The White Horse, South Cheriton, is holding a Jamaican-themed “Rum and reggae night” on Saturday October 3rd.
There’s a real Jamaican menu – Chilli beef & Peppers, Escovitch king fish, Jamaican curry shrimp and other dishes, all around the £9.00 mark. Presumably there’s rum and reggae too, as well as the White Horse’s range of cask ales for those who wish to remain firmly in Somerset.
The White Horse is also hosting an exhibition by local artists as part of Somerset Arts Week, which also kicks off on October 3rd.
If you can’t make it to the reggaie, try and pop in during the week.
Horsington, Templecombe and Henstridge churches, which together form a “United Benefice”, are holding a Harvest Supper in Horsington Village Hall on Saturday 10th October at 7.30 pm.
The evening will consist of a delicious supper, followed by “an Entertainment”, to include poetry, music and whatever else the talented cast can conjure up.
There is no fundraising agenda, no collection, no raffle. Just enjoy yourselves.
Tickets – £7.50 (Children under 12 – £3.00). Tickets:Anne Jones 01963 370626 & Stephen Miles 01963 370823
Visitors to the SW Trains website will see a very tempting offer – Day return to 170 destinations, including London, for just £15, during the whole of October.
Just the job for a quick visit to catch up with friends or visit an attraction.
The bad news is that the miserable sods at SW Trains have excluded all stations west of Salisbury – that’s Tisbury onwards – from the offer.
This is miserly in the extreme. OK, so it’s a few more miles, so why not charge us country bumpkins a fiver extra? Thank God for Berry’s coaches.
You may wish to share your thoughts on this with customerrelations@swtrains.co.uk. They say our thoughts, comments and questions are important to help improve their products and services offered. Bah!
The Chamber group Spectra Musica begins its new season on 15th September. It promises to be an exciting time as they have been invited to sing at The American Museum in Bath on Saturday 5th December as part of the Museum’s Christmas festivities. In the New Year there will be another lively Singing Day in February followed by a concert at the beginning of April and another at the beginning of July – more details nearer the time.
The Group, which rehearses in Wincanton under the musical direction of Peter Leech, aims to set a high standard of musical performance of music of all genres and to provide a stimulating and friendly environment for experienced singers.
If you are a bass or tenor and are interested in auditioning for this enthusiastic Group in September please contact Elizabeth Carter on 01747 841431 or email her at lizcarter.pen@btinternet.com.
Regular activities (Village Hall unless stated). Mondays Pilates 6pm Tuesdays Upholstery 10.30 am , Badminton 8pm, Wednesdays Adult tap dancing 10am Thursdays Art 10.00 Fridays Art 10.00
Other Events
Wed 2nd Music Night Half Moon Inn 8.45 pm
Thurs 3rd W.I. It’s a Vet’s Life. Village Hall 7.30pm Fri 4th Remembrance Image Project Talk. Horsington Church 7.30pm Sat 5th Coffee Morning. Village Hall 11am Mon 7th Ladies Lunch Group Pyt House, Tisbury Wed 9th Horsington Pins and Needles. Springfield 2.00pm Thurs 10th Parish Council Meeting. Village Hall 7.30pm Tues 22nd Film: The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel King Arthur’s School 7.30pm
St John’s Church services
6th September 9.15am Holy Communion with Sunday School 13th September 11 am Morning Prayer 20th September 9.15am Holy Communion 27th September 6.30pm Harvest Festival Guest Speaker Rob Walrond, Diocesan Rural Life Adviser
FUTURE DATES The Horsington Group of Artists Somerset Arts Week Exhibition 3-18th October in the Skittle Alley at The White Horse, South Cheriton
Benefice Harvest Supper at White Horse, South Cheriton
Entries are invited for the third “Horsington Open” , to be played at Henstridge Golf Clubon Friday October 23rd 2015.
The 9-hole charity competition is in aid of local charities, and is open to all comers. Ladies and non-handicappers are welcome. Entry is just £15 per player, including green fees.
The prize (as befits an “Open”) is a claret jug, plus many other prizes generously donated by local businesses and suppliers to Horsington’s Half Moon and South Cheriton’s White Horse pubs.
The competition tees off just after 10 am. The prize giving will be held in the White Horse, South Cheriton at 6.30 pm, when there will also be a charity raffle.
This competition is now in its third year. It provides an opportunity for players at all levels to get together for a fun day of golf and raise money for charity. The field normally includes some really good golfers, some desperately bad golfers, many ladies and several beginners.
South Cheriton’s White Horse pub has generously agreed to sponsor some prizes and to host the prize giving. The Half Moon has volunteered its customary support, with players and prizes.
Entry forms and more information can be obtained from the Half Moon, the White Horse, Henstridge Golf Club, or downloaded here. ALL WELCOME!
The competition is organised by Horsington’s Richard Gaunt, with the help of George Wagland and Phil Bennett.
The Half Moon Bank Holiday Quiz attracted a good crowd – or was it the recently-introduced Shepherd Neame Spitfire ale – delicious! – which drew the numbers in?
As usual Landlord Andrew set a cracking quiz, assisted by his children, one of whom, Amelia, managed to confound the players with a pop music round of mind-boggling obscurity – at least to anyone over the age of 50.
The Moonies clung on to their title, but the Ted Banks Appreciation Society were snapping at their heels all the way, and were pipped into second place by a point.
In an exclusive interview after the match a TBAS spokesman told the Blog “We suffered from a certain lack of concentration. Some members gave correct answers which were subsequently struck out by other members, and our score suffered accordingly”.
The teams have plenty of time to lick their wounds and prepare for the next quiz, which is not going to happen until Christmas.
Don’t forget Sunday’s Bank Holiday quiz at the Half Moon. 8pm. Usual rules. Will the Moonies humiliate the TBAS? Will an outsider come from behind and grab the prize? You will only find out if you’re there.
New services to begin on 14 December
A massive upgrade to Templecombe train services has been announced by SW Trains, including extra seating capacity, a half hour service and connections to Yeovil Pen Mill. Templecombe passengers can now travel to Weymouth, Dorchester, Westbury, Bath and Bristol.
The new services will provide:
Half-hourly train services from London to Tisbury, Gillingham, Templecombe, Sherborne and Yeovil Junction between 15:20 and 19:20*
10 trains every week day connecting Yeovil Junction and Yeovil Pen Mill
Two new daily services connecting Bruton directly with London for the first time
Two new daily direct services between Castle Cary and Frome and Basingstoke, Woking and Clapham Junction
Yeovil Junction, Sherborne and Templecombe have two additional trains in the mid-afternoon – 13:50 from London Waterloo and 16:07 from Templecombe
Yeovil Pen Mill will have six direct trains from and two trains to London Waterloo each week day
Templecombe highlights
Additional weekday service to London Waterloo at 16:10
Half hourly service from London between 15:20 and 19:20
Three additional services from London, departing Waterloo at 13:50, 15:50 and 18:50
Five direct services each weekday to Yeovil Pen Mill
As well as the new and increased services, South West Trains has also introduced a rolling programme to refurbish all 30 of the class 159 trains on the West of England route. The diesel trains, which are the most reliable of their kind, will provide an improved quality of service and comfort. Extended services – details:
12:50 Waterloo to Salisbury is extended to Yeovil Pen Mill via Frome
16:48 Yeovil Junction to Waterloo via Frome (attaching to 16:25 Exeter to Waterloo at Salisbury)
16:18 Gillingham to Waterloo starts from Yeovil Pen Mill at 15:45
13:50 Waterloo to Gillingham is extended to Yeovil Pen Mill
15:50 Waterloo to Gillingham is extended to Yeovil Pen Mill
16:50 Waterloo to Yeovil Junction is extended to Yeovil Pen Mill
17:50 Waterloo to Yeovil Junction is extended to Yeovil Pen Mill
18:50 Waterloo to Salisbury is extended to Yeovil Pen Mill New services – details:
16:30 Yeovil Pen Mill to Yeovil Junction
18:30 Yeovil Pen Mill to Yeovil Junction
19:26 Yeovil Pen Mill to Salisbury***
20:27 Yeovil Pen Mill to Salisbury***
21:30 Yeovil Pen Mill to Yeovil Junction
*** Service still subject to agreement by the Rail Regulator All information provided by SW Trains
Sadly the new services will not be steam-driven, but you can’t have everything!
The White Horse, South Cheriton, is holding a Jamaican-themed “Rum and reggae night” on Saturday October 3rd.
