Merriott Messenger to 1,000 Homes [email protected] NOVEMBER 2014
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Delivered free Merriott Messenger to 1,000 www.merriottvillage.org.uk homes [email protected] NOVEMBER 2014 Copy deadline for the December issue of the Merriott Messenger is 12th November. There Merriott Community Pavilion and Public Convenience will be no issue in January. You are invited to the Official Opening on Saturday 15th November 10.00am – 12noon Merriott Recreation Ground INSIDE THIS ISSUE: A busy start to 2 the Autumn term Staying safe this 3 HOORAY! The Community Pavilion was ready and open for use Halloween & on Saturday 27th September. Bonfire Night The Parish Council wishes to thank YOU and the Local Contractors - Ricketts Electrical, Jaycee Plumbing, Minster Carpentry, M Stenner, Carols & Classics 4 T Wallis, K Self and PD Ford - Concert for working to provide this stylish yet functional facility. It provides public toilets for users of the Recreation Ground which are Armistice Day & 5 open daily from 8.30am until dusk. The Pavilion is available for hire: Remembrance there are changing and shower facilities for sport users and a hall area Day and kitchenette suitable for parties or meetings. Find the Path to 6 We do hope you will be able to join us. History Living History Group The Normandy 7 Trip The Last 8 Dambuster The Sweet taste of Success! A circular walk 9 Merriott bee keeper Ray Pattemore and his fellow enthusiast Clive from Merriott Ball, of West Coker, are enjoying their new hobby and winning prizes! All Saints News 10 They swept through the Novice Classes (you are a novice for the first 3 years of entering honey in competitions) with not one but St George’s 11 Church & The three 1st Prizes and a 3rd Prize in their first year of bee keeping. English Heritage They came away with the Novice Shield for the most points scored in classes 1-8 at the Somerton & Somerset County Honey Show on 20th September in Long Our Sponsors 12 Sutton. The beautiful dahlias and sunflowers and the surrounding fields and allotments must provide wonderful pollen for their bees. Let’s hope they will have it for sale at some time in the future so we can all sample this local prizewinning honey. Congratulations! P A G E 2 A busy start to the Autumn term Parish Council Planning Applications We have had a busy start to the Autumn rescued animals were cared for. Update Term at Merriott First School. We welcomed our new teaching staff to the Merriott Planning items discussed at the school: Mrs Banfield who teaches Codlin October monthly meeting. For full Class and Mrs Gunn who teaches part- information view the meeting minutes time in Pippin Class. on the Merriott website. Twenty Reception children joined (1) APPLICATION 14/04200/FUL & Golden Class and settled into the daily 14/04201/LBC APPLICANT: Mr Lee Slade routine very quickly. PROPOSAL: Alteration and conversion of Pete The Poet with the hand puppet redundant mill site to include 23 converted to residential units and 22 Pete The Poet wrote a poem about Chloe new build dwellings, demolition of who raised money for a road tunnel to factory buildings including portions of help hedgehogs cross the road safely. listed buildings and altered vehicular He encouraged the children to recite the access to Tail Mill Lane. poem without accompaniment, with percussion along with the Ukulele. Pete (2) APPLICATION 14/04335/FUL brought lots of puppets and some APPLICANT Mr R Bastable PROPOSAL: Change to use of land and erection of Sophie from Secret World with the hedgehog dressing up clothes as props for acting out the story. buildings to form rural life and vintage Then came visitors to help with our vehicle museum ( Revised Application) endangered animal topic. Sophie from Golden Class went out for their first walk LOCATION: Haselbury Mill, Haselbury Secret World brought a hedgehog and a of the season one morning arriving back Plucknett, Crewkerne. just in time for lunch! barn owl for the children to see. Sophie OTHER MATTERS talked about her work and how the Advice of appeal: Mr & Mrs N Simcock 12 Newchester Cross. Proposal: Erection CHRISTMAS BAZAAR of two storey extension to dwelling nd Saturday 22 November 9.30 to 1.00 house. Tithe Barn, Merriott DETERMINATIONS The Old Garage Merriottsford – Held by the Beavers, Cubs and Scouts of the First Hinton Permission Granted with conditions St George Scout Group together with Merriott Bowling Club. 15 Manor Drive – Permission Granted Cake stall, preserves, chutneys, books, bottle stall, puzzles, Grand Hamper Draw, with conditions teas, coffee and cake and much more. Installation of Solar Farm – Permission All welcome. Come and join us. Granted with conditions Merriott Messenger P A G E 3 Staying safe this Halloween & Bonfire Night After a lovely summer, it is time to look to contact the Police. forward to the pleasures of the autumn In an EMERGENCY, dial 999. and winter evenings. These should be pleasurable times and occasions for If you fear for your safety or that of celebrations. Sadly, one person’s idea of another member of the community – 999. fun and celebrating can be another’s If you wish to report something that has misery. With this in mind, we have put just happened but is not ongoing, please together some advice regarding contact your Neighbourhood Policing Halloween and Bonfire night. Team on 101. Halloween, also known as All Saints’ Day, Your local team in Crewkerne is:- and the following day, All Souls' Day, PC 4140 Chris Purcell (Beat Manager) which commemorates the dead, is often PC 3589 Lisa Wright (Beat Manager) overshadowed by anti-social behaviour. PCSO 8445 Ben Samways The practice of ‘trick or treating’ can be PCSO 9447 Dave Lewis. alarming, as unidentifiable youths appear PCSO 8506 Gareth Allington on your doorstep expecting, or even demanding, sweets or have a ‘trick’ played on you. The ‘trick’ is an idle threat to Merriott Gardening Club News perform mischief on the homeowners or their property if no treat is given. Sadly, On Tuesday 25th November, Malcolm December at The Crown & Victoria, eggs and flour are often used causing Mills of The Gardens Group will talk to us Tintinhull. Last year we enjoyed an damage. This is anti-social behaviour and on “Shrubs and Flowers for the Flower excellent lunch in very pleasant will be dealt with promptly by the Police Arranger”. Having been to a number of surroundings. Two courses £19.95 per and PCSO’s. In recent years, a pre- his talks at Castle Gardens, Sherborne person, three courses £22.95 per emptive strike has been very successful we are in for an evening full of person, cheese surcharge £2.50; plus and shops have worked with us to ensure knowledge and interest. Meet at the coffee/tea/mince pies. Please bring eggs and flour are not sold to youths. This Tythe Barn at 7.30 p.m. Refreshments, cheques made payable to Merriott pre-emptive action will take place again raffle, seed and plant sale. Non- Gardening Club or cash to secure your this year. There are stickers and posters members £2. Everyone is welcome. booking. Non-members are very available from the police that you can At this meeting we shall be taking welcome to come and join us. place on view requesting No Trick or bookings and menu selection for our For further details contact: Mo Treating, or accepting visitors. Christmas Lunch on Tuesday 2nd Frampton 07967 028277. We just get over Halloween and Bonfire Night is upon us. The length of time that ‘Firework Night’ goes on for can seem like forever, but there is a time limit and fireworks should not be let off after 11pm, except on special occasions, such as New Year’s Eve and when an event has informed the proper authorities and has been given permission. Halloween and Bonfire Night is a fun time for youngsters and the family. It should also be a time of fun and pleasure for the whole community. The message this year is for understand- ing and respect for everyone's right to be safe and feel safe. Please enjoy the celebrations and try and join in; not all ‘hoodies’ are yobs and not everyone over the age of 21 is ‘killjoy’. If you have any concerns please feel free P A G E 4 Hinton St. George ‘Flix in the Stix’ Carols & Classics Concert presents This Christmas will see the 6th Carols & This year’s Concert will be on Saturday 13th ‘Mr Morgan's last Classics Concert performed at the All December at 7:30pm. Tickets £7 including love’ (12A) Saints Church in Merriott by Joseph refreshments will be on sale during on Saturday 8th November in the Fisher and his friends. The concerts November. To boost the profits from this Village Hall at 7.30 pm. Tickets £5 in have proven to be a great success with a advance from the Village Shop and ticket sell out last year of 200 before the Dorothy’s Tea Room or on the door. To event! Joseph and his friends perform reserve tickets please contact 01460 as the Fisher Sinfonia, providing an 72906. evening of Classical Music, Festive A look at the life-changing connection arrangements and of course some between a retired and widowed community Carol singing, all in the American philosophy professor setting of a candlelit All Saints Church. (Michael Caine) and a young Parisian The musicians now play with major woman (Clemence Poesy). A gentle orchestras in the UK including the LPO, film, beautifully set in Paris. RPO, Halle, BBC Orchestra of Wales and Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, perform- ing at the Proms and venues across the event , concert sponsors are being sought For your convenience UK and Europe.