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MERR OTT MESSENGER
I n s i d e t h i s i s s u e :
News from All Saints
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Merriott Heritage Trust continued
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Monthly Market 4
Appeal for volunteers
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U3A Theatre Visits 6
Did you know ... 7
Our Sponsors 8
Your editorial team: John Bowman 74077
Marion Biggs 74170
Peter Bryans 78182
Jane Jackson 74162
Janet Lailey 271008
Ann Lawrence 78461
Eric Vose 351857
Email:
merriottmessenger@ gmail.com
N e w c h a p t e r f o r t h e M e r r i o t t M e s s e n g e r
Delivered free to 1,000 homes www.merriottvillage.org.uk March 2017
The information and views in the Merriott Messenger are those provided by the named individual contributors and are not necessarily supported by the Editorial Team. Whilst every effort is made to ensure the information given is accurate, the Merriott Messenger cannot accept responsibility for any errors or omissions. Copy date for the April issue is 12th March.
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In 2006 the Parish Council, under its Chairman Keith Mullins, asked some residents to establish the Merriott Messenger on a regular basis. At that time, the Council wished to become a Quality Council and one of the criteria needed to attain this required a community publication so that the affairs of the Council could be communicated to the residents. The Council contributed £600 in the first year to help set up the Messenger to publish ten months per year and continued to underwrite it in its first few years.
Since then, the Council has continued to provide banking facilities for the Messenger and until recently has had representation on the editorial team.
The Parish Council has now decided it does not wish to have the same relationship with the Messenger. The editorial team discussed its
future at length and all agreed that it was a real asset to the village and should continue. As a result, we have set up our own banking arrange-ments. We are pleased, however, that the Parish Council has agreed to become a sponsor.
For many years, the Messenger has been fully financed by generous sponsorship and has not had to rely on financial support from the Council. The editorial team, together with the wonderful band of voluntary deliverers, have been able to increase frequency to eleven months a year and add colour, more content and better quality to the publication.
The success of the Messenger depends not only on the support of its sponsors, but to those of you who send in articles and photographs – so do please keep sending them in.
Editorial Team
N e w s f r o m t h e M e r r i o t t H e r i t a g e Tr u s t
It is now two years since our benefactor, Cathy Herriman, died and her generous legacies to the village and to the Crewkerne Museum & Heritage Centre are being put to good use.
The Merriott Heritage Trust, which Cathy asked to be established, has been active for a little over a year now and during 2016 received applica-tions for grants from All Saints Church, the Village Hall Trust and the Broadway Garden maintenance volunteers. We are pleased that it has been possible for us to provide financial help towards the repair of the stonework round the West window and door-way of the Church, the restoration of the railings fronting the Village Hall and for the complete refurbish-ment and replanting of Broadway Garden.
Now that funding for local footpaths is becoming increasingly difficult to obtain at County, District and Parish level and following John Goldie’s
feature in October’s Merriott Messenger, the Trustees propose that the Trust should “adopt” Shyners Lane. This is an important and well-used footpath but in part is becoming increasingly over-
grown and more difficult to negotiate, particularly for buggies and mobility vehicles.
The whole project is a major exercise which may need to be spread over several years. In the first instance we plan to carry out major improve-ments by cutting back vegetation growing over the tarmac to restore the path to its original width and by re-planting and managing the hedgerows. An assessment of the retaining drystone wall fronting Shyners Terrace is necessary and it may be possible for the Trust to part-fund its rebuilding in coming years if other grant aid can be found.
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Repairs to stonework round the West window and doorway of All Saints
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P A G E 2 [email protected] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
M e r r i o t t M e s s e n g e r
W i n t e r S o c i a l A f t e r n o o n s a t M e r r i o t t V i l l a g e H a l l
Tea and Cake - £2, served from 3-5pm (free refills, other drinks available)
This is open to all ages. Tables for craft and board games available,
or just pop in for company and a chat.
Wednesdays 8th and 22nd
March Ann Lawrence
C o m m u n i t y P a v i l i o n
To book this fine village amenity for your
get-together, please contact 01460 73771 or email: merriott-
[email protected]. Only £20.00 per session.
S p r i n g C l e a n Wo r k Pa r t y Saturday 1st April 9.30am -11.30am Merriott Church
We would very much welcome lots of volunteers at our Spring Clean work party.
There will be jobs in the churchyard, like hedge trimming, wilderness taming and general tidying
– and also we will be spring cleaning inside the church too.
Refreshments will be available. Bring suitable clothing and tools.
More details from Tom Jones (240615) and Robin Gilkes (75549).
C h a r i t y M a y B a l l Friday 19th May 2017
at The Great Tithe Barn, Haselbury Mill
Tickets £40 - to include 4 course meal and live entertainment from SCOOT
in aid of
Tickets available from Merriott Pre-School on 01460 77922 or
Mrs Katherine Rooke 01460 76666 / 07775 805621
N e w s f r o m A l l S a i n t s C h u r c h In very tidy fashion, Lent begins with Ash Wednesday on the 1st March this year. There will be a Communion Service at 7pm at All Saints, where we will receive the sign of the cross in ash, as a reminder of our mortality and the need to acknowledge our need of forgiveness. It is a powerful way of beginning the Lenten season of preparation for Holy Week and Easter.
Lent is punctuated by regular midweek communion services at 10am on Thursday
mornings. These are quiet and reflective, and everyone is welcome.
Once again there are several ‘Lent Lunches’ happening on Wednesdays across our four villages in aid of various charities, which you are welcome to attend without making a booking. Details of dates and venues are in the ‘Link’ magazine.
Mothering Sunday is on March 26th this year, and we invite all mums and their families to an All Age Communion at 10am, which will be lively and celebratory!
Revd Bob Hicks 01460 76406
Church Services in March
Wed 1st Ash Wednesday - 7pm Communion with Ashing
Sun 5th 8.30am Holy Communion
Thu 9th 10am Midweek Communion for Lent
Sun 12th 9.30am Parish Communion
Thu 16th 10am Midweek Communion for Lent
Sun 19th 10am Family Service
Thu 23rd 10am Midweek Communion for Lent
Sun 26th 10am All Age Communion for Mothering Sunday
Thu 30th 10am Midweek Communion for Lent
Dates for your diary: Palm Sunday - 9th April 10am Benefice Communion with the ’16 Bells Choir’ and procession in Hinton St George (meet at the ‘Preaching Cross’).
Good Friday - 14th April, 10am-12pm Children’s Easter Workshops; 2pm Good Friday Service
Easter Sunday - 16th April, 10.30am Communion service.
Don’t forget to put your clocks forward an hour on Sunday 26th
March.
C o f fe e B r e a k C o r n e r S u d o k u
Answers will be published in the April issue.
N e w s f r o m t h e M e r r i o t t H e r i t a g e Tr u s t c o n t i n u e d
P A G E 3 [email protected]
The Trust already has a number of significant historical documents in its care, including some early house deeds and indentures as well as copies of the 1843 Tythe Map & Apportionment, which lists details of land and property ownership and tenancies, together with a set of the Merriott Messenger from 2006, kindly donated to us by John Bowman. We must not forget that we are history-in-the- making. What we do today will be as interesting to those who come after us as the past is to us. It is vital in this era of ephemera, electronic communication and the reduction of permanent written records that we keep such things for future social and historical understanding. We appeal to you to consider depositing any historical documents or artefacts with us to ensure their survival.
The Trust has been much exercised by the question of the storage of archival material and how we can make this available to the public for research purposes. The Crewkerne Museum & Heritage Centre hold some of Merriott’s historical documents and photographs and we have now agreed to catalogue all this material for them. This will enable the Trust to assess the full extent of Merriott’s recorded history, will enable the Heritage Centre to add it to their data base so that it is more easily accessible and might provide a basis for
re-establishing the Merriott historic website, which many found very interesting and useful.
As to the future, the Trustees welcome any requests from residents and local organisations for financial help towards the restoration, improvement and refurbishment of historic buildings or features, whether Listed or not. These could include such things as date stones or inscriptions, joinery, iron-work and stonework features which may be viewed within the street scene. We would also welcome applications for finan-cial help towards tree or hedgerow planting and improve-ments to local footpath features; the re-instatement of the traditional Merriott stiles, of which only a few remain in good condition, would be a very good project.
Tony Hobbs, Chairman
Trustees : A.E.W. Hobbs, M.P.G. Hobbs, C. Maxwell, J.R. Stuttaford
Registered Office: 14 Lower Street, Merriott TA16 5NL
Tel: 01460 72465
Email: [email protected]
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Restoration of the railings fronting the Village Hall
Refurbishment and replanting of Broadway Garden
M e r r i o t t G a r d e n i n g C l u b
Tuesday 28th March The ever popular Neil Lovesey of Picket
Lane Nursery, South Perrot will be given us an animated talk on ‘Herbs in the Garden’. Held at the Tithe Barn, Church Street, Merriott at 7.30pm.
Refreshments and raffle. Non-members £2.
Do come along – it will be fun.
Barbara Byford 72298
P A G E 4
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Join us at the “Coffee Stop”
every Tuesday in Merriott Church from 10.00am - 11.30am
Coffee and cake £1 with free refills. All welcome - children’s drinks
and play area. We look forward to seeing you there.
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In February we were delighted to be raising funds for the Stoke-based Hamdon Brass Children's Band, who wanted the funds to help buy uniforms. Their cake stall raised £50 and our donation was £86. We also all enjoyed two sessions of them playing for us, which made for a lovely atmosphere. The other £86 raised went to the Yeovil & District MS Society, in memory of a friend and regular stall holder, Julie, who passed away over Christmas. Our memory table for her also raised a further £21.
Every month we have a chosen local charity/group, so if you are looking to raise funds contact Lola on 07885 424588, or just pop in and enjoy a cup-pa with friends, try our tombola, raffles and there might even be something that catches your eye amongst the huge range of stalls!
Our next Monthly Market will be held on Saturday 4th March, 10am - 1pm at Merriott Social Club, 71 Lower Street.
Lorraine Clarke
M e r r i o t t M e s s e n g e r
M e r r i o t t Yo u t h F o o t b a l l - C e l e b ra t i n g 3 0 Ye a r s
On Saturday June 3rd 2017 the Merriott Youth Football will be hosting a Fun Day with games, prizes and Commemorative gifts for children to celebrate Merriott Youth Football.
For more details contact Monica Hayden 01460 74449.
M o n t h l y M a r ke t - ra i s i n g m o n e y f o r l o c a l c h a r i t i e s
T h e N a t i o n a l G a r d e n s S c h e m e I recently attended a presentation by a local representative of the National Gardens Scheme, telling us the history, current charitable work, and all about some of the beautiful places to visit.
The charity was set up in 1927 to raise money for a memorial to Queen Alexandra. Until then, only the upper classes had had access to visit private gardens, but many large gardens were then made available to all on certain days for a shilling entrance fee.
After the memorial was built, the charity continued, providing money for The Queen’s Nursing Service, funding District Nurses who, at that time, received no government funds.
From there the charity has grown and many small gardens and groups in villages are open to the public. Money raised goes
to well known health charities such as Marie Curie and Macmillan as well as fund-ing gardener training and garden projects such as Horatio’s Garden in Salisbury.
It was so inspiring to see pictures of lovely summer gardens and look forward to visiting some of them in the coming months
The ‘Yellow Book’ for this area covers Somerset and Bristol and their website is www.ngs.org.uk. Gardens open in March:
Tuesday 7th - Hestercombe Gardens - TA2 8LG Sunday 26th - Rock House - BS35 4AQ
Ann Lawrence
Don’t forget to send us your news stories, with photographs if possible, by the 12th of the preceding month.
Send to: [email protected] or, if handwritten, contact a member of the editorial team (details on front page). Thank you.
P A G E 5 [email protected]
A p p e a l f o r Vo l u n te e r s
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CPR and Cardio Defibrillator Training
The Parish Council is considering providing CPR training and the provision and training in the use of a cardio defibrillator for the village. This appeal is directed at, but not limited to, those of the community who are directly involved with physical activities at the parish hall, the recreation field, tennis courts and the bowls club.
The training comprises 2 courses; a 2-hour uncertified CPR course and a 4-hour combined CPR and defibrillator certificated course. Each course has vacancies for up to 15 people. It is thought that the 4-hour course should be directed at responsible adults directly concerned, or most likely to attend the various activities. The 2-hour CPR course could be made available to the wider and perhaps younger members of the community.
A lot will depend on the response to this appeal and further information. Volunteers are requested to respond to [email protected] with the following information:- name, contact details, associated activity, course preference, availability (daytime or evenings).
Cllr Aslett
P h o t o g ra p h o f t h e m o n t h
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The Rhubarb Pot Men - Barrington January 2017 Photo taken by John Bowman
Please send your photos to: [email protected]
S av e t h e Dat e !
Merriott Village Hall
Saturday 17th June 2017
(Please note correct date!)
After the resounding
success of last year’s
Midsummer Concert & BBQ
Live Band ‘The 1960s’ with supper and bar
(Father’s Day Weekend)
Tickets on sale in April
If your New Year’s Resolution was to Keep Fit, then this might be of interest:
Walking Netball is taking place at the Crewkerne Sports Centre, Yeovil Road, TA18 7NT on Tuesdays between 5.00 and 6.00pm. £3.50 per session with the first session FREE. All abilities welcome and no
previous experience of netball required, It is a fun and sociable session, with refreshments served afterwards. For further information visit englandnetball.co.uk/walking-netball. Marion Cooper
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The track for walking and running around Merriott Recreation Field is exactly 500 metres - half a
kilometre - or, in ‘old money’, if you walk round it six times you’ve done almost 2 miles!
With the lovely views and the birds singing it’s not a bad place to get some exercise on a dry level path. And there are benches to take a rest!
Ann Lawrence
Merriott Tea Towels Still only £4- these useful gifts and souvenirs of the village, illustrated with sketches of the village by Merriott artist Beryl Virgin, are for sale at Osbornes and the garage Spar Shop. Easy to post. Proceeds to All Saints Church, Merriott. Ann Lawrence
Did you remember
to go out and put slug pellets/ash/garlic on your Hostas on Valentine’s Day? It’s not too late to stop the hungry pests getting those spring shoots!
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P A G E 6
B o o k R e v i e w b y S h e i l a B o w m a n “All the light we
cannot see” by Anthony
Doerr
It is a delight to find a book that you want to recommend to your friends.
This happened recently when I came across "All the light we cannot see" by Anthony Doerr.
It is set during the 2nd World War and its two central characters are still children when the war begins. Marie Laure is 10 years old and blind. She lives with her locksmith father in Paris, who has fostered in her a remarkable degree
of independence by making a detailed model of the surrounding city. By tracing this with her fingers she learns to negoti-ate the streets in safety. As Paris is about to fall to the German invasion, they escape to find sanctuary with her father's reclusive uncle and house-keeper in St Malo.
Werner is a 12 year old German boy living in an orphanage with his sister Jutta. He finds an old radio which he manages to repair and they become enchanted by broadcasts from a distant radio station. Both have the Aryan blond good looks admired by the regime. Werner teaches himself radio engineer-ing to become a radio prodigy. This draws him to the attention of the authorities and he is sent to an elitist militarist school from where he is
recruited to join the army at just 16 years old, specialising in tracking "illegal" broadcasting.
The final stages of the novel take place in St Malo, which suffered devastating bombing in the immediate aftermath of the Allied invasion. It is an exciting story, with a legendary precious diamond at its heart and the eventual connection between the two young people leads to a poignant conclusion. What lifts the book above other wartime thrillers is the quality of the writing. Doerr's powers of description are remarkable, and while the plot hurries along through short vivid chapters, you are sometimes led to re-read certain passages for the beauty of the prose.
No wonder the book won the Pulitzer Prize in 2015.
U 3 A T h e a t r e V i s i t s
M e r r i o t t M e s s e n g e r
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John Bartholomew has recently joined the Crewkerne University of the Third Age (U3A) and is planning to arrange theatre visits. He has been successfully running similar trips for Lyme Regis U3A. Travel is by coach.
The possible trips he has in mind for later this year and next are:
Thursday September 28th: Mayflower Southampton: `Beautiful` The Carole King Musical Party tickets: £34.50 reduced from £44.50. Total cost is therefore likely to be around £47-£50.
Saturday December 2nd: Mayflower Southampton: English National Ballet: ‘The Nutcracker’. Party tickets: £36.50
reduced from £44.50. Total cost around £50.
Thursday May 17th 2018: Mayflower Southampton: `War Horse`. Party Tickets: £46.50 reduced from £49.50. Total cost therefore closer to £60.
All trips are matinees. We would plan to leave by around 10.00am to allow time
for lunch in/or near the venue and then be home by early evening.
We always try to secure seats in the stalls to avoid stairs.
Costs include the ticket, coach travel and driver`s tip.
We are happy to receive recommenda-tions for other shows and venues which might have a wide appeal. The objective is to create economies of scale. Member-ship of Crewkerne U3A is available for a small annual fee.
Get back to John Bartholomew at: [email protected] to express an interest without commitment.
John Bartholomew
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CREWKERNE and DISTRICT
TWINNING ASSOCIATION
is organising a QUIZ NIGHT on
Saturday 1st April
at the W I Hall in Misterton. Teams of 4 - £6.00 per person
with a ploughman’s supper. Bring your own drinks
(glasses will be provided) Coffee/Tea is available to purchase
Please book for catering purposes on
01460 75025/74808/77233
Cheryl Newman
Flix in the Stix presents “The Girl on the Train”
on Sat 11th March in Hinton Village Hall
at 7.30pm. Tickets £5 in advance from
the Village Shop and Dorothy’s Tea Room or £5.50 on the door. To reserve tickets please contact Bob Kefford on 01460 72563. A divorcee becomes entangled in a miss-ing persons investigation that promises to send shockwaves throughout her life.
Flix in the Stix
P A G E 7 [email protected]
Printed by Parish Magazine Printing 01288 341 617 Northmoor, Whitstone EX22 6TD
Mobile Library @ Merriott School
Tuesday 21st March
9.30 - 10.00
Songs of Praise
1st Sunday of each month
at 6.30pm. All welcome.
Tom Merrick Ltd
Your local Electrical Contractor
Domestic, Industrial, Agricultural
Fully approved NAPIT Contractor
Contact me on:
01460 72757 or 07980 686160
Dexter cattle were introduced into England from Ireland, where they have now almost disappeared, in the late 19th century. There are various suggestions as to their origin, one of which is that they were developed from Kerry cattle in south-west Ireland. Dexters are small animals, perhaps two thirds the size of Friesians and have black, red or brown coats. They have short stubby inward curving horns but polled (hornless) Dexters are also available. They are kept in small groups usually as domestic herds. Their milk is high in fat - 4% - similar to Jerseys and they produce lean succulent beef. They have also been used as work animals.
In the UK in the late 1960’s they were down to a few hundred animals but since then they have become more popular and there are now well over 1500 breeding cows. They are also found across Europe, America, Australia and South Africa. Their earlier lack of popularity was in part caused by the existence of a genetic problem associated with their small size and the fact that some breeders attempt-ed to make them even smaller. This resulted in a significant proportion of calves being born deformed (termed bulldog calves) and dead. The genetic basis of this difficulty is now better understood.
Some Dexter cattle have extremely short legs, which are 6 to 8 inches less than the average. These animals usually carry a ‘dwarfing gene’ for chondrodysplasia. If a carrier cow and a carrier bull each with short legs are mated there is a 25% chance that the calf will be deformed and be born dead. There is now a simple DNA test to find those animals which carry the gene and so breeders are able to avoid mating two carrier animals.
John Bowman
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G a r d e n i n g Q u o t e o f t h e M o n t h
sent in by Mo Frampton
“Of all human activities, apart from the procreation of children, gardening is the most optimistic and hopeful.
The gardener is, by definition, one who plans for and believes and trusts in the future, whether in the short or the longer term.” Susan Hill
Complete Care & Cleaning Domestic Support Services 01460 261120 jess_completecare@ hotmail.com www.completecareand cleaning.co.uk
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10 Lower Street
Merriott TA16 5NL
01460 76659
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Sally-Marie Shearing Beauty Therapy
Relaxing, Revitalising,
Beauty Treatments
Tel 01460 73957 Gift Vouchers available
Lawrences Auctioneers
Free verbal valuations Home visits
01460 73041
Fax: 01460 270799
Charlotte Hamlin Merriott Childminder OFSTED & PACEY registered
Full/part-time hours Early years funding
Between 6.30am & 6.30pm www.merriottchildminder.co.uk
01460 73361 07721 018 335
The Swan Inn
John and Cathy Twose
44 Lower St, Merriott
TA16 5NN
01460 75699
en-suite Bed & Breakfast Rooms
Jaycee Plumbing Heating Engineers
Boiler servicing and changes Lpg / Oil / Gas-Safe 20 Shiremoor Hill
Merriott 07970 279778 / 07738 632746
Ansaphone: 01460 76000
Mike Stenner
Painting, decorating & ceramic tiling
Tel: 01460 75799 Mob 07703 573 892
michael@ stenner9459.fsnet.co.uk
Chris Martin Interiors Ltd
Specialising in installation
of kitchens and bathrooms
01460 76612 07976 848 677
Osborne’s Broadway
Butcher of local farm meat, groceries, newspapers,
wines and spirits
01460 73459
Fusion Fostering We are always looking for
families who can offer warm, loving and safe homes to
children and young people who need Fostering. Tel: 03301 239355
Letting, Investment and Property Management for
S Somerset & W Dorset 01935 420555
[email protected] www.martincoyeovil.co.uk
Merriott Pharmacy
Free prescription collection & delivery
01460 72222
merriottpharmacy @hotmail.com
Robert Frith Optometrists
your local independent Optician
FREE emergency appointments under
the NHS Somerset ACES service Chard 67771
Crewkerne 72964 Yeovil 01935 478463
Martyn Porter
Painting & Decorating, Tiling & General House
Maintenance
No job too small
01460 74952 Mobile: 07805159302
The Barn Self Catering
and B&B 32 Church St
Merriott TA16 5PS
01460 351857 07879 066012
Secure self storage & removals Competitive rates, easy & flexible
01460 243100
[email protected] www.beehiveselfstorage.co.uk
Serviced Offices To Let
Careford Lodge Residential Home
Church Street
Contact Lorraine on 01460 75592
carefordlodge@ hotmail.co.uk
Lower Severalls Bed & Breakfast
Tel. 01460 73234
Plant Nursery (C B Plants)
Perennials and Herbs www.lowerseveralls.co.uk
Veterinary
Crewkerne
your local vets
01460 72443
Merriottsford Minibus
01460 76029
Taxi Alliance 01460 75089 / 01935 414444
Appliance Maintenance Services
Domestic Appliance Repairs Tel: 01460 72211
Mob: 07970 744 115 www.appliancemaintenance.co.uk
Ian Crossland Property Maintenance
Tel: 01935 411813 Mob: 07811 070 498
Interior and exterior decorating
Carpentry and hanging doors
Fitting fences and gates
Allen Computer Services
Sales, Repairs, Servicing, for Home & Small Business, Cloud
Backup and Laptop Screen Repairs
01460 298036
www.allencomputerservices.co.uk
MERRIOTT HERITAGE TRUST
merriott.heritage.trust @gmail.com
01460 72465
Kevin Swain
Electrical Contractor
Free Estimates Tel 01460 73260
Merriott Social Club •open every evening
•spacious function room available for hire
01460 74376
If you would like to sponsor your local
newsletter please contact a member of the Editorial Team -
details on front page.
Popular Motors, Merriott Service Station
Broadway, Quality Car Sales, Workshop, MOT testing Garage & Car Service -
01460 76803 Shop and PO - 01460 78716 www.popularmotors.co.uk
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Haselbury Plucknett for Weddings and other Functions
01460 77095
Merriott Childcare
Solutions Childminder OFSTED & PACEY registered
Graded Outstanding
Ad-hoc, F/T and P/T hours
Registered for Early Years
Educational funding
www.merriottchildcare.co.uk
01460 74086/ 07807 753 77
R. A. Wicks Ltd
Fireplace Showroom, Flue Lining, and Multi Fuel
Stoves 01460 74612
Manor Farm -
Your local farm shop
Lower Street, Merriott TA16 5NP Tel: 07963 102258 nigel.witcombe@
gmail.com
Moorlands Residential Home
Moorlands Road
Quality care for the elderly
Contact Jayne: 01460 74425
Quantock Joinery Systems Limited
Tail Mill Lane Merriott TA16 5PF
01460 77545
Find us on
smartinbuilding@ yahoo.co.uk
07792 821 028
T h a n k y o u t o o u r s p o n s o r s f o r t h e i r s u p p o r t
Open 6 days a week
Tel: 01460 249730