LONG SUTTON AND LONG LOAD NEWSLETTER – Hoyland and his talk is about the history of Somerset Friendly October 2015 Societies called “Benefits, Brass and the Grandest Day – Somerset Visit the official Website: www.longsutton.org.uk Friendly Societies”. As Long Sutton has a very thriving Society of its Email: [email protected] own, we hope lots of you will be interested to come along and find out more about their history. We are having a display of memorabilia from Long Sutton, plus other local societies. Scrumptious refreshments will Date Long Sutton & Long Load Calendar be available. There is no entry charge but we will, of course, have a 3rd Coffee morning in the Church raffle with wonderful prizes. Do hope you can join us. 4th 6.00pm Harvest Festival followed by Harvest Supper . 10th 7.30 Quiz night LSVH Mothers Union th 11 8am Holy Communion October 21st: Corporate Communion @ Long Sutton Church 11am Second Sunday Service(LS School) 14th 7.45pm Gardening club LSVH Long Sutton C of E Primary School 15th 7.30pm WI LSVH We have had a very positive start to school. Our new Reception 17th 11.00am Quaker autumn sale children have settled in extremely well and are really enjoying school. 18th 10.30am Benefice Service at Muchelney They have amazed us with their energy levels (being happy to stay all 21st 10.00am Communion – LS Church day from the start), their resilience in tasks and keenness to learn. The th rest of the school has also settled into their new classes well, getting 25 9.15am Holy Communion straight down to learning and having fun!

Date Flowers & Brasses Rota We are running an Open Morning on Monday 12th October for Toy October 3rd Harvest Box pre-school and the main school, for any parents or Grandparents 10th Mrs McTernan Mrs Hall & Mrs Ellis who would like to visit us. Coffee and tea will be available in the school 17th “ “ hall from 9.30am. 24th Mrs B Jones 31st Mrs B Jones Our hard-working PTFA are trying to raise money for the school to buy Nov 7th Mrs Bond Mrs D Cox new laptops and iPads for the children to use. They have applied for grants and have run various fundraising events so far. Their next big th Coffee Mornings in the Church event is a Winter Fair and Fireworks, on Saturday 7 November at the Village Hall and Rec. Tickets go on sale soon, so please look out for further details. Once we have our new laptops, we intend to run a Having two of the Yeovil Freewheelers plus their impressive motorbike beginners/basic computer course for the community. If you would be on the green certainly helped to inform people of the valuable work interested in taking part, please let the school office know. they do and helped to raise £465 for the charity.

Long Sutton School PTFA Winter Fayre & Fireworks Future events: Saturday 7th November from 4pm at Long Sutton Recreation Ground  On Saturday 3rd October we will be supporting Dementia & Hall. Please save the date and watch this space for more details! UK. This charity provides specialist dementia nurses who give practical and emotional support to families affected by dementia. WEA WEA will be running a very interesting course on “Trees of the British  On Saturday 7th November we will be raising funds for Isles". Why not come and join us? The course will begin on Tuesday 3rd November in Long Sutton Samaritans. Village Hall from 7pm-8.45pm and will run each Tuesday for 5 weeks. Regular supporters please note the change of start time and venue. A Centenary Celebration In aid of the church funds. This course is an introduction to the trees of the British Isles and will A fun evening of the celebrated Swansea poet’s humorous prose and investigate ecology, distribution and identification. It will also cover the poetry. Laughter is guaranteed as the programme explores Dylan’s use of woodlands and timber production for tools and buildings. scything observations of the world around him as a child, as a young Tutor: Stephen Parker man, as a grown man – always relishing what he finds. He had the Fee: £31 power to observe his fellow human beings in great detail and with direct and contagious humour. For further information or to enrol locally phone Doreen Harvey 01458 This entertaining and informative evening will involve you, will intrigue 241711 or e-mail [email protected] you and will send you home with a smile on your face. You can also book on-line at www.wea.org.uk

Performed by the award-winning actors Ron Roberts of Long Sutton & Brian Lewis of Corfe, Quaker Autumn Sale both are members of the prestigious Taunton Thespians. Saturday 17th October 11a.m. Friends Meeting House, Langport Road, Long Sutton Tickets £10 to include drink and refreshments on arrival Stalls include cakes, preserves, gifts, toys, books, plants, and bric-a- are available from: Long Sutton Village Shop, the Team Office, brac. Home made lunches and refreshments will also be available. Rectory, Huish Episcopi (tel. 01458 251881) Proceeds will be shared between Langport and Huish Youth Club, or on the door on the night. Friends House Moscow, the Prison Phoenix Project, and the Vanessa Mental Health Project in Yeovil.

Autumn Churchyard Tidy Up - Saturday 10th October from Long Sutton Gardening Club 10am – please put this date in your diary and come and help even if th only for a short time. Wednesday October 14 7.45pm Guest Night and social evening.

th Chris Cornell give a talk on Rare Wild Flowers. Advance Notice – Sunday 15 November 3pm in the Church. Flower show Wells Cathedral Choir will be singing Evensong. Do come along and Thanks to all who put entries into the Show. Thanks to the visitors who hear this superb choir. Refreshments will be served afterwards. came to enjoy a very pleasant afternoon.

Long Sutton C of E Primary School News Christmas Fayre We hope you have all had great holidays and welcome everyone back 22nd November 2-530pm at Long Sutton Village Hall. A fantastic for the new school year, with a very special hello to all those who are festive event including a variety of stalls offering locally produced, joining us for the first time; we have a very busy and exciting year handmade and unique items to include flowers, soaps, shabby chic ahead. gifts , cards, Face painting, children's activities , hot food and much more. A Date for the diary QUIZ NIGHT – Saturday 10th October, 7.30 in the Village Hall – Murder at the Music Hall with FOLSC Admission £7 per head including supper! All funds towards renovation FOLSC strive to organise a range of entertaining, enjoyable and of the School Hall sometimes interactive events. For out final outing of 2015 we are pleased to offer something completely different that should meet these Long Sutton W.I. joint aims and more besides! The entertainment is to be held at Long Long Sutton WI are holding an Open Meeting on Thursday 15th Sutton Village Hall (AKA The Lyceum Music Hall) and is scheduled for October in the Village Hall at 7.30pm. The speaker is Mr Phillip Saturday 24th October with doors opening at 7.00 PM and curtain up at 7.30 precisely! Entitled ‘Murder at the Music Hall’ it is set in 1915 It was lovely to meet lots of new Long Load residents– welcome to the and the Taunton Thespians have promised to keep us guessing village and we are looking forward to seeing your exhibits next year. A throughout the evening. special thanks to our amazing auctioneer and for everyone who kindly donated their exhibits to the auction. The event raised nearly £140 The players are keeping the details a closely guarded secret but we towards vital Village Hall maintenance funds. have been fed a few titbits. Sir Crossley Blackwell is a wealthy Here is a selection of some of the excellent creative writing section industrialist from the north of England. A self-made man, he speaks as entries. Thanks to the authors for allowing us to share their creations. he finds and since the death of his wife (apparently in a tripe related accident), he has developed a passion for music hall matched only by Limerick using the word bean his passion for Miss Dearlove – a music hall singer. Sir Crossley has There was a young girl called Colleen just purchased the Lyceum Theatre, a run-down venue, to become a who swallowed a whole Runner bean showcase for his beloved and we join the happy couple as they You should see her go audition acts for the new venue together with Miss Dearlove’s old She’s much faster than Mo friend Henry Topps. What secret has Miss Dearlove been keeping But her features have sadly turned green from Sir Crossley? Why does Sir Crossley’s sister-in-law Prudence keep visiting, along with a lawyer? Which of the auditioning acts will be successful? Miss Polly? The male impersonator? The strong man? Prose about Summer in the Countryside in no more than 100 And who’s been upsetting the Golighty Sisters, Daisy and Rose? For words the time being these questions and more remain unanswered but I remember the smell of sweet golden corn ripening in the hot sun. suffice to say, an invigorating evening of mirthful music, merriment and Buzzing bees accompanied by birds and crickets singing their summer a jolly good sing-song (always a favourite with our audiences) is songs. Swinging on a rope over the stream with friends as we played promised. all day getting wet but not worrying..because it would dry before mum saw it! We enjoyed picnics of jam sandwiches and homemade It seems the evening will be like a 3D version of ‘Cluedo’ with lemonade while lying on the bank reliving our fun before walking influences of Sherlock Homes and ‘Midsommer Murders’ added to the across the fields with handfuls of booty….wild raspberries and flowers mix for good measure. The actors will mingle with our guests and the for mums in case we were ate for supper! I still love living in the objective is, working individually or as a team, to decide whodunit! countryside. Dress code for the evening is very relaxed but if any in the audience wish to have a nod at reflecting the period please do so and the An original poem - The Pensioners Lament Thespians will be awarding a prize for their choice of the best outfit. I thought I was still flushed with youth Alternatively just come as you are as you will be amongst friends. A And then the mirror told the truth light supper will be provided within the ticket price of £12.00 for adults What happened to my lustrous hair and £6.00 children and the normal fully stocked FOLSC bar will be And why’s my mother standing there available to serve a variety of drinks. Numbers for this one are strictly Surely it’s a trick of light limited and tickets are on sale now by kind agreement of the Long That wrinkly face – that can’t be right Sutton village shop. When they are gone they are gone so to avoid Where is the girl who once so fair disappointment please don’t leave it until the last minute to secure your Now struggles to get off her chair seat! And will a man again adore ______Someone who can’t get off the floor Perhaps my slightly fading sight Is kinder in the morning light LONG LOAD To not show clearly damage done PARISH COUNCIL MEETINGS By many year spent in the sun The next Parish Council meeting will take place in Long Load Village My hearing really is not brill Hall on Tuesday 17th November at 7:30pm My singing voice more croak than trill My memory is worse this year CORRECTION:Health & Wellbeing Event for 28th October. I wonder what I’m doing here It should read 28th October Christmas Craft Session with Barbara I ask the question more and more Nieto. 2:00pm for 2:15pm start ‘now what did I come in here for’ But thankfully I can still walk Village Supper And see, and use a knife and fork Saturday 24 October 2015 I’ll have another glass of wine 7.15 for 7.30pm As the evenings start getting a little bit darker and colder then come Long Load Notices for October And November along to the Village Supper on Saturday 24 October at Long Load th Village Hall. Enjoy two delicious courses + coffee and great company! Sunday November 29 : Tea & Cake Afternoon with a Christmas Friends and family very welcome. Tickets are £6.50 for adults and £3 Craft Table in Aid of St Margarets Hospice for children under 12. BY0 drinks. Book early to avoid disappointment 2:30pm – 4:00pm Long Load Village Hall by calling Please come and support your local hospice with a Cup of Tea & Cake Liz on 241273 or Ann on 241202. or Mince Pie.There will be the opportunity to buy Christmas themed gifts and cards Sun shines for Long Load Village Annual Show From apples to zucchini, the Long Load Village annual show was URGENTLY WANTED supported by around 50 people who gathered on Saturday 4 Leveller Distributors wanted from Long Load to deliver about 20 September - a rare sunny afternoon - to marvel at the baking, creative Levellers 4 x per year. and horticultural talents of fellow villagers. This year the fabulous The next delivery will be December. Please email entries were assessed by a set of new judges who were very [email protected] or telephone 241415 impressed by the standard of the 180 entries – from the longest runner bean to the most humorous photograph. PARISH COUNCIL MEETINGS The next Parish Council meeting will take place in Long Load Village The show was opened by Patrick Palmer and he kindly presented the Hall on nine trophies: Tuesday 17th November at 7:30pm - George Owens won the Children’s Cup. - Arthur Ingram won the Creative Writing Cup and Nora Parrock was All residents are welcome to come along and keep up to date with runner up. current affairs in Long Load. - Marilyn Seager won two Cups - Crafts and Produce and Cookery. - Ken Parrock won the Photography Cup and Nicola Slawski was ______runner up. Items for the November newsletter to Lieve Cousins, Spring - The Vegetables Cup was won by Fran Trott and Nicola Slawski and House, Shute Lane, Long Sutton TA10 9LU or preferably by email th Andy Bruce were runners up. to [email protected] by 12 January please. For more - Ken Parrock won the Flowers and Plants Cup and Ann Campbell and information call 01458 241450 Marsha White were runners up. - The La Lade Cup, awarded to the exhibitor with the most overall points, was won by Nicola Slawski. Marilyn Seager was second, Fran Trott was third and Ken Parrock was fourth. - Each year a Cup is also awarded to the first time entrant with the most points and this was won by June Pennell.