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FROM THE EDITOR

From the editor

Welcome to the December issue of LocalReach for Street, Glastonbury and surrounding villages.

Now we have reached the month of December we can officially celebrate the start of Christmas – hooray! We have some fantastic articles for you to read, over a cup of tea and a mince pie, including local carol services and musical entertainment.

Don’t forget to support local businesses this Christmas – why not do so at the Christmas Cracker event planned in Street on 1st December? Street and Glastonbury boast some cheery Christmas lights to brighten up the streets as you dash around to find the perfect present for friends and family. The area has lots of businesses offering unique gift ideas which are undoubtedly more special than the mass produced items sold in larger towns/cities.

If you are a local club or charity, don’t forget to send me your regular news so I can give you some free editorial in future issues – LocalReach is the ideal way to reach all households in Street and the local area.

Whatever your plans, may I wish you all a very Happy Christmas and prosperous 2017!

I look forward to hearing from you in the New Year!

Anne Smith, Street Community Editor Deadline for the January 2017 issue is: 2nd December 2016

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Visit Wells Christmas Market this December

A new Christmas market will take place in Wells this festive season, giving shoppers the ideal opportunity to pick up that last minute Christmas gift.

Titled ‘Extra Days of Christmas’, the market is being targeted at shoppers across Mendip and those further afield who fancy doing that last bit of Christmas shopping in the beautiful city of Wells.

There will be around 100 stalls run by local traders offering a range of gifts and produce, including jewellery, hats, gloves, Polish sheep skin rugs, Moroccan gifts, glass wear, flowers, shrubs, handmade wooden boxes, soaps, leather bags, children’s books and pet gifts.

A range of food and drink will also be on offer, including mulled cider and wine, cheese rounds, meat couture, organic beef, spicy sausages, a variety of breads, olives, coffee, cakes, fancy marshmallows, Scotch eggs, Christmas puddings, smoked pork, festive pies and pasties, orchard apples as well as Indian and Thai food.

There will be different food available on the different days of the market. And if that wasn’t enough to get you in the Christmas mood, there will also be music and carols.

The market will be situated in The Market Place in the centre of Wells and operate from 9am to 4pm on Wednesday 21, Thursday 22 and Friday 23 December, as well as 9am to 2pm on Christmas Eve. There will be free parking in Mendip’s car parks in Wells for the duration of the market (time limits will still apply).

The market has been launched by Mendip District Council, with support from Wells City Council, Wells Cathedral and the Bishop’s Palace. This year’s market is a trial, and will be an extension of the existing market, but if it proves successful it is hoped that it can become an annual event which will be built on for future years.

If you have an interest in being part of this year’s extended Wells market over the Christmas period there are still a limited number of commercial and food stalls available.

Please call 0300 303 8588 and ask for the Senior Markets Officer or email OpAssetsContracts@mendip. gov.uk For more information on the market go to www.mendip.gov.uk

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year from the team at LocalReach

Well what a year 2016 was for LocalReach! We decided to expand and build on the great success of LocalReach in Burnham on Sea and now we publish in Street & Wells. In the new year we will be expanding into Shepton and Glastonbury as well.

With our Burnham issue we have already expanded into Huntspill and Brent Knoll. So from all the team at LocalReach we wish all advertisers, contributors and readers a very merry Christmas and hope you have a very prosperous 2017!

Active for Later Life

Does one of your goals include something about getting and staying active in later life? Perhaps you’ve got the healthy mind and need to work on your healthy body too?

Especially for those that are enjoying their retirement, Age UK are pleased to introduce a new EXTEND Movement to Music class especially for the more mature adult. The classes are fun and designed especially for active older adults, those new to regular physical activity and people who may have physical disabilities.

It’s really easy to pick up and so is ideal for older adults, it’s done at a lower intensity, not so fast, but just as much fun and is a good way to make new friends and is ideal for both men and women.

If you want to get fit, or just to make new friends do come and see what it is all about.

New classes will be held on a Tuesday morning from 12 – 1pm at The Crispin Centre, Street. Sessions cost just £3.50, everyone is welcome so please do come and join the group. This class is being funded through a partnership with Knightstone Housing and Creating Active Communities.

Let the group help motivate you to keep more active whilst having lots of fun, for further details please contact Di Ramsay 01823 345626 or email ageingwell@ageuksomerset.org.uk.

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Strode Theatre Events December 2016 Strode Theatre is looking forward to hosting various acts and films this December:

Saturday 10th December LIVE TRIBUTE DOUBLE: TAKE ON TAKE THAT and LIONEL RITCHIE TRIBUTE 8pm, Tickets £19.50.

Two top tribute acts in one hit-filled evening at Strode Theatre. Box Office 01458 442846.

Tuesday 13th December FILM: I, DANIEL BLAKE (15) 7.30pm, Tickets £8, concs £7.

Ken Loach’s hard-hitting, topical new film, starring Dave Johns as a decent working man, thrown offcourse by an illness and the grind of bureaucracy, who joins forces with a young single mother (Hayley Squires). Box Office 01458 442846.

Wednesday 14th December LIVE: “SENSATION” – ABBA TRIBUTE 7.30pm, Tickets £16.50, 16&under £12.50.

The return of this annual pre-Christmas show favourite at Strode Theatre. Box Office 01458 442846.

Tuesday 27th December – Monday 2nd January PANTOMIME: SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS Matinees 2.30pm, evenings 7pm (Tues, Weds & Fri only). Tickets £15, seniors/ students £14, children £10.

Glastonbury & Street Musical Comedy Society return to Strode Theatre for their annual pantomime extravaganza for the whole family. Early booking is strongly recommended! Box Office 01458 442846.

Tickets are available from the Strode Theatre box office (01458 442846) and online at: www.strodetheatre.org.uk.

There is a £1 transaction fee on all bookings other than cash transactions.

Thursday 15th December THEATRE ON SCREEN: NO MAN’S LAND 7pm, Tickets £17, concs. £15.

Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart return to the West End stage in this glorious revival of Harold Pinter's comic classic, shown live on the Strode cinema screen via satellite. Two ageing writers, Hirst and Spooner, meet in a Hampstead pub and continue their drinking into the night at Hirst’s stately house nearby. As the pair become increasingly inebriated, and their stories increasingly unbelievable, the lively conversation turns into a revealing power game…

Box Office 01458 442846.

Friday 16th - Tuesday 20th December FILM: A STREET CAT NAMED BOB (12A) Various times, Tickets £8, concs £7.

Moving comedy-drama following the friendship between a young Australian busker (Luke Treadaway) and Bob, the stray cat that saved him from the streets. Box Office 01458 442846.

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What a Year!

It is that time of year again and we are reflecting what another excellent year it has been for us.

We started off at the beginning of the year with an ambition to hold our very own Charity Will Month.

We met with five different charities that we were eager to support, Age UK Somerset, Ferne Animal Sanctuary, Hope for Tomorrow, SENSE and Taunton Mencap. This resulted in us raising a staggering £4,000 for charity!

In March, David Sinclair, partner of the firm had one of his ‘brilliant ideas’ that we should raise more money for Age UK Somerset by completing the Tough Mudder, dubbed ‘extreme hell’. We got together a team and we raised over £1,000 for Age UK Somerset by doing this… not so bad after all!

In June we were nominated as finalists in the Corporate Social Responsibility category at the Taunton Deane Business Awards. This was a fantastic event and a great opportunity to reflect as a firm on our achievements and values. Since we set up our business in 2009 we vowed to become ‘your local solicitor’ who supports their local community. Putting together our application for this award confirmed to us that this is still exactly what we’re all about.

There have been many other achievements for us this year including offering two young people work experience, holding a talk at a local school, and employing more members of staff. We also took part in the Death Café at Musgrove Hospital, getting people to talk more openly about their wishes for when they near the end of their life and eventually die.

In the New Year if you decide to move house we can help with the conveyancing, or if you want to make a Will or Power of Attorney please give us a call or pop in and see us and we would be delighted to help. We are also here to help with probate matters.

We would like to thank all of our clients, past and present for their support over the years and we wish you a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

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CRISPIN COMMUNITY FOCUS Come and see us on Thursday 1st December at the Street Parish Councils' Christmas Cracker! We will be open ALL DAY until 9pm. We will be selling refreshments inside and out!! Plus some sweetie games to keep the children entertained whilst they wait to see Father Christmas!

Tuesday the 6th of December will be our Christmas sale! 10am until 2pm.

Please stop by and see what we have to offer, lots of goodies plus a raffle- all monies go towards the running of the centre!

Back by popular demand our WREATH MAKING workshop will be available on the 8th and 15th of December, come and make your own wreath to hang on your front door! All materials provided,

includes lunch too! Only £17.00- Please book your place at reception.

On 21st December we will be having a very special CHRISTMAS LUNCH CLUB! It will be delicious! Please come in and book your place now! Only £10.00 for two courses!

We would like to take this opportunity to say Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all Streets residents!!!

Sue Mountstevens Entertains Members of Street and Glastonbury U3A

Sue Mountstevens, Avon & Somerset Police and Crime Commissioner visited a well-attended meeting of members of Street and Glastonbury U3A recently and explained the many current issues she was working on and then answered questions from the audience.

She spoke about the importance of the police recognizing that they did not always get things right and that they need to learn from mistakes, making apologies where due. She went on to describe some of the new challenges the police face now, ranging from cybercrime to exploitation and modern slavery. All this has to be seen in the context of diminishing resources and budget restrictions. This means that there is a continuing reduction in the numbers of police officers within the force but also a need to make budgets go further.

The Commissioner spoke about the importance of the Police and Crime Plan and how the consultation that had taken place was being used to inform the strategic policing priorities, aims and objectives.

She referred to the Commissioner’s Community Action Fund which supports local initiatives and projects which often very directly influence behaviour within communities and gave examples of some successes where comparatively small sums of money had made a difference.

The Commissioner then spoke of her concern for the vulnerable in society and those at risk including missing persons, children and people with mental health issues.

Questions from the audience ranged from the future of the local police station for Street and Glastonbury, the number of police authorities across the country, the budget and the dangers posed by some cyclists and drivers using mobile phones.

The Commissioner was thanked for coming to speak to members and for giving full answers to the questions that had been raised.

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CONTACT THE ELDERLY – BRIGHTEN UP YOUR SUNDAY! One Sunday afternoon a month, local older people and volunteers OF ALL AGES get together for afternoon tea. Our guests are aged 75 and over, live alone, often without family nearby, so the teas are a nice opportunity to leave the four walls behind.

A couple of months ago we launched the first Contact the Elderly tea party group in the Mendips area. The group has older guests and volunteers from Wells, Shepton and lots of surrounding villages. It’s going really well, and has a full house of older guests already. We’d love to get a second group going so we don’t have to keep people on the waiting list. Can you help by volunteering, or spreading the word?

We are looking for: DRIVERS: You will collect a couple of older people, in your own car, and take them to a host’s home, joining the rest of the group for tea HOSTS: Offer to hold a tea party for the local group in your family home once or twice a year (downstairs loo and easy access required).

COORDINATORS: just a bit of admin and organising makes the party happen.

It is a simple yet very effective idea, and it gives our older guests the knowledge that someone really cares. Most importantly it changes lives - maybe yours too.

To volunteer or to find out more about being a guest, please contact: Helen Ker-Bridges.

Helen.ker@contact-the-elderly.org.uk, @contact_teas, 01225 873812

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Charity Theatre Trips to Bristol Hippodrome

In 2004 Chris Cox organised his first coach trip.

2016 marked the organisation’s 200th trip and over £50,000 for charity.

The big news is that Sheridan Smith will be starring in Funny Girl on Tuesday 21st March, though the trip

and the theatre are nearly sold out.

The group’s new bookings this month are for Sister Act starring Alexandra Burke on Thursday 10th August, and Crazy for You starring Tom Chambers on Wednesday 11th October (next year – you haven’t missed it!).

Last chance booking this month for Chitty Chitty Bang Bang on 1st and 2nd February, and for The Kinks musical Sunny Afternoon on 8th March though only seven places left at the time of writing.

For a traditional opera experience book up for Ellen Kent’s Aida on Saturday 11th Feb or try the new Welsh National Opera production of Madam Butterfly on Saturday 1st Apr.

As ever, coach from Curry Rivel, Langport, Somerton, then either Keinton Mandeville and Shepton Mallet, or Street, Glastonbury & Wells.

Many other trips are available, see them all and book places at www.theatretrips.webeden.co.uk , e-mail coxtheatretrips@btinternet.com to request a brochure, or phone 01458 273085 to receive a postal listing.

Mendip Christmas Artisan Fayre

Mendip is showing its support for Small Business Saturday by inviting local small businesses and homemade crafters to hold a stall at their council offices.

Mendip Sports and Social Club, which is a staff run group within Mendip District Council, has been hard at work organising a Christmas Aristan Fayre with support and backing from the council to help promote Small Business Saturday. There will be a wide variety of artisan craft stalls selling all sorts of Christmas items from soaps to cards, food to clothes and much much more. Entry is free and everyone is welcome to attend.

The fayre will take place on Thursday 1 December from 12:30-6pm in the Council Chamber at the Mendip District Council Offices, Shepton Mallet.

The Christmas Aristan Fayre is just one of several markets that have recently received Mendips support including the Shepton Mallet Sunday market which starts on Sunday 20 November and the Wells Christmas Market running from Wednesday 21 to Saturday 24 December.

All three of these markets demonstrate Mendip’s ongoing commitment to support small businesses and to offer residents an opportunity to shop locally

Carol Taylor, Chair of the Mendip Sports and Social Club, said: “We’re thrilled to be holding this artisan fayre at Mendip. It’s the first time the Sports and Social Club have organised anything like this and we’ve already been surprised by the amount of interest it has received from people wishing to hold a stall here. I’m sure this event is going to be a big success and would like to thank everyone involved for their hard work in making it a reality.”

Small Business Saturday UK is a grassroots, non-commercial campaign, which highlights small business success and encourages consumers to ‘shop local’ and support small businesses in their communities which this year falls on Saturday 3 December.

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INDEPENDENCE What does ‘Independence’ mean to you?

In the optical world it tends to mean: Local, small, friendly, customer orientated and free from outside control or the influence of Head Office or higher management.

Eyetech Opticians are local Independent Opticians, located in the centre of the High Street in Street. Adrian Springett the Optometrist, has been providing friendly, high quality, professional eyecare to the people of Street for over twenty five years. His personal approach and business model is to treat people how he’d want to be treated himself. He provides time, attention and choice to every person as an individual, not a number, Clinical results are clearly explained and discussed.

Independence means that frame styles can be sourced to satisfy an individual client and the most appropriate lenses from any supplier offered. Independence means that individual specialist occupational and sports prescriptions are available--clients travel long distances to consult with Adrian. Independence means that enthusiastic staff have time to help clients choose the frame styles that suit. Independence means that Eyetech can offer monthly payment plans for spectacles. In the same way as you have a mobile phone contract, why not pay for your spectacles and eye care on a simple contract?

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Glastonbury Male Voice Choir Christmas Concert

The Choir will hold its CHRISTMAS CONCERT including congregational carol singing on Tuesday 6th December from 8pm at the Parish Church in Street. Entry is £5 on the door.

The concert will be performed by the Glastonbury Male Voice Choir, with accompanist Shelly Prior and musical director Tracey Hansford. Their wide-ranging programme includes traditional Christmas music, a Victorian ballad, a Welsh folk song, a 14th century carol, music by Vaughan Williams and contemporary seasonal compositions. A raffle will be held with all proceeds to St. Margaret’s Hospice and Holy Trinity Street & Walton

Strode Swimming Pool Fun Day

Strode Swimming Pool are holding a Fun Day on Sunday 11th December to raise money for 6 local teenagers who are going to swim the Channel July 2017 in aid of Make a Wish Foundation. There will be a selection of classes, Sea Scooters & Yeti Inflatable, Raffle, Refreshments & Cakes, Face Painting. There may also be a Special Visitor from 1.30pm. To book your space on a class please contact the centre on 01458 443918.

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Friends of Street Library

On Thursday 1 December The Friends of Street Library will be at Street's 'Christmas Cracker Event using the Library Garden Leigh Road, Street from 2.30 pm to 4.30 pm. Come along and meet us whilst finding out what your lovely library is doing for you and enjoying some pre-Christmas fun.

On Saturday 10 December, the Friends of Street Library will be holding a Christmas Fayre in Street Library, Leigh Road, Street BA16 0HA from 10 am to 12.30 pm. As well as Christmas goodies for all ages, there will be winter warmers in the shape of cake, coffee and tea available.

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Knit For Nature

Somerset Wildlife Trust is excited to announce the release of its latest Knit for Nature™ pattern - Boris the Barn Owl. It is part of a campaign to raise awareness of the decline of much-loved Somerset species and get communities inspired to pick up their knitting needles to raise much needed funds for wildlife conservation in the county. Boris follows on from the success of Rustle and Blue Bell Hedgehog patterns.

Somerset Wildlife Trust is dedicated to protecting vulnerable species such as hedgehogs and barn owls by creating richer and sustainable habitats for them across their

reserves - but they need the public’s help to ensure this important work continues. Action is needed now from people and communities where these wonderful animals choose to make their homes. So, whether you are a nifty knitter or knitting novice, there’s a simple way that YOU can support their work AND have fun at the same time!

You can get your hands on the wonderful new pattern and others from Somerset Wildlife Trust’s website and all proceeds will go directly to the work they do to safeguard vulnerable species in the county. To download the pattern go to: www.somersetwildlife.org/knit_for_nature Don't forget to share photos of your creations on social media -¬ maybe your knitted Boris in some crazy colours, or perhaps you took Bluebell with you to a wild or exotic location?

We want to know!

Share your photos and stories with us using #knitfornature on Twitter (@SomersetWT), Facebook, (@somersetwildlifetrust) Pinterest or email them to wildlifenews@ somersetwildlife.org and we will feature them on our website.

Photo credit: Paul Mitchell

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WEDNESDAY - Street

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Tor Leisure Centre, Street Road, 5.30pm & 7.30pm Jo - Tel: 07778 871590

The Royal British Legion, Farm Road, 9.30am & 11.30am, 5.30pm & 7.30pm Dawn - Tel: 01458 833536

SATURDAY - Street Elmhurst School, Elmhurst Lane 9.30am & 11.30am Holly - Tel: 07933 950341

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December at Street United Reformed Church

Open hearts, open minds, open door Light up a Life Service – for St Margaret’s Somerset Hospice: Street’s annual service to support the Hospice takes place here on Wednesday, 30th November at 6 pm. It is organised jointly by the Church and the Hospice. There is a strong emphasis on remembering the lives of people we have loved and lost, but it is also very much a celebration of both the work of St Margaret’s and of Christmas. Features include a candlelight procession, Christmas carols, singing by the children of Brookside School, and the opportunity to make a donation to the Hospice. Leisurely

refreshments follow, when you can meet Hospice staff and volunteers.

Annual Christmas Sale, Sat 3rd December from 10 am: with a variety of attractive gifts, cards etc. Coffee and cakes also available. Run by church ladies’ group, the Friendship League. For information ring 01458 446099.

Christmas Eve, 24th December at 5:30 pm: Crib Service Re-telling the Christmas story with a chance to join in, and carols. For young and old alike.

Anglican Christmas Services

Anglican services over Christmas will be as follows: Sunday 18th December

10am Nativity Service The Mission Church, Vestry Road, Street

6.30pm Carol Service Holy Trinity, Street (opposite Strode College)

6.30pm Carol Service Holy Trinity, Walton Christmas Eve

4pm Christingle & Crib Holy Trinity, Walton

4pm Crib Service Holy Trinity, Street

11.30pm Midnight Communion Holy Trinity, Street

11.30pm Midnight Communion Holy Trinity, Walton Christmas Day

10am Family Communion The Mission Church, Street

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Christmas at The McMillan Theatre

At just a year old, The McMillan Theatre, Bridgwater, is booking more and more talented acts, offering a plethora of events and performances.

If you want the chance for some audience participation, then don’t miss West End vs. Broadway on Friday 20 January, 7.30pm. Battling it out in a musical fight between the West End and Broadway, the audience gets to choose who sings what, with live voting! This concert guarantees a night of classics and new hits all mixed in with laughs! Who wins? You decide!

Are you a fan of Strictly? Then we recommend buying your tickets for An Audience with Ian Waite and Natalie Lowe very quickly, as they’re selling out fast! Ian and Natalie have developed a whole new show with newly choreographed routines of their favourite Ballroom and Latin dances, and will be with us on Friday 31 March, 7.30pm.

If you enjoy National Theatre, we are screening No Man’s Land (staring Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart), from the West End stage, on Monday 19 December 7pm, Saint Joan (Gemma Arterton plays Joan of Arc), screening live from the Donmar Warehouse, on Thursday 16 February, 7pm, and Hedda Gabler - a modern production of Ibsen’s masterpiece, on Friday 24 March, 7pm.

All tickets for The McMillan Theatre can be purchased from www.mcmillantheatre.com or from the Box Office in person, or by phone, Monday - Friday, 10am - 2pm, 01278 556677.

CHRISTMAS at The McMillan Theatre Present a loved one with tickets to one of our upcoming shows!

West End vs. Broadway

F R E E PA R K I N G AVAILABLE

Fri 20 January, 7.30pm

Black Magic: The Little Mix Show Sun 12 February, 7pm

BOX OFFICE 01278 556677

National Theatre Live Multiple showings and dates throughout the year

An Audience with Ian Waite and Natalie Lowe Stars from Strictly Come Dancing!

Fri 31 March, 7.30pm

Various comedians including: Jethro Fri 7 April, 7.30pm

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Going away this summer?

Pirates at Ashcott School!

With the summer holidays soon upon us here are a few tips to keep your home safe while you are away.

Ten tips on how to make sure it’s all there when you get back.

1. Let your neighbours know you are going away. Ask them to push any post through the letter box.

2. Give a family member or a friend you can trust a key for emergencies.

3. Give them details of flights, hotels and your mobile number.

4. Remember to cancel the milk and papers if you still have it delivered.

5. Turn off as many electrical appliances as you can.

6. Close and lock all doors and windows.

7. Set timers in various rooms to turn on table lamps at various times.

Visit the local Neighbourhood 8. If you have a front lawn, cut it just before you go.

Watch team at always Street Christmas 9. If you have a security alarm, set it, let you trusted friend have the code (you can change it when you get Cracker back). If it is monitored by a security company, let them know you are away.

10. Don’t take un-needed credit/debit or store cards with you; you should inform your bank that you will be away Don't forget to come and get the latest information so they recognise any transactions you may make fromon another Crimecountry.

Prevention, Personal Safety, Scams and lots of other Neighbourhood Watch information at the Street Christmas Cracker event from 4pm till Safety while you’re away.

9pm on Thursday 1st it.

December, will find the 1. Keep your valuables safe; if the hotel provides a safe or safety deposit box use Keep your you passport, valuables team in the Crispin Centre, see you there! and spare cash safe.

The children from Ashcott Primary School came 2. school Be careful when out, unfortunately to dressed as pirates recentlypickpockets as part of are more common in some countries than the UK; be aware of surroundings especially in a crowd. anyour English enrichment day involving the whole ADVERTISING & LEAFLET school.

The children discovered a treasure mapthese are attractive 3. Don’t ‘flash’ about your mobile phone, IPad etc. targets for muggers and a message in a bottle which they used as their PRINTING/DELIVERY 4.

If you use the internet while on holiday. inspiration for writing stories and creating their own a. Try to only use safe Wi-Fi connections, if the hotel has Wi-Fi check ifCall it hasJames a password. ‘treasure islands’. on 01458 555503 b. Never use open public Wi-Fi to do financial transactions or to send personal details on Email. or email The shows some 5. Beattached safe and photo keep Safe; enjoy yourchildren holiday. from the Reception Class ‘climbing the rigging’ on Pirate Day. james@localreach.co.uk More information can be found on the Street neighbourhood watch web site at: www.streetneighbourhoodwatch.btck.co.uk

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Street Parish Council

The next meeting of the Parish Council is on Tuesday 13th December. Public question time begins at 7.15pm and the council meeting officially starts at 7.30pm. Meetings are usually held in the John Webster Room, Street Parish Rooms, 6 Leigh Road, Street –disabled access and toilets.

The January date is Tuesday the 17th. For more information call 01458 440588 or email assistant@street-pc.gov.uk Other meetings of the Council and its Committees are held as necessary and full details of all meetings are displayed in the Public Library, at Street Parish Rooms and on the Community Noticeboard in front of the Crispin Hall, High Street, Street.

Details of meetings, agendas and minutes can be accessed via the website www.street-pc.gov.uk or by contacting the Parish Clerk.

Visit Street Library this December

Street Library has a variety of events planned for December. Why not visit the library to find out more?

Adults’ Events Computer courses for beginners and people wanting to improve their skills - Monday and Friday 10 a.m. to 12 noon. Courses are free but please book.

1st December: The Friends of Street Library will have a stall in the Library Garden from 2 p.m. to 4.30 p.m 10th December: Friends of Street Library Christmas Fair and Coffee Morning - 10 a.m. to 12 noon 19th December - Poetry Lunch Club - 1p.m. to 2 p.m.

Children’s Events Rhyme Time: Every Wednesday 11.15 a.m. to 11.45 a.m.

Story Time : Every Saturday 10.30 a.m. to 11 a.m.

Looking for a room in Street?

Street Parish Council has rooms available for hire.

The rooms are in the Centre of Street so close to car parks/bus stops and can seat up to 55 people.

Hire rates are ‘reasonable’ – for further information please call 01458 440588.

New Exhibition: Artists From Wessex and Beyond. A Fundraising Exhibition for the Family Counselling Trust

A new mixed exhibition has opened at Strode Theatre in Street, featuring mainly paintings, etchings and prints by professional artists from the West Country and beyond, including well-known local names like Myrtle Pizzey, Louise Waugh, Ellen Tovey and Kate Lynch.

The pictures on show range widely in style, subject and price, but all artists are donating 40% of the sale price to the Somerset Family Counselling Trust, which was launched on the night of the exhibition’s private view in late October.

The work is of a quality to grace any art gallery in the country (in fact, two of the artists have recently had successful shows in London) and ranges from the stylised, like Sleeping Woman by Anne Rothenstein, to the hyper-realistic, e.g. 1920s Teapot by Harriet Porter, or Judy Willoughby’s almost abstract Flying Figures. Landscapes vary from the delicately misty-pink hills of Robin Rae’s Chinese Landscape to the boldly muddy watercolours of Peat Heap by Sarah Chalmers and the bright holiday atmosphere of Vera Sheaf’s Hills Above Aga Evi. Still life, nature, surrealist and abstract works also feature.

The exhibition was organised by Pat Leyshon and Lucy Carter - local artists in their own right. This time they’re not promoting their own work, but hoping to raise funds for the Somerset Family Counselling Trust, a vital new service for troubled Somerset children and their families.

Pat and Lucy have spent many months curating the work and are delighted with the exhibition. At the private view on 25th October, at which the Somerset Family Counselling Trust was formally launched, they were able to complete the first art sales.

The exhibition can be seen, and many works are still for sale, in the Strode Theatre foyer until Saturday 17th December. Entry is free and the show is open from 10am – 5pm Monday – Friday, 10am – 2pm Saturdays, plus performance evenings.

For more information contact the Box Office on 01458 442846.

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Mendip Ramblers Walks – December 2016

The programme: The group aims to give full and accurate details of walks so individuals can choose walks to their liking and within their capabilities. The programme includes regular Thursday and Sunday walks. Sometimes there are Friday walks. The group has social events, weekends away and holidays. All details can be found in the programme.

Where? The group walks almost anywhere in Mendip and surrounding areas. Routes avoid roads as far as possible, using footpaths and bridleways.

What time and how long? Thursday walks start at 10.00am and are usually about 6 miles, finishing at around 2pm. They are walked at a slower pace than the Sunday walks. The group has a coffee stop at 11am and a lunch break at around 12.30 or 1pm. Sunday walks start at 10.00am and are usually about 10 miles, finishing at around 4.00pm. They are walked at a faster pace than our Thursday walks. There is a coffee stop at 11am and a lunch break at around 12.30 or 1pm. Walkers may also stop for a short mid-afternoon break on our longer walks. Terrain Walks are described as flat, undulating or hilly. Mud can be expected, except in urban areas.

Mon 05/12/2016 at 13.30 Easy: Cup of tea walk Oakhill. Meet: Oakhill Village Hall Distance: 3.5mi/5.6km. Contact Trevor and Val L on 01761 232311 Thu 08/12/2016 at 10.00 Moderate: An Advent Amble on East Mendip Way to Croscombe and Dinder. Meet: Wells, east end of Ash Lane (near Old Bristol Road) Distance: 7mi/11.3km. Contact Brian U on 01749 672457 Thu 15/12/2016 at 10.00 Moderate: Christmas Lunch walk: West Pennard. Meet: West Pennard, The Red Lion Distance: 4.5mi/7.2km. Contact Tony P on 01749 342285 Sun 18/12/2016 at 9.30am Moderate: Festival of Winter Walks: 5-Leaders walk from Steeple Langford Lakes. Meet: Langford Lakes Nature Reserve car park Distance: 11.5mi/18.5km. Contact Bob and Rosemary on 01749 346023 Thu 22/12/2016 at 10.00 Moderate: Festival of Winter Walks: Long Barrow, Hassage, Baggridge and Norton Lane. Meet: Wellow, old station car park Distance: 6.5mi/10.5km. Contact Margaret P on 01761 232042 For full details about the Ramblers, and for information about individual walks, please use the contact numbers quoted or visit www.mendipramblers.co.uk

The Bristol Triangular Walk – 4th and 11th February 2017

Bob and Rosemary from Mendip Ramblers will be leading The Bristol Triangular walk over two Saturdays in this programme. It is an 18 mile walk, but the organisers have added an extra bit to Cabot’s Tower, which makes it 19.5 miles. The idea is to park at Brislington Park and Ride and take the bus to Temple Meads where the walk starts.

The first leg of 9.5 miles will take walkers to Blaise Castle Estate, visiting St. Mary Redcliffe Church, the Harbourside, Avon Gorge and the Suspension Bridge, The Downs and the Blaise Castle Estate, before catching the bus back to Temple Meads and then to the Park and Ride.

For the second leg the group will park at the Brislington Park and Ride again and take the bus to Blaise Castle.

This leg is 10 miles, starting at Blaise Castle with a visit to Badock’s Wood, Durdham Downs, Lovers Lane, Cabot’s tower, Christmas Steps, Castle Park and The Square. The finish is at Temple Meads where the group will take the bus back to Brislington Park and Ride.

Although there are some footpaths on this walk, it is mainly tarmac. If you need any more details, contact Bob and Rosemary on 01749 346023

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