IMPORTANT All Collections Start at 6Am from Monday 1 February

Issue No. 162 1st February 2021

FRAUD - Action to take if you believe you have been the victim of Fraud, especially Covid-19 Fraud

More information on page 11 & 12

IMPORTANT

All collections start at 6am from Monday 1 February

All household kerbside collections - recycling, rubbish and garden waste - will begin at 6am, rather than the previous 7am, from Monday 1 February. More information on Page 16 All Saints Church, Kingsdon.

Priest in Charge: Revd Alan Symonds Tel/Fax 01458 272029 (For arrangement of Baptisms, Weddings and other occasional services)

Church Warden: Mrs Bel Allan Tel. 01935 840878

Parochial Church Council: Secretary: Nicholas J. Allan Tel 01935 840878 Treasurer: Tony Steele-Perkins 01935 840184

Tower Captain: Jackie Ellis Tel 01935 840344

Kingsdon Village Hall Kingsdon Table Tennis Club

For all information (except bookings) contact: - David The Table Tennis Club play in the Village Hall on Tuesday Thomson, Park Farmhouse, Lower Rd. Kingsdon TA11 evenings between 7.30pm and 9.30pm. If you are interested 7LL Tel:01935 841453 then please contact Nina Carlisle 840933 or just come along.

For bookings contact Marilyn Elliott, 4 Manor Close, Kingsdon Afternoon Club Kingsdon, TA11 7LW Tel 01935 841444 Email [email protected] The Afternoon Club meet on the 4th Wednesday of the

Bookings for February month at 3pm in the Village Hall. New members (any age) are always welcome. For information contact Richards South tel: 840912

Kingsdon Boules & Croquet Club

Members meet at the Kingsdon Cricket Ground every Thurs- day between 2 and 4 pm. The club welcomes new members or just come along to enjoy a taster session followed by tea The Kingsdon Jubilee Fund Trustees and cake in the club house.

Chairman: Andy Fryer, Secretary: Martin Gilmore, Taster sessions for Boules or Croquet can be arranged on oth- Treasurer: Tim Taylor, er days / evenings to suit. Trustees: Ian Dibben, Mark Freeman, Beverley Fulton, For more information contact:- Robert Fulton, Chris Taylor. Nina Carlisle 01935 840933 email [email protected] Kingsdon Cricket Club Sally Smith 01935 842094 Phyl Winsor 01935 840384

Chairman / Secretary : Marilyn Elliott, 4 Manor Kingsdon Knitting Club Close, Kingsdon, Somerton, TA11 7LW Tel 01935 (Knitting for Good Causes) 841444 Mobile 07990673935. Email: mari- [email protected] The Knitters meet on the second Saturday of the month at Team Selection: Ian Birrell Watersmeet, Huish 10.30am to midday in the Community Shop.

Episcopi, Langport. TA10 9HE Tel 01458 259231 For information please contact: Linda Rumbles 01935 07817959709 840132 or Babs Conway 01935 841811 Trustees: B. Carlisle, Ian Birrell,, James Schofield. Captain / Treasurer: J. Schofield

From the Governors of Charlton Mackrell School

We would like you to think about becoming a school governor ………..

There are currently 2 vacancies for governors on our board; both vacancies are for co-opted governors. This role is one where the existing board can bring new governors in (for a 2-year term) to expand the range of skills that they bring to the school as a group of governors. You don’t have to be a parent at the school for these roles or come from an education background; practical and business skills are greatly valued.

Our board currently consists of people from many different backgrounds. Some have been governors at other schools at one time; others have experience in finance, recruitment, maintenance, the Church and the Armed Forces. However, each of them has the three most important skills of all, common sense, clear-thinking and a be- lief that our community benefits and will continue to thrive based on the love of learning and strong community skills that our school engenders.

Will you join them? Please have a think about it. Information about us is on our school’s website www.charltonmackrellschool.org.uk. Please email our Clerk, Anne Adams, who can put in touch with one of our governors for a chat or just to get more information. Email Anne on: adadams@educ.somerset.gov.uk

Anne Adams Clerk to Governors Charlton Mackrell School - Sch.094 Page 2

From the Vicarage

CoG: My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? FG: Forsaken? No, I would never do that to you. CoG: Well, why are we still struggling with this coronavirus? FG: Because it has to run its course, this is what viruses do. Like other things, they change in order to try to be more successful. Coronavirus has been around in the world for years, it’s just covid-19 was, for the virus, a successful mu- tation and now it has moved on to other strains. CoG But why aren’t you doing something about it? FG: Oh, but I am, I’m just not removing it completely in a miraculous way, but then I’m not sure if that would be ac- ceptable. You see I have been banned from involvement in the health service, my children who work there are told not to pray with patients, I have been kicked out of schools they are for education not for faith, I have been told I am not welcome in the Government “we don’t do religion” and most businesses are concerned with the god of profit rather than me. So, your society today has no room for me, people want to do things their own way, so I let them. CoG: But what are you doing then? FG: I am there helping in every act of kindness and love, I am there too aiding every person who recovers, and I am there offering comfort to those who are dying or have lost loved ones. I am there with the medical and care staff, with the lonely and isolated, and I was there helping to inspire the scientists who came up with the vaccines, though they may not have realised it. And I am there helping with the roll out of vaccines. CoG: But so many people have died FG: They have only died to you, I am the God of the living, my book tells you that. Those who loved me on earth are with me now in heaven, we see each other’s faces daily, and I love having them here, though I also feel for those left behind. I want them also to have enough trust in me that I can bring them here too when their time comes. CoG: But what is the point of this pandemic? FG: It has done something which few things can do, it has changed the world. Whether those changes are permanent or not you will have to wait and see. But it has forced people to think about what is important in their lives, to find new ways of doing things which are kinder to the world and to each other. So, it would be good if some of the positive changes stick. CoG: Yes it would, CoG Thank you FG: What for? CoG: Listening FG: I always do and always will. Whenever anyone wants to talk to me about anything, I am with them to listen and respond. Bless you.

Services - These are the services which we intend if the Coronavirus situation permits. If not we will maintain our online services at 10am on Wednesdays and 11am on Sundays. www.zoom.us/join/ Meeting ID: 781 317 8193 Passcode: 776870 Or call from your home telephone 0203 481 5237 or 0203 481 5240 You will be prompted to enter the meeting ID which is 781 317 8193 followed by the # Then it will ask for you for you participant ID just hit the # button Then it will ask for the meeting password put in 77 68 70 followed by the # and you should be connected.

Wed 3rd Feb 10am HC S – AS

Sun 7th Feb 9:30 CM - AS 2nd Sun before Lent (green) 11am S - AS

Wed 10th 10am HC S – AS

Sun 14th Feb 9:30 K - AS Sunday next before Lent (green) 11am S - AS

Wed 17th Ash Wed (purple) 10am HC S – AS 7pm HC S - AS

Sun 21st Feb 9:30 HC CA – AS/JGo Lent 1 (purple) 11am HC S – AS

Wed 24th 10am HC S – AS

Sun 28th Feb 9:30 K - AS Lent 2 (purple) 11am S – AS Page 3 Congratulations Keith, James and Emily Thomas who played carols around the village on Christmas Eve. Their music raised £251 for Yeovil Hospital Charity! They would like to thank everyone for their generous donations.

Robert judged the competition and awarded the 1st prize to the Lancaster family (£50). 2nd prize to the Barker family (£25) and 3rd prize to the Elliot family (£10) also two highly commended prizes to the South family and the Freeman’s.( liquid prize!) We hope this will encourage more contestants next year.

We wish you all a happy and healthy New Year. Has anyone got any ideas as to how, as a village, we are going to celebrate the end of this terrible Covid pandemic? Robert thinks we ought to have a band!!

Much love Liz and Robert

Joy at The Bakery, West Camel on the A303 sends here sincere thanks to all customers who have supported the Bakery during 2020.

A big thanks as well to the knitters who made the snowmen used by the Bakery as a coat for the chocolate oranges in the Bakery Hampers

Page 4 Kingsdon Community Shop Jan 2021 Customer Newsletter MASSIVE THANK YOU’S

A special thanks to all the Christmas knitters who between them raised in excess of £800 for the shop, an amazing achievement and also to everyone who supported us by buying the produce. A very big Thank You.

Also to everyone who donated prizes and bought tickets for our Christmas raffle, which raised £840 shared equal- ly with the Village Church.

And lastly, thanks to everyone who displayed stars for the children’s ‘Follow the Star’ Christmas activity.

RAFFLE PRIZES We still have a couple of prizes with incomplete info on the lucky recipients! Pink Ticket – 321 No name or number Pink Ticket – 319 No name or number Pink Ticket – 183 name Claire. Tel messages left Pink Ticket – 4 name Alastair. No number These items will be kept until the end of February

OPENING HOURS

Our hours remain unchanged for the time being. Monday – Saturday 08.00 – 13.00

COVID SAFETY MEASURES

Thank you for adhering to the safety measures put in place to help protect everyone whilst in the shop. A new safety screen at the till. Mandatory mask wearing Only two customers in the shop at a time Hand sanitation on entry A one-way system through the shop A Call & Collect service available for all A Track & Trace QR code is available to use with your phone app when entering the shop Extra daily cleaning measures are in place

SPECIAL PROMOTION

We have a Special Promotion on hand-made cloth masks which are now £4 each or £7.50 for 2. If you have a particular fabric you’d like made into a mask or want a particular colour, please ask and we will try to help.

KCS CUSTOMER ADVERTISING BOARD If you have had time to sort out your cupboards over the last few months, you may wish to place an advert for those unwanted items on the Shop Customer Advertising Board. Ads are free and will remain up for 6 weeks. If anyone would like to donate some or all of any proceeds, they will be gratefully accepted!

KCS DATABASE

If you would like to receive updates from Kingsdon Community Shop on offers, News, Events etc, please drop us an email giving permission at [email protected]

We do not share your email or use it for anything other than Shop business.

PRE-ORDERS

Should you wish to pay weekly in advance for Newspapers, Bread or Milk, please just mention when in the shop and we can add you to the list.

Any questions please feel free to contact me or any of the committee members

[email protected] 01935 841402 On behalf of Kingsdon Community Shop Page 5 Congratulations Emma & Luke on the Christmas Eve birth of your beautiful 5lb 8oz daughter at 8.40pm

Austin Edie,

Congratulations Meg & Dan on the Christmas Day birth at 5.08am of your beautiful 8lb 10oz daughter

Darcie Elizabeth

Page 6 Loving News from

We would like to announce our exciting news.... we got engaged on Christmas Eve at the Kingsdon Inn whilst Christmas Carols were played by Keith, Emily and James Thomas. It was also kindly videoed by Stefan, which will be a video treasured forever. It was the most magical evening and we really hope that we are able to plan a big village wedding in the near future.

Wishing you all a Happy & Healthy New Year.

Page 7 STRICTLY VILLAGE DANCING By Peter Crowter

We didn’t need to look too far for music for our hop, We had our own musician it was Cyril from our shop. Our hall was called The Reading Room a venue loved by all, You could say it was cosy cause it really was quite small.

It was a smart accordian that Cyril used to play, His repertoire was varied and we danced the night away. He played quick steps and fox trots and some old time dances too, Some we had to learn from scratch and other ones we knew.

The floor there in the Reading Room would not have pleased a pro, The boards might have been polished once but that was long ago. Sometimes the dancers moaned because their feet they could not slide, We sprinkled French chalk on the floor and that helped them to glide.

Of course we then danced properly not stand and jig about, And in between we sat around and all the girls checked out. We asked the one we fancied and we hoped she would say yes, And then we’d show her our best moves and hope we did impress.

Sometimes we had a teacher there Miss Pocket was her name, She taught round all the villages that was her claim to fame, If you thought that you’d sit one out and stayed there on your seat, She’d spot that you were jibbing and she’d get you on your feet. When she was there she was in charge with her we never messed, It was ‘strictly come dancing’ and ‘twas useless to protest.

South Somerset District Council - Planning Applications Received

Application No: 20/03413/HOU Applicant Name: Mr Phillip Waters Proposal: Extension and alteration to existing house Location: The Old Bakery, Chapel Hill, Kingsdon, Somerton, Somerset, TA11 7LN Application Status : Pending Consideration

Regarding the above application 20/03413/HOU, as a result of a planning meeting via zoom, on Thursday 21st January at 7.30pm KIngsdon Parish Council had no comments, observations or objections.

Application No. 21/00183/TCA Applicant name: Mr Ian Dibben Proposal: Notification of intent to carry out Tree Surgery works to No 1 Tree within a conservation area. Location: 27 North Town, Kingsdon, Somerton, TA11 7LF Application Status: Pending Consideration

Application No. 21/00206/TCA Applicant Name: Mr Thomas Stokes Proposal; Notification of intent to carry out Tree Surgery works to No 1 Tree within a conservation area. Location: Kingsdon House, Chapel Hill, Kingsdon, Somerton TA11 7LN Application Status Pending Consideration

19/02888/OUT | Outline application for the erection of 28 No. dwellings and the provision of a village hall with all matters reserved save for access | Land West Of Henley Road And East Of Lower Road Kingsdon Somerton TA11 7LH

Agreed Expiry Date, Revised - Fri 19 Feb 2021

Page 8 I regret to inform you that due to the Covid restrictions I have decided to CANCEL the Winter Photo Competition. Hopefully we will be able to hold a competition later in the year. Wally

Car owners told not to miss MOT despite Covid lockdown

Car owners in the UK have been told to make sure they do not miss their MOT, even if they are not currently able to use their vehicle. During the first national coronavirus lockdown in 2020, the need for the annual checks was put on hold and drivers whose certificates were due to expire before 31 July were given a six-month extension.

However, the government has declared that MOT and servicing centres are an essential service and remain open for business during the current lockdown. Its guidance explains that tests should be booked as usual, but those who are isolating, shielding or have Covid-19 symptoms must not travel to an MOT centre. There are separate procedures for Northern Ireland.

UK car sales fall to lowest level since 1992. The AA said drivers who were furloughed or working from home might be tempted to let their MOT expire, with the intention of renewing it only when lockdown restrictions were lifted.

Jack Cousens, the head of roads policy for the AA, said: “The MOT centres are still open, so people should still get them done; that way you’ll have the vehicle ready if there’s an emergency situation and you need it.”

The Association of British Insurers said some car insurance policies required a valid MOT but even when this was not the case, drivers would need to ensure their vehicles were maintained.

A spokesperson for the ABI said: “Motorists should get their MOT in the usual way. If this is not possible due to the impact of Covid-19, such as the need to self-isolate, insurers will be pragmatic and not penalise you for something that is out of your control.

“Safety is paramount and it is illegal to drive a car in a dangerous condition, so make sure to check your brakes, tyres and lights before driving.”

Last year all cars, vans and motorbikes with an MOT due to expire between 30 March and 31 July had the dead- line by which they needed a new one extended by six months.

• This article was amended on 8 January 2021 to include additional details of current UK government advice on MOT tests. Readers are advised the check information provided on lockdown restrictions and MOT processes for their area. Page 9 Avon and Somerset Police - Somerton and Wincanton Newsletter

January 2021

Happy new year to you all. We would like to introduce the Somerton and Wincanton neighbourhood policing team to you. In recent years the contact between neighbourhood watch and the neighbourhood policing team has reduced for various reasons. Our team are keen to reinvigorate our relationship with you as key contacts in your communities.

We aim to send out a monthly newsletter with good news stories and updates on what we have been doing within your communities. We will also be providing information on events that we will be holding and any crime trends or significant incidents that have occurred in your area.

The team As a way of an introduction the team are managed by Inspector Elaine Costanza, Sgt 4073 Katie Maun ([email protected]) and PCSO Supervisor 8380 Fiona Wilson ([email protected] ) We have a team of Neighbourhood Constables and Police Commu- nity Support officers who cover dedicated areas. If you require contact for a particular area please attend the Avon and Somerset website www.avonandsomerset.police.uk and look at web pages for your area, this will also provide you with our current priorities and events that we will be holding.

Police Link Officers for Deaf People We have the pleasure of having PCSO Carole Brown on our team who is qualified to level 3 in British sign language to hold conversations with those who are deaf or hard of hearing. If you have anyone within your community who would benefit from her assistance using British Sign Language please pass her email address, [email protected]

Rural Affairs Our team have been working closely with the Rural Affairs unit over the last few months. This team is dedicated to tackle rural crime and issues such as farm machinery thefts, livestock thefts, poaching, Hare coursing and information gathering on the criminal groups who are involved. We have been attending farms and small holdings throughout our area in order to sign people up for Farm Watch. If you are not aware of how Farm Watch works please visit the Avon and Somerset Website and click on [email protected]. Al- ternatively please ring 101 and ask to speak to your local neighbourhood team. In future we will keep you updated on action we have taken or events that will be held. As with NHW Farm Watch members receive messages warning of incidents and crimes. We have two officers who are allocated as a single point of contact for rural affairs, PC 4974 Sophie Baskett, who is based at Somerton and PC 4092 Stefan Edwards who is based at Wincanton.

Covid We are currently in tier 4 of lockdown meaning that shops will be closed and people should stay at home. As pre- viously experienced this will have an impact on crime trends. During the last full lockdown we saw an increase in shed breaks and theft from motor vehicles. Please be mindful of this and check your shed security. If you would like any advice please contact our team and we would be happy to help. Please ensure that no valuables are left inside vehicles, or at least not left on display. With more people walking locally there is also the increased risk of dogs being let off their leads and worrying livestock. Sheep will soon be lambing and so we ask that walkers consider keeping their dogs on leads when walking through fields with livestock.

Curry Rivel There is concern that there are drink drivers around Curry Rivel area, particularly in the lanes, as an excessive amount of discarded beer cans have been collected by local volunteers. Any information relating to possible drink driving or anti-social driving in the lanes would be helpful. In the mean time we will complete patrols in the area.

Blackmore and Sparkford Vale Hunt We have worked with the Hunt and the anti-hunt monitors for over 12 months in order to develop a good working relationship with both sides. We had an increase in demand on police following reports of public order, criminal damage and assaults when the hunt events took place. This came as a result of tensions and contact between the two sides. The working relationship that we have developed now means that we have open dialogue with both sides when we attend hunt events. Our presence has clearly had an impact in reducing tensions and thus criminal behaviour, as our calls have reduced significantly.

Schools We try to keep in regular contact with our schools and their safeguarding officers, so that the children know who we are. If you have any concerns or experience anti-social behaviour in your area then please contact us and we will work with the school.

We look forward to working with you in the future and would welcome any feedback, please Katie M Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Cllr. Brian Payne Vice-Chairman [email protected] Email: [email protected] Westgate, Top St. Kingsdon TA11 7JU Tel: 01935 842058 Allotment & Church Link (Former school field Parish Council) link)

[email protected] Tel 07899790713

Email: [email protected]

Tel: 07815898065 (Trees)

[email protected] [email protected] Page 13 E M M A | B E N S O N WILDE GREEN 07771 360 717 GARDENING + FLORISTRY SERVICES Page 13 If a pig lost its voice, would it be disgruntled? Teacher: "You boy, what's your name?" Boy: Mickey Jones. If a bull swallows a bomb, is it abominable? Teacher: "We'll call you Jones here. We don't use first names. Is a thief whose electrics don't work confused? Boy: "My dad won't like that - he takes offence if people take the Mickey out of my name. A Swedish warehouse worker, was found taking stock home! The teacher asked her students, “Who can tell me what the ruler of Russia was called?” I went to the greengrocer to buy some onions. He only “Czar,” the class replied in unison. gave me two. I said, ‘Is that it?’ He said, ‘ Yes, that’s shal- “Correct. And what was his wife called?” lot...’! “Czarina,” the class replied. “Good! And what were his children called?” I’ve always found “hybrid” animals interesting, Such as A timid voice piped up, “Czardines?” the Eagle Owl, the Mantis Shrimp, or the Cricket Bat. So the worlds expert on wasp noises from around the world What do women do in a maternity ward with no beds? walks past his local record shop and notices in the window a Stand and deliver.! record: ‘wasp noises from around the world ‘. He cannot resist and tells the shop keeper of the coincidence Did you know that if your parents didn't have any children, that he is actually the world expert in wasp noises from the chances are you won't either? around the world and they both agree he should buy it. Excitedly he takes it home to show his wife who again re- I’ve upset a group of drummers. marks on the fact that he is the worlds acknowledged expert Now I’m afraid of repercussions on wasp noises from around the world so this record of wasp noises from around the world is perfect for him. “I write songs about sewing machines. I’m a Singer song- Imagine the confusion when he plays it and he fails to recog- writer” or sew it seams. nise one single noise! He tells his wife and she is confused as he is the world expert on wasp noises. She insists he re- When I moved into my new igloo my friends threw me a turns it to the shop where the shop keeper is also astounded surprise house-warming party. Now I'm homeless. that the worlds expert on wasp noises from around the world does not recognise one single wasp noise. Breaking news – hit singer Sting was just kidnapped! The In an attempt to get to the bottom of things he suggests the Police have no lead!! wasp noise expert plays the record again. He immediately sees what the problem is and tells the wasp So my mate said to me: "Do you like wearing that hi vis noise expert. jacket all the time?" I said: "I wouldn’t be seen without You’re playing the B side! it !! Miss Beatrice, the church organist, was in her eighties and What's the first 3 things a bride sees when she walks into a had never been married. She was admired for sweetness and church? …………... aisle, alter, hymn. kindness to all. One afternoon the pastor came to call on her and she showed him into her quaint sitting room. She invited I think that men who shorten their name to Pat are missing him to have a seat while she prepared tea. a trick. As he sat facing her old pump organ, the young minister no- ticed a cut-glass bowl sitting on top of it. The bowl was I went to a really trendy nightclub the other night. The filled with water. In the water floated, of all things, a con- doorman said to me "Sorry mate, I can’t let you in, you've dom! When she returned with tea and scones, they began to had too many!" chat. The pastor tried to stifle his curiosity about the bowl of I said "What, drinks?" He said "No, birthdays". water and its strange floater, but soon it got the better of him and he could no longer resist. "Miss Beatrice", he said, "I UPS & FedEx have announced a merger. wonder if you would tell me about this?" pointing to the New company is to be called FedUp bowl. "Oh, yes" she replied, "isn't it wonderful? I was walking through the park a few months ago and I I think it’s a total disgrace that after only 50 years many found this little package on the ground. The directions said people don’t know who Neil Armstrong is or what kind of to place it on the organ, keep it wet and that it would prevent trumpet he played. the spread of disease. Do you know I haven't had the flu all winter!" The pastor fainted. If I sprinkle myself in salt and pepper then go abroad.. does that make me a seasoned traveller? Paddy and Murphy went fishing, been by the river all day, tried every trick in the book and not so much as a bite. They So there's this bloke who loves two women. pack up and walking back to the bridge they see one bloke One makes incredible pancakes. The other writes beautiful holding his mate off the bridge into the water. Every 30 sec- poetry. onds or so the one being dangled shouts "pull me up" and he Should he marry for batter or for verse? has a fish in his hands. Paddy and Murphy look at each other and head full speed to the next bridge. Paddy dangles Mur- I spent a winter in Paris and every day I swam in the river. phy precariously over the edge. He's barely got him over the Everyone said I was in Seine. side and Murphy shouts "pull me up". Paddy is amazed and says "wow you caught one already?" Murphy shouts back "no, theres a train coming" Page 14

February Collection Dates for Kingsdon

Wheelie Bins Tuesdays 2nd & 16th

Kerbside Collection Every Tuesday

Green Bins Fridays 5th & 19th

All household kerbside collections - recycling, rubbish and garden waste - will begin at 6am, rather than the previous 7am, from Monday 1 February.

The aim is to step up staff and customer safety while ensuring waste services are maintained despite the continued disruptive pressure of COVID-19 on Somerset's kerbside collections.

Somerset Waste Partnership (SWP) and its contractors take a precautionary approach to cut contact and risk. For example, crews work in tightly-controlled team bubbles; the whole bubble isolates if a member tests positive, is in contact with someone who tests positive, or is symptomatic.

This means far higher staff absences than expected, plus unpredictable daily changes as teams isolate or return to work, and crews are reallocated to maintain services. In the first three weeks of January, COVID-19 contributed to nearly 800 lost staff days, compared to just 58 lost days during December.

A precautionary approach to using extra agency staff to cover shortfalls adds to the strain on crews, many of whom have worked long hours for many weeks.

Careful extra steps help cut the risks for everyone

Collections from 6am will further reduce contact between team bubbles through widely spaced set-offs and allow an early start on work that may take longer or be incomplete if staff are absent.

SWP has appreciated how residents understood and supported early starts in the past, such as the 2019 heatwave, and to avoid specific traffic hold-ups. Initially for the month of February, householders will need to put all their recycling, rubbish and garden waste out by 6am, or do so the night before.

Crews will not immediately return for some missed collections. This will be avoided if possible, but staff absences will sometimes make it impractical to go back for missed recycling or garden waste the following day. Residents will then need to take containers in until their next collection.

SWP will communicate with any affected areas via social media and local stakeholders. Rubbish collections will not be affected. Missed recycling will be prioritised for next time and extra recycling materials can be put out.

We encourage all residents to follow or like Somerset Waste Partnership on Facebook for up-to-date information.

Our My Waste Services system for missed collection reporting and other online tasks has been updated so residents know when we will return.

Comprehensive health measures

Safety steps for waste staff include working in bubbles, minimising contact with colleagues and customers, PPE use, good hygiene, plus a rigorous approach to tracing contacts and - if needed - isolating all members of a team bubble.

Staff who wish to wear masks are given reusable items and safe use guidance. All staff have full work PPE. Government guidance does not recommend face masks for the operational waste sector. It leads to frequent face touching, which carries extra risks from handling waste.

As well as working in small team bubbles, collection crews - where possible - meet drivers at an agreed point rather than at a depot. Guidance acknowledges that social distancing may not be possible inside vehicles.

All staff are encouraged and helped to maintain high hygiene standards, with hand sanitisers and washing facilities, includ- ing those on the latest recycling vehicles. At depots, safety includes screens, one-way systems, and spaced starts. Crews clean vehicle cabs and touch points at least three times a day.

What should you do to keep safe and keep others safe?

Comprehensive health measures

What should you do to keep safe and keep others safe?

Personal waste from people who are infected, have symptoms or live with someone with symptoms, should be double bagged, stored securely, and kept separate from other waste within the home for at least 72 hours (three days) before being put in the rubbish outside the house for collection.

Wash or sanitise hands before and after handling waste containers, disinfect container handles, and keep social distance from waste staff. More on coronavirus and waste collections here.

While travel to recycling sites is permitted by the government, users have been asked to only come if that journey is essential.

That could be because waste that cannot be taken in kerbside collections poses a health or fire risk if stored at home.

Site visitors MUST observe all safety measures: • do not visit if you have COVID symptoms or have been asked to shield • stay at least two metres from all staff and other users • wash or sanitise hands before and after the visit • wear gloves and consider wearing a mask maximum of two people in vehicle from the same household We monitor site numbers and control vehicle flow if it is necessary to ensure social distancing. Sites may temporarily close to reduce numbers and keep everyone safe.

The vehicle and trailer permit system remains in place for all recycling sites.

KINGSDON COMPOST.

A message from Paul.

I would like to thank all villagers who have pur- chased compost from us during 2020, when we made it available to all, from Farm Barton.

In order to continue our business of supplying Compost to Villagers and others from further afield, we have had to become Covid Compliant.

This means for the safety of fellow Kingsdonians and for Pete and Angela, we will not be able to serve compost from Farm Barton at this present time.

As many of you already know, our main business is online retail. For several years we have offered click & collect, from our yard on Kingsdon hill.

We have become Covid compliant and we are pleased to be able to continue to serve our regular customers from our yard on Kingsdon hill.

We will still also be offering call & collect, and for any villagers in Kingsdon who are unable to collect the compost themselves, we are still able to deliver.

As part of the compliance, all must observe the two metres distancing wherever possible when making collection. Also all payments must be of a contactless nature. This does not exclude cash if you wish to pay that way. It must however be the correct amount and placed in an envelope.

We already accept all payments through eBay and hope soon to be able to take card and PayPal payments ourselves.

If you wish to purchase compost from us the easiest way at present is through our eBay listings. Listings for local collection start with the title COLLECTION ONLY.

Our organic compost which most of you are already familiar with, this year is 4 bags for £12. We do also stock a good range of other composts.

For click & collect our eBay name is- bargaintrading.

For call & collect, phone Paul on 07523 739789

Let's hope for an end to all this soon and that we can all stay safe.

Paul Page 17 Page 18 Simon Whatley Runner Duck Plumbing & Heating Pet & Poultry Supplies Ltd Glebelands, Bineham Lane, Yeovilton, Yeovil, Somerset. BA22 8EZ Unit 16 Cary Court, Tel: 07794 784108 Somerton Business Park, Bancombe Road, Somerton, Somerset, Garden Compost UK TA11 6SB Tel: 01458 898020

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Contact: Austin Tel 07879690941 Page 19 Page 20 The Kingsdon Christmas & New Year Quiz - result and the answers

I accepted answers which may be old names or plot numbers but identify to me the property being referred to. Pictures 43 & 47 were withdrawn due to changes made after publication

The Winners of the Bottle of Wine with all answers correct were: Pete, Lorraine & Myles Appleby of Stable Place, Lodge Road.

Page 21 Quiz of London Stations (Main Line, Tube & Docklands Light Rail) for your amusement this winter. This was first published in Chronicle issue 160 but due to a derailment it was not finalised. There is one alteration, question 5 has been changed. Please submit your answers to me by 6th March - In the event of more than one entrant with the same score the winner will be drawn for the Bottle of Wine. I used a list found at wiki/List_of_London_railway_stations - Please contact me for a list of the stations.

If you have a reddish-brown body coat with black 1 9 point coloration you may drink here. 2 8 Earthly life for fairylike beings He wasn’t naïve when playing for the first English 3 7 5 club to win the European Cup 4 7 Hideaway between the femur and tibia Code-breaking Colossus computer, used at Bletchley 5 6 4 Park built here 6 5 7 This little house has a red cross on the door. 7 8 3 6 Largest land animal needs a big strong home 8 10 4 The route taken by Dr. Foster 9 8 4 Cavity passage on this street 10 6 6 Bertrand or Jane’s rectangle a fragmental rock consisting of the smaller kinds of 11 7 4 volcanic detritu gives a mournful sound in a public recreation space. 12 7 7 English football internationals kick off spot 13 8 Shallow crossing in the trees 14 5 4 Site of the most famous pedestrian crossing 15 6 5 Sounds like a Domestic bird kept by Michael Dorn. 16 6 No, it’s not in the Mediterranean 17 6 5 Donning this headwear makes you angry 18 5 5 2 7 Sovereigns go over on route to Paris 19 4 3 Roger Bannister was pleased to see this 20 7 An unnatural or sickly pallor in its place 21 3 6 Alight here for Kingsdon Church 22 8 Part of a fish hook in a tin 23 7 4 Where Q 22 happens 24 7 6 Applaud the amateur radio operator was normal 25 8 The Sun King was a hoax 26 10 Part of this saints skeleton 27 8 Name derived from Wixan a 7th C. Saxon tribe from Lincs 28 7 Pardon me, but which model? 29 5 6 No. 111 formerly the Seychelles Honorary Consul 30 11 The old rooster drinks lager, supposedly from Australia. 31 7 Worn around the rim 32 8 4 Highway for 22 carat Accipitridae 33 5 5 Used to open doors at Yeovilton 34 9 His Regal interment 35 3 4 There is no Ox in this road 36 4 5 4 Go ? young man from this Indian wharf. 37 9 4 Sheep guard’s shrub 38 5 3 Its resting place is Scapa Flow 39 8 4 Coal miners timber 40 4 5 New Timber 41 10 4 Lloyds Street logo 42 9 New to the coven 43 8 Sounds like the south wind personified on the sheltered side. 44 5 4 Agricultural buildings drawn on the black board

Named after Ben ...17th C. owner of famous alehouse & tea 45 7 garden and brewer of a sought-after “nut brown” ale.

46 11 Traps in the stream 47 7 3 Where Thomas sounded his whistle when directed The name is derived from elms planted in a circle with 48 5 7 a walnut tree at their centre 49 8 4 Young eels cross here 50 4 Found at Question 41 51 6 Two inns here but they wont serve you a beer If this was a road it would be where I got off for 52 7 6 Old Trafford Cricket & Football 53 5 What you do after kneeling 54 5 4 A conurbation with an alabaster complexion 55 8 I am spurious? 56 6 5 With dry tonic or dry ginger but not water 57 6 4 Home of Arsenal? 58 8 5 What odds do they give you here? On 13 Nov.1642, a Battle was fought nearby in the First 59 7 5 English Civil War resulting in Parliamentarians blocking the King's advance on London 60 7 4 UK’s first Motorway? 61 4 4 4 Dusty’s place up towards the orient 62 11 Heavy rock not on time. 63 4 3 Where they are always blowing bubbles 64 7 4 Must have a giant clapper 65 11 7 The middle store of ham for Walter 66 4 6 Does 007 live here? 67 10 8 Heavy sunrise with a moon in its first quarter 68 7 A sound to make you mad A Kiln or more precisely an Oast by the river and op- 69 9 erated by the large potteries[ 70 7 5 Tea in a circle gets me annoyed 1601 was the first voyage of the company on the Red 71 4 5 Dragon Named after an Anglo Norman soldier Falkes de 72 8 Breauté 73 10 He ruled that you put gloves on for 3 minutes 74 8 4 Sounds like the stupid boy’s turn to lie down 75 11 Where Arsenal people are interred 76 11 Sledge, Club, Claw & Pein, he cam make them all 77 7 Murder by arson 78 6 4 7 A capital place for landing 79 6 6 Big at the top for a beastly crossing 80 11 Fish & Chip shop operative burnt the offering 81 6 Trembles with the least breath of air. 82 6 4 Out of this for the apron We were not amused when told a story with a spice of 83 8 scandal or impropriety in it. 84 6 4 School for scandal ? 85 7 4 The boys, they are put on. 86 8 7 The gunners are with this Building Society 87 10 A 1956 Christmas present from Peru 88 5 5 Most villages have or had one. 89 11 4 Big black birds openly dispense justice 90 7 4 The shoulder of this street is worn. 91 8 A wet forfeit paid into the pool. 92 7 4 ‘Piggery Junction’. 93 8 Put your toys away. 94 8 Through here to enter the heathland 95 6 6 Its not falling down Dumping ground for the dredging of Millwall 96 8 Docks, 97 6 6 4 miles and 374 yards to the finish 98 8 Just an e short of being a wealthy world. 99 6 6 Aptly named underground station 100 5 4 Serving wench in the valley