Word Gets Around Magazines - Taunton - Issue 69

THU 8-SUN 10 JUN

West Somerset Railway Diesel Summer Festival on the

SAT 10, THU 15, FRI 16 JUN

Waverley Paddle Steamer excursions

SAT 17 JUN Minehead BioBlitz - plants and insects

MON 24-29 JUL The Minehead and Exmoor Music Festival

SUN 20 AUG eat:Minehead

SAT 2 SEP Minehead Bay Festival

SUN 8 OCT Minehead Seafront Triathlon

FRI 13-SUN 29 OCT Exmoor National Park Dark Skies Festival

SAT 28 OCT Minehead BioBlitz - funghi

FREE STEAM BUS SERVICE around Minehead -

Jul 22, 23, 29, 30, Aug 5, 6, 12, 13, 19, 20, 26 & 27

FREE PUNCH AND JUDY SHOWS WEEKLY during school summer holidays

EVERY FRIDAY throughout the year Farmers Market

from 8:30am - 1pm

Free regular family-friendly entertainment during all school holidays

Clive Smith Editor

Call 07779 653120

clive@wordgetsaround.co.uk

ABOUT US

Established in 2014, Word Gets Around Magazine is an independent community magazine and family business, run by father and son team; Clive and Paul Smith.

We aim to spread the word about local events and services and to encourage our communities to use local businesses.

The more we are supported by advertisers the more pages we can grow to support the community.

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Booking deadline for the next issue is 20 th June

A warm welcome to our May/June issue as we change to a bi-monthly magazine. This means you will receive a copy every other month, six times a year.

A month goes by like a week in the publishing world so this will give us more time to grow our digital presence to complement this printed magazine, and get involved in other community projects that we want to support.

The BIG news is the launch of our additional new online digital magazine. Over the next few months we will be adding more articles, news, useful information and adding a spotlight on local community groups. We need your help though. See pages 16 & 17.

May is a month with not the usual complement of two bank holidays, but three, as we celebrate the coronation of King Charles III and the Queen Consort, Camilla on Saturday 6th.

Despite all these royal celebrations, we can’t forget May Day, with its ancient traditions such as crowning the May Queen and dancing around the maypole.

June is the official start of summer, and the solstice on Wednesday 21st June is the longest day, when the Earth tilts on its axis closest to the sun. This year, that happens at precisely 3.57pm, which could be a great titbit of information for a quiz night.

We also celebrate Father’s Day on the third Sunday of the month, which this year is 18th June. While there is a long tradition of honouring fatherhood in Catholic European countries on the Feast Day of St Joseph (19th March), Father’s Day in the UK owes more to the American celebration, which was designated a US public holiday in 1972 by President Richard Nixon.

But whatever its origins, it remains a wonderful opportunity to treat our dads and commemorate the loving memories of those no longer with us.

Enjoy the holidays and enjoy our new digital magazine too!

Clive

There’s an old saying about nothing being certain in life but death and taxes. Death may indeed be inevitable, but there’s still a few ways you can get money without taxes. These are partially or fully excluded from your income when calculating your National Insurance and Income Tax liabilities.

£1,000 trading allowance

You can make up to £1,000 a year from selling goods on eBay or similar activities. That’s because of the ‘trading allowance’, which covers income that isn’t your main job or self-employed business activity. As a general principle, you can make up to £1,000 in income without having to register as self-employed with HMRC or declare the income from it on a tax return. If you took in more than £1,000, you need to report it, but you can deduct a flat £1,000 in expenses rather than your actual costs.

Rent a room

If you have a spare room, you can make up to £7,500 income in rent before you have to start paying tax thanks to the ‘Rent a Room’ scheme. Despite the name, you can actually rent out more than one room. The £7,500 limit covers all income from rent in the property. The allowance is split if more than one person shares the income (e.g. you and your partner). You can only claim the allowance when renting furnished rooms in your home, meaning a building that you own and live in. (If you rent out a property you don’t live in, you can instead claim Property Allowance, which reduces your taxable income from the rent by £1,000 a year.) Remember, your legal relationship with the renter differs depending on whether you also live in the property.

Dividend allowance

If you own shares, you may receive an annual dividend. For the tax year 2023/24 the first £1,000 is tax free, although it is scheduled to fall to £500 from April 2024. Anything over this limit is taxed at 8.75 per cent if you are a basic rate taxpayer.

Pension pot

The State Pension is taxable, as are the regular payments you get from a personal or occupational pension scheme. However, your scheme may let you take lump sum withdrawals before your regular pension payments begin. As a general principle, you can take out 25% of the total value of your pension fund as tax-free income. Always take expert advice so that you understand the implications for both your taxes and your retirement income.

Double check

Always check the tax status of any income you receive, whatever the source. It could affect your PAYE tax code and whether or not you need to complete a self-assessment tax return. Whenever you use any of the options mentioned in this article, remember that you may still need to mention the income when claiming for Universal Credit and other benefits.

Allen’s Chevrolet Show 1928.

I had a nice set of Allen’s photos from Mr W.T.C. Stephens many years ago with a good deal of history of the company. This image shows the 1928 Chevrolet Show staged by Allens inside their premises by the bridge. Note the house that was retained inside the workshop area. It was eventually demolished. This image shows an Armstong Siddeley left with a Star on the right. The later production A.S. Sapphires of the 1950’s are considered to be some of the best British cars ever made.

The Chevrolets were imported by Allen’s crated in kit form and put together in Taunton.

The show included a Chevrolet Curtis single horse box with side ramp together with Chevrolet trucks and cars. Allen’s were founded in 1796 operating as a small wheelwright and agricultural business at Tone Bridge Foundry. Later came the development of gas oil engines and the entry into the newly founded motor trade.

From 1906 until 1908 Allen’s built their own cars powered by French built De Dion Bouton engines as the UK found itself lagging behind French and German motor technology. The company styled itself as The Chassis Construction Company. ( CCC ). The Chevrolets were imported after WWI by Allens only one of four such importers in the UK. In time this led to Allens becoming Vauxhall dealers via General Motors.

Allen’s were under Government contract in WW1 for transport in food production. They employed 30 soldiers unfit for service to run the vehicles. An old Argyl was used to carry petrol cans for the tractors.

The Stephens family had a long association with Allens. William ( Bill ) joined the company in 1926 earning three shillings for a fifty six hour week. Bill’s brother and father both worked for the company now styled as C. Allen and Son Ltd.

Bill eventually became foreman of the Quick Service Dept. after forty eight years service. The company outgrew the Bridge Street site and moved to Staplegrove in 1969.

Did you enjoy this article? You can now find our archive online at: wgalink.com/local-history

Green ngers… the Alan Titchmarsh column

He’s a brilliant presenter, accomplished gardener, talented novelist, and allround horticultural inspiration. This month, Alan Titchmarsh discusses an array of wildlife we may not expect to see in our gardens over the summer months.

Think of our gardens in summer and you can probably come up with the same old things that make those outside spaces such pleasurable places to spend time in. There are flowers such as roses, lavender, foxgloves, delphiniums; there’s all that lush green grass that offers visual magnificence with an aroma that is as unique as it is unmistakable. Beyond that, there’s the beauty of climbing plants such as ivy, clematis and honeysuckle. And of course, the odd bat.

Hang on, did I just say that?! Well I did, and it’s true. Bats in the summer in our gardens

are common, albeit not the first thing you would immediately think of.

And while you’re there, have a look for grass snakes, stag beetles, slow worms, glow-worms, foxes, and even rare amphibians such as the great crested newt. And what about the humble hedgehog, or the sparky sparrowhawk?

Few of these animals we would confidently associate with summer gardens, but they are there, they are present, and if we seek them out, they can truly enrich our admiration for this wonderful habitat and where life – beyond flowers and plants – is shown to flourish.

So while the summer months typically enable us to sit back, relax and enjoy the immediate visual beauty of our gardens, the truth is there is so much more going on behind the scenes. You’ll see all this if you delve a bit deeper into your outside space, and can attract the wonderful visitors – all the while supporting local

biodiversity – by ensuring you are planting native species, by providing water sources, as well as creating habitats like log piles or compost heaps.

The fact is, while we look on our gardens primarily as places that stimulate our senses so spectacularly, it’s worth remembering they are habitats for all manner of wonderful little creatures and critters, and we are all, at times, guilty of forgetting their existence.

My recommendation this year is to give a bit more back to animal life – even if that means keeping the grass a bit longer than you usually would – because you’ll be surprised at just how much more your garden evolves.

Shopping for your new arrival?

By Kate Olver, NHS Midwife and Taunton’s Village Midwife

Hello! My name is Kate and I’m a NHS midwife living and working in Taunton. I did my training in London and Plymouth. There are so many options out there; the next-to-me cot, moses baskets, slings, prams, outfits, nappies, pumps and everything else you’re no doubt being advertised! These things are important, how you care for your little one, transport them and feed them matters. But have you considered how much your birth matters?

Birth comes in every shape and size imaginable; it is as individual as the people who experience it. Every journey through the NHS is paved with thousands of choices; where to book in for midwifery care, whether to have screening or scans or blood tests, whether to be measured or monitored, where to give birth and with whom. The key message here is choice, every little thing that happens is your choice, and it is important that you know this so that you can make each choice count. Before buying a pram or a cot you would want to know if it’s fit for purpose, safe, comfortable, suitable for your needs and your life. You can do the same with your birth.

With an Antenatal Course that is designed and run by a midwife this is exactly what you can expect. I’m passionate about bringing you awareness of the evidence to inform choices in your pregnancy, to make sure you feel in control of the decisions you make as you grow your baby. I work as a midwife in the NHS in Taunton so I see lots of families navigating the system every day. In my classes I give you the tools you need to feel secure in your choices, backed up by evidence and information.

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BRAIN TRAIN

ADDINGTON

Fill in the grid so that each row, column and 3x3 box contains the numbers 1 through to 9 with no repetition.

Across

5. Spotted or calico horse (5)

8. Implements for practical use, tools (8)

9. Hair on the chin (5)

10. Building near to or up against a main building (8)

11. City in central Egypt on the east bank of the Nile (5)

14. Evergreen tree with small berries and glossy aromatic leaves (3)

16. White sheep originating in Spain (6)

17. Discrimination against a person in the latter part of life (6)

18. Diving bird of northern seas (3)

20. Brass instrument without valves (5)

24. Capital of Hawaii (8)

25. Genetic copy (5)

26. Type of very hot Indian curry (8)

27. Capital of Ghana (5)

Down

1. Second largest of the Great Lakes (5)

2. Mooring (5)

3. Berkshire town, famous for its racecourse (5)

4. Colourless watery fluid of blood (6)

6. Lumps of frozen water, usually with six sides (3,5)

7. Herbivorous land turtle (8)

12. Government whose head of state is not a monarch (8)

13. Merchant who designs and sells hats (8)

14. Fluffy scarf of feathers (3)

15. Ox from Tibet (3)

19. Imaginary place considered perfect (6)

21. ___ Allen, US filmmaker and comic actor (5)

22. Pen made from a bird’s feather (5)

23. Royal house of which Elizabeth I was a member

The world’s oldest piece of chewing gum is over 9,000 years old. The average person will spend six months of their life waiting for red lights to turn green. Cats have over 100 vocal sounds. Koalas sleep up to 22 hours per day. Giraffes have no vocal cords. Elephants can communicate using infrasound.

YOU NEED ONLY FACE THE CONSEQUENCES

The consequences might be many, but she could. It’s kind of crazy and wildly exciting when you actually start to think about all the things you could do or say or be if you were prepared to accept the consequences.

I’d been holding back on quitting my job specifically because I was afraid of the consequences. I felt a sense of obligation, I was worried about my boss’s reaction and I didn’t want to feel like I had let anyone down.

A few weeks ago an email landed in my inbox and the next day I quit working with one of my biggest clients.

It wasn’t my boss saying something horrendous, she’s perfectly lovely, it was an email newsletter from writer Oliver Burkeman. In it he quoted the late American psychotherapist Sheldon Kopp: ‘You are free to do whatever you want. You need only face the consequences.’

I read and reread that quote several times, letting it sink in.

At first I felt a bit defensive about it to be honest, like I wanted to say ‘yeah that’s all very well, but I can’t possibly do x, y and z.’ It’s a symptom of the modern world that we’re fed a myth of being able to ‘have it all’. As women especially, we’re presented with this ludicrous idea that we can, and by implication we should, have a successful and fulfilling career AND be a fully present parent AND have some kind of side hustle making our own hand poured soy candles.

Being ‘free’ to do whatever you want can feel like a pressure to do everything at once and when you choose not to, or aren’t able to, it can feel like a failure.

That’s not what Kopp is saying though. He’s not saying you can do whatever you like and therefore you must, he’s just saying go for it if you like, just decide if it’s worth the consequences.

Alongside the myth of having it all of course goes the guilt, and it’s when the consequence of our actions is guilt that we so often feel crippled. How can we be ‘good’ people if we don’t put others first?

‘Oh of course my dream is a travel the world in a camper van, taking photographs of the local wildlife,’ says the mum of teenagers, ‘but I can’t possibly do that because the kids need me to support them through university.’

She could though.

After reading Oliver Burkeman’s email though, it suddenly felt so much clearer. It became a simple equation, (I like equations) – was the sum of the benefits worth more to me than the potential short term awkwardness? Of course it was. I handed in my notice.

The next time you find yourself wrangling internally over a decision that doesn’t immediately sit comfortably with you, or that causes pangs of guilt, just consider the consequences and ask yourself ‘is it worth it?’

If the answer is yes then to hell with the rest.

Nature’s Philosophy

Nocturnal birds in sibilant causerie

Forest creatures in distant revelry

While nature’s blanket dims their rivalry

And stills the air to peaceful reverie

How brief is this tranquillity

As hostile meetings in darkened shrubbery

Remind, if only momentarily

That man alone enjoys in camaraderie

By Victor Timmons

The thought of dating again can feel overwhelming at any stage in life, but putting yourself out there later in life can feel particularly intimidating. So how do you know if you’re really ready to dip a toe back into the dating pool?

When you’re young, friends who think you’re not settled down start trying to pair you off. This can happen again when you’re older; friends who are couples used to being together may think you’ll only be happy if you are in a relationship like them. But the first rule of dating in later life is to do things in your own time, when you feel it’s right, not when someone else feels it’s right for you.

Ask yourself: “Am I ready?”

Whether you’re on your own after the loss of a spouse, divorce or splitting up with a long-term partner, when will you be ready to begin dating again?

Generally speaking, the best time to start dating is when you feel confident and happy in your own skin, and when you aren’t seeking the affirmation of someone else. Some people arrive at this point more slowly than others – everyone has their own timeline, and love isn’t something that should be rushed.

In fact, scientists suggest it’s our relationship with ourselves that lays the foundations for all other interactions, and that self-love could be the secret to a healthy, fulfilling relationship with a significant other.

What else to consider

With a bit more age comes a bit more baggage. And it’s highly likely that your new date/online matches will most likely have been married before.

You and your date might have children from other relationships and it can be difficult knowing how to introduce a new partner to children or loved ones. However, don’t let your former life interrupt your new one – and hopefully any children will be supportive and happy for you now that you feel the time is right to move on.

Dating in your 50s and beyond inevitably means you’ve lived and loved before and your combined experiences will mean you’ll both have endless stories to share!

Online dating

Online dating is bigger than ever, with around four in ten couples now meeting this way. You can take plenty of time getting to know someone via phone, email, or video chat before actually meeting up with them in person. And if you speak to someone online and instantly realise that they aren’t the person for you, then it’s much easier to cut contact politely.

Like everything in life, online dating does come with some negatives, such as trying to weed out the good dating profiles from the bad, not being able to form a first impression of someone based on physical interaction and, of course, concerns about scams.

It’s important to remember that when talking to someone new online, you should never give out personal information that could put you or your finances in jeopardy. This includes, but is not limited to, your home address and your bank details.

Whatever happens, try to remember that there are plenty more fish in the sea and the right person will be out there somewhere! And sometimes you just can’t hurry love…

It’s here! Our new diGital magazine

MORE ARTICLES, LOCAL CONTENT, BUSINESSES, EVENTS, COMPETITIONS AND MUCH MORE TO COME. VISIT

We are very excited to announce the launch of our Word Gets Around Digital Magazine as an online extension to this already popular printed format. There is no doubt that the world of print and the way we communicate has changed dramatically over the past two decades. Community magazines however are thriving across the country where quirk and character are valued over immediacy. 75% of our advertisers have been with us for over 5 years as they realise that an integrated advertising formula in both print and digital keeps their name out there, and reinforces the services they offer.

By changing to a bi-monthly magazine (every other month) it gives us the opportunity to truly embrace the benefits of all things digital.

We want to do more for our readers and advertisers and help spread the word in print, and online. There is a real opportunity to promote our community, offer support, advice and have information all in one place.

There is a lot of content that we receive that we have been unable to share in the past, as we have been limited by the space available in a printed magazine, and with associated costs.

How we can help everyone... READERS

Our new website has articles listed by category so you can quickly access more of what you like to read. This includes a wider range of articles, more information, more features and it will be a more interactive experience.

One of the worst things about most digital media platforms is that they are overrun with adverts. We want our website to offer a pleasurable reading experience so there will be limited adverts, which means a nice and clean article to read, without pops ups, irrelevant marketing

adverts and endless promotions. We will ensure our advertisers are truly local, and are relevant to the associated content you choose to read.

Businesses

We are looking to form partnerships with local businesses where we can extend upon our printed platform, by utilising digital tools in social media marketing and video. This offers flexible ways for businesses to promote themselves.

Our printed magazine already has a great impact, delivered to 34,000 homes in Taunton and West Somerset per issue.

With our new digital magazine we can link printed adverts direct to a website or a promotional video, to make it a more creative experience.

COMMUNITY GROUPS, CLUBS, ORGANISATIONS, CHARITIES AND SOCIETIES FREE LISTINGS

Do you run a local community group or organisation? Would you like help to tell more people about the good work you do? Or promote your services, events and ask for more help?

We want our digital magazine to be a community hub of information, so if you have a club or

you contact one of our advertisers.

Editor Clive Smith and Designer Paul Smith

society please let us know with your contact details together with 200 words about your group and we will add you to our new website.

INFORMATION

Our objective is to make our website full of information for our community. With your help this could be a ‘One stop shop’ for local walks, recommended places to eat and visit, numbers for local businesses, and events.

Do you have a short story you have written or a poetic prose? Perhaps you would like to mention someone who you think needs a little praise.

Help us to help you. We want to be a force for good, and do more for our community.

Please get in touch by sending an email t0: info@wordgetsaround.co.uk

FEEDBACK

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“Love the articles about old Minehead- I find it fascinating and I love that we get ads from around this area if we need a certain service you are bound to find the information in this book.” - S CREECH

“I have advertised with you for over 8 years. You have a great independent platform for me to market my business locally. Good marketing is about a constant reminder that we are here to offer you local knowledge and first-class service”. - J JASPER - Homefront Design UK

Free Fun Day for all the family in Vivary Park, Taunton

Make sure you pop this date in your diaries! This event will be the biggest and best day out in Somerset this year. We have ordered beautiful weather for the day (cross fingers) to enable everyone to stroll around the park, have fun, be entertained and have the best experience. Last year we welcomed over 20,000 people!

The event will be completely free to attend for all the family with a huge variety of stalls, exhibitions, military vehicles, military personnel. The event will be opened by a Free Fall parachute team! Plus, a very exciting timetable of displays in our main arena. This will include helicopters, tanks, Taunton Military Wives Choir. We have been assured that the Star Wars Storm Troopers will be back again. They look fantastic and everyone loves having their photos taken with them. We have booked the most amazing attractions for this year too, including –

• Paul Hannam quad bike stuntman from North Devon with 25 years’ experience riding quad bikes & 10 years’ experience racing at British Championship level.

• The Soldiers of Swing! As seen on BGT 2020! A military duo that specialises in swing hits as well as some old favourites from that era.

• Roger Blighty rides the penny farthing which has had a biplane conversion.

Somerset Armed Forces Day will be a chance to show your support for the men and women who make up the Armed Forces. This year, we will join people across Somerset to say “thank you” to members of the Armed Forces community – including current personnel, reserves, veterans, cadets and families –for their contribution to the nation. Showing support for the Armed Forces provides a much-valued morale boost for the troops and their families.

The Somerset Armed Forces Day committee are incredibly grateful to all our sponsors. We still have some opportunities for Sponsorship and Stall Holders, attractions. Please email info@somersetafd.co.uk

Look out for further updates across our social media and website. www.somersetarmedforcesday.com

A prenuptial agreement, or ‘prenup’, is a legal agreement between a couple signed before marriage. The purpose is to detail all pre-marital belongings, debts and assets belonging to each party and can specify what is to happen those during the marriage, and, more commonly, upon its breakdown. It is similarly available if you are entering a civil partnership in the form of a preregistration agreement.

Couples may view a prenup as a lack of trust; if the marriage is to last forever, then why have such an agreement? However, we believe that one can never be too careful, and it is as important to plan for the unlikely as it is the inevitable.

Without a prenup upon divorce, all assets, debts and belongings must be carefully sorted through to ascertain what are marital asset and debts. Without this guiding document, arguments may ensue as to what is or is not marital, which can become expensive, stressful, and time consuming.

The beauty of a prenup is that it is tailored to suit the needs of both parties; there is no ‘one size fits all’ approach. It can protect inheritance due to one party, protect a business interest, protect one party from debt belonging to another, or make assurances to any children to be born or who are already born. The list goes on. The agreement can even be enforced after death to protect your estate.

Prenuptial agreements have been questioned as to their reliability. Whilst there is no formal legislation in place, there is solid case law that has been relied upon to support the binding nature of the agreement. However, the court will always have discretion to move away from the terms agreed if they are unfair, or if the situation requires a different approach depending upon the merits and circumstances of the case.

It is important that necessary steps are taken to ensure that the agreement has the punch it needs if it is ever to be relied upon, and this is where a legal professional can help you. Numerous factors will affect the binding nature of the agreement, including the date that the agreement was signed, whether both parties sought independent legal advice, and whether both parties engaged in full financial disclosure to receive the best possible legal advice.

Our experts at Everys will ensure that your needs are properly met, with the correct time, care, and attention devoted to guarantee that the agreement drafted is both effective and covers everything that needs to be covered.

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The Peacocks’ first ever season in the Vanarama National League South is at an end with the team delighted in securing another year at that level with three games to go. A season impacted by a combination of wet and cold weather meant the club suffered a relentless run of fixtures from February onwards but despite such a demanding schedule the small squad of players stepped up to the plate to ensure survival whilst also achieving some excellent results along the way. The players gave everything for the club, each other and the fans to round off a successful inaugural season at this level.

The 2022/3 season saw local rivals Yeovil Town relegated from The National League and Weston-superMare confirmed as champions of the Southern League Premier South which means they both join the Peacocks next season for some mouth-watering local derbies. Plans are now underway for the 2023/4 season, with Head of Football Rob Dray commenting: ”It has been a successful first year for us at National League level. It is an extremely demanding league and you cannot let your standards slip in any game because every side you play is capable of beating you so to stay in the division is a massive achievement. The travelling is also on another scale but this is what we want, the club are ambitious and we all want to progress further. I am very proud of the team for their efforts this season and I thank all our fans who have supported us both home and away. Planning is well underway for next season already and we look forward to another season at this level.”

A message from Chairman Kevin Sturmey.

“Thank you to everyone for supporting us this season. We can offer you a series of flexible options to support the club for the 2023/24 season and we look forward to seeing you as we continue our journey forwards”.

Ticket prices on the gate for 2023/24 season

£14 Adult

£11 Concessions (state pensioner, student with ID)

£5 Youth (13-18yrs)

£2 Junior (6-12yrs)

Under 6 FREE With a paying adult

Pre-season

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(There is an opportunity for a possible 5th game which would be included in this package deal)

£28 Adult £22 Concessions

£10 Youth £4 Junior

Under 6 FREE

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All season tickets no longer include the pre-season games.

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Support your local team

UP CLOSE & PERSONAL

Get close to the action and feel like you’re kicking and heading every ball with them. Meet the players at the end of the game.

THE ATMOSPHERE

The shared euphoria amongst supporters and players, when celebrating a goal, is second to nothing when a club means that much to you.

CAMARADERIE

Being a part of a fan community can create bonds and friendships with other supporters.

YOUR SUPPORT

Your admission money can go towards our stadium, pitch, match day events etc. to benefit fans and players, therefore, making our club more successful.

ECONOMIC IMPACT

Supporting your local team can have a positive economic impact on the community, generating revenue for local businesses and creating jobs in the sports industry.

PRIDE

We represent Taunton, so the unified feeling at a local match reinforces that pride.

Besides helping the club and everyone involved, by supporting your local team, local football is the best way to watch quality games, witness outstanding goals and experience a fantastic atmosphere.

CAN YOU HELP?

There is always work that needs doing so if you possess practical skills and have some time to spare to help out, please email: admin@tauntontown.com

AppleFM Taunton is your local Community Radio Station broadcasting in the Taunton area on 97.3FM or online we are here to support local businesses, charities and organisations in any way we can. Contact us and share your story.

APPLE FM gains extension to FM Licence…

97.3 Apple FM, is Taunton’s original Community Radio Station, starting back in 1969 as Taunton Hospital Radio before moving to Community based Apple AM in 2004 and then Apple FM in 2013. The station has changed, adapted and moved with the times over the 50 plus years it’s been running.

Staffed entirely by volunteers the station broadcasts 7 days a week, there is an amazing range of shows produced by local presenter from Country to Dance Music, Chart to Golden Oldies there is a show to meet everyone’s musical tastes, we are truly different every time you listen.

The only station in Taunton run entirely by volunteers we never take a day off because we love what we do.

As a station we support local events, Taunton Flower Show, the Town Council, St Margaret’s Hospice Care and as a member of Taunton Chamber of Commerce we welcome support from members to promote their business through the station.

On the 11th May Apple FM passes 10 years of broadcasting on 97.3FM in the Taunton area and with the 5 year extension to the licence received from Ofcom we can continue to deliver community radio for Taunton.

Next year we celebrate 20 years of broadcasting to the community with plans to increase our coverage on DAB in association with other stations in the area. Thank you to our volunteers for their work and dedication to the station.

For more information on partnering with Apple FM, sponsorship or how we can work together please contact sales@applefm.co.uk Apple FM always welcomes new presenters and volunteers to join our team please email hr@applefm.co.uk

A SELECTION OF SPRING & SUMMER SHOWS

ONE MAN AND HIS COW

17th MAY 2023 - 19:30

100 minutes £16.50

Farmer Trevor has a big problem. Given just months to live, he is faced with the dilemma of which one of his three children to bequeath his beloved farmstead to. Each has their own beguiling qualities and Trevor just can’t choose between them. Then one fateful night in the cowshed, help arrives from the most unlikely of sources…

A rural romp, written and performed by “the Morecambe and Wise of Weston-super-Mare”, featuring a multitude of agricultural antics and farmyard frolics, all told with homespun charm and wit and entirely in rhyme and song.

GODOT IS A WOMAN

20 th MAY 2023 - 19:45

70 minutes £12.50 - £14.50

In 1953 a man wrote a play about waiting. In 1988 he sued five women for trying to perform it.

In 2001 Madonna released What It Feels Like for a Girl.

It’s 2023 and we’re still waiting. Since Samuel Beckett wrote Waiting for Godot, he and his estate have notoriously challenged – often legally – non-male companies that wish to perform it. A whipsmart interrogation of gender, authorial copyright and the cultural significance of Madonna’s 1989 album Like a Prayer, Silent Faces return with their trademark style of playful, political, physical theatre.

AN EVENING WITH GREGG WALLACE

27 th MAY 2023 - 19:30

90 MINUTES £32.50

We are delighted to welcome presenter, writer, media personality and former greengrocer Gregg Wallace to Taunton Brewhouse for An Evening With Gregg Wallace.

Best known for co-presenting MasterChef, Celebrity MasterChef and MasterChef: The Professionals on BBC 1 as well as Inside The Factory for BBC2.

He began his career in Covent Garden Fruit and Veg Market. In 1989 he started George Allan’s Greengrocers, a company that built up to an eventual turnover of £7.5 million.

Based on his business success, he was invited to co-present Veg Talk on BBC Radio 4 with Charlie Hicks. He was the original presenter of Saturday Kitchen in 2002. Other TV projects include: Eat Well for Less, Inside the Factory, Turn back Time, Harvest, Supermarket Secrets and Who Do You Think You Are? Of course, he is best known for MasterChef, Celebrity MasterChef and Professional MasterChef.

BEFORE BREAKFAST

3rd JUNE 2023 - 20:00

70 minutes £12.00

Before Breakfast explore feminist issues through the telling of personal stories – fusing their classical knowledge and rich arrangements with raw expression. Gina and Lucy’s music has always been beautiful, though is often layered with feminine discomfort. An uneasy web of harmonies and relentless piano, intricate cello and expressively haunting vocals run through their back catalogue and feature on their debut album I Could Be Asleep If It Weren’t For You –Released January 28th 2022.

The four-piece have toured with gold certified Sony artist Tokio Myers and Mercury Prize nominated Bella Union artist C. Duncan, performing at venues such as Shepherds Bush Empire, Manchester Albert Hall, The Sage, Scala, Band On the Wall, Thekla and The Rescue Rooms.

AN EVENING WITH RAY MEARS

14th JUNE 2023 - 19:30

90 minutes £32.50

TV presenter, instructor and bestselling author, Ray Mears has become recognised throughout the world as an authority on the subject of bushcraft and survival. TV series including Ray Mears’ Bushcraft, Ray Mears’ World of Survival, Extreme Survival and Ray Mears goes Walkabout have made him a household name over the past two decades.

He has spent his life learning these skills and founded Woodlore: The School of Wilderness Bushcraft, over 35 years ago. He was awarded the RGS Ness Award, the Royal Geographical Society’s most prestigious award for outstanding contribution to the field. Ray has also written 15 books, covering subjects from survival to foraging to his life in the wild.

Tall Stories presents...

THE SMEDS AND THE SMOOS

17th JUNE 18th JUNE 2023

11:00 | 13:30 | 16:30

60 minutes £14.50

AGE GUIDANCE: 3+

A joyful tale of star-crossed aliens. Soar into space with this exciting adaptation of the award-winning

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SUMMER SEASON IS HERE

On a far-off planet, Smeds and Smoos can’t be friends. So when a young Smed and Smoo fall in love and zoom off into space together, how will their families get them back? Music, laughs and interplanetary adventures for everyone aged 3 and up, from Tall Stories – the company that brought you The Gruffalo and Room on the Broom live on stage.

BREWHAHA COMEDY NIGHT

22nd JUNE 2023 - 19:30

120 minutes £14.50

An evening of laughter and live entertainment courtesy of the UK’s greatest comedy acts.

From much-loved favourites to exciting new talent, this regular BrewHaha Comedy Night offers

something for everyone! Each evening will feature three different top stand ups delivering sidesplitting sets, all compered by an engaging MC.

DRAGONS & MYTHICAL BEASTS

23 JUN 2023 - 25 JUN 2023

11:00 | 14:00 | 16:30

55 minutes £14.50

AGE GUIDANCE: 3+

Calling all brave heroes! Enter into a magical world of myths and legends in this fantastical new show for all the family.

Unveil a myriad of dark secrets and come face to face with some of the most magnificent monsters and terrifying beasts ever to walk the earth. Discover the colossal Stone Troll, the mysterious Indrik and Japanese Baku; the Tooth Fairy (not as sweet as you’d think), an adorable Unicorn and majestic Griffin. Take your place among legendary heroes, just don’t wake the Dragon…

From the creators of the West End smash hit Dinosaur World Live, who bring spectacular puppets to life, don’t miss this brand-new spellbinding adventure, live on stage!

book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler.

From history to sport and from cookery to crime, we round up the pick of the books perfect for Father’s Day (18 June)

Cricket’s Greatest Rivalry: A History of The Ashes in 12 Matches by Simon Hughes With the 2023 Ashes Test Series set to start at Edgbaston on 16 June, all eyes will be on England to see if they can get back to winning ways on home soil – they haven’t won the famous Urn since 2015. For cricket-crazy fans, this book is a fast-paced distinctive history of the iconic, 137-year-old cricketing rivalry between England and Australia by commentator, analyst and award-winning cricket historian Simon Hughes, along with complete statistics and records of all the Ashes fixtures and results and much more!

The Bullet That Missed by Richard Osman

A decade-old cold case leads Osman’s beloved aging investigators, the Thursday Murder Club, to a local news legend on the hunt for a sensational headline and a murder with no body and no answers. Then a new foe pays Elizabeth a visit. Her mission? Kill... or be killed. Can the gang solve the mystery and save Elizabeth before the murderer strikes again? Full of Osman’s trademark charm, insight and intelligence, this is the third novel in his record-breaking, million-copy bestselling Thursday Murder Club series.

The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger

Regularly voted one of the best English-language novels of the past 100 years, this witty, wise and bittersweet 1951 novel is a tale of postwar alienation told by angst-ridden 17-year-old Holden Caulfield as he grapples with growing up, loss, sex, depression, his identity, and understanding the events that shaped him. Controversial at the time of publication for its frank language, this ultimate American coming-of-age novel was an instant best-seller.

The Gold by Neil Forsyth & Thomas Turner

The astonishing true story of the robbery of the century, Brink’s-Mat, Britain’s biggest heist. On 26 November 1983, an armed gang stole gold bullion worth almost £26 million from the Brink’s-Mat security depot near London’s Heathrow Airport. For 40 years, myths and legends have grown around the Brink’s-Mat heist and the events that followed. This is the conclusion of extensive research and includes exclusive testimony from one of the original robbers, who gives his version of events for the first time.

A Cook’s Tour by Anthony Bourdain

Part travel memoir, part gastronomic journal, lifelong cook and bestselling author of Kitchen Confidential, Bourdain’s passion for food and adventure shines through in this culinary classic as he travels around the world in search of the perfect meal. And as he makes his way from California all the way to Cambodia, he experiences some of the world’s greatest – and most delicious – culinary adventures. But being Anthony Bourdain, this was never going to be a conventional culinary tour…

Wordle Challenge

The chance to play the online sensation Wordle offline, with a collection of 500 brainteasing word-based puzzles to do anytime, anywhere. Based on the same format that has proved a runaway success, these stimulating Wordle puzzles are graded from Easy to Expert level. Puzzlers must guess what the correct word is, deducing from previous words in the grid what letters go where. A clue means there is only one correct solution to each puzzle, and answers can be found at the back of the book.

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Dad-tastic Celebrations: Honouring Fathers on Their Special Day

for more than 200 men recently killed in the Monongah Mining Disaster, leaving 1,000 fatherless children.

The idea belonged to Sonora Smart Dodd whose father William, a Civil War veteran, had raised six children on his own after his wife died in childbirth. This was at a time when motherhood was becoming increasingly sentimentalised, and Mothering Sunday (the fourth Sunday in Lent) was being more and more widely celebrated. Dodd felt that men deserved equal recognition. She won the support of the local YMCA and churches and, on the appointed Sunday, YMCA members all went to church wearing roses in their lapels to honour their dads.

In what seems to have been a case of simultaneous invention, the town of Spokane, Washington, held another Father’s Day service two years later.

Father’s Day is a celebration that honours the role of fathers and forefathers. It is a modern holiday, though the ancient Romans did have a tradition of honouring fathers in February, but only those who were deceased.

The first unofficial Father’s Day was held in Fairmont, West Virginia, on 5th July 1908, as a memorial service

Spokane’s church service attracted much wider attention than Fairmont’s and became an annual event. President Wilson was a speaker at the 1916 event, and eight years later President Coolidge backed one of several failed bids in Congress to recognise it as a national holiday – an ambition only finally realised by President Nixon in 1972

Andalucia Part 2: Spring in Córdoba & Montilla!

I was privileged to be looked after by the charming Inmaculada Luque, Head of Wine Tourism, who gave me an in-depth tour and tasting.

In the last edition of Word Gets Around, I described my recent visit to the beautiful city of Seville in Andalucía (Southern Spain). After 3 nights, I travelled by train to the nearby Moorish city of Córdoba, which is much more compact. There are significant differences between the two - the ancient narrow streets are amazingly poignant. In the 10th to 11th centuries, Jews, Christians, and Muslims all lived under a benevolent Moorish Caliphate - great advances were made in Medicine, Philosophy and Science. I stayed at the Hotel Maimonides, named after probably the greatest Jewish philosopher of all time, and still revered today. My room overlooked the spectacular Mosque-Cathedral (1), where a large cathedral was built inside a pre-existing mosque.

In my early days of professional wine training (50 years ago) I learned about the historic wines of nearby Montilla - with similarities to Sherry but with a significantly different method of production. (This is where the Sherry style “Amontillado” gets its name – “like Montilla”). And so I took the bus to Montilla, 45 minutes from Córdoba. I try to find a producer whose products are exported to UK and on this occasion I discovered Alvear. This wine house was established in 1729, the oldest in Andalucia and the 2nd oldest in Spain!

All their wines - both dry and sweet – are made from the Pedro Ximénez grape, which in the Jerez region is used for blending and for intensely sweet Sherries. I will summarise those available in the UK. One of A|lvear’s wines achieved 100 points from Robert Parker! Several wines are listed by Ultracomida, a Welsh company listing more Alvear lines than I could find elsewhere in the UK – ultracomida.co.uk. Below are their UK retail prices – all under the Alvear label.

1. 3 Miradas £12.95 Off-dry, clean white. Delicious!

2. Fino CB 15% £11.95 Lighter than from Jerez, as no added grape spirit. Highly regarded.

3. Fino CB En Rama £13.95 The unfiltered version. Superb, but always in short supply!

4. Fine “Capitaz” £22.95 Fragrant, with intense aroma. (Available in half bottle)

5. Medium Dry 17% £15.95 Full-bodied, lightly sweetened

6. Amontillado Carlos VII 15% 37.5cl £15.95 “Finesse, elegance & age”

7. Oloroso “Asuncion” 19% 37.5cl £18.95 Dry, nutty, earthy

8. PX Solera 1927 37.5cl £16.95 Notes of chocolate & prunes, Intensely sweet with long finish

9. Rojo Vermut Rojo 1 Litre £11.95 - Red Vermouth “Herbs, spices, liquourice & caramel”

10. Rojo Vermut Rojo Tradicional £15.95 - Red Vermouth “The original recipe”

11. Brandy Gran Reserva, 25yo £45.00 “Unctuous, dense & complex”

DARK N’ STORMY ( BLOCKBUSTER VERSION!)

By Martin G Straus

Past South-West Chairman, UKBG

INTRODUCTION

A couple of months ago I experienced a Dark n’Stormy Cocktail in Plymouth, which I wrote up in this magazine. I decided to buy for myself a bottle of the mandatory Gosling’s Rum and I found online (Master of Malt) Gosling’s “Black Seal” 151 Proof (75.5% abv) Rum! Diluted in this cocktail, it’s stunning and I had to share it with you! I was even able to buy the traditional glass you see in the photo!

INGREDIENTS: (Diffords Version, adapted)

• 50ml Gosling’s “Black Seal” 151 Proof, Bermuda Black Rum, 75.5% abv

• 20ml Lime Juice (freshly squeezed)

• 10ml Monin Pure Cane Sugar Syrup

• 2 dashes Angostura Aromatic Bitters

• 90ml Old Jamaica Ginger Beer

I would have used Fever Tree, but found instead a can of “Old Jamaica Ginger Beer” which worked very well.

• Garnish: Lime wedge (if desired)

METHOD

SHAKE first 4 ingredients with ice and FINE STRAIN into ice-filled glass. TOP with ginger beer and briefly stir (be gentle as otherwise the bubbles will disappear!)

COMMENTS

This is a really delicious cocktail, but given the high strength of the spirit, have this as a special treat! It’s one of those drinks where the high alcohol strength blends in beautifully with the other flavours, and hence the danger warning.

INGREDIENTS

For the crumble topping

150g plain flour

100g cold unsalted butter, cut into small cubes

75g granulated or demerara sugar

50g rolled oats

1/4 tsp salt

Flaked almonds

METHOD

For the fruit filling:

6 ripe nectarines

50g granulated sugar

1 tbsp cornflour

1 tbsp lemon juice

1 tsp vanilla extract

Preheat your oven to 180°C (160°C Fan) Gas mark 4. Lightly grease a 23cm x 23cm (9x9-inch) square baking dish.

Prepare the fruit filling: Rinse the nectarines, cut them in half, remove the stones, and slice into 1cm thick wedges. Place the nectarine slices into a large mixing bowl.

Add the granulated sugar, cornflour, lemon juice, and vanilla extract to the nectarines. Gently mix until the nectarine slices are coated evenly. Transfer the fruit mixture to the prepared baking dish and spread it out evenly.

Prepare the crumble topping: In a medium mixing bowl, combine the plain flour (and ground almonds if using), cubed butter, granulated sugar, rolled oats, and salt. Use your fingertips or a pastry blender to work the butter into the dry ingredients until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.

Sprinkle the crumble topping evenly over the nectarines in the baking dish, ensuring that the fruit is fully covered. Add some flaked almonds for texture. Bake the nectarine crumble in the preheated oven for 35-40 minutes, or until the topping is golden brown and the fruit is bubbling.

Remove the crumble from the oven and let it cool slightly for 10-15 minutes before serving. Enjoy the nectarine crumble warm, preferably with a scoop of vanilla ice cream or a dollop of crème fraîche.

Note: If nectarines are not available, you can substitute with an equal weight of peaches or plums.

Ginger George

Taunton’s Top Cat - The word on the street

Food for thought

They say variety is the spice of life. Then why am I given the same four varieties of food all the time? It’s either chicken, tuna, beef or something I haven’t quite worked out what it is yet.

Please, do they do a mouse flavoured one for a change? It seems to be alright for my carers. They get a wide variation of food which smells great. Mind you, I did craftily leap up on the kitchen table when they were sat down eating. I took a couple of big licks of what was left in the bowl and I nearly choked. It set my mouth on fire! It turned out it was something called ‘curry’.

I can’t keep eating this monotonous stuff. I need something new for a change, but how do I tell them? After some thought I have decided to reject the meals I don’t like and at best just lick the gravy off. So beef, chicken, the one I’m not to sure of are all going to be left in my bowl minus gravy. I confess the tuna is alright, so I’ll hang on too that one. Well, it appeared to be working but not in the way I wanted. I then ended up with tuna every day!

My next move was to stop eating the tuna. Guess what happened... they bought the same flavours, but a different brand! Noooo!, I just needed some variation. By now I was getting very hungry and on the verge of giving up. If it wasn’t for the mice and voles I caught (and nipping into other houses with cat flaps and stealing some other cats food) I think I would have died of starvation. Some of our local cats are pampered too much. That white long Persian has ‘veal and jasmine’. That’s taking things a bit far don’t you think?

As I said I was on the verge of giving up when I return home and immediately scooped up and put in that little metal cage. This means one of two outcomes: 1. they are going on holiday and I’m going to a cattery or 2. It’s a trip to the vets.

I just knew it would be the latter! Not the vets please! - poked about and a ‘thing’ shoved where they sun doesn’t shine. We waited in the waiting room along with other carers and their sickened animals. We had to sit next to little fluffy over fed lap dog diva, with a constant cough. What do expect when you go around sniffing other dogs bums! It’s hardly surprising to catch something.

The door opened and as we were ushered in. My carer explained that I’ve suddenly off my food and at best ‘licking the gravy off’. “What do you feed him?”, asks the vet. “We buy those bright coloured pouches, the ones with the four flavours in ” my carer replied. “Well there is the problem” explained the vet.”He’s a big muscular cat and just like us humans they get bored of the same old flavours. I bet you would get fed up of eating the same flavours week in week out”.

This is music to my perfectly groomed ears. “We can supply our own brand. It’s a bit expensive I know, but full of nutritious vitamins to keep him healthy and they come in a wide variety of flavours”.

I thought I never here myself say this, but I could have kissed that vet. I’m now the talk of my patch. A connoisseur of cuisine with a sophisticated palate for fine dining.

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A cuple ov townies ask me if I wud make ‘em pay to picnic in my vield, I said corse not, but the bull mite charge you tho’.

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I went to the doctors and he said: “Don’t eat anything fatty.”

Did you hear about the noodle pretending he was spaghetti? He’s an impasta

I said: “What, like burgers?” He said: “No fatty, just don’t eat anything.”

I’ve lost some weight by wearing bread on my head. It’s a new loaf hat diet I’m trying

I have a phobia of German sausages. I fear the wurst

The Indian restaurant I work for is so secretive, I had to sign a legal agreement that I wouldn’t share the flatbread recipe. It’s their standard naan disclosure agreement

My wife rearranged the labels on my spice rack. Haven’t confronted her yet but the thyme is cumin

I wrote a song about a tortilla. Well actually, it’s more of a wrap

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