The Village Magazine Vol 33 Mar 2015

The VOL.33

Village

MAR 2015

Magazine Covering Sparkford, Weston Bampfylde, Little Weston, Sutton Montis & Surrounds.

From The Editors Desk...

Hello all after talks with a few local residents I have not backtracked as it may seem but I have opted to omit the name “Sparkford “from the magazine. It was felt that I was not including the other local villages to ourselves this was and nor is the case I was just being a proud member of our village advertising it to the masses! I have placed the local place names the magazine covers at the bottom of the cover as suggested to me by Justin.

Many thanks it works a treat.

My sole intention is not to annoy you all as it may seem but to put across that this is an unfunded community magazine with no actual governing body just the buck that stops at the end of my desk. Due to personal commitments a voluntary post has become open for the delivery of the Magazine each month in Wolfester Terrace & surrounds in Sparkford Please if anyone is able to deliver to this area can they make contact so that they can be dropped to you to deliver thanks in advance Please Remember this magazine is for ALL of you I look forward to the items being received each month to be included in the Magazine. Without your input there would be no magazine Please send all items to me at: peterdownton@btconnect.com or to my home address shown on back of magazine.

PLEASE REMEMBER THE DEADLINE FOR INCLUSION IS 15 th OF EACH MONTH

The new Houses in sparkford at the old coal yard are nearing Completion and will be soon ready for occupants to move into their new homes. The same can be said for the Development of new homes in Queen Camel. It’s great to see continued progress in our community.

On-gong upgrade works on the BT telephone network is being undertaken this has been in progress for the last 4 weeks at the Marston Magna Telephone Exchange these works are being completed to bring to us superfast broadband.

While this is ongoing there will be interruptions to the internet in our local area this will be intermittent as the residents that are on the 01935 code from Marston Magna Exchange will be being patched temporarily to the 01963 Exchange located at North Cadbury Phone line Quality can be reduced during this time as well as quality & speed of the internet this is ongoing and will be for the duration.

Work has commenced at West Camel Road Opposite the Queen camel Medical Centre in Preparation for the New Countess Gytha School Development.

Countess Gytha Primary School Diary Dates…..

Diary Dates Friday 5th February - Head teacher/ Parent Forum 2.30pm in Library.

Thursday 12th February - School Disco Friday 13th February - Inset day, closed for pupils.

Monday 15th - Friday 20th February - Half Term Friday 13th March - Red Nose Day 2015 Monday 30th March - Friday 1oth April - Easter Holidays Monday 4th May - Bank Holiday, School Closed.

GALHAMPTON PLAYGROUP On Tuesday 3rd March, 14th April & 5th May we will be holding a toddler group.1.30pm-3pm. Come and meet other parents and have a cup of tea. Juice & biscuits/fruit) for the children. £1.50 per family.

Both events will be held at our premises, Sparkford Parish Hall, We are starting with just three toddler sessions but if they go well we will do more.

We will be holding a sponsored Obstacle course on Thursday 12th March between 11am & 12pm.

For Red nose day. All playgroup children are welcome to join us for this hour even if it is not their day.

We will be following this with dressing up for fun & face painting on the Friday. We would like all sponsor money in by Thursday 19th so Julia can bank it.

Parking: Lots of parents / grandparents are parking out the front and this is becoming to be a problem. Please use the designated car park across the road, unless you are dropping off or collecting 3 or more children, or you have a child of less than a year old in the car with you. This applies even if you are late.

Facebook: We have changed our Facebook status and we are now a closed group. You now need to “like” the page and then Julia will invite you to join. We have done this so we can add more items to the page and it’s more secure.

Term Dates: Monday 16th February – Friday 27th March Monday 13th April – Friday 22nd May Thursday 7th May – Playgroup trip Monday 1st June – Monday 20th July Monday 20th July – Inset Day

Wednesday 25th March – Easter Lunch Monday 4th May – Bank Holiday Thursday 7th May – Playgroup trip Wednesday 10th June – Sports Day Monday 20th July Leavers Trip

Dates for Your Diary CaféXtra The next CaféXtra Village Breakfast Gathering Will take place on Sunday 8th March.

Breakfast served 9.30am – 11.00am Sparkford Church welcomes everyone for good coffee, Toast, Croissant, milkshake bar & A round of bacon rolls.

This venture aims to provide a monthly meeting point for our village, with the option too to pray and hear a Bible story at one point in the morning. No charge for breakfast but contributions welcome

Camelot Music Night Davis Hall, West Camel Wednesday 25th March 8pm – 11:00pm - £4 Doors open 7.30pm Enjoy an evening of music ranging from classical, traditional, blues, country, folk, boogie, jazz and more. Each month anything from 8 - 12 different extremely talented performers entertain on a variety of instruments, from guitar, fiddle, mandolin, bazooki, flute and keyboards etc.

The artists range from local young groups or soloists, to established groups visiting from all over the South West. Raffle & bar. Find Camelot Music Night on Facebook or contact Martine/Iain on 01935 851556 or martine.hardy@live.co.uk if you would like to play and for more details

SPARKFORD ART GROUP Sparkford has a friendly Art Group who meet on Wednesday afternoons from 2:00pm – 4:00pm In the Sparkford Village hall.

We work in various media and have occasional workshops and visiting artists. We are always pleased to welcome new members of all abilities.

If you would like to join us and have a go, please call George Lawson on 01963 440551.

Come and play a night of Cash Bingo at Sparkford Village Hall On Saturday 28th March In Aid of Sparkford Playing field Association Doors open 6.00pm. Eyes down 6.30pm. Under 16’s to be accompanied by an adult.

Our concert schedule continues on Friday 6th March 2015 at Wells Methodist Church

with a concert in memory of Rita Parsons....and on Friday 20th March 2015 at Wincanton Memorial Hall raising funds for Wincanton Live at Home Scheme.

For details of all our concerts contact Secretary, Ros Tidman on 01963 240465 or check out www.castlecarychoir.org. Please join us and celebrate!

The Cam Vale churches invite you to 'My Faith and My Life' A series of weekly events for Lent 2015 Wednesdays 7.00-9.00 beginning on 4th March Cleaveside Community Room, Queen Camel Starting with a light supper (ploughman’s, soup and cake) in an informal and relaxed venue, each evening we will host a short conversation with two people in which they share some reflections about how their faith and their life 'outside the church' come together. Followed by conversation and a simple act of worship. Each Wednesday evening during Lent, 4th, 11th, 18th, and 25th March. All welcome.

Come along and meet friends and fellow villagers at the Village Tea Room here in Sparkford!

Sparkford Village Hall, From 2:30pm - 4:00pm Tuesday March 31st, 2015 & the last Tuesday of each month Cream Teas and a variety of other drinks and biscuits will be available for ÂŁ1.

The Village Tea Room is being supported by the Village Hall Committee and your Village Agent, Andrea de Berker.

We look forward to seeing you there

Mill Equestrian in Weston Bampfylde are offering FREE Manure.

Bags Can Be Provided. Donations are being taken towards Sparkford & Weston Bampfylde Church The Village Hall & the Sparkford Playing field Committee.

Delivery can be arranged for larger quantities if need be.

For more information please contact Fiona Skipper from Mill Equestrian On 07976 555356

What’s On at Sparkford Village Hall…?

Galhampton Preschool (term time) Monday 9:00am – 3:30pm Wednesday 9:00am – 1:00pm Thursday 9:00am – 3:30pm Friday 9:00am – 3:30pm Contact Fiona Hooper Tel: 01963 440626 Monday & Tuesday Evenings (Term Time) Scouts Cubs & Beavers Tuesday Yoga 10:00am – 12:00pm Contact Marjorie Rourke Tel: 01963 350452 Sparkford Art Group Wednesday 2:00pm – 4:00pm Contact George Lawson 01963 440551 Wednesday & Thursday 6:00pm – 8:00pm Dog Training Classes Contact Lucy Roberts 07817 487901 Friday Men’s Barber in Committee Room 12:00pm – 6:00pm

3rd Sparkford Scout Group

Latest from 3rd Sparkford Beavers, Cubs and Scouts

Helping hands for Sparkford Scouts After an amazing year in 2014 with new activities and some fantastic camps, Sparkford Scouts, Cubs and Beavers are looking to build on that success. We have lots of youngsters wanting to join and growing waiting lists, so we need some new leaders on the team. Do you know of anyone who might be up for the challenge? With girls and boys in each group, we need female and male leaders and helpers to make sure we have a really strong, enthusiastic team to run all our activities. We need both people who want to commit to being a big part of things, and others who might help from time to time, or bring new skills to our group. If you would like to get involved or know someone who would be great we would love to hear from you – please contact Helen Wooldridge 01963 440801 or helen@cuddledry.com We are all really looking forward to camps for this year and continuing our fundraising work to build up our new equipment – we have been busy manning the car parks at Yeovil Town FC, this time raising funds so we can buy ladles, pots and all we need for some exciting campfire cooking!

If you would like to get involved or contribute we would love to hear from you – please contact Helen Wooldridge 01963 440801 or helen@cuddledry.com

Your Watch is still active and all 10 Contacts are available, should anyone need them.

We are awaiting final clearance and authorization from the Police and once this has been established we will publish names and numbers.

If you are in any doubt who your nearest Contact is, please ring 440741.

We are still hoping that someone will volunteer to be coordinator. There are still problems with cold callers and unwanted 'phone calls - the answer is, do not get involved.

Bill Westcott

SPARKFORD PARISH COUNCIL REPORT The last Parish Council meeting was held on Monday 2nd February 2015.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank Karen Bourke for all her years of work as Clerk l and to say that she has made it relatively straight forward to take over the responsibilities with a comprehensive filing system! Please bear with me as get my head round everything.

Planning decisions: 14/04229/FUL - Erection of replacement office/workshop building, Wolfester Terrace, Sparkford, APPROVED 14/04228/OUT - Erection of a bungalow, Land rear of Annhurst, Wolfester Terrace, APPROVED 14/05009/REM - Reserved matters of outline approval (14/02481/OUT). Land adjoining Longhazel, High Street, APPROVED Planning applications: 14/05052/FUL Residential development of 11 dwellings. Land (rear of The Burrows), High Street, Sparkford 14/05009/REM Erection of a dwellinghouse. Land adjoining Longhazel, High Street, Sparkford, Amended plans for Rear elevation first floor windows.

14/01958/FUL - Erection of 28 dwelling houses and 1 commercial unit all with associated highways and landscaping. Longhazel Farm, High Street, Sparkford, Amended Plans.

The Councillors continue to monitor the gully gratings, condition of roads, traffic speed and other issues which continue to be drawn to the attention of the responsible authorities. The dog waste bin has now been replaced at the electricity sub-station.

The date of the next Parish Council meeting will be Monday, 3rd March 2015.

Anne Voysey Clerk to Sparkford Parish Council sparkford.clerk@gmail.com, 01963 441010

The Trust’s Copses have continued to be regularly visited by walkers from Sparkford and Queen Camel. Hill Copse is still the most popular, providing pleasant woodland walks with a wide range of wildlife to be seen, including a small rookery in the nesting season. It is also gives Scouts and junior bikers the opportunity make good use of the woodland paths though, may I put in a plea, – No more new tracks”, they do damage the undergrowth and tree roots!

The Millennium Copse continues to present some lovely views of nearby Cadbury Castle and the adjoining hillsides.

It is good to see how the small saplings planted just 15 years ago have prospered.

Some have now reached 20 feet of vigorous growth.

This autumn we did have a couple intrusive campers that caused some minor damage to the Millennium Seat and nearby woodland. If any more should be spotted in the future, just remind them that they are on private property and do not have permission.

Wyvern and Ridge Copses are maintained as wildlife reserves and they are occasional haunts of deer and Buzzards regularly nest in Ridge Copse.

It is possible that the planned upgrade of the A303 will result in some surplus land adjoining Ridge Copse that could be used to improve access to it.

Although our committee members have done a valuable job over the past year, it would be very much appreciated if a few villagers could help with the occasional maintenance task and organizing our membership list and subscriptions. If you would like to help, please let me know, Our AGM will be held in Sparkford Village Hall on April 23rd All Welcome!

M Littlewood Chairman, SCT, email webtor@sparkford.force9.co.uk

Queen Camel Tuesday Group February 2015 We are a very friendly bunch of ladies and share many things. However, some things are personal and private. Not so when you have a speaker like John Dando talking about 'Privies.' He left nothing to the imagination and kept us chuckling throughout his talk.

From earliest times when man only had bushes to hide behind, through the relative sophistication of Roman Britain when communal latrines were a form of meeting house with rows of stone seats and sticks with cleansing sponges attached, personal relief has been paramount.

Every home had chamber pots and in towns fines were common for people who emptied these down on unsuspecting passersby. Where space permitted, small houses were built over or near streams. These were called 'Houses of Easement.'

The spread of diseases like typhoid and cholera were killing thousands and it was thought that miasmas caused by smelly water had something to do with it.

Water closets were invented and even Elizabeth 1 had one, though she thought it strange and didn't use it. The first patent was issued in 1750 to Mr Cummings although it was later that Thomas Crapper perfected the odorless toilet with some wonderfully artistic and colorful floral creations coming on the market.

For centuries the night soil men had trundled the streets with their barrows, removing personal waste from houses and dumping it on fields. The resultant crops always flourished. The Privy (a small shed that housed a toilet) was built in backyards everywhere and the process of collecting waste and depositing it in fields continued. These privies had lovingly scrubbed deal seats and squares of newspaper for personal cleansing.

Nowadays our modern, indoor, flushing loos are much more hygienic we think but every flush sends millions of germs into the air and where do we keep our toothbrushes? Thought provoking!

The Tuesday Group meets in the Queen Camel Memorial Hall on the first Tuesday of each month, at 10.00am. If you want any more information about our activities, please call Pat Champion on 01963 32264 or Marion Chapman on 01963 220741.

VILLAGE AGENT Promote your services online Do you run a local care and support service? Do you sell care products? Or do you organize a support group in your local area?

If the answer is yes to any of these questions then you need to promote your services or products on an exciting new website called Somerset Choices.

Somerset Choices, led by Somerset County Council, will allow people to search for care services, products, support groups and events in their local area.

Somerset Choices is due to launch in spring 2015 and the Council is encouraging hundreds of local services providers and voluntary agencies to register their details by April.

Don’t miss out! Come along to an information event on Thursday 19 March at Somerset College in Taunton to find out more about Somerset Choices, see a demonstration of the new website and to register for free.

There are three one and half hour time slots that you can choose from.

Slot 1

9am - 10.30am

Slot 2

11.30am – 1pm

Slot 3

2.30pm – 4pm

Please sign up to one of the time slots by emailing infoandadvicewebsite@somerset.gov.uk.

Somerset Choices will initially focus on Adults services and support (including social care, physical health, mental health and much more) and those relevant to Children’s will be uploaded shortly afterwards.

Advice about how to save money on your fuel bills Louise Evans who is based at the Community Council for Somerset can help with eligibility checks and ensure that you are not paying more than you need to for your energy. She can be reached on 01823 331222 or energy@somersetrcc.org.uk. She also advises that there are 5 easy ways to save money on your energy bills: 1. Don’t leave your phone on charge all night – it only needs 3 hours 2. Don’t leave the TV and computers on standby – remember to turn them off 3. Switch off lights when not in use 4. Turn off radiators in unused rooms 5. Only fill the kettle with as much water as you need If I can help in any way please do not hesitate to contact me on 07852 96 18 39 or by email adeberkerva@somersetrcc.org.uk. The service is free and confidential Andrea de Berker, Village Agent”

Church Service Calendar Sunday 1st March 2015 – 2nd Sunday of Lent (Purple) Topic – The Peace Readings: Revelation 7.9-end, 1 John 4.1-3, Matthew 5.1-12, Psalm 34.1-10 9.30 am BCP Holy Communion at Sparkford 9.30 am BCP Holy Communion (Said) at Sutton Montis 9.30 am Village Service at Corton Denham 10.00 am Family Service at Queen Camel 4.30 pm Tea Time at the Davis Hall, West Camel 6.30 pm CW Evening Service at Weston Bampfylde Wednesday, 4th March 2015 10.30 am Cleaveside Community Service at the Community Hall 7.00 pm Lent Course at Cleaveside Community Hall with light supper NO Sacred Space Friday, 6th March 2015 2.30 pm Women’s World Day of Prayer Service at Rimpton Church Sunday 8th March 2015 – 3rd Sunday of Lent (Purple) Topic – Intercessions Readings: Exodus 20.1-17, 1 Corinthians 1.18-25, John 2.13-22, Psalm 19 (or 19.7end) 9.30-11.00am CaféXtra at Sparkford Village Hall 10.00am Holy Communion at Queen Camel 11.00 am Morning Service at West Camel 11.15 am Informal Morning Worship at Sutton Montis 4.30 am BCP Evening Prayer at Corton Denham 6.30 pm BCP Evening Prayer at Weston Bampfylde Wednesday, 11th March 2015 7.00 pm Lent Course at Cleaveside Community Hall with light supper Sunday, 15th March 2015 – Mothering Sunday (Purple) Readings: Exodus 2.1-10, 2 Corinthians 1.3-7, John 19.25b-27, Psalm 34.11-20 9.30 am Mothering Service at Sparkford 9.30 am Mothering Service at Sutton Montis 9.30 am Mothering Service at Corton Denham 10.00am Mothering Service at Queen Camel 11.00 am Mothering Service at Weston Bampfylde 11.00 am Mothering Service at West Camel

Wednesday, 18th March 2015 7.00 pm Lent Course at Cleaveside Community Hall with light supper Sunday, 22nd March 2015 – 5th Sunday of Lent (Purple) Topic – Preaching and Teaching Readings: Jeremiah 31.31-34, Hebrews 5.5-10, John 12.20-33, Psalm 51.1-13 8.00 am BCP Holy Communion at West Camel 9.30 am CW Morning Prayer at Sutton Montis 9.30 am BCP Holy Communion at Sparkford 10.00 am Holy Communion at Queen Camel 4.30 pm BCP Evening Prayer at Corton Denham 6.30 pm Evening Service at Weston Bampfylde Wednesday, 25th March 2015 7.00 pm Lent Course at Cleaveside Community Hall with light supper Saturday, 28th March 2015 12.00noon Wedding of Wayne Trim and Karen Slade at Queen Camel Sunday, 29th March 2015 – Palm Sunday (Red) Readings: Mark 11.1-11, Psalm 118.1-2, 19-end (or 118.19-24) 10.00 am Together at 10 The Cam Vale Benefice Service - Holy Communion at WESTON BAMPFYLDE 3.30 pm Easter Celebration in the Memorial Hall, Queen Camel Monday 30th March 2015 7.00 pm Evening Service for Holy Week at Corton Denham Tuesday 31st March 2015 7.00 pm Evening Service for Holy Week at Weston Bampfylde Advance notice from The Cam Vale churches.

An invitation to Queen Camel Carers Cafe Queen Camel Memorial Hall Wednesdays, monthly, 1.30-3.30 beginning on 22nd April 2015 If you spend much of your time caring for another person, the Carers Cafe is an opportunity for you to get out and meet others in an informal setting once a month. Each cafe will include good refreshments, light music, and a short time of input from a guest speaker (with experience of care and caring) sharing some reflections on caring, ageing and other related issues.

Wednesday afternoons once a month beginning on 22nd April. All welcome. If you can offer to help, or would like to suggest someone we could invite, then please contact Revd John Davies, 01935 851324, john@johndavies.org.

Sparkford Church Rota’s Flowers March

15th

Keyholders Flower Guild

1st

Bill Tallon

March 8th

David Ham

March 15th

Andy Voysey

March 22nd

Rene Carpenter

March 29th

Trudi Groves

March

Sidespersons

Cleaners March

7th

March 14th March 21st March 28th

Miss Groves & Mrs Sanders Mrs Voysey & Mrs Braithwaite

March 1st

Norman Yeates

March 8th

CafĂŠ Xtra

Mrs Rogers & Mrs Skinner Mrs Carpenter & Mrs Yeates

March 15th

David Ham

March 22nd

Together @ Ten.

March 29th

Mack Wright

ANY QUESTIONS? A chance to talk with our prospective MPs about what matters.

Thursday 19th March, 7.30pm at Caryford Hall This is a chance for us to meet the people who want to be our Member of Parliament and ask them what we want to know about what really matters to us - and to weigh up their answers.

The Panel All the candidates for our Somerton and Frome constituency are invited.

The panel will include: David Oakensen of the Labour Party, David Rendel of the Liberal Democrat Party, Theo Simon of the Green Party, David Warburton of the Conservative Party.

In the chair: David Osborne The hall will be open from 7.00pm and refreshments will be available.

Questions These must be submitted beforehand and can be given to David Osborne at 10 Millbrook Gardens, BA7 7EF, Or sent to drosborne2@btinternet.com, Or can be given to David before 7.15pm on 19th March.

Questions will be selected to cover a range of subjects and may be edited.

The candidates will be invited to respond in turn to each question within a strict time limit. There may then be an opportunity for supplementary questions from the meeting.

The evening is organized by the Use Less Share More Group and Christian Aid with the support of Churches Together in Cary and Ansford.

Bishop’s Message – March 2015 Christians must play full part in society I’m writing this letter on the day that the church celebrates Candlemas – the day that Jesus is presented by his parents at the temple in Jerusalem. Along with their new born son, Mary and Joseph brought a sacrifice of two pigeons, the offering permitted in the Law of Moses for those too poor to afford a lamb. Despite their lack of wealth, however, these peasants from Galilee carried in their arms the child that we have come to believe as the Savior of the world.

From the very beginning the Christian faith has had a deep empathy with those who are both born into poverty as well as those who have been thrown into poverty for whatever reason. The creation of a community where all are valued and especially those who are marginalized or excluded through poverty or dis-ease is a key part of Jesus’ vision for the Kingdom of God as we know from our reading of the gospels.

And yet, according to Cole Morton writing in the Independent on Sunday at the beginning of February, ‘the richest people living in this country now take a greater share of the total wealth than they did at the beginning of the century. The poverty gap is wide and getting wider.’

In a few weeks’ time we will be voting in a General Election. There are some strong voices that argue that politics and religion should be kept separate. However, the Bishop of Derby, Alastair Redfern, argues convincingly in his book ‘The Word on the Street’ that all public debate is theological debate. ‘Public debate is God’s children trying to decide who we are, where we are going and how best to proceed.’

A key part of our discipleship is God’s invitation to each of us to engage with that public debate so that we can play our full part in the wellbeing of society for the sake of the Kingdom. +Peter Taunton

RECTOR’S LETTER MARCH 2015 As I write this, there is an air of expectancy around. Spring is just around the corner, buds on the hedgerows, snowdrops blooming underneath. So too is a General Election with its underlying possibilities.

In the Parishes of Cam Vale the land is being prepared, hedges are getting a ‘short back and sides’, ditches are being cleared of accumulated rubbish so that rainwater may flow freely to water new growth, the stubble of last year’s growth is being turned in to nurture the next crop and the fields dressed with fertilizer.

Everything is ready to make the better of the one event we cannot control, but on which we depend for life – the irresistible burst of God’s creative energy that we call spring.

I sense an air of expectancy too in the world of politics. Some of the old ways don’t seem to be working for the well-being of society as they should. Our care of the elderly is not enabling them to flourish, treatment of the sick seems to lack people with enough time, the education of young people lacks resources and is constrained by regulation, and too much of the life-giving energy provided by the flow of money is being diverted to a choice few by blocked ditches within the channels of banking and taxation.

The Scottish Referendum debate revealed hidden energy for political change at a local level and now this is beginning to emerge in the South West of Britain. Perhaps some of the political landscape of our society needs preparation for a new Spring, old growth recycled as fertilizer, blocked channels re-opened, hedge and ditch barriers cut down to size.

The season of Spring is also the season of Lent, a time of preparation among people of faith, in which the mind is prepared and the spirit set free for another year so that personal life may flourish for the benefit of all God’s creation.

I encourage you to take the opportunity of this moment to reflect on the values which under-gird a healthy society – care of the elderly, equality of opportunity, restraint of power, equal access to the law, transparency in our political and business dealings, care for the foreigner and the orphan.

Then to allow that reflection to guide the contribution you make to the community in which you live and to the way you cast your vote for the life of the nation.

Stephen Rymer

DON"T MISS OUT! Booking a family get together, wedding or a special party?

After Valentine's Day comes the Wedding!

Stunning Sparkford Hall are offering a special mid-week wedding package for just £7,500 to include accommodation for 30 & a superb wedding breakfast for 50 guests.

Looking forward to another great Hot Yoga group at Sparkford Hall, why not contact them and give it a try!

Hot Yoga Weekend 21-23 April our MIDWEEK SPECIAL @ Sparkford Hall Hot Bikram Yoga www.hotyogaweekend.com Our luxury Georgian mansion will be yours throughout your stay, including 23 acres of stunning parkland, orchards and gardens, plus our tribe of alpacas & miniature ponies. The house has 11 bedrooms, a huge kitchen for family meals, several lounges and even a downstairs party room for up to 150 guests.

Please call Tony on 07971 234333 or email tony@sparkfordhall.co.uk

Sparkford Inn Under New Management After undergoing a refurbishment the Sparkford Inn is now once again open for Business. with new opening hours from the 14th Janurary 2015. Please call us to book a table on 01935 440218 or text 07468 436195 Open Mon – Sun 12 Noon – Late (FOOD ALL DAY)

SPECIAL OFFER FOR LOCAL RESIDENTS When booking & eating with a table of 3 or more 1 person eats for free !!

(Please contact the friendly staff at Sparkford Inn For Full Terms & Conditions)

COUNTRYMAN Countryside & Garden Peter Keenlyside Mobile: 07706364709 Landline: 01963 251 733 Email: countrymangardens@hotmail.com

PETE WHITE - BMS BUILDING SERVICES 2 RECTORY FARM CLOSE QUEEN CAMEL, YEOVIL, SOMERSET BA227PS MOBILE No: 07763202864 LAND LINE: 01935 851322

The Care & Repair Company Double Glazing Repairs & Replacement Dave Baker Email: careandrepair01@btconnect.com Call: 01460 72142

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