October diary

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Regular activities (village hall unless stated)

Mondays Pilates 6pm
Tuesdays Upholstery 10.30 am , Badminton 8pm,
Wednesdays Adult tap dancing 6.15
Thursdays Art 10.00
Fridays Art 10.00

Other events

Wednesday 3rd October  Half Moon Music Night, 8.45
 Thursday 4th October Barrel of laughs Comedy Club, Nog Inn, Wincanton £8.00 or £10.00 on door Tel  32998 More . . .
Saturday 6th October  Harvest Supper. Village Hall 7pm. Tel 370626 or 371478 More . . .
Thursday 11th October Parish Council, 7.30, Village Hall
Saturday 13th October Race Night 7 pm, Village Hall Tel 371 720 or 31915
Friday 19th October David Heath MP constituency surgery Wincanton Community Office 3 -3.45 pm
Sunday 21st October Quiz night in aid of local charities 8 pm, Half Moon Inn
Sunday 28th October Clocks change – winter time!
Monday 29th October South Somerset Citizen’s Advice Bureau: Balsam Centre, Wincanton

St John’s Church services

7th October 9.15 Harvest Thanksgiving
14th October    11am Morning prayer
21st October 9.15 Holy Communion
28th October 0830 Holy Communion

Royal Photographs – latest developments

Always first with the news, the Horsington Blog reports that following the furore around the  notorious unauthorised photographs of the Duchess of Cambridge on holiday in France, Royal potters Wedgewood have decided to lauch some special commemorative jugs. More . . .

Literary news – 50 shades of grey – Mens’ edition

Following the furore over the publication of the racy novel “50 shades of grey”, we are pleased to announce the publication of a special edition for men.

Click here if you dare

Pub quiz – Sunday 23 September

Half MoonThe September Pub Quiz and cake auction in aid of cancer research will be in the half Moon on Sunday 23rd  at 8pm. Get there early to browse the picture round (if there is one). Teams of 4 (ish). Usual rules apply .

Parish Council discusses Templecombe development

Outline planning permission is being sought for a 100- unit housing estate with associated retail unit, employment area, community building, area for potential school expansion, public open space, allotments, together with new access, at Slades Hill, Templecombe, near  the border with Horsington.

The 6.57 hectare site (16 and a quarter acres) lies to the east of the A 357 at Slades Hill, and surrounds an existing housing development, Blackmoor Vale Close. The site also borders the Thales site and the School.

The council’s website has plenty of objections, which may be summarised as “Templecombe does not need this development, it will alter the character of the village considerably, and there are plenty of other similar developments in Wincanton, Sherborne and Yeovil”

The proposed development has been on the cards for some 10 years, and a previous application in 2005 was withdrawn.

Horsington Parish Council discussed it at the last meeting on Thursday 13 September, and it will be interesting to hear what they said.

The Blog gives the scheme a resounding “NO”.

More details

Slades Hill development
The site of the proposed housing development at Templecombe

We understand the Horsington Parish Council also dislikes the proposal, and is sending a couple of representatives as observers to a meeting with planning officers to discuss the scheme. We will keep you informed -Ed

Stop Press: The Templecombe protesters website is    www.sladeshilldevelopment.co.uk

Mrs Badger Writes

The Blog has received a communication from Mrs Badger, who has been silent for some time. Welcome back! She writes:

Dear Editor,

“I am making lots of cakes for Mardi Bennett’s coffe morning on Tuesday 11th Septemberat the Old Bakery, Horsington, 11am -1 pm in aid of Macmillan Cancer. (Are you using this as a free plug? -Ed).

“I am absolutely fed up with all the mess caused by trying to separate egg whites and yolks, and I wonder if you, the cleverest man in Horsington, know of a quick, easy  and clean way  to do this?”

Flattery will get you anywhere. I put my  team of international researchers on the case, and our lady in China has has come up with a nifty solution. Clever or what?

Click here to see the demo

Everyone welcome at the coffee morning. Bring a cake.

A Musical afternoon with Parson Woodforde in Horsington Church – Sunday 16 September

Following their sell-out success at Stock Gaylard in July, the Trio Violetta are reprising their  Parson Woodforde concert in Horsington Parish Church on 16 September in aid of the roof fund. Apart from being entertained by some delightful music,  the audience can expect a wonderful cream tea to be served after the concert.

Trio Voiletta is a string ensemble comprising Sylvie Barry, Frances Eustace and Janet Coles, all Horsington/Templecombe residents. They will  play music by Haydn, Boccherini and Oswald, with  Richard Gaunt  assuming the character of the parson and providing readings from his diaries.

Parson Woodforde was an 18th century, Castle Cary-born cleric who kept a diary for 45 years. Obviously a good bloke, they named a pub after him!

His diary provides a unique insight into rural life in 18th century Somerset, and Horsington in particular.

James Woodforde
James Woodforde 1740 -1803

Tickets: 01963 371478 or 370562

More about Parson Woodforde

Volunteers wanted to join the House of Lords

If the forthcoming winter fills you with dread, and you fancy a bit of interest and creativity in your life, then why not join the House of Lords? The only qualifications required are that you must be capable of looking like a peer, (but ermine and coronet will be supplied), and you must be able to hold a tune, although guidance and support will be provided.

This will not suit the really ambitious, since the House of Lords in question is not at Westminster, but at Milborne Port, where the Milborn Port Opera is beginning rehearsals for Gilbert & Sullivan’s Iolanthe.

As usual, new singers and performers are welcome. In Iolanthe, G&S lampoon the House of Lords as a bastion of the ineffective, privileged and dim-witted, and take a few pot shots at lawyers and bankers on the way, so it will ring a bell with modern audiences.

It floats the notion that entry to the House might be through competitive examination, which may appeal to the current reformers, who seem to be getting nowhere.

The show runs straight after Easter. Rehearsals start on 6 September, and are weekly, every Thursday. There are breaks for half term and Christmas. So come along to the Methodist hall, Cold Harbour, Milborne Port on Thursday 6 September ready for an 8pm start.

PS If you don’t want to be a peer, you can always be a fairy!

 More about Milborne Port Opera

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