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Brympton Newslink Spring 2013

Brympton Parish Council 1 Serving and informing the Community

PARISH COUNCIL ISSUES

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BRYMPTON NEWSLINK - Spring 2013 Serving and informing the Community

www.brymptonparishcouncil.gov.uk

Thoughts from the Chairman

Will we ever get some warm weather? However we have been fairly

lucky in Yeovil in that we`ve not suffered so much snow disruption as

in past winters.

The Lufton Archaeological dig will be returning this year from

15/7/013 to 02/08/13 and the team lead will, again, be Dr James

Gerrard. If you would like to be involved in the open day “dig” please

contact the clerk for guidance as you will need to be over 18 and

arrange your own insurance. We hope to have another evening talk

too, so look out for more info.

Larkhill Open Space is moving ahead well now with the major input

from Knightstone Housing Association - “Hats off” to Kirsten for all

her efforts towards this project. It is hoped to have “boots on the

ground” by the end of this year.

Highways. Several of our “big wishes” look set to be delivered but

only on the back of the Key Sites, so no definite date for the

Western Corridor yet, but a step in the right direction. Could I

politely “ask” residents who do have an allocated parking space to use

it rather than parking on the main highway, as this can cause traffic

flow issues. If you can get the car off the highway it would help

everyone, especially within housing estates, where roads are already

narrow.

We are experiencing more problems with motor bikes being ridden

on Lawrence Way footpath, so if you see this please notify the Police

at the time.

We are due to have a Speed Indicator as an “experiment” to test

speeds on Bluebell Way and Stourton Way sometime this year.

Urban Extension. This element of the proposed Local Plan is set for

consideration by the Planning Inspector on 14th May (all day) at the

Public Inquiry being held at SSDC’s offices in Brympton Way. We will

be able to “listen” but not speak. It will be interesting to see what

“fresh” arguments are put forward against the SSDC proposals.

The “Noise” It has been decided to run a mini sports type event this

year, as an experiment, on Sunday 23rd in June, but it will only be

centred on the Skate Park and appropriate activities to this facility.

Youth Provision. This is a joint project with Yeovil Town Council

leading and peripheral parish council support. It is hoped that pilot

schemes will be run during spring/summer and Brympton will be one

of the pilots. So watch this space as they say. BPC have been trying

for 10 years and more to get a regular youth provision so hopefully

this time we`ll “make it”.

Abbey Community Association is exploring the provision of a

Hearing Loop and this initiative is being led by a very keen resident

(‘AG’) who has set herself the task of raising the funding for this

project. BPC are fully supportive of this proposal as, we hope, are

local residents.

We are keen that BPC will continue to support the community in many

ways, and to deliver a good service to our parishioners.

Liz Glaisher, Chairman

PARISH COUNCIL NEWS

Councillors

Brympton Parish Council is now back up to full strength with

the appointment of two new Councillors – Jonathan Davies and

Lynda Simonite. We welcome them on board. We also

congratulate Mary Thomas who recently got married and is

now Mary Evered.

On a somewhat sadder note we’re sorry to advise that Peter

Lacey, the County Secretary for the Somerset Association of

Local Councils, recently and suddenly passed away. Peter was

always on hand to offer advice and guidance in parish council

matters and will be sadly missed.

Budget

After a lot of deliberation and calculation we

set our Budget for 2013/14 at the grand sum

of £55,610. Last year’s figure was £54,617 so that’s about a

1.8% increase. Within this Budget we have allowed for taking

on elements (e.g. youth provision) that used to be funded by

Somerset County Council. The Budget amount is known as a

‘Precept’ and is collected on our behalf by SSDC as part of

the overall Council Tax that property owners pay.

Of the £1,443.70 per year that the owner of a Band D

property will be required to pay in 2013/14, the amount for

BPC is £22.24 (1.5%). BPC’s charge per property is one of the

lowest in the SSDC area and the table below shows what you

would pay if you lived in one of the neighbouring parishes.

Parish Band D charge

Brympton £22.24

Chilthorne Domer £45.36

East Coker £58.03

Montacute £77.76

Odcombe £51.61

West Coker £34.51

Yeovil Without £22.42

Yeovil Town £93.71

The ‘pie chart’ below might help to put things into context in

the bigger, County-wide picture.



Oak Tree Park

We are continuing to receive reports about dog mess and

litter at Oak Tree Park. As reported in the last edition of

Newslink, although we don’t actually own this land (it

belongs to SSDC), the Parish Council spends £1900 a year

of your money for extra litter picks here. BPC has provided several

litter bins and dog bins but it would seem that these are never in

the right place to catch the litter when it is dropped!

SSDC have promised to increase dog warden patrols

here and take steps to prosecute offenders (the owners, not the dogs).

A local resident has kindly offered to litter pick when they visit the

area – someone with a real community spirit!

Jubilee Tree at Alvington

On a cold and windy day in February representatives of Brympton

Parish Council planted a Jubilee memorial tree at Alvington Fields.

Pictured below (left to right) are Councillors Roger Meecham (me!),

Mary Evered and Liz Glashier with our Tree Warden Peter Hook and

our Park Ranger Darren Lashbrook.

Broadband

The following is a response from BT with regard to the

much-anticipated provision of high speed Broadband:

“Without specific address information, it is difficult to summarise the deployment of an entire locality. However, of the locations named:-

Shrewsbury Road is served from Cabinet 87, the deployment of this cabinet is in a later phase and is expected to go live in October Thorne Lane is served by cabinets 15 & 25, both of which have been upgraded and are accepting orders. Larkhill Road is served by cabinets 2 & 25, both of which have been upgraded and are accepting orders. Where cabinets are not commercially viable Government funding is available to county and borough councils. It would be worth contacting them to enquire if they have discussed funding with BDUK to help upgrade some of the cabinets. Details are available at:- www.gov.uk/government/publications/bduk-broadband-delivery-project

The bottom line (I think) is that fibre optic broadband is currently

available in some parts of the parish and will shortly be available

throughout the area.

Please note that you will undoubtedly have to upgrade your

broadband package in order to receive the new faster version.

MORE PARISH COUNCIL STUFF

BPC have purchased two new benches which will

shortly be located in the Larkhill Open Space so

that people can sit and have a chat with fellow

walkers or just ponder. Please respect these

seats as they cost a lot of money!

As mentioned in the last edition, BPC have been

reviewing the condition and siting of parish notice

boards (we have 10 I think). The various repairs and

replacements have now been carried out.

We apologise for the loss of the Monks Dale notice board, this

was in a dodgy condition so we had to buy a new one and we

thought that this would probably be better located near Fosse

Close where there are a lot of pedestrians passing by.

We’ve also bought two new bins to replace the ones

that were vandalised at Abbey Manor Park - the

new ones are hopefully more robust. At the same

time we’re installing a bin at the bus stop in

Bluebell Road at the suggestion of a local resident.

Residents in Tintagel Road may have noticed that

we’ve arranged for the footpath to the bridge to be

improved. This will save me getting muddy shoes when

I come back from the pub!

The Annual Parish meeting for Brympton was held on 24th

April (yes, it was advertised on our notice boards but you

probably missed it – most people do!). This event is/was an

opportunity for residents to come along and raise any matter

they want (there’s opportunity to do this at the start of all

our meetings anyway so you haven’t really missed out!)

You’ve probably also just missed the Somerset

County Council Elections on 2nd May but you will

have seen the leaflets from the candidates and if

you didn’t vote you shouldn’t complain about

services that the County Council provides (or

doesn’t provide, as the case may be).

Youth Facilities Liz has already mentioned the Youth

Provision initiative that we’re involved with

so watch out for the consultants (Somerset

Rural Youth Project) that we’ve engaged to

carry out a survey of needs for the parish.

Your input is important!

What we’re probably looking to provide is a mobile youth

facility in the form of the Community Bus to visit Brympton on

a couple of evenings a week at various locations – depending on

the result of the survey being carried out.

What’s Your 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’.



PLANNING

Just the usual run-of-the-mill applications for

extensions, signs, change of use, etc. for the last

couple of months so nothing to get too excited about.

Still no sign of activity on the already approved Key Sites at

Brimsmore and Lufton although I have a sneaking suspicion that we

may soon see something happening on the Brimsmore site near the

Western Avenue junction. All down to the state of the economy

probably.

SSDC advise that they are introducing their Community

Infrastructure Levy (CIL) for most new development. This will be a

levy on new development proposals and will replace to a certain

extent the funding from developers for improvements to

infrastructure that is currently obtained through ’Section 106’

planning agreements for major applications. The money received

through the CIL will be held by the Council and used to fund

infrastructure improvements on a District-wide basis.

Parish councils where the development is to take place will receive a

proportion (15% or25%) of the CIL which they will be required to

spend on local infrastructure e.g. play equipment.

HIGHWAY MATTERS

Let’s start with some good news - SCC have

written to advise that they will be constructing a new section

of footway on the northern side of Stourton Way, between

the roundabout and Tintern. They are doing this as a result of

a request from County Councillor Sam Crabb for funding under

the Small Improvement Schemes Programme.

The scheme also includes some improvements to the northern

and eastern splitter islands on the Western Avenue

roundabout in order to make crossing the road here a little

safer.

Potholes Despite the efforts of Somerset County Council

there are still loads of potholes around and, to be

honest, many sections of road are in a terrible state

and need totally reconstructing.

A major injection of funds and resources is needed to address

this problem as just patching them up is not enough.

Percivale Road The on-going saga of completion/adoption of

highways and open space areas at Percivale

Road rumbles on.

We are told that works are due to start any day now although

we have heard this before!

Rug Ratz Parking problems

A number of residents have complained about highway safety

problems due to parents parking their cars on Stourton Way

around the ‘blind’ bend. We realise that parents have to park

somewhere but we have asked Rug Ratz to look at the options

here.

Alvington Lane

I may have mentioned in the last issue that, because of parking

problems in the vicinity of the Yarlington Homes offices,

Somerset Highways will shortly be painting some double yellow

lines here. Fingers crossed that it won’t just move the problem

elsewhere.

The Need for Speed!

Our application for the installation of a Speed Indicator

Device (SID) to be sited at either Stourton Way and/or

Bluebell Road is still under consideration by Somerset County

Council who have received quite a few similar requests

apparently. Initial response is that the traffic speeds at

these locations don’t really justify an SID. I guess I’ll just

have to go faster!

As an alternative we have expressed an interest in

the Police ‘Speedwatch’ programme where

volunteers stand alongside the road and use a

‘speedgun’ to check speed of traffic.

This method has proved to be quite effective in some areas

but it does however rely on a regular supply of reliable

volunteers who have to undergo training by the Police. We have

had one expression of interest in forming a group to

‘Speedwatch’ Bluebell Road and if anyone else is interested please contact the Clerk.

LOCAL PLAN (UPDATE) The Government appointed Planning Inspector will be

considering SSDC’s proposed Local Plan between 7th and

23rd May’.

He will be looking at all the proposals but the ‘biggie’ as far as Yeovil

is concerned is on 14th May when the Inspector is scheduled to

consider the proposed Yeovil Urban Extension. Hopefully you’re all

aware that the SSDC proposal is to expand Yeovil in the direction of

East Coker. Brympton PC basically supports this direction of

expansion mainly on the basis that over the last 20 years or so

Yeovil has been expanding in a north-westerly direction and the

infrastructure here is at bursting point.

This year we’re going to try an annual version of

this popular Oak Tree Park event (previously we’ve had them every

other year). ‘The Noise’ focusses on young people in and around the

parish bringing them all together for a fantastic event.

It will held on Sunday 23rd (watch the notice boards for further

details) and will be centred around the skate park/MUGA offering

various activities, competitions and possibly prizes.

A lot of the work in organising and running ‘The Noise’ is done by a

local group known as "The Urban Warriors". Please support this event, you don’t have to take part, just come along and see ‘Wozzup’!

Good Health!

County Councillor Sam Crabb advises that he arranged for

funding of £2,925 from his discretionary community

budget to Abbey Manor Medical Centre for purchase of

portable blood pressure and heart monitoring equipment.

I understand that this equipment is available for patients

to ‘self-diagnose’ whilst they are waiting to see their

Doctor. Enjoy!



CRIME & DISORDER

Police Newsbeat – From Your Local Safer Stronger Neighbourhood Police Team (Sergeant Jamie Rees, Constable Pete Paskin, PCSO Elaine Weeks)

Reports are being received about use of ‘Minibikes’ on public

footpaths and in public open spaces. In the UK, it is illegal for

minibikes to be ridden on public roads or off-road on public land.

The only places these types of vehicle may be ridden are purpose-

built race tracks and privately owned land with the owner’s

permission.

The Police may seize and destroy the vehicle and prosecute the

rider when caught riding on public roads.

A general warning message regarding break-ins to sheds, garages

and outbuildings. Such crimes often increase at this time of year

and the Police would ask you to take this opportunity to check the

security of such buildings - some ideas are listed below that you

may wish to consider:

� Put away all tools and equipment - these could be used to break into your home. Don't leave ladders outside, or chain them up if

you have to.

� Replace standard hinges with strap hinges secured by coach bolts or use security screws on existing hinges.

� Use good quality locks to secure your gates and doors. � If the garage is attached to the main building ensure that connecting doors are secure.

� Consider outside security lighting � Property mark your tools, or permanently mark them. � Fit a battery operated alarm. These can cost less than you think.

� Fit window grills, chain tools, cycles and other valuable equipment together using high security chain or cable and a

good quality padlock.

� Photograph valuable and unusual garden ornaments and keep these in a secure place.

� Report all suspicious activity/crime direct to the police as soon as it is noticed using the 101 number or in an emergency 999

The simple message is that if you want to keep it, secure it.

PCSO Elaine Weeks holds monthly Beat Surgeries at the Abbey

Community Centre to discuss any local issues or concerns and offer

crime reduction advice. Elaine is scheduled to be there from 12 to

1pm on the following dates:

Wed 29th May, Wed 26th June.

Otherwise she can be contacted on 07825 756422 or at

[email protected] .

PRESTON C OF E PRIMARY SCHOOL

On Friday 15th March, children from Preston Primary School

competed against each other in a Masterchef competition.

Westfield Academy was able to host the event, in their

spacious kitchens, thanks to Chris Hunt, Head teacher at the

school and Jacqui Rhodes, head of the cookery department.

There were eight children from Years 5 and 6 who cooked a

variety of pies and pastries that had to contain a healthy

filling. The recipes ranged from Salmon En Croute to Beef

Wellington - food worthy of being served in a restaurant!!

Emma Potter, head chef from Sodexo, was a judge together

with Chris Hunt and several other members of staff.

All children were winners for their creations, but the

‘Masterchef’ cup was presented to Molly McKenzie (far left in

the photo attached), who cooked her own Rough Puff pastry

and made it into a salmon dish.

The whole school took part in the Preston Primary Marathon

organised excellently by Mr Watts. All the children ran their

part of a distance equal to a marathon when added together,

and in doing so, contributed to a valuable fund raising activity

for Barnados—the children have raised an amazing £2,115! A

special mention to Jamie McCarthy from 5H for raising

£70.50, well done Jamie! A big thank you to everyone who

sponsored the children.

Mr Watts will be running the London Marathon this spring and we wish him well.

DIGGER’S DIARY

Well, things have been a bit slow at the allotments for

the last few months because of the weather. We’re

probably going to have a drought now!

The ground is gradually recovering but it’s still fairly cold for

planting. There will probably be some frantic activity in the next

few weeks when we all try to catch up!

Useful Tips No 1. - Use old bubble wrap to line your pots and

containers, it will help warm the compost and prevent late frosts

from damaging delicate new roots. Digger.

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Letter of thanks from a grateful Carol singer

Hi there, I run Montacute Village Voices ladies choir, and just before Christmas we did some door-to-door Carol singing around the area, to raise money for the Yeovil Opportunity Group at the Balidon centre on Preston Road.

We did two nights in Montacute, and one night visiting Wisteria Close, Campion Drive and Heather way (which is the area in which a few of our choir members live). Through the generosity of the Brympton residents we raised around £110£110£110£110 in that one evening, and along with our Montacute singing and other Christmas fayres we raised a total of £386.32.£386.32.£386.32.£386.32.

Would it be possible to put in the next issue of the Brympton newsletter a big Thank you from the Montacute Village Voices for the residents' generosity and support this last Christmas.

We enjoy singing in the area every Christmas, and it is lovely when people come out into the street to listen to us, or open their windows if it is very cold! We choose a different local charity to raise for each year, and everyone’s generosity goes a long way.

Thank you, and see you next Christmas! Best wishes Cheryl Baldacchino

Consider it done and thanks for brightening up our Xmas’s (Ed)

ABBEY COMMUNITY CENTRE

The good news this Spring is that the new-look

web-site has brought in quite a bit of business and there are now

more activities available. Check out www.abbeymanorcc.org for

timings and for the contact details of organisers. The web-site

is also the quickest way to check whether the Hall or Parish

Room are available to hire at the time you want.

The ACA Committee is currently reviewing prices for hiring the

Parish Room and the Main Hall. These haven't changed since

2008 despite our costs going up and up. Thanks to the hard work

of committee members, we have been able to find better utility

deals, insurance and other savings (which has let us put a rise

off until now) but we need to make sure we can keep the hall

going. Having discussed it, the Committee want to make the

pricing much simpler. Most users will see just one rate (although

we'll give a discount for Charities and another for regular hirers

paying by direct debit).

Finally, more good news. Mrs AG Thorne has started funding-

raising for the installation of hearing loop equipment at the

Centre. She has already had a table-top sale and is organising

many other activities over the rest of this year, so if you get

the chance please give your support. We have already had

support from ASDA (on their green coin voting thing) and the

Parish Council has also pledged some funding.

SSDC Area South News (extracts)

New website looking at the history & heritage of

South Somerset SSDC’s Community Heritage Access Centre in Yeovil has launched

its new heritage website to better connect everybody to the

history and heritage of the South Somerset area.

The website features an innovative interactive timeline that you

can scroll across to find stories and articles relating to various

episodes of Somerset’s history. News and contact sections bring

you up to date with what is happening at the heritage centre as

well as providing you with an easy, effective and quick avenue of

communication.

The jewel in the crown is the ever-growing collections area of

the website dedicated to show casing the artifacts themselves.

In this section our objects are arranged into various collections

and then the best are selected to be published as our highlights

allowing anyone anywhere to have an insight into the artifacts

that we care for.

The website is a great opportunity to explore some of the hidden

gems of Somerset and look back at a fantastic history, however

don’t just take our word for it, visit and judge for yourselves at

www.southsomersetheritage.org.uk

The Yeovil Town Team is running a Fashion Festival

from Monday 17 June finishing on Saturday 22 June.

There will be a fashion show in the Quedam and a gala event is

planned showcasing all stores on the Thursday evening – details

of this still to be confirmed.

For more information, please contact Diana Buckley, Events

Manager of the Yeovil Town Team, on 01935 709725 or e-mail

[email protected].

On a similar ‘note’

St James Community Choir has been running

for just over a year now. We have 30-40

regular singers who rehearse fortnightly at St

James Church, Preston Road 7-9pm on

Thursdays.

The choir is an upbeat, trendy choir which performs many

popular Jazz, Blues, Soul, Pops, Rock classics. The choir features

some amazing singing, three to four part harmony, solo and

choral vocals. You don’t need to be an amazing singer to join,

there is no audition, come along, have a sing with the choir and

naturally tune! Meet new friends, sing, be healthy and have a

great time. Ages range from 6-65!

If you are interested in popping down to meet/hear us, please

call Mandy (MD) on 07946 642133 to have a chat beforehand.

We are performing on Sunday 9th June at St James Church

Cafe Service (Abbey Manor Community Hall). Hope to see you all

there.

St James Community Choir sings for charity, come sing and feel

good!

Our Set List to date: ‘Lean on me’, ‘Something Inside So Strong’,

‘Sing’, ‘MIKA’, ‘Happy Ending’, ‘Happy Day’, ‘Will You Still Love

Me Tomorrow’, ‘To Make You Feel My Love’, ‘Fix You’, ‘All That

Jazz’, ‘Count On Me’, ‘Hallelujah’.... and more!

If you know of an event which needs a lively choir to sing at,

please call our MD Mandy.



Motoring with Pete

There is a car manufacturer in England, which was

founded in 1910 and is still producing a car that was

first designed and built in 1936 and basically the same car is being built

to-day in 2013. That private company is Morgan Cars, which was founded

by Henry Frederick Stanley Morgan and was run by him until he died in

1959 aged 77. He was succeeded by his son Peter who was then

succeeded by his son Charles who is, today, the Managing Director of

the Company. The Morgan Car Company is based in Malvern,

Worcestershire and employs about 160 people. All the cars are still

assembled by hand and there is a waiting list for the cars.

The success of The Morgan Motor Company was founded on

The Morgan Three-Wheeler. The principal was to fit a powerful

motorcycle and simple transmission onto a lightweight chassis and body,

which became known as a “Cyclecar” and was classified as a motorcycle

thus avoiding the British tax on cars.

The prototype “Cyclecar” was constructed in 1909 and in 1911

a Three Wheel Runabout as they were known was exhibited at The

Olympia Motor Exhibition. These models used air cooled or liquid cooled

variations of motor cycle engines where the engine was placed ahead of

the axis of the front wheels and had two seats. In 1932 a new series of

Morgan three-wheeler was built using a Ford side-valve engine and

production of this three wheeler continued until 1952 although there

was a break during the Second World War.

The first 4 wheel Morgan open top sports car was produced in

1936 and was known as The Morgan 4/4 series, which stood for 4

cylinder engine and 4 wheels. The car had a Z section full width steel

chassis with boxed cross members and the body was ash timber framed

with steel panels. The combination provided the durability of a coach

built car with the lightness required of a two-seater sports car.

The body design of this low slung sports car was distinguished by its

nearly separate front wheel arches incorporating the headlights, a

design that continues today, thus claiming the longest production run of

any car ever made, with the latest versions available to order today,

fitted with Ford Zetec engine.

The Morgan +4 was introduced in 1950 using a 2088cc. 4

cylinder engine, with later cars using the Triumph TR2 and TR4 engines,

while the 4/4 continued with the standard 1267cc. engine. Faced with

the decreasing availability of large 4 cylinder engines for use in their +4

models, Morgan began to install the recently available Rover V8, 3.5

litre engines in their cars in 1968, giving these cars the model

designation “+8”.

In 2000, the Morgan Aero 8 was introduced and although it

had a very modern stream lined body it was built the “Traditional”

Morgan way, with an ash frame, aluminium chassis and a BMW. V8

engine, capable of a top speed in excess of 170mph. and could accelerate

from 0 to 60mph in 4.5 seconds.

In 2004 the +8 was replaced by a traditionally styled model,

known as the Roadster, which used a V6 engine. In 2008 a special

Aeromax which was a coupe and was limited to 100 cars was produced.

In 2011 work was started on a 2+2 grand tourer which will use a BMW

twin turbo straight 6 engine and which hopefully will be ready for 2014.

In 2011 Morgan Cars reverted back to its roots and launched a

three-wheeler powered by an S & S. V-twin engine giving the three-

wheeler a top speed of 115mph!!

There is a visitors centre and museum featuring a guided tour

of the factory and exhibits about the company’s history.

Happy Motoring

Pete

Jurassic Coast Walk

Pull on your walking boots and

enjoy the best views of the British

coastline; climb the steep coastal

path and look down on the Durdle

Door, the swirling shallows and the

unique beaches of the famous

Jurassic Coast.

Sign up for this breath-taking challenge and help us make a huge

difference to the lives of millions of people.

The Jurassic coast walk takes place on the 15th September and is

the perfect goal for any person walking for fitness and keen to

take on a challenge. This 5 mile circular route, starting at the

Durdle Door, features two steep inclines and declines at the

beginning but then becomes a gentle pleasant stroll along the iconic

Dorset Coast before walkers head inland and return back to a

complimentary hog roast (or vegetarian alternative) and a chance

to try out a soothing therapeutic massage.

Registration is £10 and walkers are asked to raise a total of £60

sponsorship in support of the British Red Cross.

More information on the walk can be found at

www.redcross.org.uk/jurassicwalk

The British Red Cross helps people in crisis, whoever and wherever

they are. They are part of a global voluntary network, responding

to conflicts, natural disasters and individual emergencies.

You may not be aware that the British Red Cross has many services

active locally. Here in Somerset their services – provided by

trained and skilled Red Cross volunteers – include: emergency

response, fire victim support, first aid training & services at public

events, home from hospital support, medical equipment loans &

sales, and skin camouflage, as well as support to the ambulance

service, therapeutic care, and transport & escort work.

On The Buses!

At a recent meeting of the ‘South Somerset

Together’ group one of the principal issues

discussed was to do with access to services and

public transport.

In the last couple of years subsidies to public transport have

been reduced and the obvious knock-on effect has been that

providers of buses have had to review some of their routes and

services on the basis of viability.

Whilst there have been some relatively minor changes to

services within Yeovil where some timetables/frequencies have

altered the main effect has been reductions or even loss of

services to outlying villages.

Brympton Parish Council would be interested in any feedback

or experiences from members of the public about the current

bus services so that we can pass this on.

In the meantime we will be publishing the current bus

timetables for local services on our website.

You can find details of all bus services on Somerset County

Council’s website (www.somerset.gov.uk – look for ‘Buses’ on

their A-Z index)



The Church of St. Peter & St. Paul, Lufton

(A Part of the Church United Benefice of Odcombe with

Lufton, Montacute & Brympton)

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 section of Lufton College. Follow the Montacute road out of Yeovil and take a right turn where you see a sign to the College, pass through the hamlet, turning left at the first T junction and you will view the Church by the Green.

Our regular Services are more traditional, as we still enjoy

BCP (1662) Services of Holy Communion on the 1st

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. On the 3rd Sunday of

each month at 6.00pm the Services will now be led by

Norman Preston, Lay Reader in the adjoining Tintinhull

Benefice. These Services will vary, according to the Church

year. Please check our Parish Notices, which are displayed

on a monthly basis on the Brympton Notice Boards.

Special Services & Events coming up:-

We are planning a fundraising Dog Show in August at

Odcombe Village Hall & Field. Further details will be on

local Notice boards.

Unfortunately, the Church cannot be left unlocked, but

please contact one of the Churchwardens to view, or open for

private prayer.

We hope that the late Spring and Summer months will bring

fine, warmer weather so that the Lufton allotment holders

and residents have more fruitful crops this year.

We also look forward to the return of Prof. Gerrard and his

University team, in the hope that they find more interesting

artefacts buried in Lufton ground.

Please see details below, or on Parish Notice Boards, if

you require further information about Services in our

Benefice.

ALL ARE MOST WELCOME AT OUR SERVICES.

For more information about the Church & Services please contact Rev’d. John Jenkins (01935 863034) or Churchwardens Mr Marvin Collins (01935 426153) or Dr. Francis Burroughes (01823 652500 during office hours).

Ed’s Rant

One of the things that really annoys me and ‘turns on’ my ‘road rage’ is where you go out of your way to pull in, in a narrow road

say, to let another motorist come through and they simply don’t have the common courtesy to acknowledge what you’ve done. Do they assume that they’ve got some kind of God-given right or are they simply ignorant? Is it just me they do it to or am I over-reacting?

News from St. James Church

‘Knit and Natter’

There will be a new group starting in St. James' Church Room

on Thursday, 25th April from 2 pm until approximately 3.30.

This group will meet on the 4th Thursday of each month and

will be an opportunity to socialise and take part in

knitting/sewing activities, either of your own or for fund-raising

and charity events. A small charge will be made for refreshments.

For more details contact Roma on 01935 420125.

Stroke Club

Volunteers are needed at the Stroke Club which meets on Friday

mornings in St. Peter's Church Hall, Coronation Avenue.

It is not necessary to commit to every Friday.

For further details contact Brenda Gosney on 01935 479334

Special Events

Alpha Course: a relaxed place to explore questions of faith, life and

the big issues, contact Helen on 429398 for more information

Messy Church 2nd Saturday of every month, St. Peters Coronation

Ave 10.30am

Regular Groups (new members always welcome)

Tots and Toys: Tues 10-11.30, for 0-2’s and their parents/carers,

St. James church room.

Parents and Toddlers: Weds 10-11.30am, Abbey Community Centre.

Ring Karen on 425877

Coffee Mornings: 1st Thursday of every month,

Youth & Junior Youth: Sunday Evenings, contact Karen 425877 for

details

The church is open for visitors, prayer and space to reflect on

Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday mornings, 10am – 12 noon

Regular worship is 10.30am each Sunday at St. James, Preston Road,

and an informal child-friendly service on the 1st two Sundays of each

month at Abbey Community Centre, also at 10.30am

Contacts: Church Office 414097, Rev. Tony Perris 429398, Rev.

David Keen 422286, email: [email protected]

Thoughts to Ponder

Aim at heaven and you will get earth thrown in. Aim at earth and you

get neither – CS Lewis

Prayer does not change God but it changes him who prays – Soren Kierkegaard

Our prayers should be blessings in general, for God knows what is

good for us – Socrates.

A thorough knowledge of the Bible is worth more than a college

education – Theodore Roosevelt.

My religion is simple, my religion is kindness – The Dalai Lama



Elizabeth Glaisher (Chairman)

Roger Meecham (Vice Chairman)

Andrew Bailes

Jonathan Davies

Peter Dutton

Mary Evered

Edwin (Eddie) Galjaard

Graham Pritchard

Peter Seib

Lynda Simonite

Paul Taylor

Elizabeth James (Parish Clerk)

Useful Contact Numbers Police - For anything non-urgent the

telephone number for Avon & Somerset Police

is 101. The emergency number is still 999.

Street lighting – To report faulty

streetlights, illuminated traffic signs and

bollards please make a note of the number

painted on the light and ring 0845 6010939.

Any problems, please contact the Clerk.

Parishioners can contact the Parish Council by: Telephone: 01935 424332; e-mail :[email protected] or post: Brympton Parish Council, The Parish Room, The Forum, Yeovil BA21 3TL

Brympton Newslink is published by Brympton Parish Council and is normally delivered to about 3,000 houses in the parish.

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)

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:

21stMay 2013 (TUESDAY) Jubilee Hall, Thorne Coffin 26th June 2013 Parish Room, Abbey Community Centre 24th July 2013 Jubilee Hall, Thorne Coffin 21st August Jubilee Hall, Thorne Coffin

All meetings start at 7.30 p.m.

The meetings held at the Community Centre are held at the

Parish Room and entrance is from the external ramp only - there

is no entrance from the main hall

Parish Council Meetings Your Parish Council

The Parish Council Office at the Abbey Community Centre, The Forum, Abbey Manor Park, is open for visits from the public from 12 -

2 p.m. each Wednesday. The Clerk and a Councillor will normally be available to answer queries, and also show planning applications received.

Guidance leaflets on planning matters and other Council services are available, together with tourist information leaflets.

If you wish to contact the Clerk prior to your visit please ring 01935 424332 or email [email protected]

KING ARTHUR DRIVE PLAY AREA REFURBISHMENT

A number of public consultation events and Joint Steering Group meetings have been held in respect of proposals to

upgrade the existing sub-standard play area between King Arthur Drive and the Gleeson’s development. Considerable

progress has been made and we are particularly grateful in this respect to Kirsten Lambert (Community Empowerment

Officer of Knightsone Housing Association), Susan Gibson (Yarlington Homes), Elaine Weeks (PCSO) and of course SSDC’s

Senior Play and Youth Facilities Officer Rob Parr who has been preparing the design.

The general location for the recreation area is indicated on the map below.

A draft layout of the proposals has been prepared which focusses on preserving a ‘natural’ look to the area. Some site clearance work is

to be carried out by Messrs Gleesons in order that the area can be properly surveyed for final design purposes. Ideas coming out of

the public consultation process ranged from ‘Astro-turf’ pitches to tree houses to bird boxes. Suggested names for the recreation area

included ‘King Merlin Park’, ‘Wizard’s Place’ and ‘Poppy Park’. During the consultation process some concerns were expressed about

possible anti-social behaviour issues and it is hoped that this aspect will be taken into consideration in the final design.

It is understood that the land in question has not

yet been transferred to SSDC by the developer

but it is hoped that this matter will be resolved

shortly.

In addition, of course, there is the major issue of

financing the proposals which are expected to cost

something in excess of £100k. It is understood

that the developer has provided £50k as part of

their development conditions and grants are

available from the housing associations.

Applications for these are being submitted and

other sources of funding are currently being

explored but this all takes time. SSDC are hopeful

that works will commence in September.

We will keep you updated with progress but please

get involved in the consultation process. If you

would like to know more about this project please

contact the Clerk.

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