Issue No 68 31st March 2013 The Kingsdon Barn Owl Kingsdon has been fortunate to have had the Wildlife and Nature Photog- rapher from Yeovil, Terry Bagley photo- graphing our Barn Owl. (Exact location a secret) Terry is hoping to be back in the area to photograph our Little Owls. To see more of Terry’s marvellous wild- life and nature photographs visit his Web site at: http://terrybagley.co.uk/index.html Kingsdon Cricket Club’s New Chairman The Jubilee 100+ Club rd March Draw result At the AGM held at the Kingsdon Inn on Sunday March 3 , Marilyn Elliott was elected Club Chairman, taking over from Ian Birrell, who 1st Prize £20 - Kelly Osborne had held the office for 5 years. 2nd Prize £10 - Nigel Stone 3rd Prize £5 - Guy Osborne Marilyn, apart from being Chairman will also carry out the duties of Fixtures Secretary and Club Secretary. She has been a member of the It is never too late to join the 100+ club. club since its formation 29 years ago, firstly being the scorer and for Application forms are available at many years the umpire, a job which she will carry on doing. Kingsdon Stores Marilyn invites you to join the club and support Kingsdon’s most secure recreational area. “Looking after the cricket ground and pavilion has become very expen- sive. It is my job to secure the financial future of the club, this can only be done with the help of our friends, the peo- ple of Kingsdon”. “By joining Kingsdon Cricket Club as a Vice -President, Friend of the Club or even as a player you will be helping to maintain, what has become over the last 29 years, an impor- tant part of the life of the village, and in fact it has become an established and well known club in Somerset.” For more information please go to the minutes of the recent AGM of the club on page 2. Marilyn Elliott Advance Notices The Club will be holding a Fun Quiz / Dance on Saturday 22nd June in the Village Hall (more details in the next Chronicle) and then on Saturday 7th September will be our annual Barn Dance. Clever Person with Web Sites Wanted! Have you the knowledge to set up a community web site? Kingsdon is looking for someone just like you. Interested? then please contact Wally Elliott for more information. Kingsdon Cricket Club Trustees: Ben Carlisle, James Schofield, Ian Birrell President: Wally Elliott Vice-Presidents: Lady Joyce Limon, Wendy Brettell, Jane Birrell, Amanda Schofield, Isabelle Schofield, Gillian Paine, Leslie Higson, Douglas Higson, David Thomson, Richard Hollaway, Brian Paine, Chairman / Secretary: Marilyn Elliott. Captain / Treasurer: James Schofield. Vice-Captain: Oliver Bell Minutes of the Annual General Meeting held at The Kingsdon Inn on Sunday 3rd March 2013 Present: Wally Elliott ,Marilyn Elliott, Karl Morgan, Andy Dale, Phil Waters, Simon Rumbles, Mark Bastin, James Schofield, Bruce Weddell, Ian Birrell, John Russon, David Thomson & Eric Russell Apologies: Ben Carlisle, O. Bell & Glenn Allison ( Glenn would not be available to play for the next 3 years due to RN operational commitments) Minutes: Agreed and signed Matters arising: None Election of Officers: The following officers were unanimously elected Chairman / Secretary / Fixtures - Marilyn Elliott Captain - James Schofield Vice-Capt. - Oliver Bell Treasurer - James Schofield (Wally Elliott looking after day to day finances and record keeping) The Club Captain, James Schofield thanked Ian on behalf of the club for all his hard work as Chairman over the last 5 years overseeing the major changes to the club with the move to the Quarry Rd pitch and now back to the Manor. Finance: The accounts were summarised by James Schofield. A discussion took place on Insurance, this to be han- dled by James Schofield and Ian Birrell, with help from Richard Hollaway. Also discussed was the cost of teas. Wally Elliott outlined the fund raising that had taken place and presented his estimates for the forthcoming year. The accounts were agreed and signed Annual Subscriptions and Match Fees: After much discussion, the following Annual Subs and Match Fees were agreed :- Vice-Presidents / Players min. £60 per annum Players £5 per match with the option of a single payment of £130. Friends of K.C.C Optional amount. All contributions will be received in confidence. Please make cheques payable to ‘Kingsdon Cricket Club’ All donations /contributions may be left at Kingsdon Stores or to Marilyn Elliott at 4 Manor Close, Kingsdon. TA11 7LW. Fund Raising: A raffle to be held at all home games with players taking it in turns to provide prizes. A mid-summer social event was hoped to be organised and a Barn Dance, organised by Phil Waters and Simon Rumbles, to be held in September. Wally spoke of an application he had submitted to South West Water for a grant of £1000 that was pend- ing. Pavilion Update: Wally Elliott outlined the work that was planned for the waste plumbing and installation of a rain- water tank for toilet flushing. There would be organised work parties to remove kitchen fixture and fittings etc from the Manor on 16th March. Work on the Ground: Wally to carry on cutting the outfield with Ben Carlisle continuing preparing the square. Simon Rumbles and Phil Waters volunteered to look after the nets and carry out remedial work. Scrap metal to be re- moved from the ground. Fixtures: The fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced. The fixture at home on 14th April at Long Sutton would be for the Sir Donald Limon Memorial Trophy - this to become an annual event. The match versus Carpe Vinum C.C. on Saturday 29th June will end with a BBQ at the home of David Thomson to which players families are invited, the swimming pool will be open. A charity fixture was being organised for ‘Help the Heroes’ more details in due course Ian Birrell suggested a tour be arranged over the Spring Bank holiday 2014, possibly playing at the NALGO ground in Liverpool, which has reasonably priced hotels nearby. A.O.B. John Russon invited members to a Quiz being organised by his daughter at the Wessex Rooms on March 9th . Phil and Simon gave details of cricket clothing containing the club logo Shirts - £7.50 Sweaters £24.50 both items plus VAT. They also announced that a wish list should be prepared for Deborah Meaden to sponsor KCC. Net Practice on Friday nights to commence at the end of March, weather permitting! Kingsdon Parish Council Planning Meeting - Thursday 28th March at 7pm, see page 10 for details of Planning Application No: 13/00983/S73 for Glenda Spooner Farm, Brincil Hill, Kingsdon. Page 2 Arctic Birthday for Kingsdon Photographer Laura Jones Laura, and her camera, was recently sent by the Western Ga- zette to spend a week with service personnel from RNAS Yeovilton at their winter training base at Bardufoss, Northern Norway. Whilst there, Laura celebrated her 26th birthday, 160 miles inside the arctic circle. The Navy staff, having been tipped off , threw a special party for her baking her a cake shaped like the torso of a buff Royal Navy officer. Laura had been summoned to a meeting room thinking it was for a briefing, but out came the enormous cake, which they had been planning before she had arrived in Norway. With fellow reporter Rob Golledge, she got to experience a night flight in a Sea King helicopter and witnessed the tough Photo above and below courtesy of arctic training regime the men and women from Yeovilton are Petty Officer Mez Merrill put through. Laura was also fortunate to witness the spectacle Bottom left photo by Laura Jones of the Northern Lights. Laura said it was an absolutely amazing experience and she had loved every minute of it. Last December Laura had been to visit Father Christmas in Lapland so was pretty much prepared for the freezing cold. Laura is an NCE qualified photojournalist with the Western Gazette and won the National Newspaper Award for Sports Photographer of the year 2008. Laura is also a partner and senior photographer with ‘Chic Photographic’ and took many photographs at Kingsdon’s Jubilee celebrations. Chic Photographic also pro- duced the Kingsdon Jubilee commemorative Mugs. For all your photographic needs contact Chic Photographic at Ash, Leigh Common, Wincanton, Somerset, BA9 8LE Tel: 01747 840210 mobile:- 07771 927 354 web address:- www.chicphotographic.co.uk/ facebook:- Chic Photographic Cricket Club Pavilion Progress Thanks to J&B Development Ltd we now have a kitchen that was in Marilyn’s cookery room at the Manor School. It was carefully removed by Ben Carlisle, Ian Birrell, Simon Rumbles & Phil Waters on Saturday 16th March. Ben has since worked hard fitting the units in the pavilion. Ben has also installed two toilets which we hope will be opera- tional in time for our first home game on 28th April against Queen Camel. Photographs taken on 20th March Page 3 Greetings from your village school during a busy and happy Spring term… We are delighted that our new members of staff, Maddie Carter-Rice and Joanna Handforth, have settled in brilliantly. Both ladies have already made a considerable contribution to the life of CM school and, in just a short space of time, have had such an impact that it really feels as though they have always been here! They have been instrumental in organising the following events: Countries Day – an exciting day, which began with an international breakfast. The children learned about Jamaica, Canada and Australia as part of this topic. World Book Day was celebrated in full Roald Dahl style…the children were dressed as one of Roald Dahl characters, such as the Twits, Willy Wonka, Oompa Loompas, Fantastic Mr Fox and many, many more.