the hambook july 2012

July 2012

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Hello everyone!

Wow July already. I think its probably fair to say we have a good excuse for forgetting what month it is.... Hopefully only the comedians will be talking about a hosepipe ban by now ! But hey, by the time the Hambook gets to your home the summer sun could be shining again for July.

We would like to extend a warm welcome to Castle Primary School and Norton Primary School. Castle Primary creates a happy, safe and caring environment so children can meet fresh challenges toward their full learning potential (pg.7). Norton Primary School would like to say a BIG Thank You (pg.15) following the Auction of Promises organised by the Friends of Norton School which included a sumptuous Thai Feast ! Still lots going on around the Hill during July, Montacute Village Gardens (pg.11) are open in aid of Village Hall funds. I’ve seen a few of these gardens first hand and they are well worth a visit! On the 14th, Odcombe opens the Village Fete... with some assistance from the British Security Service! Surveillance commencing at 13.30hrs followed by an all day BBQ and family fun for all (pg.18). Don't forget the fun and games at the Teddy Bears Picnic at Stoke Methodist Church (pg.38), and an important note for your garden diary is the 4th of August for Stokes Flower Craft & Produce Show (pg.6), a marquee full of exhibits and no doubt some fine home baking, save me some Victoria Sponge cake! Oh, and don't miss Treacle Eater Clog on 9th of July (pg.27), dancing at two of our favourite hostelries on the same day!

I’ll end by offering you something to look forward to from Sara Coleridge,

"Hot July brings cooling showers, Apricots and gillyflowers."

(gillyflower, also spelled gilliflower, any of several scented flowering plants, especially the carnation, or clove pink (Dianthus caryophyllus), stock (Matthiola incana), and wallflower (Cheiranthus cheiri). )

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The Lighthouse Coffee Shop Stoke-sub-Hamdon Opening Hours

Mon. & Thurs. 9.30am - 4.30pm

Opera Barcarola Saturday 21st July

Martock Parish Church,

£8 on door, £7 in advance

Info: 01935 822706

www.martockonline.co.uk/events.

and www.natashaday.co.uk.

Young vibrant RCM-trained

soprano, mezzo & tenor sing

Bernstein; Bizet; Delibes; Donizetti;

Dvorak; Gershwin; Mozart; Puccini;

Rogers & Hammerstein; Verdi;

with piano accompaniment/solos.

LOTO. (Ladies & Lads On Their Own.) Calling all Widows and Widowers, this is the group 4 U, We meet in The Lighthouse every 2nd Monday of each month. You'll be sure of a warm and sympathetic

welcome, lots of laughter and a listening ear - 'cos we understand. Call Dru 822703 for more details.

Odcombe Stitch & Knit

Sewing and Knitting circle July 10th, 24th and 31st. August 14th and 28th.

'The Mothers' Institute' combines a play group and a stitch and knit and is now Fridays, 10.45am -12.30pm

Montacute Village Hall.

More info please call Gaynor 01935 863117

New

Mother & Toddl

ers

at Hamdon Pla

ygroup

Wednesday afte

rnoons

From 1pm until 3pm

During term time

Come & play, meet & make

new friends in

a

child friendly

environment.

£2-00 per fami

ly.

Teddy Bear Step out and Picnic at the Methodist Church, West St. Stoke sub Hamdon. Sunday 8 July 2pm to 4pm. An afternoon of fun and activities for children and families including a free tea for all the children and Teds. Short sponsored walk. All in Aid of Action for Children. Contact and sponsor forms Janet 01935 823471.

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Would you like to see your children spending more time outdoors and get them eating healthy foods too? Then what better way than to involve the kids in growing their own?

While we’d all love a string of willing, young, helpers on the vegetable plot we do have to be realistic. Children can have shorter attention spans, will only want to do the jobs that appeal to them, and usually expect quick results. Adults on the other hand tend to be stuck in our ways, place great importance in doing things slowly and methodically and don’t usually take well to sudden changes of plan! So how can you encourage your little ones, without boring them out of the garden, or having them dig up your row of prize leeks?

If it is at all possible give children a space that is completely their own on the plot. Get hold of some good quality child size tools and encourage their attempts even if it isn’t quite what you’d have done - if digging holes and making mud pies is more in their line than neat rows of seedlings perhaps they could create a wildlife area? A shallow dish sunk into the ground can be used by birds, frogs, toads and hedgehogs, and a log pile will be home to all sorts of insects plus providing a possible hedgehog home.

Giant sunflowers are great fun, especially if you have a growing competition, and wild flower seeds can just be scattered and will, in time, encourage useful insects and birds - natural pest control!

Keen young growers can browse seed packets or catalogues to see what takes their fancy. Quick growing crops are a good suggestion - radishes and salad leaves pop up in no time at all and should give them almost instant satisfaction! Sweet young carrots are likely to tempt even picky eaters, as are those lovely little cherry tomatoes.

Popping peas out of their pods is very appealing and how about growing their own hide away in the form of a lush green wig-wam of peas or beans? They may not be keen on eating greens, but there is certainly a much better chance that they’ll be tempted to try something they’ve grown themselves. Strawberries and raspberries are usually popular, and if you haven’t got any of your own planted yet you can always get them enthusiastic by having an afternoon out at the pick your own farm. Happy Spuddling!

Start them young on your plot !

Simple tips for your Garden.

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Being nosey...... We had a chat with Peter Thomas, Vicar of Norton, Chiselborough, the Chinnocks and recently Stoke sub Hamdon.

Where were you born? The Mary Stanley Nursing Home, Bridgwater, 1953. Do you have any hobbies? Not good at hobbies, I try and see Somerset play Cricket, we have a garden and I recently attended a speed reading course which was interesting, but not quite a hobby. One day I would like to write a History of Chiselborough...one day! What makes you happy? When I see people growing in their understanding of God and being with people who are enjoying what they are doing I guess. Do you have any pets? Sherpa, our 2 year old cat, she came from the cats Protection League via a friend in the clergy at Langport. I was brought up on a farm and we had domestic cats there. What is your favourite food? I’m not a fussy man. I love conventional roast meals. Nothing too exotic. We are always sunk when the food and drink round comes up during the quiz at the Nelson. Conventional English fare. What was the last luxury item you bought? Liquorice Allsorts or Eccles cakes are the luxury items of choice. What is your favourite film? Probably the Naked Gun Series, with Lesley Neilson and we have videos of Police Squad which came be-fore that. Airplane, Hotshots. What TV programme makes you laugh? Outnumbered . It’s well done in that some of it is still apparently spontaneous, and you feel for the parents.

What about a good book you have read recently? I’m reading ‘Shout’, the biography of the Beatles, by Phillip Norman. I saw it for 49p in ‘The Works’ recently. I grew up with the Beatles. I was 9 when they released ’Love me do’ and it’s 41 years since they broke up. If money and time were no object where would you go on holiday? Rome, Athens and Prague, just for their historical significance and to visit the galleries and museums. Most annoying thing? Probably people who apparently mis-represent something someone has said What is the best thing about your job? The best and worst thing about my work is that it is unstructured, which means I can choose what I do, my time is still flexible enough for me to make time for people whether from the parish or family and friends. What is your proudest moment? Well my Mum died during my first term at University, before I left we knew she was dying. There was a real sense of pride in her that one of her 3 children went to University. The day I left, back in ‘72 I felt a real sense of pride that that had happened for her. And of course when our boys got their grade A’s in their A levels. If you had 3 wishes, what would they be? For my sons sake, Wolves to get promoted back to the Premiership. For people’s understanding of what the death of Jesus is all about in what is now a post Christian society, and peace in the middle east.

Thanks Peter !


NORTON SUB HAMDON

PRIMARY SCHOOL

AUCTION OF PROMISES

Norton Sub Hamdon Primary School held an

Auction of Promises on Friday 11th May 2012.

It had promised to be a good night out and it

certainly proved to be so.

It began with cocktails followed by a fantastic Thai feast supplied most

generously by Jean and John of Thai Bites (01935 826068/07798891970)

The auction then followed with bids flying from left to right – Auctioneer

Henry Simon encouraging people to dig deep and they did with bids such as

£14 for some home made marmalade to £280 for a weekend in Cornwall. The

evening raised in excess of £4,000. The money raised will go towards new

outside play equipment for the children. The Friends of Norton Primary School

would like to say a BIG thank you to all who supported the event from the

generous lots given to the winning bidders and friends who attended the

evening. THANK YOU


Fred comes

across an

unexpected dip

in the road!

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STA�CHESTER

ACADEMY Stoke-sub-Hamdon

Many thanks to everyone in the community who came and supported the Stanchester Academy Amnesty International Group who once again ran a very successful coffee morning at the Lighthouse on Saturday 26th May. The group managed to raise £106.00 in support of the charity. We have worked really hard all year on a number of human rights issues including women’s rights in Afghanistan, stoning in Iran, continuing support for the family of Troy Davis in the USA, and campaigning to strengthen the current global arms trade treaty. Some of these issues have been helped by David Laws MP who has written to the Foreign Office on our behalf and we thank him for his continued support. Both Eleanor Roda and Lottie Rogers were elected to serve on the National Youth Advisory Group for the year and have been responsible for coordinating the work of all the youth groups in the country. Lastly, the group were extremely proud to be Highly Commended at the recent Pride of Somerset Awards, worthy acknowledgement for all their efforts throughout the year.

The group would be more than happy to have a chat with anyone about the work they undertake so please feel free to ring Jonathan Guy on 01935 827256 if you would like to find out anything more. Thanks again for all your community support. David Laws with the Stanchester Academy Amnesty Group

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The Stanchester Academy Reading Group has completed another successful year of Shadowing the Carnegie Medal culminating in ‘A Monster Calls’ by Patrick Ness scooping the coveted prize. ‘A Monster Calls’ is a beautifully written, profound novel, about coping

with death and grief but which also bursts with both hopefulness and an affirmation of life. It is indeed a worthy winner. Our group winner is ‘My Sister Lives on the Mantelpiece’ by Annabel Pitcher, another rites of passage story that touchingly (and often humorously) tackles a number of big issues including death, grief, ‘racism, and alcoholism but also emerges with both hope and belief. We were delighted to ‘welcome Annabel to school a few weeks ago and she gave an enlightening and extraordinary account of how she came to write the novel, whilst travelling around the world. All eight books on the shortlist this year have been interesting reads that have both challenged and divided the group but which have also provoked a myriad of passionate views. The other shortlisted books were ‘Everybody Jam’ by Ali Lewis, ‘The Midnight Zoo’ by Sonya Hartnett, ‘My Name is Mina’ by David Almond, ‘Between Shades of Grey’ by Ruta Sepetys, ‘Trash’ by Andy Mulligan and ‘Small Change for Stuart’ by Lissa Evans A all come highly recommended by the group and are worthy of a summer read!

Jonathan Guy School Librarian

Stanchester Academy Reading Group

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They say that gardening’s fun,

But honestly, speaking as one

Who tills his hard soil

With blood, sweat and toil,

It’s a claim that is much overdone....

I follow each gardening tip;

I fertilize, feed, cut and clip;

But the snails eat my Hosta

And now I’ve just lost a

Fine fuchsia to some bug called Thrip....

In my garden resides every pest;

They think that my plants taste the best;

There’s Black Spot and Blight

And the Red Spider Mite,

Ants, Aphids, Greenfly and the rest....

And Badgers invade before dawn;

The carrots uprooted and torn;

The damage? Immense -

Holes under the fence,

And a ruined immaculate lawn....

I struggle with changeable weather;

Not two days the same both together;

What with wind, drought and rain

All my labour’s in vain -

I’m reaching the end of my tether....

Yes - the garden is one constant war;

My back aches and muscles are sore;

The plants have been eaten,

I’m discouraged and beaten -

Why each year do I come back for

more?

Written by a Lighthouse Coffee Shop User

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Treacle Eater Clog,

from Yeovil, will be

performing dances in

the North West Morris

Tradition at

the Prince of Wales,

Ham Hill at 8pm and

the Lord Nelson,

Norton Sub Hamdon at 9pm

on Monday 9th July.

The tradition we dance originated in the old industrial Northwest of

England, where it evolved as a processional dance, performed mainly in

carnivals. The dancers dressed in brightly coloured clothing and were

accompanied by a large band so that the dancers could hear the music

above the din.

Why not come and watch us?

To find out more please contact Rosemary on 01935 891415 or

Janet on 01935 823977 or visit our website www.treacleeaterclog.org.uk

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For all entries please send (by email, post or by hand) your name, address

and a contact number along with your answers to: The Hambook, 21 Castle Street, Stoke -sub- Hamdon, TA14 6RE

or email [email protected] by the 15th of July A winner will be picked at random from all correct entries.

The judges decision is final and we can’t be held responsible for lost entries.

This months prize is a £20 Marks & Spencer Voucher. For your chance of winning simply identify the clues below.

Have Fun.

Olympic Sports...

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Answers on page 40

Can you spot the 10 differences in the pictures below?

Did you know....?

Bats always turn left when

exiting a cave.

A flamingo can only eat when it’s

head is upside down.

Crocodiles swallow stones to help

them dive deeper.

Emus and Kangaroos can’t walk

backwards. 31


No No No No ---- Cook Cook Cook Cook

Strawberry CheesecakeStrawberry CheesecakeStrawberry CheesecakeStrawberry Cheesecake

Serves 8-12

Prep 30 mins plus one hour chilling time for base and overnight chilling for the

cheesecake

Ingredients

Base

250g digestive

biscuits

100g unsalted

butter, melted

Filling

1 vanilla pod

600g soft cheese

(Philadelphia works well)

100g icing sugar

284ml pot double cream

Topping

400g punnet strawberries

25g icing sugar

1 tsp water

For the base: Butter and line a 9 inch / 23cm loose-bottomed tin with

greaseproof paper.

Put the biscuits in a plastic food bag

and crush to crumbs using a rolling pin.

Transfer the crumbs to a bowl, and then pour over the melted butter. Mix thoroughly until the crumbs are coated thoroughly. Tip them into the prepared tin and press firmly down into the base

to create an even layer.

Chill in the fridge for 1 hr to set firmly. This is important – if the base isn’t set properly it will break up and become

mixed with the filling later.

For the filling: Slice the vanilla pod in half

lengthways and scrape out the seeds using the back of

a kitchen knife.

Place the soft cheese, icing sugar and vanilla seeds into

a bowl, then beat with an electric mixer until smooth.

Add the cream and

continue beating on a

slow-medium speed until the mixture is completely

combined.

Spoon this cream mixture on to the biscuit base, working from the edges inwards. Smooth the top of the cheesecake down with the back of a dessert spoon. Leave to set in the fridge

overnight.

To serve: Bring the cheesecake to room temperature, about 30 mins before serving. To un-mould, place the base on top of a can, run a round-bladed knife around the edge of the cheesecake first then carefully pull the sides of the tin down. Slip the cake onto a serving plate, removing the lining paper and

the base of the tin.

For the topping: Purée half the strawberries in a blender or food processor with 25g icing sugar and 1 tsp water, then sieve to remove the seeds. Pour the puree over the cheesecake and top with the remaining strawberries

and more puree.

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Answers to page 31 The Winner of the June

‘Advertising Slogans’

Prize Competition is

Alice Redington from

Stoke sub Hamdon.

She wins a voucher kindly donated by the

National Trust.

The answers to this Competition are:

1. Nike 2. McDonald's

3. Johnson's Baby Shampoo 4. Kellogg’s Frosties 5. BT

6. Burger King 7. Tesco 8. Rice Krispies 9. Coca Cola

10. Virgin Atlantic 11. KFC 12. Ambrosia 13. Ebay 14. Barclays

15. L'oreal 16. Stella Artois 17. Gillette 18. Esso

19. Mr Kipling 20. Audi 21. Zanussi 22. Andrex 23. BMW

24. Yellow Pages 25. Microsoft 26.Minstrels or M&M’s

27. Shreddies 28. Birds Eye 29. Guinness 30. Remington

Spot the Difference

Word Wheel 2.chop 3.chip 4.ship 5.skip 6.skin

7.shin 8.chin 9.thin 10.than 11.that

12. chat


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Pedicures Prof. Foot Health Pilates Nicola Gibb S & S Pilates Perfection Plastering

Scott Little Plumbing & Heating Beales Heating and Plumbing Brian Thorne Curtis Plumbing MRM Plumbing Pre-School Hamdon Playgroup West Chinnock Playschool Pubs Dinnington Docks Fleur de Lis Prince of Wales The Lord Nelson The Masons Arms Ready Meals Kemps Kitchen Restaurants Fleur de Lis Prince of Wales The Lord Nelson The Masons Arms Roofing Parks Roofing Shuttle Services AHC Ash Taxis Site Clearance Dale Redwood Slimming Slimming World Social Clubs Stoke Working Men’s Club Solar Curtis Plumbing MRM Plumbing Solicitor Gareth Webb & Co Taxi Service

AHC Ash Taxis Tree Felling Dale Redwood K M Dike Turf Sherborne Turf Vehicle Body Repair Auto-Mobile Crash Repair Windows & Conservatories SNB Conservatories Wooden Outbuildings

Barton Buildings Wool Knits for You

Accountancy Accountability Acorn Accounting Aerials & Satellites CamCom Airport Shuttle

AHC Travel Ash Taxis Alterations (Clothing) Nana B & B Hopes Bathrooms Brian Thorne Curtis Plumbing Beauty Blush Hilltop Beauty Bicycle Repairs

South West Bicycle Works Boiler Services Beales Heating and Plumbing Curtis Plumbing MRM Plumbing Builders Brian Thorne PJC Property Services Dale Redwood Martin Langdon Richard Bowring Hinton Carpentry Building Design

Hamdon Design Service Building Restoration PJC Property Services Car Paintwork Auto-Mobile Crash Repairs Chips Away Carpentry Brian Thorne Hinton Carpentry Inspire Neal Cullen Carpet Cleaning Helliar & Son Curtains and Blinds Drapes Direct Childcare Hamdon Playgroup West Chinnock Playschool Chimney Sweep Steve White Computer Repairs GEM Home Computing Hamdon IT Dog Grooming Waggy Tails Dog Grooming Dressmaker Nana

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