catch this - june 2015

June 2015

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The feast day for St John the Baptist is 24 June

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WHO’S WHO IN THE BENEFICE

Rector The Revd. Tim Hawkings, The Rectory, Cheddar Road,

Axbridge 732261

Assistant Priest The Revd. John Angle, 14 Farthing Combe, Axbridge 733695 The Revd. Ken Brown, 7 Peelers Court, Axbridge 733805 Readers

Pam Williams, 2 Beech Road, Shipham 843772 Sue Latimer, 9, Hippisley Drive, Axbridge 732583

Peter Rutter, 8 Beech Road, Shipham 843319

AXBRIDGE - THE CHURCH OF ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST

Churchwardens Peter Smith 734601 Judith Strange 733783 PCC Secretary Carole Carey 743883 PCC Treasurer Elwyn James 733185 Organist/Choir Martin Latham 733010 Mother’s Union & Sacristan Janet Angle 733695 Messy Church Peter Dixon 732890 Safeguarding Officer Margaret James 733185 Tower Captain Roy Shallish 732137 Mag. Distribution Lal Adamson 732221

SHIPHAM - THE CHURCH OF ST. LEONARD

Churchwardens Trish Ashmore 843388 Margaret Howell 842201 PCC Secretary Nigel Mallett 844997 PCC Treasurer Paul Ashmore 843388 Sacristan Trish Ashmore 843388 Lenny’s Coffee Shop Jill Lewis 782845 Organist David Williams 843772

Tower Correspondent Paul Ashmore 843388 Friday Lunches Jan Agate 842607 Kate Baldock 842882 Mag. Distribution Roger Hughes 843383

ROWBERROW - THE CHURCH OF ST. MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS

Churchwardens Sue Erasmus 843121 Adrian Adams 820058 PCC Secretary Jane Gunn 842561 PCC Treasurer Vernon Erasmus 843121 Tower Captain Adrian Adams 820058 Mag. Distribution Margaret Pritchard 852568

(Note: Unless otherwise stated the area code for all telephone numbers is 01934)

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As I write this I’m

busy preparing for 30

May when the Bath

and Wells Diocesan Association of Bell

Ringers celebrates its

125th anniversary with a

celebratory service and lunch at North

Petherton. It’s my eighth and last year as

Master of the Association, and it has been an

honour to be involved in something I love and have enjoyed doing since I was ten and

living in Yatton.

May has also been a landmark moment

in the story of bell ringing nationally as we

remember the first peal rung three hundred

years ago in Norwich. I’m hoping to be part of a full peal to be rung at Rowberrow on 15

June, which includes a method called

Norwich Surprise!

The ringing of church bells in this

country has been deeply rooted in British

culture for a very long time. From about the eighth century bells have been used to call

people to worship. Beyond announcing

church services, bells mark important

national or local occasions, past and present.

Someone described the sound as providing a

‘grand soundtrack to historic moments’.

You may have heard the bells of Westminster Abbey after a big service there.

On 9 May, for example, the Abbey bells rang

out to mark the 70th anniversary of VE Day,

and the Axbridge ringers joined with them

and with cathedrals and towers around the

country. Bells are also rung

for s ign i f icant

family moments.

We are often asked

t o r i n g f o r

weddings, and for

t h a t j o y o u s moment as the

couple emerge from

church as man and

wife.

In sad times too the bells are rung.

The Shipham ringers rang a quarter peal in March to celebrate the life of Terry Coombs,

a resident of the village who sadly died last

year. Terry’s wife, Janet, began to learn to

ring at Shipham, before she had to spend

more time looking after Terry, and the

quarter peal was rung by her friends locally.

We have much to be thankful for in our ringers who faithfully do their best to make

sure that services are announced in the

traditional way and the ancient art is

preserved. Across the Diocese there are

around 1,800 ringers, spread between well

over 300 towers. We have teams of ringers

in each of our churches, but are always looking to train and encourage new

members.

George Herbert wrote a poem, Prayer,

about the things that touch something deep

inside us, and through which God speaks

with us. He uses a host of wonderful images to describe this:

Prayer the church's banquet, angel's age,

God's breath in man returning to his birth,

The soul in paraphrase, heart in pilgrimage,

The Christian plummet sounding heav'n and earth

Engine against th' Almighty, sinner's tow'r,

Reversed thunder, Christ-side-piercing

spear,

The six-days world transposing in an hour,

A kind of tune, which all things hear and

fear; Softness, and peace, and joy, and love, and

bliss,

Exalted manna, gladness of the best,

Heaven in ordinary, man well drest,

The milky way, the bird of Paradise,

Church bells beyond the stars heard, the soul's blood,

The land of spices; something understood.

Church bells beyond the stars heard….

I’ll take that, but then I am a bit biased!

Catch this — June 2015

On the spotOn the spot

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Blooming Grooming

Professional dog grooming

Clipping and styling

Hand stripping

Ears cleaned

Nails clipped

Kind and gentle handling; all breeds catered for

Phone: 01934 710720; Mobile: 07909 763052

10 King Alfred Mews, Wedmore

P&R DOMESTIC

APPLIANCE REPAIRS

We repair most makes of

Washing Machines, Dishwashers, Dryers, Vac-

uum Cleaners & Cookers.

(Small charge for estimates)

PD LOVERIDGE

Tel: Cheddar 742527 or 01278 789132

FAST RELIABLE SERVICE

LOW RATES

NO CALL OUT CHARGE

Domestic & Commercial High Pressure Jetting

Toilets, sinks & drains unblocked

Septic tank emptying

CCTV surveys

Drain tracing & replacing

Drain relining

Drain Excavation

Root cutting

Aquablast: Hill End Farm, Hill End, Locking, Weston super Mare

Freephone: 0800 0978255

Telephone: 01934 824355

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o All types of TV aerials plus

Extra points

o Freesat, Sky and European/

Motorised dishes

o Discreet and careful

Installations

o FREE call out and quotations

o Quality installations for over

24 years

Please call DAVID FORD on:

TEL: 01934 742444

MOBILE: 07740 946385

COMPTON HOUSE

AXBRIDGE

A Grade 2 listed Georgian House

with fabulous views across the

Somerset Levels

Unique bedroom accommodation

Flexible meetings space

Private Dining Room for special

occasions

Receptions & Events for intimate

parties

Contact: 01934 733944 www.comptonhse.com

AXBRIDGE PHARMACY

Your traditional-modern-independent Pharmacy

We serve…...We deliver

We can

ORDER YOUR PRESCRIPTIONS,

COLLECT THEM and

DELIVER THE MEDICINES TO YOUR

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Just phone 01934 733230 and ask

AXBRIDGE PHARMACY Open Mon to Fri 9am - 6pm

Closed Saturday, Sunday and Bank Holidays The Square, Axbridge, BS26 2AR Telephone/Fax: 01934 733230

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BISHOP’S LETTER

Thinking differently about poverty

As I look forward

w i t h g r e a t

anticipation to my

first trip to Zambia

as Bishop of Bath and Wells, I am

aware that I am

doing so with a

touch more insight

than I had when

this visit was first put in my diary. A

week ‘Living Below

the Line’ for Bath-

based charity ‘Send a Cow’ and ‘Sharing the

load’ for Christian Aid Week can never

replicate the challenges faced by those living in poverty in Zambia or other parts of the

developing world but it can bring

understanding.

It was certainly more than a publicity

stunt or ‘playing at being poor’ which were

just some of the criticisms levied at those

taking part. Of course, I was not struggling around Wells with my bundle of firewood

worried about being attacked by hyenas –

just injuring innocent shoppers – and I knew

my five days of hunger living on £1 a day

would come to an end, but they were still a

challenge. They made me think differently about

what living in extreme poverty really means

and to question the choices we make every

day. I hope I managed to share that

message with others and encourage

everyone to play their part in addressing this

global issue. As we continue to strengthen ties of

companionship and celebrate the richness

and diversity of our global faith with the vital

Christian community in Zambia this summer,

I will be doing so in the knowledge that it is

a country in which the vast majority live in increasing poverty. It is also, however, a

country that is rich in terms of its people and

we have much to learn from each other. The

Zambian people choose to face the country’s

challenges with vitality, patience and

tolerance and with only a limited number of priests the lay population chooses to take on

a major role in the church that is much

valued.

In our modern, busy lives we are faced

with a myriad of choices every day and it is

not easy to take the time to look beyond our

personal, parish or national boundaries.

Being challenged to do so through my recent

experiences was a sobering and humbling experience, and the benefits ripple close to

home as well as in Africa.

COFFIN LANE CAMPAIGN

The Coffin Lane Campaign is organising a Midsummer Bike Ride on Saturday 27

June, starting at 10am from Axbridge Town

Square.

There will be two routes, a short one

round Cheddar Reservoir for little ones and

the less experienced, and a longer route

including Cross, Compton Bishop, Barton Rd and on to the Strawberry Line from

Winscombe back to Axbridge.

Tess Gill, coordinator, said, “We want to

do something for the many cyclists who have

been in touch to ask about our proposed safe

route between Cross and Axbridge. We have held a procession, a sponsored walk and a

torchlight walk, so it’s time we did an event

for bike riders.”

There will be light refreshments

provided at the end of the rides to reward all

that effort. Further details will appear soon on the website at www.coffinlane.com.

JOHN THE BAPTIST

24 June is the birthday of

John the Baptist. He was

born three months after

the Annunciation, which we remember each year on 25

March, exactly nine months

before Christmas Day.

This year the Axbridge

Patronal Service takes

place on Sunday 28 June at

10am. The front cover artwork is a 1540

painting of John the Baptist by Titian, with

his traditional attributes of the Lamb of

God and a staff. In the background is

a Giorgionesque landscape with the river

Jordan, in which Christ was baptised. The painting of oil on canvas is

currently housed at the Gallerie

dell'Accademia, a museum gallery of pre-

19th-century art in Venice, northern Italy.


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CHEDDAR TYRE SUPPLIES Tyres & Batteries are our Business

Service is our Silent Salesman

1A Valley Line Industrial Estate

Station Road, Cheddar

Somerset BS27 3EE

Telephone : 01934 742390 Fax : 01934 743397

ARE YOU A

FRIEND OF AXBRIDGE CHURCH?

FOAC raises funds to help maintain

the fabric of the lovely Parish

Church in Axbridge.

We offer annual or life membership.

Contact: Penny Cooke (733304)

SPANISH CLASSES IN AXBRIDGE

Get together with friends, or on your own, to try a new language!

Pre-book 4 classes face-to-face; then claim an extra free les-son over Skype!

Tel: 01934 733878 or 07970 592421

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DIARY DATE! The Axbridge Fête takes place on

Saturday 27 June

At 2pm

This year’s theme is:

Stalls include:

Refreshments

Face Painting, bric-a-brac, Cakes,

Crafts, Mendip Moments Ice Cream,

Grand Draw, Teddies, Toys

Lucky Dip, Voices of Axbridge

Fun & Games from the Guides and Rotarians

If you would like to participate in any way

then please contact either

Heather Hawkings (732261) or Alison Walke (732256)

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Fairtrade Stall at the Axbridge

Farmer’s Market on the first Saturday of every month. Do come along and support. If you’d like to help man the stall please contact Kevin Walke on 01934 732256

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ANNOUNCING ADEL AND CLARE

Janet Angle writes: Adel and Clare

Shokralla are to be are new CMS link

partners in Axbridge Church.

Adel is from Egypt and Clare from the

UK. They have two children: Emma who is at school and Andrew who is a toddler.

They are currently working in the

Diocese of Egypt and North Africa. Adel is

ordained and, based at one of the oldest

Anglican Church buildings in the Middle East,

his remit is to grow a missional community in

the Heliopolis area of Cairo. They are part of a small international

community of local Egyptian and Sudanese

refugees, as well as other nationalities, who

are worshiping together in different language

congregations with Adel leading the church.

Clare is currently looking after Emma and Andrew full-time, but her hope is to use

her teaching qualification to help the local

community. She also would like to use her

musical and artistic skills to both encourage

and nurture the local church.

Follow them on the Mission Notice Board, see pictures, get to know them and

remember them in prayer.

AXBRIDGE SHOWCASE

Saturday 5 September: lots of new

features and attractions, as well as entertainment, food and drink, Farmers’

Market, and activities from Axbridge

organisations and societies.

VOICES OF AXBRIDGE

The Voices of Axbridge group has held

its first Annual General Meeting, since its

establishment as a separate organisation

(having been established originally by

Axbridge Archaeological and Local History

Society).

The meeting was held in the Town Hall on 11 May courtesy of Axbridge Town

Council. The Mayor is invited annually to

become Patron of the group.

Since 2009, 74 interviews have been

conducted with members of the present and

past community of Axbridge. Their memories and experiences of living, working

and serving in the town have been put on

disc and written up as documentary evidence

for future historians and others interested in

the town.

It was reported that funds have been

donated by the Town Council, Cheddar Lions

and Waitrose (Wells) over the past year and

that the group will once again raise money at

the Church Fête to meet its running costs.

Maggie Tur was re-elected leader of the

group with Patricia Clark as Secretary and Paul Passey as Treasurer.

New members willing to interview or

type or just help out are always welcome to

join. There is no membership fee! Contact

Paul Passey 01934 733373

AXBRIDGE COMMUNITY THEATRE

Hoping to gain material for his new

novel, Charles Condomine and his wife Ruth,

both total

sceptics in

such matters,

invite the e c c e n t r i c

m e d i u m ,

M a d a m e

Arcati, to their

house for a

s é a n c e .

Whilst in a t r a n c e ,

Madame Arcati

unwittingly summons the ghost of Charles’

first wife Elvira. She appears only to

Charles, but her mischievous presence

causes misunderstanding, chaos, and confusion, leaving Charles trying to cope with

two wives, and great domestic disharmony.

How can he resolve the situation?

Blithe Spirit, a comedy, which Noël

Coward called 'an improbable farce' has been

described as his 'masterpiece, his most complete success'. Its first West End

production opened in 1941 and ran for 1,997

performances, a record then for a non-

musical play and one which stood until it was

overtaken by The Mousetrap in 1957. It has

had many West End revivals since, one as

recently as last year when Angela Lansbury received an Olivier Award for her role as

Madame Arcati.

The play will be staged in Axbridge

Town Hall from the 10 - 13 June at 7.30pm.

Tickets are £9, and can be purchased

either onl ine from the website (www.axbridgecommunitytheatre.org.uk) or

from the Axbridge Chemist or Post Office.


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Axbridge Post

Office

Extensive range of quality greetings cards

Stationery and office supplies

Large selection of local pictures

Euros and U.S. dollars in stock

Agents for Johnsons the Dry Cleaners

Counselling Maire Campbell - Cert. CC & Dip. Pst (Relate)

Counselling for couples & individuals

Relationships - Sexual Issues Separation & Divorce - Parenting Difficulties

Personal issues

Confidentiality assured. Flexible appointment times.

All enquiries Tel: 01761 221448 / 0777 900 3168

HAMPDEN

OSTEOPATHIC

CLINIC

24a Woodborough Road, Winscombe North Somerset BS25 1AD

For appointments tel: 01934 843617

* OSTEOPATHY Janet White Danielle Crawshaw

* ACUPUNCTURE Dan Lloyd

* REFLEXOLOGY/THAI FOOT MASSAGE Polly Hall

* HOMEOPATHY Patricia Clark

* MASSAGE — HOT STONE/INDIAN Amy Chandler

HEAD & STRESS BUSTING

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SHIPHAM ROWBERROW & STAR

HISTORY SOCIETY

Jill Smith writes: On a beautiful

spring evening our dwindling membership

were entertained royally by Roy Fisher, his

subject being Bristol’s Historic Trading Links

to North America. Back in 1200, and maybe earlier,

Bristol was the first port in the West of

England with good access to London. The

port of Bristol was a very safe harbour,

entry and exit was with the tide and

although the river meandered from the

Severn the ships could go with the flow up and down.

John Cabot was the

first from Bristol to find

North America. He was

born in Naples (or

Genoa) in 1450, was a bit of a “chancer” and

moved to Venice to be

a trader. He joined

the fraternity of St

John the Evangelist

a n d b e c a me a Merchant trader but in

15 years he was

bankrupt and moved to

Valencia, to avoid his

creditors.

Reinventing himself as a civil engineer

he modified the dock wall in Valencia, before moving to Seville where he designed a river

bridge but once again racked up debts and

moved on, this time to Lisbon who

immediately sent him packing.

He finally ended up in Bristol to chance

his arm managing to seduce Italian Traders in London to finance his trip to find North

America. Sailing on 2 May 1495 in the

Matthew but his crew “confused him” and he

returned to Bristol for a refit before setting

sail, this time actually finding a Northern

route. Ignoring Iceland and Greenland he

landed in either Newfoundland, Nova Scotia,

Labrador or Maine, explaining when he

returned to Bristol in August about the

plentiful supply of cod in the area.

His ship had a crew of 18-20 and

supplies for up to seven months, so on landing in North America he only had to take

on water, he had sufficient supplies for the

return trip. Henry VII courted him and two

years later Cabot took 5 ships to trade with

the natives of North America, ensuring

Bristol’s fame. Although the little ships

never survived the crossing he had put

Bristol as a trading port on the map. Moving on 300 years and the Trade

from Bristol was all important, Tobacco from

Virginia, North Carolina, Sugar from the

Caribbean, Black Molasses (Liquid Gold –

actually the same value as Gold) and

Cotton. Ships sailed from Bristol, Liverpool

and other ports to West Africa with goods from England, then sailed onto the West

Indies and The Americas loaded with slaves,

before returning with more goods. So the

ships never sailed empty. Of the 12.5

million slaves leaving Africa, only 10 million

survived the dreadful conditions of those journeys.

John Wesley and William Wilberforce

teamed up with Hannah Moore and between

them campaigned successfully for the slave

trade to be banned, as well as championing

Children’s rights and conditions in the mining industry.

America eventually banned slavery but

it is a sobering thought that there are now

more people living in slavery in the world

today than in the days of “the slave trade”.

SHIPHAM FIRST SCHOOL

Shipham First School are very excited

to have four new additions to the school

community. The school hens have been

busy sitting on their eggs and this week

some very small chicks hatched.

The children in the ‘Green Club’ at

school have been looking after the hens, feeding them daily and making sure they are

locked in

t h e i r

coop in

t h e

evening. They are

v e r y

e x c i t e d

to have

more hens to tend in the coming weeks.

Mrs Leader, who runs the Green Club said “the hens have been sat on their eggs

for three weeks so we were delighted to see

that they had hatched.”


John Cabot in traditional Venetian garb (painted by

Giustino Menescardi)

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Lenny’s Coffee

Shop The Square, Shipham

For Morning Coffee and Afternoon Tea

Home made cakes Light lunches - toasties, jacket potatoes,

salads and home made soup

Opening Times Tuesday to Friday 11.00 am - 3.00pm

All welcome

C V Gower Funeral Directors

The Square, Winscombe, BS25 1BS

Tel.: 01934 842945

Independent Funeral Directors

24 hr service, every day of the year

Private Chapel of Rest

Traditional, green & non-religious

funerals arranged.

Pre-paid Funeral Plans

For free advice please phone

Lindsay Lawrence Dip.F.D.

or email: [email protected]

DISCLAIMER

The Benefice of Axbridge,

Shipham and Rowberrow does not

specifically approve or endorse any

product or service offered by

advertisers or contributors and will

not be held responsible for any

errors, omissions or loss resulting

from the use of material in this

magazine.

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CHURCHILL SINGERS AND IM TAKT

St Leonard’s Church, Shipham

welcomes the Churchill Singers and their

Guest Exchange Choir “Im Takt” from

Cologne (Koln) Saturday 6 June at 7.30pm

for a Concert of a wide selection of Choral Music.

The Churchill Singers will be led by

their Conductor & Musical Director Michael

Taylor with Accompanist Alison Blundell and

the visiting “Im Takt” Choir led by their

Conductor & Musical Director Gerd Jansen

from the piano and organ with a flute accompaniment.

There will be Wine & Refreshments

during the Interval and tickets priced £8

may be purchased on the door.

Both choirs produced a splendid

concert together at Shipham in 2012 so this is a concert not to be missed!

Further details may be obtained from

01934 843388 or 01934 852005.

AXBRIDGE MOTHERS' UNION

The speaker at the meeting in May

was Jane Tibbs who gave a most

interesting talk about Children in

the Anglican Church. Jane

organised activities and discussion groups which were enjoyed by all.

After the main business of the

afternoon members enjoyed congratulating

Mary Bratt on her 80th birthday with a

lovely cake complete with candles.

The next event will be The Teddy Bears

Picnic at noon on Wednesday 10 June at The Rectory. So if you have a Teddy you

think would enjoy this and can find a grown

up to bring you both then do come along

and join in the fun.

Looking ahead, July's meeting will be

an evening event in the form of a Ploughman's supper. Please put it in your

diary: Wednesday 8 July at 7.30pm in the

Church. Everyone will be welcome.


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Shipham Village Hall

For all your enquiries and bookings please

contact us on: 01173 182357

Lavender & Co SINGLE ESTATE LAVENDER

AXBRIDGE GROWN

LAVENDER

COME AND SEE OUR GIFT AND

CRAFT SHOP IN THE TOWN SQUARE

George House, The Square, Axbridge

www.lavenderandco.co.uk

Email: [email protected]

Tel: 01934 733939 or 07818 665729

George House

A SPLENDID SELECTION OF

ANTIQUES, CURIOS &

COLLECTABLES at

GEORGE HOUSE

THE SQUARE, AXBRIDGE BS26 2AP &

MONTHLY GENERAL AUCTION

Antiques, collectables, curios and general

household items on the third Saturday of

every month starting at 11am.

At the LAVENDER FIELD,

Axbridge by-pass

Details: phone 07979 994126. Single items to

complete house clearances accepted.

Buyers’ & sellers’ premiums 12½% no VAT. www.georgehouse.weebly.com

Come and enjoy a good old fashioned country auction!

Co-option Notice

AXBRIDGE TOWN COUNCIL has

VACANCIES for

TOWN COUNCILLORS

If you are interested in serving the community in this way, please contact the Town Clerk for an application form and further details

(also available on the website www.axbridge-tc.gov.uk and in the Post Office)

Axbridge Town Council intends to discuss this matter at its meeting

to be held on Monday 22 June 2015 at 7.30pm at Axbridge Town Hall

Completed application forms must be submitted to the Clerk by

Monday 15 June 2015

Thank you!

Town Clerk: Mrs V Brice, PO Box 1184, Axbridge, BS26 2WJ Email: [email protected]

Website: www.axbridge-tc.gov.uk Tel: 07884 264033

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SHIPHAM PLAYERS

The Reverend Penny

Pluck has called a

meeting and she is

not about to give

good news. Enter

Steve the developer and Tony his builder.

The church hall caretakers and regular users

are shocked and each hides a secret. Then

someone is found dead.

Who has perpetrated the foul deed, and

why? You could be part of the winning table when Shipham Players present one of their

popular Murder mystery evenings at Shipham

village hall on Friday 3rd and Saturday 4th

July.

Following the short play you have your

chance to question the suspects, then Sally Hansford and her team will serve up a two

course meal during which you can discuss

with your fellow guests ‘who dunnit’.

Then each table will have the

opportunity to put one more question to the

character of their choice after which you

make your decision, who did it, and why. A licensed bar will be open all evening except

during the play.

Each evening there will be four tables of

12 people and eight tables of 10 people

available, so why not make up a table or

come as an individual and join in the fun? There will be no advance booking

preferences and the first in the queue at

Lenny’s cafe in Shipham on Saturday 6

June at 10 am when bookings open will get

the choice of table they want. Thereafter

tickets at £12 will be on sale at Hansford’s

stores, The Square, Shipham. Payment by cash and cheque only and

we regret we are unable to accept telephone

bookings.

SHIPHAM ROWBERROW AND STAR

FRIENDSHIP CIRCLE

As summer approaches it brings the Strawberry Season. We will

be having our Strawberry Tea on

11 June.

We meet at 2.30pm in the

George Thiery Room at Shipham Village Hall.

There will be the usual 50p raffle. Friends and new members always welcome.

For any further information please

contact Mrs Averil Long on 01934 733053.

SHIPHAM GFL RENEWAL LAUNCHED

On Pentecost Sunday, members of

Shipham PCC launched the Giving for Life

(GFL) Renewal with a presentation during the

Service followed up by an excellent “Bring

and Share” Lunch.

All members that attended were issued with a GFL Response form in a plain envelope

while those not attending received a copy of

the presentation with their Response form.

Consequently, the 2015 GFL Renewal

Campaign is now “Live”!

As the next stage, members are requested to review their giving to Shipham

Church and then complete their Response

Forms. The next event will be a “Response &

Dedication Service” on Sunday 12 July

when Church Members are invited to return

their GFL Response Forms in the plain white envelopes provided either in person on that

day or to either of the churchwardens prior to

Sunday 12th July. All Response Forms

received will be dedicated as part of the

offertory during the Communion Service that

day. These envelopes will then be opened

and the Responses totalled to calculate the promised increase in Planned Giving.

Shipham PCC thanks you for your

attention and we pray that all recipients will

wish to support Giving for Life for the next

few years and be willing to make a new

commitment by completing and returning their Response Forms by Sunday 12 July.


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Susan O’Brien—your local Cambridge Weight Plan consultant

If you would like help with slimming, why not give me a call so I can help you man-age YOUR weight.

Mobile, flexible appointments available

Tel: 07749 302652 Email: [email protected]

Axbridge Town Hall

Thinking about a fundraising event, gig or party? Axbridge Town Hall is a great venue for your event

Reasonable hire rates are available

For further information contact Sarah Emery on: 07748 561114

or email: [email protected]

Visit our Facebook page or see more details on www.hallshire.com

SHIPHAM COMMUNITY CAR SCHEME

For Shipham, Rowberrow & Star residents

Coordinator for 2015:

Sue Hucker on 844176

Cheddar Vale Nurseries

Telephone: 01934 733082

On the A38 at Weare, near Axbridge

Pick your own soft

fruit in season

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SHIPHAM MAY FAIR SUCCESS

A great big thank you to everyone who

attended the Shipham May Fair and Soap

Box Derby on Monday, 4 May. The event

was a huge success and £900 has been

raised for the Brownies, Guides, Cubs and Scouts in the village.

The Soap Box Derby was a popular

spectator sport and a thrilling ride for the

contestants. Our thanks go to Nick

Hansford, Dave Davenport, Simon Leader, Jeremy Brooks and all who helped with the

stewarding. And to the Guide Leaders for

the lovely bacon butties and coffee!

Luckily, there was no rain on the parade for the beautiful May Queen and her

attendants or the magnificent maypole

dancers. Thank you to Julie Leader and

Sally Hansford for co-ordinating the event,

as well as all the Unit Leaders and the

children who took part. Our grateful thanks also to Lenny’s for their kind donation from

the cream teas, to Ian Burton and Iain

Shaw for compering the event, and lastly to

all the stallholders who made the event

such a great success.

SAVE THE CHILDREN LUNCHES

Kate Baldock writes: Our final lunch

in aid of Save the Children, before we take

our Summer break, will take place on

Friday 12 June in Shipham Village Hall at

the usual time of 12.30pm (£3.50). This will be a special occasion for the Lunch

Bunch as we will be celebrating our 30th

Anniversary and you are warmly invited to

come along, enjoy your lunch and help us

mark this very special milestone.

We hope to be joined by Jonathan

Duke, our Regional Save the Children Representative, when we look forward to his

confirmation that over the past 30 years the

Friday Lunches will have raised in the region

of £50,000 in Aid of Save the Children. A

tremendous achievement but one we could

not possibly have done without your help

and all those who kindly, and very generously, donate on a regular basis. So

come along and help us celebrate and we

look forward to seeing you then; there

might even be birthday cake!

DID YOU KNOW?

Parish Share is the sum of money paid

by each parish every year to the diocese to

support local ministry. The Common Fund

is the total of all 494 parish shares in Bath

and Wells. Every parish contributes to the Common Fund and every parish receives

from the fund in the following ways:

Parish priest’s monthly stipend

Clergy pension contributions

Housing costs

Clergy training

The wide range of diocesan

support services (e.g. the Education Department, which

supports local church and

community schools)

How much each parish contributes is based

on church membership and the socio-

economic category of the parish,

determined by the parish itself. The

required information is gathered each year

in the Parish Share and Common Fund Survey.


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PETER EVERETT

Registered Osteopath

PETER EVERETT

Registered Osteopath

Practice Premises

12 Woodborough Road

Winscombe

BS25 1AA

Churchill Surgery

‘Mendip Suite’

Pudding Pie Lane

Churchill

BS40 5EL

To make an appointment to be seen at

either address please call:

01934 844764

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SHIPHAM VILLAGE HALL

Hello everyone! So here we are in June

and the start of the summer!

As always, you will receive a warm

welcome at our drop-in centre that opens at 10.30am.

Enjoy a cup of Fairtrade tea/coffee (50p

and top-ups are free!) with biscuits.

The activity usually starts at 11am and

there is no charge.

A freshly cooked lunch is served at

noon to those who have pre-booked. (Limited numbers – book early!)

Programme for June

FRIDAY – 5 June

I am sure you will all welcome back Tim

Lewis and Sheila with a new musical item

entitled ‘Our Harmonious Garden’ to

entertain us on this day.

Lunch: Breaded Haddock with Fruit

Crumble and Custard for dessert

FRIDAY – 19 June

It seemed a long time since we had a

Quiz, so here we are on this day to test your

knowledge and memories.

Lunch: Quiche with New Potatoes and

Salad with Ice Cream Sundae to follow.

Contacts:

Gloria (lunch bookings) 842360

Ray 843562

Liz 843038

SHIPHAM COMMUNITY CINEMA

On Friday 12 June we will be screening

our final film of this season, Jimmy’s Hall (cert. 12, 109 mins) by our favourite

director, Ken Loach. When Jimmy’s Hall was

released, he indicated that this might be his

last film (he is now 78 years old), but there

have been hints and comments that he may

be changing his mind; fingers crossed for that, then.

Based on a true story, actor Barry Ward

plays James Gralton, a social activist who

returns to Ireland in 1932 after being in

America for 10 years. Jimmy is persuaded

to re-open the local hall as a place to “think,

laugh and

d a n c e ” ,

(rather like

S h i p h a m

village hall

today)! These simple, worthy

and positive

ideals are seen

by the local

l a n d o w n e r s

and clergy as

subversive, and Father Sheridan (Jim Norton) sets about getting rid of Jimmy and

his ‘dangerous’ hall.

The clash between the community’s

needs and long-established traditional

ideals, makes the film an interesting take on

many issues still faced by people today. The arguments between traditional and modern,

religion and politics, local communities and

those who govern them, are still relevant.

Everybody is welcome, guests pay £4,

members and under 18s pay £2.

Refreshments are available, including local beer and ice cream. Doors open at 7.15pm

and the programme starts at 7.45pm.

Do join our cinema community on June

12th for an excellent film about community!

There is more information on our website

http://cinema.shiphamhall.co.uk and on

Facebook and twitter.

AXBRIDGE METHODIST CHURCH

Edith's Annual Coffee Morning and Plant

Sale will be held on Saturday 6 June from

10.30 until noon at Dowlings, St Mary's

Street (by kind permission of Mrs Averil

Long). Stalls will include cakes, Bric-a-brac,

Books, Plants and Raffle.

A donation will be made to our Charity

for this year STG (Somewhere To Go) in

Weston-super-Mare.

LOOK SNAPPY!

Don’t forget the FOAC requirement for

photos for their 2016 calendar. They should

be in JPEG or other suitable digital format;

eye-catching; in landscape format and

specifically of Axbridge. Please send

offerings, with your name and a brief description of what you are sending, to:

[email protected]


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FORWARD EVENTS

2015

6 Jun Axbridge Methodist coffee morning 6 Jun AALHS visit to Cheddar Mills sites

6 Jun Churchill Singers & Im Takt Cologne

Choir Concert Shipham Church

10 Jun Teddy Bears Picnic at the Rectory 10-13 Jun ACT’s Blithe Spirit 7.30pm

20 Jun Rowberrow Church Fête 2pm

20 Jun Shipham AFC end of season event

21 Jun Father's Day Event

Kings of Wessex School 9.30am 27 Jun Axbridge Church Fête 2pm

27 Jun Brian Hares memorial match

3 - 11 Jul Wedmore Opera and Arts Festival

3/4 Jul Shipham Players Murder Mystery Evening, Shipham Village Hall

6 Jul Organ Recital by Kevin Duggan in

Axbridge Church

12 Jul Shipham Giving for Life Renewal Responses Dedication Service

5 Sep Axbridge Showcase

20 Sep Shipham Harvest Festival 4.00pm

and Supper 5.30pm in Village Hall 3 Oct Coffee morning—Axbridge Town Hall

3 Oct St Leonard's Quiz

Shipham Village Hall 7pm

20 Oct FOAC - Antiques with Toby Pinn

1 Nov Shipham Patronal Festival, Super K@CH & Gift Day

28 Nov Somerset Singers Autumn Concert:

St Cuthbert's, Wells 7.30pm

5 Dec Longwell Green Orchestra Christmas Concert Shipham Church

2016

6 Feb Axbridge Quiz 7.30pm

19 Mar Earth Hour Concert by Candlelight

9 Apr Axbridge Beetle Drive 6pm 7 May Axbridge Coffee Morning 9am

If there are any future events that are

not listed above and you would like to

see included please send them by email

to the Editor:

[email protected]

Further information is also available from:

www.stjohnthebaptistaxbridge.org.uk

www.shipham.org.uk

www.axbridge-tc.gov.uk

AXBRIDGE ROXY CINEMA

See below for June’s films at

The Roxy. For further

information please contact

Juliet Maclay on 01934

733221 or 07808 806573.

Films start at 8.30pm.

5 Jun Blue Ruin (15)

11/12 Jun Pride (15)

18/19 Jun Nightcrawler (15)

26 June What We Did on Our Holiday

(12A) 2/3 Jul The Imitation Game (12A)

Further information is also available

from the website: www.axbridgeroxy.org.uk

FRIENDS OF AXBRIDGE CHURCH

Priscilla Chard writes: O u r AGM was held in the Church

Rooms on Saturday 18 April.

It was well attended and the

committee and officers were

re-elected en-bloc to serve for

another year. Martin Latham circulated numerous photographs to show the work

that has been done on the church tower and

we are pleased that our fund-raising efforts

are proving to be such a help.

Last year we made two donations to

the Church: £1,000 at last year’s AGM and

£2,500 at the Carol Service. Future events were discussed and

photographers were reminded that a 2016

calendar will soon be under discussion.

We presented a cheque for £1,000 to

Tim and the meeting ended with our

customary refreshments.

SHIPHAM GARDENING CLUB

Our summer outing is to two gardens

in Monmouthshire; Dewstow Hidden

Gardens and Grottoes and Wyndcliffe Court

Sculpture Gardens.

We depart by coach at 9.30am from the Shipham Village Hall car park Thursday

18 June and return to the Hall at

approximately 5pm.

The cost is £20 per person which

includes coach costs and entry to both

gardens. If you would like to come, please

contact Sally Herring on 01934 842317.

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OPEN CHURCH EXHIBITION

Jill Smith writes:

St Leonards Open Church

with Shipham Rowberrow

& Star Historical Society’s

Exhibition of Memorabilia

A very successful first for St Leonard’s who

t eamed w i th The

Historical Society to

produce an excellent

exhibition of items from

the Society’s archives, C h u r c h r e c o r d s ,

memorabilia and all

manne r o f i t ems

belonging to the Church that have lain

dormant for years in various cupboards.

Jack Foord lent us much of the product of his years of dedication to local history,

giving all our visitors a wealth of

information.

Thanks to Trish Ashmore, whose brain

child the whole idea had been and who

organised the event so brilliantly, who has

kept a excellent pictorial record of church life since she and Paul moved to the village.

Looking back over the years was most

entertaining, as well as informative; for all

those St Leonard’s Day Quiz enthusiasts,

2016 will be the 30th anniversary of its

inauguration. Thanks also go to Paul Ashmore who

spent hours compiling his 20 minute

PowerPoint presentation, telling pictorially

the history of St Leonards, with line

drawings of the first church to the present

day, that played on a continuous loop all

day and was accompanied by music supplied by Dave Williams.

Sarah Kew arrived with her “Scrap

Book” of Shipham, which she kindly left for

both Saturday and Sunday. This is an

amazing insight into life of a young girl born

and bred in Shipham, what she saw and recorded throughout her life in the village.

Mel Smith & I

trundled the Parish

Bier down to the

church on Friday

evening, causing the odd raised

eyebrow f rom

passing motorists

and many stops to

explain to pedestrians what it was and its

vital job in days gone by. It was an

interesting manoeuvre to

“park” it in the Church

Porch and then re-

manoeuvring to allow Press Photographers to

record the event for their

respective papers was

even more entertaining.

Many visitors lingered

much longer than they

had intended as the Exhibition held their

attention more than they

had expected. I think

our furthest visitor was from Kent – en route

to a holiday in Cornwall, who, by a series of

coincidences found themselves totally enthralled by what they saw and learnt at St

Leonards -

discovered

their arrival

at their

h o l i d a y destination

was to be

much later

than they

h a d

o r i g i n a l l y

expected! Our very grateful thanks go to all the

band of “sitters”, “welcomers”, cake makers,

coffee & tea brewers who ensured the whole

event was an outstanding success; 207

visitors passed through the Church over the

weekend. Our charity for the day was Dorset & Somerset Air Ambulance and we

will be giving them a £275.29 donation.


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SHIPHAM AFC ROUND UP Steve Dodd writes: Football in

Shipham is in good shape as we approach

the end of the 2014/15 season.

Our newly established Shipham Athletic

side, managed by Paul Drake, finished 5th in Division 5 of the Weston & District league

which is a great effort in their inaugural

season. They were within a whisper of

promotion and are looking forward to next

season already.

The Veterans maintained their usual

form, managing just two wins, including a memorable 8:2 win over local rivals Cheddar

Dad’s Army at Bowden Park, and one draw

over the course of the season. We’ve

attracted a few new players and played with

a great attitude throughout, smiling our way

to finish at the bottom of the Bristol Casuals League Division 5.

The youth football sessions on

Wednesday evenings continue to be popular

and we’ve managed to play a couple of

friendlies during the season. The sessions

will continue at the pitch until the summer break and we will be entering teams into the

Bridgwater tournament again this year.

You may have noticed that we have

replaced the fencing at the pitch and we’d

like to thank the Shipham Ball Committee

and the Village Hall Committee for

supporting us in this. Lastly, a couple of dates for your diary

for events that we’d love you to attend:

20 June: our end of season celebration

at the pitch from 2pm when we’ll be running

a BBQ and bar and will have some family

games to enjoy, including rounders and tug o’ war. We’ll be camping overnight too. The

scouts will also be manning a few stands as

they did last year. The very popular water

slide will be reappearing and will even be

enhanced this year. In the evening there

will also be music provided by Typical Something. The event is open to all so

please drop by to say hello.

27 June: Brian Hares memorial match

from 2pm when the Veterans will be testing

their skills against the Team Mendip ladies

side again this year in memory of Brian

Hares. This event was great fun last year and was very well supported. There’ll be a

bar and BBQ to keep the supporters fed and

watered and there’ll no doubt be plenty of

entertainment on the pitch.

The money raised from the event goes

towards the Brian Hares Memorial Fund that

the club runs to support the training and

development of players and supporters

associated with the club. We are delighted

that Paul Drake has been the first recipient of an award from the fund and has

successfully completed his level 1 FA

Coaching badge.

If you’re interested in joining the club

or in finding out more about us, please either

visit our website at www.pitchero.com/clubs/shiphamafc or call Steve Dodd on 01934

843660.

AXBRIDGE DISTRICT TREFOIL GUILD

The second Tuesday of May saw

members and friends visiting The North

Somerset Butterfly House. This was a most interesting experience and the guide was

enthusiastic and knowledgeable and was

followed by afternoon tea in the café where

everyone chose amazing cakes or cream

teas or toasted tea cakes.

Next month's event is for members only but look out for future events or perhaps

decide to join the Guild; all new members

would be most welcome.

THE BENEFICE OFFICE

The Church Steps, The Square,

Axbridge BS26 2AP

Email: [email protected]

Rectory telephone: 01934 732261

The office, in the Church Rooms, is open on

Friday mornings from 9.30am to 12.30pm

CATCH THIS ORGANISATION

Deadline: 15th of each month

Copy to: [email protected]

Adverts to: Kevin Walke 01934 732256

[email protected]

Editor: Kevin Walke 01934 732256

[email protected]

Correspondents:

Shipham Julia Bradshaw 844954

Rowberrow Sue Gunn 842223

Axbridge Paul Passey 733373


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AXBRIDGE ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND

LOCAL HISTORY SOCIETY

Lake Villages, Abbots and Big-Cheeses

On 2 May the Axbridge Archaeological

and Local History Society enjoyed a very

interesting visit to several historic sites in

Meare village, near Glastonbury. In the Iron Age Meare was a sandy

island on the edge of the river Brue with a

shallow lake to the north and “wastes” to

the west which cut it off from the Isle of

Wedmore. The sites of two lake villages,

from this period, reveal that the people who

lived in the area were boat people, who lived on fish and water fowl. They also traded

pots. These villages were abandoned

because water levels were rising and it

became increasingly difficult to prevent

flooding. As a result Meare sank into

obscurity until mediaeval times when it became an important place for two centuries

thanks to the Abbots of Glastonbury.

In the early fourteenth century Adam

Sodbury, the then Abbot of Glastonbury,

built a palatial Manor House at Meare as a

summer retreat. It looked out over the river Brue and Meare Pool (a large shallow lake)

and had a large apple orchard. The Abbot

rebuilt the church of St Mary’s and All

Saints’ Meare which is only a few yards from

the Manor House complex.

He also built a “Fish House” where his

Supervisor of F i s h e r i e s

lived. Freshly

caught fish

could be kept

alive in fish

pools close to t h e f i s h

house, until

they were

needed by the monks.

The highlight of our visit to Meare was

looking around the fourteenth century Manor house where the Abbots of Glastonbury

entertained up to 140 people in the Great

Hall. One of the most interesting things

about the Manor House is a very well

preserved mural of the Glastonbury Thorn in

what was once the Manor Chapel. Massive

oak beams which came from trees which were saplings in about the year 1200 were

also of great interest. These oak trees were

felled and made into the beams of the Manor

House in about 1330. They don’t quite go

back to King Arthur and Camelot – but

almost!

When the last Abbot of

Glastonbury was hung, drawn and quartered on Glastonbury Tor after the Reformation,

the Manor house at Meare and the Fish

House were of little value to anybody. This

was because they could only be reached by

water ways which were no longer properly

maintained. As a result they were

abandoned for over two hundred years, but remained in remarkably good condition as

they were spared the sleighting which was

inflicted on the Abbey at Glastonbury.

By the eighteenth century they had

passed into the hands of the Dukes of

Somerset. When Meare Pool was drained and a turnpike road was built between

Glastonbury and Wedmore in the eighteenth

century a member of the present owner’s

family leased the Manor House and used it

as a farm. The Manor House has remained

in the hands of the Look family ever since. At some point, the family went into dairy

farming and used the Great Hall to store

their cheeses in as its thick walls meant it

was well insulated. Robyn Look, the present

owner, still has old cheese cauldrons in

which his family made their big cheeses.

Our next visit, on 6 June, will be led by Susan Shaw when the Society will visit

the sites of the Cheddar mills. Guests are

warmly invited to join members of the

Society, although a donation of £2 is

requested. Meet in Budgens’ car park at

2pm. For further details, or information about

the AALHS, please contact Robin Goodfellow

on 01934 732874.

AXBRIDGE ACTIVE LIVING

If you are over 50 and fancy meeting

up with friends, please come along for tea and cake in Axbridge Town Hall between

2pm and 4pm on alternate Wednesdays.

There is a small charge of £2.50.

June events:

10 June Lunch at the Crown

(pre-order with Vicky)

24 June Axbridge Sea Cadets

For more details contact Vicky Brice on

07884 264033.


Meare Fish House

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ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY

VISITS THE UK HEADQUARTERS OF

MISSION AVIATION FELLOWSHIP

For a number of years, Shipham

Church has supported Mission Aviation

Fellowship (MAF) as our International

Mission Agency as part of our Annual Mission

Giving and Prayer Support. The Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby visited their UK

Headquarters in Folkestone recently and

adduced this headline: “Archbishop’s praise

for Aid Charity Help”.

Rewind two years when Justin Welby

flew with MAF on two separate occasions: once to Tanzania in 2013 and later to Bor,

South Sudan, following a massacre in early

2014.

This second trip was the more sombre

occasion. Originally planned months

beforehand, the Archbishop ended up heading to a country shattered by ethnic

conflict only weeks before.

On board the flight to Bor, the capital

of South Sudan’s Jonglei state, were the

Archbishop, his wife Caroline and MAF South

Sudan Ground Operations Coordinator

Stephen Kempsell. The group was met by a fleet of pick-

up trucks and escorted through a town that

had been torn apart in the fighting. As

Stephen explains: “As we moved along the

dusty and unpaved road, the devastation

was immediately apparent. Houses were burnt, former businesses lay in twisted piles

of wood and corrugated iron, overturned

vehicles lined the road and several dead

bodies still lay in the street.

“The town was silent in its grieving and

in the grounds of St Andrew’s Cathedral the

situation was no different. One building had partially collapsed from fire damage, and the

Archbishop

was shown around the residential area

where many had died. The Archbishop

joined the community in its grief and led

prayers at the mass grave prepared for the bodies of 5 reverends and 20 lay-readers.”

The opportunity to visit Bor at such a

tragic time clearly impacted Archbishop

Justin. Speaking shortly after, he said, “This

is the second time Caroline and I have flown

with MAF. This was a town in a condition of devastation and absolute horror, and I think

it is just a reminder that MAF just keeps on

taking the presence of Christ in practical

ways into some of the most difficult places

on earth.”

Before his visit to MAF’s Folkestone

office, Archbishop Justin asked to meet staff at different levels of the organisation. As

someone who leads millions of Christians

across the world, it’s an echo of Christ in

him to ensure he meets believers across the

board, not just those with authority but

those taking care of all the smaller details

that add up to the bigger picture. MAF is no different. We work together

across the world, as a body consisting of

many parts. Through our unity in Christ we

are greater than the sum of our parts.

Speaking about MAF’s contribution to

countries experiencing war, violence and political unrest, the Archbishop said, “The

biggest single thing in conflict is to feel

forgotten and abandoned, even when you’re

not; your experience is so unique and

isolated.”

He concluded by praying for MAF’s work as our organisation seeks to live out its

values of unity and endurance before a

watching world.

WEDMORE OPERA & ARTS

Wedmore Opera’s ground-breaking

production of Bizet’s opera Carmen will be

set in the late 1920s and is inspired by the

iconic poetry of Federico García Lorca.

The opera will be at the hub of a

spectacular Wedmore Arts Festival which runs from 3 – 11 July this summer.

Carmen is on 8, 10 and 11 July, Clare

Teal sings with Edward Leaker’s Swing Band

on 3 July, and Marcus Brigstocke’s comedy

evening is on 9 July. These will take place

in a new big-top style state-of-the-art

theatre tent. Other venues in the village during the week will include Shenagh

Govan’s one woman show War Crimes for

the Home, Anna Newman’s Marimba Concert

and a teatime concert with internationally

renowned duo Marie Vassiliou, soprano, and

Nico de Villiers, piano. Other exciting events are still being planned. Public

booking for the Festival is now available and

full details are on the website

www.wedmoreopera.com or you can call

01934 713271.


A man is talking to God.

"God, how long is a million years?"

God answers, "To me, it's about a

minute." "God, how much is a

million dollars?" "To me, it's a

penny." "God, may I have a penny?" "Wait a minute."

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The Directory for Axbridge, Rowberrow and Shipham

Axb. ACTIVE LIVING Vicky Brice 07884264033 Axb. ARCHEOLOGY & LOCAL HISTORY SOCIETY Robin Goodfellow 732874

Axb. BELLRINGERS Roy Shallish 732137

Axb. BROWNIES Liz Foster 732935 Axb. CAVING GROUP Alan Gray 01761 52288

Axb. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Pat Filer 733078

Axb. COMMUNITY ALLOTMENT Dave Maclay 733221 Axb. COMMUNITY THEATRE (drama group) John Bailey 733547

Axb. CRICKET CLUB Phil Saunders 732354

Axb. CYCLING CLUB Jennifer Trotman 733306

Axb. FAMILY GROUP (young family support) Anne Beech 732109 Axb. FIRST SCHOOL ACADEMY (C. of E.) Secretary 732391

Axb. FRIENDS OF AXBRIDGE CHURCH Penny Cooke 733304

Axb. FRIENDS OF AXBRIDGE MUSEUM Kate Browne 733208 Axb. GUIDES Bev Davies 732168

Axb. INDEPENDENT WOMEN Patricia Clarke 733658

Axb. METHODIST CHURCH Rev. Carole Chaplin 852897 Axb. MUSEUM TRUST Kate Browne 733208

Axb. PAGEANT ASSOCIATION John Kendall 732103

Axb. ROXY CINEMA Juliet Maclay 733221 Axb. ROYAL BRITISH LEGION Brian Winder 01278 785696

Axb. SAXONS JUNIORS (football) Pete Thomson 733218

Axb. SAXONS VETERANS (football) Stuart Butlin 734626

Axb. SEA CADETS Baz Hamblin 733939 Axb. SINGERS (mixed choir) Stella Moore 732282

Axb. SPORTS AND SOCIAL (fundraising) Pauline Ham 732062

Axb. SURGERY Reception 732464 Axb. SUSTAINABLE AXBRIDGE NETWORK David Parkin 733762

Axb. TOWN COUNCIL Town Clerk 07884 264033

Axb. TOWN HALL (booking) Sarah Emery 07748 561114 Axb. VOICES PROJECT (recording oral history) Maggie Tur 732855

Axb. YOUNG ACT (junior drama group) Wendy Mace 734603

Benefice CHOIR Martin Latham 733010

Benefice MOTHERS’ UNION Janet Angle 733695

Rwb. BELLRINGERS Adrian Adams 820058 Rwb. FRIENDS OF ROWBERROW CHURCH Maggi Fiske 842321

Shp. ACTIVE LIVING Gloria Tyson 842360

Shp. AFC (football) Steve Dodd 843660

Shp. AFC VETERANS (football) Ian Shaw 842114 Shp. ART GROUP John Moorhouse 842272

Shp. BABY & TODDLERS Becca Wilson 853646

Shp. BADMINTON Ann Bracegirdle 843233

Shp. BELLRINGERS Lynne Binnie 744480 Shp. BROWNIES Sally Hansford 842879

Shp. CALLIGRAPHY Sue Waterhouse 01278 722793

Shp. COMMUNITY CAR SCHEME Don Hurrell 842717 Shp. COMMUNITY CINEMA Norma Scanlon 842845

Shp. CUBS Dave Peake (Akela) 844612

Shp. FIRST SCHOOL Secretary 843485 Shp. FRIENDSHIP CIRCLE Avril Long 733053

Shp. GARDENING CLUB Jenny Humberstone 843149

Shp. GUIDES Jenny Hill 742480 Shp. K@CH (church for children) Christine Prince 844909

Shp. KEEP FIT Lorraine Beer 842764

Shp. LENNY’S COFFEE SHOP Jill Lewis 782845

Shp. PARISH COUNCIL (clerk) Samantha Peake 844612 Shp. PLAYERS (drama group) Daniel Jeffery 744882

Shp. PRE-SCHOOL Administrator 844511

Shp. SAVE THE CHILDREN LUNCHES Jan Agate 842607 Shp. SCOUTS Paul Bradshaw 844954

Shp. Shipham, Rowberrow & Star History Society Jill Smith 842291

Shp. VILLAGE HALL (booking) Kate Meadows 01173 182357 Shp. WOMEN’S INSTITUTE Sandra Newton 843464

Shp. YOUTH CLUB Paula Barrow 843577

Local Food Bank (Cheddar Valley) Matt Dumelow 07992 309369

Local RNLI Ann Hart 852258

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SERVICES IN JUNE

Sunday 7 June: First Sunday after Trinity

8.00am SHIPHAM (Holy Communion)

10.00am AXBRIDGE (Parish Communion)

10.00am SHIPHAM (K@CH)

6.30pm ROWBERROW (Evensong)

Sunday 14 June: Second Sunday after Trinity

8.00am AXBRIDGE (Holy Communion)

10.00am SHIPHAM (Together in Worship)


10.30am ROWBERROW (Matins)

Sunday 21 June: Third Sunday after Trinity

8.00am ROWBERROW (Holy Communion)

10.30am KINGS OF WESSEX ACADEMY

- 4.00pm FATHER’S DAY SPECIAL

6.30pm AXBRIDGE (Evensong)

Sunday 28 June: St John the Baptist

& Fourth Sunday after Trinity

10.00am AXBRIDGE (Patronal Festival Communion)

10.00am SHIPHAM (Parish Communion)



Sunday 5 July: Fifth Sunday after Trinity

8.00am SHIPHAM (Parish Communion)




Midweek Communions in June

10.30am 3 June Rowberrow

10.00am 10 June Shipham

10.00am 17 June Axbridge

11.00am 24 June Axbridge Court

Late Night Prayers of Compline

9.00pm 13 June Axbridge

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