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ISSUE 108 1 THE BATCH September 2018 The newsletter for Dunkerton, Tunley & Withyditch ALSO AVAILABLE ONLINE AT https://dunkertonwebsite.org.uk Have a look at the new website and “Follow” the site for latest news! Please send copy to [email protected] In Tunley We are a friendly, family-owned Inn offering hearty home cooked food and accommodation. Whether you are local to us or travelling from further afield, you are guaranteed a warm welcome Tel: 01761470408 Dates for your Diary Date Time Event Sun 2 nd Sept 11.30am Harvest Time Picnic, Manders Orchard Tues 4 th Sept From 1pm Tour of G. Britain Cycle Race Sat 8 th Sept 3.00pm Dunkerton Annual Show, DPH Sun 16 th Sept 10-12noon Breakfast Club, TRC Sun 16 th Sept 1pm Woof Its Novelty Dog Show, TRC Thur 20 th Sept 7.30pm Parish Council Meeting, DPH Sat 29 th Sept 6.30pm Quiz Night Dunkerton Parish Hall Advance Notice Thurs 25 th Oct 7.30pm Parish Council Meeting, TRC Tuesday 4 th September sees Stage 3 of the OVO Cycle Race of Great Britain comes down the A367 from Peasedown, Dunkerton, up to Crossways and then on through Tunley. The village will be closed for the race, so come out and celebrate Tunley being put on the cycle racing map. The cyclists will be going through between 1.30 and 1.45. Tom and Jess at the King William will be offering light refreshments from 1pm till 2pm.

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ISSUE 108

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THE BATCH September 2018

The newsletter for Dunkerton, Tunley & Withyditch

ALSO AVAILABLE ONLINE AT https://dunkertonwebsite.org.uk

Have a look at the new website and “Follow” the site for latest news!

Please send copy to [email protected]

In Tunley We are a friendly, family-owned Inn

offering hearty home cooked food

and accommodation. Whether you are

local to us or travelling from

further afield, you are guaranteed a warm welcome

Tel: 01761470408

Dates for your Diary

Date Time Event Sun 2nd Sept 11.30am Harvest Time Picnic, Manders Orchard

Tues 4th Sept From 1pm Tour of G. Britain Cycle Race

Sat 8th Sept 3.00pm Dunkerton Annual Show, DPH

Sun 16th Sept 10-12noon Breakfast Club, TRC

Sun 16th Sept 1pm Woof Its Novelty Dog Show, TRC

Thur 20th Sept 7.30pm Parish Council Meeting, DPH

Sat 29th Sept 6.30pm Quiz Night Dunkerton Parish Hall

Advance Notice

Thurs 25th Oct 7.30pm Parish Council Meeting, TRC

Tuesday 4th September sees Stage 3 of the OVO Cycle Race of Great Britain comes down the A367 from Peasedown, Dunkerton, up to

Crossways and then on through Tunley.

The village will be closed for the race, so come out and celebrate Tunley being put on the cycle racing map. The cyclists will be going through

between 1.30 and 1.45.

Tom and Jess at the King William will be offering light refreshments from 1pm till 2pm.

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All Saints’ Church

The Parish Church of Dunkerton & Tunley

HARVEST-TIME PICNIC This year we have decided to celebrate Harvest by inviting the whole parish to a Harvest Picnic and Activities on Sunday 2 September in the Manders Orchard, from 11.30 onwards. There will be a sausage sizzle (hopefully over a camp fire but with BBQ in reserve!) with sausages and rolls provided free of charge - please bring your other picnic bits, drinks, rugs/seats, etc. There will be activities for adults and children. This is not a service - just an opportunity for an end of holiday get-together. NO CHARGE - just come and enjoy. If wet, we'll retire to the Hall... further info: 07710 403483

INTRODUCTION OF MORNING PRAISE From September, the service on the 2nd Sunday in the month will be Morning Praise, a service of hymns, readings and a talk. This has proved popular in other churches and we hope it will be welcomed here, too.

The regular pattern of services is: 1st Sunday Community Church (variable) 2nd Sunday Morning Praise 9.30 3rd Sunday Family Service 11.15 4th Sunday Holy Communion 9.30 5th Sunday Benefice Service (variable)

Charlotte de Grey Churchwarden & Treasurer Dunkerton PCC tel. 01761 436618 [email protected]

DUNKERTON ANNUAL SHOW

Saturday 8 September 2018

It is a village show with something for everyone, so do not be shy. Children, especially, do please enter (children’s entries are free).

All entries will be on display during the afternoon and the Hall will open at 3pm for viewing.

The auction of cakes vegetables, fruit, flowers and cakes and produce will be at approx.. 4.15pm. and is well worth staying for!

Everyone who receives a copy of The Batch is encouraged to enter, as well as residents of Carlingcott, Withyditch, members of Dunkerton WI, our own Bellringers group, the members of Dunkerton Obedience Group and the Yoga classes.

A copy of the Show Schedule is enclosed, however if you need, or would like more entry forms, then please Max Crofts tel. 01761 436723 or e-mail [email protected]

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SUNDAY SERVICES

Sept 2 Dunkerton 11.30 Harvest Picnic

Manders Orchard

See Page 1

Camerton 9.30 Holy Communion

Sept 9 Dunkerton 9.30 Morning Praise

Angela Martin

Camerton 11.15 Family Service

Sept 16 Dunkerton 11.15 Family Service

Mary Dolman

Camerton 9.30 Holy Communion

Sept 23 Dunkerton 9.30 Holy Communion

Rev Mark Hutchinson

Camerton 11.00 Holy Communion

6.00 Evensong

Sept 30 Camerton 9.30 Benefice Service

Oct 7 Dunkerton Community Church

(details in next edition)

Women’s Yoga Starting on Monday 17th

September A weekly drop-in term-time yoga class

that aims to be nourishing and

supportive for all women of any age, where we can stretch, breathe

and find a place of deep rest within the body and mind.

Mondays 10.00am - 11.30am

Dunkerton Parish Hall BA2 8BG £10

Call Maria 07794 981849

Coffee Morning for Everyone

To discuss future breakfast clubs in

Tunley and Dunkerton.

Sunday 16th

September 2018 between 10am –

11.30am at TRC

A few of us in the Parish, of 500 people (!) have

realised that it would be great to evolve a more

sociable and supportive community between the

villages of Tunley, Dunkerton and Withyditch.

Our aim is to encourage people to get to know each

other, encompassing everyone in the parish

(Dunkerton, Tunley and Withyditch) especially

those of us who live alone.

Social

We are aware that Priston have a weekly breakfast

club and we believe this would be a great way for

everyone to meet within a relaxed social

environment. With this in mind we are arranging

an initial coffee morning at Tunley Recreation

Centre to get thoughts and ideas as to how to

proceed. This will be held on Sunday 16th

September 2018 between 10am – 11.30am,

please do come along as the more involvement

from the community at this stage, the greater the

success (cakes most welcome).

Don’t be shy about coming, please introduce

yourselves to one of us and we will make sure you

are well looked after. The whole purpose of the

event is to help everyone to get to know one

another.

If you would like to hear about the above event or

have any questions, please do give one us a call.

Our contact details are noted below:-

Anna Fraenkel

[email protected]

Mob: 07779951691

Alison Gibbs

[email protected]

Mob: 07814 249261

Rosemary Emery

[email protected]

Mob: 07974237551

Louise Webb

[email protected]

Mob: 07889126197

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DUNKERTON & TUNLEY

PARISH COUNCIL

Clerk: Kathryn MANCHEE, 3, Lark Close, Midsomer

Norton, BA3 4PX. Telephone: 01761 411305

e mail: [email protected]

Facebook

Report of Dunkerton & Tunley Annual Parish

Council Meetings on 25 June & 26 July 2018

Public Transport

A number of residents have complained about the

buses travelling to Bath not stopping to collect

passengers at the Old Swan bus stop, Dunkerton. The

Parish Council has written to First Bus regarding this

but has yet to receive any reply.

42 Service Park and Ride to RUH – for the latest news

see the separate article.

Tunley Village Clean Up Day

A local Tunley resident asked if others would join her

in organizing regular village clean up days. This

proposal was well supported by all present and a group

of parishioners will organize a date and call for

additional volunteers to join them. This would need to

be undertaken by the community as it is unlikely to be

funded by BANES Council.

Drone Flying Over Dunkerton Village.

A parishioner had been disturbed by a drone flying over

their garden. Therefore they contacted the police

resulting in the Police Community Support Officer

providing them with some guidance on the current

rules. The parishioner was happy with this police

response and the parish council has attached the

guidance to the July meeting minutes and posted it on

Facebook and the website.

Community Support and Events.

It is planned that the first breakfast club will start in

Tunley on the 3rd Sunday in September. More

information will be made available in a letter to be sent

out to all households in advance.

Update on Truespeed Installation Across the Parish.

Truespeed initially started installing poles in

Withyditch but, following complaints from local

residents to Truespeed and the parish council, the

residents with the support of Cllrs Gardiner and

Robinson gained the agreement of the company to

remove the poles and take forward a proposal for an

underground solution. A few weeks ago in Tunley

Truespeed undertook a lot of work that involved

digging up the pavements despite having originally

advised that all work would be overhead. Following a

site meeting with Truespeed there will now no longer

be any more underground work in Tunley. In

Dunkerton it is proposed that the work will mostly be

underground by making use of existing ducting with

some work overhead using existing poles.

Subsequently a public meeting has been held in Tunley

on 11th July at which Truespeed managers gave what

was believed by attendees to be a very optimistic

Councillor Responsibilities Address Email

address

Tele:

No.

David Orme

Chairman

Lead Cllr for

Placemaking & Flood

Prevention

D&TPC Rep

The Batch &

Manders

Orchard

1 Rose

Cottage, Dunkerton,

BA2 8BH

daveorme56

@gmail.com

01761

438721

Nick Patch

Vice

Chairman

Lead Cllr for

Highways &

Parish

Maintenance.

The Maples,

Stoneage

Lane, Tunley

BA2 0DS

[email protected]

m

01761

470800

Robert

Gardiner

Lead Cllr for

Commemorative

Events & Parish

Maintenance

North Hill Farm,

Tunley,

BA2 0EE

northhillfar

[email protected]

om

01761 470286

Martin

Robinson

Lead Cllr for

Finance,

Planning and Council

Archive.

D&TPC Rep

Tunley

Recreation

Centre.

3 Sarabeth

Drive,

Tunley, BA2 0EA

martinrobins

on811@btint

ernet.com

01761

471134

Di Prescott Lead Cllr for

Rights of Way

and Fly Tipping

15

Sarabeth

Drive, Tunley

BA2 0EA

diana@sarab

eth.co.uk

01761

472763

Anna

Fraenkel

3

Bloomfield

Place,

Tunley

Road, Dunkerton

BA2 8BD

fraenkelanna

@tesco.net.

01761

471663

(M)

077799

51691

Adrian

Ashley

Lower Tunley

Farm,

Stoneage Lane,

Tunley,

BA2 0DS

lowertunleyfarm@btconn

ect.com

01761 471797

Nigel

Mannings

D&TPC Rep

Dunkerton Parish Hall

5

Brooklands

Dunkerton,

BA2 8BH

n.mannings

@sky.com

01761

432902

Ryan Iyavoo 4

Brooklands

Dunkerton,

BA2 8BH

rki28@hotm

ail.co.uk

07843

588675

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forecast that their service will go live in the parish

within two months – mid September. There was a

feeling that, for commercial reasons, Truespeed seemed

less interested in delivering against their advertised

schedule seeing tasks through to a successful

conclusion in specific areas, and more interested in

racing to ensure some implementation activities were

going on all over Somerset.

Planning Applications

18/02238/FUL North Hill Farm Tunley Road

Change of use from cattle yards to industrial storage

(use class B8)

The Parish Council unanimously supported this

application subject to it being residential storage use

only.

18/02535/FUL 10 Brooklands Dunkerton Erection of

first floor side extension over existing single storey

extension with loft room and rear dormer

As this is only a small change to the previous

application that the parish council supported the parish

council unanimously supported this application. This

application has now been approved by B&NES

Council.

Planning Application REF 18/03132/FUL Wisteria

House, Bath Road Tunley: Erection of a first storey

extension over garage to provide master bedroom

with en-suite and dressing room.

The Parish Council unanimously supported this

application as it complies with the core strategy and

placemaking plan.

REF 18/02782/FUL Tyning House Bath Road

Tunley Erection of a double garage to the rear of the

property and demolition of existing side double

garage

Subject to conditions being attached the parish council

unanimously supported this application as it complies

with the Core Strategy and placemaking plan.

Reports of BANES Planning Decisions

Planning Application REF 16/06226/LBA Crossways

House Crossways Lane Dunkerton: Internal and

external alterations for the erection of front boundary

wall, gates and railings; internal washroom alterations,

removal of former car parking at front and rear and to

return garden. Erection of new skittles building

following demolition of existing. PENDING

DECISION.

Ref 18/01328/LBA Church House, Church Road,

Dunkerton Internal and external alterations for the

replacement of an existing outbuilding to incorporate a

family room, and office and bathroom. Erection of an

external colonnade link between the existing house and

replacement building, incorporating a rebuilt stone

garden wall, and the formation of a door opening on the

house north elevation. APPROVED

Planning Application 17/02588/EFUL - Parcel 4234

Combe Hay Lane, Combe Hay, Bath/Sulis Down

erection of 171 residential units, open space, green

infrastructure, landscaping and associated works

including provision of vehicular access from Combe

Hay Lane APPROVED

18/01675/FUL Parcel 2400, Fosseway, Englishcombe

Installation of a hard standing field access track –

APPROVED

18/01786/AGRN Lower Tunley Farm, Stoneage Lane,

Tunley – NO NEED FOR FULL PLANNING

APPLICATION TO BE SUBMITTED.

The Wheelwrights, Bath Road, Tunley Foothpath

Extension

Proposal to extend the newly installed footpath in front

of The Wheelwrights, in a westerly direction behind the

traffic calming buildout and in front of Meadow Dene,

to link up with the rest of the existing footpath on the

south side of Bath Road.

This proposal is being taken forward by B&NES

highways department as a scheme for possible inclusion

in their 2019/20 capital program. In case this fails to

gain approval for inclusion in the 19/20 capital

program, the parish council is adopting a belt and

braces approach and is seeking potential alternative

funding by way of the Community Infrastructure Levy

(CIL) that was paid to B&NES Council, by the

developer of The Wheelwrights. To this end the clerk

and Cllr Robinson recently met with B&NES Cabinet

Member for Communities, Cllr Paul Myers, and

B&NES communities’ manager, Dave Dixon who both

supported the parish council bid and will enter into

negotiations on our behalf with the relevant B&NES

departments.

Tunley-Overdale Footpath The outstanding work has now been completed.

Update on the A367 Review Implementation of

Safety Improvement Measures

The sight lines are now much improved following the

vegetation being trimmed back at the bottom of

Dunkerton Hill. The proposed improvements to the

existing road signage and review of the speed limits, in

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particular the limits on the section between the Odd

Down Park & Ride and Tunley Fork is still awaited.

Improving Security at the Cricket Ground

Following a couple of thefts of equipment, gates

providing vehicle access to the ground are now locked.

Parish Rights of Way and the Deregulation Act

2015.

While news was awaited on the likely implementation

date of this legislation, it was agreed that the parish

council would start work to ensure all rights of way

were shown on the Definitive Map of public rights of

way. Parishioner’s assistance and local knowledge with

this work would be appreciated. If you are aware of any

existing public rights of way, or historic footpaths, that

are not shown at present on the definitive map, would

you please contact Cllr. Di Prescott with the details.

The definitive map can be viewed on the parish website

or by contacting Cllr Prescott. We appreciate that it will

take a little time for those who are interested to research

the information, the parish council will therefore keep

this invitation to residents to get involved open until the

end of the year.

Financial Report

The balance of funds is £15,420.21 and without the

Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) reserves

£11,126.12

The next meeting of the Parish Council will be

Thursday 20 September Dunkerton Parish Hall

7.30 pm

Bus Service 42 from Odd Down P&R to RUH – Use it or Lose It There have been rumours flying around that this service will cease operating this month. However this is not the case in the short term but in the longer term its future could be in doubt. This Bus service 42 from Odd Down P&R to RUH has been operating as a commercial service (i.e. not subsidised or commissioned by B&NES Council) since Sept 2016. The RUH provides financial support in return for discounted travel for staff.

The operator, Wessex Bus, is now withdrawing from the local bus market and has cancelled the service from 31 August. First Bus has registered a replacement service which they are committed to run for at least 6 months and will consider its viability during that time. Therefore the parish council would

urge parishioners to use this service over the next six months to ensure that it is viewed by First Bus as financially viable. This should then secure the future of this service on a longer term basis. Note First Bus already operates their bus service 4 from the P&R site to RUH on Saturdays and Sundays – when the 42 service does not run.

WI Report

Dunkerton W.I. held their Garden meeting on the 10th July at the charming home and garden of Viv Macey. Chairs and a table were thoughtfully arranged so we could conduct a very brief business meeting. The meeting opened on a sad note. Member Pat Gudge passed peacefully away after a brave fight with breast cancer. A popular and keen member, she will be missed.

The trip to Greys Court will be well underway by the time this report is printed , and all 30 participants will hopefully have a jolly time.

Camerton Court summer walk is arranged for 26th July and a visit to Yeo Valley gardens is on 31st August. The meeting officially closed. Molly wished us all to mark the Centenary fly-past of the RAF, which was televised and which was watched by Mollie and husband Basil with cherished memories of his time served in the RAF. Members wandered from a Bring and Buy sale to refreshments served in the house. There were hot-dogs, with sausages expertly cooked by Viv's husband Steve, followed by homemade cakes, strawberries and cream-filled meringues .The weather was kind, the atmosphere friendly, a lovely evening. Many thanks to Viv and Steve for their hospitality.

May I quickly add a huge thank you to those who contributed to making Dunkerton W.I. stall at Camerton Fete such a success, and in particular to Viv and Frances.

Next meeting is on 11th September at Tunley Recreation Centre.

From Judy Chidlaw (President)

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Final date for copy for the next edition of

The Batch is 19th September 2018

Please submit copy to the Editor c/o

[email protected]

Or to The Batch, Rose Cottage,

Dunkerton, BA2 8BH

Late copy may be held over for the next edition

THE BATCH MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE Chairman/DPH Rep/Sub-Editor: Richard Hopkins [email protected] D&TPC Rep: David Orme [email protected] Treasurer/PCC Rep: Charlotte de Grey [email protected] . TRC Rep: Martha Walker [email protected] The Batch is compiled by the Batch Management Committee and printed by Richard Hopkins. The views expressed in this newsletter are not necessarily the views of The Batch Management Committee

DUNKERTON

PARISH HALL

Bookings Secretary:

Please make enquiries about bookings to: Email: [email protected]

Or Contact tel no: 07775 870051

Also, tables and chairs for hire – very useful if you are planning a barbeque or other event.

Dunkerton Parish Hall

Regular Events

Monday 7.00 – 9.00 p.m. D.O.G. (Dunkerton Obedience Group) Ruth/Nick Barrett 01761 43224

UNIVERSAL YOGA CLASSES

Tuesday : 6.30pm – 8.00pm teens welcome only £3 for teens

Wednesday : 7pm - 8.30pm Pregnancy class

Thursday: 6.30pm - 8.00pm

Sunday: Once a month 10am - 11am Family Class

For more information please call Charlotta

at Universal Yoga on 01761470658 or Email [email protected]

Visit the website at www.universalyoga.co.uk

EXERCISE CLASSES

Thursday mornings: 9.15-10.30am

Medau Movement Exercise Class - enjoy

your body moving with whole body rhythmic movement that stretches, mobilises, strengthen, tones and improves coordination and wellbeing all to fun music - all ages and abilities. Friday mornings: - 9.15-10.30am

Intermediate Pilates Class - mat work that

strengthens tones, stretches and mobilises, improves core strength and stability, benefits posture and breathing and all round well-being.

For more information, please call: Alison Gibbs on 01761 439917 Email: - [email protected]

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Withyditch Baptist Chapel Centre

'The Chapel maintains a regular First Sunday Service each month at 3pm with Tea/Coffee and cake refreshments after.

The Chapel has full heating facility and the Schoolroom with toilet and kitchen facilities are available for functions. Contact 01761 470507 The Somer Valley Walking Festival takes place this year from 14th - 16th September which includes the following walk on Sunday 16th September: Nature Walk from Shoscombe Village Hall, Barn Hill, Shoscombe, BA2 8LX: 11am A short walk through the beautiful Wellow Valley looking at flora and fauna with local experts from the Cam Valley Wildlife Group. Please, no dogs apart from assistance dogs which must be on a short lead. This walk will be led by Phil Hall and Deborah Porter. Details of all the walks over the weekend can be found at: http://www.bathscapewalkingfestival.co.uk/somer-valley-walking-festival/ For all the walks there are the following notes: Places are limited. You are welcome to turn up on the day but if you wish to guarantee a

place, call 01225 477265 or email [email protected] Children: Under 16s must be accompanied by an adult on all the walks. What should I wear/bring? For all the walks, appropriate footwear should be worn. For the longer walks, walking boots are recommended. Please dress for changes in the weather with layers, waterproofs, hat and sunscreen. Please bring any food or drink you may need. If you would like to bring your own OS map, you will need Explorer 142. Accessibility: Please note that the walks are on uneven ground and are therefore unlikely to be suitable for pushchairs or wheelchairs.

TUNLEY VILLAGE

RECREATION CENTRE

Tunley News As you will have read in the last edition of The Batch the Tunley Recreation Centre (TRC) has changed to not only having a committee but also Friends of the TRC. We hope that by creating the Friends more villagers will feel able to get actively involved in village life but without the commitment of having to attend every committee meeting or supporting every event. So, if you would like to organise a Christmas party for the children in the village or a bingo evening or a Sunday afternoon tea dance then please share it with the committee and together we can work to make it happen. September is a busy month in Tunley, with lots of opportunity to support events or get involved in them.

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Tuesday 4th sees Stage 3 of the OVO Cycle Race of Great Britain come through Tunley. The village will be closed for the race, so come out and celebrate Tunley being put on the cycle racing map. The cyclists will be going through between 1.30 and 1.45. Tom and Jess at the King William will be offering light refreshments from 1pm til 2pm. Sunday 16th sees the first “Breakfast Club” in Tunley from 10:00 AM till midday. Look out for the flyers with more detail that will be coming through your letter box any day soon. Sunday 16th also sees the “Woof Its” Dog Club Novelty Dog Show. Entries open at 1 o'clock. Judging starts at 2pm Rosettes to 6th place. Fun for all the dogs and their owners. Proceeds going to the TRC. Over the last few months there has been discussion about installing a defibrillator in Tunley. This is now coming to fruition. The Parish Council and the TRC Committee will share the cost of the machine, the cabinet to house it in and the electrical installation between them. Following the committee meeting on 14th of August it was decided that the TRC would provide the temporary installation site for the defibrillator. However it does really need to be more visibly accessible to everyone. If you might be able to offer a prominent location on your property in the village, with an electrical supply to permanently house the defibrillator, please contact Cllr Di Prescott who can give you more details. Cllr Prescott’s contact details are telephone: 01761 472 or email [email protected] There are some changes in roles and contact details for the TRC committee and putting Tunley News into The Batch Judith Morris - Treasurer and Hall Bookings [email protected] Lorraine Garbutt – TRC Secretary [email protected] Martha Walker - The Batch TRC Rep for copy [email protected] or 07971 085046 If you have news that you would like included in The Batch please email it to me in WORD no later than the 17th of the month (note the editors decision is final on publication). And finally, Thank you to Paul Wadsworth for his many years of dedication as treasurer and bookings secretary.

Thank you to Dawn Oldland for her many years of dedication as TRC secretary. And lastly our thanks and best wishes go to Gordon Wadsworth who for many years kept everyone up to speed with Tunley news in the Batch. Thank you to you all.

CONTACT US: You can contact our Secretary with any questions or general enquiries [email protected] Anyone wishing to help in any way with the running of our Centre’s facilities please contact the Secretary at the above email address.

Regular Events

DOLLS’ HOUSE CLUB - 3rd Tuesday evening - Info – Mrs S Snook 01225 833637 YOGA CLASSES - Tuesday Mornings 9.45 – 11.00am Contact Yvonne 01761 472143 or email [email protected] WOMEN’S INSTITUTE – meeting on the second Tuesday of each month (except July and August) at 7.15pm - contact Sue Snook 01225 833637 for further information. TODDLER GROUP - Wednesday morning - Info – Mrs M Manley 01761 415620 WOOF-ITS – Dog Training Club – Wednesday evening classes 7-10pm. Positive reinforcement methods used. Contact Lorraine on 07905863791 or Email [email protected]

ZUMBA CLASS – Friday evening 7-8pm. Everyone

welcome, experienced and people new to Zumba. Contact by email [email protected] or Facebook ‘Zumba With Karen’. A Move GB Partner.

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NEED A VENUE?

Tunley Recreation Centre

TUNLEY RECREATION CENTRE has a modern

facility which is ideal for your Wedding Reception,

Parties, Meetings, Classes and Business Meeting

requirements.

The accommodation consists of Bar, Kitchen with

serving area, Seating at round tables for up to 80

persons.

For Talks and Meetings, we can accommodate up

to 120 persons. The facility has disabled persons

access and toilet. There is ample on-site Car

Parking and an outside children’s play area.

For all booking enquiries, including hall

availability email Judith Morris

[email protected]

Tunley Athletic Football Club

Tunley Athletic Football Club The Recreation Ground, Tunley, Bath, BA2 0EB Contacts Craig Doughty - Chairman 07595 631513

Yvonne Dix - Secretary 07889 310041 Pete Fear & Bryan Moore - Life Members & Tunley Residents Team details - Somerset County Football League - Division Three Manager – Duncan Fear 07921 176839 Kick Off times in September & October 3pm League Fixtures 08 Sept Home Draycott 15 Sept Home Cheddar Res 22 Sept Away Combe St Nicholas 29 Sept Home Chew Magna Cup Fixtures 01 Sept Home Wellington Res 13 Oct Home Hutton League Results – will be published next month 11 Aug Away Burnham Utd Res 18 Aug Away Middlezoy Rovers Res 25 Aug Away Winscombe Res

On another hot afternoon on Saturday 4th August Westhill Sports were the opposition for Tunley Athletic in the fourteenth annual Freda Hookings MBE Memorial Trophy game. Freda was President of Tunley for over 40 years and first lady Vice President of the Somerset FA and received her MBE in the Millennium New Year’s honours list for her services to the club. The trophy was donated by Freda's family to be played between Tunley and a local football club in a pre-season match. The result was a 6-0 win in Tunley’s favour. The Barry Gould trophy for Tunley’s Man of the Match was awarded to Martin Lewis.

Both Clubs would like to thank Keith (Flash) Lewis once again for refereeing the game. Players, friends and family gathered after in Tunley’s Recreation Centre for refreshments.

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Training is on Tuesday and Thursdays at the ground please contact Duncan Fear for more details. If you are interested in joining Tunley Athletic in any capacity please contact anyone of the above for more information. Please come and support your local village club. .

Camerton & Peasedown Croquet Club Rejects Aunt Emma

Today croquet is played on stubble bedded in concrete. Clearances turn into jump shots as the ball hits the rough, pirouettes around what tuffs of grass remain, or skates away like a curling stone. Knowledge of the conditions is paramount. Unfortunately, most of CPCC’s home matches were played earlier in the season when grass was greener.

The only recent away match to buck expectation was against Kington Langley, in the GC Central North League; it was the first match to be played on their two new lawns. Equal at lunch the home team came out revitalised racing to an 8:4 lead. After the fifth round, the score narrowed to 9:7. CPCC had to win the last four games. They would have if the jump shot on the thirteenth and final hoop had succeeded. The match ended in a draw.

The SWF GC high handicap league home match against Dowlish Wake was played in the baking sun; even the electronic timers gave up. One ahead at lunch, the home team, after recovering in the shade, ran on to win 11½:8 ½. The most successful player was

David Christie who won three singles and drew his doubles game.

The GC Level Play team, playing away at Bristol, was overwhelmed by the home squad and their lawns, winning only one game and drawing another. The Central South team faired only slightly better under a relentless sun that baked Dowlish Wake’s sloping lawns.

Armed with more enthusiasm than expertise CPCC’s newcomers to association croquet, their new ‘B’ League team, bravely took on long-established opponents. The team ventured to play positively, rejecting a style of defensive play, named by the CA, Aunt Emma; a gruesome tactic designed purely to bore one’s opponent into submission. As a result, they inflicted heavy wins on their opponents and narrowly missed two whitewashes.

Oh, let the rain reign.

"CPCC's David Christie Walks Off Victorious"

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