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The Timsbury Letter

PUBLISHED BY TIMSBURY

PARISH COUNCIL

NO: 494 September 2020

timsbury.org.uk

Photo Credit Toni Thorne

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Welcome to the September

Timsbury Letter

Village News

Features this Month

Youth Services – page 7

St Marys Sugery Flu clinics– page 10

Art in the Open Air - page 11

The Latest at The Connies -page 16

Sarah Carter has taken over running the Seven Stars pub with her son Tom and his partner Jo. They will be serving food. They have moved from Cornwall and hope that the village will enjoy the reopening of the pub that we have missed. For more details see p8.

The Connies Tea Room is also now fully open with safe distancing. It is open Wednesday to Saturday, 9.00am to 3.00pm and you can dine indoors, in the patio garden or grab a takeaway. See more details on p16.

The Connies and The Seven Stars Reopening

October Letter Deadline: Thursday 10th September

Please send articles and adverts EARLY to:

Madeleine Potts, [email protected] 07834 859291

47 Southlands Drive. Images & adverts in JPG format.

New Local Paper

A new monthly paper, The Local, has been set up by Fosseway Press in place of the Midsomer Norton Journal which is not printing at the moment.

The Local is available Free from the Coop and other places in the village.

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Next Parish Council Meeting

Meetings are held remotely on the internet until further notice and the public can still join in. Next

Meeting 7th September at 7.30pm

See timsbury.org.uk/parishcouncil

Chris Gittins

Clerk to Timsbury

Parish Council

01761 470 516

[email protected]

www.timsbury.org.uk/parishcouncil

Planning Applications Comments by the Parish Council can be seen on the B&NES planning website, in the Parish Council Minutes at: timsbury.org.uk/parishcouncil/meetings and on noticeboards in the Conygre Hall and outside the Our Plaice chip shop. Application decided by B&NES Council 20/02280/FUL 7 Hill View, Timsbury BA2 0EL

Proposed replacement of existing side conservatory with kitchen extension. PERMITTED Application to be Considered by Timsbury Parish Council 20/02869/FUL 15 Newmans Lane, Timsbury BA2 0JA Erection of a single storey rear/side extension and front porch. Additional applications may arise before the meeting.

DEADLINE

Thursday 10th September

Please send articles and adverts EARLY to:

Images & adverts in JPG format.

Madeleine Potts

[email protected]

07834859291

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Village Church Services

St Mary’s Church, Timsbury

SERVICE TIMES FOR SEPTEMBER 2020

Sunday 6th September11.00am Holy Communion

Sunday 13th September 11.00am Morning Prayer

Sunday 20th September 11.00am Holy Communion

Sunday 27th September 11.00am Morning Prayer

During the continuing Covid 19 pandemic, the church is open for Sunday worship at the above times. Seating is socially distanced at 2 metres and hand sanitising is provided. There is no singing as part of the worship. We hope a normal pattern of church services can be re-introduced in the autumn.

As from Wednesday 2nd September, the weekly 9.30am Holy Communion service will resume, subject to the above restrictions.

The Church is available for funerals, under the above conditions and limited numbers.

Revd Martin Blewett

Benefice of Timsbury with Priston, Camerton & Dunkerton

The Rectory, South Road, Timsbury, Bath, BA2 0EJ

01761 472448/ 07854 273489

[email protected]

Methodist Church South Road

Tabor Free Methodist Church No Services

Pastoral matters: Eric Barge 01761 420234, Secretary: Geoff Shute 568524

No Services

Secretary: Frances Nicholson 01761 470841

Congregational Church North Road (with full wheelchair access)

No Services

Secretary: Maureen Cox 01761 479656

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Youth Services

Last year B&NES Council closed its

youth services and cancelled the visits

staff made to Timsbury and other

parishes. Youth activities the Council

considered essential were contracted

out to Youth Connect South West, a not

-for-profit charity formed by staff

previously employed by the Council.

To ensure a continuing service for

young people in the Timsbury the Parish

Council agreed to fund a contract with

Youth Connect South West for two

youth workers to visit each week. At

present this means walking around the

village talking with young people. When

possible in future they will park their

specially-built MyBus van in the

Conygre Hall car park for activities.

The youth workers are fully trained in

their professional role of supporting

young people within the context of

their families and community. They

have formal links with B&NES Child

Protection Services and the Police.

Also in Timsbury there is a youth service

arranged by St Mary’s Church and

managed by Bath Youth for Christ, a

faith-based youth and community

organisation. This is partly funded by a

grant from the Parish Council.

The service, provided by Jane Van

Happs and volunteers, is mainly for

younger children but there are often

family links with older ones. Normally

there is a Friday Youth Club at the

YMCA but at present this is replaced by

walking around the village and

contacting young people online. Some

of these are feeling isolated and, having

lost confidence, are feeling worried and

anxious.

The Parish Council supports these youth

services because it believes that skilled

youth workers can help young people in

the long run, with benefits to their

families and the wider community. This

is in addition to the many groups who

do a great job with young people such

as the Scouts and the football, cricket

and badminton clubs.

We want young people to thrive, which

includes exploring and taking risks now

and then. Hopefully, the support of

youth workers will reduce the likelihood

of any antisocial behaviour by young

people, although their impact is

considerably wider.

The work supports the youngsters,

typically aged 13 upwards, by talking

about many aspects of behaviour and

by providing structured activities

through which they learn skills and

build relationships. They also talk about

avoiding risky behaviour and the role of

a few leading individuals in groups.

Sometimes antisocial behaviour is part

of a group activity and culture.

Sometimes it is a result of emotional,

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relationship or family difficulties. These

are all problems youth workers try to

identify and resolve. It is hoped that

through building trust and self-

awareness antisocial behaviour may

reduce.

Meanwhile, there is some antisocial

behaviour and petty vandalism in the

village, by people of various ages. Any

resident who experiences this should

report it to the local Police by phoning

101. This will enable the Police to target

their response to any patterns of

behaviour, some of which can be

related to criminal activity, sometimes

involving adults from outside the

village.

Police guidance encourages recording

detailed information about any incident

including and descriptions, names or

nicknames of individuals. However, it

also asks everyone not to jump to

conclusions without appropriate

evidence.

Chris Gittins, Clerk Timsbury Parish

Council

[email protected]

01761 470516

The Seven Stars to Reopen

Sarah Carter and her family have taken

over the Seven Stars pub. She and her

son Tom and his partner Jo opened on

19th August and will and are serving

food. They are running it Covid-safe.

Please pop in and show your support

and a huge welcome to Sarah, Tom and

Jo!

To make bookings and for updates call

temporary number 07596 847 733, look

at timsbury.org.uk/facilities/food-drink

or the Timsbury Rocks Facebook page.

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Now as many of the strictures of

Lockdown are gradually relaxed, we are

able to look back and thank those in our

community who helped us through

those early, very difficult days.

As Lockdown came into effect in mid-

March and many older and vulnerable

people needed to shield at home, it

became apparent that getting the daily

necessities of life was going to be a

problem for many.

Social media is often criticised and

derided, but during the months of

Lockdown it became a life-saver in our

village. The ‘Timsbury Rocks’ Facebook

page enabled us to recruit a team of

around 40 volunteers willing to do

shopping for those in our community

who were unable to get to the shops

themselves. Volunteers were organised

into 5 teams with a Co-Ordinator and

requests for help were relayed to the

volunteer shoppers through them.

In March and April when Lockdown was

at its height, we were able to supply

around 60-70 shopping deliveries to

those unable to get out themselves.

Over time, the demand has decreased

as more people got the hang of online

shopping and businesses geared up to

providing home deliveries. Currently

(August 2020) we are continuing to

shop for just 2-3 individuals with no

family in the area and who have limited

mobility.

Very many thanks to all who helped

with the shopping to those who co-

ordinated and supervised. It was a

service that was able to spring quickly

into action when needed through the

goodwill and fellow-feeling of Timsbury

people. We earnestly hope and pray

that the service will not be needed in

future, but if so, the personnel and

infrastructure are in place if required.

Timsbury Volunteer Shopping

Scheme during Lockdown

By Revd Martin Blewett

Volunteer needed!

We are looking to recruit a

volunteer to deliver the

Timsbury Letter to the Conygre

Green Flats.

If you are able to offer help

please contact

Clive Pearce

Bloomfield House,

Bloomfield Road,

Timsbury BA2 0LH

Tel: 01761 470604

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St Marys Surgery – Flu Clinics

By Jackie Yates, Practice Manager

Due to the current restrictions caused

by COVID-19 and social distancing we

are going to have to run our flu clinics

slightly differently this year.

We will be holding mass vaccination

clinics, so we would ask that you wear

short sleeved or sleeveless tops to make

the administering of the vaccine easier

for the nurses. The nurses will be

required to change PPE between each

patient.

There won’t be anywhere for you to sit,

so you should be prepared to stand in

line. Please do not turn up early for

your appointment, this will ensure that

you do not have to wait longer than

necessary because we need to ensure

social distancing.

We will be running clinics during the

week and on some Saturdays through

September. Only the patient will be

allowed into the surgery, anyone

bringing the patient will have to wait

outside.

Text messages or letters should have

been sent to eligible patients, however

if you haven’t received anything and

you are over 65 or in an at-risk group,

please call the surgery on 01761

470880.

The department of Health will advise at

a later date when the 50 – 64 year olds

will be eligible to receive the vaccine

and where that will take place.

Photo by CDC on Unsplash

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Art in the Open Air

By Kate Westcott

There is an extraordinary number of

artists and makers in this part of

Somerset and in normal times we enjoy

getting together, exhibiting our work,

putting on demonstrations and

workshops, and generally meeting up

with the lovely people who live in the

area.

Since late March many of our events

have been cancelled; art trails have

become virtual and exhibitions

postponed. However, as restrictions

have lifted a group of us have created

Art in the Open Air, which we hope will

run over 2 or 3 Saturdays this summer in

Timsbury.

Our first event, despite the rain, was

highly successful. Protected by gazebos,

artists exhibited and sold paintings,

textiles, pottery and more. Details for

any future events can be found at

www.katewestcott.com/events.

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Many of the artists are part of the Cam

Valley Arts Trail. This local arts

organisation is holding a virtual art trail

this year from 31st October to 8th

November.

The website, camvalleyartstrail.co.uk,

will not only show a selection of work

from each of the artists but also photos

and videos of some of the studios,

demonstrations, and links to artists'

websites.

Later in November (26th - 29th

November) more local artists and

makers will be selling their work at The

Little Christmas Pop-up Shop in

Timsbury. This is always a perfect

opportunity to find unique and

beautiful items for Christmas presents

without leaving the village.

All details can be found on

www.katewestcott.com/events.

Bibles for Children

By Ted Hudson BEM

Founder/Chairman, Bibles for Children

Founded in July 1997, Timsbury's

National Children's Charity completed

it's 23rd year of work at the end of July

and, as with so many charities, has had

a turbulent year due to the covid 19

pandemic.

Amazingly I can report that it has been

our busiest year yet - a year in which no

less than 42,633 children received a

personal Bible in 509 schools

throughout the United Kingdom. 138

new schools were added to the charity's

data base and the number of schools

helped now exceeds 2,200.

The Catholic church in England and

Wales designated 2020 as "The Year of

the Word- the God who speaks" and

many of the new schools helped were

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Top Tips for School Starters

By Madeleine Potts

Is your child starting in Reception this

September? I am a parent of two girls,

one going into Year 3 and my youngest

starts in Reception at St Mary’s Primary

School this September, so this is round

two for me! I also worked in a

Reception class for many years, so I

have experience on both sides.

Starting school can be both exciting,

daunting and emotional for little ones

and parents. It is also going to be a

different start than was expected,

thanks to Covid-19. However, do not

worry about this because it means that

your child gets a chance to really get to

know their teacher, teaching assistant

and the children in their class/bubble.

Catholic schools.

Due to the virus there was a lull in

activity from March to June but as

schools started to open again the

number of requests for Bibles increased

and a number of new schools have

asked for Bible presentations in

September at the beginning of the new

school year.

Several schools in the area, including

Farmborough, Marksbury, Paulton and

Peasedown St John receive Bibles each

Autumn with the support of their local

churches. St Mary's CE Primary School

in Timsbury was the very first school to

receive Bibles in July 1997 when 230

children were given a Bible to use in

school for Religious Studies and to take

home.

The charity's 24th year may well be even

busier and support will be needed to

fund new Bible printings to meet the

demand. The charity's latest Annual

Report can be seen at

www.biblesforchildren.org.uk and

anyone wishing to support the charity's

work can do so by sending a donation to

the charity's Treasurer, Mrs Elaine

Martin , Redwood House, 6 The Mead,

Timsbury BA2 0NS.

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St Mary’s will be spending the start to

school concentrating on settling back

into the school environment and the

wellbeing of all the children in school

which should reassure you. But if you

are worried, please speak to the

teacher or the Headteacher, both of

whom are very approachable.

Here are some top tips to get ready for

school:

• Labelling! There are some great

alternatives to sew on labels if you

want to save time - including

stamps, iron-on and stick-on labels.

I have a stamp and it is brilliant!

• Name/label everything! The

number of cardigans and jumpers

that get lost or misplaced is a

constant problem for both parents

and teachers. Label clothes, PE kit,

daps, school shoes, water bottles,

coats, and anything else they take

into school.

• Ensure they are able to do the

simple, essential life skills like use a

knife and fork, take themself to

toilet and dress themselves.

Practice changing in and out of PE

kit. The first few PE lessons in a

reception class can be both comical

and hard work! Trying to change a

whole class full of children can take

up most of the PE lesson the first

few times!

• Be prepared to do a fair bit of

washing! If your child has been to

preschool or nursery you will

understand what I mean.

Whiteboard markers are almost

impossible to remove from

clothing. If anyone has found a

way, please let me know!

• Expect your child to be very tired,

especially when they start doing

full days. The first term can be

exhausting because it is a huge

adjustment for them. I found that

my daughter’s behaviour was

worse. She had been concentrating

so much at school that when she

got home she was tired, hungry,

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and extremely grumpy.

• Do not be surprised if when you ask

them what they did at school they

say ‘nothing!’ Again, they are tired

and just need to rest their brains.

• Have snacks at the ready! As well

as being tired, my daughter was

starving when she got home. Have

a snack you can give them straight

away if needed, have something

ready at home or plan their tea

earlier than normal to avoid them

getting “hangry”!

• Get involved if you can. Children

love to see their parents take an

active role at school events and it is

a great way for a new parent to get

to know other new parents and of

course the teaching staff.

• The PTA are not that scary! If you

have the time, join up and help

organise events, when they are

allowed, and help raise money for

the benefit of all the children. If you

can’t join the PTA, try to help out or

attend and support their events.

• Help friendships blossom by

inviting their friends over to play or

arranging to meet at the park.

Playdates can seem scary, but it

really helps build new friendships in

school, especially if they are shy

and find big groups daunting.

• Most schools will expect Reception

children to start reading and

sharing books at home. Don’t

worry! Take your child’s lead by

asking them to show you what they

do at school, keep in contact with

the teacher and if your child does

not want to read then read the

book to your child instead. It is not

a competition, you want them to

enjoy reading not find it a chore.

• It is natural to be a little bit upset

and worried when your child starts

school but try to relax and

remember that it is their next step

in growing up. Just be there to

reassure, cuddle and listen.

Good luck and enjoy them growing a

blossoming!

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The Latest at The Connies

By Sarah Fan

Hello to you all! We have opened our

tea room doors to customers again.

You can now eat in The Connies al

fresco in the garden, dine in or grab a

takeaway. Until the end of the summer

holidays we will be open Wednesday to

Saturday from 9.00am to 3.00pm and

we would love to see you.

You may have noticed that we have

been busy bees during lock down with

our takeaway service. At first we were

unsure as to what was the right thing to

do after the government announced

that businesses like ours should close

and people should do no unnecessary

journeys. We opened for one day as a

takeaway, but then the news became

clearer and it felt that we might be

breaking the rules by opening and

asking Lewis to travel in from Frome

every day. It is important for us to

make our employees feel comfortable,

as well as our customers, and so a lot of

thought was put into things.

Lots of people had been enquiring as to

whether we might be offering a

takeaway or food delivery service, so it

became clear that people in Timsbury

were willing to support a change of

operations. So really the decision was

made by the customers and we were

more than happy to fill that Connies

shaped hole in their lives!

Now that Lewis was living in Frome we

all felt that the commute may not be

looked on as a necessary journey. So

Lewis was furloughed, along with Lisa

Tanner our part time employee, who

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although a Timsbury resident, was

needing to return to her teaching roots

with two children off from school.

But as luck may have it, Rosie Cook, our

long-term boomerang team member

had been furloughed from her theatre

job in London and had returned to the

family home in Timsbury. Rosie was

looking for something to fill her days

and take her mind off living lockdown

life away from her boyfriend Rees, so

was willing to join the Connies team

once again.

With a new dream team formed we got

to work on the menu and sourcing

ingredients. Some weeks we couldn’t

get hold of brie, others it was bacon,

and so on…the weekly Tuesday delivery

always thew up a new surprise.

What was always consistent was the

repeated no show of anti bac wipes or

loo roll. We needed to be resourceful

with the lack of options available and so

popped a small table in the doorway

which served as a place to put peoples

orders and a barrier to stop people

walking in. It didn’t always work and a

few grannies let themselves in (rules are

not for them) and a certain Balance

Gym owner was seen vaulting over it to

see the cakes!!

We have missed many of our regulars,

who have been shielding, but

accumulated new regulars who were

working from home or furloughed. We

cannot thank every single person

enough for their support of our

takeaway service, either though buying

or sharing our posts on social media.

Every little really did help. Our furthest

customer was in Australia! A lady

ordered a surprise Afternoon Tea for

her Mum in the early days when we had

time for deliveries, it was so special to

be part of that. The hours and working

week were shorter, but we felt it was

more exhausting than the old normal,

which we have heard a lot of people say

about lockdown working.

Unequivocally our most popular item

was the New Yorker panini, with a few

people developing a serious barbeque

sauce habit. This was followed closely

by the Club sandwich. This isn’t

surprising, but I think we managed to

cover all bases with our vegan and

veggie options too.

The Mediterranean platter was dreamt

up in the early weeks after a friend

wanted a Greek/Med themed sharing

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platter to celebrate her and her

husband’s Wedding Anniversary.

Delivering it to their home and her

answering the door in her wedding

dress, complete with garter, made my

week!

We also managed to have a lot of fun

whilst working, with the radio on loud,

we danced to lots of our favourite

songs, sang very loudly and possibly

startled quite a few unsuspecting

people who were walking past.

On what would have been Glastonbury

Festival weekend we dressed up in our

best festival wear and offered discounts

to anyone else who came to collect

their order wearing their festival gear.

On VE Day we wore our tea dresses and

whilst the day was full of afternoon tea

orders, we had a quiet moment to

observe the silence and the

commemoration at the Royal British

Legion.

Overall there were so many special and

memorable moments throughout

lockdown, far too many to list here, but

sitting in the centre of Timsbury on the

edge of the village square just felt like a

little piece of magic amongst the

madness of the pandemic. That

without doubt is down to our

neighbours and customers who helped

make things feel a bit normal and kept

us positive throughout.

Thank you to every one of you!

The Connies

Timsbury Wives

Covid-19 Update

Due to the age of our members and the

small schoolroom we meet in, we feel

we are unable to meet until further

notice for everyone’s safety.

This doesn’t mean that we are not

thinking of everyone and wishing all our

members to keep safe and hopefully we

will be able to meet again in the future.

With the very best of wishes,

Sharon, Marilyn and Maureen.

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The Green Pages

By Bridget Newbery

Energy mythbuster

First in a series of mythbusters about

the energy you use at home. Read on to

see whether you’ve been being duped

or if you’re right on it when it comes to

managing your bills and keeping your

carbon footprint in check…

My clothes won’t get clean at 30C

Myth. You can save a lot of electricity by

washing your clothes at a lower

temperature. Most washing powders

are now designed to work just as well at

30degC as they do at higher

temperatures. If you are trying to

remove a very stubborn stain try using a

pre-wash stain remover.

It takes more electricity to turn lights

off and on again than to leave them on

Myth. This old chestnut is almost

completely untrue, and is probably

causing lots of people to waste money

on lighting. It doesn’t take any more

electricity for a light bulb to turn itself

back on. If it’s on, it’s using electricity,

and if it’s off, it isn’t. Modern low-

energy light bulbs do use a small

amount of extra energy when you first

turn them on, as do florescent strip

lights. But with both of these, if you are

leaving a room for more than a couple

of minutes then turn the light off and

you’ll save money.

It’s better to leave the hot water

heater on all the time, rather than

turning it on and off.

Myth. Lots of people think this one is

true, but you really don’t need to be

heating your water all the time, even if

you have a tank rather than a combi

boiler. Immersion heaters, boilers and

heat pumps will heat up hot water

which is stored in a tank.

As long as the tank has a good insulating

jacket, it will keep the water hot all day,

without needing to be constantly

reheated. You can use a timer to heat

your water for an hour or two each day

just before you would usually need hot

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Timsbury Theatre Group

By Peter Buchanan

We have now read our chosen

pantomime “Aladdin” by Sam Allen.

Everybody agreed that it’s an excellent

script! It is full of classic panto gags, but

it does need to be produced with the

full treatment to do it justice.

Reluctantly, therefore, we have decided

not to work towards staging “Aladdin”

this December, but to hold it over until

December 2021. However, we are

actively working to put on some

Christmas-themed entertainment which

we can perform while maintaining social

distancing for cast, crew and audience.

We’re considering a number of options

including using some of the characters

from Dickens’ classic short story “A

Christmas Carol”. More news next

month!

As many readers will know, we were

unable to put on our planned April 2020

production of “The Vicar of Dibley”, due

to the Covid-19 lockdown. Our current

plan is to stage it on March 25th, 26th

and 27th 2021. This will hopefully be

with the same excellent cast who were

so disappointed when it had to be

postponed.

All tickets sold for the April 2020

production will be valid for the same

day of the week in March 2021,

although there may be some revision of

the seating plan if social distancing

measures are still in force. For that

reason, we cannot guarantee availability

of tickets for March 2021 at this stage.

If any ticket holder would like a refund,

they should contact us by email at

[email protected]

To find out more about the group,

please visit our website

www.thettg.org. You can also find us on

Facebook.

water for baths or showers.

Modern washing machines,

dishwashers and electric showers take

cold water and heat it themselves so

you don’t need a supply of hot water

waiting for them in the tank. But if

you’re on Economy 7, make sure your

electric immersion tank is coming on for

a couple of hours in the night when you

are getting electricity at a much

cheaper, off-peak rate.

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Have your voice heard in the

Timsbury Letter

The Timsbury Letter is produced by the

Parish Council and aims to provide local

information and topical discussion for

the people of Timsbury and surrounding

areas. We also have space for local

businesses to advertise their services.

The editor, Madeleine Potts, is

interested in new content to keep the

Timsbury Letter fresh and interesting to

read. This could be a regular

contribution, a one-off piece or

photographs of Timsbury for the front

covers.

A one page piece consists of

approximately 250 words with one

photograph or 350 words without a

photograph.

If you have something to say or share

that might be of local interest please

contact Madeleine at:

[email protected]

07834859291

DEADLINE

Thursday 10th September

Please send articles and adverts

EARLY to:

Madeleine Potts

[email protected]

07834859291

47 Southlands Drive

Please send images and

adverts in JPG format.

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Elaine Hale Visiting Chiropodist

H. C. P. C. Registered

29 Waterloo Road

Radstock

Bath

BA3 3ER

Tel: 01761 751596

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Purnell Bowls Club

Bristol Road, Paulton

ONE OF THE PREMIER

BOWLS CLUBS

OF SOMERSET

THIS IS WHAT YOU WILL GET :

FREE TUITION

ALL EQUIPMENT PROVIDED

FREE OUTDOOR MEMBERSHIP FIRST

YEAR

PLAY ALL THE YEAR ROUND

OUTDOOR IN THE SUN IN THE SUM-

MER

INDOOR IN THE WARM IN THE WIN-

TER

GREAT SOCIAL SIDE

REGULAR ENTERTAINMENT

FULLY STOCKED BAR WITH GREAT

PRICES

MAKE NEW FRIENDS

For more information,

Ring Don: 01761-471019

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Tree Top Logs

Quality Seasoned Firewood

Part & Full Loads Available

Competitive Rates

Call 01761 472140

Monumental and Stone Masons

Headstones, tablets, vases Cleaning, renovations and

additional inscriptions

Please contact us for a free quote And to see our full range of ser-

vices

Showroom at Radstock Road Midsomer Norton

BA3 2AA 01761 412934

www.hobbsmarbleandgranite.co.uk

HOBBS

Marble and Granite Ltd

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DRAGONFLY

GARDENS

Borders – Lawns – Hedges

Fruit and Vegetables

Problem areas cleared

Emma Moffat

07708 663275

Timsbury and surrounds

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