Laverstock & Ford Parish Newsletter
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Issue 176 July/August 2019Issue 176 July/August 2019
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The Parish Newsletter is published six times a year for the benefit of parish residents. However, articles included do not necessarily reflect the views of the Parish Council.
Advertisements for any firm or service does not imply a recommendation by the Parish Council.
Cover picture: The community artwork at Castle Hill Country Park includes artistic
way-markers . Picture © Barbara Leatham
Welcome to issue number 176
The main purpose of our newsletter is to inform residents of council activity as
well as events by local organisations and advisory articles. We have a new “News
in Brief” page (page 5) which summaries the topics being dealt with by the coun-
cil. If the item is expanded on in the issue, the relevant page number will be
shown.
You have probably seen in the local press or BBC South Today the problems with
the proposed news nursey at Old Sarum. Natalie Moss, Chairman of Old Sarum
Nursery Trustees, has outlined the story so far on pages 14 and 15.
A Wiltshire man has recently been convicted of allowing waste to be taken away
by a non-registered trader (which was then fly-tipped). With costs, he had to pay
£1,970. The article on page 26 explains resident’s liability and how to ensure that
waste is removed legally.
This issue of the Parish Pump articles cover how and why you could get involved
with the life of your parish by becoming a councillor. Full details on pages 12 and
13.
The Community Farm has new aviaries with domestic birds plus a new addition of
birds of prey. Remember that the farm is free to visit and the ideal place to take
the children during the school holidays. Details on page 16.
There’s an interesting nature field trip looking for glow-worms on Cockey Down on the evening of Friday 12th July. Details on page 23, which also has in-formation about newly update trail leaflet for Laverstock Downs. A pleasant hike with the family.
For those residents who travel along Pearce Way, the article on traffic speeds on page 10 should be of interest.
I n s i d e yo u r P a ri s h N ew s le t t er . . .
5 News in brief
6 Report on Parish Council Meetings
8 Planning Applications
9 Our Parish Neighbourhood Plan: we need your views……..
10 Traffic and Road News for the Parish
12 Parish Pump — Become a councillor
14 Old Sarum … Where Is Our New Nursery?
16 New Aviary and other goings-on at the farm!
18 News from Old Sarum
23 Field meeting — Looking for glow-worms
23 The Laverstock Down trail leaflet
26 Fly tipping - Advice to residents
27 News from Laverstock Gardening Club
28 News from New Sarum W.I.
30 Action Fraud — Fake calls purporting to be from HMRC
32 Laverstock & Ford Parish Council Contacts
35 Contacts around The Parish
38 Parish Diary Dates
St Andrew’s Church Foundation Day
Sunday 14 July 10.30am followed by picnic
An annual celebration at St Andrew’s Church, Laver-
stock, this year with a visit from Archdeacon Alan Jeans
followed by a bring your own picnic on the church lawns and games by the
riverside.
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NEWS IN BRIEF From your Parish Council
Chairman of the Parish Council Andy Birkett was elected for a further year.
Councillor Karen Beard was elected as Vice Chair.
A Tender for replacement of the Boardwalk in Laverstock has been awarded and we are anticipating the work will begin shortly.
Castle Hill Country Park is now legally ours. The Ranger Philippa Crooke has been appointed and begun working with us. We will soon be looking for vol-unteers to join sub groups planning the Bike Trails, Trim Trail and Natural Play Area.
Slow progress being made with the link paths between Old Sarum and Long-hedge. We are working on it.
Slow progress also with the Public Open Space at Longhedge but we will get there.
The Water Meadows Trust is up and running. It is owned by a new local charity charged with conserving and enhancing the natural and historical heritage and providing community enjoyment.
Our new Country Park Ranger will also oversee the work of the Water Mead-ows Trust.
Neighbourhood Plan progressing according to its timetable. It is hoped its own Website will ready quite soon. Work has begun on a Residents Survey which will be launched in August. See page 9 for details.
The Parish Council has proposed to set up a subcommittee to conduct regu-lar liaison with the Community Farm.
L&FPC has formally responded to the Maltings Master Plan Consultation led by Salisbury City Council indicating our willingness to make a full contribu-tion.
New parking restrictions have come in to force in St Clements Way Bish-opdown Farm. They have been introduced to improve safety for residents. See page 25 of the May/June edition of our Newsletter.
In this edition of our Newsletter Parish Pump writes about the vacancies for councillors in the Parish. Worth reading. See page 12.
Late news: Castle Hill Country Park Management Plan has been approved by Wiltshire Council Development Services.
Report on Parish Council Meetings
This report covers the meetings held on 15th April and 20th May 2019. The full minutes of these meetings can be viewed on the Parish Council page of our web-site at www.laverstock-ford.co.uk.
The controversial outline planning application to build fourteen new homes on the site of the Bishopdown Farm Yard was raised again. At the March meeting the Council had withdrawn its objection to this development. At the April meeting a resident of Hampton Park addressed the Council to oppose the proposal by Wilt-shire Council Economic Development and Planning to provide access to this devel-opment through Neal Close. He considered this to be unsafe and said that access from Roman Road would be better and safer.
At the April meeting the Council discussed the conditions that should be request-ed should the application be approved.
The Council believes that the latest access off Roman Road will be unsafe and that access through the Country Park, with its walkers, children and dogs, will also be dangerous. For these reasons the Council would prefer access through Hampton Park. If access is granted off Roman road then substantial infrastructure work must be carried out to give at least three pedestrian-priority crossing points on the access road across the Park.
Another planning application discussed at length was the proposal to build 65 new homes on land designated for employment at Longhedge. The application also requested planning consent for 29 small business units. The Council had origi-nally objected to this application in March but since then a new analysis has been posted online by Wiltshire Council Spatial Planning. After a lengthy debate a ma-jority decision was made to support the application subject to one condition. That Wiltshire Council review the road access to the business units through Longhedge village.
Finally, the Council discussed an application by Linden Homes to build an addition-al 14 dwellings in the last phase of the Longhedge development. They are doing this by reducing the number of 4- and 5-bedroom homes and increasing the num-ber of 3-bedroom homes. These extra dwellings will be built alongside the large public open space at the eastern end of Longhedge and will increase the total number of dwellings at Longhedge to 687. The Council decided to support the proposal provided that extra car parking was provided.
The plans for a skatepark at Old Sarum are progressing. The Council had previous-ly agreed to provide half the cost up to £50,000 but the balance of funds has been difficult to find. The Skatepark Group of volunteers have done excellent work and raised nearly £10,000. It is hoped that this combined sum will be sufficient to build a smaller skatepark with the prospect of expanding it in the future.
Several applications for grants were discussed and awarded in April and May. £2000 was awarded to the River Bourne Community Farm to assist with staging the Live @ the Farm event at the end of May. This annual event raises a lot money to support the Farm’s activities for the rest of the year. cont….
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Old Sarum Airfield
The Old Sarum Community Centre was given a grant of £1000 to assist with the purchase of a new gas boiler. It is very disappointing that the original has failed after just 4 years. Finally, the Old Sarum Youth Club was given a grant of £905 to help with their running costs for the forthcoming year.
The May meeting of the Council was the Annual Meeting at which officers are re-elected. Cllr Andy Birkett was re-elected to the office of Chairman and Cllr Karen Beard was elected to the office of Vice-chair. The Chairman thanked Cllr Vic Busse-reau for his five years hard work as Vice-chair.
At the May meeting Cllr David Burton gave a report on progress with Castle Hill Country Park. The new Ranger had joined at the end of April and has now started work on tidying up the site in preparation for more significant work on fencing and footpaths. The Land Trust have also started working with a major contractor which will build the footpaths and other infrastructure across the park.
There were minor concerns about changes to the footpath layout where it has be-come obvious that ‘desire paths’ do not follow the paths on the approved land-scape plans. A decision has to be made on whether or not these are serious enough to warrant a non-material amendment to the approved plans.
Neighbourhood Planning was discussed at both meetings. The Steering Group is working on the Outline Plan and is also making plans for a survey questionnaire to be sent out to all residents in September.
Financial matters took up a large part of the May meeting in preparation for the Internal Audit of the Council at the end of the month and the subsequent external audit. IAC Audit and Accountancy Limited have been re-appointed as internal audi-tors to the Council. The external auditor is a London based accountancy firm ap-pointed by the government. Documents such as Financial Regulations, a Financial Risk Assessment and the statutory Asset Register have to be approved by the Council before the audits.
The Council’s Asset Register now shows a total value of £385,292 but this under-values the assets because items given to the Council are given a nominal value of just £1. The Council has a land holding across the Parish of about 175 acres, 14 play areas and a community centre valued at £1.2m. The true value of assets is in excess of £2m.
One of the final items on the Agenda of every Council meeting is the approval of a monthly Financial Statement. At the end of April 2019, the cash holding of the Council amounted to £2.263m of which £2.175m is held in reserve for major pro-jects and long-term maintenance of the Council’s assets. By far the greatest part of these funds are for Castle Hill Country Park.
At the May meeting the Council gave final approval for one of the largest asset upgrades and restorations in the Council’s history. This is the complete replace-ment of the aging boardwalk alongside the River Bourne at Whitebridge in Laver-stock. The project will cost over £90,000 with nearly half being provided by the Heritage Lottery Fund. Work is due to start in August 2019. AP
Planning Applications
The following Planning Applications have been submitted in the Parish since
April 30. Italics after the application show the Parish Council response. Bold
print shows a decision by Wiltshire Council.
DECISIONS
18/12102/FUL Single storey nursery & off-road parking. Land adjacent to Mitre Way, Old Sarum. APPROVED
19/01603/FUL Erection of a 66-no. bedroom care home (ClassC2) for the el-derly with associated landscaping and access. Longhedge Local Centre, Rhodes-Moorhouse Way. APPROVED
19/01690/FUL Detailed planning application for the erection of a retail convenience store (Class A1, retail units (Class A1-A5, D1) and a nursery (Class D1), together with associated car and cycle parking, access, electricity substation, lighting, drainage, landscaping and associated infrastructure. AP-PROVED
19/01714/FUL Replacement conservatory. 12 Tryhorn Drive, Bishopdown. APPROVED
19/02779/FUL Single storey rear extension and alterations.75 Saunders Avenue Bishopdown APPROVED
19/02655/FUL Proposed Porch Extension and Alterations.2 Westfield Close, Laverstock. APPROVED
19/03764/FUL Proposed rear single storey extension.26 Greenwood Ave-nue, Laverstock. APPROVED
NEW APPLICATIONS
19/04650/TPO Work to TPO Tree, Lime Tree pollard to 7.6m below old pol-lard points. 16 Norton Drive, Ford. NO COMMENT
19/04284/FUL Single storey rear kitchen extension. 23 Bundy Lane, Bish-opdown. NO OBJECTION
19/03825/FUL Single storey rear extension. 25 Linden Close, Laverstock. NO COMMENT
19/03806/FUL Single storey conservatory to rear elevation.11 St Lukes Close, Bishopdown.NO OBJECTION
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Our Parish Neighbourhood Plan: we need your views……..
The Neighbourhood Planning team are making good progress in preparing the
Neighbourhood Plan, the purpose of which is to guide the future development of
land within the Parish. When it is complete and has been officially examined it has
to be taken into account in planning decisions, so it is an important way to make
local views known about future development within the parish.
We have published a set of draft aims and, following a series of community engage-
ment sessions, identified key issues which we need to address. Feedback from the
community engagement sessions indicated that residents value (and wish to main-
tain) the semi-rural nature of the Parish and its numerous footpaths and open
spaces which provide a green corridor running through the Parish and out into the
surrounding countryside.
We are now developing a questionnaire to explore in more detail residents’ views
on:
aspects of the Parish which residents value and wish to nurture and protect
for the longer term
the scale of any future housing development within the Parish
the range of local facilities needed
local traffic problems
policy proposals which would guide future development
It is planned to run this survey in September. You will be able to complete the sur-
vey online or via a paper version, to be distributed with the Parish newsletter that
month. We would strongly encourage you to use the online version, as it’s easier
to complete and much less costly for us to process than the paper version.
It is vital that we can show that the Neighbourhood Plan and its policies are based
on residents’ views, as this will help ensure its approval by the Government inspec-
tor. So please, please compete the survey when the time comes. A final draft of the
Plan will then be prepared and made available for all residents to view and com-
ment on before it is submitted to Wiltshire Council for examination.
Many thanks in anticipation. The Neighbourhood Plan team.
Traffic and Road News for the Parish
Those of you who use Pearce Way will know that the 3 much delayed Metrocounts have been carried out at last. The information gained from these is outlined below. Also this month we look at the possibility of our parish becoming the joint owner with another parish of a Speed Indicator Device or SID.
Metrocounts on Pearce Way
The Metrocounts were set up at 3 locations along Pearce Way over a 16 day period from 29 April. The locations were coincident with 3 lamp posts: west of Applin Road (lamp post 13), west of Hartley Way (lamp post 25) and approaching the bus stop at the Sycamore Drive end of Pearce Way (lamp post 38). The data collected included the total number of vehicle movements over the period, the average speed and maximum speed recorded, and the 85th percentile speed which is the speed at or below which 85% of the traffic was travelling. As well as all 4 wheel vehicles, bicy-cles and powered two-wheelers are also included in the data.
The table below shows the combined figures for traffic passing in both directions at each of the 3 points.
The above figures show that the volume of traffic reduces as the distance from the London Road end of Pearce Way increases which is to be expected. The same ap-plies to the speed of the traffic with the exception of the maximum speed recorded at the Sycamore Drive end.
The 85% percentile speed of traffic is significant as it is used nationally as the criteria for determining what intervention is required. Wiltshire Council and Wiltshire Police have agreed a set of speed thresholds which for a 30 mph speed limit are:
30 to 35 mph No further action is required
35.1 to 41.9 mph Community Speedwatch is recommended
Over 42 mph Police Enforcement is required
Location Total Number of Move-
ments
Average Speed
Maximum Speed
85% Percentile
West of Applin Road
20, 578 30.2 mph 64.8 mph 35.6 mph
West of Hartley Way
14,581 27.8 mph 59 mph 32.9 mph
Approaching bus stop at Sycamore Drive end
10,513 22.5 mph 68.9 mph 26.2 mph
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Wiltshire Council has therefore concluded that the only location eligible for action
is west of Applin Road where Community Speedwatch is considered appropriate.
More information on this scheme can be found online on both the Wiltshire Coun-
cil and Wiltshire Police websites.
Speed Indicator Devices (SIDs)
The Parish Council is currently considering teaming
with another parish to jointly own a SID. You may
have already seen a SID in operation but in case you
have not, these devices are located at the side of
the highway, attached typically to a lamp post. The
primary intention of such a device is to warn drivers
who may be speeding by displaying their speed on a
large clear screen.
The parish has had a SID deployed occasionally at
various locations through a scheme run by Wiltshire
Council. However, this scheme is now defunct and the Council is now encouraging
parishes to team with another local parish to purchase and manage their own de-
vice. The ‘encouragement’ is through the provision of a grant of £800 towards the
cost of a device purchased jointly by 2 parishes - approximately one third of the
total cost.
Each parish would hold the SID for typically 2 to 3 weeks at a time. During this
time it could be installed at, say, 2 different locations. On its return to the parish,
the SID could be installed at another set of locations.
The specification of the type of SID being looked at currently includes a number of
facilities. For example, not only would it display the speed of a passing vehicle
from one specific direction but it would also record the number and speed of all
vehicles passing in both directions. This data could be downloaded for further
analysis and Wilshire Police have shown interest in taking some of this data as it
could help to insure that police enforcement would be positioned where it is most
needed.
There are still many details to be sorted out before a final decision can be made
including selecting and assessing a number of suitable locations for the deploy-
ment of a SID in the parish. More information of the progress of the proposed
scheme will be included in future editions of the Newsletter. VB
Parish Pump July/August 2019
The Parish Pump was the one place in the community where residents could gather to collect water and listen to gossip. The Parish Pump was the parish newsletter of its time.
Parish Pump will never speak on behalf of Councillors or Officers. Comments made in this column are entirely the observations, some-times whimsical, sometimes cutting reflections of the Parish Pump, which after all, is still the life-blood of the community.
Seems it is not just our Parish which struggles to find volunteers willing to serve the community as Councillors. It’s a UK wide problem. PP has heard that in Laverstock and Ford Parish Council there are presently six vacancies, spread across the three Wards:
Laverstock and Milford, Bishopdown Farm and Ford with Old Sarum & Long-hedge.
Like so many parishes across the country we do not attract enough candi-dates to hold elections, so many parish seats go uncontested. This means residents in our community can offer to serve without the rigmarole of an election process.
Johnathan Owen Chief Executive of the National Association of Local Coun-cils says ‘Local Councils are actually becoming one of the most important parts of local government as they are closest to the people’.
In our Parish we know this already and are conscious that more responsibili-ties are being pushed down to us from Wiltshire Unitary Council. Having said that we acknowledge that we are probably one of the busier and dynamic Parish Councils in Wiltshire, we know also that our residents lead very busy lives.
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The truth of the matter is, busy people make the best Councillors.
SO WHAT DOES IT TAKE?
Community minded.
You need to be passionate about improving your community
Good communicator.
Good at listening as well as talking. Computer Savvy. A lot of work is pre-pared and discussed between councillors by email.
Personal
Honesty and politeness is essential. Being flexible and objective helps a lot. Sense of Humour is critically important.
Commitment
Need to be prepared for meetings. Willing to participate in extra meetings. Positive and enthusiastic outlook on life. You must be prepared to make a regular commitment both in and out of meetings.
Knowledge
Understand the Parish Council’s Strategy. Willing to learn, develop and un-dertake training where appropriate.
If you are willing to stand you most likely will not have to compete in an election, but you will have to undergo the selection procedure and there are eligibility criteria.
If you want to know more please get in touch with our Parish Clerk in the first instance who will provide all the information you need. He will also put you in touch with the Chairman and/or the Vice Chairman for an informal chat. It’s that easy.
As a councillor representing your local community you will help keep it a great place to live and work. Come and join us and help make a difference. PP
Old Sarum … Where Is Our New Nursery?
By Natalie Moss Chairman, Old Sarum Nursery Trustees
I am grateful to the Parish Council for allowing me to keep everyone informed about the planned new nursery, which, as I write, is in jeopardy, owing to Wiltshire Council suddenly getting cold feet. You will have read elsewhere or may have seen us on TV news, but just in case, here is a brief outline of events.
Old Sarum Nursery is a non-profit, registered charity and serves the community of Old Sarum and Longhedge with a nursery rated by Ofsted as 'Outstanding' at the lowest possible cost to residents. We opened in February 2012, with help from Wilt-shire Council Early Years, and have flourished, as have our children.
In 2016, we were asked by Wiltshire Council to help 2- to 3-year old children, and in August that year, the council invited us to apply for a Government grant to deliver the national 30 free hours initiative for working parents. At the same time, Persim-mon Homes was seeking to build houses on land that was earmarked for employ-ment but that had not been taken up since 2005 — other than when Wiltshire Council used their discretion to allow the Avonbourne Care Home to be built.
Wiltshire Cllr Ian McLennan approached the Wiltshire Council Corporate Director (the top exec), pointing out that Old Sarum had almost 1,000 homes, that 700 were coming to Longhedge, and the nursery was full! It was agreed that the grant bid should be submitted for a new nursery, providing that Persimmon agreed to fund the shortfall, which they did. Wiltshire Council, the nursery, Cllr McLennan and Per-simmon worked together and Wiltshire Council submitted the bid, on our behalf. We were awarded £666,120 — the largest grant in the country!
Persimmon did have to provide clear evidence that there was no interest in the land for employment use. Over time, they did this. Wiltshire Council continued to engage with Government, assuring them that the project was going to be delivered. We waited!
Our numbers grew and until now, we have rented additional space, for the 2-year-olds, in the nearby community centre and provided secure outside play space. The governors and head of Old Sarum Primary School, where our existing nursery is based, helped with giving us temporary use of an extra classroom — which we lose next month. All of that shows how we have expanded to meet Wiltshire Council and Government objectives.
At the end of last year, Wiltshire Council, with the help of John Glen MP, managed to extend the grant, on condition that the nursery is built by this September. At the same time, Wiltshire Council’s new corporate director met with Persimmon and we were told they’d agreed the housing areas and numbers, the employment land to be retained and the site for the new nursery — largely on council-owned land!
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Persimmon went away to spend a huge amount on their planning surveys and mas-terplan, and in order to meet the Government deadline, we commenced the design and planning process for our new nursery. Our planning permission was approved in May. A modular build was necessary (off-site construction, then delivered and erected in days). Costs increased from £1.3m to £1.8m.
But towards the end of February, Wiltshire Council started to backtrack on the four-way partnership and the nursery has now been told that we are acting at our own risk — and yet Wiltshire Council still thought it could be delivered! To meet our September deadline, the nursery had to pay for the tender process to be complet-ed and sent to potential suppliers.
In March, Cllr McLennan was informed by Wiltshire Council that it thought Persim-mon would not pay their £1.2m contribution, despite its managing director twice writing to the Wiltshire Council Corporate Director to confirm that it intended to deliver the project — they valued the positive publicity, and working on this feel-good community project was very much their wish.
Contracts could not be let, although the Wiltshire Council Corporate Director told us, at the end of March, that he still hoped to “get it done”.
But now, Cllr McLennan has been told by Wilshire Council that “we don’t give up employment land and we don’t need a nursery”. But there are two recent exam-ples — at Harnham and at Longhedge — where that is not true. And when they say there's no need, they've said that's because there is a private nursery supposedly opening in the next year or so, but this will be at prices much higher than ours and out of the range of very many families in the community.
In September, there will be Old Sarum Nursery, but smaller. Some children may miss out as we will have less space than we do now. January is the key date when many will start to miss out unless we can do something — like build our nurse-ry. Wiltshire Council does need our nursery! By then, though, Wiltshire Council will have been forced to return the Government’s grant money.
It is not all doom and gloom, we hope. Local people are supporting, the Parish Council supports our project, the community centre is doing all it can, as is Cllr McLennan. Despite Wiltshire Council currently reneging and putting out false or misleading statements, we will all continue to press for a positive outcome and will be here, in the school in September. Let us know your needs, quickly, so we can plan!
Natalie Moss
Chairman, Old Sarum Nursery Trustees
New Aviary and other goings-on at the farm!
For the past few years we have expanded the range of poultry that
we have on the farm. The whole poultry project forms an im-
portant part of the BTEC courses that our students do as they
learn about looking after animal’s accommodation and their
health and wellbeing. The chickens, quail, guinea fowl and partic-
ularly our male turkey, Ghost, have also been a great draw for our visitors who
may never have seen some of these types of bird close-up. For years we have kept
all these birds in a mish-mash of pens that were not entirely fit for purpose and
were incredibly ugly! With help from the Rotary Club and some other grants we
have been able to install a new purpose-built aviary on the farm, see picture oppo-
site. It is amazing! It has 8 large pens which now house all our mature birds, whilst
we are still keeping chicks and younger birds in the Long Barn with the other small
animals. The aviary area also incorporates a small room which we are turning into
a visitor information kiosk. We have also built a new entrance to the farmyard
next to the aviary which is also a lot smarter. The new aviary has been very well
received by everyone and we are delighted.
Emily and James of Two Wise Owls now have all their Birds of Prey in their purpose
-built aviaries on the farm and everyone is thoroughly enjoying getting to know
these exciting new additions. It is a joy to see them being exercised on the fields
early evening – If you are walking that way you may see them. Emily and James
are very knowledgeable so if you see them around, ask them about their birds.
They have a Burrowing Owl, a Lanner Falcon, two Harris Hawks, an American Kes-
trel and a Common Buzzard.
One of our volunteers, David, recently made us a ‘Owl Box’ following a RSPB design
and sited it on the side of our Dutch Barn in the farmyard. ‘Hedwigs House’ was
only up for around a month before activity was spotted on the wildlife camera that
David had put up. It certainly looks like a pair of barn owls have taken up resi-
dence – we are thrilled about this and are following their progress with interest.
Other bird boxes have also been installed along Cow Lane.
And finally, the events on the farm have all been going incredibly well so far. Still
to come is our last music event where we see The Wurzels returning to the farm.
On Saturday 10th August they will be performing (with support) on the field in a
large marquee, making this an all-weather event. Earlybird tickets are still availa-
ble from seetickets.com. We can’t wait! Sara-Jane Hancock Education & Marketing Manager
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Messy Church! – Come and join us for an afternoon of
creativity, games, food and lots of fun! We meet eve-
ry 2nd Sunday of the month at Old Sarum Community
centre from 4pm till 5.45pm. Welcome to all ages to
come. We ask that children are accompanied by an
adult. Our next meetings are July 14th and no meeting
in August.
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Old Sarum and Longhedge Residents Association A meeting took place on Thursday 6th June at the Old Sarum Community Cen-tre. Residents were given an update on Parish Council matters relevant to the local community and were asked for their views and questions. It was hoped that the first of the two footpaths linking the communities would be complet-ed by the middle/end August.
The meeting was sparsely attended and, in an endeavour, to decide whether or not the Association should continue, we will be having Cheese and Wine following the next meeting which will decide the Association's future. This meeting is at 7:30 pm on Thursday 12th September at Old Sarum Community Centre. Anyone living in the communities is welcome to attend.
Important notice:
As of July 2019 the community cen-tre office will be open on a Tuesday 10am-12noon and not on Mondays.
You’re invited! Saturday 17th August
Old Sarum Community Centre 2pm-5pm
Also… Help Wanted. If anyone is will-ing to help out and set up, run a stall or clear away we would really appre-
ciate hearing from you. The Fun Day is for the community and run by the
community. So if you any suggestions or can help out on the day we would really appreciate hearing from you. [email protected]
Old Sarum Community Centre
AGM
If you would like to support and have a say about your lo-cal community centre come along on Thursday 18th July at 7pm to the Community Cen-tre. It is open to all residents of Old Sarum and Longhedge.
Old Sarum Community Centre Bookings
If you have a birthday, anni-versary, party or any occasion Old Sarum Community Centre is offering a discounted rate of £10 per hour for the main hall to anyone who lives in the La-
verstock and Ford parish (includes Old Sarum). If you
are interested please contact: 01722 335349 oldsarumcom-
Laverstock and Ford— Chapters from Local History Sarum Chronicle: Sarum Studies 6 This new book on Laverstock and Ford was launched during June and covers important aspects of the parish from prehis-tory to the 21st century. Written by members of the village research group, it recalls a community evolving and adapting to a different pace of life while resisting absorption by its much larger neighbour, Salisbury.
The intention is to recreate the ‘lost’ Laverstock and Ford. It is difficult for many to envisage the village of even 70 years ago and to reconcile this with today’s busy through road, modern housing developments and students studying at the six schools in the parish.
With over 200 pages, this fascinating and attractive book includes many old photo-graphs and superb, original colour drawings.
Price: £12.00. Plus £3.00 p&p per copy within UK.
Available at outlets in the vicinity. Further details with order information at: www.sarumchronicle.wordpress.com/about/sarum-studies/ or email [email protected]
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Paul Tidmarsh
Painter & Decorators
Hall, Stairs, Landing
Wallpapering, Tiling, Coving,
Refurbishment, Renovation
General property maintenance
UPVC guttering & facias, insurance
Tel 0800 002 9722
Email: [email protected]
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Field Meeting
You are welcome to come and join the Salisbury and District Natural History Society on:
Friday 12th July Cockey Down Laverstock. Looking for glow-worms.
Meet at Murphy's Factory car park next to St Joseph's School playing field, Church Road at 9.15p.m.
Bring a torch and have suitable footwear for rough uphill walking. We will go slowly and not a great distance. There is a possibility of cattle grazing the area and we should watch out for cow-pats!
Leader Penny Theobald 07555945560 01722 341680
The Laverstock Down trail leaflet has been updated. Copies availa-ble from the Community Farm Cafe, the Duck or download from the farm website.
The walk. The full trail is 2½ miles (4km) and will take about 1¼ hours, but at several points you can take a shortcut back to your starting point. Parts of the trail are hilly and climb 200ft (70m) to the top of the down but it is possi-ble to keep to lower ground. Walking is on rough paths and grassland. Some parts may be muddy in wet weather. Cycling is not permitted. See inside the leaflet for a map and directions.
www.riverbournecommunityfarm.org.uk/trails.html
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Cream Tea
Wednesday 17th July
Laverstock Village Hall at 2.30 pm
Cost £4
JUMBLE SALE
Saturday 6th July
Laverstock Village Hall at 2.00 pm
Jumble, Bric-a-Brac, Books, Raffle.
Tea & Biscuits £1
Ploughman’s Lunch
Wednesday 14th August
Laverstock Village Hall at 12.30 pm
Cost £5 (including dessert)
These events are open to all, for more information contact
Jill Kay on 01722 323407
Laverstock Evergreen Club
Salisbury Does Strictly Saturday 21 September 2019 The Stones Hotel, Highpost,
Salisbury SP4 6AT
For the second year running we are putting on this amazing event, and are currently looking for couples to enter the competition. No previous dance experience is needed, and you will be taught a dance by a local teacher. You can also get your friends and family to sponsor you, with all proceeds going to the Salisbury Hospice Charity.
We have the lovely Ian Waite and Erin Boag joining us for the evening as part of the judging panel. They will also per-form some spectacular show dances.
The whole event is to raise funds for the Salisbury Hospice, so not only will you be getting the chance to get “Strictlyfied”, but you will also be helping a very worthy lo-cal charity.
Please use the contact details below for more information on becoming a competi-tor, purchasing tickets, or if you would like to be involved with sponsorship in an-other way.
www.yourdayyourdance.co.uk/events
Email: [email protected] Tel: 07763 251153 Jackie Edmett
Fly-Tipping
A Wiltshire man has been fined after giving his waste to a "man with a van" who then fly-tipped it in the Wiltshire countryside.
He was ordered to pay £1,970 in fines, costs and victim surcharge after failing to check that the waste collector had a licence.
Bridget Wayman, Wiltshire Council's cabinet member for highways, transport and waste, said: “Residents and businesses have a legal duty of care in ensuring their waste is disposed of properly and legally. Residents and businesses should be wary about people door knocking asking to remove waste.
“We would also urge caution about using a "man with a van’ or similar adverts on social media to dispose of waste without making all the necessary checks and writing down the waste carrier’s licence number.”
Householders and businesses have a duty to ensure their waste is transferred to authorised persons.
To prevent waste being fly-tipped:
• Check that the person they pass their waste to is an authorised carrier by visiting environment.data.gov.uk/public-register/view/search-waste-carriers-brokers, or by calling the Environment Agency on 03708 506506.
• Ensure the person who is taking the waste has an upper tier waste carriers li-cence.
• Note the make, model, colour and registration number of any vehicle taking the waste away and also note a description of the person(s) removing the waste.
• Ask for a receipt detailing where the waste is going and the waste carrier’s li-cence number.
• If it involves scrap metal collection, check that the person who is taking the waste has an upper tier waste carriers licence and a scrap metal collectors licence issued by Wiltshire Council.
Residents can report fly-tipping by calling 0300 456 0100 or online by visiting wiltshire.gov.uk/mywiltshire-online-reporting
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News from Laverstock Gardening Club Thomas Stone, our July speaker, is going to talk about hardy
geraniums. Thomas began his career at Mottisfont Abbey, then
worked for a time at the Sir Harold Hillier Arboretum and Gar-
dens and has since had many years’ horticultural experience. He now runs
Thomas Stone Horticulture Services Ltd and is a registered speaker of the
RHS.
Thomas plans to give some indication of just how many different kinds of
attractive hardy geraniums there are, as well as their many uses. Various
sorts can fit in all round the garden: some in deep shade, others in dry and
sunny places. There are alpine species and others useful as border edgings.
This talk will be on Monday 22nd July.
Our Annual Show comes round again on Saturday 17th August. Club mem-
bers may compete in 34 different classes. Categories for entries are the usual
ones: ‘Floral’, ‘Floral Arrangement’, ‘Fruit and Vegetables’, ‘Cookery’ and
‘Creative Art’.
The limerick competition in the ‘Creative’ section has become a popular fea-
ture. This year the subject will be: ‘limerick about a garden insect’. Plenty
of inspiration active in the garden right now!
The show is held at the Village Hall and is open to the public from 3.0 pm.
There will be no meeting of the club on Monday 26th August. Normally, La-
verstock Gardening Club meets at 7.30 pm on the fourth Monday of the
month in Laverstock & Ford Village Hall. Visitors are welcome. JT
Cancer Research UK are holding a
Strawberry Cream Tea Afternoon
In the garden of Sue and Peter Gallagher, Woodside, Duck Lane, Laverstock SP1 1PU
On Sunday 7th July 3pm - 5.30pm With stalls and a raffle. Everyone welcome. All proceeds for Cancer Research UK
Places available for September. Book a time to come and see what
we do!
Separate rooms for 2-3 year olds and 3-5 year olds.
A large playground and garden. Open 9-3 term time, providing
sessional places. Offering funded places including 30 hours and 2 year funded.
Well-resourced not-for profit pre-school, run by qualified practitioners, managed by a committee of parents.
Charity Number 1047426
News from New Sarum W.I.
Our May meeting was very well attended and we learnt all about how much work is involved when you enter the best allotment competition on TV. Our speaker entertained us explaining about how the teams were given a ‘blank can-vas’ to work with and there was a commitment of around 30 hours some weeks. Our speaker and his partner won! When asked what he won, his reply was - a watering can- , oh yes and it leaked!! We were all in hysterics!
Our June meeting was a speaker from River Bourne Farm, and July sees us trying to unravel the quiz set in Salisbury, (not too energetic) followed by a well deserved drink at a local hostelry!!
If you are interested in joining us, please look at our website www.newsarum.co.uk and join us at one of our meetings 7.15pm at the Old Sarum Community Centre on the first Wednesday each month. (Except July see above)
Sheila Hart, Treasurer and Vice President [email protected]
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Are you worried, anxious, stressed, confused?
Do you need a listening ear?
The Listening Place can really help.
Sometimes we don’t feel we can, or should, bother the people we know with our problems. We don’t want to burden them or we think they won’t under-stand. At The Listening Place in Salisbury you can talk things through in a safe place, with a trained listener, someone totally dedicated to giving you time to say whatever is on your mind. They will not interrupt you, judge you or offer well-meaning advice but will provide support to help you to sort out whatever is troubling you in your own way and in your own time.
What people have said about our service:
‘Having someone listen to me for as long as I needed, just when I needed it, was such a support’
‘I felt strengthened, calmed and en-couraged after my Listening Place appointment’
‘The Listening Place helped me to feel more in control of my own life’
This free and confidential service is available at Salisbury Methodist Church in St Edmund’s Church St. on Mondays from 5.30pm - 7.30pm, and on Wednesdays and Saturdays from 10.00am to 12 noon. Just drop in or book an appointment if you prefer, using our answerphone (01722 325 294).
You will be assured of a warm wel-come and a listening ear!
www.thelisteningplace.org.uk
What you need to know
Action Fraud has experienced an in-crease in the reporting of malicious calls and voicemails, to members of the public purporting to be from Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs (HMRC).
Fraudsters are spoofing genuine HMRC telephone numbers to deceive their victims over the phone. The fraudsters state that as a result of the victim’s non-payment of tax or other duty, the victim is liable for prosecution or other legal pro-ceedings in order to settle the balance. The fraudsters suggest victims can avoid this, by arranging payment to be made immediately by methods such as bank transfer or by purchasing iTunes gift cards.
If the victim is hesitant or refuses to comply, the suspect makes a threat such as immediate arrest, sending bailiffs to the victim’s address or, in some cases, de-portation.
Often, the period for which the tax is allegedly due is distant enough to guaran-tee the victim will have little, if any, paperwork or ability to verify the claims. Once the money is paid the suspects sever all contact with the victim.
In genuine cases, HMRC will initially make direct contact with you via post/letter and potentially follow up that letter with a phone call at a later date.
If HMRC contact you via telephone they will quote the reference number on the initial letter you should have received. HMRC will not discuss something you are not already aware of, like a tax investigation, and will NOT demand immediate pay-ment. What you need to do
Always question unsolicited requests for your personal or financial information.
Just because someone knows your basic details (such as your name and contact
details), it doesn’t mean they are genuine. Instead, contact the company directly
using trusted methods such as a known email address or phone number.
Legitimate organisations wouldn’t ask you to pay taxes, bills or fees using an iTunes
gift card, or any other type of voucher. If you’re contacted by anyone that asks you
to do this, you’re likely the target of a scam
Don’t be rushed or pressured into making a decision. Under no circumstances
would a genuine bank or some other trusted organisation force you to make a fi-
nancial transaction on the spot.
Report Phishing attempts. If you receive a call, text or email of this nature and have
not lost money, you can report this as phishing to Action Fraud.
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The Cafe on the Green now serves
breakfast from 9 to 11am on Thursdays.
Why not come and join us for a different start to the day - options
include porridge, yoghurt and fruit or granola, croissants and
beans on toast, and all at only 50p per item! Hot drinks and cake are available as usual and we even do
take away!
Newspapers and board games are provided too. If you have any que-ries contact Christine Fordham on
07740 512437 or at [email protected].
Find us on Facebook at Cafe on the Green, Hampton Park.
Note: closed on Tuesdays in the school holidays
Toys are available on Thursdays
Laverstock & Ford Parish Council Contacts
Details of councillors’ interests & membership of parish council sub-groups, can
be found on our website www.laverstock-ford.co.uk
Parish Clerk Andrew Prince 3 Pilgrims Way, Laverstock, Salisbury,
SP1 1RZ Tel: 01722 411847 Email: [email protected]
Barry Stay Email: [email protected]
Chair Andy Birkett - Vice-Chair Karen Beard
Bishopdown Farm Ward
Karen Beard 25 Hartley Way Bishopdown Farm SP1 3WS Tel: 504728 [email protected]
Lesley Waller 30 The Oakbournes Bishopdown Farm SP1 3FZ [email protected]
David Watson
107 Saunders Avenue, Bishopdown SP1 3PG
Tel 01722 500773
Ford, Old Sarum & Longhedge Ward
Andy Birkett 34 Norman Drive Old Sarum SP4 6FP Tel: 01722 326642 [email protected]
Vic Bussereau
5 Merrifield Road, Ford SP4 6DF Tel: 339571 [email protected]
Laverstock & Ford Ward
James Dean Milford Farm, Milford SP1 1RJ Tel: 335040 [email protected]
Derek Hayes Meadow View, The Green, Laverstock SP1 QS Tel: 332109 [email protected]
Jennifer Brown 13 Greenwood Avenue, Laverstock, SP1 1PD Tel: 07766 702027 [email protected]
Marti Hilliard 40 Saunders Avenue Bishopdown SP1 3PQ Tel: 335752 [email protected]
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Wiltshire Councillors
Ian McLennan For Laverstock, Ford & Old Sarum 01722 332233 47 Church Road, Laverstock, Salisbury SP1 1QY Email: [email protected] @CllrIanMcLennan
Derek Brown OBE For Bishopdown Farm: 3 The Meadows, Salisbury, SP1 2SS 07967 343011
Email: [email protected]
Member of Parliament
John Glen Constituency Office 12 Brown Street, Salisbury SP1 1HE
Phone: 01722 323050
Website: www.johnglenmp.com House of Commons [email protected]
Laverstock & Ford Parish Newsletter:
Copy deadline for next issue (177) Sep/Oct 2019 - 4th August
The editor reserves the right to edit articles for content and length.
If you are a member of a local club or organisation, or have an
unusual hobby which you think would interest your fellow residents, write a short
article about it for possible inclusion in a future Parish Newsletter. You can include
pictures which support the article. A full page is a round 400 words.
Email these to: [email protected]
Laverstock & Ford Parish Website: www.laverstock-ford.co.uk
Parish Council meetings for July & August
Monday 15th July Old Sarum Community Centre 7pm
Monday 19th August River Bourne Community Farm 7pm
Parish Council meetings are held in each of the parish wards to enable residents to have easy access to local meetings. Residents are wel-
come to attend and may address the council for up to three minutes before the start of the meeting.
LOCAL CHURCHES INFORMATION
Several churches are listed as the civil boundary overlaps the church boundaries St Mark's Church - Main Services
1st Sunday 9.00am Communion and 10.00am Together@Ten
2nd-5th Sundays 10.30am Communion or Morning Worship
St Andrew's Church - Sunday Services
9.00am Breakfast@9 - an hour with God with breakfast
10.30am Communion
Parish Office (St Mark’s/St Andrew’s) 07933 952171 [email protected]
Bourne Valley Methodist Church, Main Road, Winterbourne Dauntsey, SP4 6EW Sunday service at 10.00am. Minister Rev Margaret Jones. Tel 01722 421224
St. Michael and All Angels, Winterbourne Earls :
Sunday service at 11.00am Team Service (5th Sunday in month),
Wednesday Holy Communion 9.30am
Team Vicar: Rev. Peter Ostli-East (01980 611350) [email protected]
Associate Priest Rev David Coates (01722 325944) Bourne Valley Team
Rev Wendy Pugh (part-time) (01722 501443) Churchwarden: Mrs Becky Baker (01980 611343 Website: www.stmichaelswebsite.org.uk
Salisbury Vineyard Church : meets every Sunday, 10.30am at Godolphin School— Real coffee, friendly people, real God and uplifting atmosphere. Details:: 01722 340166 or vis-it www.salisburyvineyard.co.uk
The Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham at Holy Redeemer, Bishopdown
Mass 11am every Sunday, Wednesday 6.30pm. Evensong 6pm (2nd Sunday of month)
Fr Keith Robinson (01722 504807) [email protected]
Most Holy Redeemer Fotherby Crescent, Bishopdown SP1 3EG. Saturdays 6pm with chil-dren's liturgy, Wednesday 10am . Canon Michael Fitzpatrick. For more information ring 01722 333581 or email [email protected]. Website: www.salisburycatholics.org
Salisbury United Reformed Church welcomes you. Ministers Revs. Ana & Tod Gobledale ( tel. 01722 330980 ) : Services at Fisherton Street, Sundays 10.30am. www.salisburyurc.org.uk
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Old Sarum Sunday 10am worship Wednes-day 7:30pm Youth Club
Salisbury Baptist Church Brown Street SP1 2AS welcomes you, Sundays 10.30 am, Tues-days Coffee & Lunch, Parent & Toddler Group Thursday morning. Contact: 01722 237250 [email protected]
Salisbury Methodist Church St Edmunds, Church St, Salisbury, SP11EF. Minister, Rev Da-vid Hookins. Services every Sunday morning at 10.30 am and in the evening at 6pm.
St Francis Church Beatrice Rd/ Castle Road Salisbury lots going on for all ages. please check out our website for more info: www.st-francischurch.org.uk
Grace Church 10am Stonehenge School AMESBURY, SP4 7ND , 11am Sarum Academy School, SALISBURY, SP2 9HS www.gracechurchuk.org Tel: 01722 33 33 51
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Contacts around The Parish
Air Cadets (Old Sarum) 320634
Army Cadets (Old Sarum) Adam Reavill 07940 984886
Bishopdown Farm Pre-School Sally Pocock 01722 333181
Bishopdown Farm Friendship Gp Mary Ellis 324259
Cafe on the Green Toddler Group [email protected]
Cafe Craft Club Angela cafeon [email protected]
Cricket Club Paul Hemming 07970 960218
Deliveries: PARISH NEWSLETTER Barry Stay 01722 321040
Evergreen Club Sandy Small 711129
Flora Mundi Mrs D Stevens 335770
Greentrees Primary - Head Ray Picton 340596
Hampton Park Pavilion Bookings 502966 Hamptonparkpavillion @gmail.com
Laverstock & Ford Sports Club 327401
Laverstock Art Club Fiona Forbes 01980 862368
Laverstock Beaver Scouts Jane Waspe 421287
Laverstock Brownies Rachael Hope-Jones [email protected]
Laverstock Cubs Kate Knight 01980 622495
Laverstock Explorer Scouts David Waspe 01722 421287
Laverstock Gardening Club Jill Kay 01722 323407
Laverstock History/Archaeology Bryan Evans 320129
Laverstock Ladies Open Group Iverene Hopkins 500643
Laverstock Scouts Martin Smith 01722 339546
Laverstock WI Louise Hall 326549
Line Dancing (Mulepackers) Mike Sainsbury 717800/340054
Milford Preservation Group Alan Hotchkiss 326027
Mothers’ Union Afternoon Group Heather Ludlow 01980 862758
Old Sarum Aviation Museum @BDACATOldSarum 323636
Old Sarum Beaver, Cub & Scouts oldsarumscouts @outlook.com
Old Sarum Community Centre Diana Earle 01722 335349
Old Sarum Community Enablers Will and Sophie Burditt 01722 237318
V E N U E S A R O U N D T H E P A R I S H
Laverstock and Ford Village Hall
Casual hire available.
Contact Ian Haldane Tel. No. 01722 320 879
Old Sarum Community Centre
Large spacious hall seating 80 + people. Small hall which can be divided into two by a partition, catering for thirty people each side or 60 when fully opened. Commercial kitchen and facilities suitable for parties, wedding recep-tions and training. Wi Fi throughout the building. The Community Office will be open on Tuesday 10-12. Tel 01722 335349 Email: [email protected] Website: www.oldsarumcommunitycentre.co.uk
The Pavilion, Hampton Park The Pavilion is located on Ash Crescent at Hampton Park. It offers excellent facili-ties for both indoor and outdoor sport, as well as a meeting place for a variety of groups and organisations. For the latest info on availability and to hire the Pavil-ion for a party or meeting, please check the website :
www.hamptonparkpavilion.co.uk or email [email protected]
Old Sarum Primary School—Head Mr John Jones 410677
Probus Club of Sarum Peter Matthews 340508
River Bourne Community Farm 330667
River Bourne Farm Shop & Cafe 332749
Salisbury Medical Practice Tanya McKay 333034
Sarum Bridge Club sarumbridge @gmail.com
St. Andrews - FRIENDS - Chair Emily Wells 07841 907987
St. Andrews - Head Karen Walker 503590
St. Andrews Toddlers - Chair Cheryl Daniels 07765 863959
St. Edmunds - Head Mrs Nicola Bull 328565
St .Josephs - Head Mrs R Ridley 335380
St. Josephs - FRIENDS C/O School 335380
TA Centre—Old Sarum Capt. Dave Oliver 438300
TAI CHI Jo Domin 01722 322446
The Duck Inn Becki and Tim 327678
Wyvern - FRIENDS Mrs Joanna Charlton 331245
Wyvern College Head Jonathan Curtis 500700
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WILTSHIRE COUNCIL HELPLINES To report road, lighting defects and road hazards 0300 456 0105
Emergency (Out of hours) 0300 456 0100
Rubbish and recycling 0300 456 0102
Council tax 0300 456 0109
Housing 01722 434773
Planning 01722 434541
Building Control 01722 434519
Pest control, noise and pollution 0300 4560107
General enquiries and switchboard 0300 456 0100
FLOOD LINE 0345 988 1188
ENVIRONMENT AGENCY Emergency Helpline 0800 807 060
Salisbury Community Area Manager
Karen Linaker [email protected] 01722 434697
Southern Wiltshire Community Area Manager
Tom Bray [email protected] 01722 434252
Local Police Contacts for Community Policing issues or enquiries (non-urgent) Laverstock, Ford and Old Sarum PCSO Jenny Moss [email protected] Bishopdown Farm, Hampton Park and Riverdown Park PCSO PCSO Kady Green [email protected] Milford PCSO Laura King – [email protected] Community Policing Co-ordinator – Pc Matt Holland Our email for general enquiries is - [email protected] You can phone Wiltshire Police by dialling '101', in an emergency dial ‘999’.
PARISH D i a r y D a t e s for events in July/August 2019
July
Wed 3rd Laverstock Evergreen Club 2.30pm Laverstock & Ford Village Hall
Wed 3rd New Sarum W.I. Old Sarum Community Centre 7:15pm — 9:15pm
Thu 4th Salisbury Area Board Alamein Suite City Hall 7pm
Sat 6th Laverstock Evergreen Club Jumble Sale 2pm Laverstock Village Hall
Mon 8th Laverstock Ladies’ Open Gp Treasure Hunt in Laverstock. Time TBN.
Thu 11th Southern Wiltshire Area Board Coombe Bissett Village Hall 7pm
Sun 14th St Andrew’s Church Foundation Day 10.30am followed by picnic
Mon 15th Parish Council Meeting Old Sarum Community Centre 7pm
Mon 15th Laverstock WI A trek across America with Lynda Thompson LVH 7.45pm
Wed 17th Laverstock Evergreen Club Cream Tea Laverstock Village Hall 2:30pm
Thu 18th Old Sarum Community Centre AGM 7pm
Mon 22nd Laverstock Gardening Club “Hardy Geraniums” LVH 7.30 pm
Wed 24th Mothers’ Union Afternoon Group, St Andrew’s Church, 2.15pm
August
Wed 7th Laverstock Evergreen Club 2.30pm Laverstock & Ford Village Hall
Wed 7th New Sarum W.I. Old Sarum Community Centre 7:15pm — 9:15pm
Sat 10th ‘The Wurzels’ at River Bourne Community Farm 7pm
Mon 12th Laverstock Ladies’ Open Gp No Meeting
Wed 14th Laverstock Evergreen Club Ploughman’s Lunch LVH 12:30pm
Sat 17th Laverstock Gardening Cub Annual Summer Show LVH open 3 pm
Sat 17th Old Sarum & Longhedge Summer Fun Day Community Centre 2-5pm
Mon 19th Parish Council Meeting River Bourne Community Farm 7pm
Mon 19th Laverstock WI Art Workshop with Heather Wylde LVH 7.45pm
Wed 24th Mothers’ Union Afternoon Group No meeting
LVH Laverstock & Ford Village Hall RBCF River Bourne Community Farm OSCC Old Sarum Community Centre
Make sure your September/October 2019 events appear in the Parish Newsletter E-mail full details to: [email protected] by 4th August
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