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Congratulations Kelly
The next Kingsdon Parish Council Meeting will be at 7.30pm Thursday 12th March 2020
Issue No. 151 1st March 2020
Allotments
Once the storms are over it will be time to start planting for the summer. We have a number of allotments availa-ble at very reasonable prices and if you want to see what can be achieved, please take a walk to the allotment site on Lotment Hill/Mow Barton Road.
One allotmenteer is looking for any children or young adults who would perhaps like to learn something about planting fruit, vegetables or flowers, to help in her allotment this year. Others would be happy to help with advice to anyone without experience wishing to take on a plot themselves.
David Morris has very kindly offered to sponsor up to two allotments for any young people as individuals or teams who would like to take up an allotment (it needn’t be for veg, they could grow fruit, cutting flowers, wild flowers for bees) -or for any adult(s) who would take the opportunity to grow produce for sale in the Village Com-munity Shop (zero miles, nil carbon footprint potatoes for sale in the shop….what could be easier and better!!!) All expressions of interest to me please at: [email protected] or 01935 840795
David Beswick
Sarah’s Chilli & Quiz Night
On Saturday 22nd February 2020 Kingsdon Village Hall opened its doors to 120 guests, who were supporting my Chilli and Quiz Night, a fundraising evening for Leukaemia Care….the charity for which I am running the London Marathon on April 26th this year. There were chilli, fajitas, salads and nachos in abundance! I had made 30kgs of chilli and, Adam from the pub, provided the rice!! Isobel had made delicious guacamo-le.
There was a bar run by Guy Osborne and Glenn Alison. Many thanks for your help.
The quiz proved a success and great fun.
The auction offered a gin hamper, wine hamper, a hamper of choco-lates, a weekend cottage stay and a voucher for the Kingsdon Inn.
Many of my friends from the village worked tirelessly through the evening clearing tables and washing up. Thanks so much to these un-seen heroes of the evening.
The running total for the evening is currently £2100.
I ran London last year in a time of 4.46.24 and am hoping to beat this time, but getting round and raising money is the main objective. Last year’s marathon was one of the proudest days of my life, it really is an achievement to say you have run a marathon without walking at all. I hope to make my friends and family proud again, so if you see me out running the streets of Somerset between now and race day ….and there will be a lot of running in the next 9 weeks, please wave and hopefully we can all be celebrating again on April 27th!! I WILL NOT BE RUNNING IT AGAIN!!!!
Thank you to all who attended and supported me. I really do live in the best village!
Many thanks Sarah
All Saints Church
Priest in Charge: Revd Alan Symonds Tel/Fax 01458 272029 (For arrangement of Baptisms, Weddings and other occa-sional services) Church Warden: Mrs Bel Allan Tel. 01935 840878 Parochial Church Council: Secretary: Nicholas J. Allan Tel 01935 840878 Treasurer: Tony Steele-Perkins 01935 840184 Tower Captain: Jackie Ellis Tel 01935 840344
Church Services for March
Sunday 1st March 11 a.m. Family Service Jenny Gollop
Sunday 8th March 10 a.m.. Worship Together Chris Taylor
Sunday 15th March 6 p.m. Evening Prayer Rev Alan Symonds
Sunday 22nd March 9.30 a.m. Communion for Mothering Sunday Rev Adrian Hopwood
Sunday 29th March 10 a.m. Benefice Together Communion Rev Alan Symonds /
Charlton Mackrell Jenny Gollop.
Brass: Joyce Limon - Flowers:
Kingsdon Village Hall
For all information (except bookings) contact: - David Thomson, Park Farmhouse, Lower Rd. Kingsdon TA11 7LL Tel:01935 841453
For bookings contact Marilyn Elliott, 4 Manor Close, Kingsdon, TA11 7LW Tel 01935 841444 Email [email protected]
Bookings for March 2020
Short Mat Bowls Mondays 7.30pm - 9pm, and Tuesdays 10am - 12noon Table Tennis Club Tuesdays at 7.30pm Yeovil Dist. Canine Soc. Wednesdays 6.30pm Puppy Training Sundays 9.30am Except 15th Parish Council Meeting Thursday 12th at 7.30pm Practical Study Group Wednesday 18th 10am Private Function Saturday 21st 9am - 1pm Afternoon Club Wednesday 25th
Kingsdon Table Tennis Club
The Table Tennis Club play in the Village Hall on Tuesday evenings between 7.30pm and 9.30pm. If you are interested then please contact Martin Singleton on 841162 or just come along.
Kingsdon Afternoon Club
The Afternoon Club meet on the 4th Wednesday of the month at 3pm in the Village Hall. New members (any age) are always welcome. For information contact Richards South tel: 840912
Kingsdon Boules & Croquet Club
Members meet at the Kingsdon Cricket Ground every Thursday be-tween 2 and 4 pm. The club welcomes new members or just come along to enjoy a taster session followed by tea and cake in the club house.
Taster sessions for Boules or Croquet can be arranged on other days / evenings to suit.
For more information contact:- Nina Carlisle 01935 840933 email [email protected] Sally Smith 01935 842094 Phyl Winsor 01935 840384
Kingsdon Cricket Club
Chairman / Secretary : Marilyn Elliott, 4 Manor Close, Kingsdon, Somerton, TA11 7LW Tel 01935 841444 Mobile 07990673935. Email: [email protected] Team Selection: Ian Birrell Watersmeet, Huish Episcopi, Langport. TA10 9HE Tel 01458 259231 07817959709 Trustees: B. Carlisle, I. Birrell, J. Schofield Captain / Treasurer: J. Schofield
The Kingsdon Chronicle
The Kingsdon Chronicle is an independent journal published monthly and is financed by voluntary donation. Cheques paya-ble to ‘The Kingsdon Chronicle’ The Kingsdon Chronicle welcomes correspondence from its readers If you wish me to publish an article, please email your request with the details or send it in writing. Requesting publication you are agree-ing your article can be published on the Kingsdon website at: http://www.kingsdon.org/kingsdon-chronicle/ Please ensure I acknowledge receipt. Contributed letters and articles printed in The Kingsdon Chronicle do not necessari-ly reflect the views of The Kingsdon Chronicle production team. The editor will assume that all material supplied is original, or from copyright free sources. (It is the contributor’s responsibility to gain any necessary permissions and to provide ac-knowledgments).” Editor: Wallace Elliott, 4 Manor Close, Kingsdon. TA11 7LW Tel 01935 841444, Mobile 07990673935, Email: [email protected] www.kingsdon.org/kingsdon-chronicle/
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The Kingsdon Jubilee Fund Trustees
Chairman: Andy Fryer, Secretary: Martin Gilmore, Treasurer: Tim Taylor, Ian Dibben, Mark Freeman, Beverley Fulton, Robert Fulton, Chris Taylor.
Kingsdon Knitting Club
(Knitting for Good Causes) The Knitters meet on the second Saturday of the month at 10.30am to midday in the Community Shop. For information please contact: Linda Rumbles 01935 840132 or Babs Conway 01935 841811
From the Vicarage
We are now in the period of the Church’s year called Lent. It is a period of preparation for the major celebration of Easter and is commonly used by people for a period of self-reflection. The original concept as written about by Irenaus of Lyons who lived at the end of the 3rd century was a few days of preparation in the week immediately before Easter (Holy Week). The Council of Nicea (325AD) expanded it to a 40-day Lenten season of fasting in efforts to standardise practice and by the 7th century this was the general practice.
In this fast originally Christians restricted themselves to one meal per day, beginning on Ash Wednesday, for forty days before Easter Sunday. Sundays were kept as feast days on which no fasting was expected so were not includ-ed in the 40-day count. Originally this was expected for those preparing for Baptism on Easter Sunday, but was picked up and adopted by many other Christians as a special time of preparation and re-alignment of their relation-ship with God. More modern practices tend to be giving up sweets, alcohol, or something else as a mark of turning back to God, placing Him first before our human appetites. Lent has traditionally had a penitential feeling, no flowers in Church, and time spent reflecting on our sins and failings with a view to correcting them.
However, when the Council of Nicea first considered introducing a 40-day Lent period they wanted to view it as a time of joy and preparation for Easter, mirroring the hope and anticipation of the disciples as they accompanied Jesus towards Jerusalem. The actual word Lent is an old Anglo-Saxon word which means lengthening. So just as, at this time of year, the hours of daylight are lengthening and we are seeing more of the sun, so in Lent we are lengthening spiritually, being stretched, being encouraged, so that we see more of the Son.
Lent therefore becomes a period of seeking to spend as much time as possible in the Son’s presence, reflecting on His ministry and His miracles and preparing to celebrate once more His joy-giving, life-giving resurrection on Easter Sunday. Be penitential if you need to be, but lift up your heads too and see the Son, for He brings your sal-vation.
With every blessing Alan Symonds
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Good Friday Walk (Advance Notice )
The Annual Good Friday walk in the woods is on again this year organised by Babs Conway, Jenny Gamblin and the Ladies. If you wish to participate, then meet up the lane at 10.30 am on Friday 10th April. If you are new to this event then just follow the crowd up the lane towards the woods.
Stout walking shoes or wellies and good outdoor clothing are a prerequisite. You may bring your dog but it MUST be kept on a lead at all times. Children MUST be accompanied by an adult throughout the walk, but need not be on a lead!
Small dummy eggs have been made during the winter months. They will be hidden in the woods as usual for the children to find, and then exchanged for real ones on a one for one basis (only 2 per child). We hope this will stop some youngsters helping themselves before the day starts. The dummy eggs (not very tasty!) will be easy to see.
Donations of Eggs / Money / Hot-Cross Buns: We hope villagers will be kind and donate eggs and hot-cross buns as nor-mal. Items may be left before the day at the Kingsdon Community Shop or with Babs (Tel: 841811) or on Good Friday at the Gamekeeper’s Hut at the start of the walk. Come along and enjoy a walk through the woods and a chatter with good company. All proceeds will be for St. Mar-garet’s Hospice. Thank
you Babs
P.s. In the event of weather conditions de-teriorating resulting in the walk having to be called off, a notice will be circulated by email and posted in the shop.
Kingsdon’s Automated External Defibrillator (AED) or shortened to Defibrillator is located at the Kingsdon Inn Cottage. The Defibrillator can be accessed by opening the green cabinet using code:
C175Y
Cllr. Susan J. Mackay Cottage Barn, Top Street,
Kingsdon TA117JU Tel: 01935 840023
Member of Parliament for Somerton & Frome David Warburton
Unit G9, Woodside Court, Dairy House Yard, Sparkford, BA22 7LH
Tel: 01373 580500 Email: [email protected]
Cllr. David Beswick Chairman
Arnor, Top Street, Kingsdon TA11 7JU Email: [email protected]
Tel: 01935 840795
(Environment, allotments, trees and church link
Kate Hatt Kingsdon Parish Council Clerk
Bluebell House, Mow Barton Road, Kingsdon.. TA11 7DX Tel: 01935 841275
Email [email protected].
Cllr. Brian Paine Vice-Chairman
Westgate, Top Street, Kingsdon TA11 7JU Email: [email protected]
Tel: 01935 842058 (Former school field parish council link )
Cllr. Phillip Waters The Old Bakery, Chapel Hill, Kingsdon TA11 7LN
[email protected] Tel: 07815898065
(Trees,)
Cllr. Ian Dibben 27 Kingsdon TA11 7LF
Email: [email protected] Tel: 01935 840726 Mobile 07840 364348
(Village hall Link, Footpaths, Website and
Environment )
Cllr. Guy Osborne Delimara, Pitts Lane, Kingsdon TA11 7LL
Email: [email protected] Tel: 01935 841137 07951067872
(Highways, verges and footpaths)
Cllr. Alec Anderson Low Barn, Lower Road, Kingsdon, TA11 7DY
Email: [email protected] Tel: 01935 840528 Mobile 07733 100702
Play equipment and field
County Councillor Dean Ruddle
Freshfields, Cartway Lane, Somerton, Somerset, TA11 6JH
Tel: 07976 556054 Email: [email protected]
South Somerset District Councillor Northstone, Ivelchester & St Michael's Ward
Tony Capozzoli 5 Church Street, Ilchester, YEOVIL, BA22 8LW. Phone: 01935 840011.
Email: [email protected]
South Somerset District Councillor Northstone, Ivelchester & St Michael's Ward
Charlie Hull Footsteps, High Street,
Charlton Adam, Somerton. 07979 917882
charliehull 2015@ gmail.com
South Somerset District Councillor Northstone, Ivelchester & St Michael's Ward
Paul Rowsell The Halfway House Inn, Country Lodge,
Chilthorn Domer, Yeovil 01935 840350
Keith Tridgell Kingsdon Parish Council Responsible Financial Officer
Hill View School Road Kingsdon TA11 7EW [email protected] Tel 07899 790713
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Draft MINUTES OF THE KINGSDON PARISH COUNCIL MEETING HELD ON THURSDAY 13th February 2020 IN THE VILLAGE HALL AT 7.30pm
Parishioner comment time: A parishioner asked why the Parish Plan was not an agenda item. The Chairman advised that there was nothing further to report as the consultation period on the draft document was ongoing until the end of February. It will be an agenda item at the March meeting but as that occurs early in the month it is un-likely there will have been sufficient time to conduct a comprehensive review of parishioners input, but just initial feedback on the volume of responses.
Present: Mr David Beswick (Chairman), Mr B. Paine (Vice-Chairman), Mr G. Osborne, Mr P. Waters, Mr I Dibben, Mr A. Anderson and Mrs S Mackay (Parish Councillors); Mrs Kate Hatt (Parish Clerk); Mr K. Tridgel (RFO) and plus 10 parishioners; also Mr T. Capozzoli (District councillor), Mr D Ruddle (County Councillor)
1. Apologies: Charlie Hull (District Councillor) and Mrs K.Hatt for the start of the meeting.
2. Declarations of Interest: None other than those already declared.
3. Minutes: The minutes the monthly Parish Council meeting held on the 9thJanuary 2020, which had been pre-viously circulated, were proposed by B.Paine and seconded by G.Osborne, and unanimously approved and signed.
4. Matters arising not covered by agenda items: There were no matters arising
5. Chairman’s Report: The outcome of the Kingsdon Estate planning application could be known in either March or April. Integral with this will be the section 106 agreement transferring the agreed parcels of land to the Parish Council; this has to be signed and agreed by The Kingsdon Estate, SSDC & KPC.
The Chairman had met and discussed the issue of dog fouling with the SSDC Locality Officer. She agreed the Par-ish Council had taken every reasonable step to publicise the issue and appeal for dog owners to take full responsi-bility for clearing away their animal’s excrement. After a walk around the village, reviewing the existing dog bin locations, it was agreed to install one further bin.
6. Correspondence: A parishioner had contacted the Clerk highlighting that although the signpost in Henly Road had been replaced the weight limit notice itself had not been either renewed or repainted, leaving the task half fin-ished. Action: G.Osborne/D.Ruddle to liaise and get resolved
D. Ruddle briefed the meeting about the County Council/District Council tax for 2020/2021 explaining that finances will continue to remain difficult and unlikely to alter in the subsequent year.
Parishioners may have seen in the press that there are discussions ongoing about Somerset becoming a unitary au-thority. The leaders of both the County Council & District Council are available to speak to town & parish coun-cils about the potential implications of any change should it transpire at some future date.
7.1 and 7.2 Finance- report and cheque signing.
KPC Account Opening balance as at 01.01.2020 £3,263.54 Net Cheque /Standing Order Balance £2,213.08 Payments/Transfer In £0.00 Transfer Out £0.00 Closing Balance as at 31.12.2019 £1,050.46 Uncleared Items- £0.00 True Balance as at 31.12.2019 £1,050.46 Savings Account Opening balance as at 01.01.2020 £26,294.89 Net Cheque Balance £0.00 Interest - £0.00 Transfer In £0.00 Transfer Out - £0.00 Closing Balance as at 31.01.2020 £26,294.89 Asset Savings Ac-count Opening balance as at 01.01.2020 £17,543.12 Transfer In - £0.00 Interest £0.00 Transfer Out £0.00 Closing Balance as at 31.01.2020 £17,543.12
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These payments were proposed by I.Dibben , seconded by S.Mackay , all in favour. RFO had attended a 1 day seminar on the accounting software used for the parish council finances. Now KPC has two paid employees it was confirmed that Employers Liability cover is in place under the existing insurance policy. The RFO recommended that the parish council should now use an external agency for the annual internal audit to ensure compliance with the necessary exemption certification. Further it was also recommended that an external agency handle the necessary interface with HMRC. It was recommended that both these be undertaken by Ac-counting Angels in Somerton who have previously provided satisfactory services to the Parish Council, with the small fees involved. Adoption of these recommendations was proposed by B.Paine and seconded by A.Anderson, and unanimously approved.
The RFO explained the necessary procedure for the transfer of funds to the allocation of earmarked reserves be-fore the year-end referencing an e-mail previously circulated to councillors.
8. SSDC Tree give away: The SSDC are giving away free trees, he is planning to have them planted in hedge-rows around the land of Kingsdon. These will hopefully start buffering some of the A303 noise. The local land owners and farmers will help with the planting.
A parishioner was concerned about a tall poplar tree in light of recent high winds. Action: P.Waters to liaise with P.Poulton (SSDC)
9. Allotments: I.Dibben is looking to put an article in the chronicle about allotment sharing – so people who have the wisdom, but not the physically capability, would pair up with people who feel that they don’t have the knowledge. We need to make more of use the allotments which are a wonderful area. Could we also look at people outside of the village using them?
A Parishioner sponsored 2 allotments last year with the idea of getting children involved. This offer was not taken up but he is willing to offer this again this year.
P.Waters suggested that we could encourage the local school to also get involved. A parishioner will make contact with Charlton Mackrell school.
Action – D.Beswick will put a note in the chronicle after sharing draft with I.Dibben/D.Morris
10. Councillor’s email address: I.Dibben said that the new email addresses have been set up on our system. If councillors need a new one, please let I.Dibben know. Councillors will look at their areas of responsibility and see what email addresses they need. Actions – councillors to liaise with I.Dibben 11. Date of next meeting: 12th March 2020. The Chairman closed the meeting at 8.15pm
Clerk Services Standing Order of £100pm June 2019 until further notice and RFO Services Standing Order Oct 2019 to Mar 2020
KPCM 11/4/19(Clerk) and 12/09/19(RFO)
Kate Hatt - Clerk services £100.00 Standing order
K Tridgell - RFO Services £100.00 Standing Order
T Lancaster - Alloment clearing £100.00 chq 100596
KVH - Hall hire July - Dec 2019 £80.96 chq 100597
Edge IT Systems - A/C software 2020/21 £249.60 chq 100598
K Tridgell- Microsoft Office 365 software licence 2020/21 £59.99 chq 100599
Wally Elliott - Donation to KV Shop for flower display £150.00 chq 100600
Town and country Garden services £248.16 Chq 100601
Public works loan half year payment 13.01.2020 £1,680.09 Standing order
TOTAL EXPENDITURE - February 2020 £2,780.80 Amount approval (less pre approved clerk & RFO) £2,568.80
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Stamp prices to rise from 23rd March From Monday 23 March, prices will change as follows:
• A first-class stamp for a standard letter will rise by 6p from 70p to 76p.
• A second-class stamp for a standard letter will rise by 4p from 61p to 65p.
• A first-class stamp for a large letter will rise by 9p from £1.06 to £1.15.
• A second-class stamp for a large letter will rise by 5p from 83p to 88p.
A standard letter can weigh up to 100g and be a maximum of 24cm x 16.5cm x
5mm.
Large letters can be 35.3cm x 25cm x 2.5cm, but still have to weigh 100g or less –
if they weigh more you'll have to pay extra.
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Edgar Hall, 8 Cary Court, Bancombe Business Park, Somerton, TA11 6SB
Sundays - Sunday mornings at 10.30am for our weekly Sunday Service – all the family welcome
with Creche and Sunday School for the children.
Tot’s Life Baby & Toddler Group – meets Mondays in term time from 9.30am to 11am. Lots of
toys, ride ons, comfortable baby area, craft table, puzzle table and book corner. Fresh coffee, tea
and cake plus healthy snacks for the children served throughout the session.
We end the morning with singing and instruments.
Home Life – meeting each Tuesday evening from 7pm in Kingsdon – a relaxed evening of
friendship, prayer and sharing.
Everyone welcome to come along and join us at Life Church – we would love to meet you.
Find us on Facebook for more details – Life Church, Somerton and Tot’s Life Somerton.
E: [email protected] W: www.lifechurchsomerton.co.uk
Contact: Conrad Lucas (Pastor) on 07891 665938 or 01458 273568
THE GAMEKEEPERS COTTAGE
By Peter Crowter
My friend John, the gamekeepers son, resided along the top road, But very soon after I met him, he moved to another abode.
Down to the real keeper’s cottage, ’twas when the old keeper moved out. A place that was much more exciting, with int’resting stuff round about.
‘Twas all on its own in an orchard, where old knobbly apple trees grew With holes for the titmice to nest in, the coal and the great and the blue.
Some had large holes and were hollow, where owls and the jackdaws could nest, Unpopular birds with the keeper, their choice nesting sites not the best.
There were some old pits in this orchard, full of old bottles and cans, Long before days of recycling, ‘cause that was in nobody’s plans
One day we found an old bath chair, with wheels and a handle to steer, The orchard had hillocks and valleys, and so down the slopes we’d career.
There was int’resting stuff round John’s garden, ferrets I remember well, If they weren’t asleep they were wrestling, they had a peculiar smell.
In small wooden coops hens were sitting, broody with bright beady eyes, Sitting on eggs laid by pheasants, maybe for the hens a surprise.
John’s dad shot what he knew as vermin, like foxes and weasels and stoats, And then with his knife he would skin them, then skilfully remove their coats.
I think he got stuff called saltpetre, and then on the skins did apply, And then on a large piece of plywood, he pinned all the pelts out to dry.
A gamekeeper’s life is quite lonely, out in the woods by your self, Wild creatures and trees all around you, ‘twas a job that I fancied myself.
I tried for one many years later, ‘It’s already taken,’ they said, So I took another outdoor job, and went in for farming instead.
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Courier fraudsters dupe 28 victims out of more than £127,000 in Avon and Somerset Throughout January Avon and Somerset Police have been supporting a national campaign to raise awareness of courier fraud. A three week campaign led by the National Economic Crime Centre was a combination of aware-ness raising and enforcement activity and is the first phase of activity to combat fraud. All 43 forces in England and Wales have been supporting January’s Operation Radium. Nationally since November 44 people have been arrested on suspicion of courier fraud. Over the past two years there have been more than 3000 victims of courier fraud reported nationally with losses believed to be around £12m. Figures released by the City of London Police – the national lead force for fraud and the co-ordinators of Opera-tion Radium – have revealed that 28 people in the Avon and Somerset force area reported being a victim of couri-er fraud in 2019. This amounted to an estimated £127,224 in losses.
Nationally, victims are predominantly over 60 years of age with the most targeted demographic being females aged between 80 and 89 years. Courier fraud is where fraudsters call someone, pretending to be a police officer or bank official, warning that there are corrupt bank staff, intent on stealing their money, and ask for their help. Typically, the caller then tells the victim to withdraw a sum of money and a courier is sent to collect it. The ultimate aim of this call is to trick them into handing over money or their bank details.
Common techniques used by the fraudsters include telling the victim to withdraw large sums of cash or go and buy high value items. Sometimes they instruct the victim to leave their bank cards in an envelope somewhere safe. In all cases, a ‘courier’ will then come and pick up the cash, expensive item or envelope, on behalf of the police or bank. They will often come to the victim’s home address. Last year a taxi driver in North Somerset thwarted a courier fraud incident when he became suspicious when tak-ing a woman to the bank. His taxi had been pre-booked – allegedly by the woman’s relative – but after the taxi driver discovered the woman was planning to withdraw a large sum of money when she got to the bank, he be-came suspicious. He alerted bank officials who advised the police and the large cash withdrawal was stopped. Our message is – don’t discuss your finances with anyone who calls you out of the blue, even if they claim to be a police officer or a representative from a bank fraud department.. If you know someone who may be vulnerable to this type of offence, please speak to them and share our crime prevention tips and remind them of the threat from telephone fraudsters. People who receive a call on their landline and are asked to contact their local police station or bank to verify the caller’s details ideally need to put the receiver down and not touch it for five minutes, just in case the fraudster has kept the line open. Ensure you have a dialling tone before re-using. Ideally use another phone such as a mobile phone or a neighbour’s phone and use 101 to verify the call. We would also appeal to taxi drivers who are asked to collect parcels – especially from elderly – to be vigilant and contact us if they are suspicious. DS Louise Sinclair of Avon and Somerset Police’s Complex Crime Unit said: “Victims of courier fraud tend to be elderly, living alone and trusting of the police and other official organisations.
“It is important we all play our part in protecting these vulnerable members of our community, informing them this type of crime is happening and encouraging them to report any attempts of courier fraud – successful or not – to Action Fraud and the police.
“As a force we have been happy to support Operation Radium and will continue to do all we can to create a hos-tile environment for would-be fraudsters,” she said.
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Fancy a week's holiday in Kent staying at Regency Villas, Broome Park.
Situated 7 miles south of Canterbury. Dover and Folkestone are within 10 miles making a very easy day trip to France. 1 week Saturday 28th March 2 bedrooms sleeping up to 6 people.
The Broome Park mansion house, Broome Park.co.uk is open to guests and contains a bar. Free use of golf course (handicap cert needed) swimming pool, sauna, squash, tennis
£400 for the week plus electricity
Contact Ruth or Derek on 01935 840814 for further information.
LES GLORIABLES REVIEW
A huge thank you to everyone who supported the recent sell out performance of Les Gloriables by Spitz & Co. One did not need to have seen ‘Les Mis’ to enjoy this riotous plot, cleverly put together with just two actors. Ridiculous costume changes, quick wit, impeccable tim-ing and audience participation calling for a revolution had us roaring with laughter.
The main aim of Take Art is to bring the ‘Arts’ to rural villages and for us to come together as a community to enjoy it. If we make any money in the process, then that is a bonus. On this occasion we raised £385.54, a fabu-lous result, which will go to the Village Hall Fund.
Our next event will be in the Autumn which we hope you will generously support again.
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FOOD BANK A huge thanks to everyone who donated items to our village Food Bank Appeal. On December 23rd, we delivered everything to Yeovil Food Bank at the Gateway Building. They were touched by and extremely grateful for the generosity offered by the people of Kingsdon and wanted us to convey their thanks. It is a sad fact that In 2018, over 84,000 items of food were given out to people in need via 60 different charities, helping over 5153 local people (3209 adults and 1944 children). Tim & Chris Taylor
All Saints Church, Kingsdon
Our new monthly Worship Together Service is on
Sunday 8 March @ 10am
This is a short informal service led by members of the congregation
Please come and join us
You will be very welcome
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Temporary Event Notice (TEN)
When a licensable event is to take place in Kingsdon an application for a Temporary Event Notice must be given to the local licensing authority, South Somerset District Council with the following information:
The Premises
• Premises User Details:- The responsible person for the premises to be used. • Full address of the premises. • Part of premises to be used, • Nature of the premises, • Nature of the event The Licensable Activities
• Details of the sale by retail of alcohol - For consumption On or Off the premises or both • Provision of regulated entertainment • Date /time for the start and finish of the event • Maximum number of people attending
Personal Licence Holder: For Kingsdon Village Hall the Personal Licence Holder is Marilyn Elliott who holds a licence issued by SSDC
It is a condition of a Temporary Event Notice that where the relevant licensable activities described above includes the sup-ply of alcohol that all such supplies are made by and under the authority of the Premises user. The consumption of non-licenced alcohol on the premises is not permitted.
The Licensing Act 2003
1.1 The Licensing Act 2003 (referred to in this Guidance as the 2003 Act)
Licensing objectives and aims
1.2 The legislation provides a clear focus on the promotion of four statutory objectives which must be addressed when licensing functions are undertaken.
1.3 The licensing objectives are: • The prevention of crime and disorder; • Public safety; • The prevention of public nuisance; and • The protection of children from harm.
1.4 Each objective is of equal importance. There are no other statutory licensing objectives, so that the promotion of the four objectives is a paramount consideration at all times.
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Kingsdon Afternoon Club Richard South had great pleasure in introducing Martin Singleton to the February meeting of the club who gave us an account of his expedition to Antarctica. He travelled by ship from Montevideo via Puerto Madryn in Patagonia, to the Falkland Islands and onto Antarctica. He described the wildlife he saw and the islands visited. His photos gave a clear indication of the conditions he experienced and the wonderful memories of the holiday. Apart from a rough crossing of The Drakes Passage, his weather conditions were spectacular.
The next meeting is on March 25th at 3pm in the village hall. The speaker is John Awen from Yeovil and his talk is 'Overcoming Addiction' and ' Veganism'. All welcome.
Tree/shrub give away 2020 I’d like to thank everyone who made it over to pick up their free whip last Saturday. I’d also like to thank my father, Clive, for going to pick up all the whips and Gabby Osborne for kindly printing out all the info sheets. There are still a few trees/shrubs available at the moment so please give me a shout if you weren’t able to make it and are interested. Thank you again Phil Waters 07815898065
The teacher heard Little Johnny use some serious language and was shocked. “Little Johnny, don’t you ever use lan-guage like that again, not near me, not ever. Where on earth did you learn that?” “I got it from my dad, Miss,” replies Johnny. “Well, your daddy should be ashamed. I hope you don’t know what all that even means?” “Oh but I do,” says Johnny. “It means the car won’t start.” A man and his wife are dining at a table in a plush restau-rant, and the husband keeps staring at a drunken lady swig-ging her drink as she sits alone at a nearby table. The wife asks, "Do you know her?" "Yes," sighs the husband, "she's my ex-girlfriend. I under-stand she took to drinking right after we split up seven years ago, and I hear she hasn't been sober since." "My God!" says the wife. "Who would think a person could go on celebrating that long?" A few Billy Connolly one liners “Never trust a man who, when left alone in a room with a tea cosy, doesn’t try it on.” “Marriage is a wonderful invention: then again, so is a bicy-cle repair kit.” “There are two seasons in Scotland: June and Winter.” “My definition of an intellectual is someone who can listen to the William Tell Overture without thinking of the Lone Ranger.” “A well-balanced person has a drink in each hand.” A little old lady answered a knock on the door one day, only to be confronted by a well-dressed young man carrying a vacuum cleaner. “Good morning,” said the young man. “If I could take a couple minutes of your time, I would like to demonstrate the very latest in high-powered vacuum clean-ers.” “Get lost!” said the old lady. “I haven’t got any money” and she tried to close the door. Quick as a flash, the young man wedged his foot in the door and said, “Don’t be too hasty! Not until you have at least seen my demonstration.” And with that, he emptied a bucket of dried horse manure all over her hallway carpet. “If this vacuum cleaner does not remove all traces of this mess from your carpet, Madam, I will personally eat the re-mainder. Well,” she said, “I hope you’ve got a good appe-tite, because the electricity was cut off this morning.” There was a little old lady who was very spiritual, who would step out on her porch every day, raise her arms to the sky and yell “Praise the Lord!” One day, an atheist bought the house next door to her, and he became very irritated with the spiritual lady. So after a month or so of her yelling “Praise the Lord” from her porch, the neighbour went outside on his porch and yelled back, “There is no Lord!” Yet, the little old lady continued. One cold, wintery day, when the little old lady couldn’t get to the store, she went out on her porch, raised her hands up to the sky and said, “Help me Lord, I have no more money, it’s cold, and I have no more food.” The next morning, she went outside, and there were three bags of food on the porch, enough to last her a week. “Praise the Lord! ” she yelled. The atheist stepped out from the bushes and said, “Ha ha! There is no Lord, I bought those groceries!” The little old lady raised her arms to the sky and said, “Praise the Lord, you sent me groceries and you made the Devil pay for them!”
So there's this guy on a business trip to Amsterdam. He's sitting in a bar in the evening studying some paperwork when he overhears the conversation of some Dutch people on the next table. "14!" says one of the Dutchmen and his friends start chuckling. "8!" says of the Dutchwoman and her friends let out a mighty laugh. The guy leans over and says "sorry to interrupt, I'm from the UK and just won-dered what you're doing?". One of the Dutch women ex-plains "well you see we're such as small country, we don't have that many jokes to go around, so to save time we've just numbered then all". "Wow!" says the guy, "That's amazing... can I have a go then?" "yes sure thing, give it a go!" So the Brit has a think for a bit and shouts out "33!" at this point the entire table roar into laughter, coughing out mouthfuls of lager and tears streaming from their eyes. "Oh, you're laughing so much, 33 must be a good one then?" asks the Brit. "No, it's just we've never heard that one before..." Following a survey of Epidemiologic Trends in Preterm Birth and Survival by the University of Oxford it has been proved that in the event of your parents being childless then the number of children you are likely to have will be the same as your siblings. BREAKING NEWS - Uncertainty has hit the Japanese banking industry. In the past week, Origami bank has folded, Sumo bank has gone belly up, and Bonsai bank announced plans to cut some of its branches. Last week it was announced that Karaoke bank is up for sale and will likely go for a song, while shares in Kamika-ze bank were suspended after they nosedived. Samurai bank is soldiering on following sharp cutbacks, Ninja bank is reported to have taken a hit, but it remains in the black. Furthermore, 500 staff at Karate bank got the chop, and analysts report there is something fishy going on at Sushi bank where it’s feared staff may get a raw deal. Husband phoning wife from Hospital “Honey, I got hit by a car outside of the office. Tina brought me to the hospital. They have been taking tests and doing x-rays. The blow to my head is very strong, may be serious. Also, I have 3 bro-ken ribs, a broken arm, a compound fracture on my left leg and they may have to amputate the right foot.” Wife’s response: “Who is Tina?” I told my friend that he looked like a U shaped stringed instrument He said are you calling me a lyre? A businessman boarded a plane to find, sitting next to him, an elegant woman wearing the largest, most stunning dia-mond ring he had ever seen. He asked her about it. "This is the Bexfield diamond," she said. "It is beautiful, but there is a terrible curse that goes with it." "What's the curse?" the man asked. "Mr. Bexfield." Just seen a car being driven by a sheep in a swimsuit. It was a lamb bikini. When you die, which body part dies last? The pupils, they dilate.
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Save the date
Come along on Saturday May 9th between 11am and 6pm to a vintage 75th VE Day Out at the Court, Bonfire Lane, Charlton Mackrell TA11 7AL.
This wonderful country house will be decorated in full uniform for the day with swags, flags and more! There will be a whole host of memorabilia and competitions for the best VE themed cake and vintage outfits (adults and chil-dren). Lots of entertainment for adults and children including a Punch and Judy Show, a children’s tea party and craft stalls.
Vintage bar, hog roast, jacket potatoes, ice creams and cream teas to keep hunger and thirst at bay A piper, choir and music of the period as well as entertainment by the children from Charlton Mackrell school will hurry the day along
Plenty of chat with Vintage cars, motor bikes and models and people willing to share their experiences of war then and now.
For more information contact [email protected]
Andrea 01458 223227 079060 19428
Brian’s Page
Two quotations by famous people which continue to have real significance “ The presence of those seeking the truth is infinately to be preferred to those who think they have found it” (Terry Pratchett) “ Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.” (Martin Luther King Jr)
One of our national poets William Wordsworth was born on 7th April 1770 so this year will be the 250th anniversaty of his birth. His most famous poem is entitled “ I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud”
100 + Club February Draw Was made by Sarah Freeman in the shop
on 6th February
1st. No. 13 £15 - Brian Wilson 2nd. No. 103 £10 - Chris Taylor 3rd. No. 3 £5 - Kirsty Elliott
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I wandered lonely as a Cloud That floats on high o’er vales and hills
When all at once I saw a crowd, A host of golden daffodils
Beneath the lake, beneath the trees Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.
Continuous as the stars that shine And twinkle on the Milky Way,
They stretched in never-ending line Along the margin of a bay:
Ten trhousand saw I at a glance, Tossing their heads in sprightly dance.
The waves beside them danced, but they
Out-did the sparkling waves in glee:- A poet could not but be gay In such a jocund company:
I gazed-and-gazed but little thought What wealth the shew to me had brought.
For oft when on my couch I lie In vacant or in pensive mood,
They flash upon my inward eye Which is the bliss of solitude,
And my heart with pleasure fills, And dances with the Daffodills.
Answers to last months teasers
•What occurs once in a minute, twice in a moment, and never in a
thousand years? Letter M
•During what month do the majority of people sleep the least?
February
•There are three sticks. Can you make four out of them without
breaking any? 4
•What disappears if you say its name? Silence
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SORTED! e-newsletter February 2020
Have fun recycling food, plus big changes to recycling and rubbish
Welcome to SORTED! February 2020 with the latest on the Slim My Waste, Feed My Face campaign - starting within days - and updates on garden waste collections, progress on the new energy-from-waste and plastics reprocessing plants, and the latest on the roll-out of Recycle More expanded collections.
Slim My Waste, Feed My Face - serious fun to recycle more food
Somerset Waste Partnership teams are fanning out across the county in the next few days on a very serious mission: to make food waste recy-cling fun with the Slim My Waste, Feed My Face campaign.
Over the next three months they will visit all 260,000 Somerset homes to add a “no food waste” reminder to every rubbish bin, put bright yellow tape round its middle, and deliv-er everyone a helpful leaflet with free stickers.
Free stickers? Yes - to give food waste bins powerful personalities to remind us all of the urgent need to recycle all food waste, and those friendly faces can then be shared on social media with #FeedMyFaceSWP to win free “eco-goodies”.
The serious message behind the funny faces is that the food waste some residents dump in landfill via their rubbish bins is a bigger cause of climate change than plastic, and a costly waste of a valuable resource.
All of Somerset’s annual 42,000 tonnes of food waste could be transformed by the anaerobic digestion plant near Bridgwater into things of immediate use: electricity to heat and light Somerset homes plus fantastic farm compost.
That would save up to £1 million each year and 882 tonnes of CO2 equivalent.
Slim My Waste, Feed My Face is a proven and very cost-effective campaign that has already achieved great success in Bris-tol with a jump in food recycling levels, and it is set to yield significant results in Somerset.
All that residents have to do is keep all food waste out of their rubbish bin, and add every scrap to their food waste bin. Recycle More's summer Mendip start; autumn for South Somerset Progress towards Recycle More’s phased roll out is gathering pace, with the new collection vehicle fleet on its way, 260,000 new containers on order, and work started on the first depots to receive thousands of tonnes of the new materials to be col-lected each week.
As with all previous new collection services, Recycle More is rolling out in phases so all elements – staff, depots, containers, vehicles and more – are ready for each stage. Recycle More starts for over 50,000 Mendip homes in June-July and adds 60,000 in South Somerset in September-October, with all other areas across Somerset from 2021.
Once Recycle More starts in a street, with all homes sent details and collection calendars, these items will be added to weekly recycling:
• Household and food plastic pots, tubs and trays
• Plastic-lined Tetra Paks and other beverage cartons Household batteries and small electrical items
These new materials will be collected from homes as they are included in each Recycle More phase, and not before. Please make no changes to what you put out for collection until the date printed in your Recycle More pack.
The extra weekly recycling means far emptier rubbish bins so these will then be collected every three weeks. Every home will receive details well ahead of time, and anyone with concerns will be offered full support and advice.
March 2020 Collection Dates
Wheelie Bins Tuesdays 3rd, 17th & 31st March
Kerbside Collection Tuesdays 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th & 31st March
Green Bins Tuesdays 10th & 24th March
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Kingsdon 100+ Club - Funding The Kingsdon Chronicle Information for Newcomers to Kingsdon
Dear All The Kingsdon 100+ Club is the main fund raiser for the Kingsdon Chronicle, which together with some generous donations and a contribution from our Parish Council covers all the production costs, which include the necessary software, hardware, printer and printing and all consumables such as paper etc. The total Chronicle expenditure in 2019 was £1,932 How the 100 + Club works
Monthly Prizes 1st 2nd 3rd £15 £10 £5
December Prizes 1st 2nd 3rd £50 £20 £15
There are 10 monthly draws per year (not January and August), normally drawn on the first Thursday of the month. Prizes will be paid by cheque or cash and posted/delivered to the winners.
Membership costs £12 per year. (£1 per month renewable on December 1st) You will be allocated a number be-tween 1 and 100+ which stays the same throughout the membership. All 100+ numbers are entered in to the draw and the prizes will be allocated to the 3 winning numbers as above. You can cancel at any time but refunds will not be given.
Interested? Please fill in the below form and leave it at Kingsdon Community Shop (please mark envelope ‘100+ club’) with a cheque for £X per month, / per member made payable to The Kingsdon Chronicle. All new entries received by the 25th of the month will be entered in to the next month’s draw. (9 months April-December remain-ing this year)
Membership is one per person so why not persuade all members of your family to join, membership is open to anyone, no matter where they live?
Yours sincerely
Wally Elliott
The Kingsdon Chronicle 100+ Club Membership Form
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