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Contents. ● Parrett Post
● Tennis Anyone?
● Village Agent
● At the Hall
Please support our local businesses as much as you are able.
Please note that all the information within these pages is correct at the time of going to print.
Copy deadline for November issue is Friday 15th October
● Bamboozle
● Answers
● ‘Where’s it to?’
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If you would like to mention a forthcoming
event or have anything that might be of interest to pin up, please let
us know on 01935 824072 or email: [email protected]
Wednesday 20 October, 7.30pm. South Petherton Local History Group.
Zoom talk "The Defence of Somer-
set in WW2 - Taunton Stop-line"
by Chris Webster. To join the Group
and hear this Zoom talk, email to:
or ring 07799 395669
The Wessex Big Band are performing at the Stoke sub Hamdon Memorial Hall on Saturday 23rd October at 7.30 pm (Hall and bar open from 7pm)
Come and enjoy a top class gig with the opportunity to dance if you like. Stoke Club are providing the bar. Tickets are available at £8 from Stoke Community Shop or by emailing [email protected]
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UPDATE
ON THE NEW BREAST CANCER UNIT APPEAL
The Appeal for the New Breast Cancer Unit at
Yeovil Hospital has now reached over
£1,852,000 of the £2 million needed.
We are having a big push to reach the target
so we can start building the unit as soon as
possible. With this in mind we are still
collecting unwanted and broken jewellery
and watches as this fundraiser for the appeal
is helping us to raise the money.
Again we are so grateful to those who have
already donated and if you felt you could
help us by looking in your jewellery box to help
the appeal for this much needed unit for
women and men we would so appreciate it.
Contact Maggie
(appeal committee member)
on 01963 250108
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Tennis Anyone?
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VILLAGE AGENT NEWS...
We are delighted to be back in venues, meeting peo-
ple face to face in our Talking Cafes once again!
There are 11 venues open across the county where you can book
a slot to meet your local Village Agent, and have a chat about
anything that’s worrying you; whether that’s advice on healthcare
or bills, or if you are caring for another. If you are feeling lonely or isolated, they can support you to find
groups or activities that you would enjoy, and so much more!
The following venues are the most local ones, to make your appointment,
just call 01823 331 222:
Chard: The Guildhall, 14 Fore Street, TA20 1PH, Every Wednesday, 10am - 12pm Langport: The Angel, Bow Street, TA10 9PQ, Every Thursday, 10am - 12pm South Petherton: South Petherton Library, Every Monday*, 10am - 12pm Taunton: Great Western Hotel, Station Approach, Every Monday*, 10am - 12pm Yeovil: The Gateway, Addlewell Lane, Every Wednesday, 10.30am - 12.30pm
*No Talking Cafes on Bank Holidays
We know many people have enjoyed our online Talking Cafe Facebook live sessions during lockdown,
and we are still continuing these, as it’s a great way to share information to many people in Somerset,
but due to reopening at so many venues, we have reduced the online sessions to weekly, Wednesdays
at 1pm on www.facebook.com/talkingcafesomerset.
You can still watch any previous Talking Café sessions here: www.somersetagents.org/talking-cafes/
covering every subject you can imagine, from dementia support to hearing loss and mental health. So
many fantastic informative films you can watch anytime; most are around 30 minutes long.
Unpaid Carers Website Relaunch!
We are delighted to announce we have revamped our website for unpaid Carers in Somerset –
www.somersetcarers.org – which now includes the Carers Hub – an online place where you can easily
search for exactly the right support and advice for yourself or the person you care for, with training
videos, links to Somerset based agencies, respite options and more.
We’d love to know what you think of it, and hope you find it really useful in your day-to-day lives.
If there is something missing, or you would like your service listed please email
[email protected] with your feedback.
We can offer advice and support to find local groups and activities available in
your community and help you with any queries you may
have or situations that you need advice and support with.
Please visit www.ccslovesomerset.org.uk and
www.somersetcarers.org or visit
www.somersetagents.org.or call me on
01823 331 222 to find out who can advise you.
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Roundwell Street, South Petherton, Somerset TA13 5AA
A HUGE CHOICE OF ENTERTAINMENT IN OCTOBER AT THE DAVID HALL
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Merry Hell – A ‘Chance to Dance’ Event Saturday October 2 @ 8:00 pm Multi-award-winning Merry Hell offer joyful, uplifting Folk-Rock, with a message for trou-bled times. Native to the North-West of Eng-land, this eight-piece musical charabanc was built from the embers of the much-loved Folk-Punk band The Tansads, developing a life and feel all of its own. Tickets: £19 Full / £18 Concessions
Mark Radcliffe | Loser Friday October 8 @ 8:00 pm Original songs and stories of loss from broadcaster, musician and author, Mark Radcliffe. Don’t worry, it’s not as miserable as it sounds. Hopefully! Having lost six months to, thankfully successful, cancer treatment, and with a new perspective on life, Mark takes stock of lost loves, lost friends, lost relatives, lost idols, lost bets and lost time. Tickets: £21/£20 Concessions
Instant Wit Comedy Improv Saturday October 9 @ 7:30 pm Instant Wit is a quick-fire comedy improv show. Fresh and inventive, it is the perfect pick-me-up tonic with unexpected twists and a dash of sauce! There’ll be sketches, songs and silliness – off-the-cuff, fast-paced and all of it based entirely around audience suggestions. And if you’re too shy to shout anything out - don’t worry, you’ll have the chance to write things down (anonymously!) in the interval. We’ll look daft, not you! Good suggestions get flying packets of custard, the best of the evening wins a bottle of wine. Tickets: £12 /No concessions.
Petherton Picture Show Present: Nomadland (12A) Friday October 15 @ 8:00 pm After losing everything in the Great Reces-sion, a woman in her sixties embarks on a journey through the American West, living as a van-dwelling modern-day nomad. Stars: France McDormond, David Strathairn, Linda May. Tickets: £5 / No concessions
Christian Garrick & the Budapest Café Orchestra Saturday October 16 @ 8:00 pm The Budapest Café Orchestra were estab-lished in 2009 by British composer and vio-linist, Christian Garrick, and led by him they play a blistering barrage of traditional Folk and gypsy-flavoured music from across the Balkans and Russia, Klezmer laments, Ro-manian Doinas, Hungarian Czadas and their own unique re-imaginings of some of the biggest tunes ever written by the classical greats. Tickets: £19 Full. £18 Concessions Sam Carter Saturday October 23 @ 8:00 pm ‘Sam Carter is a brilliant guitarist and song-writer who combines the observational with social comment and personal reflection’ - Songlines In the ten years since winning Best New-comer at the 2010 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, Sam Carter has earned a reputation for vivid, narrative-driven song-writing and captivating live performances. Tickets: £15 Full. £14 concessions. Acoustic Night Sunday October 24 @ 7:30 pm Petherton Arts Trust is offering this evening as a way of encouraging more local per-formers of all genres to come and perform on a professional stage and to attract more people in the audience. It’s a great evening full of extraordinary skill, talent and variety – and it doesn’t cost the earth – just £2 audience and £1 performers to cover the cost of heating and lighting The Hall. All types of performance welcome. All have the opportunity to deliver for 10 – 15 minutes with full PA and lighting system. If you would like to attend Acoustic Night as a performer or audience member please email Chris Watts [email protected] or call 07715501157. Please pre-book your perfor-mance slot or seat. Do not walk-up on the night. Payments on the door.
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Details of all events can be found on the website www.thedavidhall.org.uk and tickets can be purchased on-line or by calling 01460 240 340. Full information
about safety procedures and audience requirements is also on the website.
Coffee Morning Wednesday October 27 @ 10:00 am Pop in for a cup of real coffee and a chat. Look around the book and bric-a-brac stalls and more often than not, listen to some live music. Entry is free.
GreenMatthews – Wind in the Willows Thursday October 28 @ 7:00 pm A brand-new musical adaptation of Ken-neth Grahame’s well-loved classic. Green-Matthews use music, song, light and sound to bring this timeless tale to sparkling life. Join Ratty, Mole, Badger and of course the irrepressible Mr Toad, as they embark on various adventures – on the river, on the road and in the dark and dangerous Wild Wood. Using traditional English Folk melodies set to lyrics, the show paints a vivid picture of Grahame’s world, from the humble com-
fort of Mole End to the grandeur of Toad Hall. Suitable for children over 8 years. Tickets: £13 Adults / £9 Children /£36 Family 2+2 Calan Saturday October 30 @ 8:00 pm “A storming juggernaut of cool-Cymru-with-attitude power-Folk with a jaw-dropping repertoire.” - Folk Wales Calan are a multi-award-winning Welsh Folk band comprising of five virtuoso musi-cians who formed after they met at a Folk music course in Sweden. Calan are: Be-than Rhiannon (accordion, vocals, clog dancing); Patrick Rimes (fiddle, Welsh bagpipes); Angharad Jenkins (fiddle); Sam Humphreys (guitar); and Shelley Musker-Turner (harp). Tickets: £18 / £17 concessions
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Answers on page 20
Magic Numbers
1. 90 = D in a R A
2. 12 = D of J of N
3. 3 = B M (S H T R)
4. 4 = Q in a G
5. 24 = H in a D
6. 3600 = S in an H
7. 57 = H V
8. 11 = P in a C T
Measuring device
Multiplication
Becomes weary
Fathers
Blains
Varieties
Garrison
Strong suit
Counterfeit
Deep ravine
Shrub
A Word Ladder is a sequence of words formed by changing just one letter each time eg CAT - COT - DOT - DOG. Can you find the missing words? Use the clues if you get stuck.
TIGER Clues
HORSE
Sudoku
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Answers to Bamboozle on page 17
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Word Ladder
Magic Numbers Sudoku
TIGER
TIMER
TIMES
TIRES
SIRES
SORES
SORTS
FORTS
FORTE
FORGE
GORGE
GORSE
HORSE
1. Ninety Degrees in a Right Angle
2. Disciples of Jesus of Nazereth
3. Three Blind Mice (See How They Run)
4. Four Quarts in a Gallon
5. Twenty four Hours in a Day
6. Seconds in an Hour
7. Fifty seven Heinz Varieties
8. Eleven Players in a Cricket Team
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