Issue 30

This issue is a double one: the end of the old year and the beginning of the new inside one cover. Some of you will recognise that this means renewal of your subscription. If you are a subscriber and do not have a standing order, you will find a form accompanying this copy of The Dove. Please complete and return it, with your cheque or cash, to Mike Kelham or Flora Rawlingson Plant at the address shown on the form or to Church Office, Rectory Annexe, Plox, Bruton ba10 0ef, by 20 January. If you would like to become a new subscriber, do contact Flora (see back page). We hope you feel it’s worth taking out a subscription: comments about the magazine are generally extremely positive, and we try hard to produce a comprehensive overview of everything that goes on in the Benefice, with Diary information playing a vital part. It’s only as good as the information we receive, so please keep us posted. We welcome constructive criticism, so if there’s anything you think could be improved, please let us know. See the email address below, or the postal address given above.

Issue 29

As the year declines into autumn, there is an abundance of first-class produce everywhere. The apple and pear harvest has rarely been so prolific – it’s hard to know what to do with it all. One excellent suggestion is to juice the fruit, but you must drink the result pretty quickly or it will start to ferment. There are, of course, plenty of cider and perry makers around here! Lamyatt’s highly regarded Bullbeggar brew springs to mind.

Issue 28

October looks like being a lively month – there is plenty of good news about initiatives from the Council (see Justin Robinson’s report on page 23), and an exciting project concerned with Bruton’s history is going ahead thanks to the sterling efforts of Annette Pitman, former Chair of Bruton The Way Forward (see page 13).