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November is the month for remembering those who lost their lives in many wars as well as our own beloved family and friends. The image on the front cover is taken from the “Shrouds of the Somme” by Somerset artist Rob Heard. (www.shroudsofthesomme.com) 100 years ago the guns fell silent on the first truly global war.(1918—2018) On Sunday 4th November, there will be All Souls Services at St. John’s, Tatworth and St. Mary Magdalene, Cricket Malherbie during which we shall TATWORTH CHURCH YOUTH CLUB be remembering those who have died from our five parishes during the past A club for children 11+ at St. John's year. Church Hall on Friday in term time Sunday 11th is Remembrance Sunday when there will be services at the 7– 8:30pm. churches in the Benefice. See page 6 If you have any content that you would like to include, please forward the TCYC LEADER: Matt Baker, T: 07414 copy to me by 11th November and I will seek to add it to the next edition in 642118 December Monica Mason. E: [email protected] tel. 01460 221356 Our Vision statement is :- “Building a safe community to help Disclaimer young people reach their full The LINK accepts no liability for: potential” • Any claims made by the advertiser • Any error or omissions in the advertisement as submitted by the advertiser Are you able to spare three hours a week? If so, Chard Muse- um are on the lookout for new members willing to help out at • Any legal action as a result of the advertisement Any opinion expressed in articles in The LINK may be those of the author but the museum. We are especially looking for volunteers interested in joining our team of people who meet & greet visitors on the reception desk. You don’t have to be someone PASTORAL LETTER with an expert knowledge of history, just be enthusiastic & friendly with the visitors so they go away with a lasting Dear Friends impression of this wonderful museum. In this edition of the magazine you will find a copy of the Coventry Cathedral If you are interested, make contact by either visiting us during the week, ringing us on 01460 65091 between 10am & 3pm or sending an e-mail to Litany of Reconciliation. It is a powerful prayer and I ask that you spend some [email protected]. time with it as we enter this time of Remembrance. It is 100 years since the Vince Lean—Chairman Chard Museum Armistice marking the end of WW1– a war supposedly to end all wars. It didn’t. Milestone events should not stand alone, but serve to remind us Advertising St. John’s Events in Tatworth village that history should not just be recalled in the present – but be utilised for the St. better of tomorrow. John’s We would like to be able to advertise our different events more Church Events widely throughout the village. When we Remember, we are RE-MEMBERING; i.e. bringing back together those One idea is that people have an A4 size wooden display board in things (members) that are lost. In the events of this Centenary we are re- their front garden and the posters can then be pinned to this board. membering those that lost their lives and served in that conflict, and so many others since, and this is important and right. We should reconnect with that If anyone would be happy to have one please contact Monica 01460 history and sacrifice, be reminded of that cost, and be moved to make the 221356 and Malcolm will make one for you and put it in your world we now live in a better and safer place. Lest we forget. garden at an agreed place. Many thanks. The more the merrier!! November 2018 Page 1

Recalling history, re-uniting with the past, can and often does bring up painful St John’s Church Hall memories and may remind us that conflict is not just an act of warfare, but is also often something that affects us in our daily lives. We live in an increasingly polarised society, politically at a global scale and individually in The perfect setting for all your our ‘group’ mentalities so easily fuelled by an individualism equipped in this small to medium sized private technological age. As Christians, and as churches, I believe we are called to buck that trend, and functions now more than ever we need to not just Remember, but also respond. We need to be an inclusive church, a church that loves everyone and respects everyone, regardless of background and circumstance. Whoever you are read- Competitive Rates ing this, without exception, GOD LOVES YOU, because God’s love, true love, is unconditional, as ours should also be. Jesus himself commanded us to use remembrance in the living out of our Christian lives, in the words he himself used at the Last Supper. “Do this is remembrance of me”. In other words, Fully Fitted Kitchen ‘reunite with me’, be at one with Christ, and as the Body of Christ, be at one with each other. Love one another as he does, as he already loves you.

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November 2018 Page 3 ALL SOULS SERVICE

WE shall be holding an All Souls Ser- vice at Tatworth Church, at 6.30pm on Sunday, 4th November, during which we shall be remembering those who have died from our five parishes during the past year. If you would like a loved one included in that service, who has died in previous years, please add their names to the list at the back of Tatworth Church, anytime during October, or leave a message on 221268. You are of course, very welcome to attend the service and to light a candle in memory.

Death is not extinguishing the light but putting out the lamp because the dawn has come.

KENTS FELLOWSHIP

We enjoyed a lovely worship service in Sep- tember with both Mary and Terri leading and with many voices singing the old familiar Harvest hymns. Afterwards we all benefited from the beautiful ride in the autumn sun- shine to tea at the Potting shed. The next meeting will be on Tuesday 27th November in the Kents Common Room at 2pm where tea and cake will be served whilst we try our hands at Christmas Card Making!

Page 4 November 2018 The Coventry Cathedral Litany of Reconciliation (Written in 1958.)

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Entertainment was provided by Mary and Tom, wonderful monologues, as ever ending with two rousing Harvest songs led by our Rector, Philip on his clarinet. D A REDWOOD CONSTRUCTION The lunch and raffle raised £215.00 for St Francis Hospital, Katete, Zambia whom we have supported over many years. It might have been raining heavily Demolition, Groundworks, Plant Hire & Building Contractors during the day but the sun appeared mid-afternoon to help us celebrate a Est. 20 years CPCS Qualified special season of the year. Thank you everyone who helped set-up, Site Clearance, Foundations, Drainage Works, Concreting, Extensions, provided the food, enjoyed the lunch, sang so heartily and also cleared Garages, Driveways, Landscaping, Lakes, Ponds, Patios, Horse Arenas, away and washed the dishes. A truly wonderful day. Stabling, Tree Felling, Hedge Cutting Tel: 01935 825506 Mob: 07973 871708

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The perfect conclusion to the recent celebratory Harvest Festival weekend at St John's featured a superb recital by Ian Heavisides. A truly variegated programme including masterpieces by Jean Baptiste Lully (1632-1687), composers from 17th, 18th and 19th century such as Felix Mendelssohn, Albert de Klerk, J.S. Bach, C Hubert H Parry ( of "Jerusalem" fame) to present day, courtesy of Anthony Baldwin's (b. 1957) superb Variations on "Kelvingrove". What a wonderful way to spend as hour or so on a Sunday evening listening to Ian playing on St John's beautiful church organ, which Ian described as the best in the region. What praise indeed and what a performance by a virtuoso. Those present were truly blessed with music to appeal to all tastes (Shostakovich gladdened our hearts once again) and Baldwin's nine variations were incredible. Hearing a rendering of the bagpipes on our organ was extraordinary and the Footfest piece (how did Ian manage?) was excellent, not forgetting Julien Bret (b. 1974) and his Gare Saint-Lazare composition; so imaginative we would not have been surprised to see a train engine or two steam through the church! Thank you Ian for such a wonderful evening and ensuring that we would all be home in time to watch the final episode of Sunday's political thriller. Delightful to see so many local people who not only came along for the recital but also donated so generously, raising an incredible £93 on the night.

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November 2018 Page 11 NOVEMBER GARDENER Tony Arnold MCIHort. www.scienceforthegardener.com Tatworth Playing Fields and Pavilion RHS Science Schools Science Resource, Author Science for the Gardener Book For all your recreational, social and sporting activities Book our newly refurbished social lounge for your parties and meetings. Wildlife alert We can accommodate up to 100 persons and offer Can we be aware that our unpaid but hard working Hedgehogs are looking for Winter quarters and we need to do all we can in helping to provide some cosy full bar and kitchen facilities and safe accommodation for them. Not necessarily specially purchased hedgehog abodes, but just an extra pile of leaves or a wood pile they can call home. The Hedgehog Trust recommends making a small hole in any boundary New members fence for easy access for our prickly friends so they can travel to search for a suitable hibernation location. Is this something your neighbour would agree always welcome to? Please check before lighting bonfires for hibernating hedgehogs to avoid disaster. Clean up bird feeders after the long summer and add winter seed ready for frosty nights especially for small birds and late September fledg- Contact Val Joslin on 220267 lings. Plant Spring Bulbs now Preparations need to be made now for Spring with a final chance to take up those special offers of bags of bulbs.

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Page 12 November 2018 Group containers together against severe weather conditions and bubble wrap to protect against frost. Containers are rarely truly ‘frost-free’ and are expensive to replace. Promote your business Berry shrubs are now taking centre stage - Ilex (Holly), Calicarpa (the purple Reaching your local people, by beauty berry), Cotoneaster, Skimmia, Pyracantha, Mahonia and so many advertising in The Link more. There are many different coloured berries to brighten up our gardens and hedgerows and you will see birds devouring them for weeks as they are a vital winter food source. Prouse Flues and Fires is a friendly family This space costs £40 for 12 business. We can provide a service from start Grasses also produce autumn gold colour, look out for tall Stipa (pheasants editions. to finish, starting from free quotation/home tail), Pennisetum (fountain grass) and Miscanthus zebrinus (zebra visit, to installation of your chosen stove and grass). Leave these over winter for colour and a bird seed source. Contact Daphne Carslake any building work which may be required. Email Prouse Flues and Fires is fully HETAS regis- Choose winter plants such as red or yellow bare stemmed Cornus, lush red [email protected] tered covering flexible liners and twin-wall rigid berry Pyracantha, brilliant red or yellow Salix (willow), again for their superb flue systems. For more information go to stems. My favourite small tree to plant now would be Vibernum x www.prousefluesandfires.co.uk bodnantense ‘Dawn’ for great pink fragrant flowers on dark leafless branches - a very strong plant. or ring 07500434841 For winter blossom the Prunus x subhirtilla tree takes some beating for the toughest winter months - again a suitable species for average size gardens.

Kitchen - lift parsnips, harvest brussels sprouts, and net over brassicas (cabbages etc) against hungry pigeons. Have a really good dig over as the soil is tired and needs oxygen to respirate the nitrogen (nutrient) producing mi- crobes and hopefully rid some pathogens.

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RAISING £500 TO REPLACE OUTDOOR PLAY EQUIPMENT AT TATWORTH PRE-SCHOOL www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/tatworth-preschool

A reminder that Rob Henson is raising money for Tatworth Pre-School.

Tatworth Pre-school is a registered charity based in the rural community of Tatworth and South Chard in South Somerset. Rob is taking part in various running events with a total distance of at least 50 miles with the longest single event being a half marathon. As a charity they rely heavily on local government funding and parental contributions. These cover the day to day running costs but they find it difficult to replace equipment to enhance the children's learning experience.

Many thanks for your support; it will be very much appreciated by the children of Tatworth Pre-School; now and in the future. PROCEEDS TO UPEEP OF ROB HENSON

ST MARY MAGDALENE, CRICKET MALHERBIE SPECIAL OFFER TO READERS OF THE PARISH MAGAZINE

A total of £171-00 was sent to Water Aid and the same amount to Farm Africa after the Harvest Lunch which took place on Sunday September 16th following the Harvest Service. Once again we were blessed with fine weather which allowed everyone to enjoy their deli- cious meal outside in the sunshine. Thank you to all who came and those who provided the variety of food, we do appreciate the continuing support.

Jane Helliar PCC Secretary

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Update from the Chairman - Ken Johnson.

The first meeting of our Autumn / Spring programme took place on Thursday 11th October 2018. Before a sizable audience Sally Leaney delivered an entertaining, informative and inspiring presentation of 'Garden Design'. Our next meeting is scheduled for Thursday 08th November 2018 with speaker James Cross talking on “The Origin and Development of the Gardens at The Bishop's Palace, Wells.” Our meetings are held at 19.30 in Tatworth Memorial Hall TA20 2QA.

The meetings are open to all with a charge of £2.00 for non members.

New members are always welcome with the current annual membership fee being only £5.00 - amazing value - also currently there is no additional charge for attendance at the meetings.

Note for your 2019 diaries. Our Summer trips will be: Monday 20th May evening trip to Castle Gardens, Sherborne. Talk - tea/ coffee etc. followed by a 25% discount shopping on any full priced purchases. Leaving Tatworth Memorial Hall TA20 2QA at 17.30.

Tuesday 11th June trip to Greencombe Garden Trust - Porlock. Leaving Tatworth Memorial Hall TA20 2QA at 09.00.

Memorial Hall TA20 2QA at 09.30.

NOTE - Each of the trips will have thirty five places which will be allocated on a 'first come first served' basis.

T & F MOVIES The film to be shown by T & F Movies at 8.00pm in Tatworth Memorial Hall on Friday the 15th November will be THE BOOKSHOP (Cert.PG). Based on the novel by Penelope Fitzgerald, the film is set in a sleepy seaside town in 1958, where Florence Green (Emily Mortimer) risks every thing to set up a bookshop. The books scandalise the local, narrow minded, townspeople and her only ally is the elderly Mr Brundish (Bill Nighy). The doors open at 7.15pm, the entry charge is now £4.50 and there will be the usual raffle and refreshments.

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Southwest Inventors Do you have an invention? Would you like to see if it’s worth getting your product to market? Want some free help and advice? Then come along and have a chat with some like-minded people. We are all members of the South West Inventors Club. We meet on the third Monday in each month at Haselbury Mill, nr. Crewkerne, TA18 7NY. For more information go to www.southwestinventors.com INTERESTED? call 07909 974311

November 2018 Page 17 TATWORTH WIVES GROUP

Report for October 2018 The link The Photographs of James Ravilious – Emma Down Terri welcomed everyone to our October meeting and introduced our speaker for the evening, Emma Down, who talked to us about the photography of James Ravilious in the Beaford Arts Archive. Emma briefly outlined how the Advertiser Archive had come into being. It was commissioned in 1971 by John Lane, the founding director of the Beaford Arts Centre, who wanted to create an ar- chive of images of North Devon where traditional ways of living and farming were gradually disappearing. Kate Langridge INTERIORS FOR HIRE The first photographer to contribute to the Archive was Roger Deakin, who qualified needlework/art teacher BA Hons St John's Church Hall took about 6,500 images of North Devon in 1971/72 before leaving to study Children's Parties, Meetings, SOFT FURNISHINGS – Curtains, Blinds, Baptisms, Celebrations or small film at the National Film School. He is now a famous cinematographer. James Cushions, Bed Linen, etc. Wedding Receptions. Ravilious took over from Roger in 1972. James was the second child of Eric Free consultations and advice To make your booking or for Ravilious, a well-known war artist, and Tirzah Garwood. He married Robin further information please Whistler, the daughter of Laurence Whistler, the glass engraver, in 1970, and Tel: 01460 30682, Mob: 07817 313972 contact: they moved to Dolton, North Devon, in 1972. Mrs Jan Knott 01460 220499 James continued to add to the Archive for the next 17 years, recording all Email: [email protected] aspects of life in North Devon in black and white photographs. His brief was to record North Devon as it was, and he would often receive invitations to photograph an event such as lambing or a school play. He took more than LANCE WALLIS 80,000 images, all the processing being carried out in his home. James died in JOINER & JOINERY INSTALLER 1999, and the archive was initially placed in a strong room at the North Devon All aspects of purpose made joinery: Record Office before being transferred to the Devon Heritage Centre, Exeter Windows, Doors, Kitchens, Wardrobes, in 2015 where it is kept in controlled conditions at a constant temperature of Oak Beams Supplied & Fitted 13 degrees centigrade to minimize degrading of the negatives. FREE ESTIMATES & ADVICE Personal and reliable service, carried out by Emma then described the ongoing work of cataloguing, cleaning, repackaging, a qualified craftsman digitising, and individually labelling each image so that they can be made 07887 572908 / 01460 391454 available for viewing online. James classified his images: the best and good [email protected] categories were those he considered to be his artistically good work whereas those he categorized as fair or poor he regarded as documentary or of a his- torical nature. Throughout her talk Emma showed us a selection of James’s photographs to Garden Maintenance illustrate the range of his work. He rarely posed an image, and in many of his portrait images you can see that a conversation is taking place between him “ Efficient, Friendly, Honest and his subject. He photographed new beginnings and new technologies – for example two schoolboys showing an elderly lady the School’s new BBC and Hard Working” computer at Dolton Primary School’s open day in 1985 and the building and opening of the North Devon Link Road in 1988 which led to North Devon becoming more accessible for trade and tourism.

Page 18 November 2018 TATWORTH FLOWER CLUB There was also humour in his photographs as illustrated by two dogs having a blow dry in a Pets Parlour in Bideford in 1983. The Archive is unusual in that it President Rosalie Palmer welcomed everyone to the AGM on October 4th and was created with the sole purpose of being an archive (unlike most archives opened the meeting by saying how much she had enjoyed celebrating with which are compiled from documents and materials produced for a specific the club members, the 25th Anniversary year before handing over to the purpose and then transferred to the archive when no longer needed for that chairman Julie Kettle who reiterated what a successful Anniversary year it purpose), which makes it a unique resource both artistically and historically. had been with a mixture of new and familiar demonstrators and a special Terri thanked Emma for an interesting evening enlivened with her enthusiasm meeting in April with national demonstrator Pam Lewis entitled for her subject. Our next meeting will be on Thursday 1st November at 2.00 “Celebrations”. pm in the Church Room. This will be our AGM followed by a speaker, Betty, The club has held and continues to hold successful floral design workshops whose talk will be entitled “Cricket St Thomas”. The sales table will be a and other fundraising events. More details and photographs can be seen on Christmas theme. our Facebook page Tatworth Flower Club. Hester Down

Trophies were presented to winners of the club competitions as follows: 1st TATWORTH W.I. Anna Hughes 53pts, 2nd Pat Sargent 49pts, 3rd Val Garth 48pts. The afternoon Members were enthralled by Dr. Peter Glanville`s talk at the September concluded with a cream tea. meeting about his years of experience as a caver and about the many different cave systems that there are in Somerset. However it is doubtful that many The next meeting will be on November 1st when Nicky Heal will be of them would like to participate in his fascinating hobby by crawling or demonstrating under the title of “Winter Inspirations”. climbing through tunnels and fissures to enter one of the wonderful underground caverns. Meeting are held in Tatworth Memorial Hall, TA20 2QW. Doors open 1.30 for That Tatworth W.I. members do enjoy a variety of subjects at their monthly a 2pm start. Visitors are most welcome for an entrance fee of £6. meetings is demonstrated by their welcome at the next meeting on the 18th October to "Sweet Coppins" with their Clog Dancing. In October, members also held a" Horse Racing" night in the Hall and some of SOMERSET WILD LIFE TRUST—ILMINSTER & CHARD AREA GROUP them took part in the Somerset County Autumn Ramble, around East Coker. Other members attended the Somerset County Annual Meeting in Yeo- TALK: vil and some went to hear Lucy Worsley talk about Queen Victoria at the Re-wilding: a new approach to Nature Conservation Octagon as part of the Yeovil Literary Festival. Jane Scott runs the Book Club Friday 16th November 2018 at 7.30pm NOTE CHANGE OF DATE and now organises the monthly lunches and each month there is usually a "Coffee and Chat" morning in the home of a member. Croquet, which Stephen Parker of Natural England will look at this controversial topic as a new was played each Monday on the playing fields during the summer, ceased approach to nature conservation. Talk will be illustrated with examples from in October so now Kurling and seated Volley Ball take place in the Hall on Britain & Europe. Includes reintroduction of Beavers to wetlands & use of Monday afternoons. grazing animals such as European Bison. In November members can join in the last "Centenary Year" celebration arranged by Somerset County at Oake Manor, attend the Craft Day in Meeting takes place at Parish Hall, North St, Ilminster TA19 0DG. Parking at Broadway or join a holiday in Torquay. On the 15th November Tatworth roadside or town car parks. members will enjoy a musical evening when they welcome "The Farie Family Adult members £2, non-members £3, no charge for children. Singers " to the meeting. There will also be a Christmas Bring and Buy stall that Sales table with calendars and Christmas cards. Refreshments available. evening Enquiries: Valerie 01460 234551 To find out more about Tatworth W.I. and what is happening at their meetings or to see what members have done in the past few months, please see the new website. Google Somerset Federation of Women`s Institutes , click on "Find an Institute" then click on "T" and Tatworth should appear.

Page 26 November 2018 November 2018 Page 19 Sudoku—EASY solution next month Sudoku—HARD solution next month For the Fallen Poem by Robert Laurence Binyon (1869-1943), published in The Times newspaper on 21st September 1914. With proud thanksgiving, a mother for her children, England mourns for her dead across the sea. Flesh of her flesh they were, spirit of her spirit, Fallen in the cause of the free. Solemn the drums thrill: Death august and royal Sings sorrow up into immortal spheres. There is music in the midst of desolation And a glory that shines upon our tears.

They went with songs to the battle, they were young, Straight of limb, true of eye, steady and aglow. They were staunch to the end against odds uncounted, They fell with their faces to the foe.

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning We will remember them.

They mingle not with their laughing comrades again; They sit no more at familiar tables of home; They have no lot in our labour of the day-time; They sleep beyond England's foam.

But where our desires are and our hopes profound, Felt as a well-spring that is hidden from sight, To the innermost heart of their own land they are known As the stars are known to the Night;

As the stars that shall be bright when we are dust, Moving in marches upon the heavenly plain, As the stars that are starry in the time of our darkness, Solution to last months To the end, to the end, they remain. crossword

Inspiration for “For the Fallen” Laurence Binyon composed his best known poem while sitting on the cliff-top looking out to sea from the FAMILY PRIZE BINGO dramatic scenery of the north Cornish coastline. We will be holding a family prize Bingo for Perry A plaque marks the location at Pentire Point, north of Street Football club in the pavilion at Tatworth play- Polzeath. ing fields on Friday 30th November. Open 6.30pm, eyes down 7.30. However, there is also a small plaque on the East Cliff All welcome, bar available. north of Portreath, further south on the same north Contact—[email protected] Cornwall coast, which also claims to be the place where the poem was written.

Page 20 November 2018 November 2018 page 25 More photos of the Greatest Thank you events are on Facebook The poem was written in mid September 1914, a few weeks after the outbreak www.facebook.com/tatworth.st.john.the.evangelist/ of the First World War. During these weeks the British Expeditionary Force had suffered casualties following its first encounter with the Imperial German Army at the Battle of Mons on 23rd August, its rearguard action during the retreat from Mons in late August and the Battle of Le Cateau on 26th August, and its participation with the French Army in holding up the Imperial German Army at the First Battle of the Marne between 5th and 9th September 1914.

Laurence Binyon said in 1939 that the four lines of the fourth stanza came to him first. These words of the fourth stanza have become especially familiar and famous, having been adopted by the Royal British Legion as an Exhortation for ceremonies of Remembrance to commemorate fallen Service- men and women. ______

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Chaffcombe Village Hall Coffee Mornings The next two coffee mornings are at 10.30am to 12pm Wednesday November 7th and Wednesday December 5th. Generous donations please to RNLI ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution) in return for good coffee/tea and for Sue Tye's delicious home made cakes. Please bring bric a brac/books/ plants for the stall. Feel free to pop in for a quick cuppa or to stay for the whole time - ALL ages YOU ARE INVITED TO A welcome - babes in arms, toddlers, children, teens, as well as golden oldies CHRISTMAS FAIR and everyone in-between! AT Friday 9th November FARRIERS FIELD, POST OFFICE LANE, Chaffcombe Village Hall SOUTH CHARD A meal to celebrate the centenary of the end of WW1. More details next Between 10am and 12 noon month. On WEDNESDAY 7TH NOVEMBER 2018 Friday November 30th at 7 30pm Lots of fabulous ideas for Christmas presents and stocking fillers Chaffcombe Village Hall. TOMBOLA: RAFFLE: LUCKY DIP "Songs through the ages" Entertainment by Chaffcombe Singers. Sing, listen, byob, eat, enjoy. In aid of Chard Hospital League of Friends Keep the date free. For more information, reservations etc, contact Mike (01460239012) Come along and bring a friend Friday December 7th—Vinyl Evening—More details from 01460 61116

Page 24 November 2018 November 2018 page 21 LEST WE FORGET A superb sponge cake, iced with the silhouette of a British tommy (the life Despite gales, torrential rain and road sized figures can be seen in Chard, Axminster and other towns) accompanied closures for the Chard Carnival, the by the words "Less We Forget", was officially cut with the help of Rector Phil- "Greatest Thank You" concert organised ip and Neil Parish MP. At the end of the Concert each member of the audience on the 13th October by St John the Evan- were given a slice to take home as an edible memento. gelist and the Royal British Legion was well attended by both congregation and The second half, heralded by a peal of bells and a reading from St John the Tatworth local community. Baptist, Membury's church records signified that the Great War had ended, Honiton & Tiverton MP, Neil Parish and focussing on peace rather than victory, which had been won at such a terrible his wife Sue were in attendance to sup- cost. Music from that era included Jazz, Ivor Novello as well "Take me back to port the RBL Women's Section, who dear old Blighty" and other familiar pieces which the audience also enjoyed helped organise the event and supplied a Hamper and other prizes for the singing. raffle. The arrival of the Axminster, RBL Women's Section Standard, carried by Branch The Rector read the Exhortation accompanied by a two minute silence member Peter Shimon and accepted by the Rector, heralded the start of the dedicated to "The Memory of the Fallen and the Future of the Living". The Concert. Chorus sang a beautiful and moving rendition of "We Will remember them", a The Membury Raucous Chorus, under the supervision of Musical Director, song written especially for the Military Wives Choirs and the concert ended Richard Barrell, provided a wonderful evening of songs and readings to with "Land of Hope & Glory" followed by Benjamin Brittain's version of the Na- commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Great War. Songs repress tional Anthem. enting many of the Allies, European and Commonwealth Countries provided a touching first half to the evening through the poems "In Flanders Fields", by Our thanks to everyone who worked so hard to make this event John MacCrae, "The Soldier" by Rupert Brooke and "Everyone Suddenly" by Sieg- such a moving tribute to all the Fallen from Tatworth, nationally fried Sassoon. Songs, included "We comes up from Somerset", "Over There" and and globally. "Waltzing Matilda" plus orchestral pieces representing other countries, all To all the ladies whose magnificent floral arrangements provided provided a fitting tribute to the millions of military across the globe, who lost a superb and fitting backdrop to the event. The Membury Raucous their lives in the conflict or returned home physically and mentally scarred. Chorus, under the directorship of Richard Barrell, accompanist Not forgetting, of course, the many civilians who were also killed on the front Katarina Kovac and not forgetting Lymelight who provided the line or caught in the crossfire. special lighting effects. In the spirit of peace and concord Germany, whose troops suffered such great losses were also remembered. Many German soldiers as well as French A special note of thanks to Jan Knott, who worked tirelessly putting all the mutinied during the war, not wanting to fight on the Western Front. We information on the screen (and getting the programmes printed) not forgetting sometimes forget or are even unaware that this dreadful war was orchestrated the Social & Fund Raising Committee who supported the Concert in many ways by people and events beyond their control. behind the scenes and on the night. During the interval the audience had time to look at the Flower Festival arranged by church Final reference must be made to Neil Parish, who emphasised that our event ladies and the local community, each was a special commemoration to all the families in Tatworth, who had suffered arrangement in the colours of the flags of the personal loss because of the Great War and as well as an uncertain future. The countries who fought, together with accompa- evening's Concert had brought both community and church together to nying information about each country. remember all the fallen who served, sacrificed and changed our world forever. Refreshments were served in the Church Hall including WW1 Trench cakes (made that day, I TO THEM ALL - THANK YOU—Lesley Frankau hasten to add!) which wives and mothers baked postscript: The adverse weather which hit mainland Europe was classified as and sent to their loved ones at the Front. Strangely enough they were perfect- Hurricane Lesley. Please note, the county of Somerset including Tatworth, ly edible, even without eggs, margarine/butter which would not have been was not affected by this unusual phenomenon and any resemblance to anyone available during the conflict. of that name is purely coincidental!

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