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Cheddar Village Diary, November 2006

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THE MENDIP SOCIETY

Walks will start earlier from this month be-

cause of the shorter days.

Sat 4

th

Draycott Walk.

Meet 1.30pm at

Draycott School GR 476513; 4 miles, moder-

ate. contact Mike

Sat 11

th

Special Interest Walk

. Led by

James Fussell, who gives the Winscombe

talk on Thursday 16

th

, this will be a look at

one of the subjects of that talk – the Fussell’s

Edge Tool Industry, which produced agricul-

tural scythes, sickles, etc. Meet 1.30pm out-

side the Talbot Inn, Mells GR 728492, a level

walk down the Mells Valley to Great Elm.

Contact .

SAT 11

TH

& SUN 12

TH

THE ARCHAEOLOGY

OF MENDIP AND ITS ENVIRONS

A two day conference to be held at the

Bishop’s Palace, Wells; over 20 expert speak-

ers on the new research and ideas about the

archaeology of the Mendip landscape cover-

ing Pre-Historic, Roman, Medieval and Post-

Medieval periods. Not only for the dedicated

historian but also for the layman and those

generally interested. £35 or £25 conces-

sions, including refreshments. Booking,

CHEDDAR

CHRISTMAS

CRAFT FAIRS

Friday 1

st

December

Cheddar Festive Night

At the Mousehole Café

in Cheddar Gorge

5.30 pm – 9.30 pm

~

Saturday 9

th

December

Cheddar Xmas Craft Fair

At St Andrews Church House

in Cheddar

10.00am – 4.30pm

Free children’s jewellery making, for

a limited number of children aged 6

– 14, (approximately 30 minutes

duration ) – please telephone Rich-

ard on to reserve a

place.

If you are a local craftsperson looking

for an opportunity to sell your wares,

please contact tRichard Ayers on

or email: riacharday-

or check out the official

cheddar Craft Fair website at

www.cheddarcraftfair.co.uk