One council for Huish and Langport?

 

Here we go again!

On behalf of Langport Town Council and Huish Episcopi Parish Council, Somerset Council in Taunton has again launched a consultation about the possible creation of one brand new council for both.

A leaflet has landed on doormats across the shire in recent days asking people to go online and express their views.

For almost 2 years now, Carry On Langport has been advised that whenever we cover this story we should avoid the use of the word 'merger'

"It is about abolishing the 2 authorities and creating a new single one" we were told.

This month's leaflet on the issue then goes on to use the word 6 times.

Funny that.

 If you haven't seen or received the leaflet but would like to then bad luck, it is very difficult to find anywhere online and there appears to be diddly squat about it on Langport Town Council's official website Langport Life.

But let's face it - if Hinkley Point went up this afternoon, bellowing radioactive material towards our little town, there'd be nothing on there about it - so no surprises there.

We can, though, direct you to Somerset Council's online consultation by clicking HERE

and then clicking on 'share your views'

Alas, even that disappoints, with the first 2 questions appearing to bark up the wrong tree entirely, look at this:

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There's never been any question of whether Huish Episcopi and Langport should continue as 2 parishes or that they should be replaced by one.

It is the councils we are talking about abolishing and replacing with one single new one.

The wording here just seems wrong. Or is it the same thing?

Are we splitting hairs? Maybe it's all just semantics.

Have a look at the consultation and see what you think. 

Good luck folks!

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Clock Update:

Out of action now for well over a year, what looks like some sort of clerical error appears to have thrown a spanner in the works of efforts to get the town clock fixed.

The clock's care comes under the wing of the Landmark Langport charity trust.

At the end of last week they posted an update which, sadly, did not bring good news.

Let's take a look:

Statement from the Landmark Langport Charity Trust

The Town Hall clock, with its beautiful octagonal face has served as an iconic landmark for the town for close to 150 years, but age is creeping up and as you all know, it has not worked for a while.

Landmark Langport cares for and manages the Town Hall (and other significant buildings etc, in Langport)

 

We are a tiny charity, run by volunteer Trustees who give considerable time freely and willingly, together with our part-time Administrator Madi, gardener Greg and cleaner Pete. That's it.

We have been working hard to rectify the situation - months of careful planning and organisation, negotiating with Councils, Heritage bodies, insurance companies, Agencies, builders and consultants, and the ever wonderful Cumbria Clock Company Ltd who are the ONLY people who can fix this, and are doing so at their cost.

 

We managed to raise the funds (thank you to those who helped), and facilitate getting the work done whilst Bow Street is closed this week, as we needed full facia scaffolding, and all that entails.

Unfortunately, licencing errors and omissions by the scaffolding contractors meant that Somerset Highways Agency declined permission to erect the scaffolding at the last minute. This meant we had to call a halt to the works at the weekend, inconveniencing numerous people severely, and costing us a great deal of money that we simply don't have. We will now have to start again, and raise several thousands of pounds more to cover the additional Traffic Management costs etc.

 

There have been some negative comments on Social Media about the delay to fixing the clock, and so we wanted to explain that actually, a lot of people have worked very hard to resolve this, only to be failed by others at the crucial time we needed them.

 

We would also like to say that if you do have strong feelings and / or ideas about this, we are keen to have more volunteers to help us with the workload - we would really welcome your time and thoughts, so do get in touch. email admin@landmarklangport.org.uk

 

Thank you.

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So there you have it folks. A sorry state of affairs but this certainly gives the impression that Landmark Langport is definitely not giving up.

So for now, those famous hands, the bell and its huge pendulum down through the walls of the town hall remain still....

 (with the only swinging going on around here up at Pitney Woods)

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Worth mentioning here, in fact repeating something we've often reported but that many people do not realise....is that the trust - town hall, clock, Ridgway hall & chapel - does not benefit directly from council tax that Langport households pay.

You'd have thought it would, but no. Langport Town Council does 'prop up' the trust and neighbouring Huish Episcopi Parish Council has been very generous too.

But the Trust has to ask for financial help, it's not there automatically through our council tax payments.

I, for one, have always found that odd.

But hey ho, there ya go - that's Langport for you. 

and that's your Sunday report folks.

Have a good week!

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Legal Note:

Despite our lawyers advising against it, we have decided to go ahead with our advertising deal with a popular family history website.

 

A spokesperson for the company - Iris Higginbottom - who also happens to be everyone in Langport's Nan's sister's uncle's cousin's mother's dentist - told Carry On Langport the two Somerset villages weren't included in the offer in order to protect the firm's computer.  

"We only have a Sinclair ZX Spectrum" she said, "if we start accepting samples from Othery & Middlezoy we're gonna need a bigger RAM pack"

 (under 40? you may have to google that)

 There are no further details.

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It's About Time.....

 

 

KING & QUEEN SPOTTED IN SOMERTON

In a bid to improve relations with 'the north' new  Prime Minister Andy Burnham sent Charles & Camilla to Somerton this week.

It's the first peace-keeping mission with Langport since 1958 when the White Lion lent the Royal Oak a box of pork scratchings.

Talks were held with a number of Somerton 'heavies' and in a Carry On Langport exclusive we can reveal what was agreed.

Let's take a look at the 

Halfway House Treaty

Despite online pressure from 3 Cambridge people with second homes in Somerton and who don't even use the pubs on the square, the Langport Arms (home of the town's Royal British Legion branch) will not be asked to remove its union flag from above the main entrance.

Portcullis Players, the highly successful entertainment group here in Langport in the 1990s, will be allowed to regroup at some point in the 2020s provided nobody from Somerton Players is allowed on the committee. "We'd rather all stay friends" said a spokeswoman.

Somerton Church has agreed that if it ever needs its clock repaired it'll get the work guaranteed, rather than bankrupt the town.

 

 

and finally retired Somerton shop worker Dirty Gertie from Number 30 [pictured] has signed an agreement to go on both the Proper Job and Overt Locke staff outings this summer.

"I don't mind who services my bicycle pump these days" she told reporters as she stopped for a seater outside the Etsome Arms.

Several other Langport-Somerton agreements were also signed, but then ripped up after councillors couldn't agree on who went to the Red Lion disco first.

That's your Sunday bulletin folks.

Thanks for the contributions and carry on reading!

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Local Blog Opens New Office:

 

In keeping with what Prime Minister Andy Burnham's done today in Manchester, we're delighted to announce we've opened a 2nd newsroom upstairs in the Hanging Chapel from where we'll be posting 2-3 days per week.

"11 years of operating from the Cheapside office has made this blog rather town centre-centric" said a spokesman.

"So just like 10 Downing Street, we're also moving north....well....northish anyway....the boundaries around here are so cock-eyed it's hard to know what's what"

Asked whether the new base would affect already congested roads either side of the chapel, a householder on The Hill played down the suggestion, 

"Can't be any worse than how the freemasons park" she told reporters.

There are no further details.

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Bit of advertising for you folks, if you've not already seen it on Carry On Langport's Facebook page:

 That's all we've got for now and that's your Friday bulletin!

Thanks for the contributions and carry on reading! 

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Heatwave Latest:

 

When's It Going To End?  

With 3-4 weeks of no rain, longer than that if you take out one evening of showers, and none forecast for at least another week and temperatures regularly rising over 30 for days on end, people are having to make small and big changes to the way they do things to get through the heatwave.

Whether it's a change of work hours, changing what you eat or buying up every fan you can find - we're all feeling it, as are the public utilities we all use.

Wessex Water appears to be holding out though and unlike other parts of the UK, has not imposed a hosepipe ban. In fact it's not enforced one since 1976 which the company continues to be proud of. 

Somerset is fortunate in that well over half of its water comes from what are described as 'resilient' sources - such as aquifers which lie beneath the Mendips and Exmoor for example.

There's no official word from the national grid on how the network's bearing up in the heat but Langporters will have noticed a tiny handful of very brief power cuts in recent days. 

 

Meanwhile the Langport & District Marijuana Growers Association has told reporters its having a 'bumper' year.

"It's bloody marvellous, our members are saving thousands" said a spokesman, "none of them have had the hydraponic heating on since May."

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The heat has been so intense and prolonged, there were concerns earlier this week cracks had appeared in the new porch outside the Langport Arms.

"Nothing to worry about!" said receptionist Noele Gordon, "that was a steam engine on its way to Low Ham Tuesday night - perfectly normal for this time of year"

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At Langport surgery there've even been calls to bring the aquarium back to the waiting room.

"About time" said Dirty Gertie from number 30, "I used to wash me undies in there before having a word with Doctor Richards" 

"and I used to dip me false teeth in there just before seeing Doctor Speke" said 86 year-old Greg Bown, who asked not to be named.

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Other heatwave reports have also come in from around the area.

A Frome woman passed out on Bow Street when she realised she wasn't actually shopping in her home town, a local fisherman paid two school children jumping off Bow Bridge 30 quid each if they'd spend the afternoon landing on paddle boarders......

 

.....and at High Ham yesterday afternoon Windy Miller got so pissed up on cider he forgot to turn down the windmill's speed control, it went in to overdrive and blew the roofs off at least 12 second homes in the village. 

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That's if for now folks, thanks for the contributions and carry on reading!

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PANIC AT ST MARY'S

 

To Pray Or Not To Pray?

The vicar, bellringers and choir held late night emergency talks at Huish Episcopi church last night amid concerns they might have to cancel this morning's Sunday service.

The lights were seen glowing well in to night at St Mary's [pictured] as they tried to rectify an application they'd made to the Bishop's Palace in Wells to start 15 minutes later every Sunday morning for the rest of the summer.

"Unfortunately one of our church wardens forgot to tick the box to say that there'd be prayers" said the Reverend Emery.

The situation was rescued when a 'sympathetic' member of the Bishop's staff realised it was a genuine error, ticked the box for them and so the service can go ahead this morning at the new later time.

"What a relief" said the vicar, "and what a pity they haven't got people like that at county hall in Taunton"

"It's bloody marvellous" said local bellringer Billy Langford, "and to celebrate - I spent the whole night up buffing my clapper"

Marvellous indeed, panic over, carry on praying everyone!

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In Other News

SIT STILL CHILDREN!

Another gem of an old school photograph has surfaced.

This time it's High Ham primary in 1977.

Believe it or not, that's the entire school! Albeit with a few absentees.

 

See anyone you know?

Thanks to Claire Newman for the picture.

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Finally this morning....

Another documentary style video of Langport has been discovered online. 

 Nothing along the lines of the old BBC Bristol film we uncovered some weeks ago, in fact the presenter in this one appears to have done very little research at all - which in an odd way makes it all the more fun!

   And if you think you recognise the voice and the face, well yes you'd be right, this appears to be something David Walliams handed in for the final year of his Film Studies course at Huish Academy.

Another great find!

 

 

BRILLIANT!

(Even though that's one of the most random films about our town many of us have ever seen)

Well done David. 

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That's your Sunday bulletin folks!

Who's staying up (or getting up?) at 1am for the footy then?

We've e-mailed the England team this morning to make sure they've ticked the box that says 

WILL YOU BE SCORING ANY GOALS?

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PitFest Update (Friday afternoon)

Evening Edit: [written after everything below was posted today - Friday afternoon] We believe the application may have failed to mention that there'd be amplified sound at the event. That would certainly have buggered everything. Not confirmed though. 

Now seeing a version of PitFest will be held at the Halfway House - anyone else having trouble keeping up? 

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Following up on yesterday's story and some very angry posts on Facebook - here's what Somerset Councillor Richard Wilkins has to say, after Carry On Langport contacted him, about the sudden cancellation of PitFest this year and his attempts to find a solution.

Richard is one of the two councillors whose wards include Pitney.

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"I have been working to try to find a solution to this for several days now (since it came to my attention) it is really disappointing for everyone. 

Whilst everyone has been trying to find solutions to the issue we are unable to get away from the fact that the form submitted by the event holder was not sufficient, this meant that the consultation required in law only contained the activities as request by the organisers. 

I have been in high level talks with officers at Somerset Council to try to find a work around, but the facts are that the council can not take responsibility for the submission of the event organiser or their decision to cancel aspects of the event once they realised their omissions. 

The event could continue to go ahead so long as the activities comply with the event notice they have submitted, which the council approved on time. 

I have empathy with what appears to be a  genuine error on their part and hope they can find a way to continue the event within the conditions of their current approval."

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Looks like he tried but somewhere along the line there appears to have been a stalemate and a decision to cancel.

So was PitFest's hand forced or did the festival simply throw in the towel? 

The last line is also somewhat confusing, as if there's still a chance it's on. But yesterday's statement by the organisers left us all in no doubt it's off.

Make of it all what you will folks.

What a strange turn of events indeed.

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Pitney music gig CANCELLED

 

This can't be right, can it? 

[scroll to bottom for update and an idea!]

In a bizarre turn of events, this popped up from the organisers of PitFest on social media last night:

 

 

The organisers have told Carry On Langport it's due to a 'small' paper work error in the licensing application which can easily be fixed apparently.

But Somerset Council will not budge so it's off.

Absolutely incredible.

This is all we know so far 

Wonder if the two chaps who represent the area on Somerset Council can get involved?

Unless our info's out of date, they are Richard Wilkins and Mike Stanton.

We're waiting for updates but at the moment folks, it's off.

Somerset Council 'there to serve'

(really?) 

LATE UPDATE [8:30am]

 Somerset councillors were asked to help but couldn't do anything about it.

Organisers convinced there were ways around it but no. Civil servants at Somerset Council also said there were ways around it but no. It didn't happen.

So vendors, the bar & food in particular who've already laid out huge amounts of money to feed & water the crowds lose out, the bands and singers are all cancelled and we - Joe Public - miss out on a great annual event. 

How about we all turn up with our own stuff and have a dance on the field anyway? 

No law against that eh Pitney Playing Fields Committee??? 

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Saturday Bulletin:

 

With the Editor taking a much-needed break from his show on local radio, it's made time for a rare Saturday morning report on Carry On Langport - so let's take a brief look at some of the stories currently in the news:

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"Unexpected Doctor In Bagging Area" 

Fearing how the hot weather may be affecting staff, everyone on the checkouts at a Langport supermarket was treated to a full check-up by a local GP on Thursday - despite it being one of the busiest times of day at the tills.

Doctor Talk said he examined one person but added that the self-service machines were all "coping well"

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 A spokesman for the local sports & social club is denying the premises were hit by lightning on Thursday night.

 "No no no" he told reporters, "those strange holes in the ground at the back of the building next to the former convent's land have been there for ages"

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As we all hope and wait for something to happen at the Black Swan, a list has been issued - a round up if you like - of some of the rumours that have flown around town this and last year about the future of the venue.

Let's look at some of what we've heard so far:

[deep breath] 

Abattoir owners ABP are having it for accommodation.

Anne Summers has bought it (relocating from Priest Lane) 

The owner of the Wyndham Arms at Kingsbury wants it.

'Someone' in Aller is after it.

A couple 'from Bristol' has taken it on.

The sports club's after it (but only if it can dig a line of trenches in the neighbouring GP surgery)

A 'born & bred' couple are taking it on saying they want to make it a rough & ready country pub for locals and visitors alike. They'll be changing its name though and have narrowed it down to either 'The Not Frome Arms' or 'The Not Bruton Inn'

 And in the last 48 hours it's emerged the King & Queen are considering throwing at least a million pounds at it - and then not even moving in.

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Phew - what a random collection. What we can all definitely agree on though is that we just want it open eh. 

 If you'd like to add to the rumour mill, let us all know in the comments section on Facebook.

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and finally this Saturday morning a message to local youngsters from the Vicar of the Parish of Cocklemoor & Bow:

 

"In this hot weather, it's wonderful to see you children out socialising, not staring at your phones, keeping fit and jumping off the bridges in to the river to keep cool.

Many of us did it when we were young, it's what kids and young teenagers do in hot weather, it's important to let you have fun and build some childhood memories like many of us did in that hot summer of 1976.

But for the love of God, take your f*!?@!*g litter home!"

 Blimey, that told'em. 

More tea Vicar?

Editor's Note: you can't blame the Vic for being grumpier than usual these days. Used to have a fine residence opposite St Mary's in Huish Episcopi until the buggers in the office at the Bishop's Palace in Wells sold it off.

And where did the money go eh?  

Now poor old Reverend Emery's living in a new build. I mean how can you hold a church fete in a Persimmon house?  

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That's it for the moment folks, as always thanks for the contributions and log in again soon!

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TRANSPORT NEWS:

 

 

Tube Stations Closed For Third Day

Due to continuing high temperatures, the Langport Underground has announced it'll be closed again today until at least 10pm. 

The catapult service between Courtfield Green and Garden City Green has also been suspended after a woman dropped a bottle of water over the playground at Huish Academy.

14 cats identifying as children had to be taken to the school's medical room suffering from stress.

 Despite the hot weather closures, Priest Lane remains open with a spokesman saying most local customers use that half-naked anyway.

Dirty Gertie from number 30 said she was "delighted"

"Thank goodness for that" she told Carry On Langport, "heatwaves are when I'm at my busiest"

There are no further details. 

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Sunday Bulletin:

 

 

Coffee Morning 'out of control' 

Footage from a coffee morning at Pibsbury has been passed to licensing officers at Somerset Council.

Several senior citizens expecting bingo, Nescafe and custard creams at a venue on Windmill Lane yesterday afternoon ended up dancing to local band Twisted Vinyl after an error with their satnavs. 

"It's the first time I've opened my legs since 1958" said 91 year-old Mildred Roper, who asked not to be named.

Meanwhile at least 15 people hoping to find a 50th birthday in the area found themselves drinking Ovaltine and Horlicks at a 90th birthday just one field away.

"It was a right old mix up" said one teenager found wearing panty-pads and dancing to Max Bygraves in a local orchard.

"I didn't know you could do that with a zimmer frame"

 An investigation's underway and there are no further details.

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To Park Or Not To Park? 

With more questions than answers currently flying around Langport about proposed parking fees, a handful of residents on Bow Street have organised a public meeting this week.

 It's in response to what appears to be a total lack of communication with locals on the issue from both the town council and Somerset Council in Taunton.

"Isn't the carrier pigeon system working then?" said a town hall spokesman.

So go along to air your views and concerns and ask questions like.... 

How many spaces will be affected?

What will the fees be?

Will the 60+ households on Bow Street and Cheapside with none of their own private parking still be able to use the town's car parks for free?

Who owns our town's car parks?

Were any of them recently sold off and if so to who?

Will the town council actually benefit financially from the introduction of new parking fees?

 

And why, with a thousand fliers posted through letter boxes last week, is the meeting about the biggest shake-up in parking in our town's history at a tiny venue in Huish [not even in Langport] when the ballroom at a local hotel, All Saints Hall and the town hall meeting rooms are sitting there crying out to be used?

Still trying to get our heads around that one! 

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And Finally today....

 

Bowdens Bows Out 

Things appear to have come to an end at the Bowdens Bar up outside Langport.

Here's the statement issued by the committee last week:

"Due to recent decisions made by the management of the site, it has become unsustainable for us to continue to run the community bar.

Therefore, the committee has had to take the unfortunate decision to close with immediate effect.

We would like to thank all our customers for their support over the past 18 months.

We would especially like to thank all the volunteers who gave up their time, for free, to keep the bar running.

We hope you have enjoyed the past few months with us, we've had some great times, some great nights of entertainment and a lot of laughs!"

Bowdens Community Bar Committee. 

 

What a pity, it was certainly a welcome addition on the social circuit.

 That's it for today folks, thanks for the contributions and carry on reading!

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EVENTS NEXT MONTH:

 

Just a reminder everyone

Pit by the Parrot, Party by the Pit, ParrotFest and PitParty are all on the same date this year.

That's Saturday 4th July

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What A Find!

Stop what you're doing, stop all the clocks and brace yourselves for some pure 70s nostalgia, this one's a corker!

 An online video has surfaced of a BBC Bristol documentary about Langport and its surroundings.

Made in 1977 and just under 25 minutes long it features great shots of shop fronts and businesses along Bow Street and Cheapside among many other gems.

 How timely, almost a coincidence, with the BBC about to film for its Escape To The Country show here in Langport next week.

The show is also a great history lesson of the place many of us call home with information about the Stuckeys, Kelways and Muchelney Abbey and Church.

If you see any people or even cars you know, be sure to mention it in the comments section on Carry On Langport's Facebook page. 

We've already identified the fisherman being interviewed at Black Bridge, much to the delight of his family. 

Sit back and enjoy, hit the enlarge icon too, this is best seen in full screen mode.....

 

Many thanks to You Tuber Clive North who uploaded this, to the excellent presenter back then (what a great delivery) and to the BBC.

Bloody marvellous!

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FRIDAY BULLETIN

 

NEWS JUST IN

The Langport Arms has come clean and admitted the REAL reason it wanted the porch rebuilt:

 

There are no further details.

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It's Back!

 

 

Good work!

Back after a car crash partially demolished it 2 years ago, work on the Langport Arms 'portico' is finally over and it's looking grander than ever.

The two gents in the picture are stonemason Luke Grafton, whose team did the work,  and quarryman Zac England whose quarry supplied the new ham stone. 

Just before the scaffolding came down this [Thurs] lunchtime, Carry On Langport took Luke up the porch one final time to find out more.

Here's a clip: 

 

Great work, pats on the back all round to those involved.

And for those of you relieved at the removal of the traffic lights - don't hold your breath - any week now work on the transport hub in the precinct will get underway so they could be back again before you can say

"town clock's still buggered" 

That's it for today folks, thanks for the contributions and carry on reading!

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BUSINESS NEWS:

 

TAUNTON STORE UNVEILS SUMMER RANGE:

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SCHOOL REUNION!

 

Did you go to Huish Episcopi Comprehensive School in 1981 and leave in 86? 

(someone had to) 

Then be proud of yourselves! You lived through the new romantics on Top of the Pops, Charles & Di before the media knew they hated each other and the first Walkmans! 

Who remembers the 'anti-roll' feature in case you went jogging?

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There's a school reunion (yes - we know those 2 words send shivers down the spine) a week Saturday at the Halfway House in Pitney.

Go and compare notes about how different teachers hit you differently!

Or how, as teenagers, you either shopped in Fosters Menswear, Top Shop or Burtons. 

Go on, you know you want to, tell that Prefect on the maths corridor in 1984 she was a right old cow. 

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Dodging Mr Gray's blackboard rubber since 1981.

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What a picture!

 

Many thanks to reader Hazel who's sent this one in this week:

 

Collecting rubbish for the bonfire on Garden City Green in the 1960s.

At the top from left to right our Wombling friends are Ray Stuckey, Vince Stuckey, David Trim, Colin Sweet and John Stuckey.

The children below are Sandra and Carol Stuckey. 

Despite some music historians claiming this was taken at 'StuckFest 1963' it's now been confirmed that no, they're just collecting rubbish for Guy Fawkes Night.

(StuckFest was always held in April) 

 Yes, back in the day before 'someone' either in the neighbourhood or on a local council had trees planted all over the green which meant the seasonal tradition had stopped by the 1990s.

What killjoys.

Hey ho, there ya go. 'Progress' apparently! 

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PS - for those of us curious about the pros and cons of using A.I to improve the quality of old photographs....the image at the top of this story is the adjusted one.

Here's the original:

 

Definitely a marked improvement, but are the faces accurate or has A.I altered them too much?

No idea, way before Carry On Langport's time, can't help with that one!

That's if for now folks, many thanks for the contributions and we might be looking for extra writers in the coming months - the transport hub, the parking fees and the new legal objection from Huish over forming one new council for Huish & Langport are certainly filling the in-tray here at the moment.

Any chance you could do a bit on the side for us  Langport - Where it's To? 

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Bit of advertising for you just before you go, just when you thought there were no more excuses to celebrate our 'county tipple' - 2 more pop up!

This first one's just outside Curry Rivel, turn at the filling station heading off towards Westport & Hambridge and you should see the signs...

 

and this one's down at Low Ham next to the 'Church in the Field'

 

Happy cidering to one and all!

(yes - it's now become a verb - marvellous!) 

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HEATWAVE LATEST:

 

 

Mirage reports 'on the increase'

Like our friends pictured above in the film Carry On Follow That Camel, several people have told us the hot weather this week has affected their vision with a handful of  'mirages' sighted across Langport and Huish Episcopi.

The phenomena are caused by shimmering heat on the horizon fooling human eyes in to thinking something's there that's not. 

2 days ago Carry On Langport asked locals and visitors to send in their experiences and many were received including dolphins on the Parrett, an Easyjet circling Pendra's, a litter bin between Tesco footbridge and the back of the Town Hall and a triffid spotted on Wagg Drove.

 

Staff at Kelways Nursery say they've now recaptured it and have apologised to the 7 hippies on the drove who got stung.

"Don't think they even noticed" said an eyewitness, "think they were off their tits anyway" 

However, many readers' messages about alleged mirages turned out to be true - they actually happened.

 They included a sighting of one of the Temperley sisters eyeing up the soon-to-close La Fleure premises on Post Office Corner (her website says she's opening in June), packaging for 5 new paddle boards dumped next to overflowing bins on Cocklemoor and a pair of socks floating down a stream in Huish Episcopi marked £22.00

Other 'real' visions - not mirages - included several multi-coloured roadworks markings on the ground around the entrance to the precinct (that'll be for the transport hub - let's hope they're not demolishing anything old and precious) and workmen measuring up and photographing the front entrance of the Langport Arms (work begins next month apparently) 

Sadly - not being genuine mirages - all of these had to be rejected from our postbag. 

NEWS JUST IN..... 

Just before we sign off, details of one more real mirage has just arrived in Carry On Langport's inbox so let's get that out now: 

Sitting at home in the stifling heat on Tuesday, a Bow Street couple claim they saw an online public update on the proposed parking fees in Langport but then realised that would be just daft.

(the public getting an update....not the parking fees)

Definitely a mirage that one folks. 

 That's it for today, thanks for the contributions including the one from a former water company employee who says "unless things change" he absolutely does not let his children swim in the Parrett.

 

 

(You lot can research and argue that one out among yourselves)

That's it for today, log in again soon! 

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Marshall Who???

Marshall Peanut!

Who remembers this band that played round these here parts in the 90s, did all the pubs, the farmyards, the festivals.

All local lads who partied hard with the teenagers and 20-somethings of the era.

Let's take a look.

This has resurfaced on a YouTube channel.

If you remember them, or WERE them even (we know you're still out there ladz) then enjoy this and say hello in the comments on Facebook...

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 [Still talking about Marshall Peanut 30 years after they split up]

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Flying Cow Alert!

 

Another golden oldie's been sent in from readers Linda and Shirley.

This was taken in the late 50s - perhaps 1960 - and the local young men from left to right are Ivor Lock, Chris Harwood, Brian Chorley, Terry Tilley, Ron Webb, John Treasure and Nigel Chorley.

Many thanks to those on the Carry On Langport Facebook page who helped identify them, Alan Burge in particular who reeled out the names in a flash!

We've also discovered that the location of the photograph is in the grounds of Burton Pynsent Monument.

Apparently, just after it was taken, the 7 young men ran for cover as a cow came crashing down out of nowhere

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Sorry Daisy, sorry Gertrude, we know it's part of your folklore

That's your Friday bulletin folks!

Quick bit of advertising before we sign off....

This is all this weekend at Westonzoyland:

and a reminder Langport 'Club Day' - a.k.a The Langport & District Friendly Society Walk - is on Saturday 23rd of this month, Long Sutton's is the Saturday after.

And a heads-up for carboot sale fans - sellers & buyers alike - the next one on the field down near Westover is a week Sunday, that's May 24th.

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