Bradford Abbas St Mary’s Week
The Church That Rocks – Saturday 17th July
3pm – 10pm in the Village Playing Field
Join us for a day of musical entertainment. The field will be laid out with circles for family/group bubbles (as we did last September). Enter the field through the Westbury gate (50m north of the school). Why not bring your garden chairs or a rug to sit on and a picnic.
Entry is free (as usual for SMW events). We raise money to pay for the village defibrillators and other local causes through your donations and money made from our bar. Bring your friends and family.
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Local businesses – would you consider sponsoring this event? If so, please contact us: Jo, Alan, Rob, Ruth, Trevor and Gary, The ST MARY’S WEEK team: email info@StMarysWeekBA.org.uk.
Social media: @BradfordAbbasStMarysWeek, Website: www.StMarysWeekBA.org.uk
Bradford Abbas Sports and Social Club
Party in the Park – Saturday 3rd July
Party in the Park on Saturday 3rd July, 6pm till late. Everyone welcome! Bring your friends and family. Free entry to all. Live music from local band Shockwave and more. BBQ available or bring your own picnic; all drinks to be purchased from the bar.
Emma Parsons, Entertainment Committee
Bradford Abbas Open Gardens Day – Sunday 4th July
The Open Gardens Day will take place on Sunday 4th July 2021, 12 noon until 4.00pm. Spend the afternoon enjoying being together as a village after the lockdowns (and maybe enjoy a cup of tea, scones or cake or even a glass of cider!)
Please register at the War Memorial for an entry badge and map. An open garden will display yellow balloons at the entrance. Entry badges are ÂŁ2, children free. Proceeds go towards new equipment for the Bradford Abbas Playground.
So please join us and bring your relatives and friends to have a happy time enjoying some lovely gardens in our village. There will be around 16 gardens open and some allotments.
Bradford Abbas Parish Council News
Annual Parish Meeting: Please join the Parish Council on Tuesday 6th July at 7:30pm in the Village Hall. Any member of the Parish electorate may raise for discussion any matter of local concern or interest. This meeting will be held in line with restrictions and public health advice in place at that time.
The Post Office is open on Tuesday afternoons from 13:00 to 15:00.
Yeovil Railway Centre at Yeovil Junction
We are hoping to launch our Peckett 0-4-0 Pectin in its smart red livery back into service this month after a protracted boiler overhaul. Work is proceeding with its reassembly but there is still the steam testing to come. July 18th has been pencilled in for the relaunch…
Sunday 4th July: Steam Train Day with our Andrew Barclay 0-4-0 steam engine Lord Fisher, also the miniature railway will be operating and the model railway will be open.
Friday 9th July: Main Line Steam with Merchant Navy 35018 British India Line “End of Southern Steam tour” - always check before travelling!
Sunday 18th July: Steam Train Day with model railway and miniature railway.
Tuesday 27th July: Diesel Tuesdays run through until the end of August, including the model and miniature railways.
The Shop is open every Sunday morning 10am to noon, and new for this season, the café will be open on Sundays 10am to 2pm until the end of September for light refreshments, open longer during planned events.
Please follow the latest government Covid guidelines.
Further information at www.yeovilrailway.freeservers.com and on our Facebook page.
Bradford Abbas Social Club – Happy Hour
*Happy hour is Every Hour! Every Sunday, 12.00 noon – 5.00 pm.*
All beers, wines and spirits ÂŁ3. Soft drinks and snacks available. Bring all the family and enjoy the beer garden with extra outdoor seating and, of course, those views!
Telephone Box News
Crime month is well underway and proving to be very popular indeed! We have lots of thrilling books to enjoy.
To coincide with Open Gardens we will have gardening and cookery books. Any such books that you can donate would be very much appreciated – please leave them in the telephone box. Thank you.
The planting is nearly completed at the top of Churchwell Street. Thanks are due for all the support and donations to enable this to happen and also to the kind people who have left plants by the telephone box for others to take and grow on.
The Telephone Box Team
Olive Cawte
Thank you to members of the Bradford Abbas W.I. for their card and kind words of comfort, also to those that were able to attend the service. Also thank you to our wonderful neighbours in Manor Close.
Harold Cawte
Sherborne Bradford Abbas Camera Club
We are currently in our quiet season, though holding a monthly photoshoot, the July date for this and the venue are still to be advised. A virtual on-line exhibition of members’ work is planned for the autumn, more details to follow
The new programme for 2021/22 commences in September and will be held remotely by Zoom until Christmas, when we will decide whether it is safe to return to the Village Hall and meet real live members!
If you would like to join our club or just want to see what we do, simply turn up to one of our meetings. If the event is held on zoom you will be able to request the joining URL at sbaclub@yahoo.com
As usual further information can be found on our website sbacameraclub.co.uk .
Tuesday Market at the Playing Field
Come along to the market in the Playing Field held every Tuesday, 2.30 – 3.00 pm. Stalls include:-
- Something Else Fishy
- Nick’s Fruit and Veg
- Caitlin’s Deli
- Orchards Sweet Treats
- Top Edge knife sharpening
- Channel Island Meat
Every stall has contactless payment option and will take cash. They all have hand sanitiser for both their own and customer use. Between the stalls we have a good selection of everyday favourites, essential items and of course a few treats on the way round. We attend 19 different pop-up markets around the local area, all of which have and continue to be very well supported by the locals.
Any further questions or information regarding the market please message or call me 07771 831832.
Nick Else
The Rose and Crown
We are open at the following times:
- Thursdays and Fridays 12 noon until 2.30pm, food served from 12 until 1.45pm, and evenings 5.30pm until 11pm, food served 6pm until 8.30pm.
- Saturdays open 12 noon until 11pm, food served 12 until 1.45pm and 6pm until 8 30pm.
Please phone 01935 474506 to book a table. Facemasks must be worn on entry until seated at your table.
We are still doing pizza and chips to eat in or take away for ÂŁ7.00. We will continue with deliveries until we can open up fully. Every customer will receive a draw ticket to be put in the draw at the end of the month. The prize will be a voucher for food and drink.
Lunchtime Loyalty Card – Buy five lunchtime meals and receive the sixth one on us! Collect stamps by purchasing any meals from the main menu between 1.00 – 2.00 pm on Thursdays, Fridays or Saturdays.
(Please note, this offer does not apply to basket meals, bar snacks, sides or meals chosen from the Lite Bites or Children’s Menu.)
Happy Hour – Thursdays and Fridays, 5.30pm – 7.00pm. Buy five pints on draught and receive the sixth one on us! (This offer does not include Guinness, Birra Moretti or any ale with an ABV over 4%.)
At the moment there is no update on the management of the pub. I will stay until we have someone to take it on but we need your support to keep it trading.
All the best from Mary and all the team at the Rose and Crown.
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St.Mary’s Church
Fancy a cuppa?
Your village church is open every day for anybody who wants a quiet place to sit and think or to say a private prayer. This month, we are also setting up a seating area in the church for you to enjoy a tea, coffee or drink of water. Why not arrange to meet a friend for a chat or use it as a rest stop on your walk. As soon as everything is set up and ready to use, we shall announce it via The Pennant’s Facebook page.
Services in July
We have the following services in Bradford Abbas this month:
SUNDAY 4TH JULY 10am – Holy Communion
SUNDAY 25TH JULY 10am – Family Service
On weekends when we are without a service in Bradford Abbas, we are encouraging villagers to join a service at one of our neighbouring churches. Nearby services in July are:
SUNDAY 11TH JULY 10am – Holy Communion at Beer Hackett
SUNDAY 18TH JULY 10am – Holy Communion at Thornford
EVERYBODY IS WELCOME
Introducing our new Curate, Jenny Nelson
Jenny is very much looking forward to becoming the Assistant Curate in the Three Valleys Benefice. She has been training in Theology, Ministry and Mission on the Rural Pathway at Sarum College for the last three years, whilst already holding undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in Music and Education from the Royal Academy of Music and Buckingham University. Jenny will be moving to Bishops Caundle in the Benefice later this month with her family and is excited about serving as Assistant Curate whilst retaining her role in teaching Music and RS at Sherborne Girls.
Jenny’s interests include bringing together churches, schools and communities in response to God’s mission in rural multi-parish benefices. She has a particular love of rural ministry and mission with local church communities.
In the wider Diocese, Jenny is a member of the Sudans-Link Committee and is involved in creating partnerships between schools in the South Sudan and Sudan and the Salisbury Diocese. Jenny has been a voluntary Chaplain with Alabare and is a former Children and Youth Minister of Salisbury Cathedral.
Jenny’s interests include travel and walking, and she already has a love of local walks in Dorset. Most of all, Jenny is looking forward to joining the Benefice, to walking alongside and learning from the fantastic ministry team, and to spending time getting to know and serving the people of the Three Valleys Benefice.
Reverend Tony Gilbert