SOMERTON Business Focus

Tony’s Fish & Chip Shop

THERE ARE some changes happening at Tony's Fish and Chip Shop, and lots of excitement with it. They would like to announce that Chris Boyd is going to be the new manager at the establishment, running things alongside current manager, Desmond Matravers.

Chris is Tony and Nicola’s sonin-law, and following the sad passing of Tony in 2018, Nicola is delighted that family are going to be at the forefront of the business once again.

Nicola says:

“Following much thought and deliberation over the future of the business, I am very excited that we as a family have come to the decision of making Chris the new shop manager. He has loads of experience and already knows the existing team, and I’m sure he will get to know the customers soon as well! Tony would be proud of how the business has progressed since he left us and happy to see his son-in-law take the reins.”

Des Matravers and Chris Boyd, managers at Tony’s Fish and Chip Shop of Somerton. West Country VW Camper Hire

West Country VW Camper Hire is probably the best kept secret in Somerton. Having moved to Somerton over 7 years ago, they set up a wedding vehicle service with classic VW campervans and were often asked by wedding couples if they were for hire. This led them to the fabulous service now provided, priding themselves in offering new, fully equipped, thoroughly cleaned and wellpresented campervans for hire.

Being located just off the A303 it is an ideal collection point for a trip down to the West Country or for an adventure to the North of the UK. A husband-and-wife team, they can be flexible with their service and customers often compliment them on their attention to detail. They love it when they have returning families who hire again for their fun filled adventurous holiday.

If you haven’t heard about their campervan hire service, check out the website and join them on Instagram and Facebook (Meta). See their advert for more details.

Lee Holmes Garden Machinery - Choose your local supplier!

Lee Holmes Independent Garden Machinery are local garden machinery experts based in Somerton. Family run and fully qualified in their field, they stock a huge range of machinery, offer expert advice and can service and repair most leading industry brands. They have been serving customers for years, offering competitively priced products and services.

Lee Holmes Independent Garden Machinery is a factory approved sales centre for leading brands such as ATCO, Hayter and Husqvarna and their competitive prices may surprise you! Find their showroom on Bancombe Road Trading Estate - they've got loads of machines in stock!

Andrew Knight D.O. Osteopathy

Andrew Knight DO MSCCO Osteopath has been serving the local community for 35 years. He runs a general practice and offers advice and treatment for a wide range of mainly Musculo-skeletal issues.

The Practice is run to enable low wait times and good availability for immediate needs to be met.

His extensive experience and post graduate training, including Cranial Osteopathy and Applied Kinesiology (enabling the treating for diet and nutritional advice), makes for a broad range of treatment styles and knowledge to be applied to each case.

The practice is located in Keinton Mandeville with adequate parking and privacy for consultation.

West Country VW Camper Hire -Fred II. Karen the proprietor at Brunel Pet Centre.

Andrew Knight D.O.

Brunel Pet Centre

5a Brunel Shopping Precinct — SOMERTON —

Tel: 01458 274980 Email: info@brunel-pets.com Website: www.brunel-pets.com Many Brands of Dog & Cat Food Stocked Dog & Cat Treats, Toys & Beds Small Animal Foods, Treats Hay and Straw Wide Selection of Wild Bird Food & Feeders ORDERS WELCOME

If there is something you require which we don’t stock, we will endeavour to order it for you

LEE HOLMES Garden Machinery

15 Cary Court, Bancombe Business Park, SOMERTON Tel: 01458 274261 • www.leeholmesgardenmachinery.co.uk leeholmesgm@gmail.com leeholmesgardenmachinery

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World Drink Awards announce Spirit of Glastonbury® Somerset gin ‘Best English Classic Gin’ 2022

An expert panel of international judges have evaluated the world’s best gins and have announced Somerset distilled Spirit of Glastonbury® to be the best classic gin in England.

Somerset Craft Distillery that produces the gin have only been going for a short while and are delighted with the award. Managing Director, Barry Davies told us: “We were overwhelmed when we received the news – it was totally unexpected.”

Hand crafted in small batches at Barton Saint David, near Somerton, this unique dry gin is the very essence of Somerset. Distilled using water drawn from deep beneath the mystical Glastonbury Tor which towers 158m (518 feet) above the town, and containing nine botanicals including apples from Somerset’s traditional orchards, each bottle is wax sealed and handwritten with its own batch number.

Mandy Davies takes up the story: “We had the idea to make our own gin in the autumn of 2018. We obtained our licence and then began experimenting with a small 2.5 litre still. We really did start from scratch, reading books, visiting distilleries, attending seminars and finding as much as we could about the process.”

“We had lots of help from neighbours and friends in evaluating the results of our efforts and slowly, over a period of time Spirit of Glastonbury® was born. We now have a much bigger still we have named Guinevere, but continue to use our original small one for experimenting with new flavours.”

One of the unusual aspects of Spirit of Glastonbury® is that many people are enjoying it neat as well as with a mixer. It is popular in many local hostelries and has been sent all over the UK via the company’s website www.spiritofglastonbury.co.uk

Barry added: “We have recently teamed up with Sherborne’s local community radio station ‘Abbey 104’ and will be running a competition on the It’s the Weekend! Show on Friday 22nd and Sunday 24th July starting at 4.00pm. You could win a bottle

Navy Strength

A Navy version has evolved which is Spirit of Glastonbury® – but stronger. “It’s basically the same recipe”, says Barry, “but at the higher ABV of 57% - Traditional Navy Strength!”

Recommended Serving

50ml Spirit of Glastonbury® poured over cubed ice, add 100ml Fever-Tree tonic, a slice of lime and a sprig of fresh mint –amazing.

Local Stockists

•Hecks Farmhouse Cider, 9 - 11 Middle Leigh, Street BA16 0LB •Glastonbury Spring Water Company, Park Corner Farm, Edgarley, Glastonbury BA6 8JY •Wookey Hole Caves (Gift Shop), Wookey Hole, Wells BA5 1BB •Premier-Stores, 10 Magdalene Street, Glastonbury BA6 9EH •Keinton Stores, High Street, Keinton Mandeville, TA11 6ED •Pen Mill Stores, 42 Lyde Road Yeovil BA21 5DN •Somerset Craft Distillery, 01458 851500 – by appointment Somerset Craft Distillery Ltd info@somersetcraftdistillery.uk

(L-R) Clive, Mandy & Barry Davies with their copper still named Guinevere.