The South West group of Pressed Flower Guild meets at the Conygre hall on the 2nd Tuesday of alternate months, ie January March May July September and November. 10.00 – 3.30.  All welcome beginners and more experienced in pressed flower art.  More info from Denise Stirrup 01275 332912 or denise@fusion100.demon.co.uk or www.pressedflowerguild.org.uk

Peter Buchanan , Chairman of the Conygre Trust which runs the Hall said, “The management of the Conygre Hall is very grateful to Doug for all the hard work he puts in to get finance for village projects.”

Councillor Deacon commented “I was only too pleased to use part of my member’s initiative allowance for such an important project”.

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Mrs Frost was born in Midsomer Norton on October 23 1925, the eldest of six children. She left school at the age of 14 and worked at Welton Bag Company, Purnells and the glove manufacturer’s Dent Allcroft. During the Second World War she was on night shift at the Civil Defence HQ Report Centre at the Hollies Midsomer Norton where she was a telephonist.

In 1951 she married Alec Frost and for many years they lived next to the garage workshop on South Road where Mr Frost carried out motor vehicle repairs. Mrs Frost was a talented artist and a number of her paintings were included in the order of service at her funeral service.

For many years she was a member of Timsbury Theatre Group where she looked after the costumes. Mrs Frost was an active member of Timsbury Tabor Church where she sang in the singing group and the church choir, she was in the Tabor Bellringers and was President of the Bright Hour until it disbanded in 2005. Mrs Frost was also a member of Timsbury Ladies Choir for a number of years.

After her parents had died Mrs Frost took on the role of head of the family and this responsibility helped develop the  independent streak which her family said was a key trait in her character. She was widowed in 1993 and is survived by her brother Stanley and sisters Margaret and Maureen.

The funeral service at Tabor Church was conducted by Margaret West and was followed by interment at Timsbury cemetery.

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The guest speaker was Lydia Nash who is the Regional Co-ordinator for Christian Aid .  She based her talk on the theme of  transformation and recounted her experiences in the slum areas of Kenya where some improvements were being made to help transform the lives of the residents there. She quoted figures which emphasised the inequality of the world and told of the vast number of people who were going to bed hungry.

The service in Timsbury was led by the village rector, the Rev Chris Hare. He was joined by representatives of all the village churches.  Readings were given by Geoff Smith (South Road Methodist Church) and  Pastor Ian Brailey (Congregational).   The prayers were led by Margaret West from Tabor Church. The pianist was Anne Cracknell.

A retiring collection was taken on behalf of Christian Aid.

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The Secretary reported that, along with the support of the Tabor singers, various concerts around the area were undertaken; many of which were entertaining residents in residential care homes.  Members of various social/lunch groups within the community were also entertained.  Several engagements have already been booked for the forthcoming year.

The group decided they would be happy to consider further engagements with community groups who have not been visited before.  The programme consists of various pieces being played on the handbells and chimes, interspersed with recitations and supported by singing from the Tabor Singers.

The group also decided they would like to widen their repertoire and are looking to review their library of music, along with obtaining new pieces.

Rehearsals are held on Monday afternoons from 2pm to 3pm at Tabor Church.  New members would be very welcome.  No knowledge of reading music is required as playing is by numbers.  The majority of the engagements are in the afternoon

For further information or bookings please contact Freda Brimble (01761 470891).

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She was supported by District Councillor Doug Deacon (Indep) who reported that he had received a number of representations from villagers concerning the proposal to withdraw the  mobile library service in rural areas such as Timsbury.

He has written to David Dixon of B&NES and said,” I feel the withdrawal of this service is totally unacceptable and would  cause difficulty and subsequent travelling problems for the many residents. My village needs this service to be  maintained in its present form.”

Parish Councillors heard about arrangements being planned for the Queen’s Diamond Wedding celebrations. A big lunch will take place on Sunday June 3 and a fairground organ had been booked. There will a children’s treasure hunt and games and the Women’s Institute will provide cream teas.  The Royal British Legion is to be consulted about a beacon above the village. A jazz night will take place in the Conygre Hall on March 30 which will help to raise funds for the celebrations.

Mr Deacon informed the Parish Council that the cinder path was being resurfaced.

Congratulations were expressed to organisations and individuals who had been chosen in the Somerset Guardian annual awards.  Nikki Baker was sportsperson of the year, Timsbury In Bloom was Community group of the year and Timsbury Cricket Club was sports team of the year.

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The chairman reflected on the last year and thanked all committee members and members for their support. It was announced that the Christmas meal will be at Cameley Lodge on 11^th February. As it is the group’s 35^th anniversary this year Mr Moreman asked members what they would like to do to celebrate. Lots of ideas came forward and  one which involved visiting a vineyard down in Cornwall and staying overnight seemed popular. He reflected on a good night out to see Evita at Bath’s Theatre Royal and thanked Ray James for organizing it.

The Ron Ward Inter-wine match and the Christmas dance had both gone well . The Wine Circle is now looking forward to the next  Ron Ward Inter-wine match dance/competition on Saturday March 3 at the Conygre Hall. Dancing is to Atlantic Crossing and tickets priced £7 are now available. Invitations have gone out to other wine circles for this. The group is looking forward to invites from Warmley for a wine tasting, and Bath for the Triathlon this year.

Timsbury Wine Circle meet on the second Wednesday of the month at the Conygre Hall and new members are always welcome. February will be an interesting night as it is a wine tasting of wine made by members.  The year’s programme can be found on the group’s website at www.timsburywinecircle.org.

Report by Malcolm Tucker

Camerton Village Hall

in aid of CHILDREN’S HOSPICE SW

10am – 1pm

Variety of crafts availlable ideal opportunity to but Mother’s  Day gifts & cards & help a good cause.

]]> http://www.timsbury.net/springcraftfair/feed/ 0 http://www.timsbury.net/timsbury-2-keynsham-town-2/ http://www.timsbury.net/timsbury-2-keynsham-town-2/#comments Sat, 14 Jan 2012 11:06:59 +0000 Rod Watts http://www.timsbury.net/?p=8242 The return match between the sides lying in third and fourth places in the Errea Somerset County League Division 2 East ended with honours even.

Timsbury Athletic and Keynsham Town Reserves fought out a draw on a gluepot of a pitch that was alien to visiting side who play their home games on an artificial surface.

The third-placed visitors got off to the perfect start with a goal after just three minutes. Timsbury were caught out by a Szymon Gromek corner which Ben Stiff chested into the net.

Timsbury’s first positive move saw Paul Tainton make good progress down the left, only for his cross to be pulled back just too far.

A Ben Hancock free-kick caused problems for Keynsham before Timsbury equalised after 18 minutes when Matt Moore headed against the crossbar and Andrew Mills was on hand to head home the rebound.

An excellent pass from Ellis Hancock scythed open the Keynsham defence but Mills failed to add a second goal, bringing out a tidy save from keeper Ryan Perry.

Within a minute the home side were regretting the miss as Jack Mitchell burst through for the visitors and shot past Ben Paisey.

Joe Parker replied for the home side with a shot which went just wide but at the interval Keynsham were 2-1 up.

Early in the second half, Mark Hubbard went close for the visitors but Timsbury struck after 50 minutes. A series of corners from Parker eventually bore fruit as substitute Russell Davies forced the ball home.

The heavy conditions made constructive football difficult and clear chances were at a premium.  Gromek tried his luck for Keynsham, while a break down the left from Parker for Timsbury came to nothing.

A free-kick from Ben Hancock gave Steve Gilham a headed chance for the home side but he put it just over, while substitute Matt Spencer saw his shot comfortably held by Perry.

Keynsham substitute Joe Ryan had a late opportunity to steal the points for the visitors but Paisey saved well.

Report by Malcolm Tucker