The NEWSLETTER for TATWORTH & FORTON

February / March 2018 Issue 85

SUPPORT OUR
PANTOMIME!
As we are entering a further phase of winter and all its varying weather patterns let’s look on the bright side
and support our PANTOMIME - ‘Red and The Wolf’.
There are many things here in Tatworth that we should rightly be proud of and one of these is the Tatworth
Memorial Hall which is the centre for community events. If you have not yet participated in enjoying the
facilities offered then please do have a look at what’s on, there should be something of interest to you.
In particular come along and enjoy what promises to be a fun-filled time with local artists “doing their bit”.
For those reluctant to venture out on a dark and possibly chilly evening there is a Matinee!

DON’T FORGET THE TAPS

PANTOMIME ‘RED AND THE WOLF’
AT TATWORTH MEMORIAL HALL!

* Thursday February 22nd - 7.30pm

* Friday February 23rd - 7.30pm
* Saturday February 24th - 2.30pm Matinee
* Saturday February 24th - 7.30pm

Come and support your local Pantomime Group and

have an enjoyable evening or afternoon watching
Red Riding Hood and her Granny, plus a variety of
animal friends and more get the better of the Wolf
and his two side kicks! You are in for an enjoyable
time with fun and laughter; we look forward to
seeing you.

Prices are:
Adults £6.00 / Concessions £4.00
Family (2 adult + 2 children £18.00

Tickets will be on sale at South Chard Post Office

and Herbert’s Stores in Tatworth, also Kenny’s
Hairdressers in Chard plus from any Pantomime
members.

If you require any more information about this

you can contact Sheila Harding on 01460 220522.

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TATWORTH & FORTON
PARISH COUNCIL NEWS
The Council met on 11th January and discussed a number
of pressing matters, including measures to deal with the
recent spate of anti-social behaviour and vandalism seen
throughout the Parish. The public forum was well
attended by residents who wished to convey their
concern at recent events and Councillors agreed to have a
further discussion on 1st February, when Council meets
again. The Agenda for this meeting will be published
one week before the meeting and all parishioners are
cordially invited to attend to learn how such anti-social
behaviour can be effectively controlled and reduced with
the co-operation of the Council, local residents and the
Police authorities themselves.
The Council also resolved to set a budget and precept
almost identical to last year, so as to minimise any
financial pressures on parishioners at a time when higher
authorities will be seeking to increase their precept
demands in order to manage their own services and
undertakings. More details will be available from the
Council once the minutes have been published; however if
you wish to receive a more comprehensive breakdown of
the Council’s forecasts for the next financial year, please
contact the Clerk.
With Spring approaching the Council will be starting
preparations for the new allotment season and cyclical
maintenance throughout the Parish will once again resume
as the weather improves and the plants and foliage blossom
and bloom. Please continue to liaise with the Council to
alert us to any footpath/maintenance issues that you may
come across, or those which are causing you concern.
As mentioned previously, the Council has responsibility for
some, but not all, maintenance matters in the Parish and
so residents are asked to stay in touch and highlight areas
of concern, but also be mindful that some things have to be
attended to by the District or County Councils and thus
often can not be dealt with overnight.
The diary dates for this year’s meetings have been
published online on the Council’s website, details on this
page, but will also be available via the notice boards.
Finally, the Boundary Commission is undertaking a
consultation exercise in respective of proposed ward
arrangements affecting South Somerset and details of this
exercise are available on the website and via the notice
boards. If you wish to receive a paper copy please let the
Clerk know and this can be arranged. The Boundary
Commission is keen to hear views from all parts of the
community, not just from local Councils and would
welcome your comments and feedback.
All that remains is to wish you all a very Happy New Year
on behalf of the Chair and members of the Council.
Tatworth and Forton Parish Council,
The Parish Office, Tatworth Memorial Hall.
Telephone: 01460 221066
Email: tatworthfortonpc@yahoo.co.uk
www.tatworthandfortonparishcouncil.org.uk
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SOMERSET COUNTY COUNCIL
SNIPPETS
Business Rates Relief Pilot
In the recent Local Authority Financial Settlement the
Government chose not to award Business Rate Retention
Pilot status to Somerset despite it having the full
backing of the County Council and the five District
Councils. This decision has not been fully explained and
unfortunately leaves the County Council needing to find a
further £4million of cost savings in 2018-19.
Ultrafast Broadband
Thousands more homes and businesses in Somerset are in
line for access to superfast Broadband following a major
Connecting Devon and Somerset (CDS) expansion plan.
The Government’s Broadband Delivery UK (BDUK) Agency
has given the go-ahead for CDS to increase access to the
ultrafast broadband network being delivered by Gigaclear
for around 20,000 homes and businesses initially, in hard
to reach rural communities in Somerset. Information
about the Gigaclear roll-out timetable for CDS will be
updated regularly on the web at www.gigaclear.com/
connecting-devon-andsomerset-rollout-schedule.
Residents and businesses can also expect to receive news
and information from Gigaclear and CDS by post.
T&F MOVIES
On Friday 16th February
T&F Movies will show the
history/drama Victoria & Abdul
(Cert.PG) in Tatworth Memorial
Hall at 8.00pm.
This film is based on the true
story of the friendship between
the ageing Queen Victoria,
played by Judi Dench and a young Indian clerk, who
travels from India to participate in the Queen’s Golden
Jubilee. Their deepening friendship horrifies her family
and courtiers.
The doors open at 7.15pm and the entry charge remains
at £4.00 (Please note the earlier than usual Friday).
BINGO FOR FOOTBALL CLUB
FRIDAY 9th MARCH
Family Prize Bingo in aid of Perry Street and Yonder Hill
Football Club in the Pavilion on the Playing Fields.
Doors Open at 6.30pm - Eyes Down at 7.30pm.
VOLUNTEERS WANTED
Having secured funding to improve the path at
Coombs’s Pond volunteers are wanted on 21st February
at 10.00am to assist the Neroche Conservation
Volunteers to continue their work.
SOME HEROES OF WORLD WAR ONE -
JACK CORNWELL VC
John Cotton writes:
John Travers Cornwell Was born in Romford, Essex in
January 1900. As a boy his ambition was to join the
Royal Navy. He left school at the age of 13 and became a
delivery boy, counting the days until he was old enough to
fulfill his ambition. In July 1915, when Britain had been
at war for nearly a year, John – or Jack as he became
known – was able to join up, as Boy 2nd Class. He was
sent to Naval Barracks at Devonport.
Navy life suited Jack and he did very well in training,
particularly in gunnery and seamanship. In one letter
home that survives he wrote that he had been on a route
march: “I was pretty tired you can bet.” He sent love and
kisses to everyone, including “the cats and the chickens.”
In February 1916 Jack
became “Boy First Class”.
He was now just over 16
years of age. In May he
completed his training
and shortly after he was
sent to join the newly
commissioned light cruiser
H.M.S. Chester. Shortly afterwards Chester proceeded to
the Scapa Flow to join the British Grand Fleet, On 31st
May, Chester and Jack went into battle for the first time.
Jack’s role in battle was as part of the
for’d 5.5” gun crew. His particular task
was to relay orders from the gunnery
officer to the gun crew and also to
adjust the brass sight setting – work
of considerable responsibility for
such a young boy. It required great
concentration and also meant that he
had to stand out-side the protective shield of the gun,
leaving him exposed to greater danger.
The wounded, including Jack, were taken to Grimsby
HospitaI. It was there that Jack died, on 2nd June.
The battle which became messy and confused with a
large loss of life on both sides, became known as
the Battle of Jutland. On the afternoon of 31st May,
H.M.S. Chester was ordered to detach from her group of
light cruisers and investigate gun flashes to the south
west. Suddenly out of a bank of mist a group of four
German light cruisers appeared. Although heavily
outnumbered the captain ordered Chester into action.
Jack’s gun was soon hit and the crew either killed or
wounded. Jack himself was severely wounded but
remained at his post, awaiting any orders that might
come through Before she was relieved Chester was
severely damaged and the following day was ordered to
leave the battle area and proceed to the River Humber.
Only a month later the horrific battle of the
Somme commenced, the bloodiest battle ever in British
history. In the daily accounts of little progress and
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increasing casualties that followed, Jack’s bravery and
steadfastness might easily have been forgotten but for
two occurrences. In July, in Admiral Beatty’s dispatch of
the battle he wrote of Jack’s “splendid devotion to duty”
and “recommended his case for special recognition”.
Following this, two reporters of the Daily Sketch (older
readers will remember this national newspaper) took up
the story They found that Jack had been buried in a
communal grave - basically a pauper’s grave in Manor
Park Cemetery and began to campaign for greater
recognition for him, to which the public responded with
great fervour. As a result, Jack’s mother gave permission
for his coffin to be exhumed and he was re-buried in
the same cemetery with fully naval honours. A splendid
headstone, now with Grade II listed status, resulted from
public subscription In November of that year, Jack’s
mother received her son’s Victoria Cross from King
George V.
Before joining up Jack had been a keen Scout (Boy Scout
as they were then). Subsequently, the Scout Association
instituted the Cornwell Scout Badge to be awarded to
members for acts of individual bravery. This might be
given not only for physical bravery but also the kind of
bravery needed to overcome physical handicaps or the
different kind of bravery that enables a young person to
care for another over a considerable period.
The citation on Jack’s headstone reads:
“It is not wealth or ancestry but honourable conduct
and a noble disposition that makes men great”.
It was written by the poet Ovid.
THINKING
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TATWORTH W.I.
After the January meeting, at which members learnt
from Emma Duke the various uses of driftwood; at the
15th February meeting they will be encouraged to
improve their musical skills. The W.I. will welcome
Caroline Reeves from Chard who hopes to help members
enjoy improving their singing with an evening entitled
‘Having Fun with Music and Singing’.
2018 is not only the Centenary Year
of the formation of the Somerset
Federation; it is also 100 years since
the National Federation of W.I.’s started
the first of its many national campaigns.
To celebrate this, Somerset Federation
have arranged a second visit to the
Houses of Parliament in June in addition to the ‘Somerset
Centenary Lunch’ with Ann Widdecombe in Taunton on
10th February.
Tatworth members vote every year to choose the
resolutions being agreed. Members also take part in
Somerset County Federation community projects, such as
making oncology cushions and bags, twiddle muffs and
beanie hats that are taken to hospitals and residential
homes.
The County News magazine has an article on Tatworth
W.I.’s 2017 visit to the BBC Bristol studio, complete with
photographs of members learning how to present the
news and weather and operate the autocue. In the
magazine there are details of the ‘Literary Lunch’ to
Susan Lewis. There are also details of other activities that
members can attend in February and Match.
These include a guided walk at Greylake RSPB Westland
and Wildlife Reserve on the 27th February, the five day
trip to Eastbourne, starting on the 26th February, a
Scrabble Tournament, a Short Tennis morning and three
County Road shows.
Tatworth W.I. usually has a monthly lunch at different
local venues.
Kurling and seated Volley Ball are enjoyed every
Monday afternoon in the Memorial Hall, where anyone is
welcome to join members.
THE DRIFT!
A reminder to all residents and Tatworth organisations
that The Drift is your newsletter - it gives you a chance
to share your views, concerns or news.
Robin and the RAG team will be pleased to hear from you
with any items of interest that you would like to see.
The next issue of the Drift will be for April with a
deadline date to receive any item being 14th March.
Robin can be contacted on: 01460 220819 or email:
robin@perryprint.eclipse.co.uk
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TATWORTH & DISTRICT
HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY
Ken Johnson writes:
The AGM took place on Thursday 14th December 2017.
Chairman’s Report
Thanks are due to the hard work of the members of our
Committee which, over the year has become even more
depleted. New members are required urgently as it is
becoming very difficult to cope with the various aspects
of the workings of the Society. The Society is moving,
year by year to a crisis point and the trend must be
reversed or the Society will be unable to function. With
the impending resignation, after long service, of Nick
Bernard there is an urgent vacancy for the post of
Treasurer and yet another vacancy on the Committee.
A huge vote of thanks is extended to Nick for all his past
efforts.
Following on from the above the members voted and
passed the following resolution. “Be it resolved that - in
the event that a Treasurer cannot be found by the end of
March 2018 the Chairman shall call an Extraordinary
General Meeting in April 2018, to formally dissolve the
Society and decide on the dispersal of funds”.
The first two Society meetings of the new year at
7.30pm in Tatworth Memorial Hall will be as follows:
Thursday 8th February - ‘Slightly Naughty Plants’
Thursday 8th March - ‘Fungi’.
The Golden Fleece
RESTAURANT - BAR - BED & BREAKFAST
Open every evening and Sunday lunchtimes
for delicious food in a relaxed and welcoming atmosphere.
Our a la carte menu is available throughout the week
as well as weekly specials and Chef’s Speciality Dishes
at the weekend, so there is always something for everyone.
Tuesday - Pie and Pint for £10.00
Thursday - Steak Night for Two
(Two 10oz Rump Steaks for £22.50)
Friday & Saturday - Chefs Specials
Sunday - Sunday Roast
The Golden Fleece, Perry Street,
South Chard, Somerset,TA20 4QH
Tel: 01460 220285
Email: goldenfleece2003@hotmail.com
Website: www.thegoldenfleecechard.co.uk
Facebook: The Golden Fleece Inn
PLANNING AND REFRESHING...
THE EXCITING YEAR AHEAD FOR
YOUR GARDEN
How content and happy are you with your garden?
What do you really want to achieve? Will a simple plan
enable you to make changes and improvements and
provide interesting ideas for thought and discussion? Was
last year’s gardening experience up to your expectation?
What plants did you enjoy looking at? Try and make a list
looking back to those warmer months. Can you remember
ideas you thought might motivate you to make those
exciting changes you always wanted to? It’s not too late
to make decisions for the coming gardening year so grab
a pencil and paper and make a start.
List any structural and planting changes you’d like
Do you want to create more space? Do some raised
beds need adding? Especially useful if growing tap root
vegetables, the Umbelliferae (parsley) family eg carrots,
parsnips, celery etc require depth which also helps to
stop that surface resident the dreaded carrot fly.
Drainage also improves hugely with a raised bed and you
can add attractive and fragrant companion annual plants
such as tagetes (marigolds) that many vegetable pests
hate. Yes it does work!
Be bold - get rid of poor and unsightly shrubs and plants
that no longer contribute to your garden enjoyment. Add
fragrance and attractive foliage and more colourful
longer flowering spring and summer species. It’s worth
having a look in a garden book/website/garden centres
for ideas. The RHS website is helpful in describing a
plant’s horticultural requirements. Spend time double
checking plant labels to assist your planting decisions.
‘Buy me plant me now’ - garden centres can offer an
instant seasonal pick-me-up plant for your gardens as
well time to meet up with fellow gardeners to exchange
ideas over a warming cuppa.
QUICK PLANNING PRIORITY LIST:
Of vital importance your soil - Acid, Alkali or Neutral -
Try to do a pH check with an inexpensive testing kit. Take
a small sample of soil, add some distilled water and shake
then use the indicator to see what soil pH you have.
If that’s a bit too time consuming look and see if you have
acid loving (ericaceous) plants thriving such as Heather,
Azaleas, Rhododendrons as that is a certain sign of a low
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pH acidic soil. Is your soil sandy or clay or is it nice and
mixed and crumbly? Tip some into a jar and add water,
shake up and you will see instantly the mixture you have
stones, grit and sand sinking and clay and silt particle
high up with some organic (composts) floating. Estimate
visually your soil mixture. The ideal loam soil is an even
mixture of (inorganic-non living) clay, sand, and fine silt
and 10% (organic –living matter).
Add plenty of fresh organic matter (compost – manure –
leaves or leaf mould) your plants will soon respond as this
creates fresh nutrients, holds moisture and restricts
weeds effectively. Some moderate slow release feeding
will be welcome in March onwards, then moderate liquid
feed when plants start to flower. Different vegetables
will have their own feeding requirements, so do check
first.
Plant for size, not just colour or fragrance
Consider height and width, and, so often omitted, spread
and space occupied in full bloom as well as light and air
circulation. Shrubs are small trees so plan and prune
carefully.
Ground cover may also be just what you want in difficult
planting areas. Climbers should give great pleasure and
lift colour up above all the other plants and can be used
for covering up unsightly objects.
Containers can be used successfully for bulbs, summer
flowering bedding plants and annuals as well as specimen
standard shrubs. Try some vegetables such as new
potatoes in a deep container if you haven’t done so
before, they taste superb. Containers can be moved
around to achieve the best position, but do so before
adding water as they become too heavy. Keep them
well watered during hot weather and add water crystals
before going away. They work well!
What Action next?
May I recommend spending a cold or gloomy day
enjoying some relaxation and making a list of what
improvements you would like to see. Next month I will
suggest some plants that may be worth looking up in
books or electronically that may guide you and quick
ways to improve different soil. Enjoy Spring planning and
look after our wildlife, two and four legged.
Coloured pictures of some of the plants are available to
view free on the ‘Scienceforthegardener’ website
archives. Every month you will find a wide range of
garden science information. The website is now also
available as a Secondary Science Resource on the RHS
School Gardening website.
Science for the gardener Book is being
published this month look out for book
signing announcement at St Johns Church,
Tatworth and District Horticultural Society
and Chard Book shop.
Get ready for the gardening off, and enjoy!
Tony Arnold MCIHort
Secondary science recourse for RHS School gardening
www.scienceforthegardener.com
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SHOE BOX APPEAL
Blythswood Care
Marion & Steve Slyfield write:
I must start this with a big “Thank You” to those that did
shoe boxes or gave bits to make up boxes, all in all our
depot in Ilminster checked and sent to Romania just over
7500, these came from far afield - Bristol Area down to
Cornwall. Bristol brought their boxes again to a depot in
Weston-Super-Mare where we collect them. Cornwall’s
are transported up to us for sending abroad.
Steve and I went out on a rota in the Transit Van with the
other driver and mates, to schools, churches and private
houses - on 1 pick-up day we collected 1000 boxes and so
did Michelle and Martin on another run.
We had never been to the depot when the articulated
lorry collect the cartons, I said “the lorry must have
another pick up to do!” - well I was so wrong, our cartons
nearly filled it! Pictures were published in the ‘Chard and
Ilminster’, also I have some. The lorry left for it 3 day
journey back to Romania.
Ingrid and Peter went to Romania to see for themselves
to who and where the boxes go. We hear a lot of negative
press, but the pictures I have seen are not pleasant and
I am so pleased with the little that we do to give a little
bit of love back to these people. The average months
wage is equivalent to £200. A stick of deodorant is about
£4.00. It’s not difficult to understand how delighted these
people are at receiving such gifts from us.
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If anyone is spring cleaning or just clearing out I would
be most pleased for any sewing bits ie. part or whole
reels of cotton, needles, poppers, hooks
and eyes, elastic etc! I make up sewing
kits for teenage girls and women’s boxes.
Also any unused toiletries so packs can be
made up, like the ones from hotels or
unwanted gifts.
The delivering of shoeboxes is only a small part of the
Blythswood Care work; they are involved with a great
range of projects.
One project the Director really needs 70
covered cushions for her camp. The camp
gives the deprived children a holiday.
Traditionally, schools from Scotland have
sent their 16-year old pupils with 2 teachers
to help during the summer. All the ex-church seats are
very uncomfortable. If anyone is good with sewing,
knitting or crotchet and they would like to provide a
cushion with a cover, they would be delighted. We hope
to send 70 cushions from our area by April. We will
gladly collect, please contact: peteringrid.bloomfield
@blythswood.org
We will be helping again this coming year so if you have
anything please contact me on: 07813358530.
Thank you for your support on behalf of all those that
work or help at Blythswood.
EDITORIAL
I trust that you all had a good Christmas and wish you all
a time of goodwill for the coming year.
It is regrettable that some of our residents have been on
the receiving end of anti-social behaviour from a number
of those in the younger age bracket. The complaints were
reported to and briefly discussed by the Parish Council -
(see P.C. item) as reported here in this issue of The Drift.
Further discussions will take place at the next meeting.
Some residents attended the open meeting in Chard
with the Avon & Somerset Police Commissioner, Sue
Mountstevens and indicated that they would be prepared
to support additional cost of policing through Council Tax.
It must however be remembered that whilst the addition
may be of benefit to the Police Authority overall, that
paid by Tatworth residents would not be directly spent in
Tatworth. Once the Parish Council have discussed these
matters further at their next meeting I anticipate a
further Report will appear in The Drift.
Finally I would like to remind everyone to make sure
they have had a flu jab, most pharmacies have the
vaccine and will give advice to anyone particularly
vulnerable. There is a nasty virus around the country at
the moment causing coughs and colds so I hope you will
be lucky and escape the vagaries of this unpleasant virus
- keep warm and eat well. Perhaps you could check on
any elderly neighbour to see if they need anything.
Robin Munday
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TATWORTH WIVES GROUP
Hester Down writes:
Our New Year Cheer Party took place on 11th January at
which our cheque for £1,400 was presented to Caroline
Dowell for Little Bridge House run by Children’s Hospice
South West, our fund-raising project for 2017. Caroline
explained to us that it costs about £10 million each year
to run the three children’s hospices in the south west -
Little Bridge House in North Devon, Charlton Farm
in North Somerset and Little Harbour in Cornwall.
The three hospices mean that people living anywhere in
the south west can now access a children’s hospice
within 90 minutes driving time.
We were then entertained by David Andrews who sang
well known romantic songs popular in each decade from
the 1890’s to the 1950’s, and between each decade he
explained to us how in each period romantic feelings
were expressed through flowers, jewellery and even
stamps. The entertainment was followed by afternoon
tea.
Our first meeting of 2018 will be the Thursday 1st
February at 2.00pm in the Church Room when the
speaker will be Alice Kennard who will talk to us about
Forde Abbey.
TATWORTH GOOD COMPANIONS
For any enquiries or more information please telephone
Anne on: 01460 239434.
WENDY’S KITCHEN
VILLAGE CAFE
* Everyone welcome - No need to book
* Good home-cooked food - friendly atmosphere
* Come along and enjoy lunch or a snack,
coffee & cake etc.
Every Wednesday 10.00am - 2.00pm
at Tatworth Memorial Hall
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The DRIFT DIARY February / March 2018
Date & Time Event Venue
Thurs 1st Feb - 2.00pm Tatworth Wives Group Meeing Ch Rm
Thurs 1st Feb - 7.00pm Tatworth & Forton Parish Council Meeting TMH
Thurs 8th Feb - 7.30pm Horticultural Society Meeting and talk on ’Slightly Naughty Plants’ TMH
Sat 10th Feb - 7.00pm St Johns Church Quiz Night StJ
Fri 16th Feb - 7.30pm T&F Movies - ‘Victoria & Abdul’ TMH
Sat 17th Feb - 7.30pm Horticultural Society Meeting TMH
Thurs 22nd Feb - 7.30pm TAPS Pantomime - ‘Red and the Wolf’ TMH
Fri 23rd Feb - 7.30pm TAPS Pantomime - ‘Red and the Wolf’ TMH
Sat 24th Feb - 7.30pm TAPS Pantomime - ‘Red and the Wolf’ - (*plus a Matinee at 2.30pm) TMH
Mon 26th Feb Tatworth WI - Trip to Eastbourne -
Tues 27th Feb Tatworth WI - Guided Walk at RSPB Greylake Westland and Wildlife Reserve -
Thurs 1st March - 7.00pm Tatworth & Forton Parish Council Meeting TMH
Sat 3rd March - 1.30pm St.Johns Church Family Craft Afternoon StJ
Thurs 8th March - 7.30pm Horticultural Society Meeting and talk on ‘Fungi’ TMH
Fri 9th March - 730pm Perry Strret and Yonder Football Club Family Prize Bingo TPF

Regulars
Every Mon - 2.00pm Stretch and Relax Class Ch Rm
Every Mon - 2.00pm New Age Kurling & seated volleyball - £1.50 per session, including refreshments TMH
Every Mon - 7.00 - 8.00pm Celia’s Get Fit, Tone-up & Stretch Class TMH
Every Tues - 2.00 - 4.00pm Tatworth Craft Group - £1 each including refreshments - Brewer Room TMH
Every Tues - 5.00 - 6.00pm Under 10’s Softball Cricket (up until19th April) HSH
Every Tues - 6.00 - 7.00pm School years 6 - 10 Hardball Cricket Up until 19th April) HSH
Every Wed - 10.00am - 2.00pm Wendy’s Kitchen TMH
Every Wed - 3.30 - 5.00pm Exercise Class TMH
Every Wed - 7.00pm Chard & District Lace Group - Brewer Room TMH
Every Thursday - 7.00pm Chard Karate Club - Juniors (R) PSC
Every Thursday - 8.00pm Chard Karate Club - Seniors (R) PSC
Every Sat - 5.00 - 7.30pm ‘Traditional Fish & Chips’ van TMH
First Tues - Monthly Chiropodist - Mr Grimminger - Tel: 30114 TMH
First Thu - Monthly - 7.00pm Tatworth & Forton Parish Council Meeting TMH
First Thu - Monthly 2.00pm Tatworth Flower Club TMH
Third Thurs - Monthly Tatworth WI Meeting TMH
Fourth Tuesday - Monthly Kents Fellowship KCR
Last Fri - Monthly Perry Street Social Club’s Monthly Big Quiz PSC

KEY: Ch Rm - St John’s Church Room, PSC - Perry Street Club, TMH - Tatworth Memorial Hall, TPF - Tatworth Playing Fields,
TPS - Tatworth Primary School, StJ - St John’s Church, KCR - Kents Common Room, SCC - South Chard Church, WL - Wilton Lodge,
SC - Strode College, HB - Hollywood Bowl, WC - Wells Cathedral.

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