February 2019

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WOMAN’S LIFE TRANSFORMED BY CANINE ASSISTANCE DOG

A woman whose life has been transformed by a canine assistance dog brought her along to a meeting of Crewkerne & District U3A, so that members could see how she has helped her. Wheelchair user Ruth attended the meeting with her husband Gary. Ruth needs Delia to help her to…


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NEWS IN BRIEF & DIARY DATES

Crewkerne Firefighters received a call of a vehicle on fire in North Street at 17:53 hrs on Saturday February 2nd. One fire appliance was immediately mobilised and on arrival crews confirmed that smoke and flames were issuing from the engine compartment. The fire was extinguished using one hose reel jet…


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CREWKERNE TO ENTER SOUTH WEST IN BLOOM COMPETITION

Crewkerne In Bloom have confirmed that they will be entering the main section of the South West in Bloom competition this year. Volunteers from CIB met with representatives of the regional competition last month in Crewkerne. The Chairperson and Secretary of SWiB were given a guided walking tour of the…


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PLANS TO DIVIDE VACANT STORE INTO THREE SEPARATE RETAIL UNITS

Plans to divide the former convenience store in Falkland Square into three separate retail units have been submitted to South Somerset District Council. Owners of the large retail space agreed to lease approximately 4,500 sq ft of the vacant accommodation to Savers Health & Beauty Limited, at the end of…


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SENSORY STORY TIME AT PRESCHOOL

Children at Jigsaw Preschool in Crewkerne learnt about the five senses during their story time with Kay Voizey of Crocodile Rock. Kay said: “This morning we had a quick trip to the moon and then entered the deep dark woods. We used all of our five senses to discover the…


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BISHOP VISITS PARISH CHURCH

The Bishop of Bath and Wells, Right Reverend Peter Hancock visited St Bartholomew’s Church where he blessed the restored West Window and the new audio-visual system. Regular church goers were joined by members of the Friends of St Bartholomew’s Church, who contributed £50,000 towards the cost of the restoration work….


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LAUNCH OF ACTING FROM SCRATCH CLASSES

Acting from Scratch classes are being launched this month, under the auspices of Crewkerne & District U3A by Ann Sutherland Cooke. Ann has spent a lifetime working in the theatre as an actor, casting director and performance director. She has also written a book entitled Acting Tips of the Trade….


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AGGRESSIVE NATURE OF SOME DOGS SPOILING BEAUTY SPOT

The aggressive nature of a few dogs being walked at Bincombe Beeches is spoiling the peacefulness of a Crewkerne nature reserve. Several incidents of dogs attacking other dogs has occurred at the beauty spot, known for its abundance of wild life and wild flowers, since the beginning of this year….


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NEWS IN BRIEF & DIARY DATES

Crewkerne Town Council held a one minutes silence in the Council Chamber on Monday January 28th for a former town councillor and former Mayor of Crewkerne. Mrs Helen Margaret Hall who was chairman of Crewkerne Town Council in 1982-1984 and Mayor of the town 1987-1988, sadly passed away on Monday…


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