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Delivered Merriott Messenger free to 1,000 www.merriottvillage.org.uk homes [email protected] J U L Y 2 0 1 4 Angela Langford talks to the Merriott Messenger about her time on MasterChef Angela Langford and her four Following her experience Please note copy dogs welcomed me to her competing in 2014 BBC deadline for the cottage on the outskirts of MasterChef, Angela is August edition is Merriott and told me what an planning to continue 12th July. amazing experience the expanding her organic skin- MasterChef competition was. care business based in Articles received The best thing to come out of Merriott, and also ‘wow’ after this date it, she told me, was making her cooking. Walking into the customers with her delicious may not be new friends among the other TV kitchen for the first time cooking in ‘pop up’ competitors and the produc- restaurants . Find out more included. Please and having to ‘cook against tion crew. She had entered the clock’ was the most at www.angelalangford.com include any the show, not to change her and www.marsalarama.com artwork or daunting experience, she career, but as a tribute to her admits, but having her food Angela has agreed to send us photographs. mum who had recently died. praised by professional critics recipes from time to time for Encouraged by her family she and learning so much from Merriott Messenger readers took the plunge and loved celebrity chefs has given her to try – could you be the next every minute of it. new confidence. She has celebrity chef in this village? She had no cookery training - always been complimented for For details of Angela’s Skin in fact the kitchen was ‘off the flavour of her dishes, but Care range offer to Merriott limits’ to her as a child in her was delighted to bring tears of Messenger readers please parents’ hotel in West Coker joy to the eyes of judges by turn to page 7. (now Lanes). She has always the perfect presentation of Ann Lawrence been interested in food and her special spiced caramel INSIDE THIS living abroad has influenced pineapple dessert! ISSUE: Up close and Come rain or shine! personal with a 2 barn owl This years’ fete was on the 7th Football shoot-out, BBQ and June and I think I spent most of Merriott Karate display. A summer after- 3 the week watching the weather As the day progressed it noon’s concert forecast! First we were out , then in; then the night before started to have a lovely Annual Flower & 4 out again, only to wake up on village feel, with lots of Produce Show - the Saturday morning to a very familiar faces and new faces children’s entries wet and soggy field, which had bringing a happy and enjoy- Barn, All Saints Church and able atmosphere. taken the choice out of our Merriott School dining hall. Merriott Pop-up 5 hands completely and stall As one of the organisers, I Coffee Shop holders were then inside. We By the time 11.00 came the sun was very pleased how were spread around the Tithe was shinning. The band things turned out and Neighbourhood 6 ‘Mercy’ decided to play outside delighted to say £1564 was Beat Team Report and walked the gazebo, that raised. Thank you to every- had been set up the evening Special Offer to 7 one who helped both before in the rectory gardens, MM Readers before and on the day itself to the church where they set and of course, those who Our Sponsors 8 up for the afternoon. came along to support the The coconut shy was set up event . outside together with the Nicky Hodder P A G E 2 Parish Council Planning Applications At the May Annual Parish Council Interested? Tel: 01935 863420 or MAY meeting Mr Ashley Wallis, Chair- email [email protected] (1) APPLCATION: 14/01604/FUL APPLICANT: man and Parish Councillor for 15 for more information. Mr & Mrs Simcock PROPOSAL: Erection of Two years, was presented with an Speed Indicator Device – The Storey extension to dwelling house. LOCATION: engraved tankard as a farewell gift Flashing 30. Somerset County following a collection from Council currently manage the 12 Newchester Cross, Merriott. Recommend members. The Annual Report can programme for Somerset but has APPROVAL. be read on the Merriott village web asked for Parishes to consider (2) APPLICATION: 14/01584/FUL APPLICANT: site. taking on their own management. Dr R Gale PROPOSAL: The Carrying out of Three other members Simon The Merriott Speed Watch group has internal & external alterations to include Bending, Sandra Sumpter and shown an interest, but further demolition of existing sunroom & outbuildings, Norman Sumpter also resigned for details are required before personal reasons which has left a commitment. There will be a cost the erection of a single storey rear extension, depleted membership of six out of to the Parish, but it is felt that this is replacement of garage door with window & the twelve places. Mr Ian Noble an asset as a reminder to drivers and removal of shutters. LOCATION: Zephyrine was unanimously elected as Chair- it makes a difference. Cottage, 37-39 Shiremoor Hill, Merriott. man. Continuing members are Lengthsman – David Ogilvie is Recommend APPROVAL. Paul Maxwell, Gill Merrick, Bob retiring in August. The current DETERMINATION OF APPLICATIONS Norton, Jim Shorting and Mark scheme is going to be disbanded. Steer. The Parish Council recognises that 96 Hitchen, Merriott – PERMISSION GRANTED Pavilion Build – Now the outside the day a week of general mainte- JUNE cladding is complete, the property nance that he does around the (1) APPLICATION 14/01781/FUL APPLICANT: Mr is looking good and already appears village is valuable and is keen for this R Bastable. PROPOSAL: Change of use of land to be very much a part of the to continue. They are looking at and erection of buildings to form rural life and recreation ground. Contractors are short and long term possible still on site completing the electrics, alternatives for this to continue. vintage vehicle museum. LOCATION: Haselbury Mill, Haselbury Plucknett, TA18 7NY. plumbing and carpentry. To finish, Being a Parish Councillor can be very Recommend APPROVAL the ramp and pathway have to be rewarding, if you want to improve re-graded and it is anticipated that the community in which you live. (2) APPLICATION 14/01779/FUL APPLICANT: Mr the Building will ready for hire in There are still PARISH COUNCILLOR R Bastable. PROPOSAL: Formation of Car Park, July. VACANCIES – PLEASE, WE erection of fence and lighting bollards. Pavilion Caretaker – A local key- URGENTLY NEED YOU! LOCATION: Haselbury Mill. TA18 7NY. holder and caretaker is going to be Contact the Clerk: Recommend APPROVAL required. Morning and night [email protected] locking, weekdays and weekends. or Tel: 01935 863420. Continued on page 5 Up close and personal with ‘Belletrix’ the Barn Owl - 29th July threatened species. At the Garden- family nesting- go to: ing Club’s www.somersetwildlife.org/ We have our own nesting box in the meeting on barn_owl_web_cam.html parish of Merriott and Chris has said he th 29 July we Around 300 nesting boxes have been put will discuss options for more when he shall welcome up for barn owls across Somerset in the visits us on the 29th. Chris Sperring last 2 years and landowners are being We will be holding our Annual Flower & MBE, encouraged to leave edges of fields as Produce Show at the Village Hall on Conservation Officer of the Hawk and rough grassland hunting habitat. This Saturday 9th August. Schedules and Owl Trust, who will talk to us about conservation work is vital as 75% of Entry Forms will be available at the end Somerset Barn Owls and will be bringing Britain's barn owls now nest in man- of June from Osborne’s, Merriott with him an owl for us all to meet. made boxes, due to the loss of their Pharmacy and Christine McLeod, 12 Should be a hoot (sorry!) Meet at the traditional nesting sites. This, coupled Higher Street, Merriott. Further details Tythe Barn at 7.30pm - there will also be with the loss of their rough grassland of the children’s categories can be found refreshments, raffle, seed and plant habitat (traditional hay meadows in on page 4. sales and lots of fun. Non-members £2 particular), has caused the national Mo Frampton - 07967 028277 and 50p for children under 16. population to decline by around 70% in The owl accompanying Chris is called the last 100 years. Somerset holds one Bellatrix, named after a star in the of the last 3 remaining strongholds for constellation of Orion. There is a barn owls in the UK, so conserving this fascinating webcam link to see the owl population is vital to the survival of this Merriott Messenger P A G E 3 A summer afternoon’s concert And the winner is ... Janacek’s 2nd String Quartet (Intimate Merriott certainly has a wealth of Letters). The Valido String Quartet, for- talent. Barnaby Fox won the title of merly from The Southbank Sinfonia, will the Hinton St George Festival Young be performing fresh from a concert tour Musician of the Year Competition, during July with the Young Virtuosi Festi- held last month, in the 15 and over val in Southern France. age group. This year’s summer concert at All Saints 17 year old Barnaby attends Church Merriott will start with summer Wadham School and has been play- refreshments in the grounds of the ing the violin since he was five.