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Published on behalf of
Camerton Parish Council Number 125
Autumn
2016
Number 128
Camerton Parish News
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Parish Council Chairman Chris Taylor
Parish Council Vice Chair Maggie Hutton Clerk to the Parish Council Kathryn Manchee Office Hours Monday to Friday 9am—5pm District Councillor for Bathavon West Ward, David Veale The Council Connect contact centre deal with telephone, text and email enquiries. Your Neighbourhood Police Team Curo Community Housing
Useful contacts Purbeck House Bridge Place Road Camerton, BA2 OPD 01761 471497 camertonparishchairman@ hotmail.co.uk Longacre Durcott Lane Camerton BA2 OQE 01761 470954 camertonparishvicechair@ hotmail.co.uk camertonparishclerk@ hotmail.co.uk 01761 411305 www.camertonparishcouncil.co.uk [email protected] The Gables 89 Cooks Hill Clutton, BS39 5RD 01761 452073 www.bathnes.gov.uk/reportit [email protected] 01225 394041 101 www.avonandsomerset.police.uk 01225 366000
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Editor’s letter KATHRYN MANCHEE
While Arwen Ross is out of action
for a few months I have taken over
as a temporary stand in editor.
After tackling the task of producing
this issue I appreciate even more all
the hard work that Arwen has
undertaken for us over the last
couple of years. I will be in charge
for a couple more issues and then
we will all be looking forward to
Arwen’s return.
In this issue we have lots of appeals
for help — from cutting
overgrowing vegetation and
looking after our footpaths to
helping the Hall Committee and
joining the Batch 100 Club. I know I
certainly appreciated Arwen’s help
in training me to produce the
newsletter so hopefully these
community organisations will also
be lucky.
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I cannot believe that by the time you
are reading this our more than a
hundred year wait will be over and the
Tunley Overdale footpath will be in
place. While the road closure has been
disruptive it has been worth it with a
long awaited facility now available for
use. The parish council will now start
working on trying to improve pedestrian
safety in another part of the parish with
the aim of installing a footpath on
Redhill. Hopefully this won’t take
another 100 years!!!!
Also in the Tunley part of the parish you
should see an improvement to the bus
stop with it now being cladded in wood
to make its appearance much more
sightly.
With regard to other changes in the
parish we wish the school well in its
work towards academy status in order
to secure its future for the benefit of
your children and future generations.
Also I hope that you are all finding the
information in the Welcome to
Camerton distributed with the previous
Parish Council News CHRIS TAYLOR
Camerton Hall For Hire
Camerton Hall can hold up to 200 people and comes complete with chairs and tables. It has a separate bar area and hirers are able to make use of the commercial kitchen
with serving hatch. There is ample parking for up to 50 cars. The hall has a raised stage area with some stage lighting (no PA system).
The hall also boasts a large field which can be hired independently or as part of the hall hire. There are also two sets of changing rooms complete with showers and
toilets, again available for hire individually or as part of the hall hire.
The cost of hire is based either on an hourly or daily rate.
Please contact Carol Galpin, booking secretary, on 01761 434676 for further details and availability.
www.camertoncommunityhall.org
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newsletter useful and interesting. Now
that we know all existing residents have a
copy please let the clerk know if you get
new neighbours so we can ensure anybody
who moves into the parish gets a copy.
Over the summer the parish council has
received several complaints about
vegetation growth impeding visibility on
our country lanes. Therefore the parish
council would kindly request landowners
to remember to keep their hedges and
other vegetation trimmed so that highway
safety can be maintained.
Freshly prepared and home cooked breakfast.
Flat screen TV with Freeview & DVD player.
Tea & coffee making facilities.
Free Wi-Fi Internet access.
Large fluffy towels.
Comfortable guest lounge.
Ample private and secure parking.
All rooms en suite.
Certificate of Excellence from TripAdvisor
(4th consecutive year)
A very successful cream tea took place at
Fosse Farm, Stratton on the Fosse on July
13. Thank you to the supporters who
enjoyed the pleasant afternoon;
fortunately the sun shone. It enabled the
local Midsomer Norton friends group to
send a good amount to CHSW to enable
them to continue their work with life
limited children and their families.
Please put October 29 in your diaries for
the next fund raiser which is another
great Craft Fair at Camerton Community
Hall from 10 am –1 pm. It will be a good
opportunity to start Christmas shopping
locally. There will of course be
refreshments and a home-made cake
stall too!
Children’s Hospice SW Events
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Most people in our parish love where
they live and want to see their
community environment looking as
good as it possibly can.
But all too often, we hear people say
“when are they going to do something
about XXXX?” Sometimes such a
comment is justified, especially if it’s a
significant long standing issue which is
clearly the responsibility of a large
organisation (e.g. the Tunley / Overdale
footpath, which was first requested in
1902 but should have now completed
by the time this article goes to print!),
but more often than not it is the smaller
things, which can make a significant
positive impact on where we live. These
are the ones which are not seen as a
priority by the major fund holders so
“they” may never do it anyway, So if we
really want it to happen then perhaps
we should be replacing the word “they”
with “we” and saying “What are we
going to do about it?”
A good example of this is what has
recently taken place at the Camerton
bus shelter at Overdale, which has been
transformed. How? Well, two members
of our community, Dave and Nick Offer,
gave their time voluntarily for a total of
120 hours during July 2016 to transform
what was a very sad 1950s concrete bus
shelter, into something of which all the
local community can now be very
proud. Now that’s community
engagement!
This very sorry bus shelter had been the
subject of many disparaging comments
over the years, it often being referred to
by the locals as the “bomb shelter”. As
such, enquiries were recently made into
whether “they” were going to do
something about it by replacing it with a
Community Engagement CLIVE TURNER
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new one. The reply received was “certainly not in the foreseeable future”, especially
as it would cost anything between £3000 and £5000 for the shelter alone and that’s
not counting dismantling and installation costs!
On hearing this, Dave and Nick approached their local parish councillor volunteering
to undertake the refurbishment of the current bus shelter for free, as long as the cost
of materials was covered by the parish council. This proposal was made to the Parish
Council, duly accepted and an amount of £500 allocated in the council budget for the
materials only.
So, when the weather improved and a window became available in their busy
calendars, Dave and Nick set about the task. Working relentlessly at weekends in July,
the transformation was rapid and soon only the installation of a key feature for the
new look bus shelter, a pitched tiled roof, remained. And this is when another
Community Engagement moment happened.
When Dave visited Travis Perkins in Camerton to purchase some of the roofing
timbers, the manager, Steve McKillop, on hearing about the project, very kindly
donated them free of charge, about £100 worth! So a big thank you to Steve and
Travis Perkins. It’s good to see local business engage as well; after all, they are an
important part of the parish community.
It is hoped to build on all this and provide some bigger flower boxes, perhaps one
each side of the shelter to complete the welcoming effect it provides to anyone
coming to or passing through our community; it shows that we take pride in and love
where we live, and if the compliments received already from members of the
community and passers-by are anything to go by, then who knows where it will lead
on to in the future.
A number of us are already engaged in helping to make our parish community better
for all those who live in it. So what, if anything can you/would you like to do for the
parish as a whole or just your part of it? It doesn’t have to be a big project like the
Overdale bus shelter, it can be whatever you think will help improve where you live
for you and your neighbours, perhaps something on a joint basis like say a new
flower/vegetable bed in what is currently a wasted space, or even planting a few
bulbs in a roadside verge, to just picking up that odd piece of litter someone has
“inadvertently” left for us to enjoy. Whatever it is, to paraphrase a well-known
supermarket “every little helps” and if you think it may need funding, then contact
your parish council on www.camertonparishcouncil.co.uk.
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St Peter’s Church Revd GORDON RIPLEY
CONTACT DETAILS
Associate Priest
Revd. Gordon Ripley, The Rectory,
Camerton
BA2 0PU 01761 470249
Reader Ann Meloy
01761 472155
Church Wardens
Liz Dakin 01761 435580
David Dando 01761 470606
In the past many people who have
claimed to be Christians have
merely been good living and self
righteous people and quick to con-
demn those who they judged not
to be the same. This is not what I
believe … When I say I'm a Christian
this is what I mean:
When I say that 'I am a Christian', I
am not shouting that 'I am clean
living. I'm whispering 'I was lost,
but now I'm found and forgiven.'
When I say 'I am a Christian' I don't
speak of this with pride. I'm con-
fessing that I stumble and need
Christ to be my guide.
When I say 'I am a Christian' I'm not
trying to be strong. I'm professing
that I'm weak and need His
strength to carry on.
When I say 'I am a Christian' I'm not
bragging of success. I'm admitting I
have failed and need God to clean
my mess.
When I say 'I am a Christian' I'm not
claiming to be perfect. My flaws are
far too visible, but God believes I
am worth it.
When I say 'I am a Christian' I still
feel the sting of pain. I have my share
of heartaches, so I call upon His
name.
When I say 'I am a Christian' I'm not
holier than thou, I'm just a simple
sinner who received God's good
grace, somehow!
Be Blessed, Be a Blessing.
Your friend, in Christ
Gordon
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768 Bus Service News
Due to the bus operator
choosing to give up its con-
tract there were changes to
this bus service timetable
from August 1. Further
changes will be made to the
service from 4th September
when the 768 service will be
re-routed to Clutton instead
of Farrington Gurney in order
to respond to changes in the
commercial bus network
which include Farrington
Gurney being served by ser-
vice 179.
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Gosh it is almost September and
the autumn parish newsletter,
where has the summer gone, did
we have one?
I hope everybody has been keeping
well and safe over the summer
months. Glad to say not too much
on the crime scene in our neck of
the woods. However, the police
have reported that vehicles have
been damaged in Wellow and
Southstoke, on each occasion a
window has been smashed but no
report of property taken from the
vehicles.
Vans and work vehicles have been
targeted, presumably for tools, in
areas near the A37. Police believe
that a remote locking device has
been used to gain access! For all
vehicles please ensure you take all
Neighbourhood Watch
valuables out of the vehicle and
make secure.
If you require any more information
please go to the Avon and Somerset
Constabulary website and click on
My Area and put in your Post Code.
Ok that’s the lot from me this time.
In the North Mendip Area, police
have informed us that there have
been a number of thefts from
vehicles and a couple of dwelling
burglaries, but as I said nothing on
our patch that I am aware of.
Enjoy the rest of your summer and
stay safe.
Contact on 470175
BRIAN EDWARDS
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By the time you receive this
newsletter the children will be starting
a new school year. For some it’s a new
beginning and a change to their way
of life, a time when they will learn
new things and meet new friends. For
those starting senior school a great
change for them also where they will
continue with their learning and meet
even more new friends.
The school sports day was blessed
with good weather. It was good to see
some parents/carers there and even
grandparents. The children were all
taking part with great enthusiasm,
cheering on their teammates trying to
earn more points for their team.
There had to be winners and losers of
course but it was the taking part that
mattered. There were no gold, silver
or bronze medals on this occasion, but
who knows, maybe one day.
I attended the school leaver’s service
in Camerton Church. It was a happy
and perhaps a little sad occasion but
the children sang songs with great
gusto. Those children that were
leaving to go on to senior school
related their experiences at
Camerton.
I have mentioned change that the
children will experience with their
school life and change is also
happening to Camerton Church
School. The school together with its
federated partners at Shoscombe and
Wellow are seeking to become an
academy. The school governors of The
Church Valley Schools Federation have
decided that this is the opportunity to
improve the situation for the children
and their education at all three
schools.
Below is an extract of a letter, from
the Head Teacher, Mrs Jane
Gascoigne, to parents/carers,
explaining what Academy Status
means to the school and its effect on
the children and their education.
Wishing all the children best wishes in
whichever school they will be
attending and wellbeing in whatever
they do.
Camerton Church School and Nursery
BRIAN EDWARDS, Vice Chair of Governors
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Dear Parents and Carers,
Academy Status
You may well be aware of the
increase in the creation of Academies
in our education system in recent
years. Academies are state-funded
independent schools, who receive
their money directly from the
Government, rather than through the
local authority.
This letter is to inform you that our
Governing Body has taken the
decision actively to work towards
conversion to academy status. Our
Governors see this as a great
opportunity, in an uncertain
educational landscape, to secure the
future of the school for the benefit of
your children and future generations.
They have decided that they wish to
explore in more depth the possibility
of joining the Dragonfly Education
Trust at Writhlington. Any decisions
would be with the approval of the
Diocese.
There are various advantages to such
a move:
• We share a vision of a
comprehensive, inclusive education
for all children in our area
• The opportunity to play an
active role in the development of the
same children from 2 to 18
• Greater opportunities for
improving our school premises
• The chance to break down
some of the barriers between primary
and secondary schools, so that we can
make that transition better for your
children – wherever they go to after
Church Valley Schools Federation
• The ability to share a wide
range of staff expertise and facilities
• A shared commitment to
continued collaboration with the local
authority and with other schools
Our current position is:
• We have registered our
interest in converting to academy
status with the Department for
Education and started talks with
Dragonfly Trust.
• The next step, following
consultation with staff and parents, is
to apply for conversion.
• We are aiming for a January
2017 conversion, if discussions
proceed as planned.
So what might you notice in the
future? Better facilities, wider
learning opportunities for your
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Camerton Church School and Nursery
children and better transition between primary and secondary schools: those
are three key objectives. At the heart of all their discussions the Governors
have posed the question: ‘What would that mean for our children?’
Of course not all children go on from here to Writhlington, so while we aim to
make the most of any new collaboration with Writhlington, we shall be
preparing your children to thrive in whichever secondary school you choose
for them, which means continuing our close links with other schools, as we
do now.
On a personal note, I have to say how pleased I am that the Governing Body
has given this matter so much consideration and acted so decisively to move
the school forwards. I feel this move provides some exciting opportunities for
our children long into the future. We shall let you know how things progress.
Yours sincerely,
Jane Gascoigne, Headteacher
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Julieann Biggs would like to
appeal to the people of
Camerton parish (for the next
edition of the book she is
working on) for any old photos,
documents, letters or stories of
members of their families or
anyone that served in the 1st or
2nd World War? Please contact
her at her home address:
Court Barn, Camerton Hill,
Camerton, Bath, BA2 OPS
or call her on Tel: 01761 479319
Local Memories of the Two World Wars
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Where is this?
Where Am I? Photo by Tony Fry
Do you recognise this spot in the parish? If you think you know the answer,
send your guesses to [email protected]. All will be
revealed in the next issue.
The Summer 2016 edition’s photograph was of the wall at the entrance to
Canal View which is the original wall forming the bridge head of the Coal
Canal under Red Hill. It was rescued and rebuilt when Canal View was built.
The first correct entry received was from Nick and Julieann Biggs.
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Dunkerton WI Dunkerton WI meets at Tunley
Recreation Centre (BA2 0DZ) on the
second Tuesday of the month (except
for August). Meetings start at 7.15pm
and end about 9.30pm. Every meeting
we have a speaker or an activity. Tea,
Coffee and biscuits follow the speaker
with lots of chat. We are a very lively,
friendly group and our numbers are
growing year on year - there are many
members from Camerton. There is also
a vibrant craft group and we are
working on lots of ideas to develop new
groups and activities.
If you would like to join us as a visitor
you can be assured of a very warm
welcome – our WI is a great place to
meet new people. You can find out
more by visiting
www.dunkertonwi.btck.co.uk
Next meeting: 13th September at
Tunley Recreation Centre - Talk from
The Association Country Women of the
World, an organisation supported by
Dunkerton WI.
Meeting Report June 2016
Judy Chidlaw, Secretary, reported on
the WI AGM held in Brighton and
attended by 4,500 members. Guest
speaker, Mary Hawkins, then gave an
amusing talk entitled 'Cuts, Curls and
Bobs' detailing her life in Hairdressing.
Meeting Report July 2016
Dunkerton WI members and guests
from local WI's celebrated its 80th
Birthday. The evening commenced with
musical entertainment by Black Sheep
Harmony who sang a medley of popular
songs. The minutes of the inaugural
meeting were read and a potted history
of the activities undertaken by
Dunkerton WI over the past 80 years
was given. After a sumptuous buffet the
3 longest serving members cut a
celebration cake.
Meeting Report August 2016
Outing to Upton House and Gardens
which were themed to the 2nd World
War. The day was very interesting.
Members were transported back to
"Digging for Victory" and gained an
insight into how the staff worked. Too
soon our visit was over, but fortunately
there was another delight in store when
we were treated to a cream tea by the
Naunton W.I. One of our members had
lived in Naunton for several years so for
her it was a pleasure to return and meet
old friends. Replete with sandwiches,
scones served with cream and jam,
homemade cakes, copious cups of tea
and a very warm welcome, members
climbed on the coach and enjoyed the
pretty ride home.
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Cam Valley Wildlife Group
Events programme for September and October
Thursday 15 September 2016
Folly Farm, Avon Wildlife Trust Nature Reserve near
Pensford, Joint event with Bath NATS
Leaders: Helena Crouch & Alan Rayner
Meet: 10.30 am, Folly Farm car park. GR ST 606604 Landranger 172/Explorer
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Finish: 15.30
Focus: Plants and fungi in species-rich grassland, recent and ancient woodland
Description: Leisurely walking along marked paths, up to 3 km, with some
gradual ascents and descents. Bring packed lunch. Stout footwear advised.
Toilets available on site.
Wednesday 19 October 2016
Talk by Nigel Phillips – update on Wildlife of the Somerset Seas
7.30pm refreshments. Talk at 8pm. A rescheduling of the talk which was due
to take place back in February. Venue: SWALLOW (see venue details below).
Our new venue for indoor meetings in 2016:
SWALLOW, Old Engine House, Old Pit Road, Midsomer Norton, BA3 4BQ
If coming from Midsomer Norton, go up Silver Street, turn left into Charlton
Rd, then at the end go left onto A367 towards Radstock. Go past the row of
shops on the left: Fosse Way Co-op store & Whitstones fish & chip shop.
About 300yards further, just past zebra crossing and past Buildbase on your
right, turn left at the sign for ‘Sun Chemical: opposite the children's play-
ground/bowling club. This is a single track road - go along, road curves to the
right, and just past the bend is the entrance to SWALLOW (sign on noticeboard
at entrance). Go through the gateway and the meeting room is straight ahead
on the far left. Plenty of parking. Please note that SatNav may take you astray!
If you need any more information about anything please phone Judy on 01761
414761 or 07460 278311 or email [email protected].
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The late spring and summer period has
not been good for the Batch due to the
wet conditions and high winds resulting
in seven trees being uprooted with two
trees falling across the south low level
footpath. We were able to clear one but
unfortunately the other fallen tree is very
large and our equipment is too small to
slice the tree into sections and remove
them clear of the footpath. We therefore
reluctantly will have to leave the tree
across the path until the felling and broad
leave replanting work is undertaken this
autumn. There has been an abundance of
new growth especially on the broadleaf
tree areas that were planted as part of
the early development transforming the
predominant fir tree Batch into a more
indigenous broadleaved development.
This together with the planting plan to
open up the space has now provided a
vibrant undergrowth full of an array of
wild flowers and plants that has also
provided a more conducive environment
for insects, especially for butterflies and
bees.
The plan to develop the fir tree areas and
to replant with predominantly broadleaf
trees is currently well underway with the
contractor to undertake the work
engaged together with a timber merchant
to purchase the wood and remove it from
the site. There is still more planning to be
undertaken and the dates fixed to start
the work. The estimated timescales for
the felling, removal and replanting of the
broad leaf saplings is yet to be finalised
but should take no longer than four
weeks, if the weather is kind to us. The
associated funding for the work is now
available utilising the funds originally
earmarked for the increasing access of
the Bridge Place Road entrance.
The maintenance work is still in progress,
with the centre range of steps completed.
The east steps from the Batch high point
will not be repaired at this stage due to
the development work detailed above;
the reinstatement has been included in
the associated development work plan.
The management of the Batch includes
the heritage aspects of the site and in
that respect we have recently been in
contact with the Somerset Coal Canal
Group regarding the erection of a canal
information board related to the coal
canal in the Batch and Red Hill area. This
board has been sited on the edge of the
canal towpath at the Coke Oven Copse
Camerton Batch Local Nature Reserve Supporters Group
TONY FRY
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Camerton Batch Local Nature Reserve Supporters Group
site.
Our only form of income is now the Batch 100 Club support. We still have
places and desperately need new members to fill them so if you’re interested
in joining the club with a monthly prize draw of £100 and two bonus draws of
£500 (June) and £1000 (December) then please contact Louise Fry on 01761
471280.
Tony Fry
Camerton Batch Local Nature
Reserve Supporters Group
(CBLNRSG)
Members Required
Join this increasingly popular local group and help protect,
maintain and develop this valuable historic local asset.
Membership offers reduced members only events,
discounted open events and products, members only
website section, newsletter and management committee
opportunities. Forms can be obtained from the
Membership Secretary, Jan Binns, Bramley Cottage,
Durcott Lane, Camerton or via www.camertonbatch.com
Membership is free and open to all
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The Parish of Camerton has a density of footpaths that must be higher than most other parishes in the country, which is in part a legacy of when the miners all had to walk to work from outlying dwellings.
The responsibility for upkeep of these footpaths is split between Bath and North East Somerset Council, landowners and occupiers, To see in detail who is responsible for what, visit
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/public-rights-of-way-landowner-responsibilities
Many footpaths are hard to navigate, particularly at this time of year, mainly through overgrown vegetation. Local ramblers groups do a lot to keep footpaths open and also to install new kissing gates etc. But their resources are limited. So what can you do in Camerton to help keep our footpaths in good order?
If you have a footpath on your land, please keep it up to standard, it is your responsibility.
If a footpath runs at the edge of your garden, but not on your land, why not occasionally mow or strim it and cut back brambles etc? Please talk to the landowner before you start.
If you find a problem on a footpath, report it to Bath and North East Somerset Council.
http://www.bathnes.gov.uk/services/streets-and-highway-maintenance/public-rights-way/rights-way-maintenance
FOOTPATHS IN CAMERTON
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Please clear up after your dog by bagging any dog mess and putting it in the appropriate bins or take it home.
Please keep our footpaths free from litter and garden waste.
If we all do a little bit we will have footpaths that we can be proud of and on which it is a pleasure to walk.
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Unbelievably, we are now
coming towards the end of
summer and, by the time you
receive this newsletter, we will
be into the autumn season
and thinking about planting
bulbs for the spring.
If those kind residents who
plant the purple boxes intend
to do so for the winter/spring
period, orange, purple and
white pansies would look good
please. Any plants that are
finished should be removed
and if anyone is no longer able
to continue planting a box,
please let me know and I will
try to persuade someone else to get involved.
Every year we receive a number of appreciative comments about the 40 plus
flower displays which are on the main routes through the parish; these are
much welcomed. Unfortunately, with various financial cut-backs, some of our
environmental support that we previously received from B&NES Council has
been reduced or cut altogether. If you can help by picking up litter when you
are out and about, keeping your garden hedges and verges tidy, or planting a
few daffodil bulbs in the verges, it would be much appreciated.
In the meantime, if you have any questions, concerns, comments or ideas for
further improvements please give me a call on 470175 – I don’t bite !
Environment Enhancement
HEATHER EDWARDS
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Camerton Community Hall
In the last few weeks Camerton Community Hall has seen some changes.
First the outside has been repainted and the garden tidied. This work was
undertaken by a couple of volunteers who have worked very hard to
achieve a result which is very pleasing and attractive for anyone wishing to
hire the Hall.
Second a new Chair and Vice Chair were elected at the last Hall Committee
meeting and they propose to carry out an interim make-over for inside the
Hall. The toilets and Changing/Shower Room are in need of attention and
probably require some electrical and plumbing work. If there is anybody
with these skills willing to volunteer their time to help, the Hall Committee
would be grateful.
As you can see from the photograph the Hall and its Recreation Field is well
situated with extensive views over the surrounding countryside. Present
activities in the Hall include Keep-Fit, Yoga, Dance Lessons (ballet, tap and
modern) and the Camerton Brownies Group meet there.
The Hall Committee is keen to try and raise revenue to enable the toilets
and changing room to be completely refurbished. If anybody has any good
ideas on how to raise funds or of any activities they would like to see held
in the Hall please contact the Hall Committee on 01761 471799.
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An audience of more than 60, which included an organist who had travelled from
Australia, enjoyed a varied programme of organ music performed on the evening
of Saturday 23 July by Rory Moules from Chilcompton, organ scholar at Keble
College Oxford, who had kindly volunteered to perform in aid of restoration and
improvement of the Radstock Market Hall Clock.
The project, titled A Good Time in Radstock, is part of Radstock Museum’s ongoing
programme of work to benefit the community. Visit www.radstockmuseum.co.uk
for more details and to subscribe to receive news updates.
Rory’s programme for the evening covered a wide spectrum of works by
composers over a large span of time from the Dutch Jan Sweelinck in the late 15
early 1600s, through Buxtehude, Bach and Mendelssohn, right up to Tom Neal
Market Hall Clock project
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from Stockton who is still only 26! His final piece, Carillon de Westminster by Louis
Vierne was an inspired choice with its underlying repetition of the chimes of Big Ben
linking very neatly to one of the aims of the clock project, which is to get the Radstock
Market Hall clock striking again. Although regrettably it only has one note!
Rory’s encore of the Toccata from Widor’s 5th Organ Symphony certainly blew the
cobwebs out of the organ and was a rousing way to end a hugely successful night. We
were delighted that his hard work raised a grand total of over £350 towards the Clock
Restoration fund, which when added to personal donations and a grant from Big Local,
nudges the total amount so far to just over £950.
Very many thanks to Rory for performing for us, ably assisted by Kath Dando who kept
his music on the right page all evening. Thanks must also go to all the volunteers of St
Peter’s who baked cakes, served refreshments, laid on displays of handcraft (Molly
D’Oliveira and Anne Meloy), knitting (Valerie Swain), photographs of the stained glass
windows (Tony Porter) and a pictorial history of St Peter’s clergy over the centuries
(Kath Dando).
Another very enjoyable and successful event at St Peter’s.
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On Saturday 5th & Sunday 6th
November 2016 many village halls,
churches and schools in the Cam
Valley will be opening their doors to
take part in the fourth Cam Valley
Arts Trail.
This is a fantastic free community
event which takes place in venues
across the villages of Camerton,
Timsbury, High Littleton, Farrington
Gurney, Clutton, Hallatrow, Temple
Cloud, and Paulton over one
weekend. Individual artists get
together to exhibit and sell their
work, plus run demonstrations and
workshops for the community to
enjoy. It's a great opportunity to try
something new, talk to different
artists about their work and pick up a
few early Christmas presents.
The Cam Valley Arts Trail Group will
be running art workshops over the
weekend so keep an eye out for the
trail brochures which will have
information about times and how to
book a place.
Doors open from 11am - 5pm on
both days. There will be parking and
refreshments available. Remember
your chequebook or cash since most
artists cannot take credit card
payments. For more information go
to www.camvalleyartstrail.co.uk
We look forward to you joining us.
www.camvalleyartstrail.co.uk
Twitter: @camvalleyart
Facebook: @camvalleyartstrail
Email: [email protected]
The Cam Valley Arts Trail Group
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Deadline for the next issue is 11 November 2016.
Dates for your diary
Wednesday 21 September 7.15 pm
Camerton Local History Group, Court Barn
Wednesday 28 September 7.30 pm
Parish Council Meeting, Meeting Room, Purbeck Holiday Lets
Wednesday 5 October 7.15 pm
Camerton Local History Group, Court Barn
Saturday 29 October 10.00 am – 1.00 pm
Craft Fair at Camerton Community Hall in aid of Children’s Hospice SW
Wednesday 9 November 7.15 pm
Camerton Local History Group, Court Barn
3 December Radstock Town Christmas lights switch on
10 December Radstock Museum Christmas Fair (see website radstockmuseum.co.uk for details
Camerton Parish Council do not endorse any product or service that is
advertised within this newsletter.
Camerton Hall hosts a car boot sale on the last Sunday of every month, with the sales
being held indoors if the weather is inclement. Hot food will always be available at
every car boot sale.
