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PARISH COUNCIL ISSUES
Thoughts from the Chairman
Welcome to the latest edition of Newslink. As we
approach the Winter months I hope residents have had
the opportunity to have enjoyed the longer, warmer
days that are called Summer!
As this is my first opportunity to pass on my thoughts I
thought that a brief introduction would be appropriate,
so here goes –
I originate from Hampshire and was drafted by the
Royal Navy to Yeovilton in 1978 and have remained in
the Yeovil area ever since. I have resided in the East
and West of Yeovil and for the last 15 years in
Brympton Parish. I have seen many changes to Yeovil
and surrounding area, the first big change that I recall
was the Quedam Shopping Centre and the move of
Yeovil Town Football to its current location - I did watch
Yeovil play at the Huish Ground on its famous sloping
pitch and recall that play had to stop briefly due to a cat
coming onto the pitch.
Brympton Parish has increased rapidly over the years,
first with the development of Abbey Manor Park, then
Alvington and now Augusta Park/Lufton Key Site. The
Lufton site will bring the much needed additional
primary school and provide community facilities to the
parish. The parish council are supporting the
development of the Kingfisher Community Association
and hope that this will grow into a successful
community group which will complement the Abbey
Manor Community Association.
It is important that residents let the parish council know
what their concerns, ideas and thoughts are and we
welcome all residents to attend parish council meetings.
What matters to you, matters to us!
The majority of Brympton’s councillors reside in the
parish and therefore we are all experiencing the same
issues and concerns. We endeavour to be a proactive
council and look forward to meeting our residents at
meetings and events in the future.
Barbara Appleby, Chairman of BPC
PARISH COUNCIL NEWS
Parish Councillors
Bob’s back! Having had a change of heart Bob Brookes is back with us as a parish councillor. We welcome his return.
Unfortunately Eddie Galjaard has since resigned but at the time of writing we are looking to co-opt Stephen Attrill so we should be back up to full strength (11 Councillors) by the time you read this.
Back in May, at the Annual meeting of Brympton PC we elected a new Chairman, Barbara Appleby, and Vice Chairman, Graham Pritchard. Other Councillors were elected to stand as parish reps within various other organisations.
Westlands Leisure Centre District Councillor Ric Pallister, Leader of South Somerset District Council, attended the Parish Council meeting in July and gave a brief history of the Westlands leisure complex and an update on the current position. BPC originally chose not to allocate funding to the improvement works that were needed but may possibly reconsider the situation
Future Projects We still have a couple of projects in the ‘pending’ tray, mainly because they involve input from other organisations and/or the right time of year.
We would, however, welcome any ideas or requests for future consideration and, providing they are within the remit of the parish council we will happily consider them. If they are outside of our remit we may be able to persuade others to implement them. Suggestions please.
Building Bridges! The footbridge from Tintagel Road to the King Arthur Drive area is shortly to be repaired by SSDC. The work will involve provision of a ramp at the Tintagel Road end to make it disabled friendly. Whilst the works are in progress access will of course be restricted.
What a Waste At a cost of approximately £200 BPC has arranged for the installation of a new litter bin at the bus layby in Monks Dale as the previous one has ‘disappeared’.
Correction In the last edition of Newslink I mentioned our Ranger, Darren. Please note that he is jointly funded by SSDC and BPC.
Dog Poo! – We’ve been asked to remind dog owners that (with certain exceptions) they are required by law to pick up after their dogs when they have messed. It’s a health risk and it’s downright anti-social. To be fair, most dog owners do act responsibly but there are a few that don’t.
Public Footpaths
In his capacity as the County Council’s Parish Path Liaison Officer Bob Brookes has produced an annual Report on public footpaths in the parish. This can be seen on the BPC website.
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PLANNING The parish council is waiting with bated breath for the outcome of the planning appeal submitted by YTFC in respect of their application to create a recreation field near Lufton. This application was refused by SSDC on various grounds. In the meantime, the future proposals for the Brimsmore Key Site development north of Thorne Lane were the subject of a public consultation exercise at Johnson Park back in June. This site is not actually in Brympton parish but will obviously have an impact. Did you go and have a look? If not you can find it on the SSDC website. The other major planning application in the pipeline is the one submitted for a supermarket (possibly Sainsbury’s) on the land opposite the SSDC offices. This greenfield site was, with some reservations and conditions expressed by the Planning Inspector, allocated in the Local Plan for use as a ‘high quality business park’ but the applicants argue that this type of allocation is not financially ‘viable’ . Brympton Parish Council, along with some neighbouring Councils, has objected to this application on various grounds. SSDC, as Planning Authority, will be making the decision. Details can be seen on the SSDC website at southsomerset.gov.uk/planningdetails/?id=1702805HYBRID
Oak Tree Park - ‘Youth Days’
In August another successful youth event took place at Oak Tree Park. At this ‘Youth Days’ event there were loads of activities as well as the skateboarding and it was very well supported.
The event was organised jointly by the Somerset Rural Youth Project team and SSDC with financial assistance from BPC. We may be looking to change the format next year, any ideas?
Lufton Villa Dr James Gerrard and his archaeological students were back at the Lufton Villa site at the end of July and we hope that members of the public took the opportunity to visit the excavation works.
Dr Gerrard gave an interesting talk on the latest findings which are summarised below. Further details can be seen on the BPC website.
Part of the excavation work was intended to supplement investigation works carried out several years ago by a Mr Hayward but in the course of the latest work they actually identified a previously unexcavated room and additional elements of the fish mosaic in the ‘bath house’.
One of the trenches found a late Roman rubbish layer containing fresh pieces of Roman pottery and some significant animal bone assemblages which have been taken for scientific analysis. The team also found a fragment of a brooch and 15 Roman coins.
Post-excavation work from last season and this season continues and they have so far analysed the coins, the pottery, the animal bone, the human bone (from a disturbed infant burial), the terrestrial molluscs, the marine molluscs, the charcoal and burnt seeds, soil micro-morphology, geological materials and survey data. Digitisation of the plans and stratigraphic analysis is continuing.
Overall this season has helped to locate where the latest excavations are in relation to Hayward’s plan of the villa.
They have also been able to show the state of preservation of the mosaics in the bath house and their depth.
In addition the recent excavations have generated new information about the Roman activity on the site.
Dr Gerrard and his team are currently working on the technical report (post-excavation assessment) required by Historic England and we have been promised a copy
of this.
Boundary Review The Government’s Boundary Commission has advised that a review of Ward boundaries within South Somerset District Council’s area is taking place to adjust the number of electors that each District Councillor represents. At the moment, in the 39 Wards, there is some variance and the ongoing housing developments also need to be taken into account. The intention is to keep the total number of District Councillors at 60, as existing, but just ‘shuffle’ them around a bit.
A 10 week public consultation commenced on 22nd August and details can be seen at www.lgbce.org.uk.
As far as Brympton is concerned, the 5658 existing electors in the ‘Brympton’ Ward are currently represented by two District Councillors (Peter Seib and Sarah Lindsay). The Lufton development will increase these elector numbers significantly over the coming years. Also, BPC believes that the southern bit of Abbey Manor (basically south of Stourton Way) should be incorporated into the Brympton Ward as this is really part of the ‘Abbey Community’. There are some 400 houses here that are currently split between the ‘Yeovil West’ and ‘Yeovil South Wards’. What do you think?
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Primary School Update
Following a somewhat 'mixed' summer break in terms of weather, the children have returned enthusiastic and ready for another year of learning at Preston C of E Primary School.
Our new children have settled in well and we are delighted to welcome them into the school.
The last academic year ended very well with our children reaching extremely high standards in their National Tests. Results can be found on the school website at www.prestoncofeprimary.co.uk
The Trust's new school building in Lufton is progressing at a fast pace. Kingfisher Primary children remain at Huish Primary for the moment until the new building is open in June 2018. Information about the build can be found on the BAM Facebook page under ‘BAM - Kingfisher Primary School’.
Exciting times are ahead. Thank you to all in the Parish for your continuing support.
Bernie Green, Executive Head Teacher. 01935 474538
Kingfisher Community Association
Residents from the Lufton/Houndstone area have established a new Community organisation (‘Kingfisher’ – named after the new school) to look after the interests of residents in the rapidly growing local community. They will also be managing the new community rooms being built as part of the new school building (opening next Summer). They have already held an Easter Egg Hunt and a Community Picnic and are now looking to hold a Hallowe’en event which will basically be a ‘Best Carved Pumpkin’ challenge - pumpkins to be displayed between 5.15 and 6.00pm on 31st October for the Committee to judge. The recent open meeting discussed things like the Constitution and formation of a Committee. It is hoped that a youth group can be set up. The next meeting will be at 7.00pm on 9th November at Thorne village hall. Early days yet but this is an opportunity for residents to get involved in what’s happening in their community – look for details and information on their Facebook page at
facebook.com/KingfisherCommunityAssociation
HIGHWAYS
Stourton Way Traffic Calming Scheme – Our County Councilor , Josh Williams, advises that he has spoken to the Highways design team and they say that the design work for the traffic calming is almost complete. They will then obtain tenders for the works and hopefully we may see something on the ground in the new year. Things move exceedingly slow sometimes, unlike the traffic!
Thorne Lane pavement – Josh has also spoken to Somerset Highways about the state of the pavement in Thorne Lane (from Tintagel Road to Lawrence Way) and they have advised that they intend reconstructing this in January 2018. Fingers crossed!
Thorne Lane hedge - the overhanging hedge has now been cut back by SSDC and it seems that, in order to manage it properly, they may be taking on responsibility for this. Hooray!
Lufton Lane – Residents of Lufton have had many months of disruption and inconvenience due to road closures associated with Wessex Water laying a new water main and the ongoing development on the Lufton key Site. County Councillor Josh Williams has had a meeting with residents to listen to their concerns. Hopefully this disruption is coming to an end soon.
Houndstone ‘rat-running’ – The Parish Council has received some results from SCC about traffic using Roe Avenue/Bond Street as a ‘rat-run’.
From an initial analysis of the figures it would seem that speed is not the issue as the majority of vehicles recorded at Roe Avenue were travelling at speeds between 10 and 25mph with 43.7% in the 15-20mph range. With these speeds there is little justification for speed control measures.
Traffic volumes were also measured and, predictably, they recorded peaks at 8.00am going eastwards (towards the Crematorium) and at 5.00pm westwards. We will be discussing the results with SCC.
New ‘Squashabout’ – SCC Highways have carried out a Safety Audit on the new junction at Thorne Lane/Western Avenue. This has been passed to Messrs Wyatt (the builders) but we’re not aware of the recommendations.
Dropped Kerbs at Harbour/Long Mead – a request has been received for the installation of dropped kerbs at the Harbour/Long Mead junction to facilitate wheelchair access. This has been referred to SCC for consideration.
Guard railings at The Toose – At long last the pedestrian guard railings have been installed at the end of the footpath near the school.
Zig Zag markings near the school have also been repainted.
Western Corridor –Josh advises that the contract for this scheme has now been awarded and work is expected to commence in October. He asked SCC’s Cabinet to give assurances that the Stourton Way crossing north of Oak Tree Park would be completed within the first 6 months of construction and he was assured that it would be.
TRO’s (‘Yellow Lines’) – BPC has been asked to submit its wish-list to SCC for next year’s review of parking restrictions. We have put forward several suggestions.
Finger Post – Someone has gone and painted the finger post at the Larkhill/Thorne Lane mini roundabout. It looks a lot smarter now, albeit a bit wonky.
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CRIME & DISORDER Your Local Safer Stronger Neighbourhood Police Team currently comprises:
Sgt Richard Barnett, PC Claire Morgan and
PCSO Elaine Weeks.
If you want to speak with the Police about anti-social behaviour issues - please call 101.
PCSO Elaine Weeks can be contacted via 101 or at [email protected]
SEASONAL ADVICE From the Police
Prepare for the end of British Summer Time (BST) by looking at and checking your lights (interior and exterior) and timers. Your timers will need adjusting to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and also adjusted to take into account the shorter days and longer nights.
Review your exterior lighting (burglars do not like lights). If you currently use high wattage conventional lighting, think about switching to LED 'dusk till dawn' units. Bear in mind that bright lights create dark shadows, shadows that somebody can hide in. LED lights are very reliable and very cheap to run at about 1p a day. It will depend on the situation but in the majority of locations we now recommend 'dusk till dawn' lighting over reactive lighting.
Please also take the opportunity to check security of sheds, garages and outbuildings to ensure that locks are in good working order. This includes checking doors and windows; consider securing larger items (such as pedal cycles, mowers, chain saws etc) within the building by anchoring to the floor or wall.
Parking problems - At a recent parish council meeting a query was raised regarding notices being placed on cars parked in Muchelney Way and Westminster. It is understood that, following complaints received, these were placed by the PCSO on cars which were obstructing the pavement.
Snapshot of Crime Statistics The Police website shows a total of 301 recorded crimes for June 2017 in and around Yeovil of which 37 were recorded for Brympton. The table below gives a general breakdown of these crimes and the maps shows general locations but if you visit the website at www.police.uk/ you can zoom in and get details.
Category of crime Number of incidents
Anti-social behaviour 4
Bicycle theft
Burglary 2
Criminal damage & arson 7
Drugs
Public Order 3
Other Theft 3
Shoplifting 1
Vehicle crime 1
Violence & sexual offences 15
Theft from the person
Robbery 1
TOTAL 37
Speedwatch The Brympton Community Speedwatch
team continue to monitor traffic speeds at Stourton way, Bluebell Road and Larkhill Road. They recently ‘clocked‘ someone doing 51mph in Stourton Way in exactly the same place that a pedestrian was killed a couple of years ago. We wish that County Highways would hurry up and install the traffic calming measures that have been promised.
The SID (Speed indicator device) in Larkhill recently clocked someone doing 75mph! Madness.
Car ‘Enthusiasts’ (not ‘Boy Racers’) There have been a lot of comments recently in the Abbey Manor Facebook pages about motoring ‘activity’ at various locations. In my day the nearest thing we got to this was on a Scalextric track but I suppose the old Ford Anglia wasn’t capable of doing ‘donuts’ or ‘drifting’ and maybe I couldn’t afford the tyres.
“It’ll end in tears” is what we old people might say but I hope that the tears aren’t shed by some innocent by-stander’s parents.
Call the Police on 101 to report any concerns.
Crimes in Brympton area
Crimes in Yeovil area
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South Somerset District Council
Area South News
Forthcoming Events:
Christmas Lights Switch On and Lantern Parade – Saturday 18 November
The annual Christmas Lights Switch on and Lantern Parade is taking place on Saturday 18 November between 5 pm – 7 pm in the Bandstand, Lower Middle Street.
Christmas Market – Saturday 9th December
Locally sourced traders located in Middle Street. To make it extra special this year, some real life Reindeer will make an appearance and there will be an opportunity to cuddle the lovely Samoyed Snow dogs between 11 am – 1 pm.
There are a range of fabulous events running at South Somerset countryside sites this year. For more details and bookings, please visit
www.southsomersetcountryside.com.
Enquiries [email protected]
Or 01935 462282.
Saturday 7th October 10 am – 12 noon
Fungi Foray with Michael Jordan at Yeovil Country Park
Cost: £7 per adult, £5 per child
Saturday 21st October 11 am – 3 pm
Wonderful Woodlands at Yeovil Country Park
Monday 23rd October 10 am – 12 noon Find the Yeti at Ham Hill Country Park Cost: £5 per child
Friday 27th October 11 am – 2 pm Halloween Trail at Yeovil Country Park Cost: £2 per child
Monday 30th October 5 pm – 7 pm Spooky Stories at Ham Hill Country Park Cost: £5 per child
Friday 3rd November 5.30 pm – 8 pm The Ham Hill Bonfire, Ham Hill Country Park
Sunday 5th November 9.30 am – 12 noon Autumn Photography at Yeovil Country Park
Help is at hand for homelessness and begging in Yeovil A new information leaflet from the Yeovil One Team offers advice and information about sources of support for people who are homeless, and may be begging in Yeovil Town Centre. The leaflet identifies services and help provided in the town and will also be a useful reference for interested individuals to make referrals. Beggars in Yeovil are identified quickly through the use of CCTV, Radio Link Members and the public, with each incident being recorded and passed to the relevant agency. Copies of the new leaflet entitled ‘What is it you want? How can we Help’ are available at public information points throughout the town centre. For further information, please contact the Yeovil One Team at
Petters House in Yeovil – telephone 01935 462838.
Somerset County Council Kingfisher School – In July County Councillor Josh Williams along with Barbara Appleby (BPC) and County Councillor Frances Nicholson attended the Ground-breaking Ceremony for the new ‘Kingfisher’ Primary School at Lufton.
Works are progressing well and are expected to be completed by June 2018 which will allow children to start using the school in September 2018.
Financial issues - Due to reductions in funding from central Government SCC are required to make savings of £16m next year. Items already agreed include:
Reduced spending on agency and temporary staff Reductions in concessionary bus journeys Efficiencies/reductions in highway maintenance Reduced spending on flood alleviation schemes Withdrawal of Saturday park-and-ride services Reducing costs of children’s placements.
Other services such as libraries and children’s centres could also be affected.
The Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA) Somerset: Our County 2017 - ‘Ageing Well’
We are pleased to announce that the Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA) summary and qualitative report has been published at www.somersetintelligence.org.uk/jsna following approval from our Health and Wellbeing Board.
The summary gives an overview of the strategic health, wellbeing and social needs of Somerset people and this year has a focus on ageing well. The JSNA 2017 evidence will support the planning of services for older people and targeted preventative work to help younger people, where possible, maintain good physical and mental health into later life.
The majority of information and data assembled and analysed is on our website at www.somersetintelligence.org.uk . A qualitative report complements the main summary with the experience of some Somerset residents, their views on ageing well and what gets in the way of being able to age well. It is an interesting report in its own right and I would encourage you to have a look at it.
Like many counties, we have a growing, ageing population, which should be celebrated and valued. One of the best ways to age well, from what people have told us, appears to be social contact - being with other people, socialising, having companionship, a sense of purpose and things to look forward to. This often doesn’t take a lot of resources but it does take commitment, goodwill and support to make it work successfully for everyone.
Health inequalities play a large part in how we age and some of our deprived areas show a very different picture in terms of life span and quality of life to residents in more affluent areas. We need to work to close this gap so that everyone has the same chance of a healthy and productive older age.
We hope you find this JSNA interesting and informative and as always, welcome feedback on its content.
Trudi Grant, MSc, PH, UKPHR, FFPH
Director of Public Health, Somerset County Council
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In Kind Direct Join In Kind Direct’s non-profit network to get access to low-cost branded goods
In Kind Direct - www.inkinddirect.org/ is one of The Prince’s Charities set up to support charities, voluntary groups and non-for-profit organisations with donated goods.
Goods range from cleaning products, toiletries, toys, clothes and a range of other items that can be used to run services and give to the people you support.
Items are all new and good quality but may be short dated, have slight defects in packaging or branding.
Charities register online, for free, and order products via an online catalogue
https://cat.inkinddirect.org/home . Charities then pay a handling charge, which is generally 20% of the original retail price, and includes delivery.
If you have any questions, please contact In Kind Direct on 0300 30 20 200 or [email protected].
Abbey Community Centre There are many activity groups using the community centre but it is available to hire for private functions and meetings, etc. Availability and details can be seen on the website at www.abbeymanorcc.org. The support of Abbey Manor residents is always welcome, it’s your facility!
The Bar Room has recently been refurbished and the main hall, parish room and reception area have been redecorated – thanks mainly due to Frank Sturman.
A new Secretary and a new Bookings Secretary have recently been appointed but they do need a Minutes Secretary – could you help?
ACA is looking to form a Social committee to organise and run social events (fetes, walks, community runs etc.) and want enthusiastic volunteers to step forward. Contact Graham Pritchard or Peter Seib or simply attend their next Committee meeting.
BRYMPTON ALLOTMENT ASSOCIATION
In my previous Newslink article, I opened with the words “short back and sides ready for the growing season”. As I write this article we are again thinking about another “short back and sides event” this time, to set the site up for the autumn and winter period. Where has the time gone?
Despite the up and down weather of the summer, the allotment site has been and is still, proving to be a bountiful supplier of fresh fruit and vegetables and a riot of colour from all of the flowers (including those of the odd weed or two). The views remain as beautiful as ever, the sound of the birds like a small symphony and the site an oasis of calm where you can detach yourself from the stresses and strains of life and soak up the therapeutic benefit of growing something, even if it is the odd weed.
If you’re interested in finding out more about the Association or applying for a full or half plot (there are still a small number available) then the Association has a website (baayeovil.btck.co.uk) where you can find information and who to contact.
You can also contact the Chairman:
Andy Dustan (07894010128)
When driving to work in the morning it is always very sad to see a dead cat by the side of the road. Cats Protection and the RSPCA recommend that you keep your cats in at night and provide them with a litter tray as, following a survey, it was found that if cats are knocked down, involved in a fight or go missing it usually happens at night time.
It is recommended that you get your cat microchipped so that if it does go missing you are more likely to get it back much quicker. As an example, a Bengal cat was recently found with kittens on a waste site but due to her chip she's been returned to her delighted owners after 13 months missing. It's so good to see the chip having such a positive result. If you posted your cat as missing on Facebook and your pet has returned, please let the RSPCA and/or Cats Protection know so they can be crossed off the list.
If you are looking to give a cat a loving home please phone the RSPCA or Cats Protection and they will advise you about the cats and kittens that they have in their care waiting for forever homes.
It is also recommended that you get your cats neutered from an early age or at least keep them in until you do. Kittens as young as 5 or 6 months have been known to have kittens themselves. Cats Protection and the RSPCA take in hundreds of unwanted cats every year because people do not get their cats neutered. If you are receiving a State Benefit or are on a low income and need help to get your cat neutered please get in touch
The RSPCA have taken a number of dogs and cats into care where the owners have been evicted, become ill or died. So sad as these animals don't deserve the heartbreak brought about by the system. The animals have been cared for and rehomed after careful matching to new homes. Look at the animals available at St Giles Animal Rescue Centre on FACEBOOK or their website. Make an appointment and go and meet the animals needing homes Contacts:
Cats Protection – Lost and found – Linda on 01458 251515; Homing Officer Jan on 01935 507009; Benefits advice Kate on 01460 234500; Branch Coordinator 01935 412755.
RSPCA - 07971 175491; 07885 295208
or email [email protected]
‘Cards only’ switch as all
recycling sites go cash-free
Somerset’s 16 recycling sites switched to operate cash-free and cheque-free from Friday 1 September with almost all payments taken only on credit, debit and charge cards.
Enhancing efficiency, security and the safety of staff, payments will be accepted on Visa and MasterCard credit and debit cards, Visa Electron and Diners Club, including contactless cards.
Among the plastic-only payments taken at all recycling sites will be for the charged-for materials brought in by residents but classified as non-household: gas bottles, soil, hardcore and tyres.
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The Church of St. Peter & St. Paul,
Lufton (In the United Benefice of Tintinhull, Chilthorne
Domer, Thorne Coffin & Yeovil Marsh)
Our beautiful, small, rural Church nestles at the heart of the
ancient hamlet of Lufton and we welcome all those who wish
to worship with us.
Our Church may also be suitable for your small Wedding, or
Baptism Service, if you live within our Church Benefice, or
qualify in another respect. For those of you who have had
difficulty in finding us, we are situated adjacent to the Manor
Farm site of Lufton College. The way is to follow the newer
Montacute road out of Yeovil and take a right turn where you
see a sign to Lufton & the College, pass through the hamlet,
turning left at the first T junction and you will view the Church
by the Green. The road closures in Lufton endured over the
last 15 months should be over by the time of publication.
Our regular Services are more traditional as we still enjoy BCP
(1662) Services of Holy Communion on the 4th Sunday
of each month & Evensong on the 2nd & 4th Sundays of
each month, at 6.00pm throughout the year. We still enjoy
traditional hymn singing.
The 3rd Sunday of each month at 6.00pm we have a
variable Evening Service, led by either Father Peter Down,
Norman Preston, or Sallyann Batstone the regular Lay Readers
for the Tintinhull Benefice.
Our Church not only serves our small community, including
students from Lufton College during term time, but also regular
members of the congregation from further afield. We are
working together with other Churches in the area to welcome
families & individuals who will be moving & have moved into
the new housing developments within our Parish.
We look forward to our future in a growing parish, which also
has a new school, albeit not in Lufton until 2018.
During the coming months, Special Services & Events in
Lufton will include:-
A series of 3 talks in the Church to help fund essential repairs:-
Sunday 24th September at 7.30 pm - Francis
Burroughes will tell stories of a Church near you
entitled, ‘Seated One Day at the Organ’ – promises to
be amusing.
Sunday 22nd October at 7.30 pm - Taffy Thomas M.
B. E. Story Teller Laureate of Ambleside (originally
from Yeovil), will relate ‘A Tale Teller’s Tale’.
Sunday 26th November at 7.30 pm - Marvin Collins,
our local Yeovil Division beekeeper will give a
fascinating talk on ‘What makes Bees Buzz?’
Admission by Programme, £5 per talk or £12 for all 3 talks, to
include refreshments. Please contact 07730 526166, or e-mail
In addition – Sunday 5th November at 6 pm, during our
usual service, we have our Annual Sermon based on v.8 Psalm
34 - ‘O Taste and See How Gracious the Lord Is’. This will be
given by a visiting guest and followed by a Parish Tea.
Our Candlelit Christmas Service of Carols &
Readings will be on Sunday 17th December at 6
pm.
Please check Parish Notice Boards for any additional events.
ALL ARE MOST WELCOME AT OUR SERVICES.
For more information about the Church & Services please
contact either Father Peter Down –Tel: 01935 829058, or
Churchwardens - Dr. Francis Burroughes (01935 429279), or
Mrs Deryl Rennie (01935 864523).
The benefice web site is at:- www.fivecrosses.weebly.com
News from St. James Church: Opening Up
Over the summer the refitted church has hosted a spectacular flower festival, fundraising gig for a local family, 24 hour prayer vigil, and the licensing of new vicar David Keen (if you recognise the name, he’d been Associate Vicar for 10 years already).
St. James’ is now open 10am-4pm Monday-Friday every week, and Sundays until 4pm, for anyone to pop in, pray, sit, light a candle in memory of a loved one, or just enjoy the peace of the place. Prayer requests can be left for loved ones or personal needs, and there is also a collection point for the Lords Larder foodbank in the church.
Coming up…
Remembrance Day Service from 10.15am in the church, 10.50am at Preston Rd war memorial
Christmas Fair Saturday 25th November from 10am
The Christmas programme includes concerts from Stanchester Choir and the Castaways Children’s choir, and an exhibition of knitted Bible stories (!) Full details nearer the time on the church website, Facebook page etc.
If you want to ask about a christening or wedding at St. James’ (or both at the same time!) then grab one of the clergy on a Sunday (details below), or please contact us.
Social and Community Groups:
Tots and Toys Tues 10-11.30am, for 0-2’s & their parents/ carers, St. James church room. Contact Barbara 415896 or just turn up!
Abbey Toddlers Weds 9.30-11.30am, Abbey Community Centre, find us on Facebook.
Junior Church runs alongside Sunday morning services, 10.30-11.30am,
Youth Group (12+) Sunday evenings 6.30-8pm, contact Steve 07951 690937
Social groups:
Coffee Mornings, 1st Thursday of the month 10am, with stalls & mobile library.
Knit and Natter, 4th Thursday of the month 2pm-3.30pm, contact Barbara 415896
Songs of Praise 3rd Sunday of every month, 4pm, short informal service with some favourite hymns, followed by a cuppa and a chat.
The Church Room is available for hire for local groups, parties etc. contact Chris Rusling on 413213
Regular worship is 10.30am each Sunday at St. James, Preston Road, with an informal child-friendly service on the 1st two Sundays of each month at Abbey Community Centre, also at 10.30am. Everyone is welcome.
Contacts: Church Office 414097, Rev. David Keen 422286, Rev. Alison Handcock 07791 546435 email: [email protected]. website http://www.stjamesyeovil.org.uk/
Brympton Newslink Autumn 2017
Brympton Parish Council - Newslink
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Serving and informing the Community
Autumn 2017
Stitch, Knit and Natter
Do you like to sew, knit, crochet or just natter?
There is a group that meets every Tuesday from 7.30 till 9.00pm in the Parish Room at the Abbey Community Centre (up the ramp).
There is a nominal £2.50 charge to cover the cost of hiring the room and tea/coffee.
If you are interested, please phone me on 01935 427226, email [email protected] or just turn up on the night.
We look forward to seeing you.
Ingrid.
More Brownies and Guides Wanted
If you think your daughter might be interested in joining the Brownies or Guides there are vacancies in the various groups that meet at the Abbey Community Centre. Their meetings are full of challenges, games and activities, usually ones that the members have suggested themselves, and there are often opportunities to take part in special activities and events throughout the year. If you want to know more, contact: Brownies (age 7 – 10) – Emma on 01935 415361 Guides (age 10 +) – Jenny on 01935 426842
Contact Us - The Parish Council Office is situated
at the Abbey Community Centre, The Forum, Abbey Manor Park, Yeovil BA21 3TL.
Telephone: 01935 424332; e-mail: [email protected] or post: Brympton Parish Council, The Parish Room, The Forum, Yeovil BA21 3TL
The Council Barbara Appleby (Chairman) Graham Pritchard (Vice Chairman) Stephen Attrill Kevin Bowles Robert Brookes Peter Burt Roger Meecham Adrian Pitman Peter Seib Josh Williams Rob Wood Elizabeth James (Parish Clerk)
Useful Contact Numbers
Police - For anything non-urgent the
number for Avon & Somerset Police is
101. The emergency number is still
999.
Somerset County Council – 0300
1232224
South Somerset DC – 01935 462462
Street lighting – To report faulty
streetlights, please make a note of the
number on the light and call 0845
6010939
Advice Centres:
Age Concern - 01935 411077
Citizens' Advice Bureau – 03444
889623
Brympton Newslink is published by Brympton Parish Council and is delivered to approx. 3,300 houses in the parish. It’s also published on our website.
Our thanks to St James Scouts who are helping to deliver this edition of Newslink.
The views in this publication do not necessarily represent the views of Brympton Parish Council or the Editor (Roger Meecham)
Parish Council Meetings Members of the public are always welcome at Brympton Parish Council Meetings and there is an open forum at the start to raise any concerns.
Agendas are published on the Parish Notice Boards 5 clear days before the meetings and also on our web site www.brymptonparishcouncil.gov.uk
The next few meetings are:
25th October
22nd November
20th December
Meetings start at 7.30 p.m. and are held at the Community Centre in the Parish Room. Entrance is from the external ramp only - there is no entrance from the main hall. If you feel you may need assistance in accessing the Parish Room there is a doorbell to ring to summon help.
Keeping you informed Did you know that the Parish Clerk sends out occasional emails regarding changes of recycling dates, highway closures, winter road reports, items of general interest, etc.? The email address list is kept securely, is not passed on to anyone else and emails are sent using the “bcc” address so that recipients remain anonymous. If you would like to join this list please email the clerk on [email protected]
Do You Have a Problem?
If you have any ‘burning’ issues you want the parish council to look at or just get it off your chest please let us know.
We like to think we know what’s going on in the community but we’re not mind readers! We may not be able to sort out the problem ourselves but we
probably know a man who can.
Some useful Facebook
pages:
Abbey Manor Community www.facebook.com/groups/445184295497874
Kingfisher Community Association (Lufton) www.facebook.com/KingfisherCommunityAssociation
Yeovil ‘Real’ News www.facebook.com/groups/yeovilrealnews/
Join these local Facebook pages today and start discussing
activities, and issues that matter to you.
QI 1 – Kissing was banned in England in 1439.
QI 2 – It takes 700 grapes to make 1 bottle of wine.
QI 3 – It takes one million cloud droplets to make one raindrop.
QI 4 – Cannibalism is legal in the UK.