Shapwick Community Land Trust As notified in the last Shapwick News, a public meeting was held at the Cricket Pavilion on 11 January, attended by 24 residents. Alison Ward of Middlemarch Community Led Housing gave an informative presentation about the possibilities for us to create some homes for an affordable rent within Shapwick; homes which would be for rent in perpetuity. People were invited to leave their names if they wished to be involved with such a project. A small group has emerged to form a steering group, which has held two further meetings, and is moving through the process of formal registration as a Charitable Community Benefit Society. Tim Cann has volunteered to be our Chairman through this stage, and I have volunteered to be Secretary. Once we have formal registration we will hold an open meeting with a view to explaining what we hope to achieve in more detail, and invite people to become members of the society for a nominal amount. As soon as is practicable after that, we will hold our first AGM for all members to attend and vote for a Board of Directors. In 2011 there were 18 homes in Shapwick being occupied for an affordable rent. In 2023 there are only seven; we are trying to do something about that. If anyone would like to know about the project please ring me on 210119, or email stuart.dennes@live.co.uk. To stave off the winter blues the “Shapwick Jam” Team conceived the idea of holding a “Chilli Jam” in the village hall. Tickets for this more intimate venue quickly sold out and all was set for a good night. On the evening of 28th January the hall was full and eagerly awaiting the performers. First up were “Turner” (Molly Dibble and Fin Dawes) for an Indie Rock session playing their own material. It was then Chilli Jam.............................................................Shapwick Jam! Thanks to everyone who supported the evening and for the compliments and encouragement received on the night and since. We hope to see you at the main event, The 2023 Shapwick Jam on Saturday 13th May. S TUA R T DENNE S Affordable Housing for Shapwick? 5 S PR I NG I S SUE | APR I L 2 0 2 3 BR I DGE T DAWE S , NE R I NA S COT T Village Hall events and news The Village Hall hosted the Chilli Jam in January, a great event and good to see the hall full of people (See p. 8). In February we had our second breakfast morning which was a great success, with lots of people enjoying the atmosphere and a chat and relaxing over a Full English Breakfast with time to read the newspaper, a new addition thanks to Michael Motum. This month also saw the first draw of the 100 Club. Congratulations to winners Jenny Dennes and Charles Rayment. The 100 club is an easy way to support the Hall and have a chance of winning in the monthly draw. It is £12 per number for the year. If you’d like to join please email shapwickvh@gmail.com. In March the Curry Night saw the hall decorated and with authentic music and a bar a good crowd enjoyed a variety of Indian food. Thank you to all that have supported our activities and helped raise much needed funds to keep the hall going. The Village Hall committee would welcome new members who would like to be involved and lend a hand running this village asset. If this is of interest to you please get in touch on the above email. We would love to hear from you. THE JAM TEAM time for food, which had to be Chilli Con Carne didn’t it! The second act of the night were “Feels Like July” (Jodie Mellor and Charlie Tyrrell-Smith) down from Bristol, a singer-songwriter acoustic duo playing a mixture of originals and covers. They recently featured on BBC Introducing for the West so it was great to have them to play for us.
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