TheDRIFT

The NEWSLETTER for TATWORTH & FORTON

October / November 2016

Issue 77

After the urgent appeal to save The Drift in the last issue we have been extremely encouraged
and delighted by the response from you, the residents of Tatworth & Forton. Donations have been
forthcoming from many people and the collection boxes we have had on show has produced a good
result. Money in the coffers has now ensured the future of at least several more issues seeing us into
the year 2017, so thank you residents one and all - an amazing result!
Appreciation must go to the people who have
kindly displayed one of the bright yellow collecting
boxes, McColls in Dyke Hill, Herberts News, Wendys
Kitchen and Dave with his Saturday night Fish and
Chip van - our grateful thanks to you.

A few people have made the effort to telephone or

write in with their suggestions as to how the Drift
might prosper and continue - thank you for these;
they are all worthy of consideration as of course
we must remember although the future of the Drift
is secured in the shorter term, eventually a plan
will have to be implemented for its ongoing future.
So dont be shy, if you have ideas on how to achieve
this let us know and maybe looking ahead we will
arrange a meeting to discuss peoples points of view
and perhaps have a fund raising event at the
Memorial Hall.
Now that we know The Drift is wanted and loved
with many people looking forward to it dropping
through their letter box (delivered by our valiant
volunteers!) please help us make it interesting and
lively by contributing something to go in it. In some
cases it is one of the main links that many elderly
villagers have with the community so if you are a
budding author or can just write a few lines, get in
touch.
It only remains to say once again, thank you, thank
you everyone! You know who you are!
The Drift Team.

Issue 77 The DRIFT

Andrew Turpin writes:

Re-opening our Local Station - a fresh attempt!

A Government 20 million station reopening fund
currently exists. This has prompted me to try to get
our local station re-opened.

Our recently demolished Chard Junction Creamery,

in my opinion now provides adequate space for a
platform and car parking adjacent to the railway.

Our previous MP, David Laws set up a Task and

Finish Group with the aim to re open the station. The
group consisted of David Laws, Oliver Letwin MP, the
County Councillor, for the division, Jill Shortland, a
representative from Network Rail and South West
Trains and myself.
All was going well until the British Rail Property
Board, decided to sell what would have been the car
park for the station. (The County Council could not
afford to buy it). The car park would have been
adjacent to where the existing platform is sited.
The Benefits:

* Surrounding the station live approximately 20 thousand

people including the Thorncombe, Winsham, Tatworth,
Forton and Chard communities but with only a thinly
spread public transport provision with no Sunday or
evening service leading to a feeling of social isolation
for many who cannot drive. The station would provide
easy access to the National and European rail network.
* Opportunities for a wider range of employment,
education and entertainment and shopping.

My next move is to persuade the powers that be

to reconvene this Task and Finish group that started
but was not allowed to finish!

TATWORTH & FORTON PARISH COUNCIL

Thank you from the Chairman Cllr Andrew Turpin

I should like to thank all those concerned in the most
magnificent 150 year Church celebration exhibition held
over the weekend of the 16th, 17th & 18th September.
I think all those who attended must have been
staggered by the rich heritage that this community has as
part of its history. Sincere thanks again to everyone
involved, on behalf of the Parish Council.

Sean Smith

Pet Portraits & Wildlife Art

Report a problem on the Highway

A new online, interactive map has been launched by
Somerset County Council to allow residents to report
potholes and other issues on Somersets Highways.

Report it is now available at and allows users to report

any issues across all 4,206 miles of Somersets highways.
How does it work?
Residents can now go on the website to report issues they
find on a highway such as a pothole, blocked drain or poor
road surface. Simply log the issue on the map by location
and then fill in the details of the problem using an online
form. People can also leave an email address to receive
updates on potholes they have reported.
When residents report a road defect it will be
inspected within 3 working days, and programme repair
work will be scheduled where required.
YOU CAN FIND OUT MORE:

Explore Somerset (Public Footpaths and Rights of Way)

A new online mapping system to help people find their way
around Somersets extensive rights of way network has
been launched by Somerset County Council.
How does it work?
Explore Somerset is now available at and allows users to
plan their route across all 9,000 public rights of way in
Somerset.
The interactive system can also be used to simply report
any issues you find on a right of way such as a broken
stile or blocked path.

Residents can log the issue on the map and also upload
photos to help wardens easily locate the problem. They
can also leave an email address to receive updates when
the issue is resolved or closed.

Explore Somerset is being improved and developed all the

time, and one of the next phases is to develop a volunteer
module for the many individuals and groups who give up
their time to help the County Council look after the
network.

The Highways Report It, and Explore Somerset online

systems continue to be improved and will work in
co-ordination with the all new Travel Somerset website.

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The Parish Office, Tatworth Memorial Hall.
Telephone: 01460 221066
Email: [email protected]
www.tatworthandfortonparishcouncil.org.uk

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Footpaths and Rights of Way through their dedicated
Contact Centre on 0300 123 2224.
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MEMBURY RAUCOUS
CHOIR RETURNS TO
ST JOHNS
Lesley Frankau writes:

The month of September was a

particularly busy month at St Johns
as we had the Membury Raucous
Chorus Concert on the 10th,
followed by the flower festival the following weekend
entitled Birth of a Parish, to celebrate the 150th
anniversary of St Johns becoming an independent
parish which led us to the special Service on the
Sunday attended by Bishop Ruth from Taunton, Marcus
Fysh MP, the Mayor of Chard, Cllr Dave Bulmer and many
parishioners from Tatworth. The same evening we said
goodbye to our Rector Tim Price and Pippa at another
beautiful service followed by refreshments in the
Church Hall. Phew!
This was followed a week later by our Harvest Festival
Service in the inspirational hands of Mary Dewar
(her account of Norman the banana at harvest time
will forever be etched on my mind!) and a Harvest lunch
in the Church Hall to bring a month of festivities to a
superb finale.

The bring and share meal was attended by 34 people,

who tucked into delicious cottage pie, coronation
chicken, pork and chicken casseroles, lasagne, quiches,
roast potatoes, salads followed by mouth watering
puddings (such talented people, we could have our own
Bake Off in Tatworth!) including pavlova, cheesecakes,
crme brulee (ooh-er), crumbles, with or without cream
and two superb cheese boards. What a feast! As a
result we managed to raise, with the help of a raffle,
around 230 for St Francis Hospital, Katete a small town
in East Zambia, the project we always support at harvest
time.
Many thanks to all the ladies who provided the food
(not forgetting to mention chef Malcolm in despatches
again, where does he find the time!?) and all those who
beavered away setting-up, helped in the kitchen, washed
the dirty dishes and cleared the hall afterwards.

A special mention must be made to all those who

participated with the entertainment, thanks to Tom Down
and Mary Dewar for their amusing poems and ditties plus
anecdotes to commemorate our Royal Family from a
book entitled Corgi and Bess which provided much fun
reading stories about the Queen throughout her reign.
The account of the Archbishop of Canterbury giving the
Queen a shove, (at her request, I might add), as her
Coronation Gown became trapped on the red carpet, was
quite an eye opener. Fortunately Her Majesty remained
upright!
A couple of weeks to catch our breath before we look
forward to our Quiz night. Well done Tatworth church
and community for all your hard work and enthusiastic
support.

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REMINDER OF FORTHCOMING EVENTS

AT ST JOHNS
Our last quiz for this year will be held in the Church Hall
at 7.00 pm on Saturday 15th October hosted by
Tatworths talented quizzing couple, Jim and Sheila.
Tickets 4 each, tables of four, available from Helen
Johnson on 01460 220221 on or the door on the night.
Refreshments will be provided. Book early to avoid
disappointment for what is always a fun evening.

Christmas Bazaar on 19th November in the Memorial Hall

(whoops, did I promise not to mention Christmas until
November!) and Ian Heavisides organ recital (back by
popular demand) is scheduled for the 26th November.
Further information is in the November edition of
The Link.

THANK YOU!

We would like to send greetings to all of our friends who

have helped us through the year with transport and their
kindness.
May we extend our sincere thanks,friendship is special,
very precious and greatly appreciated.
Fond wishes to you all
Rosemary Walton and Mark

SPARE A THOUGHT!

We all know about Puppy Farms, where unscrupulous

people seek to make a living out of poor overbred
dogs, often kept in squalid conditions - wait a minute,
I hear you cry - yes OK I agree, there are some
perfectly respectable humane breeders - but the point
is, is it ethical to breed even more when there are so
many unwanted and abandoned dogs?

The joys of adopting a rescue dog cannot be

over-stressed. Not to apply human traits to dogs, but
they do seem to know, somehow, that theyve been
given a second chance to live.
As an adopter of 9 rescue animals (dogs and cats) over
the past 13 years, I can heartily recommend it. Even
when an animal has been badly treated, if you offer
them love and tlc, they will repay it a hundred-fold.
What untold pleasure there is in taking a traumatised
wreck of a dog and giving it back its confidence and joy
of life, and all it takes is love and understanding.

So, whenever you are looking for a dog or cat to join

your family, make your first port of call a rescue
centre or animal sanctuary. You wont be able to just
walk in and take one home, there will be checks to
be made, after all its in everyones interest that
the right pairings are made for a
happy and successful adoption.
Check websites first to see what
animals are available - youre
bound to fall for at least one of
them!
These are my two gorgeous girls...
A Dog Lover

NEWS FROM THE MEMORIAL HALL

Following the Annual General Meeting of TMH in July

Stewart Kitch stepped down after 5 years as Chair but
remains a Trustee. Former Vice-Chair Maggie Bradshaw
replaced him as Chair and Malcolm Denslow was elected
the new Vice-Chair. Sue Russell continues as Secretary to
the Trustees and Nick Bernard as Treasurer and Bookings
Secretary. We also said farewell to two long-serving
trustees Sheila Harding and Rose Hodder and welcomed
Sue Markby to the committee. The full list of current
Trustees can be seen on the noticeboard outside the Hall.
Introducing the Annual Report for 2015/16 Stewart said
that it had been a very satisfactory year. Booking levels
had remained high although there was still some spare
capacity for new groups and one-off events. Substantial
improvements had been made to the kitchen and to
the heating system in the Hoskins Annex. Some other
activities of note were the development of a wild-life
friendly area outside the Brewer Room (thanks to the
Herculean efforts of Frances Constable to encourage
life out of consolidated builders rubble), a new portable
film/slide projection screen donated by the Tatworth and
Forton Active Living Group, the continued popularity of
the monthly film show and the paperback book exchange
(both of which produced valuable income for the Hall).
Appreciation was expressed to our caretaking team of
Eric Peadon and Holly Lewis for keeping the hall a clean
and welcoming place for our users.
Financially the Hall remains sound with revenue covering
running costs. However there is concern about the rising
costs of utilities and insurance. In addition the sharply
falling interest rates has reduced investment income
markedly. However, for the 10th year running, it was
decided to keep hire charges unchanged for regular
users.

A copy of the full Annual Report is available for reference

in the Hall foyer and additional copies can be obtained
from the Secretary (Telephone: 220339).
Following a recent inspection by a team from the
Community Council for Somerset during which all the
Hall`s documentation and procedures were examined
we have been awarded the following national quality
standards:

* Hallmark 1 for Charity Administration and Management

* Hallmark 2 for Health, Safety, Security and Compliance
with Legislation
* Hallmark 3 for Community/Social Awareness, Forward
Planning and Development

T&F MOVIES

The Autumn programme of films is now confimed:

Friday
Friday
Friday
Friday

23rd
28th
25th
16th

September
October
November
December

Eddie the Eagle

Our Kind of Traitor
Love and Friendship
Florence Foster Jenkins

Films start at 8.00pm, doors open at 7.15pm.

Bar and raffle as usual and tickets cost 4.00
Cheaper than Chard!!

TATWORTH FLOWER CLUB

The September flower demonstrator Irene Hickson from

Bournemouth entertained the club and visitors with some
very impressive arrangements under the theme of Music
of the Night. The vote of thanks was given by Sally
Tickett.

The Club competition was Autumnal Tints. Points

awarded to Experienced Karen Hallett 10pts.
Intermediate - Pat Sargent 9pts. Novice - Ros Roderigo
10pts. Val Garth 9pts. The Judges Choice being awarded
to Karen Hallett.
The next meeting will be our AGM and cream tea, to be
held on 6th October at 2.00pm. Members and visitors
welcome, admission 2 to include tea.
Our future meetings will be:

3rd November
with Angie Blackwell with a demonstration entitled
Festival Extravaganza of Floral Design.

1st December
with demonstrator Alison Finch under the theme of
Christmas Traditions

Meetings are held in the Tatworth Memorial Hall,

South Chard TA20 2QW

TATWORTH WIVES GROUP

Hester Down writes:

At our September meeting Stuart and Margaret Kitch

presented a travelogue of their visit to Australia and
Tasmania last October. Their five-week holiday was
planned to fit with some family visits in Tasmania and
New Zealand, and on their way they stopped for a few
days in Singapore before flying on to Australia and then
Tasmania. We saw the pictures they took in Sydney
including the Opera House, the Harbour Bridge and the
Botanic Gardens. They took an organised trip to the Blue
Mountains and we saw the breath-taking views from over
the deep ravines which Stuart had taken there. Moving on
to Tasmania, they visited the Freycinet National Park and
we saw their pictures of the Hazards, a range of hills
which look down to Wineglass Bay. In Hobart, Tasmanias
Capital, they visited the statute of Sir John Franklin who
surveyed parts of the Australian coast and who was born
in Spilsby, Lincolnshire, which coincidentally is where
Stuarts mother was born and a friend in Tasmania who
they visited there. Leaving Tasmania and returning to
Australia they visited Melbourne and we saw their further
pictures of the local views and the coastal scenery along
the Great Ocean Road.
We shall look forward to seeing the remaining part of
their travelogue covering New Zealand at a future
meeting.

Our next meeting will be on Thursday 6th October at

7.30 pm in the Tatworth Church Room when our speaker
will be Pauline Matherick with her Manna Puppets.

www.tatworthandforton.co.uk

IS IT TIME FOR PARISH COUNCILLORS

TO HAVE AN URGENT RETHINK?

Tatworth & District Horticultural Society is very concerned

that Parish Councillors have voted to uproot half of the
newly planted fruit trees in the Jubilee Fields to improve the
view!
The professional comment of TDHS and myself, as a
qualified horticulturist, is that this cannot and should not be
the right action to take. Why are fruit trees (Rosaceae
family) planted together in an orchard? Because they need
to attract pollinators but most important they co-pollinate
much better and the best way to encourage them is to plant
trees together as best practice.
Removal of the new saplings is likely to damage the
newly created root system and replanting may well be
unsuccessful resulting in the trees dying anyway. A very sad
situation, far from the happy outcome envisaged when
volunteers and young children who happily planted the
saplings, looking forward to watching them grow and
tasting the results.
Somerset County Council provided the funds for these tree
and the professional planting expertise.
TDHS has offered to sit on an independent working party to
help seek a solution to this rather sad and sorry situation if
the proposal to remove the trees is suspended.
Please, Elected Councillors, have a rethink on behalf of
the villagers that elected you and let us make the Jubilee
Fields an attractive and welcoming place for all to enjoy.
Could not efforts and resources be spent in creating further
planting areas rather than uprooting those already in place
which may die anyway?
We as a Horticultural Society have offered to help arrange
a Professional Solution for the Jubilee Fields.
Tony Arnold ACIHort
Horticultural Advisor

Ken Johnson
Chairman Tatworth & District Horticultural Society

Editorial Comment:
The Parish Councils decision to relocate the fruit trees has
caused concern within the village community at large.
The Drift has received comments in addition to those
published here.
The receipt of grants and professional assistance with
planting was recorded in the Parish Council report
contained in the June issue of this publication.
So the present situation begs the question whether in
making a decision to move the trees, did the Parish Council
receive further advice as to the implications of so doing?

A DISAPPOINTED PARISH
COUNCILLOR

Councillor Sarah Holdsworth writes:

I am a new Parish Councillor. I stood for election
particularly because I believe that our Jubilee Field has
huge benefits for our community. Our County Councillor,
Jill Shortland, invited our Parish Council to apply for a
Health & Wellbeing grant. The Council requested funds to
plant 90 fruit trees so that these would be for the
benefit and enjoyment of the whole community.

I am a horticulturist so the Council asked me to select the

best varieties of fruit trees. I sought a quote from the
fruit tree nursery who supply HRH Prince Charles. The
quote of 1400.00 for organic fruit trees that are disease
and pest resistant was approved by the County Council.
The Parish Council invited the District Council Tree Expert
to advise on how and where to plant the trees.
In March this year and with the help of 20 volunteers
including school children these fruit trees were planted,
staked, tied-in, tree-guarded and watered in. Through
the summer over 600 watering cans full of water were
used by volunteers including my fellow Councillor,
Andrew Turpin, to help establish the orchard... very hard
work!

To achieve ...a better balance to the field and more

harmonious visual aspect to the site, the Parish Council
has recently voted that ...a minimum of 50% of the fruit
trees be re-sited to other locations of Jubilee Fields.

The Council has been advised by the tree suppliers, the

Tatworth & District Horticultural Society and other
experts that there is a real risk that this could kill or
seriously damage these beautiful trees.
Is it any wonder that some of us, including members of
the community, are deeply disappointed and distressed
by this?

It is a matter for residents now. They will decide

what, if anything they wish to do.

PERRY STREET YOUTH FOOTBALL

Perry Street Youth Football are now recruiting 5 year

old boys and girls to learn football. Training sessions
are on Sundays at Tatworth Playing Fields from
9.00am 10.15am.
For more information contact Piers Farley:
07455 958330 [email protected]

PRIZE BINGO

PERRY STREET AND YONDER HILL

FOOTBALL CLUB
will be holding a prize bingo
suitable for all the family on:

FRIDAY 18th NOVEMBER

at the Playing Field Pavilion.

Doors open 6.30pm - Eyes down 7.30pm

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EDITORIAL

The front page story says it all. The success of the appeal
made in the last issue clearly tells us that the Drift is
important and is a village success with residents endorsing
and giving encouragement to all involved.
Consideration will have to be given to the future but in the
interim it remains for me to thank on your behalf
the army of volunteers who undertake delivery to all
households in the village.
The cost of printing is met but gathering of material,
layout, preparation and associated jobs are all on the same
volunteer basis so I repeat a big thank you to all involved.

A further appeal, on the subject of material, stories or

items of interest that you would like to share please let
me have copy so that inclusion in the publication can be
considered.
I hope you enjoy this issue - Robin Munday

TATWORTH WI

During September, in addition to the usual monthly meeting,

when the speaker/demonstrator was Wafaa Powell with
The Belly Dancing Experience, WI members enjoyed
taking part in the Quiz held in Tatworth Memorial Hall on
the 9th and the monthly lunch held in Sidmouth. As it is
now autumn, Monday afternoon croquet on the playing
fields ceases at the end of September but kurling and
seated volleyball recommence in the Memorial Hall on the
3rd October at 2.00pm.
For October, the monthly lunch has been changed to an
evening meal on the 28th at The Gallery in Chard, for the
benefit of those members unable to attend daytime events.
Also in October several members will be attending Somerset
Federations Autumn Ramble at Stoke sub Hamdon, the ABBA
Tribute Night, in aid of Denman College appeal and the
Annual Meeting in Taunton. On the 31st, the Speakers
Auditions will be held in Tatworth for the first time. These
auditions enable members to hear those new speakers who
aspire to join the WI speakers list. Members are looking
forward to the 2nd November trip to The Octagon in Yeovil
to see White Christmas and the Somerset County Carol
Service in Wells Cathedral on the 7th December.
The speaker at the 15th October meeting, will be Jackie
Nicholls, the well known local demonstrator of fresh and
silk flower arrangements. An enthusiastic floral designer,
demonstrator and teacher, at the meeting Jackie will be
using fresh flowers. Jackie writes that she believes flowers
remain the number one way to add beauty and warmth to a
home and her aim is to create elegant and affordable
arrangements. This should be a delightful evening and
there will also be a Bring and Buy stall for jams, preserves,
produce and Christmas gifts.

Ian Williamson is the speaker at the meeting on the 17th

November. Since retiring Ian has spent a lot of his time fund
raising for St Margaret`s Hospice and he will talk about a
three week sponsored trek he made last November in
Nepal, paying all his own expenses. Whist he was there he
helped local people by painting the walls of a hospital and
helping to build a house for a family made homeless in the
recent earthquake. Next year he hopes to join a trek
through Peru. This should be a very interesting talk.

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EDITORIAL TEAM

Please send COPY to: Printers Patch, Dyke Hill, Perry Street,
Tatworth, TA20 2PY. Telephone: 01460 220819
or email to: [email protected]
Deadline for The DRIFT (no: 78): 14th November 2016

The Drift is published by the Tatworth & Forton Residents

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volunteers.
The views expressed in contributed articles are not
necessarily those of the RAG Editorial Team.
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TATWORTH & DISTRICT

HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY
Report from the Chairman.

The 56th Annual Open Show took place at 14.30 on

Saturday 27th August 2016 in Tatworth Memorial Hall.

Despite the number of entries being down the high

standard of items on show was maintained. Numbers
attending on the day, despite the fine weather, were also
down but those who did attend were pleased with what
was on display and there was a good atmosphere
experienced. Financially it was a disappointing year.
Prize trophies were presented to the winners by Mrs.
Joan Churchill - a long standing member of the Society.

Thanks to all who supported the Show by exhibiting,

helping and attending on the day

The Autumn / Spring evening meetings, held at 19.30 on

Thursdays in Tatworth Memorial Hall resume on Thursday
the 13th October with a talk delivered by a Gold Club
speaker on the subject of Autumn Colours in the Garden.
The meetings are open to members and non-members
alike - do come along to enjoy a friendly and informative
evening.
Ken Johnson - Chairman.

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to advertise those unwanted bits and bobs.

No larger than 5 lines plus a contact number. A small

charge of 2.50 per issue will apply.
Copy with payment should be sent to the Editor with
all advertising proceeds going to support the Drift.

The DRIFT DIARY 2016

Date & Time

Mon 3rd Oct - 2.00pm

Wed 5th Oct - 2.45pm
Thurs 6th Oct
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Wed 12th Oct - 2.00pm
Thurs 13th Oct - 7.30pm
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Fri 14th Oct - 6.30 - 8.00pm
Sat 15th Oct - 7.00pm
Sat 15th Oct
Wed 19th Oct - 2.00pm
Thurs 20th Oct
Fri 21st Oct
Fri 21st Oct
Sat 22nd Oct - 9.00 - 3.30pm
Mon 24th Oct - Fri 28th Oct
Fri 28th Oct - 8.00pm
Fri 28th Oct
Mon 31st Oct
Wed 2nd Nov
Thurs 3rd Nov
Thurs 3rd Nov
Wed 9th Nov - 10.00am - 12.00
Thurs 10th Nov - 7.30pm
Thurs 17th Nov
Fri 18th Nov - 6.30pm
Sat 19th Nov
Fri 25th Nov - 8.00pm
Fri 25th Nov
Sat 26th Nov

Event

Tatworth WI Kurling and Seated Volleyball

Stockland Y3/4/5/6 Cross Country & Y5/6 Forest School/Sports Practise ST (A)
Tatworth & Forton Parish Council Meeting
Y3/4 Sports Practise/Forest School & Holyrood Open Evening
Tatworth Flower Club Meeting and AGM
Tatworth Wives Group Meeting with Pauline Matherick as guest speaker
Holyrood Open Morning
Y5/6 V St Johns Football (H) MT, Y5/6 Girls Hockey, Y5/6 Forest School
Tatworth & District Horticultural Society Autumn Colours in the Garden
Holyrood Open Morning
Y3/4 V St Johns Football (H) MT, Y3/4 Girls Hockey, Y3/4 Forest School/Sports Practise
PAFOTS Beetledrive
St Johns Church Quiz
Tatworth WI Meeting with speaker Jackie Nicholls
Y5/6 V Stockland Girls Hockey (H) PC, Y5/6 Forest School/Sports Practise
Y3/4 Forest School/Sports Practise
Sharing Day, KS1 - 12.00 - 1.00pm / KS2 - 2.00 -3.30pm
Cake Day
Community Day volunteers needed!
Half Term
T&F Movies Our Kind of Traitor
Tatworth WI Monthly Lunch at The Gallery in Chard
Tatworth WI Speakers Auditions
Tatworth WI Trip to The Octagon to see White Christmas
Tatworth Flower Club Meeting with a demonstration by Angie Blackwell
Tatworth & Forton Parish Council Meeting
Munchkins Christmas Fair at Farriers Field
Tatworth & District Horticultural Society Shady Ladies and Sun Seekers
Tatworth WI Meeting with Speaker Ian Williamson
Perry Street & Yonder Hill Football Club Prize Bingo Evening
St Johns Christmas Bazaar
T&F Movies Love and Friendship
Cake Day
St Johns Organ Recital by Ian Heavisides

Venue
TMH
TPS
TMH
TPS
TMH
Ch Rm
TPS
TPS
TMH
TPS
TPS
TPS
StJ
StJ
TPS
TPS
TPS
TPS
TPS

TMH
Gallery
TMH
Octagon
TMH
TMH
FF
TMH
TMH
TPF
TMH
TMH
TPS
StJ

KEY: Ch Rm - St Johns Church Room, PSC - Perry Street Club, TMH - Tatworth Memorial Hall, TPF - Tatworth Playing Fields,
TPS - Tatworth Primary School, PO - McColls/South Chard Post Office, StJ - St Johns Church, KCR - Kents Common Room,
CCC - Chard Cricket Club, CVH - Chardstock Village Hall, CBCG - Chardstock Bowls Club Ground, CMC - Cricket Malherbie Church.

You are invited to a

CHRISTMAS FAIR
AT FARRIERS FIELD
Post Office Lane, South Chard
Wednesday 9th November
10.00am - 12.00pm

A wonderful array of gifts for Christmas

plus Raffle, Tombola, Refreshments
In aid of Munchkins Shetland Pony Rescue Centre

Footsore? Problem Toe Nails?

Professional footcare treatment
in the comfort of your own home
Kim Beauchamp

Foot Health Practitioner

S.A.C.Dip. FHPT

S.A.C.Dip. FHPP

Telephone: 01460 221806

Mobile: 07926 093053

Covering Axminster, Chard, Charmouth, Honiton,

Illminster, Lyme Regis, Seaton and surrounding areas

www.tatworthandforton.co.uk