JANUARY 2021 - CyderPress 1 - Somerset DA

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JANUARY 2021

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Late Season’s Greetings to all in the D.A. who remember us!
Chris & Colin Mattravers

Many thanks for all the many Sympathy Cards and messages of
Condolences.
Kath Martin

   Somerset District Association

                     Virtual AGM

     Saturday 10-30 am 6th March
                2021.

Following guidance from Head office the 2021 AGM will be held
virtually. Unfortunately the numbers will be limited to 15 only.

The date and time of the meeting will be the same as
published.

Somerset DA members who wish to attend the AGM should
register with their DA membership Number via email by 3rd
February 2021 to Linda Dyer. DA Secretary

Somerset DA members who have any questions they would like
raised at the AGM please send via email by 3rd February 2021
to Linda Dyer. DA secretary or Carol Harper Chairperson
including your DA membership number.

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Anyone wanting to stand for election should also register via
email by 3rd February 2021 to :

Linda Dyer   dasecretary@somersetda.co.uk       or

Carol Harper cgharper@btinternet.com

The Zoom joining details and relevant paper work will be sent to
members who have pre registered to join the meeting along
with current committee members.

This is a new experience for us all. We at Somerset DA wish you
all well in the coming months and hopefully we will be out
caravanning soon.

Keep Safe.
                                                           Linda

CAROLS CANDID CONUNDRUMS
Covid 19 is continuing to cause as much disruption as we start
2021; our AGM 6 th March will now be a virtual one on Zoom, a
new challenge for the committee. If members wish to be part of
this they need to contact our secretary Linda Dyer by email as
per the notification in the newsletter. Please note spaces are
limited. If you are interested in joining the committee please
also send proposals to Linda

As a committee we look forward to our meets being able to go
ahead as soon as the C&CC will let us. Robert has been busy
booking sites for the year. We did have some lovely meets last
year and I am sure we will all be meeting in a field somewhere
in the spring.

Until then Take Care and Stay Safe hope you all get your
vaccinations soon.

Carol x

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Tribute to Reg Martin
It was with much sadness we
heard of Reg’s death after a hard
fought battle with Cancer. Reg
was a sterling supporter of
Somerset DA he worked tirelessly
on committee as PRO promoting
and supporting the DA. Reg and
Kath came as a team supporting
our THS at Brassnocker and The
Beehive, offering a hand and
advice with a wealth of
information from his many years
of camping and caravanning. Always happy behind his keyboard
entertaining our members and visitors at many of our meets.

He has left us all remembering a huge personality and friend
who will be greatly missed We send our love and support to
Kath xx

FOR SALE
Sadly, Kath Martin will not be camping again so offers the
following items for sale:

Phone Kath on 07914079778
Leisure Battery …….…..………………          £40
Solar Panel …………….……...………..          £90
Wheel Clamp ………….……...………..           £70
25 ltr Water Roller .………..………..       £25
Steps extra wide …….………..……..         £15
Breville Electric Kettle, Stainless   £15
Tow Hitch Lock …………………..…..            £5
Toaster white 2 slice ………..………         £3

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SITES REPORT JAN 2021
All sites for 2021 booked in anticipation.

West Hall Fm Longburton 1-6 April stewards needed (Easter)

Urchfont 29 April-4th May *Sue and Terry        (May day)

Shiphay FM Colyton 27 May-1st June *Mark and Sue (Spring
BH)

Pewsey      10-15 June          stewards needed

Rectory Fm Ashelworth 19-24 June *Ron and Sheila (lead up
site for jazz festival at Upton on Severn)

Brassknocker    2-26 July stewards to be rounded up     (THS)

Hilltops Langport 15-20 July * Dave and Val

Nunnington Wiviliscombe 5-10 Aug       * Ken and Liz

Norden Farm Corfe     26-31 Aug      * Helen and Mac

Beehive 10-26 Sept       stewards
to be rounded up                             New Year Resolution:
                                                Get a bigger Van!
Melbury Osmond     7-11 Oct
stewards needed

Keinton Mandaville 3-5 Dec *
Robert/Ron and Sheila    (Xmas
Party)

Stewards still required for Pewsey
10-15 June and Melbury Osmond
7-11 Oct (DAFOL)and of course
for the Beehive and Brassknocker
TH Sites. I also need stewards for
Longburton, Sherborne 1-6 April.

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The site at Hilltops, Langport has been booked in June in
anticipation of the steam festival going ahead and the site at
Rectory farm as a lead in to the Jazz festival.

The 3 counties show at Malvern is on 18-20 June which is the
same time as Rectory Farm.

The Christmas party 2020 has been rebooked for 2021 at
Keinton Mandeville with the hall deposit being carried forward.

I have cancelled the AGM meet at Henstridge in accordance
with Club directive and this will now be held virtually (detailed
elsewhere in this issue).
                                                           Robert

Temperance
Temperance Lady: Do you drink beer?
Drinking Man: Yes.

Temperance Lady: How many per day?
Man: 3

Lady: How much do you pay for a beer?
Man: About £3.60

Lady: How long have you been drinking?
Man: about 20 years.

Lady: 3 beers a day equates to £330 per month or nearly
£4,000 per year. In 20 years that would add up to £80,000
Man: sounds about right.

Lady: Did you know that if you put that into a savings account,
after interest, you’d soon have enough to buy a small plane?

Man: Do you drink beer?
Lady: No, of course not.

Man: So where’s your plane?

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Two cowboys are lost in the desert. One cowboy sees a tree
that’s draped in bacon “A bacon tree! We’re saved” he says. He
runs to the tree and gets shot.
It wasn’t a bacon tree, it was a ham bush.

CYDERPRESS
There are 2 issues of Cyderpress; one printed, one digital. If
you would rather get the other type, email me at
newsletter@somersetda.co.uk, tell me which issue you would
prefer and I will switch you to that for the next issue.
                                                               Andy

Jokes
Some of the jokes for this issue were supplied by Robert
Harrisson and Keith Dyer. For the rest, you can blame me.
                                                               Andy

I’m going to hang a map of the UK in my house. Then I’m going
to put pins into all the locations that I’ve travelled to in my
motorhome.

First, I’m going to have to travel to the top two corners of the
map, so it won’t fall off the wall.

The vicar called in the other day, he asked if I ever wonder
about the ‘Hereafter’.

“I do,” I said, “constantly. Wherever I am, the thought keeps
coming to me; Now what was I here after?”

BREAKING NEWS Someone has collapsed on the London eye,
Paramedics on the scene report that they are coming around
slowly.

I came close to winning the lottery this week.......the bloke next
door won it.

2019/2020 SOMERSET DA OFFICERS & COMMITTEE
PRESIDENT     To be decided

VICE PRESIDENTS
BETTY CHAPMAN 8 Purn Road, Bleadon Hill, Weston super Mare BS24 9JQ
TONY BAGG         81   MANOR HOUSE ROAD, GLASTONBURY. BA6 9DQ
PETER LINDSAY
                  BADGERS GATE, BIRCH AVENUE, BLEADON, WESTON-SUPER-MARE. BS24 0PA

CHAIRPERSON
                CAROL HARPER
         KIRCAMBECK, HIGHBURY ST, COLFORD, RADSTOCK. BA3 5NS

VICE CHAIR, REGALIA, WEBMASTER
                BILL GRANT
        38 FARLEY DELL, COLEFORD, RADSTOCK. BA3 5PJ

SECRETARY      LINDA DYER
       26 MENDIP VALE, COLEFORD, RADSTOCK BA3 5PP

TREASURER     SHIRLEY STEER
       20 WOODLANDS DRIVE. RUISHTON. TAUNTON. TA3 5 JU

SITES SEC’Y    ROBERT HARRISSON
        1 BEKYNTON AVENUE, WELLS. BA5 3NF

COUNTRYSIDE CARE TBC

P.R.O.           ANDY CANNING
         13 KINGFISHER DRIVE, MIDSOMER NORTON. BA3 4PU

YOUTH LEADER AND YOUTH Not Appointed. Contact Secretary

REG REP         DON GRANT
       4 LILLINGTON CLOSE. RADSTOCK. BA3 3NS

DEPUTY REG REP CAROL HARPER
        KIRCAMBECK, HIGHBURY ST, COLFORD, RADSTOCK. BA3 5NS

AUDITOR       SUZANNE DAVIS
       5 RUGOSA DRIVE, BERROW, BURNHAM ON SEA. TA8 2LJ

CYDERPRESS    ANDY CANNING (Yes, you can blame me!)
      13 KINGFISHER DRIVE, MIDSOMER NORTON. BA3 4PU
              newsletter@somersetda.co.uk

COMMITTEE MEMBERS
                COLLEEN AUTON
       13 KINGFISHER DRIVE, MIDSOMER NORTON. BA3 4PU
                SUE HOUNSELL
       9, KING ALFRED DRIVE, CHARD, TA20 2HU.
                KEITH DYER
       26 MENDIP VALE, COLEFORD, RADSTOCK BA3 5PP