The Horsington Blog

Charles James reports:
The Defibrillator is up and running and the training for the team of responders will be taking place this Thursday (20 June), I am then just awaiting the final registration for t he VETS scheme and all will be complete.

Moving on from there Sonya and myself are now organising for the first Aid courses that will be taking place in the Village hall at a date to be announced, the cost of which will be £30, it is hoped that the funds raised from the music festival will subsidise this and bring the price down to  £20 per person (or maybe less dependant on numbers), anyone is welcome to attend but the subsidy will only be available to village residents.

The “Essential First Aid All Ages” course will cover the following.

• Communication and casualty care
• Looking after yourself and the casualty
• Adult resuscitation
• Treatment of choking in adults
• Treatment of severe bleeding and chest pains
• Treatment of an unconscious casualty.

Could you please pass this on ,  spread the word please  and ask any interested parties to contact me or Sonya on 01963 371166 or by email at charles@oytteryantiques.co.uk

We need to start gathering names and numbers..
We are also in the process of organising (early days) a special first aid course delivered by St Johns to all the school children which hopefully will be delivered this summer, (liaison with the school is underway)

This scheme will save lives – and it could be yours. Please support. – Ed

Mark Tucker reports:

Sunday saw the eagerly awaited latest fixture in the 2014 Half Moon Quiz Series.  Turnout was good with, we suspect, many hoping to witness a historic third successive victory by The Ted Banks Appreciation Society.  The questions, posed by landlord Andrew, were as varied as they were challenging.  The defending champions battled heroically and at the half-time point were romping away with a convincing one point lead.

Despite an encyclopedic knowledge of the boroughs of New York and the facial peculiarities of Caroline Quentin, the champions put in a poor second half performance and, at the final whistle, a four-point victory went instead to The Moonies.  A spokesperson for The Ted Banks Appreciation Society said “It’s a huge disappointment for us all – you build yourself up to it and then to fall at the final hurdle is a massive blow.  We’ll be back stronger, leaner and fitter for the next fixture though – those Moonies better watch out!”.

Thanks must go to all at the Half Moon for organising the prestigious event which raised a tidy sum of money for the King Arthur’s Camps International trip to Tanzania.

Ten teams lined up for the Half Moon’s Easter Sunday Quiz, well organized by the Blackmore Vale Lions. Victory –their second consecutive one – went to the Ted Banks Appreciation Society, who came from behind to win by 2 points. Is there any limit to the towering intellect displayed by these giants? We shall see. The next quiz is over the bank holiday at the end of May.

The Parish Council is looking for one new member and co-option will take place at the meeting of the Parish Council to be held on Thursday  8th May 2014  at 7.30pm  at St Margaret’s Village Hall, Horsington.

Anyone  from  Horsington or South Cheriton wishing to be considered for co-option onto the  Parish Council should contact the Clerk Mr D Chapman,  7 Slades Hill, Templecombe,
Somerset BA8 0HF.

 Or email horsingtonpc@hotmail.co.uk
Telephone 01963 370527 by Friday 2ndMay 2014