Philippa Tarling of Horsington’s Half Moon has branched out and has started Sherborne’s first-ever Gelateria,- ECCO GELATO, which opened its doors to the public on Thursday 6th October.

Judging by the traffic on Facebook, it has been a roaring success.

Villagers and friends had a chance to sample the delights on the Tuesday before the opening, and unanimously pronounced it – excellent!

Ecco Gelato is in Long Street, at the bottom of Cheap Street. It will sell a large variety of fabulous home-made gelatos, sorbets, and coffees, accompanied by very cool music from a state of the art music system. A powerful free wi-fi will make it an ideal place to relax, browse and catch up before or after shopping, or after school.

Ecco Gelato will be open from 11 am until 10 pm every day.

Ecco Gelato has been a team effort for several Horsington residents.
Phil Warren and his boys did the building and fitting out; George Matthews provided the identity and signwriting, Brenda Boyce did the upholstery, Kelly Chmielewski, Charley Walker and Lauren Burpitt from the Half Moon have joined the staff,  Richard Gaunt did the PR and promotion, and Tjden Lane took the photographs.

Philippa Tarling put herself through an intensive course at the Gelato University in Bologna, Italy, to learn the complexities of the art of making high quality gelato.

What is gelato exactly? Gelato is a high quality milk based “ice-cream” that is made and sold fresh. It is not actually ice-cream and an artisan Gelatiere would be insulted if their product was labelled as such. Gelato is made from milk, and is softer, contains less fat and air , is denser, and has a warmer feel as it is served at minus 10- 12 Centigrade.

All the varieties on sale at Ecco Gelato will contain locally-sourced milk and fresh fruits from local markets when in season. The products on offer will vary according to season and availability but will include gelato, sorbettas (made from fruit) 5 coffees, mocca, hot chocolate and tea. Everything will be freshly made on the premises.

Philippa is in charge of production. Her “Lab” at the rear of the premises is in full view of the customers who will be able to observe closely how gelato is made.

Get down there and give your taste buds a treat!

Ecco Gelato
Salcombe House
Long Street
Sherborne
Dorset
DT9 3BU
Tel 01935 813659

Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/Ecco-Gelato-1712609348980336/

Website – http://www.ecco-gelato.co.uk

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 3rd	Ladies lunch group – Beckford Arms, Fonthill Gifford	Lunch
Wed 5th	Music Night – Half Moon Inn	8.30pm
Thur 6th	W.I.:  Pandas – Talk by Miss Angela Pitt	7.30pm
Thur 6th	Ecco Gelato, Sherborne opens for business	11am
Tues 11th	North Cheriton Gardener’s Society – Low maintenance gardening. North Cheriton Village Hall	7.30pm
Wed 12th	Film – Star Wars: The Force Awakens – King Arthur’s School	7.30pm
Thurs 13th	Parish Council Meeting	7.30pm
Fri 14th	Titanic – A talk by Historian, Author and TV Presenter Tim Maltin. St John’s Church	7.30pm
Wed 26th	Beer and Cheese Evening – Horsington Grange.  Talk by Mark Woodhouse, Chairman of Hall and Woodhouse in aid of the Horsington Defibrillator Fund. Tickets £5 from Half Moon Inn or White Horse Inn	7.00pm
Fri 28th	Wincanton Museum & History Society. Charles Buckler – a talk on Thomas Hardy. Wincanton Memorial Hall	7.30pm
St John’s Church	Services
2nd October	Holy Communion with Sunday School	9.15am
9th October	Morning Prayer	11 am
16th October	Holy Communion	9.15am
23rd October	No Service
30th October	United Service at Templecombe United Reform Church	10.30am

 

Charles James reports: We have been successful with our lottery funding bid to re- model the village pond.

I have also gone back to SSDC for some additional funding and have been successful in getting a further £1,000 from them.

SSDC, through the community development officer Tim Cook, has been the majority funding source for the project,

The total cost is around £13,500, and this has been funded as follows:

SSDC   £6,000

National Lottery £5,450

Horsington Parish Council £1,350

Ted Banks’ fundraising and other donations. £100

This amounts to aound £12,900, so we are not far away, close enough to see it through anyway.

I shall make the dipping platform for the material costs only, so that will not only save a good few pounds but also enable  us to make a larger one to suit our school.

Crestmore Construction were awarded the tender and I am visiting daily to ensure they are doing what is planned. They are constructing the shallow water dipping pond area first and they will then move onto the silt trap; between us we are making some adjustments and improvements as the plan develops.

The dipping area will be in filled with stone and then topped with silt to enable planting. This this will create a safe shallow area and firm standing should a child step off the platform.

The scouring under the road was found to be quite severe so cones have been placed there to prevent heavy traffic from getting too close to the edge and the road subsiding.

This will be underpinned with concrete to stabilise the footings and then the wall rebuilt. I have asked for face stone to be used but this is subject to SSDC approval.  When I first saw the extent of the scouring to the road I got Highways involved and I negotiated with them to have the underpinning done and wall rebuilt. This  will be  at Highways cost and will not come out of our pond budget.

This is something that should have been done many years ago, I understand the silt was left there last time to try and prevent further damage but it should have been addressed then.

All progressing well, it is expected to have the gabion baskets installed and partially filled this week.

There have been a few negative comments saying that it will never work, which is very disappointing, but the fact remains that the pond will be much improved and sustainable for future generations.

The pond project explained.

PUBLIC NOTICE

PARISH OF HORSINGTON

The Parish Council is looking for one new member and co-option will take place at the meeting of the Parish Council to be held on Thursday 8^th September 2016 at 7.30pm at St Margaret’s Village Hall, Horsington.

Anyone from Horsington or South Cheriton wishing to be considered for co-option onto the Parish Council should contact the Chairman : Mrs J Pyne, Cobweb Cottage, Horsington, Templecombe, BA8 0EL or email horsingtonpc@gmail.co.uk Telephone 01963 370713 by Monday 5th September 2016

 

 

The dredging of the pond and removal of the silt to a field at Broodmoor lane (with kind permission of Chris Bailward) is about to start as soon as Somerset highways approval is granted. It could be as soon as next week.

There will be a traffic control at the pond during the work and there will also be haulage vehicles traveling to and from Broadmoor lane, so inevitably some disruption will occur.

But we will soon have our pond back. Well done Charles James, Ian Snowden and the Parish Council.

 

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

 

Thurs 1st	W.I Tea and chat – Marsh Barn Farm	PM
Mon 5th	Ladies lunch group – Helyar Arms, East Coker	Lunch
Tues 6th	U3A Open Meeting – Henstridge Village hall	2.30pm
Wed 7th	Music Night – Half Moon Inn	8.30pm
Thurs 8th	Parish Council Meeting	7.30pm
Sat 17th	North Cheriton Gardener’s Society – Annual Show – N. Cheriton Village Hall	2.30pm
Tues 20th	Film – Suffragette – King Arthur’s School	7.30pm
Fri 23rd	Wincanton History Society – Talk by Peter Fitzgerald on Nathaniel Ireson, Architect, Master builder and Potter – Wincanton Memorial Hall.	7.30pm
St John’s Church	Services
4th September	Holy Communion with Sunday School	9.15am
11th September	Morning Prayer	11 am
18thSeptember	Holy Communion	9.15am
25th September	Harvest Thanksgiving	6.30pm

One for the Diary Beer and Cheese evening at Horsington Grange with a talk on brewing by Mark Woodhouse Chairman of Hall & Woodhouse 7pm for 8pm on Wednesday 26th October.  Tickets £5.00 in aid of the Horsington Defibrillator Fund from John Sansom 07974 662145

The Half Moon was heaving on Tuesday night when the regulars threw a surprise party for Andrew and Philippa Tarling, 25 years to the day  after the pub re-opened under their ownership.

Hosrsington parish has two pubs, a rarity in this age when rural pubs are under severe pressure, and both are treasured by their regular customers.
The Half Moon serves excellent beers, and the Sunday roasts are the best in the area. The pub has made an enormous contribution to village life, having organised some spectacular village events in aid of charity.

Andrew and Philippa are starting an exciting  new venture, Ecco Gelato in Sherborne, which will serve delicious hand made artisan gelato to eat in or take away.

We will bring you more details when the opening date is announced.

In the meantime, you can follow Ecco gelato’s progress on Facebook.

Has anyone got a wheelchair they’re not using for a month or so? If so please contact the editor at editor@idnet.com. Huge gratitude if you can help.

 

Chris Bailward’s epic bike ride round England in June has raised an amazing £2845.77 with contributions from Australia and the USA.

If you meant to, but forgot, there is still time to donate:

Donate Here -any amount, large or small will help an important cause, and every penny raised will go to the charity.

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 1st	Ladies Lunch Group. Black Dog Inn, Chilmark	12pm
Wed 3rd	Half Moon Inn Music Night	8.30pm
Wed 10th	Opening of New facilities & Celebration buffet at St John’s Church, Horsington	7.30pm
Thurs 11th	Parish Council meeting. Village Hall	7.30pm
Thurs 18th	W.I.  Kay Wych on “How I became a 16thc kitchen maid at Glastonbury Abbey”. North Cheriton Village Hall	7.30pm
St John’s Church	Services
7th August	Holy Communion	9.15am
14th August	Morning Prayer	11 am
21st August	Holy Communion	9.15am
28th August	Holy Communion (BCP)	8.30am