a successful 40th anniversary last year, Castle Cary and Ansford Carnival Society want to continue building carnival spirit, and have come up with

Ralegh 400 Banquet Ralegh 400 festival is a celebration of the life of Sir Walter Ralegh, Sherborne’s famous luminary, who was beheaded by James 1 on 29 October 1618.

As Sir Walter promoted in his lifetime the use of tobacco the two charities to benefit from the festival will be The Yeatman Hospital and the Roy Castle Lung Cancer Charity.

The major event is the Tudor Banquet in the Digby Memorial Hall on Saturday 6 October.

This will feature special dishes prepared by award winning chef Matt of The Eastbury Hotel together with Ralegh poetry, Elizabethan musical instruments played by professionals and an opportunity to learn how to dance Elizabethan style. Everyone is encouraged to dress as a

a ‘back to its roots’ idea. This year Castle Cary and Ansford Carnival Society are excited to introduce a new class of float, designed for local people and groups who would like to have a go! All people need is a good idea, a trailer or flatbed truck and some creativity. They could make their costumes, and design the float in the last few weeks or days before the carnival – it is all about having a go! The Society think the idea could appeal to people who want to promote an upcoming event, let everyone know about their organisation, or just live the spirit of carnival dressing up, entertaining people and helping to raise money for local charitable organisations.

As a small incentive all entries will receive £120 appearance money, and could win a cup! For more information visit www.ccacs.org. uk SHERBORNE On Saturday 29 September from 10.00am to 4.00pm at the Digby Church Hall it is the Autumn Craft Fair.

Free admission. Organised by West Country Fairs. Enquiries on 01749 677049. On Saturday 6 October from 10.00am to 4.00pm at the Digby Memorial Hall it is the Yeovil and District Stamp and Postcard Fair. For more information phone 01460 74422. On Sunday 7 October from 2.30pm at Pageant Gardens Sherborne Town Band presents ‘Music in the park’. Live music, ice cream from Ecco Gelato, BBQ and refreshments from Doodles Play Café. For more information phone 07784 900955.

WINCANTON On Tuesday 16 October from 10.00am to 3.30pm at Wincanton

member of the Court or as an ordinary citizen.

Ralegh Beer will be available as will wine and soft drinks. In attendance at the top table will be Edward and Maria Wingfield Digby together with the artist André Durand with his new brunaille of the young Walter Ralegh the teenager, posed by a pupil from Sherborne Boys School. Prints of the painting will be available for purchase and a percentage of the proceeds will go to the festival charities.

Tickets and further details for all the above are available at TIC, Winstones and Just Bears. Raffle prizes to date have been offered by Serina’s Beauty Salon, Just Bears and Sue Adam’s Neal’s Yard concession.

Racecourse there is the Early Christmas Fair. Fashion, accessories, gifts, toys, books and food. Coffees, light lunches and wine bar. Entry £3. Somerton and Frome Conservatives supporting Marie Curie Nurses.

Foods ALWESTON On Saturday 20 October from 9.00am to 11.00am at the Village Hall there is a Community Big Butty Breakfast. A free child’s butty breakfast with the purchase of an adult breakfast – applies to children under 10. Children’s activity table, cakes and preserves. Food bank collection for anyone wishing to contribute.

A community event organised by Folke Church.

phone 01460 74340. On Friday 19 October from 12.30pm at the Henhayes Centre there is another Chef’s Special Lunch. Three course meal with roast chicken followed by lemon ginger crunch.

Choice of three fruit juices, tea, coffee and chocolates. Bar open.

Entry £9. Booking essential on 01460 74340.

HASELBURY PLUCKNETT On Friday 19 October from 7.00pm at Haselbury Mill there will be a Masquerade Ball. Dress code is black tie and mask with carriages at 1.30am. Tickets £50 includes welcome drink on arrival, three course dinner, live music, charity auction and entertainment.

Accommodation and taxis are available on request. All profits will benefit School in a Bag’s international projects. To book contact events@schoolinabag. org or 01935 849160.

CASTLE CARY On Saturday 29 September from 5.00pm to 11.00pm at Brookfield Levant Catering and Windrush Bay are hosting a Caribbean Evening.

Family friendly. Licensed bar and music. Tickets £20, includes all you can eat buffet and a rum punch or £25 on the door. To book or for more information phone 01963 350248 or Tanya@ levantcatering.com

ILCHESTER On Friday 28 September from 7.00pm at Nuova Italia there is a Charity Italian Evening with an Elvis Tribute act and a three course meal. In aid of St Margaret’s Hospice and School in a Bag. For more information phone 01935 848768. On Monday 29 October at the Fleet Air Arm Museum there is a Cheese and Cider evening with tastings and talks from local artisans and explore the museum itself at your leisure.

CREWKERNE On Saturday 29 September and Saturday 27 October at the Henhayes Centre from 10.00am to 11.30am there is a ‘Breakfast/Brunch’.

Egg, sausage, bacon, tomato or beans, tea and coffee for £4.50.

Extras 50p each. No booking needed. For more information

SANDFORD ORCAS On Saturday 6 October from 8.00pm at the Village Hall see the Great Sandford Orcas BOP. Music that you can dance to, but never get the chance to!

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family tickets £20, includes a drink, and available from Lucy on 01963 220480, Annabel Lossius on 01963 220373 or the Mitre Inn 01963 220271. From the evening on Friday 26 to Sunday 28 at the Mitre Inn there is a Beer Festival. There will be numerous real ales on tap, plus live music on the Friday evening! A barbecue on Friday evening, the normal menu on Saturday, and a Hog Roast at Sunday lunchtime.

SHERBORNE On Saturday 6 October Digby Memorial Hall from 7.30pm there is a Tudor Banquet for Sir Walter Ralegh. Authentic Tudor-style Banquet to celebrate the life and times of Sherborne’s ‘Favourite Son’ Sir Walter Ralegh. There will be meat a plenty, fish and fowl, and even some vegetables. Will not be eating with forks but fingers, as forks were not invented 400 years ago. Guest welcome to come dressed in Tudor style and maybe learn a dance step or two. For more information phone 01963 251081.

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SOMERTON On Saturday 13 October from 7.30pm at the Edgar Hall it is Somerton’s First Oktoberfest. They have German beer courtesy of Wagonkerd at £3 a pint if you do it properly and hire a Stein! Come in your Lederhosen and your first pint is free… There will have drinking games, music and fun brought to you by the fabulous Sherbavarian Stompers and when they are done well have Nevertheless playing out the rest of the evening. If Jagermeister is your tipple – The JagerBus will be in attendance… They will have Oktoberfest food courtesy of Mark and his team from Ethic Street – first portion included within the ticket price.

Tickets £14 from Palmer Snell in Somerton, or 07928 508700 or www.ticketsource.co.uk/ somerton-music-and-arts-festival SOUTH PETHERTON On Friday 12 October from 7.00pm at the David Hall Tim’s Wines have a Tasting Night. Tickets £12 from Tim’s Wines shop. Majority of money raised goes towards renovations for The David Hall.

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Markets CREWKERNE Every Wednesday it is the Crewkerne Market now extended until 2.00pm. For more information contact Laura Gowers on 01460 74001.

CASTLE CARY Every Tuesday at the Market House from 8.30am to 2.00pm there is a weekly market. Fruit, vegetables, bread, fish, cheese, preserves, baked goods, gluten free options, season plants and other giftware available. On Sunday 14 October from 10.00am to 3.00pm at the Market House there is a Vintage Market.

Jewellery, bric a brac, upcycled furniture, vintage clothes, maps, signs, books and much more.

Quality coffee, tea and cake on sale in a fabulous retro bullet caravan. Continues every second Sunday of the month. To book a stall email ccvintagemarket@ outlook.com MARTOCK On Saturday 13 October at Moorlands Shopping Precinct from 10.00am to 1.00pm it is the Farmer’s Market. Plenty

of stalls to look at. For a stall or more information phone 01935 822202.

MONTACUTE On Saturday 29 September and Saturday 27 October from 10.00am to 2.00pm at Montacute House it is the monthly Levels Best Market. All welcome. Free entry.

SHERBORNE On Saturday 29 September from 10.00am to 4.00pm at the Digby Church Hall it is the Autumn Craft Fair.

Free admission. Organised by West Country Fairs. Enquiries on 01749 677049.On Saturday 20 October from 10.00am to 4.00pm at the Digby Church Hall it is the monthly Fleamarket. A quality antiques, crafts and collectables market with up to 35 stalls. Single stalls from £16. Admission free. Organised by West Country Fairs. Enquiries on 01749 677049.

SOMERTON On Friday 5 October from 9.00am to 2.00pm at the Market Place go along to the monthly Market. Plenty of stalls including meat, plants, Italian cheeses, preserves, olives, spices, rare breed

woollen products, fruit juices, jewelleries, dog treats and much more. For more details email marketonatsomerton@gmail.com On Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 from 12.00 noon to 4.00pm there is a National Animal Welfare Trust Barn Sale and Afternoon Teas. Go along and browse an array of items, some everyday items and some very curious indeed. Definitely worth a visit to bag a bargain or two! You can also sample lovely homemade cakes and savouries in their snack room. Free entry.

SOUTH PETHERTON On Thursday 18 October from 9.00am to 4.00pm at the Market Square it is the monthly Artisan and Craft Market. To book a stall call 07966 658966.

Sport CREWKERNE Every Tuesday at the Sports Centre from 6.00pm to 7.00pm join in at the weekly Walking Netball sessions. For all ages and abilities. All sessions contain a gentle warm up. No need to book. First session free then £3.50 per session.

SOMERTON On Saturday 29 September at Wheathill Golf Club it is the Silver Jubilee Men’s Pair’s Open. For more information visit www. wheathillgolf.co.uk or phone 01963 240667 (option 2).

Talks & Workshops BRUTON On Monday 22 October from 7.30pm at the Community Hall the Horticultural Society have a Gold Club talk called ‘Alternative Plants in Alternative Places’. Examples of clever thinking and unusual twists on old favourites.

CASTLE CARY On Tuesday 2 October from 7.30pm Caryford Hall the Somerset Wildlife Trust has a talk called ‘Bumblebees’

by Brigit Strawbridge. Brigit will talk about native bumblebees, their life cycles and behaviour as well as their relationships with flowering plants. On Thursday 4 from 7.30pm at the

Methodist School Room the Gardening Association have a talk called ‘Gardens of the Rich and Famous – a slide show with music’ with David Moon. Non members £1. On Tuesday 16 from 11.00am at Caryford Hall the Arts Society have a lecture called ‘A Photographic Odyssey – Shackelton’s Endurance Expedition’ with Mark Cottle.

Entry £6. For more information phone 01963 350132.

EAST COKER On Thursday 11 October at the Village Hall from 6.30pm the Gardening Club visit Brimsmore Gardens in Yeovil for a talk and discount evening.

Visitors £3. For more information phone 01935 862447.

HALSTOCK On Monday 15 October at the Village Hall at 7.30pm the Gardening Club have a talk called ‘Tulips’ with Lady Skelmesdale.

HARDINGTON On Wednesday 31 October from 7.00pm at the Village Hall the WEA host a talk called ‘Making New Worlds’ with art historian, Joanna Cobb. All welcome. To register phone 0300 303 3464 or www.org.uk/online and quote course reference C3529971.

ILMINSTER On Friday 26 October from 7.30pm at the Parish Hall the Somerset Wildlife Trust has a talk called ‘Better Birding’ with Mike Langman.

Mike will present a fun evening on how to improve our skills in bird-watching & other wildlife. Tips on identification, estimating numbers in a flock, remembering bird calls. Very interactive presentation so pencil and notepad useful. Sales table.

Tea and coffee available. Non members £3.

LANGPORT On Monday 1 October from 7.30pm at the Library the History Society has a talk called ‘Langport in the 1980’s’ with Joseph Lewis of SSDC’s Community Heritage Access Centre followed by the AGM. Non members £4. Annual membership £15. For more information phone 01458 273471.

LIMINGTON On Saturday 27 October from 7.30pm at the Parish Hall there is a talk by Steve George on Thomas Wolsey tracing his rise from Limington rector to Cardinal. Entry £7, includes light refreshments. For more information phone 01935 840719.

LONG SUTTON On Tuesday 2 October from 7.30pm at the Village Hall there is a course called ‘The Discovery of the Natural World with Stephen Parker’. From the letters of Gilbert White, the voyages of Charles Darwin to the BBC’s Life on Earth, British Naturalists have been responsible for the discovery of the natural world.

This will explore the history of the world’s wildlife and its discovery.

Fully illustrated including a site visit. To enrol please quote the course reference C3529528 at www.wea.org.uk or 0300 303 3464. From Tuesday 9 from 7.30pm at the Village Hall the WEA start a course called ‘The Discovery of the Natural World’ by Stephen Parker for six sessions. Costs £25. For more information email kimbaileymail@ gmail.com On Wednesday 10 from 6.30pm at the Village Hall the Gardening Club have a Gardeners Question Time.

Flower competition.

MARTOCK On Wednesday 17 October from 2.00pm at the Recreation Ground Pavilion the WI have their meeting with a craft afternoon. Refreshments available. For more information phone 01935 508265. On Tuesday 23 from 7.30pm at the Primary School the History Group have a talk called ‘The Social History of Parish Registers’ by Ted Udall. Ted is an experienced speaker and historian and will add colour and content to these crusty old documents. Visitors £3, Annual membership £10. For more information phone 01935 822202.

MERRIOTT On Tuesday 30 October from 7.30pm at the Tithe Barn the Gardening Club has a talk called ‘An Introduction to Orchids and How to Care for them’ with Howard Burnett. Bring your own orchids for advice at his ‘doctor’s surgery’. Refreshments, raffle and ‘flower of the month’ competition. Non members £2.

For more information phone 01460 72298.

MILBORNE PORT On Tuesday 9 October at 2.30pm the Gardening Club have a talk called ‘Gardening for Climate’ by Mike Burke from Castle Gardens.

Entry £5. For more information phone 01963 32883.

NETHER COMPTON On Friday 26 October at 11.00am at the Memorial Hall ArtsReach presents ‘Dinosaur Detectives’

wit Clydebuilt Puppet Theatre.

As the Dinosaur Detectives hunt for clues about the past, they discover a secret doorway and a number of cases that contain the stories of the people who discovered dinosaur bones in Victorian times. Join the Dinosaur Detectives on a fascinating journey surrounding the first fossil finds of Mary Anning, William Buckland and Gideon Mantell, finds which changed the face of history. Featuring puppets, shadow play and projections, Dinosaur Detectives is packed with all the fascination, fun and conflict that surrounds the search for dinosaurs. Suitable 5+. Tickets £6, under 18’s £5 from 01935 413220.

NORTON SUB HAMDON On Wednesday 17 October from 7.30pm at the Village Hall the Crewkerne Astronomical Society has an ‘Ask the Panel’.

Refreshments available. Visitors £2, annual membership £18, under 16’s free. Time for any questions about astronomy.

NORTH CADBURY On Wednesday 17 October from 7.30pm at the Village Hall the Gardening Club have a talk called ‘Slightly Naughty Plants’ by a Castle Gardens speaker.

Guests £2.

QUEEN CAMEL On Thursday 11 October from 7.30pm at the Memorial Hall the Horticultural Society have a talk called ‘Square Metre Gardening’ with speaker Clare Hart. Guests £2. For more information phone 01935 850673.

SANDFORD ORCAS On Saturday 28 from 6.30pm at the Village Hall there is a talk called ‘Bombay’ by Patrick Carson.

Bombay was fortunate enough to attract the abilities of many outstanding Architects and Craftsmen, Indian and British, who have created the wonderful buildings to be seen there. This talk is a very personal take on what he has found to be the most interesting with a little history and one or two surprises along the way. There will be ‘Bombay nibbles’ and a bar with (Indian) Kingfisher beer, and the evening will continue with a curry session at The Mitre Inn. SEAVINGTON On Thursday 11 October from 7.30pm at the Millennium Hall the Gardening Club have a talk called ‘Madeira, Isle of Flowers’ by Alan Eason.

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month competition and annual presentation of Irene Williams Memorial Plate. Enquiries 01460 249728.

SHERBORNE Every Wednesday from 2.30pm to 3.30pm at Abbey View Care Home Challenge Your Brain with Age UK Dorchester and their Cognitive Stimulation Therapy programme led by Cecilia Keedle Isack. A popular and successful way to treat symptoms of mild to moderate dementia. This programme is themed activities carried out over several weeks in small groups with each session covering a different topic designed to improve mental abilities and memory of someone with dementia. Session topics may include childhood, food, current affairs and using money in a fun and supportive atmosphere.

Groups are small, consisting of five to eight people. Free entry.

For more information phone 01305 26944. On Wednesday 3 October from 10.00am to 12.00 noon at The RendezVous Age UK has an Information and Benefits Advice Surgery with a coffee morning. Age UK are working to help older Sherborne residents to maximise their benefits entitlements, and to obtain information and advice on all matters pertaining to the over 50’s. For further information phone 01305 269444. On Wednesday 3 at Digby Hall at 3.30pm and 6.45pm the Arts Society have a talk called ‘David Woodgate - Blondes Have More Fun’ by Frank Woodgate. A superb draughtsman, and with all his media and style changes from the 1960s onwards, Hockney continues to delight people from all walks of life. Visitors £7.

On Wednesday 4 at the Digby Memorial Hall at 3.30pm and 6.45pm the Arts Society have a talk called ‘Extraordinary Life of Misia Sert’. Julian Halsby examines the life of this muse to Renoir, Toulouse-Lautrec, Bonnard and Vuillard; concert pianist, fashion icon and patron of the Ballet Russes. Visitors £5.

On Saturday 6 from 2.30pm at Digby Hall the Blackmore Vale and National Trust Association has a talk called ‘Taste of Poland’ with Joe Puszet. Non members £5. Tea and biscuits available.

For more information phone 01935 425383. On Sunday 7 at Caryford Hall from 4.00pm the History Society have a talk ‘Alberto Bioletti: Soldier of Napoleon and Master Clockmaker of Wincanton’. John 12

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Baxter traces the incredible life of the Italian soldier who survived campaigns in Italy, Egypt, Haiti and Russia before settling in Wincanton. Non members £5. On Monday 8 from 9.30am to 3.30pm at Digby Hall the West Country Embroiderers have a workshop called ‘Banjara Stitching’ with tutor Tiggy Rawlings. New members welcome. For more information phone 01963 34696.

On Tuesday 9 at Digby Hall the Sherborne Historical Society have a talk ‘Alberto Bioletti: Soldier of Napoleon and Master Clockmaker of Wincanton’. John Baxter traces the incredible life of the Italian soldier who survived campaigns in Italy, Egypt, Haiti and Russia before settling in Wincanton. Non members £5.

For more information visit www. sherbornehistoricalsociety. co.uk On Sunday 14 from 11.30am to 3.30pm there is an Open Day at the Sherborne Steam and Waterwheel Centre, Oborne Road. Steam engine and waterwheel in operation.

Visitor Centre with audio-visual presentations. Displays of machinery and many other items of local and historic interest.

Tea and picnic area. Entry by donation. For more information visit www.sswc.co.uk On Wednesday 17 from 7.30pm at the Memorial Church Hall the Dorset Wildlife Trust have a talk called ‘The Life of Bats in Dorset’ with Steve Masters, a Reserves Recording and Monitoring Officer. Tea and coffee available.

Admission £2.50. On Friday 19 from 7.00pm at the Digby Memorial Hall Sherborne Museum have a Big Fat Museum Quiz. Come and test your general knowledge including a smattering of questions about the Dorset you know and love!

Now the nights are drawing in, who doesn’t love a quiz in the Teams of 6-8 welcome, but if you do not have a team come along anyway and you will find yourself included. A raffle will also be held Light refreshments available.

Bring your own drink and glasses.

Funds in aid of Sherborne Museum. Tickets £5 from the TIC, 01935 815341, sherborne.tic@ westdorset-weymouth.gov.uk or on the door. On Sunday 21 from 1.30pm to 4.30pm at the Digby Memorial Hall the Sherborne Folk Band workshop. Suitable for all levels and all instruments.

Learn to play folk tunes by ear, experiment with chords and arrangements. Tickets £10 from Julia on 01935 817905 or £12 on

the door. For more information visit www.laurelswift.co.uk On Tuesday 23 at the Digby Hall the Sherborne Historical Society have a talk called ‘The Foundation of Taunton and Somerset Hospital, 1809-12’. Michael Davidson considers the events around the hospital’s founding within the context of health care and the social history of Britain in the early 1800s. Non members £5.

For more information visit www. sherbornehistoricalsociety.co.uk On Thursday 25 from 10.00am to 12.00 noon and 1.30pm to 3.30pm at Digby Church Hall ArtsLink have an Arts Buffet.

Free event for children and families. For more information visit www.sherborneartslink. org.uk On Thursday 25 from 7.30pm at the Catholic Church Hall the Floral Club have a demonstration called ‘A Blast From the Past’ with Irene Hickson. Raffle available. Visitors welcome. For more information phone 01935 812722.

SOMERTON On Sunday 30 September from 11.00am to 4.00pm at ACE Arts there is an International Elder Day event.

Drop in and see the work produced by Elders during our outreach projects workshops. On Tuesday 2 October at the Parish Rooms from 7.15pm the WI have a meeting. New members welcome. On Tuesday 9 from 7.30pm at the Parish Rooms the Somerset Wildlife Trust has a talk called ‘Dormice’. Stephen Oliver from Dorset Wildlife Trust talks about Dormice and why they hold the fascination of so many people. Habits, habitats and natural history will be laid bare.

Non members £4. On Saturday 13 from 10.00am to 4.00pm ACE Arts host a workshop called ‘Anodised Aluminium Jewellery’ with Caroline Parrott. Cost £65, includes materials. Booking required. On Tuesday 16 from

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6.00pm from Buttercross, Market Square Somerset Wildlife Trust hosts a Bat Walk. Free but booking essential on 07973 534282. On Monday 22 at the Parish Rooms from 7.30pm the Green Gardeners host Mickey Little of Avon Bulbs to give advice on the selection and planting of bulbs for best effort. Refreshments available.

Visitors £3. On Thursday 25 from 7.00pm at Parish Rooms the History Society have a talk called ‘How Did the Kings find Bethlehem’ with Tony Davis.

Guests £2. For more information phone Nancy on 01458 273859.

On Wednesday 31 from 12.00 noon at the Sports Club the Probus Club is meeting plus lunch. For more information on how to apply phone 01935 822968.

SOUTH PETHERTON On Monday 1 October at Frogmary Green Conference Centre from 7.15pm the Arts Society Neroche have an illustrated lecture called ‘Legendary Porcelain Collectors: Princes, Power and a Passion for Fragile Beauty’ with Anne Haworth. Visitors £5. On Sunday 7 from 2.30pm at the Warehouse Theatre go along to ‘Home Movies’. Mudlark poets Chris Fogg and Chris Waters present an evening of poetry, stories and conversation, interspersed with extracts of old black and white films, Pathé Newsreels, home movies and old photographs on the theme of family favourites, packed with memories of early visits to the cinema, in a warm-hearted mixture of wry reminiscence.

This invites audiences to take a fresh look at the familiar and see the world anew. Tickets £10, Students £5 from www. thewarehousetheatre.org.uk or from Harrimans Menswear, Silver Street. On Monday 8 at 7.30pm at the Blake Hall the WI have a

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talk called ‘Driftwood and the History of the Bristol Channel’ by Emma Duke. Competitions: an unusual beach find and Bloom of the Month. On Sunday 10 from 2.00pm to 3.30pm at the David Hall there is a Crystal & Tibetan Singing Bowl Sound Journey. Experience a magical journey of therapeutic Pure Sound with musician Dean Carter. Tickets £12, reserve a place by emailing Dean Carter on ahiahel@live.com or 01935 389655. Payment required on the day. For more information visit www.centreforpuresound. org On Monday 15 from 7.30pm at Over Stratton Village Hall the Gardening Club have a talk called ‘Plants and People’ by Michael Pollock. Visitors £3. On Wednesday 24 from 7.30pm at the Methodist Church Hall the History Group have a talk called ‘Kay Wych as Alyce Cleeve: Tales of Life as a 16th Century Kitchen Maid’. Visitors £3. For more information email s_petherton_ history@hotmail.co.uk TEMPLECOMBE On Monday 8 October from 7.15pm at the Village Hall the WI have a Cheese and Wine Tasting by Adam Vincent from Dike’s.

TINTINHULL On Wednesday 17 October from 7.00pm at the Village Hall there is a film show called ‘Journey Home from Africa’ by Clive and Ann Barker.

Their route included Kenya, Ethiopia, Sudan, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Israel, Cyprus, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, Turkey, Greece, Italy and France.

Tickets £5, includes refreshments.

All profits to Tintinhull Village Hall Charity Trust. On Friday 19 from 7.30pm at the Village Hall there is a talk called ‘New Tricks for Old Gardeners’ by Katherine Crouch, BBC Gardener of the decade. Tickets £4, includes tea/coffee and biscuits. On Wednesday 24 from 7.30pm at the Village Hall the Local History Group presents ‘Childhood Reflections – Schooldays’ with Peter Tinney. Membership £10.

WINCANTON On Friday 5 October from 7.30pm at the Memorial Hall the Gardeners Association have their AGM and talk by Gertrude Jekyll about her plants and designs. Tea and coffee available. Non members £1. Annual membership £5. For more information phone 01963 33160.

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YETMINSTER On Thursday 11 October from 2.30pm at St Andrew’s Hall the History Society have a talk called ‘Railways – Bath to Weymouth and more – The History of the Wessex Line’ with Colin Maggs MBE MA. Colin is a railway historian and author of more than 60 books about British railways, particularly in the Southwest. He has written many articles and appeared on several radio and TV shows. Guests £2.

YEOVIL From now to Monday 22 October from 10.00am to 12.00 noon at Vicarage Street Methodist Church the WEA has their first Autumn course with ‘John Keats and John Clare: A Study in Contrasts and Affinities’ with Jane Crozier. Ref: C3529536.

Cost £45 from 0300 3033464 or courseenquiries@wea.org.uk For more information visit www.wea. org.uk/learn-wea/course-search On Friday 5 October from 7.30pm at Holy Trinity Church the Yeovil Archaeological and Local History Society have a talk called ‘Muchelney Abbey – From its Obscure Origins to the Dissolution’ with Stephen Honey.

Guests £2. On Saturday 6 from 11.00am to 12.30pm at Yeovil Library Somerset author Justin Newland will be talking about his new novel ‘The Genes of Isis’.

The novel is an epic fantasy and supernatural thriller, set under Ancient Egyptian skies and weaves together two threads: the story of the flood in the Book of Genesis and the myth of Isis and Osiris. The discussion will explore

the background to the novel as well as writing and publishing in general. Justin will discuss his research into the world history in general and, more specifically, his passionate interest in and studies of Ancient Egypt. Justin’s second novel ‘The Old Dragon’s Head’ is due to be published in November. Free entry, not suitable for children. On Monday 8 from 1.30pm at the Yeovil Court Hotel the Probus Club have a presentation entitled ‘Concorde’. Please contact their Secretary on 01935 88142 for further information. New members always welcome. On Saturday 20 October from 2.30pm to 4.30pm at Westfield Academy, Stiby Road there is a talk called ‘The Archaeology of WW1’. An afternoon of remembrance and new discoveries to commemorate the end of the First World War. Dickie Bennett of Breaking Ground Heritage will talk about different trench systems using military documents and artefacts from archaeological excavations.

David Dawson will talk about two Somerset Memorials of the Battle of Jutland. Tickets £6 from 01823 272429 or on the door. On Monday 22 from 7.00pm at Brimsmore Gardens there is ‘An Evening with Adam Frost’, TV presenter and award winning garden and landscape designer. Part of Yeovil Literary Festival. Having amassed seven RHS Chelsea Flower Show gold medals for his work since

2007, Adam will share his vast knowledge and experience with a room full of garden-enthusiasts, drawing on topics from his book, ‘Real Gardens’. Adam will talk about his journey into gardening from a young age, and offers practical advice on how to approach garden design along the way. Light refreshments from 6.00pm at the Apple Tree Restaurant. On Wednesday 24 October from 7.30pm at the Holy Trinity Church the Flower Arrangers have a Practice Evening with Mary Keily. Visitors welcome. Visitors £5.

Tours & Walks BRUTON Every Thursday at 11.00am starting by the Museum there is a 40 minute Health Walk.

Generally flat with a mixture of pavement and fields in dry weather. For more details call Bryan Pearson on 01749 938191.

MUCHELNEY On Saturday 6 October from 1.00pm to 5.00pm at School Farm, Muchelney will be opening their wildlife friendly garden and small wood to visitors. Tea/cake and cream teas available. No dogs. Admission £4. All proceeds to Somerset Wildlife Trust. For more information phone 01458 251127 or schoolfarmmuchelney@tiscali. co.uk 13

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SHERBORNE On Sunday 30 September from 2.30pm as part of the Ralegh 400 1618 Festival there is a Ralegh Walk and Talk from Castleston Church with Cindy Chant. Tickets £6 from the TIC and Winstones Books.

SOMERTON On Thursday 18 October from 11.30am starting from the Library there is an hour long Health Walk. Organised

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from the Sports Club at 11.30am there is a Short Health Walk. Tea and coffee on return. For more information phone 01458 274631.

DORSET RAMBLERS: On Sunday 7 October at the River Stour at Hinton St Mary, on Sunday 14 October from Corfe, on Sunday 21 October at Sturminster Newton and Sunday 28 October in Shaftesbury the Dorset Ramblers will have their walks.

For more information visit www.dorsetramblers.co.uk or jenny.newman@zen.co.uk

Before going live on air we changed the name to Abbey104 incorporating not only our beautiful Sherborne Abbey but also allowing us to include all villages local to Sherborne. This is important as some villages lose their post offices, pubs and meeting places, it’s very easy to be cut off from those around you and feel ever more isolated.

This was a matter of concern for me taking over as chairman as Community Radio should be exactly that: a community led radio station that is inclusive for all. To that end we have reached out to villages and hamlets around Sherborne to make sure they can send us any info for Abbey 104 to broadcast to a wider audience. Village fetes, car shows, local sports results and also specific news for the area. All are included for our presenters to read out on air and be included on our Events Page on Abbey104 website.

All this is done by volunteers, some are retired people, some are still in full time employment and yes some are still at school. This enables us to be a radio station for the local community as that’s exactly where we come from, the community.

I have lived in Sherborne and the local area for over thirty years, it’s my home and seen a few changes, and I feel strongly about what happens in the area and the community. Over the next 10-20 years we will see more changes for Sherborne with planning, the town will get bigger and this will impact us all in various ways, but we must try and keep a sense of community spirit and also retain our links with the villages. A new Arts Centre, Summer Festival, a revamped Pack Monday Fair, Festive Shopping Day - all of these you can guarantee we will be featuring and talking about through various locally produced shows on Abbey104. These events not only bring in people from around the area to visit but help in building the local economy for our shops and businesses to flourish.

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A number of changes are planned to enhance the “customer experience” without in any way limiting what Compton Smith already has to offer. One of these, which has already been implemented, is to open earlier on weekdays and also to open on Saturday mornings.

The Syms family, Carina, Martin, Arabella and Venetia, along with Willow the whippet and Coco the pug, look forward to welcoming you to the Compton Smith showroom.

The showroom is open 8am-5.30pm Monday to Friday; 9.30am-1.00pm Saturday.

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Before going live on air we us to be a radio station for the local as that’s exactly changed namecommunity to Abbey104 where we come from, the community. incorporating not only our I have lived in Sherborne and the local Abbey area forbut over thirty years, it’s beautiful Sherborne my home and seenalso a few changes, and I feel strongly about what allowing us to include all villages local to Sherborne. This is important as some villages lose their post offices, pubs and meeting places, it’s very easy to be cut off from those around you and feel Free initial consultation ever more isolated.

A personal and friendly approach This was a matter of concern for me taking over as chairman as to business that will work for you Community Radio should be exactly that: a community led radio www.chalmersaccountants.co.uk stationinfo@chalmersaccountants.co.uk that is inclusive for all. To that end we have reached out to villages and Sherborne to make sure they can send Offices athamlets Yeovil,around Crewkerne & Langport us any info for Abbey 104 to broadcast to a wider audience. Village 01460 279000 fetes, car shows, local sports results and also specific news for the area. All are included for our presenters to read out on air and be included on our Events Page on Abbey104 website.

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PROPERTY, HOME & INTERIORS

PLANNING OPPORTUNITIES Chris McCauhey IN YOUR AREA by Stags Estate Agents There is currently insufficient land for housing in the South Somerset District Council area. If you have land in or on the edge of a village or town with two or more services (such as a pub and church) then your land may be suitable for development.

Also, the Council are considering introducing significant longer term changes to policies relating to the provision of new housing in rural settlements as these have made a vital contribution to housing delivery in the District. These proposed changes will also create new planning opportunities in the area for residential development.

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Now is the time for land and property owners to act if they wish to benefit from this situation.

Stags Planning Services have a proven track record of providing clear and focused advice to assist landowners, private clients and developers in achieving the necessary Planning consents.

For an initial free, no obligation desktop review of your land please contact: Planning Services on 01392 439 046 or via planning@stags.co.uk

Hip Op Happy Homebuyer praises Builders A mother-of-two in Dorset who was the first to move onto a new-build development has praised house builder staff for their help after undergoing a hip operation.

Sue, who downsized from nearby village Poyntington, said Bovis Homes employees had been “fantastic” during the move.

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Sue Higginson was the first on site at Bovis Homes’ Mildenhall development in Sherborne and soon after the moving process underwent a hip replacement at Yeovil District Hospital.

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The mother-of-two, who has lived in the area for more than 40 years, said: “Bovis Homes staff have offered to do my shopping and they bring my post to me. They’ve been fantastic, both before and since my hip replacement.

“Site manager Kris has been extremely helpful. As I am not allowed to bend down for six weeks, he has moved furniture and even moved my refuse to the wheelie bins.”

Sue is delighted with her latest house, the four-bedroom Buxton house type, which has an open sitting/dining area, a French window opening on to the patio, a spacious kitchen and a master bedroom with en suite.

She said: “The sitting and dining room is my favourite part of the house, it looks right out on to the garden and has a very wide French window opening on to the garden.

“The back of the house faces west and I get the sun in the garden most of the day. It’s lovely and quiet here. As I was the first to purchase on the site, I picked the house that was just right for me.

“I chose The Buxton because it was the right size for me and I liked the idea of a new-build which had everything I wanted and nothing I didn’t want and they are well built to high specification.”

Mildenhall has a range of four, five and six-bedroom properties for sale, starting from £475,995.

We have an outstanding range of high specification 4, 5 and 6 bedroom homes in the sought after location of Sherborne in Dorset We are sure you will be just as impressed as we are when you arrive at our exclusive Mildenhall development.

Mildenhall is just one mile to Sherborne’s bustling town centre which boasts an array of shops, pubs and services and many stunning medieval buildings.

There are also great schools, health and leisure facilities on your doorstep.

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TRAVEL

Of course, the spectacular coral reefs, and the warm currents of the Indian Ocean, provide an excellent location for paddle boarding and diving - with most hotels offering comprehensive diving programmes at the PADI dive centres.

Wedding and Honeymoons: Mauritius makes the perfect choice for a wedding or honeymoon, and with Beachcomber we can guarantee only one wedding a day at each of their resorts. All their hotels have a dedicated wedding planner, who will meet with you on arrival at your resort and help craft the perfect memorable wedding day with you.

DISCOVER THE MAGIC Heather Muir OF MAURITIUS by Miles Morgan Travel Mauritius is known as the star of the Indian Ocean, a beautiful island paradise filled with white sandy beaches, dazzling blue seas, and miles of unbroken coral reef. But there is more to Mauritius than meets the eye.

Both myself and Sharon Boon, one of our Travel Specialists here in Yeovil, have been fortunate enough to visit this magical island and gained valuable first-hand knowledge and experience to share with our customers. Here, we give you a taste of what’s on offer but contact us to find out more.

Hotels: Miles Morgan Travel works closely with Beachcomber, and as the first hotel company in Mauritius, they’ve secured some of the most stunning locations and prime beach-fronts. Each of their properties offer luxurious accommodation, award-winning à la carte dining, first-class service and complimentary land and water sports - making their hotels perfect for

families and couples. Sharon travelled with Beachcomber and visited most of the Beachcomber hotels and can highly recommend them.

Food: Mauritian cuisine provides a real treat for your taste buds with a unique blend of Creole, French, Chinese and Indian flavours. Enjoy experimenting with exotic ingredients with an interactive Creole cooking lesson or sample tantalising cuisine as you choose from the extensive choice of dining options.

What to see and do: Home to numerous stunning championship golf courses, Mauritius offers the ideal challenge for both amateurs and seasoned golfers.

A visit to Grand Baie is well worth it for the shopping and local crafts, or for those who are a bit more adventurous there’s Casela World of Adventures - where the star attraction is a walk with the lions. La Vanilla Nature Park, an animal breeding park, is a hit with all ages. Sculpted amongst lush foliage, the park offers the opportunity to hold a baby Albabra tortoise or crocodile, fruit bats and iguanas.

Mauritius is a destination of diverse culture, landscapes and experiences.

Let us help create your dream holiday here. If you would like to find out more please contact myself or Sharon and we will be more than happy to assist. Also, Gary Bates from Beachcomber will be here with us in Yeovil shop on Wednesday 17 October so contact us now on 01935 428488 to book a personal appointment between 10.30am and 3pm.

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by Julie Haylock Sandhurst Garden Design It is that time again when the spring bulbs start to appear in garden centres, and I feel excited about my plans for my own garden next year!

There are so many bulbs, corns and tubers to choose from and so many different colour combinations for you to create a gorgeous display and, if you stagger your planting times, will last well into May. When it comes to tulips the list seems endless, from the Triumph to Parrott to dwarf to the late to the double late to the lily flowered varieties you are truly spoilt for choice.

I like to plant a combination of bulbs and have chosen to plant ‘Antraciet’ a dark purple peony like tulip with the white ‘Trés Chic’ with its white lily like petals, and ‘Black Parrot’ with its dark feathered petals with the

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tangerine coloured ‘Ballerina’ and I am not done yet!.

I plant my tulip bulbs in containers. There are two reasons why I do this, firstly you can position your bulbs where ever you like, particularly useful if you have an area in the garden that needs an injection of colour.

You can use smart containers as a focal point, like a stone urn, galvanised planters or frost proof glazed pots or you can plant bulbs in plastic pots which can be planted directly into the border by digging a hole large enough to plant the pot and its contents directly into the ground without disturbing the bulb which will fill a gap in your planting!.

And secondly, you don’t have to endure the sight of the foliage as it dies back making your border look untidy. Pots can be removed to an area out of sight

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to allow time for the ‘goodness’ to go back into the bulb.

Narcissus planted in groups either in the border or in the lawn look very natural. The fragrant multi-headed ‘Sailboat’ with its pale creamy coloured petals will look great. However, bulbs planted in the lawn have the slight drawback of allowing time for the foliage to die back and the problem then of mowing around them.

For bulbs planted directly into the ground take into account the soil type and the aspect.

There is a bulb that will suit them all. For full sun why not plant allium ‘Purple Sensation’ with its gorgeous purple globe shaped heads that flower in May/June.

AUTUMN GARDENING

Autumn is a great time to get a number of tasks done, which will prepare the garden for the tough months to come while also giving them the best chance for the following year. This includes the first and most important stages of controlling problems like blackspot in roses, scab on apples and peach leaf curl.

Blackspot over-winters on the leaves and other debris that falls from the rosebush during autumn and huddles here until the spring when the new leaves start to appear above. At the first opportunity the fungal spores head for the fresh growth and re-infect the plant, so removing and raking up the debris interrupts the life cycle of blackspot reducing the chance of reinfection. Mulching also helps as it will seal in any spores left as will the drenching of a winter wash like the organic Vitax version.

It’s a similar story with apple scab which reduces the yield of apples and disfigures the fruit. Once the leaves have fallen and autumn pruning is completed the debris needs to be cleared away. Commercially this would be done by shredding all such material and

For shade consider snowdrops, they look great planted under trees. For dry soil conditions Nerines, Cyclamen or Muscari will do well, and for moist soil a favourite of mine Camassia.

The tall flower spikes of ‘Blue Heaven’, ‘Maybelle’ or ‘Alba’ look striking in a border or naturalised in a meadow.

For some impact you could plant Fritillaria Imperialis ‘William Rex’ with its dark orange-red flowers or the bright yellow Imperialis ‘Lutea’ to add height and an exotic feel to your terrace, patio or border. These tubers grow to 90cms tall and flower in April/ May in full sun or partial shade.

Until next time, Julie

by Mike Burks, The Gardens Group

spraying the area with a solution of urea. This is high in nitrogen and acts as a compost accelerator feeding the bacteria that naturally break down the leaves, removing the scab spore’s home amongst the debris so they eventually perish. Such treatment will not eradicate the disease but it means a clean start and will dramatically reduce the amount of fungicide required the following spring and summer.

Whilst you are out in the garden carrying out such tasks, enjoy the late autumn and winter garden pleasures whether it is the glorious glow of foliage and stem, the rich colours of fruit and berries or the scent of winter flowers from mahonia, viburnum and sarcococca.

There is also some pruning to do now especially of tall fast growers, such as buddleia davidii and lavatera, the tree mallows. Shrubs like these have grown long and leggy bearing lots of flowers over the summer, and if the foliage is left un-pruned, wind rock in the winter weather will allow water to get into the area at the base of the stem. When there is a big freeze this will cause what I describe as the ice-lolly effect with the potential of greater damage.

However, pruning too hard will expose the centre of the plant to a potentially tough winter, so a compromise is required so that foliage is reduced by half in the autumn and then finished off in the early spring. Such pruning will not only protect the shrub but will also cause them to produce lots of fresh growth on which flowers will be produced.

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GRIT PREDICTS SUCCESS BETTER THAN ANY OTHER MEASURE By Peter Radford, Beyond This How long do you stick with a task or project when it’s not going your way?

How long do your staff keep attacking a problem before they conclude: “I can’t do this.” According to recent research the critical factor that will determine your success is your level of GRIT. That is: your degree of passion and perseverance for any given activity.

I work with schools and businesses to improve their outcomes. I’m fascinated by what makes some people excel when others don’t. What makes the difference between the good and the great? Angela Duckworth in her book GRIT details extensive studies within education, the sales industry and the military and discovered that her GRIT SCALE predicted who succeeded and who didn’t better than any other measure. Try the Grit Scale yourself online here https://angeladuckworth.com/grit-scale/ Better than IQ, better than aptitude tests, better than SAT scores, better than prior experience… Grit predicts success.

Most people score more highly on perseverance than on passion but the two are obviously linked because we are more likely to persevere with something we are passionate about.

Identifying your passion, your purpose as a business and also as an individual is critical. I was talking to a student this week who was struggling with motivation. It became apparent that this was because he was trying to fulfil someone else’s dream - in this case his parents’. How often though do we find ourselves pursuing a goal that isn’t ‘you’: a goal that doesn’t resonate with who you are as a person?

Also linked to this is whether you have a fixed or growth mindset about your potential to improve. If your mindset is fixed - i.e. “I know I’m not good at this” - then when you hit an obstacle you probably take it as confirmation of your assumption and be likely to give up.

But if you have a growth mindset then you will tend to see obstacles more as challenges to be overcome, opportunities to develop, and so if at first you don’t succeed, you try it another way.

Mindset is critical to success in any discipline. But the good news is that we can change our mindset, we can grow our GRIT. We can become grittier as we change the way we think and as we discover our passions - what we really care about.

Famously Thomas Edison, inventor of the lightbulb, was once asked why he didn’t give up in spite of so many failed attempts (allegedly approximately 10,000!). His reply was brilliant: “I never failed. I just found 10,000 ways that won’t work”: Passion & Perseverance: Grit.

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The Conduit spoke to Dean Holloway to find out more Dean explains, “We are a local independent insurance broker dedicated to providing individualised support to business and personal customers.

We have extensive knowledge of local customer and business needs including the farming and care sector. I personally have worked across the country on large comprehensive insurance packages for large national companies.

“To make your insurance solution stress free, and dare I say, enjoyable, you can be sure that you will always talk directly to me, Dean Holloway. With over 25 years in the insurance sector and qualifications to reflect this, I will work personally throughout your journey to advise and support you with the most competitive and comprehensive cover for your business. I will take the time to ensure you are fully covered for the optimum price.”

We have the experience of a large national company with the flexibility of a personal firm. Backed by the Gauntlet Group we can offer you a full range of competitive products to suit your needs at realistic and affordable premiums ensuring that your cover is always the most up to date available for your business.

Dean has chosen to work with the Gauntlet Group, a long established and respected company and a Chartered Insurance Broker in its own right.

As an Appointed Representative of Gauntlet, Dean has an experienced team working with him. Gauntlet is part of one of the biggest insurer networks in the country which gives Dean the power to access over 300 insurers.

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THAT’S THE WONDER OF WIFI

BEING SUCCESSFUL

By Jimmy Flynn, Milborne Port Computers

By Mark Salter, Financial Planner

The path to success in many areas of life is paved with continual hard work, intense activity, and a day-to-day focus on results. However, for many investors who adopt this approach to managing their wealth that can be turned upside down.

The Chinese philosophy of Taoism has a phrase for this: “wei wuwei.” In English, this translates as “do without doing.” It means that in some areas of life, such as investing, greater activity does not necessarily translate into better results.

In Taoism, students are taught to let go of things they cannot control.

To use an analogy, when you plant a tree, you choose a sunny spot with good soil and water. Apart from regular pruning, you let the tree grow.

This doesn’t mean that we should always do nothing. In fact, insights from financial science suggest you should direct your investment efforts to the things you can control. These include taking account of your own preferences and sensitivities when choosing investment strategies, diversifying your allocation to moderate the ups and downs, being mindful of the impact of fees, and exercising discipline when emotions threaten to blow you off course.

Successful investing requires taking actions that can have a positive impact on the outcome. For instance, to maintain their desired asset allocation, investors should regularly rebalance their portfolio by reallocating money away from strongly performing assets.

But rebalancing is a disciplined, premeditated activity based on each person’s circumstances. It contrasts with the “busyness” of reflexively following investment trends and chasing past returns promoted through financial media. Look at the person who fitfully

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watches business TV or who sits up at night researching stock tips. That sort of activity is likely counter-productive and can add cost without any associated benefit. With investing, constantly tinkering with an allocation does not perfectly correlate with success.

Now, while that makes sense, many people struggle to apply those principles because the media tends to look at investing through a different lens, focusing on today’s news, which is already priced in, or on speculating about tomorrow. Guesswork can surely be interesting. But is it relevant to your long-term plan? Probably not.

People caught up in the day-to-day may constantly switch money managers based on past performance, or attempt tactical changes in their allocation, or respond in a knee-jerk way to news events that turn out to be noise.

Again, the assumption underlying these approaches is that if you put more effort into the external factors and adjust your position constantly, you will get better results. Unfortunately, people may end up earning poorer long-term returns from trading too much, chasing past performers, or attempting to time the market. Ultimately, that’s just another reminder of the potential benefits available to disciplined investors who stay focused on what they can control.

As the ancient Chinese proverb says: “By letting it go, it all gets done. The world is won by those who let it go. But when you try and try, the world is beyond the winning.”

Wireless is simply wonderful, when it works! I remember back in about 2005 when the first wireless routers came on the market we spent hours trying to configure it and make it work. Today you just press a button and it’s all done … well nearly. We have laptops, tablets, printers, mobile phones and other such stuff all on Wi-Fi along with TV boxes galore, heating systems, music systems and electric curtains … where will it end?

However if you live in a big stone house with thick stone walls or a relatively new build with foil-backed insulation then you’ll know that your Wi-Fi signal doesn’t go very far. I’m often asked to provide a more powerful router, but that is not possible for two reasons. Firstly the Wireless Telegraphy Act 2006 limits the power output of all devices and secondly, even if you could link-up a more powerful transmitter, your devices would have to be equally powerful to be able to transmit back again when sending stuff back to the internet.

So how do you overcome this conundrum? You can try the simplest and cheapest method which is to re-position your router closer to the centre of your area; I regularly visit houses where the router is at the furthest end of the house simply because that is where the main PC is connected with a cable. Move

the router and make the PC wireless for less than £20! I’m sorry; no you can’t have a second router plugged in somewhere else. However you can have a wireless repeater. These are relatively inexpensive at about £30 and you have to position them within good reach of the existing wireless signal and that signal is simple repeated. There is sometimes some loss of speed and you can’t daisy-chain them to extend further.

Next, and most popular, are the “Powerline” adapters. These are two or more devices that plug-in to your mains electricity and talk to each other over those wires.

Assuming that your house is all on the same distribution board (fuse box in old language!), then you can easily have Wi-Fi at the other end of the house and in the middle as well. A bit more expensive starting at about £65 for a simple kit, but you still don’t need any unsightly wiring and

you just plug them in.

For bigger buildings, offices and outhouses there is really only one option: cable. The theory is simple enough, a cat5e network cable run from A to B with one end plugged into the router and the other has a wireless access point into which you can connect multiple other devices. This method is guaranteed to work as the extension of your Wi-Fi is not based on how thick a wall is. I’ve tried external aerials, bipole aerials and directional plate aerials, but none of them seen to work reliably in a domestic

environment, and what you all want is reliability!

So there you have it! If you live in a modest 3-bed semi or smaller abode then the Wi-Fi provided by your ISP router should be just fine. However the bigger or more extended your needs are then one of the above options is for you. As always, if you get stuck, you know where to come!

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SAVE UP TO £400 Edward Covill, PER MOBILE PHONE By Ten Go If you are on an old mobile contract, you are almost certainly paying too much!

Competition between networks means that great deals are available. With a standard phone deal you probably sign a two year contract and choose the handset that you want and pay little or nothing up front but there is a fixed monthly charge that gives you a set amount of call time, texts and data and covers the cost of the handset over the period of the contract. For many people these contracts are poor value. For instance, if you are a low user of say £10 per month, you would probably be better with a pay as you go deal. You should be able to get a pay as you go deal using your existing handset or buy a handset separately. If you use your 22

phone heavily, consider a sim only deal.

You will pay a monthly fee depending on the package of calls and the contract is usually much shorter than a standard deal.

If you do not have a mobile phone or want a new model, you are usually better buying up front rather than through a monthly contract.

While mobile companies say they are giving it free, they recoup the costs through your contract charges. Next see what they have to offer. This is a competitive market place.

The main providers, Three, Vodaphone, EE and O2 are facing challenges all the time so the best deal are constantly changing. Make sure they are in the areas where you can use our phone. This may not be an issue in towns

but in rural areas it often will be. Check on coverage map at which.co./open signal.

An update on Scottish Power: the Spanish owned company controlled by multinational Iberdrola has announced its second Increase this year with the changes coming into force on 8 October. The increase on its Standard Variable Tariff is 3.7% . There was an increase of an average of 5.5% in June. BG has also increase price by 3.8%.

The Government, as anticipated, will cap the increase, but that capping is above the current charges. BG has also been fined £2.65m for overcharging customers and giving misleading information about exit fees. They were responsible for misinforming 2.5 million customers. Check

the accuracy of exit information on your bills and make sure you have not been overcharged. We have in the past pointed out the dangers of switching to some smaller companies, but some tightening of rules has been undertaken by OFGEM. There are about 70 supplies to the domestic market so you can be spoiled for choice. However, you can get a better deal from a reputable consortium such as NHs or Martin’s Money Tips.

As usual call from 5am daily or email Covill.tengo@btopenworld.com for further information on any cost cutting matter.

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Health & Wellbeing HEALTH & WELLBEING

A NEW KIND OF CARE

By Jade Cleal, the Carlauren Group

Some of you may not know about us. This could be because you have not yet reached an age when you are considering your future options but are curious and keen to plan for the future; perhaps you are someone who has more birthdays behind you than those that lie ahead, or you may be in your early fifties and starting to think about retirement and how you would like to enjoy your latter years. Alternatively it could be that you are already caring for an older relative and would like to learn more about the type of luxury retirement and care accommodation we offer.

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TOGETHER IS BETTER WHEN IT COMES TO SUICIDE

By Sarah Coote PREVENTION Samaritan Branch Director We have created aspirational high-end residences with the comfort and familiarity of home. More than a room, our luxury en-suite studios are equipped with the ideal amenities, the finest décor and expansive communal areas designed to make you and your guests feel welcome.

Taking the step into residential care can seem daunting, but at Carlauren we are working to make it a very positive step with our beautiful homes individually styled and welcoming for families to visit and spend time with loved ones. All of our homes are registered with the Care Quality Commission, but that is where the similarity to traditional care homes ends.

universal challenge. Every year, suicide is among the top 20 leading causes of death globally for people of all ages. It is responsible for over 800,000 deaths, which equates to one suicide every 40 seconds.

Forget images of beige food and lumpy custard! Our team of chefs at each home devise menus with fresh local produce, taking inspiration from the seasons. Along with all those TV MasterChef’s, we recognise that food and dining play a really important part in our lives and therefore put emphasis not just on nutrition, but also the social aspect plus we make sure the food is delivered and presented with style.

Sarah Coote, Samaritans Branch Director said: “Preventing suicide is often possible and you could be a key player in its prevention. We all have a role to play and together we can help to address the challenges presented by suicidal behaviour in society today.

In the months ahead we will share with you news about our homes in Yeovil including Tyndale House, a luxury five-star residential care complex which specialises in Dementia Care, and the soon to be opened Hurst Manor in Martock.

“We want to encourage everyone to really take the time to listen to the important things their friends, family and colleagues need to tell them, and to actually devote some time and attention to being better listeners.

So get ready and come with us on an exploratory journey that will turn everything you thought you knew about care homes on its head! For more information, visit: www.carlaurengroup.com

Carlauren Care operates luxury retirement and care accommodation with a dedication to providing the best possible experience. Our aim is to offer a menu of care and support options that meet individual needs, whether this be an hour a day from our Care At Home service or 24/7 accommodation, care and support whilst living at one of our luxurious residential care homes.

We are committed to creating safe, loving and inclusive environments in which residents can enjoy their independence with care tailored to each person’s individual needs.

According to the International Association for Suicide Prevention, the issue of suicide prevention remains a

“When people feel listened to, it really can save a life.”

Samaritans volunteers in Yeovil & Sherborne provide services at the heart of their communities and this includes partnership working with the NHS, the police, schools and other public, private and voluntary sector organisations to make suicide prevention more effective in this area.

Could you volunteer with the Samaritans? Why not join us at our information evenings which take place on the first Wednesday of every month at 7pm at 25 The Park, Yeovil, BA20 1DG To find out more, call our information line on 01935 414015, email recruitment@yeovilsamaritans.org. uk or visit our website at https://www.samaritans.org/ branches/samaritans-yeovil-sherborne-and-district.

Everyone has the capacity to become a better listener with the Samaritans SHUSH listening tips:

• Show you care – focus on the other person, make eye contact and put away your phone.

For more details please contact us on:

T: 0800 0226001 E: info@carlaurencare.com www.carlaurencare.com

• Have Patience – it may take time as well as several attempts before someone opens up. Don’t rush them.

• Use open-ended questions that require more than a yes/no answer to encourage conversation such as ‘tell me more…..’

• Say it back – to check you’ve understood and reassure the person that they have your undivided attention. But don’t judge, interrupt or offer a solution.

• Have courage – don’t be put off by a negative response and, most importantly, don’t feel you have to fill in the silences.

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COULD YOU VOLUNTEER WITH US? A lot of people need us. That’s why our volunteers are always around to give anyone who is struggling to cope the space and time to talk.

Come along to our information evenings which take place on the first Wednesday of every month at 25, The Park, Yeovil BA20 1DG at 7pm

samaritans.org/yeovil 01935 414 015*

To download the full list of tips, visit, https://www. samaritans.org/media-centre/big-listen/shush-listening-tips

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HEALTH & WELLBEING

ANYONE FOR SWIMMING...?

strengthening the local community

Exercise Classes

in community halls for the community

Sit & Strengthen

A chair-based exercise class aiming to increase your strength, flexibility, joint mobility, balance & functional independence - all while having fun!

Stand & Strengthen

Same objectives as sit & strengthen, but you are standing! Targets all major muscle groups. You must be able to stand for the whole duration.

Don’t lose it, move it!

An active circuit-based class improving muscle strength, aerobic fitness & core stability. Be proactive, not reactive, towards your health & fitness!

Yoga

Stretching, breathing, meditating & strengthening the mind & the body all at the same time. Yoga can be as relaxing or strenuous as you want, it is what you make it! communifit

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Seated Yoga

All the benefits of traditional Yoga, but without the need to get up and down from the floor! Fantastic for anyone looking to gain upper arm strength and core stability, whilst building a calmer mind and stronger body.

Perfect for lower body rehab.

Hips & Knees

A chair based class focusing on hips & knees, strengthening joints & connecting muscle groups - all lower body activities will become much easier! Fantastic for those who suffer from painful & weak knees or are waiting to have or had knee & hip replacements.

Seated Zumba Gold & Tai Chi

The fantastic combination of Latino dancing in Zumba Gold & relaxing flowing movements in Tai Chi - two 30 minute classes combined to create one fantastic class!

Get strong, mobile, dance your feet away and have fun all from a seated position! communifit.co.uk

Class timetable Sherborne

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booking not required

Hips & Knees

Monday

12:45 - 13:30 West End Hall, Littlefield, Sherborne, DT9 6AU

£5

Yoga

Tuesday

08:30 - 09:30 Youth and Community Centre, Tinneys Lane, DT9 3DY

£5

Seated Yoga

Tuesday

13:30 - 14:30 West End Hall, Littlefield, Sherborne, DT9 6AU

£5

Zumba Gold & Tai Chi Wednesday 12:30 - 13:30 Youth and Community Centre, Tinneys Lane, DT9 3DY

£5

Sit & Strengthen

Wednesday 14:15 - 15:00 West End Hall, Littlefield, Sherborne, DT9 6AU

£4

Stand & Strengthen

Wednesday 15.15 - 16:00 West End Hall, Littlefield, Sherborne, DT9 6AU

£4

Don’t lose it, move it!

Wednesday 16:15 - 17:00 West End Hall, Littlefield, Sherborne, DT9 6AU

£4

Sit & Strengthen

Thursday

14:30 - 15:30 Digby Memorial Church Hall, Sherborne, DT9 3NL

£5

Sit & Strengthen

Friday

12:30 - 13:15 Youth and Community Centre, Tinneys Lane, DT9 3DY

£4

Stand & Strengthen

Friday

13:30 - 14:15 Youth and Community Centre, Tinneys Lane, DT9 3DY

£4

Don’t lose it, move it!

Friday

14:30 - 15:15 Youth and Community Centre, Tinneys Lane, DT9 3DY

£4

Yetminster

Sit & Strengthen

Monday

11:00 - 12:00 Jubilee Hall Yetminster, Church St, Yetminster, DT9 6LQ

£5

Yeovil

Sit & Strengthen

Tuesday

12:15 - 13:15 Abbey Manor Community Centre, Preston Road, BA21 3TL

£5

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Wednesday 13:00 - 14:00 East Coker Villiage Hall, Halves Lane, East Coker, BA22 9JJ

£5

Thursday

£5

12:30 - 13:30 East Coker Villiage Hall, Halves Lane, East Coker, BA22 9JJ

For more information call 07791 308 773

Everyone loves water be it the beach, dipping their toe in the sea, paddling in the lake, letting the children play in the stream when camping or just enjoying listening to the waves lap up against the sea wall while sitting by the coast with something cold to drink in your hand.

There are so many different varieties of swimming out there to be enjoyed, not just popping down to the local pool. Your starting point will be to look at your swim technique and to go from there.

Depending on how well you think you can swim, when the last time you entered the water was and not just to paddle in the shallow end with the children and how adventurous you are feeling will help you decide what type of swimming to have a go at. There’s diving, synchronised swimming, water polo, open water swimming, wild swimming, free diving, snorkelling and scuba diving; take your pick.

Once you have decided, the world is your oyster, excuse the pun, so get yourself out there and have a go. There are various outlets for your enjoyment, Vosper near Frome is a great open water and free diving venue, Bowleaze Cove at Weymouth is great for sea swimming along with a convenient cafe to refuel after your swim.

Not only will you experience the benefits of getting in the water and exercising without realising it, but you will have fun and meet like minded people. Contrary to a popular myth, swimming is a social sport and the swimming community always welcomes new comers The health benefits from swimming are numerous including; keeping your heart healthy; balancing your build - building longer and leaner muscles; cross training - boosts cardiovascular capacity while increasing muscle strength; increased flexibility; strengthening your core - utilizing all the body’s muscles simultaneously; Endurance; Adventure (see above!); Socialising – meeting like minded people who also love the water; and last but not least, weight loss - “People who consistently swim strenuously enough to be out of breath when they finish and elevate their heart rate do burn calories and lose weight,” says Jane Moore, M.D., a physician and active swimmer

water should be sparkling and clear; you should be able to see the bottom and not worry about swallowing anything nasty.

Whilst it’s true that not all swimmers in the local pool look graceful and sometimes it is difficult to distinguish a stroke but they are in there, getting into the swimming philosophy and have made the commitment to get it the water, keep fit, become healthier and enjoy the water.

So take the plunge, find yourself a costume, your preferred body of water and dive on in to rediscover the joys of swimming again.

Oxley Sports Centre is open to members and the public. Go to www.oxleysc.com to download the pool timetable.

For more information on Oxley Sports Centre memberships please call 01935 818277 or visit our website on www.oxleysc.com

HALF TERM ACTIVITIES Monday 22 October - Friday 26 October

8-14 Years Morning, Afternoon and All Day options available £9.50 per session or £17 per day

So what is it about getting into the local pool that puts people off?

Cold dark changing rooms are things of the past and modern pools have warm showers, hairdryers and even suit spinners so you don’t have to worry about a sopping wet costume in your bag. The pool

Hamsterballs, Arts and Crafts, Trick or Treat treasure hunt and many more activities For more information and to book your place, please call reception on 01935 818270 or visit our website www.oxleysc.com/holiday-activities Bradford Road, Sherborne, Dorset, DT9 3DA

WHO AM I?

By Craig Hardaker, Communifit I’m Craig Hardaker and I started Communifit in 2018. I have been working in the health and fitness industry for over 12 years. I hold a BSc (Hons) Sports Fitness and Coaching degree, and am qualified as a GP referral consultant and sports massage therapist. I am also qualified to undertake sessions of chair-based exercises for the frailer, older person.

I enjoy working with individuals, improving their physical condition to help with everyday activities - no matter how big or small.

Communifit offers specialised exercise classes and health advice to all within the local community including:

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sit and strengthen exercise classes to local care/residential/nursing homes

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As a new company, I intend to build up a wide range of worthwhile classes which I hope will not only be beneficial but also great fun.

See my ad for details of classes and how to reach me.

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WANDERING LONELY AS A CLOUD By Niki Cassar Loneliness is a very common issue for people of all ages, including children, especially those of school age. The long term consequences of intense loneliness can be very damaging for mental health, and can lead to severe depression or worse.

Usually, the feeling of loneliness starts with being shy and not having the confidence to engage with others and form friendships.

Shy school children are often picked on by unkind classmates, and this causes them to become anxious and withdraw into themselves as a form of protection. Bullies love to taunt their victims with words such as ‘stupid’ or ‘weirdo’ or ‘fat and ugly’. Over time, these labels will stick ever more firmly, and victims start believing that they are what they’re being accused of. As a result, their schoolwork may suffer or they might develop IBS symptoms, such as tummy aches, diarrhoea and nausea, which will give them good reason to have days off school. Some children, particularly teenagers, may resort to self-harm.

As adults, the feelings of loneliness can have a profound affect, both in the workplace and in social environments, and they will often experience ‘feeling lonely in a crowd’. A lonely person may take up a craft or hobby they can pursue on their own, but in truth this is also a form of avoidance, as most lonely people have a powerful belief system running that tells them over and over ‘I’m not good enough or worthy enough or interesting enough to makes friends, so why bother trying?’ On the other hand, some lonely people will make a huge effort and join a club or a class, perhaps volunteer for unpaid work in their free time; anything to fill that aching void that never seems to go away; anything to delay the moment of returning to their empty home with only the cat and the TV for company. Whilst with others in the group, they may briefly feel better, yet still feel incapable of forming friendships because of their crippling shyness. They might just as well be wearing a huge sign saying: KEEP OFF, DON’T GET TOO CLOSE! Although I work with a very wide range of issues, many of my clients will also confide in me that they are very lonely, and for me this is an important and significant piece of information. By strengthening their inner sense of self-worth and self-esteem, and using regression techniques to neutralise any early causes of their negative beliefs about themselves, my clients start to feel progressively more confident and outgoing with each session of hypnotherapy. When they start telling me about the new things they’re doing, and the new friends they’re making, then we both know that, working together, we’ve achieved positive and lasting change in that person’s life!

If you have an issue around shyness or loneliness, or perhaps you have a teenage child with issues mentioned in this article, please free to call me for a chat, in total confidence, on 01963 371 695, or email me at mail@nikicassar.com. Mention The Conduit and get a £15 discount on your first session, either face to face, or online.

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By Samantha Mullett, So Pampered Day to day life means good, healthy nails can be difficult to achieve and maintain but with a few tips and tricks, you could be on the way to your very own beautiful nails. Nails grow constantly, from the cuticle of the nail to the tip, which we call the free edge. The rate of growth slows down with age and poor circulation.

Fingernails grow faster than toenails and it take about six months for a nail to grow from the base to the free edge.

The structure of the nail is divided into six specific parts, each of these structures has a specific function and if disrupted can result in an abnormal appearance on the fingernail i.e. ridges, splitting or discoloration. This is why when having nail treatments it is so important that your nail technician is keen on looking after the natural nail and not causing any damage or long term touches when giving you this service in the salon.

When having gel nails or acrylics it is important that the natural nail plate is not buffed too much or with a hard grit file – this will weaken the natural nail and result in slow re-growth of the nail and can cause permanent damage to the nail

bed. Removal of such enhancements is also extremely important; the gel or acrylic should be buffed off slightly then soaked in a polish remover containing acetone until ready to come off without scraping or scratching at the nail and taking the natural enamel away with it. Gels nails are more popular than ever and taking the beauty industry by storm. Not only do they look fantastic – giving you permanent colour for 2+ weeks but they act as a protective layer- encouraging your nails to grow and strengthen.

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Things to remember at home! Make sure you always use rubber gloves! Water softens the nails, therefore weakening them. Harsh chemicals when cleaning won’t help the health of your nails either.

Remember to treat your nails like jewels, not tools!

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Art for All

By Rachel Mowbray

Visual Art

On Friday 28 from 12.00 noon to 6.00pm, and Saturday 29 to Sunday 30 September from 11.00am to 6.00pm at the Tithe Barn in Merriott there is an art exhibition by local artists. A selection of media will be on show including watercolours, oil, acrylic, pastel and mixed media as well as sculpture. A wide range of subjects will be on show so whatever your taste there should be something to enjoy. Artwork and cards will be available for sale.

On Saturday 29 September from 11.00am to 1.00pm and 2.00pm to 4.00pm Bruton School For Girls will be holding a Family Friendly Workshop with Dorcas Casey. The display in the Art Department entitled ‘Dare to be Free’ will showcase textile flags and banners made by students at Bruton School for Girls, with the artist Dorcas Casey, as part of Processions, a mass participation artwork marking 100 years of votes for women.

Visitors can find out first-hand about the creative process and make their own artwork.

Tickets £3 from events@brutonschool. co.uk Limited to 15 at each session. Part of Somerset Open Studios.

From now Sunday 30 September from 10.00am to 5.00pm at ACE Arts in Somerton there is an exhibition called ‘Footprints’ by fiber artist Lydia Needle. Lydia explores the artist’s place in community and environment.

Part of Somerset Art Weeks.

From now to Sunday 30 September from 11.00am to 6.00pm at 2 The Old Police Station, North Street, Wincanton, BA9 9AZ as part of Somerset Art Works Open Studios Julie Jenkins hosts her new exhibition ‘Sacred Space’. Sacred art forms and spirituality inspire my paintings which depict places of peace and power from the Himalayas to the East. Open Thursdays to Sundays.

From now to Monday 1 October from 9.45am to 4.45pm at The Gallery Upstairs,

Upton Country Park, Poole the West Country Embroiderers present ‘A Wonderful World of Stitch’. Displaying a wide range of embroideries and textiles. Exhibits for sale, sales table and book stall. Refreshments in café. Disabled access via lift in café.

Competition is a piece of embroidery presented in a 20cm ring on the theme of ‘1918 - 100 years on’ created with any design or technique - members of the public can vote for the entry they like the best. Free entry.

From now to Friday 5 October from 10.00am to 5.00pm at the Malthouse Gallery at the Manor Gardens, East Lambrook there is an exhibition titled ‘Birds, Oceans and Flowers’ by three Somerset artists - Sheila Bowman, Lee Allen and Peter Waterfall. Bird wood carvings, paintings of oceans, flowers, scarecrows and chickens. Closed Sundays and Mondays.

From now to Saturday 6 October at Ilminster Arts Centre see the next exhibition ‘Journey’ with work by Jo Hamilton, Wendy Hermelin, Caroline Lewis and Jill Preston.

Paintings, textiles, glass and pottery by four artists brought together by the threads that link them - the journey through their art. Their work is as diverse in style as their personalities. Feast your eyes on colour infused abstracts, beautifully and imaginatively manipulated textiles, original glasswork inspired by ocean conservation and portraits of women and girls from around the world. Art can help give them a voice, our voice.

From now to Friday 12 October from 9.30am to 5.00pm the Jerram Gallery in Sherborne have an ‘Exhibition of New Work by Richard Pikesley’. Enquiries on 01935 815261.

From Saturday 6 October to Saturday 3 November from 10.00am to 5.00pm at ACE Arts in Somerton hosts their new exhibition ‘British Wildlife Open’. Celebrating the best of British Wildlife art including paintings, prints and photographs. Artworks for sale and all proceeds shared between ACE Arts and Somerset Wildlife Trust. In partnership with Somerset Wildlife Trust. Free entry.

From Monday 8 to Saturday 27 October from 9.30am to 4.00pm at Ilminster Arts Centre go along to the ‘Coming of Age’ exhibition – a retrospective by Phat Qwarters. They are a group of five textile artists who have been working together for 18 years and this is their first exhibition.

This exhibition is to show how far they have progressed, experimenting with different techniques and materials, reflecting wider trends and, sometimes, breaking the rules.

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Free weekly groups for people with:

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Approximately 100 items are included quilts, pictures, hangings and canvases. There will be note books, sketch books, book sleeves and cards for sale. Meet the Phat Qwarters on Thursday 11, Thursday 18 and Thursday 25 October and they will demonstrate their work to visitors.

On Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 October from 10.30am to 4.30pm at Longburton Village Hall there will be an Open Art Exhibition and Sale. Raising money for a new Community Hall.

On Saturday 20 October from 10.00am to 5.00pm at the Recreation and Sports Club in Templecombe go along to the new exhibition ‘Templecombe Remembered’. A collection of photographs, postcards and village memorabilia celebrating the past and present of Templecombe including how has its development changed, village events, the people, the railway from S&D to SWR and how the station has changed. Refreshments available. Admission £2, Children free.

Raising funds in support of Cancer Research.

On Sunday 21 October from 10.00am to 4.00pm at the Davis Hall in West Camel The Real West Camel Arts and Craft Group present a show and sale of their work, in many forms of art and craft. Tea, coffee, homemade cakes and biscuits available.

Admission free.

From Friday 26 October to Friday 16 November from 9.30am to 5.00pm at the Jerram Gallery in Sherborne there is an ‘Exhibition of New Work by Charles Anderson, Mhairi Mcgregor and Jackie Philip. Enquiries 01935 815261.

Music

On Friday 28 September from 8.00pm at the David Hall in South Petherton see ‘The Churchfitters’. The Churchfitters strut their stuff on a stage that bristles with instruments - flute, banjo, dulcimer, tin whistle, guitar, ukulele, electric hub-cap bass-bouzouki and the unique ‘bing-bong’ machine made out of hack-saw blades. Throw in some exquisite harmonies, a slew of startlingly original songs and a few jokes that create instant rapport and you have got a high energy, uplifting show that always leaves audiences cheering. Tickets £15.

On Friday 28 from 7.30pm at the Octagon Theatre in Yeovil see ‘At Last’ telling the story of soul legend Etta James’ turbulent life. Featuring some of her most beloved songs including ‘Tell Mama’, ‘Something’s

Got A Hold On Me’, ‘Sugar On The Floor’, the heart rending ‘I’d Rather Go Blind’, her iconic signature song ‘At Last’ and more. Vika Bull puts her heart and soul into this unforgettable show and is joined on stage by some of Australia’s finest and funkiest musicians. Tickets £29.50.

On Friday 28 from 7.30pm at the Exchange in Sturminster Newton see Marty and the Wildcats.

Marty Wilde began his career in 1957 and was one of the first British singers to play a leading part in those early formative, and ground breaking Rock’n’Roll years. With his many hits and a host of wonderful songs from that era, Marty and his fabulous band the Wildcats take you back through some of the most exciting musical times this country has ever experienced.

Tickets £20.

On Friday 28 from 7.30pm see the Avon and Somerset Constabulary Male Voice Choir at St Martins Church in West Coker.

Tickets £8, includes wine, from the Post Office or from 01935 862172 or 01935 862172 or £10 on the door.

On Friday 28 from 8.00pm at the Ilminster Arts Centre see Dave Newton and Craig Milverton playing together on two grand pianos. Between them they are fourteen times UK award winners,

and as such represent the best piano performers we can expect to find. They will be covering a wide range of music, but will be focussing mainly on well known jazz standards and other material.

Tickets £16.

On Saturday 29 from 6.45pm at Caryford Hall in Castle Cary see ‘Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra Resonate Strings Quintet’. A joint Take Art/ Caryford Community Hall event, raising funds for Caryford Hall’s Development Fund. Bar available. Tickets £15, under 18’s £15.

On Saturday 29 from 7.30pm at the Octagon Theatre in Yeovil see Lee Mead and his band.

Featuring songs from the classic shows he has starred in such as ‘The Phantom of the Opera’, ‘Miss Saigon’, ‘Chitty Chitty Bang Bang’, ‘Legally Blonde’, ‘Wicked’ and many more. Including songs from his previous albums and his brand new album Lee Mead Ten Years. Tickets £21.

On Sunday 30 from 7.30pm at the Octagon Theatre in Yeovil see ‘Big Band Spectacular’.

Directed by Chris Dean, this mesmerizing performance is packed with your Big Band favourites. Featuring the music of Glenn Miller, Count Basie, Tommy Dorsey, Neal Hefti, Billy May, Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald and many more. Tickets £19.50.

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On Thursday 4 October from 7.30pm at the Octagon Theatre in Yeovil see the ‘Magic of Motown’. Prepare yourself for 40 back to back classic Motown hits, glittering costume changes, dazzling dance moves and outstanding musicianship in this explosive concert experience.

With timeless music of Marvin Gaye, Diana Ross, Stevie Wonder, The Temptations, The Supremes, The Four Tops, Jackson 5, Smokey Robinson and more. This breath-taking concert spectacular takes you on a musical journey through all your favourite songs, including: Ain’t No Mountain, Signed Sealed Delivered, Dancing In The Streets, My Cherie Amor, Heatwave and many more.

Tickets £26.50.

On Friday 5 from 7.30pm at the Octagon Theatre in Yeovil the Rotary Club presents a ‘Last Night of the Proms’ concert with ‘The British Philharmonic Concert Orchestra’ and supported by nationally and internationally renowned soloists Andrew Forbes Lane and Alison Roddy. A programme of easily recognisable music, popular classics, light orchestral pieces and TV, film and stage music scores will as always precede the traditional big finale, complete with audience participation: singing, flag waving and joyous celebration of Hope and Glory.

Tickets £26.

On Friday 5 at 7.30pm at the Charlton’s Community Centre in Charlton Adam see Castle Cary Choir with special guest Tom Toomey, composer and session musician. Bar, snacks and a raffle.

Tickets £8, under 16’s £4 from the Post Office or from 01458 223094 and on the door. Proceeds shared between the Church Roof Fund and Community Centre.

For more information visit www. castlecarychoir.org On Friday 5 from 8.00pm at the Ilminster Arts Centre enjoy an evening of classical music performed by Michael Petrov on the cello and Alexander Ullman on piano including works

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Born in Bulgaria, Michael Petrov studied at the Yehudi Menuhin School and at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama, winning the Gold Medal in 2014 and the Wigmore Hall Prize in 2017. Tickets £15.

On Saturday 6 from 7.00pm St Michael’s in Somerton presents The Somerset Songsters with their production ‘Come On, Be Happy’. This year’s theme will take the audience on a trip down life’s byway, with lots of bouncy, up tempo, joyful, sing-along items included. Tickets £10, includes free glass of wine or Schloer, from 01458 270096.

On Saturday 6 from 7.30pm at the Davis Hall in West Camel the Country and Western Dance Club host the ‘Ian Highland Band’.

Tickets £6. For more details phone 01460 78895.

On Saturday 6 from 7.30pm at Dance House in Crewkerne Concerts in the West presents Michael Petrov and Alexander Ullman. Tickets £15 from the Local Information Centre. More information from www.ycat.co.uk On Saturday 6 from 7.30pm at the Exchange in Sturminster Newton see ‘The New Jersey Boys’ featuring the music of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons. The packed two set programme featuring the amazing falsetto voice of Einar Vestman and the humour of all round entertainer Gary Gould, is a fusion of tight vocal harmonies and superb solo spots. Expect to hear such hits as ‘Sherry’, ‘Big Girls Don’t Cry’, ‘Walk Like A Man’ and many more. This years sparkling show includes tributes to Elton John, Tina Turner and Freddie Mercury. Tickets £16.

On Saturday 6 from 7.30pm at Norton Sub Hamdon Church see the Brue Boys in concert.

One of the finest male voice choirs in Somerset presenting

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a programme appealing to all musical tastes. Wine bar. Tickets £7 from the Community Shop or £8 on the door. Part of the 2018 Norton Festival Season of Music.

For more information visit www. nortonfestival.org

had a long career as a noted clockmaker. John Baxter is the author of ‘Surviving Napoleon – the Clockmaker’s Tale’. Tea and biscuits served. Tickets £5 from Bailey Hill Bookshop or on the door.

On Saturday 6 from 8.00pm at the David Hall in South Petherton see Cara Dillon. Cara occupies an enviable position at the very top of her genre. This extraordinary Irish singer has been captivating audiences and achieving exceptional acclaim for over 20 years. Alongside a selection of favourites from her previous releases, Cara will be performing material from her new album Wanderer, which is a collection of beautiful and moving songs recorded in an intimate setting with her husband and musical partner, Sam Lakeman. Tickets £22.

On Friday 12 from 7.30pm at Cheap Street Church in Sherborne see the ‘Sunset Café Stompers’ and Hamish Maxwell.

In aid of the Rendezvous.

On Sunday 7 from 4.00pm at Caryford Hall in Castle Cary see Alberto Bioletti – Soldier of Napoleon and Wincanton Clockmaker. An illustrated talk by John Baxter telling the fascinating story of an Italian clockmaker who joined Napoleon’s army, fighting in gruelling campaigns in the West Indies and Egypt and surviving the fateful march to Moscow in 1812. A prisoner of war in Wincanton, he met and married a local girl. After Waterloo, Bioletti settled inA5Wincanton where14:10 he Page 1 Sweeney Todd Ad_Layout 1 24/05/2018

On Friday 12 from 8.00pm at the Ilminster Arts Centre see ‘The City Steam Jazz Band’. The connection between a jazz band and a steam laundry is not one that’s obvious. The drummer used to carry some of his kit in an old laundry box with the name on its lid and so the ‘City Steam’ band was born and the name has served them well for over 25 years. They will be playing an eclectic mix of jazz, largely from the 1920s and 30s, with a style rooted in the songs, rags and marches of New Orleans. Its repertoire also reflects the variety of musical tastes of the band members by including later jazz songs, ballads and dance tunes as well as more modern rocking blues and numbers with a lively Latin feel. Tickets £15.

On Saturday 13 from 8.00pm at the David Hall in South Petherton see Greg Russell and Jack Rutter. Greg Russell has established himself as one of the most significant performers

YAOS productions presents

SWEENEY TODD

The Demon barber of fleet street

9-13 OCTOBER 2018

octagon theatre, yeovil STEPHEN SONDHEIM BOOK BY: hugh wheeler MUSIC & LYRICS:

FROM AN ADAPTATION BY CHRISTOPHER BOND. Originally Directed on Broadway by HAROLD PRINCE. Orchestrations by JONATHAN TUNICK.

DIRECTED BY:

MARTYN KNIGHT

Originally produced on Broadway by Richard Barr, Charles Woodward, Robert Fryer, Mary Lea Johnson, Martin Richards in association with Dean and Judy Manos.

MUSICAL DIRECTOR:

LYNNE MERRIFIELD

This amateur production is presented by arrangement with Music Theatre International (Europe).

All authorised performance materials are also supplied by MTI Europe www.mtishows.co.uk

PERFORMANCES: 7.30pm Nightly. Saturday Matinee 13th October 2.30pm TICKETS: £19, Concessions - £17. On sale from the Octagon Box Office Tel:

01935 422884 or book on-line www.octagon-theatre.co.uk

www.yaos.org

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on the UK Folk scene. Playing guitar, bouzouki and singing, in 2013 he won the BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Award and in 2014, won the Horizon Award alongside Ciaran Algar. Still in his mid-20s, Jack Rutter is a highly respected singer, guitarist and multi-instrumentalist who has performed with Moore Moss Rutter, Seth Lakeman and the Jackie Oates band. His new solo set features a range of well-known and rare Traditional songs from a variety of sources, delivered with guitar, bouzouki or duet concertina, instruments that complement his signature honest, unaffected vocals. Tickets £14.

On Wednesday 17 from 7.30pm at the Octagon Theatre in Yeovil see pianist, Freddy Kempf, performing works including Nocturne, Ballade, Scherzo and Polonaise Fantasie. Tickets £12.

On Friday 19 from 7.45pm at the Henhayes Centre in Crewkerne see Take Art folk singer/writer Ange Hardy. Supper is steak and ale pie followed by lemon ginger crunch from 6.30pm. Bar opens from 6.00pm. Concert only ticket £10, supper included is £18. For more information phone 01460 74340 or henhayescentre@ btconnect.com On Friday 19 from 8.00pm at the Ilminster Arts Centre The Authentic Indian Bhangra will be performing. Indian Bhangra music is one of the happiest forms of music to be heard anywhere in the World. With driving rhythms, dazzling colour, spectacular dancing and pure unbounded energy and enjoyment, this will be an uplifting musical experience that nobody should miss. Tickets £20.

On Saturday 20 October from 6.45pm at the Caryford Hall in Castle Cary see Winter Wilson. Fresh from touring with Fairport Convention, Winter Wilson (Kip Winter - vocals, accordion, guitar and flute and Dave Wilson - vocals, guitar and banjo) bring a sense of intimacy to the stage, mixing songs with stories of life on the road. Tight harmonies, killer songs and a lot of fun. Tickets £10 from www. wegottickets.com/event/436732

On Saturday 20 from 7.30pm at the Memorial Hall in Stoke Sub Hamdon see ‘The Liberty Sisters’ – vintage vocal trio. Feel free to dress in style. Bar available.

Tickets £15, includes two course supper, available from 01935 824784.

On Saturday 20 from 8.00pm at the David Hall in South Petherton see ‘CoCo and the Butterfields’.

They are an English indie-pop band, from Canterbury, Kent.

The band currently consists of lead vocalist Dulcima Showan, guitarist and vocalist Tom

classic covers from the likes of The Rolling Stones, Beatles, Bon Jovi, Fleetwood Mac and more.

Performance

Twyman, keys player Jamie Smith, guitarist Rob Wicks and bass player Patrick Channon.

Tickets £16.

On Wednesday 24 from 7.30pm at the Octagon Theatre in Yeovil see Steve Steinman. Steve is the creative force behind the hugely successful Vampires Rock returns with this epic musical concert delivering the best of the best from Meat Loaf’s Bat Out of Hell record breaking album. With incredible stage set, superb band and Steve Steinman’s unique sense of humour and stage presence, the show will have you up on your feet and dancing in the aisles to all the greatest Meat Loaf hits such as ‘Paradise By the Dashboard Light’, ‘Took The Words Right Outa My Mouth’, ‘Anything For Love’, ‘Dead Ringer For Love’ and more.

Tickets £26.50.

On Thursday 25 October from 7.30pm at Martock Church see ‘Pamela’s All Stars’. A six piece band playing New Orleans and popular tunes and featuring Jeremy Huggett on Soprano Sax; Brian Huggett on Clarinet; and Bob Reynolds on Trombone supported by Banjo, Bass and Drums players from the New Society Jazz Band.

Jeremy uses the Soprano Sax in the role normally filled by the trumpet to add an enticing sound combination. Tickets £8 from 07955 467896 or £8 on the door.

On Friday 26 from 8.00pm at the Ilminster Arts Centre Julian Stringla and his Dream Band will be performing the music of Gershwin, Bernstein, Dankworth, Piazzolla, Rimsky Korsakov, Jobim, Rodgers &Hart, Mangione, Bechet, Aznavour, Vito & Stringle. Julian is joined

by Canadian guitarist Dominic Ashworth, Sonia Slany and her string quartet plus pianist Neil Angilley, bassist Chris Dodd and drummer Mike Bradley with percussionist Mark Cecil. Tickets £22.

On Sunday 28 from 3.00pm at the David Hall in South Petherton see the ‘Divertimento String Quartet’ with music and words from a wide variety of composers. Tickets £16.

On Sunday 28 from 4.00pm to 6.00pm at the White Hart in Yetminster hear some live music with ‘Monkey Jump’. Playing

On Friday 28 September from 7.30pm at the King William in Crewkerne the Wassail Theatre Company and Theatre Orchard in association with Bristol Old Vic presents ‘Horses! Horses!’

by Rina Vergano. A the darkly comical tale of a stolen horse, wild west-country soul and the mess we make of relationships.

Landlord Johnny is desperately trying to save his pub, while his wife Susie is hiding out on Ted’s farm. A show performed in the midst of your local boozer with pub games, pints, crisps, heartbreak and laughter, county music, lots of karaoke and a few surprises. Free entry. For more information visit www. wassailtheatre.co.uk

On Friday 28 September from 7.30pm at the Warehouse Theatre in Ilminster go along to ‘Everyone Loves a Wedding...

Dress’. Many years ago Barbara Churchill bought a second hand wedding dress in a jumble sale for 6 old pennies. This first dress started a lifelong fascination for what people wore on this most important day of their lives. And so the collection began, dresses were bought and donated and the final collection had over 120 dresses dating from 1820 to the present day. The collection was often shown for some of the charities nearest to Barbara’s heart, has travelled as far as Halifax and raised thousands of pounds. Sadly Barbara lost a bravely fought battle in 2011 but most of her fabulous wedding dress collection still remains within the family and we are thrilled to be able to show it again, with some of the dresses being modelled, to raise money for the Warehouse Expansion Appeal. Tickets £10 at www. thewarehousetheatre.org.uk or from Harrimans Menswear, Silver Street.

On Saturday 29 September from 7.30pm at the Tippling Philosopher in Milborne Port the Wassail Theatre Company and Theatre Orchard in association with Bristol Old Vic presents ‘Horses! Horses!’ by Rina Vergano. A the darkly comical tale of a stolen horse, wild westcountry soul and the mess we make of relationships. Landlord Johnny is desperately trying to save his pub, while his wife Susie is hiding out on Ted’s farm. A show performed in the midst of your local boozer with pub games, pints, crisps, heartbreak and laughter, county music, lots of karaoke and a few surprises.

Free entry. For more information visit www.wassailtheatre.co.uk

On Sunday 30 September from 5.00pm at the Brewer’s Arms in South Petherton the Wassail Theatre Company and Theatre Orchard in association with Bristol Old Vic presents ‘Horses!

Horses!’ by Rina Vergano. A the darkly comical tale of a stolen horse, wild west-country soul and the mess we make of relationships. Landlord Johnny is desperately trying to save his pub, while his wife Susie is hiding out on Ted’s farm. A show performed in the midst of your local boozer with pub games, pints, crisps, heartbreak and laughter, county music, lots of karaoke and a few surprises. Free entry. For more information visit www.wassailtheatre.co.uk On Tuesday 2 October and Wednesday 3 October from 7.30pm at the Octagon Theatre in Yeovil see ‘The Goon Show’.

In 1951 the landscape of British comedy changed dramatically when The Goon Show burst onto the airwaves of the BBC Home Service. Spike Milligan, Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe and co. brought a brand of surreal chaotic humour unlike anything that had been heard before and revolutionised the way radio comedy was produced. With its bizarre characters, fantastical plots and hilarious running jokes, The Goon Show captured the imagination of the British public and made household names of its three main stars, all of whom would go on to achieve fame across the globe. Apollo Theatre Company and Spike Milligan Productions are proud to team up to celebrate Spike’s centenary year by bringing this timeless comedy classic to the stage in the first major theatrical production of the show in its illustrious history. Tickets £17.50.

From Thursday 4 to Saturday 6 October at the Parish Hall in Martock the Players and Pantomime Society will be marking the Centenary of the end of WW1 with a production called ‘Return from Poppy Fields’.

On Saturday 6 October from 8.00pm at the Octagon Theatre in Yeovil see ‘Austentatious’. This is an improvised comedy play starring a cast of the country’s quickest comic performers. Every single show the cast conjure up a brand new ‘lost’ Jane Austen novel based on nothing more than a title suggested by the audience. Previous ‘lost’ masterpieces have included Sixth Sense & Sensibility, Double 0 Darcy and Mansfield Shark, and no two shows are ever the same.

Performed in period costume with live musical accompaniment, this is a Regency treat guaranteed to delight Austen novices and die hard fans alike.

Tickets £16.

From Tuesday 9 to Saturday 13 at 7.30pm (and 2.30pm Saturday matinee) at the Octagon Theatre the Yeovil Amateur Operatic Society presents ‘Sweeney Todd’. This season, YAOS have teamed up with Premier Pastries in Yeovil to bring another dimension to their performance with delicious pies baked specially for the show. In the lead up to the performance, Premier Pastries will be selling some Sweeney Themed pies and pastries that taste incredible but will have a little something special about them. One of the main plot lines of this show is the fact that Sweeney Todd is providing bodies to Mrs. Lovett to include in her “meat pies” and so Premier pastries are getting extremely creative with their rendition of “the worst pies in London” and instead will be creating “the best pies in Yeovil”. The show is a wonderful exciting trip back in time to a dark and gloomy London, Evil Judge Turpin lusts for the beautiful wife of a London barber and transports him to Australia for a crime he did not commit. Returning after 15 years and calling himself Sweeney Todd, the now mad man vows revenge, applying his razor to unlucky customers and shuttling the bodies down to Mrs. Lovett, who uses them in her meat-pie shop. Though many fall to his blade, he will not be satisfied until he slits Turpin’s throat! A performance filled with a talented cast that brings excitement, humour and suspense through the sensational music of Sondheim.

Directed by Martyn Knight with musical direction by Lynne Merrifield. Tickets £19. For more information visit www.YAOS.org

From Thursday 13 to Saturday 13 October from 7.30pm at the Exchange in Sturminster Newton see ‘A Night on Broadway’.

SNADS venture into the world of musical theatre for a dazzling production of songs from Broadway shows such as ‘My Fair Lady’, ‘South Pacific’, ‘Oklahoma’, ‘Kiss Me Kate’ and more.

Featuring professional dancers Nuno and Becky Fernandez, the Stur Steppers Dance School and new musical director Geoff Horton who has recently joined SNADS and brings with him vast experience both on and off stage as a professional singer and coach. Geoff has quickly raised the standard of singing within the group and says that this show promises to be full of quality performances, a glittering evening of music, song and dance. Tickets £10.

On Monday 15 from 8.30pm at the Rose and Crown in Huish Episcopi the Wassail Theatre Company and Theatre Orchard in association with Bristol Old

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Vic presents ‘Horses! Horses!’

by Rina Vergano. A the darkly comical tale of a stolen horse, wild west-country soul and the mess we make of relationships.

Landlord Johnny is desperately trying to save his pub, while his wife Susie is hiding out on Ted’s farm. A show performed in the midst of your local boozer with pub games, pints, crisps, heartbreak and laughter, county music, lots of karaoke and a few surprises. Tickets £5 available from www.wassailtheatre.co.uk On Tuesday 16 from 7.30pm at the Octagon Theatre in Yeovil the Russian State Ballet and Opera House presents ‘Swan Lake’. One hundred and thirty-five years ago, audiences heard the Swan Lake music by the great Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky for the very first time. From this moment on, the world of ballet would never be the same again.

Swan Lake is a tale of two young women, Odette and Odile, who resemble each other so closely one can easily be mistaken for the other. It is the compelling legend of a tragic romance in which a princess, Odette, is turned into a swan by an evil curse. Prince Siegfried chances upon a flock of swans while out hunting. When one of the swans turns into a beautiful young woman he is instantly captivated, will his love prove strong enough to break the evil spell that she is under?

Tickets £35.

On Wednesday 17 from 7:30pm at the Exchange in Sturminster Newton Artsreach presents ‘A Pure Woman’. Set in the winter of 1924/25 and based on true events, ‘A Pure Woman’ tells the story of 84 year-old Thomas Hardy’s affair of the heart with Gertrude Bugler and the jealousy it inspired in his second wife, Florence. Gertrude was a young Dorset woman, in her 20s, who played Tess of the D’Urbervilles in the local Hardy Players’ production in Dorchester, adapted by Hardy himself. Florence, in her 40s, had been a muse to Hardy when she was his young secretary while his first wife Emma was still alive. Hardy’s apparent obsession with Gertrude drives Florence into a jealous rage.

Poignant and elegiac, this love triangle touches on issues of ageing, marriage, the lingering influence of a former partner on a relationship and the regrets of women who have sacrificed their own ambitions for those of their husbands. Christopher Nicholson, author of the novel ‘Winter’ which inspired the play, will be signing copies of the book at this performance. Tickets £10.

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On Wednesday 17 from 7.30pm at the David Hall, South Petherton see Louise Jordan with her new show ‘No Petticoats Here’. Award winning singer, songwriter and musician, Louise Jordan shares the stories of inspirational women who challenged expectations through original song and storytelling.

From the woman who dressed as a soldier on the Western Front to the women football players banned by the FA, the ambulance drivers running the gauntlet of enemy fire in Flanders and the so-called ‘surplus million’ single women. Tickets £14.

On Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 from 7.30pm at the Octagon Theatre see ‘That’ll Be The Day’. Back by ever growing popular demand, get ready to party as the UK’s favourite rock and roll variety production returns with another brand new show! Featuring incredible live music performances, this hugely entertaining rock and roll spectacular blends classic gold hits from the 50s, 60s and 70s, with bags of hilarious comedy! Celebrating an entire era of timeless nostalgia, the production is well known for its ability to make audiences return time and time again for a new experience. Tickets £25.50.

From Wednesday 24 to Saturday 27 from 7.30pm the Warehouse Theatre in Ilminster presents ‘A Bunch of Amateurs’ by Ian Hislop and Nick Newman. Keen to boost his flagging career, fading Hollywood action hero Jefferson Steele arrives in England to play King Lear in Stratford - only to find that this is not the birthplace of the Bard, but a sleepy Suffolk village. And instead of Kenneth Branagh and Dame Judi Dench, the cast are a bunch of amateurs trying to save their theatre from developers.

Jefferson’s monstrous ego, vanity and insecurity are tested to the limit by the enthusiastic am-dram thespians. As acting worlds collide and Jefferson’s career implodes, he discovers some truths about himself - along with his inner Lear! Tickets £10, Students £5 from Harrimans Menswear, Silver Street.

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On Saturday 27 from 7.30pm at the David Hall, South Petherton On A Role presents ‘Where is Mrs Christie?’ Agatha Christie was one of the greatest thriller writers of all time and certainly the most prolific. In 1926, she was at the centre of a mystery, which sparked one of the biggest and most extensive police hunts in history. Her crashed car was discovered in Surrey and the famous author was missing, presumed dead by many, for 11 days. However, she was eventually found at a luxury hotel in Harrogate. She claimed then, and for the rest of her life, that

she was suffering from amnesia and remembered nothing.

Neither the press nor the police believed her…Tickets £15. For more information visit www. worcesterlive.co.uk

For Children

On Tuesday 30 October at the David Hall from 2.00pm Multistory Theatre presents ‘The Firebird’. A magical telling of the action-packed Russian adventure.

Prince Ivan and his brothers set off in search of the fabled Firebird, which has been stealing golden apples from the royal orchard. Ivan’s brothers soon fall by the wayside, indulging their selfish passions. Ivan, guided by the Wise Woman of the Wild Woods, enlists the help of the Horse with the Silver Mane, a fearsome Wolf and Princess Yelyena the Fair. Together they confront Lodgoth, the wicked Tsar of the Frozen Wastes. They rescue the Firebird and head for home, but the adventure has only just begun. Their interpretation of The Firebird is set to be a spectacular retelling of this classic Russian tale. Using puppetry and live music, Prince Ivan’s quest will be brought to life. Supported by South Petherton Combined Arts Society. Tickets £5, under 12’s £4. For more information www. multistorytheatre.co.uk

Other

On Saturday 30 September and Friday 26 October from 7.30pm it is Acoustic Night at the David Hall in South Petherton. A great evening full of extraordinary skill, talent and variety. All styles and forms of performance welcome. £2 audience, £1 performers.

To perform please email folk@ chriswatts.org

On Friday 5 October from 7.30pm the Exchange in Sturminster Newton presents ‘Tchaikovsky: The Man Revealed’.

It may be hard to believe, but the man behind such joyous music as Swan Lake, The Nutcracker, the 1812 Overture and many more of the best loved music ever written, was a deeply troubled individual unsure of his own talent and tortured by his sexuality.

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s life and premature death has long been mythologised and misunderstood. John Suchet draws back the curtain to show us the real man behind the music. A shy, emotional child, Tchaikovsky came late to composing as a career. Doubting himself at every turn and keenly wounded by criticism, he went on to become one of the world’s best-loved composers. Yet behind the success lay sadness: the death of his mother haunted him all his life, while his incessant attempts

to suppress his homosexuality took a huge toll. From his disastrous marriage to his extraordinary relationship with his female patron, his many amorous liaisons and his devotion to friends and family, Suchet shows us how the complexity of Tchaikovsky’s emotional life plays out in his music. Tickets £15.

On Sunday 14 from 7.30pm at the Octagon Theatre in Yeovil see Irish wildlife cameraman and television presenter, Colin Stafford Johnson. Throughout his legendary career, Colin has won countless awards from wildlife festivals and events around the world. He has lived first hand with tigers for many years in India, filmed some of the most renowned natural history sequences in his homeland of Ireland and now for the first time will be sharing his hair-raising stories with UK theatre audiences this autumn. Illustrated with his own stunning film footage and photography, the talk promises unique natural history stories and special wildlife encounters in what promises to be a spell binding evening. Tickets £17.50.

On Saturday 27 from 7.30pm at the Exchange in Sturminster Newton see TV wildlife presenters Martin HughesGames and Iolo Williams.

They team up to perform this informative and amusing wildlife show packed with fascinating facts and fun. Their exciting journey is filled with real life stories and takes the audience behind the scenes of the wonderful world of wildlife and TV presenting. Tickets £17.

From Monday 29 October to Friday 2 November at the David Hall in South Petherton there is a Family Activities Week offering parents and children aged 8-14 a series of workshops, including puppet making, creating corn dollies, vocal harmony sessions, dance and drama tuition and an aerial workshop using a flying rig. Participants will Make a Play in a Day starting at 9.00am and performing the final production at 4.30pm.

Films

For film blurbs please see p.36 ‘Movies Around the Towns and Villages’

On Monday 1 from 3.00pm, Tuesday 2 from 3.00pm and 6.30pm and Monday 8 October from 3.00pm and 6.30pm Westlands Entertainment Venue are screening ‘Cold War’. Pawel Pawlikowski’s new film about the Cold War is set in Poland, Berlin, Yugoslavia and Paris in the 1950s, premiered in Competition at the Cannes Film Festival in May, winning the Director prize. A passionate love story between two people of different

backgrounds and temperaments, who are fatefully mismatched, set against the background of the Cold War in the 1950s in Poland, Berlin, Yugoslavia and Paris.

Tickers £10.

On Monday 1 October from 6.30pm Westlands Entertainment Venue in Yeovil are screening ‘The Gospel According to Andre’. This takes viewers on an emotional journey from André’s roots to becoming one of the most influential fashion curators of our times. The documentary is a deeply loving, frequently beautiful testament to the former Vogue editor, who rose from humble beginnings in North Carolina to become arguably the high fashion world’s first major African-American tastemaker, as well as the type of multilingual, Russian-lit-citing public intellectual who is perfectly at ease gossiping on TV. This event is organised by Somerset based not for profit WhereWestBegins.

Tickets £10.

On Monday 1 from 8.00pm at Odcombe Village Hall there is a Movie Night with ‘Finding Your Feet’. Tickets £5 on 07934 737104 or £6 on the door.

On Tuesday 2 from 7.30pm at the Jubilee Hall in Yetminster the film showing is ‘The Hatton Garden Job’. Tickets £6 (includes a Choc Ice) available from the Spar Shop. For more details call Sue Eadon on 01935 873699.

On Wednesday 3 from 7.30pm at the Swan Theatre in Yeovil ‘Cinematheque at the Swan’ presents ‘Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri’. Refreshments available. Guests £5, membership £30. For more information phone 01935 421905 or info@ cinematheque.org.uk On Thursday 4 at Kingsbury Episcopi Village Hall from 7.30pm see ‘Wonderstruck’. Tickets £5 in advance from Kingsbury Community Shop or on the door (subject to availability).

presents ‘Mary Shelley’. Tickets £6 available from Sherborne TIC on 01935 815341.

On Friday 12 from 7.30pm at Hardington Mandeville Village Hall see the film ‘Lean on Pete’.

Tickets £5 in advance from Springfield Stores or 01935 862363 or £6 on the door.

On Friday 12 from 7.30pm at Wadham School in Crewkerne the Film Crew presents ‘In Between’. An often amusing, but equally dark story of three Palestinian women living in an apartment in Tel Aviv try to find a balance between traditional and modern culture. Annual membership £25. Visitors per film £6.

On Saturday 13 at Hinton St George Village Hall from 7.30pm see the film see ‘Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri’. Tickets £5 in advance from Personal Services Store and Dorothy’s Tearoom or £5.50 on the door.

On Saturday 13 from 7.45pm at the Warehouse Theatre in Ilminster Cinema at the Warehouse returns for a new season with ‘In Between’. An Israeli-French film about three Palestinian women sharing a flat in Tel Aviv. Annual membership £25. Guests to make donation.

Due to increased popularity of our films and to ensure members get a seat, guests can claim their seat after 7.30pm. For more information visit www. cinemaatthewarehouse.co.uk

On Monday 15 from 3.00pm, Tuesday 16 from 3.00pm and Tuesday 30 October from 6.30pm Westlands Entertainment Venue in Yeovil are screening ‘The Miseducation of Cameron Post’. When teenage Cameron is caught in the backseat of a car with the prom queen, she is sent away to a remote treatment centre where she is subjected to questionable gay conversion therapies. Tickets £10.

On Friday 5 from 8.00pm at the David Hall in South Petherton the Petherton Picture Show presents ‘The Guernsey Literary and Peel Pie Society’. Starring Lily James, Jessica Brown Findlay, Matthew Goode and Tom Courtenay.

Tickets £5. (See ‘Movies Around the Towns and Villages’)

On Monday 15 from 7.30pm at Leigh Village Hall see ‘On Chesil Beach’. Tickets £6 from Bridge Stores or on 01935 872323.

On Tuesday 9 from 3.00pm and 6.30pm Westlands Entertainment Venue in Yeovil are screening ‘Puzzle’. A woman who has a talent for assembling jigsaw puzzles sneaks away from her suburban town and goes to New York City, where she partners with a man for a puzzle tournament in Atlantic City.

Tickets £10.

On Tuesday 16 from 6.30pm Westlands Entertainment Venue in Yeovil is screening ‘Cliff Richard live: 60th Anniversary Tour’. Britain’s Ultimate Pop Star, Cliff Richard is celebrating 60 years in the music industry and invites you to the most fabulous big screen party of the year!

Tickets £14.

On Wednesday 10 October from 7.30pm at Digby Church Hall in Sherborne ArtsLink Flicks

On Monday 15 from 7.30pm at the Cerne Abbas Village Hall see the film ‘The Happy Prince’.

Tickets £5 on 01300 341375 or Yvonne on 01300 341421.

On Wednesday 17 from 7.30pm at the Swan Theatre in Yeovil ‘Cinematheque at the Swan’ presents ‘Loveless’. An ongoing

bitter divorce and subsequent missing child make a compelling, uncompromising remarkable work. Refreshments available.

Guests £5, membership £30. For more information phone 01935 421905 or info@cinematheque. org.uk

Bootmakers of Wincanton will also give a creative craft workshop around the images and ideas of Whale Rider. Expect to use upcycled goods, lots of imagination, and please wear clothes that can get dirty. Tickets £10.

On Thursday 18 from 7.00pm at the Exchange in Sturminster Newton see ‘On Chesil Beach’.

Tickets £5.

On Wednesday 31 from 7.30pm at the Swan Theatre in Yeovil ‘Cinematheque at the Swan’

On Thursday 18 from 7.30pm at Ditcheat Village Hall Ditcheat Big Screen presents ‘Lean on Pete’. Licensed bar. Tickets £5 from the Farm Shop or on the door. Enquiries on 01749 860396.

On Friday 19 from 7.30pm at Milborne Port Village Hall a new season of films start with ‘The Hatton Garden Job’. Tickets £5 in advance from Wayne the Butcher or £5.50 on the door.

On Friday 19 from 8.00pm at the David Hall in South Petherton the Petherton Picture Show presents ‘Spitfire’. The story of the aircraft that has become an international icon. Narrated by Charles Dance. Tickets £5.

On Saturday 20 at Halstock Village Hall from 7.30pm the Village Cinema presents ‘The Happy Prince’. Tickets £6 from the Village Shop or on the door.

For more information phone 01935 893485.

On Saturday 20 from 7.30pm at the Parish Rooms in Somerton see ‘The Rider’. Tickets £6 from Cobbs, Brunel Precinct.

On Tuesday 23 at Caryford Hall in Castle Cary from 7.30pm Cinema in Caryford presents ‘The Bookshop’. Tickets £5 from the Market House, £6 on the door.

On Friday 26 from 7.30pm at the Davis Hall in West Camel see the film ‘Journey’s End’. Bar and Tea/Coffee. Admission £5 on the door.

On Saturday 27 at the Parish Hall in Martock from 7.30pm there is a Film Night showing ‘The Bromley Boys’. Refreshments available. Tickets £5.50 from Martock News, Martock Gallery or £6 on the door.

On Tuesday 29 from 3.00pm Westlands Entertainment Venue in Yeovil is screening ‘Whale Rider’. It is a story about a young Maori girl who dreams of becoming chief of her people – but has to deal with the preconceptions of her people about what girls can and can’t do. The ending is truly transcendent, and unlike most films about and for children makes itself fresh, observant, tough and genuinely moving.

This is one of those films that everyone should see, and ideally before they hit teenage years. The award winning

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presents ‘Hotel Salvation’.

Relatable and delightful, this subtle Indian comedy drama combines wit, empathy and humanity, as it celebrates life on the edge of death. Refreshments available. Guests £5, membership £30. For more information phone 01935 421905 or info@ cinematheque.org.uk

Music Gigs

All Music Gigs are FREE entry unless mentioned.

SEPTEMBER

28 Ian Valentine, Covers 60’s-present, The Old Pound Inn, Langport, 9.00pm 29 ‘Silverback’, Rock Covers, White Hart, Sherborne, 9.00pm

‘Forever Free’ Tribute Band, The Westminster, Yeovil, 9.00pm

‘Utter Chaos’, Various Covers, The Bell Inn, Yeovil, 9.00pm

‘Rexes Hollow’, Rock/Pop Covers, Half Moon Inn, Stoke Sub Hamdon, 9.00pm 30 ‘Bad Edukation’, Classic Rock, The Foresters Arms, East Coker. 3.30pm

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Barry Paull as Elvis, Quicksilver Mail, Yeovil, 8.00pm Cover All Bases plus Nigel Clark from Dodgy, Edgar Hall, Somerton, 8.00pm, £14 Bullet Train, Various Covers, Yeovil Labour Club, 9.00pm Bar None, Rock/Pop, The Westminster, Yeovil, 9.00pm ‘Livewired’, Rock Covers, The Bell Inn, Yeovil, 9.00pm ‘One Tree Hill’, Acoustic, The Old Barn Club, Yeovil, 9.00pm ‘Chill’, 60’s-90’s Covers, Stoke Sub Hamdon Working Mens Club, 9.00pm ‘Unknown Identity’, Covers and Original, Half Moon Inn, Stoke Sub Hamdon, 9.15pm ‘Hat Trick’, Various Covers, Royal George, West Coker, 8.00pm John De Barra, Covers 60’s-present, Royal Oak, Crewkerne, 9.00pm Martin Freed, Yeovil Labour Club, 4.00pm James Hollingsworth, Acoustic Blues/Folk/Rock, The Castlebrook Inn, Compton Dundon, 8.30pm ‘Loose Connections’, Various Covers, Uncle Tom’s Cabin, Wincanton, 9.00pm ‘Rexes Hollow’, Rock/Pop Covers, The Westminster, Yeovil, 9.00pm ‘Hat Trick’, Various Covers, White Hart, Sherborne, 9.00pm ‘Nevertheless’, Rock Covers, Edgar Hall, Somerton, 7.00pm, £14 ‘The Night Hours’, Various Covers, Yeovil Labour Club, 8.30pm ‘Shockwave’, Rock/Pop, The Westminster, Yeovil, 9.00pm ‘MicroLight’, Rock, The Bell Inn, Yeovil, 9.00pm ‘Syndicate’, Rock Covers, The Old Barn Club, Yeovil, 9.00pm ‘Blimey Oh Riley’, Ska/Punk, The King William Inn, Crewkerne, 9.00pm ‘Hat Trick’, Various Covers, The Foresters Arms, East Coker, 3.30pm David 9 Lunas, Original Acoustic, The Gallery Bar, Castle Cary, 9.00pm ‘Momentum’, Rock/Pop, Yeovil Labour Club, 8.30pm ‘The Diamonds’, 60’s-70’s covers, The Britannia Inn, Sherborne, 9.00pm ‘New Ocean’, Rock Covers, Edgar Hall, Somerton, 9.00pm ‘Rexes Hollow’, Rock/Pop Covers, The Railway Hotel, Yeovil, 9.00pm ‘Nasty Habits’, Blues Rock, The Arrow, Yeovil, 9.00pm ‘Daytona’, Rock/Pop, The Bell Inn, Yeovil, 9.00pm ‘Lewis and the Sound of the Suburbs’, Ska, The Old Barn Club, Yeovil, 9.00pm ‘Bad Edukation’, Classic Rock, South Petherton Sports and Social Club, 9.00pm ‘Crimson on Silver’, Classic Rock, Stoke Sub Hamdon Working Mens Club, 9.30pm ‘Marnie’, Acoustic Covers & Originals, The Foresters Arms, East Coker, 3.30pm Ross Kirk, The Old Pound Inn, Langport, 8.30pm Gaz Brookfield, Kingsbury Episcopi Community Centre, Martock, 8.00pm Tom Clements, The Tippling Philosopher, Milborne Port, 9.00pm ‘D-State’, Covers 70’s-present, The Bell Inn, Yeovil, 9.00pm ‘Silverback’, Rock Covers, The Foresters Arms, East Coker. 9.00pm ‘Named and Shamed’, Pop/Rock, Half Moon Inn, Stoke Sub Hamdon, 9.00pm ‘One Tree Hill’, Acoustic, Crewkerne Conservative Club, 9.00pm ‘Marnie’, Acoustic Covers & Originals, The Gallery Bar, Castle Cary, 9.15pm Chris Banderas, Classic Rock, White Hart, Sherborne, 9.30pm ‘Monkey Jump’, Rock/Blues/Pop, The White Hart, Yetminster, 4.00pm

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Movies

ARTS

FINDING YOUR FEET (12) On the eve of retirement a middle class, judgmental snob discovers her husband has been having an affair with her best friend and is forced into exile with her bohemian sister who lives on an impoverished inner-city council estate.

Starring Joanna Lumley and Timothy Spall.

(Showing at Odcombe)

IN BETWEEN (15) An Israeli-French film starring Mouna Hawa, Sana Jammelieh and Shaden Kandboura. An often amusing, but equally dark story of three Palestinian women living in an apartment in Tel Aviv try to find a balance between traditional and modern culture. (Showing at Crewkerne and Ilminster) JOURNEY’S END (12A) The tale takes place in the spring of 1918 near St. Quentin, France. The war has already dragged out for nearly four years, with millions killed; it will grind on for more than a half-year longer, snuffing out countless lives as it does. The film escorts us into the battle zone following fresh-faced teenaged Second Lieutenant Raleigh who could have done his service in a safer place but instead has gone to some trouble to get assigned to the command of Captain Stanhope. Before the war, Stanhope was a senior boy at Raleigh’s school and enamoured of his sister; the three spent happy holidays together. But the Stanhope Raleigh encounters is a stiff and troubled officer and hardcore alcoholic.

Starring Asa Butterfield, Sam Claflin, Paul Bettany and Toby Jones. (Showing at West Camel) LEAN ON PETE (15) Fifteen-year-old Charley lives with his alcoholic father in a run-down house on the outskirts of Portland, Oregon. In an effort to help his dad stay afloat, Charley takes a job at a local racetrack where he befriends jaded trainer Del and burnt-out jockey Bonnie while caring for an aging horse named Lean on Pete. But as things break down at home and Del announces Pete will be sold to an uncertain fate, the burden becomes too great for Charley to bear and he heads out into the vast American wilderness with Pete in tow. Featuring an incredible breakout performance by Charlie Plummer and shot in mesmerising style, this is a poignant, compassionate and heart-rending portrait of love, loss and acceptance that resonates with profound humanity. Starring Travis Fimmel, Steve Buscemi and Chloe Sevigny.

(Showing Ditcheat and Hardington Mandeville) MARY SHELLEY (12A) When 16 year old Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin runs away with poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, her family are horrified. Young and passionately in love, at first she relishes life amongst the radical Romantics. But as time goes on, Percy’s betrayals and indiscretions begin to test their relationship. One day, on a trip to Lord Byron’s mansion in Geneva, Mary is challenged to write a ghost story.

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AROUND THE VILLAGES AND TOWNS Drawing on her experiences of heartbreak and the dark side of humanity, she creates ‘Frankenstein’, a work that will shape the literary world for centuries. With a strong ensemble cast including Douglas Booth, Bel Powley and Maisie Williams, this rousing and exquisite biopic balances sumptuous period detail with a timely feminist message. Directed by Saudi Arabia’s first female filmmaker, Haifaa al-Mansour, it is a vivid tribute to Shelley’s passion, courage and craft – and a reminder of her enduring relevance today. (Showing at Sherborne) THE BROMLEY BOYS (PG) a funny yet touching coming of age football memoir played out to the sights and sounds of late 60’s Britain. Based on the hilarious novel by Dave Roberts, it recounts the author’s highs and the lows supporting the worst football team in the country at the time – Bromley FC. Starring Brenock O’Connor, Martine McCutcheon and Alan Davies. (Showing at Martock) ON CHESIL BEACH (15) Adapted by Ian McEwan from his bestselling novel, the drama centres on Florence and Edward, a young couple of drastically different backgrounds in the summer of 1962. She is a talented and ambitious classical musician from a well-to-do family and he is a clever young man from humbler origins. Both have first-class degrees and, in consequence, no small opinion of themselves. Following the pair through their idyllic courtship, the film explores sex and the societal pressure that can accompany physical intimacy, leading to an awkward and fateful wedding night.

Starring Saoirse Ronan, Billy Howle, Anne Marie Duff and Emily Watson. (Showing at Leigh and Sturminster Newton) SPITFIRE (PG) Credited with changing the course of world history, this is the story of the Spitfire – told personally in the words of the last-surviving combat veterans.

With breath-taking aerial footage from the world’s top aviation photographer John Dibbs and rare digitally re-mastered, archive footage from the tumultuous days of the 1940’s, when her power in the skies was unrivalled; all combined with a specially commissioned score by composer Chris Roe and an incredible soundscape of the famous Merlin engine, which makes this a striking and poignant film. (Showing at South Petherton) THE BOOKSHOP (PG) It is 1959, and widowed Florence Green risks everything to open up a bookshop in the sleepy seaside town of Hardborough, and struggles to establish herself in the face of damp, cold and considerable local apathy. When she exposes the narrow minded townsfolk to the best literature of the day including Nabokov’s scandalizing “Lolita” and Ray Bradbury’s ‘Fahrenheit 451’, she finds a kindred spirit and ally in the figure of Mr Brundish who is himself sick of the town’s stale atmosphere. But this mini social

revolution also brings her fierce enemies: she invites the hostility of the town’s less prosperous shopkeepers and also crosses Mrs. Gamart, the self-appointed doyenne of the local arts scene. When Florence refuses to bend to Gamart’s will, they begin a struggle not just for the bookshop but for the very heart and soul of the town. Starring Emily Mortimer, Bill Nighy and Patricia Gamart. (Showing at Castle Cary) THE BROMLEY BOYS (PG) a funny yet touching coming of age football memoir played out to the sights and sounds of late 60’s Britain. Based on the hilarious novel by Dave Roberts, it recounts the author’s highs and the lows supporting the worst football team in the country at the time – Bromley FC. Starring Brenock O’Connor, Martine McCutcheon and Alan Davies. (Showing at Martock) THE GUERNSEY LITERARY AND POTATO PEEL PIE SOCIETY (12A) The story begins in 1946 London, where we meet Juliet Ashton (Lily James), who is looking for something serious about which to write. Flashback sequences reveal that Juliet is working at resolving some of her own past issues.

An unexpected letter; a curiously named book club; a remote location and a pig farmer are the triggers that entice her to set sail for Guernsey, leaving behind a book signing tour and an American fiancé who has swept her off her feet. Starring Glen Powell, Penelope Wilton, Tom Courtenay and Matthew Goode. (Showing at South Petherton) THE HAPPY PRINCE (15) The film looks at the last days of Oscar Wilde’s life, jumping backwards in time for curated highlights.

Wilde stumbles around Paris during his final weeks in a haze, with his robust personality and detached attitude masking a ravaged inner life. The film touches upon the writer’s relationship with his wife Constance, his friendships with Reggie Turner and Robbie Ross, two of the few people who stood by the poet upon his release from prison.

There is also a fair amount of Wilde’s tumultuous and sensual relationship with Lord Alfred ‘Bosie’ Douglas. But Wilde observes his own failure with ironic distance and regards the difficulties that beset his life with detachment and humour. Starring Emily Watson, Colin Firth, Edwin Thomas and Colin Morgan. (Showing at Cerne Abbas and Halstock) THE HATTON GARDEN JOB (15) Two years ago four men broke into the underground vault of the Hatton Garden Safe Deposit Company and made off with diamonds and cash to the value of an estimated £14 million, possibly much more. It wasn’t just the scale of the job. It was also the fact that three of the robbers, who were caught within a month, were pensioners.

Only one of them got away, a mysterious figure known only as ‘Basil’ who has never been located let alone charged. It is from

his fictionalised point of view that the narrative unfolds with generous dollops of knowing voiceover. Played by Matthew Goode with his usual blue-eyed swagger, he emerges from three years in prison fired up by a desire to pull off the big one, and sets about assembling his accomplices, who after statutory reluctance sign up. In charge is a wheezing old con with a weak bladder called Brian Reader with Terry Perkins, Danny Jones and sozzled driver Kenny Collins make up the party. They set about planning and in due course alight on the Easter weekend to ill-get their gains.

(Showing at Milborne Port and Yetminster) THE RIDER (15) Brady Blackburn, the rider of the title, is played by real-life rodeo rider Brady Jandreau, who was thrown from a horse in 2016. His head was grazed by a hoof, fracturing his skull. Now, the onscreen Brady deals with the aftermath.

With metal stitches holding his skull together, he is told he can no longer ride, bringing his identity into question. At the same time, Brady’s father Wayne must sell the family horse to make ends meet, and Brady’s sister Lilly, who has an intellectual disability, must be looked after. Brady lands a job stacking shelves in a store, which he does with purpose. A young rodeo fan spots him among the brightly lit aisles and asks for an autograph. Brady encourages the lad, although buried in the deepest regions of his action is an unbearable sadness, regret and perhaps even rage. Starring Tim Jandreau and Lilly Jandreau. (Showing at Somerton) THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING MISSOURI (15) A darkly comedic drama from Martin McDonagh. After months have passed without a culprit in her daughter’s murder case, Mildred Hayes makes a bold move, commissioning three signs leading into her town with a controversial message directed at William Willoughby, the town’s revered chief of police. When his second-in-command Officer Dixon, an immature mother’s boy with a penchant for violence, gets involved, the battle between Mildred and Ebbing’s law enforcement is only exacerbated. Starring Frances McDormand, Woody Harrelson and Sam Rockwell. Strong language. (Showing at Hinton St George and Yeovil)

SPORT

Sport TRY RUN FIT FOR ALL-ROUND FITNESS

By Gary Shackle, Sherborne Sports Centre I am going to let one of my members talk to you today about his life experiences and changes that have benefitted his health and wellbeing.

“It’s Tuesday. It’s 6pm. Time for the Run Fit class at Sherborne Sports Centre with coach Hayden. As a seriously overweight schoolboy - well obese actually - I always disliked running. Well, any kind of physical activity really. Years after I’d left school I discovered running thanks to American Jim Fixx and the jogging craze and his “Complete Book of Running” (1977). Thanks to Jim Fixx, over time I shed around 32 kgs and lost more than 17 cms from my waistline.

“Until I moved to Sherborne some three years ago running had always been my focus. I joined Sherborne Sports Centre and discovered their sprint triathlon, run every year in July. The Run Fit classes are great and an ideal part of my weekly training programme. Despite its title, Run Fit is not just about running. At least one of my fellow ‘classmates’ isn’t a runner. Yes, there’s some running, but our coach devises different content for each session. Hayden enjoys setting us challenges (ever flipped a landing mat?) ….after all we all enjoy being challenged

along with the adrenaline rush and the endorphin high. Who needs extreme sports?

“I now compete in the Super Vet category and since have learnt that Run Fit is delivering measurable improvement in my sprint triathlon times.

The sessions improve stamina fitness, muscle strength, flexibility, pace and speed amongst other benefits. Why not give Run Fit a try and discover what it can do for you?”

So there you have it…… direct from the “horse’s mouth”! I’d like to thank this special member for helping with this month’s write up. It’s easy for me to say how good we think we are, but even better when it comes from somebody else.

Sports Centre

WONDERSTRUCK (PG) Two deaf children seek an absent parent in time zones set 50 years apart in this exquisite tearjerker based on the young adult novel ‘Hugo’

by Brian Selznick. In 1927, Rose slavishly follows the career of silent screen goddess Lillian Mayhew. Meanwhile, in 1977, Ben pines for the mysterious father he never knew. Both escape to New York where their fates entwine in a ravishing swell of enthralling emotional uplift. Starring Millicent Simmonds, Julianne Moore and Oakes Fegley. (Showing at Kingsbury Episcopi)

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PET HEALTH

LIFESTYLE

LIFESTYLE

INTRODUCING OUR NEW VETS

By Matt Saunders BVetMed MRCVS, Newton Clarke Partnership Each month the numbers of pets we are seeing through our doors continues to increase. Some of this is due to the relocation of our Yeovil surgery (which has now been open 16 months!), but more importantly word of mouth encourages new pet owners to experience the care our team is consistently providing at our surgeries in both Yeovil and Sherborne.

As a result we have once again added to our team, Amaia joined us in May and Peter in July this year. I thought it would be a nice introduction to provide short biographies, in their own words!

Amaia Goiri Tafalla Ldo Veterinaria MRCVS “I was born and grew up in the green, rainy and beautiful Basque region of Spain qualifying in 2002 from the University of Zaragoza. After spending a year gaining experience at the Ecole Nationale Veterinarie de Toulouse, France, I went back to Spain and started working in a Small Animal Practice in Barcelona.

“In 2006 I moved to the UK looking for a new and exciting challenge. Since then I have worked and lived in the SomersetDorset area treating domestic pets.

“I love the interaction with all types of pets but I have a soft spot for cats.

Through the years I have developed an interest in Soft Tissue Surgery and Ophthalmology.

“Outside of work I spend all my time with my two children Jon and Nora. We love the outdoors and often help daddy with the sheep and cows! I have two amazing dogs, Harry and Poppy, and a sweet rescue cockatiel called Francis. I like the simple things in life such as the cinema and reading but I also enjoy challenging myself to learn a new language!”

Peter Luscombe BVSc MRCVS “I was born and brought up in the South Hams district of South Devon where my family are farmers going back many generations.

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“After qualifying from Liverpool with Honours in 1990, I joined a small mixed practice in Gloucestershire, throwing myself into the “all creatures great and small” lifestyle.

“In 1992 I moved to Yeovil continuing as a mixed practice vet for another 10 years, but for the last 15 years I have focused on our domestic pets. While not neglecting my surgical skills, I have progressed an interest in and undertaken further training in Small Animal Medicine and am currently developing an interest in skin problems, undertaking a Graduate Certificate in Small Animal Dermatology.

“I have always considered it a privilege to be a Veterinary Surgeon, and consider it a responsibility to help my patients and their owners to the best of my ability, helping to make a personalised treatment plan, especially when making difficult decisions.

“Away from the surgery, my family keep a small flock of Zwartbles sheep (a nod to my family heritage and early career), as well as a collection of seven cats (at the last count), two dogs, a couple of ponies and more chickens than my wife will admit to. I also enjoy kayaking and canoeing with my daughter at a local club.

Additionally, I serve on the committee of the local branch of the RSPCA and have made visits to give talks at various preschools and primary’s over the years. After being quizzed by 5-year olds, nothing my clients can ask will surprise me!

“I am delighted to join the team at Newton Clarke Veterinary Surgeons and bring over 25 years of local knowledge and experience with me.”

We are proud to have attracted two vets who are both already established and respected in the local area. They have settled in well to our team, are a pleasure to work with and we look forward to you meeting them too!

If you’ve ever visited The

Emporium in Yeovil, you’ll know what we mean when we say it’s a big and busy shop... with 65

different independent traders, a

great café and all sorts of events

INSPIRATIONS FOR THE CURIOUS SHOPPER

By Dawn Woodward, The Emporium, Yeovil

being held each week, it really is an interesting place to visit.

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PUZZLE The October Wordsearch focuses on that compelling TV series Game of Thrones. Just find the hidden words in the grid below, ring each word until you have found all of them and when you have completed the puzzle send it to: The Conduit Magazine, Wyvern Buildings, North St, Sherborne DT9 5EP. The lucky winner receives a £10 cheque. The closing date is: Monday 22 October.

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Our business networking group, held on the first Wednesday morning of each month in our café, is really growing in strength and numbers, please come along, or contact us for more information.

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October is a great time of the year for us, our shop is filling up with masses of new stock; cosy homewares, lovely gift ideas and unusual antiques and collectables.

Come and take a look at what our amazing traders have been up to, their shops are looking fantastic.

We were delighted to recently be filmed for the BBC 1 TV show ‘Money For Nothing’ and look forward to collaborating with the show throughout the next series, which should be televised later this year!

The two tables shown in the photo, made by artisans from wheels off an old Allen Scythe, can now be seen in use in our café.

We are much more than a shop and hosting events is something which we regularly enjoy.

This month, in addition to our existing Spanish Conversation Group, we started offering a French Conversation Group, which meets fortnightly, run by Jenny Devitt, whom you may know from her radio show on Abbey 104fm.

Take a look at our website for details of both of these foreign language groups.

The big news from our café is that we are delighted to welcome James Woodward as our new Head Chef! James is excited to be joining us and has a keen focus on healthy, clean living food.

Our new menu caters for all: whether you enjoy vegan or vegetarian food, love meat and fish or follow a gluten free diet, we have it covered with a range of delicious options, every day.

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ANTIQUES

Antiques & Collectables

ANTIQUES

This section covers local sales, auctions, antiques fairs and events in the area with advice from dealers and experts on different topics. 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 next issue.

AUCTIONS, FAIRS AND SALES On 11 October, Dukes in Dorchester will be holding a Coins, Antiquities, Militaria, Sporting and Tribal Art auction. Its dedicated Tribal Art department specialises in ethnographica from all world regions including Africa, Oceania, sub-Saharan Africa, the islands in the Pacific, and the Americas.

Typical items include: marble, bronzes, jewellery, pottery, wooden sculpture, masks and practical tools.

Duke’s popular Avenue Auctions continue at the Weymouth location - look out for its regular Avenue Sale on 9 October. Viewing times: Saturday prior to auction 9.30am-12 noon; Monday prior to auction 9.30 am -7 pm and morning of the auction. Catalogues are available online Central Somerset’s oldest auction house, McCubbing and Redfern Auction Rooms based in Wells has its Fine Art, Antiques & Collectables auction on Wednesday 17 October. Viewing for sales takes place on the previous Monday 10am – 5pm plus the day preceding the sale (10am – 7pm)) and the morning of the sale. Further information is available from 01749 678099.

Lawrence’s Auction house in Crewkerne has General Sales on Wednesdays on 3, 17, 24 October. All sales start at 9.30am and viewing is from the Tuesday before the sale from 9am to 7pm. For more information call 01460 73041. This popular Auction House also is holding a number of specialist sales in October. Starting at 10am on 9 October will be a Silver and Vertu sale and the following day, 10 October, starting at 9.30 is a Decorative Antiques and General sale.

If Jewellery, 19th/20th Century Design & Ceramics rock your boat then head to Crewkerne on 11 October at 10am and you won’t be disappointed. Finally if your rooms are looking a little empty, on 12 October Lawrence’s has a Pictures, Furniture, Clocks & Rugs sale to furnish and brighten those empty spaces.

Meanwhile in West Dorset, Sherborne-based Charterhouse has a collection of Wisden’s Cricketers Almanacks, valued at £7,00010,000,going under the hammer in their two day 18 & 19 October auction of books, sporting items, pictures and specialist selection of Beswick and Royal Doulton.

“Although a fan of cricket it was not my best sport at school,” commented Charterhouse Sporting Specialist George Holtby. “We regularly see and sell post war Wisden’s but it is rare to see such a fantastic run of them dating from the early 1870’s through to just a couple of years ago.”

Wisden’s Cricketers Almanacks, more commonly known just as Wisden’s, is the longest running sport annual in history with the first copy coming out in 1864. It has detailed coverage including scorecards of every First class game played the previous English summer, summaries of minor counties, second eleven, university, school and premier club cricket as well as the Village Cup. The Wisden’s being sold by Charterhouse have been collected over many years and are mostly bound to match. Having been purchased individually over the decades the auctioneers have taken the decision to split the volumes into numerous lots. This will enable collectors to fill gaps in their years and with estimates from £50 up to £100’s for each lot there is plenty of choice for cricketing fans to add Wisden’s to their collection. Contact: George Holtby and the team of other specialists at Charterhouse, The Long Street Salerooms, Sherborne 01935 812277 or via email info@ charterhouse-auction.com. Viewing: Wednesday 19 Oct 10.00am – 5.00pm; Thursday 20th 9.00am – 5.00pm; Friday 21 Oct from 8.30am On Saturday 29 September Sherborne’s 14th Annual Autumn Craft Fair will take place at The Digby Church Hall, Digby Road and on Saturday 20 October the Sherborne Flea Market is at the same venue. The event is organised

by West Country Fairs, from 9.30am to 4pm. Contact: 01749 677049 for further information.

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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)

CLOCK REPAIRS

ANTIQUE AND MODERN CLOCK REPAIRS

Long Case Clocks a speciality Free pick up and delivery 40 years experience

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COLLECTING ROMAN COINS

By James Brenchley, Head of Ancient Art, Antiquities and Classical Coins at Hansons Auctioneers.

One of my many fascinations in the topic of antiquity collecting is Roman coinage; the most collectable of these being Roman imperial coins. Roman coins are very easy to find in countries from Europe, for example: Italy, France, Spain, Great Britain, Bulgaria, Romania, Greece, from Asia, like Turkey and Syria, or Africa for instance in Egypt. These many regions were occupied by the Romans in ancient times and coin finds are numerous and also the collectors’ interest in this domain is huge. Although, if you live in USA or Australia, finding the coins you need can be especially hard and usually are brought from abroad.

The Greeks and Romans minted coins hundreds of years before the time of Christ. The most common ancient coins are Roman coins minted in the third and fourth centuries AD (200 AD to 400 AD), so most ancient coins are 1600 years old or older, and many are over 2000 years old. The very earliest coins were struck around 600 BC.

The 3rd Bruton Decorative Antiques Fair runs from 19-21 October 2018 at Haynes International Motor Museum, Sparkford. Trade Preview: Friday 19 October 11 am – 2pm The luxurious and spacious venue of Haynes Motor Museum will be an interior design hub spot with more than 50 exhibitors dealing in decorative antiques and Mid Century design with an accent on home furnishing and embellishments.

With a companion fair of the stature of Bath Decorative Antiques Fair to match, the fair has been quick to establish its very own style and atmosphere and offers a hybrid of decorative antiques for house and garden, Country House furniture and humble folk art with Mid Century design attracting a sophisticated trade audience, interior designers and a fleet of smart home owners and collectors from the region and across the UK. The essence of a decorative fair is the artful curation of stands where exhibitors use all

This is a very uncommon example of a Roman silver legionary denarius of Marc Antony. On the obverse is written: ANT AVG III VIR R PC. Praetorian galley right. On the reverse: LEG V, legionary eagle right between two standard.

their talent to help visitors envision how pieces might be used and in some cases these are curious interpretations of random objects – antique dolls houses as cocktail cabinets, any possible object converted as lamps or planting vessels, huge illuminated shops signs as wall art, absolutely any garden related object or furniture brought indoors and architectural elements as accent pieces – no limit on size here!

Younger dealers working in the antiques trade also re-imagine the use of traditional furniture making oak and mahogany relevant in C21st interiors. At Bruton local Somerton dealer Mary Hossack of Life Interiors cleverly combines classic country furniture and upholstered pieces from the C19th with contemporary lighting, art and mirrors to inspire a new generation of homemakers and collectors.

Making a debut at Bruton this year will be the Suffolk based Antiques Partnership, with stock ranging from the traditional to

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the trendy with an accent on country made and unusual pieces. From Hungerford, Berkshire Youlls Antiques with French provincial furniture and decorative accessories, Tetbury based Trilogie with French and Continental decorative antiques for the home and garden, specialist Art Deco furniture dealers Shine on Design from Brighton and TV antiques specialist and decorative dealer Mark Stacey Antiques who delighted visitors at Bath earlier in the year with a jam packed cabinet of curiosities covering a complete wall of his stand.

For further details visit: www. brutondecorativeantiquesfair.co.uk

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BOOKS

BOOK REVIEW

By Wayne, Winstones

War Gardens A Journey Through Conflict in Search of Calm

by Sherborne based war photographer Lalage Snow £20 A photographer captures the solace and meaning that people derive from creating a garden in a war-torn land. Zinnias, marigolds and cosmos flowers sparkle in a sea of green. Zoom in close and it’s a picture of vibrancy familiar from any well-loved garden, but zoom out and the man in the garden is framed in loops of barbed wire and backed by a ruined building. He is Mohammed Kabir, gardener at Darulaman Palace in Kabul, Afghanistan. The image captures the urge to nurture plant life and beauty amid the destruction of war that is at the heart of Lalage Snow’s remarkable book, War Gardens: A Journey Through Conflict in Search of Calm .

Sherborne resident Lalage Snow is a photographer, who has spent the past decade documenting conflict zones around the world. She is also a garden lover, and in each of her assignments has sought out locals who find comfort, as well as a reliable food supply, in their gardens.

Her book brims with inspiring stories of determination and optimism in the face of horror and despair.

By Tony White, PSJ Jewellers

Over the centuries, silver, white gold, platinum, palladium and rhodium have been used in jewellery and they have all, in turn, influenced jewellery design.

Early 16th century Spanish conquistadores in Columbia discovered annoying whitish impurities when mining their silver ores. They did not have the technology to melt these deposits and named them platina -- literally “little silver�. They were discarded and ignored for the best part of 300 years!

Unlike gold, pure platinum does not exist in nature but is mined as an ore containing six closely bonded precious metals that have to be separated by complex refining methods in order to make them useable. Of these, platinum, palladium, iridium and rhodium are used in jewellery. The other two: ruthenium and osmium are primarily industrial metals.

Platinum, the most commonly of these, began to displace silver as the “must have� white setting for diamonds around the turn of the 19th century. Fortunately this almost coincided with the first discovery of massive diamond deposits in the Kimberley “Big Hole� in South Africa. Until then, diamond-set jewellery typified

by Victorian design, was hampered by the need for heavy settings limited by the strength of silver and needed a gold mount to add strength.

Zleika gardens on the balcony of her apartment in Hebron, which is caged with wire to prevent stones thrown by Israeli settlers hitting her as she tends to her plants. Naif Dubaidi rebuilt a garden before anything else after his house and land were destroyed in Operation Cast Lead in 2009. Jolyon Leslie is working on the redesign and reconstruction of the 16th-century paradise gardens of Bagh-e-Babur in Kabul, with the first job being to de-mine the area. Mohammed Kabir is charged with growing a kitchen garden to augment the rations of the Afghan soldiers manning the look-out at Darulaman Palace.

When platinum appeared, it freed up design to permit delicate and intricate but very strong settings. Louis Cartier quickly grasped this new technology to produce some truly breath-taking creations, full of light and movement utilising the properties of this “new� precious metal.

‘‘Everyone needs a garden,’’ he tells Snow. ‘‘I am a poor man, sometimes my family and I only eat once a day, but I can live without food; I couldn’t live without seeing green leaves and flowers.’’. For Kabir, like all the gardeners Snow talks to, life is unthinkable without the calm, hope and beauty of gardens.

In the early 1940s palladium became a short-term substitute for platinum but in recent years has made a come-back as the alternative white-metal wedding ring for men and women, at a slightly lower price than platinum.

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Iridium is alloyed with platinum to control its degree of malleability and ductility (ability to be shaped and stretched). Platinum 950/1000 purity is the standard used in jewellery, producing a very strong and hard metal that requires intricate techniques to solder and polish.

It is very hard-wearing with a surface that over time develops a characteristic patina.

Rhodium is commonly used as a hard white finish to 9 or 18 carat white gold and we are sometimes asked, somewhat guardedly “what is rhodium?� The answer is that it is emphatically a precious metal and essential to maintain the brightness of your ring (for example) if it is Jewellers white gold and not platinum.

However, precious metal prices can be capricious: platinum is currently only a little more than half price of fine gold (so where does that place your platinum credit card?) and always look after your car exhaust: it will certainly contain some platinum and palladium!

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FASHION

ETHICAL TRADING AT MELBURY GALLERY

By Thelma Drabik, Melbury Gallery Here at Melbury Gallery ethics and sustainability are part of our core values and we feel that it is tremendously important to be conscious as a company.

Most people may not know the extent to which we try to be mindful; from the brands we stock to our carrier bags which are made of biothene and degrade in 18 months! We thought we’d take this opportunity to highlight the great work some of our brands are doing and show them our appreciation!

Their motto is, “Wear me, love me, mend me, pass me on,� which we think is fabulous! They work with charities such as TRAID to achieve this by donating clothes as well as getting involved in workshops to learn how to upcycle clothing.

THOUGHT are an incredibly thoughtful company; so much dedication and consideration goes into every garment right from the design process to the fabrics they use. Their force of nature fabrics include breathable bamboo, helpful hemp, certified organic cotton and tree friendly tencel, all of which are responsibly sourced. Each collection has its own creative print story which is often inspired by artists as well as historical time periods. For instance this year’s Autumn/Winter collection is based upon the painter Vanessa Bell and her sister Virginia Woolf. These gorgeous prints are then cut into the flattering shapes we all know and love!

NOMADS are all about Fairtrade fashion! For the past 20 years they have been creating clothing without compromise on their Fairtrade policy and are members of the BAFTS (British Association of Fairtrade Shops.) They are also members of the EFF (Ethical Fashion Forum). NOMADs do not use Formaldehyde, Azo, Phthalates, Alkylphenols or PVC in any form – which are harmful chemicals commonly used in the fashion industry and use fully biodegradable packaging.

SAHARA also works closely with several charities and focuses on fostering meaningful relationships with cultures and communities around the world.

They hold their business to the highest standards with ethical responsibility being a priority.Â

OSKA is yet another brilliant brand with sustainability and materials as a key focus of their ethos. Their garments are made using natural materials such as wool, cotton and linen and they use traditional techniques in the production process. This can especially be seen in their gloriously sumptuous Autumn/ Winter coats that are making their way into Melbury Gallery.

There you have it! Just some of the wonderful work being done by a few of our amazing brands! Most of the other brands we deal with are also ethical traders, we have only highlighted a few!

We are incredibly proud to partner with such great businesses who hold the same values as we do.

So why not pop by to Melbury Gallery and treat yourself? Especially knowing that you would be supporting such wonderful causes!

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A SLICE OF AUTUMN PUDDING ANYONE?

By The Stag’s Head Inn

“LET’S DRINK TO THE SEASONS!”

So, autumn is finally upon us!

I know this for a fact today as the servicing of the boiler and heating system is now complete and radiators are blazing heat, with everywhere suddenly far too hot as the weather turns mild again! Anyway, chimneys are being swept tomorrow regardless....

By Camilla Wood, Owner /MD The Somerset Wine Company As late summer creeps into autumn, the evening light turns a more burnished shade of copper and the air takes on a distinctly brisk chill, are you feeling a little uncomfortable cracking open yet another bottle of summer-berry laden rosé, or frothy Prosecco? How fortunate we were this summer to have the sunshine and heat akin to Provence, or Italy, to accompany our wine choices.

But, poignant as it is to kiss goodbye to the summer, there are benefits to embracing a new season when it comes to wine drinking. ’Tis the season to switch perhaps to a darker hued, more savoury rosé (consider rose-hipped Tavel from the Southern Rhone, or South African Babylonstoren’s lovely rhubarby Mourvèdre Rosé). Think those which pair well with heavier food and are not so pale you need a beach or a rose-scented garden in which to drink them.

I love this change of season which seems to cry out for opening weightier, more rounded, stone fruit-led whites with good structure and creaminess. My palate has tired now of zesty, lip-smacking Picpoul with its high acidity and herbal, citrussy Verdicchio, perfect as these wines are in the heat of summer. Autumn presents the opportunity not just to buy a nice new coat in readiness for winter, but also to enjoy a rich, ripe quince and peach flavoured white Cotes du Rhone, (yes, it’s not just the reds which are famous here), or a floral Viognier with good 44

viscosity and fruit characters of pears and apricots. We have two beautiful examples in the shop which we import directly from a wonderful family-led cooperative in the Gard region of France, Cellier des Chartreux. The Viognier at £11.50 punches well above its weight and the white Rhone is vinified there by famous ex French rugby international (and later Sale Sharks player) Sebastien Chabal and at £15 offers a lot of wine for the money and will not disappoint any fan of richer white Burgundy. Of course Chardonnay too, either buttery, oaked styles or leaner unoaked make lovely drinking companions in the cooler months.

Don’t forget Chenin Blanc in the autumn and winter too, a grape variety which can be accused of being lightweight and akin to a tropical-fruit cocktail. Give it some great terroir, barrel fermentation and lees-stirring to impart a gorgeous creamy mouthfeel and you have one of the great whites of the world, in my view.

Think Savennieres from the Loire Valley and Chinon Blanc - we have stunning examples in the shop - Silice by Marc Plouzeau and Leeuwenkhuil’s Heritage Chenin Blanc, a nutty, honeyed wine with great texture from Swartland in South Africa. Southern Italian whites have a place in this season too: bright straw yellow with orchard-fruit flavours, nicely offset by zesty acidity abound in Falanghina and Greco di

This is my favourite time of year, with the definite changing of the seasons. I am experiencing it more thoroughly this year, as I am seeing it through the eyes of my Californian friend staying with us for five weeks, who misses the changing of the seasons she had experienced whilst living on the East Coast USA.

Tufo wines from Campania and Grillo from Sicily with its greengage and melon notes.

Autumn weather, and cuisine, offers the best excuse for reestablishing close friendships with red wines of course. I like a fuller-bodied New World Pinot Noir in this season, with its red fruits and earthy notes, sometimes along with scents of wet leaves and truffles. It makes you want to kick up some leaves and light a bonfire. Chile has some good cheaper examples (see

our Santa Macarena at only £10.50) but New Zealand wears the crown - Auntsfield and Greystone being two of our best. As for the heavier, blackfruited Malbecs, Clarets and Amarones, well, they will make winter bearable! So, using the seasons to dictate our wine, and of course food choices is a natural and healthy approach which keeps us connected to nature, therefore more evenly balanced, accepting of and indeed grateful for, the changing world around us.

We have been visiting many foodie sites and places of gastronomic interest during her stay. At the Somerset Cider Brandy company, she learnt that Somerset is the county home to artisan cider production; with there being three perfect terroirs in the country for ‘vintage apple’ production; all three being in Somerset - Wedmore, Baltonsborough and Burrow Hill, Kingsbury Episcopi. I have

always associated this time of year with two things fundamental to country life: apple yomping and blackberrying, and had to take my friend out on both when I learned that she had experienced neither.

With the resulting bounty, we went on to make a delicious Autumn Pudding, loosely based on my grandmother’s ‘Blackberry and Apple Bread Pudding’ and which is essentially a Summer Pudding made with autumn fruits. So why not get out into the fresh air for some good old blackberrying activity, and then follow our lead!

Ingredients: Apples, blackberries, sugar, dryish white bread, sliced with crusts removed, glugs of Sloe Gin or Cider Brandy, Clotted Cream or Crème Fraiche to serve.

Method: Gently poach clean blackberries which have been sprinkled with sugar in a little water until soft but not having lost their shape. Gently remove from the resulting liquor and then, after adding a couple of slugs of Sloe Gin to the liquid, poach chopped apples (skin

on) in the deep purple liquor. (We also then added some blueberries and raspberries at the American’s suggestion..... redcurrants could also be added.). Remove the fruit from the liquor and leave everything to cool. Meanwhile, very lightly oil a large basin, then cut bread shapes to line the basin; firstly a round for the base (when inverted will become the top), then fully line around with bread, ensuring there are no gaps left.

Gently spoon the fruit, with as much of the liquor drained as possible, into the lined basin, to the top, then cut a large circle of bread to add to the top as a lid (which will become the bottom...).

Note, it is a good idea to have the basin standing on a plate, to catch any juice that overflows.

Now place a plate with a weight

on it (scale weights, or a clean brick, or other heavy item) on top of the basin and place in the fridge overnight. Chill the fruit liquor that had been put aside earlier.

An hour before serving, gently invert the basin onto a large serving platter, and slide off to reveal the pudding. Carefully pour the liquor over the pudding, especially over parts where the bread hasn’t been fully soaked. (If there is any liquor remaining after this stage it can be reduced, then cooled, to be served alongside the pudding, together with fresh berries, clotted cream or crème fraiche and homemade shortbread to soak up any remaining juices!

A perfect English pudding to celebrate the season!

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5 TIPS FOR EMPLOYERS WHEN RECRUITING STAFF

SPINACH & GOATS CHEESE RAVIOLI, BASIL & LEMON BUTTER

By Dawn Gallie, Battens Solicitor

By Matt Street, Exexutive Chef, Seasons Restaurant at The Eastbury Hotel

As the nights start to draw in, my thoughts turn to providing hearty, tasty and delicious, easy to cook dishes that will put a smile on your face when eaten. This month I show you how to impress your family and friends with a pasta dish that is always a hit with diners at Seasons Restaurant. This elegant dish is ideal either as a starter or as a main course.

It can be prepared beforehand or even frozen meaning that you can spend more time with family or friends when you serve your dish. The recipe described below serves 2 as a main or 4 as a starter.

METHOD

INGREDIENTS For the filling 150g (4oz) goat’s cheese, crumbled 50g (2oz) ricotta juice 1 /2 lemon 200g spinach chopped

To make the pasta dough use a food processor or you can just make by hand on the work top, but the processor is faster and a lot less messy. Add all the pasta ingredients in the bowl and pulse several times until the ingredients start to form little balls. Now push the dough together and allow to rest covered for 20 minutes in the fridge.

1/4 tsp grated nutmeg 4 leaves of Basil

For the Lemon and Basil butter 8 Basil leaves, finely chopped juice 1/2 lemon 50g (2oz) salted butter

Pasta dough 500g of 00 flour 250ml of warm water 1 pinch of salt 1 pinch of sugar 1 egg, beaten 50ml Olive oil

Assemble the ravioli by rolling two of the pasta sheets on a work surface. I would recommend buying yourself a pasta machine for this, then brush both with egg. Spoon 1tsp of the filling at 10cm (4in) intervals along one of the pasta sheets but don’t be tempted to overfill as the filling will squeeze out. There are some really helpful ravioli trays you can pick up just to keep the size and shape consistent. Lay the second pasta layer, wet side down, on top of the little balls of filling. Gently press together to seal running your finger down between the rows of filling to create a grid shape. With a sharp knife, cut between the mounds of filling to make squares of ravioli, again if you have a ravioli tray this is all much easier. Repeat with the other layers of pasta and filling then leave the pasta to dry on a floured/semolina dusted

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tray for 1 hour. You may need to press the edges of the squares together again to seal once cut.

To make the lemon and basil butter, heat the butter in a small pan and once it has started to foam add the basil leaves. Remove from the heat and stir through the lemon juice and zest.

Heat a large pan of salted water until boiling then drop the ravioli into the water and after they rise to the surface (about 30 seconds) cook for another 1 to 2 minutes until cooked through with a slight bite. Serve 3 ravioli per person as a starter or 6 as a main and drizzle with the warm lemon and basil butter.

Once assembled the pasta can be chilled in the fridge overnight and boiled just before serving. If you wanted to freeze the pasta at this stage, simply boil from frozen expecting the ravioli to take an extra minute to rise to the surface of the pan.

I hope you enjoy making and eating this dish and look forward to revealing more recipe ideas for you next month.

applicants fairly, without bias and note your comments/scores.

Staff are often the most valuable asset of any employer. Getting the right staff in the right job is important in every business.

Ensuring you comply with current employment regulations is vital to avoid potential pitfalls and possible claims.

In the event there is a challenge from an unsuccessful applicant, you will be able to demonstrate that you followed a fair, impartial and balanced recruitment process.

PREPARATION & ADVERT Preparation is key. Be clear about the role you require and get the job description right for your business needs. Set out the duties and responsibilities the role will entail. Detail the person spec: what skills, knowledge, qualifications and experience do you genuinely and reasonably require? What are truly relevant and justified for the role?

Right to work You need to be satisfied that the applicant has a right to work in the UK. Do not make assumptions based on appearance! Request the prescribed documents as per the Home Office right to work checklist from all employees.

CONTRACTS Contracts have to be provided within two months of the start of employment. However, it is always sensible to have these in place beforehand so the employee knows what is expected of them.

Ensure your advert has no criteria or statement that could be considered discriminatory – for example on the grounds of sex, age, or disability. A range of advertising media should be considered. Inform your agency of your equal opportunities policy. The job description and person spec will not only form the basis of your advert, but also your interview and assessment process. It is the start of your paper trail. Make sure your paperwork is clear, fair, objective and consistent.

Job applicants can bring claims for discrimination and there is no limit to the compensation a Tribunal can award. All your recruitment documents will have to be disclosed in any Tribunal proceedings.

In addition to the minimum requirements, consider additional provisions such as confidentiality and restrictive covenants.

PROBATIONARY PERIOD Include a probationary period within the contract and make good use of it. Your new recruit should be working hard from the start to impress you. If there are issues with their behaviour or performance, it is best to deal with those at an early stage. If they can’t be resolved either formally or informally, you will potentially be able to give notice within the probationary period, as long as there are no discriminatory factors in play.

Always get advice first, BEFORE you do anything.

INTERVIEW Shortlist your candidates, matching their CVs against your job description and person spec. At interviews, consider any reasonable adjustments that need to be made for disabled candidates.

Assess candidates against the job description and spec. Questions should be objective and relevant.

Don’t ask discriminatory questions – such as plans for a family or about a candidate’s childcare arrangements. Assess all

Spending time getting the recruitment process right will benefit your business in the long run, hopefully saving time and potentially costly issues later.

For more information or further advice on employment or HR matters, contact our Head of Employment Dawn Gallie on 01935 846233 or dawn.gallie@ battens.co.uk

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H28”x”W25”xD17” £50.00 ono | 2 Metal Pin Holders for flower arranging £10.00 the pair | 2 Speaker stands cost £68 two years ago £5.00 | New York Skyline roller blind 45” wide £2.00 Tel: 01935 508925 Fire Grate 15” x 22” £30.00 Tel: 01935 850315 2 Stone Pond Ornament Stands. Fish swim through holes £20.00 ea | Purbeck stone trough 31” x 4” x 9” £25.00 | Purbeck stone trough 14.5” x 13.5” x 6” £15.00 | Tall Green pots, urn shape £10.00 Umbrella and base £20.00 | + various gardens items Tel: 01935 473197

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