Great village Quiz Night this year – thanks to everyone who took part. Nine teams with rounds including History, Airports, 21st century pop, and Animal Facts, plus a tremendous raffle, of course! Congratulations to team: Court in the Act, pictured, for winning the trophy.

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Events Leading up to VE Day

Guests were treated to a very interesting illustrated talk by Brian Vowles about the history of The Wellsway in Keynsham and down towards Chewton Keynsham

and Burnett. We all learnt a lot about place names, local families and the development of the town.

At our recent Craft Day we had 38 people through the door.  Activities ranged from needle felting an entire flock of sheep (by the end of the day), knitting everlasting Christmas crackers for next year to keep down the litter and waste of traditional crackers, lots of patchwork and needlework, crochet lessons, ceramic tile painting, someone upholstering a chair, weaving, wool spinning on a wheel and more.  The secret is that you bring what you like to do and are prepared to share, explain or let others have a go.

Lunch was delicious butternut soup (thank you Jenny Smart), Harriette’s leek and potato soup (as requested by Alice who made the yummy blackberry crumble cake and brought along the teas and coffee) homemade bread, gluten free and vegan cakes and options as well as a range of cheeses and fruit.  Thank you too to those who provided cakes.

We are looking forward to the next Craft Days on Tuesday 28th January and then Monday 17th February.  Again, they will be from 10-4pm and cost £6.00 including lunch.  Please could you let Harriette know by Saturday 25th if you are coming to the Tuesday event so that she can cater appropriately?

Thank you again for all your help, bringing your amazing creations and being such helpful and friendly people.  It is a real pleasure to be hosting these events.

Harriette Dottridge

01761490445

hdottridge@hotmail.com

The 5 Villages Youth Group in Compton Dando were treated to a surprise when they went pond dipping and bug hunting at Elm Farm, Burnett, with Philippa Paget. She had trapped some moths the night before for them to see: Emerald, Elephant Hawk, Peppered and Peach Stone to mention a few. The kids and adults alike were thrilled.

Then it was off to the pond to do a bit of dipping and we were lucky enough to find lots of baby newts, quite a few water louses and leeches and some water beetles.

Not satisfied with that, the group all went off on a bug hunt, chanting words from the Going on a Bear Hunt book – ‘we can’t go over it, we can’t go under it, oh no we’ve got to go through it’ as we went through the long grass hunting for crickets, grasshoppers, beetles and more moths.

Thank you to Philippa, a great time was had by all. See everyone again in September.

Thank you very much from the Fete Team to those who helped out at the fete on Saturday, which was tough work in the heat.Predictably we struggled with numbers given the unfortunate clash with the football, so thanks also to those who came out to support on the day, bringing friends and family, plus people who couldn’t make it but kindly donated cakes and so on. Everyone who attended was having a great time.The figures are still being finalised, but I’m pleased to say profit looks still to be well in excess of £2500.As normal will be shared between the church, hall and community association in order to fund other village activities. Thanks again from the fete team!