Author: stpetrock1

There is a website, constructed by the St Petrock’s History Group with the invaluable assistance of Bill Hodgson, which aims to reflect the local history of Timberscombe through a wealth of photographic images and evidence supplied from numerous sources. This resource is openly accessible to all who are interested on https://stpetrockshistorygroup.omeka.net/ and each week a particular entry is highlighted through a Featured Item.

This week that Featured Item concerns local family the Copps which is newly written up by archivist Tom Sperling and well worth reading https://stpetrockshistorygroup.omeka.net/items/show/3491

Marion Jeffrey

The Church Commissioners via the Bath and Wells Diocese offered a £500 cost of living grant to help provide extra help during this difficult time. St Petrock’s already run our Warm Space morning on a Thursday between 10am and 12 noon. St Petrock’s was able to secure and pass on this grant to the Orchard Social Club. It has been decided to use this grant to subsidise the Wednesday lunches held at the Old Dairy.

 Throughout January, commencing on Wednesday 11^th, and hopefully into February, lunch will now be £2 instead of £5. Lunches need to be booked in advance with John before 10am on Tuesday. Please contact John on 01643 841778 or 07815693627.

Marion Moncrieff – PCC Treasurer

From this Thursday 5th January, the Warm Welcome resumes in our village church. All are so welcome to join us between 10am – 12 noon every Thursday in school term time. This means every Thursday in January, and Thursday 2nd and Thursday 9th February which will take us up to half term.

We are happy to offer a warm venue, with lots of hot drinks and an assortment of mostly home baked, but some bought cakes and biscuits, good conversation and a great opportunity to meet other people in the village. Some people have brought their crafts and hobbies to work on whilst they are chatting, but that is not a requirement!

Do give this a try and enjoy some community spirit in a beautiful building – it belongs to you!

Marion Jeffrey – any enquiries – 01643 841500

The next meeting of the History Group will take place on Monday 16th January at 7pm in St Petrock’s Church. The subject of the talk will be the artist John Arthur Mease Lomas who resided in Timberscombe for the latter part of his life. Jeff Cox has thoroughly researched his life and work and will present what he knows to the Group. All are welcome, members will be renewing their annual subscription at this meeting but visitors are also extremely welcome. Refreshments are served.

The current Featured Item on the History Group website is all about T.C.Lethbridge, born at Knowle House in 1901, who led an extremely varied and interesting life with an eclectic interest in archaeology and the supernatural. This is well worth reading and I thank Tom Sperling for another excellent piece of research. Read it here https://stpetrockshistorygroup.omeka.net/items/show/3596