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October 2019
Community Calendar
Tues 1 Oct Mobile Library: VH Car Park 3.15 – 4.00
Wed 2 Oct Ridgeway Ladies: Skittles – members only
Sun 6 Oct Harvest Lunch: VH 1pm
Wed 9 Oct Gardening Club: Talk - The History of Lacock, VH 7.30pm
Tues 29 Oct Mobile Library: VH Car Park 3.15 – 4.00
Wed 30 Oct Vintage Cinema Club: Dial M for Murder, VH 7 for 7.30pm
Mon 4 Nov Parish Council Meeting: VH 7.30pm
Thur 14 Nov Watermill Theatre: A Mini Summer Night’s Dream, VH 7.30pm
Sat 16 Nov Rotary Club Charity Music Night: Prita Grealy, VH 7 for 7.30pm
Sat 30 Nov White Horse Cricket Club: Awards Night 7 for 7.30pm
Waste & Recycling collection days for October
Tue 1 Plastic & Cardboard (blue bin) and Recycling (black box)
Thur 3 Garden waste (green bin)
Tue 8 Household waste (black bin)
Tue 15 Plastic & Cardboard (blue bin) and Recycling (black box)
Thur 17 Garden waste (green bin)
Tue 22 Household waste (black bin)
Tue 29 Plastic & Cardboard (blue bin) and Recycling (black box)
Thur 31 Garden waste (green bin)
The copy date for November 2019 will be
20th October 2019
Please email copy to Dawn May at [email protected], or
phone 07866 889709. Please note I no longer live in Winterbourne Bassett. Items submitted to the Local News are considered for publication at the editor’s discretion and are assumed to be intended for publication unless otherwise stated. Articles will only be printed anonymously if the editor is informed of the name of the author.
It is your responsibility to advise the editor if, for any reason, you do not wish your name to appear in Local News and associated web sites.
Happy Birthday to the Broad Hinton School pupils Isaac Briers, Emily Clarke, Katherine Guyatt, Harper Harwood-Ely, Libby King, Thomas Kirton, Hannah Luschover, Poppy Luschover, Jay Newson, Rashaan Remekie and Romario Remekie who celebrate their birthdays in October
BROAD HINTON VINTAGE CINEMA CLUB…… …. are pleased to announce our programme for 2019/2020 which we hope you’ll agree
includes something to suit everyone interested in the history of classic cinema. If you’re a
vintage film fan and are not yet on our list to receive monthly updates and details of each
programme, drop us a line by email: [email protected]
We meet monthly in The Village Hall and for a very modest entrance fee you’ll be able to
enjoy (as well as ices, beers and wine served by our lovely usherette, Geoff), the
following: -
WEDNESDAY 30th October 2019
DIAL M FOR MURDER (1954: Hitchcock/Grace Kelly, Ray Milland) (Colour!)
c/w: Documentary: “A PROFILE OF BRIEF ENCOUNTER” (next month’s feature)
WEDNESDAY 27th November 2019
BRIEF ENCOUNTER (1945: Celia Johnson, Trevor Howard)
c/w: WE FAW DOWN (1928: Restored Laurel & Hardy Silent)
WEDNESDAY 11th December 2019
STAGECOACH (1939: John Wayne, Clare Trevor)
c/w THE KING’S STAMP (1935: GPO Short – part Colour!!!)
WEDNESDAY 29th January 2020
NIAGARA (1952: JOSEPH COTTON, MARILYN MONROE)
c/w: GPO Film Unit Documentary: CALENDAR OF THE YEAR (1936 – Music by
Benjamin Britten)
WEDNESDAY 26th February 2020
THE LIFE OF EMILE ZOLA (1937: Paul Muni)
c/w: Documentary – A PROFILE OF ‘THE RED SHOES’ (next month’s feature)
WEDNESDAY 25th March 2020
THE RED SHOES (1948: Moira Shearer/ Powell & Pressburger dir) (Colour!)
c/w: Strange PR Short from Central Office of Information: “WHAT A LIFE” (1948)
WEDNESDAY 29th APRIL 2020
THE LAVENDER HILL MOB (1951: Alec Guinness, Stanley Holloway)
c/w: Documentary on THE WORK OF BUSBY BERKELEY
WEDNESDAY 27th May 2020
FIVE FINGERS (1952: James Mason, Danielle Darrieux)
c/w: Documentary – THE MAKING OF SNOW WHITE & THE SEVEN DWARFS
BROAD HINTON KIDS CLUB A Friendly group runs by mums for mums, dads, bumps and carers
For babies and pre-school aged children
18th October,
8th and 22nd November,
6th December
9am -11am
Broad Hinton Village Hall
£2.50 per family includes snack, coffee etc. Contact – Rachel Kent 07818 402 474 or [email protected]
Look forward to seeing you there.
BROAD HINTON
VINTAGE CINEMA CLUB
presents Alfred Hitchcock’s 1954 Technicolor thriller
Dial M For Murder starring Grace Kelly and Ray Milland
and
A Profile of “Brief Encounter” a documentary to prepare you for our November classic
Village Hall Wednesday 30 September
Bar 7.15 Screening 7.30 Tickets £3.00
The Watermill Theatre on tour Autumn 2019 Following The Watermill Theatre’s successful tours of adaptations of classic novels -
DORIAN GRAY, FRANKENSTEIN and JANE EYRE (we only managed to secure the first
of these for Broad Hinton) – this Autumn The Watermill is touring A MINI SUMMER
NIGHT’S DREAM.
This is an adaptation of A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM for three actors. As with the
shows mentioned above, these outreach tours are rather different to The Watermill’s usual
tours. They are stripped back productions which can be played on a floor if necessary,
rather than building a stage. But they did elect to use our stage for DORIAN GRAY, so
maybe they will do so again.
We have managed to book A MINI SUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM into our Village Hall for
7.30 pm on Thursday, 14 November.
There will be further news in November’s Local News and I’ll put up posters as soon as we
can get more details from The Watermill. This is what we know so far:
“A Mini Summer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare, adapted by Danielle Pearson and
directed by Robert Kirby
‘If we shadows have offended, Think but this, and all is mended, That you have but
slumbered here. While these visions did appear...’Three actors unlock Shakespeare’s
enchanting play in a fast-paced 75 minute production with live music.
Midsummer’s night. The costume store backstage at a theatre. Things begin to come
alive...Sprites, fairies and young lovers collide in Shakespeare’s beguiling comedy of
magic and mischief. Over the course of a single night, hearts are broken, vows are made
and dreams are chased. With change in the air and emotions more fickle than ever before,
who will the lovers’ hearts be promised to when the dawn sun rises?”
We understand that the play will have no interval – bring a cushion! We hope to arrange a
bar before the show.
Tickets will be £10 each, no concessions, from John Hutchings, 01793 731050 or
Shop Phone Number: 01672 539200
Summer opening hours Monday- Saturday 9am - 5pm, Sundays & Bank Holidays 10am -
4pm
WROUGHTON COUNTRY MARKET Well the seasons roll along and there is a distinct Autumn “nip” in the air. The market is still producing lots of fruit and veg each week and some plants are still available. The crafters among us are starting to think about Christmas!!!! So keep watching to see what goodies we are producing this year. As always we also have a good selection of jams and preserves and baked goods each week. Wayne has had a busy summer travelling around the UK and to Africa. Keep watching the Facebook page to see where he turns up next...... As always, if you need anything bespoke or have any special requests please either come and speak to any of the producers at the market on a Friday morning (09.00 – 11.00) or ring Tina Grice on 01793 638240. *******************************************************************************************************
TRADITIONAL VILLAGE HARVEST LUNCH
Please come to the Village Hall
on Sunday 6th October, at 1.00 pm.
Book your place with either
Gill on 07774 424125 or [email protected]
or Marjorie 731471 or [email protected]
Individual - £10
Family of 3 - £20
Family of 4 - £30
Family of 5 - £40
This will be a 3 course lunch
Main Course
Dessert
Cheese & Biscuits
Coffee
Harvest themed raffle
60 people maximum – so book early.
There will be a donations bar with beer, wine and soft drinks.
Crafters ‘De-Stash’ Sale Saturday 19th October 2019
1.30pm – 4.30pm
Ellendune Community Centre, Wroughton, SN4 9LW
Many local crafters are clearing out their unwanted craft materials and equipment, to offer
you some really crafty bargains. Fabric, yarn, card making, beads, ribbons, buttons, books,
patterns, dies, stamps, art materials and much more!
Refreshments available. Free parking Raffle – Star prize is a Dyson Ball vacuum cleaner
£1 entry
Further information from Tina Grice 07504813514 or [email protected]
Any proceeds will be shared between Dressability and Swindon Men’s Shed.
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little angels
Come along for singing, snacks, Bible stories, play and craft activities for toddlers.
Tea and cake for grown ups!
10 am on Thursday mornings on
3rd October, 17th October, 24th October,
14th November, 28th November and 12th December
at Kennet Valley School.
Free of charge.
We look forward to seeing you there.
Tennis Tournament - 26 August
This year’s tournament was blessed with our best ever weather and the sunshine brought out some of our best doubles tennis yet. The winners were Tony and Ben Wiseman, with Wendy Reardon-Smith and Tom Fieldsend runners-up. Miri outscored Amanda Le Pape and Chris Moakes. Special thanks go to John O’Neill for his long stint as chef; to Chris O’Neill who moved chairs and tables in and out at speed; and to Tom and Will Fieldsend. They masterfully rearranged the schedule after late cancellations reduced us to 29 players (resulting in Will having to play in two different pairs) and then helping Sally get everyone on the right court at the right time.
The swimming pool inevitably proved very welcome in the heat. Arabella Le Pape swam almost all day, save when she was improving young Noah’s swimming – his constant screams that he was drowning were apparently heard at the other end of the village. One over-heated tennis player jumped into the pool fully clothed.
Proceeds of £830 have been shared between the Church and the Village Hall.
Have you signed up to Community Messaging?
Wiltshire Police use an email alert system called Community Messaging, also known as Neighbourhood Alert, across Wiltshire and Swindon to provide real time information to subscribing residents and businesses. This is a free service and once subscribed you can choose what sort of alert to receive and how to receive them. This way the alerts will be tailored specifically to your interests and delivered by email, text or phone.
Community Messaging allows Wiltshire Police, and carefully selected partners, to help keep communities better informed about police and crime updates affecting their local area. The messages can even be sent to individual postcodes.
Although Wiltshire Police is the main source of information the system is also used by Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue, Wiltshire and Swindon Neighbourhood Watch, Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner, Gas Emergency Service and Action Fraud (the national centre for fraud and cybercrime). All these partners provide relevant information to help keep you safe and secure.
You can respond directly to messages and rate the value/relevance of alerts on a scale of 1-5. Your feedback can be most useful to provide first hand intelligence relating to alerts but also to allow us to assess the effectiveness of the system so we keep messages and alerts relevant.
The relevance of alerts is controlled by users through the selection of specific schemes on the system; Neighbourhood watch is one popular choice but there are also groups for Community Speed Watch, Youth Clubs and Groups, Church Watch, Horse Watch, Farm Watch and many others. All can be selected or deselected as required and all have the ability for you to feed intelligence to crime prevention partners.
It should be emphasised that Community Messaging is not a way of reporting crimes - always call 999 in an emergency or 101 in a non-emergency situation.
Community Messaging doesn’t replace the social media activity that the force uses to reach out to communities but works alongside it to make sure that messages are received in a timely way. With changes to the algorithms that the leading social media platforms use to distribute information you are possibly seeing far fewer of the posts issued than you did five years ago. By signing up to Community Messaging you will be sure to receive the information directly. www.wiltsmessaging.co.uk
Royal Approval of the Proposed Queen Window!
The Salisbury Diocesan Advisory Committee asked us to obtain
many approvals of our Queen Window design for St Peter ad
Vincula before they would consider giving consent themselves.
This is the letter which we have forwarded to the Committee, along
with the other approvals, for consideration at their October
meeting. More news soon! John Hutchings
THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING OUR FêTe . . . . . .
The short, sharp shower that hit us suddenly around 1pm drove people into the cover of
the tents, but the band carried on! The Wroughton Silver Band had been entertaining us
magnificently from noon onwards but they were not put off by the rain. Although there
wasn’t space for the conductor and the percussion section under the canopy, the music
resumed, much to the appreciation of the growing crowds. Our sincere thanks to the
Wroughton Silver Band for their enormous contribution to our Fête.
The sun emerged, the crowds flowed in and the fun continued. The wide variety of games
and activities provided entertainment for the players and spectators alike and, as we had
hoped, many people came for lunch and stayed for tea. As last year, it was wonderful to
hear the laughter, exited screams, cheers and groans as people enjoyed what was on
offer. The bar (manned by Des Clarke and his team) and the BBQ (manned by Lou
Mahanty and his team) did a roaring trade; our thanks to them all. As ever, Jenni Moseling
and her team were kept very busy in the marquee selling teas, coffees and cakes. Thank
you to Jenni, her team on the day and to the many cake-makers.
We have so many people to thank for contributing to what was another successful Fête.
Top of the ‘money-makers’ list was the Raffle and Auction; again, we are enormously
grateful to those businesses and organisations who had donated prizes and to Mark
Wightman who devoted many hours to securing those prizes. Our thanks, too, to the team
who sold the tickets and conducted the auction. We must also thank Jane O’Neill whose
Tombola stall again did well and John O’Neill for the Bric-a-Brac stall that did a brisk trade
in ‘stuff’. Steve Cutler, as ever, provided the public address system but, this year, he built
and ran a new activity called ‘Nerf Shooting’ which attracted old and new players;
congratulations to Tony Crotty who, at the age of 90, achieved the highest score. We
expected no less from an ex-soldier! Thank you, Geoff Martin, for arranging the presence
of a range of classic cars in the driveway. There was plenty to entertain children, too.
The Bouncy Castle was kindly lent to us by Matthew Ely (Lou Mahanty’s son-in-law) and
we are very grateful to him. Our face-painter Sarah Gwilliam was kept busy by an
octogenarian as well as toddlers! Everybody was entertained by the Dog Show which
again attracted a wide variety of breeds with varying degrees of obedience and agility.
Jenny Oakshott successfully got the owners to lead their dogs through tunnels, across
jumps, to zig-zag through sticks and to “Sit” to order. Crufts it wasn’t but the large crowd
around the arena thoroughly enjoyed the spectacle.
We must again thank the gang who helped us with the setting-up and dismantling of the
site. And, as ever, we must convey our thanks to the volunteers – far too many to name
individually - who helped by running the fun activities, particularly those who stayed ‘on
shift’ for long periods without a break.
The Churchwardens and the Parochial Church Council are very grateful to everyone who
attended the event or, in some way, contributed to its success. The sum raised for the
maintenance of our beautiful St Peter ad Vincula church was a few pounds under £3000, a
new record!
And finally, an enormous ‘Thank You’ must again go to John and Jennifer Taylor for
hosting the event in their lovely garden behind the church.
So . . . a massive ‘Thank You’ to all who contributed to the outstanding success of this
year’s Fête.
The Broad Hinton Fête Team
THE RIDGEWAY LADIES
On Wednesday 4th September the Ridgeway Ladies were delighted to welcome Mr Robert
Carpenter Turner to their meeting. Robert is Chairperson of the Kennet Beekeepers in the
Devizes area and has been involved with bees since 1972. He recently retired from his
post as Wiltshire Bee Inspector and now can devote more of his time to his own bees at
his home in the aptly named village of Honeystreet!
The talk was entitled “Goings on in a Beehive” and Robert informed us of the day to day
running of the hive. The hive is home to three types of bee....queen, worker and drone.
The Queen bee is purely an egg laying machine and can produce up to 2,000 eggs a day.
The worker bees are female but are incapable of reproducing. They do all the work in the
hive and their jobs include housekeeping, feeding the queen, drones and larvae, collecting
pollen and nectar, defending the hive and other tasks to preserve the survival of the
colony. The drone bees are all male and their primary function is to be ready to fertilize a
receptive queen. Robert also talked about the role of a beekeeper, the different types of
manmade hive and the various threats to our bee population.
The talk was both informative and entertaining ..... it had the ladies buzzing with questions!
I certainly will have more respect for that jar of honey now I know the amount of work that
goes into it!
Our next meeting is on Wednesday 2nd October at the White Hart Public House in
Wroughton when we will we have our annual skittles evening.
WHITE HORSE CRICKET CLUB PRESENTATION
NIGHT
Saturday 30th November 2019 at Broad Hinton Village Hall 7.00pm for 7.30pm
Cost per head: £30 - to include a 4 course meal & wine
Jacket, (Black Tie Optional) NO JEANS PLEASE
Social Members, Villagers, Players are all welcome.
If you are able to attend, please email [email protected] or [email protected] with your menu choices by 16th November
****
Home Made Roasted Tomato and Thyme Soup (V) Served with Croutons
Or Chicken Liver Parfait with Redcurrant Spiced Cordial Glaze
Served with Mixed Leaves Or
Mini Onion Bhajis served with a Yoghurt and Mint Dip (V) Assorted Crusty Breads
****
Breast of Chicken with a White Wine and Chorizo Sauce Or
Fillet of Salmon with a Courgette, Tomato and Red Pepper Sauce Or
Chick Pea, Sweet Potato and Red Onion Tagine with Rice (V) A Selection of Vegetables and Potatoes of the Chefs Choice
****
Home Made Chocolate and Orange Tart served with Thick Cream Or
Bread and Butter Pudding Or
Fresh Fruit Salad with Cream
****
A Selection of Cheeses with Biscuits And Home-Made Chutney on platters to each table
BROAD HINTON AND WINTERBOURNE BASSETT PARISH COUNCIL MEETING
Broad Hinton Village Hall, Broad Hinton, Monday 2nd September 2019, 7.30pm
DRAFT MINUTES
Present: Alex LaRoche (AL) (Chairman)
Adrian Smith (AS) (Vice-Chairman)
Jim Gunter (JG)
Marilyn Martin ((MM) (Interim Clerk)
Apologies: Howard Witt (HW)
Candace Gaisford (CG)
Ray Smythe (RS)
Jane Davies (Wiltshire Council)
Item
No. Subject
Action
1 Introduction, Quorum & Declaration of Interests AL
The Chairman welcomed everyone to the Meeting and apologies were taken. The meeting was
declared quorate.
Howard Witt, Adrian Smith and Jim Gunter declared an interest in ‘The Winterbourne’ planning
application.
2 Minutes of the Parish meeting held on Monday 7th July 2019
The Minutes were agreed and signed by Cllr. LaRoche. AL
3 Matters Arising
Rats: The Parish Council has received several complaints about the rates residing in the area of
the High Street and Fortunes Field. This was escalated by the complainants to Wiltshire Council
who send a pest control letter to surrounding residents. The complainants focused on a specific
property on the High Street. The resident informed me that several months ago and last week she
AL
had the property inspected by a rat catcher/exterminator and on both occasions they found no
evidence of rats residing at the property nor was there evidence of rats previously residing at the
property. She has also left many traps around the garden over several months which have not
been touched. The exterminator will be filing a full report which will be available for inspection in
a few weeks. The PC are eager to find the real source of the rat infestation and will be contacting
the relative authorities to investigate the other surrounding properties.
4 Finance Update MM
PC Bank Account Balances - as at 3rd September 2019:
Treasurers account: £543.20 Business Bank Account: £12,714.71
Allotment Account balance: £2417.01
Transparency fund: £241.35
Payments over £100 since last meeting:
Clerk’s July Salary - £175
Clerk’s August Salary - £250
M.S.& R.J. Windel - £462.00 – verge cutting in Winterbourne Bassett
AS raised the issue of on-line transactions. A limlt should be set on the amount of funds that
are transferred between accounts and paid out to protect both the clerk (who is the only person
with on-line access) and the public funds. AS to look into this matter.
AS
5 Planning AL
19/03553/FUL The Chapel, Horton Way, Broad Hinton. Loft conversion with dormer windows.
New application including obscure glass in window overlooking side and rear property. Previous
application did not include obscure glass window and was refused. No objection as applicant
compiled with requested changes. Agreed by Wilts with conditions.
19/03975/FUL Charbil, 39 Fortunes Field, Broad Hinton. Single storey rear extension and first
floor extension including internal alterations. No objections. Agreed by Wilts with conditions.
19/05428/FUL 34 Pitchens End, Broad Hinton. Single storey extension. No objections and
agreed by Wilts.
19/05369/FUL 1 New Cottages, Uffcott. Revision to Planning Application approval
18/11092/FUL Front elevation rendered and painted white. Large single garage door to
detached garage. No objections. Agreed by Wilts with conditions.
19/05094/FUL and 19/05513/LBC 142 High Street, Broad Hinton. Full Planning Application
and Listed Building consent for new external window, roof light and internal renovation including
walls. No objections. Agreed by Wilts with conditions.
19/07588/FUL The Winterbourne, Winterbourne Bassett. Full Planning Application for the
installation of a community playground in the gardens of The Winterbourne Public House. On
circulation.
6 Highways and Maintenance
JG reported that the A3461 speeding survey had been completed and details will be published at
the next CATGT meeting
Brow Cottage: JG was contacted by the owner of Brow Cottage regarding her water stopcock.
The bank and hedge is being eroded by traffic and the top has been broken off. JG will contact
Highways to ascertain whether or not a sloped kerb can be installed.
Tree at Pitchens End: JG will contact Highways to find out why this tree is not included in the
annual pollarding of the other 27 trees in the village.
A4361 Road Closure by Thames Water: AS will write to Thames Water about the chaotic
and dangerous way the signage was erected.
Land opposite the Winterbourne Pub: AS to investigate who owns this piece of land and
who is responsible for its maintenance.
JG
AS
7 Emergency Planning
Flood damage in May 2018 – JS will organise a meeting with local landowners to walk the areas
of farmland that need attention. He will also go back to Wiltshire Council regarding their plans for
avoiding a repeat of what happened in May 2018.
A sub-committee will be set up to discuss this.
JG
8 IT Update & Communication (RS absent but following is extracts from his report) RS
The Parish Council has now purchased the Internet Domain www.bhwbparishcouncil.org.uk
As previously agreed, the PC has decided that it does not wish to create a website at this time
Each Councillor has been allocated a PC email address.
A generic address for the Clerk has been set up which will remain the same in the event of
personnel change. RS will be making a number of enhancements i.e. standard email footer, logo
and legal disclaimer.
The home page for our Domain could contain a page of information at no extra cost e.g. contact
details for councillors, meeting dates and a short statement to convey our purpose.
The PC thanked Cllr. Smyth for the work he has done on sorting out the internet and emails.
RS (in
absenti
9 Additional items
Footpaths:
A resident has complained about the lack of access on footpaths over fields to the south of
Broad Hinton.
The Rights of Way officer was contacted but nothing has been done. JS suggested we ask the
parish for volunteers to walk the paths and report back to the PC
JG
10 Standing Orders update
The Councillors approved the existing Standing Order with revisions. These will be reviewed
annually.
11 Boundary Review update AL
The Boundary Commission have revised the final review result date from July to October 2019 as
they called for further submissions from South Wiltshire areas.
12 Clerk’s Role AL
The position has been advertised and the PC have received one submission. Applications are
open until 14th September 2019.
Marilyn Martin was thanked for stepping in as the interim clerk.
13 AOB
Byway 18 – Uffcott: AL has been contacted by a resident in Uffcott regarding the byway and the
company Earthline. Several meetings are being arranged to find the way forward and resolve the
issues. The complaint has previously been raised to Wiltshire Council and CATG.
AL/JG/
HW
Dogs in Winterbourne Bassett: There has been an incidence of aggressive behaviour of certain
dogs attacking other animals. AS to contact the Wiltshire Dog Warden AS
Extra meetings: The councillors present agreed half day meetings 3 or 4 times a year to discuss
projects and planning would be prudent. First one was suggested for late October/November ALL
Minutes: Councillors agreed that the minutes communicated to the public should be more
succinct.
Attendance: Councillors attendance at PC meetings should be discussed at the next meeting.
The meeting finished at 9.06 pm
Date of Next Parish Council Meeting Monday November 4th 2019 at 7.30 pm
Located in Winterbourne Bassett
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VILLAGE HALL
OCTOBER NEWS
Christmas Market Sunday 8th December
If you’d like to book a table for our Christmas Market, please contact Sue Robinson 01793
731957 [email protected] but hurry, they’re going fast. Open from 1pm-4pm.
2019 300 Club Ticket Sales
We’d like to reach 300 in 2020! So please get in touch to tell us you want to continue with
your standing order. If you don’t have a standing order, contact us if you’d like to buy tickets.
They cost £10 each or you can purchase three tickets for £2.50 per month, or six tickets for
£5 per month by setting up a standing order (12 monthly payments).
There are five prizes each month; 1 x £50, 1 x £25, 2 x £20, 1 x £10.
Contact James Gates [email protected] 731197 or 07789 199831
Easy Fund Raising
It’s a great way to raise money for BHVH online and it doesn’t cost you a penny. There are no charges to you and the hall benefits from donations from the retailer. So far our supporters have raised lots of money for BHVH through shopping. To sign up – go to www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/broadhintonvillagehall.
Hiring the hall
• For a party or wedding reception, hire the whole hall, all day and evening for only £150.
• We accommodate arts, craft and fitness classes too. The main hall or the meeting room for a couple of hours during the day or evening costs £18.
• For a large meeting or conference, businesses can hire the main hall for three hours during the day for only £54. It holds at least 120 theatre style and 100 at dining tables.
• For smaller numbers, the separate meeting room is a great option. It seats 36 theatre style, 20 boardroom style. Businesses can hire for two hours during the day for £24.
Marilyn Martin [email protected] or 731521.
September 300 Club Winners
£50 125 Geoff Martin £25 163 Jon Candy £20 149 Marilyn Martin £20 16 Paula Doyle £10 230 Janine Jephson
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CHRISTMAS
MARKET
Sunday 8th December
1:00pm - 4:00pm
Coffee/tea Homemade cakes
Mulled wine Christmas carols
To book a table, contact Sue Robinson
01793 731957
2020 numbers
on sale £10
each, or… 12 monthly standing order payments
£2.50 per month three numbers
£5 per month six numbers
Five prizes each month
1 x £50
1 x £25
2 x £20
1 x £10
Half money raised to BHVH, half prize money
James Gates 731197 or 07789 199831
View from the Pew
Some years ago during a real ‘Indian Summer’ October, a rather draconian edict was
dictated to Head Teachers by the Local Education Authority concerning the future of
playing conkers in primary school playgrounds. I was a Head Teacher in those days and
duly took it to a staff meeting for discussion and uproar ensued. Too much of what had
been the norm, in terms of playground games, had been subverted, changed and hedged
in by ‘Elf and Safety’. Compliance was obligatory and it felt as if we had no control over
how we encouraged the children to make good choices and take safe risks. The banning
of conkers felt to all of us a step too far and we rebelled: contacted the Insurers, consulted
with other schools and called in the H&S governor. The parents and children added their
voices to the mix and strongly worded letters from the 264 junior aged pupils went to the
Director of Education. They were unanswered and ignored and the ban remained. In the
end, despite the upheaval and the wrangling and the imposition of legislation, we made the
best we could of ‘a bad job’.
Within the spirit of the law we did, indeed, comply with the ban of conkers in the
playground. However, we set up a cordoned-off area for the safe playing of ‘competitive
conker sports’ near my office. A risk assessment was done, parents signed permission
forms allowing their child to participate and an 8 week time frame was put on the activity.
Safe play was discussed in classes and rules made, School Council appointed monitors
and there was a MOST DEFINITE BAN on the use of vinegar at home to harden the
conkers - a very sad thing indeed for me, as Chief Conker Wielder, but I reluctantly
agreed.
I would love to say there were no accidents or injuries - my own fingers took a hammering
daily from a group of Year 6 pupils wielding their conkers with deadly precision. That
wasn’t important. Reflecting afterwards one governor said ‘We couldn’t change the ruling
but we chose how that ruling would impact on us and it made us think about our values
and what we stood for in the education of our children and enjoyment of childhood’.
Perhaps as we face the uncertainty of a future beyond October 31st we might choose how
to respond wisely to a ‘ruling’ beyond our control and in the face of the challenge of unrest,
commit to growing in unity, solidarity and co-operation between neighbours, friends and
community.
“A brief respite from everyday pressures –
a time of peace, calm and silent reflection.”
MEDITATION (TAIZÉ) Service
Every fortnight on a Wednesday evening at East Kennett Church from 7.00 to 7.25pm: a
chance to just sit quietly and relax and enjoy the silence and the peace by candlelight, with
a background of occasional singing and some words of wisdom.
Future dates for your diary:
Wednesday
9th and 23rd October
6th and 20th November
‘Will you come and follow me if I but call your name?’
Michael Eaton,(Avebury PCC) starts Training for ordination at Durham
A final celebration service to mark this new step on Michael's spiritual journey was held at
St James’ Avebury on September 8th.
Michael would like to extend his grateful thanks for the love, fellowship and support of all
those who encouraged and prayed for him over the years of exploration. He asks that you
would continue to pray for him and looks forward to coming back whenever time off allows.
He was presented with gifts to help him during his training for which he is 'extremely
grateful and truly humbled by the incredible generosity, the cards and especially the
biscuits, beer and the Beano.'
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October 2019
Church Notice Board
Wedding Kate Selway & 22 September Avebury Nick Rickards Funeral
Paula Goodman 27 August West Overton Burial of Ashes Christine Rickards 28 August Winterbourne Monkton Averina Northmore-Ball 31 August Avebury Joanne Stobbs 09 September Broad Hinton ***************************************************************************************************** Broad Hinton
Flower Rota 5 & 12 October Jane O’Neill 5 October HARVEST FESTIVAL FLOWERS
everyone asked to help from 9.30am 9 & 26 October Vicky Lowes & Clare Fitzpatrick
Cleaning Rota 7 October Julie Watts & Helen Tulissio 14 & 21 October Sally Cartwright & Kirsty Crammond 28 Oct. & 4 Nov Jo McCombe
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Winterbourne Bassett Flower Rota 5 October HARVEST FESTIVAL FLOWERS 12 October Sarah McLuskie
19 October Claire Stiles 26 October Elizabeth Tavener
Cleaning Rota 5 October Sarah McLuskie 19 October The Sumner Family
October 2019
WHO’S WHO in the Upper Kennet Churches
RECTOR - REV’D MARIA SHEPHERDSON 01672 539643 The Rectory, 27 High Street, Avebury, SN8 1RF E-mail [email protected] If you require a priest in an emergency and are unable to contact Rev’d Maria please telephone one of the churchwardens. BENEFICE SAFEGUARDIG REPRESENTATIVES: Mrs Elizabeth Daley 01672 539277 Mr Roderick Palfrey 01793 731067 LAY PASTORAL ASSISTANTS Mrs Claire Stiles 01793 731620 c.j.stiles@hotmail. co.uk Mr Graham Kitchen 01672 861349 [email protected] BENEFICE OFFICE: Anne Robinson, Sophie Roberts (Mon-Thurs, 10am-1pm) Address: The Garden Room, 62 Lockeridge, SN8 4EL
Tel: 01672 861786 e-mail: [email protected] Benefice Website: www.kennet8.org.uk CHURCHWARDENS AVEBURY Mrs Maureen Dixon 01672 539690
Mrs Sandra Hues 01672 539444 [email protected] Mrs Helen Vickers 01672 539482 [email protected] EAST KENNETT Mr Graham Kitchen 01672 861349 [email protected] Mrs Jo Snape 01672 861267 [email protected] WEST OVERTON Mrs Susan Rogers 01672 861374 [email protected] FYFIELD Ms Vicky Evans 01672 861622 [email protected] WINTERBOURNE MONKTON Ms Penny Gold 01672 539158 [email protected] WINTERBOURNE BASSETT Mrs Glynis Long 01793 731398 [email protected] Mr Peter Barry 01793 731589 [email protected] BROAD HINTON Miss Sally Cartwright 01793 731050 [email protected] Mrs Gill Crabtree 07774 424125 [email protected] Mr Robert Fitzpatrick 01793 739156 [email protected] Benefice Council Lay Vice-Chair Mr Mark Wightman 01793 731452 [email protected] PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL SECRETARIES AVEBURY Mr David Davidge 01672 513819 [email protected] EAST KENNETT, FYFIELD & WEST OVERTON Mrs Lynne Williams 01672 861511 [email protected] WINTERBOURNE MONKTON Mr Bill Buxton 01672 539199 [email protected] WINTERBOURNE BASSETT Mr Martin Knight 01793 731764 [email protected] BROAD HINTON Mrs Marjorie Sykes 01793 731471 [email protected] MAGAZINES UPPER KENNET NEWS in Fyfield, West Overton, East & West Kennett, Beckhampton, Avebury Trusloe, Avebury, Winterbourne Monkton & Berwick Bassett: Editor David Throup, Longmynd, Lockeridge SN8 4ED 01672 861279 [email protected] Please send all copy including advertising and payment to David Throup. Final copy date 20th of each month
LOCAL NEWS in Uffcott, Broad Hinton & Winterbourne Bassett: Editor Dawn May 07866 889709 [email protected] Final copy date 20th of each month