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Village NewsletterIssue 470 March 2017

liddesdenMoscow Drug Club at the Village HallWhat a fantastic evening of music on the 11th February!

If you weren’t there then you missed a great night out!Gipsy swing, salsa, jazz, ballads - all delivered withan infectious beat, dash of humour, Katya’s stunning

voice & the most brilliant musicians. It always amazesme that such high calibre professional performers, whotravel the globe, are willing to come to our little villagehall to entertain us. They were just superb!

We had a huge audience of 96 which was quite a squashround the tables, but made for a great atmosphere andnearly drank the Bar dry! We made a wonderful profit forthe Hall of £ 747.46 which goes towards general upkeep.

Lots of time and hard work goes into the organisation ofthese events, so many thanks to the helpers on the night –Tracy & Chris manning the Bar & dishwasher, Marilynproviding the artists with a delicious supper and Juliehelping with teas & finance. Others worked on Saturdayafternoon, after the show and Sunday morning setting outand then packing away the lights, tables and staging.Your efforts are always greatly appreciated.

There is no HCC Hog the Limelight scheme now forsupporting these events so thanks go to our very generousprivate sponsor without whom this show would not havetaken place.

The next major VH event will be the Players’ summerproduction on Friday 16th & Saturday 17th June.Another great comedy is planned so keep the dates free!On behalf of Cliddesden Village Hall Committee manythanks for your continuing support.See you there!Angie

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Every year the village has a spring-clean collecting any litter which,unfortunately, spoils our lovely lanes and vergesand is often harmful to wildlife.We are holding our 2017 annual litter pick on Saturday morning 4th March.If you can join in, please meet at the village pond at 10.00am and we will organise ourselves into groups.Please bring gloves and litter pickers if you have any. Extra litter pickers, hi-viz vests and bags will be supplied.If you can't come out with us along the roads then maybe you could collect any litter you see outside your home andput in your bin. Every little helps!

So let's tidy up Cliddesden!

Best wishes from us allAlison, Angie, Mary & Gill

Dear 3CG Members & Supporters

Dear ResidentsI am extremely pleased to report that we have had no reported crime in this parish since the criminal damage to apadlock and field gate at Hackwood Lane overnight of January 6th / 7th 2017. As I have no information / witness appeals to make regarding crime, I would like to remind residents that in March2016 we suffered from several non dwelling burglaries all across this area. Realistically it may well be the case that thecriminals will return this year to steal the replacement items from what they took last year. It is really important thatresidents record serial numbers and take photographs as well as protect their sheds and outbuildings from suchcriminals. Also please consider a ‘shed alarm’ which can be battery or electric and do help. I am also concerned with the ever increasing amount of fly-tipped rubbish that appears to be in our area and I askresidents to please report any sightings of anyone doing this. We had some on Kennel Farm Lane, Dummer overnightof February 7th /8th, I am pleased to report that an address and other papers have been found and I have submitted afull file with statements to the Borough Council to chase up, interview and hopefully report for summons to court. Also The Hampshire Police & Crime Panel who oversee the work of the Police & Crime Commissioner for the twocounties are seeking your views on: 1. How effective do you feel the PCC and his office have been in fostering apartnership approach to rural crime, and in encouraging the sharing of information between partners? Whatopportunities do you feel exist for greater engagement? 2. How well has PCC engaged with residents to help allaytheir fears of rural crime and encourage local communities to take measures to protect themselves against rural crime?Can you identify further examples of how the PCC might enhance this communication? 3. How effective and efficientis the current policing response to rural crime? What role could the PCC take, at a strategic level, to support anyimprovements to this approach? 4. What would you identify as being the current key concerns in relation to ruralcrime? 5. What do you think should be the priorities for inclusion by the PCC in his new Rural Crime Strategy forHampshire and the IOW? 6. Is there anything further that you can provide to the Panel that will assist us with ourproactive scrutiny of this topic? The Panel thanks you for taking the time to respond to our request for written evidence; your responses will helpMembers identify areas for recommendation to the Police and Crime Commissioner for Hampshire. Please note, asevidence to a ‘Select Committee’ style inquiry, your responses will be published unless you specify that the content isnot for publication. The deadline for responses to be returned is 3 March 2017 and all submissions are gratefullyreceived. Please return your responses to: Caroline Roser, Democratic Support Officer to the Hampshire Police andCrime Panel, Hampshire County Council, Corporate Services, Room 102, Elizabeth II Court South, The Castle,Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8UJ. Email: [email protected] Telephone: 01962 846693. Many thanks as always for your support

Many thanks,Andrew Reid, Local Constable, Tel: 01256.389050, Mob 07768:776844,[email protected]

March 2017 Cliddesden Village Newsletter

Cliddesden Village Newsletter March 2017

Social and Entertainment ClubCliddesden Millennium Village Hall

‘You’ll be sure of a warm welcome and a great evening!’

The bar opens at 7.30pm and we start at 8pm. There is an intermission half way throughduring which ice creams and the bar are available. Admission is only £2 per person.

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To everyone thinking about joining us, please do come along, bring your friends and neighbours, no matterwhere they live. All our films are suggested by members, so please let us know if there are any films thatyou would like to see. If requested we use ‘subtitles for the hard of hearing’.

Ted Dowson - 381529

Kind Hearts and Coronets - 1949 (*****) , 106 minsThursday 2nd MarchI can do no better than to paraphrase the text from the Radio Times Guide to Filmswhich says "Arguably the finest of the Ealing Comedies. Robert Hamer's (School ForScoundrels) superb Comedie Noire has a deliciously witty script that slips smoothlybetween dastardly deaths. The picture is elevated to greatness by the performances;Alec Guinness acts with astounding versatility and virtuosity, supported by thebrilliance of Joan Greenwood and Valerie Hobson."

The Birds - 1963 (*****) , 119 mins cert 15Thursday 6th AprilTerror-horror directed by Alfred Hitchcock with typical tongue in cheek. Starring RodTaylor and Tippi Hedren. The story was adapted from the short story of the samename by Daphne Du Maurier.Budget $3.3M Box Office $11.4M


Our speaker for our February meetingwas Michael Kenning who gave us afascinating insight into the life of JaneAusten and her family. Jane was born inSteventon in 1775 and was the daughter

of the vicar George. She had 6 brothers, James, George, Edward, Henry,Francis and Charles and one sister, Cassandra. Her brother George had adisability and was sent to be fostered. Her brother Edward was adopted by awealthy relative Thomas Knight who owned Steventon and its associatedfarms, as well as having an estate at Chawton and one in Kent.The family lived in Steventon until her father retired in about 1800 and they thenwent to live in Bath where they stayed until after her father’s death. Her familywere not well off but by this time Edward had inherited Thomas Knight’s estatesand he allowed Jane, her mother and sister to live in a large cottage inChawton. Jane’s most famous novels were Sense and Sensibility, NorthangerAbbey, Pride and Prejudice, Emma, Mansfield Park and Persuasion. She didwrite other things as well but they are less well known.Jane died in 1817 from possibly Addison’s Decease although this is conjectureand she was buried in Winchester Cathedral. Michael’s talk was very interestingand all our members enjoyed the evening very much.We will be holding our annual Jumble Sale on Sunday 19th March in the villagehall. Doors will open at 1pm and if you wish to donate items please bring themalong from 11.30am. We will be selling the usual items including homemade cakes etc. We will also be serving teaand cakes. This a good opportunity for you all to have a good clear out and if bringing items along on that morning is aproblem please call me to make alternative arrangements.If you are interested in our group please come along we will be pleased to see you. We have several members wholive in Dummer some from Hatch Warren, Beggarwood, Brighton Hill and Basingstoke. You don’t have to live inCliddesden!

Visitors and newcomers are always welcome. We meet at 7.30 in the Village Hall.Diane Rampton 467533

Next MeetingOur next meeting will be our16th March at 7.30pm

‘Dancing Exhibition'

Lisa Beaumont withher pupils

Cliddesden WI

ST. LEONARD’S CLIDDESDEND.C.C. A.G.M. 8:00pm 25 th April 2017

Come along to the Church for a glass of wine and nibblesand have a chat with us to find out what is happening

at St Leonard’s this year.

Also,date for your diary:

ST. LEONARD’S CLIDDESDENQUIZ NIGHT

Saturday 5th May 2017At Cliddesden Millennium Village Hall

Our Annual Quiz Night including Supper, Bar and a Raffle.


Cliddesden Primary SchoolSpring Term

Asporty start to the year with 10 children from Oak Class attending AldworthSchool to play Table Tennis in an individual inter-school competition.

Several Basingstoke Primary Schools took part in the event. All of the childrenreally enjoyed themselves and a few made it to the consolation group semi-finalsand the finals! This is such a huge achievement as many had never played tabletennis before.

Shortly after, 12 children from Year 5 and 6 represented our school at one ofthree athletics qualifying competitions held in Basingstoke.

The children all worked hard to gain points in a variety of athletics eventsincluding; 1, 2 and 3 length sprints, triple jump, long jump, javelin and many more!Each member of the team took part in two running events, one throwing event andone jumping event. During the course of the afternoon we saw members of theteam striving to produce their best performances in each event. Unfortunately, thisyear there was great competition and we missed out on a place in the next round,but there was great sportsmanship shown throughout the competition by our athletics team.

Later in the month, selected children from Beech class were chosen torepresent our school in a skipping competition. Twelve Basingstoke schools

were competing in three different categories; each child would take part in eachactivity. The first activity for Cliddesden was the individual skipping, each childwould skip for as long as they could. The second activity was freestyle skipping,where we saw some real skill. The third activity was skipping on the long rope,our highest score came from Darcey, she scored 156 which was the highestlong rope score of the afternoon. At the end of the three rounds we

nominated two children to represent us in the double long rope, both Sam andDarcey did an amazing job which resulted in Cliddesden coming third overall. Everybody enjoyed the

afternoon and we saw some amazing skipping.

Chestnut Class visited QMC Science department as part of their science topic, solids,liquids and gases and changing matter.

Four experiments had been arranged. Their first experiment waslooking at how water is different in the three different states. Next

they looked at how particles in the different states are arranged and howthey can move around. After that they looked at what temperaturedifferent materials melted at. The final experiment was looking at howplastics can change state.

It was then Oak Class who visited QMC where they learnt about Forcesincluding, gears, weights, water resistance and cogs. Again there were fouractivities to do. The first activity was about weights, they used pulley’s and weights to discover that the heavierthe weight the easier it is to lift with a pulley. The second experiment was with cogs and gears, they foundthat the smaller the cog the faster the gear moved and the bigger cog produced more power. Thirdly they usedwater and wooden boats to learn about water resistance. Using a stopwatch they learnt which shape boat was thefastest and which was the slowest and why this was. Lastly, they learnt about friction. They used different typesof string, weights and cogs and discovered which gave the least and most friction.


KS1 children have also been very busy starting off with a Perform Dramaworkshop. Their challenge was to get the fairytale book from the evil Red

Queen's castle. Everyone was scared. First they did some warm up exercisesbefore going on their journey. The Funky Fairy helped them by distracting the RedQueen so the children could reclaim the fairytale book. The fairytale book wasreally important because it had the 'happily ever after' endings inside for all of thedifferent fairytales.

They also had a visit from aHampshire Fire and Rescue engine.

Despite it being a dull and dreary day, KS1 were very excitedknowing that Fire Fighter Foster and Fire Fighter Stone werebringing their Fire Engine to school. Willow Class had their sessionfirst and as they were finishing a real 999 call camethrough. The Fire Engine had to leave us with their lights blazingand sirens screeching, all adding to the excitement. It made themrealise how quickly Emergency Services have to respond to an

emergency. Beech Class were delighted that the emergency was dealt with swiftly andthe Fire Engine returned for their session.

This visit coincided with two KS1 topics: People who help us and The Great Fire of London. The children learntthat not all Fire Engines tackle a blaze. Some are 'rescue' engines that carry all sorts of equipment to use in anemergency. They were shown the huge cutting equipment, equipment for lifting heavy objects, inflatable raftsalong with the protective clothing that Fire Fighters must wear to keep themselves safe.

The children had the chance to ask lots of questions and found it fascinating to compare Fire Engines of todayand how they would tackle a blaze to the resources available to people during The Great Fire ofLondon.

Hampshire Emergency Medical Services came to visit our school duringassembly time. Our visitor told us all about the helicopter and the

crew. She told us they were like super heroes and even had cartoons ofthemselves! The children helped to act out an emergency situation that neededthe air ambulance. The children were great paramedics and doctors.

We had a special visit from Teddy Medic - one of the air ambulance crew!

Ahighlight this month was Oak Class who used role-play and knowledge to recreate a Victorian school day. This day helped them to

understand more about Victorian life. The children had to line up in straight lines: boys andgirls. They had to do this in complete silence and in height order. If they failed to do this,Miss would be wearing a frown and the children would get a caning. Boys had to take offtheir caps to all of the teachers, and all had to stand up whenever an adult entered theroom. The girls had to curtsey as a sign of respect.

In Class children were met with their desks facing forwards in rows. There were nocolourful displays, and instead of the interactive whiteboard there was a black board

and the teacher’s desk at the front of the classroom. It was a dull and gloomy sight. Miss now referred to the children as Standard 5 and Standard 6, and they now ran the risk of wearing

a cap with the word “DUNCE” on it. When taking the register, children were called by their last names and told tosay present in response. The children also had to stand up to answer any questions although they couldn’t ask anyof their own. Lots of lessons were prepared: handwriting (standard 5 used slates and standard 6 used dip pens),bible story, poem recital and arithmetic. After assembly the day ended with a parent workshop. During thissession, girls in standard 5 and 6 were allowed to either sew or paint and boys in standard 5 and 6 were givenmore practical jobs like dip pen drawing and creating a toy which tricked the eye, called a thaumascope. Thechildren thoroughly enjoyed recreating their Victorian Day and comparing it with school life today.For more about all of these stories, please see our website: www.cliddesden.hants.sch.ukPaula Lavender


The first Lecture of the year by Carol Watson was well attended and from a report by Steve Bowcutt was wellpresented and well received. He writes " She gave us lots of colourful slides of her annual Carribean holidays over thelast five years. She has visited a different island each year and treated us to Barbados, Dominica, and Greneda andSt. Kitts. Lovely slides with an entertaining, humorous and at times educational commentary . We saw the unusualand rare cannonball tree which has to be fenced when it is fruiting because of the danger of falling fruit ( hence thename). We also saw a number of enslaved persons huts, these can be moved and known as chattels. So when aslave moved he took his " goods and chattel", apparently this is the origin of the phrase.Now it's remembrance time - so Remember to plant some seeds for the plant sale in May Remember the lecture from the Park Ranger on the 29th MarchRemember everyone is very welcome to come to thee lectures - so bring a friend.Finally remember our three teams !!!

Eddie Rapley

Cliddesden, Farleigh Wallop &Ellisfield Horticultural SocietyThe three villages Gardening Club

Chairman: Steve Bowcutt, tel: 324707, Email: [email protected]: Marilyn Smith, tel: 462584, Email: [email protected]

New ATWAS Drama Group at The Village HallFrom Friday 3rd March, a new drama group is starting at the Village Hall. ATWAS Drama Group (that’s "All TheWorld’s A Stage") will cater for children aged 8 to 15 years. The group will focus on building confidence and selfesteem, and a solid foundation in stagecraft. In addition to a solid programme of sessions, several carefully selectedpeople will come in to work with the children on their specific areas of expertise, throughout the term. These are toinclude sound and lighting - how a desk works and how much an addition of effects can affect a simple scene. We willalso have a workshop from a presentation skills trainer, and we will be working with Mr Stapleton, previously ofCliddesden School, on a couple of sessions, going forward, as well. It is my intention that every child who attends thegroup should come out of every session ready to take on the world. Contact Maz Pennington on 07786392534 or viaemail on [email protected] for further details.

Maz PenningtonIndependent STAR Stylist at Stella & Dot 07786392534


100 ClubHello all 100 Club members. The draw for February was called at the Coffee Morning at the Village Hall on 13th February 2017. Here are the luckywinners:1st: (333) Karen Nicholson 2nd: (2) Don Vernon 3rd: (293) Monica TilleyCongratulationsWe are now approaching the start of the 2017/18 membership for the 100 Club and are looking for new members tojoin and the renewal of existing membership.For people who are new to Cliddesden the 100 Club is a way to have a little flutter and help maintain our lovelyMillennium Village Hall. Each month half the proceeds are paid out as the prize money; 1st prize 30% (currentlyaround £40!), 2nd prize 15%, 3rd prize 5%. The remaining 50% of the proceeds goes to the Millennium Village Hallmaintenance fund, helping to keep the hall maintained to the high standard that we now always expect to see.Membership is £12.00 per year, per number, no limit per household.There are a variety of ways you can make payment - Electronic Funds Transfer, Standing Order, cash or cheque.Cheques should be made payable to ‘Cliddesden Village Hall’. Please consider using Electronic Funds Transfer orStanding Order as this is the easiest method for all concerned. The Hall’s bank details are in the form below if youwish to use this method. Otherwise you can hand cheques and cash, along with the form below, to Angie Fewster atRidge wood House, Farleigh Road, Julie James at Leaview House, 10 Hackwood Lane, or Rose Beevers, ChurchFarm Cottage.If for any reason you are an existing member and do not wish to continue to support the Millennium Village Hall via the100 Club could you let me know and I will withdraw your number, otherwise your number will continue to run for2017/18.Rose Beevers Tel: 475944 ([email protected]).

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VILLAGE GUIDE

POLICEHampshire & Isle of Wight ConstabularyPC Andy Reid

0845 0454545 ext.62412407768 776844 / 01256389050

PARISH COUNCIL

Ron Darley (Parish Clerk) - [email protected]. Andrea Francis - [email protected]. Lynda Plenty - [email protected]. Hazel Metz - [email protected]. Alan Tyler - [email protected]...

356701 / 07791 54883835207407974 17102207866 204390

MEMBER OF PARLIAMENTRanil Jayawardenat MP - [email protected] of Commons, London SW1A 0AA

020 7219 3000

BOROUGH COUNCILLOR Mark Ruffell - [email protected] 346148

COUNTY COUNCILLOR Anna McNair Scott - [email protected] 476472

ST. LEONARD’S CHURCHDISTRICT CHURCH COUNCIL

Rev’d Stephen Mourant - [email protected]. Matthew Jones (Church Warden)Val Gofton-SalmondEamonn Harding (Treasurer)

381217326318474425475985

CLIDDESDEN PRIMARY SCHOOL Kenneth Davies (Headteacher) 321571

MILLENNIUM VILLAGE HALL

Greg Mendelsohn (Chairman) - 2nd alarm contactAngie Fewster (Vice Chair) - 3rd alarm contactKen Rampton (Caretaker) - contact first if alarm goes offPat Rampton (Lettings Secretary)Jo Capehorn (Secretary)Julie James (Treasurer)

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NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH Tony Trown - [email protected] 323311

HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY Marilyn Smith (Secretary) 462584

CLIDDESDEN LADIESMarilyn SmithMonica Tilley

462584351204

BROWNIES Sian Banks 333151

WOMEN’S INSTITUTEPat Rampton (Chairman)Rosemary Potter (Secretary)

461034397594

HILL AND DALEEdna Chilton (Editor)Matthew Jones (Cliddesden)Ben Maunder (Distributor)

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CLIDDESDEN NEWSLETTER Editor: [email protected]

CLIDDESDEN AND FARLEIGHWALLOP EDUCATIONAL TRUST

Alison Mosson (Trustee) 352900

CLIDDESDEN COMMUNITYCONSERVATION GROUP

Alison Mosson (Chairman) - www.3cg.infoAngie Fewster (Secretary)

352900475848

TREE WARDEN Alison Mosson 352900

CLIDDESDEN COMMUNITY CHOIR Ross Palmer - [email protected] 359413

AGE CONCERNThe Orchard, White Hart Lane, Basingstoke RG21 4AFEmail: [email protected]

423874


Copy for the next Newsletter should reach the editor no later than20th March 2017

Contact: Editor - [email protected]

Forthcoming eventsThurs. 2nd March Social and Entertainment Club 7.30pm Millennium Village Hall

Fri. 3rd March ATWAS Drama Group 4.00pm Millennium Village Hall

Thurs 16th March Cliddesden W.I. 7.30pm Millennium Village Hall

Regular weekly events at the Village HallZumba Maz Pennington on [email protected] for further details

Brownies Tuesdays 5.00 - 6.15pm

Art Classes Tuesdays 10.00 -12.00pm and 7.30 - 9.30pm and Wednesdays 10.00 - 12.00pm and 1.00 - 3.00pm

Coffee Morning 2nd Monday of each month 10.30 - 12.00pm

Church Services for March 2017 (at St. Leonard's unless stated otherwise)Sun. 5 Mar 09.45am Mothering Sunday Service + Holy Communion (Common Worship)

Sun. 12 Mar 11.15am Family Communion (Common Worship)

Sun. 19 Mar 11.15am Family Service

Sun. 19 Mar 4.30pm Messy Church at Cliddesden Millennium Village Hall

Sat. 25 Mar 06.00pm Holy Communion (Book of Common Prayer)

Sun. 2 Apr 09.45am Holy Communion (Common Worship )

Village WebsitesCliddesden Parish Council www.cliddesdenparishcouncil.info

Cliddesden Primary School www.cliddesden.hants.sch.uk

St. Leonard’s Church www.hants.org.uk/stleonardscliddesden

Millennium Village Hall www.cliddesdenhall.org.uk

Cliddesden CommunityConservation Group (3CG) www.3cg.info

Village / Newsletter Archive www.cliddesden.jalbum.net

Basingstoke AstronomicalSociety (BAS) www.basingstokeas.org.uk

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