West Somerset Catholic Parishes July 2021 1 Welcome to Summer

West Somerset Catholic Parishes July 2021

Welcome to Summer, at least sometimes, our weather is as usual unpredictable. We are seeing some visitors to Minehead and they are very welcome. However we are still in the unknown ‘land’ of Covid Regulations. At the time of writing this forward we don’t know for certain where the pandemic is taking us. We hope by the 19 July we might be relieved of most of the regulation requirements. At this moment that is still very much a hope.

When I know what is happening I can then convene the Pastoral/Parish Councils to look at reconstituting themselves. We are going to need new members and we are going to need new volunteers. In what has really been almost 18 months of lockdown or severe restrictions we have functioned in limited ways in the parishes.

We have in that time celebrated 28 funerals, most thank God not directly related to COVID. However for those who have lost loved ones this has been a very difficult time of mourning, with out the usual opportunities for support during grieving. We shall over the Summer and early Autumn be able to remember some of the dead at special services where we pray for their soul, give thanks for their life and support those mourning. The first of these in the later part of July will be for Michael Reeve who died in April 2020.

We shall in the Pastoral Council be considering the consultation on the Watchet Mass Centre at the Methodist Church. We have received a number of observations and representations on this issue and copies of these will shortly be circulated to Council members. Please keep the Council in your prayers as we consider the matter.

Our committees with their new rotas will need to be looking to building up the community in the Autumn when we move into what ever living with Covid will mean. At a wider Church level we shall need to be looking at how we contribute to the Clifton Church discussions and plans for moving to having fewer priests (about 47 under 75 years of

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age, in 2023 supporting 106 parishes). In conjunction with that the Pope has started a consultation “For a Synodal Church: Communion, Participation and Mission”. Pope Francis wants this consultation to be real and meaningful, so we must look to playing our part both within the local Church of Clifton and the Universal Church.

There will be much for us to do, as I set out in the June forward and the Bishops Conference Pentecost Pastoral letter, we have to look to our public and personal prayer life (Liturgy), how we care for the poor and the earth and how we play our part in the mission given us by the Lord – to proclaim His Good News.

Please think and pray about all of this and we shall, God Willing, have further information and action and guidance in the coming months. On Sunday when we were considering ‘Faith’ in the homily I quoted from some thoughts of Pope Francis on “Faith in the Midst of Affliction”. I thought I would finish this forward with some of the Pope’s words as we have all been suffering in many ways in this pandemic.

“...Nor does the light of faith make us forget the sufferings of this world. How many men and women of faith have found mediators of light in those who suffer! So it was with St. Francis of Assisi and the leper, or with Mother Teresa of Calcutta and her poor... In drawing near to the suffering, they were certainly not able to eliminate all their pain or to explain every evil. Faith is not a light which scatters all our darkness, but a lamp which guides our steps in the night and suffices for the journey... In Christ, God himself wishes to share this path with us and to offer us his gaze so that we might see the light within it. Christ is the one who, having endured suffering, leads us in our faith and brings it to perfection. (HE 12:2) Suffering reminds us that faith’s service to the common good is always one of hope - a hope which looks ever ahead in the knowledge that only from God, from the future which comes from the risen Jesus, can our society find solid and lasting foundations...” (Quoted from Magnificat).

If you are able to go on holiday, please enjoy a safe and restful break. God Bless you. Michael J Thomas (Parish Priest) Vigil of SS Peter & Paul

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CAFOD Update

Reclaim Our Common Home CAFOD’s latest campaign is a response to Pope Francis’s call for a new way of thinking about the world, and to take an active part in renewing our troubled societies by embracing the universal values of solidarity and fraternity. CAFOD had very good media coverage of its involvement in the G7 Summit, but now that the Summit is over, our attention has turned to the COP26, to be held in Glasgow in November 2021. One thing we can all do to play a part in the Climate Change debate is to sign CAFOD’s petition urging the Prime Minister to make sure communities most vulnerable to the impacts of the climate crisis are at the heart of the talks. There are some petition cards in the porch if you would like to take one to sign and return to CAFOD, or the petition can be signed online at: cafod.org.uk

What does COP26 mean? COP26 is the annual UN climate conference. A ‘COP’ means ‘conference of parties’. Governments and negotiators from across the world will travel to the meeting to discuss how to keep temperature rises below dangerous levels and prevent the climate crisis from causing even worse catastrophes for the world’s poorest and most vulnerable people. The COP is a summit of all the countries which are part of the UN’s climate change treaty, the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change or ‘UNFCCC’. There are 197 members of this process and they are known as ‘parties’ to the treaty.

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Why is COP26 important? COP26 is critical because it is the first COP since the coronavirus pandemic began. Governments are now planning how to rebuild from the pandemic and it is vital that these plans are based around the need for a global green and just transition. Pope Francis has warned that it would be ‘scandal’ if the money governments are spending to rebuild economies and save businesses ‘were to focus on rescuing those industries that do not contribute to the inclusion of the excluded, the promotion of the least, the common good or the care of creation’. Governments are also obliged to set out more ambitious goals for ending their contribution to climate change under the Paris Agreement. A number of countries have begun to do so, including the UK. Countries pledged at the Paris climate talks to work to keep temperature rises below 1.5C. If the world warms more than this threshold, millions more people in the most vulnerable communities around the globe will suffer from devastating droughts, storms and floods. So, please consider signing CAFOD’s petition and pray that there will be a worldwide agreement to Reclaim Our Common Home. Thank you, Nora Maw

100+ club winners June 2021 draw 1st prize, Daphne Barr; 2nd, Wendy Barker; 3rd, Eileen Risdon

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THOUGHTS FROM A BLUE ANCHOR DESK For JULY 2021

Well, here we are again … Summer? Well perhaps not just yet, or as Fr Michael pointed out from the Altar on June 25th, the nights have started drawing in, and it is exactly half way through the year and just SIX MONTHS until Christmas Day! What cheering thoughts eh? But seriously, greetings to everyone and how good it has been to see most of you in person, many of you after months without actual contact. The installation of both sets of Audio/Visual systems, one into The Hall and the other via a platform/server called VIMEO has been a great success and we have been able to monitor the uptake of the live- streaming service regularly. The most number of appliances connected to a single Mass was 44 during the Requiem Mass for Dermot Hurley towards the end of June. These represent probably up to 60 viewers following proceedings and were in Eire, America and we believe Australia! Our lovely Parish of Sacred Heart has gone global. On June 24th I had the privilege of conducting a Wedding Ceremony in Sacred Heart, and I was able to record the whole service and also the new system allowed the couple to choose hymns and entry/exit music which was played into the sound system. I'm sure the whole lot is capable of even more things, but we learn as we go and with each new discovery comes another little bit of joy.

Talking of JOY, it really was joyful to be back on duty on our beloved “WIZZER”, the West Somerset Railway this month. OK, it is still a truncated service due to the delays in replacing the Seaward Way Level Crossing into Minehead Station, but the travelling public are back on board despite Covid19 Social Distancing regulations. Hey! not bad! I'm 4 paragraphs into this month's ramblings before I mentioned “Covid19”. Station Staff, Footplate crews and of course the on-train teams of Guard, Ticket Inspectors and Buffet Staff have all taken their roles very seriously and importantly the passengers fully understand and even expect restrictions on movements about the carriages and stations visited. Probably my only disappointment was during a “Twilight Excursion” 5

West Somerset Catholic Parishes July 2021 from Bishops Lydeard to and from Blue Anchor. This was an evening trip stopping only at Blue Anchor for an hour whilst the locomotive “ran- around” from the front to the rear ready for the return journey. The heavens opened literally as we pulled into our lovely seafront station as all the passengers disembarked to see the beach! But, at least they were fortified by the Fish and Chip supper and drinks on the first part of their by now soggy evening.

We have had a fair drop of wet yet warm(ish) rain in May and June and the crops in our adjacent farmland have come on in leaps and bounds. My nose and eyes were greatly relieved as the oilseed rape flowers and their pollen level fell and the fields are now abundantly setting seed pods. The Spring Barley crop over our hedge which allowed the gorgeous young deer to peer over the edge last month has now grown so tall nearly all the wildlife is hidden by it. BUT – and what a gorgeous little “but” it is : Whilst the fox and rabbits now move about secretly under cover of the Barley, our vision is turned slightly skyward. From our dining table, and we may be old-fashioned, but our evening meal has always been “at the table” for 52 years, we have a perfect view of the Little Owl which sits patiently on next door's ridge tiles. It peers down in search of beetles, slugs etc. and is thus a very welcome visitor to our gardens. In the early evening from about 6.30pm one Owl flits in and takes position whilst its partner sits in a nearby tree and they squeak to each other. They are SO cute and photogenic, I think my camera memory is going run out soon!

Not every day yet, of course, but being out in the garden and hearing the shrill whistle of loco 9351 or Odney Manor approaching the station's signal right below us is a thrill that gets me every time. After 7 years living here both of us either run to a window or over to the hedge to watch the train coming in. Rather like the “Railway Children” film, after twilight, certain torch signals can be seen from the house on the hill's upper windows IF I'm on duty on that particular service! True romance eh?

So – who remembers holidays then? If you have any doubts that the 6

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“Staycation” is the thing for 2021, then the volume of traffic on the motorways is a true reminder of the fact that we are all staying in the UK this year. But why oh why have ALL the highways departments across the country decided to undertake major roadworks all simultaneously? At the beginning of June, Chris and I drove up to Lincoln for a family reunion and to visit my Parents' resting place on their old airfield. The motorways nearly all the way up were being closed or re-routed and my poor old Sat-Nav nearly gave up the ghost! Now, as luck would have it, I had an expert Rally Navigator beside me, who happened to have one of those strange things called a MAP (remember them?) and she was able to calm my frustration and successfully guide us to the family. However, our son from Canterbury took NINE HOURS to complete his trip scheduled to take five, due motorway closures around London. It is good for our local traders to enjoy their re-opening and the influx of holiday makers though.

It's just starting to fall into dusky twilight as I type and whilst I can't see the little owl from my window, I'm being mesmerised by the flitting of the incredibly fast and agile bats as they dart across my view catching moths on the wing. I could never ever be bored of the countryside and its inhabitants.

True story (I believe) of the chap in America who dug a twelve feet deep hole in a field before he realised that his metal detector was following his steel toe-capped boots!

I love the story of the Priest who was giving a school assembly and asked the children why they might think he wore his white “dog collar”. To his surprise, one little one answered “because it kills fleas and ticks for up to 30 days?”

But, say what you will, I'm not a fan, sorry, – now I have nothing against football, but it seems SO wasteful losing two hours of my life to watch 22 millionaires on TV chasing a bag full of wind, in their underwear!

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So, let's get sensible and consider : “Stop being afraid of what could go wrong and start being excited about what could go right.”

And, before we ask God for anything, we must first remember to thank Him for everything we already have in our lives.

Thinking about the traffic jams I mentioned above, just spare a thought for all those stranded in heavy traffic on their way to the gym to spend an hour riding their stationary bikes!

SCOOTERS !! ? Now I know Minehead has been chosen as a location for the ZIPP electric scooter trial... uhhhm, did they ever stop to think about the average age of our local population? Really, as they are popping up, parked in their painted bays on the pavements they are more like yellow sculptures. And come to think about it, I don't remember ANY of our regular Parishioners and magazine readers scooting about town on one? I'm sure local A&E are dreading any one of you so much as trying one.

Well, there we are dear reader, the Blue Anchor mind has run out of ramble, so it's time I wished you all a lovely Summer, if it comes, and if you are a visitor reading this, I sincerely hope you have enjoyed your stay and a warm Minehead welcome.

From me, may I wish you every Blessing for the next month. Stay safe.

Reverend Deacon David Croucher

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When I say I am a Christian

When I say, “I am a Christian” I’m not shouting, “I’ve been saved!” I’m whispering, “I get lost sometimes That’s why I chose this way” When I say, “I am a Christian” I don’t speak with human pride I’m confessing that I stumble – needing God to be my guide When I say, “I am a Christian” I’m not trying to be strong I’m professing that I’m weak and pray for strength to carry on When I say, “I am a Christian” I’m not bragging of success I’m admitting that I’ve failed and cannot ever pay the debt When I say, “I am a Christian” I don’t think I know it all I submit to my confusion asking humbly to be taught When I say, “I am a Christian” I’m not claiming to be perfect My flaws are far too visible but God believes I’m worth it When I say, “I am a Christian” I still feel the sting of pain I have my share of heartache which is why I seek God’s name When I say, “I am a Christian” I do not wish to judge I have no authority I only know I’m loved.

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PILGRIMAGE TO THE HOLY LAND

Joe Walsh Tours went into liquidation on the 27th April. For anyone who paid deposits need to visit their website ww.joewalshtours.ie or call the help line 01241 0800 Monday to Friday.

You can contact Fred Keen on email [email protected] for any advice. Fred Keen

West Somerset Food Cupboard Newsletter May 2021

Dear Friends, This newsletter is slightly different because I am saying goodbye to the food cupboard this month. As many of you will know I have been appointed as Rector of Porlock and Porlock Weir with Stoke Pero, Selworthy and Luccombe and so I must relinquish my role as co- ordinator of the food cupboard. I have been the co-odinator for the last four and a half years and have thoroughly enjoyed the work and meeting so many lovely people. There have been challenges of course, particularly in the last eighteen months or so and the food cupboard has seen a number of changes in my time. In my first two years new cupboards were built and in this past year we have moved our storage to what was the choir vestry. These changes have proved to be helpful. It has been especially good over the last year to have the use of the vestry and narthex in the church so that we could cope with the demands of the pandemic. While I am leaving, of course the food cupboard will continue its work without interruption. For the time being Ali Sanderson will be taking 10

West Somerset Catholic Parishes July 2021 over the role of co-ordinator, ably supported by the regular volunteers. Some of you will know Ali from her time at Homestart and I know that the food cupboard is in safe hands. Currently Ali is also being contracted by the church to undertake research into how the food cupboard operates alongside other agencies in the area and how this work can be sustained and developed appropriately for the future. It is the ideal time to review the work that we do. Do please give your support to Ali during this time of transition. One outcome of the lockdowns has been that people’s awareness of the vulnerability of others has been raised. The result for us in the food cupboard has been the overwhelming kindness of those who donate items, to the extent that, at the moment, we have cupboards full to overflowing! There are no shortages from our list and actually we really need to use up some of the stock that we have. Currently demand for food boxes is relatively low so we are not using up our stock very quickly. Of course I am delighted that there appears to be less need at the moment - it has always been my hope that the necessity for food banks will decrease. However, the demand does fluctuate across the year so I will be interested to hear how things are going in the months to come and the results of Ali’s research. I am sad to be leaving, especially at a time when there is the potential for developments in new directions but I will continue to support the work of the food cupboard, even if it is in a less “hands on” capacity and I hope you will too. Thank you all for the tremendous support that I have received personally over the last four and a half years; you have made it such a pleasurable and enjoyable experience for me. Finally, a heartfelt thank you to all those who have worked as volunteers in my time at the food cupboard and those who work behind the scenes as trustees. You are the ones who make this work possible and successful! THANK YOU! Food parcels since the project began in 2007 - 16000 Food parcels so far this year - 480 Ann Gibbs Co-ordinator (now signing off!) 11

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The popular Celebrate service is now back running every fourth Sunday, June's having been at St Dubricius on Sunday 27th. Porlock Methodist Church has reopened, so will host the next two Celebrate services. 'Open Door' coffee and chat restarts every Friday morning. Covid precautions apply to all activities.

Programme of events for July:

Thursday 7th July - Institution of Rev. Ann Gibbs as Rector of St Dubricius 7.00pm, Invitation only. 8.00pm Public recognition with Town Crier.

Sunday 25th July - Celebrate Service, Methodist Church, 10.30am

Saturday 31st July- Lammas Day Evensong 4.30 Stoke Pero Chapel. Walkers start 1.30pm from Rectory; BYO picnic 3pm+

Advance Notice - St Dubricius Flower Festival Friday 6th-Tuesday 10th August. Theme Musicals.

News, reported in the Tablet, quoting their Rome correspondent Christopher Lamb, who mentioned it as a rumour some weeks ago and recently John Kerry, President Joe Bidens' climate envoy sounds more certain :

Will the Pope Pay a Visit to Britain This Year?

On the subject of the bishops' pastoral letter in last month’s magazine, there are strong reports, though not yet confirmed by the Vatican, that Pope Francis will attend a day at the important 12

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Glasgow Cop26 Climate Conference in November. It is unlikely to be a wider visit to Britain, but the Pope's 2016 encyclical Laudate Si is arguably the most comprehensive and persuasive document on the effects and morality around our climate change issues, and a powerful testimony of his knowledge and the Church's views on this matter. The benefits of such a visit to the globe and to the Church in Britain would be significant, so let's pray hard. - Tony Pinnington

News from the Exmoor Pony Centre, Ashwick, Dulverton TA22 9QE

Good news – we are open for all of our riding sessions now. If you would like to ride, bookings must be made in advance for our Treks, Walk and Trot the Lanes, Tasters or Group Funs. Half term was particularly busy and fully booked with many holiday makers enjoying seeing the ponies and riding in the sunshine. We are still taking pre bookings for our visit sessions too so please call or email to make a booking.

You may remember the arrival of two ponies, Goldie and Quince, who came to us having been around many different homes. The kind followers of the Exmoor Pony Owners and Riders Facebook page fundraised to enable them to have a forever home with us here at the charity. During the winter they enjoyed a lovely stay with one of our local grazers, and in May they travelled with two others to a permanent conservation grazing site in Sussex. The four ponies coped brilliantly with the journey and have settled in well to their new surroundings. A great outcome for these ponies!

In late Autumn, we were asked if we could help with a mare and her young foal. The foal had been born very late in the year and he and his mum needed a little more shelter and some extra grass to help them survive the cold winter months. This cheeky chap was named Elmo and with his mum they spent the winter with our geldings Yorick and Dylan. The beginning of May saw the time for Elmo to be weaned. He is now 13

West Somerset Catholic Parishes July 2021 residing at the centre where he has been micro chipped and begun his training. Elmo has two new friends who keep him company so as not to miss his Mum – Winston and Almond make great uncles and are looking after him brilliantly. We hope that seeing visitors throughout the summer will increase his confidence and help him become a friendly and social pony.

You may remember in 2021 our amazing volunteers undertook a team challenge to raise funds for our ponies during the summer lockdown. Well, they have been at it again. Having recently completed their latest Team Challenge, which involved completing over 300 miles in teams within a fortnight, virtually travelling to our northern base in Hexham. Their incredible efforts raised over £1000. You can still donate to their challenge and see their brilliant, and at times hilarious, photos throughout their challenge on www.justgiving.com/fundraising/volunteer-team-challenge Thank you to everyone who has already donated and supported our fabulous teams.

We hope all our friends are staying safe as the restrictions ease and please keep up to date with us via our website and online platforms.

Website: www.exmoorponycentre.org.uk Facebook: www.facebook.com/TheExmoorPonyCentre Email: [email protected] Tel: 01398 323093

West Somerset Pets: Letter from Finn

Dear Ginge and friends

I don’t know about you but I do not like this very hot weather. Most days I stay indoors and sleep on the settee. Sometimes they will put a blanket out on the patio for me to lie on, this can be quite comfortable. There is a water “thing” nearby that sprays into the air, I can get a drink 14

West Somerset Catholic Parishes July 2021 without moving. Mind you I get into trouble for that as they seem to think that I am stupid enough to eat the green weed that grows in it.

If I am too hot outside I can go indoors, then they wonder where I am because they are not keen on me going upstairs to the settee there. This is a shame as it has a very big squishy cushion on it. I like to get behind it and hide from them.

Lorcan and his mum came to stay recently. He loves to play with me and throw my ball for me to chase. Unfortunately he likes to make it end up in the flowerbeds which is not popular with my humans (or his mum). He likes burgers so we had one for a treat which is great because they come with chips and I get one or two if I am lucky. He is getting very good at walking with me on the lead but he is only allowed to do it well away from the road. I guess they are afraid that I will try and chase a cat or something and pull Lorcan over in the process.

I have discovered that they often have tissues in their pockets and if I snuggle up close to them sometimes I can gently pull one out to chew up. Naturally I get yet another telling off for doing that. I just can’t help trying to get these tissues, I think I must be addicted to the smell or taste of them.

Recently I have been fed two different and new types of food. The biscuits are for puppies apparently, they are much smaller and taste the same but don’t fill me up as much. Strangely the meat is supposed to be for “senior” dogs over 8 years. You can imagine how confused I am - am I a puppy - no, am I a senior dog - yes - I am nearly 9 years old. It seems that the puppy biscuits were bought by mistake, the bag they come in is the same as the adult biscuits but I expect it says on the label what age of dog they are supposed to feed. There is just no understanding humans is there?

Cheerio for now Finn

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ST STANISLAUS & SACRED HEART PARISHES

Please remember the following in your prayers, they are the sick and housebound of the two parishes and those we are asked to pray for: Roisin Lee, Susan Gray, Laura Simpson, Simon, Jean Carpenter, Terry-Anne (Freddie), Sue Appleton, Sue Young, Mary Carlin, Maggie Smith, Judy Hall, Tom Hall, Theresa O'Neill, Bernadette Smart, John Mees, John Alexever, Pamela Whitsey, Teresa Jackson, Walter Spence, Amy Edwards, Angela Kingdom, Gill Standidge, Sophy Thursby, Paula Bennett, Carol Taylor, Bridget Goodridge, Pete Bird.

Please remember all expectant mothers, armed forces personnel injured on duty, and members of the parishes who are housebound and/or ill and their families and carers.

Please also pray for the clergy of the Diocese especially those who may be sick. Remember Fr. Michael Derrick D'Mello

VOICES OF EXMOOR – COME ALONG AND JOIN US After such a long break due to the pandemic, members of Voices of Exmoor community choir are looking forward to starting rehearsals when regulations allow. The choir is also keen to welcome new members. Weekly sessions take place on Monday evenings and anyone interested in joining the choir would be welcome to come along and just listen to a rehearsal or join in straight away. The choir can guarantee a warm welcome to all, with lively singing and supportive members. Members of the choir will also be meeting in Dulverton Town Hall during the August Farmers Market on Saturday, August 28th – come along to find out more and to see what a rehearsal is really like! Richard Westcott wrote a review of the choir’s concert and highlighted the choir’s vigour and enthusiasm. ‘An audience loves nothing more than 16

West Somerset Catholic Parishes July 2021 seeing a choir enjoying their singing – as much as a choir loves nothing more than delighting their listeners.’ He continued with these words – ‘Demonstrating their ability to range from quietly lyrical solos through duets to well-disciplined close harmony, to exuberant raise-the-roof choral singing, Voices of Exmoor have proved that they are a community choir with a difference. Here’s a choir unafraid to take risks, to present every form of choral music and even stretch their audiences – but above all, to enjoy themselves and give pleasure. That is really what it’s all about. Sing on, Voices of Exmoor!’ Under the leadership of Musical Director Amanda Taylor, along with the superb accompanist Joke Routledge, the choir hopes that Christmas concerts will be able to take place once again. For further information contact Amanda on 01598 428005 or 07966 555782, or Jan Ross on 01398 323818, 07855 928541.

DOUBLE BILL AT KNACKERSHOLE BARN GARDEN THEATRE, NEAR DULVERTON FRIDAY JULY 30TH

TOR THEATRE present THE RIME OF THE ANCIENT MARINER

THE BLUEBIRDS THEATRE present THE POPERA HOUSE WITH THE REDUCED RING CYCLE

The grounds will be open for picnics from 5pm and the show will start at 6.30pm. A cash bar will be available.

Tor Theatre present a performance of The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, a one-man re-telling of Coleridge’s classic poem. Let the Mariner take you with him on his journey: across the ocean, into the soul. A cautionary tale

West Somerset Catholic Parishes July 2021 of a thoughtless act and a life of suffering; of cruelty, penance and redemption. Dare you listen? And what will you learn? “Vibrant and mesmerising… a fantastic performance. Brought to life an old local story that I’ve never been able to engage in as a reader. Genius use of space.”

After the interval, The Bluebirds Theatre present their Popera House performing their Reduced Ring Cycle. The Reduced Ring Cycle is a comic Poperatic version of the entire Ring Cycle by Wagner arranged for two opera singers and puppets. It's a funny and dramatic tale of gods and monsters with film animation sequences and amazing puppets bigger than you could possibly imagine. Expect fire breathing dragons and dwarves in smoke filled caverns.

This is an outdoor evening performance so please bring appropriate clothing as the show will go ahead in most weather conditions. Only in the event of extremely bad weather will the performance be postponed/cancelled. Please bring your own seating. You are most welcome to picnic before or after the show. Bring a picnic rug. Due to covid restrictions the audience should expect to be spread out to ensure a clear view for all.

Please follow directions to the theatre which will be published on the Knackershole Garden Theatre Facebook Page. The route will be signposted.

Tickets £10 - available at Dulverton Post Office or book online - https://bookwhen.com/exmoorstudios#focus=ev-svl2-20210730183000 Organised in partnership with Take Art Totally Local project, Dulverton Development Forum and Exmoor Studios