Ginger George

West Somerset’s Top Cat - The word on the street

Ants in your Pants

Ooh, I have say, I am enjoying this hot weather. The trouble is that it sends you to sleep all the time. This is something I am quite good at though. I decided to go down to the park and find a shady spot to continue snoozing. When I got there, Blackie (my mate) was already there, curled up and away with the fairies. He’s a sucker for catnip.

I was telling him how I went out last night for a stroll, once the sun had gone down. There was flashing lights coming from the village hall, so I went down to investigate. I perched on the windowsill and peered in. The room was full of a variety of coloured flashing lights and there was a really loud noise coming from inside. There were loads of people in there. How they put up with all that noise, I’ll never know! They were all sat at tables eating food, but all down one end of the hall. Then there was one woman in a big white dress who went down to the other end. I think she was ill, as a man grabbed her tightly and held her up. They were wobbling around the floor and when they stopped everyone was clapping. Why would people clap for wobbling around the floor?

I was so intrigued I stayed there for half an hour, when all of sudden three ladies got up and went to the empty end and they were stamping lightly on the whilst swaying side to side. First the left foot, and then the right foot. They were not walking about, they remained in one spot. “What do you think that was Blackie?”, I asked “Ants mate! Did you say there was food?”, he replied. “I’m guessing, because of this warm weather there were loads of ants coming out and trying to get to the food and these ladies were out there trying to squash them”.

“I think you could be right Blackie, for there must have been an invasion as more and more people got up and joined in the ant squashing. Come to think of it, the ants must have crawled up their legs and as time went on, they got more vigorous in their movements”.

“What I can’t work out Blackie, what were the flashing lights and the loud noise was for?”

“Well you have got me there”, said Blackie. “Shall we have a kip and ponder on it”? “Yea, let’s do just that”…..Snzzzzzzz

Friday 7th July 7.30pm BROADWAY & BEYOND – THE MAGIC LIVES ON. A dazzling performance not to be missed!

HIT THE FLOOR will have something for everyone on 8th July at 2.30 and 7.30 also 9th July 2.30. Please come and support our SDA students for fun filled time for everyone!!!

ANNIE GET YOUR GUN with all proceeds going to the Regal Theatre support fund will be shown on Saturday 15th July at 11.00am

15th July 7.30pm GIMME ABBA After 20 years of performing the band are now established as one of the best-loved UK festival tributes to ABBA.

Sunday 16th July at 2.30pm OKLAHOMA! The magic and energy of live theatre is coming to screens around the globe with the National Theatre’s acclaimed, Olivier Award-winning production.

MINEHEAD AND EXMOOR MUSIC FESTIVAL will be taken place on Monday, 24th July, Wednesday, 26th July, Saturday, 29th July 2023.

BON JOVI UK Friday 4th August at 7.30pm Authentic tribute show, delivering the hits, the energy and the party atmosphere.

Minehead Dramatic Society will be celebrating their 60th Anniversary in 2023, so in conjunction with Hole in the Wall Products they will be presenting “Calendar Girls the Musical”. Monday 21st August – Saturday 26th August. Raising money for two Charities, The MATA Regal Theatre Co ltd and our Local Community Cancer Services.

ANDRE RIEU – LOVE IS ALL AROUND The King of the Waltz invites you to his all-new cinema concert on Sunday 27th August at 2.30pm from his beautiful home.

Monday 28th August 7.30 LET’S ROCK THE 70s. This isn’t a tribute act – these super-talented musicians are Hazel O’Connor’s band!

Tickets for all events may be booked in advance online at www.regaltheatre.co.uk/whatson or from the Box Office (Tel 01643 706430) between 9.30am and 12.00pm Monday - Saturday; or by telephone only from 1.30pm to 4pm.

Looking for a compact EV? Here are five great choices

Small cars lend themselves perfectly to being EVs, typically being used for shorter routes in and around towns and cities, where there’s often better access to public chargers.

There’s a good range of options, with these also being an affordable way to drive an EV. Here are the best small electric cars on the market.

Mini Electric

Mini’s 3-Door Hatch is an icon, and it got even better in 2020 when this British brand introduced the Electric. We’d argue this Mini is even more impressive and fun in Electric guise than petrol versions.

Retaining all the style and high-quality interior of the regular model, the Electric is one of the lightest EVs on sale. As a result, it feels particularly fun and agile to drive, aided by its punchy 181bhp electric motor. A claimed 145-mile range isn’t the longest but should be plenty for many drivers.

Fiat 500

Ever since Fiat revived its 500 in 2008, this has been a particularly popular choice and remains one of the best-selling cars across Europe. Fiat’s electric 500 propels this city car into modern territory.

It might retain similarly chic styling to the standard petrol Fiat 500 but the electric version is an entirely different car and gets a range of new technology and driverassistance features. It’s not a cheap choice, especially by city car standards, but it does offer a 199-mile electric range if you opt for the larger 42kWh battery.

Peugeot e-208

Peugeot’s 208 supermini was the best-selling car across Europe in 2022 and a key factor to its success is the electric e-208. This small EV offers a fantastic, highquality interior and plenty of standard equipment, while it’s good to drive as well. Currently, the Peugeot e-208 offers an electric range of up to 225 miles, but this supermini will be equipped with a larger battery and more powerful electric motor soon, increasing the range to 248 miles, which is great for a car of this size.

Honda e

Honda’s e has only a 137-mile electric range, but for those who stay predominantly local and want one of the coolest small cars ever made, it’s most certainly worth a look.

The rear-wheel-drive layout makes it huge fun to drive, while it’s absolutely packed full of technology with six digital displays in the interior. How this Japanese firm has packed so much into such a small car is seriously impressive.

Mg4

The MG4 hatchback might be slightly larger in size than other models on this list but we’ve included it because its £26,995 starting price undercuts every other car here. You still get lots of equipment, such as a 10.25-inch touchscreen, a digital dial display plus a host of driver-assistance features.

The MG4 is also great to drive and spacious, thanks to it being built around a new electric car-only platform. A seven-year warranty is included as well, while the MG4 offers up to 281 miles of claimed range – again, the most of any car on this list.