April / May 2015

Issue 68

T&F MOVIES - FUNDRAISING FOR THE HALL

TATWORTH PLAYING FIELDS

The films are one of the ways the Hall Committee raises funds
to meet the running costs of the Hall. Why not come along,
enjoy the film, support the Hall and be home in time for
cocoa!

Run by the community for all to enjoy

Friday 24th April

The Imitation Game - Cert 12A

Based on the real life story of Alan Turing and his team of
code-breakers at Bletchley Park during World War II.
Excellent script and a superb ensemble of actors make this
irresistible viewing. Benedict Cumberbatch (Turing) was
nominated for Best Actor at the Oscars for his performance.
Future performances will be on Friday 22nd May and Friday
26th June. We will be announcing the films for these shows
at the April film night.
Thanks to everyone who has completed a reaction slip. The
comments are very helpful to the Committee when choosing
future films. Some are also very amusing so have a read, they
are displayed near the bar at each performance.
Film nights start at 8pm, doors open at 7:15; bar and raffle as
usual and still only 4.

RAG ACTIVE LIVING FOR THE OVER 50'S

Sue Russell writes:

TALK & TEA - THE SPRING PROGRAMME

We have three Talk & Tea afternoons to tempt you - all of
local interest so why not come along to the Brewer Room at
TMH and be entertained? This Spring, for the first time, we
have two professionally made films each lasting about 45
minutes. You don't have to join anything and there is no
charge, only a contribution towards refreshments. The
afternoons begin at 2pm and finish with tea and cakes at
about 4pm. The dates for your diary are:

APRIL 29TH - CHILDHOOD REFLECTIONS OF WEDMORE by

retired farmer Peter Tinney

MAY 20TH - THE TAUNTON TO CHARD CANAL FILM with

The 4th Annual Tatworth Beer Festival will be taking place at

Tatworth Playing Fields on Friday 3rd April between 4:00pm
to 10:30pm and on Saturday 4th April between 4:00pm to
11:00pm. Entry to the festival is free and there will be 8 real
ales and a cider on offer as well as the normal bar. On the
Saturday evening there will be a BBQ at 5:00pm and later in
the evening there will be live music provided by the excellent
local band Rocket Science.
This year marks the 40th Anniversary of Somerset CAMRA (the
Campaign for Real Ale) and the Somerset Branch will be
supporting the event.
Andy Jones

TATWORTH PRIMARY SCHOOL

Linda Kelaway writes:

Hot Lunch Server

Portlocks Pantry, who provide our hot school lunches, are

looking for a Lunch Server. If anyone is interested in this
position please contact Rachel Portlock at Portlocks Pantry
on 07727 639454. The hours are 12:30pm 2:45pm each
school day and the position involves a car owner to collect
the hot meals from Chardstock School and deliver, serve and
clear up at Tatworth, starting from next week if possible.

TATWORTH FLOWER CLUB

February meeting 'Blooming Spring:'
Spring came to the Memorial Hall for a little while when we
held our February workshop. Members and visitors enjoyed
watching Maria from 'Sue's Flowers' demonstrate how to
arrange spring flowers in various containers and varying
shapes. Maria's design was an 'all round' but we were invited
to choose our design. Maria showed us how to use sisal and
moss to conceal our mechanics and the effect gave a very
spring-like finish.
(continued on Page 2)

Alan Keene. Find out what lies beneath B&Q!

JUNE 10TH - STARLINGS ON THE LEVELS FILM with Neil

Clarke. See this spectacular natural wonder in the warm!

THE COACH TRIP - 15th SEPTEMBER

Following last year's successful trip to the Imperial War

Museum, would you like to come to Portsmouth's Historic
Dockyard? The cost of the coach is 5 (heavily subsidised by
our Active Living Grant). There are various ticket options
offering entry to ships and museum etc. and the best deal
seems to be the Seniors ticket offering entry to the ships etc.
for about 22 per person and it is valid for one year. The
Dockyard's website is very friendly so have a look - all
reduced price tickets have to be booked on line and in
advance.
Ring Sue Russell on 220339 for more information or to book.

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The Drift Thank You

Thank you to those people who have donated towards
this edition of The Drift. Sponsorship and donations, both
large and small, which, together with our volunteers, are
all essential to our continued publication.
Each edition costs almost 200 and sponsors will be able
to call on The Drift to provide space for their message,
which might be to celebrate a special occasion or simply
to publicise something. If you would like to make
continued publication possible, by sponsoring an edition
of The Drift, advertising, or simply donating towards it,
please contact our treasurer - Nick Bernard on 01460
220339.

TATWORTH AND FORTON PARISH COUNCIL

Allotments
Allotments are now available for use next to the Jubilee Field.
Some full size plots of 125m2 have been prepared with the
turf having been removed and manure spread in readiness for
use. Smaller plots are also available.
Please contact the Clerk if you would like to take the
opportunity of growing your own produce. The Clerks contact
details are below.

Somerset Emergency Community Contacts

Somerset Local Authorities Civil Contingencies Partnership is
looking to put together a database of Somerset Emergency
Community Contacts who can be used as a first point of
contact when an emergency is happening in our area. The
Parish Council is eager to consider nominations for this role.
The nominated contacts must be able to speak with authority
on behalf of our Council, community or geographical areas.
The contacts should be able to give current information about
how an emergency is affecting your area and any problems
arising where help may be needed. All nominations will be
considered at a future Parish Council Meeting. Should you
require any further information, please contact the Clerk.
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The submission from the Parish Council on this occasion is
shortened due to the elections being held in May.
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Tatworth and Forton Parish Council,

The Parish Office, Tatworth Memorial Hall.
Tel: 01460 221066;
Email: tatworthfortonpc@yahoo.co.uk
Web: www.tatworthandfortonparishcouncil.org.uk
February meeting 'Blooming Spring:' (continued from Page 1)
Anne Goody thanked Maria for her time and helping the ladies
with their designs.
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March Meeting:
Our chairman Rosalie Palmer welcomed members and nine
visitors to our March meeting. She announced that we shall be
going to Winchester in June where we shall be able to see the
flower festival being held at the cathedral. Names were
taken.
Rosalie then welcomed Lisa Fowler, demonstrator for this
meeting, whose title was 'Spring has Sprung.' Lisa did five
very varied designs placing them in containers she had made
herself. Her foliage included winter jasmin, flowering ivy,
pittisporum and curled tulip leaves. Lisa included many
varieties of spring flowers arranged both in their growing pots
and in oasis, and to give variety, roses, camelia, ranuncular
and gerbera were used. Very pretty blooms.
During her demonstration, Lisa told us about her experience at
Chelsea Flower Show last year, and she had kindly brought
with her the designs she had made which won her a gold
medal and Best in Show. She has been invited back to Chelsea
2015. We wish her lots of luck and hope she repeats her wins.
A very worthy vote of thanks was given by member Ann Gough.
Competition Results:
Novice Class:
Ann Newman 9 points,
Valerie Garth 8 points,
Pat Sargent 8 points.
Judges Choice: Ann Newman.

Our next meeting is on Thursday 2nd April and we look forward

to welcoming Barbara Clatworthy who will demonstrate under
her title 'Pots of Colour.' The competition is titled 'Easter
Bonnet' and we hope to see lots of pretty bonnets! Doors open
at 1:30pm for a 2:00pm start at Tatworth Memorial Hall. We
hope to have lots of visitors who are always welcome the tea
and home made cakes are delicious!
Rosemary Walton President

FROM THE INBOX

A Selection of letters and emails from Residents:
Sincere Thanks - From Thelma Poole:
May I, through The Drift, say a sincere thank you to everyone
for their support at this time, especially my wonderful W.I.
friends who with cards, phone calls, flowers etc. have kept up
my spirits over the past weeks. My special thanks to Wendy
Cotton and Aloo Haggerty, who provided transport when I
needed it, and to those W.I. members who have volunteered
to transport me for further treatment.

TATWORTH WOMENS INSTITUTE

Report from meeting held on 19th February 2015:
Angela welcomed all members and their families, friends and
guests. This open meeting was very well attended as the
subject for the talk was Bletchley Park, so we tried to get
through the business part of the meeting quickly.
The previous minutes were available to be read. Nationally,
1650 members voted on the Resolutions and the results were
first Care of the Elderly and second the abolition of FGM.
Would anyone like to go to the Bath and West Show, to be
there all day and help with refreshments the dates are 27th
to 30th May?
The February edition of WI Life has all candidates standing for
election to the NFWI Board please vote. Chard WI are
holding a quiz on 14th April.
On 4th June we are planning to attend Horton WI for the
screening live of the NFWI AGM. Details of the ACWW coffee
morning at Binegar were available. The BBC have asked if
anyone would like free tickets to see Deal or No Deal.
We have received two more anonymous donations of 60 and
15 for the Kurling equipment fund. The new list of members
addresses and phone numbers were distributed. The ACWW
walk on 29th April will probably be at Ottery. Ilminster WI
have challenged us to a Skittles match on 20th April at 7.00
pm which we will be hosting at the Bell and Crown in Chard.
Our Centenary party will be on Saturday 26th September and
the speakers will be Graham and Janet Walton, parents of the
famous Walton sextuplets, telling us what life was like with
the girls.
Next was the talk by Roy Kibble-White about Bletchley Park.
Roy illustrated his talk with slides and explained how he
became a guide at Bletchley Park when he retired. The house
at Bletchley was chosen because of its location, central to
Oxford, Cambridge and London with good rail and road links.
The officer in charge, Commander Denniston was rumoured to
interview new recruits with a gun on the desk and to say If
you say anything about what happens here, I will personally
shoot you! Everyone had to sign the Official Secrets Act and
took it very seriously, with the result that long after the war
was over they were reluctant to speak of their experiences.
There were 4 or 5 women to every man working there and the
Poles did a lot of the code breaking, all of which had to be
done by hand and was slow and laborious. It was set up in
1938 and by 1940 5,000 people worked there; 10,000 by 1941.
Several huts were occupied in the grounds and papers were
transferred from one to another by means of sliding a tin on a
piece of string as it was forbidden for security reasons to go
into a hut other than the one you worked in!
Roy then spoke in some detail about the Enigma machine
explaining how it worked. The Enigma machine didn't send

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messages, its purpose was to change messages into code which

was then given to a radio operator who would send the coded
message. The Germans had 150 Enigma machines in operation
and because it was able to encipher and decipher messages
both people would have the same machines. They only
weighed 26lbs. so were easily portable and could be used in
the field.
Barbara Gault

TATWORTH WIVES GROUP

Hester Down writes:
Our meeting on 5th February was a well attended open
meeting at which Pauline Homeshaw talked to us about the
work of the Soldiers, Sailors & Airmens Families Association
(SSAFA). She explained its origins in the late nineteenth
century and how its role had developed during the First World
War. The organisation has been serving the armed forces
community for about 125 years and it continues to meet the
needs of servicemen and women and their families. There are
over 90 SSAFA branches across the UK as well as branches in
Ireland, France and Germany, and a wide range of support is
provided for members of service families of all ages.
Pauline used slides to illustrate specific cases where people
have been helped by the organisation. She also explained how
SSAFAs role now embraces the Military Wives Choirs made
famous by Gareth Malones television programmes, and the
significance of the part they play, not only in bringing military
wives together and forming friendships through singing, but in
raising funds for the organisations work.
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At our meeting on 5th March our speaker was Ellie Baer who
talked to us about her life as a singer songwriter in the United
States of America. She is originally from New Jersey and
explained how having come from a family with a theatrical
background, she went to drama school in New York. Her
career initially involved work in New York and California where
she had record deals, and then worked in radio and sang on
cruises. She then became a TV producer in Hollywood for
about 20 years during which she wrote music for Walt Disney
and did voice over work for audio books and childrens stories.
She subsequently married a Tatworth man and now lives in the
village. You can follow Ellie on her blog, via the link on The
Drift Newsletter Facebook page.
Our next meeting at Tatworth Church Room will be on
Thursday 7th May when our speaker will be Ann Plested who
will talk about her pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela. This
will be an open meeting to which everyone including visitors
are welcome.

FOR SALE
An extremely good collection of coarse fishing equipment
all in good condition, some unused:
TWO SHIMANO MATCH REELS WITH SPOOLS
DIAWA HARRIER MULTY QUIVER 13'
DIAWA MULTY QUIVER 11' ROD - AS NEW
TWO APEX CARP LANDING NETS
FOX ADJUSTABLE CHAIR AND CARP MAT
BOSS SEAT BOX AND BOSS TROLLEY
ROD HOLDALL
NYLON UMBRELLA
and also
V FIT EXERCISE BIKE
For more information and to view, please contact Mrs Frost on
01460 220140

ST JOHN'S CHURCH NEWS

Daphne Carslake writes:

Rock to Classics with the Gittins!

decades, due to the cult musical "Sound of Music" which

portrays the talented family from Austria during World War ll.
This is all set to change shortly due to an equally talented
three generational family in Somerset, who all play a variety
of musical instruments and sing and on occasions, dance, to
raise funds for local churches and charities.
Debbie, Dave, Jack and Emma Thatcher from Tatworth, in
conjunction together with her brother Dave Gittins, his wife
Jo, daughters Sophie and Alice, plus parents Brian and Anne
Gibbs from Hawkchurch, are the gifted family. They will be
appearing, for one night only, at St John the Evangelist
Church, Tatworth on Saturday 25th April at 7pm.
The evening's entertainment will include classic, choral music,
modern chart hits, rock & roll from the 60's/70's on a diverse
range of instruments, including drums, keyboard, flute,
recorder and guitars. Tickets for the Concert are priced 5 per
ticket or 12 for a family ticket of four to include
refreshments during the interval. Tickets can be purchased in
advance or on the door on the night. For further information,
please contact Mrs. Johnson on 01460 220221.

St George's Day Lunch.

St John's Church is hosting a lunch to celebrate St George's Day
on Sunday 26th April, after the morning service, at 12.30pm in
the Church Room. It will be 5 per ticket (available from
Lesley Frankau 01297 33420), tickets limited! There will be
traditional English fare and some homespun entertainment.

Get your Garden Growing with St John's Church

Mammoth Plant Sale.
This year the eagerly awaited plant sale is on Saturday 2nd
May - 10 to 12 noon. The Memorial Hall will be open at 8am
for setting up and to receive your kind donations. Apart from
plants of all kinds (house plants, annuals, biennials, shrubs
and bulbs) there will be 'Jan's Pantry' offering delicious home
cooked cakes etc, 'Petticoat Lane' with all the gifts you could
imagine, 'Nearly New Fashions', ''Find the Bird Table and of
course the irresistible Bacon Butties! Do put it on your
calendar for a great morning out to get your garden growing.

Gilbert Plastering
With over 25 years of first class plastering covering all
types of internal and external work.
SYLVAN TRYST, WHITEGATE, FORTON, CHARD, TA20 4HQ

T: 01460 221920 / 07958027833

www.gilbertplastering.co.uk

TATWORTH & DISTRICT HORTICULTURAL

SOCIETY
Ken Johnson, chairman, writes:
The worst enemies to gardens are moles, cats, earwigs,
snails and mice, and they must be carefully destroyed or
all your labour is lost.
Quote from Sir Thomas Hanmer, 1589.
We need to keep pests and diseases under control in order to
get the best from our plants; sick plants mean poor flowers
and crops. Plants under stress are more liable to succumb to
pests than healthy ones.
The next Spring Meeting will be held on Thursday 9th April
2015 the 'Gardening for Wildlife' by a Gold Club Speaker.
'Calendar Year' Annual Membership: 3.00 per person. Visitors
welcome: 2.00 per Meeting.
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The proposed Summer Trips, all leaving from Tatworth
Memorial Hall, are as follows:

The Von Trapp family have had world recognition for many

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Wednesday
13th May 2015

Afternoon Trip to South Wood Farm,

Cotleigh, Near Honiton.
Contact: Janet Wood - 01460 221823.

Tuesday
9th June 2015

Full Day Trip to Castle Hill Gardens,

Filleigh, Near Barnstaple.
Contact: Nick Bernard - 01460 220339

Thursday
2nd July 2015

Afternoon Trip to Lympsham Manor,

Lympsham, Near Weston-Super-Mare.
Contact: Helen Johnson - 01460 220221.
Open unto the fields, and to the sky;
All bright and glittering in the smokeless air.
Never did sun more beautifully steep
In his first splendour, valley, rock, or hill;
Ne'er saw I, never felt, a calm so deep!
The river glideth at his own sweet will.
Extract from William Wordsworth - Composed upon
Westminster Bridge.

Report from meeting held on 12th March 2015

At the second open meeting of the Spring programme the

speaker was Rob Cotterill, who spoke on My Horticultural Life
in Ten Plants.
Rob chose the ten plants from a wide range of locations - UK
to Japan, Australia, New Zealand, China, India (Himalayas)
and a time line from his early childhood to his professional
career to date as a garden maker (designer).
The plants varied from his earliest memories of growing
potatoes to the strange New Zealand Alpine, which looks like
sheep's wool. There was also an interesting description of rice
planting and growing, which cannot be grown in our northern
climate.
Rob, a qualified horticulturist, is obviously a keen plants
person and enjoys designing water cycle gardens in particular
on a professional basis.
There were several questions to the speaker, particularly on
growing Acer japonica in northern climates which are not
always successful without a warm and wind free sheltered
location.

More Seasonal Gardening Hints from Tony Arnold

ACIHort
April Gardener

I hope you will all really enjoy the coming Spring - the
weather has to get better but beware late frost and planting
outside too quickly those tender superb new plants from the
garden centre.

Plant Finding
Talking of buying plants, dont forget to look up plant family
relatives if you have particularly successful growing plants, as
their growing characteristics may be similar! If you grow
lupins or roses or bell flowers (campanula etc) for example,
look up their families, leguminacea (fabaceae), rosaceae or
campanulaceae respectively; you will find an Aladdins cave of
plants that may well enjoy the similar conditions in your
garden. Its very similar with vegetable families as well cabbage, peas beans, and carrot families. It works!
Do contact me if you require information and advice on
finding your related plant families ... [Tony can be contacted
by posting on The Drift Newsletter Facebook page]. Good web
sites will then guide you to a target list of plants and
gardening advice for growing each plant. The RHS is a user
friendly excellent web site.

Planting
Trees shrubs and climbers should be planted now, also hardy
annuals, but do offer protection against April wind and rain
storms which can do great damage to new plantings!

Feeding and Mulching

Water is now being taken up by plants so start feeding liquid
feed if flowering now and place slow release feed over most
of the garden as winter rain will have leached out a lot of
essential nutrients. This is the best time to feed bulbs as
well, often forgotten as they exhaust themselves after
flowering! In general add modest amounts of general and
organic fertiliser to all your flowering beds. Do not over
fertilise as this will attract pests and diseases to lush growth.
Mulching with growing media after your ground warms up midApril is one of the most recommended tasks, again to replace
lost winter nutrients. We all forget soil and organic matter
(called loam) gets used up each year. Make sure your acid
loving plants get acidic soil (ericaceous) which will be clearly
labelled along with the plants that require it. Adding
horticultural epsom salts will help return colour to green
leaves turned yellow but these plants will still need ericaceous
liquid feed urgently to restore depleted nitrogen and iron.
Vaccinium fruits (Blueberries loganberries etc) require strong
ericaceous growing conditions, at least pH under 7.
Most vegetable plants may need some liming to raise pH above
7, and some additional manure. Peas and beans (leguminaceae
family) carry nitrogen nodules and will not require manure,
just phosphorus and potassium and trace elements. Tomato
food is popular, but look around for specialist latest
proprietary products for your vegetables, for best advice.

Pruning

Complete pruning and tidying up of shrubs except those

showing buds. Prunus trees do not require pruning unless
showing disease symptoms. Check pruning regimes if you are
not quite sure and beware cutting into old wood especially if
its the main stem!!

Lawns
Grass is a plant requiring feeding and mulching and if possible
- very important - rake gently to rid dead thatch that deprives
living grass of oxygen and moisture. Add high nitrogen
proprietary liquid grass fertiliser. Raise mower blades as grass
is weak after winter as mowing blades can rip out roots as
well! Avoid mowing if ground is still very wet.
There is so much to do, but plan and enjoy your long awaited
Spring and if you feel the need to get away from your garden
for a short while, my thanks to Leone Aston for suggesting
some interesting places to visit this Spring:
Plant Fair at Mapperton, nr Beaminster, Dorset, DT8 3NR
Sunday 12th April (10-4)
Devon Plant Fair, Burrow Farm, Dalwood, Sunday 19th April
(10-4).
Tulip Extravaganza at Forde Abbey April 11th 17th May
Yarlington House, Yarlington, Somerset, BA9 8DY. A pretty
Manor House rarely open to the public. Special one day
opening 16th May (10-4) in aid of St. Lukes Church.
Refreshments available all day.
Local media, Country Gardener and Marsh Vale, are excellent
magazines (free at garden centres) and contain a wealth of
local horticultural/gardening events.

WALKING MATTERS
Join John Barber and myself for a Spring walk of 5 - 6 miles on
Sunday May 10th.
Meet at the shop on Dyke Hill at 10am for a walk to Holditch.
Please wear boots or strong footwear because some wet and
muddy conditions are inevitable.
Bring a snack and a drink.
Jane McGee 220826

TATWORTH GOOD COMPANIONS

Anne Goody writes:
April 2nd is Tea/Coffee, Chat & Easter Bingo

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 April 16th is our Mystery Trip

April 30th is Tea/Coffee, Chat & Bingo
May 14th Open Day & Table Top Sale
May 28th Trip
All Bingo session commence at 10am with coffee/tea/hot
chocolate and biscuit over a chat. Bingo commences at 11am.
Visitors and new members are always very welcome with
annual membership only being 3.
For further information please contact Secretary Anne Goody
on 01460 239434 or Assistant Secretary Helen Johnson.

RHTS Firewood & Logs

07774 909202
Seasoned Harwood Logs
1 cubic metre loose load

95.00

2 cubic metre loose load (most popular load)

185.00

3 cubic metre loose load

275.00

4 cubic metre loose load

360.00

Nets of Logs

3.50 each

Nets of Kindling

3.50 each

Hotmax briquettes (20kg bags)

5.95 each

Winter bundle: 2 cubic metre loose load, 3 nets 220.00

of kindling and 5 bags of Hotmax
All prices include VAT @ 5% and delivery within 10 miles of
South Chard, TA20 4QN.
To qualify for free delivery there is a 75.00 minimum order.
All wood is ethically sourced from sustainable woodland with
active replanting programs and is seasoned for at least 12
months prior to being cut and split and then left to air dry.
ORDER EARLY TO AVOID THE WINTER RUSH

PERRY STREET CLUB

Club Secretary writes:
The club will be holding the following events:
Sat 4th April - Special Easter Bingo and Quiz
Sun 5th April - Live entertainment in the bar from 7:30pm
Mon 6th April - Family Day with Tractor Run from 11:30am,
Children's Easter Egg hunt, Bouncy Castle & food on sale.
Sat 25th April Elijah Wolf and Angelina
Sun 26th April HOWL Open Mic
9th May Live entertainment with Rockin Ronnie in the bar
from 8:30pm
31st May HOWL Open Mic

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Bookings are advisable call 01460 220285
By Popular demand we will be continuing to run our successful
Pie Night throughout the summer
Join us every Thursday for a selection of our finest homemade pies
accompanied by a glass of wine, pint or soft drink for only 10

Have an event or get together coming up?

Don't forget we are more than happy to open
lunch times in the week for tables of 10 or more
Perry Street, South Chard, Somerset, TA20 4QH

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WENDY'S KITCHEN
VILLAGE CAFE
Everyone welcome --- No need to book
Good home-cooked food ---- Friendly atmosphere
Come along and enjoy lunch or a snack, coffee & cake, etc
Every Wednesday 10am 2pm at TMH

Celia's Salon

Extra special Experience at a Beautiful Countryside Salon

Celia is passionate about showing women how a great hairstyle
makes you look fabulous and feel great. She is a highly dedicated
and qualified hair stylist with over 24 years of experience.
Extra time to discuss the best styles to suit your face, hair type
and life style, each haircut is created with care and precision in
a peaceful, relaxing environment in a highly professional salon.

BRAESIDE, BUGWAY, CHARD COMMON, TA20 4HH

T: 01460 221444 / 07971 675577

Maddys Homemade Treats

Free delivery to Tatworth and Forton
Celebration cakes, Christmas Cakes, cupcakes, jams and
other yummy treats.
Maddy will work with you to create your dream cake.
Food and hygiene rating 5 very good.
SYLVAN TRYST, WHITEGATE, FORTON, CHARD, TA20 4HQ

T: 01460 221920 / 07985590313

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represent us on Tatworth and Forton Parish Council.

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VARIOUS GROUPS
CHARD BRIDGE CLUB
Meets at TMH, Thursdays 7pm. Contact: 221315
CHARD & DISTRICT LACE CLUB
Meets at TMH, Wednesdays 7pm. Contact: Jill Bond 220677
WENDY'S KITCHEN
Every Wednesday at TMH 10am 2pm. Delicious home cooked food
Monthly Roast lunches
GOOD COMPANIONS
Meets alternate Thursday mornings at 10am at The Playing Fields.
Contact: Anne Goody 239434
THE BOOK CLUB
Meets regularly at members homes. Contact: Sue Osborne 220330
THE ART CLUB
Meets Brewer Room, TMH Wednesdays at 10am
THE EXERCISE CLASS
Takes place at TMH on Wednesdays 3:30-5pm
STRETCH & FLEX CLASS
Takes place at Church Room on Mondays 2-3pm with Liz Murtha.
Contact: Di Ramsay (Age UK) 08456434702
TATWORTH CRAFT GROUP
Meets at TMH, Tuesdays 2-4pm. Contact: Cynetta 221173
TATWORTH WIVES GROUP
Meets on the 1st Thursday in each month in the Church Room at 7:30pm.
Contact: Nan Austin 220708
TATWORTH W.I.
Meets on the 3rd Thursday each month in TMH at 7:30pm
Contact: Angela Long 220953 or Marguerita Bond 220198
TATWORTH FLOWER CLUB
Meets on the 1st Thursday each month in TMH at 2:00pm for flower arranging
demonstrations. Contact: Rosalie Palmer 65883
TATWORTH HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY
Meets on the 2nd Thursday each month in TMH at 7:30pm.
Contact: Ken Johnson, Chairman 01460 220221

Issue 68 The DRIFT

RAG PROJECT TEAMS

Contacts
Active Living
Sue Russell 220339,
Marguerita Bond 220198,
Margaret Kitch 220099,
Janet Wood 221823

The Drift
Russ Wardell 221376,
Phillip Pepperrell 221610
Community Speed Watch
Doug Allen 220116
Health & Wellbeing Centre
Roy Bain 220152
Walks
Jane McGee 220826
Environment
Judy MacOmish 220966
Public Transport
Andrew Turpin 220691
Community Emergency Management
Team - (CEMent)
John Pearce 221899
The Project Teams welcome new
members could you perhaps spare
a little time?

The DRIFT DIARY 2015

Date & Time

Event

Thu 2nd Apr 2:00pm

Tatworth Flower Club 'Pots of Colour' with Barbara Clatworthy 'Easter Bonnet' competition
Tatworth & Forton Parish Council Meeting
Tatworth Playing Fields Beer Festival from 4.00pm
Perry Street Club Special Easter Bingo and Quiz
Perry Street Club Live entertainment in the bar
Perry Street Club Family Day - see text
Tatworth & District Horticultural Society 'Gardening for Wildlife' by a Gold Club Speaker.
Tatworth W I Skittles Challenge Match 'Bell & Crown,' Chard
T & F Movies - The Imitation Game (cert 12A) based on Turing's life doors open 7.15pm
'Rock to Classics with the Gittins' Concert see text
Perry Street Club Elijah Wolf and Angelina
St Georges Day Lunch see text
Perry Street Club Howl Open Mic
Talk & Tea - Childhood Reflections of Wedmore - talk by Peter Tinney see text
St John's Church Mammoth Plant Sale - open 8am for setting up
General & Local Election Day for details see your Polling Card or contact SSDC
Tatworth Wives Group - 'Pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostella' with Ann Plested
Perry Street Club Live entertainment with Rockin' Ronnie
Walking Matters a walk to Holditch meet at the shop on Dyke Hill see text
Tatworth & District Horticultural Society Afternoon Trip to South Wood Farm see text
Tatworth & Forton Parish Council Meeting
Talk & Tea - The Taunton To Chard Canal - a film with Alan Keene see text
T & F Movies programme to be announced doors open 7.15pm
Perry Street Club Howl Open Mic
Mini Rally - Tractor Trundle 6th June
Tatworth & District Horticultural Society Day Trip to Castle Hill Gardens see text
Talk & Tea - Starlings On The Levels - a film with Neil Clarke see text
Tatworth Primary School Curriculum Evening
T & F Movies programme to be announced doors open 7.15pm

Thu 2nd Apr 7pm

Fri/Sat 3 rd & 4th Apr
Sat 4th April
Sun 5th Apr 7.30pm
Mon 6th Apr
Thu 9 th Apr 7.30pm
Mon 20th April 7pm
Fri 24 th April 8.00pm
Sat 25th Apr 7pm
Sat 25th Apr
Sun 26th Apr 12.30pm
Sun 26th Apr
Wed 29th Apr 2pm
Sat 2nd May 10am 12noon
Thu 7 th May
Thu 7 th May
th

Sat 9 May 8.30pm

Sun 10th May 10am
Wed 13th May
Thu 14th May 7pm
Wed 20th May 2pm
Fri 22 nd May 8.00pm
Sun 31th May
Sun 7th Jun
Tue 9 th Jun
Wed 10th Jun 2pm
th

Wed 10 Jun
Fri 26 th Jun 8.00pm
Regulars
Every Mon 2pm

Every Wed 3:30 5:00pm

Stretch and Relax Class

New Age Kurling Group - 1.50 per session, including refreshments
Celias, Get Fit, Tone-up & Stretch Class
Chiropodist Mr Grimminger Tel: 30114
Tatworth Craft Group - 1 each including refreshments Brewer Room
Wendy's Kitchen
Exercise Class

Every Wed 7pm

Chard & District Lace Group Brewer Room

Every Sat 5pm 7:30pm

Traditional Fish & Chips van

Tatworth Flower Club (for contacts see text)
Kents Fellowship
Perry Street Social Club's Monthly Big Quiz

Every Mon 2.30pm

Every Mon, 7pm 8pm
First Tuesday, Monthly
Every Tue 2pm 4pm
Every Wed 10am 2pm

First Thu, Monthly 2pm

Fourth Tuesday, Monthly
Last Fri, Monthly

Venue
TMH
TMH
TPF
PSC
PSC
PSC
TMH
TMH
StJ
PSC
Ch Rm
PSC
TMH
TMH
Ch Rm
PSC

TMH
TMH
TMH
PSC
TMH
TMH
TPS
TMH

Ch Rm
TMH
TMH
TMH
TMH
TMH
TMH
TMH
TMH
TMH
KCR
PSC

KEY: Ch Rm St John's Church Room, PSC Perry Street Club, TMH Tatworth Memorial Hall, TPF Tatworth Playing Fields, TPS Tatworth Primary
School, PO Premier Stores/South Chard Post Office, StJ St John's Church, KCR Kents Common Room

www.tatworthandforton.co.uk