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Welcome to November’s issue of LocalReach, Bridgwater. After what seemed like a very long summer, with those warm days lasting right into October, I can see that many people are now in the winter/Christmas mindset, due to the number of Christmas and winter events I have been asked to share information about in this issue.

I don’t know about you, but I really enjoy this time of year, especially with the various Christmas craft fayres there are around. I enjoy seeing the vast array of works created by many talented people from our area, and being able to buy things a little bit different from the norm, to give as gifts.

It really is a busy time of year, and there are many fundraising events taking place in and around Bridgwater, so as well as having an enjoyable evening or day out, there’s the chance to raise money for some brilliant charities too!

Thanks to everyone who has contributed this month, and I look forward to hearing from you for December’s issue.

Best wishes Catherine December issue deadline is Wednesday 12th November 2014

Cath Davies, LocalReach Community Editor. cath@localreach.co.uk

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Bridgwater Flower Club We have raised funds to present a cheque to the Beacon Centre at Musgrove Park Hospital and this will take place at our Open Meeting at the Robert Blake Science College, Hamp Street, Bridgwater, TA6 6AW on Thursday 20th November, which is our Christmas demonstration evening. We have a very talented national demonstrator for this special occasion. Doors open at 6.30pm and the demonstration commences at 7.30pm. Tickets are on sale now, at £11 per person, by application via Mrs Rosemary Bulled on 01278 722653. We are always pleased to see visitors and anyone who wishes to become a member of the club.

Chedzoy Preschool We have lots of fun-filled activities planned for this term across all areas of learning and development.

We have purchased a new cooker which we tested by making blackberry and apple crumble after we had been blackberry picking, and we are collecting materials to start off our new nature area which will be studied with magnifyng glasses! Our harvest theme explored the importance of gathering some of the food we eat, and we are celebrating carnival and making plans for our Nativity Play and Christmas Party. We utilise both our spacious inside and outside environments so the children have lots of opportunities and having wished good luck to 28 children moving onto primary school, we have spaces available in our preschool. Our toddler group continues to operate alongside the preschool on both Monday and Thursday mornings. We look forward to hearing from you if you are looking for a great Preschool. For more information: 07989 034180, info@chedzoypreschool.org.uk, www.chedzoypreschool.org.uk.

Allotment Opportunities There are many available allotment plots within the Bridgwater area, ready to be taken on by budding gardeners! Anyone interested should contact the Secretary Rachel Owens on 07742 554710.

Restoration of Town’s Cannon Bridgwater College’s Engineering and Construction departments have spent months restoring Bridgwater Town’s historical cannon in a project managed

by Sedgemoor District Council.

Following restoration, the cannon has now been returned to the centre of the Cannon roundabout near the Cross Rifles Public House.

The work included dismantling the existing parts of the cannon by removing all original ironmongery and timber sections and using the existing parts as templates to re-make the cannon base following the original design. The new canon is built from green oak timbers and formed using traditional hand-tooled methods.

The cannon was erected to recognise a forgotten hero, Denis Heron, who rode as one of the 4th light dragoons in the memorable Charge of the Light Brigade. Three years later, in 1857, the Borough Council petitioned Parliament for the provision of a Russian cannon captured in the Crimea, but in more recent years this has been replaced with a replica, which the District Council now maintains.

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Sydenham Netball Club present a ‘Prize Bingo’ night in aid of St. Margaret's Hospice and the Netball Club on Friday 5th December at Sydenham Community Centre, Parkway, Bridgwater. Doors open 7pm, eyes down 7.30pm. Refreshments available.

Sedgemoor Inner Wheel would like you to join them on Saturday 22nd November for a funfilled ‘Quiz Night with Ploughman’s Supper’, 7pm for 7.30pm at North Petherton Community Centre. Teams of four, £5 per person to include supper. There will also be a raffle and bar, and everyone is welcome. Tickets available from Janet on 01278 663820 in aid of St. Margaret’s Hospice.

Big Barn Sale At Heaven’s Gate Animal Rescue Centre near Langport on Saturday 15th and Sunday 16th November. Starts at midday with a host of saleable items, plus wonderful refreshments!

Come and see the cattery and other animals too. For further details contact the centre on 01458 252656.

Light up a Life St. Margaret’s Hospice will be holding their ‘Annual Service’ this year on Sunday 7th December at St. Mary’s Church, Bridgwater at 6.30pm. Our Light up a Life remembrance services are an opportunity to gently reflect together, remembering family and friends who have illuminated our lives. Please join us to remember that special someone.

Christmas Fayre Bridgwater Methodist Church is running their annual Christmas Fayre in the Town Hall on 29th November. There will be over 20 stalls, all run by charities and the Church. The Fayre opens at 10am – 2pm and light lunches will be available. There will be lots of ideas for Christmas presents and all the money raised is for charity. Please come and support us.

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Christmas Tree Festival

Bridgwater Methodist Church is hosting its annual Christmas Tree Festival in the Methodist Church on Monmouth Street on the 12th – 14th December. There will be over 30 illuminated trees on display, decorated by local businesses and charities. The Christmas lights will be switched on on Friday 12th December at 7.30pm followed by a free concert and buffet. The Church will be open during the weekend for visitors to view the trees and have a coffee. On Sunday 14th, there will be a Toy Service at 10.30am when toys will be donated for a local charity, and the evening service at 6.30pm will be a candlelight carol service. Everyone is warmly welcome at all or any of these events and further information can be obtained by ringing 01278 458580.

Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)

I am focusing this month on how hypnotherapy can help those who suffer from Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) as Autumn is fully upon us and people who suffer from this condition start to feel the initial impact.

SAD has symptoms much like depression, but it has a clear pattern, starting in Autumn or Winter and stopping in the Spring and Summer. The kinds of things that people might experience include loss of energy, low mood, which is often worse in the morning than later in the day, wanting to socialise less, a kind of need for hibernation, feelings of exhaustion for no real reason, loss of libido and so on.

So how can hypnotherapy help with SAD? Solution Focused Hypnotherapy (SFH) can help with many conditions that affect our mental wellbeing, and this includes SAD. During the free initial consultation we explain in detail about how the brain works and why it might ‘behave’ with some people in the way it does during the winter months. The Solution Focused approach encourages people to think in new and more positive ways. By means of imagery as well as suggestion, hypnotherapy also helps people who have SAD to change aspects of their behavior, and refocus their thoughts in more positive ways.

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The Farndale Avenue Housing Estate Townswomen's Guild Dramatic Society's production of – ‘A Christmas Carol’, by David McGillivary and lValter Zerlin ]nr, directed by Adrian Patten. ln festive mood, the ladies mount yet another assault on the classics with their version of A Christmas Carol. No Farndale evening would be quite complete without those wayward touches of ingenuity for which the ladies are so justly famed. The production will take place at Bridgwater Arts Centre Theatre, 26th - 29th November, 7.45pm.

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Get That Garden Tidy!

Future fuel: composting will produce something great for next year’s plants by Nick Cater With Halloween just gone, Guy Fawkes and carnivals upon us, and Christmas round the corner, plenty of people in Bridgwater will be thinking about getting ready for winter and the festive season.

In the garden, as growth slows and days get so short, it is about clearing beds, tidying greenhouses, and maybe some light mowing, hedge clipping or pruning.

Your compost bin is the place for all but the largest, woodiest garden waste (take that to a recycling centre if not over four inches in diameter). In the warmth, damp darkness of the compost bin, the transformation can begin into a free much, fertiliser, and soil conditioner.

To help produce that helpful future garden ‘fuel’ to put nutrition back into your soil and retain moisture, do try adding a little shredded card to the mix and some foods: fruit and veg peelings, egg shells, coffee grounds and tea bags. In the house and garage, a quick sift and clear, or a deeper clutter bust, can turn up lots of items and materials that need sorting to ensure they are not wasted or end up in landfill.

A set of boxes or bags can help decide what you want to repair, offer on Freecycle or donate to charity, recycle at the kerbside or recycling site, or even prepare to become Christmas gifts. If you find anything to sell, I see that eBay and other online auctions are facing growing competition from Facebook ‘buy, sell, swap’ groups and classified advert sites like Gumtree, though the old postcard-in-a-window still works, as does a quick car boot sale when you have a lot.

And for a bit of seasonal fun to come, what about giving away or swapping some of your finds, from hosting a swishing party for clothes to a swap meet for household items? For more details of how to recycle more and waste less, including advice on composting, and to order compost bins, visit www. somersetwaste.gov.uk.

Nick Cater is Senior Communications Officer at Somerset Waste Partnership, which manages waste and recycling services on behalf of all local authorities in Somerset.

Winter Eating – by Hannah Chaudhri November always brings excitement for the town with the historic event of the carnival, which brings with it for many an outing out in the cold when often we would be inside warm centrally heated houses.

I always enjoy going out in the cold, with hat, gloves and many layers; but as I walk along, the feeling of warm red cheeks and a ‘Ready Brek’ glow always fills me with joy, as like others the feeling of a full belly and being warm makes me feel secure and content.

Sadly for many the colder months also bring about an undesirable change in their eating habits, as we shift from salads to big cooked meals. I’m always alarmed by the old fashioned view that we have to eat lots of highly calorific fat laden meals to stay warm. The colder months provide a super excuse to get into the kitchen and create some amazing soups, which we can take with us in flasks, on walks, to work, anywhere in fact. I love to experiment in the kitchen, and rarely follow a recipe; juicing has becoming hugely popular in the past few years, and this needn’t be a summer only activity, warm juice = soup!

I’m particularly fond of using left overs, and roast dinners really do provide all the vital ingredients for a super soup. Why don’t you try making a soup with some leftover veggies and even some meat – add a few herbs, spices, onions, and anything else you fancy.

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Twinning Association The Bridgwater-Marsa Twinning Association Annual General Meeting is to be held on Wednesday 5th November at 7.30pm at the Mayor’s Parlour, High Street, Bridgwater at the kind invitation of our President Mayor Councillor Steve Austen and his wife Stella. The Parlour entrance is the grey door between the Carnival Museum and the BOS café; it is upstairs . Everyone who has any interest in Malta - holidays, sport, history, art, music, the wonderful people, or who have any connections would be warmly welcomed. See www.bridgwater-marsa.webeden.co.uk to see the activities we are involved in.

Cossington Jazz The following performances are taking place at Cossington Village Hall and are in support of Bridgwater Hospital League of Friends.

Saturday 13th December - Good Vibes Quintet Geoff Nichols, the original leader of the Avon Cities and a real West Country stalwart, plays swing music from the 20s though to the 40s. Tickets £10.

Saturday 28th February - TRICOTISM an Oscar Evening The Craig Milverton Trio pay homage to the wonderful works of Oscar Peterson and more. Tickets £12.50.

Saturday 16th May 16 - Musique – Francais Gabrielle Ducomble Quartet Come along and help create the Poldens response to the shady nightclubs of Montmatre and the infamous Pigalle. Allow yourself to be transported from French Chansons and passionate tango, through an era of beauty and tragedy in fin de siecle Paris, to the elegant standards from the great songbooks. Tickets £15 (inc. a Bucks Fizz reception and French style treats).

You can reserve your seat at any time for any or all of these evenings by contacting Roger Collett on 01278 451187 or rogercollett.sounds@talktalk.net.

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Fashion Show

Bridgwater Amateur Operatic Society presents the Travelling Trends Fashion Show taking place at Bridgwater Town Hall on 25th November from 7pm. Tickets are £7 and include a drink, and must be bought in advance by calling 01278 786509 or 01278 662181. Clothes can be tried on, purchased and taken home on the night – no ordering! It’s going to be a great night out, with many clothes at bargain prices!

Holy Trinity Events

There is a Christmas Fayre taking place on 29th November at Holy Trinity Church Hall from 10am – midday, and a Crib Service in the Church on 24th December at 3pm for children of all ages.

There is also a Church Café very Monday at Holy Trinity Church, from midday - 2pm all year round, except bank holidays, and a group in the hall at Meads Court from 10.30am – 12.30pm every Tuesday.

It’s a group that will help people with their shopping, walking the dog, or just for a chat, coffee and cake. It’s a help group if you are lonely or need help with anything. For more information phone Jackie on 01278 426342.

Tai-Chi for Health

Held at Puriton Sports Hall on a Monday between 11am – 12 noon, and Thursday between 9.30am – 10.30am. Friday at Chilton Polden Church Hall from 11am – 12 noon. All ages and abilities welcome.

For further information please contact Veronica on 01278 459001.

Hospital Christmas Fayre

The Bridgwater Hospital Christmas Fayre is being held at the new hospital in Bower Lane on Saturday 22nd November between the hours of 11am and 3pm. The usual stalls will be there - cakes, crafts, bric-a-brac etc., together with a raffle, and the League will be selling their Christmas cards and notelets. It will be a chance for people to visit the hospital, if they have not already done so, and there is a car park available to all attending.

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Cannington Golf Centre Winter Membership Do you want to keep fit and active in the winter months?

Why not take advantage of Cannington Golf Club’s Winter Membership offer? From now until the end of March, you can join for only £99 – and there’s no joining fee! The course is ideal for new players and improvers and the open fairways offer new players the chance to concentrate on their shots, whilst the subtle contours of the course provide a satisfying round of golf for those improving their technique.

Cannington Golf Club is a friendly environment where you can play as much golf as you like and have access to the Clubhouse and Pro’s Shop. The Clubhouse has a bar menu, and hot drinks are also available to warm you up and to replenish energy levels! The Pro’s Shop offers a full range of golf clothing and equipment – many at a special price!

The Club holds a number of competitions throughout the year for members to get involved in, and you can practise your skills on the ten bay, 300 yard, floodlight Driving Range. A basket of 60 balls costs only £3, with a buy four, get one free offer!

The nine hole, 18-tee golf course, overlooking the Quantock Hills was designed by renowned course architect Martin Hawtree, who also designed Donald Trump’s Golf Resort in Scotland. The Winter Membership would make a great Christmas present, and with the Golf Pro, Ron Macrow’s, coaching tips on the Club’s website www.canningtongolfcentre.co.uk, you can play at the top of your game!

The golf course is opened daily from 8am – 5pm (last tee) and the Driving Range is open 9am – 9pm (Monday – Saturday) and 9.30am – 9pm (Sunday). For more details or to become a member call 01278 655050 or email golfcentre@bridgwater.ac.uk.

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Somerset Rebels Speedway Speedway riders are the modern-day gladiators of the sporting world, 4 riders per race going head to head on 500cc motorbikes over 4 laps of the shale-based oval track, the bikes accelerating from 0-60mph in just 3 seconds, faster than an F1 racing car, but have no gears and NO BRAKES! The Somerset Rebels are one of a number of speedway clubs that operate in the UK from Plymouth in the south to Edinburgh in the north, their Oaktree Arena track being situated just off junction 22 on the M5, they race their home matches most Friday nights throughout the speedway season that operates from mid-March until the end of October.

Formed in just 2000, the Somerset Rebels currently operate in the sport’s Premier League, which is the 2nd tier of racing in the UK, their Oaktree Arena track, which is 300 metres in length, is widely acknowledged to be one of the best speedway tracks in the UK, a fact borne out by the fact that Sky Sports are annual visitors to the track icorder to broadcast one of the Rebels home matches, and will, once again, be bringing their cameras to the Oaktree Arena on Tuesday 11th June.

A speedway meeting comprises 15 heats of pulsating action of what must be one of the most extreme spectator sports in the UK, but it is also one that appeals to fans of all ages, from 1-91!

Somerset meetings get underway at 7.30pm, but from when the gates open at 5.30pm until 7pm fans can enter the pits where you can watch the riders prepare their bikes, take photos and also have a chat to the riders – what other sport can you get ‘up close and personal’ with the main people. Kids can also apply to be meeting mascots or hold birthday parties in the Oaktree Clubhouse adjacent to the track. Looking for a team bonding night out or something different to treat your staff then have a look at the Rebels website to see our offers and discounts or just simply email us.

So why not give it a try, we know that you won’t be disappointed……… www.somersetrebels.co.uk

Traditions in Music and a Traditional Christmas Bridgwater and District Choral Society’s Christmas concert is a feast of various musical traditions and varying moods. This evening of attractive, melodious pieces is one not to be missed. Come to St. Mary’s Church, Bridgwater at 7.30pm on Saturday 6th December, and you’ll be carried away to different lands.

Britten’s ‘A Ceremony of Carols’ re-interprets the spirit of a traditional Christmas for a modern age.

His innovative settings of English carols ranges from the boisterous ‘Wolcum Yole!’ to the tender ‘There is no rose’. As the last hushed alleluia floats down the beautiful aisles of St. Mary’s, we guarantee you’ll feel that wonderful shiver of anticipation that means Christmas is coming.

Tickets (£12 reserved, £8 unreserved, accompanied under-16s free) are available from www. ticketsource.co.uk, or on the door. Don’t miss this very special concert! Bridgwater and District Choral Society look forward to seeing you.

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We have the fantastic Supersonic 70s Show: Christmas Special at the Bridgwater Arts Centre this December. This incredibly live band will take you on a poptastic 70s journey from the towering majesty of Queen, Carpenters and ELO, the 'pin-up' pop of the Osmonds, David Essex and David Cassidy, the foot stompin' Glam Rock of Sweet, Mud and T.Rex, to the classic soundtracks of Saturday Night Fever and Grease. Plus you'll hear all those 70s Christmas hits too! … "The best 70s show we have ever seen!" Taking place on Thursday 11th December, 8pm. Tickets £16 from: www.bridgwaterartscentre.co.uk.

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Pergamano Workshop Held by fully-trained and registered Parchment Craft Tutors Carole Hill and Sally Burrell, these workshops are held at Bridgwater Library on the first Tuesday and third Wednesday of each month, from 1pm – 4pm. Phone 0845 345 9177 for more information or email snburrell@btinternet .com or carolehill2004@hotmail.com.

Calming tips, for our Firework Frenzied Pets….

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November is one of the most stressful months for our pets, whereas our time zone changes immediately; our pet’s dinnertime, loo & sleep time body clock does not! Over-stimulation by firework noise, on unprepared acute hearing, can easily frenzy them! Imagine yourself, hungry, commencing your dinner and out of the blue you are bombarded with the noise of a warzone, with no explanations; you may just imagine your pet’s mind-set? So here are some tips that work for our pets and guests. Try to feed and toilet them an hour earlier than GMT for first two weeks after the clocks go back. Avoid reacting to your pet’s anxiety as that reinforces their fear; encourage a pacing animal to huddle with you and family members. In the wild they would use dens, warrens, ditches and squeeze into the smallest of crevices, wrapping them in a loose cocoon made from light blanket can replicate this. Or, make a den with an indoor kennel, or cardboard boxes in a closed room; bundling structures with unwashed garments, the pheromones from unclean clothes to dogs and cats, especially those used to sleep and relax in, are reassuring, and reinforcing your leadership and protection. Talking loudly when dogs are agitated, makes them believe that you are barking and frightened too; slip their lead on, holding the lead loosely in your hand, will often work as a comforter to them. Good luck. Atirakin 01278786836 www.atirakin.co.uk

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