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.
There is a great deal of news from the Museum this month (see page 11). The conversion of Members into Friends has worked splendidly, and Leana Pooley is to be congratulated on the imaginative and enticing programme of visits she has put together. But of course a huge debt is owed to chairman Douglas Learmond and his untiring energies – he has made the Museum into a real community asset. And if the exciting plans for Durslade come to fruition, as looks very likely, there will be real expansion for Bruton. One voice on 8 October was heard to question whether this would be too much for the town’s infrastructure to bear – and it’s true that the dearth of parking remains our most serious problem – but every community has to develop and grow, or stultify. Iwan Wirth’s plans appear to be both sympathetic and stimulating, and we await developments with keen interest.
Events all over the Benefice have given much pleasure in the last few weeks. Somerset Arts Weeks selected several venues here for exhibitions, among them Shave Farm in Brewham, and it was well worth seeking them out. And there was capacity attendance at Harvest Festivals in Batcombe, Brewham, Hadspen, Lamyatt, Redlynch, Shepton Montague and Wyke Champflower. Read about them in Parish News, starting on page 27. Elisabeth Balfour
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