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november is when clubs and organisations really get going with their winter programmes. See the Diary (page 5) for details of all meetings and events. If you love flowers and would like to know more about making beautiful arrangements, go along to the Flower Club meeting and see how they do it (page 29). Wildlife enthusiasts will enjoy the meetings of the Somerset Wildlife Trust in Caryford Hall. You can now go to Bruton Library (page 17) and listen to recordings by the Bruton Archive team of interviews with long-term residents, including the late Brian Shingler. The Camelot branch of the University of the 3rd Age (U3A) has regular talks on fascinating subjects, too, as does the Somerset branch of the Decorative and Fine Arts Society, which this month presents a talk on the Ballets Russes. There is a great choice of activities and interests in and around Bruton, not least the exhibitions at Durslade Farm. I was lucky enough recently to be among a group shown round by an extremely articulate and informative guide, who explained the artists’ intentions and what motivated them. Several people in the group said afterwards, ‘Ah – now I get it!’ As often with modern art or music, the impetus behind them is not always obvious, but with guidance the viewer (or listener) is enabled to get much more out of them than a quick, dismissive first impression might indicate. After all, such giants as Monet and Beethoven had to overcome this attitude in their day. Remembrance Sunday is on 9 November, of particular significance in this centenary year of the outbreak of World War I. Do keep pets indoors on and around 5 November, in as quiet a room as possible. And if you are having a bonfire party, please be considerate towards elderly neighbours, who might not appreciate loud bangs at midnight. Elisabeth Balfour a www.thedovemagazine.blogspot.com

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contents Who, What and Where 2 Presbytery Ponderings 3 Diary of Events 5 Q&A: The Housing Project Designer 11 Community News 17 Church Services 36 Parish News 39 Town Council News 48 In the Vegetable Garden 51 Schools Desk 53 Useful Information 63 Where to Eat and Drink 67 Crossword 68 contact us 68 Cover photo: Carol Von Canon page 1

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who, what and where (all codes 01749 unless otherwise stated)

Priest in Charge (day off: Friday) Senior Associate Priest Benefice Treasurer Church Office

Brewham Bruton Pitcombe Redlynch Shepton Montague Wyke Champflower

Roman Catholic Methodist Quaker

Father Justin Bailey, The Rectory, Plox, Bruton ba10 0ef, 812 616; [email protected] Prebendary Mark Ellis, The Parsonage, Gold Hill, Batcombe, Shepton Mallet ba4 6hf, 850 074; [email protected] John Knight, 813 635; [email protected] Eve Anderton, Rectory Annexe, Plox, Bruton ba10 0ef (through back gate), 10 am–12.30 pm Monday –Wednesday, 813 080; [email protected] (for sensitive matters see Fr Justin, above) churchwardens of the benefice John Mott, 850 336 Mrs Denise Hastings, 812 525; [email protected] Harry Mills, 812 114; [email protected] Charles Brook, 01963 351 492; [email protected] (Vacant) Jeremy Collyer, 812 363; [email protected] Mrs Andrea Ketley, 01963 350 159 Mrs R. Winkley, 813 203 and in other christian traditions . . . Father Louis Beasley-Suffolk, The Presbytery, South Street, Wincanton ba9 9dh, 01963 34408; [email protected] Rev. Ken Chalmers, 2 Parsonage Crescent, Ansford ba7 7lt, 01963 351 598; [email protected] Religious Society of Friends (Quakers), Wincanton Meeting, High Street, Wincanton; Clerk Andy Hall, 01963 353 452 church websites stmarysbruton.org.uk pitcombepc.org.uk sheptonmontague.org.uk bruton town council See also page 66 Clerk: Kathy McCarthy ([email protected]; 813 014)

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presbytery ponderings

One aspect of seminary training for a priest was a course on moving furniture, particularly chairs. The training proved well worthwhile, but of course, as in many cases the Church has failed to keep up with modern times. What they didn’t allow time for was a course on church car parks! I know it is part of our belief that God loves all people, but sometimes it is very difficult to consider all people as generous, loving, courteous, respectful as we think. I have the misfortune to be gatekeeper (one of the smaller ministries in the Church!) to a church car park. This ministry includes the removal of objects left by those using the facilities. Despite a large sign at the entrance proclaiming that the car park is for church use only, it would appear that many of these church users visit the church when it is locked, at night. And I suspect because they are irked, they pop along to the local Chinese or Indian restaurant or kebab house, then return to the car park and pray while they are eating. They display their displeasure at the inconvenience of the church not being open 24/7 by leaving their detritus on the floor of the car park. Then, of course, there are those who walk home at night with bottles – both glass and plastic – and cans. They are very careless with their plastic bottles as they throw them everywhere, but with glass bottles, they tend to place them on the wall. The most artistic of all are the can users, who do not throw them on the floor, but ram them on to the spikes of the iron railings. All I can say is, the church car park has become a centre for recycling. On occasions when cars have been left for more than 24 hours, I have placed a polite message on the windscreen asking them to find alternative parking arrangements. Sometimes the responses are startling; some of the statements are physically impossible and messages on the answerphone are quite illuminating – such as ‘why don’t you clamp me, mate?’ I take that to have its roots in naval terminology such as ‘avast ye there’ or ‘stack me vitals!’ Some of these oaths I have not seen written in scripture but I’m sure some of them may appear in the 24 volumes of the Oxford Dictionary, or Thesaurus for that matter. For those who have been ill in the car park, or on the church steps, none of them have sought spiritual solace but I am always prepared to throw a bucket of Holy Water out of the window. I should also add that the public lavatories are not open during the night and I suppose, to be pragmatic, needs must, where needs arise. One thing that really gets me is neatly folded used nappies and full poop-scooped dog bags. If Somerset County Council introduce parking charges, we’re getting a gate! Father Louis Beasley-Suffolk From the Registers is on page 37 page 3

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General enquiries +44 174 981 4060 Durslade Farm, Dropping Lane, Bruton, BA10 0NL page Somerset 4 www.hauserwirthsomerset.com

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november diary of events See also Church Services pages 36/37 Coffee mornings are held on Saturdays, 10am–12 noon, at Bruton Community Hall, on behalf of the following organisations: 1 Breast Cancer Care 8 Royal British Legion 15 Conservative Association 22 Bruton Girl Guides 29 Bruton Choral Society Saturday 1 • Sophie and Bill Yates, harpsichordist and lutenist. 7pm, Batcombe Church, tickets £12.50 from [email protected] or 07786 987 888. Refreshments. • Family Saturday at Hauser & Wirth Somerset, Durslade Farm: national ‘Big Draw’ scheme, It’s Our World. www.hauserwirthsomerset.com/events or 814 060. • Free tour of Oudolf Field, Durslade Farm, with head gardener Mark Dumbleton. www.hauserwirthsomerset.com/events. Monday 3 • B&D Flower Club: How to make a topiary tree. 7.30pm, Bruton Community Hall. Judy Hayter 07788 311 191. • WITS meeting, 8pm: talk by local author Kylie Fitzpatrick, hosted by Fiona Norman, 812 342. • Pilates class, Bruton Club, 6.15–7.15pm (and every Monday). Mo 07815 748 518 or [email protected]. • Hatha yoga class, Batcombe Jubilee Hall, 6.45–8pm (and every Monday). All levels; pregnancy accommodated. £6.50 per class termly, or £9 drop-in. Tuesday 4 • Somerset Wildlife Trust talk: ‘The Perils and Pleasures of Nature Photography’. Caryford Hall, Castle Cary/Ansford. Tea and coffee from 7.30pm, talk at 8pm. £2.50, children free. • Stretch ’n’ Flex, Hadspen Village Hall, 5–6 pm (and every Tuesday). Sue 07801 279 074. • Swimming lessons at Sexey’s School pool, Cole Road, Tues, Wed, Thurs, 3.30–6pm, Sat 8–11am in term-time. 18 mths–adult. Jessica Shipp, 07809 721 452, [email protected]. Wednesday 5 • Sunny Hill Nursery Parent & Toddler Group, Sunny Hill Prep School. Free, all welcome, 10.30–12 noon (and every Wednesday in term-time). • Pilates class, Charlton Musgrove Village Hall, 6.30–7.30pm & 7.30–8.30pm (and every Wednesday). Mo 07815 748 518 or [email protected]. • Zumba Gold (low impact) class, Bruton Community Hall, 3–4pm (and every Wed). page 5

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Wednesday 5 • Hadspen Short Mat Bowls Club, Hadspen Village Hall, 7.15–9.15 pm (and every Wednesday). Carole Wyatt 01963 350 222. • Dog Training, Bruton Community Hall, 7–9pm (and every Wednesday). • Pizzarova, 5–8.30pm, sourdough pizzas from woodfired oven, Landrover parked next to Budgens at West End (and every Wednesday). Thursday 6 • Workshop at Hauser & Wirth, Durslade Farm, 10am–5pm: Autumn Roots. www.hauserwirthsomerset.com/events or 814 060. • 1st Bruton Rainbows Girls aged 5–7, 4.30–5.30pm (and every Thursday in termtime). Unionist Club, Quaperlake St, Bruton. Tammy Coles 07873 437 730. • Dominic Streatfeild: ‘Terrorist or freedom fighter? What’s the difference?’ Bruton School for Girls lecture, 7pm, Hobhouse Studio Theatre. Book on [email protected] or 814 400 – numbers limited. Friday 7 • Pregnancy Yoga class, 10–11.15am, the Old School, Batcombe (and every Friday). £8.50. [email protected]. • Bruton Active Living lunch, 12–4pm, Bruton Community Hall. Saturday 8 • Moorwood Art show, open house daily 10am–4pm until Friday 14 November. Moorwood, on main road just beyond Redlynch crossroads. Sunday 9 • Remembrance Sunday parade through Bruton and Service of Remembrance in St Mary’s. Parade begins at 10.30, service at 11am. Monday 10 • Bruton School for Girls Remember World War I week begins. Call 814 400 to see the exhibitions. Tuesday 11 • Take Art presents Tom Wainwright in Buttercup, 7.45pm at Sexey’s School. Tickets £6, concessions £4, from 813 694. • B&D Women’s Institute, talk by Nicholas Clark on ‘Spring in Texas’. 7.30pm, Bruton Community Hall. • Bruton Sewing Bee, 7–9pm, Sun Inn. Wednesday 12 • Musical evening: Jac & Co., French touring duo, at Truffles. Booking limited, à la carte dinner: 812 180. Thursday 13 • Blackmore Vale Business Networking Group breakfast meeting at Redfearns, Wincanton, 7.15–8.30am. Judy Hayter 07788 311 191 (every fortnight). Friday 14 • Hauser & Wirth, Durslade Farm: workshop, 10am–5pm, iPad Art. www. hauserwirthsomerset.com/events or 814 060. • Bruton Active Living, 2–4pm, Bruton Community Hall. • Batcombe Film Society presents Kauwboy (dir. Boudewijn Koole; 2012/81 mins/15; Dutch with subtitles), 7.15 for 7.45pm. See page 17 for more information. Sunday 16 • Bruton Choral Society joint concert with King’s School choir at 5pm, King’s. Magnificat by John Rutter. Free, open to all. page 7

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Tuesday 18 • Mid-Somerset DFAS illustrated lecture: Ballets Russes – Chagall, Picasso & Matisse by Theodora Clarke. Caryford Hall, Castle Cary/Ansford, 11am, free parking; £6. Information 01963 350 527. Wednesday 19 • Informal coffee morning for unpaid carers living in Bruton, 10.30am–12 noon, Bruton Community Hall. Supported by Compass Carers, 01823 282 823. Thursday 20 • Poppy Travel Christmas shopping excursion to Oxford. Lynne 812 916. • Dr Heidi Doughty: ‘Blood transfusion and the military’. Bruton School for Girls lecture, 7pm, Hobhouse Studio Theatre. Book on reception@brutonschool. co.uk or 814 400 – numbers limited. Friday 21 • Hauser & Wirth, Durslade Farm: workshop, 10am–5pm, Printing without a Press. www.hauserwirthsomerset.com/events or 814 060. Saturday 22 • Hauser & Wirth, Durslade Farm: Art Club, 6.30pm, Art in the Landscape, panel discussion followed by dinner. Monday 24 • B&D Horticultural Society, talk on No-Dig Gardening by Charles Dowding. 7.30pm, Bruton Community Hall. Wednesday 26 • Charity Concert, ‘A Night at the West End’. Bruton School for Girls Main Hall, 7pm. Thursday 27 • Blackmore Vale Business Networking Group breakfast meeting at Redfearns, Wincanton, 7.15–8.30am. Judy Hayter 07788 311 191 (every fortnight). • Alicja Turner: ‘Mowgli Foundation’. Bruton School for Girls lecture, 7pm, Hobhouse Studio Theatre. Book on [email protected] or 814 400 – numbers limited. Friday 28 • Camelot U3A meeting, 2.30pm, Caryford Hall, Castle Cary/Ansford: talk by Brian Lush on wartime in Castle Cary. Saturday 29 • New exhibition opens at Hauser & Wirth Somerset: Pipilotti Rist. www. hauserwirthsomerset.com/events. Sunday 30 • Concert at Sexey’s Hospital Chapel, with Mandeville – Anne Scolding-Perrett (clarinet) and Clare Sydenham (piano) –‘Under an English Heaven’. Tickets from 813 976 or [email protected]. • Christmas Fayre at King’s Bruton, 2–5pm. £2.50 (18 & under free), proceeds to charity.

david hick David, a familiar figure in Bruton with his two little dogs, was killed by a hit-andrun driver on 14 October. Anyone with information about the vehicle should call the police on 101. It is hoped to have an appreciation of David in the next issue.

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q & a: the housing project designer matthew keegan talks to mark merer As the razzmatazz and brouhaha surrounding the opening of Hauser & Wirth’s gallery at Durslade Farm settles into a more steady rhythm, Bruton is on the cusp of another major development that is sure to strike a chord, harmonious one hopes, with the local population. Mark Merer – a former Bruton resident – is the mastermind behind the proposed plan for around 60 new homes on land north of Marksdanes, opposite the cemetery and Cuckoo Hill. As he explains below, his vision for housing is quite different from what many towns across the country have become used to – a bland mix of formulaic boxes and limited gardens squeezed on to a parcel of land, often creating islands of habitation without an obvious social or physical bridge to the established settlement.

mk Your background is as a land artist. I suppose the question that pops up is how does art translate into building houses? mm I think it should be a fundamental part of any new development. A lot of my previous work has been focused on land, environmental and public art and this has usually involved working for developers, as they use those creative elements as tools to help secure planning. On occasions, I thought: why on earth are we creating art for these types of schemes and why had so little thought gone into what the entire project looked like? The majority of our new housing has all the appearance of being pulled out of a drawer and without consideration for design. In the 1970s around 30 per cent of housing schemes used architects; today that figure has plummeted to about three to four per cent. What has been a real eye-opener for me is the process that all developers follow – it really is just box-ticking and working the financial numbers. mk Plans are, it’s hoped, being submitted before Christmas and you must be relieved to see some concrete action after a long time working on the project. mm Yes, it has taken three years to get to this stage, but discussions about how the town could take control of new housing began in 2009 when I was involved in informal chats with the Bruton Trust, Bruton The Way Forward and other residents. This had come about after I and my wife (sculptor Lucy Glendinning) had restored and converted Provender Mill in Higher Backway from a disused industrial building into a contemporary living space and studios. What has been so good about the project so far has been the community involvement. The landowners, David and Katie Mills, and Charles Lomar, have been crucially important from the outset as it was their desire to ensure any new housing put up on their land would not be detrimental to Bruton; they wanted to see a real contribution to its future and not the standard ‘plc’ approach. mk Another example of your work in the town is the recently built 23 Quaperlake Street, which I hear has just won a William Stansell/Somerset Building Preservation page 11

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Trust award for a new build in a conservation area. Is this the look of the proposed project? mm Well, yes and no. Quaperlake Street was very site-specific in design and it is a one-off. However, many elements of the actual construction process translate into what will happen on the site. There will be about 60 houses and of these 35 per cent will be allocated for social housing; the houses themselves will range from two- to five-bedroom properties and each one will have a generous allocation of outside space and garden, as well as communal green spaces. The real game-changer is how we position them on the land. The design is to landscape the structures into the shape of the site, which is a valley. As well as using a palette of natural materials to soften the look of the houses, we will also be creating earthworks to help blend the buildings into the land and using trees to soften and screen the development. It is a course of action that has been enthusiastically embraced by Acorn, the company that will physically develop the project, and their planning partners Origin 3. I invited Acorn in, because they are one of the rare breed of developers with vision that could deliver such a project. To make sure we are navigating the design route properly, we have conducted a comprehensive visual survey of Bruton and collected and collated a pictorial overview of the town, listing pretty much everything – good and bad – from houses, stonework, paint colours, roofing materials to manhole covers. Hopefully, all this and more will go into a book the new residents can refer to, showing them all there is to know about the town and even show how their new homes were built. mk Now to the nuts and bolts of the scheme. By the way, have you got a name for it? mm We think it will be called Landhouse page 13

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I Y E N G A R YOG A Barbara Saunders offers mixed ability classes suitable for all ages and levels of fitness. Yoga encourages good posture, builds strength, improves flexibility, has a positive effect on all the main body functions and relaxes and energises.

batcombe, Jubilee Hall, Mondays 10–11.30 am bruton, King’s School, Mondays 7–8.30 pm evercreech, Thursdays 10–11.30 am 6–7.30 pm For more details please call 01749 831 283

Bruton. As to the nuts and bolts, once planning is (hopefully) granted we aim to start breaking ground next year. The construction process will be quite different from the established method. All the buildings will be factory-made and then assembled on site. The first step will be to put in the pads for the houses, landscaping and planting the new trees so that they can become established. Also, we are designing in a sustainable drainage system involving the use of swales, which help manage water run-off; a pond and the new planting will also contribute to tackling excess water. Each house will be tripleglazed and incorporate a heat recovery system. The new owners can then specify what sort of extra energy source they want. The buildings will be positioned to take maximum advantage of the sun and to give as much privacy as possible. All the homes, which are no more than two storeys high, are based on open-plan living on the ground floor, but should an owner wish for a separate space then that can be accommodated. There will be a mix of sedum plants and brown roofs, which again will add to the natural look of the site. mk There is so much more to include about this important plan for the town and we don’t have the space here. How can people find out more? mm By December we aim to have a full model on display at the Museum in the High Street as part of the Casespace exhibitions and again, hopefully, I, and members of the team, will be on hand to answer questions. One date we really want to fix up for this is the Late Night Christmas Shopping evening. As well, we are working on a website that should be ready very soon, where people can view the plans and leave comments. mk Thanks, Mark. a page 15

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community news batcombe film society

new service launched in bruton library

On Friday 14 November the film is Kauwboy (dir. Boudewijn Koole; 2012/81 mins/15; Dutch with subtitles). Jojo is a lively but lonely ten-year-old living in rural Holland with his sullen, volatile father; his mother, a country singer, is absent but the boy speaks with her on the phone. One day he finds an abandoned chick (Kauw is Dutch for ‘jackdaw’) and takes it home despite knowing that his father is against keeping pets. The bird becomes one of Jojo’s few friends but he finds it increasingly difficult to keep it a secret and distinguish between what’s truly real and what he wants to be real. Great performances all round (Rick Lens is superb as Jojo) and a soundtrack that supports the story very effectively in this very touching film. Mary LaTrobeBateman 850 442

From ammo in the ditches in the weeks leading up to D-Day, to swapping photos of your mum with the Americans in return for chocolate, from searchlights up the Wyke Road to the fire station on Lower Backway, Bruton Archive has lots of stories about World War II – as well as a wealth of other memories. Bruton Archive members have been busy recording oral history interviews with local residents. You can now listen to these recordings in Bruton Library with a dedicated listening system. There are some fascinating stories of life in the past century and the project is ongoing, so get down there and join in! Transcripts of the interviews are available at www. brutonarchive.org.uk, which also contains a lot more information about Bruton, its inhabitants and the surrounding area. For more information: [email protected]. Jenny Grigg

poppy travel There will be an excursion to Oxford on 20 November for Christmas shopping. For more information call Lynne 812 916. All welcome.

royal british legion, bruton branch November is the month of Remembrance and takes on added significance in this WWI Centenary Year. Our Poppy Appeal collectors will be out and about in early November, so please give as generously as you always do (2013 record: £5,053). Activities over the Remembrance Weekend will start with a fund-raising Coffee Morning in the Community Hall on Saturday 8 November, followed next day, Sunday 9th, with a parade and church service. The parade will form up at the West End at 10.30 and march through the town to the War Memorial for the Act of Remembrance at 11am. The memorial kneelers, designed and hand-made by Valerie Norton and Judy Gallannaugh (each requiring some 22,000 stitches), are truly works of art and will be dedicated during the church service. Continuing the remembrance theme, page 17

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camelot u3a We will be holding our last monthly meeting for 2014 on Friday 28 November at Caryford Hall, when our speaker will be Brian Lush, well known locally, who will be telling us about life in the Caryford area during the Second World War. He has, I understand, a huge amount of information about this time and many photographs to share with us, which inevitably will bring back memories for those whose families were living here as well as informing more recent residents of an eventful period in the town’s history. The meeting commences at 2.30pm. Jane Rentall

blue ball now open for b&b The Blue Ball Hotel is now open again – for bed & breakfast. Ben and Nicola King say they have plans to open a café/restaurant (not a pub) some time next year, probably around Easter, and will let us know more in due course. Call 812 837 for B&B reservations. EB

beginning on Monday 10 November Bruton School for Girls have their Remember World War I week. There will be many activities and exhibitions aimed at increasing awareness. The Field of Poppies installation by Lucy Lean and the pupils is outstanding and deeply moving. All are invited to visit Sunny Hill to view the exhibitions and experience the Field of Poppies: ring the school reception on 814 400 to make an appointment. Preparatory work has started on re-landscaping the War Memorial surroundings and renovating the town’s Memorial Garden. We need and seek help in both the landscaping design and the garden renovation to achieve the professional standards demanded. If you are able to help please contact me on 812 644. Philip Heavey

bruton update 2014 has seen the closure of Bruton The Way Forward and a new group, Bruton Community Partnership, set up. BCP will be headed by Gordon Fry and a lot of BTWF’s past work will be continued, especially those items raised in the last questionnaire. Many good things came from BTWF, including the Active Living group, work on improvements to pavements and other traffic measures. Work at Jubilee Park including the new car park is an example of co-operation between the group and Town, District and County Councils, including the services of a Regeneration Officer. The Heritage project was formed and is ongoing. I would like to thank my co-directors and all those that have helped BTWF. There is much to admire in the town but there is still more to do to improve the quality of life here. We can all play a part and already the new group looking at promoting a 20mph limit in and around town is working to raise awareness of the speeding problem. Traffic is a main cause of concern, especially HGVs, and I hope everyone realises that the town is an enclosed 7.5-ton restricted area. This means that only vehicles with a legitimate reason for access can enter and exit the weight zone. If anybody sees a vehicle which should not be in town they can report it through a book at the Community Office, on the 101 police page 19

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trains and buses at bruton Rail and bus timetables are available from the Community Office in Bruton, and so is the Wessex Wanderers’ programme of guided walks starting from stations along the line. We can post timetables if you send a stamped addressed envelope to FBRS, 6 Mill Lane, Bruton BA10 0AT. Much more information is on our website www.brutoncarytrains.co.uk. The Friends of Bruton Railway Station (Secretary: beniscot@ uwclub.net)

rachel’s hairdressers The salon is pleased to announce that it is continuing to trade, as Rachel’s, from October. It has been taken over by Carly Franklin, who owns other salons in the district, and Sam Martin becomes the new manager. Some staff have moved on, but some remain. Long-standing customers are delighted that it is still open! EB

number or directly to the PCSO if he is in town. Likewise, speeding vehicles can be reported. We can all work with the police, who are setting up the speed-watch group, and any offers of help would be appreciated – contact Tim Russell PCSO. We have to make pedestrian safety a priority, especially as darker nights are upon us, so reflective strips on school-bags are a good idea to enable drivers to see our children. Dr Jack Taylor was a doctor here for many years. He often worked beyond normal hours visiting people in their homes, and gave my grandmother many extra years of life treating her at home. Many other Brutonians can recount similar experiences of his outstanding work. Should there be a memorial to him in town? Annette Pitman

hauser & wirth somerset Since the opening of Oudolf Field in September we’ve been very busy with lots of visitors coming to see the garden. We were thrilled to welcome Monty Don and the team from BBC Gardeners’ World, who interviewed Piet Oudolf – the show was screened on 26 September. This month we are excited to open an exhibition of brand new works by Swiss artist Pipilotti Rist on 29 November. Many Bruton residents will remember Pipilotti, who was the first artist to take part in our artists’ residency programme, and spent a year living and working in Bruton in 2012. Pipilotti Rist is predominantly a video artist, and during her time here she shot a series of films, which partly comprise the new exhibition. For our next Family Saturday, on 1 November, we’re excited to be taking part in the national ‘Big Draw’ scheme. We’ll be running two sessions – one in the morning and one in the afternoon, both of which will follow this year’s theme: It’s Our World, a celebration of our environment – urban and rural landscapes. We will be mapping and documenting the rural landscape at Durslade Farm. 1 November is a busy day, as we are also offering a free tour of Oudolf Field with head gardener Mark Dumbleton. Mark will offer a unique insight into Oudolf’s creative working page 21

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did you know? In 1857 there was a temporary museum in the National Schoolroom (next to Plox House) to coincide with a meeting of the Somerset Archaeological and Natural History Society. Exhibits included a number of local fossils and portions of the tombs of the de Mohuns (early patrons of the Priory). There were various items from Bruton Abbey, probably from the time when it was the Berkeley Mansion, including a key, a door, part of a chest lock, a carved cupboard and, more unusual, a sceptre carried before Saxon kings. There were also two marble statues: a figure of Temperance and another of Fortitude. Where are they all now? Peter Randell

process and will talk through the planting and how the garden is maintained. We kick off our Somerset autumn workshops this month with a day exploring herbal essences with local herbalist Saskia Marjoram. We are also running workshops on iPad art, learning to use the same iPad app as David Hockney, as well as a day workshop exploring different methods of relief printing, learning how to produce a print without a press. Following the success of our first Art Club event in September, we’ve got another Art Club lined up later this month – a panel discussion exploring the process of commissioning art that responds and relates to its surrounding environment. A panel of leading artists, curators and commissioners including Claire Lilley, Director of Programme at Yorkshire Sculpture Park, Robert and Nicky Wilson, cofounders of Jupiter Artland, and artist Alec Finlay will discuss past and future projects. Art Club events are followed by dinner in the Roth Bar & Grill. As always, details of all of our events can be found online at www.hauserwirthsomerset.com/events. We look forward to seeing you at Hauser & Wirth Somerset. Alice Workman, Director

bruton chamber of commerce The main focus during the next two months is the Christmas shopping evening on Wednesday 10 December, starting at 6pm, with the High Street closed for three hours. We are hoping that as many businesses and homes as possible will have the little Christmas trees on the walls outside, and if extra brackets are needed please get in touch soon. We are also going to make a plea for all the lights to be turned on for the first time on 10 December in the evening, and a note will go through everyone’s door to that effect. The trees are subsidised, this time by a generous grant from the Town Council and the fundraising at the Packhorse Fair in memory of Rachel Carpenter, who was so involved in the shopping evening every year. page 23

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There will be stalls, entertainments, including carol singing, and of course Father Christmas’s grotto for the children. As always we hope there will be something new to draw in the crowds. Mystery surrounds the 20-mph green and yellow notices that were erected around the town one Saturday night at the end of September, and caused great amusement as residents tried in vain to discover the artist. Tricia Rawlingson Plant

last tango in quaperlake This short one-act play ran for three evenings in the Hobhouse Theatre at Bruton School for Girls, directed by Peter Forrester and put on by the Bruton Players to make money for Breakthrough Breast Cancer. Starting with drinks and a meal, cooked and delivered by the Sun Inn, the audience was soon in the right mood for enjoying a silly farce. The script, with plenty of local references, is based on a struggling Amateur Dramatic Society trying to draw in the public. What will do this? Sex, of course! So the cast of four set out to woo the punters with the promise of sex. The actors were convincing as Bernard (Martyn Trevellyan) who doesn’t want to act, Margaret (Juliet Bowell) who feels she’s far too superior to act with a script like this, Joyce (Stella Zingas) who really wants to sing in a musical, and finally Gordon (Roger White) who is trying to keep them all together and the show on the road. He believes that the rumour of sex should bring the audience in, and afterwards they will then be too embarrassed to say that’s why they went even if nothing sexy happens. That doesn’t prove to be quite enough and Margaret has to reveal more than she intended to stop a lynching. Juliet’s expression, that of a blushing bride the morning after, when, as Margaret, she was later congratulated on her quick-thinking action, was a wonder to behold. The whole thing was great fun. It’s a pity more people didn’t come down to the far end of town to see it. Jocelyn Crawford

bruton mini day-care centre The Centre celebrated its 30th anniversary this year. Started in September 1984 at the Sheltered Housing Complex in Eastfield, it moved to the old Red Cross Hall in the High Street, and in 2002 to Bruton Community Hall. Every Monday, volunteers continue to provide an enjoyable day out with a home-cooked lunch, afternoon tea, companionship, activities and occasional outings for our members, some of whom are housebound or living on their own. It seems an appropriate time to remember the many volunteers over the years who have given their time and skills to keep this much-appreciated service going: Elizabeth Winkley, Barabel Braund, Len Norton, Wendy Couzens, the Rev. John Evans (who sends his good wishes to all who remember him), and the late Paula Turnbull, Gwen Tipping, Marjorie Day, Margaret Phillips and Mary Mosenthal, to name but a few. We recall some of the wonderful old characters of the town – we have not only had the privilege page 25

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of serving them, but also the pleasure of sharing in their long and colourful pasts. After 22 years of being associated with the Centre, I have handed on the baton as organiser to Patricia Whittock and feel confident that it will be in safe hands. Pat has already proved a great asset since joining in November last year. Our thanks to Somerset County Council and the Town Council for their support. We are very grateful for the help we have received from local organisations and other benefactors, which enables us to further enhance the enjoyment of the members at the Centre. Maureen Windsor

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15th-century English poem ‘Of a Rose’, the prayers ‘Sancta Maria’, and the ‘Sanctus’. Admission is free and open to all. We are hoping for generous support when we have our Coffee Morning at the Community Hall on Saturday 29 November – from 10am. We will be presenting Carols by Candlelight at Bruton School for Girls on Thursday 18 December at 7.30pm. As amateur singers we are dedicated to giving public performances of choral works locally. Currently we have about 50 members, women and men, with a wide range of ages and musical abilities. While we take our music seriously, rehearsals are friendly, informal occasions. New members are always welcome, especially if they have experience of choral singing. Full details are on our website: www.brutonchoralsociety.org.uk or from the Secretary, Marian Kelham, 812 281. Dan Richards

bruton and district flower club We had a great demonstration in September entitled ‘Art to Wake the Soul’ by Anne Clark, with, among others, an arrangement based on Monet’s garden at Giverny and, my personal favourite, one in the style of a Tiffany lamp. Anne told us all about the artists and the lovely arrangements were raffled at the end of the evening. At our meeting on 3 November we are practising doing a topiary tree and also have a photograph competition for a seascape. I am looking forward to our Christmas open demo at Bruton School for Girls by Beverly Crockett on 16 December, so if you would like tickets for that or any other information about Bruton Flower Club do get in touch. New members with or without flower-arranging skills are always welcome, so come and visit. You can contact me on 07888 311 191. Judy Hayter

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lights. These lights should use low-energy bulbs and have dusk-to-dawn sensors so that they are on during the hours of darkness. Halogen lights (‘floodlights’) fitted with a passive infra-red (PIR) or movement sensor are now considered more appropriate as ‘courtesy lights’ than security lights. Use time switches (available from DIY shops or order one from us) to turn on lights, radios and other appliances when you’re out. The period around Hallowe’en can see a rise in antisocial behaviour. If you are suffering from behaviour that you consider to be anti-social, please call us on 101, or 999 if necessary. Lastly, if you are planning to celebrate the Fifth of November, ensure you follow the firework code. If you believe that anyone is using fireworks in an unsafe way or to cause a nuisance, please call the police.

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sexey’s hospital news Our Harvest Celebrations were marked by a wonderfully decorated Chapel, and visitors, of which there have been an increasing number, were impressed that, apart from a loaf and grapes, all the produce came from our own gardens. Our services were graced by an augmented choir under the direction of Barbara Jenkinson, and the music was beautiful. Our Founder’s Day was celebrated with the Bishop of Bristol as preacher, who also blessed the three coffin stools given in memory of Ron Day and donated by his daughter Pam. Sherry and nibbles were served afterwards when residents mixed with our Visitors and preacher. page 31

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Mrs Mabel Bunting from Hadspen moved into Flat 4 on 20 October. The flat is completely refurbished, with a new fitted kitchen, walk-in shower, period curtain rails, and the rooms restored to their original size and shape. Much attention has been given to making facilities accessible for senior citizens, with pull-out larders, pull-down cupboards, and modern seated showers. Mrs Jenifer Hyett, with family at Redlynch, will soon be moving into Flat 12, with a new kitchen, walk-in shower, repainted walls and new carpets. As with last year Remembrance Sunday will be marked with Morning Prayer at 9.15am and Holy Communion at 9.45, enabling us to be at the Parish War Memorial to lay a wreath on behalf of Sexey’s Hospital. Please do join us for our concert in Chapel on Sunday 30 November, to be given by Mandeville, the clarinet and piano duo of Anne Scolding-Perrett and Clare Sydenham, celebrating ‘Under an English Heaven’, to be followed by tea and cake in the Ante-Room. Tickets from Clare on 813 976 or [email protected]. We have a waiting list for 2015, and it is never too early to register an application. Please remember that our lovely mid-week 1662 Book of Common Prayer Holy Communion is a public service open to all, and that the Chapel is always open for private prayer. Its smallness and beauty make it an ideal place to sit and be still in our somewhat frenetic world. Canon Paul Jenkins, Master

museum news I am glad to say that the Museum now has a couple of new information panels about the history of Bruton. These are copies of some on display in the King’s School museum. They cover the abbey and the Berkeley family, who made it their country mansion and lived there for over two hundred years. These boards will help flesh out these two important strands to Bruton’s history.

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More history may emerge from last month’s fresh archaeological dig on the playing fields behind the church. Recently a visit to Wyke Farm’s new visitor centre beside its anaerobic digester gave us first-hand knowledge of its very green developments, rather than just reading about them. Last month, in the first of the Museum’s winter series of talks, Count Charles de Salis told us about the Wars of the Roses, which have been much in the news lately over the reburial of Richard III, the last Plantagenet king, killed in 1485 at the Battle of Bosworth Field. We hope that in time for the Late Night Shopping evening on 10 December we will have a display of the planned development on the Frome Road opposite Burrowfield Square and the Pastures, including the site where a new surgery may be sited. Douglas Learmond

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services in the bruton & district benefice

November 2014 2 November

9 November

All Saints

Remembrance Sunday

Brewham

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10.00

Remembrance

Bruton

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Remembrance

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6.00pm Patronal

10.50

Remembrance

Redlynch

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Wyke Champflower

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Harvest

Remembrance

Additional services St Mary the Virgin, Bruton

7.30pm Sunday 2 November, All Souls 4.30pm Saturday 8 November, Choral Evensong Please note the 11.00 service in Bruton on the first Sunday of the month is a sung liturgy with Bruton Church Choir

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9.30 Sunday Morning Prayer, 10.10 Holy Communion bcp (with limited seating; contact the Master on 813 369 if you wish to attend) Wednesday Holy Communion 10.00 bcp open to everyone

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9.45 Thursday, St Mary The Virgin, Bruton

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23 November

30 November

2nd Sunday before Advent

Christ the King

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parish news brewham, st john the baptist Harvest Festival is a great time of year for us at St John’s. We have just celebrated another Harvest and given thanks to God for his bounty. The church was beautifully decorated and the small boys were thrilled when they noticed the models of forager and tractor among the beautiful floral displays. We were treated to a thought-provoking drama, involving planet Earth attending a doctor’s appointment and discussing her general ill-health and its causes, mostly, it has to be said, down to human intervention! We thought about our rural community and its importance to both our landscape and way of life. We spent time appreciating the hard work done, in one way or another, by those who farm throughout the year. We then gathered together to enjoy a wonderful Harvest meal, accompanied by a delicious glass of local cider (thank you Joe!) or orange squash, which young and more mature all appeared to enjoy immensely. Thanks are due to so many, from the flower arrangers, our organist and churchwardens, to the cooks, the furniture movers, the ticket sellers, the organisers and, last but by no means least, to Father Justin and Sarah, who joined us for the delicious repast. There is a Remembrance Sunday service on 9 November at 10.15am. Our next Family Service will be on 23 November at the usual time of 10am. Helen Saxton

bruton, st mary’s September started with our Patronal Festival on Sunday 7th. Next came the St Mary’s birthday party on the 20th, bringing together all the different groups that use the church. The building was first filled with food and then, as the party got under way, with people as well! It was wonderful to see just how many people use the church each week and realise what a variety of events and activities take place there. Our thanks to all those who organised the party and made sure it went without a hitch. Our Harvest Festival was held on 21 September and proved to be very special. It focused on the children, and Sunny Hill and our junior choir led the readings with some memorable performances! Our guest speaker was Jessica Kimber-Holloway from Godminster Vintage, who delivered an inspiring talk about many different aspects of farm life. We heard how tightly knit the farming community is as Jess spoke about the catastrophic flooding in the Somerset levels and how farmers here are rallying round to try to help those who suffered devastation, with repercussions for years to come. In November we have our All Souls service at 7.30pm on Sunday 2nd. This is when we remember those we have lost. It is a very quiet and contemplative service, with music from our children’s choir. Then we have a candle-lit Choral Evensong on Saturday 8 November at 4.30pm. This will feature Stainer’s Service Setting in B flat and promises to be a wonderful occasion. Choral evensong is quite a short service with special musical settings. It is usually performed every page 39

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evening in the cathedrals, but is now relatively rare in parish churches and it will be a treat, not to be missed. At the end of the month we have our Advent service at 6pm on Sunday 30 November. Advent, contrary to popular belief, is not the start of Christmas. It is a time for reflection and expectation, a time to remember that there is light in the darkness and hope for the future. There will be music and readings, after which we will gather for some mulled wine and food. Everyone is welcome to what promises to be a very atmospheric service. Harry Mills

bruton methodist church September began with our Harvest Festival, when we were joined in the morning by Bruton School for Girls. It was good to see them back after their summer holiday and to welcome new girls who hadn’t visited us before. The service was led by Steve Derby from Cary and was a traditional thanksgiving with lots of favourite harvest hymns. We enjoyed sharing the choc-chip biscuits the girls brought as well! In the evening our minister Ken was with us and we were joined by friends from the town. We ended our celebrations by sharing a ploughman’s supper. The congregation took away the produce in return for a donation which, with our collections, amounted to £184, which we sent to ‘All we can’, the old Methodist Relief and Development Fund, for their harvest project. The following Sunday we had a ‘do it yourself’ service, otherwise known as a ‘Local Arrangement’. That week Coombe House from Sexey’s were with us and we were very grateful for their willingness to join in. The dramatists were brilliant! Now we look forward to Advent and Christmas with the usual carols and celebrations. Rumour has it that Mary Stroud will be organising her ‘Mince Pie’ afternoon. At the time of writing this I don’t know the date, but keep your eye on our noticeboard as it has been known to happen before the end of November. You don’t want to miss it! Services for November at 10.30am: 2nd – Rob page 41

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Haskins from Cary; 9th – we join the Remembrance service at St Mary’s; 16th – Rev. Ken Chalmers, to include Holy Communion; 23rd – Andrew Pugh from North Wootton; 30th – Geoff Chapman from West Camel. We would be pleased to welcome you at any of these services. Angela Pearce

shepton montague, st peter’s Like many English communities Shepton Montague celebrates Harvest and this year was no exception. The service was well attended by folk from many professions, including farming. We then moved seamlessly to the Harvest Supper in the Village Hall, and thirty sat down to a good feed thanks to the Collyers and others (little surprise as to the pudding: apple crumble, apple cake or apple pie). Vegetables were sold in aid of church funds, and we even got home in time for a certain television programme! Attendance of such events tends to be based on adherence to a community ethos rather than to strict religious observance, a situation not confined to this parish. Most people who attend are Christian in the general sense, and certainly readily sign up to the major festivals, but would not claim any particular devoutness or deep knowledge of the faith. So while it is tempting on the basis of surveys to think that Christianity is on its way out, seen more generally it tends to remain, underpinning our communities’ sense of what is wholesome and reassuring. Rather than Christianity moving towards the exit, is it not more the case that routine, compliant adherence to the established Christian sects is diminishing? And in that context how are we going to help young people to develop an appreciation of the Christian faith? Our churches are for the most part built and arranged expressly to seat people in such a way that they can be talked at. This is nowadays increasingly alien, a long way from what we would regard as desirable in the education of our young, where creativity and inclusiveness lead to more flexible, attractive and interesting formats. This is similar to page 43

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many modern workplaces where multi-disciplinary approaches, diversity of role and of objectives are now much more the norm. Bus journeys are usefully made seated in rows, but spiritual and life-long journeys? There are green shoots at the end of the tunnel (a harvest-themed mixed metaphor): in this Benefice St Mary’s Bruton has a reordering project, to be applauded – and supported! In the wider world the Rt Revd & Rt Hon. Richard Chartres, Bishop of London, is doing much to further this modernising message, which is helping to return churches to relevance in modern society. Mike Bowman

wyke champflower, holy trinity The summer season in Britain is traditionally the months of June, July and August though astronomers let it run on to the autumn equinox and our legislators decreed in 1972 that summer time ends on the last Saturday in October – which we have just managed to acknowledge on the clocks. Wyke’s landscape changed colour briefly in early September from grass to good brown earth, as large areas of pasture were ploughed and reseeded in fair working weather. Today’s ever-improving farm machinery in skilled hands gets through the sequence of ploughing, rolling, cultivation and drilling in just a few days and the haze of new grass is there in no time. An observer may think that the whole task is as measured and compelling as tides falling on a shore. More widely, no other season can match autumn’s dramatic colour changes. Visits to Stourhead and Westonbirt in the next fortnight could still catch the fading hues of many different tree leaves. Trees fruited well: apples and pears finished attractively, conkers were dotted about, and beech mast and hazelnuts scrunched underfoot. Hazel is a most useful small tree, coppiced on a 6/7-year cycle: the heavier stems go for hurdle-making, leaving smaller stuff for garden use, including beanpoles – much pleasanter to handle than slippery bamboo! Cobnuts and filberts are the hazel fruits commonly seen, to be gathered when husks turn brown in September. They are not good eating after Christmas. Oudolf Field, the perennial flower meadow at Durslade (interesting that it has not been called a garden by its creator), was opened in September to great acclaim in the national and specialist press and on television. It would be almost an impertinence to add here to this distinguished comment on the Field’s design and content. But given that the whole scheme had a late spring start and planting continued in sometimes hostile weather, the colour of the late summer flowering was magnificent. Local gardeners as well as famous names will be interested to see how the meadow is managed and how it fares at all seasons of the year. A further thought is that it may well come to be regarded as a valuable reference to the many unusual plants used in ‘field’ conditions. ‘Rectory Ruminations’ in October had some pointed things to say on declining support for the Church of England, but it may be expected that services on Remembrance Sunday will be popularly attended; well – won’t they? Brian Tipping page 45

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This month has, as ever, proved to be a fairly busy one. As I’m sure many of you have noted, the new public loos sign has finally appeared at the end of the High Street, swift work from SSDC. At the September meeting I asked the Council for permission to buy another to be placed in the Station Road car park. On the subject of signs, plans are afoot to repaint all the old-fashioned road signs, and those naming the Bartons – it is felt they are in need of a make-over. This is the start, I hope, of general improvements to the High Street and the commercial centre of Bruton (though many businesses have already taken the initiative and redone or improved their shop fronts). My plan to have the stonework on some buildings powerwashed and thereby cleaned up has been scuppered, rightly so, as the conservation officer has pointed out, since it would likely damage the stone itself. Plans to have flags flying during the summer from various High Street sites have also been discussed but not finalised – if anyone has any ideas on this, or any other improvements, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with the TC or Bruton Community Partnership (BCP). In my last article I mentioned the Cole Road traffic scheme. This did indeed come back to us but was not deemed satisfactory, so it is being redone and resubmitted. Sadly, the Eastfields play area and land transfer rumbles on. I was hoping to report positively on it, but alas it seems the removal of the contractor’s property is still incomplete and therefore no transfer can take place – this is proving to be deeply frustrating for all at the Council, as we are powerless to intervene. Having attended a meeting of the Jubilee Park pavilion committee, I was interested to see some excellent architectural drawings for a new pavilion, to be situated somewhere other than its current site, and to accommodate all those who currently use it. Although it is a long way off, plans are starting to take shape. Thanks to the efforts of our County Councillor, Anna Groskop, we have received a grant to be used for the improvement and upkeep of the Mill Dam area, where many past and present parents in Bruton have taken their children for a walk to feed the ducks. It has been pointed out to me on many occasions that the area is in need of a tidy-up, so we hope this will start soon with the repair of the railings along the footpath. In the spring and summer of next year we will attend to the trimming of the hedges etc. and maintaining them. Another pleasant walk is that from the railway bridge past the medieval fishponds and the community gardens, ending at the crossing to Durslade Farm. The gate at the entrance has proved unsuitable for pushchairs and wheelchairs alike, and Hauser & Wirth have kindly offered to replace it with a more suitable one, so a big thank you to them. For a while now the TC has had plans to refurbish the community offices, bringing page 48

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the layout and decor more up to date, and I’m pleased to say the works are about to begin. With luck they will be completed by the time you read this, and I hope the resulting closure will not have been too inconvenient. A public consultation recently (September) took place at Bruton Community Hall about a proposed gasifier at a disused quarry at Hadspen. The Town Council saw a presentation on the subject at the 30 September monthly meeting. Gasifier technology essentially destroys waste through heat, a by-product of which is hot water and electricity generation. The meeting was fairly well attended, with quite a few people from Hadspen/ Pitcombe/Cole, the area most affected. This is still at a consultation phase, but of the renewable/green energy proposals I have seen in the last two years, the others being those for the solar array and the recent wind turbine, this one seems to me the best because at some point it will be able to take local waste and rubbish, produce electricity for local homes and businesses, provide jobs for local people, and allow local people to invest in and benefit from its business success – something the others patently failed to offer. This brings me finally to planning. Planning decisions take up a large part of the Council’s time, and affect people perhaps in the most direct way. I’m sure many of you have noticed that Bruton is very popular at the moment: lots of people come to visit, and lots want to come and live here or nearby. Existing residents are doing much with their property. Planning applications range from wind turbines, house renovations and extensions down to replacing windows in listed buildings. One of the things I have learnt in the last five years or so is never to assume a small application will be easy – it is often far simpler to deal with the big issues than the smaller ones, where what is correct is not always obvious and is often wrapped in layers of red tape and regulations, sometimes contrary to what seems the best solution. However, sorting this out is one of the things, like being a councillor, that makes the job worthwhile. Steven Hall, Council Chairman and Mayor of Bruton

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Compared with the warm memories of summer, November can be a discouraging month; you even hear the phrase ‘put the garden to bed’ at this time of year. I do not recommend this and there are many useful jobs to do this side of Christmas, especially for vegetable gardens. As well as making regular harvests, it’s the beginning of preparing for another year. A further reason for seizing any chance to be in the garden is light. There is decidedly more light available to the body outside than inside, and I love the uplift from being in the garden on days that seem so gloomy from indoors. Jobs for the month include harvesting parsnips, kale, leeks, chard, celeriac, beetroot and salads, all of which are frost-hardy and either continue to grow a little in November, or improve in flavour as the temperature drops. Frosty nights turn starches to sugars and help balance the bitterness of Brussels sprouts. A tasty variation is flower sprouts, a cross between kale and Brussels sprouts, whose open and pretty florets are sweet and extremely hardy throughout winter. Now is a good time to clear any remaining debris of harvests taken, then weed thoroughly and spread a covering of compost, just enough to cover soil. Leave it on top for worms to come up and take it down, which allows them to do the digging and saves much time. There is even one sowing you can make at any time in the month, of broad beans: sow into twoinch-deep holes, four inches apart and with around two feet between rows. Charles Dowding page 51

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schools desk king’s bruton Crouched over his handlebars, racing cyclist James Mitri flashes past staff and students most days on yet another gruelling training ride. James finished first in the UK Winchester Road Race for Under-16s, a significant achievement, and second in the UK Ilton Circuit for Under-16s. In late September he was also the first youth in the Western Ridley Cyclo-cross series. James has just been re-signed by professional team Dream Cycling of Bristol, under the coaching of Oli Beckingsale, who has represented Great Britain three times at the Olympics. In a weekend of big successes for King’s athletes at the English Schools Combined Events Championships in Boston, Lincolnshire, Ellen Barber qualified to compete for England after coming third in the Inter Girls Heptathlon. She achieved three personal best performances, and will now represent her country in Glasgow in December. Four King’s hockey players – Vicky McCabe, Millie Regan, Sophie and Olivia Hamilton – have been selected for the Under-15 Tier 1 Tournament, where they will compete for the Exeter Centre against Bristol and Haslemere. From this they have the opportunity to be selected for the HiPac Performance Camp and possibly for national selection. Mima Owen and Chris White have been selected for the Under-16 and Under-18 Exeter Centres respectively. They will be hoping to win places in the Futures Cup team, the next step towards national selection. Chris White and Mike Stride are also in the Bath Buccaneers 1st XI training squad. The King’s equestrian team is showing great promise, with the team of Mima Owen, Anna Wilmshurst and Lena Matkevich coming second overall in the 80cm class at the Aldon one-day event. The school’s artists are already benefiting enormously from the work on display at Hauser & Wirth. The 5th and 6th Form artists found the Phyllida Barlow installations challenging and stimulating. In October, the art historians were due to explore the philosophical and literary connections offered by Paul McCarthy’s Ship of Fools. Charles Oulton

bruton primary school We’ve had a busy start to the new school year. Mrs Dowdle, head of school, and Mr Newbery, KS2 Manager, have been warmly welcomed by children, parents and staff. Our after-school clubs continue to flourish, and a wider variety is now available. We are very fortunate in being able to offer music tuition in piano, violin, cornet, trumpet, tuba, trombone, tenor and baritone horn, saxophone, flute, voice, drums and guitar. First port of call for any child interested is Mrs J. Sykes, who can be contacted via the school office. The school’s Harvest Festival took place on 17 October, and once again offerings were distributed to our senior residents within the town. Maths day took place on 2 October, with activities ranging from cooking to building dens, all page 53

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needing to be costed and measured. The day ended with a teddy bears’ picnic. Hot school lunches, all KS1 being eligible for free ones, courtesy of the Mill on the Brue catering staff, have proved to be a resounding success, with a wide and varied menu. At Bruton Primary School we value Creative Thinkers – being curious, asking questions, learning from our mistakes, creativity, enjoying our learning, being open-minded and being adventurous. Rosina Spraggs

bruton school for girls Alongside the school’s traditional Remembrance events we are particularly proud of our collaboration with Somerset Art Weeks, which resulted in a moving and thought-provoking exhibition entitled ‘Suspended in Memory’. Working with artist-in-residence Lucy Lean, the girls produced hand-made felt poppies, each with a personal handwritten inscription attached. Once in situ, with the flowers almost invisibly suspended from the ceiling, the exhibition space was transformed into a field of swaying poppies. Part of SAW’s Open Studios Event, the exhibition has attracted numerous visitors, including some former pupils who now live overseas. The theme of our annual Arts Week this month is, fittingly, ‘Remembrance’. It was a case of ‘lights, camera, action’ when film director Otto Bathurst visited the Prep School for an afternoon workshop on film-making as part of the school’s enrichment programme. Under the guidance of Otto, whose recent work includes Margot and Peaky Blinders, the Year 6 girls were tasked with making a short film. As well as thinking about the story, they had to focus on camera angles and lighting, which certainly helped them appreciate the hard work behind even the shortest of clips they see on TV. The sound of Zumba isn’t something you normally hear coming from the school hall, but it was all linked to the girls’ fundraising efforts to raise money and awareness for Lepra, the leprosy charity. Following a brilliantly supported fundraiser where £600 was raised, representatives from the charity provided the Zumba sessions as a thank you. They were great fun – everyone certainly earned their fish and chip lunch afterwards! Having burnt off all those calories, the girls’ next challenge was to ‘Go Green’. Mrs Sarah Laing, Head of Food and Nutrition, encouraged everyone to use up their leftovers and make the most of the autumn harvest of fruit and berries, resulting in the most delicious aromas coming from the cooking department. Who needs the ‘Bake Off’ when you’ve got a Mrs Laing! Kate Cox

sexey’s school We’d like to say a huge thank you to all who attended our Lower School and Sixth Form Open Evenings at the beginning of term, at which we welcomed a record-breaking number of people. Should you have missed the evening sessions, please feel free to call the Admissions office on page 55

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814 101 or email [email protected] to arrange a tour of the school at your own convenience. The Year 7s have been busy as they settle into their new school. Michael Blackmore performed ‘1904’, a guitar piece written by the Tallest Man on Earth, so beautifully in Sexey’s House Music competition that he not only helped to secure a win for his House (Glynn-Jones), but was asked to play in assembly, and then again at October’s Acoustic Night, which welcomed parents and students from around Bruton and beyond. Acoustic Night was a resounding success, with superb performances also by Jack Wingate (Head Boy), Ollie Perkins, Ella Bowker, Dan Coombes, Laurie McMahon, Rob Clackson, Flora Jardine, Rosie Anderton, Annabel Thrippleton, Carmen Reynolds, Phoebe Brook, Alice Vincent, George Stewart-Sendell, Rosie Carroll, Julian Herbst, Lucy Covill-Wright and Caitlin Taylor, many of whom performed their own compositions. Given our links with Douglas Macmillan (who was at the school between 1894 and 1897), it seemed natural for us to join in with the World’s Biggest Coffee Morning in aid of our partner charity, Macmillan Cancer Support. Our heartfelt thanks go to all who helped. We are also grateful to the support we received from our friends at Beanshot Coffee, At the Chapel, Taylor’s Traditional Bakers, Somerset Dairies, Phillips & Skinner, Godminster Cheese and Cole Manor Tea Rooms, and are delighted to announce that we raised in excess of £1,000 for the charity as a result of everyone’s hard work. Sarah Simms

mill on the brue By the end of November we will have no more residential schools, and will begin planning for 2015. This year has been most successful, with outstanding evaluations from the 78 residential schools and groups that stayed during term-times. There is no Ofsted inspection for outdoor centres so we evaluate, with the teachers present, all aspects of their residential trip, from achieving their aims page 57

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and learning outcomes to meals and cleanliness of the centre. Many of the teachers are attracted by our environmental approach, sustainability being at the forefront, which certainly influences both adults and children. We hope they will take back what they have learned to their families and friends. One of the head teachers said: ‘As far as environmental practices are concerned you are what you say on the tin – it’s not “greenwash” with Mill on the Brue but it is evident in how you live and work.’ That is very true. It’s an education and often an eye-opener to those who come to work for us as well as on visits. By the time this is printed the grape harvest will be in and with the glorious weather we had in September we should be running a book on how many bottles will be produced! The charity abseil run by Mill on the Brue staff at Uphills Quarry is estimated to bring in nearly £4,000 for the Alzheimer’s Society and we applaud the Brutonians who dared to go over the edge, many with palpable fear in their eyes – particularly Carney Robinson, our own chef. Bruton primary school lunches appear to be generally well received – as with most experiences, unless you try it you won’t know whether you like a particular dish. Encouraging children to eat something different, sharing and being sociable at the dining table is all part of growing up. Perhaps one of the unintended spin-offs is a less fussy eater at home. October and November are the traditional months for conferences, and we will be attending our Association’s day plus the Institute of Outdoor Learning two-day stint at Loughborough University. With four staff members going it is hoped that there will be new and innovative ideas brought back, which we can put into practice for 2015. Finally, having written last month about intrepid explorers trekking to the North Pole we discovered we have our very own – Athol, who does tremendous work in the estate, apparently did exactly that some years ago and we didn’t even know it! Tricia Rawlingson Plant page 59

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useful information (All telephone codes are 01749 and location Bruton unless otherwise stated) www.brutontown.com www.thedovemagazine.blogspot.com (contains list of B&Bs and hotels) Airport Bristol 0871 3344 444 Art @rt at the Castle Anne Cook, 812 887; [email protected] bank HSBC, 15 High St, Wincanton; 08457 404 404. NatWest, Barclays: Castle Cary batcombe Film Society Mary LaTrobeBateman 850 442 bath & West Showground 822 219; www.bathandwest.com bell ringing Bruton: Christine Dunn 812 585; [email protected]. Pitcombe: Tina Harley 813 262; [email protected]. Shepton Montague: Jay Bunyan 812 797; SheptonMontague@@bath-wells.org boardroom At the Chapel Business forum. Amanda Riley, [email protected] bruton Active Living Cynth Jeffrey 812 418 bruton Choral Society Secretary Marian Kelham, 812 281, [email protected]; www.brutonchoralsociety.org.uk bruton Community Hall Coffee Morning bookings: Jane Mayes, 812 407, janemayes@ hotmail.co.uk; other bookings: Phil Harry, 813 060; [email protected]; www. [email protected] bruton Freemasons Cyril Price 813 274 bruton Players Juliet Bowell 812 422 bruton Community Partnership c/o Community Office bruton Trust John Bishton 813 208

bus & coach services Berry’s Coaches Wincanton to London 01823 331 356; www.berryscoaches.co.uk CAT (Community Accessible Transport) to anywhere in Bruton, Castle Cary, Wincanton, Milborne Port, Sparkford area. Hospital appointments, etc. Info 01963 34594; booking 01963 33864 (2/3 days’ notice). Small fee Nippy Bus route 667, Street to Wincanton via Castle Cary & Bruton, 0871 200 2233 South West Coaches Bruton to Yeovil via Shepton Montague, 01963 33124 Car repairs/Garages Bruton Motor Services Station Road, ba10 0eh, 812 992 West End Garage Station Road, 813 655 Carers Carers UK East Somerset, Caroline Toll 01373 836 438, [email protected]; Sally Corbett 01749 673 111, [email protected] Cattery Cats at Batcombe 850 619. Jaquie and John Conway. See also Kennels Chamber of Commerce Tricia Rawlingson Plant, Chairman, 812 307, [email protected] Children’s & young people’s groups Brownies Sarah Williams 813 174 Bruton Rainbows Tammy Coles 07873 437 730 Community Kids Pre-School & After-School Club Nikki Dyer 813 933 1st Bruton Guides Carol Hunt 812 194, Helen Saxton 850 289 Ladybirds Pre-School Bernie Page 813 464 Sunny Hill Nursery & Toddler Group Amanda Bentley-Marchant 814 400 Scouts/Cubs/Beavers Philip Clackson 812 918 Citizens’ Advice bureau 01935 421 167 Community Office Dovecote Building, 26 High St, ba10 0aa; Mon–Thur 9.30–12.30; page 63

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Town Council 813 014; councillors page 66 Computer repairs James Thorburn, Brue Computing, [email protected]; 07789 050 987 Conservative Party Ossie Baker 812 478 Councillor County and District Anna Groskop 812 520; South Somerset DC 01935 462 462 Dentist Dr Andrew Keeling, Bruton Dental Practice, Quaperlake St; 812 461 Denture repairs Chris Dunn 812 585 electrician Mainstone’s, 812 316 Farmers’ markets 01373 814 646; www.somersetfarmersmarkets.co.uk. Wincanton, behind Bear Inn, 1st Fri of month, 9am–12 noon Flower Club Judy Hayter 07788 311 191 Flowers Flowers For You, Mandy Goodland 812 875 The Flower Shop, Jo McPhee-Clarke 812 465, 8 High St; [email protected] Friends of bruton Railway Station Nick Scott (sec.) 813 485; [email protected] Friends of St Mary’s Jane Mayes, [email protected] Gas emergencies 0800 111 999 Health & hospitals Bruton Pharmacy 3 High St; Mon–Fri 9–1, 2–6 inc. Thur pm, Sat 9–1; 812 342 Bruton Surgery Patwell Lane; Mon–Fri 8.30–6.30 or 7.30 on a rota basis; 812 310 Emergency out of hours dial 111 Minor Injuries Unit Health Centre, Dyke’s Way, Wincanton ba9 9fq, 01963 435 700 Shepton Mallet Community Hospital Old Wells Road, ba4 4lp; 342 931 Shepton Mallet Treatment Centre Old Wells Road, ba4 4lp; 333 600 Wincanton Community Hospital (formerly

Verrington) Wincanton 01963 828 444 Yeatman Hospital, Sherborne 01935 813 991 Yeovil District Hospital Yeovil ba21 4at; 01935 475 122 Horticultural Society Alison Shingler 812 393; www.brutonhorticultural.org.uk Kennels and cattery Farringford Boarding Kennels & Cattery, 813 474; www.farringford. f9.co.uk. Paula Ross and Duncan Greek Landscaping SLR Outdoor Maintenance, 07875 561 043/07918 125 226 Liberal Democrats Frome 01373 473 618 Library High St; Tue 2–5.30, Fri 10–1.30, 2.30–6, Sat 10–1; loan renewal 0845 345 9177; www.librarieswest.org.uk. Mike Streatfeild 813 275 Macmillan Cancer Support Penny Steiner (publicity) 01963 359 613 MP David Heath CBE, Lib. Dem. Constituency Office, Bath House, Bath St, Frome ba11 1dn; 01373 473 618; www.davidheath.co.uk Mini Day-Care Centre Patricia Whittock, 812 035; [email protected] Museum Dovecote Building, 26 High St, ba10 0aa; Douglas Learmond, chairman, 812 354 Organic foods Bruton Wholefoods, 57A High St, Mon–Fri 8.30–5 (Thurs till 7pm), Sat 8.30–1 Osteopaths Kathrine Read & Violette Aubry, Batcombe, 830 439 Chris Aust, 812 310 Outdoor pursuits Mill on the Brue 812 307; www.millonthebrue.co.uk Petrol Station West End, 6am (Sun 7am)– 10pm, 812 832 Physiotherapy Fran Steele 813 161 Police 101 (will automatically go to local police, and you can contact your Neighbourhood Team via it); emergency only 999 page 65

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Poppy Travel Lynne Hawkridge, 812 916 Post Office High St; Mon–Wed & Fri 9–1, 2–5.30, Thur 9–1, Sat 9–12.30; 812 317 Recycling centre Dimmer, Mon–Wed, Sat, Sun morning 01963 351 725 Rotary Club Brue Valley,Colin Juneman 813 439; [email protected] Royal british Legion Graham Lilley 342 951 St Margaret’s Hospice General and clinical: 0845 070 8910; Fundraising: 0845 345 9671 Sexey’s Hospital Almshouse, High St; Master, Canon Paul Jenkins 813 369; [email protected] Shops with extended opening hours: Spar High St: 8–9 daily (except butchery counter), 812 388; Church Bridge Stores Patwell St: Mon–Sat 6–7.30, Sun 6–5, 812 339; Premier High St: Mon–Sat 6.30–8, Sun 8–7, 812 308; Symonds at Budgens West End: Mon–Sat 6–10, Sun 7–10, 812 832 Social Services 01935 420 925 Sports & exercise Aquafit Sexey’s School pool, Victoria Elmore, 07941 649 823; [email protected]. Bruton Hockey Club Andy Hoskins, 07890 125 296; www.brutonhockeyclub.co.uk. Bruton Running Group www.brutonrunning. co.uk. Jannine Bowtell 07837 573 718 Cricket Club Matthew Ough 07527 950 868 Football Club Grahame Baker 814 136; www. brutonunited.co.uk Netball Bruton Robins, Tash 07966 240 292 Short Mat Bowls Carole Wyatt 01963 350 222; [email protected] Sport and Fitness Club, Kings Bruton Arron Steeds 814 239 Swimming lessons Sexey’s School pool, Jessica Shipp, 07809 721 452, brutonswimmers@

gmail.com Swimming pool Wincanton Sports Centre, 01963 824 400 Tennis Mike Kelham 812 281 Yoga Barbara Saunders 831 283 Taxis Chinnock Taxis 07703 068 878 Direct Taxi 07597 400 559 Mum’s Taxi 07711 572 038 Train services Bruton, Castle Cary and Gillingham stations: www.brutoncarytrains.co.uk or via town website. National Rail Enquiries 08457 48 49 50 u3A Pat Williams (membership) 813 741 Vet Bruton Vets, 25 High Street, Stewart Halperin, Charlotte Hilleary 813 291 WiTS discussion group, Alison Shingler 812 393 Women’s institute Pat Griffin 813 381 Women’s Wisdom Group Sarah Holmes 07748 874 795; sarah@ nurturingmaternalwisdom.co.uk

Town Councillors • Chairman: Steven Hall, [email protected] • Abigail Baker, [email protected] • Juliet Bowell, [email protected] • Mike Brownlow, [email protected] • Trevor Coldman, [email protected] • Afiong Crombie, [email protected] • Rebecca Hunt, [email protected] • Lesley Hutchinson, [email protected] • John Marsh, [email protected] • Gary Perkins, [email protected] • Lisa Pickering, [email protected] • Gary Shipp, [email protected]

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where to eat and drink (All phone codes 01 749: see also relevant websites) At The Chapel, Chapel Barton, High Street, Bruton ba10 0ae (814 070). Bakery, Restaurant, Winestore, Clubroom, Terrace, Bedrooms. Catherine Butler and Ahmed Sidki. beanshot, coffee house, Station Road, Mon–Sat. The bruton Castle, High St, Bruton ba10 0aw (812 104). Food Wed evg–Sun lunch. Jim Britton. The bruton Club, Quaperlake Street, Bruton ba10 0hg (813 244). Closed Sun. Chair Ernie Brixey; sec Monica Ashton. bruton Spice takeaway, 9 High Street, Bruton ba10 0ab (812 679). Evgs only, to 10.30 (Fri/Sat 11pm). Closed Mon. The bull inn, Hardway (Brewham), Bruton ba10 0ln (812 200). Closed Sun evg, Mon. Martin and Ann Smith. Cat’s Café, rear of Premier Store, Bruton High Street (07792 063 947). Cole Manor Tea Rooms, Cole Manor, Cole ba10 0pj, 813 676. Diana Scott. Matt’s Kitchen, 51 High Street, Bruton ba10 0aw (812 027). Wed, Thu, Fri evg; private functions Sat. Matt Watson. The Montague inn, Shepton Montague ba9 8jw (813 213). Closed Sun evg. Sean and Suzy O’Callaghan. crossword solutions

The Old Red Lion, North Brewham ba10 0jl (850 287). Closed Mon. B&B. Tom and Anne O’Toole.

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Rickshaw Chinese Takeaway, West End, Bruton (812 188). Both closed Mon lunch; Tues. Ed and Mai Lee. Roth bar & Grill, Durslade Farm, Tue–Sat, Fri supper & late bar. 814 700, [email protected]. The Sun inn, 33 High Street, Bruton ba10 0ah (bar: 813 493; takeaway: 813 777). Mike Clifford. The Three Horseshoes, Batcombe, Shepton Mallet ba4 6he (850 359). Open 7 days; B&B. Kav & Anna-Marie Javvi. Truffles brasserie, 95 High Street, Bruton ba10 0ar (812 180). Closed Sun evg & Mon. Richard Sorapure. page 67

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across 1 Painter races round to exist (6) 4 Painter with unusual traits (6) 8 To a Scotsman, not crazy to be in charge of moving around (7) 10 My French space traveller, the painter (5) 11 Black, like penned sketches (4) 12 In flood, I have time to gather in sister (8) 14 Narrow escape, close to unsettled night (4, 5) 18 Go round to give a picture (8) 20 Medium for painting a collapsed silo (4) 22 Gold piece on path round the earth (5) 23 Salacious art which I re-coat another way (7) 24 Painter who rotates (6) 25 Educated to be tight, by the sound of it (6) down 1 Painter concerned with breaking up iron (6) 2 Yokel gives a nudge to the relations (7) 3 Firstly, nobody uses dresses explaining this style of painting (4) 5 Involuntary Italian reaction to 19th-century style (8) 6 First-class number one arising in region of Greece (5) 7 Like the Duke of Wellington, Titian got half-way then took charge (6) 9 Painter on the beat (9) 13 Painter unrolls tiger-mat (8) 15 Like girls in uniform, providing information for tourists (7) 16 Moving nimbly, run out into entrance (6) 17 An angle at an angle (6) 19 Thus, Bernini less than half free of alcohol (5) 21 Years ago, Yarmouth embraced this painter (4)

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