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Regular activities (Village Hall unless stated).

Monday	Pilates 1 Pilates 2	5.30 -6.30pm 6.45 – 7.45pm
Tuesday	Upholstery	10.30am
	Badminton	8 pm
Wednesday	Free
Thursday	Art	10am
Friday	Art	10am
Saturday	Free

Other activities

Mon 4th	Ladies’ pub lunch at Rose and Crown, Trent	Lunch
Wed 6th	Music Night at the Half Moon	8.30pm
Thurs 7th	W.I Outing to Powderham Castle. Jackie Pyne  370713	All day
Sat 9th	Village Fete at the School	12 – 3pm
Sun 10th	Organ recital and talk at the Church	3pm
Thurs 14th	Parish Council meeting.  Village Hall	7.30pm
Tues 19th	Garden visit. Cherry Bolberry Farm, Furge Lane, Henstridge.  Judy Easdale 220984	1.30pm
Fri 29th	Wincanton Museum and History Society.  Talk on Beekeeping by Jill Cleverly.  Wincanton Memorial Hall	7.30pm
St John’s Church	Services
3rd June	Holy Communion with Sunday School and Baptism	9.15am
10th June	Morning Prayer	11 am
17th June	Holy Communion	9.15am
24th June	Holy Communion	8.30am
Churchwardens	Anne Jones 370626 Rosemarie Wigley 371478

 

Regular activities (Village Hall unless stated).

Monday	Pilates 1 Pilates 2	5.30 -6.30pm 6.45 – 7.45pm
Tuesday	Upholstery	10.30am
	Badminton	8 pm
Wednesday	Free
Thursday	Art	10am
Friday	Art	10am
Saturday	Free

Other activities

Wed 2nd	Coffee Morning in aid of the Children’s Society.  Half Moon Inn, Horsington	10.00am- 12.00pm
Wed 2nd	Music Night at the Half Moon	8.00pm
Thurs 3rd	W.I AGM and talk on Costa Rica.  Village Hall	7.30pm
Mon 7th	Ladies’ pub lunch at Cole Manor Tea Rooms	Lunch
Mon 7th	MAY DAY HOLIDAY	ALL DAY
Thurs 10th	Parish Council meeting.  Village Hall	7.30pm
Sat 12th	National Trust association talk.  Digby Hall, Sherborne	2.30pm
Sat 19th	Air Ambulance talk.  St John’s Church, Horsington	7.30pm
Fri 25th	Wincanton History Society – Roman Life around Wincanton by John Smith	7.30pm
Mon 28th	SPRING BANK HOLIDAY	ALL DAY
St John’s Church	Services
6th May	Holy Communion with Sunday School and Baptism	9.15am
10th May	Ascension Day – Deanery Service.  Holy Communion at Bruton	7.00pm
13th May	Morning Prayer	11.00am
20th May	Pentecost United Service Holy Communion at Templecombe Evensong at Henstridge	10.30am 6.30pm
27th May	Holy Communion	8.30am
Churchwardens	Anne Jones 370626 Rosemarie Wigley 371478

 

The Mill Singers (North Dorset’s Favourite Male Voice Choir) will be joined by The Braintree Male Voice Choir ,on tour from Essex, in presenting Music for a Spring Evening at St John’s Church Milborne Port, on Sunday 13th May at 7 p.m. This will be a highly entertaining concert with Songs from the Shows, Spirituals and Folk Songs.  Tickets are £10 and include a glass of wine and nibbles – they are available from Wayne’s Butchers in Milborne Port, or on the door.

Mrs Badger Writes. . .

Dear Mr Editor,

May I once again claim the hospitality of your esteemed blog to report that I heard the first cuckoo of the summer whilst walking my dog Winkle on the marsh.

The time was precisely 10.55 this morning, Saturday 21 st April.

This has put a spring in my step, and I hope it does the same for you, as the Blog has been very quiet these past few months.

Yours ever,

Amelia Badger (Mrs)

 

What the “Fine Times Recorder” said about the MPO’s double bill, playing until Saturday 7^th April at the Milborne Port Village Hall.

“Two of the silliest musical tales ever put on stage get a rousing, vivacious and thoroughly enjoyable performance by Milborne Port Opera”

Trial by Jury is “a delight from start to finish.”

Murder at Shakerley House is “all very silly and very funny”.

“Hats off to MPO for a double-bill of musical delight.”

Read the full review here

Book your tickets at www.mpopera.co.uk. Just a couple of clicks away from a delightful evening.

Regular activities (Village Hall unless stated).

Monday	Pilates 1 Pilates 2	5.30 -6.30pm 6.45 – 7.45pm
Tuesday	Upholstery	10.30am
	Badminton	8 pm
Wednesday	Free
Thursday	Art	10am
Friday	Art	10am
Saturday	Free

Other activities

 

Wed 4th	Milborne Port Opera. Trial by Jury and The Murder at Shakerley House.   Milborne Port Village Hall	7.30pm
Wed 4th	Music Night at the Half Moon	8.00pm
Thurs 5th	Milborne Port Opera	7.30pm
Thurs 5th	W.I.  Donkeys, dolphins, foxes and fish. Kevin Little	7.30pm
Fri 6th	Milborne Port Opera	7.30pm
Sat 7th	Milborne Port Opera	7.30pm
Mon 9th	Ladies Pub lunch. Manor House, Ditcheat	Lunch
Thurs 12th	Annual Parish meeting followed by Parish Council Meeting.  All welcome.	7.30pm
Thurs 12th	Parish Council Meeting	7.30pm
Fri 13th	Moviola Film: The Mountain between us. Milborne Port Village Hall	7.30pm
Sat 21st	Where West Begins Film: King Kong (1933) Westlands Leisure Centre with animation workshop by Jim Parkyn (Aardman animation)	3.00-5.00pm
Sat 21st	Film: Journey’s End (2017) Westlands Leisure Centre followed by Q&A with Producer Guy de Beaujeu	6.30-9.00pm
Fri 13th	Film: Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962) Wincanton Town Hall followed by mentoring workshop with Lynne Franks	7.00-9.30pm
Fri  27th	Wincanton Museum and History Society .  Mothers, mistresses, wives and Queens. Women of consequence in the 12th century a talk by Brian Garton.  Wincanton Memorial Hall	7.00pm
St John’s Church	Services
1st April	Easter Sunday Holy Communion with Sunday School	9.15am
8th April	Morning Prayer.	11.00 am
15th April	Holy Communion	9.15am
22nd April	Holy Communion	8.30am
29th April	United Service. Holy Communion Milborne Port	10.30am
Churchwardens	Anne Jones 370626 Rosemarie Wigley 371478

 

It’s not too late to book tickets for the Milborne Port Opera’s double bill – G& S’s “Trial by Jury” and Neil Edwards “The Murder at Shakerley House”

The show runs from the 4-th-7th April at the Milborne Port village hall.

The Half Moon is organising a coach party on Thursday April  5th. Contact Andrew Tarling 01963370140 or halfmoonhorsington@horsington.co.uk

Or book direct on www.mpopera.co.uk. Very simple and painless booking process.

More here: http://www.theftr.co.uk/g-s-classic-and-award-winning-comedy

 

Milborne Port Opera is staging a musical comedy double Bill at the Milborne Port Village Hall from April 4th-7th – the week after Easter.

Gilbert and Sullivan’s Trial by Jury needs little introduction: a musically brilliant courtroom skit featuring a prosecution for Breach of Promise of Marriage. With a none-too-innocent blushing bride, a philandering fiancé, a judge with an eye for the ladies, and a decidedly biased jury, the stage is set for legal mayhem!

More mayhem is in store in their second mini-opera, this time of a murderous nature.  Murder at Shakerley House was created by Neil Edwards in 2010 as a full-length operetta; a 15-minute version was performed at The Giant Coarse Acting Festival at the Questors Theatre, Ealing, last November, where MPO was awarded the coveted prize for Best Production by chief judge Timothy West. Now Milborne Port audiences have the chance to see a one-act version, performed in our inimitable Coarse Acting style: When Opera goes Wrong!

The cast includes Horsington residents Chris Bailward and Richard Gaunt (a 3-time winner of the Coarse Acting Competition).

Performances are at Milborne Port Village Hall, 4^th – 7^th April 2018 at 7.30 p.m.

Tickets £12.00, concessions (Weds only) £10.00, available from Wayne’s Butchers, or online from www.mpopera.co.uk or the Milborne Port Opera Facebook page.

The Half Moon is organising a coach party on  Thursday 5th. Tickets available at the Bar. Let Andrew know if you wish to come.

For all sorts of good reasons lots of people in the two villages are unable to come to the biennial fund-raising supper on 3rd March so the Village Hall Committee have decided to postpone the event until later in the year.  Apologies to, and commiserations with, those who have already said they would attend but, hopefully, you’ll be able to make the re-arranged date.

This is a useful source of income for the Village Hall so a good attendance is important.  Please try to come to the event: it’s a great opportunity to meet new people, see old friends and have a relaxed and enjoyable evening.

St Margaret’s Hall Committee will be holding it’s popular Village Hall fundraising supper on the evening of 3rd March 2018. Since the date is the nearest to St. David’s Day, there will be a Welsh theme.

Grab a Golden opportunity to meet new people in the villages of Horsington and South Cheriton or reacquaint yourself with old friends.

A ticket costs £15 a head for three courses. Please bring your own bottle(s)

Book your seat at the table with John Macdonald on 01963 370444. Tickets are available now.