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STOGURSEY NEWS

STOGURSEY SCHOOL CELEBRATES A SUCCESSFUL OFSTED INSPECTION(More Details Inside)

May 2016Please send email articles to : [email protected] Please put handwritten or typed copy in the News box in Post Office.

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Stogursey News Editorial May 2016The cover of Stogursey News this month sets the tone for many of the items inside the magazine. There is some really good news for the school and the results of the Ofsted inspection. How satisfying the outcome must be after all the hard work that must have been done to achieve it.

There’s also an impressive list of achievements in the Parish Council’s Annual Assembly report.

However, in case anyone is tempted to rest on their laurels the articles on the Flower Show and the 2nd Stogursey Arts Festival provide encouraging opportunities for future achievements.

Anne Sparkes who has just moved away from the village has been involved with many village activities and also regularly contributed to this magazine. We will miss her and wish her well in her new home in Wellington.

And finally as they say in the best magazines watch out for an online quiz in the next issue.

Editorial Team

Stogursey News is printed free of charge by Hinkley ‘B’Station (EdF) and distributed to every household in the parish by our team of wonderful volunteers. We are very grateful to everyone involved.

Editorial Team Aubrey KnowlesCatherine HawkinsLesley FlashSteve StonehamPaul Welbourne

Stogursey-Online.ukJo CavillJeremy Wilson

DistributorsJane CassidyApril DunnettCatherine HawkinsDeborah RobinsDick BlomfieldDorothy CarpenterDulcie TouchinHeather Hallett

DirectoryPhil Griggs

DistributorsJackie LucasJan FordJoy BurtLiz DyerPaul WelbournePauline WebberPeter & Barbara Oates& Anon E Mouse

ArchivePaul Welbourne

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Regular EventsMON Stogursey Fun - mothers and children

Short Mat Bowls10.00-12.00 am

7.30 - 9.30 pmVictory HallVictory Hall

TUES Parish Council Meeting 2nd TuesdaysBingo AfternoonTennisQuantock Musical Theatre Company

7.15 pm 2.00 pm

6.00 - 10.00 pm7.30 pm

Victory HallSt. Audries Centre

Youth Club

WEDS Movement to Music (Age Concern)Women’s Institute Meeting 2nd WednesdaysKundalini Yoga for Beginners

11.30-12.30 am7.30 pm

7.00-8.30

Victory HallSt Audries Close

Church Rooms

THURS Toddlers GroupBingo Evening

10.00 am7.30-9.30 pm

Church RoomsVictory Hall

FRI Coffee ShopEdF Drop-In - monthly; see Look AheadSt Andrew’s Church Junior Youth Cub

for details contact Nicky MorganLine Dancing (not December)

10.00 am12 noon- 1.00 pm

6.00 -7.30 pm

7.30 pm

Church RoomsBabbling Brook Inn

Church Rooms

Victory Hall

SAT

SUN

Football - MenFootball - Boysfor details & fixtures for men & boys football

contact Steve Dixon

September-AprilSeptember-April

2.00 - 3.00 pm

Village Diary May 6th EdF Drop-in Church Rooms 11.00 - 12 noon May 8th Fairfield Gardens open May 16th Poetry Group Meeting (details within) 7.00 pm May 21st Coffee Morning Stogursey Arts Festival (details within) Church Rooms 10.00 - 12 noon May 21st Pledge Auction FOSS & Victory Hall Cttee (details within) Victory Hall 7.00 pm May 25th Mobile Library (details within)Future Events June 8th-17th Fairfield House open (details within) June 10th Queen’s Birthday; School Celebrations (details within) Church and School 1.30 pm onwards June 11th Magic of the Musicals (details within) Victory Hall 7.00 pm June 25th Summer Fair FOSS (details within) Stogursey School 2.00 pm July 1st Organ Recital St Andrew’s Church 7.30 pm July 30th Flower Show Victory HallSirens: Hinkley Point A at 11.00 am May 4th August 4th November 4th Hinkley Point B at 12 noon July 20th October 20th

Level One Emergency Exercise June 14th Emergency Vehicles and Siren possible.

You are now able to post local upcoming events on the parish website www.stogursey-online.uk

Stogursey News is posted every month on the website; this can be useful if delivery of paper copy is delayed.

2nd Stogursey Arts Festival September 21st - 25th September 2016


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MIDWEEK COMMUNIONS

Date Time Venue Presiding Readings

Wed 4th May 8.00am WQH NM As per officiant

Wed 11th May 10.00am Stogursey SC As per officiant

SERVICES IN THE QUANTOCK COAST BENEFICE : MAY 2016

CHURCH 1st May Easter 6

8th May Sunday after

Ascension

15th May Pentecost

22nd May Trinity

29th May Proper 4

EAST QH 9.30am Eucharist

NM

3.00pm Kids Praise

Revd Kathryn Flenley

8.00am Eucharist (BCP)

SC

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FIDDINGTON 9.00am Eucharist

PC

9.00am Eucharist

SC

9.00am Eucharist (BCP)

AFT

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HOLFORD 6.30pm Evensong

NM

9.30am Eucharist (CW)

AFT

11.00am Mattins

SC

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KILVE 11.00am Eucharist

NM

11.00am Family Service

AFT

9.30am Eucharist

DB

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STOGURSEY 10.30am Morning Praise

SC

10.30am Family Eucharist

DB

10.30am Eucharist

AFT

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Benefice Eucharist Team

Celebrating bell ringers

STOLFORD - 6.30pm Evensong

SC

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STRINGSTON 11.00am Family Service

AFT

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11.00am Eucharist

TS

Benefice Eucharist Team

Preach and preside Revd T Smith

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WEST QH 9.30am Eucharist

AFT

9.30am Eucharist

TS

9.30am Family Service

Revd K Flenley

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Liturgical colour & Readings

WHITE WHITE RED WHITE GREEN

1st Reading Ezekiel 37: 1 - 14 Ezekiel 36: 24 - 28 Genesis 11: 1 - 9 Prov 8: 1 – 4, 22 - 31 1 kings 8: 22 – 23, 41 - 43

Psalm 67 97 104: 26 - end 8 96: 1 - 9

2nd Reading Acts 16: 9 - 15 Acts 16: 16 - 34 Acts 2: 1 - 21 Romans 5: 1 - 5 Gal 1: 1 - 12

Gospel John 5: 1 - 9 John 17: 20 - end John 14: 8 - 17 John 16: 12 - 15 Luke 7: 1 - 10

WE WILL REMEMBER THEM

Alfred John Kable

Alfred was born in 1895 to his parents George & Ann. In 1901 the family was living with his grandmother Mary in Castle Street (Mill Street at that time). He was unmarried and worked as an agricultural labourer. He joined D Company, 10th Battalion of the Devonshire Regiment as Private No. 13466 in 1914. Initially he was sent to France and later to Salonika. He contracted enteric fever and was sent home to recover. However he elected to return to Greece, and was reported missing by the Bridgwater Mercury in July 1917. In fact, he had been killed at Salonika on April 24th.

He is buried at Dioran, Macedonia and was awarded the Allied Victory Medal, the British War Medal and the 1914 Star.

If you have any more information about Alfred, or a photo, please contact me:

Aubrey Knowles on 01278-733874

Valued Volunteers

Needed!

COULD you support people in your community of Stogursey towards gaining work?

If the answer is yes you could be just the volunteer we value to help with a new Community Employment Hub in Stogursey. The Employment Hub will focus on offering:

•Practical advice on CV writing•Help with searching and applying for work•Support with online application forms•Interview preparation

If you would like to be a volunteer please contact: Colleen Blake at West Somerset Council on 01984 635221

“Exercise daily. Eat wisely. Die anyway.” Anon

The Stogursey Poetry Group

We met at Libby’s house on the 7th of March. Our theme was ‘Places.’

Phil started the evening off by reciting the words to his old school song: “We who were born in country places…” Annie read part of the Rupert Brooke favourite, “Grantchester,” the whole group joining in with the words “and is there honey still for tea?”

Tony read a poem from his “neck of the woods” and he assured us that everything said in the poem is true!

Mary read a poem by Gillian Clarke entitled ‘The miracle on St David’s day.” The next poem, read by Libby, was about the Sea of Galilee and written by John Tyler. April and several others in the group shared that they had been there.

Tony said that sometimes you read a poem and it makes you want to go there, he illustrated this with a poem by Mary Coleridge.

Another Coleridge poem from Cy, Samuel Taylor, this time, and the well-known Kubla Khan. Anne read a poem entitled simply “Somerset” written by Stogursey’s very own poet, Paul Tipney. April read a poem about Dunkirk by Idris Davies.

Phil started the second round with one of his favourite poets, John Betjeman, and Annie followed suit with one from hers, WH Auden. Mary read a poem that she had learned by heart when she was ten years old, entitled ‘Dragon ships.’ Edward Thomas wrote in praise of nettles and this poem was read to the group by Libby.

Tony shared that he has a love-hate relationship with London, and we all enjoyed his reading of London Pride by Noel Coward.

Cy ‘hopped across the pond’ and read us Mr. Brodsky by Charles Tomlinson, (delivered in a convincing American accent!)

Anne read a poem about Iona and April read a lovely and moving piece that she had composed herself, called ‘Farewell to Stolford.’

If you enjoy poetry why not come along to our next meeting on the 16th May. Just bring a couple of poems on ‘The Unexpected’ or ‘Surprises’, and a small plate of nibbles if you wish. We will meet at Libby’s house. Please phone April for further details on 653397.

Phil Griggs

“I think, therefore I still am.” Elliot PriestPlease send email articles to : [email protected] Please put handwritten or typed copy in the News box in Post Office.



This is the official judgement made by Ofsted after its inspection of the school. Although the inspection took place over two days, 15th and 16th March, we had to wait until the new term before the judgement was officially confirmed. As part of the inspection, a group of pupils had to answer questions put to them by the inspectors. Amber, Bince, Immy and Taylor (from Willow Class) were part of this group, and they recalled some of the inspector’s questions and their own answers: Do you like going to school? Yes, I enjoy it No - I like school, I like the place here, but I don’t like working. I like school because it teaches you all the stuff that you need to know when you’re older. What sort of work do you do? I said that we do lots of different work because we do History, English, Maths, Science, Geography, Art, French. We do all sorts, we do lots. We have to fit all that in in one week sometimes, so it’s very busy. Sometimes we do large projects like the Anglo-Saxons. We had to find out facts about them and make models.

(I said) I like ‘Box of Delights’ day. It’s basically when all the class teachers have to bring in objects, and one person from every class has to come up and pick a box. There’s something inside the box that we have to find out about.

Basically, the children are in charge, so we get to decide what we want to do.

We had a rocket, it was a space station. We had to find out things about space, like, who’s gone up there.

We had a mind map of what we wanted to do about it. The teacher makes a list of all the things that we want to do. There are different groups doing different things.

Do you like the teachers and are they are nice to you? I said that sometimes they can be a bit strict. But they’re strict because we’re being, like, naughty. I said I love the teachers, they’re the best in the world, and they teach you a lot.

STOGURSEY C E Primary School

We are a “good” school!

The inspection report states: “The ‘Box of Delights’ is a regular event where the school shares some inspiring learning, for instance about the International Space Station.”

Do you think it’s safe in the playground and do you think the teachers on duty are being responsible and looking after everybody properly? Yes, they’re very helpful. Very, very helpful. Does everyone get along in school? Yes. Most of the time. I said not really, because Year 6’s, they probably will have friends who are in Hazel class, but don’t want to hang around with them. We’re not mean to them, but we don’t play with them so much, because we’re not so interested in what they’re playing. Is there any bullying in school? There’s no bullying in school, but sometimes people do insult people if they’re mad at each other or if they’re falling out. Is there any racism in school? We said not really, because everyone doesn’t want to be mean to each other, and there’s no point because everyone’s a person and it’s not about your appearance, but what’s inside of you, your personality. Thank-you, Amber, Bince, Immy and Taylor, for sharing your memories of the inspection.

A letter from Anna Hammond I am delighted to be able to share with you the outcome of our most recent Ofsted inspection. This has judged Stogursey CE Primary School to be a good school. We are very proud of the progress that the school and pre-school have made since our last inspection. There are many positive comments in the report but we are particularly pleased that Ofsted recognised:

that teaching, learning and assessment have improved since the last inspection and pupils make good progress;

the good behaviour within the school

“All staff have a shared expectation of the highest standards of behaviour but largely pupils behave well because they enjoy school and have great trust in their teachers.”

“Pupils believe that their classmates behave well and they show great empathy for each other. Lessons are rarely disrupted in any way and so pupils have good concentration skills and settle to work quickly.”

that good teaching in pre-school and in the Reception class is giving children a “flying start with their social and language skills”

that all teachers and teaching assistants know the individual children well, have good subject knowledge and use sharp questioning to challenge pupils’ thinking;

the inclusive nature of the school; that the school extends the

curriculum with exciting and challenging activities that build confidence and resilience;

the skills and ambition of the governing body.

The whole school community has worked hard to achieve this outcome and I would like to thank everyone who has supported us. Thank you also to all the staff and Governors for their work over the last few years, the parents, carers and children who spoke to the inspector. The children are always delightful and made a very positive impression during the inspection. The full Ofsted inspection report can be read on the school’s website: www.stogurseyprimaryschool.co.uk or on the Ofsted website. Anna Hammond Chair, Board of Governors Stogursey CE VA School

The Queen’s 90th birthday Friday 10th June

Join our procession from the school to the Church for a service at 1.30pm

or stand at the roadside and wave a flag!

2.30pm: Party in the school field

(more details next month)

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Stogursey Flower ShowI have been led to believe that there are some excellent cider makers amongst us so if the rumours are true I hope that we will see a few bottles entered in the Homecraft section of the Flower Show. There are new themes in the Floral Art and the Photography Section this year and a couple of different baking categories. Don’t forget to get your thinking caps on for the Best Decorated Hat which is open to all ages.

Keep an eye on the weather during May as frosts are still possible which will ruin young bean, pumpkin, courgette, salad and dahlia plants. If carrot root fly is a problem make a barrier a foot high around the plants with some fleece as this pest is very low flying. If you prefer not to use slug pellets, I have discovered that apart from slug pubs the new deterrents made from wool work quite effectively as the little critters don’t like crawling over it.

Happy gardening, crafting and baking. Fiona

FAIRFIELD OPENING13th April to 30th May8th to 17thJune 2016

Wednesday, Thursday, Friday & Bank Holiday MondaysGuided House Tours 2.30 & 3.30pm

Elizabethan & Medieval HouseWoodland garden also open

Entry £6 Proceeds to Stogursey Church

Enquiries to 01278 732251

Stogursey ChurchFriday 1st July 7.30pm

ORGAN RECITALby

MATTHEW OWENS(Organist at Wells Cathedral)

HOLFORD GARDENERS GROUP

Holford and District Village HallMAY 17TH 7.00.PMPLANT AUCTION

Members £1.00 Visitors £1.50

A Warm Welcome to all

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Quantock Musical Theatre Company bring a new show full of musical numbers to entertain you and keep your feet tapping. With songs from musicals new and old - from Annie to We Will Rock You, Phantom to Shrek, there are tunes to keep everyone happy. For a fun evening of "I know this - what's it from?" Come along to find out and raise funds for your village hall and local charity - Marion Evered Trust. (Marion Evered Trust raises money for Oak Ward - childrens cancer unit - Musgrove Hospital )

Show starts at 7.30 pm 11th June STOGURSEY VICTORY HALL TICKET PRICE £6 from The Post Office, on Door or www.ticketssource.co.uk/qmtc

Our ages range from 10 – 76 ! We all love to sing and have fun whilst doing some good with the money we raise. We always welcome new members of all abilities. We rehearse every Tuesday 7.30 at Stogursey Victory Hall.

( Rosie - O1278 733121)

VICTORY HALLVICTORY HALL LOTTERY

MARCH DRAW

1st Prize £25 Trevor Jones 442nd Prize £15 Robert Crowther 1203rd Prize £10 Janet Manley 36

“It’s never too late to be what you might have been.”George Eliott

Come and try

Tennis! . . .at your local Stogursey court

Spring is in the air, though C station is nowhere near, so why not use the tennis court before their funding expansions disrupt the area?

Who needs a roof when the sun is shining, so just dust off that racket and clean those shoes and blow away the cobwebs on Tuesday evenings, 6:30 until dusk, or, later with lights on !

First time is FREE, thereafter £3.50, or, join for ONLY £23/year to play anytime. Any info` needed ring

John Nicholson 732711 [email protected] Robin Bendall 732633

THE LAST WOMBLE

Apologies to anyone who turned up on Sunday 3rd April but I had an emergency call from Secret World to – would I bring a wounded hedgehog from QVH to them for convalescence and rehab? I decided the rubbish could wait. However, on Sunday 10th April, in an arctic and boisterous wind, I fought my way on foot from home to the car-park. I was glad to see at last a litter bin! Already full to overflowing, but the car-park was otherwise clean.

A different story along the seawall – perhaps due to a series of flood high tides and high winds – plastic bottles and bits of plastic and polystyrene, and the odd cigarette lighter and tangle of nylon fishing line, two doggy dirt bags neatly tied up and left on the path, a solitary flipflop and a deflated party balloon. I filled two sacks and still had a third to do another day. “This is the way the world ends, not with a bang but a whimper…” TS Eliot, appropriately enough, in his poem The Wasteland!

For me, regular wombling is over. I hope others will continue. I’ll do a bit now and then as I can. Thanks to the Editors for their thanks – which need to be spread around to all you lovely people who help out. It’s not just me. We have to finish with a bit of verse – or worse:

Come all ye Womblers boldIf ye’d live till you grow oldDo you open yer bagAnd pop in the swag,For recycling’s good as gold.

Appelie Wombler Tel 653 397 (not Sats)


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Letters from Parishioners Contributions are welcome. The views expressed are not necessarily those of the Editorial team. We edit for length and layout, and will

not print contributions that are libellous, scandalous, vicious or defamatory. We wish to be a neutral platform for all.

PETRIFIED?

It was good that two people wrote in about the stones on verges in Stolford but I was disappointed that no-one answered the question: is it ethical for an individual/small group to impose a change in usage on a village community piece of land, without consulting that community? Neither person felt they could add their names. I went through the same quandary but came out thinking we should be ready to stand by our convictions. Surely the two who wrote in were not petrified that there would be some kind of backlash? Not from me – I am not a countryside lout. No one wrote in about how that strip of land has been traditionally used.

Rather, I am the one who is petrified, if this kind of manipulation of public space can go unchallenged and uncorrected – what else could follow? The omission of the democratic process in this is positively disturbing – it smacks of the 18th C enclosures in which the people’s common land was wrested from them into private usage/ownership. It gives a feel of paternalism - “You don’t know what’s good for you; we do, so we’ll do it, whether you like it or not.” The mud and flood problems of that corner are not significantly worse than at many other places along our lanes, so I hardly think that could be a good argument for placing the stones – and certainly not for placing the bench planter, which was specifically put there to block parking.

It is all very well to cite beautifying the village but beauty is in the eye of the beholder. personally I find the bench and planters inappropriate for their setting – and if they are supposed to be beautiful, that is negated by the addition of the stones.

I don’t want to be negative – that bench and planter unit would be more apt in a slightly more formal setting, by a village name sign, if we had one, say - down where the village proper starts near Brendan’s fish shop. They just look out of place on a formerly wild and then truly country stretch of rural layby. My preference would be to suggest to the village the planting of wildflowers – the natural look. And the welcoming bit of parking (minus rocks) which says,”We’d like you to rest awhile in your car, maybe look at your map and have a sandwich, or use the phone – we are friendly to strangers here in Stolford.”

April Dunnett

Sirs:

Some years ago when County Council taxes were capped, the Parish Council in Stogursey increased the tax for this Parish if I remember correctly, in order to pay for the Burgage Road Play Area, insisting it was necessary for us to all to cough up more money for the scheme despite most peoples’ budgets being tight.

Now I read in April, 2016 Stogursey News that just as I predicted, (because it had happened previously I understand), the play area has been vandalised yet again. The Parish Council are now suggesting it might be necessary to install CCTV cameras to protect our investment. Are the Parish Council now going to look to us for yet more money for the CCTV cameras, sending good money after bad?

In my view, if you don’t look after something then you deserve to lose it. Shut the place down and save honest abiding taxpayers more increased costs for something that is not appreciated anyway

A J Ravenscroft Wick

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Key Points from the Parish Council Annual Assembly 12.4.16CHAIRMAN’S REPORT - Councillor Allan SearleMay 2015 Election During the May election process, we said goodbye to Rob Dibble, Lesley Flash and Barbara Oates who stood down as councillors. Ten candidates put their names forward to stand which meant we did not need to have an election. We therefore welcomed Chris Morgan, Paul Tipney and Keith Turpin to the parish council. Sue Goss and Chris Morgan returned as District Councillors and Anthony Trollope-Bellew became the new leader of West Somerset Council.

Hinkley C Community Impact Mitigation (CIM) FundingThe CIM process has kept councillors busy over the year, notably with the installation of the Burgage Rd Play Area which was completed in May. This was followed by a successful formal open day in early July and the resurfacing of the access track leading to the play area and allotments. The success of the play area has been marred by some vandalism of the shelter which councillors are disappointed with. However the play area is well used and enjoyed by many children.

Councillors also gave support to the “Noise Mitigation Earplug” scheme for Shurton and Burton residents; “Stogursey Goals” (portable goal posts for the Football Club) and has earmarked £200k each for the Stogursey School Family Room and Refurbishment of the Victory Hall from the ring-fenced Stogursey pot. Some of our councillors have also been very involved with The Victory Hall Feasibility Study/Project for the Village Hall refurbishment which has taken up a considerable amount of time.

The delays in securing the Financial Investment Decision for Hinkley C has led to a high degree of uncertainty for our parishioners, particularly those who live close-by who will experience the disruption of the build programme which will be extended by at least a couple of years.

Parish Enhancement Maintenance work has been carried out on the three

bridges at Shurton Ford and the shingle roof of the bus shelter was replaced by volunteers. The flower boxes on The Gravel will be replaced shortly and a working party has been arranged to tidy up The Pound.

The flower boxes on The Gravel and those in various locations including Shurton, Burton and Stolford really make a difference and help to brighten up the parish. We thank all the volunteers whose efforts are appreciated by all.

See next page for Report of Annual Accounts

Due to EDF Hinkley C financial constraints we lost the

use of the lengths-man during autumn and winter months (October – March). Time will tell on the impact of this although we are already being affected financially, as we now have to pay for some works from our Precept. We have also requested West Somerset Council re-introduce a road sweeping programme for the parish.

We have worked closely with the West Somerset Flood Group to help identify flooding hotspots in the parish in the hope that preventative works can be undertaken.

Grants We were pleased to support the Stogursey Arts

Festival by granting a sum of £750 towards the start-up costs. We look forward to this year’s festival.

We also gave a £3000 grant to ensure the Youth Club continued for at least another year. We feel it is important to try and provide entertainment for our youngsters.

We were awarded £250 from the Somerset County Council Health and Wellbeing Budget courtesy of Cllr Hugh Davies, which we will use to purchase “pop-up indoor sport equipment”.

Miscellaneous items We processed 13 planning applications, a relatively

quiet year. We are really pleased at the success of the

Community Car Scheme and thank all those involved with the provision of this service which has recorded 365 journeys in its first year of operation.

We also witnessed the introduction of the Hinkley C Policing Teams’ “Operation HAROLD”, the agreed diversionary routes in the event of an incident on the C182 between Cannington and Hinkley Point.

The bad weather has caused havoc with the Farringdon Hill Horse Crossing which remains closed for safety reasons, whilst the various agencies scratch their heads to come up with a long term solution!

I wish to thank our County Councillor Hugh Davies, our District Councillors Chris Morgan and Sue Goss and all members of the parish council, not forgetting the excellent work carried out by our parish clerk Aly Prowse, for the hard work and commitment during this term of office. I hope that we can continue to improve the quality of life for the people of the parish. I thank the Vice-Chairman, Cllr Chris Ford for his help and support and I would like to take this opportunity to say a big thank you for supporting me during my time as Chairman of the Parish Council.




STOGURSEY PARISH ANNUAL ACCOUNTS TO 31.3.16 (Clerk):

The total income for the year was £89816; £20000 of this was the Precept and £14249 for the VAT reclaimed. Virtually all the remaining £55525 was made up of external grant funding, including the Burgage Rd Play Area. Expenditure for the year totalled £83085. Again, this was mostly costs associated with the various grants received and the associated purchases attracting VAT. The normal annual expenditure items such as insurance, audit, litter bins and grass cutting was similar to the previous year. The net bank balance at the 31.3.16 was £30342, £6731 higher than last the same period last year. Finally, the schedule of the parish council assets totalled £128389, a large increase on the previous year reflecting the new Burgage Rd Play Area and BMX track which totals £85254.

STOGURSEY CHARITIES (Pauline Kaye):

We welcomed Pauline to her first Annual Assembly as the Steward of the Stogursey Charities. This mainly represents income, expenditure and the various investments associated with the Alms Houses. A new accountant employing slightly different methods, resulted in a few minor adjustments made to the accounts, which demonstrated a healthy asset balance.

A Magical Evening of Songfeaturing

The Minehead Male Voice Choirwith soloist - Eloise Routledge

Saturday 25th June, 20167.30pm

at Minehead Methodist Church, The Avenue

Tickets are £7.50 available from NatWest Bank, Mineheadand West Somerset Advice Bureau, Market Lane,

Mineheador Tel: 01398 371248

e-mail: [email protected]

All proceeds in aid of the West Somerset Advice Bureau

“What a wonderful life I have had! How I wish I had realised it sooner!” Collette

The Victory Hall Committee and

FOSS(Friends of Stogursey School )

are holding a pledge auction on May 21st at 7 pm in the Victory Hall. This is your chance to bag a favour and bid

on some great prizes.

Food and the Bar will be available on the evening. A fun night for all.

The Friends of Stogursey School will be holding their annual

Summer Fair on

June 25th on the playing fields at

2.00 pm.

Stalls welcome. We are also looking to have a big car boot at the event. Please contact Lisa on 733611 if you would like to register your boot or indeed would like to help on the day.

All contributors welcome.

Saturday 7th May 20167.30 pm

St. Mary's Church, BridgwaterMozart: Requiem

Haydn: Nelson MassConductor ~ Iain Cooper

Orchestra led by ~ Brigid Kirkland-Wilson

Soprano ~ Mary MorganAlto ~ Anne Braley

Tenor ~ Guy WithersBass ~ Edmund Saddington

Tickets: £12 reserved (£10 for Friends)£8 unreserved, accompanied under 16s free

Several people from Stogursey sing in the Bridgwater Choral Society






Main Site Neighbourhood ForumWorkshop

Andrew Goodchild and Lisa Redston of West Somerset and Taunton Deane Councils gave a presentation on the scope of the Community Impact Mitigation (CIM) Fund.

Stogursey hamlets, the parish as a whole and some other communities are the Primary Impact Zones (PIZ) of the Hinkley C build. The CIM Fund is intended to help communities offset the damage done by the development to their former ways of life and to help promote a more hopeful future. Projects need to demonstrate their viability and their importance to the community or group which applies but the size of the project is of less relevance than deservingness

PIZ communities, because they will suffer most, have the best opportunities to succeed in bids to CIM Funds.

Andrew suggested five questions that interested applicants should ask themselves:

How do you think the people in your community will be affected by the development of HPC?

How could the people in your community benefit from the development?

What does your community need because of the development?

What projects could deliver these needs?

Who would need to be involved to make these projects happen?

There is work involved in defining your project and filling out the ‘Expression of Interest’ form but there is also help to be had if you ask. West Somerset wants nothing more than to see the money well-used where it is most needed.

Andrew emphasised that the financial benefit to the district of dues paid by EdF will continue well into the future. Applicants need not fear that the sources of support will cease but they do need to be prepared to give time and thought and effort to their projects.

Support is not available to individuals for private purposes but there is additional support from the AONB for landscaping improvements & enhancements on farmland.

You will find more information at: westsomersetonline.gov.uk/Hinkley-Point-Community-Fund/Minutes of all meetings can be found by following the links to Hinkley Point on the Stogursey Website (details on Diary Page). The next workshop & meeting will be on Wednesday July 13th

Main Si te Neighbourhood ForumMeeting

David Eccles expressed confidence that the HPC build would go ahead. He said that the nuclear industry is more important to France than the steel industry is to the UK and the French Government has no option but to sustain it. Furthermore the company has acquired huge offices in Bristol, the Cannington Bypass is nearly done, and the main contractor is mobilising on site. A second concrete-batching plant has been constructed and a third is being built. There is two years’ funding in hand for current work.

The ‘landscaping’ of the Southern Boundary will begin shortly. The archeology funding has come to an end, the hedges have been ripped out and revised noise monitoring is to be agreed with West Somerset Council. Work can then begin and is expected to last between eighteen months and two years. Ponds will be dug on the eastern side and a bund thrown up and planted to help to hide the hostel. Vast quantities of soil will be then be dumped on the western side to make a mountain, which will also be planted. The construction of the escape road and the building of the bridge will eventually, presumably, follow. And may heaven help the hamlets.

Two information boards have been placed close to the entrances to the site on the Southern Boundary at Shurton. These will be regularly updated.

Work will soon begin on the third attempt to make a safe horse-crossing at Farringdon.

There was feedback from residents about traffic problems on the Shurton-Stogursey road from the C182. Andrew Goodchild will convene a meeting to discuss solutions.

Vicky Dingwall of EdF had invited local residents and the wider parish to an inspection of the archeology artefacts and a tour of the site. In response to local feedback she especially extended the arrangement to include the possibility of an evening visit for those in work.

Peter Farmery of Shurton pointed out that signage for the re-routing of footpaths needs to be improved. EdF promised to address the matter.

EdF would like to include as many interested residents as possible in a regular e-mail update explaining works on site throughout the build. If you would like to be included please send your name and email address to [email protected]

Minutes of all meetings can be found by following the links to Hinkley Point on the Stogursey Website (details on Diary Page). The next workshop & meeting will be on Wednesday July 13th








Meet the Hinkley Point C Community Relations Team

Ross Edwards, Community Relations Manager

Ross is a family man, having two young children both born in Somerset. An environmental scientist by trade, the early years of his career were spent in London working for Thames Water. Ross escaped to the country and has worked on the Hinkley Point C Project since the beginning. Outside of work, when not exploring the wonders of the Quantocks with his family, he’ll be on his bike or if the wind is blowing might be spotted on the coast kitesurfing.

Natalie Crawford, Community Relations, Kier BAM JV

Natalie Crawford joined the Kier BAM joint venture team to work with the community and also deliver internal project communications. Natalie is originally from Wiltshire (Malmesbury) but has moved to Somerset from London where she was working on Crossrail’s Farringdon Main Station Works. She has moved to the village of Cossington where she is thoroughly enjoying exploring the village and surrounding areas – so far Natalie has very much enjoyed a visit to the Chantry Tea Gardens at Kilve and the cycle walkway from Cossington to Bawdrip. Natalie hopes to begin cycling via this route to Bridgwater as the weather improves but is definitely a fair weather cyclist for now!

If you would like to sign up to receive project information via e-mail please send your address to: [email protected]

Please note that the next drop in session on Friday 6 May will be held at the Church Rooms in Stogursey 11am-12pm

Andrew Cockcroft, Community Relations Manager

Having grown up in Bridgwater, Andrew has an intimate knowledge and understanding of the local area that helps him to work across a diverse range of projects for the Hinkley Point C Project. Returning to Somerset after complet ing his master’s degree, he now lives in Taunton with his wife and Siamese cat. When not at work Andrew is an experienced triathlete and spends an inordinate amount of time trying to find different ways of spending time in the ocean.

Vicki Dingwall, Community Relations Officer

Vicki has worked in a variety of roles on the project at Hinkley Point C since it began and has recently moved to the community relations team. Prior to this Vicki worked at Hinkley Point B, Westbury Homes and in an unusual role that involved selling replica ice axes commemorating Sir Edmund Hilary’s notorious ascent! Raised in Bridgwater, Vicki now l ives in Westonzoyland with her husband, young son and springer spaniel and is currently studying for a master’s level qualification. She greatly enjoys history and takes a keen interest in local history, particularly that on her doorstep - the Battle of Sedgemoor.

You can get in touch by:

Visiting us at EDF Energy Visitor Centre: Angel Place Shopping Centre, Bridgwater, TA6 3TQOpen 9:30am-4pm Mon-Fri & 9:30am-1pm on Saturday

Calling us on our 24hr free phone number: 0800 096 9650

E-mailing: [email protected]

Tweet us @edfehinkleyc or visit: www.edfenergy.com/hinkleypointc


Stogursey Arts Festival update 2016

“I thought it would be my one and only exhibition, so I decided to call it My Major Retrospective.” Tracey Emin

This year’s Arts Festival will have more exhibitions and fun events for every one in the village to take part in. It will be a Major Retrospective of local creativity since the exhibitions of 2015. We are starting a list for interested exhibitors 2016, so if you have some paintings, drawing, sculpture, craftwork, photography and/or new media solutions and you would like to exhibit please let Tim know.

It looks like our idea to light up Stogursey during the Festival evenings is gaining a bit of momentum now. Nine projectors have been promised and the Ignite Somerset team will be doing trial projections on the church (for details of dates contact Tim). We still need more people to get involved, even if all you want to do is put some fairy lights round your door or light up your scarecrow, let us know.

Russell (Scare) Crow by the way has been on a ‘field’ trip, but he will be returning to Stogursey News in the near future.

We now have some provisional diary dates for the Festival, which we intend to run from the 21st to Sunday the 25th September 2016.

Over the next few months we will be gearing up through a series of events, getting groups involved in the organization, preparing work for exhibition, sorting out the line up for performances and raising funds to support publicity and continue the building of our infrastructure.

The first of these events will be on Saturday the 21st of May from 10.30am till midday, where we will be holding a coffee morning in the Church Rooms. As well as a ‘cuppa and cake’, you will be able to pick up the latest information and pre-view an exhibition of work in progress by The Arts Group - Stogursey (TAGS).

TAGS activity this month included: a trip to the Royal Academy, a morning of perspective drawing in the church and some evening practical demonstrations. If you would like information on how to TAG along, contact Tim directly and he will send you the programme for the next series of sessions, talks and visits.

Contact numbers/ email addresses for representatives of the Arts Festival Committee.

Tim Kaye for TAGS and Exhibitions 734550 Ian Elenor for Music 733052

The Devil and the Blacksmith

At Fiddington once lived a smith who was so proud of his craft that he very unwisely boasted he could shoe the Devil’s own horse -‘’Ah! An’ shoe he to rights too.‘ One midnight he was called up by a traveller whose horse had cast a shoe, and when he looked at the rider of the great black horse, he found it was the Devil himself. The terrified smith had the wit to pretend he had left a hammer at his cottage and ran for the parson. The parson, however, refused to return nearer than the roadside hedge where he remained to watch, having told the smith as he valued his soul to keep his word and shoe the horse –but he must take no payment! The smith set to work, and the Devil was so delighted with the result that he presented the man with a bag of gold, but was told politely, ‘I never don’t take nought vor work done at night.’ Baffled the Devil glanced round, and caught a glimpse of the lurking Parson. ‘If it hadn’t a-been vor that old blackbird in behind orchet,’ he yelled, ‘I’d a had ‘ee vor zertain zure!’ With that both he and his horse ‘vanished in a vlame o’vier’.

From SOMERSET FOLKLORE: R.L. TONGUE

W.I. ReportMargaret Lomax, our W.I. advisor was welcomed to the AGM held on 13th April. The retiring president, Anne Sparkes is moving to Wellington. She was presented with a gift token in appreciation of all that she has contributed during her time with Stogursey W.I. Jennie Hayman stood down from the committee and Amanda Stanley and Linda Brown were elected. Pauline Goodall was elected president and Belinda Crowther and Fran Prescott agreed to continue as treasurer & secretary respectively. The next committee meeting will be held on Thursday 5th May at 7.30pm at the home of Libby Hutton.

The meeting continued with a short talk given by Caroline Farrimond who stressed the need to be vigilant about Ovarian Cancer which is often not diagnosed until it is very advanced because it is invisible. She brought along leaflets listing the possible signs which can include a bloated tummy, tummy pain, the need to pee more often and always feeling full. She urged members to take leaflets to give to all their female relatives, young or old

Margaret Lomax gave a talk about her role as a W.I. advisor and about the time she took part in the TV programme ‘The Chase’.

The competition for a miniature posy was won by Rose Chalk and the raffle by Jennie Hayman. The next meeting is Wednesday 11th May at 7.30pm in the St. Audrie’s community Centre Room when retired policeman Steve will talk about personal safety and will give a demonstration of Karate. The competition will be a potato sculpture. Joan Moore




A Big Thank You from Lisa Dunwood.

I would like to thank all the parents and children, past and present, for surprising me so fantastically when I changed my rôle at school.

I was incredibly touched by the congregation, card and gifts, especially Tina the gnome who now takes pride of place in our garden. After 18 years at the school it was a very difficult decision for me but one that my family greatly appreciate.

I thank you all for your understanding and I look forward to continuing to work with the children and parents of Stogursey School.

Sonnet XXIX

When, in disgrace with fortune and men’s eyes,I all alone beweep my outcast state,And trouble deaf heaven with my bootless cries,And look upon myself and curse my fate,Wishing me like to one more rich in hope,Featured like him, like him with friends possessed,Desiring this man’s art and that man’s scope,With what I most enjoy contented least;Yet in these thoughts myself almost despising,Haply I think on thee, and then my state,(Like to the lark at break of day arisingFrom sullen earth) sings hymns at heaven’s gate;For thy sweet love remembered such wealth bringsThat then I scorn to change my state with kings.

William Shakespeare

Thank Youfrom Anne Sparkes

My most grateful and hearty thanks to everyone involved in my surprise party and the incredibly generous gift.

To say I was stunned is a gross understatement, and I am not usually lost for words. It was a truly humbling experience and just goes to show the depth of love in our little village.

Thank you all so much, I will miss you – but I’ll be back!Anne

“It is time I stepped aside for a less experienced and less able man”

Scott Edlridge

“Age does not diminish the extreme disappointment of having a scoop of ice-cream fall from the cone.”

Jim Freiberg

“The trouble with reaching the age of 92 is that regrets for a misspent life are bound to creep in, and when you see me with a furrowed brow you can be sure that what is on my mind is the thought that if only I had taken up golf earlier and devoted my whole time to it instead of fooling about writing stories and things, I might have got my handicap down to under 18.”

P. G. Wodehouse




NEW MOBILE LIBRARY ROUTE & TIMES Some stops have been removed and times changed.

Library will visit on Tuesdays every 4 weeks

Stockland Bristol Captains 11.40 - 11.55Stolford Telephone Box 12.05 - 12.20Shurton Babbling Brook 12.35 - 12.55Stogursey Greyhound Inn 1.40 - 2.10 Town Close 30 2.15 - 2.40

2016 May 24th June 21st July 19th August 16th September 13th October 11th November 8th December 6th

If this provision is not suitable for you telephone/emailLibraries Direct on 0845 3459177

www.somerset.gov.uk/libraries

Parish Neighbourhood Welcome Pack:Contact Cllr Val Boxall 01278 733235

Wick & Stolford Cllr Sue Jones 01278 652287Burton & Knighton Cllr Sue Goss 01278733405

Community Policing & Speed Watch Volunteers

Peter Bolton PCSO 7292Williton Police Station

Quantock Vale Beat 013 /015 /017Telephone 01823363935/6

Mobile 07889 655193 ( this is a new number )email [email protected]

Community Car Scheme: Stogursey Parish Stagecoach 07908 239 609Parish Lengthsman: Will Denning Work that needs to be done in the parish e.g. ditching, strimming, cutting back, clearing: Contact Allan Searle 732820

Somerset County Council all services: 0300 123 2224.

Parish Council

Chair: Allan Searle Vice-Chair: Chris FordClerk: Aly ProwseCouncillors:Val Boxall, Ian Elenor, Geoff Coles,, Sue Goss,Susan E Jones,Christian Morgan, Paul Tipney, Keith TurpinWest Somerset District Councillors:Sue Goss, Chris MorganWard Councillors: Sue Goss & Chris MorganSite Stakeholders Group RepresentativesSue Goss, Chris Morgan, Paul Tipney

Main Site Neighborhood Forum:Stogursey Hamlets and EdFMike Laver 732069 Burton and [email protected] Jones 732275 Burton and [email protected] Farmery 732503 [email protected] Flash 732417 [email protected] E Jones 652287 [email protected] Blomfield [email protected]

Stogursey Parish Council MembersAllan Searle, Chris Ford and Valerie Boxall

Ward Councillor &West Somerset District CouncillorSue Goss

Shurton and Stogursey Community Hub AssociationSec: Aly Prowse Admin:Pam Maxfield [email protected]

St Peter’s Church Stolford: Community UseChair: Susan E Jones, Stolford

Stogursey Oral History ProjectAubrey Knowles: 733874 Lesley Flash: 732417

EdF HPC Hotline (complaints etc.) 0800 0969650

ANTI-SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR & CRIMINAL DAMAGE: If you witness any ASB or criminal damage type incidents in the parish, please phone the Police on 101 with as much information, including names if you possibly can. These issues are a Police matter, and they need our help to try & stop them. The number of times complaints are made from a particular area is noted. The more complaints there are, the more justification there is to allocate police time and man-power to deal with problems. Complainant’s names are not released to the perpetrators.

EdF Drop-Ins:Babbling Brook Shurton: 12 noon 1 pm June 3rd, July 1st, September 2nd, October 7th, December 2ndChurch Rooms Stogursey: 11 am - 2 noon May 6th, August 5th, November 4th


http://www.somerset.gov.uk/libraries

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HINKLEY POINT C LOOK AHEADMay 2016

This information aims to provide an overview of work taking place related to Hinkley Point C which may affect you to some extent. If you’d like to discuss any of the below, please drop in to the EDF Energy Visitor Centre, Angel Place Shopping Centre, Bridgwater, TA6 3TQ. We’re open 9.30am-4pm Monday to Friday and 9.30am-1pm on a Saturday. We’re also available in the Stogursey Church Rooms on Friday 6 May 11.00 – 12.00. Alternatively, you can call us on our free phone number 0800 0969 650 at any time, or email us at [email protected] .

All works detailed below (except where stated otherwise) will take place during our standard working hours, 7am – 7pm from Mon – Fri and 7am – 1pm on Saturdays.

Work/ItemTimings and

durationLocation You may experience

• The site is being prepared for remobilisation

• Southern landscaping

Throughout May

Hinkley Point C Site

Along the southern boundary of the Hinkley Pont C land

• Footpath users will see archaeologists demobilising • Demarcation of the Southern landscaping area may

commence.

Cannington Bypass landscaping Throughout May

Along the route of the bypass to the West of Cannington

Landscaping activity will be noticed alongside the new bypass.

We’re sorry for any inconvenience these works may cause.

Disclaimer: This ‘Look Ahead’ is accurate at the time of issue. However, the work schedule may change due to adverse weather conditions or other unforeseen factors.

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