News, comment and gossip for Horsington, the Cheritons and surrounding villages in Somerset
What’s on locally
Horsington has 2 Carol sessions on Christmas Eve. The first, at the church at 6.30, is the traditional candlelit service of lessons and carols.
The second, at the Half Moon, is the Christmas singalong, including many carols, plenty of good ale and the odd mince pie or two. proceedings general start around 8pm.
Both are a family affair, and children of all ages are welcome.
Lunchtime Evening
Tuesday 24 December closed 6-12. Carols at 8
Wednesday 25 December 12-2 closed
Thursday 26 December closed closed
Friday 27 December closed 6-11
Saturday 28 December 12-2 6-11
Sunday 29 December 12-2 6-11
Monday 30 December 12-3 7-10.30. Quiz at 8
Tuesday 31 December closed closed
Wednesday 1 January 12-3 (Brunch 12-3) closed
Thursday 2 January 12-2 6-11
We moaned about the sudden absence of quality arts coverage in the Blackmore Vale recently. Now, riding to the rescue is a new website covering arts, entertainment and food events in Somerset, Dorset and Wiltshire. FTR -The Fine Times Recorder– is the brainchild of Gay Pirie-Weir, (who used to write for the Blackmore Vale) and some other notables, including Mark Blackham, David Grierson and Kerry Bartlett, who are all active in the arts.
FTR is updated every Friday with news on what’s on, listings, reviews , ideas for eating out, travel, and books. It has a fabulous array of goodies on offer, and no-one should be stuck for an ideas of what to do at the weekend, or any other day of the week.
We have added FTR to our “Blogroll”, so there will always be a permanent link to the site in the right hand column of the Blog. We wish the enterprise well.
Entries are coming in thick and fast. Make sure you confirm your verbal intentions by downloading and handing in an entry form – otherwise we cannot organise teams and tee-off times. Various participants have been sneaking off for a surreptitious practice. Should be a good day!
We now have 22 entries, but we can accommodate more, with tee off times after 1pm. Come on Horsington!
Something missing? Email the editor editor@idnet.com
Regular activities (Village Hall unless stated).
Mondays Pilates 6pm , Yoga, Lois Farm, Horsington 7pm More. . .
Tuesdays Upholstery 10.30, Badminton 8pm, Mexican night, Half moon, from 7.30pm more . . .
Wednesdays Adult tap dancing 6.15,
Thursdays Art 10.00
Fridays Art 10.00
Click here to go to the Village Hall website
Other events
Friday 1st November “Pop-up Restaurant” at Divine Wines, Wincanton 7.30 More. .
Monday 4th November Ladies Lunch group, Crown and Victooria, Tintinhull
Les Vêpres siciliennes by Verdi. Live from the Royal Opera House, London. Cineworld Yeovil 7.30
Wednesday 6th November Half Moon Music Night, 2045
Thursday 7th November Women’s Institute – The History of soap, Village Hall, 19.30
Saturday 9th November Badger Ales race day, Wincanton Racecourse, 12.20
Monday 11th November The Horsington Open. Tee off from 11am, prize giving, Half Moon, 6.30 pm. More . .
Tuesday 12th November North Cheriton Gardeners Society, North Cheriton Village Hall, 19.30
Wednesday/Thursday 13/14 November Boden sale at Wincanton racecourse
Thursday 14th November Parish Council meeting Village Hall 1930
Sunday 17th November Wincanton Street Market
Thursday 21st November Wincanton Races 12.50
Saturday 23rd November Horsington School Christmas fayre , Home Farm Trust Annual Christmas bazaar, Wincanton memorial Hall, both from 10am
Tuesday 26th November Wincanton Christmas Fair, Wincanton Racecourse, in aid of 2 charities. More .. . .
St John’s Church services
3rd November 9.15, Holy Communion with Sunday School
10th November 11.00 Act of Remembrance at the War Memorial, 11. 15 Service of Remembrance Morning Prayer
17th November 9.15am Holy Communion
24th November 8.30am Holy Communion (BCP), 6pm Taize Evening Worship
There is a bell ringing open day next Wednesday 30th October at Horsington church. Morning 10 – 12, afternoon 2.00 – 4.00.
Bell Ringing is a great hobby for both the younger and older generation. You not only get to learn and develop an interesting new skill: you also have the opportunity to visit many new places, meeting lots of new people; And with being so active, it also helps keep you fit and healthy too! Up for a challenge? After you learn the basics, there are hundreds of methods for you to learn and attempt!
No need to book -just turn up. If you need some more information just call Anna on: 01963 370749.
See Horsington’s bellringers in action
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtD0MmX2CmA&feature=youtube_gdata
Winter draws on! Celebrate the autumn by entering the Half Moon’s charity quiz on Sunday 27 October.
This time it’s in aid of two local causes – the defibrillator fund and the church roof, which still needs money.
Usual rules. Teams of 4 -ish. 8 o’clock -ish Seriously challenging quiz-ish.
Get a ticket to Guys and Dolls at the Octagon, Yeovil – if you can. The show runs until Saturday 12 October.
The Blog’s drama critic writes. . .
Yeovil’s Amateur Operatic Society’s “Guys and Dolls” is a fabulous show by any standard. Lavish sets and costumes, wonderful performances by talented principals, show stopping musical numbers, huge energy and commitment, a witty script and a happy ending. For the high minded there’s even a moral message in there.
YAOS has a large membership and can command huge audiences. This means big budgets, and every penny on sets, costumes and orchestra has been well spent. It is hard to believe than an amateur company can mount a spectacle of this quality, but they have. Well done.
Attention all golfers (and aspirant golfers) at all levels. Put Monday November 11th in your diary. It’s the date of the first ever HORSINGTON OPEN
golf tournament, to be played at Henstridge Golf Club.
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 per player and the surplus will be donated to the Church roof fund.
Tee off is from 11am. 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 church roof fund.
There will be full catering facilities at the club.
If you would like to sponsor a golf prize or donate a raffle prize please contact Richard Gaunt, who is organising the competition with Andrew Tarling and Phil Bennett.
You can download a poster here to send to your friends who perhaps don’t read the blog
Download more info and an entry form here. All welcome, the more the merrier.
Finally, a reminder about golf etiquette. Our colleagues at Bloggovision have collected a few examples of the kind of behaviour we do NOT expect to see!
(You may have to wait a few seconds before you can get rid of the advert).
Thanks to Ted Banks for nominating this video
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FMyblJkLSM
A few of us went to see Puccini’s Turandot” at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden a week or so ago. A marvellous evening. Only £14 a head (half if you had a Daily Telegraph voucher) AND we were home in Horsington within 20 minutes of leaving the show.
How?, you may ask. OK for those with helicopters, but what about the rest of us?
Well, the show was a live relay to Cineworld, Yeovil, one of 1000 cinemas screening the event in over 30 countries .
The picture and sound were superb, as was the performance. Such a pity it had been so poorly publicised locally.
The Blog is doing its best to put the situation right.
There are 8 more live screenings between now and June 2014. (Two in December).
Get booking!