The NEWSLETTER for TATWORTH & FORTON December 2020 - January 2021 Issue 101 mee HE DRIFT needy CEST S = ‘CHRISTMAS AND NE W YEAR GREETINGS € TO ALL OUR READERS, <& DELIVERER co RIBUTORS 45% VAN 7; i o TTTTTTTS TTT TOTS PS TSS TOSS GE We hope you will be able to celebrate the festive season and enjoy some time with your family and friends, despite the Covid 19 situations and possible restrictions. 4 It has become evident that here in Tatworth and Forton the community have come together and been able to support and help each other in many ways. Perhaps we can all take heart from the knowledge that there are people who before the pandemic did not know each other; but now have become good friends and neighbours. The Editor and the Draft team would like to thank all the residents who have made donations, contributed articles and made suggestions, so that the future of our village publication is able to continue in to the foreseeable future. Robin Munday (Editor) and the Drift Team. a LITTLE PRINCESS TRUST Our Grand Daughter Chloe had never had her hair cut, so at the age of 7 years she asked for hair to be cut and given to the Little Princess Trust to make a wig for some little person who has lost their hair due to treatment, Chloe also wanted to raise £550 towards the cost of the making of a wig. cams ss ss ams as as ss ss Chloe had 18 inches cut off and here she is after the hair cutting and with the generosity of a lot of people she raised £1100.00 which covers the cost of making 2 wigs. So on behalf of all the family we would like to say “A Big Thank You” to all you lovely people who made her wish come true. Marion & Steve Slyfield Issue 101 The DRIFT 1TATWORTH & FORTON PARISH COUNCIL The Parish Office ‘Tatworth Memorial Hall Kents Road South Chard, Chard TA20 20A Email: clerk@tatworthandfortonparishcouncil.org.uk Website: tatworthandfortonparishcouncil.org.uk Locum Clerk: Robin Munday Parish Council Office Opening Times: The Parish Council office is attended on Monday and Tuesday mornings from 10.30 am to 1.30 pm and on Thursday mornings from 10.30am to 12.30pm All meetings have continued by a virtual process using Zoom and Council work has also continued: Planning - Fore Street Applications 20/02244/ OUT and 20/02247/OUT The applicants submitting the original applications have now submitted amended plans. These were considered at the latest meeting and the Parish Council reiterated their original objections on behalf of the Parish expanding on the amended plans. This covered the supply of development land in South ‘Somerset, Safe Route to School, lack of footpaths etc. Members enquired if traffic survey had been carried ‘out and if any environmental assessments had been undertaken, Other Matters: Jubilee Field - Tree Area ‘An estimate for the cutting and removal of grass from around the trees has been accepted and hopefully will commence in the near future. Allotments Work anticipated to enhance the allotments has been deferred on cost grounds. Installation of SID: (Speed Indicator) This has been delayed whilst negotiating with S.C.C. regarding new conditions. Grant applications ‘Those approved have been notified and payments will be made shortly. If your organisation has not applied to date and you wish to do so - contact the Parish Clerk. Robin Munday, Locum Clerk Parish Clerk's Office, Tatworth Memorial Hall, Kents Road, South Chard, Chard TAZ0 20A ‘Telephone: 01460 221066 Emal:clerk@tatworthandfortonparishcouncil.org.uk THE DRIFT - HOW DID IT ALL BEGIN? ‘The October/November edition of the Drift was Issue 100. This got me thinking about the Drift’s beginnings - how did it all start? | dug out a copy of the first edition which hit the streets of Tatworth and Forton in January 2004. It is so small - only 4 A4 sides - my how we have gro In late 2001 residents decided to compile a Parish Plan to ‘mark the Queen's Golden Jubilee. The Plan was financed by the Countryside Agency. A questionnaire was delivered to every household and information gathered on the profile and history of the Parish, the means by which households received information, their views on the adequacy of existing services and their priorities for the future. High up fon the ‘wish list’ was a Newsletter which would draw together all the parish activities and strengthen the sense ‘of community spirit. The Drift was born! Why was it called The Drift? Because it links Tatworth & Forton - get my drift? We had no money to pay the printing costs, then the cavalry arrived in the shape of Robin and Sandra Munday who paid the costs for the first year. We could not have done it without then. From then on, The Drift has been paid for by the residents of Tatworth and Forton in donations large and small - a great achievement. It is still delivered to every household by volunteers - some of whom will remember delivering Issue 1. ‘So what was preoccupying us in January 2004? Here is a selection: * The young people were asking us to sign their petition in support of a skate ramp on the Playing Fields, * The Cozens Room at TMH had been refurbished with help from the Lottery, * The Ukelele Orchestra of Great Britain had performed to 2 packed house at TMH before travelling the following morning to Heathrow for a tour of Japan ( Tatworth to Tokyo), * Tickets were on sale for the Sheena Davis Group concert, * There had been animated and heated discussion at Parish Council about the Skate Ramp petition. Discussion also included dropped curbs, sensor lights, traffic congestion fon School Lane and’ traffic calming measures on Waterlake - ‘plus ca change, plus ‘c'est la meme chose’, * TAPS was in rehearsal for their 20th panto “Cinderella’, * The Wives Group had a talk on ‘Chard Then and Now’and WI had talks on walking sticks and ‘The Work of a Magistrate in South Somerset’ by one Nick Bernard JP (he spoke on the latter!), * Ona sadder note the list of Clubs and Societies included the Cubs and Scouts and Brownies - sadly no more. So much for my wander down memory lane. We, the residents of Tatworth and Forton did it ourselves - long may the community spirit flourish in this much changed world. Sue Russell PS. | have a few copies of the Parish Plan if you would like one. ‘www.tatworthandforton.co.ukHOW ANIMAL COMMUNICATION CAN HELP YOUR PET Following on from my last article on “How Healing Can Help Your Pet" | thought | would share how valuable it is connecting with your pet through telepathic communication. I have received many messages and insights since | started on my spiritual journey, but {tis only this year that I have felt guided to explore animal communication in greater depth. It is a very fascinating and complex subject but again something everyone has the ability to do with a few things to bear in mind. ‘Animals are sentient beings and experience the same emotions we do. The procedure for connecting can be quite simple but it is very important to have a still mind, be in a positive frame of mind so that your animal will want to connect with you and you also need to ask their permission and to be open to what they say. | am now using this process to communicate with an animal before I visit to give a Healing treatment. tis proving invaluable as it can sive very helpful insight into their character, a sense of who they are and what they might be worried about. As soon as you connect, with an animal with true intent they will recognise your energy for ‘What itis and will instinctively know that you want to help them. Some animals are very chatty and want to communicate, others ‘might not want to and there can be various reasons for this, much the same as humans. They can also lie to take the attention away from themselves if, perhaps facing something too traumatic, they don’t feel able to deal with it or they might not feel particularly communicative. If we have preconceived beliefs it can stop us being truly open to what our animal is trying to tell us. Our ego ‘ean also sometimes get in the way and prevent animals from ‘communicating with us as they know what fs in our hearts and whether we have a genuine desire to help them. We also need to ‘trust the process and believe in our ability as self doubt can again block communication. The stiler our mind is the better the chance of success, so by practising yoga, meditation, visualisation, being out in nature, which rises your vibration, all'will help your ‘mind be in a calm place and more open to receiving messages. If their behaviour is a problem it is usually for a reason and it is the only way they can express some- thing is wrong. So it is up to Us humans to try and find out why they feel the need to express this behaviour rather than label them. There will always be a reason but it might go back to their past and how they were treated and sometimes, however they are now, something can perhaps trigger this behaviour so we have to play detective and et to the root cause. It is also important to talk to your pet as every word and thought has an energy frequency and they can read the vibration behind what we say. Whatever your reason for wanting to communicate with your pet of, indeed any animal, it can only help - they will know they are being heard. If you have any questions, please feel free to ring me for an informal chat or for further details please see my website: ‘Amanda Smith Amanda Smith MHAO COMPLEMENTARY ANIMAL s. EQUINE THERAPIST * Diplomas in Animal and Equine Healing * Certificate in Relax HAO Equine Massage * Registered and Fully Insured * Member of Healing Animals Organisation Email: Amanda@animal-equine-therapist.com www. animal-equine-therapist.com PERRY STREET CLUB We had a fantastic Charity Craft fair on 31st October 2020, it went very well considering all that is going on with Covid restrictions and the request for stallholders had an amazing response with over 25 stalls in the hall and skittle allies. It took a lot of organising and we would like to thank Jenny and Rosie CClampett for the many hours they spent helping to set up the event. Grateful thanks also to Wendy Massey (Wendy’s Kitchen) and YWette Wells-Burr for running the kitchen, George and Jilly Hobbs, Helen and Kenny Bicknell and everyone that attended including the stallholders without whom it would not have been possible. We raised £464.00 for St. Margaret’s Hospice in memory of the late Mrs Val Jostin. We had a good response to people putting in teams for the four-a-side skittles - it is not too late to enter a team as we ‘were planning to start later in November but had to close our doors on the 4th at 10pm. We do intend to start as soon as we are able to reopen with Covid rules in place. There has also been a fantastic response from our younger sector to stick up at skittles and we will be in touch as soon as we know when it ‘can happen, however thank you to all that contacted us. The Joker Draw was brought forward due to our having to close so at 9.00pm Bill Massey’s number was drawn. Unfortunately it wasn’t the Joker, it was an Ace so he won £50. The Jackpot now stands at £986.00. Tickets will be on sale again at £1 each once we are able to open. You do not have to be there on the Draw Night to claim the full Jackpot if yyou find the Joker with the current situation. We are looking forward to reopening and looking forward to seeing you all, current members and new as EVERYONE IS WELCOME! Stay Safe - The Perry Street Club Team A VILLAGE TRADITION NO MORE! Local resident Sheila Knight has sent in this interesting item that other readers may recall: “We lived at Rose Cottage opposite the Lace Factory (Swiss ‘Tlle), formerly Small & Tidmas) for 35 years. During that time somewhere around the early to mid 80's my husband Alan was asked if he would take over the Christmas Day closure of Factory Lane from midnight on Christmas Eve until midnight on Christmas Day. The barrier consisted of a heavy duty chain, an iron post set in a concrete base and various strips of fabric. This was left in a cycle shed, in a wheelbarrow for Alan to push to the end of the lane on Christmas Eve. It did take some time to assemble, then later dismantle, as both had to be done shortly before midnight, made more difficult as there was no lighting in the area! | had the easy task of holding the torch! This we did for many years until for reasons unknown, the traditional closure of the lane ceased. However as far as | am aware Factory Lane still maintains its private status. The photo of Alan and myself was taken on Christmas Day 1984, showing the barrier and sign. Sheila Knight Issue 101 The DRIFTTATWORTH MEMORIAL HALL NEWS: No sooner had business started to recover from the first COVID lockdown than we have been hit by a second, Bookings are few and far between and cash flow is low. Those groups which had restarted are again in a state of suspended animation. However we are using the ‘opportunity to complete some overdue maintenance - such as replacing the flooring in the gents’ toilets. Wendy's Kitchen is still open for lunchtime home deliveries and takeaways on Wednesdays and the paperback libraries, are also available on that day. Sadly we still cannot make plans to resume T & F Movies until social distancing rules are relaxed. Let’s hope that December will bring a change of fortune for us all. Under the auspices of Planet Aid UK we have recently installed a community clothing bank in the Hall car-park. Planet Aid is a not-for-profit company which raises funds through the collection, sorting and trading of second hand clothes and shoes. The company was established in 1998 to help develop and improve the living conditions of people in developing countries - particularly educational and environmental programmes in India and Africa. Most of the clothes Planet Aid collects can be worn again, saving the environment energy and water to produce new clothing. This is a good way to extend the life of usable clothes - rather than pulping them which is the way a good deal of recycled garments end their days. Nick Bernard (Treasurer) 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. Wendy says she is pleased to be able to continue ‘cooking at TMH every Wednesday where a freshly ‘made meal can be picked up or delivered to you. Meals come ready plated and covered so that you just need to pop in the microwave. The main meal ‘is £6.00 with puddings £2.50. Please contact her ‘to find out what the choice of menu is for the Wednesday in order to arrange your meal for. ‘Wendy can make Sponges, Flapjacks and Brownies besides *Celebration Cakes (*to order). If you have 2 special request for an evening meal then Pies, Curries, Chilli, Lasagne etc. can be requested. ‘TAKE CARE AND STAY SAFE - SEE YOU ALL SOON! Every Wednesday 10.00am - 2.00pm Tatworth Memorial Hall - Telephone: 07792 623175 TATWORTH & DISTRICT HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY Additional Government directives regarding Coronavirus have made it even more difficult to forecast any return to some form of ‘normality’. Behind the scenes the Committee members continue to consider ways forward, with a view to reopening after 31st March 2021. Nominations for the post of Chairperson as from 1st January 2021 are still welcome, along with applications to become additional Committee members. In the meantime please be aware of, and comply with the Government Covid 19 guidance: Stay safe and well. May I, on behalf of the Committee, wish all a peaceful Festive Season and quoting from ‘A Christmas Carol’, as Tiny Tim observed “God Bless Us, Every Onel”. Ken Johnson, Society Coordinator: 01460 220221 KIND NEIGHBOURS! Dear Drift Readers, After a long awaited operation was cancelled due to Covid | struggled to cope with everyday chores. Enter my neighbours Jenny and David Sinclair - since the beginning of March they hhave shopped, helped with hospital visits, put the rubbish out, weeded and replanted the front garden and have walked and played with my dog so that | am able to keep her. (Jenny runs lp and down the cul-de-sac armed with toys while our excited Boxer dog is hot on her heels!) Nothing has been too much trouble for them and | really wouldn't have been able to cope without their kindness and support. | wish to pass on to them my heartfelt thanks for all the help they have given me and still give me, even now. Also, a big thank you to all who have agreed to help, it makes me proud to be living in such a caring community. . Harris: A MESSAGE FROM ROSEMARY WALTON AND FAMILY: MARK LINDSAY My family and | have been overwhelmed by the amount of ‘cards and kind words that we have received from so many kind folk who knew Mark. So through the pages of The Drift we ‘would like to say how your kindness has helped us through this very, very sad time. Mark touched so many lives and we shall all remember this in our own individual way. ‘My sincere thanks to you all - Rosemary Walton and family Street Farm Dairy Come & enjoy our quality free range pasteurised milk from ‘our vending machine Located at Street Farm, Winsham (TA20 4JU) Weare open 24/7, you can purchase reusable glass bottles & other dairy products in vending ‘machine. Follow us on Facebook - Street Farm Dairy, Winsham, ‘www.tatworthandforton.co.ukCHRISTMAS GARDENER 2020 ‘This is a good time and opportunity while you and your garden are taking a well earned rest after this dreadful year to see if you've managed to take some advantage of the open spaces, either in your own back yard or simply a good old fashioned ‘walk when the weather is reasonable. | don’t think | could get through the week without ‘stretching my legs’ especially in the dreaded lock down. Take a look at putting some winter colour in the house, conservatory and why not in the drier parts of flower beds if the weather is reasonable. You can't beat cyclamens, now available in a wide range of red and pink colours, fairly hardy and reasonably priced. Hyacinths are on sale in attractive ‘wicker baskets for indoors but you can also plant out hyacinths if they have been specially prepared by the growers. This involves a higher temperature speeding up process, followed by low temperature for six weeks, so do check before you buy! I you are looking to buy family and friends some plants as a Xmas present for winter or spring (which is not as far away as ‘we think or like it to be), do enjoy a good explore round local garden centres and also ‘on secure websites. Specialist bulb/ orm growers have some excellent plant deals on offer and as long as they are planted in well drained gritty soil in a sunny aspect can be a wonderful addition of colour to many parts of the garden e.g. lawns, bedding, rockery, also for indoor decoration and outdoor ‘contains and hanging baskets. Search for (fragrant) daffodils (narcissus)and for early-Late Spring look ‘out for packs of Leucojums, Omithogalums, Chinodoxias and tulips (all lily family) as well as early iris bulbs. ‘Anemones (Ranunculous family) may soon be available to keep a look out for. Bellis (Daisy) and Violas (Viola family ) are already available and will add cheery colour to your winter Early spring plants such as Heathers (ericaceous), Sarcococca (box family) very fragrant and very ok in the shade, Osmanthus, ‘woody (Oleaceae) fragrant and stow growing, Chaenomeles exotic red and pink (Roseaceae) good early spring flowering in, mild conditions against a wall) may be on sale now. Plant these shrubs out about mid Feb but not in frost periods, or retain in cool moist conditions in alight conservatory or porch Until outside conditions suitable. wildlife Birds depend on us all during difficult weather conditions, so do ensure there is appropriate food for them, not just in dispensers; but also for the ground feeders, blackbirds, thrushes, robins etc. Thrushes are on the endangered list now and they love what gardeners don’t, snails and slugs. It will help if we can leave the garden a bit more relaxed and untidy, so plenty of leaves, broken branches, bits of moss etc. as this will generate a food chain of over-wintering insects that ground feeding birds require very desperately in cold snapst Hibernating animals are many more than we realise, so try to leave habitats such as piles of leaves and sticks perhaps retained by some branches or under some spreading low ground cover branches e.g. cotoneaster. Hedgehogs are desperate (and severely endangered) at this time of the year so check they can get from garden to N garden through a small hole in the neighbours fence. This is really important for them to travel to find winter habitats so check | with ms neighbours if a joint effort could be eee trade? Wishing all you gardeners a very restful Christmas and Peaceful and Hopeful and Happier New Year and perhaps a small prayer to be thankful for what wonderful gardens and environment we have been given in and to look forward to another treasured year of growing opportunities. Hopefully climate change may be more moderate but every one of us should all be mindful of thinking a bit greener and adding a ‘few more shrubs and trees if space permits. Lets hope that science in the form of the new vaccine will be available as soon as possible to all to rid us of the evil Covid virus this year! ‘Tony Arnold MCIHort www scienceforthegardener.com (or tony@scienceforthe gardener.com (Author Science for The Gardener Book personally signed copy available direct from Tony or the website.) Secondary Science Resource for RHS Schools Gardening Do You Want a More ee Beautiful Garden? we Discover How Science Can /_~ Help Your Garden Grow Tips to make a greener - more beautitul garden = Help to Get to Know Your Plants, ~ How Thinking Scientifically wil Help you Horticulturally Christmas is fast approaching... Stuck for ideas? What to buy your favourite uncle? That kindly neighbour? ‘Awork friend who just seems to have everything? A Godchild keen on the environment? ‘This popular book makes a great Christmas present for anyone with an interest in gardening. ‘A fascinating read! - Wordery ‘Simple but in depth. It has a fun element to it.” - Amazon ‘Wonderful little Book’ - Amazon ‘Fantastic little book. Would highly recommend’. Amazon Prof. Owen Doyle, President of the Chartered Institute of Horticulture “With a relaxed conversational style Tony provides a slimpse of the complex world of plants and our relationship with them, sowing the seeds that hopefully will germinate ‘an interest in the sclences that influence gardening’ Signed copies stocked by Chard Bookshop. ‘Or Purchase on www.scienceforthegardener, Fast link from Amazon, Book Depository, Foyles. Signed copies available at the discounted price of £12.00 or ‘card with a €2.00 donation per book to Somerset Air “Ambulance or Tatworth and Distriet Hort. Soc. Direct da.amold42egmail.com Tel: 01460 221519 For any science based queries please feel free to contact ‘me on: da.arnoldé2egmail.com. Issue 101 The DRIFTTATWORTH W. There are official records of the London plague In 1665, but to get some idea of of how it affected individual citizens, you need to read the diary of someone like Samuel Pepys, in ‘order to learn how it felt to live through the horror of those months. The diaries kept between 1937 and the 1950s by the Mass Observation social research volunteers, similarly give some idea of the thoughts and lives of ‘ordinary people during those years. On a more modest but local scale, the minutes of Tatworth Wl. meetings, that are held in the Somerset archives in ‘Taunton and which date from when the institute started in 1927, give glimpses into how different life could be for members in those earlier years compared to the lives of ‘current members. President Sue Cheese is therefore asking members to record their experiences and feelings about life during this, most unusual time, with all the lockdowns, restrictions and changes in what we can and cannot do while this pandemic continues. When it is over people will start to forget much of what happened and after a few more years new generations will hardly be able to believe that it really happened at all, or understand why and how our lives were so changed for so many months. The committee have decided to run a competition, with prizes, so that we shall have reminders of this year for ourselves and future members. Entries can be in any medium such as written essays, diaries or poems and for the more artistic amongst us, members could make collages, drawings or paintings, do crochet or knit and for those more at home with technology there are voice recordings or videos. The closing date is 31st March 2021. The committee members also agreed that although it is unlikely that we shall be able to hold a meeting in November or a dinner in December, we will arrange for Christmas cards and “Secret Santa" presents to reach every member. Tatworth have also joined other Somerset W.l.s in filling decorated shoe boxes that will be presented to young people living in YMCAs, for many of whom this will be their only Christmas gift. Somerset Federation have been emailing copies of the monthly “County News” to everyone with printed copies, also being sent to those members who do not use the internet, so that every W.I. member receives news of what is happening in the county. A virtual Annual Meeting as held fon the 7th November using Zoom and several Tatworth members watched the meeting and enjoyed hearing the two speakers. The County trustees looking at the near future are offering help for members who are still not familiar with using Zoom to enable more members to take part in these virtual meetings and also to benefit from the courses provided online by Denman college. It fs hoped of course that sometime next year, life will be more normal ‘and members can attend actual meetings. The Wells Carol Festival has been cancelled and Wilton Lodge in Taunton, the old headquarters, has been sold and ‘a modern bungalow acquired in Bridgwater. As the NFWI are selling Denman college, and the new Somerset H.Q. will be unable to host as many meetings and classes, SCFWI are hoping to hold classes and meetings for Somerset members, at Dillington House. This would be good news for Tatworth’ members as Dillington is so near to us and the house and gardens are delightful. National Federation have sent details of the short list of five resolutions from which members will have to make their choice of the ones that will go forward for debate at the ‘Annual Meeting in 2021, and if passed, acted upon. The five resolutions chosen for consideration by members are 1. not using peat in gardens, 2. coronary disease and women, 3. ‘education to combat racism, 4. doing something locally’ for nature and 5. recognising the signs of ovarian cancer. It is hoped the meeting can be held at the Albert Hall in Aprit. Marguerita Bond ALL LACED UP! ‘Accouple of months ago a parcel arrived at Allhallows Museum fn Honiton. It contained two pieces of lace which were a gift to the museum. The young lady who sent them gave us their history. There was a | Honiton Lace handkerchief, which her great grandmother, Annie Louise Davidson, | made for her wedding on 25 December 1899 in Tatworth, She married Edward Charles Wellman, The second piece of lace was in silver and was made at ‘the lace factory’ and used on her dress. | As Margaret, our archivist knows that | live in | Tatworth and is also a keen genealogist, this was | 41 too much for her to leave and this is her research. | Chares was the son of abraham Wellman & Rhod Taylor. Queenie Violet was born 25th October 1900 an died Ro ‘August 2002 in Tatworth. She married Frederick James Morris 1923 in Stoigumber. He was born 13th August 11894 and died 16th November 1945. 1'm sure some of you will remember Queenie and thought Unis Would be of iterest to focal nstorlans a ‘Mary Wardett We're not a trains! "OES Ie “701297 35557 35557, On the A358 between Axminster and Chard EX13 7NF media@buffersmodelrailways.com Glues - Paints - Balsa Wood - Tools - Plastics - Metals - Model Kits - Scenery - Games Workshop and so much more! Clubs and ‘how to’ workshops - pop in and ask! mg Your local and friendly family run model shop. Opening Times: Tues - Fri 10am - 4.00pm Sat 10.00am - 1.00pm. Sun-Mon - Closed www.tatworthandforton.co.ukEDITORIAL Greetings are sent to you all - see front page! | do hope everyone will keep safe and well over the festive season despite these unprecedented times. At the time of writing it is nice to see that many residents are beginning to decorate their properties and gardens so as to make the community look cheerful and welcoming. Christmas will be different this year and for some a more sombre occasion remembering those they have lost - however let’s be positive and look forward to a much brighter and better 2021. Keep the news and stories coming and special thanks to those that have made generous donations to help The Drift continue onwards and upwards! “Merry Christmas” Robin Munday Drift Editor ‘TATWORTH WALKING FOR HEALTH ‘As we go through another lock-down we are again prevented from meeting our friends and family. We hope, along with the rest of the world, that some kind of solution can be found soon so as to get us all back to the way we were. In the meantime, stay safe and enjoy the festive season. Our walks until the beginning of November have carried on, mostly jin good weather. Our numbers still, understandably low at the time of writing as we are only able to meet up with one other person so our walks are on hold. . We will resume in December if restrictions go ahead, with our normal 10.00am meet at Tatworth Memorial Hall on Wednesdays. Rick Chubb pune DEADLINE FOR THE DRIFT! ‘The next issue of the Drift will be for February with a ‘final deadline date’ to receive any item being the 14th January. Robin can be contacted on: 01460°220819 or email: robin@perryprint.eclipse.co.uk ANOTHER ERA... My late father being born in London towards the end of the War once a year my Mother and | would take the steam train down to Bridgwater where my Nana and Grandad lived in the village named Spaxton. Father would follow on a week later. Grandad was a retired policeman and one day he took me ‘out shooting, | was about 5 years old at the time. He crawled up the bank and putting his fingers to his mouth motioned me to come alongside him. Peeking over the bank | saw a wonderful sight of rabbits munching and playing on the farmers crops. Suddenly out of the blue Grandad fired his shotgun and my ears rang like church bells in full flow! (This sound lasted for a couple of days). The next shock was when he picked up the rabbits and hung them on hooks that were sewn into his long coat! Next in my growing up years | remember when Father arrived he went to a pub, which was actually the front room of a house, where he wanted beer but only cider was available... he was not a well man for some days after! Fast forward when | was back in London | recall the postman coming to the front door with a sack which contained 2 rabbits, gutted but with their coats on, each with a raw onion in their mouths! Father had sent them up a few days before Christmas. What a service from the GPO, all those 70 years ago1 Shot in the morning, sent by road from London to Bridgewater, arriving in London late after- noon! We will never see the like again, This delightful contributor leaves us with this amusing message... 40 years of marriage and | still love my wife dearly, whether she feels the same about me, who knows! You be the judge after reading the following... | was told that marriage was like a pack of playing cards - the beginning is all hearts and diamonds, but later on you wished you had a club and spade. My first spat with the good lady came about when she was heavily pregnant. | ‘was to pick her up from the local doctors practice and to cut a long story short | didn’t! (On another occasion when | was going to the bank my wife said “Why don’t you take our son in the pram”. No problem... went to the bank, over to the Post Office, back Up to Woolworth’s, called in to the butchers and then on ‘to home. The first words that greeted me were “Where's ‘our Son”. If any of you parents saw a man doing 100 yards in 5.2 seconds, going north along Holyrood Street that would have been mel On this occasion | was not only ‘Sent to Coventry’; but to Birmingham, Sheffield, Cardiff, Leeds ‘and anywhere in between. No harm came to my son, he had been happily lobbing toys out of his pram faster than they were being returned! The receptionist at the doctor's took charge and kept an eye on the situation. | was a very very lucky person, has anyone else been sent to Coventry more than once in a day? It took a while before | was able to convince my wife how much | liked the shade of grey in her hair! Derek is 76 years old and suffers with Parkinson's which makes remembering difficult sometimes; Thank you Derek, a lovely story! If you have a hobby or interesting story to tell, then get in touch with Robin or Sandra who will print your story in The Drift. Issue 101 The DRIFTTHE MOLE (By Keith Trayling) Lifting him out ofthe ground, ‘Lying in my palm, [confess I found Aprety, litle, handsome soul ‘Myself, feelinga litle sa, Hiaving no choice. really had ‘Tocend the life ofthis grey mole ‘The feelings [hod were bittersweet Enjoying my victory. Sad for his defeat. Pleased wih the result of all my til ‘But where there is one, there will be another Ie wasn't long before | did discover ‘That welbale sign, mound of soil! Disaster sikes! thought Pd won. [But now it seems I've been undone. [Now must est this new foes metal Find the route that it takes, Stop the damage that it makes. will nt, cannot, let it settle. "hm on his turf, he has the edge Its my turf 00, Fm on the edge (Of getting this ou of all proportion Starting to affect my mental state. Geta grip, for goodness sake! ‘To myself write this as a caution. ‘The vegetable garden, not just a place to grow ‘Vegetables and flowers to show, Buta place of endless activity. {jy to watch in every corer, Hard at work, flora and fauna But, underground, where we eat sea, Lives the gardene's adversary. Squirrels, pigcons, Cabbage White, Some ofthe garden's residents ‘that might Do damage in their daily task. But although | try, cannot pardon ‘The one lives under my garden. ‘A rues oo much to ask [Now have become obsessed, And find myself put tothe tes, ‘Tocatch this litle creature, ‘Who spends his nights and days In seeret underground highways, ‘The elusive Talpa Europace. Its now become my daily chore ‘To try harder, more and more, ‘Achieve what is my ultimate goal ‘And by now, you've worked it out, There can really be no doubt [ must catch this European Grey Mole So as I write this litle rhyme, Its cathartic writing will, in time Star to calm my disturbed sou! Start to smile and start to reaon, Tell end, lke every season, As Tdig down to anather hoe, Some battes you win, and some you lose, ‘And, ofcourse, you dont get to chose ‘The ones that you wish it tobe. So one of us wll win the day, ‘Which one it will be, Ieannot say. ‘Wel just have to wait and see. Its paid of, the work Ive done. In trying to cate that wily Beast. Fer in is run the trap was lid. ‘And, sure a that setting sun would fade, ‘Talpa Europaea would be deceased, ‘There's been a contest between him and me This elusive mole who's number thre. Created fr his place. Onnnatue, you're s0 clever! ‘And taking on the uninvited challenge, ‘As above Iwill plan and below he will scavenge. Leave him be? ‘The answer is Never! So on Igo with my battle plan, Until summer ends, see ican Defeat his litle garden pest Intunnels deeper down below, Lay the trap that will finally show Him defeat, when he leaves his nest. The sun comes up - another day. ‘The datkof night does fade away. Now as smile, no longer a frown. As give in, admit Im beat By a foe will never meet, But admire and hand to him the crown, Change of thought, I wonder whether Inharmony, we might live together. ‘Accept that he just wants to ive ‘And do what he des naturally “Time for me to let him be. Receive? Sometimes its better just to give. ‘Soon you go, my new-found frend, ‘As Tring this pocr fo an end, ponder tis journey as a whole, To think that you have shown me ‘That we can lve in harmony, You clever European Grey Mole, IT’S QUIZ TIME! (Sent in by Tessa Leeds) ‘The following are 20 place names, some tiny and all but one within 10 miles, as the crow flies of Tatworth & Forton. (Sometimes it's the pronunciation rather than the spelling! - eg: An opening in a fortress - the answer being Dorchester). 1. Budgies eat it 2. Naval Commander in a children’s home 4, Canine crossing 5. Not half a trench abundant amount 8. Little scar 11. 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