Round Aboutabout the Villages of Langford Budville and Runnington

RoundRound AboutAbout the villages of Langford Budville and Runnington

August/SeptemberAugust/September 20182018 CONTENTS

1 Welcome 2 What's On 4 Jubilee Hall 7 Green Fingers 8 News from the Villages 9 Farewell and thanks 10 The Martlet 12 Out & About—Ticks 14 News from the Churches 18 Plant Monitoring 19 Langford Ladies 19 Friendship Circle 20 Young Buddies: Butterflies 21 Seasonal Treats 22 Our School 34 Local Transport Services 35 Community Contacts 36 Magazine Information

Welcome...

….to the August/September edition of Round About. This long hot summer seems to go on and on. While we all enjoy the warmth and sunshine, our gardens are suffering. The butterflies seem to enjoy the weather though, and there are plenty to be seen if you are out walking on the Common - in particular the lovely orange and black Silver- washed fritillaries which can be found along the rides and woodland edges. There are some familiar butterflies to colour for our Young Buddies. The ponies are seeking out shade during the heat of the day, but flies and ticks are making their presence felt. If you are an outdoors person, then the National Plant Monitoring Survey offers a chance be of help in conservation efforts. For the Green Fingered among you we offer some exotic cacti, and for the cooks the Seasonal Treat is a deliciously different lemon drizzle cake. Summer is also the time for Barbecues and Garden Parties - check out What’s On and the Church Pages for details. Langford Ladies have enjoyed a barbecue too, and The Friendship Circle are planning a visit to a microbrewery! This month has seen some comings and goings, so check out the Village News pages to keep up. There are Changing faces at the Martlet - we are sad to say goodbye to Terena, Bruno and Betty, but welcome the new landlords, Craig and Anca, and hope they - and the village pub - prosper. Our school has closed for the summer: They marked the occasion with the usual ‘climbing of the Church Tower’ by the year sixes who will go on to secondary school. And finally, another plea from the editorial team of Round About. Do please send us a heads-up if you have any news to share, new arrivals to welcome or goodbyes to say. We’d also love to have your ideas for articles, your favourite recipes for our Seasonal Treats, your garden tips for Green Fingers and your seasonal photos for the cover or the collage. If the photo features people please get their permission for its use. If you want to help, you could offer to assist your neighbourhood distributor - maybe cover for them when they go on holiday, offer to share the round or keep them company! We rely on our distributors to get the magazine to you at no cost. Our contact details are at the back of the magazine. Saranne Cessford, on behalf of the editorial team.

What’s On

7.00 to Police Beat Surgeries Jubilee Hall Mon 6 Aug 8.00 pm Parish Council Meetings Jubilee Hall Mon 13 Aug 7.30 pm Friendship Circle Jubilee Hall Fri 3 Aug 11.00 am Coffee and chat 2.30- St Peter’s Cream Tea Croxhall Sat 11 August 5.00pm Langford Ladies: Meet at St Peter’s Wed 15 Aug 5.45 pm Woolly Shepherd Church for lifts Friendship Circle Jubilee Hall Fri 17 Aug 11.00 am Coffee & Chat BudVue Cinema: Jubilee hall Sat 18 August 7.00 pm Darkest Hour Grounds Maintenance From 9.30 Jubilee Hall Mon 27 Aug Action Day am Friendship Circle Bear Inn Fri 31 August 11.00 am Microbrewery Visit Wiveliscombe Friends of St Peter’s 11.00 am St Peter’s Church Sat 1 Sept Open Day at the Church - 4.00 pm Runnington Church 12.30 pm Sandyland House Sun 9 Sept Barbecue onwards Defibrillator Training Jubilee Hall Tues 11 Sept 7.00 pm Cleverly Everly 60s Tribute Jubilee Hall Sun 15 Sept 7.00 pm Harvest Festival Runnington Church Sun 23 Sept 9.15 am

Cleverly Everly 60s Tribute Band Langford Budville Jubilee Hall Saturday 15 September at 7.00 pm Brothers Stan and BBC reporter Clinton Rogers recreate the popular music of the Everly Brothers. In aid of Wellington Tennis Club ‘Third Court’. Tickets £12 from Odette’s Tearoom, High Street, Wellington or contact the club at [email protected] or call 07795221159. Everyone Welcome

Saturday August 18th 7.00 pm Budvue Cinema Presents Gary Oldman as Churchill in DARKEST HOUR - Critic’s Choice Best Picture - Best Actor Oscar AND COMING SOON TO A VILLAGE HALL NEAR YOU …..

Open Day at St Peter’s Church Langford Budville

Saturday 1 September, 11.00 am to 4.00 pm

The Friends of St Peter’s invite you to come along to St Peter’s to learn more about this fine old Church. You will have a chance to try your hand at bell-ringing, listen to the organ, climb the church tower, guess the object and learn a bit about the rocks that were used to construct it.

Ploughman’s lunch, Teas, coffee and cakes will be available to buy.

Report from the Trustees:

The newly elected Jubilee Hall Trustees met for the first time on July 12th 2018 to discuss how the Hall is best managed going forward to ensure our Jubilee Hall is maintained to its current high standard and is used to its full potential by all members of our community. Previously our Hall has been managed by a small team of Trustees who have been responsible for a huge range of tasks from initial fundraising, overseeing the construction phase, organising bookings to the much smaller but equally important tasks of buying teabags and loo rolls! Now that our Community Hall has had a number of years operating successfully and many of the teething problems ironed out, it has been agreed that the role of the Trustees should be a little less hands on and the day to day maintenance and running of the Hall would be more effective through smaller Action Groups which can focus their energies on specific tasks. Each Action group will include a number of volunteers and be facilitated by a Trustee who will report back to the Trustee group on a quarterly basis. Four broad Action Groups have been established, each of which has its own particular focus. These are listed in the table below along with a brief description of the types of tasks they will be undertaking.

Action Group Main tasks

Grounds Grass cutting, weeding and watering flowerpots and beds. Maintenance Action Maintaining drive and car park Maintaining footpath. Group Weed killing of paths and car parks / Strimming and pruning. Future landscaping and ideas for improving external environment.

Building External and internal decoration including hall floor maintenance Maintenance Action Weekly inspections and repairs of internal fittings Group Assist with erection of new storage shed. Equipment checks and replacements, including oil. Weekly checks and purchasing of consumable supplies. Oversee cleaning of hall and windows. Health and safety requirements.

Community Engage- Assisting with fundraising and community events. ment and Events Ac- Assisting with bar including restocking and rotas. tion Group Developing website and online presence. Contributions to Roundabout, local papers. Raising profile of hall and advertising events in the local area. Promotion of hall for use by all community and encourage wider community involvement. Finance and Manage- Assistance to Treasurer including budgeting, managing funds and audits ment Action Group and insurances. Assistance to Booking Clerk with managing hall calendar, liaising with Hirers and assisting with visits for of potential users

How you can help…. If any of the tasks above are something you think you would enjoy getting involved with, please get in touch. Contact David Brown on [email protected] or call on 400510. We are very much looking for volunteers to join the Action Groups to help with the many and varied tasks needed to keep the hall running smoothly and safely. But we are also looking forward and would welcome new ideas from people to help develop how the Hall can best benefit our Community into the future. Therefore if you would like to support the Jubilee Hall, but without the regular commitment of being a Trustee this is provides a wonderful way to contribute. We would like to take the opportunity to thank all those who responded via the recent survey to offer their help in the running of the Hall. Please expect an email from us shortly to enlist your offer of help! Dates for the diary For those of you itching to get going, how about spending the August Bank Holiday doing something different? Come to the Jubilee Hall on Monday 27th August and spend some time making the grounds look tidier. Please come armed with any tools/ equipment/gloves/goggles etc that you may need. We will be starting around 9:30am but please feel free to come & go during the day as you please. Another date for the diary is Tues 11th September at 7pm when a Defibrillator training course will be run. This course is free and open to everyone and we encourage as many people as possible to attend this life saving course. Juliet Shrimpton On behalf of the Jubilee Hall Trustees

Budvue - Our Village Cinema

Our summer season has been well attended with showings of the award winning Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri in June and The Shape of Water in July. The next Budvue date in the diary is the Saturday 18 August, when we eagerly await the dramatic Darkest Hour with Gary Oldman as Churchill. Looking forward, we are currently in the process of choosing next season’s films which are listed on the Budvue Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/groups/554189418262628/ Please take a look, it's quite an eclectic mix. There is an option to vote for the ones you would most like us to show, so please use this to let us know you preferences, the more input we get from our cinemas goers the better! Langford Budville Jubilee Hall Survey Report Thank you again to everyone who responded to our survey. We are very sorry that it has taken so long to get the results but they are very detailed. The overwhelming majority of respondents agree that the village hall is a valuable asset to the village and that it is a high quality facility. The most frequently attended events were shows, plays and other types of entertainment, followed by sport and fitness. More events for children and young people would be welcomed as were events for the retired population, but we need suggestions as to what could be provided. There were ideas for types of classes that could be held and should you know of anyone in the local area who would like to consider running a class then please let one of the trustees know. Better publicity came out as a concern, especially in the wider community and we are looking to improve on that with our new action group. As a direct result of the survey we have welcomed five new trustees to replace the retiring members and are confident that they will bring new ideas and enthusiasm to the group. The full report will be available on our website in the near future. www.langfordbudvillevillagehall.org.uk Margaret Brown

The Jubilee Hall is an ideal venue for a wide variety of events including wedding receptions, parties and dances, shows and concerts, club and society meetings, fetes and community events, conferences, meetings and training days

Main Hall seats up to 200+ theatre style, 150 at tables Comfortable Committee Room with seating for 30 Large, well equipped kitchen Spacious foyer and cloakroom Gravelled patio + grassed terrace Easy access and parking for 40+ cars Full bar/entertainment licence

For booking availability visit www.langfordbudvillevillagehall.org.uk or email [email protected] 6

Green Fingers: Cacti

Brian Rowe has worked as a horticulturalist most of his life. The family had a nursery in Wellington, and his father was a very well-known breeder of chrysanthemums. However, when he was quite young, he found a corner of one of the greenhouses, near the pipes and heaters, in which he could grow cacti. Ever since then he has maintained this interest, and today has a handsome collection of cacti in his greenhouse. Cacti are succulent plants, found in the wild mainly in South America, and southern North America. They are stem succulents - meaning they store water in their swollen stems - adapted to hot, dry conditions, Cacti evolved spines which contain little or no water, and which act as a protection against herbivores. Many species have lost their leaves entirely. They often have splendid, sculptural shapes and lend themselves to modern décor trends. They are relatively easy to care for, needing watering only about once a month in the summer, allowing them to drain completely and dry out before watering again. They do like plenty of sunlight though. In winter they should be allowed to go dormant, so keep in a cool but bright place (5 deg C is ideal) and reduce watering to a minimum needed to prevent shrivelling. They will require repotting into a very well-drained specialist compost for cacti every few years. Given their spines that can be a tricky operation! Cacti are flowering plants, but many have insignificant flowers. A few though produce spectacular blooms in spring or summer, often lasting only a few hours. You will need to allow them to go dormant for the winter to create the right conditions for flowering. Saranne Cessford, with Brian Rowe

News from the Villages

Parish Council The Parish Council Meeting was held on 9th July. The Chair announced that the Speed Watch will now be independent from the PC; she thanked Mr. Perry for all his hard work and wished him luck. Police report 04/6/18 - Theft – Lead stolen from Church roof 22/6/18 - Dwelling Burglary – Handbag stolen with a quantity of money. Roads: The white lines in the village have been replenished. However the lines around the Triangle were missed, This was pointed out to Taunton Deane who replied; due to finances they will be done next year. The next meeting will be held on 13th August at 7.30 at the Jubilee hall: everyone is welcome Christine Hake, Parish Clerk Taunton Deane Borough Council:

Deane House Customer Hub (face to face service)

Opening hours for the Customer Hub (Taunton Deane Borough Council’s face to face service at Deane House) have slightly changed. Please note the new opening times below: Monday 8.30am – 5.00pm Tuesday 8.30am – 5.00pm Wednesday 9.30am – 5.00pm Thursday 8.30am – 5.00pm Friday 8.30am – 5.00pm

Not sure who to turn to? Village Agents are a charity that work with individuals and social groups to give confidential support and advice. We can enable people to be more independent in their home, manage personal finances, care for family members and advise on just about anything

My name is Gaby Bellamy and I am YOUR local Village Agent. Contact me on 07746 340546 or [email protected]

Farewell to...

Kevin and Sylvia Jago Kevin and Sylvia have moved from Kestrels to a village near Torquay: They were active in the Friendship Circle, and Kevin was often seen around the village walking his delightful dogs. We are sad to see them go and wish them all the best in their new home. Remembrance for Anne McGrath

A good group of villagers attended the remembrance and scattering of ashes at the Bell and Birdtable. Anne’s sister has asked us to publish her thanks to all who came along: I would like to express my thanks to all those who came to the scattering of my sister Anne McGrath's ashes at the Bell and Birdtable orchard on Saturday June 23rd. It was good to meet so many of you from the village and environs. I would especially like to thank neighbours Nick and Layla Girone- Maddox and Jo Pocock for her help in arranging invitations for the event and for her continued care of Anne's cats and to Sally Bristow for her help in rehoming Anne and Kieron's dog ,also friends Charlie and Alex. With many thanks for making me feel so welcome. Helen Hazelwood

Our deepest sympathy goes to the family of Lavinia and Christopher Elvy of Sunnyside Cottage. Lavinia died in hospital on 19 July 2018, and Christopher died on the 24th July in Taunton. A full obituary will appear in the next issue of Round About magazine.

If you are part of a group and would like to hear more about the vital work we do, we can provide free speakers at a time suitable to you, and can tailor the talk to suit your group. For more information or to book a talk please email recep- [email protected] or call 01271 325 270.

Changing Faces at the Martlet

We sadly must say farewell to Terena and Bruno Fellmann, who have run the Martlet Pub for the last ten years, and to Betty Bloxham, Terena’s mother, whose marvellous puddings were such a feature in the restaurant. I hope you will all make the new landlords, Anca and Craig and their family, very welcome and support them while they settle in. Terena and Bruno are retiring after 20 years in the Pub trade. They previously were at the Seymour Arms in East Knoyle (Wiltshire). They are leaving the Martlet just a few days short of their 10th anniversary there, having taken over the pub on the 20th July 2008. Regular customers and friends gather They are moving to Somerton to be near to bid farewell to Bruno and Terena their family. Betty will spend a few months in Yeovil with her son while the new house is put in order, before joining them there. During their time here they have refurbished and extended the pub, adding the orangery dining area. It has acquired an enviable reputation winning a TripAdvisor certificate of merit and has become a popular place for family and other An unusually relaxed Bruno at the gatherings – like Probus. It’s the venue of farewell do at the Martlet. choice for celebrations in the village, hosting wedding parties, birthday celebrations and serving amazing lunches and dinners. Chef Bruno produced wonderful meals, and the bar area is a popular meeting place for everyone to gather. Terena and Bruno have built up an excellent rapport with the Church and the Hall, supporting both by hosting events like the annual Christmas raffle, the carol singing evenings, other fund-raising events, and serving as a polling station. Over the years they have put on some hugely entertaining events like the Caribbean evening which raised £1200 for the Rosie Crane Trust for Bereaved Parents and the World Furtling championship, perhaps appropriately in aid of 10

Bowel Cancer (you have to have been there!). The refurbishment was blessed by Father Russen Thomas on 9 November 2009, which he pointed out was a good excuse for a few drinks, and the pub went from strength to strength. Terena, Bruno and Betty tell me they have had wonderful times here, and are sad to leave their customers, who have become friends. While they won’t miss the work, they will miss the friendly community here very much. The new landlords are Craig Eyres and Ancuta (Anca) Sandu - pictured right, getting to know some of their future customers. Craig has 30 years experience in the pub and catering trade and is a trained chef. He has in the past been Head Chef for Thistles Hotels and for high end Golf Clubs. ‘The pub is the heart of the village’, Craig believes, and they hope to maintain the very good rapport with the village community, the church and the hall that Terena and Bruno have established. Previous to coming here Craig and Anca ran the Wyndham Arms in Devon. Anca is from Romania, and is trained as a mental health nurse, working in that field until she and Craig married and began running a pub. She has been in England for 14 years. She and Craig have three children. The two younger children will attend the village school. Craig also has three adult sons, one in the Royal Navy and the other two both trained chefs who work for Claude Bosi, of Bibendum fame, who runs a string of Michelin- starred restaurants. The new opening hours will be Tuesday through Sunday 12.00 to 3.00 pm and evenings from 6.00 pm. The menu will be rather different, and Craig is offering Curry and Fish specials so do go and try it out! Round About wishes Craig and Anca and their staff well with their new enterprise. I am sure that the villagers will support them as we all cherish our Pub. Saranne Cessford 11

Out & About - Tick-led Pink

Dealing with tick bites Ticks are not actually insects but Arachnida, part of the spider family which also includes scorpions and mites. To the naked eye the larvae (with 6 legs) look like specks of soot. With their eight legs, nymphs and adult ticks resemble small spiders. It is the nymph, which may be no bigger than a poppy seed, which is most likely to bite you, They can vary 8-legged nymph in colour from shades of brown and red, to black. These eight-legged tiny parasites feed on the blood of humans and animals and some ticks are capable of transmitting infections such as Lyme Disease which affects at least 3,000 UK residents every year. The UK has a well established population of ticks in our rural areas as well as suburbs and towns. Experts warn they are on the increase. Vegetated areas - dense woodland and thick grass - tend to be their habitat of choice, especially those areas frequented by wildlife, deer and livestock. UK tick hotspots are reported to include the Highlands and Islands of Scotland, the New Forest, Exmoor, the South Downs, Thetford Forest, the Lake District and the North Yorkshire Moors, and not least Langford Heathfield - where deer are regularly seen. We’ve also found them in our own garden! We‘ve been bitten on holiday in France, so the UK is not alone in enduring these ‘pests’ The little blighters seem to be on the increase, and are prevalent on the Common, so it is worth being aware of their presence and knowing what to look for and what to do when bitten. After a walk in the countryside, it is sensible to check your skin for any evidence of bites or ticks. Maybe ask a partner to help as they are not easily seen and can be in difficult parts to check yourself. Ticks love warm, moist areas of the body such as the armpits or groin. Once a tick has found its way onto your body, and bitten into your skin it draws blood. Ticks normally remain attached to your body after they bite you meaning many people only realize they have been bitten by a tick after finding one still attached. After several days or weeks of drawing blood from your body, an engorged tick will detach itself and fall off. Tick bites are usually harmless and may produce no symptoms. However, if you are allergic to tick bites, you may experience pain or swelling at the bite site, a rash, burning sensation, blisters, or even difficulty breathing. Reaction to tick bite Lyme disease . Early symptoms of Lyme Disease can comprise a ‘bull’s eye’ skin rash around the bite, and ‘flu-like’ symptoms such as headache, weakness, muscle pain, fever and exhaustion. Longer term, chronic 12

effects can include memory loss, numbness and joint problems. It is important to seek medical advice and/or treatment early if you have been bitten by a tick and develop any of these symptoms To avoid being bitten, take extra care in wooded areas and dense undergrowth where ticks can thrive. Apply an effective insect repellent. Cover up with long clothing especially on legs and arms and Bull’s eye tuck trousers into socks. Check yourself (and pets) carefully after being outdoors, especially those warmer parts of your body, i.e. behind the knees and the groin. Remove any ticks carefully, as soon as possible with a tick-remover. Take care not to compress the tick’s body or leave the mouthparts in the skin as this increases the chance of infection. Tick removal — 5 simple steps If you have found a tick attached on your body, don’t panic! Follow these simple steps for tick removal. 1. Disinfect: It is recommended to disinfect the area where the tick is attached with antiseptic. Use cotton wool to carefully clean the area, without disrupting the tick. 2. The best method for removing a tick is a specially made tick removal tool. Ordinary household tweezers are often too wide to grasp small ticks - so there is a risk of tearing the tick. You should be able to buy one from most pharmacies. This photo is one we bought in France. 3. Treat tick removal as a delicate process. Use the tool to grasp the tick by the head, as close to your skin as possible, to ensure that you pull out the Tick-removal tool whole of the tick, including the head. Use a slow, steady upwards pull to avoid tearing the tick. If the head does remain in your skin, it should eventually be pushed out by your body. If this does happen keep a close eye out for possible reactions and symptoms from the bite for which medical advice may be necessary. 4. Treat the area again with antiseptic to ensure the skin is thoroughly clean. Dispose of the tick – do not be tempted to crush it with your fingers. 5. If you develop a rash or fever within several weeks of removing a tick, arrange to see your doctor immediately. Dangerous diseases such as Lyme Disease are caused by tick bites from infected ticks and it is important to seek medical attention promptly. Of course NOT all ticks are infected so don’t be alarmed just because you have been bitten….. just be aware that ticks bites can lead to problems. David Brown 13

News from the Churches

Bishop’s Letter: Glimpsing the glory of God Recently Jane and I made our first trip to lona which is accessed by small boat from the adjacent island of Mull. According to tradition Columba and twelve companions went there in 563AD. The monastery they founded became a centre of mission and teaching and played a crucial role in the conversion to Christianity of Scotland and the Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of Northumberland. However, during the Viking invasions the monastery was destroyed and abandoned, until 1938 when the Revd George MacLeod re-founded a community there and rebuilt the Abbey. MacLeod was an unconventional and at times controversial figure. He became a pacifist, despite having served in World War One. He saw action in Greece and then at Ypres and Passchendaele for which he was awarded the Military Cross and the French Croix de Guerre for bravery. After ordination he turned his back on prosperous prestigious parishes to become minister at Govan, a parish in a poor part of Glasgow with considerable social problems. However, he is best remembered for founding the Iona Community as an international ecumenical community which emphasised mission, political involvement, the ministry of healing and worship. Through this he sought to keep the church connected with an increasingly secular industrial society. It is whilst on Iona that he is attributed with popularizing the concept of "Thin Places," a concept which comes from Celtic Christianity. Celts believed that in some places God's presence seems more tangible, more accessible than elsewhere. Places where heaven and earth seem to touch, where the holy and human meet. Places where the Spirit of God is at work in ways that we can sense, where both beauty and brokenness co-exist. I believe that God can and does meet us everywhere, that he is present with us on every step of life's journey. Nonetheless, for those early Celtic Christians on Iona, looking at where sky and sea met, it must have seemed that they were on the edge of the world, where heaven and earth met. We were only on Iona for a day but as we left I felt I had glimpsed something of the glory of God and that something of the peace of God was coming back with me. May the Lord be with us all wherever we are and whatever we do. With warm Christian greetings, The Rt Revd Peter Hancock Bishop of Bath and Wells

Churches’ Service Rota

Langford Second Date Runnington First Reading Budville Reading

10.30 am Exodus Ephesians 5 August 10.30 am HC Parish Praise 16. 2-4.9-16 4. 1-16

9.15 am Joint Join Langford 1 Kings Ephesians 12 August HC Budville 19. 4-8 4.25 - 5.2

10.00 am 6.00 pm Proverbs Ephesians 19 August Morning Service BCP HC 9. 1-6 5. 15-20

Joshua,24:1. Ephesians 26 August Join Runnington 9.15 am HC 2a.14-18 6. 10-20

The Big Tent: Tuesday 14 to Thursday 16 August 3-day Holiday Club for primary school-aged children run by Wellington churches will be back in a large marquee at Wellesley Park Primary School, running from 10.00 am to 3.00 pm each day. Join the pirates on a Treasure island! Booking info at www.thebigtent.co.uk or call Karen at Wellington Baptist Church on 667713. Open the Book: Our 2 primary schools in the East Group, West Buckland and Langford Budville are enjoying ‘Open the Book' and would like to continue. For this to happen we need more people to join our friendly team of volunteers for a couple of hours on some school term Wednesdays between 9.45am an 12.30pm. Open The Book is also being taken to other schools in the Benefice including Rockwell Green & Stawley from July. Please contact your vicar Alan for more information. The East Group are looking for volunteers to form a Pastoral & Visiting Group to visit local care homes at Nynehead Court & Camelot House at Chelston. Please contact your vicar Alan if you are interested. Information about Baptisms, Weddings and funerals Contact: Revd. Alan Ellacott Tel: 01823 669824 email rev.aellacott1969@btinternet.

FOOD BANK please fill up food bank boxes in the churches: they are low on many items of food and toiletries. They particularly need fruit juice and tins of meat, as well as deodorants, toilet rolls and washing powders 15

Notes from St Peter’s

Thank you to all those who attended the July Lunch which raised £190. Our August Lunch will be on the 16th and in September on the 20th. We are also looking forward to our Tea Party in the Garden on August 11th (Saturday) from 2.30pm at Croxhall, by kind invitation of Laurian and Michael Cooper. On September 1st the ‘Friends of St Peters’ are hosting an Open Day at St Peter’s Café the Church – a chance to go up the Light Lunches at Tower, play the organ etc etc. A fun visit for all the family. Refreshments St Peter’s Church and a Ploughmans Lunch will also be Thursday 16 August and available. Thursday 20 September We were saddened to hear of the death of Lavinia Elvy one of our 12.00 to 2.00 pm staunch supporters and a former £6.00 per person Churchwarden. We also, sadly, have to report the death a few days later of Mains. Pudding and coffee her husband Christopher. We send our Wine available for a donation sincere condolences to all their family. They will be much missed in our - good company free! Church community. Sarah Nutt

St Peter’s Church invites you all to join them for a Tea Party in the Garden

On Saturday 11 August from 2.30 pm

At Croxhall - opposite the Church

Tea, cakes, maze, nature quiz and lots more! All proceeds to St Peter’s Church

News from Runnington Church

At the meeting of the P.C.C. held on July 17th it was decided to hold our annual Church fund raising event on Sunday September 9th. It will be held as last year in the barn at Sandyland House from 12.30 pm onwards. A barbecue followed by a variety of puddings will we hope tempt many of you to support this event. Details to follow but make a note of the date. Harvest festival will be on September 23rd at 9-15 am. Help with decorating the church the day before would be appreciated. Alan drew our attention to the need of the Wellington Food Bank for donations. There is a special need for toiletries shampoo, shower gel, toilet rolls, nappies as well as tins of food , pasta , and other food that will not perish. It was decided to keep a box in the church where people could put their gifts and this would be taken down to the food bank when enough is in it. Susan Osborne

RUNNINGTON BARBECUE

Saturday 9 September from 12.30 pm Sandyland House, Runnington

Tickets £10.00 adults, £3.00 children under 15

To assist with catering tickets must be purchased in advance from Susan Osborne: 01823 662568

All proceeds to Runnington Church

Things to do - monitoring plants

National Plant Monitoring Scheme When we moved here from North Devon just over two years ago I gave up doing plant surveys on my 1km2 on Exmoor and was delighted to discover that there was a free 1km2 nearby in Bathealton available for adoption. So, this is my second year of plant surveying in Bathealton which is done in the late spring and then again in late summer. So, why do I go plant monitoring? Currently there is a good understanding of changes in the populations of birds, butterflies and bats across the country largely through the efforts of enthusiastic volunteers. However, there is not such a good measure of changes in plant populations. The National Plant Monitor Scheme aims to plug this knowledge gap by asking volunteers to record “indicator species”, which are mostly easy to identify flowers, year on year. Volunteers can be anybody interested in nature who can identify plants, or who is keen to learn. There is also a higher level of identifying for keen botanists. After much deliberation and discussion with land-owners, I’ve chosen seven plots to monitor in Bathealton which cover a range of different habitats. Two of these are 5m x 5m squares on organically managed pasture, which are classed as lowland grassland. (One of the photos shows me looking carefully at a similar sized plot on Exmoor. You can see the blue rope defining the boundaries.) Two of the plots are 10m x 10m squares in woodland, one of which is shown in the photo. The last three plots are all 25m x 1m along linear features: one arable field margin; one roadside verge; and Hunting for plants in a 5m x5m one hedge. Between them, there is an square on Exmoor. attractive range of “desirable” wild flowers and some pernicious “weeds” in a reasonable variety of habitats. It was great to be joined by Christine Loudon on the Bathealton spring plant hunt this year: it would be really enjoyable to do it as a group. If you would like to join in, please let me know. The more people that are involved, the higher the chance of good continuity in the data collected. A patch of wet woodland in Bathealton that’s on the radar. I’ve recently checked the NPMS website which gives a lot more information about the programme, http://www.npms.org.uk. Amazingly, there is a square up for adoption which includes Fyne Court and the adjacent beautiful valley up on the Quantocks. Another very tempting opportunity to really get to know a bit of the countryside which may not normally be “open to the public”. Tryphena Huntingford 18

The Friendship Circle

At our last meeting we were joined by the Somerset and Dorset Air Ambulance whose knowledgeable volunteers gave us an informative talk on how the service operates. Most of us had no idea on the intricacies of the operation and how much more they can do with their new helicopter. The costs involved were eyewatering but many of us contributed by purchasing some of the attractive items available for sale on the accompanying stall. Another well-attended meeting with some new faces as well. Many thanks also to our helpers and the delicious cake and biscuit makers!

The next two meetings, on August 3rd and August 17th will be for ‘Coffee and Chat’. On August 31st, the group will meet at 11.00 am the Bear Inn in Wiveliscombe for a Micro-brewery visit and lunch, and on September 14th there will be Coffee, Chat and a Quiz.

Barbara Hughes and Pam Farr.

Langford Ladies

On Wednesday 18 July, 14 Langford Ladies (and two honorary members - the chefs) gathered at Tantelon for the annual Barbecue. The setting was lovely, and chefs Tim Wyatt and John Harries produced an excellent spread to go with the salads and desserts brought along by the participants. While we were all rather wishing for a bit of rain for our gardens, the weather did turn a bit cooler than has been the case recently, but we all sat around and had a lovely chat - those who came unprepared borrowed a cardie from Lyn! Thank you to Lyn and Sarah for the excellent arrangements. On Wednesday 15th August Langford Ladies will be visiting the Woolly Shepherd . They are a local eco- friendly company who make specialist acoustic clouds and other products from felted wool. The evening will also include a visit to a local sheep farm followed by a pub supper. We will have to meet earlier than usual at 5.45pm at the Church. Lifts can be arranged. Please contact Alison on 01823 667808 or by email on [email protected] if you would like to come.

Young Buddies

You may have seen butterflies like these in the garden or on the common: Can you colour them? Make your own pattern on the blank one!

Small White

Ringlet Peacock

Red Admiral

20 Fritillary

Seasonal Treats

Polenta Lemon Drizzle Cake This is a great wheat free alternative to a perennial favourite – Ingredients 2 lemons 140g butter, softened, plus extra for greasing 3 eggs 250g golden caster sugar 200g ground almond 175g polenta or fine cornmeal 1 tsp gluten-free baking powder mascarpone, to serve For the drizzle 140g golden caster sugar juice 1 lemon Method 1. Grease a 23cm cake tin and heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Put the lemons in a saucepan and cover with cold water. Bring to the boil, drain, pour over more cold water, then simmer for 1 hr until the lemons are really soft, topping up with more water if you need to. Drain the lemons well. When cool, halve them, remove the pips and blitz in a food processor to a purée. 2. Add all the other cake ingredients and carry on blitzing until you have a loose batter. Scrape the batter into the cake tin and bake for 40- 50 mins until golden and starting to shrink away from the sides. While the cake bakes, make the drizzle by mixing the sugar with the lemon juice. When the cake is ready, remove from the oven and leave to cool a little. While still warm, pour over the drizzle and leave to cool completely. Serve with mascarpone. Zenah Rowe

Our School

The end of the school year has arrived and we can reflect upon a successful year at Langford Budville Primary School. Our results have been very encouraging due to the hard work of both staff and children, not forgetting the invaluable support of parents who have wholeheartedly embraced our requests for support in many areas ranging from homework to transport. We have increased our roll by 5 children since Easter and will welcome 6 more at the start of next term. We recently featured in The County Gazette as their School of the Week. This half term has been another busy one; older children enjoyed their residential visit to an activity camp in Devon, and the younger children have continued their weekly rambles around the village – lately looking for shady places to enjoy the outdoors whilst avoiding the full sunshine. The whole school participated in an exciting Sports Day at The Triangle, taking part in team games and races created by the well organised Year 6 leaders who ran a series of multiskills activities, often with complicated scoring systems! The term finished with a topical World Cup Theme Week where children worked in mixed age groups representing different countries; they created and performed motivational team chants, made banners, designed football kits and footballs and shared their work with parents at a well-attended outdoor assembly to end the week. As we round off the school year with the traditional service at St Peter’s Church we say goodbye and good luck to our four Year 6 children as they move on to their secondary schools with the adventures and challenges that await them there. We know they will take with them happy memories of their time at Langford, and hope they use their skills and knowledge to make wise choices in the years that lie ahead. Jane Major: Head of School Langford Budville CofE Primary School 22

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JANET MORRIS

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For appointment or consultation please call 01823 660191 07768 648244 Member of the Freelance Hairdressers Association

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Delicious, fresh, home cooked cakes. Bespoke for all occasions; weddings, christenings, birthdays, celebrations - or just because you’re worth it! Catering for funerals; Buffets for 20-200 people, from setting the table and chairs to the washing up, saving you time to spend with family, friends or guests on a busy day. Scones freshly cooked for an afternoon cream tea.

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carpet & upholstery cleaning

Carpets - upholstery - rug cleaning Stain guard protection Fast drying Eco friendly Free quotations and honest friendly advice Steve Wright Tel : 01823 666025 or 07860554753 www.tauntoncarpetcleaner.co.uk

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Local Transport Services

Somerset County Council has launched a traffic and travel website which provides live updates from the Council’s traffic control team. www.travelsomerset.co.uk Slinky Bus

 Anyone in Langford Budville can use the bus. It is free for those with a bus pass and a reasonable fare will be charged for everyone else.

 To use the bus you must register in advance. Download a form from: www.movingsomersetforward.co.uk/public-transport/slinky-services-demand- responsive-transport or call 01823 331266.

 To use the bus you have to book a place at least 24 hours and up to 14 days in advance. Bookings can be made between 9.30-3.30, Monday to Friday by calling 01823 331266.

 The Slinky bus will make up to three return journeys a day at approx times to Wellington and once to *MPH. When you make your booking, check the current times which can change. *There will be an extension to and from Musgrove Park Hospital on Monday, Wednesday and Friday for those who cannot use conventional buses.

 It isn’t possible to just turn up at a bus stop and board. Any problems, ring 0300 123 2224 or email [email protected].

Community Contacts

Parish Council Chairperson Jan Middleton 01823 400165 Vice Chairperson Valerie Pitman 01823 400283 Roger Poole 01823 400567 Mike Perry 01823 400991 David Faulkner [email protected] Parish Clerk Christine Hake [email protected] Churches Team Vicar The Rev Alan Ellacott 01823 669824 [email protected] Church Wardens: Langford Budville Lyn Wyatt 01823 400245

Runnington John Houghton 01823 661323 Alison Toogood 01823 667808 Jubilee Hall Interim Chairman David Brown 01823 400510 Email: [email protected] Vice-Chairman Andy Pritchard [email protected] Secretary and Margaret Brown 01823 400510 Booking Clerk [email protected] Treasurer Pam Farr [email protected] Primary School Head of School Jane Major 01823 400483 [email protected] Police Beat Officers PC Jo Jeffery 2378 Tel: 07889 657 943 Tel: 101 Crime PCSO Sharon Baker 9511 sharon.baker@avonandsomerset. recording police.uk tel: 07889 655302 999 Emergencies PCSO Louise Fyne 6945 Tel: 07889 659476

Village Website: www.langfordbudvillevillage.co.uk Jubilee Hall Website: www.langfordbudvillevillagehall.co.uk

Magazine Information

Editorial team: Saranne Cessford & Tryphena Huntingford- editors Denise Hunt - Treasurer; Susan Osborne; Maggie Norvell; Zenah Rowe; Juliet Shrimpton To contact us please email: [email protected] heading your email: Articles, Feedback, Advertising, Small Ads, etc. Our final copy dates: Round About: October/November edition: 19 September 2018 December/January edition: 19 November 2018 Round About in Brief: September edition: 23 August 2018 November edition: 23 October 2018 Cover photograph: The Martlet Inn; Saranne Cessford RA printed by Booksprint, 01823 662531, [email protected]

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36 Three ways to stay at Runnington Cider Barn Bed and breakfast Rent whole Barn for family groups Rent West Apartment for business or holiday

Come and stay in our wonderful, beamed Barn, full of character in peaceful hamlet near River Tone. Four bedrooms and three bath/shower rooms, large kitchen, huge open, beamed reception area with gallery room above, flexible bedroom arrangements. Wonderful, peaceful, sunny, uplifting atmosphere. Come and chat to me about it Louise Bancroft - 01823 665533/07835 960704 [email protected] www.runningtonciderbarn.co.uk THE MARTLET INN FREE HOUSE a good old fashioned village pub with a warm welcome UNDER NEW OWNERSHIP Langford Budville, Wellington, TA21 0QZ 01823 400262 Tuesday to Sunday, serving lunch and dinner

Bruno and Terena welcome Craig and Anca to the Martlet and wish them well.