ruishton village hall newsletter may 2019
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VILLAGE HALL MONTHLY DRAW April
£25 Miss D Pam £10 Mr A Weekes £5 Mr C Gibson
BINGO will be on Wednesday 8th May . Doors open at 7pm and its EYES DOWN at 7.30pm. The SNOWBALL is now £75. (Please note all participants must be over 16 years of age). The WHIST drive will be on Wednesday 22nd May at 7.30. JUMBLE SALE - Saturday 4th May 12 noon @ Ruishton Village Hall. If you want anything collected contact Liz on 443369 or Norma on 442010. We appreciate it if you can bring your jumble to the Village Hall on Friday May 3rd between 8pm and 9.00pm or on the Saturday morning before 10.00am. The HEALTH WALKS FOR MAY will be on Wed May 31st at 10.30 am from Creech Canal Car park and is up to 1.5 hours in duration, and Wed May 15th at 10.30 from Ruishton Village hall. Dogs are welcome but must be kept on leads. For more information please ring Pat Pike on 442609 or Andy Smith on 444815 . If you are interested in training to be a Health Walk Leader contact Andy or Pat for more details. Ruishton Carpet Bowls Club: We meet at Ruishton Village Hall, on Tuesday Evenings 7pm - 9pm, and Friday Afternoons 2pm - 4pm, please come along to our friendly group, and give it a try. For further information Phone Mavis Skeggs (Treasurer) 01823 442427 or Derek Garrett (Chairman) 01823 442876 Our Annual Competitions have reached there final, and Congratulations go to our Competitors for the Tony Shattock All Champions Cup: Winner, Mavis Skeggs,and Runner Up: Fred Straughan . Ruishton Village Day 20th July 2019We would like to welcome Scott and Karl of S&K Windows Ltd. (see advert top of page 4) who have agreed to sponsor village day along with our existing sponsors. At the moment we have received new requests for stalls so if anyone would like a stall this year don’t leave it too late to book. All last years stalls will be contacted by mid May and will always be guaranteed a space at this years Village Day. Our thanks to the Parish Council for all there help and for letting us use the recreation field. A word to our band of helpers WE NEED YOUR HELP as always and anyone else who has some spare time am or pm on that day. Special thanks to our sponsors Roy Bulgin Ruishton, Paul of the Carpet Shed Ilminster, anmd Scott & Karl of S&K Windows Ltd. J Elston 442568 Ruishton Companion Dog Show Many thanks once again to Taunton and District canine ass who will be running our dog show, all are welcomne to our show, we are kennel club licenced but there are classes to suite all dogs find out next time about this year’s judge. More Later Our thanks to our sponsors Hannah of Hannah’s Hairlines Salon Ruishton also Craig of Western Fuel Oils Bridgwater. J Elston 442568 Charity Coffee Morning, Thank you to all who came to support me in raising money for Somerset Sight, we made £168, again thank you, Mavis, RATS (Ruishton Artists in TexStyles) We are a group of craft enthusiasts who work with fabric and thread. We are now meeting on the 3rd Mon of each month 10.00a.m. - 3.00p.m. in the Village Hall meeting room. For more information about our regular meetings ring Lydia (444982) TAUNTON & DISTRICT FRIENDSHIP CLUB We are a club offering a wide range of social activities for the over 50s, including a monthly meeting at Ruishton Village Hall. For more information contact Sally (442733). ———————————————————————————————————————————— For all bookings and enquiries regarding the Village Hall, please contact Chris on 07958574905
ALL ITEMS FOR THE June 2019 newsletter should be delivered to the Editor, Liz Harper, 20 Newlands Road, Ruishton (443369) NO LATER THAN Friday 17th May 2019 or email
RUISHTON VILLAGE HALL NEWSLETTER MAY 2019
Ruishton Book Club Ruishton Book Club 'The Wardrobe Mistress' by Patrick McGrath took us to the bleak and icy winter of post-war London where the theatre world was entwined with resurgent blackshirt activities. A good atmosphere was established but confused plotting and unsympathetic characters led to a rather unsatisfactory conclusion. More enlightening was the group's discussion on the practicalities of utilising the village's defibrilator, should it be needed. Our next meeting is on Wednesday 8th May at 1030 discussing RD Blackmore's classic 'Lorna Doone'. For more information phone Peter 443160.
In Stitches @ St George's will meet this month on Friday May 10th from 10 – 12am in the Ruishton Church Meeting Room. Anyone who enjoys knitting or crotchet will be very welcome. Muriel 443019
THE RUISHTON INN Tel:442285
Quiz Night every Wednesday at 9.00 Free entry
Next Auction 18th May 6.30 pm start
OPENING HOURS Home cooked food served 12.00 – 1.45 and
6.00 – 9.00 (7.00 - 9.00 Sundays) (Not open on Monday or Tuesday lunchtimes)
Cask Marque Ales & Fine Wines
Saturday Night Steak Night 8 Oz Rump Steak Eggs & chips £10.00
Tuesday Nights: Fish Chips & peas £6.50
Thursday Nights: Hand Made Burger Chips & Salad £7.00
NICOLE PERRET D.O.,M.R.O.
REGISTERED OSTEOPATH Blackbrook Pavilion,
Taunton 01823 33 34 35
Phillip Greenslade
01823 442971
POLICE contacts We now have a PCSO who can be contacted by phone or email his name and number are: PCSO 9255 Jake Edwards and he is contactable at 07701 283686 or at [email protected] Another email contact is avonandsomerset.police.uk/contact-us/report-a-crime-or-incident or call 101. In an emergency call 999.
RUISHTON GUIDING If you wish to put your daughter's name on any of the waiting lists please contact: Guides Cath Ellis (442398), Brownies Kay Allen (444426), Rainbows Cath Ellis (442398)
OPEN MONDAY TO FRIDAY
8.00AM TO 3.00PM For information contact 01823 444302
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RUISHTON AND THORNFALCON PARISH COUNCIL
RUISHTON AND THORNFALCON PARISH COUNCIL SOMERSET WEST AND TAUNTON COUNCIL The new Somerset West and Taunton came into being on Monday 1st April. This new council combines Taunton Deane Borough Council and West Somerset Council. The new website is www.somersetwestandtaunton.gov.uk LOCAL COUNCIL ELECTIONS Ruishton and Thornfalcon Parish is divided into two Wards; Ruishton Ward and Thornfalcon Ward. There are ten seats for Ruishton Ward but only eight candidates (who are now duly elected) came forward so the Council can go ahead and co-opt two more councillors after 7th May. Thornfalcon has two seats and unfortunately there were no candidates for this Ward. As there were no can-didates, the procedure is different where ten or more electors will have the opportunity to write to Somerset West and Taunton Council calling for an election. Only after this procedure and no election is called, the Council can proceed to fill the vacancies by co-option. VACANCIES ON THE COUNCIL Doug Lowe, our present Chairman, and a Councillor for many years is retiring from the Council. Also retiring is George Anderdon who has been a Councillor over 40 years (probably nearer 50 years) and Ray Hancock who has been a Councillor for many years. They will all be greatly missed. The Council has four vacancies, two of which the Council can co-opt at the Annual Parish Council Meeting on 15th May for the Ruishton Ward. Are you interested in becoming a Councillor? As a councillor, you would attend meetings and generally keep up to date with things or you could be more active and take on a responsibility in an area that interests you. It is not daunting and there is plenty of literature you can read and there will be training. Any person interest-ed in becoming a Parish Councillor should contact the Heather Bryant by phone 01460 234770 or e-mail [email protected] for more information. ANNUAL PARISH ASSEMBLY The Annual Parish Assembly was held on 8TH April at in the Village Hall attended by 8 parishioners. The meeting heard a report from the Chairman on the year’s activities which has been very busy as always. There were other reports from the Village Hall, County Councillor, Neighbourhood Plan and Footpaths. MEMORIAL GARDEN The Council is aware that the Memorial stone has been knocked over. This has been reported to the Police who have this in hand. The Council are taking steps to correct the stone to its right position. The Council will also tidy up the Memorial Garden. At this present time, it will be either done by ourselves with volunteers or by the Probation Service. M5 JUNCTION 25 IMPROVEMENT SCHEME Around 250 people took the opportunity to attend two drop-in events held at Ruishton Village Hall during March. Staff from Alun Griffiths (Principal Contractors) and Somerset County Council were on hand to an-swer questions. The most frequently questions asked can be viewed at www.travelsomerset.co.uk/J25 The M5 J25improvement scheme is expected to take two years to complete. So far, the main activities have been site clearance work, with around 200 established trees removed from site and replanted at the West Monkton Country Park. Ecologists have been overseeing this work. Alun Griffiths will be liaising with partners to ensure other work will be co-ordinated to take place before the major construction programme begins. These include Highway England works on the motorway slip roads and a major Somerset County Council Scheme to resurface the nearby Hankridge roundabout. Alun Griffiths will also be establishing a weekly Public Information Centre where people can drop-in and dis-cuss the scheme. D COUNCIL 2019 15.5.19 5.6.19 3.7.19 7.8.19 4.9.19 2.10.19 6.11.19 4.12.19 The May meeting is the first meeting of the next four-year term for Parish Councillors. Council Meetings commence at 7.30pm (unless otherwise stated) and are held in Ruishton Village Hall. There is an opportunity at 7.30pm for the public to make comments or ask questions. A full set of minutes can be seen our website at www.ruishton.org.uk Parish Clerk: Mrs Heather Bryant, Northay House, Northay, Chard. TA20 3DN. Tel: 01460 234770. Email: [email protected] Neighbourhood Plan - link to the website www.Ruishton.org.uk<http://www.Ruishton.org.uk> and to the Facebook page "Ruishton, Thornfalcon & Henlade".
News from your Village Agent This month sees a focus on improving mental wellbeing, helping to keep your mind and body healthy and well. “Wellbeing is about feeling good and functioning well” (Wellbeing: Why It Matters to Health Pol-icy, Jan 2014 The Dept of Health). Feeling happy inside is a positive state of mind to have and al-lows us to enjoy life. There are many benefits of improving your mental wellbeing including: length of life, reduced illness and increased recovery. Connect, Be Active, Keep Learning, Give to Others and Be Mindful are the five recognised ways to wellbeing recommended by the NHS - www.nhs.uk/conditions/stress-anxiety-depression/improve-mental-wellbeing. Here are some ideas of ways to access the 5 ways in our parishes. Be Mindful: Mindfulness is a popular phrase at the moment and it is considered to be taking the time to enjoy the now. Instead of thinking about what happened in the past or worrying about the future or multi- tasking - take the time to stop and think about the simple pleasures of life. Listening to the rain on the window and tracking the path a rain drop, feeling the warmth of a cup of tea as it passes into your system, listening to the birds singing, spending time tasting your food instead of watching the tv or completing your work as you eat. Placing your feet on the floor, sitting still and noticing things around you will help “ground” yourself when you are felling anxious or in panic. There are many meditation and mindfulness sessions for free on the internet but if you are not online, choose some relaxing music and practice some square breathing. Breathe in for a count of 5 seconds, encouraging your lungs and belly to expand. Focus on feeling the air enter your body. Hold for 5 seconds and then exhale from the mouth for a count of 5, visualising pushing all the air from your body. Wait for 5 seconds and repeat for about 10 breaths. You can use the time to pic-ture yourself somewhere relaxing and pleasurable, like the beach, by a lake or in a forest. Connect and Keep Learning by joining a parish group such as a local history group in the evening, join the weekly coffee morning or men’s shed, attend the Talking Café or your local carers group. Be Active by trying some Age UK Tai Chi and gentle Yoga or dance for about £4 a session. Ask me for further information. Spring is an ideal time to access the green space around us, and being out in nature has a powerful positive effect on our wellbeing. (BJPsych International publication 2017 Nov). Make use of walking, gardening, try a park run, allotments or volunteer with your parish to keep community areas tidy. Doctor’s surgeries and Dementia Action Alliance groups run health walks with a range or abilities. Check on line or ask at the surgery. You can Give to Others in easy and cost free ways – be there for someone who needs a friendly ear, walk a friends dog if they are unable to, or donate your time to a local charity or group such as your local carers group. People giving their own time to support others have an increased sense of wellbeing and satisfaction – helping others can help you! Look in your local publications for local wellbeing co-ordinators for shared meditation, mindfulness and other wellbeing support or try the Somerset Wellbeing Directory. https://wellbeingsouthsomerset.org Village Agents work with people of all ages and deal with a wide variety of issues although a consid-erable number of our clients are elderly and involves social care issues. Helping to solve these prob-lems may ultimately help the elderly to remain living independently for longer. Agents also have the role of helping to shape services by feeding back to the appropriate body information about gaps in current services e.g. transportation. They can also motivate and support a community to respond to a local need by working together to address issues e.g. by helping them to set up a coffee morning for a group of lonely people or start a volunteer car scheme. Look us up on www.somersersetrcc.org.uk or contact your local Village Agent: Linda Burton | Village Agent | Tel: 01823 331222 | Mobile: 07931018019 | Email: [email protected]
Victoria House, Victoria Street,
Taunton, TA1 3JZ
Tel: 01823 331222 Email: [email protected]
Website: www.somersetrcc.org.uk