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Top gardening jobs for October The autumn chill sets in
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Top 10 jobs this month: 1 Divide established rhubarb crowns to create new plants 2 Cut back perennials that have died down 3 Divide herbaceous perennials 4 Move tender plants, including aquatic ones, into a greenhouse or conservatory 5 Plant out spring cabbages 6 Harvest apples, pears, grapes and nuts 7 Prune climbing roses 8 Finish collecting seeds from the garden to sow next year
Although we had some warmer days over September, the autumn is now definitely here for real, and it feels colder. It’s a beautiful time of year, with the trees changing colour. Sometimes it may seem pointless raking, when the wind blows even more leaves onto the lawn, but just think of all the lovely leafmould you can make! It’s also time to start preparing for early frosts.
9 Last chance to mow lawns and trim hedges in mild areas 10 Renovate old lawns or create new grass areas by laying turf
Lawn Care Improving In many colder areas, this month is the last opportunity to scarify, aerate and top dress lawns. Scarification removes layers of thatch and can be done with either a spring-tine rake or a powered scarifier.
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This is definitely your last chance to sow grass seed in mild areas of the UK. Cover newly sown areas with clear polythene to protect them from cold or fierce rain, if these are forecast in your area. Light to moderate rain will aid germination.
Mowing This is the last chance to mow recently sown grass areas, to neaten them up before the winter. Don’t cut lower than 2.5cm (1in). Top-dressing with the mower will also prevent weeds getting out of hand.
Troubleshooting Rake fallen leaves off lawns before they block out light and air penetration to the grass. On large lawns a leaf-blower will make the job much easier, but only powerful models are capable of shifting leaves from damp lawns. Tips from www.rhs.org.uk/advice/in-month/october
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What do animals subsist on during hibernation? A teacher asked her class, ‘What do animals subsist on during hibernation?’ Emma answered, ‘They subsist on hope.’ A lovely answer as hope is essential. However body fat and stored food was probably the answer looked for. Today in the light of the pandemic, climate change, the increasing gap between wealthy and poor, and perceived increasing mental health problems; we might ask on what do we and our communities subsist in such hard wintry times? Christians would respond like Emma – on hope. Christians are confident and have faith in God’s purposes. They trust that the God of love who desires abundant life for all will prevail. St. Peter wrote in a letter in the bible, ‘Prepare your minds for action, discipline yourselves; set all your hope on the grace that Jesus Christ will bring you when he is revealed…’ This hope is not a laissez-faire, so we do not need to do anything. Rather it is trust which cooperates
with God’s purposes of goodness, peace, love and justice by working to help them be realised. Thus faith groups celebrate creation and work to find ways to prevent the exploitation of creation. They seek to treasure and sustain it with thanksgiving. Many of us have delighted in this more fully during lock down when birds have been heard and we have become more aware of the beauty of our surroundings. Churches and many people of good-will seek to provide services such as food banks, meal provision and debt counselling. They seek just financial and investment systems that support the poor as well as the wealthy. Churches and others provide many supportive relationships, groups and venues which give hope of feeling part of a community and being loved and accepted counteracting the loneliness and anxiety that can lead to mental health concerns. There is hope that the crises we face world-wide can be tackled as people from all walks of life work together for the common good. Through this the God of love Christians worship and have hope in is revealed. Kindly provided by Revd Rowena Francis, Minister Wells United Church. wellsunitedchurch.org.uk
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Somerset Reacquainted A collective reflection by 63 Somerset artists during lockdown Exhibition open at Somerset Rural Life Museum, Glastonbury, until November 2020 Visiting hours: Wednesday – Saturday, 10 am to 5 pm (pre-book only) ‘Somerset Reacquainted’ is a project which captures the essence of a rural county in lockdown from the perspective of more than 60 artists. It seeks to reflect and communicate the experience of isolation we all shared. The artists’ responses are at once deeply personal but also more widely applicable. Opened at Somerset Rural Life Museum on 19th September the exhibition includes a display of images, text, digital work, objects, sketches and original artworks produced through the project. It is an opportunity to gain an insight into an artistic exploration that is rarely seen by the public. Set within the boundaries of Somerset, the project presents a collaborative document of a rural county in isolation - capturing our relationship with the local environment and redefining the role of artists within their communities. It also reflects each artist’s world during this unique time. Somerset Art Works aimed to engage and support artists across the county in response to the unprecedented challenges they faced during lockdown. ‘Somerset Reacquainted’ arose from conversations between the artist Sara Dudman and Zoe Li, Artist Development Manager at Somerset Art Works. It encouraged artists to refocus their practice by refreshing their engagements with nature, locality and community, using the idea of reacquaintance as a starting point for rediscovering the excitement and purpose of making art. Artists were invited to explore the rhythms of their daily life and surroundings, responding in ways which suggested new engagement with familiar places and activities. More than 60 artists took part in the project through a process of cascaded invitation issued by artists to artists. In times of crisis, artists have always sought to use their unique methods and visual language to articulate, document and interpret experience. The artworks resulting from this project can be viewed as a time-capsule in which feelings and experiences are captured and preserved, but also as a way to allow anyone to share the same events. You can see the artists’ sharing on Somerset Art Works website and Instagram @somerset_art_works #somersetreacquainted A series of podcasts by artists sharing their thoughts will take place on Monday, Wednesday, Friday 21, 23, 25, 28, 30 Sept & 2 Oct 6-7pm, during the Somerset Open Studios event. To find out more, visit somersetartworks.org.uk/somersetreacquainted
Somerset Reacquainted A collective reflection by 63 Somerset artists during lockdown Exhibition open at Somerset Rural Life Museum, Glastonbury, until 21st November 2020 Visiting hours: Wednesday – Saturday, 10:00 am to 5:00 pm (pre-book only) To find out more, visit somersetartworks.org.uk/somersetreacquainted
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Bullbaiting at the Sherston Arms Inn 1838
Bullbaiting, which was a common event in the City of Wells, was usually held in the Market Place and the bull would be chased by dogs around the Cathedral Green much to the sport and delight of thousands watching. The Petty Sessions papers, held in the Wells City Archive, of November 6 1838 record that 17 local men were charged with: “Cruelly beating, baiting and ill-treating a bull whilst tied by a rope and whilst tied dogs were set upon the bull which bit and caused lacerations.” This event in the yard at the Sherston Arms Inn, was witnessed by PC George Dudderidge who said he saw the men, “throw large stones at the bull and many set about it with stout sticks and did beat it mercilessly drawing much blood and causing pain.” Although bullbaiting was not made illegal until 1839 the men were charged with cruelty to the animal and found guilty and fined 5s each with 5s costs. The Wells Journal of December 31 1885 contains a first-hand account of the baiting held annually in the Market Place recounted by a Mr Edward Walter: “The corporation always went to the Cathedral morning service and as soon as the bells began ringing and all the shops were closed, the bull was brought up the streets, the rabble at the time calling out “hang on the rope, hang on the rope”. He was then fixed to the bull ring in the Market Place and the men from Bedminster and Bristol used to bring bulldogs to bait it with and frequently before one bull was taken away another was brought out. I have known three bulls baited in one day and I have also known the bull brought out and dragged through the bonfire just as it was lighted.” Emma Marshall, a writer who lived in Wells in the 1850s and 1860s, in the house which was entered by the tiny door on the right-hand side of Penniless Porch, tells in her book “Under the Mendips” of the
bullbaiting which used to take place on November 5th. “The windows on the ground floor overlooking the Market Place were boarded up at dusk and all business suspended in the latter part of the day. The Dean in particular would assemble a large party to see the spectacle and the usually quiet and peaceful City of Wells was all agog to witness this tradition. The space where the bull was baited was railed off and the kennels for the dogs prepared behind it. “The bullbaiting of Wells was sought after by the elite of the county and neighbourhood with coaches with four horses coming from Bath full of lords and ladies and great folks. The bull, at first, strangely stoical and unmoved, with its large brown eyes staring calmly at the yelping, bounding dogs, was at last lashed to a fury.” She describes the horrors in some details and then concludes: “The bull rolled over on his side with a roar of agony, and the victorious dog, with his eyes starting out of his head, and his tongue lolling out of his mouth, was borne off by his backer, amidst the cheers and acclamations of the exited crowd.” Kindly provided by Clare Blackmore, Wells Civic Society, wellscivicsociety.org.uk
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Returning to Rambling Hooray! Mendip Ramblers are back doing what they are best at - walking on the Rights of Way and checking and repairing those paths for all walkers. It’s been a dramatic and sad year for everyone since well before Easter, and, rightly, it hasn’t been possible for official Ramblers walks to take place. But, just in time for the end of Summer and hopefully into a pleasant Autumn, we are walking again! The Working Party have been out and a backlog of repair tasks are being tackled. It’s not quite as straightforward as it was, with checks and precautions in place, but we have an Autumn programme. So, many people have discovered walking, or have renewed their interest, in recent months. All will receive a warm welcome with Mendip Ramblers. Check out our website at www.mendipramblers.co.uk and come walking.
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Somerset Choral Society Autumn Programme Wednesdays: As the current Government Regulations for control of the Covid 19 Virus still prohibit indoor Communal Rehearsals or a Concert in a church this autumn, the Somerset Choral Society is continuing with a programme of Virtual Rehearsals using the Internet Platform “Zoom” up to December. Rehearsals take place every Wednesday starting at 7:30pm and run until around 9:00pm up to Wednesday 16th December excepting Wednesday 28th October (School’s Half Term). The Society AGM will be at 7:30pm on “Zoom” on Wednesday 7th October. Somerset Choral Society invites all current and previous members to join them each Wednesday this term for this new style of rehearsing and also welcomes singers from other choirs and Choral Societies to join them to try it out. In the first instance, please contact either their chairman Ginny Waters (01934-824846) or their publicity officer Paul Ashmore (01934-843388) www.localreach.co.uk | 9
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100 Stone Loss! Slimmers across Central Somerset have lost a staggering 100 stone between them in their first week back to real-life Slimming World groups. Members have been supported virtually since March, when lockdown closed all of the organisation’s community groups, but now members are safely able to meet again. Each of the groups are putting measures in place to ensure groups comply fully with local guidance - bringing with them astonishing weight loss results. Rachel McDermott, Slimming World’s Team Developer for Central Somerset said: “In just one week, the weight losses alone have shown how much our members love being together in group and how powerful that experience is to achieving such great results. “There’s nothing quite like the magic of our real-life groups and research of our members during lockdown has shown that while our members have loved attending their virtual groups they’ve missed the motivational power and accountability of meeting in person each week.” Rachel says the health and safety of members has been the team’s top priority in planning the return of Slimming World groups. “Members will find a few things have changed in our groups to ensure that everyone feels as safe, confident and comfortable as they possibly can,” she said. “This includes appropriate social distancing, hygiene measures and shorter sessions, which we’ll be asking members to book in to before attending. What hasn’t changed is the gorgeous warm welcome, feeling of togetherness and the joy of being ‘in it together’ week on week.” For more info about joining a local group, please visit @swmendips on Facebook or contact Rachel on 07495 854444
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Wells SOUP Sadly the Wells Independents have had to postpone their next SOUP which was scheduled for October 3rd. However this grant-giving lunch that Ross Young from Wells Independents has already raised presents the cheque to Sharon Edmonds money and publicity for 64 charities and good causes will relaunch on Saturday, January 9th. “Charities need all the support they can get now as coronavirus has hit their fundraising hard,” said Ross Young of Wells Independents. The venue for SOUP is the Connect Centre which needs cash itself as so many of the activities it hosts have not happened since lockdown. So Wells Independents have given the centre £100 which more than covers the room rental they would have paid on October 3rd. “We could have held October’s lunch but the number of people there would have been reduced to a socially-distanced 30 instead of the usual 100 paying £5 on the door,” said Ross. This would not have been fair on the charities as the money they received would have been reduced by the same proportion.
“The Connect Centre is immensely proud to host such an amazing initiative as Wells SOUP,” said Sharon Edmonds, their administrator, “and we look forward to its return.”
Wells Library We are open for: book returns, “Order & Collect” pick ups and pre-booked computer sessions. A face covering must be worn when you visit the library and for the duration of your computer booking. You will be asked to sanitise your hands on entry. Visit www. somersetlibraries.co.uk to access the online Order & Collect form or pick one up at the library. Email librariesmail@somerset.gov.uk to book a computer. To keep our library safe our current opening times have changed to: Monday – Friday 10:00am – 4:00pm, Saturday 10:00am – 1:00pm. This is an everchanging situation so please keep checking details at www.somerset.gov.uk/libraries-leisure-andcommunities/libraries Don’t forget there are also lots of resources available online at the above website: Free ebooks, e-audiobooks, e-magazines, e-newspapers and e-comics, online business tool subscription, children’s activities, health and well being services and supported digital learning. And check out all our activities on Facebook too – Somerset Libraries-Wells
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Relief for lower back, hip and carpal tunnel pain When Patti Selman and her husband moved to a village on the Somerset Levels, Patti was hoping for a fresh start for her health as well as her life. “I had suffered back pain for years, due to a curvature of the spine,” explains Patti. “Eventually doctors had recommended a double hip replacement. They said it would ease the pressure on my hips and allow me to walk better.” Patti underwent the two hip replacement operations within months of each other, before moving house. “The surgery did help me to walk more easily but I still had pain in my back and shoulders – and I also suffered from carpal tunnel syndrome, which made my hand and wrist extremely painful.” Whilst facing these challenges, Patti’s life took a tragic turn with the death of her husband last December. Realising that emotional distress creates extra stress in the body, and with the support of her daughter, Patti looked for help and consulted local practitioner Matthew Jackson. “Matthew was so understanding. First he used acupuncture to relieve the pain and rebalance my stressed-out body and then he gave me Shockwave treatment for my hips, lower back, shoulders and carpal tunnel hand. It helped so much. I’ve had four treatments now and intend to carry on with regular sessions every 4-6 weeks to keep all the pain at bay.
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Mendip society Our chairman has just decided that we must make the first step towards resuming our walks, led by our walks leaders, as we have always done. In the absence of the normal printed programme details will appear on the website and on our Facebook page. www.themendipsociety.org.uk / facebook.com / the Mendip Society. (Important - Please include the word ‘the ‘ in both addresses). You will have to book a place on your chosen walk, and follow the directions according to the guidelines for this situation, and the walks will be as enjoyable as they have always been. Whilst on the website walks page please look at the ‘links page’ too and click on the link to our new You Tube channel to see the short videos on the Mendip Hills made by our President Les Davies together with Graham Keating of Wavelength Consultancy. We are now also inviting members and friends to submit their own videos of 2 minutes maximum length showing what they like about the hills be it walking, cycling, farming, or even wall building; for details of how to submit these videos contact secretary@ themendipsociety.org.uk
Closure of the Old Deanery Garden, Wells As soon as the Old Deanery was put up for sale in September 2019 by the Diocesan Board of Finance (DBF), many local residents raised the question “But what will happen to the Garden?” By the time the DBF were scheduled to move out of the building on 27th March 2020 no purchaser had been found and there was no indication that there would be any future role for the volunteer Old Deanery Garden group. Combined with the lockdown, this made access to the Old Deanery Garden impossible. The Old Deanery Garden Group therefore, had no choice but to close down. This was an extremely difficult decision. Members of the Group had spent 17 years in reviving what was the private garden (his ‘Privy Garden’) of the remarkable Dr William Turner, Dean of Wells under Edward VI and Elizabeth 1, Doctor of Medicine and popularly called ‘the Father of English Botany’. Many locals, as well as tourists, had enjoyed visits – often repeated – to the garden’s popular Open Days. The Group had arranged talks on related interests, from herbal medicine to Tudor music, established links with national garden history collections and built up a flourishing body of Friends. In order to create a garden in the style Dr Turner would have recognised, a great deal of historical research was carried out. As a result the ODG Group has a sizeable archive and an important collection of books relating to Turner, his work and his world. It is in the process of finding a new home for both archive and books. A further announcement will be made once these arrangements have been finalised.
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‘DO Try This at Home!’ LIVE fun for Somerset families from Children’s World
The Children’s World team are excited to announce ‘DO Try This at Home!’ - an ongoing pop-up programme of LIVE workshops and performances, designed to inspire creative and educational activities that can also be done at home. Based at Paddington Farm, Glastonbury the weekly workshops are available for families in Somerset at a cost of only £2 per household. Charity Director Kristen Lindop said, “After a period of uncertainty it’s great to be back in the community! Thanks to funding from the Glastonbury Town Council Youth Committee ‘DO Try This at Home!’ is already up and running - in August we’ve had an amazing range of workshops: poetry with Chris Redmond, balloon science with Ballonatic, juggling with Higher Beings and our famous juggling Trustee, Haggis McLeod, and a brilliant Mojo Moves session
TO ADVERTISE CALL 01749 600388 with Rare Species. And, thanks to further funding from Somerset Skills & Learning and the Somerset Community Foundation, there’s a lot more fun more to come, including magic, storytelling, hooping and puppetry!” To comply with social distancing, and look after our community, places for each workshop are strictly limited to only 5 households at a time and must be booked in advance. For up to date information on the weekly workshops and how to book follow the Children’s World Facebook Page or contact us at Children’s World at info@childrensworldcharity. org / 07449 825750 to be added to our ‘DO Try This at Home!’ mailing list.
New local arts organisation moves online following pandemic Less than a year since its launch, Weston Writers’ Nights has moved online in response to the coronavirus pandemic. The organisation will continue to support local writers, despite the barriers facing the arts and events industries. Its first online event featured author and senior editor at Chicken House Books, Kesia Lupo, and a showcase of local writers. Support from Paper Nations and Arts Council England has allowed Weston Writers’ Nights to reposition online and continue their work. Covering themes like getting your novel published, writing a good book and coming up with new ideas, the online events will give guests an insight into what it means to be an author, and how the publishing industry works. The events, held on Crowdcast, will give guests the opportunity to ask any questions they have about writing and publishing and will include a creative exercise to get everyone writing, Founder, Jasmin Perry said: ‘We’re really proud to be able to continue supporting the local writing community by providing these events, despite the challenging circumstances. You don’t expect to experience a pandemic in the first year of launching a business but adapting to the situation has taught us a lot. Moving online will only make our events more accessible and allow us to reach more writers, which we’re really excited about.’ Weston Writers’ Nights are currently giving Somerset locals the opportunity to help shape the organisation’s future through a short survey they are conducting. Free tickets to a Weston Writers’ Nights event with author Elle Spellman will be offered to anyone who completes the survey. To share your feedback, head to the Weston Writers’ Nights website. For full up to date details visit westonwritersnights.co.uk, our Facebook page: facebook.com/westonwritersnights or email: hello@westonwritersnights.co.uk
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Appeal to the Public for photos The City of Wells Almshouses are appealing for photos or historical information about their ancient chapel, to help them to fundraise for its restoration. They have been successful with several applications for donations and funding and individuals and organisations have expressed strong interest in using the Chapel for small-scale, intimate events such as recitals, concerts, readings, presentations, rehearsals, etc. The chapel will remain a place of worship for residents and local people, but will, when the restoration is complete, also become an ideal venue for local people to enjoy, use and visit.
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This year’s popular open days and other events were cancelled due to COVID 19, but it is hoped more entertainment can be arranged as soon as is safely possible. Chris Vigar MBE, Trustee said “If anyone has any photographs of the chapel or items of interest we would be delighted if you could send them to us to copy after which we will of course return them and any expressions of support, of whatever nature, for this historical place will always be very welcome.” Please send any interesting materials about the chapel to the office at 4 Bubwith House, BA52QE or email manager@wellsalmshouses.org.uk
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Axbridge
£375,000
Wedmore OIEO£500,000
Axbridge
Well presented three bedroom semi-detached house • Dual aspect kitchen/diner • Separate utility • Large dual aspect lounge • Downstairs cloakroom • Family bathroom • Gardens to both the front and back • No onward chain
£280,000
Gorgeous three bedroom cottage • Ensuite bathroom • Family bathroom • Sitting room • Kitchen/ dining room • Separate utility • Study/playroom • Downstairs cloakroom • Beautiful garden • Garage • Parking for two vehicles
Three bedroom detached bungalow • Fabulous family home but would also make a perfect holiday let • Large, light and open plan kitchen/lounge/dining room • Separate utility • Family bathroom • Cloakroom • Good size garden
One bedroom ground floor over 55’s apartment • Allocated parking space • Within walking distance to the local shops and amenities • Large bedroom • Lounge • Kitchen • No onward chain • Communal entrances • Redecorated throughout
Cheddar
Cheddar
Cheddar
£115,000
Winscombe £490,000
Well presented one bedroom first floor apartment • Immaculate throughout • Well appointed open plan lounge/kitchen • Main bedroom • Bathroom • One parking space • Popular village location • Perfect for first time buyers or as an investment
Detached four bedroom house • Generous plot • Dual aspect lounge • Separate study/playroom • Downstairs cloakroom • Kitchen/ diner • Separate utility • Shower room • ‘Walled’ garden • Large driveway • Triple garage
£120,000
Very well presented one bedroom apartment • Lounge/kitchen/diner • Bathroom • Located within walking distance to the centre of cheddar • Perfect for a first time buyer or as a holiday let • Parking space for one vehicle • Viewing advised
Cheddar
£525,000
Very well presented throughout • Four bedrooms • Kitchen/dining room • Separate utility • Double height lounge • Shower room • Family ensuite bathroom • Large garden with a separate vegetable garden and summerhouse • 2.5 kw solar panels
£95,000
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