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from the editorWelcome to the March issue of LocalReach. I can hardly believe that two months of 2013 have already passed – this year really is flying by. I am looking forward to the long Easter weekend at the end of March and also the clocks going forward on Sunday 31st March which should signal much welcome lighter, warmer days to come.

There are plenty of ideas in this month’s issue to help you enjoy the early springtime including a selection of Mendip Rambler walks, charity fund-raisers for Red Nose Day on the 15th March and a busy programme at Strode Theatre.

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Street parish councilTwo parish councillors will be available to meet residents to discuss any local issue in the John Webster Room, Street Parish Rooms, 6 Leigh Road, Street from 11am – 12 noon on the first Thursday in each month. The next one will be on Thursday 7th March with Cllrs. Lloyd Hughes and Alan Copping.

The April session will be on the 4th April with Cllrs. George Steer and Brian Perry

St benedict’s church march eventsSt Benedict's Church Glastonbury are holding a Spring Concert featuring "The Avalonian Free State Choir" on Saturday March 23rd. 7.30pm. Tickets £5.00 on the door. For details ring 01458 835067.

The Friends of Abbey House monthly talks on 'Spirituality in Glastonbury' begin again on Sunday March 17th at Abbey House Chilkwell St 7.30pm Admission £3.00.

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Many people spend the majority of their working day looking at computer screens and performing near vision tasks within the office environment. Away from the office we all tend to play with digital devices which may make our life more convenient yet place a far greater demand on our near visual system. This “gadget” overload on the visual system can give rise to symptoms of headache, neck ache, tired and stinging eyes. This is because optimal intermediate vision cannot be achieved with bifocal, varifocal or reading lenses, whereas they can with occupational lenses or OPALs. The short wavelength blue light emitted from electronic devices can also contribute significantly to eye fatigue.

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Your Optician should be able to discuss the benefits of these lenses with you and advise on the most suitable lens for your individual needs. Nikon’s “Home&Office”, “Online” and Shamir’s “Workspace” and “Office” lenses are but a few of the lenses on offer.

musings from my Garden – By Martin MudieWell, we’ve finally made it to March and regretfully I have to come out of hibernation. Still, there are many compensations in the garden. I always think it is as if nature has decided to end her winter’s sleep with a real flourish with all the leaves sprouting and the daffodils in full fig.

But this can be a really good month to get on with preparations for the summer. Along with the flowers all those pesky weeds are beginning to grow and if you can start weeding now you will save yourself a great deal of work later on and as a rather portly gent I am all in favour of those new idea of energy conservation – mine mostly!

Also in the garden centres you will notice a lot of new baby plants on sale. These can be real value for money and if you can find a frost free space on a window sill you can really have lovely bedding plants to put out in May.

Finally, are you familiar with their lovely blue convolvulous? – the latin name is Ipomea ‘heavenly blue’. If you sow the seed now you can have a really lovely climber either in the ground or in a pot. A tip though. Try not to disturb the roots when transplanting and put some chicken manure pellets underneath as, like yours truly, they are very fond of their grub!

Water well, and in a couple of months you will have flowers fit for a king.

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When moving home, choose an expert solicitor Who is local to you – by Jill Sinclair of Acorn Solicitors

BUYING or selling a property can be one of the most stressful things you ever do.

So choosing the right Solicitor who is experienced in Conveyancing can make the difference between a smooth transaction and a deal falling through.

Our legal experts have been helping clients locally for decades and have secured membership of the Law Society’s Conveyancing Quality Scheme – the mark of excellence for the home buying process.

Many firms advertise for Conveyancing services online or give cheap quotes. These are never as cheap as they sound, with hidden costs, and the firms will be

well out of the area and not able to be contacted easily.

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We want to make your move as stress free as possible.

For more information on Acorn and the legal services we provide call the Street Office on 01458 441507 or the Taunton Office on 01823 273010, or visit our website www.acornsolicitors.com

We are a group of local business professionals in Wells and we are actively looking for more quality businesses to refer business to on a regular basis.

If you are interested in meeting the group to see if its right for you please call us on 01749 649199 to arrange a visit, you will be assured a very warm welcome!

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Street & Glastonbury health WalksStreet and Glastonbury health walking group are organising a series of short walks. Walking for Health is a national physical activity initiative for adults who currently do little or no physical activity and want to get a bit fitter with something simple like walking, or just want to make new friends.

These walks will last approx. 1 hour and will be at a leisurely pace on easy surfaces. Starting at 2.00 pm and taking place on March 14th, March 28th, April 11th, April 25th, May 9th and May 23rd.

For those of you that would like to something a bit more challenging there is a 2.5 mile walk on April 3rd over fields and stiles starting at 10.30 and a 3 mile walk to Compton Dundon also over fields and stiles, with the option of catching public transport back or walking the 3 miles back, on May 22nd at 10.30. Bring a packed lunch.

All walks will start at Crispin Community Focus, Leigh Road, Street

All walks are free and led by trained walk leaders, in a friendly relaxed atmosphere.

The full printed programme covering all walks can be requested by telephoning (01823) 273084 or by visiting Crispin Community Focus. Details can also be found on Tone Leisure’s website at www.toneleisure.co.uk or on the Walking for Health website www.wfh.naturalengland.org.uk

Walton W.I.At Walton WI’s March meeting at 7.30pm on Thursday

14th March in Walton Village Hall, Clem and Val Pryer will be showing members/visitors 'Traditional Narrow Boat Art' and the competition will be a 'Decorated Flower Pot'. As well as the ever popular raffle, there will be tea, coffee and biscuits available. New members and visitors are very welcome to join the group.

holy trinity church, WaltonThere will be a Soup Morning and Bring and Buy Sale from 11.30am until 1.30pm on Saturday 23rd March in Walton Village Hall. Tea and cake will also be available. Proceeds will be in aid of the Holy Trinity Church, Walton. Everyone is welcome to join the event for delicious home-made soups.

Music at St John's GlastonburyFriday 8th March 7p.m. Millfield Preparatory School Choirs, Ensembles, SoloistsRetiring Collection in aid of "CURE" Meningitis Charity and St John's Church.

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World-class learning on your doorstepStrode College, Church Road, Street, Somerset BA16 0ABTel: 01458 844400 www.strode-college.ac.uk

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FREE Live Music and Entertainment in the Lounge with ‘Rick Avon’ from 8pm non members welcome. We will also be raising money for a Romanian

Orphanage with a ‘Port and Stilton Supper’ starting at 7pm. Tickets for the supper available via the Victoria Club @ £2 per person.

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Victoria Baby and Toddler group runs every Friday morning, we have lots of creative play opportunities, singing, arts and crafts and a soft play area for babies. New families are always welcome. We run from 10.00am to 11.30am. £1.50 a family including refreshments.

Did you know that it is entirely possible to maintain your perfect body weight without counting calories, or using portion control… or any kind of control at all.

The trick is to be aware of and willing to accept your body. It is not a quick fix, but it really, truly works.

Awareness means noticing how different foods and different ways of eating affect your body and mind. Notice both just after eating, and also later on and the next day. Look out for feeling tired, sluggish, achey or a change of mood, as well as obvious things like indigestion.

Just start by being aware, don’t even think about giving anything up at first. Also, you must accept the weight you are at now. Yes I know that can be really difficult, but it is essential,

and your weight will change over time. Start to befriend you own body as it is today. Try to feel into it before you eat as well, and think about what foods it wants to be nourished with, which may well be different to what your mind is craving.

If you do these things, you will break out of the diet /over-eating cycle. You will find you naturally start to eat less of foods that don’t make you feel good, and just cutting down in this way will cause your body to shed weight. That extra fat is a reaction against foods which are actually quite poisonous to your body.

Optimum nutrition is actually highly personal… You need to really ‘own’ your own body and find out what works for it.

More on Weight Management through Awareness in the next issue.

Weight management advice Women's World day of prayer - GlastonburyWomen's World Day of Prayer is a global, ecumenical movement of informed prayer and prayerful action, organised and led by Christian women who call the faithful together on the first Friday in March each year to observe a common day of prayer and who, in many countries, have a continuing relationship in prayer and service.

An event will be held on Friday March 1st in Glastonbury. 'FRANCE'. St Benedict's School; hopefully with some of the schoolchildren who study French. 2 p.m. Tea, coffee and refreshments after the service

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By age 16 you will have heard a great deal about how to keep yourself safe and well, but you will continue to experience new situations and there will be new safety issues to think about.

With this in mind, Strode College held a `Safety Awareness Week` recently,

providing students with information about personal safety issues and advice on how to avoid or deal with them.

Strode’s student support team organised a programme of events which ran throughout the week, including self-defence lessons, first-aid

demonstrations, advice about alcohol, drugs and road safety, and e-safety sessions with a particular focus on how to avoid or deal with inappropriate images or videos

being posted online. Rape awareness tutorial sessions will also be taking place facilitated by the Youth Project Co-ordinator for the Avon and Somerset Police.

A cycle repair and ride scheme visited college during the week offering free cycle maintenance and repair for staff and students.

A range of organisations, including Avon and Somerset Police, Somerset Road Safety and Somerset Rural Youth Moped Scheme, visited the College to provide information and advice to students who were reminded to put their safety first.

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SAVE A LIFE - GIVE BLOODWhy not help others this March by giving blood. The next session will be held

on Thursday 21st March -13.15 to 15.15 and 16.45 to 19.15 at Salvation Army Hall, Goswell Road, Street. To make an appointment call 0300 123 2323

Glastonbury & Street musial comedy Societyacorn antiques: the musicalAfter their recent success with Aladdin, local award-winning Glastonbury & Street Musical Comedy Society are delighted to be bringing their next production, Acorn Antiques The Musical! to the Strode Theatre in April. Victoria Wood based the hilarious Acorn Antiques on the long running TV serial Cross Roads, exaggerating its apparent low production values, wobbly sets, over-acting and wildly improbable plots. It chronicles the lives and loves of the staff of an antiques shop and lampoons the staples of soap operas: love triangles, amnesiacs and siblings re-united. Wood's aim was to give people "a lovely, happy night in the theatre", and that is what you get: a sparkling musical with witty songs, dance and bags of comedy, seasoned with a smidgeon of adult humour!

Acorn Antiques is on at the Strode Theatre from 23-27 April at 7.30pm nightly, including a Saturday matinee, with tickets ranging in price from £12-£16 (concessions available). Book your seats now at www.strodetheatre.co.uk or on 01458 442846

Mrs Overall can't wait to see you there!More information available on the website www.gsmcs.

org (follow the links from the homepage).

This annual day is one that is fully supported by Oxfam as part of its efforts to improve the life and role of women around the world. Members of the local Mid Somerset Oxfam Group are joining the national activities and presenting a special event at Henton Village Hall, commencing at 7.30 pm.

It will be a fun evening, with laughter provided by local Frome entertainer Muriel Lavender with her own brand of poetry and humour This will be supported by a short presentation on Oxfam's work with women.

Tickets will be £12,00 (including a ploughman's lunch and a glass of wine or soft drink) and should be purchased in advance from the Oxfam shops in Wells, Glastonbury and Frome or via the organisers for this event

Celia Lacy 07909 665813Pat Cousins 01749 670517Trevor Skinner 07739

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Group held its first event in March 2011. It is a small group that seek to generate more local knowledge about Oxfam and of course fund raise.

International Women's Day 8th March

St benedict's christmas lunchOnce again organisers held a very successful, enjoyable, free Christmas Day lunch in St Benedict's Church and over 140 people attended.

The organisers would like to thank Local Reach readers who came forward and offered to help on the day by giving either their time, or donations of food or money. Everything was put to good use and much appreciated by all who came. Thank you from Sandra Booth, and the P.C.C.

The Street Society March EventMy Varied Career from the Theatre to Nurseryman in Ashcott - A talk by Gilly Hayward formerly Senior Gardener at Highgrove. This talk takes place on Tuesday 26th March at 7.30pm in the Methodist Church Hall, Leigh Road.

Light refreshments will be provided before the talk. Non members are welcome at a charge of £2.00 per head.

For details of what the society does and how to join the society, which actively welcomes new members, visit www.streetsociety.org or ring 01458443881

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Excessive packaging annoys many people but there is a lot we can do about it, and many companies are changing their ways.

Average families buy three tonnes of packaged products a year, according to national statistics sourced by Somerset’s Green Routine waste prevention campaign.

Every item needs some protection on its journey from producer to the consumers of Street, Walton, Ashcott or Glastonbury.

Firms are helping, with efforts to reduce, simplify or change their packaging, under a voluntary agreement known as the Courtauld Commitment.

But millions of tonnes of packaging are thrown away or recycled each year, as is far too much of the contents, especially food and drink.

Of course, around 75% of Somerset households’ packaging – clean paper, cardboard, food and drink cans, aerosols, foil, glass bottles and jars, and plastic bottles – can be put in kerbside recycling boxes.

And drinks cartons can be taken to most recycling sites, including Street, Dulcote near Wells, Highbridge and Yeovil.

Between the waste of sending useful materials to landfill via your refuse bin and the green hierarchy of “reduce, reuse, recycle”, the very best option is to cut back where possible on packaging.

That is why March’s Green Routine theme is packaging and what you can do about it, with hints and tips on the Somerset Waste Partnership website.

Try these ideas to help “unpackage” your life:• Avoid products with excess or hard-to-

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• Try lower-waste options in refillable, reusable, concentrated or bulk buy products.

• Recycle all you can at the kerbside or recycling site; reuse packaging, if possible.

As well as packaging, the year-long Green Routine 2013 campaign has monthly themes – from food to clutter – to help us all cut waste and save money while having fun. It is easy and takes very little time to pick the themes that could work best for you and check your progress to see the savings.

For anyone in Glastonbury, Ashcott, Walton or Street who wants to find out more, there is full information about Green

Routine 2013 on the Somerset Waste Partnership website at www.somersetwaste.gov.uk.

At the Green Routine page, your can sign up for monthly emails packed with free hints, tools, and links to help you and your family save money, time and resources by cutting back on waste throughout the year.

And for those keen and able to do a bit more, there is free training in Highbridge on 22 Match and Glastonbury on 23 March in ways to help families save £50 a month by cutting food waste – full details on the website.

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March highlights

Wednesday 6th – Saturday 9th March STREET THEATRE presents CALENDAR GIRLS by Tim Firth The stage version of the hugely popular film. When Annie’s husband dies of leukaemia, she and best friend Chris resolve to raise money for a new settee in their hospital waiting room. They persuade four fellow WI members to pose nude for an ‘alternative’ WI calendar. When the success of their charitable venture spirals globally, Chris and Annie’s friendship is put to the test. Tickets £11, Wednesday concessions £10; 1-in-10 free. Strode Theatre, Street. 01458 442846. www.strodetheatre.co.uk

Saturday 16th March SENSATIONAL SOUNDS OF THE ‘60S With TIM PITMAN, PAUL SALVAGE, HAYLEY ANN JAMES, THE MOONDOGS and THE BIG O’ BOY BAND performing the music of ROY ORBISON, DUSTY SPRINGFIELD, THE BEATLES, THE RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS, AND MANY MORE! A return of some of the best local artistes for an evening full of the iconic music from the decade that invented pop. Early booking is recommended for this fundraising show for Strode Theatre which opened in 1963. Tickets £15, including free raffle. Strode Theatre, Street. 01458 442846. www.strodetheatre.co.uk

Tuesday 19th March STEPHEN VENABLES: THE EVEREST STORY Everest mountaineer Stephen Venables marks the 60th anniversary of the first ascent of Everest with an illustrated talk celebrating the history of this iconic mountain, from the first attempt in 1921, to Hillary’s and Tenzing’s triumph in 1953, to today’s controversial commercial expeditions. In 1988 Venables, pioneering a new route up the gigantic East Face with three companions, reached the summit alone, without supplementary oxygen - the first Briton to do so. Tickets £14.50, concs £12.50. Strode Theatre, Street. 01458 442846. www.strodetheatre.co.uk

Wednesday 27th March OPERA AUSTRALIA CINEMA SEASON MADAM BUTTERFLY Puccini’s Madam Butterfly is one of the world’s favourite operas, and this is one of Opera Australia’s most celebrated productions, directed by Moffatt Oxenbould and starring Hiromi Omura and James Egglestone. Lieutenant Pinkerton has just arrived in Nagasaki. His local fixer, Goro, has rented a house for him, and hired staff. All that is missing is a little wife to come home to. Goro knows a girl. Her name is Butterfly… Tickets £14.50, concs £12.50. Strode Theatre, Street. 01458 442846. www.strodetheatre.co.uk



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Community Fundraisers to pop along to your group or club and give a free talk on the Hospice give Gill a call on 0845 345 9671.

forthcoming events include: March 9th Charity Football match- Taunton Town v Wimborne Town kick off 3pm at Taunton Town Football Club.

March 18th Charity Night at the Swan Theatre Yeovil, ‘Play on’ by

Rick Abbott tickets £9.April 19-20-21st ‘Dubs at the

Mill’ a must for all VW fans at Haselbury Mill Nr Crewkerne, Weekend camping tickets £25 or day tickets £5 to book www.scrumpydubbers.co.uk

St Margarets Hospice News

Volunteering opportunityMendip Community Support incorporating the Mendip & Sedgemoor Volunteer Centre require a Volunteer Administrator to cover the

Street/Glastonbury areaduties include:

Providing a volunteering brokerage servicePromote volunteering opportunities in the areaGeneral admin duties including updating the database

must be:Computer literateConfident meeting people in person and speaking on the phoneReliableAble to work from the Shepton Mallet or Bridgwater office

Please contact Rachel or Louise for more information9a Market Place, Shepton MalletSomerset, BA4 5AZTel: 01749 34 68 30Email: [email protected]

Forty students from Strode College’s Public Services courses enjoyed the thrills and spills of the Italian ski slopes recently, where they showed their teachers just how well prepared they are - for fun and for their future careers.

Strode teaches three different Public Services courses, providing students with the opportunity to progress through the courses to extend their knowledge and skills to a higher level for management roles: Level 2 Diploma, Level 3 Extended Diploma, and a Foundation Degree in Managing in the Public Sector Services. Students from all courses joined the skip trip.

Maurice Holdstock, Public Services Course Manager at Strode said: “We want to make sure

that our students are well placed to compete for highly sought after public services jobs and to take on the challenges of higher level study. We do this by teaching a mix of theory and practical activities to prepare students for a range of situations & careers.

“Skiing and snowboarding require excellent personal skills such as communication, leadership and team working, and high levels of fitness. Also, students need to be well prepared to deal with any situations that might arise on the slopes – skiing is an adventure sport so there are risks involved. The ski trip is a good opportunity to put those skills into practice. It was great to see how responsible our students are; they have fun but they work hard and achieve exceptional results.”

Ski trip prepares students for successful careers

children meet barn owlChildren from Ashcott Primary School received a visit from a beautiful Barn Owl recently. Chris Sperring MBE, conservation officer for the Hawk and Owl trust and Vice President of Somerset Wildlife Trust talked to the children about owls in Britain and brought along Beau the Barn Owl to meet them.

Each class at the school have been finding out about local birds as part of their shared topic with their new link school ‘Yueyang Tower Primary School’ in Yueyang, China. The children will be sharing their work with the Chinese school and finding out about local wildlife in China too.

This visit from Chris and Beau was particularly interesting for Owls Class who have found out all about owls as part of a class topic this year. Chris talked to the children and staff about the community barn owl project which aims to get a barn owl box in each of Somerset’s 335 parishes. “Winter can be a tough time for a lot of wildlife, not least the barn owl whose numbers plummet more during harsh weather than at any other time¬ - as food and nesting sites are even more scarce than usual. With up to 80 per cent of barn owls now nesting in man-made boxes we need to get more boxes up across Somerset and provide more of the habitat barn owls need.”

Somerset chamber recognises Strode college Support for local businessThe Somerset Chamber of Commerce has awarded Strode College a certificate of achievement to recognise the College’s commitment

to developing and supporting local businesses over the last ten years. Strode College is one of the Chamber’s longest serving members. The College’s Business Development team works with businesses of any size or location to improve the performance of individual staff members and the business overall. They do this by delivering training and development to meet business requirements, including creating tailor-made training to address specific local issues.

Graham Knight, Head of Business Development at the Strode said: “I am delighted to accept this acknowledgement of our long term commitment to the Chamber movement and the business community. A strong local and county Chamber are good for business in Somerset. I believe the strength of the Chambers will be heightened over the coming years with the strong endorsement of the movement by the last Heseltine Review which puts the Chambers at the centre of many business initiatives.”



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MArch EVEnTS

Except where another contact is given – for further information call the Assembly rooms on 01458 834677.

mendip ramblers march 2013 WalksTimes, distances, meeting places and contact details for walks this month organised by the Mendip Ramblers are detailed below:

For full details about the ramblers, and for information about individual walks, use the contact numbers quoted or visit www.mendipramblers. co.uk

Sunday 3rd march – 10am - Harridge Wood, Fosse Way, Ashwick, ChilcomptonDistance 12.5 miles. Meet: Stratton-on-the-Fosse Village Hall. Contact Suzanne on 07875 839010

Sunday 3rd march – 2pm - Frome Rights of Way walk: Bradford on AvonDistance 6 miles. Meet: Bradford on Avon, Moulton Drive (end nearest canal). Contact Eric on 01373 812605

thursday 7th march – 10am - Castle Cary circularDistance 6 miles. Meet: Castle Cary, Millbrook Gardens car park. Contact Dave D on 01963 351077

Sunday 10th march – 10am - Glastonbury circularDistance 10 miles. Meet: Glastonbury, Bretenoux Road. Contact Janet on 01458 835238

thursday 14th march – 10am - Wedmore-Mudgley areaDistance 6 miles. Meet: Wedmore Playing Fields, Blackford Road. Contact David & Hilary on 01458 442081

Sunday 17th march – 10am - Linear hilly walk from Charterhouse to Wells along Mendip escarpment. Using car shuttle systemDistance 12 miles. Meet: Wells, Ash Lane at Mendip Way path. Contact Brian U on 01749 672457

Sunday 17th march – 2pm - Ashwick, Tape Hill, T'other Side the HillDistance 4.5 miles. Meet: Oakhill, Village Hall. Contact Doreen on 01749 840271

thursday 21st march – 10am - Zeals areaDistance 6.5 miles. Meet: Zeals Village Hall car park and surrounding roads. Contact Mary & Maggie

on 01373 474530

Sunday 24th march – 1.30pm - Stratton-on-the-Fosse, Home Wood, the lost village of FernhillDistance 6 miles. Meet: Stratton-on-the-Fosse Village Hall. Contact Val & Trevor L on 01761 232311

thursday 28th march – 10am - Temple Cloud, Cameley&Hallatrow. One hillDistance 6 miles. Meet: Temple Cloud, Temple Inn Lane, near A37 end of lane. Contact Eric on 01373 812605

Sunday 31st march – 10am - Blagdon Lake, Ubley, Compton MartinDistance 10 miles. Meet: Chew Valley Lake, Heron's Green car park on west side. Contact Richard & Lisa on 01749 672373

nervous performers club 04, 11 and 25 MarchRelaxed environment for people wishing to improve their performance and stage skills. This will be working towards a live concert on 24th May 2013. There will be various seasoned performers giving advice and talking about their experiences. To be held on a weekly basis in the Assembly rooms Cafe 7:30 – 9:30. Entrance £3. Contact details Tim/Vivienne 07540111707

Shamanic drumming6th, 20th and 27th MarchDrumming Workshop – every Wednesday in the Main Hall. Starts at 7:30 till 9:30pm (Doors open at 7pm) with Lydia Lyte£8 entry or £7 concessions. For further information please call 01458 834677

an evening of pink floyd and david Gilmour performed by Perfect Alibi9 March 8:00pm. A Perfect Alibi concert brings professional musicianship, an amazing lighting show and a whole evening of your favourite Pink Floyd and David Gilmour music.

bardic circle12 March 8:00pm A chance to share songs, stories and poetry, in an informal and supportive atmosphere; or just come and enjoy the inspiration and creativity provided by the Bards of Gorsedh Ynys Witrin. All Welcome; admission by Magic Hat donation.

market and artisan’s bazaar19 and 26 March. The Assembly Rooms Community Events will be holding their regular Tuesday Bazaar which opens at 11am until 4pm. It is a very colourful and welcoming event with many local artists, secondhand and Vintage items including some choice unusual one off items of clothing. Secondhand books.

Massage. Tarot Readings. Knitwear. Jewellery. Health Products. Gift items. Handmade items. Contact Dorothy 07592496266 for table availability; or Vivienne 07540111707 for arranging selling your 2nd hand clothing etc on the community Stand

robin Williamson19 March 2013 8:00pm. Robin Williamson, born in Edinburgh, is a multi instrumentalist musician, singer, songwriter and storyteller, who first made his name as a founder member of the ‘Incredible String Band’. His style incorporates folk, jazz, renaissance, classical and Eastern influences. See more info at pigswhiskermusic.co.uk Tickets available from the Bristol Ticket Shop on 0117 929 9008

Spring equinox community celebration21st March 2013 8:00pm The Assembly Rooms Community Events will be celebrating the balance of light and dark. At this equinox, the earth energy of winter changes to the lightness of spring. Sap begin to rise; new buds and blossom and the breeze begins to call to us of warmer days. Contact Vivienne for Floor Spots 07540111707

poetry by candlelightIn the relaxing atmosphere of the Assembly Rooms Cafe, Amanda Earthwren is starting up her popular “Poetry by Candlelight” monthly event on the 26th of March. For all those poets and poetry lovers, this event will be held every last Tuesday of the month. For more info call Amanda on 07594440949

indoor car boot 31st March 2013. Start Time: Sellers 10am Buyers 11am. Browse at your leisure, without the fear of getting wet !25 Stands. Entrance Fee: Sellers £5 (Tables £1) Buyers 50p. For Further Information contact Vivienne on 07540 111707

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For a friendly, reliable and no nonsense service, please ring David for a free, no obligation visit.

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boxinG eVent1st March, Shepton Mallet Leisure CentreUp and coming fighters will take to the ring at Shepton Mallet Leisure Centre on Saturday 1st March and is set to be an event for all the family. Girls as well as boys will be showcasing their skills and boxing talent.Time: 7.00pm to 10.00pmCost: £10 adults, £5 childrenContact: Sue Hockey on 01749 346644 red noSe day charity Spinathon15th March, Glastonbury Leisure Centre45 minute spinning sessions - open to businesses, clubs, and individuals to book into time slots. All proceeds to Red Nose Day. Cost: all donations to Red Nose Day

Time: 9.00am to 10.00pmContact: Emily Brown on 01458 830090

eaSter extraVaGanZa open morninG29th March, Castle Sports Centre, TauntonAn Easter themed fun morning at Castle Sports Centre. A range of different Easter themed activities, including Easter Egg Hunt, arts, crafts, games, inflatable play and much, much more. Our action packed morning will be bursting with fun and energy and guaranteed to keep boredom at bay! Parents welcome to stay or drop children off and let them enjoy the fun!. Time: 10.00am – 12.00pmCost: £3 per childContact: Ben Ellis on 01823 322934

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WindoW & do0r rePairs

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