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MERR OTT MESSENGER News from the Merrio Heritage Trust 2 Scout Group appeal for help 3 Spring Awaits 4 A word of cauon - Crewkerne Rural Beat Team 5 Merrio in the snow 6 Merrio Gardening Club AGM 7 Our Sponsors 8 Your editorial team: John Bowman 74077 Lesley Burnham 351785 Marion Biggs 74170 Peter Bryans 78182 Jane Jackson 74162 Janet Lailey 271008 Ann Lawrence 78461 Eric Vose 351857 Paula Bateman 271175 Email: merriomessenger@ gmail.com Delivered free to 1,000 homes www.merriovillage.org.uk April 2018 The informaon and views in the Merrio Messenger are those provided by the named individual contributors and are not necessarily supported by the Editorial Team. Whilst every effort is made to ensure the informaon given is accurate, the Merrio Messenger cannot accept responsibility for any errors or omissions. Copy date for the May issue is 12th April. Inside this issue: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Our AGM will take place on 22 nd April, 2018 at 3pm. Children welcome. This year we will be looking for new members to join the commiee and to fill the various main roles: Chairperson Treasurer Secretary Other roles include, bar management, entertain- ment, fundraising and maintenance. We are also asking various regular users of the Club to have a representave on the commiee . Without a Commiee, the Club is unable to run so your input and aendance is vital to enable us to keep this community building open and able to provide the village and surrounding area with events for everyone. Finally you will note that our usual March AGM has been moved; this is due to unforeseen circumstances. 30 th March - Easter Bingo, eyes down 7.30pm 31 st March - Community Easter event and Disco, starng 6pm 7 th April - Pool compeon starng at 7pm, pop into club to sign up. Money raised going to charity. Lorraine Clarke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Public Speaking at Merriott First School Well done to Year 4s Jonathan and Caitlin who represented Merrio First School at the first ever Young Voices compeon organised by the Rotary Club of Ilminster. They both had to speak on the subject of Fair Trade to a hall packed full of local dignitaries, parents, other contestants and a panel of three judges. They did lots of research on the subject and had really interesng speeches on Fair Trade coon and gold. The next event like this is a poetry recital taking part at the Ilminster Literacy Fesval in June. All children will start learning poems by heart and winners will be selected to go forward to the recital. If you have experience of public speaking and would be willing to help coach children, please do get in touch with Mr Caswell, Deputy Headteacher. Merrio First School 01460 72547 Merriott Social Club Photo: Jonathan, Year 4 *** NEW DATE *** 7pm Saturday 14 th April See page 7 for further details Merriott Village Hall - AGM All are welcome to aend the Annual General Meeng which will be held at the Hall on Monday April 9 th at 6.30pm. It is parcularly important that the community lets the Trustees know what it wants from the Hall – this is a good opportunity for views to be expressed. John Bowman See page 6 regarding how you can support our local theatre, The Warehouse, Ilminster, whilst enjoying beauful flower arrangements and refreshments.

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MERR OTT MESSENGER

News from the Merriott Heritage Trust

2

Scout Group appeal for help

3

Spring Awaits 4

A word of caution - Crewkerne Rural Beat Team

5

Merriott in the snow 6

Merriott Gardening Club AGM

7

Our Sponsors 8

Y o u r e d i t o r i a l t e a m :

John Bowman 74077

Lesley Burnham 351785

Marion Biggs 74170

Peter Bryans 78182

Jane Jackson 74162

Janet Lailey 271008

Ann Lawrence 78461

Eric Vose 351857

Paula Bateman 271175

E m a i l :

merriottmessenger@ gmail.com

Delivered free to 1,000 homes www.merriottvillage.org.uk April 2018

The information and views in the Merriott Messenger are those provided by the named individual contributors and are not necessarily supported by the Editorial Team. Whilst every effort is made to ensure the information given is accurate, the Merriott Messenger cannot accept responsibility for any errors or omissions. Copy date for the May issue is 12th April.

I n s i d e t h i s

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Our AGM will take place on 22nd April, 2018 at 3pm. Children welcome.

This year we will be looking for new members to join the committee and to fill the various main roles:

Chairperson

Treasurer

Secretary

Other roles include, bar management, entertain-ment, fundraising and maintenance.

We are also asking various regular users of the Club to have a representative on the committee .

Without a Committee, the Club is unable to run so your input and attendance is vital to enable us to keep this community building open and able to provide the village and surrounding area with events for everyone.

Finally you will note that our usual March AGM has been moved; this is due to unforeseen circumstances.

30th March - Easter Bingo, eyes down 7.30pm

31st March - Community Easter event and Disco, starting 6pm

7th April - Pool competition starting at 7pm, pop into club to sign up. Money raised going to charity.

Lorraine Clarke

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P u b l i c S p e a k i n g a t M e r r i o t t F i r s t S c h o o l

Well done to Year 4s Jonathan and Caitlin who represented Merriott First School at the first ever Young Voices competition organised by the Rotary Club of Ilminster.

They both had to speak on the subject of Fair Trade to a hall packed full of local dignitaries, parents, other contestants and a panel of three judges. They did lots of research on the subject and had really interesting speeches on Fair Trade cotton and gold.

The next event like this is a poetry recital taking part at the Ilminster Literacy Festival in June. All children will start learning poems by heart and winners will be selected to go forward to the recital.

If you have experience of public speaking and would be willing to help coach children, please do get in touch with Mr Caswell, Deputy Headteacher.

Merriott First School 01460 72547

M e r r i o t t S o c i a l C l u b

Photo: Jonathan, Year 4

*** NEW DATE ***

7pm Saturday 14th

April

See page 7 for further details

M e r r i o t t V i l l a g e H a l l - A G M All are welcome to attend the Annual General

Meeting which will be held at the Hall on Monday April 9th at 6.30pm.

It is particularly important that the community lets the Trustees know what it wants from the Hall – this is a good opportunity for views to be expressed.

John Bowman

See page 6 regarding how you can support our local theatre, The Warehouse, Ilminster, whilst enjoying beautiful flower arrangements and refreshments.

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Friday 4th May 2018 at

The Great Tithe Barn Haselbury Mill

From 7.30pm till late Music From Crooked Furrow

Tickets £15 In Aid Of Merriott Pre School

To include a pulled pork roll or veg option Tickets available from Merriott Pre School on

01460 77922 or Katherine Rooke 0777 5805621

Church Services in April

Sun 1st Easter Sunday

10.30am Communion, Merriott Church

6.30am Sunrise Service with Easter Fire at Jubilee Wood, Hinton St George

Sun 8th 9.30am Parish Communion

Sun 15th Family Service

Sun 22nd 10.00am Sung Communion

Sun 29th 10.00am Benefice Communion at Dinnington - ‘A Celebration of the Natural World’

Our Annual Church Meeting is at 7.30pm on Monday 23rd April, at the Tithe Barn. Please come and hear about recent activities and plans for the future. Wine and ‘nibbles’ served from 7pm.

Tithe Barn Committee: We are looking for one or two village members to help with the running and development of the Tithe Barn. Please get in touch if you are interested.

Eco-Lent and beyond: It’s been great to hear from those of you who have taken on an environmental challenge or activity during Lent. Please send us your ideas or what you have been up to so that we can share and celebrate what’s been going on.

Rev Julia Hicks

P A G E 2 [email protected] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

M e r r i o t t M e s s e n g e r

N e w s f r o m A l l S a i n t s

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The Trustees recently met for the Trust’s 3rd Annual General Meeting to receive and discuss reports of progress with village projects funded wholly or in part from the endowment left by the late Cathy Herriman.

Regular users of Shyner’s Lane will have noticed that the full width of the path-way has now been restored, enabling couples to walk together and for buggies to pass with ease once again. The Trust is hoping to find financial help from the Local Authorities for repairs to the sur-face to prevent a repeat encroachment of soil which has so limited the path in recent years. Our Trustee tasked with caring for the natural environment has been discussing ownership issues with local residents whose gardens back on to the lane so that work can begin to remove some invasive plants and shrubs and replant with more suitable species. We are grateful for any cooperation and are appreciative of the management being carried out by some of the nearby residents.

At the Village Hall, with the support of the Trust, stonemason, Geoff Gale, has repaired the damaged “stonework”

around the main entrance. This was no simple matter as Geoff had to mould and

insert new sections and replicate the reconstituted mix which was used in the building’s con-struction in 1924/5.

Since my last report in October 2017, the Trust has taken over responsibility for maintain-ing Broadway Garden. This attractive feature was planted and cared for by a volunteer team for many years but the task had become too onerous for the diminishing band of helpers. We were asked if the Trust would take it over and we were only too pleased to do so. Some local residents will remember that the garden is the site of two shops and five cottages, the final shop being demol-

ished in 1983 for road widening and to improve the junctions.

We have acquired two examples of Merriott’s alcoholic past – a container used by William Webber, who was a Merriott Wine & Spirit Merchant, and a large cider flagon from Merriott Brewery, now Vine House in Broadway. We also have acquired a copy of the first O/S map to include Merriott from the 1810 survey. What a small settlement it was in those days.

Work on reviewing and cataloguing the Merriott records held by Crewkerne Museum, mostly the lifetime collection of Queenie Dodge, is well on the way to completion. We are also trying to uncov-er the history behind two of Merriott’s notable developments, Moorlands House and Shyner’s Terrace and Shyner’s House (now Greystones). The social history connected with the builders, owners and occupiers is an unfolding study of the social history of prominent villagers. There is more to learn before we tell the stories in these pages.

Tony Hobbs, Chairman

N e w s f r o m t h e M e r r i o t t H e r i t a g e Tr u s t

Before

After

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P A G E 3 [email protected]

S c o u t G r o u p — A p p e a l f o r h e l p S p r i n g C l e a n - W o r k P a r t y

Saturday 14th April

9.30am - 11.30am

Merriott Church

We would very much welcome lots of volunteers at our Spring Clean work party.

There will be jobs in the churchyard - like hedge trimming, wilderness taming and general tidying – and we will also be spring

cleaning inside the church. Refreshments available.

Bring suitable clothing and tools.

More details from Tom Jones (240615) and Robin Gilkes (75549).

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The residents and staff at Moorlands Residential Home recently enjoyed a visit from “Star” the Therapy Horse, along with her owners Steve and April Kibby.

The therapy horses visit hospitals and care homes across the county to bring smiles to the patients and residents.

Whilst at Moorlands everyone was able to ask questions about the horse and the rest of her family and the work they do.

They also enjoyed making a big fuss of Star who was extremely well behaved!

Jayne Dadzitis

Manager

MANOR FARM’s OWN!

The new season has started at Manor Farm,

Merriott. We are ploughing land,

planting seeds and readying ground for growing a

wide variety of seasonal vegetables. We are also

now able to supply additional veg as well as

continuing with our own fresh eggs, farm pressed cider, apple juice and

cottage style cut flowers. Our daffodils are looking particularly lovely at the moment.

As we now have our own ‘egg packing’ station, we can even supply bulk quantities of fresh

eggs too. If you want a variety of fresh produce,

please come and visit our small rural farm shop and

see for yourself.

Manor Farm, Lower Street, Merriott, TA16 5NP

Tel: 07963 102258

Email: [email protected]

Like us on facebook @manorfarmsownmerriott

I am the Group Scout Leader at Hinton St George Scout Group. Our base is the Tithe Barn in Merriott and we have three lively sections meeting on Thursday evenings; Beavers 5-6pm, Cubs 6-7.30pm and Scouts 7.30-9pm. We run a varied programme of indoor/outdoor activities and

camps and have a great deal of enthusiasm for introducing our young people to new experiences and skills.

This term, for example, we've visited Crewkerne Fire Station, tried Karate, and practised our Archery skills. However, we have recently lost our Scout Leader, who has retired after many years in Scouting and are desperately in need of adult volunteers to help us support the Scout Group.

Anyone interested in helping, or with a child who may want to try a session, should contact Deb Cummings at [email protected] or on 07966 047953. Deb Cummings, Group Scout Leader

Hinton St George Scout Group

R e s i d e n t s w e l c o m e d a n u n u s u a l v i s i t o r t o

M o o r l a n d s R e s i d e n t i a l H o m e

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S p r i n g A w a i t s

P A G E 4 [email protected]

M e r r i o t t M e s s e n g e r

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The winter months are generally a quiet time with regard to maintenance. It is difficult to do much when the footpaths are so muddy.

But now that spring is just around the corner we will be turning our attention to repairs and renovation during the spring and summer months. Indeed, as this copy of the Messenger goes to print, we will be working on paths with some drainage issues (see photos). Also, following an alert from a Merriott resident, we have been dealing with a 'sink hole' on a popular footpath in conjunction with the county rights of way team.

Those of you who use Shyners Terrace will have seen a great improvement there. Our thanks go to the Merriott Heritage Trust who have undertaken responsibility for the maintenance of this path. More improve-ments are planned for the future with the planting of more appropriate shrubs.

Finally, I am pleased to welcome Miriam and Steve as new members to our group of vol-unteers. They have a lot to offer and we look forward to their contribution to the group.

John Goldie (Parish Path Liaison Officer)

M e r r i o t t F o o t p a t h G r o u p

Our spring flowers are eagerly awaited; snowdrops and crocus are soon joined by daffodils, narcissus, hyacinths and prim-roses. Many of these garden favourites are woodland plants evolved to flower before the tree canopy above has fully grown. This makes them easy to incorporate in our gardens, under shrubs in a border, or around a tree in the lawn.

These small gems are soon followed by some beautiful garden flowers. Brunnera is a tough plant that has masses of dainty Forget-me-not like flowers and looks lovely with Tulips, Dicentra or Bleeding Heart giving some height with it’s arching stems of pendant heart-shaped pink or white flowers. Self sown Aquilegia or Granny’s Bonnets mingle with Lady’s Mantle (Alchemilla Mollis) to soften and tie it all together.

The Garden at Lower Severalls Farmhouse and Nursery is open on Sunday 29th April 12 - 4pm in aid of locally based charity Akamba Aid Fund. Catherine Bond

C B Plants, Lower Severalls Nursery

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P A G E 5 [email protected]

Mobile Library @ Merriott School

Tuesday 3rd April

9.30 - 10.00

C o m m u n i t y P a v i l i o n

To book this fine village amenity for your get-together, please contact 01460 73771 or email: [email protected].

Only £20.00 per session.

Hinton St. George ‘Flix in the Stix’ presents

‘Goodbye Christopher Robin’ (PG), on Saturday 14th April in Hinton Village Hall at 7.30 pm. Tickets £5 in advance

from the Village Shop and Dorothy’s Tea Room, or £5.50 on the door. To reserve tickets please contact Bob Kefford on 01460 72563.

After leaving London for the English countryside, writer A.A. Milne starts to spin fanciful yarns about his son's growing collection of stuffed animals. These stories form the basis for "Winnie-the-Pooh".

We follow the adventures of A. A. Milne, his wife Daphne and their son Christopher Robin, the success of the books and how this impacts on their lives. Meanwhile the enchanting tales bring hope and comfort to the rest of post-war WW1 England still struggling with the aftermath of the conflict.

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Between 3rd and 8th March, three farms in and around the Haselbury Plucknett area were burgled and items including Horse tack and chain saws were stolen. A trailer containing a distinctive tarmac roller was stolen from West Chinnock. An observant resident also report-ed a black Astra hatchback acting suspiciously in West Chinnock during daytime hours on 5th March.

If you have been a victim or witness any suspicious incidents please report promptly by ringing 101 or 999 if urgent.

Please check the security of your premises and valuables. If you require any crime reduction advice, either leave a message for me on 101 or alternatively e-mail: [email protected]

Michelle Haimes, PCSO 8913 Crewkerne Rural Beat Team

“Freed from Shame”

Addressing the stigma of mental illness in the church

One in four people in church are affected by mental illness every year, a staggering figure which needs to be addressed. Happily, help is at hand and this simple book is an excellent guide, illustrated with several heartfelt personal stories. It sheds light on the reality of mental illness - not to condemn people, leaders or churches but to offer education, insight and practical advice on how to tackle this challenging problem. It looks at various mental health issues and how they affect everyone involved, topped off with real life stories which will resonant with everyone affected. Importantly, it also suggests how the church can create a supportive environment.

Paperback is available to order from www.freedfromshame.co.uk or kindle version from Amazon. Any comments or questions can be sent to [email protected] Dawn Holmes

L o c a l a u t h o r — D a w n H o l m e s

5th April - Pimms, Canapés and Glamour - a chance to dress up.

19th April – American Soldiers in Merriott in WW2 -

husbands, partners and friends welcome.

This group was started over 50 years ago by Pamela Golledge, the vicars wife. It was then the Young Wives Group. In those days, most young mums stayed at home or did seasonal fruit and potato picking, or home glove mak-ing, so it was an important part of social contact for them. Over the years quite e few of us have continued to meet and having long grown out of the original title, the name was changed to the Merriott Open Group. We meet twice a month in each other's houses and have a mixture of serious speakers fun events and coffee evenings . We are very sup-portive of each other and always welcome new members. We pay an annual £10 fee and either £1 for a coffee evening or £3 if we have a speaker, which can be either a fee or a donation to their chosen charity.

For further info contact Marion Biggs on 74170 or [email protected].

OPEN

GROUP

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P A G E 6 [email protected]

M e r r i o t t M e s s e n g e r

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M e r r i o t t i n t h e s n o w We’ve received a number of photos of scenes around our beautiful village when the snow fell a few weeks ago. Many thanks to Paula Bateman and Liz Fisk.

During the Winter we have had a number of complaints of an increase in dog fouling around the village. It seems that the few irresponsible owners take advantage of the longer hours of darkness. The Parish Council is working with the South Somerset Dog Warden to identify the offend-ers who will receive £80 penalties.

One such owner has been identi-fied on camera and will shortly receive a penalty.

We remind residents that the whole Recreation Field is covered by CCTV, and that dogs are not permitted there at all. There are also a number of private camera systems around the village.

Please contact the Dog Warden or Parish Clerk if you are aware of any offenders.

To assist dog walkers, we are installing two more waste bins, one in Lower Street at the bottom of Manor Drive, and one on the footpath entering Scotts Nurse-ries land opposite Church Street.

There has also been an increasing incidence of vandalism on the Recreation Field, again recorded on camera and the Police are taking action against the offenders involved.

Turning to positive things, the play area on the Recreation Field is about to be improved with the addition of ten new items, provid-ing activity opportunities for all ages.

It should be ready for use in a month or so, depending on the weather.

Iain Hall

M e r r i o t t P a r i s h C o u n c i l

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Ile Valley Flower Club

Presents

“The Warehouse Theatre in Bloom”

A floral tribute to the productions of the theatre through the ages

20th April – 22nd April

Preview evening Friday 20th April 7.30pm

“Music, Bubbly and Canapés“

Tickets £7.50 Available from Harrimans or

Gill 01823 481348 Cheryl 01460 75025

Saturday 21st—Sunday 22nd April 10am - 5pm

Admission £2 on the door Refreshments

at The Warehouse Theatre

In aid of The Warehouse Theatre

Expansion Fund

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Songs of Praise

1st Sunday of each month

at 6.30pm. All welcome.

M a r i e C u r i e l o o k i n g f o r “ H e l p e r s ”

P A G E 7 [email protected]

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M e r r i o t t G a r d e n i n g C l u b

Tuesday 24th April

This meeting will be the last in our Gardening Club season and we will be winding it up with a buffet and our ever-popular gardening quiz, as well as our AGM. You will be able to renew your membership this evening, or you may like to join our friendly Gardening Club, either way we will be very happy to see you. Our events for the 2018/19 season are full of delightful talks and outings to suit all tastes. This meeting will start at 7.00pm at the Tithe Barn.

Barbara Byford 72298

Moorlands Care Home offers quality care, provided by

trained carers in homely, peaceful surroundings that have

been refurbished to a very high standard.

We also have a full time, dedicated, activities co-ordinator

making sure that days are as full and active as you would like.

Our services include: Respite care

Day care

Long term residential care

For further information, please call Jayne on 01460 74425

Moorlands Care Home Moorlands Road, Merriott, TA16 5NF

Printed by Parish Magazine Printing 01288 341 617 Northmoor, Whitstone EX22 6TD

Due to unforeseen circumstances Chatter-Cino has closed.

We would like to thank all our customers who supported us. Louise White

G a r d e n i n g Q u o t e o f t h e M o n t h

"First a howling blizzard woke us, Then the rain came down to soak us, And now before the eye can focus,

Crocus." Lilja Rogers

Sent in by Mo Frampton

A talk on the environment, people and culture of South India with lots of pictures!

by Revs Julia and Bob Hicks

*** NEW DATE ***

7pm Saturday 14th April 2018 The Tithe Barn, Church Street,

Merriott TA16 5PS

FREE ENTRY

(donations invited for the Tithe Barn) Indian snacks served, bring your own drink,

all ages welcome!

Marie Curie is currently looking for more people to consider volunteering a few hours of their time each week to support local people with terminal illnesses and their families.

The charity is looking for people who are interested in becoming a ‘Marie Curie Helper’, a volunteer who can visit someone with a terminal illness in their own home to provide companionship and emotional support, as well as practical help.

To find out more about the Marie Curie Helper Service in Somerset or the Companion Service at Musgrove Park Hospital please email [email protected] or call free 0800 304 7412 (Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm).

Marie Curie

All Saints Church

S u m m e r G a r d e n P a r t y

Saturday June 23rd 2018

In the Rectory garden

12.00 to 3.00pm

Refreshments, Stalls, Games.

All Welcome.

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Jaycee Plumbing Heating Engineers

Boiler servicing and changes Lpg / Oil / Gas-Safe 20 Shiremoor Hill

Merriott 07970 279778 / 07738 632746

Ansaphone: 01460 76000

[email protected]

MERRIOTT HERITAGE TRUST

merriott.heritage.trust @gmail.com

01460 72465

Sally-Marie Shearing Beauty Therapy

Relaxing, Revitalising,

Beauty Treatments

Tel 01460 73957 Gift Vouchers available

Tom Merrick

Electrical Contractor Agricultural & Industrial

No Job too small NAPIT approved contractor

01460 72757 07980 686 160

If you would like to advertise

your business or organisation

please contact a member of

the editorial team or email:

merriottmessenger@

gmail.com

Merriott Childcare Solutions Childminder OFSTED & PACEY registered

Graded Outstanding

Ad-hoc, F/T and P/T hours

Registered for Early Years

Educational funding

www.merriottchildcare.co.uk

01460 74086/ 07807 753 77

Careford Lodge Residential Home

Church Street

Contact Tracey on 01460 75592

carefordlodge@ hotmail.co.uk

Popular Motors, Merriott Service Station

Broadway, Quality Car Sales, Workshop, MOT testing Garage & Car Service -

01460 76803 Shop and PO - 01460 78716 www.popularmotors.co.uk

Merriottsford Minibus

01460 76029

Taxi Alliance 01460 75089 / 01935 414444

Merriott Social Club •open every evening

•spacious function room available for hire

01460 74376

[email protected]

Allen Computer Services

Sales, Repairs, Servicing, for Home & Small Business, Cloud

Backup and Laptop Screen Repairs

01460 298036

www.allencomputerservices.co.uk

The Barn Self Catering

Accommodation 32 Church St

Merriott TA16 5PS

01460 351857 07879 066012

[email protected]

The Haselbury Mill

Haselbury Plucknett for Weddings and other Functions

01460 77095

www.somersetreiki.com Sara Morley

[email protected] 07484 636577

Kevin Swain

Electrical Contractor

Free Estimates Tel 01460 73260

Appliance Maintenance Services

Domestic Appliance Repairs Tel: 01460 72211

Mob: 07970 744 115 www.appliancemaintenance.co.uk

Jays

Complete Property Maintenance

Over 20 years experience No job too small!

01460 78891 07865 700 760

R. A. Wicks Ltd

Fireplace Showroom, Flue Lining, and Multi Fuel

Stoves 01460 74612

Merriott Pharmacy

Free prescription collection & delivery

01460 72222

merriottpharmacy @hotmail.com

Charlotte Hamlin Merriott Childminder OFSTED & PACEY registered

Full/part-time hours Early years funding

Between 6.30am & 6.30pm www.merriottchildminder.co.uk

01460 73361 07721 018 335

Merriott Parish Council

merriott-clerk@ hotmail.co.uk

07526 933464

@MerriottParishCouncil

16 South Street Crewkerne TA18 8DA

01460 200666 5% off our advertised price

for people of Merriott

Charlotte Hamlin Merriott Childminder OFSTED & PACEY registered

Full/part-time hours Early years funding

Between 6.30am & 6.30pm www.merriottchildminder.co.uk

01460 73361 07721 018 335

Lawrences Auctioneers

Free verbal valuations Home visits

01460 73041

Fax: 01460 270799

Fusion Fostering We are always looking for

families who can offer warm, loving and safe homes to

children and young people who need Fostering. Tel: 03301 239355

[email protected]

Veterinary

Crewkerne

your local vets

01460 72443

S & L Roofing

Local roofing business with 26 years experience Please call: Steve Baker

on 07718 906 110 or 01460 351924

for information/quote

Letting, Investment and Property Management for

S Somerset & W Dorset 01935 420555

[email protected] www.martincoyeovil.co.uk

Chris Martin Interiors Ltd

Specialising in installation

of kitchens and bathrooms

01460 76612 07976 848 677

Merriott Village Hall Parties, weddings, community groups

welcome 01460 72508

rowswellm77 @gmail.com

IAN CROSSLAND PROPERTY MAINTENANCE

Tel: 01935 411813 Mob: 07811 070 498 Interior and exterior

decorating, Household carpentry, External lime

mortaring, Restoration work

Quantock Joinery Systems Limited

Tail Mill Lane Merriott TA16 5PF

01460 77545

[email protected]

Merriott Mobile Feet Treatment

Nail Trimming-Corns-Callus Diabetic-Cracked Heel-Etc

Home visits by Professional Foot Health Practitioner Sarah: 07733 225 360

www.feettreatment.co.uk [email protected]

Robert Frith Optometrists

your local independent Optician

FREE emergency appointments under

the NHS Somerset ACES service Chard 67771

Crewkerne 72964 Yeovil 01935 478463

smartinbuilding@ yahoo.co.uk

07792 821 028 Find us on

T h a n k y o u t o o u r s p o n s o r s f o r t h e i r s u p p o r t

Church St Merriott TA16 5PR Tel: 01460 78912

also on

Secure self storage & removals Competitive rates, easy & flexible

01460 243100

[email protected] www.beehiveselfstorage.co.uk

Serviced Offices To Let