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Catch this: the magazine for Axbridge, Shipham and Rowberrow
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WHO’S WHO IN THE BENEFICE
Rector The Revd. Tim Hawkings, The Rectory, Cheddar Road,
Axbridge 732261
Assistant Priest The Revd. John Angle, 14 Farthing Combe, Axbridge 733695 The Revd. Ken Brown, 7 Peelers Court, Axbridge 733805 Readers
Pam Williams, 2 Beech Road, Shipham 843772 Sue Latimer, 9, Hippisley Drive, Axbridge 732583
Peter Rutter, 8 Beech Road, Shipham 843319
AXBRIDGE - THE CHURCH OF ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST
Churchwardens Peter Smith 734601 Judith Strange 733783 PCC Secretary Carole Carey 743883 PCC Treasurer Elwyn James 733185 Organist/Choir Martin Latham 733010 Mother’s Union & Sacristan Janet Angle 733695 Messy Church Peter Dixon 732890 Safeguarding Officer Margaret James 733185 Tower Captain Roy Shallish 732137 Mag. Distribution Lal Adamson 732221
SHIPHAM - THE CHURCH OF ST. LEONARD
Churchwardens Trish Ashmore 843388 Margaret Howell 842201 PCC Secretary Nigel Mallett 844997 PCC Treasurer Paul Ashmore 843388 Sacristan Trish Ashmore 843388 Lenny’s Coffee Shop Jill Lewis 782845 Organist David Williams 843772
Tower Correspondent Paul Ashmore 843388 Friday Lunches Jan Agate 842607 Kate Baldock 842882 Mag. Distribution Roger Hughes 843383
ROWBERROW - THE CHURCH OF ST. MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS
Churchwardens Sue Erasmus 843121 Adrian Adams 820058 PCC Secretary Jane Gunn 842561 PCC Treasurer Vernon Erasmus 843121 Tower Captain Adrian Adams 820058 Mag. Distribution Margaret Pritchard 852568
(Note: Unless otherwise stated the area code for all telephone numbers is 01934)
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Laudato Si! I have a great
admiration for Pope
Francis. I often think
his is an authentic
C h r i s t i a n v o i c e , reflecting what I imagine
Jesus might say. Because of that he has a
great capacity to ruffle feathers and to
shock. Like his recent claim not to have
seen television since 1990!
His encyclical, Laudato Si’: On the care of our common home, has only just
come out, and it’s bound to create waves, as
it already has with some American
politicians. In it he urgently appeals for a
new dialogue about how we are shaping the
future of our planet. “I would like to enter into dialogue with all people about our
common home,” he writes. The title of the
encyclical comes from a canticle of St Francis
of Assisi, and reminds us that our common
home is like a sister with whom we share our
life and a beautiful mother who opens her
arms to embrace us. Whatever our thoughts about climate
change, we need to pose his question ‘what
happens when we lord it over nature and
forget that we ourselves are dust of the
earth; our very bodies are made up of her
elements, we breathe her air and we receive life and refreshment from her waters?’
David Nussbaum, Chief Executive of
WWF UK, writes ‘Planet Earth is, as the sub-
title of the Pope’s new encyclical calls it, the
“common home” for humanity. And it’s a
home that is increasingly falling into
disrepair, due to lack of care by the tenants to whom it has been entrusted.’
Giles Fraser’s take is that ‘human
beings are basically big babies, driven by
their desires – me, me, me; want, want,
want. The job of a capitalist economy is to
meet these desires without questioning them. Capitalism does not, for instance,
make any moral distinction between what
people want and what people actually need –
between, say, PlayStations and penicillin. As
far as capitalism is concerned, they all count
as the same thing: choice. Some people win from this system, some lose. But,
mathematically, more people get to realise
more of their choices under this system than
under any other. But the market has no
view as to whether these choices are
worthwhile or not. Nor whether they contribute to the common good or the long-
term survival of the planet. It just seeks to
maximise them.’
The call in the Pope’s letter is simple:
there is no alternative but for us to make do
with less. It’s not just about recycling and
carbon credits. We need to develop a proper respect for limit; we need to value a sense
that there is such a thing as having enough,
and finding contentment with enough. Far
from a counsel of despair, there is an
enormous personal freedom to be discovered
in being content with not having everything. This is the sort of boundless freedom
reflected in the life of Saint Francis, who
gave up wealth to live with nature, and from
whom the pope took his name. “Once we
lose our humility, and become enthralled
with the possibility of limitless mastery over everything, we inevitably end up harming
society and the environment”, he writes.
The encyclical ends with some
wonderful prayers, including this:
All-powerful God, you are present in the
whole universe
and in the smallest of your creatures.
You embrace with your tenderness all that
exists. Pour out upon us the power of your love,
that we may protect life and beauty.
Fill us with peace, that we may live
as brothers and sisters, harming no one.
Teach us to discover the worth of each thing,
to be filled with awe and contemplation,
to recognize that we are profoundly united with every creature
as we journey towards your infinite light.
We thank you for being with us each day.
Encourage us, we pray, in our struggle
for justice, love and peace.
Amen to that!
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On the spotOn the spot
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Freephone: 0800 0978255
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MESSAGE FROM BISHOPS’ CHAPLAIN
Roll on those lazy, hazy,
crazy days of summer!
It was Nat King Cole in the
1960’s who sang about his
idealised summer break, with ice cream, the beach and
good times all round. Your
idea of a good holiday might
be different.
For some people, it’s enough to just
escape from ‘normal’; to get away from the alarm clock and the daily routine. It’s cheap,
and you don’t even have to go away from
home. Others look for adventure or travel–
caving, skydiving, and bungee-jumping, or
just tasting a foreign culture.
Two thoughts come to mind.
Firstly, not everyone can have a decent holiday. Those out of work or with caring
responsibilities can’t just pack up the car or
head for the airport. I’m always inspired by
those churches who run holiday clubs: very
often the children involved don’t get much
else outside the home all summer. It’s a real gift to take the children off the parents’
hands for a day or a week – everyone
benefits.
Secondly, holiday is often the time to
tackle the big issues in your personal life.
Should I change job? Do I want to marry this person? When should I retire? How can I
handle this diagnosis? Being away, having
time with the right people makes it easier to
see things in perspective.
However, it seems to me you can’t take
a holiday from saying your prayers. Even in
summer, having a care for those less well-off or otherwise disadvantaged, for the Christian,
calls you to prayer – and action. And
wrestling with personal concerns gets a little
simpler if you can make the time to pray
through what’s bothering you. Often that’s
easier up on a windy clifftop or while you’re idling on the beach.
So, your holiday isn’t really an escape
from daily life: it’s more a chance to look at
things through different lenses. We should
all have holidays, but God doesn’t need one.
Whether it’s on some exotic beach or just in the back garden, he’ll be ready, waiting for
you before you get there.
The Revd Preb Stephen Lynas: chaplain
to the Bishops of Bath & Wells and Taunton
AXBRIDGE MOTHERS' UNION
The Teddy Bears'
Picnic, held in the
Rectory garden in
June, was the usual
success and was
enjoyed by all who attended. Thanks
go to Tim and
Heather for the use
of their garden and
also their kitchen.
The next MU meeting on the 15 July will be an evening
meeting taking the form of a Ploughman’s
Supper and including a speaker. This will be
held in the Church at 7pm.
Mothers' Union extend a warm invitation
to all, Ladies and Gentlemen, to come along
make new friends, renew old ones and find
out a little more about Mothers' Union. If you
would like more information or would like to
accept this invitation please contact Janet
Angle.
AXBRIDGE METHODIST CHURCH
E d i t h Cha nnon
writes: There will be a
Coffee Morning and
Ploughman’s lunch
taking place at 11am on Thursday 23 July
at "Dowlings", St Mary
Street, Axbridge by
kind permission of Mrs
Averil Long.
A donation from this event will be given to the Somewhere To Go project in Weston-
super-Mare which is our chosen Charity for
this year. For more information on this
charity please visit their website http://
www.somewheretogo.org.uk/ or call them on
01934 641880.
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Private Dining Room for special
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AXBRIDGE PHARMACY
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Just phone 01934 733230 and ask
AXBRIDGE PHARMACY Open Mon to Fri 9am - 6pm
Closed Saturday, Sunday and Bank Holidays The Square, Axbridge, BS26 2AR Telephone/Fax: 01934 733230
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CHANGING TUNES, CHANGING LIVES
On Sunday 19 July at the 10am
Together in Worship informal service in
Shipham, Jonathan Swithinbank will be
coming to tell us about Changing Tunes – a
charity St Leonard’s has been supporting for
several years. Changing Tunes is a registered charity
that uses music teaching, rehearsing,
recording, performance, improvisation and
composition to aid the rehabilitation of
prisoners and ex-prisoners. It all started in
Bristol and has expanded to other prisons in the South and South West over the last
fifteen years. The common purpose of
making music creates an environment for
prisoners to improve self-esteem, build
healthy relationships, and engage in an
activity where hard work and perseverance brings rewards. These factors are major
steps towards rehabilitation. Each week they
lead music sessions in prisons, enabling
prisoners to learn, practice and perform
music that inspires them. Ex-prisoners who
actively participate in the programme have a
re-offending rate of 15%, compared to a national average of 61%.
All are very welcome to come and hear
about this very important work we support.
AXBRIDGE DISTRICT TREFOIL GUILD
Members of the Guild
en joyed a de l ight fu l afternoon in a Guild
members' garden. The
weather was kind, if breezy
and everyone thoroughly
enjoyed the Cream Tea,
chatting and reminiscing with the aid of photographs and scrap books.
In July the group will be visiting
Somermead, The Camp-site and Lodge
owned by Girlguiding Somerset and
Girlguiding North Somerset.
In September the next outing will take place on Tuesday 8 September meeting at
2pm. Our destination will be Sandford
Station Heritage Museum and any one
interested will be very welcome to come
along.
For further information ring Eileen
Petty, 01934 741255 or Margaret Harwood 01934 732080 so that numbers can be
conveyed to the Museum in good time.
WRINGTON VALE ROTARY
Bob Shaw writes: It was a great
pleasure to have Revd. Tim Hawkings as our
most recent speaker, his subject being “The
role of a West Country vicar in the 17th/18th
century”. Despite many members being
involved in taking 38 children for a day out at Longleat, the meeting was well attended
and no one left without feeling what an
interesting, informative and humorous
presentation Tim made of his subject. It was
researched from diaries of old and one could
see how times have changed and what an interesting life the clergy of the day enjoyed;
enough to suggest there was much pleasure
as one contemplated the activity required for
the day over a drink or two at the local
hostelry.
One very a m u s i n g
s t o r y
o c c u r r e d
o n a
Christmas
day when,
fo l l ow ing t h e
m o r n i n g
s e r v i c e ,
the vicar
invited the
men of the parish to his home for an afternoon of food and drink. With much
consumed by both, the party concluded with
the Vicar giving each man a few pence to
take home to his family so they could enjoy
what was left on Christmas Day with their
family. I think it is fair to assume Tim will
not be offering the same invitation to the men folk of his parish even though some
might be tempted.
Needless to say many questions came
from the members and, had it not been for
time constraints, the meeting would certainly
have lasted a further hour or two. The club is pleased to report that the
target of raising £60,000 has been reached
for the purchase of a Heartworks machine.
This will be sited at Musgrove Hospital to
assist Doctors and clinical staff in diagnosing
and treating up to 42 heart conditions. Many thanks to Friends of Musgrove Hospital, the
general public and local organisations for
making this possible.
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Tony Thurling (President) and Tim Hawkings
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CHEDDAR TYRE SUPPLIES Tyres & Batteries are our Business
Service is our Silent Salesman
1A Valley Line Industrial Estate
Station Road, Cheddar
Somerset BS27 3EE
Telephone : 01934 742390 Fax : 01934 743397
ARE YOU A
FRIEND OF AXBRIDGE CHURCH?
FOAC raises funds to help maintain
the fabric of the lovely Parish
Church in Axbridge.
We offer annual or life membership.
Contact: Penny Cooke (733304)
SPANISH CLASSES IN AXBRIDGE
Get together with friends, or on your own, to try a new language!
Pre-book 4 classes face-to-face; then claim an extra free les-son over Skype!
Tel: 01934 733878 or 07970 592421
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VOICES OF AXBRIDGE
Paul Passey writes: The Voices of
Axbridge group
i s l o o k i n g
towards the
future as well
as recording the past. The
a r ch ive o f
r e c o r d e d
memories and
experiences of Axbridge folk has grown and
broadened over the past seven years or so. Our members have become proficient in
digital sound recording and touch typing as
they transcribe onto paper. We are a very
efficient group! Having recorded the elderly,
and sought their reminiscences; the active,
and gathered their accounts of past exploits in and around the town; the business
community, and found out why Axbridge
suits them as a base for commerce and
listened to more than 70 “Voices of
Axbridge” the group is looking for new
challenges.
We would welcome into our friendly group anyone from the wider Benefice and
surrounding area who may help expand the
geographical range of our research. We
would welcome anyone who has ideas about
who else in our wider community might have
memories and experiences that would help define the neighbourhood. We would
welcome new blood as we have no wish to
become stale! If this is not you – then do
you know anyone for whom it may be of
interest?
We have been extremely
fortunate in the financial support from charitable
g i v e r s i n t h e
neighbourhood and so
have good equipment with
which to work and funds to
expand. Waitrose at Wells has just donated a
cheque for £191, for which
we are very grateful.
So if you would like to
know more about who we are and what we
do, and why we do it, please contact me, P a u l P a s s e y ( 0 1 9 3 4 7 3 3 3 7 3
[email protected]) and I’ll tell you
what I know.
KEVIN DUGGAN’S RECYCLE TOUR
Martin Latham writes: What? A
sponsored organ recital tour of Somerset by
bicycle? Yes! And with the proceeds being
divided between Christian Aid and the
National Churches Trust.
40 years ago Kevin went on a sponsored cycle tour of East Anglia with a
friend, raising money for
the above charities. He
lived in Wedmore and
Axbridge before going to
university and music college, and his mum
still lives in Axbridge.
Since college he has
worked as a church
musician in Great Britain,
Norway and Denmark, and has recently been appointed Organist of Dunblane Cathedral
(and yes, he played for Andy Murray’s
wedding). Therefore this time he is
combining cycling with recitaling!
During the tour his plan is to cycle a
total of 100 miles and a copy of the route
will be included in the programme. At the end of each concert the audience will be
invited to make a donation.
We are very pleased that Kevin is
playing in St. John the Baptist, Axbridge on
Monday 6 July at 7.30pm for about an hour.
You can be sure of a feast of music played by a superb musician, and at the same time
can support these two worthy causes.
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Fairtrade Stall at the Axbridge
Farmer’s Market on the first Saturday of every month. Do come along and support. If you’d like to help man the stall please contact Kevin Walke on 01934 732256
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SAVE THE CHILDREN
FRIDAY LUNCHES
Kate Baldock writes: A
showery Friday in June
not only saw the last
Save the Children lunch
before we broke up for the summer but also
ma rke d ou r 30 t h
anniversary; and what a lovely celebration it
was!
The party mood was helped along with
bunting, balloons, sparkling wine and, of course, an enormous celebratory birthday
cake. To help us mark the occasion we were
joined by our Regional Save the Children
representative, Jonathan Duke, and we were
thrilled to have been presented with a
certificate acknowledging that over the past thirty years the Lunch Bunch have raised a
magnificent £50,450 in aid of Save the
Children. We were also able to present
Jonathan with an additional cheque for £800,
funds raised so far for this year alone.
So a huge thank you goes to everyone who has supported us over the years and
continue to do so by coming along to the
lunches and donating generously to such a
worthwhile charity. Thank you also to
everyone who joined us and made our 30th
birthday party the success it was; and there were a few there who had been at that very
first lunch back in 1985!
We will be re-grouping again on Friday
18 September, 12.30pm, in Shipham
Village Hall for our first lunch of the Autumn.
In the meantime, enjoy the Summer months
ahead and we look forward to welcoming you back again in September.
TAUNTON THESPIANS
Patricia Tallack writes: Taunton
Thespians are performing She Stoops to
Conquer on the lawn of Compton House on
Friday 17 July. This is part of their summer
tour across various outdoor venues in Somerset. Should you wish to bring picnic,
wine, chairs, rugs etc. then please come
along from 6pm before the performance
begins at 7.30pm. I shall have tickets
available soon so please let me know as soon
as possible if you would like me to keep
tickets for you.
For further information please either call
me on telephone 01934 733944, or email [email protected].
Alternatively you can obtain tickets
from the main box office 01823 336344 or
www.tauntonthespians.org.uk
It would be lovely to see you there.
AXBRIDGE SHOWCASE
Saturday 5 September: lots of new
features and attractions, as well as
entertainment, food and drink, Farmers’
Market, and activities from Axbridge
organisations and societies.
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Jonathan Duke and some ladies who lunch
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Axbridge Post
Office
Extensive range of quality greetings cards
Stationery and office supplies
Large selection of local pictures
Euros and U.S. dollars in stock
Agents for Johnsons the Dry Cleaners
Counselling Maire Campbell - Cert. CC & Dip. Pst (Relate)
Counselling for couples & individuals
Relationships - Sexual Issues Separation & Divorce - Parenting Difficulties
Personal issues
Confidentiality assured. Flexible appointment times.
All enquiries Tel: 01761 221448 / 0777 900 3168
HAMPDEN
OSTEOPATHIC
CLINIC
24a Woodborough Road, Winscombe North Somerset BS25 1AD
For appointments tel: 01934 843617
* OSTEOPATHY Janet White Danielle Crawshaw
* ACUPUNCTURE Dan Lloyd
* REFLEXOLOGY/THAI FOOT MASSAGE Polly Hall
* HOMEOPATHY Patricia Clark
* MASSAGE — HOT STONE/INDIAN Amy Chandler
HEAD & STRESS BUSTING
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SHIPHAM ROWBERROW & STAR
HISTORY SOCIETY
Jill Smith writes: Brian Aston’s hero
is and always has been Isambard Kingdom
Brunel – and what a hero – a man way
before his time; innovative, breaking all the
rules. Having built the railways the directors
of the Great Western Railway wanted to
extend the line to America – Brunel
suggested a ship would do the job which led
to the G.W. Steam Ship Company being
founded. Initially a wooden paddle-driven
steamship was considered but in 1838 Rainbow – an iron ship - steamed into
Brunel’s line of vision and he thought that
an iron ship would be stronger, less prone to
catching fire (sparks from
the funnels onto the deck
or sails) and less likely to rot or to have problems
with rats eating the
fabric!
I n 1 8 4 0 S S
Archimedes a propeller
driven boat came to Brunel’s attention, he
was convinced that the
propeller would be better
than the paddles so,
being a bit of a showman,
he suggested a tug of war between a paddle
steamer and the propeller driven steamer; the propeller won and the SS Great Britain
became a propeller driven steam ship.
At 322 feet, with 6 masts and one
funnel the SS Great Britain was the first
luxury cruise ship to be launched by Prince
Albert, who graciously suggested that Mrs Miles (the wife of one of the directors of the
Company) should perform the honours, she
failed to hit the ship with the bottle of
champagne – this being considered a bad
omen, Prince Albert quickly sought a second
bottle and successfully completed the task. For six months SS Great Britain sat in
the lock onto the River Avon – the lock
being too small to accommodate this largest
of liners, whilst the City of Bristol thought of
ways to widen the lock, in desperation
Brunel ordered the coping stones around the
top of the lock to be removed and on an exceptionally high spring tide, the SS Great
Britain made her way through and down the
Avon to London to complete her fitting out.
Her Maiden Voyage to America in 1845
took 14 days to complete with full sails and
only 45 passengers. She could ultimately
accommodate 200 passengers of 1st and
2nd Class (there was no steerage, she was a luxury liner!).
The SS Great Britain only made four
complete journeys the 5th ended with her
being grounded in Dundrom Bay in 1847
when the Captain unfortunately mistook a
lighthouse in Ireland for a lighthouse on the
Isle of Man. After that the SS Great Britain had a
varied career, from luxury liner to an
Australian Gold Rush carrier in 1850 taking
730 passengers with just 50 first class and
the remainder steerage in conditions too
dire for any modern day traveller to consider.
For 24 years she
continued to ply the
Liverpool to Melbourne
trip in approximately 65
days. Between 1885 & 1886
she was “borrowed” by
the Admiralty to convey
troops to the Crimean
war taking 1,650 troop
and 30 horses on each
journey: 45,000 troops being conveyed in total.
Sadly her life after that was a far cry
from her original status, ending up as a
wreck off an island off the Falkland Islands.
In 1967 a letter in the Times prompted the
start of her salvage and on the 19 July 1970 she was brought home to Bristol – and the
rest, as they say, is history.
Our society’s Summer Outing in 2016 is
to be a visit to the S.S. Great Britain – and
the museum at the dry dock, so we can
actually see for ourselves the amazing
restoration story. Many grateful thanks go to Brian – for a really inspirational talk,
illustrated with slides, drawings, and photos,
of this remarkable ship.
Our next meeting will be our AGM on 8
September 2015 which will be followed by
Esther Hoyle from the Somerset Archives – I am assured this will NOT be a stuffy evening
but will be most interesting! So please
come along – as member or guest – you will
be made very welcome.
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Lenny’s Coffee
Shop The Square, Shipham
For Morning Coffee and Afternoon Tea
Home made cakes Light lunches - toasties, jacket potatoes,
salads and home made soup
Opening Times Tuesday to Friday 11.00 am - 3.00pm
All welcome
C V Gower Funeral Directors
The Square, Winscombe, BS25 1BS
Tel.: 01934 842945
Independent Funeral Directors
24 hr service, every day of the year
Private Chapel of Rest
Traditional, green & non-religious
funerals arranged.
Pre-paid Funeral Plans
For free advice please phone
Lindsay Lawrence Dip.F.D.
or email: [email protected]
DISCLAIMER
The Benefice of Axbridge,
Shipham and Rowberrow does not
specifically approve or endorse any
product or service offered by
advertisers or contributors and will
not be held responsible for any
errors, omissions or loss resulting
from the use of material in this
magazine.
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CHURCHILL SINGERS AND IM TAKT
Trish Ashmore writes: On Saturday 6
June at St Leonard’s church there was a
wonderful evening of choral music provided
by two excellent and well rehearsed choirs.
In the first half “Im Takt” the German choir sang a range of pieces of varying tempos in
French, English, German, Yiddish and Latin
covering sacred and secular songs each item
announced in English with some humorous
comments. The first half closed with both
choirs singing together the finale of
Beethoven’s Choral Symphony “Ode an die Freude”.
Following a generous interval with wine and soft drinks, the Churchill Singers sang
three madrigals a cappella, then two
traditional English folk songs “The Mermaid”
and “Linden Lea” and finished with a setting
of six Shakespeare sonnets arranged in a
contemporary style by George Shearing. The second half concluded with both
choirs and then three impromptu encores
ending with the crowd pleaser “Alleluia”.
The evening was well attended and a
very appreciate audience. Profits from the
evening will go to the Churchill Singers and
the church. Our grateful thanks go to the Churchill
Singers for hosting the German Choir over
the Weekend.
WELL I NEVER ...
The following is taken from the BRIN
website (http://www.brin.ac.uk/): Higher education has often been
assumed to have a secularizing effect, and
the hypothesis is reasserted by James Lewis,
‘Education, Irreligion, and Non-Religion:
Evidence from Select Anglophone Census
Data’, Journal of Contemporary Religion, Vol. 30, No. 2, 2015, pp. 265-72.
Utilizing religious affiliation data from
the censuses of Australia in 2006, Canada in
2011, and England and Wales in 2011, he
shows that college graduates have an above
average representation among people
professing no religion and particularly among atheists, humanists, or agnostics. In
England and Wales, for example, 18% of all
adults were found to have a bachelor’s or
higher degree, but the proportion was 24%
for religious ‘nones’, rising to 40% for
agnostics, 43% for humanists, and 44% for atheists (the last three categories being
write-in replies). For Christians the figure
was only 15%.
ON YOUR BIKE
On Saturday 27 June the Coffin Lane
Campaign is holding a Family Bike Ride, with
two routes for different abilities. Both start
from Axbridge Town Square at 10am. Route
One is for small children and the less experienced, is about two miles, and goes
up Cheddar Road, along the Strawberry
Line, around part of Cheddar reservoir and
back to the Square.
Route Two is about 10 miles and will
begin with those cyclists setting off together to ride down Cross Lane A371 and across
the A38, to demonstrate why this narrow,
busy road needs an off-road safe route for
cyclists as well as pedestrians. It will
continue through Cross and Compton
Bishop, along the Webbington Road, into
Barton Road, joins the Strawberry Line at Winscombe and comes back to Axbridge.
Children under 12 must be accompanied by
an adult on either route, and there will be
stewards.
“We have the support of local schools
which are displaying our poster publicising the ride. They tell us that many children
have recently learned cycling proficiency, so
this is a great opportunity for them to enjoy
a safe relaxed ride and try out their cycling
skills,” said Tess Gill, coordinator of the
Campaign. “We are delighted our new MP, James Heappey, will attend as he is a keen
cyclist, and there will be refreshments and a
lucky dip for all those who complete their
chosen route.”
For more information go to the website
at www.coffinlane.com and if you would like
to take part please let the Campaign know via email: [email protected] or call
01934 732581 and leave a message.
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Shipham Village Hall
For all your enquiries and bookings please
contact us on: 01173 182357
Axbridge Methodist
Church Services
Every Sunday at 11am
Minister:
Revd. Carol Chaplin
Tel: 01934 852897
Lavender & Co SINGLE ESTATE LAVENDER
AXBRIDGE GROWN
LAVENDER
COME AND SEE OUR GIFT AND
CRAFT SHOP IN THE TOWN SQUARE
George House, The Square, Axbridge
www.lavenderandco.co.uk
Email: [email protected]
Tel: 01934 733939 or 07818 665729
George House
A SPLENDID SELECTION OF
ANTIQUES, CURIOS &
COLLECTABLES at
GEORGE HOUSE
THE SQUARE, AXBRIDGE BS26 2AP &
MONTHLY GENERAL AUCTION
Antiques, collectables, curios and general
household items on the third Saturday of
every month starting at 11am.
At the LAVENDER FIELD,
Axbridge by-pass
Details: phone 07979 994126. Single items to
complete house clearances accepted.
Buyers’ & sellers’ premiums 12½% no VAT. www.georgehouse.weebly.com
Come and enjoy a good old fashioned country auction!
QUAKERS AT SIDCOT
You can discover the Peace and Power
of a Quaker Meeting on Sundays at 10:30am (Children
are welcome and have their own activities).
We also meet every Thursday evening
at 6.30pm for half an hour
You are most welcome to join us at:
The Friend’s Meeting House,
Oakridge Lane, Sidcot BS25 1LT
For more information contact us through
www.sidcotquaker.org or by calling 843065
Axbridge
Church Rooms
Available for hire
£11 per session. Special rates for weekly or monthly book-
ings.
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SHIPHAM PLAYERS
Don’t forget that
Shipham Players are
presenting one of
their popular Murder
mystery evenings at
Shipham village hall on Friday 3rd and
Saturday 4th July.T
Tickets at £12 are on sale at Hansford’s
stores, The Square, Shipham.
Payment by cash and cheque only and
we regret we are unable to accept telephone bookings.
SHIPHAM ROWBERROW AND STAR
FRIENDSHIP CIRCLE
On Thursday 9 July we will be
taking a trip to Bournemouth,
with a coffee stop on the way. The cost is £15 for members and
£17 for non-members.
The coach will leave at 9.00 am
from Shipham Square and at 9.15 am from
Axbridge Square. Our usual 50p raffle will be
held on the coach.
For any further information, please contact Mrs Averil Long on 01934 733053.
SHIPHAM GFL RENEWAL
The Shipham Giving for Life Renewal will
conclude with a “Response & Dedication
Service” at 10am on Sunday 12 July.
Church Members are invited to bring their GFL Response Forms to that Service sealed in
the plain white envelopes provided and place
them in the offertory collection basket.
Church Members that cannot attend this
Service are requested to return their sealed
envelopes to either of the Churchwardens or the Treasurer prior to Sunday 12 July. All
Response Forms received will be dedicated as
part of the offertory during the Communion
Service that day. These envelopes will be
opened by the Treasurer and Gift Aid
Secretary only, in confidence after the Dedication Service, and the Responses
totalled to calculate the promised increase in
Planned Giving. All Individual Responses will
remain confidential and the information
contained in each response will be restricted
to these two Church Officers. Completed
Bank Order Forms will be passed to our NAT WEST branch account and Gift Aid
Declarations will be retained by the Gift Aid
Secretary for future Tax Recovery purposes.
Shipham PCC thanks you for your
attention and we pray that all recipients will
wish to support Giving for Life for the next
few years and be willing to make a new commitment by completing and returning
their Response Forms by Sunday 12 July.
MENDIP PLAYERS
Mendip players are delighted to be
performing two one-act plays on Friday
10th and Saturday 11th July at 7.30pm in the Draycott Memorial Hall.
The Mendip Players offer you an
evening of laughter as they stage two
contrasting one-act comedies.
Easy Stages is an amusing, subtle
parody of the backstage goings-on of an amateur dramatic society, attempting to
stage Hamlet against all odds. From mix-ups
to no-shows to an unwanted candlestick,
enjoy the drama that unfolds behind the
scenes.
A Strong Smell of Burning centres
around an Anglo Saxon family dealing with the onslaught of a Viking invasion in a quiet
corner of Somerset. Will the tall stranger
(with a certain flair for cakes) help unite the
family or will the efforts of pleasing the
Danes tear them apart?
Tickets priced at £7.50 will be available from Draycott Post office and Gillian on
01934 743890.
COFFEE MORNING
“Coffee Pot” in Shipham is
holding its annual open Coffee
Morning on Thursday 2 July, from 10am
until noon in Sue Ovenden’s
garden, 17 Fairhill. There will
be plenty of delicious
homemade cakes to eat, as well as a Bring
and Buy stall. All proceeds will be divided between the
Church and Mission Aviation Fellowship.
St Leonard’s has been supporting MAF
for a number of years. It is a Christian
organisation that flies small aircraft to
remote, often inaccessible parts of the world,
bringing aid, personnel and vital supplies to people, especially in emergencies. Their
aircraft have been especially busy following
the recent earthquake in Nepal.
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Susan O’Brien—your local Cambridge Weight Plan consultant
If you would like help with slimming, why not give me a call so I can help you man-age YOUR weight.
Mobile, flexible appointments available
Tel: 07749 302652 Email: [email protected]
Axbridge Town Hall
Thinking about a fundraising event, gig or party? Axbridge Town Hall is a great venue for your event
Reasonable hire rates are available
For further information contact Sarah Emery on: 07748 561114
or email: [email protected]
Visit our Facebook page or see more details on www.hallshire.com
SHIPHAM COMMUNITY CAR SCHEME
For Shipham, Rowberrow & Star residents
Coordinator for 2015:
Sue Hucker on 844176
Cheddar Vale Nurseries
Telephone: 01934 733082
On the A38 at Weare, near Axbridge
Pick your own soft
fruit in season
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SHIPHAM SCHOOL
Shipham School have gone sport mad.
There is a new lunchtime sports club
run by Mel Edmonds. Mel, who has played
in a softball league in Bristol, is teaching the children how to play softball and kwik
cricket during lunchtime play. The children
have learnt new skills and have enjoyed
playing the games and working together in
teams.
The softball bug has even spread to
the parents who have requested an after school game for mums and children.
Fresh from their brilliant performance
at the school tennis competition, Mrs Leader
has started an after school tennis club for
the children. Their first session was run by
Stephen Pearce from Cheddar Tennis Club.
The children were enthusiastic and showed great promise for the competition next year.
Pupils are also geared up to do a
sponsored cycle around the playing fields to
raise money for a chicken run and
equipment for the ‘green club’.
The children continue to enjoy kickboxing on Monday evenings and also the
football and multisports sessions on Friday
evenings.
For further information please email
BISHOP AND STAFF SUPPORT
DEMENTIA FRIENDLY WELLS
CAMPAIGN
The Rt Revd Peter
Hancock and staff
from the diocese of
Bath & Wells are backing a campaign
to make Wells a
Dementia Friendly
City.
The campaign, which
i s a l s o b e i n g supported by police,
care professionals
and local businesses,
aims to increase understanding of the
disease and set up more singing classes,
nostalgia sessions, memory cafes and art classes in Wells to improve life for people
with dementia and their carers.
16 members of staff have signed up to
be Dementia Friends after taking a training
course and the Bishop has agreed to be a
patron for the campaign.
Bishop Peter Hancock says, “I’m pleased to be the patron of the City of Wells
Dementia project and commend the people
and businesses locally for embracing this
worthy cause,”
“Dementia is something that affects a
great many families and it is something my wife Jane and I have experienced in our own
family life.
“The more we can all understand then
the better we will all be able to support
those who suffer from dementia and their
families.”
THE CHALLENGES OF
A UNITED BENEFICE
Musings from Peter Rutter:
A Reader from Shipham it's said
Went to Axbridge a service to head
He found to his horror It was not 'till tomorrer
And was Matins at Rowberrow instead!
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PETER EVERETT
Registered Osteopath
PETER EVERETT
Registered Osteopath
Practice Premises
12 Woodborough Road
Winscombe
BS25 1AA
Churchill Surgery
‘Mendip Suite’
Pudding Pie Lane
Churchill
BS40 5EL
To make an appointment to be seen at
either address please call:
01934 844764
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SHIPHAM VILLAGE HALL
Hello everyone! So here we are
halfway through 2015 and summer at last!
As always, you will receive a warm
welcome at our drop-in centre that opens at 10.30am.
Enjoy a cup of Fairtrade tea/coffee (50p
and top-ups are free!) with biscuits.
The activity usually starts at 11am and
there is no charge.
A freshly cooked lunch is served at
noon to those who have pre-booked. (Limited numbers – book early!)
Programme for July
FRIDAY – 3 July
We have a treat today, with the lovely
group of singers from Cheddar U3A. I am
sure we will all enjoy their repertoire and
join in with a sing-a-long too.
Lunch: tbc
FRIDAY – 17 July
Today is the last day of this half of the year as we break for the summer, so I
thought we could enjoy some gentle
Flexercise together.
Lunch: tbc
We resume after the summer break on
Friday 11 September with Folk Music from Amanda and John. We look forward to
seeing you all then
Contacts:
Gloria (lunch bookings) 842360
Ray 843562
Liz 843038
SHIPHAM BOOK CLUB
If you enjoy
reading and would
like to join our
friendly book club,
please give Sally a ring on 842317.
We usually meet
once a month on a
Tuesday evening 7.30-9.15. Our July book
is “The Bookseller of Kabul” by Asne
Seierstad.
AXBRIDGE COMMUNITY THEATRE
Paul Passey writes: The ACT
performance of Blithe Spirit was classic Noel
Coward: witty dialogue, middle-class
pretentious characters, lower orders who
serve obsequiously, cigarettes, dry Martinis
and cucumber sandwiches;
n o t t o
mention a
b a t t y
bicycling lady
of uncertain temperament,
a plaintive
song and a
spirit or two
from “the
other side”. The dead, and
diaphanous, Elvira (Anna Hind), appears -
having been called up by “Daphne” the child
contact of Madame Arcarti (Wendy Mace) -
at the request of Elvira’s husband Charles
Condamine (Peter Honeyands). She is the
cause of much tension between Charles and his extremely elegant, but caustic second
wife Ruth (Sarah Kendall), who finds out for
herself the secrets of “the other side” as she
is killed in error by Elvira, but brought back
in spirit by the incompetent Madame Arcarti.
Poor Charles then finds himself bothered, not by one spirit wife, but two!
Exorcism is required and after some initial
bungling, both blithe spirits are dispatched
with the help of Edith (Charmaine Fulbrook),
who it seems is also “Daphne” in another life
or on the other side! By now the Town Hall
bar was doing a good trade! Thank goodness Mrs. and Dr. Bradman (Sarah
Duncan/Robin Mace) were in the cast to
settle things down.
After weeks of remarkable scenery
building, cast rehearsals and clever direction
by Phil Saunders, Axbridge Town Hall came alive with the spirit of Noel Coward to both
amuse and bemuse audiences. With the
scenery coming to life and self-destructing
(thanks to poltergeists) in the final scene the
performance ended in typical Cowardian
uproar. The whole cast, front of house and back-stage crews once again triumphed and
if you missed it, you should look forward to
“Twelfth Night” containing humour from a
different era! Watch out for the posters.
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FORWARD EVENTS
2015
2 Jul Coffee Pot morning, 10am to noon Sue Ovenden’s Garden, 17 Fairhill
3 - 11 Jul Wedmore Opera and Arts Festival
3/4 Jul Shipham Players Murder Mystery
Evening, Shipham Village Hall 6 Jul Organ Recital by Kevin Duggan in
Axbridge Church
10/11 Jul Mendip Players, Draycott Memorial
Hall, Easy Stages and A Strong
Smell of Burning (see page 17) 12 Jul Shipham Giving for Life Renewal
Responses Dedication Service
17 Jul Taunton Thespians at Compton
House, 7.30pm (see page 11) 19 Jul Changing Tunes, Changing Lives:
part of the 10am service in Shipham
(see page 7)
5 Sep Axbridge Showcase 8 Sep Shipham Rowberrow & Star History
Society AGM
20 Sep Shipham Harvest Festival 4.00pm
and Supper 5.30pm in Village Hall 3 Oct Coffee morning—Axbridge Town Hall
3 Oct St Leonard's Quiz
Shipham Village Hall 7pm
20 Oct FOAC - Antiques with Toby Pinn
1 Nov Shipham Patronal Festival, Super K@CH & Gift Day
28 Nov Somerset Singers Autumn Concert:
St Cuthbert's, Wells 7.30pm
5 Dec Longwell Green Orchestra Christmas Concert Shipham Church
2016
6 Feb Axbridge Quiz 7.30pm
19 Mar Earth Hour Concert by Candlelight
9 Apr Axbridge Beetle Drive 6pm 7 May Axbridge Coffee Morning 9am
If there are any future events that are
not listed above and you would like to
see included please send them by email
to the Editor:
Further information is also available from:
www.stjohnthebaptistaxbridge.org.uk
www.shipham.org.uk
www.axbridge-tc.gov.uk
AXBRIDGE ROXY CINEMA
See below for June’s films at
The Roxy. For further
information please contact
Juliet Maclay on 01934
733221 or 07808 806573.
Films start at 8.30pm.
2/3 Jul The Imitation Game (12A)
7-9 Jul Edinburgh Festival Previews
10 Jul Leviathan (15)
16/17 Jul Arsenic and Old Lace (PG)
Further information is also available
from the website: www.axbridgeroxy.org.uk
AGE UK SOMERSET
What’s your reason, now you are retired, for getting more active in 2015?
Age UK Somerset run various activities
across the District and are pleased to
announce that we are now running an
EXTEND Movement to Music session in
Cheddar, with the help of Funding from Sedgemoor District Council’s Community
Fund.
Having met a couple from one of our
sessions, I asked them what the reasons for
attending were, ‘years of stiff and painful
joints and noticeable muscle strength
de t e r i o ra t i on an d l ow e r b a c k problems.’ Both have now reported that
they felt an improvement and a noticeable
difference, feeling that is was lovely that
they can attend together, making new
friends ‘now we’ve started we don’t want to
stop’. “We all know the importance of
maintaining and improving flexibility and
mobility. Our classes help increase range of
movements, help prevent thickening of
arteries and reduce the risk of injuries,
muscle pain and cramps. They will also help
maintain energy levels and vitality to enjoy life to the full.”
Sessions are held on a Friday afternoon
from 2-3pm at Church House, Cheddar and
cost just £3.50 and we look forward to
welcoming you. For further information
please contact Di Ramsay 0845 643 4702.
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PERSONAL BANKING RETURNS TO
PEASEDOWN
You may remember an article in the
August 2014 edition of Catch this about a credit union for Somerset. Here’s an
update:
For the first time in more than 25
years, personal banking-type facilities are
set to make a return to Peasedown St John.
It’s been a quarter-of-a-century since the
former branch of Natwest closed in Bath Road – and now thanks to the efforts of one
local church things are about to change.
Somerset Savings and Loans, who
provide credit
union services to
people l iv ing a c r o s s t h e
county, are to
open a new
b r a n c h i n
Peasedown St
John. The venture
h a s b e e n
coordinated and
arranged by St
John’s Church as
part of the
C h u r c h o f England’s wider
mission to tackle
payday l oan
companies and
h i g h - i n t e r e s t
lenders, and instead encourage more ethical banking.
Project coordinator, Andy Stockinger,
said: “We are pleased to be working with
Somerset Savings and Loans to offer these
new credit union facilities for the residents
of Peasedown St John. Credit unions offer safe savings accounts (including Christmas
accounts and Junior accounts) and
affordable loans for everybody in the
community.
There are too many high-interest
lenders out there who, for too long, have
taken advantage of people who are in need
of financial help, which is unethical and
immoral. When people are in need of help,
they need local financial support that’s
ethical and fair – and tailor made to help
them, not hinder them. We’ll also be encouraging people to save as even small
amounts add up to create a personal safety
net for a rainy day.”
Somerset Savings and Loans is a
community owned, not-for-profit financial co
-operative offering a local alternative
to traditional banking and credit institutions. Leader of St John’s Church, Revd
Matthew Street added: “At our new
Peasedown St John branch people will be
able to deposit funds, which others on low
incomes can then borrow. We’ll have a
special Peasedown Bond that will be used to help people who have a low disposable
income or who temporarily have no income
due to a new
benefits claim
being processed to
a c c e s s l oan s between £50 and
£300 up to a
period of six
months.”
Jackie Simpson,
General Manager
o f S o m e r s e t Savings and Loans
said: “We are
delighted to be
working with St
John’s Church.
We’d encourage people from all
walks of life to
become members
of the credit
union, which is owned and run by its
members. It’s an opportunity to make a real
difference in the community.” The new Peasedown St John branch of
the credit union will be open every
Wednesday, 1pm – 3pm at St John’s
Church, Church Road (BA2 8AA).
Residents can find out more details by
calling 01275 390650, or emailing: [email protected]
The new branch was officially opened
by the Chairman of the Parish Council, Cllr
Andrew Fraser, on Wednesday 13 May.
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Cllr Andrew Fraser (Chairman, Peasedown St John Parish Council), Andy Stock-
inger (Project Manager), Gill Hull (President, Somerset Savings and Loans),
Revd Andy Piggott (Archdeacon of Bath, Diocese of Bath and Wells)
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AXBRIDGE GUIDES
Bev Davies writes: In May, we
enjoyed the good weather and so went on a
lovely walk up through King’s Wood,
Winscombe and along the ridge. The
following week, we had an evening of ‘Quizzlers’ in the Town Hall (team quiz/
challenge) and we finished the half term with
rounders down at Uphill Beach.
In May, Girlguiding organised an
‘Emergency Day’ held at Huish Woods near
Taunton and all Units nominated one girl and
one reserve Guide to attend. Axbridge were lucky enough to have both their girls take
part in this day where emergencies were
sprung upon the team and they had to cope
with whatever was thrown upon them! We
congratulate Ruth Day and Sophie Warren
for representing Axbridge so well. Also in May, Bev and Vicky went to see
some of the girls in the Junior Act production
of ‘The Tale of Troubadour’. We were like
two very proud Mummies watching their
brood do extremely well in the play; how did
everyone remember their lines? The week after the play, I asked Wendy Mace to come
in and present the ‘Performing Arts’ badge to
the girls who participated, so well done to
Gabriela Page, Maddie Weir, Ruth Day, Ellie
Raeburn, Phoebe Jameson, Esme Bagwell,
Nina Tyrrell, Bella Jarman and Ciara
Ambrosius for their involvement in this community play; you were all amazing!
After the half term we have only had
two meetings so far; planning for hill cooking
last Thursday when we were blessed with
fine weather for our cooking on the hill. The
smell of bacon and sausages were wafting over Axbridge last week and they smelt
wonderful from where we were! Lots of
s’mores and melted chocolate were also
going on and we had a really great evening.
We have also just had a really busy
weekend: half the Axbridge Unit were involved in the sailing opportunity held at
the Reservoir on 13 June. The girls enjoyed
sailing, going out on the powerboat and
paddle-boarding. We had a wonderful time
so thanks as always to the Corinthians and
also Traci Bullock, Division Commissioner,
for organising this event. On 14 June, half the Unit joined
Cheddar Guides and spent a great day out at
Crealy Adventure Park near Exeter. Vicky
Izzard, Assistant Leader at Axbridge,
organised the trip as part of her Leadership
Qualification and it really was an amazing
day. The girls were terrific and everyone
had a really great time. It was a long day
and I expect many parents didn’t see much of their girls that evening as they must have
been shattered after running between rides
and challenges all day. Thanks to all who
made me incredibly wet on the log flume (18
times is now my record!) and many thanks
to Vicky for organising such a great day. Although there are only four weeks to
go before the end of term, the Guides still
have their Awards Night and a fish ‘n’ chip
walk round the reservoir to look forward to.
We will also be continuing our work on the
Memorial Garden, cleaning the bus shelters, and assisting with Axbridge Church Féte. On
Saturday 11 July, most Axbridge Guides
are also coming to the Girlguiding Region
event being held in Exeter. I think we will all
be looking forward to a rest at the end of
term although not for long with eight of the
Axbridge girls accompanying Bev on a trip to Switzerland at the end of July.
Thanks to all the Axbridge Guides and
their parents support over the past months;
we are having a fabulous term with the girls!
THE BENEFICE OFFICE
The Church Steps, The Square, Axbridge BS26 2AP
Email: [email protected]
Rectory telephone: 01934 732261
The office, in the Church Rooms, is open on Friday mornings from 9.30am to 12.30pm
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AXBRIDGE ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND
LOCAL HISTORY SOCIETY
On June 6, members of the Society
enjoyed a fascinating walk led by Susan
Shaw along the course of the River Yeo in
Cheddar, looking at the sites of the mills
that once lined the river. Susan’s meticulous and detailed research
demonstrated how the river provided an
abundant, fast flowing source of water that
once powered a range of industries and
sustained the communities that grew up
around them. In modern times, the volume
and power of the water have greatly decreased due to abstraction in the Gorge
by Bristol Water.
The group
v i s i t e d
l o c a t i o n s
t h a t i l l u s t ra ted
the diversity
of milling
activities in
C h e d d a r
f r o m m e d i e v a l
times onwards, although some of the sites
may well have been used in earlier periods.
Susan pointed out the ways in which the
river had been diverted to create leats and
tail races. Through the kindness of a
number of householders, the group was able to view a number of features not accessible
to the general public, including the rare
survival of a water wheel.
A further intriguing aspect of the story
of Cheddar was the development in the early
19th century of an extensive pleasure garden with exotic trees, a boating lake, a
formal carriage entrance, gatehouse and
drive. Although most of these features have
disappeared, fragments of this landscape
can still be seen.
Old maps and photographs illustrate how heavily industrialised Cheddar once was
and Susan’s walk provided some telling
insights into the technology that formerly
underpinned the economy of the village.
More than one member of the group
commented that, before the walk, they had
thought that they knew Cheddar. However, viewing the village through Susan’s research
had opened their eyes to new aspects of the
story of Cheddar.
AXBRIDGE FIRST SCHOOL
Our Memory Garden
at Axbridge Church of
England First School
Academy.
T h e c h i l d r e n
at Axbridge Church of England First School
Academy were involved in a special event as
part of their act of Collective Worship.
Each child had been asked to decorate
a pebble for the memory garden. The garden remembers and celebrates the lives
of previous pupils who have attended
our school that have sadly left our world
early.
Mrs Richardson, the Head Teacher, led
a moment of stillness whilst the children laid their pebble in the garden and pupils took
time to reflect and pray for our world and
the Axbridge school family. The children
were respectful and calm during this
gathering demonstrating their compassion
and reverence.
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The Upper Shirt Factory started as a paper mill
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WEDMORE OPERA & ARTS
Wedmore Opera’s ground-breaking
production of Bizet’s opera Carmen will be
set in the late 1920s and is inspired by the
iconic poetry of Federico García Lorca.
The opera will be at the hub of a
spectacular Wedmore Arts Festival which runs from 3 – 11 July this summer.
Carmen is on 8, 10 and 11 July, Clare
Teal sings with Edward Leaker’s Swing Band
on 3 July, and Marcus Brigstocke’s comedy
evening is on 9 July. These will take place
in a new big-top style state-of-the-art theatre tent. Other venues in the village
during the week will include Shenagh
Govan’s one woman show War Crimes for
the Home, Anna Newman’s Marimba Concert
and a teatime concert with internationally
renowned duo Marie Vassiliou, soprano, and Nico de Villiers, piano. Other exciting
events are still being planned. Public
booking for the Festival is now available and
full details are on the website
www.wedmoreopera.com or you can call
01934 713271.
A FLOWER TO REMEMBER
A new fundraising initiative
for the Forever Friends
Appeal, the charity of the
Royal United Hospital in Bath,
has been launched: 'A Flower
to Remember'. Throughout the summer
people from across the
catchment area of the RUH
can make a donation of their
choice and have the name of
a family member or friend acknowledged on a pretty crafted flower. The flowers will be
part of a display at the RUH from 7-21
September and there will be a 'Time of
Reflection' event on September 26th for
everyone who has dedicated a flower in
memory of a loved one, to celebrate their life. After this event people will be able to
take their flowers home with them.
To purchase a special ‘Flower to
Remember’ p lease v is i t ht tp://
www.foreverfriendsappeal.co.uk/a-flower-to
-remember, contact the Forever Friends
Appeal on 01225 825691 or email [email protected]
AXBRIDGE ACTIVE LIVING
Axbridge Active Living is
now in its Summer
programme.
If you are over 50 and
fancy meeting up with
friends, and making new ones whilst enjoying the
entertainment, please come
along for afternoon tea and cake on
alternate Wednesdays from 2-4pm in
Axbridge Town Hall (small cost of
£2.50) and enjoy the activities on offer. Our programme for July is as follows:
8 July The Secret Garden—Flower
Shop
22 July Quiz followed by Strawberry
Cream Tea
There are no meetings during August
but watch this space for future speakers.
It will be lovely to see you there!
Please contact Vicky Brice on 07884 264033
if you want to find out more.
Catch this — July 2015
A man is talking to God.
"God, how long is a million years?"
God answers, "To me, it's about a
minute." "God, how much is a
million dollars?" "To me, it's a
penny." "God, may I have a penny?" "Wait a minute."
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The Directory for Axbridge, Rowberrow and Shipham
Axb. ACTIVE LIVING Vicky Brice 07884264033 Axb. ARCHEOLOGY & LOCAL HISTORY SOCIETY Robin Goodfellow 732874
Axb. BELLRINGERS Roy Shallish 732137
Axb. BROWNIES Liz Foster 732935 Axb. CAVING GROUP Alan Gray 01761 52288
Axb. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Pat Filer 733078
Axb. COMMUNITY ALLOTMENT Dave Maclay 733221 Axb. COMMUNITY THEATRE (drama group) John Bailey 733547
Axb. CRICKET CLUB Phil Saunders 732354
Axb. CYCLING CLUB Jennifer Trotman 733306
Axb. FAMILY GROUP (young family support) Anne Beech 732109 Axb. FIRST SCHOOL ACADEMY (C. of E.) Secretary 732391
Axb. FRIENDS OF AXBRIDGE CHURCH Penny Cooke 733304
Axb. FRIENDS OF AXBRIDGE MUSEUM Kate Browne 733208 Axb. GUIDES Bev Davies 732168
Axb. INDEPENDENT WOMEN Patricia Clarke 733658
Axb. METHODIST CHURCH Rev. Carole Chaplin 852897 Axb. MUSEUM TRUST Kate Browne 733208
Axb. PAGEANT ASSOCIATION John Kendall 732103
Axb. ROXY CINEMA Juliet Maclay 733221 Axb. ROYAL BRITISH LEGION Brian Winder 01278 785696
Axb. SAXONS JUNIORS (football) Pete Thomson 733218
Axb. SAXONS VETERANS (football) Stuart Butlin 734626
Axb. SEA CADETS Baz Hamblin 733939 Axb. SINGERS (mixed choir) Stella Moore 732282
Axb. SPORTS AND SOCIAL (fundraising) Pauline Ham 732062
Axb. SURGERY Reception 732464 Axb. SUSTAINABLE AXBRIDGE NETWORK David Parkin 733762
Axb. TOWN COUNCIL Town Clerk 07884 264033
Axb. TOWN HALL (booking) Sarah Emery 07748 561114 Axb. VOICES PROJECT (recording oral history) Maggie Tur 732855
Axb. YOUNG ACT (junior drama group) Wendy Mace 734603
Benefice CHOIR Martin Latham 733010
Benefice MOTHERS’ UNION Janet Angle 733695
Rwb. BELLRINGERS Adrian Adams 820058 Rwb. FRIENDS OF ROWBERROW CHURCH Maggi Fiske 842321
Shp. ACTIVE LIVING Gloria Tyson 842360
Shp. AFC (football) Steve Dodd 843660
Shp. AFC VETERANS (football) Ian Shaw 842114 Shp. ART GROUP John Moorhouse 842272
Shp. BABY & TODDLERS Becca Wilson 853646
Shp. BADMINTON Ann Bracegirdle 843233
Shp. BELLRINGERS Lynne Binnie 744480 Shp. BROWNIES Sally Hansford 842879
Shp. CALLIGRAPHY Sue Waterhouse 01278 722793
Shp. COMMUNITY CAR SCHEME Don Hurrell 842717 Shp. COMMUNITY CINEMA Norma Scanlon 842845
Shp. CUBS Dave Peake (Akela) 844612
Shp. FIRST SCHOOL Secretary 843485 Shp. FRIENDSHIP CIRCLE Avril Long 733053
Shp. GARDENING CLUB Jenny Humberstone 843149
Shp. GUIDES Jenny Hill 742480 Shp. K@CH (church for children) Christine Prince 844909
Shp. KEEP FIT Lorraine Beer 842764
Shp. LENNY’S COFFEE SHOP Jill Lewis 782845
Shp. PARISH COUNCIL (clerk) Samantha Peake 844612 Shp. PLAYERS (drama group) Daniel Jeffery 744882
Shp. PRE-SCHOOL Administrator 844511
Shp. SAVE THE CHILDREN LUNCHES Jan Agate 842607 Shp. SCOUTS Paul Bradshaw 844954
Shp. Shipham, Rowberrow & Star History Society Jill Smith 842291
Shp. VILLAGE HALL (booking) Kate Meadows 01173 182357 Shp. WOMEN’S INSTITUTE Sandra Newton 843464
Shp. YOUTH CLUB Paula Barrow 843577
Local Food Bank (Cheddar Valley) Matt Dumelow 07992 309369
Local RNLI Ann Hart 852258
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SERVICES IN JULY
Sunday 5 July: Fifth Sunday after Trinity
8.00am SHIPHAM (Holy Communion)
10.00am AXBRIDGE (Parish Communion)
10.00am SHIPHAM (K@CH)
6.30pm ROWBERROW (Evensong)
Sunday 12 July: Sixth Sunday after Trinity
8.00am AXBRIDGE (Holy Communion)
10.00am SHIPHAM (Parish Communion
+ Giving for Life Dedication)
10.30am ROWBERROW (Matins)
6.30pm AXBRIDGE (Celtic Style Communion)
Sunday 19 July: Seventh Sunday after Trinity
8.00am ROWBERROW (Holy Communion)
10.00am SHIPHAM (Together in Worship
with Changing Tunes)
10.00am AXBRIDGE (Parish Communion)
Sunday 26 July: Eighth Sunday after Trinity
10.00am AXBRIDGE (Parish Communion + Baptism)
10.00am SHIPHAM (Parish Communion + Healing)
6.30pm ROWBERROW (Evensong)
Sunday 2 August: Ninth Sunday after Trinity
8.00am SHIPHAM (Holy Communion)
10.00am AXBRIDGE (Parish Communion)
10.00am SHIPHAM (Parish Communion + Baptism)
6.30pm ROWBERROW (Evensong)
Wednesday Morning Communions in July
10.30am 1 July Rowberrow
10.00am 18 July Shipham
10.00am 15 July Axbridge
11.00am 22 July Axbridge Court
10.00am 29 July Axbridge
Late Night Prayers of Compline
9.00pm 18 July Axbridge