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United Beneficeof Publow with Pensford,
Compton Dando and Chelwood
For benefice services on the 5th Sunday of any month and during August,and forspecial services and festivals, please consult the monthly diary.
1st Sunday2nd Sunday3rd Sunday4th Sunday1st Sunday2nd Sunday3rd Sunday4th Sunday
1st Sunday2nd Sunday3rd Sunday4th Sunday
9.30am6.00pm9.30am11.00am11.15am9.15am11.15am6.00pm10.30am8.00am11.15am8.00am9.30am
All Saints’, Publow
St Mary’s, Compton Dando
Weekly: Every Thursday -St Leonard’s, Chelwood
Regular Services for the Month
UNITED BENEFICE OF PUBLOW WITH PENSFORD,COMPTON DANDO AND CHELWOOD
Holy CommunionEvensongHoly CommunionFamily ServiceFamily ServiceHoly CommunionFamily CommunionEvensongHoly CommunionHoly CommunionMatinsHoly CommunionFamily Communion
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Publow with Pensford PCC:Secretary:Treasurer:Compton Dando and Chelwood PCC:Secretary:TreasurerOrganists:Publow with Pensford:Compton Dando and Chelwood
Revd Sue StevensWoollard Place, Woollard
Mrs Noreen Busby
Miss Janet OgilvieMrs Janet SmithMr Clive HowarthJenny DavisMrs Marge GodfreyDon Weston
Mrs Judith HillmanMrs Gillian Wookey
Fiona Gregg-SmithMr Duncan Ross
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Directory of Local OrganisationsBath & North East Somerset Chelwood Mr R. Nicholl 01275 332122 Council ComptonDando Miss S. Davis 472356
Publow Mr P. Edwards 01275 892128Bristol Airport (Noise Concerns) 01275 473799Chelwood Parish Council Chairman Mr P. Sherborne 490586Chelwood Bridge Rotary Club Tony Quinn 490080Compton Dando Parish Chairman Ms T. Mitchell 01179 860791 Council Clerk Mrs D. Drury 01179 860552Compton Dando CA Nan Young 490660Publow Parish Council Chairman Mr A.J Heaford 490271
Clerk Mrs J. Bragg 01275 333549Pensford School Headteacher Ms L. MAcIsaac 490470
Chair of Governors Mr B. Watson 490506Chelwood Village Hall Bookings Mr Pat Harrison 490218Compton Dando Parish Hall Bookings Mrs Fox 490955Pensford Memorial Hall Chairman Terry Phillips 490426
Bookings Mrs J. Gore 490511Benefice Mother’s Union Secretary Linda Quinn 490080
Enrol. Member Anne Hall 490653Chew Valley Gardening Society Liz Heaford 490271Compton Dando Ladies Group Katherine Bunyan 490636Marksbury & District Playgroup Leader Joanne Groves 479449Pensford Brownies DebbieTaylor 492527Pensford Evergreens Geoff Beedell 490371Pensford Guides Rachael Dando 490663Pensford Golf Society Chairman David Parnell 490888Pensford Local History Group Therese Tyson 490670Pensford Ladies Group Penny Cross 01275 333823Pensford Tennis Club Secretary Alison Patey 01275 832201Pensford Toddlers Group Stephanie Butler 492500Pensford with Publow WI President Mrs S. Baber 01179 869493
Secretary Linda Quinn 490080Police Community Support Officers Mr Martyn Bragg 07825 103289
Mr Paul Cornelius 07810 791301Publow with Pensford A.F.C. Neil Thompson 01179 311774Stanton Drew & Pensford Playgroup Leader Lynne Willmott 452798
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September 2009
Dear all,
September. The year in comfortable middle age: impetuous spring, a distantmemory; failing winter, still to come. A time of change; not the bursting change ofMarch, but a gentle mellowing.
Change is a strange thing. With no change at all, there would be no time: everythingfrozen, forever. Change brings loss, if only the loss of today to yesterday. Changealso allows hope.
1100 years ago, Athelm, a monk of Glastonbury Abbey, became the first Bishop ofWells. A lot of water has flowed along the Chew since then. What changes has theriver seen? The Norman bishops ousting the Saxon. The monks of Bath and thecanons of Wells jostling for the See, with the Bishop swapping seats faster thanchildren playing musical chairs; Pope Innocent IV calling it a dead heat, formingBath & Wells. The Lollardy heresy, with Pensford’s priest excommunicated. Thedissolution of the monasteries; a huge change for the people of our parishes, withtheir connections with the monasteries at Bath, Keynsham, and Glastonbury. TheQuakers, hiding from persecution here. The Methodists, with John Wesley himselfpreaching in Pensford (20 October, 1775, if you’re curious; a Wednesday); and soon, and so on…
Just names and dates. Hard to connect with, perhaps, but think what impact someof those changes had on people’s lives: deeply held beliefs, habits of practice,everyday certainties, gone.
We are of course in a period of (somewhat smaller-scale) change in the Benefice atthe moment. Our third Rector in as many years will hopefully be arriving later thisyear; she or he will doubtless make changes. And the Archdeacon told us at arecent open meeting that this will be the last Rector contracted for only a few hoursa week, without pay; after that, there will be a full-time salaried priest, but one withadditional duties beyond the Benefice. On current plans – we shall see how it turnsout.
Good or bad, change is inevitable. Except from pay-and-display machines.
Matthew Critten
The Chew Valley Branch of ARC has beenvery busy in the last two months raisingfunds for this worthwhile charity. On 21stJune Mr and Mrs Southwell kindly openedtheir beautiful garden in Litton for us withall profits going to ARC. On a day thatcould not decide whether to be sunny orjust to drizzle on us, we neverthelessmanaged to raise £308. 90. Everyoneenjoyed wandering leisurely around thegarden and then relaxing over tea, coffeeand cakes. Then on 15 July Peter Handleyhosted his popular Coffee Morning atWayside Bishop Sutton. This time theweather looked decidedly unkind to beginwith, but the optimistic team of helpersput chairs, tables and stalls outside andamazingly the sun decided to shine.£330.30 was raised during the morning.Tony Wade organized a very successfulPaper Quiz and raised £224, the winnerreceiving a £25 Garden Voucher.Unfortunately this good fortune, as far asthe weather was concerned, could notlast, and members of the committee spenta very wet day at Somerfield in Yattonwith their collecting buckets on 29 July.You may recall that a monsoon hit the
Arthritis Research Campaign Fundraisingarea that day and Somerfield’s car parkrapidly turned into a very uninvitingswimming pool. Despite this, £162. 25was collected from the extremely wet, butvery generous shoppers. Maybe they feltsorry for us. Sorry to mention the weatheronce again, but the final event in July,was a secondhand book sale on 31 Julyat the Chew Valley Fruit Farm in BonhillRoad Bishop Sutton, when miraculouslythe sun shone. A total of £152 was raisedand thanks go to all those who supportedus both by donating and buying books.This is the second time that this eventhas taken place and special thanks go toJulie le Valliant for finding the space for itin her busy shop, and think how manythings you could do at the same timewhen you came along to it. Where elsecould you buy beautiful fresh fruit andvegetables, browse over dozens ofinteresting books and hopefully buy a few,recycle the books you no longer want,thus doing your bit for the planet, meetup with friends over coffee, and all thisright on your doorstep? Another book salewill be planned probably around the endof the year.
Following England’s victory in therecent Ashes series, you will, I have nodoubt, all want to attend the great cricketmatch to be held at the County Ground inTaunton on Monday 21st September. Thiswill feature a 30/30 over’s match betweenBishop Peter’s XI and a specially selectedXI by the Chairman of Somerset CountyCricket.Bishop Peter has been so inspired by therecent England win over Australia that hehas decided to make a guest appearanceand will play a few over’s on the 21stSeptember. The Chairman’s side willfeature another Bishop - Richard Frith,Bishop of Hull, who was Archdeacon ofTaunton and a Bishop Elect will also be
part of Bishop Peter’s team - MarkRylands, Canon Missioner for ExeterDiocese will shortly become Bishop ofShrewsbury.The match starts at 2pm and is expectedto finish at about 6.30pm. Do come alongand enjoy a great day out and join churchmembers from all across the Diocese.Tickets are £5.00 and area available fromJessica Davies at Diocesan Office.
Panto Practice starts soon, so pleasegive Simon King a ring and find out more.
Compton Dando5 Villages Parish Plan AGM
Tony & Guilly would like to thank all ourgenerous friends who helped raise £1260for disabled children in Belize anddisadvantaged children in Namibia! Weare very grateful.
Bristol’s League for Cats is a local charityrun completely by volunteers we helpingstray,injured, cats & kittens. Wedesperately need new members to keepthe Charity going. Due to Veterinary feeshaving increased dramatically we arereceiving more & more calls from ownersbeing unable to pay their veterinary bills& rather than having their beloved cat putto sleep they can contact us for somefinancial help or sign them over to thecharity where we then pay for theirtreatment many have long term illnesses.If you would be interested in joining ouryearly subscription is only £5 for seniorcitizens & single Membership or £10 forFamily Membership.If you feel you can help please contactKaren : 0117 9600304 or visitwww.blfc.weebly.com
CALLING ALL CAT LOVERS
From the Parish Registers of All Saints’Baptisms19th July William Robert JONES
Kezzie-Mae HARPERHoly Matrimony4th July Steven James COLLINS & Jane ENGLISH
For the Minutes and up to date news ofCompton Dando Parish Council pleaselook at:-www.comptondando-parishcouncil.org.uk
Members of the public are invited to attend.The accounts for 2008/9 will be posted on
the website (www.pensford10k.com)following adoption at the AGM.
A closed committee meeting will follow the AGM
Pensford 10K - AGM8.00pm
Tuesday 15th SeptemberRising Sun
From St Mary’s Church Compton Dando Baptism19th July IIsabella Rose HARVEYWedding25th July Christopher O’BRIEN & Elizabeth DIBBLEFuneral7th August Margaret Irene Marie BAILEY
St Mary’s Big Breakfast has taken abreak over the summer months and wehope this note in the magazine will getthe date of November 8th 2009 at 10.30am firmly in your diaries.Cost is £5.00 per head for a full Englishbreakfast’ booking with:-Clive & Lorna Howarth : 01761 490644
Everyone in the Parish of ComptonDando is most cordially invited to join usfor refreshments at our AGM to hearabout activities over the last year and toelect new officers and committeemembers for the forthcoming year.Followed by a talk by our Guest Speaker:Professor Joe Bettey.Parish Hall 7.30pm Thur15 Oct
Publow Church Fete and Open GardenThe annual open garden held by Mr andMrs Derek Woodford at the Old Vicaragewas combined with All Saints’ Church feteon Sunday 2nd August.We had a fantastic sunny day in a weekthat had been very wet. This year wasthe first time we had used our marqueewhich added to the atmosphere of theafternoon. As in previous years the gardenwas much admired and provided a perfectsetting for the event.In addition to our traditional stalls andcream teas, we had invited a number of
visiting stalls, a fairground organ andthere were conducted tours of the BellTower. At 3pm the Westfield Ladies Choirgave a performance in All Saints’ Church.The afternoon was a great success andraised £2,445 for church funds and £600for the Juvenile Diabetes ResearchFoundation.A huge thank you to all those who madedonations and helped with the event.Thanks also to all the visitors forsupporting the afternoon.
Gillian Wookey
U3A stands for the University of the ThirdAge which is a self-help organization forpeople no longer in full-time employment,providing educational, creative andleisure opportunities in a friendlyenvironment. Local U3As are learning co-operatives which draw upon theknowledge, expertise and skills of theirown members to organize and provideinterest groups, in accordance with thewishes of the membership. Chew ValleyU3A runs over twenty different interestgroups. As well as these groups there isa regular meeting held on the third
Monday of the month at Ubley VillageHall. Meetings start at 10.30 withrefreshments beforehand. Non memberscan attend these meetings to find outmore about U3A. On Monday September21st there will be a talk by Roger Pope,Trading Standards Officer for Bath andNorth East Somerset. The meeting onMonday 19th October will hear from Dr.Anthony Webster who will talk aboutNuclear Fusion Energy. To find out moreabout your local U3A and theopportunities provided by the Third AgeTrust contact the Secretary, ChristineEvans on 01934 832841, visit thewebsite,chewvalleyu3a.org.uk or comealong to a monthly meeting.
ST MARY’S CHURCH COMPTON DANDOHARVEST FESTIVAL FOLLOWED BY HARVEST
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Following Harvest Service 12.30pm
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The total for this year’scollection in Pensford,Publow, Compton Dando,
Chelwood and Hunstrete now stands at£1,554. A really good effort for everyoneconcerned, the results of which will be putto use all over the world helping thosewho cannot help themselves and teachingothers how they can help themselves tomake a better life.A total of £1,222 was reported in the Julymagazine. Since then late contributionsand the benefit of the extra money fromthe Gift Aid scheme have boosted thatsum. Again, thank you .
Chew MagnaGardening Society
Chew Valley Gardening Club’snext meeting is on the 10th
September at 8.00pm at the OldSchool Room, Chew Magna. Wewelcome back Derry Watkins who hasvisited us on a number of occasions andis always an enthusiastic and informativespeaker. Derry runs Special Plants nearCold Ashton, Bath. The garden is openevery Wed until the end of September andis well worth a visit in addition the nurseryhas a wonderful selection of unusualplants and seeds, for further details seewww.specialplants.net . Derry will betalking on “Propogation” . The talk willbe followed by tea, coffee and a chat. Newmembers and visitors always welcome.
Chelwood Lucky DrawJune : July: August - 09
£15 - D. Knight£ 3 - M. Cox
£10 - P. Richards£ 2 - C&J Beecroft
£15 - D. Knight£ 3 - R&J Ashman
£10 - P. Joyner£ 2 - R&B Uphill
£15 - S&H Groves£ 3 - P. Richards
£10 - K. Walker£ 2 - D. Weston
The Atiamah TrustSupporting families
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There will be ajumble & white elephant sale
Saturday 19th SeptemberThe Old School Room
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Donations to 01275 332482
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Committed to curing arthritisWe are holding another of its very popularQuiz Nights this autumn at CameleyLodge. In addition to the entertaining Quizitself, returning teams will remember thatthe Lodge provides a mouth-watering hotbuffet in the interval. The date for yourdiary is Friday, 30th October, starting at7.30pm. A table for four is £12 and theBuffet Supper £7. Book with PeterHandley - tel. 01275 332177 and pleaselet him know how many of your team willbe taking the buffet. If you haven’t doneso before, come and join us and have abrilliant evening!
Local Wildlife Group talk on Thursday24th September 2009 by David Maslenin Chew Magna Millennium Hall. 7.45pm,visitors £2.50; members £2; Seasonavailable. David served as a DEFRA beeinspector for nearly twenty years, givescourses on bee keeping and manages alarge number of bee colonies.
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Committed to curing arthritisYou may have enjoyed watching theConcorde Wheelchair Dancers when theylast visited Bishop Sutton in September2004. More recently in April 2007, theywere featured on BBC 1 in a programmecalled “One Life – Dancers on Wheels”.Now is your chance to see these NationalCompetition wheelchair dancers again.They will be performing in Bishop SuttonVillage Hall on Saturday 19th Septemberfrom 2.30 pm to 4.30 pm. Tickets are £5each, to include light refreshments, andthis unusual afternoon’s entertainment willbe raising money for the ArthritisResearch Campaign.For your tickets call either 01275 332686or 01275 333019 or they can be obtainedfrom any committee member.
September 21st
October 19th
November 16th
3.30-5.00pmPensford School
Pre-school children may comeaccompanied by a parent & olderchildren are welcome as ‘helpers’
There is no charge for the club
The Benefice After School Clubfor Primary school childrenCrafts & games A snack teaMusic, praise & a bible story
Don’t miss the next one
For more information: Revd Sue Stevens 01761 490898
Coffee Morning & Barn DanceCompton Martin Village Hallis the venue for a coffeemorning to be held onWednesday 23rd
September from 10am to12 noon, do join us there and help support
St Peter’s Hospice.The Chew Valley Groupis also holding a barndance on Saturday 26th
September at 7.30pmin the Church Hall,
Chew Magna. There will be a hog roastand Alan Miller and his band (recently atthe Bishop Sutton Fun Day) will beplaying so dust off your cowboy boots andcome along and join in the fun! Ticketsare on sale at thePost Office. Forfurther informationcall Bryony on 01275332755.
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Do you have a child that due to start school in the future?Would you be interested to see how education is
delivered now?Did you attend Pensford Primary School and would like to
see how the school has changed?Would you welcome an opportunity to meet staff, pupils
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If you answer yes to any of the above questions,phone the school for an invitation and/or more information
Tel: 01761 490470
Open Day
Pretty jolly scary!!.....no, not the Show,but the five scarecrows that were at thedoor to welcome visitors to ChelwoodVillage Hall. There was a delightfulcountry maiden (pretty),a plump farmer(jolly) and a doctor from your worst evernightmare (scary) plus a little one and alarge one to keep them company. Veryimpressive.Inside was just as interesting - a threefeet long “Nessie” made from marrowsand turnips; green and yellow“parakeets”in a cage that on closerinspection turned out to be courgettes.Cakes depicting topical subjects such asCricket and TV cartoon characters andthere was a huge display of classic fruit,victoria sponge and chocolate cakes.Flower arrangers produced magnificentdisplays;children showed lovely works ofart including painting on silk. They also
CHELWOODFLOWER SHOW
made super models out of waste materialsand had obviously enjoyed themselves inthe process. A plentiful supply ofvegetables, flowers, jams and chutneysshowed the hard work that goes on aroundthe villages.This year there were 401 entries and £725was raised towards the building costs forthe upkeep of the Village Hall. Thank youall for your exhibits, for visiting the Show,for spending ridiculous amounts of moneyat the Auction and for providing a goodfew laughs along the way. Jackie Young
FLOWER SHOW CUP WINNERSVegetables : Malcolm PearceFlowers : Ann SherborneFlower Arranging : Sue NeedhamCookery : Carolyn BeecroftCrafts : Lynn BrodrickPhotography : Marianne BeecroftChildren 7 & under : Sam BurnsideChildren 8-11 : Charlotte Stenner
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PENSFORD WITH PUBLOWIn June we spent the eveningat the Gardens of the Bishop’sPalace in Wells, which was
enjoyed by all in this tranquil setting.Afterwards we had our meeting withrefreshments at the White Hart Hotel.Thanks to Daphne for arranging such apleasant time.In July we had a visit from the Dorsetand Somerset Air Ambulance with NickPearce, who gave us an illustrated talkon the workings of this organization. Wewere told that this is a charity and existssolely on donations from the publicthrough many mediums such as fetes,legacies and talks. There is a weeklylottery for £1.00 which anyone can joinand this has proved very popular.Our business part of the meeting thenfollowed. Apologies were given and onebirthday card was presented.Correspondence and Avon News weredealt with. Names were taken to attend
the AGM at Weston-super-Mare inSeptember. We had received an invitationfor Stanton Drew’s 90th birthdaycelebrations and one to an Autumn supperat East Harptree.We had a successful craft afternoon atAvril’s house when many items wereproduced and we enjoyed attending withour stall at the Open Garden in Publow inAugust.Mrs Baber read a report of the NationalAGM in London from Jane of WhitchurchEvening Institute who attended on ourbehalf. The resolution was “SOS for HoneyBees” which was passed by 99.4%. Welearnt that our new National Chair wasRuth Bond.We finished the evening with an ‘On thespot’ quiz which was won by Debbie Knightwith Sylvia Baber second and Jo Beedellthird.Our next meeting will be on ‘Papercraft’.
Visitors welcome.
PUBLOW WITHPENSFORD MU
Compton Dando Village Hallwas the venue for the Mothers’ UnionDeanery Tea Party this year on 7th July. Itwas a happy “get together” afternoon. ACream Tea was served and there were‘goodies’ to purchase on the Bring andBuy table. There was a lovely display ofMU cards with some of this year’sChristmas Cards already available! Theladies who won in the raffle were fortunatethis time as the prises were really super.We spent a most enjoyable afternoontogether.On 9th July, our usual MU Day, eight of usmade a visit to Congresbury where we
had lunch and then visited their ParishChurch of St. Andrew and the quietgarden there. The garden was a verytranquil and relaxing place to be but it isat present in need of some ‘tender lovingcare’ which is obviously in short supplyat the present time. We were able tomake tea in the Refectory and after arefreshing cup made our way homeward.Our thanks to Ann and Linda for kindlybeing our chauffeurs for this trip. Muchappreciated by the 6 of us.Our next meeting in the Church Roomwill not be until 10th September when weshall have a Harvest Bring and Sharegathering. New comers most welcome,do join us at 2.15pm. Mary Thomas
Celebratewith Jesus
St Mary’sCompton Dando
Looking at John’s Gospel and theteaching of Jesus as he celebrates
the Jewish FestivalsA short talk by
Madeleine HardingSunday 27th September
6.00pmLight refreshments to follow
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• NVQ qualified in Health and Social Care
• Criminal Records Bureau checked
(Police check of personal history)
• Proven track record in the Pensford and
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• Full references available
• Own car insured for carrying clients
as passengers
• Experienced, mature, trustworthy,
reliable, committed, hardworking & cheerful!!
Mob: 0797 283 1974 Tel: 0117 932 3995
is available for a number of hours daily and all
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Willing to undertake a wide range of duties to
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Personalised Sweatshirts & Polo Shirts..Jog Pants, Fleeces & T-Shirts supplied printed
or embroidered in your own colour & club logoRugby Kit, Soccer Kit , Schoolwear, Corporate
Wear & Sports Equipment
clothing & equipment
Contact Sally or Steve:- 490543
11.00 amfollowed by Harvest Lunch
in the Memorial Hall12.30pm
Tickets £5.00 adultsChildren under 16 free
Tickets from:Judith Hillman 490324 : Janet Ogilvie 490020Janet Smith 490584 : Gillian Wookey 490336
FAMILY HARVEST FESTIVALALL SAINTS’ PUBLOW
SUNDAY 27th SEPTEMBER
Thur 3 Pensford Evergreen Club Caroline Lowe & Katherine LloydVoices in Harmony. Visitors welcome £1.50
Sat 5 Publow Church Market. Church Rooms. 10.00 - 11.30amMon 7 Pensford Memorial Hall Learn to Dance Waltz & Cha Cha for beginners
9.00 p.m - 10.00 p.m £3.00 per personTue 8 Compton Dando Ladies Group. Parish Hall. 8.00pmWed 9 Route M Mobil LibraryThur 10 Mothers Union. Pensford Church Rooms. 7.30pm
5 Villages Parish Plan AGM. Parish Hall. 7.30pmPensford Evergreen Club Harvest Auction & SupperVisitors £2.50 to include ploughman’s supperChew Magna Gardening Society. Old School Rooms. 8.00pm
Sat 12 The Mersey Beat Legends. Pensford Memorial Hall. 8.30 till LateMon 14 Pensford with Publow WI - ScrapbookingTue 15 Pensford 10k AGM. Rising Sun. 8.00pmWed 16 Publow PCC. Pensford Church Rooms. 7.30pmThur 17 Compton Dando CA meeting. Parish Hall. 7.30pm
Pensford Evergreen Club The Shy & Retiring Strolling PlayersVisitors welcome £1.50
Sat 19 The Atiamah Trust Jumble Sale. Old School Rooms. 2.00pmDancers on Wheels. Bishop Sutton. 2.30pm
Mon 21 U3A at Ubley. 10.30. Trading StandardsTeatime Madness at Pensford School 3.15pm - 5.00pmPensford Memorial Hall Learn to Dance Waltz & Cha Cha for beginners9.00 p.m - 10.00 p.m £3.00 per person
Tue 22 Compton Dando PCC, Chelwood Village Hall. 7.30pmWed 23 Route M Mobil Library
St Peters Hospice Coffee Morning. Compton Martin Hall. 10.00amThur 24 Pensford Evergreen Club Midsomer Norton & Radstock Silver Band
Visitors welcome £1.50Local Wildlife Group Talk. Chew Magna Mellennium Hall. 7.45pm
Fri 25 Pensford School Open DaySat 26 St Peters Hospice Barn Dance. Chew Magna Church Hall. 7.45pmSun 27 Publow Church Harvest Service11.00am followed by Harvest Lunch
Celebrate with Jesus. A short talk. St Mary’s. 6.00pmMon 28 Pensford Memorial Hall Learn to Dance Waltz & Cha Cha for beginners
9.00 p.m - 10.00 p.m £3.00 per personPensford Ladies - Skittles & Buffet - Queens Arms, Chew Magna
Tue 29 WU AGM - Weston-Super-MareOctoberSat 3 Mission Possible. St Mary’s Church Yard Clear UpSun 4 St Marys Church Harvest FestivalThur 15 5 Villages AGM
September 09
Cardboard & Garden Waste collection. Route A. Week begining Sept 7. 21Cardboard & Garden Waste collection. Route B. Week begining Sept 14. 28
For one Night only!The Mersey Beat Legends
A night full of 60’s music
Bar & Hog Roast available
Pensford Memorial Hall
Saturday 12th September 2009
8:30pm start (until late)
£12.50 per person to include a pork roll fromHog Roast
“Please feel free to dress appropriatley”
Tickets available from Alan & Debbie Hunt 01761490409
OR Alan & Jan Vowles 01761 490753
All proceeds to Pensford Memorial Hall
