The Community Committee organises events to bring us all together and raise funds to be ploughed back into the community. We are also responsible for the monthly Newsletter and the Saturday Shop. Our three main annual events are the Summer Fete in June which takes place on the Playing Field, the Harvest Supper in September, usually in the barn at Overton Farm, by kind permission of Rosie and Dave Paull, and the Christmas Bazaar which takes place in the Church every November. All these events are traditional village get-togethers and great fun for all.
Funds raised are put back into the community in the form of a free Newsletter to every household in the village, a free trip to the pantomime at The Octagon for each child every Christmas, and a Christmas present for every Senior Citizen. If the village needs anything, such as new tables, we will purchase those and we will provide financial help with any village project, such as the recent installation of the West Gallery in the church.
CONTACTS
Chairman
Shirley Hoar
jane.shirleyhoar@gmail.com
Vice Chairman
Secretary
Gilli Salmons
gillian.salmons@btinternet.com
Treasurer
Helen Crofts
helencrofts@btinternet.com
Babcary News & Views
The Newsletter is published every month except August and January and is delivered to every household. It contains committee reports, news of events, a weather report and topical articles.
Babcary Directory of Local Services and Contacts
This document will be of use to existing and especially new residents to find a list of local services and contact details. If you find any that are out of date and need correcting or adding new information that will be of value to other villagers please let the Parish Clerk – Jasmine Tucker, or Philip Sketchley – philsketchley8@gmail.com know so that it can be updated.
Babcary Round Walks
We plan to upload a series of walks around the village using local footpaths and varying from 1 to 6 miles. NB. Many of the paths are very boggy when the ground is wet and they may be overgrown in the summer.
For more specific walk information, visit our Babcary walks page.
Babcary Wildlife Meadows
Just over the ford at the end of North Street is an SSSI, are number of small wildflower rich hay meadows and unimproved grassland, owned and managed by the Somerset Wildlife Trust who saved this now rare habitat in 1999. The orchids are particularly spectacular.
Babcary Community Shop
The Community Shop is open between 9.30am and 11.00am in the Hut every Saturday, except at Easter and Christmas or when there is a community event. It is basically a “bring and buy” shop. 80% of the purchase price goes back to the “bringer” and 20% goes to village funds. There are always eggs and homemade cakes and bakes for sale and lots of home-grown seasonal produce over the summer months. Come early to avoid disappointment! There is often also homemade marmalade and jam, hand crafted cards and a small library of books. The main purpose of the Shop is to bring the community together on a weekly basis for a chat and a free cup of coffee. There is a special Christmas Shop on the last Saturday before Christmas with lots of Christmas goodies and free mulled wine!
OPENING TIMES
Between 9.30am and 11.00am in the Hut every Saturday.
Except at Easter and Christmas or when there is a community event
LOCATION
Playing Field Hut
Babcary Directory
Local suppliers, places of interest and a host of useful contact numbers
MEDICAL
DR SIMON HUINS
Queen Camel Medical Centre,
West Camel Road, Queen Camel,
Yeovil BA22 7LT
Enquiries & emergencies:
01935 850225
Medicines:
01935 850379
DR M ROYLANCE
New Surgery,
Milbrook Gardens,
Castle Cary
T: 01963 350210
CASUALTY DEPARTMENT
Yeovil District Hospital
Higher Kingston
Yeovil
BA21 4AT
(nearest 24 hour emergency facilities)
T: 01935 475122
DEFIBRILLATOR
There is a defibrillator in the old telephone kiosk (as well as a store of emergency sandbags for floods). In the event of someone collapsing; run to the kiosk, take the defibrillator to the casualty and it will give you simple voice instructions to follow. Anyone can use it – you’ve nothing to lose!
DENTAL
BRAMCOTE SURGERY
Woodcock St, Castle Cary
NHS
T:01963 350123
G E WILSON
18 Magdalen St,
Glastonbury
(Private)
T:01458 832215
PHILIP JENKINS
141 High Street,
Street
(Private)
T: 01458 442036
VETERINARY
WESSEX VETERINARY GROUP
The Old Band House,
West St, Somerton
T:01458 274021
DELAWARE VETERINARY GROUP
Delaware House, Woodcock St,
Castle Cary
T:01963 350307
SCHOOLS
KEINTON MANDEVILLE COUNTY PRIMARY SCHOOL
Chistles Lane,
Keinton Mandeville
TA11 6ES
T:01458 223452
email: office@km-ps.co.uk
ANSFORD COMMUNITY SCHOOL
Maggs Lane,
Ansford
BA7 7JJ
T:01963 350895
LOVINGTON C OF E PRIMARY SCHOOL
BA7 7PX
T:01963 240305
PUBS
THE RED LION
Charlie and Claire Garrard
T:01458 223230
Real ales, good food, quiz nights, B&B, pizza oven, marquee for events
LOCAL POST OFFICE & STORES
SPA SHOP & FILLING STATION
Lyford Crossroads
Opening times:
Sunday to Thursday – 6am to 10pm
Friday & Saturday – 7am to 10pm
CHARLTON ADAM POST OFFICE
The Post Office and shop is now closed.
BABCARY LAST POST
Monday to Friday 9.30am,(but often later as now collected by same postvan as deliveries into village
Saturday midday.
CASTLE CARY MAIN POST OFFICE now closed
Last post Monday to Friday 5.45 pm
Somerton
Now Closed
Queen Camel Post Office
High Street, Queen Camel, BA22 7NG
Mon-Fri 09:00-1:00 & 14:00-17:30
Sat: 09:00-12:30
BAKERY AND BUTCHER
WREFORDS BAKERY
On the A303 200yds
West of Steart Lane junction
LIEVITO BAKERY
On the B3153 at Lovington
For bread, pizzas, pasta
and Italian specialities.
T: 07976 953464
SYCAMORE FARM SHOP
Barton Rd, Keinton Mandeville
for fine locally reared meat
DELIVERIES TO THE VILLAGE
MOBILE LIBRARY
4 weekly Thursdays
2.30 to 3 pm by the bus shelter
MILKMAN
Westfield Dairy
Keinton Mandeville for fresh
milk delivered in a bottle
T: 07976 953464
OVERTON FARM
Babcary award winning Hurdlebrook cream, yoghurt, crème fraiche and green-top Guernsey milk. Available from Dave Paull at Overton Farm.
NEWSPAPER
no deliveries at present nearest is Queen Camel post office or Shell Garage stores, Lydford on Fosse
COAL. Both deliver weekly.
Darch, Pen Mill
Trading Estate,
Yeovil. T:01935 421731
Snows, Castle Cary
T: 01963 350289
OIL SYNDICATE
No active syndicate at present but The Oil Club and Boiler Juice operate
https://www.oil-club.co.uk/ or contact Phil Sketchley for more details 07741 313299
REFUSE COLLECTION
Wheelie bins emptied fortnightly on Fridays.
After a Bank Holiday weekend bins are emptied on Saturdays.
RECYCLING COLLECTION
Black and green boxes emptied
every Friday – paper, glass,
plastic bottles, tins, shoes and textiles.
GARAGES
SOAR GARAGE AT LYDFORD
(FILLING STATION
Steart Road Garage, West Camel
T: 01935 850343
SERVICES & MORE
PLUMBER
G P Davis at Street
T:01458 447810
CHIMNEY SWEEP
Roger Dodd
T:01935 813989
SOUTH SOMERSET DISTRICT COUNCIL
Brympton Way
Yeovil
T:01935 462462
PUBLIC TRANSPORT
Weekly bus to Yeovil on Wednesday mornings.
See bus shelter for details.
NON EMERGENCY POLICE
Yeovil:01935 415291
Somerton:01935 402177
BABCARY TODDLER GROUP
Temporarily suspended due to a lack of toddlers!
RUBBISH DUMP
Castle Cary Recycling
Dimmer Dump, Dimmer Lane,
Castle Cary
BA7 7JB
01963 351725
Mon-Tues 9:00 – 5:00pm
Sat-Sunday 9:00am- 4:00pm
Also Somerton
PLACES OF INTEREST NEARBY
- Glastonbury Abbey Ruins and Glastonbury Tor
- Stourhead House and Gardens (NT)
- Yeovilton Fleet Air Arm Museum
- Haynes Motor Museum, Sparkford
- Wells Cathedral
- Lytes Cary House, Charlton Mackrell (NT)
- Sherborne Castle and Abbey
- Montacute House near Yeovil (NT)
- The Newt, Hadspen, Castle Cary
- Wookey Hole Caves and Cheddar Gorge
