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….And you get to drive a steam train!

The Engine Shed at the East Somerset Railway in Cranmore is staging a fabulous rock gig on the August Bank Holiday Sunday from 6 pm.

There will be music from Si Wood on vocals and guitar, Steve Masters (A Half Moon regular and the other half of Kelly) on lead guitar, Bruce Hamilton on Bass and Jack Ingram on drums. The music will include a wide range of popular rock songs from Aerosmith, AC/DC, Dire Straits, Van Halen, Thin Lizzy, Foo fighters to name just a few.

This group are reputed to make an AWESOME sound, according to rehearsal  spies.

With even more hi-tech lighting and a very impressive laser show already booked along with a top quality sound system it promises to be a spectacular event.

There will be a BBQ starting at 6pm and a licenced bar open all evening. The music starts at 8pm and there will be approximately two 1 hour sets.

There will even be a steam engine working outside before the music starts where you can have a go at driving it for just £10!

Entry costs just £5. Buy tickets online www.ticketsource.co.uk/date/261409
From Kelly in the half Moon or  from the East Somerset Railway ticket office (01749 880417).

If you don’t fancy driving home after, there will be space for camping but please let them know if you plan to do this.

Please note: Originally, the United Service on 31 July was to be in Templecombe, and the last one should have been in Horsington. But because of the works taking place in Horsington Church they had to swap. So the United Service on 31 July is in Horsington Church and not Templecombe.

Regular activities (Village Hall unless stated).

Monday	Pilates	6pm
Tuesday	Upholstery	10.30am
	Badminton	8 pm
Wednesday	Adult Tap dancing	10am
Thursday	Art	10am
Friday	Art	10am
Saturday	Free

 

Other activities

Mon 4th	Ladies Lunch Group. Kingsdon Inn, Kingsdon	12pm
Tues 5th	U3A.  My Life on the Fairground. Henstridge Village Hall	2.30pm
Wed 6th	Half Moon Inn Music Night	8.30pm
Thurs 7th	W.I. Strawberry meeting with music by David Andrews and Guests from the Stavordale Group.  Village Hall	7.30pm
Thurs 9th	Parish Council.  Village hall	7.30pm
Sun 10th	Concert by Pepys Ensemble.  St John’s Church	3pm
Thurs 14th	Parish Council meeting	7.30pm
Wed 20th	School Term ends.  Back again 1st September
Fri 29th	Wincanton History Society.  Wincanton Memorial Hall. Susan Maltin – My life as a researcher.	7.30pm
St John’s Church	Services
3rd July	Holy Communion with Sunday School	9.15am
10th July	Morning Prayer	11 am
17th July	Holy Communion	9.15am
24th July	Holy Communion (BCP)	8.30am
31st July	United Service. Horsington Parish Church	10.30am

Chris Bailward has finished his  cycle trek around England in search of County Halls. Well done!

He writes. . .”I’ve been on the road for 30 days, cycling every day for 29 and, by initial estimate, having deducted the 12 miles that I missed because of bike failure at Cheltenham, have cycled 2042 miles. I’ve shed a stone in weight, a tee shirt and a security cable for the bike.

I hope you’ve enjoyed following my journey.  We’re not quite up to the £2016 I had hoped to raise for Sport Relief but there’s still time for you to donate if you haven’t already done so.  Thank you so much to those of you who have already shown such generosity.  It has helped keep me going even when things looked a bit grim. If you’re in the area, come and join me for a drink and chat at the Half Moon Inn, Horsington tomorrow night Friday 1st July from about 7pm.”

More:
Chris’s Blog
Donate Here -any amount, large or small will help an important cause, and every penny raised will go to the charity

Chris Bailward’s third* epic cycle ride – 2016 miles back and forth across England in aid of Sport Relief- is nearly over. He was last seen in Exeter and now faces 100 miles across Dartmoor in bloody awful weather to reach Truro in Corwall and complete his mission.

If you have not been following, his mission has been to visit every “county town” – the old or existing administrative headquarters of the  counties- in England, all 48 of them from Carlisle to Truro.  This has involved criss-crossing the Penines several times, and sweeping eastwards and then westward to take in every single county.

The Map shows Chris’s route.

This is a fantastic achievement, 80-100 miles a day, totally alone, without support, and apart from a few nights staying with family and friends, enduring local B+Bs and hotels of varying quality. And all at his own expense.

There’s a full account on his fascinating Blog.

All being well, Chris will arrive Back in Horsington on Thursday night, and after a day or R+R will be in the Half Moon, Horsington on Friday night from around 7pm. It would be nice if his many well-wishers and donors could join him, buy him a pint, and welcome him home.

If you have promised to donate and have forgotten, please do it now, or you can sign up in the pub on Friday.

All welcome.

More:
Chris’s Blog
Donate Here -any amount, large or small will help an important cause, and every penny raised will go to the charity
Why Sport Relief?

*He has also cycled from Lands End to John o’Groats(2014)  and a circular  (1800 mile) tour around France (2015).

 

Message from Charles James:

Thanks to everyone who has written in.

We still need some more letters or emails, but please try and vary the wording from the suggested template, or they will all look the same.

Original post here.

If you love cream teas and music, this is for you.

The Pepys Ensemble, which includes Horsington’s Janet Coles on the Cello will be playing in Horsington Church on Sunday July 10th at 3 pm.

The programme will include quartets by Fiala, Mozart and Francaix.

The concert is in aid of Church funds, and you will be provided with a delicious cream tea. You are asked to donate £8.00

The other members of the ensemble are Laura manning (oboe and cor anglais), Sarah Drury (violin) and David Lyon (viola), all professional musicians of some repute.

Janet Coles teaches music at several local schools and also plays in several orchestras. Those who enjoy the annual carol singing at the pub, where she plays the piano, will have a chance to see her in a much more serious and professional role.

The Pepys Ensemble will be playing a different repertoire on Sunday 24 th July at 6 pm in the delightful tiny church at Stock Gaylard.  Tickets for this concert, in aid of Homestart,  from Mrs Langmead 01963 23511

We could not resist this clip from “Yes Minister “. 26 years ago. Ministers wore ties then.
youtu.be/37iHSwA1SwE

The project to revitalise Horsington’s pond needs your moral as well as financial support.

Charles James, who is leading the project, is seeking funds from various grant providers, but he needs evidence of support from the village in order to back up his application,

Please take a few moments to send Charles an email  to express your support for the project.

If you are stuck for words, here’s a basic template you can adapt:

“Dear Mr James,

I am writing on behalf of myself and my family to express our  support for the Parish Council’s project to revitalise the Horsington Pond.

The Pond is one of the village’s most valuable amenities, and the scheme put forward by the council is imaginative and also very clever.

It will improve the village and at the same time aid conservation and bio-diversity, and provide a much needed educational resource for the village school.

We hope you will be able to raise the necessary funds, and you may count on our support.

Yours sincerely,”

Details of the pond proposal here

 

The people have spoken. We’re out.

57 per cent of the people in South Somerset voted to leave and have got their way. Such a tiny majority for such a big decision.

Those who voted as a protest or to” give Cameron a bloody nose” will no doubt we getting to grips with reality after a monstrous hangover.

And now it’s up to our political leaders and the Civil Service to manage an orderly exit under the best possible terms. Oh dear.