Banging November!
- By Jo MacArthur
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- 26 Oct, 2019
November brings soft mists, white frosts, longer nights and a craving for slow- cooked food,
All toasty and comforting with hearty soups blitzed, and meats roasted, simmered and stewed!
Not long now till Christmas takes over but first we have Remembrance Sunday and Armistice Day,
Plus Bonfire Night and a chance to celebrate with a crackling fire and a dazzling firework display!
There is also the crazy 10-mile lung busting and hill-slipping mud run known as the Sodbury Slog!
With its daunting ‘sheep-dig’ and ‘pig–trough’, and the very wet and very cold odd bog!
The famous Christmas Bath Market also gets underway with gifts, festive food, mulled wine and toys,
And here in Chipping Sodbury we have a production of Godspell to entertain with its story, songs and noise!
So come to our lovely town and start the Christmas countdown with a fun shopping fling,
And enjoy an early festive trip with the opportunity to bag some bargains and buy some glitzy bling!
Hooray! – Spring is on the way with longer and brighter days resulting in a dose of natural light,
Which is so important for health and happiness and making us feel a bit better than just alright!
We can open up the windows, give everything a good airing and begin a ‘de clutter’ campaign
To re charge the batteries, lift our mood and make us feel refreshed, renewed and almost humane!
We can enjoy the infectiously cheery songs by the birds and watch the plants and trees bounce back,
And finally pack away the heavy overcoat, scarves and gloves for a colourful lightweight anorak!
Here in Chipping Sodbury, we have more concerts, a Carpenters Experience and an 80’s Rock Show,
Plus the very first Sodbury Yarn Over Festival with a chance to see demonstrations and to say ‘hello’!
Badminton House is opening its gardens for all to explore and to see the Spring colour palette show
As we prepare for the unpredictable April weather of mini heatwaves, sharp winds, rain and even snow!
Hopefully the grip of Winter is firmly behind us as the days slowly get longer and lighter,
With the birds sing louder and louder, and we can finally get the feeling of all things brighter!
The earth pulls at us all to stir and move, and to start making plans and prepare for new goals
As we can begin to think about putting the boots away in readiness for the shorts and plimsolls!
We have the long Easter weekend to enjoy, plus St David’s and St Patricks day, and Mothering Sunday
And a chance to spoil her rotten with perhaps a meal more gourmet, and a stunning floral display!
In Chipping Sodbury we have concerts, a gala dinner for the RNLI, plays and the spring MOP Funfair,
Plus further afield The Gold Cup, and bread making at the Badminton Estate complete with crafty cookware!
So let’s enjoy the clocks going forward and the arrival of the glorious daffodils to make us all smile,
And plan a trip to our lovely town to explore, plus a visit at The Moda House and stay for a wee while!
Now that January is out the way we can begin to look forward to the arrival of longer days,
With the merest hint that the winter months are gradually going, and we can anticipate some warming rays!
But there is still Pancake and Valentine’s Day to enjoy with sugar, lemon juice and roses all round,
With the usual frying and flipping, and the romantic and commercial celebration merry go round!
In Chipping Sodbury there are concerts taking place plus a tribute to ELO and Lionel Richie,
And the Fawlty Towers dining experience, with Basil and Sybil causing chaotic mayhem and being bitchy!
More Moda marmalade has been made and the new dining room table has gone down a storm,
And the heating has been on full blast to cope with the arctic air, keeping the house all toasty and warm!
So let’s begin to await some early occasional sunshine and to all those women who are in love and carefree,
It is time to bite the bullet, buy a sparkling ring, chose a special location and get down on one knee!
The Moda House, 1 High Street, Chipping Sodbury, Bristol. BS37 6BA.
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