April / May 2014

Issue 62

RAG ACTIVE LIVING FOR THE OVER 50'S

Sue Russell writes: Talk and Tea on Wednesday 14th May in the Brewer Room at TMH will be a special event, so come early to ensure a seat! oors open at 1!"#pm! $vette %taelens is a pro&essional &olk sin'er, community choir leader and research &ellow at Bournemouth (niversity! %he will share her &olk sin'in' and her research on )The %in'in' *andscape +ro,ect) with us! $ou may have a sin'in' ancestor but don-t know it! $vette will sin' some o& the beauti&ul .and sometimes bawdy!/ son's 0ecil %harpe collected in rural %omerset! Her presentation includes stunnin' photos o& %omerset sin'ers! 1veryone will receive a &ree %omerset 2olk Map to take home! 3ot to be missed!

'rate&ul &or this money which has been put towards the bo7 to house the de&ibrillator outside the pavilion! The bin'o dates are 1aster 4pril 11th and May 1Ath! We will be holdin' our annual Beer 2estival on 2riday 18th .4pm to 1#>"#pm/ and %aturday 1Bth 4pril .4pm to Midni'ht/! The Rally is on %unday :une 1st! with the tractor run on %aturday May "1st! =ur 45M is Tuesday May 1"th at 8pm, all are welcome to attend! Keith Marks, on behalf of Tatworth Playing Field Management Committee.

ALICE IN TATWORTH
Member of the Publi! re"iews the Tatworth mateur Pantomime So!iety#s $%&th# 'rodu!tion: 6t 'ave me 'reat pleasure to attend the T4+% %aturday matinee production o& -4lice in Wonderland-! The panto was based on the story o& 4lice in Wonderland and a truly entertainin' a&ternoon was en,oyed by those who attended the per&ormance @ the audience participation was especially popular! 4lice, .*esley %peed/ and 5ladys, 4lice-s mother .3eil 5aylard/ were especially 'ood, as was youn' 4lice and the dormouse, brilliant two youn' stars in the makin'! The Mad Hatter-s tea party must also be mentioned! 6t was very well per&ormed and colour&ul too! 5reat &un!! The narrator also 'ave a very 'ood per&ormance that we reco'nised as the White Rabbit! Tweedledum and Tweedledee caused much hilarity when they were on sta'e and the Cueen o& Hearts was very 'ood, especially her costume! 6 must say that the youn' members o& the cast played their parts so well and we shall certainly see more o& their talents in the &uture! The costumes worn this year must also be mentioned, they were brilliant, not only in colour but in desi'n as well and the scenery too was e7tremely e&&ective! We can look &orward to ne7t year with 'reat anticipation!

RAG AGM - DETAILS

4t the last 'eneral meetin' o& R45 it was decided to amend the article in the 0onstitution which re&ers to the number o& meetin's a year! 6n order to provide more &le7ibility, it was a'reed to meet as necessary rather than at least once a year! Twelve members o& R45 have there&ore proposed to amend 4rticle 8 ii/ to read )The 5roup shall meet as necessary in 5eneral Meetin's! Meetin's shall be open to all members who shall have the ri'ht to speak and vote!) This proposal will be put to the vote at the 45M on 19th :une at 9!"# at TMH! 0ome alon' and have your say!

T&F MOVIES
The last &ilm in the winter pro'ramme on ;<th 4pril will be )%avin' Mr! Banks) .1;4/! The =ldie writes> )%avin' Mr! Banks is about the makin' o& Mary +oppins, about Walt isney-s determination to persuade + * Travers to sell him the &ilm ri'hts and her stubborn re&usal to do so! 1mma Thomson plays her with a brutal perm and a series o& severe twinsets! Tom Hanks is all twinkly charm as Walt! Mary +oppins is her creation and isn-t 'oin' to be vul'arised by the creator o& Mickey Mouse)! The &ilm starts at 8pm at TMH, doors open at 9!1<pm! The cost is only ?4 and there-s a bar and ra&&le too!

FORTON COMM*NITY ASSOCIATION

Advance Notice +lease note 2orton 2un ay will be held a week earlier this year, on the last %unday in :uly D ;8th :uly ;#1"! 2ull report and diary o& &orthcomin' events will be 'iven in the ne7t edition o& The ri&t!

TATWORTH PLAYING FIELDS

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1ven a&ter such a wet winter our &ield is lookin' 'ood and the 'roundsman has already been busy cuttin' the 'rass! %ome dama'e has occurred to the plat&orm o& the slide o& the multi@use unit! This does appear to have been an act o& vandalism and could have caused serious in,ury to a child usin' the unit! The &ield is inspected re'ularly and the repair is now in hand! 6& anyone has any concerns about the play area or o& do's on the &ield, please report this to me or another member o& the mana'ement committee! Money has been donated to us &or our de&ibrillator &und &rom the $outh 0lub, which &olded over 1< years a'o! We are very

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A WORD ABOUT OUR SPONSORS

This edition edition o& The ri&t has been &unded by very 'enerous donations &rom Tatworth Wives 5roup and &rom Roy Walsham! We are e7tremely 'rate&ul to them and to those who advertise with us, &or their support o& The ri&t which relies on donations lar'e and small to maintain publication! 6& you would like to donate, please contact our treasurer 3ick Bernard on #14A# ;;#""B!

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TATWORTH AND FORTON PARISH CO*NCIL

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The 0ouncil is workin' with a local architect, 0ollins Bird, with a view to drawin' up plans &or the whole pro,ect! This will incorporate the plan &rom the landscape architect at %outh %omerset istrict 0ouncil .%% 0/ and the necessary mana'ement o& the sprin' water! These plans will also include a proposal &or a car parkin' area at the %chool *ane entrance with initial parkin' &or 1# vehicles and the scope &or e7tension at a later date! This venture will reEuire a +lannin' 4pplication!

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ST3 +OHN4S FORTHCOMING EVENTS

4pril "rd 4pril 1#th *ent *unch &or Royal British *e'ion 0hurch Room D 1; noon *ent *unch &or 0hurch 2unds 0hurch Room D 1; noon

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4 team o& volunteers planted over 1## trees on the northern ed'e o& the :ubilee 2ield .the main &ield/ in :anuary! This will create some shelter on the recreational area in the &uture! 4nother plantin' event took place in 2ebruary when youn' hed'in' plants will be used to thicken the hed'es in some areas and e7tend other areas o& e7istin' hed'es in order to close unwanted 'aps! 4 'ateway will be created in the 'ap in the middle hed'e ne7t to the 4"<8 to separate the two &ields and another 'ateway created &or access to the allotment site! The hed'e borderin' 4"<8 was cut in 2ebruary! 6n the ne7t &ew months the allotment site will be &enced o&& with rabbit and stock proo& &encin'! The 0ouncil has obtained technical advice &rom the %% 0 on the sustainable abstraction o& water &rom the sprin' &or trans&er to the allotment area!

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The 5rand +lant %ale takes place in Tatworth Memorial Hall on %aturday May "rd, ;#14 between 1#am and 1; 3oon! We would be so pleased to receive your donations o& summer beddin' plants, especially lobelia, &uchsias, 'eraniums, petunias etc!H tomato, cour'ette, lettuce plants etc!H &ruit bushes, shrubs, pond and water 'arden plantsH 'arden herbs such as pots o& mint, basil, parsley, ore'ano etc! Ready@planted baskets or small trou'hs would also be very welcome, as would be herbaceous border plants .with names, i& possible/, succulents, 'round@cover plants and potted cuttin's etc! Thank you in advance &or your +lant %ale donations etc! and &or comin' alon' to support one o& our ma,or &und raisin' e&&orts on behal& o& our 0hurch! +lease phone us with any Eueries etc! 5loriaI0hris %wain on #14A# ;;1#";, or Rosa 3ewman #14A# ;;119B! Rosa .ewman

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The 0ouncil has a'reed to plant a small orchard on the &ield and hopes to work with Tatworth +rimary %chool in plantin' a small number o& &ruit trees!

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Wanted> 6n&ormation re'ardin' those on our War Memorial who lost their lives in the 2irst World War +hone ;;1#<A 4lso, read JThe *inkK &or details o& JThe 2allenKH battles they &ou'ht inH 'raves or places where commemorated! The *ink is available in the +ost =&&ice, HerbertMs or back o& 0hurch @ +rice 4#p

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2rom 1st 4pril ;#14 all &ees &or the 0emetery will be increased annually in line with in&lation or the increase in maintenance costs whichever is the 'reater! The new 2ees F +olicies document is available on the notice board at the cemetery, on the 0ouncil-s website at www!tatworthand&ortonparishcouncil!or'!uk or can be viewed by appointment in the +arish o&&ice! The 0ouncil is pleased to note that there has been no &urther &loodin' on the 4"<8 ad,acent to the 0emetery since the new draina'e system was completed! This will make the car park easier to mana'e!

TATWORTH FLOWER CL*5

Re'ort on February meeting
Rosalie +almer welcomed members and 4 visitors to our 2ebruary meetin', and introduced 4n'ie Blackwell &rom 6lminster! (nder her title J%prin' esi'ns &or the HomeK 4n'ie presented < desi'ns usin' a lar'e ran'e o& sprin' &lowers includin' tulips, da&&odils, white and yellow narcissi, iris and anemone! 4 wide ran'e o& &olia'e was also added to the arran'ements! The &inal desi'n was a hand tied arran'ement usin' beauti&ul sprin' &lowers! 6n her vote o& thanks, Rosemary Walton said what an entertainin' a&ternoon 4n'ie had 'iven us and thanked her &or 'ivin' us several ideas &or arran'ements that could be made &or the home! Co pe!i!io" Resul!s# 6ntermediate 0lass 6ne7perienced 0lass :ud'es 0hoice :ean own D 9 points Lalerie 5arth D 8 points +at %ar'ent D 9 points Lalerie 5arth

Pub($! T&'n.1"&t

The +arish 0ouncil has been strivin' to retain the 3o 14 bus which has been runnin' throu'h the villa'e to 0hard three times each week day! 2rom the 1st 4pril it will ,ust run three times a day on a Tuesday only! The 0hairman and 0lerk will continue to monitor the situation on this service and to liaise with the or'anisations involved!

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6n the interests o& road and pedestrian sa&ety the 0ouncil has made reEuests &or 4# mph speed limits in the &ollowin' areas> 1! on the B"1A; &rom the ,unction with the B"1A9 into 2orton ;! on the B"1A9 &rom the B"1A; .Winsham turn/ down to +erry %treet "! on the 4"<8 &rom near Tatworth 0emetery to the county boundary with evon The 0ouncil has also reEuested that a ;# mph speed limit is imposed in all built up areas in the +arish!

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Residents are invited to the 4nnual +arish Meetin' which has been set &or Wednesday "#th 4pril at 9!## pm! This provides an activities summary &or or'anisations in the villa'e includin' a report &rom the +arish 0ouncil! Residents are encoura'ed to share in&ormation and to ask Euestions!

Re'ort on Mar!h meeting =n Thursday Ath March Tatworth 2lower 0lub held a workshop with Maria +ike &rom %ue-s 2lowers leadin' everyone! The title was Bonnie Basket! The workshop was very well attended with everybody producin' a totally di&&erent arran'ement but with the same theme and title!

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6t was a thorou'hly en,oyable a&ternoon and ended in delicious home made cakes, provided by two members, and cups o& tea! =ur ne7t meetin' is on Thursday "rd 4pril at Tatworth Memorial HallH doors open at 1>"#pm &or a ;>##pm start! Rosemary /alton ( President

'YOGA STRETCH AND FLE6' MEM5ERS AT TATWORTH FEELING FITTER AND STRONGER
0ianne Ramsay writes: The 4'e (N %omerset $o'a class, who meet every Monday, have bene&ited &rom the re'ular sessions with their teacher *iO Murtha! Recent studies have &ound that ;# minutes o& $o'a is better &or boostin' brain activity than vi'orous e7ercise! 6t improves memory, speed and &ocus, more so than re'ular workouts, which is 'ood news &or older people! 4 class member says J6tMs not strenuous @ itMs about breathin' and rela7in' and stretchin' @ youMve 'ot to make a commitment to yoursel&! The 'roup remains consistent @ many &riendships have been made! The teacher is so supportive and makes it so much &un too!K The class meets at The 0hurch Rooms in Tatworth &rom ;pm on Mondays and the session costs ?4! 4 warm welcome awaits you! 4'e (N %omerset promotes the well@bein' o& all older people in %omerset to make later li&e an en,oyable and &ul&illin' e7perience! 2or &urther details o& this and other classes available across %omerset, contact i Ramsay #84< A4" 49#;!

=ur &irst impressions were o& lots o& people, and very busy tra&&ic travellin' very &ast alon' wide tree@lined roads! 6t was hot and humid, but the waves breakin' on 0opacabana and 6panema beaches made one &eel cooler! These beaches are spectacular P very lon' stretches o& 'olden sand, and many 'ames o& beach volleyball! 3e7t day the tourist thin'! The -0hrist the Redeemer- statue looks very small &rom down in the city, but when you reach the top o& 0orcovado mountain it towers 1;#&t above you! 6t is made &rom concrete and soapstone and is amaOin' to look at, as are the views o& the city and coastline! Then we were taken to see the cathedral, which is cone shaped and has 4 &loor@to@ceilin' stained@'lass panels P one in each Euarter! 2inished in 1B9B, it is a truly spectacular buildin', beauti&ul, simple and meanin'&ul! 3e7t we went to %u'ar *oa& Mountain, so named because it resembles the old su'ar loaves! =ne cable car &rom the 'round to the top o& the &irst peak, then another to the top o& %u'ar *oa&! The en'ineerin' is incredible and the views &rom the top are breath@takin'!

3e7t day saw serious shoppin' at Rio %ul 0enter, a A storey shoppin' mall! There is so much choice o& clothes, shoes, ba's, 6T and electrical 'oods, with sun'lasses on every &loor! There is a &ood mall on each &loor, with &ood &rom every country in the world it seems! We also saw 2ather 0hristmas in his 'rotto! The &ollowin' day we visited the Botanical 5arden @ an area o& peace and tranEuillity in the very busy city! 6t was &ounded in the early 1Bth century and is a paradise o& very lar'e, very old trees, a pro&usion o& birds, and butter&lies the siOe o& one-s hand! We even saw toucans! Back in the city we walked alon' the characteristic pavements o& Rio, which are patterned with a white back'round and black waves usin' small mosaic tiles @ very memorable! We saw the Maracana &ootball stadium, which has been re&urbished &or the World 0up, and BraOil is very e7cited about the event ne7t year! 3ow it was the last day, and as our &li'ht wasn-t until midni'ht we went to %terns, who make beauti&ul ,ewellery! We were collected by car and taken to their emporium in 6panema, and shown how stones are cut, polished and set! We en,oyed seein' their immaculate work, and discovered that tourmaline is one o& the main 'ems o& BraOil, and comes in several tones o& pink, 'reen and blue! Then a sad 'oodbye to Rio! =n the way to the airport the temperature dropped and it was pourin' with rain! The weather seemed to want to help with the transition &rom BraOil to 1n'land!

NICOLA HARRIS REFLEXOLOGY & THERAPIES TATWORTH TO RIO & 5AC7

!ou'le re!ount their ad"enture to 1ra2il. 4&ter spendin' 1A days cruisin' &rom Barcelona to Rio de :aneiro with many BraOilian passen'ers, we were really ready &or our Rio adventure!
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TATWORTH GOOD COMPANIONS

Tatworth 5ood 0ompanions are havin' a Mother-s ay Mystery Trip with a carvery lunch on T*urs+ay 20!* Mar,*! To date we have 49 members and &riends ,oinin' us! 4pril "rd 4pril 19th May 1<th 0o&&ee and chat &ollowed by our &riendly Bin'o at Tatworth +layin' 2ields Will be a coach trip =pen day with everyone welcome! Tables available to rent! 2ree co&&ee and cake &or all

chan'e! To make our residential roads sa&er sooner please make the time to si'n the petition currently held at %outh 0hard %tores, Herberts 3ews, Hibbard 4utomotive and Way&arers, 2orton and show your support! The sheets will be collected on 4pril 19th! =ver 1<# have already si'ned and every name counts!

TATWORTH WIVES GRO*P

9ester 0own writes: 2ollowin' our 3ew $ear 0heer +arty in early :anuary we have held the &irst two monthly meetin's o& our ;#14 pro'ramme! =n Ath 2ebruary we en,oyed a talk by iana +earce who took us on a well illustrated 'uided tour o& her holiday cruise &rom 4msterdam to Budapest alon' the Rivers Rhine and anube visitin' many interestin' places alon' the way includin' 0olo'ne, 3urembur' and Lienna! The Ath March meetin', a well attended open meetin' with many visitors present, en,oyed hearin' about the history o& %towell 0ourt &rom :ohn +earce who is the 0lerk to the 0ourt! He brou'ht alon' the 0ourtMs led'ers which date back to 18"; &or us to see and havin' e7plained how the annual 0andle 4uction takes place, took us on an entertainin' video o& a walk throu'h %towell Meadow showin' the watercress &or which it is well known! =ur meetin's are normally held at Tatworth 0hurch Rooms on the &irst Thursday o& each month at 9!"# pm! =n the "rd 4pril our speaker will be Rev Tim +rice who will 'ive an illustrated talk about his %abbatical +il'rima'e last :uly e7plorin' the 0eltic Roots to the 0hristian 2aith! This event will be another one open to everyone! The &ollowin' meetin', on 1st May, will be held at the Wildli&e +ark, Nilmin'ton!

Lisitors and new members are always very welcome! 2or &urther in&ormation on any events please call> 4nne 5oody on #14A# ;"B4"4 .secretary/ or Helen :ohnson on #14A# ;;#;;1 .assistant secretary/!

A*CTION OF PROMISES
The Tatworth 0ommunity e&ibrillator 2und will be holdin' an 4uction o& +romises on %aturday 19th May, 9>## &or 9>"#pm at Tatworth Memorial Hall! +romises will be listed on the villa'e website nearer the date! QQQ 0omplimentary Bu&&et @@ onations welcome QQQ This event has kindly been sponsored by the 5uppy 2amily!

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PERRY STREET SOCIAL CL*5

Rob 0aniels writes: +erry %treet %ocial 0lub are holdin' an open weekend to actively seek the support o& the local community and the +arish council with a plannin' application, which will be submitted to the %outh %omerset istrict 0ouncil plannin' department, &ollowin' the open weekend! The open weekend will be held on %aturday <th and %unday Ath 4pril ;#14 &rom 1#>##am to 4>##pm! 4rchitectural advice will be available &rom 1#>##am to 1>##pm on %aturday <th when tea and co&&ee will be provided! 5reenslade Taylor Hunt land and plannin' department are currently completin' a plannin' application that includes a proportion o& a&&ordable housin' and pre@application correspondence with %outh %omerset istrict 0ouncil plannin' department has been supportive o& the scheme! The current committee has adopted a very positive stance to recent di&&icult tradin' conditions, with the ob,ect o& providin' a &irm &inancial &oundation &or the &uture o& the +erry %treet %ocial 0lub which was &ounded in 18BB! The proceeds &rom a success&ul plannin' application will be used by the committee to re&urbish the buildin's .essential maintenance is lon' overdue/ and &acilities, to'ether with plans to re'enerate the club and provide a well mana'ed &acility, which will bene&it and be accessible to all in the community! The committee would appeal to the community and the +arish 0ouncil to attend the open weekend and 'ive your support to our plannin' application! 0ommittee members will be pleased to answer any Euestions and assist you in viewin' our e7cellent &acilities! We would also e7tend the invitation to local or'anisations and businessH can the use o& our &acilities be o& interest to you in the &utureS 0an we work to'ether to our mutual advanta'eS We can accommodate 'atherin's ran'in' &rom small meetin's to corporate events, please come alon' and take the opportunity to talk to us! With the support o& the community the committee are con&ident that we can secure the &uture o& this valuable villa'e asset &or 'enerations to come, however without support and a success&ul

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Safe Routes to S!hool ( Roy /alsham writes: 6n The ri&t issue A1 2ebruaryIMarch ;#14, 6 wrote about the possibility o& parents reEuestin' that their children-s route to school be walked and assessed &or sa&ety! ue to a misunderstandin', 6 made an un&air comment about the 0hairman o& Tatworth F 2orton +arish 0ouncil! 6 know that The 0hairman .and 0ouncillors/, over many years, have strived to improve the sa&ety o& the children en@route to school! 6 thank them all &or their e&&orts! The +arish 0ouncil have recently proposed that a ;# M+H speed limit be applied to all residential areas, which is also very welcome! -&m'h for Tatworth 7 Forton 8 Caroline 9oo'er writes: 4 'rowin' move towards ;#mph limits and their en&orcement is sweepin' the country and your +arish 0ouncil are 1##R behind

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plannin' application the club would probably have to be downsiOed and its &uture would be in ,eopardy! +lease help us to preserve the &uture o& the +erry %treet %ocial 0lub &or the en,oyment o& the community &or many years to come!

winter as they are not &ully hardy! $oun' plants .includin' over wintered cuttin's/ can be hardened o&& under cover! Le'etables can be planted direct or under 'lass! 2it collars to deter cabba'e etc! root &ly! 0heck RH% website &or the many &ull ve' I&ruit plantin' help and su''estions! 4pply rose and late sprin'Iearly summer &ertiliser! +rune early shrubs a&ter &lowerin', e' 2orsythia etc! 0heck the shrub &irst especially be&ore cuttin' into old wood! 0lematis pre :uly &lowerin' should be trimmed o& last yearMs 'rowth and last yearMs post :uly .all new annual 'rowth/ should be cut hard back! 6& in doubt check your species &irst! +runus do not usually reEuire prunin' e7cept +runus spinosa!

TATWORTH HORTIC*LT*RAL SOCIETY

Tony rnold writes: The talk by :ohn Horsey at the 2ebruary meetin' on the History o& 5ardens, to'ether with his many accompanyin' slides, was en,oyed by all! This was &ollowed by an interestin' Euestion and answer session! =ur 4pril talk, sub,ect J5rowin' your ownK, 'iven by a 5old 0lub %peaker, is due to take place at the meetin' on Thursday 1#th 4pril! I por!a"! re i"+er o. 'ar+e" 5isi!s > The day trip to Wisley on Wednesday May ;1st has 2R11 4 M6%%6=3 as our society is a&&iliated to the Royal Horticultural %ociety! 1ven i& you have been be&ore there is so much new to e7plore! The 4lpine House has the most wonder&ul selection o& species o& plants, in desi'n, colour and interestin' &orm! 4lso the new lar'e Tropical House will keep you occupied &or some time with a &ascinatin' ran'e o& plants we cannot always 'row easily in our climate, with a 'ood ran'e o& small to very lar'e tropical and temperate species! There is a superb water&all to rela7 beside! There is the new well@desi'ned Rose 'arden which &eatures in addition some e7cellent perennials! 2inally, donMt &or'et the spacious trial 'ardens, this year with 3arcissus and 1uphorbia under scrutiny! Have you put your name down &or our tripsS $ou can do so at our meetin' on Thursday 1#th 4pril! eposit o& ?1# per person please! The other outin's are to $onder Hill, 0olaton Ralei'h on Thursday 1Bth :une .hal& day/ and *on'stock +ark, Waitrose .between %tockbrid'e and 4ndover/ on Monday ;1st :uly! 4 room will be set up where lunch can be purchased with menus bein' provided in due course! Au6us! Ope" S*o7> Tatworth and istrict Horticultural %ociety =pen show will be held on %aturday ;"rd 4u'ust at ;!"#p!m! at the Tatworth Memorial Hall! 3ew e7hibitors will most welcome! 'ar+e"i"6> 4t last 4pril arrives, with lon'er, li'hter days and hope&ully a continuin' improvement in the weather, brin's with it a 'rand welcome and e7citin' awakenin' in our 'ardens with rapid plant 'rowth! 4 hot spell was predicted in March at the time o& writin'!! *etMs en,oy our 'ardenin'H winter was lon' and tou'h and wet enou'h &or us all! %ome o& the many :obs to be done in 4pril> .RH% web site worth checkin'/ *awns can be treated with moss and weed killers! 4dd sprin' .hi'h nitro'en/ lawn &eed with selective lawn weed killer! Raise mower blades and mow more &reEuently, 'radually lowerin' blade hei'ht unless a very hot Idry spell turns up! *et 'rass 'row lon'er in hot dry spells! %prin' clean and disin&ect the 'reenhouse, which is very important to 'et rid o& overwinterin' pests and diseasesH spider mites are the most troublesome! %ow hardy annuals, e!'! Thunber'ia, 6pomoea, *athyrus .sweet pea/ all wonder&ul colour, lon' &lowerin' climbers! %earch &or what appeals to you! +lant summer bulbs in 4pril, e!'! 5altonia .tall summer Hyacinth/ 0rocosmia .Montbretia/ 5ladiolus, 4lstromeria .+eruvian *ily/, 4'apanthus .4&rican *ily/! %earchin' on line may be reEuired &or specialist bulb 'rowers! 2or 0ontainers> Hedychium &ra'rant .5in'er *ily/! 1ucomis &ra'rant .+ineapple *ily/ are superb additions &or interest and &ra'rance where you want to place the container! Brin' these in to the conservatoryIprotect in

3ew shrubs, small trees should be planted now be&ore the 'round dries &urther but keep very well watered especially i& a hot Idry spell suddenly appears! Wil+li.e aler! !o 6ar+e"ers> +lease report si'htin's o& sick, diseased or dead birds, amphibians, reptiles and mammals to www!'ardenwildli&ehealth!or'! More hed'eho's are bein' &ound sadly deceased! onMt &or'et the birds D could you provide a nestin' bo7 and &ood, itMs not too late in 4pril! &o,al "o!e> 2orde 4bbey has planted 1;,### bulbs and the new winter 'arden is bein' developed rapidly so 4pril should be lookin' 'ood &or a local sprin' e7plore and walk! BB0 5ardeners Cuestion time is bein' held at 2orde 4bbey on Wednesday 4pril ;nd and 6 will be attemptin' to put &orward a Euestion on behal& o& the %ociety! 1n,oy sprin'!

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Summary of meeting held on -&th February -&)* 4n'ela welcomed everyone to the monthly meetin', includin' new member %andra Nibble@White and 4nn +reston a trainee W6 advisor! iana, our treasurer 'ave us an estimated bud'et &or the year, which seemed to leave us in a &inancially healthy state! We were in&ormed that a be'innerMs course in computin' was bein' arran'ed, to be run by 5raeme :oy! 3ames were submitted by those interested in takin' part! ates are yet to be arran'ed! :ohn 0rabb was welcomed by 4n'ela to 'ive his talk on TBirds in 2li'ht,M be'innin' by tellin' us a story o& how he became a wildli&e photo'rapher! He was a university physicist be&ore retirement and, because he had always been interested in wildli&e, particularly birds, he decided he would like to capture ima'es o& birds in &li'ht! 4&ter several earlier attempts he mana'ed to photo'raph some absolutely spectacular close up pictures, showin' in detail the &ormation o& &li'ht &eathers @ a miracle o& en'ineerin'! :ohn showed us an amaOin' picture o& a &riendly Robin &eedin' &rom his hand, which he had taken with incredible patience and which was printed in the aily Mail in ;#1#! 4n enthusiastic and eloEuent speaker, he concluded his talk with a series o& beauti&ul ima'es which were special to him &or their art &orm, in pattern, colour and shape! *inda Tucker thanked :ohn, and said she was overwhelmed by his artistry and she wouldnMt look at birds in Euite the same way a'ain! The meetin' ended with re&reshments, which were en,oyed by all, and tradin' on the stall! The ne7t meetin' will be on 4pril 19th when Brian Wri'ht will 'ive a talk on JThe World o& 5hosts!K 5uests and visitors will be very welcome! :ileen 3uker 8 &)*+& --)+*&

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Summary of Mar!h meeting :ane 5rant stood in as president and welcomed members and two visitors, Licky and *ouisa, as 4n'ela was unable to be present at the meetin'! We were reminded that the ne7t lunch would take place at 2erne 4nimal %anctuary on 2riday, ;<th 4pril, 1; &or 1;>"#pm, also a return skittles match with 0hard W6 has been arran'ed at the TWindwhistle 6nnM on 2riday, 11th 4pril at 1; noon, ?< &or a sandwich lunch, names were taken &or all those interested members! 4 mile lon' walk in aid o& 40WW Walk the World ay is to take place on Tuesday, ;Bth 4pril, &ull details at ne7t meetin'!

The ne7t 0o&&ee and 0hat venue will be at Rosemary WaltonMs house on Monday, "1st March at 1#>"#am! 4s our speaker Mr Brian +helps was unable to attend due to illness, it was decided to have the re&reshments earlier than usual and then to en,oy a &un 'ame o& Beetle, which caused some amusement! +riOes were awarded to the winners! The evenin' concluded with tradin' on the busy Brin' and Buy stall! 4t the ne7t meetin' on the 19th 4pril, Brian Wri'ht will talk about TThe World o& 5hostsM! 5uests and visitors very welcome! :ileen 3uker 8 &)*+& --)+*&

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The proli&eration o& de&ibrillators in the area is both commendable and breathtakin'! There are ; known installations @ at the %chool and the +layin' 2ields @ with one at Tatworth Memorial Hall in the process o& bein' &unded! 0learly their presence at hi'h activity areas like these is desirable but, with their value bein' in simple but e&&ective and immediate treatment, one has to wonder i& there are other locations which mi'ht also bene&it the community!

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