The simple, true tale of Toby the Toad’s Adventure was written by the late Joyce Williamson who lived in Burstock.
Thankfully, Joyce did enjoy the opportunity to see her tale in print a few days before she died on 23rd September.
Priced at £7.50 (Cash only please), they are exclusively on sale at Broadwindsor Community Stores or direct from Kathy on 07591 221370.
A lovely gift for a child with 100% of all sales going to the Weldmar Hospice 🙂 Thank you for your support.
The Citizen Advice Team will be at Drimpton Village Hall on Friday, 15th November between 9 and 11am.
There are many areas that the team can support you with including:
Come along and have a coffee and chat with a member of the Team 🙂
Note: FareShare will be operating at 9.30am too.
Bonfire Pizza Beans – feeds 4-6
Real comfort food, and a great one to come home to after bonfire night celebrations – good on its own or with sausages/ bacon/ toast/ fried eggs/ baked potatoes, etc.! For a non-veggie option, add some cubed, fried pancetta or chorizo before topping with the cheese. Freezes well.
Method:
Fry the onion, celery and carrot in a good glug of olive oil over a medium heat for around 15 minutes until softened but not too browned.
Add the garlic, chilli flakes and smoked paprika if using, cook for a further minute. Add a splash of water to loosen any tasty burnt bits.
Simmer for 2 minutes, then add the oregano, tomato purée and tomatoes, plus the olives and the kale or spinach.
Heat your oven to 210C/190Fan or Gas 7.
Stir in the butter beans. Add the stock little by little to the mixture – the sauce should be fairly thick – go by eye.
The beans should not be swimming in sauce. Season well with salt, pepper and sugar to taste. Allow to bubble gently for 10 minutes.
Transfer to an ovenproof casserole (obviously skip this step if your frying pan is ovenproof!) and scatter the mozzarella over the top, then the Parmesan.
Bake, uncovered, for 15 minutes or until the cheese is melted and golden.
Rocky Road – makes an 8” square block
Naughty but nice! No definitive recipe here – add whatever you fancy – anything from chopped Turkish Delight to pretzels. Cooking chocolate is fine for this (as are Cadbury’s or Bournville), as it’s less likely to split when melting than the expensive stuff. The addition of butter and syrup to the chocolate allows you to cut the rocky road without needing a pneumatic drill…
Method:
Line an 8” square or 9” x 7” rectangular tin or dish with greaseproof paper.
Put the biscuits in a freezer bag and bash until you have a rough rubble of crumbs and bigger pieces.
Slowly melt the chocolate, butter and syrup in a heatproof bowl over a pan of just-simmering water and stir gently to combine. Try to ensure that the chocolate doesn’t get too hot, as it might split.
Remove from the heat.
Add in all the remaining ingredients, mix well and tip into the tin. Spread evenly, flatten down with a wooden spoon.
Refrigerate for at least two hours or overnight. Cut into squares.
Our thanks to Ann Shaw 🙂
Ann’s previous recipes:
This spacious 36x10ft unit is located in the front courtyard opposite the main gift shop. The unit is ideal as a workshop and retail space due to its layout...
The building has a 3 phase electricity supply and water. Further perks include free parking, an on-site, popular restaurant, and an active social media following.
International Men’s Day is a global awareness day for many issues that men face, including parental alienation, abuse, homelessness, suicide, and violence, celebrated annually on November 19th. The theme for 2024 is “Positive Male Role Models”
The objectives of celebrating an International Men’s Day are set out in ‘All the Six Pillars of International Men’s Day’…
Visit the website HERE. Sign up to receive their newsletter HERE.
November is also Movember… The leading charity changing the face of men’s health: addressing mental health and suicide issues, prostate cancer and testicular cancer.
Movember first started in Melbourne, Australia in 2003 when two friends (Travis Garone and Luke Slattery) talked 30 of their friends into growing a ‘Mo’ (moustache). They had been inspired by a friend’s mother who was fundraising for breast cancer, they decided to make the campaign about men’s health and prostate cancer.
By 2007, the campaign had grown internationally including the UK campaign with The Prostate Cancer Charity. There are now official campaigns in 21 countries around the world 🙂
Sign up, take part and grow your own moustache for November – Click HERE.
Kathryn, Elsbeth, Robert and Alex are your new Broadwindsor Film Club team 🙂 Contact: broadwindsorfilmclub@gmail.com.
New/Renewal Membership Fees remain unchanged.
Over 65’s £15
Under 65’s £20
Cheques made payable to ‘Comrades Hall’. This is the preferred method of payment as it affords us and you a receipt/proof of payment. We will also accept cash.
As a member, you have free attendance on Film Nights and it’s only £4 to pay for a guest. You also can freely hire the DVD of any of our previous films shown…Click HERE to view the list of previously shown films.
On Friday, 15th November, the team will be showing:
Directed by: Cord Jefferson
CAST: Issa Rae, Adam Brody, Leslie Uggams, John Ortiz, Erika Alexander,
Sterling K. Brown, Jeffrey Wright & Tracee Ellis Ross.
(Running time: 1hr 57mins)
AMERICAN FICTION is Cord Jefferson’s hilarious directorial debut, which confronts our culture’s obsession with reducing people to outrageous stereotypes. Jeffrey Wright stars as Monk, a frustrated novelist who’s fed up with the establishment profiJng from “Black” entertainment that relies on Jred and offensive tropes. To prove his point, Monk uses a pen name to write an outlandish “Black” book of his own, a book that propels him to the heart of hypocrisy and the madness.
Watch the trailer at https://bit.ly/4h3YPeM
Please remember to bring your cheques/cash for membership when you attend a film.
Good Luck & Thank You to the New Team!
Not before time – a new reduced speed limit of 40mph comes into effect on this Friday, 1st November.
Statement of Reasons
• For avoiding danger to persons or other traffic using the roads, or any other road,
and for preventing the likelihood of any such danger arising.
• To provide a safer environment for parents and children
• To help reduce the amount of pollution that school children are exposed to
outside schools
As shown below, the section of road on the B3163 will be reduced from 60mph to 40mph approaching the 20mph in our village.
It will be a year next month that the Post Office van started visiting the Comrades Hall car park every Monday 12.15-1.15pm and on Thursday mornings at 9.15-10.45.
As there is much more to the internet than social media, the editor felt it proper to share Steve’s video which he posted on Facebook yesterday for visitors to the website who do not use social media…
A Huge Thank you to Steve and his team at Beaminster Post Office who have all been committed from day one to keep a Post Office service going for all of the communities they serve. 🙂
This in Drimpton is the first of several opportunities organised by Broadwindsor Group Parish Council, there will be one in Broadwindsor, and possibly Blackdown too.
From 10.30am – 3.30pm, with refreshments available – make your views count or perhaps just find out more and make enquiries as to how our council are approaching the Climate & Ecological Emergency we are facing in our own environment.
Scan the QR code for further information or please direct your questions to the Parish clerk at hello@broadwindsorgroup.gov.uk.
The first-ever print run of the Broadwindsor map — created by artist Megan Edwards as part of Windrose’s The Place I Love project at the beginning of 2022 — will be ready in time for Christmas 2024!
As described above, choose from:
50% of all profits will go to Windrose to fund further community projects and 50% will go to Megan, the artist.
To have them in time for Christmas, please place your pre-orders with Margery Hookings at margery.hookings@gmail.com.
