September 2019 MONTHLY MAGAZINE MARSTON MAGNA

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1 THE PARISHES OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN, MARSTON MAGNA and RIMPTON www.marstonmagnachurch.org.uk

RECTOR. Revd. Barbara Stanton [email protected] Tel: 850745 The Rectory, Camel Street, Marston Magna, BA22 8DD (To whom all enquiries should be made) EDITOR: Samuel David Crabb [email protected] Tel: 850274 Wickham Farm, Marston Magna RIMPTON CONTACT Nicola Benbow, Ash House, Rimpton [email protected] Tel: 850434 MARSTON MAGNA CONTACT Molly Crabb, Wickham Farm, Marston Magna [email protected] Tel: 850274

RIMPTON: Normally every Sunday 10.45am, with Holy Communion on 1st Sunday each month. Morning Worship and Morning Prayer on the 2nd and 4th Sundays. The 3rd Sunday Communion is either at Rimpton or Marston.

MARSTON MAGNA: Normally every Sunday 9.30 am, with Parish Communion on the 1st Sunday each month, and Morning Prayer on the 2nd and 4th Sundays. The 3rd Sunday Communion is at either Marston Magna or Rimpton.

CHURCH OFFICERS RIMPTON MARSTON MAGNA

CHURCH WARDENS Mrs H. J. Stephens, Home Farm Cottage 851860 Mrs M L Crabb, Wickham Farm Tel: 850274 Mr J Lines, Clarke's Cottage 850828 Mr K N Field, 2 Homefield Court Tel: 850705

TREASURERS Mrs Pam Hopkins, Ash Cottage, Marston Magna 850949 Mr Hugh Privett, The Manor Tel: 850294

P.C.C. SECRETARIES Mrs. M Green, Lark Rise, Woodhouse Lane 01963 220943 Mrs B Field, 2 Homefield Court Tel: 850705

ORGANISTS Mr Stephen Suttle, 4 Cooper's Barns, MM 850167 Mr Hugh Privett, The Manor Tel: 850294

CAPTAIN of BELL-RINGERS Mrs Caroline Baillie, Ginaville Tel: 850128

CHURCH ROTAS MARSTON MAGNA Flower/Church Cleaning Sidesmen/Readers Mrs M L Crabb, Wickham Farm Tel: 850274 Mr. Richard Venning Park Farm Tel: 851104

RIMPTON Flower Rota/Brass Cleaning Church Cleaning Mrs M Le Hardy Tel: 850212 Mrs Green Tel: 01963 220943

THIS MAGAZINE IS DELIVERED FREE OF CHARGE TO EVERY HOUSE IN THE TWO PARISHES AND IS PUBLISHED ON THE FIRST DAY OF EACH MONTH. MATERIAL SHOULD BE SENT TO THE RIMPTON AND MARSTON MAGNA CONTACTS NOT LATER THAN THE 20TH OF EACH MONTH. IT IS PRINTED ON THE 26th MONTHLY. VOLUNTARY DONATIONS TO.WARDS PRODUCTION COSTS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME

THE MAGAZINE IS ALSO AVAILABLE ONLINE AT marstonmagnaparish.co.uk AND AT rimpton.net

The Front cover this month shows both of our Village Halls in the June sunshine.

2 THE RECTORY September 2019

Dear All Three of our Churches, in this benefice of five Churches, are named after St Mary, Marston Magna, Rimpton and Mudford, hence why we have something called a Patronal Festival, a special service to mark the dedication of the Churches. There are a few Marys in the New Testament, so our Mary has added “the Virgin” so we know they are dedicated to Mary, the mother of Jesus.

Mary is quite a special person, and, in the Church’s, calendar has four special days. The first is the 25th March, Lady Day, the first quarter in olden days when rents were paid to landlords. This day is when we remember the Angel Gabriel visiting Mary to tell her that she would be the mother of God's Son and to call him Jesus. The event is recorded in Luke's gospel.

The second is called “The Visitation”. The time Mary visited her cousin Elizabeth, who as an older woman, was expecting the much-wanted child who was to become known as John the Baptist. This event is also written of in Luke's gospel.

The third is the 15th August, most often remembered in Roman Catholic Churches as the day Mary was received into Heaven.

The fourth is the 8th September, to remember the birth of the Blessed Virgin Mary. There is no record of this in the New Testament, but it has a long tradition going back to early apocryphal writings. Apocryphal means of doubtful authenticity. These writings also tell us that Mary's parents were called St Ann and St Joachim. I have a copy of a Leonardo da Vinci 's cartoon of St Ann with St Mary and the two children John and Jesus, in my study. The drawing hangs in the National Gallery. It was given me a long time ago when I lived in London when my Sunday School teacher came to visit, as a “Thank you “present”. This year celebrates the five hundredth anniversary of Leonardo's death.

We always have someone special to preach at these Patronal Services. This Year we have Bishop Ruth Worsley, Bishop of Taunton. You should be familiar with her name as along with Bishop Peter Hancock, Bishop of Bath and Wells, they write a piece in our Newsletter each month. This is something which has never happened in parishes where I have been before and show something of their concern for all the people in the Diocese. The service will have the Benefice Choir to lead the singing and will be followed by refreshments. Do try to come and hear in person the Bishop who writes for our Newsletter.

Revd. Barbara 01935 850745

CHURCH OF ST. MARY THE VIRGIN MUDFORD A Café every Thursday morning, starting at 10 am to 12 noon in the Village Hall A service every Sunday starting at 11 a.m.

CHURCH OF ST. JAMES, CHILTON CANTELO. A Café the first Saturday morning every month, from 10.30 a.m. to 12 noon in the church. A Service the second Sunday every month, starting at 9.30 a.m.

ST MARY THE VIRGIN, RIMPTON Services in Rimpton SEPTEMBER 2019 Sunday 1st September 10.45am HOLY COMMUNION Wednesday 4th September 10.00am MONTHLY BENEFICE COMMUNION (BCP) Sunday 8th September Note: No service in Rimpton, 5.00pm PATRONAL EVENSONG at Marston Magna Sunday 15th September 10.45am at Rimpton JOINT HOLY COMMUNION Note: No service in Marston Magna Sunday 22nd September 10.45am HARVEST FESTIVAL - Monday 23rd September Harvest Supper at Rimpton Village Hall 7.00pm followed by Auction Sunday 29th September 10.45am MORNING WORSHIP

HS Friday Cafe at Marston Magna Village Hall 10-12 am Come and join us for proper ground coffee, etc and homemade biscuits. Books, Free Range Eggs, Cards, WI cakes, and sometimes other pop up stalls.

3 CALENDAR OF SERVICES AUGUST 2019 SUNDAY 1st SEPTEMBER GREEN TRINITY XI MARSTON MAGNA 9.30a.m. Parish Communion. Reader: R Venning Sidesman: R Pengelly RIMPTON 10.45a.m. Holy Communion Reader Mr McKay Wednesday 4th September GREEN TRINITY XI RIMPTON 10.00a.m. Holy Communion Reader: To be arranged SUNDAY 8th September WHITE Nativity of Blessed Virgin Mary TRINITY XII MARSTON MAGNA 5p.m. Patronal Evensong Reader: Mrs R Pengelly Sidesman: Dr T Smith No Service see Marston Magna Reader: To be arranged SUNDAY 15th September GREEN TRINITY XIII MARSTON MAGNA 9.30 a.m. No Service see Rimpton

RIMPTON 10.45a.m. Joint Holy Communion Reader To be arranged SUNDAY 22nd SEPTEMBER GREEN TRINITY XIIIV MARSTON MAGNA 9.30 a.m. Parish Communion Reader: Mrs Jardine Sidesman: Mrs Jardine RIMPTON 10.45 a.m. Harvest Festival Reader To be arranged

SUNDAY 29th SEPTEMBER GREEN ST. MICHAEL & ALL ANGELS TRINITY XV MARSTON MAGNA 9.30a.m. Holy Communion Reader: E Jackson Sidesman: E Jackson RIMPTON 10.45a.m. Morning Worship Readers: Col & Mrs Le Hardy Mrs Stephens: MARSTON MAGNA1 Church Cleaning Church Flowers September 2019 High Altar Locking Up 31 Aug Mrs Jardine & Mrs Monson Mrs Monson Mr K Sibley 7 Sep Mrs Jardine & Mrs Monson Mrs Monson Dr T Smith 14 Sep Mr & Mrs Field Mrs K Redman Mr &Mrs Knott 21 Sep Mr & Mrs Field Mrs K Redman Mrs N Jackson 28 Sep Mr & Mrs R Venning Mrs Venning Mr & Mrs P North RIMPTON September 2019 31 Aug Mr & Mrs Green Mrs Benbow Mrs Stephens 7 Sep Mrs Ford & Mrs Hale Mrs Benbow Mrs Lines 14 Sep Mrs Le Hardy & Mrs Stephens Mrs Hines Mrs Ing 21 Aug Mrs Spence & Mrs Billings Mrs Hines Mr Fewkes 28 Aug Mr & Mrs Fewkes Mrs Galvin Mrs Caruth

STUDY GROUPS Marston/Rimpton Home Group The Home Group will resume on Wednesday 11th September. Further details from Richard Gardner on 850127. HS

The Diary Bibic (British institute for brain injured children)

Our biannual Benefice Project, has so far raised half of our target of £1,500. We have a sponsored walk coming up this month. On Monday the 30th September there will be a visit to their centre near Langport at 2pm to see and hear about their work. If you would like to come please contact me so we can let Bibic know numbers and arrange transport leaving the Marston Magna Village Hall at 1.15pm.

01935 850745 or [email protected]

Letter from the Right Reverend Ruth to glory in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, for Worsley, Bishop of Taunton he is our salvation, our life and our hope.” A time for grace and patience The Right Revd. Ruth Worsley September is the month when schools go back, + Bishop of Taunton harvest services are being planned, and the College of Bishops takes place. Yippee! Actually, THE RAIN REPORT I’m not being sarcastic. Of course, there’s always a sense of this is a month when many of us feel The summer period from the end of June through ‘back at work’. It can seem a busy month with lots July has been exceptionally dry. July rainfall to challenge us. However, we do have some totalled 19.5 mms (¾ inch) with 5 wet days, but agency in how we approach the tasks of daily more than half of this total (11 mms (½ inch)) fell living, don’t we? on the last day of July leaving just 8.5 mms ( 1/3 inch) for the rest of the month. The 24-day period So, for instance, at the College of Bishops this commencing 25th June saw just 2 ½ mms (1/8 month, we shall do more work on ‘Living in Love inch). and Faith’, the theology, social anthropology, biblical scholarship and scientific knowledge being considered as the Church reflects on July can be a fairly wet month having an average issues of human identity, sexuality and marriage. rainfall of 62.5 mm (2 ½ inches). There have been I’m looking forward to it. And that’s not being some very wet Julys with 2007 being the wettest I sarcastic either. You see it is not that this will be have recorded with a hefty 156 mms (6 ¼ inches) an easy topic, something which we can just all and 24 wet days. The driest 2016 with 10 mms (3/8 agree to but rather it will be an opportunity to inch). meet with one another in the presence of God. We will no doubt have some difficult Ricky Gibbs. conversations, grapple over imponderables, find ourselves feeling vulnerable but this is the stuff Somerset Churches Trust Charity RIDE AND of life, and seeking to find God’s way in a world STRIDE. (Saturday 14th September 2019) which has little time for religious faith anymore. Last year, I visited 54 Churches while cycling 85 The College meets in an Oxford college over a miles. This was my eleventh ride and I had said I few days and it can sometimes seem rather would retire, but I’ll give it one more go. It’s hardly distant from the everyday world in which we live. the Tour De France, but plenty far enough for me, However, we always celebrate Holy Cross day and hopefully my legs will stand up to the while we are there. The Collect for that day challenge. reminds us that “the passion of thy blessed Son hast made an instrument of painful death to be Any money raised goes wholly towards Church for us the means of life and peace”. maintenance and repair. Half goes to Rimpton Church and half to the Somerset Churches Trust That surely means that life and peace can be general fund which makes grants for Church found even through the experience of pain and maintenance in Somerset. death. In fact, sometimes it’s the only way to find them. Dealing with complex issues, tackling If anyone would like to support this cause, please challenging tasks is not about finding the easiest contact myself, or John and Brenda Spencer. and quickest route to an answer. Sometimes it Sponsorship may be on a per Church basis or a requires much more from us and we need the fixed sum. grace and patience of the Christ who made Himself a sacrifice for us. Ricky Gibbs Chez Nous (tel. 01935-850263) The following is the prayer we use on Holy Cross Day after we receive bread and wine together, Fir Villa Parish News perhaps we need to use it more as we face the For the September 2019 Magazine challenge of seeking to live as men and women of God in His world today. Well August has been a month of awards at Fir

Villa! I wrote in the July edition about how we have “O faithful God, whose Son bore our sins in his body on the tree and gave us this sacrament to been involved with a project called “The Year of show forth his death until he come: give us grace the Arts” since January with the charity NAPA. We have received notification that we have won this

national competition and the judges were amazed her home number is 01935 410800. Grace is very at all the effort and community engagement we happy to visit you in your home and that will save were able to achieve throughout this project. So, you a journey to Yeovil or Sherborne. Or you can thank you to all that have supported us. We will be visit her salon in her home. presented with our award in Birmingham, at a lovely Gala Dinner on 23rd September. MARSTON MAGNA HARVST FESTIVAL and HARVEST SUPPER We are also finalists in three categories at the “Somerset Outstanding Care Home Awards”, - The Harvest Festival is on Sunday 6th OCTOBER Care Home of the Year, Liza Whitmore – Deputy at 9.30a.m. The church will be decorated on Saturday Manager, Dec Wills – Health Care Assistant, the morning. Your gifts of fruit, vegetable and produce finals will take place in Weston Super Mare on the will be much appreciated. Please bring them to the th 20th September, so watch this space! church on Saturday 5 October between 10.30 – 12 noon. Our dog show was a great success and managed to raise £200.00 for School in a Bag. Thank you to We very much hope the children will bring boxes of all who attended. fruit, vegetables etc. with them to the Harvest Festival Service at 9.30 a.m. on Sunday 1st October. Our next community lunch is on the 25th September, if you know anyone who would benefit All the produce will be given to a local charity. from this free lunch, please do get in touch on th 01935 850670. The idea of the lunch is to help On Monday 7 October at 7.30 p.m. for 7.45p.m. combat loneliness and isolation, and just for There will be the Harvest Supper in the Village hall organised by the harvest supper committee, P.C.C. people to get together and build friendships, we and helpers. aren’t recruiting for new Residents!!! Bingo will be on 07th September 2019 at Marston Tickets are limited and cost £10.00 Adults and £5.00 Village Hall, eyes down at 6.30pm. We already for Children aged 5 to 11 years each inclusive of all food and drink. have some wonderful prizes, but if anyone would like to donate any prizes, please do let us know. PLEASE remember to bring your own CUTLERY We are raising money for Marston Church and to and CHINA (one plate for the main course and one purchase a defibrillator which will be placed on the dessert plate per person) outside of our building, so the community has access to it, should they require it. Please do come Tickets will be available in September, and tickets along and support us in this great evening. can be purchased after Sunday Services, and the Friday Coffee Mornings. EVERYONE IS VERY Hope to see many of you at the Bingo evening! WELCOME, especially newcomers to the village.

With kind regards This is THE SOCIAL occasion of the year in Becky and James Marston Magna and a really great way to meet new Please feel free to contact Becky on 01935 850670 people, renew old friendships and enjoy local produce. St Mary’s Marston Magna – Autumn Clean MLC. & K.F. Churchwardens. Autumn Cleaning day is 14th September. 9.30 to 12.30, please bring brushes and dusters. Polish will MARSTON MAGNA PARISH COUNCIL be provided. Full Minutes including all Appendices can be Mrs M L Crabb viewed and/or downloaded from the Village Website, by going to :- MOBILE HAIRDRESSING https://marstonmagnaparish.co.uk/agendas- Grace Isbell from Mudford Sock is operating a minutes/ . Anybody unable to use the website who mobile hairdressing business. She used to work needs to see a hard copy of the full Minutes please for Unisex in Yeovil and then Sherborne. She is a contact any of the Councillors. Unisex hair stylist. DATES OF THE NEXT MEETINGS: 23rd You can contact Grace on her mobile 07738 September 2019, 7:00PM and 18TH November 636489 or by email [email protected] or 2019, 7.00 pm

headline grabbing incidents? Power cuts, water Lucy Gibbons – Clerk to Marston Magna Parish main bursts, gas leaks, fires, transport strikes, Council. Rose Cottage Pendomer Yeovil Somerset road closures etc. can happen any day. Taking BA22 9PH. T: 01935 863106 proactive steps to be better prepared will help you Email: [email protected] not only with everyday emergencies but also with far less likely incidents. MARSTON MAGNA AND RIMPTON GARDENING CLUB Somerset Prepared will be joining in the preparedness campaign, with a different focus for There is no meeting in September. The next one is every week in September. on Tuesday 8th October. The talk is “Pruning Shrubs and Trees. Week 1- This will be all about People Prepared, how individuals can be more resilient and Eileen Oldham, Club President prepared when it comes to emergencies. Week 2 - This will be all about Communities COOK BOOKS FOR SALE Prepared, how communities can be more resilient and prepared when it comes to emergencies Two books are for sale with links to Rimpton and Week 3 - This will be all about Businesses Marston Magna. They are first editions, written by Prepared, how businesses can be more resilient Admiral James Burney (1750-1821) between 1803 and prepared when it comes to emergencies and 1817. One is a single volume and the other Week 4 - This will be all about Volunteering, what consists of five volumes. He was the brother of the structures are in place for you to get involved and novelist and diarist, Fanny Burney. The family was how voluntaries help in emergencies. a close one. There will be a post on Somerset Prepared each Their nephew, Richard Allen Burney, was the week as well as tweets on our twitter page! So, get Rector of Rimpton between 1802 and 1834. In involved and visit the Somerset Prepared website 1811, he married Elizabeth Williams, the daughter throughout September. of the Rector of Marston Magna, who was also a Somerset Local Authorities’ Civil Contingencies Magistrate. There are memorials to each Rector Unit. Somerset County Council, County Hall, Taunton, Somerset, TA1 4DY – in their respective Churches. [email protected] The books for sale are standard works on the subject. Admiral Burney accompanied Captain SUPERB Cook round the world on his second and third voyages. The five volumes are entitled ‘A FREE RANGE HENS EGGS Chronological History of the Discoveries in the South Sea or Pacific Ocean’. The single volume is (FROM HENS THAT HAVE PROVIDED entitled ‘A Chronological History of North-Eastern WINNING EXHIBITS AT GILLINGHAM, Voyages of Discovery and of the early eastern DORCHESTER, MELPLASH & YEOVIL navigations of the Russians’. They include several Charts. The single volume includes the famous AGRICULTURAL SHOWS) original description of Captain Cook’s death. FOR SALE @ The book seller is Peter Harrington of London. The only problem over the acquisition of the books is £1.20 their price, a total of £18,500. If anyone has any per BOX of 6 EGGS money to spare. (PLEASE LEAVE PAYMENT IN ATTACHED BOX) John Spencer Provided by John & Susie September is Emergency Preparedness (Professor S.J Eykyn) at Month! Staplemead, Church Lane, Rimpton When people talk about emergencies you may Near Yeovil, Somerset BA22 8AE think of recent tragic events such as the attacks on London and Manchester, recent UK storms and Queen Camel Bowls Club flooding, the Nepal earthquake, the Indonesian tsunami or other global disasters. What if we told Queen Camel bowls club. The new season began you that being prepared is not just for those in April and we welcome new members.

The green is at England’s Lane, Queen Camel. keep your body moving even on the worst weather days by joining a gentle exercise class. Ask me Anyone interested please contact Norman Holt on for more information. 01935 850646. Volunteering has become more flexible. You are Benefice Sponsored Walk for the 2019 Project in control of your commitment level and so you do not need to fear that once you sign up, you will On Thursday 19th (In the event of bad weather, never have a Saturday to yourself again! Phone Friday 20th) September, there will be a sponsored SPARK 01460 202970 for ideas. Kirsty Jennsen walk for the 2019 Benefice Project – BIBIC. The of The Royal Volunteer Library Service has lots of whole walk is about 6 miles long, visiting our five volunteers with a varied commitment load, visiting churches. We hope as many as possible will take people in their homes for coffee and a book part, walking from one church to another or just swap: 0300 123 2224, very short distances. Please let me know if you [email protected]. would like to take part. Some volunteer roles can be conducted by phone and possibly from your home. Contact our Carers 9.15 am leave Rimpton church – 10.00 am arrive Service 0800 3168600 to find out how to chat to Marston (about 1.5 miles) unpaid carers by phone, or Silver Line 0800 4 70 10.15 am leave Marston – 11.15 am arrive Chilton 80 90, Age UK: 01823 345613 or The Samaritans (about 2.0 miles) 01823 288998. Consider starting our Good 11.30 am leave Chilton – 12.00 am arrive Neighbours Scheme in your area - contact CCS on Ashington (about 1 mile) 01823 331222. We always appreciate additional 1.00 pm leave Ashington – 2.00 pm arrive Mudford support to run our Carers Groups that meet to (about 1.5 miles) provide advice and a break for unpaid carers. Contact me or the Somerset Carers Service Richard Gardner 850127 number for more information.

From Cath Holloway Small Grants are available to start a community September 2019 Edition group or perhaps to support yourself when going through a difficult time. We can help you find News from your Village Agent Team these, either by contacting me or to access larger community based grants and consultancy for September has always felt like a fresh start to me. Parishes contact Ade on After the relative gentleness of August when the [email protected] 01823 331 222. For school run is over, and people are away on personal funding go to the Turn2us website and holiday. It feels like a “New Shoes” month, despite tap in your particulars to see if you qualify for the fact that the land around us is getting ready to something. This could be a small grant for an sleep. I suppose we could think of it as a second unpaid Carer to purchase something to enhance spring, when the trees provide a beautiful coloured their caring role or for improving the insulation on show and the harvest is collected. your house.

Now is a great time to prepare for the dark months We are also supporting those who wish to become ahead. Isolation can be a real problem in the a self-employed paid carer. Contact project co- winter so make a start on finding things to fill those ordinator Rhys Davis: dark cold days before the weather turns and you [email protected] or telephone find yourself sofa bound, or box set binging! 07788350806 or our Enterprise Agent at CCS Vince Tillman. Join your local groups. I know we talk about this rather a lot, but it is such an important part of Last of all, don’t forget that this is the time to keeping yourself well. Even if you are working, register your family for a Warmer Homes Discount you can find that you have nothing else once you with your electricity provider. You could get £140 get home because you have used all your energy off your electricity bill under the Warm Home in the workplace and don’t have much time and Discount Scheme. energy left to maintain friendships. Websites and The 2019 to 2020 scheme will start on 14 October parish magazines are packed with local offers. If 2019. Eligibility Criteria: you get the Guarantee your village doesn’t already host a weekly or Credit element of Pension Credit - known as the monthly coffee morning, now is your chance to ‘core group’ or you’re on a low income and meet organise something! Reduce the length of dark your energy supplier’s criteria for the scheme - evenings by joining a knit and natter, WI, Men’s known as the ‘broader group www.gov.uk/the- Shed, art, photography or local history group and

warm-home-discount-scheme or phone your Assistance for all us Villagers provider. No, I don’t have the answer to Brexit, and I can’t make people drive slower... but, a recent discussion resulted in this idea (which is up and running in our old village in Herts, so I’m not claiming originality): there are a number of us in the village who no longer go out to work, can drive and can therefore offer to help any villager who, for whatever reason, can’t collect their prescriptions, go shopping, pop to the Post Office, doctor, visit a friend etc.

Cath Holloway Mobile: 07968 521746 Three or four of us are already ‘signed up’ and Email: [email protected] we’re hoping to find another 6-8 people who will www.somersetrcc.org.uk join us. The idea would be to publish our names and numbers in this magazine every month and I support unpaid carers in South East Somerset to whoever needs help, can then call someone on the list to ask for help. Each of us in the group will take connect them with community resources, support responsibility for finding someone else on the list, groups and personal support around benefits and who can assist if we can’t at that time. allowances. We also have a new team of We’ve all got great neighbours but there are times Community Agents and Village Agents in South when a wider group of helpers, can, well, help! Somerset to contact. For more information please visit www.somersetrcc.org.uk and If you’d like to join in and go on the list, could you www.somersetcarers.org or call me to see who is let me know. If you can let me know by 30th your local village agent. September, we can get this up and running in time for autumn. WOULD YOU LIKE TO HELP US? Looking forward to hearing from you. We are looking for volunteers to join our “Friends of Julia Phillips Marston Magna Village Hall” group. 07770 827263 / 01935 851399.

This is so that we can call on people to help with Hello All in Rimpton tasks, like baking cakes, helping at a function in aid of the hall, manning a stand, or just generally I am looking for a spot to park my car, would helping us. There is no need to become a committee anyone have anything available for say £5 a week, member. or for shopping, or cleaning done etc? Many thanks Anyone interested should contact Karen Price by Sandra Kiddell - Telephone 01935 851426 phone or email please, or any member of the committee. CALLING EVERYONE INTERESTED IN

Karen Price (Chairperson) PRESERVING OUR HISTORY Telephone 01935 851336 Also, at our recent Parish Council meeting we BONFIRE NIGHT! became aware of the state of our Finger Posts within the village. We would be able to clean them We intend to have a bonfire on Saturday 2nd and repaint them, if we had enough volunteers. November in the Moat Field. We have started to make a bonfire but if anyone has any wood If there are any of you that could volunteer to help, (pallets/planks etc.) please could you add them to please email or ring me and I can add your name the piles at the western end of the moat field. The and be in touch with a programme of action. gate is unlocked so it is possible to drive there. I look forward to hearing from you. I would also like to record the village's thanks to Derek Tottle for his splendid work clearing the Lawrence Hopkins Moat Field. It now looks terrific. Email – [email protected] Phone – 01935 850949 or 07769 116960 Rex Knott

THE MARSTON INN contact Ann McKee on 01935 850471 or at [email protected] We will start again with our Sunday Carvery Roast lunches in October. Marston Magna & Rimpton We also have the following specials through the WI Report for September 2019 week. Food open 12-3, 5-9 Mon – Thurs, 12-9 Sat and The August meeting was a very enjoyable and 12-4 Sundays. successful craft evening. Pensioners can have 2 main meals for £10 Fish and chip Friday 2 for £10 We tried Somerset embroidery, card making and Kids eat for less Fri & Sat £2.49 all day created beautiful glitter gift boxes. And we are serving meals every day. We have a daily specials board and the team look forward to Generally, August is a quiet month with summer meeting you. holidays, so we were planning the future Do come along and give us a try. Many thanks programme for outings, speakers etc. from Jo Andrews – our telephone number is 01935 850587 There were many good ideas put forward.

Midsummer Fair 2019: Some members had an amazing visit to the Royal Allocation of Funds Mint recently, and we had never seen so much money in our lives. Prior to that we went to Abergavenny market. A number of bids were received for funding from the proceeds of the Midsummer Fair and Some ladies visited Highclere Castle and others an allocation committee (comprising people enjoyed a lunch at Haselbury Mill. independent of any of the organisations/activities seeking funding) has New members will be most welcome. assessed each of them. All the projects Our next meeting will be on September 9th at asking for funding are being supported. 7.30pm. Desert Island discs will be the speaker’s topic. The funds to be allocated this year are as follows: Submitted by Jill Eagland

• Village Hall - £400 towards cost of an OUR LOVELY VILLAGE Induction Loop • Fir Villa - £400 towards cost of a It was Saturday the 10th August and I was making Defibrillator my way home through the Church after a successful session with the Marston Magna Action • Moat Field - £250 towards the cost of Group when we cleared and swept Newberry Lane cutting grass and maintaining the area for and paused to look over the wall at the freshly public use mown Moat Field. What with that and a smart • Moat Field (subject to agreement of SW graveyard, I was struck with the feeling I was living Heritage), and other areas of the village - up in a caring community. to £150 towards planting wildflower seeds We have a weekly Village Café organised by Ken • Marston Magna Action Group - £250 to and Beryl Field supported by many volunteers, a support continuing upkeep and improvement lovely Village Hall run by a dedicated committee in the village led by Karen Price and supported by a group of friends plus many other organisations like the WI, • St Mary’s Church - £2,000 towards upkeep a photographic group to name just two and even a of the historic Church cider club, details about which I am little hazy!! We had a very successful Midsummer Fair in June The date for the Midsummer Fair 2020 has thanks hugely to Ann and Campbell McGee with th been set for Saturday 20 June. again another dedicated team of volunteers which was able to help the church finances as well as If you have any ideas for the event that you giving money to some of the village organisations would like to suggest or if you would like to and we take the monthly magazine for granted but volunteer to help with the organisation please I know just how much effort Sam and Molly Crabb put into that.

We should be proud of our little village and as Thank you everyone. Chairman of the Parish Council, I have been given an opportunity to try to make a further impact if Marion Dean, 13 West End, 01935 850032 possible. We have already been successful through Howard Butterfield’s persistence in BADMINTON AT RIMPTON VILLAGE HALL gaining some progress to alleviating the effects of through traffic, and Rex Knott has pressured The new Badminton season starts on Wednesday, Yarlington Homes to improve greatly the path from 2nd October 2019 at Rimpton Village Hall at the playground to the West End homes. We also 7.30pm and continues each Wednesday evening hope they will fulfil their responsibilities and do until 29th April 2020. some clearing where their properties abut the stream. We shall shortly repaint the playground Anyone over the age of 14 years is welcome. For equipment under the supervision of Peter Griffiths further details please contact Anne Ing 850315 – more volunteers please? Lord’s Larder Update for September 2019 This leads me on to how the village can improve its lot. Perhaps you are content to leave things as Thank you everyone who has donated food items they are but if any of you have any suggestions on to the Lord’s Larder Food Bank in July, giving how to improve the village, please email me with items such as sugar, long life milk and jars of Pasta your ideas. You can also come to the open session Sauce. Those items helped to complete that is held before the Parish Council meeting emergency food parcels that went out to help starts and present your thoughts. Our next those in need through the month of July to help meeting is at 7.00pm on Monday the 23rd 294 adults and 210 children, we experienced a September 2019. 58% increase in demand for families needing emergency food parcels in July this year I would also like to make a fresh appeal for help compared with July last year. With your support we with the Action Group we set up over a year ago were able to help 104 families this July, thank you. when I collected over twenty names. Sadly, we are now down to a faithful few, but the coffee is If you would like to give to the Lord’s Larder this excellent and the sessions on a Saturday morning month and would like to know what we are are not too long, especially if we have a good currently running short of, we are currently running turnout. We also have fun. Our next session is on short of :- the 7th September. Cartons of UHT Milk, Tins of Spaghetti, Tins of Hot Dogs, Tins of Meatballs, Tinned Fray Bentos Pies, I would like to end with saying a huge thank you to Tins of Carrots, Tins of Peas, Jars of Pasta Sauce, all our volunteers and also to Derek Tottle for Tins of Soup, Tins of Fruit, Packets of Jelly, 80 putting his cows into the Moat Field – I know the Teabags, Empty Super Market Carrier Bags, etc anxiety levels of the residents of Court Gardens were unduly raised - and then topping the grass, These and all other in date, long life food items particularly the rough vegetation in the moats. would all be gratefully received.

I shall be checking my Inbox shortly!! Many, many thanks for your continued support, just drop any donations into the churches please. Lawrence Hopkins [email protected] Mat Callaghan Yeovil Christian Support Trust MILK BOTTLETOPS Operations Manager

Can you all remember to remove the foil pull caps from the tops, because the metal detector on Perry’s conveyor belt stop the machines. Also remember it Rimpton Ladies Walking Group is only plastic tops with a 2 or 4 in the recycling symbol that I can accept, all the rest go in my Our next normal walk will be held on wheelie bin. Wednesday 18th September. We will meet at There is a company called Massmould, who the village hall car park at 9.30 am. For full produce tops made from the same plastic as milk details contact Sheila Fewkes on Tel 850227 bottle tops e.g. Robinson’s squash, and Evian water, so from now on, I can accept any tops made by Massmoulds.

Enjoy a cream tea as you browse. No charge but Benefice Choir donations for church funds will be greatly appreciated. Our next rehearsal, at Marston This is happening on Saturday 7th September from Magna Church, is on 2.30 pm to 4.30 pm at the Church.

Saturday 7th September Christine Adams The choir will be singing at the Patronal Festival service at Marston Magna Church, which is on Sunday QUEEN CAMEL 8th September, starting at 5pm. TENNIS CLUB

Our next rehearsals, all at Mudford A small friendly Club with 2 floodlit hard Church, are as follows – courts for all players on either a ‘Pay & Play’ Saturday 28th September basis or as a club member. A wide variety th, th th th of coaching is available including Saturday Saturdays 5 12 , 19 , & 26 a.m. coaching for Juniors plus Camps in the October holidays.

We welcome new members for the season We are rehearsing for other that started in April. services later in the year (All Souls on 3rd November, Advent on 1st Visit www.qctc.co.uk or call the Club Secretary on 01935 850300 for more December, and an event in information. November (please see the notice elsewhere in the magazine, and save the date). RIMPTON PARISH COUNCIL

Please remember to bring ALL the The full Minutes of all meetings, including all music yet to be sung at any service Appendices, can be viewed and/or downloaded with you to each rehearsal. If you from the Village Website by going to need a copy of anything, please let me http://rimpton.net/parish-council/parish-council- know IN ADVANCE, and I can meetings/draft-parish-council-minutes/. organise that for you. Anybody unable to use the website who needs to see a hard copy of the full Minutes please contact New members are always welcome, any of the Councillors. please just turn up to a rehearsal if Date of next meeting – Tuesday 3rd September you would like to join the choir, or if 2019 at 7.30pm.

you would like more information please Patrick Pender-Cudlip, Clerk & RFO - Rimpton email me (Jane Perrin) at Parish Council [email protected] The Cobblers, High Street, Queen Camel, Yeovil, St Mary’s Church, Mudford Somerset BA22 7NE; Tel. 01935 850692; [email protected] Come along and see our ancient documents, registers and records; before they leave the church for recording and storage at the Somerset Archives.

Drawing & Painting classes at Marston Magna Village Hall

A new art class is starting on Wednesday 18th September from 10 am to 12.30 with Jane Brayne. She has taught adults to paint for many years and runs two popular classes in her home village of Evercreech.

A painter in watercolour, mixed media and oils, she Update from 3rd Sparkford Scout Group was the series illustrator on BBC2’s “Meet the Ancestors” and her work can be seen in many books Anyone who would like to get involved in our Scout and museums. The classes will be relaxed and group please contact our Group Scout Leader on informal, each one beginning with a demonstration [email protected] and discussion od materials and techniques, followed by time for students to work at their own North Cadbury – Sparkford – Queen Camel – pace. Everyone is welcome. The classes will cost Marston Magna – South Cadbury – Corton £13 per session payable by the half term, which is Denham – Castle Cary – Compton Pauncefoot – usually 6 weekly. Galhampton – West Camel – North Barrow and more!!! Our Scout, Cub and Beavers come from Jane Brayne 01749 831006 all these villages so please read our news. Thank [email protected] you so much!

Marston Magna Village Hall Management For any other enquiries or ideas please contact Helen Committee Wooldridge – [email protected]

Useful committee meeting on 5th August. Fund raising is going well. Our next activity for September ADVERTISMENTS & is the GAMES NIGHT. Come along and try different NOTICES. family games. £1 entry fee only – 7 pm to 10 pm. FARMERS’ PRODUCE MARKETS IN OUR AREA. Diary Dates to note The following Farmers’ Markets are taking place in Games Night 21st September our neighbourhood. Here are some of the venues and Quality Tabletop Sale 12th October times below:- Quiz Evening 16th November Somerset Farmers’ Market 2019:- For more Xmas Bingo 7th December information visit www.SomersetFarmersMarkets.co.uk or phone Karen Price (Chairperson) 01373 814646 Telephone 01935 851336 Email – [email protected] GLASTONBURY ST. JOHN’S CAR PARK TOWN CENTRE. A regular market on the fourth Saturday of each month. Trading 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. Save the date – CREWKERNE – Henhayes Centre, a Regular Friday 22nd November 2019 Farmer’s Market the third Saturday every month 9.00 a.m. until 1 p.m. – At Mudford Church Other Venues and times can be found on the Village Notice Benefice Choir will be singing Boards. “Night of Miracles” Vale of Camelot Growers, SPARKFORD, BA22 7JR From 17th July we will be closed for the Summer.

In aid of BIBIC BROADBAND PROBLEM? Any computer problem solved: computers, networks or phone lines. Broadband and networking installed for home or office. Specialist engineer BT trained with over 30 years experience. Quality guaranteed, friendly service. Tel. Richard Crabb 01935 808094 email [email protected]

PHILIP HODDER plates are available. Costs for hire: 50p per set ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR. or £50 which includes a £20 refundable deposit. Part P Registered, Over 30 years experience, Please contact Elizabeth Crouch on 850329 for small jobs welcome, personal service.- Rewiring, further details. replacement fuse boards, extra sockets, lights etc. fault finding. REMOVALS & STORAGE - Armishaws Telephone 01935 850027 & 07836 710130 Removals will move your furniture or store your goods. Office:- Wincanton Business Park, Wincanton, Somerset, BA9 9 RT, Tel. 01963 34065, THE LITTLE CURTAIN WORKSHOP email Beautiful Fabrics, Handmade Curtains, Blinds and [email protected] Soft furnishings web www.armishaws.com using code BW 222 Unit 4, Barrows Hill Farm East Chinnock, Yeovil KEITH TUCKER – Carpentry, Joinery, Building. Somerset BA22 9EY - Also Handmade Kitchens, Fitted Kitchens, Refurbishments, Garden Summer Houses and www.thelittlecurtainworkshop.co.uk Furniture. Orchard Carpentry, Tel. 0779 954 6088 01935 862700

Gardening work undertaken locally, good reference's, call Graham on 07969 869 774. ANN-MARIE BAX Dip MCFHP and MAFHP [email protected]

LAWRENCE ELECTRICALS Domestic/Commercial/Security (Inc. alarms/CCTV) from extra sockets to Full Rewire. Tel: 01935 891090, Mobile 07889511576. Covering Dorset & surrounding areas. Part P Registered for Building Regulations. QUALIFIED FOOT HEALTH PRACTITIONER Lawrence Dolan City & Guilds Accredited. Free Call: 07864 340341 Estimates. Email: [email protected] CORE FOOT CONDITIONS INCLUDING NAIL Graham Raymond, Electrical & Plumbing Services, CUTTING, THICKENED NAILS, CORNS, Installer of Quality Bathrooms & Kitchens including VERUCCAS, ATHLETE’S FOOT, FUNGAL NAILS, Tiling, Breakdowns, Repairs, Alterations & INGROWING NAILS, HARD SKIN & CRACKED Upgrades. Free Estimates, Trading locally for 34 HEELS. years. Please call Landline: 01935 851700 or my mobile: 07976 307449 J C Roofing TREE CARE Chris Lee- Qualified Tree Surgeon NCH (Arb) & NPTC, Gardener, Hedge Trimming, Landscaping & more. Etc. Garden & Tree & Building Maintenance. Tel 01963 440352, New Number Mobile 07899 000107 Maintenance General roof repairs of pitched and flat roofs Chimney repointing and lead flashings Timber and plaster repairs Gutter, fascia and soffit replacement

Contact your local tradesman on Vintage China for Hire Marston Magna WI has approximately 100 pretty Land 01935 840277 sets of gold rimmed assorted china for hire for Mobile 07483 832654 your special event. Sets of cups, saucers and

YOGA Rimpton Village Hall Regular weekly Wednesday class 9.30 – 10.30am

Sandford Orcas Village Hall Regular weekly Monday Class 6.30 – 7.30pm £6 per class

Kate Whittell 07881628780 or [email protected] Garden Machinery Sales & Service magna-yoga.co

We can service and repair any All abilities very welcome make of lawn mower and also Classes involve standing and floor work offer a collection service. Full Please bring a yoga/pilates mat if you have one workshop service/repair and welding facilities available.

No job too large or too small Draper hand & power tools Gardening tools, Hardware, Welders & consumables, Electric fencing, Gates, Auto electrical consumables, Safety boots and Wellington boots, Waterproofs, Clothing, Pet food, Antifreeze, Batteries, Garden machinery, Hayter, Alko, Briggs & Stratton, Honda, New Holland. Husqvarna, Worx, Kawazaki, Mitox, DR, Location. Come and see for yourself at Rimpton Road Marston Magna TEL 01935 850426 Opening times Mon – Fri 8 am – 5.00pm Sat 8 am – 12.00 noon

Looking after you and your home

• We can offer help with cleaning, washing and ironing and other task to keep your house tidy • Helping you to get up, wash,

shower or bathe, get dressed and

have breakfast.

• We can drive you to appointments or shopping and once there, will help you every step of the way. • Meal preparation at Lunchtime and teatime 7 days a week, we offer a hot fish and chips from the local chippy and delivery to your doorstep • We are qualified and experienced

small team of community workers

and looking forward to hearing from you. Pilates

Tel: 01935 507792 or 07895718611 Pilates Foundation

Email: [email protected] Friday at Marston Magna Village Hall 5.00pm – 6.00pm (Beginners)

Xtra Help In Sarah Barry 6.15pm – 7.15pm (Intermediate) Self Employed Support Worker Contact Mo for details on: • Regular and one-off support available • Personalised approach (what is important to you?) • Dementia Friend 07815748518

• DBS checked [email protected] • Compassionate and practical • Understands the role of a carer Private Sessions 1 to 1 also available Tel: 01935 812908 / 07970 402457 Email: [email protected] We welcome new visitors of all ages and abilities

RIMPTON VILLAGE HALL DIARY – What’s on? – Regular items and contacts Wednesdays 7.30p.m. – 10.00 p.m. Badminton Mrs Anne Ing 850315 For the Diary 3rd September - Rimpton Parish Council Meeting 7.30 pm RVH 7th September - Mudford Church Parchment Day 2.30 – 4.30 Cream teas 9th September - W I Meeting at 19.30 MMVH – Desert Island Discs 18th September - Ladies walking Group 9.30 am VH car park 14th September Ride & Stride Day for Somerset Churches Trust 22nd September - Harvest Festival 23rd September - Rimpton Harvest Supper 7 pm at RVH followed by auction 30th September - Visit to BVIBIC Langport – contact Revd. Barbara 2nd October - Badminton starts again weekly in Rimpton VH. 22nd November - “Night of Miracles” Mudford Church at 7 pm

For hall bookings – please contact Dale McLoughlin – 851100

MARSTON MAGNA VILLAGE HALL DIARY - What's on? - Regular items and contacts. Mondays 09.00 a.m. – 11.00 a.m. Aerobics Classes. Steph Edwards 07444 979297 11.00 a.m. – 12 noon Standing & Floor Exercise – 5-week course starting 22.07.2019 by Steph. Winter 12.30 – summer 19.30 p.m. - 2nd Monday monthly W.I – Elizabeth Crouch 850329 Thursdays 2.30 – 4.30 p.m. Short Mat Bowls Mrs Joan Burrough 851576 Fridays 10 a.m. – 12 noon Marston Village Café Beryl Field 850705 5.00 p.m.- 7.15 p.m. Pilates Contact Mo 07815 748518 Various classes – do look at notice board in Village Hall

For the Diary. 7th September - Chilton Cantelo Church Café 10 – 12 noon 7th September - Benefice Choir rehearsal – Marston Magna Church 7th September - Mudford Church Parchment Day 2.30 – 4.30 Cream teas 7th September - Bingo MMVH at 6.30 pm by Fir Villa to raise funds for Defrib 8th September - Patronal Festival – Marston Magna Church 9th September - W I Meeting at 19.30 MMVH – Desert Island Discs 9th September - MMVH Management Committee – 7.30 pm MMVH Committee Rm 11th September - Home Group recommences – contact Richard Gardner 14th September - Ride & Stride Day for Somerset Churches Trust 18th September - Painting & Drawing starts at 10 am in MMVH – weekly 19th September - Benefice Sponsored Walk for BIBIC 21st September - Games Night starting at 19.00 MMVH - £1 entry 23rd September - Marston Magna Parish Council at 7.30 pm MMVH 25th September - Fir Villa Holy Community Lunch 27th September - Fir Villa Holy Communion at 4 pm 30th September - Visit to BVIBIC Langport – contact Revd. Barbara 6th October - Harvest Festival 7th October - Harvest Supper MMVH at 19.00 for 19.30 8th October - MM & R Gardening Club at MMVH 7.30 pm 12th October - Quality Tabletop Sale MMVH 16th November - Quiz Evening MMVH

For Village Hall bookings – please contact Mrs C. Griffiths Tel. 850647.

The Mobile Library no longer comes to Marston Magna, but it will be in Rimpton next on the Wednesday 18th September. It will be in Rimpton in the road to Rimpton House BA22 8AQ between 12.00 and 12.30. The Mobile Library will continue to call once every 4 weeks, only providing it is used.

Re-cycling- Every THURSDAY in Marston Magna and Rimpton from 7 a.m. Wheelie Bin Collection also from 7 a.m. On Thursday 5th, and Thursday 19th September 2019.

The Rusty Pig Company Free range Tamworth pork, from our farm in Sandford Orcas. Ask us to supply you with our amazing bacon, sausages, joints, gammons and lots more. Buy Local, delivered to your door!

Our Tamworth Hog Roast Moist and succulent and beautifully tender. Nothing like our Tamworth taste and crackling! From a small informal gathering and celebration through to a huge outdoor event and wedding.

James & Charlotte Tel. 07724885353, 07802443905 www.therustypigcompany.co.uk [email protected]

DO TRY THE GAMES NIGHT AT MARSTON MAGNA VILLAGE HALL SATURDAY 21st SEPTEMBER FROM 7 PM to 10 PM - £1 ENTRY EACH

RIMPTON HARVEST SUPPER 2019 On MONDAY 23th SEPTEMBER At 6.45 for 7.0 pm in RIMPTON VILLAGE HALL

Tickets: £7.00 Adults RAFFLE £3.50 Children under 12 FUN AUCTION Ticket Sellers will come Or Phone Morag Le Hardy round the Houses 01935 850 212