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West Mendip Walkers November Walk Programme
Thursday 2nd November: 11.8m circular walk starting 9:30am from Wrington Chapel (BS40 5NH).
Thursday 9th November: 9m circular walk starting 9:30am from Wells City Hall (BA5 2RB).
Thursday 16th November: 10m circular walk starting 9:30am from Burrow Mump (TA7 0RB).
Thursday 23rd November: 8.8m circular walk starting 9:30am from Priddy Village Hall (BA5 3BE).
Thursday 30th November: 10m circular walk starting 9:30am from Oakhill Village Hall (BA3 5AN).
Full details on www.mendipramblers.co.uk
Fundraising for Axbridge BlackBerry Carnival
Axbridge Blackberry Carnival started in the 60’s. A procession of floats, tractors & brightly coloured family walking entries brings the town and it’s people
together as one. But times are changing, & costs involved in staging this fabulous event are rising.
Axbridge musician, Barry Walsh has arranged for award winning Zulu musicians Qadasi & Maqhinga, to come from South Africa and perform in the Town Hall on Friday 3rd November in an effort to raise funds for the Carnival. Tickets are £8 each from Axbridge Post Office or wegottickets.com
Royal Air Forces Association MidSomerset Branch November Presentation & Meeting
The Branch November Presentation will be “The Hungarian Army Air Corps” on Monday 6th November at 11:00am in the Bell Inn, Bruton Rd, Evercreech, BA4 6HY followed by an optional lunch. The Branch covers BS25, BS26, BS27, BS28,BA4, BA5, BA16, TA10 & TA11 areas. This event is open to Members from any RAFA Branch, Current and Ex-RAF Personnel and Reserves, Current and ExCommonwealth Air Forces Personnel, Members of the RAF Family and Members of the public that support the aims and purpose of RAFA. Contact rafa.midsomerset@gmail.com or 01458 224057
First Class Retirement Living At Sandford Station
Nestled at the foot of the Mendip Hills, Sandford Station is a rural retirement village set in twelve acres of beautiful North Somerset countryside.
With the former Sandford and Banwell railway station as its focal point, the beautifully landscaped site has a range of purpose-built one, two and three bedroom apartments.
Sandford Station
ST MONICA TRUST
Enjoy a full and active retirement at Sandford Station in North Somerset
Each self-contained apartment has been created to blend practicality with ease of living. Wide doorways open onto generous hallways to allow easy access to the light and airy interiors. Clever floorplans include design features that make the best use of space, such as the twin doors of a Jack and Jill bathroom to create en-suite facilities. Storage has not been overlooked with built-in wardrobes and closet space throughout.
With properties from £190,000 find out more about village life by calling 0117 919 4250, or visit www.stmonicatrust.org.uk for details of available properties.
Step outside your apartment and become part of a friendly and welcoming community where you’ll have the opportunity to expand your social circles and explore new interests and hobbies. Sandford Station really does offer the best of both worlds – on-site amenities and activities so you can enjoy a full and active retirement; yet peaceful enough for those days when you just want to sit back and enjoy the tranquillity of the birds singing in the nearby apple orchards.
Sandford Station is owned and operated by the St Monica Trust, a Bristol-based charity providing accommodation, care and support for older people in Bristol and the surrounding counties. Across all of the Trust’s retirement villages and care homes, our commitment to providing older people with the best experience of ageing is as important today as it was for our founders over a century ago.
To find out how you could enjoy a first class retirement at Sandford Station book your place on a guided tour now by calling 0117 919 4250. You can also visit www.stmonicatrust.org.uk for more information, to watch an aerial tour and see details of available apartments.
Sandford Station
Enjoy a full and active retirement at Sandford Station in North Somerset
With properties from £190,000 find out more about village life by calling 0117 919 4250, or visit www.stmonicatrust.org.uk for details of available properties.
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Carpet underlay
Any carpet fitted onto gripper needs an underlay to fill in the gap and bring the carpet in the room up to the same level as it is over the gripper. Gripper is the wooden strip with pins round the edge of the room – in doorways you usually have a threshold strip, often metal, that joins the flooring on both sides together, often called a doorbar. The carpet is stretched onto the gripper and tucked in between the gripper and the skirting. Keeping the carpet stretched reduces wear, which is why it is better to have an expensive carpet professionally fitted so the tension is right across and along the carpet, and even over the whole floor.
The quality of an underlay is not necessarily measured by how high it is. A denser underlay will perform better than one that is too soft and squashy, which will flatten more quickly with wear. If you have underfloor heating, there will always be a trade off between the comfort of the underlay and how much it lets the heat through, so underfloor heating underlays are often quite thin.
There are many different types of carpet underlay available, each with its own advantages and disadvantages. The most common types include polyurethane (PU) foam, rubber crumb and felt. PU is the most popular type of carpet underlay and it comes is many different thicknesses and qualities. A good one will feel quite resilient between your fingers and cheap ones will feel soft and floppy.
PU underlays incorporate recycled materials as does crumb rubber, which is made from recycled rubber tyres. Crumb rubber is quite dense and it is good to use on stairs so you get a good definition over the nosing. Felt underlay has been around for years and it also uses recycled materials. It is also used with rubber crumb to make a dual underlay that is good for woven carpets. There is also a new underlay made from PET that comes from recycled plastic bottles, which is quite firm under foot.
“Music Matters” - Singing for Fun and Community - Axbridge
Celebrate the voice YOU have and join us for an afternoon of song. Open to those living with Dementia, Parkinsons, other brain atrophy or those feeling isolated - along with your partner/ carer - you are ALL VERY WELCOME. Enjoy a drink, a biscuit and chat with others before singing starts. Facilitated by Maureen Campbell a trained Singing-for-the-Brain facilitator and Movement Psychotherapist. Tel: 01934 852869. Meet alternate Tuesdays, Axbridge Town Hall. Times 2:15pm - 3:45pm. £2 donation welcomed.
Next sessions: NOV 7th & 21st; DEC 5th & 19th.
Axbridge Royal British Legion
The first Tuesday in November is 7th November and will be the Annual General Meeting held in The Lamb Inn, Axbridge at 11:00am. It is hoped that all members will try to be there to contribute any ideas or general comments on any planning for the future.
If you are unable to be present please send apologies, any thoughts or for further information regarding Branch activities please contact Shirley Scane on 01934 732630 or by email shirley. rosser4@yahoo.co.uk
Looking further ahead, the 5th December meeting will be the Christmas lunch. Details from Shirley nearer the time.
There’s a sparkling November programme scheduled for Cheddar Valley u3a
The 2nd November Speaker Meeting, welcomes back Jo Richardson, telling us about ‘Space Detectives’. Be at the Village Hall by 2:00pm to hear this interesting stargazing talk.
Next up in the Village Hall, from 10:00am –11:30am on 16th November, the Craft Fair coffee morning gives members the chance to buy a superb selection of Christmas decorations, cards and gifts. These unique hand crafted products, created by members, are available while enjoying a sociable chat and coffee.
More information is on our Facebook page @cheddarvalleyu3a or website u3asites.org.uk/ cheddar-valley/home
Find your Calm!
Pushing through…over-riding stress or anxiety… ’normalising’ tension…
Our 21st century way of living teaches us to keep going regardless. There can also be a sense of pride in ‘not giving in’ or feeling guilty if we take time out to rest (it’s lazy, right?) Logically, you know that’s very unhealthy, and yet the hamster wheel of your life keeps spinning!
Come and find your Calm! Gentle, holistic yoga is rooted in the traditional, therapeutic “Hatha” style, with the emphasis on soothing the nervous system, re-training the mind to be more focussed (and therefore calmer) and supporting your physical body to function well.
Local Holistic Yoga teacher Sarena Mason says, “Prioritising our physical and mental health is vital – health is wealth after all. My life is never ‘perfect’ but getting onto my mat for as little as 15 minutes really shifts my mood, eases out tension and brings me back to a place of balance.”
Six-week Holistic Yoga courses start again from w/c November 6th. Plus an afternoon retreat, “Inner Peace & Stillness”, combines Restorative Yoga, Chant & Sound, on Sunday December 3rd. For further details go to www.birchmoon.co.uk or call Sarena on 07974340580.
Our last pop up shop of the year!
We’re holding a pop up fabric shop, with lots of patchwork fabric, wadding, tools and haberdashery. Mark Pickles will be servicing sewing machines - contact him on 01225 482413 to book a slot.
It’s at Greenways Farm, Lyefield Road, Worle BS22 9NX on Wednesday November 8th from 10:00am to 3:00pm.
We’ll also have our coffee shop, with hot drinks, homemade cakes and light lunches, in aid of Weston Foodbank. And a selection of handcrafted items will be for sale.
Contact Heather on 07967527455 for more details.
Cheddar Arts @ King’s Theatre –November Film
Cheddar Arts’ autumn cinema season continues on Friday 10th November with The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry starring Linda Bassett, Jim Broadbent and Penelope Wilton.
Pensioner Harold (Jim Broadbent) strolls to the local postbox one morning and finishes up walking the length of Britain.
“Jim Broadbent is a wonder and Penelope Wilton equals him…in an autumn years road movie.”
Tickets are available online at www.thelittleboxoffice.com/cheddararts
The doors of Kings Theatre at the Kings of Wessex School open at 6:45pm and performances begin at 7:30pm. For queries and help, email cheddararts@gmail.com
Burnham Area Flower Club Christmas Demonstration
Our Christmas Demonstration will be held at The Princess Theatre, Burnham-on-Sea on Tuesday 14th November. The demonstrator will be Tracey Griffin (a National Demonstrator) with her demonstration titled “SNOWFLAKES”. To start at 7.30pm. Doors will be open from 7:00pm. Tickets priced £15 available from the Princess Theatre box office. There will also be a sales table and a display of arrangements produced at the club workshop. Raffle tickets available to win one of the beautiful arrangements produced by Tracey Griffin. An amazing evening in store for you.
’Two Legs, Two Wheels and a Well”Autumn Lecture
The Friends of St James’ Church, Autumn Lecture –23rd Nov 2023, 7.30pm start, The Church Centre, Winscombe BS25 1BA.
‘Two Legs, Two Wheels and a Well’
This year’s Autumn Lecture is being given by Gary Hale who will talk about how he recently climbed Kilimanjaro and walked, ran and cycled 440km to the Indian Ocean, for the charity ‘Running Water’ which has been raising funds to provide freshwater wells in Uganda.
Tickets £10, including wine or soft drink, from Hampden Osteopathic Clinic 01934 843617 or pay on the door.
Isle of Wedmore Society
Our November meeting will be on the 23rd in the Wedmore Masonic Hall at 7:30pm. The speaker will be Dr Francis Burroughes, whose talk will be ‘The Man who rebuilt Wessex.’ This will be the story of Benjamin Ferrey who, in the 19th Century was responsible for building nearly 400 churches, country houses, town halls etc.
Members free, visitors £4 with a free glass of wine/soft drink after the meeting.
Contact Ian Tomes on 01934 710390
Prepare for Windows 11 23H2 update and please heed our warnings about scammers
By the time you read this, Microsoft should have released the new major update to Windows 11 which is known as 23H2. We would advise that you check your “Windows Update” section within the Settings cog on all Windows 11 computers to update to this. As usual there will be some new features, alongside a raft of security and reliability updates. New features include an AI based help tool called Co-pilot which promises to get answers to complex questions. Some computers due to age cannot take Windows 11 or even this latest update, so if this is the case for your computer, we would advise upgrading. We can help with this, so please see our advert on this page for contact details.
We often speak to customers about the risks of being scammed but the worrying fact is that even though people are aware, the scammers seem to be one step ahead. Our company is often called by worried customers who have been advised to have their computers checked after it has been remotely accessed by fraudsters (with the customer’s permission!) The scam can start by a phone call that pretends to be from a national company – they may know your name and other details, which when they quote, the guard is often let down. Other times, a seemingly genuine message pops up on the screen, usually after some social media interaction and tells the unnerved viewer that their computer or various accounts are going to imminently close down. The fact is that although many people are aware of scams, they seem to be unable to deal with these situations, so due to the frantic nature of the scam often allow remote access to their computers and unwittingly in to their bank accounts. We encourage people not to get into polite small talk with these people, but simply hang up the phone when it becomes apparent that these callers want to get onto your computer remotely. There is no justified reason that anyone other than your own trusted IT support would remote control your computer. Please get in touch if you feel that you need any help with this. Another thing to remind you of is that should your device become faulty, it is possible that you could lose your precious documents, photos, music and so on, so we would strongly advise you to backup your files to either a local backup drive, or possibly some cloud system. We have seen a spate of older computers fail recently, without warning, and lots of important files were lost, so please don’t bury your head in the sand, but get yourself a backup solution. If you need any help with this, please get in touch.
Mark Church Christmas Bazaar - 25th November
Mark Church will be holding a Christmas Bazaar in Mark Church Hall, TA9 4NG on Saturday 25th November, 10:00 - 12:00pm. Stalls include – Cards, Preserves, Cakes, Crafts, honey, plus Games, Bottle stall, Raffle etc, etc. Father Christmas will be attending. Contact 01278 641308 or 641225 for more details.
Shop for a Cure for Christmas
Somerset Breast Cancer Now
Join our FREE event on Sunday 26th November at Berrow village hall, Parsonage road, Berrow, 10:30am - 2:00pm.
This event is perfect for those unique Christmas gifts or even just a treat for yourself. Paint your own piece of pottery, to jewelry, homemade cakes, gifts, hand crafted items, smellies, glitter art and so much more. We use local stall holders and pride ourselves on supporting local businesses.
Join us for tea & cake, bacon rolls, charity raffle & tombola & help us raise money for Breast Cancer Now.
Winscombe and Sandford Festivals and Flags Group AGM
Everyone is welcome to attend the Annual General Meeting of our group to be held on Monday 27/11/23 at 6:45pm in St James Church Centre, 52 Woodborough Rd, Winscombe BS25 1BA. Further information from Alison Haynes and tabled questions to be emailed by Monday 20/11/23 to alisonparmj@aol.com
RNLI Winscombe & District Branch Reindeer Run - Sunday 3rd December
RNLI Winscombe is pleased to announce that our second Reindeer Run will be at 2:00pm on Sunday 3rd December at Winscombe Cricket Club, 31 The Lynch, Winscombe BS25 1AP. Runners of all standards are welcome; there will be a 3km Trail (Open to all) and a 6 Km Trail (Minimum age 11). Both Trails are Off-Road and Fancy Dress will be welcome. Runners are encouraged to get sponsorship and bring supporters as drinks and refreshments will be available. Details on RNLI Winscombe facebook site. Contact Tim Moran Tim@moransonline.com
Mendip Folk Dance Club
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Pop into St James’s Church Centre, Winscombe, BS25 1BA and learn some different styles of English Country Dancing with the Mendip Folk Dance Club. We meet on the 2nd, 4th and 5th Monday of the month (except August and Bank Holidays) from 8:00pm to 10:00pm. You will be made very welcome and you do not need to bring a partner. Your first evening is free, thereafter it’s £3 per evening, including tea/coffee.
N Nikolai Stankiewicz Associate, BDSc DPDS MCGDent MSc Infection Control
S Sally Cantwell Hygienist, Dip DH
MSc Infection Control Hygienist, EDH
To find out more, please ring Pat on 01934 742853. We look forward to meeting you.
J Jane Fellows Hygienist, EDH
Better teeth for better health Coronation House, The Borough, Wedmore, BS28 4EG
Associate, MSc Infection Control Sally Cant well Hygienist, Dip DH ellows Hygienist, EDH
Weston-super-Mare Flower Club
Better teeth for better health
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Better teeth for better health Coronation House, The Borough, Wedmore, BS28 4EG
Better teeth for better health Coronation House, The Borough, Wedmore, BS28 4EG
St Georges Community Centre, BS22 7XF. 4th Monday of the month (not August & December). 2:00pm for 2:30pm. Join like minded people for an enjoyable afternoon watching flower arranging demonstrations and try to win an arrangement in the raffle. Visitors £7 entry. Raffle tickets £1 a strip. Tea/Coffee and Biscuits £1. Find us on Facebook More details 01934 622152
The fence that repairs itself
If you scratch or cut Colourfence, the ingenious zinc element in the Zincalume steel reacts with moisture to form a protective barrier to prevent any corrosion with no action needed from you.
STRONG, SECURE & BUILT TO LAST!
Colourfence are transforming gardens across Somerset!
It may do “exactly what it says on the tin” but let’s face it, treating a timber fence can never be called fun! In fact, owning a timber fence isn’t much fun either with costly, time consuming maintenance and repairs almost every year.
Finally, the alternative to timber fencing…our fence goes up and stays up, resisting wind gusts of up to 130mph!
Colourfence fencing solutions are made from innovative Colorbond steel, virtually maintenance free with an occasional wash down with water to keep it looking as good as new - so you never need to pick up that paintbrush again!, Guaranteed not to rot, warp, chip or peel for 25 years.
Available in a variety of heights and colours with or without trellis, our skilled installation team will make short work of transforming your garden.
The best news is the pricing is just as attractive, starting costs are in line with comparable traditional systems but offer the ongoing peace of mind that your investment will continue to save time and money year after year.
For those of us who want a low maintenance garden, Colourfence promises a lifetime of hassle-free enjoyment.
Somerset Wood Recycling
Somerset Wood Recycling has been handmaking furniture in our workshop in Westonsuper-Mare since 2007. We use a selection of reclaimed and salvaged timber as well as sustainably sourced hardwoods from Somerset and South Wales. Not only is our furniture locally made, the environmental impact of our manufacturing process is minimal.
In our showroom you’ll find a selection of tables, shelving and homeware, as well as work by local artists and locally produced honey and wax. On top of all that, we stock a huge range of reclaimed and locally sourced timber, everything from pallet wood and construction grade softwood to live edged Alder, Ash and Oak slabs and mantelpiece sized beams. If you’re thinking of starting a project it’s definitely worth paying us a visit!
Our friendly team would be happy to talk you through the design process to create a bespoke piece of furniture that’ll fit your house perfectly, or help you select the timber that is right for you.
Contact: info@somersetwoodrecycling.co.uk or visit us at Somerset Wood Recycling, The Motex Centre, Winterstoke Road, Weston-super-Mare BS23 3YW.
Members wanted: Hard of Hearing Social Club
We are looking for members to join our hard of hearing social group. We meet once a month, usually the first Monday of the month at Vision North Somerset, Neva Road, WsM. 2:00pm4:00pm. Socialise, make friends, attend day trips and activities. We are a fully inclusive group who hold meetings for the hearing impaired in WSM. £4 entry which includes tea, coffee, cake/biscuits. Please come along!
Food for Foodank always needed!
Thank you to local churches and oranisations for their harvest collections. We are so grateful but we do always need more! We are buying more stock from money donations given to us but demand for food is always required. We are so busy! You can always put food in the Sainsbury container or bring to us on a Monday or Saturday morning at unit 8 Business park, Cheddar. Picture shows Harvest collection from St Andrews Cheddar with Rev Ruth
Cheddar Country Market
Cheddar markets are co-operative social enterprises specialising in selling locally sourced high quality homemade food, locally grown seasonal fruit and vegetables, preserves, pickles and chutneys, unique and unusual craft items and plants for garden and vegetable plot.
Cheddar Country Market takes place every Tuesday, 10:00am until 11:30am in the Village Hall, Cheddar.
Refreshments available.
Keep Active with Age UK Somerset
Keeping Active is vital for our health. Age UK Somerset delivers a fun and lively exercise session called Movement to Music in Cheddar. This dynamic, choreographed class is designed for people over 55.
Held at Cheddar Village Hall, Church Street, BS27 3RL, Tuesdays at 2:00pm, £5.
This class is a great way to improve your general fitness, have fun, and meet new people, why not come along and try it?
For more information or to sign up, contact the Ageing Well service on:
01823 345624
ageingwell@ageuksomerset.org.uk
Beloved for women
Meets 12:30pm until 2.30pm on Thursdays, term-time only, at St Paul’s Church, Walliscote Road, Weston-super-Mare, BS23 1EF. Begins with a thought for the day then light lunch (voluntary contributions welcome), followed by craft, etc.
Come along and find company and friendship, a safe space where we hope you will find a sense of community where you can relax and connect with other women during the week.
Lenny’s Community Cafe
Lenny’s Community café is back with a big welcome for all at Shipham Village Hall, on alternate Fridays, 11:00am - 3:00pm.
Please come to meet and make new friends. All profits to charity.
Open for Business
We are sorry that our Bath Street Curtains & Soft Furnishings shop has closed but from 1st November our Interiors shop at Barrows House, Tweentown in Cheddar is open for business.
We continue to offer a range of bespoke and hand made upholstery, curtains and soft furnishings made to order in our little workshop next door in gorgeous fabrics supplied by us. As a local business we provide a very individual and dedicated service to our customers, giving our expertise and inspiration to help you make great choices for your interiors.
We take on commissions for different projects and will always provide advice. We also offer classes in upholstery and sewing, so that you can choose to make your own pieces under our guidance. Check out our website for dates of weekend workshops and classes.
Molly, Jill and the team hope to see you soon at Pretty Sitting Upholstery and Interiors on Tweentown or visit our website for further information www.prettysittingvintage.co.uk
Crossword Across
1 chaos, uproar (6)
4 congratulations, adoration (6)
7 clippers (6)
8 fashionable, stylish (6)
9 administer, distribute (4)
10 small flat metal ring (6)
12 stippled (6)
14 acclaimed, recognised (6)
17 alcove (6)
20 at that time (4)
21 type of straw hat (6)
22 request, summon (6)
23 seat for riding (6)
24 as night falls (6)
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1 allot, grant (6)
2 anticipates with horror (6)
3 assemble, collect (6)
4 heaved, puffed (6)
5 hopeless and downtrodden (6)
6 without pips or kernels (8)
9 bill of fare (4)
Word Search
Antechinus
Blobfish
Box jellyfish
Cassowary
Crocodile
Dingo
Echidna
Emu
Kangaroo
Koala
Kookaburra
Lyrebird
Numbat
Perth
Platypus
Possum
Quokka
Rakali
River turtle
Stonefish
Taipan
Wallaby Wombat
Woylie
11 semi-aquatic snake (8)
13 harbinger, portent (4)
15 offer a higher price (6)
16 band (6)
17 careless (6)
18 begrudges, yearns (6)
19 mute (6)
Mindbenders
Solutions: Turn to page 17
Pond Life at Cheddar First School
The Wild Cheddar project, a community group that is part of Cheddar Community Partnership CIC, has completed a makeover of the disused pond at Cheddar First School. Funding support was provided by Cheddar Parish Council and Cheddar First School Friends, Parents and Teachers Association (FPTA). Cheddar Valley Men’s Shed also helped, by laser etching a new wooden project.
Headteacher Suzi Smith said “It’s wonderful to have our school pond back in action. It will be a great resource for our science curriculum.
Winscombe Folk Club supporting Winscombe Show 2023
Local band Ochre Trails was first on stage and played a beautiful set of songs and tunes. We shared the stage with local DJ TAV who was master of ceremonies making all the right PA announcements suncream, hydration, beer etc.
The Old Fox Band morphed from one decade to another with a variety of members, but always led by the indomitable Pete Thompson from Magenta and WFC stalwart. Oli (AKA Nigel Carson) did a short set at the end of the day to wind up proceedings, but since all the beer had been sold, there wasn’t much point in carrying on into the evening! Maybe next year.
Winscombe Folk Club was pleased to support another major village event. Nigel Carson.
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Folly Framing
Bespoke framing for paintings, photos, fabrics, memorabilia and everything in between
6 The Terrace, Folly Lane, Shipham. BS25 1TE info@follyframing.co.uk www.follyframing.co.uk 07963 192 411
Transforming the pain of Tendonitis and Plantar Fasciitis
“My shoulders were so painful that I couldn’t get my arms into my sleeves. My GP diagnosed calcific tendonitis – but the treatments suggested seemed horrific with little chance of success. What to do? I couldn’t go on in pain, depending on anti-inflammatories.” This was the dilemma faced by Liz Law, 67, a retired administrator from Somerton and keen walker.
“Then I remembered that a few years ago, Matthew Jackson had completely cured painful inflammation on my knee with just three sessions of Shockwave therapy. So I got in touch with Somerset Health Practice and again had fantastic results. It took a few sessions to treat both shoulders but I could feel an improvement after every Shockwave treatment.
I wouldn’t hesitate to go back to the clinic. Matthew and his partner Becky have so much integrity, they don’t dramatise or promise unrealistic results and have invested in a lot of equipment to treat many conditions. It’s a very positive place to go.”
For more information call 01458 860392. Follow us ‘Somerset Health Practice’ on Facebook and Instagram, or ‘@glastoosteo’ on Twitter.
Retirement Mortgages
There are so many more traditional repayment and interest-only mortgage options available to customers aged 55 and over, there’s not just ‘Equity Release’. A number of mortgage lenders will allow customers to borrow money to age 80 and beyond with some specialist lenders having no maximum age at all.
Mainstream (non-equity release) mortgages can be used to release equity in your home for almost any purpose, they can also be used to raise funds for home improvements, debt consolidation, purchase a second home and more.
The main difference between a traditional mortgage and equity release is that the maximum loan amount is based on your income in retirement which can be made up of a state/private pension as well as income from almost any source. With people working for longer, many lenders will also take employed and self-employed income well beyond state pension age.
With non-equity release mortgages, a customer will need to make monthly interest payments as a result, the original loan amount will not
increase as it does with a ‘rolled-up Equity Release’ mortgage, so the equity within the property is protected.
Retirement Interest only mortgages (RIOs) were introduced by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in March 2018 as an alternative to Equity Release and as a secured lending choice for customers aged 55 and over regardless of whether they are retired or still working. RIOs are similar to a standard interest only mortgage, the main difference being that there is no term - the mortgage will run indefinitely and only repaid on the customer(s) entering long term care or pass away. RIO mortgages can be repaid early in the same way mainstream mortgages are there are also fixed rates available.
Charlotte Director at HMC Funding said “We speak to lots of customers who believe Equity Release is their only option, when in reality the mortgage market has changed over recent years, we are seeing more retirement products coming onto the market and it is great for those clients to have more options available to them and not entering Equity Release too early and when they don’t need too.”
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Lions Roar 2023 Competition –Children Changing the World
Lion President Sylvia says Cheddar Vale Lions Club are delighted to be sponsoring Fairlands Middle School in Cheddar for the Lions Roar competition this year. As a club it’s exciting to get involved with this youth programme, whereby children are given the opportunity ‘to think big and create world changing ideas.
The Lions Roar Competition is an inspirational and fun learning experience, run in partnership with the education company, 8billionideas. The competition allows children to discover how to use their imagination in exciting new ways. Children gain all important life skills from taking part in the competition. Aimed at 7-11 year olds, children learn how to work together in teams, develop their communication and presentation skills, whilst boosting their self-confidence and self-esteem.
There are around 27,000 pupils taking part in over 130 schools sponsored by Lions Clubs from across the British Isles. If you would like to know more about the Lions Roar competition, please view the website www.lions-roar.com/
Puzzle Solutions
Mindbender:
1: Too hot to handle 2: Barking up the wrong tree 3: Bend over backwards
Cheddar Vale Lions Club works on a range of projects including youth, sight, diabetes, hunger, the environment and childhood cancer where you can get involved, please contact us on 0345 833 7402 for more information or email information@cheddarvalelions.org.uk or via www.cheddarvalelions.org.uk
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