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Bishop's Hull Parish Magazine Edition 33/10 March 2019
A THRIVING VILLAGE COMMUNITY
IN THE HEART OF SOMERSET
PRICE 50 pence
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Bishop's Hull Parish Magazine Edition 33/10 March 2019
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Taunton, Bishop’s Hull
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COVER PICTURE: Avery Nurseries - another wonderful Spring display.
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Vicar:
Reverend Philip Hughes ,
The Vicarage, Bishop's Hull Hill,
Bishop's Hull, TA1 5EB
01823-336102
Church Wardens:
Mr Will Osmond, 01823-461820
Mrs Jo George, 01823-331432
W hilst starting an early spring clean in my ‘office’ I came across some
boxes of black and white photographs I had printed 50 years ago, and in
the years since I began. (No doubt many seniors reading this page will have
their own collection of photographic memories lurking somewhere in a drawer
or cupboard too.) My interest in photography started in earnest following a
posting to Cyprus in 1965. Unlike the holiday resort of today there wasn’t a lot
do when not working so Margaret encouraged me to take up developing and
printing my own photos. I duly invested in an enlarger, developing dishes, etc.
and a collection of paper and suitable chemicals. However, the biggest
challenge was finding somewhere in our flat to construct a ‘darkroom’ and the
second, how to control the temperature of the chemicals, especially during the
summer. Undeterred I rose to the challenge and often had a bath full of photos
swilling around in the ‘wash’ and then hung up to dry. All those years ago I
found it hard work but nothing like the early photographers who had to haul
heavy cameras, glass plates and chemicals to the remotest parts of the planet.
When colour film arrived on the scene I decided the challenge was way above
my pay grade so my initial interest faded and, like everybody else, I sent the
film off to be processed and printed. Those were the days when you had to
make every photograph count. How things have changed with the advances in
technology. Nowadays just about anyone from tiny tots to old folk like me can
instantly take a photograph wherever we are if we jut happen to have our
mobile phone handy. I am constantly amazed at the quality of the photographs
emailed to me by my daughter, far superior to those on my slightly out-of-date
Canon SX40. I suppose the second biggest leap in the world of photography
came when mass storage devices became the norm and everyone had a
computer. No longer a shoe box in the cupboard for the photos but a pen-
drive, or hard drive and even one’s camera on which to save (store) all those
photographs for ever (?) Amazingly I find that my computer hard drive
contains thousands of photos taken over the last ten years. Not just of family
but of flower shows and holidays away with friends. I have absolutely no idea
the number of photographs taken by the average youngster, or adult, every day
and then sent to friends or family (maybe you could take a guess). Multiply this
by the number of mobile phones and cameras owned worldwide and the total
must be incredible. However, whatever the kids think, my old box of B&W
photos are instantly available there on the table before me not needing an
electronic search or getting lost in the world of 1’s and 0’s. ##
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The Vicar Writes…….
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
A common feature in the weather report at the time of writing
is that ‘it will turn colder’. Mind you, having said that I
wouldn’t mind if by the time you are reading this there is a
mini-heat wave! Another common feature in the headlines is
the increasing awareness of mental health issues and people’s
mood. The statistics are shocking and one of the key factors in mental health is
the issue of alone-ness. It is recognised that this is increasingly more difficult
at winter times – grey skies and cold weather, fewer opportunities for getting
out of the house/home and meeting folks, snuggled in the warmth of our cen-
tral heating but longing for less isolation. Yes, alone time can be good – but be-
ing lonely rarely is.
Hmm, colder weather and grey-days can be tough both physically and spiritu-
ally.
I came across this the other day in that popular men’s magazine called “Wom-
an Alive” (April 2016, page 17)… I know, don’t judge me!
“In winter, we sensibly do things to protect us from the cold. We seek warmth.
For a start, we put on warm clothes. I think the spiritual equivalent is seeking
out warm fellowship. There are people in (y)our church who you can be hon-
est with; who will understand, who will wrap you with their love. When win-
ter is in (y)our soul it is not the time to ‘go it alone’. Please do not be too proud
to let someone pray with you. It will warm you.”
I like that! The idea of being able to ask someone to pray with you is a good
one. So, who would you turn to and ask to pray with you if you needed them
to? A close friend, a neighbour, a family member? It means being brave and
asking them to pray – an assumption that they pray in the first place, maybe!
Could you be that brave? If things were that bad, would you be that brave?
The writer continues…“In winter we take in hot drinks and hot food to give us
energy. Spiritually, when we’re in the grey period, we need to feed on what
will energise us. That might include a conference, retreat (at home or away),
books, CDs, worship albums. And we persist in reading our Bibles and in
prayer. We do not starve ourselves: we allow the Holy Spirit to feed us and
build up our flagging strength.”
Check out how this links with Ephesians 6:12…
It brings a different perspective – rather than seeing ourselves as increasingly
separated and alone we are encouraged to see our place within the heavenly
realm. It may not be the end of the solution, but it seems to me to be a good
place to start when the weather is cold and we may be feeling grey and alone.
My friends, whatever the colour of your day…be both blessed and a blessing.
Rev Phil Hughes
Vicar and Chaplain
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People & Things Your Letters & Notes
New PCC Treasurer’s
name announced A WALK OF TREASURED
MEMORIES
PCC Treasurer:
The PCC are delighted to announce
that Mrs Kathryn Fear has been
M y brother would have been
seventy on March 11th, but
cancer invaded his body at a young
appointed as our new PCC Treasurer. age, and he died when he was 39.
Kathryn and Val will work together in He had trained to be a teacher, and
this role until the APCM (07 April rose by the age of 30 to be
2019) when there will be a handing headmaster at a village school in
over ceremony! mid-Wales, and a pillar in the local
A huge thank you to both Val Traylen community. A talented footballer,
(our outgoing Treasurer) and to he began playing for a village side
Kathryn (our incoming Treasurer)! aged fourteen, scoring a goal in his
debut. He went on to play for
Rev Phil Hughes Aberystwyth F.C., establishing a
***** goal scoring record of 474 goals
which still stands today.
As a tribute to him a new stand at
Aberystwyth bears his name, and
was formally opened by Welsh
legend John Charles. His wife and
two sons, together with countless
March Coffee Mornings friends, believe that the time is now
appropriate to mark his memory,
The weather may not be to your liking so have planned an ambitious 70-
at the moment but please do not miss mile walk over four stages,
the March Coffee Morning in the old beginning at the village where he
Church Hall on Saturday 3rd. was born, finishing at Aberystwyth
As usual it begins at 10:00 a.m. and and taking in a number of villages
finishes around 12:00 p.m., Come and football clubs along the way.
rain or shine. A number of fund-raising ventures
We plan to have the usual raffle, a are planned both in mid-Wales and
book stall and various other ‘tables’. beyond to enhance the work of
***** Macmillan Cancer Support. Very
The Hub Cafe many thanks to you all for so kindly
A second chance to enjoy another cup contributing to this. You have so
of coffee and homemade cake. far raised £220, and I will keep you
abreast of how the fund is
The Hub cafe will now be open every progressing.
second Saturday of the month in Mai Curnow
the Parish Hall/church hall from *****
10am until 12pm.
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BELFRY NEWS March 2019
I was fascinated to read Richard Bond's apocryphal
story “St Petrifieds – The Bells” in the February
magazine. The punch lines at the end, however, gave me
inspiration for this month's article. “The bell was cracked and
sounded with a clunk”. Bell metal is a brittle mixture of
copper and tin (77% copper and 13% tin). Too much tin and it
becomes too brittle and the sound it produces becomes too
“tinny” and fragile. Too much copper and the mixture is too
soft and “thuddy”, so the correct proportions of each metal is vital for a). the
sound, and b). the brittleness of the bell and its liability to crack when struck.
When a bell is cast using red hot molten metal, it has
to be allowed to cool down very slowly, otherwise
internal stresses build up in the metal which could
result in cracking when struck. A famous example of
this is in the “Liberty Bell” in Philadelphia. Cast by the
Whitechapel Foundry in London in 1752, it apparently
cracked when first rung, probably due to internal
stresses. To try and alleviate the situation and allow
the bell to have some sort of resonance, two metal pegs
were inserted into the crack.
Everyone has seen pictures of the
enormous “Tsar Kolokol” bell in Moscow. Weighing 180
tonnes, it was cast in 1735, and remained in its casting
pit, slowly cooling, for two years. However, a disastrous
fire broke out in the foundry which threatened the
Kremlin nearby. In their efforts to extinguish the fire,
water poured on to the cooling bell, setting up huge
stresses in the metal and causing the 11 tonne chunk to
fall out. Now mounted on a plinth in Red Square, visitors
can walk into the bell through the missing chunk!
Our very own big bell “Big Ben”
is also cracked. The first bell cast for the Great Clock,
weighing 16 tonnes, cracked beyond repair during
testing, so a second, slightly lighter, bell was cast in
1858 by Whitechapel Foundry. This is the bell we all
know and love, but it, too, cracked because the
striking hammer used was more than twice the
maximum weight recommended. To stop the crack
spreading, a square hole was cut at the top of the
crack which is still there to this day. That is why this
bell has its own characteristic resonance.
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Very old bells, when cast, had an iron staple included in the top of the bell to
allow the clappers of that time to be suspended. As bell technology
progressed, new ways of fitting clappers were developed, and the old staples
were cut off, leaving their roots in the bell; a bit like chopping off a
troublesome tooth but leaving the roots in the jaw! As we all know, over time
iron rusts and expands, potentially splitting the top of the bell. Wise
steeplekeepers these days will have any remaining staple roots drilled out to
prevent disaster. I personally drilled out roots from three of our oldest bells
some years ago, before they could cause trouble and extremely expensive
repair bills. I regularly inspect our bells for any sign of cracking; so far, so
good !!
Giles Morley.
Ride and Stride 2019
F or the last two years we have opened our
church for the Ride & Stride event where
participants cycle, walk, or drive to visit churches
in their local area. Visiting as many churches in a
day and raise money to support the Somerset
Churches Trust.
We were one of 153 churches which opened its doors to welcome our riders
and striders in 2018. This year the organisers want to grow Ride & Stride but
cannot do this alone, so they are looking to recruit a team of Parish Organisers
who will work with them to encourage more people to support Ride & Stride.
Could this be you?
The main duties include:
● Distributing Ride & Stride posters and other event material and ensure
information is included in any newsletter and parish magazines.
● Talk to local groups which use our church to encourage them to support
Ride & Stride.
● Encourage to plan our own event to support Ride & Stride. This could be a
walk or cycle to other churches in the Parish. If members of the church are
unable to walk to cycle, they can run a coffee morning, sale or other
fundraising event at the church.
Ride & Stride 2019 will be launching in April so there will be plenty of time for
you to get involved. If you or any of your friends have any questions about the
role of the Parish Organiser, please do not hesitate to contact Jayne White,
Parish Administrator email jayne.vicarageoffice@gmail.com who can put you
in touch with the organisers. ##
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BISHOP’S HULL IN TIMES PAST
100 years ago
T he death occurred of Arthur Henry Batten, who was a
Private in the 1st Battalion Devonshire Regiment. He
died, age 19, on the 12th March at the Military Hospital,
Stockport, of wounds sustained in France during the Great
War. He was the only child of Henry Edward and the late
Alice Batten (nee Reed). Henry lived at 3 Netherclay Terrace. Arthur’s
funeral took place at St James’s Cemetery on March 20th. He had been in
the Army just over 12 months, previous to which he had been employed as a
clerk by Messrs Thomas & Co, coal merchants, Taunton. The first part of
the service was held in St Peter & St Paul’s Church, conducted by the vicar,
the Rev. George Raban, and the deceased was accorded military honours.
The chief mourners were Mr and Mrs Batten (father and step-mother), Mr
and Mrs Blackmore and Mr and Mrs Trebble (uncles and aunts), Mr WG
Batten and Mr F Gamlin (uncles), Mrs Gamlin (grandmother), Mrs Reed
(aunt), Mrs Jewell and Mrs Richards. The Medal Roll for Arthur H Batten
shows that he was awarded the Victory and British medals.
50 years ago
A t the monthly meeting of the Labour Party, the speaker was George Lee,
JP, chairman of the Taunton Rural District Council. Mr Lee gave a very
interesting talk on the organisation of the National Health Service, of which
he had first hand knowledge. Afterwards, a short bingo session was held
and there was also a draw for a rose bush, won by Mr Reynolds, the
chairman for the evening. At the end of the meeting it was unanimously
decided to send a donation of a guinea to Mr Lee’s fund for a swimming
pool at Sandhill Park Hospital.
The spotlight was on the youth players in the Taunton and District Sunday
League. Bishops Hull fielded only eight players for their away match at
Pyrland – and how they paid the penalty! Pyrland United slaughtered
Bishops Hull 21-0 in an Under-18 Subsidiary League match. The under-16s
did slightly better – losing 8-4 to YMCA. The village skittlers had more
success. Bishops Hull ‘A’ took the honours in the Taunton and District
Brewers’ League, setting a new alley record with their fine away win over the
Crown Musketeers at Creech Heathfield with a winning total of 498.
Leading the way was Ken Fox, who hit four ‘spares’ – including one hand of
18 – to finish with a personal total of 72. While all this was going on, the
New Inn ‘B’ team were handing out a fair old hiding to their visitors from
the Crown Inn in Section B. The New Inn finished with a total of 503,
winning by 36 pins. John Hamer
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Somerset and Avon Police Reports FYI
Telephone Scam
This message has been sent as a warning to
residents:
A telephone scam is circulating across the county
where residents have received telephone calls
from people claiming to be from Westminster
Police.
The caller states that they are investigating a
crime or have a suspect in custody who has their
bank details. The caller then asks them to reveal
their card details for checking. A second call is
often made a short while later claiming to be from
their bank. Again this appears to be part of the
scam.
Please remember never to give bank details to anyone you do not know or trust
and do not continue conversations with persons you do not know or trust.
If you experience a similar call, please report it direct to the national fraud and
cybercrime centre, Action Fraud on 0300-1232040 or via their website at
http://www.actionfraud.police.uk
MONTHLY REPORT – December
Below figures relate to the Taunton West beat area (AW047)
61 reports of crime, including:
7 Assault
0 Assault on Police
1 dwelling burglary (+ 0 attempt)
2 non dwelling burglary (+ 0 attempt)
1 criminal damage - property
0 criminal damage - vehicles
0 theft from motor vehicles
1 theft of motor vehicle
2 theft of pedal cycle
6 theft from shops
Anti Social Behaviour (ASB) - 13 reports across the beat.
Patrols increased in Norton Fitzwarren, Kingston St Mary and Cheddon
Fitzpaine to reduce anti-social behaviour.
Beat Surgery:
Wednesdays at the Walker Rooms, Comeytrowe from 2-3pm
Wednesdays at Robins Close meeting hall, Bishops Hull from 10-11am
If you have information about suspicious incidents or activity please telephone
the police on the general number 101 or contact via the website link
https://www.avonandsomerset.police.uk/contact-us/.
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Local News We have been in consultation with
You May Have Missed various groups (in particular,
Tree planted at Rumwell Somerset Wildlife Trust) on what
should be done first and on how
Back in the long hot Summer of last best to balance community/ wildlife
year your Parish Council was needs.
contacted by a resident of Rumwell With five volunteers the first week
who was dismayed that the long- and six the second, quite a lot was
established ornamental cherry achieved.
tree on the small green area next to
l would like to say a big "Thank
the pub had gone. T.D.B.C. had
You!” to everyone who came and
uprooted it as they suspected it was
helped.
diseased but declined to replace it.
Fortunately, with the help of the This work included:
local community we were able to - Cutting back the hedge along the
oblige. We managed to source a SWT boundary;
new sapling from Avery Nurseries - Clearing the entrance by the Old
of Silk Mills Road at a discounted Mill;
price and local Tree Surgeon Tim - Removing some of the barbed
Oxley (himself a resident of wire;
Rumwell), kindly volunteered to - Taking away for repair bird boxes
plant it. Unfortunately, Tim had to that had fallen down;
undergo surgery in the Autumn but - Some thinning / coppicing by the
was able to plant it once fit and well SWT boundary;
in late November. - Clearing an overgrown path on the
I am sure you will agree that this canal side;
aptly demonstrates that the Wednesday's groups are 10.00-
community spirit is alive and well in 1200 and Saturday’s at 10.00am.
Bishop’s Hull and a tree will once You don’t have to make a regular
again flourish on the green area at commitment, but if you would like
Rumwell. to help, please contact Mike on
Malcolm Turner 1mikeamos@gmail.com or on
Parish Councillor 07756-432921.
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Friends of Netherclay Bishop’s Hull Village Hall &
Community Woodland. Playing Fields Trust Update
The first two Wednesday The next phase of development on
maintenance working groups took the playing field was due to
place on the 12th and 19th of commence on Monday 14th
December. January 2O19. Wrencon Ltd are
again the builders. The old pavilion
Saturday groups will start in the is going to be subject to
New Year. refurbishment, with the provision of
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a new kitchen with a social area to the website of choice then you
and meeting facilities. follow the same process as always.
Alternately, you can add it to your
On 5th January work on a self-help browser bar so the
basis took place, when the inside available websites are highlighted
area was demolished by volunteers each time you use Google.
from the Trust, Cricket Club, You can keep track of how much
Football Club, VEG group, Frank you've raised personally, and the total
Bond Centre and the Brownies. raised for the school.
There was an excellent We would be really grateful if you
turn-out of volunteers, and work could sign up and support the school.
The donations will help provide
was carried out with great
valuable resources and experiences to
enthusiasm!! Those attending can
benefit all of the pupils who attend.
be rightly proud of their efforts. To date we have 31 supporters who
(See the PC Facebook page for have raised over £415.
more info). With the support of the village we are
The work is expected to last for 12 hoping we can smash this figure!
weeks and provide facilities to With many thanks and much
compliment the new sports appreciation,
changing facilities.
The Bishop’s Hull School
Paul Bulbeck PTA Committee
Chairman BHVH&PF Trust ******
******** Pancake Party 05 March 2019
Please support Bishop’s Hull School starts @ 3.30pm church hall
Did you know you could help raise Calling all Pancake Party helpers!
money for Bishop’s Hull School PTA Please add your name to the list at
just by shopping online, without it the back of church to help at this fab,
costing you a penny? fun event. Lots of help needed!
Please arrive at 3pm to set-up.
Visit the link below to start raising
donations every time you shop
online.
There are over 3,300 websites to
choose from including
Amazon, Argos, Next, Boots,
Currys/PC World, eBay, The
Trainline, and Booking.com.
You could even book your holiday
through Easyfundraising with Tui or
Thomas Cook.
www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/
bishopshull/ It is so easy to do! If
you download and use the
Easyfundraising app, it will direct you
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The Wrinkley Ramblers
DAY 48 EAST PORTLEMOUTH to TORCROSS 22nd March 2017
STRENUOUS This leg Total
Distance 12.9 miles 466.5 miles
S pring is in the air, and I’m all fired up as the finish is within
touching distance – well, under 200 miles anyway! It’s a well-
oiled preparation machine now, with lunches and rucksacks ready the night
before. We started reasonably early as it was a long walk today, and I was a
little apprehensive. The journey down was a bit scary for Sam. He’d chosen to
avoid Totnes and Dartington as it was school time, so followed Satnav a
different way. Mmm.., as we were going down even smaller lanes, and across
fords, through streams on the tidal route into East Portlemouth (the landing
point for the ferry from Salcombe) he was questioning his decision. An hour to
do the first 60 miles, 45 minutes to do the last 20!! Also he had a VERY muddy
car. Oops, sorry Sam.
By 9.30, we set off up through muddy woodland. There had been heavy rain
last night and on the journey down, but it had now cleared. Salcombe was
shining in the morning sunlight, but I was expecting mud. When we came out
at the top, I was struck as always by the feeling one gets emerging from
woodland on to a coastal headland. Suddenly it all opens up and you leave the
darkness behind. And if you hadn’t had that bit of difficulty and darkness,
maybe you wouldn’t appreciate so fully the glorious exit. We then walked along
with the sea on our right, with waves really crashing on the rocks and ‘sun
scald’ (bright patches of sunlight on water, not the other meaning of damage to
bark. It’s a Sussex phrase apparently). To our left was a hillside covered in
dazzling yellow gorse, some violets, but brown bracken and bare trees
reminding me that we are still only in March, despite the warmth of the sun.
Their shape is a clue to the predominant onshore wind. We saw a
commemorative plaque to the lifeboat crew of 13 who died in a rescue disaster
in 1916 - as if it wasn’t enough to lose your men in war.
Crossing Portlemouth Down we looked ahead to what we believed was Gara
Rock, and Sam urged me to continue on as he thought he was holding me up,
and it still looked some distance away. But then we realised that it wasn’t Gara
at all, but Gammon Head, which was another couple of miles on! We found
Gara Rock, and the distinctive white lookout point, which is where Sam was
returning by the top route back to East Portlemouth (and dicing with those
narrow lanes again!). I looked back to wave as I walked on, and saw his red
coat below the lookout until I had rounded the corner and could see him no
more. The way was rocky at times. I think the ‘strenuous' classification may
have been due to the terrain as much as the distance. It was reminiscent of
Land’s End and Sennen Cove. Even more as I passed Elender Cove I looked
through a break in the rocks to see the sea, but it looked like the path just
disappeared! I managed to find the path, and it wasn’t quite into the sea, but
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pretty near to the cliff edge. There were more of the upright stones used as
ancient field boundaries in evidence here.
As I came to Prawle Point (the most southerly point in Devon) I looked to see
that in the first 4½ miles I seemed to have covered about half of my expected
ascent, which was comforting. Prawle comes from Old English Praewhyll,
meaning ‘look out hill’. I spoke with Mark and John about where I was going,
and that I was about 1/3 of my way round – what is it about coastwatch men?
They sucked their teeth and shook their heads, and thought that I wasn’t really
that far, and I had a hike ahead of me, there was still quite a bit of up and
down. Ah well, I carried on. Now East Prawle is ‘the stronghold of the Cirl
Bunting’, one of the rarest birds in Britain. One feels so despondent when one
can’t see birds when others tell you there are ‘loads about’. And then I did see
them, and they were right, there were loads. How exciting. I later sent my (not
very good) picture to Bob Winn, our bird aficionado. So even though it was
nice and level and I should be catching up on time, because I was looking for
birds, it didn’t!
I noticed down on the beach more green rocks (I’d seen some near Gara) which
I believe must be green schist. A very desirable residence, Maelcombe House,
was being renovated. The house was spectacular already, a new pond had just
been built and the gardens were being developed. Mmm…. As I continued I
was tiring a little. Lannacombe beach was my target for lunch, as it would be
just over 7 miles. I must hit a wall, like marathon runners, at about 7-8 miles,
and just need to stop. Before I reached it I came across a bench with owls and
woodpeckers etched on it, in memory to two ladies who loved it there, and who
were laid to rest nearby. If it was good enough for them, I thought … so that
was my lunch stop, with a beautiful view across the bay. As it turned out, it
was much nicer than down in the cove. I had met five people within a mile of
the Prawle Point car park, and here there was another car park, so met another
couple. Otherwise I had the path to myself ☺
Refreshed by a rest and lunch, I was raring to go. On the path down to
Lannacombe I was stopped in my tracks by a Lizard who was enjoying the
sunshine, and a little further on noted a metallic blue beetle burrowing into the
path. No idea what it was. Pretty big though.
I was soon looking towards Start Point, with multiple peaks leading to it
reminding me of Austrian peaks, though a little lower. Fortunately I didn’t
have to go along those, but down to the metalled road leading to the
lighthouse. So much easier than the rough terrain! Sadly the lighthouse was
closed, so I walked all the way back. From here there was a beautiful view
across Start Bay, and I got really excited because I thought I could see Portland
Bill in the distance, but as Sam reminded me, the horizon is only about 30
miles away, so I think it’s more likely Berry Head! A signpost indicating
Minehead 462 miles, Poole 168 miles cried out for a selfie!
From here it was much easier, and there were a lot of people about (car parks
and residences nearby you see). I looked out for the Start Bay whale (along
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with many others) that had been spotted
recently, but didn’t see him. What I DID
see, as I was entering a narrow pathway in
amongst trees, was Daisy the Aberdeen
Angus – right in my pathway! Hmm…,
now what are we going to do? There
wasn’t actually room for me to get past
her, so I waited a moment, but as if this
wasn’t bad enough, I heard Doris mooing
behind me! Oh my goodness, I was in a
cow sandwich!
I found a small passing place that I squeezed into, so at least they were now
both in front of me. Well, I needed to get past somehow, so plucking up all my
courage, and using my best cowgirl’s voice ‘GAWNUP’ and waving my stick.
And it worked! They moved up one of the tracks they must have used to get
down, and I was free to continue. I waited until I’d put a fence between me and
them and then awarded myself some chocolate. Dilys Millard, Cowgirl
extraordinaire ☺
There was one more climb after Beesands to get round the disused quarry to
reach Torcross. That was the worst part of the walk. It was lots of steep steps,
and very, very muddy. But my reward when I reached open land was to see
Sam waiting for me. We wandered back down to Torcross to a very welcome
cup of tea. I had actually walked 13.5 miles and climbed 911 metres, not the
686 in the guide book. I slept well that night!
Church pot £14. Total £571 + Sponsorship £190. Thank you God.
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March in the vegetable garden
I f you've grown green manures over the winter, now is the time to dig
them in whilst their stems are still soft.
Sow early Broad beans (The Sutton, De Monica) and early peas (Twinkle,
Avola) in seed trays of compost, just pushing the seeds into the compost, to
transplant later. If you use Rowplanters filled with multipurpose or seed
compost and space sow then the young plants can be carefully transferred
from the Rowplanters to a prepared shallow trench in the vegetable garden.
If the soil is workable, dig in a 5cm (or more) layer of compost, well rotted
manure or green waste into your beds to prepare for the growing season
ahead.
Prepare vegetable seed beds by removing all weeds and forking in plenty of
compost. Cover prepared soil with sheets of black plastic to keep it drier
and warmer in preparation for planting.
Begin chitting (sprouting) seed potatoes on delivery.
Try potato growing kits on your patio.
Towards the end of the month plant your chitted early potatoes outside in
the ground. If you don't have enough space for growing potatoes on your
plot, why not try potato growing kits for your patio.
Plant asparagus beds from crowns. Weed and mulch existing asparagus
beds. Asparagus has shallow roots so weed by hand to prevent damage. Dig
trench about 20 - 25cm deep and 30cm wide, and add liberal amount of
well rotted compost to the base of the trench mixed with 85g/ sqm. of
blood, fish and bone, or bonemeal. Carefully place the crowns 45cm apart
in the trench, spreading the roots out, and cover with some sieved soil and
ensure the emerging buds are just below soil level.
Plant onion, shallot and garlic sets provided the soil isn't frozen or
waterlogged. Alternatively pot up sets into individual pots for transplanting
outdoors later on.
Start to direct sow vegetable seeds such as carrots, radishes and lettuce in
greenhouse borders or under cloches.
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BISHOP’S HULL PARISH COUNCIL ELECTIONS
I f you are reading this article you are probably living within the area
of the civil parish of Bishop’s Hull. Like many other areas it has an
elected Parish Council.
The Parish Council receives a proportion of the community charge
levied by Taunton Deane Borough Council, which you probably pay
monthly. The Parish Council uses this money in various ways to assist
in making Bishop’s Hull a pleasant place to live. The Parish Council
commits to financially supporting the various Trusts in the village.
These Trusts provide and manage the facilities for local residents to use,
including the Playing Fields and Community Hall, the Netherclay
Community Woodland and the soon to be built new Village Hub. It also
provides ad hoc grants to community groups. The Parish Council
provides and manages the local allotments, plus supports the group
monitoring all of the countryside footpaths in the Parish. In addition,
it helps keep the streets tidy by employing a part time street cleaner and
by providing dog bins and funding the emptying charges every year. It
also helps with communication in the community by managing and
maintaining the Parish Council Facebook page, overseeing the village
web site and producing and co-ordinating distribution of the
Community News.
THE REASON for the article
T he Parish Council has 11 Members and in May 2019 there is a local
election where there is an opportunity to stand as a Parish
Councillor.
If you have an interest in serving the community or have ideas that as a
Parish Councillor you would like to put forward this is your
opportunity. To be eligible to become a Parish Councillor you must be
over 18 years old, live or work within a three mile radius of the Parish,
and be on the electoral roll.
This article is asking for expressions of interest from anyone interested
in becoming a Parish Councillor.
In February there was an informal meeting for those who expressed a
wish to join the Parish Council, to offer further information and answer
any queries, with no commitment to stand for Election. A further
meeting will be held to assist anyone wishing to stand for election to
complete the nomination papers.
lf you are interested in attending a briefing meeting please email your
details to the Parish Clerk: bishopshullparishcIerk@gmail.com
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Parish Council News
A t the Parish Council meeting on 13th December the following resolutions
were made:
- Members reviewed the ring-fenced CIL funds and were satisfied that
progress was being made by the Bishop’s Hull Hub and Bishop’s Hull Village
Hall & Playing Fields Trust on their individual projects.
- Members approved a grant of £500 to the Friends of Netherclay Community
Woodland;
- A draft budget for 2019/20 was agreed and will be finalised at the January
meeting;
- A Precept request of 22,941 .23 was agreed, keeping the precept element of
the Council tax
at a neutral charge for residents;
- The revised Standing Orders were adopted, and can now be found on the
Facebook page
and Village website;
- Members agreed to support the Parish Paths Liaison Officer in objecting to
Somerset County Council prioritising all Bishop’s Hull footpaths as low
priority. A response was sent to the Footpath consultation authority.
Next meeting date:
Thursday 7th March 2019 —
7.00 pm at THE CHURCH HALL, Bishops Hull — please note new venue .
Everyone welcome to attend.
AH! TISSUES?
Have you had a cold recently?
There still seems to be no absolute remedy.
A few paracetamols and a pack of tissues is the best known treatment.
In the 1920s, hygiene as we know it was non-existent. When Dad had a cold,
the doctor would prescribe eucalyptus and camphorated oil for his chest-
rub, whilst the the chemist would get bottles down from his top shelf, pour
into a measuring glass then into Dad’s medicine bottles. Dark green glass
bottle for the rub; clear bottle for the physic. A cork would be bunged into
the top, and away Dad would go. Dosage was easy. A teaspoonful of ‘jollop’
after each meal, three times a day. Thumb-nail at each marked teaspoonful,
Dad would take a swig of ‘ipec’, like you do with Coca Cola. Soon, he would
be cured and back at work.
When I became ill, Mother would say sternly, “You’ll stay in bed. Otherwise
you’ll have to take some of Daddy’s nasty medicine.” One boring day in bed
usually effected a cure.
ERIC GREEN
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Post Brexit in Agriculture and Horticulture.
E very Christmas we buy hundreds of really good
Christmas trees from a Christmas tree grower on
the top of the Quantocks hills. We have dealt with him
for a long time and during this time leading up to
Christmas he has always engaged a gang of hard
working Polish men to cut and load the trees ready
for transport. A week before Christmas they would be
paid off when they would return home to Poland.
I was therefore surprised to find out from the
Christmas tree grower, that the Polish gang did not
want to cut the trees this year preferring to stay at home and work. ``How
did you manage `` I asked. “We recruited locally “he said. On further
enquires It transpired much to my surprise and pleasure that they were
really pleased at how hard the locals all worked with the up-side being that
they all spoke English, obviously making communication easier.
This got me thinking of my life in horticulture when I left school at 15 in the
60s and started working in a tomato nursery and the following years
working with apples, blackcurrants, potatoes, etc . At the time they all had
to be harvested by hand, and all of them harvested by locally employed
staff or people of the travelling community.
An example how things have changed is when I worked in a fruit farm in
Sussex where the blackcurrant crop was on contract to the Ribena drinks
firm. All the fruit was picked by hand by an army of pickers who got a
token for every one gallon bucket which was redeemed at the close of day.
These days blackcurrants are picked by machine, no pickers are needed.
This is the same for potatoes, apples and all sorts of farm crops. Take it
from me you don’t know pain until you have picked Brussels sprouts on a
frosty winter morning to catch the Christmas market. It brings tears to
your eyes as the blood starts to return to the fingers. But again no more,
these day they are harvested by machine.
Therefore unlike years ago a lot of crops are harvested by a man driving a
machine. Some crops such as strawberries still have to harvested by hand
but why does it have to be by gangs of foreign workers and not local
people as before who are employed as full time and part time workers the
same as when I was a young man?
I believe that some large agriculture firms find it easier to employ gangs
from overseas overseen by someone who speaks their language. People
who work hard and want to make a life here, or send money home to their
family.
People who are industrious do not complain. In other words, ideal
employees. But is that going to change? Will in the post Breixt age (yes
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there will eventually be one) it may be more difficult to recruit from
abroad. Perhaps the bond between local sourced labour will have to be re-
established as in past years .Wages may have to go up to recruit
agricultural workers in the future, which will be reflected in the cost of
food, but in the future when jobs could be lost to machines i.e. supermarket
checkout tills, semi-skilled jobs in rural occupations such as planting and
harvesting Christmas trees or picking tomatoes could be of real benefit to
the local population
On a personal note, stating at age 15 in 1964, I worked on all the above jobs
(not Xmas trees) on dirt poor agriculture wages, working a five and half
day week, starting at 7.00 in the morning and on Saturdays finishing at
1.00 pm . I had left home then and lived in a bothy on the estate. It used to
be so cold some winter days I would wear my pyjamas under my working
clothes. It was really hard work for rubbish money and long hours but
after all these years I have nothing but fond memories of my time there as
the boy.
Alan Avery (Avery Nurseries) .
The World Wide Web – 30 years on
T he World Wide Web (www) was invented 30 years ago this month, on 12th
March 1989, by Tim Berners-Lee while he was working at CERN, the
European particle physics laboratory.
His innovation – a global hypertext document system originally described by
his superior as “vague but exciting” – was intended to help scientists share
data across a then obscure platform called the Internet, but his decision to
make the source code freely available meant it took on a life of its own and is
now used by almost everyone with a computer.
He has never profited directly from his invention, but now spends much of his
time trying to protect it from malign influences and is working on Solid, a
project designed to provide “true data ownership as well as improved privacy”.
As a result of his original invention, Berners-Lee was named one of the 20th
century’s most important figures by Time magazine, received the prestigious
Turing Award for achievements in the computer sciences, and was honoured at
the Olympics. He was also knighted by the Queen.
Raised as an Anglican, he turned away from religion but then became an active
member of the Unitarian Universalist Church, which he describes as tolerant
and liberal.
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A further extract from E W Hendy’s book (1943)
Somerset Birds and some other folk.
O ne morning in March a grey transparency veiled the sides of Hawkcombe,
and in its sheltered recesses there was a calm, so still that hardly a quiver
stirred the needles of brindled larches; through sparse hedge-rows on the
skyline opalescent light gleamed fitfully.
A gentle tranquillity brooded over the wooded valley, broken only by the
booming of foghorns from blinded ships in the distant Channel. Colours were all
subdued into a harmony of pale browns and greys in tune with the tense silence.
The calm was suddenly broken by the
screeches of a rabble of jays, rising from a
feast of acorns below the twisted, stunted
oaks. With crests erect, like hair on end,
they screamed from contorted thorns, and
then with sinister suddenness vanished
into the woodland.
Dame Juliana Berners wrote of ‘an
unkindness of ravens’ ; she might have
added to her list ‘a profanity of jays’, for,
indeed their mouths are ever full of curses.
Their raucous cries shattered the peaceful
silence and turned the quiet coombe into a
hag-ridden Gehenna.
Heather, both ling and the two heaths, cross-leaved and fine-leaved, floods the
moor in August. The waxen flowers of the cross- leaved, faintly flushed with
rose, have a delicacy which surpasses the deeper crimson or purple of the fine-
leaved and of the ling, and their beauty is enhanced when they grow, as they
sometimes do, in masses amid the yellow-green of partly unfurled fern.
Dunkery glows deep purple in the
light of a declining sun, with the
deeper shadows nestling in its
coombes, in honey-scented air.
A cock stonechat, prinked out with
russet breast, black cap and snowy
collar, tossing himself upwards from a
spray of gorse and then falling from
heaven to another perch, completes a
typical moorland landscape.
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EAT WELL FOR LESS
Summer sausage rolls Steamed Chocolate Pudding
Ingredients
2 large skinless chicken breasts
1 garlic clove, crushed
3 rashers streaky bacon, thinly
sliced
4 sun-dried tomatoes, chopped
handful basil
Basil leaves, chopped
375g/13oz pack ready-rolled puff
pastry
Flour - for dusting Ingredients
1 egg yolk, beaten
25g sesame seeds ¼ cupful butter.
½ cupful sugar.
Method ¼ teaspoonful salt.
Whizz the 1 cupful milk.
chicken and 4 teaspoonfuls BORWICK’s
garlic in a BAKING POWDER.
processor until 2 ½ cupfuls flour.
the chicken is 1 egg.
minced. 1 teaspoonful vanilla.
Tip in the 2 oz. Chocolate.
bacon, sun- Method
dried tomatoes and basil. Pulse for 5
seconds to just mix through. Season Beat butter and sugar to a cream,
well. stirring constantly.
Roll the pastry sheet on a lightly Sift together flour, baking powder,
floured surface and cut in half and salt.
lengthways. Spread half the chicken Add flour to butter and sugar
mixture along the middle of one of alternately with well-beaten egg
the pastry strips, then roll up the mixed with milk.
pastry, pinching the ends together to Keep on beating when adding melted
seal. Using a sharp knife, cut into chocolate and vanilla.
2.5cm long pieces. Repeat with the Steam in a buttered mould two hours.
remaining pastry strip. Can be frozen, Serve hot with sauce made from
uncooked, for up to 1 month. Borwick’s Custard Powder, with
Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. which you have mixed sliced banana,
Place the rolls on a large baking allowing one banana to half a pint of
sheet. Brush with the egg, then sauce.
sprinkle with seeds. Bake for 20
minutes until golden.
*****
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Friends, we all need them!
I am delighted to report the Friends of Netherclay Community Woodland
Local Nature Reserve is up and running. Hopefully you are starting to
see the improvements made by the volunteers already.
A Friends Group is where a number of interested local people come together
with the aim of improving their local open space. It is a partnership
between the community, TDBC and other agencies in the decision-making
process. A vital part of this process is community development, the process
by which local people are increasingly encouraged to decide, plan and take
action on improving their neighbourhood open space. The Friends Group
aims to be almost self-sufficient in terms of the maintenance of the
Woodland and the grass cutting.
Following a number of public meetings held between September and
December last year, a Committee was elected to take the Friends Group
forward. One of the first actions was to establish a Constitution to give a
framework for decision making and direction for future planning. We are
looking to get the balance between community enjoyment and involvement
with the need to promote and enhance the environmental benefits and
wildlife habitats of the Woodland.
We have opportunities for volunteers to help either on a Wednesday or
Saturday morning between 10:00 a.m. and 12 noon. Mike Amos is the
Deputy Chair and co-ordinates the Wednesday group (Mike’s mobile is
07756 432921) and Andy Parsons the Saturday Group (Andy’s mobile is
07711 128240) So far a wire and barbed wire boundary fence has been
removed, trees have been thinned, a hedge has been coppiced and the
entrance opposite The Old Mill has been cleared to create a more inviting
entrance whilst allowing passers-by to see into the Woodland.
Another exciting initiative is a new web site being created by Alex
Gallacher. It is still under development and more content will be available
soon. (www.netherclaycommunitywoodland.org)
Funding is always a challenge for any new voluntary group. We are
delighted Bishop’s Hull Parish Council has awarded us a start-up grant, as
has TDBC. In addition, we are starting to get personal donations from
members of the community. If you would like to make a donation, please
contact us on mailto:info@netherclaycommunitywoodland.org
The committee meet on the first Wednesday of the month in the lounge bar
of The Old Inn at 7:30 pm and we would welcome suggestions from the
community to help us develop our plans for the future.
David Gurr
Chair, Friends of Netherclay Community Woodland LNR
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31 March - Mothering Sunday and Mother Church
T he Fourth Sunday in Lent was called ‘Mid-Lent’ or ‘Refreshment Sunday’,
when the rigours of Lent were relaxed more than was normal for a feast
day. It is called Mothering Sunday as a reference to the Epistle reading for the
Day (Galatians 4:21-31). The Lenten Epistles follow from each other with
teaching about our life as Christians and how we are to follow Christ.
On Mid-Lent Sunday the Epistle talks of bondage and freedom; the bondage of
the Law and the Old Covenant as compared to the freedom in Christ, "the
promised one", and the New Covenant. Verse 26 reads "But Jerusalem which is
above is free, which is the mother of us all." We gain our freedom from Christ
and, as it was seen before the Reformation, the Church.
Thus, Mothering Sunday is about the freedom that we gain through the
promise of Jesus Christ delivered through our Mother the Church. People
were encouraged to go to their ‘Mother Church’ (their home church or their
home Cathedral) to worship and give thanks. Hence apprentices, and others,
went home for the weekend and often brought gifts (or accumulated pay) home
to their family.
On the other hand, Mother's Day is a secular festival invented in 1904 and is
celebrated on the 2nd Sunday in May in most countries in the world. The UK
seems to be the exception. In recent years Mothering Sunday has been hijacked
to take the place of a special, secular day to give thanks for our mothers. ##
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David Pickup, a solicitor, considers what happens if you are mistaken for
somebody else…
But they don’t live here any more
S uppose you move home and then start getting letters from a debt
collecting agency about a person who used to live there? You then get
people coming to your house or even the police looking for someone. You
apply for a loan which is then refused. Do you start applying for more credit?
Perhaps you find that a person you were in a relationship with has used your
address to get credit?
If you get letters clearly addressed to a person who does not live at your
address you can write ‘return to sender’ on the unopened letter and then post
it. You can sometimes find out if it is a debt collecting letter by googling the
PO Box address on the envelope. If it keeps happening write, ‘Return to
sender; Joe Bloggs does not live here!’ and date it and then take a photograph
of the envelope.
You can also challenge the accuracy of personal data held about you by an
organisation and ask for it to be corrected or deleted. This is known as the
‘right to rectification’. Clearly state clearly what you believe is inaccurate or
incomplete and explain how the
organisation should correct it.
You can complain to the
organisation and if this does not
work then you can report it to
Information Commissioner. If it is
an ‘ex’ who has let you down, you
still need to correct any incorrect
information that someone might
hold. Was he or she getting
packages sent to your home?
If you are refused credit you are
entitled to know why. Do not just
fire off lots of credit card
applications as this may make the
situation worse.
As always, this is a light-hearted
guide to a complex area. Always
get advice from a solicitor or
advisor such as Citizens’ Advice or
the Information Commissioner.
The Money Advice Service is a
very good source of advice.
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Letter from the Right Reverend Ruth Worsley, Bishop of Taunton
For Parish Newsletters – March 2019
Let Him look at you
T he other day, someone was speaking about visiting with her elderly
mum. She was telling us that whenever she visited she would offer to do
any jobs that might be needed and beyond her mum’s reach. Her mum’s
response was to say: “Just sit down and let me look at you”. I’ve been
thinking about that conversation ever since.
What a wonderful thing to say to your child. “Just sit down and let me look at
you”.
She was sharing this vignette, a year after her mum’s death. There are no
more opportunities for her mum to ‘sit and look at her’. How glad she is that
she took the time while her mum was alive.
I wonder if I can say the same. Have I made time for the things that really
matter or am I so focused on the tasks at hand that I forget the need for space
to develop relationship? I have a sense that this isn’t just about the people
who matter to me but also that it may be Jesus speaking to me as well. “Just
sit down and let me look at you”.
The story of Mary and Martha opening up their home to Jesus in hospitality
perhaps reminds us most of the priority of spending time in the presence of
Jesus. Martha complains at Mary’s lack of support in helping with the
household jobs. Jesus response is to suggest that Martha has become so
distracted with the ‘tasks’ of hospitality that she has missed the point of what
welcome and relationship is.
We often think of this story as being about Mary and Martha’s priorities.
Which is of greater significance? Our attitude of service or that of spiritual
exploration? However I’m wondering if Jesus was saying something more.
“Just sit down and let me look at you”. What would Jesus see if He looked at
you? How does He look at you?
March 8th is international women’s day, often an opportunity to remind us
that society’s way of looking at women has changed over the years. The Me
Too movement has revealed some of the ways in which women have been
objectified resulting in forms of abuse. Alongside that growing realisation we
are increasingly aware that many women and men feel a sense of
dissatisfaction with how they look and can find their mental health affected
as a result. Many of us find another person looking at us, uncomfortable.
I’d like to suggest that we might hear these words, “just sit down and let me
look at you”, as an invitation from Jesus to spend time under his gaze this
week. Not as a means of incurring shame but rather to receive the look of
love that he so wants us to see.
The Right Revd Ruth Worsley, Bishop of Taunton
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POINTS TO PONDER relationships we can have peaks at
The mother of a choice! about 150, known as Dunbar’s
Number. He then divides this into:
W ho will your Mothering Sunday
card be addressed to this year?
If that sounds a silly question,
five close friends, 15 good friends, 50
general acquaintances, and the
remaining 130 as people we relate to
consider this: last year, for the first in a friendly fashion.
time in the UK, you could choose Our five close friends are the ones to
between cards that called your whom we can say anything, who have
mother Mother, Mum or – Mom. seen us at our worst, and on whom
Paperchase was the company who we can call on anytime, night or day,
brought in the American flavoured in a crisis. If you know five such
‘Mom’, and the reason may be linked people, you are blessed indeed!
to all the American cartoons British Our 15 good friends are the ones we
children enjoy. But it seems that may not see for months, but we can
‘Mom’ is also used in the UK, at least pick up the friendship again at any
in the Midlands. time, without any effort.
Prof Carl Chinn, a Birmingham Our 50 general acquaintances are the
linguistics expert, says there is people whose company we also enjoy.
evidence that ‘Mom’ was used prior to We may not make any specific regular
WW1. In Birmingham, “people have efforts to see them, but when we do
been replacing the ‘a’ with an ‘o’ in see them, we are glad.
various words since the ancient How does a friendship start? There is
medieval times.” Certainly the a standard formula needed for all of
Birmingham Yardley MP, Jess them: some initial ‘spark’ of
Philips, uses the term ‘Mom’, and empathy, plus proximity to the
insists that Hansard record her person, plus time to spend with that
saying ‘Mom’ and not ‘Mum’ in the person.
House of Commons. How much time does it take to turn
***** an acquaintance into a friend?
How many friends should you have? According to Jeffrey Hall, associate
professor of communication studies
at the University of Kansas, it takes
50 hours to turn an acquaintance into
a casual friend. If that goes well, then
at 90 hours you begin to carve out
time to see each other on purpose. By
200 hours, you are close friends, see
each other often, and support each
other emotionally.
H
life?
ave you ever stepped back and
reviewed the friendships in your
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Four tips to get fit for Spring
According to the anthropologist Dr
Robin Dunbar of University College
S pring is coming. If you feel you
simply HAVE to do something
about your body shape, here are some
London, the maximum number of
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