September 2019

Community Calendar

Sat 31 Aug Broad Hinton & Uffcott Village Fete & Fun Day

Mon 2 Sept Parish Council Meeting: VH 7.30pm

Tue 3 Sept Mobile Library: VH Car Park, 3.15 – 4.00

Wed 4 Sept Ridgeway Ladies: Talk – Life in a beehive, VH 7.45pm

Wed 11 Sept Gardening Club: Talk - A year in the suburban jungle VH 7.30pm

Sat 14 Sept BH Church Cleaning Day: 9.30am onwards

Wed 25 Sept Vintage Cinema Club: An American in Paris, VH 7.15 for 7.30

Sun 6 Oct Harvest Lunch: VH 1pm

Waste & Recycling collection days for September

Tue 3 Plastic & Cardboard (blue bin) and Recycling (black box)

Thur 5 Garden waste (green bin)

Tue 10 Household waste (black bin)

Tue 17 Plastic & Cardboard (blue bin) and Recycling (black box)

Thur 19 Garden waste (green bin)

Tue 24 Household waste (black bin)

The copy date for October 2019 will be

20th September 2019

Please email copy to Dawn May at 3villageslocalnews@gmail.com, 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 Jack Horton, Sophie Jones, Max Langford, Max Malcolm, Isabella Malcolm, Tavis McPherson, Douglas Norman, Max Philpott and Leoben Warrington-Gallienne who celebrate their birthdays in September

BROAD HINTON KIDS CLUB A Friendly group runs by mums for mums, dads, bumps and carers

For babies and pre-school aged children

Friday 13th and 27th Sept 9am -11am

Broad Hinton Village Hall

£2.50 per family includes snack, coffee etc. Contact – Rachel Kent 07818 402 474 or rachel.bethell@icloud.com

Look forward to seeing you there.

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Shop Phone Number: 01672 539200

Summer opening hours Monday- Saturday 9am - 5pm, Sundays & Bank Holidays 10am - 4pm

Meet the Team

Graham is one of our newest volunteers. He moved to Avebury Trusloe in October having previously lived in Swindon for 30 years. His wife, Sue, also volunteers in the shop and will feature in a future article. Graham wanted to move to a more rural community and ended up in Avebury by chance because a house came up. He is really glad that he made the move. For the last year Graham has been a full-time homemaker/builder/handyman as well as having a number of part time jobs. Before this he had a varied career, including working in retail banking for 15 years. Graham wanted to work in the shop because he was keen to contribute to a local community and he loves interacting with people. As well as serving in the shop, Graham also bakes the bread regularly. His favourite products are freshly baked bread, local plum jam and Ramsbury ales and gin.

Product Update If you are planning a picnic we have lots of lovely local produce for you to enjoy. We have Sumbler’s (our local butchers) pies and pasties, local vegetarian, vegan and gluten free pies, local yoghurts, individual cheese cakes, couscous, salads as well as a choice of local cheeses. We also stock West Country crisps and pop corn. We also have lots of soft drinks as well as local beers and ales and plenty of wines to wash it all down with. Don’t forget we have individual tubs of ice cream from Devizes. 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)

Recognition for Richard our Postman’s Service

Richard has been delivering mail in Broad Hinton and Uffcott for 20 years

now. Although he has no intention of retiring, his customers thought it high

time that this long service was properly recognised. He has therefore become

the first recipient of a new honour – he’s been created an Officer of the Most

Excellent Order of Broad Hinton & Uffcott. He has of course been given a

scroll and medal to prove it, plus a gift as token of the high esteem in which he

is held.

Richard is a good friend to all, unfailingly cheerful. He willingly helps with all

kinds of problems, mail-related or not. He even attends the funerals of his

customers and tips off the Rector if he knows of anyone in need of comfort.

We are very lucky to have him as our postman and hope that he will continue

to deliver our mail for very many more years.

BROAD HINTON

VINTAGE CINEMA CLUB

returns with 1951’s Technicolor award-winner

An American in Paris Starring Gene Kelly and Leslie Caron

Music by George Gershwin

and a short (short!)

Tom & Jerry in Solid Serenade

Village Hall Wednesday 25 September

Bar 7.15 Screening 7.30 Tickets £3.00

Broad Hinton and Winterbourne Bassett Parish Council Meeting of the Council

Broad Hinton Village Hall, Broad Hinton. Monday, 1st July 2019 at 7:30pm

Draft Minutes

Councillors Present: Cllr Alex LaRoche (AL) (Chairman), Cllr Adrian Smith (AS) (Vice-Chairman), Cllr Candace Gaisford (CG), Cllr Howard Witt (HW) Apologies: Cllr Jim Gunter (JG), Cllr Ray Smyth (RS) Absent: Cllr Tristan Norman (TN) Clerk: None, pending appointment

Item No.

Subject Action

1 Introduction, Quorum, Apologies for Absence, Declaration of Interests

The Chairman welcomed everyone to the meeting. Apologies were accepted from Cllrs Gunter & Smyth and Cllr Jane Davies (Wiltshire Council). There were no apologies from Cllr Norman. There were no declarations of interest. The meeting was declared quorate

2 Review & Signing of the Minutes of the meeting held on 7th May 2019

The minutes were agreed and signed by the Chairman

3. Matters Arising

There were no matters arising that would not be discussed under subsequent agenda items

4. Finance Update

In the absence of a Clerk, Cllr Smith asked the Councillors to accept the Bank Reconciliation and accounts dated 17th June 2019 Treasurers account: £578.89 Business Account: £13,213.63 Planned Expenditure: £409.64 Transparency Fund Balance: £241.35 Payments over £100 since the last meeting: Clerk Salary - £375.00 (£250 plus £125) Winterbourne Bassett Defibrillator - Electrical Installation - £257.64 Insurance - £241.14 Allotment Rent to Landowner - £200.00

5. Planning Report

Cllr LaRoche provided a full planning update to Councillors: 19/01864/OUT. Freshfields, P.O.Lane, Broad Hinton. Outline planning application only for erection of one, 3 bedroom dwelling and one, 4 bedroom dwelling within the curtilage of Freshfields, including demolition of two single storey garages and improvements to vehicular access. Objection. Wilts approved with conditions. The Officer’s Report states: Neighbours and the parish council highlighted inaccuracies with the red line plan, which included part of neighbouring land owned by 3rd parties on whom Notice had not been served. The application as submitted was thus invalid, with the incorrect Ownership Certificate having been completed. A revised red-line re-defining the application site has been received. The revision did not include any additional land but has been subject to some neighbour re-consultation. The scale and appearance/ design of the houses is not for consideration. There is nothing in the layout proposed to suggest any material impact on neighbouring amenities however in terms of loss of light or privacy, or any overbearing impact. These would be considered in a subsequent application for approval of the reserved matters of appearance, landscaping and scale The bank no longer being a defining characteristic of the street to an extent whereby removal of the small section proposed would have a material impact that would support refusal of the application.

The Highway Officer is satisfied with the revised access arrangement, which would provide for adequate visibility along the street. A subsequent revision to the tree report however identifies that the incursion within the RPA would be minimal, and this is accepted by the Tree Officer. 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 complied with requested changes. Awaiting Wilts decision. 19/03975/FUL. Charbil, 39 Fortunes Field, Broad Hinton. Single storey rear extension and first floor extension including internal alterations. No objections. Awaiting Wilts decision. 19/05428/FUL. 34 Pitchens End, Broad Hinton. Single storey rear extension. No objections. Awaiting Wilts decision. 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. On circulation. 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 renovations including walls. On circulation.

6 Highways and Maintenance

Cllr Gunter had provided a written report in his absence: HIGHWAYS ISSUES – CATG 1. Drains & Gulleys A new gully service has been introduced by Wiltshire to provide assistance with the gully emptying in quiet housing estates and low usage roads in villages. This enables smaller villages/ parishes who are not visited regularly by the main contractor to have the opportunity of a gully clearance service. The tanker operates on a rota basis around the whole of the county meaning that once a request is received Wiltshire will endeavour to visit our area within a six-week period. This requires us to identify the gullies causing concern. I have asked Wiltshire whether this covers blocked drains and which gullies e.g. Will it cover Yew Tree Lane which flooded last year? 2. CATG 2.1. Meeting held Thursday 20th June. I was able to attend. 2.2. There is a new format for getting issues on to CATG. Now any resident can send in a request to Wiltshire Highways but they must also refer it to the PC. Wiltshire will only react once the PC has endorsed the request as we must contribute 25% of any costs) It was also suggested that parishes may like to consider creating our own priority list for issues to help get the important ones auctioned first. 2.3. A4361: this is on the Top 5 Priority List and is being funded and actioned. Wiltshire have commissioned Atkins to undertake a speed review of the whole road from Salthrop Hill turning to Beckhampton roundabout. We (JG, BB&WM and Avebury PCs) queried whether this would also cover road geometry and were assured that “speed” meant whether the current speed and road geometry was right for any bends, brows and turnings. The results are expected in August. The cost is £2500 of which the 3 parishes have to pay 25% - i.e. £208.33 each and all 3 representatives accepted this 2.4. The issue about the 30-mph limit through Uffcott has been dropped as the built-up area is too short for such a limit to be introduced. 2.5 The chevron sign to warn drivers of the sharp bend into Uffcott from Salthrop junction has now been erected. Still trying to arrange a meeting with Earthline to discuss whether they would help with creation of safe passing places along this road. We will then need to discuss with Wiltshire/landowners how to get these put in. 2.5. A long stretch of the A4361 from Avebury to Winterbourne Bassett is in the new programme for resurfacing in 202/21.

2.6. There is to be a “safety surgery” with the Police before the next Marlborough Area Board meeting (23rd July) about policing matters. Cllrs agreed to fund the £208.33 for the Atkins review Cllr LaRoche wanted to thank Cllr Gunter for the excellent work in respect of getting works to the A4361 escalated to the top 5 priority issues, all other Cllr’s agreed.

7. Emergency Planning

Cllrs agreed to defer this discussion until the next meeting when Cllr Gunter would be present.

8. IT Update & Communication

In his absence, Cllr Smyth provided an update to PC The domain www.bhwbparishcouncil.org.uk has now been purchased, along with an email service for up to 20 email addresses. Broad Hinton and Winterbourne Bassett Parish Council is the organisation with clear ownership. The domain has been paid for in advance and the email service is charged monthly A direct debit has been set up to ensure that future payments will be collected by DD from our account. An account will be set up am trying to get an email account set up for The Clerk that we can transfer under our control to future incumbents as a priority. As an interim measure I will direct emails to this account to Cllrs LaRoche & Smith for attention. I will be in contact with all Councillors when I return in July to set up their personal email accounts. I will also be setting up our Facebook account as a notice board/push only account exclusively for Parish Council business. Cllrs acknowledged this work and thanked Cllr Smyth

9. Footpaths and Maintenance/Fly Tipping

Footpaths Alan Banting has now undertaken to cut the grass around the village footpaths in Broad Hinton. He is doing an excellent job and villager feedback has been very positive. Fly Tipping Vize Lane to be continually monitored for fly tipping, and residents are encouraged to report incidents via My Wiltshire portal. Black and white signage at junction of Broad Town and Clyffe Pypard road. Ongoing to try to find someone with the expertise, time and willingness to create and replace this traditional signage.

CG

10. Winterbourne Bassett - Defibrillator

Cllr Smith reported that the new Defibrillator for Winterbourne Bassett has now been fully installed and is operational. Training for residents will take place at Broad Hinton Village Hall on Wednesday 17th July and will be repeated annually. The Defibrillator is located at: The Winterbourne, Winterbourne Bassett SN4 9QB. It is accessible 24/7/365. Cllr Smith wanted to put on record his and other Cllrs thanks to some un-named local residents in Winterbourne Bassett who have made personal donations to help fund the Defibrillator.

11. AOB

Cllr Smith reported that an issue in respect of loose dogs in Winterbourne Bassett had been reported to Wiltshire Council Animal Warden team by a number of separate residents who were concerned about personal safety. Cllr LaRoche joined all Cllrs in thanking former Cllr Zoe Cooper who has resigned from Parish Council and Parish Clerk, Alison Robinson, who has also resigned after a short tenure as Clerk

The meeting closed at 8:30 Dates of the next Parish Council Meetings: Monday 2nd September 2019 7:30pm, Monday 4th November 2019 7:30. All meetings are held in Broad Hinton Village Hall Meeting Room and are open to residents

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 gill.crabtree1@gmail.com

or Marjorie 731471 or sykes@silversurfers142.plus.com

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.

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VACANCIES We have vacancies for both Councillors and a Parish Clerk.

If you would like to join other residents in helping look

after our beautiful villages and helping shape the future, please e-mail:

clerk@bhwpparishcouncil.org.uk

BROAD HINTON & WINTERBOURNE BASSETT PARISH COUNCIL PARISH CLERK VACANCY

The Parish Council is seeking a candidate with a good working knowledge of Microsoft software but this is not essential as training will be provided. This position is currently home-based and the appointee will require access to office space and a broadband connection. Broad Hinton & Winterbourne Bassett Parish Council will provide the successful applicant with a laptop and printer.

The position is part time, averaging around 5.5 hours per week. The current Clerk salary is £3,000 per annum (paid monthly.)

The candidate should be confident with Meeting Minute-taking, circulation and publication. The Parish Council usually meets on the first Monday evening of the month, every 2 months. The Clerk, who is also the Responsible Financial Officer, is responsible for managing the Parish Council’s finances, including the preparation of annual accounting and audit statements.

The applicant will ideally have experience in administration; book-keeping or basic accounting. The Parish Clerk is active in dealing with all correspondence relating to the Parish Council’s business and will interact with the public, so a pleasant and efficient outlook is essential. A working knowledge of Parish Council procedures and administration would be useful but not essential, as training will be provided.

The Parish Council is currently developing a Communication Strategy, so ideally the successful candidate will have some knowledge and experience of website and social media administration.

If you are interested in this vacancy, then please EMAIL an application letter and accompanying CV to the Chairman- Councillor Alex LaRoche at alex.laroche@bhwbparishcouncil.org.uk

Closing date for applications is 14th September, 2019.

DAVE DAVIDGE

After almost eighteen years as Benefice Council Secretary, earlier this year Dave announced his decision to retire. He became secretary of what was then the Upper Kennet Team Council on the retirement of Sylvia Lawrence in 2001 when Warren Sellars was Team Rector. In recognition of his long service and commitment under four incumbents as secretary, while for some of this time also being church warden and leading bell ringing at Avebury Church with his wife Mary, a presentation of garden tokens was made at the Benefice Service on 11th August in Avebury Church.

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Church cleaning Day – Broad Hinton

We are going for our twice-yearly church cleaning day on Saturday September 14th. We will be starting at 9.30am, probably going on until around mid-day. If you can spare an hour that would be wonderful – just turn up. We will provide the cleaning equipment (although if you have a favourite duster or broom do bring them along), and we will be busily tidying, sweeping, dusting polishing, scrubbing and window cleaning. Many hands do indeed make light work, so it would be great to see as many of you as possible.

Also going on out-of-doors will be trimming, gutter-clearing and general churchyard maintenance.

Coffee and cake will be provided!

Your Churchwardens.

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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 5th September,

19th September, 3rd October, 17th October, 14th October,

14th November, 28th November and 12th December

at Kennet Valley School.

Free of charge.

We look forward to seeing you there.

VILLAGE HALL

AUGUST NEWS

Our Team

BHVH is run by a team of just nine people. We have specific roles:

• James Gates is our Chairman, no one gives more time, or puts more effort into running BHVH than James.

• Steve Hannan is Treasurer and “bean counter” also responsible for invoicing.

• Sue Robinson is Secretary, she records meetings and applies for licences.

• Marilyn Martin takes our bookings and show-cases BHVH to people interested in hiring, as well as letting hirers in and locking up after them.

• Geoff Martin and David Allen take most of the responsibility for looking after the inside and outside of the building.

• Juanita Poulton and Chris Horan are Jills of all trades and essential to our group.

• That leaves me Kate Marshall, well I just talk to you a lot! Seriously, I do my best to promote BHVH as an attractive place to hire and let you know what’s going on, using various media; Local News, our monthly e-newsletter, Instagram and Facebook. I also maintain our website.

In addition, all of us do a multitude of other tasks and take collective responsibility for decisions about BHVH and its upkeep. As most of you know, we periodically arrange rather good parties too!

July 300 Club Winners

£50 170 Mark Watling

£25 125 Geoff Martin

£20 91 Paula Doyle

£20 79 Rich Marshall

£10 32 Nick Matthews

Like us on Facebook Broad Hinton Village Hall

Follow us on Twitter @BH_VillageHall

www.broadhinton.org.uk

The reason for telling you all this is to show there’s quite a lot to do! We REALLY need more people to help us.

If you can give some time to BHVH, please get in touch with James

07789 199831 jamesgates@btinternet.com.

BHVH is run by a team of just nine people. We

take collective responsibility for decisions

about BHVH and its upkeep.

We have specific roles and in addition, all of us

do a multitude of other tasks.

We REALLY need more people to help us.

If you can give some time to BHVH

Please get in touch with James Gates 07789 199831 jamesgates@btinternet.com

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Village Hall Lost Property

A pair of Melissa flip flops/sandals size 3/4 were left in the village hall after, I think, the Masquerade party. They were hanging on one of the clothes hooks in a white and black lululemon plastic bag which also contains a red plastic abellio ticket holder.

Please contact Marilyn Martin on 731521 or larkswood958@gmail.com if you think this is your property.

‘Volunteers do not necessarily have the time; they just have the heart’. Elizabeth Andrew While thinking of writing something for our local news to highlight the great volunteer “spirit” that seems ever present in our way of life, I was curious to see if by using that search engine, Google, there would be any quotes in celebration of the ‘volunteer’. To my delight I found many which recognised this fountain of goodwill. Susan Ellis describes ‘volunteering’ as so ‘pervasive it is invisible’; it is a resource that is hard to put your finger on and define. Despite living in uncertain times ,economically and politically, occasionally battered by the constant media circus and creaking infrastructure, I have been heartened to notice over the last few months, either through helping with local events or just participating, the groundswell of determination and enthusiasm to carry on as always, with community life. This is not through a disregard for the serious issues of Brexit, austerity, crime levels, wars and civil strife, but a recognition that somehow “the show must go on”, whether it is raising money for charity or a church or simply “helping out”. It is reassuring that the community remains strong and supportive. There is a whole ‘posse’ of volunteers, ‘makers and shakers’; those who mow the churchyards or other areas of the village, put up and take down gazebos and tents, deliver and unload chairs and tables, bake cakes, serve teas, committees to plan and organise fetching and carrying or make decisions, generous people who open up their gardens or homes for events, others who collect money for Air Ambulance or Poppy Day. Then apart from the volunteers where would we be without the attendees?! Those who buy, and eat, contribute and ‘join in’ when needed! I certainly did not require much persuasion to sit down in good company and be served a delicious cream tea! So far, throughout the summer we have had the Ritzy Tea Party at the Rectory, a concert in the church, a visit and church service with the Royal British Legion, three teams, jointly with Broad Hinton for Teas for Tourists. The list of events extends through to other surrounding villages and towns. Driving through Wroughton before the day of their carnival I thought of the immensity of planning and preparation that must have gone into such an event, not to mention conforming to health and safety regulation! And at the entrance to our village like a bastion of the community spirit stands our community pub, particularly reassuring when you arrive at dusk and see the welcoming lights. The turmoil of issues on a global scale are now ever present in our daily life through 24 hour reporting; yet on a local scale the fabric of everyday life is woven and held together by good nature, consideration and a desire to help and support. Here I end with another quote, this time by a great man, Winston Churchill: ‘You make a living by what you get. You make a life by what you give’. With thanks to all volunteers, especially here in our parishes. Deborah Young Sunday 18th August 2019

We now have a new web site covering all our churches - please go to

www.kennet8.org.uk

View from the Pew

Simon Jones, Co-Chair of Governors at Kennet Valley VA Primary, member of West

Overton, East Kennett and Fyfield PCC and father of three lively lads, writes for our

September edition:

Why I go to Church

I go to church because I know that everyone really wants to be there. I know that

everyone asking me how I am really cares, and would do all they could to help me, if

asked. When I go to church I can ask for help and not be judged; for forgiveness and not

feel shame. I can ask on behalf of friends and family and have a reassuring feeling of

hope in my soul, knowing that there is a good chance that help will come in one form or

another.

I go to church because it makes me feel whole. When was the last time you entered a

beautiful building, confessed all your wrong doings, asked for help in helping a sick friend,

enquired about divine inspiration regarding a fair conclusion, chatted honestly to someone

you have not met before, enjoyed a good sing-a-long and then left feeling totally at peace

with yourself and those around you? - All for free!

Church is not where you are judged for being on the wrong page throughout the service, or

sitting at the wrong time or reasoning with your vocal child during a silent prayer session.

It IS about all of us being equal, all of us actually caring for each other and all of us making

the world a better place for our children’s children.

The Rector writes:

This year national ‘Back to Church Sunday’ falls on Sunday, September 15th and our

Benefice Service will take place at St Mary Magdalene Church, Winterbourne Monkton, at

10.30am. Our Guest Preacher will be Reverend Rhona Floate and you can read more

about her unique role inside the magazine.

Perhaps you have been away from church for a long time, perhaps you have always itched

to go but hesitated, perhaps Simon’s words might encourage you to dip your toe in the

water again? If so, be assured of a warm welcome - just as you are.

We now have a new web site covering all our churches - please go to

www.kennet8.org.uk

Wiltshire Palestine Solidarity Campaign

‘Love in the Midst of Chaos, Hope in the Heat of War’

Rev’d Maria Shepherdson

will talk about her work as former Head Teacher and Teacher Trainer for the Hope Christian Trust at the Lighthouse School in Gaza City

Friends Meeting House, Sussex Wharf, Devizes, SN10 2AE

3rd October 2019 at 7.30pm

For further information contact WiltshirePSC@gmail.com

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Under The Beech Tree - A Space to Breathe

Do you connect best with God in creation?

Are you in need of a breathing space simply to rest in the Divine Presence and be still within creation?

Then THIS might be just what you are looking for! Quiet Mindfulness, Guided Meditation, Sounds of Creation

Come and join us @ the Rectory, Avebury on the following dates/times ALL welcome, wherever you are on your spiritual journey.

SATURDAY 3rd August at 4pm WITH REFRESHMENTS and opportunity to chat

Saturday 31st August 10am Wednesday 4th September 6pm Thursday 12th September 6pm Friday 20th September 5pm Monday 30th September 5pm

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Our Hidden Lives

A ‘Talking Tuesdays’ Extension

7.30 pm Friday 6th September @ the Rectory, Avebury. All Welcome.

We welcome Andrew-George Perutz from Berwick Bassett to give us an exciting glimpse into the hidden life of his grandmother Baroness Alessandra Kozlowska. Alessandra's journey takes her from Russia through Poland, Austria and finally to Italy. She and her family survive the Russian uprising, the Russian revolution and two world wars. Her life goes from feast to famine, from oil wells and a 48 room palace to imprisonment in Southern Italy; from giving shelter to the president of the Russian Duma just days before the assassination of the Tsar and his family, to providing a refuge for American Embassy personnel and others in Rome at the end of the second world war. It is a story of one woman's fight to keep her family together, regardless of the cost. From a challenge to a duel, to the challenges of war she faced them all with equanimity, kindness and compassion. Come and hear from her grandson details of the celebration of Easter at the Russian Orthodox Church, the finding of her sister during the revolution and other chosen highlights that show her faith and courage in time of war and conflict. *******************************************************************************************************

Friday SEPTEMBER 6th - Our Hidden Lives (see separate announcement)

Tuesday SEPTEMBER 10th - Climate Crises and Faith - how should we respond? A chance to share ideas, hear what others are doing in churches and society, and discover a Franciscan approach to environmental action. Tuesday OCTOBER 8th - Harvest Past and Present. Explore the customs, traditions and music of harvests across the British Isles and make your own Harvest Home salt loaf as we share and hear from local experts and maybe a musician or two! Tuesday NOVEMBER 5th - Gunpowder Treason and Plot: the origins of Guy Fawkes/bonfire night. Enjoy the (relative) peace and quiet of the Rectory - a good place to be for those who do not relish things that go whizz, bang and wallop in the night!

Talking Tuesdays @ The Rectory

Avebury 7.30pm

Talk, Eat, Pray lively debate,

great refreshments

FUNERAL PLANNING ON A BUDGET

Guest Speaker – Lyn Baylis Hospital Chaplain and Advocate for Social Justice Brighton and Hove

Come and discover…

How funerals have evolved through the ages

The options open to you when planning a funeral

How to budget effectively and plan ahead

The challenges and opportunities of DIY funerals

FRIDAY 20th September at 2pm and REPEATED at 7.30pm

St James’ Church, Avebury

ALL welcome Refreshments available

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Upper Kennet Churches - YOUR INVITATION TO

‘BACK TO CHURCH’ SUNDAY

RURAL HOPE at the HEART of our Countryside

Sunday 15th September 2019 at 10:30am

St Mary Magdalene, Winterbourne Monkton

Guest Preacher - Reverend Rhona Floate, Rural Field Officer

Not been for a while? Ever?

Perhaps you have hesitated until now?

Well - the doors are wide open and we welcome you

You belong here - welcome

“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 28th August

Wednesday 11th September and 25th September

Wednesday 9th and 23rd October

Upper Kennet Churches Harvest

Festival

Services

East Kennett 22 September 6 pm

Berwick Bassett 29 September 10.30 am

(Benefice Communion)

Avebury 29 September 4 pm

West Overton 29 September 5 pm

(Songs of Praise)

Broad Hinton 6 October 9.45 am

(Holy Communion)

Winterbourne Bassett 6 October 11.15 am

(Family Service)

Winterbourne Monkton 13 October 4 pm

Followed by Harvest Tea 5 pm

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!

Introducing our new Deanery Rural Field Officer

The harvest is well on the way to completion and the farming community is shifting its

energy into ploughing and sowing. It takes me to one of those small but telling parables of

Jesus. Someone said “I will follow you, Lord, but let me first say farewell to those at my

home.” Jesus said to him, “No one who puts a hand to the plough and looks back is fit for

the kingdom of God.” (Luke 9.61-62).

The “harvest” of people attending our churches is in decline in many places. Most people

will acknowledge that we live in a changing world and this is disconcerting for some,

exciting for others. We might look back nostalgically for the “good times” past but we have

to look ahead. You have no hope of ploughing a straight furrow, or sowing seed evenly if

you keep twisting around to see where you have been rather than looking ahead to see

where you’re going.

My role is to help rural churches find ways to grow. Where I’m invited to work with

churches I listen to the questions they’re asking. It tells me a great deal about which away

they are looking. When they ask questions about what it means to be the church for today

and tomorrow, not the church for yesterday, I get excited. It means I can help them find

answers to those questions because they have set their hand to the plough and are

looking ahead, not back.

This does not mean throwing out everything that has sustained the church in the past.

Every church, every organisation, every institution has its traditions. But tradition has to

evolve in response to the present and look to the future in order to be relevant to a

changing world. For example, many churches are now exploring how they can re-imagine

how their churches are used. The more controversial experiments may hit the headlines,

but other schemes listen carefully to the needs of the communities they serve and respond

to them. Recently a tiny church identified a need for people of all ages to meet up. The

village has no hall or other public meeting place so they are opening up the church and

providing coffee and cake. It is building community, and making links with people who

have had no previous connections with church life.

As Christians, we want to cherish what has sustained our spiritual lives but also see a

harvest of fresh faces and changed lives. To enjoy a new lease of life we have to re-

imagine how to be church for today and tomorrow so that people of all ages may find the

joy of a deep relationship with Christ at the heart of their lives.

I’m looking forward to sharing in worship with you this month and to listening to your

stories and your questions.

Reverend Rhona Floate, Rural Field Officer for Wilts

September 2019

Church Notice Board

Baptisms Mya Weeks 28 July West Overton Frederick Pracy-Nyman 11 August Avebury Tobias Pracy-Nyman 11 August Avebury Weddings Emily Brett & Keith Leung 27 July East Kennett Carol Peach & Mark Davis 27 July Broad Hinton James Chidgey & Megan Reeves 3 August Winterbourne Bassett Stephen Lambert & Michaela Bosquet 14 August Avebury Funeral Sir Wynn Hugh-Jones 23 July Avebury Burial of Ashes Richard Young 4 August Winterbourne Bassett Hazel Jessep & 5 August West Overton Walter Jessep

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Broad Hinton

Flower Rota 7 & 14 September Caroline Fleming & Kate Marshall 21 & 28 September Jenni Moseling & Sarah Kromer

Cleaning Rota 2 & 9 September Jane O’Neill & Marjorie Sykes 16 & 23 September Helen Miller & Candace Gaisford 30 September & 7 Oct. Julie Watts & Helen Tulissio

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Winterbourne Bassett Flower Rota 7 September Sarah Harvey 14 September Angela Henery & Thelma Moss

21 September Clare knight 28 September Carol Jones

If the dates shown are not convenient for you, please arrange to swop with someone else or telephone Clare Knight on 731764

Cleaning Rota 7 September Deborah Young & Glynis Long 21 September The Cole Family

September 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 revmariashepherdson@outlook.com If you require a priest in an emergency and are unable to contact Rev’d Maria please telephone a churchwarden. 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 graham@grahamkitchen.com BENEFICE OFFICE: Anne Robinson & Sophie Roberts (Mon-Thurs, 10am-1pm) Tel: 01672 861786 e-mail: office@upkennet.eclipse.co.uk 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 shues01@hotmail.com Mrs Helen Vickers 01672 539482 brian.helen.vickers@googlemail.com EAST KENNETT Mr Graham Kitchen 01672 861349 graham@grahamkitchen.com Mrs Jo Snape 01672 861267 Josiesnape@aol.com WEST OVERTON Mrs Susan Rogers 01672 861374 sjrogers44@gmail.com FYFIELD Ms Vicky Evans 01672 861622 bixevans@gmail.com WINTERBOURNE MONKTON Ms Penny Gold 01672 539158 goldpennygold@aol.com WINTERBOURNE BASSETT Mrs Glynis Long 01793 731398 glynislong@btopenworld.com Mr Peter Barry 01793 731589 peter17.barry@gmail.com BROAD HINTON Miss Sally Cartwright 01793 731050 sally.cartwright@broadhinton.org.uk Mrs Gill Crabtree 07774 424125 gill.crabtree1@gmail.com Mr Robert Fitzpatrick 01793 739156 rft.fitzp@gmail.com Benefice Council Lay Vice-Chair Mr Mark Wightman 01793 731452 wightman1944@btinternet.com PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL SECRETARIES AVEBURY Mr David Davidge 01672 513819 mail@dwdmar.plus.com EAST KENNETT, FYFIELD & WEST OVERTON Mrs Lynne Williams 01672 861511 lynne.williams55@gmail.com WINTERBOURNE MONKTON Mr Bill Buxton 01672 539199 bill.buxton@btinternet.com WINTERBOURNE BASSETT Mr Martin Knight 01793 731764 martin@vintry.co.uk BROAD HINTON Mrs Marjorie Sykes 01793 731471 marjorie.sykes@btinternet.com 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 davidthroup@aol.com 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 3villageslocalnews@gmail.com Final copy date 20th of each month