Cheddar Village Diary, November 2006

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WHIST DRIVES

Every second, third and fourth Thursday in

the month at 7.30 p.m. in Draycott Memorial

Hall with the proceeds going to local charities.

Admission £1.00.

Sat 25

th

Mendip Plateau Walk.

Meet

1.30pm in the car park next to the Charter-

house Centre, GR 501557; 5 moderate

miles /reasonable pace with some hills; NO

dogs please. Contact Mike .

Non-members are welcome to join us on our

walks (£2 per walk) for a trial period after

which they will be expected to join the Soci-

ety. Difficulty and length of walk are given so

that you know what to expect, and can pick a

walk which is suitable for your fitness

level. Not all are suitable for dogs, please call

the leader first. All walkers are responsible

for their own safety.

Talks

start at 7.30pm

and are held at WINSCOMBE - St James's

Church Hall; WELLS - St Thomas's Church

Halll; and CHEDDAR – St Andrew’s Church

Hall. Visitors are very welcome, £3.00 - mem-

bers £1.50.

contact Dr Jodie Lewis or e-

mail

Thurs 16

th

WINSCOMBE TALK

“Fussell’s

of Mells”

What did the Fussell’s Iron Works

make and how did they make it?

James

Fussell,

(any relation?) will illustrate the ori-

gins and setting up of the works, to its even-

tual decline and fall. Contact Elinor on 01934

877211.

Sat 18

th

Walk from Winscombe.

Meet

1.30pm in the public car park behind the

Woodborough Inn in the centre of Win-

scombe. Moderate 4-5 miles with the usual

ascents and descents associated with the

Mendip hills. NO dogs please, contact 01934

842359.

Fri 24

th

WELLS TALK

“Mendip Churches

Great and Small: Axbridge to Frome”

. A

survey of a whole range of Mendip’s

Churches, showing their greatly varying

scale, richness and historical development,

from Norman to Neo Gothic. An illustrated,

loving and enthusiastic look at our heritage

given by Patrick Brown. Contact Lin on

.