Glastonbury Pride 2024 will be the first with Glastonbury Town Hall flying the Intersex-Inclusive Pride Flag. On Sunday 28th July, we celebrate Unity through Diversity - a day of visibility, queer spirituality and solidarity with LGBTQi+ people.
Events include a brunch, entertainment at the Market Cross and St Ben’s Church, a fundraising raffle for local LGBTQi+ charities, a blessing from the Priest of Antinous, Pride Church Services and contemplative spaces, an afternoon picnic, and a march at 1pm from the Market Cross with the Intercom Flag and Unity Candle.
Contact: www.facebook.com/glastonburypride
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Switch Club at Wells Library
For children aged 7 and up, the popular Nintendo Switch Club will run on Saturday 3rd August at 10:30am.
Free of charge but booking essential. wlslib@ somerset.gov.uk
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This month – The power of deadheading
Deadheading is quite simply, the removal of dead flower heads from a plant. It’s one of the most important August jobs in the garden.
Faded, browning flowers can spoil the appearance of beds, borders and containers, especially in small gardens where each individual plant has more of a starring role. Deadheading helps keep displays looking lovelier for longer.
In addition:
Plants put more of their energy into stronger growth and more flower production, instead of producing seeds (obviously leave the flowerheads untouched if you WANT seeds).
It prevents plants from self-seeding. Some plants that self-seed readily can become a nuisance, such as sea holly (Eryngium) and lady’s mantle (Alchemilla mollis).
It prevents petals scattering everywhere.
Deadheading is best carried out as soon as the blooms begin to look scruffy. For some plants, such as summer bedding, this might be a daily task, whereas for others it can be carried out weekly. Some plants, like lilacs might only need deadheading once, after a brief blooming period. I don’t worry about timing too much. I usually take off fading flowers as I’m pottering about in the garden of an evening.
The simplest method is to pinch or snap off the spent blooms with a finger and thumb, aiming to remove the flower with its stalk, to keep the plant looking tidy. For plants with tough or stringy stems, you use secateurs, scissors or even a knife. On most plants, trim the dead flower just above the next bud or leaf on the stem.
Plants like delphiniums and lupins produce heads of multiple flowers. In this case pinch off individual flowers and then eventually, when all the flowers have died, prune the entire head to just above a lower bud, leaf or side shoot. Some plants, like hardy geraniums, cat mint (Nepeta) and lady’s mantle (Alchemilla), will produce a second flush of
flowers if you cut them back close to ground level after flowering.
Not all plants need to be deadheaded. Fuchsias, obligingly and neatly deadhead themselves, saving you the trouble. Others don’t set much seed in the first place (e.g. bedding lobelias). Some plants, such as Deutzia and Spiraea produce so many flowers that deadheading becomes impractical, and some are simply too tall to reach!
I never deadhead rudbeckias, cornflowers, sunflowers, viburnums, Amelanchier and rambling roses because the birds love to eat the seeds, berries and hips they produce.
And finally, the other plants that don’t require deadheading are probably my favourites, those which have ornamental seedhead as attractive as their flowers, such as love-in-a-mist (Nigella) and Chinese lantern plants (Physalis alkekengi).
If you’re looking for a super simple way to increase the flowering potential of your garden this summer, try a spot of deadheading.
Happy gardening,
By Rachael Leverton
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August at Coxley, Henton and Wookey Churches
For a ‘Songs of Praise’ hour of singing hymns come to Wookey Church on Sunday 18th August (4:00pm), and enjoy the tea and cakes afterwards! Every Thursday afternoon (2:30pm - 4:00pm) in August there will be a free art project for adults and children of all-ages at Coxley Church. Come and decorate pebbles with paintings of ‘all creatures great and small’. Come just once or every Thursday. All materials are provided, and you can bring your own pebbles with you to paint. For other events and services, please visit: www.chwchurches.co.uk
Author Talk - Geoffrey Spinks, Wells Library
Author Geoffrey Spinks will be talking about writing and researching his new book “2084,” a 22 year odyssey following the lives of 2 families. This free talk is at 10:30am on Tuesday 27th August - please email wlslib@somerset.gov.uk to book your place.
Live music venue in Winscombe
On 4th Tuesday each month at the upstairs room
Winscombe Club (The Legion), 7 Sandford Road BS25 1HD. Winscombe Folk Club is an acoustic club welcoming music, song, poetry of all kinds from accomplished performers and anyone just starting out. Only £2 towards the room hire. For more info, call Nigel on 07551 197 685 or email winscombefolkclub@gmail.com. The next few dates are 27th August, 24th September etc. Doors open 7:30pm and music will start around 8:00pm.
Repair Saturday at Wells Library!
All repair - no cafe! Got a broken item? Bring it in to Repair Saturday at Wells Library, Saturday 31st August, 10:00am - 12:30pm, and see if it can be fixed. Let’s reduce, reuse and repair.
Royal Air Forces Association MidSomerset Branch Next Meeting 2nd September
The Works, Shepton Mallet, Somerset. BA4 5DX
RAFA-MSB will meet next on Monday 2nd September at 11:00am in Wells Golf Club, Blackheath Lane, Wells, BA5 3DS for a presentation by Sister Anne Martin and general discussion plus Lunch & Drinks from the Club Menu & Bar. RAFA-MSB covers BS25, BS26, BS27, BS28, BA4, BA5, BA16, TA10 & TA11 postal areas. RAFA Members, Current and Ex-RAF Personnel and Reserves, Current and Ex-Commonwealth Air Forces Personnel, Members of the RAF Family and Members of the public that support RAFA aims & purpose welcome. Contact Secretary raf.midsomerset@ gmail.com or 01458 224057.
Wells and District Gardening Club
Anne Brake: Why Create Botanic Gardens? Thursday 12th September, 7:30pm. Wells Town Hall, Marketplace, BA5 2RB.
Visitors and new members always welcome. Entry costs £3 for non-members and £1 for members. Photograph of University of Bristol Botanic Garden.
A Bit Batty
International Bat Night 24th-25th August
Thanks to Count Dracula, bats get a bad rap. International Bat Night hopes to change our perception. During this annual celebration, public events such as bat walks, take place across the country.
Bats make up just over a quarter of the UK’s mammal population and they are the only ones that can fly. There are 18 native species plus occasional migrant visitors, and populations are under threat from predation, crime and habitat loss, so UK bats and their roosts are protected by law.
Pipistrelles are our commonest bats, weighing in at just 5 grams (less than a £1 coin). Noctules are our largest bat but still measure less than 5cm long!
Bat wings are wonderful examples of biomechanical engineering. They are constructed
in a similar way to human hands, only with membrane of skin stretched between the elongated, delicate fingers. Bat bones are very slender and flexible, and because their wings are much thinner than bird wings bats can manoeuvre more easily at speed.
Bats fly and feed in the dark, and all UK bats live on insects, which they find using echolocationproducing a stream of high-pitched calls and listening to the returning echo. They ‘see’ best using sound but contrary to popular belief they are not blind.
The saying about having ‘bats in the belfry’ is not accurate because they rarely roost in church towers, preferring somewhere quieter, and less draughty. They prefer houses, and cause very few problems as they are neither noisy nor smelly and most householders are usually unaware of their presence. If bats do set up home in your roof, their access must not be impeded. If you’d like to encourage these interesting little creatures to your garden you can buy or make bat boxes to fix to outside of your home. Help, advice and general information on Britain’s bats is available at www. bats.org.uk
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10 Affirmative response (3)
11 Outward Behaviour (9)
12 Denigrate, exploit (5)
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16 Analyses, observes (7)
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17 Line joining points of equal atmospheric pressure on a weather map (6)
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Do you have selective hearing?
By Simon Swindells, Director and Clinical Lead Audiologist at South West Hearing Care
A lot of people dismiss hearing loss as something funny. Often when we see customers for the first time, they joke that they ‘don’t have hearing loss’, but simply they just have ‘selective hearing’.
From conveniently not hearing when you ask your partner to do a favour, to just appearing to ignore you when you are talking to them, a UK study found that seven in ten people believe their partner has ‘selective hearing’. Most see this as an excuse to get out of helping around the house, but actually it could be more genuine than you think!
Of the 2,000 adults surveyed more than half admitted they are concerned their partner’s ‘selective hearing’ could be a result of genuine hearing difficulties. Around four in ten even went as far as to say they ‘know with certainty’ their other half struggles to hear.
While humour can be an effective way of addressing or making light of serious issues, if your partner is genuinely struggling to hear what you are saying then this is something that needs to be addressed. Left ignored, hearing loss can eventually lead to depression, isolation, cognitive decline.
To be sure that your ‘selective hearing’ is not something more untoward, the safest and easiest thing to do is book a hearing assessment. This will determine your current hearing levels and provide you with personalised recommendations to make sure that you are hearing to your full potential. (And if you are hearing at a normal level then you have great written evidence to show your partner!)
If you’d like to speak myself or the team for further advice or to book a FREE hearing assessment, please don’t hesitate to contact us.
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New look website and clinical assessments at Creating Calm
Creating Calm’s website creatingcalm.co.uk now has a fresh new look with lots of updates about the different ways of supporting your child, teen and family that Elaine can offer in addition to the therapy and counselling skills and techniques she already uses. These include new approaches such as the Children’s Accelerated Trauma Technique (CATT) and Filial Therapy. Elaine is also currently offering some clinical assessments which may help you (and potentially your child’s school too) in understanding and supporting your child or teen. The assessments offered are all currently used by the NHS. For more detailed information, costs and how to book, please go to creatingcalm.co.uk/assessment.
Sensory Profile - Age up to 14 years 11 months
These assessments evaluate a child’s sensory processing patterns in the context of everyday life and help you determine how sensory processing may be contributing to or interfering with the child’s participation in activities. For children who attend school, the school component is needed for an accurate assessment.
Beck Youth Inventories (BYI-2) - Age 7-18
These assessments evaluate symptoms of depression, anxiety, anger, disruptive behaviour and selfconcept in children and adolescents.
Resiliency Scales (RSCA) – Age 9-18
The RSCA measures personal strengths (or resilience) in three key areas: sense of mastery, sense of relatedness and emotional reactivity scale and identifies children and young people who indicate low personal resources or high vulnerability before the emergence of symptoms.
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Do you need help for a child or young person that you know?
This leading ADHD assessment provides a comprehensive assessment of symptoms and difficulties associated with ADHD and common co-occurring problems and difficulties.
Contact Elaine: hello@creatingcalm.co.uk
I'm a local therapist, based in Wells, who supports children, young people and their families to help them manage big feelings, stressful situations and other life challenges.
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Fast healing for painful arthritic flare
“If I had a joint problem again, I would go straight to Matthew”
“I woke up one morning and went into orbit with severe pain in my wrist”, remembers Martin Kennard of Street. At first Martin, a retired engineer and keen photographer, thought he’d just been lying awkwardly. “Then, at the minor injuries unit in Glastonbury, they said I had arthritis and wanted to give me a splint to wear for several weeks.
“I thought, well the person who really knows about joints is Matthew Jackson, so I’ll see what he suggests.”
“An ultrasound showed that Martin had experienced an Arthritic Flare” explains Matthew. “He must have already had normal osteoarthritis in his wrist - and then, through overuse or a strain, he had set it into a flare, an upset which is extremely painful.
“If simply put into a splint, the wrist could have caused months of swelling, pain and inconvenience but I gave Martin some acupuncture and then, importantly, got the swelling down really quickly with just three sessions of painless treatment with our powerful Level laser machine. Now Martin’s using my Fix Me cream, a mix of herbs in a tincture and essential oils that’s powerful for healing.”
Martin says, “I’m relieved that after just three laser therapy sessions, the pain has gone
and the Fix Me cream really takes the heat out of any discomfort. My wrist is also strong again, so I can get on with my life!
“I trusted Matthew as he had helped me and my late wife a lot in the past with Chinese medicine and more. When she was ill, we hired a hyperbaric oxygen chamber to use at home and he gave us caring support. If I had a joint problem again, I would go straight to Matthew.”
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Somerset Health Practice is making a special, exclusive offer to LocalReach readers – A free Ultrasound scan, worth £130. *Offer open to the first 5 readers to book shockwave sessions, quoting the offer code ‘ALL GOOD IN AUGUST’ Call 01458 860392 before 31st August.
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Matthew Jackson of the Somerset Health Practice is well known locally as a trusted osteopath and acupuncturist who is truly dedicated to helping and healing people through modern natural medicine. He is also an expert herbalist and registered practitioner, having trained in London and China with world class professionals. Matthew is always studying new ways and gaining new qualifications to help his clients, taking a holistic approach. These include Shockwave and Laser therapy for pain, injury and wounds alongside hyperbaric oxygen therapy for longevity, chronic disease healing and enhanced performance. Look online for Somerset Shockwave and Origin Oxygen and read informative e-books.
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Wells Folk & Barn Dance Club
The club is taking a break in August. We start the new season on 18th September with dances ranging from English country to zesty American. Bring a friend or come alone. A warm welcome is assured. Wells Folk & Barn Dance Club, St. Thomas Church Hall, St Thomas Street, Wells BA5 2UZ. Call 01749 674920 or see www.wellsfdc.co.uk
Westbury-sub-Mendip Gardening Club - join our friendly group
We meet at 7:30pm on the fourth Tuesday of the months September to May (except December) in Westbury-sub-Mendip Village Hall, Hannahs Lane, BA5 1JD. We have interesting speakers, demonstrations, activities, plant/seed sharing, competitions, raffles, free refreshments and an annual social evening with fun quizzes, free drinks and shared food. You can join as a member, including additional activities and outings, or pay as a visitor. The next meeting is on Tuesday 23rd September on “Gardens of the Rich and Famous”. For more details phone 07814 275266 or email denisehoogesteger@btinternet.com
Macular degeneration is a very isolating eye condition
The Wells Macular Group meets at the Seager Hall, Union Street, Wells.
You are very welcome to come along and meet members who are experiencing the same problems as you. We sometimes have Speakers offering help and guidance on Macular. We arrange outings, too, to get you out and about and enjoying company. We ask £3 at the meetings toward the rent of the hall and provide tea, coffee and biscuits. The meetings are every 4th Tuesday in the month, 10:30am until Midday. Telephone Angela on 01749 678294
Glastonbury Armed Forces & Veterans Breakfast Club
We are a group of Veterans & Serving Members of His Majesties Armed Forces from Glastonbury, Wells, Street and surrounding areas, who get together at 08:30 on Wednesday mornings to enjoy a Breakfast with like-minded people at “Mamf’s” Cafe in Glastonbury. For further details of when and where we meet e-mail: GlastonburyAFVBC@ gmail.com or telephone: 07929 087260
Losing speed through your Wi-Fi?
With more customers taking advantage of full fibre internet with speeds up to 1000mbps, many are using old Wi-Fi equipment to boost the signal. Older Wi-Fi boosters may not allow full speed to travel through them. For example, using older equipment to boost a 300mbps signal may only achieve a maximum of 80mbps when boosted.
Additionally, people have upgraded their internet speed but have not noticed any difference on their equipment. Reasons for this include older equipment not keeping up with the faster speed, Wi-Fi aerials not accepting the newer speed, and poor boosting affecting performance.
Recently, we visited a customer who had five WiFi boosters but was only getting a fraction of the speed when tested at the router. When replaced with modern equipment, the speed increased to around 90% of the incoming speed at the furthest destination.
Another customer paid for the fastest speed but did not see any improvement. We replaced their dated laptop with a modern fast unit, revealing the full potential of their fast internet connection. We have a number of solutions that can improve speed to all devices around the house, depending on requirements, so please get in touch.
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Participants of Sing2breathe in Wells have been giving their positive feedback on the impact they have noticed the classes are having. Meeting on Thursday afternoons at Priory Medical Centre, they are led through a series of fun and beneficial exercises, (breathing, physical, mindfulness, vocal) culminating in singing a range of songs together. “It’s not about being a great singer”, says singing leader Kate Lynch, “it’s about using singing to help you breathe better.”
For more info and to book onto the sessions contact Kate 07595 745884 or vocalkate@gmail.com
Come Join Us At Wells Scottish Dancers
Lots to learn, great exercise, fun and friendship, all for £3 a session with Scottish Country Dancing. We start the Autumn term in September; join any time. Classes are held on Thursday evenings
from 6:30pm to 8:30pm at The Blue School Sports Centre, Wells. All ages (over 18) welcome. No experience necessary. No partner needed. However, a fairly good level of mobility is necessary for this lively and sociable activity.
To learn more about Scottish Dancing and our friendly, welcoming group, call Ann Filer on 01934 740065 or email ann.wellsdancers@gmail.com
‘Companionship through socialising and sharing experiences with likeminded people’
Street Branch Royal Naval Association covers all areas of Somerset and meets monthly in the Wessex Hotel, 15 High St. Street, Somerset BA16 0EF.
Current and ex RN, RM, WRNS, RFA, Reserves and Commonwealth personnel are welcome. Associate membership is also available to relatives of current and former serving personnel, Sea/Marine Cadet staff and civilians. Monthly meetings include a raffle and end with the option of staying for lunch at the hotel.
Contact Chairman Mike Jayes, Tel: 07805 516946, Email: streetrnachair@gmail.com for details of the next meeting.
Free Nature for Wellbeing for Neurodiverse people at Bishops Palace
If you are diagnosed or self diagnosed as being neuro-diverse you are welcome to join us. Dates to be confirmed August/September.
Please register your interest now by emailing layla@diverseuk.org or art@diverseuk.org
SPA Singles Social Group – South West, Est. 1979
We are a member led group, aiming to help you make new friends and improve your social life. Welcoming active, 40+ singles throughout the South West. Your local branch is Wells & Mendip.
Events include meals, walks, music, holidays, day trips, social evenings, theatre, etc. and whatever members wish to organize. Find us on the meetup website at www.meetup. com/spa-social-group or use the meetup app and search for “SPA singles group south west”
Are You A Happy Bus User? Volunteers needed to help out
Twice a year the Local Transport Authority allows bus operators to change timetables, this usually is just before Spring and Autumn schools return from their breaks.
We need you to help man stalls handing out paper timetables to those who need them AND also help out at other events promoting bus travel, adopt a bus stop: keep an eye out for cleanliness, shelter damage, graffiti and if correct timetable is shown in the case.
We are a community group totally manned by volunteers no fees or incidental expenses are paid.
Email: somersetbuspartnership@gmail.com
Could you volunteer with Age UK Somerset?
Could you volunteer to enhance the health and wellbeing of older people?
Age UK Somerset is searching for volunteers to train in, and deliver, Tai Chi QiGong or Sit, Fit and Fun sessions. Sit, Fit and Fun is a fun and friendly chair-based exercise session. Tai Chi QiGong is
a series of 18 mindful movements for health and wellbeing.
If you can spare an hour a week to volunteer with us, then please get in touch for more information. No previous experience is necessary.
A couple of years ago local artist and lifetime Wells resident Sue Williams had a whim to produce a jigsaw puzzle from one of her oil paintings. With the support of the Proprietor of Absolute Cards in the High Street, Wells she was delighted to fulfil her ambition.
The puzzle proved to be very popular so she has been encouraged to produce another, this time depicting the famous view of the Cathedral reflected in the Bishops Pool.
The Great Britain manufactured latest puzzle can be purchased from Absolute Cards in 1,000 or 500 piece versions.
Volunteer Drivers Are Urgently Needed
Volunteers are desperately needed for our Community Car Service that enables vulnerable people to attend medical appointments out of their local area when they don’t have any other form of transport.
We are looking for people with their own car, a full driving licence and spare time on their hands to join our friendly team.
We would be happy to chat with anyone interested and answer any questions. Please ask them to give us a call here at Mendip Community Transport on 01749 880613 or via email at Faith. stevens@mendipct.co.uk
Prickles Hedgehog Rescue
Prickles Hedgehog Rescue will be grateful to any business or organisation using 5 ream boxes of copy paper if they could let us have the empty boxes with lids as they are ideal for transporting hedgehogs back to their finders. If you can help please ring 07806744772!
Husband and wife team, Doctor Adam Baker and Doctor Charlie Fleury relish a challenge in the name of charity. This year the pair will undertake the formidable Archipelago Yachts Polar Swim challenge. This challenge entails swimming a kilometre in the freezing waters of both the Arctic Circle & Antarctica, in nothing more than a conventional swimsuit and cap.
Doctor Adam Baker who works as a Palliative Care Doctor at Weston Hospicecare commented, ‘I am immensely proud to be part of the team here at Weston Hospicecare. That’s why we have chosen them as one of the benefitting charities. We are also passionate about ocean conservation so are also raising funds for the Ocean Conservation Trust, with an overall target of £20,000.”
‘We would be delighted if people would help by donating via our website: www.emergenseaduo.com’
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