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Kingston Seymour Issue 159 August 2015 ~ Issue 159 April – May 2015 ~ A great deal of information this month with events planned by the Friends of All Saints. Sports Weekend went really well ending in a very exciting cricket match. Thank you to everyone who helped with the organisation and look out for a report in the next magazine. Do remember that you can access this magazine and so much more if you look at the website as I add anything that comes in between Issues. Why not have a look. I hope everyone has a brilliant summer and we’ll be back in the autumn. Sylvia Stokes - 01934 834461 - [email protected] th Copy Date Sunday 20 September Gentlemen Who Lunch – the next meeting is in the Lambing Shed on 16th September at 12.30pm. New members welcome. Ring John Harris on 01934 832126 All Saints Arms A family BBQ and fun evening on Saturday August 1st at 4.30pm in the Church Yard, with a licensed bar. Last of the Summer Wine A family BBQ and fun evening on Saturday August 29th in the Church Yard, with a licensed bar, following the Village Show. There is an interesting article in Somerset Life about Kingston Seymour. It is a two page spread with a couple of lovely photographs. I will add a link on the website when the magazine comes on line next month. 2 A good home wanted for a Table Tennis Table. Located in Kingston Seymour. Free to collector. Contact [email protected] Is there anyone in the surrounding area who would like a gardening job on a one day a week basis? If so ring Thelma Blake on 01934 832017 A Quiet Day This is on Monday 3 August at Cherry Tree House, Kenn (John and Celia's) and will be led by Yatton Methodist Minister Jill Flowers. It will run from 10am to 3.30pm and include time for quiet reflection, short talks and worship. People are invited to drop in at any time - for all or part of it. Bring along a picnic and enjoy it in the grounds of John and Margaret Ball, opposite. Also: Avril Gaunt will speak on her work as Hospital Chaplain at a Forum in the Chapter House Yatton at 8pm on Thursday 17 September. Kingston Seymour Village Auction The General Church Fund and. the Friends of All Saints are holding an auction on Saturday 10th October in the Village Hall at 7.30pm. Funds raised to be split between both funds. Please would you search your attics and cupboards for any quality items that you would like to donate to this important auction. Also if any person has a holiday home perhaps they would like to donate a long weekend or a week’s break to the auction - we already have the promise of a week in Portugal! If any one has particular talents we are able to auction these as well so cake makers, sewing angels, gardening magicians etc., etc. please donate these valuable talents. You never know who will buy your services! Please contact Sue Thomas (833593) or Sue Lang (835939) 3 More from Warf Farm Fresh from her appearance on Countryfile, Thelma Blake was much feted at the Three Counties Show at Malvern recently. Stonmour Thunder Cloud was the star attraction on the Rare Breeds Survival Trust stand, helping it to win the gold award for Best Stand in Show. There was always a crowd around this much-prized Shorthorn bull, and demurely watching-on was Thelma. “Is he really yours?” (in a brummie accent!) was a frequently heard phrase. Her response was invariably “Yes, all my own breeding”. Congratulations Thelma we are all very proud of you in Kingston. Ed All Saints Flower Guild Church Flower Rota Thank you to all of you who have added your name to the Church Flower Rota, copies in church porch and with Cheryl Sewell. When you arrange flowers please remember you are responsible for watering the flowers and removing them at the end of the two weeks, leaving containers empty for the next person on the rota. Dates for your Diary Harvest Festival – Sunday 20th September. The theme will be Magna Carta – one of the Barons at Runnymede came from Kingston! Help welcomed to decorate the church on 16th and 17th September. Magna Flora Flower Festival, Salisbury Cathedral Tuesday 15th September To commemorate the 800th anniversary of the sealing of the Magna Carta. We have 2 places still available. Cost £25.00 per head includes coach hire and entry to the flower festival. Contact: Gill Harris 832126 or Sue Lang 835939 if you would like to join us. Next Committee Meeting – 7th October 7.30 p.m. with Sue Lang. 4 There will be a Charity Auction on 14th November in aid of Springboard, a registered charity that offers support and opportunity to children with developmental delay with centres in Clevedon and Weston. Lots will include rare opportunities such as a chance to attend major sporting events in style and so much more. Details from Anita Simmons or [email protected] Kingston Seymour Historical Society 2015 to 2016 season Membership £10.00, visitors £3.00 junior visitors £1.50 (this price includes light refreshments) Tuesday 29th September - At FAIRFIELD FARM, Ham Lane Paul Barnett – The Severn Railway Bridge Disaster of 1960 Tuesday 20th October : At THE TYNINGS, Ham Lane Dr Amy Frost – William Beckford in Wiltshire & Bath, writer & collector, builder of Font Hill Abbey and the Beckford Tower, (a treasure chest). Tuesday 24th November : At BULBECK, Bullocks Lane Bill Francis – Slimbridge Wetland Centre No meeting in December Tuesday 19th January 2016: At HAWTHORN COTTAGE, Middle Lane John Britton – Concorde Tuesday 23rd February : At GREENACRE, Ham Lane Trevor Bowman – Nailsea Coal and Glass Tuesday 29th March : At THE TYNINGS, Ham Lane Gina Merrett-Smith - Marianne North, the intrepid Botanical Artist- Her Life, Travels and Paintings of this remarkable Victorian Lady, and her connection with the Royal Kew Botanical Gardens. Tuesday 26th April At : BULBECK, Bullocks Lane - AGM and Social Meetings at members’ homes at 7.30pm for a 7.45pm start. Thank you for your support 5 For details please contact Jane on 01934 877322 and 07591959269 Kingston Seymour Parish Council The Council held a special meeting in early June and its regular bi- monthly meeting on Tuesday 7th July. Co-options to the Council I am pleased to report that Caroline Harris and Ian Wariner have been co-opted onto the Council, which now has its full complement of seven members. Co-opted members have exactly the same status and voting rights as elected members. Councillor responsibilities There are quite a lot of jobs for councillors to do and it is always a good thing to share the workload. A full list can be viewed on the website, but here are some of the key roles and responsibilities: • Roads and footpaths – Paul Cox • Emergency planning – Pete Harris (see below) • Schools admissions / transport – Mike Sewell • Health-related matters – Caroline Harris • Tree Warden – Fred Malton • Parish Councils Airport Association – Ian Wariner Queries about planning matters can be put to any councillors but will usually end up with me, so it may be easier to approach me direct. Queries or concerns about flood risk can also be put to me and I will refer you on as appropriate. External Audit I am also pleased to report that the External Audit has been completed and that all was found to be in order. Fly-tipping A few weeks ago an instance of fly-tipping was observed and the witness managed to obtain the registration number of the vehicle concerned. Fly-tipping is a criminal offence but most cases of fly-tipping are passed on from the police to the local authority, which for this 6 purpose has the same powers to prosecute as the police. We are trying to find out what the outcome was in this instance. Village verges The Parish Council has received several complaints about the large wooden planters recently placed on the wide verge on Ham Lane near the ducks. There are concerns about “creeping urbanisation”, but more particularly the pots have hindered access by the Drainage Board to the rhyne for the purpose of keeching (cleaning out), an essential maintenance task performed to keep the water free of vegetation. The Drainage Board has written to the Parish Council asking it to arrange for the pots to be removed and the Council has referred this to North Somerset Council as the landowner for them to address. Please note that verges should not be obstructed by “white stones” either, or used for parking residents’ vehicles, or those of their visitors. Along our narrow lanes, verges fulfill two important functions. Firstly they are refuges for the safety of pedestrians, cyclists or riders; secondly – and essentially since most of our lanes are lined by ditches or rhynes - they separate the highway from the ditch edge and prevent the collapse of the ditch banks. When used for parking or to enable large vehicles to pass each other, their integrity is compromised and the ditch banks are weakened, which increases the risk of accidents and of flooding. Emergency planning Pete Harris has taken on the responsibility for galvanizing us into action, all attempts to force little Kingston Seymour into the big corporate Community Resilience mould having failed! Hopefully there will be a simple but effective action plan in place before next winter. Planning The application for a mobile home at Acorn Carp Fishery has been approved. There are several other applications under consideration as I write.