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Taunton’s FREE Community Newspaper Issue 3 | MARCH/APRIL 2018 THE GREAT BABY SENSORY EXMOOR RIDE CLASSES NOW RUNNING IN IS COMING WELLINGTON & TAUNTON MORE ON PAGE 6 MORE ON PAGE 10 Happy 10th Birthday to Street Pastors This spring sees Taunton Street Pastors celebrating ten years of listening, caring and offering practical help on the streets of the county town. Of the 127 volunteers from local churches who have turned out in all weathers into the early hours of the morning, 11 of the rst recruits are still serving, and one of those is over 80! Street Pastors describe themselves as 'Christians with their sleeves rolled up' and engage in a friendly way with people of all ages, offering a listening ear, a bottle of water and, most famously, free ip ops to those who have discarded their party shoes. Nearly 30,000 hours of service has seen over 17,000 bottles and cans removed from the streets to avoid injury; 5,000 drinks served to rehydrate or warm revellers and more than 4,000 ip ops given away. More signicantly, team members have calmed aggressive situations, comforted very distressed people and sign-posted rough sleepers and others with mental health problems to support services and places of safety. Contrary to popular suppositions, whilst the teams don't preach, questions of faith are often raised by the The original Street Pastor team late night party-goers and Street Pastors and dedication events after the M5 crash, are quick to dismiss labels such as regularly respond to requests for prayer. offering a 'safe space café' for ood 'brave' or courageous', claiming that The development of day-time teams in the victims in 2014 and provided welfare they are simply following the example North Taunton and Halcon areas three years ago support at Somerset Rocks concerts and set by Jesus who washed feet, has helped local churches engage more Taunton Flower Show. commended care for the marginalised practically with residents and the blue-uniformed The Taunton Street Pastor team was and offered unconditional love to all teams are now a regular sight at litter pick and honoured in 2014 with The Queen's who he encountered. other community activities. Team members have Award for volunteering, described as 'the For more information visit responded at times of crisis, organising the vigil MBE for voluntary groups'. The pastors www.streetpastors.org COMMUNITY NEWS | LOCAL EVENTS | PRODUCTS & SERVICES | SPORTS | REVIEWS & LOCAL OPINION Tone News www.tonenews.co.uk 2 [email protected] Tone News Welcome to Coming up this month... COMMUNITY NEWS A lot of weather has happened since Ambitious plans to repair the last issue of Tone News, but how Wellington Monument was it for you? Even our delivery team ....................................................... Page 4 at Dor2Dor were snowed in for a few days! SASP Team up I decided to run into work on one with MacMillan...................... Page 4 of the days and in keeping with my change of 'editors photo' each month I thought I would stop en route and do a The Great Exmoor sele (below)! Ride is coming....................... Page 6 If you are a new reader of Tone News, I hope you enjoy it and if you want to get in touch, our contact details are at the bottom of the page. Tourism industry celebrates South West's Protected Landscapes.......................................................... Page 8 SCHOOL FOCUS Kingston St Mary Pre-School............................................................ Page 14 COMMUNITY NOTICE BOARD Darren Daley Page 15 Editor Local events in your area................................................................... THE MONTHLY ALTERNATIVE Do you have a story you would like to share? We would love to hear from you if Music & gaming................................................................................... Page 22 have an announcement or perhaps there is a little bit of news from the area that you live that will be of interest to the community. The advertising deadline for Perhaps you would like to do a little bit of advertising? 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Tone News accepts no responsibility for errors or omissions or views expressed in this newspaper. Tone News is a free newspaper and must not be sold separately. © Tone News 2018. www.tonenews.co.uk 3 [email protected] Tone News NEWS Ambitious plans to repair Wellington Monument The long-awaited repairs to 'It is exciting to know that Wellington Monument are work is due to start although scheduled to start in a little there is still a long way to go over a year, the National Trust and more money to be raised has announced. to reach the target” The detailed design work Work to build Wellington for repairs to the 175 feet high Monument, to commemorate obelisk is being done this year the Battle of Waterloo in and the Trust expects to go 1815, was started in 1817 but out to tender for companies it took until 1853 for it to be who will carry out the repairs completed because of a by the end of the year. Work shortage of funds. The lack of would then start on site in money led to shortcuts being early summer 2019 and taken which have made the continue for most of 2020. top third of the monument However, the Trust expects more vulnerable to damage – to only be able to repair the and in more urgent need of most badly damaged areas of repair. the monument, because so far At 175 feet (53m) high, it it has only been able to raise is the tallest monument of its half of the nearly £4m needed kind in the UK – and the to do a full repair. second tallest in Europe. Rebecca Pow, MP for There are 232 steps inside Taunton Deane and a keen which previously allowed supporter of the Wellington visitors to climb the Monument has told Tone monument and see out News: through a viewing window. Wellington Monument © National Trust Fran Stothard King's College Silent Disco fundraiser SASP team up Each House at King's College organises and with MacMillan runs an annual charity event, which over the Somerset Activity Sports Partnership (SASP) years have raised 1,000s have been telling Tone News about their new of pounds for local and partnership with Macmillan. national charities. The aim of the project is to raise Meynell House held awareness of suitable activities for people their Charity Silent Disco who are undergoing cancer treatment or who on Saturday 24th have completed their treatment within February, to support Somerset. Multiple Sclerosis UK and March is Prostrate Cancer Awareness Macmillan Cancer Support; Month, and one of the cancer charities both causes which have an initiatives is 'March for Men' which association with some of encourages people to walk from one sporting the girls in Meynell. venue to another. To publicise the event The project was launched earlier this to the school, the L6th girls month with a walk along the tow path from who organised the event, Somerset County Cricket Ground to Taunton spoke eloquently and Rugby Club. On arrival, those who took part passionately about the were given tickets to watch the match and charities they were enjoy the afternoon. supporting in a school Although the project relates to all assembly which helped the cancers, one in eight white men and one in evening become a huge four black men will be affected by Prostrate success. Cancer which now takes more lives than The equipment was breast cancer. hired from Somerset Silent If you would like more information, contact Disco and the girls created Jen Slade at SASP by calling 01823 653990 3 different play lists: 1)House Music 2) Current Third form girls enjoying the Silent Disco fun Chart Hits 3) Throwbacks, which allowed everyone to and sweets to everyone the evening and a sum have a great choice of who came along to their of £700 will soon be sent music to listen and dance Festival themed Disco. to each of the charities to all night. They also Nearly 200 King's being supported. decided to supply drinks pupils came along during www.tonenews.co.uk 4 [email protected] Tone News www.tonenews.co.uk 5 [email protected] Tone News The Great Exmoor Ride is Coming The Great Exmoor Ride is a new city-to-coast challenge bike ride from the team behind the hugely-popular Great Weston Ride and, following on from a successful test event in 2017, it is set to return on Sunday 2nd September 2018. The Ride starts in Taunton and ends in a tranquil spot on the West Somerset coast at Blue Anchor near Minehead, and along the way it offers a stunning 66-mile (105km) route through quiet Somerset country lanes and across the eastern part of Exmoor National Park.