The Jubilee weekend is here at last, and with it all manner of celebration in Bruton and the Benefice. The Packhorse Fair on Monday 4 June is, of course, the major attraction, and we don’t need to urge everyone to make the most of all that is on offer – stalls, refreshments, music and entertainment in and around Lower Backway from 11am to 6pm. Lamyatt and Shepton Montague (with Hadspen, Bratton Seymour and Pitcombe) have their own parties (see Diary), and there are services in our glorious Benefice churches on the Sunday (see page 32) in thanksgiving for Her Majesty’s sixty years on the throne. Let’s hope the weather encourages us all to enjoy the festivities and put away gloomy thoughts on the economy.
