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Topical Tips - Summer Pruning Roses The pruning of roses is a subject guaranteed to confuse the novice gardener and cause well-mannered disagreement among those with more experience. But two things are of indisputable importance: well-sharpened, scissor-cut secateurs, and the stoutest pair of gloves you can find. Roses that flower repeatedly throughout the summer are pruned in early spring because they are able to produce flower on the current season’s growth. But roses that flower only once, that is, the ‘old’ roses and the ramblers, produce flower on the growth they made during the previous summer. So, when they have completely finished flowering, usually by mid-late July, start by removing any dead or diseased growth, and any weak or crossing stems. But try not to get carried away or the plants will lose the strength to put on a good show next year. Then it’s wise to stand back and look at the plant. An open bowl shape is ideal to allow the air through the stems and prevent disease. Cut back the flowered stems to an outward facing bud.
TO ADVERTISE CALL 01749 600388 Make a slightly angled cut, with the base of the cut opposite and just above the level of the bud, to avoid either leaving a snag, or the bud adrift on a tongue of stem. Rambling roses should be pruned in the same way: reducing or even cutting out, the flowered stems and training in the long wands of growth that will flower next year. This sounds good in theory. In practice many rambling roses are brutish and well-armed. Once they are fully grown, they are a law unto themselves and common-sense dictates that pruning them is only undertaken where it is convenient or imperative. Once they are pruned it pays to water them really well – two gallons or a full watering-can for each plant. And then the next day give them a proprietary rose fertiliser. They should then grow away and produce lots of new growth for next year. If you would like to read further interesting articles and features plus activities planned for members please visit our website: www.hentongardenclub. weebly.com We normally meet on the 3rd Wednesday of the month in Henton Village Hall and look forward to welcoming friends, visitors and members when restrictions are lifted. Kindly provided by Sally Gregson, Henton and District Gardening Club. www.hentongardenclub.weebly.com
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6 Keep up with watering of new plants, using rain or grey water if possible 7 Start to reduce the frequency of houseplant watering 8 Clean out cold frames and greenhouses so that they are ready for use in the autumn 9 Cover leafy vegetable crops with bird-proof netting 10 Plant spring flowering bulbs Tips from www.rhs.org.uk/advice/in-month/september
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Eternity in our hearts - Ecclesiastes 3:11 When I read Moira Cowell’s article in last month’s issue of LocalReach, I was reminded of another verse from the same passage: “God makes everything beautiful in its time, and sets eternity in people’s hearts”. Moira also mentioned that many have experienced fear over the months of Lockdown. These are not unreasonable fears. We know that the corona virus is infectious; we know that it can be and has been deadly; we know that it has not gone away! Fear is a God-given response to enable us to stay safe. But fear can also be a bully. It can overwhelm us and steal our joy. This is not what God intended. A wise rabbi once gave this instruction: “Everyone must carry two pieces of paper with him and look at them every day. On one it is written: ‘ You are as dust and ashes’ And on the other : ‘For you the universe was created.’ ” During Lockdown, many of us have learned a greater humility. We have learned that we are not bullet-proof, nor as in control of our own lives as we had come to believe. But equally, we may have lost sight of the fact that the universe was created for us – the People of Earth – of Dust. When God made people, He set eternity in our hearts.
We have learned forcefully, what it is to be mortal, but with that knowledge should come gratitude. God has created wonderful things for us to enjoy in this life, but more importantly, His Creation points us to Himself and Life with Him for Eternity. As wonderful – or as dreadful – as things are in this life, this time is momentary and fleeting. John Ortberg has written a book entitled: “When the Game is Over... It All Goes Back in the Box”. It ALL goes back in the box. Covid has certainly reminded us of that! Plans go back in the box; possessions go back in the box; position and status go back in the box; Achievements; disappointments and unfulfilled goals and dreams – they all go back in the box. Wonderful or dreadful – these form the fabric of the dust and ashes – they are not the stuff of Eternity. Jesus says “Take heart”, if things are not all that you had hoped right now, look inwards. God has set eternity in your heart. Kindly provided by Sue Marland. Senior Pastor, Wells Vineyard. wellsvineyard.com
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Witches’ Marks - a physical reminder of how our ancestors saw the world The marks or patterns often feature pentangles, intertwined Vs and Ms for the Virgin Mary, to evoke the protective power of the Virgin Mary, and flowerlike designs and tangles of lines which it was believed confused spirits who attempted to follow them.
Witches’ marks above the fireplace © Chris Winter
The marks on the beam above my fireplace could have been the doodling of the carpenter or a previous resident, but now I realise they could be much more interesting! These are probably more likely to be ‘Witches’ Marks’ – officially known as apotropaic marks - which are often found carved into stone or woodwork near entrances like doorways, windows and fireplaces in medieval houses, churches and other buildings, most commonly from around 1550 to 1750, when belief in witchcraft and witch trials were at their height. It is thought that they would then ward off witches and evil spirits from entering, keeping the people inside safe.
As well as in humble cottages like mine, Witches Marks can be found at the Tower of London, Shakespeare’s Birthplace in Stratford-upon-Avon, where they are carved near the cellar door where precious beer would have been stored, the Tithe Barn, Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire, to protect crops and some have been found in the Witches’ Chimney at Wookey Hole. Confusingly though, carpenters’ marks indicating how the timbers should be assembled, masons’ marks and doodles by bored apprentices are often found in the same buildings or even on the same timbers and stone, but whatever their purpose or meaning, Witches’ Marks are a physical reminder of how our ancestors saw the world. Kindly provided by Chris Winter, Chair, Wells Civic Society, wellscivicsociety.org.uk
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Making Tax Digital – further roll out As part of the announcements on 21 July 2020, the Government set out its roadmap for the further roll out of Making Tax Digital (MTD).
MTD for VAT Since April 2019, the vast majority of VAT-registered businesses with taxable turnover above the VAT threshold of £85,000, have been mandated to keep digital VAT records and submit their VAT returns using MTD compatible software. From April 2022, compulsory MTD for VAT will be extended to all VAT-registered businesses. Therefore, from April 2022, all VAT-registered businesses will be mandated to keep VAT records in digital form. Businesses may use dedicated record-keeping software, a combination of software packages or spreadsheets. If spreadsheets are used, the software must be capable of taking the relevant information from the spreadsheet electronically and send it direct to HMRC without further manual adjustment. The deadlines for sending VAT returns and making payments have not changed. The information submitted to HMRC is the same as on the nine boxes of the current VAT return, (although as the UK leaves the EU, these boxes may change). Details of individual transactions are not submitted to HMRC.
MTD for income tax MTD for income tax will apply from April 2023 for unincorporated businesses and landlords with total gross income above £10,000. Businesses and landlords who join MTD for income tax will need to submit a quarterly summary of their business income and expenses to HMRC using MTD-compatible software. The intention is that having made quarterly submissions of income and expenses, taxpayers will receive an estimated tax calculation based on the information provided to help them budget for their tax. At the end of the year, they will be able to add any non-business information and finalise their tax affairs using MTD-compatible software. Need help with the above and planning your way forward, give us a call.
1950s Retro Night Update As a result of the current pandemic, it is with a heavy heart that our 1950s Retro Night in aid of Macmillan Cancer Research has had to be postponed. The event, which was due to be held in October 2020, has currently been rescheduled to Saturday 27 February 2021. We are disappointed that the event will not be happening this year, particularly given the impact COVID-19 has had on charity funds, but we hope to hold a great fundraising night in February 2021 at The Swan Hotel in Wells. We’ll let you know when tickets go on sale. All profits from the sale of tickets and the raffles we hold on the night are donated to the Wells branch of Macmillan Cancer Research.
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2 Stone Loss Lock-down Success!!! Amelia Mason has lost an Incredible 2 STONE, since her local Slimming World group closed Mid March, due to Covid-19! This didn’t stop her. Soon as her Wells Consultant Sarah, said there would be Virtual Groups, she jumped at the chance and has been an inspiration every week. “I’m so proud of Amelia, says Sarah. We all look forward to Wed pm, she’s usually virtually with us on her mobile, cooking her dinner/sharing recipes. Ranging from Carbonara to Hunters Chicken” Amelia said: “My favourite thing about the plan is that, I can still go out with my friends, get takeaway and still lose weight. By coming to group I’ve learnt how to make healthier choices and I can keep the weight off for life! I have long shifts a work. It’s so flexible I can take tasty quick lunches to work. Now I feel fitter, I don’t get out of breath and coming out of Lockdown I’ve received lots of compliments from family/friends, they can’t believe my transformation. I just feel AMAZING!!
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COMMUNITY Tentatively we are reopening for weekly Sunday worship at 10:30am. We are also welcoming all kinds of groups back into the building. It is refurbished as a resource for Wells. If you are interested in hiring a room, we have available Seager Hall and full kitchen, the smaller Denning Meeting room with servery, the church itself for meetings / concerts / speaker groups also with a servery. For more information on room hire please contact Marie Whitman on 01749 677155, mariewhitman99@gmail.com
Folk have worked hard, over many years, to realise the vision of a refurbished church building that is more accessible physically and all week, not just Sundays. For six months we worshipped in the church’s Seager Hall while contractors ripped out floors, pews, screens. The result is amazing. The floor is now level throughout, there is a disabled access onto the Union Street carpark, a new disabled toilet. Not to mention new décor, lighting, internet access, floor coverings and chairs. There is also a two bedroomed flat in what people may remember, from the last century, as the Sunday School rooms. We were excited about moving in. However the very Sunday we had planned to, the country went into Coronavirus lock down.
We will hold a big celebration of thanksgiving once we can sing in public spaces and have more people present.
Prickles Hedgehog Rescue Prickles Hedgehog Rescue have had a busy Summer season with many hoglets needing our attention. We are happy to report that most of these grown babies were able to be returned to their finders during the end of July and beginning of August. As per our previous appeal, we would be most grateful for donations of cat food in jelly to feed the many hungry mouths still in our care. Phone 01934 742120
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Anthony Smith Joins ASFL Solicitors Anthony began his Private Client career at Barclays Bank Trust Company in Exeter in 1982, and has since worked offshore in Cayman Islands, Panama, Jersey and Isle of Man, and also in the City of London with Barings Trust Company, where clients included members of the Royal Family. He is pleased to bring his experience back to the South West to assist my local clients. He can advise clients on drafting wills, probate & estate administration, trust drafting and management, powers of attorney and Court of Protection, and tax and estate planning, and this has included successfully taking power of attorney instructions from stroke patients. Anthony has been an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Bankers, since 1992, and a full member of the Society of Trust & Estate Practitioners (STEP), since 1996. Outside of the office, he enjoys swimming in the sea all year around, sea and estuary kayaking, walking in the South West countryside and playing guitar. He is happy to see client remotely by phone, zoom, skype / teams or at our Weston and Winscombe offices. He is happy to travel further afield and will also visit hospital or do home visits, if required.
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Why Make a Will, Have a Power of Attorney or Consider Tax Planning It is important that make your Will, if you have family or dependents on whom you wish to specify benefit. Otherwise, your estate will be the subject of statutory intestacy provisions, and these may not match your own wishes. If you wish to preserve your wealth, you can make use of trusts - will trusts that operate after your death, and lifetime trusts that you can set up now. In both scenarios, you can preserve wealth for your family for generations to come. The trustees manage the wealth objectively and so preserve it. The beneficiaries will not be able to squander the capital. Additionally, if you have a disabled child, for example, a trust is a good way to manage their money, and so lifestyle, in the future when you are unavailable to be there to help them. Where a person has already died, all may not be lost, as the beneficiaries of the will or intestacy can vary the terms of it within two years of death. Additionally, anyone may make a claim on a person’s estate, which may or may not be successful. Please contact Anthony Smith to make an appointment or with any questions.
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Tendon and nerve pain? How to reclaim your life Are you reading this and feeling pain in your feet, ankle, hips or tendons? Is persistent pain holding you back from living the life you would like? Your pain may have started recently or have lasted for years. It may be caused by Achilles tendonitis, Plantar fasciitis, hip problems or strained tendons. You may think it’s impossible to treat with anything but painkillers. Lack of hope may make the pain even more tiring and depressing. As a specialist osteopath, Matthew Jackson understands and sympathises – and he can help with a proven solution that really works. Using his training and experience – and some really expensive equipment – he prompts your body to quickly heal itself. Shockwave therapy, which pulses waves into the painful area, is recognised by NICE and used widely in sports therapy and private orthopaedic hospitals. Six Shockwave sessions at Matthew’s local clinic usually transforms even stubborn pain. This treatment has benefited dozens of his patients who were really suffering: - Rosie felt both her Achilles tendons tear whilst sprinting and could barely walk with the pain. - Aidan had sharp agony from wrist tendonitis. He was sometimes reduced to tears, especially when trying to pick up his one year old son.
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Love reading? Buy local She carefully slipped the blade of the knife under the tape and cut. Peeling back the flaps, she lowered her face to the contents and inhaled deeply. Erika, her assistant, smiled conspiratorially. “You’ve gone over to the dark side. You’re definitely one of us now.” “You’re right,” said Eleanor as she lifted the pile of paperbacks from the box, sniffed them and set them on the counter. “My name is Eleanor Mace and I am addicted to books.” These are the first lines from local author Jan Ellis’s story, A Summer of Surprises. Jan used her long experience as a publisher to write stories set in a quirky bookshop in Devon. “I love bookshops,” said Jan, “and I’m delighted that people can find my books in our local Stores. I think we all need some uplifting fiction to cheer us up during lockdown!” To find out more, visit www.janelliswriter.com or pop into your favourite bookshop.
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Walk for Oxfam: sponsored walking in your own time, with your own companions With festivals and events cancelled, Oxfam needs our support now more than ever. The Mid Somerset Oxfam Group is not able to offer our usual Over the Hills sponsored walk, our One World Fair or even our summer-time street collections, but we want to give you the opportunity to continue to support Oxfam in a way that is safe, easy and fun. A lot of us have found pleasure and relaxation in walking in our beautiful countryside over the last weeks and months. So we are asking you to dedicate your next walk to Oxfam, by taking part in our Over the Hills, walk in your own time, with your own companions, sponsored walks. If you head to our website, www.midsomersetoxfam.co.uk, you will find details of the Justgiving page we have set up, and of the two routes that we have suggested. One is an easy 4-mile circular walk from Wells, and the second is a moderate 7-mile walk from Butleigh. Or you can walk or cycle your own favourite route. Then make your donation through our Justgiving page, safe in the knowledge that the money you donate will be made available to Oxfam within a few days, helping it to respond to Covid-19 situations and to people in need.
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We offer a bespoke service for local homes and small businesses and can be there for you as much or as little as you need, following your initial enquiry. The services we provide include hand-sewn curtains and roman blinds, custom-made cushions and lampshades, small upholstery projects including headboards, and furniture upcycling.
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Obviously at the moment we are not able to go and perform in the care homes, but we have been trying to create chair exercise videos and sing-a-longs to keep residents entertained. The link to our YouTube is www.youtube.com/ channel/UCGyIrfHcsl0l4juMQFn0ClA?view_ as=subscriber this should take you to our ‘channel’ where everyone can find our chair exercises videos and sing-alongs. Please contact us via email: Flashbacktheatre@hotmail.com, phone: 07715643521 or Facebook www.facebook.com/ flashbacktheatre
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Commemorating the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Britain
COMMUNITY by Adolf Hitler. Although greatly outnumbered the Allied Pilots fought with such skill and bravery and with masterful Spitfires and Hurricanes, outflew and shot down vast numbers of German Aircraft. Churchill said, in the heat of the battle, as the RAF were repulsing wave after wave of aircraft, that: “The gratitude of every home in our Island, in our Empire, and indeed throughout the world, except in the abodes of the guilty, goes out to the British airmen who, undaunted by odds, unwearied in their constant challenge and mortal danger, are turning the tide of the World War by their prowess and by their devotion. Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few.”
2020 marks the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Britain which took place between July and October 1940. The 15th September 1940 was officially named Battle of Britain Day as it was the day when RAF Fighter Command claimed what proved to be a decisive victory over the German Luftwaffe and prevented the planned German land invasion of Great Britain
The pilots were not just British; many were from other countries such as Czechoslovakia, Poland, South Africa, Canada, Australia and New Zealand and it is important to recognise the contribution that everybody made to the immense effort involved to protect Britain from invasion. Let us remember those honoured “fighter pilots” on this the 80th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain on 15th September and again on Sunday 20th September when due to Covid 19, only limited Acts of Remembrance and Services will be held in commemoration of their immense achievements.
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Wells & District Gardening Club For a decade or more there has been a rose constantly blooming in a large container which is hefted around the garden wherever a bit of added interest is needed . It Is a resilient and amiable plant enduring drought without too much complaint when it misses the watering can. It probably deserves much better attention but some plants are much more tolerant of human neglect than we are. This particular rose has a story behind it as many do though this one is part of rose history , much of which is told in its name: Humes’s Blush Tea-scented China. Towards the end of the eighteenth century parts of the Orient were opened up for trade with Europe and new found wealth in Western Europe provoked an explosion of demand for novelty of tastes and fashion. New garden plants were greatly relished . Sir Abraham Hume specialized in
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TO ADVERTISE CALL 01749 600388 chrysanthemums in his Hertfordshire nursery but he also received specimens of roses from China. All roses which arrived from China caused a sensation since quite simply they had the reputation of blooming more than once .This was an exciting innovation and new colours too were introduced like blood red. The specimens which Hume received were pale pink with delicate pointed foliage accompanied by a fragrance of china tea. In 1809 the Admiralty gave special dispensation for Hume’s plants to be conveyed through the Blockade to that great rose collector the Empress Josephine. This in spite of the fierce war between England and France.The magic of gardening . The great botanical artist P-J Redoute’s depiction of this rose has appeared on countless coasters, table napkins and tasteful wall prints . My own plant blooms cheerfully in Spring , then in Summer with occasional surprises in October and November. Modest and undemanding it never ceases to give pleasure . As St Paul would say , ‘ Neat but not gaudy‘. Still shut down and restricted as we continue to be with no way through the blockade we have to make do with our own joys, visit in a limited way other plots and gardens and have a look at our maturing website: www.wellsgarden.club
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As Covid 19 restrictions were lifted on campsites visitors to the Mendip Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) are being reminded that they’ll sleep better by staying on official campsites to support the local economy. In a new campaign called ‘Sleep Well?’ the Mendip Hills AONB Unit are spreading the message that campers will have a much better night’s sleep if they’re on a legitimate campsite as they’ll be helping the rural economy recover and they won’t have to worry about a landowner or the police knocking on their windscreen or tent. Camping and overnight stays are not allowed on any of the visitor car parks, nature reserves or open access areas.
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Local tourism businesses and farmers that supplement their income through their campsites have all suffered financially due to the coronavirus. Now is the chance for visitors attracted by the natural beauty of the Mendip Hills to support the local economy by using legitimate campsites. The AONB Unit are expecting more visitors than ever this summer and have seen recently how the small visitor car parks quickly become full. Camper vans staying overnight take up the spaces of legitimate day visitors. Visit Somerset website has many campsites listed and there are many other campsites that can be found via the internet.
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Glazier, Windows & Door Engineer • Glass, Sealed Units • Handles & Hinges • Gaskets & Seals • Repairs & Servicing •Emergency Boarding Up Service Call Stephen from GlassCorp on
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If you’re looking to sell and want some up to date honest advice, please call us today.
Draycott OIEO£450,000
Axbridge OIEO£300,000
Cheddar OIEO£400,000
Cheddar
Extended and renovated to a very high standard • Three bedrooms • En suite • Family bathroom • Extended kitchen/diner • Separate utility • Good size lounge • Immaculate, low maintenance gardens • Off street parking
Semi-detached, extended four bedroom house • Lounge • Separate study/sitting room • Downstairs cloakroom • Kitchen/ diner • Conservatory • Enclosed rear garden • Parking for two vehicles • Quiet cul-de-sac location
Impressive high quality detached new build • One of three individual executive houses • Superbly finished • Four bedrooms • Two bathrooms • Lovely modern kitchen / dining room • Separate utility • Downstairs cloakroom • Off street parking
Detached house • Four bedrooms • Lounge • Dining room • Kitchen • Separate utility • Downstairs cloakroom • Family bathroom • Desirable location in cheddar • Good size enclosed rear garden • Garage • Off street parking
£389,750
Axbridge
£135,000
Cheddar £500,000
Cheddar
Beautifully presented one bedroom apartment • Refurbished throughout • Situated in a sought after, central location • Original period features • Ideal first time buyers home or buy to let / holiday let opportunity
Modern large detached house in a fabulous, elevated position • Four/five bedrooms • Kitchen • Dining room • Separate utility • Study/bedroom • Downstairs cloakroom • Large double garage • Parking for four/five vehicles • Close to local amenities
£349,950
Cheddar £640,000
Beautiful detached long cottage dating back to 1830’s • In the heart of the village • Upgraded and improved • Four bedrooms • Garage • Off street parking for 2 cars • Separate small workshop with power and lighting • Master en-suite
Entrance hall with galleried landing over • Living room with brick built fireplace • Kitchen / family room • Utility room • Cloakroom • Master suite with dressing room and ensuite shower room • Study / office on the 3rd floor • Hobbies room
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