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The Editor’s Letter

Many are suffering from screen saturation - cinemas are shut - Netflix has never been so popular; shops

have been closed for months - Amazon’s sales have

increased; visiting friends and family is a mere memory unless you’re in a ‘bubble’ - video chats have grown

exponentially.

And people have found the counterbalance to that is

spending time outside. So, lots more natural world stuff in this double summer issue.

Ella gives some tips for spotting animal tracks, Bridget

has a live link to a swallow’s nest and more on birdsong, Stewart provides videos of bees and blue tits and

Robbie has shot (in a good way) deer, badgers and an

otter. All just minutes from your doorstep. Geoff confirms the staggering Spring weather, Jane helps you

tackle the garden and Lily reports on her haircut. And thanks are due to them all for keeping the FTN flag

flying on – a screen!

If would like to donate to a local food bank, see P35 for

items needed. And do use the Covid Community Help pages on this website if you need, or can offer, support.

Fingers crossed the September issue will be a printed

version but we are in the lap of the Gods on that one.

Meanwhile the FTN team wishes you all a Summer that manages to be memorable for some good things as well

as historic for some bad.

Stay safe and sanguine. Margy Cockburn Tim Sanders

Front cover: Bullrush by Daphne Osmond © 2020. Please send your cover

photos to the editor.

The Fosse Trinity News is a community magazine that is normally delivered free to

all households in Ditcheat, Alhampton, East Pennard and Pylle. During the pandemic the magazine will be available online only. We reserve the right to edit but welcome contributions from everyone in the community.

Editorial and adverts to be received by the 12th of month preceding the issue. Contact: editor@fossetrinitynews.co.uk or adverts@fossetrinitynews.co.uk

This Month

Advertisers Index 44

Alhampton News 4

Along the riverbank 31

Animal Track Spotting 12

At the bottom of the garden 28

At the edge of the woods 30

Benefice Prayer Pyramid 25

British Legion 36

Church Services 25

Diary dates 4

Directory 42

Ditcheat Church Room 41

Ditcheat PC Notes 32

Ditcheat Weather 7

Fosse Trinity Churches 5

Gardening 20

Lily's Lockdown 24

Lockdown 6

Make Your Own Mask 26

Natural World 10

One Hundred Club 13

Private Prayer 5

Rector's Note 23

Trussel Trust Food Bank 35

Wildlife Group Update 14

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Dates for your Diary

Due to events being postponed/cancelled due Covid-19 no diary dates

are presented. For updates please consult: www.fossetrinitynews.co.uk for the latest

information on cancellations and other community news.

Pride comes before a fall or what a difference a stick makes I can’t in all honesty do an Alhampton News as I have hardly seen anyone apart

from my immediate neighbours in weeks. Tucked up here at the top of the drive we see people walking past but they are too far away to talk to. From what I

do hear, however, Alhampton has done its usual sterling work in supporting each

other through a difficult time. So to the title….and I should explain that recently I have been walking with a

stick as I am waiting for an injection in an arthritic hip.

Fairly early on in the lockdown I went to Tesco in Shepton, choosing the special hour for those over seventy. There was quite a queue but one of the staff came

down telling all of us over 70 to go to the front so off I toddled, finding myself

only three from the door, with my stick in the trolley so not obvious. As I approached the door the lad who was letting us in looked at me doubtfully and

said ‘Are you over 70? I assured him I was and saw one of my ex-pupils from the infant school who is now a tall, bearded bloke in his 30s. ‘Ask him,’ I said. ‘I

used to teach him’. Shaun looked up, gave a broad grin and said ‘Oh yes, she’s

old enough’. The first man ushered me through the door, saying ‘Well, you don’t look it, if I may say so’ and I floated round Tesco feeling unutterably smug!

And then the fall. A few weeks later I was standing outside the Co-op in

Evercreech, by the notice saying please queue here. I was wondering whether I could go in when a young man in his twenties came along and asked if we had

to wait. I said that I wasn’t sure but he was probably in more hurry than me so

to go on in and see. He put his head round the door and said to one of the staff. ‘Is it OK to come in? There’s an old lady out here waiting.’ Talk about bringing

me down to earth!

Hopefully it won’t be too long before we can get back to being able to get

together. I hope the new family in Laurel House (The Richards - George, Claire, Wilfred, Martha and Iris) will, then, be able to get to know us all properly. What

a time to move in! Keep well, everyone.

Louisa Oborne

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Fosse Trinity Churches

Private Prayer

Following the government’s policy on relaxing the lockdown and allowing

churches to open for private prayer, the Diocese has decided to allow

individual churches to make their own arrangements over this.

The churchwardens have discussed the matter and would like to welcome

people back into the churches for private prayer at the following times.

Ditcheat Church Side Chapel will be open every day from 9.30 – 16.00

East Pennard Church will be open every day from 9.30 - 16.00

Pylle Church will be open for individuals on request, (Tel: Hilary Tudsbery-

Turner on 01749 830538 or Alan Cary on 07896945936), but the

churchyard will be open at all times for private prayer and reflection.

Alhampton Chapel will be open every Sunday 9.30 – 16.00

Prayer Framework

A framework for home use can be found on our websites:

ditcheatchurch.org

eastpennardchurch.org

pyllechurch.org

alhamptonchapel.org

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Lockdown

By Ella Channon

At first it was fun having time off school but then it became boring.

We found new ways to keep ourselves busy. Mum has been trying hard to teach us lessons. We have created a veggie patch and I have planted some herbs. My

sister has been selling excess plants!

I have done lots of baking and have shared my treats with friends and

neighbours. It has been nice to spend more time with my family but I am missing my friends so I hope it won’t be long until I can see them again. I have written

a little poem about lockdown, I hope you enjoy.

Life has been paused for a while, everyone has stopped rushing

Obliged to stay at home, not allowed to go out any more Confusing times we will never forget

Keeping to our own devices Dumbfounded by the people who don’t care

Our choices can affect other people if we aren’t careful

We need to start making the right choices NHS are protecting us all from getting this unknown and dangerous virus

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Ditcheat Weather – May 2020

Last year at this time I reported that (according to the Met Office) May 2019 was

the coldest for 4 years.

This May was a polar opposite, day after day of almost unbroken sunshine

brought increasing temperatures as the month progressed. The last 7 days

producing a run of maximum temperatures where the lowest was 24.6°C. Oddly,

despite rising daytime temperatures, overnight temperatures appear to be

dropping year on year.

For those of us with gardens and nothing much else to do, sunbathing was a

popular occupation most afternoons. We certainly don’t need a holiday in the

sun at the moment!

The Met Office reported that, in Southern England, this was the sunniest May

since 1929. Sunshine figures were 143% of the long term average.

My own sunshine figures are a new addition, so I have nothing to compare them

with here.

In the past I have compared our Solar Panel output with sunshine figures.

In May we produced a staggering 560kwh of electricity, the first time I have ever

exceeded 500kwh in a month. What is more interesting is that this is 141% of

the predicted output for May, tying in almost exactly with the Met Office figures.

The most notable statistic for May is the almost total failure of precipitation.

April’s figure was poor at 34.4mm, in May I recorded just 3.4mm – the lowest

ever monthly rainfall total since I started my system here.

Such low rainfall figures have meant more garden watering than usual.

It is probably no surprise, dear readers, that I keep records of all sorts of things.

Water usage is one of those; our overall usage figures are fairly constant

throughout the year, so 3,000 litres (30%) extra consumption needed to be put

into perspective.

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Our garden is roughly 70m2 – if you divide 3000 by 70 (the number of litres it

will take to cover the garden at 1mm) you get 42.9. This represents how much

rain we have replaced with watering. Roughly the same amount as last May.

Despite all the hot weather there was a strong wind blowing for a lot of the

month. This caused a big problem for Dorset firefighters on the 18th. A sizeable

fire in Wareham Forest (in all probability caused by a discarded portable

barbeque) took more than 8 days to bring totally under control. Upwards of 200

firefighters attended, specialist appliances were brought in from as far away as

Berkshire.

Having dealt with similar incidents in ’76 I know how difficult a task this can be.

We need some prolonged rainfall if we are going to avoid a similar situation to

then.

One might be forgiven for asking why do we seem to be getting more weather

extremes more often?

There can be no doubt that our weather is changing, of course there are many

theories as to why.

The Jetstream is often blamed for the ‘wrong’ weather, this high level band of

air veers north and south as it makes its way from west to east around the globe

north of the tropic of Cancer (23deg north).

Depending on its track it can influence the path of high and low pressure

systems.

Here is an image of the Jetstream for Friday 12th June at midday. We are forecast

thunder storms for the afternoon. The red and yellow colours on the image

indicate the wind speed. There is a low pressure system centred in the Bay of

Biscay, it is this that is bringing warm humid air up from France.

The second image

shows the

associated rain front

approaching

Ditcheat at about

14:00 on the same

day. We had a sharp

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shower with a rainfall rate of 143.8mm/hr at 14:43. Thankfully it didn’t last long!

Interestingly, looking at Charles’ site in Alhampton, (Alhampton weather), the

heavy shower passed him by at 14:00. He only managed 47.8mm/hr some 4

hours later.

To view the Jetstream in action (in real-time) check out this site, it can show

predictions up to 16 days ahead of time. Live jetstream

Recently the track of the Jetstream has been erratic and unstable.

Historically we would expect a certain pattern during winter which would create

conditions for what might be described as a ‘normal’ winter.

This winter the weather became stuck in a pattern of excessive rainfall. Flooding

affected many people.

Then as if someone flicked a switch, the rain stopped and we were dropped into

almost a drought situation.

There are, of course, many other factors that affect our weather, far too many

to discuss here, suffice to say the science is very complicated and can be best

imagined as a house of cards, move one and the whole lot falls to pieces.

If you look here: Ditcheat annual data

You can view all the data I have gathered at my weather station since moving

here, there are all manner of values to look at. Draw your own conclusions!

May 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

>20°C days 5 1 8 7 12 6 17

<10°C nights 8 3 11 18 22 26 24

High temp °C 23.8 21.2 22.9 25.2 26.8 21.1 27.0

Low temp °C 3.8 2.8 1.6 4.3 1.0 1.0 -0.9

Sunshine (hrs) 333.8

Rain mm 87.4 64.4 47.4 92 50.2 44.8 3.4

Wet days 18 15 16 12 13 13 4

Wind Run (miles)

1594.6 2080.5 1733.5 2130.7 1705.6 1561.9 2387

Geoff Webber

Live weather: www.geoffwebber.co.uk/weather

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The Natural World

‘What a crazy World we’re living in’, to quote a song by Joe Brown from 1962.

Most of us are still observing a lockdown, of sorts, due to the coronavirus, while

the Presidents of Brazil and the USA still maintain that it will all sort itself out, and that it has all been hyped out of proportion. Sadly, Brazil is set to overtake

the UK in the total number of deaths recorded, and the USA still tops the poll. Whatever your beliefs on the subject, the measures taken by airlines, utility

companies and Governments around the World, have made dramatic changes

to our lives, and the planet we live on.

UK power stations have not burned an ounce of coal since April 10th and because of the dramatic fall in vehicle use on our roads, air quality in all our major towns

and cities has improved beyond imagination, as has the countryside.

What other benefits have there been? Well! Because of

decreased vehicle use, there seem to be more sightings of unusual species, but also helped by individuals

having more leisure time to divert to the natural world around them. Several red kites have been seen in and

around Alhampton and Ditcheat. A couple of immature

nuthatches and a pair of bullfinches were seen in the same garden, and within minutes of each other, in

Ditcheat. Not exactly rarities, but not as common as they were a few years back.

We have been watching a single parent blue tit struggle to raise a brood of chicks. Starting with 7 chicks, she managed to get three to the point of leaving

the nest box, and beyond click here Don’t worry, it all ended well. The mother and all three youngsters have re-visited our garden on several occasions. Also

very noticeable this Spring was increased bird song. Every time I tried to make a video recording for new beekeepers, the resident male blackbird would chip

in, and sure enough, he did it again as the first blue tit leaving the nest box.

Late to the game was a pair of collared doves who

arrived at the end of the first week in June, and built a ragged nest on the top rail of our pergola:

right outside the front door. Taking a photo wasn’t

easy with all the foliage in the way, and she sits there defiantly, pretending that she hasn’t seen

you – and anyway, she’s invisible: to her mind.

Nuthatch

Collared Dove

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Closer to the ground, we have had an explosion

of wild plants in the garden, possibly as a result of not having to weed during the prolonged dry

spell, and then a couple of weeks of showers and sun. Again, it’s probably as a result of more time

on our hands that we start to notice these things,

but I spotted many different plants which insects have found to be extremely attractive - wild

strawberries, self-heal, red dead nettle, speedwell, cranesbill, several other varieties of wild geranium,

and this pretty little perennial nuisance – scarlet pimpernel.

What I didn’t know is that this little flower can also be pink, or in some cases blue, but I’m guessing that will depend on soil

type. The photograph was taken on my mobile phone using a free app called cozy magnifier which will certainly work on all

Android phones. It will only capture still images, but, for a freebie, it’s not at all bad. Holding the phone still isn’t easy, but

if you rest your hand on something while you’re taking the shot,

the results can be surprisingly good. This hatched chrysalis case was on the door of our summerhouse. The resolution of

the image is excellent.

We’ve also had a plethora of frogs falling down our well this Spring, but leaving

a long-handled net resting against the side has proved very helpful. It seems the frogs see it as a way out, but can’t quite fathom how it works. The simple answer

is that my wife lifts the net most mornings and there is often a small frog clinging to the bamboo handle for dear life. Slowly withdrawing the net usually results in

a rescued frog.

Several people have mentioned that they have more than the normal number of

bees in their bug hotels this year. These ‘guests’ fall into the category of solitary bees, and there are about 250 species in the UK. The one in this video is a red

mason bee click here. It is preparing its nest for laying eggs, which it will provision with food, and then insert a plug before laying another egg – and so

on. When it has filled the tube, it will seal the end, as you can see, with a papier

maché made from wood scrapings. Once its work is done, it will take an early shower, and shuttle off its mortal coil. Only the eggs in the tube will survive, to

hatch next Spring, and the cycle will start all over again. Building a bug hotel is easy, using canes about (100 – 125mm) 4 – 5” long, with holes between 5 &

10mm in diameter. Unlike most creatures, they prefer to be in full sun, so face

it south. Attach it to a post or building but not in a tree or you will attract earwigs. Stewart Gould

somertonbees@btinternet.com

Scarlet Pimpernel

Chrysalis

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How and where to spot animal tracks This is a guide for how to

spot animal tracks and

where to find them.

These animals are:

• Fox

• Deer

• Vole

• Hedgehog

Hope you can spot them on your wildlife walks.

First the sneaky fox, who only lives for 2 – 5 years. They have diamond shaped pads and these are similar to cats and dogs. The pads are as big as all four oval

toes put together. There paws are 5 – 7 cm long and 4 – 4.5 cm wide. Their habitat is farms and woodlands. If you want to find them you will have to stay

up late because these wonderful mammals are nocturnal, that means they only

come out at night when we are asleep. Their diet is mainly meat such as birds, rabbits and deer. Foxes are not fussy eaters when it comes to meat but they

don’t just eat meat they also eat wild fruits too.

The majestic deer with many other species of deer such as:

• Red deer

• Roe deer

• Fallow deer

• Sika deer

These are all types of deer in the United Kingdom. Their habitat is the woodlands and fields like the fox but their food choice is very different to the fox’s. Their

diet is: nuts, berries, fungi, tree bark, grass, herbs and leaves. In the autumn the deer have an annual rut where stags can fight as part of the mating ritual.

These mammals have cloven hooves that measure 30 – 90 mm depending on

the breed. Their natural lifespan is 3 – 12 years.

The water vole, which is the same size as a small brown rat, is partially blind. This creature of nature can only live for a year. The voles in America are an

endangered species since the 1980s, but in the UK, vole are not endangered. These mammals have more than one type of species and they are:

• Common vole

• Water vole

• Meadow vole

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• Bank vole

• Field vole

• Prairie vole

• Woodland vole

Their paws are 3.5 cm wide and 4.5 cm long. Their most common habitat is

water, grasslands and woodlands. Their diet consists of grass and fruit.

Last but not least the prickly hedgehog, who can’t drink milk because they are lactose intolerant, but water is good for their diet. These spikey creatures start

to hibernate in October or November they finish hibernating in March or April.

The hedgehog is a gardener’s friend because they eat invertebrates and fruit. The lifespan of a hedgehog isn’t very long it is only 2 – 5 years. Their paw prints

are very small and probably hard to see they are 40 – 45 mm long and 30 mm wide. These poor animals were going extinct but the numbers are coming back

up again. Their favourite habitat is our gardens, hedges, parks and woods.

Good luck finding these wonderful mammals in your gardens or your local woods.

You could also try making your garden into a wildlife friendly garden.

Here are their paw prints:

Ella Channon

100 Club

June winners: Ball 73 £100 Andy Newman

Ball 25 £50 Eleanor Yeoman Ball 32 £25 Pat Dando

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The Wildlife Group Update

Share a close encounter:

Thank you for your contributions, do keep them coming.

We have had sightings of little fish (probably Sticklebacks) in the brook at

Parbrook. In my childhood, my brother and I used to look for them in our stream, so it is reassuring that they are able to survive to this day.

Do take a moment to look at this live video of a Swallow’s nest with young,

courtesy of one of our Swallow surveyors.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_qAPM4G8RFa-PvGdLA0KyA

Daphne Osmond sent in this lovely photo of a spider. Can anyone confirm that it is a Wolf

Spider (Pisaura mirabilis)? You can see its

egg sac held in its fangs. When the eggs are about to hatch, she attaches the cocoon to

vegetation and spins a silken tent over it and stands guard until the youngsters disperse.

Learn your bird songs: At last! In March the Chiffchaffs that I asked you to learn were not croaking. It

has taken them until May/June to get that frog in their throat at the end of their call. Listen out for it.

This month’s song is more of a

screech coming from Swifts (Apus apus) as they zoom (very current) in parties down our village streets

above our heads. Enjoy them now as they leave early August.

As usual, I would recommend you listen to a recording to get your ear

in. The RSPB have an audio clip under their Swift entry.

https://www.rspb.org.uk/birds-and-wildlife/wildlife-guides/bird-a-z/swift/

Image by theguardian.com

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What we have done this month:

Fourteen Swift boxes were duly installed in Ditcheat church tower.

Proposed visits:

Sadly, all visits are cancelled until further notice. The “however” in this statement is that Bob and I went to visit the farmer with the field margins that I had

programmed and it made an inspiring visit. One to return to in better times.

Join our Meadow support group:

The Meadow support group is up and running. We are there to support your efforts to re-wild your lawn areas for the benefit of nature and aesthetics. We

currently have 10 members and are growing in numbers all the time. Novices and experienced members all welcome. Due to Coronavirus my lawn only had

edges and paths cut. It has been a revelation and joy in this drought. Paths

Anthony the carpenter & Pete his mate made and installed the boxes.

Inside the boxes are painted black to make it more cave like.

The nest cups have feathers stuck onto the circles and are then glued into the boxes to give the Swifts a starter home. A job the WLG wanted the Ditcheat school children to be involved in but Covid... There will be other opportunities. East Pennard and Pylle still have to fit their Swift boxes.

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brown with drought and the rest green, a texturally interesting kaleidoscope of

shapes and flowers billowing in the breeze. We have considerably more insects as a result, especially Meadow Browns and Large Skippers.

Contact information:

Bridget Wadey email: thewildlifegroup@btinternet.com, or phone: 01749 860240.

You can follow our activities by: • joining our email list; see above,

• through the Fosse Trinity News (FTN) parish magazine (no hard

copy this month) • The FTN website: www.fossetrinitynews.co.uk

WLG

July/August

Photo

Competition:

Can you name this

insect? Check the

answer before

submitting, as it

might not be

totally straight

forward.

Answers by 8th

July please.

Photo competition June winner:

Congratulations to Clare Hogg for correctly identifying all three

birds

1. Swallow or Barn Swallow,

2. House Martin and

3. Swift.

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Gardening July brings those long warm days that continue late into the evening – perfect

for pottering during the day and when you get home from work. Sadly, the

barbeques that are normally shared with others have come to a grinding halt in this household. It isn’t much fun on your own!!

As it is unlikely I shall be entertaining for a while, it seems my terrace and

pathways are now clogged to the max with plants being grown for various local establishments and clients. I literally have hundreds of little seedlings at different

stages of growth. This to me has been the upside of lockdown. As mentioned

last month, spending time in my own garden has been a real treat and propagating plants has fascinated me from childhood. I still find it amazing you

can pop a tiny seed in the ground and within months and sometimes just weeks you can eat it.

It is so exciting to hear that many households are now branching out into growing their own. Let’s hope this encourages a whole new generation of

gardeners.

Gardens are looking pretty good just now and if you continue to dead head

perennials and annuals they will often give a second bloom. Do keep watering. It is best to do this at dusk to reduce evaporation. Talking of which terracotta

pots, in particular, are prone to evaporation so water the pot as well as the plant inside it.

Irises will have finished flowering by now, so this is a good time to divide the

clumps so that the new plants have time to form roots and flower buds for next

year and before any cold weather arrives.

Keep on top of the weeds and try not to let flower heads develop, such as dandelions. Collect them before they get a chance to release seeds all over the

garden.

The vegetable garden should be heaving with plenty to pick. I work on the basis

of the more you pick, the more you get, particularly with crops such as courgettes. Plants such as peppers, tomatoes and cucumbers in the greenhouse

(or outside) can do with a good feed with high-potash fertiliser. I am trying Cucamelon this year. They are growing like mad. Looking forward to tasting

them.

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Thin out fruits on fruit trees to help produce larger crops. After record harvests

of grapes here, I have been removing the majority of fruit that is forming to avoid having to make copious quantities of grape jelly.

July and August are key months to prune hedges. Before starting, do check to

see if there are any nesting birds. Ornamental trees can also be pruned.

Keep watering and feeding pots and baskets.

Start planning for winter crops and bulbs. Broccoli, Kale and Winter Cauliflowers

should be ready to plant out, but if you haven’t raised your own plants, the

garden centres are bound to have stocks.

As we had to hold back on many planting jobs during March and April these are now re-scheduled for the autumn. This means my bulb order is likely to be huge.

Do get in touch if you want anything.

This is an image of a lovely ‘T’ light chandelier

from Nkuku. It can be used inside or out. This hangs over my table underneath a pergola. I am

the owner of ten of these, bought for a wedding that has had to be postponed. They retail at

£39.95 but I would be happy to sell for £27 if

anyone is interested. All in original boxes.

Do get in touch if you need any help.

Jane Follis

T: 860850

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What are the plusses? As I write this we are 12 weeks into lockdown and things are beginning to ease

but we are nowhere near ‘normal’ whatever that might mean. Non-essential

shops in England are open. Meanwhile we are being told the infection rate in Somerset is high though apparently with a low number of actual cases. We are

bombarded with statistics every day, and that might put us off every emerging from our ‘safe house’!

Clearly there are plusses and minuses for all of us and that will vary from person

to person and community to community. Those who live in this area away from

large conurbations are more easily able to enjoy the countryside; and with a house and garden are much better off than flat dwellers in the cities. But those

who live alone have felt particularly isolated, though a new term has recently emerged: ‘the social bubble’.

The Government has just allowed places of worship to open for private prayer (not services), and we are exploring how to do that safely and easily, and

elsewhere in this magazine the latest situation is laid out.

Meanwhile we continue with Sunday services on ‘Zoom’ which stays fairly

constant at 30-32 people on 20-21 computers. The service starts at 10.00 am after people have had 5 minutes log-on time for meeting and greeting. It is over

in 30-35 minutes.

The effect of the virus in the UK has been far reaching and is not over yet, but coincidentally there are positive things, the cloud’s silver lining I suppose, things

like lower carbon emissions, fewer traffic jams, a new love of home and garden,

modified work/life balance, and, for me at least, embracing new technology at high speed.

When we are able to worship in the churches again, we will need to think the

about the plusses of Zoom services allowing us all to worship together at the

same time – what does that say about all the buildings? Small numbers should be relatively easy to manage but for the moment I do not see any large

gatherings as being possible.

Meanwhile care for one another, keep safe, and if you can’t ‘stay home’ then certainly ‘stay alert’.

Best wishes, Graham

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Lily’s Lockdown

Hello everyone,

A word to those who are still waiting for a visit to

the hairdresser after months of closure. I had

the same problem and my coat was getting heavier

and heavier. I have to say

that I lost a lot of my bounce and in the hot

weather we have been experiencing I was not so

keen on walks. All has changed as my ‘hairdresser opened on 15th June – ahead

of non-essential shops I am glad to say. I mean a girl has to take pride in her appearance and no one can say a visit to the hairdresser is non-essential.

In the end that took off my

entire coat which was a

huge relief though I am looking a bit skinny at the

moment. Never mind, it will grow. Enjoy the

pictures of ‘before’ and ‘after’. It is so lovely to feel

like playing with all my

toys again which I do many times a day.

Your time will come ladies and gentleman, perhaps even by the time you have read this.

Keep safe,

Lily xx

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JOIN US EVERY SUNDAY FOR A ZOOM SERVICE!

The Fosse Trinity churches are combining to hold a short

and informal online service every Sunday at 10am.

All are very welcome, whether regular churchgoers or not.

Please contact Lynne Hughes on 01749 860654

for the joining instructions

Benefice Prayer Pyramid The Prayer Pyramid is a small group of people within the benefice who will

receive prayer requests for people in need of any kind. The requests remain confidential within this small group.

Lynne Hughes 860654 and Jessica Leach 860205 (Ditcheat Church wardens)

have agreed to receive prayer requests.

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Make your own ‘mask’ A sewn cloth face covering

You will need:

• two 25cm x 25cm squares of cotton fabric

• two 20cm pieces of elastic (or string or cloth strips)

• needle and thread

• scissors

Items you need for a sewn cloth face covering: Step 1: Cut out two 25cm x 25cm squares of cotton fabric. Stack the 2 squares

on top of each other.

Step 2: Fold over one side by 0.75cm and hem, then repeat on the opposite

side. Make 2 channels by folding the double layer of fabric over 1.5cm along each side and stitching this down.

Step 3: Run a 20cm length of elastic (or string or cloth strip) through the wider hem on each side of the face covering. These will be the ear loops. Use a large

needle to thread it through. Tie the ends tightly.

If you only have string, you can make the ties longer and tie the covering behind your head.

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Step 4: Gently pull on the elastic so that the knots are tucked inside the hem.

Gather the sides of the covering on the elastic and adjust so the covering fits your face. Then securely stitch the elastic in place to keep it from slipping. These

elastic loops fit over the ears.

Face coverings should not be used by children under the age of 3 or those who

may find it difficult to manage them correctly. For example, primary age children

unassisted, or those with respiratory conditions.

This information is a guide to making a simple face covering. We do not endorse any particular method and other instructions are widely available online. Always

take care to use equipment safely to avoid injury. Children should only follow

these instructions under the supervision of adults.

A CDC approved face mask pattern is available on the FTN website.

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At the bottom of the garden…

Catch this Leaf Cutter Bee in action

Having a quiet coffee outside when I was surprised by a leaf flying past. Never seen that before. Bit of investigation and turns out it’s not a tiny witch on a green

broomstick but a leaf cutter bee heading to a nearby flower pot to make its nest.

Apparently quite a few have been spotted around this year.

Dragonfly perching on a bullrush and, right, the empty larvae case from which it emerged. Pics by Ada

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If you find a bee crawling across the floor in your home, chances are it's run out

of energy and, without a bit of help, probably won't last long. You can come to the rescue by putting some sugar on a teaspoon, adding some water and placing

it in front of the struggling bee - preferably take it outside first so it doesn't end up stuck in the house!

A little sugar boost is usually enough to get it back in the game and, after a minute or so, it should fly away.

BUT, make sure you don't leave any sugar water out for bees that don't need

it... you may attract a whole swarm and it could be detrimental to the colony.

Watch the honey bee rescue The stuff nightmares are made of - this

parasitic wasp with the

long ovipositor is lurking on the edge of my bee

hotel waiting to lay its eggs in an unsuspecting

bee larva. When the egg hatches it eats the

larvae from the inside

out.

Parasitic wasp

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… at the edge of the woodI

I’ve been doing a fair bit of camera trapping on my local patch since the start of

the lockdown. The exciting thing is that you never know exactly what critters are

going to reveal themselves throughout the day. It also gives you a window into the mysterious nocturnal world after the sun goes down!

Badger collecting bedding

The fox and the badger

Some woodland visitors

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… and along the riverbank

There are over 20 species of damselfly in the UK, smaller and thinner than their larger relatives, the dragonflies. This is definitely one of the most

beautiful... hence the common name, "Beautiful Demoiselle".

Very excited after checking my camera trap this morning!

I've been visiting this stretch of river

in Somerset for over 30 years and never seen an otter... or even any

signs of them! There were certainly

none there when I was a kid. But last week I found some suspicious-looking

droppings on the riverbank and decided to investigate. I set up the

camera trap, which I've been checking daily.

Nothing for five days (apart from a pigeon and large rat!), then this!!!

An otter in a local river

Otters are secretive, largely nocturnal and are fairly hard to see in much of the

UK. They are now protected after being nearly wiped out in England just a few decades ago. So happy to see that they are making a comeback in my neck of the woods!

Robbie Labanowski

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Ditcheat Parish Council

Precis of the draft minutes of the virtual meeting of Ditcheat Parish

Council held on Thursday 28th May 2020, at 7.30pm.

PRESENT: Chairperson – Councillor Evans (CE) and Councillors – Hutton (RH),

Clark (HC), Harrison (HH), Travis (RT), Dando (JD), Hughes (LH), Derham (JDr), and James (RJ).

IN ATTENDANCE: Miss P Griffiths – Clerk to the Parish Council.

ELECTION OF CHAIRPERSON of the Parish Council for the year 2020 – 2021. Following a proposal by JD, seconded by RH, it was resolved by unanimous vote

to elect Charles Evans as Chairman. It was agreed that the Clerk will meet with CE to sign the Declaration of Acceptance which will be countersigned by the

Clerk as the Proper Officer as soon as practical.

ELECTION OF VICE-CHAIRPERSON for the year 2020 - 2021. Following a proposal by CE seconded by HC, it was resolved by unanimous vote to elect

Roger Hutton as Vice-Chairman. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION – Opportunity for members of the public to address

the Parish Council. Two members of the public observed the meeting. Mr M Williams, planning

consultant for both planning applications on the agenda, stated that he did not

wish to address the PC but was available should the Council have any queries relating to the planning applications on the agenda. Mr Kerr addressed the

Council to explain the rationale for his application to build a dwelling within the curtilage of the Mill House in Alhampton.

APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE - County Councillor Hewitt-Cooper, District Councillor

Greenhalgh (JG) and PCSO Dury had sent their apologies. CODE OF CONDUCT – Declarations of interest on items included on the agenda

– RH declared a personal and pecuniary interest in Item 066/20 a) 2) as a friend and as a hydropower consultant to the applicant of the planning application.

Requests for dispensation for disclosable pecuniary interests - none. MINUTES - The minutes of the meeting held on 23rd April 2020 were approved

and it was resolved that the minutes will be signed at a later date when physical

meetings are re-convened. MATTERS ARISING - from the meeting held on 23rd April 2020.

Gulley in Lintern Close down which petrol or diesel had been poured – the matter has been reported.

Grant application for the replacement for the safety matting in the playground –

the Clerk that letters of support had been received and the application will be completed in the next two weeks.

PLANNING - The following planning applications were considered: Full application – Change of use of land to residential, erection of a detached

garage with associated hardstanding and the construction of a landscaped bund,

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Owley Farm, Ditcheat. Ref: 2020/0740/FUL. Outcome: Recommend refusal

for the following reasons:

• The garage does not appear to be of a domestic nature in terms of its size and location in relation to the dwelling.

• The Parish Council objects in principle to bunds being placed around domestic

properties as it sets a precedent – previous bunds in this location were proposed and approved in order to screen industrial areas from residential

areas.

• There are no details regarding the size either height or width of the bund.

There are no details regarding the landscaping of the bund – previously proposed landscaping for the bunds adjacent to this site by the same applicant

have been of a poor quality and badly maintained.

• Despite what is mentioned in the application the Footpath SM 6/4 is affected by the application. The Parish Council believe strongly that any changes to the

PROW should be treated as with other applications by proper consultation.

There are no details on this application for such a diversion/changes. Full application – Erection of detached single storey dwelling with associated

access and landscaping, The Mill House, Alhampton. Ref: 2020/0827/FUL. Outcome: Recommend refusal for the following reasons:

• The proposed application is a departure from the current development plan.

Sustainability does not just refer to the dwelling itself – there are no facilities in Alhampton except the pub and infrequent bus services whilst Ditcheat does

have a shop and a school.

• The maintenance of the hydropower turbine is not material to the proposed

application as it could be maintained by any future owners of the Mill House should it be sold.

• The PC does not consider that the reasons to overcome the development

restrictions are sufficiently demonstrated. It was noted that planning permission has been granted for the following:

Construction of equestrian ménage, Wraxall House. Ref: 2020/0485/CLE.

REVIEW OF COUNCIL MEMBERSHIP TO OTHER BODIES. RESOLVED – to continue with the membership of the following organizations

Somerset Association of Local Councils (SALC), Somerset Playing Fields Association, Community Council for Somerset and CPRE.

ELECTION OF MEMBERS’ TO SPECIAL AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY. Highways and Road Safety – CE; Footpaths and Rights of Way – CE and JD;

Playground – HC and CE; Finance and Budget (including checks of the Parish

Council Finances) – JD and LH; Mendip District Council Strategic Plans, Housing and Planning – RH and HH; Standing Orders – LH; Press and media - The Clerk

and CE; Insurance – RH; Legal - LH. RESOLVED that councillors would have specific areas of responsibility as detailed

above.

CONFIRMATION OF USE OF ADOPTED POLICIES and PROCEDURES

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Standing Orders; Financial Regulations and Code of Conduct - reviewed and

amended. Freedom of Information Act Scheme & Schedule of Charges; Privacy Policy;

Disciplinary Procedure; Equal Opportunities Policy and Complaints Procedure – reviewed no amendments.

Business Continuity Plan – reviewed and amended.

Policy for the recording of Council meetings – reviewed and amended. RESOLVED to confirm the use of the above policies with the amendments. The

Clerk will circulate the revised policies. Social Media Policy – RESOLVED to approve and adopt this policy as circulated.

APPOINTMENT OF PC REPRESENTATIVES TO ORGANISATIONS. RESOLVED that

HC will continue to represent the PC on the Jubilee Hall committee. PARISH COUNCIL INSURANCE – it was noted that RH has reviewed the current

policy and has confirmed that it remains appropriate. FINANCE - All sections of the Annual Return – were approved and signed. The

Annual Internal Audit report was received and noted. The Clerk will implement the changes suggested in the report.

It was agreed that the PC would issue the Certificate of Exemption which will be

signed by the Chairman and RFO and forwarded to the External Auditor. RESOLVED that the Clerk is confirmed as the Responsible Financial Officer (RFO)

and to appoint Longhill Accounting as the Internal Auditor for the year 2020 – 2021.

The Assets Register and Risk assessment were reviewed; no amendments

required. Balance of accounts as at 28/05/2020 – The cash book balance is £11,013.16

with total reserves of £16,912.17. It was noted that the payment to the Information Commissioner’s Office for Data

Protection fee - £35.00 will be paid by direct debit on 30th May 2020. PLAYGROUND - It was confirmed that in light of the current pandemic situation

that the current grass cutting contractor retains the contract until the end on

March 2021 with no increase in cost per cut. Any matters of report – it was noted that the notices sealing off the playground

and the equipment had been removed indicating that against advice the equipment had been used. RH agreed to reinstate the tie wraps to try and

prevent the equipment being used.

HIGHWAYS – Noted that the potholes and the raised road surface on Moor Lane have been repaired.

FOOTPATHS, BRIDLEWAYS AND RIGHTS OF WAY. Update on matters previously reported – the damaged fingerpost and stile opposite the Court in Alhampton

not yet repaired. The Clerk will report again to the Rights of Way department.

Any matters for report – HH reported that the step stile on the north side of the bridge on footpath SM 6/31 needs to be repaired.

CLERK’S REPORT AND CORRESPONDENCE.

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Reports/items for information.

Update on Support group for COVID -19 pandemic - the Clerk reported that the group continued to give support to 15 - 20 parishioners on a regular basis.

ITEMS OF REPORT AND INCLUSION ON AGENDA FOR THE NEXT MEETING. Chairman: CE reported that a serious incident in Ditcheat village regarding two

dogs not under control has been reported to the Dog Warden and the

Enforcement Officer at Mendip District Council (MDC). CE also reported that another of the trees planted to commemorate the Queen’s Jubilee has failed to

thrive and needs to be placed in the Autumn. Members – JD reported that the grassed area, which was the old playground,

off Lintern Close and the area in front of Southview is in a poor state. Also, the

grass verge by Southview which had been dug up by Bristol Water had not been reinstated satisfactorily.

DATE OF THE NEXT MEETING – Due to COVID-19 unless otherwise advised, a virtual meeting will be held on 9th July 2020, or sooner if urgent business

necessitates, at 7.30 pm. A virtual Planning meeting will be held on 18th June at 7. 30 pm

Trussell Trust Food Bank – Donations Needed

Ditcheat Church, Rendezvous and Village Lunch have all been supporting the Trussell Trust Food Bank over the last year and we have been liaising with the

lady who runs the Food bank outlet in Midsomer Norton, taking food and other

household products there on a number of occasions. They have received generous donations during lockdown and their warehouse is

full of food, but they now need non-food items. Previously we had boxes in the church or the hall to receive donations, but Barbers have very kindly agreed to

have a box in their Farm shop in Ditcheat, which when full, will be taken to Midsomer Norton.

Their present requests are for - Deodorants

Kitchen rolls Shampoo & conditioner

Toothpaste (adult)

Washing powder Washing up liquid

Village Lunch have just sent a cheque for £200 to the Food Bank, being surplus

funds in our account, since we do not know when we shall be able to resume the lunches.

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East Pennard and District Royal British Legion For those of you who enjoy watching Michael Portillo on

his Great British Railway Journeys, you may have seen the

episode from the Poppy Appeal HQ, where millions of poppies are made. He learnt that this very British symbol

of Remembrance continues to be dispatched even after the Appeal has ended. Around 100,000 poppies are

produced each day, all year.

Another programme you may have watched is The Sun

Military Awards – aka – The Millies. At this year’s event earlier in the year, the Judges’ Special Award was presented to the Legion and

D-Day veterans in recognition of last year’s D-Day campaign, during which the Legion took 255 Normandy veterans across the Channel on a specially chartered

ship to attend a series of commemorative events.

Homes for Heroes.

As part of the Armed Forces covenant, veterans will be among those granted priority in a Government scheme to cut the cost of some new-build homes by a

third for first-time buyers. It will also lower mortgage and deposit requirements.

This will help place former Armed Forces personnel at the front of the queue to buy a discounted home in their local area. The discount will be paid for through

the contributions that housing developers routinely pay through the planning system to benefit local communities, and will be passed on to the next buyers

when the first buyer comes to sell.

VJ Day 75

With no meaningful celebrations having been allowed to take place to mark VE Day 75 due to lockdown, it is hoped that we will be able to celebrate VJ Day 75

on 15th August, but as yet there have been no indications if relaxation of lockdown measures will allow celebrations to take place.

On 14th August 1945, it was announced that Japan had surrendered unconditionally to the Allies, effectively ending World War II. Since then, both

14th and 15th August have been known as “Victory over Japan Day”, or simply “VJ Day”. The term has also been used for 2nd September 1945, when Japan’s

formal surrender took place aboard the USS Missouri, anchored in Tokyo Bay. Coming several months after the surrender of Nazi Germany, Japan’s capitulation

in the Pacific brought six years of hostilities to a final and highly anticipated

close. Their capitulation only came after the United States on 6th August dropped an atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshima killing more than 70,000 people,

following Japan’s refusal to surrender despite being offered the promise of a

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peaceful government. Three days later, the United States dropped a second

atomic bomb on Nagasaki, killing another 40,000 people. The following day, the Japanese government issued a statement accepting the terms of the Potsdam

Declaration of surrender.

Next year will be the Legion’s 100th anniversary. The key to the Legion’s longevity

and continued relevance is in its roots. The British Legion was formed on 15th May 1921, bringing together four benevolent organisations:

The National Association of Discharged Sailors and Soldiers, The British National Federation of Discharged and Demobilized Sailors and Soldiers, The Comrades

of The Great War and The Officers’ Association. The first President was Field

Marshall Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig, KT, GCB, OM, GCVO, and KCIE. The Legion is planning a range of centenary-themed events and activities to take place in

2021. More details later.

I hope that by the time you are reading my next article in the September FTN, normality will have more or less returned!

Charles Evans

Benefice Prayer Pyramid The Prayer Pyramid is a small group of people within the benefice who will

receive prayer requests for people in need of any kind. The requests remain confidential within this small group.

Lynne Hughes 860654 and Jessica Leach 860205 (Ditcheat Church wardens)

have agreed to receive prayer requests.

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Events Space for Hire

Do you need a convenient venue for your children’s party, a meeting or

any other social event?

Ditcheat Church Room, in the heart of Ditcheat Village, is available for

hire at a very reasonable rate. The proceeds from hirings help us

maintain the village’s historic church and community buildings and

surroundings.

Spacious and bright, with heating, fully fitted kitchen and loo.

Piano available for use as well. Full disabled access.

Hiring Fee is £6 per hour.

For bookings and any enquiries, please contact Mrs Pat Dando on

01749 860448

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Who's Who ?

FOSSE TRINITY BENEFICE

Interim Minister Canon Graham Hendy 677003 Reader Emeritus Jean Halford 860422

Fosse Trinity Advisory Committee Jean Heal 860452 Fosse Trinity News Editor Margy Cockburn 860611

Fosse Trinity News Advertising Geoff Broome 860270 Fosse Trinity News Distribution Lesley Dunn 860746

Mothers' Union Yvonne Stokes 01458 851480

Safeguarding Officer Hilary Tudsbery-Turner 830538 Children's Society Jo Curtis 860898

ALHAMPTON

Chapel Warden Ditcheat Churchwardens

Church Council Secretary Vacant Neighbourhood Watch Lynne Hughes 860654

FTN Correspondent Louisa Oborne 860252

EAST PENNARD

Bells - Tower Captain Andrew Stuart 860587

Churchwarden { Jean Heal

Robert Wadey

860452

860240 Church Council Secretary Carol Stuart 860587

Church Room Hire Audrey Dyson 860317 Parish Council Chairman Adrian Pearse 890216

Royal British Legion Secretary Charles Evans 860336

United Charities Chairman Adrian Pearse 890216 Verger David Stokes 01458 834486

PYLLE

Bells - Tower Captain Joe King 890357

Churchwarden { Hilary Tudsbery-Turner Carolyn Fussell

830538 830120

Church Council Secretary Stephen Tudsbery-Turner 830538 Ladies Working Party (Chairman) -

FTN Correspondent Stephen Tudsbery-Turner 830538 Village Hall hire and keys Joanna Miln 838757

Email contacts are on page 44

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DITCHEAT

Art Group Liz & Stewart Gould 860755 Badminton Club Secretary James Bairstow 860355

Bees – Swarms Stewart Gould 860755 Bells - Tower Captain Roger Yeoman 860304

The Other Book Club Gill Wetherall 860562

Church Council Secretary Vacant Church Room Hire Pat Dando 860448

Churchwarden { Lynne Hughes Jessica Leach

860654 860205

Community Car Service (ADEPPTS) Joyce Marsh 860493

Country Dancing Ama Bolton 672911 Ditcheat Big Screen / Moviola Anne Robson 860444

Ditcheat School Victoria Withers 860329 Friends of Ditcheat School (FODS) Charlotte Lilley 860329

Ditcheat Players Chairperson Gaye Volk 860081 Fosseway Garden Club Barbara Cary 860438

Jubilee Hall Chair Linda Wyburn-Mason 860067

Jubilee Hall Hire Anne Robson 860444 Jubilee Hall Website Geoff Webber 860184

Keep Fit Linda Wyburn-Mason 860067 Mendip District Councillor John Greenhalgh 860457

Neighbourhood Watch Jim Dando 860448

Parish Council Chairman Charles Evans 860336 Rendezvous Linda Wyburn-Mason 860067

Saturday Stitch Sally Yeoman 860304 Short Mat Bowls Geoff Webber 860184

Skittles Manor House Inn 860276 Village Lunch Jessica Leach 860205

Wildlife Group Bridget Wadey 860240

GENERAL

Community Police Guy Dury 101

Please help us keep this information up-to-date. Email editor@fossetrinitynews.co.uk with any changes.

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Fosse Trinity News Editor editor@fossetrinitynews.co.uk Fosse Trinity News Advertising adverts@fossetrinitynews.co.uk

Fosse Trinity News Distribution distrib@fossetrinitynews.co.uk

Ditcheat Parish Council ditcheatparishcouncil.org.uk

Ditcheat Village Hall ditcheatvillagehall.org.uk Community Police guy.dury@avonandsomerset.police.uk

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