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Following the success of Curry nights, Tuesday is now Fish night at the Half Moon.

For an incredible £6.50 you  can enjoy a choice of exotic fish dishes.

The menu for the opening night on 19 March includes prawn and samphire risotto, spicy mackerel, and baji-battered hake and chips. If that’s too much on the wild side, then there’s plain old English fish and chips with no frills.

The promotion will run until the end of April.

Tuesday has become a bit of a social evening for the village, and often all comers sit at a communal table and swap gossip and jokes. But if you want to eat alone, it’s up to you.

Hi Horsington Blog,
I attend a Zumba class at Templecombe Social Club on a Wednesday night 6.45pm till 7.45pm. It is ran by a lovely lady called Jude Edge. Classes are only £4 per class or if you buy 10 only £30. Jude is a lovely lady and I feel everyone should know about the wonderful class she holds there, are you able to add to your monthly list of activities in around Horsington.

I would be very grateful.
Kind regards,
Claire Hart

Winter must be nearly over. The popular Half Moon curry nights (two for a tenner) are coming to an end. The last supper for the present season is on Tuesday 26 February.

Andrew has not revealed what his next masterstroke will be, but we hear rumours of impending change and innovation. Watch this space.

Military Historian Richard Mead is giving a talk on Sunday 10th March on the glittering career of General Sir Richard McCreery, a notable former Horsington resident.

Sir Richard exaggerated his age in order to join up for the First World War. He served in the Lancers, survived a wounding (for which he received an MC), and in WW2 went on to  command armoured divisions in France and the Middle East.

He was chief of staff to General Alexander, and commanded the 8th Army in Italy, as well as the post-war British Army on the Rhine.

Mead’s book “The Last Great Cavalryman” recalls General McReery’s exploits in detail, and these form the substance of his most interesting talk.

4pm, Parish Church. Cream tea lovers can expect to be well-rewarded, as well as entertained. £8 donation to the roof fund, please.

The popular Horsington Village Dinner is on Saturday March 16th. The theme this year is St Patrick’s Day, so brush up on your Irish Jokes, jigs  and step dancing. No jokes about the bogs, after the dreadful winter we have had on the Marsh.

The cost at £12.50 a head, to include a starter and main course (what else but Paddy’s pate and Irish Stew), is the same as last year. Bring your own pudding, wine or Guinness.

Village Hall, 7.30 Tickets from John Macdonald – 01963 370444

The Ladies Lunch Group for people who live in Horsington and South Cheriton meets on the first Monday of the month.

On Monday 4th February, they are going to the Ship at West Stour.

Then they will be lunching at the (recently refurbished) Red Lion, Kilmington on Monday 4th March and at the White Hart in Sherborne on Monday 8th April (the first Monday in April is a bank holiday).

All are welcome to join this lively group. Please telephone Rosemarie Wigley on 01963 371478 or Susan Maltin on 01963 371400.

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Regular activities (village hall unless stated).

Mondays Pilates 6pm
Tuesdays Upholstery 10.30 am , Badminton 8pm, Fish Night, Half Moon. More . . .
Wednesdays Adult tap dancing 6.15,
Zumba Templecombe Social Club 6.45-7.45pm
Thursdays Art 10.00
Fridays Art 10.00

Click here to go to the Village hall Website

Other events

 Monday 4th March Ladies Lunch Group, Red Lion, Kilmington 
Wednesday 6th March Half Moon Music Night, 8.45
Thursday 7th March Parish Council, 7.30, Village Hall. Barrel of laughs Comedy Club, Nog Inn, Wincanton £8.00 or £10.00 on door Tel  32998 More . . .
Sunday 10 th March Talk: “The Last great cavalry Man” by Richard Mead. 4pm, St John’s Horsington. More
Friday 15 th March David Heath MP surgery,  Community Office, Wincanton, 3 -3.45 pm More . . .
Saturday 16 th March Village Dinner,  Village hall, 7.30 pm.
Sunday 17th March  “The Christian and sexuality” – talk by the Very Revd John Clark, Dean of Wells Cathedral, 4pm, Templecombe Church.
Sunday  24th th March “The Christian in Education” – Talk by Alison Shearer, Head of St Nicholas Primary School, Henstridge, 4pm, Templecombe Church

St John’s Church services

3rd  March 9.15 amHoly Communion with Sunday School
10th March 11.00am Morning Prayer
17th March (Ash Wednesday) 7.30 pm, Holy Communion at Templecombe
24th March (Palm Sunday)  10 am United Service at henstridge. Meet at Henstridge Village Hall aty 10am to process to the church -or go direct to church
29th March (Good Friday)
31st March (Easter Sunday) 9.15 am Holy Communion

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Regular activities (village hall unless stated).

Mondays Pilates 6pm
Tuesdays Upholstery 10.30 am , Badminton 8pm, Curry Night, Half Moon (Not 5th Feb)
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

Monday 4th Frbruary Ladies Lunch Group – The Ship, West Stour. More. . .
Wednesday 6th February Half Moon Music Night, 8.45
Thursday 7th February Parish Council, 7.30, Village Hall.
Barrel of laughs Comedy Club, Nog Inn, Wincanton £8.00 or £10.00 on door Tel  32998 More . . . 
Tuesday 12th February Alan Power, Garden & Estate Manager, talks about Stourhead. North Cherirton Village Hall, 7.30. Curry night returns to the Half Moon.
Thursday 14th February Valentines Night at the Half Moon. The ultimate venue for cash-strapped wooers! More . . .
Saturday 16th February Grand Coffee Morning, with sale of books and bric a brac, in aid of the church roof fund. Village hall, 10.30 – 12 noon.
Sunday 17thFebruary  “The Christian and sexuality” – talk by the Very Revd John Clark, Dean of Wells Cathedral, 4pm, Templecombe Church.
Wednesday 20th Frbruary,  Wincanton Film Society -“Of Gods and Men”, King Arthur’s School, 7.30. More. . .
Sunday  24th February “The Christian in Education” – Talk by Alison Shearer, Head of St Nicholas Primary School, Henstridge, 4pm, Templecombe Church

St John’s Church services

3rd February 9.15 amHoly Communion with Sunday School
10th February 11.00am Morning Prayer
13th February (Ash Wednesday) 7.30 pm, Holy Communion at Templecombe
17th February 9.15 am Holy Communion
24th February 8.30am Holy Communion