Shapwick is such a lovely place to live – especially if you love wildlife, with amazing nature reserves within a tenminute drive of our front doors. That’s why we’re running a photography exhibition, called “Somerset’s Glorious Wildlife” in the Church, from Wednesday May 18th to Sunday May 22nd. It’s being organised along similar lines to the Village Jubilee Picnic Celebrating Local Wildlife The Parish Council invite you to join a village picnic on Friday 3 June to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. The picnic will be held on the village green, starting at 3.00pm. The PC are not able to provide catering but hope that in the spirit of a street party, villagers will bring food and refreshments for themselves and to share. The PC have ordered a commemorative coin for each child, of primary school age or less, residing in Shapwick, and these will be handed out at the picnic. If you have not notified Shapwick & Polden Cricket Club 2022 the PC of your child’s details, can you please contact the parish clerk Sue Williams on shapwickpc@btinternet.com so that your child’s name can be added to the list. There will be a treasure hunt in the days before the picnic (details to follow). The winners of the treasure hunt will be announced at the picnic. We do hope that you will be able to join us to mark this very special occasion. Please complete the reverse side of this slip and return by either posting it in the black post box next to the main door of the Village Hall, via a Google form by typing in the link https://forms.gle/F4uKamxdVwTuP9hA9 or by email to shapwick.news@hotmail.com. If you prefer to remain anonymous, please use slip or link. Thank you! RICH TWEEDY EMAI L : V ICAR@POLDENWHEEL .CO.UK The first league matches will start on May 7th. The full fixture programme can be found at sandpcc.play-cricket.com Ex Somerset and Kent professional Calum Haggett has returned to the club as Director of Cricket and will captain the 1st XI in the West of England Premier League while Jacques Luckins and Jarrad Cave will skipper the 2nd and 3rd XIs. Anyone interested in joining the senior section should either contact Calum haggettcj@gmail.com or come along to one of the Wednesday evening training sessions at 6 p.m. The thriving junior section boasted more than 100 boys and girls aged between 5 and 16 in 2021. Registration is open for ages between 5 and 8 for the “All Stars” programme ecb.clubspark.uk/AllStars/Course/abf16ec1-f727-4405-b7115ffa30db34d0 and for girls between 9 and 13 to enrol on the one in June 2018, showcasing some of the best local wildlife photography. Exhibitors include Carl Bovis, Chris Hooper and Andrew Kirby, as well as Shapwick’s own Kim Hemmings, Janet Miles, and yours truly! There’ll also be a café running throughout, being organised by Helen Wade. Do come and enjoy some amazing local wildlife photography! For updates and more details, see https://poldenwheel.co.uk/events/wildlifephotography-exhibition/ “Dynamoes” programme ecb.clubspark.uk/Dynamos/Course/ec7891a2-a98f-40c2a36b-c3d21f0a50af. For more information about the juniors, please contact the co-ordinator Pete Ross, pete@moonpost.net. We took the first steps into Women’s Cricket last summer with more than fifteen members aged 14. Training is on Tuesday nights. The Women’s section have entered a soft ball league in 2022, playing their matches on Sunday afternoons. Anyone interested in joining should contact Emma Silcox, emmajayne19891@hotmail.co.uk. The Pavilion is always open on match days and all are welcome to come along and watch, enjoying a drink and some refreshments, either in the pavilion or on our extended patio area. 5 S PR I NG I S SUE | APR I L 2 0 2 2
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