January 2019

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LEGION BRANCH SECRETARY AWARDED VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR

KONICA MINOLTA DIGITAL CAMERA The Secretary of Crewkerne Branch of the Royal British Legion, Alice Samuel, received the Volunteer of the Year Award at the annual County Conference held at Taunton and Pickeridge Golf Club. Alice was presented with the award by County President Commodore Robert Mansergh OBE MA. Her…


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TWINNERS HEAR ABOUT BIGGEST GOLD ROBBERY

Members of Crewkerne & District Twinning Association heard about the biggest gold robbery in British history, at their recent social event. Following a home-made afternoon tea of scones, cream and jam, savouries and cakes at the Speedwell Hall, Tony Cooper BEM presented his talk on the London robbery to members…


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HOUSE PLANS WITH PARKING FOR CHURCH BUILDING

The new owners of the Baptist Church building in North Street have applied to South Somerset District Council to carry out internal alterations, alterations to boundary treatment and parking provisions. Crewkerne Town Council discussed the planning application at their January meeting of the Planning and Highways Committee. Concerns were raised…


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NEWS IN BRIEF & DIARY DATES

This year’s International Film Afternoon at Crewkerne & District Community Cinema takes place on Sunday January 27th with a Scandanavian theme. FilmCrew presents two classic Swedish films – My Life As A Dog by Lasse Hallstrom and Babette’s Feast by Gabriel Axel at the Wadham School auditorium. The afternoon will…


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FUN WITH BOOKSTART BEAR AT LIBRARY

Young children enjoyed a special visit at the Toddler time session in Crewkerne Library. The Bookstart Bear joined the toddlers to share the skills of learning to read books at their first session after the festive holiday period.Crewkerne Library has a full programme of fun activities and talks planned for…


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SCHOOL INVITES COMMUNITY USERS OF SPORTS CENTRE TO MAKE CONTACT

Wadham School is inviting community groups and organisations who are regular users of the 1610 Sports Centre to make contact by sending an email to sportscentre@wadhamschool.co.uk In a general statement issued by Wadham School, Headteacher Matthew Gardner said: “We would ideally liked to have contacted regular users of the leisure centre…


LETS GET TOGETHER FOR COFFEE

Members of Yeovil & South Somerset LETS held their January coffee morning in the Home Bakery at the Antiques Bazaar in Crewkerne. The group whose members include many who live in Crewkerne and the surrounding villages, enjoyed discussing a variety of topics and their forthcoming AGM in February which will…


LAST YEAR OF BELLING AND YELLING

Town Crier David Craner will call time on his ‘belling and yelling’ at the end of this year. David who has been the Town Crier in Crewkerne for 12 years, Beaminster for 10 years and Seaton for approximately seven years, will hang up his bell after the Lighting Up Night…


UNHEARD OF FRENCH CALENDAR DATES EXPLAINED BY CHAIR

The Chair of Crewkerne & District U3A Sheila Seymour introduced members to the French Revolutionary Calendar at the organisations January meeting. Sheila explained that the new calendar was created in 1793, at the time of the guillotine when the King and Queen of France and hundreds of aristocrats were sentenced…


NOMINATIONS INVITED FOR HONOURED CITIZEN AWARD

Nominations are invited for this year’s Honoured Citizen Award by Crewkerne Town Council. The annual award which started in 1997 recognises members of the local community who have volunteered their services and given their time across the town, be it publicly or behind the scenes. Last year’s recipient of the…


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