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EAST BRENT PARISH MAGAZINEAug/Sept. 2016 Issue 19 Aug/Sept. 2016 Issue 19 (The Civil Parish of East Brent consists of East Brent, Rooksbridge and Edingworth) Aug/Sept 2016 Issue 19 Fete Report—Page 13 A voluntary non-profit publication, free to Parishioners [ ] [ 2 ] Aug/Sept. 2016 Issue 19 Aug/Sept. 2016 Issue 19 Editor’s Notes August 2016 Diary Dates Another double issue, which means that because your editor photographed Betty Day Date Event it’s high summer and there’s not much Griffin making it!!! going on in the local clubs and If you want to come along and help at the Tuesday 2nd Carpet Bowls Club. East Brent Village Hall. 7.15pm organisations, look at the August diary – event, please join us at the Harvest Wednesday 3rd Line Dancing at East Brent Village Hall. 9.30 – 11.30am everyone likes to have some time off th Comfort Group Meeting. 2.30pm at Somerdown Farm, Home meeting on the 17 August at the Thursday 4th from organising! East Brent Village Hall at 7pm. Lympsham. Tel: Dot 01278 760600 Last month East Brent had a wonderful Friday Active Living Day Centre. 9.30am – 2.30pm for Further in this edition you will see a Friday 5th village fete again; the weather was good, report by the East Brent Village Hall ‘The Older Generation’. Lunches available. there were lots of stalls and plenty of Committee, from that you will see just Mobile Library East Brent. Strowlands, opposite East Friday 5th helpers – all a guarantee for success how much this Committee does Drive. 2.05 – 2.25pm (see the full report on page 13). throughout the year. Bearing in mind just Sunday 7th Quiz Night at the Brent Knoll Inn – 7pm Start. August of course, means East Brent how many Parish activities take place in Tuesday 9th Carpet Bowls Club. East Brent Village Hall. 7.15pm Harvest Home – I hope that you’ve got the Village Hall, I would like to thank the your tickets. This year the traditional Committee for all that they do for so Wednesday 10th Line Dancing at East Brent Village Hall. 9.30 – 11.30am Friday Active Living Day Centre. 9.30am – 2.30pm for cheese will come from the Cheddar many clubs, groups and individuals – it Friday 12th Gorge Cheese Company, I know that really is a superb community asset. ‘The Older Generation’. Lunches available. Bill Walker, Editor Saturday 13th Brent Knoll Bazaar & Farmers Market. 10am – Noon. Alzheimers & Dementia Carers Group Meeting. 4pm at Charity Notices: Monday 15th Brentcombe House, Church Road, East Brent. Tel: Carla Our policy on charitable notices is that we are happy to accept up to 75 words and 01278 760041 which will fit on to a ¼ A5 page, which we will insert for free as long as we have space, Tuesday 16th Carpet Bowls Club. East Brent Village Hall. 7.15pm with priority given to East Brent Parish based organisations. Wednesday 17th Line Dancing at East Brent Village Hall. 9.30 – 11.30am Disclaimer : Although East Brent Parish Magazine uses reasonable efforts to include and update Wednesday 17th Harvest Home Meeting. East Brent Village Hall. 7pm information in this publication, it is not possible to guarantee the accuracy or Thursday 18th Mobile Library Rooksbridge. ‘Little Acre’ 9.45 – 10.00am completeness of the information contained within it. We therefore accept no liability for Friday Active Living Day Centre. 9.30am – 2.30pm for Friday 19th any inaccuracies or any loss or damage arising from the use or reliance on information ‘The Older Generation’. Lunches available. obtained. Tuesday 23rd Carpet Bowls Club. East Brent Village Hall. 7.15pm The East Brent Parish Magazine is produced and All enquiries to : Wednesday 24th Line Dancing at East Brent Village Hall. 9.30 – 11.30am distributed free of charge by a team of volunteers EAST BRENT PARISH MAGAZINE Bereavement Friends Group Meeting. 2.30pm at 87 Brent who give their free time throughout the year to Address : Thursday 25th ensure the magazine is published. It is intended “Aventine”, The Mead, East Brent, Street, Brent Knoll.Tel: Margaret 01278 760691 that they will be distributed at the beginning of each TA9 4JJ Friday 26th East Brent Harvest Home month. Telephone : 01278 760896 Friday 26th Farmers Market, Burnham On Sea, High St. 9am – 1pm Contributions and advertisements should be E-mail: [email protected] provided by the 10th of the preceding month. Tuesday 30th Carpet Bowls Club. East Brent Village Hall. 7.15pm Wednesday 31st Line Dancing at East Brent Village Hall. 9.30 – 11.30am Surnames - 950 years ago (Battle of Hastings) East Brent Village Hall Lottery Results - Drawn on - 22.06.2016 One of the changes to English culture after 1066 occurs in the names people 1st Draw 13.04.16 2nd Draw 27.04.16 called themselves. Most Saxon and early Celtic personal names disappeared after 1. £10.00 Julie Melsom 130 1. £10.00 Claire Darby 196 the Norman Conquest. French names like William, Robert and Henry become 2. £10.00 Klaus Kemp 113 2. £10.00 Anne Loader 168 popular among the population – and for the first time, surnames start to appear. 3. £10.00 Graham James 2 3. £10.00 Hugh Mackay tbc 3rd Draw 11.05.16 4th Draw 25.05.16 Anglo-Saxons had nick-names as second names – for example, Edmund Ironside 1. £10.00 Danny Lawrence 7 1. £10.00 Pat Seabrook 14 or Ethelred Unread (“without counsel”) – or names indicating their paternity, such 2. £10.00 Dot Coles 45 2. £10.00 Pat Seabrook tbc as Cuthbert Edmund’s son, whose son would have been called Alfred Cuthbert’s 3. £10.00 Jade Rutherford 147 3. £10.00 Mae Pleydell-Pearce 111 son. But they did not have inherited surnames – these arrived with the Normans. 5th Draw 08.06.16 6th Draw 22.06.16 1. £10.00 Rosemary Gilling 70 1. £10.00 Mike Grant 35 2. £10.00 Jade Rutherford 147 2. £10.00 Mrs Rowland 170 Printed by : Media Edge UK Limited, Bridgwater, TA6 4AW 3. £10.00 Dianne Rundle 12 3. £10.00 Dean Howard 51 [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Aug/Sept. 2016 Issue 19 Aug/Sept. 2016 Issue 19 September 2016 Diary Dates MAGAZINE ADVERTISING RATES wef 1st April 2016 Day Date Event Annual Annual charge One off charge Leaflet/flyer charge Black&White B/W Col* insertion Thursday 1st School Term 1 Starts. Colour Comfort Group Meeting. 2.30pm at Somerdown Farm, Thursday 1st Full page £265 £200 n/a £35 £25 Lympsham. Tel: Dot 01278 760600 130 x 180mm (single page) Friday Active Living Day Centre. 9.30am – 2.30pm for Friday 2nd ‘The Older Generation’. Lunches available. ½ page £165 £125 £24 £25 130 x90mm Mobile Library East Brent. Strowlands, opposite East Friday 2nd Drive. 2.05 – 2.25pm ¼ page n/a £75 £12 £15 Sunday 4th Quiz Night at the Brent Knoll Inn – 7pm Start. 60x90mm Tuesday 6th Carpet Bowls Club. East Brent Village Hall. 7.15pm 1/8 page n/a £45 £6 60x45mm Wednesday 7th Line Dancing at East Brent Village Hall. 9.30 – 11.30am East Brent History Group Meeting. East Brent Village Hall *This is only available when we publish additional colour pages Wednesday 7th If you want to advertise, just contact me and, if you want a professional ad created 7pm for you, for a small additional charge, I can arrange your artwork as well. We are Friday Active Living Day Centre. 9.30am – 2.30pm for Friday 9th not VAT registered so VAT is not payable. ‘The Older Generation’. Lunches available. Judith Webb, Advertising Editor: [email protected] 01278 760219 Saturday 10th Brent Knoll Bazaar & Farmers Market. 10am – Noon. East Brent Parish Council Meeting. East Brent Village Hall COMMUNITY PUBLIC ACCESS DEFIBRILLATORS AND VETS Monday 12th 7.30pm, All Parishioners are welcome. The parish of East Brent, including the villages of East Brent, Rooksbridge and Tuesday 13th Carpet Bowls Club. East Brent Village Hall. 7.15pm Edingworth now has three defibrillators available for public use as follows: Wednesday 14th Line Dancing at East Brent Village Hall. 9.30 – 11.30am Brent Area Medical Centre Thursday 15th Mobile Library Rooksbridge. ‘Little Acre’ 9.45 – 10.00am Rooksbridge Post Office Friday Active Living Day Centre. 9.30am – 2.30pm for Laurel Farm, Edingworth Friday 16th In the unfortunate event of a possible cardiac arrest in your household, a ‘The Older Generation’. Lunches available. defibrillator could save a life. They are simple to use and do not need specialist Alzheimers & Dementia Carers Group Meeting. 4pm at training. Dial 999 for an ambulance and you will be given the code for the defibs Monday 19th Brentcombe House, Church Road, East Brent. Tel: Carla as well as the nearest location. In addition, the parish also subscribes to a Village 01278 760041 Emergency Telephone System (VETS). Any parishioner who finds him/herself in Tuesday 20th Carpet Bowls Club. East Brent Village Hall. 7.15pm urgent need of help can ring this number and one of 10 volunteers from the parish Wednesday 21st Line Dancing at East Brent Village Hall. 9.30 – 11.30am will hopefully be available: 01278 393190 Wednesday 21st Harvest Home Meeting. East Brent Village Hall 7pm This does NOT replace the need to call the emergency services on 999 first. Bereavement Friends Group Meeting. 2.30pm at 87 Brent Please keep a note of the number above and contact me if you have any Thursday 22nd Street, Brent Knoll.Tel: Margaret 01278 760691 questions. Judith Webb 01278 760219 [email protected] Friday Active Living Day Centre.