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News and events in the Horsington area

Milborne Port Opera up for 4 awards

Milborne Port Opera,  Horsington’s favourite local amateur group, has been nominated by the Somerset Fellowship of Drama for 4 awards in the annual David Beach Awards for musical theatre.  (Somerset’s answer to the Oscars –Ed)

The nominations are for the group’s last production, the rarely-performed “Utopia Limited” by Gilbert & Sullivan. They are:

Best Cameo:  Former Horsington resident Andrew Armstrong as Mr Goldbury
Show Stopper:  Whole company for “Eagle High”
Best Musical Direction:  Caroline D’Cruz
Best Small Venue

The nominations are made by an expert panel of adjudicators who see each show. The winners will be  announced at a dinner in Taunton on Saturday 14th March .

There are 25 award categories in total, and 82 groups across the county competing to win them.

“Utopia Limited” was a landmark production for Milborne Port Opera, as it completed their ambition to perform every single Gilbert and Sullivan Opera.

The next show at Milborne Port Opera is an original work, “Spring Fate”, a comic opera written by MPO member Neil Edwards, who also directs. It is his third show for the MPO.

Performance is 8 to 11th April, the week after Easter. Tickets go on sale in March. More about this show soon.

A happy and prosperous New Year to all

Your editor wishes all  subscribers and browsers a happy, successful and peaceful 2015.

The Editor’s new year resolution is to do more and try harder on the blog.

We hope our subscribers (entirely free) will reciprocate by encouraging their friends and contacts to also subscribe,  write the odd article or two, and  take part in some of the discussions which emerge from time to time.

Please feel free to contact the Editor – editor@idnet.com – if you have anything to publicise locally, or an issue you wish us to raise.

Happy New year!

Ed

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New Year’s Eve Party at the White Horse

WhitehorselogoCelebrate the New Year  in style at the White Horse, South Cheriton, the only pub in the immediate area which is open on new Year’s eve. The blog has received a message from the landlord, James Cole:

“Here at the White Horse in South Cheriton I wish to welcome all our friends and neighbours to join us in celebration this coming New Years Eve.

We have been here for six months now and are extremely grateful for all the support our friends and neighbours  in the village have given us since opening.

Therefore we wish to welcome you to a  night of live music and fireworks here at the pub. Entry is free.

We are open from six onwards with the live music proceeding from nine. We are unfortunately not serving food from our usual menu; however we will have on offer a hearty portion of homemade chilli-con-carne with rice. All are welcome, including children, and we are happy for anyone to bring their dogs. ”

 

 

Quiz excitement – can we take any more?

There were moments of nail-biting drama in the Half Moon’s annual end-of-the-year quiz on Suday 28th December. As usual, the quiz resulted in a runaway victory for the towering intellects of the Ted Banks Appreciation Society, who solved cryptic clues and general knowledge questions with effortless ease.

Six teams took part. By the final round, past champions The Moonies were challenging TBAS for the coveted prize, but the final result, after tough questions on dead celebrities (in my view the only good kind –Ed), was a stunning and well deserved victory for the gallant Ted Banks crew, who clocked up  a magnificent 63 points, a full 2.5 points ahead of The Moonies.

A TBAS spokesman said “ Once again Landlord Andrew Tarling has proved himself to be an excellent question setter, providing an interesting and intellectual challenge which we were happy to meet.”

The next Half Moon Quiz will be at Easter, unless someone decides to organise one before then.

Mark Hoddinott

Revised, 12 December 20014: The Blog is very sad to record the death of Mark Hoddinott – “Niddy” to his friends – who passed away in his sleep on Sunday 7 December in The Mellowes Nursing Home, Gillingham, after a difficult illness.

Niddy was born in Templecombe and lived locally all his life, apart from a spell in the army. He will be missed at the Half Moon, where he  regularly sat at the corner of the bar.

He was a very sociable man, and had a word with everyone.

The Blog send its condolences to his daughter Rachel, who was by his side when he died, and the rest of his family.

Niddy’s funeral is on 22 December at 11am in Horsington Church.

Double your Money at at the Half Moon in January

signpost2The Half Moon has come up with a novel way to stretch the Christmas budget – Buy a voucher for £12.50 in December, and enjoy £25 worth of food and drink in January. It’s a simple as that! The voucher must be used for a meal, with or without a drink.

Available from the bar now.

Double up promotion at the half Moon Horsington

F. Christmas to appear in Horsington and South Cheriton

Blackmore vale Lions Christmas float
Father Christmas is on his merrie way!

Ho Ho Ho! The Blog has learnt that  a Mr F. Christmas will be visiting Horsington on his sleigh on Tuesday 2nd December at around 8.30- 9 pm. There will be treats for any children lucky enough to catch him. We hear he will stop for much-needed refreshment at the Half Moon at around 9 pm.

Not content with that, he will visit South Cheriton on the following day, Wednesday 3rd December  at roughly the same time, but stopping for refreshment at the White Horse.

Both events are organised by the Blackmore Vale Lions, who will be collecting for local causes.

A chance to challenge the Conservatives at Henstridge – 19 November

David Warburton, Conservative parliamentary candidate for Somerton & Frome, will be holding a public meeting in Henstridge village hall on Wednesday 19 November at 6 pm.

The meeting – “Challenge David Warburton” is open to all comers, not just the Blues, and is your chance to grill the man on his own and his party’s politics. There will be plenty of opportunity for questions from the floor.

Free of charge and open to all.

The election is nearer than you think!

David’s website

Horsington Open Golf – 27th October

Horsington Open poster
Click on the image to download a full size poster

Attention all golfers (and aspirant golfers) at all levels. Put Monday 27th October in your diary. It’s the date of second charity HORSINGTON OPEN golf tournament, to be played at Folke Golf Centre, near Sherborne, a 20-minute drive away from Horsington. The tournament is a 9-hole 4-ball competition.

As the title implies, it is open to all, including ladies and non handicappers. The entry fee is £12.50 per player and the proceeds will be donated to local charities.

Tee off is from 10 am.  The prize giving will be at the Half Moon at 6.30 when the coveted Claret Jug trophy will be awarded to the winner. There will be plenty of other prizes.

There will also be a raffle in aid of the charities.

You will be welcomed with coffee and a bacon roll, and a light lunch will be available to those requiring it.

If you would like to sponsor a golf prize or donate a raffle prize please contact Richard Gaunt, who is organising the competition with George Wagland and Phil Bennett.

You can download a poster here to send to your friends who perhaps don’t read the blog

Book on line here But you must send a cheque for your entry(ies) to Richard Gaunt, Crossing Gate, Horsington BA8 0ER by October 23rd. (This is an automatic system, and you will not get an acknowledgment)

Download more info and an entry form here.  Hand your entry form in at the pub with cash/cheque. All welcome, the more the merrier.

Last year’s event was a great success, despite the weather, and the organisers look forward to welcoming old friends and new at the tournament.

Match report

Map for Folke here:

Link to last year’s successful event

 

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