Welcome to the Friendly Village of East Chinnock

Accommodation	Charities	Food & Drink
Furniture	Gardening	Garages
Post Office	Property Maintenance	Soft Furnishing

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Your contact details.
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Accommodation
Barrows Farmhouse Weston Street East Chinnock BA22 9EJ Tel: 01935 864576 Bed & Breakfast Email: barrowsfarmhouse@aol.com Website: http://www.barrowsfarmhouse.com/

The Gables 3 Star Accommodation East Chinnock BA22 9DR Tel: 01935 862237 Tony & Sandy Whitehead Email: tands.whitehead@btinternet.com Website: http://www.thegablesyeovil.co.uk
The Gables built c1670, began life as a bakery with an adjoining cottage. The cottage became general stores and post office around 1840. In 1930 the property became a guest house. The bakery, while retaining many original features, was reconstructed to serve as the tea rooms of today.

The Portman Arms High Street East Chinnock BA22 9DP Tel: 01935 862227 Shirley, Steve and Stephanie welcome you Bed & Breakfast More Details

Weston House Cottages Weston House East Chinnock Somerset BA22 9EL Mrs Susan Gliddon Tel: 01935 863712 Mobile: 07884 214768 E-mail: sue@westonhouse.net Website: http://www.westonhouse.net/

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Charities
‘Life for a Life’ Memorial Forest Registered Charity 1096422 Chinnock Hollow Forest More

Food & Drink
Cott Farm Broad Lane East Chinnock Somerset BA22 9ES Tel: 01935 864211 Mon-Sat 10am to 5pm Pine & Oak Furniture Free Range Eggs, locally produced cheeses, meats, chutneys and cider. Email: ollie@cottfarmfurniture.co.uk Website: http://www.cottfarmfurniture.co.uk/

The Gables 3 Star Accommodation East Chinnock BA22 9DR Tel: 01935 862237 Tony & Sandy Whitehead Cream Teas Email: tands.whitehead@btinternet.com Website: http://www.thegablesyeovil.co.uk
The Gables built c1670, began life as a bakery with an adjoining cottage. The cottage became general stores and post office around 1840. In 1930 the property became a guest house. The bakery, while retaining many original features, was reconstructed to serve as the tea rooms of today.



The Portman Arms High Street East Chinnock BA22 9DP Tel: 01935 862227 Shirley, Steve and Stephanie welcome you More Details


Cuisine At The Old Chapel The Old Chapel College East Chinnock BA22 9DY +441935864309 Susan Thomas Private Catering


Bridge Farm Shop Cider Bridge Farm East Chinnock Somerset BA22 9EA 01935 862387 Open: Monday - Saturday: 10.30-6:00pm all year Sunday: 10.30-6:00pm May-September E-mail: BridgeFarmCider@tiscali.co.uk


Spring Holton Farm Broad Lane East Chinnock Somerset Tel: 07807-907280 E-mail: springholton@googlemail.com
LOVELY LOCAL LAMB! Delicious lamb and mutton from Shetland Sheep. High quality and lean, high in Omega 3. Tender fine texture, Unique flavour. Whole or half lamb boxes, all cut and packed to your requirements and delivered locally.


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Furniture
Cott Farm Broad Lane East Chinnock Somerset BA22 9ES Tel: 01935 864211 Mon-Sat 10am to 5pm Pine & Oak Furniture Free Range Eggs, locally produced cheeses, meats, chutneys and cider. Email: ollie@cottfarmfurniture.co.uk Website: http://www.cottfarmfurniture.co.uk/


Rainer Wittlin Carpentry & Joinery Barrows Hill Farm East Chinnock Somerset BA22 9EY Tel: or Fax : 01935 863569 9am to 5:00pm Mon to Fri 24 Hour answer phone Email: Rainer@Wittlin.fsnet.co.uk Website: http://www.rainerwittlin.co.uk/index.htm


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Gardening
Moorend Nursery D W Margetts & Son Hardington Moor Yeovil BA22 9NW 01935 862460 Specialist Growers of Bedding Plants Basket & Patio Plants Open 10:00am to 4:00pm email: Moorendnursery@hotmail.co.uk


Down To Earth Gardening Services Richard & Linda Fry Tel: 01935 863042 (evenings) or 07870 947 587 (Linda) or 07875 751 336 (Rich) Fences repaired, general odd jobs, lawn mowing, hedge trimming etc


Greenland Garden Services Ltd Andrew Harris 2 Church Villas East Chinnock Tel: 01935 864414 Mobile: 07961879378



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Garages
Barrows Hill Garage CLOSED

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Health
Westlake Surgery Appointments Tel: 01935 862212 Dispensary Tel: 01935 865104
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Post Office
Post Office Outreach Service now available in the Village Hall Times Mondays 1-3 pm Tuesdays 9am-12 noon Post Box in College TWO collections Mon-Fri at 12 noon and 4.15pm

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Property Maintenance
Electrician David Broughton Tel: 01935 863251

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Soft Furnishing
Soft Furnishing Lee Gardener Tel 01935 863650 10am to 5pm

Upholstery Viv Tierney Tel: 01935 863086

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‘Life for a Life’

Memorial Forests

Registered Charity 1096422

CHINNOCK HOLLOW FOREST

Above the pretty village of East Chinnock and the very busy A30 road is the ‘Life for a Life’ Memorial Forest. Walk through the Kissing Gate at the bottom of the hill by the Odcombe Hollow road sign. The public footpath takes you slightly to your right and up to the very top of the steep incline that leads out into the sunken road beyond.

		Three years ago the charity took on the site to create a forest to perpetuate the memory of loved ones who are no longer with us. The ashes of any deceased person can be placed beneath the trees (which are guaranteed for 30 years) and a small pine memorial post and a plaque are placed in front of it. I must stress that our forests are not crematoriums or cemeteries, but rather a special place set aside to celebrate life. Our aim is to create a living, breathing forest within beautiful and peaceful surroundings that will be of benefit to us all in the years to come.
We can also place our benches and picnic tables on this site as a commemoration to some-one, and an example of a bench can be seen on the very crown of the hill. Not only do our forests remember those who have passed on, but trees can be planted for a variety of reasons; each one separately unique and special to the individual. We have planted trees to celebrate weddings, births and anniversaries; in fact, any reason at all.
The views across the pretty valley that runs away from the hill are truly astounding. The village church nestles snugly beneath the hill, and in a way this in itself is quite appropriate. Within the church a stain glass window has been donated to the village by an ex-German Prisoner of War. This particular forest raises money for local charity and quite by chance it supports the Royal British Legion and the Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Families Association (commonly known as SSAFA) in Somerset. It is quite fitting then that this forest also serves as a reconciliation point between the nations that took part in World War Two. We are also doing something quite environmentally important too. We are creating a ‘carbon sink’. Each one of us, through an average lifespan, produces about 25,000 kilogram’s of CO₂, a greenhouse gas. Each tree planted removes on average 7½ kilogram’s of CO₂a year. By taking this carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, trees help to clean the air and offset our polluting lifestyles. Through a process called Photosynthesis our trees collect carbon dioxide through their leaves and convert it to a waste product, oxygen.
Another important feature of our forests is that we only plant native British trees. Our forefathers took to the axe quite readily and as a result many British trees were brought to the point of extinction.
		The trees we plant are the Silver Birch (Betula pendula), the Rowan (Sorbus aucuparia), the Oak (Quercus robur) and the Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris). Silver Birches and Rowans have an average lifespan of between 80 to 120 years, whilst the Oak and Scots Pines can be expected to live between 300 to 400 years. The Scots Pine will also grow up to forty metres in height and can be a nesting place for large birds of prey.
Within the county of Somerset we have other forests too. These are located on the banks of the Sutton Bingham Reservoir, Yeovil; Clatworthy Reservoir, Taunton; Hawkridge Reservoir, Bridgwater; Blagdon Lake Reservoir and the Chew Valley Reservoir. The first three of our sites have been generously donated to us by Wessex Water, whilst the last two have been donated by Bristol Water.
You are welcome to visit our forest on top of the hill, but if you have a dog please clean up any mess that it makes as children do visit the site to look at Granddad’s and Grandma’s trees. For more information, go to http://www.lifeforalife.org.uk/ ‘Life for a Life’ Memorial Forests is a totally not for profit and non denominational charity that boasts a return of 80% of its income to local charities. So far, nationwide, our charity has donated over £750,000 to other charities, mostly hospices and medical facilities. In the 5 years that ‘Life for a Life’ has been operating in Somerset, we have donated over £22,000 to St Margaret’s Hospice in Somerset and £13,240 to the Children’s Hospice South West. Within the next 6 months we hope to be making our first donation to the Royal British Legion in Somerset. *Love someone, miss someone, help everyone. Plant a tree – it’s for life.* Peter Forrester Area Co-ordinator (South) Back To Top