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Welcome to the March issue!

Firstly thank you all for the donations we received for the Secret Santastall we ran at the Christmas Fayre. Once again it was a great successand it is only through fundraising and donations that we are able toproduce this newsletter.

Thank you also to everyone whosupported the turkey raffle. Thelucky winner was Lori Slark. Theprize as always was kindly donatedby Heart of England Farms.

Newsletter Committee

NewsletterCommittee

Newsletter committee

Caroline Coles............................7630 5287Gill Prudhoe...................................7630 7747Rose Woodforth ..............................7630 2053

Email: newsletter@bubbenhall.infoNext issue out: July 2012

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An invitation to join theBubbehhall email list

Bubbenhall Village Hall Management Committee maintains a village email list. Currently we hold about100 email addresses but we are keen to add more villagers. We use the email list to issue notices offorthcoming events within the village. We also circulate regular e-ALERTS concerning NeighbourhoodWatch issues and urgent Parish Council notices.

The email list is secure and completely confidential. It is only used for village related events andactivities. If you would like to add your email address, please send contact details, including addressand telephone number to mcwareham@gmail.com.

If you want to know more about the service please call Mike Wareham on 7630 6894

St Giles’ChurchRector: ....The Reverend David Wintle

Tel: 7630 1283

Reader:..................................Rosemary KingTel: 01788 573 067

Churchwarden:.....................Jackie LloydTel: 7630 2836

Bubbenhall ChristmasFayreThe Church stall at the ChristmasFayre raised £135 for Church funds.Very many thanks to those whoprovided produce to sell, those whomanned the stall, and those whocame to buy. ���

Christmas FlowersMany thanks to those who gavetheir time to arrange flowers forChristmas. The Church lookedlovely: Thank you all very much.

Christmas services in ChurchIt is good to report that attendanceswere up at all our Christmasservices. It was lovely to see somany children and families at theChristingle and the Christmas EveCrib service. Many thanks to thechildren who read lessons andprayers, and to Zoe and Hayley whodelighted us with their flute-playingat the Christmas Eve Crib service.At the Christingle service, £62.72 (allbut £4 of it Gift Aided), was donatedfor the Children’s Society. Thankyou very much.

Children in ChurchIt was lovely to have the presenceand participation of so manychildren and their families at theChristingle and Crib services.Unfortunately, we don’t at presenthave the resources - human andotherwise - to run regular children’sworship at St Giles, (though theRector and Rosemary would bedelighted to hear from anyone whowould like to form part of a team tohelp start up and run such services).However, there is always provisionfor children at the St Leonard’sChurch, Ryton 9.30am services, and

Bubbenhall families with babies andchildren are sure of a warm welcomewhenever they can join us there.

Flowers for EasterChurch open Friday 6th and Saturday7th April for flower arranging. Manythanks to all of you who help to makethe Church beautiful for Easter.

Coventry Diocesan Guildof Church Bellringers -Rugby DeanerySunday service ringing continues -all welcome. Bubbenhall Bellringers’Practice night is Thursday, 7.30-9pm. New ringers/visitorsalways welcome. For furtherinformation on Rugby Deanery/Guildevents, bells and/or learning to ringplease contact Susan Sheen, tel: 7630 6339.

Lent Jar Appeal:in aid of Practical ActionIf you would like to contribute to thisworthwhile appeal, please take a jarfrom church (or use a jam jar fromhome) and put in it the money yousave by not buying the things(chocolate, gin?) you have given upfor Lent. Bring your jar to church at orafter Easter. We will then send in adonation from Ryton and Bubbenhalljointly.

Thank you.

Rosemary King

RainbowsSince the start of 2012 at Rainbowswe have enjoyed lots of craftactivities and games, these includeparachute games, star gazing,making bird feeders, foam pursesand valentine cards. We alsocelebrated Chinese New Year whenwe made Chinese Dragons, hadDragon races and attempted to eatSmarties with chop sticks, whichproved very difficult indeed.

Hopefully during the next few monthswe will be able to get outside andenjoy some sunshine. We have lotsplanned including celebrating theQueen’s Jubilee, the Olympics, andmost importantly 25 years ofRainbows!

Rainbows is a pre-Brownie group forgirls aged 5-7 years. For moreinformation or to put your daughter’sname on our waiting list pleasecontact us.

Margaret Robinson – 7630 5931Dawn Hands – 7630 6073

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Dog Rescue at Honiley

Thank you to everyone who donated dog food andblankets for the Dog Trust Rescue atHoniley. The week before Christmas itwas delivered to them – they were verypleased to see us.

Thank you for your continued support.

Mary Long

MobileLibraryServiceCleopatra – Southam MobileLibrary Service (Route J).

The library will be available onthese Thursdays in 2012:

• Ellesmere, Stoneleigh Road,10:10-10.30am

• Lower End, 10.35-10.55am• Inside Out Nursery, 11-11.30am

For more information pleasecontact the Mobile Enquiry Line:

01926 851031

January 5, 26February 16March 8, 29April 19May 10, 31June 21

July 12August 2, 23September 13October 4, 25November 15December 6

ToddlersFirstly thank you to everyone whoprovided jam jars for the stall at theChristmas Fayre and especially tothe mums who helped run the stall.This is a valuable way of fundraisingfor the group to keep down theweekly running costs.

As per normal we had a very busytime in the run up to Christmas. Wehad lots of Christmas crafts to getthrough and the highlight was aspecial visit from Father Christmashimself. Some of the children didnot really like the man with the bigwhite beard in the red suit too much– although they were OK after hehad given them a present!

This term we are planning for thephotographer Judy Hartland tocome to see us before Easter for ourannual photograph session. Keepwatching the notice boards in thevillage for more details

We meet every Thursday morning9.30-11.30am in the village hall toplay, do lots of craft and to generallyrun about letting off steam andmaking plenty of noise. If you feelyou can keep up with us, newmembers are always welcome.

Lori Slark - 7630 5355

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Village Hall VandalismIt is with great regret we report that the village hall has become a target forpetty but destructive and costly vandalism.

For some time footballs have been fired at the windows in attempts toeither break the glass or simply leave football imprints. So far nobreakages, just muddied windows - greatly appreciated by our (costly)window cleaners! Much more seriously, two wooden spindles have recentlybeen wrenched/broken off the verandah.

This is rather senseless vandalism of a well used community building, wehave all worked so hard to fund, maintain and improve. We ask for yourhelp! Particularly parents, but also dog walkers and all users of the VillageHall facilities and adventure playground.

Please help us curb this problem. If you see such incidents please notifya member of the Village Hall Committee.

Village Hall Committee

Cubbington Ranger Guides arecurrently recruiting!

Are you aged between 14 and 25?How would you like to come andjoin us, make new friends and takepart in loads of great trips andactivities?

We are a well established group with3 leaders and have a varied andinteresting programme whichranges from camps, canal boat tripsand international jamborees toperforming on stage with WAGSGang Show. We can help you todevelop and realise your potentialas well as helping you to learn newskills for life, increase your self-esteem and confidence and have agreat laugh with new friends.

We are based at Cubbington VillageHall and meet most Friday eveningsduring term time, 7-8.30pm.

We are a friendly group and wewelcome girls from all faiths and

walks of life, to join us and havetons of fun! Come join us!

If you or your daughter areinterested please give me a call formore information.

Di Gough – 01926 774799diddleydi@ntlworld.com

ParishCouncilAffordable HousingAt the December Parish Councilmeeting, the Clerk reported that on22nd November 2011 a HousingStrategy Officer from WDC called todiscuss the queries the ParishCouncil/Village had with theproposed housing.

The Officer confirmed that while theDistrict Council would be willing tolook at changing the design of themaisonettes they would notconsider changing them to housesas they would then not fit the ‘need’found by the original HousingNeeds Survey. The sewer concerns,the Housing Officer said, had beenpassed to Severn Trent.

The Chair summarised:• there has been a lack of

understanding from the villageregarding the term ‘AffordableHousing’

• the current infrastructure hasbeen declared satisfactory,however no-one has beenwilling/able to look into theVillage’s concerns regardingcurrent problems of drainage,sewers, parking, etc

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• types of proposal/suitability -villagers are opposed to theerection of maisonettes ratherthan houses in a rural setting, andwith no accommodation forgrowing families

• once original tenants with links toBubbenhall have moved on, theproperties will be opened up to allon the WDC housing register andnot just those with links to thevillage

• there is major concern regardingfurther commercial developmentonce the Green Belt field is built on.

After further consultation with WDC,the Parish Council unanimouslyagreed to reject the WRCCrecommendation that they supportthe proposed development.

Neighbourhood WatchPCSO Jackie Pimlott attended themeeting on 6th March 2012 to giveadvice to the Neighbourhood Watch Committee. PCSO Pimlottdiscussed the different methods ofspreading news to Neighbourhood

Watch members and villagers, butalso made clear that care must betaken not to overly worry elderlyresidents.

Given the recent vandalism of theVillage Hall by older children in theVillage, PCSO Pimlott offered tosend a police car to the Village Hallduring the times at which thevandalism is occurring, up to 4nights during the week. The ParishCouncil and residents thought thisan excellent idea.

The NW Committee has a bankaccount with £50, suggestions weremade that it could be used to buysmart water. PSCO Pimlott alsostated she is able to provide NWstickers.

The Chair expressed hope that theNW would become a pro-activegroup. Cllr Haynes agreed toconvene a neighbourhood watchmeeting to organise a lead co-ordinator for the group. PSCOPimlott offered to attend that

meeting also. The Chair thankedPCSO Pimlott for attending themeeting.

DrainagePaddy Rudd, Warwickshire NetworkManager and Gaynor Jerzyszekfrom Severn Trent Water attendedthe meeting on 6th March to discussdrainage issues in the Village. Theywere informed that the Village hadproblems in Spring Hill, Lower Endand the main cause for concern,Lower End.

Villagers expressed dismay regardingthe recent Affordable Housing issueswhen Severn Trent stated that thecurrent infrastructure was sufficient todeal with additional houses, when itcannot cope currently.

Villagers took the opportunity toadvise the representatives from STWwhere the problems are and alsomarked them on a map. Paddy Ruddstated that if problems are found, itmay take time to resolve andpossibly cause disruption to roads.

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Cllr Doody asked about funding,Gaynor Jerzyszek stated that 5 yearplans were in place and that it maybe possible to approach theEnvironment Agency for additionalfunds, however if the network isfailing it would be up to Severn Trentto fund.

The Clerk will arrange a meetingwith Paddy and residents to visitlocations of concern before the nextmeeting and to also send details ofprevious contact with Severn Trentto Paddy. The Chair thanked Paddyand Gaynor for attending themeeting.

Vacancies on Parish CouncilThe Parish Council currently hastwo vacancies after Cllr Gill Greenresigned in December and also Cllr Aldo Keates who stepped downon 6th March, Aldo will be moving to France later this month. BothCouncillors will be missed. Two

villagers have indicated an interestin joining the Parish Council.

Emergency CommitteeIt has been agreed that Cllr Haynesand Cllr Morrison and also one othermember of the village will join theCommittee, which is chaired byTony Cox. The first role of the newcommittee will be to update theEmergency Plan. The Chairemphasised the need for the list ofvulnerable people to be up-to-date.

Coventry AirportCllr Doody reported that variousplans for development of the airportsite are under consideration.

HS2Following the announcement that theCabinet has agreed to go ahead withHS2 scheme, the route has beenaltered slightly and it will take adifferent route through the StoneleighShowground. The 51M group (ofwhich WDC is a member) is pressing

for a judicial review after it has beenreported that 90% of responsesreceived during the consultationperiod were against HS2.

Liaison CommitteeSmiths Concrete has providedadvance notices of the applicationthey intend to make in the Spring toquarry Wolston Fields Farm andthereby to extend the working life ofthe Bubbenhall processing plant. Atthe Liaison Committee meeting on10th January the Parish Council weretold 4 lorries an hour will transportsand and gravel from Wolston to theBubbenhall quarry for processing(making 8 in total back and forth). Anexhibition took place in Wolston inJanuary of Smiths proposals.

Recreation GroundCllrs Keates, Morrison & Haynes havepresented a report to the ParishCouncil on possible options for theBMX track area. Their research foundthere is no desire for refurbishment of

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BMX track amongst children in theVillage. Children would ideally like: askate park, a shelter, CCTV, multi-sports area with goal posts and more challenging/adventurous playequipment, access to toilets.

The skate park, youth shelter andmulti-sports equipment were the top 3;Cllr Haynes stated a sum of £35,000would be required to complete thework. However he suggested thiscould be a 5-6 year project, with timeto look into funding, grants andpossible sponsorship.

The Chair thanked Cllr Keates for allhis hard work regarding the recreationground. Cllr Baker will take on the roleof overseeing the recreation ground.The delivery and installation of a newbench (kindly donated) and picnictables to the recreation ground isexpected imminently.

Precept The Parish Council budget for 2012-13 was discussed and it was agreedthe precept for the next financialyear should be £10,000.

PlanningRecent applications include: • 5 Home Close - erection of single

storey extension to front porch.Permission has been granted; theParish Council had no objectionsto this application.

• Watery Meadow, BubbenhallRoad - erection of field shelter andhay store and change of use fromrecreational use to agricultural useincluding livestock and horses.The Parish Council had noobjections, although concern wasexpressed about implications onconverting recreational land toagricultural land.

• Longfields, Spring Hill – erectionof single storey rear extension,balcony and new first floor doors.Permission has been granted; theParish Council had no objectionsto this application.

• Shrubs Lodge, Pagets Lane -construction of a menageincluding floodlights – concernhas been expressed regardinglight pollution from the floodlights.

Diamond JubileeCllr Baker suggested the Villagecelebrate the Diamond Jubilee aspart of the Fete and Fun day on 16th

June as it was likely lots of familieswill be away on the official date (4th

June) as this is during half-termweek.

The children’s tea party will takeplace after the main events at theFete, either in the tennis court orVillage Hall (weather depending).The BVE Committee has kindlydonated funds for an entertainerand parents will supply food. TheParish Council has agreed toprovide commemorative mugs for

children of Bubbenhall aged 0-16.Residents will also be able to buy amug, approximate cost will be £4.

Parish PlanThe two active groups in the Village,BVE and the Village Hall Committeehave been contacted regarding thedevelopment of a Parish Plan andpositive responses received. TheClerk and Cllrs Baker and Hayneswill be attending a CPRE planningcourse on 24th March 2012 where itis hoped further information will beobtained.

Rose Woodforth - Parish Clerkbubbenhallpclerk@gmail.com

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BrowniesWell, after a lot of hard work by theBrownies we managed to send £60to Breakthrough Breast Cancer.The Pink Coffee evening was wellsupported and the girls had lots offun showing off their fashions to ourguests. For our Christmas treat wehad a visit to Coventry SportsCentre for a party and a visit toFather Christmas. All the Browniesloved the bouncy castles and thegames organised for us by the staff.The party tea was enjoyed by all.This year we are going on anadventure holiday to BlackwellCourt as well as having our annualvisit to Rowington.

Thinking Day this year is based onan environmental challenge whichwe have started work on. TheBrownies have found out that on

22nd February (Thinking Day) theguests at Our Cabana in Mexico,one of our World Centres, walk upthrough the forests to see swarms

of Monarch butterflies whichmigrate there. Unfortunately a lot ofthe trees are being cut down andthese butterflies are at risk. Welearnt how fragile our environmentis. Over the next few weeks we willbe looking at other ways that wecan help our planet.

We have just enrolled another 6Brownies and have 6 more startedwith us this term. If anyone would liketo contact me about a future Brownieor if they would like to help as a leaderthen please note the new number.

Beverley Suffell - 01788 813674

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Sarah CookeWe all had a great Christmas party and disco with Mr Oddsocks.

Now for a busy new term, some children are working towards dance exams in March and we are starting our display dances ready for the summer! We’ve had some very excited girls starting tap dancing and who have had new tap shoes for Christmas: Elena, Amelia, Libby Remi, Abi, Jenny, Holly, Isabel and Phoebe. I can’t believe how well they are all doing.

Keeping my fingers crossed for Jenny Rackham as she is auditioning atdifferent universities to do a Performing Arts course, also Jacob & Lottiewho are auditioning for different dance courses. Hopefully you will all getthe courses you want.

Great start to the new term. Sarah Cooke x

It has come to our attention that dogfouling appears to be on the increase inBubbenhall, particularly on the verandahat the Village Hall.

Dog fouling is unsociable and unhealthy,if it’s your dog it’s your responsibility. Doglitter is harmful to human health. It cancontain Toxocara an infection that ifswallowed, for example by youngchildren putting their finger into theirmouths, can penetrate the intestine, liverand other tissues such as the lungs andeyes and can cause blindness in somecases.

The majority of dog owners inBubbenhall do recognise theirresponsibilities, however there is aminority who do not, please help ustackle this by reporting dog fouling bycalling Warwick District Council on01926 412464 and ask to speak to amember of the Street Scene team.

The Council will act upon anyonewho lets their dog foul and fails to

pick it up.There is ahefty fine of£1,000!

BEG The BEGc o m m i t t e ehope thate v e r y b o d yenjoyed theperformanceby Kel Elliot with her band in thevillage hall on 10th March and hopeto see you at our next event plannedfor October 13th.

Thank you

Judith Chettle – 7630 5164

GuidesWe continue to thrive and are nowup to 22 Guides.

At Christmas Rachel Hepworthcontinued with the fundraising for hertrip to India this year. She ran theGuide stall at the Christmas Fayre andI’m sure those who bought herhyacinths will have been appreciatingthem recently. She also organised adisco for our District Rainbows,Brownies and Guides. Although theturnout wasn’t as good as hopedthose who were there had a very goodevening.

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The Friendly ClubBy popular demand the Friendly Club is now meeting twice a month andwe hope to have a few more local outings during the year, they are at theplanning stage right now.

We are having a full day out in the summer to the Cotswolds, andeveryone is looking forward to this.

In May we will be visiting The Guide Dogs for the Blind, this is an invitationto the Club. Last month we had a visit from a member of staff and twoamazing dogs, and the visit in May will introduce us to all the puppies whoare now undergoing their training.

The Friendly Club celebrates its 12th

anniversary in 2012, so why notcome along to one of our meetingsand we are sure you will enjoy thevisit and hopefully join the club.

For more information about the club,please contact one of the committee:

Margaret Colbert - 01788 878961Lyn Johnson - 7654 0311

Rene Beale - 7630 1727

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This term we have been doing theTraditions of Guiding badge, linking itwith the Queen’s Jubilee. Learningabout what happened in Guiding 60years ago including inspections,marching and tying knots have givenus some entertaining evenings!

Half term saw 12 girls stayingovernight in central Coventry. After an evening meal we went ice-skating (with varying levels ofaccomplishment!). Some competitiveboard and card games finished theevening. Unfortunately, we had tofinish early on Saturday morning dueto a shortage of adults.

Residential events are a popular partof our programme. Before Easter wewill be having a week-end on a bargefrom Braunston and more plans are inplace for the summer.

Guides meet in the Village Hall onFridays in term time, 7.15-9pm, forgirls aged 10-14.

Lesley Goodhead – 7630 6964lesley.goodhead@talk21.com

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If you would like further details or would like to help or run a stall, pleasegive one of our Bubbenhall Village Events committee members a call –there are contacts throughout the village:

Moat Close & Lower End: Steve Ball (2 Lower End) - 7630 7770Coopers Walk: Norman Busby ( 16 Coopers Walk) - 7630 6927Home Close: Steve Haynes (5 Home Close) - 7630 4176Orchard Way: Don Thomas ( 5 Orchard Way) - 7630 5460Wagonners Close: Duncan Sibley ( 7 Waggoners Close) - 07870 276115Church Road & Stoneleigh Road: Judith Chettle ( Halfpenny House) - 7630 5164Darfield Court, Spring Hill, Pit Hill & Ryton Road: Rose & Bob Cragg ( 4 Darfield Court) - 7630 4686Leamington Road, Pagets Lane, Watery Lane & Weston Lane: Mike Wareham (23 Coopers Walk) - 7630 6894

Bubbenhall Fete and Family Fun DaySaturday 16th June 2012

Dates for yourDiary 2012

16th June:Fete & Fun Day andJubilee Celebration

15th September:Fruit, Flower &Vegetable Show &Car Boot Sale

20th December:Christmas Carols

BUBBENHALL FETE & FUN DAY AND JUBILEE CELEBRATIONSATURDAY 16th JUNE 12 noon till late!

DON’T MISS THIS SPECIAL FAMILY EVENT

The fun starts with the Carnival Parade around the village – This year’s fancy dress theme “THE 60 YEARS OF THE QUEEN’S REIGN”

Carnival floats, marching bands, fancy dress competition, the Bubbenhall Barrows

Stilt walker & children’s entertainer with magic & balloons

Face painter, golf, skittles, coconut shy, beat the goalie and THE STOCKS!

Doughnuts, ice creams, Cream teas, licensed bar and a mouth watering BBQ

Mini Olympic races for all the family – egg & spoon race, beat the goalie test your strength and much more.

Jazz band, dancing displays, donkey rides and a FIRE EATING DISPLAY!

Children’s JUBILEE Tea Party with commemorative gift & entertainer

Evening entertainment & firework display that will REALLY celebrate 60 years!

PLEASE KEEP SATURDAY 16th JUNE FREE(more details and personal programmes to follow)

Why not hold the event on the Jubilee week end – Saturday 2nd June?Bubbenhall Village Events Group only have limited “volunteer” manpower – putting on two events within 14 days is just not possible. The date for this year’s Fete & Fun Day was set in concrete over a year ago. We need this lead time to book bands and other entertainers. We are working with the Parish Council to celebrate Jubilee day on the day of Bubbenhall’s Fete & Fun Day. We look forward to seeing youthere.

Warwickshire County Council isleading on the project to improvethe broadband across the sub-region and we need your help.Clearly the money available frompublic funds will not be sufficient tosolve the problem for the wholesub-region, and so telecomsproviders who tender for the workwill be expected to make their owninvestment of at least twice theamount that is available from publicfunds. They will not be doing thisout of the goodness of their heart,and so are likely to prioritise thoseareas that are able to show thegreatest demand.

What can you do to help?Complete our survey: If you have not already done so please complete the broadband

survey that is located athttp://www.cswbroadband.org.uk/- there is one survey for domesticuse and one for business use, so ifyou run a business or work fromhome please do both – andencourage your neighbours to do itas well because the more peoplethat respond from a given area thehigher priority it will be.

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delivering presentations to localgroups about the project (but only ifyou feel comfortable with this!).

All material will be provided throughthe project website and in hard copy(it is currently being prepared and assoon as we know that the money isall in place we will start the printruns).

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You’re not too late to joinBubbenhall’s most exclusive clubthis year! I do have some numbersavailable for 2012.

Can you afford not to invest £1 permonth with a great chance ofwinning £420? ….knowing that halfyour membership fee is ploughedback into funds to support themaintenance and improvement ofthe Village Hall.

There are 4 prize winners everymonth £30, £20, £15 & £10. Then inDecember and January we doublethe prize money.

Lucky winners:October186..........................Peter Thomson41 ...................................Mary Long12............................Mary McCarthy75...............................Paul Johnson

November130 ...........................Dorothy Sibley39.....................................Mark Holt66 ............................John Letchford17 ...............................Ian Pattinson

December135 .................................Jas Jaspal184...........................Sally Lissaman8 ..............................Mark (the Malt)24...............................Brian Holmes

January 2012124................................Tony Sproul46 ..............................Steve Haynes105..........................Peter Thomson154.....................Chris & Bill Pearse

February 196...........................Christine Wells194 ............................Geoff Redfern177.........................Margaret Powell111..............Derek & Wendy Howes

Don’t be left out – get you’renumbers now for 2012!

Phone me for one of the last fewnumbers available:76, 99, 104, 114, 119 122, 127, 129,170, 171, 182 & 185

Mike Wareham – 7630 6894mcwareham@gmail.com

FootballPromotion goal forHalford’s Bubbenhall FCDespite an all too familiarinconsistent campaign BubbenhallFC remain in the hunt for promotionfrom Leamington & District SundayLeague Division Three.

An enthralling 4-3 win at home toKenilworth Town in early March keptBubbers’ season alive. And it wascaptain fantastic Dave Paget who

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rose to the occasion and slammedhome a last gasp winner - and allafter marking the pitch out on hisown too – what a hero!

Two top class strikes from JoeHewison and a scrappy effort fromplayer-manager Adam Halford (akaAVB) helped secure back-to-back4-3 successes against the youngopponents this campaign. A heroicdisplay in the home goal by GaryBevan also paved the way for thevictory – a sprawling save to deny astrike heading for his top left cornerthe pick of a number of top drawsaves.

The win was only soured by the lossof highly-rated defender LukeGethins in the opening exchangesafter the centre-back sufferedanother knee injury. We wish himwell on his recuperation. Gethinshas produced solid performancesevery time he has pulled on theBubbenhall shirt and has beensorely missed in the defence overthe last two years.

And it was also the case of the latelate show the last time Bubberswere in league action when NeilWoodfield hit a 25 yard effort intothe roof of the net with the last kickoff the game to claim a 2-2 for hisside at Bishop’s Tachbrook.

On a terrible pitch, down to ten menfor the best part of 70 minutes (dueto Halford’s dodgy knee) and

without an impartial referee too, itwas a well earned point for the awayside. Woodfield also grabbed theopener after looping a header overthe hapless keeper.

Tachbrook had been easily brushedaside 4-0 when they visitedBubbenhall in early January. LiamFlowers put in a man-of-the-matchdisplay in the heart of the defence,

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Delivery of ChristmasCards round VillageThank you to everyone whotook advantage of our service ofdelivering your Christmas cardsaround the village. We werecertainly kept busy and raised£74 towards the Village Hall!

Thank you for your support.

Gill PrudhoeMargaret Robinson

while Hewison was at the double tonet his first goals for Bubbenhall.Two wind-assisted efforts fromDave Protheroe and Adam Parkercompleted a comfortable morningfor the hosts.

There was, however, little to cheerabout when Bubbers went to runawayleaders Chadwick End in lateDecember. Again there was no refereein sight, and you got the feeling it wasnever going to be the visitors’ daywhen they were denied a clearpenalty on the stroke of half-time. Theleaders were ruthless in attack andran out comfortable 5-1 winners asBubbenhall’s defensive frailties wereagain on show. Woodfield claimed theconsolation effort with a smart leftfooted half-volley.

A wonder goal from Ian Ward hadpaved the way for another 4-3success on home turf the previousweek. The former player-managerhit an astonishing first time shot

from just insideHeathcote Athletic’shalf to help a patchedup Bubbenhall tovictory! Jamie Stokes,along with Dave andSimon Protheroe theother scorers in agame which also sawrare appearances forboth Danny Kinghamand Gareth Hughes!

So at the time ofwriting Bubbenhall sitjust below the leaders, albeit havingplayed up to four more games thanChadwick End, and remain verymuch in the mix for second or thirdspot!

Off the pitch, big congratulationsfrom everyone associated withBubbenhall FC to solid defenderStuart Levis on the arrival of his andAbi’s first child Holly! A big thankyou to everyone who has braved the

often terrible weather conditionsand continued to support the teamthis season, you do not gounnoticed!

Thanks also to our long-termsponsors the Three Horse Shoesand Crescent Garage on RugbyRoad, Leamington (Parky a pint atthe Shoes for this plug please)!

Pete Squires

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BRINGING SUPERFAST BROADBAND TO OUR RURAL AREASLast year the Government announced that £530m was be made available for the provision of superfast broadband (min 24Mbps) to 90% of properties in the UK and that a minimum speed of 2Mbps should be available to 100% of properties.

£4.07m of this funding is available for Coventry, Solihull and Warwickshire for the roll-out ofimproved broadband, although there is a requirement that this amount should be match-funded from Local Authority capital funds.

Warwickshire County Council is leading the project to improve the broadband across the sub-region and we need your help.Internet suppliers will only invest in building broadband infrastructure if they can guarantee sufficient demand for a good return on investment. This is why urban areas receive the best internet connectivity and why public funds are required to assist with the large investments needed to reach our rural areas.

Even so, the telecoms providers who will tender for the work will have to invest significantly morethan the public subsidy to build the infrastructure and they will only do this in areas that are able to demonstrate the greatest demand.

Attend one of our evening meetings to find out more; Wednesday 28th March 2012 Council Chamber,

Rugby Town Hall From 7pm to 8:30pm

Tuesday 1st May 2012 Trinity Church, Coleshill Road, Atherstone

From 7pm to 8:30pm

Wednesday 16th May 2012 Council Chamber, ElizabethHouse, Stratford-Upon-Avon

From 7pm to 8:30pm

Tuesday 22nd May 2012 Committee Room 2,Shire Hall, Warwick

From 7pm to 8:30pm

Complete our survey; If you have not already done so please complete the broadband survey that is located athttp://www.cswbroadband.org.uk/ - there is one survey for domestic use and one for business use,so if you run a business or work from home please do both and encourage your neighbours to do itas well because the more people that respond from a given area the higher priority it will be.

Your assistance could make all the difference to your area getting superfast broadband!

The children atPWP have hada busy start to

the year. Nursery and Receptionpupils had a visit to UmbersladeFarm in February. The children gotto feed lambs, hold chicks have a

tractor ride and eat their packedlunches in a barn! The children have also been entertained by M & M Productions who gave thema performance of The RailwayChildren, kindly funded by the PTA.

The juniors joined pupilsfrom around the countyin Symphony Hall inBirmingham for a “SingUp”! Year 6 had an earlystart on 5th March as theyarrived at school at7.30am ready for afantastic day at theBritish Museum inLondon to learn moreabout the Greeks. It’sone of the highlights ofYear 6 as Mrs Holroyd

usually slips in a sneaky site seeingtour too! Last year they saw BarackObama!

On 21st February (Shrove Tuesday) itwas RE Day in school, all childrendressed in colourful clothes insteadof their uniforms and enjoyed somefantastic activity workshops and aMardi Gras theme in the hall withMrs Cooke and some lively dancing!The children also took part inpancake flipping races.

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Provost WilliamsPrimary School

We are always in need of funds tomaintain our Village Hall, improve its facilities and fund events. To support this aim we have addedan eStore to the websitewww.bubbenhall.net

An eStore is an online shoppingdirectory featuring hundreds of

retailers including John Lewis,Debenhams, Amazon, Marks &Spencer and literally hundredsmore.

Each time you shop with theseretailers via the Bubbenhall eStorea cash commission is generated forthe Village Hall.

Just visit www.bubbenhall.netthen click on THE BUBBENHALLeSTORE link...... then startshopping! You do NOT need toregister, just shop viawww.bubbenhall.net

An initial target of £500 has been setand you will see that we havealready started fundraising!

Spread the word - tell friends andrelatives to do their online shoppingthrough www.bubbenhall.net

If you have any questions or needmore information please contact.

Keep shopping!

Mike Wareham – 7630 6894mcwareham@gmail.com

Broadbandin BubbenhallAs I am sure you are already wellaware, the quality of the broadbandservice in the village is pretty poor.Our local MP informed me that agrant of £4 million has been given tothe local authority to improvebroadband in the areas not beingupgraded to fibre optic by BT.

I have been talking to Leigh Hunt(from Warwickshire County Council)who is responsible for administeringthis grant, and she has clarified thesituation:1. The £4 million is to be split

between Coventry, Solihull andWarwickshire (with Warwickshiregetting £3 million).

2. They will not get a penny unlessthe relevant local authoritiesmatch the grant.

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A new Village Hall fundraisinginitative – the Bubbenhall eStore isnow open for business

3. The combined sum (£6 millionfor Warwickshire) will still not beenough to upgrade all thoseareas that require it.

In light of point 3 above, what shewill have to do is to find suitablesubcontractors to do the upgradewho will also be willing to part fundthe project. In order for them to beconvinced that this will be aworthwhile investment, they willneed to know that there would besufficient future business to justify it.

To this end I would urge you to go to the county websitehttp://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/superfastbroadband and fill in thesurvey (click on the link in the righthand panel about 6 inches down),for either personal or business.

Let them know that Bubbenhall willbe the right place to invest in anupgrade!

Jan Lucasjan@bootfinder.co.uk

Could yoube theperson weare lookingfor?Warwick Health Transport Service isa volunteer-based organisationwhich offers transport to over 65s inthe Warwick District for them to getto health related appointments athospitals, dentists, opticians, clinicsand surgeries.

Many of the passengers have noother way of getting to theirappointments and rely on thisservice to help them maintain theirindependence.

We would like to be able to offer amore comprehensive service but to

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Tea Party with EntertainerWe are holding a tea party for the Bubbenhall children to celebrate the Queen’sDiamond Jubilee, at 5.30pm, as part of the Bubbenhall Village Fete & Fun Day.Bubbenhall Village Events have kindly agreed to fund an entertainer to make the partyeven more fun. We need each family with children who want to join in to providesome food for the party (i.e. plates of sandwiches, cakes, crisps, etc) so that we don’thave to make any charge! There will be a competition for the best homemade crownso get designing…

Diamond Jubilee GiftAll children from Bubbenhall who are aged between 0-16yrs will also receive acommemorative Diamond Jubilee fine china mug as a gift, funded by BubbenhallParish Council, to mark this occasion. This will be personalised with the village nameso a real memento! You are welcome to order additional mugs for family or friends atyour own cost.

Please email either Margaret Robinson or Sam Baker by Monday 16th April 2012,with the information below so that we can order the mugs and organise the teaparty:1) Names of the children who would like to receive the Diamond Jubilee fine

china mug2) Any additional mugs you would like to order (price to be confirmed, approx.

£4.50)3) Names of the children that will be attending the Diamond Jubilee tea party4) What food you can bring to the tea party

Best wishes

RSVP to:Margaret Robinson – 7630 5931, therobinsons72@btinternet.com

Sam Baker –7621 2966, samanthabaker4@yahoo.co.uk

do this we need more volunteer cardrivers to join our team. You need tohave your own car with currentinsurance and MOT if appropriateand to live in Warwick District. Youneed to have a current drivinglicence and will need to undergo anenhanced Criminal Records Bureaucheck. All agreed expenses arereimbursed.

No regular commitment isnecessary – you drive as much or aslittle as you wish depending on yourcircumstances and your othercommitments.

For further information about thisvery rewarding work please contactKate on 01789 471595 or emailkates@wrccrural.org.uk

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Regular GroupsGroup Meets Venue Contact

Friendly Club............................................Alternate Mon ...........................................Village Hall.........................................Lyn Johnson for further details- 7654 0311

Mother & Toddler Group .................Thu, 9.30-11.30am...............................Village Hall ............................................................Lori Slark - 7630 5355Rainbows ....................................................Thu 5.30-6.30pm....................................Village Hall .....................................Margaret Robinson - 7630 5931Brownies......................................................Tue, 5.30-7pm ..........................................Village Hall .....................................Beverley Suffell - 01788 813674 Guides...........................................................Fri, 7.15-9pm.............................................Village Hall.........................................Lesley Goodhead - 7630 6964Movement to Music Class

for over 60 and less able........Thu, 2-3pm .................................................Village Hall ...............................................................Kate - 01926 451163Ryton Pools Volunteers....................Please contact Visitors Centre ....Visitors CentreWCC Thursday Mobile Library...Every 3 weeks, 10.10-10.30am...Ellesmere, Stoneleigh Road..........................................................Mobile

Every 3 weeks, 10.35-10.55am...Lower End.....................................................................................Enquiry LineEvery 3 weeks, 11-11.30am..........Inside Out Nursery........................................................ - 01926 851031

Sarah Cooke Dance School.........Mon & Wed (see advert) ...................Village Hall....................................................Sarah Cooke - 7651 1387St Giles Bellringers Practice.........Thu, 7.30-9pm &

Sat, 10.30am-12noon.........................St Giles Church........................................Susan Sheen - 7630 6339Young St Giles ........................................First Sun each month &

11am-12noon............................................St Giles Church..........................Rosemary King - 01788 573067

Dates for yourDiary

April 17th Parish Council Meeting,

Village Hall - 7.30pm

May15th Parish Council Meeting

(APM), Village Hall - 7.30pm 25th Crowning of the May King

and Queen, Provost Williams, 1.30pm

26th Provost Williams May Gala, 1.30pm

June12th Parish Council Meeting,

Village Hall - 7.30pm 16th Village Fete and Fun Day

July17th Parish Council Meeting,

Village Hall - 7.30pm

September 4th Parish Council Meeting,

Village Hall - 7.30pm 15th Fruit, Flower & Vegetable

Show & Car Boot

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Warwickshire County Council’s Trading Standards Service has launchedits own business advice twitter as a quick and simple means to help provideWarwickshire businesses with information and advice.

Twitter will help Trading Standards Officers keep in touch with small andmedium sized businesses. Officers will beable to provide the business community withhelp and advice and promote fair trading andsafety.

The Trading Standards Animal Health Teamare also hoping to use twitter as anothermeans to communicate with the farmingcommunity.

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