VILLAGE HALL MONTHLY DRAW JULY VILLAGE HALL MONTHLY DRAW AUGUST £25 No 126 Ms Hembrow Wayside, Stoke Rd £25 No 69 Mrs P Verrier, Littlemead Bushy Cross Lane £10 No 27 Mrs M Growtage Wyndham Hse Hillyfields £10 No 20 Mrs J Broom, Vermont Stoke Rd £5 No 120 Ms V Mooney 33 Ivy House Park £5 No 137 Mrs J Cann 25, Lawn Meadow The September BINGO will be on Wednesday 11th. Doors open at 7pm and its EYES DOWN at 7.30pm. The SNOWBALL is now £60. The WHIST DRIVE in September will be on Wednesday 25th. Doors open at 7pm and play commences at 7.30pm. The September Health Walks. There will be 2 walks in September – Wednesday Sept 4th 10.30 Canal Car Park, Creech and Wednesday Sept 18th 10.30 Ruishton Village Hall. Walks are up to 1.5 hours in duration. Dogs are welcome but must be kept on leads. For more information please ring Pat Pike on 442609 or Andy Smith on 444815 . Our next JUMBLE SALE and AUCTION will be on Saturday 14th September at 12 noon. Items can be collected by ringing Norma on 442040 or Liz on 443369 or bring to the Village Hall on Saturday morning before 10.30am. Please think of us when you turn out the village hall needs the funds to keep the place running so that it is available for us all to use. Liz is prepared to collect jumble at any time to store until the next sale. So let us have your unwanted clothes and bric-a-brac. RUISHTON CHURCH is hosting afternoon tea at the Village Hall on Sunday 15th September. This is to celebrate Harvest. Tea will be served from about 4.30pm but please feel free to come any time after 3.30pm for a cup of tea prior to this. Cost £4 a ticket for adults, family tickets for 2 adults and up to 3 chil-dren (under 12) £10. There will be a free quiz to chat over whilst you eat your tea with small prizes for both adults and children. Tickets available from Liz Harper 443369 or give her a ring to book your place and pay on the day. There will be an organ recital in Ruishton Church on Sunday 1st September at 2.30pm to celebrate the fact that it was given to the church in memory of John and Edwin Thorn a 100 years ago ( 2 Ruishton men who went to America and made a fortune). All welcome, refreshments in the meeting room after the recit-al. VILLAGE DAY 2013 PHEW!! In spite of the heat wave you all came and supported us on Village Day, Thank you. Our “rest awhile” shelter was a great success and we would like to thank Jane of Hairlines for looking after this new project, we will continue to include the seating area in the future. A special thank you to Amy and Tom who stepped in to man the gates and we must say a big thank you to every-one who came down and helped set up and pack away at the end of the day, we would have struggled without them. To our sponsors Roy of R&B Print & Graphics, Ruishton and Paul Hawkins Oil & Gas Burner Services, Wellington. We wish to say how much we value your support and hope you will contin-ue to support us. John Elston 442568 COMPANION DOG SHOW 2013 Bob Wine would have been proud on Village day. Ann Jeffery, Jenny Sweet and Denise Wine all worked very hard and made the dog show a great success. Thanks also to the judge Doug Richardson. We hope to continue with the dog show next year and will keep you in-formed. Watch this space. Thanks to our sponsors Jane of Hairlines and Craig of Western Fuel Sup-plies, Bridgwater for their support and we hope they will continue to do so. John Elston 442568

For all bookings and enquiries regarding the Village Hall, please contact Chris on 07958574905

ALL ITEMS FOR THE OCTOBER 2013 newsletter should be delivered to the Editor, Liz Harper, Marl Bank, Bushy Cross Lane, Ruishton (443369) NO LATER THAN SUNDAY 15th September 2013, or e-mail ruishton_magazine@hotmail.com

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RUISHTON ROWCOUNTERS Our next meeting will be on Weds 11 th September at 2.00pm at Edna’s home.

RATS (Ruishton Artists in TexStyles) We are a group of craft enthusiasts who work with fabric and thread. We are now meeting on the 2nd Mon of each month 10.00a.m. - 3.00p.m. in the VH committee room. Next meeting 9th September For more information about our regular meetings ring Rosemary (442039).

Crafty ‘Get Away’ Days On the 4th Monday of each month. Crafts include knitting, sewing, embroidering, card-making, art or whatever, come and work with like minded people. Next meeting 24th September 10am to 1.00pm in the Village Hall Meeting Room. Drinks will be provided. All we need to do is cover the cost of the room and refreshments, say around £3.00. For more information contact Hilda Marsden (442049)

TAUNTON & DISTRICT FRIENDSHIP CENTRE We are a club offering a wide range of social activities for the over 50s .Next meeting Thurs 19th September . For further information contact Sally (442733).

The Carpet Bowls Club Annual Outing. Would you like to join us, the Bowls Club, on an outing to The Barbican Plymouth on Sept 5th for a private boat trip on the river Tamar, finishing the day with an evening meal. There are still 6 seats available please book by September 2nd, for more details Tel: Mavis on 442427 Did you see the Scarecrows on Village day? The winning entry came from the Greenslade’s in Newlands Crescent with ‘Old Macdonald had a Farm’.

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RUISHTON GUIDING Ruishton Guides completed the Monopoly challenge by getting to know Taunton town centre. They also took part in Ruishton Church Fete and Ruishton Village Day. They finished the term at Huish woods. Brownies completed the Olympic culture badge with a sports evening at the end of term. They also did a lot towards their Mexico badge. Their Young Leader went to one of the Girlguiding International centres in Mexico during the summer holidays and the badge was produced to raise money for the trip. 9 Brownies left to move on to Guides and we look forward to welcoming about 10 new girls in September. If you wish to put your daughter's name on any of the waiting lists please contact: Guides Cath Ellis (442398), Brownies Cathy Jones (443160), Rainbows Margaret Penn (442003) HELP! Ruishton Brownies desperately seek an extra regular Adult helper. We are a popular group and have 12 girls on the waiting list and more who would like to join us. If we could obtain extra adult help we may be able to take extra girls. ——————————————————————————————————————————— VILLAGE HALL NEWS At long last our insurers have agreed to the estimates we sent in for the work to repair the flood damage in the Hall, and have no objection to us proceeding with the work on the walls, floor and the redecoration. Work will start on November 1st for about three weeks, the hall will still be open. If you are using the hall over this time and would like more information then please call the booking secretary Chris on 07958574905 or the chairman Stewart Thorne on 07500382243. S Thorne (Chairman) ——————————————————————————————————————————————— Flood Protection News August 2013 The Environment Agency have surveyed the ring bank at the end of Church Lane and around the rest of the village of Ruishton and decided that work was needed to improve it. They have told residents that they will re-store the entire ring bank to it’s original condition. The EA also said that the materials they would use to do this will be high quality clay, onto which top-soil will be placed and seeded with a suitable type of grass which will hold the soil and clay in place. The EA will also carry out modifications to the steps at the end of Church Lane to repair them and to enable a temporary flood barrier to be installed at the top of the steps. Confirmation of the budget for the works is pending. It was noticed that sandbags were still lying around the village, we are advised by the EA that if these were pol-luted by sewage they are a health hazard and should be removed, not tipped onto gardens. Parish Councillors Lowe and Marshall met with Wessex Water who have surveyed the drains around Ruishton and they have plans to improve the pumps at Barton Lane Pumping Station in Goosey Lane to try and prevent sewage entering the village in times of flood. There are also plans to obtain emergency equipment including ‘Road Closed’ signs to be stored in Lower Henlade and Ruishton. Sandra Evans, who owns Bushy Cross Day Nursery, has kindly offered to let us put up a shed in the front garden of her property – this would be used to store the road signs and other equip-ment. Sandra has also proposed that the Day Nursery could be used as an evacuation centre in the event of an emergency, such as the flooding we experienced in November 2012. Links have been established with North Curry Flood Committee to try and get the Rivers Tone and Parrett dredged. Somerset Flooding and Dredging Of River Tone and Parrett Were you affected by flooding this year?

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Were you unable to get into or out of your house or road?

Were you affected by the closure of the A361?

Was your farm affected by flooding?

Were you stuck in traffic on the A358 when it was blocked both ways at Henlade?

If you were affected please get all of your family and friends to sign the petition on the No 10 website by Andrew Lee We have around 2000 names at the moment but need at least 10000 if we are to get anything done. Len & Karen Goldstone, Sue Sherry Ruishton, Thornfalcon and Henlade Flood Committee http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/45055 Stop the Flooding on the Somerset Levels Responsible department: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs The series of catastrophic floods in the Somerset Levels (and elsewhere in the country) is entirely avoida-ble. It stems, largely, from the Environment Agency's refusal to dredge the river system for the past 25 years. We want to see the rivers in the Somerset Levels and in other flooding hotspots to be properly dredged. Currently large sums of money are being wasted trying to pump water off the fields, many of which have been flooded for over 10 months. Please spend this money on preventative measures, i.e. dredging. Andrew Lee ——————————————————————————————————————————————- DIAMOND JUBILEE COMMITTEE This committee has now been wound up a year after the event! We have now completed all the projects that we set out to do they include the events of last year together with a more lasting memorial to the Queen’s 60 years on the throne in the form of a much improved Goosey Lane, a new bench at the Village Hall end of the playing field, and a tree at the entrance to the playing field. Some monies were left over and they have been divided between the Village Hall and the Parish Council. The Village Hall is to use the money to help towards the cost of improving flood defences at all its en-trances to prevent the ingress of water into the Hall, and the Parish Council will put their money towards the cost of the new play equipment. Many thanks to all who helped over the two years and particularly to Steve Budd the chairman of the committee. Below are pictures of the tree and the new bench which has an inscription commemorating the Diamond Jubilee.

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RUISHTON AND THORNFALCON PARISH COUNCIL

CLERK – MARY GROWTAGE 275992

JULY/AUGUST MEETINGS

Since the last newsletter, Taunton Deane has granted permission for the following planning applications:

31/13.0007 - Extension to rear of 18, Newlands Crescent, Ruishton 31/13.0009 - Single storey extension to rear 18, Newlands Grove, Ruishton 31/13.0011 - Extension to 2 Newlands Road, Ruishton 31/13.0013 - Erection of conservatory to rear of Escort, 8 The Grove, Henlade 31/13.0015 - Conversion and extension at Conifers, 3 Whitehouse Bungalow, Henlade. 40/13.0005 - Erection of replacement dwelling and associated farm buildings at Canal Farm, Thornfalcon While Somerset County Council have approved the latest planning application from Ham Sewerage Treat-ment Works (4/40/13/0003)

RUISHTON AND THORNFALCON PARISH COUNCIL CLERK–MARYGROWTAGE275992JULY/AUGUSTMEETINGSSincethelastnewsletter,TauntonDeanehasgrantedpermissionforthefollowingplanningapplications:31/13.0007‐Extensiontorearof18,NewlandsCrescent,Ruishton31/13.0009‐Singlestoreyextensiontorear18,NewlandsGrove,Ruishton31/13.0011‐Extensionto2NewlandsRoad,Ruishton31/13.0013‐ErectionofconservatorytorearofEscort,8TheGrove,Henlade31/13.0015‐ConversionandextensionatConifers,3WhitehouseBungalow,Henlade.40/13.0005‐ErectionofreplacementdwellingandassociatedfarmbuildingsatCanalFarm,ThornfalconWhileSomersetCountyCouncilhaveapprovedthelatestplanningapplicationfromHamSewerageTreatmentWorks(4/40/13/0003)Cllrs.LoweandMarshallmetMattWheldon(WessexWater)whoagreedtolookatthepossibilityofinstallingaseparatepumpinthePumpingStationinBartonLanetopumpintotheriverintimesof loodingratherthanintothestormdrainasatpresent.RecentCCTVcoverageofdrainsinRuishtonshowedthattherewerenocracksinthesystem.Thiswillinfuturebecarriedouteverythreemonths.ItshouldbenotedthatalthoughTauntonDeanesupplysandbagswhenrequiredtheydonotcollectthemagainafter‐wards.Parishionerswhowereaffectedbythe loodsinanywaylastwinterarebeingurgedtosigntheNo10petitionaskingfortheriverstobedredged.Hhtp://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions45055Therecreation ieldhasnowbeengrantedQEIIstatus–thismeansthatthe ieldcannotbesoldorleasedforanyotherpur‐pose.TheParishCouncilarenowlookingatmeanstofundadditionallandtoincreasethesite,toincluderoomforcarparking,forhardstandinggames,morespaceforthelocalfootballclubandeventhepossibilityoftoilets.Itappearsthattherearesomegrantsavailablebutasusualwewillhavetofundafairamountourselves.TauntonDeane’sresponsetotheSiteAllocationsandDevelopmentManagementPoliciesPlanpublishedinJuneisthattheyintendtopursueplacingastrategicemploymentsitethissideofjunction25oftheM5(behindtheParkandRide),subjecttotheimprovementofthemotorwayjunctionby2028.TheParishCouncilhaveagreedtoinvestigatetheproductionofaNeighbourhoodPlanwhichCllr.Marshallwillwriteaboutinmoredetailoverleaf.ResidentsinRuishtonLanearetobeaskedtocutbacktheirboundaryhedgestoenableSomersetHighwaystoresurfacetheroad.TheChairman(Cllr.Lowe)hasthismatterinhandandresidentsshouldbehearingfromhimshortly.TheworkatHamSewerageTreatmentworkscontinueandthecurrentphaseshouldbecompletedinNovember2013.AtarecentmeetingheldontheirsiteconcernswereexpressedbyresidentsthattheplansfortheproposedroadfromthesitetotheA358seemtobedormantandthereseemstobelittleornoheadway.

A NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN FOR THE PARISH? What is a Neighbourhood Plan? In theory, planning was always supposed to give local communities a say in decisions that affect them, but in practice, communities have often found it hard to have a mean-ingful say. The Localism Act 2011 introduced statutory Neighbourhood Planning as a new way of helping local communities to influence the planning of the area in which they live and work. A Neighbourhood Plan can: Decide where and what type of development should happen in the neighbourhood Include policies, for example regarding design standards. A Neighbourhood Plan cannot: Conflict with the strategic policies in the Local Plan prepared by the local planning au-

thority (Taunton Deane). Be used to prevent development that is included in the Local Plan. Typical things that a Neighbourhood Plan might include: Transport and access (including issues around roads, cycling, walking and access for

disabled people). The restriction of certain types of development and change of use. The design of buildings. Protection of open space, nature reserves, allotments, play areas. Protection of important buildings and historic assets such as archaeological remains. Neighbourhood planning is optional, not compulsory. No one has to do it, if they don’t want to; there are alternative actions that a parish can take such as the development of a Parish Plan, Village Design Statement or Community Action Plan. But these are non-statutory planning tools that carry less weight in the decision making process than a formally adopted Neighbourhood Plan.

YOUR PARISH NEEDS YOUR HELP

At this year’s annual Parish Meeting I spoke of the benefit of having a Neighbourhood Plan in place and requested that the Parish Council consider the development of one and how essential it is to involve the wider community. The Parish Council have agreed to investigate the production of a Neighbourhood Plan through a Project group made up of parishioners and parish councillors. If you are interested in being a part of this group please contact the Parish Clerk, Mary Growtage, 01823 275992, Wyndham House, 3 Streamside, Hillyfields, Taunton TA1 2LY or email: ruishtonpc@talktalk.net Neighbourhood planning is optional, not compulsory. No one has to do it, if they don’t want to. But this is the opportunity to influence the future of the place where you live! Mike Marshall - Vice Chairman Ruishton and Thornfalcon Parish Council