So that's a wrap for our first growing year (or so it seems!). The spring rain challenged us, the summer sun then delivered more cabbage white butterflies and caterpillars than I have ever seen before and the recent autumn storms have conspired to blow the remaining nets and poles across the village! However, we have survived, the plots are well established and some even delivering a great first harvest this year. Well done to everyone! Preparations are well underway to complete the entrance and our signage is now in place. More work on restoring the hedges has started with more saplings planted to join the few now growing well after our spring efforts. The large compost areas are built and even winter planting started, so much to be proud of. Thankyou to the PC, our neighbours and the wider village support this year, it's been much appreciated. We look forward to sharing round 2 with you next summer. New Year best wishes from us all! Shapwick Starlets WI 3 WI NTER I S SUE | J ANUARY 2 0 2 5 SUE SELLICK We spent all year making poppies for our Remembrance display in St Mary’s Church, Shapwick and our thanks go out to everyone who helped with this. And how exciting to be on BBC Radio Somerset and Points West evening news! Our November meeting consisted of us all being very ‘crafty’, and coming home with table Christmas trees, crackers, cards, reindeer decorations and mini bobble hats to hang on the tree. Some of these were on sale at our Christmas Fayre: thanks to everyone who supported this! Shapwick Allotment Association SIMON DAWES As our WI will be 100 years old, we having started thinking about how we are going to celebrate – so watch this space. We meet the second Tuesday of each month in the village hall (see p. 8), and you can follow our Facebook page: Shapwick Starlets WI. Our outing to the Frost Fayre didn’t turn out quite as planned: the bus we were planning to come home on was diverted as the route through Glastonbury was blocked with parked cars. However, not being put off by this, we had a lovely day out in Wells for the WI Carol service at Wells Cathedral. Our Christmas party is always a highlight; the entertainment this year was a potted panto performed by the Committee, Cinderella in 5 minutes: fortunately there is no photographic evidence! And talking of Pantos, we went to see Aladdin at the McMillan Theatre – oh no you didn’t – oh yes we did! Absolutely excellent, a highlight being Widow Twanky firing toilet rolls into the crowd. Not at all related to the story but hilarious all the same. December 2024: Celebrating the SAA’s first year! The online version of Shapwick News in full colour at: https://www.shapwickvillage.co.uk/newsletters/
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