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September 2018
Community Calendar
Sept 1 Sat Broad Hinton & Uffcott Village Fete :Noon - 4.00pm
Sept 3 Mon Parish Council Meeting: VH 7.30pm
Sept 4 Tues Mobile Library: BH Village Hall Car Park 3.15pm – 4.00pm
Sept 5 Wed Happy Hours Club: Narrow boat trip from Hungerford
Sept 9 Sun BHADS Auditions: BH Village Hall 5pm
Sept 12 Wed Garden Club: Talk-Autumn in the garden, VH 7.30pm
Sept 26 Wed Vintage Cinema: The Music Box, VH 7.30pm
Sept 29 Sat BH Church Clean Up Day: 9.30am – lunch time
Oct 3 Wed Defibrillator Training: VH 7.30pm
Oct 7 Sun BH Harvest Lunch: VH 1pm
Oct 7 Sun Chilli Cook Off: The Crown 6.30pm
Waste & Recycling collection days for September
Tues 4 Plastic & Cardboard (blue bin) and Recycling (black box)
Thur 6 Garden waste (green bin)
Tues 11 Household waste (black bin)
Tues 18 Plastic & Cardboard (blue bin) and Recycling (black box)
Thur 20 Garden waste (green bin)
Tue 25 Household waste (black bin)
The copy date for October 2018 will be
20th September 2018
Please email copy to Dawn May at [email protected], phone 739130 or send to 35 Winterbourne Bassett, SN4 9QB. 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.
Happy Birthday to the Broad Hinton School pupils Isabella Malcolm, Leoben Warrington-Gallienne, Zach Byworth, Peter Sidney Eccleston, Molly-Anna Eccleston, Penelope Jane Eccleston, Max Malcolm, Jack Horton, Tavis McPherson and Max Philpott who celebrate their birthdays in September
Christmas is Coming!
Sorry to remind you all of this whilst you are sitting enjoying the wonderful summer weather. However, I need to plan ahead for our Christmas music.
There may be some of you out there who like to sing and wonder about joining a choir. You may or may not be able to read music but you can learn a lot quite quickly.
If you already are a singer, well and good and you will be very welcome, but we welcome anyone, men or women, who can hold a tune and enjoys learning new Christmas music as well as singing old favourite carols.
We will be practising for Christmas from October 8th and if you would like to join us in our practices in Church on Mondays at 7.30pm until 8.30pm you would be very welcome. We will be practising our normal service music as well and you will be welcome to join in and learn a lot from that too.
Please let me know by email: [email protected] or telephone: 01793 731629I look forward to hearing from you,
Jenni Moseling
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Can you help? Don’t be like Little Jack Horner and sit in the corner, hiding your talents away. Put in your thumb and pull out a plum and make crumble and cake on a Friday! We are looking for new bakers at our regular Friday Market. If you feel you have a talent and would like to be part of our friendly group of producers, please come along and have a chat with one of the committee members. Also, The Market will be running a stall at the Old Town Autumn Fayre at Christchurch on 15th September between 12.00 and 16.00. Come along and join us. Wroughton Country Market is held each Friday in the Ellendune Community Centre between 9.00 and 11.00 am. We look forward to seeing you soon.
DEFIBRILLATOR ANNUAL TRAINING
WEDNESDAY 3rd OCTOBER 2018 7-30PM
BROAD HINTON VILLAGE HALL
(the Bar will be open to buy refreshments)
SHARON KIRWAN T(HE PARISHES’ CONTACT
FROM SOUTH WEST AMBULANCE SERVICE) WILL
BE REVISITING THE PARISH TO PROVIDE AND
REFRESH OUR TRAINING ON HOW TO USE THE
DEFIBRILLATOR EQUIPMENT; COMBINED WITH
SOME BASIC LIFE SAVING TECHNIQUES.
TO BOOK YOUR FREE PLACE; PLEASE EMAIL THE
PARISH CLERK
OR LEAVE A MESSAGE ON 01793 739048
.
AUDITIONS...
Peter Pan will be flying in from Neverland to recruit more Lost Boys and a new mummy etc. He will be interviewing (auditioning ) anybody over the age of 10 at Broad Hinton Village Hall on Sunday, 9th September at 5pm.
Performances will take place on Friday and Saturday 25th and 26th January 2019.
Rehearsals are usually every Sunday at 4 pm-6 pm.
Please come and join in the fun. BHADS would love to welcome new people whether you have ever acted before or not.
Our productions would not be possible without a backstage crew. Please contact us if you think you could help in any way.
If you have any questions or would like to know more, please contact Jude Lyon on:731278, 07857 878170 or [email protected]
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Air Ambulance Week - Get Your Bake On
If you like cakes then why not host a bake sale or bake off and help Wiltshire Air Ambulance to keep flying and saving lives? Bake Off for Lift Off is our theme for National Air Ambulance Week, 10 – 16 September 2018. We’re asking individuals, community groups, schools, colleges and businesses to get their bake on and fundraise for our lifesaving charity. Organise a bake off with your friends, family or colleagues, hold a bake sale, dress up at a Mad Hatter’s Tea Party or hold a Teddy Bears’ Picnic. We’ve been saving lives for over 28 years thanks to the incredible support and generosity of the public who donate. But we have to raise £3.25 million a year to keep our lifesaving service operational. Join us in our mission to Bake Off for Lift Off and help us save lives. Register your interest by emailing [email protected] or call us on 01225 300536. Let us know what you’re planning to do and we can send you your pack to kick-start your fundraising!
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Church clean-up day On Saturday September 29th we’ll be having a serious attempt at cleaning the interior of the church – all the brass, dusting, (windows, insides only!), vacuuming, floors and general housework. Please do come along and lend a hand, even if you can only spare an hour or so. We’ll begin at 9.30 and probably be finished by lunchtime. Coffee, tea and bacon rolls will be provided to keep us all motivated. We all want the church to look its best for Harvest Festival, and with your help I am sure it will be sparkling! Thank you from Sally Cartwright and Gill Crabtree, Churchwardens
Harvest Luncheon Come along for Harvest Lunch
Village Hall on Sunday 7th October, at 1.00 pm.
Book your place with either
Gill on 07774 424125 or [email protected]
or Robert on 01793 739156 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
Everyone is welcome – 60 people maximum – so book early.
There will be a donations bar with beer, wine and soft drinks.
Don’t suffer a cold home
Living in a cold home can be bad for your health. Consistently low temperatures in your home may exacerbate existing health issues (particularly respiratory and cardiovascular conditions) and make it harder for you to recover from illnesses. It can cause you and your family to feel miserable at home, affecting concentration, dexterity and mental health.
Wiltshire Council has been working to address these issues and make it easier for people struggling to heat their home to a healthy, comfortable temperature to access free advice and support.
Residents can now contact Warm & Safe Wiltshire - a one stop shop for all cold home and energy queries. The service aims to provide free, impartial advice about keeping your home warm, understanding your heating system and energy bills, switching energy supplier and making energy saving improvements. The service also aims to prevent isolation worry by signing residents up to the Priority Services Register so that in the event of a power cut, they have the support that they need. Energy advice can be given through home visits as well as over the phone. Fire safety alarm and appliance checks can also be organised in partnership with Fire and Rescue for eligible residents.
Warm and Safe Wiltshire will also be working closely with relevant organisations to ensure that the team are able to refer and signpost residents for additional support. This could include ensuring you are receiving all the benefits you are entitled to or support in making essential improvements to your home. Insulation is one of the best ways of lowering your energy bills as well as replacing old, inefficient heating systems. Warm and Safe Wiltshire can let you know if you’re eligible for funding to help towards the cost of making your home warmer and more comfortable.
Please contact the team if you would like any advice or you know anyone who would benefit from a referral.
Call 0800 038 5722 email [email protected] Web www.warmandsafewiltshire.org.uk
Warm and Safe Wiltshire is a service provided by Swindon Borough Council and Wiltshire Council in partnership with the Centre for Sustainable Energy and Dorset and Wiltshire Fire Service.
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Shop Phone Number: 01672 539200
Summer opening hours
Monday- Saturday 9am - 5pm, Sundays & Bank Holidays 10am 4pm
Volunteer Appeal Please consider volunteering at your local community shop as we are in need of people to help keep the shop open. It is a great way of meeting people and making friends. We need volunteer shop assistants, but if you don’t want to be in the public eye there are lots of other things you could do to help such as baking, helping with deliveries, collection of supplies and so on. We don’t expect you to volunteer at the same time every week unless you want to. If you can only help occasionally we would also be grateful for this. Any help however small is gratefully received. If you think you would like to volunteer, even for an hour or two, just to help out, just call Lyn, Lynda or Holly at the shop on 01672 539200. We promise tea, biscuits and friendship. Local Deliveries Please don’t forget that we can deliver to you if you are unable to come into the shop. Just give us a ring on the number at the top of this article. Michele Lomas (Chair of Avebury Community Shop)
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Who will be the Chilli King or Queen of Broad Hinton?
Sunday the 7th October we shall be having a Charity Chilli Cook Off!
Eight different chillies, six meat, two vegetarian, all with accompaniments.
Hot and super tasty, to suit all chilli lovers.
The Crown have been generous in hosting this event and you will be asked to sample each of the
competing chef’s offerings and vote on the best of the best.
Tickets are £10 in advance and will to be donated to support the Great Britain Under 21
Rifle Team, competing for the World Championships in New Zealand in January 2019.
Tasting will start at 18.30hrs, followed by an auction of promises to include a private box at the Royal
Albert Hall for almost any event, plus many other enticing offerings.
The champion will be crowned straight after the auction.
Put the date in your diary and the loo roll in the fridge! 😂
For tickets in advance, please email Zoë Cooper, Gary Alexander or Alex LaRoche on:
little angels Come along for singing, snack, Bible stories, play and craft activities for toddlers.
Tea and cake for grown ups
Thursdays at 10.15am, Kennet Valley School Free of charge.
Please note we run every other Thursday, see below for exact dates
20th September, 4th October, 18th October, 8th November 22nd November and 6th December
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VILLAGE HALL
AUGUST NEWS
New Committee Members
We’re delighted to tell you, we have one new member of our team, David Allen, welcome
David. However, we still need more people to join us and ensure we can keep BHVH open
for everyone to use and enjoy. We're a friendly bunch and the amount of time you give is up
to you.
To find out more, get in touch with James Gates [email protected] 07789 199831.
Using Donation Reminder on Easy Fund Raising
Your online shopping habits can benefit BHVH! If you already use Easy Fund Raising, make
sure you've downloaded Donation Reminder. Every time you go to a participating retailer’s
site a reminder pops up so you don't miss a free donation. Last financial year we received
over £260, this year, it’s dropped to £120. So Donation Reminder is REALLY important! If
you haven't already signed up, there are instructions elsewhere in the Local News.
Hiring the hall
• For a party or wedding reception, hire the hall and meeting room, 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.
300 Club Winners August
£50 44 Mark Watling
£25 121 Jon Candy
£20 251 Paula Doyle
£20 75 Geoff Martin
£10 10 Terry Thompson
Like us on Facebook Broad Hinton Village Hall
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Raise money for the village hall by shopping online
Do you shop at Amazon, John Lewis, Lakeland, Boots and many
more retailers online?
You can help to raise money for BHVH and it doesn’t cost you a
penny, the retailers donate.
54 supporters have raised over £1,960
Here’s how to do it:
1. Sign up – go to easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/broadhintonvillagehall and click on the button to join.
2. Shop – from the easyfundraising website, search for the retailer you’d like to shop with and click through to them. This tells the retailer you came from easyfundraising. The price is exactly the same as if you’d bought directly.
3. Get a donation – after you’ve purchased, the retailer donates to BHVH.
4. Get the easyfundraising Donation Reminder. Miss steps 1 and 2 with this. Just click the reminder when you shop to receive donations automatically. You’ll never forget a free donation again!
5. Careful though, Donation Reminder doesn’t work on Amazon anymore, go through the easyfundraising website first for them to donate to BHVH.
We are proud to announce The Winterbourne will be open from
Friday 31st August.
Friday 31st August
Bar will be open from 6pm.
Saturday 1st September
Bar will be open from 5.30 pm Kitchen Will Be Open from 7pm
5 course taster menu £30 per person. Limited space, therefore booking is essential.
Sunday 2nd September
Bar Open from Noon Kitchen Open from Noon
Roger and Emie look forward to seeing you soon.
The Winterbourne Winterbourne Bassett
SN4 9QB Tel 01793 731257
September 2018
View from the Rectory I have been reading voraciously over the summer and I’ve learnt a great deal – including the fact that needle felting while reading is definitely a VERY bad idea. On the lighter end of the spectrum of books was Dave Tomlinson’s ‘Black Sheep and Prodigals’.
In one chapter he says he believes in a God of ‘ hobnobs, beer and round tables’- translated in his experience into biscuits for children at Holy Communion services, Beer at a pub based ‘café’ church, and taking every opportunity to listen and talk about faith at ‘round tables’ where dialogue is real and open, and the possibility of learning as much about God from a self-confessed agnostic as from a Bishop is very much in evidence. And I think he has a point.
There is a perception of church and church people as being …well….churchy. ‘Holier than thou’ stiff, contained and disapproving, (think Richard Stilgoe’s Mrs Beamish) or a joyless goody two shoes always ready to say ‘hush’ especially to children asking loud questions in the silences between prayers. While in some cases this is truly what people encounter and it saddens those who are not this way inclined. Worse again, I know all too well that there are people who feel they are not good enough to cross the threshold of a church when in fact the church is less than it should be without them – believers or not!.
Perhaps it all boils down to the image of God we hold onto - our images will differ somewhat and change and grow (hopefully) but it is still the image that shapes us. The image I hold is of a wandering Christ, ever ready to sit alongside people -whether it’s a woman at a well or in a synagogue, at a wedding or in the desert, open to all because He is Love incarnate. Genuinely interested in us, laughs with us, weeps with us, embraces us, chases us, beckons us, stops to point out a wonderfully coloured butterfly or lies beneath a tree in the warm sunlight. A laughing Christ who loves a cracking joke, a solemn Christ listening to and holding our hearts outpourings. No doubt this image will change again as I know Him more – but that’s where it is now.
I encounter a Christ who delights in chocolate biscuits for the children, and giggles at the adults who would perhaps like one too at the Alter rail but can’t quite bring themselves to ask (oh yes Folks- you have been spotted!) A Christ who watches, deeply moved, former service men and women reverently and respectfully honour the Fallen, and a Christ who rejoices at two doggies bringing rings to a wedding couple, delighting in the inclusion of His creatures at a Holy moment of commitment and joy.
I wonder if we tried to be a bit more like this we’d want to invite our neighbours to join us in our churches and they in turn might like to come. This month we celebrate ‘Back to Church’ month – if you haven’t been in a while why not come along and give us a chance to share with you in the love of God who welcomes all- just as we are? And there might even be a chocolate biscuit!
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Church Notice Board
Baptism Coby O’Malley 19 August West Overton Funeral & Burial of Ashes Judith Evans 3 August East Kennett Burial of Ashes Gillie Swanton 2 August Fyfield Weddings Nathan Oakey & 17 August Avebury Stacey Sheffield
Gillian Davies and Ian Gale will be getting married at Fyfield in September and we remember them in our prayers.
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Broad Hinton
Flower Rota 1 & 8 September Jennifer Taylor & Jo McCombe 15 & 22 September Liz Moakes & Alex La Roche
29 September & 6 Oct Janine Jephson & Alison Robinson Cleaning Rota
3 September Vicky Lowes & Clare Fitzpatrick 17 September Liz Palfrey .
Winterbourne Bassett Flower Rota
1 September Mary Barnes 8 September Angela Bewsher 15 September Margot Bullock 22 September The Cole Family 29 September Barbara Dodds Cleaning Rota 8 September Deborah Young & Glynis Long 22 September The Cole Family
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Harvest Festival Services
East Kennett 23 September 6 pm Berwick Bassett (Benefice Communion) 30 September 10.30 am Avebury 30 September 4 pm West Overton (Songs of Praise) 30 September 5 pm Broad Hinton (Holy Communion) 7 October 9.45 am Winterbourne Bassett (Family Service) 7 October 11.15 am Winterbourne Monkton (Benefice Communion) 21 October 10.30 am
As in previous years, our Harvest gifts of tins and dried foods will be given to the Trussell Trust who distribute emergency goods throughout Wiltshire
All are very welcome!
Talking Tuesdays @ The Rectory
Talk, Eat, Pray
lively debate, great refreshments
Did you enjoy the Lent Groups? Fancy More of the Same?
Then join us this Autumn for ‘Talking Tuesdays’
September 11th - 'Love your enemies' - on the Anniversary of 9/11 Talking Tuesdays give us an opportunity to reflect on the Great Commandment in the face of acts of terrorism
October 16th - Jerusalem at the time of Jesus - delve deeper into the daily life, political context and religious affairs and understand how radical his message was then - as it is today
November 13th - War and Remembrance - using the writings of soldiers and theologians reflect on war, sacrifice and hope to mark 100 years since the end of the First World War
December 11th - The Road to Bethlehem - delve into the history, prophesy and family lineage of Jesus - learn more about the significance of Bethlehem- House of Bread and enjoy a little Festive Cheer
ALL WELCOME
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Upper Kennet Benefice
CONFIRMATIONS 2018
C
Confirmation Classes
Kenet Valley C of E ( VA ) Primay School
Lockeridge 6pm-7pm
September 6th, October 4th,, October 18th
Please phone Rev Maria on 01672 539643 if you would like to attend
Young people MUST be accompanied by a resposible adult
September 2018
WHO’S WHO in the Upper Kennet Churches
RECTOR - REV’D MARIA SHEPHERDSON 01672 539643 The Rectory, 27 High Street, Avebury, SN8 1RF email [email protected] If you require a priest in an emergency and are unable to contact Rev’d Maria please telephone one of the churchwardens. 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 (Mon-Thurs, 10am-1pm) Tel: 01672 861786 e-mail: [email protected] Website: www.upperkennetchurches.org.uk Address: The Garden Room, 62 Lockeridge, SN8 4EL
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 Chairman 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 01793 739130 [email protected] Final copy date 20th of each month