Conduit Magazine August 2017

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Editor's Farewell

Free admission to all events marked with an asterisk

It is time to hang up my boots after 16 years and hand over the magazine to Remous, a local and well established printer based in Milborne Port.

I have thoroughly enjoyed working on the magazine and thank both you, the readers and our advertisers, who have supported us over the years. However, as many of you know, my cancer is spreading and I am now wheelchair based all the time, making it very difficult for me.

Many of my team will stay in place but Jane Adkins will become the new Editor from September onwards although I will still be helping out with bits and pieces.

I will also be continuing with The Conduit Dining Club as well as The Conduit Dining Card Scheme with Steve Hawker (See Food Pages).

These clubs and schemes not only give good company and support local businesses but you also get some excellent discounts!

Due to space restrictions if any event is already fully booked we no longer include them in our calendar.

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Serenade to Music concert, Wells Cathedral, 7.00pm Pictures, Books & Automobilia Auction, Chareterhouse Auctioneers, Sherborne, 10.00am* Somerton U3A, Edgar Community Hall, 10.00am-12.00 noon ‘Animal Agents’ story and craft event, Wincanton Library, 10.30am-12.00 noon ‘Vicar of Baghdad’ Sherborne Literary Luncheon, Leweston School, 1.00pm Karen Sharp & Sue Richardson with Craig Milverton Trio, Ilminster Arts Centre, 8.00pm Coffee Morning, Market House, Castle Cary, 8.00am Coffee Morning, Community Hall, Bruton, 10.00am-12.00 noon Levels’ Best Farmers and Craft Market, Montacute House, 10.00am-2.00pm* Leigh Food Fair and Vintage Car Show, Leigh Village Hall, 10.00am-4.00pm Open Day, Pennard Plants, East Pennard, 10.30am-3.00pm* Chedington Street Fair, 12.00 noon-5.00pm Winky Kicks Cancer Dog Show, The Smithy Inn, Charlton Musgrove, 2.00pm ‘Music in the Marquee’, Red Lion Pub, Babcary, 6.00pm Acoustic Night, David Hall, South Petherton, 7.30pm Joe Swift talk, The Exchange, Sturminster Newton, 7.30pm ‘The Jar Family’ concert, Caryford Hall, Castle Cary, 7.30pm Wing Walk, Yeovil Hospital

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29th 30th-3rd Aug Dillington Classical Guitar Festival, Dillington House, Nr Ilminster, various times 30th Antiques & Collectables, Warden Hill Trading Post, Evershot, 10.00am-4.00pm* Andre Rieu concert, Westlands Entertainment Venue, Yeovil, 3.00pm 31st-12th Sherborne Summer School of Music, Sherborne School & various locations

Market House, Castle Cary, 10.00am Simple Willow Workshop, Barrington Court, 12.00 noon Coffee ‘n’ Cakes, Jubilee Hall, Yetminster, 10.00am Darts with Bob Anderson, Uncle Tom’s Cabin, Wincanton, 8.00pm 2nd-12th ‘The Mikado’, Castle Gardens,

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Sherborne, 7.30pm ‘Firestarters’ Family event, Ham Hill, Nr Yeovil, 10.00am* Monthly Market, Market Place, Somerton, 10.00am-2.00pm* ‘The Third Policeman’ play, Sandford Orcas, 7.30pm Darren Paige & Marc Robinson concert, The Exchange,

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Info & Benefits Advice Surgery, The Rendezvous, Cheap Street Church, Sherborne, 10.00am-12.00 noon* ‘Painting & Prayer’ lecture, Digby Church Hall, Sherborne, 10.00am Diesel Train Day, Yeovil Junction, Stofford, 11.00am-3.00pm Lawrence General Sale, Crewkerne, 9.30am* Coffee Morning (Camelot U3A),

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SEPTEMBER DEADLINES News and Articles: Friday 11th AUGUST Advertisements: Monday 14th AUGUST

Show, Methodist School Room, Castle Cary, 10.00am Coffee Morning (Wyke Church), Bruton Community Hall, 10.00am Blackmore Vale Embroiderers’ Guild Open Day, Bishops Caundle Village Hall, 10.30am-3.00pm ‘Pirates Ahoy’, Sandford Orcas Village Hall, 11.00am Music Festival, Hunters Lodge, Wincanton, 12.00 noon

Chasty Cottage Antiques Saturday 5th and 19th AUGUST 9.30-4.00 Entry £1

Digby Hall, Hound Street, Sherborne, DT9 3AA Enquiries 01963 370986 Ilchester Sportsfield Fund

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CAR BOOT OPEN EVERY SUNDAY Gates open 7am for sellers and 7.30am for buyers Cars £5, Transits/Cars with Trailers £8, Buyers before 9.30am £1 for cars, 50p pedestrian Buyers after 9.30am 50p for cars, 25p pedestrian Off A37/A303 Ilchester Roundabout

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Sturminster Newton, 7.30pm ‘The Founder’ film, David Hall, South Petherton, 8.00pm Produce Market, Market House, Ilminster, 8.30am-12.30pm* Chasty Cottage Antique Fair, Digby Hall, Sherborne, 9.30am-4.00pm Hauser & Wirth Somerset Family Saturday, Bruton, 10.00am* Annual Garden Open

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Fete & Flower Show, Chetnole Village Hall, 2.00pm-4.30pm Annual Gardening Show, Queen Camel Memorial Hall, 2.30pm Country and Western Dance Club, Davis Hall, West Camel, 7.30pm Whist Drive, Village Hall, West Coker, 7.30pm Horse & Novelty Dog Show, Wincanton Racecourse, 9.30am-5.00pm Steam Train, Tractor & Bygones Day, Yeovil Junction, Stofford, 11.00am-3.00pm Diesel Train Day, Yeovil Junction, Stofford, 11.00am-3.00pm ‘Two Steps Behind’ WI talk, Bruton Community Hall, 7.30pm Lawrence General Sale, Crewkerne, 9.30am* Wood Fair, Warden Hill Trading Post, Evershot, 10.00am-4.00pm* The Conduit Cinema Club, Cineworld, Yeovil, 7.00pm

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‘Bonsai’ talk, East Coker Gardening Club, Village Hall, 7.30pm 74th Annual Gardening Summer Show, Digby Hall, Sherborne, 7.30pm ‘Come for Tea’, Martock United Reform Church, 2.00pm-4.00pm Clearance Auction & General Sale Viewing, Green Acres, Higher Farm, Mudford, Nr Yeovil, 2.00-6.00pm* Pete Allen Jazz Band, Ilminster Art Centre, 8.00pm Flea Market, Digby Church Hall, Sherborne, 10.00am-4.00pm* Coffee Morning (Active Living), Bruton Community Hall, 10.00am Coffee Morning (MacMillan), Market House, Castle Cary, 10.00am Clearance Auction & General Sale, Green Acres, Higher Farm, Mudford, Nr Yeovil, 11.00am* Fine Art & Collectables Auction, McCubbing & Redfern, Wells, 9.30am* Annual Flower & Craft Show, Trent Village Hall, 2.30pm Annual Flower Show, Seavington Millennium Hall, 2.30pm Annual Gardening Show, North Cadbury Village Hall, 2.30pm-4.30pm ‘Beauty & The Beast’ film, Hinton St George Village Hall, 7.30pm Carpenters’; Tribute Night, The Exchange, Sturminster Newton, 7.30pm

August Exhibitions* 29th-30th July 29th Juy-5th Aug 3rd 7th Aug-1st Sept 12th Aug-16th Sept 19th & 20th Aug 23rd Aug

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12th Annual Exhibition, Wales Barn Group, David Hall, West Camel, 10.30am-5.00pm ACE Arts, ‘Imagined Worlds', Somerton, 9.30am-4.30pm Special one day pop-up Ehibition by Linda Hampson, Ilminster Arts Centre Annual Open Exhibition, Ilminster Arts Centre ACE Arts, ‘Contradictory Space”, Somerton, 9.30am-4.30pm Annual Exhibition, Bruton Art Society, King’s School Memorial Hall, Bruton 11.00am-5.00pm ‘Open Source Salon’ with Matilda Temperley, Hauser & Wirth, Bruton, 6.30pm

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12th-13th South Perrott Festival & Flower Festival, 11.00am-5.00pm 13th Flower, Produce & Wine Show, East Coker Village Hall, 2.00pm Produce Show, Longburton Village Hall, 2.00pm-4.00pm 14th West ‘Country Embroiderers Workshop, Digby Hall, Sherborne, 9.30am ‘The Romans in Somerset’ talk, Yeovil Court Hotel, 12.00 noon Tea & Information Session (Eve Appeal), Reading Room, Hillway, Charlton Mackerell, 3.00pm* 14th-24th Hauser & Wirth & Old Vic Summer School, Bruton, 10.00am-5.00pm 15th Diesel Train Day, Yeovil Junction, Stofford, 11.00am-3.00pm 16tth Lawrence General Sale, Crewkerne, 9.30am* Fine Art & Collectables Auction, McCubbing & Redfern, Wells, 9.30am* Coffee Morning (WI), Market House, Castle Cary, 10.00am ‘International Space Station’ talk, Norton Sub Hamdon Village Hall, 7.30pm 17th Artisan & Craft Market, Market Square, South Petherton, 9.00am-4.00pm 18th

‘Grand Design’ Tent building event, Ham Hill, Nr Yeovil, 10.00am Health Walk, Moorlands Shopping Precinct,

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Martock, 9.30am* Hauser & Wirth Exhibition Tour, Bruton, 5.00pm* ‘The Show’, Digby Hall, Sherborne, 7.30pm* Viceroy’s House, David Hall, South Petherton, 8.00pm Chasty Cottage Antique Fair, Digby Hall, Sherborne, 9.30am-4.00pm Flower Show, Long Sutton Village Hall, 8.00am-5.00pm Coffee Morning (Active Living), Bruton Community Hall, 10.00am Fete & Dog Show, Whitcross Recreational Ground, Barwick, 12.00 noon-4.00pm Produce Sale, Longburton Village Hall, 2.00pm-4.00pm Whist Drives, Village Hall, West Coker, 7.30pm Gardening Club Summer Show, Jubilee Hall, Yetminster, 2.00pm Los Pacaminos concert, The Exchange, Sturminster Newton, 7.30pm French Night, Ilminster Arts Centre, 7.30pm Steam Train Day, Yeovil Junction, Stofford, 10.30am-3.00pm Annual Show (Yeovil Allotments), Brimsmore Centre, Yeovil, 1.30pm Lyme Bay Auctions, Seaton, 10.00am* General Sale, Duke’s, Weymouth Avenue, Dorchester, 10.30am* Diesel Train Day, Yeovil Junction, Stofford, 11.00am-3.00pm Lawrence General Sale, Crewkerne, 9.30am* Bat Walk, Ham Hill, Nr Yeovil, 8.00pm Silver, Jewellery, Watches & Wine Auction, Chareterhouse Auctioneers, Sherborne, 10.00am* ‘Viceroy’s House’ film, The Exchange, Srurminster Newton, 7.00pm

Clearance Auction & General Sale Green Acres, Higher Farm, Mudford, Nr Yeovil

SAT 12th AUGUST 11.00am 150+ Items from Antiques, Brewmania, Furniture, Pictures, Silverware, Jewellery, Building Material, Gardening Books, Clay Pots, Books (some signed), Mobility Scooter & much more...

Viewing Friday 11th 2.00-6.00pm and 10.00am day of sale

Enquiries: 01935 421389 Floral Group Talk, Catholic Church Hall, Sherborne, 7.30pm Ceramics, Jewellery and 25th Interiors Auction, Chareterhouse Auctioneers, Sherborne, 10.00am* ‘Wacky Willow Sea Creatures’, Sandford Orcas Village Hall, 10.00am U3A Meeting & talk, Edgar Community Hall, Somerton, 10.00am ‘Viceroy’s House’ film, Davis Hall, West Camel, 7.30pm Alan Barnes & Dave Newton jazz concert, Ilminster Arts Centre, 8.00pm 25th-28th Field Trip Festival, Gilcombe Farm Bruton, 1.00pm till late 26th Cartgate Market, A303/A3088 Roundabout, 8.00am-2.00pm* 18th Wings & Wheels Classic & Aircraft & Car Show, Henstridge Airfield, 10.00am-5.30pm Coffee Morning (Riding for Disabled), Market House, Castle Cary, 10.00am Annual Gardening Show, Martock Parish Hall, 2.00pm*

SHERBORNE FLEAMARKET

South Perrott Village Fayre

Digby Church Hall

Sunday 13th August

Saturday 12th August

11am to 5pm

10-4 Admission Free West Country Fairs.

01749 677049

Free entry and free car parking For more info telephone

‘The Show’

2nd September Craft and Local Produce STALLS WANTED 11.00am to 4.00pm

Friday 18th 7.30pm Digby Hall, Hound Street, Sherborne.

Free entry.

01935 891291

more details from 01458 251 687 or find us on facebook.com/draytonstreetfair

A show devised, scripted and rehearsed by 30 inspiring young people aged 12-18 years, prepared in just 5 days! Expect a story with twists, turns, songs, dance, humour and loads of energy.

'WEST COUNTRY FOLKLORE'

An ArtsLink event with Action Track Performance Company.

STARTING MON 25TH SEPTEMBER

WEA LECTURES:

CORTON DENHAM VILLAGE HALL, 7.30PM

£35 FOR SIX LECTURES ENROL NOW: 0300 303 3464

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Fete & Flower Show, Halstock Village Hall, 1.00pm-5.00pm Family Fun Day, Warden Hill Trading Post, Evershot, 10.00am-4.00pm* Party in the Park, Ilminster Recreation Ground, 12.00 noon-8.30pm Church Fete, West Camel Church (Davis Hall if wet), 2.00pm-4.00pm Wizz Jones Concert,

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Caryford Hall, Castle Cary, 7.30pm Diesel Train Day, Yeovil Junction, Stofford, 11.00am-3.00pm Lawrence General Sale, Crewkerne, 9.30am* Coffee Morning, David Hall, South Petherton, 10.00am-2.00 noon

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Village News

by Lauren Hill ALFORD On Friday 28th July at 7.00pm at Alford House the Six Pilgrims present ‘A Midsummer Nights Dream’ by the Pantaloons. There will be a hamper raffle and a free lucky programme for a meal for two at the Red Lion in Babcary. Ice cream, teas & coffee available.

Tickets £15 in advance, £20 on the night,10-16yrs £5, under 10’s free, available from David Reid on 01963 240 246.

BARRINGTON On Wednesday 2nd August at Barrington Court from 12.00 noon to 4.00pm there is a Simple Willow Workshop. A chance to have a go at making a simple willow shape. These drop-in sessions are great fun for everyone. £2 suggested donation per person.

BARWICK The Village and Stoford Fete and Dog Show takes place at the Whitcross Recreational Ground on Saturday 19th August from 12.00 noon to 4.00pm.

BISHOPS CAUNDLE On Saturday 5th August from 10.30am to 3.30pm at the Village Hall it is the Blackmore Vale Embroiderers’ Guild Open Day. There will be demonstrations, displays of work by members, their Young Embroiderers’ Group and stalls.

Tea and coffee available.

CHARLTON MACKRELL On Monday 14th August at 3.00pm at the Reading Room, Hillway there is a Tea and Information Session with an Eve Appeal specialist nurse. Would you like to know more about the five gynaecological cancers and the research which is currently being undertaken to improve diagnosis and treatment ? The event is free but donations to the Eve Appeal are welcome. For more information

ring 01458 223227 or visit www.eveappeal.org.uk CHARLTON MUSGROVE On Saturday 29th July at 2.00pm at The Smithy Inn, Winky Kicks Cancer host a Dog Show with a hog roast. Bring your furry friend for a fun day out. £1 entry per dog per category: Prettiest Dog, Handsome Dog, Best Puppy, Waggiest Tail, Dog that looks most like its owner, Best 6 Legs and Dog the judges would most like to take home.

CHEDINGTON This year sees the 37th Street Fair, Market and Fun Dog Show on Saturday 29th July from 12.00 noon until 5.00pm. As always, there will be many attractions and activities for all. Lunches, cream teas and refreshments will be available whilst the renowned Kingsbury Episcopi Band will be playing in or near the beer tent. Admission is £1.50 per adult and includes an ample free car parking. The street fair is a registered charity and raises funds for the village halls in Chedington and its near neighbour South Perrott. For more information visit the website www,chedingtonstreetfair.com or call 01935 891891.

CHETNOLE On Saturday 5th August from 2.00pm to 4.30pm at the Village Hall there is the Fete and Flower Show. This is a traditional flower show in a marquee with live music, alpacas, stalls and sideshows such as Human Fruit Machine, White Elephant, Tombola.

There will also be a Fun Dog Show, Children’s Fancy Dress Competition, Classic cars, cream teas, Pimms stall and much more. Adults £1, children free.

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CORTON DENHAM On Monday 28th August from 12.00 noon to 9.00pm The Queens Arms hosts a Mexican Day. A range of bands playing from 2.00pm to 9.00pm. An array of Mexican style food with cocktails and special drink platters on offer. Free entry.

Bring the family along and join in the fun!

EAST COKER On Thursday 10th August at 7.30pm at the Village Hall the Gardening Club have a talk called ‘Bonsai’ by John Trott. For details phone 01935 862447. On Saturday 19th at 2.00pm at the Village Hall it is the Flower and Produce Show and Wine Festival. Admission £1, children free. Teas, raffle and tombola. Presentation of trophies at 4.00pm.

HALSTOCK On Saturday 19th August from 7.30pm at the Village Hall the Village Cinema presents ‘Viceroy’s House’.

Lord Mountbatten, the last ever Viceroy of India, is tasked with overseeing the transition of British India to independence.

He meets with conflict and resistance as different sides clash in the face of monumental social and economic change.

Starring Hugh Bonneville and Gillian Anderson. Remember to bring or collect your Loyalty Card to earn points towards a free ticket later in the season.

Tickets £6, Children £4 from the Village Shop or on the door.

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On Saturday 26th from 1.00pm to 5.00pm at the Village Hall it is the Fete and Flower Show.

There will be a £100 prize raffle, live music, beer tent, book stall, bric-a-brac, BBQ, model aircraft flying display, model railway exhibits, plus bids at our Silent Auction and of course the traditional flower show. Tea, homemade cakes and ices for sale. For children enjoy Punch & Judy, donkey rides and a bouncy castle. Entry Adults £1, Under 12’s free. All proceeds to local and national charities. For more details contact Peter on 01935 891822.

and sticks but layers of building, one over the other, finishing if off with a beautiful bracken roof. It will look fantastic but can it withstand the ranger’s challenge? If you can you will receive your reward of toasting marshmallows on the fire. Entry £5 per child.

Children under 8 must be accompanied by an adult, accompanying adult free.

Booking required - 24 max.

For more information phone 01935 462781. On Wednesday 23rd from 8.00pm to 10.00pm there is a Bat Walk at Ham Hill.

Bat detectors will be used to seek them out and listen to them feeding in the night skies. Bring a torch and wear some warm clothing to make it an evening to remember. Adults £7, Child £5. Booking required.

For more information phone 01935 462781.

HENSTRIDGE On Saturday 26th August from 10.00am to 5.30pm at Henstridge Airfield it is the 18th ‘Wings and Wheels’ Classic Aircraft and Car Show.

Over 100 vintage, classic and current aircrafts to see close up as well as 1930’s to present day Super Cars. Do not miss the spectacular ‘Fly-past Salute’ by the BBMF Lancaster and Spitfire Pair. The event supports the airfield-based Air Ambulance and will be part of the lunchtime airpark and open for viewing. For more information visit www.dorsetcarclub.co.uk Adults £5, under 16’s free.

HINTON ST GEORGE On Saturday 12th August at Village Hall from 7.30pm see the film ‘Beauty and the Beast’. Tickets £5 in advance from Personal Services Store and Dorothy’s

HAM HILL On Friday 4th August from 10.00am to 12.00 noon go along to family focused event ‘Firestarters’ at Ham Hill.

In this session you will collect wood and then learn how to build a fire using flint and steel, bow drill and fire steels.

Free event. For more information phone 01935 462781.On Friday 18th from 10.00am to 12.00 noon at Ham Hill go to ‘Grand Designs’. This is the ultimate in den building. Not just twigs

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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 or 50p for pedestrians.

Buyers after 9.30am 50p for cars, 25p for pedestrians.

For more details 07967280754.

LEIGH On Saturday 29th July from 10.00am to 4.00pm at the Village Hall it is the 12th Leigh Food Fair and Vintage Car, Classic Car and Bike Show.

A variety of interesting Veteran/Classic cars and motorbikes will be on display.

Taste and buy some of the best food and drink on offer from local producers. The stallholders include Alweston Jam and Chutney Empire, Dorset Pie Company, Devon Fishcakes, Fussels Fine Foods, James’s Cheeses, James’s Forager Spirit, Liberty Cakes, Meat Free Martha, Olives‘n’Stuff, Oxfords’ Bakery, Reads Coffee Roasters, Percy’s Bakery, Simply Sprinkle, Somerset Cider Brandy Co., Tim Hurren’s Ice cream Trike, White Post Gate Honey, Wraxall Wines, Wriggle Valley Beer and Yarty Cordials to name a few. There will be barbecued hamburgers and sausages, refreshments, ice cream, beer and cider, children’s activities and more!

Proceeds to the Village Hall, The Hub Yeovil and St Andrew’s Church. Adults £2, under 15’s free. For more information phone 01935 873846.

LONGBURTON On Saturday 19th August from 2.00pm to 4.00pm at the Village Hall it is the Produce Show. Bring your produce entries between 10.00am to 11.30am.

Categories are vegetables, fruit and flowers. There will be artwork, crafts, raffle, tea, coffee and cake.

Certificates for best in class and children’s entries.

Entry £1, children free.

LONG SUTTON On Saturday 19th August from 8.00am to 5.30pm at the Village Hall and Recreation Ground the Gardening Club have a Flower Show.

MARTOCK On Friday 28th July at the Parish Hall from 10.00am to 12.00 noon come along to Come for Coffee.

On Friday 11th August from

2.00pm to 4.00pm at the United Reformed Church come along to Time For Tea. Everyone welcome. For more details call 01935 822929. On Thursday 17th at 2.00pm at the Recreation Ground Pavilion the WI have a ‘Gardening Meeting’ at a member’s home. For details call 01935 508265. Visitors welcome. On Friday 18th at 9.30am from the Shopping Precinct there is a free Health Walk. Walks are friendly and about 45 minutes long and are led by trained volunteers at a pace suitable to the group.

Everyone welcome. On Saturday 26th at the Parish Hall from 2.00pm the Gardening Society have their Annual Show.

Free entry. For details phone 01935 822144.

MONTACUTE The triple award winning Farmers and Craft Market at Montacute House, organised by Levels’ Best is on Saturday 29th July from 10.00am to 2.00pm.

Parking, entry free and dog friendly so a great time to top on local seasonal products.

NORTH CADBURY On Saturday 12th August from 2.30pm to 4.30pm at the Village Hall the Gardening Club have their Annual Show. Non members £2.

QUEEN CAMEL On Saturday 5th August at 2.30pm at the Memorial Hall the Horticultural Society have their Annual Show.

Schedule and entry forms available from the Post Office.

SANDFORD ORCAS On Friday 4th August at 7.30pm at Higher Orchard Miracle Theatre presents ‘The Third Policeman’.

Venturing into a world somewhere between Alice in Wonderland and Father Ted, where the earth is not round but sausage-shaped; where

eccentric policemen fall in love with bicycles and you can visit eternity via a rickety lift, hidden beside a lane in the heart of rural Ireland. With its hilarious characters, streaks of dark humour and unforgettable plot twist, The Third Policeman earned its author, Flann O’Brien, a world-wide reputation as one of Ireland’s

great comic geniuses.

O’Brien’s scorching wit and delicious turn of phrase, combined with Miracle’s delight in physical comedy and absurdity, has to be a winning combination. Fans of this cult classic and newcomers alike should expect the unexpected as Miracle Theatre return to the Artsreach circuit this summer!

Please note that this is a open air performance. Bring a cushion or rug to sit on, pack a picnic and wear warm/weatherproof clothing as appropriate. Recommended 8+.

Entry £12, under 18’s £8, £32 family. Tickets on sale now at the Village Cafe in the Village Hall or from 01963 220208.

On Saturday 5th at 11.00am to 12.00 noon at the Village Hall Treehouse Theatre presents ‘Pirates Ahoy!’ This interactive swash-buckling tale is an exciting hour of making music with instruments, dressing up, singing and creating stories.

Perfect for children aged 2 – 5 years. Tickets £3 from Maggie Dooley on 01963 220163.

On Friday 25th from 10.00am to 1.00pm at the Village Hall Fran Quinlan presents ‘Wacky Willow Sea Creatures’. Bend and bow willow to make a fish or sea creature-shape which you can then use tissue paper and pva glue to colour and/or lengths of coloured fabric to weave. Take it home and hang

it in your room! Suitable for ages 5 years+. Tickets £5 from 01963 220163.

SEAVINGTON On Saturday 12th August at 2.30pm in the Millennium Hall the Gardening Club have their Annual Flower Show. Wonderful displays of flowers, vegetables, fruit and handicrafts with lots of tea and tasty cake!

SOUTH PERROTT The South Perrott Festival starts on Saturday 12th August with the annual Flower Festival in St Mary’s Church form 2.00pm to 5.00pm. Then Sunday 13th sees the village Fayre which runs from 11.00am to 5.00pm and offers fun for all the family.

It features many stalls, a fun zone for the children, a classic car show live music near the beer tent and much more. Entry is free with free car parking.

The festival raises funds for the upkeep of St Mary’s, the Church of the parish of Chedington and South Perrott.

For more information contact 01935 891291.

SOUTH PETHERTON On Saturday 29th July at 7.30pm it is the Acoustic Night. All styles and forms of performance welcome – not just music. Book a slot at folk@chriswatts.org On Friday 4th August at 8.00pm the Petherton Picture Show presents ‘The Founder’. Tickets £5.

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On Thursday 17th 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. On Friday 18th at 8.00pm the Petherton Picture Show presents ‘Viceroy’s House’.

Tickets £5. See Movies Around the Villages & Towns. On Wednesday 30th from 10.00am to 12.00 noon there is a Coffee Morning. Free Entry.

All events, unless stated, are at The David Hall.

TRENT On Saturday 12th August at 2.30pm it is the Annual Flower and Craft Show.

Entry £1.

WEST CAMEL On Saturday 5th August from 7.30pm Country and Western Dance Club host ‘Jim Warton’. Tickets £6 pp.

For more details 01460 78895.

On Friday 25th from 7.30pm see the film ‘Viceroy’s House’.

Admission £5 on the door. See Movies Around the Villages & Towns. All events at the Davis Hall. Then on Monday 28th the Church Fete takes place at the Church or Davis Hall if wet from 2.00pm to 4.00 pm. £1 entry adults, children free.

visit from 6.30pm to ‘Lift the Latch Gardens’ near Chard.

Refreshments available. On Saturday 5th and Saturday 19th at 7.30pm at the Village Hall it is Whist Drives.

YARLINGTON On Sunday 10th September Somerset Sight’s biannual Country House Car Boot takes place at the beautiful Yarlington House, near Wincanton.

Bookings for pitches are now being taken, so do not miss out if you would like to be part. Pitches: £30 with proceeds to Somerset Sight.

Please contact Holly on 01823 366147or holly.sutton@somersetsight.org.uk The Car Boot opens at 9.00am early bird entry £5. Entry £3 from 10.00am.

YETMINSTER On Wednesday 2nd August from 10.00am go along to Coffee ‘n’ Cakes. On Saturday 19th from 2.00pm it is the Gardening Club Summer Show.

All events at the Jubilee Hall unless mentioned.

MOVIES AROUND THE VILLAGES AND TOWNS BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (PG) Disney’s live-action adaptation of the classic fairytale by Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont. Belle (Emma Watson) is a bright, beautiful young woman taken prisoner by a hideous beast

WEST COKER On Tuesday 1st August the WI visit Brympton House. There will be a tour and a cream tea. On Wednesday 9th the Gardening Club have an evening

(Dan Stevens) in his castle.

Belle befriends the castle’s enchanted staff: a china teapot (voice of Emma Thompson), a candelabra (voice of Ewan McGregor) and a mantel clock (Ian McKellen), and eventually learns to see beneath the Beast’s exterior to discover the heart and soul of a prince.

(Showing at Hinton St George) THE FOUNDER (12A) The true story of how Ray Kroc (Michael Keaton), a struggling salesman from Illinois, met Mac and Dick McDonald, who were running a burger operation in 1950s Southern California. Kroc was impressed by the brothers’ speedy system of making the

food and saw franchise potential. Writer Robert Siegel details how Kroc maneuvered himself into a position to be able to pull the company from the brothers and create a billion dollar empire.

Starring Michael Keaton, Laura Dern, John Carroll Lynch and Nick Offerman. (Showing at South Petherton) VICEROY’S HOUSE (12A) Viceroy’s House in Delhi was the home of the British rulers of India. After 300 years, that rule was coming to an end. For six months in 1947, Lord Mountbatten, great grandson of Queen Victoria, assumed the post of the last Viceroy, charged with handing India back to its people. The story unfolds within that great House.

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daughter, downstairs lived their 500 Hindu, Muslim and Sikh servants. As the political elite – Nehru, Jinnah and Gandhi – converged on the House to wrangle over the birth of independent India, conflict erupted. A decision was taken to divide the country and create a new Muslim homeland: Pakistan. It was a decision whose consequences reverberate to this day. The film examines these events through the prism of a marriage as well as a romance. Starring Hugh

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Your Care Matters

Health & Wellbeing

by Claire Quinton, Proprietor/Consultant, CQB Care Consultancy

What is Continuing Healthcare (CHC) Funding? n almost 15 years working in Social Care I would say that Continuing Healthcare Funding (CHC) is one of the key areas of misunderstandings.

People often think that just because someone requires a Nursing Home Placement or has a particular diagnosis they will get CHC funding.

This is not the case. No condition or diagnosis is automatically ruled in or out, with the Standard CHC assessments being based on the severity as well as how unpredictable and difficult it is to manage someone’s condition.

In End of Life Care situations a Fast-Track CHC Route is available. This allows decisions to be made much more immediately.

CHC Assessors have to distinguish between Health Needs and Social Care Needs.

CHC only considers ‘Primary Health Needs’ however there will often be a fine line between Health Needs and Social Care Needs, as one will often impact on the other.

Areas assessed are: behaviour, cognition, communication, psychological needs, mobility, nutrition, continence, skin, breathing, symptom control and consciousness.

What can CHC be used for?

Many think that CHC is for Care Home Placements only.

However, CHC can also be paid for Care at Home Services. CHC is commonly paid directly to the Care Home, or Home Care Provider.

However, with the introduction of Personal Health Budgets CHC entitlement can now be paid to the Recipient to choose what services they use.

How much is CHC funding?

The amount paid is determined by the cost of meeting the Primary Health Needs. As with

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Local Authority Care, budgets are tight so there will be negotiation with potential Providers. Unlike Social Care, there is no contribution from the Recipient towards CHC funding, the cost is met in full by the NHS. Is CHC indefinite?

CHC is usually reviewed after three months and then annually.

Entitlement can be withdrawn if the criteria is no longer met. If so, 28 days notice is given to allow alternative arrangements to be made. This could include applying to the Local Authority for Social Care funding.

How many people receive CHC funding?

In England 58,723 people were receiving CHC in December 2016. Of those just under 30% were receiving FastTrack CHC. In Somerset at the same date, 848 people received CHC, with an exact 50/50 split between Standard and Fast-Track CHC. In Dorset 651 people received CHC with 473 receiving Standard and 178 Fast-Track. In 2015/16 only 29% of those who applied for Standard CHC were entitled to it.

Does the NHS provide any other types of funding?

For Placements in Care Homes requiring Nursing input, the NHS pays the Funded Nursing Care (FNC). This is currently £155.05 per week. FNC is paid directly to the Care Home for those self-funding and those who are Local Authority funded.

The NHS may also jointly fund Care with the Local Authority. This is where there are significant Primary Health Needs, but not enough for CHC. The individual will pay a contribution towards the Social Care Funding, but not towards the NHS funding.

by Niki Cassar

Cup Half Empty or Cup Half Full? ave you ever thought about whether you are a ‘cup half empty’ or ‘cup half full’ person? Do you wonder how others would describe you?

If you are the former, you are more likely to grumble about the weather, to anticipate problems and disasters at every turn, or to expect that things will always go wrong for you and for others. If you are the latter, you will nearly always find a positive aspect to everything in your life, even the bad weather! A negative person who gets a cold will say “It always goes to my chest, and I will be laid low for days”. A positive person will say “I don’t like colds but my body obviously needs to rest and re-charge so this is a good opportunity for me”.

You may have heard the saying ‘what you think is what you get’, and this is actually true. We are all made up of energy - a constantly-shifting mass of atoms, electrons, neutrons and protons. If this energy is negatively charged, it will automatically attract similar energy, resulting in ongoing problems and being attracted to like-minded negative people.

However, when our energy is charged with positivity, then we will attract good things and positive people into our life.

The major downsides of being a negative thinker is that is stops us from doing all kinds of interesting, exciting or adventurous things because we automatically imagine all the bad things that might happen.

Instead, we hold back and watch

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with a combination of admiration and pessimism as others do things that we might secretly love to do but never would because of all the things that would go wrong if we did….

Cup half full people might say “I know I can do this”, whereas cup half empty people are more likely to say “Oh no, I could never do that!” If you recognise yourself as being in that second category, then please rest assured that you were not born with your cup half empty! Your pessimistic attitude was created in childhood through the conditioning of your parents and other caregivers.

Pessimism is the result of a combination of fear and lack of self-esteem, and has undoubtedly left you with a lot of sadness and many regrets about the things that you have not done in your life.

The good news is that it is never too late, no matter how old you are. Telling yourself and others “I’m too old to change now” is merely a fear based excuse. Using the powerful 5-Path© system of Hypnotherapy, I can help you change your mind, and with a little bit of effort and a fair degree of determination, you can start to change and know it will remain at least half full for the rest of your life.

For more information, please call Niki Cassar on 01963 371 695 for a free, totally confidential chat.

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Antiques & Collecting...

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 & Sales Lawrence's in Crewkerne have their usual General Sales on Wednesdays 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd and 30th August. All these sales start at 9.30am and viewing is from the Tuesday before the sale from 9.00am to 7.00pm. For more information go to their website.

On Saturday 5th and 19th from 9.30am to 4.00pm at Digby Hall, Sherborne there is a Chasty Cottage Antique Fair. This is packed full of interesting dealers so well worth visiting. Entry £1.

There is a Fleamarket taking place at Digby Church Hall, Sherborne on Saturday 12th from 10,00am to 4.00pm. Admission free. If you would like a table contact Fred at West Country Fairs on 01749 677049.

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On Friday 11th go and see the Clearance Auction & General Sale Viewing at Green Acres, Higher Farm Mudford, Nr Yeovil (follow signs) from 2.00 to 6.00pm. You can leave a bid for the next day.

Then in Saturday 12th the Auction and General Clearance Sale starts at 11.00am.

With over 150 lots there is something for everyone from antique furniture to silverware to LPs, pictures, Brewamania, gardening, office equipment, etc. Profits from refreshments and commission of just 10% to Macmillan Cancer Unit in Yeovil Hospital.

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Saturday 12th and Wednesday 16th from 9.30am at 66-68 Southover. Viewing for all sales from Monday 10.00am to 5.00pm and Tuesday 10.00am to 7.00pm.

Further information from 0174 678099.

On Monday 21st from 10.00am Lyme Bay Auctions at Seaton have their monthly general auction of furniture, antiques, collectables, artwork and household goods. Viewing is the weekend before the sale and from 9.00am on the morning. Live online bidding takes place at easylive.com as well as @the-saleroom.com The Antiques Sunday Fairs taking place at Wardon Hill Trading Post at Evershot Post this month are: Wood Fair on Sunday 9th & Family Fun Day on Sunday 27th. Full events calendar and if you require a stand available from them on 01935 83069 or email whtpost@yahoo.com.

viewing Saturday and Monday prior to the auction. Viewing prior to the auction.

Charterhouse Auctioneers has a Silver, Jewellery, Watches and Wine Auction on Thursday 24th and Ceramics, Antiques and Interiors on Friday 25th. The auction starts at 10.00am in their Long Street Salesrooms in Sherborne.

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Duke's in Dorchester have a General Sale at Avenue Auctions, Weymouth Avenue on Tuesday 22nd10.30am.

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Business Goes from Strength to Strength Wardon Hill Trading Post has now reached its second birthday and is going from strength to strength.

With another new year comes more plans for more exciting changes so watch this space.

Now with over 50 resident traders and regular Sunday events ranging from Antique & Collectables to Flea Market & Craft Fairs there is plenty to keep you interested and with more and more people wanting to start their own businesses they are creating more smaller spaces for people that would like to have a go without the big overheads of taking on their own premises.

For anyone that may be interested please call in and see what they have to offer. With prices starting from £50 a month for a cabinet and from as little as £75 for a small space, what have you got to lose?

They can be found on the A37 midway between Dorchester and Yeovil on the same site as the George Albert Hotel DT2 9PW. Look forward to seeing you soon...

The Charterhouse two day August auction includes a gentleman’s Rolex wristwatch estimated to sell for £3,500-4,000*.

“Rolex is a prestigious brand synonymous with the highest quality.

As a result they are highly sought after even second, third or fourth hand!” commented Richard Bromell.

The gold and stainless steel gentleman’s Rolex, with “However, as usual, its cardboard outer box, being sold by Charterhouse condition plays a big on Thursday 24th August £3,500-4,000* role in the value and Charterhouse is now accepting the Rolex we have been instructed to further entries for their summer sell is in superb condition having programme of specialist auctions hardly been worn.” which include watches, silver, As a brand Rolex is present at the jewellery & wine on Thursday 24th most prestigious sporting events and Friday 25th August and classic including Wimbledon and Formula & vintage motorcycles on 1 along with many others such as Friday 1st September followed by golf, sailing and equestrian events, Classic & Vintage Cars on making it one of the most desirable Wednesday 13th September. watches to own and wear.

For further information regarding The gold and stainless steel Rolex these auctions, or to arrange a home Oyster Perpetual Date just going visit, please contact Richard Bromell under the Charterhouse hammer or Justine Jackson at Charterhouse, looks like new despite being 15 The Long Street Salerooms, years old. Having been purchased Sherborne 01935 812277 or email on a trip to Germany, it retains its items for valuation at original leather covered box, info@charterhouse-auction.com cardboard outer box, guarantee and other paperwork which results in its *plus buyer’s premium 24% (inc Vat) auction estimate of £3,500-4,000*

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Ceramics, Antiques & Interiors Friday 25th August Classic & Vintage Motorcycles at Netley Marsh 1st September Classic & Vintage Cars 13th September We are accepting items for these auctions

Further items may be delivered to the salerooms or contact Richard Bromell for a home visit

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Sport

by Gary Shackle, Sherborne Sports Centre Manager

Experience in the Fitness Industry oday I am going to let one of my staff talk about their personal journey in the fitness industry and how you can achieve anything in life if you really want to…

Like most teenagers, I did not have a clue what I wanted to do when I left school in 2011. This meant that I had spent the next 4 years chopping and changing subjects, courses and ideas for a future career. Eventually I decided to re-enrol at Yeovil College, but this time to study Sport and Exercise Science as I have always had a passion for sport and I thought it could help if I decided to go into the armed forces.

That same summer in 2013, my friends persuaded me to enter the Sherborne Powerman, which involved a 10k run, 60k bike and ending with another 10k run. I turned up to the race having done very little training and, as I thought might be the case, the race almost killed me.

After completing my first race and studying sports at college, I found a real interest in sport, health and fitness, then undertook my first full distance Ironman in Weymouth at the age of 21.

As part of the two year course at Yeovil College I completed a two week work placement, where I was given the opportunity to work at Sherborne Sports Centre.

During the two weeks I took part in most aspects of the Sports Centre’s every day routines, which meant I left with

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a great understanding of the fitness industry and what was expected of me.

Fast forward 3 years and I am now working at Sherborne Sports Centre, where I am a qualified level 2 fitness instructor, indoor cycling instructor, swim teacher and lifeguard. Currently I am half way through my level 3 personal training qualification, where I can help people achieve their health and fitness goals, whether it is losing weight, training for sports performance, completing a fitness challenge or simply for general health. My latest project at the Centre was in an advisory role helping people new to triathlons, by offering a 6 week personalised training programme. This experience gave me amazing insights into the rewards you can get as a personal trainer and I very much look forward to taking on my own new clients.

Small also gets noticed!

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Our Front Cover Competition is open to all our readers of any age.

Whether you are a keen photographer or artist (amateur or professional) send in your entry as soon as possible.

All pictures must be of the local area along the themes of: • Local landscape • People at work • Days out • Local wildlife • Make us laugh There will be a winner for our Competition which will be printed in one of our future issues. The winner will receive a £15 cheque. So look through your old photos as well as start snapping new ones and send them in to us by Monday 14th August or sooner for our next issue.

1) Entry is free and open to professionals and amateurs of all ages.

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History

Music Gigs

by George Tatham

All Music Gigs are free entry unless mentioned.

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Rocking 60’s, Yeovil Labour Club, 8.30pm ‘Soulville Express’, Soul Funk/Disco, The Bell Inn, Yeovil, 9.00pm ‘The Bowie Experience’, The Old Barn Club, Yeovil, 9.00pm ‘Grouvecat’, Acoustic Rock, The Rose and Crown, Martock, 9.00pm ‘The Relics’, Rock/Blues, Merriott Social Club, 9.00pm Craig Priddice, The Old Barn Club, Yeovil, 3.30pm ‘The Lewis Creaven Band’, Rock Covers & Originals, The Foresters Arms, East Coker, 3.30pm

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'K'fuffle', Rock/Pop, The Prince of Wales, Stoke Sub Hamdon, 3.00pm 'Old Skool', Yeovil Labour Club, 8.30pm 'Rip It Up', Rock, White Hart, Sherborne, 9.00pm 'Bad Edukation', Classic Rock, The Royal Standard, Yeovil, 9.00pm Chris Banderas, Classic Rock, The Swan Hotel, Crewkerne, 9.00pm 'Blackout City', Rock/Pop, The Mermaid Hotel, Yeovil, 9.00pm 'Bad Edukation', Classic Rock, The Prince of Wales, Stoke Sub Hamdon, 3.00pm 'Wrecking Ball', Country Rock, The Royal Oak, Crewkerne, 6.00pm 'Bad Edukation', Classic Rock, Fleur de Lis, Stoke Sub Hamdon, 9.00pm 'The Dissenters Bluesband', Rock/Blues, The Royal Oak, Ilminster, 9.00pm 'Queen 11' Tribute, Yeovil Labour Club, 7.30pm, £10 'Bad Edukation', Classic Rock, Crewkerne Conservative Club, 8.45pm 'The Van Grahams', Covers, The Old Barn Club, Yeovil, 9.00pm 'Doctors Orders', R&B, South Petherton Sports and Social Club, 9.00pm 'K'fuffle', Rock/Pop, Stoke Sub Hamdon Working Mens Club, 9.00pm 'We R 4', Pop/Rock/Acoustic, The Bell Inn, Yeovil, 9.15pm 'Livewired', Rock Covers, The Prince of Wales, Stoke Sub Hamdon, 3.00pm Ross Kirk, Rock Covers, The Foresters Arms, East Coker, 3.30pm 'Rushwood & Co', Acoustic Covers, Yeovil Labour Club, 8.30pm 'Silverback', Rock Covers, The Mermaid Hotel, Yeovil, 9.00pm 'K'fuffle', Rock/Pop, Royal George, West Coker, 9.00pm 'Rip It Up', Rock, The Rose and Crown, Martock, 9.00pm Josh De Barra, Covers 60's-present, The Royal Oak, Crewkerne, 9.00pm Chris Banderas, Classic Rock, The King Williams Inn, Crewkerne, 9.00pm 'Soft Option', 60's-90's covers, The Dolphin, Ilminster, 9.00pm 'Chill', 60's-90's covers, Ilminster Cricket Club, 9.00pm 'The Wolf Pack', Various Covers, The Foresters Arms, East Coker, 3.00pm 'Powercut', Acoustic/Electric Rock/Pop, The Prince of Wales, Stoke Sub Hamdon, 3.00pm 'Nasty Habits', Blues Rock, Coopers Mill, Yeovil, 9.00pm 'Hundred Days', Rock, Hewishstock Festival, Crewkerne, 7.00pm, £15 'Crimson On Silver', Classic Rock, Hewishstock Festival, Crewkerne, 7.00pm, £15 Barry Paull as Elvis, Hewishstock Festival, Crewkerne, 7.00pm 'Reckless', Covers 70's-present, The Old Stagecoach Inn, Crewkerne, 6.00pm 'Wrecking Ball', Country Rock, Hewishstock Festival, Crewkerne, 7.00pm, £25 Elijah Wolf, Original Acoustic & Covers, Hewishstock Festival, Crewkerne, 7.00pm, £25 'N.U.M.B', Original, Hewishstock Festival, Crewkerne, 7.00pm, £25 '2 Rude', Ska, Hewishstock Festival, Crewkerne, 7.00pm 'Dirti Minds', Hewishstock Festival, Crewkerne, 7.00pm, £25 'White Station', Hewishstock Festival, Crewkerne, 7.00pm Gaz Brookfield, Hewishstock Festival, Crewkerne, 7.00pm 'Lewis and the Sound of the Suburbs', Ska, The Royal Marine, Yeovil, 8.00pm 'Rollin the Dice', Yeovil Labour Club, 8.30pm 'Grouvecat', Acoustic Rock, The Westminster, Yeovil, 9.00pm 'Bad Edukation', Classic Rock, The Mermaid Hotel, Yeovil, 9.00pm 'Xander and the Keys', The Old Barn Club, Yeovil, 9.00pm 'Quo-No' Tribute', Stoke Sub Hamdon Working Mens Club, 9.30pm 'Shockwave', Rock/Blues/Pop, The Globe Inn, Somerton, 6.00pm 'Livewired', Rock Covers, The Bell Inn, Yeovil, 9.00pm 'Daytona', Rock/Pop, The Bell Inn, Yeovil, 12.00 noon-11.30pm 'The Renegades', Various Covers, The Bell Inn, Yeovil, 12.00 noon-11.30pm 'Crimson On Silver', Classic Rock, The Bell Inn, Yeovil, 12.00 noon-11.30pm 'Loose Rock, The Bell Inn, Yeovil, 12.00 noon-11.30pm

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‘Extending England’s shores’ Toxophilites in the West Country Who killed Cock Robin? I, said the Sparrow With my bow and arrow, I killed Cock Robin. rowess with longbow and Wiltshire) held their first meeting at arrow has long featured in Taunton in 1861 and Sherborne British history (Crecy and hosted meetings in 1872, 1880, Agincourt) and popular culture 1893, 1908 and 1933. Winners (Robin Hood, Maid Marion and of the 1908 competition, Miss K.G. Ivanhoe). Compulsory practice was Mudge and Mr R. Brooks-King (the required for every boy from the age champion on 17 occasions), are of seven until technological illustrated. The three day meetings developments during the 16th and 17th centuries replaced the longbow as a weapon of war, transforming its use to one of social enjoyment in the form of archery clubs.

These clubs were initially dominated by the aristocracy who combined a nostalgic taste for the gothic and medieval with conviviality and social exclusivity. The Toxophilite Society was Mr Brooks-King, winner of the Claret Jug for the formed in 1781 and Gentlemen's Championship and Miss Madge, combined archery with winner of the Champion Belt for Ladies at the considerable eating and Great Western Archery Meeting , 19 August 1908. drinking. On the accession of Queen Victoria, were held on the Sherborne School women were increasingly able to cricket field, except for 1880, when join these societies, allowing men it was held at Sherborne Castle. and women to compete side by Arrangements were made by side, thereby offering the Jocelyn Ffooks and Thomas unintended opportunity for the Dodington. Competitors stayed at young to meet prospective partners the Digby, Antelope and Half Moon in a relaxed environment. The Hotels, Melbourne House and in urban middle classes, increasingly private accommodation. 17 pairs of adopted the sport of archery and targets were erected in front of the early references to archery in the castle with the ladies loosing 48 West Country include the Sarum arrows each day at 60 yards and Archers (1791), an Archery Fete at 24 at 50 yards and the gentlemen: Stalbridge Park (1836), the first 72 arrows at 100 yards, 48 at 80 meeting between Cornwall and yards and 24 at 60 yards.

Devon at Teignmouth (1852) and Marquees provided refreshments, the formation at Sherborne of the cloakrooms and scoring facilities, Blackmore Vale Archery Club with Mr Binnie-Clark supplying table (1869). d’hote breakfast and dinner at the The Yeovil Archery Club was Digby Hotel. The Sherborne Military founded in 1857 and bow meetings Band played during the day and were held in the attractive grounds William Chaffin photographed the of Bragg Church, Hendford courtesy attending social elite. A ball was of Frederick Greenham (1802held at the Digby with music 1877), glove manufacturer, mayor provided by Mr Targett’s Quadrille and magistrate (see A-Z of Yeovil’s Band. Prizes were presented during History, Bob Osborn). A newspaper the evening by Lady Theodora report of the meeting in 1859 Guest (the Lady Paramount - a records the following recurring ceremonial appointment). features at archery meetings: public Handicap prizes were shot for on display and ceremony in a Friday. The GWAS still prospers, picturesque rural setting, separate organising 50 annual, regional competitions for men and women, tournaments, including an archery attendance by the elite of the week at Dunster. neighbourhood, music provided by The appeal of the longbow in its a band, a recherché dejeuner historic, rural, picturesque and supplied by the Choughs Hotel and elegant settings provided not only the day culminating with a ball. symbolic significance for its The Grand Western Archery participants but also combined Society (open to the archers of mixed socialising within a Cornwall, Devon, Dorset and competitive framework.

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Property, Home & Interiors Homeowners Reject Smart Meters The recent concerns over cyber secuity is undermining the nationwide introduction of smart meters in homes with more than one in five saying they do not want it. This means that nearly 6 million would reject the devices despite promises that this would cut energy bills with electricity, gas and water all being reduced with compariion websites hel[img custo,mers to reduce their overall bills. It is

not surprising that more than half of those opposed were concerned with cyber hacking, with the latest episode taking place with Banks and e-maill accounts

Gazumping on the Rise It is ironic but as house prices dropped in June for the third consecutive month it seems 'gazumping' is on the rise.

The average price has fallen but there is evidenve of 'gazumping' (when a buyer's offer is accepted by the seller but then trumped by a higher rival bid) returning to some parts of the UK. The combination of this practice and falling prices is a sign of the confused state of the UK market.

It seems the election results have helped the slowdown in price growth since the beginning of the year however predictions of a correction looks premature.

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Food and Drink Plums & Prunes One of the unique things about plums is that there are so many varieties available - approximately 2,000 varieties. So, if you are looking for a juicy, sweet tasting fruit that comes in a variety of colours, plums are for you.

Plums are classified into six general categories - Japanese, American, Damson, Ornamental, Wild and European/Garden whose size, shape and colours vary. Although usually round, plums can also be oval or heart shaped. The skins of plums can

be red, purple, blue-black, green, yellow or amber, while their flesh comes in hues such as yellow, green and pink and orange - a virtual rainbow.

Plums belong to the Prunus genus of plants and are relatives of the peach, nectarine and almond. They are all considered "drupes," fruits that have a hard stone pit surrounding their seeds. When plums are dried, they become the fruit we know as prunes.

Prunes are nutritious fruits that have a sweet, deep taste and a sticky, chewy texture. Prunes are actually dried plums, more specifically the dried version of European plums, including the Agen variety. Unfortunately for the delicious and quite beneficial prune, its name has acquired a somewhat negative connotation,

being associated with wrinkles, old age and sluggish gastro intestinal tracts. However nothing could be further from the truth.

To give prunes some PR that may help overcome this stigma and to promote prunes to their rightful place in the diet, they have been informally christened with another name, a name that reflects their heritage - the "dried plum."

Prunes and plums have a number of health benefits.

Prunes' soluble fibre helps normalize blood sugar levels by slowing the rate at which food leaves the stomach and by delaying the absorption of glucose (the form in which sugar is transported in the blood) following a meal. Soluble fibre also increases insulin sensitivity and can therefore play a helpful role in the prevention and treatment of type 2 diabetes. The soluble fibre promotes a sense of satisfied fullness after a meal by slowing the rate at which food leaves the stomach, so prunes can also help prevent overeating and weight gain.

Prunes are well known for their ability to prevent constipation. In addition to providing bulk and decreasing the transit time of fecal matter, thus decreasing the risk of colon cancer and hemorrhoids, prunes' insoluble fibre also provides food for the "friendly" bacteria in the large intestine.

When these helpful bacteria ferment prunes' insoluble fibre, they produce a short-chain fatty acid called butyric acid, which serves as the primary fuel for the cells of the large intestine and helps maintain a healthy colon. These helpful bacteria

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friendly bacteria in the digestive tract, which helps to maintain larger populations of friendly bacteria. In addition to producing the helpful short chain fatty acids described above, friendly bacteria play an important protective role by crowding out pathogenic (disease-causing) bacteria and preventing them from surviving in the intestinal tract.

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Special Offers for August are below. Call now and reser ve your table: Bishops Caundle: White Hart (01963 23301) Weds: 8oz Sirloin Steak+ drink £12.95; Lunch for Smaller Appetites £5; Tues-Sat: £5 mains, £7.50 2 courses Bradford Abbas: Rose & Crown Inn (01935 474506) Thurs Steak Night - 2 steaks + wine £25. Fri Lunch Fish, chips, peas & pudding £6.95. Mon-Fri Senior citizens lunch £6.95 Castle Cary: George Hotel (01963 350761) Sun Steak Night: 2 Rumps £20 + wine; Wed: Gin cocktail + Steak Special Evershot: The George Albert Hotel (01935 483430) 20% discount for Beach Boys Tribute Evening Hambridge: Brown & Forrest Smokery Restaurant (01458 250875) Ilchester: Nuova Italia Restorante & Pizzeria (01935 840033) Free Delivery 10 miles Take Away Service + kids eat free The Northover Manor (01935 840447) Fri Night: Surf or Turf for two £20. 2 for 1 on lunch menu Merriott: Kings Head (01460 78912) Montacute: Kings Arms (01935 822255) Over Stratton: New Farm Restaurant (01460 240584) Queen Camel: The Mildmay Arms (01935 850456) Sandford Orcas: Mitre Inn (01963 220271) South Cadbury: The Camelot Pub (01963 441685) South Petherton: The Lopen Raj (01460 242566) 10% off Takeaway Orders.

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The Conduit Dining Card - Great Savings & Great Offers We now have 26 local restaurants participating with 10% discounts off your food bill for up to 4 people each time and sometimes much more with various offers.

The George Albert Hotel are offering 20% with your card on places at the Beach Boys Tribute Night on Saturday 5th August. For £35pp there is dinner, a disco and great music so with a saving of £7 for a couple with the cost of a card at £10 what are you waiting for?

Also Nuova Italia has live music every Friday at the end of the month and kids under 10 eat free.

The Rose & Crown at Bradford Abbas have buy one meal an 2nd is half price.

For just £10pa you only need use the card 2 or 3 times and you get discounts for the rest of the year!

Now that is what we call good value. There are some restrictions like other 'special offers' and exclusions such as Bank Holidays but the rest of the time you keep

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For all offers and 'Special' Evening Menus, etc go to: www.TheConduitMagazine.co.uk and click on 'Food & Drink'. If you have not already got a card then click on: 'Join the Dining Club' and send in the form and cheque to: The Conduit Magazine or buy one from Sherborne or Yeovil Tourist Information Centre or Cartgate (A303) or from any of the participating businesses.

Conduit Dinner Club & Dining Card Unite It is inevitable but the eating out Club and card are going to amalgamate in September.

The Conduit Dinner Club has monthly informal meals and there is no joining fee. There are normally 25-40 people who come along and the Club has a cross section of ages. The evenings are a good way to get out and about to meet new people as well as try new restaurants – often with some great deals! Due to numbers we nearly always have a set menu and although everyone is asked for comments on their meal this is not for food critics.

The Dining Card Scheme is also for food lovers but for £10pa gives a 10% discount up to 4 people in local restaurants which saves money if you like eating out. Our last meal was a special Perigord Gourmet Evening at The Davis Hall at West Camel in July and both Clubs were asked to this with a total of 40 people. It was a great success and the Auction was in aid of MacMillan Cancer Care raising over £200. Our next 3 course meal will be in September and plans include: Fish, Hong Kong, Spanish and Indian Night.

- All participating pubs, restaurants, cafes and hotels offer a MINIMUM of 10% off your food bill for up to 4 people if not more - When you eat out you can now see anytime online from a wide selection of food offers currently available in the area along with full contact details and opening times - Receive the discount even when you dine with friends - UNLIMITED use of your card for one year the day you receive it for less than £1 per month!

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by Lauren Hill 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. Every Saturday morning between 10.00am and 12.00 noon at the Community Hall there is a coffee morning to raise funds for local charities. On Saturday 5th August money raised goes to Wyke Church, on Saturday 12th, on Saturday 19th and Saturday 26th funds go to Active Living. There are hot drinks and refreshments served as well as cakes, books, bric-a-brac and a raffle. For more details call 01749 812074. On Friday 4th August from 11.00am the Horticultural Society have a trip to Sir Harold Hillier Gardens, Romsey, Hampshire. Established in 1953 by the distinguished plantsman Sir Harold Hillier, the magnificent collection of over 42,000 plants from temperate regions around the world grow in a mixture of formal and informal landscapes set in 180 acres of rolling Hampshire countryside. The gardens include 14 national plant collections, hundreds of champion trees, the Gurkha memorial garden and one of the longest double herbaceous borders in the world. Restaurant and tea room available. Non members £10, includes 1.5 hour tour of gardens. On Saturday 5th

August from 10.00am to 12.00 noon it is Hauser and Wirth Somerset Family Saturday, which will be on the first Saturday of each month. (See Art) On Tuesday 8th from 7.30pm at the Community Hall the WI have a meeting called ‘Two Steps Behind’

by Dawn Lawrence who is a wildlife expert on endangered species. From Saturday 19th to Saturday 20th August from 11.00am to 5.00pm at King’s School Memorial Hall the Bruton Art Society have their Annual Exhibition. Free entry. On Saturday from 2.30pm to 5.00pm at Kings School Sports Hall the Horticultural Society have their 93rd Annual Show. On Wednesday 23rd at 6.30pm at Hauser and Wirth go along to ‘Open Source Salon’ with Matilda Temperley.

See Art Pages for more details.

Tickets £35, includes welcome drink, talk and dinner. Spaces limited, booking required. From Friday 25th to Monday 28th August at Gilcombe Farm it is Field Trip Festival. Music starts on the main stages at 1.00pm on the Saturday. There will be DJ’s playing the main bar. See musical acts including Catz N Dogz, Yousef, DJ Hype, Faithless DJ set, Leftfield DJ set, Aphrodite, Jessica Skye, Tim Cullen, Latmun, Benny Page, Killjoy, BMotion, Insideinfo, Rhymstar and more.

Last entry is 10.00pm. Food and bars available. Camping

CASTLE CARY On Saturday 29th July from 8.00am at the Market House the Rotary have a Coffee Morning. On Saturday 29th at 7.30pm at Caryford Hall see ‘The Jar Family’. Five equally strong frontmen and a vast array of carefully crafted songs of multiple genre and tempo from folk to indie rock, the band has attracted lots of interest on the live scene.

This is their second recent visit to Somerset. Tickets £15 available from 01963 350194. A fundraising event for Caryford Community Hall’s Development Fund. On Wednesday 2nd August from 10.30am to 12.00 noon at the Market House Camelot U3A have a Coffee Morning. On Saturday 12th a Macmillan Coffee Morning; on Saturday 19th the WI on Saturday 26th Riding for the Disabled and James Hyatt Trust.

On Saturday 5th at 10.30am at the Methodist School Room the Gardening Association have their Annual Open Show. Non members £1. On Monday 28th August at 7.30pm at Caryford Hall see Wizz Jones. Widely regarded as one of the finest acoustic guitarists Britain has ever produced. Advance tickets £12.

For more information phone Alan on 01963 350194.

CREWKERNE Every Tuesday at the Sports Centre from 5.00pm join in at the weekly Walking Netball sessions. No need to book. First session free then £3.50 per session. On Wednesday

16th August from 7.30pm at Norton Sub Hamdon Village Hall the Crewkerne and District Astronomical Society have a talk called ‘The International Space Station’ with Bill Combes.

ILMINSTER On Saturday 5th August 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.

On Friday 11th from 8.00pm at the Ilminster Arts Centre see The Pete Allen Jazz Band. Tickets £20.

See Art Pages for more details.

On Friday 25th August at the Ilminster Arts Centre at 8.00pm see Alan Barnes and Dave Newton. Awarding winning modern jazz from Alan on sax and Dave on piano. See Art Pages for more details. On Sunday 27th August at the Recreation Ground from 12.00 noon to 8.30pm Party in the Park is back for another year.

SHERBORNE On Friday 28th July Sherborne Literary Society have their Annual Literary Luncheon with the ‘Vicar of Baghdad’ from 1.00pm at Leweston School.

Their literary guest will be Canon Andrew White, often referred to as the Vicar of Baghdad, who is a very inspirational speaker.

Tickets £22.50 members, nonmembers £25 and a group table of eight with a member is £22.50 each. Seats limited, please book.

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Wednesday 2nd and Wednesday 9th Barry will take you along Cheap Street, Greenhill and Newell Water. On Thursday 3rd and Thursday 10th the route will include Long Street, Newland and Hound Street.

Admission £5.

Local & Reliable Plumber Booking Gas safe registered, fully insured advisable at the Museum or on New Build 01935 Renovations 1812252. On Gas boiler installations Wednesday 2nd and Saturday 12th from Bathroom installations 7.30pm at Castle LPG Ilyria Vented and Unvented Cyclinder Installation Gardens presents an open Free quotes - competitive prices air performance of ‘The Mikado’.

Email: wills.plumbing@hotmail.co.uk Sit under the night sky in the Telephone Malcolm: 07885 420609 walled garden On Tuesday 1st August at The with a picnic in tow and enjoy the Rendezvous, Cheap Street Church adaptation. Tickets Adults £15, between 10.00am to 12.00 noon under 12’s £5. See Art Pages Age UK have an Information and for more details. On Saturday 5th Benefits Advice Surgery. Age UK and Saturday 19th from 9.30am to Dorchester is working to help older 4.00pm at Digby Hall it is the Sherborne residents to maximise monthly Chasty Cottage Antique their benefits entitlements, and to Fair. Entry £1. Enquires 01963 obtain information and advice on 370986. On Thursday 10th at all matters pertaining to the over 7.30pm at Digby Hall the 50’s. Surgeries will operate on Gardeners’ Association have their the first Tuesday in each month 74th Summer Show in the Main and will be in conjunction with the Hall. Visitors £2. On Saturday 12th coffee morning. For further from 10.00am to 4.00pm at information contact 01305 Digby Church Hall there is a Flea 269444. On Tuesday 1st from Market. 1000’s of collectables, 10.00am to 3.00pm at Digby plus antiques and crafts.

Church Hall Sherborne Abbey Admission free. Organised by Insight Programme hosts a lecture West Country Fairs. On Monday called ‘Painting and Prayer’ with 14th from 9.30am to 3.30pm at Cecily Dodwell and Yolanda the Digby Hall the West Country White. Do you like to paint or Embroiderers have a workshop. draw? This one day workshop will New members welcome. For be a journey stepping out of our details call Ann on 01963 34696. busy lives into a space for On Thursday 24th from 7.30pm at exploration, drawing on the Catholic Church Hall the Floral imagination. The day is about Group will be meeting. Enquiries creativity in the broadest sense, so 01935 812722. be prepared to be challenged and to spread your artist’s wings to SOMERTON On Friday 4th August discover new realms of creativity from 10.00am to 2.00pm at the through prayer. Please bring all Market Place go along to the your usual drawing and painting monthly Market. Plenty of stalls materials, large size sketching including meat, plants, homemade paper and a packed lunch. Tea soaps and candles, wool art craft, and coffee provided. Open to all, Dorset pies, preserves, Italian regardless of experience but cheeses, bespoke catering and numbers limited. Entry £40. For more. For more details email more information phone 01935 marketonatsomerton@gmail.com 812452. Barry Brock will lead On Friday 25th August at 10.00am his popular walks around the site to 12.00 noon at the Edgar of some of Sherborne’s vanished Community Hall the U3A are pubs, ending with a beer in a pub meeting. After any that is still open! Walks last about announcements there will one and a half hours and will be be a guest speaker. confirmed by e-mail as they may Non members £1.50. be weather-dependent. Meet at Sherborne Museum at 6.00pm WINCANTON On Friday 28th On Tuesday 1st and Tuesday 8th the July from 10.30am to 12.00 noon route will be Half Moon Street, at the Library go along to ‘Animal Trendle Street, Westbury, Digby Agents’ story and craft event. To Road and South Street. On mark this year’s Summer Reading

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Challenge the Library are inviting children ages 4 to 11 to meet a group of PAT (Pets as Therapy) dogs to find out how they help.

Pat the dogs, make a mask and listen to a story. On Saturday 29th at The Smithy Inn at 2.00pm Winky Kicks Cancer have a Dog Show with a Hog Roast.

Six categories with 1st, 2nd & 3rd rosettes and a trophy for Judges favourite. On Sunday 30th the Foresters have their annual outing this time to Otter Nurseries in Ottery St Mary and to Exmouth.

Coach leaves Wincanton at 9.00am. Non members £12.50.

For more information phone 01963 33160. On Wednesday 2nd August from 8.00pm at Uncle Toms Cabin Winky Kicks Cancer hosts Darts with Bob Anderson.

Try and beat the legendary Bob Anderson. Tickets £5 from Uncle Tom’s Cabin. On Saturday 5th from 12.00 noon at Hunters Lodge Inn Winky Kicks Cancer hosts a Music Festival. There will be food and drink available throughout the day and children’s activities.

See Southern Brotherhood, Sounds Like Silver, Tom and the Clementynes, Elvis Tribute and more. On Sunday 6th from 8.30am to 5.00pm at the Wincanton Racecourse there is a Horse Show. There will be classes for local riders and for those wishing to secure an early ticket for the 2018 Royal International Horse Show. Also incorporating a novelty dog show and grand charity raffle raising funds for the Dorset & Somerset Air Ambulance and the Blackmore Vale RDA Group. For more information phone 01963 31518.

YEOVIL Every Saturday at the Holy Trinity Church at 7.30pm go along to Whist Drives. Admission £3. Enquiries 01935 862325.

On Saturday 29th July Yeovil Hospital Charity have another Wing Walk. Registration is £99, with minimum sponsorship of £599. Support any area of the hospital with your fundraising.

For more information and to register visit www.yeovilhospital.co.uk/wing-walking.

On Tuesday 1st, Tuesday 8th, Tuesday 15th, Tuesday 22nd and Tuesday 29th August at Yeovil Junction in Stoford from 11.00am to 3.00pm there is a Diesel Train Day. Miniature Railway open from noon to 3pm.

Light refreshments, Model Railway and Shop available. Adults £3, 5-15 £1, under 4’s free. On Sunday 6th at Yeovil Junction between 10.30am to 4.00pm there is a Steam Train, Tractor and Bygones Day. Adults £7, Children £4. On Tuesday 8th the Blackmore Vale and Yeovil National Trust Association visit the River and Rowing Museum which is on the bank of the River Thames at Henley on Thames. the museum has three galleries

dedicated to rowing, rivers and the history of Henley on Thames.

It is home to the magical Wind in the Willows exhibition which brings the much loved story to life with 3D models, lighting and music. After lunch, the group goes to Nuffield Place, the former home of Lord Nuffield, founder of the Morris Motor Company.

The house is surrounded by pretty gardens and there is a pleasant walk through the woodlands. Pick up available from Yeovil Cartgate Services & Huish Car Park, Sherborne Culverhayes Car Park, Milborne Port Fish & Chip shop, East Stour Village Hall and Gillingham Waitrose. For more information phone 01935 425383. On Wednesday 9th The Conduit Cinema Club have their next outing. There is normally a coffee or a meal afterwards to discuss the film and plan the next one. Please ensure to book your tickets the weekend before the showing of the film.

Film to be determined nearer the time. For more information email lesleyradiance@yahoo.co.uk, or phone 07884 058248 or 07870 764186. On Monday 14th at 12.00 noon at the Yeovil Court Hotel The Probus Club have a lunch followed by a talk on ‘The Romans in Somerset’. New members are always welcome.

For more details call Geoff Byham on 01935 881422. On Sunday 20th at Yeovil Junction in Stoford between 10.30am to 4.00pm there is a Steam Train Day. Get up close with their 70 feet turntable, which is 70 years old with demonstrations at 12.00 noon and 2.30pm. There will also be model railway, art gallery displays and historical railway exhibits. On Sunday 20th at 1.30pm Yeovil Allotments Association have their Annual Show at Brimsmore Garden Centre. On Wednesday 30th the Blackmore Vale and Yeovil National Trust Association visit Saltram House, near Plymouth with a coffee stop at Monkton Court Hotel. The property is a Palladian Mansion with a Tudor heart and is the result of centuries of extravagance and sophistication. There are Robert Adam interiors and ten Reynolds paintings. The grounds are extensive with follies and an organgery as well as an interesting Art Gallery in the Chapel. Pick up available from Yeovil Cartgate Services & Huish Car Park, Sherborne Culverhayes Car Park, Milborne Port Fish & Chip shop, East Stour Village Hall and Gillingham Waitrose.

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I am not paranoid, but it does not mean they are not out there to get us. Does it? mongst those who are contacting us are British Gas customers who are reported to be threatening a £60 fine for those who wish to change from them, regardless of how near to the end of the contract they are. The rules are clear: You may change supplier within the last 49 days of your contract without penalty. If there are problems contact OFGEM. We reported the amounts you can claim for travel delays.

Some airlines are reluctant to pay out. If you have difficulty in obtaining payment, contact the Ombudsman. Many holiday insurance policies may be worthless because they have hidden catches. They may be invalid if you get injured while you are cycling, horse riding and snorkeling. At least one company will not pay out if you use Air Miles or loyalty points.

Check the detail of your policy carefully.

If you have a small business, you may consider reducing costs of accountancy. The average small business may pay £1,000 p.a.for this service. Taxgo offer a complete package for as little as £250 p.a. If you join Champions of Smallbusiness.co.uk, you can access Taxco who will prepare all your returns and submit necessary returns to HMRC and Companies House.

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In my experience I have found that many business owners build in the cost of their staff, their premises, their heating, lighting, stationery and toilet rolls, but most fail to build into their prices the cost of their own future. Your future is an overhead! Probably one of the most important overheads you have got. It is easy to forget it or ignore it but it must be built into the price of what you sell. No one else is going to do it for you.

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Relying on a business sale Many business owners factor into their financial future of the possible sale of their business.

The first question you need to ask yourself: “Is my business a sellable business or an owner dependent business?” There is an easy way to find out. Just ask yourself this question: “If I take six months off to go travelling (or whatever) will my business still exist when I get back?” If you are honest and the answer to this question is yes then the chances are you have a very sellable business and the business is not dependent on you. However if your answer is no then think again. Always remember that if you are relying on a future sale of the business then you are planning to be financially dependent on that business.

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The owner dependent business As you have already guessed, it is a business which continues to exist only because of the sheer constant physical, mental and emotional input of you, the owner. For many people the business takes over their life, they are just busy getting caught up in doing it, doing it, doing it with the result that they have no time and very few holidays, if any. The chances of selling these types of business are slim.

Why? Because any new owner needs to replace you which will cost money. Alternatively, you might sell it, but the deal requires you to continue working. That is not always ideal. My point here is simple, for many people their business is their greatest asset, and so it should be.

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Art

by Rachel Mowbray

Local Theatre Box Office Contact Numbers: David Hall, South Petherton Octagon Theatre, Yeovil The Exchange, Sturminster Newton Ilminster Arts Centre Dillington House Sherborne ArtsLink Box Office:

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VISUAL ART At the Ilminster Arts Centre from now to Friday 4th August, scratch beneath the surface and all is not what it may seem. ‘Beyond the Surface’ is an exhibition which brings together an eclectic group of artists whose work in a variety of mediums pushes the boundaries of what might be expected. Paint used impressionistically to capture light and movement, or applied precisely to record the detail of botanical subjects, or gesturally to explore the process of mark making, whether by chance or design. Textiles that experiment with different media and design concepts, crochet that goes ‘freeform’, hyper-real landscape photographs, and mixed media mosaics that explore loss, grief and what it means to live a creative life.

On Saturday 29th and Sunday 30th July the Wales Barn Group 12th Annual Exhibition takes place from 10.30am to 5.00pm at The Davis Hall, West Camel (off A303). The exhibition has work by local artists Caroline Morrow (paintings), Linda Stalley (pearls), Jinny Wessel (leather), Joanna Miln (paintings), Sue Gooch (glass) and Jane Evans (pottery). The exhibitions were first held in 2005 and were inspired by Caroline Morrow. Sadly, Caroline passed away after a short illness earlier this year, but the group agreed to hold the exhibition at Caroline’s request. Caroline was born in Dorset and started painting 25 years ago. Her work reflects her experiences of living abroad for many years as well as latterly in Somerset. For further information please contact joanna@joannamiln.co.uk 01749 838757. Admission is free. Refreshments available.

From Saturday 29th July to Saturday 5th August ACE Arts in Somerton have an exhibtion

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judging panel. The resulting month long exhibition is a unique showcase of art works in a variety of media by well known names as well as by emerging artists. Artists taking part are competing for £850 in prize money and the chance to take part in a prizewinners’ exhibition at the Arts Centre in 2018. There is also a ‘people’s prize’ in which visitors to the exhibition can vote to award the artist they think should win. Selected

called ‘Imagined Worlds’ by ABCD – Artists Book Club of Dove Studio. Words, image and materials are combined in imaginative book construction.

See how the books are made in demonstrations. Meet the artists on Friday 28th July from 6.00pm to 8.00pm.

At Ilminster Art Centre, on Thursday 3rd enjoy a special one day pop-up exhibition of work

by Linda Hampson’s pastel pencil students. The class has been meeting regularly at the Arts Centre and this exhibition will show some of the excellent work they have done in that time. The exhibition is from 10.00 to 4.00pm.

Ilminster Arts Centre is inviting all artists, amateur and professional, to submit work for our Judged Annual Open Exhibition 2017. The exhibition is a celebration of the work of artists living and working in the South West. Work in the following media can be submitted for judging: paintings, original prints, drawings, sculpture, ceramics, textiles, but not photography. An invited selection panel will choose the work to be accepted and the aim will be to have a well balanced exhibition with work from as many art genres as possible. A total of £850 in prize money is to be awarded, to include Visitors’ Choice voted on by our visitors during the month-long exhibition. In addition, each winner will be invited to participate in a Prize Winners’ Exhibition, to be held during January 2018.

Entry forms are available from the Arts Centre.

From Monday 7th August to Friday 1st September the Ilminster Arts Centre have their Annual Open Exhibition.

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share a selection of exclusive extracts from the publication. As always, questions and participation from the audience are welcomed, and on the night, Temperley will invite all guests to contribute to a project in progress. Open Source Salon is a discussion group for likeminded creatives and enthusiasts who meet monthly to exchange ideas, hear special guest speakers, and enjoy local food and drink. Dinner available with menu including: Main course Durslade Farm lamb asado, flat breads, aubergine salad, mint yogurt and dessert - Lemon Posset. Tickets £35, includes welcome drink, talk and dinner.

Spaces limited, booking required.

MUSIC works will be displayed including paints, original prints, drawings, sculpture and ceramics. Free admission.

From Saturday 12th August to Saturday 16th September ACE Arts host a new exhibition called ‘Contradictory Space’ by Pennie Elfick. Exploring how the use of linear elements with colour can create a visual conundrum.

From Saturday 19th to Saturday 20th August from 11.00am to 5.00pm at King’s School Memorial Hall the Bruton Art Society have their Annual Exhibition. This offers a wide variety of excellent art at reasonable prices, Free entry.

On Wednesday 23rd at 6.30pm at Hauser and Wirth go along to ‘Open Source Salon’ with Matilda Temperley. Look into the fascinating world of the awardwinning and fearless photographer Matilda Temperley as she takes you through her practice of capturing stories including her decade long collaboration with a lion tamer, wading though the floods in Somerset, and getting to know marginalised societies from Ethiopia to Las Vegas. Temperley will also give you a sneak preview of her next project featuring circus, burlesque and performance artists. On the night she will be joined by writer Charman Griffin, who is working on the interviews for Temperley’s forthcoming book. Griffin will

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The Sherborne Summer School of Music public concerts are from Monday 31st July to Saturday 12th August. Most concerts are still only £3 and are great value with an excellent quality of music. Full programme Sherborne Summer School of Music

Concertfest 2017 Monday 31st July to Saturday 12th August 30 Fine Concerts at Sherborne School, Cheap Street Church or Sherborne Abbey Admission £3 by programme at door Programme from Sherborne School, Sherborne TIC or www.sherbornemusicsummerschool.co.uk

and click ConcertFest 01935 810459 available at Sherborne Tourist Information Centre or from www.sherbornemusicsummerschool.co.uk Karen Sharp & Sue Richardson with The Craig Milverton Trio will be performing at the Ilminster Arts Centre on Friday 28th July from 8.00pm. They will be playing music by Gerry Mulligan and Clifford Brown. For this visit Karen will be focussing on the sound of Gerry’s baritone saxophone, whilst Sue will be playing in tribute to Clifford Brown, one of the two or three original stars of modern jazz trumpet playing. Two different instruments and two distinctly

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different jazz styles, playing together to give us a unique double tribute performance. Tickets £16.

The Red Lion in Babcary will again be hosting ‘Music in the Marquee’, showcasing seven sensational session musicians on Saturday 29th playing sounds of soul, funk, jazz and pop from 8.00pm. These seven world class musicians, have played with stars like Lionel Ritchie, Jools Holland, Paloma Faith, Jamie Cullum, Stereophonics, Dionne Warwick and many more. The band, headed by Pete Long, musical director of Ronnie Scott’s will play sax and keep revellers entertained. His fellow members will be Hayley Sanderson, female vocalist on Strictly Come Dancing; Iain Mackenzie, leader of Ronnie Scott’s singers; Geoff Haves, on guitar and vocals; Rob Barron, on keyboards; bright young talent Ed Richardson, playing drums and Dave Jones, a regular West End bass guitarist.

The Red Lion are working with local impresario, Jon Parkinson, whose experience in the music industry and wealth of contacts have facilitated this A-list of London musicians to come together for such a spectacular evening.

Tickets £17.50 are available online at www.redlionbabcary.co.uk or call 01458 223230. There is also a Barbecue from 6.00pm to 7.45pm.

Somerset Chamber Choir Concert will be celebrating the power of music from 18th and 20th centuries in ‘Serenade to Music’ on Saturday 29th at 7.00pm at Wells Cathedral. The choir will be joined by Southern Sinfonia and four young soloists. With a variety of works by Bach, Britten, Handel, Haydn, Mozart, Vaughan Williams and others this is the final concert for Graham Caldbeck after an extraordinarily successful 27 years as the choir’s Musical Director. Tickets (£25, £22, £20, £18 (nave reserved), £14 & £10 (front/rear side aisles unreserved). Children/students half-price at the choir web site www.somersetchamberchoir.org.uk or visit the Wells Cathedral Box Office, Tel: 01749 672773.

He is known for his energetic and spell-binding live performances, as well as amassing over 40 million album and DVD sales worldwide, and now the world’s leading pop

classical artist, André Rieu, has announced his annual Maastricht concert will once again be beamed into cinemas across the UK in celebration of his 30th year in music. The Dutch violinist is one of the world’s highest-grossing touring artists and every year performs a very special concert in his hometown of Maastricht to tens of thousands who travel from all over the globe to experience one of the most emotionally engulfing live music experiences possible, set against the backdrop of the equally as elegant medieval town square.

The show will be screened at the Westlands venue on Sunday 30th from 3.00pm. Tickets £18.50.

From Sunday 30th July to Thursday 3rd August it is the 23rd Dillington Classical Guitar Festival. The music of Spain and Latin America will feature throughout the week with concerts by some of today’s leading international ensembles and soloists. This year guitar virtuoso Graham Devine makes his Festival debut with a programme including works by Bach, Tarrega and Albeniz. The brilliant Copenhagen Guitar duo will also be making their first appearance at Dillington with a programme including works by Scarlatti, Albeniz and Piazzolla, as well as music by Danish composers Anders Koppel & Martin Lohse. On the Monday evening there will be a special programme celebrating five centuries of Spanish guitar music and on the Wednesday the music of Spain and South America will feature.

Throughout the week audiences will be treated to solos, duos and trios and on the final night the fabulous Vida Quartet make a long overdue return visit to Dillington with works by Bach, Villa Lobos and Vaughan Williams. Tickets £12, under 18’s £6, per concert and a Festival season ticket is available at £50. Pre concert meals are available at £23 (must be booked in advance).

Tickets available from 01460 258613. Full programme details are available at www.dillington.com ‘Through the decades with Roy Orbison & Buddy Holly’. Roy Orbison and Buddy Holly both

grew up in the same part of Texas. They both recorded their earlier work in the Norman Petty Studios in Clovis, New Mexico, even at one point recording the same songs ‘An Empty Cup’ (and a broken date)’ as well as ‘You’ve Got Love, both written

by Roy Orbison. Both Artists brought a unique Texas influence into their music and through their creative writing an individual sound was born!

Presenting Darren Paige as Roy Orbison & Marc Robinson as Buddy Holly with live backing from The Counterfeit Crickets see them live at the Exchange on Friday 4th from 7.30 pm and tickets will cost from £10.

On Friday 11th from 8.00pm at the Ilminster Arts Centre see The Pete Allen Jazz Band. One of Europe’s most talented and exciting exponents of the clarinet, Pete Allen first formed his band in October 1978, and since then it has made numerous appearances on television and radio as well as performing at prestigious jazz festivals and clubs throughout the UK and abroad. Along the way the band has acquired legions of enthusiastic fans and among the countless wedding receptions and birthday parties at which the band has performed over the years, a number of functions for Sir Ian Botham can be included. The band are

renowned for their exciting and entertaining repertoire of happy traditional jazz. It is a sound that everyone can enjoy and understand, being a combination of well played music with professional presentation. Tickets £20.

All the unforgettable Carpenter hits such as Yesterday Once More, Goodbye to Love, Close to You, Only Yesterday, alongside a Beatles tribute that links Mr Postman, Ticket to Ride and Help; a Burt Bacharach medley featuring Do You Know the Way to San Jose, Always Something There to Remind Me and a Carpenter country medley including Top of the World and Sweet Sweet Smile. With superb vocals from Carole Gordon and outstanding talent from the brilliant Blue Jeans band and singers. Enjoy the show at the Exchange on Saturday 12th from 7.30 pm. Tickets will cost from £17.

The Exchange are thrilled to be welcoming back Los Pacaminos featuring Paul Young, Drew Barfield, Mark Pinder, Steve Greetham, Jamie Moses and Melvin Duffy (UK’s premier pedal steel player). One of the UK’s most popular Live touring bands, Los Pacaminos play the very best in Tex Mex Border music from The Texas Tornadoes

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and Ry Cooder to Los Lobos and even Roy Orbsion. This is a Tequila fuelled Tex Mex party night, as each venue becomes the perfect cantina setting for a great night’s rocking with the cactus sharp, tequila filled, stetson wearing, magnificent 6, Los Pacaminos. They will be performing on Saturday 19th from 8.00 pm and tickets will cost from £19.

On Friday 25th at the Ilminster Arts Centre at 8.00pm see Alan Barnes and Dave Newton.

Awarding winning modern jazz from Alan on sax and Dave on piano. Both musicians have played before several times at the Arts Centre but this duo combination promises to be especially memorable. Alan Barnes and Dave Newton between them have collected numerous jazz awards and are among the most respected and admired musicians in their field.

Alan Barnes has been a key figure on the British jazz scene

since the late 1970s. His strong tone, assured improvisations and imaginative arranging technique have marked him out as one of the country’s top players. Alan has broadcast regularly with the BBC Big Band and Radio Orchestra and has played on film and television soundtracks and jingles.

He has twice been awarded the prestigious BBC Jazz Instrumentalist of the Year award. Scottish-born and educated at the Leeds College of Music, Newton’s recording career had begun in 1985 with Buddy De Franco and Martin Taylor and his first solo album was released in 1988.

Newton was voted ‘Best Jazz Pianist’ in the British Jazz Awards for the thirteenth time in 2014 and was made a Fellow of Leeds College of Music in 2003. This is likely to be a sellout performance so advance booking is highly recommended.

Tickets £15.

On Wednesday 2nd and Saturday 12th August from 7.30pm at Castle Gardens in Sherborne Ilyria presents an open air performance of ‘The Mikado’.

In the town of Titipu flirting has been made illegal. The penalty, by order of The Mikado, is death. Too bad then that the main culprit is the Lord High Executioner Ko-Ko, who wishes to marry his beautiful young ward Yum-Yum, and who has no intention of executing himself. Can the itinerant musician Nanki-Poo be persuaded to be executed in his place? Can Pooh-Bah, the man who occupies every role in public office, be persuaded to take advantage of his influential access to himself as Archbishop to bend his own ear as Lord Chief Justice? And what would happen if anyone should dare to tell the Mikado that an execution had taken place when in fact it hadn’t…? Gilbert & Sullivan’s wry comic opera is set in Japan, but its satire of the ways a lie can be twisted into a truth is more blisteringly relevant to the political landscape of the Englishspeaking world than perhaps ever before! Performed by a cast of 6 actor/singers accompanied by a musical director on keyboards, it gets the complete Illyria treatment, and is produced on a stage boasting a strikingly large (and authentic) Japanese torii gate. Despite the reduction in scale not a single word from WS Gilbert’s libretto is cut, nor a

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Following the company’s runaway successes with HMS Pinafore, The Pirates of Penzance, Iolanthe and Ruddigore, Illyria returns with yet another romantic summer opera to leave you with a great big silly smile on your face and a song in your heart. Sit under the night sky in the walled garden with a picnic in tow and enjoy the adaptation. Tickets Adults £15, under 12’s £5.

On Friday 18th at 7.30pm at Digby Hall ArtsLink presents ‘The Show. Free entry. A show devised, scripted and rehearsed by 30 inspiring young people aged 12-18 years, prepared in just 5 days! Expect a story with twists , turns, songs, dance, humour and loads of energy.

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FILM On Friday 4th August at 8.00pm at the David Hall in South Petherton the Petherton Picture Show presents ‘The Founder’.

The true story of how Ray Kroc (Michael Keaton), a struggling salesman from Illinois, met Mac and Dick McDonald, who were running a burger operation in 1950s Southern California.

Kroc was impressed by the brothers’ speedy system of making the food and saw franchise potential. Writer Robert Siegel details how Kroc maneuvered himself into a position to be able to pull the company from the brothers and create a billion dollar empire.

Tickets £5.

On Friday 18th at 8.00pm at the David Hall in South Petherton the Petherton Picture Show presents ‘Viceroy’s House’.

Tickets £5.

On Thursday 24th at the Exchange in Sturminster Newton from 7.00pm see ‘Viceroy’s House’.

Lord Mountbatten, the last ever Viceroy of India, is tasked with overseeing the transition of British India to independence.

He meets with conflict and resistance as different sides clash in the face of monumental social and economic change.

Starring Hugh Bonneville and Gillian Anderson. Tickets £4.

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CHILDREN On Saturday 5th August from 10.00am to 12.00 noon it is Hauser and Wirth Somerset Family Saturday, which will be on the first Saturday of each month. Join them for a special Family Saturday celebrating their current exhibition ‘Rashid Johnson. Stranger’. They will explore one of his main themes: escapism. How can you make objects that fly, and what does a parachute require to make a safe landing? Explore how to make your own parachutes and put them to the test by launching them from the Radic Pavilion.

These free sessions offer families a unique experience of art, design and nature. Free entry, booking required via education@hauserwirth.com

OTHER Garden TV presenter Joe Swift digs deep to reveal his fascinating story from his Rock ‘n Roll youth to becoming one of the country’s top Garden Designers.

Hear what really happens behind the scenes at the RHS Chelsea

Flower Show and Gardeners World and find out what it takes to get a Chelsea Show Gold Medal? His TV credits include Gardeners World, and the RHS Chelsea Flower show and he is a regular columnist for The Times and Gardeners World magazine.

Joe will share all this with you, taking questions on his life and career but warns that answering questions on dead plants is not going to be top of his list! He will be at the Exchange in Sturminster Newton on Saturday 29th July from 7.30pm. Tickets £14.

From Monday 14th to Thursday 24th August from 10.00am to 5.00pm Hauser and Wirth in Bruton are partnering with Bristol Old Vic Theatre and host the successful Summer School. This is an incredible opportunity for young people interested in drama and performing arts to work with professional directors to create an original piece of theatre. In collaboration with the team at Bristol Old Vic Theatre, this year’s course participants will be asked to devise a new play told through movement, music and theatre.

They will take Rashid Johnson’s exhibition as their starting point.

It is available to young people aged 11 – 16 years. All work culminates into a public performance on Thursday 24th August. This is a subsidised event and tickets are £140 for the full course. We ask that all participants are delivered to the gallery and picked up by a responsible adult, please let us know if you wish your child to travel to and from the gallery on their own. Children should bring a packed lunch, snacks and drinks as necessary. Enquiries contact Debbie Hillyerd at debbie@hauserwirth.com On Friday 18th August at 5.00pm at Hauser and Wirth in Bruton there is an Exhibition Tour.

Join them for a tour of Rashid Johnson’s ‘Stranger’ led by Hauser & Wirth Somerset’s Head of Education, Debbie Hillyerd.

The walking tour will lead guests through the galleries and Cloister Courtyard whilst discussing significant works in the exhibition.

Rashid Johnson employs a wide range of materials and images to explore themes of art history, literature, philosophy, and personal and cultural identity. His exhibition at Hauser & Wirth Somerset

unfolds throughout the entire gallery, with a combination of painting, sculpture, installation, and drawing, all completed during his two month long residency in Bruton. Free entry, booking required.

On Saturday 19th August at 7.30pm at the Ilminster Arts Centre there is a French Night Fundraiser. Ilminster Arts Centre’s enterprising volunteers will be donning their berets and

strings of onions for a fundraising evening. Taking its inspiration from across the Channel this friendly and informal fundraiser will feature a delicious three course meal of French cuisine and wine, accompanied by homegrown live entertainment, music and hilarity. The organisers are even promising ‘a bit of oh la la’ as well, and if past fundraisers are anything to go by, this alone should be enough to merit the ticket price. There is no need to speak or even understand French either!

Profits from the evening - which is organised and hosted by volunteers - go towards supporting Ilminster Arts Centre, which is a registered charity that receives no outside funding.

Tickets £15 available from the Arts Centre or by ringing the Box Office on 01460 54973.

Book a table and fill it with friends, or if you are coming ‘solo’ or in a pair, the Arts Centre will seat you so you can enjoy a friendly sociable evening - meet up with old friends, and maybe make some new ones too!

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Fashion & More

Jewellery & Gems

by Thelma Drabik, Melbury Gallery

by Anthony White FGS FGA, PSJ Princes Street Jeweller

Summer is Here e have some gorgeous late summer colours in the shop now, with some fantastic reductions. Hot cyclamens and fuchsias, zingy oranges and reds, zesty greens and Mediterranean blues are in abundance - perfect for those glorious summer holidays.

However, even when it has been a scorcher during the day, the evenings can sometimes be a little chilly so layer up with floaty scarves, wraps and kimono style jackets.

In August, the buying season is most definitely in full swing too and we are putting together a fantastic collection for Spring/Summer 2018. Rest assured there will be collections from your favourite brands, such as Sahara, Masai and Oska, Thought and many more.

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relationships with all our designers, some of 30 years or more. However, we will also be actively looking for some great new creative and upcoming designers too. Melbury stands for colour, so you can be sure that there will plenty of it, as well as flattering shapes, amazing

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Later in August, we will see our first glimpse of autumn bringing in our fantastic transitional ranges in the vivid hues of high summer giving way to some softer tones and deeper colours. As usual we will have some stunning in jewel colours and soft fabrics, along with bags and jewellery to suit all seasons.

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Pearls Q: What do the Somerset Levels have in common with the Japanese oyster pearl fisheries?

A: Both have been devastated by a Tsunami wave! he infamous 2011 Tsunami destroyed the Fukushima nuclear reactor and devastated much of the East coast of Japan and its population.

BBC's Timewatch last week showed compelling evidence for a 1607 Tsunami that also left widespread destruction and death across the Somerset Levels and the Bristol Channel coastline.....only 410 years ago!

The Japanese Tsunami destroyed about 90% of the Akoya oyster pearl fisheries on the East coast of Japan. Not surprisingly therefore, the price of Japanese oyster pearls has increased quite sharply over recent years, partly as a result of the impact on supply. The knock-on effect of this has been to make other seawater pearls (eg.

South Sea and Tahitian) more expensive and adding in the fall in the value of Sterling since June 2016, pearls have once more become truly precious.

China has for many years been the largest source of freshwater pearls. Here too we are seeing prices increase as supply is being affected by the closure of many freshwater pearl fisheries for environmental and economic reasons.

The British Pearl Association recently said “Young A-listers from Hollywood… have put pearls centre stage”, but in reality they are just continuing an historical tradition as old as the hills. Bling worn by Henry VIII and Elizabeth I was overwhelmingly pearls: sewn into clothing, worn as necklaces, earrings and rings they were the outstanding statement of wealth and power in those times (see the superbly researched Wolf Hall series) all without a diamond in sight. These were of course all

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natural pearls, probably from the Persian Gulf and centuries before the advent of the cultured pearl.

The quality and hence value of pearls rests on their shape, colour, lustre and size. The ideal pearl is a sphere the colour of silver or white (perhaps tending pinkish) colour, with an intense lustre ("internal sparkle") and consistent sizes for making into a necklace.

Its alluring lustre comes from the surface structure of every pearl microscopic platelets of Aragonite crystals overlapping like fish scales over the whole surface.

We are sometimes brought very old natural pearl necklaces for restringing. They are typically less than 5mm diameter but have often become barrel shaped as a result of reaction between the surface of the pearl and skin of the wearer. Pearl care is therefore something very different from other gems' care: the lustreforming Aragonite is a form of calcium carbonate, susceptible to attack by anything even mildly acidic such as make-up, hair spray or even skin itself.

At PSJ we have every type of pearl you could wish to see Akoya, South Sea, Tahitian, Freshwater, Abalone - white, silver, pink and grey necklets, pendants, earrings. The only bad news is that Pearl was June's birthstone, but you do not have to wait another year to buy pearls.

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Travel Heather Muir - Manager Yeovil Branch Miles Morgan Travel

River Cruises he River cruising is the fastest growing sector of the travel industry and, at Miles Morgan Travel, we have witnessed many of our ocean cruise and escorted tour customers choosing to make the switch and try a river cruise for the first time.

I have been lucky enough myself to have recently experienced a river cruise having kindly being invited

by Titan to visit their MS Serenade 1 and sail along the Rhine.

River cruising is an intimate and relaxing way to view some of the world’s most beautiful cities, including those which can only be accessed by a smaller vessel. Just get on board, unpack and enjoy the scenery as you float along the calmest of waters. Your vessel will be docked in the heart of the city allowing you to join an escorted

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excursion or be totally independent and explore the city by yourself; the choice is yours, enjoy it!

We offer a vast range of river cruises and work with many leading suppliers all of whom offer a different style of river cruising.

Some provide all-inclusive cruises which means all meals, excursions, flights, transfers and drinks with dinner are included; giving you the opportunity to leave your wallet at home, if you so wish. Other river cruise lines offer more flexibility so you can easily pick and choose what you would like to be included.

Our most popular cruise for first time cruisers is a river cruise along the Rhine; a truly breathtaking cruise at any time of the year.

Expect to visit Holland, Germany, France and Switzerland with the star attraction being your sailing time through the Rhine Gorge.

The rivers of Europe such as the Danube, Douro, Seine, Moselle, Elbe

and of course the Dutch Waterways flow through some of most beautiful and spectacular scenery. We highly recommend a cruise to the Dutch Bulbfields in Springtime, a visit to the Keukenhof Gardens with its magical displays of tulips, or a trip along the romantic Danube in summertime. Why not treat yourself and take an excursion to the Neuschwantstein castle? Built for King Ludwig II, this castle inspired Disney’s adaptation of Sleeping Beauty. Alternatively enjoy a cruise to the traditional German Christmas markets in the winter.

For the more adventurous, why not sail Asia’s mighty Mekong river Yangtze or the Irrawaddy in Burma?

Thereby discovering cultures which have remained unchanged for centuries.

When is the best time to book? Due to the small number of cabins on each ship, it is advisable to book at least 12 months ahead of departure to avoid disappointment.

If you are thinking of a river cruise, I would love to share my experience with you. Why not join us to find out more at the Manor Hotel when Viking River Cruises come to Yeovil on Tuesday 12th September? Contact us today for full details and to be added to our guest list.

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10 things you can only do when you are single

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Agree to Disagree s family solicitors we know that relationships break down for a whole host of reasons.

Obvious examples are when others get involved or interfere, when there are money disputes or differences over parenting or interests. In many instances communication deteriorates and trust reaches an all-time low when couples separate.

This is when mediation is most useful.

More separating couples are turning to family mediation to avoid costly, time consuming and stressful court proceedings.

Mediation is a civilised way of resolving disputes when a relationship ends. In mediation couples can look at all the finances, including splitting the assets and ongoing financial support for the family.

Mediators can also help parents to work out arrangements for the children, where they will live, how they will keep in close touch with the other parent and family members and how they will be able to work together in the future. Participating in mediation usually improves communication and leads to lasting settlements.

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Couples meet with an independent mediator who will help them to consider all of the options and assist them to achieve a settlement. The process is confidential and the key is that the couple negotiate and stay in control over the choices made.

The major benefits of mediation include that it is:• Much cheaper than going to Court, with clear fixed costs.

• It is a short term service so can get results quickly.

• It is much less stressful than going to Court as it reduces conflict which is a better outcome for children.

• The couple have control in the process and jointly decide what will happen.

For further information about family mediation speak to our Law Society Accredited family mediator Tracey Parsons on 01305 216209 or email tracey.parsons@battens.co.uk We have a stand at the Gillingham & Shaftesbury Show and the Melplash Show.

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Work the room at a party Going to a party solo can be a terrifying prospect, but anyone who has done it knows that it always works out fine. Your insecurities tell you that you look like a weirdo loner when the reality is that single people at a party have a certain allure. You may find you get more attention than you want, but being footloose and fancy free means you can talk and flirt with who you want, when you want, for however long you want. Joy! Have fun with guys and gals You may not be looking for the love of your life, but that certainly does not stop you from indulging in a fling or two. Dating is fun and it can be as serious or frivolous as you like. Throw yourself in it, try things you might not ordinarily do like going on a blind date or allowing yourself to be set up by a friend. Keep it light-hearted and it can be a real confidence booster.

Be selfish There are some things you just cannot really get away with in a relationship. You cannot finish the milk and not replace it in a reasonable amount of time, you cannot use up all the hot water in the shower, and you cannot splash out on a shopping spree if you have agreed to save for a holiday.

Remove the source of guilt from the equation and you are free to be as utterly self-indulgent as you fancy.

Indulge in weird habits From embarrassing work out videos to plucking the hairs on your legs, everyone has some sort of unconventional pastime that they get an unusual amount of pleasure from and that is best done alone.

Wear comfy underwear Sexy undergarments look nice but they are not a patch on your favourite loose-fitting M&S cotton numbers, and it does not matter what they say, uncomfortable underwear just does not make you feel as good as your trusty old, slightly off colour, pair. Not having to care about what you look like with the layers off is hugely liberating, make the most of it while you can.

Watch your programmes on TV When you are in a relationship, coordinating conflicting TV schedules and accounting fairly for varying tastes is near impossible and inevitably results in one party feeling hard done by. Catch-up TV might have gone some way to salvaging fractious couplings but there is nothing like an evening of total uninterrupted back-to-back televisual indulgence.

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Whether you are recently single or you have been flying solo for a while it can be tempting to treat your current status as waiting time till you find ‘the one’.

However, have you ever stopped to think what you could be doing with your time instead?

Here are some great things that are best done without a +1 in tow.

Go travelling Most of us fantasise about the idea of packing up and jetting off to see the world at some time or another, but not so many of us actually get to do it. It is a scary thing to do that reaps massive rewards – not least for the amazing sense of achievement at having taking the plunge in the first place. Leaving a partner behind is enough reason for a lot of us to shy away from the idea, so being single is the best position you could be in to globetrot.

Sleep star-shaped Granted, it is not quite as epic as seeing the world, but no one can dispute the sheer unadulterated pleasure gained from a good night’s sleep in a bed all to yourself - stretching out those limbs as far as they will go to all corners of the bed, rolling around, hogging the duvet, lying diagonally, the possibilities are virtually endless. Replace a partner with a hot water bottle!

Be spontaneous with arrangements Your work buddy suggests drinks after work but you promised your partner you would be home in time for dinner. An old friend calls you up at the weekend to suggest lunch, but you promised you would attend your partner’s family gettogether (even though you would rather stick hot pokers in your eyes). Another half in your life means twice as many plans and it can often leave little room for spontaneity. The beauty of singledom is being the master of everything you do, whether it is take up all the room on the couch after a hard day’s work or a cheeky boozy dinner on a Monday night.

Hang out with exactly who you want to Duncan, 36 from South London says “my ex-girlfriend and friends really didn’t get on. It got increasingly tricky because she saw me making plans with them as a deliberate snub and I found myself turning certain stuff down just to avoid conflict.” Social freedom is an oft-overlooked advantage to being single. No annoying best friends, unbearable in-laws, no friendship jealousy.

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Keep it up in St Catherine's Church, Montacute Theme: MY FAVOURITE MUSIC SAT 26, SUN 27, MON 28 AUG 10.30am to 5.00pm daily Refreshments, Cakes & Cream Teas + MONTACUTE DESERT ISLAND DISCS in the CHURCH SATURDAY 26th AUG at 7.30pm Tickets £7.50 inc wine & nibbles from Montacute Garage & Post Office, or at the door All Proceeds to Church Funds

he transition from summer into autumn in the garden is one of the most rewarding times of the year for me. Many plants come into their finest hour with flower, berry or fruit, and then of course the gentle change into those vibrant autumn colours.

There is a danger though that displays of summer bedding can start to deteriorate especially in hanging baskets and tubs. This can be averted by regular and plentiful watering accompanied by regular feeding. Such planters should never be allowed to dry out and regular feeding (weekly) with a flower-promoting fertilizer, such as Tomorite will help enormously.

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Maize Maze at The Toy Barn this summer The Toy Barn in Sherborne will be running its first ever maize maze this summer. The maze will be open every day between 10.00am to 5.00pm from now until September.

Peter Hunt, owner of The Toy Barn, says: “Our maize maze is a great day out for all the family.

Intrepid explorers must find their way to the castle in the centre through acres of corn, or face retracing their steps to find the correct route.”

Refreshments are available and children can play on The Toy Barn’s go-karts, climbing

frames, trampolines and swings after exploring the maze.

Tickets are only available directly from the shop and cost £6 per person (under 3s free) or £20 per group (up to five people). Find out more at toy-barn.co.uk, pop into the shop at Blackmarsh Farm, Sherborne, DT9 4JX or call 01935 815040.

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Every now and then use a balanced feed like Miracle Gro, Phostrogen or Maxicrop to give an injection of nitrogen and various trace elements, which will also prolong the life of the plants.

Should a basket or tub dry out then water and fertilize will both be needed to restore the planter back to full glory.

In order to keep bedding plants flowering, it is also important to ‘dead-head’ which means the removal of flowers as they start to decline. If flowers are not nipped off then the plant diverts its attention to producing fruit or seed and this usually stops new flower production. Removing dying flowers will keep the flowering process going.

Inevitably though a decision will need to be made about when to change over to autumn bedding plants. There is such a range of these and they are available from late August onwards. Included in this group are the winter flowering Pansies and Violas, which are a delight for many months.

Alongside them for the autumn and then again the spring are Primula and Polythanthus. Larger plants

include the hardy autumn Chrysanthemums which give colour well into the autumn, stopped only by the first hard frost.

At the time of planting these it is worth popping in clusters of bulbs like dwarf daffodils and narcissi, crocus, chinodoxa and dwarf iris. These will then be ready by the time winter comes along and will give a burst of cheer when all else seems lost!

It is also a great time for a number of late summer and autumn flowering shrubs and herbaceous plants.

Loved by bees and butterflies are the Sedum, including the pink flowered ‘Autumn Joy’ and also the white variety ‘Iceberg’. I really like the foliage of these in the spring but the flowers are plentiful and are a great food source for wildlife. With these are, of course, the Japanese Anemones. The flowers of these mostly tall growers wave gently in the wind on long stalks. I like the variety ‘Honorine Jobert’ a white and all round very classy variety.

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Some Thoughts on Summer do not think we can complain too much about the weather so far this summer. On the whole it has been fine and dry. My only grumble is by the time the kids are asleep in bed there is generally a slight chill in the air and it is rarely warm enough to still sit outside but I am being picky! Summer does pose a few problems to our pets however; grass seeds seem to cause no end of problems during the summer months. They get lodged in ears, in feet and can even be inhaled.

Grass seeds cause intense irritation and acute pain in ears but can be easily removed at the surgery, usually under light sedation.

Untreated however, they can cause severe infections, chronic pain and begin to affect hearing as the small barbed seeds travel further down the ear canal, through the ear drum and into the middle ear. They can become trapped in between toes and enter the skin causing a characteristic swelling and abscess which usually needs lancing and exploring under sedation or anaesthesia.

Possibly the most serious problem grass seeds cause is when they are inhaled and spaniels seem particularly prone to this. These tend to cause chronic coughs and the seeds can even migrate through the lungs into other parts of the body causing recurrent abscesses. They can be really frustrating cases to treat as they tend to be chronic and recurrent. I would try and avoid areas and especially fields with grass seeds but if unavoidable, at least check your dogs over and remove any found on

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1960's G-plan sofa and arm chair.

Excellent condition for age, smoke and pet free home.

Extremely comfortable, reupholstered with a fire certificate. £199 ono 01935 863954

Kidney shaped antique dressing table and mirrors with Jane Churchill drapes and matching cushion. £150. 01935 851552

Garden Table & 4 chairs (wooden).

Hardly used. £40 o.n.o.

01935 413554 6 x Royal Worcester Evesham Gold Porcelain Mugs. New condition £25. 01458 442747 Traditional Victorian style bathroom radiator with 8 white sections and chrome surrounds. Overall size 67cms wide x 75cms high x 23 cms deep . Similar cost over £150 new. Excellent condition. £35.

01935 813916 or 074434 55586 Ladder style light oak desk, size 205 cms high x 70 cms wide, desk area size 70cms wide x 50 cms deep with two shelves above. Flat pack for easy transport. e.c. ideal for office, study or child's bedroom. £20. 01935 813916 or 0774434 55586 Chrome wall mounted extending magnifying mirror size 20 cms diameter chrome surrounds. Good condition. £5. 01935 813916 Axminster carpet, patterned in excellent condition, 5m x 5m (26sqm) . Ideal for hall & stairs. £90. 01935 816432 2 white PVC Sunbeds with cushions. £60. 01935 414700 A 3 seater fabric sofa, plum colour.

In g.c. £105 ono. 07961890956 Integrated Fridge. £60. & Table Top Fridge. £60. 07772 638832 Next Black Fridge Freezer. £165.

07772 638832 Red 3 Seater Leather Sofa. Made in Italy. Buyer collects.

01935 413554 Teak Study Table with folding flaps, £35 o.n.o. 01935 412728 King size Denners bed with drawers and bespoke pine headboard. £150 01935 851552/07928 028629 Solid ash garden furniture (can be left out all year round) – recliner chairs, octagonal table with hole for umbrella and 4 chairs. £150.

01935 851552/07928 028629 2 Old Creamery beside tables with drawers. £30. 01935 851552/07928 028629 Bosch SM Dishwasher. Newish. Still under warranty. £120.

01935 851552/07928 028629 Zanussi Electrolux fridge/freezer ZNB 324O. £100.

01935 851552/07928 028629 2 very comfy, reclining armchairs.

Pale green. £100.

Single bed with pine headboard and drawers. £50. 01935 851552/07928 028629 Large pine double wardrobe/cupboard with drawer 6’3” x 4’10”. £50. 01935 851552/07928 028629 Old Creamery large solid bookcase £70.

01935 851552/07928 028629 Pretty antique pine corner display cabinet 3’ x 6’ with cupboard.

Matching dresser with drawers and cupboard 3’ x 6.2’. £130.

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wheel and jockey wheel. £150 ono Queuing Retractable 01935 813916 or 074434 55586 stands. Ideal for events. £20 each.

01935 421389 Overlocker, Riccar free arm, 2 needle 4 thread (knit-lock) £65.

01935 473645 2 pairs black leather knee high boots. 3.5-4inch heel. £7 per pair Trampoline Jumpking 13’ round o.n.o. 01935 471425 with bumpers. £100.

01935 851552/07928 028629 Numerous dresses, various colours/styles. All size 10.

Old Ransomes edge trimmer Ranging from £4 - £8 per dress.

(Ipswich England) Needs t.l.c. £50. Excellent condition.

AL-KO 4610 HPD Lawn Mower 01935 471425 with Honda Engine. Genuine reason for sale. £199..

Three piece suite floral. £100.

01458 442747 01935 851552/07928 028629 1 Walking stick Westwoods folding chairs in case. Suitable for fishing, tripod assistance, etc. New £15 £10 ono.

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Quality Godfrey of London upright piano. Regularly tuned. Buyer collects. £100. 01935 851552

Caravan Items. Including electric lead, hitch lock, wastemaster and more. £10 upwards each.

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Pine desk with 4 drawers 29” x 41” £40.

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2 black leather car seat covers. £7.50 & Medium wheelie travel bag. £7.50. 01935 829137

Message machine. £9.99.

01935 829137 3' headboard. £49.99 and 3' foot memory mattress. £49.99.

01935 829137 Swedish glassware. Kosta/Boda handblown champagne flutes, seldom used. Retail ptrice approx. £35 per glass. Eight glasses @ £20 each or £150 for all 8. Email: mrosscollier@gmail.com Draylon Single Headboard, pale green, as new but without struts, hence £4 (Ilminster) 01460 55018 Pine book case (purchased in The Creamery) H 6' 6", W 34". 5 shelves. £150. 07746 937592 Dark oak drop leaf dining table.

Seats 6.Closed size 35.5" x 20" Open 5`8" x 35.5". £60. Pics available & can deliver.

01935 826376 Hard wood folding hexagonal garden table 130cm + 6 matching folding chairs. All unused. £180 ono 01935 815648 Royal Worcester china, pattern Evesham ,oven to table casseroles , three all in beautiful condition, never used 01935 422620 Ercol Old Colonial Trinity nest of 3 coffee tables in dark solid elm, superb condition. £150, no offers.

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Man's Navy Suit, Size 38" chest, waist 32/34", short leg length. £15 o.n.o. 01935 471425 2 gents coats. 46" chest. £7.50 each.& 1950's gents tailor made suit. £9.99. 01935 829137 Ladies Roberto navy court shoes £20. Red Riva court shoes. Both size 37 unworn. £20.

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Wooden Pallets. Large. For compost box, furniture or firewood! Solid wood. Bargain at Badminton Racquet, as new £4.50 £3 each. 01935 424724 (Ilminster) 01460 55018 Assortment of glasses. £1 each.

Baby & Children Pair of footstools 2 p air £5.

01935 429641 Mothercare Darlington Cot colour 12 One gallon clear wine antique incl mattress - anti-allergy demijohns £2.50 each or £25 spring plus cot sheet plus the lot.

Mothercare My little garden cot 01935 822031 bumper plus Boots Baby Bath purchased new from Mothercare and Boots 18 days ago. Total cost Seagull Outboard Motor. Mk 1 Long Shaft model with £203. £150. Condition perfect. clutch.

Only used for14 days. Buyer Mechanical condition good collects. 07763 764450 but needs some TLC. £50 01935 822031 Beenie Babies for sale. £2 each.

01935 429641 Bottled gas portable room heater £20 Miscellaneous 01935 822031 Royal Victorian Filing cabinet.

Wade Port Green, Steel 4-tier pottery caskets. with filing. Approx H £10 each.

6' x 18" W x L 2' 01935 421389 £60.

01935 421389 Mobility scooter - Pride Rio 3wheeler 4mph model in dark blue, Filing Cabinet. ~ adapted for LH person (left thumb accelerator) but could be modified Grey, Steel 2-tier back for right-handers. Dismantles with filing. and folds flat easily for transport in Approx H 3' x 18" W x L 2'. £40. any car. Puncture-proof tyres.

Batteries hold charge well, charger 01935 421389 included. £95, no offers. 07388 Vintage Fine Camera 839045 712/713 Super 8 Movie with Roll of bailer twine suitable for old extra spool. £25.

01935 421389 farm machinery still in wrapping. £30. 01935 421389 Two Large Antler suitcases, used once. 21”x 29” Navy two wheels on one corner for easy movement. £20 each/£35 the pair. 0l935 389418

AL-KO 4610 HPD Lawn Mower with Honda Engine. Genuine reason for sale. £199. 01458 442747

Vintage Dhobi Gents overcoat. wool & cashmere. £40.

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