Allotments Now Available

There are 12 full size (20m x 9.5m) or 24 half size (10m x 9.5m) allotments now available to rent on Chantry Farm. Plots will be rented annually at a cost of £20pa for a half plot, or £35pa for a full plot. Society year will run April to March. To find out  more call Claire or Simon on 259696, or Gerard on 252359. Poster

Community Coffee Morning - 21st May 2013

Community Coffee Mornings start again on 21st May 2013, running from 10am to 12 noon. Join us in the Village Hall for a coffee, chat and nice slice of home made cake. There'll also be the opportunity to find out what's planned for the village fun day in August.

Plant Sale -- Saturday 18th May

Get your garden growing! The place to start is at a plant sale at the Aller Village Hall on Sat 18^th May, 10am to 2pm. The sale will feature plants from Sandra Dale of Pitney, with most of the plants on sale for £1. There will also be  Coffee & Cakes on sale.

This will be a Table Top Sale. If you would like to sell items, book a table with Linda at 07929 545 266. The charge of £3 per table will be in aid of St. Andrews Church.

St Andrew's AGM -- MOVED to Church

Due to a scheduling conflict, we will be holding St. Andrew's annual general meeting at the church -- not at the village hall, as stated in The Roundabout. All parishioners are welcome to attend: Wednesday April 24 at 7:30 p.m. at St. Andrew's.

Barn Dance Friday 17th May

On Friday 17th May 2013 there will be a Barn Dance at Longstone Farm in Aller with all proceeds going towards refurbishment of the Computer Suite at High Ham School.

The evening will start at 6.30pm with a live band “Scallywags” with a caller. The ticket price (£10 adults, £5 children) includes a Hog Roast or Vegetarian Option. There will also be a licensed Bar, Raffle, Skittles, Games, plus much more family fun.
 
Tickets Available from School Office, Sue 07973 519871 or Rose 01458 210046. Download the publicity poster here.

New Line Dancing Class - Sun 30th June 11 am - 12 noon

Line dancing classes start in the Village Hall on Sunday 30^th June. The “Step in Line” line dance classes are suitable for Beginners / Improvers of all ages and will run from 11.00am – 12.00 noon. Line dancing is fun and energetic, and a good way to lose weight! You don't need a partner to come to line dance and there’s music and dance to suit everybody. To find out more contact Soria on 270052 (mobile 07719 916900) or email: soria01@btinternet.com or just turn up on the day.

Making Mother's Day Surprises

SSHHHHH! This message is JUST FOR Aller kids!!! 

 St. Andrew's church will have a get-together at the Aller Village Hall on Saturday, 9th March, to make some sweet surprises to take home for your Mums to celebrate Mothering Sunday (March 10th). All children welcome, 2:30 to 4:30. Adult supervisors/assistants welcome (especially for very little artists).

Anti-flooding Petition

Have you been affected by flooding this year? Area residents have posted a petition on the internet, asking the Environment Agency turn their efforts and resources to dredging area rivers. Petitioners believe dredging would make it possible for the channels to hold more water and then conduct it more swiftly off the land. This would reduce damage from flooding and the expense of pumping the water away. The petition is reprinted below, but you must go to the link to add your name: http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/45055
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Stop the Flooding on the Somerset Levels

The series of catastrophic floods in the Somerset Levels (and elsewhere in the country) is entirely avoidable. It stems, largely, from the Environment Agency's refusal to dredge the river system for the past 25 years. We want to see the rivers in the Somerset Levels and in other flooding hotspots properly dredged. 
Currently large sums of money are being wasted tryoing to pump water off the fields, many of which have been flooded for over 10 months. Please spend this money on preventative measures, ie dredging.

FAMINE LUNCH

Aller's most delicious contradiction in terms--the Famine Lunch--will be on Saturday, 16th February from 12 - 2 pm in the Aller Village Hall. To raise money to help feed the hungry of the world, some of Aller's best cooks will be preparing a variety of delicious homemade soups. These are served with fresh bread and cheese. Please join us! All donations will go to Christian Aid.

Drop-in clinic for those living with emotional and mental distress

A drop-in clinic, part of the Somerset Mind Emotional Outreach Project, is open at The Angel Café in Langport every Tuesday morning at 10am until 1pm. Drop-in clinics provide information, signposting and emotional support for those living with mental distress. Anyone is welcome to come along for a chat or for information.
The project is financed by the Big Lottery Reaching Communities Fund, now operating in South Somerset and Mendip.
The following will be available shortly: Life Skills Courses and Wellbeing activities for all to enjoy and learn. The project also welcomes anybody looking to do voluntary work and mentoring services for South Somerset Mind. Home visits and communities visits are also offered to individuals who cannot access the project.
Kirsty Cridge, South Somerset’s Emotional Outreach worker, who works alongside Reverend Jessica Pitman for better mental health in Langport, runs the drop-in clinic.
For more information on the project and South Somerset’s Mind Services please visit the website www.southsomersetmind.co.uk. Contact Kirsty on 01935 474875 or kirsty.cridge@southsomersetmind.co.uk for more details.
If you are interested in voluntary work or becoming a mentor, please contact Gill Norton at the above number or email gill.norton@southsomersetmind.co.uk.