February 2018

Community Calendar

Feb 2 Fri School Invitation: School Hall 9.00am

Feb 3 Sat Gin Tasting: VH 8pm

Feb 7 Wed Happy hours Club: Lunch at The Bayberry

Feb 7 Wed Ridgeway Ladies: Talk by Debbi Evans, VH 7.45pm

Feb 20 Tues Mobile Library: VH Car Park 3.15pm – 4pm

Feb 24 Sat Trio of Sopranos: VH 7.30pm

Feb 28 Wed Vintage Cinema Club: Destry Rides Again, VH 7.30pm

Mar 3 Sat Book Cafe: VH 9.30am – 11.30am

Mar 5 Mon Parish Council Meeting: VH 7.30pm

Mar 10 Sat White Horse C.C. Quiz Night: VH 7 for 7.30pm

Jun 23 Sat White Horse C.C. Charity Ball: Manor Farm 7pm

Waste & Recycling collection days for February

Tues 6 Plastic & Cardboard (blue bin) and Recycling (black box)

Thur 8 Garden waste (green bin)

Tues 13 Household waste (black bin)

Tues 20 Plastic & Cardboard (blue bin) and Recycling (black box)

Thur 22 Garden waste (green bin)

Tues 27 Household waste (black bin)

The copy date for March 2018 will be

20th February 2018

Please email copy to Dawn May at 3villageslocalnews@gmail.com, 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 Sebastian Griffen-Aves, Leyton James, Charlie Lacey, Henry Ladd, Stacia Pershin, Ted Spring, Ben Bates, Christopher Thompson, Lucy Bramley, Noah Cummins, Robert Gregory and Jayden Rowland who celebrate their birthdays in February

A WONDERFUL STORY TO START OFF THE YEAR

A number of people in our community may recall attending a black tie ball at The De Vere Hotel in October 2009. That evening a fifteen year old from Broad Hinton took to the stage in front of 250 adults to share with us a very personal story. Benjamin McMahon could have focused on how, at aged four, he was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia. Or he might have mentioned that aged six he was given less than 24 hours to live as he lay in a coma in Intensive Care at The John Radcliffe Hospital, having contracted pneumocystis pneumonia on top of the leukaemia. He might have decided to tell us all that aged seven he completed a three year chemotherapy treatment and was officially declared to be in remission but after six months of just being "normal" he spent that Xmas and New Year in hospital with viral encephalitis. He didn’t mention any of this, nor that the age of eight he relapsed and the leukaemia returned. Rather than focus on the two more years of very intrusive and debilitating chemotherapy and radiotherapy which followed, the subsequent five years of progressive remission treatment or the fact his schooling was entirely compromised by the many years of illness, compounding the challenge of his dyslexia and dyspraxia, he took a different course. He stood in front of all those adults and brought the house down as he spoke with great humour about his experiences during an evening he conceived to raise money for the hospitals that had cared for him. Some of you reading this were there and still talk about the impression he made. By age 19 he had 8 GCSE's and 4 A Levels and was auditioning for drama school, committed to pursuing his long standing ambition to make a career of acting. 21 000 people auditioned for drama school that year in England, 1000 at his desired school, ALRA. They selected 28. He was one of them. He graduated in August this year. I am sure everyone reading this will be delighted to learn that straight out of drama school he has been cast in the UK tour of The Play That Goes Wrong. This Olivier award winning show plays in the West End and on Broadway. It will now tour 40 provincial theatres in 2018 starting in January. The play is incredibly popular and very funny. In terms of the more local options, Bath Theatre Royal, Cheltenham Everyman and The Oxford Playhouse are amongst those already pretty much sold out. Bristol Hippodrome has few seats left. However between the 11th and 16th of June the tour will visit The Wyvern at Swindon. Tickets again are selling fast - and not only to his proud parents Paul and Lynda! For those who’d like to celebrate the success of one of our own or simply enjoy a really good night out and haven’t already booked your seats it should definitely be a date to put in the diary. I am sure that we all wish Benjamin great success in his new career and congratulate him on his achievements so far through such adversity.

Desmond Clarke

“Easter Lilies” As usual, we are offering everyone the opportunity to dedicate an Easter Lilly to someone you love, in remembrance. As last year, the cost will be £6 a lilly, and I will be going up to London to buy the lilies in New Covent Garden on the morning of Maundy Thursday. This means that I need to know by Tuesday 28th March at the latest, if you would like to have lilies named in honour of a loved one, and their name. Kirsty Cramond has kindly said that once again she will produce a beautifully written list of all the names, which always looks wonderful. The flowers will be arranged on the Saturday, in preparation for Easter Sunday morning service in St Peter Ad Vincula. Last year the church looked absolutely stunning with its displays of white Calla and Longiflorum lilies, together with the greenery and yellow blooms of spray chrysanths, daffodils, gerbera and Golden Calla. Do please help us to put together a wonderful display again by supporting this, and remembering someone you love. Either telephone me on 731050, or email me at sally.cartwright@broadhinton.org.uk

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Broad Hinton Church – Pew Cushions

We are thinking that our congregation would be much happier with cushions on the pews! They would be very welcome for comfort, but also it is warmer than sitting on bare wood. The PCC is looking to buy some cushions in memory of John Hussey, who gave so much to the church over so many years, and apart from that we have had four individual offers to “sponsor” a pew! In the first instance, we would probably look to fit cushions in 5 of the pews on each side, in front of the cross-aisle, which would cost £1,655; even better, if we could manage it, all the pews in front of the cross aisle at £2,504. The cost of a cushion for one pew is £165 (that is an average, as the pews are different length). Would you be prepared to sponsor a pew? Or to make a donation towards the cost? It would add to your own comfort when you come to a service, and also make the church a more welcoming place for those who come in just to enjoy the peace and quiet. Jenni Moseling and Sally Cartwright, Churchwardens

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To all those who help Broad Hinton Church All the many people who help the church, in so many different ways, are invited to a special Songs of Praise service, with drinks and nibbles afterwards, at 5pm on Sunday May 20th – your personal invitation will be arriving in due course! So many people give of their time, effort and money – from the mowers, through cleaners, flower-arrangers, cake-makers, gutter-clearers, financial helpers, choristers, sidesmen, the list is very long. We would like to make this a very special service for you, so if you have a favourite hymn you would like included, please let one of the Churchwardens know and we will do our best. Jenni Moseling and Sally Cartwright, Churchwardens.

Friday 23rd February 2018 Concert by Dodecantus uk

In aid of Kennet Valley Driving Group RDA

St. James’ Church, Avebury by kind permission of Rev. Maria Shepherdson and the PCC

Music by Bob Chilcott, Morten Lauridsen, Eric Whitacre and others

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Broad Hinton and Winterbourne Bassett Parish Council Meeting

Monday 8th January 2018, Broad Hinton Village Hall, 7:30pm

Draft minutes

Present:

George Horton (Chair)

Adrian Smith (AS) (Vice Chair)

Alex LaRoche (AL)

Candace Gaisford (CG)

Gillian McFarlane (GM)

Present :

Howard Witt (HW)

Robert Horton (RH)

Zoe Cooper (ZC)

Wendy Law (WL) (Clerk)

Apologies:

Jane Davies (JD)

Jim Gunter (JG)

1.

Introduction, Quorum & Declaration of Interests

Action

Owner

George thanked Adrian for Chairing the last meeting for him in his absence.

Apologies were noted.

No declaration of interests were declared.

GH

2. Reviewing and Signing of Minutes

The Minutes were agreed and signed by Adrian Smith, as he chaired the November meeting in George’s absence.

AS

3. Matters Arising

A correction of meterage (900m to 90m) was recorded for the Science Museum

new building proportions, discussed at the previous meeting by Matt Moore.

4. Reports

Key points that arose are covered in items that follow:

Finance

Treasurer’s Account Balance as at 28th December 2017 = £971

Business Bank Balance as at 28th December 2017 = £10,507

PC Accounts Balance as at 28th December 2017 = £11,490

Payments over £100 authorised since November’s meeting.

Clerk’s November Salary 2017 & Tax £250

Clerk’s December Salary 2017 & Tax £250

Receipt of Transparency fund = £727.29 Purchased to date from this are the

following: Laptop = £349.95 Printer/Scanner, Software & Mouse = £97.74

VAT is to be reclaimed on all items purchased from the Transparency Fund.

WL

There followed a discussion around improving the efficiency and promptness of

payments from the PC account. Currently any payment request received is

signed by 2 Councillors before being processed. This can mean a delay in

payment. The suggestion agreed was that for regular payments – such as the

Clerk’s salary; bi-monthly payment to the Village Hall for the PC meetings;

Allotment deposit refunds requested by the Allotments Committee and

Allotment expenses under £50: Village’ maintenance payments; all emailed and

agreed by Councillors; the Clerk will be able to proceed with these BACS

payments, with 2 Councillors’ signed agreement on the paperwork to follow as

soon as possible, to avoid delaying payments unduly.

ALL

Councillors noted the financial position of the Parish Council. Page 19

The current plans ongoing were reviewed with the Councillors’ info. by AL.

The issue with The Crown and the caravans is still ongoing and no decision has

been made by Wiltshire.

AL

5. Planning Application List

17/07768/TPO 6 Fortunes Field, B. Hinton. tree work on ash and branches of

others, no objection, Agreed

17/08770/TPO 4 Fortunes Field, B. Hinton. Fell 2 sycamore trees. No objection.

Wilts agreed.

17/09642/FUL The Crown, B. Hinton. Change of use for caravan storage.

Objection raised, decision date was set by Wilts to be 27th November 2017 but is

still pending.

17/10353/TCA Marlborough House, B. Hinton. Work to trees in conservation

area. No objection. Wilts agreed.

17/10303/FUL St Peter’s House, B. Hinton. Single storey extension and

replacement garage. No objection. Wilts agreed with conditions

17/10937/FUL Mullaghcarn Hse, B. Hinton. Alterations to existing carport for

garden room. No objection. Awaiting Wilts.

17/11355/TCA Compton Farm Hse, B. Hinton. Work to trees in a conservation

area. No objection. Wilts agreed.

17/11567/FUL Wiltshire Hse, Uffcott. New dormer window. No objections.

Awaiting Wilts.

17/11622/FUL The Folly, B. Hinton. Erect balcony and alter rear extension. No

objection with condition. Awaiting Wilts.

Councillors noted the position regarding Planning and Applications of the Parish

Council.

6. Highways & Maintenance & Parish Steward Priorities

JH gave AS an update in his absence and the work requested appears to being

done.

A Winterbourne Bassett resident has requested that Councillors research

whether planning permission is required for a large garden wall that has been

erected at Lanes Cottage Winterbourne Bassett.

A resident contacted GH to compliment him on the work done on the Whettles

and remarked how the site is vastly improved. Councillors concurred.

Dates were suggested for the Villages’ Clean Up – Saturday 24th March 2018.

Posters will be produced and communication sent to the Village News &

Facebook accounts and Posters put up in the Villages.

AS

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WL

The drains in Post Office Lane have been cleared and tidying up is obvious

throughout the villages, which was appreciated. A vote of thanks was given to

both Jim Gunter and George Horton for their hard work with the Parish Steward

priorities and the tidying up of the Whettles.

ALL

Additional Items

7. Precept for 2018-19 GH/AS

A detailed discussion was held about what level the Precept should be set at for

2018/2019 and the Chair proposed that the Precept should not increase from

last year. Several calculations were provided by the Clerk as information to base

the Councillors’ decision on. Last year’s Precept information and decision were

also taken in to account. GH’s suggestion of 1.20% (no change to last year) was

put forward for the Councillors present at the meeting to vote upon.

The Councillor vote result was:- 5 in favour and 2 not in favour. The motion was

therefore carried to request a 1.20% Precept Increase – which amounted to an

extra £114.17 annually. The Clerk will arrange to complete the necessary

paperwork and submit the request to Wiltshire Council before the 19th January

deadline.

The Parish Council had considered the implications for the Parish on increasing

the Precept, based on the amount of extra spending required year on year.

Also, careful consideration was given to the impact on the Parishioners; the cost

of living rise and the possible increase in duties being delegated by Wiltshire

Council to local Parish Councillors.

Due to the amount of consideration and preparation required for calculating

the Parish’s Precept requirement, it was agreed that the investigation, discussion

and calculations for Precept for 2019-20 should be discussed at the November

2018 meeting, in preparation for signing off a final figure in January 2019.

ALL

WL

8. Transparency Funding & Domain Name WL

There was a discussion around the way forward for the Parish Council in light of

forthcoming changes to Data Protection legislation. The Transparency Fund has

enabled the PC to buy a laptop, printer and software for the Clerk’s business

use.

The consideration needs to be going forward about the use of personal emails

for Council business and the impact of the new legislation on how the Parish

Council conducts information provision and dissemination. ZC kindly agreed to

assist the Clerk with the new DP Act. Also further research will be done around

whether it is in the PC’s best interest to have a gov.uk domain name, emails and

website.

ZC & WL

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9. Councillor Roles GH

There was a discussion around the allocation of Councillor roles, as the Parish

Council now had its full remit of 9 Councillors. The following were agreed:-

Finance Lead – Zoe Cooper Policies – Gillian McFarlane

Robert Horton - Environment & Emergency Planning (replacing Alex La Roche)

The changes will be forwarded to the website for publication.

ALL

WL

10. AOB

Allotments: There was still an issue around the accuracy and history of the

historic Allotment Finances and so investigation of the archive accounts

paperwork still needs to be done.

It was agreed that the Allotments Working Party continue to work with the

Allotments committee and come back with a proposal for the management of

the Allotments going forward.

Playground: The subject was raised again about a Playground so Councillors

once again discussed the issue and the impact that it has for the Parish Council,

re-insurance, health and safety, maintenance etc makes it an unaffordable

liability.

Broadband: Parish Council were disappointed that the promised survey and

funding of Superfast Broadband by BT for Winterbourne Bassett for the end of

2017, has not happened.

Police Liaison: CG Confirmed that we do get regular reports from the Police and

she will pass on any information she feels is relevant to the PC rather than

circulate the report.

A resident has raised the issue of the horses in the field and they were told that

the RSPCA and the Police were informed of the situation. CG will contact our

Police Liaison Officer again to raise the concern of the PC and residents.

AS updated the Councillors about progress with purchasing the White Horse.

The Plunkett Foundation grant has been received and a top-up loan applied for.

There are currently 45 private investors. Plans are progressing well.

HW

HW

CG

HW

CG

AS

Meeting Closed at 8:40pm

Date of Next Meeting Monday 5th March 2018 7-30pm

Remaining Dates for 2017/2018 Meetings

Monday 14th May 2018 Annual Parish Meeting 7pm, A G Meeting 7-30pm

All meetings to be held at Broad Hinton Village Hall.

Wroughton Choral Society ended 2017 with a successful concert in December

from which £300 was sent to Brighter Futures. 2018 has an exciting programme starting with a ‘Come and Sing’ performance of Stainer’s Crucifixion on Good Friday. In May Mozart’s Mass and 2 Handel Coronation Anthems, Zadok the Priest, and The King shall Rejoice, will be included in the programme. Then a special Armistice concert, together with the Brass Band, is planned for November; followed by a joint Carol Service with the Parish Church choir in December. New singers are always very welcome - no audition is required. Ring 01793 521891 for more details.

Shop Phone Number: 01672 539200

Winter opening hours

Monday- Friday 9am - 5pm, Saturdays, Sundays & Bank Holidays 10am 4pm

In the Winter don’t forget that a trip to your community shop will save you petrol and time. New Milk Supplier We are very excited to have found a new milk supplier, Berkeley Farm Organic Dairy. This is great news as they are very local, based just up the road in Wroughton and the milk is organic. Berkeley Farm Dairy is owned and run by the Gosling family who have been producing and supplying milk since 1908. They use traditional methods of milk processing which focus on taste rather than convenience. They pasteurise the milk but do not homogenise it like most dairies. Homogenising breaks down the milk fats which they think affects the taste. Berkley Farm milk has a traditional 'cream line' which is only seen in milk that has not been homogenised. Our customers have told us that they love the taste. Why don’t you come down to the shop to buy some milk and see if you can taste the difference? We have been able to keep the prices down and the 500ml and 1 litre products are a bit cheaper than our old supplier.

Milk quantity Previous Price New Supplier Price

500ml 63p 58p

1 litre £1.00 99p

We are also selling their Luxury Guernsey whole milk in 1 litre bottles for £1.05. Volunteer News Lots of our volunteers enjoyed a New Year party at the beginning of January which was a lovely social event. Why not join our team? It is a great way to meet people and make new 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, cleaning or helping with deliveries or collection of supplies. 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. Full training will be given. If you think you would like to volunteer, please call Lyn, Lynda or Holly at the shop on 01672 539200. Charity Donations Thank you to everyone who has put money in our collection boxes on the counter. This year we are collecting for Prospect Hospice. The money raised from sales of carrier bags last year was £78.20 and has been passed onto The Harbour Project, our nominated charity for last year. We also collect tins and packets of food for the Devizes Food Bank. 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)

Hidden History and the Upper Kennet Pilgrim Story We begin a series of monthly articles centring on the hidden pilgrim history of all 8 churches – Perhaps you have never visited more than one or two. Why not set yourself a new year’s challenge and visit all 8 and discover for yourselves the peace, beauty and deep spirituality of faith expressed in the changing shape of our churches. St Nicholas Fyfield is listed in the Domesday Book 1086 A.D. The church as it currently is certainly dates from the 14th Century and was believed to have Saxon foundations. We now understand that the earlier Anglo Saxon church contained some remarkable Celtic carved images of the Holy Trinity. St Nicholas Church was originally a chapelry of West Overton and became its own parish in 1704. However, recent historical investigations into the churches of the Upper Kennet Benefice have revealed a far richer heritage than originally understood. The churches of the Benefice, INCLUDING Fyfield, were used by pilgrims on their way to Bristol, where they took the sherry boats to Spain, and walked their way on to Compostela di Santiago, then onwards to Rome and Jerusalem. Sometime circa the year 1632 Fyfield was led by the first of several puritanical priests who stripped out the trappings of what they perceived as being ‘popish heresy’ and in doing so denuded the church of a great deal of its’ earlier internal heritage. The ceiling, frieze and carvings have been identified as being considerably older than the date of 1634 carved above the entrance to the Chancel, and architectural remnants indicate that once a large hung cross dominated the entrance to the Chancel. Frieze running round the entire nave is carved and 17th century. What these fanatically puritan priests did not do however, was remove one of the most rare and special depictions of the Holy Trinity in a roof-carving. High above the Nave are wooden carved cross beam sections, each of these carvings being of one piece. The entire carving is a symbol of The Trinity, and is of Celtic origin and incorporated into the roof circa 9th Century. The Trinity is depicted as making the universe spin with their passion and love. The date 1634 carved in the cross beam over the Chancel marks a demarcation line between the puritan preacher in a puritan place ending the struggle against High Church priestly rule .This battle takes place within the period of rule of the Archbishop of Canterbury, William Laud. His High Church policy, support for Charles I, censorship of the press, and persecution of the Puritans aroused bitter opposition. Originally, the entrance to the church was approximately 8-10 feet above current floor level and those entering the church did so through the elevated West Door, descending into the church. It is no wonder explorers failed to find the classic pilgrim graffiti marks on the lower walls of the Vestry area for they were some 15-20 feet above our heads, carved with dagger points as they passed in and out. Exterior Facing the church one sees the porch- but viewed side on one sees that originally there would have been a Saint’s niche over the doorway- a stone covering for the Patron Saint, Nicholas. Wander around the church and you will find many fine examples of graffiti. A Sun dial, providing a hole for stick, which when inserted assisted those present to tell the time.

A pilgrim Cross of St James. A basic joining across three dots- shape here is very unusual form of making the sign of the cross. A very intricate dotted pattern was found to have been made by a medieval dagger point twisted hard against the stone. Then lastly a ‘T’ or Tao cross reminding us of the symbol of Moses on Mount Nebo. A Franciscan order of monks connected to Wilton Priory and heavily influential in terms of pilgrimage may well have been along this route and may have contributed to the vast number and wealth of T crosses on this particular church. At rear of church we see evidence of servants loitering waiting for their rich masters. In Idleness and boredom they played ‘fives’ against wall. Tudor graffiti W –and Stuart graffiti- also present along with an abundance of pilgrim crosses consisting of well in excess of a dozen more. Classic pilgrim’s crosses are normally found on south side of churches, as traditionally the North side of the church was regarded as being the Devils’ side. At Fyfield however, the Cross carvings are found on the North side- where pilgrims gathered. Why? The answer is that a North aisle would have been there originally and when the whole site was rebuilt the North Aisle was removed, and the remnants used elsewhere in the rebuild. And this rich pilgrim history of welcome and hospitality to the stranger continues today. We offer all visitors and fellow pilgrims a warm welcome, a space to stop and ‘be’ and wonder, and to pray. Wherever you are on your pilgrim journey through life we invite you to stop a-while and draw breath. We pray that you know God meets you here too, just where you are in life and will journey onwards when you leave. Peace be With you. Rector, Warden and All at Fyfield, St Nicholas. ************************************************************************************************

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Bee Hive (Broad Hinton) Preschool News

Happy New Year to you all!

Last term we had so much fun focusing on Christmas, our families, feelings and emotions. We made tree decorations, calendars, cards and much more; it is lovely seeing the pride in the children’s faces at their finished artwork. We raised over £25.00 icing biscuits for Children in Need – Thank you!

The December snow and ice has meant that we started investigating winter earlier than last year and we have already watched the birds eagerly eating all our fat balls.

Now we are back in full swing for the Spring Term with a focus on healthy living. We will be cooking and eating healthy foods, learning about good hygiene and of course continue our twice a week PE classes with a focus on why exercise is good for us.

Children come to our preschool from the age of 2 and can start at any time during the year. We are already taking enquiries for next September. We are registered with Ofsted to care for children and accept Employer Childcare Vouchers, 15 Hour Nursery Education Grant and 30 Hour Extended Entitlement. If you would like to come and visit to see our homely setting please call us on 07976688851 (during term time) and we will be delighted to show you around.

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WILTSHIRE AIR AMBULANCE CHRISTMAS 2017 Thank you ALL for supporting our amazing WAA by buying cards, merchandise, diaries, monetary donations & Raffle tickets for the big Winter draw. The winners were from .. ..1st Salisbury, 2nd Chippenham, 3rd Swindon & 5 other smaller prizes . Special thanks to our businesses, who l mentioned in last months Local News, what stars, what enthusiasm, couldn’t have done it without them. Sales amounted to an amazing £ 5,611.00 ...brilliant!!! Well done everyone. 2018 will be a momentous year for WAA, we move into a brand new purpose built Airbase, bringing the whole team together, at Semington nr. Melksham. Without your continued help & support there would be no Helicopter or New Airbase. As you know we are funded primarily by the generosity of the good folks of Wiltshire. The Airbase needs funds to be finished & equipped & then a further £3.25m.a year raised to keep the Heli. & aircrew flying to help save lives, without your continued support this couldn’t happen. On behalf of WAA .....THANK YOU If you would like to support in other ways eg. lottery, collecting tins, charity shops in Westbury & Devizes e-mail hello@wiltshireairambulance.co.uk for more information. Julie Watts ...volunteer WAA FUNDED BY YOU FLYING FOR YOU

THE RIDGEWAY LADIES

On Wednesday 3rd January at 7.45pm in the village hall the Ridgeway Ladies had their

first meeting for 2018.

The meeting started with the A.G.M. Our Chairman (Marilyn Martin) gave an amusing

report for the previous year and this was followed by the financial report for 2017. The

present committee was re elected....however the treasurer wanted to step down and we

are pleased to welcome Lynne Butler as our newly elected treasurer.

Once the ‘official business’ of the A.G.M. was completed the members all participated in

a quiz. Around the hall there were seventy one pictures of well known personalities

displayed and all we had to do was to name them. Sounds easy but it’s amazing how

difficult it can be to recall the names of the most familiar of faces! There was much

discussion (and laughter) amongst the ladies and after a collaborative effort we managed

to name all the personalities!!!

A most enjoyable social evening.....a great start to the new year. On Wednesday

February 7th at 7.45pm in the village hall we have Debbi Evans, a children’s author, as

our guest speaker.

All ladies welcome – please come and join us.

Wroughton Country Market

Freezing February – the shortest month of the year, which can seem like the longest! I know that usually I can’t wait for February to be gone.

Did you know that the Anglo-Saxons called this time of year Sol-monath, which translates as ‘cake-month’. Apparently this is because cakes were traditionally offered to the gods. I’m not sure what Anglo-Saxon cakes were like but I bet they weren’t as tasty as those on offer at Wroughton Country Market, every Friday between 9am and 11am at the Ellendune Community Centre. There is always a good selection available, often packaged in smaller portions, but whole cakes are available too. We have homemade cookies and pies as well as savoury items like sausage rolls. All baked goods can be made to order (ring me on 01793 638240 for more details).

Don’t forget that St Valentine’s Day falls on the 14th February. Maybe you can choose a handmade Valentine’s card, from the craft stalls, for your loved one, or buy a special cake to share. And then, of course, Shrove Tuesday is in February too ….. and we can all feast on pancakes without feeling guilty!

So it seems that February is all about the cake!

I think I quite like February after all!

Tina Grice

WHITE HORSE CRICKET

CLUB

SATURDAY 10 MARCH 2018

at

Broad Hinton Village Hall

7.00pm for 7.30pm prompt start

£10 entry to include a Fish & Chip supper

(maximum of 6 people per team)

To register your team, please contact: Ian Sharpe 07974 407284 / isharpe@ntlworld.com

BROAD HINTON

VINTAGE CINEMA CLUB

presents

James Stewart and Marlene Dietrich

in 1939’s great Western

Destry Rides Again

1960’s comedy smash

SCHOOL Fand

and

The Ant and the Grasshopper (1951)

Village Hall Wednesday 28 February

Bar 7.15 pm. Programmes 7.30 pm. Tickets £3.00

Broad Hinton Church of England Primary School

– Invitation –

9am Friday 2 February, Coffee and Bacon Rolls

Our school in Broad Hinton has been established for 275 years. Currently we have just over 100 pupils on roll, and also have the Beehive Pre-School on site. Our school, in its 4 classes with a variety of break out groups learning in a variety of indoor and outdoor spaces, is, according to the outstanding SIAMS inspection last year “through its distinctive Christian character, outstanding at meeting the needs of all learners”.

We look for local involvement; a large proportion of our pupils are from Broad Hinton and Winterbourne Bassett, but others are from further afield, drawn by the particular qualities of teaching, learning, care and ethos. We are proud of our school, and our pupils show “that learning is fun and enjoy recalling their experiences” (OFSTED 2017). I am one of two foundation governors; we also have parent, LEA and co-opted members of the governing body “the critical friend” to our school. We also have a very enterprising and successful Friends of Broad Hinton School, with whom we work to support, engage and improve learning and environment. From time to time there are vacancies on the GB; new supporters are always welcome to the FBHS. Please join us in our school hall for coffee and rolls at 9am on Friday 2 February to find out how you could be involved.

Roderick Palfrey, Chair of Governors. Tel. 01793 731067 or 07799 221816.

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Vacancy for Clerk to the Governors

Broad Hinton Church of England Primary School is seeking a Clerk to the Governors. Duties are likely to be in the region of 3 ½ hours per week. Duties are varied and include: – preparing agendas

– taking and distributing minutes

– advising governors on procedures

– generally supporting the effective working of the Governing Body.

Training is available, if required. Discretion and confidentiality are essential in this role.

Visits to the school are welcome and you are warmly invited to contact our Admin Officer, Mrs Sharon Keen, for an application pack and further information. Tel: 01793 731262 / E-mail: admin@broadhinton.wilts.sch.uk

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LOCAL NEWS This edition of Local News, the second of the new year sees the use of a new cover for 2018. While there are a number of new advertisers, many long term supporters of Local News have renewed their advertisement. Long established or brand new, please return that support by using the businesses when requiring a service offered. We would have no Local News without them! Also please let us remember with gratitude our editor Dawn May, who compiles and produces every edition, as well as the band of volunteers who deliver your copy, to your home, each month, free! Mark Whiteman

VILLAGE HALL

FEBRUARY NEWS

Gin Tasting Saturday 3rd February

8pm. Six gins with different herbs and botanicals, find the one you like. There will be things

to nibble, but please eat before you come. Tickets £25 from Kate Marshall 731734

villagehall@broadhinton.org.uk.

Trio of Sopranos Saturday 24th February

BHVH is delighted to welcome Helena Carlin, Felicity Brodrick and Gemma Hildred, with Robert Carlin on Piano. The trio will be singing songs and arrangements by English composers. Starting at 7.30pm, tickets for the concert are £5 on the door. Easy Fund Raising

It’s a great way to raise money for the village hall online and it doesn’t cost you a penny. There are no charges to you and the hall benefits from donations from the retailer. So far our supporters have raised over £1,200 through shopping. To sign up – go to www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/broadhintonvillagehall. 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 hallbookings@broadhinton.org.uk or 731521.

January 300 Club Winners

£50 228 Bridget Cooper £25 41 Karen Candy £20 213 Sandra Beaumont-Kerridge £20 60 Richard King £10 110 Steve Cutler

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Trio of Sopranos

Songs and arrangements by English composers

Helena Carlin, Felicity Brodrick and Gemma Hildred

Robert Carlin - Piano

Saturday 24th February 7.30pm

Broad Hinton Village Hall

Tickets £5 on the door

Gin

Tasting

Saturday 3rd February

Six gins & something to nibble on But please eat before you come

Starts 8pm. Tickets £25 Kate Marshall 731734

villagehall@broadhinton.org.uk Just a few tickets left now

“Dog Owners in Broad Hinton” You clearly like dogs. I actually like dogs, even though I am a cat owner. What I DO not like is finding plastic bags full of dog poo as I walk round our village. On January 15th as I walked along Footpath No. 5, between Post Office Lane and Fortunes Field, I picked up 5 separate small plastic bags of dog poo! What is it with some dog owners? Do they have no common sense or community feeling? What possesses them to actually take plastic bags out with them, stop to pick up the poo, and then put the bag and its contents down at the side of the path? It is a form of random stupidity that no-one can understand. More dog poo was found along the path to the allotments as well – not the kind of thing you want to walk in on your way to dig up vegetables. It would actually be environmentally preferable to let the dog poo (off the path please) into the base of a hedge and leave it to degrade naturally, rather than inflict the offensive plastic bags on the rest of us. Yes, please take a bag and pick up your dog’s poo, but don’t rudely dump the bag and poo for someone who cares about the village to find and dispose of. Sally Cartwright and Marilyn Martin

The Arts Society, Pewsey Vale monthly lectures are held in the Bouverie

Hall, Pewsey SN9 5QE, and cover a wide range of subjects relevant to the wonderful world of The Arts. The hall is open from 7 pm with lectures beginning at 7:30 pm for approximately one hour. Coffee/tea and wine is served from 7 pm. Monday 12th February 2018 - ‘The Follies of the Irish: Mad Buildings for Madder People’ by Thomas Duncan This lecture by Thomas Duncan, promises to be an entertaining insight into the eccentric world of the Irish aristocracy. Monday 12 March 2018 - ’The Horse and Modern Art: from Stubbs to Mark Wallinger’ by Nicolas Watkins This lecture by Nicolas Watkins, traces the expressive power of the equestrian image from Stubbs through Degas, Munnings and Picasso to Mark

Wallinger

New members very welcome. To apply for membership and for information on attendance at the lectures please contact - pewseyvale@theartssociety.org Please note our new website is www.theartssociety-pewseyvale.com

View from the Rectory

I remember the first time I watched a soap opera on the telly. I was very young, the TV was black and white and there were only four channels: 2 Irish stations and BBC1 and 2. Our staple diet of RTE programmes were enough to put you right off God, the Church, and Christianity in general. They were sanctimonious in tone and designed for the most part to scare you into being good, unquestioning, attenders of services. There was, in addition, a type of character that appeared in many of the shows I remember, including the ‘serious’ religious current affairs programmes that represented a less than appealing stereotype of what it is to be a Christian. Narrow-minded, judgemental, censorious and often quoting snippets of scripture to have a go at someone, these individuals seem to be an essential staple in the cast list of most of the soaps - think Dot Cotton, Ena Sharples etc Such stereotypes do Christians no good and in my experience are far from realistic, if only because I’m not sure how much scripture many of us could actually quote with accuracy in any case. I must admit feeling both inadequate and frustrated in the face of a scriptural avalanche usually quoted out of historical or theological context. It does the church that serves the community with commitment no favours. One of the problems is that there are huge gaps in the knowledge of history and context, theology and interpretation, even by the most regular worshippers. This is a real weakness as we endeavour to grow into the kind of person God wants us to be. We need more than a spoon-fed diet from the pulpit Sunday by Sunday. We need to learn together if our faith is to deepen. There is nothing stale or old fashioned about the life of Christ, his teachings and his death and resurrection. If ever there was a page turner, it is the gospels, but so often we only encounter them when we are in church, no doubt longing for a short sermon to follow! Lent is approaching, and so perhaps those of us who regard ourselves as Christians might make it a priority to take seriously the call to discipleship as summed up beautifully in the prayer of Saint Richard:

Most merciful Redeemer, Friend and Brother, may we know you more clearly, love you more dearly,

and follow you more nearly, day by day.

My hope and prayer for our churches in 2018 is that more of us might be able to make that prayer a reality. The Lent course we will offer in 4 bite sized sessions will be a valuable tool for this and it is open to anyone living in the Upper Kennet Benefice whether a regular church goer or just curious. Further information is inside this magazine. Will you commit to deepening your knowledge and learning and grow your faith as we reach the spring time of the year? Go on - take a risk, you have nothing to lose. Rev’d Maria Shepherdson

February 2018

Church Notice Board

Baptism Isabella Daniel 21 January Avebury

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Flower Rota 3 & 10 February Liz Moakes & Alex La Roche 17 & 24 February June Pillinger & Joan Palmer

Thank you to everyone who provide flowers and decorate our village church. It is really appreciated by visitors and those attending services

Cleaning Rota

5 February Liz Palfrey 19 February Jane O’Neill & Marjorie Sykes Thank you to everyone who keeps our church clean.

Winterbourne Bassett

Flower Rota 3 February Diana White 10 February Stephanie Witt & Parmjit Banga 14 February ASH WEDNESDAY 17 February LENT Cleaning Rota 10 February Sarah Harvey 24 February Elizabeth Tavener

Meditation (Taize) services at EAST KENNETT

from 7.00 to 7.30 pm

Wednesday 7th February and Wednesday 21st February

Just sit quietly and relax and enjoy the

silence and the peace

February 2018

WHO’S WHO in the Upper Kennet Churches

RECTOR - REV’D MARIA SHEPHERDSON The Rectory, 27 High Street, Avebury, SN8 1RF 01672 539643 email: revmariashepherdson@outlook.com 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 graham@grahamkitchen.com BENEFICE OFFICE: Ray Manley, Anne Robinson (Mon, Wed & Thurs, 10am-1pm, Tues. 2pm – 5pm) The Garden Room, 62 Lockeridge, SN8 4EL Tel: 01672 861786 e-mail: office@upkennet.eclipse.co.uk Website: www.upperkennetchurches.org.uk

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 BROAD HINTON Mrs Jenni Moseling 01793 731629 jenni.moseling@btinternet.com Miss Sally Cartwright 01793 731050 sally.cartwright@broadhinton.org.uk EAST KENNETT Mr Graham Kitchen 01672 861349 graham@grahamkitchen.com

Mrs Jo Snape 01672 861267 Josiesnape@aol.com FYFIELD Ms Vicky Evans 01672 861622 vickyevans1@btinternet.com WEST OVERTON Mrs Susan Rogers 01672 861374 sjrogers44@gmail.com WINTERBOURNE BASSETT Mrs Glynis Long 01793 731398 glynislong@btopenworld.com Mr Peter Barry 01793 731589 peter17.barry@gmail.com WINTERBOURNE MONKTON Ms Penny Gold 01672 539158 goldpennygold@aol.com

Benefice Council Lay Chairman Mr Mark Wightman 01793 731452 wightman1944@btinternet.com PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL SECRETARIES AVEBURY Mr David Davidge 01672 513819 mail@dwdmar.plus.com BROAD HINTON Mrs Marjorie Sykes 01793 731471 marjorie.sykes@btinternet.com EAST KENNETT, FYFIELD Mrs Lynne Williams 01672 861511 Lynne.williams55@gmail.com & WEST OVERTON WINTERBOURNE BASSETT Mr Martin Knight 01793 731764 martin@vintry.co.uk WINTERBOURNE MONKTON Mr Bill Buxton 01672 539199 bill.buxton@btinternet.com

MAGAZINES UPPER KENNET NEWS in Avebury, Avebury Trusloe, Beckhampton, Berwick Bassett, East & West Kennett, Fyfield, West Overton & Winterbourne Monkton 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 Broad Hinton, Uffcott & Winterbourne Bassett: Editor Dawn May, 35 Winterbourne Bassett SN4 9QB 01793 739130 Please send all copy (black & white format only) to 3villageslocalnews@gmail.com Final copy date 20th of each month