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Sunny Side Up Café is open Monday to Friday 9am – 4.30pm, serving all-day breakfast, freshly cooked light meals, cakes made in the café, and tea or coffee from only £1.

Mind in Sedgemoor operates from Sunny Side Up to promote Health and Well-being. They offer advice, someone to listen, and someone to help.

Time 4 Sedgemoor is a Time Bank - a voluntary organisation that offers FREE help to other members when they need it. Some of the tasks that have taken place include decorating, gardening, escort to appointments, shopping and help preparing party food to name a few. It is free to join.

Counselling The centre has various qualified and student counsellors who are available by appointment only, who are ready to help. To book an appointment telephone 01278 446935 or call into the centre.

The Sunrise Group, for those coping with depression, meets every Thursday 1pm - 3pm at the centre; all you need to do is contact Steve or Heather on 01278 446935.

Bridgwater & District Credit Union, available for collections only, are here every Wednesday, 10am - 11.30am. The Credit Union is a financial non-profit organisation, run by its members for the benefit of its members. It encourages saving and provides low interest rate loans. For more information telephone 01278 447100 (MondayFriday, 10am-12noon) or go to their website: www.bridgwater-and-district-credit-union.co.uk.

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Culture Club meets every Wednesday 12noon 1pm here at Sunny Side Up, learning about other countries’ cultures. You can experience cooking,

dancing and life standards from around the world. The Culture Club are holding a jumble sale at Sunny Side Up, 2-3 Grenville House, Rhode Lane on Saturday 19th April, 10am – 2pm.

Internet Sunny Side Up has computer stations for the public to use the internet. Half an hour slots are available charged at 50p.

Free Pest Control Service Sedgemoor District Council is continuing to help residents who have experienced flooding by offering a range of support initiatives. Sedgemoor District Council is now offering a free rat survey and treatment service to floodaffected residents within Sedgemoor.

Flood-affected district councils across Somerset are working together to try and offer a series of coordinated services for residents who have experienced flooding. Sedgemoor District Council is able to provide the survey and treatment service utilising the expertise of our Environmental Health team.

Sedgemoor District Council will survey homes, on request, and bait them if needed. This service will normally involve three visits.

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Children’s Hospice South West Thank you to everyone who has supported Bridgwater Friends’ of Children’s Hospice South West Group. At the end of 2013 we’d raised a total of £28,553.13! We would like to thank local people for their wonderful support, raffle prizes and donations. From Gill Brown, and all members of The Bridgwater Friends’ Group. For more information call 01278 456821 and for a list of events see www. chsw.org.uk

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Children’s Disco North Petherton children’s entertainment company, J’s Disco, will be holding a charity children’s disco at North Petherton Community Centre on 10th April, 6pm – 7.30pm. The disco is open for children between ages of four to eleven and include refreshments and raffle. Tickets cost £1.50, and all funds will go to the Somerset Flood Appeal. For tickets call 01278 662818 or email james@jsdisco.com.

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Art Group The Bridgwater Baptist Art Group meets each Wednesday afternoon, 2pm - 4pm, at the Baptist Church, St. Mary Street, Bridgwater. Anyone interested in painting, sketching, etc. are welcome to join us. There is a small fee payable, no tutor, do as you please, and have a chat as you work!

Sociable Kitchen Limited places still available! Sociable Kitchen is a cooking course run by Age UK Somerset for those who don't know their olive oil from Castrol GTX! Ever wanted to know how to make a Chicken Supreme or what to do with your Crannachan? This is your guided tour to basic cooking styles in a sociable and fun environment: get the low-down on everything in your kitchen!

Once you have cooked, you get to taste it all with your fellow diners whilst chatting about the culinary adventure you have shared. You get to taste some exotic ingredients along the way, too!

The next course is starting 2nd April at Bridgwater Baptist Church and the following five Wednesdays from 2.30pm – 4.30pm. It costs just £50 for the six weeks and includes all the equipment and ingredients - all you need to bring is your apron!

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Car Boot Sale Taking place every Sunday from 8th June – 3rd August, this popular car boot sale in aid of British Flag Carnival Club will be at Bridgwater Rugby Club from 10.30am for sellers, and 11am – 3pm for buyers. Cars £5, vans £10, entry for adults 50p, children free! Call 07510 399772 for more information.

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Goathurst Pre-school Celebrate St. David’s Day On Monday 3rd March, the children at Goathurst Pre-school celebrated St. David's Day. They came to pre-school wearing Welsh colours and brought in Welsh items from home. Philippa Kingston (mum to one of the children), spoke to the children about the story of St. David and taught them to say 'Good Morning' in Welsh. She showed them traditional Welsh items, such as the Welsh dragon, daffodils, leeks and traditionally crafted wooden love-spoons. Emily was dressed up in a traditional Welsh costume and Benji wore his own Welsh Rugby shirt. The children then painted daffodil pictures.

Pop in for a Pint As the title says, pop in for a pint at Chedzoy Village Hall on Friday 4th April, from 6.30pm.

Bridgwater Choral Society Taking place on Saturday 11 May at 7.30pm at St. Mary’s Church, Bridgwater – Bach: Mass in B Minor. With Conductor Ian Cooper, Soprano Eleanor Ross, Alto Fiona Mackay, Tenor Paul Smy, Bass Joseph Padfield, and Orchestra led by Brigid Kirkland-Wilson. Tickets are £12 reserved, (Friends £10), £8 unreserved, under-16s free, and are available from Bridgwater Book Shop in the fortnight prior to the concert (tel. 01278 457565), or on the door.

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Have you ever been tempted to try out a new diet? Have you been on a diet all of your adult life? Do you believe in healthy eating, or are you simply grateful to have something to eat? Do you try all the latest fitness trends? Do you read all the latest reports? Do they excite you, worry you, or frustrate you?

This year alone studies have suggested that sedentary behaviour and eating high protein diets are more dangerous to health than smoking. I’m sure like me you have wondered if this scientific research has been shared correctly or understood by the general public or if the message that people will take from this is that it’s ok to smoke if you are active?!

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Professionally Hannah has a diverse background in fitness and health including lecturing, personal training, lifestyle coaching, and more recently health and wellbeing management and development for a leisure trust. She continues to deliver group exercise, 1:1 training and motivational seminar based workshops in the community. Hannah is interested in human behaviour and enjoys the challenge of discovering what makes individuals engage with lifestyle and behaviour change.

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Recycling Changes From 1st April, Coleford and Middlezoy Community Recycling Sites will close, and the busy Recycling Centres at Bridgwater, Frome, Minehead, Taunton and Yeovil will open from 8am to 4pm every day, including Sundays.

The extended opening hours are expected to benefit tens of thousands of residents, improve recycling levels, and contribute to all councils’ efforts to continue driving down the already falling rate of fly-tipping.

More information is available from www. somersetwaste.gov.uk and from Somerset Direct on 0845 3459188.

Brainwave Brainwave are pleased to announce that they have now opened a charity shop in Exmouth; this brings the total number of shops to 25. Remember you can make donations via the South West Centre or, by taking them into one of the shops.

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Flower Show North Newton Flower Show is taking place on 26th July, 2pm-5pm. There will be flowers, vegetables, fruit, stalls, cream teas, quizzes, vintage cars, zucchini racing, ice creams, books, raffle, a tallest sun flower competition and much more. Entry schedules are available in the church or by calling 01278 663956.

The King and I Bridgwater Amateur Operatic Society and their cast of over 50 performers, are already busy rehearsing for their performance of ‘The King and ‘I at Bridgwater Town Hall from 30th April to 3rd May. Performances will be 7.15pm nightly, plus a 2.15pm matinee on the Saturday. Tickets range from £10-£16. Call the Box Office on 01278 662181 www.bridgwateraos.co.uk

Bridgwater Flower Club Demonstration evenings are held on the second Tuesday of each month except August, and the club celebrates its Diamond Anniversary this year! Meetings are held at Westfield Church Hall (opposite the Fair Field) commencing at 7.30pm (doors open at 7pm). Each month we have a qualified Area Demonstrator to show us his or her interpretation of the title for the evening. Everyone is welcome and the fee for visitors if £5 per meeting. Why not come along and enjoy a flower arranging demonstration? There is a raffle, and winners take home one of the designs created during the evening. We also have a sales table of flower arranging sundries and a plant stall each month.

Chedzoy Village Hall The hall is available to hire, from just £15 per session – see www.chedzoyvillagehall.co.uk for details on how to book!

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The Walled Gardens of Cannington are already looking picturesque and full of the joys of spring, displaying a variety of flowers and beautiful colours around the grounds.

As a treat for Easter, the Gardens will have special activities for children and families over the Easter weekend (Saturday 19 & Sunday 20 April), and maybe a chocolate egg or two to be found! Normal entry fees apply – adults £3.95 each, and children are free! The Garden Tea Room and Plant and Gift Shop will also be open as usual, and you don’t need entry to the Gardens in order to enjoy a visit to them.

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Support for Jobseekers Jobseekers in Bridgwater have been put through their paces recently, when employers kindly supported them by hosting job interviews to prepare them for the real thing.

Pluss - a social enterprise which supports people into employment, is working in partnership with Sedgemoor District Council, to help prepare jobseekers ready for their forthcoming interviews.

Each candidate was asked to prepare for their interview by researching their chosen company, preparing answers to commonly asked questions and also preparing questions of their own to ask the employer.

Caroline Derrick, the council’s Learning and Development Manager, and Laura Fowler, the council’s Employment and Skills Outreach Worker, were impressed by the candidates and gave each one positive feedback after their interview.

Pluss Job broker, Sarah Boobyer, organised the event to help support jobseekers in preparing for their interviews. She said: “I would like to thank Caroline and Laura for their support. Interviews can be terrifying at times but there are a lot of things a jobseeker can do to prepare and ensure that they give themselves the best possible chance of performing well on the day and making a good first impression with the employer.”

Handy tips for preparing for interviews: • Research. Before the interview find out everything you can about the company. Look on the internet, read the employer’s literature, talk to friends and colleagues. You should know what the company does, what the job involves, and who are company’s competitors are.

• Find out where the interview is and decide how you are going to get there. The last thing you want is to be trying to find the place when you are nervous and worked-up. Check parking.

• When confirming the interview with the employer, it is a good idea to find out who/how many people will be interviewing you. Also do you need to take ID such as a passport?

• Think about what you are going to wear. It is important to look clean and smart. It is common practice to wear a suit to an interview. You should also make sure you are comfortable.

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Pluss provides support across Sedgemoor, West Somerset, the Mendips and Yeovil area, to jobseekers on the Work Choice project. This includes people with disabilities and health conditions.

If employers would like to find out more about the Pluss Work Choice team and also Pluss factory at Huntworth Business Park, please contact them on 01278 428179 or sarah.boobyer@pluss.org.uk Pictured left to right is Caroline Derrick, Learning & Development Manager, Sedgemoor District Council, Laura Fowler, Employment & Skills Outreach Worker, Sedgemoor District Council, Matthew Sheldon, Ian Leitch, David Marsh, Louise Griffiths and Kelly Saunders at Pluss office in Bridgwater.

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North Petherton Walkers NEW MEMBERS WELCOME! If you would like to take some gentle exercise whilst enjoying some beautiful countryside views and good company, why not join us?

We are a local walking group of about 30 members who meet for fortnightly walks of 4-6 miles, on Wednesdays or Thursdays (alternatively).

We meet outside North Petherton Community Centre on Walk Days to leave at 9.30am prompt.

Cars are not always necessary.

If you are interested, please contact Glynis Finch, Secretary on: 01278 661292 for more information.

Arthritis Care The Bridgwater Branch of Arthritis Care holds a meeting on the first Friday of each month, at the Baptist Church, St. Mary Street, Bridgwater, 10am - midday. Everyone who suffers from this illness is welcome to join, and we welcome all new members. The next meeting on 4th April is an open meeting - for anyone to come along and have a cup of tea/coffee, and chat to us. At the next meeting on 2nd May we will be having a speaker.

Bridgwater-Marsa Twinning Association The Twinning Association would love to meet people who have contacts in Malta, including those who served there, as there were many service personnel who were based there, and any Maltese people living in the Bridgwater area. The Association’s next meeting is Tuesday 6th May, 7.30pm at the Mayor’s Parlour in the Town Hall, Bridgwater – dates and times on their website: www.bridgwatermarsa.webeden.co.uk

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The Showmen’s Guild Donation The Showmen's Guild, who usually visit Bridgwater during the annual St. Matthew's Fair in September, have showed their continued support for Bridgwater by making a donation towards the Somerset Community Foundation Fund.

At their Annual Luncheon in Swindon, the Chairman of the Western Section of the Showmen's Guild, Mr John Allen, presented Sedgemoor District Council's Chairman, Councillor Peter Downing with a cheque for £500.

The money will be forwarded to the Somerset Community Foundation who are coordinating monetary donations in response to the flooding in the Somerset Levels.

Bridgwater Castle Market Not yet visited the market? It’s on every Friday, 9am – 3pm, with many stalls and goodies at great prices! Pitches are available - for as little as £15; ideal for small or start-up businesses, and a costeffective way to promote your existing business. Stall and tables can be provided at extra cost. See the Bridgwater Castle Market page on Facebook for more information.

Sports Awards The Somerset Sports Awards are looking for the coaches, volunteers, clubs and schools’ staff who have made a real difference to sport in Somerset. Anyone can nominate, and nominations remain open until 30th April. For more information on categories and to download the form, visit sasp.co.uk

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Flood Loans Available Owners and occupiers of flood damaged properties should always in the first instance contact their insurers. Sedgemoor District Council (SDC), in partnership with Wessex Homes Loans, however, is able to provide Flood Loans of between £1,000 and £15,000 to Sedgemoor residents whose homes have been flooded or subjected to severe storm damage where the costs are not recoverable through insurance.

Works typically included in the scheme are: Plumbing work; electrical work; roof repairs; replacement guttering and facias; replacing rotten or draughty windows; central heating replacement; damp remedy; updating kitchens and/or bathrooms (which are assessed as ‘unfit for purpose’); replacing insecure external doors.

Applicants must own and occupy the property as their sole residence and as their only or principal home, and must be over 18. The applicants must have sufficient disposable income to cover the loan repayments and must have sufficient equity in their property to secure the loan.

The applicant’s property must be subject to recent flooding or severe storm damage or the applicants must live in a location with a high likelihood of flooding as determined by SDC in consultation with the Environment Agency. Wessex Home Improvement Loans make no charge at any stage of the process. Residents can repay their loan at any time without paying a penalty.

If you are interested in applying for a Flood Loan of up to £15,000 or would like more information, please contact Sedgemoor District Council on 0845 4082540 or local rate 01278 435435.

Alternatively please email swelt@sedgemoor.gov.uk.

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