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Title A name given to the resource A charming villain who joked as he robbed Subject The topic of the resource Thomas Boulter -Highwayman Description An account of the resource Article from Gazette and Herald 27 March 1980 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Poulshot Village Trust Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Geoff Collett - cutting Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 27 March 1980 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Poulshot Village Trust Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Scan Language A language of the resource English Highwayman Thomas Boulter https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/org.poulshotvillagearchive/original/dffa92c3b29361007b2a1376aa412345.png 726da93965889e504f8b32b4b7120ebb https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/org.poulshotvillagearchive/original/b08e2f55ad1bd0918c14a69fd409c27a.pdf 1810edc88b48560ff328871deb9f8611 PDF Text Text �������������� Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Title A name given to the resource Poulshot Mill History Subject The topic of the resource A short history of Poulshot with map Description An account of the resource Document in the Village Archive Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Poulshot Village Trust Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Poulshot Village tRust Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Poulshot Village Trust Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource A4 Text and Image Document Language A language of the resource English https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/org.poulshotvillagearchive/original/33336413d83146aacff66e6364fdad24.pdf 87d831584fb0478589e709c856b080ea PDF Text Text �������� https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/org.poulshotvillagearchive/original/136465e8e85f1cee48f14d040495f4dc.pdf 655a88ef460bc612b5f672a6433c9c94 PDF Text Text ���������������� Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Village Hall & School Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Poulshot Village Trust Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Various Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document 378 1893 Jan 27th The 1st Class has been taken in Scripties throughout the week from 11.15 a m. to12 by the Rector. The name of Alice Brown who died on Wednesday from Scarlet Fever has been removed from the Register 31st Detained Standards I. II of IV after 12o'clock for sums. Feb. 1et. Mrs Buchanan took the 1ct class in freehand Drawing this afternoon from 2 to 3 o'clock " 2nd gave maps of England to the 1st class to be done for homework. 3rd Received forms and Schedules from the Education Department. filled up Form 8 M. 7 Filled in and returned Form E to the Rector. It is proposed to hold the Drawing Exam ination of this school on the 14th of February at 2 p.m. gave map drawing to the 1st class this afternoon. gave Geography and Drawing to the 1st and 2nd classes for home-work. 8th Culled the Registers this day at 3 P.M. a good after dance dad correct William Haine manager 1893 379 Feb. 13th Frank Newman has returned to school. after an absence of five weeks through sickness. 14th Drawing Examination this afternoon. All the boys were present and did their work and answered the questions put to them in a very creditable manner. Received notice that the school would be inspected by H.M.J. Mr Curry on Tuesday 28th March at 2.30 o'clock p.m. 15th Standard III and above did Map-Drawing this afternoon. Standards I and II drew a plan of the school-room. 23rd Mr gg. Dowse visited the school today to inquire after the attendance of the children. The following children were cautioned for irregular attendancc: Agnes Lwanborough Frederick Bowden and Herbert Oram. 27th Mrs Buchanan came into the school this morning to say that she was unable to take the lesson in Freehand in the afternoon. Monitress absent The 1st Class did map Drawing in plan of Freehand. The Rector heard the 380 1893 IIInd Standard boys recite this afternoon In the absence of the monitress the Infant class was taken by William Bell Leslie M A door has been put up at the entrance leading from the playground to the boys offices. ef.28th George Feltham is ill with Scarlet Fever Agnes Swanborough is absent owing to the sickness of her parents. March 1st. Mrs Buchanan took Standards IV and V in Freehand Drawing this afternoon. 3rd Received Report on the Examination of the school in Drawing The award is "good". The managers have decided to retain the services of Mary Elizabeth Leslie whose fourth year of apprenticeship expired on the 28th February until the result of William Bell Leslie's examination as Candidate for Pupil Teachership is known. 10th The Rowde police came into the school this afternoon to seek information to respecting some boys who had thrown 1893 381 stones at, and broken some caution boards on the green F94 inch 13th Mrs Buchanan gave a lesson in Freehand Drawing to Standards IV and V this afternoon 14 Nine children absent today through d, sickness. Asked the children to be in their places for lessons at 1.30 in the afternoon instead of 2 o'clock, in order that a little extra time might beginess to some of the lessons. The children e, all came very willingly 15th Mr William Haine came into the school this afternoon to get the Schedules and 4. Registers for last year. for the purpose of examining them. 20th Sewing mistress very ill. Needlework class taken by the Pupil Teacher. 21 st 19 children absent sick. 35 present in the morning. and 34 in the afternoon 4 bushels of coke have been got for the use of the school. 22nd. Rose E llis obliged to go home with headache Herbert Oram singed with bleeding at the nose brought on by a fit of cough- 382 1893 ing. On his face being bathed with cold water the bleeding stopped and he was allowed to remain during the remainder of the morning's attendance, with orders to remain very quiet Hewas absent invafternoon. the 23 absent sick, and a number of those present seem in a very unfit condition for work. Jewing mistress still unable to attend. Needle-work taken by the Pupil Teacher March23id. Monitress absent sick. Infants taken by the Pupil Teacher. The Rector heard some of the children and the Pupil Teacher say their Recitations this morning 24th 34 children present in the morning and 29 present in the afternoon. about one half of the children on the Registers are absent sick. Monitress still absent sick. Infant class taken by William Bell Leslie 27th Monitress and Lowing mistress still about sick. School visited by the Rector. 383 Object Lessons for the year ending Feb.28.189 (1) Time (2) Form, (3) bolour. (4) A Book (5) A penny (6) A Straw Hat, (7) A farm yard, (8) A Bottle, (9) A Kite, (10) Ink, (11) A glass Tumbler, (12) A Looking glass, (14) The Inside of a House (15) A yard Measure, (16) batch- ing Fish, (17) An India-rubber Ball, (18) The Tiger, (19) The Butterfly. (20) The Flors (21) The Hen, (22) The Robin, (23) The Frog. Recitations for the year ending Feb28.1894 Stand. I. "The Boy who told a lie. (Royal Reader no1) II. What the Sparrow chirps. (Royal Reader no III. Little Jim (Royal Reader no IV. Fidelity (Wordsworth) and the Old Armchair (Eli cook) pages 71 and 125 Royal Reader's V. 100 lines of The Traveller (Goldsmith VI. 150 1 st year P.Y. 50 approved - k. F 384 1893 Music taught by the Tonic Sol-fa Method Longs for the year ended Feb.28. 1893. Division I. Infants. - /. The Birds of Summer. 2. The Cradle song. 3. The Lambkin Division II. Lt.ItII:- - /. the Birds of Summer. 2. the Cradle long. 3. The Lambhin. 4. The Merry School Boy. 5. Music in the Morning Division III. /: The Merry School Boy. 2. Music in the Morning 3. Marching long. 4. Mountain Cottage Home. 5. On The Waters. March28th Inspection. 54 children present 29th Rearranged the Standards for ensuring year. Only 38 children present. 30th School visited in the morning by the Rector and also by Mr Hains. Only 39 children present no school in the 1893. 385 afternoon. closed for Easter Holidays April 10th Reopened school this morning admitted seven children to the Infant blass. Frank Newman and Annie Bolter have left school. Duplicate Schedule received 11th Admitted another child to the Infant blass. 18th gave notice to the children that school would open tomorrow at 8.30 in the morning instead of 9. to allow closing at 10.45 so that the elder children might be able to attend the Confirmation service at the church at // o'clock. 19th School opened at 8.30 a.m. and closed at 10.45 a.m. 2/st Received the Government Report (Lee gage 386.) 24th Called registers. 3.30 p m.allconnet (7.B.Al YBBuchanaw manager Copy of last account of income and expenditure furnished to the D epartment posted on the school door. 386; 1893 Summary of the Inspector's Report. "The children are orderly. They are rather weak in arithmetic and show very little intelligence, but this may perhaps be accounted for by the fact that many of them have lately been ill. a grant for Geography is recommended with some hesitation Singing and Needlework are good. The infants are making fair progress The Registers must be tested by the Managers at least once a quarter at irregular intervals as required by paragraph 6 of appendise II of Instructions to Inspectors. attention is requested to article 85(d) of the Code. W.B. Leslie Failure/Grammar and arithmetic Staff T.B.Buchauan Concipionient Manager Staff - Hugh Leslie, Master Mary E. Leslie Pupil Teacher Jennie g. Wilkins. Monitress 1893 387 May 2nd. Written Examination in Religious Knowledge conducted during the time specified in the Time Table for that instruction. Mifs Buchanan present 3rd. Written Examination as above. Mr. William Haine present " 4th Written Examination as above. Migs Buchanan present. 8th Monitress absent this morning been away from home. Infants taken by W. n Leslie 15th Form 30 K. has been received on which it is stated that my Lords consent to the extension of M. E. Leslie's engagement for a year under Paragraph 4 of the Memorandum of Agreement " 18th Put up, and readva out notice that this school would be examined in Religious Knowledge by the Deoces Inspector on Monday, June the/2 19th blosed for Whitsuntide Holidays one week. 388 1893 May29th Reopened school this morning Readmitted a child to the Infant b lass. Monitress absent sick. Infants taken by William B. Leslie : 3.0th Monitress still absent. School closed a.m from 11:15 today till 2n. m tomorrow on account of a parish festival; June 2nd Monitress still absent sick. Infants taken by William B.Leslie " 5th Admitted three fresh scholars. Monitress present 12th Discesan Inspection. 20th Head Teacher absent until 3 p.m. to attend important meeting of - ourday Schootteachers at Marlborough School conducted by Pupil Teacher and Monitress. 30th A number of children absent, sick this week. July 3rd Pupil Teacher absent having gone to Salisbury to attend the Examination for Queen's Scholarship july 4 Called the Register this day, found them conset M.B.Buhaman manager - 1893 389 July 6th Only 43 children present including infants this afternoon. As so many of the elder children are absent now on account of the haymaking. it was thought advisable to close school for the Midsimmer Vacation School was therefore dismissed, no attendance being made. Aug. 8th Reopened school today. Attendance very low. 46 present in the morning and 44 in the afternoon. During the holidays the school has been recoloured and white-washed. " 18th Mr. Colburn visited the school this afternoon. and at the close of the attendance game some apples to the children only 45 children present. 1 1. 21st School closed for parish festivities. 22nd School closed for Day. school treat. 23rd Mrs Buchanan sent some cake into the school to be distributed among the children. It was given to them at the close of the school. 9.0 1893 pt. 1st good attendance this week average 65. a 5 As the average of the Infant class is be coming excessive, the parents have been requested to send infants between 3 and 4 years of age only half time. 8th Elsie Ely and Cecil Swanborough have medical orders to remain away from school for the present the one for sores oil the head and the other for sore eyes. Frederick Rudman is away from home on a visit. 12th No school in the afternoon. Master on ? away with choir trip. 21st Some coke has been got for the school. 29th A number of children absent this afternoon only 31. present in standards, 19 present m in the Infant class. Ict. 6th One packet each of St. IV & V Geometrical and Freehand Drawing cards have been got for the school, also 200 sheets of Drawing paper. 13th A new no 3 Lostoise stone has been set up in the Class-room, and the pipe belonging to that in the large room has been repaired 1893 391 b2.18 2.40p.m. called register found all cornets marked I B Buchanan manager. 24th An 8ft. Oxford Reversible desk, 28in. high. and a box of tinch Drawing models have been got for the school. 25th gave a lesson in model Drawing to Standard V this afternoon. Freehand to the other standards 31st. Mary E. Leslic having received an appointment as assistant under art66 in the It. Martins girls School Brighton in this school her engagement terminates to-day by mutual agreement between the managers and her. Nov. 1ct. Mrs Harriet Few commenced duties in this school as Infant Teacher under art. 68. The monitress assisted with standards and II a 9th Alfred Fruin obliged to go home ill this morning attendance mark cancelled 13th Amelia Bowden was obliged to go home this morning ill. attendance mark cancelled 392 1893 Nov. 17th Mrs. Harriet Few has been accepted by the Education Department as an additional female teacher under art. 68 on the staff of this school. subject to the approval of H. M. Inspector at his annual visit to the school. J.B.B.- 22nd Examined the Infant class in Reading this morning. 23rd Upper Division of Infants commenced to read from books. Dec. 1st The present arrangement of the School staff is as follows:- :- Master:- Fandard II to VI with occasional help of the monitress for St. II dictation. Female Teacher, art. 68 : Infants. Monitress Standard I. 6th " Called the system at 2.25 and found all entries concet Alfred William noyes obliged to go home, suffering from headache. 1893 8-1894 393 Dec. 12th George Bowden was incorrectly called absent at the marking of the Registers this morning. The entry was corrected. Amelia Bowden is still absent ill. Agnes Lwanborough is also absent ill Only 36 children present including 5 infants this afternoon, owing to the rain. Monitress absent " 18th Henry Newman went away from the playground this afternoon to go an errand for Mr. W. Wiltshire and did not return. His attendance mark was can- celled. 21st A large number of children absent begging 22nd The Rector, at the close of school this afternoon, gave prizes to the children who had done well at the Religious Examination. School was closed for two weeks holiday fan 8th 1894 Reopened school today Fair attendan 9th The monitress was taken ill this morning while giving a lesson to the Ido Standard. 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Title A name given to the resource Poulshot School Diary - 1893 Subject The topic of the resource Poulshot School Diary of Mr Hugh Leslie, Headmaster 1894 (Pages 378-393) Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Poulshot Village Trust Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Hugh Leslie Diary Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Poulshot Village Trust / Lumsden Family Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1893 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Poulshot Village Trust Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Language A language of the resource English Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Poulshot Description An account of the resource Covering:- Alice Brown Buchanan Newman Curry Dowse Agnes Swanborough Frederick Bowden William Bell Feltham Mary Elizabeth Leslie William Haine Ellis Oram Wordsworth Hains Annie Bolter Hugh Leslie WilliamB. 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Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Scan of diary Text Any textual data included in the document 394 1894 Standard I was taken charge of by George Feltham during the rest of the lesson. Jan. 10th Mrs Leslie gave a work-box to each of two girls for good needlework done during the year ended Feb.28th 1893. Jan 15th Infant teacher absent ill. Infants taken by the monitress. Jan. 15. 2.40p m. Examined the register called the coll - found alc correct. Y.R.Buebauan manager 17th Infant teacher still absent ill. Infants and needlework taken this afternoon by the Serving mistress. 19th A number of children are absent sick. Agnes Swanborough and William Noyes are absent owing to the mother's illness in each case. Infant teacher still absent. Infants taken by the monitress. George Feltham has assisted this week with the Reading of Standard I. 22nd Infant teacher skill absent Only eight infants present in the morning and four in the afternoon. In the morning the Infair were taken by the monitress, and in the afternoon by thersewing mistress. 1894 395 Jan. 24th Sewing mistress ill. unable to attend to the needlework this afternoon. girls did needlework in charge of the monities Infant teacher though still very unwell, came in the afternoon. Infants present fine in the morning. and eight in the afternoon. 25th Infant teacher absent today. 26th Only 38 children present this afternoon Enfant teacher still absent. another load of coke has been got for the school. 29th 6 Lequel's to no 5 Royal Readers 6 copies of Nelson's World at Home nov, 9 copies of no vl ditto, 12 copies of Nelson's Advanced History, Bacon's Maps of England and Ireland 15 prints of Illustration of Trades Vc. for Infant class, Materials for mat wearing, Kindergarten music, 18 slates sheet maps, Drawing graper Writing copies, foolscap paper rubi and 2 day nibles have been got for the School. Received Examination Forms from the Education Department 396 1894 fan.29th Infant teacher present Attendance much better. 60 present in the afternoon. There is still a large number absent sick and owing to sickness in their families it 30th Filled out Form 8 M. Rector away from home Fe 31st School visited by Mr Www Haine. Feb. 2nd Taught the Infants a new long, The Brook, from Kindergarten music. There has been a much larger attendance of infants this week. There is still however a large number absent sick. The names of Lily, Florence and Walter Duck have been removed from the Register, the family having left the narish. A map of Scotland was ordered at the same time as the other apparatus previously mentioned, but for some reason it has not been sent. The Rector has written again about it. 5th Admitted a fresh scholar to the III Standard gave an arithmetic lesson to the Infants this morning. 6th Heard the lower division of Infants read this afternoon. gave notice that school 1894 397 would open ten minutes earlier tomorrow being Ash. Wednesday. in order that secular lessons might close at // a.m. to allow the elder children to attend the service at church byth School opened at 8.50 a.m. Registers closed at 9a.m. Secular lessons closed at 11 a.m. bhildren in standards with one exc- ception went to church. The Map of Scotland has come, but it has been very much damaged in transmission 12th The map of Scotland mentioned above has been returned. 13th Received notice of the Drawing Examination. The day and hour proposed is Monday Febr-2.6th School. at2.15p.m. Received notice that this will be in spected by H. M. Inspector on Tuesday the 6th of March at 2.30 n.m. Heard the upper division of Infants read Filled up Form E. and returned it to the Rector. " 19th Another new map of Scotland has been sent from the National Society in place of the one which was damaged. 39.8 1894 Feb. 22nd Another load of coke has been got for the school. 23rd Received further notice that the Drawing Examination would be on Monday Feb.. 26th at 2 p.m. Heard the Infants recite 26th Drawing Examinationat 2.p.m. gave girls and Infants holiday in the afternoon. All the boys 34 except one It.IV boy, Frederick Bolter were present In St. I. 11boys It. II.5 boys It. III /boys It. IV. 5 boys; It. V. 3 boys Total 31 boys. March 1st Heard the upper division of Infants read and recite this morning. The Rector came in and tookstandards Vand V/ with their Recitation. 5th gave the Infants amusic lesson and heard them sing their songs. 6th School Inspection. 71 present Geography for upper Standards for the ensuing year as recommended by H. M. I inspector is British North America. Australia and b ape Colony. " mth Rearranged the classes for the ensuing year. 399 Infants:- Object Lessons for the year ended Feb-28*189 1. A coat. 2. Leather. 3.- botton 4.- Wool. 5-Linen 6.- Wheat. y-Rice. 8.- The Potato. 9. Salt. 10.-Sugar. 11. The Sun. 12:- Spring. 13. - Summer 14.- Autumn. 15. - Wenter. 16. The barpenter's Shop. 17. Printing 18. The Blacksmith's shop. 19-Glass-making - 20. The bow. 21.-The E lephant. 22. - The cat. 23. The Swallow. 24.-Time. 25.- Form. 26.-Colour. Recitations for the year ended Feb. 28th 1895. Infants:- i The Tradespeople :2-Jamie the gentleman 3.. Capital fun 4. The Pond and the Brook." 5- The He-natured Brier. Standard I. "Be Kind." (Century Reader. no3 page 121. " II The English Boy. (Mrs Hemans.) " III. - Bruce and the Spider (Eliza book. IV. the Deathiog De Boune". (Fer Walter Scott. V Newbyar's Eve." and The Conclusion" from "the May Queen" (Lemmyson.) VI& VII F lodden Field". (Sir Walter Scott) oppored K.T. 00 1894 Music taught by the Lonio Lot fa Method. Songs for the year ended Feb. 28th 1894 ivision - Infants: - /-- -The Brook 2.. Gentle Bee 3.- bome. Come, Come. ivision i.- Some Folks do 2. The Sports of bhildhood 3. - The Hero, 4.- - bome, bome bome. 5. - The Burlesque Band ivision III Lt.III tabove. 1.- To The Mountain 2- Some folks Do 3. - True Freedom 4. - The Sports of Childhood 5.- The Hero 6- The Burlesque Band. 401 402 1894 March 13th Received the Duplicate Schedule. 16th Heard the Infant class read in the morning and gave the same class a music lesson in the afternoon Two infants have been admitted this week. " 22nd blosed for Easter Holiday. 28th Received the Drawing Report The award is good April 2nd Reopened school this morning. Admitted four fresh scholars. Mrs Leslie will be unable for some weeks to attend to the needlework. Mifs M.E.Reslie took charge of the girls in needlework this afternoon and will continue to do so during Mrs Leslie's absence 3rd. Received Report of H. M. Inspector. Copy of last year's account of income and expenditure posted on the school door. The monitress was obliged to go home ill this morning. Heard the upper division of Infants read. 4th Admitted another infant. Monitress absent ill 5th gave an arithmetic lesson ts the Upper division of Infants 1894 403 Summary of the Inspector's Report. "The children are orderly. They sing well. and the girls have received careful instruction in Needlework. Reading is on the whole fairly good. Handwriting and Spelling are Satisfactory but Composition is weak. The lower standards appear to be backward in Arithmetic. On the whole a very fair knowledge is shewn of Geography. the boys answering on this subject very much better than the girls. The infants are in very fair order and are making fair progress." H. Few is recognised under Article 68 of the b ode. T.B.Bruchanen Consopondent. Staff for the ensuing year:- Hugh Leslie Head Teacher Harriet Few Article 68. Jeanic g. Wilkins Monitress 404 1894 April 9th Monitress still absent ill. gave arithmetic to the epper division of Infants this mom ing. 11th Monitress able to attend school again 13th gave a Reading lesson to the lower division of Infants this afternoon. 20th gave a Music lesson to the Infants this afternoon. 23rd Infant Teacher absent this afternoon. The Infant girls were taken in Needlework along with the Standard girls by Mifs M.E. Leslic, and George Feltham wasput in charge of the Infant boys. 27th Mrs Harriet Few the Infant Teacher has been unable, owing to pressing domestic affairs. to attend since Tuesday morning The Infant class has been taken since then by Mifs M.E. Leslie. Admitted another scholar to the Infant Class this week 30th Mrs Harriet Few having resigned the postingant Teacher in this school, Mary Elizabeth Leslie has been appointed to the Infant blass and will continue to teach the class under art. 68. 1894 405 May 2nd Tomorrow being Ascension Day. notice was given that School would meet for Religious instruction, and for attendance at Church Service but not for Secular lessons. 3rd Ascension Day. Religious instruction in the morning. Registers not marked. School closed in the afternoon. 8th Came in without notice at 3. 30 L called refister all in order. B.Buchauan (Consopondeal) Notice put up in the school that the Diocesan Inspection would take plac in this school on Tuesday May 22,189 11th School closed for Whitsuntide holiday 21st Reopened school this morning. Reminde the children that the Diocesan Inspection would take place tomorrow, Tuesday May 22nd. 22nd Diocesan Inspection. 30th Examined the Infant class in Readin a and Arithmetic this morning. 31st gave standards III and over work on paper today. Map-drawing in the afternoo 406 1894 June 8th Opened school at 12.50 this afternoon. Register closed at / o'clock p.m. school closed at 3 o'clock r m., to give the teachers the opportunity of attending the agricultural show at Devizes. 15th There has been a considerable falling off in the attendance this week, chiefly in the standards 18th Mr bolburn accompanied by Mifs Schaus came into the school this afternoon to see the needlework. 25 Called registers at 2.40 frie infant monely entsuch rest conrel I B.B.Burbausa 25th Arthur G. Noyes unistant, was incorrectly marked present this afternoon. the error was not discovered until between 2 and o'clock p.m., when the Registers were being checked by the Rector owing to a very small and backward 1st Standard child who is working in the Infant class being accidentally counted among the Infants, making the number counted to correspond with the number of informs marked. The mark was at once cancelled. 1894 407 of June 29 Visited school without notice dw morning Found Registro correctly marked, 58 children present out-of 85 on books all at work - Room was rasher hot, some blinds for windows seemed necessary it more windows were made to open it would improve the ventilation during such hot weather Seronis June 29th blosed school for four weeks holiday July 30th Owing to an outbreak of diphtheria in the parish the school which should have reopened today. is to remain closed for the presen by order of the Medical Sanitary officer Aug 6th School still closed by order of the Medical Sanitary Officer. 13th School reopened today under the restriction that no child from Mill Lane. that part of the parish affected 408 1894 by diphtheria, should be allowed to attend until a certificate of disinfection of those affected should be granted by the Medical Sanitary officer. George Feltham has been appointed by the managers as a candidate on Probation to fill the vacancy in the staff caused by the resignation of Jeanic Janet Wilkins. His name has been removed from the Register. Aug. 20th Schoolclosed for parish festivities 21st School closed for Day School treat. 22nd The children from Mill Lane are not to attend school for one month longer from the 20th of august by order of the Medical Sanitary officer. 31st Examined the upper division of Infants in reading this morning. Several children are still absent from school. Francis Trimmell and William Noyes are kept away to work. The Mill Lane children are still absent on account of diphtheria 1894 409 Sept. 7th gave an arithmetic lesson to the Infant blass this morning 14th The attendance has been low throughout the week. Heard the Infants sing this afternoon. 19th 500 sheets of Drawing paper, 2 dog. Blacklead pencils, 4 rackets 2nd Grade Drawing cards, 2 doz. Exercise copies / box of crayons and 4 packets of mat weaving materials have been got for the school. 26th becil Swanborough died. this morning ** of diphtheria His name has been removed from the Register: 28th A new oxford Reversible desk has been got to replace one of the old ones which has been altered to suit the Infant class Oct. 1st small attendance only 26 standard children present in the afternoon. A number absent potats nicking. 4th Mr. Dowse came into the school today to inquire about the school attendance. 410 1894 it. 8th Master summoned to appear as a witness in County court case at Devizes Left school in charge of Mrs Leslie and the Infant Teacher at 9.30 a m. Francis Primnell and William Noyes have returned to school. 16th Commercied to light fires in the school today. 22nd. A load of coke has been got for the school. 26th Heard the upper Divisionof Infants read this morning. Nov. 2nd There are no more cases of diphtheria in the parish but the children from Mill Lane are still withheld from attendance at school for the present 9th by order of the Medical Sanitaryofficer Edward Pearce, Edward Ellis and Edith Botter, being unable to make sufficient progress in the I at Standard have been removed to the upper Division of the Infant Class. 411 1894 Nov. 14th Only thirty three children present this morning. Roads flooded with the heavy rain. No school in the after noon, as the roads in the parish were quite impossable. 19th Permission has been given by the the medical Sanitary Officer for children in in Mill Lane, with the exception of the Swanboroughs to attend school 20th Sent Llewellyn Noyes home this morning as he complained of sore throat. 26, Admitted a fresh scholar. 30th Heard the Infant Class read this morning Another load of coke has beengot 11 Called registers at 2.10. all correct T.B. Buehandn Dec. 3rd Admitted a fresh scholar to the Infant class. 7th this Heard the Lower Division of Infants read One child from the Istandaid withdrawn this week. having gone from the narish 10th Mr Were Hame came into the school this afternoon and stayed for a 412 1894 short time during the drawing lesson Dec. 11th Mr Thomas Colbourne came into the school this afternoon and stayed for a short time. 18th Sidney. Evelyn. and Frederick Hallett arrived at school so wet this morning that I thought it unsafe for them to remain they were therefore sent home to change their clothing 21st School visited by the Rector accompanied by Mr Colbourne and a lady visitor. After some announcements about the distribution of origes school closed for two weeks holiday. the children receiving oranges and biscuits from Mr Colbourne as they passed out of school . Jan. 7th Reopened school. A number absent 1895 on account of the snow. The Swanborough have returned to school. 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M this Hooke lived at Breastlands on the Green until 1993 This history was written by the this Hooke t his Ateneneau during the late 1960's Poulshot Village Just POUL SHOT HISTORY. This is not the history of Poul shot. There are far too many gaps in our knowledge for it to be a complete history and it can only be regarded as an incomplete record of itons in the story of the village. Being a small village without any castle, abbey or big house attached, the written records are, necessarily, fow. Indeed it is a matter for surprise how often its name does crop up and how many documents have survived. Many of these documents are in connection with the sale or transfer of land and further light may be thrown on early events if ever the deeds of the farms and estates of the village (now stored in bank vaults for safe keeping) are made available for study. The origin of the name of Poul shot is not known but it has been suggested that it is derived from Pauls Wood, (a wood being "holt" in early Saxon/English) The spelling of the name on early documents varies considerably, probably as a result of the scribes relying on oral instructions, and the following are some of the examples:PAVESHOU 1086 Doomsday Book PAULESHOLT 1137 Pipe Rolls PATELESHOLT 1242 Book of Fees PAVELESHOLT 1249 Assize Rolls POWELESHOLT 1268 11 19 PALESHOLT 1331 Charter Rolls POWLESHOLDE 1553 POLLESHOLDE 1583 POLLESHOLT 1613 Calender of Fines �POLSHOLT 1632 Recovery Rolls POWLSHOLT 1632 ‚ëâ POLSHOLDE 1666 Lay Subsidiary Rolls POUSALL 1675 POLSHEAD 1675 2 From about 1650 to 1800 or 1850 when written records become general, the spelling on legal and similar documents became fairly standardized as POLSHOT, To this list itis only fair to add that at the time this was written (1967) the three Post Office letter boxes in the village all spell the name POWLSHOT, and the accepted local prenounciation is PO-SHOT. The earliest history of Poul shot is of course not Known with any certainty but the absence of any recorded finds of Stone Age or Bronze Age implements or Roman remains confirms the implications of the "holt" in the name, that the area which the parish now covers was part of the denso forest that originally covered this part of north west Wiltshire. By the Saxon period it was part of the hundred of Melksham, along with Seend, Erlstoke, Bulkington and Hilperton, and was originally established in the period 650 - 750 a.d. probably as an offshoot from Seend. At the time of Edward the Confessor, the hundred was hold by Earl Harold - later King - and under him, Poulshot was hold by a Kings thane, Liseman (or Liesman) who - unusually - still held the land in 1086 under the Norman conquerers. It is shown in Doomsday as 3 hides (i.e. enough for 3 families) and was worth 30/-. The early settlement was probably in a clearing in the general forest, which would be slowly enlarged as the population increased and in due course the usual Saxon 3 open fields would emerge. The traces of these fields are still clearly visible and indicate that the North Field was around Hooks Lane and Summerham, the West Field in the area of Leighball Lane and Broadway and Byde Mill Lane and the East Field around Eastnall Lane. The position of these fields suggests that the original settlement - probably not more than three or four families - was on the higher ground in the area near the present Poul shot Green, and this is supported by the two footpaths, one to Seend, the parent village, and one (possibly the old "burial road") to St Johns church at 3 Devizes, both of which start from the Green. Against this theory however is the woll known preference of the Saxon/ English for river valleys for their settlements, and the positioning of the church and the siting of two - possibly �at first the only two - of the village fields along the river may indicate that the original settlement was near the church and not near the green. Yet another possibility is that there were at one time two settlements, one by the river and one on the higher ground and this may account for there being two "manors" in later times. The open field system of agriculture, whereby the villagers (and the Lord of the Manor) had long narrow strips of land scattered throughout each of the fields persisted throughout Norman and Tudor times and indeed a legal document of Charles II time dated about 1688 concerning the salo or rental of a farm, refers to the land as having a way through the "North Field". The individual strips of land had by this time however, almost certainly been largely sold or exchanged and more compact and easily worked fields had become established and the present pattern of fields and field names was taking shape. Although at the Norman conquest the whole of Poulshot was hold by one man - Liseman, the Saxon - there appears to have been twp manors in early Norman times, one owned by the Burden family and the other by the de Pauloshot's but neither family appoar to have lived in the village. The earliest reference to the Burdons manor appears in 1242 when Nicholas Burdon "held one fee at Poul shot". He was knighted in 1261 and died in 1272. In an "inquisition post morten" i.e. an "enquiry after the death of", held by the Kings officials, to assess the extent and value of the estate for taxation purposes and to settle who would own the land and be responsibly to the King for the services due, it is stated that the manor has 3 carucates of land containing 240 acres of arable land price 3d the acro, 33 acres of meadow price 18d the acre. There was pasture, poor and unwholesone for 40 oxon and 25 other beasts worth 32/6 at 6d a head and for 200 sheep at 3/- because it is poor and troublesome, and in the (Molksham) forest 5 leagues 4 distant was a detached woodland of 14 acres the profit of which was worth 2/- and nothing can be taken without the licence of the forester. There was also a mill belonging to the manor and valued at 10/- a year and a dovocate worth 12d. The value of the court and garden was 10/6 a year and the profit of the wood within the manor 3/- a year. The aid, that is, the forced labour, of the villeins was worth 10/- by the year and the rest of the free tenants 36/- by the year, also the rent of the customers and cottars ¬£4.10.6. by the year. The rent of the cocks and hens (viz 60) at 5/4 and the pleas, perquisites and casualties (fees and fines of the manor court) 20/- the year. A list of further references to this family is given in appendix A. of the other manor - that of the de Pauloshot's - the first record appears in 1242, although a grant of 1216 by the King to Hugh de Burnevall of land in Poulshot may refer to this manor. In 1242 Lord Fitz Alan, Lord of the Manor of Kevil, was overlord of Poul shot, and the overlordship followed the descont of the Manor of Keevil until 1268 when it was given to the Abboss of Amesbury. In 1540,on the dissolution of the monastries, the Amesbury nunnery was suppressed and Poul shot appropriated to the Canons or �Bishop of Salisbury. Further details of this family and manor are given in appendix B. of some of the early references to the village, pride of place should go to an inquest dated the 14th year of Edward III (1339 - 1340) held at Bulkington which is recorded as follows:- Jurors Wm atto Pyle, Gilbert atto Elme, John 10 Toukere, Thomas Fayredawe and others and the townships of Seend, Bulkington, Poul shot and Seendrowe who say upon their oath thatit happened in the Inmeade in the tithing of Worton on Thursday next before the Feast of the Annunciation of the Blessed Mary that while Christina Odomes of Bulkington was returning from Poul shot towards Bulkington with a certain pitcher of ale, Vm le Clot of Worton, husband of the said Christina, in the Inmeade, struck the said Christina with a stick so that she forthwith died. And he straightway fled and had goods and chattels to the value of 6s 8d for which the township of Worton answers to the lord the King. And they say also that Wm Jones and John le Dreng of Worton received the said Wm le Clot at 5 Worton after the said felony well knowing him to be a felon. In another inquest at Seend dated 1338, reference is made to a certain John de Byde, an obvious and early connection with our own Byde Mill. Another record states that Queen Matilda gave Fexhanger Manor to Monkton Farloigh Priory about 1142. Edward I was often at Devises as is shown by the numerous documents dated from Devizes, and once if not oftener he dates from Poul shot Another interesting reference is in an "inquest post morton" of about 1330 - John de Paulsholte holds 30 acres at Chitmarsh by half a Knights fee (i.e. 20 days military service per year). A petition is on record from this tenant complaining in respect of 32 acres in Melksham Forest which as part of the bailiwick of Devizes Castle he hold of Madam the Queen, for that William of Harden, having obtained a royal commission empowering him to lot out the Kings wastes in these parts, had disposed of the petitioners (John de Paulesholtos) land as waste although it had previously been dis- forested. There are various references to land in Melksham Forest in the early records of both manors, and in 1330 Paulesholte' manor land in the forest amounted to 52 acros but these dissappear after 1334 when Nicholas Burdon exchanged his wood of Raderigge (probably the modern Rhotteridge Farm in Melksham) with the King for land in Gloucestershire. The land at Chitmarsh or Chittoe marsh, about 69 acres in 1833, remained within the parish until the boundary revision of 1383 when it was transferred to the parish of Chittee, now in Bromham. with the end of the reigh of Elizabeth I the old order in the land had changed considerably. The Manors and Manor Courts had decayed and the parishes had split into civil and ecclemiastical sections and from this time the vestry meeting, consisting of the churchwardens, waywarden, overseer of the poor, and the constably, tended to replace the Manor Court. 6 The oarliest vestry records for Poulshot have become �lost and the surviving vestry books commence at July 24th 1822 and make facinating reading, and some extracts are included as an appendix (c). The statutory registers of Baptisms (not births), Marriages and Deaths are complete from 1627. At this time too, Nonconfermity was becoming widesproad particularly in the west country, and, after the Declaration of Indulgence in 1672 the house of Wm Mayo in Poulshot was licenced as a Presbyterian meeting place, although according to the "consus" of Bishop Compton in 1676 there were no nonconformists in Poul shot. Another member of this family, Daniel Mayo, in 1733 gave a sum of ¬£20 to teach poor children of the parish. This is the first record of schooling in the village, and the next we hear is in the globe records for 1796 when the vicar exchanged fields "known as Marsh Furlong(14 acros) Mayses Close, Tullies, and a lot in Inn Mead, with a Mr Hughes for a house and garden fitted up by me for a school house" The Revd Benjamin Blayney (died 1801) directed that ¬£12 should be payed annually from his personal estato towards the maintenance of a school in Poul shot which had previously been dependent upon voluntary contributions. The school was reported in 1819 to have been founded by the late rector, (presumably Blayney himself). It was attended by 20 children who were taught by a master receiving a salary of ¬£18 annually. In the Poul shot Vestry book it is recorded "May 28th 1823 was agreed, that on the removal of the present school house, if the funds of the charity at the end of the year should be found insufficient to discharge the rent of another building, the parish would meet the Rector in defraying the same". It appears from the Charity Commissioners report of 1834 that the school received ¬£1 from the parish rate because the capital sum of ¬£20 which Daniel Mayo had given in 1733 had been spent on repairs to the property. 7 There were 56 children in school in 1833 and they were taught reading free, but a small charge was made for writing and arithmetic. There were still about 50 pupils in 1859 and these were taught by an elderly untrained master in a room of a cottage leased by the Rector for that purpose. In 1875 the school and school house was a thatched building on the site where "Crompton" now stands, and a framed photograph of this building, together with the master and someof the pupils, is preserved in the present school. In this year (1875) the school was placed under the supervision of the government Educational Department and the reports from then on of the H.M. inspectors throw a light on the crowded conditions prevailing, there being in that year 55 pupils, of whom 22 were infants, As a result of the crowded conditions a new school and school chapel was built and opened in 1884 on land known as Cooks Yard, fronting the common or green, given in trust by the Revd Henry Olivier for a school in union with the National Society. �This is the present school, and in the same year there is an entry in the vestry records proposed that a small playground shall be taken in from the common in front of the new school containing between 5 and 6 perches of land. This must have been a great improvement on the old school room but by present day standards even this new building was crowded as in 1887 there were 60 children attending and in 1894 there were 85 on the registers and 60 attending, whilst in the next year the numbers had gono up to 81 present, 45 in the main classes and 36 infants. In the Poul shot Vestry records is an entry dated March 5th 1897 "The Rector stated the school chapel, owing to the constantly increasing demands upon the schoolroom for secular purposes, was becoming daily insufficient or convenient for use as a chapel of oase" The old school records throw an interesting light on daily life in the parish in the last quarter of the 19th century and extracts are given in appendix "D". 8 The school received ¬£7.10.0 from Blayneys charities in 1903 but nothing from Mayo's charity except the rent of a cottage near the green which was let at 9d a week. In 1903 there were 5 cottages in Poul shot then said to have been in the possession of the parish for very many years. They were managed by the parish council and were let at small weekly rents varying in that year from 6a to 1/3 per week. The income was used by the council to meet certain expenses such as the salary of the parish clerk, the cleaning of the councils meeting room, and the repair of footpaths. There is a reference to these cottages in the Vestry records for Sept. 29 th 1823 "that a house be erected adjoining the poor house on the green capable of containing two families. The site of these cottages is now occupied by Mr R. Colletts house and yard. The problem of providing for the poor of the paris was of long standing and in addition to the provision of the parish - or poor - houses mentioned above, and poor relief from the rates, another stop was taken, when in 1831 at a Vestry meeting hold on Feb. 9th it was resolved "that a portion of the waste lands within the parish shall be enclosed for the benefit of the poor" and later in the same year the vestry, with the consent of the Lord of the Manor enclosed for the benefit of the poor, 3 acres, 1 rood, 33 perches of waste (i.e. common) land to the north east of the green. This was a sequel to a proposal under the enclosures acts for the enclosing of the common lands in Paul shot. That these proposals did not materialize was probably due to the opposition of the Rector, the Revd Fisher,and in a letter dated in 1828 addressed to Mr Norris at Non such House Bronham, he writes "the waste lands are estimated at 20 acres. It is proposed to set aside 8 acres for the poor, the remaining twelve are to be disposed of by public auction to pay the expenses of the act and to make the necessary roads". He thought no act of enclosure necessary for Poul shot and it would have no advantage to anyone. 11 the quantity �of land is trifting and scarcely to justify the expenses of an act". A third objection was "if land is sold in 9 small lots it will be bought by Devizes people who will build houses on it and so obtain settlements (i.e. become legal parishioners and so a possible charge on the poor rates). The advantages to the poor might best be obtained by general consent of proprietors and the Lords of the Manor". A minor triumph for common sense and sound local government. Further mentions of the land occur and in 1864, at a Vestry meeting dated March 4th, it was resolved " that the rents of the green gardens be entrusted to the charge of a committe of five ratepayers including the Rector, to be distributed at their discretion among the poor and needy of the parish" editate The parish church dedicated to St.Peter is unusual in being built on low ground and away from the village green, but so far no reason for this has been discovered. The first indications of a stone built church seem to date from the 12th century (1100-1200 A.D.) but the main part of the building is 13th century (1200-1300 A.D.). A more technical description is given in appendix "P". In 1207 William, Abbot of Bec, assighed the church of Poul shot (among others) to the Bishop of Salisbury and the advosson of the church has remained vested in the Bishops of Salisbury to this day. In 1291 the church at Boul shet was valued at ¬£10, in 1341 at ¬£7.6.8. and in 1535 at ¬£7.8.3. In 1274, John do Hinton, parson of Poul shot aquired for himself and his successors a messuage (house) and a virgate (about 30 acres) of land in oulshot. In 1341 the property belonging to the rectory was described as a caracute (60-100 acres) of land and pasture. In 1671 the globe comprised about 76 acres of arable and pasture lying in separate parcels ranging from 1 to 23 acros, and in 1785 the globe was given as 771 acres, of which all except 15 acros were let. See also appendix "G". 10 The rectory, known as the old rectory since the amalgamation of the benefice with Worton, in 1731. There were several distinguished inculabents of Poulshot, Isaac Walton, son of the author of the famous "Compleat Angler" held the living from 1680 to his death in 1719. His mother was a half sister of Thos. Ken, Bishop of Bath and Wells, and Ken frequently visited his nephew in Poul shot and he retired there temporarily in 1685 when the Prince of Orange was advancing on London after his landing in the west country. Thos Rundle, who became Bishop of Derry in 1735 was presented to the living in 1720 and another distinguished rector was Bonjiman Blayney (1723-1801) the Hebrew scholar who prepared a corrected edition of the authorised version of the Bible. An almost complete record of the names of the incumbents dates back to 1239, and a copy is given in �appendix "R". of the Various charities connected with the church and parish, mention has already been made of the $20 given by Daniel Mayo in 1733. In 1801 the Rev. Blamney left ¬£12 a year towards the support of a charity school and his executors purchased 2300 of government stock. By 1834 the capita? of Mayo's charity had been spent on repairs to the school house, and the only income from this source was the income from a sma27 cottage near the Green, known as the school cottage and let at 9d a week. In 1867 these two charities produced Blayney ¬£300 stock ¬£9.0.0. Mayo cottage 2.3.4. In a will dated 1852, Geo. Tayler bequeathed 3000 to purchase every week 48 41b leaves to be distributed every Lords Day - twelve in Poul shot - the rest elsewhere, to 6 mon and 6 women over 50, and every year ¬£1 to the minister of Poul shot if he preach a sermon for young persons, and a 4d cake for each teacher and a 2d cake for each child attending Sunday school and 1/6 a year to the parish clerk of Poul shot. 11 When the present day school was built in 1884, one part was designed for use as a "chapel of ease" but the increasing number of pupils made it necessary to constantly use the whole of the building and in 1897 it was proposed to build a completely now chapel of ease "as it had been found impractical to move the church to the centre of the parish as once proposed". The new chapel - St Pauls - was put in hand and completed by April 1898. For a number of years, following a disasterous fire in the parish church in 1915, it was used for all the services but with the repair of the church it reverted to its position as a chape? of ease, until, in 1965, services were discontinued following the installation of electrical heating and lighting in the church. Another point of interest in connection with the church is the existence of a pitched stone path, i.e. a path of atones on edge, between the church and the main Devizes - Bath road. This path, now buried beneath the soil has been badly damaged by the laying of water and sewage pipes in recent years. It is to be expected that there was a village pound for keeping straying animals, and one is mentioned in a will of Mary Colstone in 1773 who left property "near the pound". This pound must have dispappeared however, for in the Vestry accounts of 1851 ".....it was agreed to set up a pound in this parish". The exact site of these pounds is not certain, but it is possible that the 1851 one was on the Green near where the school now stands. The earliest record$ of the population of Poul shot is in the poll tax record of 1377 when the number of pell tax payers was 120, indicating a total population of about 200. In 1801 it was 308, rising to 372 in 1841, and dropping in the next ten years to 335, probably as a result of �emigration during the "hungry forties". There was a small but steady rise for the next 20 years until the 1870s when a steady decline set in, reducing the numbers to 285 in 1911. The present population is 310. 12 The occupations of the fathers of the village children were recorded in the parish baptismal registers in the years 1813 to 1870 and show how it was a predominantly agriculturel community. of the 561 baptisms in the registers, no fewer than 434 wore of children whose fathers wore directly connected with the land. Labourers 362 Farmers 53 Yeomen 19 Sawyers 19...477 from 1846 onwards. Carpenters 10 Publicans 3 Butchers 4...none after 1827. Bakers 4 Policemen 4...1851 onwards. Bargeman 1...1815. Schoolmaster 1...1384. Shopkeeper 1...1840. Lock keeper 1....3349. Engineers 3 Shoemakers 3 Clerk 9 ...(in holy orders). Clerk 1 (parish). Horso dealer 1 Druggist 1 Gardener 1 Cordwainer 1 Pedlar 1 Millmen 3 Mason �1 Dealer 4 Smith 1 Servant 2 Base born 42 There were also accasional entries of occupations st odd times earlier, - 1698 to 170 S - which show labourers, husbandmen, servant maids, shearmen (i.e. cloth workers), and a heelmaker (who was a weaving mill worker). 13 It is notable that this list gives only one smith and no wheelvright, although these are typical agricultural occupations, and there are three sites around the village green known or reputed to have been blacksmiths in the past, nor are there any turnpike gate keepers although the turnpike cottage at the junction of the Poul shot Road with the Bath Road has only recently been knocked down to make way for road improvements. It is difficult to know when events stop being "news" and become "history", and in these notes a rough line has been made at the year 1900, but there have been events of local importance since that date that should be put on record such as the building of Sillingtons Cottages, the first now buildings for many years, followed by the building of Corn Close after the second war. Also the coming of electricity in about 1934 and of main drains in 1965. On the debit side must be put the closing down of the Kennet and Avon canal (in the 1950 s) and the railway (in 1966), both of which touch the pari.sh along its northern boundary, and it is probable that we shall soon less our landmark, the railway bridge, - still affectionately known as Fish Bridge, dospite the fish shaped girders having been changed for the present type something like half a century ago. 00.0.0.0.0. 14 Appendix "A". Burdons Manor. This Manor was not a manor house as we know them today but was a group of lands, farms and cottages owned as a unit by a family living el sewhere, and who paid a rental of one knights fee (40 days military service per year when required) or a half cr quarter, - 20 or 10 days as the case might be - to the King or one of the great Earls. The earliest reference to the Burden manor appears in 1242 when Nicholas Burdon hold one knights fee at Poul shot. He was knighted in 1261 and died in 1272. His son, Robert Burdon, who succeeded him, died about 1230 and the property passed to his son, another Nicholas, a minor of 11 years of age. The queen (Queen Eleanor) was granted the custody of Nicholas during his minority and in 1286 Mary Burdon is recorded as having paid ront to �the queen for Poul shot. In 1301 this Nicholas Burdon died, leaving half a caracute (about 30/50 acres) of land in Poul sho (held of the Earl of Arundel by the service of one knights fee) - a house and garden worth 4/- a year, 44 acros of arable worth 22/-, several pastures worth 13d a year, another common pasture (i.e. in the common fields) worth 3/- a year and the 4th part of one water mill worth 3/4 a your. There were 5 free tenants of whom John de Horndon holds 7 acres of land and pays 5/-, Adam de Paulesholt holds 2 acres of land and pays per annum 2/-, John de Sandrig holds one croft and pays per annum 2/-, Walter de odyham holds 1 acre and pays per annum 1d at the foast of St. Michael, Walter Carnent holds 1 virgate (about 30 acros) of land and pays per annum 8/15 There are 5 customers of whom John Carnent holds 1 virgate of land and pays por annum 8/- and 3 hens and 1 cock at the feast of St. Martin, price the hen 1d. Simon Leverson holds half a virgate of land and pays per annum 4/- and 3 hon s and 1 cock at the feast of St. Martin price of the hens as above. Robert de Somerham holds half a virgate of land and pays per annun 4/- and 3 hens and 1 cock at the feast of St. Martin, price of the hens as above. Juliana Voxhangere holds one cottage and pays per annum 6d. Eva 1a Herde holds 1 cottage and pays per annum 6d. (Notice the early occurrence of local names here, Sandridge, Summerham and Foxhanger.) In 1327 his son, another Nicholas Burdon held one knights fee under the overlordship of the de Willitons and the Fitz Alans. In 3.331 the manor was stated as worth ¬£30. In 1353 Nicholas Burdon settled his manor at Poul shot on himself and his wife Donnise with remainder to Peter and Agnos de Testwood and then to his own Heirs. By 1358 Nicholas had been succeeded by his son Edmund who in that year demised (rented) the manor to Nicholas atto Borgh and Margaret his wife. For the first six years the rent was 20 marks (1 mark-12 / 8) and after that ¬£20. In 1361 Edmund was succeeded by his son John Burden, who in 1388 conveyed half the manor to Thomas and Agnes Cutting for their lives, with reversion to Thomas Worfton and Cecily his wife. Cecily was probably the daughter and hoir of John Burdon and later married Henry Thorpe as a second husband, for Henry Thorpe at the time of his death held the whole manor in right of his wife Cecily. Cecily outlived her husband and her eldest son Thomas and she died in 1422 having conveyed the manor in trust for her son Ralph. In 1428 John Ernesley was holding the manor but probably for life only, for in 1431 Ralph Thorpe settled it upon himself, his wife Phillipa and their heirs. The manor descended in the Thorpe family until 1509 when William Thorpe died childless and it passed to his nophew William Clifford. 16 The next mention of the manor occurs in 1555 when John Ernley died in possession of it. It then descended in the Ernley family until 1614 when Sir John Ernloy conveyed �it to John and Robert Drewo. In 1632 Robert Drew and his wife Jane conveyed it to Robert, Nicholas and Michael Drewe. and in 1656 John Drew and Elizabeth his wife conveyed it to William Norden. In 1660 Sir John Drew died and his widdw Elizabeth later married Sir Henry Andrews of Lathbury in Bucks, and conveyed the manor to him in 1663. Elizabeth died in 1686 and Sir Henry died childless in 1696. Nothing more is known of this manor until 1776 when John Tuck conveyed 1/3rd of it to Philip Smith, and in 1779 the same John Tuck conveyed the other 2 parts to John Parker. In 1805 William Skeate, Mary his wife and William and Elizabeth Hughes conveyed it to William Naylor. The further descent cannot be traced and the property apparently became merged in the manor belonging to the Longs. 17 Appendix "B" de Pauleshots Manor. This manor like Burdens, was owned by a family who did not live here, and like that manor the earliest reference is in 1242 when Lord Fitz Alan, Lord of the Manor of Kevil was overlord of Poul shot. In 1327 under John Fits Alan, Roger de Sifrowast hold 1 fee (about which nothing further is known) Nicholas Burdon held 1 fee (see appendix A) and Ralph de Pauleshot held 1 fee under the intermediate Lordship of Ralph de Wiliton. This intermediate overlordship of the de Willitons passed in that family until 1398 when John de Wiliton died childless and it passed to his sister Isabel, wife of William Besumond and from her in 1424 to her son Thomas Beaumond. In 1463 and again in 1478 this manor was said to be held of the Bishop of Salisbury by right of his church at Poulshot. In 1268 the manor had boon given to the Abbess of Amesbury but on the dissolution of the monasteries in 1540 the Amesbury nunnery was suppressed and Poulshot appropriated to the canons or Bishop of Salisbury. In 1272 Reliph de Pauleshot settled the manor as a house and a caracute of land, in Poulshot and elsewhere on himself and his children, John, William and Alice. John de Pauleshot had succeeded his father by 1239 and in 1322 he forfeited all his possessions. As part of his manor John held 32 acros in the Forest of Melksham. His lands were restored to him before his death in 1330 when he was holding the Manor of Poul shot and land in Chittoo Marsh. Johns heir was his kinsman John Enok of Potterne. son of William Enok. In 1333 the manor was conveyed by Henry Eyre to Sir John Lovel who died in 1408 and was succooded by his son (also) John. 18 In 1412 this John, by then Lord Lovel, conveyed the manor to William Stourton and it passed in this family until 1545 whenit was sold to Thomas Long, clothier (i.e. cloth maker or merchant) and great uncle of Giffort Long who died holding the manor in 1635. The next mention of the manor is in 1749 when �it was in the possession of Walter Long. It is possible that when Henry Long of Rood Ashton died childless in 1672, Poul shot instead of passing with Rood Ashton to Henrys sister, Elizabeth, went to the male heir, Sir Walter Long of Wheddon, and passed in the same way as Whaddon to the 20 th century Viscount Long. 19 Appendix "0" Extracts from Poulshot Vestry Books. July 24th 1822 "that Mr Anstic should appoint one person and the parish another to settle the dispute in question respecting repaving the lane leading to his land and mill." October 12th 1822 "that the lane in dispute with Mr Anstie and the parish of Poul shot should be repaired by the parish of Poul shot." June 19th 1822 "that 1 shilling per week should be allowed to Mr William Blair, Weaver, of Trowbridge, Wilts, for the keep and maintenance of William Watts, of this parish, pauper, aged 7 years 6 months, till he attains the age of nine years, and also ten shillings for clothing the said William Watts during that time. May 10th 1823. "to allow Elizabeth Godwin for hor child only one shilling and sixpence per week for the time to come and Emma Stilens child only two shillings in future." May 23th 1823 "it was agreed that, on the removal of the present school house, if the funds of the charity at the and of the year should be found insufficient to discharge the rent of another building, the parish would meet the Rector in defraying the same. September 29th 1823.. "that a house be erected, adjoining the poor-house on the green, capable of containing two families. 20 April 26th 1825 "that the Surveyer of the Highways be and is hereby authorized and empowered to expend the sum of Fifty pounds (provided that sum be found absolutely necessary) for the repairing and amending part of a certain road in this parish called Hooks Lane, such repairs to commence at a place called Hooks Corner and to terminate at the distance of about forty yards more or less at a certain spot agreed upon by this meeting." November 4th 1825 "that all persons wanting employment should apply to the churchwardens and overseers and that the above churchwardens and overseer shall have power to employ then for the benefit of the parish. . February 9th 1831 that a portion of the waste lands �within this parish shall be enclosed for the benefit of the poor." March 16th 1836 that the houses belonging to the parish should for the ensuing year be let - those on the west side of the green at the rate of 9d each, weekly. Presidency August 16th 1837 "that Mr Jonea of Devizes, accountant, should be instructed by the parish officers to make such alterations in the present valuation of the lands in this parish made......in 1825, as shall be necessary to meet the provisions of the recent act to regulate parochial assoments." December 5th 1837 that a sum of money not exceeding $50 be borrowed on the security of the rates, to enable the Overseer of the Poor and of the Highways to meet the current expenses of the parish until Lady day next, when the new mode of rating is to commence." March 7th 1833 "An application having been made to the Surveyer of the Highways of this parish to repair a certain road leading to Poul shot Mill, it was resolved that the Parish Officers do not consider themselves liable to maintain any other road to the said Mill than what is commonly called a Pack and Sack road." 21 March 11th 1840 "that the sum of Nine Pounds be advanced to the Commissioners of Colonization for the passage of the children of William Haines to South Australia." March 15th 1844. "that a sum of money be raised at the rate of not more than fourpence in the pound. for the purpose of defraying the expence of the outfit and passage of the following inhabitants of this parish to the British settlements in Upper Canada." Note:- There is no list of inhabitants attached. October 15th 1847.... "that the payment of rates levied on the cottages of the following labourers be excused." Note:- Here follow 44 names (including 7 women) at 73‚Ç´ to 2/- and also "Poor Allotments" at 2/3. Total ¬£2.5.5 September 9th 1851 "it was agreed to erect a Pound in This Parish." October 22 1858 "that the hedge in the lane leading from the Green to Broadway lane be cut down and the garden adjoining be thrown into the road and a drain be put in." September 23rd 1859 "for the purpose of taking into consideration the expediency of selling the cottages in this parish, it was decided that the same should �not be so2d." March 24th 1860 "the following persons were taken as tenants in the Parish houses. The first four at ¬£2.12. per annum and the last named at ¬£2.0. per annum." March 25th 1861 Described as being hold at the "School Room". March 4th 1864 "that the rents of the Green Gardens be entrusted to the charge of a committee of five ratepayers, including the Rector, to be distributed at their discretion among the poor and needy of the Parish. 22 August 26th 1864 "that henceforth the owners of tonements in this Parish, the yearly value whereof shall not exceed aix pounds, shall be rated and assessed to the rates for the relief of the poor. instead of the accupier thereof." March 25th 1870 First record of the election of "Guardian". November 18th 1870 to notice the new basis or Standard of the proposed County rates in which this Parish is assessed at the sun of ¬£3659.11.5, is approved." October 16th 1874 "for the purpose of deciding upon the means to be adopted for maintaining the school in this parish. It was proposed. and carried unanimously:- "That this school be placed in connection with Government". December 3rd 1877 "at a meeting of the Green Gardens Committee it was resolved:- "That coal be dispensed at the rate of 4 owt to every family of 3 children and one or two exceptional cases, and 2 owt to widows and aged couples." There follows a list of 17 names to receive 4 owt and 11 names to receive 2 cwt. March 20th 1880 "to take into consideration the sale of the cottages belonging to the parish. It was resolved:- "That it is advisable to soll the cottages and gardens belonging to the Parish." June 12th 1882 "At a meeting of the Green Gardens Committee it was resolved:- "That the sum of ¬£4.18.0. be applied to the payment of repairs done at the school cottage." June 19th 1834 'that a small playground shall be taken in from the common and enclosed by a sufficient �fence, in front of the new school containing between five and six perches, That Mr Long (the Lord of the Manor) be requested to hold a Manor Court and make regulations to restrain encreachments on the Common and to define the rights of Freeholders." 23 March 25th 1892 B that & petition be drawn up and presented to the county council requesting them to take and keep in order the Poul shot road as a "main road". March 26th 1894 "combined Easter and Lady Day vestries this being the last Lady Day and secular Vestry, the functions of such vestries having now been transferred to the Parish Councils which by the Local Govt. Act will come into being in November next." Notes entered in back of Vestry Book. Acct. of Poor and Highway Rate for this Parish. 1835 Poor rates 219.18.3}. Highway rates 67.13.1. 237.11.43 1836 Poor rate 217.9.83 Way rate 40.12.3. 258. 1.773 1837 Poor rate 225.11.10. Way rate 97.18. 3. 323.30 1. 24 Appendix "D". Extracts from old Poulshot School records. 1875 February The girls have been accustomed to sew the whole of the afternoon meetings of the school but considering their backwardness in other subjects I reduced instruction in needlework to three afternoons only. 1875 March Very poor attendance owing to the severity of the weather, - snow. 1875 March In consequence of a meeting of Ratepayers who assembled at the schoolroom, the children did not enter school until 9.55 a.m. 1875 April School rule altered so that children over three and under four were allowed to attend. 1875 April Owing to the very short numbers through �a Fair at Devizes, I dismissed at 11.30 a.m. and gave the children a half holiday. 1875 June Owing to the fine weather for hay making there has been a smaller attendance this week. 1875 December Poor attendance when school opened this morning it being impossible for some of the smaller children to get through the snow. 1876 August During the writing lesson some of the scholars wrote cut specimons of writing fot the Exhibition at Melkshan. 1876 October Weather being very cold, began fires for the winter. Most of the upper boys are away working for their parents in their gardens. 25 1877 April Most of the children absent potato planting. 1877 April H.M. Inspector reports that a classroom would be a welcome addition to the means of instruction. 1877 June A poor attendance, most of the absentees being kept at home nursing while their mothers are out hay making. 1877 September Yesterday and today collections have been made in the school on behalf of the Indian Famine fund and the sum of 6/- collected. 1877 October The scholars library (lending) which was discontinued during the summer, was opened today for the winter. 1877 November Examination on paper today. 1878 April This week the 1st standard (new 2nd standard) began writing in copy books for the first timo, 1878 May Several scholars absent today owing to fever breaking out in two families. 1878 September In consequence of the late monitor leaving I have had to employ boys from the upper classes to teach the little ones. 1878 September Punished 5 boys for molesting a girl or her way home from school. 1878 October I find very few able to do home work, their parents wanting their assistance after school. Attendance this week has been very low owing to many of the children picking acorns for winter use. 1878 October Very wet and cold this morning, Must commence with fires now as the girls could scarcely hold their needles. No coal or we should have had one. 26 1878 November Punished Sanuel for cruelty to a robin and falsehood. No drill today owing to muddy read. On examining the classes in Grammer and Geography I find them very backward. They dent seem to have ordinary intelligence. December. Bitter winter weather. Children punished �for being late, sliding on the ice on the ponds. 1879 January The road through the village was this morning flooded. January 6th. several cases of inferior writing owing to the extreme cold. January 21st. Very cold indeed, fire being insufficient. Too cold to hold pen or pencil. February 17th. Much finer today. Not so much trouble with children warming feet and hands. May 23rd. Milking soason commences. Several children leave early in consequence thereof. September. One of the managers visited this afternoon and expressed an opinion that knitting ought not to be taught. 1880 November 19th - December 6th. School closed because of scarlet fever. 1881 January. Snow over tops of childrens boots. Only two children got to school. 1882 November. Owing to the absence of the master on the occasion of his marriage, the school was not opened Until 1.45 p.m. today. 27 1883 February. Cautioned the girls against dressing themselves up with ornaments. March. Received 2/- from the arch deacon to purchase some seving materials for the school, s.d. 2 yds of calico 11 12 thimbles 41 2 reels of cotton 2 3 packets of needles 4 1/2 yd of flannel 61 tape 1 for 1884 August 4th. Re-opened in the new School room. October. Caught H. C.... smoking in the playtime, took the pipe from him. 1885 May 1st. The 1st class wrote as an exercise in composition an appeal to the public for subscriptions to enable them to get instruments for a Drum and Fife Band which it is proposed to commence in connection with the school. May 11th. The Fifes having come for the Band, the boys stopped after school for a little time to practise. May 12th. School closed at 3.10. to allow the children to see the cavalry meet on the Green. October 9th. School visited this morning by his Lordship the Bishop of Salisbury, accompanied by the Rector. 1886 May 23 th. Only 35 children presented themselves this P.M. Some away from home, others working and some at a cricket match on the Green. �1887 March 31st. There is a wild boast show at Devizes to attend which a number of children are absent. 28 1887 June 24th. Jubilee festivities. The scholars marched in procession following a portrait of Her Most Gracious Majesty Queen Victoria which was brought and hung up in the school. The Fife and Drum Band was in attendance. The Rector and Mrs Fisher directed the proceedings and gave fruit cake and pudding to the children. 1888 February 14th. No school, children unable to attend owing to the heavy snow. August 27th. School closed for 7 weeks instead of six owing to backwardness of the haymaking. 1889 November 4th. School closed by Doctors order for scarlot fever for two wooks. 1890 September 23rd. Mr Modlicott came into school this morning to warn the boys against throwing sticks and stones into the chestnut trees on the Green. 1891 February 3rd. I have induced the most of the 1st class and some of the 2nd class to take in the Scholars Magazine from which I allow them to have their reading lesson twice in the week. I hope in this way to encourage in the children some inclination to home reading. have April 27th. According to Medical records there are over twenty families in the parish under treatment for moasles and in some houses three or four cases. There are five cases in the Masters house. School closed for 4 weeks. September 4th. Today the Rector began to receive the p√©n√©e of those children whose parents wished to make investments for them in the Post Office Savings Bank. 29 1891 December 14th. III rd Standard and above commenced to do their work on paper today. 1893 September 3rd. As the average of the Infants class is becoming excessive, parents have been requested to send infants between 3 and 4 years of age only half time. 1894 July 30 th. Owing to an outbreak of dipther√°a in the parish, the school which should have re-opened today is to remain closed for the present by order of the Medical Sanitary officer. August 13th. School re-opened today under the restriction that no child from Mill Lane, that part of the parish affected by diptheria, should be allowed to attend. November 2nd. There are no more cases of diptheria in the pari.sh but the children from Mill Lane are still withhold from school for the present by order of the M.S.O. November 14th. Roads flooded with heavy rain. No school in the afternoon as the roads were quite impassable. 1896 May 15th. Allowed the boys to have cricket today �during the time for Physical Drill as I wished to give the girls soparate instruction in Wand Drill. 1897 August 26th. School closed for moasles. October 11th. School re-opened. 1898 September 27th. School closed by order of the Medical officer owing to a case of scarlet fever. 1900 May 21st. Allowed the children to chose their lessons today after the Arithmotic lesson in honour of the "Relief of Mafeking". 30 Appendix "7". Poul shot Parish Church, St. Peters. In "The Buildings of England" , Nicholaus Povener writes "In the chancel are windows of the late 13th century, single light, pointed - trefoiled, with rero- arches inside. The chancel arch with shafts on head corbels goos with this date. The east part is Perpendicular Though the arcades of two bays only (octagonal piers, double chamfered arches) are of the late 14th century, the narrowness of the aisles tells of an earlier date. The church had indeed had aisles already in the 12th century, for three capitols are preserved, built into the north wall and the aisle east walls. They belong to circular piers and are scalloped. of the stained glass, Grisaille quarries with loaf motifs in a chancel south window may well be of the late 13th century too." Another authority states "the only traces of a building earlier than the 15th century are portions of 19th century capitols built in over the north door, the opening to the rood stairs, and part of a blocked round headed window in the chancel. The present nave dates from the late 13th century, but was badly damaged by fire in 1916. The two aisles were added and the 'present chancel built in the 14th century. In the 15th century most of the windows were replaced and the perch added. The tower was built in 1853 and the vestry a little later. The aisles - 4'6" wide - are unusually narrow and it is probable that the arcades within the nave were built with the intention of taking down the outer walls and rebuilding them to make aisles of more normal width. The nave roof which still bears traces of the fire, spans both aisles. There are 3 bells, (1) from the Bristol Foundry, 01540 inscribed johannes X P E care. (2) and (3) dated 1606." 31 The church plate includes a Paten cover dated 1576, a Chalice dated 1634 and a Paten given in 1707 In connection with the church plate it is worth noting that the reform commissioners of Edward VI left the church its old Chalice and took 10 s OZS of silver for the King. The Chafice was later replaced with an Elizabethian cup and Paten, of which only the Paten cover mentioned above remains. and four 32a �The two succeeding pages have been re-written in modern spelling and punctuation as follows:A certified record of all the globe lands, meadows, gardens, orchards, houses and all other rights, duties and possessions belonging to the parsonage of Poul shot, made on the 28th of December 1608, by William Mayo and William Ranges, churchwardens, John Bishop, Thomas Richard and William Hill, sidesmen, together with the advice of Christopher Dugdale, parson of Poul shot. One dwelling house, one barn, one house, one orchard, one garden, one barton, one home field, one field called laulles (? Trulles) one field called Moses, one meadow called Sandford, and all the rest of the arable globo land as it did lie in the common fields, (and which was exchanged about five years ago by Mr John Ba??e, then parson, with the freeholders and other tonants of the Manor, and lying four places, by measure, and now inclosed), visto One field called East Knollo, one field called Marsh Furlong, one field called Headland and one plot of meadow in Swilly Mead, not inclosed. Also two acros of tithe moadow in In Mead, two acros of tithe meadow in Swilly Moad, the tithe of Little Grane Mead and all the tithes due in all the parish of Poul shot, together with the tithe of Bushy Marsh, the tithe of a little paddock lying near Spye Park, the tithe of two half acros of meadow in Glaydy Mead, and the tithe of a little moadow in the occupation of M.Paradise, all of which are lying between the Forest of Blackmore (oditors note, 1) miles East of Melksham) and Chittee Wood. And pasture for 18 boasts in the common called the Marsh and pasture for 12 boasts in the common called the Lyan( (?), two of which (boasts) belong to the parsonage and the other ten due to the parson and his successors, for the bito off the common called the Hay. 32b And titho milk paid every Thursday in kind or as agreed, of the parish from the 3rd of May to the 1st of August, And pasture for four horses in the common called the ??aid from the 1st of August to the 1st of February, and pasture for the same four horsos in the common called the Marsh at all times, and as long as, the freeholders and other tenants keep any horses in the Marsh. And pasture for 90 shoop in the commons, the Marah and the Hay Furlong from the to the 1st of February and pasture in the lanes for horse(s) and sheep at all times in the year. 32 Appendix "G" Globe Lands. Pollesholte. Torrier off all the Globes lands Modowes Gardens Orchards Houses and all other rites duties and possessions belonging to the Parsonage off Pollesholte in the Countie �off Wiltshire taken and made the eight and twentie daie off December Anno Domini 1608 By William Mayo and William Ranges Churchwardens, John Bishoppe Thomas Richard and William Hill Sydesmen together with the advice off Christopher Dugdailo nowo parson off Pollesholto. Imprimis one dwelling house one Barne one .?.. house one orchard one garden one Barton one home Close one Close called ?laulles one Close called Meses one modow called Sandford And all the rest off the arrable globe land as it did lie in the Common ffieldes and exchanged about thes(e) five yeers since by Mr John Ba??o then parson there with the Frecholders and Copie holders of the Mannore off Pollesholto with the consonto of the Lord ...?... and laied in foure severall places by measure and now inclosed Viz one Close called East Knolle one other Close called Marsh Furlonge and one other Close called Headland and one plotto off meadowo in Swilly mead not inclosed one Pictte off meadowe called Two Acros off tythingo medowe in Inn mond one plotte off medowe called two acres off tythyng modowe in Swilly moad the tyth off little Crane mead And all and singular tythyes offerings and duties whatsoever that shall grow arise or be due in all the parish off Pollosholte Together with all the tythes off certain ground called Busshie marshe now in the occupacion off Edwarde Crane and others the tythe off one little paracke 1yinge by Spie parke the tythe off two halfo acres off meadowe in Glaydy mead the tythe off one little meadowe and Coopes in the occupacion off one M Paradise 33 All which as Exchanged grounds are lying and being between the fforest off Blackmore and Chittoe wood and in the parish of Pollesholte And common off pasture ffor eighteen ...?... beasts in the common called the Marshe And common off pasture ffor twelve beasts in the common called the Lyan(?) whereof two of them belongeth to the parsonage and the other tenne off the said boasts hath been and is due to the parson and his successors ffor the bite off the said Common called the Hay And tyth milk payed everio thers date in kind or as agreed ffor being all other off the pari.sh ffrom the third daie off May unto the ffirst daie off August. And Common off pasture ffor ffoure horses in the Common called the ??aid ffrom the ffirst daio off August unto the ffirst daie off ffebruarie And Common off pasture ffrom the said ffoure horses in the Common called the Marshe with all tymes and as longe as the ffree holders and Copie holders do kepo or ought to kopo any horses in the said Marsho And Common off pasture ffor ffoure score and ton shoope in the Commons the Marsho and the Haie furlong ffron the ...?... to the ffirst daie off ffebruario And Common of pasture in the Lannes ffor horse and shoope at allo tymes in the yeere without express(?) we have subscribed our names the daie and yeere above written Per me Christopher Dugdaile Rectorem ibidom William Mayo William Range �Churchwardens John Bisshoppe Thomas Richards ...His Mark William Hill ...His Mark Sydesmen. 34 A true and perfect Terrior of all the Globe lands belonging to the Parsonage of Polshott in the County of Wilts and Diocese of Sarum made the aix and twentieth day of October in the three and twentieth year of the Raign of our Sovereign Lord Charles the Second by the Grace of God of England Scotland ffrance and Ireland King Defender of the ffilth etc. Anne Domini 1671 viz. The Parsonage House or Tonemont, with one Barn and Stable togother of six bay of building and a Cutt, with one Garden, Orchard and Backside and a Close of meadow or pasture thereunte Adjoyning Eastward, containing by Estimacion four Acres be it more or lesse. Two other Closes of Arable lying at the end of the said Close Eastward, containing by estimacion Eleven Acres be it more or lesse. Two Closes of pasture called the Hay Leazes Adjoining to the North side of the former and bounded on the North with the Street or Highway called the Hay Lane, containing by estimacion three and twenty acros be it more or lesse. One Close of Arable or pasture called Marsh furlong lying in the Marsh Lane and bounded therewith on the East Side, and on the North End with a Close called Hook' s containing by estimacion thirtoon acres be it more or lesse. One ground or close of Arable or pasture called Head Lands lying in Byde Mill Lane and bounded therewith on the North and with Inmead on the South containing by estimacion sixteen acros be it more or lesso. One Close or Meadow called Sandford Mead bounded with the river on the West and on the North with another Close bearing the same name belonging to Mr Edward Pierce containing by estimacion two acros be it more or lesse. One Close of Moadow or Pasture called Trullyes lying in the Mill Lane or Trully Lane and therewith bounded on the East containing by estimacion three half acres be it more or lesse. One Close of Meadow or Pasture called Meyse lying in the Street and therewith bounded on the South containing by estimacion three acros be it more or lesse. 35 One plat of Meadow called an Acre lying in Swilly Mead at the East or Upper End thereof. All which are situat and lying within the Parish of Polshott and are now in the possession of Charles Pickering, Rector there. Charles Pickering Rector William Somnor John Steevens Churchwardens. From documents in the Diocesan Record office, Salisbury. tote Tuzie �36 Appendix "H". List of the names of the incumbents of Poulshot Parish Church. 1239 Walter do Clyve 1294 John de Hyneton 1313 Richard de Bells 13-Adam de Lichfield 1334 John Devenuse do Brohulle 1337 William de Langeford 1343 Adam Estbrouk 1349 Thomas de London Registers missing between 1374-5 and 1331-5 John Cougo 1413 Thomas Tonyton 14Nicholas Sexpen 1420 Gilbert Spencer 1423 Richard Botterell 1430 William Sutton 1438 John Waleys 1459 John Stretton 1460 Si.mon Klvington 1462 Roger Newton 14-William Lane 1491 William Hullo 1494 John Poted 149Edmund Perey 1497 Jacob Whitstone 149Thomas Cowley 1498 Nicholas Inglosent 37 1502 �William Ingulsent 1509 Thomas Chafyn 1533 William Wilson 15 Christopher Dugdale 1609 Henry Cotton 1622 Edward Davenent 163William Grove 1665 Charles Pickering 1680 Isaac Walton 1720 Thomas Rundle 1722 Marshal Bridges 1728 Witting Colton 1730 John Squire 1759 John Skynner 1765 Richard Sanderson 1787 Benjaman Blayney 1801 John Skinner 1823 William Fisher 1874 Henry Olivior 1883 Charles Martin 1891 Thomas Buchanan 1906 Sidney Boulter 1932 Stanley Harper 1962 Maurico Kirby Note:- According to one record, a John Ba??e was rector in 1603, and Christopher "Dugdaile" in 1608, not in 15-- as shown in the list above. 38 Grateful acknowledgement must be made to all the sources of our information, Our particular thanks are due to the help so freely given by the County Record Office at Trovbridge and also the Devizes Museum. The Diocesan Record Office at Salisbury and the Victoria County Histories also �provided much material. Finally, we would like to acknowledge our great debt to the late Miss B. Gerry, of Wilsford, but for whose help and encouragement this "history" would never have been written. for 10 N. Hooke. B.A. J. Hooke. S. Stevenson. Poulshot. POUL SHOT HISTORY. Some further notes and comments. John Aubrey, the traveller and writer (1626 - 1697) described Poulshot as a "wet, dirty place" and the inhabitants as "appearing in the springtime of primrese complexion". This poculiarity he attributed to the various springs in the parish which he said "tasted brackish". These springs according to Aubrey were renowned for their medicinal value and on this account wore frequently visited by the inhabitants of Devizes. He also mentions a medicinal spring near Summerham Bridge (on the Bath Road) and also a considerable chalyboate spring. The parish in the period 1775 - 1333 (and possibly before and after those times) paid bounties for vermin killed, and typical payments were:- Foxes 1/- each, Pole cats 4d - 6d each, a Marton 1/- and an Adder 1/-. By far the most common payment however was for sparrows heads at 2d - 33d a dozon, and payments for 10 doz, 20 doz, and on one occasion 24 doz were recorded. The value of money in Norman and Tudor times was very different to its present value or even to its value at the beginning of this century in 1900, and the following details will give some guide to the prices and costs mentioned in the earlier pages. In 1218 at Devizes, a Head carpenter was paid 6d a day and an ordinary carpenter 3d a day. In the period 1100 1400 AD, arable land which could be sown every other year was worth 3d an acro when sown, and 1d an acre when fallow and used for pasture. Meadow land was worth 18d an acro with pasture after the hay was carried. The ront of a virgate (about 30 acres, part being arable and part moadow) would be about 16/- per year and the rent of a cottage from 18‚Ç´ to 3/- per year. A cow sold at about 10/-. The yield of the land was about 10 bushels of whoat to the acre, 14 of barley, and 10 of oats, all after tithe had been takon in the field, and about 2 2/5 bushels of wheat vero used to SOW one acre. The most famous (or infamous) inhabitant of Poul shot was probably Thomas Boulter, a notorious highwayman. He was the son of a Poulshot miller and spent his early years in the village, and is reputed frequently to have hidden at the mill when the hunt for him got too hot. His career was however, brief, and he ended it on the scaffold in Winchester in 1778. There is a doubt as to which of the two mills was his home, but it is generally thought to have been Byde Mill. �The period of the civil var was a time of considerable difficulty for the village and the virtual suspension of any record of Baptisms, Marriages and Deaths, speaks of the unsettled times. The armed forces of both sides requisitioned both crops and horses, cattle and shoop, and the unfortunate villagers had but little if any recompence. A time of more acute difficulty and danger came when the Parliamentry troops beseiged the Royalist forces in Devizes, for a number of skirmishes took place in the country around Poul shot between the cavalry of the opposing forces. Fortunately, that other and later "civil war" - Monmouths rebellion seems not to have affected this part of the country. Mention should be made of the erection of a Methodist chapel in the village in 1886. 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Nex showing the Elms the onset of Dutch Em Disease: �N 2 La ae © ~ © © = Es © oy N — — © oa oa oo Es CONTENTS INTRODUCTION PREFACE THE GREEN GARDENS WOODLAND °S OTHER TREES POULSHOT Lane ~ Winter” 1999 �— uy Lene Plantation ~ planted 1934 vase I �INTRODUCTION The origin of the name Poulshot is not known but it is suggested that it derives from Pauls Holt, a holt being a wood. The spelling has varied a lot, but pronunciation may have been much as it is today. The village probably “grew” in a clearing in the forest. Photographs dating from the beginning of the last century show the dominance of tall elms lining roads, lanes and hedgerows. In the 1970s Dutch Elm disease began to destroy the trees — in the late summer the leaves on the top branches became yellow and in the following spring there was no new growth. The fungus carried by a beetle living under the bark had blocked the channels carrying nutrients into the trees. In May 1973 Poulshot, from Sillington Lane in the North, to Church Farm in the South was designated a Conservation Area. Arising from this, the District Council suggested to the Parish Council that a Trust be set up in the village to stimulate interest, undertake surveys and record change in the village. Poulshot Village Trust was formed. One of the first things the Trust considered was tree planting, but the Village School was closing (1974) and all efforts were put into its purchase so that it could be used as a Village Hall. In 1977 the Parish Council gave permission for trees to be planted on the Green — limes on the South side and swamp cypress by the pond in that corner, silver birches by Dukes Farm, a cedar at the entrance to Penning Lane and a copper beech in Hay Lane. Further planting took place in Hay Lane in 1984 when the Parish Council gave permission for an area at the throat of the lane to be fenced off and used for planting. In 1980 and continuously since then, members of the Trust have gathered information about people and recorded changes in the village. In the early 1830s a portion of the Green (1.3 hectares — about 3 acres) had been fenced off and divided into portions to be used as allotments “for the poor.” That there was at that time a great need for people to grow their own food was demonstrated, as the Vestry Committee, now the Parish Council, rented another seven acres for allotments. The Green Gardens, as the area became to be known, were well used until after the Second World War, by which time, with occasional variation, its use had become very limited. During the last decade of the Twentieth Century, the Parish Council arranged for a hay crop to be taken, later fencing the area so that it could be let for grazing. A small portion was retained but by 2000 there was only one allotment tenant. In 2002, the Village Trust published “Down Poulshot”, a history of the village in the Twentieth Century, which sold well. The Trust now had money and asked the Parish Council if it could plant trees in the Green Gardens, leaving land for a small number of allotments. Permission was granted and the Green Gardens Woodland Project was under way. � L£ims near Manor House~ farm ml “ye ‘a ke ee SUA vise /9S5 �PREFACE Right from the beginning of planning for the Green Gardens Woodland the Poulshot Village Trust recognised how important it was to record in detail the whole process, describing for the future the stages that had to be undertaken, the decisions that had to be made and the multitudinous details that had to be considered, including such disparate subjects as which trees to plant and where, how to pay for them and who was going to make the soup on planting days. There were times early on when we considered the possible use of contractors to carry out all the work, but after our first meeting with Steve Russell, the Wiltshire County Council Tree Officer, and after sensing his enthusiasm and hearing his exhortation “Go on, you can do it”, we took the decision to do just that. It was also essential to record all those who played a part, however small, in the project, whether providing labour, sponsorship or just support — in many cases all three. Following on from this it seemed a good idea to put the project in the wider context of Poulshot as a “tree-girt” community, both historically and today, and so the “Poulshot Book of Trees” was conceived. It is in three parts: The Green Gardens Woodland Project. Other Poulshot trees, in location in 2003, with their owners and as far as possible a record of their history. The future — for new plantings, and any other changes that might affect Our trees. Many sources have been used for the detail which follows, but in particular the contribution of those who formed the Trust’s Woodland Sub-Committee is recognised. They appear below: (left to right) Nicky Hunloke, Nora Dixon (Chairman), Brian James (Treasurer), Sue Aldridge (Secretary), Diana Gravina, and John Quinn. � �THE GREEN GARDENS WOODLAND PROJECT The possibility that profits from the sale of “Down Poulshot” might be used was raised at the Annual Parish Meeting of 7° May 2002 and was supported in principle. This was reported to the Annual General Meeting of the Trust the following week. The Parish Council agreed on 9" July that the Trust could go ahead with the project “as a village amenity” subject to careful planning. Informal discussions took place and the first detailed public airing of the proposal was made at the Trust’s meeting on 2nd September 2002, being recorded in the minutes as follows: “Regarding the profits from the sale [of the book] — the Parish Council has agreed in principle for us to plant trees in the Green Gardens. Nicky Hunloke arranged for Mr Tony Russell, recently retired as Head Forester at Westonbirt Arboretum and now a consultant, to visit the site, where he met with Nora Dixon, Nicky Hunloke, Brian James, Michael Bowden and Diana Gravina. He was very interested in all our ideas and discussed how the trees might be planted and the area laid out. He wondered if the children might like a willow maze and they should be encouraged to take an interest in the whole project. He has promised to draw up a plan that we could submit to the Parish Council.” From the beginning, every effort was made to keep the community of Poulshot informed through the medium of the Parish magazine, The Poulshot News, through posters and through an open meeting and a site meeting. Tony Russell’s plan arrived shortly after this and extracts from it follow on the next pages. Green Gardens ~ September 2007 � THE RUSSELL REPORT Tony Russell’s report was very comprehensive and only the most relevant parts have been included in full. The scope of the report is best illustrated by the Contents list that is produced in full below. CONTENTS Introduction Historical Background The Present Situation Objectives Site Plan Species Choice Planting Stock, Type, Quality and Quantity Planting ‘ Weed Control and Moisture Retention 10. Protection 11. Establishment 12. Costings 13. ‘Funding 14. The Next Step 15. Useful Addresses 16. Further Reading. NOR COST ON a, COD a This clearly was of immense value to the Trust members who would be responsible for carrying through the project, even if many of the detailed proposals were modified as planning and implementation took place. What were of particular importance were the Objectives: “The main objective is to turn an under-used field into a small woodland for the enjoyment of the Poulshot community. Ideally planting would take place in the autumn of 2003. Within this overriding objective there are several other objectives that need to be addressed: The woodland should be primarily comprised of native trees and shrubs. It must include some open space. There must be grass paths through the woodland, There should be diversity of height, colour, form and texture, making it an attractive and interesting place during any season of the year.” The next important part of the report was the site plan, which showed a suggested layout of planted areas, grass paths and a “leafy glade” in the centre, where no planting should take place. It also gave Suggested areas where specific types of tree should go. A copy of the original proposed site plan follows — it is interesting to compare this with the plan used for the actual planting that took place over a year later. CELAND/NES �. KovisHot Ghee ECARDS L/0eDlLanc> (LAr fueec EN ORAM CLE Eee wm 0UTEZ fate Cov7Rae (ATA [0BLIC. F007 AT wwe LERLS Gta is WC HAzée, ALcoZd, AMAfKe, biecop) Row, Neeribcart Cactay Howey , farace rq @ cax (7) ee Following the site plan, the report recommended the species the author felt appropriate. Firstly he suggested that the outer areas should contain a mix of Hazel, EN a Field Maple, Common Alder and White Willow. In spring these would give a fia succession of flower/catkin from the willow, hazel and alder; in summer there would be a great diversity of leaf shape and colour; in autumn there would be good leaf colour from the maple and in winter good shoot colour from the willow and interest ftom the alder cones. The central areas would again provide a mix of flowers, berries, leaf shapes and bark colours, comprising Rowan, Whitebeam, Wild Cherry, Holly and Silver Birch. Shrubs should go alongside the paths and around the perimeter of the glade and these would be Dogwood, Guelder Rose, Spindle and Blackthorn. Finally, an Oak should be placed at each path junction and at the entrances to the glade. The total number of trees and shrubs recommended in the report was 2,500. (The final figure actually planted was about half of that!) There followed much technical advice that was to prove invaluable when work got under way. This included guidance-on the costs of trees that made it much easier to work out our financial plan and to know how much we might need from grants, about which there was also much helpful advice. In retrospect, while we made a significant number of changes to Tony Russell’s proposals, it was all valuable advice and information and gave us a firm and authoritative base from which to start. OS herr Be �THE PLANNING PROCESS Poulshot Village Trust At its meeting in January 2003, the members of the Trust considered the report which had been seen by most and by the Parish Council as well. It was agreed that we should seek advice from the Wiltshire County Council Tree Officer on matters concerning planning permission, and on possible sources of grant and possible contractors. Malcolm Nixon, a farmer who in the past had rented the area for grazing agreed to keep cows in the Green Gardens until it was necessary to start preparatory work. Other suggestions included an area where fruit trees might be planted and the possible use of identifying labels where there were clumps of the same species. Offers of plastic water retaining material were made by Peter Jeary and of a wooden bench in memory of his wife by John Scammell. Feeling was strong that the village children should be encouraged to be as involved as possible in the project as a whole. Finally, a small committee was nominated to undertake all detailed work, keeping the Trust members informed. Planners The Planning Committee met first on 6" February and set out the initial tasks that they saw as important. It was decided to obtain estimates for the preparation of the land and for the provision of trees; it also considered the possible relocation of allotments if required and decided to start publicising the details of the project in the Parish News. On 20" March, the Planners met again, this time with the addition of Mr Steve Russell, the County Council Tree Officer. He made the point that national objectives for the planting of woodland areas such as ours were firstly Biodiversity and secondly Access. Both these objectives remained in our minds throughout the planning process. At this meeting there was considerable discussion on the numbers of trees we should plant and following Steve Russell’s advice the target was reduced from the original estimate of 2,500 to 1,700. We should plant whips of 2-3 ft in size at metre intervals. It was agreed that our target date for planting should be in what had been designated as National Tree Week — from 24" to 30" November 2003. We were also advised on the protection of whips from predators, the use of herbicides and the cutting of grass around whips. Sources of grants were considered as well as possible suppliers. The Planners next meeting was on 23" April when we visited a woodland development at Urchfont. The visit was arranged by Steve Russell, who had been involved with planning and planting of two woodland areas in the village. These were a Millennium extension to Oakfrith Wood, a bluebell wood that the villagers were helping to manage, and an area known as Farmer’s Wood, that had been planted from scratch. In both areas stakes and tree guards had been used and herbicide sprayed around the bases to curb weed growth. These were important guide lines for us. Also, we learned of the importance of regular meetings of our planning group and for publicity. Following the visit, we devised our own logo, for all publicity, agreed to approach Rowde School to attract the interest of our children there and to plan a public meeting during September. Steve Russell also promised to publicise the project on his official web site. � Village Trust In May the members of the Trust were brought up to date. It was agreed that it was necessary to ask the Parish Council for clarification on such matters as the maintenance of hedges and ditches, the provision and cost of water and the rent we must expect to pay. Reference was made to the applications made for grants from the Forestry Commission and the International Tree Foundation. The aim of the project was set out as the regeneration of broadleaf trees in the village, particularly following the losses incurred as a result of Dutch Elm Disease in the 1970s. It will also offer a conservation area of value to wildlife and as a source of interest for young and old. The importance of active participation by as many as possible from the community was stressed. A full report on this meeting was carried in the Parish News together with a full explanation of the project. Planners ) Wg Much information and advice was being gathered and in particular we had an 2 Oa ae application pack for a grant from the Forestry Commission. This was submitted on aegis 29" May asking for a grant to plant 1,698 trees. Letters had also been written to five o: hiatan nurseries asking for quotes for the provision of the trees and shrubs, together with Oriaee shelters, stakes etc. We have also asked for reassurance that all the species we were pitaes asking about were native species. gee The Parish Council have confirmed the arrangement between them and the trust over rent and use of the Green Gardens. POULSHOT PARISH COUNCIL a 3 Lawrence Close DEVIZES Wiltshire iy SN10 5BD 5 14" May 2003 CRA Wattle Cottage ; ig ; 51 The Green eae Poulshot DEVIZES Wiltshire SN10 1RT Dear Mr Quinn Agreement for Village Trust to rent the Green Gardens. At the recent meeting of the Poulshot Parish Council it was unanimously agreed that the Green Gardens would be let to the Poulshot Village trust with effect from September 30" 2003. This being the start of the rental year. The agreed rental will be £100:00 per year. The Parish Council understands that the Village Trust wish to plant several varieties of native trees in order to make an amenity for the benefit of the Village as a whole and this plan was wholeheartedly supported by the Paris Council. Yours sincerely byt ~CR Sibley © �At the meeting of 11" July we learned that the Forestry Commission had visited the site and made one or two minor amendments to our submission and said that we would have an answer by 18" August. Quotes had been received from three of the suppliers approached: Landcare £2,484 (but some were not native species) - refused Landford £2,200 (+ VAT) - accepted Woodland Imp £2,921 (incl VAT) - refused We had also approached the British Trust for Conservation Volunteers (BTCV) who had done some very useful work in the village in clearing our pond, but their costs would have been rather higher than those above. Nevertheless they would be able to help with planting and have been booked in for 26"" November and 3 December. We still awaited a response to our enquiry about a grant from the International Tree Foundation but the Chairman of the local branch of the Foundation, the Right Reverend Bishop (retd) John Neale, was due to visit on 16" July, and we decided not to approach the Tree Council until 2004, possibly for the purchase of replacements for any failures in our first planting and also perhaps for fruit trees. Consideration was given to the type of gates we would need, allowing access to el visitors, including wheelchair users, and also for maintenance equipment. i RY ° Future dates were noted as: Ey uly Nora Dixon will address the children of Rowde School | 16°J uly Visit of Bishop Neale 23™ September Open meeting in Village Hall 25" October Open site meeting with Steve Russell and representatives from Urchfont GREAT SPOTTED W/OODPECKER The next major step was the placing of an order with Landford Trees, who are located south of Salisbury. This was sent on 16” J uly, ordering the following: Trees Acer Campestre (Field Maple) 200 Alnus Glutinosa (Alder) 200 Salix Alba (White Willow) 100 Salix Caprea (Pussy Willow) 50 Sorbus Aucuparia (Mountain Ash/Rowan) 186 Sorbus Aria (Whitebeam) 220 Prunus Avium (Cherry) 170 Betula Pendula (Silver Birch) 170 Fraxinus Excelsior (Ash) 100 Quercus Robur (Oak) 110 Shrubs Corylus Avellana (Hazel) 62 Viburnum Opulus (Guelder Rose) 20 Euonymus Europaeus (Spindle) 20 Prunus Spinosa (Blackthorn) 20 — subsequently cancelled Cornus Alba (Dogwood) 20 Ilex Aquifolium (Holly) 10 Delivery was requested for 24" November. lo �The committee met on 4" August. We had received from the Forestry Commission, for our signature, a draft contract that was the method used to manage any grant allowed. It seemed that our grant would be £3,000 for trees and maintenance, and that the first tranche would be paid in February 2004. Bishop Neale’s visit had also been very worthwhile and it seems likely that we shall get a grant of £500 from the International Foundation. Nora Dixon had spoken to all the Poulshot children at Rowde School, and had shown them leaves and pictures of the trees to be planted and had explained the project. The children had shown interest and will be walked around the area in September. Plans for the Open Meeting in September were discussed and it was also noted that offers of general help had been made by Tim Nixon and Oliver (Ollie) Coles. An offer of help in spraying the area had also been made by Peter Jeary but the whole question of spraying needed further study. The question of insurance for all aspects of the area would be raised with the Parish Council. A number of enquiries about possible sponsorship had been received and it was agreed that this would be followed up. Sponsorship would not only give a boost to the Trust’s funds but would also widen the sense of ownership of the project and encourage a lasting interest in it. A list of sponsors is at Appendix II. It had always been anticipated that a record of those involved in any way would be maintained and the proposal was made that the record should be widened to cover as much information about the village’s trees as possible, would be assembled in the eat leather bound book held by the Trust and called “The Poulshot Book of rees. There was a further meeting on 10" September to consider progress. It was confirmed that the firm contract with the Forestry Commission had been received. With regard to trees, the order for Blackthorn has been cancelled. This was because the spiney nature of blackthorn makes them a potential source of damage to rubber tyred mowers! A site meeting was held when Malcolm Nixon confirmed that he would move his whole herd into the area as soon as there was a reasonable amount of grass for them. This situation never really occurred and eventually the area had to be topped. The long period of dry weather had interrupted growth to a serious extent and already we were considering the implications for our planned planting programme of hard and dry ground. Plans were agreed to prepare a new piece of ground for the tenant of the existing allotment, Jonathan Hawkins, and this would be done by Tim Gravina. The allotment fence would be moved. A representative from BTCV had visited and was keen that his organisation should be involved; he would suggest dates. Wide ranging detailed preparations for “The Planting” were also examined — which species were to go where, insurance for the refreshment marquee, where to store the whips, guards etc after delivery, photographic coverage of the event, publicity including posters, the Gazette and Herald and BBC Wiltshire Sound, exemption from VAT on our expenditure. The detailed “Planting Plan” and the “Publicity Plan” follow. Ve \\ SUN a at ATS a . | a aN ‘ \. ® ’ — . ON Yl , ee ee � PLANTING PROGRAMME In advance: Move fencing and gate oe fi | | he Prepare new allotment — plough (Tim Gravina), Rotavate, Fertilise | | Mark out planting lanes Mow paths and central area Obtain new gates (next Spring) Cut hedge - Parish Council (each Autumn) — Tree storage arrangements and security Planting plan by location, species and sequence Planting control: ~ issue of trees supervision recording (incl photography) Control of labour Spare tools Refreshments — Site, erection of shelter, staff, heaters, tables & chairs, food & drink. Possibly insurance for shelter. Miscellaneous: Next Magazine details a. A Peles nag Pe. ia os ee Pate Rada hfe PP ak argo LO Rae f Ser A Pye 8. aS « Parish Magazine. Oct Article — Progress & Programme Poster — HELP! Nov Article — Planting Revised Poster Dec Report Village. Oct Posters (HELP!) in Raven, Notice board, Village Hall, Church ; 2a fe mi He: ai Nov Updated Posters ; | Nov (early) Posters in major stores, local communities ; Press. Oct (16th) Gazette and Herald Article, with pic (Leslie Cowans) Wiltshire Times ss Devizes News re Press Release Basle Radio. Oct (mid) BBC Wiltshire Sound — James Harrison | ?Points West � PRESS RELEASE POULSHOT VILLAGE TRUST Green Gardens Woodland Project Following the very successful sales in 2002 of Mrs Nora Dixon’s book “Down Poulshot”, Poulshot Village Trust decided to use the money earned to establish a woodland area in the Green Gardens, a part of the village that has been underused for many years. The proposal received the enthusiastic support of the Parish Council, which has agreed to rent the land to the Trust on an annual basis and has further agreed to the use of the land for tree planting. While the project will be managed by the Trust, the Parish Council will assist with some aspects of maintenance and support costs. Apart from the Trusts own funds, significant grants have been approved by The Forestry Commission and The International Tree Foundation and a number of donations received from individuals. The aim of the project is to regenerate the growth of broadleaf trees in the village — after all, Poulshot was once called “Paul's Wood”. The incidence of Dutch Elm Disease took away much of the local woodland and this was seen as an excellent opportunity for the community to replace what has gone. In meeting the Trust’s aim, there will also be a major improvement in the conservation of the local environment, not only through the trees and shrubs that are to be planted, but also in the local flora that will be encouraged to grow. In time, too, it is hoped that the wood will offer an attractive new habitat for wildlife. This environmental development will present wonderful opportunities for study by children particularly, as well as for adults, and the lay-out of the site has been planned to include easy access to visitors and open areas for recreation. A consultant was commissioned to advise on how best to meet the aims and produced a detailed proposed layout, together with recommendations for the kind of trees needed and for the general development and management of the site, both in the short and long term. The Trust has also been closely advised and greatly helped by the County Council Tree Officer, Mr Steve Russell. Help and advice has come too from friends in Urchfont, where similar projects have been successfully undertaken recently. Another important source of assistance will come from the British Trust for Conservation Volunteers who are expected to play a major part in the initial planting layout. Thereafter, in order to give the maximum number of members of the community a chance to play a part in the project, the Trust intends that virtually all remaining work will be carried out by residents. and there has been an enthusiastic response to the scheme. A further part of the stress on making this a real community project will be to maintain a record for posterity of all the work undertaken and of all those who contribute, in cash, kind or labour to the development of the woodland. So far, the trees have all been ordered, some 1,500 in number, the area has been marked out and prepared for planting. Now, the Village Trust awaits the arrival of the trees and guards so that the first stage of the project can be completed. This will hopefully be on 29th and 30th November, which co-incides with the end of National Tree Week. 13 �PRESS RELEASE POULSHOT VILLAGE TRUST Green Gardens Woodland Project Following the very successful sales in 2002 of Mrs Nora Dixon’s book “Down Poulshot”, Poulshot Village Trust decided to use the money earned to establish a woodland area in the Green Gardens, a part of the village that has been underused for many years. The proposal received the enthusiastic support of the Parish Council, which has agreed to rent the land to the Trust on an annual basis and has further agreed to the use of the land for tree planting. While the project will be managed by the Trust, the Parish Council will assist with some aspects of maintenance and support costs. Apart from the Trusts own funds, significant grants have been approved by The Forestry Commission and The International Tree Foundation and a number of donations received from individuals. The aim of the project is to regenerate the growth of broadleaf trees in the village — after all, Poulshot was once called “Paul's Wood”. The incidence of Dutch Elm Disease took away much of the local woodland and this was seen as an excellent opportunity for the community to replace what has gone. In meeting the Trust’s aim, there will also be a major improvement in the conservation of the local environment, not only through the trees and shrubs that are to be planted, but also in the local flora that will be encouraged to grow. In time, too, it is hoped that the wood will offer an attractive new habitat for wildlife. This environmental development will present wonderful opportunities for study by children particularly, as well as for adults, and the lay-out of the site has been planned to include easy access to visitors and open areas for recreation. A consultant was commissioned to advise on how best to meet the aims and produced a detailed proposed layout, together with recommendations for the kind of trees needed and for the general development and management of the site, both in the short and long term. The Trust has also been closely advised and greatly helped by the County Council Tree Officer, Mr Steve Russell. Help and advice has come too from friends in Urchfont, where similar projects have been successfully undertaken recently. Another important source of assistance will come from the British Trust for Conservation Volunteers who are expected to play a major part in the initial planting layout. Thereafter, in order to give the maximum number of members of the community a chance to play a part in the project, the Trust intends that virtually all remaining work will be carried out by residents. and there has been an enthusiastic response to the scheme. A further part of the stress on making this a real community project will be to maintain a record for posterity of all the work undertaken and of all those who contribute, in cash, kind or labour to the development of the woodland. So far, the trees have all been ordered, some 1,500 in number, the area has been marked out and prepared for planting. Now, the Village Trust awaits the arrival of the trees and guards so that the first stage of the project can be completed. This will hopefully be on 29th and 30th November, which co-incides with the end of National Tree Week. 13 � HELP To Conserve Our Environment! POULSHOT VILLAGE TRUST is preparing to establish a new woodland area in the village, and invites others in the neighbourhood to help — with their interest and labour. The planting of some 1,500 trees and shrubs on 3 acres (1.3 hectares) of land in the centre of the village will take place during NATIONAL TREE WEEK 24th-30th November 2003 The Trust would welcome help in the Preparation of the land and in the exciting activity of actually planting the trees. Bring your own spade and mallet and plenty of energy! We will provide the welcome, the trees, the tree guards and the stakes & Refreshments For more details, call Nora Dixon MBE on 01380 828364 (ae �HELP To Conserve Our Environment! POULSHOT VILLAGE TRUST is preparing to establish a new woodland area in the village, and invites others in the village to help — with their interest and labour and financial support. PLEASE SPONSOR A TREE - or TREES The planting of some 1,500 trees and shrubs on 3 acres (1.3 hectares) of land in the centre of the village will take place during NATIONAL TREE WEEK 24th-30th November 2003 The Trust would welcome your help in the preparation of the land and in the exciting activity of actually planting the trees. Bring your own spade and mallet and plenty of energy! We will provide the welcome, the trees, the tree guards and the stakes & Refreshments SITE MEETING Do come and join us at a site meeting at the Green Gardens at 10.30am on Saturday 25th October. For more details, call Nora Dixon MBE on 01380 828364 5 <i Un i eal a2 ie ls 1 et a 4 2 Et ve mt 1 pe od ea jee es 2 pt ag ck eee Lhe, og pu “ee. 2 4 �Open Meeting About 40 people attended the meeting at the Village Hall a3 September. Nora Dixon told those present of the plans drawn up by Tony Russell and how much we had been helped by Steve Russell. She explained the financial position, that we had been offered £3,000 by the Forestry Commission and had asked for help from the International Tree Foundation. She stressed that we still needed sponsorship and donations. Practical help had been offered by the British Trust for Conservation Volunteers. There followed a slide presentation by Mr Slingsby of the Woodland Trust who discussed community forests and the law about destroying woodlands, and how the latter could be of important recreational use for communities. This was followed by Peter Newell from Urchfont, who described the processes that had been followed in their village and which had been demonstrated to the Sub Committee during their visit in April. The County Tree Officer, Steve Russell, then demonstrated the kind of tree whips we would be planting, together with the stakes we would use and the tree guards. He also talked of the need to keep shelters free of weeds by spraying and of regular inspections of trees. Finally, it was stressed how important it was for children to be involved in the project and a plea was made for as many as possible to come to the site meeting on 25 October and to be ready for planting in November. V Wage Hak “The Planners’” next meeting was on 7" October in order to tidy up a number of loose ends. Starting with finance, we heard that our £500 from the National Tree Foundation had not yet been confirmed; we should know by the end of the month. Our first year’s rent of £100 had been paid to the Parish Council, at the same time we had received donations totalling £160. A list of all donations received will be included in the records of the project. This sum could be increased if Gift Aid is available. We learnt from the Parish Council that they will be responsible for arranging and paying contractors to cut the hedge surrounding the Green Gardens. There was discussion about the distribution of posters to potentially interested organisations, such as Lackham College, BTCV and Rowde School. An offer of help had been made by Sebastian McLeod, who lives in Corn Close. He has been training in arboriculture and is about to set up with a friend in business as tree surgeons. Future activities included marking out the glade and paths on 24" October, the Site Meeting on 25" October when we hope Steve Russell will bring samples of whips and shelters and demonstrate planting methods, together with details of the planting period between 24" November and 3 December, /6 �Site Meeting The meeting on site was held on 25" October and some 25 adults and a number of children attended (supported by some half dozen dogs of various descriptions, but all expert diggers). Steve Russell described the possibility of using a mechanical post borer as preferable to digging in such hard ground and demonstrated how to plant a tree whip (an oak), with its stake and shelter and explained the problems attendant on using a strimmer against weeds close to tree bases, and on the danger of wind disruption of shelters. It was explained that trees would come In plas- tic bags, black outside and white inside, in bun- dles of 25 — 50. In this way the whip would re- tain moisture; the whips should not be allowed to dry out but should not need watering. The control of weeds was explained, but spraying should not be undertaken in very dry weather in case the ground cracked and exposed the tree roots. We agreed to prepare the ground by marking hole positions prior to boring. Peter Jeary would supply, free, aerosol paints for marking holes and Nora Dixon would arrange for a con- tractor to bore the holes. The assembled crowd then repaired to the Vil- lage Hall for coffee and to examine pictures and specimens of the species we were to plant. 7 � The team met again on 27" October when, not surprisingly, there was a range of different topics to consider: The Site Meeting. A number of generous donations had been made that made the resources available significantly more comfortable. Insurance for planting days was in hand. The International Tree Foundation had promised £500. We had to arrange our own insurance for the planting days, although at other times the site will be covered by the Parish Council’s Public Liability insurance. The hedges around the Green Gardens had been cut and the whole area topped - the visual effect was stunning — a different place! Malcolm and Tim Nixon were thanked for clearing the old allotment fencing and gate away. The area had been marked out to show paths and glades. The eventual width of paths was agreed: 2 tractor widths around the circumference inside the hedge and for the inner circumference path, 4 widths for the main and cross footpaths. It was agreed that we should find someone to bore all the planting holes. There would be a session on 5" November to mark where each hole should go; Peter Jeary has donated paint for this. More progress was made at the meetings held on 10” and 18" November. The unseasonably dry weather was still causing concern, tempered by relief that arrangements had been made for the holes to be dug mechanically and this had been completed on 5" and 6 November by Ollie Coles (at a cost of £352). There had been a good turn out including Nora Dixon, John & Suzie Quinn, Sue & Jim Aldridge, Tim & Diana Gravina, Brian James & Janet Adlard, Nicky Hunloke, Michael Bowden, John Scammell & Chris Saunders, to mark out holes on 5” and an energetic, and occasionally a hilarious time had been had by all. Cones had been laid out by ahead by Tim and Diana Gravina to indicate areas of planting and a “T” - shaped frame manufactured to simplify (?) things. The location of each hole was indicated by spray paint. When the pattern of holes had been completed it was assessed that there were only 1171, fewer than the order to the supplier had requested. The order was subsequently reduced to a total of 1282, giving a number of spares for subsequent loss. In preparation for planting, the individual areas for specified species would be marked on plans, on tree bags and on stakes by Diana and Tim Gravina. When trees and stakes are received they will all be colour coded to match the marks in each area. Subsequently, reservations were expressed by Steve Russell that the auger used to dig the holes may have caused the soil to set, so that the roots may be unable to work their way into the soil — we shall see! The Wiltshire Gazette and Herald chief reporter, Lewis Cowan came to take photographs on 6" and on 13" James Harrison from BBC Wiltshire Sound visited, interviewing Nora Dixon and John Quinn for the radio. This meeting paved the way for a very satisfying slot on the BBC Wiltshire Villages web site. �ihe ra bs¥ aia k.to K. Nicky Hunloke Tin Gvavine Olly (oles Saad Oni ¢ Suxtl Qu sith, Tas Teosc. /9 �BBC. Wiltskive’ Sound begins ouv story in style on then Web site 24” November 2005 [EEE WEDNESDAY 16th June 2004 Texto BBC Homepage Entertainment County Views Clubbing Moonraking Faith Villages Message Board The Exchange Green Wiltshire Competitions Site Map Radio About the BBC Contact Us Help Like this page? Send it to a friend! Home TV Radio Talk WherelILive A-Z Index Wiltshire Meee THIS STORY LAST UPDATED: 29 November 2003 1806 GMT MULTIMEDIA © Click here to see the tree planters battling with the elements as they make a start on creating Poulshot's Green Gardens Woodland. #]] Click here to listen to Nora Dixon and John Quinn talk about Poulshot's Green Gardens Woodland project. Audio requires Real Player More information here. SEE ALSO BBC Wiltshire: Poulshot's past in print WEB LINKS National Tree Week The BBC is not responsible for the content of external websites. FACTS @ Poulshot's Plant a Tree weekend is being held on Saturday 29th and Sunday 30th November, 2003, from 1000 hrs. @ Hot soup and cold drinks will be provided. ® More information from Nora Dixon on 01380 828364. PRINT THIS PAGE = View a printable version of this page. Gateway to Poulshot Green Gardens’ Woodland Poulshot's green gardens planting plot A plan to plant hundreds of trees in an historic area of Poulshot, near Devizes, came closer to reality the end of November, when the village's Green Gardens' Woodland started to take shape. Dutch Elm Disease In the 1970s, Poulshot, like the rest of Wiltshire, fell victim to Dutch Elm disease, which led to a dramatic change in the countryside's appearance. In a relatively short period of time following the epidemic, hundreds of elms disappeared from the landscape, leaving many rural areas bereft of these distinctive native trees. Local historian - and one of those behind Poulshot's Green Gardens’ Woodland - Nora Dixon, recalls how coming down towards Poulshot from Devizes, you'd have thought the village was hidden by a forest of trees. Now since Dutch Elm Disease, Poulshot has literally been laid bare. "Having lost the elms we now have wonderful views but very few trees," suggests Nora. Fundraising Following the sale of Nora's book, "Down Poulshot", which tells of Poulshot's twentieth century history, a sum of money was raised and, with the agreement of the Parish Council, it was decided to put the money towards a new tree planting scheme. The three-and-a-half acres of land set aside for the project has long associations with the village, and for many years was an area used by local residents to grow their own vegetables. Apart from one corner, which remains an allotment, the land was prepared in advance and made ready for the planting of Poulshot's Green Gardens Woodland 2o �- Villages - Poulshot's green gardens planting plot _ and a collective force . gathered during the last weekend of November 2003 to help plant the trees in ready made holes, John Quinn, another resident of Poulshot has been a big supporter of the plan to create the Poulshot Green Gardens Woodland. Mole hills? No, just the holes waiting for the new trees! Bringing people together "It's given the village a core interest," he remarks, "the jubilee started all of this and then the book brought people together - and this has done the same." And John says the Green Gardens scheme is very much a project for Poulshot's future generations. "Once it's established - which we won't necessarily see - it'll be a very useful asset." Nora is also looking forward to the future - she hopes that people will make use of the area and, in particular, the glade, which is being created in Mied ie ceeen “ the centre of the the left will be the glade. woodland. Holes marking the place "It's very difficult to image how it's going to be but we hope it'll be a nice wooded area with the glade in the middle - in which we can have various activities," she says. fi Click here to see the tree planters battling with the elements as they make a start on creating Poulshot's Green Gardens Woodland. | (see pryes 32 ot) Z ee ee de. ji Seem ee Pe ee et dees i fs a � PLANT A TREE! We shall be planting our trees in the Green Gardens on Saturday 29th November & Sunday 30th November from 10.00am onwards Do come and lend a hand; bring a spade if you can. We will provide the trees, the stakes and the guards, all you have to do is plant them! Hot soup and cold drinks will be provided. PLEASE BE THERE! Queries to Nora Dixon on 828364 �PLANTING (See map and planting plan on page 31) National Tree Week By the beginning of National Tree Week, 24° to 30" November, things were almost ready. The following tasks had been completed: All permissions had been received and we were clear to go. Funding was in place from The Forestry Commission, The International Tree Foundation, personal donations and the Trust’s own resources. The planning of layout and species had been agreed and the trees and shrubs ordered. The Green Gardens had been cleared, topped and marked out showing where paths and the open area would be and where each species was to be planted. Holes had been dug for all trees and shrubs. Areas not to be planted had been mown. There had been publicity in the community, the area and on the BBC — the world and his wife knew what we were up to. Our fingers were crossed that the weather would remain kind, that the trees would all arrive in time and that the necessary labour would turn out on the day. Plans had been made for refreshments on 29" November. The planting diary ran as follows: Mon 24" Most of the trees arrived at 7.30pm. The stakes were stored in the Gravina horsebox while the trees and shelters were stored under plastic. Workers were Tim & Diana Gravina, Jim Aldridge and Nora Dixon. Tues 25". Stakes were colour-coded and distributed to areas A,B,C,D,E. It rained on Tim & Diana Gravina, Sue & Jim Aldridge, Janet Adlard & Brian James, Chris Saunders and Nora Dixon. 25 � Gale ake TT ee Wed 26". The distribution of stakes to areas F & G was completed. Trees were planted in areas A & C2 by the British Trust for Conservation Volunteers (BTCV) under guidance from Nicky Hunloke, and in areas D,E,F and G by village volunteers: Diana Gravina, Sue & Jim Aldridge, Janet Adlard & Brian James, John & Suzie Quinn and Nora Dixon. After a damp start it turned into a fine day and at mid-day we were thrilled and privileged to look up for a brilliant view of Concorde making its ‘final flight ever, en route to its museum at Filton, where it had been built, near Bristol. ee �Thurs 27". Michael Bowden were Suzie Quinn, Nora Dixo planted Oaks, with Sue & Jim Aldridge. Also present n, George Underwood and John Scammell. aN Wij Wer Ae he Suc bang ¢ Hyehact Bowden Fri 28%. Planting continued — Michael Bowden (Oaks) and Di Urda, who planted a number of oaks grown from acorns by her in pots. Also on parade were Diana & Tim Gravina, Chris Saunders, Suzie Quinn and Sue & Jim Aldridge. In the afternoon the chairman of the International Tree Foundation, Right Reverend Bishop (retd) John Neale, visited. By this time nearly half the trees had been planted and in the evening the outstanding Ash and Spindle were delivered. = “ B veak 7 | Tom ¢ ee Di lord. nora Diver Suc Aldadge un = OW aS rl 4, § a ie | Sa. Ants Saundeys { Ais pandse: EOE ames � �Sat 29". It was a very wet morning and we were glad of the Army tent provided by Rupert Janes in which to shelter and have our refreshments. The latter were organised by the Gravinas with contributions from Emma Janes, David & Yvonne Hargreaves, Sue Aldridge and Suzie Quinn and included various delicious soups, rolls, home made bread, tea and coffee. The day’s planting was carried out by: Nora Dixon, Kate & Nicky Hunloke, Sue & Jim Aldridge, Diana & Tim Gravina, Brian James & Janet Adlard, Steve Russell (Wiltshire County Council Tree Officer), Rupert, William, Matthew & Hamish Janes, Peter Jeary, Derek & Angela Bullen, Tim & Georgie Bullen, Malcolm Nixon, Tim Nixon & Joseph, Sarah Ireson, Di Urda, Dr O’Neill, Jackie & Herman Potiert, John Scammell, Lenny Smith & Lesley Romaine, John & Suzie Quinn, Hans & Jasmine Kaashoek, Geoff Collett, Philip Piper, Chris Saunders, George Underwood and David & Yvonne Hargreaves. All the remaining trees were planted, including a number of spares that were heeled in on the edge of the allotment area. During the day we were visited by James Harrison of BBC West, who took many photographs. His report and pictures were on the BBC West web-site that evening. kate ¢ Nicky Wunloke™ Steve Kussell Sehastian M*hed fob Scammell fohneve— Buiaw james, �Wed 3 December. BTCV cut down some of the dead branches in the corner of Area B1 which we were told by Jim Noyes had in the past been used as a rubbish tip before the local authority started collec- tions. Steve Russell visited to check all trees and shelters. Fri 5". Outstanding Hazel whips delivered. Steve Kassel Sun 7". On the final planting day, 62 Hazel whips were planted by families: Ollerheads, Hawkins, Bissetts, Wrights, Scammells, Perretts, Pipers, Crosses, Bullens, Victoria Baker & her uncle. Do- nations were also given and some stakesmarked to indicate family planting by Pam Langton, a Hazel for her mother, and Victoria & Natasha Baker, two Cherries and an Oak. Time ¢ George. 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(00) Yes - we already have plenty of water, thank you! (9 A horsebox makes a useful shelter for handing out the trees to the troops! (C7) ...and a ready supply of materials. � , ’ Ret 1% a | es and planted by hand! ©) Handing over one of several hundred new trees - all native speci © Timne for a quick break. ID � . and hungry wildlife. ©) Tree planting continues. Fae © The job is done. © and time for a welcome break. it � POULSHOT VILLAGE TRUST Green Gardens Woodland I'm sure that Winston Churchill didn’t have Poulshot’s Green Gardens Woodland in mind when he said: “Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning.” But he was always great on anticipation and so you never know — but meant Or not it is really quite an appropriate quotation! After all the talk and the worry, the first stage of establishing our new woodland area has been completed and at least for a few weeks we can sit back and relax, just a little. November was always going to be the critical month, with National Tree Week falling at the end of the month and having been chosen as the appropriate time to plant our trees. By the beginning of November it was quite clear that the drought had left us with some very hard ground indeed and the prospect of digging some 1500 holes was daunting to say the least. A decision was made to invite Ollie Coles to bring along his power auger and do the donkey work for us. So that he knew where to dig, the area was first topped, the allotment fencing and other obstacles removed to give us a clearer run at the task, the paths and central area mown and paint marks sprayed on the appropriate spot for every tree, and that was an exercise in innovation if ever there was one. From above, the field looked as if it had a rash of some multi-cultural measles although when Ollie had finished digging, the serried ranks of mole hills looked more like some great subterranean passing out parade. But the holes were dug and we now had a much clearer idea of how the site would eventually look. The trees and stakes arrived on 24th November and on the following day a small team colour-coded by species all the stakes and the bags of tree whips, so that planting could begin on the 26th. It dawned wet and nasty, but gradually turned into a bright and sunny winter’s day and a very successful first day’s work was completed. It took some time to get into the routine of preparing the earth, planting and tamping the whip and then adding the shelter and stake, but soon the rhythm was established and during the day some three hundred trees were put in. A highlight of the morning, and at the sunniest time too, was the special fly-past we were treated to by Concorde on its final flight towards retirement in Bristol. There were some misty eyes that even thought they saw the wings waggle in response to our waves, it is remarkable what the imagination can do, but it was still a very special and moving moment. More planting took place on the Thursday and Friday and so by Saturday we were well practised in the art of “arboreal installation”. What a day it was! It hardly stopped raining the whole time and it was cold to boot, but that didn’t deter some forty hardy souls from turning up with shovels, mallets, anoraks and gumboots and a variety of assorted foul weather gear, with the result that by mid-afternoon all the trees that had been delivered had been planted. It was all made so much easier by the preliminary work of digging, marking, planning the layout and working to a pattern and the work was also helped along by the excellent refreshments arranged by Tim and Diana Gravina, in the tent provided by Rupert Janes. ny On 3rd December every tree was checked by the County Tree Officer, Steve Russell and on the 7th there was a final family day to put in the 60 hazel trees that had been delivered late. There were ten families, of all ages, who did an excellent day’s work and put the finishing touches to a very special week. A lot of work had been undertaken by many people and it was a tribute to the village’s community spirit that the whole enterprise had gone so smoothly (apart from the odd sleepless night for Nora Dixon). Congratulations and thanks to everyone who contributed and supported the project in any way at all — there are too many to name. BUT There will now be a time when we must keep our fingers firmly crossed and trust that all the plants will take. Sadly though, there is bound to be some wastage and that must be replaced at the right time; then there will be regular spraying to keep down the weeds, mowing of paths and the open area and hedge cutting. A new gate has to be provided and installed to give pedestrian and wheelchair access and notices displayed saying what it’s all about. And then it will be a few years before we are able see the fruits of our labours — but it will all have been worthwhile. Thank you! �CONTRIBUTIONS Bees every contribution made to the establishment of the Green Gardens ee would be almost impossible and if anyone has been left out of the list that ee we apologise most sincerely and will be only to happy to add their name. € list, which is no particular order, covers contributions of every kind, financial Support, labour, help in kind, photographs, advice and even organisation and planning. We are indebted to all who took part including all members of the Poulshot Parish Council and the Village Trust. Nora Dixon John & Noreen Bartholomew Michael Bowden lan & MG Brothers Derek & Angela Bullen Ann Butts Pam De Belle Joe & Isabel Dyke Kathleen Dyke Nicky & Kate Hunloke Peter & Jacqui Jeary Adam & Hilary Kidd Mark & Daphne O’Neill John & Suzie Quinn Jim & Sue Aldridge Chris & Margaret Saunders Mark & Amanda Baker Brian & Janet James Tim & Diana Gravina Rupert Janes George Underwood Malcolm & Tim Nixon Jane McLeod and Sebastian Geoff Collett Sarah Ireson Ivor Butler John Scammell Diana Urda Pam Langton Ray Josey Lenny Smith & Lesley Romaine Hans Kaashoek David & Yvonne Hargreaves Hermann & Jacqueline Pohnert In Memorium John Leech, in memory of the Misses Pauline, Jessie & Violet Hickman, once Poulshot residents Professor & Mrs Tottle, in memory of their daughter, Lorraine Scammell Les & Diana Urda, in memory of Ted Harris, Di’s father Pam Langton, in memory of her mother John Scammell, in memory of his wife Lorraine Future Generations Trees were planted by children and grandchildren from the following families: Mark & Amanda Baker Carol Cross Steve & Teresa.Ollerhead Peter & Karen Wright Royden & Jean Perrett Malcolm &MarleneNixon Derek & Angela Bullen Chris & Margaret Saunders Tim & Liz Bissett Jonathan & Sally Hawkins Philip Piper & Judy Edwards Rupert & Emma Janes Hans & Emma Kaashoek From outside the village Steve Russell, Wiltshire County Council Tree Officer Ollie Coles (and his auger) James Harrison, BBC Wiltshire Sound Lewis Cowen, Wiltshire Gazette & Herald BT � THE FOLLOW UP Already, writing in the summer of 2004, there are things to report. Most important, the majority of the trees we planted so enthusiastically last November have shown their heads above their shelters and appear to be growing well. Even those that haven’t deigned to appear seem to be progressing satisfactorily. The weeds have been sprayed twice now and some particularly troublesome docks have been given a double dose. The paths have been mown by Tim Gravina and Nicky Hunloke and the area is beginning to show signs of developing into what we had envisaged. New gates have been installed and notices fixed to them welcoming walkers and visitors, although not cars and caravans! There is still a long way to go, but we are optimistic. It has been confirmed that the Right Reverend Bishop John Neale is to bless the trees on the occasion of our Harvest Festival on 3“ October. WATCH THIS SPACE! L004 ae - : ss 7 La Ne hee ie ea | Be ve ee N ne MMe eae RE | eed Ma 1 hie Naka bth ba Lay re ine i | , i Ha | } t 5 � Thawks to the Wiltshive Police’ helucopter. On Sunday 3™ October 2004, the Right Reverend Bishop John Neil, the local chairman of the International Tree Foundation, one of our major sponsors, came to the Green Gardens Woodland to bless the trees. There were some twenty or so hardy souls, with a couple of dogs, to greet him, but alas, as he arrived the rain poured and the wind lashed and so we repaired to the Village Hall for the ceremony. As the Bishop said “Blessing the trees didn’t mean that I had to touch them all!” He talked a little about the International Tree Foundation and about the value of our own small contribution and, as part of his blessing, read this poem: THE PRAYER OF THE TREE You will pass me by And raise your hand against me; Hearken ere you harm me. I am the heat of your hearth On the cold winter night, The friendly shade screening you From the summer sun, And my fruits Are your refreshing draughts, Quenching your thirst As you journey on. I] am the beam That holds your house, The board of your table, The bed on which you lie, The timber that builds your boat. I am the handle of your hoe And the door of your homestead, The wood of your cradle And the shell of your coffin. 1 am the gift of God And the friend of man. You who pass by Listen to my prayer — Harm me not. Richard St Barbe Baker (1889 — 1982), Founder of the International Tree Foundation After the ceremony, and a warming cup of tea at Lower Green, the Bishop attended the Harvest Evensong at St Peter’s Church and preached the sermon. JJ � Village Picnic 5" September 200, 2005 Bench made by John Scammell in memory of his wife, Lawaine �nn � NORA DIXON, MBE On 28" April 2007, Poulshot lost a great friend in Nora Dixon, who met with an accident in her home. I am sure I am writing on behalf of everyone by offering our condolences to her sister, Christine. Nora was a lovely lady who had no enemies. She was passionate about her garden and country life in general and the welfare of the countryside was her uttermost concern. The Green Gardens Woodland was her project and how proud she must have been to see it developing as it has done, and it is a fitting tribute to her. Nora had lived in Poulshot since 1962 and she did much for our village " — time. Her book “Down Poulshot”, gave her great satisfaction and all corre : have been sold. In 2002, Nora was awarded the MBE for services S an community, in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List — never was SUC honour more deserved. Nora for all the work On behalf of you all in Poulshot may I say thank you to ae inappilt sari she undertook on our behalf to make and keep our villa —* community in the heart of Wiltshire. May she now rest in pea husband Michael. vith her Michael Hues—Chairman, Poulshot Parish Council ey wy aad 2 ae N 2 A y a x fe ie Jt 4 ” > , AA Pee hee r 2 4 Pied : c <f (é hc ; iPad y x q Fa’ ASA ig s <= Ve? PRA ON ay, \ 2 i SEA AS y t rea be \ ——<, Pa 2S fe Ree A \ : Ce aD, a Noon 2 Sl inletodh i gitas rey J = m a Sl Aye grey tol A Gl ain eet 7 > penta AN t : . a eo. ‘4 if | \ �Extract from the Minutes of the Poulshot Village Trust Annual General Meeting 21° May 2007 Green Gardens Woodland. In his Chairman’s report, Nicky Hunloke described work carried out over the past twelve months. Progress was generally very satisfactory with only few losses. Earlier in the year the County Tree Officer, Steve Russell, who had been very involved in the project from the start, gave a practical demonstration of pruning of the trees, so that good canopies would develop as they grew. Subsequently a major pruning exercise was undertaken (see picture), the cherries being cut after they had flowered. General maintenance has also been carried out, particularly by George Underwood, who has strimmed between all the trees to keep down weeds and grass, and by Tim Gravina and Nicky Hunloke who have kept the paths well cut. The hedges have been cut and docks, nettles and thistles sprayed. Heavy rain caused a large area to the north of the Woodland to flood, and the Hues family have dug out the ditch to that side to allow proper drainage. Latches on the gates have been replaced and they are now easier for all to use. Two additional trees have been planted; one is an oak, planted by Mrs Ann Butts in memory of her daughter Fiona Fish, and the other in memory of David Bowden. It was stressed how important it was for those who have undertaken to monitor particular parts of the Woodland to keep a close watch on progress and to seek assistance if work is required. There was discussion about a suitable memorial for Nora Dixon, and in view of her deep involvement in the village generally, this will be undertaken in consultation with the Parish Council. POULSHOT VILLAGE TRUST GREEN GARDENS WOODLAND March came in like a lion during the night of February the 29th this year, 2008, but Saturday morning was gloriously sunny. A grand array of Poulshot folk gathered, armed with wheelbarrows, secateurs and small saws. The morning was spent attending to a large number of the trees. Some needed excess branches removing, some have divided trunks which need attention to encourage the strong growth of a primary trunk. Tree shelters were removed from a number of the trees, particularly the silver birch and alders which have grown so well, their trunks are splitting the shelters and they need to absorb the light, air and rain, and wave in the breeze rather than being clamped by a tree shelter. A great big thank you to all who came and particularly to Nicky Hunloke who had spent hours in preparation cutting the greenery covering the ground around the trees to make access easier. The morning ended with a delicious and well-earned Lent Lunch in the Village Hall Here are some observations from Steve Russell, the County Tree Officer. He is very pleased with the Woodlands’ progress and suggests we do the following: 1. Remove, break off or saw down the stakes where shelters have been removed. 2. Remove the remaining shelters from alders, willows and birches. 3. Get some bark chippings to fill in around the trees where holes are forming to prevent rain and frost reaching the roots; this will also form a guard against weeds. 4. Continue other work on the trees in the autumn. Maybe another gathering would get this work done or individuals may like to do some in their own time. Watch this space. Diana Gravina � i 4 iM as K his i; � �POULSHOT’S OTHER TREES 2006 Introduction. In the second part of our Book of Trees we look at some of the trees in the village as they were before the loss of the elms from Dutch Elm Disease, referred to in the Introduction to Book |, and of planting since. Many of those who live in the village now (2006) have not seen this change. In the 1970s the view as Poulshot was approached down Caen Hill, was as of a forest. The picture above shows a view from the air of Townsend Farm with the hedgerows lined with trees. A 1991 aerial photograph of the village taken by Wiltshire County Council (left) shows clearly the position of trees in hedgerows and highlights the change. Those beautiful tall trees with their lemon yellow autumn foliage have gone. The loss of the elms coincided with changes in agricultural practice. Dairy farms were going out of business and more cereals were being grown. Dead elms in hedgerows were cut down which gave farmers the opportunity to remove some of the hedges and enlarge fields, enabling them to introduce bigger farm machinery. Now, some old trees are seen in the middle of fields marking the position of the old hedgerows. The elms died as a result of the activities of a smal! burrowing beetle that carries a fungus that in turn blocks the system that feeds the tree, causing its death. Apparent regeneration of healthy trees occurs because the tree propagates by producing shoots from its roots, so apparently healthy saplings grow and it seems that the elms are flourishing again. Unfortunately, after twenty to twenty-five years the disease strikes and the new growth dies. Those shoots that are cut back regularly to form hedges grow well. In 2006, in conversation with Chris West, farm manager of Townsend farm, in response to a remark that 1000 elms were lost in the 1970s, he said “I cut down 400 last winter”, these being new trees that had died from the disease in 2005. Progress in America in the growing of strains of elm that are tolerant of the disease is showing promising results and while young specimens of the Princeton Elm are now thriving in the UK, and optimism is high, full success is still some way off. Many people in the village have planted trees and this is the story of their planting and of the old trees still here. In the gardens of The Old Rectory and of Poulshot House there are many old and unusual trees planted by our forefathers - a Tulip Tree, Acacias, and a Wellingtonia and, oldest of all, the big Yew on the lawn at the Old Rectory. Some old trees in fields and hedgerows have been identified and an attempt made to assess their age, using a formula supplied by the Forestry Commission. This calculation is based on the circumference of the trunk at a height of about five feet, together with its local environment. This is an ongoing exercise and by no means an exact science, but it does add interest to the knowledge we have of our trees and their history. The results are recorded on page 116 and onward. The trees measured are marked on the map (pre 1900) on page 121 which can be compared with the 1991 aerial photograph opposite this introduction, which is repeated on page 120. The descriptions and details of trees and their locations throughout the village have been broken down into convenient packages, hopefully making it easier for the reader to follow the story with a map as well as in the book. “Forester’s Notes”, describing the majority of species in this book and prepared by the Wiltshire County Council Tree Officer, Steve Russell, are on pages 122to129. Finally, we recognise that not all the trees in the village have been included — there are thousands — and that there are bound to be changes as time passes. We are only too happy to update the present contents, and to add and delete entries as appropriate. r v\ �Devizes Road Coming into Poulshot from the A361 (Dual Carriageway), the first house on the left, Meadowcroft, is the home of David and Julia Foord. In 1988, not long after they had moved into the village, they created a wooded area in a field to the north of the house. With the help of a grant from the Forestry Commission, and a few friends, they planted some 440 trees, all whips. They were primarily native species although with some evergreens. The list of species is below. There was little wastage during the early years, perhaps 20 or 30 and these were all replaced. Weeds were sprayed during the first two years but not since and the grass is only cut infrequently. A number of trees are still wearing the guards with which they were planted. In early 2005, severe winds split two of the well-developed trees but it appears not to have been fatal. The hedgerow to the north of the plantation was also replaced. The wood has been formally named as ‘Julia’s Holt’, to maintain the family connection with the traditional name for a wood— Poulshot was at one time ‘Paul’s Holt’. The new name already (2005) appears on the latest Ordnance Survey maps. ‘Julia’s Holt’ includes the following specimens: Oak, Birch, Silver Birch, Holly, Ash, Hazel, Beech, Apple, Horse Chestnut, Spruce. Wildlife that visits the wood includes fox, deer, hares and rabbits. There is also a manufactured dewpond in the opposite corner of the 3 acre site with breeding moorhens, occasional ducks and, with lots of fish, a heron visits regularly. “Stockers”, Devizes Road: Monkey Puzzle Tree. (Chile Pine) Originally planted by George and Doris Lane in 1982, in their garden at Spalding in Licolnshire, the 12inch high whip had been bought from a nursery in Boston Lincolnshire for 12.5 pence. It flourished and has continued to do so since being moved to Poulshot when the Lanes came here in 1988. The seed of the species was originally brought to England from Chile in 1779/80, having been collected by David NeJson, a gardener at Kew, who was also a member of the crew of Captain Cook’s ship “Resolution”, tasked with the collection of seeds and plant specimens. This was Cook’s last voyage; he was killed by natives of the South Sea island of Fiji in 1779. Lodge Farm. Michael and Dibby Hues. �Poulshot Road Knighton, 20 Poulshot Road Residents 2005: Rupert and Emma Janes, Knighton was first Occupied, in 1969, by D Green Farm (26 The Green) in 1978. The Mrs James died in 2000 and in 2002, Mr Ja with William, Matthew and Hamish. ; erek and Angela Bullen, who subsequently moved to ae: y were followed in Knighton by Brian and Vivienne ames; mes moved to Devizes. The notes on trees are his. Variegated Maple. Planted on 27" February 1971, to celebrate the birth of Elizabeth, the youngest child of Mr and Mrs Bullen, the then residents. : . il Whitebeam. Planted originally in the James’ home in Devizes, by their son Andrew, then a pup Plant a Tree in ‘73” event. It was moved to Knighton in 1978. 980 to celebrate the Silver Wedding of Mr & Mrs James. at Devizes School, as part of the “ Ornamental Cherry._Planted in | Ornamental Cherry May 2004 Whitebeam May 2004 Maple May 2004 � 25 Poulshot Road. David and Yvonne Hargreaves have a large Acacia in front of their house which was built in 1970/71. The Old Chapel ( Poulshot Road) In November 2001, Michael Wilson planted 0.57 acres of land behind the Old Chapel and named it ‘James Wood’ after the late Mrs Vivienne James. His first planting was primarily hedgerows: 95 Blackthorn, 76 Hazel, 359 Hawthorn, 39 Spindle, 38 Wayfaring Trees, 77 Field Maple, 40 Holly,1 Walnut. In January 2004, he added the following trees, planted singly: 10 Ash, 5 Small Leaf Lime, 4 True Service Trees, 15 Wild Cherry, 10 Wild Service Trees, 15 Spindle, 20 Common Hazel, 20 Crab Apple, 4 Medlar, 15 Rowan, 10 Wayfaring Trees, 10 Whitebeam. ie, | ye Oe nm | pu il - tin an | on ane | mim lan am A aan BER m nin mal —P—“| 555558 Nes RSS re SEE om ow The Raven � Barleyhill Lane | In 1984 twoLimes were planted | by the Parish Council on either Side of the entrance of Barleyhill | Lane to replace two Wych Elms that had finally died in 1976. Barleyhill House. The home of John Scammell, there is a Silver Birch, planted by he and his wife eae they first occupied the house in 1990. In 2005, he planted 3 Oaks and 3 Cherry Trees, and in 2006, Chestnuts, saplings from the Green. 4 Barleyhill Lane. Dr and Mrs Mark O’Neill moved into the house when it was built in 2002 and have planted Apple Trees and an Amelanchier. 8 Barleyhill Lane. In 2003, when they moved into the newly-built house, named “Rowans”, Mr and Mrs Chris Saunders planted the following trees: Wisteria, (originally planted in 1990, at their home in Solihull, and moved when they ean Poulshot.), Judas Tree (aged 6), 2 Rowan(10), Magnolia(7), Broom(8), Eucalyptus(6), Lilac(5), | Silk Tree (6), Plum (7), 2 Laburnam (7), Cherry (7), Mimosa (9). There is also an Apple Tree, believed to have been planted in around 1936. Barleyhill Farm. On the left going westwards out of the village, and recently bought by Major and Mrs Hamilton, there is a large Sycamore in front of the house and an Oak (left) to the rear overlooking the valley. Folly Foot Cottage. At the western end of the lane, furthest from the village, is the home of Mr and Mrs George Webb, wkose large garden contains well-established specimens of Oak (c1900) and Field Maple. � Hay Lane Hay Lane runs east from the centre of the village and | along the north side of the Green Gardens Woodland. | The first house along the north side of the lane is Higher Green Farm,(1 The Green), the home until the summer of 2006 of farmer, Malcolm Nixon and his wife Marlene, before they moved to 47 the Green. In addition to a Lime at the rear of the house and a Holly on the corner of the lane, there is a Weeping Willow in the garden, planted in 1982 for their daughter, Trudie. Holly pi 4 ay oes 4 Fe meh Oe . peo EN Soe ws eS ot er odes Fe 2 if Sieben a ea hy NE eens * SE Ne, se | Cows grazing the Green in front of Higher Green Farm (Malcolm Nixon), 2005 Weeping Willow � Next is 15 The Green. named “Hochgurg!”, in memory of the mother of the occupant, Tim Gravina, who, with his wife Diana moved into the village in 1965. They are leading members of the Village Trust and were heavily involved in the establishment of the Green Gardens Woodland as well as in the planting and maintenance of the Plantation, further along the lane. The notes that follow were written by Diana: ; i A colony of pipistrelle bats lived in the old roof of the house and one night fifty six were counted emerging at dusk. However, because of the devastation of Dutch Elm disease killing the E/m trees, the habitat for many insects disappeared so nowadays just a few bats can be seen flying around on warm evenings. Still, the loss of the Elms completely altered the landscape and opened up the beautiful vistas surrounding the village. Potterne Church to the east can be seen through one of the kitchen windows. i Walnut about to be felled The favourite tree in the garden was a Walnut. During the tremendous storm of 1988, when so many trees in Wiltshire were torn down, the roots of the walnut could be seen heaving under the soil like hawsers anchoring a ship to the seabed. The trunk of this tree had at some time divided into two and one part had been cut off low down. Nuts appeared from year to year, depending on good weather at pollination time in the Spring. Sometimes there was a good crop and one year young walnuts were pickled. More recently, when the nuts have ripened the outer casings have been collected and used as a dye for fleece, which was then spun into yarn, while the nuts were eaten. During the years following the terrible storms the tree gradually lost its strength and it was very sad to see it weakening. Finally, ir 2000, it was cut down by a tree surgeon. The thicker branches were removed by people interested in wood turning and the main trunk was taken by a wood carver, Geoff Dixon, who carved a beautiful elfin character in the pose of a runner, a meaningful caricature of Tim! — Lichen on the bark of the Walnut � A "a » \ rE Another favourite is the Cherry situated in the front garden; bees hum as they take the nectar from the flowers, and | birds avidly take the fruit. Humans are only allowed a During the past years various trees have been planted on few of the delicious cherries. When the Gravina children the land attached to the house, Oak, Silver Birch(above). were babies, in the late 1960s and early 1970s, it was the Cedar, Hazel, Rowan and Holly, as well as fruit trees. practice to leave the little ones outside in their pram to Blackthorn encroaches from the hedgerow and Hawthorn sleep and grow during the day, so they spent many and Blackberries abouncs 2 peaceful hours under the branches of this tree in all kinds of weather, and on waking they watched the dancing leaves and swaying branches through to the sky above. After the two houses, Hay Lane, in 2006 still a bridleway, has a number of trees of note, particularly Oak and Ash. The details are also contained in the Poulshot Scrapbook of 1999, together with a full description of the surrounding countryside. The entrance to Hay Lane, the Plantation on the left (Oct 2003), �ng Ae Boe Ore * ge et = Tae Trees in the Vicinity. During 1999 an Ash was identified growing in the south side hedge of Hay Lane bordering onto one of Joe Baber’s fields (The Nine Acres Field); this tree is really a bit of hedgerow developing and being allowed to grow. > aE ome The Plantation. Poulshot used to have many ponds and the one in Hay Lane received farm effluent and was therefore somewhat smelly and attracted masses of flies. When Mayenne Place in Devizes was built, the rubble from excavation was deposited into this “pond’ and debris from the old Green Farm house was added when that was demolished in 1975 prior to building its replacement. The first tree to be planted there was in 1977, a young Copper Beech sapling donated by Reg and Vera Collett. A hole was carefully dug and prepared for the roots and it has grown into a beautiful tree. Subsequently, more trees were planted, particularly in 1983 when Poulshot Village Trust undertook the task of fencing the area around the ‘pond’ and planting trees, and in 2004 the Plantation comprised: 4 Alder, 2 Aspen, 3 Ash (possibly already in the Plantation hedge when the original planting took place) 2 Beech, I Box, 1 Cherry, 1 Copper Beech, 1 Hawthorn, 3 Hazel, I Holly, 1 Hornbeam, 3 Larch, 2 Norway Maple, 8 Oak, I Poplar, 3 Rowan, 2 Silver Birch, 2 Spindle, 1 Viburnum, I Willow, 1 Crab Apple. �Photographs were also taken of an Oak to be found near the entrance to a field owned by the Hues family. It is situated in the hedge that separates the field (Chandlers’ Ground) from that referred to on p 59 and lies between a Pollarded Willow and an electricity pylon. The tree figured prominently in an episode of the 2003 BBC TV series “A Country |Parish”, with the Rev Jamie Allen and Joe ‘Baber walking towards it. The Hay Lane Oak: Spring (2000) — above right Summer (2006) — above left ‘Autumn (1999) — below left Winter (1999) — below right|_ �The Green. Apart from the Green Gardens Woodland, described in Part | of Poulshot’s Book of Trees, the main public area of the village in which trees figure prominently is the Green, in the heart of the village. Virtually all the houses that border the Green boast trees of their own, and there are a number of different species on the Green itself. The track to the southern border of The Green is lined with Limes, planted first in 1977, and added to in 997. The Limes October 2003 Behind the track lies “Poulshot Court”, (62 The Green), built in 1980, the home of Major John Bartholomew and his late wife Noreen. The following trees are planted here, most having been planted after 1980: 1 Copper Beech, 5 Silver Birch, 6 Limes, 5 Norway Maple, 2 Oak, 3 Cherry, 2 Ornamental Pear, I Acacia, I Ash, 2 Weeping Willow, 9 Rowan (Mountain Ash), 5 Larch, 1 Scots Fir, 1 Indian Bean, 2 Poplar, 12 Apple, 1 Walnut, 1 Crab Apple, 1 Greengage, Common Maple, I Hornbeam, 1 Whitebeam, I Laburnam. | Indian Bean August 2004 Weeping Copper Beech August 2004 �There is a pond in the south west corner of the Green with a Swamp Cypress (right) planted in 1977. In the garden of the house in that corner, 60 The Green, until February 2006 owned by | Miss Mary Cleverly, and since then by her nephew, Peter Cleverly and his wife, there is a | seedling, planted in 1940, used to take a graft from an Apple tree that was already in place in | 1920, and that is still bearing good fruit in 2004 (below). The Willows in the lanes running south (bottom), away from the corner, and behind Poulshot Court, were planted by Miss Cleverly’s father for use in thatching. In the lane there are also a number of mature Ash trees. Se LYE). . 9 + ”“ oa 2 te OT f SS eT een Wi gate OU Wie oin aS PTE es Rl ta ER he GSE ESS es West. In front of the 17"" century thatched cottage, “Breastlands”, (52 The Green), there is a Siberian Crab Apple with wonderful shiny red apples, that was planted in the 1960s, and a large Hazel, with, a little further along, a Cherry, planted by Michael Bowden in 1994 in memory of Miss Bowden, who lived there for many years. � Further along the west side of the Green, and set well back from it off the end of the track, is a house called “Aspiro”, (46 The Green) the home of Mrs Christina Tinne and her daughter Alessa. The house was built in 1971 by Christina’s late husband Pip, and extensive planting took place soon thereafter. Species planted around the house include the following: Front. Silver Birch, Dogwood, Shumac Katsura, Thuja, Spruce, Walnuts,Chaemocyparis (nearer the house), Juniper, Irish Yew, Blue Cypress, Variegated Ash-leaved Maple, 3 Rowan, 2 Japanese Redwood, 3 Swamp Cypress, 2 Walnuts. Behind. 3 Amelanchier, Larch, Tulip Trees, Ash-leaved Maple, Silver Birch, Rowan, Oaks, Colorado White Fir, Brewers Spruce, White Spruce, Weymouth Pine, Beech, Maple Willow, Field Maple. West. Ash, Chestnut. North. Cherry, Lime, Field Maple, Oak, Norway Maple, Poplar, Silver Birch, Willow Cotoneaster, Viburnum, Weeping Willow, Dogwood, Cheales Weeping Cherry. � aint { Continuing along the west side of the Green, the next house is Lower Green, (44 The Green), the residence of Mrs Nora Dixon, MBE, who came to live here with her late husband, Dr Michael Dixon in 1962. From the house, as the big Chestnuts (above) on the Green come into leaf, the houses on the opposite side of the Green begin to disappear from view. These three huge trees dominate the west side of the Green. It is not known when they were planted. but anecdote suggests that WG Grace, the cricketer (1848 — 1918), visited Poulshot to play cricket in the 19 Century and suggested that shade for the players might be an asset! It is recorded in Poulshot School Diary in the 1890s that the farmer at Lower Green Farm had complained again to the Headmaster that the children were throwing sticks and stones into the trees, so they were conker bearing then. In 1990, a large branch was blown off one of the trees in a gale and in 1993 the trees were topped. A heavy crop of conkers each year still brings out the children and we all enjoy the ‘candles’ in the spring. In the gardens of the house, birds always enjoy Cherries from two trees and a Quince bears fruit most years (all planted in the 1960s). An Acacia and a Katsura were planted in the 1980s, and a Judas Tree (right) — a seedling from Diana Gravina at 15 the Green. A Cherry ee PN BF oh TE ae er Pye “ �The next house, Green F arm was built in 1975, on the site of the original f. i is : >; ‘ al farmhouse. There is a large Ash in the corne ; STieiHiari inet he . forecourt. The house is NOW owned by Adam Kidd and his ori te ay a ne seer behind Green Farm are two Silver Birch trees, together ae ovens ou eae from Bathford Church, from the grave of M.Nelson’s ae woot aster 1991, the Kidds planted an Oak tree, blessed by the Rector, the ichard Basten, in the churchyard of St Peter’s Church, Poulshot. ee! ee Farm, opposite the village pond is Walnut Tree House, lived in by Alan and 2 a ebber and their sons and daughter. The house was built in 1975 and named after a ine Walnut in the front garden. Sadly the tree became diseased and in 2002 it fell (below). a ie the Village Trust planted a Weeping Willow by the pond in front of Walnut House right). Next is Middle Green Farm, (26 The Green). Derek and Angela Bullen and their family moved to Middle Green from 20 Poulshot Road in 1978. Trees at Middle Green include: Lime, (planted in the orchard by the Baber family (see also Dukes’ Farm), circa 1940), Copper Beech, (also planted by the Baber family,1940), Holm Oak (1995), Eucalyptus, (for the Bullens’ Silver Wedding in June 1988), Scots Pine, (possibly to indicate to drovers that they might receive hospitality overnight - B&B!), Willow. “Eucal lyptus Scots Pine �In the corner between Middle Green and their neighbours is a Red Chestnut, planted to commemorate the Coronation in 1953 of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth I. i House, (14 The Green) was built in th. The only house on this part of the Green, Moat (14 Th a and has fees the home of the late Neill Taplin OBE and his wife Shirley, who have lived there since 1976. In their garden are 2 Silver Birch, 2 Chaemocyparis, a Horse Chestnut and a Holly. 4 Near Moat House a Whitebeam was planted during the late 1940s; this lost a branch in 2004 and was felled, being replaced by an Oak. There is also a Lime and a Maple but planting dates are not known. In 1970, to celebrate European Conservation Year, the village Women’s Institute planted three Red Chestnuts close to Moat House. In 1995, in memory of the late Reg Collett, the Village Trust planted an Oak outside his workshop 6 The Green. There are also 2 Limes, planted on either side of the entrance to Barley Hill Lane by the Parish Council in 1984 to replace 2 Wych Elms that had finally died in 1976, Top left: Red Chestnut (Coronation 1953) Right: Oak (Oct 2004) | Bottom right: Collett’s Oak (Planted by Village Trust, 1995) Below left: Maple, Lime (Higher Green to the right) Bottom left: Chestnuts (Planted by WI) = Bea : re EM ie S| . 2p Pas ne : RY a fait : aed 4 es thy ges ty, MT Sea OR Poh Uae ' Ponti Was ats ie ; : by) calls ie, s ho J Cr eG , . ees = Ww : “is oe oe Sy ad yas Sy TARR Ne Se ae Aoki aad tite 2 eh ae ht Le Se ie � East. The first part of the east by the Green Gardens Woodla of the Poulshot Book of Trees. Between the road and the hedge surrounding the Woodland, are 2 Maples (right) Rae a cae to commemorate the dissolution of evizes Rural District Counci istri Council. The trees were ae oe. oe ted and planted by the RDC. A third Maple is planted by the corner of Pennon Lane together with an Ash and a Copper Beech, and a Cedar. . planted by the Village Trust in 1977 (below). Side of the Green is dominated nd, described in the first part paw In the garden of Wattle Cottage (51 The Green). John and Suzie Quinn, there is a large Ash behind the house. According to local memory, it was planted in around 1930, by the then resident, John Sims. He often worked at hedging and ditching and had found a sapling in a hedge he was laying. Also in the garden are a well-established Holly, on the boundary with 49 The Green, an equally thriving Hazel and, in the front, a Quince, planted by the Quinns in 2001. The garden of Rose Cottage (53 The Green), has a number of mature fruit trees, one a large Apple Tree in which Sue and Jim Aldridge have entwined a Climbing Rose, (Himalayan Musk). There is also a Magnolia. � The Old Rectory The garden at the Old Rectory covers approximately two acres so there is plenty of room for trees. The most notable tree in the garden is the Tulip Tree, a very large and ancient tree. Originally, there were two in the garden that were mentioned by the naturalist, Keble Martin, who lived as a boy here, when his father was rector from 1883-1891. There is also a very fine Yew in the middle of the front lawn, which must be of considerable age. There are two substantial Oaks and one large Beech Tree, together with Acacias and Scots Pines on the west side. We have lived in the Old Rectory for 23 years. On arrival, we cut down two small yews that were too close to the house. We have also had to remove a large beech next to the tulip tree, which was diseased and a Scots pine, which had died. We have planted several ornamental trees, which are still relatively small, the avenue of Limes, cut as if pleached, and a considerable length of Yew Hedging. Another feature of the garden is a large Beech Hedge, separating the two halves of the garden. We are lucky to have a large collection of trees, our only complaint being that the southern boundary of the garden is heavily tree-lined thus putting a lot of the garden into the shade. In 1985, we cut off a small area of the field on the east of the garden and planted an acre of mixed woodland, including Alders, Balsam Poplars and Cherry Trees. These were all native trees and are now some 20 or more feet in height, and are beginning to hide the electricity pylon in the field beyond. There are also new trees in the hedgerow on the north side of the field, principally Balsam Poplar, much appreciated by the bees in the beehives beneath and the only Chestnut Tree on the property. NV Hunloke. June 2006 Acacia Acacia Acer Acer Acer Acer Ash Apple Bay Beech Beech x Acer Negundo Beech : Beech Beech Box Cedar Cornus Crab apple Lime Walk copper cut leaf hedge dawyck Trees at the Old Rectory Spring 2006 *indicates the trees planted by N V Hunloke robinia pseudoacacia inermis griseum rafinerve variegated fraxinus various laurus nobilis fagus sylvatica fagus purpureus fagus heterophylla fagus fastigiata purp. buxus cedrus deodara cormus cousa chinensis malus ‘golden hornet’ a= 1 20 2 es Date of introduction 1636 1901 1683 1879 1562 1700 1831 1907 Country of origin USA, Mexicc China Europe Japan Native Native Europe Europe Europe Native Himalayas China � Hawthorn Co Crataegus es corylus : Native | Havel purpurea 4* Native ze hedge Native i le na variegated ae Oa hedge Carpinius ‘ eae ge ati Te Cercis siliquastrum 1 16c *¢ Lawson Cypress cham : me Cypress ne lawsoniana 2 1854 USA aurel aut laurus nobilis 2 1562 = lime Variegated 3 i tilia europaea i 1 Pa walk tilia cordata 18* Europe | gnolia soulangiana 1 1800 France Dawyck Copper Beech Magnolia stellata a? Mulberry morus i 1596 China alba Mulberry morus alba pendula 1* : } Oak quercus 2 Native Oak, Holm quercus ilex 1* 16c Portugal laurel prunus lusitanica 4 1648 Portugal Bird prunus padus 1 Europe cherry Prunus Taihaku 1* Prunus subhirtilla ‘autumnalis' 1 1900 Pear pyrus communis ‘william’ 1 Native Pear, weeping pyrus Salicifolia pendula 2 1780 Caucusus Scots pinus sylvestris oh Native Pine Tulip Tree liriodendron tulipfera 1 1688 USA Walnut juglans regia sh 1650 China Yew taxus baccata 12 Native Yew hedge = Zelkova zelkova serrata ites 1861 China a4 ¢ . z t ea we 3 anh See, Mop Headed Acacia Variegated Holly � The next door house, known as Cook’s Orchard, was built by Joe and Yvonne’s son Adrian, and his wife Nicky Baber in 1999, and has Willows, planted by the family in the 1960s, and an Oak, dating from early in the Twentieth Century. After the two houses belonging to the Baber family there is the Village Hall, until 1974, the Village School. Outside the Hall is an Oak, planted by the Village Trust in 1984, in memory of Peter Hinde, a former Chairman of the Trust and a resident of the Old Rectory. Also by the Hall are a Lime (1977) and Cherries, given in 1988 by Mrs Annie Molder Poulshot Nurseries. Beyond the cottages is Dukes’ Farm (59 The Green), owned by Joe and Yvonne Baber. Before the war both Silver Birch (left) and a Walnut were planted by the family, in the corner by the farm gate. After the war, in the late 1940s, Willows, Evergreens and a Whitebeam (below, with Joe and Yvonne), were planted. �Garden Acacia, False Apple Crab Apple, Crab Apple, Cultivated Ash Beech Beech, Copper Cedar, Western Red Cherry Cherry, Cornelian Chestnut, Red Horse Cypress, Lawson Elder Elder, Box Gingko Indian Bean Tree Japanese Cherry Lilac Lime Magnolia Mulberry Oak, English Oak, Holm Pine, Scots Plum, cultivar Plum, Purple Plum, Purple Poplar, Grey Poplar, Hybrid Black Walnut Wellingtonia Yew Yew, Golden Irish Yew, Irish Orchard Apple, Cultivated Ash Mulberry Pear, Cultivated Willow, Crack Poulshot House The next house is Poulshot House, lived in by Bernard and Hazel Coleman, together with their daughter Denise and her husband Ray and their children. The house has extensive gardens and many trees, and a plan of the layout of the garden in 1984, when the families moved in, is maintained by them. In 1984, there were over 70 mature trees of varying species, listed below: Subsequent plantings have been as follows: 1986 - Silver Birch (6); 2000 — Beech (In memory of the Coleman’s daughter, Barbara Brown), Black Mulberry King James I, English Oak (For the Millennium), Silver Birch (3) Trees at Poulshot House, June 1984 | Introduced From Robinia pseudoacacia (5) 1636 USA Malus floribunda Native | Malus y purpurea ia | Malus cy se | Fraxinus excelsior (5) a Fagus sylvatica i | Fagus sylvatica purpuea “ | Thuja plicata (2) W USA Prunus avium Native Cornus mas N Hemisphere Aesculus x carnea Prel818 Greece (The Cross that breeds true) Chamaecyparis lawsoniana (3) 1854 West USA Sambucus nigra Native Acer negundo (2) 1688 N America | Gingko biloba 1758 China (to Kew) Catalpa bignonioides 1726 SE Asia Prunus kanzan_ (2) Syringa cv Tilia X europaea Magnolis x soulangeana Morus nigra Quercus, robur Quercus ilex Pinus sylvestris Prunus cv Prunus cerasifera nigra Prunus cerasifera purpurea Populus canescens Populus nigra hybrid Juglans regia (2) Sequoiadendron giganteum1853 Taxus baccata (3) Taxus baccata, fastigiata aurea 1789 Taxus baccata fastigiata Malus cv (6) Fraxinus excelsior (2) Morus nigra Pyrus cv Salix frigailis le ee a he ee Red Horse Chestnut N Hemisphere Probably Native- NE Asia/E Europe | Possibly Native Named early 18thC | N&C America, Himalayas,E Asia c1500 W Asia Native 1500 N Africa, S Europe Native Native Early intro from Europe & China Sierra Nevada/Cal USA Native Fermanagh Native Native c1500 Native Native W Asia eae aed (ie as _Wellingtonia ae nce Bernard Coleman with the Millennium Oak �_ Poulshot Road Barleyfields. (81 Poulshot Road) The home since 1984 of Christopher and Pamela Langton, there were a number of mature trees already planted, including Beech, Ash and Oak. New planting since then has been: Acer Neguado Spindle White Poplar Willow Silver Birch Prunus Arium & Prunus Padus (in hedgerow) , { ‘ ‘ f ‘ VIASAT pe \t i ' fy vst i" a? A ate Haat » Le ) y 5 ; Vn » Whey hy an SOR NRG 3 MPa TAA fl Hire APL ANG oe a wy , S Atma } PK re kit $ ys ‘ TK pk 4) ME TW fd \, y Th ¢ y/ Pa yp y Me EX i 4 M7) ee LENS Seu % Ps h ie y is Bir ~ = j LF 4} a AH: ; the th {ee * Pee td gt Py a % + Ad 7 ake, 7 re > x it ' rs Se or <4, Sf. ‘a oe be ms 4 4 is Zh 4 aa a: L Nive Ae q aie ‘ Ln : A cF; ¥ % e Sy Ns ie eA “St ‘ae Za PS sha sa en SN 7 a4 Se \ Shey PLES, <3 > + sy =. ¢ a SB yet = a <— epee, re : Sas Cee ee La | x ThE A * a & NR = S Mot * > . E ~ at SS * ¥ Qs Lg mt By, \ » 4 >, te K . y ies ’ 4 ’ Sa J Sa : he - 3 =e Ley ans A : 4 ase ES i \ Psp > ce ee WA z ¥ a t eS se , “ee ~ # “a ¥ 1. > en 7 my) IN AMEE t 4 pag A AS Ty A / b\ z i 4, ty . 7 hs, ‘ awh <}, Y yy A \ » 4 Avg He th ee rr oy / Pros NA ‘ Si) ja : 34 L , ei t. ee a Beech LY 4a S Ivana (112 Poulshot Road). In the garden of Ivor & Diana Butler’s home, there is a Horse Chestnut planted by their son in 1966, as a sapling, grown from a conker from one of the Chestnuts on the Green. Yew Tree Cottage (127 Poulshot Road) Royden & Jean Perrett have lived in Yew Tree Cottage since the 1980s. The Yew-Frees that form an arch over a gate onto the road are very old and there is also a well-established Walnut in the garden. In 2003, The Perretts extended their land to the north and established a vegetable garden and a wooded area, planting a number of other trees around their east boundary. The planting included specimens of Ash, Lime, Mountain Ash, Birch, Alder, Hazel, Oak, Willow, Beech, Yew and Hornbeam and a number of fruit trees — Apple, Peach, Cherry, Damson, Apricot, Pear, and Plum. �Townsend Church Lane | Church Farm. the home of Mrs Grace Harris, resident with her family, since 1920. Beeches. Planted in 1937, by mother of Ted Harris. Topped in 1972. Horse Chestnut. Probably planted in 19" Century. Lopped in 2004. Pines. Along East side of Church Lane. Possibly planted in 19" Century, to mark where a pond for watering stock could be found by drovers. Oak. A large tree on boundary of Poulshot with Worton. Oak. In the meadow, in memory of Ted Harris, who died in 2003. a Urda, daughter of Mrs Harris and with her husband Les, resident in Wilkins Cottage, | oulshot Road, planted a number of Oaks in the Green Gardens Woodland in November 2003, from acorns grown by her at home. Pines (April 2006) Church Limes (May 2006) St Peter’s Church. There has been a church on the site for at least nine hundred years. Entering the church gate from Church Lane, there is a row of Limes, lining the boundary of the Churchyard with Church Farm — these were topped in 2004. Townsend Farmhouse was occupied by Mrs Marie-Grace (MG) Brothers in 1988. There is a significant number of trees in the paddock, verges and gardens, as described below. Paddock, Verges and Boundary Edges. These were all in place in 1988: 8 fruit trees (plum, pear and apple, planted in the 1960s and 1970s.) 6 Viburnam, I Larch, 1 fir, several Leylandii, I Ash. A number of fruit trees were lost in the severe storms of 1988/89. Garden. Lime (reputed to be over 100 years old), Blue Cedar (1989), 7 Silver Birch (1994), 3 Flowering Cherry (1980s), Rhus styphinia (1985), 10 Rhodesia Laurels (1985), Gingko Tree (1994), Acer platanoides (1989), Acer Crimson King, (1999), Plane Tree (1985), Eucalyptus (1999), 4 Apples (1 Bramley, | Russet, 2 Dessert—all old), 2 Holly (1990), Magnolia (2000), 2 Rowan (1998), 2 Crab Apple (1998), Larch | (1994), Yew (1985). There is also a high Beech Hedge of some 10 trees that is about 60 years old. Sarah Ireson (neeWhite), who lived in the Farmhouse as a child, | remembers that there had been a large Monkey Puzzle Tree in the garden, which provided a swing for the children, although it was very uncomfortable falling off, and the fallen leaves inhibited riding bicycles on the lawn. The tree was cut down in 1977. Monkey Puzzle | � Oaks in Bideweli Lane, Townsend 2006 (not measured) � “J om? Pe ihn sx} fz 22S met 7 a pabREI Eitan _ = i. Cutumn Colours 2007 - Hay Lane - Oak and Larch % a A hh. Ow Be a™ A 21 Zt! : *. Poulshot House Catalpa (Indian Bean Free). Blossom Auguot 2006 — Seed Pads Spring 2007 �POULSHOT VILLAGE TRUST Big Tree Project POULSHOT VILLAGE TRUST Big Trees Project INTRODUCTION Background Poulshot, near Devizes in Wiltshire, has a parish is roughly rectangular in shape and covers 1,531 acres. We are bounded on the north by the Kennet and Avon Canal, and the A361 road from Devizes to Melksham. Summerham Brook and its main tributary encircle the south, east, and west of the parish. population of around 400 people. The Poulshot was once a heavil Elm disease in 1970s. Led 1977, at first around the v we planted some 1,200 n Gardens Woodland — whi gatherings and functions y wooded ‘elm village’ until disastrously levelled by Dutch by the Village Trust, our community began replanting in illage green and then in 1985 in a small plantation. In 2003 ative trees and shrubs to create a 3 % acre wood, the Green ch has become a popular place for village and private . This has been a particularly successful venture, widely supported both financially and practically, by the whole community, of all ages. Poulshot Village Trust Poulshot was designated a Conservation Area in 1973, and the Parish Council established the Village Trust, as a charity, to monitor and advise on possible development, on conservation, and on the maintenance of the village’s rural amenities, such as byways, lanes, ponds and woodlands. it had the remit, in support of the Parish Council, to stimulate interest in the village’s environment by making members of the community aware of whatever was happening, and by encouraging people to participate in conservation projects. The Trust also accepted the role of recording the village’s activities: in 2002 with the publication of a history of Poulshot in the 20" century Down Poulshot, and in 2006 with the production of the Book of Trees — which included the measurement of the village’s older trees, in particular its oaks, to determine their estimated age. The Trust has developed a well-established Archive, held in part locally, and in part at the Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre. Aims of the Project Our primary aims are: 2 To greatly improve the visual quality, scale and character of the rural . environment which makes Poulshot such a pleasant place to live and work in. © Toconserve, protect and enhance our local biodiversity by restoring Poulshot’s traditional big tree habitats and the wildlife they attract. To play our part in reducing the impact of climate change by offsetting our own ‘carbon footprint’. O Approach pe | We plan to expand our previous efforts parish-wide by bringing back the big trees shat not so long ago made lofty avenues of every lane and byway. We have already �POULSHOT VILLAGE TRUST Big Trees Project conducted a preliminary survey of the parish, and written to all local private landowners seeking their support. Their response was very encouraging. We have received invaluable advice and support from Steve Russell, Wiltshire Countryside Manager, Esther Daly, Senior Rights of Way Warden, and Jane Cole, Highways Landscape Officer. Now we are ready to proceed with the recruitment of big tree species already growing in the hedgerows - by tagging them to keep them safe from the flail. Where this is not possible, oak, ash and large-leaved lime saplings will be bought and planted directly into the hedges. The water-loving black poplar is an endangered tree that we shall use extensively in wet areas and along the banks of the streams that border the parish. An attempt will also be made to cultivate a few disease-resistant elms supplied by the Great British Elm Experiment which will be planted in prominent positions. __ Photo shows hedgerows with no big trees �Monday, 18 January 2010 Big Trees Project: Tree Mapping & Estimates Project Subgroup: Kate Amery, Peter Cleverly, Gill Coleman, Nicky Hunloke, Pam Langton Purpose: To map possible tree locations in Hay Lane, Hook Lane and Broad Way Lane Tree Mapping: The group marked possible locations for trees on the Project Map. This information has been used in the estimates given below. Assumptions: An equal mix of oak, ash, and large-leafed limes will be used — except in wet ground where water-tolerant ash will be used exclusively. Trees will be planted every 12-15 metres and thinned by 50% in future (say 30 years time) by removing every other tree. Where an avenue of mature oaks is planned, every third tree planted will be oak. The intervening non-oaks will be removed in future (sometime during the next 200 years). For calculation purposes an average distance between trees of 13.5 metres has been used. Trees may not be planted within 10 metres on either side of an overhead power line (National Grid Transco). ESTIMATES The estimations below are based on observed data collected by the group with additional information taken from the 1:5000 scale map of the parish (distances) and Google Earth (locations of existing big trees) HAY LANE The distance between the small plantation opposite the Green Gardens eastwards to the bend by the footbridge to Potterne is 605 metres. There is an overhead power line, therefore 605 — 20 = 585 metres. This straight stretch of Hay Lane is planned as an oak avenue and care will be taken when planting to ensure that every third tree is an oak. 585/13.5 = 44 x 2 (both sides of lane) = 88 mixed trees 88 - 10 existing trees = 78 mixed trees in total for this stretch. Photo shows Trust members Kate Amery and Gill Coleman ware gee t ger ae $9 lt PAPE oa eye ge : ———_ 2 + > ae 0 eee eA A BG! 7 yd at AM -. . LF al =~ �_HAY LANE SURVEY | | | POULSHOT VILLAGE TRUST Big Trees Project The distance from the bend at the footbridge running south beside the brook to next footbridge is 750 metres. The ground is wet and water-tolerant ash will be planted in this stretch. 750/13.5 = 56 x 2 (both sides of lane) = 112 ash 112 — 12 existing trees = 100 new ash in total for this stretch. BROAD WAY LANE The distance from Barley Hill Lane to the unnamed track running westwards between Leighball Lane and Byde Mill Lane is 500 metres. 500/13.5 = 37 x 2 (both sides of lane) = 74 mixed trees 74 — 20 existing trees = 54 mixed trees in total for this stretch. The remaining distance to Byde Mill Lane is 700 metres: 250 metres of which, by Townsend Farm, is wet and best for ash, leaving 500 metres suited to mixed trees 500/13.5 = 37 x 2 (both sides of lane) = 74 mixed trees. 74 -9 existing trees = 65 mixed trees in total for this stretch Total mixed trees for Broad Way Lane = 119 250/13.5 = 19 x 2 (both sides of lane near Townsend Farm) = 38 ash 38 - 1 existing trees = 37 ash in total for this stretch HOOKS LANE The distance from one end to the other is 940 metres. There is an overhead power line, therefore 940 — 20 = 920 metres. 920/13.5 = 68 x 2 (both sides of lane) = 136 mixed trees There are 8 existing trees. 136 — 8 = 128 mixed trees in total for this stretch. BATH ROAD The distance from one end to the other is 1,750 metres. There is an overhead power line, therefore 1750 — 20 = 1730 metres. The landscaping plans for the approved Foxhangers Marina development provide for hedgerow trees along the northern side of the road. 1730/13.5 = 128 mixed trees in total for the southern side of this stretch of the Bath Road. �POULSHOT VILLAGE TRUST Big Trees Project There are 5 existing trees on this Side of the road. 128-5 existing trees = 123 mixed trees for this stretch. There are two triangles of land at Maple Hill and at . a the junction with Poulshot Road for which there 'S COnditional consent for planting (subject to unde rground survey) Maple Hill land: Estimated room for 7 mixed trees Poulshot Road junction land: Estimated room for 3 mixed trees 123+7+3- 133 mixed trees in total for Bath Road POULSHOT ROAD There are 3 sections of this road that would benefit from more hedgerow trees: - Section 1 from Bath Road to Sillington Lane - Section 2 from Belle Vue Farm to Townsend - Section 3 from Townsend south to the parish boundary. Section 1 The overall distance is 950 metres, but roadside dwellings and an overhead power line reduce the effective planting distance to 550 metres. 550/13.5 = 41 x2 (both sides of lane) = 82 mixed trees There are 3 existing trees. 82-3 existing trees = 79 mixed trees for this stretch. Section 2 The overall distance is 250 metres. 250/13.5=19x2 (both sides of lane) = There is 1 existing tree. 38 - 1 existing trees = 37 mixed trees for this stretch. 38 mixed trees. Section 2 The overall distance is 250 metres. 250/13.5 = 19 x 2 (both sides of lane) = 38 mixed trees. There is 1 existing tree. 38 - 1 existing trees = 37 mixed trees for this stretch. 79 + 37 + 37 = 153 mixed trees in total for Poulshot Road PROJECT PHASES The operational areas that fall within the broad sc been divided into five phases for implementation below, and the following maps. ope of the present project have over the next five years - see PHASEONE HAY LANE Marked from Green Gardens east then south to Five Lanes | BUUEme? 2010 footbridge on map PHASE TWO BROAD WAY LANE from Barleyhill Lane south to Poulshot Road in Marked 2011 Townsend on map Marked PHASE THREE HOOKS LANE iL 5012 from Bath Road south to Barleyhill Lane pomee Marked PHASE FOUR BATH ROAD hern side of road onl 2013 sous y on map PHASE FIVE DEVIZES ROAD from Bath Road to Sillington Lane Ma : =a 2014 POULSHOT ROAD es from Belle Vue Farm to Townsend on map from Townsend south to the parish boundary A) �yoyusjnog ee ‘dew ead ea paloig saail Big LSNYL JOVITIA LOHSINOd �POULSHOT VILLAGE TRUST oject Big Trees Pr -r 3 They so Werranesere south Poulshot Project Phases map �Poulshot Village Trust | | Eight members of the Trust met on 2 February 2010 in the Village Hall. BIG TREES PROJECT o Early next winter the first mass planting of big trees will take place, in Hay Lane. Local landowners have been generous in their support of this first phase of the Project. o The Trust has put in a bid to The Great British Elm Experiment for saplings grown from a few English elms that remained unaffected by Dutch Elm disease. o On 18 January 2010, Trust Members walked Hay Lane and _ Broadway Lane marking possible locations for big trees on the Project map. o The Highway Authority has completed its survey of possible tree locations on both sides of the A361 Bath Road where it cuts * across the north of the parish. Subject to certain constraints, such as proximity to the road, consent has been given to planting in the western corner of the Poulshot Road junction, and in the triangle of land south of the Bath Road midway between the overhead cables and Seend junction. Trees can also be planted in, or by, the hedgerows on either side of Bath Road with permission of the adjoining landowners, o The proposed development of Foxhangers’ Marina would involve q hedgerow with, hedgerow trees being planted along most of the northern side of the Bath Road. Steve Russell will be asked to _ keep the Trust informed of developments so that Compatibility with the aims of the Big Tree Project can be maintained. o The grant applications are being prepared, and the digging of __ holes negotiated with a local contractor. o The Tree Council are sending the Trust 900 free tree-ties - to warn hedge cutters to save the tagged tree �OCTOBER 2010 HAY LANE - TREE PLANTING PREPARATION Nicky Hunloke and Peter Cleverly Oliver Coles using mechanical digger to dig holes for planting trees Nicky Hunloke and Peter Cleverly � POULSHOT’S BIG TREES PROJECT Press Release: September 2010 Information: The exceptional beauty of the English landscape owes much to the towering presence in our hedgerows of big trees, which are also home to a huge amount of native wildlife - including small mammals, birds, butterflies, moths, beetles, lichens, mosses and fungi. Poulshot, just outside Devizes, used to be celebrated for the glorious tall elms in the hedges bordering its many lanes - but when Dutch Elm disease killed 21m elms in England, Poulshot was not spared the devastation. In 2009 the Poulshot Village Trust’s ‘Big Trees Project’ was set up to replace our lost elms with other tall trees. It began with a survey of the parish to identify suitable planting locations. Local landowners gave strong support and the Trust soon realised that they had the opportunity to plant a thousand or more new oak, ash and lime trees. What the hedges in Poulshot used to look like What they look like today — no trees A successful fund-raising drive has resulted in generous grants from Wiltshire Council, the International Tree Foundation and Melksham Community Area Board - and the Village Trust and its supporters are now ready to begin the massive 5-year tree planting exercise. They will be getting welcome help with the actual planting of trees in the hedges from the Community Payback Scheme. There will be an address at 10.00am on Thursday 25 November 2010 in Hay Lane, Poulshot, by Nicky Hunloke, Chairman of the Village Trust, before planting begins. Jonathon Seed (Wiltshire Councillor and Chairman of Melksham Community Area Board), Steve Russell (Wiltshire Council Countryside Manager) as well as Members of the Parish Council and local landowners have all been invited. -End- �Notes to Editors ; of “A Poulshot, near Devizes, has a population of around 400 people. In 2003 it was the scene Aaa Country Parish” the BBC2 documentary about Jamie Allen who, much to his surprise, 1S SU a made rector of a beautiful parish in the heart of rural Wiltshire. It became a huge success, W millions tuning in to see Mr Allen adjusting to his new life. Poulshot was designated a Conservation Area in 1973, and the Parish Council established Vi eee Trust, as a charity, to monitor and advise on possible development, on conservation, and sie i maintenance of the village’s rural amenities, such as byways, lanes, ponds and le ahem i enaall community began tree planting in 1977, at first around the village green and Heo Age se the plantation. In 2003 we planted some 1,200 native trees and shrubs to create a 3% acre wooc F Green Gardens Woodland — which has become a popular place for village and private gatherings. Our primary aims are (i) to greatly improve the visual quality, scale and character of the rural : environment which makes Poulshot such a pleasant place to live and work, (ii) to conserve, protec and enhance our local biodiversity by restoring Poulshot’s traditional big tree habitats and the wildlife they attract, (iii) to play our part in reducing the impact of climate change by offsetting our own ‘carbon footprint’. For further information contact the Big Trees Project Leader: hea Peter Cleverly, Secretary Poulshot Village Trust t: 01380 827 242 e: petercleverly@btinternet. PROJECT PUBLICITY MEDIA CONTACTS BBC Wiltshire Broadcasting House 56-58 Prospect Place Swindon Wilts SN1 3RW Telephone: 01793 513626 E-mail: wiltshire@bbc.co.uk The West Country Tonight (ITV local) Contact the newsroom: t: 084488 12301 e: westcountry@itv.com a: The West Country Tonight, Bath Road, Bristol BS4 3HG Wiltshire Gazette & Herald 14 Market Place Devizes Wiltshire SN10 1HT Newsdesk t: 01380 731681 e: glawrence@newswilts.co.uk Poulshot Parish Council Web Site http://www.poulshot.org.uk/index.htm Mike Wilson e: webmaster@poulshot.org.uk Village News Editor: Nina Jeffries e-mail — poulshotnews@btinternet.com phone — 01380 828883 by post - 3 Sillington Lane, Poulshot, SN10 1TD > Ee 3 �BIG TREE PROJECT TREE PLANTING EVENT - HAY LANE 25" g. 26° NOVEMBER 2010 By 10.00 am on Thursday 25 November 2010, the tree whips, stakes, and guards had been delivered into Hay Lane by Ben Hamilton - and Ali Rasey and Vicky Roscoe, Wiltshire Council Countryside Officers, many Trust members, and six Community Payback people had arrived. The Trust’s Chairman, Nicky Hunloke, gave a short address pointing out how the Big Tree Project was a continuation of a progression of local tree planting carried out in Poulshot after the elms were lost — including individual trees around the Green, the Plantation, and the Green Gardens Woodland. All those who had worked on the project were thanked, especially the landowners, Mike Hues and Joe Baber, for their ready and indispensible support. Ali Rasey and Vicky Roscoe demonstrated the best way to plant the trees, drive in the stakes, and fit the guards. Nicky Hunloke planted the first tree — an oak — and work got underway. The Community Payback people worked cheerfully and diligently. After a lunch break, with hot soup at the Village Hall, work continued to such good effect that all of Hay Lane as far up-as the bend by the footbridge was planted. It was decided to dig holes further along Hay Lane, where it turns south, in readiness for the next day’s work. By Friday lunchtime the opening phase of the Big Tree Project was complete — with about 100 trees planted. �WAITING T O START PLANTING - GROUPS OF TRUST MEMBERS, VOLUNTEERS, AND FRIENDS Lt to Rt Peter Cleverly, Kate Hunloke, Simon Richardson Lt to Rt { Wiltshire Probation Services ) Tim Coleman, Brian James,Malene Nixon Pam Langton Sue Aldridge, Alison Rasey (Wiltshire Council ) Kate Hunloke, Pam Langton Lt to Rt Peter Cleverly, Nicky Hunloke, Tim Coleman,Alison Rasey and Vicky Roscoe ( Wiltshire Council) Lt to Rt Pam Langton, Sue Aldridge, Brian James � Alison Rasey and Vicky Roscoe ( Wiltshire Council) Selected two trees to demonstrate tree planting Nicky Hunloke dug the hole to plant The first tree yee en TA /- =<. — «= sty a to ; rated Alison Rasey ( Wiltshire Council) demonst Tree planting to the volunteers �Lt to Rt Nicky Hunloke, Vicky Roscoe Peter Cleverly, Ben Hamilton Lt to Rt q@ Tim Coleman, Nicky Hunloke, Vicky Roscoe, Peter Cleverly ¥ aa End of the tree planting morning Pam Langton and Dankay Cleverly are off to the village hall to serve soup prepared by Pam for lunch Peter Cleverly distributing the tree tags Lt to Rt Nicky Hunloke, Ben Hamilton, Peter Cleverly, Alison Rasey = _—— ae �Journal of the International Tree FOUNCAtION | ‘anisryebrvsry 2013 ~<s LIFE Viel NG c ail Sr The people whose survival o[-Jol=ialel=ye)a) a | elUls fe oe = SHORT FILM * SPOTLIGHTS ~ ITF SUCCESS HERITAGE 2 1EDGEROWS Dee aca) ica PLANTING _ BEEHIVES me ela) aus <2 = RESTS 2011 IS HOPE ‘DAWNING for the world’s forests? �ws © A CATHEDRAL OF TREES Decimated in the 1970s by Dutch Elm disease, one Wiltshire village is making good progress in restoring the environment they used to enjoy, thanks in part to funding provided by the International Tree Foundation oulshot Village Trust is an independent group dedicated to the preservation and upkeep of their village, which is situated near Devizes in Wiltshire. In the 1970s the village’s parish hedgerows were decimated by Dutch Elm Disease. “What the trust has tried to do over the years is plant more trees around the village to restore the environment we used to have,” explains Trust Secretary and third-generation Poulshot resident, Peter Cleverly. The village was designated a Conservation Area in 1973 and the Poulshot community first began replanting back in 1977. While much of the work has been undertaken by residents, the projects also needed some outside funding. In September 2010, The International Tree Foundation awarded the trust a £500 grant to help support future replanting work. “When the elms, which are very big trees, were struck down, we were left with a very flat landscape,” says Peter. “Our plan is to plant oak, ash and large-leaved lime trees within the hedgerows, which will restore that much-missed vertical dimension to Poulshot. “The trees, and in particular the oak, are fantastic support systems for wildlife. I believe that, on average, an oak tree is Poulshot in Wiltshire: _ alandscape laid bare by Dutch Elm disease —= a eatin i hay BS is M uh supports around 170 different varieties of wildlife, so there is a very big biodiversity benefit to this project as well. And let’s also not forget the aesthetic reasons why this is worth doing. To walk down a lane and have a cathedral of trees towering above you is truly marvellous.” As the trust is introducing the new trees into the village hedgerows, they will attach a marker to every one that they plant. This is to ensure that when the hedges face their semi-regular trim, the infant trees aren’t also cut back in the process. “One thing we will have to be careful about when the trees reach maturity is ensuring the branches don’t hang too low in the lanes. These byways are used by horse riders and agricultural machinery, so we need to make sure they always have a clear path.” The re-planting work required is extensive, but Peter and the trust know they have the support of the village’s residents to call upon. “We generally get between 20 and 30 people turning up to help,” he says. “I think the people here recognise that our trees and our hedgerows are very important to the fabric of the village. They’ve been here for a long time, and not only do they support all of this marvellous wildlife, but they provide us with these wonderful paths through our landscape.” WALES Cardiff Swindon : _ Bristol ENGLAND POULSHOT Bournemouth Volume 69 | trees | 2" �THE PRAYER OF THE TREE You will pass me by And raise your hand against me; Hearken ere you harm me. I am the heat of your hearth On the cold winter night, The friendly shade screening you From the summer sun, And my fruits Are your refreshing draughts, Quenching your thirst As you journey on. I am the beam That holds your house, The board of your table, The bed on which you lie, The timber that builds your boat. I am the handle of your hoe And the door of your homestead, The wood of your cradle And the shell of your coffin. I am the gift of God And the friend of man. You who pass by Listen to my prayer — Harm me not. Richard St Barbe Baker (1889 — 1982) Founder of the International Tree Foundation �POULSHOT VILLAGE TRUST - BIG TREES PROJECT Coordinated by Peter Cleverly have offered to participate In the GREAT BRITISH ELM EXPERIMENT Projects The Great British Elm Experiment The Conservation Foundation is attempting to unlock the mystery of why THE some trees survived Dutch elm disease which wiped out over 25 millions trees in the UK. GREA I Cuttings taken from mature parent trees found BRI1 ISH growing in the British countryside - which appear to have resisted Dutch elm disease for over 60 years E RM have been skilfully micro propagated. The resulting L | saplings are being distributed to hundreds of schools, EXPERI- community groups, local authorities and private landowners who have signed up to take part in the MENT Ni ‘Great British Elm Experiment’ . From: Alison Nicholson (alison@conservationfoundation.co.uk) To: petercleverly @btinternet.com; Be Wednesday, 10 November, 2010 13:33:07 c: Subject: Great British Elm Experiment Dear Participant Great news! Our next batch of elm saplings are nearly ready to be posted out (at no cost to eee and your organisation/group has been selected to be a recipient of this next atch. Your sapling will be posted out during November. It will arrive in a box, from a company called Alba Trees and will be sent via carrier. Please do look out for it. What you will receive: The contents of this box will include: 1) Your elm sapling complete with a tube which will protect the tree in the first few years from rabbits, hares, sheep & deer. The root plug will be wrapped in cling film — remove this before planting out. 2) A tagged label detailing the sapling’s provenance — please keep this tag very safe as you will need to refer to this tag when you register your sapling on our website. Ignore the SRN code at the bottom of the label, as this is purely for our dispatch records. 3) A welcome letter from The Conservation Foundation giving full details of the ‘Great British Elm Experiment’ and how to start taking part in the project. 4) Aposter with planting and care instructions (more detailed instructions can be found on our website www.conservationfoundation.co.uk). The poster will also include some activity/project ideas. 5) Acertificate — to be kept somewhere safe. What you need to do: 1) Keep your sapling somewhere safe and keep it watered until you set a date for ‘planting out’. This doesn't need to be straight away — but do please make sure you keep your elm watered in its pot. When you are ready to plant your sapling, you will need to purchase a stake of similar size and plant it alongside for support. 2) As soon as you receive your sapling, please go to www.conservationfoundation.co.uk and register to take part in the ‘Great British Elm Experiment’. Click on the elm logo and then press the ‘register your elm’ button. From there you will be taken through the steps of what you need to do. 3) Do try and generate some local press interest around your planting ceremony. There has been a great deal of media interest in the ‘Great British Elm Experiment’ and we will be contacting newspapers to let them know that the next batch is being sent out. We would love it if you could do some local publicity — go to our website for tips on sending out a press release. You will also find on our website a sample template for use. 4) Every six months (in the second week of May and second week of September) you will receive an automated email prompt asking you to record your elm’s progress (in the form of measurements and observations). This needs to be done through our website. Your first set of observations will not need to be made until the second week of May, but you can enter observations and measurements at any time and as often as you like. 5) If your contact details change — please go to our website where you will be prompted to send us an email and we will do it for you. � January 2011 — The ELM sapling was planted in the Green Gardens Woodland Lt to Rt Nicky Hunloke,Tim Coleman, Gill Coleman, Joe Baber �TREE MEASUREMENTS Old Oak Trees in Poulshot in 2006 Whilst making the Poulshot Book of Trees, celebrating tree planting in the Green Gardens and other planting in the village in the Twentieth Century, members of the Village Trust decided to try to estimate the age of the old oak trees in the village. Although the most common way to ‘age’ trees is to count the annual rings when they are felled, the age of these old trees had to be estimated and the use of the Forestry Commission formula 1998 was recommended by Steve Russell (Wiltshire County Council Tree Officer). This formula is based firstly on a series of observations made on a large number of species of trees growing in different locations, and secondly on the accepted knowledge that trees develop through different patterns of growth. The only actual measurement required is the girth of the tree at a height of approximately 5 feet (1.50m), and, in support of this, an assessment of the location in which the tree is growing, so that the correct elements of the formula can be used. Oaks Most oaks in Poulshot grow in hedgerows that were dominated by elms until the 1970s, buts some now grow alone in the middle of fields where hedges have been removed. In our measurements the same site criteria have been used for all the trees measured. Oak trees below 74” (2.2m) girth are too small to fall within the terms of the formula. Trees with a girth measuring between 8’(2.4m) and 12’(3.6m) have an estimated age of between 100 and 200 years (planted between 1800 and 1900), and those with a girth of between 12’(3.6m) and 16’(4.8m) are aged between 200 and 300 years (1700 to 1800). One very large tree with a girth of 17’ (5.1m) is estimated to date from around 1678. The very large oaks are on the South side of the village, where there were water meadows and a stream that powered the water mill. Two very old trees could not be measured because one was protected by a mass of brambles and the other as there was a steep drop into the stream on one side. A number of these old oaks were pollarded many years ago. These estimated ages of trees and their approximate dates of planting must not be taken as definitive, as there are variations between some of the sites, but they do give us an idea of how long the trees have been here and help to give us a clearer picture of what the countryside might have looked like in the 17" Century and how different it must have been from today. Details of all oaks measured in the fields of the village are on pages118 & 119. �Other Trees Different formulae were used for the different species. In the garden of the Old Rectory (81 The Green): Oak Girth 9’9” (2.9m) 141 years 1865 Oak 10’8” (3.2m) 159 1847 (near Village Hall) Tulip Tree 13°6” (3.9m) 152 1854 Yew 18° (5.4m) 307 1699 (Note. The Forestry Commission state that “Yew is most difficult to measure with any degree of confidence.) Acacia 8°6” (2.6m) 106 1900 (South side of garden) Acacia 8’ =(2.4m) 97 1909 (by small gate) On the Green: The three big chestnut trees on the West side of the Green (outside Lower Green, 44 The Green), have shown differences. The girth of that on the North side is 9’9” (2.9m), giving an age of 115 years (1891), the middle tree’s girth is 13’2” (3.9m) — (190 years, 1816) and the third (but not in line with the other two) is 68” (2m) — (68 years, 1938). The difference in age of the two larger trees is difficult to explain. They are equidistant from the small gate of Lower Green, three trees are shown on an Ordnance Survey map of 1886 and an old photograph of 1900 shows big trees in front of the house; perhaps the smaller tree was a replacement. The Forestry Commission do warn that local knowledge is an important factoring in measuring trees; for example, an apparently old oak at Dukes Farm (55 The Green) was only 6” (1.8m) in girth and the pollarded Limes in St Peter’s Churchyard are less than 100 years old, although they are evidently well-established in a photograph of the 1920s. Most of the trees measured are on private property and were measured by owners or tenants or with special permission. Measurements were carried out by: Nicky & Emily Hues of Pine Lodge (Lodge Farm, SE corner of the village and Barley Hill Farm). Malcolm & Joe Nixon at Higher Green Farm (1 The Green). Isabel and Hannah Dyke at Belle Vue (135 Poulshot Road) and Mill Farms. Chris & Holly West at Townsend Farm. Nicky Hunloke at the Old Rectory. Pam Langton, Joe Baber and Nora Dixon (who did the calculations.) Ian Brothers contributed photographs. The Village Trust thanks all those who did a great deal of work walking to and measuring trees. � POULSHOT TREE MEASUREMENTS 2006 (Oak Trees unless otherwise specified) S.E. Corner of Village (incl. Barley Hill Farm and Lodge Farm) No. Circumference Age Date (feet & inches) (in years) I $7377 115 1891 2 6 Too small 3 de Too small 4 9’ 3” 132 1874 5 8° 275 114 1892 6 OS? 135 1871 7 10’ 9” 161 1845 8 10° 8” 159 1847 9 $73” 115 1891 10 11’ 0” 167 1839 11 LOr 32 151 1855 | 2 eS a 177 1829 13 8’ 10” 125 1881 14 8° 7” 121 1885 IS 8” 8” 122 1884 16 Pi 23 170 1836 17 Lii08 167 1839 18 14’ 239 1767 20 , » ae ae Nos 22 (1) & 23 (r) 21 8” S” 118 1887 22 LOPS 151 1855 23 9295 141 1865 Higher Green Farm 24 9710" 144 1862 25 12753 198 1808 26 12’ 10” 208 1798 In Lane West of Broadway Lane 27 oe Too small West of Broadway Lane Field 28 13? 212 1794 81 Poulshot Road 29 8° 110 1896 �Mill Farm and Belle Vue Farm 30 1718? 179 1827 31 Brambles prevented measurement 32 8 6” 118 1888 33 279" 14] 1865 34 12747 197 1809 35 $° 2” 114 1892 36 O'1* Too small 37 [se 15] 1855 38 8’ 10” 125 1881 39 14’ 3” 246 1760 40 12’ 9” 206 1800 4] PT? 105 1901 42 95h 135 1871 43 13° 44%“ 222 1784 44 734" 102 1904 45 13” 212 1794 46 OS? 154 1852 47 dang z 179 1827 48 1S’ 6” 282 1724 49 15’ 267 1739 50 10° 3” 151 1855 | 51 14° 10” 259 1747 52 17° 328 1678 53 Too dangerous to measure. Very big. Steep stream bank 54 Wor 105 1901 55 Very big, diseased, brambles. Not measured Townsend Farm | 56 Not able to measure | 57 11° 10” (Ash) 183 1823 58 14° (Ash) 239 1767 59 Not able to measure 60 9” 9” 141 1865 61 7197 107 1899 62 10° 146 1860 63 10° 8” 159 1847 64 11’ 6” 178 1828 65 97/3” 133 1873 66 10257 154 1852 | 67 Not able to measure 68 Not able to measure 69 Not able to measure 70 Ash Metric Conversion: 1 foot = approx 0.3m; | inch =2.5cm �1991 aerial photograph by Wiltshire County Council � Sells Green pa t A Bb. ro PET, C+ on L7b 7 Map (probably 1890s) from a Long family sale catalogue Of 1911. The trees in the Measurement Tables are each numbered to coincide with those recorded on this map. � Poulshot Trees — ‘Forester’s Facts’. (1) Trees and Shrubs planted in the Green Gardens Oak (Common Oak, English Oak, Pendunculate Oak) - Quercus robur The largest and probably most common deciduous tree, for many centuries the chief forest tree of England. The Oak is intimately bound up with the history of these islands from Druid times. A spray of oak was for long engraved on one side of our sixpences and shillings. A curious custom still exists in the Wylye valley villages near Grovely Wood. On Oak apple day (May 29th) villagers have the right to collect fallen branches in the wood, to claim this privilege each villager has to bring them home shouting ‘Grovely, Grovely, and all Grovely!’. Many people today still believe that all Oak trees are protected; this goes back to Nelson's time when no forester dared to cut down a crooked tree before maturity, because its knees and twisted elbows were so desirable in shipbuilding. The wood continues to be used in furniture making and to make casks for maturing wines and spirits. Ash (Common Ash) - Fraxinus excelsior Easily identified by large black buds, the Ash would probably be the tree of Wiltshire growing well on both the chalk and the clay. The timber is strong and elastic so much so that a joist of it will bear more before it breaks than the timber of any other tree. It has many uses being used in the past for spears and bows, more recently to make hockey sticks, oars, paddles, rudders, billiard cues, cricket stumps, polo sticks, axe-handles, hop-poles, ladders, carts and the traditional policeman’s truncheon. It is also a good timber for furniture and is the king of all firewood’s due to its low moisture content. Rowan (Mountain Ash) - Sorbus aucuparia Dense hard timber used for turnery and carving. Used for bowls and platters in the middle ages, and more recently for tool handles and mallet heads. The berries are used to make rowan jelly which is eaten with game. The Druids used Rowan extensively in their magic to ensure good fortune for their clans and it was common practice for Rowans to be planted near the ancient Stone Circles. People working with horses often kept a Rowan switch, as this was believed to be the ultimate means to control horses suffering from evil enchantment. Rowans were planted in churchyards, especially in Wales, to keep away demons who might disturb the peaceful sleep of the dead. In Ireland it was believed, that a restless spirit of a deceased human, for example after an untimely death, could be spared the fate of being a wandering ghost by staking the corpse with a rowan branch, ideally bearing red berries. Druids utilised Rowan groves and Rowan wood to attune themselves to the larger reality beyond our ordinary consciousness, where All is One and all can be known. Whitebeam (Common Whitebeam) - Sorbus aria Quite a hard timber used for tool handles, turnery, furniture and plywood. Edible fruit is used for jam and wine. It is resistant to pollution and the tree or its cultivars are widely planted as street trees. Cherry (Wild Cherry or Gean) - Prunus avium A reddish timber used in turnery, furniture, veneers and decorative panelling. A good firewood that burns with a fragrance of blossom. The fruit are edible but are quickly cleared by birds. Wild cherry folklore has unusual associations with the cuckoo, whereby the bird has to eat three good meals of cherries before it may stop singing. Similarly, a children's oracular rhyme from Buckinghamshire says: 'Cuckoo, cherry tree, good bird tell me, how many years before | die’, with the answer being the next number of cuckoo calls the singer heard. Birch (Silver Birch) — Betula Pendula A pioneer and nurse species, the native Scottish birch woods are a very important ecotype. Formerly used for cotton reels and bobbins the pale timber is easily worked & flexible but not very strong — it makes good firewood and pulpwood. The twigs are used to make besom brooms & there is a brush factory at Mere that uses Birch for brush heads. Apparently a wine fermented from the sap has medicinal properties. The wood & bark can be distilled to make birch tar to make leather waterproof. The bark is also used in tanning and the young leaves act as a diuretic. Oak in Major John Bartholomew’s Green Lane —a good habitat for a Rookery �Spindle Euonymus europaeus Characteristic pink fruits containing mature orange seed in September/October. As its name suggests it was used for spindles in looms. The fruit was given as a purgative; and the decoction with vinegar was used as a lotion for mange in horses and cattle. In old herbals it is called Skewerwood or prickwood (the latter from its employment as toothpick). It was used for making pipe stems on the continent and the young branches make very fine artists charcoal. Guelder Rose (Water Elder or Snowball Tree) - Viburnum opulus. The berries turn black in drying and have been used for making ink. The wood is used for making skewers. Also known as Crampbark by herbalists it is a very useful neuromuscular relaxant which relieves both voluntary and involuntary muscle tensions. Dogwood (Common dogwood) - Cornus sanguinea The prefix ‘Dog’ is often given to species with little value, however another explanation is the use of it's coppiced shoots, which were sharpened by farmers and useéd as prods for herding stock. The wood is tough and durable, the ‘ice man’ found in 1991 in Italy was carrying arrows made of dogwood. In the past, the waxy Dogwood berries (inedible) were.used a source of lamp oil and the hard white wood ve used as skewers, frames for loading up pack animals, charcoal and many other urposes. Holly (Ilex aquifolium) Formally used for carving inlay and engraving. In the past it was used for cart axels It makes good firewood even when green. Regularly pollarded and used as a winter feed especially in the north and west. It is said that farmers planted holly to stop witches flying along hedgerows. Holly's association with Christmas dates back to pagan times when it was considered good luck to bring something green and living into the house in the depths of winter. Alder (Common alder) - Al/nus glutinosa Very tolerant of waterlogged soils. A porous timber with course texture. Used to make clogs, although it burns quickly as firewood it makes good charcoal and this charcoal was used to make gunpowder. The bark and leaves were said to have medicinal uses to treat chills. Alder is a powerful tree, associated with fairy energies and the ability to harmonise the elements of water and fire. The sapwood can turn orange-reddish when it is first cut and this 'bleeding' was seen as a powerful sign of its life-force. Its spirit was associated with ancient divine energies like Saturn, Chronos, Bran, lo, Morrigan and the Black Raven. Field Maple Acer campestre Brilliant autumn colour, mainly yellows but also reds and golden browns. Field Maple are a regular hedgerow component. The timber has been used for turnery, marquetry and craft work and was used to make musical instruments in the Middle Ages. There was a belief that passing a child through the branches would ensure a long life for him or her. Folklore suggests placing branches of Maple in the house would ensure protection against bats. Willow (White Willow) - Salix alba . . | The Willow tree has long had associations with Wicca/Witchcraft and figures in the folklore and mythology of many cultures. The botanical name of the Willow ‘Salix’ comes from the Celtic word ‘sal’ - meaning near, and “lis” - meaning water. Because the Willow grows rapidly and has deep tough roots, they are widely planted to check soil erosion particularly on the banks of rivers and streams. It also flourishes in the moist ground found in many temperate regions throughout the world. As the Alder tree is known as the ‘King of the Waters’ so the Willow became known as its ‘Queen. Regularly pollarded in, the past to produce long straight poles, it is also used for making rough baskets and hurdles. (Pussy Willow, Goat Willow, Great Sallow ) - Salix caprea~ : The name goat willow reflects the fondness of goats for the sping foliage. a brittle | timber with few uses although it was commonly used for making clothes pegs. A bad firewood due to it’s spiting Hazel Corylus avellana A major component of many native woods. Regularly managed as coppice to produce long tough flexible sticks for hurdles and thatching spars. Also used in the past for cask hoops, walking sticks, basket making and divining rods. The timber makes good firewood. The nuts are edible and are one of the main sources of food for the dormouse. There are many superstitions associated with Hazel. As early as 600 BC, the Celts planted trees in the names of their children to insure a connection between the divine and earthbound aspects of the soul. The planting allowed the child's imagination to live in the earth and the wind. 4 Guelder Rose, Green Gardens, Aug/06 _— , Spindle, Green Gardens, Aug/06 * �(2) Trees and Shrubs found in Village Gardens Apricot Prunus armeniaca Apricots are believed to have originated in China where they were first discovered growing wild on the mountain slopes. It is believed that they were brought to Italy about 100BC, reaching England in the 13th century and America in 1720. Spanish explorers are credited with introducing apricots to California where they were planted in the gardens of Spanish missions. The Latin name for apricot is praecoquum meaning early matured (fruit). : Apple (Cultivated Apple) - Malus domestica You have probably munched your way through countless apples without giving much thought. Adam and Eve, Avalon (Apple Island), Snow White, Wassailing, Sir Isaac Newton, apple bobbing. The Apple has influenced our lives since the beginning of time. It is thought that the ancestors of our edible apples may have been the result of a natural cross-fertilisation between the relatively sweet Malus pumila and Malus sylvestris in the Caucasus and adjoining areas. Apples of some sort were abundant before the Norman Conquest and were probably introduced into Britain by the Romans. In the Old Saxon manuscripts there are numerous mentions of apples and cider, a particular favourite of mine! False Acacia (Black Locust Tree) - Robinia pseudoacacia The False Acacia or Locust Tree, one of the most valuable timber trees of the American forest, where it grows to a very large size, was one of the first trees introduced into England from America, and is cultivated as an ornamental tree in the milder parts of Britain, forming a large tree, with beautiful pea-like blossoms. The timber is supposed to unite the qualities of strength and durability to a degree unknown in any other kind of tree, being very hard and close-grained. It is used to make wooden pins called trenails, used to fasten the planks to the ribs or timber oi ships. Box Buxus sempervirens Boxwood is extremely valuable. It is the hardest wood of any European tree. Box is twice as hard as Oak and said to be as durable as brass. It will actually sink in water. The colour of the wood is pale yellow and may be familiar to those who have seen old-fashioned wooden rulers or the carpenters measuring rules, which were used before the introduction of plastic rulers and metal tape measures. Box has been used as an inlay for wood carving, cabinet making and as a substitute for ivory. It was the wood of choice to make printing blocks and engraving plates. The root is even harder which made it a popular choice for dagger handles, fancy boxes and small turned articles. Blackthorn Prunus spinosa Blackthorn wood is hard and tough, like that of most species in the Rose family. It has light yellow sapwood and brown heartwood. The size of the timber is of course rather small and so it can only be used to make small artefacts. The wood takes very well to polishing. It has mainly been used for walking sticks, tent pegs and teeth for hay-rakes. The sharp thorns were used for centuries as awls, which are pointed tools to mark surfaces or make small holes, for example in leather work. Blackthorn was the traditional wood for the Wands of community healers, such a tribal medicine people, wise women, etc. It was also used to make the traditional Irish shillelagh or cudgel, used in fighting sports. Whole bushes or crowns of the trees have been used in the past to rake or harrow small fields after ploughing. The most thickly set and Sturdy specimens were chosen for this purpose. All parts of the tree are good firewood and make a hot, blazing fire. How to make Sloe-gin (A lovely, deep-red coloured, liqueur is made with sloes for use in the heart of the Midwinter season). If the sloes have not been exposed to frosts and are still quite firm, pierce them with a fork. Alternatively put them in your freezer for a few days. Mix the amount of sloes you have gathered with about half their weight in sugar. Fill one or more jar up to half with this mixture. Next pour on shop-bought Gin until the jar is filled. Put on the lid and shake the mixture once a day for a week, whilst smiling at it. The liqueur will be ready in a couple of month’s time and is a lovely festive drink at Christmas and New Year celebrations. It makes an excellent Christmas present too. You can strain the mixture to get a clear liquid, but don't throw the berries away, because they taste just as delicious, if not better, as the liquid. If one so wishes, you can use the left-over berries, to repeat the whole process once more. Again add sugar and gin to the strained sloes and in another one or two months, you will obtain another batch of sloe-gin, almost just as good as the first. �Beech (Common Beech) - Fagus sylvatica Beech nuts can yield 17 - 20% vegetable oil, which was used in East European countries for cooking, as a salad dressing and as a butter substitute. In France, the roasted nutlets have been used at times to make a coffee substitute. It has also been | | used as oil for burning, for example in lamps. In the same way, that British children were given time off school, during the war, to collect rosehips from the hedgerows as an important source of vitamin C, German children were given special holidays during the two world wars to collect the Beechmast as an important source of domesiic oil. Flowering Cherry (Various) - Prunus species About 600 varieties are cultivated, practically all derived from two species, Prunus avium (sweet cherries) and Prunus cerasus (sour cherries). Both are believed to be native to Asia Minor and have long been cultivated; they were mentioned in the page of the ancients. The Japanese make a national festival of cherry-blossom ime. Damson Prunus domestica | The Damson is generally considered to be a hybrid between Blackthorn Prunus spinosa and a wild form Prunus divaricata of the Myrobalan or Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera. It may have come from the Caucasus, where many such hybrids and ancestors of our cultivated Plums have originated, although the name 'Damson' is said to be derived from the old city of Damascus, where it may have been imported from in the long distant past. Damsons are not often cultivated in orchards, but many rural homesteads and farms have one or more of these small trees and they are treasured for the lovely tangy taste of their fruits, which makes excellent jams and can even be eaten ‘raw’ without having to pull a funny face. Birds spread the seeds and like their Blackthorn parent, they sucker easily, which means that one can also find them occasionally in hedges, as well as neglected fields. Eucalyptus | Eucalyptus species | Eucalyptus trees are Australasian evergreens. They form at least 70% of all the trees | in Ausiralia and these vary from tropical trees in the North to hardier trees down South and in Tasmania. In Britain the trees are mostly used as ornamental trees in | parks and gardens. There are a great number of species of Eucalyptus trees yielding essential oils, the foliage of some being more odorous than that of others, and the oils from the various species differing widely in character. It necessarily follows that the term Eucalyptus oil is meaningless from a scientific point of view unless the species from which it is derived is stated. Ginko (Maidenhair Tree) Ginkgo biloba As far as we can tell Ginkgo is the oldest surviving tree in a long line of evolution. Some have called it a "living fossil". Hugh Johnson sums our admiration up in his | "The international book of trees": "One feels a certain respect for a creature which has simply declined to evolve. | believe there are lowly crabs, and also insects, which have been much the same for 100 million years or so. But for a forest tree to survive its relations, its descendants, the conditions which gave it birth: to look unmoved on the drift of continents, the rise of mountain ranges, the coming and going of aeons of reptiles and ages of ice - to survive all this unaltered, fer 200 million years, argues a degree of tenacity. Not to mention a sound design.” oe. ae Eucalyptus — Middle Green, July 2004 Hornbeam Carpinus betulus '‘Carpinus' comes from the Celtic 'carr’ (wood) and ‘pen’ (head), because the wood was used formerly to make yokes for oxen. 'Betulus’ refers to the fact that the leaves resemble those of the Birch. 'Horn' means ‘hard’ and refers to the tough hard wood, ‘beam’ was an Old English word for 'tree'. The wood is greyish white and has no heartwood. It is extremely hard and tough and resists heavy blows. It was often used to make spokes and cogwheels, when steel was still really expensive. Other uses have been; tools (Mallets, Planes, Handles, Wooden screws, etc.), striking hammer in piano's, balls and skittles and butchers chopping blocks. The wood however is not very suitable for ordinary carpentry. Up to the end of the Victorian era, Hornbeams close to London were pollarded and coppiced on quite a large scale to provide charcoal, faggots and articles such as beansticks. The seasoned wood makes a hot slow-burning fire. It is though that the mazes at Hampton Court were grown from Hornbeam before they were replaced by Holly and Yew. �(Copper Beech) - Fagus sylvatica var. Purpurea The many Copper Beeches we see these days have all originated from Beeches found in the 18th century in Hanleiter Forest, near Sondershausen, Germany. The leaves contain a purple colouring matter in the cell-sap of their outer layers. Naturally occurring purple Beeches have also been found in the Vogue Mountains. (Fern-leaf or Cut Leaf Beech) - Fagus syl!vatica var. heterophylla This name covers several varieties of narrow leaved Beech with varying patterns of lobes around the edges of the leaves. Bay Laurus nobilis . Bay leaves were considered holy and associated with Apollo by the Greeks. The winners of the famous Olympic Games, beginning in 776 in Olympia in honour of Zeus, were decorated with a wreath of bay twigs. Horse Chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum ‘Aesculus’ was a Latin name for a variety of Oak, but it was applied by the great botanist Linnaeus to the Horse Chestnut. 'Hippo' means ‘horse’ in Greek and ‘kastanos' means ‘chestnut’. The fruits of this tree resemble those of the (Sweet) Chestnut tree. The horse connection is twofold: Horse Chestnuts were fed to horses in the East as a stimulant and to make their coat shine. The leaf-scars on the twigs Children with Conkers — The Green, August 2006 have the shape of a horseshoe, including the nail holes. Check it out next time you | Elliott Hawkins, Joseph & Frances Nixon, Louis Hawkins, James Wright get the chance! Playing Conkers: The popular game of conkers, also known as ‘obly-onkers' or ‘oblionker' seems to have originated in the UK. You might think that the word ‘conker’ comes from ‘conquering’ since the object of the game is to wack each others conquer and destroy them, but there is also a theory that it comes from the conch, since these seashelis were used in a similar game. Each player has their conker on a knotted string. Players take turns at hitting their opponent's conker. If you are the one whose conker is to be hit first, let it hang down from the string which is wrapped round your hand. A 9 inch drop is about right. You must hold it at the height your opponent chooses and you must hold it perfectly still. Your opponent, the striker, wraps their conker string round his hand just like yours. S/he then takes the conker in the other hand and draws it back for the strike. Releasing the conker s/he swings it down by the string held in the other hand and tries to hit her/his opponents conker with it. If s/he misses he is allowed up to two further goes. If the strings tangie, the first player to call "strings" gets an extra shot. Players take alternate hits at their opponent's conker. The game is won when one player destroys the other's conker. In some tournaments a winning conker can then go on with an enhanced score to do battle with other conkers. Some of the ways that are employed by ‘hardened’ conker players to produce the winning conker, include, soaking the nuts in vinegar, salt or parafin, partially baking them for about a half hour in the oven to case-harden them, coating thern with clear nail-varnish and storing them in the dark for a year (the shrivelled ones often seem to get the better of the young shiny ones). | Red Chestnut, Poulshot House Atlantic Cedar (Western Red Cedar) - Thuja plicata Western Red Cedar was introduced to Britain in 1853. Native from N. California to Baranof Isiand in Alaska and eastwards to Idaho. Hawthorn | (May) - Crataegus monogyna | The name ‘Hawthorn’ comes from the Anglo-Saxon 'Hagathorn’. Haga means | hedge. The scientific name ‘Crataegus' comes from the Greek ‘kratos' meaning | ‘strong’, which refers to the hardness of the wood. Monogyna means ‘one-pistil! Some of its many common names are: Bread and Cheese Tree, Hagthorn, Haw, May, Mayblossom, Mayflower, Maythorn, Maybush, Whitethorn, Quickset, Quickthorn, etc. In numerous regions it was a springtime custom to plait crowns of hawthorn and leave them for the fairies or angels who came by night to dance around the fragrant bushes, an who, it was hoped, would show their appreciation by showering their blessings on those who had taken this trouble on their behalf. Old ballads sing of those who have entered the Otherworld by the door of a sacred tree. (Evergreen Oak) - Quercus ilex 2 Some people love the tree, because it adds a special exotic touch to the De ath Others hate it because it can become very invasive and is quite able to compete i | traditionally native species. Nothing much grows below a well-established specime™ | | | Holme Oak | | but many creatures like its majestic crown as a roosting site, because it makes 2 relatively dry and warm habitat. Also, birds like long-tailed and other tits, ani woodpeckers, nuthatches and goldcrests have been observed eating its catkins 4 immature acorns. Its acorns, like those of our own English Oak and other Oak species, have been used in the past as.a packing material for fragile and delicate items, much like we use polystyrene baubles and bubble-wrap now. Indian Bean Tree Catalpa bignonioides | Catalpa is said to be a mispronunciation of ‘Catawba’, the name of af | American tribe, in whose territory botanists first recorded the tree. In t only grow large in favourable positions with plenty of sun and/or warm seidom ripens here. The large heart-shaped leaves (up 25 cm) only appear June and so this is probably the last tree to unfold its buds. In the autumn th fall early and have no autumn colour irst nation he UK it will | th and its ful late In e leaves �Cypress (Lawson Cypress) - Chamaec ari Now our most popular Sa eee cultivars. There well over 200 of these C many gardeners great pleasure by bei able to have evergreen features whose ye colo une More likely found as an individual aieie cece eee een ypress. (Leyland Cypress) - Chamaecyparis x leylandii Leyland Cypresses are hybrids between the Nootka C ress (a ‘false’ the Chaemaecyparis genus, native to the Coastal area ot Noes oe ii centering around Vancouver) and the Monterey Cypress (a 'true' Cypress of the Cupressus genus, native the North-West coast of California). Both evergreen trees were introduced to Britain in the 1800's and this cross was spotted by C.J. Leyland on his brother-in-law’s estate in Welshpool in 1888. Widely used as domestic hedging, this tree has become infamous recently as the instigator of the high hedges legislation introduced as part of the anti social behaviour legislation. Lilac Syringa vulgaris Introduced to Britain during time of Henry Vill and mentioned in an inventory taken at Norwich by Oliver Cromwell. The Persians cultivated a lilac native to western China, possibly since the 1200's A.D. The legendary "Kumbum tree," ascribed to be a Peking tree lilac, is associated with the founding of Buddhism in the 1300's. Europeans were introduced to the lilac in the 1500's from their adversary, the Ottoman Turks. Laburnum Laburnum anagyroides if it wasn't for the beguiling charm of its spectacular flower displays (Flowers open from mid May to early June), Laburnum might have been rooted out as a danger to the public, because all its parts are poisonous, in particular its seeds. One other noteworthy peculiarity about the Laburnum is that the female flowers can not be fertilised by the male pollen, unless they get punctured by insects first. Before we had a huge range of woodstains, the heart-wood of the Laburnum was often used as an Ebony substitute since it is very hard and a dark chocolate brown. The sapwood is butter-yellow. Larches (European Larch) - Larix decidua ‘Larix’ is the old Latin name for the tree. 'Decidua' refers to the fact that the Larix's are deciduous Conifers. Virtually all other Conifers are evergreen, the other exceptions being the Dawn Redwood and the Swamp Cypress. Larch was introduced into Britain in 1620. For about a hundred years it was considered a rare ornamental tree. In 1738 however the 2nd Duke of Atholl started to realise his vision of covering the Scottish hills on his huge Perthshire estate once more with forest. Larch seemed an excellent choice since it produces timber not far of the quality of Oak, but about six times as fast. So he had thousands of European larches planted. The first were grown besides Dunkeld cathedral on the banks of the river Tay and were known as the 'Mother' Larches. The 4th Duke followed in his ancestor's footsteps and had 17 million larches planted. Many landowners followed his example and thus the Larch became the most common plantation tree in the 19th century. Mulberry (Common or Black Mulberry) - Morus nigra We know that the Romans ate Mulberries at their feasts, we also find mention of the Mulberry in the legend of Pyramus and Thisbe, who were slain beneath its shade, the fruit being fabled to have thereby changed from white to deep red through absorbing their blood. Mulberry has long been associated with the Silkworm, cultivation as food for the Silkworm was first introduced by Justinian from Constantinople (he ruled from A.D. 527-65). In Italy the Black Mulberry was employed for feeding the silkworm until about 1434, when White Mulberry was introduced from the Levant and has ever since been commonly preferred. (Chinese White Mulberry) - Morus alba ee In 1608 James |, being anxious to further the silk industry by introducing the culture of the silkworm into Britain, issued an edict encouraging the cultivation of Mulberry trees, but the attempt to rear silkworms in England proved unsuccessful, apparently because the Black Mulberry was cultivated in error, whereas the White Mulberry is the species on which the silkworm flourishes. A letter was addressed by the King to the ‘Lord Lieutenant of the several Shires of England urging them to persuade and require such as are of ability to buy and distribute in that County the number of ten thousand Mulberry plants which shall be delivered to them at the rate of 3 farthings the plant, or at 6s. the hundred.’ Lawson Cyprus (Leylandi1) in the Garden of the Old Rectory � Old Rectory 2003 “°% (English Yew) - Taxus baccata ; 4 The name 'taxus' may be related to the Greek 'toxon’ (bow) and 'toxicon’ (the poison Yew with which the arrowheads were dressed). The Yew fruits or arils were known in some parts of England as ‘snotty gogs' or ‘snottle berries’. All parts of the tree, except for the flesh of the arils are very poisonous. The red fleshy part of the fruit is quite edible and are eagerly eaten by many birds, such as fieldfares, thrushes, blackbirds and redwings. The hard seeds pass through them without harm and are distributed in their droppings. Country children have often not been able to resist the temptation to eat the sweet attractive looking flesh, but such familiarity with the tree may have its real dangers, as they might chew the seeds in the arils, or even be Church Farm | tempted to chew the green shoots. Like many poisons if used correctly the Yew can 2006 be a great healer, relatively recently medicines made from Yew clippings have been used in the treatment of cancer. (Irish Yew) - Taxus baccata ‘Fastigiata’ A quarrel over a Yew tree was the cause of the Battle of Mag Mucrama, as told in the lrish myth of "The Yew Tree of the Disputing Sons”. Caitlin Matthews, a renowned researcher into the Celtic Tradition, gives the following commentary: "It may be thought strange for princely warriors to fight over a tree, but the ancient trees of Ireland were focal points of tribal meeting and were thought to possess memory and have the power of witness. Trees were central emblems of tribal continuity.” (Encyclopedia of Celtic Wisdom, Element, 1994). Juniper Juniperus communis Juniper is one of our few native evergreen trees (Yew, Holly, Box and Scots Pine are the others). Due to its slow growth the tree will mostly appear as shrub, but in favourable circumstances it will reach 15 feet or more. There are areas of native Juniper on the Wiltshire downlands at Porton Down and Pepperbox Hill south of Salisbury. One of the many tragic aspects of the Chinese occupation of Tibet has been the reckless destruction of (some say near 80%) the Tibetan highland forests for short term gain. These forests had a very high population of Junipers. They guarded against erosion and regulated the origin of water sources on which many people in bordering lands depend. Judas Tree Cercis siliquastrum In France this tree was known as the tree from Judaea (I'arbre de Judée), an area in the Middle-East. Some say that Judas tree is therefore a corruption of '‘Judaea tree’, whereas others connect it to a legend that Judas Iscariot hung himself on this tree after betraying Christ and ever since its spring flowers have been a deep rosy-red. Katsura Cercidiphylium japonicum The Katsura is a deciduous tree introduced to Britain in 1865 from Japan. The tree is grown in parks, gardens and collections mostly for stunning autumn colours. A noteworthy peculiarity of this tree is that the leaves, when freshly shed, give out a small of freshly baked cakes, as if they had just been taken out of the oven. Some say the tree smells of burnt toffee so much so that it makes it possible for a human nose to locate the tree even in dense growth. New Woodland planted at the Old Rectory in 1985 �(Japanese Larch) - Larix kaempferi ie The descriptive 'kaempferi' is in honour of the German physician Engelbert Kaempfer, who travelled widely in the East and lived for 2 years in Japan. iG te The name ‘Money Pine’ was often used in its native Japan. This does not relate to | huge commercial success as a timber tree, but to its use as a Bonsai tree, Bonsal Is the art of producing miniscule form of a proper tree in a plant pot, which have the essence of the tree as it grows in Nature. (Hybrid Larch) - Larix x eurolepsis The Hybrid or Dunkeld Larch was first discovered in 1885. The tree is so named because eleven Japanese Larches were planted on the estate of the Duke of Atholl at Dunkeld in Pertshire, just below a stand of European Larches. They were supposed to produce masses of seed to create new plantations, since the European Larches are very susceptible to Larch canker and other diseases. However the pollen of the European Larch fertilised the Japanese Larch and the hybrid seedlings | delighted everyone with their vigour and guick growth. Limes (Common Lime) - Tilia europaea . Linden, a herb derived from various species of Tilia, has been used in European folk medicine for centuries to treat a wide range of health problems. Today, linden is used in many cough and cold remedies. The wood is useful for small articles not requiring strength or durability, and where ease in working is wanted; itis specially valuable for Carving, being white, close-grained, smooth and tractable in working, and admits of the greatest sharpness in minute details. Grinley Gibbons did most of his flower and figure carvings for St. Paul's Cathedral, Windsor Castle, and Chatsworth in Lime wood. The honey from the flowers is regarded as the best flavoured and the most valuable in the world. It is used exclusively in medicine and in liqueurs. (Small Leaved) - Tilia cordata A popular herb tea is made from the flowers, it has a sweet, fragrant pleasant flavour Linden Tea is much used on the Continent, especially in France, where stocks of dried lime-flowers are kept in most households for making 'Tilleul. Laurel (Native Laurel or Spurge Laurel) - Daphne /aureola This plant is neither a spurge nor a laurel and is so named because the flowers resemble some of the spurges and the leaves look very much like that of the laurel. This last resemblance is also reflected in the family name. Daphne was a river nymph in Greek mythology. She feared the advances of the Sun God Apollo and pleaded to the other Gods to help her. They changed her in laurel bush. Apollo henceforth wore a wreath of laurel around his head. (Cherry Laurel) - Prunus laurocerasus These shrubs were introduced into Europe about 1580, and shortly afterwards into England. Cherry-Laurel Water has been used in Paris fraudulently to imitate the cordial called Kirsch. Elms, circa 1973/4 | English Elm (Ulmus procera). Although Dutch Elm Disease has swept away the majority of the elms in England, new varieties are showing signs of tolerance of the disease and young specimens of an American variety, Ulmus americana Princeton, are flourishing at Knoll Gardens in Dorset, at the RHS gardens at Wisley and at some National Trust properties. In the past, the wood from mature elms was used to make coffins, floorboards, roof and floor joists and furniture such as chairs and tables. The less useful parts provided firewood. It is a beautiful wood with a lovely grain; it is classed as a softwood as it grows quite quickly although it is prone to woodworm. Forester’s Facts Forester’s Facts have been put together by Steve Russell, who is currently Countryside Manager at Wiltshire County Council. Born in Devon, but moving to Wiltshire at the age of 4, Steve was educated at Calne and Marlborough Grammar Schools. As a youth he developed an interest in the countryside and more particularly woodland. He studied Forestry at the National School of Forestry in Cumbria in the early 1980s and has been employed in a variety of local authorities, including Merseyside County Council, Castle Point District Council (Essex) and Tunbridge Wells Borough Council, before moving back to his home in the County of Wiltshire to take up the post of County Forester with the County Council in 1988. 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Tenants should ensure they are fully conversant with these upfront fees and other costs that are involved at the outset of the tenancy before making an offer to rent and your local Winkworth office will provide written details upon request. winkworth.co.uk �DESCRIPTION: A beautifully converted barn situated in the quiet and rural village of Poulshot within the grounds of Church Farm. The property is accessed via an electric gate and has a large parking area for several cars. Behind and to one side are lawned gardens with a large, private terrace to the rear. Inside the property has glorious wooden floors and has been finished to a very high standard. The ground floor accommodation comprises a sitting room/office/playroom with large doors to the front, the third bedroom with a shower room, utility room with large cupboards, very large kitchen, dining, sitting room with log burner and side door to the terrace. Upstairs are a further two double bedrooms, family bathroom and large laundry room. Curtains and furniture seen are included. The property is available on a long-term let from 1st February 2023. Sorry No Pets EPC Band C Wiltshire Council Tax Band G Oil fired central heating (external boiler) Mains Drainage winkworth.co.uk �winkworth.co.uk �Devizes | 01380 729 777 | devizes@winkworth.co.uk winkworth.co.uk Winkworth wishes to inform prospective buyers and tenants that these particulars are a guide and act as information only. All our details are given in good faith and believed to be correct at the time of printing but they don’t form part of an offer or contract. No Winkworth employee has authority to make or give any representation or warranty in relation to this property. 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Title A name given to the resource Brochure for the coach house at church farm Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Poulshot Village Trust Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available https://www.winkworth.co.uk/getmedia/b6707582-7546-4822-b6e6-f6f563d7444d/DEV170141.pdf Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 30/01/2023 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Poulshot Village Trust Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource PDF brochure from estate agent Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Poulshot https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/org.poulshotvillagearchive/original/d973d1160b784b98d0429037d9c1513d.png 5970d4d5f6d52f7b9cb74b70fa4c2bbb https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/org.poulshotvillagearchive/original/d4c428605f566dd9ea02967c6ccde663.pdf 8df1fef4dc6ff4f5f7a33ffeabebebae PDF Text Text 29th September 1939 Register for Poulshot Marital Status Schedule Schedule Sub Number Length Man Permanent Way Maintenance Repair Staff Heavy Work Married 1 1 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married 1 2 05 Dec 1913 Male Foreman Carpenter Married 2 1 Gillham 28 Sep 1913 Female Unpaid Household Duties Married 2 2 Harry A Williams 07 Jul 1876 Male Retired Naval Pensioner Now Farm Worker Married 2 3 Hilda M Williams 14 Apr 1895 Female Unpaid Household Duties Married 2 4 Alfred G Gillham 10 Nov 1885 Male Small Holder & Painter Married 3 1 Selina M Gillham 17 Dec 1885 Female Household Duties Married 3 2 Lydia M Bourne (Gillham) 24 Aug 1917 Female Tyre Builder Avon Rubber Company Single 3 3 3 4 Address First Name(s) Last Name(s) Eden Cottage Edwin M Rossiter Florence A Ivy Cottage Ivy House Farm DOB Sex Occupation 20 Dec 1878 Male Rossiter 11 Sep 1891 William G Gillham Freda J Individual's record closed until after death (assumed to be 100 years from dob). Dennis V The Green Ivydene 3 5 Individual's record closed until after death (assumed to be 100 years from dob). Gillham 13 Oct 1920 Male Carpenter Single 3 6 Individual's record closed until after death (assumed to be 100 years from dob). 3 7 Individual's record closed until after death (assumed to be 100 years from dob). 3 8 Arthur F Cleverley 31 Jul 1883 Male Carpenter Builders Foreman Married 4 1 Laura J Cleverley 05 Sep 1883 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married 4 2 Edgar J Bowden 19 May 1898 Male Rubber Worker Mill Hand & Small Holder Single 5 1 Elsie A Bowden 07 Nov 1896 Female House Keeper Single 5 2 5 3 Single 5 4 Individual's record closed until after death (assumed to be 100 years from dob). Lower Green Farm Green Farm 1 of 13 Brian A Sheppard 15 Jun 1935 Male At School Lawson R Hampton 22 Sep 1883 Male Dairy Farmer Married 6 1 Frances E Hampton 31 Dec 1884 Female House Wife (Unpaid Invalid) Married 6 2 John R Hampton 03 Mar 1915 Male Cow Manager Assistant Father Tractor Driver Single 6 3 Mercy E Townsend (Hampton) 14 Mar 1918 Female Assisting Mother Single 6 4 Dan Hoddinott 27 Mar 1879 Male Dairy Farmer Married 7 1 Transcribed by Tim Coleman Comments Special Constable Senior Air Raid Warden Wilts CC 20/03/2018 �29th September 1939 Register for Poulshot Address First Name(s) Last Name(s) Maud E Hoddinott Hilda G Alan DOB Sex Occupation 18 Aug 1873 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Gane 24 Dec 1893 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Hoddinott 23 Apr 1874 Male Dairy Factory Assistant Manager Marital Status Schedule Schedule Sub Number Married 7 2 Single 7 3 Married 7 4 7 5 Individual's record closed until after death (assumed to be 100 years from dob). ? House Frederick S Vallis 04 Sep 1874 Male Manager Fruit Farm Retired Married 8 1 Ethel M D Vallis 14 Oct 1894 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married 8 2 8 3 Individual's record closed until after death (assumed to be 100 years from dob). ? House The Green Reginald W Collett 26 Mar 1902 Male Master Builder Heavy Worker Married 9 1 Vera D Collett 13 Jun 1912 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married 9 2 Individual's record closed until after death (assumed to be 100 years from dob). 9 3 Individual's record closed until after death (assumed to be 100 years from dob). 9 4 Thomas A (Alfred Thomas) Bradfield 20 Nov 1916 Male Cowman Paid Married 10 1 Margaret M Bradfield 17 May 1920 Female Unpaid Household Duties Married 10 2 The Green William J Dunford 02 Aug 1903 Male Cowman Single 11 1 The Green Richard J Perrett 16 Sep 1900 Male Farm Carter Married 12 1 Florence K Perrett 22 Oct 1894 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married 12 2 Bernard S Dyer 25 Feb 1856 Male Public Analyst Dr Of Science Married 13 1 Edith Dyer 04 Oct 1863 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married 13 2 Joan Arthur 14 Oct 1900 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married 13 3 Richard J Arthur 25 Oct 1933 Male At School Single 13 4 Florence A Wolfe (Twitchett) 20 Jan 1912 Female Domestic Servant Single 13 5 Mabel Alison 24 Apr 1883 Female Domestic Servant Single 13 6 Stanley F Mattick 09 Mar 1894 Male Dairy Farmer Heavy Worker Married 14 1 14 2 Barley Hill Barley Hill Farm Individual's record closed until after death (assumed to be 100 years from dob). Betty A Mattick 05 Mar 1927 Female At School Single 14 3 David G Mattick 12 May 1931 Male At School Single 14 4 Edith A Duckett 02 May 1906 Female Housekeeper Single 14 5 14 6 Individual's record closed until after death (assumed to be 100 years from dob). 2 of 13 Transcribed by Tim Coleman Comments Voluntary Water Engineer for Devizes RDC 20/03/2018 �29th September 1939 Register for Poulshot Marital Status Schedule Schedule Sub Number Milker & General Farm Worker Heavy Work Married 15 1 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married 15 2 29 Jan 1913 Female Housekeeper Unpaid Single 15 3 Bushell (Pocock) 09 Feb 1919 Female Domestic Service Single 15 4 Roma C Allan 05 Jun 1928 Female At School Single 15 5 Albert Underwood 11 Jan 1885 Male Roadman Labourer Married 16 1 Mabel E Underwood 01 Aug 1898 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married 16 2 Eileen M Lewis (Underwood) 21 Sep 1925 Female At School Single 16 3 16 4 Address First Name(s) Last Name(s) Barley Hill Cottage Richard J Pocock Emily The Green DOB Sex Occupation 06 Apr 1875 Male Pocock 12 Jan 1877 Phyllis J Giles (Pocock) Joan E Individual's record closed until after death (assumed to be 100 years from dob). Individual's record closed until after death (assumed to be 100 years from dob). Raven Inn 16 5 Margaret E House (Underwood) 18 Jun 1934 Female At School Single 16 6 Hilda Joyce Allen (Underwood) 05 Sep 1937 Female Under School Age Single 16 7 Lilian K Pepper 06 Aug 1897 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married 16 8 Pamela R Westerman (Pepper) 12 Apr 1932 Female At School Single 16 9 George H Woods 02 Jul 1894 Male Inn Keeper Married 17 1 Beryl C Woods 03 Dec 1900 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married 17 2 Individual's record closed until after death (assumed to be 100 years from dob). 17 3 Individual's record closed until after death (assumed to be 100 years from dob). 17 4 Individual's record closed until after death (assumed to be 100 years from dob). 17 5 Peter G Higher Green Farm 17 6 Individual's record closed until after death (assumed to be 100 years from dob). Woods 15 Jun 1933 Male At School Single 17 7 Individual's record closed until after death (assumed to be 100 years from dob). 17 8 Arthur J Bridewell 06 May 1891 Male Dairy Farmer Married 18 1 Sarah M Bridewell 04 Feb 1890 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married 18 2 Individual's record closed until after death (assumed to be 100 years from dob). 18 3 Albert E Bridewell 26 May 1920 Male Dairy Farmer Father? Single 18 4 Elsie M King (Bridwell) 05 Mar 1924 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Single 18 5 18 6 Individual's record closed until after death (assumed to be 100 years from dob). 3 of 13 Transcribed by Tim Coleman Comments 20/03/2018 �29th September 1939 Register for Poulshot Address Marital Status Schedule Schedule Sub Number General Farm Labourer Old Age Pensioner Retired Married 19 1 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Old Age Pensioner Married 19 2 03 Aug 1906 Male Electric Wireman Married 20 1 Collett 10 Feb 1916 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married 20 2 Walter W Dean 27 Feb 1908 Male Builders Labourer Married 21 1 Emily A Dean 24 Apr 1909 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married 21 2 21 3 First Name(s) Last Name(s) George Godwin Annie L DOB Sex Occupation 27 Jul 1862 Male Godwin 05 Sep 1859 Arthur E Collett Edith M 1 The Terrace 2 The Terrace 3 The Terrace Individual's record closed until after death (assumed to be 100 years from dob). 4 The Terrace Susan A Blackhard 13 Feb 1894 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married 22 1 5 The Terrace Joseph W Lye 03 Apr 1862 Male Retired Old Age Pensioner Married 23 1 Mary A Lye 13 Oct 1861 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Old Age Pensioner Married 23 2 George F Sharp 23 Sep 1907 Male Government Contractor Labourer Sewer Worker Heavy Worker Married 24 1 Vera D Sharp 30 Nov 1919 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married 24 2 George E Williams 10 Sep 1856 Male Retired Widowed 25 1 Emily M Williams 30 Dec 1893 Female Housekeeper Unpaid Single 25 2 Harry Bowden 04 Mar 1895 Male Brickyard Moulder Heavy Worker Married 26 1 Nora E Bowden 09 Dec 1904 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married 26 2 Sylvia M Gingell (Bowden) 24 Mar 1931 Female At School Single 26 3 David H Bowden 03 Dec 1935 Male Under School Age Single 26 4 William H Gillham 04 Oct 1883 Male General Farm Labourer Master Single 26 5 Arthur Bowden 27 Mar 1896 Male Dealer Oil And Hardware Married 28 1 Effie H Bowden 15 Mar 1901 Female Shopkeeper Groceries and Confectionery Married 28 2 1 The Terrace 6 The Terrace 7 The Terrace 1 Marsh Cottages Individual's record closed until after death (assumed to be 100 years from dob). 2 Marsh Cottages 4 of 13 28 3 Single 29 1 General Agricultural Labourer Married 29 2 Unpaid Domestic Duties Married 29 3 Reginald Axford 02 Mar 1909 Male Down And Feather Sorter For Bedding Alfred W Axford 14 Dec 1877 Male Mary J Axford 07 Apr 1880 Female Transcribed by Tim Coleman Comments 20/03/2018 �29th September 1939 Register for Poulshot Address First Name(s) Last Name(s) 3 Marsh Cottages Doris R Gingell Edward J William S G Ethel E 4 Marsh Cottages DOB Marital Status Schedule Schedule Sub Number Unpaid Domestic Duties Married 30 1 Male 316444 R Scots Greys On Leave Married 30 2 Male General Labourer Brickworks Married 31 1 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married 31 2 31 3 Sex Occupation 09 Nov 1911 Female Gingell 04 Jun 1910 Wiltshire 10 Mar 1905 Wiltshire 17 Sep 1905 Individual's record closed until after death (assumed to be 100 years from dob). The Bakery The Marsh 8 Council Houses 7 Council Houses 6 Council Houses 5 Council Houses 4 Council Houses Alfred Fielding 24 Dec 1879 Male Master Baker And Confectioner Married 32 1 Edith H Fielding 29 Mar 1877 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married 32 2 Alfred E Fielding 17 Jul 1907 Male Salesman And Bakers Assistant Single 32 3 Frederick D Fielding 03 Sep 1920 Male Incapacitated Single 32 4 Minnie L Collett 04 Oct 1871 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Widowed 33 1 Edith M Bridewell (Collett) 12 Jan 1909 Female Employed At Rubber Works On Motor Tyre Building Single 33 2 Walter H Collett 31 Dec 1903 Male Master Builder (On Partnership) Single 33 3 Christopher Pearce 20 Jul 1868 Male General Casual Labourer Married 34 1 Ann S Pearce 03 Jan 1908 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married 34 2 Bessie Gingell 02 Jun 1887 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Widowed 35 1 Ernest Gingell 22 Mar 1909 Male Cowman Married 35 2 Robert Gingell 23 Dec 1921 Male Mineral Water Bottler Single 35 3 Tom N Dean 19 Apr 1899 Male General Labourer Brickworks Married 36 1 Lizzie Dean 05 Oct 1902 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married 36 2 Arthur Brewer 16 Oct 1904 Male General Labourer Brickworks Married 37 1 Elsie L Brewer 30 Sep 1901 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married 37 2 Individual's record closed until after death (assumed to be 100 years from dob). 37 3 Individual's record closed until after death (assumed to be 100 years from dob). 37 4 John J Noyes 17 Dec 1897 Male Farm Carter (Paid) Married 38 1 Ellen L Noyes 24 Sep 1902 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married 38 2 John J Noyes 05 Mar 1925 Male Learning Gardening (Paid) Single 38 3 38 4 39 1 Individual's record closed until after death (assumed to be 100 years from dob). 3 Council Houses 5 of 13 Ellen E Trimnell 15 Oct 1886 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Transcribed by Tim Coleman Widowed Comments 20/03/2018 �29th September 1939 Register for Poulshot Address First Name(s) Last Name(s) Alfred J L Trimnell DOB 16 Aug 1922 Sex Occupation Male Electric Meter Recorder And Meter Repairer Marital Status Schedule Schedule Sub Number Single 39 2 39 3 Individual's record closed until after death (assumed to be 100 years from dob). 2 Council Houses Charles Head 16 Jun 1893 Male Maker And Farm Worker Heavy Worker Married 40 1 Beatrice K Head 01 Apr 1898 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married 40 2 William C Head 01 Jun 1923 Male Brickyard Labourer Single 40 3 Arthur J Head 25 Jan 1925 Male Brickyard Labourer Single 40 4 40 5 Individual's record closed until after death (assumed to be 100 years from dob). 1 Council Houses Poulshot Lodge Kate A Davis 16 Mar 1866 Female Retired Widowed 40 6 Clara A Dunford 17 Jun 1892 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Widowed 41 1 Charles E Dunford 25 Apr 1924 Male Gardener Single 41 2 Frederick K Dunford 11 Jan 1926 Male At School Single 41 3 Hugh L Lemon 02 Sep 1890 Male Farmer Dairy Married 42 1 Louisa W Lemon 08 May 1882 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married 42 2 42 3 Single 42 4 Married 42 5 Single 42 6 Individual's record closed until after death (assumed to be 100 years from dob). 42 7 Individual's record closed until after death (assumed to be 100 years from dob). 42 8 Individual's record closed until after death (assumed to be 100 years from dob). Lodge Cottages Lodge Cottages 6 of 13 Frantisck Peters 28 Jan 1917 Hilda V Wolfe 17 ? 1903 Peter H Wolfe 28 Jan 1930 Male Farm Pupil Czech Female Private Means Male At School James G Carter 05 Jul 1894 Male General Pig Man Married 43 1 Laura Carter 22 Oct 1899 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married 43 2 Samuel J Carter 06 Jul 1924 Male Junior Clerk (General) Single 43 3 George S Noyes 15 Apr 1899 Male Farm Carter Married 44 1 Annie Noyes 25 Mar 1903 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married 44 2 Margaret E Hawkins (Noyes) 18 Apr 1931 Female At School Single 44 3 Individual's record closed until after death (assumed to be 100 years from dob). 44 4 Individual's record closed until after death (assumed to be 100 years from dob). 44 5 Individual's record closed until after death (assumed to be 100 years from dob). 44 6 Individual's record closed until after death (assumed to be 100 years from dob). 44 7 Transcribed by Tim Coleman Comments Red Cross 20/03/2018 �29th September 1939 Register for Poulshot Address First Name(s) Last Name(s) DOB Sex Occupation Marital Status Individual's record closed until after death (assumed to be 100 years from dob). Lodge Cottages Lodge Cottages Lodge Cottages Turnpike Cottage Bridge House Vine Cottage 44 8 Deane 10 Dec 1872 Female Incapacitated By Illness Widowed 44 9 Sydney Smith 11 Aug 1883 Male General Farm Worker Married 45 1 Ada L Smith 28 Sep 1895 Female Unpaid Household Duties Married 45 2 George Cutting 24 May 1922 Male General Farm Worker Single 45 3 Dennis S Smith 05 Dec 1931 Male At School Single 45 4 Bertram J Smith 08 Mar 1934 Male At School Single 45 5 Albert E Vowles 25 Nov 1894 Male Cowman Married 46 1 Winifred E Vowles 21 Apr 1899 Female Dairy Woman Married 46 2 Individual's record closed until after death (assumed to be 100 years from dob). 46 3 Individual's record closed until after death (assumed to be 100 years from dob). 46 4 Philip G Reeves 10 Jan 1914 Male Dairy Mans Milk Rounds Man Married 47 1 Mary C E Reeves 18 Aug 1915 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married 47 2 Benjamin V John 30 Jul 1889 Male Builder's Labourer Single 47 3 Thomas W Benford 31 Jul 1886 Male Gardener Heavy Worker Married 48 1 Aladia E Benford 06 Jul 1886 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married 48 2 Eliza Huseley 04 Apr 1869 Female Assistant In Domestic Duties Unpaid Single 48 3 Frances E Weston 21 Feb 1868 Male Baker Bread (Retired) Married 49 1 Ada K Weston 06 Aug 1878 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married 49 2 Jeanetta A Goodall 24 Dec 1899 Female Cook & Domestic Duties Married 50 1 50 2 50 3 50 4 Evelyn M Waller (Goodall) 27 Nov 1923 Female At School Single Individual's record closed until after death (assumed to be 100 years from dob). Victor J Boulter 05 Jul 1913 Male Quarry Electrician Below Ground Married 51 1 Dorothy L Boulter 20 Nov 1910 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married 51 2 William Sheppard 17 Jul 1911 Male Lengthman Permanent Way Maintance & Repair Staff Married 52 1 Dorothy E Sheppard 19 Oct 1903 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married 52 2 52 3 West View Individual's record closed until after death (assumed to be 100 years from dob). 7 of 13 Schedule Sub Number Harriet Individual's record closed until after death (assumed to be 100 years from dob). West View Schedule Transcribed by Tim Coleman Comments 20/03/2018 �29th September 1939 Register for Poulshot Address Kosy Kot Marital Status Schedule Schedule Sub Number Married 52 4 Widowed 53, 54 1 Charge Hand Pipe Engine & Jointing For Water Mains Married 55 1 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married 55 2 03 Dec 1914 Male General Rubber Worker Labourer Married 56 1 06 May 1915 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married 56 2 Wheeler 08 Sep 1883 Male Builders Skilled Labourer Married 57 1 Wheeler 20 May 1887 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married 57 2 Edwin Baber 01 Nov 1905 Male Dairy Farmer Married 58 1 Florence M Baber 17 May 1897 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married 58 2 Individual's record closed until after death (assumed to be 100 years from dob). 59 1 Individual's record closed until after death (assumed to be 100 years from dob). 60 1 First Name(s) Last Name(s) Melinda Parfitt Maud M DOB Sex Occupation 29 Nov 1880 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Wilson 05 Mar 1882 Female Teacher (School) Reginald Buckland 04 Dec 1910 Male Violet (E) Buckland 31 Jul 1916 Frederick A Fielding Beryl M Fielding Gideon Sarah The Green Fair View Rose Cottage Dukes Farm The Old Rectory Ronald S A Williams 02 Apr 1890 Male Air Observer Corps Army Officer Retired Married 61 1 Cicily M Williams 04 Jan 1890 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married 61 2 Kenneth R M Williams 22 Nov 1919 Male Student (Oxford History) Single 61 3 61 4 61 5 61 6 Individual's record closed until after death (assumed to be 100 years from dob). Kathleen Bolwell (Harris) 27 Oct 1918 Female Domestic Servant Single Individual's record closed until after death (assumed to be 100 years from dob). Clara Harrison 14 Jan 1887 Female Domestic Servant Single 61 7 Ellen F Earl 22 Jan 1888 Female Domestic Servant Married 61 8 Individual's record closed until after death (assumed to be 100 years from dob). 61 9 Individual's record closed until after death (assumed to be 100 years from dob). 61 10 Individual's record closed until after death (assumed to be 100 years from dob). 61 11 61 12 Margaret M Bishop (Lawrence) 13 Sep 1930 Female At School Single Individual's record closed until after death (assumed to be 100 years from dob). Post Office 8 of 13 61 13 Bridget P Scott (Williams) 06 Jun 1921 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Single 61 4 Kenneth R M Williams 22 Nov 1919 Male Student Single 61 3 George Feltham 23 Sep 1853 Male Gardener Retired Widowed 62 1 Transcribed by Tim Coleman Comments Nursing Auxiliary Service 20/03/2018 �29th September 1939 Register for Poulshot Address Stansfield Cottage Poulshot House Field View Manor Farm Marital Status Schedule Schedule Sub Number Gardener & Postmaster Married 62 2 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Post Office Assistant Married 62 3 Male Dairy Roundsman Single 62 4 Individual's record closed until after death (assumed to be 100 years from dob). 62 5 Individual's record closed until after death (assumed to be 100 years from dob). 62 6 Individual's record closed until after death (assumed to be 100 years from dob). 62 7 Single 62 8 First Name(s) Last Name(s) DOB Sex Occupation George H Feltham 15 Jul 1881 Male Lena M Feltham 09 May 1894 Henry M Feltham 19 Oct 1916 Kenneth G Feltham 08 May 1929 Male At School Albert L Burow 27 Aug 1885 Male Plumber & Decorator (Journeyman) Married 64 1 Emily J Burow 25 Oct 1881 Female Household Duties Unpaid Married 64 2 Albert E Burow 06 Dec 1916 Male Rubber Worker Making Motor Car & respirator? Single 64 3 Ivy L Peacock 24 Aug 1916 Female Household Duties Unpaid Married 64 4 Jean V Hodges (Peacock) 11 Feb 1938 Female Under School Age Single 64 5 Gertrude E Thompson 03 Sep 1885 Female Householder Secretary Political Retired Single 65 1 Kathleen M Piggott 10 Mar 1892 Female Independent Means Single 65 2 Amy P Rean 24 Oct 1889 Female Teacher Of Elocution Retired Single 65 3 Annie M Hunt 30 Jan 1893 Female Cook Housekeeper Single 65 4 Ellen Y Haskell 05 Jun 1877 Female Domestic Worker Single 65 5 Marjorie (Marjorie R) Smithers (Harris) 26 Sep 1923 Female Parlourmaid Single 65 6 Dorothy A Cottle 02 Jan 1893 Female Retired Unpaid Domestic Duties Single 66 1 Amy E Coates 23 May 1880 Female Lithographic Printer (Employee) Married 66 2 Edward W Butler 01 Jul 1887 Male Dairy Farmer Married 67 1 Minnie E Butler 09 Nov 1884 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married 67 2 Doris Hand (Butler) 12 Apr 1911 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Assistant Single 67 3 Edith M Pearce (Butler) 12 Dec 1915 Female Dairy & Poultry Duties Unpaid Single 67 4 67 4 Individual's record closed until after death (assumed to be 100 years from dob). Manor House Farm 9 of 13 Mary E Butler 07 Nov 1865 Female Farmer (Retired) Married 68 1 Albert H Butler 28 Sep 1897 Male Dairy Farmer Married 68 2 Transcribed by Tim Coleman Comments First Aid Point ARP ARP Warden Wilts CC 20/03/2018 �29th September 1939 Register for Poulshot Address Manor House Cottage Yew Tree Cottage Hillside Hillside First Name(s) Last Name(s) Evelyn Butler Kathleen M D Turner (Butler) DOB Sex Occupation 14 Dec 1894 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties 12 Jan 1927 Female At School Marital Status Schedule Schedule Sub Number Married 68 3 Single 68 4 Individual's record closed until after death (assumed to be 100 years from dob). 68 5 Individual's record closed until after death (assumed to be 100 years from dob). 68 6 Walter Whatley 21 Jan 1884 Male Agenda Civil Service Senior Overseer P W D On Leave Married 68 7 Adeline Whatley 26 Mar 1881 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married 68 8 John Sims 27 Apr 1877 Male Farm Worker General Married 69 1 Ada Sims 26 Sep 1879 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married 69 2 Arthur Sims 22 Aug 1911 Male Farm Worker General Single 69 3 Doris Keen 07 Jun 1911 Female Public Institution Cleaner Single 69 4 George Cox 11 Dec 1867 Male Farmer Retired Married 70 1 Georgina Cox 11 Aug 1868 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Emma J Feltham 30 Nov 1867 Female Grocer & Unpaid Domestic Duties Reginald Feltham 31 Jan 1907 Male Alfred H Bowden 19 Sep 1886 Alice Bowden James A (Afrid) Sydney G Married 70 2 Widowed 71 1 Tilemaker Married 71 2 Male W C C Roadman Married 72 1 05 Oct 1886 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married 72 2 Bowden 03 Dec 1913 Male General Labourer Brickworks Single 72 3 Bowden 12 Dec 1911 Male General Labourer Brickworks Single 72 4 72 5 Widowed 73 1 Single 73 2 Individual's record closed until after death (assumed to be 100 years from dob). Belle View Corner Cottage Church Farm 10 of 13 John Cottle 10 Mar 1870 Male Dairy Farmer Barbara J Alexander (Cottle) 23 Jun 1916 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Cecil C Wells 02 May 1916 Male General Farm Labourer Single 74 1 Gertrude R Wells 29 Apr 1919 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married 74 2 Jehu Harris 05 Dec 1886 Male Dairy Farmer Married 75 1 Kimbra Harris 09 Jul 1889 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married 75 2 Albert J Harris 04 Dec 1912 Male Assistant Dairy Farmer Assisting Father Single 75 3 Edwin H Harris 21 Jul 1917 Male Assistant Dairy Farmer Assisting Father Single 75 4 Transcribed by Tim Coleman Comments ARP Warden Wilts CC 20/03/2018 �29th September 1939 Register for Poulshot Address First Name(s) Last Name(s) DOB Sex Occupation Marital Status Individual's record closed until after death (assumed to be 100 years from dob). Townsend Cottage Patrick P Harris 01 Feb 1927 Male At School Sophia Newman 28 Oct 1874 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Emily E Newman 28 Jan 1902 Female Alfred J Newman 29 Feb 1904 William J Newman Frederick G Newman Townsend Cottage 11 of 13 5 Single 75 6 76 1 Domestic Duties Single 76 2 Male General Farm Labourer Single 76 3 09 Nov 1906 Male General Farm Labourer Single 76 4 31 Aug 1913 Male General Farm Labourer Single 76 5 76 6 Cook (Newman) 13 Jul 1932 Female At School Single 76 7 William G Newman 24 Jul 1920 Male R Navy Ab Hms Hems Djx 150855 Single 76 8 Julia A White 19 Jun 1888 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Widowed 77 1 Eric W White 29 Apr 1921 Male Farm Manager Assisting Brother Heavy Worker Single 77 2 Margaret J S Story 27 Feb 1906 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married 77 3 Individual's record closed until after death (assumed to be 100 years from dob). 77 4 Individual's record closed until after death (assumed to be 100 years from dob). 77 5 John A Story 24 Feb 1899 Male Regular Army Captain 207 Aat Regt Ra Married 77 6 Walter Penny 29 May 1896 Male General Labourer Married 78 1 Rose Penny 23 Feb 1904 Female Wife Unpaid Domestic Duties Married 78 2 Individual's record closed until after death (assumed to be 100 years from dob). 78 3 Individual's record closed until after death (assumed to be 100 years from dob). 78 4 78 5 Penny 10 Apr 1931 Male At School Single Individual's record closed until after death (assumed to be 100 years from dob). Townsend Cottage 75 Phyllis M Peter Townsend Cottage Schedule Sub Number Widowed Individual's record closed until after death (assumed to be 100 years from dob). Townsend Farm Schedule 78 6 Widowed 79 1 Single 79 2 Cowman Married 80 1 Home Duties Married Mary L Dean 04 Oct 1866 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Herbert J Dean 06 Nov 1894 Male Tinsmith Sheet Metal Worker William Maslin 31 Jan 1903 Male Daisy (M) Maslen (Maslin) 29 May 1903 Female 80 2 Individual's record closed until after death (assumed to be 100 years from dob). 80 3 Individual's record closed until after death (assumed to be 100 years from dob). 80 4 Transcribed by Tim Coleman Comments 20/03/2018 �29th September 1939 Register for Poulshot Address First Name(s) Last Name(s) DOB Sex Occupation Marital Status Individual's record closed until after death (assumed to be 100 years from dob). Mill Lane ? Mill Lane ? Charles A Yarnold 22 Sep 1915 Male Farm Carter Sydney H Tasker 18 May 1865 Male Laundry Van Man Journeyman Frances W Tasker 11 Sep 1917 Male News Agent Alfred S Ashley 15 Apr 1901 Male Agnes L Ashley 26 Aug 1899 Female Mill Lane 80 6 81 1 Single 81 2 Builders Labourer Married 82 1 Unpaid Domestic Duties Married 82 2 82 3 Dunford 21 May 1911 Male Builders Labourer Married 83 1 Katie W Dunford 02 Jan 1900 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married 83 2 David M Dunford 03 Dec 1938 Male Under School Age Single 83 3 Thomas R Davies 2 Sep 1897 Male Domestic Gardener Married 84 1 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married 84 2 84 3 Davies 29 Sep 1907 Male Retired Collier Widowed 84 4 Female Charwomen Widowed 85 1 02 Dec 1913 Male General Journeyman Lorry Driver Heavy Worker Married 86 1 19 Oct 1917 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married 86 2 86 3 Fred Davies 08 Mar 1871 Elizabeth White 2 Jun 1874 Frederick E Bull Mercy T Bull Mill Lane Individual's record closed until after death (assumed to be 100 years from dob). Mill Farm William J Dunford 12 Oct 1902 Male W C C Road Repairer Heavy Worker Married 87 1 Lilian Dunford 06 Feb 1897 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married 87 2 Edward J Dyke 17 Nov 1879 Male Dairy Farmer Married 88 1 Wilfred J Dyke 30 Dec 1915 Male Dairy Farmer Assisting Father Single 88 2 Percy G Dyke 16 Nov 1917 Male Dairy Farmer Assisting Father Single 88 3 Individual's record closed until after death (assumed to be 100 years from dob). Townsend Bungalow 88 4 Walter G R White 08 Aug 1913 Male Farmer Heavy Worker Married 89 1 Marjorie W White 13 Sep 1912 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married 89 2 89 3 Individual's record closed until after death (assumed to be 100 years from dob). 12 of 13 5 Married Individual's record closed until after death (assumed to be 100 years from dob). The Cottage, Mill Lane 80 Howard R Ann M Mill Lane Schedule Sub Number Widowed Individual's record closed until after death (assumed to be 100 years from dob). Mill Lane ? Schedule Transcribed by Tim Coleman Comments 20/03/2018 �29th September 1939 Register for Poulshot Address Caravan in Field near Townsend 13 of 13 First Name(s) Last Name(s) James Penfold Olive (Jemima) James DOB Marital Status Schedule Schedule Sub Number Licensed Hawker Traveller Oil Cloth Etc Married 90 1 Female Licensed Hawker Traveller Oil Cloth Etc Married 90 2 Male Hawkers Assistant Oil Cloth Etc Single Sex Occupation 26 Dec 1888 Male Penfold 09 Dec 1898 Penfold 11 Dec 1922 90 3 Individual's record closed until after death (assumed to be 100 years from dob). 90 4 Individual's record closed until after death (assumed to be 100 years from dob). 90 5 Transcribed by Tim Coleman Comments 20/03/2018 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource <h2>Poulshot 1900 - 1950</h2> Subject The topic of the resource Historical Poulshot 1900 - 1950 Description An account of the resource <h4>Historical Archive of Poulshot in the period 1900 - 1950</h4> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Poulshot Village Trust Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Poulshot Village Trust Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1900 - 1950 Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Historical Archive Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Poulshot Village Trust & Others Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Poulshot Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. 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Title A name given to the resource 1939 Register Of Residents Subject The topic of the resource Census and population information Description An account of the resource 29th September 1939 Register for Poulshot compiled for the War Office Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Poulshot Village Trust Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1939 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Poulshot Village Trust Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Language A language of the resource English Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Poulshot https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/org.poulshotvillagearchive/original/1cbed94f62aeedc2082765d4c4a407ae.jpg 7888e85527db2ccb40a32263e5370e62 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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The facts stated in this report are true to the best of our knowledge and belief, and any opinions expressed are held genuinely and in accordance with the accepted standards of the profession. ACD Environmental Ltd is a Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management (CIEEM) Registered Practice. Client: Site/job: Poulshot Village Trust Poulshot The Green/Green Gardens Author: Lisa Durrant MCIEEM, Senior Ecologist for ACD Environmental Ltd. Technic Daniel Wood MCIEEM, Ecology Director for ACD Environmental Ltd. al review �CONTENTS 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1 2 INTRODUCTION 3 3 DESCRIPTION OF SITE AND HISTORICAL MANAGEMENT 6 4 RECOMMENDATIONS 10 5 REASONABLE AVOIDANCE MEASURES 14 6 OTHER BIODIVERSITY ENHANCEMENTS 16 7 TIMETABLE OF WORKS AND MANAGEMENT 17 �Poulshot – Pond Ecological Management Plan 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Purpose of report This document provides Poulshot Village Trust with advice on what actions need to be taken, to restore two of the ponds in Poulshot and their ongoing management whilst avoiding any harm to great crested newts (and other wildlife). It also provides advice on the management of the woodland understorey at Green Gardens. The report should be reviewed in 5 years’ time and updated accordingly. Description of proposed works The ‘Middle Pond’ (Pond 1) would benefit from some dredging during November 2022 to create a deeper area and retain at least some water during drought conditions which may become more common. This will need to be done by hand due to underground sewage pipes and the presence of great crested newts. This may help reduce the amount of bulrush Scirpodes holoschoenus (as they do not survive in water deeper than 95cm). Prior to this bulrush and New Zealand pygmy weed Crassula helmsii removal will also take place and some light management of the overhanding willow tree and bank thistles. ‘Green Lane Pond’ (Pond 2) would also benefit from a small central area of dredging to create a retained water area and some light management of the inner bank vegetation to reduce shading. An ongoing management schedule will be set out for the rest of the year and subsequent years. Brief description of the Site The Project Site comprises two small ponds and a woodland area. The ponds are known as the ‘Middle Pond’ (Pond 1) and ‘Green Lane Pond’ (Pond 2), both are located close to an open grass area known as ‘the green’ in the village of Poulshot, Wiltshire. The woodland area known as ‘Green Gardens’ is approximately 1.5ha area of mixed broadleaved woodland created in 2003. Key species Pond 1 has a number of aquatic plants but bulrushes dominate and choke the pond. Pond 1 also has an infestation of invasive species New Zealand pygmy weed. Various amphibians and newt species have been found in both ponds; however great crested newts Triturus cristatus have been found in Pond 1. Both ponds are likely to also support diverse populations of aquatic invertebrates. Potential impacts The proposed dredging works and removal of vegetation could potentially harm great crested newts or even reptiles, if carried out without precautions during the breeding/hibernation season. Vegetation removal could also impact on nesting birds. Reasonable Avoidance Measures This management plan will avoid harm to great crested newts (and other wildlife) by carrying out reasonable avoidance measures including the following: • Dredging works will be carried out by hand between September and November, outside the great crested newt breeding periods when they will be absent from the pond. Hand tools will be used only. • Bulrushes should be hand pulled in autumn and then cut in early 1 �Poulshot – Pond Ecological Management Plan spring before flowering. • The New Zealand pygmy weed in Pond 1 should be removed by hand during late summer and autumn and disposed of by composting or burning well away from any aquatic areas. • Any materials removed from the pond will be left in situ on the bank close to the pond for 24 hours to allow invertebrates to disperse. • Bankside thistles will be cut back in the autumn and spring on a rotation so that 50% remain and it is recommended that some bankside vegetation is always retained to discourage dogs from entering the ponds. • The overhanging willow at Pond 1 would benefit from some very light management to reduce the shading on the pond and cuttings should be left at the base of the tree in the form of a log pile/hibernacula to provide additional habitat. Any management of trees/hedgerows will be carried out in November which is outside of the bird breeding season. • If any great crested newts (or reptiles) are found during works, works will stop, and the advice of the project ecologist will be sought. The requirement for a European Protected Species mitigation licence has not been triggered in this case, due to the condition of the ponds, the small scale of the proposed works, the fact that the works will be carried out when great crested newts are unlikely to be present, and the continued ecological functionality of great crested newt breeding habitat. The end result will be a betterment to the existing situation. 2 �Poulshot – Pond Ecological Management Plan 2 INTRODUCTION Site Description 2.1. ACD Environmental Ltd has been commissioned by Poulshot Village Trust to provide ecological advice on the restoration and ongoing management of two ponds within Poulshot Conservation Area, one of which is a known breeding pond for great crested newts. Advice is also required on the management of the understorey of a small area of woodland close by known as ‘Green Gardens’. 2.2. The overall objective of the proposed works is to retain at least some pond water during drought conditions and make both ponds more suitable for great crested newts. The proposed ongoing management works will also help to create a habitat mosaic of vegetation and water and to help reduce the amount of New Zealand pygmy weed and bulrush which are currently dominating. The objectives for the woodland are to create a more diverse understorey which is currently dominated by hogweed Heracleum sphondylium and cow parsley Anthriscus sylvestris. 2.3. The Project Site (Image 1) comprises two small ponds and a small area of woodland (1.5ha in size). All located in the Village of Poulshot in Wiltshire. The OS Grid Reference for the centre of the Pond 1 is ST9694359852 and Pond 2 is ST9688159663. 1 2 Image 1: Pond locations and approximate boundary of the woodland shown in red. Map data (2022): Google. Imagery (2022): Getmapping plc. 3 �Poulshot – Pond Ecological Management Plan Competence 2.4. The site walkover survey was carried out by Lisa Durrant. Lisa is a Senior Ecologist at ACD Environmental Ltd. She has 11 years’ experience in ecological consultancy and holds Natural England Class Licences for great crested newt Triturus cristatus, bats (all species), dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius, and barn owl Tyto alba. She is a Full Member of the Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management (MCIEEM). 2.5. This report was reviewed by Daniel Wood. Daniel is the Director of Ecology at ACD Environmental Ltd and oversees the work of the Ecology Team. He has 15 years’ experience in ecological consultancy and holds Natural England Class Licences for great crested newt Triturus cristatus, bats (all species), dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius, and barn owl Tyto alba. He is a Registered Consultant on the Badger Meles meles Class Licence and Bat Mitigation Class Licence. He has a Diploma in Fisheries Management. He has previously worked as an Aquatic Scientist. He has collaborated with the Bristol Avon Rivers Trust (BART) and South East Rivers Trust (SERT) to secure permits from the Environment Agency to carry out river restoration projects. He has carried out published research on Eurasian badger and European otter Lutra lutra. He is qualified in MoRPH5 River Condition Survey. He has worked on development projects on gravel pit lakes in the Cotswold Water Park. He has attended planning appeal hearings and has acted as an Expert Witness at public inquiry. He is a Full Member of the Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management (MCIEEM). Purpose of the document 2.6. The purpose of this document is as follows: • To confirm the current habitat conditions of both of the ponds and the woodland. • To outline reasonable avoidance measures to ensure that the proposed pond restoration and management works will avoid harm to great crested newts (a European Protected Species) and other wildlife. • To put forward recommendations for ongoing management to enhance the ecological value of the ponds and the woodland. Methodology 2.7. The recommendations in this document have been informed by an ecological walkover survey, which was carried out by Lisa Durrant (ACD Environmental Ltd) on 31st August 2022. 4 �Poulshot – Pond Ecological Management Plan 2.8. The ecological survey comprised walking around the perimeter of each of the ponds and within the woodland. Pond/woodland conditions, plant species, and evidence of fauna were all recorded during the survey. Chris Henwood (Poulshot Village Trust Secretary) provided useful information on the history of the ponds/woodland and current management strategies which are in place and the work that the volunteers have been carrying out. 2.9. There were no constraints to the survey. Given the dry conditions, it was possible to fully access the site. 5 �Poulshot – Pond Ecological Management Plan 3 DESCRIPTION OF SITE AND HISTORICAL MANAGEMENT Pond 1 3.1. Pond 1 also known as ‘Middle Pond’ is located on the village green surrounded by amenity grassland and with a large willow tree Salix babylonica overhanging on the western edge. 3.2. The pond was choked with bulrushes and no standing water was visible at the time of the survey. The pond has an infestation of New Zealand Pygmy weed however this was not visible at the time of survey due to the domination of the bulrushes. There were dense thistles, nettles and tall ruderal vegetation around the banks of the pond and the willow tree was overhanging and shading part of the pond (Photograph 1). 3.3. Great crested newts have been found in Pond 1 on many occasions in the past and it is therefore a confirmed breeding pond. There are also a variety of other amphibians and a range of aquatic invertebrate species. In spring 2010 a survey of torching and bottle tapping survey found both male and female great crested newts. Photograph 1: Pond 1 August 2022 3.4. Past management has involved removal of the bulrushes and pygmy weed by hand in November each year and cutting back the bank vegetation. 6 �Poulshot – Pond Ecological Management Plan 3.5. The last fully documented pond clearance was in 2010 during which a team of volunteers removed all of the vegetation from within the pond and cut back the bank vegetation. General vegetation clearance work was also undertaken in 2018. The image below (Photograph 2) shows the pond in March 2019. Photograph 2: Pond 1 March 2019 Pond 2 3.6. Pond 2 also known as ‘Green Lane Pond’ is located on the southern edge of Poulshot Green. In August 2022 following a hot summer it had no visible standing water (Photograph 3) and the pond was overgrown with an unmanaged hedgerow on the southern edge and trees/dense tall ruderal vegetation on the northern edge (Photograph 4). 7 �Poulshot – Pond Ecological Management Plan Photograph 3: Pond 2 August 2022 Photograph 4: Pond 2 August 2022 3.7. Tall trees were shading the pond in 2010 and with no emergent vegetation and it was considered as having ‘low potential’ for supporting great crested newts and therefore surveys were not carried out. Clearance works were also undertaken for this pond in 2010 (Photograph 5). 8 �Poulshot – Pond Ecological Management Plan Photograph 5: Pond 2 clearance works 2010 Green Gardens Woodland 3.8. Green Gardens is approximately 1.5ha area of mixed broadleaved woodland and is located to the north east of the ponds. There is a woodland management plan in place for Green Gardens Woodland1 and volunteers undergo regular woodland maintenance including some tree surgery and grass pathway cutting. In the past the understorey vegetation has been cut down in late summer early autumn by those that cut the grass. However, recent tree work has established dry hedges and log piles for invertebrates that prevents clearance by machinery. Possibly as a consequence, the understorey has become dominated by cow parsley, hogweed, and goose grass Galium aparine. The Trust has started an experiment in the least infested area to remove all the seed heads from the cow parsley and hogweed with the hope that after a few years the understorey becomes more diverse, but it is not known if this is the most appropriate measure (Photograph 6). Photograph 6: Green Gardens woodland 1 https://poulshotvt.org/2022/01/28/green-gardens-woodland-management-plan/ 9 �Poulshot – Pond Ecological Management Plan 4 RECOMMENDATIONS Pond restoration 4.1. In November 2022 it is recommended that pond restoration works are carried out on both ponds which includes the removal of an area (no more than 10m2) of silt in the centre of each pond to help prevent it from completely drying out as anticipated summers become hotter. This must be done by hand using hand tools only and silt must be laid out on a plastic membrane for 24 hours to allow invertebrates to disperse. The removal of this silt will hopefully establish a central deep area of water which is retained for most of the year, although shallower areas around the edge of the pond are beneficial so that amphibians can enter and exit the pond and a range of aquatic and marginal vegetation can grow. 4.2. Disposal of excavated silt is always an important consideration. This will only be a small amount, so where practical, silt should be left on the pond bank to dry out so that any pygmy weed dies off. It could be left there long term if practical or removed somewhere to be composted. It is important to ensure that there is no risk of contaminating other watercourses with run-off from wet sediment or invasive plant species. Therefore, silt from the Pond 1 must not be disposed of anywhere close to other watercourses. Pond 1 4.3. The vegetation within the pond which is predominantly bulrush should be removed in November 2022 by hand and disposed of offsite. New Zealand pygmy weed should also be removed and disposed of well away from any aquatic areas as it is an invasive species and fragments of the plant can be easily transferred. 4.4. The tall herb/ruderal bank vegetation should also be cut down initially in November 2022 to 15cm around the entire perimeter of the pond. 4.5. At least a 2m buffer of long grassland should be left around the periphery of the pond and should be strimmed down to 15cm only twice a year once in November and then the following spring. 10 �Poulshot – Pond Ecological Management Plan 4.6. According to the Froglife guidance2 ‘The primary requirements for great crested newt terrestrial habitats are that they should provide (1) permanent areas of refuge habitat for shelter in the more extreme weather conditions (i.e. drought in summer and freezing in winter), (2) daytime refuges, (3) foraging opportunities, and (4) dispersal opportunities. Permanent refuge habitat can be accommodated by ground cover of various kinds. Rough (especially tussocky) grassland, scrub and woodland may be used by newts as a shady refuge from hot, dry conditions.’ 4.7. Therefore, if practical a hibernacula/log pile feature would be of benefit to be created on the bank of the pond. 4.8. The overhanging willow branches should be cut back in November 2022 to allow more light into the pond and also to decrease the amount of leaf litter falling into the pond which creates more silt build up. Branches from the tree limb removal can be used in the hibernacula creation. The tree branches should be checked prior to removal for any potential bat roosting features and if present these branches should be retained. Potential roosting features could include woodpecker holes, splits/cracks from damage or loose bark. Pond 2 4.9. The pond is relatively shaded so surrounding vegetation should be cut back in November 2022 to 15cm from the interior side of the pond so as to leave some vegetation surrounding the pond for protection. As with Pond 1 a buffer of longer grassland should be left around the periphery which is cut only twice a year to 15cm. 4.10. According to Froglife guidance ‘it appears that great crested newts prefer extensively vegetated ponds with a submerged plant cover of about two thirds of the pond and emergent/floating vegetation cover of one quarter to one half of a pond; in other words a well-established, midsuccession pond. Ideally there should be open, less vegetated areas within the pond to allow adult males to display in clear view of females. Ponds that lack shade on the southern margin seem to be preferred.’ 4.11. The Great Crested Newt likes to have plants on which to lay eggs, such as Floating Sweet- grass Glyceria spp., Water Mint Mentha aquatica and Water Forget-me-not Myosotis scorpioides as part of a suit of submerged, floating and emergent leaved plant species. As the pond currently has no aquatic vegetation there should be consideration to planting of some of these species to create a pond more suitable for great crested newt (Image 2). 2 https://www.froglife.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/GCN-Conservation-Handbook_compressed.pdf 11 �Poulshot – Pond Ecological Management Plan Image 2: Pond planting for great crested newts Ongoing management Ponds 4.12. The dredging of Pond 1 should provide a deeper area where bulrushes cannot establish (water levels above 30cm will cause decreased rhizome production and they will not usually survive in water levels over 95cm). However, there may be an ongoing issue with bulrushes and it is recommended that they should be carefully cut to below water level in spring each year before flowering to prevent them developing seed heads and then hand pulled again in the autumn. 4.13. The New Zealand pygmy weed should be hand removed each year preferably late summer/autumn when newts have bred are more developed, the plants should be checked for aquatic life (e.g., newts and invertebrates) and removed to be composted/burnt away from any aquatic areas. 4.14. Work on Pond 2 should always take place before Pond 1 to prevent the spread of New Zealand Pygmy weed and it is recommended that a disinfectant such as Virkon is used on equipment and clothing to prevent the spread of any invasive plants or pathogens between ponds or other watercourses. 4.15. Bank vegetation should be cut back on both ponds in early spring and autumn each year using a strimmer and ensuring that it is not cut below 15cm. Vegetation should be cut in a rotational manor ensuring there is always 50% cover of bank vegetation around each pond at any one time. 12 �Poulshot – Pond Ecological Management Plan 4.16. A buffer of at least 2m of longer grassland should be left around each pond (where practical) and this should be strimmed down to 15cm twice a year in early spring and later in autumn. 4.17. Any new planting and hibernacula should be checked twice a year and any damage repaired/replaced. Woodland understorey 4.18. Cow parsley and hog weed both flower from Spring to mid-summer and then seeds are shed early July to October. Allowing the plants to flower will be of benefit to invertebrates as a source of pollen but to reduce the density of the plants and allow other understorey vegetation to establish the flower heads should be cut before seed spread. Therefore, it is recommended that they are cut at least three times between June and October every year using hand tools only. 13 �Poulshot – Pond Ecological Management Plan 5 REASONABLE AVOIDANCE MEASURES 5.1. Any higher risk works will be timed to avoid the great crested newt breeding season where possible (which is generally considered to be March-August) and hibernation season (which is generally considered to be November-February). 5.2. The great crested newt season is dependent upon weather (very cold late springs can delay the active season, and early or late onset of frosts in the autumn will bring forward or delay the hibernation season). 5.3. Attempts to disturb the ponds margins (where newts could be hibernating) must avoid extended periods of cold weather (<6°C air temperature) and attempts to excavate the pond bed or remove aquatic vegetation should avoid the main breeding season, particularly if water is present. 5.4. Likewise, reptiles could be present within vegetation around the pond and tree/hedgerow roots so works will be timed to avoid disturbance to reptiles during the hibernation period and precautionary measures should be taken to avoid harm to reptiles during the active season i.e. using hand tools only and strimming vegetation no lower than 15cm. 5.5. If great crested newts, or reptiles, are encountered during works, they should be able to move to an area of safety of their own accord. If this is not the case (i.e., they are found hibernating), works will stop, and the advice of the project ecologist will be sought. 5.6. Should any tree surgery be required, work should ideally avoid the bird nesting season (generally March-August) or be pre-empted by a bird nesting inspection. Any active birds’ nests should be left undisturbed, until chicks have fledged. Trees with cavities with potential bat roosting features (PRFs) should be inspected with an endoscope by a competent and/or licenced person, for evidence of roosting bats, prior to any work or ideally retained in situ and left undisturbed. 5.7. Before any works commence, the volunteers carrying out the excavation works should have knowledge of: • How to identify great crested newts (and common reptiles) • What to do should amphibians (or reptiles) be found • When vegetation should be cut/cleared with hand tools 14 �Poulshot – Pond Ecological Management Plan Photograph 7: Great crested newt view from above Photograph 8: Great crested newt view from underneath 15 �Poulshot – Pond Ecological Management Plan 6 OTHER BIODIVERSITY ENHANCEMENTS Hibernacula 6.1. Cut vegetation should be used to create log piles/hibernacula around the pond (Image 3). Image 3: How to create hibernacula/refuges for amphibians and reptiles Bat roosting habitat 6.2. It was discussed during the site walkover that some bat boxes may be of benefit within Green Gardens Woods. They should be installed at least 3 metres high, secured with appropriate fixings by an experienced person, and away from any areas where people could be walking underfoot. Ideally, woodcrete boxes such as Schwegler, Woodstone, or Beaumaris, should be used, because they last significantly longer than timber boxes. The Schwegler 1FF (or a similar design) may be most suitable in this case as they can be checked using a torch without having to remove the front of the bat box and do not require any maintenance as bat droppings fall out (Image 4). Image 4: Schwegler 2FN bat box (left) and 1FF bat box (right) 16 �Poulshot – Pond Ecological Management Plan 7 TIMETABLE OF WORKS Action J F M A M J J A S O N D POND RESTORATION WORKS (2022) Hand remove the bullrushes and New Zealand pygmy weed from Pond 1 Digging out an area of silt by hand in Pond 1 and Pond 2 using hand tools (silt and pond vegetation laid out on plastic to allow invertebrate dispersal) Branches of overhanging willow tree by Pond 1 cut back and hedgerow/trees trimmed back around interior of Pond 2 (no root removal) Tall ruderal bank vegetation (Pond 1) cut down to 15cm, retain 50% of the vegetation at full height Creation of log piles/hibernacula using vegetation cuttings ONGOING POND MANAGEMENT/MAINTENANCE (2023 onwards) Planting of aquatic plants in Pond 2 Spring 2023 Checks should be carried out later in the year and every subsequent years to see whether plants have established and if replacement are needed New Zealand pygmy weed removed by hand from Pond 1 Bullrushes cut below water level Pond 1 (Spring) and bullrushes hand removed if required (late autumn) Tall ruderal bank vegetation Pond 1 cut down to 15cm retain 50% of the vegetation at full height Grass buffer of at least 2m retained around each pond and cut only twice a year to 15cm 17 �Poulshot – Pond Ecological Management Plan GREEN GARDENS WOODLAND ONGOING MANAGEMENT (2023 onwards) Cut understorey flower heads three times per year after flowering but prior to seed shed. 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Title A name given to the resource 2008 Flood Video Of Barley Hill Lane Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Poulshot Village Trust Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Poulshot Village Trust Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Language A language of the resource English Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Poulshot Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2008 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Video - Original WMV converted to MP4 Type The nature or genre of the resource Video https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/org.poulshotvillagearchive/original/94b88abe3b45965c58e97bdc055f3ae7.pdf a91fb5c791b539b4b14eb22746b2637a PDF Text Text Poulshot Village News February 2014 �The Raven Inn Open Tuesday - Saturday 11:30am - 2:30pm Monday - Saturday Evenings 6 - 11pm Sunday Open 12 - 3pm Lunch from 12 pm & Dinner from 6.30 Telephone 01380 828 271 www.ravenpoulshot.co.uk Bookings Advisable SEE INSIDE FOR SPECIAL EVENTS �Poulshot Village News The PVN is put together and distributed free to all houses in the village. Contributions, reports, opinions and articles are very much welcomed. While we will always aim to include all shades of opinion and interest, we reserve the right to select and edit where appropriate. We also aim to provide a network and record of what’s going on in the village, as fully as possible, so please let us know if there is anything that you would like publicised in advance or reported on afterwards.. Contact us e-mail – poulshotnews@btinternet.com ; Contributions for next issue by the 20th of the month please Advertising Poulshot Village News is happy to accept adverts, indeed relies on them to fund production costs. Publication of an advert does not constitute an endorsement for that product or service. Adverts may be taken as a full, half or quarter page, to run for the full year of the magazine (10 issues). Subscribing to an advert in the magazine will automatically get you a listing on the Poulshot web site - www.poulshot.org.uk Poulshot Web Pages (The World Looking At Poulshot) WWW.POULSHOT.ORG.UK Email to:webmaster@poulshot.org.uk �Richardson & Paige INTERIORS Specialist Upholstery www.richardsonandpaige.co.uk Come and visit us at our website or our workshop: Unit 1, Manor House Yard, Poulshot, Devizes SN10 1RY 01380 828228 07974 454747 Traditional, Modern and Bespoke Specialist Upholstery tailored loose covers; new furniture made to order; antiques; modern reupholstery; recovering & repairs; free quotes deliveries Members of the Association of Master Upholsterers & Soft Furnishers‐ �Computer Problems? A friendly, local and reasonably-priced service Don’t like the new Windows 8 or 8.1? I can make it much more user friendly and familiar Reconditioned laptops from £100 to £250 New/used PCs and screens. . HELP! Owen Burton 07765 774908 Seend Cleeve wigglybus@yahoo.co.uk Do you need help in the garden? Perry Landscape Services Can help you with..... Planting; Garden Design; Pond Maintenance; Fencing; Decking; Patios; General Garden Maintenance; Lawn Cutting; Hedge cutting; Garden Designs; Leaf Collection, and more Please call Dean on Tel: 01225 712274 Mobile 07771838195 E-mail: vzdy@hotmail.com Web: www.perrylandscapeservices.co.uk FREE NO OBLIGATION QUOTATIONS NO JOB TOO BIG OR TOO SMALL �DOLMAN AUDIO VISUAL Berhills Lane Farm, Sells Green, Melksham Telephone: 01380 828524 We know HI FI TELVISION VIDEO DVD literally inside out! . For personal service and a professional repair to any make of product, ancient or modern, please telephone Maggie or Peter We also stock a range of quality reconditioned (non exrental) equipment carrying a maximum 6 months warranty. DOLMAN AUDIO VISUAL is an Authorised Service Centre providing technical assistance on behalf of leading manufacturers �TONY PARSONS DOMESTIC APPLIANCE ENGINEER WASHING MACHINES COOKERS / DRIERS SERVICE AND REPAIRS TEL; 01380 723279 MOBILE: 07970 117023 Andrew Underwood Chimney Sweep Brush Vacuum Clean Efficient Phone: 01225 706447 Mobile: 07889 771505 Seasoned logs and kindling available Don’t shiver - We deliver Call James on 07970 781828 www.logstoyou.co.uk �“Doggy Dilemmas” Puppy Training classes Dog Training Classes Clicker Training One to Ones Dog Walking Dog Boarding Contact Debs on 01380 730564 or 07966 617617 email:info@doggy-dilemmas.co.uk www.doggy-dilemmas.co.uk �IMW OFFICE SERVICES LTD Personal Tax Assessments Clubs/Societies – Independent Reviews Small Company Accounts, VAT Payroll, Book-keeping Typing Contact Ian Wheeler Tel: 07813 777710 e-mail : wheeler.potterne@virgin.net Trevor Hale NPTC Certified (arb) Fully Insured Tree Surgery Covering All Aspects including Chipping Stump Grinding & Hedging 07737934777 www.wiltshiretreesurgery.co Professional Reliable Service �Holiday Let ”Sanditoes” Saundersfoot Near Tenby, Pembrokeshire, Wales Detached comfortable bungalow with private garden 2 double and 1 twin room, 10 minute walk from the beach or shops. Wonderful Area Bookings all year round, Prices from £30 a night: low season. Contact Jean or Royden on 01380 828695 perrettr@btinternet.com You can view some photos at www.sanditoes.co.uk Andrew Leigh Certified Member Guild of Master Chimney Sweeps WEST COUNTRY SWEEPS Domestic and Commercial Chimney Services Tel: 07545 822109 email: andrewleightf@gmail.com �The Tranquil Moment Health and Beauty clinic The Tranquil Moment health and beauty clinic is set in the beautiful village of Poulshot, just 2 miles from Devizes. We offer flexible appointments to suit you, and tailor treatments to your requirements. The salon is completely private, with easy parking. We are now offering the latest Ultrasound hair removal treatment, a painless alternative to electrolysis without the use of needles, there are no restrictions with this treatment, all hair colours and skin types. No skin reaction. Clinically proven. Other treatments available • Decleor facials and body treatments • Waxing •OPI manicure and pedicure • Hollywood Lashes • Microdermabrasion (pay for 7 get 8th free) • Sports Massage and Injury clinic • CACI non surgical face lift • Hot stone massage • Semi-permanent make-up • Eyelash/ eyebrow tinting • Nouvatan spray tan Shrinking Violet Fat Loss Body Wrap Visit our website for other offers. All Credit & Debit cards accepted. Loyalty Card System. Follow us on Facebook. The Tranquil Moment Health and Beauty Clinic 1 Townsend Court, Poulshot, Devizes SN10 1SD 01380 828297 24 hour answerphone tranquilmoment@live.co.uk www.tranquilmoment.co.uk �Andrew Goodfield Woodwork Devizes, Road, Rowde, Wiltshire Carpentry, Joinery Free-standing and built-in cabinets, cupboards and wardrobes Free estimate Telephone: 01380 722067 e- mail:apgoodfield@tiscali.co.u k www.apgwoodwork.co.uk The Raven Inn, Poulshot Join the club and be kept updated with news and events at The Raven. E-mail your contact details to theraveninnpoulshot @yahoo.co and join the club! �You are not alone Paul Johnson Counselling Affordable counselling in Bradford-on-Avon £25 per session. Helping you to:  feel better about yourself and your life  gain insight into the roots of your unhappiness  make lasting changes in how you live your life and relate to others. Telephone 07512 103155 (confidential voicemail) www.pauljohnsoncounselling.net �Martina’s Professional Cleaning Services We guarantee best price in the area for a perfect job Regular cleaning - Spring cleaning Office cleaning - Oven cleaning Carpet cleaning - Ironing Fully insured , Privacy assured SAME CLEANER GUARANTEED Call MARTINA on 07859818198 TOWNSEND FARMHOUSE Comfortable B and B in Poulshot Excellent facilities in Grade 2 listed building with full English breakfasts and ample car-parking space E-mail marygracebrothers@gmail.com Telephone 01380 828221 When friends and relations wish to visit and you are unable to put them up for the night book them to stay at Townsend Farmhouse B and B Discounts offered for bookings made by local residents �LAWN HOUSE CHIROPRACTIC CLINIC 29 High Street, Steeple Ashton, BA14 6EU Tel: 01380 871555 www.lawnhouse.co.uk Back Pain Specialist Neck & Shoulder, Hip, Leg & Foot Pain, Arthritis, Tennis Elbow, Slipped Disc, Sports Injuries Free assessment available Treating patients locally for 20 years S.J.Prior, B.Sc., D.C. Doctor of Chiropractic Registered Member of the British Chiropractic Association & General Chiropractic Council BUPA & AXA/PPP Registered Poulshot Village Hall Available for meetings, functions, clubs and private parties Booking fees Village activities - £5 an hour Outside users - £8 an hour All bookings for the hall are being taken by Joyce or Brian Arnold on 828833 �Picture Framing Village Diary Oils, water colours, prints, photographs etc Plain or wash lined mounts Choose from over 50 mouldings Quick service Please ring for appointment Juliet Wilmot The Garden Lodge, Chittoe 01380 850314 Darren Sheppard Traditional, Perfectionist, Painter and Decorator. We take pride in our work and have a real passion for the upkeep of old English houses and Estates. Visit www.Sheppard-Decorators.co.uk Tel. 01380500191 07876433655 For a friendly quote. �Village Contacts St Peter’s Church Priest in Charge - Revd. Renée Coulson 827285 Assistant Priest – The Revd. Maureen Allchin 828931 Churchwardens Mrs Janet James PCC Secretary –Mrs Kate Amery PCC Members – 724944 827172 Mr Nicholas Hunloke (Treasurer) - Lady Kate Hunloke (Deanery Synod) Mrs Angela Bullen - Mr Chris Saunders - Mrs Dankay Cleverley - Mrs Joyce Arnold (Deanery Synod) - Mr Brian James Organist – Mrs P De Belle Parish council Chairman – Mr Geoff Collett Clerk 828465 Members - Mr Adrian Baber – Mr Nicholas Hunloke – Mr Steve Housby –Mr Tim Coleman – Mr Ben Hamilton Mr Tim Nixon Local Councillors Wiltshire Council - Cllr Jonathan Seed 850696 e-mail jonathon.seed@wiltshire.gov.uk. Farmers Club Mr Richard Francis 828232 Poulshot Ladies Club Lady Kate Hunloke 828333 Jean Perrett 828695 Village Hall – Chris Saunders 827290 Bookings - Joyce or Brian Arnold 828833 Village Trust – Chairman - Mr Nicholas Hunloke 828333 827095 Secretary - Mr Tim Coleman Members - Mr Ray Josey (Vice-chairman) – Mr Brian James (Treasurer) – Mrs Denise Josey (Archivist) Neighbourhood Watch – Mr Tim Coleman 827095 �From the Vicar - February 2014 Water has been so much in the news lately – our thoughts and prayers have been with all those whose homes have been flooded over the past weeks, sometimes more than once. It seems even more cruel that many were also affected by power cuts and therefore unable to enjoy our traditional Christmas celebrations. Water is so much a part of the drama of our life. It brings life, but a severe shortage of water, or, as we have seen, too much of it, can bring destruction. Last Sunday we celebrated the Baptism of Christ. You’ll remember Jesus was Baptised (christened) by John the Baptist, in the River Jordan. At that time John recognised Jesus and said “I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?” For John it seemed odd that he should be asked to baptize Jesus, feeling himself unworthy to even carry Jesus’ sandals. And yet, the writings in the Bible, from Old Testament times, were to be fulfilled. And as Jesus was baptised, so a voice came from heaven saying, “This is my Son, the Beloved, with whom I am well pleased.” Wow! We might not hear the voice, but the sentiments are there as much today as they have always been. Imagine it ... “This is my son (your name)...” or “This is my daughter (your name) ... in whom I am well pleased.” Jaw-dropping stuff isn’t it. None of us feel worthy. We know we fall far short of what God wants us to be and yet we are still loved by him! As I write this, at Rowde School, Bishop Ed Condry, Bishop of Ramsbury reinforced this message of God’s love for us when he spoke about the brightest and best thing God had made. He produced a mirror and asked the child “What do you see?” She replied, “Me.” She’d got it – the brightest and best thing he made was – is - US! You’d better believe it! Happy New Year. May He bless you richly. May he bless our communities, our homes and all those we love. All praise to His name. Renée and ... a word of “Thanks” Christmas is already long gone (at least it will be by the time you read this magazine!) – the remnants of the special food we bought in, and wrapping paper will have been disposed of and the ornaments safely packed away for another year. However I would like to thank everyone who helped, in their many different ways, to make the Christmas services such happy and special occasions. Our parish churches looked wonderful and the worship a joy to experience. I hope Christmas proved to be a delight to you all, your families and friends. My prayer for our parishes is that 2014 will be a Godfilled and Christ-centred time for all who live and work in our communities: that you might come to know Christ better, and make him better known. �The Lighthouse” It’s taken some time, but we’re almost there! But what to call it? As we held our first planning meeting up there in the safety and relative comfort of the Parvis Room (the room above the church porch), on a wet, windy and very dark night, with the light shining like a beacon up Church Walk, what could be a more suitable name for our Sunday Club to be held at Seend Church for children from all our parishes? Thanks to Matthew’s superb efforts we already have bright yellow walls and an equally bright blue sky, so we’re well on the way already! Our “launch” is planned for Sunday 9th March with a “beach party” for the children!!! We will meet only on the 2nd and 3rd Sundays each month at 11.15 (1st and 4th already being rather shorter and therefore more family friendly services) but we hope to build in extra fun times as we progress. Children will leave the service during the first hymn for their fun time in the “upper room”, and re-join us for the end of the service, when they will be encouraged to share with us the things they’ve been doing. We have quite a few resources to make all this happen but the one that’s most important of all, of course, is people. Parents of children attending will be ideal, of course. All we ask is commitment to a particular date, in advance – not even on a regular basis if that’s difficult. Please contact me and I’ll arrange a meeting time for all “team members”, so that we can get to know each other and plan the future. Email preferred, if possible (revren.d@btinternet.com) or call – 827285. Renée ... “Feast” or “Famine”? Well, no sooner is Christmas behind us than I already have to start thinking about Easter and the time running up to it – “Lent” in churchspeak. From the excesses of food in our commemoration of the birth of Jesus to the “fasting” of Lent in our approach to Good Friday, when Jesus died on the Cross – and then on to the joys of our Easter Day feasting when we’re called to remember that Jesus lives on! It’s generally felt that we should give something up for Lent – smoking and chocolates are good examples. But I don’t think we’re called to deny ourselves of such things to any great degree. Abstinence might just make the heart grow fonder (if you’ll forgive the pun)- in this case fonder of the one who gave of his all. What I believe is, rather than give something up – or perhaps as well as, we should be doing something positive such as taking on an extra commitment for the good of others around us. That can be something as simple as calling in to see a neighbour who is ill or lonely – you know the kind of thing. We should also look upon it as a time to draw closer to God. Lent starts with Ash �Wednesday (5th March this year). On that day there will be a special service at Bulkington starting at 7.30 pm, not only for our parish churches but also for Rowde and Bromham (whose Vicar, John Rees, will lead the service) and Potterne and Worton with Marston. The service will include hymns, as well as the traditional “ashing” – the marking of a cross on the forehead, in ash from last year’s Palm crosses (to signify sorrow for our misdoings – but only for those who want it – no pressure, you understand!) Lent meetings, for all three villages, will comprise a talk and short act of worship - everyone welcome, of course. This valuable “breathing space” in the midst of our busy lives will take place at Seend Church at 6.00 pm for up to an hour each Wednesday following Ash Wednesday, up to and including 16th April. To all Dog Owners There have been cases recently of dogs fouling the public areas and also dog ‘poo bags’ being left on benches. Please be considerate of other people. Clear up after your dog and dispose of the bags at home. Thank you. On behalf of the Parish Council and the Village Trust Green Gardens Working Party There will be a working party in the Green Gardens starting at 10:30 on Saturday 5th April. We plan to finish in time for the Lent Lunch which is being held in the Village Hall from 12:00 to 14:00 Tim Coleman (827095) Lutsey Bridge Wiltshire Council are preparing a scheme to strengthen Lutsey Bridge on the Poulshot Road, south of the village. The bridge works will be carried out under a full Road Closure although pedestrian and cyclist access will be maintained. A signed diversion route through Seend will be provided for the duration of the road closure. The works are expected to take 4-6 weeks to complete and the provisional start is early March 2014. We aim to put out notices on the bridge at least 2 weeks in advance. If you have any queries or would like to receive updates on the progress of these works please contact Emma Biggs, Assistant Bridge Engineer at Wiltshire Council on 01225 718064 or emma.biggs@wiltshire.gov.uk �New Housing in Poulshot The Parish Council anticipate that the proposed development at Higher Green Farm will be approved shortly, The development will be for a total of 9 houses of which 4 will be 3 bedroom semidetached properties. We have been able to secure an agreement with the developer and Wiltshire Council whereby these 4 houses will be offered for sale at a discount of 25% off open market value. The Parish Council is keen to see that these benefit local people or people with local connections. We are trying to establish if this is of interest locally and ideally get an idea of how many people would be interested in purchasing one of them. There would be no commitment at this stage, but we would appreciate it if you could indicate if this would be of interest to you. We anticipate that work will commence later this year with the first properties being available next Spring. You can express your interest to the Parish Council via the website or to individual Councillors, details as follows. Your privacy will be respected if you so require. Your Parish Councillors are – Geoff Collett – 828465 / Steve Housby – 828464 / Nicholas Hunloke – 828333 / Tim Coleman – 827095 / Ben Hamilton – 828057 / Adrian Baber – 828573 / Tim Nixon - 828012 Bracelet Found Bracelet found on the pavements of Poulshot. Call or text 07962 187141 if you think it might be yours. New Parish Clerk needed Poulshot Parish Council is looking to appoint a part-time Clerk to deal with Council matters, If you feel this important and interesting position may be of interest, please telephone Geoff Collett, Chairman of the Council for further details – 01380 828 465 or 07736 160039 �2013/2014 SURVIVING WINTER GRANTS Are you an older person who spends on average 10% of your income on fuel during the cold winter months? Do you need additional support to heat your home and eat properly in the cold weather? A Surviving Winter grant may help. You must live in Wiltshire or Swindon Borough to apply. A grant of £200 could assist you with: · Paying your fuel bill · Purchasing oil · Purchasing an oil heater · Purchase of coal · Topping up your electricity · Purchasing a pair of warm slippers and a blanket We may also consider applications from individuals in need who are disabled or suffering extreme hardship. If you would like to make an application please contact: CAB Wiltshire - 0844 375 2775 or 0300 456 8375 for mobiles / CAB Swindon - 0844 499 4114 Aster Living Care & Repair – Swindon 01793 940094/Wiltshire 01380 735437 / Age UK Wiltshire 01380 735500 / Age UK Salisbury & District - 01722 335425 / Wiltshire Good Neighbours - 01380 732828 / Parks Volunteer Centre - 01793 529938 / Shine in the Community - 01722 427123 / Wiltshire Credit Unions - 01249 248313 Swindon Credit Unions - 01793 529938 100 Club Winners The Grand Christmas Draw took place at the Over 60s Party in December, and the lucky winners were First Prize of £100 - Ian Gillies Second Prize of £50 - Annette Piper Third Prize, also £50 - Sue Henshaw The January winners were drawn by Paulette Bremner-Milne and were First Prize of £25 - Kate Hunloke Second Prize of £15 - Liz Plank Third Prize of £10 - Jimmy Hunter Congratulations to the winners, and thank you to everyone who supports the 100 Club. �Village Wildflower Meadow Poulshot Village Trust thought it would be a great idea to plant a "trial" wildflower meadow on the Village Green. The idea was presented at the November Parish Council meeting and a provisional site on the Green was identified and agreed. The site is a small triangular area to the side of Shirley Taplin's house from which an area of approx 20 metres x 20 metres will be taken for wildflower planting. The flower meadow mix we’ve chosen is a "bee" friendly mixture shortlisted by the RHS for product of the year in 2012. It includes 27 annual and perennial flower species and no grasses. We are very fortunate that a company (Meadow in my Garden) has a base in Devizes so we were able to get expert advice on site/soil suitability and on choosing an appropriate seed mix. The plan is to sow this Spring (Mar/April). Site preparation involves clearing the area to be seeded and creating a fine tilth. An annual display this Summer can be expected with a profusion of colour. All costs should be covered by the grant recently awarded to the Village Trust by Link2Nature. If you would like to know more ask either Jim Aldridge (828632) or Tim Coleman (827095) Grand Cookery Demonstration As announced in the December Village News, Jerry from The Raven has kindly agreed to give a cookery demonstration in the Village Hall. However, due to work commitments, the date has been changed to Monday 10 March at 7.30 pm. Once again, Jerry will not only demonstrate a starter, main course and dessert, but will make the recipes available to everyone present - and, of course, we get to sample the finished dishes. Those who attended Jerry's previous demonstrations will know what a wonderful evening this is, so if you want to reserve places please contact Chris Saunders (827290) or Brian Arnold (828833) - we expect the evening to be popular as in the last two years, so booking is advised. The cost of the evening is £5, including a complimentary glass of wine or soft drink. There will also be a special raffle, with a star prize of a free meal for two at The Raven at a lunch-time or evening of your choice. �Over Sixties Christmas Party. On Thursday 19 December, the Village Hall was packed with happy elderly Poulshot citizens for the annual Over Sixties Christmas Party, and a jolly good time was had by all. We were royally treated by the splendid volunteer organisers, who cooked a sumptuous meal and served it quickly and efficiently - no mean feat from a small kitchen with the hall packed with tables, chairs and diners. The food was beautifully cooked and presented, the drink was plentiful, and the entertainment was first class. This is definitely one of the perks of being over 60 and living in this lovely village. On behalf of everyone present, a huge thank you to all those who made this such a special and enjoyable evening - your kindness is much appreciated and valued. SEEND FAWLTY PLAYERS’ 35th Village Panto - ‘Dick Whittington and his Cat’ Thursday and Friday February 20th and 21st at 7.30pm Saturday February 22nd at 7pm in Seend Community Centre Tickets £5/£3 from Seend Shop/PO, Seend Community Centre and The Brewery Inn in Seend Cleeve. North & West Wilts National Trust Association Winter Lectures @ 2.15pm in Seend Community Centre 8th February ‘The Queen’s Bodyguard of the Yeoman of The Guards’ and on 8th March ‘The Wonders of Westonbirt’. Entry £3, or £2 for Association members. SEEND ACOUSTIC CLUB Upstairs in Seend Community Centre, 7.45 for 8pm. £4 entry. 5th February - superb guitarist with gorgeous singing voice and lyrical songs - James Hollingsworh. 19th Feb - the designer of the amazing harp guitar Tony Seeger. �SEEND AND DISTRICT GARDENING CLUB Happy New Year gardeners – and here’s to some dry weather! If you missed our December meeting you missed a treat – James and Matthew from Avonfield Nurseries – a real garden centre – were not only informative, showing us how to plant up baskets and pots as Christmas gifts, but had us in stitches – a brilliant double act! The competition for 6 Christmas Biscuits was won by Tim (me) and thanks to everyone who brought refreshments for a very enjoyable meeting to finish the year. Next month’s meeting, on Tuesday 11th February at 7.30, returns to the usual format, with an audio visually illustrated talk by David Moon on The National Garden Scheme – the theme for the competition is ‘A photograph of your Garden’. Please note that our March meeting – Tuesday 11th March – features our Spring Bulb Competition and schedules will be available at the February meeting. You may be interested to know about this year’s programme of RHS Shows, the first of which is in Cardiff from 11th - 13th April. Information about this and the other RHS Shows is available on the RHS website or call 0800 358 0058. We should also say a big Thank You to Jenny Phillips and Len Murray, who have agreed to take on the upkeep of the planters set up in the village by the Parish Council. See you in February - Tim Vince. Help and support for people who care According to the last census, there are 47,608 people in Wiltshire providing care and support to a relative, child, partner or friend who would not be able to manage on their own. here are many reasons why someone may not be able to cope unaided including physical or mental disability, old age, longterm illness, special educational need, eating disorder or a problem with drugs or alcohol. It is estimated that 3 in 5 people will become a carer at some point in their lives. The problem is that most people will not identify themselves as such – people simply consider themselves as a spouse, sibling, parent, grandparent or friend doing what they would be doing anyway. Many also mistake the word ‘carer’ with those providing paid care work in a residential home or domiciliary agency capacity. Carer Support Wiltshire is a charity with a team of support workers who can provide information and support to carers living in Wiltshire, at the other end of the telephone, or face to face, along with accessing to counselling and advice relating to your role. All of our services are free and confidential for anyone aged 18 and over and we can offer you the chance to have a break through social cafés, �days out, activities, craft groups and complementary therapies. We will shortly be running a monthly carers café in nearby Devizes where you can come along to chat with other carers over a hot drink or two. To find out more about us, or to register for some support, please visit our website email info@carersinwiltshire.co.uk or www.carersinwiltshire.co.uk, freephone 0800 181 4118 (01380 871690 from a mobile). ‘The Badgers’ Worton and Cheverell F.C. http://www.wortonandcheverellfc.co.uk/ As you can imagine : ‘Rain has stopped play’ …. This was the case for many matches late December and indeed January, with postponements in place. (water polo/swimming are other options for members to take up). At least we can look forward to the World Cup this summer ! However, we do have one match report and news to update you with, and that is in relation to the Under 13 team. In December they progressed to the Cup Quarter Finals, having beaten Bishops Cannintgs 6-2. This Under 13 side, who are experienced in International football since the 2013 tournament to Holland , have now accepted an invitation to participate in the Saint Marcel tournament in France , as part of the town twinning relationship between St-Pierre D’Autils and West Lavington . The boys are now starting the campaign to raise funds to cover the costs required. Trivia questions (answers somewhere else in the magazine) : 1. Eusebio scored 41 goals for Portugal in his career. How many of those were scored in England ? (for those that can remember…) 2. Since 1992, there have been 6 Premier League clubs who have had Spanish Managers – name them and the Clubs ? 3. Brazil will host the World Cup this year, how many teams will take part ? Steve Dagnall 01380-727976 White Horse Opera Tickets are now on sale for Whte Horse Opera's Spring Concert a concert of popular arias and choruses from "All Round The world". We are delighted to welcome back guest tenor Sebastiano Cipolla. �Yano last sang with WHO in 2001 when he played the role of Alfredo in Die Fledermaus, he has promised to sing some Neopolitan favourites! Other gems will include choruses from The Maestersingers, Dido & Aeneas, Der Freischütz and many more popular opera choruses and arias. Saturday 29th March at 7.30pm at Devizes Town Hall Tickets £8 are on sale at Devizes Books tel: 01380-725944 and online at: www.whitehorseopea.ticketsource.co.uk News from Rowde School Happy New Year! All the staff and children at Rowde Academy wish the PVN readers a happy and prosperous 2014! Here at Rowde Academy, we had an incredibly busy December, but in the true spirit of Christmas, we had lots of fun together. We began December with the choir visiting Angel House in Bromham, they sang beautifully to the residents and have been invited back to sing again, later in the year. Reception class, as well as class 1 and 2, performed the Nativity play this year; both plays were magical and reminded us of the true meaning of Christmas. It was perfect that we were able to perform ‘I Spy Christmas’ at St Matthews. Thank you to all the teachers in class R and 1 and 2 for working so hard to put the performances together. Midst all of our Christmas excitement,Year 6 went back in time to the Victorian era and visited Sevington School. I am hoping that the children would prefer to come to school now rather than then! Our Christingle service was coupled with our school commendations this year. Again the children were brilliantly well behaved and sang beautifully. Congratulations to all those children who received commendations, very well deserved. Our ‘Carols Around the Christmas Tree’ was a musical delight. Everyone sang really well, in spite it being the end of term. The 12 days of Christmas by year 6 had most of the children in fits of giggles! During the whole month, everyone was still working really hard and I would like to thank all the staff and children for doing so. We are now into 2014, a new year, new beginnings and new horizons. It is lovely to be back and to see all the children back, bright eyed and ready to learn. It’s going to be a good year. So as I started by saying, I wish you all a Happy New Year. �CHURCH SERVICES FEBRUARY 2014 POULSHOT, SEEND AND BULKINGTON 8.00 am 9.30 am 11.15 am 6.00 pm Sunday 2 February Holy Communion Seend Morning Praise Bulkington Morning Praise Seend Parish Communion Poulshot. Sunday 9 February 8.00 am 9.30 am 11.15 am 6.00 pm Holy Communion Matins Parish Communion Evensong Seend Poulshot Seend Bulkington Sunday 16 February 8.00 am 9.30 am 11.15 am 6.00 pm Holy Communion Parish Communion Parish Communion Evensong Seend Bulkington Seend Poulshot Holy Communion Parish Communion Family Communion Parish Communion Seend Poulshot Seend Bulkington Sunday 23 February 8.00 am 9.30 am 11.15 am 6.00 pm Sunday 2 March 8.00 am 9.30 am 11.15 am 6.00 pm Holy Communion Morning Praise Morning Praise Parish Communion Seend Bulkington Seend Poulshot �Thank you OUR SINCERE THANKS TO OUR POULSHOT FAMILY, FRIENDS AND NEIGHBOURS. We would like to sincerely thank our neighbours, friends and family for their incredible support and kindness during our recent flooding. To have your home invaded by water is a horrible experience but it has been made bearable by the unstinting kindness and helpfulness of our neighbours, friends and family. We have been overwhelmed by the outpouring of concern and the help that we have received from offers of accommodation and invitations to breakfast, lunch and dinner to your help during the incident and subsequent calls and visits enquiring after our health and wellbeing. It is in times like this that you truly appreciate the benefits of living in a small community like Poulshot where people look out for each other and we are so grateful to all of you for your kindness. We would also like to thank the Devizes and Marlborough Fire Brigades and Wessex Water for their prompt response to our emergency – which led to less damage than could have been expected. With our greatest appreciation and warmest wishes, MARLENE AND MALCOLM NIXON. Talk at Dauntsey’s School 7.30 p.m. Tuesday 25th February Dr Ron Pont and Dr Molly Pont will be giving a talk about their experiences of running a Christian Hospital ‘The Quetta Hospital’ in the heart of Taleban Country in Western Pakistan on the Afghan border. Both have been awarded OBEs for their work. Entry is free, but their will be a retiring collection for the hospital. 1) Trivia answers : Ten goals. 9 in the 1996 World Cup Finals against Bulgaria , England , USSR , Korea , Brazil , and 1 in a Qualifier against N.Ireland. 2) Six : Chelsea/Liverpool (R.Benitez x 2), Everton/Wigan (R.Martinez x 2), Spurs (J.ramos), WBA (Pepe Mel) 3) 32 �DO YOU REMEMBER CHRISTMAS? It seems a long time ago since Christmas but as there was no ‘Poulshot News’ in January, I have had to wait until now for the opportunity to thank everyone concerned in making the celebration of Christmas so special at St. Peter’s. The ‘Flower Ladies’ decked every window ledge with flowers, greenery and candles, the Christmas Tree appeared duely decorated , the candle rings were brought out yet again and the crib was put in its rightful place next to the pulpit. On Christmas Eve the church was filled to capacity and the congregation heard the traditional carols and readings that bring the Christmas story to us all. The choir under the joint leadership of Lady Kate and Chris Saunders delighted everyone, including a fine performance of the ‘Calypso Carol’ from the younger members whilst the whole choir performed the ‘Coventry Carol’. The serving of sherry and mince pies at the end of the evening rounded off a gathering which to me personally signals the beginning of Christmas. To everyone, no matter how large or small your contribution to our Christmas Eve gathering, may I say a big thank you, and wish you all a very Happy New Year. I must also say a big ‘THANK YOU to the congregation of St. Peter’s and anyone who has placed groceries into the Food Box in Church. Following my report in the December issue regarding ‘The Devizes Food Bank’ we finished the year in collecting the equivalent of twenty boxes for this charity. The collecting box is at the back of Church (next to the font) and the contents are taken to the Food Bank on a regular basis when the box is full. Is it possible to think that we could do even better this year and surpass our ‘giving’ of 2013 ? Would you be able to buy just one extra item when you do your weekly/ monthly shop and put it in the box? It would mean so much to someone who needs just that little bit of help in their lives. And finally make I make a request. Now that Christmas is over, would anyone who has placed a Holly Wreath on the grave of a loved one please remove it on their next visit. There are various rules and regulations pertaining to flowers etc which are placed on graves, and it is one of the responsibilities of the Churchwarden to ensure that the graves look neat and tidy. If it is not possible for you to remove it by the end of February, the Churchwarden will assume that you have no objections to her removing it for you. �Best Wishes, Janet (Churchwarden) WILTSHIRE COUNCILLOR NEWS FROM JONATHON SEED I returned from a Christmas break spent with relatives in South Africa and arrived straight into a period of dreadful weather and resultant floods. I had to get out and about quickly and to visit the local and County affected areas. I spent time in villages where roads were flooded, drains were blocked, water was being pumped and I also visited some houses that were sadly flooded. All our thoughts should be with these members of our community whose houses flooded as the effects of flooded dwellings are experienced for months after the event and we wish them all well in the recovery from these local and personal disasters. As the Wiltshire Council Cabinet Member responsible for flooding I am also heavily involved in dealing with flooding across the County and in particular how we can improve flood resilience and alleviation as well as communicating our policy on flooding to the press. Wiltshire Council spends hundreds of thousands of pounds a year on small flood alleviation schemes and each one makes a difference to dwellings and small communities and their flood risk and so slowly we are reducing the overall flood risk. The vital work on flood alleviation and emergency response is undertaken by our hard working teams of officers at all levels who have done a great job 24/7 over the Christmas and New Year period and then for the following two weeks manning the operations room, helping on the ground and keeping our road network as free as possible whilst at the same time giving all the help that we can too affected residents and communities. We all owe them our sincere thanks for the work that they do both to keep our highways open and the vulnerable members of our community protected from the worst of our weather extremes. I have spent an increasing amount of time on the local solar farm issues and I have listened to the views of many local residents including those with strong views either way and also those who have talked to me but who are not prepared to enter the public debate. Awareness of the solar farm issue has been helped by the Wiltshire Protect pressure group who oppose all solar farms on agricultural land in the area. I also continue to oppose the concept of the solar farms in our area and I oppose them for several �reasons. These reasons include concerns that they blight our beautiful local countryside, that they remove large acreages of land from agricultural and amenity use, concerns about the effects on local businesses, and concerns about residual pollution levels. Most importantly to me many local residents also oppose these solar farms. However the reality is that Government policies mean that we cannot prevent them and the concerns which I have are, regrettably, not sound planning reasons for objection to the applications. I have thus taken the view that if we really cannot prevent these solar blights on our local countryside then we should negotiate as many advantageous changes and conditions to the plans as possible and I will continue to work in support of that position. These conditions include more natural fencing, community benefit payments, better landscaping, reducing total areas of panels and most importantly imposing a Bond on the developments. This Bond will ensure protected funding to enable the return of the solar farm site back to agricultural land either at the end of the 25 year period granted or if the situation changes sooner and the solar farm is no longer viable. This may be making the best of a bad job but I believe that in the absence of Government policies to stop these applications then negotiation of better conditions is the only responsible course of action available to responsible local Councillors. I am therefore very pleased to report that Hive Energy have responded to my suggestions for alterations to the Poulshot Lodge application positively and are making adjustments and alterations to all the areas of concern that I raised. Jonathon Seed Jonathon.seed@wiltshire.gov.uk Boxing Day Walk 2013 The walk took place on a reasonably bright afternoon.Some 30 people (a record turnout) with a number of dogs met up at the Raven pub for this annual event which has been taking place for many years now. We walked out of the village along some very muddy paths to Whistley Lane .However a detour had to be taken as a walkway across Summerham Brook could not be found We then went up to Avon Road crossing the Bath Road and walking through Mayenne Place to the canal and down the canal flight to Marsh Lane and then back to to the Raven where we received a very warm welcome from Natalie and Jerry . Next year the plan is to start at 1030 and finish around 1230 at the Raven. Happy New Year ! Ray Josey 01380827010. �Please come to our St Valentine’s Coffee Morning & Book Sale in aid of church funds 8th February 2014 Poulshot Village Hall 10.30 - 12.30 Raffle � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Village Magazine Description An account of the resource PDF versions of the Village Magazine distributed between 2004 and Present. 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Contributions, reports, opinions and articles are very much welcomed. While we will always aim to include all shades of opinion and interest, we reserve the right to select and edit where appropriate. We also aim to provide a network and record of what’s going on in the village, as fully as possible, so please let us know if there is anything that you would like publicised in advance or reported on afterwards.. Contact us e-mail – poulshotnews@btinternet.com ; Contributions for February issue by the 20th of January Advertising Poulshot Village News is happy to accept adverts, indeed relies on them to fund production costs. Publication of an advert does not constitute an endorsement for that product or service. Adverts may be taken as a full, half or quarter page, to run for the full year of the magazine (10 issues). Subscribing to an advert in the magazine will automatically get you a listing on the Poulshot web site - www.poulshot.org.uk Poulshot Web Pages (The World Looking At Poulshot) WWW.POULSHOT.ORG.UK Email to:webmaster@poulshot.org.uk �Richardson & Paige INTERIORS Specialist Upholstery www.richardsonandpaige.co.uk Come and visit us at our website or our workshop: Unit 1, Manor House Yard, Poulshot, Devizes SN10 1RY 01380 828228 07974 454747 Traditional, Modern and Bespoke Specialist Upholstery tailored loose covers; new furniture made to order; antiques; modern reupholstery; recovering & repairs; free quotes deliveries Members of the Association of Master Upholsterers & Soft Furnishers‐ �Reconditioned Laptops Before you buy that budget laptop give me a call. I have quality used Dell and Toshiba laptops available from £220. Some cheaper ones from £100 New/used tower and desktop PCs and screens All PC and laptop repairs welcomed HELP! 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DOLMAN AUDIO VISUAL is an Authorised Service Centre providing technical assistance on behalf of leading manufacturers �TONY PARSONS DOMESTIC APPLIANCE ENGINEER WASHING MACHINES COOKERS / DRIERS SERVICE AND REPAIRS TEL; 01380 723279 MOBILE: 07970 117023 Andrew Underwood Chimney Sweep Brush Vacuum Clean Efficient Phone: 01225 706447 Mobile: 07889 771505 Seasoned logs and kindling available Don’t shiver - We deliver Call James on 07970 781828 www.logstoyou.co.uk �“Doggy Dilemmas” Puppy Training classes Dog Training Classes Clicker Training One to Ones Dog Walking Dog Boarding Contact Debs on 01380 730564 or 07966 617617 email:info@doggy-dilemmas.co.uk www.doggy-dilemmas.co.uk �IMW OFFICE SERVICES LTD Personal Tax Assessments Clubs/Societies – Independent Reviews Small Company Accounts, VAT Payroll, Book-keeping Typing Contact Ian Wheeler Tel: 07813 777710 e-mail : wheeler.potterne@virgin.net Trevor Hale NPTC Certified (arb) Fully Insured Tree Surgery Covering All Aspects including Chipping Stump Grinding & Hedging 07737934777 www.wiltshiretreesurgery.co Professional Reliable Service �Holiday Let ”Sanditoes” Saundersfoot Near Tenby, Pembrokeshire, Wales Detached comfortable bungalow with private garden 2 double and 1 twin room, 10 minute walk from the beach or shops. Wonderful Area Bookings all year round, Prices from £30 a night: low season. Contact Jean or Royden on 01380 828695 perrettr@btinternet.com You can view some photos at www.sanditoes.co.uk Andrew Leigh Certified Member Guild of Master Chimney Sweeps WEST COUNTRY SWEEPS Domestic and Commercial Chimney Services Tel: 07545 822109 email: andrewleightf@gmail.com �The Tranquil Moment Health and Beauty clinic The Tranquil Moment health and beauty clinic is set in the beautiful village of Poulshot, just 2 miles from Devizes. We offer flexible appointments to suit you, and tailor treatments to your requirements. The salon is completely private, with easy parking. We are now offering the latest Ultrasound hair removal treatment, a painless alternative to electrolysis without the use of needles, there are no restrictions with this treatment, all hair colours and skin types. No skin reaction. Clinically proven. Other treatments available • Decleor facials and body treatments • Waxing •OPI manicure and pedicure • Hollywood Lashes • Microdermabrasion (pay for 7 get 8th free) • Sports Massage and Injury clinic • CACI non surgical face lift • Hot stone massage • Semi-permanent make-up • Eyelash/ eyebrow tinting • Nouvatan spray tan Shrinking Violet Fat Loss Body Wrap Visit our website for other offers. All Credit & Debit cards accepted. Loyalty Card System. Follow us on Facebook. The Tranquil Moment Health and Beauty Clinic 1 Townsend Court, Poulshot, Devizes SN10 1SD 01380 828297 24 hour answerphone tranquilmoment@live.co.uk www.tranquilmoment.co.uk �Andrew Goodfield Woodwork Devizes, Road, Rowde, Wiltshire Carpentry, Joinery Free-standing and built-in cabinets, cupboards and wardrobes Free estimate Telephone: 01380 722067 e- mail:apgoodfield@tiscali.co.u k www.apgwoodwork.co.uk The Raven Inn, Poulshot Join the club and be kept updated with news and events at The Raven. E-mail your contact details to theraveninnpoulshot @yahoo.co and join the club! �You are not alone Paul Johnson Counselling Affordable counselling in Bradford-on-Avon £25 per session. Helping you to:  feel better about yourself and your life  gain insight into the roots of your unhappiness  make lasting changes in how you live your life and relate to others. Telephone 07512 103155 (confidential voicemail) www.pauljohnsoncounselling.net �Martina’s Professional Cleaning Services We guarantee best price in the area for a perfect job Regular cleaning - Spring cleaning Office cleaning - Oven cleaning Carpet cleaning - Ironing Fully insured , Privacy assured SAME CLEANER GUARANTEED Call MARTINA on 07859818198 TOWNSEND FARMHOUSE Comfortable B and B in Poulshot Excellent facilities in Grade 2 listed building with full English breakfasts and ample car-parking space E-mail marygracebrothers@gmail.com Telephone 01380 828221 When friends and relations wish to visit and you are unable to put them up for the night book them to stay at Townsend Farmhouse B and B Discounts offered for bookings made by local residents �LAWN HOUSE CHIROPRACTIC CLINIC 29 High Street, Steeple Ashton, BA14 6EU Tel: 01380 871555 www.lawnhouse.co.uk Back Pain Specialist Neck & Shoulder, Hip, Leg & Foot Pain, Arthritis, Tennis Elbow, Slipped Disc, Sports Injuries Free assessment available Treating patients locally for 20 years S.J.Prior, B.Sc., D.C. Doctor of Chiropractic Registered Member of the British Chiropractic Association & General Chiropractic Council BUPA & AXA/PPP Registered Poulshot Village Hall Available for meetings, functions, clubs and private parties Booking fees Village activities - £5 an hour Outside users - £8 an hour All bookings for the hall are being taken by Joyce or Brian Arnold on 828833 �Picture Framing Village Diary Oils, water colours, prints, photographs etc Plain or wash lined mounts Choose from over 50 mouldings Quick service Please ring for appointment Juliet Wilmot The Garden Lodge, Chittoe 01380 850314 Darren Sheppard Traditional, Perfectionist, Painter and Decorator. We take pride in our work and have a real passion for the upkeep of old English houses and Estates. Visit www.Sheppard-Decorators.co.uk Tel. 01380500191 07876433655 For a friendly quote. �Village Contacts St Peter’s Church Priest in Charge - Revd. Renée Coulson 827285 Assistant Priest – The Revd. Maureen Allchin 828931 Churchwardens Mrs Janet James PCC Secretary –Mrs Kate Amery PCC Members – 724944 827172 Mr Nicholas Hunloke (Treasurer) - Lady Kate Hunloke (Deanery Synod) Mrs Angela Bullen - Mr Chris Saunders - Mrs Dankay Cleverley - Mrs Joyce Arnold (Deanery Synod) - Mr Brian James Organist – Mrs P De Belle Parish council Chairman – Mr Geoff Collett 828465 Clerk - Rebekah Jeffries poulshotparishcouncil@gmail.com Members - Mr Joe Baber – Mr Nicholas Hunloke – Mr Steve Housby –Mr Tim Coleman – Mr Ben Hamilton Mr Tim Nixon Local Councillors Wiltshire Council - Cllr Jonathan Seed 850 696 e-mail jonathon.seed@wiltshire.gov.uk. Farmers Club Mr Richard Francis 828232 Poulshot Ladies Club Lady Kate Hunloke 828333 Jean Perrett 828695 Village Hall – Chris Saunders 827290 Bookings - Joyce or Brian Arnold 828833 Village Trust – Chairman - Mr Nicholas Hunloke 828333 827095 Secretary - Mr Tim Coleman Members - Mr Ray Josey (Vice-chairman) – Mr Brian James (Treasurer) – Mrs Denise Josey (Archivist) Neighbourhood Watch – Mr Tim Coleman 827095 �FRESH CHRISTMAS TREES. You choose – then we cut. Trees 8ft and under. Any size £20. Cutting on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays 11am – 4pm from 6th December. Marsh Farm, Worton, Devizes. SN10 1SG. 01380 828214 The Raven Inn, Poulshot Join the club and be kept updated with news and events at The Raven. E-mail your contact details to theraveninnpoulshot@yahoo.co and join the club! Dauntsey’s School Choral Society are currently rehearsing for a Sequence of Music and Readings that will take us The concert will take place on Wednesday 11 December 2013 in St Mary’s Devizes at 7.30pm. Entrance is through from Advent to Christmas. free, but there will be a retiring collection towards the church’s regeneration fund. �News from The Raven Well, what a last few weeks! Firstly, an apology for not sending out a newsletter sooner; I have been otherwise occupied following the birth of our daughter, Melody Grace Edwards, born on the 20th of October at Bath RUH. She is our pride and joy and Mother and Daughter are both very well. Here is a little photo of our beautiful daughter. So, back to business! We've had a very busy September and October, with a very quiet November. We're hoping that this is the lull before the storm Melody Grace that is Christmas & New Year. Before the festivities, Edwards on Friday 29th November we're having an End of Movember Party in the evening. For those of you who have seen me in the pub during the last few weeks, you may have noticed an appearance of a moustache (not a great one it has to be said!). Other fellow Movembers have been growing this facial apparel to raise awareness of men’s health issues, so on Friday we are having a fundraiser with a raffle and a special Cowboy Supper. Fun starts sometime after 9pm, to give our usual diners the chance to enjoy their meals before the fun and games start. Any raffle prizes are gratefully received and we hope to see as many here on the night as possible. Now to the Christmas program… We'll be open for the two Mondays (i.e. Monday 23rd & 30th December). There’s an evening of Carol Singing on Sunday 22nd December, starting at 8pm. We are using this evening to show off our Christmas Jumpers so come along for some festive fun and dress accordingly! On Christmas Eve, we'll host our second annual Christmas Karaoke event. This will start sometime after 9pm, and if it’s anything like last year, it will be the best evening of the year! We're open for food on New Year's Eve and there’s sure to be some great food on the menu, so please book early to avoid disappointment. More details are to follow. So there we have it! We hope to see you all soon - and a big thanks to all the card and present givers who have been so very �kind to us and our lovely daughter, Melody. We're very grateful and very humbled by all the well wishers. All the best for now, Jerry and Nathalie News from Rowde Academy Life at Rowde CofE Primary Academy never stands still. The children and staff lead extremely busy lives! Over the last few months we have all settled into our new classes and roles. We welcome Miss Tarrant and Miss Harper to our teaching team and we hope that they will enjoy working here.We had a fun Roald Dahl day where we all dressed up as characters from the many wonderful Dahl books. Thank you to the village shop who helped us to get enough Wonka bars for everyone. We were approached by The Bible Society to be part of their promotional material linked to our assembly group Open the Book. The Bible Society spent a day in school and filmed some of the children talking and taking part in the assembly. The film team were really impressed with the children. I am looking forward to watching the DVD that they produce. We are looking forward to joining in the Devizes lantern festival; it is the first time we have done this in a long time. I, personally, have never been and am looking forward to joining in the festivities. Christmas is such an exciting time for us all, and we are already practicing for our Nativity plays as well as our Carols. We will be coming into the village and singing to some of the local residents. It would be lovely to see you at some or all of our events over Christmas. If you wish to watch any of our Nativity performances, then please phone the office to reserve a ticket. (01380 723991) RSA Xmas Fayre – Fri 6th Dec @ 5.00p.m. Yr 1 & 2 Xmas Play – Mon 9th Dec @ 2.00 & 6.00p.m. Yr1 & 2 Xmas Play – Tues 10th Dec @ 6.00p.m. YR Xmas Play – Thurs 12th Dec @ Rowde church - 2.00p.m. The children return to school on Tuesday 7th January and we hope that 2014 brings new opportunities and learning for us all. We are �especially looking forward to the Bishop coming to celebrate our Academy status a year on. I wish you all a wonderful Christmas and a happy New Year. DEVIZES FOOD BANK We are all aware of the necessity today of ‘Food Banks’ in many of our towns and cities, and indeed Devizes helps out many who are in need. St. Peter’s has this year made a concerted effort to fill a ox each month to take to the Food Bank, and at the moment we are flling our sixteenth box. The congregation have been asked to bring a tin of something, a bag of sugar, a packet of pasta, or indeed any item of grocery each time they come to Church and as always, we have not been let down by people’s generosity. As the festive season is fast approaching there will be many who will need help, so I am asking everyone in the village, when they next go shopping to maybe buy just one extra item that can be given to the Food Bank. There is a large green box next to the font in Church and your offering may be put into it any time, as the Church is open every day. It will make an enormous difference to someone who needs help. Many thanks. Janet James (Churchwarden) The Village 100 Club Thank you to everyone who has subscribed to the 100 Club this year. As mentioned in the last Village News, we are reliant on the revenue generated to fund the running of the Village Hall and enable us to offer the facilities of the hall at such generous rates. The grand Christmas draw is imminent, with the special first prize of £100 and two second prizes of £50, all of which are most useful at this time of year. We hope to carry out the draw at the Over 60s Christmas Dinner in the Village Hall on 19 December. So, if you are not a member of the 100 Club, but wish to join and participate in this draw contact me on 828833 or any Committee �member and we will enrol you. We will inform the lucky winners quickly after the draw and get the cheques to you before Christmas. A Successful Quiz Night The annual Quiz Night was held in the Village Hall on 22 November, and what a successful night it was. There were thirteen teams (about the maximum we can accommodate), and they all entered into the spirit of the evening with great enthusiasm and good humour. Indeed, there was the correct balance of friendly rivalry, a determination to win, but an even greater determination to have fun and enjoy the evening. This was fully achieved, and all 75 people present seemed really happy with the event. Congratulations to the three winning teams, but I think we were all winners on the evening. Of course all of this was possible because of our excellent Quiz Master, Alan Webber. Not only did he come up with an interesting and varied set of 100 questions, he also conducted the whole evening with good grace, hilarity and his own mixture of mischief and humour. We are fortunate to have someone so willing to spend many hours researching appropriate questions, allied with the ability to present them in a lively and interesting manner, and the skill to keep everybody happy. So, thank you, Alan, for giving us all a really memorable evening. Thank you, also, to Sam and Helen for serving the drinks and nibbles so efficiently, keeping our brains fed and refreshed for the friendly contest. A final thank you to the Village Hall Committee for organising the evening. Hopefully, we will repeat the event next Nov. so look for details next Autumn. Poulshot Ladies shopping event On 19th November we gathered with our glass of wine and mince pies. We then had time to chat and browse. No fighting for rare expensive car parking spaces, no traipsing for miles and queuing at tills for us. We had stalls by Chocaholics, The bag lady ( hand made bags) Tila (the new gift and lifestyle shop in the Brittox), �The therapy and fragrant oil shop in the Ginnel and some paintings/cards. Everyone appeared to find something to shorten their Christmas shopping list. Happy Christmas. Jean Poulshot Ladies club Christmas meal at the Raven Tuesday 17th December 7.30 for 8pm. Ready to let your hair down? Everyone welcome. Please can I have your choices by 7th December, no deposit required this year - 2 course menu available at £16.50. Please bring wrapped secret Santa present to value of £3 on the night. Best Wishes and a Happy Christmas if I do not hear from you. Jean Ladies club AGM Tuesday 21st Jan at 7.30 Please bring along ideas for 2014 activities. New members always welome. Village Hall Update In the last Village News I wrote of our hope to commission work on the Village Hall in order to rectify the rising damp in some of the walls. It is pleasing to report that the work has not only been commissioned, but that it has now been completed. The walls have all been treated with an injection damp proof course by Sovereign Damp-Proofing, and the top sheen has been removed from the inner walls to the height of 1 metre to allow it to breath and slowly dry out. This will take many months so we will not be able to re-decorate the walls until next summer at least. However, their appearance is not as drastic as we had imagined. Outside, a new French drain has been put in to take the water away from the walls; the gutters have been cleared and protective inserts have been fitted to prevent blockage by leaves; and new wall vents have been put in to allow the building to breathe. All this work was carried out by Phil Ireson, and we are grateful to him for all his efforts. We are also grateful to Wiltshire Council and to the Parish Council for their financial support in part funding these �projects. We now await the coming months to see if these procedures improve our Village Hall. Brian Arnold, on behalf of the Village Hall Committee. A Date For Your New Diary For each of the last two years in February we have enjoyed a splendid evening in the Village Hall where Jerry from The Raven has demonstrated his cooking skills and provided us with several of his own exciting menus. Pleasingly, Jerry is willing to repeat the evening and demonstrate some more culinary treats. We have a provisional date of Monday 24 February, and this will be confirmed in the New Year. However, as those who attended the previous evenings will testify, these are really enjoyable events, and you gain new ideas to try for yourself. So, it may well be worth noting the date in your diary, and checking the Village News in February to get final details. I cannot guarantee a guest appearance from Melody Grace, but you never know! Boxing Day Walk This year it starts at the normal time of 2pm from the Raven where it will finish at about 3.30 p.m. Jerry and Natalie have invited us in so we can finish the walk with a glass of mulled wine by the fire .All are welcome. Dogs can be secured outside. See you on Boxing Day ! Ray Josey 01380 827010 GET YOUR POULSHOT VILLAGE CALENDAR TODAY- AVAILABLE FROM THE RAVEN PUB �ONLY £5.00 �Devizes Campus Development As in other key population centres in Wiltshire, there is a strong community ambition to develop a ‘campus’ in Devizes. The intention is for the development of a single or more centres for the delivery of Wiltshire Council services that are best delivered locally, together with those from the voluntary sector, to provide community facilities ranging from internet access to multi-use rooms for social and leisure and educational pursuits, and to appeal to all age groups. Before a site can be selected and the campus design developed, we are keen to receive views from the community area. The Devizes Campus Development Team has already obtained a number of responses both on-line and from one to one canvassing conducted in the Devizes Leisure Centre and in other community centres. We shall be continuing our canvassing of residents opinion up to the end of the year and want to give readers from Urchfont, the Lavingtons, The Cheverells, Erlestoke, Poulshot, Rowde, Bromham, Etchilhampton, Horton, Coate, All Cannings, Bishops Canning and other communities every opportunity to participate. They can do this from the mobile library during its visits, from the office of Age UK Wiltshire in Devizes and on-line at http://www.wiltshire.gov.uk/devizes-campus-survey.htm. The Campus Delivery Manager, Rhys Schell is also available if people need help in completing a questionnaire atmailto:campusconsultation@wiltshire.gov.uk . Yours sincerely, Mike Weston, Age UK Wiltshire, Jasper Selwyn, Devizes Community Area Partnership, Councillor Peter Evans, Wiltshire Council, Councillor Nigel Carter, Devizes Town Council; Rhys Schell, Campus Delivery Manager, Wiltshire Council Painting Exhibition I would like to thank those who came to see my paintings. You may like to know you helped to raise a �donation of £50 towards St Peters church. Best wishes Jean Perrett The candlelit Benefice Advent Service will be on Sunday, 1sr December at 6.00 in St. Peter’s Poulshot. This will have readings and hymns for Advent and is a great service for all. The church hosted Bulkington Village Christmas Lunch takes place on Wednesday, 4th December, 2013 and again on the 8th January, 2014 at 12.15 at The Well. Everyone in the village is welcome. Contact Jane Coles in advance for the menu (828145). New people are always welcome to join us. It is a good, Christmas social event for the entire village. BUZZZZ Group meets on Wednesday 4th December 2013 at 7.30 at 4 Nor thfields, Bulkington, led by Maureen Allchin This informal group meets to discuss various issues of Christian thought. We are currently using the Lord’s Prayer to motivate our thinking. In the next meetings we will be discussion “For thine is the Kingdom…..”. Some interesting things to discuss!! Everyone is welcome. There will then be a break with the next group meeting on 7th May 2014 There will be a CHRISTMAS COFFEE MORNING on Saturday, 14th December from 10.30-12.00 at the home of the Diffords (14 Bulkington – the Tudor cottage). Bring and Buy, Raffle, Christmas Fare. Everyone welcome THE SUCCESSFUL TEA, CHAT AND CRAFT SOCIAL GROUP will meet on the Monday, 2nd December at the Old Stables, Bulkington (Andi Elliott 828277) from 2.00 – 4.00 on Monday, 4th November and again on Monday, January 6th at 14 Chestnut Drive (Janet Rawlings 828732). Bring your own craft item or leave it at home and just come and chat! The village of Bulkington wishes everyone a blessed Christmas and a happy New Year �Christmas Country Fair A big thank you to everyone who came to and/or supported the Christmas Country Fair in Market Lavington Community Hall on November 2nd. I do hope you all enjoyed it and found some great things to buy. I thought you would like to know that the Fair raised a total of £670 for ABF The Soldiers’ Charity, which is our best total to date. Over the last two years, the Christmas and Spring Fairs have raised a total of over £2500 for the Soldiers’ Charity, which supports serving and and former serving soldiers and their families in times of need. Sue Bonney The Badgers – Football The Badgers first team (Adults) has now started to play their matches at the Lye in Seend. The first games saw them victorious in the county cup against Sarum. All the players and coaching staff are really looking forward to enjoying the rest of the season and future at Seend. All the fixtures for the teams playing at Seend can be found on the club website www.wortonandcheverellfc.co.uk The Club this season are fielding teams in the following age groups: Adults x 2 teams, Under 17, U15, U13, U12, U11 (x2), U10, U9, U8, U7 and Under 6s, with the encouragement for development of soccer for youngsters in all age groups. Some of the teams are still seeking new members, so if interested please contact one of the coaching contacts on our website. The Under 6s had their first taste of playing against another team when Melksham Town F.C. made the journey to Five Lanes School in Worton recently. With over 20 players from both sides available (and eager to play), plus numerous parents/grandparents in support on the touchline, two separate matches at seven a side with substitutions were played. The word ‘Ants’ around a football springs to mind at this stage of the �development of the players, however, with our excellent coaching staff the players will develop their skills over time. Great day for all, well done ! Steve Dagnall 01380-727976 SEEND AND DISTRICT GARDENING CLUB Our speaker for the November meeting failed to appear but we were extremely fortunate to be able to call on Freddie Giles, a recent addition to the club’s membership, to talk about his wood – ‘Freddie’s Wood’ – to be found on the north side of the canal between the aqueduct over the A350 and the Barge Inn. Freddie gave us a most interesting talk, full of anecdotes and highly amusing, including the occasion when he came across a young Swedish woman, availing herself of one of the wooded glades to enjoy the pleasurable sensation of the sun’s warming rays on her naked body. Freddie was polite enough to introduce himself to her and actually took the trouble to return a little later to make sure he wasn’t dreaming. Sun worshippers apart, Freddie’s Wood is well worth a visit. Next month’s meeting, on Tuesday 10th December at 7.30, is our Christmas Party, with James & Matthew from Avonfield Gardens talking about Christmas Gifts for Gardeners. The competition is 6 Christmas Biscuits. There will be wine and refreshments and offerings of mince pies and shortbread will be very welcome. We have no scheduled meeting in January so our first get-together in 2014 is on Tuesday 11th February, with David Moon talking about The National Garden Scheme – the competition theme is ‘A photograph of your garden’. See you at the Christmas Party! Tim White Horse Opera will be holding their Christmas Concert on Thurs 12th December - 7.30pm , St John's Church Devizes. We are delighted that Paula Boyagis will be conducting. Mince pies and mulled wine will be served as usual �so do come and join us for a lovely Christmassy evening. Tickets £8 free to under 12s available from Devizes Books and online from whitehorseopera.ticketsource.co.uk From Councillor Jonathan Seed There is a great deal going on in and around the Council and our area at the moment. I am currently spending much of my time on the local solar farm issue and have found this debate both interesting and challenging. My position remains that I would very much prefer not to see our countryside littered with solar farms and especially in my area and so in principle I am against them. However I recognise that we have EU, national and local renewable energy targets to meet and that current national planning policies do not prevent the construction of carefully sited solar farms in the open countryside provided that relevant criteria are satisfied and local communities are consulted and engaged with. In these cases I believe that the community is better served negotiating sensible and advantageous conditions rather than indulging in futile campaigning on the initial applications. Finally I am not prepared to stand by and see a proliferation of solar farm development in Summerham and Seend and I am working with planners to look at the cumulative effects of the applications which may be submitted in our area and how these applications can best be limited and controlled.I find myself working increasingly long hours on my Council duties. I am now caretaking for a part of the neighbouring Ethandune Division and am thus trying to attend three more Parish Councils as well as looking after the interests of their residents both in and out of Council together with the interests of my own residents in Summerham and Seend and my Cabinet duties. It was therefore with a wry smile that I listened to a Member of the Council complaining that the average Member spends 25 hours a week on Council duties. My amusement was that I had spent that amount of time already that week on my Council work and it was only Tuesday! I make no complaints. I am a willing Council Member but I do feel that those of us who are undertaking these long hours on behalf of our �communities whilst at the same time helping to run the £1billion Council business might just hope for a little realism when the Council allowances debate takes place. Maybe I am too hopeful! �THE FRIENDS OF ERLESTOKE PRISON are pleased to present ‘DUE VOCI’ Saturday 14th DECEMBER 2013 At the Bake Barn, Great Ridge, nr Chicklade, Salisbury, SP3 5SY Please join us for an evening concert with ‘Due Voci’, the beautiful voices of Barbara Gompels and Paula Boyagis, accompanied by Dominic Irving, at the stunning ‘Bake Barn’, on the Fonthill Estate, by kind permission of Lord and Lady Margadale. Doors open at 7.00pm and the performance will start at 7.30pm. The performance will have one interval, during which there will be a silent auction and a short talk about the work of the Friends of Erlestoke Prison. Tickets are £20 per person and include your first drink and canapés. Please email: info@friendsoferlestokeprison.com to order your tickets. Silent auction items will be listed on www.friendsoferlestokeprison.com from the 1st December with details of how to bid. Please come, enjoy the music and support the Friends of Erlestoke Prison. We are a newly registered charity, established to support the rehabilitation and resettlement of prisoners at HMP Erlestoke. The charity works in partnership with the prison to reduce reoffending rates and funds/supports projects to assist prisoners in:     Maintaining and building relationships with their partners and children Finding education and work opportunities Ensuring that they have somewhere to call home when they leave prison Preparing themselves for release and a return to life without offending For more information, please visit: www.friendsoferlestokeprison.com The Marchioness of Lansdowne invites you to the Bowood House Christmas Extravaganza December 4th , 5th and 6th 2013 Wednesday 4th December 4-8pm £15 Ticketed evening preview with Carols and Cocktails Thursday 5th December 10am-5pm £8 All day shopping Friday 6th December 10am –4pm £8 All day shopping to be held at Bowood House, Calne, Wiltshire Visit www.bowood-house.co.uk for ticket sales. Supporting The Wiltshire Bobby Van Trust, Charity No 1073127 �CHURCH SERVICES DECEMBER 2013 POULSHOT, SEEND AND BULKINGTON Sunday 1 December 8.00 am Holy Communion 9.30 am Morning Praise 11.15 am Morning Praise 6.00 pm Carols & Readings 6.00 pm Parish Communion Sunday 8 Decenber 8.00 am Holy Communion 9.30 am Matins 11.15 am Parish Communion 6.00 pm Evensong Thursday 12 December 6.00 pm Christingle Sunday 15 December 8.00 am Holy Communion 9.30 am Parish Communion 11.15 am Parish Communion 6.00 pm Evensong Sunday 22 December 8.00 am Holy Communion 9.30 am Parish Communion 11.15 am Family Communion 6.00 pm Carol Service Tuesday 24 December 2.00 pm Crib Service 4.00 pm Crib Service 6.00 pm Carol Service 11.30 pm Midnight Eucharist Wednesday 25 December 9.30 am Family Communion 9.30 am Family Communion 11.15 am Family Communion Sunday 29 December 8.00 am Holy Communion 10.00 am Benefice Service Seend Bulkington Seend Seend Poulshot. Seend Poulshot Seend Bulkington Seend Seend Bulkington Seend Poulshot Seend Poulshot Seend Bulkington Bulkington Seend Poulshot Seend Poulshot Bulkington Seend Seend Poulshot � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Village Magazine Description An account of the resource PDF versions of the Village Magazine distributed between 2004 and Present. 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While we will always aim to include all shades of opinion and interest, we reserve the right to select and edit where appropriate. We also aim to provide a network and record of what’s going on in the village, as fully as possible, so please let us know if there is anything that you would like publicised in advance or reported on afterwards.. Contact us e-mail – poulshotnews@btinternet.com ; Contributions for next issue by the 20th of the month Advertising Poulshot Village News is happy to accept adverts, indeed relies on them to fund production costs. Publication of an advert does not constitute an endorsement for that product or service. Adverts may be taken as a full, half or quarter page, to run for the full year of the magazine (10 issues). Subscribing to an advert in the magazine will automatically get you a listing on the Poulshot web site - www.poulshot.org.uk Poulshot Web Pages (The World Looking At Poulshot) WWW.POULSHOT.ORG.UK Email to:webmaster@poulshot.org.uk �Reconditioned Laptops Before you buy that budget laptop give me a call. I have quality used Dell and Toshiba laptops available from £220. Some cheaper ones from £100 New/used tower and desktop PCs and screens All PC and laptop repairs welcomed HELP! 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Wonderful Area Bookings all year round, Prices from £30 a night: low season. Contact Jean or Royden on 01380 828695 perrettr@btinternet.com You can view some photos at www.sanditoes.co.uk Andrew Leigh Certified Member Guild of Master Chimney Sweeps WEST COUNTRY SWEEPS Domestic and Commercial Chimney Services Tel: 07545 822109 email: andrewleightf@gmail.com �The Tranquil Moment Health and Beauty clinic The Tranquil Moment health and beauty clinic is set in the beautiful village of Poulshot, just 2 miles from Devizes. We offer flexible appointments to suit you, and tailor treatments to your requirements. The salon is completely private, with easy parking. We are now offering the latest Ultrasound hair removal treatment, a painless alternative to electrolysis without the use of needles, there are no restrictions with this treatment, all hair colours and skin types. No skin reaction. Clinically proven. Other treatments available • Decleor facials and body treatments • Waxing •OPI manicure and pedicure • Hollywood Lashes • Microdermabrasion (pay for 7 get 8th free) • Sports Massage and Injury clinic • CACI non surgical face lift • Hot stone massage • Semi-permanent make-up • Eyelash/ eyebrow tinting • Nouvatan spray tan Shrinking Violet Fat Loss Body Wrap Visit our website for other offers. All Credit & Debit cards accepted. Loyalty Card System. Follow us on Facebook. The Tranquil Moment Health and Beauty Clinic 1 Townsend Court, Poulshot, Devizes SN10 1SD 01380 828297 24 hour answerphone tranquilmoment@live.co.uk www.tranquilmoment.co.uk �You are not alone Paul Johnson Counselling Affordable counselling in Bradford-on-Avon £25 per session. Helping you to:  feel better about yourself and your life  gain insight into the roots of your unhappiness  make lasting changes in how you live your life and relate to others. Telephone 07512 103155 (confidential voicemail) www.pauljohnsoncounselling.net Andrew Goodfield Woodwork Devizes, Road, Rowde, Wiltshire Carpentry, Joinery Free-standing and built-in cabinets, cupboards and wardrobes Free estimate Telephone: 01380 722067 e- mail:apgoodfield@tiscali.co.u k www.apgwoodwork.co.uk The Raven Inn, Poulshot Join the club and be kept updated with news and events at The Raven. E-mail your contact details to theraveninnpoulshot@ yahoo.co and join the club! �Martina’s Professional Cleaning Services We guarantee best price in the area for a perfect job Regular cleaning - Spring cleaning Office cleaning - Oven cleaning Carpet cleaning - Ironing Fully insured , Privacy assured SAME CLEANER GUARANTEED Call MARTINA on 07859818198 TOWNSEND FARMHOUSE Comfortable B and B in Poulshot Excellent facilities in Grade 2 listed building with full English breakfasts and ample car-parking space E-mail marygracebrothers@gmail.com Telephone 01380 828221 When friends and relations wish to visit and you are unable to put them up for the night book them to stay at Townsend Farmhouse B and B Discounts offered for bookings made by local residents �LAWN HOUSE CHIROPRACTIC CLINIC 29 High Street, Steeple Ashton, BA14 6EU Tel: 01380 871555 www.lawnhouse.co.uk Back Pain Specialist Neck & Shoulder, Hip, Leg & Foot Pain, Arthritis, Tennis Elbow, Slipped Disc, Sports Injuries Free assessment available Treating patients locally for 20 years S.J.Prior, B.Sc., D.C. Doctor of Chiropractic Registered Member of the British Chiropractic Association & General Chiropractic Council BUPA & AXA/PPP Registered Poulshot Village Hall Available for meetings, functions, clubs and private parties Booking fees Village activities - £5 an hour Outside users - £8 an hour All bookings for the hall are being taken by Joyce or Brian Arnold on 828833 �Picture Framing Village Diary Oils, water colours, prints, photographs etc Plain or wash lined mounts Choose from over 50 mouldings Quick service Please ring for appointment Juliet Wilmot The Garden Lodge, Chittoe 01380 850314 Darren Sheppard Traditional, Perfectionist, Painter and Decorator. We take pride in our work and have a real passion for the upkeep of old English houses and Estates. Visit www.Sheppard-Decorators.co.uk Tel. 01380500191 07876433655 For a friendly quote. �Village Contacts St Peter’s Church Priest in Charge - Revd. Renée Coulson 827285 Assistant Priest – The Revd. Maureen Allchin 828931 Churchwardens Mrs Janet James PCC Secretary –Mrs Kate Amery PCC Members – 724944 827172 Mr Nicholas Hunloke (Treasurer) - Lady Kate Hunloke (Deanery Synod) Mrs Angela Bullen - Mr Chris Saunders - Mrs Dankay Cleverley - Mrs Joyce Arnold (Deanery Synod) - Mr Brian James Organist – Mrs P De Belle Parish council Chairman – Mr Geoff Collett 828465 Clerk - Rebekah Jeffries poulshotparishcouncil@gmail.com Members - Mr Joe Baber – Mr Nicholas Hunloke – Mr Steve Housby –Mr Tim Coleman – Mr Ben Hamilton Mr Tim Nixon Local Councillors Wiltshire Council - Cllr Jonathan Seed 850 696 e-mail jonathon.seed@wiltshire.gov.uk. Farmers Club Mr Richard Francis 828232 Poulshot Ladies Club Lady Kate Hunloke 828333 Jean Perrett 828695 Village Hall – Chris Saunders 827290 Bookings - Joyce or Brian Arnold 828833 Village Trust – Chairman - Mr Nicholas Hunloke 828333 827095 Secretary - Mr Tim Coleman Members - Mr Ray Josey (Vice-chairman) – Mr Brian James (Treasurer) – Mrs Denise Josey (Archivist) Neighbourhood Watch – Mr Tim Coleman 827095 �News from The Raven Inn… Well, that's pretty much Summer done and dusted and our thoughts here at The Raven are really starting to turn to Christmas! Our Christmas Party Menu and Christmas Day Menus are now available. Dowload a copy by clicking here or ask for a copy at the bar. We're already taking bookings for both, so please book early to avoid disappointment.If any of you need to organise a Christmas Party and feel that The Raven may not be big enough, then book for a Monday night and have exclusive use of the whole pub. We can seat nearly 50 and can even arrange music, karaoke etc. Talking about Mondays, please note that we are now closed on Mondays until Easter and this Sunday evening will also be our last until Easter. By closing for these shifts, it gives us a chance to do all the decorating and maintenance that a busy pub like ours needs. The Menu at the moment is starting to reflect the change in seasons with more of the Autumnal flavours and warming dishes. It really is a great time of the year with lots of local produce coming into its prime. Well, this is just a short newletter as life for Nathalie and myself is pretty hectic at present and is set to get more so. A newsletter will follow shortly to explain all. Jerry and the team at The Raven Diary Dates October 5 Harvest Supper October 15 Ladies Club Auction November 16 Croissant Morning December Lots of Christmas Stuff! �There will be a Traditional Harvest Supper in Poulshot Village Hall On 5th October 2013 7 for 7.30pm Cabaret Raffle Tickets £10, available from Joyce 828833, Dankay 827242, Kate 828333 or Chris 827290 All are warmly welcome! Poulshot and Worton Ladies Clubs – A Dutch Auction On Tuesday 15th October at 7.30 in the hall. Think lucky Dip/ recycling. Bring along two individually wrapped items. Each wrapped item is passed round , sniffed, gently squeezed , rattled and speculated upon and small change bids are made. Highest bid wins. No fees. Wine, Juice , hot drinks and nibbles included. Come and try your luck, �Best wishes Jean A Date for your Diary! The third CHRISTMAS COUNTRY FAIR in aid of The Soldiers’ Charity will be held on SATURDAY NOVEMBER 2nd at the MARKET LAVINGTON COMMUNITY HALL 10am to 2pm Start your Christmas shopping with us! Local handmade crafts including: Toys, Paintings, Cards and Stationery, Knitwear, Baby goods,Scented Candles, Silver, Silk, Glass and Indian Jewellery, Christmas goodies, Handmade Cupcakes, Chocolates and Fudge,Textiles, and lots more! Free Entry - Donations to The Soldiers’ Charity Coffee and cakes! To book a stall, please contact Sue Bonney on 01380 812757 or email: thebonneys@waitrose.com Quiz Night in the Village Hall 7.30pm Friday 22nd November 2013 Tables £12 - a max of 4 per table �There will be a bar. Please book tables through Alan Webber your quizmaster- 828415 or Chris Saunders 827290 �Ladies club get given the belt! On the 3rd Tuesday of September we were given a demonstration of bridle and belt making. Mr Derek Ashpole from Seend took us step by step through about seven stages of working leather and stitching. The tools have not changed for centuries, and the results are very pleasing in a world where most items are mass produced. We saw hand made belts, bridles camera cases and a stylish briefcase. The leather is brought from Devon , comes in pieces about 3 x 5 foot, it is very thick and heavy.You can see why these items will last.Mr Ashpole can be contacted on 828420 SEEND ACOUSTIC CLUB Upstairs in Seend Community Centre, 7.45 for 8pm. £3 entry. Wednesday 16th October - singer/songwriter Louise ordan Floor spots - raffle - bar - free chocolate! ROYAL BRITISH LEGION ANNUAL LECTURE Saturday 5th October, 7.30pm in Seend Community Centre Air Chief Marshal Sir Joseph Gilbert KCB CBE will talk on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Tickets (£6.50) available from Seend Shop/PO or on the door. WEA Classes at Seend Community Centre Join us for a light-hearted look at Graphology, with John Jameson-Davies, starting 7.30pm on Monday 7th October for six weeks. £45, or free to people on certain benefits. Call 01380 828597 for info or to book. �‘The Badgers’ Worton and Cheverell F.C. Welcome to all new members joining this well established Club for the start of the season, for which training/matches take place in all age groups from age 5 to Adult (14 age groups represented). If your child is interested in joining, you are welcome to contact one of our club coaches, with contacts shown on the Club website http : //www.pitchero.com/clubs/wortonandcheverellfc/ Both the Under 8 and the newly formed Under 9 teams, will be playing in League action for the first time this year, and many thanks to the team sponsors for the donation of kits for these teams. In addition, these teams will be planning a day at Swindon Town FC (training/ground tour/match) in the near future. Current training is on Friday evenings at Worton Five Lanes School The first couple of training sessions for the Under 6/7s were well attended with over 30 children taking part on Saturday mornings. This season the Under 7s will play in a friendly League for the first time. For younger age groups (reception year) we are also running a Badger Cubs training session –please contact Jason Reynolds if interested on 07590-427999. At Adult level we have both a Saturday and Sunday teams, with many new players signing on for the start of the season. In the Trowbridge District League the Saturday team had a good 4 – 1 win over Bratton recently, but lost narrowly to Trowbridge 1 -2. Steve Dagnall 01380-727976 �SEEND AND DISTRICT GARDENING CLUB Well it does seem as if Summer is slipping away but, on the plus side, our season of Gardening Club meetings has started again. We had a most interesting, informative and practical talk from Alan Christopher who gave us many extremely useful tips specific to Autumn. It was also quite heartening for the less accomplished gardeners that even Alan, with his 60 years of wide ranging experience, still has failures and disappointments – gardening is not an exact science! This month’s competition, Three Flowering Stems, was won by Jackie Kilduff, with Tony Hill second and Sylvia Ewin third. Next month’s meeting, on October 8th, is an afternoon visit to Kilver Court – if you’re interested contact Sue Johns on 01380 738129. At the November meeting, at 7.30 p.m. on Tuesday 12th at the Irene Usher Pavilion, there’ll be an opportunity to bring and swap plants. The speaker is Carl Sadler on the subject of ‘Besoms and Gypsy Flowers’ – the competition theme is ‘My idea of a gypsy flower’. A big thank you to everyone who brought plants to sell on the Gardening Club stall at the Seend Fete and also to all those who helped on the stall. Good news! We had two new members at Tuesday’s meeting – room for plenty more! Tim From Councillor Jonathan Seed As we move into the Autumn the business of Wiltshire Council gathers pace especially as Members and officers return from holidays. It was really great to see the success of three initiatives for involving thousands of young people launched by officers and volunteers working with the areas of my portfolio over the summer. This involved youngsters taking part in free �positive activity provided by Wiltshire Council. 50 000 free swimming sessions in our swimming pools, 360 free tennis sessions and 8900 free reading challenge successes in libraries has to be a good thing and a really positive way of helping to get our youth out and about during the long summer break. Now it is back to school, back to work and back to Council business! This all started with a meeting of the full Council on 3rd September where we approved the Business Plan which provides a framework for all our activity over the next four years. It is an interesting document and one which really will keep Wiltshire at the forefront of local government and more importantly will enable us to deliver the services that residents want, deliver these services locally and deliver them in the way that they tell us they want them delivered. Locally we seem to be having an interesting time with planning issues and particularly big projects that will affect the residents of Summerham and Seend. The RAF Keevil tactical runway seems to have a delay whilst the Council obtains answers to the impact of construction on villages and the surrounding areas. In addition the prospect of a number of large solar panel developments has appeared and these are currently being discussed by consultants, applicants, residents and Parish Councils. I am looking at the plans and listening to the arguments for and against but I am conscious that if communities object so strongly to wind farms then we must at some stage go some way towards meeting our renewable energy targets for Wiltshire and solar panel developments may well be the least intrusive form of sustainable energy generation that we can live with. Still there is a long way to go with all of these developments and it is for the Council to decide and residents to make their views known to the Council to help that decision to be made. �CHURCH SERVICES OCTOBER 2013 POULSHOT, SEEND AND BULKINGTON Sunday 6 October 8.00 am Holy Communion Seend 9.30 am Morning Praise Bulkington 11.15 am Morning Praise Seend 6.00 pm Evensong (Harvest Festival) Poulshot. Sunday 13 October 8.00 am Holy Communion 9.30 am Matins 11.15 am Parish Communion 6.00 pm Evensong Seend Poulshot Seend Bulkington Sunday 20 October 8.00 am Holy Communion 9.30 am Parish Communion 11.15 am Parish Communion 6.00 pm Parish Communion Seend Bulkington Seend Poulshot Sunday 27 October 8.00 am Holy Communion 9.30 am Family Communion 11.15 am Family Communion 6.00 pm Parish Communion Seend Poulshot Seend Bulkington Sunday 3 November 8.00 am Holy Communion 9.30 am Morning Praise 11.15 pm Morning Praise 3.00 pm All Souls 6.00 pm Parish Communion Seend Bulkington Seend Seend Poulshot �A PILGRIMAGE TO ISRAEL/PALESTINE with the Right Revd Nicholas Holtam, 21st - 30th May 2014 THIS IS A LAST CALL FOR BOOKINGS FOR THE DIOCESAN 10 night pilgrimage and holiday to Israel/Palestine from 21st-30th May 2014. It is proving to be a popular trip and there are not many places left! The tour will include 6 nights in the Golden Walls Hotel in Jerusalem with its splendid view of the old city walls and a short walk from the Damascus Gate and 3 nights at the Ron Beach Hotel, just outside Tiberius on the Sea of Galilee, with its wonderful position right on the lakeside (all rooms have sea views) and with a swimming pool. Visits will include sites in and around Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Nazareth, Capernaum, the Sea of Galilee and the Dead Sea. We will walk along the Via Dolorosa, float on the Dead Sea, take a cable car up the Mount of Masada, visit one of the sources of the River Jordan, meet with local people, and worship with the Christian community. There will also be some time for relaxation and personal exploration. There is also a highly recommended optional 3 day extension in our hotel on the shores of the Sea of Galilee returning on the June 2nd. This gives a chance for relaxation, reflection or further exploration before returning home. Please don’t be put off going to the Land of the Holy One because of all you see in the media. In the Middle East the reality ‘on the ground’ is often far removed from what we see and read in the news. We consider it a safe place to visit, take daily advice from our local Agent in Jerusalem and will not travel if the situation becomes dangerous or threatening in any way. Bishop Nicholas writes: “A Pilgrimage to the Holy Land changed my reading of the Scriptures. In some respects it should have been obvious but I discovered the ways in which places connected: from Bethany and the Mount of Olives to Jerusalem is a short walk. Bethlehem and Judea are just to the south. Galilee in the north is not very far away, a few days walk or a few hours drive. When praying in the old city of Jerusalem or by the Sea of Galilee, “The Lord is near”: Jesus was here, or hereabouts. I am very much looking forward to leading a Pilgrimage from the Diocese of Salisbury. It will be a great opportunity to grow in faith and understanding both of the historic Jesus and of the present realities of Israel and Palestine. In each of the places we will visit it will be a marvellous opportunity to explore the Scriptures afresh. In the cradle of Christianity we will also grow in faith where the People of the Book – Jews, Christians and Muslims - live alongside one another in the land we each call Holy. I will be sharing leadership with �the very experienced tour leader, the Revd Maureen Allchin, a founder Trustee of the McCabe Educational Trust. There will be elements of a holiday, a pilgrimage and a retreat. It may also be a life changing experience! You will feel many different emotions and there will be lots of laughter! Come and see!” The cost of this tour is £1,895 based on twin sharing. This is very good value as we have included almost everything in the tour cost - full-board with buffet breakfast, lunch and table d’hôte evening meal included daily; touring in air-conditioned coaches with a local guide; all entrance fees and gratuities; scheduled flights with British Airways between Heathrow airport and Tel Aviv; all airport and security charges and a complimentary visa which is issued on arrival in Israel. Extras are - travel insurance, the cost of getting to and from the airport (tho’ it may be possible to book a coach from the Salisbury area for an additional cost), drinks and personal spending money. There are limited places available so you will need to send your booking form and deposit as soon as possible. TO GET A BROCHURE - Please download a brochure and booking form at ## Or, contact the Bishop’s Office (01722 334031) Hope for Tomorrow - Skydive We now have a final total for the skydive which took place on June 28th 2013.Thanks to everyone's generosity and with some late sponsorship we have reached theincredible total of £6213.We do have videos of the event, if anyone would like to see them please contact us and we will be happy to show them to you! The charity are delighted and we would once again thank all our sponsors for their support. Mary and John Bell FOUND Following the Fete at the end of June, an orange hoodie, size 11-12, with the label ‘No Fear’, was found in the marquee. It has a pair of red Granite sunglasses on a string in one pocket and a white ipod shuffle in the other, with the headphones coming out of the collar of the hoodie. If anyone recognises it, please ring Kate Hunloke on 828333. �There will be no Buzzz Group in October because Maureen Allchin will be in Israel/Palestine leading a pilgrimage. However, it will be back on November 6th and December 4th at 7.30 at 4 Northfields, Bulkington A HUGE THANKYOU to all who supported Bulkington’s “Songs from the Shows”. It was a great success and over a £1000.00 was raised for Christ Church, Bulkington. So many people enjoyed it that we have invited the duo to return in 2014 – with different songs from different shows – so listen out for details. The church hosted Bulkington Lunch takes place on Wednesday October 2nd at 12.15 at The Well. It is a great village occasion with a good value two course meal for £12.00 a head. Contact Jane Coles in advance for the menu (828145). New people are always welcome to join us. A NEW SOCIAL GROUP IS BEING STARTED IN BULKINGTON…………… This is an open invitation to all “crafters” – whether knitting, sewing, paper craft or anything else to TEA, CHAT AND CRAFT at 4 Northfields, Bulkington (828931) from 2.00 – 4.00 th on Monday, 7 October. Bring your own craft item or come to get a new idea of something to do. Bulkington Murder Mystery Players present another of their fun and entertaining Murder Mystery Plays th “Who murdered the Football Coach?” on Saturday, 19 October in Seend Pavilion at 7.30. There will be a raffle and a bar and nibbles available during the interval. Tickets are £8.00 (under 16’s £5.00) and are available from Seend Post Office, Liz Futter (828485), Jane Coles (828145) and Anne Saywell (828931). This will be a great evening so get your tickets a.s.a.p and your detective skills sharpened! The paperboy remembers... �For a few years around 1950, I can't remember the exact dates, I was the village paper boy. I delivered papers from half-way up Caen Hill, including the brickyard, then around Foxhangers Canal Bridge, including a few houses beyond the bridge, then all the way through the village to Townsend Farm, the last delivery being to Mr White, just round the corner beyond Townsend Farm. Initially I picked up or waited for the bundle of papers under the Fish Bridge - cold, wet, and/or windy - and later the delivery was made to "Greenways", where I lived, which was much easier because I could wait indoors, and then immediately divide the load into two bundles, "up the road" and "down the road". Socially, this was a very rewarding activity, because I knew everybody by name. Financially, I did pretty well out of it. Physically, it was great. I was as fit as a fiddle. At that time there was a house at the end of the road on the Poulshot side of the Bath-Devizes highway, on the left. Was it called "Turnpike Cottage"? The gentleman who lived there was gardener at the Rectory. Legend had it that though he rarely spoke, he was in fact very well informed, especially about gardening. He could, for example, give the complete latin name for everything in the garden. The delivery of his daily newspaper was fairly early in my round, and the timing was such that it coincided with his daily visit to the outside toilet in his garden. So I would pass the paper in to him as he sat there. I don't think you'll get that level of personal service even in any of the posh London hotels. John Collett To all owners of LITTLE dogs We are completely fed up with venturing out of our front door in the morning only to find that a little dog has left a calling card. As if this isn’t bad enough we then find it on our driveway as well. PLEASE have the decency to clear up after your LITTLE dogs. Thank you. The Bakers Closure of Lutsey Bridge, Townsend, Poulshot �Wiltshire Council are planning on strengthening the Lutsey Bridge.This bridge is on the Poulshot Road to the south of the village.A one day full road closure will be required on Wednesday 30th October to carry out an assessment. This will be followed at a later date (to be scheduled) by a much longer closure while the remedial work is actually carried out.If you’ve got any queries you can contact Emma Briggs (Assistant Bridge Engineer) on 01225 718064 or emma.biggs@wiltshire.gov.uk � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Village Magazine Description An account of the resource PDF versions of the Village Magazine distributed between 2004 and Present. Magazines are presented in PDF format with full-text indexing Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Poulshot Village News Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Poulshot Village News Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2004-Present Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Poulshot Village News Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Village Magazines Magazine Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Poulshot Village News October 2013 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 01/10/2013 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Poulshot Village News Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Poulshot Village News PVN Village News https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/org.poulshotvillagearchive/original/a9f68b8f5d6cbfa53f1f5776be500a11.pdf 8882b9cf302bd75b0dec060ffe31c710 PDF Text Text Poulshot Village News June 2013 POULSHOT VILLAGE FETE SATURDAY 29th JUNE 2pm - 4.30pm Cakes, Plants, Stalls, Games Tombola, Races, Teas GRAND TUG OF WAR Bar and Bacon Butties followed by a Musical Evening on the Green at 7pm �Diary of Events 2013 Please send dates for any events and I will update for each issue. Please see articles for full information about events. June July August September October 5 November December 4th June - Summer Concert in St Peter’s Church 15th June - Cheese and Wine Party at Poulshot House, courtesy of Hazel Coleman and Ray and Denise Josey. Tickets available from Chris 827290, Dankay 827242, Joyce 828833 or Kate 828333. 19th June Lackham Vintage Society on the Green 29th June - Village Fete 30th June - Open Air Service,The Green at 10 a.m. Summer party at Poulshot House Tea Party Evening picnic in the Green Gardens Harvest Supper 16 Croissant Morning Photographic Competition This year at Poulshot Fete on 29th June, there will be a photographic competition. The categories are: 1] Photo taken on a mobile phone. a] For entrants under 14 years old b] For entrants over 14 years old 2] Best overall photo [on mobile or not on mobile] taken anywhere - on holiday, work, school etc... 3] Best overall photo taken in or around Poulshot [on mobile or not on mobile] Each photo can be entered in one category only. Photos must be printed to a size equal to or greater than that of a postcard (A6,) and mounted on card, preferably in a clipframe, which are easily available in Devizes. Presentation of each entry will be taken into consideration when being judged. Good luck and get snapping! �Poulshot Parish Council The key areas discussed at the Annual Parish Council meeting in May 2013 were: A New Parish Council for Poulshot – The Councillors who were elected at the local elections in May took their position on the Parish Council: Adrian Baber, Tim Coleman, Geoff Collett, Benjamin Hamilton, Steve Housby, Nicholas Hunloke, Tim Nixon. Geoff Collett was elected as Chairman of Poulshot Parish Council, and Steve Housby was elected as Vice-Chairman. Cllr Jonathon Seed is the returning Wiltshire Councillor for Summerham and Seend. Finance – The Annual Parish Council accounts for 2012-13 were presented and approved for audit. Monthly invoices for May totaled: £760.11. Payments were made as follows: Hedge Cutting – Green Gardens 135.00 Farming of village photos 206.00 WALC subscription 114.25 PC insurance – Community First 304.86 Safety o Speeding – Results from a recent metro count in the village found that the average speed of drivers through Poulshot was 44.8mph (over 12,000 journeys), indicating that there is not a speeding problem in Poulshot. After feedback during public question time, the Parish Council agreed to lodge a request with the Community Area Transport Group (CATG) for a review of the speed limit through the village. o Police – PC Thomas reported that there had been a recent theft from the Three Magpies pub, and several thefts on the canal. The Village Green – o Cutting of the Village Green – the contract has been renegotiated. o There will be a carriage drive in the Village on 30th June starting from the Village Green. The Parish Council gave consent to this. Footpaths o Path Improvements Grant to repair footpath Poul21 has not been used yet. Details are to be confirmed with Esther Daly, Wiltshire Council’s Rights of Way Officer. �o The Village Trust has made a new application to P.I.G.S for a new footpath which has been identified west of the Village. It is hoped that his will help to achieve a circuitous route around the village. Planning Applications – o 13/00341/TCA: Work to trees in a conservation area: to fell one Robina Acacia tree by 6, The Green, Poulshot, SN10 1RT. The Parish Council had no objections. Meetings – o Poulshot Parish Council will meet in the Village Hall on the following dates: o Monday 15th July 2013, 7.30pm o Monday 16th September 2013, 7.30pm o Monday 18th November 2013, 7.30pm o Monday 20th January 2013, 7.30pm o Monday 17th March 2014, 7.30pm o Monday 19th March 2014, 7.30pm Everyone is welcome A full set of minutes is available on the Parish noticeboards and on the Village website (www.poulshot.org.uk). You are very welcome to join us at the next Parish Council meeting or to contact any Councillor. Geoff Collett (Chairman), tel: 01380 828465 Rebekah Jeffries (Clerk), tel: 01380 720988; poulshotparishcouncil@gmail.com BRIC-A-BRAC STALL - POULSHOT FETE Please could you go on a BARGAIN HUNT and see if you have any CASH IN THE ATTIC and want to FLOG IT? Any good quality items gratefully received for the Bric-A-Brac stall. Items can be left at Poulshot House. Any queries please ring Denise 01380 827010 �CHEESE & WINE PARTY Poulshot House (by kind invitation of Hazel Coleman Denise and Ray Josey) 7.30 p.m. Saturday 15th June Tickets from PCC Members £8 Poulshot Village Fete The Fete this year will be on Saturday 29th June, 2-4.30. Besides the usual attractions, there will be a photographic competition. The rules are laid out elsewhere in the magazine. Entries should be placed in clip frames and be brought to the Village Hall by 12.00 on Fete Day, Saturday 29th June. Following its success at the Jubilee, we are holding another Wheelbarrow Race. The theme of this one will be “The Royal Baby”. Please dress up accordingly! The wheelbarrow race will come at the beginning of the children’s sports. There will also be a series of tugs of war, and lots of games and stalls for you all to enjoy! Please come and bring your friends! In the evening, there will be the usual picnic/music/dancing on the Green from 7pm. A leaflet will be circulated to all residents closer to the date. �News from Rowde C of E Primary Academy–May 2013 As I write this the school is about to break up for half term. Y4 are away on their first residential trip with the school which is to New Barn. There are photos on the school website of the children enjoying their visit there. Y5’s trip to Mill on the Brue and Y6’s trip to Little Canada both take place in June so keep an eye on the website for photos of their adventures. Class R and Class 1 have just had a visit, as part of their mini beasts topic, from Governor Ray Josey who brought his bees in for the class to see. The RSA’s Family Event will take place on the first Saturday back after half term, the 8th June. There will be a range of workshops and activities between 5-7pm and then a disco and live music in the evening between 7-10pm. There will be a BBQ and bar available. Tickets will be £10 for a family (2 adults and 4 children.) Tickets are available from the school office or on the gate on the day. This will be an outdoor event. Entry to the school site will be only by the main car park gate. Our annual school Rowde’s Got Talent is planned for the evening of Friday 19th July. We have had 1 volunteer to help judge the event so if you feel that you would be able to take on the responsibilities of a judge for the evening please contact me at the school. It was lovely to welcome the parents of the new Reception class for September one evening recently. Congratulations to ‘Sunny Days’ on their recent Ofsted inspection where they are already graded as ‘Good’ despite only starting up the pre-school in September. Sunny Days’ are registered for places for 2-5 year olds. If you would like further details please phone Liz Howard on 01249 818824, or look at their website www.sunnydays-nursery.co.uk �Townsend Barn Nursery Claire Perry MP is visiting the Nursery on Friday 7th June – all welcome Music comes to Poulshot on 4th June Once a year, Dauntsey`s school holds a summer concert in one of the local churches to raise money for their annual chosen charity. This year St Peter`s church in Poulshot is delighted to act as host. Here is an opportunity which will prove of great interest to all Poulshot music lovers as it brings to the village the extraordinary talent of some of the young musical elite of Wiltshire and beyond, as well as the full choir of Dauntsey`s Choral Society. Dauntsey`s school boasts an exceptional depth of instrumental and vocal capability supported by a large and extremely active, professional music department. The evening will be enhanced by the additional presence of the 40 strong Dauntsey`s Choral Society who will be performing John Rutter`s The Sprig of Thyme. Those attending this recital will listen to some 20, or so, of Dauntsey`s young musicians offering a varied programme of music across many different instruments and composers. The exact content of the programme will be a surprise but cannot fail to enchant and delight. Those who have heard school performances before will want to listen again and those who have not are urged to come and find out just what talent lies nearby. The memorable evening will be rounded off with canapes and a glass of something. St Peter`s Church, Poulshot - 4th June 2013 Start. 7.30pm Followed by light supper. Tickets £8.00 from Chris Saunders 01380 827290 or candm.saunders@btinternet.com SEEND OPEN GARDENS 15th & 16th June, 1pm to 6pm Programme - £6 for admission to all gardens listed (including four new gardens). Children free. Free Parking on Lye Field Cream Teas, Raffle, Craft & Plant Sale at the Pavilion Floral Displays in the Church Restricted wheelchair access to some gardens In Aid of Seend Church Funds �Poulshot Ladies Club On Tuesday 21st May Poulshot Ladies (nearly Poulshot lady) set off to The Courts gardens at Holt - Thank you Yvonne. We enjoyed a good catch up whilst wandering around the many smaller gardens that make up the Courts. It was surprising how much colour there was at this time of year. The fresh colours of the new foliage were as delightful as the flowers. We toured the ponds, borders, box topiary, orchard, kitchen garden and arboretums. Luckily, for a change it stayed fine. We followed this by a lovely leisurely lunch in the café. A very pleasant outing. The Wharf theatre has a production called “Buggerall” showing for just 4 days in June. It is a modern take on “Under Milkwood” by Dylan Thomas. If you would like to join us tickets are available at a cost of £9 from Devizes Books. Jean Thank you Paulette Paulette Bremner-Milne ceased to be a Churchwarden at St Peter’s last month after 6years, and I feel I have lost my right arm. But I want to take this opportunity to say ‘thank you’ to her for all the hard work she has done over those 6 years, much of it done behind the scene and unknown to everyone but myself and Renee. Tony was also a great support to us both, being known as Churchwarden No. 3, and I expect he is now getting used to the fact that their phone is not ringing all the time, due to Church business, as Paulette and I did spend rather a lot of time chatting over the latest item on the Agenda! Being a Churchwarden can sound a daunting job and some of the times were frustrating, and we did get annoyed when we had to do things ‘officially’ but most of all we had FUN. As we told people, when the occasion called for polite, courteous behaviour we were models of decorum (yes I said decorum) but the rest of the time we had so many laughs it has made the last few years just fly by. So enjoy all your spare time now Paulette, enjoy spending more time your family, and thank you so much for everything. I may have lost a colleague but I have gained a true friend. Janet. �SEEND AND DISTRICT GARDENING CLUB We’ve reached the part of the year when the talking stops and the action – out in the garden – starts… If only the weather would cooperate and warm up a bit! Some reminders about our planned trips and activities for this summer: ‐ the evening walk at the garden of Windmill Cottage in Lavington is on June 11th and is followed by supper at The Bell. If you have signed up you will be contacted with menus and details soon. The Seend Shuttle is full but if you wish to join us please contact Sue on 828777. ‐ our trip to Kew Gardens is on July 13th. If you haven’t yet signed up please do so as soon as possible – contact Jackie Kilduff on 828454. ‐ The Gardening Club has a stall at the Seend Fete on Saturday 10th August – great plant bargains to be had! Help is always welcome to run the stall, plus any contributions of plants. You are very welcome to join us on either or both of these trips even if you’re not a member of the club – just contact the above numbers for details. We are always very happy to welcome new members to the Gardening Club. A knowledge of gardening is not an entry requirement! – just an interest in gardens and gardening, and joining the club gives you the opportunity to tap into the vast experience of the members. Our next meeting is on the second Tuesday in September – the 10th – 7.30 at the Irene Usher Pavilion in Rusty Lane. Details of the programme of meetings for the year will be published in Spotlight when it is finalised. Please do come! Tim �‘The Badgers’ - Worton and Cheverell F.C. It is a very frustrating end of season for the Club with the 3 Cup Finalist teams all braving it to the end, but losing to better opposition. However, it is a proud moment for this small Club to have achieved this level, and all those involved need to be congratulated. The Adult team lost 1-4 to Lacock, who were a more experienced team. The Under 17/18 team , many of whom have been with the Club since the age of 7, are in their final season as a team in what is perhaps one of their greatest achievements to date. However, losing 2-3 to Trowbridge in the last minutes of the Cup, was tragic, whilst also coming runners up in the League, meant they could not finish the season on a high note. We would like to thank the dedication of the players throughout the season for their commitment, but also a big thanks to the support of the parents and coaching staff. Well done and we wish you all the success in your future development. Equally, the Under 12 team lost 0-3 in their respective Cup Final, but again achieving this level for a small Club is fantastic. The team are now in the final stages of planning their international appearance. After many months of fund raising, the team and parents will be making a trip to Holland during the May half term period to take on Dutch opposition in various matches…..we look forward to seeing their tour report in the next edition. Note : CLUB FUN Day and Presentation event to be held Saturday 8th June, at 1.30 pm, at West Lavington Village Hall pitches. Steve Dagnall 01380727976 CPRE Kennet District Group will be holding a FUND-RAISING PLANT SALE as part of its Open Day programme at Marlborough Town Hall on Tuesday 2 5th June 2013. Doors open 1.00pm. Come, browse, and buy. �Please support the Vicar’s Friday 7th June 2013 All proceeds shared between Wiltshire Air Ambulance and CRESS (Christian Relief and Education in South Sudan) PLUS: Donation of up to £500 for Seend School’s “New Build” Appeal To: Rev R Y Coulson, The Vicarage, High Street, Seend, Melksham, SN12 6NR I enclose cash / cheque (payable to “Wiltshire Air Ambulance Charitable Trust”) for the sum of £ ............... in support of your appeal. For gift-aid purposes, I am / am not* a tax payer. (*Please delete, as appropriate) Name (Please print) Address (Please print) *** CHOMP & CHATTER *** As last year, “Chomp & Chatter” will meet for lunch during “Nosh & Natter’s” summer break. Dates are 24th July and 28th August. Main course (vegetarians and coeliacs provided for), dessert and coffee for the same price – just £5. All proceeds to the Mothers’ Union Holiday Fund. Do come along and support us. We meet in the Vicarage and so places are limited to 16. Please make a note of the dates in your diary now, and book early, to secure your place! (01380 827285 – or preferably by email: revren.d@btinternet.com) �The BULKINGTON OPEN GARDENS was a great success considering the cold and damp weather. Thanks to all who supported it. Those who opened their gardens enjoyed the experience and had very positive comments from those who visited. Thanks to all who opened their gardens, made cakes, served teas, church sat, organised the car-parking in the rain and helped in any other way. Particular thanks to Nev Boulton who opened his railway and gave free rides throughout the afternoon. The total raised will be ?? (David Raby Cox will let you know the amount) and these funds will be shared equally between Bulkington in Bloom and Christ Church. The church hosted Bulkington Village Lunch takes place on Wednesday, 5th June 2013 at 12.15 at The Well. Everyone in the village is welcome. Contact Jane Coles in advance for the menu (828145). People from Poulshot already join us and new people are always welcome to join us. It is a good social event for the entire village. The next Buzzzz Group held at 4 Northfields, Bulkington will be on Wednesday 5th June 2013. We will be exploring the Lord’s Prayer together with opportunities for discussion and debate. The group has been enjoying the discussions and more people are very welcome. The Bulkington SUMMER QUIZ is now available at £1.00. Please contact Anne Saywell – 01380 828931 or anne@asaywell.co.uk for a copy. STOP PRESS – for your diaries – on Saturday, 17th August, 2013 at 7.30 there will be another BIG EVENT at Leaze Farm – watch out for details and keep the evening free. WILTSHIRE COUNCILLOR NEWS FROM JONATHON SEED Firstly, thank you to all those who turned out to vote in the elections last month. Elections are always hard work but enjoyable as it is a real opportunity to catch up with old friends and hearing people’s views on the doorstep is always a good thing whether or not we agree. In the Wiltshire Council election I was pleased to see my share of the vote increase but the important issue is that �people did vote and once again the turnout of voters in Summerham and Seend was 10% higher than the County average. This higher turnout may have been due to the Parish Council Elections, some of which were contested, and congratulations to all of those who stood for and were elected to the seven Parish Councils in the Division. The election is over and it is down to business with Wiltshire Council. However it is also always so sad to lose old friends and colleagues from the Council as members either retire or fail to get re-elected. This was the case in Melksham where the political map changed and, as a result, we are likely to have a change of Area Board Chairman. I have enjoyed the job for the past four years and I wish my successor every success. However I think that it is a tribute to the mature political outlook of Melksham politicians that in spite of a very divided political balance of power it looks as though a way forward has been found which will produce smooth running of the Area Board for the next four years. This is critical if we are to ensure efficient delivery of services to the Community Area such as the high profile first super campus for the County being built in central Melksham. Finally I am pleased to be able to report that the Leader of the Council has asked me to join her Cabinet and naturally I have accepted the offer. This will be a pretty full time job and involve a great deal of extra work both in County Hall and around the County. I will be responsible for Communities including the County Campus Project, Area Boards, Leisure, Libraries, and Flooding so I look like being pretty busy for the foreseeable future! 100 Club 1st Prize Kate Hunloke £25 2nd Clare Plank £15 3rd Mary Bell £10 �Support THE WILTSHIRE AIR AMBULANCE On Wednesday 19th June 2013 from 6pm onwards Take a Trip Down Memory Lane with THE LACKHAM VINTAGE SOCIETY who will be gathering on POULSHOT VILLAGE GREEN with a display of vintage vehicles Anyone wishing to bring a vintage vehicle along will be most welcome. A raffle will be held with all proceeds going to The Wiltshire Air Ambulance - If you would like to donate a raffle prize, please bring it along on the night or take it to Keith and Pauline Day at 39.The Green, Poulshot, Devizes, Refreshments will be available. Free Admission ALL ENQUIRIES TO KEITH & PAULINE DAY 01380 828459 From the Vicar … Maureen’s Ramblings……. One of the joys of visiting South America recently was to see seals and dolphins in their natural habitat. One special moment was watching seals at Coquimbo in Chile. Some of the seals were basking in the sun on the beach, but others were in and out of the water, riding in the surf. They were having such a good time! They twisted and rolled, lifted their faces out of the water and seemed to give wriggles of enjoyment. They were playing, gambolling in the wash of the sea as it hit the beach. I could almost see the smile on their faces! The native parrots in Brazil were also so colourful and playful, swooping across the landscape in the early evening, enjoying the rush of wind over their wings as they braked suddenly to change course, chasing one another through the branches of the trees. Does God play, I wondered? The One who created the playful flipper, the fun-filled swoop, must surely be more than able to do what his creatures do. I wondered if some animals were created out of God’s playfulness: the oddly shaped platypus, the camel with its hump, the mischievous monkey and the long necked giraffe. Yes – I think that God is playful! God does have a sense of humour! God likes fun! But how often in history the church has created God in its own image, sometimes as a dour and tyrannical fun hater, eager for �our obedience and conformity to exacting moral standards, hovering over us in judgement when we fail. How often the church has seemed dull and miserable, with lifted eyebrows should the sound of laughter or the sight of dancing break upon it. Have we missed something here? Perhaps the capacity to play and have fun is part of God’s plan for us. Perhaps it is one of the ways in which we refresh and nourish our souls. Perhaps joy and laughter are fundamental to our faith in a creative, fun loving God. Voltaire once wrote that God was a comedian, playing to an audience that was too afraid to laugh! How hard that must be for God! It was God who had the idea of the Sabbath rest – one day in the week put aside for rest and recreation, refreshment and renewal. Sadly this has rather been debased over recent years, with every day looking like the next, but I think God got it right because we all need regular time out from the busyness and stresses of our daily lives, from the worries and concerns. We need time to play and to laugh and to enjoy, and, like the seals and the parrots, we need a break from the constant work of food gathering and nest building. How much more creative and joyful our life, and our church life, and our relationships would be if there was more laughter and playfulness. And lots of people testify to something creative happening during play. The writer speaks of playing with ideas; the musician plays with variations to a tune. As with Newton and his apple and Archimedes and his bath, some of the world’s great discoveries have happened during a period of rest and playfulness. The seals and the parrots have taught me some important things. I need to give myself space to just have fun. I need to bring more creativity into my times of recreation. I need to laugh more. And I need to rejoice in the playful love of my Creator. The Revd. Maureen Allchin directed by John Barnard present A Hymn to the Virgin - Music in honour of the Virgin Mary Saturday 8th June at 7.30pm - Edington Priory Church Organ : Christopher Totney Music by Byrd, Victoria, Brahms, Bach, Bruckner, Rachmaninov, Grieg and Poulenc. Entry is free with a retiring collection �The Raven Inn Open Monday - Saturday 11:30am - 2:30pm Monday - Saturday Evenings 6 - 11pm Sunday Open 12 - 3pm & 6pm - 10:30pm Lunch from 12 pm & Dinner from 6.30 every day Telephone 01380 828 271 www.ravenpoulshot.co.uk Bookings Advisable SEE INSIDE FOR SPECIAL EVENTS �Poulshot Village News The PVN is put together and distributed free to all houses in the village. Contributions, reports, opinions and articles are very much welcomed. While we will always aim to include all shades of opinion and interest, we reserve the right to select and edit where appropriate. We also aim to provide a network and record of what’s going on in the village, as fully as possible, so please let us know if there is anything that you would like publicised in advance or reported on afterwards.. Contact us e-mail – poulshotnews@btinternet.com ; Contributions for next issue by the 20th of the month please. 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The Tranquil Moment Health and Beauty Clinic 1 Townsend Court, Poulshot, Devizes SN10 1SD 01380 828297 24 hour answerphone tranquilmoment@live.co.uk www.tranquilmoment.co.uk �DEVIZES HOME & GARDEN MAINTENANCE Hunters Moon, Bath Rd,Devizes,Wilts,SN10 1PH Hedge - Grass Cutting Lawn Treatment - Scarification Weed Control – General Gardening Landscaping – Garden Clearance Sheds – All Types of Fencing & Gates Ponds – Pond maintenance – Water Features Decking – Patios - Graveling Regular, Weekly & Monthly Contracts Interior & Exterior painting and decorating General Property Maintenance Free Quotations – Fully insured Tel: Jon on 01380 720969 Mobile: 07778043330 Email: Jon@devizeshomeandgarden.co.uk �The Raven Inn, Poulshot Join the club and be kept updated with news and events at The Raven. E-mail your contact details to theraveninnpoulshot@yahoo.co and join the club! You are not alone Paul Johnson Counselling Affordable counselling in Bradford-on-Avon £25 per session. Helping you to:  feel better about yourself and your life  gain i  nsight into the roots of your unhappiness  make lasting changes in how you live your life and relate to others. Telephone 07512 103155 (confidential voicemail) www.pauljohnsoncounselling.net �Andrew Leigh Member, Guild of Master Sweeps Proprietor West Country Sweeps Domestic and Commercial Chimney Services Tel: 07545 822109 email: andrewleightf@gmail.com Andrew Goodfield Woodwork Devizes, Road, Rowde, Wiltshire Carpentry, Joinery Free-standing and built-in cabinets cupboards and wardrobes Free estimate Telephone: 01380 722067 e-mail:apgoodfield@tiscali.co.u k www.apgwoodwork.co.uk �Village Contacts St Peter’s Church Priest in Charge - Revd. Renée Coulson Assistant Priest – The Revd. Maureen Allchin 828931 Churchwardens Mrs Janet James PCC Secretary –Mrs Kate Amery PCC Members – 827285 724944 827172 Mr Nicholas Hunloke (Treasurer) - Lady Kate Hunloke (Deanery Synod) Mrs Angela Bullen - Mr Chris Saunders - Mrs Dankay Cleverley - Mrs Joyce Arnold (Deanery Synod) - Mr Brian James Organist – Mrs P De Belle Parish council Chairman – Mr Nicholas Hunloke 828333 Clerk - Rebekah Jeffries poulshotparishcouncil@gmail.com Members - Mrs Sue Aldridge – Mr Joe Baber – Mr Geoff Collett (Vice Chairman) – Mr Steve Housby – Mr Nicholas Hunloke – Mr Malcolm Nixon - Mr Tim Nixon Local Councillors Wiltshire Council - Cllr Jonathan Seed 850 696 e-mail jonathon.seed@wiltshire.gov.uk. Farmers Club Mr Richard Francis 828232 Poulshot Ladies Club Lady Kate Hunloke 828333 Village Hall – Chris Saunders 827290 Bookings - Joyce or Brian Arnold 828833 Village Trust – Chairman - Mr Nicholas Hunloke 828333 Secretary - Mr Tim Coleman 827095 Members - Mr Ray Josey (Vice-chairman) – Mr Brian James (Treasurer) – Mrs Denise Josey (Archivist) Neighbourhood Watch – Mr Tim Coleman 827095 �Poulshot Village Hall Available for meetings, functions, clubs and private parties Booking fees Village activities - £5 an hour Outside users - £8 an hour All bookings for the hall are being taken by Joyce or Brian Arnold on 828833 Martina’s Professional Cleaning Services Is cleaning and ironing taking up your valuable time? 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April 16th April – talk by a Yeamon of the Guard to the Ladies Club Concert in church TBA May 2nd May – local County and Parish elections 11th May – Picnic in Green Gardens 12th May – Action Medical Research Plant Fair at Grittleton House School 12th May – Bulkington open Gardens 2 – 6 p.m. 18th – County Fair. Market Lavington Village Hall 25th May GALA CONCERT in aid of Wiltshire Air Ambulance - 7.30 pm - The Corn Exchange, Devizes June 4th June – Summer Concert in St Peter’s Church 29th June Fete and Flower Festival including Photographic Competition July Summer party at Poulshot House August Tea Party Evening picnic in the Green Gardens September October 5 November 16 Harvest Supper Croissant Morning December Wanted: Dog Sitter A Dog sitter is needed in Poulshot to look after my dog whilst I am at work. Would suit someone who would like the companionship of a dog during the day and would like to earn some extra cash. Call for a chat on 01380 828668 or 07757471324. �Photographic Competition This year at Poulshot Fete on 29th June, there will be a photographic competition. The categories are: 1] Photo taken on a mobile phone. a] For entrants under 14 years old b] For entrants over 14 years old 2] Best overall photo [on mobile or not on mobile] taken anywhere - on holiday, work, school etc... 3] Best overall photo taken in or around Poulshot [on mobile or not on mobile] Each photo can be entered in one category only. Photos must be printed to a size equal to or greater than that of a postcard (A6,) and mounted on card, preferably in a clipframe, which are easily available in Devizes. Presentation of each entry will be taken into consideration when being judged. Good luck and get snapping! Rowde Primary Academy News It has been a very busy half-term at school with lots of fundraising and fun activities for the children. The children and staff supported Red Nose Day by coming to school dressed in as many red items as they could find! Thank you to everyone who took part, everyone looked magnificent in red! The grand total so far for Comic Relief this year is £315.50. We have also held the Easter Bingo night and the Easter Egg raffle this half-term. There is a new boat in the playground, with The School Council meeting recently to shortlist all the entries for the ‘Name the Boat Competition’ generously funded by the RSA. The winning name, with 4 classes voting for it, is The Orca. Thank you again to the RSA for the fundraising for this new equipment. �Bag2School Thank you to everyone who brought in bags for the collection, we have raised an amazing £612 from Thursday’s Bag2 School! Thank you everyone Rotary Club Public Speaking Competition. Friday saw 2 teams from Y5 enter the Rotary Club Public Speaking Competition held at Nursteed School. I am delighted to say that Rowde School won! Toby, Milly and Marley gave the winning speeches and were very confident and composed under pressure! Our 2nd team of Olivia, Maxim, Rebekah and Faye were also very highly commended. Our teams were the only non Y6 teams taking part and had researched their material themselves and were able to speak without notes. Many congratulations to them all. Thank you also to Mrs Fox who helped the children prepare for the event and to Miss Colquhoun, Miss Woods and parents who supported them on the night. Congratulations also to Holly Baker who came first in the Creative Writing 11-13 class in the Mid Somerset Festival at the weekend with her story entitled ‘Moonbird.’ Thank you to all the parents who completed th e annual School Questionnaire. I would like to take the opportunity to thank you all for your support for the school this term and to wish everyone a very Happy Easter. �Summer Concert There will be a summer concert at St Peter’s Church, Poulshot, at 7.30 p.m. on Tuesday 4th June. The concert will be presented by pupils from Dauntsey’s School, and will include wine and light refreshments. Tickets £8 available from Chris Saunders 827290 Action Medical Research Plant Fair – 12th May The Action Medical Research Plant Fair which was held every year at Great Chalfield Manor has now moved to Grittleton House School, Chippenham and will take place on Sunday 12th May opening at 11am. Besides plant stalls, there will now be food stalls, sourced locally, with food and drink to taste and buy. Entry will be £3 or £5 per family. Do come and support a really worthwhile charity. Poulshot Ladies club Ceramic decorating evening. On 19th March eight talented artistic ladies experienced the art of painting on ceramics. We each chose an item to decorate/ destroy. Then we chose a design to copy and painted it on our selected item. These will be fired to make the design permanent. There were loads of items to choose from including ornaments, name plaques, clocks as well as tablewear. The colours were different to the final effect so a guide shows you how the turn out. We beavered away with help, advice, tea and biscuits from the two very kind ladies who looked after us wonderfully. The evening flew by and at the end there were 8 very promising items that I can’t wait to see. We can all recommend the experience so if you would like to try, ring The Pottery Painting Company on 01380 829588 (opposite Sainsbury’s). Jean Perrett �CHURCH SERVICES APRIL 2013 POULSHOT, SEEND AND BULKINGTON Sunday 7 April 8.00 am 9.30 am 11.15 am 6.00 pm Holy Communion Morning Praise Morning Praise Parish Communion Seend Bulkington Seend Poulshot Sunday 14 April 8.00 am 9.30 am 11.15 am 6.00 pm Holy Communion Matins Parish Communion Evensong Seend Poulshot Seend Bulkington Sunday 21 April 8.00 am 9.30 am 11.15 am 6.00 pm Holy Communion Parish Communion Parish Communion Evensong Seend Bulkington Seend Poulshot Sunday 28 April 8.00 am 9.30 am 11.15 am 6.00 pm Holy Communion Family Communion Family Communion Parish Communion Seend Poulshot Seend Bulkington Sunday 5 May 8.00 am 9.30 am 11.15 am 6.00 pm Holy Communion Morning Praise Morning Praise Parish Communion Seend Bulkington Seend Poulshot �County and Parish Council Election Local elections will be held on the 2nd May 2013. At this stage a full list of candidates is not available. (It will be available on 24th April and will be placed on the village notice board). This is your chance to decide who will represent you at a local level for the next 4 years. Please Vote Perhaps you would like to stand as a councillor. If so please visit http://www.wiltshire.gov.uk/council/elections/forthc omingelections/unitaryandparishelections.htm#electi ons-nominations-packs-Anchor or the Wiltshire council offices in Devizes before 5th April 2013. �A Thinking Point …. Intellectual property, for many, is the most important possession they could own: a thought developed and cared for within their deepest sense of self. This thought could later become a billion dollar industry, or change the face of modern art. Thoughts like these are necessary to the development and evolution of modern civilisation. But what happens if your intellectual baby has been born to someone else, half way across the world, at the same time? Have they stolen your idea or is it just pure chance? And who gets to claim ownership? ‘Multiple discovery theory’ is a school of thought that looks at the almost simultaneous discoveries within science by two or more people without any contact. Studies in sociology of science volume three, issue three, pages 20-301 looks at the phenomenon in detail. This essay notes the common recurrence of duel Nobel Prize Winners, as well as the existence of Alfred Russell Wallace’s work on evolution at the same time as Darwin’s, and other examples of ideas being conceptualised at similar times by different people. It seems that the co-discovery of world changing facts and theories is more common then it would seem possible. In the world of science it is easy is trace the development of an idea, through the documentation of tests and hypotheses. The exploration and development of artistic intellectual property is not so easily traced. If an artist dreams something that provokes a masterpiece, only to find that an artist of higher stature has made the same piece already, in a different continent, it is going to be difficult for the prior mentioned artist to prove the concept was not plagiarised. But in this hypothetical situation who deserves the credit? Both artists have created from their own psyche and in a fair world they would both get acclaim. However, 1 Beall, James H. Kafatos, Menas Sarafoglou, Nikias: Studies in sociology of science volume three, issue three, pages 20‐30. 9/1/2012 �in reality, one will most likely be sued by the other leaving at least one of their names sullied forever. Even in a world where only one person is allowed to claim a thought, this is not always the case. The writer of critically acclaimed Life of Pi Yann Martel was accused of plagiarising Moacyr Scliar’s (an esteemed Brazilian novelist) story ‘Max and the Cats’. Scliar decided to drop the allegations but the similarities between the novels is still apparent. In both books the main character is stuck on a small boat with a big predatory cat. However Life of pi has gone on to be made into a film which has been recently nominated for a collection of Oscars. The film 2 made $22,451,514 on opening night in the USA alone. It doesn’t seem fair that one author has seen so much success while the other has been sidelined, especially when it seems the latter developed the main premise of the novel first. Obviously, there is more to Yann Martel’s novel, which explore faith and belief in religion though the story of Pi’s experience being shipped wrecked, but the issue is the ownership of the intellectual property of a boy being trapped on a boat with a predatory cat. Should someone be punished? Or is the concept of intellectual property more of a statement of good intent, rather than a legitimate legislation. The problem is the different between plagiarism – the blatant reuse of someone else’s work for personal gain – and the existence of apparently coincidental similarities in two pieces of work. Yann Martel admitted to knowing about Moacyr Scliar’s book; however, in a similar case involving J K Rowling, the accused was adamant they did not know of the previous work. J k Rowling was accused of plagiarising Adrian Jacob’s book Willy the Wizard in her fourth book Harry Potter and the Goblet of fire. She claimed she had never read Mr Jacob’s book. In this case, again, the allegation of plagiarism did not result in the successful suing of the accused. In 2 http://uk.imdb.com/title/tt0454876/business?ref_=tt_dt_bus �this situation, again, the intellectual property is shared, but only one person has benefited from it. To tell a person that their thought is not theirs is cruel. One of the few freedoms we have is the ability to explore our own imaginations, along with the freedom to express what we find. In a world where creation has potential substantial value, ideas will never be free of legislation. Despite this, it is near impossible for one single person to be aware of every other project across the world, past or present. Intellectual property is necessary when trying to protect artists and inventors from business but it shouldn’t stifle others. If a novelist pens a best seller in England, that turns out to be similar to a Greek novel from the 1920’s, then all this shows is that there are limited plots within the world of writing. To punish every artist who has an element similar to someone else would result in the destruction of art itself. Although it is important to give credit where credit is due, thought shouldn’t be claimed like land. We should be free to stumble onto a hill and enjoy a view no one else may have seen before, and make it our own. Or risk no new views at all.Shouldn’t this last line be: ‘We should be free to stumble onto a hill, enjoy a view many others have seen before, and make it our own. Or we risk... Rob King Ladies club April event A talk from the Queens Bodyguard of the Yeoman of the guard. We will meet on Tuesday April 16th at 7.30. Partners are welcome. We are honoured to have Yeoman Glen Rose to guide us through the history of the creation of the Queens bodyguard, the present guard, and their duties. We will be able to see the actual ‘Beefeater’ style uniform in all it’s glory. All proceeds from the evening will go to Help for Heroes. �Put a spring in your step and come along to our MAY COUNTRY FAIR at the MARKET LAVINGTON COMMUNITY HALL on SATURDAY MAY 18th 10am to 2pm Local handmade crafts including: Toys, Paintings, Cards and Stationery, Knitwear, Glass, Scented Candles, Silver, Silk, Glass and Indian Jewellery, Dolls, Home and Garden Accessories, Textiles, and lots more! Free Entry - Donations to The Soldiers’ Charity Coffee and cakes! For more details, or to book a stall, please contact Sue Bonney on 01380 812757 or email: thebonneys@waitrose.com �‘The Badgers’ Worton and Cheverell F.C. http://www.wortonandcheverellfc.co.uk/ Following from last months news on the Cup competition, in the semi finals the results were as follows : U12 - Beat Trowbridge Town Youth 2 – 0, with goals from Jammo and Harry on a bitterly cold day. They will now go through to the Final to play Trowbridge Wanderers. / U16 - Lost 0-2 to Castle Combe Colts. Bad luck ! / U17 - Won 3-1 against Castle Combe and will meet Trowbridge Town Youth in the Final. The Adult 1st team also reached the Semi-Finals for the first time ever, in the Trowbridge and District Cup, with goals from Martin Dickinson and Scott Shroud (who both started playing for the Club at Junior level) securing a 2-0 win against the Lamb in Trowbridge, to now face Melksham Town Reserves. At the Junior end of the Club, we have both U6 and U7 age groups (Reception/Year1/Year 2), with fully qualified Class 1 coaches. Training takes place on Saturday mornings, and we are now seeking more players to come along. Please refer to the Club website on the ‘Mini’ section to find out info. Reminder : date for your diaries is the Club Fun/Presentation Day which is currently being pencilled in for Saturday 8th June – TBD Steve Dagnall 01380-727976 Events in Seend Community Centre Grand Springtime Quiz Night Saturday 6th April, 7.45pm in Seend Community Centre Teams of 4 - £2 per head entry - Cash first prize plus other prizes! Licensed bar and interval snacks available. Call 01380 828617 to book a table in advance. Seend Acoustic Club Seend Community Centre 7.45 for 8pm Guests this month are exciting young duo, The Drystones, on Wednesday 3rd April (£4 entry) and folk/rock band The Bateleurs on Wednesday 17th April (entry £3). All welcome. St George's Day and Shakespeare's Birthday celebration Tuesday 23rd April at 7.45pm in Seend Community Centre Light buffet supper Entertainment from Seend Fawlty Shakespeareans & Seend Singers. Tickets £6 (£5 Seend Club members) from 01380 828617 must be booked in advance for catering purposes. �GALA CONCERT in aid of Wiltshire Air Ambulance Saturday 25 May 2013 - 7.30 pm The Corn Exchange, Devizes This is a fabulous concert featuring the internationally-acclaimed and award-winning Wessex Male Choir with a highly entertaining and varied programme. Be prepared to change your ideas about male choirs! The Choir is one of the UK's best male choirs having won the 2011 International Eisteddfod male choir competition, beating an impressive selection of international competitors as well as their more famous rivals, the Fron Choir from Wales! The Choir will be joined by four very accomplished Opera Soloists for the concert. The Opera Soloists will be singing a lovely selection of favourite and well-known opera arias and duets, including the gorgeous Pearl Fishers duet and the Flower Duet from Lakme. Soloists are: Debra Skeen (soprano), Louise Viner (mezzo soprano), Guy Edwards (tenor), and Brendan Casey (baritone). The Opera Soloists will conclude their programme with the famous quartet from Verdi's Rigoletto which featured in the film 'Quartet'. The accompanist is Jon Driver. Tickets £10 - from Devizes Books (Sidmouth Street, Devizes) 01380 725944 (available from 25 April) Bulkington Open Gardens Sunday 12th May 2013 - 2-6pm Village Gardens in the Spring There will be floral displays in the Church, train rides by kind permission of Nev Boulton and refreshments in the village hall. Lovely village gardens of all styles to view & be inspired by. Proceeds to Bulkington in Bloom and Christ Church Bulkington �“So where’s the Vicar off to this year ?” Lots of people have been asking me since my return from Tamil Nadu last November if I am planning another long-distance walk this year. Well, I’m booked for a trip to South Sudan, along with four or five other women, partly representing the charity CRESS (Christian Relief and Education in South Sudan), and partly Mothers’ Union. And yes, please, I will be looking for sponsorship, as usual. I know money is very tight at the moment but if everyone in our villages gave only £1 a head, that would amount to a lot! And again, as usual, I will be paying all my own expenses. As part of my sponsorship drive, I will be taking a skydive on Friday 7th June, somewhere near Swindon. Crazy? Well, considering I pale at the thought of fairground rides, this will prove to be a huge challenge for me, despite the fact that I’ll be attached to a strapping man when I take the plunge! Monies raised will be shared between Wiltshire Air Ambulance and CRESS. I will also match your gifts by making a personal donation of up to £500 to Seend School’s building fundraising appeal. Please look at CRESS’s webpage – it’s a very good one so please support me and make the jump worthwhile! Sponsorship forms in church, Seend Post Office, through the Vicarage letterbox or a churchwarden in an envelope marked with your name please. Cash up front would save me a lot of time and trouble later, gift-aided to either charity, if possible. Thanks ... and every blessing this Easter and always. Renée Green Gardens/Lent Lunch Following on from the recent hedge trimming and grass cutting a team of Poulshot Trust volunteers braved the weather on the Morning of Saturday 9th March to tidy up the Green Gardens which considering the awful weather we’ve been having are now in excellent condition. Fortunately the good ladies from the Parochial Church Council had arranged a Lent Lunch that day so the volunteers were able to use what energy they had left to stagger to the Village Hall for a bowl or two of hot nourishing homemade soup. Very many thanks to all the volunteers from the Trust and from the PCC. Tim Coleman 827095 �Seend Club Gardening News Our next meeting, on 9th April, is our AGM and social evening. We will be having Gardeners Question Time after the business with a mystery panel so have your questions ready! As usual we would like contributions of food even if you haven’t signed the list and there will, of course, be wine available. Our evening walk this year will be on June 11th. We are going to Windmill Cottage in Lavington, followed by a pub meal. If you haven’t yet had the information sheet, please let me know and I will get one to you. They will be available at the AGM as well. Sue Jones will have fuschia plugs for sale ready for our Flower Show entry and Jackie will have the information available for the trip to Kew on 13th July. Our speaker this month was Mike Burgess who gave a clear and concise talk on growing soft fruit, with good photographs to illustrate each point, particularly pruning. Plant all soft fruit with lots of good compost or manure and mulch with fresh after pruning. Blackcurrants are pruned to encourage new growth from the base because the fruit grows on new wood. White and red currants and gooseberries are pruned by shortening growth to produce shoots on existing branches, as they fruit on old wood. Summer fruiting raspberries have their old canes cut out after fruiting leaving the new ones for next year and Autumn fruiting raspberries simply have all canes cut down in late Autumn to produce more canes for the next year( generally in all the wrong places). Cut off unwanted strawberry runners and also dead leaves after fruiting. Lastly, we had some lovely entries for our Spring Bulb show which really cheered up that end of the room! Sue. 100 Club Results for March 1st Prize Suzie Quinn £25 2nd Stuart Plank £15 3rd Liz Jalland £10 �Hope for Tomorrow Wiltshire Mobile Chemotherapy unit We thought you would like an update about the above since it's launch on the 3rd May 2012 the Wiltshire vehicle "Kayleigh" (named in memory of a young girl from Chippenham). Some of you will know the following from the latest newsletter which I understand you receive. Treatments are given in the Salisbury and Swindon areas and in November 2012 a location in Westbury was added. In December 2012 the service was also launched at Savernake Hospital, Marlborough and treatment there will commence shortly. It will also visit Malmesbury to give treatment. The charity now has 4 vehicles in operation, Wiltshire, Somerset, Gloucester and Hampshire. 4,500 treatments have been given and 130,000 miles of travel have been saved by patients and their carers. The charity is in negotiations with other NHS trusts in the hope of launching more vehicles. John and I continue to fundraise for the charity to help with the maintenance and servicing of the vehicles. It is their 10th Anniversary so we will be in action again especially this year. Mary Bell Thank You George and family would like to thank everyone who attended the funeral of our beloved Valerie Underwood. We would like everyone to know the donation money for Cancer Research Uk amounted to a very generous £1,040.30p. �From our local Councillor As the local elections approach on Thursday 2nd May things change at Wiltshire Council. We have just had our Council Budget setting meeting and the Council has decided on a Council Tax Freeze for the fourth consecutive year. This is clearly good news for Council Tax payers locally and it was interesting that there were no alternative budget proposals or ideas presented on the Budget by the opposition and it all went through very smoothly. The last Council meeting of a Council term is always tinged with sadness as that is where retiring Councillors say farewell and are thanked for their service to the Council and their community. Wiltshire Council has lost the services of several well respected Members who have each served over a quarter of a century as Councillors and the Council will miss their wise advice and contributions. This year will also see elections for all Town and Parish Councils in Wiltshire and this is a mammoth task for the Wiltshire Council Electoral Services staff to undertake and will be one of the biggest elections in the country. The business of the Council now enters what is known as a period of “purdah” which means that until after the Election no policy decisions that may affect voters views on the Council can be made unless they are made with all party agreement. Councillors also remain in office until they are either re-elected or replaced on 2nd May. As for the future, as soon as the election results are known each Party will hold a meeting of its newly elected Members and elect a Leader. The Leader of the Party with a majority of seats on the Council will appoint a Cabinet and seats in the new Council’s Committees will be allocated by the Party Leaders based on their share of Councillors. This will all be confirmed at the first meeting of the new Council on 14h May and then the business of governing Wiltshire can continue. In the meantime, thank you for all your help over the past four years and I will be out campaigning for the next few weeks and hope to talk to every resident in Poulshot as I do. Jonathan Seed �More information re planning guidance for wind turbines Wiltshire Core Strategy Examination in public – Standalone Electricity Generation, Minimum Separation Distances between industrial wind turbines and dwellings (Core Policy 42 Amendment 180). The Core Policy 42 Amendment putting forward guidance on minimum separation distances between large wind turbines and dwellings within Wiltshire was approved by Wiltshire Council in June 2012. This demonstrated the Council’s concern over the potential effects of large wind turbines on resident’s visual and residential amenity (including the health effects of stress caused by noise and light disturbance) when placed too close to homes, and recognised that increasingly large turbine generators are being used in the UK, whilst exempting smaller turbines and community projects from the distance limitations. This, and other changes to the Wiltshire Core Strategy (relating to housing policy and traveller sites, for example) were then put out to public consultation in September 2012, with a closing date of 1st November 2012. The public response to the minimum separation distance amendment was striking, producing 1,526 submissions in total. of these, the overall majority (56%) were in favour of the proposed separation distances. Of the responses from Wiltshire residents, again the majority (67%) were in favour of the proposed separation distances. Objections to the inclusion of minimum separation distances came mainly from those either highly unlikely to ever be erected by the erection of large wind turbines, residents of towns and cities or those in Wiltshire who live in or near designated Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Many of us supporting the amendment wish to see ALL of Wiltshire’s residents protected from the installation of large wind turbines close to their homes, and from the stress and expense of fighting planning applications attempting to install wind turbines over 80m tall close to their homes. What Happens Next? The Core Strategy for Wiltshire, including the Amendment, is now subject to scrutiny by an Independent Planning Inspector appointed by the Government (the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government?) to conduct the Examination in Public (EiP) into the Soundness of the Wiltshire Core Strategy (CS). The Inspector, Mr Andrew Seaman, will be holding public meetings in May and June 2013 to consider the evidence he has already received, and will receive up to 3rd April 2013. Only objectors to the Core Strategy (in any regard) are entitled to speak at �these meetings: however any members of the public can attend the meetings as observers,. The Council will be defending the CS against these objections. The timetable is now as follows 21st March 2013: deadline to request permission to speak at the EiP 3rd April 2013: final deadline to submit additional evidence or supporting documents (up to 3000 words) for the EiP 7th May 2013: commencement of the EiP introductory session 16th May 2013 13.30 hours: Core Policy 42 examination, including Amendment 180 All EiP sessions will be held at the Civic Hall, St Stephen’s Place, Trowbridge, Wiltshire BA14 8AH Full information about procedural Pre-hearing Meeting (PHM) which took place at the Civic Hall on 28th February, and about the EiP, can be found on the Wiltshire Council website at the following link – http://wwww.wiltshire.gov.uk/planninganddevelopment/wiltshirecorestrateg y/wiltshirecorestrategyexamination.htm What you can do: -attend the EiP on 16th May to support the Council’s Amendment - contact your Councillor to state your continuing support for the Amendment and ask for their support Note: Council Elections take place 2nd May 2013 it’ s important to vote!!! 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Advertising Poulshot Village News is happy to accept adverts, indeed relies on them to fund production costs. Publication of an advert does not constitute an endorsement for that product or service. Adverts may be taken as a full, half or quarter page, to run for the full year of the magazine (10 issues). Subscribing to an advert in the magazine will automatically get you a listing on the Poulshot web site - www.poulshot.org.uk Poulshot Web Pages (The World Looking At Poulshot) WWW.POULSHOT.ORG.UK Email to:webmaster@poulshot.org.uk ��Reconditioned Laptops Before you buy that budget laptop give me a call. I have quality used Dell and Toshiba laptops available from £220. Some cheaper ones from £100 New/used tower and desktop PCs and screens All PC and laptop repairs welcomed HELP! 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The Tranquil Moment Health and Beauty Clinic 1 Townsend Court, Poulshot, Devizes SN10 1SD 01380 828297 24 hour answerphone tranquilmoment@live.co.uk www.tranquilmoment.co.uk �DEVIZES HOME & GARDEN MAINTENANCE Hunters Moon, Bath Rd,Devizes,Wilts,SN10 1PH Hedge - Grass Cutting Lawn Treatment - Scarification Weed Control – General Gardening Landscaping – Garden Clearance Sheds – All Types of Fencing & Gates Ponds – Pond maintenance – Water Features Decking – Patios - Graveling Regular, Weekly & Monthly Contracts Interior & Exterior painting and decorating General Property Maintenance Free Quotations – Fully insured Tel: Jon on 01380 720969 Mobile: 07778043330 Email: Jon@devizeshomeandgarden.co.uk �The Raven Inn, Poulshot Join the club and be kept updated with news and events at The Raven. E-mail your contact details to theraveninnpoulshot@yahoo.co and join the club! You are not alone Paul Johnson Counselling Affordable counselling in Bradford-on-Avon £25 per session. Helping you to:  feel better about yourself and your life  gain insight into the roots of your unhappiness  make lasting changes in how you live your life and relate to others. Telephone 07512 103155 (confidential voicemail) www.pauljohnsoncounselling.net �Andrew Leigh Member, Guild of Master Sweeps Proprietor West Country Sweeps Domestic and Commercial Chimney Services Tel: 07545 822109 email: andrewleightf@gmail.com Andrew Goodfield Woodwork Devizes, Road, Rowde, Wiltshire Carpentry, Joinery Free-standing and built-in cabinets cupboards and wardrobes Free estimate Telephone: 01380 722067 e-mail:apgoodfield@tiscali.co.u k www.apgwoodwork.co.uk �LAWN HOUSE CHIROPRACTIC CLINIC 29 High Street, Steeple Ashton, BA14 6EU Tel: 01380 871555 www.lawnhouse.co.uk Back Pain Specialist Neck & Shoulder, Hip, Leg & Foot Pain, Arthritis, Tennis Elbow, Slipped Disc, Sports Injuries Free assessment available Treating patients locally for 20 years S.J.Prior, B.Sc., D.C. Doctor of Chiropractic Registered Member of the British Chiropractic Association & General Chiropractic Council BUPA & AXA/PPP Registered �Village Contacts St Peter’s Church Priest in Charge - Revd. Renée Coulson Assistant Priest – The Revd. Maureen Allchin 828931 Churchwardens Mrs Paulette Bremner-Milne Mrs Janet James PCC Secretary –Mrs Kate Amery PCC Members – 827285 828527 724944 827172 Mr Nicholas Hunloke (Treasurer) - Lady Kate Hunloke (Deanery Synod) Mrs Angela Bullen - Mr Chris Saunders - Mrs Dankay Cleverley - Mrs Joyce Arnold (Deanery Synod) - Mr Brian James Organist – Mrs P De Belle Parish council Chairman – Mr Nicholas Hunloke Clerk - 828333 Members - Mrs Sue Aldridge – Mr Joe Baber – Mr Geoff Collett (Vice Chairman) – Mr Steve Housby – Mr Nicholas Hunloke – Mr Malcolm Nixon - Mr Tim Nixon Local Councillors Kennet District Cllr Jonathan Seed 850 696 e-mail jonathon.seed@wiltshire.gov.uk. Farmers Club Mr Richard Francis 828232 Poulshot Ladies Club Lady Kate Hunloke 828333 Village Hall – Chris Saunders 827290 Bookings - Joyce or Brian Arnold 828833 Village Trust – Chairman - Mr Nicholas Hunloke 828333 Secretary - Mr Tim Coleman 827095 Members - Mr Ray Josey (Vice-chairman) – Mr Brian James (Treasurer) – Mrs Denise Josey (Archivist) 827095 Neighbourhood Watch – Mr Tim Coleman �Poulshot Village Hall Available for meetings, functions, clubs and private parties Booking fees Village activities - £5 an hour Outside users - £8 an hour All bookings for the hall are being taken by Joyce or Brian Arnold on 828833 Martina’s Professional Cleaning Services Is cleaning and ironing taking up your valuable time? We guarantee best price in the area for a perfect job Regular Cleaning – Spring Cleaning – Office Cleaning – Oven Cleaning – Carpet Cleaning – Ironing Fully Insured – Privacy Assured Same Cleaner Guaranteed Call Martine on 07859818198 �TOWNSEND FARMHOUSE Comfortable B and B in Poulshot Excellent facilities in Grade 2 listed building with full English breakfasts and ample car-parking space E-mail marygracebrothers@gmail.com Telephone 01380 828221 When friends and relations wish to visit and you are unable to put them up for the night book them to stay at Townsend Farmhouse B and B Discounts offered for bookings made by local residents COOKS ORCHARD BEAUTY Qualified & insured Massage and Beauty Therapist. Massage: Hot stones massage, Thai style massage, Deep tissue, Swedish.Manicures, pedicures, Paraffin wax treatment, Waxing tinting, Facials, Hopi ear candles. Pamper/Hen parties catered for. Vouchers available. Visit Cooks orchard, or I’ll come to you. Call Nicky on: 07711652568 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Village Magazine Description An account of the resource PDF versions of the Village Magazine distributed between 2004 and Present. 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Title A name given to the resource Poulshot Village News April 2013 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 01/04/2013 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Poulshot Village News Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Poulshot Village News PVN Village News https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/org.poulshotvillagearchive/original/559861396249dee8ec21d9544f3bfe59.pdf 3b1c557e72ed2e5de4335a2a30f7f5ac PDF Text Text Poulshot Village News February 2013 ~ Horace in the snow ~ �2011 Census Information "Source: Census 2011" Sent to us by Steve Housby who says – “These are the population breakdown figures from the 2011 census for Poulshot, provided to me by Wiltshire Council. They may be of interest to your readers. There are a surprising number of children in our village. These figures are only just becoming available and more detailed analyses should be available by the end of January.” Poulshot all persons Poulshot Males Poulshot Females all ages 406 183 191 0– 4 36 20 11 5‒ 9 37 20 15 10 ‒ 14 49 16 12 15 ‒ 19 54 22 10 20 ‒ 24 24 15 10 25 ‒ 29 29 11 11 30 34 27 13 8 Poulshot all persons Poulshot Males Poulshot Females 35 ‒ 39 23 10 12 40 ‒ 44 21 15 13 45 ‒ 49 28 8 14 50 ‒ 54 20 8 8 55 ‒ 59 17 6 12 60 ‒ 64 14 8 14 65 ‒ 69 6 2 17 70 ‒ 74 7 4 15 Poulshot all persons Poulshot Males Poulshot Females 75 ‒ 79 80 ‒ 84 85 ‒ 89 90 and over 3 1 1 2 2 2 7 2 4 2 0 2 Grange Farm Wind Farm The requirement of the Government Inspector for Wiltshire Council to consult the public and which has been facilitated by the Stop Grange Farm Wind Farm campaigners locally has so far yielded the following result: Votes for the Council’s amendments Votes against Council’s amendments Town Bratton 24 0 Devizes/Poulshot/Potterne 53 9 Edington 13 0 Keevil 11 0 Steeple Ashton 19 0 Westbury 219 3 West Ashton 16 0 Trowbridge 168 23 Warminster 30 2 Totals for amendments – 553 / against 37 – result almost 15 to against the proposed wind farm. Adam Kydd �Courtyard Surgery Patient Survey Courtyard Surgery is running its 2013 Patient Survey during February! This year it focuses on the “patient experience” so please pop in and complete a form if you have time. WANTED “Don’t ask what your village can do for you, ask what you can do for your village”!! Poulshot Parish Council needs a new Parish Clerk, following the resignation of Maggie Goodenough. Anyone interested, please contact Nicky Hunloke on 828333 or any member of the Parish Council. Ladies Club February event – A Dutch Auction Tuesday 19th February at 7.30 in the hall. Think lucky Dip/ recycling. Bring along a wrapped item or two. The wrapped item is passed round and bids are made (small change). Highest bid wins. Wine, Juice and nibbles included. Come and try your luck! Date For Your Diary – Green Garden’s Working Party Saturday 9th March We will be having a Green Gardens Working Party starting at 10:00 on Saturday 9th March. This will be followed by a Lent Lunch in the Village Hall. You don’t have to be a member of the Village Trust to come and help but membership only costs £1 a year for the whole family. Tim Coleman 827095 �Diary of Events 2013 Thanks to Kate for doing this. Please send dates for any events and I will update for each issue. Please see articles for full information about events. February 9th St Valentine’s Coffee Morning, 10-12. Village Hall 11th Jerry Cookery Demo, Village Hall 14th/15th Seend Fawlty Players Pantomime “The Golden Slipper” 20 Wednesday Group, 7.30, Village Hall 21st Lent Group Meetings begin 23rd Owdyada Theatre Group show in Seend March 2nd 9 9 April Sponsored Car Wash and Bacon Butties - Help for Heroes Pruning in the Green Gardens 10-12.30 Lent Lunch in the Village Hall 12-2 Concert in church TBA May June 29 Fete and Flower Festival July Summer party at Poulshot House August Tea Party Evening picnic in the Green Gardens September October 5 November 16 Harvest Supper Croissant Morning December Wanted: Dog Sitter A Dog sitter is needed in Poulshot to look after my dog whilst I am at work. Would suit someone who would like the companionship of a dog during the day and would like to earn some extra cash. Call for a chat on 01380 828668 or 07757471324. �Church Electoral Roll. Just before Easter 2013 we are required to produce a new Electoral Roll, a task that has to be carried out every six years. The current Electoral Roll will be cancelled. If you wish your name to be included in the new Register which will entitle you to vote for candidates standing for membership of the Parochial Church Council or even allow you to put your own name forward for election, you must register your name on the new Roll. To be eligible you must be over 16 years of age and a Baptized member of the Church of England. Application forms are available on the table at the back of Church. Completed forms should be returned to one of the Churchwardens by March 31st 2013. PLEASE DO NOT FORGET TO REGISTER YOUR NAME. February events at Seend Community Centre, Rusty Lane, Seend SN12 6NS Seend Fawlty Players’ 34th Village Pantomime - The Golden Slipper’ 7.30pm on Thursday 14th and Friday 15th February 2013 and 7pm on Saturday 16th February This is the ancient Egyptian original of the Cinderella story. Tickets are available in Seend Shop/Post Office, Seend Community Centre, and The Brewery Inn in Seend Cleeve or call 01380 828617, price £5 or £3 concessions. Proceeds will go to local good causes. Owdyado Theatre Company presents 'Wrongdoings and Wake Up Calls in the Stop-Off Motel' Saturday 23rd February at 8pm - Tickets £8 from Seend Shop/PO, Seend Community Centre or call 01380 828617.The first visit to Seend by this professional theatre group from Cornwall. Strong language and drug references; not suitable for under-15s. �Lent Group Meetings The period of Lent is recognised partly as a time of preparation for Easter Day. Our Lent Group meetings this year will take place on Thursdays 21st and 28th February and 7th, 14th and 21st March, at the Vicarage, 6.50 for a prompt start at 7pm. They will last no more than one hour. However, those attending are warmly welcome to stay on afterwards for coffee and a chat, if they wish. The theme this year will be “An Introduction to Worship and Mission” and will include such topics as the shape of worship, Holy Communion, the church environment, the reasons for and the importance of church furnishings (candles, etc), the use of colours in church (altar frontals, etc), clergy clothes (vestments) and so on. For example on Ash Wednesday – 13th February and the first day of Lent, the altar frontal will be changed from green (for “ordinary” time) to either purple or “Lenten attire” (unbleached linen). Some people don’t notice such changes throughout the church year, while others may not understand the reason for those changes. All will be revealed! The meetings are for anyone, not just churchgoers, so please do come along if you can. Thank you … Although Christmas seems a long time ago, this is the first opportunity for Paulette and I to express our thanks to all those who helped to make the celebration of Christmas such a special time. Firstly our gratitude goes to all those who ventured out the week before Christmas to sing carols around the houses on the Green (they were the lucky ones to receive a visit this year, or unlucky, depending on your viewpoint.). We began by meeting at the Village Hall Car Park, a Knight in Shining Armour – aka Tim Jalland, who had brought mulled wine to lubricate our vocal cords before we even set off, and stollen bread just to enjoy! It was a very nice gesture and much appreciated. Fed and watered we duly set off, and sang, banged on people’s doors and gratefully accepted all offers of money given. Whether it was in recognition of our dulcet tones, or just to get rid of us we didn’t question – we were just happy that the collecting box was getting heavier. Just under two hours later we arrived at the home of John and Suzie Quinn to be replenished with further glasses of mulled wine, sausage rolls and other tasty bites. I think we must stress that this was Carol Singing around the Village and not a Church Pub Crawl under another name. ! �Seriously though, the money collected along with money from Advent Boxes amounted to £236.05. This wonderful amount will be forwarded to Jamie Allen, who has set up a charity in memory of his daughter, Carrie who died in August last year. Many in the village will remember Jamie and his family who came to the Benefice in June 2002, and was the star of ‘A Country Parish’. Finally a huge ‘Thank You’ to everyone who made the Church look so wonderful for Christmas. The flower ladies excelled again, Nicky decorated the tree just right, and to all involved with the Carol Service on Christmas Eve, the Choir, the Readers, many, many thanks. It is such a special beginning to the celebration of Christmas and every year it always reminds us of the true meaning of this occasion Janet and Paulette (Churchwardens) Caring for Graves Please would you ensure that if you are caring for a grave in one of our local churchyards all Remembrance day crosses, Christmas wreaths and decorations, and artificial flowers or other memorabilia is removed by Ash Wednesday. The planting of shrubs is also prohibited by Churchyard Regulations, in order to facilitate churchyard maintenance - in particular grass-cutting. A copy of the Churchyard Regulations is on display on the church noticeboard or can be supplied by the Vicar. Thank you. Your understanding in this matter will be very much appreciated. Cookery Demonstration by Jerry from the Raven Poulshot Village Hall 7.30 pm Monday 11th February 2013 Entry fee £3.00 includes complimentary glass of wine or soft drink All proceeds to charity-see Chris Saunders article in Village News regarding Carrie Allen �CHURCH SERVICES FEB 2013-POULSHOT,SEEND & BULKINGTON Sunday 3 February 8.00 am 9.30 am 11.15 am 6.00 pm Holy Communion Morning Praise Morning Praise Parish Communion Sunday 10 February 8.00 am 9.30 am 11.15 am Holy Communion Seend Matins Poulshot Parish Communion-Bishop of Ramsbury’s Visit - Seend 6.00 pm Evensong Seend Bulkington Seend Poulshot Everyone very welcome Bulkington Wednesday 13 February – Ash Wednesday 7.30 pm Cluster Service with Ashing Rowde Church Sunday 17 February 8.00 am 9.30 am 11.15 am 6.00 pm Holy Communion Parish Communion Parish Communion Evensong Seend Bulkington Seend Poulshot Sunday 24 February 8.00 am 9.30 am 11.15 am 6.00 pm Holy Communion Family Communion Family Communion Parish Communion Seend Poulshot Seend Bulkington Sunday 3 March 8.00 am 9.30 am 11.15 am 6.00 pm Holy Communion Morning Praise Morning Praise Parish Communion Seend Bulkington Seend Poulshot �The Badgers’ - Worton and Cheverell F.C. Pep Guardiola turned down the enthusiastic offer from the Badgers, due to the wet climate we have had recently with many matches in December being cancelled, However, we need to move on….. The Under 17/18 team in their respective league have had a challenging season so far, currently 3rd in the table, and 2 points behind the leaders Trowbridge. 5 wins, 1 draw, and having lost 2 so far, means there is still a very good chance to win this League.. In January the team beat Castle Combe 4 – 0, with November being their last game when they also won against Marshfield (18-1). Managed by Pete Assirati, it is hoped some of the players next season will move on to the Adult teams. The Under 16s are managed by Chris Pearce, and are currently second in the League, with a recent 6-0 win against big town opposition Trowbridge Youth. However, although we have 2 games in hand, there is still a big gap behind leaders Derry Hill. Developments in the proposed rules of the F.A. towards Youth soccer, will extend the current philosophy of the emphasis on ‘development’ of the younger age groups. Already both the Under 7 and 8 age groups play in a friendly league (where results cannot be published), with a maximum 5 a side. The idea of the friendly league will extend to both Under 9 and 10 age groups over the coming years, who play 7 a side. At Under 11 ad 12 age levels they will be playing 9 a side with full offside rules, and by 2015 the Under 11 age group will also be in a friendly league. Steve Dagnall 01380-727976 FRIENDS of ERLESTOKE PRISON NEW YEAR RESOLUTIONS Have you made a New Year’s resolution? If not it’s still not too late. How about volunteering to drive for the Friends of Erlestoke Prison Transport Scheme? Not only would you be contributing time to the community but you will be reimbursed for your expenses. We pay 45p per mile and your commitment would be to pick up visitors on Sunday afternoons from either Westbury Station or from Devizes Market Place returning visitors to the same pick up places. The time commitment for this role is approximately 4 hours per session and you will be part of a team of drivers who will form a �rota, so you will not need to be available every Sunday. We have guidance and a handbook to help answer any questions you may have. The Friends of Erlestoke Prison is a charity that works to support the rehabilitation and resettlement of prisoners. One of the most important elements of resettlement is keeping families together. Transport links to and from the prison are infrequent and do not always tie in with visiting times for families, who may have to travel a considerable way to visit their friends or relatives. If you would like to be a volunteer driver or would like more information about the scheme, please email: info@friendsoferlestokeprison.com Or please visit our website: www.friendsoferlestokeprison.com Over 300 people filled Edington Priory Church on the evening of the 12th December for a ‘Celebration Christmas’ in aid of the Friends of Erlestoke Prison. Sponsored by Hiscox and with contributions from Dauntsey’s Choral Society and the Bratton Silver Band, the event raised over £6,000 from ticket sales and donations. The programme included readings by Sarah Troughton (Lord Lieutenant of Wiltshire), John Bush (Patron, the Friends of Erlestoke Prison), Andy Rogers (Governor of HMP Erlestoke and HMP Shepton Mallet) and Robert Hiscox (Chairman, Hiscox). An Erlestoke Prison offender also contributed a reading, which he had written himself, reflecting what it is like to be in prison at Christmas. He attended the event with the Governor, on temporary licence from the prison. The trustees would like to thank all those who attended and who contributed in any way to make this event, which was their first big fundraiser, an enormous success! The Friends of Erlestoke Prison is a newly registered charity, established to support the rehabilitation and resettlement of prisoners at HMP Erlestoke. The charity partners with the prison in our work to reduce reoffending rates and will fund/support projects to assist prisoners in:  Maintaining and building relationships with their partners and children  Finding education and work opportunities  Ensuring that they have somewhere to call home when they leave prison  Preparing themselves for release and a return to life without offending For more information, please visit: www.friendsoferlestokeprison.com or email:info@friendsoferlestokeprison.com �SEEND AND DISTRICT GARDENING CLUB There will be no meeting in the Pavilion in February. Instead we are running a trip to view the snowdrops at Heale House Gardens on Wednesday 13th February. If you missed our January meeting and would like to add your name to the list please get in touch with Sue Johns. Our speaker in March will be telling us all about growing soft fruit and it will also be our Spring Bulb show. The Christmas meeting went with a swing with everyone enjoying the singing, ringing and poetry reading. Many thanks to the Seend Singers, accompanist Deryn, the Handbelles, Anita, John, Tim and Bob for their contributions. Thanks also to those who provided food and to Jackie, Brian and Sue in the kitchen and David with the wine. The talk from Richard Slingsby in January, on British woodland and the Woodland Trust was, in my opinion, one of the best talks we have had. He gave us a very succinct and interesting introduction to the history of woodland and then talked about the beginnings of the Woodland Trust and its’ work today. He emphasised the importance of trees to our environment, taking in carbon dioxide and giving out oxygen and therefore providing a check to global warming. Therefore conserving woodlands and planting new ones is very important. Our nearest new woodland is one of the very new Jubilee Woods now being planted at the foot of the Caen Hill flight of locks and in a few years will be well worth visiting. Sue. ‘Beggar’s Opera’ Last chance to see White Horse Opera perform the Beggar's Opera by John Gay at Easterton Village Hall on Saturday 23rd February at 7.30pm. This is one of the earliest examples of musical theatre full of well known tunes such as "Greensleeves" and "Over the Hill and Far Away" which, before copyright laws came into being, John Gay took and added his own words to produce a very comical if rather naughty opera. Do come if you want to see Paula Boyagis & Barbara Gompels pulling each other's hair out over a man! Tickets £8 from Market Lavington Post Office. �Carrie Allen - 2000 – 2012 Carrie was the daughter of Suzy and the Rev Jamie Allen, our Rector from 2002 to 2003. After leaving us Jamie became the Rector of Great Cornard, a parish in Suffolk until 2009 when he was invited to take over a parish church in New Plymouth, New Zealand, which was due to become the cathedral of a new diocese. The family were preparing to travel to their new home when Carrie was diagnosed with a cancerous tumour in her left forearm. She immediately began a long course of treatment, followed by complicated surgery and radiotherapy. She bore this treatment with courage and smiles – despite being very sick she never once stopped smiling. The Allens moved to New Zealand later in 2009 where treatment continued, together with physiotherapy to her hand. The treatment involved regular journeys to Auckland many miles to the north, sometimes by road and sometimes by air. All this took place while she fitted in as much school time as possible and at the end of six months she was declared cancer free. Then in April 2011 Carrie suffered a relapse; the family were devastated, but Carrie bravely began a new course of treatment, showing courage beyond words and retaining her faith and hope throughout. Sadly the cancer now recurred in multiple places and she had more treatment to her chest, her neck and even her eye. Carrie died on 15th September 2012. Just a month before she died, though sick and in much pain, Carrie organised a concert which was, in a way, her farewell. She arranged it as a service to her community and to achieve her Attitude for Excellence with Honours award at her school. She organised the whole evening, made up and taught a dance to a group of her friends, and performed and sang in several acts. On that night, which raised major funds for the Child Cancer Foundation, she demonstrated something very memorably - the greatness of her spirit. Her family are now raising funds to support a drama group formed in Carrie's name to carry on the initiative she showed before she died. It is to this group that we shall offer the proceeds of our forthcoming Cookery demonstration in the Village Hall on Monday 11th February kindly given by Jerry from the Raven, in memory of a very brave girl and a much loved family, who, though here for only a very short tenure, left a lasting impression on so many in our village. Do come and enjoy another entertaining evening with Jerry, at the same time supporting a very worthy cause. �From Councillor Jonathan Seed A Happy New Year to you and let us hope that 2013 brings prosperity and success to one and all. This year is a particularly important year in terms of local government as we not only have the Wilshire Council Elections on Thursday 2nd May but we also have elections for each of the 236 Parish Councils in Wiltshire and of course this includes the seven in Summerham and Seend and Poulshot in particular. I have thoroughly enjoyed working with all of these local Parish Councils over the past four years and look forward to working with the new Parish Councils for the next four years - provided that you decide to re elect me in May! In the meantime all the candidates will be around asking for your views on how we have done to date and what we can do to make things better in the future. To me this is a vital part of the relationship between the community and the elected representatives and it is equally important that you the electors are able to hold us to account for our performance on your behalf over the electoral period in question. As I listen to the news in these early January days I am confident that Wiltshire Council will pass your test and how sad it is to hear the troubles being experienced by neighbouring Councils who are having to close libraries, and put off the building of new leisure facilities as well as having to put up their Council Tax. Here in Wiltshire the story is so very different and we have opened new libraries and have started building a series of impressive new Campuses which will include brand new state of the art leisure facilities. In our Community area we are particularly fortunate to be see the first “super Campus” being built in Melksham with every confidence that it will open next year. All this does not happen by accident and it has taken a great deal of careful financial management in County Hall for Wiltshire to be so well placed in local government terms. In spite of severe central Government cuts to local government funding including the cuts to the funding of Town and Parish Council Precepts it is good news that Wiltshire Council has been able to balance its budget for the financial year as well as continuing with its policy of freezing Council Tax for next year. In addition Wiltshire Council has just taken the decision to support our hard pressed Town and Parish Councils by making up the last minute cut in Precept funding announced just before �Christmas by the coalition Government. It has been difficult but Wiltshire Council has found the money needed to make up this shortfall and have done so because the administration supports our town and parish councils and that if these Councils do increase their precepts it is mostly due to good local projects supported by their communities. So even in this cold and austere economic climate there is a little bit of winter warmth about and a great future for our very special County of Wiltshire. Boxing Day Walk The weather on Boxing Day was terrible so a low turn out was expected. Eight of us turned up, all humans and no dogs this year .We walked to Seend via Lyeball Lane. The fields at the bottom of this bridle path were flooded and we walked up into Seend via Turners Farm. From Seend we walked down to the canal and realising it was Tor Morgan's birthday we sang happy birthday to her on one of the bridges. We turned off the canal at Foxhangers crossing the main road into Hooks Lane and then into Barley Hill.. Karen and Peter Wright kindly invited us for tea and mince pies following the walk which was very much appreciated! Although very boggy in parts it was a really nice walk. Thanks to Jim Aldridge for coming with me on the walk the week before to see how long it would take. It has been suggested that next year the walk takes place on Boxing Day morning and that we finish at the Raven. I would be interested in other people's thoughts on this… See you next year Regards, Ray Josey 100 Club Results Results of December Draw 1st Prize Liz Jalland £100 2nd Peter Wright £50 3rd Nathalie Edwards £50 January 1st Sarah Broadhurst £25 2nd Janet James £15 3rd Denise Josey £10 �Sponsored Car Wash and Bacon Butties Saturday 2nd March from 10 AM to 2 PM Poulshot Village Hall Layby /The Old Post Office I have taken up the challenge to participate in the Big Battlefield Bike Ride 2013 in aid of Help for Heroes. Starting on 27th May 2013, I shall be joining 5 equally foolish colleagues on an approximately 400 mile (or 620km) route from Paris to London, (hopefully) finishing on 2nd June 2013. As many of you that know me will agree, I am not exactly built for long distance or the hills that I will undoubtedly encounter along the way; therefore, your support will be invaluable, and help spur me on to the finish line. As the ride is in aid of Help for Heroes, I have set myself the target of raising as much sponsorship as possible for this worthy cause – 2 years ago a number of you helped me raise nearly £7500. Any contribution that you are able to make, will be gratefully received, help me through those uncomfortable moments and more importantly make a difference to so many of our wounded Servicemen and women. Thank you for your support Mark Baker GRAND COOKERY DEMONSTRATION VILLAGE HALL 7.30pm, Monday 11 February Following the success of last year, Jerry from The Raven, will give another demonstration talk with recipes for starters, main course and desserts. We are fortunate to have such a fine restaurant in the village, and a top class chef in Jerry, who is always most generous with his advice and recipes. No doubt we will also be able to sample the dishes he demonstrates. The price for entry is £3, which includes complementary wine or soft drinks. All proceeds from the evening will be donated to charity, which this year will be the one being supported in memory of Carrie Allen, as detailed elsewhere in this Village News. Tickets available from Brian Arnold (828833) or Chris. Saunders (827290). �Poulshot Ladies Christmas Meal 21 Poulshot ladies gathered at the Raven on 12th December for a very enjoyable Christmas meal. Thank you to Nathalie and Jerry for looking after us so well. We had a smashing meal, and a good catch up session with Christmas cheer. Apologies to Joe if the noise was a bit loud. Santa did his rounds early, and did a very good job. Thank you Ladies for another enjoyable year. Best wishes. Jean and a big thank- you to Jean … I am sure all the Poulshot Ladies will join me in saying a big thank you to Jean for all the fabulous work she does for the Poulshot Ladies, keeping us all up to date with everything that is going on and doing all the behind the scenes organising for events and meetings. Thank you! Watercolour Exhibition Thank you to those who came to visit my exhibition on 2nd December. You will be pleased to know we raised £131 for the village hall. Best wishes Jean Perrett. Maureen’s Ramblings…….. From the Vicar … Many inventions have now been consigned to history. The picture here is of a one wheel motorcycle (invented by Italian M. Goventosa de Udine). It would have been fun to see this on the M4! Put up your hand if you remember other inventions – all of them exciting and new and “here to stay” - Oxford bags, the C5, Simon Dee, fisherman’s smocks, the Jitterbug, winkle pickers, French onion sellers. “Do, do, do, do, do you remember. Do do do do do you recall” – do you remember this song by The Scaffold in 1968? The history of human endeavour is littered with schemes, ideas, innovations, and movements that, in their day, seemed exciting and new. They were going to change the world. They were here to stay. Instead they have been consigned to the attic of history, to be poked over and laughed at by later generations. Even religion �has been part of this endeavour of transience. The history of faith is sprinkled with new creeds that have been enthusiastically embraced, declared to be the only hope for the world, and then quietly rewritten in the footnotes of our history books. Where are now the followers of the gods Chemosh and Astarte? Where are the Manichees and the Jovians? What has happened to those more recently cults, the Sethians and the Muggletonians? So many ideas and movements have started in such hope and enthusiasm, only to be by-passed and left to die by a changing society. That is what most people thought would happen to Christianity. The persecutors of Jesus crucified him because they thought that would destroy his message of love and hope. The wiser opponents of the early church advised that Christianity should be left alone because if it was as vacuous as most new religious movements, it would simply wither away. The Pagan emperors of Rome persecuted and killed the Christians because they believed they would not have the stomach to hold to their faith if there was a high price to pay. There is hardly a generation in the long history of the last two thousand years that has not predicted the demise of the Christian faith. The world has rarely been without the opinion in some quarter that Christianity is now irrelevant and will quietly die out. And yet, just two months into 2013, the church is still proclaiming, with passion, the good news of Jesus Christ. The faith that started with a numerically tiny group of followers two thousand years ago has gone on to plant itself on every continent. Whilst there is decreased growth in Europe, with secularism and apathy triumphing for a while, in 2010, there were 2.30 billion Christians in the world, an increase of 300 million from two billion in 2005. The Christian population in Asia and Africa had the highest growth with 2.6% and 2.4%, respectively. Over 32,000 Christians from all churches gathered for the National Day of Prayer and Worship at Wembley Stadium on September 29 2012. And it didn’t even get a mention in the media!? We cannot be certain that we have the correct date but it is probably already more than 2013 years since Jesus was born. And. despite all the opposition and the apathy Christianity refuses to be consigned to the attic of history. It refuses to be rewritten into the foot notes. The message of Jesus has never been shallow or transient, but life changing and life enhancing. A movement that lasts and grows for two thousand and thirteen years has to be taken seriously. It has changed the world. It is here to stay. The Revd. Maureen Allchin. Assistant Priest �Where Have All The Buns Gone? George Tayler was a wealthy farmer who was born in Edington, but lived and farmed in Keevil in the late 18th / early 19th Century. He owned land and property in various neighbouring villages (including Poulshot). He died a widower, with no children, on 11th May 1852. In his will he left property and bequests to various members of his family, but in one of several codicils dated September 1852 he made bequests to four of his favourite villages (Keevil, Edington, Steeple Ashton and Poulshot). His bequest to Poulshot was: £3,000 in trust to be invested for the benefit of the poor of the parish. Part of the interest on this to be spent on bread for distribution on Sundays after morning service to 6 old men and 6 old women selected by the Rector and churchwardens [by old he meant anyone over 50!]. The same investment also to provide the Rector of Poulshot with £1 a year on condition that he preaches a sermon to children on Easter Wednesday. Cakes to be brought and given to the children and teachers attending the sermon. On the same day 1s. 6d. also to be paid to the parish clerk. £3,000 today doesn’t sound much, but the equivalent today would be at least a quarter of a million pounds, possibly as much as £7 million. To leave this to a village the size of Poulshot was therefore incredibly generous. As a result of the bequest The George Tayler Trust was set up in Poulshot and according to the accounts his wishes were carried out by the Trustees for many years. In 1902 for instance the cost of the bread and cakes provided by this bequest was £13. 6s. 8d. In 1964 the tradition was continuing, but by then it was being referred as ‘the Bun Service’ and the ‘buns’ were being given to children but not the poor. Why my interest and what’s happened to the buns? When we moved to the village in 2007 I knew that my ancestors came from Wiltshire, but we didn’t realise that they came from this valley. My mother’s maiden name was Tayler and George Tayler is a distant ancestor. In fact if you look in Edington church at the big plaques on the wall in front of the main door you’ll see details of my ancestors going back to William Tayler (my 5th Gt Grandfather). Next to it you’ll see another large wooden plaque commemorating George’s bequest to Edington. You’ll see similar plaques in the churches of Keevil and Steeple Ashton. There’s no plaque in St Peter’s, but maybe it was destroyed in the fire of 1916. �I traced the bequest from his will (which is in the Chippenham archives) through the Parochial and Parish minutes. It gets mentioned several times but by 1999 it is being incorrectly referred to as ‘the Educational Foundation of George Tayler’ and by 2000 the four villages are administering the bequest as one. Then in March 2000, because the money was running out it was proposed that ‘as it was for the benefit of teachers and children’ the remaining money should be divided between the village schools. As Poulshot didn’t have a school, the money, £450, was donated to Rowde School. I don’t know what the School used the money for or whether they understood where it came from. It’s a great shame that there’s no plaque in our church recognising this very generous bequest – maybe St Peters has some money in a dormant bank account that could be used to reinstate the plaque? Also if anyone discovers George Tayler’s name on their Poulshot property deeds I’d be very interested – don’t worry I’m not going to claim it as mine! Gill Coleman What’s it all about….? Everyone knows that to become a member of the Church of England you just have to be baptized and this is usually done when you were a baby. As you get older there is another step to take in your journey of faith and that is to be confirmed. If you ever felt you would like to do this, but never did anything about it, well now is the time. Our Vicar, the Revd Renée Coulson is about to start confirmation classes in the Spring. Anyone interested can contact the Vicar or the Churchwardens and their telephone numbers are in the magazine. �The Raven Inn Telephone 01380 828 271 www.ravenpoulshot.co.uk Bookings Advisable Open for lunch and dinner Tuesday to Sunday Lunch served from 12 noon until 2.30 p.m. & Dinner from 6:30pm till 9 p.m. SEE INSIDE FOR SPECIAL EVENTS �Poulshot Village News The PVN is put together and distributed free to all houses in the village. Contributions, reports, opinions and articles are very much welcomed. 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Contact Jean or Royden on 01380 828695 perrettr@btinternet.com You can view some photos at www.sanditoes.co.uk IMW OFFICE SERVICES LTD Personal Tax Assessments Clubs/Societies – Independent Reviews Small Company Accounts, VAT Payroll, Book-keeping Typing Contact Ian Wheeler Tel: 07813 777710 e-mail : wheeler.potterne@virgin.net �The Tranquil Moment Health and Beauty clinic The Tranquil Moment health and beauty clinic is set in the beautiful village of Poulshot, just 2 miles from Devizes. We offer flexible appointments to suit you, and tailor treatments to your requirements. The salon is completely private, with easy parking. We are now offering the latest Ultrasound hair removal treatment, a painless alternative to electrolysis without the use of needles, there are no restrictions with this treatment, all hair colours and skin types. No skin reaction. Clinically proven. 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The Tranquil Moment Health and Beauty Clinic 1 Townsend Court, Poulshot, Devizes SN10 1SD 01380 828297 24 hour answerphone tranquilmoment@live.co.uk www.tranquilmoment.co.uk �DEVIZES HOME & GARDEN MAINTENANCE Hunters Moon, Bath Rd,Devizes,Wilts,SN10 1PH Hedge - Grass Cutting Lawn Treatment - Scarification Weed Control – General Gardening Landscaping – Garden Clearance Sheds – All Types of Fencing & Gates Ponds – Pond maintenance – Water Features Decking – Patios - Graveling Regular, Weekly & Monthly Contracts Interior & Exterior painting and decorating General Property Maintenance Free Quotations – Fully insured Tel: Jon on 01380 720969 Mobile: 07778043330 Email: Jon@devizeshomeandgarden.co.uk �The Raven Inn, Poulshot Join the club and be kept updated with news and events at The Raven. E-mail your contact details to theraveninnpoulshot@yahoo.co and join the club! You are not alone Paul Johnson Counselling Affordable counselling in Bradford-on-Avon £25 per session. Helping you to:  feel better about yourself and your life  gain i  nsight into the roots of your unhappiness  make lasting changes in how you live your life and relate to others. Telephone 07512 103155 (confidential voicemail) www.pauljohnsoncounselling.net �Andrew Leigh Member, Guild of Master Sweeps Proprietor West Country Sweeps Domestic and Commercial Chimney Services Tel: 07545 822109 email: andrewleightf@gmail.com Andrew Goodfield Woodwork Devizes, Road, Rowde, Wiltshire Carpentry, Joinery Free-standing and built-in cabinets cupboards and wardrobes Free estimate Telephone: 01380 722067 e-mail:apgoodfield@tiscali.co.u k www.apgwoodwork.co.uk �Village Contacts St Peter’s Church Priest in Charge - Revd. Renée Coulson Assistant Priest – The Revd. Maureen Allchin 828931 Churchwardens Mrs Paulette Bremner-Milne Mrs Janet James PCC Secretary –Mrs Kate Amery PCC Members – 827285 828527 724944 827172 Mr Nicholas Hunloke (Treasurer) - Lady Kate Hunloke (Deanery Synod) Mrs Angela Bullen - Mr Chris Saunders - Mrs Dankay Cleverley - Mrs Joyce Arnold (Deanery Synod) - Mr Brian James Organist – Mrs P De Belle Parish council Chairman – Mr Nicholas Hunloke Clerk - 828333 Members - Mrs Sue Aldridge – Mr Joe Baber – Mr Geoff Collett (Vice Chairman) – Mr Steve Housby – Mr Nicholas Hunloke – Mr Malcolm Nixon - Mr Tim Nixon Local Councillors Kennet District Cllr Jonathan Seed 850 696 e-mail jonathon.seed@wiltshire.gov.uk. Farmers Club Mr Richard Francis 828232 Poulshot Ladies Club Lady Kate Hunloke 828333 Village Hall – Chris Saunders 827290 Bookings - Joyce or Brian Arnold 828833 Village Trust – Chairman - Mr Nicholas Hunloke 828333 Secretary - Mr Tim Coleman 827095 Members - Mr Ray Josey (Vice-chairman) – Mr Brian James (Treasurer) – Mrs Denise Josey (Archivist) 827095 Neighbourhood Watch – Mr Tim Coleman �Poulshot Village Hall Available for meetings, functions, clubs and private parties Booking fees Village activities - £5 an hour Outside users - £8 an hour All bookings for the hall are being taken by Joyce or Brian Arnold on 828833 Martina’s Professional Cleaning Services Is cleaning and ironing taking up your valuable time? We guarantee best price in the area for a perfect job Regular Cleaning – Spring Cleaning – Office Cleaning – Oven Cleaning – Carpet Cleaning – Ironing Fully Insured – Privacy Assured Same Cleaner Guaranteed Call Martine on 07859818198 �TOWNSEND FARMHOUSE Comfortable B and B in Poulshot Excellent facilities in Grade 2 listed building with full English breakfasts and ample car-parking space E-mail marygracebrothers@gmail.com Telephone 01380 828221 When friends and relations wish to visit and you are unable to put them up for the night book them to stay at Townsend Farmhouse B and B Discounts offered for bookings made by local residents COOKS ORCHARD BEAUTY Qualified & insured Massage and Beauty Therapist. Massage: Hot stones massage, Thai style massage, Deep tissue, Swedish.Manicures, pedicures, Paraffin wax treatment, Waxing tinting, Facials, Hopi ear candles. Pamper/Hen parties catered for. Vouchers available. Visit Cooks orchard, or I’ll come to you. Call Nicky on: 07711652568 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Village Magazine Description An account of the resource PDF versions of the Village Magazine distributed between 2004 and Present. Magazines are presented in PDF format with full-text indexing Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Poulshot Village News Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Poulshot Village News Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2004-Present Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Poulshot Village News Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Village Magazines Magazine Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Poulshot Village News February 2013 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 01/02/2013 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Poulshot Village News Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Poulshot Village News PVN Village News https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/org.poulshotvillagearchive/original/964d8908ffb436732f8848194b80d7e0.pdf 2422b648ff7cae180f9b54c30de39fc2 PDF Text Text �CHURCH SERVICES FOR DECEMBER 2012 POULSHOT, SEEND AND BULKINGTON Sunday 2 December – ADVENT SUNDAY 8.00 am Holy Communion Seend 9.30 am Morning Praise Bulkington 11.15 am Morning Praise Seend 6.00 pm Parish Communion Poulshot 6.00 pm Carols & Readings Seend Sunday 9 December 8.00 am Holy Communion Seend 9.30 am Matins Poulshot 11.15 am Parish Communion Seend 6.00 pm Evensong Bulkington Thursday 13 December 6.00 pm Christingle Service Seend (Plus children from the three schools etc) Sunday 16 December 8.00 am Holy Communion Seend 9.30 am Parish Communion Bulkington 11.15 am Parish Communion Seend 6.00 pm Evensong Poulshot Thursday 20 December 7.30 pm Carol Service Seend (with Philomel Choir) Sunday 23 December 8.00 am Holy Communion Seend 9.30 am Family Communion Poulshot 11.15 am Crib Service Seend 6.00 pm Carol Service Bulkington Monday 24 December – CHRISTMAS EVE 2.00 pm Crib Service Bulkington 6.00 pm Carol Service Poulshot 11.30 pm Midnight Eucharist Seend Tuesday 25 December – CHRISTMAS DAY 9.30 am Family Communion Bulkington 9.30 am Family Communion Poulshot 11.15 am Family Communion Seend Sunday 30 December 8.00 am Holy Communion Seend 10.00 am Benefice Service Seend �St Valentine’s Day Coffee Morning 9th February 2013 Poulshot Village Hall 10am-12am Stalls and Raffle Family Search – Can You Help I have been tracing my family tree which has led me to the village of Poulshot. This has proved to be very interesting as I had never heard of Poulshot before. I have researched the history of the village and according to my research, in 1801 it was a small place with approximately 308 inhabitants. My Grandfather was Cyril William Walter Godwin who was born in Bridgend the son of my Great Grandfather William Arthur Godwin who was born in Poulshot, he was the son of John Titus Godwin, who would have been my Great Great Grandfather. John Titus Godwin was born in 1833 in Poulshot. In the 1841 Census it shows that he was at that time, 8 years old and was living with his brothers Jacob (aged 18) and Edward aged 20. His mother was also living with them and is down as Elizabeth Godwin, but it states single woman. (aged 40). This would have made her date of birth around 1801. They were living on the Green, Poulshot, in a house which I believe has been demolished. In 1892 when William married, the marriage certificate shows that his farther, John Titus Godwin was a Farm Bailiff. I also have a marriage certificate dated 1857 showing John Titus Godwin married to an Emily Watts in the Parish Church in the Parish of St Mary Devizes. This is where I am stuck, I cannot get a birth certificate for John Titus Godwin as there were none at that time. I also have no information on his mother Elizabeth or his father. I have tried every which way I can to research this. The only other thing I have, (and I don’t know if it is right or not) is that I found an entry in the Poulshot Vestry Book for May 10th 1823 to allow Elizabeth Godwin and her child one shilling and sixpence per week for the time to come. I also think I found the death of John Titus Godwin who was aged 85 when he died in March 1917 and it states born and died in Poulshot. I am not sure how usual it would have been in 1820 for there to be a single woman with a child, who then had two more children, but would have thought it very unusual. So if anyone can help to add to this and solve the puzzle I would be very grateful. Please reply to Denise Josey 01380827010 or raydenjosey@googlemail.com �Waste and recycling this Christmas Your kerbside waste and recycling collections will change over Christmas and New Year. All waste and recycling collection days will change as there will be no collections taking place at all on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day. Please note there will be no garden waste collections between 24 December and 7 January. Services will re-start from 8 January. Please check your collection calendar, check online at www.wiltshire.gov.uk or call the council on 0300 456 0102 for information about how this affects your collections. Please remember to put your bin out by 7.00am on your scheduled collection day and make sure all your waste is put in your bin with the lid closed. No garden waste collections over Christmas. Garden waste collections will be suspended between 24 December 2012 and 7 January 2013, inclusive. Collections will start again on the 8 January. Please check your collection calendar or check online at www.wiltshire.gov.uk for more information. If you have a real Christmas tree you can put alongside your garden waste bin for collection on your collection day from 7 January. Christmas trees will be collected throughout January only. Alternatively you can take your real Christmas trees to any of Wiltshire’s 11 household recycling centres for recycling. To find your nearest recycling centre please visit www.recycleforwiltshire.com. Household recycling centre Christmas opening All Household Recycling Centres are closed from 1pm Christmas Eve, and all day Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day. At all other times the recycling centres are open during normal winter opening times. For information on your local household recycling centres, including locations and opening times, visit www.recycleforwiltshire.com Tips for a green Christmas With all that extra waste produced over Christmas it is the season to recycle! This year it is even easier to do your bit by recycling more using the kerbside recycling collection service. Instead of sending a conventional Christmas Card, why not send a Recycling E-Card. You can decorate your own card electronically on www.recyclenow.com. �Christmas and New Year are perfect times for dinner parties and you may need to cook for a large number of people. Use the portion planner at www.lovefoodhatewaste.com for advice on portion sizes. The website also has lots of recipes for leftovers. Look out for gifts with packaging that can be reused. Gift bags, as well as tins or plastics containers can be reused for storage at home once the presents have been enjoyed. When you’ve finished with your Christmas cards, cut up the pictures to make Christmas gift tags for next year’s presents. Fill and decorate used cans and glass jars with sweets, toys and accessories to make jingle jars or great presents. You can make the most of your blue lidded recycling bin over the festive period by recycling many of your Christmas items at the kerbside as well as all you plastic bottles and cardboard. These might include Christmas cards, wrapping paper (but not foil or plastic), cardboard boxes and brown paper. Don't forget to use your black box for recycling even more over Christmas. There are lots of unexpected items that you can recycle in your black box alongside your normal paper, glass and cans, including large chocolate tins, mince meat jars and Christmas card envelopes. Carol Singing in the village On Tuesday 18th December the intrepid Poulshot Carol Singers will be serenading a part of Poulshot Village (as yet to be decided) in order to raise as much as we can for our Christmas Charity. This year all monies collected, along with money from the Advent Boxes (available from Church) will go to the Charity ‘Carrie the Brave’. This is a charity set up in memory of Carrie Allen, Jamie’s daughter who sadly died recently. So if you are one of the lucky people chosen to have your door bell rung, on that evening, please don’t turn the sound up on your TV. Come and give us a donation and we will go away – promise. New singers are always welcome to join us. We meet at the Village Hall at 6.00pm and finish when we have a full collecting box ! �SERVICES FOR JANUARY 2013 Sunday 6 January 8.00 am Holy Communion Seend 9.30 am Morning Praise Bulkington 11.15 am 6.00 pm Sunday 13 January 8.00 am 9.30 am 11.15 am 6.00 pm Sunday 20 January 8.00 am 9.30 am 11.15 am 6.00 pm Sunday 27 January 8.00 am 9.30 am 11.15 am 6.00 pm Morning Praise Parish Communion Seend Poulshot Holy Communion Matins Parish Communion Evensong Seend Poulshot Seend Bulkington Holy Communion Parish Communion Parish Communion Evensong Seend Bulkington Seend Poulshot Holy Communion Family Communion Family Communion Parish Communion Seend Poulshot Seend Bulkington What’s it all about….? Everyone knows that to become a member of the Church of England you just have to be baptized and this is usually done when you were a baby. As you get older there is another step to take in your journey of faith and that is to be confirmed. If you ever felt you would like to do this, but never did anything about it, well now is the time. Our Vicar, the Revd Renée Coulson is about to start confirmation classes in the Spring. Anyone interested can contact the Vicar or the Churchwardens and their telephone numbers are in the magazine. �Poulshot Ladies Club visit to Worton Ladies Club. On Wednesday 7th November a good troop of Poulshot ladies were treated to an individual sessions of colour matching courtesy of Worton ladies. Swatches of material were compared to see which groups of colours suited an individual. These groups of colours are divided into seasons e.g. autumn being darker shades than summer. There were also a selection of some very ornate and stylish scarves to purchase. Just in case you forget- I’m autumn! Best wishes Jean Poulshot Ladies Club Ladies Shopping at Townsend Barn Nursery On Tuesday 20th November a good group of ladies braved foul weather to attend a Christmas shopping evening. We enjoyed a glass of wine and mince pies whilst browsing. ‘Tickled Pink’ brought handbags, scarves, clothes and jewellery, a percentage of sales going to a breast cancer charity. There were displays, samples and a raffle from ‘Chocaholics.’ I believe most ladies managed to shorten their lists of outstanding Christmas shopping. Happy Christmas Jean Trans Wilts Community Rail Partnership NOTICE OF MEETING The TransWilts Community Rail Partnership invites you to a "Wiltshire Link" transport meeting aimed at transport user groups, transport providers, transport planners and interested individuals in Westbury on Saturday 1st December. We have some excellent travel and transport facilities in Wiltshire. We also have some that need improvement. Some are joined up where others, frankly, look like they're designed NOT to connect. We feel that the various groups should be sharing their knowledge and skills, and feeding constructive help to the professional transport providers and planners. Sometimes a tiny change, a small adjustment, can make a huge difference. But it needs to be coordinated. The TransWilts Community Rail Partnership is therefore sponsoring a public meeting in an attempt to coordinate thinking. TransWilts seems to be a sensible group to 'front' this, given it has contacts all the way from Swindon to Salisbury, and with a lot of work already underway with regard to rail and the interconnection with buses, cars, cycles and more under the Local Sustainable Transport Fund. �The meeting is being held on Saturday 1st December, from 10:30 to 14:30. The venue is The Laverton in Westbury; that's just off the town centre, a few yards from the main junction between the A350 and B3098. There are buses from the station (or it's a walk of about a mile), and public car parks close by. There's a page which hopefully answers your potential questions at http://www.twcrp.org.uk/link.html There is an opportunity to sign up for the meeting there (this is important as it’ll give us some idea of numbers attending), or you can simply drop an email to: Graham Ellis – graham@twcrp.org.uk, Press and publicity, TransWilts Community Rail Partnership, TransWilts CRP, 48, Spa Road, Melksham, Wilts, SN12 7NY http://www.twcrp.org.uk - 0845 459 0153 Village Hall News Pleasingly, the Village Hall continues to enjoy good usage, which is not surprising considering the quality of the facilities and the very reasonable prices for hiring. For bookings in December, you can contact us as usual (tel. 828833), but for bookings in January, please use Chris Saunders (tel. 827290). Normal service resumes in February. Additionally, if you are interested in hiring any of the equipment (tables, chairs, crockery, cutlery, etc.), this is possible for a nominal fee. Contacts for this as above. Joyce and Brian Arnold. Successful Quiz Night Friday 17 November saw the Village Hall full with teams of trivia aficionados competing in fierce but friendly competition in the annual Quiz Night. As ever, the Question Master was Alan Webber, and we were indebted to him for his wide range of interesting questions, his unfailing good humour, and his impartial judgement. Although there were officially three winning teams, all thirteen teams were winners because we had a wonderful evening. If you have never been to one of these evenings, look out for the next one - it is a lot of fun! Even better news, the evening will have raised some £250 for that most worthy cause, the Wiltshire Air Ambulance. Thank you to all who contributed. �ST PETER’S CHURCH NEWS. Church Electoral Roll. Just before Easter 2013 we are required to produce a new Electoral Role, a task that has to be carried out every six years. The current Electoral Roll will be cancelled. So if you would wish to vote for candidates standing for membership of the Parochial Church Council or even put your own name forward for election, you must register your name on the new Roll. To be eligible you must be over 16 years of age and a Baptized member of the Church of England. Application forms will be available in the New Year and will be on the table at the back of Church. Completed forms should be returned to one of the Churchwardens by March 24th 2013. PLEASE DO NOT FORGET TO REGISTER YOUR NAME. Replacement of Churchwarden. Current rules only allow Churchwardens to serve for six consecutive years, so in April 2013, Paulette will have to stand down as a Churchwarden, and in April 2014 Janet will have to do likewise. We have been searching and praying for many months for someone to come forward and take over from Paulette next April, but without success, so it seems that the Church will have to operate with just one Churchwarden for the year 2013/ 2014. If we get the same response when we try to find someone to take over from Janet, then in the absence of anyone willing to stand as Churchwarden, the responsibility for much of Poulshot’s Church administration will be in the hands of the Seend Churchwardens, as Seend is the senior Church in the Benefice. DO WE WANT THAT TO HAPPEN ? IS THERE NO ONE WILLING TO BE A CHURCHWARDEN FOR OUR VILLAGE CHURCH ? Melksham’s Future Waterways – A Legacy from the past Thursday 6th December, 7.30pm at MELKSHAM ASSEMBLY HALL Film and presentation of the progress in restoring the 58 miles of the Wilts & Berks canal. - Plans and discussion of the opportunities for Melksham with the proposed link from Semington to the river Avon. Melksham Trust in association with Melksham Community Area Partnership are pleased to host the promotion of this exciting proposal by the Wilts & Berks Canal Trust. Presentations by: Wiltshire–Swindon-& Oxfordshire Canal Partnership; Wiltshire Youth Canoe Club; Kennet & Avon Canal Trust; Canal & River Trust; and others. Admission free – Planning Application number W/12/01080 Tel. 01225 708306 for any further information. �From the Vicar I know I’m not the only one, by far, that studies each queue in the supermarket to see which one is moving the fastest – and frustrations are only likely to build as the shops start to feel the Christmas rush. So often I get really fidgety if the line I’m in isn’t moving as quickly as I’d like – but how can I continue to become increasingly “up tight” when the elderly cashier makes a point of asking each customer how things are going. Not only that, but actually paying attention to the reply – actually listening. How often does it happen that when we’re asked a similar question we feel we could say 'I just found out I've six months to live,' and the reply would come back, 'Well. Have a good day!' I remember one year around Christmas time I noticed an elderly lady doing her shopping. Something about her just struck me. She looked so bewildered and lost – quite vulnerable. She caught me looking at her and, as our eyes met, I simply smiled. Her face was transformed. I wondered afterwards if I’d been the only person who’d smiled at her that day. A marriage counsellor once asked a couple to list each other's good qualities. The husband listed twelve. His wife couldn't think of any! The Bible says, 'Look for the best in each other, and always do your best to bring it out.' That's hard to do when you're looking for perfection and focusing on the other person's shortcomings. The Bible says, 'Love keeps no record of wrongs' (1Corinthians 13:4-5 NIV). Every week in church we hear: Our Lord Jesus Christ said: “The first commandment is this: ‘... the Lord our God is the only Lord. You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.’ The second is this: ‘Love your neighbour as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.” God loved us so much that he sent his only Son to live among us, and he shared with us our everyday joys and our pain. May you know that same selfless love, and be richly blessed as we celebrate the birth of the Christ child - and may you share that love with each “neighbour” you meet this Christmastide, and always. In other words, look for the best in them (1 Thessalonians 5:15) – for it truly is the case that it is in giving that we receive. (PS. India was an amazing experience! More later ... Thank you for all your good wishes. My charitable giving this year – in lieu of Christmas cards – will be shared between Bless Primary School, 12 km from the Ashram where I stayed, and an old people’s home, and feeding project in the nearby Dalit village.) Peace and goodwill to you all. Renée �CHRISTMAS COUNTRY FAIR I thought those of you who came to the Fair would like to know that it raised the grand total of £592 for ABF The Soldiers’ Charity. This represents the profits from the stall fees and tombola, and the takings on the Soldiers’ Charity stall. Very many thanks for supporting the Fair - I hope you found some lovely Christmas presents amongst all the locally made things on sale. Look out for another Country Fair next year. Sue Bonney Grand Yuletide Quiz Saturday 8th December at 7.45pm in Seend Community Centre, Rusty Lane, Seend SN12 6NS Cash 1st prize plus other prizes including one for best team name. Teams of 4 - £2 per head Phone 01380 828617 to book a table in advance (pre-booked tables are guaranteed Christmas crackers!) Bar and interval refreshments available. White Horse Opera presents 'The Beggar's Opera' by John Gay in Seend Community Centre Saturday 12th January Tickets available shortly from the Centre or 01380 828617 'A Face of Crumpled Linen' dramatisation of the short ghost story by M R James 'Oh Whistle and I'll Come to You, My Lad' Thursday, 17th January at 7.30pm in Seend Community Centre. Tickets £5/£3.50 from 01380 828457 Proceeds to 'Revival' Trowbridge (support for survivors of abuse) A Highly Strung Production The Badgers’ Worton and Cheverell F.C. http://www.wortonandcheverellfc.co.uk/ Great news ! The Club have achieved the Football Association ‘Chartered Standard’, which sets the standards for coaching, admin, and child protection, as a benchmark for quality, and allows the Club to benefit from the various financial and support benefits of the F.A. On other matters the Under 12 team have announced a fundraising initiative for a summer 2013 tour in Holland playing various international teams. More news in future editions, but you can �follow this initiative on : http://wcfc-u12-2012-13.moonfruit.com The U12 team continue to do well, with a recent win away at Corsham 2 – 7, whilst the Under 10 Badgers managed a successful 2-0 win against Calne Milan (?). At the Adult side of the Club, the Saturday team managed a successful win in the A&B Cup against ‘Polenez’ Westbury, with 4 goals from Tom Mason, and a goal each from Ben (his brother) and Keiren Dickenson. Coach ‘Paul’ emphasized the need for the team to be quicker and to avoid ‘basic errors’’ – but well done to the team, with the County Cup competition to follow. Training for most teams will finish around 15 Dec and to restart 5th January – depending on age group. We wish all our members a Happy Xmas, and many thanks to all the coaches, volunteers, and supporters. Thanks. Steve Dagnall 01380-727976 Preliminary Result of the Poulshot Activity Area Survey You are probably aware that a survey has been carried out with the backing of the Parish Council to assess the level of support for an activity area for the young of the village (and possibly the not so young). A survey form was delivered to every household in the village. If you did not get one and would like a chance to comment please contact me. (Details below) There was an encouraging response with some 37 households and a variety of adult age groups responding. The main points are: 1. Of these responses over 90% were in favour of some kind of activity area. 2. 53% favour utilising an area of The Village Green. 3. 46% favour Green Gardens. 4. 31% favour Broadway Lane. (I know the percentages don’t add up to 100 but many people ticked more than one site and some opted for none). These numbers were presented to the Parish Council which voted to support further investigation. The Next Steps The aim of the working group is to provide equipment that will be challenging enough for children to enjoy and that will blend as much as is possible with the environment. At this stage only a small-scale area is envisaged but it has to be of sufficient size to attract interest. We are now exploring suppliers and funding resources and we will identify a site that is acceptable to the majority of Poulshot residents. When that is done we will report back to the Parish Council (and to you) with a vision of what can be achieved and seek further approval. Steve Housby 828464 steve.housby@btinternet.com ‘ �News from The Raven Hi Poulshot Village News, The Big Breakfast in November were great, with over twenty people tucking into Wiltshire's finest breakfast. We will have another in December and I will let you know when it is. Film Nights have not got off to the start I would have liked, with two making the first and nobody for the second. We will continue for another week or so and see how we go. We have decided to stop serving food on a Sunday evenings as we have had almost no customers for six weeks. We hope this isn't an inconvenience for anyone but we can't keep staffing up and having all the equipment on for no customers. We will of course start serving food on Sunday evenings again and Mondays when Easter arrives. We are planning an informal night of Carol Singing on Sunday 23rd December starting about 8pm. We are also having a raffle and will be shaking collecting tins to raise money for Shelter. At this time of year it is only right with all the excesses we partake in that we remember those less fortunate than ourselves. Shelter are a great charity who help the homeless and I think at Christmas it is a great time to remember the homeless and try and bring a bit of cheer into there lives. Any donations of raffle prizes, big or small will be gladly appreciated and so will filling the pub up for a good old fashioned sing song. You never know I might stick some nibbles out to help the festive mood along. Also, in the afternoon of Sunday 23rd December at 5pm we will be bringing our Film Night forward with a showing of “Ice Age 4”, this is especially for the kids, but big kids are more than welcome as the Ice Age films are brilliant for all ages. So, bring your children along for a film I'm sure they will enjoy. So, food at the moment... well, Liver & Bacon is proving very popular, served with buttery mash and red wine gravy. I have just sampled some lovely Venison �Burgers to go on the menu in December - gamey and rich, topped with smoked bacon, stilton and a cranberry & red onion relish - delicious! Reviews on Trip Advisor are still coming in with very positive comments from all. We are now ranked number two which is better than I had hoped for, but with a few more we could always try for a Christmas number one - now there's a thought... Anyway, whenever you come in, you are assured of a warm welcome and seasonal food to match. We are now taking bookings for our New Year's Eve Special Dinner. This is a black tie event, a chance for the ladies to get dressed up in their finest and the men to look like budding James Bonds... the menu is special and pre-ordering will be required, as Fois Gras and Confit Duck Terrine, Plaice Fillets on Lobster Risotto and Roasted Sirloin of Beef are not cheap items and I need an idea of how much to order. So, please ask for a menu and book up. Anyway, enough of me going on! I hope you are all well and starting to get into the festive spirit - if only a little bit! Cheers, Jerry and the team at The Raven 100 Club Results October 1st Prize Vicky Scammel £25 2nd Patty Routledge £15 3rd Denise Josey £10 November 1st Prize Liz Plank £25 2nd Len Tucker £15 3rd Patty Routledge £10 BENEFICE NEW YEAR COMMUNION SERVICE Sunday, 30th December 2012 at 10.00 at the Church of the Holy Cross, Seend A chance to reflect on the old year and prepare for 2013 �Understanding Bikinis Most villagers, if not all, will be aware of the desire of a small group to pursue the construction of a Play Area of some description with in the Village. To this end a Questionnaire was recently distributed to almost every household to investigate the need for such a Play Area. However, the question of need was not specifically asked and as a consequence it would appear that people who had not identified such a need simply did not return the questionnaire, thus indicating contentment with the status quo. As stated in the questionnaire the small group behind it, including a Parish Councillor, were seeking the approval of Poulshot Parish Council. To this end Parish Councillor Housby, announced the result, at the Parish Council Meeting of the 6th November 2012. 90% of respondents were in favour of the scheme with only 3 negative returns. On these scant statistics and without further examination or detail, a vote was demanded by Councillor Housby, this was duly held, although contrary to the wishes of the Chairman. A four to one vote with one abstention was the result. Here consider the words of William W Watt - “Do not put your faith in what statistics say until you have carefully considered what they do not say”. The statistics as presented appeared to be a ringing endorsement of the proposed Play Area, but once considered further, without the necessary “spin”, one can see that in reality they actually amount to the opposite. 90% in support with only 3 negative responses. It follows that the 3 negative responses represent 10%. Therefore it would be reasonable to assume that only 30 responses were received with 27 of these identifying with a need and supporting the proposals. In Nora Dixon`s book “Down Poulshot” the population was given as numbering 401 in 1999. Assuming it has changed little since then the 27 respondents in favour would equate to a percentage of support as low as only 6.7%. However it is more than likely that not every resident, as opposed to household, for whatever reason, received a questionnaire. Therefore to be as fair in interpretation as possible we could use the number of households, this being something like 136 (+/- 2%) In this case the 27 supporting the proposals (assuming only 1 respondent per household) represent, at best, just under20% or just less than 1 in 5. Not quite the overwhelming support reported and used to push for a vote of support from the Parish Council. “Statistics are like bikinis. What they reveal is suggestive what they conceal is vital.” – Aaron Levenstein Ade Baber �JOIN US FOR A WALK ON BOXING DAY MEET AT POULSHOT VILLAGE HALL 2PM RETURNING AT APPROX. 4PM Any enquiries ring Ray Josey 01380 827010 Poulshot Ladies Christmas Party at The Raven. Dear Ladies, please check the date as there has been a change - now Wednesday 12th December. Before things get hectic, I thought I'd send round the menu for our Christmas dinner. Selections will be needed at the start of December, so please let me know your choices as soon as you know. We will have a secret Santa - £5 limit. I hope you are able to come. Best wishes, and a HAPPY CHRISTMAS TO ALL! Jean x There will be a CHRISTMAS COFFEE MORNING on Saturday, 8th December from 10.30-12.00 at the home of the Diffords (14 Bulkington – the Tudor cottage) Bring and Buy, Raffle, Christmas Fare. Everyone welcome �Bulkington Christmas Lunch and Bulkington Buzzzz The church hosted Bulkington Village Christmas Lunch takes place on Wednesday, 5th December, 2012 at 12.15 at The Well. Everyone in the village is welcome. Contact Jane Coles in advance for the menu (828145). New people are always welcome to join us. It is a good, Christmas social event for the entire village. The Bulkington Buzzzz Group (at 4 Northfields) will be 5th December 2012 (when we will be exploring Advent) and 2nd January 2013 (an open question session – come prepared with a question on any aspect of faith, church, etc). There will then be a break before the next meeting on 1st May 2013. The group has been enjoying the discussions and more people are very welcome. Looking for old friends … My name Mandy lawrence.I was mandy palmer. me and my sisters looking for friends we play with, or went to school with. At frist we move to rowdecoft cottage ,it was near the commons ,down lane ,it was lovely red brick house with big garden. we were there from 1966 to 1972, I think .we than move to poulshort live at 7 barley lane .we use to say 7 poulshout .We went to school in poulshort, it did not stay open we went to rowde school what was on bend.than move to rowde school the new one. we were friends with carol webb, think her mum and dad own farm in poulshort. there was ailson beckel. this was when we live in poulshort, we were friends with more children ,we can not rem the rest off the children we play with. who we play with at school. we are trying to fine out were to get school phots ,off as as groups,and when we had phots of as as sisters as well. we went to the 1977 jul.on the green at poulshort, and the fates we would go to and sports days. would love to now if anyone nows if there any phots anywere of us. we were call palmer. there was me mandy palmer, I am 46 now, than there diana she 45,sharon palmer 42, than there was julie 40. my mum would get looks she was 60sixty girl, would wear mine dress.or had beehine hair stay.it was honey , my mum was new as sandy palmer. my mum die 11 years back at the age off 58 years old, than there my dad peter palmer. are family still good friends with the howards who live at maston wiltshire they own lot of things ,buss. If anyone nows as i would love to hear from anyone. I would be greatfull if you could ask around poulshort, or rowde. THANK YOU mandy lawrence/ was palmer �Village Trust Meeting 23rd October There was another lively and well attended Trust Meeting in the Village Hall on 23rd October. The Green Gardens, which the Trust is responsible for, was discussed. A tidy-up operation had been held the previous Saturday and another one will be held around March next year. Simon Franklin will be cutting the hedges within the next few weeks – weather permitting. The trees will need thinning sometime, but not for a couple of years. The Trust takes a keen interest in the village footpaths and last year we replaced some of the stiles with ‘easy access’ gates. We’d like to replace more, in particular continuing the footpath we’ve already worked on to the East of the village, but we are waiting for Wiltshire Council to obtain the necessary agreements before we can continue. If you’re interested in the footpaths, bridleways and byways in and around the village you’ll be interested in this Wiltshire Council map which shows them all: http://www.wiltshire.gov.uk/communityandliving/rightsofway/publicrightsofwaym apping.htm Also there’s a link on this page to an online reporting form which I would encourage you to use to report any problems with any of the rights of way or roads. You may remember that we’ve had an ongoing project (the ‘Big Trees’ project) in which we’ve been planting trees in the hedgerows throughout the village. The vast majority of those we planted appear healthy, but we are concerned about the ash disease that’s been in the news recently as about one third of the trees that we planted are ash. On the positive side we’ve got funds in the Trust’s bank accounts to buy more trees so once we’ve identified and agreed new locations with the landowners we’ll do some more planting. Two of the three village ponds (Middle Green and Green Lane) are in good condition with further maintenance planned, but the third one, Planks Pond, doesn’t retain water throughout the year and the excessive vegetation is proving difficult to maintain. Concern was expressed by the members about the state of some of the village tracks (particularly Hay Lane and Broadway Lane) and the village green. This is mainly due to the heavy farm vehicles driving over the tracks, verges and grass. The Trust’s concern has been passed on to the Parish Council to address. If you’re interested in the preservation and improvement of the village please join the Trust (it costs a massive 50p a year!) or if you’d like to help with some of the projects do let us know. Tim Coleman (827095) �The Raven Inn Telephone 01380 828 271 www.ravenpoulshot.co.uk Bookings Advisable Open for lunch and dinner Tuesday to Sunday Lunch served from 12 noon until 2.30 p.m. & Dinner from 6:30pm till 9 p.m. SEE INSIDE FOR SPECIAL EVENTS �Poulshot Village News The PVN is put together and distributed free to all houses in the village. Contributions, reports, opinions and articles are very much welcomed. While we will always aim to include all shades of opinion and interest, we reserve the right to select and edit where appropriate. We also aim to provide a network and record of what’s going on in the village, as fully as possible, so please let us know if there is anything that you would like publicised in advance or reported on afterwards.. Contact us e-mail – poulshotnews@btinternet.com ; Contributions for next issue by the 20th of January please. Advertising Poulshot Village News is happy to accept adverts, indeed relies on them to fund production costs. Publication of an advert does not constitute an endorsement for that product or service. Adverts may be taken as a full, half or quarter page, to run for the full year of the magazine (10 issues). Subscribing to an advert in the magazine will automatically get you a listing on the Poulshot web site - www.poulshot.org.uk Poulshot Web Pages (The World Looking At Poulshot) WWW.POULSHOT.ORG.UK Email to:webmaster@poulshot.org.uk ��Reconditioned Laptops Before you buy that budget laptop give me a call. I have quality used Dell and Toshiba laptops available from £220. Some cheaper ones from £100 New/used tower and desktop PCs and screens All PC and laptop repairs welcomed HELP! Owen Burton 07765 774908 Seend Cleeve wigglybus@yahoo.co.uk Richardson & Paige INTERIORS Specialist Upholstery www.richardsonandpaige.co.uk Come and visit us at our website or our workshop: Unit 1, Manor House Yard, Poulshot, Devizes SN10 1RY 01380 828228 07974 454747 Traditional, Modern and Bespoke Specialist Upholstery tailored loose covers; new furniture made to order; antiques; modern reupholstery; recovering & repairs; free quotes deliveries Members of the Association of Master Upholsterers & Soft Furnishers‐ �Seasoned logs and kindling available . Don’t shiver - We deliver Call James on 07970 781828 TONY PARSONS DOMESTIC APPLIANCE ENGINEER WASHING MACHINES COOKERS / DRIERS SERVICE AND REPAIRS TEL; 01380 723279 MOBILE: 07970 117023 Andrew Underwood Chimney Sweep Brush Vacuum Clean Efficient Phone: 01225 706447 Mobile: �DOLMAN AUDIO VISUAL Berhills Lane Farm, Sells Green, Melksham Telephone: 01380 828524 We know HI FI TELVISION VIDEO DVD literally inside out! For personal service and a professional repair to any make of product, ancient or modern, please telephone Maggie or Peter We also stock a range of quality reconditioned (non exrental) equipment carrying a maximum 6 months warranty. DOLMAN AUDIO VISUAL is an Authorised Service Centre providing technical assistance on behalf of leading manufacturers �“Doggy Dilemmas” Puppy Training classes Dog Training Classes Clicker Training One to Ones Dog Walking Dog Boarding Contact Debs on 01380 730564 or 07966 617617 email:info@doggy-dilemmas.co.uk www.doggy-dilemmas.co.uk �Do you need help in the garden? Perry Landscape Services Can help you with..... Planting; Garden Design; Pond Maintenance; Fencing; Decking; Patios; General Garden Maintenance; Lawn Cutting; Hedge cutting; Garden Designs; Leaf Collection, and more Please call Dean on Tel: 01225 712274 Mobile 07771838195 E-mail: vzdy@hotmail.com Web: www.perrylandscapeservices.co.uk FREE NO OBLIGATION QUOTATIONS NO JOB TOO BIG OR TOO SMALL Trevor Hale NPTC Certified (arb) Fully Insured Tree Surgery Covering All Aspects Including Chipping Stump Grinding & Hedging 07737934777 Local Professional Reliable Service www.wiltshiretreesurgery.co.uk �Holiday Let ”Sanditoes” Saundersfoot Near Tenby, Pembrokeshire, Wales Detached comfortable bungalow with private garden 2 double and 1 twin room, 10 minute walk from the beach or shops. Wonderful Area Bookings all year round, Prices from £30 a night: low season. Contact Jean or Royden on 01380 828695 perrettr@btinternet.com You can view some photos at www.sanditoes.co.uk IMW OFFICE SERVICES LTD Personal Tax Assessments Clubs/Societies – Independent Reviews Small Company Accounts, VAT Payroll, Book-keeping Typing Contact Ian Wheeler Tel: 07813 777710 e-mail : wheeler.potterne@virgin.net �The Tranquil Moment Health and Beauty clinic The Tranquil Moment health and beauty clinic is set in the beautiful village of Poulshot, just 2 miles from Devizes. We offer flexible appointments to suit you, and tailor treatments to your requirements. The salon is completely private, with easy parking. We are now offering the latest Ultrasound hair removal treatment, a painless alternative to electrolysis without the use of needles, there are no restrictions with this treatment, all hair colours and skin types. No skin reaction. Clinically proven. Other treatments available • Decleor facials and body treatments • Waxing •OPI manicure and pedicure • Hollywood Lashes • Microdermabrasion (pay for 7 get 8th free) • Sports Massage and Injury clinic • CACI non surgical face lift • Hot stone massage • Semi-permanent make-up • Eyelash/ eyebrow tinting • Xen tan Visit our website for other offers. All Credit & Debit cards accepted. Loyalty Card System. Follow us on Facebook. The Tranquil Moment Health and Beauty Clinic The Old Stables, Middle Green Farm, The Green, Poulshot, Devizes SN10 1RT 01380 828297 24 hour answerphone tranquilmoment@live.co.uk www.tranquilmoment.co.uk �DEVIZES HOME & GARDEN MAINTENANCE Hunters Moon, Bath Rd,Devizes,Wilts,SN10 1PH Hedge - Grass Cutting Lawn Treatment - Scarification Weed Control – General Gardening Landscaping – Garden Clearance Sheds – All Types of Fencing & Gates Ponds – Pond maintenance – Water Features Decking – Patios - Graveling Regular, Weekly & Monthly Contracts Interior & Exterior painting and decorating General Property Maintenance Free Quotations – Fully insured Tel: Jon on 01380 720969 Mobile: 07778043330 Email: Jon@devizeshomeandgarden.co.uk �The Raven Inn, Poulshot Join the club and be kept updated with news and events at The Raven. E-mail your contact details to theraveninnpoulshot@yahoo.co and join the club! You are not alone Paul Johnson Counselling Affordable counselling in Bradford-on-Avon £25 per session. Helping you to:  feel better about yourself and your life  gain i  nsight into the roots of your unhappiness  make lasting changes in how you live your life and relate to others. Telephone 07512 103155 (confidential voicemail) www.pauljohnsoncounselling.net Ladies club activities for 2012 November 20th - in village hall 7.30 Chocolates and bags/ scarves in time for Christmas. December 13th – Christmas dinner at the Raven. �Andrew Leigh Member, Guild of Master Sweeps Proprietor West Country Sweeps Domestic and Commercial Chimney Services Tel: 07545 822109 email: andrewleightf@gmail.com Andrew Goodfield Woodwork Devizes, Road, Rowde, Wiltshire Carpentry, Joinery Free-standing and built-in cabinets cupboards and wardrobes Free estimate Telephone: 01380 722067 e-mail:apgoodfield@tiscali.co.u k www.apgwoodwork.co.uk �St Peter’s Church - Village Contacts Priest in Charge - Revd. Renée Coulson 827285 Assistant Priest – The Revd. Maureen Allchin 828931 Churchwardens Mrs Paulette Bremner-Milne Mrs Janet James PCC Secretary –Mrs Kate Amery PCC Members – 828527 724944 827172 Mr Nicholas Hunloke (Treasurer) - Lady Kate Hunloke (Deanery Synod) - Mrs Angela Bullen - Mr Chris Saunders - Mrs Dankay Cleverley - Mrs Joyce Arnold (Deanery Synod) - Mr Brian James Organist – Mrs P De Belle Parish council Chairman – Mr Nicholas Hunloke Clerk - Mrs Maggie Goodenough 828333 730583 Members - Mrs Sue Aldridge – Mr Joe Baber – Mr Geoff Collett (Vice Chairman) – Mr Steve Housby – Mr Nicholas Hunloke – Mr Malcolm Nixon - Mr Tim Nixon Local Councillors Kennet District Cllr Jonathan Seed 850 696 e-mail jonathon.seed@wiltshire.gov.uk. Farmers Club Mr Richard Francis 828232 Poulshot Ladies Club Lady Kate Hunloke 828333 Village Hall – Chris Saunders 827290 Bookings - Joyce or Brian Arnold 828833 Village Trust – Chairman - Mr Nicholas Hunloke 828333 827095 Secretary - Mr Tim Coleman Members - Mr Ray Josey (Vice-chairman) – Mr Brian James (Treasurer) – Mrs Denise Josey (Archivist) Neighbourhood Watch – Mr Tim Coleman 827095 �Poulshot Village Hall Available for meetings, functions, clubs and private parties Booking fees Village activities - £5 an hour Outside users - £8 an hour All bookings for the hall are being taken by Joyce or Brian Arnold on 828833 Martina’s Professional Cleaning Services Is cleaning and ironing taking up your valuable time? We guarantee best price in the area for a perfect job Regular Cleaning – Spring Cleaning – Office Cleaning – Oven Cleaning – Carpet Cleaning – Ironing Fully Insured – Privacy Assured Same Cleaner Guaranteed Call Martine on 07859818198 When Dis �� Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Village Magazine Description An account of the resource PDF versions of the Village Magazine distributed between 2004 and Present. Magazines are presented in PDF format with full-text indexing Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Poulshot Village News Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Poulshot Village News Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2004-Present Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Poulshot Village News Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Village Magazines Magazine Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Poulshot Village News December 2012 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 01/12/2012 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Poulshot Village News Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Poulshot Village News PVN Village News https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/org.poulshotvillagearchive/original/0275d050d01e7e0ff54fa337f8c09179.pdf eb62e6926a48f51c47c8e883ca66bf60 PDF Text Text The Raven Inn Telephone 01380 828 271 www.ravenpoulshot.co.uk Bookings Advisable Open for lunch and dinner Tuesday to Sunday Lunch served from 12 noon until 2.30 p.m. & Dinner from 6:30pm till 9 p.m. SEE INSIDE FOR SPECIAL EVENTS �Poulshot Village News The PVN is put together and distributed free to all houses in the village. Contributions, reports, opinions and articles are very much welcomed. While we will always aim to include all shades of opinion and interest, we reserve the right to select and edit where appropriate. We also aim to provide a network and record of what’s going on in the village, as fully as possible, so please let us know if there is anything that you would like publicised in advance or reported on afterwards.. Contact us e-mail – poulshotnews@btinternet.com ; Contributions for next issue by the 20th of November please. Advertising Poulshot Village News is happy to accept adverts, indeed relies on them to fund production costs. Publication of an advert does not constitute an endorsement for that product or service. Adverts may be taken as a full, half or quarter page, to run for the full year of the magazine (10 issues). Subscribing to an advert in the magazine will automatically get you a listing on the Poulshot web site - www.poulshot.org.uk Poulshot Web Pages (The World Looking At Poulshot) WWW.POULSHOT.ORG.UK Email to:webmaster@poulshot.org.uk ��Reconditioned Laptops Before you buy that budget laptop give me a call. I have quality used Dell and Toshiba laptops available from £220. Some cheaper ones from £100 New/used tower and desktop PCs and screens All PC and laptop repairs welcomed HELP! Owen Burton 07765 774908 Seend Cleeve wigglybus@yahoo.co.uk Richardson & Paige INTERIORS Specialist Upholstery www.richardsonandpaige.co.uk Come and visit us at our website or our workshop: Unit 1, Manor House Yard, Poulshot, Devizes SN10 1RY 01380 828228 07974 454747 Traditional, Modern and Bespoke Specialist Upholstery tailored loose covers; new furniture made to order; antiques; modern reupholstery; recovering & repairs; free quotes deliveries Members of the Association of Master Upholsterers & Soft Furnishers‐ �DOLMAN AUDIO VISUAL Berhills Lane Farm, Sells Green, Melksham Telephone: 01380 828524 We know HI FI TELVISION VIDEO DVD literally inside out! . For personal service and a professional repair to any make of product, ancient or modern, please telephone Maggie or Peter We also stock a range of quality reconditioned (non exrental) equipment carrying a maximum 6 months warranty. DOLMAN AUDIO VISUAL is an Authorised Service Centre providing technical assistance on behalf of leading manufacturers �TONY PARSONS DOMESTIC APPLIANCE ENGINEER WASHING MACHINES COOKERS / DRIERS SERVICE AND REPAIRS TEL; 01380 723279 MOBILE: 07970 117023 Andrew Underwood Chimney Sweep Brush Vacuum Clean Efficient Phone: 01225 706447 Mobile: Seasoned logs and kindling available Don’t shiver - We deliver Call James on 07970 781828 �“Doggy Dilemmas” Puppy Training classes Dog Training Classes Clicker Training One to Ones Dog Walking Dog Boarding Contact Debs on 01380 730564 or 07966 617617 email:info@doggy-dilemmas.co.uk www.doggy-dilemmas.co.uk �Do you need help in the garden? Perry Landscape Services Can help you with..... Planting; Garden Design; Pond Maintenance; Fencing; Decking; Patios; General Garden Maintenance; Lawn Cutting; Hedge cutting; Garden Designs; Leaf Collection, and more Please call Dean on Tel: 01225 712274 Mobile 07771838195 E-mail: vzdy@hotmail.com Web: www.perrylandscapeservices.co.uk FREE NO OBLIGATION QUOTATIONS NO JOB TOO BIG OR TOO SMALL Trevor Hale NPTC Certified (arb) Fully Insured Tree Surgery Covering All Aspects Including Chipping Stump Grinding & Hedging 07737934777 Local Professional Reliable Service www.wiltshiretreesurgery.co.uk �Holiday Let ”Sanditoes” Saundersfoot Near Tenby, Pembrokeshire, Wales Detached comfortable bungalow with private garden 2 double and 1 twin room, 10 minute walk from the beach or shops. Wonderful Area Bookings all year round, Prices from £30 a night: low season. Contact Jean or Royden on 01380 828695 perrettr@btinternet.com You can view some photos at www.sanditoes.co.uk IMW OFFICE SERVICES LTD Personal Tax Assessments Clubs/Societies – Independent Reviews Small Company Accounts, VAT Payroll, Book-keeping Typing Contact Ian Wheeler Tel: 07813 777710 e-mail : wheeler.potterne@virgin.net �The Tranquil Moment Health and Beauty clinic The Tranquil Moment health and beauty clinic is set in the beautiful village of Poulshot, just 2 miles from Devizes. We offer flexible appointments to suit you, and tailor treatments to your requirements. The salon is completely private, with easy parking. We are now offering the latest Ultrasound hair removal treatment, a painless alternative to electrolysis without the use of needles, there are no restrictions with this treatment, all hair colours and skin types. No skin reaction. Clinically proven. Other treatments available • Decleor facials and body treatments • Waxing •OPI manicure and pedicure • Hollywood Lashes • Microdermabrasion (pay for 7 get 8th free) • Sports Massage and Injury clinic • CACI non surgical face lift • Hot stone massage • Semi-permanent make-up • Eyelash/ eyebrow tinting • Xen tan Visit our website for other offers. All Credit & Debit cards accepted. Loyalty Card System. Follow us on Facebook. The Tranquil Moment Health and Beauty Clinic The Old Stables, Middle Green Farm, The Green, Poulshot, Devizes SN10 1RT 01380 828297 24 hour answerphone tranquilmoment@live.co.uk www.tranquilmoment.co.uk �DEVIZES HOME & GARDEN MAINTENANCE Hunters Moon, Bath Rd,Devizes,Wilts,SN10 1PH Hedge - Grass Cutting Lawn Treatment - Scarification Weed Control – General Gardening Landscaping – Garden Clearance Sheds – All Types of Fencing & Gates Ponds – Pond maintenance – Water Features Decking – Patios - Graveling Regular, Weekly & Monthly Contracts Interior & Exterior painting and decorating General Property Maintenance Free Quotations – Fully insured Tel: Jon on 01380 720969 Mobile: 07778043330 Email: Jon@devizeshomeandgarden.co.uk �The Raven Inn, Poulshot Join the club and be kept updated with news and events at The Raven. E-mail your contact details to theraveninnpoulshot@yahoo.co and join the club! You are not alone Paul Johnson Counselling Affordable counselling in Bradford-on-Avon £25 per session. Helping you to:  feel better about yourself and your life  gain i  nsight into the roots of your unhappiness  make lasting changes in how you live your life and relate to others. Telephone 07512 103155 (confidential voicemail) www.pauljohnsoncounselling.net Ladies club activities for 2012 November 20th - in village hall 7.30 Chocolates and bags/ scarves in time for Christmas. December 13th – Christmas dinner at the Raven. �Andrew Leigh Member, Guild of Master Sweeps Proprietor West Country Sweeps Domestic and Commercial Chimney Services Tel: 07545 822109 email: andrewleightf@gmail.com Andrew Goodfield Woodwork Devizes, Road, Rowde, Wiltshire Carpentry, Joinery Free-standing and built-in cabinets cupboards and wardrobes Free estimate Telephone: 01380 722067 e-mail:apgoodfield@tiscali.co.u k www.apgwoodwork.co.uk �Village Contacts St Peter’s Church Priest in Charge - Revd. Renée Coulson Assistant Priest – The Revd. Maureen Allchin 828931 Churchwardens Mrs Paulette Bremner-Milne Mrs Janet James PCC Secretary –Mrs Kate Amery PCC Members – 827285 828527 724944 827172 Mr Nicholas Hunloke (Treasurer) - Lady Kate Hunloke (Deanery Synod) Mrs Angela Bullen - Mr Chris Saunders - Mrs Dankay Cleverley - Mrs Joyce Arnold (Deanery Synod) - Mr Brian James Organist – Mrs P De Belle Parish council Chairman – Mr Nicholas Hunloke Clerk - Mrs Maggie Goodenough 828333 730583 Members - Mrs Sue Aldridge – Mr Joe Baber – Mr Geoff Collett (Vice Chairman) – Mr Steve Housby – Mr Nicholas Hunloke – Mr Malcolm Nixon - Mr Tim Nixon Local Councillors Kennet District Cllr Jonathan Seed 850 696 e-mail jonathon.seed@wiltshire.gov.uk. Farmers Club Mr Richard Francis 828232 Poulshot Ladies Club Lady Kate Hunloke 828333 Village Hall – Chris Saunders 827290 Bookings - Joyce or Brian Arnold 828833 Village Trust – Chairman - Mr Nicholas Hunloke 828333 Secretary - Mr Tim Coleman 827095 Members - Mr Ray Josey (Vice-chairman) – Mr Brian James (Treasurer) – Mrs Denise Josey (Archivist) 827095 Neighbourhood Watch – Mr Tim Coleman �Poulshot Village Hall Available for meetings, functions, clubs and private parties Booking fees Village activities - £5 an hour Outside users - £8 an hour All bookings for the hall are being taken by Joyce or Brian Arnold on 828833 Martina’s Professional Cleaning Services Is cleaning and ironing taking up your valuable time? We guarantee best price in the area for a perfect job Regular Cleaning – Spring Cleaning – Office Cleaning – Oven Cleaning – Carpet Cleaning – Ironing Fully Insured – Privacy Assured Same Cleaner Guaranteed Call Martine on 07859818198 �TOWNSEND FARMHOUSE Comfortable B and B in Poulshot Excellent facilities in Grade 2 listed building with full English breakfasts and ample car-parking space E-mail marygracebrothers@gmail.com Telephone 01380 828221 When friends and relations wish to visit and you are unable to put them up for the night book them to stay at Townsend Farmhouse B and B Discounts offered for bookings made by local residents �Diamond Jubilee Village Photograph As many of you will remember, Jim Nichols took a photograph of those who were at the Village Hall to celebrate Her Majesty’s Diamond Jubilee. The wonderful photograph is now in the Raven for alter the details! If anyone would like to order a copy, of any size, please be in touch with Jim Nichols on 828436, to discuss prices etc. Poulshot Ladies November Event We have been invited on 7th November at 8pm by Worton ladies club. They have a guest who specialises in colour matching. I believe this is a useful guide as to what colours are likely to enhance an individuals appearance, and what colours to avoidunless it’s a Halloween look you are after! Please contact me by e mail or on 828695 if you would like to share transport. The venue is Worton Village Hall. Quiz Night in the Village Hall 7.30 pm Friday 16th November 2012 Tables are £12 and it’s a max of 4 per table. There will be a bar. Please book tables through Alan Webber your quiz master -828415 or Chris Saunders 827290. Proceeds to Wiltshire Air Ambulance �Church Flower Rota 4 Nov Mrs Hazel Coleman 11 Nov REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY - to be arranged 18 & 25 Nov Mrs Suzie Quinn ADVENT - No flowers CHRISTMAS All Helpers please Ladies club port tasting event. On Wednesday 17th October (wet and windy for a change) Poulshot ladies and partne rs turned out for a very pleasant evening. We enjoyed an entertaining talk on Port from Geoff Collins, followed by some much appreciated sampling of the product – just fact finding of course. We sampled Tawny port kept in wood for years, Late bottled port- a fruitier younger port. And finally Vintage port produced only every few years when the grapes are particularly small and sweet. I found them all very agreeable. Best wishes, Jean Ladies club, dates for your diary Wednesday 7th Nov- 8pm colour matching, Worton Ladies group. Tuesday 20th Nov - 7.30 Chocolates and handbags/ accessories (in time for Christmas, but may be too good to give away)? Wednesday 12th December- Christmas dinner at the Raven. Tuesday 15th January AGM �Stay Safe at Halloween advice from Wiltshire Police Help keep Halloween an enjoyable and safe time for you and your family by following the simple Halloween code below:  Always ‘Trick and Treat’ with an adult  Parents/carers should ensure their children act sensibly  Only visit a house where you, or the people you are with, know the occupants  Do not knock on doors where there is a sign saying ‘Sorry no trick or treat here please’  Stay in areas that are well lit with street lights. Take a torch with you just in case  Stay with the people you are with - do not go off on your own  Do not talk to strangers on the street  Do not enter any house – stay on the door step  Be careful not to frighten vulnerable people, especially the elderly  Look carefully before crossing the road  Don’t vandalise anything or throw things like eggs and flour. This type of behaviour will not be tolerated and you could end up getting into trouble with the police.  Unexpected callers at the door can cause distress for some people, particularly the elderly. For people who do not want to receive ‘Trick or Treat’ callers a poster has been produced displaying in large font ‘Sorry, no trick or treat here please.’ The poster should be displayed in a prominent position either on the front door or front window. The posters can be downloaded from the Wiltshire Police website. �News from The Raven Inn… Hi Poulshot Village News, Well, life at The Raven has settled down into our Winter hours. We are now shut on Monday, which gives us time to do all those jobs we can't do when we're open. Business seems to be crammed into three days – during the week we're quiet, but weekend evenings and Sunday lunch are now nearly always fully booked! So, if you're coming along on any of our busy shifts, please book as we hate to disappoint any of our good customers and friends. Our Trip Advisor rating is now number 3 which is great! It really does bring in people, as it's a great way for people to see what a pub is like before they try it for themselves. If you haven't left a review please do as we don't want to slip back down the ratings. We are nearly fully booked for Christmas Day - which is great! and Christmas Party bookings are being taken regularly. If you have not seen our Christmas Party menu then please email or ask in the pub. We've brought the price down from last year to reflect the current financial climate and filled the menu with delightful, traditional and unusual dishes. So, if you're thinking of having a party here, book soon to avoid disappointment. Well, that's the business part of the newsletter out of the way – now to the fun! Saturday 3rd November is Poulshot Bonfire Night from 5:30pm. I don't have any more details but I'm sure that nearer the time the whereabouts will be publicised. After the bonfire, a lot of people come back to the pub. This year we will be selling, Hot Dogs, a lovely Spicy Tomato Soup and Mulled Cider – plenty to warm you up if it's a cold night. Sunday 4th November, is the start of our Film Nights – a classic film on the big screen from 8pm with free popcorn. Please come �along as it's a great evening in our lovely warm dining room converted into a “micro cinema”. I've been asked by lots of people about Saturday Morning Breakfast, so we will give it another try. On Saturday 10th November from 10am we will be serving breakfast. For those of you who have never tried “The Raven Big Boy Breakfast” then please come along! We serve only the finest local produce, with great tea or coffee plus newspapers. Saturday 24th November, is music night with the brilliant Jon Jeary. Please come along and support this superb musician, who will charm you with his lovely music and laid back style. If you would like to come to dinner this night, please book as we are filling up nicely. So, what's cooking? I hear you ask! Well, the faster I make my curries and ethnic food, the faster they go! In just over a couple of weeks we have made and sold Mutton Dhansak, Pakistani Goat Curry and Beef Rendang. At the time of writing, we still have Beef Rendang left but when it runs out I will be replacing it with the fiery, Rajasthani Red Meat Curry – a very hot but tasty mutton curry from the desert region of Rajasthan. Definitely one of my favourites, but then I love hot curries! I have sourced some lovely Barnsley Lamb Chops to go on the menu soon. These are from sheep grazed on Sussex salt marshes and have an amazing sweetness and taste. Anyway, enough from me for now. I hope to see you soon. Take care and best wishes, Jerry and the team at The Raven ��The Badgers’ Worton and Cheverell F.C. http://www.wortonandcheverellfc.co.uk/ It has been a mixed start to the season for those teams competing in leagues in the area so far, with the opening rounds of Cup matches also starting during November. At the younger end of the Club, the Under 9s had a recent 2-2 draw against Melksham to notch up their first point of the season after 3 matches. Whilst the 2 Under 10 teams have had mixed results in their respective leagues, with the Badgers losing narrowly to Corsham 3-4. However, at U11 level the team have had an excellent start to the season winning all three of their first matches. At the next level in the Club, the U12 are now in a different league this season, and certainly finding it much tougher with a recent loss against Trowbridge 5-1. Both the U14 and U16 sides are both doing well so far, with a recent away win at Trowbridge 1-5 and an 8-0 win against Mere for the U16s. At the senior end of the Club, the U17/18 team have had a good start, with a recent 1-3 away win against Marshfield , whilst the Adult team are now fielding two teams in the Trowbridge & District League and the Chippenham leagues. New members are always welcome to join at any stage during the season, and we suggest you contact the relevant coach (details on the website). However, note: U6 & U7 : Saturdays at 9.30 at Worton Primary School (5 Lanes). U9s : Sat. 10.00 at West Lavington Village Hall pitches (WLVH) U10: Sat : 10.00 at Gt Cheverell pitches U11: Thursday 06.00 at WLVH U12: Weds: 06.30 at either WLVH or Northbrook U14: Sat: 09.45 at WLVH Steve Dagnall 01380-727976 �Seend Gardening Club We had our first plant and seed swap this month, although the idea of bringing a plant and taking one away as on Gardeners World Live wasn’t exactly adhered to. However, members were very pleased with the plants they took away and the committee didn’t have too many left to look after. The competition, a title for a show garden, was won by Sue Jones. On November 13th the competition is called ‘I never promised you a rose garden’ - to be interpreted any way you wish and Dinah Lindon – Critchley will be back to talk on all aspects of growing roses. Marion Dale was our well-received speaker this month. She was in marketing in London but was made redundant not long after moving to Wiltshire to a house with a large new garden in need of organising. She therefore trained in garden design at Lackham and with a partner set up a garden design business. In order to become known they decided to enter the Malvern show. Her talk was about the long, costly and complicated process that designers have to go through to have a garden design accepted by the RHS and the equally long, costly and complicated process of sourcing and building it. The brief is handed over in November and has to be detailed but with care. If you specify a tree in flower and then at the show it isn’t you will lose points. In the following months, costings and more drawings have to be done and sponsors found before acceptance or otherwise in January. Meetings with the RHS follow, then catalogue entries and production of leaflets for the public. Finally the garden is built in April ready for the show in May. All the entrants help each other through disastrous weather and other calamities as they are not in competition with each other but are judged on how well they execute their own brief. We were pleased to hear that our stall raised £210 at the fete and hope to improve on that next year. Carole reminded us of the �10 top tips for the next month including a reminder to plant spring bulbs now. Sue. �News from Wiltshire Councillor Jonathan Seed Wiltshire Council is now firmly established in its recently refurbished offices at County Hall which also combines with the new Library in Trowbridge. This is proving a real success as the staff seem to like the new working environment and customers who come to both the Council offices and Library also like the new building. It is interesting that the use of the Library has gone up by over one third since the new facility opened and people are also making great use of the new catering facilities. So if you are going to Trowbridge how about planning your business over lunch and take advantage of the new cafe in County Hall? At the same time as we have established better facilities in County Hall we have also closed two of the old District Council offices as we said we would have to do. These offices will be sold to help pay for the new and more efficient offices which staff and customers alike seem to approve of. Wiltshire Council is also trying hard to improve the way in which people communicate in the county and have been encouraging people to use the new but smaller town centre services centre in Devizes and also the Council is helping people brush up their computer skills. Last month three very successful projects were launched in Melksham, Salisbury and Chippenham to help people get on line and we will continue this work to help our community communicate with itself through better IT skills. The Council often runs these initiatives with the help of existing clubs and in Salisbury we willingly partnered the Harnham Silver Surfers to help get more people “on line”. Another example of using existing facilities to help community life has been the use of a fleet of redundant Council vans to join with the Fire and Rescue Service to give free home fire safety visits to the people of Wiltshire. The real message from all of this is that by working together we really can improve community life. �Last month I had a brief trip to Australia and returned “hitting the ground running”. I landed at 5.30am at Heathrow and gave a BBC Radio Interview at 7am from the side of the road on the subject of the Melksham Community Campus. Later that night I chaired a meeting of 250 local residents to decide on the content and layout of the new Melksham Community Area Campus. This looks like being the magnificent project we had all hoped for and will be built by 2014 on the Melksham House site. There will be a new swimming pool, library, leisure centre and a host of other facilities all operating with one reception centre and all run by Wiltshire Council. As time goes on we hope to develop a partnership with Melksham Town Council to join together the best of their entertainment facilities with the new entertainment faculties on the same site and it looks as though the Neighbourhood Police Team will also operate from the Campus. I have also helped the Parish Council to enter negotiations with Wiltshire Council over the use of a part of Broadway Lane as a recreation area for youth of the village. This will not affect the use of the lane as a right of way as it is a very wide green lane. There will be consultation with villagers on this proposal and I would urge residents to engage in this process in order to get the best results for the village. Finally news is breaking of the possibility of a new dirt landing strip being built at RAF Keevil. Naturally all your elected representatives will keep a close eye on how this develops but early indications are that the RAF envisage roughly 60 extra sorties per year and discussions are taking place to minimise construction disturbance to local residents. Jonathon Seed �SEEND ACOUSTIC CLUB Upstairs in Seend Community Centre, 7.45 for 8pm Tuesday 6th November - singer/songwriter Geoffrey Bowman. Admission £3 Tuesday 20th November - hilarity from Sid & Merv. Admission £3 PLUS - a special extra evening with the amazing Anglo/American guitar and fiddle duo Hickman and Cassidy at 8pm in the Bell Inn in Seend on Monday 5th November. Tickets £7.50 in advance from 01380 827041. See www.seendacoustic.org for further info. THE 6TH ANNUAL SEEND WINE AND FOOD FAIR Saturday November 17th 7.30-10.30pm in Seend Community Centre, Rusty Lane, Seend 17 wines to try, buffet supper, mini-market of local food suppliers and a cookery demonstration. Tickets £8, including 6 wine tastings and supper, from Seend Shop/PO, the Community Centre or phone 01380 828617. Church Lunch and Bulkington Buzzzzz The church hosted Bulkington lunch takes place on Wednesday, 7th November, 2012 at 12.15 at The Well. Everyone in the village is welcome. It is a great village occasion with a good value two course meal for £12.00 a head. Contact Jane Coles in advance for the menu (828145). New people are always welcome to join us. It is a good, social event for the entire village. The Bulkington Buzzzz Group (at 4 Northfields) will be continuing into the New Year. The new dates are at 7.30 on Wednesdays 7th November (when we will be discussing the concept of life after death, heaven, etc), 5th December 2012 and 2nd January 2013. There will then be a break before the next meeting on 1st May 2013. The group has been enjoying the discussions and more people are very welcome. �MOVEMBER No, it’s not a spelling mistake. For the last few years an ever growing group of men have started growing moustaches (or mo”s) during the month of November, this I can assure you has not been a fashion statement or in any way a means of proving our manliness. It is being done to draw attention to Movember, a charity that supports research into prostate cancer. Anyone who would like to participate must be clean shaven on the first of November and then must grow a Mo for the rest of the month, easy! For more information please log on to http://uk.movember.com/?home Thank you Tim Nixon (amateur moustache grower) (Free Moustache Included With This Issue) �‘A CELEBRATION OF CHRISTMAS’ 12TH DECEMBER AT EDINGTON PRIORY CHURCH IN SUPPORT OF THE FRIENDS OF ERLESTOKE PRISON CHARITY Please join us for a ‘Celebration of Christmas’ with the Dauntsey’s Choral Society and the Bratton Silver Band at the beautiful Edington Priory Church, kindly sponsored by Hiscox. The programme will include readings by Sarah Troughton (Lord Lieutenant of Wiltshire), John Bush (Patron, the Friends of Erlestoke Prison), Andy Rogers (Governor of HMP Erlestoke and HMP Shepton Mallet) and Robert Hiscox (Chairman, Hiscox). Doors open at 6.30pm and the programme starts at 7.00pm. Entrance is £10 per adult and children are free. Disabled parking available. There will be mulled wine and mince pies at the end of the evening. Please come, enjoy the music and readings whilst supporting the Friends of Erlestoke Prison. We are a newly registered charity, established to support the rehabilitation and resettlement of prisoners at HMP Erlestoke. The charity partners with the prison in our work to reduce reoffending rates and will fund/support projects to assist prisoners in: • Maintaining & building relationships with their partners & children • Finding education and work opportunities • Ensuring that they have somewhere to call home when they leave prison • Preparing themselves for release and a return to life without offending Please visit www.friendsoferlestokeprison.com to download a ticket order form or write to the Friends at the address below with the number of tickets required, payment (cheque made out to the Friends of Erlestoke Prison) and an SAE so we can send the tickets to you. Please also let us know if you need disabled parking. �Come and find the perfect present at our CHRISTMAS COUNTRY FAIR! at the MARKET LAVINGTON COMMUNITY HALL on SATURDAY NOVEMBER 10TH 10am to 2pm Local handmade crafts and produce Over 25 stalls, including: Prints and Paintings, Jewellery, Candles, Toys, Dolls, Textiles, Hats and Bags Woodcrafts, Glass Crafts, Cakes, Preserves, Confectionery, Organic produce and savouries, Christmas décor, Cards and lots more! Tea, coffee, cakes and sandwiches served on the day! Tombola and donations in aid of to The Soldiers’ Charity (The Army Benevolent Fund) FREE ENTRY! For more details, or to book a stall, please contact Sue Bonney on 01380 812757 �OPEN MORNING From The Vicar … Maureen’s ramblings……….. A recent report confirms that religious intolerance and restrictions on religious freedom is on the rise across the world and that Christians were more likely than other religious groups to experience harassment or hostility because of their faith – evident in 111 countries around the world. Frightening eh? Even in �the UK we have evidence of increasing marginalisation of and even antagonism towards the Christian faith. Baroness Warsi has spoken of “a growing intolerance and illiberal attitude towards those who believe in God.” If we are going to turn this tide I believe that Christians need to be more open about their faith, stand up for their beliefs and increase their support for their churches. I feel that we are in danger of allowing our faith to be swept to the side-lines of society or even swept away, not by the unbelief in our society at large, but by the apathy of Christians themselves. Have you heard about The Church of Apathy? If you don't want to identify with any specific religion or take on any life commitment, yet you are not comfortable with atheism or agnosticism, you may find your place in The Church of Apathy. You would be called an Apathists. The founders of this church thought about it for several years before actually doing anything. They looked for a location, but decided it was too much trouble, so embraced the concept of not meeting. Their next step was to find a minister, but nobody really wanted to look for one. Besides, they were having trouble finding somebody who cared about not caring. Finally, they decided to adopt a creed: Who knows? Who cares? We certainly don't; we're Apathists! The word "apathy" is interesting. It is from the Greek “apatheia” which means without feeling, without passion, without fervent spirit. The simple meaning is well expressed by "who cares?" And if we don’t care, we don’t act out our faith. We don’t go to church so often (or stop going at all). We stop volunteering to support the many, many things the church seeks to do within its communities. We lessen the amount or stop giving money for the support of the church in our midst. Silence is the language of apathy. If you don't care, you probably won’t say or do anything. Wonderfully, the majority of Britons consider themselves Christian – 65% of the population according to a 2010 survey. Three quarters of the population own a Bible with one third saying it is significant in their lives. Overall 10% of the UK population attend church �regularly and a further 15% attend occasionally – making Christianity by far the largest group activity in the country!! So where are you all? Obviously there are many people who have faith who do not want to be involved in institutional religion. But the institution of the church, with all its weaknesses and failures, holds the public expression of Christianity. If we fail to support it then we contribute to the marginalization of the church and of organized religion. If all those who call themselves Christians in our benefice area (whether strong or weak in our faith!) went to church each Sunday, or even every other Sunday – then our churches will be full, our finances strong and our work for the The Revd. Maureen community enhanced. What about it????? Allchin. Assistant Priest Faure’s Requiem – 14th November Dauntsey’s School is proud to invite you to an evening of music on Wednesday 14th November. The theme will be of remembrance and it will feature the school’s choirs and choral society in a performance of Gabriel Fauré’s Requiem beloved Also Mass. performing will be Dauntsey’s School Orchestra, Concert Band, Percussion Group and Junior Concert Band. Tickets are now available from Dauntsey’s School reception or members of the choral society. There is no charge for tickets; a retiring collection will be taken in aid of the school charity. For further information, please contact Dauntsey’s School Music Department. I hope you are able to support this event. Yours sincerely, Ben Gudgeon �Poulshot Village News November 2012 BONFIRE Saturday 3rd November, after dark Follow the signs for location We look forward to seeing you all Poulshot Bonfire Club Exhibition and sale of Poulshot watercolour paintings. Sunday 2nd December 10- 3pm in the village hall. Free tea/coffee and biscuits Entrance by donation to the village hall 20% sales to village hall �Ladies Night and Christmas Fayre Townsend Barn Nursery 7.30 p.m. Thursday 8th November,. There will be wine and nibbles and the following stalls: Tickled Pink – Accessories, jewellery etc Phoenix Cards – cards for all occasions Little Hand Made – Hand print and tooth fairy cushions & children’s hair clips Bicnix – Brownie mix and gingerbread house kits Sophie Mowbray – Jams, Chutneys, scarves & jewellery Nicky Baber – Cooks Orchard Cup Cakes Tranquil Moment – Beauty Products & treatment vouchers The Book People Jamie Oliver at Home Sera Gay – Home Furnishings and accessories The Body Shop – various products �CHURCH SERVICES OCTOBER 2012 POULSHOT, SEEND AND BULKINGTON Sunday 28 October 8.00 am Holy Communion Seend 9.30 am Family Communion Poulshot 11.15 am Family Communion Seend 6.00 pm Parish Communion Bulkington Sunday 4 November 8.00 am Holy Communion Seend 9.30 am Morning Praise Bulkington 11.15 am Morning Praise Seend 6.00 pm Parish Communion Poulshot Sunday 11 November – Remembrance Sunday 8.00 am Holy Communion Seend 10.55 am Remembrance Service Poulshot 10.50 am Remembrance Sunday Seend 10.55 am Remembrance Sunday Bulkington Sunday 18 November 8.00 am Holy Communion Seend 9.30 am Parish Communion Bulkington 11.15 am Parish Communion Seend 6.00 pm Evensong Poulshot Sunday 25 November 8.00 am Holy Communion Seend 9.30 am Family Communion Poulshot + Dedication of Organ by Bishop of Salisbury 11.15 am Family Communion Seend 6.00 pm Parish Communion Bulkington FRIDAY 14th DECEMBER “Call My Bluff” (wine) Evening 7.45 for 8 pm at the Conservative Club, Long Street, Devizes £15 per person to include a variety of cheeses & taster wines - For tickets and further information please contact: Rosie Berry 01380 722820 or rosieberry@btconnect.com � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Village Magazine Description An account of the resource PDF versions of the Village Magazine distributed between 2004 and Present. 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Title A name given to the resource Poulshot Village News November 2012 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 01/11/2012 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Poulshot Village News Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Poulshot Village News PVN Village News https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/org.poulshotvillagearchive/original/8b48c30dca1df833d6a63f64ab7ca973.pdf 6de32c2e400e636b70b5d91f9c52204e PDF Text Text The Raven Inn Telephone 01380 828 271 www.ravenpoulshot.co.uk Bookings Advisable Open for lunch and dinner every day Lunch served from 12 noon until 2.30 p.m. & Dinner from 6:30pm till 9 p.m. SEE INSIDE FOR SPECIAL EVENTS �Poulshot Village News The PVN is put together and distributed free to all houses in the village. Contributions, reports, opinions and articles are very much welcomed. While we will always aim to include all shades of opinion and interest, we reserve the right to select and edit where appropriate. We also aim to provide a network and record of what’s going on in the village, as fully as possible, so please let us know if there is anything that you would like publicised in advance or reported on afterwards.. Contact us e-mail – poulshotnews@btinternet.com ; Contributions for next issue by the 20th of September please. Next issue will be the end of September. Advertising Poulshot Village News is happy to accept adverts, indeed relies on them to fund production costs. Publication of an advert does not constitute an endorsement for that product or service. Adverts may be taken as a full, half or quarter page, to run for the full year of the magazine (10 issues). The cost of adverts is under review. Subscribing to an advert in the magazine will automatically get you a listing on the Poulshot web site www.poulshot.org.uk Poulshot Web Pages (The World Looking At Poulshot) WWW.POULSHOT.ORG.UK Email to:webmaster@poulshot.org.uk �Do you need help with Self Assessment Taxation Business Plans Presentation to Banks Contact Gordon Lawrence Chartered Accountant 30, The Pound, Bromham Tel: Devizes 850294 Free Initial Consultation �Reconditioned Laptops Before you buy that budget laptop give me a call. I have quality used Dell and Toshiba laptops available from £220. Some cheaper ones from £100 New/used tower and desktop PCs and screens All PC and laptop repairs welcomed HELP! Owen Burton 07765 774908 Seend Cleeve wigglybus@yahoo.co.uk �POULSHOT LODGE FARM SHOP Poulshot Lodge Farm Shop opened in July 2010 proudly selling our own home reared beef, as well as locally sourced pork, lamb and poultry. All the meat is butchered on site by our own full time butcher. As well as our tasty meats we also offer fruit and vegetables, eggs, cheeses, chutneys, bread, our own delicious range of homemade meals and much more. We pride ourselves in the fact that everything is sourced as locally as possible. So why not call in to see us, reduce your food miles, be sure of 100% food trace ability and enjoy the delicious taste that goes with it! All at very competitive prices. 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The Tranquil Moment Health and Beauty Clinic The Old Stables, Middle Green Farm, The Green, Poulshot, Devizes SN10 1RT 01380 828297 24 hour answerphone tranquilmoment@live.co.uk www.tranquilmoment.co.uk ��DEVIZES HOME & GARDEN MAINTENANCE Hunters Moon, Bath Rd,Devizes,Wilts,SN10 1PH Hedge - Grass Cutting Lawn Treatment - Scarification Weed Control – General Gardening Landscaping – Garden Clearance Sheds – All Types of Fencing & Gates Ponds – Pond maintenance – Water Features Decking – Patios - Graveling Regular, Weekly & Monthly Contracts Interior & Exterior painting and decorating General Property Maintenance Free Quotations – Fully insured Tel: Jon on 01380 720969 Mobile: 07778043330 Email: Jon@devizeshomeandgarden.co.uk �PSW Premier Tiling Services Local professional tiling service for:-  Kitchens  Bathrooms  Conservatories  Underfloor heating installed All work is fully in sured and guaranteed. Please call 01380 721978/07855 947039 or e-mail pswpremiertiling@gmail.com for help or information. COOKS ORCHARD BEAUTY Qualified & insured Massage and Beauty Therapist. Massage: Hot stones massage, Thai style massage, Deep tissue, Swedish.Manicures, pedicures, Paraffin wax treatment, Waxing tinting, Facials, Hopi ear candles. Pamper/Hen parties catered for. Vouchers available. Visit Cooks orchard, or I’ll come to you. Call Nicky on: 07711652568 �To let North Cornish Holiday Cottage sleeps 6 – 8 , fully equipped cottage and large garden with summerhouse and parking. Holidays and short breaks For further details contact Bo Miles-Hobbs on 01380 813902 bomileshobbs@btinternet.com www.helemillcottage.co.uk Yoga With Ginny 1st Devizes Scout Hall, Southbroom Road SN10 5AB. All abilities welcome 01380 729955 yogawithginny@gmail.com www.yogawithginny.co.uk �Village Contacts St Peter’s Church Priest in Charge - Revd. Renée Coulson Churchwardens Mrs Paulette Bremner-Milne Mrs Janet James PCC Secretary –Mrs Kate Amery PCC Members – 827285 828527 724944 827172 Mr Nicholas Hunloke (Treasurer) - Lady Kate Hunloke (Deanery Synod) Mrs Angela Bullen - Mr Chris Saunders - Mrs Dankay Cleverley - Mrs Joyce Arnold (Deanery Synod) - Mr Brian James Organist – Mrs P De Belle Parish council Chairman – Mr Nicholas Hunloke - Mrs Maggie Goodenough Clerk 828333 730583 Members - Mrs Sue Aldridge – Mr Joe Baber – Mr Geoff Collett (Vice Chairman) – Mr Steve Housby – Mr Nicholas Hunloke – Mr Malcolm Nixon - Mr Tim Nixon Local Councillors Kennet District Cllr Jonathan Seed 850 696 e-mail jonathon.seed@wiltshire.gov.uk. Farmers Club Mr Richard Francis 828232 Poulshot Ladies Club Lady Kate Hunloke 828333 Village Hall – Chris Saunders 827290 Bookings - Joyce or Brian Arnold 828833 Village Trust – Chairman - Mr Nicholas Hunloke 828333 Secretary - Mr Tim Coleman 827095 Members - Mr Ray Josey (Vice-chairman) – Mr Brian James (Treasurer) – Mrs Denise Josey (Archivist) Neighbourhood Watch – Mr Tim Coleman 827095 �TOWNSEND FARMHOUSE Comfortable B and B in Poulshot Excellent facilities in Grade 2 listed building with full English breakfasts and ample car-parking space E-mail marygracebrothers@gmail.com Telephone 01380 828221 When friends and relations wish to visit and you are unable to put them up for the night book them to stay at Townsend Farmhouse B and B Discounts offered for bookings made by local residents Poulshot Village Hall Available for meetings, functions, clubs and private parties Booking fees Village activities - £5 an hour Outside users - £8 an hour All bookings for the hall are being taken by Joyce or Brian Arnold on 828833 �The Mobile Library in The Raven Inn car-park Mondays 11 – 11.30 a.m. Notice to all parishioners In the case of a flood emergency within the village aqua sacs (sand bags) are available from the parish council. In the first instance please contact Councillor Geoff Collett on 07736 160 039 Or any of your council membersNotice to all parishioners In the case of a flood emergency within the village aqua sacs (sand bags) are available from the parish council. In the first instance please contact Councillor Geoff Collett on 07736 160 039 or any of your council members The Raven Inn, Poulshot Join the club and be kept updated with news and events at The Raven. E-mail your contact details to theraveninnpoulshot@yahoo.co and join the club! �You are not alone Paul Johnson Counselling Affordable counselling in Bradford-on-Avon £25 per session. Helping you to:  feel better about yourself and your life  gain i  nsight into the roots of your unhappiness  make lasting changes in how you live your life and relate to others. Telephone 07512 103155 (confidential voicemail) www.pauljohnsoncounselling.net Do you have some spare time and require a small job driving helping vulnerable people then this information may be on interest to you? Devizes & District PHAB Charity No 282543 MINIBUS DRIVER WANTED Devizes Area With clean car D1 driving licence £ 7.30 per hour. 4 weeks holiday plus bank holidays 4½ to 6½ hours a week. Casual work - transporting elderly and people with disabilities. Further details Contact Michael Braund Tel 01380-870274. Email mcbraund.phab@btinternet.com If anyone is interested to learn more about PHAB and what it does please do contact me Michael Braund Tel 01380 – 870274 or email mcbraund.phab@btinternet.com �Courtyard Surgery Patients Participation Group We are aiming to contact a wide demographic range of our patients. The intention is to develop discussions from time to time (not necessarily at meetings, but via specific questionnaires) about various topics which might have an impact on patient care at GP level, so that we can provide the best possible service to th our patients. If you would be interested in joining the group, via post or email, please contact the Surgery for more details, on 01380 813300 or focs.courtyard@nhs.net WANTED URGENTLY BRIC-A-BRAC DOROTHY HOUSE CHARITY SHOP High Street Devizes Please turn out your cupboards and let us have any knick-knacks, or odds and ends you no longer want - either deliver to the Shop or call Dot on 01380 828064 to arrange collection. Martina’s house Cleaning Services Is cleaning and ironing taking up your valuable time? best price in this area for a perfect job! 10 years experience – 5 years training in 5* hotels Fully insured Call Martina on 07859 818198 �Andrew Leigh Member, Guild of Master Sweeps Proprietor WEST COUNTRY SWEEPS Domestic and Commercial Chimney Services Tel: 07545 822109 email: andrewleightf@gmail.com Ladies club activities for 2012 August 21st – Rounders on the Green and picnic. September 18th - Skittles (Penny) October- date to be confirmed, our trip to Worton Ladies. November 20th - in village hall 7.30 Chocolates and bags/ scarves in time for Christmas. December 13th – Christmas dinner at the Raven. �Poulshot Ladies Garden exploration evening On Tuesday 17th July Poulshot Ladies club toured several gardens in the village. We discovered what treasures lie behind the walls and fences of Poulshot. We found gardens where there was all out war between plants fighting for light. We found some gorgeous views where we could gladly imagine spending an evening drinking wine and admiring the landscape. We saw pretty cottage gardens, grand formal garden areas, smart newer gardens. Lots of gardens within gardens. Each had it’s own character and was delightful in it’s own way. So thank you to those who kindly allowed us free reign to roam- we had a lovely time. We ended our evening with a pleasant drink at the Raven Recycling charity appeals for your unwanted domestic white goods Since the white goods recycling charity Refurbiz was established in 2003, more than 8000 low income families in Wiltshire have benefited from around 12,000 quality, reconditioned, white goods at prices they can afford. However, in the current economic environment we are struggling to source enough feedstock to service our demand. With people hanging on to their old models & machines for longer we are increasingly in need of unwanted free standing electric cookers, washing machines, dryers and refrigeration. We simply can’t meet the demand we now have for them and if the economy continues to be slow and more people find themselves in difficulties, the demand is only going to go higher. So please, if you are replacing any white goods, particularly electric cookers and working fridges, then phone us and we will come out and remove them free of charge (although, as a charity, donations to cover our fuel costs, etc., are always welcome!) We screen the goods, restore those that can be repaired and then pass them onto those in need. Typically, the cost of a washing machine or cooker comes to about £85 with a three month warranty – vastly lower than buying new goods from the stores. Any appliances that are beyond repair are stripped down to reusable components and finally any bits left over are sent to the Hills Waste Materials Recovery Facility, near Calne, for onward, licenced recycling, avoiding any waste electrical items going into landfill. So, if you have any white goods you no longer want and wish to donate, you can help a family in need by contacting Refurbiz on 01380 720200. If you know any person or family in need of a low cost washing machine, dryer, cooker or fridge, please tell them about us. Many of our items are displayed on our Facebook page. Refurbiz operates out of the Hopton Park Industrial Estate in Devizes, and supplies refurbished white goods across Wiltshire and Swindon. The charity was set up by the Wiltshire Wildlife Trust nine years ago to encourage electrical waste to be reused for the benefit of those in need. It is an independent not-for-profit charity supported by selfgenerated income and charitable grants. �POULSHOT LADIES’ CLUB SKITTLES EVENING Tuesday 18th September 2012 at the Oliver Cromwell in Bromham 7.30 p.m. start / £7.00 per head Light refreshments mid evening Partners and husbands ****** If you would like to come, please let Penny Telling know as soon as possible – on 01380 828370 or e-mail pennytelling@aol.com SEEND AND DISTRICT GARDENING CLUB It is too early to report on the trip to Hilliers and Hinton Ampner but hopefully the weather was good and everyone enjoyed themselves. The next event is the Lye Field Fete and Flower Show. Don’t forget to buy a schedule for the show so you can enter your fuschia. Please bring plants and produce for sale on the stall and any help with manning the stall or the heavy lifting and carrying involved in setting up and clearing up will be gratefully received. Our first meeting of the new season will be on September 11th. Alison Peterson will be talking about container gardening and the competition is for a plant (not an arrangement) in an unusual container. Your subscription will be due on the same day. Melksham Gardeners’ Society are having their flower show on September 9th with displays and demonstrations and looks very interesting. In October we are having a plant and seed swop, so when you are clearing up and cutting down plants for the winter think about collecting seed, potting on self sown seedlings or splitting plants to bring. Sue �CARRIAGE DRIVING SHOW at POULSHOT LODGE FARM Sunday 5th August commencing at 11am By kind permission of: Mr & Mrs Hues and Family Free Admission Donations to the Riding for the Disabled Association (RDA) For more information contact: Mrs Hazel Woodbridge 01795 770862 Olympic Torch Relay “For the next 2 ½ minutes you are the only person on the planet carrying the Olympic flame” – commented one of the Officers supporting the runners in the Olympic Torch Relay event in Ludwell on 12th July. This was the moment when reality hit home, and Paul started his 300 metre run (downhill) with a mix of emotion and adrenalin. Paul Sperring, was nominated to carry the Torch for his continuing work as a founding member of ‘The Badgers’ football club, which has grown throughout the last 18 years with teams today in every age group and more than 200 children from the Villages in this area. Steve Dagnall �‘The Badgers’ Worton and Cheverell F.C. http://www.wortonandcheverellfc.co.uk/ Preparation for the following season starts with training for the younger age groups at West Lavington Village Hall pitches on Saturday 8th September from 09.30 am. New members both boys and girls are welcome to come and start on that day – but please contact the relevant person below for times beforehand, as it depends on age group.. This long established Club prides itself on fairness and ensuring all children are given an equal opportunity to develop and play. It is run by volunteer coaches/assistants, and represents all of the Villages in the area, and the only Club having teams in almost every age group. The age groupings are for example: Under 11 on 31st August 2012. Under 7 (Year 1) – Steve Dagnall (temp) -727976 Under 8 - Steve Dagnall (temp) 01380 727976 Under 9 - Ian Cook 01380-848437 Under 10 – Steve Vickery 01225-811387 Under 11 – Chris Damon 01380-818502 Under 12 – Neil Black 01380-818193 Under 13 – Andy Duckett 07970-028330 Under 14 – Russell Bishop 01380-813238 Under 16 - Chris Pearce 01380-812339 Under 17/18 – Peter Assirati 01380-816076 Adult - Paul Sperring (Olympic Torchbearer)- 727242 Steve Dagnall Seend Summer Saturday Breakfasts Sociable breakfasts will be served in Seend Community Centre from 810.30am on Saturdays 21st and 28th July and 4th and 18th August. Seend Fete and Flower Show Saturday 11th August - starting with the procession at 12.30pm - stalls, games, food, beer tent and entertainment for everyone on the Lye Field and in the Pavilion and Community Centre all afternoon. Seend Murder Mystery tickets will be £7 to include light refreshments, available from Liz Futter (828485), Anne Saywell (828931), Andrea Dobson (827126) and Seend Post Office from the beginning of September. There will also be a licensed bar and a raffle. �The Bishop of Ramsbury Her Majesty The Queen has approved the nomination of the Revd Canon Edward Francis Condry, BA, BLitt, DPhil, MBA, Canon Residentiary of Canterbury Cathedral, in the Diocese of Canterbury and Treasurer and Director of Education in Canterbury Cathedral as the next Bishop of Ramsbury. He succeeds the Rt Revd Stephen Conway, who became Bishop of Ely last year. Edward is married to Sarah, who currently teaches at King’s School, Canterbury. The couple have four grown up children – Hannah, Frances, Felix and Jerome. At Canterbury Cathedral he has been responsible for teaching courses for Anglican bishops and priests. He has welcomed over 200 of the 800 or so Anglican bishops to the programmes, including 18 bishops from the Sudan, Salisbury’s link diocese. A date for Canon Condry’s consecration will be announced shortly. Meanwhile please remember him and his family in your prayers th WEDNESDAY GROUP The Group met on 11 July. The question before us was “Is the Church’s present structure capable of coping with major change without schism, and if not, is that structure fit for purpose?” The answer to both parts of the question was uncompromising, unanimous, unequivocal and a very positive “NO!” Our next meeting will be in the Village Hall at 7.30pm on Wednesday 12th September – the topic will be circulated when it has been decided. JQ THANK YOU. We would like to thank everyone who supported The Lackham Vintage Society, Vintage Vehicle Gathering, held on The Village Green at Poulshot on the evening of Wednesday 20th June 2012. Thank you to all of the people who kindly donated raffle prizes, the Village Hall Committee for the use of The Village Hall and also The Poulshot Parish Council for allowing us to use The Village Green for this event. A total of £416.70p was raised and has been donated to The Wiltshire Air Ambulance. Thank you once again. Keith and Pauline Day. �The Vicar writes ... “The journey of life may be easy, may be hard, There’ll be danger on the way; With Christ at my side I’ll do battle, as I ride, ‘Gainst the foe that would lead me astray …” The first line of that hymn bugged me for some time as I was trying to compose this letter but finally I found the words in an old hymnbook. As I write, this academic year is drawing to a close and our children will be facing new challenges – some starting school (as with my little grandson, Stanley), others moving up a class or on to secondary education, university, looking forward to a gap year experience or their first job. I’ve been examining my “Journey of life” quite a lot lately. For the most part things have fallen into fairly neat little boxes: school, job(s), marriage, motherhood and, just over four years ago now, widowhood – followed very soon after by grandmotherhood – and, of course, my ministry in this place. Life can seem so strange at times, what with its odd and unexpected twists and turns, tragedies, traumas and joys. I’ve always felt I wouldn’t like to know what the future holds for me because I couldn’t live with the knowledge. But Christians believe that whilst we must ultimately face the end of our pilgrimage here on earth – we need have no fear about what is to follow. Knowing that makes some sense of the things we face in this life, and makes them more bearable but it’s still vital that we make each day count in the best way we can. As pilgrims, Christians have traditionally journeyed to the great spiritual centres of Canterbury, Lourdes, Rome, and so forth. But even before people ventured beyond the narrow confines of their villages and communities there was a realization that life itself is a journey – one in which we each take one step and one day at a time - and our experiences are like different parts of that journey. For some it will be full of great things – rewarding careers, loving family, or active social lives. Sometimes it feels as though life couldn't get any better. Others may have grown weary through disappointments, sickness, sadness or loneliness, and hold little hope for what each day may bring. Still many others – possibly the majority - are somewhere in between. Each choice we make along the way has an impact on both our lives, and the lives of those around us. However, the most important choice we will ever make on this journey is the one we make about our relationship with God: let us never be in such a rush on our journey through life that we lose sight of Him and what He has done for us. May He bless you richly on your journey through life. Renée �Downs ... and Ups Regrettably, due to poor attendance, we’ve decided to pull the plug on 2Church4T (Sunday School) – at least for the time being. “Messy Church” is also under review simply because, like 2Church4T, it could be so much better supported by children and their carers. Each session relies very heavily on both people and material resources and we have to ask whether those efforts are worthwhile. These, as well as so many other things that happen in our villages, rely on your support. It really is a case of “Use it, or lose it” – but they also need your active input – fresh ideas, as well as practical help, to lighten the burden of the few who battle away for the good of our communities. The good news is that we are really encouraged by the enthusiasm with which “Open the Book” sessions (times of collective worship at Seend School) have been received. The children love to join in with our (often inept!) attempts to bring Bible stories to life, as they dress up and respond to the texts from “The Lion Storyteller Bible”. Now that is fun! A Celebration of Marriage On 2nd September, at 11.15, the informal service at Seend Church will be a Celebration of Marriage. Since the Vicar’s arrival in these parishes there have been 24 weddings with (at the time of writing) 6 more to look forward to this year and already 5 enquiries for 2013. Add to that the fact that at least four couples we know of will be celebrating their Golden Wedding Anniversary and another their Silver Anniversary, it seems fitting to celebrate these joyous occasions. It would be wonderful to see the church packed to capacity so do come along and join in – not forgetting singles and widowed, of course. There will be something for everyone. All will be most welcome - and to an informal bite to eat in the Pavilion afterwards. July 100 Club Results 1st Prize Val Underwood £25 2nd Malcolm Nixon £15 3rd Jim Noyes £10 �Exhibition and sale of Poulshot paintings. Sunday 12th August 10- 11.30am in the village hall. ~ Coffee and biscuits served ~ Entrance by donation to the village trust 20% of sales donated to The Village Trust As many of you know I have been out painting watercolour pictures around the lanes of Poulshot recently. As I have been rather productive I have now more than I can display at home and would like others to enjoy them. Please come along and enjoy / laugh and give me a good excuse to continue painting. Jean Perrett. Wiltshire Police Telephone: 999 (Emergencies) 101 (Non Emergency Number) Community Beat Manager: Emily Thomas - 101 Ext 728817 Emily.Thomas@wiltshire.pnn.police.uk Community Support Officer: Rose Baldock - 101 Ext 728817 Rose.Baldock@wiltshire.pnn.police.uk Neighboutbourhood Watch Co-ordinator: Tim Coleman 827095 t.coleman@btconnect.com �Wiltshire Councillor News from Jonathan Seed As national Olympic excitement builds Wiltshire Council has taken the lead in the commemoration of this very special occasion with a whole day of celebrations at Hudson’s Field, Salisbury, on 11th July. The torch arrived for an overnight stay in Salisbury on 11th July and the day started with a breakfast attended by 300 Wiltshire businessmen and addressed with a motivational speech by Olympic swimmer Nick Gillingham. This was followed by a whole day of community events including a county wide community lunch and high tea topped by a really vibrant concert with all sorts of intergenerational acts which was thoroughly enjoyed by thousands of Wiltshire folk. Last month also marked the start of several significant investments in the County by Wiltshire Council. In Corsham building started on the first of 18 Community Area Campuses in the County where residents will be able to have a “one stop” access to all of the services provided by the Council in their area including leisure, libraries and other services as well as partners such as the police joining in and operating their local service from these building. This exciting campus project will be built in four phases. The first phase of Corsham, Melksham, and Salisbury will have building started within the next year and will all be completed by the end of 2015. The second phase of Cricklade, Royal Wootton Bassett, Calne, Pewsey and Tisbury will be not far behind and the last campuses should be complete by 2018. The Campus project is a nationally acclaimed community project delivering the very best in Localism and a great credit to Wiltshire Council. Wiltshire Council is also determined to press ahead with its Asset Transfer policy whereby the Council will transfer ownership of land that it owns and which has community benefit to local communities at a peppercorn price. Two of these asset transfers were agreed last month when the community of Roundway were granted three acres of land on Green Lane for allotments. In Bowerhill the deeds of the sports fields were handed over to Melksham Without Parish Council at a short ceremony much to the appreciation of a grateful community. Many other asset transfers are in the pipeline and this must be good news for local communities. Even in these hard economic times the Council has found time and money to help the people of Wiltshire join in the national Olympic celebrations as well as advancing and funding its strongly held policy of delivering front line services locally and ensuring that local communities administer local facilities. I also attended Poulshot Parish Council the other evening where there is always focussed and lively local debate and there may even be scope for asset transfer from the Council in the local area. �Grange Farm Wind Farm – West Ashton Wiltshire Proposal by Jersey based wind farm developer REG Power We face the prospect of the erection of 3 (initially!) gigantic 3-bladed wind turbines on a prominent hilltop side adjacent to the village of West Ashton, close to the county town of Trowbridge and approximately 6 miles southwest of Poulshot along the vale. The proposed 130m/426 ft 6 inch monsters claim a maximum output each of 1.8 mw (2500hp) when the wind blows at more than 35 mph – possibly 15 % of the 8760 hours per year! All 3 will be sited close to the 300 ft/91.44m contour line. The floor of our beautiful Avon Vale landscape is about 180 ft/55m above sea level. Some neighbouring householders, whose back doorsteps are barely 680 yds/620 m away may have to live with these machines (not entirely safe if you followed the breakdowns due to high winds last December) towering above them to a height of almost 550 ft/167.6 m. By comparison, Salisbury Cathedral which once boasted the tallest spire in Europe, is 404 ft/123 m high. You may recall the press coverage last December regarding the wind farm of 8 machines at Deeping St Nicholas, on the Lincolnshire Fens. Farmers Mrs and Mrs Davis live approximately half a mile from the nearest machine. On account of the “unbearable noise” the Davis’ pursued their action all the way up the High Court, finally accepting the out-of-court settlement offered by the wind farm operators, including EDF, for an undisclosed sum, believed to have been a substantial sum of money although accompanied by a gagging order. The wind farm operator, on the pretence of being seen to be doing something to ameliorate the noise level, has parked a trailer load of equipment at the base of the closest machine, ostensibly to monitor sound emissions! Thus the wind farm operator appears to have got away lightly, not only by making an undisclosed out-of-court compensation settlement but also without having to dismantle the machines. One broadsheet press report said “planners at all stages will have to take what has happened here seriously into account in the future!” The flawed design of these machines remains unaltered basically since they were introduced 25 years ago. Power transmission from the blades to the electricity generator is typically via an epicyclic gearbox of the type now manufactured increasingly by Siemens (German) for Vestas (Danish) machines and possibly the Acciona (Spanish) ones too, have an expensive masterpiece of complexity: a gear box designer’s dream: but wrong for this application and inherently noisy. Apart from the sheer cost, which weighs heavily against economic operation, the noise of the gear train stepping up (to approximately 1500 rpm) is known to be intrusive, sleep-depriving, offensive and generally detrimental to the �health and well being of people living near them. A former MP said he could hear the noise of a wind turbine in the Orkneys up to 6 miles away. The current author thought the noise of the wind turbines at Deeping St Nicholas akin to dry gears rattling, and that at some distance away. Wind, when it blows, is cost-free, but electricity bills will be greater that would be the position if wind-driven generators were designed to be economic – there are significantly less expensive and quieter methods of power transmission that with a gearbox! The economist Ruth Lea concluded “there is no economic case for wind power”; the Wind Turbine Health Impact Study in Massachusetts was negative; a study by the Renewable Energy Foundation for CPRE Devon entitled “Renewable Energy in the Countryside, Its Rewards and Risks”, Sept 2011, is a comprehensive report. This should be shared with landowners, wind farm operators, planners, the power companies – the lot. No one should be able to say that s/he had no knowledge of what the adverse effects on local inhabitants might be. With bodies such as the National Trust, CPRE and others including MPs and Parish Councillors, Parishioners there could be no limit to the potential support against wind farms, Of interest will be the following: an application for 2 machines to be erected near Lambourn has been turned down; the wife of the Deputy Prime Minster Nick Clegg is a director of Spanish Wind Turbine Manufacturer Acciona; local residents successfully fought against a proposal to erect 2 wind turbines next to the Honda Car Plant at Swindon; a recent High Court judgement against a wind farm included the following comment “The Coalition’s renewable targets do not outweigh the value of the countryside’s beauty”. Wiltshire Councillors have by a majority vote just adopted a new policy as part of their core strategy which could impose restrictions on the siting of wind farms in terms of minimum distance from any residential property, claiming the distances are needed to ensure the safety of residents against the chance of the blades breaking off. West Ashton Parish Council is appealing for help and support from all Parish Councils and Parishioners within sight of the proposed machines. Please contact Mrs C. Hackett, 23 Orchard Close West Ashton, tel 01225 760372 e-mail carolhackett@hotmail.com. Planning permission for the Grange Farm proposal will be applied for in the next fortnight or so. To register your interest, or offer your support, please contact the Stop Grange Farm Wind Farm Action Group – info@stopgrangefarm.com – also on www.facebook.com/ stopgrangefarmwindfarm . Adam Kidd �CHURCH SERVICES AUGUST and SEPTEMBER 2012 POULSHOT, SEEND AND BULKINGTON Sunday 5 August 8.00 am 9.30 am 11.15 am 6.00 pm Sunday 12 August 8.00 am 9.30 am 11.15 am 6.00 pm Sunday 19 August 8.00 am 9.30 am 11.15 am 6.00 pm Sunday 26 August 8.00 am 9.30 am 11.15 am 6.00 pm Sunday 2 September 8.00 am 9.30 am 11.15 am 6.00 pm Sunday 9 September 8.00 am 9.30 am 11.15 am 6.00 pm Sunday 16 September 8.00 am 9.30 am 11.15 am 6.00 pm Sunday 23 September 8.00 am 9.30 am 11.15 am 6.00 pm Sunday 30 September 8.00 am 10.00 am Holy Communion All Age Worship All Age Worship Parish Communion Seend Bulkington Seend Poulshot Holy Communion Matins Parish Communion Evensong Seend Poulshot Seend Bulkington Holy Communion Parish Communion Parish Communion Evensong Seend Bulkington Seend Poulshot Holy Communion Family Communion Family Communion Parish Communion Seend Poulshot Seend Bulkington Holy Communion All Age Worship All Age Worship Parish Communion Seend Bulkington Seend Poulshot Holy Communion Matins Parish Communion Pet Service Seend Poulshot Seend Bulkington Holy Communion Harvest Festival Parish Communion Evensong Seend Bulkington Seend Poulshot Holy Communion Family Communion Harvest Festival Parish Communion Seend oulshot Seend Bulkington Holy Communion Benefice Service Seend Seend Chapel � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Title A name given to the resource Poulshot Village News August 2012 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 01/08/2012 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Poulshot Village News Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Poulshot Village News PVN Village News https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/org.poulshotvillagearchive/original/2e7dce8b7170a07a1157fa84122590aa.pdf 57d0004d89b6b8fd98c7dc1ed3ada321 PDF Text Text The Raven Inn Telephone 01380 828 271 www.ravenpoulshot.co.uk Bookings Advisable Open for lunch and dinner every day Lunch served from 12 noon until 2.30 p.m. & Dinner from 6:30pm till 9 p.m. SEE INSIDE FOR SPECIAL EVENTS �Poulshot Village News The PVN is put together and distributed free to all houses in the village. Contributions, reports, opinions and articles are very much welcomed. While we will always aim to include all shades of opinion and interest, we reserve the right to select and edit where appropriate. We also aim to provide a network and record of what’s going on in the village, as fully as possible, so please let us know if there is anything that you would like publicised in advance or reported on afterwards.. Contact us e-mail – poulshotnews@btinternet.com ; Contributions for next issue by 15 th of the month please – an early issue! Next issue after that will be the end of September. Advertising Poulshot Village News is happy to accept adverts, indeed relies on them to fund production costs. Publication of an advert does not constitute an endorsement for that product or service. Adverts may be taken as a full, half or quarter page, at a cost of £40/£25/£15 respectively, to run for the full year of the magazine (10 issus). Subscribing to an advert in the magazine will automatically get you a listing on the Poulshot web site - www.poulshot.org.uk Poulshot Web Pages (The World Looking At Poulshot) WWW.POULSHOT.ORG.UK Email to:webmaster@poulshot.org.uk �Do you need help with Self Assessment Taxation Business Plans Presentation to Banks Contact Gordon Lawrence Chartered Accountant 30, The Pound, Bromham Tel: Devizes 850294 Free Initial Consultation �Reconditioned Laptops Before you buy that budget laptop give me a call. I have quality used Dell and Toshiba laptops available from £220. Some cheaper ones from £100 New/used tower and desktop PCs and screens All PC and laptop repairs welcomed HELP! Owen Burton 07765 774908 Seend Cleeve wigglybus@yahoo.co.uk �POULSHOT LODGE FARM SHOP Poulshot Lodge Farm Shop opened in July 2010 proudly selling our own home reared beef, as well as locally sourced pork, lamb and poultry. All the meat is butchered on site by our own full time butcher. As well as our tasty meats we also offer fruit and vegetables, eggs, cheeses, chutneys, bread, our own delicious range of homemade meals and much more. We pride ourselves in the fact that everything is sourced as locally as possible. So why not call in to see us, reduce your food miles, be sure of 100% food trace ability and enjoy the delicious taste that goes with it! All at very competitive prices. Opening Times- Tues, Wed, Thurs 10am-5pm, Fri 10am-6pm, Sat 9am-4pm Poulshot Lodge Farm, Poulshot, Devizes Wiltshire,SN10 1RQ Tel 01380 827202, post@poulshotlodgefarm.co.uk www.poulshotlodgefarm.co.uk . �Richardson & Paige INTERIORS Specialist Upholstery www.richardsonandpaige.co.uk Come and visit us at our website or our workshop: Unit 1, Manor House Yard, Poulshot, Devizes SN10 1RY 01380 828228 07974 454747 Traditional, Modern and Bespoke Specialist Upholstery tailored loose covers; new furniture made to order; antiques; modern reupholstery; recovering & repairs; free quotes deliveries Members of the Association of Master Upholsterers & Soft Furnishers‐ DOLMAN AUDIO VISUAL Berhills Lane Farm, Sells Green, Melksham Telephone: 01380 828524 We know HI FI TELVISION VIDEO DVD literally inside out! For personal service and a professional repair to any make of product, ancient or modern, please telephone Maggie or Peter We also stock a range of quality reconditioned (non exrental) equipment carrying a maximum 6 months warranty. DOLMAN AUDIO VISUAL is an Authorised Service Centre providing technical assistance on behalf of leading manufacturers �TONY PARSONS DOMESTIC APPLIANCE ENGINEER WASHING MACHINES COOKERS / DRIERS Andrew Underwood Chimney Sweep SERVICE AND REPAIRS TEL; 01380 723279 MOBILE: 07970 117023 Brush Vacuum Clean Efficient Phone: 01225 706447 Mobile: 07889 771505 JKS Plumbing and Heating BATHROOMS, TAPS, HOT WATER CYLINDERS AND MUCH MORE NO JOB TOO SMALL 24 HOUR CALL OUT Tel: 01380 828956 Mobile: 07708510715 �Seasoned logs and kindling available Don’t shiver We deliver Call James on 07970 781828 �“Doggy Dilemmas” Puppy Training classes Dog Training Classes Clicker Training One to Ones Dog Walking Dog Boarding Contact Debs on 01380 730564 or 07966 617617 �Do you need help in the garden? Perry Landscape Services Can help you with..... Planting; Garden Design; Pond Maintenance; Fencing; Decking; Patios; General Garden Maintenance; Lawn Cutting; Hedge cutting; Garden Designs; Leaf Collection, and more Please call Dean on Tel: 01225 712274 Mobile 07771838195 E-mail: vzdy@hotmail.com Web: www.perrylandscapeservices.co.uk FREE NO OBLIGATION QUOTATIONS NO JOB TOO BIG OR TOO SMALL Trevor Hale NPTC Certified (arb) Fully Insured Tree Surgery Covering All Aspects Including Chipping Stump Grinding & Hedging 07737934777 Local Professional Reliable Service www.wiltshiretreesurgery.co.uk �Andrew Goodfield Woodwork Devizes, Road, Rowde, Wiltshire Carpentry, Joinery Free-standing and built-in cabinets cupboards and wardrobes Free estimate Telephone: 01380 722067 e-mail:apgoodfield@tiscali.co.u k www.apgwoodwork.co.uk �Holiday Let ”Sanditoes” Saundersfoot Near Tenby, Pembrokeshire, Wales Detached comfortable bungalow with private garden 2 double and 1 twin room, 10 minute walk from the beach or shops. Wonderful Area Bookings all year round, Prices from £30 a night: low season. Contact Jean or Royden on 01380 828695 perrettr@btinternet.com You can view some photos at www.sanditoes.co.uk JOIN US AND SAVE MONEY - on your supply of domestic heating oil delivered to your door. As an established group with members along the Pewsey Vale we can supply to you direct. With the price of oil increasing, we will get you a discounted price every time! Interested? Call Chris on 01380 818724 or e-mail jcm3777@hotmail.com �! IMW OFFICE SERVICES LTD Personal Tax Assessments Clubs/Societies – Independent Reviews Small Company Accounts, VAT Payroll, Book-keeping Typing Contact Ian Wheeler Tel: 07813 777710 e-mail : wheeler.potterne@virgin.net �The Tranquil Moment Health and Beauty clinic The Tranquil Moment health and beauty clinic is set in the beautiful village of Poulshot, just 2 miles from Devizes. We offer flexible appointments to suit you, and tailor treatments to your requirements. The salon is completely private, with easy parking. We are now offering the latest Ultrasound hair removal treatment, a painless alternative to electrolysis without the use of needles, there are no restrictions with this treatment, all hair colours and skin types. No skin reaction. Clinically proven. Other treatments available • Decleor facials and body treatments • Waxing •OPI manicure and pedicure • Hollywood Lashes • Microdermabrasion (pay for 7 get 8th free) • Sports Massage and Injury clinic • CACI non surgical face lift • Hot stone massage • Semi-permanent make-up • Eyelash/ eyebrow tinting • Xen tan Visit our website for other offers. All Credit & Debit cards accepted. Loyalty Card System. Follow us on Facebook. The Tranquil Moment Health and Beauty Clinic The Old Stables, Middle Green Farm, The Green, Poulshot, Devizes SN10 1RT 01380 828297 24 hour answerphone tranquilmoment@live.co.uk www.tranquilmoment.co.uk ��DEVIZES HOME & GARDEN MAINTENANCE Hunters Moon, Bath Rd,Devizes,Wilts,SN10 1PH Hedge - Grass Cutting Lawn Treatment - Scarification Weed Control – General Gardening Landscaping – Garden Clearance Sheds – All Types of Fencing & Gates Ponds – Pond maintenance – Water Features Decking – Patios - Graveling Regular, Weekly & Monthly Contracts Interior & Exterior painting and decorating General Property Maintenance Free Quotations – Fully insured Tel: Jon on 01380 720969 Mobile: 07778043330 Email: Jon@devizeshomeandgarden.co.uk �PSW Premier Tiling Services Local professional tiling service for:-  Kitchens  Bathrooms  Conservatories  Underfloor heating installed All work is fully in sured and guaranteed. Please call 01380 721978/07855 947039 or e-mail pswpremiertiling@gmail.com for help or information. COOKS ORCHARD BEAUTY Qualified & insured Massage and Beauty Therapist. Massage: Hot stones massage, Thai style massage, Deep tissue, Swedish.Manicures, pedicures, Paraffin wax treatment, Waxing tinting, Facials, Hopi ear candles. Pamper/Hen parties catered for. Vouchers available. Visit Cooks orchard, or I’ll come to you. Call Nicky on: 07711652568 �To let North Cornish Holiday Cottage sleeps 6 – 8 , fully equipped cottage and large garden with summerhouse and parking. Holidays and short breaks For further details contact Bo Miles-Hobbs on 01380 813902 bomileshobbs@btinternet.com www.helemillcottage.co.uk Yoga With Ginny 1st Devizes Scout Hall, Southbroom Road SN10 5AB. All abilities welcome 01380 729955 yogawithginny@gmail.com www.yogawithginny.co.uk �Village Contacts St Peter’s Church Priest in Charge - Revd. Renée Coulson Churchwardens Mrs Paulette Bremner-Milne Mrs Janet James PCC Secretary –Mrs Kate Amery PCC Members – 827285 828527 724944 827172 Mr Nicholas Hunloke (Treasurer) - Lady Kate Hunloke (Deanery Synod) Mrs Angela Bullen - Mr Chris Saunders - Mrs Dankay Cleverley - Mrs Joyce Arnold (Deanery Synod) - Mr Brian James Organist – Mrs P De Belle Parish council Chairman – Mr Nicholas Hunloke - Mrs Maggie Goodenough Clerk 828333 730583 Members - Mrs Sue Aldridge – Mr Joe Baber – Mr Geoff Collett (Vice Chairman) – Mr Steve Housby – Mr Nicholas Hunloke – Mr Malcolm Nixon - Mr Tim Nixon Local Councillors Kennet District Cllr Jonathan Seed 850 696 e-mail jonathon.seed@wiltshire.gov.uk. Farmers Club Mr Richard Francis 828232 Poulshot Ladies Club Lady Kate Hunloke 828333 Village Hall – Chris Saunders 827290 Bookings - Joyce or Brian Arnold 828833 Village Trust – Chairman - Mr Nicholas Hunloke 828333 Secretary - Mr Tim Coleman 827095 Members - Mr Ray Josey (Vice-chairman) – Mr Brian James (Treasurer) – Mrs Denise Josey (Archivist) Neighbourhood Watch – Mr Tim Coleman 827095 �TOWNSEND FARMHOUSE Comfortable B and B in Poulshot Excellent facilities in Grade 2 listed building with full English breakfasts and ample car-parking space E-mail marygracebrothers@gmail.com Telephone 01380 828221 When friends and relations wish to visit and you are unable to put them up for the night book them to stay at Townsend Farmhouse B and B Discounts offered for bookings made by local residents Poulshot Village Hall Available for meetings, functions, clubs and private parties Booking fees Village activities - £5 an hour Outside users - £8 an hour All bookings for the hall are being taken by Joyce or Brian Arnol on 828833 �The Mobile Library in The Raven Inn car-park Mondays 11 – 11.30 a.m. Notice to all parishioners In the case of a flood emergency within the village aqua sacs (sand bags) are available from the parish council. In the first instance please contact Councillor Geoff Collett on 07736 160 039 Or any of your council membersNotice to all parishioners In the case of a flood emergency within the village aqua sacs (sand bags) are available from the parish council. In the first instance please contact Councillor Geoff Collett on 07736 160 039 or any of your council members The Raven Inn, Poulshot Join the club and be kept updated with news and events at The Raven. E-mail your contact details to theraveninnpoulshot@yahoo.co and join the club! �You are not alone Paul Johnson Counselling Affordable counselling in Bradford-on-Avon £25 per session. Helping you to:  feel better about yourself and your life  gain i  nsight into the roots of your unhappiness  make lasting changes in how you live your life and relate to others. Telephone 07512 103155 (confidential voicemail) www.pauljohnsoncounselling.net Do you have some spare time and require a small job driving helping vulnerable people then this information may be on interest to you? Devizes & District PHAB Charity No 282543 MINIBUS DRIVER WANTED Devizes Area With clean car D1 driving licence £ 7.30 per hour. 4 weeks holiday plus bank holidays 4½ to 6½ hours a week. Casual work - transporting elderly and people with disabilities. Further details Contact Michael Braund Tel 01380-870274. Email mcbraund.phab@btinternet.com Devizes PHAB wish you all our best wishes for the New year, and if anyone is interested to learn more about PHAB and what it does please do contact me Michael Braund Tel 01380 – 870274 or email mcbraund.phab@btinternet.com �Courtyard Surgery Patients Participation Group We are aiming to contact a wide demographic range of our patients. The intention is to develop discussions from time to time (not necessarily at meetings, but via specific questionnaires) about various topics which might have an impact on patient care at GP level, so that we can provide the best possible service to th our patients. If you would be interested in joining the group, via post or email, please contact the Surgery for more details, on 01380 813300 or focs.courtyard@nhs.net WANTED URGENTLY BRIC-A-BRAC DOROTHY HOUSE CHARITY SHOP High Street Devizes Please turn out your cupboards and let us have any knick-knacks, or odds and ends you no longer want - either deliver to the Shop or call Dot on 01380 828064 to arrange collection. Martina’s house Cleaning Services Is cleaning and ironing taking up your valuable time? best price in this area for a perfect job! 10 years experience – 5 years training in 5* hotels Fully insured Call Martina on 07859 818198 �Andrew Leigh Member, Guild of Master Sweeps Proprietor WEST COUNTRY SWEEPS Domestic and Commercial Chimney Services Tel: 07545 822109 email: andrewleightf@gmail.com Ladies club activities for 2012 July 17th - Poulshot Gardens August 21st – Rounders on the Green and picnic. September 18th - Skittles (Penny) October- date to be confirmed, our trip to Worton Ladies. November 20th - in village hall 7.30 Chocolates and bags/ scarves in time for Christmas. December 13th – Christmas dinner at the Raven. �Police and Crime Commissioner information site An information site about the election of the first ever Police & Crime Commissioner for Wiltshire has been launched. The area on the Wiltshire Police Authority's website – www.wiltshire-pa.gov.uk/pcc<http://www.wiltshire-pa.gov.uk/pcc> includes details about the role and responsibilities of the forthcoming Police and Crime Commissioner and how they will be scrutinised. Much like the existing police authority, the Police and Crime Commissioner will be responsible for overseeing Wiltshire Police on behalf of all residents in the Force area. They will represent people living across Wiltshire and Swindon. Elections for Police and Crime Commissioners take place on Thursday 15 November 2012. There will then be a formal seven day transition period before the commissioner takes office on Thursday 22 November. The Wiltshire Police area Police and Crime Commissioner will replace Wiltshire Police Authority, the group of 17 councillors and independent members who currently oversee Wiltshire Police. You can find out more about Police and Crime Commissioners on the website. As well as information about their role, it includes a timeline highlighting key dates in the transition from Wiltshire Police Authority to the Police and Crime Commissioner, details about the election, a news section and links to useful documents and other websites for potential candidates. Poulshot Ladies Lavender farm trip On Wednesday 20th June 15 ladies and gentlemen set off to visit a Lavender farm at Faulkland in Somerset. The rain behaved itself just long enough for us to tour the pretty fields and the gardens. We had an interesting talk on the practicalities of growing and harvesting this unusual crop, and sampled the finished essential oil. We then enjoyed a marvellous ploughmans supper with wine in the lavender shop. To finish a very pleasant and aromatic evening we were spoilt by our generous hosts with lavender cake and shortbread. We thoroughly enjoyed our visit and would gladly recommend it to others. Jean �Everyone wants to get on - how can we make this happen? Do you have views on issues such as: How we can keep things safe, clean and tidy and improve the public realm? How people can have a good time without spoiling it for others? Encouraging responsible dog ownership? If so, we would love to hear from you, particularly if you have stories or experience of key public services in these areas. Wiltshire Council and other local organisations are holding a workshop on Tuesday 24 July at Melksham Assembly Hall, from 6.30 – 9pm. Booking is essential – to book your place please contact Abbi Gutierrez on 01225 718443 or abbi.gutierrez@wiltshire.gov.uk by Tuesday 3 July 2012. The purpose of the workshop is to capture your stories and experience of key services; consider what the community can do by itself and in partnership to ensure everyone in the Melksham area gets on; and consider your ideas on how we can ensure services work as effectively as possible with local people to respond to local needs. After the Jubilee … What a fabulous and enjoyable series of events were organised by the Jubilee Committee. One long-standing record will of course be the village photograph taken by Jim – I think there is a copy in the Village Hall. I know they are keen to add the names of everyone pictured, so if you were in the photo do make sure your name gets added! The suggestion at the time was that we would publish (maybe on display in the Village Hall or The Raven) a sort of numbered outline in which we can identify ourselves – I hope we can have something about this in the next magazine. A couple of people have also suggested a kind of ‘Jubilee Extra’ with the PVN, As a matter of record for the village, it would be nice to have people’s memories / anecdotes / photos of the events of the Jubilee weekend, representing as wide a range of village people as possible! If you would like to share your memories or contribute to this, please e-mail it through to me at the PVN e-mail address in the front of the magazine, and I will put something in the next issue. Nina �‘The Badgers’ Worton and Cheverell F.C. http://www.wortonandcheverellfc.co.uk/ Club membership for next season is now open for new players, with training to commence on the first Saturday following the start of the School term in September (but please contact your coach as this may vary). If you are interested in joining, please log into the Club website shown above and contact the relevant coach. The Annual Club Presentation event took place at Great Cheverell on Saturday 16th June. Although not perfect weather, we would like to thank all the teams and parents for attending this important event and for your continued support throughout the season. Each individual team coach made the award to their respective teams with comments on their performance throughout the Season. Award winners are listed below. July 12th is the date the Club Secretary and founder, Paul Sperring, will be making his Olympic Torch Relay event near Shaftesbury – all are welcome to come along and support. Following this, Paul will be presenting the Torch to the children in Primary Schools in the area (Five Lanes, Holy Trinity, St Barnabas, Urchfont, DAPS and St Josephs). WORTON & CHEVERELL F.C. 'The Badgers'. 2011/12 Presentations June 2012 Player of the Year Players Player /Clubman Golden Boot /Most Improved Under 7 U8 U9 (2 teams) U10 Wizards U10 Badgers U11 U12 U13 U14 U15 U17/18 To be announced Will Cook Jeremy Banfield Liam Scott Jack Pike Jake Duckett George Clark Jack Swan Jamie Gatland Kian Fulford Harrison Damon Simon Gale Harry Davis Mat Taylor Reeve Stevens Cameron Evans Sam Warren Trophies awarded to all players - well done To be announced Liam Yates Jimmy Dunford Steve Dagnall 01380-727976 Sebastian Keyte Nadim Searight Gabriel Armstrong Archie King Morgan Spruce Charlie Strickland Seth Nain Brandon Simmonds Joe Moloney �Wednesday Group – 13th June 2012 Earlier in the year there was a small paragraph in the newspaper, with the heading “Archbishop faces losing global role”. The first sentence read “The Archbishop of Canterbury should be stripped of his role as head of the worldwide Anglican Church, leaders representing 40 million worshippers said yesterday.” In essence, leaders of the Church in Africa, the Americas and Australasia, ironically meeting in London, consider that the structure of the Church is too reminiscent of the “British Empire” and that its present internal dissent over women bishops and homosexuality is more a reflection of British social change than the business of the wider Church. As a result they believe that the Church in England has failed to provide adequate leadership for the worldwide Anglican Communion which as a result is now in crisis. Our task was to examine this claim and, if it is justified, think about how such a change might affect the Anglican Communion as a whole, and equally, what impact might it have on the present process of selection of a new Archbishop. It didn’t take long to agree that the ‘Traditionalist’ churches had a point. Some of the liberal proposals that have generated such heat within the Church in England are fiercely opposed by, in particular, the Church in Africa, while in America they have already been embraced despite the clear unhappiness of the Archbishop of Canterbury. While the latter has only a historic, and indeed possibly symbolic role as leader of the Church as a whole, the fact that the present crisis has come to a head at this time must reflect on the leadership of Archbishop Rowan Williams, something that is frequently mentioned by other senior members of the Church, recognition is by no means as often given to the difficulty anyone would have in trying to rationalise the irresistible forces and the immoveable objects he has been presented with. It is interesting to read how many commentators on the succession highlight ‘leadership’ as arguably the most �important quality to be sought in the successful candidate. We unanimously (and that’s a change) supported this. The alternative to the present system seemed to be an elected ‘chairman’. They don’t appear to want an Anglican ‘Pope’, to act rather like the Roman Catholic Church, and don’t say what length of term was envisaged, but it sounds as if we might soon see all the trappings of a political, liturgical and social electoral campaign. Heaven Forbid! On the other hand, such a system might, just might, make it easier for the Archbishop of Canterbury to concentrate on matters in England and without wider distractions lead us towards a united Church again. The next meeting will be in the Village Hall on Wednesday 11th July. The topic will be circulated when decided. John Quinn Summer Saturday breakfasts in Seend Community Centre, Rusty Lane, Seend SN12 6NS o Saturdays 14th July to 18th August (not 11th August, which is village fete day) o served from 8am to 10.30am. A friendly start to the weekend. o Proceeds to Seend Community Centre. Seend Acoustic Club upstairs in Seend Community Centre - 7.45 for 8pm Tuesday 3rd July - guests The Rob Lear Band, entry £3 Tuesday 17th July - guest Dan Donnelly, entry £5 Lots of floor spots, big raffle and free chocolate! �SEEND AND DISTRICT GARDENING CLUB Despite the difficult growing season we had lots of plants to sell at the Church fete and did very well. The left over plants went for sale at Seend Cleeve open gardens so nothing was wasted. Thanks to Joyce and Edna for running the stall. They will be in charge again at the Lye Field fete in August, so more plants and produce please! In particular can we ask for help with all the lifting and carrying of heavy trays of plants that is done at the beginning and end of the fete. A large group of people enjoyed our talk and walk at Rowdeford School garden (no rain) followed by supper at The Raven. The woodland part of the garden is delightful, designed for the use and enjoyment of children and is to be recommended for a visit when they have their open days. There are spaces on the list for Hinton Ampner and Hilliers on 14th July. Any queries to Jackie on 828454. Our first talk of next season on September 11th will be Container Gardening by our old friend Alison Peterson who has often mentioned that most of her gardening is done in pots. The competition will be for a plant (not an arrangement) in an unusual container so now is the time to get ready for that. Also we are having a plant and seed swop in October so remember to collect seed and cuttings ready for that. Last but not least keep nurturing your fuschias for the flower show. Sue. �JUNE WILTSHIRE COUNCILLIOR NEWS FROM JONATHON SEED “Flaming June” certainly started with damp weather but was definitely a month of warm spirit. The arrival of the Olympic Torch in West Wiltshire at the end of May gave great heart to the County. The passage of the Torch through our streets was a mammoth organisational task which fell to Wiltshire Council. Literally hundreds of volunteers were needed and minute detail was required to make the event a success for the torch bearers and thousands of supporters alike. The event went off so well that the Home Office asked for the Wiltshire Council plans in order to extract lessons for organisers elsewhere. However the greatest success was the pleasure that the historic passage of the Olympic flame through our County gave to the people of Wiltshire. Let us hope that there is equal success for the return of the Torch to South Wiltshire in early July when the Council is sponsoring the design and erection of special silk banners to line the southern Wiltshire route. The torch progress through the County will finally be celebrated with a special event and concert at Hudson’s Fields in Salisbury on 11th July. Wiltshire Council has also concentrated on the improvement of opportunity for residents in the County be they young or old. Within the past month the Leader of the Council has presented a grant cheque of £400 000 to the Wiltshire School of Gymnastics in Melksham for improvement of their facilities. There has been a successful bid by the Education Department of the Council for a grant of government money to rebuild three of our schools. This bid was strongly supported by local MPs Claire Perry and John Glen. There was also good news for Trowbridge as work started on the new St Stephens Place complex which will include a multiplex Cinema, a new Hotel, a new car park and a range of family restaurants as well as the jobs that go with them. Finally the County has successfully bid for a £4m government funding �package to help to promote rural businesses; this will include help for 450 regenerated and new businesses and 200 new jobs. All this development does not come without hard work in County Hall where Wiltshire Council is clearly becoming increasingly successful at both using its own recourses and attracting inward investment to make our County a so much better place to live in. Finally June was also the month in which we celebrated the Diamond Jubilee of Her Majesty the Queen. Sixty years on the throne is a monumental achievement but to do it in the dedicated and exemplary fashion (and with a special smile) that our Queen has conducted herself is so very special and we must hope for many more years of her reign as we look to the future. Literally hundreds of innovative celebrations that took place in towns and villages across Wiltshire, sometimes in spite of our inclement British weather, to show the depth of feeling that the people of Wiltshire have for both the monarchy as an institution and the Queen as the embodiment of that institution. I particularly enjoyed joining in the Jubilee Celebrations in most of the villages in Summerham and Seend and both Lesley and I have fond memories of an excellent beacon party and chatting to friends at Barley Hill Farm in Poulshot. Poulshot Feast 2012 It was announced in the last 2 editions of the Village News that it was intended to organise a Poulshot Feast this coming September. However, having considered the practicalities and the workload involved, it has been decided not to go ahead with the Feast this year. It may be, given sufficient interest, that an event could be held in 2013. With apologies for any inconvenience caused. Brian Arnold Ladies Club July event 17th July �Unfortunately the planned Heal house trip is not going ahead as they only open during the day. However we are planning to visit more Poulshot gardens. We will meet outside the village hall at 7.30, any offers of open gardens would be appreciated (even if you are not a Ladies club member) Please ring me on 828695 if you would be happy to share your garden with us. Secateurs will be confiscated. Found in the field where we had the beacon A camera lens: large lens with a very fine metal surround. Kate on 828333 BUCKINGHAM PALACE TRIP Thursday 6th September 2012 This special day trip to London which is open to all family and friends within the benefice,is to visit the State rooms at Buckingham Palace and to see an exhibition of "Diamonds : A jubilee Celebration", There are a few places remaining and if you would like to join us the closing date is the 14th July at the latest and it will not be possible to apply after this. Tickets for this event are £16.50 + return travel by coach from Seend. It will leave at 0730hrs (not 0830 as previously stated) from Dial Close. A letter with further details and a request for payment will be sent before the end of June to those who have applied for tickets Please contact Tina Yockney 01380 827139 as soon as possible to book your place. Thank you. �Jubilee Weekend. I just wanted to say a HUGE THANK YOU to all those involved in organising and running Poulshot’s weekend of events to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee. There really was something for everybody of all ages. I managed to go to nearly all the events over the weekend. How lucky is that, not to have to leave the village all weekend because there was so much to occupy us with! And for those who only wanted to, or were only able to get to one event that was also fine. People really were able to dip in and out as they pleased, no commitment was needed unlike in other villages where I believe tickets needed to be bought in advance. What a unique village we have, everything was laid on by the village for everybody to enjoy. Apart from me baking a couple of cakes for the tea on Sunday and taking our food for the Proms and Picnic it was a all provided. I’m not sure who we need to thank for the materials for the flag making, the refreshments provided, the champagne, the medals for the children’s races, and of course the pork rolls at the Beacon lighting, but THANK YOU!! I know there was a Jubilee committee who were mainly in charge of running the weekends events, but I won’t mention names in the fear of missing somebody out! Like all these things I’m sure husbands and in fact whole families of those committee members also got ‘ roped in ’, so thank you to everybody who helped however large or small your contribution, you know who you are! Poulshot did a fantastic job of making it a truly memorable weekend that I’m sure we’ll be talking about for years to come especially our Saturday night in the Green Gardens trying to avoid getting renched in the non stop rain, as only us Brits would do!! It was a great turn out despite the weather. Thank you. Rachel Hues CHURCH SERVICES JULY 2012 �POULSHOT, SEEND AND BULKINGTON Sunday 1 July 8.00 am 9.30 am 11.15 am 3.00 pm 6.00 pm Sunday 8 July 8.00 am 9.30 am 11.15 am 4.30 pm 6.00 pm Sunday 15 July 8.00 am 9.30 am 11.15 am 6.00 pm Sunday 22 July 8.00 am 9.30 am 11.15 am 6.00 pm Sunday 29 July 8.00 am 10.00 am Sunday 5 August 8.00 am 9.30 am 11.15 am 6.00 pm Holy Communion All Age Worship All Age Worship Drum Head Service Parish Communion Seend Bulkington Seend Lye Field, Seend Poulshot Holy Communion Matins Parish Communion 2Church4T Evensong Seend Poulshot Seend Bulkington Bulkington Holy Communion Parish Communion Parish Communion Evensong Seend Bulkington Seend Poulshot Holy Communion Family Communion Family Communion Parish Communion Seend Poulshot Seend Bulkington Holy Communion Benefice Service Seend Seend Holy Communion All Age Worship All Age Worship Parish Communion Seend Bulkington Seend Poulshot �From the Vicar - Maureen’s Ramblings…… I am writing this at the end of the weekend of celebrations for the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee and I have had a wonderful time! I enjoyed all the local events I attended; I loved the River Pageant, (especially as I saw it in the warmth of my own home!); I enjoyed the Concert in the Mall (mmm… Grace Jones is 2 years older than me – maybe I should take up the hula hoop!?) And I loved the Service of Thanksgiving in St. Paul’s Cathedral. The Christian faith is so obviously important to the Queen and she finds courage, strength, comfort and hope in Jesus. In one of her Christmas broadcasts she said, “For me the teachings of Christ and my own personal accountability before God provide a framework in which I try to lead my life. I, like so many of you, have drawn great comfort in difficult times from Christ’s words and example.” And she has known difficult times. Despite all the wealth and the privileges, the Queen has suffered as we all suffer. She lost her father when in her twenties. She has buried her mother and her younger sister. She experienced the tragic murder of her friend and confidante, Lord Mountbatten and suffered with her children as they experienced painful and broken relationships. She too has seen loved ones go off to war, some who never returned – her pain, sadness and anxiety all lived out in public view. She has said, “I know just how much I rely on my own faith to guide me through the good times and the bad. Each day is a new beginning, I know that the only way to live my life is to try to do what is right, to take the long view, to give of my best in all that the day brings, to put my trust in God and to find in him a source of strength and courage.” Yes! Celebration and thanksgiving are good for me! And what a summer we still have to look forward to – full of hope and optimism, and hopefully more celebration and thanksgiving! Although I am not an avid football fan I hope that England will win Euro 2012 and that Andy Murray will win Wimbledon. I also hope that the Olympics will be wonderful in every way – a great celebration of youth and sporting achievement and of the ability that we have in this country to put on a spectacular event. Celebration and thanksgiving, hope and optimism are so important for all of us. Whenever I read the newspaper or watch the TV news my heart sinks a little as I acknowledge the darkness and sinfulness of the world, and the pain and suffering that so many endure. I fight off feelings of despair and hopeless with my Christian belief in the power of the human spirit to overcome all things; my belief in the goodness within �human beings and communities that so often shines out in the darkness; my belief in the power of love to heal the pain of human sin, to drive out our fear and to open eyes clouded in despair. It is love alone that can face being nailed to a cross and yet rise to greater glory. As the Queen has experienced, it is God’s love that gives me a sense of optimism about the present and hope for the future. I see evidence of love and goodness everywhere and though it can be wounded it will not be destroyed. So I’m going to celebrate all the good things that this summer will bring and, with the Queen, I’m going to put my trust in God and to find in him a source of strength and courage. The Revd. Maureen Allchin News from The Raven Inn… Well, what a week we had! The Jubilee Celebrations, organised by the village, were fantastic. As usual, Nathalie and I were working for most of it, but we managed to attend the Monday evening celebrations with the lighting of the beacon fire. It was a great evening and the rain held off – and what a magnificent fire! Long after the other beacons we could see had dwindled, our fire was burning good and strong. Well done to all involved. The weather has been mixed (and that's being polite!) and because of this we've put a few warming dishes on the menu, including Roast Belly Pork and next week, Caribbean Mutton Curry – for those of you who have not tried this, it really is quite special and unlike any Indian Curry, with special spices from Guyana and flavoured with scotch bonnet chillies which give it a kick and loads of flavour. The planning for the Horses' Holiday Weekend is in full swing. The first confirmed booking is for the afternoon of Sunday 5th August. We have booked Serenade, a trio who play swing music, featuring music from “The Rat Pack” and other laid back tunes. To go with this we will be serving Cream Teas, Strawberries & Cream, Pimms and plenty of bubbly. Music starts at 3pm and it promises to be a great way to spend a summer afternoon. Well, let's all hope for some sunny weather soon and hope that England can overcome injuries and do well in the Euros – although I don't hold out much hope for either! Cheers, Jerry and the team at The Raven � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Village Magazine Description An account of the resource PDF versions of the Village Magazine distributed between 2004 and Present. 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Title A name given to the resource Poulshot Village News July 2012 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 01/07/2012 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Poulshot Village News Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Poulshot Village News PVN Village News https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/org.poulshotvillagearchive/original/f268d5c8d8504ed7148c4a9b28bc03b1.pdf ed4a2805949e59b35194ed74ed5d017a PDF Text Text The Raven Inn Telephone 01380 828 271 www.ravenpoulshot.co.uk Bookings Advisable Open for lunch and dinner every day Lunch served from 12 noon until 2.30 p.m. & Dinner from 6:30pm till 9 p.m. SEE INSIDE FOR SPECIAL EVENTS �Poulshot Village News The PVN is put together and distributed free to all houses in the village. Contributions, reports, opinions and articles are very much welcomed. While we will always aim to include all shades of opinion and interest, we reserve the right to select and edit where appropriate. We also aim to provide a network and record of what’s going on in the village, as fully as possible, so please let us know if there is anything that you would like publicised in advance or reported on afterwards.. Contact us e-mail – poulshotnews@btinternet.com ; Contributions for next issue by 20th of the month please Advertising Poulshot Village News is happy to accept adverts, indeed relies on them to fund production costs. Publication of an advert does not constitute an endorsement for that product or service. Adverts may be taken as a full, half or quarter page, at a cost of £40/£25/£15 respectively, to run for the full year of the magazine (10 issus). Subscribing to an advert in the magazine will automatically get you a listing on the Poulshot web site - www.poulshot.org.uk Poulshot Web Pages (The World Looking At Poulshot) WWW.POULSHOT.ORG.UK Email to:webmaster@poulshot.org.uk �Do you need help with Self Assessment Taxation Business Plans Presentation to Banks Contact Gordon Lawrence Chartered Accountant 30, The Pound, Bromham Tel: Devizes 850294 Free Initial Consultation �Reconditioned Laptops Before you buy that budget laptop give me a call. I have quality used Dell and Toshiba laptops available from £220. Some cheaper ones from £100 New/used tower and desktop PCs and screens All PC and laptop repairs welcomed HELP! Owen Burton 07765 774908 Seend Cleeve wigglybus@yahoo.co.uk �POULSHOT LODGE FARM SHOP Poulshot Lodge Farm Shop opened in July 2010 proudly selling our own home reared beef, as well as locally sourced pork, lamb and poultry. All the meat is butchered on site by our own full time butcher. 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Renée Coulson Churchwardens Mrs Paulette Bremner-Milne Mrs Janet James PCC Secretary –Mrs Kate Amery PCC Members – 827285 828527 724944 827172 Mr Nicholas Hunloke (Treasurer) - Lady Kate Hunloke (Deanery Synod) Mrs Angela Bullen - Mr Chris Saunders - Mrs Dankay Cleverley - Mrs Joyce Arnold (Deanery Synod) - Mr Brian James Organist – Mrs P De Belle Parish council Chairman – Mr Nicholas Hunloke - Mrs Maggie Goodenough Clerk 828333 730583 Members - Mrs Sue Aldridge – Mr Joe Baber – Mr Geoff Collett (Vice Chairman) – Mr Steve Housby – Mr Nicholas Hunloke – Mr Malcolm Nixon - Mr Tim Nixon Local Councillors Kennet District Cllr Jonathan Seed 850 696 e-mail jonathon.seed@wiltshire.gov.uk. Farmers Club Mr Richard Francis 828232 Poulshot Ladies Club Lady Kate Hunloke 828333 Village Hall – Chris Saunders 827290 Bookings - Joyce or Brian Arnold 828833 Village Trust – Chairman - Mr Nicholas Hunloke 828333 Secretary - Mr Tim Coleman 827095 Members - Mr Ray Josey (Vice-chairman) – Mr Brian James (Treasurer) – Mrs Denise Josey (Archivist) Neighbourhood Watch – Mr Tim Coleman 827095 �TOWNSEND FARMHOUSE Comfortable B and B in Poulshot Excellent facilities in Grade 2 listed building with full English breakfasts and ample car-parking space E-mail marygracebrothers@gmail.com Telephone 01380 828221 When friends and relations wish to visit and you are unable to put them up for the night book them to stay at Townsend Farmhouse B and B Discounts offered for bookings made by local residents Poulshot Village Hall Available for meetings, functions, clubs and private parties Booking fees Village activities - £5 an hour Outside users - £8 an hour All bookings for the hall are being taken by Mobile Joyce Library orVan Brian Arnold on 828833 �The Mobile Library in The Raven Inn car-park Mondays 11 – 11.30 a.m. Notice to all parishioners In the case of a flood emergency within the village aqua sacs (sand bags) are available from the parish council. In the first instance please contact Councillor Geoff Collett on 07736 160 039 Or any of your council membersNotice to all parishioners In the case of a flood emergency within the village aqua sacs (sand bags) are available from the parish council. In the first instance please contact Councillor Geoff Collett on 07736 160 039 or any of your council members The Raven Inn, Poulshot Join the club and be kept updated with news and events at The Raven. E-mail your contact details to theraveninnpoulshot@yahoo.co and join the club! �You are not alone Paul Johnson Counselling Affordable counselling in Bradford-on-Avon £25 per session. Helping you to:  feel better about yourself and your life  gain i  nsight into the roots of your unhappiness  make lasting changes in how you live your life and relate to others. Telephone 07512 103155 (confidential voicemail) www.pauljohnsoncounselling.net Do you have some spare time and require a small job driving helping vulnerable people then this information may be on interest to you? Devizes & District PHAB Charity No 282543 MINIBUS DRIVER WANTED Devizes Area With clean car D1 driving licence £ 7.30 per hour. 4 weeks holiday plus bank holidays 4½ to 6½ hours a week. Casual work - transporting elderly and people with disabilities. Further details Contact Michael Braund Tel 01380-870274. Email mcbraund.phab@btinternet.com Devizes PHAB wish you all our best wishes for the New year, and if anyone is interested to learn more about PHAB and what it does please do contact me Michael Braund Tel 01380 – 870274 or email mcbraund.phab@btinternet.com �Courtyard Surgery Patients Participation Group We are aiming to contact a wide demographic range of our patients. The intention is to develop discussions from time to time (not necessarily at meetings, but via specific questionnaires) about various topics which might have an impact on patient care at GP level, so that we can provide the best possible service to th our patients. If you would be interested in joining the group, via post or email, please contact the Surgery for more details, on 01380 813300 or focs.courtyard@nhs.net WANTED URGENTLY BRIC-A-BRAC DOROTHY HOUSE CHARITY SHOP High Street Devizes Please turn out your cupboards and let us have any knickknacks, or odds and ends you no longer want - either deliver to the Shop or call Dot on 01380 828064 to arrange collection. Martina’s house Cleaning Services Is cleaning and ironing taking up your valuable time? best price in this area for a perfect job! 10 years experience – 5 years training in 5* hotels Fully insured Call Martina on 07859 818198 �Andrew Leigh Member, Guild of Master Sweeps Proprietor WEST COUNTRY SWEEPS Domestic and Commercial Chimney Services Tel: 07545 822109 email: andrewleightf@gmail.com Ladies club activities for 2012 June 20th (Wednesday) - Lavender farm visit including a talk, Ploughmans supper and drink (Audrey) July 17th - Heale house trip (Kate) August 21st – Rounders on the Green and picnic. September 18th - Skittles (Penny) October- date to be confirmed, our trip to Worton Ladies. November 20th - in village hall 7.30 Chocolates and bags/ scarves in time for Christmas. December 13th – Christmas dinner at the Raven. �SEEND AND DISTRICT GARDENING CLUB Our first get together since the AGM was a visit by a select group to Exbury on April 28th. The weather was dampish but we were able to enjoy the gardens and caught the last of the daffodils together with magnolias and azaleas and the start of the rhododendrons. We all recommend the restaurant as well. Those of us who paid in advance for the train were given a free return ticket for the gardens for the Autumn and we think we will try and make it another joint trip for those who are interested in returning. Thanks to Carole for organising this trip. The next one will be the evening walk around Rowdeford garden on June 12th followed by a pub supper. If you put your name on the list for this you should by now have received information and menus. If not please let Sue know. There is also time to add your name to the list if you wish to come after all. There are spaces on the list for Hinton Ampner and Hilliers on14th July. Any queries on that one to Jackie on 828454. Please support our stall at the church fete coming up soon. Plants and helpers are both needed as usual. Don’t forget to nurture your fuschia entry for the flower show. Mine is doing really well and is in flower already although I’m not sure if it should be! Sue. Poulshot Ladies May event. On Tuesday 15th May Poulshot Ladies were entertained by Mr Peter Dolbear. Mr Dolbear paints local landscapes in bright watercolours. We watched enthralled as time and time again he created wonderful effects using extreme colour, lots of water and bold brush strokes. Each time we thought he’d ruined his painting before our eyes, but were amazed to find the opposite. He even paints with his eyes closed.! It looks easy, and can be- if only we can let go and be brave enough. If more encouragement is needed he has a workshop in the village hall on 11th and 12 of June, please contact Nicki Kaye telephone 07594 661943. So if you suddenly spot lots of us waving paint brushes around the village you’ll know why! Jean �‘The Badgers’ Worton and Cheverell F.C. http://www.wortonandcheverellfc.co.uk/ Annual Fun and Presentation Day – as previously announced this will be held on Saturday 16th June at the Great Cheverell Pavilion. The format is slightly different this year, with the event starting around 16.00 pm, with presentations around 17.30 pm followed by various events throughout the evening: with music/local bands, and with food and drink available. Similar to last year there will be camping available overnight – so please inform your Manager in advance on attendance for our planning purposes. Cup updates: U11s played their Cup Final at Chippenham Town FC in early May, against Melksham United ‘A. The Badgers did not start too well, but a couple of great saves from James Black kept the team in the game. Melksham continued to press and did take the lead after 20 minutes. Some excellent defending by Simon Gale meant a tight battle continued with both teams pressing forward. It was however, when the Badgers started to take risks in going forward that the opponents added two late goals despite the heroics of the defence and goalkeeper. A great days’ experience for the boys – well done. Both the U11 team and Under 8 have been selected to play in the Mid Wilts League Fair Play award exhibition match. This is due a fantastic display of sportsmanship through the season. The Under 8 team will play Melksham United, and Under 11s will play Trowbridge Town Youth Other news: With the Season now coming to a close, the Club in most age groups are seeking new members for next season, for which we would encourage you to contact the relevant age group coach whose contact details appear on the club website. The current U14 age group (and next years U15), are seeking a coach for next season. As with many aspects to this local Club, this is on a voluntary basis, for the benefit of the children. Without such voluntary support the Club and teams would not survive. Steve Dagnall 01380-727976 100 Club May Results 1st Prize Jim Aldridge £25 2nd Prize Michael Hues £15 3rd Prize Ivor Butler £10 100 Club June Results 1st Prize Jane Macleod £25 2nd Goeff Collett £15 3rd Pat Stevens £10 �Pastoral letter – June 2012 What a wealth of things we’ve had to look forward to already this year, in the shape of our Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. I’ve been triply blessed because I’m spreading myself between the many wonderful celebrations being held in each of our three parishes. I especially hope that it will be an occasion the children will have lasting and fond memories of these amazing and historical events for the rest of their lives – let alone the rest of us! To celebrate the Diamond Jubilee, the Bible Society is inviting us to say ‘thank you’ to our "Diamond Geezer". In the Bible, Jubilee was a special year when wrongs were forgiven and debts written off. So in this very special Jubilee year, the Society is asking Christians across the country: ‘who are you indebted to?’ It could be an old school teacher, a midwife who delivered a baby or someone who prayed steadfastly for you – just someone to whom you feel ‘indebted’ because of their kindness and help. I can see absolutely no reason why this idea should be just targeted towards Christians though. Surely we all have someone to thank for the difference they’ve made in our life? With our busy lives it's often easier to text or e:mail a quick ‘thank you’ but wouldn’t it be great to take the time and hand-write a letter to that person to thank them for everything they’ve done. After all, don’t we all appreciate a ‘thank you’ card? Go on, why not go for it – you might be surprised to see what a difference it will make! I don’t know about you, though – certainly I wouldn’t be able to limit such sentiments to just one person. There are so many people to whom I owe huge thanks – all the people of our parishes (you!), for example, who greet me with a sunny smile and spare the time to chat and share with me their joys and their concerns - all the people who look after our churches, in particular our churchwardens, but also those who serve on church councils, and all who just keep the buildings looking beautiful in so many different ways – the entries in the visitors’ books only give a passing nod to just how much all that work is appreciated by them. And I think this is borne out by the fact that we had 16 weddings booked this year! For me, however, there are way too many people to write to individually so, please, would you all accept this note as my thanks to you for your loving support? ... but in all this let’s not forget the only one to whom ALL thanks and praise are due. I speak (write), of course, about our Lord Jesus Christ. We’ve just held an open air Rogation service at Little Thornham �Farm, by kind permission of the Haines family. We were so blessed with the weather – sunny and warm. We were surrounded by beautiful countryside, cows and lambs. It was a true joy to give thanks to our Creator God for all our blessings in such surroundings, as indeed we continue to do, week by week, in our beautiful churches, and in great company. Praise the Lord indeed! I count my blessings every day. May you know His blessings too. ………… Renée Church lunch at Bulkington The church hosted Bulkington lunch takes place on Wednesday, 6th June, 2012 at 12.15 at The Well. Everyone in the village is welcome. It is a great village occasion with a good value two course meal for £12.00 a head. Contact Jane Coles in advance for the menu (828145). Wednesday Group 13th June At the next meeting, in the Village Hall on 13th June, we will consider the following headline from the Daily Telegraph of 24th April: ‘Archbishop faces losing global role’. (As originally proposed for the 9th May – unfortunately cancelled). The first paragraph of the article sets the scene. ‘The Archbishop of Canterbury should be stripped of his role as head of the worldwide Anglican Church, leaders representing 40 million worshippers said yesterday.’ The meeting, held in London, comprised church leaders from Africa, the Americas and Australia, and based their conclusions on, among other things, the present system being based on the British Empire, turning Christianity merely into a movement for social betterment and that the Church in England had failed to provide adequate leadership – quite a charge sheet! What do we think? Do they have a point? What would be the impact on the Church in England of such a change? �Support THE WILTSHIRE AIR AMBULANCE On Wednesday 20th June 2012 from 6pm onwards Take a Trip Down Memory Lane with THE LACKHAM VINTAGE SOCIETY who will be gathering on POULSHOT VILLAGE GREEN Poulshot, Nr. Devizes, Wiltshire with a display of vintage vehicles Anyone wishing to bring a vintage vehicle along will be most welcome. A raffle will be held with all proceeds going to The Wiltshire Air Ambulance If you would like to donate a raffle prize, please bring it along on the night or take it to Keith and Pauline Day at 39.The Green, Poulshot, Devizes, Wiltshire. Refreshments will be available. Free Admission ALL ENQUIRIES TO KEITH & PAULINE DAY 01380 828459 Wiltshire Citizens Advice In the current economic climate and with the major changes to the benefit system the demand for our service is ever increasing. Last year we dealt with over 75,000 enquiries from our clients across Wiltshire and we expect this number to rise over the next year. With this in mind we need to recruit more volunteers for a number of roles within Wiltshire Citizens Advice. To find out more about the value of volunteering come to one of our open days: Devizes: Wednesday 13th June 2012 10.30am-12.30pm - New Park Street Salisbury: Wednesday 13th June 2012 1.00pm – 3.00pm - 18 College Street Trowbridge: Thursday 14th June 2012 10.30am – 12.30pm - 1 Mill Street Chippenham: Friday 15th June 10.30am – 12.30pm - 3 Avon Roach Monkton Hill �Further details: Email: volunteer@cabwiltshire.org.uk Web address: www.cabwiltshire.org.uk Advice: www.adviceguide.org.uk Bowood Charity Dog Show & Summer Fair with the Tractor Ted Farmshow. Sunday 10th June 2012, 10am to 5pm This will be the 7th Bowood Charity Dog Show and Summer Fair, started by the Marchioness of Lansdowne to raise funds for local charities (£132,000 to date). The ethos of the show has always been to provide an event for all the family - a great day out, whether or not you have a dog; and Bowood House and Gardens is the perfect location. One of the important parts of the day is the Dog Show, comprising family and fun classes, with companion classes for pedigree dogs, all being held under Kennel Club rules. There are also displays, attractions, shopping, children’s activities, food & drink stands and lots more. Without doubt this will be BEST SHOW EVER and what's more you can save a big 25% on tickets by booking in advance - CALL 01373 834500 or visit www.tractorland.co.uk BUCKINGHAM PALACE TRIP Thursday 6th September 2012 This special day trip to London which is open to all family and friends within the benefice,is to visit the State rooms at Buckingham Palace and to see an exhibition of "Diamonds : A jubilee Celebration", There are a few places remaining and if you would like to join us the closing date is the 14th July at the latest and it will not be possible to apply after this. Tickets for this event are £16.50 + return travel by coach from Seend. It will leave at 0730hrs (not 0830 as previously stated) from Dial Close. A letter with further details and a request for payment will be sent before the end of June to those who have applied for tickets Please contact Tina Yockney 01380 827139 as soon as possible to book your place. Thank you. �Jubilee Wall Hanging Among the events being planned for Her Majesty The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, the Poulshot Ladies Club have decided to create a wall hanging for the Village Hall, encapsulating life in the Village in 2012. We would like the whole of Poulshot to be involved with making it, men, women and children. We would like you to make something as below:  No bigger than 6’’x6’’ or 30cmx30cm  Any colours  Any shape  Any subject, but not the main buildings, ie the church, the pub and the village hall. Examples of subjects could be your house, your pet, your family, local flowers, trees, events in the village etc.  Any media, ie cross stitch, tent stitch, knitting, felting, painting on fabric, collage etc We would aim to accept everything, provided there is space. Please could we have your contribution by the end of July. The whole would be made up by the ladies below in a way that incorporates everything contributed. This could be an amazing piece of work, which will hang proudly in the Village Hall for years to come. Please be in touch with one of the names below if you would like to be involved or for more info. Joyce Arnold 828833 Jean Perrett 828695 Yvonne Baber 828127 Jackie Pohnert 827046 �POULSHOT FEAST 2012 and HOPE FOR TOMORROW Following the success of the Poulshot Feast in September 2010, we intend to hold another celebration of the life of our village this year. The date is Saturday 8 September 2012 1.0pm - 5.00pm As before, the aim of the Feast is for everyone to share in and celebrate the life of the village and the surrounding area. There is so much going on in the village, and we have so much to be thankful for, that it is fitting for us to get together and celebrate. The activities and events will be free, so that you can join in and try as many as time allows. However, we are mindful of those much less fortunate than us, so we hope people will donate generously in support of our chosen charity, which is HOPE FOR TOMORROW. Much has been done in the village already for this deserving cause which provides support and treatment for cancer patients, but there is so much more that needs to be done, and the charity will make full use of all the money we can raise. Planning is already under way for the Feast, but if you have any ideas for inclusion, or are willing to be involved in any way at all, please contact one of those named at the end of this article. At the moment, the main event will be in the afternoon on the Green for the demonstrations, activities, exhibits, and games; in the Village Hall for displays and refreshments; and in the Hunloke Hall for the friendly competitions. In the evening, there will be a simple Feast supper in the Village Hall (with a modest charge to cover costs); and on the Sunday morning we conclude with a celebratory service in the Hunloke Hall. If you have any suggestions how to add to or develop these ideas, please let one of us know. We look forward to hearing from you, and will keep you informed of the plans in forthcoming editions of the Village News. Jim Aldridge 828632 Brian/Joyce Arnold 828833 Gill Coleman 827095 Jean Perrrett 828695 Dankay Cleverly 827242 Mandy Housby 828464 Kate Hunloke 828333 Ray Josey 827010 �CHURCH SERVICES JUNE 2012 POULSHOT, SEEND AND BULKINGTON Sunday 3 June 8.00 am 9.30 am 11.15 am 6.00 pm Holy Communion Jubilee Service Jubilee Service Jubilee Service Seend Bulkington Seend Poulshot Sunday 10 June 8.00 am 9.30 am 11.15 am 4.30 pm 6.00 pm Holy Communion Matins Parish Communion 2Church4T Evensong Seend Poulshot Seend Bulkington Bulkington Sunday 17 June 8.00 am 9.30 am 11.15 am 6.00 pm Holy Communion Parish Communion Parish Communion Evensong Seend Bulkington Seend Poulshot Sunday 24 June 8.00 am 9.30 am 11.15 am 6.00 pm Holy Communion Family Communion Family Communion Parish Communion Seend Poulshot Seend Bulkington Sunday 1 July 8.00 am 9.30 am 11.15 am 6.00 pm Holy Communion All Age Worship All Age Worship Parish Communion Seend Bulkington Seend Poulshot �Diamond Jubilee Celebrations in Poulshot Fri 1st 11.30am Townsend Nursery’s Jubilee Lunch All welcome but ring Caroline Coles on 828436 if you would like to go. Sat 2nd 10.30am Flag making in the Village Hall for young and old. All materials will be available and refreshments provided. 7pm Proms and Picnic in the Green Gardens. Please bring your own picnics, drink, chairs, tables, rugs, torches etc. This will follow the normal pattern with music and dancing. All welcome, whatever age. Sun 3rd 1pm On TV Thames River Pageant, Putney to Tower Bridge,over 1000 boats and specially rigged up barges. High tide 12.51 3pm Old fashioned Tea in the Village Hall, sandwiches, cakes and Champagne. 4.30pm Photograph of all Villagers to be taken by Jim Nicholls in front of the Village Hall. 6pm Thanksgiving Service in St Peter’s Church. Revd Maureen Allchin is arranging this with readings and patriotic hymns. The church will already be decorated for the Flower Festival. Please go down and visit our beautiful church over the weekend. Mon 4th 2pm Wheelbarrow race. Please decorate a wheelbarrow, adults pushing children or other adults. Prizes for the most inventive. 2.30pm Children’s Sports 1950’s style Egg &Spoon etc 8pm at Barley Hill Farm, by courtesy of Ben and Charlie Hamilton. Fireworks and Jubilee Beacon. Lighting of Beacon around 10pm. There will be pork rolls from the BBQ but please bring your own drink. Also chairs or rugs. Loos provided. Tues 5th Bank Holiday Also going on in London: Thanksgiving Service in St Paul’s Cathedral Concert in Buckingham Palace Further info: Look online under Diamond Jubilee Mandy Housby 828464; Kate Hunloke 828333; Denise Josey 827010 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Village Magazine Description An account of the resource PDF versions of the Village Magazine distributed between 2004 and Present. Magazines are presented in PDF format with full-text indexing Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Poulshot Village News Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Poulshot Village News Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2004-Present Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Poulshot Village News Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Village Magazines Magazine Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Poulshot Village News June 2012 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 01/06/2012 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Poulshot Village News Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Poulshot Village News PVN Village News https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/org.poulshotvillagearchive/original/58230cca85042009334bf6f37e1b555b.pdf 48ebea72f28d417d25835d4bbb83637c PDF Text Text The Raven Inn Telephone 01380 828 271 www.ravenpoulshot.co.uk Bookings Advisable Open for lunch and dinner every day Lunch served from 12 noon until 2.30 p.m. & Dinner from 6:30pm till 9 p.m. SEE INSIDE FOR SPECIAL EVENTS �Poulshot Village News The PVN is put together and distributed free to all houses in the village. Contributions, reports, opinions and articles are very much welcomed. While we will always aim to include all shades of opinion and interest, we reserve the right to select and edit where appropriate. We also aim to provide a network and record of what’s going on in the village, as fully as possible, so please let us know if there is anything that you would like publicised in advance or reported on afterwards.. Contact us e-mail – poulshotnews@btinternet.com ; Contributions for next issue by 20th of the month please Next issue – beginning of March Advertising Poulshot Village News is happy to accept adverts, indeed relies on them to fund production costs. Publication of an advert does not constitute an endorsement for that product or service. Adverts may be taken as a full, half or quarter page, at a cost of £40/£25/£15 respectively, to run for the full year of the magazine (10 issus). Subscribing to an advert in the magazine will automatically get you a listing on the Poulshot web site - www.poulshot.org.uk Poulshot Web Pages (The World Looking At Poulshot) WWW.POULSHOT.ORG.UK Email to:webmaster@poulshot.org.uk �Do you need help with Self Assessment Taxation Business Plans Presentation to Banks Contact Gordon Lawrence Chartered Accountant 30, The Pound, Bromham Tel: Devizes 850294 Free Initial Consultation �Reconditioned Laptops Before you buy that budget laptop give me a call. I have quality used Dell and Toshiba laptops available from £220. Some cheaper ones from £100 New/used tower and desktop PCs and screens All PC and laptop repairs welcomed HELP! Owen Burton 07765 774908 Seend Cleeve wigglybus@yahoo.co.uk �POULSHOT LODGE FARM SHOP Poulshot Lodge Farm Shop opened in July 2010 proudly selling our own home reared beef, as well as locally sourced pork, lamb and poultry. All the meat is butchered on site by our own full time butcher. As well as our tasty meats we also offer fruit and vegetables, eggs, cheeses, chutneys, bread, our own delicious range of homemade meals and much more. We pride ourselves in the fact that everything is sourced as locally as possible. So why not call in to see us, reduce your food miles, be sure of 100% food trace ability and enjoy the delicious taste that goes with it! All at very competitive prices. Opening Times- Tues, Wed, Thurs 10am-5pm, Fri 10am-6pm, Sat 9am-4pm Poulshot Lodge Farm, Poulshot, Devizes Wiltshire,SN10 1RQ Tel 01380 827202, post@poulshotlodgefarm.co.uk www.poulshotlodgefarm.co.uk . 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Perry Landscape Services Can help you with..... Planting; Garden Design; Pond Maintenance; Fencing; Decking; Patios; General Garden Maintenance; Lawn Cutting; Hedge cutting; Garden Designs; Leaf Collection, and more Please call Dean on Tel: 01225 712274 Mobile 07771838195 E-mail: vzdy@hotmail.com Web: www.perrylandscapeservices.co.uk FREE NO OBLIGATION QUOTATIONS NO JOB TOO BIG OR TOO SMALL Trevor Hale NPTC Certified (arb) Fully Insured Tree Surgery Covering All Aspects Including Chipping Stump Grinding & Hedging 07737934777 Local Professional Reliable Service www.wiltshiretreesurgery.co.uk �Andrew Goodfield Woodwork Devizes, Road, Rowde, Wiltshire Carpentry, Joinery Free-standing and built-in cabinets cupboards and wardrobes Free estimate Telephone: 01380 722067 e-mail:apgoodfield@tiscali.co.u k www.apgwoodwork.co.uk JOIN US AND SAVE MONEY - on your supply of domestic heating oil delivered to your door. As an established group with members along the Pewsey Vale we can supply to you direct. With the price of oil increasing, we will get you a discounted price every time! Interested? Call Chris on 01380 818724 or e-mail jcm3777@hotmail.com �Holiday Let ”Sanditoes” Saundersfoot Near Tenby, Pembrokeshire, Wales Detached comfortable bungalow with private garden 2 double and 1 twin room, 10 minute walk from the beach or shops. Wonderful Area Bookings all year round, Prices from £30 a night: low season. Contact Jean or Royden on 01380 828695 perrettr@btinternet.com You can view some photos at www.sanditoes.co.uk �! IMW OFFICE SERVICES LTD Personal Tax Assessments Clubs/Societies – Independent Reviews Small Company Accounts, VAT Payroll, Book-keeping Typing Contact Ian Wheeler Tel: 07813 777710 e-mail : wheeler.potterne@virgin.net �The Tranquil Moment Health and Beauty clinic The Tranquil Moment health and beauty clinic is set in the beautiful village of Poulshot, just 2 miles from Devizes. We offer flexible appointments to suit you, and tailor treatments to your requirements. The salon is completely private, with easy parking. We are now offering the latest Ultrasound hair removal treatment, a painless alternative to electrolysis without the use of needles, there are no restrictions with this treatment, all hair colours and skin types. No skin reaction. Clinically proven. Other treatments available • Decleor facials and body treatments • Waxing •OPI manicure and pedicure • Hollywood Lashes • Microdermabrasion (pay for 7 get 8th free) • Sports Massage and Injury clinic • CACI non surgical face lift • Hot stone massage • Semi-permanent make-up • Eyelash/ eyebrow tinting • Xen tan Visit our website for other offers. All Credit & Debit cards accepted. Loyalty Card System. Follow us on Facebook. The Tranquil Moment Health and Beauty Clinic The Old Stables, Middle Green Farm, The Green, Poulshot, Devizes SN10 1RT 01380 828297 24 hour answerphone tranquilmoment@live.co.uk www.tranquilmoment.co.uk ��DEVIZES HOME & GARDEN MAINTENANCE Hunters Moon, Bath Rd,Devizes,Wilts,SN10 1PH Hedge - Grass Cutting Lawn Treatment - Scarification Weed Control – General Gardening Landscaping – Garden Clearance Sheds – All Types of Fencing & Gates Ponds – Pond maintenance – Water Features Decking – Patios - Graveling Regular, Weekly & Monthly Contracts Interior & Exterior painting and decorating General Property Maintenance Free Quotations – Fully insured Tel: Jon on 01380 720969 Mobile: 07778043330 Email: Jon@devizeshomeandgarden.co.uk �PSW Premier Tiling Services Local professional tiling service for:-  Kitchens  Bathrooms  Conservatories  Underfloor heating installed All work is fully in sured and guaranteed. Please call 01380 721978/07855 947039 or e-mail pswpremiertiling@gmail.com for help or information. COOKS ORCHARD BEAUTY Qualified & insured Massage and Beauty Therapist. Massage: Hot stones massage, Thai style massage, Deep tissue, Swedish.Manicures, pedicures, Paraffin wax treatment, Waxing tinting, Facials, Hopi ear candles. Pamper/Hen parties catered for. Vouchers available. Visit Cooks orchard, or I’ll come to you. Call Nicky on: 07711652568 �To let North Cornish Holiday Cottage sleeps 6 – 8 , fully equipped cottage and large garden with summerhouse and parking. Holidays and short breaks For further details contact Bo Miles-Hobbs on 01380 813902 bomileshobbs@btinternet.com www.helemillcottage.co.uk Yoga With Ginny 1st Devizes Scout Hall, Southbroom Road SN10 5AB. All abilities welcome 01380 729955 yogawithginny@gmail.com www.yogawithginny.co.uk �St Peter’s Church - Village Contacts Priest in Charge - Revd. Renée Coulson 827285 Churchwardens Mrs Paulette Bremner-Milne Mrs Janet James PCC Secretary –Mrs Kate Amery PCC Members – 828527 724944 827172 Mr Nicholas Hunloke (Treasurer) - Lady Kate Hunloke (Deanery Synod) - Mrs Angela Bullen - Mr Chris Saunders - Mrs Dot Wood - Mrs Joyce Arnold (Deanery Synod) - Mr Brian James Organist – Mrs P De Belle Parish council Chairman – Mr Nicholas Hunloke Clerk - post currently vacant - 828333 Meembers - Mrs Sue Aldridge – Mr Joe Baber – Mr Geoff Collett (Vice Chairman) – Mr Steve Housby – Mr Nicholas Hunloke – Mr Malcolm Nixon - Mr Tim Nixon Local Councillors Kennet District Cllr Jonathan Seed 850 696 e-mail jonathon.seed@wiltshire.gov.uk. Farmers Club Mr Richard Francis 828232 Mother and Toddler Group Mrs Clair Waldron 828602 Poulshot Ladies Club Lady Kate Hunloke 828333 Village Hall – Chris Saunders 827290 Bookings - Joyce or Brian Arnold 828833 828333 Village Trust – Chairman - Mr Nicholas Hunloke Secretary - Mr Tim Coleman 827095 Members - Mr Ray Josey (Vice-chairman) – Mr Brian James (treasurer) – Mrs Pam Langton (Archivist �TOWNSEND FARMHOUSE Comfortable B and B in Poulshot Excellent facilities in Grade 2 listed building with full English breakfasts and ample car-parking space E-mail marygracebrothers@gmail.com Telephone 01380 828221 When friends and relations wish to visit and you are unable to put them up for the night book them to stay at Townsend Farmhouse B and B Discounts offered for bookings made by local residents Poulshot Village Hall Available for meetings, functions, clubs and private parties Booking fees Village activities - £5 an hour Outside users - £8 an hour All bookings for the hall are being taken by Joyce or Brian Arnold on 828833 ��House for Sale - Eden Cottage, 54 Poulshot Road Lee and Pip are looking to sell their 3 bed semi-detached period property with pretty garden. If you are interested please call 01380 827047 for more information They would also be interested to hear of any small property/annexe available for private let – must be doggy friendly! www.54poulshotroad.com The Raven Inn, Poulshot Join the club and be kept updated with news and events at The Raven. E-mail your contact details to theraveninnpoulshot@yahoo.co and join the club! Do you have some spare time and require a small job driving helping vulnerable people then this information may be on interest to you? Devizes & District PHAB Charity No 282543 MINIBUS DRIVER WANTED Devizes Area With clean car D1 driving licence £ 7.30 per hour. 4 weeks holiday plus bank holidays 4½ to 6½ hours a week. Casual work - transporting elderly and people with disabilities. Further details Contact Michael Braund Tel 01380-870274. Email mcbraund.phab@btinternet.com Devizes PHAB wish you all our best wishes for the New year, and if anyone is interested to learn more about PHAB and what it does please do contact me Michael Braund Tel 01380 – 870274 or email mcbraund.phab@btinternet.com Courtyard Surgery Patients Participation Group �th WANTED URGENTLY BRIC-A-BRAC DOROTHY HOUSE CHARITY SHOP High Street Devizes Please turn out your cupboards and let us have any knick-knacks, or odds and ends you no longer want - either deliver to the Shop or call Dot on 01380 828064 to arrange collection. Martina’s house Cleaning Services Is cleaning and ironing taking up your valuable time? best price in this area for a perfect job! 10 years experience – 5 years training in 5* hotels Fully insured Call Martina on 07859 818198 �Andrew Leigh Proprietor WEST COUNTRY SWEEPS Domestic and Commercial Chimney Services Tel: 07545 822109 email: andrewleightf@gmail.com Ladies club activities for 2012 April 17th –Back by popular demand, entertaining talk on wine including sampling, in village hall 7.30 (Denise) May 15th – Watercolour Landscape painting demonstration by local artist Mr Dolbear; village Hall 7.30 (Jean) June 20th (Wednesday) - Lavender farm visit including a talk, Ploughmans supper and drink (Audrey) July 17th - Heale house trip (Kate) August 21st – Rounders on the Green and picnic. September 18th - Skittles (Penny) October- date to be confirmed, our trip to Worton Ladies. November 20th - in village hall 7.30 Chocolates and bags/ scarves in time for Christmas. December 13th – Christmas dinner at the Raven. �Devizes Area Committee CANCER RESEARCH UK COUNTRY HOUSE CAR BOOT SALE The local committee of Cancer Research UK is once again holding an upmarket Country House Car Boot Sale at Manor Farm, Stert (off A342) following the resounding success of the 2010 and 2011 events. It will be held on Saturday 19th May. A pitch costs £25 for any vehicle and must be prebooked and pre-paid. For further details, booking form et cetera, please visit www.devizescruk.org or call 07831 376688. Notice to all parishioners In the case of a flood emergency within the village aqua sacs (sand bags) are available from the parish council. In the first instance please contact Councillor Geoff Collett on 07736 160 039 Or any of your council members. The Mobile Library Van in The Raven Inn car-park Mondays 11 – 11.30 a.m. �Jubilee Wall Hanging Among the events being planned for Her Majesty The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, the Poulshot Ladies Club have decided to create a wall hanging for the Village Hall, encapsulating life in the Village in 2012. We would like the whole of Poulshot to be involved with making it, men, women and children. We would like you to make something as below:  No bigger than 6’’x6’’ or 30cmx30cm  Any colours  Any shape  Any subject, but not the main buildings, ie the church, the pub and the village hall. Examples of subjects could be your house, your pet, your family, local flowers, trees, events in the village etc.  Any media, ie cross stitch, tent stitch, knitting, felting, painting on fabric, collage etc We would aim to accept everything, provided there is space. Please could we have your contribution by the end of July. The whole would be made up by the ladies below in a way that incorporates everything contributed. This could be an amazing piece of work, which will hang proudly in the Village Hall for years to come. Please be in touch with one of the names below if you would like to be involved or for more info. Joyce Arnold 828833 Yvonne Baber 828127 Jean Perrett 828695 Jackie Pohnert 827046 �CHURCH SERVICES APRIL 2012 POULSHOT, SEEND AND BULKINGTON Sunday 1 April - PALM SUNDAY 8.00 am Holy Communion 9.30 am All Age Worship 11.15 am All Age Worship 6.00 pm Parish Communion Seend Bulkington Seend Poulshot Thursday 5 April - MAUNDY THURSDAY Passover Meal Bulkington Friday 6 April - GOOD FRIDAY 2.00 pm 1 hour before the Cross Poulshot Saturday 7 April - EASTER EVE 7.30 pm Service of Light Seend Sunday 8 April - EASTER DAY 8.00 am Holy Communion 9.30 am Family Communion 9.30 am Family Communion 11.15 am Parish Communion Seend Poulshot Bulkington Seend Sunday 15 April 8.00 am 9.30 am 11.15 am 6.00 pm Holy Communion Parish Communion Parish Communion Evensong Seend Bulkington Seend Poulshot Sunday 22 April 8.00 am 9.30 am 11.15 am 4.30 pm 6.00 pm Holy Communion Matins Parish Communion 2Church4T Evensong Seend Poulshot Seend Bulkington Bulkington Sunday 29 April 8.00 am 10.00 am Holy Communion Benefice Service Seend Bulkington �Thank you …. May I take this opportunity to thank everyone who contributed to making my ‘surprise’ Birthday Party such a wonderful occasion. The secret was kept wonderfully by everyone and I really had no idea what was in store for me when I went out for a meal with Janet on Saturday evening ! But an even bigger thank you to everyone who gave so generously to ‘Hope for Tomorrow’ I am thrilled to be able to tell you that your kind donations came to £630, and once this has been Gift Aided, the total will increase to almost £800.On behalf of the charity and myself, sincere thanks to everyone for their kindness. Brian James. Dogs in the Green Gardens I have received a complaint that some dog owners are either not clearing up their dogs’ messes or, if they are, they are leaving the plastic bags in the Green Gardens. In either case, not very pleasant for everyone else. I do not feel that signs are appropriate, let alone bag disposal bins – who is going to empty them? Not me! So could I ask those dog owners, whose behaviour is exemplary, to have a quiet word if they see owners who are ignoring their dog responsibilities. Thank you. Nicky Hunloke Chairman – Village Trust Philip Henshaw I wish to extend my heartfelt thanks to all those in Poulshot who attended Philip's funeral service and for their generous contributions to the collection for Cancer Research UK. In particular, I have to say that I have been overwhelmed by the messages of condolence and offers of support that I have received and I find it difficult to express how much they have helped me already and will continue to do so. Thank you all so much, Sue ��Draft plans for Diamond Jubilee Weekend in June 2012 Fri 1st 11.30am Townsend Nursery’s Jubilee Lunch. All welcome. Ring Caroline 828436 Sat 2nd 10.30am Flag making in the Village Hall for young & old 7pm Proms and Picnic in the Green Gardens. Sun 3rd 1pm On TV Thames River Pageant, Putney to Tower Bridge, specially rigged up barge. High tide 12.51 2pm Wheelbarrow race, decorated, adults and children 2.30pm Children’s Sports 1950’s style Egg &Spoon etc 4pm Old fashioned Tea, Cucumber sandwiches /Cake/Champagne - Help needed with cakes etc 5pm Photograph of all Villagers to be taken by Jim Nicholls in front of the Village Hall 6pm Thanksgiving Service in St Peter’s Church. Another idea is to hold a Street Party Grand Jubilee Lunch, with tables down the Green. This would be a BYO Lunch, using tables and chairs from the Village Hall. If anyone would like to organise this, could they let Mandy, Kate or Denise know - numbers below. Mon 4th Hog Roast/Fireworks/Beacon at Barley Hill Farm at 8pm. Lighting of Poulshot Beacon around 10pm. 2011 other beacons will be lit in turn. We will be told a time to light ours. Tues 5th Bank Holiday There will be a Flower Festival, with a Jubilee theme in the Church. Please let us know if you would like to help with this. �There has been a good response to the idea of the Wall Hanging for the Village Hall. Please start thinking about your contribution. Also going on in London: Thanksgiving Service in St Paul’s Cathedral Concert in Buckingham Palace Further info: Look online under Diamond Jubilee Plans will be finalised when any suggestions or comments are received. These will be warmly welcomed as we want to make the weekend a memorable one. Any offers of help will be gratefully received. Kate 828333 hunloke@onetel.com Mandy 828464 mandyhousby@btopenworld.com Denise 827010 raydenjosey@googlemail.com Community First As Wiltshire and Swindon ’s Rural Community Council and a registered charity, Community First works to reduce the barriers faced by rural communities, to tackle disadvantage and build stronger, more resilient and inclusive communities. Our work can be found in almost every parish and village in the county, bringing support to the most vulnerable people. Our rural villages and the people living in them, continue to be resilient, energetic and innovative in their determination to build stronger, inclusive local communities and Community First is equally committed to helping them. One of the ways you can support Community First's work is to become a member. Your membership fee will support the running of the charity and you will receive regular news and information about local rural community initiatives, events and volunteer support. You will also have a vote at the Community First AGM. �By becoming a member, you will also know that you are supporting our work and helping us to achieve stronger, inclusive and more sustainable rural communities for Wiltshire and Swindon. Membership runs from 1st April 2012 to 31st March 2013 and there are various rates which are shown on the attached form. A Standing Order form is also attached should you wish to pay your membership by this means. If you would like any further information, please do not hesitate to contact me. I do hope you can become a member of our charity and if you would like any further information, please do not hesitate to contact me. With kind regards, Lynn Gibson , Assistant Chief Executive Community First, Wyndhams, St.Joseph's Place, Devizes, SN10 1DD, Tel: 01380 722475 ext. 202 Fax: 01380 728476 Registered Charity No: 288117 The Wednesday Group The next Wednesday Group meeting will be in Wattle Cottage at 7.30pm on Wednesday 11th April. In the broader context of the Archbishop of Canterbury’s decision to stand down at the end of the year and all that that implies, we shall discuss the new Bishop of Salisbury’s recent public statement that the current position of the Church of England “does not meet the pastoral needs of people in our care”. Please let John Quinn (828501) know if you will be with us. �Ladies club woodturning event The Ladies club enjoyed listening to Mr Aitkin who told us about the history of woodturning. We had poems, a demonstration of turning several items including a vase, spinning tops, flowers and a beautiful honey drizzler -kindly donated to the raffle. We saw stunning turned items for sale some of which he parted with, which proves the ladies are for turning! Ladies club April event, partners welcome. Melsham area partnership board are sending a representative to Poulshot village hall on Tuesday 17th April at 7.30 We will find out what the partnership has to offer us in Poulshot. Possibly new transport links, projects and events. Items such as communication of local activities, enhancing pride in local area, adressing alcohol abuse,reducing childhood obesity, improving mens health and reducing teenage pregnancy. Reducing deprivation of preschool children, providing recreational areas for children. Increasing employment, offering work experience for young and unemployed. Reducing carbon emissions, protecting wildlife, enhancing appreciation of local river and promoting tourism. The board welcome volunteers, you can see why! Come and find out how this works, and spread the word. Wednesday Group �BENEFICE "BUZZZZ" GROUPS The informal discussion groups start this month. Please make a note in your diary and come and join us. Everyone is welcome - you don't need to be a churchgoer. You can dip in and out, attend any or indeed all of them, just as you wish! The groups offer a great way to hear what the church has to say about inner healing, to discuss the Bible readings from the previous Sunday, or what Christians actually believe, based on the Creed. Complete schedules of the talks have already been distributed to everyone on our church electoral rolls, and spare copies are available at the back of church - please help yourself. The first meetings are as follows: 17th April 7.15 Arrival and coffee, 7.30 start. Seend Vicarage. (Inner healing) "Where did I come from?" 30th April 6.00 Hunloke Hall, Poulshot (next to the Village Hall, on the Green) (Bible based) Acts 4 and John 10. 2nd May 7.30 4 Northfields, Bulkington (What do we believe?) "God, Father and King?" If you have difficulty in getting to a venue please let us know, and we will arrange transport. Pastoral letter – April 2012 We’re already over a quarter of the way through 2012 yet the cycle of violence and bad things happening to innocent people continues – notably Syria and Afghanistan – as well as in the Sudan, with which our Diocese of Salisbury is linked. The tragedy is – as with our young soldiers serving with the peace-keeping forces, those struck down by acts of violence and other disasters – that families who thought their children’s futures were all before them must now deal with a truth that no parent ought to face. There will be no future, no falling in love, no weddings, and no grandchildren. There is always a personal cost for the loved ones of those whose lives have been plucked short. It’s impossible to calculate the emotional and spiritual cost in each case. It’s perfectly natural and understandable to ask why such things happen ...why there is so �much evil in the world … why man and nature so overwhelms us at times, and destroys our lives... why do innocent people suffer? And just as inevitably, people ask “Where was God in the face of such evil?” These questions are as old as Job and are asked by the wisest people among us. People have tried to find the answer to suffering for years - and we continue to search for it. So what do we do in the face of monstrous works of evil, when God seems so far from us? Who is in control? Man? Or God? In many ways such tragedies seem eerily echoed in the story of Job. Families have had their lives wiped out by an evil act. They were hit hard. Now what? We do what Job did when he learned of his loss. We mourn. Did God make or allow such violence? No, He did not. Did God have some purpose in all this? No! Were the perpetrators greater sinners than us? NO! and NO again! The God we meet in John’s Gospel is Love. He’s no stranger to sorrow. Let’s remember the Easter message - that Jesus suffered, and died. But he was also raised on that glorious Easter morning. Where is He to be found? He is here. He is found in us when we serve Him and when we serve our neighbour. Of course we should mourn, but we should also turn to God – we are all part of his family - and then reach out to one another. The Resurrection story of Easter Day celebrates a new beginning. What will you do right now with this life you have? Will you turn to God? THAT’s the question Jesus asks each one of us, right now! God bless ………… Renée Churchyards Please may we ask that all Christmas wreaths and other such artificial items of decoration be removed from family graves immediately. None of these items are allowed under Churchyard Regulations – partly for ease of maintenance but, more importantly, to safeguard the beauty and sanctity of these areas for all who visit them. Any such items that are still in place on Good Friday �will be removed understanding. and disposed of. Thank you for your WILTSHIRE COUNCILLOR NEWS FROM JONATHON SEED Wiltshire Council has now passed its Budget for the forthcoming Financial Year and this will be the last full year of this Council before Elections in 2013. The Budget was passed with little fuss and with overwhelming cross party support for 99% of the Budget which is in itself a tribute to the detailed construction of a very complex financial plan. It has not been an easy task for the Council to produce a balanced budget, freeze Council Tax, make £32million in real savings this year and maintain the effective delivery of all our front line services. However that is precisely what Wiltshire Council is determined to deliver for the people of Wiltshire this year and as your Councillor I will be watching very carefully to make sure that the Council not only does this but also continues with prudent management of our local finances by producing a sound Financial Plan for next year. Services mean so much to our residents and Wiltshire has somehow managed to maintain almost all the services that the Council delivers with a minimum of disruption. Perhaps by way of example it is just worth reflecting on one area, the Library Service, when we consider how the Council is performing. Residents say that they want a good Library Service so Wiltshire Council has managed to open a new Library this year, extend opening hours in many Libraries through the new and innovative volunteer project and maintain a regular mobile library service for rural areas. Through a combination of creative planning and sound financial management the Council has been able to maintain and improve our Wiltshire Library service at a time when neighbouring Councils are closing Libraries and reducing their services. So perhaps we should ever so quietly acknowledge that even in these dire economic times there are some things which we can be proud of in Wiltshire and that our County is a better place for the way it is being managed. �I have also been suggesting to residents that they comment on the new Wiltshire Core Strategy as a matter of urgency. This is a very important policy document and will form the basis of all of the planning decisions in Wiltshire for the foreseeable future. Local issues that are attracting attention are the proposed separation of Seend Cleeve and Seend as village settlements and the abolition of Great Hinton as a village settlement. In addition many residents are expressing concerns at the potential development of wind turbines close to dwellings and a suggestion is being made that there should be no wind turbines closer than 2000m from a dwelling similar to the law in Scotland. Comments on the Core Strategy should be made to the Spatial Planning Team in County Hall or by e-mail to spatialplanningpolicy@wiltshire.gov.uk and all comments must be made by 2nd April. Has your computer slowed down? Ask us about our full annual service. It's like having a brand new machine, but with all your documents, programs, files and settings exactly where you left them. Certainly cheaper than replacing your computer... Call 01380 816629 to book yours in. SEEND AND DISTRICT GARDENING CLUB Our next meeting on April 10th is the final indoor meeting of our year and our AGM. Our speaker has cancelled so after the business we will be having a flower themed cryptic quiz to be done in groups whilst partaking of refreshments, which, of course, are provided by you. Joyce already has a list of members willing to provide sweet and savoury plates of food but we can always do with more. Bring something along on the night or ring Joyce to see what is required. There will also be wine, tea and coffee available. If you wish to buy a fuschia plug plant for the Flower Show entry please contact Sue Jones ASAP if you have not put your name on the list. She will be bringing the ordered plants to the meeting. The information sheets about our 3 trips will be out for the last time and it is the deadline for payment. If you haven’t had the �information yet, will miss the AGM but would like to go on one or all of these trips, please contact Carole for the trip to Exbury on April 28th, Sue Johns, the evening walk at Rowdeford on June 12th and Jackie the trip to Hillier’s Arboretum and Hinton Ampner on 14th July. Joe will be ready and waiting for your cheques or cash. At our last meeting Steve Renvoize talked very knowledgeably, to a smaller than usual audience, about bamboos. He was head of the grasses and bamboos department at Kew for many years and told us enough to keep us interested and informed without too many slides. Some of his pictures were taken at Hilliers so those of us going on that trip will be able to see the plants he talked about. The Spring bulb show resulted in Tim Vince winning classes 4, 8 and 11, Tony Hill winning class 10 and Joyce winning class 12. Finally we need plants, produce and volunteers please for the Church fete on June 2ndh and Lye field fete in August. See you all at the AGM. Sue. 100 Club Draw for March 1st Prize Mr D Lovelock £25 2nd Prize Mr Adam Kidd £15 3rd Prize Julia and David Foord £10 The Badgers’ Worton and Cheverell F.C. http://www.wortonandcheverellfc.co.uk/ Can you name the four companies that have sponsored the F.A. Cup ? (answers below) Currently the Club are in the final stages of CUP competitions, for which we will know by next publication if some of the teams have been successful in getting to the Final: - Under 17s who are currently 4th in their League, are in the SemiFinals of the League Cup and are to play Bradford Town , having beaten Warminster Town 1-0. - Under 12s are also in the Semi-finals and will be playing big town opposition Trowbridge - Under 11s also through to Semi’s after a great Quarter Final win against Bradford Town 6-0. �Also the Under 11 team will be participating in a tournament away in Camber Sands ( East Sussex ) from 1-4 June. For this event they will be raising money through a sponsored run, help with packing at Morrisons/Sainsbury’s, Quiz nights, cake stands…etc. (donated to use as a prize is a weekend away in a cottage in the West). Any support to help with raising funds or contributing is most welcome. They are also seeking sponsors for a promotional banner to use during the tournament and at matches next season. (contact: Neil Black 07769-261750) FA Cup sponsors: Previously - Littlewoods, AXA, E.On, and the current name is ‘ the FA Cup with Budweiser’. Steve Dagnall 01380-727976 Bowood Charity Dog Show & Summer Fair with the Tractor Ted Farmshow. Sunday 10th June 2012, 10am to 5pm This will be the 7th Bowood Charity Dog Show and Summer Fair, started by the Marchioness of Lansdowne to raise funds for local charities (£132,000 to date). The ethos of the show has always been to provide an event for all the family - a great day out, whether or not you have a dog; and Bowood House and Gardens is the perfect location. One of the important parts of the day is the Dog Show, comprising family and fun classes, with companion classes for pedigree dogs, all being held under Kennel Club rules. There are also displays, attractions, shopping, children’s activities, food & drink stands and lots more. Without doubt this will be BEST SHOW EVER and what's more you can save a big 25% on tickets by booking in advance CALL 01373 834500 or visit www.tractorland.co.uk �Race Night On friday 9th March the Village Hall erupted, once again, to the roar of frenzied urging as punter after punter watched horse after horse fail to cross the winning line first and thus provide them with a shedload of winnings . Another fun night of racing left a few better off and two worthy charities the beneficiaries of our generosity.We offer our heartfelt thanks to the sponsors in the village who put up prize money for each race and our congratulations to those who willingly bought the winning horses and jockeys before the event. The lucky owners have received their winnings and the two charities - Hope For Tomorrow and Dorothy House - are the beneficiaries of the remaining proceeds. To everyone who contributed to the success of the evening, including those for whom the evening was a financial disaster, many thanks for your generosity. It was a great night! The Generous Sponsors were - Beechfield Reclamation Poulshot Lodge Farm, Jim Hunter Poulshot Nursery, Pippin Homes The Raven, Planks Nursery The Lucky Winners were -, Penny Telling Kevin Urda, Pete Lamb, Mandy Housby, Caroline Brailey, Jackie Pohnert, Carol Cross. Paul Gibbs, Hazel Coleman, Denise Josey, Ray Josey Great Bulkington Railway – Train Rides Easter Monday 09th April The private miniature railway will be open for steam and diesel powered train rides for adults and children of all ages on from 1330 until 1630 hours on Monday 09th April. We are located on the corner of Mill Lane in the village of Bulkington, near Seend next to Bulkington village hall – SN10 1SW. There is a thousand feet of railway track, a 40 foot long tunnel and lots of workings signals – some of the engines will be steam powered and coal fired and some will be diesel. We have ride on carriages for our passengers and will �be supported by the West Wiltshire Society of Model Engineers. Sticky buns and teas on the lawns. Toilets are available in the Village Hall. This event will be in support of the charity ‘Hope for Tomorrow’ raising money for mobile units to treat cancer suffers with chemotherapy closer to their homes in Wiltshire. Nev Boulton engine driver (long haul), GBR. 01380 828 101 �News from “The Raven” What a glorious week we've had! I hope you've been enjoying the weather and are starting to feel a little bit more Summery? Our Spring Forward night was a great success – the food was enjoyed by all and by the end of the evening the Karaoke was in full swing with some memorable moments, like Declan singing “Whisky in the Jar”, Gavin doing Feargal Sharkey's “A good heart” and Tim, Ed, Simon and Nick’s version of The Killers “Mr Brightside”. Well done to all who turned up and took part, we will do it again sometime… This coming week's big event is Liz Gaule's Charity Night on Tues 3rd April. We are pretty much fully booked for food but could just about squeeze a couple more in. The food will be followed by our American-style Auction which involves bidders putting pound coins into a bucket whilst a hidden timer ticks away. The last person to put a pound in the bucket when the timer goes off wins the item. Because of the format of this auction even the smallest of items can raise good money. We still need items, like, a bottle of wine, box of chocolates, perfumes, unwanted gifts (new), etc. Please bring items to the Raven any time (when we are open) up to and including the night of the auction. This week's film is the last of the Raven Film Nights until October, so if you have not been before please come along to see what you have been missing. The films are shown on a large 100" screen with full surround sound and free (yes, FREE!) popcorn – nicely salted to make you drink more! This week's film is “The Fastest Indian”. Here is a brief summary: For 25 years in Invercargill at the south end of New Zealand, Burt Munro (1899-1978) has been working on increasing the speed of his motorcycle, a 1920 Indian. He dreams of taking it to the Bonneville Salt Flats to see how fast it will go. By the early 1960s, heart disease threatens his life, so he mortgages his house and takes a boat to Los Angeles, buys an old car, builds a makeshift trailer, gets the Indian through customs, and heads for Utah. Along the way, people he meets are charmed by his open, direct friendliness. If he makes it to Bonneville, will they let an old guy on the flats with makeshift tires, no brakes, and no chute? And will the Indian actually respond? The film stars Anthony Hopkins and is a real feel good movie so please, leave your normal Sunday evening viewing at home and join us at The Raven. Well, enough for this week, please take care of yourselves and we hope to see you soon, Cheers, Jerry and Nathalie. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Poulshot Village News April 2012 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 01/04/2012 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Poulshot Village News Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Poulshot Village News PVN Village News https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/org.poulshotvillagearchive/original/70732e45c7910d2b1cdddd66020fb57e.pdf 34763a70afc3ec3a0b1620b4c01855b2 PDF Text Text The Raven Inn Telephone 01380 828 271 www.ravenpoulshot.co.uk Bookings Advisable Sunday Open 12noon – 3pm Traditional Sunday Lunch served 12 – 2:30pm Sunday Evening, Drinks Only 6pm – 10pm Monday Closed. Tuesday – Saturday 11:30am – 2:30pm Evenings 6pm – 11pm Lunch from 12noon & Dinner from 6:30pm �TOWNSEND BARN NURSERY Jim and Caroline Nichols are pleased to announce that Townsend Barn Nursery in Poulshot, will be opening its doors in January 2012. As many will recall, there was once a nursery in the village, and it is their hope that with Townsend Barn Nursery, they can bring back a much-missed part of the community and once again offer Pre-school care to the neighbouring communities. The nursery will cater for 0 – 5 year olds, and will be open from 8am to 6pm, - all year round. There will also be children’s Holiday Clubs. Situated in the same location as the original nursery, Townsend Barn will endeavour to offer day-to-day childcare whilst at the same time, capitalising on its rural location. The aim is to give children a happy balance between the usual indoor school activities and some more stimulating outdoor pastimes. Adjacent to the main block there is a friendly outdoor play area with toys, games, a sandpit, and for the more adventurous - a greenhouse and planting area. All children will be given a chance to do their own gardening, and their seedlings and plants will be grown ‘on’ in their own outdoor garden area. For the more adventurous, there will be supervised trips into the 2 acre grounds of Townsend Barn so that the children can see firsthand the vegetable plot, frog pond and hidden gardens. On fine days there will be the opportunity of mini-tennis for the older children, and every once in a while the school children will have a chance to bake their own bread and pizzas in the outdoor wood oven. Open Days – 16th and 17th December 2011 We look forward to you being able to join us for a mince pie and mulled wine on one of the open days – Friday 16th and Saturday 17th December. You are most welcome to come and look around and we will answer any questions you may have. �GRAND COOKERY DEMONSTRATION Monday 30 January at 7.30pm in the Village Hall Jerry, from The Raven, has kindly agreed to demonstrate the preparation of several dishes (starter, main course, and desert). Not only will he give advice on methods and ingredients, he will share some of his recipes and cullinary tips. His generosity does not end there, for he will also hand out copies of his recipes. All proceeds from this entertaining evening will be donated to a splendid charity DOROTHY HOUSE HOSPICE. To support this worthy cause, there will be a charity raffle, with a first prize of DINNER (OR LUNCH) FOR TWO at THE RAVEN The cost of tickets for the evening is £3, which includes a complimentary glass of wine or soft drink. It is anticipated that demand for places will be high, so these should be booked in advance from any of the following:Jim Aldridge 828632; Joyce/Brian Arnold 828833; Chris Saunders 827290 As there is no Village News in January, there will be no reminder of this event, so we suggest you book early to avoid disappointment. Successful Quiz Night The Quiz Night held in the Village Hall on 11 November was a great success. It was well attended, with keen but friendly rivalry between the thirteen teams, and the atmosphere got increasingly jolly (and somewhat less serious) as the evening progressed. Pleasingly, the evening raised £200 for the Wiltshire Air Ambulance. Although this is only a drop in the ocean of money they have to raise each year, it was very well received. The Village Hall committee wish to thank Alan Webber not only for preparing an �interesting and well balanced set of questions, but also for serving as Question Master in such a friendly and amusing manner. Well done, Alan! Additionally, we should thank Jim Aldridge for organising the bar, and Lorraine Petty for being such an efficient and jolly drinks steward. Their efforts definitely helped to keep our brains lubricated. All in all, a splendid evening. No doubt, to be repeated next year. Advance Notice of Race Night There will be a Race Night held in the Village Hall on Friday 9 March 2012. In the past, these have been lively and enjoyable evenings, and this should be the same. Full details will be in the February edition of the Village News, but put the date in your new diary, and come along for fun and to win prize money! Christmas Laptops Hello again. I'm sure it hasn't passed you by that Christmas is not far away! Despite money being tight for lots of us some things still need to be done. Computers have become an almost essential part of our life and maybe you are thinking of a new or replacement laptop for yourself or for your son or daughter for school or university. Before you rush off to buy that bargain laptop, give me a call. I have various top quality refurbished Dell and Toshiba laptops with 12" to 15" screens from £200 to £350 - they are in grade A condition, are excellent value for money and because they were high spec machines will give comparable performance. These are machines that would have cost up to £1000 a coupe of years ago! All run the excellent Windows 7 operating system and come with Microsoft Office 2007 and a host of other useful programs installed for you. If you prefer, I can build you a new PC tower to suit your needs or choose from the used units I have. Give me a call or email for more information and pictures. As always, thank you for your custom past and present, always much appreciated. Regards Owen Burton , Computer Engineer 07765774908 ��Church Flower Rota Christmas All Helpers please January 1st & 8th Mrs Kate Amery January 15th & 22nd Lady Kate Hunloke January 29th & 5th February Mrs Mandy Housby Naming Ceremony So ! You can now book a Naming Ceremony at Wiltshire register offices aye? Well, did you know your local church has been offering the same service at no cost to you provided it takes place in the course of a regular service (preferably the first Sunday of the month). Should a private ceremony be requested then a fee may be payable, but that would be negotiable, and certainly not the £201 fee being charged by your Local Authority. Just a thought ... over to you ! Please contact the Vicar if you would like to discuss this possibility. What’s this then ? Well – simply Sunday School for ALL families living 2 in Bulkington, Poulshot and Seend with young children When? On the second Sunday of each month 4.30 – 5.15pm (First session 8th January 2012) Where? Bulkington Church … and? We’ll enjoy a simple craft activity, Bible story, games, songs etc and we’ll end with … Tea !!! (Collect a sticker each month towards a prize for the best attendance!) �VILLAGE CAROLS AT CHRISTMAS Do you fancy joining an intrepid band of choristers to bring the Christmas Spirit to the people of Poulshot? In other words – carol singing around the village. This year we have decided that it is the turn of the residents who live at the Townsend end of the village who will be the lucky ones to be serenaded, and who will in return, we hope, fill our collecting box to the brim – or they may donate twice as much in order that we move on quickly! All monies will be donated to ‘Hope for Tomorrow’ a charity which provides Mobile Chemotherapy Units. Seriously though we shall be gathering at the top of Church Lane at 6.00pm on Monday 19th December, whatever the weather, and we have been kindly invited to end our evening at the home of Pam and Chris Langton for refreshments. Everyone is welcome to join us, the more the merrier. Look forward to seeing you all. Paulette and Janet, Churchwardens. CHANGES IN THE PATTERN OF WORSHIP AT ST PETER’S CHURCH Please note there has been a change in our pattern of services. Although this change does take effect from January, the first Sunday (1st) is actually a Benefice Service at Bulkington at 10 am. From Sunday 15 January the pattern of services will be that the third Sunday of the month will be Evensong at 6 pm and the first Sunday of the month will be Parish Communion at 6 pm. We hope that this will not be a problem for those people who prefer a certain service on a particular day. We look forward to welcoming everyone to St Peter’s Church. Paulette and Janet, Churchwardens What can you make from an orange, a red ribbon, some sweets or dried fruit and a candle? Come along to the Benefice Christingle service in Seend Church on Thursday 8th December at 6.00 pm to find out. This lovely service is for children and parents, as well as the young at heart. Children from Seend School will be helping and taking an active part. We look forward to seeing you there too – all are welcome. �Church services in December Sunday 4th December 8.00 am Holy Communion at Seend 9.30 am Parish Communion at Bulkington 11.15 am All Age Worship at Seend 6.00 pm Evensong at Poulshot Thursday 8th December 6.00 pm Christingle service for all at Seend Sunday 11th December 8.00 am Holy Communion at Seend 9.30 am Matins at Poulshot 11.15 am Parish Communion at Seend 6.00 pm Evensong at Bulkington Sunday 18th December 8.00 am Holy Communion at Seend 9.30 am Parish Communion at Poulshot 11.15 am Parish Communion at Seend 6.00 pm Carol service at Bulkington Thursday 22nd December 7.00 pm Carol service at Seend Christmas Eve 2.00 pm Crib service at Bulkington 3.00 pm Nativity in Vicarage garden 11.30 pm Midnight Eucharist at Seend Christmas Day 9.30 am Family Communion at Bulkington 9.30 am Family Communion at Poulshot 11.15 am family Communion at Seend �st Church Services in January Sunday 1 January 10.00 am Benefice Communion at Bulkington Sunday 8th January 8.00 am Holy Communion at Seend 9.30 am Matins at Poulshot 11.15 am Parish Communion at Seend 4.30 pm 2Church4T at Bulkington 6.00 pm Evensong at Bulkington Sunday 15th January 8.00 am Holy Communion at Seend 9.30 am Parish Communion at Bulkington 11.15 am Parish Communion at Seend 6.00 pm Parish Communion at Poulshot Sunday 22nd January 8.00 am Holy Communion at Seend 9.30 am Family Communion at Poulshot 11.15 am Family Communion at Seend 6.00 pm Parish Communion at Bulkington Sunday 29th January 8.00 am Holy Communion at Seend 10.00 am Benefice service at Poulshot A CHRISTMAS THEMED COFFEE MORNING will be held on Saturday, 10th December, from 10.30-12.00 in the home of Mervyn and Eileen Difford (14 Bulkington). There will be a Bring and Buy stall, raffle, etc, with proceeds going to Christ Church. There will be a farewell service for our Archdeacon, John Wraw at Salisbury Cathedral on Sunday, 11th December at 4.30. John is going to be the new Bishop of Bradwell in Essex. �News from Rowde Primary School Well done boys… The School Football team took part in the District Football Tournament last Friday. Over 20 schools competed and I’m delighted to report that our team made it all the way to the final, where unfortunately they lost by just one goal, having conceded only 3 goals in all their previous matches. This was the first competition for the team and we have high hopes for the forthcoming competitions. Many congratulations to you all! Christmas Fayre 2 December 5:00-7:30 Please come and join the festive spirit at our annual Fayre. This year is particularly special as the event will give children and parents – present and past, and villagers the chance to say their goodbyes to Mr Ball and Mrs Beswick who have been with the school for 18 and 15 years respectively. They have been a brilliant team developing the school into the fine one that it is today – they will be missed! The Fayre will be packed with games such as the Snowman Drive, Where’s Rudolph Treasure Hunt and the Lucky Christmas Bucket. You can make table decorations, tree decorations and key-rings at our craft stalls. Packs can be bought to take home if you run out of time! There are some fabulous prizes to be won in the raffle including Three Magpies meal out including taxi and babysitter, Ladies Pamper Hamper, Gents Hamper, Family days out, Cooking Hamper, Mixed Case of Wine as well as Afternoon Tea. Second hand books and games will be on sale and we will be joined by Pheonix Cards, Lily Pie and Merlins Cakes. There is, of course, the chance to meet Santa and much, much more! So if you are free on the 2nd then please join us for a glass of mulled wine and a mince pie. Bag 2 School Collection A very big thank you to all villagers who kindly supported us in last month’s collection. Simply through second hand clothes donations, we managed to raise a record £778.50 for the school. This is a fantastic amount and helps provide extra resources for the school, where at a time budgets are being cut is becoming increasingly more important. We hope that you found our collection service helpful – �the ladies involved did feel like they were taking part in “Challenge Annika” and had fun bag spotting! Your support is important to us and much appreciated, so please look out for details of our next collection in March 2012. SEEND AND DISTRICT GARDENING CLUB Our Christmas get together will be on Tuesday 13th December. We have Paul Mitchell demonstrating ‘Stick Making’ which will be an interesting and different talk. If you already have a hand crafted stick you could bring it for display. The competition is for savoury or sweet ‘sticks’ which will become part of the refreshments for the evening, along with mince pies, sausage rolls and shortbread provided by the club. Wine will also be available at a cost of £1 per glass. However FOR ONE MONTH ONLY those entering the competition will be entitled to one FREE glass of wine. So start thinking about your entry now! This month Sally Heselton spoke about eating your garden enemies, but thankfully was talking about weeds rather than slugs. Wild garlic and dog roses (rose hip syrup) are more obvious examples but nettles, chickweed, plaintain, ground elder, dandelion and more can be used as food or herbs. Take care though as some plants like bindweed act as a purgative. Sally’s advice was that if in doubt about eating a new plant, find someone you trust and get them to eat it first. The competition for a photo of a garden enemy was won by Tim Vince with a picture of himself! (No comment) Sue. MESSY CHURCH will open again on Friday 13th January in Seend Pavilion 3.45 – 5.45. with the theme of kings and camels and a meal of beans, bangers and mash this will be a fun event for all families with primary school children in Seend, Poulshot and Bulkington. for catering purposes, please contact Sue Taylor at 01225 709360 or Liz Futter at 01380 828485 �November 100 club 1st prize £25 Mrs H. Barnes 2nd prize £15 Penny Telling 3rd prize £10 Herman Pohnert Ladies Club Sherry tasting evening On 15th November 16 rosy cheeked ladies and gentlemen enjoyed sampling sherry. Our thanks go to Geoff Collins who kindly gave us an entertaining talk about its history and how it is made. Sherry’s name derived for Jerez in Spain (next outing anyone)? The wine is classed according to its colour, smell and clarity in order to assign it to different methods of production. A system of partially decanting younger wine into older wines can take several years. The finished product varying from almost clear to dark mahogany, and from dry to very sweet. We enjoyed exploring the different aromas, colours and tastes. We found that sherry has legs and we did not! Jean Perrett Ladies club AGM Tuesday 17th January 7.30 pm venue to be arranged. Come along and bring some more ideas. Best wishes and happy Christmas ‘The Badgers’ Worton and Cheverell F.C. http://www.wortonandcheverellfc.co.uk/ Unfortunately, after 15 years our long standing relationship for the use of the playing pitches at Lavington School (where most of our Club members attend), has come to an end after the trebling of match fees for the use of the empty pitches over a weekend. As we are a non-profit making entity, and depend on match fee �subscriptions from individual players, we have had to move location for those age groups using this facility. On other issues, some Clubs in the League are discussing a limit or gap on the number of goals being scored by one side at Junior levels, as with headline results such as 17 - 2 , there can be a major impact on player motivation, participation and retention for the losing side. This can be achieved by making changes to the way the leading teams play, for example. On the other hand it is argued that this can also handicap talented players in their development, and that the ‘game’ should not be manipulated. Any comments ? Many thanks to all those who helped raise £80 on an Air Ambulance fund raiser during the Under 13 County Cup match recently, with a cake stall run by Julie and Sam Bishop raising the funds from both home and away supporters, and those participating in the U11 match on the second pitch. Special thanks to Mandy, Cora, Caroline and Angela for all their help, and Steve Cox for his support. Adult fixture: with the Club in 3rd position in the league, they will play Warminster Town Reserves (4th), on Saturday 10th December, K.O. 14.00hrs at West Lavington Village Hall. All support most welcome. Steve Dagnall 01380-727976 WILTSHIRE COUNCILLOR NEWS FROM JONATHON SEED The work of a Wiltshire Councillor often not only involves representing residents in community and Council matters but also being the Council Representative in the community. Remembrance Sunday is a special day which I regard as a day of duty in the community which I am privileged to represent. This year I attended the outdoor Act of Remembrance at the Keevil War Memorial in the morning before moving to another service. In Keevil I reflected and remembered with over seventy villagers in front of a War Memorial which was recently refurbished with the help of a Melksham Area Board Grant. A similar grant was also given to the village of Seend to help them with their War Memorial restoration. These monuments to the sacrifice of villagers who gave their lives for our freedoms are incredibly important for the cohesion of village life �and it is simply right and proper that they should be maintained at public expense. As I remembered in the autumn Sunday morning sunshine in the leafy village of Keevil my personal memories were of colleagues who had not returned from operations in which I served and that poignant moment of silence was shared with all present, many of whom have their own equally special memories of conflict and its tragic results. Later in the afternoon I attended the Civic Service and Parade in Melksham in my role as Chairman of the Melksham Area Board where I walked in procession to Church with fellow Councillors, joined with the people of Melksham in their Church Service and Civic Act of Remembrance and then attended the parade through the streets to the Town Hall. The Town of Melksham really executes its Remembrance Service and March Past with a huge amount of dignity and is rightly proud of the day. Finally on this subject, the one thing that I have noticed this year is the significant increase in the presence of young people at Acts of Remembrance and my belief is that this is not only good for the nation but demonstrates just how much good there is in the young of our nation. Turning to thoughts of our nation and Parliament, the Boundary Commission has made its recommendation that the whole of the electoral Division of Summerham and Seend will form part of the new Trowbridge Parliamentary Constituency. If you have a view on which Constituency your village should be a part of then you must tell the Boundary Commission – it is quite easy to have your say via their website but you must do it before 5th December. Finally, and on a personal note, I am pleased to be able to announce that I have been reselected by my Party to stand as their candidate for Summerham and Seend in the Wiltshire Council Elections in 2013. It has been an enjoyable privilege to represent you and work on your behalf over the past few years and I will most certainly be standing in the 2013 Council elections in the hope of continuing this work. In the meantime may I take this opportunity to wish all the villagers of Poulshot a Very Happy Christmas and a Prosperous New Year. Jonathon Seed Member Summerham and Seend Division �HEATERS IN CHURCH We have in the vestry two small fan heaters that do not belong to the church and they are not being used. They have been there for a very long time and we have tried to find out who owns them. If they belong to you, can you please contact one of the Churchwardens so that they can be returned. If we do not hear from anyone by the end of January, the heaters will be donated to The Dorothy House Charity. The Wednesday Group On 9th November we met in the Village Hall to discuss the Devil and matters connected with evil, sin and Hell. The intention was to understand what Christians mean when they are required to “renounce the Devil and all his works”. References were made to various religious teachings and it was interesting to see how beliefs and attitudes altered over many thousands of years and so were influenced by folklore, developing cultures and greater understanding of science and knowledge. Traditionally Christians have understood the Devil to be the author of lies and the promoter of evil. Liberal Christianity and some conservative Christian groups view the Devil metaphorically. Much of the popular history of the Devil is not biblical; instead it is a post-medieval Christian reading of the scriptures influenced by medieval and pre-medieval Christian mythology. We discussed the various Christian denominations’ views on the prayers and practices against the Devil including exorcism and the variety of names including Satan, Beelzebub, the Wicked One, Prince of this World, Belial and the Dragon. We also expressed our thoughts and personal opinions of related matters such as Hell, Heaven, spiritualism and life after death. We all acknowledge that no-one living in the world can ever really know what happens after death and that for many people there was no point in worrying about it, but the thirteen of us had found our discussions that evening enjoyable, and at times very entertaining. In December the Wednesday Group do not meet so the next meeting to look forward to will be on Wednesday 11th January 2012. M-G B �Parish Council Meeting 6th September 2011 Attending – Mr Nicholas Hunloke (NH) Chairman, Mr Geoff Collett (GC) Vice-chairman, Mr Malcolm Nixon (MN), Mrs Sue Aldridge (SA), Mr Steve Housby (SH), Maggie Goodenough (MG), Parish Clerk. There were 9 members of the public in attendance 1. 50/11/12-Welcome and apologies Chairman opened the meeting and welcomed the public. Apologies from Councillors Tim Nixon and Joe Baber and from Area Partnership Representative Christopher Langton. 2. 51/11/12 – Declaration of interests - None were received Open session The chairman opened the public session. Nothing was raised so chairman closed the session 3. 52/11/12 - Minutes of Meeting held on 5th July 2011 NH explained that in accordance with the agreement made in item 16/09/10, the minutes from the meeting held on the 5th July 2011 were passed as a true and accurate record of events, all agreed and they were signed by NH in the presence of the council, on the 18th July 2011. 4. Matters arising a. 53/11/12 Pippin Homes Development – IS explained that the plans should be submitted in the next couple of weeks and that there was no further news on the application. b.54/11/12 BT Telephone Box – TN to report next meeting. c. 55/11/12 Village Green Risk Assessment – GC explained that the grass cutter Simon Franklin had damaged a manhole cover, Wessex water were informed and have repaired the damage. GC also raised the issue of raised covers, Wessex water have been out to raise the soil around the offending covers. All repaired and safe. SH reported that there are no other issues arising from the bi-monthly check. d.56/11/12 – Village Green Manhole covers ownership investigations – Chairman explained that there has been no further progress on the ownership investigations. e. 57/11/12 – Parish steward – GC explained that the village is due another visit and that strimming around the trees has been completed as promised. SH asked about the land that has been left to grow into meadow land, he explained that the grass has been looking rough and un-kept. GC explained that this part will be cut with the next cut. �f. 58/11/12 – Playground Safety inspection report - SA stated that the cleaning of the playground has been completed. MN explained that the outside tap is due to be fitted in the next couple of weeks which will help the cleaning of the playground in the future. g. 59/11/12 - Community Area Partnership - Nothing to report. h. 60/11/12 - Sinton’s Insurance clerk explained that there has been no response to the last email sent. GC explained that the Wessex water have stated that they were not responsible for private man hole covers at the time of the incident. i. 61/11/12 – Clerk Position – NH explained that there have been no responses to the advert in the parish magazine: a notice will go into the next Walc newsletter w/c 12/09/11. AOB Village Ponds – The chairman read out a letter from Dankay Cleverley, Village Trust, explaining that work required to the pond will have to carried out by contractors rather than the planned volunteers, the village trust ask if the council would be willing to fund the restoration work if required. MN asked if the trust has any funds. All councillors agreed that quotes should be sought before a decision can be made. 5. a.62/11/12 – Finance - The chairman asked council to authorise following payments Payable Net VAT Gross Clerk Salary – Aug -Sept 2011 152.66 0 152.66 Simon Franklin – Grass Cutting 560.00 112.0 672.00 JACS UK Ltd – Football Restoration 952.00 190.40 1142.40 HMRC PAYE due for Aug to Sept 2011 38.17 0 38.17 b. 63/11/12 - Current balance sheet and payments. – The clerk explained that the current balance, including the payments authorised in this meeting, is £5658.79 6. 64/11/12 - Planning: - NH explained that the following applications received between meetings Reference - E/2011/1014/FUL Applicant - Caroline Coles, Townsend Court, Townsend Details - Change of use from office to nursery Comments - Approved by council and returned to WC by chairman Reference - E/2011/0994/FUL �Applicant - Adrian White, Townsend Farm, Townsend Details - Extension of existing forage bunker Comments - NH explained that he is aware of objections from residents; NH doesn’t feel that the extension will make a great deal of difference to the current issues. MN questioned the plans that have been submitted appear to be differing to the plans seen at the planning meeting, NH showed the plans around. SA raised that the environmental issues and the water course is the concern. SH feels that the planning should be refused until the residents and the applicant can come to an agreement. GC raised that building has already been started and that this is retrospective planning and that the applicant is using all means possible to control vermin. JS pointed out that the environment agency report is actually on the internet and that they have not raised any issues as long as the proper procedures are followed. NH raised a vote on the issue, 2 for 3 against. Objections to be sent into the WC. Raise the issue of the plans being differing on the photograph and the plans, as to the size of the barn. Raise that the environmental issues must be followed and that the vermin control is up to standards. Reference - E/2011/1042/FUL Applicant - M P Hues, Poulshot Lodge, Devizes Road Details - Erection of grain store/drier Comments - NH stated from the outset that he is in favour of the application. The main objection raised so far is the site; this site has been agreed with the planners as the best site. NH raised the issue of noise level, Tim Hues explained that there is currently being under taken as to noise level, pointed out that there are 6 properties closer to the current drier than any will be to the new one. SH raised the issues of 62db of noise, also how much extra grain will be brought in, TH explained that there is no extra capacity. Currently grain is being held in inappropriate buildings and rental buildings that are not available shortly. By not storing at Barley Hill Farm then it will reduce the number of lorries entering the village centre. Also the plan was to take into account that the access to the current farm shop is shared with the lorries entering the farm, this is potential health and safety risk for members of the public. Originally the plans were for the other side �of the road, plans have been amended to fit with the planning and the environmental impact advice. SH raised that it is a huge building and that it should be further away from the road and closer to the duel carriageway. SH feels that there will be a huge visual impact and that even with landscaping it will still impact. SH asked why not further back towards the farm, TH explained that the visual impact would be greater if it was further back. JS explained that most planning applications are simply put into the auth and then it is discussed, the Hues have worked with the planners and the landscape consultant to agree a suitable site as the initial one was dismissed as not suitable. The visual impact must take into account the view from all areas not simply the village. SH two issues, visual impact & lorries entering from Caen Hill. The planting assessment has been very specific. SA asked if anyone from Sillington Lane has objected? TH explained that none have been received and that only one objection has been received. NH felt that the barn maybe more of an eyesore to begin with but it will soften down. Colour of the building is set as dark mat and dark green as per the visual impact reports. Advice on the landscaping has been taken from the relevant auth. GC raised the issue of larger vehicles passing on the corner and the possible dangers of increased large vehicles. MN raised the issue of possibly moving the barn back further and extending the access road, TH explained that the advice of the visual impact report was that this is the most appropriate site also due to pylons already being in place in the fields and other items that already break up the visual line. MH raised the issue of storage of the diesel tanks, TH stated that the tanks are included in the plans and that the unit has a dust control unit. Vermin control will be monitored & should be easier then now. Will only be used for drying from July to Sept, during harvest season. NH asked for vote all councillors agreed to pass the application for planning. 7. 65/11/12 – The Chairman confirmed that the time and date of Next Meeting will be 7.30pm on Tuesday 1st November 2011 at the Village Hall. �SOME THOUGHTS FOR CHRISTMAS from Maureen Allchin Here I am with a blank sheet of paper wondering what to say to people who read this magazine this Christmas. Maybe a gentle exhortation to make some time for God in the middle of all the hustle and bustle? Maybe an invite to come to the wonderful Christmas services in a church near you. Or maybe encouragement to sing “Happy birthday, dear Jesus, happy birthday to you!” to Jesus on Christmas Day? I know. I shall ask you to reflect on what impressions our children will have about Christmas at the end of Christmas Day this year. What will they have absorbed about the event that celebrates one of the most important events in Christian history? Will they know a little more about what Christmas and life means when all the presents are open and there are no more? Will they know the peace, forgiveness and joy that Jesus came into the world to give, when the excesses of food and drink have worn off and their pent up excitement spills out in tears and arguments? Will they have been helped to think, and maybe say a prayer, for those whose Christmas Day was ruined by homelessness or poverty, warfare or violence? Will they have learned to give something to others who have less than they have? Will they have learned how to feel thankful and to say thankyou? Will they know that being loved is more than just being given things? You may be surprised to know that I think that Jesus loves the razzmatazz of Christmas, the baubles and the decorations, the enjoyment and the fun. He rejoices to see happiness shining from our eyes and to hear laughter from our lips. He is glad that he has given us Christmas and a reason to celebrate. And in the midst of it he whispers his love to us and says, “Please try and make time for me this Christmas. Give me time so that I can tell you of the love, forgiveness, peace, salvation and hope that I can give you that will last long beyond Christmas day. And if you can’t make time this Christmas, I will come again in 2012, 2013, 2014 and throughout history, telling you again and again how much I love you”. The Revd. Renée Coulson, the Revd. Maureen Allchin and all the church family wish you a very happy Christmas and a blessed 2012 “Crumpets on Sunday!”. During 3 Sundays in Advent there will be informal discussions on some of the interesting and controversial themes of Advent. They will be held at the Vicarage in Seend from 3.00-4.30, beginning with crumpets and tea! Please put these dates in your diary and come along: Dec 4th – “Judgement” – also led by Renée Decr 11th – “Heaven and Hell” – led by Maureen Allchin. �Reason’s to be cheerful …. Some brief thoughts on how lucky and lovely to be living in the community of Poulshot … It actually IS a community – people notice if you’re not around, they check out if you’re unwell, help out if you are … people smile and nod and say hello in passing … we (mostly) know our neighbours … we get together and do things – Bonfire Night, the Royal Wedding, Christmas dinners, Quiz Nights, Bazaars …. we have people in the village who are prepare to add to their no doubt already busy lives and do the organising – thank you most recently to Tim Nixon and helpers for organising the Bonfire Night, to the indefatigable Arnold’s family for village hall events organising, Jean and Kate for the Ladies Club, Alan for the quizzes … we have an active church community – especially Paulette and Janet - who organise lots of events, open to all, whether or not you’re of a religious persuasion, and maintain our delightful village church … we have an active and hard-working Parish Council who live in and are committed to the village and it’s residents – thank you especially to Steve Housby who took real pains to check that the residents of Sillington Lane were consulted by the Council re the planned changes in the field behind their houses … we still have farms and farmers in our village, producing real food, working hard to maintain the rural landscape … we have all sorts of people here, we’re a real living diverse community, living and working in and around our community – middle, upper and working class, creative and artisan, domestic and international, young and old … we have a great village pub, serving food that’s several distinct and definite notches above the usual pub grub but is still comfortable and welcoming and very active in village events – I mean, have you tasted jerry’s steak? …. which, by the way, is another plus, coming from just down the road and the Farm Shop … and I’m sure you could add much more. So, Poulshot, count yourself fabulous. There may be troubles ahead (see Osbourne, G and Cameron D. for further… ) but there are lots and lots of reasons to be cheerful …. Festive Greetings and Happy Times to you all. Nina �Poulshot Village News The PVN is put together and distributed free to all houses in the village. Contributions, reports, opinions and articles are very much welcomed. While we will always aim to include all shades of opinion and interest, we reserve the right to select and edit where appropriate. We also aim to provide a network and record of what’s going on in the village, as fully as possible, so please let us know if there is anything that you would like publicised in advance or reported on afterwards.. Contact us e-mail – poulshotnews@btinternet.com ; by post - 3 Sillington Lane, Poulshot, SN10 1TD Contributions for next issue by 20th of the month please Next issue – beginning of December – then beginning of February. 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Perry Landscape Services Can help you with..... Planting; Garden Design; Pond Maintenance; Fencing; Decking; Patios; General Garden Maintenance; Lawn Cutting; Hedge cutting; Garden Designs; Leaf Collection, and more Please call Dean on Tel: 01225 712274 Mobile 07771838195 E-mail: vzdy@hotmail.com Web: www.perrylandscapeservices.co.uk FREE NO OBLIGATION QUOTATIONS NO JOB TOO BIG OR TOO SMALL Trevor Hale NPTC Certified (arb) Fully Insured Tree Surgery Covering All Aspects Including Chipping Stump Grinding & Hedging 07737934777 Local Professional Reliable Service www.wiltshiretreesurgery.co.uk �Andrew Goodfield Woodwork Devizes, Road, Rowde, Wiltshire Carpentry, Joinery Free-standing and built-in cabinets cupboards and wardrobes Free estimate Telephone: 01380 722067 e-mail:apgoodfield@tiscali.co.u k www.apgwoodwork.co.uk JOIN US AND SAVE MONEY - on your supply of domestic heating oil delivered to your door. As an established group with members along the Pewsey Vale we can supply to you direct. With the price of oil increasing, we will get you a discounted price every time! Interested? Call Chris on 01380 818724 or e-mail jcm3777@hotmail.com �Holiday Let ”Sanditoes” Saundersfoot Near Tenby, Pembrokeshire, Wales Detached comfortable bungalow with private garden 2 double and 1 twin room, 10 minute walk from the beach or shops. Wonderful Area Bookings all year round, Prices from £30 a night: low season. Contact Jean or Royden on 01380 828695 perrettr@btinternet.com You can view some photos at www.sanditoes.co.uk �! IMW OFFICE SERVICES LTD Personal Tax Assessments Clubs/Societies – Independent Reviews Small Company Accounts, VAT Payroll, Book-keeping Typing Contact Ian Wheeler Tel: 07813 777710 e-mail : wheeler.potterne@virgin.net �ARTS & CRAFT COURSES FOR CHILDREN & ADULTS TO BE HELD IN POULSHOT VILLAGE HALL. THESE WILL BE SUBJECT RELATED CRAFT COURSES SUCH AS HALLOWEEN, CHRISTMAS, MOTHERS DAY ETC. 07850 364262 CHRISTMAS LANTERNS Wednesday 21ST DECEMBER 1-4 £7.50 INCLUDES ALL MATERIALS USED If you have 3 children or more attending or would like to book a couple of courses, I will discount for you. TO BOOK ANY DATES OR FIND OUT MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL KIRSTY 07850364262 ADULT COURSE DATES November 16th Wednesday 7-10pm £15.00 INCLUDES ALL MATERIALS USED. JEWELLERY MAKING FOR PRESENTS NOVEMBER 26TH SATURDAY 7-10PM £15.00 INCLUDES ALL MATERIALS USED. HOMEMADE HAMPER GIFTS DECEMBER 3RD SATURDAY 7-10PM £15.00 INCLUDES ALL INGREDIENTS. FRESH FLOWER TABLE DECORATIONS DEC 8TH THURSDAY 7-10PM £15.00 INCLUDES ALL MATERIALS USED JEWELLERY MAKING FOR PRESENTS DEC 17TH Saturday 7-10PM £15.00 INCLUDES ALL MATERIALS USED �The Tranquil Moment Health and Beauty clinic The Tranquil Moment health and beauty clinic is set in the beautiful village of Poulshot, just 2 miles from Devizes. We offer flexible appointments to suit you, and tailor treatments to your requirements. The salon is completely private, with easy parking. We are now offering the latest Ultrasound hair removal treatment, a painless alternative to electrolysis without the use of needles, there are no restrictions with this treatment, all hair colours and skin types. No skin reaction. Clinically proven. Other treatments available • Decleor facials and body treatments • Waxing •OPI manicure and pedicure • Hollywood Lashes • Microdermabrasion (pay for 7 get 8th free) • Sports Massage and Injury clinic • CACI non surgical face lift • Hot stone massage • Semi-permanent make-up • Eyelash/ eyebrow tinting • Xen tan Visit our website for other offers. All Credit & Debit cards accepted. Loyalty Card System. Follow us on Facebook. The Tranquil Moment Health and Beauty Clinic The Old Stables, Middle Green Farm, The Green, Poulshot, Devizes SN10 1RT 01380 828297 24 hour answerphone tranquilmoment@live.co.uk www.tranquilmoment.co.uk ��DEVIZES HOME & GARDEN MAINTENANCE Hunters Moon, Bath Rd,Devizes,Wilts,SN10 1PH Hedge - Grass Cutting Lawn Treatment - Scarification Weed Control – General Gardening Landscaping – Garden Clearance Sheds – All Types of Fencing & Gates Ponds – Pond maintenance – Water Features Decking – Patios - Graveling Regular, Weekly & Monthly Contracts Interior & Exterior painting and decorating General Property Maintenance Free Quotations – Fully insured Tel: Jon on 01380 720969 Mobile: 07778043330 Email: Jon@devizeshomeandgarden.co.uk �PSW Premier Tiling Services Local professional tiling service for:-  Kitchens  Bathrooms  Conservatories  Underfloor heating installed All work is fully in sured and guaranteed. Please call 01380 721978/07855 947039 or e-mail pswpremiertiling@gmail.com for help or information. COOKS ORCHARD BEAUTY Qualified & insured Massage and Beauty Therapist. Massage: Hot stones massage, Thai style massage, Deep tissue, Swedish.Manicures, pedicures, Paraffin wax treatment, Waxing tinting, Facials, Hopi ear candles. Pamper/Hen parties catered for. Vouchers available. Visit Cooks orchard, or I’ll come to you. Call Nicky on: 07711652568 �To let North Cornish Holiday Cottage sleeps 6 – 8 , fully equipped cottage and large garden with summerhouse and parking. Holidays and short breaks For further details contact Bo Miles-Hobbs on 01380 813902 bomileshobbs@btinternet.com www.helemillcottage.co.uk Yoga With Ginny Poulshot Village Hall All abilities welcome 01380 729955 yogawithginny@gmail.com www.yogawithginny.co.uk �Village Contacts St Peter’s Church Priest in Charge - Revd. Renée Coulson Churchwardens Mrs Paulette Bremner-Milne Mrs Janet James PCC Secretary –Mrs Kate Amery PCC Members – 827285 828527 724944 827172 Mr Nicholas Hunloke (Treasurer) - Lady Kate Hunloke (Deanery Synod) Mrs Angela Bullen - Mr Chris Saunders - Mrs Dot Wood - Mrs Joyce Arnold (Deanery Synod) - Mr Brian James Organist – Mrs P De Belle Parish council Chairman – Mr Nicholas Hunloke - post currently vacant Clerk 828333 Meembers - Mrs Sue Aldridge – Mr Joe Baber – Mr Geoff Collett (Vice Chairman) – Mr Steve Housby – Mr Nicholas Hunloke – Mr Malcolm Nixon - Mr Tim Nixon Local Councillors Kennet District Cllr Jonathan Seed 850 696 e-mail jonathon.seed@wiltshire.gov.uk. Farmers Club Mr Richard Francis 828232 Mother and Toddler Group Mrs Clair Waldron 828602 Poulshot Ladies Club Lady Kate Hunloke 828333 Village Hall – Chris Saunders 827290 Bookings - Joyce or Brian Arnold 828833 Village Trust – Chairman - Mr Nicholas Hunloke 828333 827095 Secretary - Mr Tim Coleman Members - Mr Ray Josey (Vice-chairman) – Mr Brian James (treasurer) – Mrs Pam Langton (Archivist �TOWNSEND FARMHOUSE Comfortable B and B in Poulshot Excellent facilities in Grade 2 listed building with full English breakfasts and ample car-parking space E-mail marygracebrothers@gmail.com Telephone 01380 828221 When friends and relations wish to visit and you are unable to put them up for the night book them to stay at Townsend Farmhouse B and B Discounts offered for bookings made by local residents Poulshot Village Hall Available for meetings, functions, clubs and private parties Booking fees Village activities - £5 an hour Outside users - £8 an hour All bookings for the hall are being taken by Joyce or Brian Arnold on 828833 �� Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Title A name given to the resource Poulshot Village News December 2011 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 01/12/2011 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Poulshot Village News Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Poulshot Village News PVN Village News https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/org.poulshotvillagearchive/original/c319324d1bea4c82a6bc77f2fc79030b.pdf ab7109be0ec7d8f6a8008b6b97ccef80 PDF Text Text The Raven Inn Telephone 01380 828 271 Bookings Advisable Winter Opening Times We are open every day except Monday for lunch and dinner. Sunday Opening Times 12 noon – 3 p.m. Evenings 6 p.m. – 10 p.m. Tuesday – Saturday Opening Times 11.30 a.m. – 2.30 p.m. �Poulshot Village News The PVN is put together and distributed free to all houses in the village. Contributions, reports, opinions and articles are very much welcomed. While we will always aim to include all shades of opinion and interest, we reserve the right to select and edit where appropriate. We also aim to provide a network and record of what’s going on in the village, as fully as possible, so please let us know if there is anything that you would like publicised in advance or reported on afterwards.. Contact us e-mail – poulshotnews@btinternet.com ; by post - 3 Sillington Lane, Poulshot, SN10 1TD Contributions for next issue by 20th of the month please Next issue – beginning of December – then beginning of February. Advertising Poulshot Village News is happy to accept adverts, indeed relies on them to fund production costs. Publication of an advert does not constitute an endorsement for that product or service. Adverts may be taken as a full, half or quarter page, at a cost of £40/£25/£15 respectively, to run for the full year of the magazine (10 issus). Subscribing to an advert in the magazine will automatically get you a listing on the Poulshot web site - www.poulshot.org.uk Poulshot Web Pages (The World Looking At Poulshot) WWW.POULSHOT.ORG.UK Email to:webmaster@poulshot.org.uk �Do you need help with Self Assessment Taxation Business Plans Presentation to Banks Contact Gordon Lawrence Chartered Accountant 30, The Pound, Bromham Tel: Devizes 850294 Free Initial Consultation �Computer problems? I offer a friendly, local service for all repairs, servicing and spares. I will speed up your PC or laptop, remove any virus, build you a new one or repair your existing one In fact whatever you want and all clearly explained. Quality laptops always available from £250 — all with the Windows 7 and MS Office 2007 HELP! Owen Burton 07765 774908 Seend Cleeve wigglybus@yahoo.co.uk mark.dodds@hotmail.co.uk �POULSHOT LODGE FARM SHOP Poulshot Lodge Farm Shop opened in July 2010 proudly selling our own home reared beef, as well as locally sourced pork, lamb and poultry. All the meat is butchered on site by our own full time butcher. As well as our tasty meats we also offer fruit and vegetables, eggs, cheeses, chutneys, bread, our own delicious range of homemade meals and much more. We pride ourselves in the fact that everything is sourced as locally as possible. So why not call in to see us, reduce your food miles, be sure of 100% food trace ability and enjoy the delicious taste that goes with it! All at very competitive prices. Opening Times- Tues, Wed, Thurs 10am-5pm, Fri 10am-6pm, Sat 9am-4pm Poulshot Lodge Farm, Poulshot, Devizes Wiltshire,SN10 1RQ Tel 01380 827202, post@poulshotlodgefarm.co.uk www.poulshotlodgefarm.co.uk �. DOLMAN AUDIO VISUAL Berhills Lane Farm, Sells Green, Melksham Telephone: 01380 828524 We know HI FI TELVISION VIDEO DVD literally inside out! For personal service and a professional repair to any make of product, ancient or modern, please telephone Maggie or Peter We also stock a range of quality reconditioned (non exrental) equipment carrying a maximum 6 months warranty. DOLMAN AUDIO VISUAL is an Authorised Service Centre providing technical assistance on behalf of leading manufacturers Richardson & Paige INTERIORS Specialist Upholstery www.richardsonandpaige.co.uk Come and visit us at our website or our workshop: Unit 1, Manor House Yard, Poulshot, Devizes SN10 1RY 01380 828228 07974 454747 Traditional, Modern and Bespoke Specialist Upholstery tailored loose covers; new furniture made to order; antiques; modern reupholstery; recovering & repairs; free quotes deliveries Members of the Association of Master Upholsterers & Soft Furnishers‐ �TONY PARSONS DOMESTIC APPLIANCE ENGINEER WASHING MACHINES COOKERS / DRIERS Andrew Underwood Chimney Sweep SERVICE AND REPAIRS TEL; 01380 723279 MOBILE: 07970 117023 Brush Vacuum Clean Efficient Phone: 01225 706447 Mobile: 07889 771505 JKS Plumbing and Heating BATHROOMS, TAPS, HOT WATER CYLINDERS AND MUCH MORE NO JOB TOO SMALL 24 HOUR CALL OUT Tel: 01380 828956 Mobile: 07708510715 �Seasoned logs and kindling available Don’t shiver We deliver Call James on 07970 781828 �“Doggy Dilemmas” Puppy Training classes Dog Training Classes Clicker Training One to Ones Dog Walking Dog Boarding Contact Debs on 01380 730564 or 07966 617617 �Do you need help in the garden? Perry Landscape Services Can help you with..... Planting; Garden Design; Pond Maintenance; Fencing; Decking; Patios; General Garden Maintenance; Lawn Cutting; Hedge cutting; Garden Designs; Leaf Collection, and more Please call Dean on Tel: 01225 712274 Mobile 07771838195 E-mail: vzdy@hotmail.com Web: www.perrylandscapeservices.co.uk FREE NO OBLIGATION QUOTATIONS NO JOB TOO BIG OR TOO SMALL Trevor Hale NPTC Certified (arb) Fully Insured Tree Surgery Covering All Aspects Including Chipping Stump Grinding & Hedging 07737934777 Local Professional Reliable Service www.wiltshiretreesurgery.co.uk �Andrew Goodfield Woodwork Devizes, Road, Rowde, Wiltshire Carpentry, Joinery Free-standing and built-in cabinets cupboards and wardrobes Free estimate Telephone: 01380 722067 e-mail:apgoodfield@tiscali.co.u k www.apgwoodwork.co.uk JOIN US AND SAVE MONEY - on your supply of domestic heating oil delivered to your door. As an established group with members along the Pewsey Vale we can supply to you direct. With the price of oil increasing, we will get you a discounted price every time! Interested? Call Chris on 01380 818724 or e-mail jcm3777@hotmail.com �A vacancy has arisen for the post of Clerk to Poulshot Parish Council For full details of the Clerk’s duties, and how to apply for the post, please contact Mr Nicholas Hunloke on 01380 828333 or e-mail hunloke@onetel.com Holiday Let ”Sanditoes” Saundersfoot Near Tenby, Pembrokeshire, Wales Detached comfortable bungalow with private garden 2 double and 1 twin room, 10 minute walk from the beach or shops. Wonderful Area Bookings all year round, Prices from £30 a night: low season. Contact Jean or Royden on 01380 828695 perrettr@btinternet.com You can view some photos at www.sanditoes.co.uk �The Tranquil Moment Health and Beauty clinic The Tranquil Moment health and beauty clinic is set in the beautiful village of Poulshot, just 2 miles from Devizes. We offer flexible appointments to suit you, and tailor treatments to your requirements. The salon is completely private, with easy parking. We are now offering the latest Ultrasound hair removal treatment, a painless alternative to electrolysis without the use of needles, there are no restrictions with this treatment, all hair colours and skin types. No skin reaction. Clinically proven. Other treatments available • Decleor facials and body treatments • Waxing •OPI manicure and pedicure • Hollywood Lashes • Microdermabrasion (pay for 7 get 8th free) • Sports Massage and Injury clinic • CACI non surgical face lift • Hot stone massage • Semi-permanent make-up • Eyelash/ eyebrow tinting • Xen tan Visit our website for other offers. All Credit & Debit cards accepted. Loyalty Card System. Follow us on Facebook. The Tranquil Moment Health and Beauty Clinic The Old Stables, Middle Green Farm, The Green, Poulshot, Devizes SN10 1RT 01380 828297 24 hour answerphone tranquilmoment@live.co.uk www.tranquilmoment.co.uk �! IMW OFFICE SERVICES LTD Personal Tax Assessments Clubs/Societies – Independent Reviews Small Company Accounts, VAT Payroll, Book-keeping Typing Contact Ian Wheeler Tel: 07813 777710 e-mail : wheeler.potterne@virgin.net �ARTS & CRAFT COURSES FOR CHILDREN & ADULTS TO BE HELD IN POULSHOT VILLAGE HALL. THESE WILL BE SUBJECT RELATED CRAFT COURSES SUCH AS HALLOWEEN, CHRISTMAS, MOTHERS DAY ETC. 07850 364262 HALLOWEEN LANTERN MAKING FRIDAY 21ST October 10.30-12.30 £7.50 includes pumpkins to take home. monday 24 HALLOWEEN TRICK OR TREAT BAGS October 10.30-12.30 £7.50 includes all materials USED th th wednesday 26 HANGING GHOSTS October 1-3.30 £7.50 includes all materials used. TH CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS NOV 10.30-12.30 £7.50 INCLUDES ALL MATERIALS USED. TH STAIN GLASS COOKIES DECEMBER 10.30 -12.30 £7.50 INCLUDES ALL INGREDIENTS SATURDAY 26 SATURDAY 10 CHRISTMAS LANTERNS Wednesday 21 DECEMBER 1-4 £7.50 INCLUDES ALL MATERIALS USED If you have 3 children or more attending or would like to book a couple of courses, I will discount for you. TO BOOK ANY DATES OR FIND OUT MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL KIRSTY 07850364262 ST ADULT COURSE DATES November 16th Wednesday 7-10pm £15.00 INCLUDES ALL MATERIALS USED. JEWELLERY MAKING FOR PRESENTS NOVEMBER 26TH SATURDAY 7-10PM £15.00 INCLUDES ALL MATERIALS USED. HOMEMADE HAMPER GIFTS DECEMBER 3RD SATURDAY 7-10PM £15.00 INCLUDES ALL INGREDIENTS. FRESH FLOWER TABLE DECORATIONS DEC 8TH THURSDAY 7-10PM £15.00 INCLUDES ALL MATERIALS USED JEWELLERY MAKING FOR PRESENTS DEC 17TH Saturday 7-10PM £15.00 INCLUDES ALL MATERIALS USED �QUIZ NIGHT Friday 11th November 2011 at the Village Hall 7.0 pm for 7.30 pm start Tables of 4 (£12 per table) Bar Facilities Quizmaster Prizes Raffle Alan Webber Profits to the Wiltshire Air Ambulance Book your table through: Alan Webber 828415 or Chris Saunders 827290 Book now to avoid disappointment ��DEVIZES HOME & GARDEN MAINTENANCE Hunters Moon, Bath Rd,Devizes,Wilts,SN10 1PH Hedge - Grass Cutting Lawn Treatment - Scarification Weed Control – General Gardening Landscaping – Garden Clearance Sheds – All Types of Fencing & Gates Ponds – Pond maintenance – Water Features Decking – Patios - Graveling Regular, Weekly & Monthly Contracts Interior & Exterior painting and decorating General Property Maintenance Free Quotations – Fully insured Tel: Jon on 01380 720969 Mobile: 07778043330 Email: Jon@devizeshomeandgarden.co.uk �PSW Premier Tiling Services Local professional tiling service for:-  Kitchens  Bathrooms  Conservatories  Underfloor heating installed All work is fully in sured and guaranteed. Please call 01380 721978/07855 947039 or e-mail pswpremiertiling@gmail.com for help or information. COOKS ORCHARD BEAUTY Qualified & insured Massage and Beauty Therapist. Massage: Hot stones massage, Thai style massage, Deep tissue, Swedish.Manicures, pedicures, Paraffin wax treatment, Waxing tinting, Facials, Hopi ear candles. Pamper/Hen parties catered for. Vouchers available. Visit Cooks orchard, or I’ll come to you. Call Nicky on: 07711652568 �To let North Cornish Holiday Cottage sleeps 6 – 8 , fully equipped cottage and large garden with summerhouse and parking. Holidays and short breaks For further details contact Bo Miles-Hobbs on 01380 813902 bomileshobbs@btinternet.com www.helemillcottage.co.uk Yoga With Ginny Poulshot Village Hall All abilities welcome 01380 729955 yogawithginny@gmail.com www.yogawithginny.co.uk �Village Contacts St Peter’s Church Priest in Charge - Revd. Renée Coulson Churchwardens Mrs Paulette Bremner-Milne Mrs Janet James PCC Secretary –Mrs Kate Amery PCC Members – 827285 828527 724944 827172 Mr Nicholas Hunloke (Treasurer) - Lady Kate Hunloke (Deanery Synod) Mrs Angela Bullen - Mr Chris Saunders - Mrs Dot Wood - Mrs Joyce Arnold (Deanery Synod) - Mr Brian James Organist – Mrs P De Belle Parish council Chairman – Mr Nicholas Hunloke - post currently vacant Clerk 828333 Meembers - Mrs Sue Aldridge – Mr Joe Baber – Mr Geoff Collett (Vice Chairman) – Mr Steve Housby – Mr Nicholas Hunloke – Mr Malcolm Nixon - Mr Tim Nixon Local Councillors Kennet District Cllr Jonathan Seed 850 696 e-mail jonathon.seed@wiltshire.gov.uk. Farmers Club Mr Richard Francis 828232 Mother and Toddler Group Mrs Clair Waldron 828602 Poulshot Ladies Club Lady Kate Hunloke 828333 Village Hall – Chris Saunders 827290 Bookings - Joyce or Brian Arnold 828833 Village Trust – Chairman - Mr Nicholas Hunloke 828333 827095 Secretary - Mr Tim Coleman Members - Mr Ray Josey (Vice-chairman) – Mr Brian James (treasurer) – Mrs Pam Langton (Archivist �TOWNSEND FARMHOUSE Comfortable B and B in Poulshot Excellent facilities in Grade 2 listed building with full English breakfasts and ample car-parking space E-mail marygracebrothers@gmail.com Telephone 01380 828221 When friends and relations wish to visit and you are unable to put them up for the night book them to stay at Townsend Farmhouse B and B Discounts offered for bookings made by local residents Poulshot Village Hall Available for meetings, functions, clubs and private parties Booking fees Village activities - £5 an hour Outside users - £8 an hour All bookings for the hall are being taken by Joyce or Brian Arnold on 828833 �New Look For Village Hall Kitchen. As recent users will know, the village hall kitchen has seen big improvements over the last few months. There is now a new double oven electric cooker with five hobs, a new industrial type dishwasher (with a four minute cycle), a new water heater and boiler, all complemented by new work surfaces and revamped cupboards. All in all, it is now a very good facility for catering for large group functions. Additionally, the problems that beset the heating last year have been overcome, so hopefully both halls will be nice and warm for winter use. Pleasingly, more and more people are booking the hall for groups, charity events, and private functions. If you are interested, or simply wish to view the facilities to check on suitability, please contact us by 'phone on 828833, by email on b.arnold103@btinternet.com, or by coming round to The Old Farmhouse in Mill Lane. The cost of hiring is modest (to cover running costs), being £5 an hour for those living in Poulshot, £6 for those from outside. There is no charge for charity events. Thanks to the hard work of many people over many years, the village hall is now a splendid facility for anyone from Poulshot or the surrounding area. Book early to avoid disappointment! Joyce and Brian Arnold. Church Flower Roster 6th November 13th November 20th November ADVENT CHRISTMAS Thank you Mrs Suzie Quinn To be arranged Mrs Suzie Quinn No Flowers All Helpers please from Nicky Baber to all who attended the MacMillan Coffee Morning…you raised £150! �CHURCH SERVICES NOV 2011POULSHOT, SEEND & BULKINGTON Sunday 6 November 8.00 am 9.30 am 11.15 am 6.00 pm Holy Communion All Age Worship All Age Worship EVENSONG Seend Bulkington Seend Poulshot Sunday 13 November 8.00 am 10.50 am 10.50 am 4.45 pm 11.00 pm – Remembrance Sunday Holy Communion Remembrance Remembrance 2Church4T Remembrance Seend Poulshot Seend Bulkington Bulkington Sunday 20 November 8.00 am Holy Communion Seend 9.30 am Parish Communion Bulkington 11.15 am Parish Communion Seend 6.00pm Cluster Service at Bromham St Nicholas Please note there will be no service in Poulshot today If you would like to attend St Nicholas and need a lift please contact a Churchwarden Sunday 27 November 8.00 am 9.30 am 6.00 pm 6.00 pm Holy Communion Family Communion Advent Carols Parish Communion Seend Poulshot Seend Bulkington Sunday 4 December 8.00 am 9.30 am 11.15 am 6.00 pm Holy Communion All Age Worship All Age Worship Evensong Seend Bulkington Seend Poulshot �CHURCH SERVICES DEC 2011 POULSHOT, SEEND & BULKINGTON Sunday 4 December 8.00 am 9.30 am 11.15 am 6.00 pm Holy Communion Parish Communion All Age Worship EVENSONG Seend Bulkington Seend Poulshot Thursday 8 December 6.00 pm Christingle Service with Seend School Seend Sunday 11 December 8.00 am 9.30 am 11.15 am 4.45 pm 6.00 pm Holy Communion Matins Parish Communion 2Church4T Evensong Seend Poulshot Seend Bulkington Bulkington Sunday 18 December 8.00 am 9.30 am 11.15 am 6.00 pm Holy Communion Parish Communion Parish Communion Carol Service Seend Poulshot Seend Bulkington Thursday 22 December 7.00 pm Carol Service Seend Saturday 24 December – Christmas Eve 2.00 pm Crib Service 3.00 pm Nativity 6.00 pm Carol Service 11.30 pm Midnight Eucharist Bulkington Vicarage Garden Poulshot Seend Sunday 25 December No 8 am service 9.30 am Family Communion 9.30 am Family Communion 11.15 am Family Communion Poulshot Bulkington Seend �CHURCH SERVICES Sunday 1 January 8.00 am 9.30 am 11.15 am 6.00 pm Sunday 8 January 8.00 am 9.30 am 11.15 am 6.00 pm Sunday 15 January 8.00 am 9.30 am 11.15 am 6.00 pm 22 January 8.00 am 9.30 am 11.15 am 6.00 pm Sunday 29 January 8.00 am 10.00 am JAN 2012 POULSHOT, SEEND & BULKINGTON Holy Communion All Age Worship All Age Worship Evensong Seend Bulkington Seend Poulshot Holy Communion Matins Parish Communion Evensong Seend Poulshot Seend Bulkington Holy Communion Parish Communion Family Communion Parish Communion Seend Bulkington Seend PoulshotSunday Holy Communion Family Communion Family Communion Parish Communion Seend Poulshot Seend Bulkington Holy Communion Benefice Service Seend tbc THE KEYS, THE KEYS. In the dim and distant past, before we were lucky enough to be able to leave the Church open during daylight hours, many of the ‘Flower Ladies’ had a key to the main Church door in order that they could enter Church when they wished to do the flower arrangements. These keys are now obviously surplus to requirements, and as such should be returned to either of the Churchwardens. At a recent meeting with the Church Insurers, we were reminded that we should have a record of everyone in possession of a Church key. In order to comply with this condition, please may we ask that anyone having a Church key would contact either of the Churchwardens in order that we may update our key holder list. Many thanks, Janet and Paulette Churchwardens. �The Wednesday Group We met on 12th October to consider the topic of Leadership. This had been prompted by a television news report of the visit by the leader of the Anglican Church, the Archbishop of Canterbury, to Zimbabwe, where he met that country’s leader, Robert Mugabe. Here were two men who could hardly be further apart in terms of style and in their attitude to those who they lead (although it is reported that they shared scones, butter and jam for tea!) This led onto a discussion about leaders in other fields: politics, local, national and international, military, industry and commerce, education, sport (think of England’s rugby team), and many others; and we then considered what common characteristics were essential for any leader, whether he or she be good or bad, and the means of acquiring these characteristics. Any leader has to attract the respect of those he or she leads. Some are ‘Born to Lead’, while others reach their position through training, experience or personality, and some by fear, by force, by chicanery or bribery. There are those who become leaders, in name if not in practice, by what is known as ‘Buggin’s Turn;’ or ‘Dead Men’s Shoes’, having few if any qualifications other than being in the right place at the right time. Leadership can be achieved and practised in many ways: by personality – Winston Churchill in WWII; by inspiration – Mahatma Ghandi; by oratory and fear – Hitler; by promises coupled with fear – Saddam Hussein and Muammar Ghadafi; by a democratic process of selection – countless political leaders, local, national, international; by heredity – the House of Windsor and their predecessors. Much time was spent on considering the next leader of the Anglican Church; the present incumbent, Rowan Williams, retires in 2012. There can be no doubt that the Anglican Church needs strong leadership, particularly in England where its position as the Established Church is under threat from multi-culturism and secularism, as well as by internal dissension. We can only wait and see, because the process of finding a new leader comes down to a �decision by the head of the Church, The Queen, on the advice of the Prime Minister, after ‘consultation’ and consideration of those available, qualified and suitable. A lot rests on their selection. We meet next on Wednesday 9th November (Village Hall at 7.30pm) to consider the question: ‘What do we mean when we say that we renounce the Devil and all his Works?’ John Quinn Poulshot Ladies' Reading Group In October, we met to discuss the Mark Haddon's intriguing book, "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time." Written in the voice of a teenage boy with Asperger's. it evoked some very interesting conversation,. Our next meeting will be on Novemnber 22nd when we will be having a "Good Read" evening, when our favourite book both recently read or an early one will be recommended to the group. It would be an ideal evening for anyone to drop in and see what we are all about; 7.30p.m. in the hall. We are not a Club, have no membership just £1 a night to cover hall rental and refreshments. I think someone mentioned "mince pies" before we all get wearied of them!! Jackie Pohnert Come and find the perfect present at our CHRISTMAS COUNTRY FAIR! at the MARKET LAVINGTON COMMUNITY HALL TH on SATURDAY NOVEMBER 19 10am to 4pm Local handmade crafts and homemade produce Paintings, Jewellery, Walking Sticks, Textiles, Pottery, Soaps, Cakes, Preserves, Cards and lots more! Donations to The Soldiers’ Charity (The Army Benevolent Fund) For more details, or to book a stall, please contact Sue Bonney on 01380 812757 or email thebonneys@waitrose.com �The Badgers’ Worton and Cheverell F.C. The youngest age group at Under 7 level, have now moved their training on Saturday mornings to Five Lanes School Worton, starting at 10.00 a.m. Please ensure you bring your boots and shin pads to the training. New members are welcome on the day (or contact Lee 07879-418941). Some early matches for this age group produced goals galore. For most of the other younger age groups, training takes place at West Lavington pitches. At the other end of the Club age groups, the Adult team recently beat Heytesbury away 2-5 in the Trowbridge and District League. Next fixture at home will be on 19 November at West Lavington Village Hall, k.o. 14.30 against FC Norhtbridge. Supporters welcome to attend (free entry). The Under 9s’ two teams had a joint fixture against Westbury, with the Wizards losing narrowly 2-1, with a goal from Ed in the early stages only for the opponents to draw level and then score a winner. Whilst the Badgers team , with goals from Jacob and Ethan led to a 3-1 win. At Under 11 level, following the 17-1 goal-feast against Derry Hill, complacency was needed against the following fixture against Bishops Cannings away on a very narrow pitch. End result was another resounding team victory beating the opponents 2-9. Well done Steve Dagnall An Indian Evening in Bulkington On Thursday, 17th November 2011, in Bulkington Village Hall there will be a power point presentation by the Revd. Renée Coulson on her pilgrimage to India in January 2011. There will be an evening meal with an Indian flavour. Tickets are £7.50 available from Liz Futter (828485) and Audrey McDonald (828376). All are welcome. “Crumpets on Sunday!” During 3 Sundays in Advent there will be informal discussions on some of the interesting and controversial themes of Advent. They will be held at the Vicarage in Seend from 3.00-4.30, beginning with crumpets and tea! Please put these dates in your diary and come along: November 27th – “Death” – led by Renée Coulson December 4th – “Judgement” – also led by Renée December 11th – “Heaven and Hell” – led by Maureen Allchin �SEEND AND DISTRICT GARDENING CLUB At October’s meeting Bob and Mary Biggs came to talk about herbs, bringing with them a huge quantity of plants to talk about and pass round. Here are some of Bob’s thoughts.. Of all the many different mints Moroccan mint is the one to use for mint tea, grapefruit mint for fruit recipes and English lamb mint for the Sunday roast. Garlic chives can be used instead of garlic to give the taste without the effects and the flowers of both kinds of chive can be eaten in salads too. Lovage makes a good substitute for celery flavouring but grows very tall. Sweet Cicely can be used to sweeten dishes instead of sugar and salad burnett has a cucumber flavour without the same effect. To harvest parsley, chives and other herbs you should cut the whole stem in order to encourage new growth. The competition was won by Jeni Raby-Cox. As usual the same 3 people entered and they would like some competition from the rest of us. On 8th November the competition is a photo of a garden enemy and I am expecting some interesting pictures. The talk is called ‘Eating Your Garden Enemies or Meat and Two Veg’. Slug anyone? NB. The arrangements for the Alhambra trip are not finalised and are still being thought about. If you are interested in going please let Carole know ASAP. Sue. �Scarecrow Trail a Dazzling Success Beautiful blue skies and bright sunshine blessed us all day for our inaugural Scarecrow Trail on 1st October. Many families enjoyed crunching their way through the leaves, collecting conkers, chatting to friends and making new ones as they strolled around Poulshot identifying the scarecrows on display. There were 25 "Heroes and Villains" made by volunteers, and it was obvious that a lot of thought and creativity was used for each. As you can see from the photos there were some great ideas. Wonder Woman made by the Herridge family was voted the best scarecrow by those who completed the trail, followed by Doctor Who made by Emma Kaashoek and Jack Sparrow made by Clare Hiscocks. Quite a few identified the scarecrows correctly and the winners drawn from the hat were as follows: 1st Henry Barter (Class 2), 2nd the Jackett family, 3rd Tim Lewis. Finally the lucky entry was won by Clare Cooper. Congratulations one and all! Taking advantage of the unprecedented warm weather many stayed to socialise and enjoyed the BBQ, refreshments (with cool drinks replacing the soups which were originally planned!) and fabulous choice of cakes. The children were able to play safely at the Village �Hall, have their faces painted and had great fun playing with their conker collections. Tremendous amount of work was put into making this a fabulous event and we would like to thank everyone involved. This includes Poulshot villagers, the Village Hall committee, Planks Dairy, the scarecrow makers, the cake bakers, those who supplied fresh produce to be sold, Phoenix Cards, Jamie Oliver and jewellery, those who helped running stalls, assisting with the set-up, car parking and of course those of you who came along to enjoy the event. We made over £500 which will be spent on art materials for all classes to benefit from. The decision to hold this in Poulshot was made on the basis that about 30 children who live in the village go to Rowde School as well as safety issues. Many people commented that they hadn't realised what a pretty village it is. We hope to make this an annual event so please look out for details next year! The World's Largest Coffee Morning It was lovely to see several villagers join parents at our coffee morning held on Friday 30 September. There was a happy and relaxed atmosphere as people caught up with friends over a tea and slice of cake. Sadly cancer affects so many families and MacMillan offer invaluable support at times when it is needed. Thank you to everyone who supported us, we managed to raise £111for this very worthy charity. �Christmas Fayre/Family Disco - a chance to say Farewell..." December will be a strange time for Rowde School as both Mr Ball (Head Teacher) and Mrs Beswick (Deputy Head / Reception Teacher) are retiring at the end of the term. Both of them have been with the school for nearly 20 years and have helped to develop it into the nurturing, inspiring, safe and welcoming village school that it is today. As the RSA represents the parents and children of the school we thought that it would be fitting to combine a family disco to the end of our Christmas Fayre on Friday 2nd December. This will give pupils and parents, past and present, and the villagers the opportunity to say their farewells. During the event we will have a book each for Mr Ball and Mrs Beswick where you can pass on your best wishes and perhaps write a comment or memory about your time at school or dealings with them. So please come and join us for a mince pie, a glass of wine and perhaps a boogie to help us commemorate the occasion. Christmas Fayre - 5:00-6:30pm followed by Family Disco 6:30-8:00pm. All welcome! CF Oil, Community First’s new venture that saves you money! CF Oil is a new social enterprise that will reduce the cost of your domestic heating oil each time you place an order. All you need to do to take advantage of the scheme is to pay an annual membership fee, which will cover as many oil orders as you need during the course of the year. Membership costs £20 per year and you normally save more than your memberships costs in your first order! The more people who get together to buy oil the greater negotiating power of the group. It helps shift power away from the supplier and back to the customer. The scheme normally works through a volunteer local co-ordinator but CF Oil will act as the co-ordinator until one is appointed. Local Co-ordinators have FREE membership of the scheme. If you would like to save money on the cost of your heating oil, please join our CF Oil & see how easy it is. If you would like further information on being a member or a Local Co-ordinator please contact our CF Oil administrator Jess emery on 01380 732809 oil@communityfirst.org.uk or visit our website www.communityfirst.org.uk � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Village Magazine Description An account of the resource PDF versions of the Village Magazine distributed between 2004 and Present. 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Title A name given to the resource Poulshot Village News November 2011 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 01/11/2011 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Poulshot Village News Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Poulshot Village News PVN Village News https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/org.poulshotvillagearchive/original/8d9468e41c2d3a3d75834e9e1cc6ab0c.pdf 8182351b96b33e0b697d0e8777d7f1f6 PDF Text Text The Raven Inn Telephone 01380 828 271 Bookings Advisable Summer Opening Times We are open every day for lunch and dinner. Sunday Opening Times 12 noon – 3 p.m. Evenings 6 p.m. – 10 p.m. Monday – Saturday Opening Times 11.30 a.m. – 2.30 p.m. Evenings 6 p.m. – 11 p.m. �Poulshot Village News The PVN is put together and distributed free to all houses in the village. Contributions, reports, opinions and articles are very much welcomed. While we will always aim to include all shades of opinion and interest, we reserve the right to select and edit where appropriate. We also aim to provide a network and record of what’s going on in the village, as fully as possible, so please let us know if there is anything that you would like publicised in advance or reported on afterwards.. Contact us e-mail – poulshotnews@btinternet.com ; by post - 3 Sillington Lane, Poulshot, SN10 1TD Contributions for next issue by 20th of the month please Advertising Poulshot Village News is happy to accept adverts, indeed relies on them to fund production costs. Publication of an advert does not constitute an endorsement for that product or service. Adverts may be taken as a full, half or quarter page, at a cost of £40/£25/£15 respectively, to run for the full year of the magazine (10 issus). Subscribing to an advert in the magazine will automatically get you a listing on the Poulshot web site - www.poulshot.org.uk Poulshot Web Pages (The World Looking At Poulshot) WWW.POULSHOT.ORG.UK Email to:webmaster@poulshot.org.uk �Do you need help with Self Assessment Taxation Business Plans Presentation to Banks Contact Gordon Lawrence Chartered Accountant 30, The Pound, Bromham Tel: Devizes 850294 Free Initial Consultation �Computer problems? I offer a friendly, local service for all repairs, servicing and spares. I will speed up your PC or laptop, remove any virus, build you a new one or repair your existing one In fact whatever you want and all clearly explained. Quality laptops always available from £250 — all with the Windows 7 and MS Office 2007 HELP! Owen Burton 07765 774908 Seend Cleeve wigglybus@yahoo.co.uk mark.dodds@hotmail.co.uk �POULSHOT LODGE FARM SHOP Poulshot Lodge Farm Shop opened in July 2010 proudly selling our own home reared beef, as well as locally sourced pork, lamb and poultry. All the meat is butchered on site by our own full time butcher. As well as our tasty meats we also offer fruit and vegetables, eggs, cheeses, chutneys, bread, our own delicious range of homemade meals and much more. We pride ourselves in the fact that everything is sourced as locally as possible. So why not call in to see us, reduce your food miles, be sure of 100% food trace ability and enjoy the delicious taste that goes with it! All at very competitive prices. Opening Times- Tues, Wed, Thurs 10am-5pm, Fri 10am-6pm, Sat 9am-4pm Poulshot Lodge Farm, Poulshot, Devizes Wiltshire,SN10 1RQ Tel 01380 827202, post@poulshotlodgefarm.co.uk www.poulshotlodgefarm.co.uk �. DOLMAN AUDIO VISUAL Berhills Lane Farm, Sells Green, Melksham Telephone: 01380 828524 We know HI FI TELVISION VIDEO DVD literally inside out! For personal service and a professional repair to any make of product, ancient or modern, please telephone Maggie or Peter We also stock a range of quality reconditioned (non exrental) equipment carrying a maximum 6 months warranty. DOLMAN AUDIO VISUAL is an Authorised Service Centre providing technical assistance on behalf of leading manufacturers Richardson & Paige INTERIORS Specialist Upholstery www.richardsonandpaige.co.uk Come and visit us at our website or our workshop: Unit 1, Manor House Yard, Poulshot, Devizes SN10 1RY 01380 828228 07974 454747 Traditional, Modern and Bespoke Specialist Upholstery tailored loose covers; new furniture made to order; antiques; modern reupholstery; recovering & repairs; free quotes deliveries Members of the Association of Master Upholsterers & Soft Furnishers‐ �TONY PARSONS DOMESTIC APPLIANCE ENGINEER WASHING MACHINES COOKERS / DRIERS SERVICE AND REPAIRS TEL; 01380 723279 MOBILE: 07970 117023 Andrew Underwood Chimney Sweep Brush Vacuum Clean Efficient Phone: 01225 706447 Mobile: 07889 771505 Potterne Medieval Fayre and Market Saturday 10th & Sunday 11th September 2011 12pm to 5pm at Five Lanes Farm, Potterne Devizes Wiltshire SN10 5PT Fun for all the family! Archery, Vikings, Saxons, Birds of prey, Crafts & stalls, Thatching & Traditional skills, Hog Roast & Tavern Entry per day £3 under 11’s with adults – Free! Free Car Parking & Refreshments Available. 07970 953 557 www.potternemedievalfair.webs.com �Seasoned logs and kindling available Don’t shiver We deliver Call James on 07970 781828 �“Doggy Dilemmas” Puppy Training classes Dog Training Classes Clicker Training One to Ones Dog Walking Dog Boarding Contact Debs on 01380 730564 or 07966 617617 �Do you need help in the garden? Perry Landscape Services Can help you with..... Planting; Garden Design; Pond Maintenance; Fencing; Decking; Patios; General Garden Maintenance; Lawn Cutting; Hedge cutting; Garden Designs; Leaf Collection, and more Please call Dean on Tel: 01225 712274 Mobile 07771838195 E-mail: vzdy@hotmail.com Web: www.perrylandscapeservices.co.uk FREE NO OBLIGATION QUOTATIONS NO JOB TOO BIG OR TOO SMALL Trevor Hale NPTC Certified (arb) Fully Insured Tree Surgery Covering All Aspects Including Chipping Stump Grinding & Hedging 07737934777 Local Professional Reliable Service www.wiltshiretreesurgery.co.uk �Andrew Goodfield Woodwork Devizes, Road, Rowde, Wiltshire Carpentry, Joinery Free-standing and built-in cabinets cupboards and wardrobes Free estimate Telephone: 01380 722067 e-mail:apgoodfield@tiscali.co.u k www.apgwoodwork.co.uk JOIN US AND SAVE MONEY - on your supply of domestic heating oil delivered to your door. As an established group with members along the Pewsey Vale we can supply to you direct. With the price of oil increasing, we will get you a discounted price every time! Interested? Call Chris on 01380 818724 or e-mail jcm3777@hotmail.com �A vacancy has arisen for the post of Clerk to Poulshot Parish Council For full details of the Clerk’s duties, and how to apply for the post, please contact Mr Nicholas Hunloke on 01380 828333 or e-mail hunloke@onetel.com Holiday Let ”Sanditoes” Saundersfoot Near Tenby, Pembrokeshire, Wales Detached comfortable bungalow with private garden 2 double and 1 twin room, 10 minute walk from the beach or shops. Wonderful Area Bookings all year round, Prices from £30 a night: low season. Contact Jean or Royden on 01380 828695 perrettr@btinternet.com You can view some photos at www.sanditoes.co.uk �The Tranquil Moment Health and Beauty clinic The Tranquil Moment health and beauty clinic is set in the beautiful village of Poulshot, just 2 miles from Devizes. We offer flexible appointments to suit you, and tailor treatments to your requirements. The salon is completely private, with easy parking. We are now offering the latest Ultrasound hair removal treatment, a painless alternative to electrolysis without the use of needles, there are no restrictions with this treatment, all hair colours and skin types. No skin reaction. Clinically proven. Other treatments available • Decleor facials and body treatments • Waxing •OPI manicure and pedicure • Hollywood Lashes • Microdermabrasion (pay for 7 get 8th free) • Sports Massage and Injury clinic • CACI non surgical face lift • Hot stone massage • Semi-permanent make-up • Eyelash/ eyebrow tinting • Xen tan Visit our website for other offers. All Credit & Debit cards accepted. Loyalty Card System. Follow us on Facebook. The Tranquil Moment Health and Beauty Clinic The Old Stables, Middle Green Farm, The Green, Poulshot, Devizes SN10 1RT 01380 828297 24 hour answerphone tranquilmoment@live.co.uk www.tranquilmoment.co.uk �White Horse Opera presents Orpheus in the Underworld 12th, 14th & 15th October Devizes Corn Exchange at 7.30pm Ask anyone to name the most famous tune from any opera and it is quite likely that the answer will be Offenbach’s Infernal Gallop, better known as the Can-Can. You only have to hear it to see the swirling petticoats and feel the exhilarating atmosphere of Paris at its most daring and risqué. White Horse Opera’s latest production enters this liberated world, where wine, women and song rule the day. Offenbach’s greatest operetta is delightfully naughty and pokes irreverent fun at two of the cornerstones of French society, its culture and its politics. This fun can still be enjoyed today, as we follow the escapades of the very unholy Greek gods who are determined to spice up their dreary lives. At the centre of the mayhem is the gorgeous Eurydice, whose zest for life makes her reject her boring husband Orpheus and welcome the advances of both Jupiter and Pluto. Offenbach tells his tale with panache and wit and produces a tireless succession of ravishing and foot-tapping melodies to accompany it. White Horse Opera’s new production is suitably racy and features an array of singers who are well-known to its regular audiences. Rebecca Hiller [Eurydice] and Neil Kirkman [Jupiter] both made a strong impact in last year’s Sonnambula, and Tom Magnone and Alexandra Denman make a welcome return to the company to play Orpheus and his severe guide Public Opinion. The production is conducted by our resident Musical Director Arne Kovac and directed by Chrissie Higgs, who staged the recent successful tour of The Pirates of Penzance. Tickets £5-£15 are on sale now at Devizes Books 01380-725944 �POULSHOT LADIES’ CLUB The Ladies’ Club Annual Skittles evening was held again this year at the Oliver Cromwell in Bromham. Husbands and partners were welcome and a good time was had by all. After five rounds, the best individual performance was from Richard Francis with 30 points and we had two runners-up on 29 points – Christabel Francis and Jean Perrett. We hastily concocted a rule that there should only be one prize per family and Jean was awarded the second prize - a decision which was endorsed 100% by Christabel! After supper, things got very exciting in the ‘killer’ competition in which players are eliminated round by round. Despite an amazing run of good luck, getting the full nine pins each time for her throw, Paullette Bremner-Milne was eventually knocked out. Last man standing was Brian Arnold who showed fantastic skill, knocking down a single pin time after time. Brian assures us he is not a regular skittler, but we are convinced he must have been practising in secret! The next event in the Ladies’ Club calendar is our annual combined evening with the ladies from Worton. It is Poulshot’s turn to host the evening this year and Kate Hunloke and Nina Jeffries are putting together a Quiz. Details will be circulated shortly. Penny Telling �To all of you who supported ‘Hope For Tomorrow’ We are writing to thank you for your support of our fund raising events for’ Hope for Tomorrow’, which took place at our home on 13thand 14th August. The events were very well attended with 76 tickets sold for the Cheese and Wine and 64 for the Afternoon Tea , With all the items donated we had Auctions and Raffles which raised a combined amount of£929. We have had monetary donations totalling £1218 and they are still arriving for which we are most grateful. With your help and generousity we have been able to raise in total to date, the wonderful sum of £3256 to go to this Charity. A special thanks go to many of you who gave prizes, produced food of all descriptions, and those who helped us before during and after the event. in particular Paulette and Tony BremnerMilne who spent several days helping us to set up and take down the tents and organise the events. Without you all we could not have had such a successful outcome. Thank you once again, Mary and John Bell PS. At parties on 10th and 11th September in the village to celebrate Ian Brother’s 70th birthday donations amounting to £550 were sent to’Hope for Tomorrow’.Thanks to all involved, this brings the total amount raised in Poulshot for the charity to a really substantial sum for which they are most grateful. �FRESH FROM SPAIN: by Melanie Templer 12 years may seem like a long time to live abroad and for a while we felt we would be in Andalucia for ever. But after the birth of our daughter in 2008 we began to feel a steady and persistant pull to move back into the family fold. It was easy to decide which part of the UK we would move to as all of my husband´s family have lived in Wiltshire forever, and I relished the prospect of starting a new chapter of our lives in such an ancient and mystical county. In spite of our anticipation we had a couple of more pressing concerns about moving - would we be able to sell our property, and how would we make a living for ourselves in England?… Neither my husband nor I can really be described as office or career people and although part of me longed for the security of a regular salary I knew that was not really an option. So, after a week´s avid discussion over dinner we decided we had to try and make use of the knowledge, experience and contacts we had acquired after living for so many years in such a fascinating corner of Southern Europe. Besides our home where we lived in the countryside, we were also the proud owners of an enchanting village property which we rented for holiday lets. Whilst we were restoring this property my husband and I wrangled over how many bedrooms we felt the cottage would have. He was keen to have 2 equal sized rooms but I preferred just one enormous bedroom with adjoining bathroom. Fortunately he acquiesced and the end result was fabulous. Over the years 90% of the people who have booked our cottage have been couples and this gave rise to the idea of putting together a portfolio of other rental properties around Andalucia specifically designed for two. And so we gave birth (for a second time!) to our new business – The 2´s Company Travel. �We have spent the last year scouring Andalucia, using all of our contacts and friends in order to compile a list of the “creme de la creme” of 1 and 2 bedroom properties. We then visited each one to make sure they fulfilled the criteria of what we were looking for. Some are very lavish and others are beautiful in their simplicity, but they all have a certain uniqueness, a charm that made us say “yes!” Also being real foodies, we were keen to incorporate a culinary element into the business, tying in with the the principles of the Slow Food movement (ie buying local, seasonal produce.) People don´t always associate Andalucia with a memorable eating experience but this is often due to lack of information ,which is why we send our clients a whole folder of top tips on how to find excellent ham, cheese, sherry, fresh tuna etc etc ….. basically the best that each area has to offer. In a nutshell we aim to pass on our knowledge of food and eating in Andalucia, so our clients can enjoy in 1 week what we have enjoyed over 12 years. You can see our website at www.the2scompanytravel.com But that´s not all………. We are now living in Urchfont and plying our trades within the local community. I have over 10 years experience teaching Spanish as a foreign language and can offer private tuition for GCSE, AS and A level Spanish as well as adult learners of any level. Tristram my husband has designed and maintained several gardens in Andalucia, and is avaliable to help with all aspects of garden maintenance (lawns, pruning, tree work, dry stone walling etc.) He is on hand as your local Gentleman Gardener, and can offer heaps of creative input if you have a corner of your garden you would like to transform. Why not give us a call on 01380 840407 or e mail tigreymel@gmail.com �WILTSHIRE COUNCILLOR NEWS FROM JONATHON SEED The long awaited Boundary Commission report recommending the new shape of Parliamentary constituencies in the United Kingdom has just been published. Overall this reduces the number of MPs by 50 and makes the number of voters in each new constituency almost the same. In Wiltshire the proposal is for some realignment with a new seat crossing the Dorset border in the south and west. The Chippenham Constituency as we knew it at the last General Election disappears with Chippenham and Corsham going back to North Wiltshire. One of the criteria for the Boundary Commission was that Council Divisions would not be split and that means that the Summerham and Seend Division (itself a recent creation of the Boundary Commission) will go into one Parliamentary constituency and not be split between three constituencies as it currently is. The plan is that we will all become part of the new mid Wiltshire constituency which will include Melksham, Trowbridge and Bradford on Avon plus surrounding areas. The proposal is to name the seat Trowbridge but given the inclusion of three large towns I would have though Mid Wiltshire or something similar would be more appropriate. It will be very sad for Poulshot to leave the Devizes Constituency where the village has been so ably represented in recent years by Michael Ancram and latterly Claire Perry for the Conservative Party. The new seat itself will be politically very marginal and it will be interesting to see if any locals come forward with a view to representing a new and exciting Parliamentary seat. All these proposals are just that and are subject to representation and consultation before a final decision is made. The big Regional consultation meeting will be a Boundary Commission hearing on the local proposals in Bristol on 7th and 8th November. In the meantime any member of the public can make their own comments. Do have a look on the Boundary Commission website and see just what is proposed and then have your say. �I recently learnt of the resignation of the Seend Parish Council Chairman with sadness. It is an essential part of my role as your Wiltshire Councillor to work closely with the leaders of all seven Parish Councils in the Division. As well as attending meetings of all of the Parish Councils, much of this work is behind the scenes; often discussing how to handle thorny local issues or just working out how to get the best result from an issue which involves Wiltshire Council and where I may be able to bring pressure to bear on behalf of the community. It is this behind the scenes work that takes up much of a Chairman and Clerks time and all of it is to the benefit of the village. I am often in contact with your very able Chairman Nicholas Hunloke as well as your very efficient Clerk Maggie Goodenough and thoroughly appreciate all that they and your Parish Council do for the village. The Wednesday Group – 14th September 2011 “What Is A Christian?” This might have appeared at first sight to be a simple question. After all, we were all supporters of the Church of England, a major element of the Christian religion, and to a greater or lesser degree, accepted the principles of that religion. But there our thoughts diverged somewhat. It was as if we were on a motor-way - we were all travelling in much the same direction, albeit in different lanes, from different directions and certainly in different vehicles! There was even some difference of opinion as to where we might end up – some of us had a satnav, some a rather elderly and much used map, while there were those who relied on an inate bump of knowledge. But at least we all came from the same place – a certainty of following the teachings of Christ – hence our name - “Christian”! And that is all that we need to say. The next meeting will be in the Village Hall at 7.30pm on Wednesday, 12th October – subject to be advised! �ARTS & CRAFT COURSES FOR CHILDREN & ADULTS TO BE HELD IN POULSHOT VILLAGE HALL. THESE WILL BE SUBJECT RELATED CRAFT COURSES SUCH AS HALLOWEEN, CHRISTMAS, MOTHERS DAY ETC. 07850 364262 HALLOWEEN LANTERN MAKING FRIDAY 21ST October 10.30-12.30 £7.50 includes pumpkins to take home. monday 24 HALLOWEEN TRICK OR TREAT BAGS October 10.30-12.30 £7.50 includes all materials USED th th wednesday 26 HANGING GHOSTS October 1-3.30 £7.50 includes all materials used. TH CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS NOV 10.30-12.30 £7.50 INCLUDES ALL MATERIALS USED. TH STAIN GLASS COOKIES DECEMBER 10.30 -12.30 £7.50 INCLUDES ALL INGREDIENTS SATURDAY 26 SATURDAY 10 CHRISTMAS LANTERNS Wednesday 21 DECEMBER 1-4 £7.50 INCLUDES ALL MATERIALS USED If you have 3 children or more attending or would like to book a couple of courses, I will discount for you. TO BOOK ANY DATES OR FIND OUT MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL KIRSTY 07850364262 ST ADULT COURSE DATES November 16th Wednesday 7-10pm £15.00 INCLUDES ALL MATERIALS USED. JEWELLERY MAKING FOR PRESENTS NOVEMBER 26TH SATURDAY 7-10PM £15.00 INCLUDES ALL MATERIALS USED. HOMEMADE HAMPER GIFTS DECEMBER 3RD SATURDAY 7-10PM £15.00 INCLUDES ALL INGREDIENTS. FRESH FLOWER TABLE DECORATIONS DEC 8TH THURSDAY 7-10PM £15.00 INCLUDES ALL MATERIALS USED JEWELLERY MAKING FOR PRESENTS DEC 17TH Saturday 7-10PM £15.00 INCLUDES ALL MATERIALS USED �The Badgers Worton and Cheverell F.C. http://www.wortonandcheverellfc.co.uk/ The season has now started for all age groups within this Club from Under 7s to Adult, with some early encouraging results. The Under 9s are in their first season where results can now be officially published (rules of the F.A dictate that at the younger age group this cannot be done for fairness reasons…). Playing at mini-soccer level, they played their first match against Castle Combe. Goals from Etham and Jacob secured a worthwhile 2-1 win for the Badgers.on their new pitch at Holy Trinity, Gt Cheverell. Looking forward to the season ahead. At Under 11 level, it was the second time they had ever played at 11-a-side level (with offsides) – both times against Warminster Highbury, winning 4-0 in a pre-season friendly, and then 4-2 in the fist League match . Congratulations was given by the Referee on the players and supporters attitude , which is something the Club pride themselves in trying to uphold the F.A. Respect campaign (which is not always seen in today’s Premiership). Training for most of the younger age groups takes place every Saturday morning from around 09.30 at West Lavington Village Hall pitches. All newcomers are welcome to attend on the day, and if you wish to join the Club at any age group, please contact the relevant coach shown on the Club website. Steve Dagnall 01380-727976 �SEEND AND DISTRICT GARDENING CLUB Don Everitt was our first speaker of the season on 13th September. He talked about hardy perennials and how to make a border and had a lot of information to impart about these plants and how to use them in a border for year round interest. The days of enormous herbaceous borders, backed by tall hedges, kept in order by many gardeners are mostly gone. Christopher Lloyd at Great Dixter pioneered mixed borders of shrubs, perennials and bulbs and Alan Bloom at Bressingham Gardens in Norfolk came up with the idea of island beds which meant the taller plants could be put in the centre and therefore needed little or no staking. So perennial plants are again much sought after and found in many small nurseries and at plant fairs. He showed us slides of plants that bloomed for a long period and at different times of year to give colour all year round, starting with snowdrops and hellebores and going on to Michaelmas daisies and beyond, all of which can be planted under and around shrubs with bulbs planted in the gaps. Don was very knowledgeable and keen to tell us as much as he could and he also had some lovely plants for sale. The competition was an arrangement of late perennials and we had 3 beautiful entries. The winner was Jeni Raby-Cox. The information is now out about the away trip to the Alhambra garden in Granada on May 8th 2012. Those of you on e-mail will have received your copy. Anyone else who would like the information please get in touch with Carole or Sue ASAP and they will get a copy to you. Next month on11th October Bob and Peter Biggs will be back to talk on Herbs and will have plants for sale again. Their double act was much appreciated this time last year. The competition will be ‘Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme.’ Hopefully with everyone back from holiday there will be lots of entries. Sue. �For information: In the early hours of 17/08/2011 a vehicle was stolen from Littleton Green Semington. This vehicle relates to a Roofing Business and there was a large number of tools inside as well as Roofing equipment. This vehicle was found burnt out in early hours of the morning not far from the scene. In the early hours of the 15/08/2011 in Steeple Ashton unknown suspects have entered a haulage yard which is not secure and stolen 2 batteries from each of 5 HGV vehicles. The batteries are located on the chassis behind the cab and the total value of the ten batteries amounts to £1,500. Batteries on one vehicle had been secured by a chain which has been removed from the vehicle. If you have expensive tools please don't leave them inside your van overnight. You should have photo's of them and/or serial numbers. Both incidents here would need at least 2 people and a van to help move the tools and batteries. If anyone hears or sees anything in the early hours of the morning please contact the Police on 999. Regards Christopher From The Vicar … A huge thank you to all who supported the Bulkington Village EXHIBITION OF EMBROIDERY & CROSS-STITCH in September. It was a really good village event and it raised over £650.00 The Enthronement of our new Diocesan Bishop – the Rt. Revd. Nicholas Holtham, will take place on Saturday, 15th October at 12 noon at Salisbury Cathedral. All are welcome. To apply for a �free ticket phone 01722 555110 or email l.rowe:salcath.co.uk. Entry will be by ticket only. An early notice for your diaries. ABBA’S ANGELS (the popular Abba tribute band) will return to Leaze Farm, Bulkington on the 30th June 2012. Doors open at 7.30. On Sunday, 23rd October at 9.30 St. Peter’s Church, Poulshot will be holding a very special service “in Celebration of the 400th Anniversary of the King James’ Version of the Bible. You are invited to attend this lovely service of hymns and readings Maureen Allchin will be speaking on “Israel/Palestine – the search for peace”, at the Bible Society meeting at 7.30 on Thursday, October 27th in St. Michael’s, Hilperton. All are welcome. JERUSALEM SPONSORED WALK IN AID OF THE McCABE EDUCATIONAL TRUST From January 26-February 2nd 2012 the McCabe Educational Trust Charity (of which I am a Trustee) is organising a sponsored walk in Jerusalem to raise awareness and funds for three of the Trust’s projects in Bethany and Bethlehem – the Jeel al Amal Boys Home in Bethany, the Al Shurooq Blind School in Bethlehem and the Bethlehem Arab Society for Rehabilitation. I would love to have been able to do this seven mile walk – but it is not physically possible. SO, the Revd. Renée Coulson, has offered to do it! She will do the walk and I will raise the sponsorship money – a great team effort! It would be great if you would sponsor Renée. You can sign the sponsor forms at the back of the churches, or send me a cheque, made payable to “”McCabe Educational Trust”. If you are able to Gift Aid your donation then please write a covering letter saying this -with your name and address and signature. Or you can donate through my "Just Giving" page at �http://www.justgiving.com/Maureen-Allchin. All the money will go to the projects – with none taken for admin or travel costs. Or maybe you would like to do the walk yourself??!! See www.mccabe-travel.co.uk for details. The Revd. Maureen Allchin There will be another MESSY CHURCH at 3.30-5.45 on Friday, 14th October in the Pavilion, Seend. ALL primary school children and their families are invited to an afternoon of activities, stories and games, concluding with a full meal. Booking is helpful for the catering – please phone Anne Saywell (01380 828931) QUIZ NIGHT Friday 11th November 2011 at the Village Hall 7.0 pm for 7.30 pm start Tables of 4 (£12 per table) Bar Facilities Quizmaster Prizes Raffle Alan Webber Profits to the Wiltshire Air Ambulance Book your table through: Alan Webber 828415 or Chris Saunders 827290 Book now to avoid disappointment �CHURCH SERVICES OCTOBER 2011 POULSHOT, SEEND AND BULKINGTON Please note the changes from the regular pattern of services Sunday 2 October 8.00 am 9.30 am 11.15 am 6.00 pm Sunday 9 October 8.00 am 9.30 am 11.15 am 4.45 pm 6.00 pm Sunday 16 October 8.00 am 9.30 am 11.15 am 6.00 pm Sunday 23 October – 8.00 am 9.30 am 11.15 am 6.00 pm Sunday 30 October 8.00 am 10.00 am 6.00 pm Sunday 6 November 8.00 am 9.30 am 11.15 am 6.00 pm Holy Communion All Age Worship All Age Worship HARVEST FESTIVAL Seend Bulkington Seend Poulshot Holy Communion Family Communion Parish Communion 2Church4T Evensong Seend Poulshot Seend Bulkington Bulkington Holy Communion Parish Communion Family Communion Parish Communion BIBLE SUNDAY Holy Communion Matins Family Communion Parish Communion Seend Bulkington Seend Poulshot Seend Poulshot Seend Bulkington Holy Communion Seend Joint Benefice Service Seend Chapel All Souls Benefice Service Poulshot Holy Communion All Age Worship All Age Worship Evensong Flower roster for October Seend Bulkington Seend Poulshot 2nd October Harvest Festival All helpers please 9th & 16th October Mrs Yvonne Baber 23rd & 30th October Mrs Angela Bullen 6th November Mrs Suzie Quinn �100 Club results for September and October:September 1st Prize Mrs C Bertram £23 2nd Mr L Tucker £15 3rd Paulette Bremner Milne £10 October 1st Judy Piper £25 2nd Nick Hues £15 3rd Frank and Dot Wood £10 THE REVDS. RENÉE COULSON AND MAUREEN ALLCHIN ARE SUPPORTING A JERUSALEM SPONSORED WALK IN AID OF THE McCABE EDUCATIONAL TRUST From January 26-February 2nd 2012 the McCabe Educational Trust (of which Maureen is a Trustee) is organising a sponsored walk in Jerusalem to raise awareness and funds for three of the Trust’s projects in Bethany and Bethlehem – the Jeel al Amal Boys Home in Bethany, the Al Shurooq Blind School in Bethlehem and the Bethlehem Arab Society for Rehabilitation. Those who go to Israel/Palestine with Maureen will visit at least one of these projects. Maureen would love to have been able to do this seven mile walk – but it is not physically possible. SO, Renée Coulson, offered to do it! She will do the walk and Maureen will raise the sponsorship money – a great team effort! I do hope that you might feel able to sponsor Renée for the walk. All of the money raised will go to the projects and none of it will be used for administration or travel costs. If you would like to participate then please sign a sponsorship form at the back of our churches;  send Maureen a cheque, made payable to “”McCabe Educational Trust”. If you are able to Gift Aid your donation then please write a covering letter saying this -with your name and address and signature (to 4 Northfields, Bulkington, SN10 1SE);  or donate through Maureen’s "Just Giving" page at http://www.justgiving.com/Maureen-Allchin It's worth looking at this site to see a photo of her on her 60th birthday!! Or maybe you would like to do the walk yourself??!! Contact Maureen or see www.mccabe-travel.co.uk for details. Thanks for your support. �Wiltshire Council Arts Service Wiltshire Council's arts service offers a participatory arts workshop scheme (PAWS) with projects designed and run by professional artists, to local community groups. The workshops on offer vary from visual arts and crafts to drama, dance and music and are provided by professional, local artists. Each project runs for a minimum of 8 hours spread over 2 to 4 visits. Have a look at the new Menu to see what's on offer this season. The workshops cost £30 per group, plus materials. Some of the groups who have benefited from this scheme include: youth groups; local arts groups; after school clubs; playgroups; holiday schemes; older people's clubs; disability groups; WI's; uniformed groups and community associations. To see what the benefits of taking part in the PAWS scheme are have a look at The PAWS Affect page on our website. If you or your group would like to apply to PAWS please visit the How to apply page on the website and take advantage of this great scheme. The deadline for applications is the 23rd September. 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"" Owen Burton Computer Engineer New builds, used laptops and all repairs Laptop repairs welcomed 07765774908 �Some Dates for the Diary from Rowde School Association It’s only just back to school and already your local primary school associa-tion is busy arranging some fun events for all to enjoy and take part in. Saturday 1st October From 10 until 4 in Poulshot Village, we are hosting our first Scarecrow Trail, see advert for more details. The funds raised from this event will go towards some new art equipment to assist with the children’s creativity. Thursday 13th October We are arranging another collection of Bag 2 School items, if you have any unwanted (but good quality) clothes, bedding, shoes, curtains, soft toys or other textiles that you would like to donate please look out for our leaflets which will be put through your doors at the beginning of October. Bag2School is a charity which passes on these donations to wholesalers in Western and Eastern Europe, Africa and Asia to enable them to earn a living. The School benefits by receiving a donation based on the total weight of the collection. These extra funds are essential in helping to enhance the children’s education, especially at a time where budgets are being hit hard. Friday 2nd December From 3.30 until 5.30, we are holding our annual Christmas Fayre. Come along and join in with the games, have a go on the tombola or just enjoy a glass of mulled wine. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Village Magazine Description An account of the resource PDF versions of the Village Magazine distributed between 2004 and Present. Magazines are presented in PDF format with full-text indexing Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Poulshot Village News Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Poulshot Village News Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2004-Present Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Poulshot Village News Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Village Magazines Magazine Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Poulshot Village News October 2011 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 01/10/2011 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Poulshot Village News Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Poulshot Village News PVN Village News https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/org.poulshotvillagearchive/original/f9006ef3ee101064daae088378a3beab.pdf 4bbcfc5aff4830bc8a781fa8759403c4 PDF Text Text The Raven Inn Telephone 01380 828 271 Bookings Advisable Summer Opening Times We are open every day for lunch and dinner. Sunday Opening Times 12 noon – 3 p.m. Evenings 6 p.m. – 10 p.m. Monday – Saturday Opening Times 11.30 a.m. – 2.30 p.m. Evenings 6 p.m. – 11 p.m. Curry and rock at The Raven 7 till late Friday 23rd September Marquee - 4 different curries and accompaniments - Classic rock from “The Log Off Duo” �Poulshot Village News The PVN is put together and distributed free to all houses in the village. Contributions, reports, opinions and articles are very much welcomed. While we will always aim to include all shades of opinion and interest, we reserve the right to select and edit where appropriate. We also aim to provide a network and record of what’s going on in the village, as fully as possible, so please let us know if there is anything that you would like publicised in advance or reported on afterwards.. Contact us e-mail – poulshotnews@btinternet.com ; by post - 3 Sillington Lane, Poulshot, SN10 1TD Contributions for next issue by 20th of the month please Advertising Poulshot Village News is happy to accept adverts, indeed relies on them to fund production costs. Publication of an advert does not constitute an endorsement for that product or service. Adverts may be taken as a full, half or quarter page, at a cost of £40/£25/£15 respectively, to run for the full year of the magazine (10 issus). Subscribing to an advert in the magazine will automatically get you a listing on the Poulshot web site - www.poulshot.org.uk Poulshot Web Pages (The World Looking At Poulshot) WWW.POULSHOT.ORG.UK Email to:webmaster@poulshot.org.uk �Do you need help with Self Assessment Taxation Business Plans Presentation to Banks Contact Gordon Lawrence Chartered Accountant 30, The Pound, Bromham Tel: Devizes 850294 Free Initial Consultation �Computer problems? I offer a friendly, local service for all repairs, servicing and spares. I will speed up your PC or laptop, remove any virus, build you a new one or repair your existing one In fact whatever you want and all clearly explained. Quality laptops always available from £250 — all with the Windows 7 and MS Office 2007 HELP! Owen Burton 07765 774908 Seend Cleeve wigglybus@yahoo.co.uk mark.dodds@hotmail.co.uk �POULSHOT LODGE FARM SHOP Poulshot Lodge Farm Shop opened in July 2010 proudly selling our own home reared beef, as well as locally sourced pork, lamb and poultry. All the meat is butchered on site by our own full time butcher. As well as our tasty meats we also offer fruit and vegetables, eggs, cheeses, chutneys, bread, our own delicious range of homemade meals and much more. We pride ourselves in the fact that everything is sourced as locally as possible. So why not call in to see us, reduce your food miles, be sure of 100% food trace ability and enjoy the delicious taste that goes with it! All at very competitive prices. Opening Times- Tues, Wed, Thurs 10am-5pm, Fri 10am-6pm, Sat 9am-4pm Poulshot Lodge Farm, Poulshot, Devizes Wiltshire,SN10 1RQ Tel 01380 827202, post@poulshotlodgefarm.co.uk www.poulshotlodgefarm.co.uk �. DOLMAN AUDIO VISUAL Berhills Lane Farm, Sells Green, Melksham Telephone: 01380 828524 We know HI FI TELVISION VIDEO DVD literally inside out! For personal service and a professional repair to any make of product, ancient or modern, please telephone Maggie or Peter We also stock a range of quality reconditioned (non exrental) equipment carrying a maximum 6 months warranty. DOLMAN AUDIO VISUAL is an Authorised Service Centre providing technical assistance on behalf of leading manufacturers Richardson & Paige INTERIORS Specialist Upholstery www.richardsonandpaige.co.uk Come and visit us at our website or our workshop: Unit 1, Manor House Yard, Poulshot, Devizes SN10 1RY 01380 828228 07974 454747 Traditional, Modern and Bespoke Specialist Upholstery tailored loose covers; new furniture made to order; antiques; modern reupholstery; recovering & repairs; free quotes deliveries Members of the Association of Master Upholsterers & Soft Furnishers‐ �TONY PARSONS DOMESTIC APPLIANCE ENGINEER WASHING MACHINES COOKERS / DRIERS SERVICE AND REPAIRS TEL; 01380 723279 MOBILE: 07970 117023 Andrew Underwood Chimney Sweep Brush Vacuum Clean Efficient Phone: 01225 706447 Mobile: 07889 771505 Potterne Medieval Fayre and Market Saturday 10th & Sunday 11th September 2011 12pm to 5pm at Five Lanes Farm, Potterne Devizes Wiltshire SN10 5PT Fun for all the family! Archery, Vikings, Saxons, Birds of prey, Crafts & stalls, Thatching & Traditional skills, Hog Roast & Tavern Entry per day £3 under 11’s with adults – Free! Free Car Parking & Refreshments Available. 07970 953 557 www.potternemedievalfair.webs.com �Seasoned logs and kindling available Don’t shiver We deliver Call James on 07970 781828 �“Doggy Dilemmas” Puppy Training classes Dog Training Classes Clicker Training One to Ones Dog Walking Dog Boarding Contact Debs on 01380 730564 or 07966 617617 �Do you need help in the garden? Perry Landscape Services Can help you with..... Planting; Garden Design; Pond Maintenance; Fencing; Decking; Patios; General Garden Maintenance; Lawn Cutting; Hedge cutting; Garden Designs; Leaf Collection, and more Please call Dean on Tel: 01225 712274 Mobile 07771838195 E-mail: vzdy@hotmail.com Web: www.perrylandscapeservices.co.uk FREE NO OBLIGATION QUOTATIONS NO JOB TOO BIG OR TOO SMALL Trevor Hale NPTC Certified (arb) Fully Insured Tree Surgery Covering All Aspects Including Chipping Stump Grinding & Hedging 07737934777 Local Professional Reliable Service www.wiltshiretreesurgery.co.uk �Andrew Goodfield Woodwork Devizes, Road, Rowde, Wiltshire Carpentry, Joinery Free-standing and built-in cabinets cupboards and wardrobes Free estimate Telephone: 01380 722067 e-mail:apgoodfield@tiscali.co.u k www.apgwoodwork.co.uk JOIN US AND SAVE MONEY - on your supply of domestic heating oil delivered to your door. As an established group with members along the Pewsey Vale we can supply to you direct. With the price of oil increasing, we will get you a discounted price every time! Interested? Call Chris on 01380 818724 or e-mail jcm3777@hotmail.com �Golden Jubilee Celebrations 2012 Your Parish Councillors would like ideas on how the Village should celebrate the Queen’s Golden Jubilee on the 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th June 2012. An open meeting will be held on 27th September at 6.30pm in the Village Hall to discover your views. Come along with your ideas and offers of help. There will be wine and nibbles to oil the flow of ideas! Thank you …. Valerie Underwood wishes to say a big “Thank you” to all her family and friends for the love, support cards and flowers given during her stay in hospital. �The Lackham Vintage Society We would like to thank everyone who supported the Lackham Vintage Society Vintage Vehicle Gathering which was held on the Village Green at Poulshot on the evening of Wednesday 22nd June 2011. Thank you to all of the people who kindly donated raffle prizes, the Village Hall Committee for the use of the Village Hall and also the Poulshot Parish Council for allowing us to use the Village Green for this event. A total of £544.81p was raised and has been donated to the Wiltshire Air Ambulance. Thank you once again. Keith and Pauline Day. Beware – theft and scam warning From 19 September as part of the National roll out, communities across Wiltshire will be able to dial 101, a new national non-emergency telephone number for the police service. Our current non emergency number 0845 408 7000 will be phased out. While 999 is a well recognised number to report emergencies, the 2010 British Crime Survey found that only 54 per cent of the public knew which telephone number to call if they wanted to speak to their local police about policing, non urgent crime and anti-social behaviour issues. In the early hours of 17/08/2011 a vehicle was stolen from Littleton Green Semington. This vehicle relates to a Roofing Business and there was a large number of tools inside as well as Roofing equipment. This vehicle was found burnt out in early hours of the morning not far from the scene. In the early hours �of the 15/08/2011 in Steeple Ashton unknown suspects have entered a haulage yard which is not secure and stolen 2 batteries from each of 5 HGV vehicles. The batteries are located on the chassis behind the cab and the total value of the ten batteries amounts to £1,500. Batteries on one vehicle had been secured by a chain which has been removed from the vehicle. If you have expensive tools please don't leave them inside your van overnight. You should have photos of them and/or serial numbers. Both incident would need at least 2 people and a van to help move the tools and batteries. If anyone hears or sees anything in the early hours of the morning please contact the Police on 999. Also a very clever and persuasive credit card scam doing the rounds. A phone call from someone claiming to be from one of the credit card companies fraud department. He is calling because there has been some unusual purchase activity on your card recently and they are checking to see if it is a genuine purchase made by you. It is quoted as a reasonably high amount which you obviously deny having made. A lot of friendly and persuasive chat goes on for a while and eventually the caller says he needs to check that you are the owner of the card and that you have it in your possession. They already know your card number etc (easily enough obtained through normal sources) but needs to know the security number of the back of the card just to 'verify' it is in your possession. This is of course just what the scammer is after. If you give that number out then they can and will make several large telephone and internet purchases which will be untraceable. The first you know is when you receive your next statement and POW! There they are and it is quite difficult to prove to the card company you did not make those purchases. Beware - card companies already know the card security number and would NEVER ask you for it. Owen Burton Computer Engineer 07765774908 �News from Councillor Jonathan Seed I write as the holiday season draws to a close and having just returned refreshed from a week sunning myself with my family by the sea. We all need a break and I hope that many of those reading this article will have indulged themselves in a similar human battery charging exercise. Much happens in the County and our area during the summer months. I try and attend as many of the summer events as I can and meetings continue in Parish and County alike although the pace does slacken off a little in August. I attended two particularly interesting meetings over the past month, both of which have particular relevance to all of us locally. The first was a meeting of the Melksham Area Board dedicated to older people and held during the afternoon so as to make it easier for older people to attend. We have already held two very successful younger peoples area Board meeting and so it was particularly rewarding to be the first Area Board in the County to hold one specifically for older people. It proved to be a great success and there was a wide ranging discussion on a range of topics specifically relevant to older people and often led by the indefatigable Brian Warwick who has become something of an older persons Champion in recent years., The real success of this meeting was that we were able to take away a good number of action points that would not otherwise have been considered and actually get things done for an important section of the community wants them done. The second important meeting I recently attended was Conservative Party briefing on the Boundary Commission Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries. This exercise will reduce the number of Parliamentary Constituencies by fifty and �will give all Constituencies a similar number of voters. It is likely that Wiltshire and Dorset will have to lose a seat between them and that several current Constituencies will change. One of the parameters set by Parliament and the Boundary Commission is that local government Divisions and Wards may not be split between Constituencies. This will therefore mean that Summerham and Seend will be allocated to one Constituency instead of being split between the current three and the most likely result will be that we become part of the new West Wiltshire Constituency of Melksham, Trowbridge and Bradford on Avon. The Boundary Commission will announce their plans in mid September and appeals and submissions will follow with a final decision late 2012. Then the process of candidate selection and the work up to the next general Election will start in earnest. Finally as I write the car parking charges debate hots up. I have huge sympathy for town centre traders and motorists alike in this argument. Wiltshire is a County where there is a high car ownership rate in general and this is even higher in our rural Division of Summerham and Seend. However to make the first hour of parking free across the County would cost about £2million. Wiltshire Council has some hard decisions to make with a much reduced budget but those protesting about a 40p an hour parking charge must also consider which Sure Start Centre or which Bus Route of which Library or which Leisure Centre they would wish to see close instead at a time when Wiltshire is virtually the only Council in the country that is closing none. I am afraid that making unpopular decisions sometimes goes with being the elected administration of a County but whatever happens these decisions must be taken responsibly and for the benefit of the whole community including the most vulnerable. �POULSHOT LADIES’ CLUB SKITTLES EVENING Tuesday 20th September 2011 at the Oliver Cromwell in Bromham 7.30 p.m. start £6.00 per head Light refreshments mid evening Husbands & partners welcome ****** If you would like to come, please let Penny Telling know as soon as possible – on 01380 828370 or e-mail pennytelling@aol.com A vacancy has arisen for the post of Clerk to Poulshot Parish Council For full details of the Clerk’s duties, and how to apply for the post, please contact Mr Nicholas Hunloke on 01380 828333 or e-mail hunloke@onetel.com �The Tranquil Moment Health and Beauty clinic The Tranquil Moment health and beauty clinic is set in the beautiful village of Poulshot, just 2 miles from Devizes. We offer flexible appointments to suit you, and tailor treatments to your requirements. The salon is completely private, with easy parking. We are now offering the latest Ultrasound hair removal treatment, a painless alternative to electrolysis without the use of needles, there are no restrictions with this treatment, all hair colours and skin types. No skin reaction. Clinically proven. Other treatments available • Decleor facials and body treatments • Waxing •OPI manicure and pedicure • Hollywood Lashes • Microdermabrasion (pay for 7 get 8th free) • Sports Massage and Injury clinic • CACI non surgical face lift • Hot stone massage • Semi-permanent make-up • Eyelash/ eyebrow tinting • Xen tan Visit our website for other offers. All Credit & Debit cards accepted. Loyalty Card System. Follow us on Facebook. The Tranquil Moment Health and Beauty Clinic The Old Stables, Middle Green Farm, The Green, Poulshot, Devizes SN10 1RT 01380 828297 24 hour answerphone tranquilmoment@live.co.uk www.tranquilmoment.co.uk �Bulkington Village EXHIBITION OF EMBROIDERY & CROSS-STITCH Saturday, September 10th, 2011 from 10.00-5.00 at 4 Northfields, Bulkington, SN10 1SE Refreshments all day Lovely garden with views Raffle Demonstrations Cake Stall Bookstall Entrance £2.00 (Children free) In aid of Christ Church, Bulkington �White Horse Opera presents Orpheus in the Underworld 12th, 14th & 15th October Devizes Corn Exchange at 7.30pm Ask anyone to name the most famous tune from any opera and it is quite likely that the answer will be Offenbach’s Infernal Gallop, better known as the Can-Can. You only have to hear it to see the swirling petticoats and feel the exhilarating atmosphere of Paris at its most daring and risqué. White Horse Opera’s latest production enters this liberated world, where wine, women and song rule the day. Offenbach’s greatest operetta is delightfully naughty and pokes irreverent fun at two of the cornerstones of French society, its culture and its politics. This fun can still be enjoyed today, as we follow the escapades of the very unholy Greek gods who are determined to spice up their dreary lives. At the centre of the mayhem is the gorgeous Eurydice, whose zest for life makes her reject her boring husband Orpheus and welcome the advances of both Jupiter and Pluto. Offenbach tells his tale with panache and wit and produces a tireless succession of ravishing and foot-tapping melodies to accompany it. White Horse Opera’s new production is suitably racy and features an array of singers who are well-known to its regular audiences. Rebecca Hiller [Eurydice] and Neil Kirkman [Jupiter] both made a strong impact in last year’s Sonnambula, and Tom Magnone and Alexandra Denman make a welcome return to the company to play Orpheus and his severe guide Public Opinion. The production is conducted by our resident Musical Director Arne Kovac and directed by Chrissie Higgs, who staged the recent successful tour of The Pirates of Penzance. Tickets £5-£15 are on sale now at Devizes Books 01380-725944 �A Visit to the Palace Gardens. One Wednesday evening in early spring I was minding my own business, preparing a lecture on the 1559 Elizabethan Church Settlement, when the phone rang. The caller introduced himself as the Deputy Lord Lieutenant of Wiltshire and asked if I was willing for my name to be put forward to attend a royal garden party. Somewhat surprised, my reply must have sounded less than enthusiastic. As far as I recall, I said, “ Well- yes- I suppose so.” I wasn’t overjoyed at the thought of posh frocks and matching accessories, but on reflection it was gratifying to have the voluntary work I do recognized by the community, even though it is certainly no sacrifice on my part and I get as much out of it myself, if not more, than those who benefit from my endeavours. I invited my good friend Judy, who had worked with me for many years, to be my guest. We share the same dry sense of humour and I knew she would not take the thing too seriously. So our names went forward, were accepted and we were given a date of 12th July. The official invitation arrived at the beginning of June in its handsome parchment coloured envelope, with a Buckingham Palace postmark and stamped with the insignia of the Lord Chamberlain’s office. The general information and the list of dos and don’ts were formidable. As I suspected it did confirm that hats were obligatory for ladies. I had a maxi-dress that I had worn only once, a respectable jacket, with shoes and handbag that matched it, but I did not have a suitable hat. My next- door neighbour, Sue, saved the day here, lending me a hat that blended very well with my outfit. She was delighted to think that her hat was going to the palace. When the day arrived we were escorted to London by Judy’s husband Barry and son-in-law, Nigel. The latter acted as chauffeur having had experience braving the traffic in Central London frequently in the course of his work. The decongestion charge does not appear to have lessened traffic to a significant degree. It took us an age to fight our way to the Mall with our official parking ticket displayed on the windscreen. I lived in London for a year and took my first driving lessons there, but that was a long time ago and I would hesitate to tackle it now. It seemed incredible that so many people could pack themselves into so small an area, swarming across the roads and in and out of the shops. Great cities �are wonderful places to visit. I could spend days in the Victoria and Albert Museum, but when it comes to a home, give me the rural peace of Poulshot any day. We were directed to a parking place in the Mall by the police on duty. Barry and Nigel walked with us to the palace gates, before wandering off to take in some traditional tourist attractions. While we were waiting in the queue to file through the main palace gate, we were approached by a young American couple keen to discover why people were invited to royal garden parties. They plied us with questions and seemed more excited about it all than we were. A handsome young policeman checked our photo identifications at the gate. Judy was disappointed that he didn’t deem it necessary to frisk us! We were pleased that we chose to enter by the main gate because it meant that to reach the gardens we had to pass through one of the ground floor rooms of the palace. This gave us the opportunity to see some of the paintings and admire the décor. Coming out onto the terrace we saw that the gardens were already full of people, most of whom had made directly for the tea tent and bagged all the seats. The information pack had explicitly asked guests not to reserve seats, but that is exactly what they all did. Every potentially spare seat was guarded by a handbag or an umbrella and if you asked if anyone was sitting there, the answer was always a sharp “ Yes.” We did not manage to get a seat all afternoon. The garden was park-like with many trees and natural planting. The lake was ringed with loosestrife and other wild plants. Moorhens strolled on the bank unconcerned by all the human beings tramping around only a few feet from them. We enjoyed people watching. Ideas concerning what was suitable to wear to a royal garden party varied. There were a number of middle-aged and older women who really should not have worn heels that high. They clearly did not appreciate that to look elegant in high heels you need to be able to walk well in them, not hobble painfully. Some outfits were more suited to an evening ball and others would have looked better on the beach or even a red light district. Why is it that some young women believe that the only way to look good is to wear as little as possible? Ah well, chacun a son gout. There were truly elegant outfits too, every element blending to perfection. Some men wore full Royal Ascot gear complete with top hat. There was also a leavening of military uniforms and clerical cassocks. In fact the clergy was well represented. A bishop joked to me that there were enough of his fellow bishops �present to hold a convocation. It was a pleasure to see the guests in national dress, colourful African prints, shimmering saris and flowing Middle Eastern robes. Two bands were playing during the afternoon, an eclectic range of music, including theme tunes from James Bond films and old favourites like the Coronation Scot. Those of you old enough to remember listening to Paul Temple on what we then called the wireless, will know the tune I mean. A highlight of the afternoon was the appearance of a detachment of beefeaters in full uniform and carrying pikes. They emerged from the side of the palace and seemed to be marching in our direction, but they turned suddenly to the right and disappeared among the trees. We began to worry that they had suffered the same fate as the ninth Roman legion, Legio IX Hispana, lost in the mists of Scotland around AD109 and would never be seen again. However, much to our relief, they re-emerged half an hour later and formed up in the enclosure that contained the royal and diplomatic tea tents. The Queen, in an ensemble that some might describe as pale primrose, but I fancied was closer to maize, began to mingle with her guests at 4.00 p.m. and after forty five minutes of mingling made her way to the royal tea tent escorted by the beefeaters. I have always believed that if you travelled to the farthest reaches of Outer Mongolia, you would meet someone you knew there and sure enough amidst this throng of people we met someone from Bradford –on-Avon whom I knew well. She was required to attend a garden party every year because of her husband’s clerical post. He was wearing a cassock in a particularly fetching shade of red. The weather was cloudy but mild and the rain stayed away. The wind was very strong though and not conducive to the wearing of hats. We had just been served a delicious ice-cream from a silvered tray and were leaning against a tree by the lake to eat it [still no seats available] when a sharp gust of wind blew my hat off, despite the doughty hatpin skewered through the back of it. Judy just managed to grab it as it sailed past her towards the lake. If she had missed, I would have been obliged to confess to my neighbour that her hat was now adorning a moorhen’s nest in the middle of the Buckingham Palace lake. Overall, it was an interesting day, but I must pass on a piece of advice to anyone who might be invited to a royal garden party. Take a shooting stick or folding chair with you or be prepared to kill someone to get a seat. Sue Boddington. �Cheese and Wine Evening What has become an annual event in Poulshot Village, took place again on Saturday 2 July in the lovely garden of Poulshot House. As usual this turned out to be a very well attended evening, approx 70 people attended! The weather was great and an impressive £910.68 profit was made for St Peter's Church. Our thanks must go to Hazel, Denise and Ray for again not only allowing us to use their garden but for all the help they give us in making this a wonderful evening. If you happen to be someone who has never joined us then you have missed another lovely evening. Thanks also to all those people who did the shopping, the cooking and moving tables and chairs etc. A reminder that the next 'event' is our Harvest Supper and Barn Dance on Saturday 1 October in the Old Rectory Hall and Harvest Festival in church at 6 pm on Sunday 2 October Janet and Paulette Churchwardens 100 Club Draw July James Hunter 1st Prize Ken Oliver 2nd Steve Housby 3rd August Maggie Goodenough 1st Pauline Pennell 2nd Val Underwood 3rd £25 £15 £10 £25 £15 £10 �CHURCH SERVICES SEPTEMBER 2011 POULSHOT, SEEND AND BULKINGTON Sunday 4 September 8.00 am 9.30 am 11.15 am 6.00 pm Holy Communion All Age Worship All Age Worship Evensong Seend Bulkington Seend Poulshot Sunday 11 September 8.00 am Holy Communion 9.30 am Matins 11.15 am Parish Communion 6.00 pm Evensong Seend Poulshot Seend Bulkington Sunday 18 September 8.00 am Holy Communion 9.30 am Parish Communion 11.15 am Parish Communion 6.00 pm Parish Communion Seend Bulkington Seend Poulshot Sunday 25 September 8.00 am Holy Communion 9.30 am Family Communion 11.15 am Family Communion 6.00 pm Parish Communion Seend Poulshot Seend Bulkington Sunday 2 October 8.00 am 9.30 am 11.15 am 6.00 pm Holy Communion Seend All Age Worship Bulkington All Age Worship Seend Evensong (Harvest Festival) Poulshot �‘The Badgers’ Worton and Cheverell F.C. http://www.wortonandcheverellfc.co.uk/ Preparation for the following season starts with Training for the younger age groups at West Lavington Village Hall pitches on Saturday 3rd September from 09.30 am, new members both boys and girls are most welcome to come and start on that day. Various teams are looking for new players for next season, and we recommend that you contact the relevant manager shown below. The age groupings is for example: Under 11 on 31st August 2011. The Club are F.A. affiliated and participate in mainly in the Mid Wilts League to Under 17 level. Under 7 (year 1) Lee Davies TBA Under 8 Ian Cook 07785-221839 U9 (2 teams) Steve Vickery 07702-260158 U10 (Badgers) Steve Walker 07976-738478 U10 (Wizards) Kevin Stone 01380-818034 U11 Neil Black 07769-261750 U12 Andy Duckett 01380-831038 U13 Russell Bishop 01380-813238 U14 Steve Cox 07968-694880 U15 Chris Pearce 07974-918965 U16 Steve Dobbs 07804-853240 U17 Martin Tanner 01380-721174 Adult: Paul Sperring 01380-727242 Steve Dagnall 01380-727976 Curry and rock at The Raven 7 till late Friday 23rd September Marquee - 4 different curries and accompaniments - Classic rock from “The Log Off Duo” �No Worries No Worries is a service provided by Wiltshire PCT for people aged between 13 and 24. No Worries clinics give an opportunity to talk about all aspects of sexual health. Anyone going to these clinics is treated as a private patient and everything is kept confidential, even your own doctor doesn’t get told about the visit unless you ask for information to be passed on. You can attend your appointment on your own, or with a friend, partner or parent. As well as an opportunity to talk, the clinics provide advice on contraception, relationships, and pregnancy. They also provide contraception, and testing for sexually transmitted diseases. The only local practice providing a No Worries service is Courtyard Surgery, in West Lavington. If you call on (01380) 81330 and ask for a No Worries appointment, you will be made welcome. There will be appointments available on a daily basis, from before school to early evening. Posters about No Worries will be distributed around the local Secondary Schools, Youth Groups and for Council Notice Boards. SEEND AND DISTRICT GARDENING CLUB As the trip to Mapperton and Tintinhull was cancelled there is nothing to report. There are however a couple of reminders. First, don’t forget that we need plants, produce, anything to do with gardening for the stall at the fete. You can donate in advance to Joyce or me (nothing too heavy please) or bring your gifts on the day. Second, our new season begins on Tuesday 13th September, with a talk by Don Everitt on Hardy Perennials and making a border. He will possibly have plants for sale. The competition is an arrangement of late perennials. Hope to see you all then. New members are welcome. Sue. �Holiday Let ”Sanditoes” Saundersfoot Near Tenby, Pembrokeshire, Wales Detached comfortable bungalow with private garden 2 double and 1 twin room, 10 minute walk from the beach or shops. Wonderful Area Bookings all year round, Prices from £30 a night: low season. Contact Jean or Royden on 01380 828695 perrettr@btinternet.com You can view some photos at www.sanditoes.co.uk Dear All Over the period 22-24 June, a team of 7 members of Command Support Development (Networks) in HQ Signal Officer In Chief (Army) completed an ‘Endurance Challenge’ to raise money for ‘Help for Heroes’ charity. Over 60 hours, the team simulated cycling the 840 miles from John O’Groats to Lands End, rowing the 26 miles across the English Channel and running the 147 miles from Calais to Paris within the Dorset area. Feel free to donate via www.bmycharity.com/CSGEnduranceChallenge I only did one leg in the event (Cycling 40 miles, running 7 miles and rowing 2 km). Thanks for supporting this worthwhile cause. Yours aye Rupert Janes �Harvest Scarecrow Trail Rowde Primary School are organising their first scarecrow trail to take place on 1 October 2011 in Poulshot Village from 10am-4pm. 25 scarecrows are being made by families from the school and village on the theme of “Heroes and Villains” Come along & join the fun, all welcome! Trails will be on sale in Poulshot Village Hall from 10am on the day and cost £2.50. There will also be plenty of refreshments and harvest produce available. Don’t miss your chance to win a prize of £50! Please support the school and have a great day out with the family!! �July 6, 2011 MACMILLAN Cancer Support in Wiltshire is gearing up for this year’s World’s Biggest Coffee Morning, which this year celebrates its 21st birthday. Every year, thousands of people from across the country get together in their communities to raise money and awareness for Macmillan while having a great time with family and friends. Since its launch in 1990, the World’s Biggest Coffee Morning has raised over £60million for Macmillan. Last year, 570 people registered to hold their own coffee mornings in Wiltshire and our generous supporters raised £82,000 in this county alone, making a huge difference to the lives of people affected by cancer. Each day, ten people in Wiltshire are diagnosed with cancer, and Macmillan works to turn more days into good days. 2011 also marks another special occasion for Macmillan - our centenary. One hundred years ago, Douglas Macmillan founded the charity and since then, Macmillan has been providing medical, financial and emotional support to people living with cancer and their loved ones. Although caffeine-based events are the most popular, yours doesn’t have to be about coffee – why not organise a craft fair and sell handmade goods to your community? Or celebrate our centenary in style with a champagne-filled garden party? To find out more and for ideas for your own event, please visit www.macmillan.org.uk/coffee to register. Alternatively, you can contact Macmillan’s local office on 01793 432252. �Pastoral preponderances ... This is really hard for me. Here I am, writing this in early July (in order not to miss the deadline before going away for a couple of days or so on a reading break) for the magazine that’s covering the months of August and September. Who knows what will happen during the weeks to come? Well, I do know there are four more weddings to celebrate in our villages, some baptisms, several fund-raising events and, towards the end of September, church harvest festivals. Aah. Harvest Festivals aye? They’re not like they used to be are they? I can remember, when I was a child, how the church was decorated with rows of bright shiny apples, wonderful displays of flowers all round, gifts of eggs, prize vegetables from gardens – and the homemade bread and rolls – and the best of all, the Harvest loaf in the shape of a sheaf of corn. The smell was out of this word as our nostrils were assaulted with all that wonderful God-given produce. Well, sadly, things have changed a lot since those days. People grow less at home and not so many people keep chickens in their back gardens – and, generally speaking, people are more affluent and don’t want gifts of the harvest produce. So in recent years churches have encouraged gifts of packaged and tinned food, that can then be passed on to agencies like the Devizes Food Bank instead, and that’s a very good thing. Some other things haven’t changed – we still sing the traditional harvest songs in church and services are on a “thanksgiving” theme, as is right and proper. But what if it’s been a poor harvest? What if things in your life haven’t gone according to plan? Daniel Defoe gave us some good advice through his fictitious character Robinson Crusoe. The first thing that Crusoe did when he found himself on a deserted island was to make out a list. On one side of the list he wrote down all his problems. On the other side of the list he wrote down all of his blessings. On one side he wrote: I do not have any clothes. On the other side he wrote: But it's warm and I don't really need any. On one side he wrote: All of the provisions were lost. On the other side he wrote: But there's plenty of fresh fruit and water on the island. And on down the list he went. In this way he discovered that for every negative aspect about his situation, there was a positive aspect, something to be thankful for. It’s so easy to find ourselves on an island of despair. Is our cup half empty, or is it half full? Perhaps it’s time we sat down and took an inventory of our blessings too, �especially when things seem really bleak. I imagine there are plenty of people reading this article that are long, long overdue in expressing thanks to God. It would be a wonderful thing to see you at the thanksgiving services in our churches, but in the meantime you might give thanks today, and every day, remember your calling to be joyful always, to pray continually, and to give thanks in all circumstances. It is what God wants of you and for you. In it you will find the fullness of what God has in store for you. May he bless you richly. Renée She’s off again ! Not having suffered enough last year when the Vicar did a 496 mile sponsored walk to Santiago de Compostela from St Jean Pied de Porte (on the French side of the Pyrenees), she’s off to SdC again – this time by the northern (coastal) route! Due to the constraints of time she will be walking around 16 days, so only a total of approximately 150 miles. However the walk promises to be even more challenging, due to the terrain – mind you, walking over the Pyrenees was no picnic! Last year the sponsorship was for Help for Heroes and the Bishop of Salisbury’s retirement appeal for a new theological college in Juba, Southern Sudan. The walk raised £2,500 and £250 for those causes respectively. This year sponsorship will be for a much more local cause – Seend School’s new build fund! Many of you may know that the school needs to raise £32,000 over the next three years as part of the terms of the grant of £400,000 from the Diocese – no mean task. Sponsorship forms will be available in the Post Office and in the churches from the beginning of August so please do sign up – and please be generous. Thanks! Lent and Holy Week Services Life as a Churchwarden is a busy one. I thought I knew what being a Churchwarden was all about, but until I became Churchwarden at St Peter’s, I couldn’t have been more wrong. All the Churchwardens in the Benefice meet regularly at the Vicarage with Renée to discuss all matters from service planning, preparation for weddings, baptisms, social events in the Benefice, etc. etc. �So as a Churchwarden I knew very early on what was happening throughout the Benefice during Lent and Holy Week. It seems we were going to be very busy. The first “extra” service was at St Peter’s on Ash Wednesday. This was followed every Thursday with a Lent meeting which took place at a different church each week. These meetings took the form of readings, meditation and discussion. There were going to be just five of these meetings, but we found we wanted to continue so had one extra meeting. Was this going to be a trend – wanting more?! Then of course there were the Lent Lunches – a great way to see people outside of our churches and enjoy good homemade soups and great company. If you haven’t yet supported these Lent lunches, do try and make at least one next year. The money raised does not go to the churches but to our chosen charities. During Lent we take home boxes to save for the same charity, which this year was a local charity – Wiltshire Young Carers. This year over £300 was given to them. Next on the calendar was Mothering Sunday which this year took place in The Old Rectory Hall. Attendance was very good , with children taking an active part in the service with reading and saying prayers. During the service posies were given to Mothers, Grandmothers etc. - a lovely tradition that we intend to keep up. All too soon was Palm Sunday where as usual we gathered at the farm and carrying our palms processed into church for a very good Palm Sunday Service. Then into Holy Week! Looking at the range of services on offer in the Benefice, it seems I would be ‘all churched out’ by Easter �Day – how wrong could I have been. With a service of Compline at each of our three churches and then the Maundy Thursday service, including foot washing, the week was going by very quickly. On Good Friday there was a three hour service at Bulkington. I didn’t think I could cope with sitting on a hard church pew for three hours, so chose to take part for the final hour and a half – what a mistake that was. The service was truly inspirational and I left wanting more. When talking with some of the congregation later, those who took part for only part of the service felt the same. Those who took part for all of it said that it was impossible to believe how quickly the time went by. How does the saying go – “How time flies when you are having fun” All too soon it was Easter Day and again there were wonderful services at all three churches. If you didn’t take part in any of our Lent and Holy Week services, I feel that you have missed out on something that was truly wonderful, uplifting and very spiritual. Please try and join us next year. You don’t have to do everything, but I can thoroughly recommend any of our services. Of course, each and every day is wonderful and being a Christian and sharing those joys are great fun. Paulette Bremner-Milne Churchwarden �Poulshot Village Fete (Saturday 25th June) The Poulshot Village Fete is held every year on the weekend of our patronal festival (St Peter’s Day) and any money raised goes towards the upkeep of the church. I’m pleased to say that after the first count it looks as though over £2000 was raised. However although this is a very worthy cause most people don’t take part to raise money. They do it to bring the whole community together and to have some fun. I think that this target was achieved as well. We were all a bit worried about the weather and although contingency plans were discussed they weren’t necessary and though not as hot as last year it stayed dry and even sunny. All the traditional stalls (Teas, Cakes, Beer Tent, BBQ, Plants, Tombola etc) did well and it was great to see some traditional village games (Splat the Rat, Throw The Sponge, Smash the Crockery) appearing for the first time. Special thanks must go to our new Police Community Support Officer, Chris, who was volunteered to be a target for the sponges. The children’s sports (ably managed by Tim Nixon) turned out to be as popular as ever and it was very pleasing to see that the competitive spirit burns strongly in Poulshot, to the extent that some Dads were seen literally dragging their child over the finish line in search of that elusive first place! There were only two teams entered for the Tug-of-War competition (Gavin Curnow both organised the event and also lead the Raven team) with the team from the Raven keen to win the coveted Poulshot Shield back from Devizes Young Farmers, but it was not to be. There was much muttering about boots versus trainers but actually it was the training (not the Black Rat) that carried the day. After the Shield competition further tugs were held with others keen to participate including a children’s pull that had at least a dozen children (plus the odd �Adult) at either end of the rope. Thanks to everybody who contributed to the Fete in so many ways and also to the many people that attended. Next year we are planning on holding the Fete on the same weekend as the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee (2nd June 2012). Musical Evening At 7pm following the Fete a Musical Evening was once again held on the green. Everybody brought their own food and drink (plus chairs, tables, barbecues and candelabras) and great music was provided by Phil Dawson (from Fantasy Radio Devizes) and by Slick who once again was surrounded by his adoring fans! Over 100 people attended and had a great time eating, drinking and dancing the evening away. What do you think? What did you think of the Fete and the Musical Evening? If you’ve got ideas for activities that you think we could include next year do let us know. Tim Coleman (t.coleman@btconnect.com or 827095) Kate Hunloke (hunloke@onetel.com or 828333) ********************** Support is out there: Do you care? Do you regularly help someone? Would they not be able to manage without your help? Are you helping and not getting any pay for the work you do? The person could be a friend, a relative or a neighbour and you do not have to be living with them and caring for them 24 hours a day. Of course there are carers who do provide 24 hour care and cannot leave the house without someone else being there to care. �So take a moment to think about what you are doing to help. Washing, shopping, cleaning , help with sorting out bills and money, checking they are eating meals, gardening and household repairs, going in every day for a chat, making appointments and going with them, helping with tablets or other treatments. These are just some of the things carers do and often they build up slowly. Does this sound like you? Or does it sound like someone you know? If so, you may be interested in what Carer Support Wiltshire could offer. We are a Wiltshire-wide charity supporting people who care for family members or friends. This could be looking after a young child with a learning disability, caring for an elderly spouse with dementia or helping a friend with a mental health problem, to name but a few examples. We provide carers with confidential emotional support, access to information that can help them with their caring role, as well as opportunities for time out – social groups, pampering sessions and days out. All of our services are free to carers. If you’d like to find out more about us, or would like to receive some information or support, please freephone us on 0800 181 4118 or visit our website at http://www.carersinwiltshire.co.uk Fancy winning a Mulberry handbag or Dyson vacuum? We are currently running a raffle to help raise money for Carer Support Wiltshire. We have a 1st prize of a Mulberry Bayswater handbag worth £675, a 2nd prize of a Dyson DC25 Vacuum Cleaner worth £340 and many other prizes besides including gift vouchers, Hasbro toys and games and men and women’s luxury toiletries. Tickets are £1 each and the raffle will be drawn on Thursday 29th September 2011. To arrange to buy tickets by post please freephone 0800 181 4118 or why not buy tickets online at http://www.charitygiving.co.uk/grandcarersraffle Thank you and good luck! �Charlie Jacks Taxi (your local village taxi service) 1 – 4 seater car 1 – 7 seater MPV “Gold Star Service” local or longdistance airport – ferry – rail transfer bookings now being taken for xmas and new year ring Ken on 01380 827294 for a quote 1 Sillington Lane Poulshot JKS Plumbing and Heating BATHROOMS, TAPS, HOT WATER CYLINDERS AND MUCH MORE NO JOB TOO SMALL 24 HOUR CALL OUT Tel: 01380 828956 Mobile: 07708510715 �IMW OFFICE SERVICES LTD Personal Tax Assessments Clubs/Societies – Independent Reviews Small Company Accounts, VAT Payroll, Book-keeping Typing Contact Ian Wheeler Tel: 07813 777710 e-mail : wheeler.potterne@virgin.net �Mobile Hairdresser for ladies’, gents’ and children’s hair - concessions for OAPs – Available daytime, evenings and weekends. For more details, please ring Charlotte on 01380 828482 ��DEVIZES HOME & GARDEN MAINTENANCE Hunters Moon, Bath Rd,Devizes,Wilts,SN10 1PH Hedge - Grass Cutting Lawn Treatment - Scarification Weed Control – General Gardening Landscaping – Garden Clearance Sheds – All Types of Fencing & Gates Ponds – Pond maintenance – Water Features Decking – Patios - Graveling Regular, Weekly & Monthly Contracts Interior & Exterior painting and decorating General Property Maintenance Free Quotations – Fully insured Tel: Jon on 01380 720969 Mobile: 07778043330 Email: Jon@devizeshomeandgarden.co.uk �Village Contacts St Peter’s Church Priest in Charge - Revd. Renée Coulson Churchwardens Mrs Paulette Bremner-Milne Mrs Janet James PCC Secretary –Mrs Kate Amery PCC Members – 827285 828527 724944 827172 Mr Nicholas Hunloke (Treasurer) - Lady Kate Hunloke (Deanery Synod) Mrs Angela Bullen - Mr Chris Saunders - Mrs Dot Wood - Mrs Joyce Arnold (Deanery Synod) - Mr Brian James Organist – Mrs P De Belle Parish council Chairman – Mr Nicholas Hunloke - post currently vacant Clerk 828333 Meembers - Mrs Sue Aldridge – Mr Joe Baber – Mr Geoff Collett (Vice Chairman) – Mr Steve Housby – Mr Nicholas Hunloke – Mr Malcolm Nixon - Mr Tim Nixon Local Councillors Kennet District Cllr Jonathan Seed 850 696 e-mail jonathon.seed@wiltshire.gov.uk. Farmers Club Mr Richard Francis 828232 Mother and Toddler Group Mrs Clair Waldron 828602 Poulshot Ladies Club Lady Kate Hunloke 828333 Village Hall – Chris Saunders 827290 Bookings - Joyce or Brian Arnold 828833 Village Trust – Chairman - Mr Nicholas Hunloke 828333 827095 Secretary - Mr Tim Coleman Members - Mr Ray Josey (Vice-chairman) – Mr Brian James (treasurer) – Mrs Pam Langton (Archivist) �PSW Premier Tiling Services Local professional tiling service for:-  Kitchens  Bathrooms  Conservatories  Underfloor heating installed All work is fully insured and guaranteed. Please call 01380 721978/07855 947039 or e-mail pswpremiertiling@gmail.com for help or information. COOKS ORCHARD BEAUTY Qualified & insured Massage and Beauty Therapist. Massage: Hot stones massage, Thai style massage, Deep tissue, Swedish.Manicures, pedicures, Paraffin wax treatment, Waxing tinting, Facials, Hopi ear candles. Pamper/Hen parties catered for. Vouchers available. Visit Cooks orchard, or I’ll come to you. Call Nicky on: 07711652568 �TOWNSEND FARMHOUSE Comfortable B and B in Poulshot Excellent facilities in Grade 2 listed building with full English breakfasts and ample car-parking space E-mail marygracebrothers@gmail.com Telephone 01380 828221 When friends and relations wish to visit and you are unable to put them up for the night book them to stay at Townsend Farmhouse B and B Discounts offered for bookings made by local residents Poulshot Village Hall Available for meetings, functions, clubs and private parties Booking fees Village activities - £5 an hour Outside users - £8 an hour All bookings for the hall are being taken by Joyce or Brian Arnold on 828833 �VOLUNTEERS WANTED - URGENTLY The aim of the Devizes Foodbank, based at St James’s Church next to the Crammer in Devizes, and now operational for over three years, is to ensure that nobody in the Devizes area is without food because of an unforeseen crisis or emergency. The Foodbank is a registered charity and relies on the donations of food that have in the year up to July 2010, provided food for 455 adults and 55 children via 35 distributor agencies, from seven tons of donated food. But the charity is also in urgent need of volunteers to ensure that it can continue this invaluable service to the community. The tasks that make up the whole activity are many and various – some volunteers are needed weekly, others seasonally and others occasionally and some are active and some more administrative – all kinds of skills are valuable and all contribute to the whole. If you are interested in the work of the Foodbank and can spare some time to help, please call Janet Tanner on 01380 738155, or the Co-ordinator on 078 0797 3605. Registered Charity No. 1125441 Yoga With Ginny Poulshot Village Hall All abilities welcome 01380 729955 yogawithginny@gmail.com www.yogawithginny.co.uk �To let North Cornish Holiday Cottage sleeps 6 – 8 , fully equipped cottage and large garden with summerhouse and parking. Holidays and short breaks For further details contact Bo Miles-Hobbs on 01380 813902 bomileshobbs@btinternet.com www.helemillcottage.co.uk Congratulations …. …. to William Bissett and his fantastic Wimbledon victory …. the result no doubt of many many hours of practice, great talent, commitment …. Congratulations also to those who have and continue to support William in such wonderful achievements, especially mum Liz …. to all the younger members of our village community who have met the challenge of ‘A’ ’levels, GCSEs, Diplomas and other steps in their journey through education, and who continue to show that the coming generation of young adults has much to be proud of and much to offer. Well done to you all, and good luck for the next stage in your lives. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Village Magazine Description An account of the resource PDF versions of the Village Magazine distributed between 2004 and Present. 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Title A name given to the resource Poulshot Village News August 2011 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 01/08/2011 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Poulshot Village News Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Poulshot Village News PVN Village News https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/org.poulshotvillagearchive/original/531392845f905956ed16e4eba925be1e.pdf c6e553bf404c6d0865f648df38370ee7 PDF Text Text The Wednesday Group On 8th June, we considered: "Has the Collective Conscience gone forever? If so, does this rule out the "Big Society"?" We began with the definition of the "Collective Conscience" put forward by Emile Durkheim, which is "shared beliefs and moral attitudes which operate as a unifying force within society". Perhaps because of the average age of the group, we viewed this nostalgically, and recalled times in the middle of the last century where there seemed to be a collective set of standards by which the majority of people lived. This was based on our shared history, culture, and traditions. It was also strengthened in adverse circumstances, be these wars or natural disasters, where people pulled together with a common purpose. We recalled that society was more static then (possibly stultified), perhaps more inward looking, and certainly less well informed by the media than today's society with its instant access 24 hour news coverage and multi-media communication routes. We discussed the changes which occurred in the 1950s-1970s, which whilst exciting, dynamic, and even radical, tended to fragment rather than unite society. The emphasis on the rights of the individual seemed to be prevalent, with less regard for human responsibilities and consideration for others. There was also increased immigration and travel. Additionally, church attendances decreased, and the role of the church diminished. Consequently, we felt that society became more fragmented, both nationally and internationally. We went on to consider the future for the global society, which certainly is a "big society". This concept was too vast for us, so we concentrated on our national society (whatever that is, which produced another tangential debate). The Prime Minister's view is that our society is broken, and his vision of "The Big Society" is one which aims to "create a climate that �empowers local people and communities, building a big society that will take power away from politicians and give it to the people". There was some discussion about just how much power people wanted, for with power comes responsibility, and how much of this responsibility do we want? We returned to Durkheim's definition, and wondered what "unifying force" could produce, in Britain, the "shared beliefs and moral attitudes" essential for the Collective Conscience needed to weld a nation. It would be nice to report that we came up with a solution, but unfortunately inspiration deserted us. We searched around, considering the possibility of a strong leader (even a benevolent dictator), the Church, the monarchy, even the Olympic Games. So, having run out of steam, this group of somewhat grumpy old men and women left the question open. Perhaps out there, in Poulshot or beyond, someone could ride to our rescue with the answer. If so, you will be most welcome to join us next time. Even if you do not have this answer, you are most welcome to join us at the next meeting on 13July at 7.30pm in the Village Hall, when the topic will be "What is a Christian?" Joyce Arnold Poulshot Ladies club On Tuesday 19th July the Ladies club will have a rounders match and picnic on the Green from 6pm. Please bring spare children and a picnic. �Poulshot Ladies' Reading Group The next meeting will be at 7.30p.m. on July 26th in the Hall. The book is "The Little Stranger" by Sarah Waters, which was shortlisted for the Man Booker prize in 2009. The book was featured in the BBC book club in 2010 and is a complete change from her previous work being very readable as well as grippingly spooky. If you would like a copy, please contact me on 827046, or come along and just enjoy the evening's discussion. On April 26th, the group met to discuss "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett.The discussion was lively with agreement that the book, although shocking and disturbing in many ways, was still humourous. The book dealt with the themes of segregation, motherhood and power as reflected in the lives of the women of the Southern States of America in the 1960s. However, the major discussion was about the mix of characters and the way they all had a "voice" At the end, all present agreed it was worth reading and Jackie Pohnert would recommend it to others. Poulshot Ladies Club visit to Mottisfont Gardens. Well it seemed a good idea – a balmy evening in June when the air would be filled with the scent of roses. The ladies of Poulshot would arrive in comfort for a leisurely stroll around the beautiful gardens, followed by a visit to a country pub to enjoy a glass of something in the last of the evening sun, before they went in for a delicious meal. The meal bit was right! We did have a good time and a laugh. I had a wrestling match with a minibus. (not sure who won). The torrential downpour that arrived with us did slow to a drizzle. But we did enjoy some wonderful roses in all their glory, and our meal at The Star Inn East Tytherley once we’d found it. Hence the Ladies and a few select gentlemen returned to Poulshot satiated but soggy. Jean Perrett �POULSHOT PONDS PROJECT After a year of planning, consultations, getting quotes, applying for sponsorship, last minute hitches (and mild panic), frayed tempers and terrible weather, two out of three ponds were officially opened on June 3rd. We were fortunate in having such a perfect summer morning for the ceremony. About 40 people, including four children, a reporter and photographer from the Gazette & Herald and villagers met at the village hall then walked over to Green Lane Pond. Green crepe paper, our eco- friendly substitute for ribbon was stretched between two trees and danced in the breeze among nodding heads of hogweed and grasses. Nicky Hunloke gave an introduction and thanked all those involved, handing over to Perry Chadwyck-Healey chairman of the Wiltshire Wildlife Trust. Perry said “In the last 50 years we have lost 75 % of the ponds in this country. What you have done is to create a little village for wildlife……..You have created a home for amphibians and water plants, a nursery for insects which in turn will produce a larder for bats and water bath for birds. You have laid up a treasure here on earth for the whole village.” He cut the ribbon to complete the ceremony. Perry made a point of saying that innovative projects such as this were vital at small community level as a contribution to “the big society”. Back at the hall, Joyce and Brian Arno ld and Mandy Housby served their delicious home baked cakes with tea and coffee while ecologist Jan Freeborn gave a talk on the Great Crested Newt illustrated with newts from Poulshot’s Middle Green Pond. This pond will be restored after the newts have left the pond for hibernation in Dankay and Pam late Autumn �Calling all knitters! Please knit some little hats for Age UK’s Big Knit. They send the hats to the innocent drinks company, who put them on the top of their innocent smoothie bottles in November. For each be-hatted smoothie sold, Age UK receives 25p. Last year Age UK Wiltshire collected in over 21,000 hats and raised over £6000 to help make winter warmer for older people in Wiltshire. The hats are very simple to knit, using double knit wool and 4mm needles cast on 28 stitches, knit 14 rows then knit 2 together for the next 2 rows and cast off. Sew up the sides to make a hat. Add a bobble if you wish. You can post or drop off the hats at Age UK Wiltshire’s Devizes office at 13 Market Place, Devizes, Wiltshire, SN10 1HT or at one of the 6 Age UK charity shops in Wiltshire or Swindon. The final deadline for hats is 7th October 2011. If you have any questions please ring Emily on 01380 710411 or refer to www.ageukwiltshire.org.uk CHURCH SERVICES – July 2011 POULSHOT, SEEND & BULKINGTOn Sunday 3rd July 9.30am All Age Worship Bulkington 11.15am All Age Worship Seend 6.00pm Evensong Poulshot th Sunday 10 July 9.30am Matins Poulshot 11.15am Parish Communion Seend 6.00 pm Evensong Bulkington th Sunday 17 July 9.30am Parish Communion Bulkington 11.15am Parish Communion Seend 6.00pm Parish Communion Poulshot Sunday 24tth July 9.30am Family Communion Poulshot 11.15am Family Communion Seend 6.00pm Parish Communion Bulkington st Sunday 31 July 10.00am Benefice Service Wesley Chapel , Seend �Church Flower Rota 3rd & 10th July Mrs Christabel Francis 17th & 24th July Mrs Hazel Coleman 31st July & 7th August Mrs Shirley Taplin SEEND AND DISTRICT GARDENING CLUB There are no activities to report on this month, so just a reminder of the trip to Sudely and Batsford. This takes place on Saturday 18th June, leaving from The Bell at 9.30am and returning by approximately 6.00pm. If you have any queries please contact Carole or Jackie whose numbers are on the information sheet and there is still time for anyone else to add their name to the list. At the time of writing the Mapperton trip in July is low on numbers but those who are on the list will be contacted if there is any change. Plants etc will be needed for the stall at the fete in August so if you are managing to keep your garden alive and healthy despite the lack of rain please remember to keep your Sue. surplus plants and crops for us to sell. Pastoral preponderances ... Yesterday, we did something a little different in church. Mindful of how little we truly know each other in our congregations, I invited everyone to take a little time out to share with someone sitting nearby something of their concerns and their joys. After all, how can we love and pray for each other, if we don’t even know them? And I asked them how much they knew about me. And I admitted how little I knew about them as individuals, let alone the people living in our parishes, for whom I have pastoral responsibility (something I really am working on!) Although everyone was rather taken aback at first – after all, they’re not normally given the freedom to talk to one another during a service – they soon got into it and there was a healthy buzz of conversation and even some good feedback as people left church �afterwards, especially from those who are relative newcomers to our villages. That put me in mind of a story I heard from a member of a Round Table group. It was his branch’s practice that at each meeting a member would give a brief description of their job. He was a minister and, when it came to his turn he said: “I’m with a global organisation. We have branches in every country in the world and we have representatives in almost every government and boardroom on earth. We’re heavily into motivation and change of behaviour patterns. We run hospitals, schools and after-school clubs, soup runs and homes for the homeless, refuges, publishing firms and nursing homes. We look after our clients from birth to death. We’re into life, health and fire insurance. We perform spiritual heart transplants. Our original President owns all the real estate on earth, as well as an assortment of galaxies and constellations. He knows everything and lives everywhere. Our product is free for the asking. No-one could afford to buy it. Our Chief Executive Officer was born in a run-of-the-mill town, worked as a carpenter, didn’t own a home, was misunderstood by his family, hated by enemies, walked on water, was condemned to death without a trial, and arose from the dead. I speak with him every day.” The church is the most amazing organisation in the world and I find it so hard to understand why everyone isn’t a member. Want to know more about Christianity, and what it can offer you? Give me a call. (827285). Renée The missing note ... Well, the invitation to return my CD player to the church vestry from where it was removed wasn’t taken up. A great pity. However, I have received two offers of a replacement, for which I really am most grateful. On behalf of Seend Church, many thanks, and bless you for your kindness. I won’t embarrass you by naming you here – but you know who you are! All Church property has now been treated with a process that enables it to be traced and identified. It’s a great sadness to us all that such action should prove to be necessary. R. �Hello I am putting this month’s PVN together after a very full week which began with OfStEd and ended rather more delightfully with dancing on the village green. Best to pass over the joys of OfStEd and move swiftly on to the festivities on the green on the evening following the village fete. Tables and picnic blankets set around the green were laden with home-made feasts and, of a course, a goodly selection of refreshing and relaxing beverages. Entertainment was again provided by Chris Cross, who also made a determined pitch to offer us a pantomime at Christmas. There was talking, feasting, drinking and dancing and a jolly good time was had by all. How lovely, and how lucky we are to be part of a community that can come together as a community like this. Naturally, the evening ended with the traditional Dambusters’ fly past re-enactment by assorted ladies, chaps and children of the village. As someone said “It’s not so much that you do it as that you behave as if it’s normal”. Indeed. But still – such fun! And speaking of community … This issue of the PVN will run to about 32 pages of which 24 are adverts and just 8 news and views. The adverts just about pay for the paper and printing, so great to have them, but still, it would be good to have more news. However, I can’t print it if I don’t get it. If there’s something going on, or something you think people should know about it – send it in! All contributions gratefully received, not just by me but by the village. Come on! A community that’s free enough to fly around to The Dambusters has surely got plenty to say for itself! Enjoy the summer. Nina 5th and 6th August - come along to The Raven to welcome the Wadworth Shire Horses to their Poulshot Summer Holidays th Friday 5 - mini beer festival – clowns for children – barbecue – a marquee in the garden – “Log Off” playing in the evening. Saturday 6th – join us at a Caribeean evening More details in the pub! � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Poulshot Village News July 2011 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 01/07/2011 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Poulshot Village News Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Poulshot Village News PVN Village News https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/org.poulshotvillagearchive/original/2a4230ae8f7257e30684cc1b45c4f852.pdf 7d4751ec07c5e7f31896999a0dd3c5bf PDF Text Text From The Raven Inn Dear Everyone, Jerry and I wish to express our sincere thanks to all those who supported our Royal Wedding Street Party. It was a truly wonderful community occasion, overflowing with delicious food and thanks to your generous donations we raised £350.00 for the Duke & Duchess of Cambridge Charity Fund. (Not for their M&S Wedding Gift List but to help the less fortunate). Congratulations to Mrs & Mr Adam Kidd who celebrated a Happy Wedding Anniversary also on Friday 29th April and could not be with us but sincere thanks for the very generous donation. Thank you so very much to Karen & Roger "Friends of the Raven" who very kindly lent us the lovely Marquee and for putting it up too! Great thanks to the Davis's, Hawkins & Nixons for their much appreciated help too. There are still some plates & platters left behind from the Street Party. (£1. a piece, late collection fee). We are very proud of our newly decorated Dining Room & Patio, now complete and looking great. Please note our new Summer Opening times on the cover and telephone calls are much appreciated within opening times. Thank you again and see you in the Pub. Nathalie & Jerry �Warning – computer scam There has been a computer scam going around for a couple of years now in various guises but the 01380 and 01225 areas seem to be targeted this last couple of weeks. You will get an unsolicited phone call from a company purporting to be Microsoft, affiliated to Microsoft, some anti-virus company or other or some other convincing company name. The person on the other end sometimes has a foreign accent, sometimes English. They tell you that they have been monitoring your computer/internet use and can see you have multiple virus on your machine or that you have been downloading illegal material from the internet etc. etc. They often claim your personal details will be stolen, yourcomputer will crash or even that the police will come calling unless you let them do something about it. They can be very, very persuasive and plausible but do not be mislead. It is THEY who are after your money or your personal details or even to use your computer as a proxy for illegal downloads or to run scams through. They will try to have you download a small program so they can 'fix' these issues for you; Logmein and PC Recovery have been used but there a many similar programs that will allow them uncontrolled access to your computer. Don't forget they do sound very convincing and do not want to let you go, putting the pressure on more and more for you to let them help. At this point I advise you not to enter into any more conversation with them but just hang up the phone. They WILL eventually ask you for money, the amounts getting bigger as they claim to find even more serious 'problems' on your computer. Sometimes they try to get you to take out a contract for 1 or 2 years of 'service' so they can maintain your computer online. DO NOT be fooled, they will take your money and run - or maybe even worse by stealing your personal details or using your computer for illegal purposes. There are even cases where the caller starts to get abusive when you seem reluctant to partake of his offer! There are many, many variations on his scam - too many to detail here, but ask yourself this: They claim to know there are virus's on your computer so how do they know what is on your computer? This is not possible unless they have access to your computer and that is exactly what they want!! How can they know what you are downloading from the internet without first hacking into your connection? The only people who could possibly have legal access to that sort of data is your Internet Service Supplier - and they certainly would not be calling you! Microsoft do not have access to your computer and in any instance would NEVER be calling you out of the blue to fix your problems. Owen Burton Computer Engineer �CHURCH SERVICES JUNE 2011 POULSHOT, SEEND AND BULKINGTON Sunday 5 June 8.00 am Holy Communion Seend 9.30 am All Age Worship Bulkington 11.15 am All Age Worship Seend 6.00 pm Evensong Poulshot Sunday 12 June 8.00 am Holy Communion Seend 9.30 am Family Communion Poulshot 9.30 am Parish Communion Bulkington 11.15 am Parish Communion Seend Sunday 19 June 8.00 am Holy Communion Seend 9.30 am Parish Communion Bulkington 11.15 am Parish Communion Seend 6.00 pm Parish Communion Poulshot Sunday 26 June 8.00 am Holy Communion Seend 9.30 am All Age Worship Poulshot (Patronal Festival Marquee on The Green) Coffee will be served in the Village Hall 11.15 am Family Communion Seend 6.00 pm Parish Communion Bulkington Sunday 3 July 8.00 am Holy Communion Seend 9.30 am All Age Worship Bulkington 11.15 am All Age Worship Seend 6.00 pm Evensong Poulshot Flowers 5th June Mrs Mandy Housby 12th & 19th June Lady Kate Hunloke 26th June Patronal Festival - to be arranged 3rd & 10th July Mrs Hilary Kidd 17th & 24th July Mrs Hazel Colman 31st July & 7th August Mrs Shirley Taplin �Poulshot Ladies Group Poulshot Ladies Group met on the evening of Tuesday 17th May. Our speaker was Paul Horne a local photographer who had wanted the group to wander around the village "snapping" away as part of his presentation. However it was not meant to be and after a rather heavy shower we decided to conduct the meeting in the hall. The weather may have been damp however our enthusiasm and spirits to learn more about the art of photgraphy wasn't! After a brief introduction Paul went on to enlighten the group with basic photography tips, from how to hold a camera right through to exposing pictures. There was a small selection of his work on display which ranged from very contemporary to a more traditional style but with a twist! His passion is photography and that was definitely obvious when he spoke. If you are looking for a photographer for a forthcoming event you need to capture on film, Paul is situated in the Round House in Melksham. He can be contacted on 07988 676135. For anyone out there who is interested in learning more or want to improve on existing photography skills Paul is running a series of short courses. Do give him a call. Mary Samuel Seend Open Gardens 11th & 12th June from 1.00 - 5.00 pm Programme £6.00 to include admission to all participating gardens Cream teas and ice creams Stalls and plant sales Free off road parking, with minibus transport available to out-lying gardens �Wednesday Group On 11th May we considered: ‘Traditional Marriage in Society, and the Role the Church in Marriage Today.’ All of us at the meeting were married, some more than once, and we all had children who were of marriageable age, and so there was lots of experience available, albeit fairly senior, and many personal examples of all aspects of the topic. Indeed, there were so many personal stories to tell that it was hard to get the discussion on to the broader issues. We considered the reasons for getting married – for love; to raise a family; for financial reasons; to maintain an estate or a family name; even the shotgun, and of course the first two of these reasons are equally achievable without a marriage. And so is the traditional marriage, and in particular the sacrament of marriage in Church, slowly being lost from our national culture? There is no doubt that the recently introduced licensing of exotic venues such as hotels, public buildings, football grounds even, for civil wedding ceremonies which would formerly have been held in Register Offices, has had an impact, but even so there are indications that applications for Church weddings are actually on the increase. We wondered, though, how many of these were to take advantage of the setting and the photo opportunities rather than for the wish by the participants to solemnise the permanence of their relationship, not only in the eyes of their doting relations, but also in those of God! And so we considered the impact of today’s relaxed approach to marriage and to divorce, on the children of families and there was unanimity that children brought up in a stable relationship, and preferably a marriage, stood the best chance of a happy and successful life. This was recognised as a generalisation, but we agreed that to enter into matrimony under the auspices of the Church was still an important element of our culture and that the Church should encourage it – on its own merits and not in competition with the modern alternatives. We meet again, in the Village Hall, on Wednesday 8th June, when the subject will be “Has the collective conscience gone for ever? If so, does this rule out the ‘Big Society’?” �Difficult Financial Times These are indeed difficult financial times for many families but there is a lifeline which is available and will indeed help many. The four Credit Unions in Wiltshire have worked together and can now offer loans of up to £500 at an interest rate of 2% per month (calculated only on the reducing balance of the loan) to borrowers who can demonstrate the ability to repay. These loans are called Moneyline loans. What are Credit Unions? They are non-profit making co-operatives, regulated by the Government and are run in Wiltshire by trained volunteers. Local residents can join their Credit Union for life for £2 and would normally save for a minimum of three months before a loan would be considered. However Moneyline loans are available immediately – new members are also encouraged to save even small amounts into their Credit Union account while paying off their loan but are not compelled to do so. The application process is rigorous and takes about ten days to investigate the borrower’s ability to repay. The policy of Credit Unions is to help their members through a tough period and offer a genuine alternative to high cost lenders. £500 borrowed from a doorstep or internet lender and repaid evenly over a year will cost £410 additionally in interest. From Moneyline the interest would be £63, a saving of £347! These Moneyline loans are offered by your Credit Union and initial investigations are done by Community First, a registered charity in Devizes. Applicants should in the first instance contact: Community First on 01380 736387 or directly to their intended Credit Union North Wilts Credit Union 01249 248313 West Wilts Credit Union 01225 709865 South Wilts Credit Union 01722 421881 Kennet Credit Union 01672 562666 All these Credit Unions have been encouraged and supported in offering Moneyline loans by Wiltshire Council and the Housing Associations / Registered Social Landlords operating in Wiltshire. �Summer Concert in St Peter’s Church Cast your mind back, if you would, to the summer-like weather we experienced at the beginning of May. It was wonderful to wake up each day to sunshine, but the farmers were understandably praying for rain. And guess when their prayers were answered – Saturday 7th May, the date of the Musical Evening in St Peter’s Church! However, not letting a little thing like that faze them, Michael Oliver and his String Quartet, singer Lorraine and her accompanist Jean, dodged the downpours to get their music stands, musical instruments etc from their cars into Church. Here they were joined by a small, enthusiastic and in some cases rather wet audience (You could tell who had been caught in the rain). They were then treated to an evening of music which covered all tastes from Opera to West End Musicals, finishing with The 23rd Psalm played and sung in the familiar form of the theme tune from The Vicar of Dibley. To round off the evening a superb buffet was provided, along with wine, and as the expression goes – A Good Time was had by All. Just over £300 was raised for Church Funds and a big ‘Thank You’ to everyone who came along and contributed in whatever way to a pleasant evening. If after reading this you are thinking ‘We should have gone to that’, keep reading your Village Magazine – They may be back!!!!! Janet James (Churchwarden) �ST PETER’S CHURCH EVENTS FROM JULY TO DECEMBER 2011 The following events will be taking place up to the end of the year. Please make a note in your diaries to try and come along: 2 July Cheese and Wine Evening at Poulshot House. This has become an evening not to be missed. Hazel, Denise and Ray have again kindly offered to host this super event.Tickets will be available shortly from PCC members and Poulshot House. Please see separate poster. 1 October Harvest Supper and Barn Dance Again this will be held in The Old Rectory Hall. It is a fun time with a live band and supper. Nearer the time posters will be displayed around the village 12 November ‘A Christmas Cracker’ in the Village Hall This is a coffee morning with a difference. There will be stalls offering everything Christmassy, cakes, produce, Christmas decorations and good quality Christmas presents etc. There will also be a raffle This is a new venture for St Peter’s, please put the date in your diaries and come along and join us for a fun morning and purchase some Christmas goodies! 19 December Carol Singing around the Village This tradition has been going on for years and we would love to see more people join us. If you don’t want to come along on the evening, then please open your doors to us if we call at your house. We will be collecting money for charity – this money is not for the church. We always end up at someone’s house for mince pies and a welcome drink. �POULSHOT VILLAGE FETE SATURDAY 25th JUNE 2pm - 4.30pm Cakes, Plants, Stalls, Games Tombola, Races, Teas GRAND TUG OF WAR Bar and BBQ followed by a Musical Evening on the Green at 7pm �Why Bother? (Part II) Well, my letter in last month’s magazine stirred up a bit of a hornet’s nest. Two or three people gave me 10/10 for it, while one other person (reporting back on behalf of a couple of others) only gave me 1/10! Perhaps I’d better explain : while our churches continue to “pay their way” then I don’t think there’s a danger they will be closed – at least not for the foreseeable future. However the feasibility of sustaining the current pattern of a service in each church every Sunday (two in Seend) being led by an ordained member of clergy would be ripe for review if the numbers of worshipers fell below a critical mass. Of course, the other side of the coin is that such a situation would mean more services might become lay led. That would provide an opportunity for members to take a more active and leading role in the life of their church, so maybe that wouldn’t be such a bad thing. The sad thing for me, though, was that people centred on the future of our church buildings – the bricks and mortar - rather than on their relationship with our Lord, which was meant to be the main thrust of last month’s message. Yesterday one of the set readings was from Acts(2:41-47). The early Christians committed themselves to the Lord, and then to each other. They shared everything with those who had need. Today we’re tempted by material wealth and our individual interests, to cut ourselves off from one another. We might fool ourselves by believing that we can get away with an occasional prayer but that simply isn’t the case. If we take a single coal out of the centre of a fire it soon turns dull grey and then turns cold. So it is with us. If, as Christians, we are removed from the rest of the fire – the place where we share our faith, where bread is broken and shared, and prayers are said - then the light of our faith grows dull, and the warmth in our souls begins to diminish. �So what if you’ve never experienced the love of Jesus? What are you missing? Many people believe they’re not missing anything at all. Others are aware of a big hole in their lives – and then strive to fill it by working for even greater material wealth or by filling their lives with meaningless things. Ruby Wax admitted on television this morning that she suffers from recurring depression. I’ve met many such people over the years – indeed my mother suffered from it herself for very many years. I’m not trying to suggest that following Jesus is a quick and easy solution to depression or any other kind of illness, but recognising that we are all children of God and that we are deeply loved by him has to be the best starting point on the road to recovery. Our parishes are being prayed for this Thursday evening at Salisbury Cathedral. I asked that prayers are said “for all those living in our villages, that they may come to know the Lord more clearly and follow him more nearly - that He may raise up in our midst people who ... will hear and respond to his call, and that they will lead with courage and serve with love.” That is my prayer for you. Do call me if you would like to know more about Christianity – Renée 827285 (e:mail renee.coulson.2@googlemail.com ) Holiday Club - our neighbouring benefice, with which we are informally linked, will be running its annual children's holiday club every day (ie Monday to Friday) for the week commencing 25th July from 10am 'til noon. The theme will be "Secret Agent" based on the story of Moses. It is aimed for primary school aged children. The club usually ends with a super water battle on the final morning! Parents will be responsible for transporting their children to and from the Vicarage in Rookes Lane, Potterne. Please register your interest with the Vicar on 827285 in the first instance (or e:mail renee.coulson.2@googlemail.com ) �‘The Badgers’ Worton and Cheverell F.C. http://www.wortonandcheverellfc.co.uk/ Potentially two League Champions teams for the season, with the Under 9 Badgers in top position with 15 points, and still 3 matches to play (as at 7 May), they remain undefeated, with a devastating recent win over Castle Combe 11-0. The other Badgers team the U12s have already been announced as Champions. For Village teams this is a great performance, and for the Club who move into the 2011/12 season with over 200 members and teams from Under 7 to Adult at every age group it is a worthy achievement. New members (both boys and girls) are always welcome – please refer to website for contact details for the respective age group, in addition the Club are always open to sponsorship proposals. Following on the successful Fun Day event last year, with the ‘World Cup’ theme, the Club will this year be holding its annual Fun Day and Awards event at West Lavington Village Hall on Saturday 11th June, from 1.00 p.m. The theme for this event will be based on ‘The European Champions League’ , which we hope will be a thrilling event for all concerned. Other news: tournament events are now starting to take place, with a recent one being held at Devizes Town, where again the small Village Club performed very well at Under 10 level, being undefeated in their age group. The Club will be participating in various local tournaments throughout the area in the summer months depending on the age group. Steve Dagnall 01380-727976 �SEEND AND DISTRICT GARDENING CLUB Our evening walk this month was around Lacock Abbey Gardens in the company of Sue Carter, the head gardener, who is helped by 1 full time and 1 part time gardener plus volunteers. There is something very special about walking around a garden like this in the evening light accompanied by glorious birdsong and with the absence of other people apart from our group. We were lucky to see many roses in bloom against the old stonework of the abbey and the garden had so many areas of deliberately uncut grass with edges of cow parsley and other meadow plants, all of which made the garden very natural and unspoilt. Sue has been there for 8 years now and has made many improvements mindful of the history of the place, about which she is very knowledgeable. Our next trip is to Sudely on Saturday 18th June. We leave The Bell at 9.30am to visit Sudely in the morning and Batsford Arboretum in the afternoon, arriving home by approximately 6.00pm. Sudely has lovely gardens spread around the castle and Batsford is the most visited arboretum in the country and a lovely place for a stroll and tea. On Thursday 14th July we are visiting Mapperton and Tintinhull gardens in Dorset and Somerset. Mapperton is a romantic valley garden, set in a Dorset combe amongst tumbling hills and unspoilt countryside and set against a golden sandstone house. Tintinhull is National Trust and is one of the most harmonious small gardens in Britain, with secluded lawns, pools and colourful borders, with a kitchen garden, a woodland walk and orchard to explore. If you haven’t signed up yet for either of these trips contact Jackie Kilduff, Carole Vince or Joe Hardstaff for Sudely and Monica Ridgway or Joe for Mapperton and Tintinhull. Non-members are welcome for the small extra price of one pound added to the club member’s price. Don’t forget plants and help for the garden club stall at the Lye Field Fete. All contributions are gratefully received. Sue. �From the Parsih Council … Plastic and cardboard recycling skips will be in the village hall car park on the 29/06/11 between 9 am and 11.30. Tim Jalland has unfortunately had to step down as the villages Area Partnership representative and we are therefore looking for anyone interested in donating their time to this project? For more details please contact any member of the council/the clerk. The village will be welcoming back the ‘Lackham Vintage Society’ on the Green on evening of the 22nd June 2011. From our local councillor This is the time of year when Councils at all levels hold their Annual Meetings. I try to attend all of the Annual Parish Council Meetings as well as the Annual Parish meeting for all seven of the villages in the Division and sometimes there is a change of management but most often there is not. Parish Councils do a huge amount of work for their villages, all of which is vital for the wellbeing of the villages but goes largely unnoticed. There are often small disputes in villages which can involve their Councillors and most often these are resolved quickly and effectively by wise Parish Councillors or Parish Council Chairmen. So spare a thought for those who do work so very hard on a purely voluntary basis for the good of the village and perhaps the odd letter of thanks or word of thanks in the street, pub or shop would not go amiss. From a personal point of view I would like to register my own thanks to your Chairman, Parish Councillors and Parish Clerk for all the excellent working relationship that we enjoy and exercise on your behalf all the year round. Wiltshire Council also holds its Annual Meeting in May and at that meeting we also elect our Chairman and Vice Chairman. The main �political Groups elect their Leader on an annual basis and we have just re-elected Councillor Jane Scott OBE as our leader for the forthcoming year. Wiltshire is very lucky to have Jane as the Leader of the Council where she works full time and most nights as well, runs a budget of £800million and keeps the Councillors and the Council in order for an allowance of less than half an MPs salary. The Leader also appoints or reappoints Councillors of her Party to Committees on an annual basis and in turn we, the members, re-elect our Committee Chairmen on an annual basis. So this can be a time of change in Councils but it is so much better if the change is managed and handled carefully so that we all continue to work together within and outside our Councils for the good of the community which elects us to do so.. In Steeple Ashton there is always something happening on which we work together and I thoroughly appreciate the positive working relationship with your Chairman Nicholas Hunloke and also the very professional Parish Clerk in Maggie Goodenough. All of us do our best to pull together on community issues and I would like to take this opportunity of wishing your Parish management the best of luck for the forthcoming year. Jonathon Seed , Member, Summerham and Seend Division Wiltshire Council , Tel. 01380 850696 Mob. 07770 774463 www.jonathonseed.com 100 Club results for May and June May - 1st Prize - Christopher Langton - £23 2nd - Nancy McGregor Johnson - £15 3rd - Paulette Bremner Milne - £10 June - 1st Prize - Margaret Saunders - £25 2nd - Angela Bullen - £15 3rd - Lisa Hammond - £10 �Superfast broadband in Wiltshire Wiltshire Council is spearheading a drive to bring superfast broadband to communities across the county. The council is investing £16 million so more residents and businesses can have access to super fast broadband. The council is also bidding for a government grant and additional funding from the telecoms industry with the hope of generating more than £30m towards getting Wiltshire ahead in the digital revolution. The council has set a target of giving 85% of premises access to super fast broadband by 2015 – and that target could possibly rise to 95%. Supporting superfast broadband access is only one part of the council’s wider plans to get the county online. Being online is becoming increasingly important and the council will invest in educating people and small businesses to help them get the most out of the internet. The council will also help encourage more elderly people to use online services which will help give them greater independence. It will increase the number of its services that can be accessed online and look to develop its website so more people can pay bills and make enquiries online – increasing access and saving taxpayers’ money. To make sure the council targets its investment to the areas which need it most, people across the county are being asked to fill in a survey. All the information gathered will help the council as it works with the telecoms industry to improve access to broadband across Wiltshire. Separate surveys aimed at businesses and residents are available online at: http://www.wiltshire.gov.uk/communityandliving/digitalinclusion/digital inclusionbroadbandsurvey.htm The survey can also be obtained by calling 0300 456 0100. The survey will run from April 26 to June 3. Your help in completing the survey or publicising it to local residents and businesses would be very much appreciated. Thank you for your help. Paul Mountford www.westwilts-communityweb.com/site/Bulkington �Acknowledgements Peter Cleverly Died 7th February 2011 Dankay and family would like to thank everyone who attended Peter’s funeral and for the warm and comforting letters and the cards of sympathy. Also many thanks for the generous donations made to Peter’s charities – the Alzheimers Society and Age UK. Thank you to the Reverend Renee Coulson & friends at St Peter’s Church for their kindness and support at this difficult time. �POULSHOT LODGE FARM SHOP Poulshot Lodge Farm Shop opened in July 2010 proudly selling our own home reared beef, as well as locally sourced pork, lamb and poultry. All the meat is butchered on site by our own full time butcher. As well as our tasty meats we also offer fruit and vegetables, eggs, cheeses, chutneys, bread, our own delicious range of homemade meals and much more. We pride ourselves in the fact that everything is sourced as locally as possible. So why not call in to see us, reduce your food miles, be sure of 100% food trace ability and enjoy the delicious taste that goes with it! All at very competitive prices. Opening Times- Tues, Wed, Thurs 10am-5pm, Fri 10am-6pm, Sat 9am-4pm Poulshot Lodge Farm, Poulshot, Devizes Wiltshire,SN10 1RQ Tel 01380 827202, post@poulshotlodgefarm.co.uk www.poulshotlodgefarm.co.uk � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Village Magazine Description An account of the resource PDF versions of the Village Magazine distributed between 2004 and Present. 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Title A name given to the resource Poulshot Village News June 2011 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 01/06/2011 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Poulshot Village News Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Poulshot Village News PVN Village News https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/org.poulshotvillagearchive/original/8afc08fdef8bcb033f193231d5f1c70d.pdf 27d15a2d963881c50ab5ea810891dfc1 PDF Text Text From our local Councillor … Wiltshire Council has been in the news recently and to the local newspaper reader it would seem to be for all the wrong reasons. After a marathon twelve hour Council Budget meeting last month the local newspapers chose to report some minor smart phone squabble relating to about .001% of the annual Council budget as headline news. This is in spite of the fact that at its Budget setting meeting Wiltshire Council set a budget for £850million, made NO front line service cuts, froze Council tax for the year and set a four year financial and business plan that is unique across the Country. Still perhaps we should look beyond our borders and not only appreciate but defend the right of our free press to publish what they want whether we like it or not - and with the outside world in such turmoil perhaps we should be grateful that a minor squabble about smart phones is all that our local press have to focus on. Locally we have much to look forward to. The Melksham Area Board has now made recommendations that should lead to the modern Community Area Campus being delivered in our Area within the next two years. If the proposals are accepted all the Leisure, Library and Council services will be in one centre next to Melksham Oak School together with a café facility. This Campus will be within easy reach of the village and should make access to all the facilities on offer much easier for residents. People may well change how they structure their days they may well drive to the Campus (which will have ample free parking) and use the Library or leisure facilities either before or after they drop or collect children from school. What is important is that there should be such a facility available to the people in our area to use - and we are getting that facility ahead of every other Area of Wiltshire. So as the daffodils surface from their long sleep and the sun starts to warm we have much to look forward to in our lovely part of Wiltshire whether it is the prospect of summer, extensive new local facilities or even the village Royal Wedding celebrations at the end of April. Jonathon Seed, Member Summerham and Seend Division, Wiltshire Council – Tel. 01380 850696 Mob. 07770 774463 - www.jonathonseed.com �page for tennis ad print separately �Rowde Primary School Success in local Football Tournament Rowde emerged as proud winners of the Dauntseys 7 a-side Football Tournament with both teams unbeaten! The ‘A’ team, playing in a league competition drew two games and won the other 5 to make them league champions by two points over their nearest challengers St. Joseph’s. The ‘B’ team did better still drawing just one game and winning all the rest, including a runaway 3-0 victory over St. Joseph’s ‘B’ in the championship decider! What makes this tournament much more challenging is that no goalkeepers are allowed and all teams must field a minimum of two girl players. This makes the two Rowde teams achievement still more remarkable because the ‘A’ team conceded only 2 goals in 7 matches and the ‘B’ team only 1 goal in seven matches. Not surprisingly Rowde emerged as winners of the overall tournament and came away with a magnificent trophy to mark their achievement. So many congratulations to all the 5 girls and 12 boys involved! There’s something for all the family at the “Seaside Spectacular” on 21st May – 12:00 – 2:30…. The School will be transformed into a traditional seaside pier atmosphere with a whole host of themed games, stalls and attractions. The children can enjoy a choice of 3 shows by our guest star Kooky the Clown. Ticket sale details will be announced after Easter. For all “children” out there, we will have a surf simulator to challenge your balancing skills, or perhaps you would like to have a go in our Limbo competition Food wise there will be plenty of choice from the Café-sur Mer, the BBQ, Pimms Tent and in true British seaside fashion you will also be able to buy candy floss. There really is something for all the family and everyone is welcome, so please make sure that you put this date in your diary. All proceeds raised will go towards new outdoor play equipment. Bag 2 School Many, many thanks to those of you who donated bags for our collection, we managed to raise a magnificent £765.50 – the highest amount ever! We will repeat our collection throughout Rowde and Poulshot which is planned for 13/14th October, so please look out for details nearer the time. �A letter from the Revd. Maureen Allchin…………… Since March I have been supporting our Vicar, the Revd. Renée Coulson, as Assistant Priest, taking services, etc. As you may see me around the Benefice I thought you might like to know a little about me. I was born in 1950 and brought up in Ealing, West London, living on a council housing estate with my parents and two older brothers. My secondary education was at a girl's school which seemed to specialise in producing teachers and nurses. I eventually joined the ranks of the former, and have taught in inner-city schools in Liverpool and London and later in Steyning, West Sussex, where I became the Pastoral Deputy of a school of 2,300 students. I became a Christian whilst a student myself, and joined a Baptist church. Whilst teaching in London I was involved in youth work and drug rehabilitation work. In 1975 I joined a Christian community at Whatcombe House in Dorset, running a Conference and Counselling centre which particularly focused on the healing ministry of the church. I grew to love the Anglican liturgy and centrality of the Eucharist and was confirmed into the Anglican Church in 1978. I was ordained priest in 1994 – the first year women were able to become priests. I left teaching in 1993 and became a Curate in Storrington, West Sussex and then became a vicar with 6 churches in the Bridport area of Dorset. I was there for 10 years before moving to Wiltshire in 2005. Due to my limited mobility problems I do not work full time now, but support the church as an interim minister – managing change in challenging situations. I have recently been the Rector of the Canalside Benefice (around Hilperton) and Holy Trinity Church, Trowbridge. I am an obsessive traveller, and have, for many years, been organising pilgrimages to Israel/Palestine (with 3 trips currently being advertised), Jordan, Egypt, Syria (with a trip planned for 2012) and South Africa. I am passionate about genealogy and now have over 16,000 names on my family tree! I enjoy music and watching TV and happily admit to being a fan of Eastenders (thanking God that Walford is not my parish!!) I love living in Wiltshire and in Bulkington. You can contact me at 4 Northfields, SN10 1SE or at maureen@mallchin.co.uk �Wilton Windmill Wilton Windmill is off the A338 between Burbage & Hungerford SN8 3SW www.wiltonwindmill.co.uk Painting Days at Wilton Windmill Sundays : June 19th, August 14th , August 21st Come and enjoy a day in the fresh air at Wilton Windmill (near Great Bedwyn) – glorious views, fascinating industrial architecture, vintage machinery to draw and paint. Open to artists of all levels. Professional artist/tutor on site to offer help. ENTRY: £5 per artist includes: Morning: self directed – bring a picnic Afternoon 2-5 pm: Free entry to mill interior Free tea or coffee Advice from artist/tutor AND....Free entry for 1 piece of windmill-related artwork to the Art Exhibition at the Windmill Heritage Open Day on Saturday September 10th 2011. To book a place, please contact: Hilary Arnold-Baker 01672 870360 hilaryarnoldbaker@talktalk.net MAY FOOD FAIR Saturday 14th May 12 noon to 5pm A festival of local food Wind-milled bread, barbecues and real ale Free tastings and artisan food market Pimms, home-made teas Fresh seafood to aid Hugh’s Fish Fight Cookery demonstrations and Cooks’ Bookshop Live music, Punch & Judy, Farm animals and children’s games �Dear Poulshot Village and Community Myself and quite a number of my fellow Bee Keepers from the Kennet BeeKeepers Association (KBKA) arrived for the first time in Poulshot on Friday the 1st of April and I thought it would be appropriate to introduce ourselves to you. The Kennet BeeKeepers’ Association is one of five Bee Keeping Associations in Wiltshire. We are a member club of the Wiltshire BeeKeepers’ Association, which in turn is a member club of the British BeeKeepers’ Association. Our own club nearly met its demise in around 2007 and was down to 3 or 4 active members (due I suspect to club politics and personalities with many BeeKeepers drifting away to neighbouring associations). Local bee farmer Terry Cooke (of Hedgerow Honey Farm) took over running the club and his enthusiasm has regenerated the club. In rebuilding the club one of our biggest priorities has been to find a site for the club’s Apiary. (“Apiary”: site of bee hives) One of key aims of the club is to introduce people to bees and train them in the art of Bee Keeping. For this we need a club Apiary and although in 2010 the club made more income from honey sales than membership the purpose of our Apiary is educational and members meet each week at the Apiary during the Spring and Summer to handle and inspect the bees and hopefully learn good habits and best practice. In the Autumn of 2010 villagers Richard and Siobhan Watton offered the club a site for the club’s Apiary in Poulshot and after some ground work, by Richard Watton, our four club hives were moved to Poulshot early one Friday morning in March. Just in time for the first club Apiary meeting of the year. Our discovery of Poulshot village hall was a wonderful bonus and we have now booked the village hall for both club meetings in the summer and the class room side of our bee keeping courses. Finally I would like to make you an invitation and I probably need to reassume some people. Many people confuse bees and wasps and you may be concerned you will now be plagued by 100s of ‘stinging things’ whilst enjoying your gardens in the summer. Honey bees (which are what the club keeps) are different from the wasps that so spoil one’s time in the garden in August. Honey bees spend most of their lives collecting nectar (and pollen) from flowers and in general are not interested, unlike wasps, in the sugary foods you have on your patio table or �picnic. Wasps are also carnivores and will have used their sting many times to kill other insects before they devour them, so they will not think twice about stinging you. Honey bees, on the other hand, only use their sting in self-defence and normally only when their hive is threatened directly. (The club keeps well behaved bees that allow you to stand right next to the hive and watch the bees coming or going. [If they don’t the queen gets changed straight away which then improves the characteristics of the bees in the hive]). You may also be concerned that our bees might swarm and descend on your garden in what I suspect to most people would be a pretty frightening cloud of buzzing bees. I can’t guarantee that will not happen but I would like to assure you that our bees are probably some of the most inspected in Wiltshire and our bee keepers would see if our bees are preparing to swarm around a week before they would actually do so and our Apiary manager and Educational officer I know will delight in demonstrating to those members keen to learn how we stop bees swarming. But if you or anyone your know do find a swarm of honey bees in your garden (see links below for identification) do give us a call and we’ll come and rescue them and pass them on to a club member who does not have any bees. (Sorry but we have no skills, or insurance, to deal with wasps or bumble bees.) There may be one or two small benefits to our Apiary being in your village: Our bees may provide gardeners with a free pollination service and we should be able to sell villagers with hay fever local honey that contains pollens local to your area, regular consumption of which apparently helps alleviate the symptoms in some people. Finally my invitation. If you are interested in knowing a little more about honey bees or would like to come and see our Apiary please contact our Apiary manager and you will be most welcome at one of our weekly Apiary sessions. We have bee suits/ veils for visitors. Links:KBKA website: http://www.kennet-beekeepers.co.uk/ If you see a swarm of bees: http://www.kennet-beekeepers.co.uk/swarms BBKA swarms, bees and wasps: http://www.britishbee.org.uk/swarm_help.php Apiary manager: Keith Hudson 01380-829626/ 07867-528799 Jeremy Pack KBKA Chairman Jeremy@funandwildthings.co.uk 3 Main Road, Cherhill, CALNE, SN11 8UX. 01249-814910 �SEEND AND DISTRICT GARDENING CLUB On the 12th April we held our 37th AGM at which the committee was re-elected en bloc with the addition of Peter Fisher who was volunteered, with great acclaim, to replace Monica Ridgway who has decided not to continue. Monica was thanked for her work, particularly with organising day trips. Carole Vince will continue as Chairman, Sue Johns and Joyce Brand as co- Secretaries and Joe Hardstaff as Treasurer. The officers and committee were thanked for their work by David Raby-Cox. The Gill Edgely cup for the most points in our monthly competitions was awarded to Jenni Raby-Cox, who asked more members to have a go at entering, as it is becoming a very small, select group. The business being finished very quickly, members moved on to refreshments and socialising. Many thanks to all the members who provided a wonderful spread, and David for fetching and serving the wine. We were then entertained by Nikki Softley from The Bridge Inn at Horton who talked about the tradition of canal art. Decorating the canal barges and everything in and on them with castles and roses has been going on since the birth of the canals themselves and probably before, as members have come across this work in various parts of the world. The decoration possibly started because the barges were working boats on which families lived and the women who spent their lives in these surroundings would have wanted to cheer up their homes and utensils. There were, and are, recognised artists for this work and they belong to the Waterways Craft Guild. Nikki is now a Journeyman member. She paints for pleasure and decorates and sells jugs, bowls, mirrors and other items for the home. She then demonstrated to a changing group as we cleared up around her! We have a very good number of members attending the Lacock walk and the trip to Sudely Castle. There is still space on the coach for the latter. The deadline for the Thursday 14th July trip to Mapperton and Tintinhull is May 31st at the latest. Enquiries for that to Monica. Details and timings for all the outings are on the leaflets so don’t lose them! Last but not least we need plants to sell at the school May Fayre on 14th May (excess veg and flower seedlings for instance) and Seend Fete on13th August. Thank you to the members who volunteered help for both these events. We will be in touch nearer the time. Sue. �POULSHOT VILLAGE TRUST PONDS PROJECT Years ago ponds were very much a part of the English rural landscape. They provided water for villagers, a drinking place for cattle and sheep on their way to market and water for horses pulling farm machinery and carts. Nobody swims witches these days either! Sadly most of these pond have fallen in to disrepair and as soon as man stops caring for them, nature takes over. Poulshot has several ponds in and around the village. Poulshot Ponds Project’s aim was to restore three such neglected ponds as part of the Village Trust’s overall plan to preserve the village. To date, two ponds have been restored. Both were in a bad state, either choked with bulrushes, silt & debris, or stagnant with overhanging branches & dead trees and overgrown with brambles on the margins. The aim of the project was to let more light enter the water and surrounding area thus encouraging aquatic plants, invertebrates and wildlife to thrive as well as providing attractive area of interest for the village. The work was carried out in December 2010 by Wiltshire Rural Services. Renovation work on a third pond on the village green has been postponed until late Autumn to avoid disturbing a protected species, the Great Crested Newt during its breeding cycle. Restoration and management of this pond is very important as it is hoped that some newts will migrate to the other newly renovated ponds after their winter hibernation on land. POULSHOT PONDS PROJECT is most grateful to the two funders: A Landfill Communities Fund grant from VIRIDOR credits through COMMUNITY FIRST, the Community Council for Wiltshire and a grant from WILTSHIRE COUNCIL. There will be an official opening of the ponds at 10.30 am on Friday June 3rd with an address by Perry Chadwyck-Healey, chairman of the Wiltshire Wildlife Trust. �Wednesday Group We met on 13th April to attempt to answer the question, “Is the concept of Soul a prerequisite for the Christian faith, or for any other religion?” Our biggest problem lay in deciding what the Soul is and despite there only being eleven of us at the meeting, there were a lot more than eleven definitions and explanations for the word. Alternative words for the same concept – Human Spirit, Life Force, Inner Self – didn’t really help. What is the Soul, and where does it come from when we are born and go to when we die? Is it an entity or is it solely a conception of the human mind? These questions were all considered but without any real conclusion being reached. Indeed, in the end our views were generally very similar, albeit expressed using different words. We also examined Heaven and Hell, but as nobody had any experience of either this was pretty speculative! The answer to our question though seemed to lie in the acceptance of the concept of Soul as present in everyone, good or bad, but as something specific to each individual. We certainly agreed that Soul was an essential part of the Christian faith, as well as being similarly part of all other religions, however differently interpreted and spoken of. As far as our own faith is concerned, phrases such as ‘The Holy Spirit’ and ‘Immortal Soul’ are integral to that faith and its liturgy, but they may well be interpreted by each of us in our own different words and thoughts. And on that note of decisive indecision we ended another interesting evening. On Wednesday 11th May we will gather in the Village Hall at 7.30pm to consider the place of traditional marriage in society today and the role of the Church in marriage. John Quinn Church Flower Rota May 1st & 8th Mrs Kate Amery May 15th & 22nd Mrs Suzie Quinn May 29th & June 5th Mrs Mandy Housby June 12th & 19th Lady Kate Hunloke June 26th Patronal Festival - to be arranged �CHURCH SERVICES MAY 2011 POULSHOT, SEEND AND BULKINGTON Sunday 1 May 8.00 am 9.30 am 11.15 am 6.00 pm Holy Communion All Age Worship All Age Worship Evensong Seend Bulkington Seend Poulshot Sunday 8 May 8.00 am 9.30 am 11.15 am 6.00 pm Holy Communion Matins Parish Communion Evensong Seend Poulshot Seend Bulkington Sunday 15 May 8.00 am 9.30 am 11.15 am 6.00 pm Holy Communion Parish Communion Parish Communion Parish Communion Seend Bulkington Seend Poulshot Sunday 22 May 8.00 am 9.30 am 11.15 am 6.00 pm Holy Communion Family Communion Family Communion Parish Communion Seend Poulshot Seend Bulkington Sunday 29 May 8.00 am 10.00 am Holy Communion Benefice Service (Rogation Day) Seend Rew Farm, Seend Cleeve If anyone would like a lift this day please contact a Churchwarden Sunday 5 June 8.00 am 9.30 am 11.15 am 6.00 pm Holy Communion All Age Worship All Age Worship Evensong Seend Bulkington Seend Poulshot �Why Bother? I’m writing this in Holy Week. I’ve just walked back from Bulkington Church, where we had a service of Night Prayer. By “we” I mean just the three of us. ... Why bother? Last Sunday was Palm Sunday. It was a gorgeous day and so attendances at church were noticeably down on what I’d expected, given that this was one of the major points in the church year. One person told me a neighbour had said it was a question of church or the dandelions in the garden. The dandelions won the day. ...Why bother? I’ve been told that those things we as Christians believe in are just fairystories. ... Why bother? Our difficulty in the country is that the village church tries to reach out to everyone. Nothing we do will ever satisfy all the people all the time, of course. In these parishes we are constantly looking at all sorts of ideas to try to draw people in, to know the love of God. You will read about some of them over the next few weeks. Being your minister is certainly challenging at times and yet there are also occasional glimpses of encouragement. For example we have five young people attending Confirmation classes at the moment. When I asked them “Why bother?” they gave very good reasons for their commitment. Praise the Lord! There are two points I’m trying to make here. First, we as your church in these parishes need to adopt the Post Office motto – “Use it, or lose it!” Please believe me, this is not an idle threat. Churches are being closed around us and many of you will know that the ministry here has been “downgraded” from fulltime paid Vicar (or Rector) to part-time (ie two days plus Sunday) unpaid Priest in Charge. That in itself is a bit of a warning shot across the bows surely? But then maybe you don’t care. So how about this? My second point relates to your own salvation. We all have to die someday and yet we’re so very unprepared for that next step on our journey. It’s a sad fact that the church has been popular during periods of war and depression yet people tend to forget about God when the sun shines bright and the weather is fair, as it was on Palm Sunday. Commitment to our Lord is everything. Just imagine when it’s time for you to turn up at the pearly gate, only to find it firmly locked and barred, and on it a notice saying “Gone Fishing. Back soon ... or maybe not at all. God.” mmm. Now there’s a thought. A little teaching – and more points to ponder as we journey through this Easter season towards Pentecost. Renee �Open Farm Sunday 12th June 2011 ‘LEAF’ Five Lanes Farm POTTERNE. DEVIZES will be open to visitors on Sunday the 12th June 2011 12pm to 4pm There will be many farm attractions for all the family including baby chicks, cows, calves and pony rides. Come and have a farm walk as the keeper goes on safari trail competition, what wild animals would he see? Have a look at some farm machinery old and new. Take the opportunity to “Ask the Farmer” like; what’s the difference between straw and hay, what is silage? Why are farmers grumpy? Come along bring the family and your wellies ‘just encase.’ refreshments will be available with plenty of free parking. (Look for the tractor signs) For more information on Open Farm Sunday go to the web site, www.farmsunday.org. Or of course you can ring John and Teresa Chandler on 01380 725643 or 07970 953 557. The only favour we ask is to keep your dog on a lead. See you on Sunday, June the 12th. John & Teresa Chandler, Five Lanes Farm, .Potterne SN10 5PS on the Worton to Potterne road. OFF THE A360. Parish Council Meeting 1st March 2011 Attending – Mr Geoff Collett (GC) Vice-chairman, Mr Malcolm Nixon (MN), Mrs Sue Aldridge (SA),Mr Joe Baber (JB) Mt Tim Nixon (TN), Maggie Goodenough (MG) Parish Clerk, Mr Jonathon Seed (JC) Wiltshire Councillor.. There were 3 members of the public in attendance Prior to starting the meeting Councillor Geoff Collett explained that Chairman Nicky Hunloke was unable to attend and that he would therefore be running the meeting as Vice-chairman. 1. 112/10/11-Welcome and apologies The vice-chairman opened the meeting and welcomed the public; apologies were received from Councillors Nicky Hunloke and Steve Housby; also from WPC Emily Thomas. 2. 113/10/11– Declaration of interests – GC asked councillors of any declarations, TN declared an interest in the payment for the playground cleaning. Open session GC opened the public session. No one had any comments GC then explained to the council and those present that sadly Mr Peter Cleverley had suddenly died, he went on to read a short history of Mr Cleverly’s time in the village and to take the opportunity to pass on the councils condolences to his family. 3. 114/10/11 - Minutes of Meeting held on 4th January 2011 GC explained that in accordance with the agreement made in item 16/09/10, the minutes from the meeting held 4th Jan 2011 were passed as a true and accurate record of events, �all agreed and they were signed by NH in the presence of the council, on the 18th Jan 2010. 4. Matters arising a. 115/10/11 - Recreational Space Project – GC explained that as the guest speaker was unable to attend and that neither Steve Housby or Phillip Piper available they would up date at the next meeting b. 116/10/11 - Pippin Homes Development – GC asked Ivor to give any details, IS explained that a survey of the local ditches has been commissioned to ensure that the water course is working properly, as far as the design is concerned they are currently in discussions with the planning officers with regards adoption of the highways. GC explained that Ivor Sault had invited the councillors to view the amended plans. GC explained that the council has been asked if the plans have been submitted and available to view them, IS explained that they have not yet been submitted as they are still in talks with the planning officers. These plans have not yet been formally submitted. JS suggested to council that the ‘localism bill’ may affect the plan & the area’s control of how the development progresses, all councillors agreed to look into the bill. c. 117/10/11 - Village Green Risk Assessment –TN confirmed that the bi-monthly assessment had been carried out and no reports of any problems. The mulch from the tree cutting in the green gardens has been used to level the entrance which has worked very well. d. 118/10/11 - Parish Steward –GC reported that the residents in the Townsend area of the village had raised a concern about the drains & ditches as they appear to be blocked, a request that the local farm clear these as they are being filled by tractors, has not been carried out yet, GC has asked the parish steward to look into this and they are coming with a drain clearer. JS offered to contact the farmer directly council agreed to this. MG confirmed that the cheque with regard the aqua sac’s order was included in this meetings finance section. e. 119/10/11 - Playground safety inspection report - SA confirmed that this had been completed and that everything looked in order. TN confirmed that the playground has been cleaned however it requires power-washing and asked if the village hall could provide an outside tap? This could be a benefit to the village as a whole. MN will raise at the next Village Hall committee meeting. A parishioner explained that currently plans to do work in the kitchen will include outside equipment. He also raised a point of the surface of the playground area becoming slippery when mildew grows and requested that a close eye is kept on this to ensure safety, council agreed that this should be a part of the safety inspection. f. 120/10/11 - Community Area Partnership – GC explained that TJ was unable to attend the meeting but would update council at the next meeting. g. 121/10/11 - Sinton’s Insurance – The clerk explained that she had contacted the Insurance company to ask for an update but no reply at this point. f. 122/10/11 - Fibre Optic Broadband – GC explained that due to Steve Housby’s unexpected absence he would update at the next meeting. g. 123/10/11 - Allotment Vacancy – MN explained that he has been approached by a parishioner to take on the allotment, Mr Maurice Underwood, 7 Poulshot Road, Poulshot, clerk to contact the parishioner with a tenancy agreement. �h. 124/10/11 - Skips – The Clerk explained that the parish had been allocated 1 skip in the next year up to September 2011, date to be confirmed. i. 125/10/11 - Mill Lane –GC read out a letter from Mrs Pohnet with her concerns about the state of Mill Lane, with the deteriorating condition of the road and the build-up of the mud and slurry. The clerk explained that the letter had been forwarded to Wilt Council with, as yet no response. JS explained that the potholes should be completed however the chances of getting resurfacing is slim, he suggested to keep pushing this to Clarence and keep raising this as an issue. All council agreed to approach Wilts Cl again to chase the problem up. AOB - MN asked to raise an any other business point, GC allowed this. MN explained that he had received a complaint about the bird scarer, currently being used; all council agreed that this is a necessary inconvenience at this time of year. MN also raised the issue of lines on the road at the turning into Poulshot from Worton Village, JS suggested sending him the details and that he would look into this and ask Wiltshire council to investigate further. JB raised a concern about the BT box and the fact that the light is still on and if the council is paying for the electricity, the clerk confirmed that council had adopted the box and that SEB are currently paying the bill for the electricity. TN suggested turning the Box into a reference point for the village and agreed to put forward a proposal at a forthcoming meeting. 1. 126/10/11 – Finance a. 127/10/11 - The Vice chairman explained that the following payments approved and made between meetings Payable Net VAT Gross Agri-centre – rock salt for church paths 56.00 9.80 65.80 Printing of leaflets – re broadband 19.38 0.00 19.38 project 128/10/11 - Vice chairman asked council to authorize the following payments, the clerk also pointed out a variance of £13.36, from the agenda, for the clerk’s salary due to the balance for yearend payment. All councillors agreed M Goodenough (Clerks Salary Feb- Mar) 204.19 0.00 204.19 T Nixon – Playground cleaning 240.00 0.00 240.00 Acer Tree Surgeons – Invoice as agreed in 520.00 104.00 624.00 minute reference 14/10/11 Wiltshire Council – Aqua Sacs 500.00 0.00 500.00 b. 129/10/11 - Current balance sheet and payments. – the clerk explained that the current balance, allowing for the previously authorised payments is £3269.68 �12. 130/10/11 - Planning: - GC explained that the following applications received between meetings and decisions made Application Number E/11/0060/FUL Name and Address Belle Vue Farm, Poulshot Road, Poulshot, SN10 1RZ The Raven, Poulshot Road, Poulshot, SN10 1RW E/11/0007/FUL Application Number E/11/0060/FUL E/11/0007/FUL E/11/0046/CAC E/11/0045/FUL 14. Name and Address Belle Vue Farm, Poulshot Road, Poulshot, SN10 1RZ The Raven, Poulshot Road, Poulshot, SN10 1RW Greystones, 18 Mill Lane, Poulshot SN10 1SA 18 Mill Lane, Poulshot, SN10 1SA Details Decision Erection of log cabin to be used as a self-contained residential annexe No objections received Extension to provide disabled WC, new windows and door to rear elevation of dining room; removal of existing fireplace; repositioning of gas tanks to allow for better use of the outside terrace. Details No objections received Decision Erection of log cabin to be used as a self-contained residential annexe No objections received Extension to provide disabled WC, new windows and door to rear elevation of dining room; removal of existing fireplace; repositioning of gas tanks to allow for better use of the outside terrace. Demolition of existing dwelling No objections received Proposed replacement dwelling and garage. Comments as below Councillor’s comments were that there is a lack of imagination in the design of the new build, giving it a look of a housing estate property. The new build appears considerably larger than the original and may impact on the look of the area and possibly have an effect on the other properties close by. 131/10/11 – The Vice Chairman confirmed that the time and date of Next Meeting will be 7.30pm on Tuesday 3rd May at the Village Hall. GC thanked all for attending and closing the meeting �Poulshot Ladies Group On Tuesday 19th April the Poulshot Ladies group met for their monthly meeting which on this occasion was a cookery challenge.The participants had to prepare a dish and cook it within a 20 minute time frame using ingredients from one of the 3 menu options. They had a budget of £5 to spend. Also they could pick items from their pantry, or they could forage (only if they knew what they were doing!!). Otherwise they could just beg, borrow however stealing wasn't acceptable! When the gauntlet was thrown down in March by yours truly there was a lot of panic as to the cooking time frame. I’m guessing there was fear that the "food" would be running into the hall with the chefs chasing it as 20 minutes was for preparation as well as the actual cooking. Anyway decided leniency was in order so allowed 20 minutes for the actual cooking. On the night the hall doors were flung open by Kate Hunloke in order to allow the hordes of challengers to enter. Well in fact there were 13 of us along with 11 dishes for judging!!! Most of the individuals were quiet, visibly shaking and all in all looking as though they were ready to pass out especially at the thought of their contribution to the "cook off", being judged. Therefore I decided it may be better for us all to "chat and explain" why we picked the options we did and the process applied by each chef in order to gain their results. A sheer wave of relief flowed throughout the group which was also helped along by the flow of red and white "grape juice"! Needless to say it was of the alcoholic variety! Everyone was a winner that night not just for participating but also for the fact that they rose to the challenge, thought outside of the box and all in all made the evening memorable as well as hilarious. In case you are wondering as to how I got off so lightly I didn't! My contribution was dessert which seemed to be enjoyed by all and so the evening drew to a close with us all fed, watered and our waistlines a fraction "increased". Mary Samuel �� Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Village Magazine Description An account of the resource PDF versions of the Village Magazine distributed between 2004 and Present. 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Title A name given to the resource Poulshot Village News May 2011 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 01/05/2011 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Poulshot Village News Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Poulshot Village News PVN Village News https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/org.poulshotvillagearchive/original/6a858cd6986028232be98573c05f05ab.pdf 8ab3c3e68e0d70d8947e4bf9c3c23830 PDF Text Text ACTION MEDICAL RESEARCH th 17 PLANT FAIR GREAT CHALFIELD MANOR BROUGHTON GIFFORD Sunday 1st May 2011 10.30am - 4.00pm SPECIALIST NURSERIES AND GARDENING SUNDRIES REFRESHMENTS AND TEAS GIANT CAKE STALL ENTRANCE £3.00 CHILDREN FREE SPECIAL GUEST - PADDINGTON BEAR Contact Kate Hunloke 01380 828333 for more details �The Parish Council invites you to join the celebrations to mark the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton on Friday 29th April 2011 at 4pm in the Village Hall. Champagne and Cake. A warm welcome to everyone in the Village! LIONS MAY FAYRE This will take place in Devizes market place On Monday 2 may St Peter’s Church has booked a stall at this event. Donations of cakes, plants, books and prizes for a Tombola would be gratefully appreciated. Please contact any member of the PCC for more details We would love to see you there ! Mothering Sunday - 3 April 2011 Everyone is invited to an All Age Worship Service in The Old Rectory Hall at 9.30 am Posies will be distributed during the service �Climate of change Resources and energy are being stretched across the planet and in the home. Many home owners are facing rising energy prices, and security of supply is being called into question. Reducing our energy consumption reduces our dependence on fossil fuels individually, and as a nation. It does not mean switching everything off, and can make your home more comfortable – not less. Easy, no cost, energy tips in the home. How your boiler is controlled can have a significant impact on the amount of fuel you use. Many boilers have a time clock. A 7 day digital programmer gives you more control than a 24 hour mechanical time clock. Many boiler controls can be upgraded without replacing the whole boiler. Energy can be saved by delaying the time at which the boiler comes on every morning and turning it off earlier at night. Do you have Thermostatic Radiator Valves (TRVs) on your radiators (a dial on the pipe)? TRVs are thermostats, not power knobs. Set them, then leave them. A high setting won't make your house warm up faster, and leaving them on higher than necessary wastes energy. Try setting each to 3 – if after a few days you find a particular room is too cold, turn it up half a point, and give it another day or two to see how it goes. If you would like to find out where you can save energy and money in your home visit www.greengaugebuildingenergy.co.uk or call 0764939718/ 07709170008 for an energy survey quotation. Tennis Tournaments to raise money for the Mill School playground. The first tournament is on Sunday 22nd May and the junior tournament is on Sunday 19th June. They are meant to be fun days for all the family and it would be great to get lots of entries. We will be using three courts in the village and finishing with a barbecue. contact Charlie 01380 828004 �100 Club Draws – March and April March 1st Prize Chris Sibley £25 2nd Prize Mary Bell £15 3rd Prize Mr D Barnes £10 April 1st Prize Nathalie Bellamy £25 2nd Prize Christina Tinne £15 3rd Prize Malcolm Nixon £10 “from the Vicar” April 2011 We have a busy month to look forward to this month, starting with our family-friendly services on 3rd April – Mothering Sunday. Traditionally a simnel cake was a gift to mothers on this day (which falls on the fourth Sunday of Lent and is sometimes known as “Refreshment Sunday”). This special cake is a rich fruitcake covered with a thick layer of marzipan, sometimes with an additional layer of marzipan baked into the middle of the cake. Eleven balls of marzipan are placed around the top to represent the eleven true disciples (excluding Judas). Then, of course there are the other special services, including Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, a Celebration of Light on Easter Eve (at 6.00 pm), all leading to Easter Day itself on 24th April. That day we will include an Easter egg hunt for the children. Details of all these services can be found elsewhere in this magazine. The Easter story, including the events leading to the arrest and crucifixion of Jesus, is recorded by each of the Gospel writers. That story is at the very heart of Christianity. So what is that story? Well (briefly) on Good Friday, Jesus Christ was executed by crucifixion. His body was taken down from the cross, and buried in a cave. The tomb was guarded and an enormous stone was put over the entrance, so that no-one could steal the body. �The following Sunday morning (Easter Day), some women visited the grave and found that the stone had been moved, and that the tomb was empty. Jesus was seen that day, and for days afterwards by many people. His followers realised that God had raised Jesus from the dead. Jesus’s death and resurrection is at the very heart of the Christian faith and Christians believe that only through his death can people's broken relationship with God be restored. And so it is that on Easter day we commemorate the resurrection of Jesus Christ, which is why this is the most important Christian festival, and the one celebrated with the greatest joy. As expressions of that joy churches are filled with flowers, and special hymns and songs are sung. If we engaged fully in the 40 days’ journey (Lent) leading to Easter we will have found it to be a hard one. It’s no wonder then that at the end of such a long period we are ready to join in the joy and the promise that Easter Day brings. My prayer for you all is that you will know and share in that joy. Happy Easter! Renée Easter Lilies If you would like to commemorate a loved one by buying a lily for the church on Easter Day, please would you sign the list at the back of your church. The cost will be £2 each and the money can be given to a churchwarden or the Vicar, or posted through the Vicarage letterbox (preferably in an envelope, clearly marked with your name). Orders must be placed and paid for by 7 pm the previous Sunday (17th April) please. The Wednesday Group 13th April 2011 'The Soul Question'. Is the concept of a human soul a prerequisite of the Christian faith (or of any religion)? All welcome. �Ladies club 2011 April 19th 7.30 Village Hall Cooking challenge (Mary 828699) What can you create from the ingredients supplied? May 10th 7.30 Village Hall Photo session (Mary 828699) Photography tips & demonstration from a professional. June 21st Details to follow (Kate 828333 ) Coach visit to Montisfont or Longstock gardens July 19th 6pm Rounders and picnic on the green August 16th Details to follow American museum trip Claverton (Pam 828589 ) September 20th Details to follow Skittles (Penny 828370) October 18th 7.30 Village Hall Worton Ladies Club Quiz at Poulshot village hall November 15th 7.30 Village Hall Wine tasting evening (Denise 827010) Information and tasting a selection of fine wines December 6th 7.30 Village Hall Xmas party/ buffet early Dec. January 2012 AGM and supper at Raven Royal wedding 29th April 3pm cake and champagne Poulshot Ladies club During our meeting for March we found out about the story behind the Willow pattern china. Mr Alan Truscott bravely let us handle pieces of his 200 year old blue and white china collection. Over tea and cake, we enjoyed guessing the purpose of other mysterious objects he brought, – including a mould for making suppositories! He also gave us information about pieces we brought along. A smashing time was had by all (without any breakages!). Jean Perrett �Poulshot Readers Group The Poulshot Readers Group is now up and running ! We met in the pub at lunchtime on the 16 Mar to discuss the first book for the Group (The Long Song, Andrea Levy); all agreed that once we had mastered the style of writing it proved to be a most thought-provoking and well written novel that gave clear insight as to what life was like in Jamaica 200 years ago. The next book is On the Black Hill, by Bruce Chatwin which undoubtedly will be a step change from the first book. If anyone else wants to join the group please give me a call. Next meeting 7 Apr at 12. 30 in the Raven. Philip, 828236 Poulshot Ladies club - April – Mary’s cooking challenge. Are you a budding masterchef? Or would you like some inspiration for cooking? We have a challenge to cook a meal for under £5 within 20minutes using one of the options below. Option 1 -Chicken breast fillet, herbs, 80g Brie cheese, 1 bacon rasher, oil, carbohydrate of your choice and seasoning Option 2- 1 salmon fillet, white wine, cream, spinach, oil, seasoning, herbs and carbohydrate of your choice. Option 3- 1 Aubergine, spinach, 2 cloves garlic, 1 potato, 1 red onion, 1 packet tofu, oil, seasoning, herbs, carbohydrate of your choice. On April 19th at 7,30 we will meet in the village hall, where the dishes will be tasted and commented on by a panel of judges. The winner will chosen by the audience and recipies shared. SPRING SPONSORED RIDE IN AID OF KENNET VALLEY DRIVING GROUP RDA Registered Charity No. 1074356 CROSS COUNTRY AND ORIENTEERING COURSES Schedules and entry forms from: Mrs V Hemery 01672861676/ vhemery@hotmail.com �Winning posters from Rowde School Competition ‘The Badgers’ Worton and Cheverell F.C. http://www.wortonandcheverellfc.co.uk/ Quote of month: Reporter: “Ian, have you got any injury worries ?” Ian Holloway (Blackpool Manager): “No, I’m fully fit, thank you” Bad luck for the Under 11’s who were narrowly beaten by Chippenham 2-1 in the Cup Semi-Finals. A good performance, but the opposition were first to the ball too often. Roundup of the Club teams at this stage of the season: U9s Wizards: mid-table 14 points, now playing friendly matches as the season now finished ; U9s Badgers: similar position in separate league, with 15 points; U10: 19 points, with recent 2-1 win against Bishops Cannings, with goals form Charlie and Henry, but all credit to all the team.; U11: first year at 11-a-side, with change of leagues for seeding purposes half way. In 2011 looking for first win in this more difficult division.; U12: Top of the league, with 30 points, 10 ahead of 2nd placed Castle Combe. Looking good ! ; U13: a very difficult year in this League.;U14: 2nd so far, with 21 points, but long way behind Warminster. Recent win 3-0 against Trowbridge. U15: mid-table 15 points, recently lost to Trowbridge 3-1 U16: mid-table, with recent 6-0 win against Melksham. ;Adults: in division 2 they are holding on well, in mid-table with 24 points, recently lost to Calne 2-1. ;At the younger age groups (U7/U8 levels) in the Club, the teams continue to play well in their respective friendly league games. Steve Dagnall 01380-727976 �Residents of Poulshot & friends of The Raven Inn are invited to a street party at the Raven, to celebrate the marriage of Prince William and Kate Middleton. Friday April 29th, from 5pm Food at 7pm Tickets are £5.00 per adult,£2.50 for children. All money will be donated to Prince William and Kate Middleton's charities. For information on charities please look on http://www.royalweddingcharityfund.org/ Everyone who comes will be expected to bring a plate or plates of finger food to be shared. We leave it to your imagination what you bring, (sweet, savoury, economy or luxury). The main thing is that we have a good spread for all to enjoy. We will have a large marquee and an evening of music,entertainment, fun and games is assured. Dress code is Red, White and Blue So please get your tickets at the Raven. Then come along with food to share, for an evening of village fun where we will have a great time, raise lots of money for charity, celebrate the Royal wedding and put the Great back into Britain again.... �Poulshot Ladies’ Book Group The next meeting will be on Tuesday 26th April at 7.30 p.m. in the Village Hall. Copies of the chosen book, “The Help” by Kathryn Stockett are now available. The book has been described as “The other side of Gone With The Wind and just as unputdownable.” It is set in Jackson, Mississippi in 1962 at a time when black maids raised white children but weren’t trusted not to steal the silver! If you would like to come to the meeting, even if you haven’t read the book, you would be very welcome. If you would like to read the book, contact me, Jackie Pohnert, on 827046. Our March “Good Read” session produced many great suggestions. It is not possible to include all, but this is a cross section of recommended books; The Shadow of the Wind ; Carlos Ruiz Zafon The Heart of the Matter ; Graham Greene Let the Great World Spin ; Calum McCann Dark Fire ; C.J.Sansom The Step-mothers’ Support Club ; Sam Baker Picnic at Hanging Rock ; Joan Lyndsay EAST PLASTIC AND CARDBOARD RECYCLING SERVICE 29th June 2011 – Poulshot – outside the Village Hall SEEND AND DISTRICT GARDENING CLUB On 8 March, Sue Carter, head gardener of Lacock Abbey Gardens talked to us about the history of the Abbey and the resultant changes in the gardens. The Abbey itself was founded in 1232 and had all the necessary requirements for the life of self sufficiency led by the nuns. There was an orchard with beehives, room for vegetables and fruit, including a grapevine and the centre of the cloisters was a simple grass square for peaceful contemplation and prayer. Although not knocked about a bit by Henry VIII the continuation of the Abbey was discouraged and eventually the buildings changed hands and as the th �years passed were altered and added to. The church was removed but the cloisters left, a tower was built on one corner of the building (the subject of Fox-Talbot’s first photo) and a formal Elizabethan garden added. Later in the 18th Century fashionable gothic features were added and the garden continued to change with fashion. Sue is now working with the garden as it is, adapting where necessary, working round features that can’t be used as they were and encouraging the lovely Spring display of bulbs and utilising the new greenhouses provided by Harry Potter filming money. The winners of the classes in our Spring Bulb Show were Jenni RabyCox, Tim Vince, Audrey Hill and Joyce Brand, some of them winning several classes. OUTINGS. Tuesday May 10th evening walk at Lacock Abbey and supper at the Red Lion. Deadline for returning slip, menu choice and money is the AGM on 12th April. Contact Sue with any queries. NB. You don’t need to pay for your meal at The Red Lion after the Lacock walk until you have eaten it. I just require your menu choices with price for ordering purposes. Saturday June 18th day trip to Sudely Castle and Batsford Arboretum. Deadline as above. Contact Jackie or Carole. Thursday July 14th day trip to Mapperton and Tintinhull gardens. Leaflet will be circulated soon. Queries to Monica. Next month, April 12th, is our AGM and social evening followed by a talk and demonstration on canalware with a chance to try yourself if time permits. Contributions of food will be welcomed even if you haven’t yet signed the list. You won’t need to eat before you come! Sue. St Peter's Church Flower Roster – April/May 2011 LENT No flowers Apr 24 EASTER All Helpers please May 1st & 8th Mrs Kate Amery May 15th & 22nd Mrs Suzie Quinn May 29th & Jun 5th Mrs Mandy Housby �Refurbiz - the Domestic Appliance Re-cycling Charity. Refurbished appliances at affordable prices with warranty Replacing your washing machine, dryer, fridge or electric cooker? Please donate your old machines to us so we can refurbish them for families in need. Wiltshire-wide collection and delivery service. Call us on (01380) 720200, Or visit our showroom at Hopton Park, Devizes www.refurbiz.org Registered Charity Number 1107150 �Devizes Area Committee CANCER RESEARCH UK COUNTRY HOUSE CAR BOOT SALE The local committee of Cancer Research UK are once again holding an upmarket Country House Car Boot Sale at Manor Farm, Stert (off A342) following the resounding success of the 2010 event. It will be held on Saturday 21st May. A pitch costs £25 for any vehicle and must be pre-booked and pre-paid. For further details, booking form et cetera, please visit www.devizescruk or call 07831 376688. Entry for buyers costs £5 per car and the event will run all morning from 08.30 hrs. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Village Magazine Description An account of the resource PDF versions of the Village Magazine distributed between 2004 and Present. 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Title A name given to the resource Poulshot Village News April 2011 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 01/04/2011 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Poulshot Village News Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Poulshot Village News PVN Village News https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/org.poulshotvillagearchive/original/dbc4e81d1110175b8feeee21a732c405.pdf 680f9eccf5d909c4ea8b04d24d18b1d8 PDF Text Text Poulshot Village News 2011 The Raven Inn Telephone 01380 828 271 Bookings Advisable Winter Times Sunday Open 12 – 4pm Lunch served 12 – 2:30pm Sunday Evening Open 6 – 10pm Dinner served 6:30pm – 9pm Closed Mondays Until Easter. Tuesday to Saturday Open 11am – 2:30pm Lunch served 12 – 2pm Tuesday to Saturday Evenings Open 6pm – 11pm Dinner served 6:30pm – 9pm �Poulshot Village News The PVN is put together and distributed free to all houses in the village. Help, contributions, reports, opinions and articles are very much welcomed. While we will always aim to include all shades of opinion and interest, we reserve the right to select and edit where appropriate. We also aim to provide a network and record of what’s going on in the village, as fully as possible, so please let us know if there is anything that you would like publicised in advance or reported on afterwards.. Contact us e-mail – poulshotnews@btinternet.com ; by post - 3 Sillington Lane, Poulshot, SN10 1TD Contributions for next issue in by 20th of the month please Advertising Poulshot Village News is happy to accept adverts, indeed relies on them to fund production costs. Publication of an advert does not constitute an endorsement for that product or service. Adverts may be taken as a full, half or quarter page, at a cost of £40/£25/£15 respectively, to run for the full year of the magazine (10 issus). Subscribing to an advert in the magazine will automatically get you a listing on the Poulshot web site - www.poulshot.org.uk Poulshot Web Pages (The World Looking At Poulshot) WWW.POULSHOT.ORG.UK Email to:- webmaster@poulshot.org.uk �Do you need help with Self Assessment Taxation Business Plans Presentation to Banks Contact Gordon Lawrence Chartered Accountant 30, The Pound, Bromham Tel: Devizes 850294 Free Initial Consultation ��Computer problems? I offer a friendly, local service for all repairs, servicing and spares. Please talk to me BEFORE you buy or replace a computer. I can build you a PC to your needs or rebuild your old one with new components I always have good used laptops — often much better value than new — running Windows XP or the new Windows 7. HELP! Owen Burton 07765 774908 Seend Cleeve wigglybus@yahoo,co.uk �Poulshot Lodge Farm Fresh beef available for sale direct from the farm Selection boxes available or individual requirements catered for. Orders now being taken for delivery limited frozen meat available now. Selection box includes – various roasting joints, steaks, mince and stewing steaks . Prices very competitive for this local quality product. . For more information contact the Hues family on 01380 828255 DOLMAN AUDIO VISUAL Berhills Lane Farm, Sells Green, Melksham Telephone: 01380 828524 We know HI FI TELVISION VIDEO DVD literally inside out! �Richardson & Paige INTERIORS Specialist Upholstery www.richardsonandpaige.co.uk Come and visit us at our website or our workshop: Unit 1, Manor House Yard, Poulshot, Devizes SN10 1RY 01380 828228 07974 454747 Traditional, Modern and Bespoke Specialist Upholstery tailored loose covers; new furniture made to order; antiques; modern reupholstery; recovering & repairs; free quotes deliveries Members of the Association of Master Upholsterers & Soft Furnishers‐ The Tranquil Moment Health & Beauty Clinic Full Range of Beauty Treatments Including  Electrolysis  Decleor Facials  Manicure & Pedicure  Waxing  Xen Tan Caci-nonsurgical face lift Hydrotherm  Sports & remedial massage  Reflexology �The Old Stables Middle Green Farm The Green Poulshot Devizes 01380 828297 e-mail tranquilmoment@live.co.uk for more information about the salon and our treatments please visit our website www.tranquilmoment.co.uk TONY PARSONS DOMESTIC APPLIANCE ENGINEER WASHING MACHINES COOKERS / DRIERS SERVICE AND REPAIRS TEL; 01380 723279 MOBILE: 07970 117023 Andrew Underwood Chimney Sweep Brush Vacuum Clean Efficient Phone: 01225 706447 Mobile: 07889 771505 �“Doggy Dilemmas” Puppy Training classes Dog Training Classes Clicker Training One to Ones Dog Walking Dog Boarding Contact Debs on 01380 730564 or 07966 617617 Seasoned logs and kindling available Don’t shiver We deliver Call James on 07970 781828 Andrew Goodfield Woodwork Devizes, Road, Rowde, Wiltshire Carpentry, Joinery Free-standing and built-in cabinets �JOIN US AND SAVE MONEY - on your supply of domestic heating oil delivered to your door. As an established group with members along the Pewsey Vale we can supply to you direct. With the price of oil increasing, we will get you a discounted price every time! Interested? Call Chris on 01380 818724 or e-mail jcm3777@hotmail.com Charlie Jacks Taxi (your local village taxi service) 1 – 4 seater car 1 – 7 seater MPV “Gold Star Service” local or longdistance airport – ferry – rail transfer bookings now being taken for xmas and new year ring Ken on 01380 827294 for a quote 1 Sillington Lane Poulshot �JKS Plumbing and Heating BATHROOMS, TAPS, HOT WATER CYLINDERS AND MUCH MORE NO JOB TOO SMALL 24 HOUR CALL OUT Tel: 01380 828956 Mobile: 07708510715 IMW OFFICE SERVICES LTD Personal Tax Assessments Clubs/Societies – Independent Reviews Small Company Accounts, VAT Payroll, Book-keeping Typing Contact Ian Wheeler Tel: 07813 777710 e-mail : wheeler.potterne@virgin.net �Mobile Hairdresser for ladies’, gents’ and children’s hair - concessions for OAPs – Available daytime, evenings and weekends. For more details, please ring Charlotte on 01380 828482 ���Poulshot Village Hall Available for meetings, functions, clubs and private parties Booking fees from April 2009 Village activities - £5 an hour Outside users - £8 an hour All bookings for the hall are again being taken by JACKIE POHNERT - tel; 01380 827046 e-mail - jackie.pohnert@googlemail.com I would be grateful if you could phone at the following times; Monday – Friday 9.00 - 18.00hrs Saturday 9.00 - 13.00hrs Closed on Sundays! If you prefer to leave me an e-mail request don’t forget to leave your own e-mail address for a reply. Thank you �DEVIZES HOME & GARDEN MAINTENANCE Hunters Moon, Bath Rd,Devizes,Wilts,SN10 1PH Hedge - Grass Cutting Lawn Treatment - Scarification Weed Control – General Gardening Landscaping – Garden Clearance Sheds – All Types of Fencing & Gates Ponds – Pond maintenance – Water Features Decking – Patios - Graveling Regular, Weekly & Monthly Contracts Interior & Exterior painting and decorating General Property Maintenance Free Quotations – Fully insured Tel: Jon on 01380 720969 Mobile: 07778043330 Email: Jon@devizeshomeandgarden.co.uk �Village Contacts St Peter’s Church Priest in Charge - Revd. Renée Coulson 827285 Churchwardens Mrs Paulette Bremner-Milne Mrs Janet James PCC Secretary –Mrs Kate Amery PCC Members – 828527 724944 827172 Mr Nicholas Hunloke (Treasurer) - Lady Kate Hunloke (Deanery Synod) - Mrs Angela Bullen - Mr Chris Saunders - Mrs Dot Wood - Mrs Joyce Arnold (Deanery Synod) - Mr Brian James Organist – Mrs P De Belle Parish council Chairman – Mr Nicholas Hunloke 828333 Clerk - Mrs Maggie Goodenough 827205 clerk@poulshot.org.uk Meembers - Mrs Sue Aldridge – Mr Joe Baber – Mr Geoff Collett (Vice Chairman) – Mr Steve Housby – Mr Nicholas Hunloke – Mr Malcolm Nixon - Mr Tim Nixon Local Councillors Kennet District Cllr Jonathan Seed 850 696 e-mail jonathon.seed@wiltshire.gov.uk. Farmers Club Mr Richard Francis 828232 Mother and Toddler Group Mrs Clair Waldron 828602 Poulshot Ladies Club Lady Kate Hunloke 828333 Village Hall – Chris Saunders 827290 Bookings - Jackie Pohnert 827046 Village Trust – Chairman - Mr Nicholas Hunloke 828333 �Secretary - Mr Peter Cleverly 827242 Members - Mrs Diana Gravina (Vice-chairman) – Mr Brian James (treasurer) – Mrs Pam Langton (Archivist) PSW Premier Tiling Services Local professional tiling service for: Kitchens  Bathrooms  Conservatories  Underfloor heating installed All work is fully insured and guaranteed. Please call 01380 721978/07855 947039 or email pswpremiertiling@gmail.com for help or information. A helping hand Supported by www.ridgewaycommunity.org.uk If you’re over 60 or younger and disabled, Handihelp can do small home repairs and maintenance jobs at competitive prices. Special offer You can get up to two hours of Handihelp for free if, you’re on meanstested benefits, although we’ll charge for materials. How we can help Our services include: electrical work; plumbing and drainage; home security; clearing rooms and lofts; organising home moves; measures to make your home warmer, such as boiler jackets or draft excluders; and �help with other small jobs, such as putting up curtains, shelves and pictures, rehanging doors or tiling small areas. �Do you need help in the garden? Perry Landscape Services can help Planting; Garden Design; Pond Maintenance; Fencing; Decking; Patios; General Garden Maintenance; Lawn Cutting; Garden Designs; Leaf Collection etc Tel: 01225 712274 Mobile 07771838195 e-mail vzdy@hotmail.com NO OBLIGATION QUOTATIONS NO JOB TOO BIG OR TOO SMALL COOKS ORCHARD BEAUTY Qualified & insured Massage and Beauty Therapist. Massage: Hot stones massage, Thai style massage, Deep tissue, Swedish.Manicures, pedicures, Paraffin wax treatment, Waxing tinting, Facials, Hopi ear candles. Pamper/Hen parties catered for. Vouchers available. Visit Cooks orchard, or I’ll come to you. Call Nicky on: 07711652568 ��NOTICES FROM PARISH COUNCIL - VILLAGE GREEN TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF EVERYONE USING THE VILLAGE GREEN PLEASE ENSURE THAT ANY POSSIBLE HEALTH AND SAFETY ISSUES ARE BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE PARISH COUNCIL CONTACT numbers are available on the back of the magazine. YOUNGSTERS OF POULSHOT ??WHAT DO YOU WANT IN YOUR VILLAGE?? YOUR PARISH COUNCIL IS LISTENING! PLEASE CONTACT Mandy Housby or Teresa Ollerhead Future Council Meetings 1st March 2011 - 7.30 p.m. in the Village Hall TOWNSEND FARMHOUSE Comfortable B and B in Poulshot Excellent facilities in Grade 2 listed building with full English breakfasts and ample car-parking space E-mail marygracebrothers@gmail.com Telephone 01380 828221 When friends and relations wish to visit and you are unable to put them up for the night book them to stay at Townsend Farmhouse B and B Discounts offered for bookings made by local residents �QUIZ In aid of DOROTHY HOUSE HOSPICE CARE Friday 4th March 7.00 for 7.30pm Devizes Conservative Club Long Street Devizes Tables of 4 — £10 Contact: David Fruen Tel: 01380 725523 Church Flower Rota 6th March Mrs Angela Bullen LENT No flowers 24th April EASTER - All helpers please SATURDAY 2 APRIL 2011 “Call My Bluff” (wine) Evening 7 for 7.30pm at Brook House, Bromham By kind permission of Mark and Cynthia Wilkinson £15 per person to include a variety of cheeses and taster wines For tickets and further information please contact: Rosie Berry 01380 722820 or rosieberry@btconnect.com �Parish Council Meeting Tuesday 4th January 2011 Attending – Mr Nicholas Hunloke (Chairman) (NH), Mr Malcolm Nixon (MN), Mrs Sue Aldridge (SA), Mr Steve Housby (SH), Mr Geoff Collett (GC), Maggie Goodenough (MG) Parish Clerk There were 3 of the public in attendance and WPC Emily Thomas 1. 86/10/11-Welcome and apologies The chairman opened the meeting and welcomed the public; apologies were received from Councillors Joe Baber and Tim Nixon. 2. 87/10/11– Declaration of interests – NH asked councillors of any declarations none were received. NH opened the session - NH welcomed Emily and asked her to advise of any issues; Emily explained that there was a suspect vehicle in Seend and since then a theft of a trailer so be alert. Also Emily explained that there had been a reported issue with a dog in Corn Close, a muzzled dog attacked another dog and the owner was injured whilst trying to separate them, Emily explained that she believes that the dog warden will be involved. Nothing else to report. NH asked if anyone else had anything to raise, no one did so the session was closed. 3. 88/10/11 - Minutes of Meeting held on 6th November 2010 - NH explained that in accordance with the agreement made in item 16/09/10, the minutes from the meeting held on the 6th November 2010 were passed as a true and accurate record of events, all agreed and they were signed by NH in the presence of the council, on the 16th November 2010. 4. Matters arising - 89/10/11 - Pippin Homes Development – The chairman explained that Ivor Sault was unable to attend the meeting but that he would like to meet with council to go over the plans as they are advancing. Councillors all agreed to meet with Mr Sault on the 18th January 2011. NH also read out a letter received from Mr A Kidd, Mr Kidd requested that the new plans should be available for parishioners to view; NH suggested there is no reason why the parishioners should not see the latest plans. SH commented that heunderstood that the new plans had not yet been put into the planning department and that this may mean that they are not the final plans and suggested waiting until we have spoken to Ivor? SH also pointed out that all submitted plans are available for anyone to view on the Wiltshire Council Website. All agreed that they would discuss this with IS at the aforementioned meeting and respond to Mr Kidd after this. 90/10/11 – Village Green Risk Assessment- SH confirmed that this was completed on 01/01/11 and all ok at this point. Copy of the report handed to the Clerk. 91/10/11 - Village Green – SH explained that some months ago he attended a course on common land and village greens; he explained that there is a lot of legislation involved. 3 types of land and that there is a Difference in law between Common land and Village greens. SH explained that Poulshot Green is registered as common land, that common land is subject to the road traffic act, meaning all vehicles should be licenced. SH went on to explain that grazing rights, as discussed at previous meetings, must have been reapplied for in 1965 but a parish council may offer contractual grazing rights. He went on to explain about rights of way over the land. He explained that once registered as a village green then it remains so forever, so before taking any actions this must be considered. He continued by explaining that the rules of building on common land restricts the building of any type of enclosure, this includes tennis court net’s, also a bus shelter would be classed as an enclosure. Whitehall is the only body that can give permission for building of enclosures on �Common Land. SH finally explained that any By-laws would have to be approved by the government should a council wish to impose them. He commented that the course was very interesting and informative but that there is so much involved in the ownership and permissions of a Village Green that he had barely touched the surface. 92/10/11 – Parish Steward – GC very little to comment on Parish Steward at this point, asked if anyone has any points that need work, NH moved it up to Ponds on the Green. He asked if the parish steward would consider this as steward work. GC explained that the ditch on the green is done by the steward so will ask about the ponds. 93/10/11 - Ponds – NH read out an update from The Village Trust. This explained that the work has been carried out on two of the ponds in the village but that the work on the large pond has been halted due to a mains sewer. NH to speak to Mr Kidd with regard pipes, GC to look into Wessex water plans about location of pipes. All work on the large green will have to be done manually. 94/10/11 - Playground safety inspection report – SA confirmed that she has carried out a visual inspection and that all seems well, but the swing seats are very dirty and the floor area is very slippery. SH informed that TN has been in to clean the area in the last few days. SA to confirm at next meeting. 95/10/11 - Community Area Partnership – NH welcomed Tim Jalland, TJ explained that there is still money left in the pot for community projects. Such as the goals posts previously suggested, all councillors agreed that this would be a good plan, Clerk to liaise with Tim about applying for a grant. TJ also explained that now that the partnership is up and running that they are now heading out towards the villages, TJ is going to suggest that the villages list things that they wish to carry out and try to unite the villages on ideas, this will be TJ project in the coming months. 96/10/11 – Sinton’s Insurance – Clerk explained that the insurance company had been in touch asking for confirmation of the ownership of the manhole cover NH read out the councils reply stating that the council could not comment any further than previously. 97/10/11 – Playground Survey – SH explained that further to the notice in the magazine, there had not been a vast response, but he thinks that the council should take the lead about finding things for the village children. A suggestion from a parishioner is that a large play area should be considered. A suggestion is that local land owners or developers are approached for land required. SH asked how much support he would get from the council to progress any ideas forward, as this project would require full support. MN asked to see plans of suggested areas, pictures were provided for viewing, as a suggested idea. Councillors debated the idea and debated the size of the area required. Insurance would have to be discussed as this would increase. NH suggested that he would not be against taking this forward. All councillors would be happy to support further investigations. SH to report on progress at next meeting. 98/10/11 – Fibre Optic Broadband – SH explained that the village has been leafleted to encourage people to join in the race for infinity BT, unfortunately this has been unsuccessful as a 75% take up was required. SH explained that Wiltshire council have ring-fenced some money for such a project. SH suggested that a letter is sent to the CEO of Wiltshire Council asking for funding. Other ideas put forward have been microwave masts from Seend to Poulshot. SH to liaise with MW (WW) about wording of a letter to Wiltshire Council. 99/10/11 – Willow Trees – Clerk confirmed that the work is re-scheduled for 5/01/10 and that any wood would be left for the villagers. �100/10/11 –Royal Wedding Celebrations – NH asked if anyone has any ideas about wedding celebrations, MN commented that the village pub is hoping to get a marquee for the day. NH suggested that the council leave the celebrations to the pub and allow the council to join in at the Jubilee in 2012. All agreed! 101/10/11 – Community Cleansing Grant – The clerk explained that Wiltshire Council will no longer be running the Community Cleansing grant; this has previously been applied for with regard the cleaning of the playground. Clerk to investigate if skips will still be available in the village. 102/10/11 – St Peter’s Church Jubilee celebrations - NH read out a letter received from St Peters Church asking for the council to let them know of any ideas when decided as they would like to join in. All councillors agreed to discuss this at a later meeting. 103/10/11 – Melksham Food and Drink Festival 2011 – NH explained that a letter has been received from Melksham Food and Drink festival 2011 asking for funding and all councillors rejected the idea, but suggested forwarding the information to local businesses that may be interested in joining in. 104/10/11 – Parish Elections 2013 – The Clerk reminded the councillors that further to the decision of the newly formed Wiltshire Council, that the next parish elections would not be held until 2013. 105/10/11 – Allotment Vacancy – NH explained that no interested parties had stepped up for the currently vacant allotment, to be advertised in the magazine one more time and carried forward to the next meeting. 106/10/11 – Aqua Sacs – Clerk explained that an order form has now been received and confirmed that as per minute point 20/10/11, 200 are to be ordered. Clerk to confirm price per Sac on order. 107/10/11 - Unauthorised Parking on village green – NH explained that a parishioner had complained about parking of vehicles on the green, SH explained that vehicles parked on the green must be taxed, but if they are then there is little that can be done under the common land laws. SH suggested that putting boulders to stop the parking. SH suggested writing to the people who park vehicles on the green. GC to investigate further the people parking on the Green opposite the Raven Pub. 108/10/11 – Ditches on Village Green Maintenance – NH explained that this had been covered in point 92/10/11 with regard the Parish Steward. 5. 109/10/11 Finances A Payments approved and made between meetings Payable Over 60’s Group Malcolm Nixon (reseeding of Barleyhill Lane) Net 250.00 60.00 VAT 0.00 0.00 Gross 250.00 60.00 Payments made between meetings – approved in minutes point 104/09/10 e Curry’s Electrical Purchase of Laptop Store – 850.00 126.60 723.80 M Goodenough (Clerks Salary Dec – Jan) M Goodenough – expenses (ink cartridge) 190.83 0.00 190.83 15.99 0.00 15.99 Payments to be authorized �B Current Balance sheet and payments, Clerk confirmed that the current balance on the account, after the afore mentioned cheques was £4951.60 C Clerk explained that at the finance meeting in November 2010 that the councillors present had agreed that the precept for 2011/12 should remain at £5000pa and asked councillors to vote their agreement of this sum, all apart from SH agreed, SH declined to vote as he had not attended the finance meeting. The Chairman signed the form to be sent to Wiltshire Council D Clerk asked all councillors to vote on the continued use of JS Weeks for the internal audit and Mazaars for 2010/11. Chairman asked councillors to confirm the continued employment of Mrs Maggie Goodenough as the Clerk and Financial Officer for 2011/12. All agreed on all points. E The clerk explained that the role of clerk is an employed position, with all employment rights and with a salary of £1145 pa. 12 110/10/11 – Planning Applications granted – NH confirmed the applications received since the last meeting – no objections had been received. K/56219/F E/10/1513/TCA Mr and Mrs P Henshaw Home Close, Barley Hill Lane, SN10 1RT 15 Barley Hill Lane, SN101RS Outline planning for erection of dwelling and garage Work to trees No objections received No objections received 6. 111/10/11 -Next Meeting The chairman confirmed that the next meeting, would be held on Tuesday 1st March 2011 at 7.30pm in the Village Hall. �“Mr and Mrs Evening” St Valentine’s Day is essentially an intensely private affair between couples, and so, for the evening planned for Poulshot on 12th February, we should all have anticipated cosy candle-lit tables for two, romantic background music and lots of whispered asides, and all in the Village Hall. It wasn’t quite like that! Instead, three brave couples, Yvonne and Joe Baber, Penny and Tim Nixon, and Judy and Philip Piper submitted themselves to a highly competitive and public dissection of their married lives, by those extreme ‘Mistresses of Ceremonies’, Paulette Bremner-Milne and Janet James. The competing couples were invited to air their agreement, or their disagreement, over such intimate details as ‘Who does the ironing and the washing up’, ‘Who gets the early-morning tea’, ‘Who leaves their clothes on the floor’, and ‘How did he propose to you?’ The asides, heard by all, as the competing couples decided what each’s answer was, and the hilarity when anyone claimed an unlikely quality, which was not infrequently, kept us all in stitches. We even learned the remarkable ‘fact’ that 68% (whoever came up with that statistic?) of men had NEVER given their wives flowers! Tut, tut. And in the interval we were served a delicious Ploughman’s Supper, prepared by Kate Amery, Angela Bullen, Joyce Arnold and Dot Woods. It was a fun evening, with lots of laughs and lots of related chat with friends from the village and also with many from outside, which was nice, and when the entertainment was over, the party began again; after all, no-one wished to take home half empty bottles. All in all it was a very successful evening, particularly for the Winners, who were Penny and Tim Nixon! Congratulations to them and thanks to all those who organised the party. �WILTSHIRE COUNCILLOR NEWS FROM JONATHON SEED Councils across the Country are having to look carefully at their income and expenditure and by the time you read this there will be a Wiltshire Council budget set for next year and a Financial Plan for the next four years will have been adopted. In Wiltshire we are taking a long term view of how we address our financial planning and not simply making cuts as we move into the age of austerity. This means taking a long hard look at our spending priorities and as well as making savings we are increasing expenditure on roads but especially on adult social care where we are the only Council in the country to allocate an additional £52million to address the forecast increase in demand for adult social care over the next four years. The detail of the Financial Plan is available on the Council website and is worth a read if you really want to see exactly how the Council is planning for all of our futures. In Summerham and Seend we are getting on with life and the Council is helping where it can. I am pleased that the new Lay By in Spout Lane, Seend is completed. For many years this has been a much needed highways improvement and has only happened now because of a good deal of pushing within County Hall and is an excellent example of the emerging Localism and changing financial situation. We came to accept that the Spout Lane project was never going to achieve a high enough priority in the Council Highways budget so we set about “helping” and “pushing” it along. We took the project to the Melksham Area Transport Committee, and it was accepted as one of the top four achievable transport projects for the Area. Over one third of the cost of the Lay By has come from Area Board and Parish Council funding and with the serious impetus given by this community prioritisation and funding the work has been completed. I suspect that this local way of working may well be the way forward to getting things done but it does mean that we can have real local influence and a real sense that we can set local community priorities. The Wiltshire Council proposals for the new £23million Community Area Campus were unveiled at the Area Board in February. These proposals outline the provision of all Council services on one site adjacent to the Melksham Oak School. The plans now includes a new swimming pool, leisure centre, a new and bigger Library complete with community IT suite, and an indoor bowls centre as �well as catering and other services. Free parking and bus transport to the Campus also form part of the plans. These are exciting times for the Community in and around Melksham and you can have your say on how the Campus is developed by taking part in the Campus consultation run by the Community Area Partnership at http://melksham.communityarea.org.uk. You can also turn up and have your say at the special Melksham Area Board Campus Meeting on Tuesday 29th March at six o’clock in the Melksham Assembly Rooms. It is here that decisions on the Campus proposals will be made by your Councillors. Jonathon Seed The Badgers’ Worton and Cheverell F.C. http://www.wortonandcheverellfc.co.uk/ The Under 9s maintain their winning streak with 3 friendly matches all being won recently, including a 3-1 win against Devizes Town local rivals. In other age groups the Club have also played well, with some thrilling matches, including the Adult fixture against Castle Combe. The match left the team in 3rd position in Division 2 of the Trowbridge and District League. Despite taking a 1 goal lead, they were losing 3-1 at the interval, before turning the game around. In an excellent second half they fought back to share the spoils with a 3-3 draw. At Under 10 level, the team played two matches against Warminster, drawing 1-1 and winning the second by a close 1-0. Great passing and teamwork ensured that the first half goal by Jack turned out to be the winner. But some great defensive work and goalkeeping by James ensured the success, with the visitors twice hitting the woodwork. Strong performance, despite the terrible weather conditions that day. One for the calendar: U11 team have reached the Semi-Finals in the League Cup, and will play Chippenham on 5th March, at Leafy Lane, Corsham. All spectators are welcome, time to be advised but please contact the Manager if interested (see website for contact details). Steve Dagnall 01380-727976 The Wednesday Group The topic for discussion on 9th February was “Are the Church if England’s concept of a ‘Broad Church’, and its position as a ‘State Church’ helpful or even sustainable in its development? Has the Church too much Baggage?” The silence that greeted this when it was read out perhaps indicated that it was something of ‘A Bridge Too Far’, but we pressed on, by no means always on the subject but certainly always around it. �The meaning of a ’State Church’ is clear. It is the Established Church of England, and the Queen is its Head. Its Archbishops and Bishops, some of whom sit in the House of Lords, part of the legislature, are selected by the Queen on the advice of her government, who are politicians, and who might be of any religion or none at all. The Church and its clergy have certain legal and civil functions, such as the registration of marriages and of funerals. It is also the guardian of a very large number of our schools and therefore responsible for the education of many of our children, in conjunction of course with a politically motivated government. Broadly speaking, the one area in which the Church is largely independent is that of finance. It is largely self-funded which means catering for all the costs of the clergy, from training to pensions, and the maintenance of one of the nation’s most wonderful heritages, its buildings. These costs fall on the Church and must be met from Church funds and from its members, through donations, fundraising and the collections taken at services. As the Church struggles to pay its way at a time when costs are going up and income down, it was suggested that the Church should be financially aided by the state, but this would mean further political control, a frightening thought, and hardly a starter in the foreseeable future. We agreed that on balance the Church should remain established and look to ways of attracting both new members and new money. One other part of the discussion centred on the breadth of the religious responsibilities of the Church, the so-called Broad Church. These responsibilities and functions stem largely from its traditions and its history - it has a tradition of being ‘all things to all men’. It was created when England broke away from the Roman Catholic Church although there are still many similarities in the two, The Church of England has its ‘High’ and its ‘Low’ congregations and often seems to suffer from its tolerant attitude to other faiths, practices and beliefs. It seems in today’s politically correct world that the Church of England is expected to accept attacks on it without retaliating; it always turns the other cheek. Therefore we felt that if the Church is to �retain its position it needs to adopt a much more robust defence and to demonstrate its legal and traditional pre-eminence, while still retaining its tolerance of others. Finally, we looked at the Church’s relations with the Anglican Church overseas. While these remain tenuous, the major differences of practice and interpretation between the Church of England and the Churches in Africa and in America, particularly over the ordination of women priests and bishops, and of homosexuality within the clergy, represent a significant distraction to our own Archbishops as they try to steer a middle course, in the end pleasing nobody, and presenting a picture of a Church at odds with itself. This encourages the knockers and discourages potential newcomers. Whatever solutions are arrived at, it seems we have a fight on our hands to keep OUR Church. There will be NO meeting in March as our normal date clashes with Ash Wednesday when there will be a service that evening in St Peter’s. We will meet on 13th April – topic to be decided! John Quinn Letter from the Vicar – March 2011 Ash Wednesday, 9th March this year, is the first day of Lent, the 40 days that precedes Holy Week and Easter. In the Bible the number 40 relates to the period spent in the Ark by Noah, the period spent by Israel seeking the Promised Land after the Exodus, and the amount of time Jesus was in the wilderness after his baptism and prior to beginning his ministry. For Christians, the Season of Lent is an invitation to 40 days of renewal ("Lent" means "spring"), 40 days to prepare ourselves to take in the Good News of Easter through deeper disciplines of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving. Ash is the traditional sign of sorrow and repentance, as well as a sign of “mortality". Receiving Holy Communion reminds us that God's love triumphs over sin and death, and that God remains "in communion" with us that in Christ, our mortality is overcome. So why do we bother having ash smeared on our foreheads on Ash Wednesday? Well - the answer is that while we gather to remember who we are, we also remember who God is - and what He has done �for us, in and through Jesus. God has committed himself to us - and given us a sign of that commitment - the cross. During the 40 days of Lent this year we will have ample opportunities to show our commitment to Christ. Lent groups (on the theme of the parables of Jesus) will meet on Wednesday mornings and Thursday evenings (see details elsewhere in this magazine). Extra services are planned for Holy Week, or you can follow your own devotional study at home, or join me for Morning Prayer each day as we pray for each other, and for the world (again, please see separate details). I know Lent is often seen as a time of giving things up – chocolates or cigarettes are favourites - but actually it would be far better if we gave our time or our money (perhaps from saving the cost of those chocolates and cigarettes!) to a charity, or someone in need – there are so many different ways in which we can live out our faith, and make God’s kingdom just a little closer here on earth. May you come to know Him and His love more wholly over the next few days and weeks. Renée CHURCH NOTICES Ash Wednesday service of Holy Communion Wednesday 9 Mar 7.30 pm Poulshot Church Morning Prayer: Mondays and Thursdays to Saturdays: 8.30 am Seend Church. Tuesdays: 9.00 am Poulshot Church. Wednesdays: 11.30 am Bulkington Church. Lent group meetings - “The Parables of Jesus”: Thursdays 10, 17, 24, 31 Mar and 7, 14 Apr 7.30 pm Vicarage, Seend Wednesdays 16 , 23, 30 Mar and 6, 13 Apr 11.30 am Bulkington Church Confirmation Classes starting Fri 4 Mar 5.30-7.00 pm at the Vicarage. This is intended primarily for young teenagers but if there is sufficient interest, an additional course might be considered. Confirmation is scheduled for the evening of Tuesday 10th May. Please contact Sue Taylor (01225 709360) or the Vicar (827285) for further details Graves, Memorials, etc. It is that time of year when we must once again ask people to please remove from family graves any Christmas wreaths, artificial flowers, butterflies and all unauthorised memorials (please refer to the churchyard regulations, an extract of which is on display either on the noticeboard or church gate). All such items that �are still in place on 8th March will be removed, but stored for safekeeping for three months, so that they may be reclaimed, if wanted. Easter Lilies. We recognize that many people like to commemorate a loved one. There could perhaps be no better occasion than on Easter Sunday, when we celebrate new life in the resurrection of our Lord. We would like to offer everyone the opportunity to order a lily, to be used in the Easter flower displays in church - at a cost not exceeding £2 each (cost to be confirmed nearer the time, as it will depend on availability). Please sign the list at the back of your church (from the beginning of April), or contact a Churchwarden if you would like to take part in this scheme. SEEND AND DISTRICT GARDENING CLUB Alison Peterson, now retired from Lackham College, returned to speak at our February meeting. Her subject was Companion Planting, which is the planting together of 2 or more plants to their mutual benefit. She pointed out that there is no scientific evidence to prove that it works or to state why it works, but the knowledge is anecdotal and goes back in time through gardening practice. There are several reasons for the choice of plants that go together. One might protect the other from wind or heat or provide support, as in the native American idea of’ the three sisters’, beans climbing up sweet corn with squash sheltered at the base and conserving moisture in the ground for the other two. Some plants will attract pollinators to help each other such as a bean climbing a sunflower. Other plants repel certain pests or attract beneficial insects. Probably the best known combination is that of onions and carrots in which the scent of the onions masks the smell of the carrots from carrot fly, and all the onion family, ornamental alliums included, repel aphids, so plant chives or garlic near roses. Nasturtiums attract black fly away from broad beans. Poached egg plant attracts bees for pollination and hover flies which eat aphids. If you are interested to know more, try googling companion planting for other combinations. �The competition was won by Jeni Raby-Cox. Next month, March 8th will be our Spring Bulb show. Contact Sue Jones for a schedule if you didn’t pick one up at the meeting. Sue Carter will speak about the Gardens of Lacock Abbey where she is head gardener. You should receive a notice soon about our May evening walk which will be a guided tour of these gardens. Sue. LADIES READING GROUP The book we have ordered from the library is very popular with other groups and we still have a few weeks to wait. Therefore we will continue with our proposed meeting on March 8th, at 7.30p.m. in the village hall. It will be a "GOOD READ" session, with members bringing recommendations of books which they have recently enjoyed and if you have any books to share around, please bring them as well. If you would like to come along to join in please just turn up, with or without a book. The library hope to have our collection of the shared book read in about 6 weeks. Jackie Pohnert Worton Art Café Our next meetings with the following themed activities will be on: th Sat 19 March: Wearable Art; masks, head gear, bangles and collars… Whatever takes your fancy! th Sat 16 April: "Spring is in the air" Water Colour Techniques. Sat May 21st: Simple screen and block printing techniques. 10.00-11.30am At: Worton Village Hall Do your own thing or join in with the day's theme: �Accompanied Children £4 adults Free!! All Ages Welcome Refreshments always served Please book to ensure place Tel: Geri on 01380 729269 Or email: geri@professor-radd.co.uk �VOLUNTEERS WANTED - URGENTLY The aim of the Devizes Foodbank, based at St James’s Church next to the Crammer in Devizes, and now operational for over three years, is to ensure that nobody in the Devizes area is without food because of an unforeseen crisis or emergency. The Foodbank is a registered charity and relies on the donations of food that have in the year up to July 2010, provided food for 455 adults and 55 children via 35 distributor agencies, from seven tons of donated food. But the charity is also in urgent need of volunteers to ensure that it can continue this invaluable service to the community. The tasks that make up the whole activity are many and various – some volunteers are needed weekly, others seasonally and others occasionally and some are active and some more administrative – all kinds of skills are valuable and all contribute to the whole. If you are interested in the work of the Foodbank and can spare some time to help, please call Janet Tanner on 01380 738155, or the Co-ordinator on 078 0797 3605. Registered Charity No. 1125441 �MONTHLY PATTERN OF SERVICES (as at 1 January 2011) SUN Seend 1st 8.00 (Trad) 11.15 2nd 3rd 4 th 5th 8.00 (Trad) 11.15 8.00 (Trad) 11.15 8.00 (Trad) 11.15 Bulkington HC AAW 6.00 Evensong AAW HC 6.00 Evensong 9.30 HC 9.30 PC 6.00 (Trad) HC 6.00 PC 9.30 Matins PC PC PC FC FC 8.00 (Trad) 10.00 9.30 Poulshot HC BS HC: Holy Communion: a short service, without hymns, with liturgy from Common Worship (CW 2000) Trad. means that the liturgy is from the Book of Common Prayer 1662. PC: Parish Communion: A modern language service, except where otherwise stated, with hymns. FC: Family Communion: Again, a modern language service, with hymns. This is normally a shorter service, for all the family. AAW: All Age Worship: A less formal service for all, without Communion, for all the family. with a mixture of modern and traditional worship. Matins/Evensong These are traditional services from the Book of Common Prayer. BS: Benefice Service. Normally a service without Communion, where all the Parish Churches of the Benefice meet for worship, together with the congregation from Seend Methodist Chapel. The preaching slot will often be taken by outside speakers. Prayers for Wholeness and Healing. These are gentle, reflective services, where prayers are offered for and with those who are struggling with life. Sometimes Communion and anointing are also offered. The services take place approximately every three months, in one of our “link” churches We hope there is a form of service for everyone in the Benefice area to enjoy and find helpful. You will be welcome at any of the services at any of the churches, whether or not you are a regular churchgoer There are sometimes changes to these services so please check the church noticeboards and the parish magazines for further details, or phone Renée (01380 827285) or Sue Taylor (01225 709360). Church Services Poulshot, Seend and Bulkington 9.30a.m. Sunday 6th March All Age Worship Bulkington �11.15a.m. All Age Worship Seend 6.00p.m. Evensong Poulshot Sidesman – Mr M. Hues Reader – Mr M. Hues Wednesday 9th March – Ash Wednesday 5.30 p.m. Benefice Communion Service Poulshot th Thursday 10 March 5.30 p.m. Compline Seend Sunday 13th March 9.30a.m. Matins Poulshot Sidesman – Mr B. Arnold. Reader – Mrs K. Amery 11.15a.m. Parish Communion Seend 6.00p.m. Evensong Bulkington Wednesday 16th March 11.30 a.m. Mid-day Prayer Bulkington th Thursday 17 March 7.30 p.m. Compline Poulshot Sunday 20th March 9.30a.m. Parish Communion Bulkington 11.15a.m. Parish Communion Seend 6.00p.m. Parish Communion Poulshot Sidesman – Mrs J. Arnold Reader – Mr B. Arnold Wednesday 23rd March 11.30 a.m. Mid-day Prayer Bulkington th Thursday 24 March 7.30 p.m. Compline Seend th Sunday 27 March 9.30a.m. Family Communion Poulshot Sidesman – Mrs S. Quinn Reader – The Vicar 11.15a.m. Family Communion Seend 6.00p.m. Family Communion Bulkington Wednesday 30th March 11.30 a.m. Mid-day Prayer Bulkington st Thursday 31 March 7.30 p.m. Compline Poulshot rd Sunday 3 April 9.30 – 10 a.m. All Age Worship Bulkington 9.30 a.m. All Age Worship in the Chapel-at-Ease Poulshot 9.30 a.m. A All Age Worship Seend Sidesman – Mr C. Saunders Reader – Mrs J. Arnold To let North Cornish Holiday Cottage sleeps 6 – 8 , fully equipped cottage and large garden with summerhouse and parking. Holidays and short breaks For further details contact Bo Miles-Hobbs on 01380 813902 bomileshobbs@btinternet.com www.helemillcottage.co.uk �I am running in The Virgin London Marathon on April 17th this year in memory of Rachel Dee Shapland who sadly died of leukaemia last year. I am raising money for The Anthony Nolan Trust who help people like Rachel find suitable bone marrow and enable them to save many lives. I have a sponsor form at The Raven or you can visit www.virginmoneygiving.com/SallyHawkins I would be so grateful for your support. Thank you. Sally Hawkins. �Poulshot Reading Group. Open to all with the (age) restriction that the intention would be to meet once a month at the Raven during the evening (either Tues, Wed, Thurs) and a time best suited to all but around 7.308 pm. The group would self decide what books to read/discuss over the next 3 months which would give individuals enough time to acquire/loan/buy the books. Anyone interested in joining is requested to inform me either by email (pipers2poulshot@tiscali.co.uk) or by phone(828236); if there is sufficient interest then the group would meet in the pub at a mutually agreed time sometime in Feb. Philip Internationally acclaimed pianist On his European Tour The Rotary Club of Devizes and District Proudly Presents A programme of classical piano including Chopin, Liszt and Debussy Devizes Town Hall Thursday March 31st 7.30pm Tickets from Devizes Bookshop Or Phone 01380 738034 £10 �Self-Employed?? Finding all the paperwork and tax returns a headache?? Wish it would all go away? If you need a helping hand and are looking for a friendly service which is not too expensive, why not call for a free-of-charge consultation and a no-obligation quote? Anne Martin A.F.A. Swanborough Cottage, Mill Lane, Poulshot, SN10 1SA Tel: 01380 828370 e-mail: amartinandassoc@aol.com �� Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Help, contributions, reports, opinions and articles are very much welcomed. While we will always aim to include all shades of opinion and interest, we reserve the right to select and edit where appropriate. We also aim to provide a network and record of what’s going on in the village, as fully as possible, so please let us know if there is anything that you would like publicised in advance or reported on afterwards.. Contact us ‐ e‐mail – poulshotnews@btinternet.com ; by post ‐ 3 Sillington Lane, Poulshot, SN10 1TD Contributions for next issue in by 20th of the month please Advertising Poulshot Village News is happy to accept adverts, indeed relies on them to fund production costs. Publication of an advert does not constitute an endorsement for that product or service. Adverts may be taken as a full, half or quarter page, at a cost of £40/£25/£15 respectively, to run for the full year of the magazine (10 issus). Subscribing to an advert in the magazine will automatically get you a listing on the Poulshot web site ‐ www.poulshot.org.uk Poulshot Web Pages (The World Looking At Poulshot) WWW.POULSHOT.ORG.UK Email to:‐ webmaster@poulshot.org.uk ��Poulshot Lodge Farm Fresh beef available for sale direct from the farm Selection boxes available or individual requirements catered for. Orders now being taken for delivery ‐ limited frozen meat available now. Selection box includes – various roasting joints, steaks, mince and stewing steaks . Prices very competitive �DOLMAN AUDIO VISUAL . Berhills Lane Farm, Sells Green, Melksham Telephone: 01380 828524 We know HI FI TELVISION VIDEO DVD literally inside out! For personal service and a professional repair to any make of product, ancient or modern, please telephone Maggie or Peter We also stock a range of quality reconditioned (non ex‐rental) i t i i 6 th t Computer problems? I offer a friendly, local service for all repairs, servicing and spares. 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Call Chris on 01380 818724 or e‐mail jcm3777@hotmail.com �Charlie Jacks Taxi (your local village taxi service) 1 – 4 seater car 1 – 7 seater MPV “Gold Star Service” local or longdistance airport – ferry – rail transfer bookings now being taken for xmas and new year ring Ken on 01380 827294 for a quote 1 Sillington Lane Poulshot JKS Plumbing and Heating BATHROOMS, TAPS, HOT WATER CYLINDERS AND MUCH MORE NO JOB TOO SMALL 24 HOUR CALL OUT Tel: 01380 828956 Mobile: 07708510715 �IMW OFFICE SERVICES LTD Personal Tax Assessments Clubs/Societies – Independent Reviews Small Company Accounts, VAT Payroll, Book‐keeping Typing Contact Ian Wheeler Tel: 07813 777710 e‐mail : wheeler.potterne@virgin.net Mobile Hairdresser for ladies’, gents’ and children’s hair - concessions for OAPs – Available daytime, evenings and weekends. For more details, please ring Charlotte on 01380 828482 ���Poulshot Village Hall Available for meetings, functions, clubs and private parties Booking fees from April 2009 Village activities ‐ £5 an hour Outside users ‐ £8 an hour All bookings for the hall are again being taken by JACKIE POHNERT ‐ tel; 01380 827046 e‐mail ‐ jackie.pohnert@googlemail.com I would be grateful if you could phone at the following times; Monday – Friday 9.00 ‐ 18.00hrs Saturday 9.00 ‐ 13.00hrs Closed on Sundays! �DEVIZES HOME & GARDEN MAINTENANCE Hunters Moon, Bath Rd,Devizes,Wilts ,SN10 1PH Hedge - Grass Cutting Lawn Treatment - Scarification Weed Control – General Gardening Landscaping – Garden Clearance Sheds – All Types of Fencing & Gates Ponds – Pond maintenance – Water Features Decking – Patios ‐ Graveling Regular, Weekly & Monthly Contracts Interior & Exterior painting and decorating General Property Maintenance �Free Quotations – Fully insured Tel: Jon on 01380 720969 Mobile: 07778043330 Email: Jon@devizeshomeandgarden.co.uk �Village Contacts St Peter’s Church ‐ Priest in Charge ‐ Revd. Renée Coulson 827285 Churchwardens Mrs Paulette Bremner‐Milne 828527 Mrs Janet James 724944 PCC Secretary –Mrs Kate Amery 827172 PCC Members – Mr Nicholas Hunloke (Treasurer) ‐ Lady Kate Hunloke (Deanery Synod) ‐ Mrs Angela Bullen ‐ Mr Chris Saunders ‐ Mrs Dot Wood ‐ Mrs Joyce Arnold (Deanery Synod) ‐ Mr Brian James Organist – Mrs P De Belle Parish council Chairman – Mr Nicholas Hunloke Clerk ‐ Mrs Maggie Goodenough 828333 827205 clerk@poulshot.org.uk Meembers ‐ Mrs Sue Aldridge – Mr Joe Baber – Mr Geoff Collett (Vice Chairman) – Mr Steve Housby – Mr Nicholas Hunloke – Mr Malcolm Nixon ‐ Mr Tim Nixon Local Councillors Kennet District Cllr Jonathan Seed 850 696 e‐mail jonathon.seed@wiltshire.gov.uk. �Farmers Club Mr Richard Francis 828232 Mother and Toddler Group Mrs Clair Waldron 828602 Poulshot Ladies Club Lady Kate Hunloke 828333 Village Hall – Chris Saunders Bookings 827290 ‐ Jackie Pohnert Village Trust – Chairman 827046 ‐ Mr Nicholas Hunloke 828333 Secretary ‐ Mr Peter Cleverly 827242 Members ‐ Mrs Diana Gravina (Vice‐chairman) – Mr Brian James (treasurer) – Mrs Pam Langton (Archivist) �PSW Premier Tiling Services Local professional tiling service for:‐ • Kitchens • Bathrooms • Conservatories • Underfloor heating installed All work is fully insured and guaranteed. Please call 01380 721978/07855 947039 or e-mail pswpremiertiling@gmail.com for help or information. A helping hand Supported by www.ridgewaycommunity.org.uk If you’re over 60 or younger and disabled, Handihelp can do small home repairs and maintenance jobs at competitive prices. Special offer �You can get up to two hours of Handihelp for free if, you’re on means‐tested benefits, although we’ll charge for materials. How we can help Our services include: electrical work; plumbing and drainage; home security; clearing rooms and lofts; organising home moves; measures to make your home warmer, such as boiler jackets or draft excluders; and help with other small jobs, such as putting up curtains, shelves and pictures, rehanging doors or tiling small areas. �Do you need help in the garden? Perry Landscape Services can help Planting; Garden Design; Pond Maintenance; Fencing; Decking; Patios; General Garden Maintenance; Lawn Cutting; Garden Designs; Leaf Collection etc Tel: 01225 712274 Mobile 07771838195 e‐mail vzdy@hotmail.com NO OBLIGATION QUOTATIONS NO JOB TOO BIG OR TOO SMALL ��COOKS ORCHARD BEAUTY Qualified & insured Massage and Beauty Therapist. Massage: Hot stones massage, Thai style massage, Deep tissue, Swedish Manicures, pedicures, Paraffin wax treatment, Waxing tinting, Facials, Hopi ear candles. Pamper/Hen parties catered for. Vouchers available. Visit Cooks orchard, or I’ll come to you. Call Nicky on: 07711652568 �NOTICES FROM PARISH COUNCIL ‐ VILLAGE GREEN TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF EVERYONE USING THE VILLAGE GREEN PLEASE ENSURE THAT ANY POSSIBLE HEALTH AND SAFETY ISSUES ARE BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE PARISH COUNCIL CONTACT numbers are available on the back of the magazine. YOUNGSTERS OF POULSHOT ??WHAT DO YOU WANT IN YOUR VILLAGE?? YOUR PARISH COUNCIL IS LISTENING! PLEASE CONTACT Mandy Housby or Teresa Ollerhead Future Council Meetings 1st March 2011 ‐ 7.30 p.m. in the Village Hall Church Flower Rota 6 Feb 13 & 20 Feb Mrs Pam Langton Mrs Yvonne Baber 27 Feb & 6 Mar Mrs Angela Bullen LENT No flowers TOWNSEND FARMHOUSE Comfortable B and B in Poulshot �The Wednesday Group The Group met on 12th January to consider a recent statement made on BBC Radio 4 by the Chief Rabbi, Lord Sacks, that ‘The Diversity Of The World’s Religions Enriches Us All’. Not unusually, much of our lively, animated even, discussion hinged around what the statement meant. Did it mean that by being enriched, we should all be more understanding and tolerant and that this should have a pacifying effect across all religions? Or did it perhaps mean that an understanding of other religions might serve to strengthen our own faith and beliefs enough to encourage the arrogance that we see in many representatives of all the leading religions in the world? We first accepted that there was an element of religion in everyone since man had become a sentient being, and that as these religions became more formalized so they have bred antagonism and war between adherents and the nations in which they predominate. There are countless examples – the Islamic conquest of the Middle East, the Crusades, the Hundred Years War, the English Civil War, the Irish ‘Troubles’, to name but a few. However, on examination, we came to the conclusion that these wars were really about �power and wealth, although the foot soldiers who died in them probably believed they were fighting to protect or advance their own religion. Indeed, as a result of this belligerence no major religion has gone to the wall and in many countries where one religion predominates, other minorities at least exist and in many cases flourish. So perhaps understanding and enrichment have accompanied the expansion of all international religions. This is not to say that there are not many parts of the world where religious intolerance and arrogance seem to threaten the peaceful coexistence that we all seek – but do we all seek it, and will the quest for domination and dominion continue, and the human price have to be paid, all on the back of religious diversity? Our next meeting will be in the Village Hall at 7.30pm on Wednesday 9th February, when the subject under discussion will be ‘Is the Church of England’s concept of a ‘Broad Church’, helpful or even sustainable in its development? Has the Church too much baggage?’ John Quinn QUIZ In aid of DOROTHY HOUSE HOSPICE CARE Friday 4th March 7.00 for 7.30pm Devizes Conservative Club Long Street Devizes Tables of 4 — £10 ��VOLUNTEERS WANTED ‐ URGENTLY The aim of the Devizes Foodbank, based at St James’s Church next to the Crammer in Devizes, and now operational for over three years, is to ensure that nobody in the Devizes area is without food because of an unforeseen crisis or emergency. The Foodbank is a registered charity and relies on the donations of food that have in the year up to July 2010, provided food for 455 adults and 55 children via 35 distributor agencies, from seven tons of donated food. But the charity is also in urgent need of volunteers to ensure that it can continue this invaluable service to the community. The tasks that make up the whole activity are many and various – some volunteers are needed weekly, others seasonally and others occasionally and some are active and some more administrative – all kinds of skills are valuable and all contribute to the whole. If you are interested in the work of the Foodbank and can spare some time to help, please call Janet Tanner on 01380 738155, or the Co‐ordinator on 078 0797 3605. Registered Charity No. 1125441 �Poulshot Reading Group. Open to all with the (age) restriction that the intention would be to meet once a month at the Raven during the evening (either Tues, Wed, Thurs) and a time best suited to all but around 7.30‐8 pm. The group would self decide what books to read/discuss over the next 3 months which would give individuals enough time to acquire/loan/buy the books. Anyone interested in joining is requested to inform me either by email (pipers2poulshot@tiscali.co.uk) or by phone(828236); if there is sufficient interest then the group would meet in the pub at a mutually agreed time sometime in Feb. Philip Worton Art Café Our next meetings with the following themed activities will be on: Sat 15th Jan: "Not all black & white" Create striking pictures with two‐colour collage. Sat 19th Feb: Wire Sculpture Sat 19th March: Wearable Art; masks, head gear, bangles and collars… Whatever takes your fancy! Sat 16th April: "Spring is in the air" Water Colour Techniques. Sat May 21st: Simple screen and block printing techniques. 10.00‐11.30am At: Worton Village Hall Do your own thing or join in with the day's theme: Accompanied Children £4 adults Free!! All Ages Welcome Refreshments always served Please book to ensure placeTel: Geri on 01380 729269 Or email: geri@professor‐radd.co.uk �100 Club Christmas Prize Draw ‐ December 1st Prize ‐ Ivor Butler ‐ £100 2nd Prize ‐ Jonathon Hawkins ‐ £50; 3rd Prize ‐ Liz Plank ‐ £50 January 1st Prize‐ Christina Tinnie ‐ £25 2nd Prize ‐ Dave Lovelock ‐ £15; 3rd Prize ‐ Yvonne Baber ‐ £10 February 1st Prize ‐ Jane Jeffries ‐£25 2nd Prize ‐ Jerry Edwards ‐ £15; 3rd Prize ‐ Rachel Hues ‐ £10 �What? Can it really be ? That was the title of my letter for the magazine this time last year. It’s hard to think that I’ve already been in post over a year now. At the time of writing this (3rd January) I can still remember the really warm welcome I was given when I arrived – and I am truly grateful for your friendship and support. You will know I intended to put visiting very high on my list of priorities but I have failed miserably, having made nowhere near the progress I’d hoped for: time, or rather the lack of it – is the constant enemy. You might catch a glimpse of me, whizzing by while walking my dog around the villages, making house calls where I can ‐ but what else does a vicar do? Well, basically I am charged with “cure of souls” in each of the parishes I serve here in the Benefice. At my Licensing Service I was tasked that “as a leader of God’s people in their ministry and a teacher of his word, (I) must help them to proclaim and live out his love. With them (I) must be diligent in prayer and in study of the scriptures, that (I) may discern the mind of Christ and know his will for his church, and that (I) may lead all who come here to grow in their faith and in their love and service of our Lord”. In other words I am under a legal obligation to comfort, help and respond to anybody, of any faith, living within our parishes, at any time. In this, I need your help. I welcome any calls for help, for information, or just an invitation for a cup of tea and a natter! And that’s from everyone, not just regular churchgoers. So then, how was Christmas for you? Was the celebration of the anniversary of the birth of the Christ Child relevant to you, I wonder? Many of you watched “The Nativity” on BBC2 and have told me what an excellent production you found it to be – far more realistic than the syrupy story we are so often fed with. I was unable to watch any of it “live” and only managed to see the first two episodes on i‐player before the rest was removed so if anyone has recorded it on DVD or video, I’d love to hear from you! In the meantime here we are, a new year and an opportunity for a new start. It may sound ironic, but the greatest barrier to our truly embracing a new life in Christ is that, for the most part, we in this country already have it so good. Of course I realise we all face challenges but let’s make no mistake about it, there are people who would give anything to be in our shoes. It’s hard to be a Christian when we’re surrounded by so �much affluence – even if only speaking comparatively. Why do we need God in our lives when we can get all our daily needs met by the money we earn? I’m in no doubt that if we had to struggle more with life, we would understand what good news the Gospel really is. Christ is offering us an opportunity for an entirely new life – a new attitude, a new sense of identity, a new heart, as it were. Christ died for us that we might live for Him. We are chosen to be a light in the world – to be God’s people. God has blessed us. We, in turn, are reminded to be a blessing to others, knowing that nothing in this world can separate us from His love. Happy New Year. Renée And so, what is it that the church can offer you? • Friendship, love and support, with people to listen and care. • Help with understanding the Christian faith and its relevance to life. • A safe place to discuss and debate. • An introduction to what Jesus means to us. • Worship in its many forms. Did you know … • Prayers are said for all who live and work in our parishes every day in church? (Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat at Seend, Tue at Poulshot and Wed at Bulkington.) • A home study group meets the first Monday of each month. • A toddlers’ group (First Steps) meets in Seend Church the 2nd Tuesday month. • of each “Fun Church” (Messy Church) – aimed for children of primary school age, with their parents or carers and brothers or sisters – meets outside church on an ‘ad hoc’ basis (Next one Friday 28th Jan in the Pavilion.) �• “Saturday Club” met for a cartoon film show for children during the run‐up to Christmas. We plan to continue with it shortly. • We are planning a course to discuss the Christian faith and learn together – leading to Confirmation for those who might like to take that step. It is hoped this will be along the lines of the “Alpha Course” that has been so successful. We are always pleased to talk about: • being baptised (christened) or having your children baptised. • your Marriage Service or the renewal of wedding vows on special occasions or after a hard time. • issues relating to dying; talking about funeral services and offering support in bereavement. • crises of faith, questions, doubts and fears; why you may no longer go to church…We are pleased to hear your stories, experiences and views too. • we are happy to bring the Holy Communion to the home of people who are sick and/or housebound. Let the church come to you. How? In the first instance take courage and phone the Vicar (The Revd. Renée Coulson ‐ 01380 827285). We will never put any pressure on you and will always accept “no” for an answer! �Devizes Child Contact Centre When parents split up, emotions often run high and there may be real tensions between the adults involved. The children can end up in the middle and it can be very difficult for them to maintain a relationship with the parent with whom they are no longer living. But in almost all cases, children benefit from both parents continuing to play a part in their lives. Devizes Child Contact Centre provides a safe, friendly and neutral place where children of separated families can spend time with a parent and sometimes other family members. It provides toys, games and facilities that reflect the diverse needs of children affected by family breakdown. It provides a warm and friendly atmosphere for the non‐resident parent to be a parent to their child again. A local family solicitor writes: “In many cases the Child Contact Centre acts as a springboard to families in the long term. Several of my clients have used the Centre to carry out handovers before and after contact so that they still feel supported. Contact for many would never have been re‐established had it not been for the Centre. Further, the centre has been enormously valuable in supporting both the non‐resident parent and the child/children when contact has for whatever reason not taken place for months or even years.” Devizes Child Contact Centre is based at St Andrew’s church and is open on the 2nd and 4th Saturday of each month for 2 hours. It is staffed by volunteers. Without the support and participation of volunteers the Centre could not operate, so new volunteers are always urgently needed. Is this something you could help with? Volunteers work on a rota so helping out at the Centre does not have to be a large or onerous commitment but you would be providing a service of long‐term benefit for the children and parents who use the Centre, some of whom would simply not see each other without this. For more information about what is involved in being a volunteer please contact Lisa Green on 01380 726817. W.E.A. Local History Course in Seend Diinah Starkey will be running a series of 6 meetings looking at the experiences of ordinary people in our region in the Tudor and Stuart periods. The course starts on Monday 7th February in the upstairs room of the Community Centre at 7.30pm. The fee is £34 but free to anyone in receipt of a recognised means �tested benefit, (just bring a relevant letter along to the first meeting) To find out more, or to book a place, please contact Pam Church on 828597. MONTHLY PATTERN OF SERVICES (as at 1 January 2011) SUN Seend 1st 8.00 HC (Trad) 11.15 AAW 2nd 8.00 11.15 4th 5th Poulshot AAW 6.00 Evensong Evensong 9.30 Matins PC HC (Trad) 9.30 PC 6.00 (Trad) PC 9.30 PC HC 6.00 8.00 (Trad) 11.15 9.30 HC 6.00 8.00 (Trad) 11.15 3rd Bulkington PC FC FC 8.00 HC (Trad) 10.00 BS HC: Holy Communion: a short service, without hymns, with liturgy from Common Worship (CW 2000) Trad. means that the liturgy is from the Book of Common Prayer 1662. PC: Parish Communion: A modern language service, except where otherwise stated, with hymns. FC: Family Communion: Again, a modern language service, with hymns. This is normally a shorter service, for all the family. AAW: All Age Worship: A less formal service for all, without Communion, for all the family. with a mixture of modern and traditional worship. �Matins/Evensong These are traditional services from the Book of Common Prayer. BS: Benefice Service. Normally a service without Communion, where all the Parish Churches of the Benefice meet for worship, together with the congregation from Seend Methodist Chapel. The preaching slot will often be taken by outside speakers. Prayers for Wholeness and Healing. These are gentle, reflective services, where prayers are offered for and with those who are struggling with life. Sometimes Communion and anointing are also offered. The services take place approximately every three months, in one of our “link” churches We hope there is a form of service for everyone in the Benefice area to enjoy and find helpful. You will be welcome at any of the services at any of the churches, whether or not you are a regular churchgoer There are sometimes changes to these services so please check the church noticeboards and the parish magazines for further details, or phone Renée (01380 827285) or Sue Taylor (01225 709360). Thank you … I am sure that everyone who attended our Carol Service on Christmas Eve enjoyed this wonderful occasion which heralds the start of our Christmas celebrations. After the austere appearance of Advent, it was wonderful to see St Peter’s decked out with candles and flower arrangements everywhere you looked. This doesn’t happen by magic – a lot of work is put into achieving this wonderful service and the Vicar and Churchwardens would like to say a big ‘thank you’ to all who contributed to bringing the evening together. The Flower Ladies, co‐ordinated by Suzie Quinn, excelled as they always do in filling each window space with beautiful arrangements, the choir under the instruction of Kate, after gathering in the home of Mrs Harris, processed over to Church to present a couple of individual pieces and generally give support to the congregation. Pam provided the music for the singing of our familiar carols and this year we had a wonderful new crib which was made and donated by Mary and John Bell. Children brought up the figures as usual and at the end of the service volunteers were press ganged into serving sherry and mince pies provided by the PCC . May we extend every good wish to you all for 2011, and may it be a peaceful and blessed New Year. �******************** Poulshot Boxing Day Walk This year the weather was kind although there was a lot of snow and ice around . It was very slippery in some places .We started at 2pm and walked across the fields to the old railway bridge that leads into Avon Road and then across Bath Road to the canal.We then walked down the canal to Foxhangers .It was becoming cold as we walked back into Poulshot at about 4.15 pm. .In all 17 people came on the walk and 7 dogs who all manged to stay off the frozen canal. If you are new to the village make a note and hopefully we will see you on the walk this coming Boxing Day Ray Josey �Rowde Primary School School is back in full swing with a couple of competitions for the children to get involved in. The first is a 2p race House Challenge set by the RSA (Rowde School Association), which is encouraging the children to collect as many two pence coins as they can. Then on 1st April they will line up the coins to see which House makes the longest line. We have four Houses which the children belong to ‐ Avebury, Silbury, Stongehenge, and White Horse so it will be interesting to see how they get along. If you have grand‐ children or relatives at the school don't be too surprised if they ask you for your loose change! The second competition involves the children designing a "Healthy plate" to put on the School menu. They have to think of a main course and pudding ‐ but they must be healthy, tasty and economical. The judge will be Mrs Taylor (who runs the School Kitchen) and the winner will enjoy their meal for free, as well as earn merit and house points. Over the past term each Class has taken it in turns to invite their parents and guardians in to "dine" with them and sample Mrs Taylor's cooking. It was fun to see the children at lunchtime, saying Grace before lining up to receive their food, which I have to say was very good. It certainly took me back to my school days! Mrs Taylor does a fantastic job in supplying a healthy and varied menu at Rowde School and also at several other local primary schools. Bag2School ‘6’ Our bi‐annual fund raising event has been organised for a collection on Friday 25th March. Bag2School is a company that specialises in selling good quality second‐hand clothing to wholesalers in Europe, Africa and Asia. The wholesalers then have a chance to earn a living by selling the items locally. The School benefits by receiving money in relation to the total weight donated. For example, a 10kg bag will raise £2.00 for the school. This time we are organising a local collection and are appealing to all villagers to get involved in this fundraiser. In March, please look out for special leaflets that will be dropped through your door. They will give details of what can be donated and ask you to leave your bag outside on Thursday 24th March for us to collect. Please help us make this fundraiser the most successful ever! Your unwanted clothes, shoes and bedding will help to raise valuable funds for all the children of Rowde School and we thank you in advance for your kind support. �Looking back at last term, we would like to thank everyone who supported various school events. Our Christmas Fayre had a lovely relaxed and merry feel, with the Choir singing carols as everyone arrived. There were plenty of festive games and crafts to enjoy as well as having the chance to catch up with friends with a glass of something and a mince pie. Despite the bad weather and the last minute decision to alter the time we managed to raise just under £1500. This money is going towards a new projector and the library refurbishment. We apologise to those who could not make the earlier time, but it seemed the best decision under the inclement circumstances. We had some fantastic sponsors that we would like to thank, including Grant Boilers who supplied the first prize for the raffle, as well as Bead Sparkle, Beechwood Beauty, Chocoholics, Coral Cove, Elemis, George & Dragon, Johnson & Son, Ma Cuisine, Mainly Tools, Morrisons, Poulshot Lodge Farm and White Hall Garden Centre. Special thanks to Laura Taylor (our School Cook) who made the Year 6 Christmas cakes ‐ which we hear were delicious, as well as cooking and supplying the chips. We would also like to thank everyone who helped and supported the Fayre. Lastly, we would like to congratulate the Shop and its volunteers. Several of our pupils came to the opening ceremony to mark your 1st anniversary and enjoyed the March of the Penguins trail. It was a great idea, fun and informative. You all do such a great job and we hope that the Shop continues to be supported and successful. Deanne Elsden ********************************** POULSHOT PONDS PROJECT Just before Christmas, in driving snow and freezing temperatures, trees were felled, brushwood cleared and the diggers moved in to clear Plank’s pond and Green Lane pond. Initially it looked like a muddy mess. However, now that the �rain has come one can already see how much water is filling the ponds and it does not take too much imagination to visualize how green leaves and spring flowers reflected in the water, will transform the surrounding area. Unfortunately Middle Green pond cannot be dug out by machinery as we have been advised by Wessex Water that there is a sewerage pipe way below the surface. This pond will need to be cleaned out by hand. In the spring we will be organising a Poulshot Pond Festival and Picnic to celebrate the renovated ponds. Dankay Cleverly and Pam Langton Poulshot Pond cocrdinators High Speed Broad Band for Poulshot A lot has happened since I last Communicated with you in the Magazine, the vote on the BT race to infinity site ended and we achieved a take up of 28%, initially this does not look good, however when compared to the many other exchanges that took part all over the country this is not an insignificant result. The result may also have been affected by some in Seend itself not voting because they are satisfied by the speeds that they are getting. As they are so close to the exchange itself many are getting 8mbps compared with our miserly 1 or 0.5mbps. What follows is the information that has been produced in Bulkington. In the lead up to Christmas a significant number of you will have cast your vote on the BT website http://www.racetoinfinity.bt.com in response to the Broadband Campaign poster which was delivered to your doors during early December. The purpose of �the campaign was to try to assess the level of local interest in upgrading our broadband service delivered via the Seend Telephone Exchange. At close of play on 31 December some 230 households and businesses served by the Seend telephone exchange had voted in support of the campaign, and I would like to thank all those who took the time to do so. This represents some 28% of all households within the three parishes of Seend, Poulshot and Bulkington.. Under the terms of the Race To Infinity BT undertook to assess the necessary improvements needed to the infrastructure provided we could demonstrate at least 75% of registered premises voted in favour of improvement to our broadband services. Unfortunately we fell significantly short of this target and will not therefore be able to depend upon BT for their support for our cause. Although nationwide interest in optical fibre upgrades to local broadband services is gaining in popularity among a number of commercial companies, it appears unlikely that this community could attract the interest of those companies without a significant increase in the subscriber support. The notional point of interest for commercial viability appears to be something in excess of 50% of exchange subscribers. I would however like to offer a glimmer of hope for those whose home businesses or interests are crying out for faster broadband speeds with news that the Government recently announced a significant increase in the commitment to support 'next generation' broadband delivery, despite the downturn in the economy. However this has been slow to focus, and in any case, in areas such as our own where broadband speeds are tolerable but barely acceptable we are unlikely to see a rush to improve our lot in preference for those areas of higher business population. Calum Ogilvie [calum.ogilvie@lineone.net] So where do we go from here, I don’t think that we need to despair. We still have some information to collect particularly with business users, once that is complete an approach to WCC could be made. WCC have been allocated certain Government funds to improve Broad Band speeds in the community. We also still have the option of approaching independent companies who have been extremely successful in rural communities some as small as 40 houses. These companies undertake to supply via Fibre Optic cable or Wireless link direct to �your property. This option would depend upon funding and interest in the community as well as a technical appraisal. I certainly think that we should keep these options open and also establish firm costing for an independent installation. I will obviously keep you informed, but in the mean time here is an announcement from BT which is great news for Devizes and Westbury, it will be a tremendous boost to the potential of attracting new business to the area. Also note that Trowbridge has also been selected for Fast Broad Band in a previous announcement. A prosperous 2011 to you all. Mike Wilson BT reveals UK market towns set for super‐fast broadband boost BT today announced the 41 market towns that will benefit from the next phase of BT’s super‐fast fibre broadband deployment, serving around 300,000 businesses and consumers across these areas (see list below). Customers in these areas will be able to access super‐fast broadband speeds of up to 40Mb/s from Spring 2012. This follows last month’s news that, for the first time, BT would include a number of market towns in the next phase of its £2.5 billion fibre broadband roll‐out. This is in response to customer demand for super‐fast speeds in these areas and as part of BT’s commitment to deliver faster broadband speeds to more rural parts of the country. By adapting its deployment model for fibre, BT has been able to create a commercial case for rolling out fibre to selected market towns in rural areas where the premises and cabinets are suitably clustered. Because of the typical topography of market towns BT estimates that a large number of premises in these towns will be able to access fibre‐based broadband; it is however likely that a minority will not initially be able to receive services due to a combination of technical and economic reasons. However, Openreach is very keen to engage in discussions with local council representatives to see if agreement can be reached to include the small minority of premises that will not be included. The list of market towns join the 785 exchange locations across the country that BT has already revealed under its fibre roll‐out plan to date. These locations serve around eight million premises in total, around half of BT’s total fibre roll‐out plan. BT is investing up to £2.5 billion to deliver fibre broadband to up to two thirds of UK homes and businesses, subject to an acceptable environment for investment. It’s the largest single commercial investment in fibre‐based broadband ever undertaken in the UK, and is currently one of �the biggest civil engineering projects running in Europe. Openreach, BT’s local network business, is responsible for the deployment of fibre to these areas. The technology will be available on an open, wholesale basis to all companies providing broadband services. Steve Robertson, CEO of Openreach said: “We want to extend the fibre footprint and the benefits the technology brings to more rural areas. So we're constantly evolving our deployment model to make sure we can bring the benefits of the technology to the maximum number of people within the scope of our commercial deployment. The inclusion of 41 market towns in our roll‐out plan firmly demonstrates our commitment to finding solutions for local communities. However, in many cases, this will require a collective effort. An infrastructure project on this scale – arguably as important to the future of the UK as the road or rail networks ‐ can only be done in partnership. We’re keen to talk to public and private sector organisations about how this can be achieved. “Many factors are taken into account when making decisions about where to focus our investment, and we're working on ways to give people more of an opportunity to demonstrate where demand for next generation fibre broadband is the greatest,” he added. Super‐fast broadband, using fibre to street cabinets (FTTC), offers much faster download speeds of up to 40Mb/s, potentially rising to 60Mb/s, and upstream speeds of 10Mb/s, which could rise to 15Mb/s in the future. BT is also trialling fibre to the premises (FTTP) broadband services, at download speeds of up to 100Mb/s. [the list of exchanges which accompanied this announcement included Devizes, Wiltshire.]. �From Councillor Jonathan Seed … Firstly a Happy New Year to you all. We enter 2011 knowing that we will all have to tighten our belts and enter an age of austerity. Our national finances are in a mess and that means local cuts also, however we are where we are and the news is not all bad. Your Council in Trowbridge has planned well for the expected cuts although even we only planned for 27% ad not the 28%, with loading in the first two years, that we were told to make. Life will be tough but we are determined to do our best for the people of Wiltshire. There are times to justifiably have a go at your Wiltshire Council when we get it wrong but I am proud to be a Member of a Council that is getting it right most of the time. To illustrate my point just recall the news stories over the dreadful weather in December and early January and you will see what I mean. We have seen rubbish piling up in the streets of Bristol, rubbish not being collected n Gloucestershire, deep staff cuts in Somerset and roads being left ungritted across the country due to lack of funds. Just for once have a smile and recall what happened with our rubbish and our roads in Wiltshire during the same period. Our rubbish was collected almost entirely on time regardless of weather or holidays and even many of our minor roads were gritted whenever the gritters could be spared. Let us also turn to our future and one issue that is very close to home is the development of modern buildings where we can enjoy our leisure time and deal with our Council services. The Wiltshire Council Cabinet has agreed that the Melksham Community Area Campus will receive £10million investment and will be complete by mid 2013. Ask yourself when was the last time that anyone invested £10million in Melksham and which other Council has the vision to do this in an age of austerity? This will be a project with a new swimming pool, a new leisure centre, a new indoor bowling facility and a range of new service delivery centres plus possibly a new library. It will be run by a Melksham Trust Board and so you will have a say in how it is run. Not only that but the Melksham Area �Board will be advising the Council just what detailed facilities they believe the Melksham Community Area should have in the new Service Campus. You can have your say in forming this opinion in one of three ways: • • • Turn up at the Melksham Area Board on Wednesday 2nd February at Shaw School at seven o’clock and hear the options for the Melksham Community Campus unveiled. Tale part on the Campus consultation run by the Community Area Partnership at http://melksham.communityarea.org.uk Turn up and have your say at the special Melksham Area Board Campus Meeting on Tuesday 29th March at six o’clock in the Melksham Assembly Rooms. It is here that decisions will be made by your Councillors. So look forward to a 2011 when Wiltshire people can be justly proud that not only are we getting the services for which we pay our Council Tax and investment in our future but we generally get our services with a smile and we can all have our say on how our services are delivered. Jonathon Seed ********************************* ‘The Badgers’ Worton and Cheverell F.C. http://www.wortonandcheverellfc.co.uk/ The January transfer window is now closed, with Beckham deciding instead to go and train at some small London club. However, the Badgers still welcome new members (both boys and girls) to come along and join the Club (see website for contacts). With a poor December, the fixture re‐scheduling has now started: in early January the U9 Wizards won 3‐1 against Larkhall Athletic, with goals from Archie and Raff (2), and Player of the Match: Rosie (Again). Meanwhile the Adults had a County Cup match at the West Lavington stadium, against the Swindon team, Sandford, (top position in their �respective league), but despite a very spirited performance the Badgers lost 1‐4. We would like to thank all Club members and parents who took part in the Charity in‐door event at Lavington School on 29 December, with 16 hours of non‐stop football from 6.00 am until 10.00 pm, where the final score was a draw at 317 goals for Blues and Reds (decider by golden goal). A total of £2853 was raised for Help For Heroes and CLIC Sargent charities. Many thanks to Mike Van Den Bergh for organising this event, with Chris Pearce and Alan Mitchell. Adult February fixtures. Saturday 14.30 pm K.O. at West Lavington Village Hall pitches: ‐ 12 Feb v Castle Combe ‐ 26 Feb v Bromham Steve Dagnall 01380‐727976 �SEEND AND DISTRICT GARDENING CLUB At our December meeting we ignored gardening and enjoyed a programme of Christmas songs by the singers from the University of the Third Age from Devizes, joining in ourselves with some of the traditional carols. The singing was interspersed with humorous readings from John Smallshaw and Marion Whitehead, and Tim Vince, with his guitar, sang his own Christmas song. This was followed by refreshments provided by the committee. The members and the singers all enjoyed their evening, the choir particularly enjoying the refreshments and expressing thanks for the friendly welcome they received. Our thanks go to those who provided the food and those who were helping in the kitchen. The competition for a festive decoration based on a sphere was won by Jeni Raby‐Cox. Alan Christopher returned for our January meeting and informed us in that to make gardening easy we should take care of our tools, use them correctly and use the correct tools for the job. They should be cleaned, sharpened and then oiled, unless made of stainless steel, and put away for the winter, hung handle down. Wooden handles should be treated with linseed oil. Mowers should be emptied of petrol and serviced. No tool will work properly if dirty or blunt. There were 2 interesting demonstrations, one on the use of long handled shears for lawn edging – you walk behind, keeping the lower blade against the edge and only moving the upper. The other was the use of a proper half moon edge cutter which you don’t push down with your foot but push along like a pizza cutter. To save weeding time use a sharp Dutch hoe to slide between plants and cut off weeds. It slides through less than 5 cm and therefore doesn’t bring more weed seeds to the surface. And lastly the use of secateurs with a ratchet takes the strain from your hands and arms when cutting thicker stems. The competition for a photo of a winter scene was won by Mary Hardstaff. Next month on February 8th we have the return of another favourite speaker, Alison Peterson from Lackham, to talk about Companion Planting. The competition will be for an Indoor plant. �NB. In future we are not putting out lists for people to sign up for trips. We are copying the custom of other village organisations and sending a flyer, by e‐mail, hand or post in some cases, with all the details for a trip and a slip at the bottom to fill in and return to Joe with a cheque. If you have not attended a meeting yet this season and therefore not paid Joe your subscription you might miss out, so please remember to join! Sue Johns . �Thank you …. Twas the night before Christmas, (well actually it was the Monday before but that doesn’t catch the attention as much ) when a band of sixteen intrepid (or slightly crazy, depending on how you look at it) set out to bring ‘Glad tidings of great joy to the residents of Poulshot – translated that means – The Carol Singers were out again !! Serious though we would just like to say a huge THANK YOU to each one of the singers for all the effort they put into singing with such enthusiasm, an even bigger THANK YOU to the generous residents who helped us raise the grand total of £133, This will go to a charity helping the disadvantaged in Romania. Some of the ladies may have heard Jan Sanders from the charity speak at the Ladies Club a couple of months ago. And also a THANK YOU to Kate and Christopher Amery who provided very welcome mince pies and mulled cider to restore the spirit of the carollers at the end of a wonderful evening. Make a note in your diary for next year, and come along and join us. All you need is enthusiasm!!!! But this is not the end of our fund raising good news over Christmas. When we add the Carol Singing total to the money saved by the congregation in the Advent Boxes over the Advent period, the grand total comes to £274.58. This is an absolutely wonderful effort and every thanks to all who helped to make it happen. A cheque is on the way to Jan along with our best wishes. Janet & Paulette (Your Churchwardens.) Now we're talking Your opportunity to influence the future of policing in Wiltshire Wiltshire Police Authority (WPA) is seeking the public's views on the future of policing across the county with the publication of a short questionnaire on the authority's website. Wiltshire Police Authority's annual budget of £108 million must be reduced by £15 million over the next four years to meet government spending cuts. It is the police authority's responsibility to ensure the police continue to provide an effective and efficient service across the whole of the Force area. WPA Chairman Chris Hoare said: "We are committed to keeping officers on the streets and protecting the frontline as far as possible but we want people to give us their views and tell us what they value in their police service." Please visit the authority's website ‐ �www.wiltshire‐pa.gov.uk ‐ to read more about these plans and give your views via a short questionnaire. You have until 9 February 2011 to complete the questionnaire. �Church Services Poulshot, Seend and Bulkington Sunday 6th February 9.30a.m. 11.15a.m. 6.00p.m. All Age Worship Bulkington All Age Worship Evensong Sidesman – Mr M. Hues Seend Poulshot Reader – Mr M. Hues Sunday 13th February 9.30a.m. Matins Poulshot Sidesman – Mr B. Arnold. Reader – Mrs K. Amery 11.15a.m. 6.00p.m. Parish Communion Evensong Seend Bulkington Sunday 20th February 9.30a.m. 11.15a.m. 6.00p.m. Parish Communion Parish Communion Parish Communion Bulkington Seend Poulshot Sidesman – Mrs J. Arnold Reader – Mr B. Arnold Sunday 27th February 9.30a.m. Family Communion Sidesman – Mrs S. Quinn 11.15a.m. 6.00p.m. Poulshot Reader – The Vicar Family Communion Family Communion Sunday 6th March Seend Bulkington �9.30a.m. All Age Worship 11.15a.m. Bulkington All Age Worship 6.00p.m. Evensong Sidesman – Mr C. Saunders Seend Poulshot Reader – Mrs J. Arnold To let North Cornish Holiday Cottage sleeps 6 – 8 , fully equipped cottage and large garden with summerhouse and parking. Holidays and short breaks For further details contact Bo Miles-Hobbs on 01380 813902 �Self‐Employed?? Finding all the paperwork and tax returns a headache?? Wish it would all go away? If you need a helping hand and are looking for a friendly service which is not too expensive, why not call for a free‐of‐charge consultation and a no‐obligation quote? Anne Martin A.F.A. Swanborough Cottage, Mill Lane, Poulshot, SN10 1SA Tel: 01380 828370 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Village Magazine Description An account of the resource PDF versions of the Village Magazine distributed between 2004 and Present. 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Title A name given to the resource Poulshot Village News January 2011 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 01/01/2011 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Poulshot Village News Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Poulshot Village News PVN Village News https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/org.poulshotvillagearchive/original/40e6ff23458ffdfec8db32c39edd4d4c.pdf 680f9eccf5d909c4ea8b04d24d18b1d8 PDF Text Text Poulshot Village News 2011 The Raven Inn Telephone 01380 828 271 Bookings Advisable Winter Times Sunday Open 12 – 4pm Lunch served 12 – 2:30pm Sunday Evening Open 6 – 10pm Dinner served 6:30pm – 9pm Closed Mondays Until Easter. Tuesday to Saturday Open 11am – 2:30pm Lunch served 12 – 2pm Tuesday to Saturday Evenings Open 6pm – 11pm Dinner served 6:30pm – 9pm �Poulshot Village News The PVN is put together and distributed free to all houses in the village. Help, contributions, reports, opinions and articles are very much welcomed. While we will always aim to include all shades of opinion and interest, we reserve the right to select and edit where appropriate. We also aim to provide a network and record of what’s going on in the village, as fully as possible, so please let us know if there is anything that you would like publicised in advance or reported on afterwards.. Contact us e-mail – poulshotnews@btinternet.com ; by post - 3 Sillington Lane, Poulshot, SN10 1TD Contributions for next issue in by 20th of the month please Advertising Poulshot Village News is happy to accept adverts, indeed relies on them to fund production costs. Publication of an advert does not constitute an endorsement for that product or service. Adverts may be taken as a full, half or quarter page, at a cost of £40/£25/£15 respectively, to run for the full year of the magazine (10 issus). Subscribing to an advert in the magazine will automatically get you a listing on the Poulshot web site - www.poulshot.org.uk Poulshot Web Pages (The World Looking At Poulshot) WWW.POULSHOT.ORG.UK Email to:- webmaster@poulshot.org.uk �Do you need help with Self Assessment Taxation Business Plans Presentation to Banks Contact Gordon Lawrence Chartered Accountant 30, The Pound, Bromham Tel: Devizes 850294 Free Initial Consultation ��Computer problems? I offer a friendly, local service for all repairs, servicing and spares. Please talk to me BEFORE you buy or replace a computer. I can build you a PC to your needs or rebuild your old one with new components I always have good used laptops — often much better value than new — running Windows XP or the new Windows 7. HELP! Owen Burton 07765 774908 Seend Cleeve wigglybus@yahoo,co.uk �Poulshot Lodge Farm Fresh beef available for sale direct from the farm Selection boxes available or individual requirements catered for. Orders now being taken for delivery limited frozen meat available now. Selection box includes – various roasting joints, steaks, mince and stewing steaks . Prices very competitive for this local quality product. . For more information contact the Hues family on 01380 828255 DOLMAN AUDIO VISUAL Berhills Lane Farm, Sells Green, Melksham Telephone: 01380 828524 We know HI FI TELVISION VIDEO DVD literally inside out! �Richardson & Paige INTERIORS Specialist Upholstery www.richardsonandpaige.co.uk Come and visit us at our website or our workshop: Unit 1, Manor House Yard, Poulshot, Devizes SN10 1RY 01380 828228 07974 454747 Traditional, Modern and Bespoke Specialist Upholstery tailored loose covers; new furniture made to order; antiques; modern reupholstery; recovering & repairs; free quotes deliveries Members of the Association of Master Upholsterers & Soft Furnishers‐ The Tranquil Moment Health & Beauty Clinic Full Range of Beauty Treatments Including  Electrolysis  Decleor Facials  Manicure & Pedicure  Waxing  Xen Tan Caci-nonsurgical face lift Hydrotherm  Sports & remedial massage  Reflexology �The Old Stables Middle Green Farm The Green Poulshot Devizes 01380 828297 e-mail tranquilmoment@live.co.uk for more information about the salon and our treatments please visit our website www.tranquilmoment.co.uk TONY PARSONS DOMESTIC APPLIANCE ENGINEER WASHING MACHINES COOKERS / DRIERS SERVICE AND REPAIRS TEL; 01380 723279 MOBILE: 07970 117023 Andrew Underwood Chimney Sweep Brush Vacuum Clean Efficient Phone: 01225 706447 Mobile: 07889 771505 �“Doggy Dilemmas” Puppy Training classes Dog Training Classes Clicker Training One to Ones Dog Walking Dog Boarding Contact Debs on 01380 730564 or 07966 617617 Seasoned logs and kindling available Don’t shiver We deliver Call James on 07970 781828 Andrew Goodfield Woodwork Devizes, Road, Rowde, Wiltshire Carpentry, Joinery Free-standing and built-in cabinets �JOIN US AND SAVE MONEY - on your supply of domestic heating oil delivered to your door. As an established group with members along the Pewsey Vale we can supply to you direct. With the price of oil increasing, we will get you a discounted price every time! Interested? Call Chris on 01380 818724 or e-mail jcm3777@hotmail.com Charlie Jacks Taxi (your local village taxi service) 1 – 4 seater car 1 – 7 seater MPV “Gold Star Service” local or longdistance airport – ferry – rail transfer bookings now being taken for xmas and new year ring Ken on 01380 827294 for a quote 1 Sillington Lane Poulshot �JKS Plumbing and Heating BATHROOMS, TAPS, HOT WATER CYLINDERS AND MUCH MORE NO JOB TOO SMALL 24 HOUR CALL OUT Tel: 01380 828956 Mobile: 07708510715 IMW OFFICE SERVICES LTD Personal Tax Assessments Clubs/Societies – Independent Reviews Small Company Accounts, VAT Payroll, Book-keeping Typing Contact Ian Wheeler Tel: 07813 777710 e-mail : wheeler.potterne@virgin.net �Mobile Hairdresser for ladies’, gents’ and children’s hair - concessions for OAPs – Available daytime, evenings and weekends. For more details, please ring Charlotte on 01380 828482 ���Poulshot Village Hall Available for meetings, functions, clubs and private parties Booking fees from April 2009 Village activities - £5 an hour Outside users - £8 an hour All bookings for the hall are again being taken by JACKIE POHNERT - tel; 01380 827046 e-mail - jackie.pohnert@googlemail.com I would be grateful if you could phone at the following times; Monday – Friday 9.00 - 18.00hrs Saturday 9.00 - 13.00hrs Closed on Sundays! If you prefer to leave me an e-mail request don’t forget to leave your own e-mail address for a reply. Thank you �DEVIZES HOME & GARDEN MAINTENANCE Hunters Moon, Bath Rd,Devizes,Wilts,SN10 1PH Hedge - Grass Cutting Lawn Treatment - Scarification Weed Control – General Gardening Landscaping – Garden Clearance Sheds – All Types of Fencing & Gates Ponds – Pond maintenance – Water Features Decking – Patios - Graveling Regular, Weekly & Monthly Contracts Interior & Exterior painting and decorating General Property Maintenance Free Quotations – Fully insured Tel: Jon on 01380 720969 Mobile: 07778043330 Email: Jon@devizeshomeandgarden.co.uk �Village Contacts St Peter’s Church Priest in Charge - Revd. Renée Coulson 827285 Churchwardens Mrs Paulette Bremner-Milne Mrs Janet James PCC Secretary –Mrs Kate Amery PCC Members – 828527 724944 827172 Mr Nicholas Hunloke (Treasurer) - Lady Kate Hunloke (Deanery Synod) - Mrs Angela Bullen - Mr Chris Saunders - Mrs Dot Wood - Mrs Joyce Arnold (Deanery Synod) - Mr Brian James Organist – Mrs P De Belle Parish council Chairman – Mr Nicholas Hunloke 828333 Clerk - Mrs Maggie Goodenough 827205 clerk@poulshot.org.uk Meembers - Mrs Sue Aldridge – Mr Joe Baber – Mr Geoff Collett (Vice Chairman) – Mr Steve Housby – Mr Nicholas Hunloke – Mr Malcolm Nixon - Mr Tim Nixon Local Councillors Kennet District Cllr Jonathan Seed 850 696 e-mail jonathon.seed@wiltshire.gov.uk. Farmers Club Mr Richard Francis 828232 Mother and Toddler Group Mrs Clair Waldron 828602 Poulshot Ladies Club Lady Kate Hunloke 828333 Village Hall – Chris Saunders 827290 Bookings - Jackie Pohnert 827046 Village Trust – Chairman - Mr Nicholas Hunloke 828333 �Secretary - Mr Peter Cleverly 827242 Members - Mrs Diana Gravina (Vice-chairman) – Mr Brian James (treasurer) – Mrs Pam Langton (Archivist) PSW Premier Tiling Services Local professional tiling service for: Kitchens  Bathrooms  Conservatories  Underfloor heating installed All work is fully insured and guaranteed. Please call 01380 721978/07855 947039 or email pswpremiertiling@gmail.com for help or information. A helping hand Supported by www.ridgewaycommunity.org.uk If you’re over 60 or younger and disabled, Handihelp can do small home repairs and maintenance jobs at competitive prices. Special offer You can get up to two hours of Handihelp for free if, you’re on meanstested benefits, although we’ll charge for materials. How we can help Our services include: electrical work; plumbing and drainage; home security; clearing rooms and lofts; organising home moves; measures to make your home warmer, such as boiler jackets or draft excluders; and �help with other small jobs, such as putting up curtains, shelves and pictures, rehanging doors or tiling small areas. �Do you need help in the garden? Perry Landscape Services can help Planting; Garden Design; Pond Maintenance; Fencing; Decking; Patios; General Garden Maintenance; Lawn Cutting; Garden Designs; Leaf Collection etc Tel: 01225 712274 Mobile 07771838195 e-mail vzdy@hotmail.com NO OBLIGATION QUOTATIONS NO JOB TOO BIG OR TOO SMALL COOKS ORCHARD BEAUTY Qualified & insured Massage and Beauty Therapist. Massage: Hot stones massage, Thai style massage, Deep tissue, Swedish.Manicures, pedicures, Paraffin wax treatment, Waxing tinting, Facials, Hopi ear candles. Pamper/Hen parties catered for. Vouchers available. Visit Cooks orchard, or I’ll come to you. Call Nicky on: 07711652568 ��NOTICES FROM PARISH COUNCIL - VILLAGE GREEN TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF EVERYONE USING THE VILLAGE GREEN PLEASE ENSURE THAT ANY POSSIBLE HEALTH AND SAFETY ISSUES ARE BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE PARISH COUNCIL CONTACT numbers are available on the back of the magazine. YOUNGSTERS OF POULSHOT ??WHAT DO YOU WANT IN YOUR VILLAGE?? YOUR PARISH COUNCIL IS LISTENING! PLEASE CONTACT Mandy Housby or Teresa Ollerhead Future Council Meetings 1st March 2011 - 7.30 p.m. in the Village Hall TOWNSEND FARMHOUSE Comfortable B and B in Poulshot Excellent facilities in Grade 2 listed building with full English breakfasts and ample car-parking space E-mail marygracebrothers@gmail.com Telephone 01380 828221 When friends and relations wish to visit and you are unable to put them up for the night book them to stay at Townsend Farmhouse B and B Discounts offered for bookings made by local residents �QUIZ In aid of DOROTHY HOUSE HOSPICE CARE Friday 4th March 7.00 for 7.30pm Devizes Conservative Club Long Street Devizes Tables of 4 — £10 Contact: David Fruen Tel: 01380 725523 Church Flower Rota 6th March Mrs Angela Bullen LENT No flowers 24th April EASTER - All helpers please SATURDAY 2 APRIL 2011 “Call My Bluff” (wine) Evening 7 for 7.30pm at Brook House, Bromham By kind permission of Mark and Cynthia Wilkinson £15 per person to include a variety of cheeses and taster wines For tickets and further information please contact: Rosie Berry 01380 722820 or rosieberry@btconnect.com �Parish Council Meeting Tuesday 4th January 2011 Attending – Mr Nicholas Hunloke (Chairman) (NH), Mr Malcolm Nixon (MN), Mrs Sue Aldridge (SA), Mr Steve Housby (SH), Mr Geoff Collett (GC), Maggie Goodenough (MG) Parish Clerk There were 3 of the public in attendance and WPC Emily Thomas 1. 86/10/11-Welcome and apologies The chairman opened the meeting and welcomed the public; apologies were received from Councillors Joe Baber and Tim Nixon. 2. 87/10/11– Declaration of interests – NH asked councillors of any declarations none were received. NH opened the session - NH welcomed Emily and asked her to advise of any issues; Emily explained that there was a suspect vehicle in Seend and since then a theft of a trailer so be alert. Also Emily explained that there had been a reported issue with a dog in Corn Close, a muzzled dog attacked another dog and the owner was injured whilst trying to separate them, Emily explained that she believes that the dog warden will be involved. Nothing else to report. NH asked if anyone else had anything to raise, no one did so the session was closed. 3. 88/10/11 - Minutes of Meeting held on 6th November 2010 - NH explained that in accordance with the agreement made in item 16/09/10, the minutes from the meeting held on the 6th November 2010 were passed as a true and accurate record of events, all agreed and they were signed by NH in the presence of the council, on the 16th November 2010. 4. Matters arising - 89/10/11 - Pippin Homes Development – The chairman explained that Ivor Sault was unable to attend the meeting but that he would like to meet with council to go over the plans as they are advancing. Councillors all agreed to meet with Mr Sault on the 18th January 2011. NH also read out a letter received from Mr A Kidd, Mr Kidd requested that the new plans should be available for parishioners to view; NH suggested there is no reason why the parishioners should not see the latest plans. SH commented that heunderstood that the new plans had not yet been put into the planning department and that this may mean that they are not the final plans and suggested waiting until we have spoken to Ivor? SH also pointed out that all submitted plans are available for anyone to view on the Wiltshire Council Website. All agreed that they would discuss this with IS at the aforementioned meeting and respond to Mr Kidd after this. 90/10/11 – Village Green Risk Assessment- SH confirmed that this was completed on 01/01/11 and all ok at this point. Copy of the report handed to the Clerk. 91/10/11 - Village Green – SH explained that some months ago he attended a course on common land and village greens; he explained that there is a lot of legislation involved. 3 types of land and that there is a Difference in law between Common land and Village greens. SH explained that Poulshot Green is registered as common land, that common land is subject to the road traffic act, meaning all vehicles should be licenced. SH went on to explain that grazing rights, as discussed at previous meetings, must have been reapplied for in 1965 but a parish council may offer contractual grazing rights. He went on to explain about rights of way over the land. He explained that once registered as a village green then it remains so forever, so before taking any actions this must be considered. He continued by explaining that the rules of building on common land restricts the building of any type of enclosure, this includes tennis court net’s, also a bus shelter would be classed as an enclosure. Whitehall is the only body that can give permission for building of enclosures on �Common Land. SH finally explained that any By-laws would have to be approved by the government should a council wish to impose them. He commented that the course was very interesting and informative but that there is so much involved in the ownership and permissions of a Village Green that he had barely touched the surface. 92/10/11 – Parish Steward – GC very little to comment on Parish Steward at this point, asked if anyone has any points that need work, NH moved it up to Ponds on the Green. He asked if the parish steward would consider this as steward work. GC explained that the ditch on the green is done by the steward so will ask about the ponds. 93/10/11 - Ponds – NH read out an update from The Village Trust. This explained that the work has been carried out on two of the ponds in the village but that the work on the large pond has been halted due to a mains sewer. NH to speak to Mr Kidd with regard pipes, GC to look into Wessex water plans about location of pipes. All work on the large green will have to be done manually. 94/10/11 - Playground safety inspection report – SA confirmed that she has carried out a visual inspection and that all seems well, but the swing seats are very dirty and the floor area is very slippery. SH informed that TN has been in to clean the area in the last few days. SA to confirm at next meeting. 95/10/11 - Community Area Partnership – NH welcomed Tim Jalland, TJ explained that there is still money left in the pot for community projects. Such as the goals posts previously suggested, all councillors agreed that this would be a good plan, Clerk to liaise with Tim about applying for a grant. TJ also explained that now that the partnership is up and running that they are now heading out towards the villages, TJ is going to suggest that the villages list things that they wish to carry out and try to unite the villages on ideas, this will be TJ project in the coming months. 96/10/11 – Sinton’s Insurance – Clerk explained that the insurance company had been in touch asking for confirmation of the ownership of the manhole cover NH read out the councils reply stating that the council could not comment any further than previously. 97/10/11 – Playground Survey – SH explained that further to the notice in the magazine, there had not been a vast response, but he thinks that the council should take the lead about finding things for the village children. A suggestion from a parishioner is that a large play area should be considered. A suggestion is that local land owners or developers are approached for land required. SH asked how much support he would get from the council to progress any ideas forward, as this project would require full support. MN asked to see plans of suggested areas, pictures were provided for viewing, as a suggested idea. Councillors debated the idea and debated the size of the area required. Insurance would have to be discussed as this would increase. NH suggested that he would not be against taking this forward. All councillors would be happy to support further investigations. SH to report on progress at next meeting. 98/10/11 – Fibre Optic Broadband – SH explained that the village has been leafleted to encourage people to join in the race for infinity BT, unfortunately this has been unsuccessful as a 75% take up was required. SH explained that Wiltshire council have ring-fenced some money for such a project. SH suggested that a letter is sent to the CEO of Wiltshire Council asking for funding. Other ideas put forward have been microwave masts from Seend to Poulshot. SH to liaise with MW (WW) about wording of a letter to Wiltshire Council. 99/10/11 – Willow Trees – Clerk confirmed that the work is re-scheduled for 5/01/10 and that any wood would be left for the villagers. �100/10/11 –Royal Wedding Celebrations – NH asked if anyone has any ideas about wedding celebrations, MN commented that the village pub is hoping to get a marquee for the day. NH suggested that the council leave the celebrations to the pub and allow the council to join in at the Jubilee in 2012. All agreed! 101/10/11 – Community Cleansing Grant – The clerk explained that Wiltshire Council will no longer be running the Community Cleansing grant; this has previously been applied for with regard the cleaning of the playground. Clerk to investigate if skips will still be available in the village. 102/10/11 – St Peter’s Church Jubilee celebrations - NH read out a letter received from St Peters Church asking for the council to let them know of any ideas when decided as they would like to join in. All councillors agreed to discuss this at a later meeting. 103/10/11 – Melksham Food and Drink Festival 2011 – NH explained that a letter has been received from Melksham Food and Drink festival 2011 asking for funding and all councillors rejected the idea, but suggested forwarding the information to local businesses that may be interested in joining in. 104/10/11 – Parish Elections 2013 – The Clerk reminded the councillors that further to the decision of the newly formed Wiltshire Council, that the next parish elections would not be held until 2013. 105/10/11 – Allotment Vacancy – NH explained that no interested parties had stepped up for the currently vacant allotment, to be advertised in the magazine one more time and carried forward to the next meeting. 106/10/11 – Aqua Sacs – Clerk explained that an order form has now been received and confirmed that as per minute point 20/10/11, 200 are to be ordered. Clerk to confirm price per Sac on order. 107/10/11 - Unauthorised Parking on village green – NH explained that a parishioner had complained about parking of vehicles on the green, SH explained that vehicles parked on the green must be taxed, but if they are then there is little that can be done under the common land laws. SH suggested that putting boulders to stop the parking. SH suggested writing to the people who park vehicles on the green. GC to investigate further the people parking on the Green opposite the Raven Pub. 108/10/11 – Ditches on Village Green Maintenance – NH explained that this had been covered in point 92/10/11 with regard the Parish Steward. 5. 109/10/11 Finances A Payments approved and made between meetings Payable Over 60’s Group Malcolm Nixon (reseeding of Barleyhill Lane) Net 250.00 60.00 VAT 0.00 0.00 Gross 250.00 60.00 Payments made between meetings – approved in minutes point 104/09/10 e Curry’s Electrical Purchase of Laptop Store – 850.00 126.60 723.80 M Goodenough (Clerks Salary Dec – Jan) M Goodenough – expenses (ink cartridge) 190.83 0.00 190.83 15.99 0.00 15.99 Payments to be authorized �B Current Balance sheet and payments, Clerk confirmed that the current balance on the account, after the afore mentioned cheques was £4951.60 C Clerk explained that at the finance meeting in November 2010 that the councillors present had agreed that the precept for 2011/12 should remain at £5000pa and asked councillors to vote their agreement of this sum, all apart from SH agreed, SH declined to vote as he had not attended the finance meeting. The Chairman signed the form to be sent to Wiltshire Council D Clerk asked all councillors to vote on the continued use of JS Weeks for the internal audit and Mazaars for 2010/11. Chairman asked councillors to confirm the continued employment of Mrs Maggie Goodenough as the Clerk and Financial Officer for 2011/12. All agreed on all points. E The clerk explained that the role of clerk is an employed position, with all employment rights and with a salary of £1145 pa. 12 110/10/11 – Planning Applications granted – NH confirmed the applications received since the last meeting – no objections had been received. K/56219/F E/10/1513/TCA Mr and Mrs P Henshaw Home Close, Barley Hill Lane, SN10 1RT 15 Barley Hill Lane, SN101RS Outline planning for erection of dwelling and garage Work to trees No objections received No objections received 6. 111/10/11 -Next Meeting The chairman confirmed that the next meeting, would be held on Tuesday 1st March 2011 at 7.30pm in the Village Hall. �“Mr and Mrs Evening” St Valentine’s Day is essentially an intensely private affair between couples, and so, for the evening planned for Poulshot on 12th February, we should all have anticipated cosy candle-lit tables for two, romantic background music and lots of whispered asides, and all in the Village Hall. It wasn’t quite like that! Instead, three brave couples, Yvonne and Joe Baber, Penny and Tim Nixon, and Judy and Philip Piper submitted themselves to a highly competitive and public dissection of their married lives, by those extreme ‘Mistresses of Ceremonies’, Paulette Bremner-Milne and Janet James. The competing couples were invited to air their agreement, or their disagreement, over such intimate details as ‘Who does the ironing and the washing up’, ‘Who gets the early-morning tea’, ‘Who leaves their clothes on the floor’, and ‘How did he propose to you?’ The asides, heard by all, as the competing couples decided what each’s answer was, and the hilarity when anyone claimed an unlikely quality, which was not infrequently, kept us all in stitches. We even learned the remarkable ‘fact’ that 68% (whoever came up with that statistic?) of men had NEVER given their wives flowers! Tut, tut. And in the interval we were served a delicious Ploughman’s Supper, prepared by Kate Amery, Angela Bullen, Joyce Arnold and Dot Woods. It was a fun evening, with lots of laughs and lots of related chat with friends from the village and also with many from outside, which was nice, and when the entertainment was over, the party began again; after all, no-one wished to take home half empty bottles. All in all it was a very successful evening, particularly for the Winners, who were Penny and Tim Nixon! Congratulations to them and thanks to all those who organised the party. �WILTSHIRE COUNCILLOR NEWS FROM JONATHON SEED Councils across the Country are having to look carefully at their income and expenditure and by the time you read this there will be a Wiltshire Council budget set for next year and a Financial Plan for the next four years will have been adopted. In Wiltshire we are taking a long term view of how we address our financial planning and not simply making cuts as we move into the age of austerity. This means taking a long hard look at our spending priorities and as well as making savings we are increasing expenditure on roads but especially on adult social care where we are the only Council in the country to allocate an additional £52million to address the forecast increase in demand for adult social care over the next four years. The detail of the Financial Plan is available on the Council website and is worth a read if you really want to see exactly how the Council is planning for all of our futures. In Summerham and Seend we are getting on with life and the Council is helping where it can. I am pleased that the new Lay By in Spout Lane, Seend is completed. For many years this has been a much needed highways improvement and has only happened now because of a good deal of pushing within County Hall and is an excellent example of the emerging Localism and changing financial situation. We came to accept that the Spout Lane project was never going to achieve a high enough priority in the Council Highways budget so we set about “helping” and “pushing” it along. We took the project to the Melksham Area Transport Committee, and it was accepted as one of the top four achievable transport projects for the Area. Over one third of the cost of the Lay By has come from Area Board and Parish Council funding and with the serious impetus given by this community prioritisation and funding the work has been completed. I suspect that this local way of working may well be the way forward to getting things done but it does mean that we can have real local influence and a real sense that we can set local community priorities. The Wiltshire Council proposals for the new £23million Community Area Campus were unveiled at the Area Board in February. These proposals outline the provision of all Council services on one site adjacent to the Melksham Oak School. The plans now includes a new swimming pool, leisure centre, a new and bigger Library complete with community IT suite, and an indoor bowls centre as �well as catering and other services. Free parking and bus transport to the Campus also form part of the plans. These are exciting times for the Community in and around Melksham and you can have your say on how the Campus is developed by taking part in the Campus consultation run by the Community Area Partnership at http://melksham.communityarea.org.uk. You can also turn up and have your say at the special Melksham Area Board Campus Meeting on Tuesday 29th March at six o’clock in the Melksham Assembly Rooms. It is here that decisions on the Campus proposals will be made by your Councillors. Jonathon Seed The Badgers’ Worton and Cheverell F.C. http://www.wortonandcheverellfc.co.uk/ The Under 9s maintain their winning streak with 3 friendly matches all being won recently, including a 3-1 win against Devizes Town local rivals. In other age groups the Club have also played well, with some thrilling matches, including the Adult fixture against Castle Combe. The match left the team in 3rd position in Division 2 of the Trowbridge and District League. Despite taking a 1 goal lead, they were losing 3-1 at the interval, before turning the game around. In an excellent second half they fought back to share the spoils with a 3-3 draw. At Under 10 level, the team played two matches against Warminster, drawing 1-1 and winning the second by a close 1-0. Great passing and teamwork ensured that the first half goal by Jack turned out to be the winner. But some great defensive work and goalkeeping by James ensured the success, with the visitors twice hitting the woodwork. Strong performance, despite the terrible weather conditions that day. One for the calendar: U11 team have reached the Semi-Finals in the League Cup, and will play Chippenham on 5th March, at Leafy Lane, Corsham. All spectators are welcome, time to be advised but please contact the Manager if interested (see website for contact details). Steve Dagnall 01380-727976 The Wednesday Group The topic for discussion on 9th February was “Are the Church if England’s concept of a ‘Broad Church’, and its position as a ‘State Church’ helpful or even sustainable in its development? Has the Church too much Baggage?” The silence that greeted this when it was read out perhaps indicated that it was something of ‘A Bridge Too Far’, but we pressed on, by no means always on the subject but certainly always around it. �The meaning of a ’State Church’ is clear. It is the Established Church of England, and the Queen is its Head. Its Archbishops and Bishops, some of whom sit in the House of Lords, part of the legislature, are selected by the Queen on the advice of her government, who are politicians, and who might be of any religion or none at all. The Church and its clergy have certain legal and civil functions, such as the registration of marriages and of funerals. It is also the guardian of a very large number of our schools and therefore responsible for the education of many of our children, in conjunction of course with a politically motivated government. Broadly speaking, the one area in which the Church is largely independent is that of finance. It is largely self-funded which means catering for all the costs of the clergy, from training to pensions, and the maintenance of one of the nation’s most wonderful heritages, its buildings. These costs fall on the Church and must be met from Church funds and from its members, through donations, fundraising and the collections taken at services. As the Church struggles to pay its way at a time when costs are going up and income down, it was suggested that the Church should be financially aided by the state, but this would mean further political control, a frightening thought, and hardly a starter in the foreseeable future. We agreed that on balance the Church should remain established and look to ways of attracting both new members and new money. One other part of the discussion centred on the breadth of the religious responsibilities of the Church, the so-called Broad Church. These responsibilities and functions stem largely from its traditions and its history - it has a tradition of being ‘all things to all men’. It was created when England broke away from the Roman Catholic Church although there are still many similarities in the two, The Church of England has its ‘High’ and its ‘Low’ congregations and often seems to suffer from its tolerant attitude to other faiths, practices and beliefs. It seems in today’s politically correct world that the Church of England is expected to accept attacks on it without retaliating; it always turns the other cheek. Therefore we felt that if the Church is to �retain its position it needs to adopt a much more robust defence and to demonstrate its legal and traditional pre-eminence, while still retaining its tolerance of others. Finally, we looked at the Church’s relations with the Anglican Church overseas. While these remain tenuous, the major differences of practice and interpretation between the Church of England and the Churches in Africa and in America, particularly over the ordination of women priests and bishops, and of homosexuality within the clergy, represent a significant distraction to our own Archbishops as they try to steer a middle course, in the end pleasing nobody, and presenting a picture of a Church at odds with itself. This encourages the knockers and discourages potential newcomers. Whatever solutions are arrived at, it seems we have a fight on our hands to keep OUR Church. There will be NO meeting in March as our normal date clashes with Ash Wednesday when there will be a service that evening in St Peter’s. We will meet on 13th April – topic to be decided! John Quinn Letter from the Vicar – March 2011 Ash Wednesday, 9th March this year, is the first day of Lent, the 40 days that precedes Holy Week and Easter. In the Bible the number 40 relates to the period spent in the Ark by Noah, the period spent by Israel seeking the Promised Land after the Exodus, and the amount of time Jesus was in the wilderness after his baptism and prior to beginning his ministry. For Christians, the Season of Lent is an invitation to 40 days of renewal ("Lent" means "spring"), 40 days to prepare ourselves to take in the Good News of Easter through deeper disciplines of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving. Ash is the traditional sign of sorrow and repentance, as well as a sign of “mortality". Receiving Holy Communion reminds us that God's love triumphs over sin and death, and that God remains "in communion" with us that in Christ, our mortality is overcome. So why do we bother having ash smeared on our foreheads on Ash Wednesday? Well - the answer is that while we gather to remember who we are, we also remember who God is - and what He has done �for us, in and through Jesus. God has committed himself to us - and given us a sign of that commitment - the cross. During the 40 days of Lent this year we will have ample opportunities to show our commitment to Christ. Lent groups (on the theme of the parables of Jesus) will meet on Wednesday mornings and Thursday evenings (see details elsewhere in this magazine). Extra services are planned for Holy Week, or you can follow your own devotional study at home, or join me for Morning Prayer each day as we pray for each other, and for the world (again, please see separate details). I know Lent is often seen as a time of giving things up – chocolates or cigarettes are favourites - but actually it would be far better if we gave our time or our money (perhaps from saving the cost of those chocolates and cigarettes!) to a charity, or someone in need – there are so many different ways in which we can live out our faith, and make God’s kingdom just a little closer here on earth. May you come to know Him and His love more wholly over the next few days and weeks. Renée CHURCH NOTICES Ash Wednesday service of Holy Communion Wednesday 9 Mar 7.30 pm Poulshot Church Morning Prayer: Mondays and Thursdays to Saturdays: 8.30 am Seend Church. Tuesdays: 9.00 am Poulshot Church. Wednesdays: 11.30 am Bulkington Church. Lent group meetings - “The Parables of Jesus”: Thursdays 10, 17, 24, 31 Mar and 7, 14 Apr 7.30 pm Vicarage, Seend Wednesdays 16 , 23, 30 Mar and 6, 13 Apr 11.30 am Bulkington Church Confirmation Classes starting Fri 4 Mar 5.30-7.00 pm at the Vicarage. This is intended primarily for young teenagers but if there is sufficient interest, an additional course might be considered. Confirmation is scheduled for the evening of Tuesday 10th May. Please contact Sue Taylor (01225 709360) or the Vicar (827285) for further details Graves, Memorials, etc. It is that time of year when we must once again ask people to please remove from family graves any Christmas wreaths, artificial flowers, butterflies and all unauthorised memorials (please refer to the churchyard regulations, an extract of which is on display either on the noticeboard or church gate). All such items that �are still in place on 8th March will be removed, but stored for safekeeping for three months, so that they may be reclaimed, if wanted. Easter Lilies. We recognize that many people like to commemorate a loved one. There could perhaps be no better occasion than on Easter Sunday, when we celebrate new life in the resurrection of our Lord. We would like to offer everyone the opportunity to order a lily, to be used in the Easter flower displays in church - at a cost not exceeding £2 each (cost to be confirmed nearer the time, as it will depend on availability). Please sign the list at the back of your church (from the beginning of April), or contact a Churchwarden if you would like to take part in this scheme. SEEND AND DISTRICT GARDENING CLUB Alison Peterson, now retired from Lackham College, returned to speak at our February meeting. Her subject was Companion Planting, which is the planting together of 2 or more plants to their mutual benefit. She pointed out that there is no scientific evidence to prove that it works or to state why it works, but the knowledge is anecdotal and goes back in time through gardening practice. There are several reasons for the choice of plants that go together. One might protect the other from wind or heat or provide support, as in the native American idea of’ the three sisters’, beans climbing up sweet corn with squash sheltered at the base and conserving moisture in the ground for the other two. Some plants will attract pollinators to help each other such as a bean climbing a sunflower. Other plants repel certain pests or attract beneficial insects. Probably the best known combination is that of onions and carrots in which the scent of the onions masks the smell of the carrots from carrot fly, and all the onion family, ornamental alliums included, repel aphids, so plant chives or garlic near roses. Nasturtiums attract black fly away from broad beans. Poached egg plant attracts bees for pollination and hover flies which eat aphids. If you are interested to know more, try googling companion planting for other combinations. �The competition was won by Jeni Raby-Cox. Next month, March 8th will be our Spring Bulb show. Contact Sue Jones for a schedule if you didn’t pick one up at the meeting. Sue Carter will speak about the Gardens of Lacock Abbey where she is head gardener. You should receive a notice soon about our May evening walk which will be a guided tour of these gardens. Sue. LADIES READING GROUP The book we have ordered from the library is very popular with other groups and we still have a few weeks to wait. Therefore we will continue with our proposed meeting on March 8th, at 7.30p.m. in the village hall. It will be a "GOOD READ" session, with members bringing recommendations of books which they have recently enjoyed and if you have any books to share around, please bring them as well. If you would like to come along to join in please just turn up, with or without a book. The library hope to have our collection of the shared book read in about 6 weeks. Jackie Pohnert Worton Art Café Our next meetings with the following themed activities will be on: th Sat 19 March: Wearable Art; masks, head gear, bangles and collars… Whatever takes your fancy! th Sat 16 April: "Spring is in the air" Water Colour Techniques. Sat May 21st: Simple screen and block printing techniques. 10.00-11.30am At: Worton Village Hall Do your own thing or join in with the day's theme: �Accompanied Children £4 adults Free!! All Ages Welcome Refreshments always served Please book to ensure place Tel: Geri on 01380 729269 Or email: geri@professor-radd.co.uk �VOLUNTEERS WANTED - URGENTLY The aim of the Devizes Foodbank, based at St James’s Church next to the Crammer in Devizes, and now operational for over three years, is to ensure that nobody in the Devizes area is without food because of an unforeseen crisis or emergency. The Foodbank is a registered charity and relies on the donations of food that have in the year up to July 2010, provided food for 455 adults and 55 children via 35 distributor agencies, from seven tons of donated food. But the charity is also in urgent need of volunteers to ensure that it can continue this invaluable service to the community. The tasks that make up the whole activity are many and various – some volunteers are needed weekly, others seasonally and others occasionally and some are active and some more administrative – all kinds of skills are valuable and all contribute to the whole. If you are interested in the work of the Foodbank and can spare some time to help, please call Janet Tanner on 01380 738155, or the Co-ordinator on 078 0797 3605. Registered Charity No. 1125441 �MONTHLY PATTERN OF SERVICES (as at 1 January 2011) SUN Seend 1st 8.00 (Trad) 11.15 2nd 3rd 4 th 5th 8.00 (Trad) 11.15 8.00 (Trad) 11.15 8.00 (Trad) 11.15 Bulkington HC AAW 6.00 Evensong AAW HC 6.00 Evensong 9.30 HC 9.30 PC 6.00 (Trad) HC 6.00 PC 9.30 Matins PC PC PC FC FC 8.00 (Trad) 10.00 9.30 Poulshot HC BS HC: Holy Communion: a short service, without hymns, with liturgy from Common Worship (CW 2000) Trad. means that the liturgy is from the Book of Common Prayer 1662. PC: Parish Communion: A modern language service, except where otherwise stated, with hymns. FC: Family Communion: Again, a modern language service, with hymns. This is normally a shorter service, for all the family. AAW: All Age Worship: A less formal service for all, without Communion, for all the family. with a mixture of modern and traditional worship. Matins/Evensong These are traditional services from the Book of Common Prayer. BS: Benefice Service. Normally a service without Communion, where all the Parish Churches of the Benefice meet for worship, together with the congregation from Seend Methodist Chapel. The preaching slot will often be taken by outside speakers. Prayers for Wholeness and Healing. These are gentle, reflective services, where prayers are offered for and with those who are struggling with life. Sometimes Communion and anointing are also offered. The services take place approximately every three months, in one of our “link” churches We hope there is a form of service for everyone in the Benefice area to enjoy and find helpful. You will be welcome at any of the services at any of the churches, whether or not you are a regular churchgoer There are sometimes changes to these services so please check the church noticeboards and the parish magazines for further details, or phone Renée (01380 827285) or Sue Taylor (01225 709360). Church Services Poulshot, Seend and Bulkington 9.30a.m. Sunday 6th March All Age Worship Bulkington �11.15a.m. All Age Worship Seend 6.00p.m. Evensong Poulshot Sidesman – Mr M. Hues Reader – Mr M. Hues Wednesday 9th March – Ash Wednesday 5.30 p.m. Benefice Communion Service Poulshot th Thursday 10 March 5.30 p.m. Compline Seend Sunday 13th March 9.30a.m. Matins Poulshot Sidesman – Mr B. Arnold. Reader – Mrs K. Amery 11.15a.m. Parish Communion Seend 6.00p.m. Evensong Bulkington Wednesday 16th March 11.30 a.m. Mid-day Prayer Bulkington th Thursday 17 March 7.30 p.m. Compline Poulshot Sunday 20th March 9.30a.m. Parish Communion Bulkington 11.15a.m. Parish Communion Seend 6.00p.m. Parish Communion Poulshot Sidesman – Mrs J. Arnold Reader – Mr B. Arnold Wednesday 23rd March 11.30 a.m. Mid-day Prayer Bulkington th Thursday 24 March 7.30 p.m. Compline Seend th Sunday 27 March 9.30a.m. Family Communion Poulshot Sidesman – Mrs S. Quinn Reader – The Vicar 11.15a.m. Family Communion Seend 6.00p.m. Family Communion Bulkington Wednesday 30th March 11.30 a.m. Mid-day Prayer Bulkington st Thursday 31 March 7.30 p.m. Compline Poulshot rd Sunday 3 April 9.30 – 10 a.m. All Age Worship Bulkington 9.30 a.m. All Age Worship in the Chapel-at-Ease Poulshot 9.30 a.m. A All Age Worship Seend Sidesman – Mr C. Saunders Reader – Mrs J. Arnold To let North Cornish Holiday Cottage sleeps 6 – 8 , fully equipped cottage and large garden with summerhouse and parking. Holidays and short breaks For further details contact Bo Miles-Hobbs on 01380 813902 bomileshobbs@btinternet.com www.helemillcottage.co.uk �I am running in The Virgin London Marathon on April 17th this year in memory of Rachel Dee Shapland who sadly died of leukaemia last year. I am raising money for The Anthony Nolan Trust who help people like Rachel find suitable bone marrow and enable them to save many lives. I have a sponsor form at The Raven or you can visit www.virginmoneygiving.com/SallyHawkins I would be so grateful for your support. Thank you. Sally Hawkins. �Poulshot Reading Group. Open to all with the (age) restriction that the intention would be to meet once a month at the Raven during the evening (either Tues, Wed, Thurs) and a time best suited to all but around 7.308 pm. The group would self decide what books to read/discuss over the next 3 months which would give individuals enough time to acquire/loan/buy the books. Anyone interested in joining is requested to inform me either by email (pipers2poulshot@tiscali.co.uk) or by phone(828236); if there is sufficient interest then the group would meet in the pub at a mutually agreed time sometime in Feb. Philip Internationally acclaimed pianist On his European Tour The Rotary Club of Devizes and District Proudly Presents A programme of classical piano including Chopin, Liszt and Debussy Devizes Town Hall Thursday March 31st 7.30pm Tickets from Devizes Bookshop Or Phone 01380 738034 £10 �Self-Employed?? Finding all the paperwork and tax returns a headache?? Wish it would all go away? If you need a helping hand and are looking for a friendly service which is not too expensive, why not call for a free-of-charge consultation and a no-obligation quote? Anne Martin A.F.A. Swanborough Cottage, Mill Lane, Poulshot, SN10 1SA Tel: 01380 828370 e-mail: amartinandassoc@aol.com �� Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Poulshot Village News January 2011 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 01/01/2011 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Poulshot Village News Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Poulshot Village News PVN Village News https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/org.poulshotvillagearchive/original/3227271a6b689d04dc17c7f688ad56e4.pdf 47bec4d612836632893b312c4c8dd1bd PDF Text Text Poulshot Village News December 2010 The Raven Inn Telephone 01380 828 271 Bookings Advisable Winter Times Sunday Open 12 – 4pm Lunch served 12 – 2:30pm Sunday Evening Open 6 – 10pm Dinner served 6:30pm – 9pm Closed Mondays Until Easter. Tuesday to Saturday Open 11am – 2:30pm Lunch served 12 – 2pm Tuesday to Saturday Evenings Open 6pm – 11pm �Poulshot Village News is put together by Nina Jeffries and anyone else who would like to help, and distributed to all houses in the village by a lovely team of helpers. Help, contributions, reports, opinions and articles are very much welcomed. While we will always aim to include all shades of opinion and interest, we reserve the right to select and edit where appropriate. We also aim to provide a network and record of what’s going on in the village, as fully as possible, so please let us know if there is anything that you would like publicised in advance or reported on afterwards. Contact us e-mail – poulshotnews@btinternet.com by post - 3 Sillington Lane, Poulshot, SN10 1TD Contributions for next issue in by 20th of the month please Advertising Poulshot Village News is happy to accept adverts, indeed relies on them to fund production costs. Publication of an advert does not constitute an endorsement for that product or service. Adverts may be taken as a full, half or quarter page, at a cost of £40/£25/£15 respectively, to run for the full year of the magazine. Subscribing to an advert in the magazine will automatically get you a listing on the Poulshot web site - www.poulshot.org.uk Poulshot Web Pages (The World Looking At Poulshot) WWW.POULSHOT.ORG.UK Email to:webmaster@poulshot.org.uk �Do you need help with Self Assessment Taxation Business Plans Presentation to Banks Contact Gordon Lawrence Chartered Accountant 30, The Pound, Bromham Tel: Devizes 850294 Free Initial Consultation JILLIAN NEWSOM MSSSCh MBChA CHIROPODIST Registered member of The British Chiropody and Podiatry association Visiting practice 01380 828257 Equestria, Berhills Lane, Seend SN12 6RR �Wiltshire County Councillor Mr Jonathan Seed Kennet District Councillor for Seend and Poulshot Anthony Lake 01380 828320 Computer problems? 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For more details, please ring Charlotte on 01380 828482 ��Poulshot Village Hall Available for meetings, functions, clubs and private parties Booking fees from April 2009 Village activities - £5 an hour Outside users - £8 an hour All bookings for the hall are again being taken by JACKIE POHNERT - tel; 01380 827046 e-mail - jackie.pohnert@googlemail.com I would be grateful if you could phone at the following times; Monday – Friday 9.00 - 18.00hrs Saturday 9.00 - 13.00hrs Closed on Sundays! If you prefer to leave me an e-mail request don’t forget to leave your own e-mail address for a reply. Thank you �DEVIZES HOME & GARDEN MAINTENANCE Hunters Moon, Bath Rd,Devizes,Wilts,SN10 1PH Hedge - Grass Cutting Lawn Treatment - Scarification Weed Control – General Gardening Landscaping – Garden Clearance Sheds – All Types of Fencing & Gates Ponds – Pond maintenance – Water Features Decking – Patios - Graveling Regular, Weekly & Monthly Contracts Interior & Exterior painting and decorating General Property Maintenance Free Quotations – Fully insured Tel: Jon on 01380 720969 Mobile: 07778043330 Email: Jon@devizeshomeandgarden.co.uk �Village Contacts St Peter’s Church Priest in Charge - Revd. Renée Coulson Churchwardens Mrs Paulette Bremner-Milne Mrs Janet James PCC Secretary –Mrs Kate Amery PCC Members – 827285 828527 724944 827172 Mr Nicholas Hunloke (Treasurer) - Lady Kate Hunloke (Deanery Synod) Mrs Angela Bullen - Mr Chris Saunders - Mrs Dot Wood - Mrs Joyce Arnold (Deanery Synod) - Mr Brian James Organist – Mrs P De Belle Parish council Chairman – Mr Nicholas Hunloke 828333 Clerk - Mrs Maggie Goodenough 827205 clerk@poulshot.org.uk - Mrs Sue Aldridge – Mr Joe Baber – Mr Geoff Meembers Collett (Vice Chairman) – Mr Steve Housby – Mr Nicholas Hunloke – Mr Malcolm Nixon - Mr Tim Nixon Local Councillors Kennet District Cllr Jonathan Seed 850 696 e-mail jonathon.seed@wiltshire.gov.uk. Farmers Club Mr Richard Francis 828232 Mother and Toddler Group Mrs Clair Waldron 828602 Poulshot Ladies Club Lady Kate Hunloke 828333 Village Hall – Chris Saunders 827290 Bookings - Jackie Pohnert 827046 828333 Village Trust – Chairman - Mr Nicholas Hunloke Secretary - Mr Peter Cleverly 827242 Members - Mrs Diana Gravina (Vice-chairman) – Mr Brian James (treasurer) – Mrs Pam Langton (Archivist) �PSW Premier Tiling Services Local professional tiling service for:- • Kitchens • Bathrooms • Conservatories • Underfloor heating installed All work is fully insured and guaranteed. Please call 01380 721978/07855 947039 or e-mail pswpremiertiling@gmail.com for help or information. A helping hand Supported by www.ridgewaycommunity.org.uk If you’re over 60 or younger and disabled, Handihelp can do small home repairs and maintenance jobs at competitive prices. Special offer You can get up to two hours of Handihelp for free if, you’re on meanstested benefits, although we’ll charge for materials. How we can help Our services include: electrical work; plumbing and drainage; home security; clearing rooms and lofts; organising home moves; measures to make your home warmer, such as boiler jackets or draft excluders; and help with other small jobs, such as putting up curtains, shelves and pictures, rehanging doors or tiling small areas. �Do you need help in the garden? Perry Landscape Services can help Planting; Garden Design; Pond Maintenance; Fencing; Decking; Patios; General Garden Maintenance; Lawn Cutting; Garden Designs; Leaf Collection etc Tel: 01225 712274 Mobile 07771838195 e-mail vzdy@hotmail.com NO OBLIGATION QUOTATIONS NO JOB TOO BIG OR TOO SMALL COOKS ORCHARD BEAUTY Qualified & insured Massage and Beauty Therapist. Massage: Hot stones massage, Thai style massage, Deep tissue, Swedish.Manicures, pedicures, Paraffin wax treatment, Waxing tinting, Facials, Hopi ear candles. Pamper/Hen parties catered for. Vouchers available. Visit Cooks orchard, or I’ll come to you. Call Nicky on: 07711652568 ��WILTSHIRE NUMISMATIC SOCIETY PROGRAMME 2010 Hon. Secretary Pam de Belle 01380 828453 Mr R. Jeffrey 01225 703143 December 10 – Christmas Dinner at The Raven Poulshot –prior booking only – see Pam for details Poulshot Ladies Club Dates for Diary December 14th 7.30 for 8pm – Christmas Dinner at The Raven. The menu for either two or three courses will be distributed in due course NOTICES FROM PARISH COUNCIL VILLAGE GREEN TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF EVERYONE USING THE VILLAGE GREEN PLEASE ENSURE THAT ANY POSSIBLE HEALTH AND SAFETY ISSUES ARE BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE PARISH COUNCIL CONTACT numbers are available from the reverse of the magazine. YOUNGSTERS OF POULSHOT ??WHAT DO YOU WANT IN YOUR VILLAGE?? YOUR PARISH COUNCIL IS LISTENING! PLEASE CONTACT Mandy Housby or Teresa Ollerhead Future Council Meetings 4th January 2011 1st March 2011 �ST PETER’S CHURCH - Future dates for diary CAROL SINGING AROUND THE VILLAGE Monday 20 December Please come along and join us as we sing carols in the lead up to Christmas. You don’t have to have a great voice, but you will need the ability to singing with gusto! We will finish at the Village Hall for mince pies and mulled wine. CAROL SERVICE Friday 24 December On Christmas Eve, St Peter’s Church will be having a Carol Service at 6 pm. We look forward to welcoming you and please stay afterwards for sherry and mince pies. Church Flower Rota Christmas 2010 All helpers please 2nd & 9th Jan 2011 Mrs Christabel Francis 16th & 23rd Jan Mrs Dot Wood 30th Jan & 6th Feb Mrs Pam Langton White Horse Opera's Christmas Concert by Candlelight This year the concert will be on Thursday 9th December at 7.30pm in the Church of St John the Baptist Devizes. Under the baton of guest conductor Michael Cobb Tickets from Devizes Books £8 and under 12s free includes mulled wine and mince pies. Come along and join in with your favourite carols, a great way to start the festive season! �Wednesday Group The Group met on 10th November to consider the question. “What is the Role of the Church in a Secular Britain?” A simple question, you might think, but we don’t ‘do simple’ and so the discussion ranged far and wide. Firstly, we considered the question of ‘Faith’, something that is by no means the prerogative of the Church of England, nor indeed of Christianity, and we agreed that, at heart, the majority of people cling to a faith of some kind, albeit often expressed in widely differing terms, and not always seen as a religion within the generally accepted meaning of the word. We recognised therefore that we had to accept that Britain was, and will continue to grow as a multi-faith and multi-religious society. But it also has to be recognised that British law, society and culture are all based on the teachings of Christianity, and while we may welcome (guardedly) the growth of other religions, the great majority of British people expect those Christian values to be accepted by all who live here. Secularism has grown over at least the last hundred and fifty years and the influence of the Church of England has diminished at the same time, and as an organisation steeped in tradition it has fallen behind in the pace of change. In the field of education the Church of England still holds an important position, particularly at Primary School level, albeit its influence of the young has been eroded in the falling off of adult and parental support. It is important that the Church’s position is maintained and confirmed whenever threatened. In politics, where for hundreds of years the Church had a major part to play, it is now reduced to a small number of Bishops who sit in the House of Lords, and it is important that what voice they do have remains apolitical, supporting the Christian values of our society and not descending into party politics, particularly when two of the major party leaders are confirmed atheists! The public image of the Church has also suffered because of its failure to attract enough newcomers to the clergy to meet its traditional commitments, its highly publicised internal battles over the ordination of women and over the acceptance of homosexual members of the clergy, and its inability to attract new members, despite many attempts to make the liturgy more acceptable to the laity, although from a strictly local point of view, regular congregations at St Peter’s, Poulshot are on average fifty per cent greater today than they were twenty years ago, �even if the average age of members hasn’t gone down, and we do welcome new and younger members! All these factors were given a good airing, but to come to a conclusion was not easy. However, we were all agreed that the Church still had a vital role to play in reinforcing the Christian values on which our society is based, and to do this its hierarchy must show much greater and more positive leadership in sticking up for those values, and for its traditions and standards, and must not cave in to pressures from other religions in the name of ‘political correctness’. The next meeting will be in the Village Hall on Wednesday 12th January 2011 -subject to be decided. ******************************** FILM SHOWS FOR CHILDREN in Christ Church, Bulkington on Saturday mornings, 10am – 11am 27th November, 4, 11th and 18th December "Friends and Heroes" follows the adventures of two friends - Macky and Portia - as they fight for justice, and even survival, against the might of the Roman Empire. In the first episode - "Long Journey" - Macky and his family risk the wrath of the Romans by taking two refugee girls into their home. Free entry with Tuck Shop Children are welcome from all over the benefice It's Christingle time again! The ever popular Christingle service will once more take place in early December and this year we need your help to fill the church with a circle of light. Children from 0 - 100 are very welcome, so tell your friends and come along to Seend Church on Sunday 5th December at 4.00 pm. The collection will be for the Children's Society - special envelopes for this are available from Churchwardens or Sue Taylor. (Note to parents& carers, this year we are using safety glow candles but the effect will be just as magical) �POULSHOT’S BIG TREES PROJECT The exceptional beauty of the English landscape owes much to the towering presence in our hedgerows of big trees, which are also home to a huge amount of native wildlife - including small mammals, birds, butterflies, moths, beetles, lichens, mosses and fungi. Poulshot used to be celebrated for the glorious tall elms in the hedges bordering its many lanes - but when Dutch Elm disease killed 21m elms in England, Poulshot was not spared the devastation. In 2009 the Poulshot Village Trust’s ‘Big Trees Project’ was set up to replace our lost elms with other tall trees. It began with a survey of the parish to identify suitable planting locations. Local landowners gave strong support and the Trust soon realised that they had the opportunity to plant a thousand or more new oak, ash and lime trees. What the hedges in Poulshot used to look like What they look like today – no trees A successful fund-raising drive has resulted in generous grants from Wiltshire Council, the International Tree Foundation and Melksham Community Area Board and the Village Trust and its supporters are now ready to begin the massive 5-year tree planting exercise. They will be getting welcome help with the actual planting of trees in the hedges from the Community Payback Scheme. There will be an address at 10.00am on Thursday 25 November 2010 in Hay Lane, Poulshot, by Nicky Hunloke, Chairman of the Village Trust, before planting begins. Jonathon Seed (Wiltshire Councillor and Chairman of Melksham Community Area Board), Steve Russell (Wiltshire Council Countryside Manager) as well as Members of the Parish Council and local landowners have all been invited. �Emmanuel - GOD WITH US … I can hardly believe that I’ve just celebrated the first anniversary of my arrival here in our villages, or that we’re approaching the church’s season of Advent already. “Advent” is the four weeks immediately prior to Christmas Day and this year we holding the joint service of Advent Carols and Readings at Bulkington, at 6pm, on 28th November. Do come, if you can - everyone is warmly welcome. The season is marked by a change of the altar frontal from red to purple. In biblical times purple was the colour worn by kings. It is also the colour for penitence – a time to reflect on those things we we have done that we now regret. Advent is also a time of expectation, of waiting for the birth of “the long expected Jesus” - Emmanuel, God with us, which we will celebrate at Christmas – expectation and anticipation in the light of Christ’s promise that he will come again. The past year has brought home to me just what a great privilege it is for me to serve in these parishes. I would dearly love to visit every household - to hear and share with you your concerns as well as your joys. Realistically, however, that is totally impractical. Only a handful of people can be found indoors during the daytime. And I am conscious that very few people would welcome a visit from the vicar when they’ve just returned home from work and are in the middle of their dinner, or enjoying a programme on TV! Despite the realities of the situation, bearing in mind, too, the sheer number of households there are in the benefice, people still think “the church” doesn’t care if “the vicar“ hasn’t bothered to call! In this I need your help. Please do contact me if you know of anyone who would like me to visit – they (you!) don’t have to be a member of the church to qualify! I know many people act as unsung heroes, quietly looking after neighbours and friends, noticing whether or not the milk or daily newspaper has been collected, or the curtains pulled – and I thank God for each one of you, his living presence here on earth. Turning now to this Christmas season: this year we will be celebrating a joint Christingle Service on Sunday 5th December at 4pm at Seend Church: this has proved to be a very popular service for all the family in past years and I hope you will come along again, and make it really special. Details of all the other Christmas services can be found elsewhere in this �magazine, and on posters. And speaking of Christmas, as last year, instead of sending individual Christmas cards, I will be making a donation to charity on behalf of each parish and a card will be displayed in the porch of each church nearer the time. This year it will be the Barnabas Fund, which provides aid relief to our Christian brothers and sisters who are usually last in line for help in so many countries where there is conflict or natural disasters. Finally, may God bless you, your families and friends richly this Advent and Christmastide. Renée CRAFTY COOKS COOKERY FUN FOR PRE-SCHOOL CHILDREN, AGED 2 ½ TO SCHOOL AGE. WEEKLY, TERM TIME CLASSES COMING TO DEVIZES IN JANUARY 2011. EACH CLASS IS 45 MINUTES LONG AND AT THE END OF THE CLASS YOU GET TO TAKE AWAY WHAT YOU HAVE COOKED AND A RECIPE CARD THAT YOU CAN USE TO COOK IT AGAIN AND AGAIN. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO FIND OUT MORE PLEASE TELEPHONE THE NUMBERS BELOW OR EMAIL BECCA AT BECCA@CRAFTYCOOKS.CO.UK OR VISIT THE CRAFTY COOKS WEBSITE AT WWW.CRAFTYCOOKS.CO.UK 01380 725890 OR 07786071028 The Coffee Morning held on Duke’s Farm on Saturday 30th October in aid of Save thw Children raised the grand total of £478.10. Many thanks to all who contributed and helped to make it a success. Yvonne Baber �Difficult Financial Times These are indeed difficult financial times for many families but there is a lifeline which is available and will indeed help many The four Credit Unions in Wiltshire have worked together and can now offer loans of up to £500 at an interest rate of 2% per month (calculated only on the reducing balance of the loan) to borrowers who can demonstrate the ability to repay. These loans are called Moneyline loans. What are Credit Unions? They are non-profit making co-operatives, regulated by the Government and are run in Wiltshire by trained volunteers. Local residents can join their Credit Union for life for £2 and would normally save for a minimum of three months before a loan would be considered. However Moneyline loans are available immediately – new members are also encouraged to save even small amounts into their Credit Union account while paying off their loan but are not compelled to do so. The application process is rigorous and takes about ten days to investigate the borrower’s ability to repay. The policy of Credit Unions is to help their members through a tough period and offer a genuine alternative to high cost lenders. £500 borrowed from a doorstep or internet lender and repaid evenly over a year will cost £410 additionally in interest. From Moneyline the interest would be £63, a saving of £347! These Moneyline loans are offered by your Credit Union and initial investigations are done by Community First, a registered charity in Devizes. Applicants should in the first instance contact: Community First on 01380 736387 or directly to their intended Credit Union North Wilts Credit Union 01249 248313 West Wilts Credit Union 01225 709865 South Wilts Credit Union 01722 421881 Kennet Credit Union 01672 562666 All these Credit Unions have been encouraged and supported in offering Moneyline loans by Wiltshire Council and the Housing Associations / Registered Social Landlords operating in Wiltshire. We hope that Parish Councillors will accept our posters for display on their notice boards and we have plenty of small A5 size leaflets that can be made available at suitable parish events. The volunteer officers of your local Credit Union would be very happy to discuss this initiative with councillors and to work together, for instance to set up “Collection Points” to better serve parishioners in the more rural areas. Please contact your local Credit Union on the numbers above in order to move forward on us providing this help. �Rowde Primary School As the weather turns colder, the children are beginning their countdown before Christmas. Already many are busy making decorations or practising for the Infant Nativity play. We are also looking forward to the Christmas Fayre on Friday 3rd December, the Christingle Service on Wednesday 8th December (both in the School Hall) and the traditional Carols round the Christmas Tree to finish at the end of term. Bag 2 School collection A big thank you to everyone who donated to our recent Bag 2 School collection, we managed to raise £510.80. This was the fifth collection over the past two years and we have managed to raise £3089.20 in total. This money is allocated to the swimming maintenance and new roof funds. We appreciate that it can be difficult for some people to drop off their bags at the school, so for our next collection in March 2011 we will be organising a collection service for Rowde and Poulshot. Details will be given out nearer the time and we hope that you will be able to support this successful fundraiser for the school. Christmas Fayre There are lots of festive games and fun to be had at this years' Fayre, as well as the chance to meet Father Christmas! We have had a tremendous response to our Christmas raffle and would like to thank the following for donating prizes: Beechwood Beauty, Chocoholics, Coral Cove, Cross Keys, George & Dragon, Grant Boilers, Ma Cuisine, Mainly Tools, Morrisons and Poulshot Lodge Farm Shop. We would also like to thank Lataca Ltd and Vintage Roots for their support. The Fayre gives the opportunity for parents and villagers to socialise, have fun and of course raise money for the School. This year we hope to buy a new projector and give the School Library a make-over by providing new seating, book racks and rugs. We would like to thank everyone who supported the Fayre. ( On behalf of the Rowde School we wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! ) �Poulshot Village Trust PONDS PROJECT UPDATE We are delighted to be able to tell you that the project to restore three of our village ponds has been fully funded. We are most grateful to Wiltshire Council and also to Community First, who through Viridor (one of the UK's leading recycling, renewable energy and waste management companies) have given us the grants. Wiltshire Wildlife Trust who have experts experienced in pond restoration will be carrying out the work and it is hoped that this will commence in early December, taking a few days and depending on the weather. Planning permission has been granted for the work which includes some tree felling, mostly willow trees which are drawing water out of the ponds and blocking out light. A careful balance between light and shade is vital. Some sediment will be removed too. Great Crested Newts One of the reasons that these ponds are so important is that in at least one of the three, the rare Great Crested Newt is breeding in the spring and early summer. Without management, ponds become choked with weeds, reeds and rushes and eventually turn into dry land. Even where ponds still exist they can become too shaded and cold for newts to survive. Newts spend much of the year on land and here their skin is dry to the touch. However, in early spring, it is only the adult newts who return to the water to breed. They become adapted to living in water again and their skins get thinner and tails narrower. Males develop their breeding crests and both male and female become more brightly coloured, as they get ready to breed. Eggs are laid which hatch into tadpoles and once the legs are grown they are ready to leave the water. Do not disturb: For the next one to three years, the newly emerged newts stay away from their birth ponds and do not return until mature enough to breed. This is a reason not to disturb a newt you may find in your garden in the warmer months as it is either a “teenager” and has not yet adapted to live in water or, in winter, an adult who has left the water to hibernate in a damp, frost free place such as under a stone, in an outbuilding or just underground. To keep you informed on the progress of this work, look out for updates on the village notice board. Please be aware that this work is weather dependent and may commence at short notice. Dankay Cleverly and Pam Langton Ponds Project Coordinators �WILSTHIRE COUNCILLOR NEWS FORM JONATHON SEED The year rolls on and life seems to get busier and busier. The unfortunate resignation of a neighbouring Wilshire Councillor means that his electorate will need the services of a Councillor until a By Election can be held in the New Year. There can be no period of time when residents are unable to turn to a Councillor and this is particularly important with the statutory aspects of our work in areas like planning. I have taken on the largest part of the role of my former neighbour which means that I will be looking after the village of Bromham for the next few months. I know the village well and many Members of the Parish Council are friends so the extra Parish Council to attend will be no difficulty. In addition I have become a substitute Member on the Eastern Area Planning Committee which will also help with Seend and Poulshot planning matters. Taking the lead in looking after the Melksham Community Area also occupies much of my time. We are blessed with a pretty mature and sensible membership of our Area Board which means that we do not have that much political infighting so we can generally concentrate working together to get the best for our Area. That does not mean that there will not be differing opinions from time to time as my recent spat in the Council Chamber with the Leader of the Liberals and Melksham Councillor Jon Hubbard showed. However we are both as one in our belief that we must work together for the delivery of a Melksham Community Area Campus as soon as possible. It is simply fantastic that in the face of cuts and redundancies and neighbouring Counties closing leisure and library facilities on a daily basis we will still see a £10 million investment Council and leisure services in Melksham within three years. This is only possible because we can sell the nine old Council sites in our area, making sound economic sense to concentrate Council services onto one site as well as replacing the ageing existing facilities (and their massive projected maintenance budgets) with new state of the art leisure facilities and services. Wiltshire is a forward thinking Council with a positive outlook and with a sound lead from our Area Board we in the Melksham Community Area will be the first to see the immediate and tangible benefits of this approach and sound planning. Finally may I take this opportunity to wish you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Jonathan Seed �SEEND AND DISTRICT GARDENING CLUB We started our meeting on 9th November, by remembering Peter Hicks, our president for many years. Jonathan Drew then spoke to us about the Rowdeford School Charity Trust. He talked about the history of the house which goes back a long way and has served various purposes in more recent times. It was acquired as a school for children with complex learning difficulties by Wiltshire County Council but only part of the building was in use for a while and state funding not being enough for the work that was required the school became a charitable trust, in order to raise money to restore and refurbish the derelict buildings and also to restore the extensive grounds. Needless to say a lot of the fund- raising and work was carried out by interested and knowledgeable parents and Harry Dobson of The Victorian Garden television programme came to give advice on the restoration of the Victorian walled garden. With various grants and gifts and work done by young offenders, among others, work has proceeded and included the finding of a hydraulic ram used in the original garden. One of the most successful fundraising activities is the Garden Fair held every year at the end of May, next year on the 22nd. .The winner of the competition for a savoury was Jeni Raby-Cox. On 14th December we will be having a Christmas celebration. So no speaker, but with the U3A singers and chiefly ourselves there will be a programme of Christmas carols and songs with readings and a song from some brave SGC members. There will be refreshments of a seasonal variety and wine will be for sale by the glass. The competition will be Christmas decorations based on a sphere. The topic at our January 11th meeting will be Gardening Made Easy by Alan Christopher who was a popular speaker last year and the competition will be a photograph of a winter scene. Non members are always welcome to out meetings for a small charge. Sue. �POULSHOT LODGE FARM SHOP Dear all, We are writing to say thank you yo everyone who has supported our shop. The shop has been open since the end of July and is gaining new customers each week. We would like to let you know our Christmas opening times. We will be open 7 days a week from 7th December, closing at 3 p.m. on 24th December. We shall be selling all your requirements for Christmas – all meat joints, poultry, free range and barn reared turkeys, vegetables, Christmas Trees, Hampers and vouchers and much much more. Our butcher Martin will be only too pleased with Nick to advise you on any special joint you want for Christmas. Very many thanks again for your support and a very Happy Christmas. The Hues Family. The Badgers’ Worton and Cheverell F.C. When defeat seems like a victory…… The Under 9s had a great encounter with the unbeaten Trowbridge Rangers, in what was a thrilling Cup tie. The Badgers twice took the lead with goals from Raff with assists from Archie, but at half time were narrowly losing 2-3 as the game ebbed and flowed both ends. Rosie then made her debut for the Badgers, and soon took on the challenge of tormenting the Rangers defence, and with some good wing play she set up the third goal for Raff to make it 3-3. Game on with minutes to spare. However, despite the great defending by Scott and Archie, good midfield play by Jack, Ryan, Ben B.& P., and the great keeping from Charlie, the Rangers team again took the lead to eventually win the game 3-5. Man of the Match went to Rosie, for an excellent debut performance. In other Cup news, the Adult team played local rivals Seend United in the A&B Cup, at the West Lavington stadium. Drawing 2-2 at full-time, the Badgers then went on to pile the pressure to put 4 goals away against this higher division Seend team, to win the match 6-2. In the Leagues, a mix of results in November: U12 losing 1-3 to leaders Trowbridge Wanders, but remain 2nd in the table Big town wins for the Badgers in the U10 against Melksham : 5-2, and U11 a narrow 1-0 win against Chippenham Town (White). Under 8s: both squads had good positive matches against Corsham and Melksham at the Five Lanes pitch. Next Adult home matches to be played at West Lavington Village Hall Stadium (all spectators welcome): 11 Dec: v FC Northbridge – k.o. 14.00 / 18 Dec: v Melksham Town Reserves – k.o. 14.00 �The Roundhouse Re-opens! The Roundhouse in Melksham will be opening its doors once more. Built in the 1600s as a drying room for wool, it is now re-opening as a shop. Incredibly, this building will house two businesses within its one wall. Downstairs, the small circular floor space will be filled with beautiful, colourful hand- crafted items made by Laura Horne, who will be calling her shop ‘Love LooLoo’. She makes many different items - knitted arm warmers, wooden chopping boards, greetings cards, brooches and bags to name just a few. Laura will also stock other items from a very select choice of British suppliers. The raw materials for her products are recycled items and sourced locally where possible, such as ‘Wiltshire Wood Recycling’. In amongst this elegance, you will also be able to find vintage products found by Laura or Karen Tissington (who has worked in antiques for many years). These have been specially chosen to suit the feel of the shop and have a significant nostalgic importance. Most of the items will be displayed on up-cycled furniture that will also be for sale. Upstairs, beneath the conical roof and gothic chandelier, will reside Paul Horne Photography. Paul, who recently married Laura, feels that The Roundhouse is the perfect meeting room to look over his portfolio and discuss wedding photography or family portraits. He says that it is important for Melksham and the surrounding areas to know that there is a local photographer with strong family ethics. Paul is adept at traditional photography but also loves being creative as well, with both the composition and post production. Paul aims to hold several exhibitions throughout the year and he will also sell prints, posters and canvases of his work, as well as many other gift items. Paul and Laura open the doors on 4th December and look forward to seeing you, even if you are just curious to look around the building. There is free parking nearby. Find them in Church Street, Melksham. �Church Services December and January th Sunday 5 December 9.30 a.m. All Age Worship Bulkington 11.15 a.m. All Age Worship Seend 4. 00 p.m. Bnefice Christingle Service Seend 6.00 p.m. Evensong Poulshot Sidesman Mr F. Wood Reader Mr M. Hues Sunday 12th December 9.30 a.m. Matins Poulshot Sidesman Mrs S. Quinn Reader The Vicar 11.15 a.m. Parish Communion Seend 6.00 p.m. Evensong Bulkington Sunday 19th December 9.30 a.m. Parish Communion Sidesman Mr C. Saunders 6.00 p.m. Carol Service 6.00 p.m. Carol Service Poulshot Reader Mrs K. Amery Seend Bulkington Thursday 23rd December 4 p.m. Crib Service Friday 24th December 2.00 p.m. Crib Service 6.00 p.m. Carol Service Sidesman and Reader to be confirmed 11.30 p.m. Christmas Communion Saturday 25th December 9.30 a.m. Family Communion Sidesman and Reader to be confirmed 9.30 a.m. Family Communion 11.15 a.m. Family Communion Sunday 26th December 10.00 a.m. Benefice Service Vicarage Garden Bulkington Poulshot Seend Poulshot Bulkington Seend Seend �Sunday 2nd January 9.30 a.m. All Age Worship 11.15 a.m. All Age Worship 6.00 p.m. Evensong Bulkington Seend Poulshot Sunday 9th January 9.30 a.m. Matins Poulshot 11.15 a.m. Parish Communion Seend 6. 00 p.m. Evensong Bulkington Sunday 16th January 9.30 a.m. Parish Communion 11.15 a.m. Parish Communion 6 00 p.m. Parish Communion Bulkington Seend Poulshot Sunday 23rd January 9.30 a.m. Family Communion 11.15 a.m. Family Communion 6 00 p.m. Parish Communion Poulshot Seend Bulkington Sunday 30th January Benefice Service at Poulshot Non-eucharist service Coffee will be served after the service �Self-Employed?? Finding all the paperwork and tax returns a headache?? Wish it would all go away? If you need a helping hand and are looking for a friendly service which is not too expensive, why not call for a free-of-charge consultation and a no-obligation quote? Anne Martin A.F.A. Swanborough Cottage, Mill Lane, Poulshot, SN10 1SA Tel: 01380 828370 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Village Magazine Description An account of the resource PDF versions of the Village Magazine distributed between 2004 and Present. 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Tuesday to Saturday Open 11am – 2:30pm Lunch served 12 – 2pm Tuesday to Saturday Evenings Open 6pm – 11pm Dinner served 6:30pm – 9pm �Poulshot Village News is put together by Nina Jeffries and anyone else who would like to help, and distributed to all houses in the village by a lovely team of helpers. Help, contributions, reports, opinions and articles are very much welcomed. While we will always aim to include all shades of opinion and interest, we reserve the right to select and edit where appropriate. We also aim to provide a network and record of what’s going on in the village, as fully as possible, so please let us know if there is anything that you would like publicised in advance or reported on afterwards. The intention will be for the magazine to float through your doors in the first week of each month, so contributions need to arrive about ten days before that. We look forward to hearing from you. Contact us e-mail – poulshotnews@btinternet.com ; by post - 3 Sillington Lane, Poulshot, SN10 1TD Contributions for next issue in by 20th of the month please Advertising Poulshot Village News is happy to accept adverts, indeed relies on them to fund production costs. Publication of an advert does not constitute an endorsement for that product or service. Adverts may be taken as a full, half or quarter page, at a cost of £40/£25/£15 respectively, to run for the full year of the magazine. Subscribing to an advert in the magazine will automatically get you a listing on the Poulshot web site - www.poulshot.org.uk Poulshot Web Pages (The World Looking At Poulshot) WWW.POULSHOT.ORG.UK Email to:webmaster@poulshot.org.uk �Do you need help with Self Assessment Taxation Business Plans Presentation to Banks Contact Gordon Lawrence Chartered Accountant 30, The Pound, Bromham Tel: Devizes 850294 Free Initial Consultation JILLIAN NEWSOM MSSSCh MBChA CHIROPODIST Registered member of The British Chiropody and Podiatry association Visiting practice 01380 828257 Equestria, Berhills Lane, Seend SN12 6RR �Our local WILTSHIRE COUNCILLOR Mr Jonathon Seed 01380 850696 E-mail jonathon.seed @wiltshire.gov.uk Computer problems? I offer a friendly, local service for all repairs, servicing and spares. Please talk to me BEFORE you buy or replace a computer. I can build you a PC to your needs or rebuild your old one with new components I always have good used laptops — often much better value than new — running Windows XP or the new Windows 7. HELP! Owen Burton 07765 774908 Seend Cleeve wigglybus@yahoo,co.uk �Poulshot Lodge Farm Fresh beef available for sale direct from the farm Selection boxes available or individual requirements catered for. Orders now being taken for delivery limited frozen meat available now. Selection box includes – various roasting joints, steaks, mince and stewing steaks . Prices very competitive for this local quality product. For more information contact the Hues family on 01380 828255 �. DOLMAN AUDIO VISUAL Berhills Lane Farm, Sells Green, Melksham Telephone: 01380 828524 We know HI FI TELVISION VIDEO DVD literally inside out! For personal service and a professional repair to any make of product, ancient or modern, please telephone Maggie or Peter We also stock a range of quality reconditioned (non exrental) equipment carrying a maximum 6 months warranty. DOLMAN AUDIO VISUAL is an Authorised Service Centre providing technical assistance on behalf of leading manufacturers Richardson & Paige INTERIORS Specialist Upholstery www.richardsonandpaige.co.uk Come and visit us at our website or our workshop: Unit 1, Manor House Yard, Poulshot, Devizes SN10 1RY 01380 828228 07974 454747 Traditional, Modern and Bespoke Specialist Upholstery tailored loose covers; new furniture made to order; antiques; modern reupholstery; recovering & repairs; free quotes deliveries Members of the Association of Master Upholsterers & Soft Furnishers‐ �The Tranquil Moment Health & Beauty Clinic Full Range of Beauty Treatments Including ♦ Decleor Facials ♦ Manicure & Pedicure ♦ Waxing ♦ Xen Tan ♦Caci-nonsurgical face lift ♦ Electrolysis ♦Hydrotherm ♦ Sports & remedial massage ♦ Reflexology The Old Stables Middle Green Farm The Green Poulshot Devizes 01380 828297 e-mail tranquilmoment@live.co.uk for more information about the salon and our treatments please visit our website www.tranquilmoment.co.uk To let WILTSHIRE NUMISMATIC SOCIETY (founded in Devizes 1965) North Cornish Holiday Cottage Meetings held from 8 p.m. on the third Monday of the month, March to December inclusive, in the Village Hall ‘ Details from Verity Jeffery 01225 703143 sleeps 6 – 8 , fully equipped cottage and large garden with summerhouse and parking. Holidays and short breaks For further details contact Bo Miles-Hobbs on 01380 813902 bomileshobbs@btinternet.com www.helemillcottage.co.uk �Andrew Underwood Chimney Sweep Brush Vacuum Clean Efficient Phone: 01225 706447 Mobile: 07889 771505 TONY PARSONS DOMESTIC APPLIANCE ENGINEER WASHING MACHINES COOKERS / DRIERS SERVICE AND REPAIRS TEL; 01380 723279 MOBILE: 07970 117023 TOWNSEND FARMHOUSE Comfortable B and B in Poulshot Excellent facilities in Grade 2 listed building with full English breakfasts and ample car-parking space E-mail marygracebrothers@gmail.com Telephone 01380 828221 When friends and relations wish to visit and you are unable to put them up for the night book them to stay at Townsend Farmhouse B and B Discounts offered for bookings made by local residents �“Doggy Dilemmas” Puppy Training classes Dog Training Classes Clicker Training One to Ones Dog Walking Dog Boarding Contact Debs on 01380 730564 or 07966 617617 Seasoned logs and kindling available Don’t shiver We deliver Call James on 07970 781828 �IMW OFFICE SERVICES LTD Personal Tax Assessments Clubs/Societies – Independent Reviews Small Company Accounts, VAT Payroll, Book-keeping Typing Contact Ian Wheeler Tel: 07813 777710 e-mail : wheeler.potterne@virgin.net JOIN US AND SAVE MONEY - on your supply of domestic heating oil delivered to your door. As an established group with members along the Pewsey Vale we can supply to you direct. With the price of oil increasing, we will get you a discounted price every time! Interested? Call Chris on 01380 818724 or e-mail jcm3777@hotmail.com �Andrew Goodfield Woodwork Devizes, Road, Rowde, Wiltshire Carpentry, Joinery Free-standing and built-in cabinets cupboards and wardrobes Free estimate Telephone: 01380 722067 e-mail:apgoodfield@tiscali.co.u k www.apgwoodwork.co.uk Charlie Jacks Taxi (your local village taxi service) 1 – 4 seater car 1 – 7 seater MPV “Gold Star Service” local or longdistance airport – ferry – rail transfer bookings now being taken for xmas and new year ring Ken on 01380 827294 for a quote 1 Sillington Lane Poulshot �JKS Plumbing and Heating BATHROOMS, TAPS, HOT WATER CYLINDERS AND MUCH MORE NO JOB TOO SMALL 24 HOUR CALL OUT Tel: 01380 828956 Mobile: 07708510715 �Mobile Hairdresser for ladies’, gents’ and children’s hair - concessions for OAPs – Available daytime, evenings and weekends. For more details, please ring Charlotte on 01380 828482 ��Poulshot Village Hall Available for meetings, functions, clubs and private parties Booking fees from April 2009 Village activities - £5 an hour Outside users - £8 an hour All bookings for the hall are again being taken by JACKIE POHNERT - tel; 01380 827046 e-mail - jackie.pohnert@googlemail.com I would be grateful if you could phone at the following times; Monday – Friday 9.00 - 18.00hrs Saturday 9.00 - 13.00hrs Closed on Sundays! If you prefer to leave me an e-mail request don’t forget to leave your own e-mail address for a reply. Thank you �DEVIZES HOME & GARDEN MAINTENANCE Hunters Moon, Bath Rd,Devizes,Wilts,SN10 1PH Hedge - Grass Cutting Lawn Treatment - Scarification Weed Control – General Gardening Landscaping – Garden Clearance Sheds – All Types of Fencing & Gates Ponds – Pond maintenance – Water Features Decking – Patios - Graveling Regular, Weekly & Monthly Contracts Interior & Exterior painting and decorating General Property Maintenance Free Quotations – Fully insured Tel: Jon on 01380 720969 Mobile: 07778043330 Email: Jon@devizeshomeandgarden.co.uk �Village Contacts St Peter’s Church Priest in Charge - Revd. Renée Coulson Churchwardens Mrs Paulette Bremner-Milne Mrs Janet James PCC Secretary –Mrs Kate Amery PCC Members – 827285 828527 724944 827172 Mr Nicholas Hunloke (Treasurer) - Lady Kate Hunloke (Deanery Synod) Mrs Angela Bullen - Mr Chris Saunders - Mrs Dot Wood - Mrs Joyce Arnold (Deanery Synod) - Mr Brian James Organist – Mrs P De Belle Parish council Chairman – Mr Nicholas Hunloke 828333 Clerk - Mrs Maggie Goodenough 827205 clerk@poulshot.org.uk - Mrs Sue Aldridge – Mr Joe Baber – Mr Geoff Meembers Collett (Vice Chairman) – Mr Steve Housby – Mr Nicholas Hunloke – Mr Malcolm Nixon - Mr Tim Nixon Local Councillors Kennet District Cllr Jonathan Seed 850 696 e-mail jonathon.seed@wiltshire.gov.uk. Farmers Club Mr Richard Francis 828232 Mother and Toddler Group Mrs Clair Waldron 828602 Poulshot Ladies Club Lady Kate Hunloke 828333 Village Hall – Chris Saunders 827290 Bookings - Jackie Pohnert 827046 828333 Village Trust – Chairman - Mr Nicholas Hunloke Secretary - Mr Peter Cleverly 827242 Members - Mrs Diana Gravina (Vice-chairman) – Mr Brian James (treasurer) – Mrs Pam Langton (Archivist) �PSW Premier Tiling Services Local professional tiling service for:- • Kitchens • Bathrooms • Conservatories • Underfloor heating installed All work is fully insured and guaranteed. Please call 01380 721978/07855 947039 or e-mail pswpremiertiling@gmail.com for help or information. A helping hand Supported by www.ridgewaycommunity.org.uk If you’re over 60 or younger and disabled, Handihelp can do small home repairs and maintenance jobs at competitive prices. Special offer You can get up to two hours of Handihelp for free if, you’re on meanstested benefits, although we’ll charge for materials. How we can help Our services include: electrical work; plumbing and drainage; home security; clearing rooms and lofts; organising home moves; measures to make your home warmer, such as boiler jackets or draft excluders; and help with other small jobs, such as putting up curtains, shelves and pictures, rehanging doors or tiling small areas. �Do you need help in the garden? Perry Landscape Services can help Planting; Garden Design; Pond Maintenance; Fencing; Decking; Patios; General Garden Maintenance; Lawn Cutting; Garden Designs; Leaf Collection etc Tel: 01225 712274 Mobile 07771838195 e-mail vzdy@hotmail.com NO OBLIGATION QUOTATIONS NO JOB TOO BIG OR TOO SMALL COOKS ORCHARD BEAUTY Qualified & insured Massage and Beauty Therapist. Massage: Hot stones massage, Thai style massage, Deep tissue, Swedish.Manicures, pedicures, Paraffin wax treatment, Waxing tinting, Facials, Hopi ear candles. Pamper/Hen parties catered for. Vouchers available. Visit Cooks orchard, or I’ll come to you. Call Nicky on: 07711652568 ��WILTSHIRE NUMISMATIC SOCIETY PROGRAMME 2010 Hon. Secretary Pam de Belle 01380 828453 Mr R. Jeffrey 01225 703143 Verity Jeffery Telephone Number 01225 703143. November 15 – Annual General Meeting December 10 – Christmas Dinner at The Raven Poulshot –prior booking only – see Pam for details Poulshot Ladies Club Dates for Diary November 16th Village Hall 7.30p.m. - To be arranged December 14th 7.30 for 8pm – Christmas Dinner at The Raven. The menu for either two or three courses will be distributed in due course NOTICES FROM PARISH COUNCIL VILLAGE GREEN TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF EVERYONE USING THE VILLAGE GREEN PLEASE ENSURE THAT ANY POSSIBLE HEALTH AND SAFETY ISSUES ARE BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE PARISH COUNCIL CONTACT numbers are available from the reverse of the magazine. YOUNGSTERS OF POULSHOT ??WHAT DO YOU WANT IN YOUR VILLAGE?? YOUR PARISH COUNCIL IS LISTENING! PLEASE CONTACT Mandy Housby or Teresa Ollerhead Future Council Meetings 2nd November 2010 4th January 2011 1st March 2011 �ST PETER’S CHURCH - Future dates for diary CAROL SINGING AROUND THE VILLAGE Monday 20 December Please come along and join us as we sing carols in the lead up to Christmas. You don’t have to have a great voice, but you will need the ability to singing with gusto! We will finish at the Village Hall for mince pies and mulled wine. CAROL SERVICE Friday 24 December On Christmas Eve, St Peter’s Church will be having a Carol Service at 6 pm. We look forward to welcoming you and please stay afterwards for sherry and mince pies. CHRISTMAS BAZAAR For the first time for many, many years we will NOT be holding our Christmas Bazaar. Over the past years, the numbers of people, especially children, have dwindled and the PCC has decided not to hold the bazaar this year. On quite a few occasions, dates have clashed with Rowde School and for obvious reasons the children want to go to school events with other friends. We may decide to hold the Bazaar again in the future or perhaps something else Christmassy!! Church Flower Rota Nov 7th Mrs Mandy Housby Nov 14th & 21st Mrs Suzie Quinn ADVENT - No flowers CHRISTMAS - All Helpers please Allotment available in the Green Gardens Please contact Maggie Goodenough, Parish Clerk, if you are interested 01380 827205 / e-mail clerk@poulshot.org.uk �Poulshot Feast - Many Thanks [originally received for the last issue but mistakenly omitted by slightly demented editor … apologies, Nina] On behalf of the organisers, I wish to thank everyone who contributed to the Poulshot Feast on 11 September. As anyone who attended will realise, a large number of people gave freely of their time in order to ensure the day was successful, and for this we are extemely grateful. The principal aim of the Feast was to share in and celebrate the life of the village and the surrounding area. We were blessed with good weather, the attendance was very good, and there was a happy atmosphere throughout the afternoon. Visitors joined in the active demonstrations, and the varied displays of artwork, old and new vehicles, cookery, food and wine, all seemed to generate interest and enjoyment. The recreational activities on The Green were well supported, and there were good numbers of entries in the friendly competitions, many of a high standard. All this suggests we achieved our principal aim. The Poulshot Supper Feast in the Village Hall in the evening was also well attended, and everyone present seemed to enjoy the relaxed and informal atmosphere. So a big thank you to the "Soup Ladies" for the excellent food and service. A secondary, but important aim, was to raise funds for the two charities, Help For Heroes and Wiltshire Air Ambulance. Most activities were free, and where there were charges these were kept to a minimum to cover costs. However, as we hoped, people gave generously, and over a thousand pounds was raised to be shared equally between the two good causes. Again, many thanks to all who contributed, but I would particularly like to mention the two young cadets from Worton (Jake Wilshire and Sean Cannon) who gave up their time to go round with the collection boxes. So, all in all, this was a succesful day which spoke well for the village and the area. As a new event, there are, no doubt, things we could have done better, and any views on this are welcome. However, thanks to very many people, we can be well satisfied with the day's work Well done, everyone! Brian Arnold. �In Accordance with the provision of the Local Government Act 1972 you are hereby summoned to a meeting of Poulshot Parish Council to be held on Tuesday 2nd Nov 2010 at the Village Hall 7.30pm AGENDA MEETING 1. Welcome and Apologies 2. Declaration of interests Open Session 3. Minutes of meeting held on 7th September 2010 confirmed by all Councillors, either at meeting or prior to, as a true and accurate record of events and signed on 21st Sept 2010. 4. Matters Arising: a. Pippin Homes Development – Update b. Village Green Risk Assessment - Tim Nixon c. Village Green – Steve Housby to report on Course attended. d. Parish Steward –Geoff Collett to report e. Ponds – up date from Village Trust f. Playground safety inspection report - Sue Aldridge to report g. Community Area Partnership – Tim Jalland to update council. h. Community Speed Watch Scheme – update i. Sintons Insurance – Update j. Trees on Green – Work to start November/December k. Playground Survey – Steve Housby to report l. Lackham Vintage Society - Date for 2011 m. Fibre Optic Broadband – Progress so far 5. Finance - a Parish Council to approve payments b c 12. Payable M Goodenough (Clerks Salary October – November 2010) Net 190.83 VAT 0 Gross 190.83 Mazars – External Audit Simon Franklin – hedge cutting Society of Local Council Clerks – Course CPD Common Land (S Housby) 140.00 335.00 95.00 24.50 58.63 16.62 164.50 393.63 111.62 Current balance sheet and payments. Date for budget meeting to be arranged, November 2010. Planning: - Applications received between meetings E/10/1226/TCA E/10/372/FUL Poulshot Village Trust Mr J Dyke E/10/1356/ADV Messrs Hues Dankay Cleverly Belle Vue Farm, Poulshot Road, Poulshot Land off A361, Poulshot Lodge Farm 21 Poulshot Road, Work to trees beside ponds at Manor Farm and Green Lane Pond Erection of Calf Shed and hardstanding Erection of advance warning signage for farm shop E/10/1291/FUL Mr M Reader Ground floor side extension to garage and first floor extension, new dormer windows to front elevation. E/10/1303/TCA Mr D Bullen Middle Green Farm, Works to trees consisting of a 30% 26 The Green crown reduction to copper beech and felling of a eucalyptus. E/10/1325/FUL Mr C Rowans, 7 Barley Hill Change of use of land from agricultural Saunders Lane to domestic. 14. Date of Next Meeting to be confirmed as 7.30pm on Tuesday 4th January 2011 at the Village Hall. �The Raven Inn This is the year that was! Nathalie and myself have been at the helm of the Raven Inn for one year and what a year its been. From our opening night to our first Christmas, New Nears Eve to the Horses Holiday we have seen it all. The first thing I must say is how welcoming the regulars and people of Poulshot have been. Susan and Philip left some very big shoes to fill and it was made easier by all the support we received from all of you. We had some highs this year with our Curry & Karaoke night, (or how to murder an Abba song), Pasty making competition,(won by yours truly) and of course our Caribbean Night (thanks to Nathalie and her rum punch) but we promise this “ you ain't seen nothing yet” On the 5th November we are having our first years party with a hog roast after the Fireworks on the Green (all profits to go into the Poulshot Fireworks fund) and later on in the evening a Karoake. We will also be holding several events to be held on Sunday evenings over the winter so please check the notice board in the pub for details. Please note our new Opening times on the Cover. We would like to thank you all again for your generous support over the last year and we look forward to your continued support in the future. We feel that it will be a year of financial uncertainty but please be assured that myself, Nathalie and all our staff will do our utmost to make your time spent at The Raven Inn as special. See you soon and thank you all once again Jerry. �ALABARÉ INCLUDE Alabaré Include are here to provide support for those suffering mental health and emotional difficulties, aged 18 upwards. On referral we will allocate a one-to-one worker who will work with you to assess how we can enable you to improve your quality of life. We will also be running a Befriending Service and various activity groups. Referrals can come from anywhere – yourself, your GP, a family member – we will even take a referral over the phone! We also need Volunteers for the activity groups and for the Befriending Service (training and expenses given). Call 01380 738602 for more information, a referral form or just a chat. Or e-mail us at enquiries@alabare.co.uk Broad Band Access In Poulshot Last month I discussed the reasons for poor broadband speed in our area, I also discussed some potential solutions. Since then British Telecom has announced significant investment proposals for rural areas, unfortunately the Seend exchange is not yet on the list approved for improvement. As you know our exchange at Seend covers Seend, Bulkington and Poulshot, therefore it will be very important for us all to cooperate in persuading BT that we should have some priority. Our Parish Council is at the moment deciding how to achieve some form of campaign to put forward our cause and I hope that by the next magazine there will be some news on that front. I have been contacted by several of you in Poulshot, but also by some in Seend and Bulkington; all the comments are so far positive and I hope that many more of you will express your interest, please contact me I the meantime BT is trying to gauge interest itself, they have an on line voting system to pick the next exchanges to be upgraded, the more votes we have the more likely we are to be upgraded. Can I ask you all to vote please by going to the following web site. http://www.racetoinfinity.bt.com/. If you have any questions or would like more information, please contact me. mike@maiwilson.co.uk Mike Wilson �POULSHOT LADIES’ READING GROUP Following our previous good read ,“ The Road Home” by Rose Tremain, we shall be discussing quite a different novel when we meet on Tuesday, November 30th, 7.30p.m. in the hall. Our chosen book, “Dancing Backwards” by Sally Vickers, is her most recent book and the Independent review describes it as “ Absolutely compelling. An all pervading psychological astuteness and peerless story telling.” Well I thoroughly enjoyed it as I have all her books. If you would like to come along and join in, please do; if you would like to read the book before you come, phone Jackie on 827046. The evening lasts about 90 minutes including a hot drink before we decide on our next GOOD READ. Light the night. Poulshot bonfire 6pm on the green Friday 5th November Make a Guy and enter it in the competition. �POULSHOT VILLAGE TRUST: BIG TREES PROJECT UPDATE DIGGING HOLES TO PLANT TREES At the last Village Trust meeting the Chairman, Nicky Hunloke, advised that, since the fields on either side of Hay Lane would have no growing crops during the next week or so, we should seize the opportunity to dig the holes we would need for tree planting in the hedgerows later in the year. The following Monday, 20 September 2010, local contractor Ollie Coles brought his auger digger to Hay Lane and all the holes were dug. PLANTING THE TREES On Wednesday 6 October 2010, Simon Richardson of the Community Payback scheme met a few of us to discuss the work involved in planting and to assess Hay Lane’s suitability as a workplace. The workers will be men who have been ordered by the Court to do a specified number of hours community service. We have asked for their help to plant, stake, put on guards, and tag, the tree whips that will be going in this November. Simon will supervise and ensure the workers achieve a good standard of work and behave responsibly. BUYING THE TREES Ben Hamilton has offered to arrange the sourcing of the oak, ash, and large-leaved lime tree whips, together with stakes and guards, for the Big Trees Project. FUNDING Feedback from Tim Jalland is that the Area Board has agreed a grant of £1,489 – an additional sum that allows the Village Trust to complete Phases I and II of Poulshot’s Big Trees Project. For further information contact the Big Trees Project Leader: Peter Cleverly, Secretary Poulshot Village Trust, at petercleverly@btinternet.com �Help tomorrow take shape 2011 Census coming to a letterbox near you On 27 March 2011 all residential households in the United Kingdom will be taking part in a census. Since 1801 a day has been chosen every ten years for this purpose (except in 1941 during the war). The census provides an excellent source of information about the population. This enables central and local government, health authorities and many other organisations to identify need for housing, education, health and transport services for years to come. Did you know that supermarkets use census statistics to work out the kind of foods they need to sell to keep local communities stocked up with their favourites? Water companies use the census data to plan the pipes for clean and wastewater – to make sure there’s enough for everyone. Fire brigades and the police use census data to help communities, putting fire alarms and crime prevention measures in specific areas. The benefits are far reaching. The census statistics also feed into the allocation of funding for local authorities and play a major part in identifying need for local services in communities, so it is crucial the population estimate is as accurate as possible. When the questionnaire envelope comes through the door you’ll easily recognise it by the purple 2011 Census logo. Take care of it. If, like many people, you want to complete the questionnaire online, your individual internet code is on the front of the questionnaire. The 2011 Census doesn’t want anyone to fall behind – so there is a wide range of help options available (such as language guidance booklets, large print format, Text Relay and census field staff on hand, as well as online help and telephone call centres). More information www.census.gov.uk about the 2011 Census can be found at: �Rowde Primary School Good support for the World's Biggest Coffee Morning Last month we held a coffee morning and managed to raise over £200 for the Macmillan Cancer Support Charity. Many parents enjoyed having a chat, coffee and slice of cake as well as the opportunity to buy from various stalls. A special thanks to Goughs Solicitors, Chocoholics and Pheonix Cards and everyone else who supported the event. Harvest Festival A lovely service was held at St Matthews Church on Friday 8th October. All the children were involved with each class presenting their work through reading, poetry, art and singing. There were many fruit, vegetables and food offerings, which were distributed by the Year 6 children to local OAPs living in Rowde and Poulshot. Book Week takes on an international theme During the first week in October, the children had the opportunity to discover and learn about different nationalities and countries as part of the annual Book Week. Several parents and grandparents came into school to read to children's books in different languages. An Indian Dance Day was also arranged to allow all the children to take part in workshop sessions where they learnt different dances, signs and played games. Mrs Taylor, the School Cook, served one of her delicious curries for lunch on the same day. The Rowde School Association (RSA) organised their autumn disco to support Book Week and encouraged the children to dress up as their favourite book character. Lots of imagination and creativity was involved with the costumes and everyone had a great time playing book themed games. All money raised was invested in new books to support reading levels across the school. Autumn Walk The new Reception children along with Year 3 went on a walk to the grounds of Rowdeford School to collect leaves, moss and other natural artefacts for their autumn display. Luckily they took advantage of the warm weather, and apart from a few tired feet, much fun was had by all. Finally… Thank you to everyone who donated to the Bag 2 School collection. Again we had a good response, and will let you know how much was raised. Deanne Elsden �Wander through a Winter Wonderland Saturday 4th & Sunday 5th December 4pm to 8pm Brook House, Bromham kindly hosted by Mark Wilkinson OBE Wander through a magically lit garden … find Father Christmas at home in his grotto … explore the pantomime trail … decorate the Christmas tree …feast on delicious goodies … cuddle a Christmas donkey… …come along and join the fun! Entry: £10 a car Father Christmas: £2.50 (gifts for all) Queries: Contact elizabethfrearson@hotmail.co.uk ROWDEFORD CHARITY TRUST (No: 1088605) Supporting Children with Special Needs in Wiltshire The Wiltshire Air Ambulance Arrangements already having been made to donate half the proceeds from the Poulshot Feast (£520) to the Wiltshire Air Ambulance, as the two village survivors of a helicopter pick-up from the Green, Geoff Collett and I were invited to present the cheque at Police Headquarters in Devizes. Neither of us have any recollection of our respective flights and Geoff had already stated his wish to see the helicopter and thank those most involved in rescuing him. I had visited before but there are always questions that you would like to ask about how the service operates. So it was that at 5 p.m. on Friday October 8th 2010 we stood, together with Brian Arbold, beside a very shiny well maintained helicopter. After the handing over of the cheque, photographed by a policeman and Brain’s son Matthew, we ere able to have a good look round and ask many questions. �The first thing that strikes one is the apparent limited space inside. The crew seem to think that it is quite adequate, and say that transfer from te front seat to the rear poses no problem. However, the stretcher is loaded at a 45 degree angle and then straightened up inside, with the patient’s feet disappearing towards the tail section. There is a seat for the paramedic beside the patient and various pieces of equipment (including a defibrillator mercifully) across the width of the fuselage high above the patient’s legs. When there is an emergency call a land ambulance will attend the incident and assess the situation because the air ambulance is only summoned and used in life threatening situations. In such cases the paramedic will be attending the patient in flight, most usually around the head and torso. the crew always consists of the pilot, a police observer and the paramedic. On Geoff’s pick-up the policeman was ‘bumped-off’ the helicopter in Poulshot as there was a trauma doctor who arrived by car and flew with the pilot and paramedic to Frenchay Hospital in Bristol. The policeman returned to Devizes in the Doctor’s car. Flying times are approximately six minutes to Bath Royal United Hospital and nine minutes to Frenchay – wonderful when time is of the essence. The helicopter advises the hospital of its estimated time of arrival and any critical information about the patient. Usually there is a reception detachment waiting for the landing. What a tremendous asset for our county this service is. Alongside police funding, its continuation is completely dependent upon fundraising amongst the community and charitable donations. Why this has to be is a favourite theme of our own villagers Keith and Pauline Day who have helped to raise thousands of pounds for the Air Ambulance. I hope noone reading this article has to be rescued by the helicopter but be assured – if the need arises, it sure is comforting to know it is there. I definitely owe my continuing life to it (nearly seven years on) and Geoff feels the same. It is a wonderful service and such brilliant professional people operating it. Please support it at every opportunity. Finally – Geoff is recovering slowly but steadily. Another success story for the helicopter! P.S. If anyone has any tips on how to wash and dress by lunchtime using only one hand, Geoff would love to hear from you! Alan Webber �From the Vicar … Communication’s a great thing, ain’t it? Following my letter last month I was told exactly how the confusion arose! Ah well, as my husband used to say to me, “You’re not often right, and you’re wrong again!” I’m used to that – not much has changed over the years! So, ruffled feathers restored and, moving on ... ... but, no. I don’t want to move on without publicly acknowledging (again) the hard work of the main organisers of the Feast weekend, Brian and Joyce Arnold. I think it was hugely successful. I do hope that many others gave really good feedback after the event. It was another great community-building occasion for the village - one of many that I've very much enjoyed with you all in the past year. Praise the Lord - and praise be to all those on the ground who made them happen! Now I’ve done it: I’ve said “thank you” again. That puts me in mind of an incident that took place while I was away with my family recently. I chose Butlins simply because I knew there was such a lot on offer for little children. You see, Stanley, my little 2 year old grandson is really active. He’s always busy, always moving and always in a hurry. At the age of 2, he’s already realized that there are so many exciting things to do and see and experience in this incredible world God has given us and he was beginning to find out that a lot of fun things happened right there at Butlins. One day Stan rushed into the kitchen in search of a mid-afternoon snack. Hurriedly, he said to his mum: “Orange, Mum, Orange!” PJ, my daughter, quickly peeled and segmented a Clementine and handed it to him in a bowl. He grabbed the fruit and turned on his heel to rush back out of the kitchen. But before he took very many steps, his mum said: “Stanley, come back. What are the magic words?” Well, he screeched to a halt, turned back around and said: “Please! Thank You! You’re Welcome! God Bless You! And I Love You, Mummy!” At this point, he got a second treat!... a big cuddle! The magic words PJ was looking for were “Thank you.”, of course. But she got more than that… but those were the words she was looking for… because PJ knows how important it is… for us all - to learn how to stop and say thanks.” �And that leads me to think of the story of the ten lepers that Jesus healed (Luke 17:11-19). It was last Sunday’s Gospel reading. Only one of those lepers took the trouble to turn back and to say “thank you” to Jesus. Doing just that makes all the difference in the world. The leper received far more than a simple healing – his whole life was changed: Stan received far more than his “orange”. Our own thanks affirm people. Expressing our thanks creates a warm, “feel-good” factor for both the recipient, and for the giver. They encourage greater things. With this in mind, “Thank you”, and God bless you! Renée ... and while on the subject of “Thank you’s” ... The annual Service for Remembrance Sunday will take place on 14th November at 10.50, as usual. However there will also be an opportunity to say “thank you” to those whom we love and see no longer, at a special Service of Commemoration to be held at Seend Church on Sunday 31st October at 6 pm. It will be a reflective kind of service, with an opportunity to light a candle in memory of a loved one. Please either add their name to the list at the back of church, or let a churchwarden know. For those who have had a family funeral in church over the past year, you should be receiving a written invitation to the service. However, this service will, of course, be open to everyone across our three parishes, irrespective of when the death occurred. The service will provide an opportunity to speak privately with the vicar or a pastoral assistant, and everyone is warmly welcome to come to the Vicarage for a drink and a chat afterwards. Renée 100 Club Draw 1st Prize 2nd Prize 3rd Prize 1st Prize 2nd Prize 3rd Prize October Caroline Tadhunter Jackie Herridge Sue Aldridge November Rosalie Stevens Diana Gravina Ian Brothers £25 £15 £10 £25 £15 £10 �WANTED URGENTLY BRIC-A-BRAC DOROTHY HOUSE CHARITY SHOP High Street Devizes Please turn out your cupboards and let us have any knick-knacks, or odds and ends you no longer want and either deliver to the Shop or call Dot on 01380 828064 to arrange collection SEEND AND DISTRICT GARDENING CLUB Our September talk was by Karen Johnstone talking about the garden of the late Geoff Hamilton. It was an interesting and informative talk illustrated with lots of slides and showed how the layout of the garden had to take into account walkways for cameras and how it has developed since. This month we were visited by Peter Biggs and his father to talk about plants for winter interest in the garden. He brought lots of plants to illustrate his talk and quite a few had changed hands by the end of the evening. The principles of planting for winter colour are to buy plants that provide flowers or berries in the winter months; evergreen leaves, particularly glossy or with the underside of a lighter colour; plants with coloured stems; or plants that have an interesting shape, either naturally or that can be pruned to shape. A list of plants would take up too much space but garden centres always have seasonal displays to help with choosing. The competition for a vase of plants for winter interest was won by Jeni Raby-Cox. We were very grateful to Jackie Chalke for allowing us to use the school hall for the evening where we were made very welcome. Next month, November 9th, Mike Bowden is going to talk on The Rowdeford Charity Trust and the Victorian Walled Garden. The competition will be for a savoury snack (which will then be part of our refreshments). If there are any members who would care to help our Christmas meeting with a reading of a seasonal flavour please let Carole or Sue know. �WILTSHIRE COUNCILLOR NEWS FROM JONATHON SEED I pen this article for your Parish Magazine as the Comprehensive Spending Review which will affect all our lives unveils and we will all have seen the detail by the time you get to read this. There is no doubt that the Coalition Government must get our national finances in order after the mess that they were left in by the outgoing Labour Government. This exercise in national housekeeping will have serious effects on local government and we are expecting a 25% cut in our funding over the next three years but we still hope to keep Council Tax at its current rate for the next two years. To do this will involve pain and the Council has just announced 240 management redundancies and we can expect further job losses. Wiltshire Council remains determined to maintain front line services and to continue to invest in the future of Wiltshire. We simply could not achieve this had we not become a Unitary authority last year and a quick peep over our County border will show just how deep cuts will bite when we see, for example the much smaller, Somerset County Council announcing 1500 job losses only last month. So just how will all this affect us locally and what can we expect for the future? It is certain that services will be delivered in different ways but with more local say and involvement. Education, health and social services are already showing the way for this new localism as part of the new Big Society. We are very lucky in the Melksham Community Area that your Councillors have taken the lead in securing massive investment in the delivery of local services through a new single site campus. The Council will draw down from the current nine council owned sites in the Melksham area to one site and use the capital and annual expenditure efficiencies to invest in brand new buildings to deliver more and better services locally. Within the next three years over £11million will be spent on a new swimming pool, a new leisure centre and a raft of associated services in brand new buildings for our community use. So, although we will all have to tighten our belts, at least we can look forward to this “once in a lifetime” leisure and other investment in our area. For this I hope our children will thank us. Jonathon Seed �The Wednesday Group The Wednesday Group met on 13th October to discuss the question ‘Equality and Fairness, Attainable or Desirable?’ I very soon came to the conclusion that that was about as far as my report would go, as we struggled with the definitions of both Equality and Fairness, but in the end we did, unusually, reach a sort of conclusion. Equality was the first hurdle to be overcome, and that was simpler than at first appeared. Parliament has passed legislation to outlaw discrimination and to ensure that everyone has an equal opportunity to succeed in life. But while we all agreed that at birth, ‘All men are born equal’, that’s where equality ends. From birth we all develop into different human beings – different by gender, age, colour, race, intelligence, ability, both mental and physical and in so many other ways. We can’t choose our parents and how we are brought up, or our schools, and both parents and schools all differ to some degree or other – it seemed to us that Equality is simply not Attainable, and so we considered Fairness. Again, the definition of Fairness presented a difficulty. It is very much a subjective judgement depending on individual interpretations of what is fair and what is not, interpretations that develop from our earliest days and that change as we develop and learn to consider the position of our fellow men and women. Without doubt, Fairness is something that we all take into account in all our dealings with others but assessing what is fair and what is not fair comes down to personal decisions and the only way that is going to change is by evolution and not by legislation. And so we came to the conclusion that Fairness is Desirable and, hopefully, Attainable. This is only a brief summary of what was a difficult and wide ranging discussion and I apologise for not including everyone’s arguments – to tell the truth I’m not sure that I followed them all, but then I don’t think that I was alone! Next month, on Wednesday 10th November, at 7.30pm in the Village Hall, we shall consider the question: ‘What is the Role of the Church in a Secular Britain?’ Come and join us. �Church Services November 2010 Poulshot, Seend and Bulkington Sunday 7th November 9.30 a.m. All Age Worship 11.15 a.m. All Age Worship 6.00 p.m. Evensong Sidesman: Mr C. Saunders Bulkington Seend Poulshot Reader: Mr B. James Sunday 14th November 10.50 a.m. Remembrance Service Poulshot Sidesman: Mr N. Hunloke Reader: Col. C. Langton 10.50 .a.m. Remembrance Service Seend 10.50 .a.m. Remembrance Service Bulkington Sunday 21st November 9.30 a.m. Parish Communion 11.15 a.m. Parish Communion 6.00 p.m. Parish Communion Sidesman: Mrs J. Arnold Reader: Bulkington Seend Poulshot Mrs Y. Baber Sunday 28th November 9.30 a.m. Family Communion Sidesman: Mrs S. Quinn 11.15 a.m. Family Communion 6.00 p.m. Family Advent Carol Service Poulshot Reader: Mrs J. James Seend Bulkington Sunday 5th December 9.30 a.m. All Age Worship 11.15 a.m. All Age Worship 4.00 p.m. Benefice Christingle 6.00 p.m. Evensong Sidesman: Mr F. Wood Bulkington Seend Seend Poulshot Reader: Mr M. Hues �Self-Employed?? Finding all the paperwork and tax returns a headache?? Wish it would all go away? If you need a helping hand and are looking for a friendly service which is not too expensive, why not call for a free-of-charge consultation and a no-obligation quote? Anne Martin A.F.A. Swanborough Cottage, Mill Lane, Poulshot, SN10 1SA Tel: 01380 828370 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Village Magazine Description An account of the resource PDF versions of the Village Magazine distributed between 2004 and Present. 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Nathalie & Jerry �Poulshot Village News is put together by Nina Jeffries and anyone else who would like to help, and distributed to all houses in the village by a lovely team of helpers. Help, contributions, reports, opinions and articles are very much welcomed. While we will always aim to include all shades of opinion and interest, we reserve the right to select and edit where appropriate. We also aim to provide a network and record of what’s going on in the village, as fully as possible, so please let us know if there is anything that you would like publicised in advance or reported on afterwards. The intention will be for the magazine to float through your doors in the first week of each month, so contributions need to arrive about ten days before that. We look forward to hearing from you. Contact us e-mail – poulshotnews@btinternet.com ; phone – 01380 828883 by post - 3 Sillington Lane, Poulshot, SN10 1TD Contributions for next issue in by 20th of the month please Advertising Poulshot Village News is happy to accept adverts, indeed relies on them to fund production costs. Publication of an advert does not constitute an endorsement for that product or service. Adverts may be taken as a full, half or quarter page, at a cost of £40/£25/£15 respectively, to run for the full year of the magazine. Subscribing to an advert in the magazine will automatically get you a listing on the Poulshot web site - www.poulshot.org.uk Poulshot Web Pages (The World Looking At Poulshot) WWW.POULSHOT.ORG.UK Email to:webmaster@poulshot.org.uk �Do you need help with Self Assessment Taxation Business Plans Presentation to Banks Contact Gordon Lawrence Chartered Accountant 30, The Pound, Bromham Tel: Devizes 850294 Free Initial Consultation JILLIAN NEWSOM MSSSCh MBChA CHIROPODIST Registered member of The British Chiropody and Podiatry association Visiting practice 01380 828257 Equestria, Berhills Lane, Seend SN12 6RR �Wiltshire County Councillor Mr Jonathan Seed Kennet District Councillor for Seend and Poulshot Anthony Lake 01380 828320 Computer problems? I offer a friendly, local service for all repairs, servicing and spares. Please talk to me BEFORE you buy or replace a computer. I can build you a PC to your needs or rebuild your old one with new components I always have good used laptops — often much better value than new — running Windows XP or the new Windows 7. HELP! Owen Burton 07765 774908 Seend Cleeve wigglybus@yahoo,co.uk �Poulshot Lodge Farm Fresh beef available for sale direct from the farm Selection boxes available or individual requirements catered for. Orders now being taken for delivery limited frozen meat available now. Selection box includes – various roasting joints, steaks, mince and stewing steaks . Prices very competitive for this local quality product. For more information contact the Hues family on 01380 828255 �. DOLMAN AUDIO VISUAL Berhills Lane Farm, Sells Green, Melksham Telephone: 01380 828524 We know HI FI TELVISION VIDEO DVD literally inside out! 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DOLMAN AUDIO VISUAL is an Authorised Service Centre providing technical assistance on behalf of leading manufacturers Richardson & Paige INTERIORS Specialist Upholstery www.richardsonandpaige.co.uk Come and visit us at our website or our workshop: Unit 1, Manor House Yard, Poulshot, Devizes SN10 1RY 01380 828228 07974 454747 Traditional, Modern and Bespoke Specialist Upholstery tailored loose covers; new furniture made to order; antiques; modern reupholstery; recovering & repairs; free quotes deliveries Members of the Association of Master Upholsterers & Soft Furnishers‐ �The Tranquil Moment Health & Beauty Clinic Full Range of Beauty Treatments Including  Decleor Facials  Manicure & Pedicure  Waxing  Xen Tan Caci-nonsurgical face lift  Electrolysis Hydrotherm  Sports & remedial massage  Reflexology The Old Stables Middle Green Farm The Green Poulshot Devizes 01380 828297 e-mail tranquilmoment@live.co.uk for more information about the salon and our treatments please visit our website www.tranquilmoment.co.uk To let WILTSHIRE NUMISMATIC SOCIETY (founded in Devizes 1965) North Cornish Holiday Cottage Meetings held from 8 p.m. on the third Monday of the month, March to December inclusive, in the Village Hall ‘ Details from Mr M. 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Holidays and short breaks For further details contact Bo Miles-Hobbs on 01380 813902 bomileshobbs@btinternet.com www.helemillcottage.co.uk �Andrew Underwood Chimney Sweep Brush Vacuum Clean Efficient Phone: 01225 706447 Mobile: 07889 771505 TONY PARSONS DOMESTIC APPLIANCE ENGINEER WASHING MACHINES COOKERS / DRIERS SERVICE AND REPAIRS TEL; 01380 723279 MOBILE: 07970 117023 TOWNSEND FARMHOUSE Comfortable B and B in Poulshot Excellent facilities in Grade 2 listed building with full English breakfasts and ample car-parking space E-mail marygracebrothers@gmail.com Telephone 01380 828221 When friends and relations wish to visit and you are unable to put them up for the night book them to stay at Townsend Farmhouse B and B Discounts offered for bookings made by local residents �“Doggy Dilemmas” Puppy Training classes Dog Training Classes Clicker Training One to Ones Dog Walking Dog Boarding Contact Debs on 01380 730564 or 07966 617617 Seasoned logs and kindling available Don’t shiver We deliver Call James on 07970 781828 �Do you need a Website? 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Whether you would like just business cards and a logo, or a brochure and a website, we can work with you step-by-step to achieve the look and feel of what you really want We can also provide the photography for your website or brochure web design stationery graphic design logos and letterheads photography dvd authoring brochure and leaflet design invitations and menus bag design advertisements For further information, or a free consultation, please contact us – Caroline Coles T; 07976 899946 E: carolinecoles@ivydesign.co.uk Jim Nichols T: 07702 619727 E: jim.nichols@ivydesign.co.uk �IMW OFFICE SERVICES LTD Personal Tax Assessments Clubs/Societies – Independent Reviews Small Company Accounts, VAT Payroll, Book-keeping Typing Contact Ian Wheeler Tel: 07813 777710 e-mail : wheeler.potterne@virgin.net JOIN US AND SAVE MONEY - on your supply of domestic heating oil delivered to your door. As an established group with members along the Pewsey Vale we can supply to you direct. With the price of oil increasing, we will get you a discounted price every time! Interested? Call Chris on 01380 818724 or e-mail jcm3777@hotmail.com �Andrew Goodfield Woodwork Devizes, Road, Rowde, Wiltshire Carpentry, Joinery Free-standing and built-in cabinets cupboards and wardrobes Free estimate Telephone: 01380 722067 e-mail:apgoodfield@tiscali.co.u k www.apgwoodwork.co.uk Charlie Jacks Taxi (your local village taxi service) 1 – 4 seater car 1 – 7 seater MPV “Gold Star Service” local or longdistance airport – ferry – rail transfer bookings now being taken for xmas and new year ring Ken on 01380 827294 for a quote 1 Sillington Lane Poulshot �JKS Plumbing and Heating BATHROOMS, TAPS, HOT WATER CYLINDERS AND MUCH MORE NO JOB TOO SMALL 24 HOUR CALL OUT Tel: 01380 828956 Mobile: 07708510715 �Mobile Hairdresser for ladies’, gents’ and children’s hair - concessions for OAPs – Available daytime, evenings and weekends. For more details, please ring Charlotte on 01380 828482 ��Poulshot Village Hall Available for meetings, functions, clubs and private parties Booking fees from April 2009 Village activities - £5 an hour Outside users - £8 an hour All bookings for the hall are again being taken by JACKIE POHNERT - tel; 01380 827046 e-mail - jackie.pohnert@googlemail.com I would be grateful if you could phone at the following times; Monday – Friday 9.00 - 18.00hrs Saturday 9.00 - 13.00hrs Closed on Sundays! If you prefer to leave me an e-mail request don’t forget to leave your own e-mail address for a reply. Thank you �DEVIZES HOME & GARDEN MAINTENANCE Hunters Moon, Bath Rd,Devizes,Wilts,SN10 1PH Hedge - Grass Cutting Lawn Treatment - Scarification Weed Control – General Gardening Landscaping – Garden Clearance Sheds – All Types of Fencing & Gates Ponds – Pond maintenance – Water Features Decking – Patios - Graveling Regular, Weekly & Monthly Contracts Interior & Exterior painting and decorating General Property Maintenance Free Quotations – Fully insured Tel: Jon on 01380 720969 Mobile: 07778043330 Email: Jon@devizeshomeandgarden.co.uk �Calling all Anglers of Poulshot All fishermen, fisherwomen and everybody else who would like to give fishing a try. Would any of you be interested in joining / being part of a Poulshot fishing club? Dependant on the response, I would like to set up a fishing club to cater for all ages and all abilities regardless of the type of fishing you are familiar with. So whether it is fly, coarse, game, carp or just whatever fish will take the bait! Let me know and I will set up a friendly match on the canal to start with, then we can venture out from there. I would like it to be a friendly and fun get-together of fisher-folk from novice to expert! So that those with the knowledge of a fishing style can teach those with not so much experience. The aim will be to have a go at coarse fishing, fly fishing, a sea fishing trip and any other ideas people may have. If you are interested, in joining please let me know and I will put your name in the hat. Thanks Ian 07736 827257 / 01380 82869 COFFEE MORNING 23rd OCTOBER 1030-1200 IN THE VILLAGE HALL,POULSHOT THE COTTAGE GROUP( at Higher Green Farm) WOULD LIKE TO INVITE YOU TO COME TO OUR FIRST COFFEE MORNING COME AND MEET US AND SHARE IN OUR FUTURE PROJECTS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY �Village Contacts St Peter’s Church Priest in Charge - Revd. Renée Coulson Churchwardens Mrs Paulette Bremner-Milne Mrs Janet James PCC Secretary –Mrs Kate Amery PCC Members – 827285 828527 724944 827172 Mr Nicholas Hunloke (Treasurer) - Lady Kate Hunloke (Deanery Synod) Mrs Angela Bullen - Mr Chris Saunders - Mrs Dot Wood - Mrs Joyce Arnold (Deanery Synod) - Mr Brian James Organist – Mrs P De Belle Parish council Chairman – Mr Nicholas Hunloke 828333 - Mrs Maggie Goodenough 827205 Clerk clerk@poulshot.org.uk Meembers - Mrs Sue Aldridge – Mr Joe Baber – Mr Geoff Collett (Vice Chairman) – Mr Steve Housby – Mr Nicholas Hunloke – Mr Malcolm Nixon - Mr Tim Nixon Local Councillors Kennet District Cllr Jonathan Seed 850 696 e-mail jonathon.seed@wiltshire.gov.uk. Farmers Club Mr Richard Francis 828232 Mother and Toddler Group Mrs Clair Waldron 828602 Poulshot Ladies Club Lady Kate Hunloke 828333 Village Hall – Chris Saunders 827290 Bookings - Jackie Pohnert 827046 Village Trust – Chairman - Mr Nicholas Hunloke 828333 827242 Secretary - Mr Peter Cleverly Members - Mrs Diana Gravina (Vice-chairman) – Mr Brian James (treasurer) – Mrs Pam Langton (Archivist) �FUNGI FEAST WITH WORLD EXPERT ROGER PHILLIPS SATURDAY 9TH CTOBER at 6PM CORONATION HALL, EAST GRAFTON Dinner Including a talk on ‘Trifling with Truffles’ by Roger Phillips & an Art Exhibition of works by Local Artists TICKETS IN ADVANCE £15 per person ~ £2 for children under 13 PSW Premier Tiling Services Local professional tiling service for:-  Kitchens  Bathrooms  Conservatories  Underfloor heating installed All work is fully insured and guaranteed. Please call 01380 721978/07855 947039 or e-mail pswpremiertiling@gmail.com for help or information. �Do you need help in the garden? Perry Landscape Services can help Planting; Garden Design; Pond Maintenance; Fencing; Decking; Patios; General Garden Maintenance; Lawn Cutting; Garden Designs; Leaf Collection etc Tel: 01225 712274 Mobile 07771838195 e-mail vzdy@hotmail.com NO OBLIGATION QUOTATIONS NO JOB TOO BIG OR TOO SMALL COOKS ORCHARD BEAUTY Qualified & insured Massage and Beauty Therapist. Massage: Hot stones massage, Thai style massage, Deep tissue, Swedish.Manicures, pedicures, Paraffin wax treatment, Waxing tinting, Facials, Hopi ear candles. Pamper/Hen parties catered for. Vouchers available. Visit Cooks orchard, or I’ll come to you. Call Nicky on: 07711652568 ��Commitment - Ah ... Commitment ! "When I was a boy, my father, a baker, introduced me to the wonders of song," related tenor Luciano Pavarotti. "He urged me to work very hard to develop my voice. A professional tenor in my hometown of Modena, Italy, took me as a pupil. I also enrolled in a teachers college. On graduating, I asked my father, 'Shall I be a teacher or a singer?' "'Luciano,' my father replied, 'if you try to sit on two chairs, you will fall between them. For life, you must choose one chair.' "I chose one. It took seven years of study and frustration before I made my first professional appearance. It took another seven to reach the Metropolitan Opera. And now I think whether it's laying bricks, writing a book--whatever we choose--we should give ourselves to it. Commitment, that's the key. Choose one chair." It’s the same throughout life but I’m here to promote our Lord Jesus Christ and I just can’t begin to tell you how grieved I feel when it’s clear to me that he has no place in so many people’s lives. Not only that but also when they actively discourage their children from knowing him. “I won’t have my child christened (go to church – attend school assemblies) now – I’ll wait until they grow up and they can make up their own mind then.” But do parents allow their children to sail through their early days choosing whether or not to clean their teeth, go to school, play in the traffic or live on a diet of solely junk food? Of course not! What they do (or at least should do!) is to offer the best now – everything that makes for a balanced, whole and healthy person. Once those values are in place children, as young adults, have a sound basis on which they can make their decisions. And yes. I’ve also heard it said that people were made to go to church when they were little and how they just can’t stomach it now. Well, things have “moved on” considerably since those days. Church can actually be an enjoyable experience. Not too many people came along to “Messy Church” in the Pavilion at Seend recently, and certainly none from either Poulshot or Bulkington, which was a huge pity. But those who did come were surprised. They ENJOYED THEMSELVES! – you could tell that from the noise level, from parents as well as the youngsters! (Next session Friday 14th January – straight after school. It’ll end with a hot meal for those attending – as before. Why not put a note in your diary now?) �As for our “All Age” service in “Hunloke Hall” recently well, I know some people were a little surprised at the very informal (yet oh so joyful) style of worship, especially when they were expecting a service of Songs of Praise (where did that come from?) “I didn’t know whether or not to wear a tie!” someone said after the service! WHAT? T-shirts and trainers would easily have been the order of the day . Of course that style of worship isn’t everyone’s cup of tea and I have no intention of trying to turn St Peter’s into a “Happy Clappy” church. But I do think there should be room for all styles of worship to suit all tastes in a community at times. Once a month would be good for a more relaxed style of worship, after all several traditional services are on offer - if not here in Poulshot then at Bulkington or Seend. Would YOU and your family consider coming along to an informal service next time? If the answer is “yes” then please make it a real commitment – to the regular members of the congregation, to me and, most important of all, to our Lord. Do let me know, because future plans rely on your feedback and your commitment. PRAYERS FOR HEALING The next service will be held at Christ Church, Worton (one of the churches within our informal group of churches within the Devizes Deanery), on Sunday 24th October at 6 pm. There is a lot of grief, pain and sadness in this word and so, in recognition of that, this quiet and reflective service provides an oasis of calm, as well as an opportunity to have prayers said for you, or for someone you love. Communion and anointing will also be a part of the service, either or both of which are optional, of course. If you just want to come along and sit quietly throughout the service, that will be fine. It’ll be your space. Please have a word with the Vicar if you would like more information. SERVICE OF COMMEMORATION At 6pm on Sunday, 31st October a service of commemoration will be held at Holy Cross, Seend for the people of all our three parishes. This service will provide an opportunity to remember those who have died and for whom we mourn, and to light a candle in their memory. I will be writing to each family that has suffered a bereavement during the past year (where the funeral service was held in the parish), to invite them to the service but, of course, it is open to all, regardless of where or when the funeral took place. And everyone is warmly invited back to the Vicarage for refreshments afterwards. �Broad Band Access In Poulshot Many of us in the village are connected to the internet; we enjoy this modern method of communication and research courtesy of many different Internet Providers. (BT, AOL, TalkTalk, Tiscali etc.). However we all share the same problems of speed, as our reliance upon this technology grows so our need for speed of response increases, however the technology conspires against us. The web pages, photographs and mail programs we use are getting larger, some users view movies or listen to the radio, others want to send large amounts of data to customers. We are trying to squeeze more data through the same small wires that carried poor voice communication before the last war. We are almost completely reliant upon BT Open reach and their telephone exchange at Seend, we also rely on copper wire connecting us to that exchange. Just imagine how far you are from that exchange, 1mile, 2 miles or more; some are over 4 miles from the exchange. The wires do not travel in a straight line, they are full of repairs, connections, and bends, just imagine how difficult it is to force a good electrical signal through those fragile cables in all weathers. Now you can understand why you do not get the 8Mbps that was sold to you by your Internet Provider, (don’t forget the small print “up to 8Mbps”) so the speed that you thought you were going to get turned out to be far less. Some lucky users are getting over 4Mbps, some unlucky users get as little as 0.5Mbps. You can find out what you get by going to the website www.speedtest.net Where slow response and poor speed may be an inconvenience for you or I, it can prevent businesses progressing and even prevent them gaining customers, that cannot be good for attracting enterprise to Poulshot village. You will have heard in the news that BT and others are providing super fast service in the cities, how are they doing it? Fibre Optic cables are replacing copper cables, one fibre optic cable can replace thousands of copper cables and a tiny loss of signal over distance is a great advantage. These fibre optic cables are being installed from the exchanges to the little green cabinets found in the streets; our example is outside the Raven. From the cabinet you still have your copper wire, or if you are rich you can have the fibre optic to your house. Essentially this gives ordinary householders the ability to access up to 50Mbps, with an average of 30Mbps, so Poulshot would experience a ten fold improvement in speed. �There would also be improvements in reliability for the internet and the telephone. Of Course this is wonderful and you want it now, and this is where you get the bad news. Our exchange at Seend is old and needs updating, BT is upgrading exchanges slowly, but Seend and Devizes are not ion the list, why? Because there are not enough customers to make it economic! Happily that is not the end of the story; grants are available to help in installing the equipment in the exchange and the fibre optic cable. We have the possibility of working with other villages in the Seend exchange area to put more pressure. Finally a small company formed by the residents of a village formed a company called Rutland Telecom, for a price they will help to install equipment and set up a company to run super fast Broad Band in this area. The company would sell IP services just like your provider, but the speed would be faster and the price the same as you pay now. If you are interested in the experiences of other villages please see this web page http://www.rutlandtelecom.co.uk/ What we need to do now is to find out if there is any interest in having fast Broad Band here, from there we can take it to the next step. I will be contacting the web pages of our surrounding villages to enlist their opinion. I have contacted the Parish Council who are considering the matter. If you are interested as a potential user or as an investor please contact me. mike@mai-wilson.co.uk Mike Wilson A helping hand Supported by www.ridgewaycommunity.org.uk If you’re over 60 or younger and disabled, Handihelp can do small home repairs and maintenance jobs at competitive prices. Special offer You can get up to two hours of Handihelp for free if, you’re on meanstested benefits, although we’ll charge for materials. How we can help Our services include: electrical work; plumbing and drainage; home security; clearing rooms and lofts; organising home moves; measures to make your home warmer, such as boiler jackets or draft excluders; and help with other small jobs, such as putting up curtains, shelves and pictures, rehanging doors or tiling small areas. �Rowde Primary School Harvest Festival St Mattew's Church 1:30 pm Friday 8th October All Welcome! The Badgers’ Worton and Cheverell F.C. http://www.wortonandcheverellfc.co.uk The new season has now kicked off, with mixed results. For some teams it will be a challenging season, and for others coming up against the offside rule and 11-a-side for the first time it will be a question of adapting to the bigger pitches. At adult level, the first match was against Castle Combe who previously beat the Badgers twice last season, but this time were held to a draw (33). Against Melksham, however it was a different story where 3 goals in the first half led to a 4-0 loss, here the saying: ‘Don’t give good players time on the ball’ was very much the issue. The Under 13 team, having been promoted last season, are facing up to new challenges losing 9-3 to Westbury (goals from Jed -2 , and Billie), after having 50% of the possess. Whilst the U16’s had a good 3-1 win against Westbury. Training for the younger age groups takes place every Saturday morning, at West Lavington Village Hall pitches, and new members (boys/girls) are welcome to come along and try it. For contact details of the coaches please refer to website above. Many thanks Steve Dagnall 01380-727976. WILTSHIRE NUMISMATIC SOCIETY PROGRAMME 2010 Hon. Secretary Pam de Belle 01380 828453 Mr R. Jeffrey 01225 703143 October 18 – Autumn Coin Auction November 15 – Annual General Meeting December 10 – Christmas Dinner at The Raven Poulshot –prior booking only – see Pam for details �White Horse Opera perform La Sonnambula (The Sleepwalker) by Bellini at The Corn Exchange Devizes Wed 13th, Fri 15th & Sat 16th October at 7.30pm A real comic soap opera with musical fireworks and beautiful raising choruses in the bel canto tradition make this a show not to be missed Ticketrs £15 & £5 from Devizes Books 01380 725944. Please visit www.WhiteHorseOpera.co.uk for more details COFFEE MORNING AT DUKE’S FARM POULSHOT on Saturday 30th October in aid of SAVE THE CHILDREN There will be a raffle, bring and buy stall, Christmas cards and stocking fillers. Poulshot Ladies Club Dates for Diary October 27th WORTON VILLAGE HALL 7.30p.m. – Our usual get together with Worton Ladies – presentation by the Neem Tree Trust. November 16th Village Hall 7.30p.m. - To be arranged December 14th 7.30 for 8pm – Christmas Dinner at The Raven. The menu for either two or three courses will be distributed in due course �SEEND AND DISTRICT GARDENING CLUB Our next meeting will be on October 12th. Peter Biggs from Wanborough Herb Nursery will be talking on Winter Interest in the Garden and will also have plants for sale. PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS MEETING WILL BE AT THE SCHOOL, but at the usual time. Our thanks to Jackie Chalkefor helping us out. The Spring Bulb Show schedules are available now and have been up-dated so remember to pick up a copy at our next few meetings or from Sue Jones. Joyce reports that the garden club stall at the fete raised in excess of £150, so many thanks to Joyce and all the helpers. Sue. NOTICES FROM PARISH COUNCIL VILLAGE GREEN TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF EVERYONE USING THE VILLAGE GREEN PLEASE ENSURE THAT ANY POSSIBLE HEALTH AND SAFETY ISSUES ARE BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE PARISH COUNCIL CONTACT numbers are available from the reverse of the magazine. YOUNGSTERS OF POULSHOT ??WHAT DO YOU WANT IN YOUR VILLAGE?? YOUR PARISH COUNCIL IS LISTENING! PLEASE CONTACT Mandy Housby or Teresa Ollerhead Future Council Meetings 2nd November 2010 4th January 2011 1st March 2011 �ST PETER’S CHURCH - Future dates for diary HARVEST SUPPER AND BARN DANCE This will take place on Saturday 2 October Please get your tickets from any PCC member or telephone a churchwarden. HARVEST FESTIVAL Sunday 3 October in church at 6 pm. Please come along and support the church as it celebrates Harvest. As a village community, surrounded by farms and farmland, it is a time to give thanks for a good harvest. By bringing gifts of food (this can be fresh produce or pre-packed and OPTIONAL) we can then pass this food onto the Devizes Food Bank. CAROL SINGING AROUND THE VILLAGE Monday 20 December Please come along and join us as we sing carols in the lead up to Christmas. You don’t have to have a great voice, but you will need the ability to singing with gusto! We will finish at the Village Hall for mince pies and mulled wine. CAROL SERVICE Friday 24 December On Christmas Eve, St Peter’s Church will be having a Carol Service at 6 pm. We look forward to welcoming you and please stay afterwards for sherry and mince pies. CHRISTMAS BAZAAR For the first time for many, many years we will NOT be holding our Christmas Bazaar. Over the past years, the numbers of people, especially children, have dwindled and the PCC has decided not to hold the bazaar this year. On quite a few occasions, dates have clashed with Rowde School and for obvious reasons the children want to go to school events with other friends. We may decide to hold the Bazaar again in the future or perhaps something else Christmassy!! Church Flower Rota October 3 HARVEST FESTIVAL All Helpers please October 11 To be arranged October 17 & 24 Lady Kate Hunloke October 31 & November 7 Mrs Mandy Housby �Get your chimney swept! Wiltshire Fire & Rescue Service is reminding people about the importance of getting chimneys swept after being called to seven chimney fires since the beginning of August. The recent chilly weather at night has led to many homes having fires lit much earlier in the year than normal - which can be dangerous if the chimney has not been swept since the fire was last used. The Service's advice is to ensure that chimneys for wood burning fires are swept every three months when in use. If you burn bituminous coal, the chimney should be cleaned at least twice a year, and at least once a year when burning smokeless coal. An annual clean is sufficient for oil and gas fires. Other safety tips include:  Have the chimney properly swept – using a vacuum cleaner alone is not sufficient.  Make sure your fire receives enough air to allow the fuel to burn properly.  Only burn suitable fuels.  Do not overload the grate or appliance.  Maintain your appliance in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions.  Use a fire or spark guard to prevent accidental fires.  Inspect your chimney breast, particularly in the roof space. Make sure that it is sound and that the sparks or fumes cannot escape through cracks or broken bricks.  Make sure you are not at risk from carbon monoxide poisoning by having appliances installed and serviced by competent engineers. Fit a carbon monoxide detector and never block air bricks, vents or flues.  Extinguish the fire before going to bed or leaving the house. A wide range of fire safety advice can be found on the Wiltshire Fire & Rescue Service website - www.wiltsfire.gov.uk Melanie Jezzard - Wiltshire Fire & Rescue Service 01380 731188 email: melanie.jezzard@wiltsfire.gov.uk �FIREWORKS BE SAFE NOT SORRY…… Did you know that Fireworks cause hundreds of avoidable injuries every year. The highest number of injuries – 590 – occurred at family or private parties, followed by incidents in the street or other public places and large public displays. Before you start thinking that it’s not going to happen to you, consider this. Last year around half of all injuries happened to children under the age of 16 years of age. That’s a lot of kids who may have ugly burn scars – for life! Please follow the following safety code and safe Bonfire Night celebration: to ensure you have a happy 1. Only buy fireworks marked BS 7114. 2. Don’t drink alcohol if setting off fireworks. 3. Keep fireworks in a closed box. 4. Follow the instructions on each firework. 5. Light them at arms length, using a taper. 6. Stand well back. 7. Never go near a firework that has been lit. Even if it hasn’t gone off, it could still explode. 8. Never put fireworks in your pocket or throw them. 9. Always supervise children around fireworks. 10. Light sparklers one at a time and wear gloves. 11. Never give sparklers to a child under five. 12. Keep pets indoors. 13. Don’t let off noisy fireworks after 11pm. Firework parties with family and friends have become increasingly popular in recent years. Parties, of course, usually involve the consumption of alcohol. In fact, research shows that at 90% of firework parties in back gardens, alcohol is present. Ensure that a responsible adult is in charge of the fireworks at all times. In recent years, Wiltshire Fire & Rescue Service experienced an increase in calls that related to thatched properties. Fireworks were landing directly onto the thatch. A thatched roof is always at risk from fire. Once a fire has taken hold in thatch it will spread rapidly. Please before lighting fireworks, assess your surroundings and be considerate to the surrounding buildings. Last year we were lucky, the thatched properties were occupied and the occupants were aware of the situation immediately and we were called. This year we may not be so lucky! And remember… Fireworks. Be safe not sorry. Always follow the code If you require any further information or advice please contact: Melanie Jezzard. Community Safety Advisor, Wiltshire Fire & Rescue Service Tel: 01380 731188 E-mail melanie.jezzard@wiltsfire.gov.uk �The Wednesday Group “Wanted – A New Bishop” We met on 8th September to consider the qualities we would hope to find in the new Bishop of Salisbury when he is eventually appointed. The problem had been compounded by the very recent and unexpected departure of the Bishop of Ramsbury on promotion to the prestigious See of Ely. So we are really looking for two Bishops – quite a tall order. We began with an excellent brief that effectively answered all our questions and we very nearly decided to have another glass of wine and go home, but the discussion immediately widened to consider the problems faced not just by a Bishop but by the whole Church, and this led us down many somewhat gloomy paths, albeit always with a certainty that there was light at the end of the tunnel. We talked of the drop in attendance at Church and why this had happened – the move to a secular society and the loss of the Church’s traditional influence in communities and in schools were clear reasons; the fall in newcomers to the clergy, only partly remedied by the ordination of women, which has put a significant increase on the workload of parish priests threatening the continuance of many churches serving small congregations; the increased cost of maintaining the Church structure, with falling revenues from parishes and less than excellent financial management of the Church Estate; the critical lack of younger newcomers to the Church to join (and perhaps stir up) the many aging congregations; the struggle to balance the expectations of the traditional with the perceived need for the modernisation of the services and the music – old and new must co-exist. This was a wide canvas to study and views varied but all aspects were given plenty of voice (much of it pretty shrill)! But there was, for a change, unanimity in our conclusions. We would hope for a Bishop who was positive and a strong leader, both clerically and managerially; someone who understands and is comfortable with both the traditional liturgy and Common Worship and with singing and music as an integral part of worship; someone who can exercise a degree of control over all elements of the Church’s life that seems to be missing at the moment. Our wants are major and will be hard to find, but we feel that meeting them is critical if the Church of England is to regain and hold its place as the leading religion in this country at a time when that position is felt to be under threat. We meet next on 13th October to consider the question “Equality and Fairness – Are They Desirable and Attainable”? Come and join us. �Poulshot Village Trust Fourteen members of the Trust met on 14 Sep 2010 in the Village Hall. POULSHOT VILLAGE TRUST AIMS AND CONSTITUTION The aims of the Trust were ratified: o to monitor and advise on possible development, o to monitor and advise on conservation and on the maintenance of the village's rural amenities, such as byways, lanes, ponds and woodlands o to stimulate interest in the village by making members of the community aware of what was happening o to encourage people to participate in conservation projects o to record the village's activities and maintain an archive No copies of the Trust’s Constitution have survived the numerous changes in officers over many years. We hope that the Charities Commission will be able to provide a copy of the original constitution from their records. If not, then a first draft of a new constitution will be prepared for circulation and amendment. MEMBERSHIP & SUBSCRIPTIONS The Trust presented a display of its activities at the Poulshot Feast which included an invitation to join the Trust. Three new members were recruited on the day. A proposal to increase the Family Membership Subscription from £1.00 pa to £5.00 was discussed. Brian James, Treasurer, confirmed that at present the Trust was adequately funded by the generosity of donors and by the strategy of obtaining grants to cover the cost of projects. The meeting agreed the £1.00 subscription should continue as long as the Trust’s finances remain satisfactory. POULSHOT BIG TREES PROJECT Nicky Hunloke recommended that Oliver Cole is asked to dig planting holes in the Hay Lane hedges now - since the adjacent fields will be empty for the next few weeks. Malcolm Nixon observed that if the holes happen to get filled by rains that would be an excellent preparation for planting since the ground under hedges tends to be dry. Nicky Hunloke will arrange for Oliver Coles to come on Monday, 20 September 2010. Members were invited to come to Hay Lane - to help pace out distances, spot gaps in the hedges where a big tree could grow, and give general support. Eventually Hay Lane is planned as an oak avenue. Trees will be planted every 13 metres or so with every third tree being an oak. The two intervening trees will be faster growing ash and large-leaved limes – �which will be coppiced at some time in the future to allow the oaks to reach their full-growth. It is estimated that approximately 25 whips of each variety will need to be bought to plant the length of the lane from the Green Gardens as far as the dogleg before the brook in Hay Lane. Nicky Hunloke will arrange a visit to Landford Nursery in Salisbury (who supplied the trees for the Green Garden Woodland) to buy whips, guards and stakes. Date to be advised and circulated. In John Quinn’s absence, Peter Cleverly updated members with progress on obtaining Big Trees Project funding: o Wessex Water (The Conservation Foundation) - pending o International Tree Foundation - £500 o Wiltshire County Council - £267 o Woodland Trust: are not giving grants this year, but have offered a 'woodland' pack of 400 small saplings – this seems be a ‘hedgerow mix’. o Melksham Community Area Board. Tim Jalland, Poulshot’s Area Representative, advises that our grant application will be considered in early October 2010. Simon Richardson of the Wiltshire Probation Trust’s Community Payback Team will come to assess Hay Lane’s suitability as a workplace on 6 Oct at 10.00 am. David Bellamy’s Great British Elm Experiment has confirmed that we will receive a free specimen sapling of a Dutch elm diseaseresistant elm this year. More can be purchased for dispatch next year. VILLAGE TRUST DISPLAY AT POULSHOT FEAST Pam Langton and Dankay Cleverly ran a stall at Poulshot Feast to show the Trust’s progress on projects, selections from its Archive, and to sell copies of Down Poulshot and maps of the parish. Nicky Hunloke formally thanked Dankay Cleverly and Pam Langton for the excellence of the display they presented. GREEN GARDENS WOODLAND: BMX BIKE RAMP Malcolm Nixon updated the meeting on the request made to Poulshot Parish Council to erect a BMX bike ramp in the Green Gardens Woodland. He explained that there were other similar proposals, such as basketball nets, being considered for benefit of the youth of the village. After a wide-ranging discussion, the meeting concluded that the presence of play equipment was incompatible with the long use of the Green Gardens by villagers as a welcome refuge for quiet contemplation and reflection. As a way forward, Tim Jalland suggested that there should be a more objective assessment made of the numbers of young people in Poulshot �and of what they wanted, and of how or if their wishes could be met from the local community’s resources. POULSHOT PONDS PROJECT Dankay Cleverly gave a progress report to the meeting. The ownership of the 3 ponds being restored has been confirmed: o Middle Green pond Poulshot Parish Council o Green Lane pond Not owned by anyone. o Plank’s pond Stewart Plank Full assessments have been made by, and free quotations received from: o Wiltshire Rural Services (the contract division of Wiltshire Wildlife Trust) £ 2658.64 o V J Edwards and Son, Lacock £ 2908.13 Devizes Planning Department advises that planning permission will be required for work on any trees involved in the restoration of Green Lane and Plank’s ponds. A detailed application is being prepared. Grant applications have been made to: o Wiltshire Council - who have awarded a grant of £915.00 o The Conservation Foundation (Wessex Water) - pending o Amphibian and Reptile Conservation - pending o A grant application is currently being prepared for submission to the Melksham Community Area Board. Tim Jalland urged the project coordinators to submit their application within the next day or two directly to the Area Board – so that it can be included in the current round of grant applications. A solution to the disposal of any excess silt excavated from the ponds, especially Green Lane pond, needs to be found. Malcolm Nixon put forward the excellent suggestion that it could be spread along the south side of Green Lane bridleway. The views of the Rights of Way Warden and of adjacent landowners will be sought by the project coordinators. VILLAGE GREEN ‘MEADOW’ PROPOSAL Malcolm Nixon updated the meeting on the proposal that the triangle of Green that lies between Higher Green Farm and the Poulshot Road entrance to the Green Gardens should be managed as a meadow. Next year the Parish Council will leave this piece of land unmown until August when a hay cut will be taken. The next meeting of the Poulshot Village Trust will be on Tuesday, 25 January 2011 at 7.30 pm in the Village Hall. Please come along, all are welcome. Peter Cleverly �BACK TO THE FUTURE - for villages? Whilst doing some research recently, I came across a report produced by the Rural Coalition and written by Matthew Taylor for the government which may have passed you by; or it may not have done, in which case read no further. The report, titled "The Rural Challenge; Achieving Sustainable rural communities for the 21st Century" did not attract much publicity at the time it was published probably because its publication collided with the General Election and the World Cup. It might however be of interest as it shows where some thinking about the future of rural communities is going in 21st Century Britain. In many ways Taylor's report points to a future in which the governance of rural communities would be more familiar to the elders of this Parish. He suggests a future where Parish councils would have more authority to decide on issues concerning the character, life and structure of the community than they do today. In the words of the report "....this report is about a future for rural England in which every rural community can thrive..."..In most rural towns and villages, community has always been more important than the state... "Our report is not about central direction…." The Taylor report also tackles some of the problems that loom on the horizon, or are creeping over it. The need to fix populations in the places they live in and to avoid villages becoming dormitory communities is one. The issue of place of residence raises its head, not just in the Taylor Report, but more widely. The increasing number of people living in urban areas raises the threat of a village or villages simply becoming dormitories for towns or cities. According to the UN 95 % of all children born in 2009 worldwide were born into urban communities; a stark contrast to the 60% or so of the 1980's. Taylor is clear that rural communities should remain separate to urban areas rather than becoming part of them. Climate change is another issue raised by Taylor. His report suggests that rural communities will have to be more self-sustaining; and of course, by implication, there is likely to be a need for all communities to reduce their 'carbon footprint'. Will villages have to contribute from their share of the District budget to offset their carbon emissions? No-one knows as yet, but this is the sort of thing that could become an issue for village and local authorities in the future. Just some thoughts..... Should anyone wish to read the Taylor Report I can e-mail a copy to you if you write to me at christopherlangton@hotmail.com; or it can be downloaded from the website – http://ruralcommunities.gov.uk/2010/08/16/the_rural_challenge/; or the library can get a copy for the sum of £3. CHRISTOPHER LANGTON �Self-Employed?? Finding all the paperwork and tax returns a headache?? Wish it would all go away? If you need a helping hand and are looking for a friendly service which is not too expensive, why not call for a free-of-charge consultation and a no-obligation quote? Anne Martin A.F.A. Swanborough Cottage, Mill Lane, Poulshot, SN10 1SA Tel: 01380 828370 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Village Magazine Description An account of the resource PDF versions of the Village Magazine distributed between 2004 and Present. 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Title A name given to the resource Poulshot Village News October 2010 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 01/10/2010 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Poulshot Village News Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Poulshot Village News PVN Village News https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/org.poulshotvillagearchive/original/a44d9b0b4040992c90c797ebcec07599.pdf cac5698d2cf5063dfe2d034150d51cf6 PDF Text Text Poulshot Village News September 2010 The Raven Inn Spring & Summer Opening Times Monday to Saturday Lunch served 12 – 2pm Dinner served 6:30 – 9pm Sunday open 12 – 3:30pm Three Traditional Sunday Roasts served Lunch served 12 – 2:30pm Sunday Evening open 6 – 10:30pm Sunday Evening Supper served 6:30 – 9pm Please telephone 01380 828 271 or call in to reserve your table. Nathalie & Jerry �On September 11th Poulshot is having a feast of food and work. This summer why not enter one of the classes. below and join in! Grow a sunflower! (seeds available from Mrs Housby) Grow cress in a creative container An animal made from vegetables. �POULSHOT FEAST – CHURCH SERVICE. Following the Poulshot Feast on Saturday 11th September, there will be a ‘Family Songs of Praise’ on Sunday at 9.30am. The service will take place in the Chapel of Ease at the Old Rectory. We are hoping that the feeling of the whole village coming together to celebrate all that is good in the community will be reflected in this service. Do come along and join us in this special service in the hall where for sixty years the people of Poulshot came to worship during the dark days of winter We look forward to seeing you, Paulette and Janet – Churchwardens. For Sale – Volkswagen Golf 'S', 1.6 silver. Dec'98, 116K miles. Petrol with alloys, e/w, cd player, c/locking. 6 months MOT £1995 o.n.o. Contact Phil or Sarah on 01380 828752. �Poulshot Village News is put together by Nina Jeffries and anyone else who would like to help, and distributed to all houses in the village by a lovely team of helpers. Help, contributions, reports, opinions and articles are very much welcomed. While we will always aim to include all shades of opinion and interest, we reserve the right to select and edit where appropriate. We also aim to provide a network and record of what’s going on in the village, as fully as possible, so please let us know if there is anything that you would like publicised in advance or reported on afterwards. The intention will be for the magazine to float through your doors in the first week of each month, so contributions need to arrive about ten days before that. We look forward to hearing from you. e-mail phone by post Contact us – poulshotnews@btinternet.com – 01380 828883 - 3 Sillington Lane, Poulshot, SN10 1TD Contributions for next issue in by 20th of the month please Advertising Poulshot Village News is happy to accept adverts, indeed relies on them to fund production costs. Publication of an advert does not constitute an endorsement for that product or service. Adverts may be taken as a full, half or quarter page, at a cost of £40/£25/£15 respectively, to run for the full year of the magazine. Subscribing to an advert in the magazine will automatically get you a listing on the Poulshot web site www.poulshot.org.uk �Do you need help with Self Assessment Taxation Business Plans Presentation to Banks Contact Gordon Lawrence Chartered Accountant 30, The Pound, Bromham Tel: Devizes 850294 Free Initial Consultation JILLIAN NEWSOM MSSSCh MBChA CHIROPODIST Registered member of The British Chiropody and Podiatry association Visiting practice 01380 828257 Equestria, Berhills Lane, Seend SN12 6RR �FANCY A GAME OF GOLF? It’s been a few years since anyone organised a Poulshot golf event as the support seemed to dwindle for the last couple of occasions. However, we are having another go to see if there are enough golfers (including ‘aspiring’ ones) in and around the village to make it worth resurrecting the event. What we are proposing is this: Saturday 25 September 2010 – North Wilts Golf Club 18 hole Texas Scramble (in teams of 3 or 4) - Tee Off 2.00 p.m. Two course meal afterwards Inc. meal & prizes (Spouses/partners welcome) £11.25 (meal only) £13 (North Wilts member) £33 (non-member) Under 18’s – cost to be confirmed Please let Penny Telling know (contact details below) whether or not you would be interested by completing the form below by 10 September at the latest. If it’s easier, just send an e-mail with the required information. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------NAME___________________________ Telephone___________________ E-mail address_________________________________________________ • I would like to be included • I play regularly • If yes, handicap?__________ North Wilts member?____________ • Would your spouse/partner like to come to the meal afterwards? _____ Please reply to: Yes No Penny Telling (Swanborough Cottage, Mill Lane) 01380 828370 e-mail: pennytelling@aol.com �Poulshot Lodge Farm Fresh beef available for sale direct from the farm Selection boxes available or individual requirements catered for. Orders now being taken for delivery limited frozen meat available now. . Selection box includes – various roasting joints, steaks, mince and stewing steaks . Prices very competitive for this local quality product. For more information contact the Hues family on 01380 828255 �DOLMAN AUDIO VISUAL Berhills Lane Farm, Sells Green, Melksham Telephone: 01380 828524 We know HI FI TELVISION VIDEO DVD literally inside out! For personal service and a professional repair to any make of product, ancient or modern, please telephone Maggie or Peter We also stock a range of quality reconditioned (non exrental) equipment carrying a maximum 6 months warranty. DOLMAN AUDIO VISUAL is an Authorised Service Centre providing technical assistance on behalf of leading manufacturers Richardson & Paige INTERIORS Specialist Upholstery www.richardsonandpaige.co.uk Come and visit us at our website or our workshop: Unit 1, Manor House Yard, Poulshot, Devizes SN10 1RY 01380 828228 07974 454747 Traditional, Modern and Bespoke Specialist Upholstery Loose covers; new furniture made to order; antiques; modern reupholstery; recovering and repairs; free quotes and deliveries Members of the Association of Master Upholsterers & Soft Furnishers‐ �This is a photo of the flypast during the village fete in July. Flower rota for St Peter's Church for September/October: 5 & 12 Sept 19 & 26 Sept Mrs Angela Bullen Mrs Kate Amery 3 October HARVEST FESTIVAL - all Helpers please 11 October To be arranged 17 & 24 October Lady Kate Hunloke 31 October Mrs Mandy Housby �THE WEDNESDAY GROUP A Benefice Discussion Group The Wednesday Group’s next meeting will be in the Village Hall at 7.30pm on Wednesday 8th September. The topic for discussion will be: “WANTED – A NEW BISHOP!” Any queries to John Quinn - 828501 Seend Bulkington and Poulshot Benefice Wednesday Group 2010 Normal time: 1930 - 2100hrs. 2nd Wednesday of the month. Serial Date Subject 9 8 Sep 10 13 Oct 11 10 Nov Equality and Fairness 12 Dec No meeting. Venue Wanted: A New Bishop Poulshot Village Hall Has the Church of Poulshot England suffered Village from trying to be Hall all things to all people? Poulshot Village Hall NA Remarks and Lead Speaker Kate Hunloke tbc MG (tbc) �Protecting the Vulnerable The Wiltshire Bobby Van Trust is a registered charity that has been supporting our communities for over 12 years. The charity offers a free security and fire risk assessment to elderly and vulnerable folk living in Wiltshire. We secure 1,300 homes a year. The Operator will upgrade your locks, add window locks, door viewers etc to your property free of charge plus give you advise on how to remain safe at home. Do you know anyone over 60 or in a vulnerable position who would benefit from this support? If so please call our office on 01225 794652 CHURCH EVENTS FOR 2010 SEPTEMBER Saturday 11th & Sunday 12th, Poulshot Feast OCTOBER Saturday 2nd, Harvest Supper & Barn Dance at The Old Rectory Hall DECEMBER Thursday 9th, Xmas Bazaar at the Village Hall �Computer problems? I offer a friendly, local service for all repairs, servicing and spares. Please talk to me BEFORE you buy or replace a computer. I can build you a PC to your needs or rebuild your old one with new components I always have good used laptops — often much better value than new — running Windows XP or the new Windows 7. HELP! Owen Burton 07765 774908 Seend Cleeve wigglybus@yahoo,co.uk Wiltshire County Councillor Mr Jonathan Seed Kennet District Councillor for Seend and Poulshot Anthony Lake 01380 828320 �Future Council Meetings 7th September 2010 2nd November 2010 4th January 2011 1st March 2011 WILTSHIRE NUMISMATIC SOCIETY PROGRAMME 2010 Hon. Secretary Pam de Belle 01380 828453 September 20 – “What is it?” - bring along one or more mystery objects for identification, numismatic or other items October 18 – Autumn Coin Auction November 15 – Annual General Meeting December 10 – Christmas Dinner at The Raven Poulshot –prior booking only – see Pam for details FREE ! To a good, and hopefully thirsty, home a sturdy, floor mounted, SIXTY bottle WINE RACK Sadly now surplus to establishment 01380—828501 �CHURCH SERVICES –SEPTEMBER 2010 POULSHOT, SEEND AND BULKINGTON Sunday 5TH SEPTEMBER 8.00 am Holy Communion 9.30am Family Communion 11.15am Parish Communion 6.00pm Evensong Seend Bulkington Seend Poulshot Sunday 12TH SEPTEMBER 8.00 am Holy Communion 9.30am Family Communion 11.15am Come and Praise 6.00pm Evensong Seend Poulshot Seend Bulkington Sunday 19TH SEPTEMBER 10.00 am Benefice Eucharist Bulkington th (to celebrate the 150 anniversary of Christ Church. Celebrant: Stephen, Bishop of Ramsbury) Sunday 26TH SEPTEMBER 8.00 am Holy Communion 9.30am Matins 11.15am Family Communion 6pm Evening Worship SIDESMAN September 5th September 12th September 19th September 26th ` READER Mr C Saunders Mr B James Mr F Wood Seend Poulshot Seend Bulkington Mrs J Arnold Vicar Col C Langton �Church Registers Baptisms 25 July Weddings 12 June 24 July Funerals 2 June 3 July 21 July 23 July Harry William Hiscocks of Seend Cleve Jacob Stuart Matthew and Crystal Kate Matthew of Poulshot Jamie David Hiscocks and Clare Louise Gilbert, of Kingsley Road, Devizes Christopher James Mortimer and Katy Hannah Dorken, of Penarth, Vale of Glamorgan Michael Bowden of Poulshot Road, Poulshot. Aged 79 Yvonne Hargreaves of Poulshot Road, Poulshot. Aged 88 Betty Kathleen Cornelius of Easterton, Devizes. Aged 93 Jack Body of Waverley House, Melksham. 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A DAY TO REMEMBER the Ladies’ Club visit to Highgrove Without a doubt, the high spot of the Ladies’ Club calendar this year will be the long-awaited visit to the gardens at Highgrove, the country home of HRH Prince of Wales. After a two-year wait, our application finally came to the top of the pile, the date was set and the tickets were snapped up. On the day, the weather forecast was a bit pessimistic for the afternoon but the sun was shining as 25 ladies assembled to board our bus at the Raven. However, we were very nearly derailed before we started when the coach driver’s chosen route to Tetbury led us to a Road Closed sign. This meant a long �detour north through some narrow country lanes with various tractors and other slow-moving vehicles and the minutes ticked by. For a while, it looked very likely that we would arrive late and miss our allocated slot – and, horror of horrors, not be allowed in! However, we got there with five minutes to spare and were duly processed through some fairly tight security. (Isn’t it funny how policemen look so young these days!) In spite of the security, the welcome was warm and very efficient and we began our two-and-a-half hour journey into an amateur gardener’s fantasy world. We started with a short film made by Prince Charles in which he explained how, when he first bought Highgrove in 1980, the 15 acres of grounds were mostly pastureland, apart from a neglected walled garden. From the very beginning, he was determined not to go for a quick fix - but to experiment with ideas he had always nurtured that gardens should be in tune with nature and sympathetic to the environment. Today, the gardens at Highgrove are 100% organic and everything is recycled – and, I mean everything! He went on to explain how all the proceeds from the garden tours go to the Prince’s Charities Foundation which supports 21 charities, including the well-known Prince’s Trust. We were very lucky to be allocated a lady called Carrie as our guide for the tour. She knew pretty well everything there is to know about Highgrove and her enthusiasm was infectious. An added bonus was her depth of knowledge about plants, herbs in particular, and there were very few questions she was unable to answer. �I am at a loss to describe the gardens themselves in any detail. I would need a hundred pages and lots of colour plate photographs – cameras weren’t allowed, incidentally – and even then I would not do it justice. Suffice it to say that we were led from one garden to another – each one interesting and different in its own way. Some were spectacular, some quirky, some traditional and some downright amazing! Have you ever wondered what members of the Royal family do with all the ‘interesting’ gifts they receive when they go on State visits abroad? Well, it seems that Prince Charles brings most of his back to Highgrove and finds a way of absorbing them into his garden. Statues, pots, seats, exotic plants and trees – all somehow looking perfectly at home in their new setting. We were also lucky to be able to walk right up close to the house itself. It is actually quite small – a mere nine bedrooms – but again the Prince has taken a modest, rather ordinary-looking 18th century house and turned it into a perfect country seat, totally in harmony with its surroundings. Our tour ended with a most welcome cup of tea with big slices of home-made cakes and a trip to the Highgrove shop – where some of us indulged ourselves even further with a few souvenirs of our lovely day out. On the bus home, there was lots of talk about how the gardens in Poulshot will be getting a face lift with all sorts of ideas being bandied about – some more realistic than others! I can see a few of the grander gardens in the village getting the Highgrove treatment in the months ahead so, if you have any redundant ecclesiastical stone or old tree stumps hanging about, you might well be sitting on a fortune! �NOT IN THE SAME LEAGUE (but hopefully still fun)….. Don’t forget the Ladies’ Club Skittles evening on Tuesday 21st September. I was hoping to arrange this at the Wiltshire Yeoman but it seems they are changing hands and the new people do not arrive until 1st September. In view of this, we have booked the Oliver Cromwell at Bromham instead (which incidentally also has a new landlord!) but I am sure we will be OK there. The evening will start at 7.30 p.m. and there will be a small charge per head to cover the cost of the light supper and sticker-up. Spouses are welcome. We need to know numbers so that we can order the food. Please give Penny Telling a call on 01380 828370 if you are planning come along. *********************************** Melksham Area Board update for Parish or Neighbourhood Newsletters Special young people event: £5000 is available for innovative ideas to help improve transport and access for young people in the Melksham area. The Melksham Area Board will be holding a special meeting on September 8 from 7 - 9pm at the new Melksham Oak Community School where up to eight groups of young people will be able to present their ideas for projects. Cabinet Member for Children and Young People, Lionel Grundy will be attending the meeting to learn more about the views of young �people in Melksham. The theme is transport and access, which could include projects such as extending opening hours to make a service more accessible, or providing a free shuttle bus service. A total of £100,000 has been made available for projects after a conference last year highlighting the access and transport difficulties experienced by young people across the county. Almost £5000 of this funding has been delegated from cabinet to the Melksham Area Board for this purpose. The application process is still open and Melksham Area Board is looking for innovative ideas to help solve transport and access issues experienced by young people in the area. Sarah Howes (sarah.howes@wiltshire.gov.uk) at Canberra Youth Centre can help with applications or project ideas. The deadline for applications is now 31st July 2010. Upcoming meeting dates for your diary: • July 28th, Shaw School • Sept 8th, Melksham Oak Community School • October 13th, Melksham Divisional Police HQ • December 1st, Semington Village Hall • February 2nd, Melksham Oak Community School Contact details: Website: www.wiltshire.gov.uk/areaboards Email: abbi.gutierrez@wiltshire.gov.uk Phone: 01225 718443 Concerned about an issue in your community? Looking for cash help with your community project? Maybe we can help…? Since it started, Melksham area board has dealt with more than 55 local concerns and given more than £50,000 in grants. Visit www.wiltshire.gov.uk/areaboards to find out more, to report your issue or to find out if your project could be eligible. Melksham area board covers Melksham and the surround parishes of Melksham Without, Atworth, Broughton Gifford, Steeple Ashton, Keevil, Poulshot, Great Hinton, Bulkington, Semington and Seend. �Parish Council Meeting Minutes (abridged) 6th July 2010 Nicholas Hunloke (Chairman) (NH) - Malcolm Nixon (MN) - Tim Nixon (TN) - Joe Baber (JB) - Steven Housby (SH) - Geoff Collett (JC) (Vice-Chairman) - Maggie Goodenough (MG) Parish Clerk Open session - NH invited the public to raise any issues; one member of the public raised the issue of the trees on the green having been cut back and were they the correct trees? It was established that an error had been made in the quotation and that the wrong trees had been pollarded, the clerk pointed out that the quotation and planning application was for the trees worked on. Council agreed that a further quotation should be sourced and that one person should meet both tree surgeons to ensure continuity, TN agreed to sort the quotations. 1. 27/10/11 - Minutes of Meeting held on 4th May 2010 NHC explained that in accordance with the agreement made in item 16/09/10 of the Minutes from meeting 02/03/10, the minutes were passed as a true and accurate record of events, all agreed and they were signed by NH in the presence of the council, on the 17/5/2010 2. Matters arising a. 28/10/11 - Pippin Homes Development – NH read out the letter sent to WCC with reference the entrance to the development. GC explained that IS could not attend the meeting but that his understanding is that there are no further developments on the application. 29/10/11 – Village Green - SH reported that he and TN had carried out a walk around risk assessment of the Green and that they have recorded some 36 manhole covers and drains that need to be checked on a regular basis. SH suggested that this should be completed twice a year. The clerk suggested that as a matter of responsibility to the villagers and other walkers any risk assessment should be carried out more regularly, council voted on monthly or bi-monthly and agreed on Bimonthly checks. Clerk to prepare a risk assessment check list. TN suggested that council make a ruling that any work required for Health and Safety reasons on the Green should be authorised between meetings as required, all council agreed that any urgent work should be completed as required for the Health and Safety of the Villagers and other walkers. Council also requested that a notice be put in the magazine asking villagers to report any issues urgently to any member of the council. Clerk to prepare magazine notice. A member of the public raised a concern about the height of the stop cock in the gate way of the Green Gardens; clerk to contact Wessex water re the safety of this. b. 31/10/11 - Ponds – Dankay Cleverly (DC) gave the council a brief update of the most recent investigations into the ownership of the two other ponds in the village. DC confirmed that the pond on Poulshot Road at Planks Dairies is in fact owned by Mr Plank and that he is happy with any restoration investigation to be carried out. The pond in the left hand side of the village green is believed to belong to Mr Bartholomew, this is to be confirmed. Three newt surveys have now been completed and a formal report is on its way from Jan Freeborn. Wiltshire Wildlife assessment of the ponds will also follow shortly. Rural Services will be coming to assess the work required to the ponds, after this quotations will be obtained and then funding will be looked into. MN raised a concern about the expectation of the council to fund this �venture, DC explained that until the amount required was known then no requests for funding would be put to any parties and that the Village Trust will be liaising with the Council at all points as the pond on the green is on council land. DC also explained that Jan Freeborn has requested that she be given permission to run a course on the Great Crested Newts in the village all council agreed to this. c. 32/10/11 - Playground safety inspection report – MN had carried out a visual inspection of the playground and that all seemed in order. d. 33/10/11 - Community Area Partnership –Tim Jalland reported that the direction of the partnership has gone slightly off course and that they are re-focusing. That everything is still going along but they are still finding their feet with things but learning very quickly. He explained that WCC needs to be clearer on the subject of their support for the CAP’s. e. 34/10/11 - Barleyhill lane and Broadway Lane – NH explained that the lane is now back to flat and a good job was done, with only a couple of issues about grass reseeding and about the longevity of the repairs that have been carried out to the gateway. Council agreed that the clerk should contact Mr Youatt to raise these concerns but also to thank him on the fact that the work has been carried out. f. 35/10/11 – Community Speed Watch – NH explained that despite managing to obtain enough volunteers for the scheme council had now been informed that , as there is a current speed camera site on the green the scheme cannot proceed in this area. However if other areas in the village are considered problem areas that these could be considered, the Clerk requested to comment as a parishioner, this was granted, she commented on the myopic view of speeding being only across the green and raised point of speeding further down Poulshot Road, she asked council to consider reviewing this area for the speed watch scheme? Council agreed that MG should contact Abbi with regard a survey being carried out in this area. g. 37/10/11 – Letter to Chairman regarding parking on the Green – NH read out a letter received from Mrs Gravina with regard parking, by walkers from outside the village, on the tracks around the green. NH suggested that if this happens again the people should be asked to move their vehicles to the car parking area along from the village hall and if this didn’t work that vehicle numbers should be taken. TN pointed out that on the 6th August the Shires group would be attending the village and should they be asking for permission? Council agreed that as this is an annual event that they would not wish to discourage such things. SH asked if such an event occurred again could the name of the group organiser be asked for and then written to? NH and all council agreed that common sense must prevail with such parking problems. h. 38/10/11 – Memorial Bench- MN explained that the Village Hall committee which to put a memorial bench in the green gardens as a memorial to Mr Scamell, all council agreed to this but requested that the bench could match the one currently in place and that the question of maintenance of the current bench and the new one could be raised with the family. MN to take the response back to the Committee. i. 39/10/11 –Allotment Vacancy – one allotment is now free. There is currently no one on the waiting list, from the village, and the meeting agreed that the clerk place a notice in the magazine offering its rental. j. 40/10/11 – Advert for Magazine – SH noted there is nothing in the village for �younger teenagers and that feedback has already been received suggesting eg Bike ramps. SH feels that more should be done to make the youngsters feel more part of the village. Teresa Ollerhead and Mandy Housby are willing to be contact points for the youngsters to send their suggestions to. Tim Jalland raised a suggestion of a Youth Council representative who could be the voice for the teenagers? Council agreed to place a notice in the PVN asking for the youth suggestions. k. 41/10/11 – Grass cutting – Although not on the minutes NH asked to comment on the grass cutting of the Green, NH had suggested that a small part of the green be left uncut to allow wild flowers to grow. MN pointed out that the Green Gardens was a perfect place for wild flowers and that he didn’t see the point of leaving patch in the green. TN suggested leaving the bonfire site, as this would cover the site during the summer. Council agreed to try it for a year and to hold a site meeting to discuss the location of the longer grass. 3. 42/10/11 Finances - Council agreed payments to Payable Net VAT Gross Community First Membership 36.00 0 36.00 M Goodenough (Clerks Salary Apr-May 2010) 174.16 0 174.16 Acer Tree Surgeons 330.00 57.75 387.75 Simon Franklin –Grass Cutting 490.00 85.75 575.75 A. Clerk requested that although Simon Franklin’s invoice had only been received that morning, as it was a pre-agreed contract would council authorise payment rather than waiting for the September meeting, all council agreed. B. Clerk confirmed the balance at 31/04/2010 was £8087.80 and that the VAT reclaim of £1342.47 had now been received. C. MN asked if the clerk had decided which laptop would be appropriate for the work, MG explained that no decision had yet been made. 4. 43/10/11 -Planning - Applications granted – NH confirmed the applications granted since the last meeting M P Hues, Alterations to external Permission E/10/0302/FUL Lodge Farm. appearance of farm received Poulshot buildings in connection with conversion to farm shop. Mr J Collett Removal of conifer tree Permission E/10/0623/TCA Dukes Farm at front of property received E/10/0597/TCS Mr P Piper Greenways 40% reduction of Permission Robinia Pseudo acacia received tree in garden 5. 44/10/11 -Next Meeting The chairman confirmed that the next meeting, would be held on Tuesday 7th September 2010 at 7.30pm in the Village Hall. �Charity Mixed Doubles Tennis Tournament The Anthony Nolan trust is a registered charity (number 803716) Chosen in memory of Rachel Dee Shapland Sunday 12th September 2010 10am start £15 per person Your partner will be drawn at random Barbeque/bar for semi-finals /finals at, Liz Bissett, Apeldorn, Townsend, Poulshot, Devizes. Wiltshire. .…………………………………………………………………………………………................................ Name: Contact Tel No: Email address Please make cheques payable to The Anthony Nolan trust Send your entrance fee and slip to Liz Bussett at the above address or Sally Hawkins, Sunnyside, 45 The Green, Poulshot. Devizes. Wiltshire. Entrance close; 5th September 2010 �POULSHOT VILLAGE TRUST: BIG TREES PROJECT UPDATE When Poulshot became a Conservation Area in 1973, the Parish Council established the Village Trust as a charity, to monitor and advise on possible development, conservation, and the maintenance of the village’s rural amenities, such as byways, lanes, ponds and woodlands. The aims of Poulshot Village Trust’s Big Trees Project are: (i) to greatly improve the visual quality, scale & character of the rural environment which makes Poulshot such a pleasant place to live, work & visit, (ii) to conserve, protect and enhance our local biodiversity by restoring Poulshot’s traditional big tree habitats and the wildlife they attract, (iii) to play our part in reducing the impact of climate change by offsetting our own ‘carbon footprint’. Tree planting projects began in 1977, at first around the village green and then in 1985 in a small plantation. In 2003 we planted some 1,200 native trees and shrubs to create a 3½ acre wood, the Green Gardens Woodland – which has become a popular place for village and private gatherings, and functions. Big trees in hedges were a traditional feature of the rural scene in Poulshot and served as important habitats for wildlife. However, over the last 30 years most have been lost to Dutch Elm Disease and high winds. The modern use of mechanical cutters means that new saplings may get trimmed back with the hedge, giving them no chance to grow into trees. The Big Trees Project will involve the village community, with the support of local farmers and landowners, in planting new hedge tree saplings and tagging them. Tagging makes saplings more visible to anyone cutting hedges so they can steer clear of the young trees, allowing them to grow to maturity. Nicky Hunloke, Chairman of the Village Trust, is encouraging as many people as possible to bring spades and lend a hand with planting which will start in November. The Trust will be glad of any help and if volunteers of all ages want to come along, even to plant one or two trees, they will be most welcome. This is a chance for you to plant a tree that could be standing in Year 2500. Poulshot Village Trust has been fortunate to receive grants from Wiltshire Council and the International Tree Foundation. We are currently seeking grants from the Melksham Community Area Board and other groups. However, as the whole project is intended to be spread over five years, further funding will be sought, some hopefully from local sponsors. Over the next five years, a thousand or more oak, ash, and large-leaved limes will be planted, bringing back the big trees that a generation before made towering green avenues of every lane and byway in Poulshot. For further information contact the Big Trees Project Leader: Peter Cleverly, Secretary Poulshot Village Trust, at petercleverly@btinternet.com �WILTSHIRE COUNCILLOR NEWS FROM JONATHON SEED Summer is drawing to an end and what a dry season it has been. I cannot remember so little rain in one summer and so it is ironic that I have spent much of this summer working on flood alleviation in Wiltshire. I Chair the northern half of the county’s Operational Flood Working Group and there have been several meetings and preparatory meetings of the Group over the past few months. In July I represented Wiltshire Council at the Wessex Water Customer Liaison Panel meeting in Bath as well as attending the National Flood Forum on behalf of the Council in London . This latter meeting was particular interesting as the Minister responsible for flooding, Richard Benyon MP, used it as an opportunity to announce rare additional government funding for flooding (£2M) and also to announce that the Government is planning major changes to sewage disposal including the making over of all sewage pipes to the water authorities. I find flood alleviation work interesting and it is an area of work where good Council planning can save a lot of private misery. Finally, I have also been working on a flood presentation for all the Area Boards and will be delivering this across the county starting in the autumn. In June I was re-elected as the Chairman of the Melksham Area Board. I was also pleased to see that the deputy Leader of the Council fulfilled his promise to offer the seven parishes of Summerham and Seend a formal review concerning their placing in the Melksham Community Area. Although the village of Poulshot would clearly prefer to remain with Devizes Community Area this is a question of placing the whole of the electoral division in a single community area. Melksham is probably the best available compromise and it is of note that none of the Parish Councils concerned asked for such a review and so the Division stays in the Melksham Community Area. The Melksham Area Board itself goes from strength to strength and it really is becoming an influential part of our community life. I was pleased that the Board has helped with the closure of the King Street Lorry Park which will make the lives to local residents so much more comfortable. We have also recommended to the Council the transfer of the Bowerhill Sports Field to the local Parish Council and the retention of land for a link between the A350 and the Industrial Estate which will help with industrial regeneration and job creation in the Area. It is also of note that partly as a result of the �lead taken by our Area Board, we have come out of the County Leisure Review exceptionally well and that within the next three years we can look forward to a brand new Leisure Centre and Swimming Pool almost certainly adjacent to the new Melksham Oaks School . This location will be very handy for all of the residents of Summerham and Seend. Finally congratulations are due to the new Semington Sports Field Committee in securing their Performance Reward Grant of £24000 for the new sports changing rooms which will be along similar lines to those in Steeple Ashton. This grant application was pushed and sponsored by the Area Board and I am always happy to engage likewise in other community projects both small and large. I have asked the Poulshot Parish Council to identify suitable village projects for funding and in due course let’s hope we can attract some Area Board funding to Poulshot. Contact JONATHON SEED on 01380 850696 or jonathon.seed@wiltshire.gov.uk ********************************************************* Please help Rowde School to raise funds by donating good quality second hand clothes, bedding, curtains, shoes, handbags and soft toys. The Bag2School scheme passes on the donations to wholesalers in Europe, Africa and Asia. The wholesalers then have a chance to earn a living by selling the items locally. Rowde School will receive a donation depending on the total weight of bags donated. The scheme has proved successful in the past and all money raised is invested into the School’s facilities and resources to enhance the children’s education.You can use black bin bags or special bags available at the School Office (from15th September). Please bring all bags to the School Hall on Monday 4th October before 9 a.m. Thank you for your support! �WILTSHIRE AIR AMBULANCE APPEAL. 2010 NEWSLETTER. Police/Air Ambulance Helicopter during which time they have attended a total of 534 Air Ambulance Missions – this is 80 less than 2009. From these incidents 396 people where flown Once again, it has been an extremely busy year for the Wiltshire to hospital which is about the same as last year. Although we have no detailed records it is felt that in the majority of these incidents the patience chance of recovery was greatly enhanced. This, of course, is what the people of Wiltshire expect from their Air Ambulance for the generous support that they given and have given from the first years when we commenced in the early nineties. We would like to say again that the Wiltshire Helicopter is one of the only two Air Ambulances in the country that carry out HEMS (Helicopter Emergency Medical Service.) work at night. It should also be noted that one third of our Air Ambulance work is carried out at night. As indicated in last years Newsletter we did open a new Charity Shop in Devizes and it is now going from strength to strength due to the hard work of the Manager and her volunteers. At our Westbury shop Dot and her volunteer assistants are still providing a regular income to our funds and as you know, last year, passed the £1m mark from the shop over the eleven years trading and are now looking to the second million! What a splendid effort. Our recycling schemes for mobile phones, computer ink cartridges plus our textile banks which are now in nearly every town are providing a good source of revenue. Our aim is to have these textile banks in all of our large villages. Melanie Gee founded our WAAA Monthly Lottery which is going great guns with many of you joining. The prize is a £1,000 each month. Melanie has now, unfortunately, left us and the Trust is advertising for a replacement Fund Raiser. We still have to raise £500,000.00 each year and we are entirely dependant on public support of the peoples of Wiltshire to raise this amount to keep our Helicopter flying. To date you have met our requirements year after year and for this you all have our heart felt thanks. OUR CONTACT NUMBERS ARE 0845 1221423. E MAIL Wiltshireairambulance@gwas.nhs.uk �LETTER FROM THE VICAR Do you know, I really thought life was going to quieten down a lot after the Christmas rush but I still seem to be chasing my tail – just like most other people I meet, I suppose! This is often called “the silly season”. It’s a time when many people are away on holiday and when it’s difficult to find those extra pairs of hands needed for erecting gazebos for the village fetes, manning stalls and simply helping out with all those things that make up village life. There can’t be many homes that don’t contribute to our community life in one way or another. I try to do my bit by making cakes, and supporting events in the villages as much as possible. Talking about cakes, I have quite a few cookery books at home – one (Philip Harben’s “Cookery Encyclopaedia”) was given to me by my foster mum as a wedding present over 40 years ago. My most recent acquisition is one called “A Million Recipes” – rather more in number than I’ll ever need! Anyone visiting me at home might think I’m a good cook with so many recipe books to hand but, sad to say, although I’ve leafed through them all from time to time and enjoyed looking at the illustrations, I don’t often get much further. And it seems to me that this is a good illustration of what life can be like for so many of us. After all, I could read all the cookery books going, but that wouldn’t make me a better cook. Why? Simply because to be come a good cook not only do I have to read the recipe, I also have to follow the instructions! The Bible is a bit like a cookery book. It contains God's recipe for becoming a Christian and living a life that is pleasing to Him. A lot of people read the Bible every day and maybe attend study groups. But it isn't enough just to read and study the Bible. Reading the Bible won't make you a Christian any more than reading a cookbook will make you a cook. We must follow the recipe in our daily life. How about you? What's cooking in your life? The challenge for us is to try to follow Jesus each day as the bible tells us to - and when we do - the Spirit of God will help us - and produce great meals - wonderful fruit - in our lives – not only the fruit that we’re already harvesting in our gardens but also that about which we learn in our readings and in our joyful songs that we share week in and week out in our village churches, where a warm welcome awaits you. We have some extra special things coming up – “Messy Church” (for primary school aged children and their �families), coffee mornings, “Nosh and Natter” in the Vicarage (July and August), Pet Service at Bulkington (everyone welcome – dangerous animals on leads please !), Jazz Night (?), Welcome Service for our new Headteacher and the new intake of pupils at Seend School, the Poulshot Feast, Bulkington Church’s 150th celebrations, Harvest celebrations and flower shows – not to mention weddings and christenings. Busy ? Take me, Lord, from busy-ness to the place of quietness from the tumult without cease into your great unending peace Help me then, my Lord, to see what I am and ought to be. Oh yes, I forgot to mention our “get away from it all” quiet day. I’ll be there, will you? You can find details of all these events in this magazine – or ‘phone me, or Sue Taylor (01225 709360) for details. God bless, Renée Sand and Stone Two friends were walking through the desert. At one point on their journey they had an argument, and one friend slapped the other on the face. The one who was slapped was hurt but, without saying anything, wrote in the sand: “Today my best friend slapped my face”. They kept on walking until they found an oasis, where they decided to bathe. The one who had been slapped got stuck in the mud and started to drown, but the friend saved him. After he recovered from the near drowning, he wrote on a stone: “Today my best friend saved my life”. The friend who had slapped, and then saved his best friend, asked him, “After I hurt you, you wrote in the sand – and now, you write on a stone, why?” The friend replied, “When someone hurts us we should write it down in sand, where winds of forgiveness can erase it away. But, when someone does something good for us, we must engrave it in stone, where no wind can ever erase it.” Learn to write your hurts in the sand, and to carve your blessings in stone. Be kinder than necessary, because everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle. R. �This new event will take place on Saturday 11 September from 2.00-4.30pm. Inside this edition of the Village News you should find a schedule of the events and an entry form for the friendly competitions. If you do not, or if you want additional copies, please contact me on 828833 You will see from the schedule that many people are generously giving of their time to make the event successful. The range of activities is wide and varied, and they are designed so that, wherever possible, you can try them for yourselves, especially the children. We hope you will enjoy these, learn something new, and, perhaps, then may wish to take them up in the future. The friendly competitions are meant to be just that, so please try to enter and fill the Hunloke Hall to bursting. We have been fortunate to have the support of local donors of prizes for the overall best exhibit in each of the six categories, so many thanks to Planks Dairies, Pippin Construction, Poulshot Nurseries, and, from Devizes, Millers Homecare, The Emporium, and Urban Rustics. We are also most grateful to The India Shop of Marlborough and Salisbury for the loan of their large marquee in which many of the demonstrations will take place. Thank you also to Jerry from The Raven, Mike Hues Farm Shop, and aBecketts Vineyard for their demonstrations of food and wine - it all sounds appetising. Dog owners please note that we want to stage a display of photographs of all the dogs of the village. This is not a competition, but for interest only - who would be brave enough to judge such a �competition? -though no doubt each of us dog owners will be able to pick a winner. Details are in the schedule; please get your photographs in by Thursday 9 September so we can set up the display for Saturday. The displays of the work of local artists and authors should also be very interesting as there is so much talent in the area - thank you to all the exhibitors. On The Green, in addition to the recreational activities you can join in, there will be a number of interesting vehicles both old and new, including the very exciting Ariel Atom. On Saturday evening, starting at 7.30pm, will be the Poulshot Supper Feast held in the Village Hall and, possibly, in the main marquee. You will be able to purchase Poulshot Soup and Bread for the bargain price of £2. The ladies have been experimenting with recipes for some time, so test the results and try to identify the secret ingredient. Bring your own additional food and drink and join in the informal fun and feasting. Then, after a good night's rest, come along to a Songs Of Praise Family Service at 9.30am on Sunday morning in the Hunloke Hall which will be decorated with the floral art and flower entries from the friendly competitions. Sing some of your favourite hymns with family and friends in an informal setting. All in all, there should be something for everyone over the two days. Obviously, what we need to make it a real success (apart from luck with the weather) are as many people attending as possible, joining in the activities, enjoying themselves and, most importantly, giving generously to the two deserving charities - Help For Heroes and the Wiltshire Air �Ambulance. There are no charges or entry fees, so we are relying on your willingness to fill the donation buckets for these good causes. Incidentally, if you are unable to attend but wish to support the charities, you can make a donation through any of the organisers named in the schedule. Thank you to all those who have willingly helped in planning these events, and thank you in advance for your hoped for support. For further information, or with any more advice or offers of help, feel free to contact me. Brian Arnold Seend Branch Royal British Legion First Annual Lecture 7.30 p.m. Friday 8th October 2010 Irene Usher Pavilion, Seend “ENIGMA” How the cracking of enemy codes led to the World’s first Computer Speaker: Hugh Davies (Bletchley Park Guide) Includes a glass of wine Cash Bar Available For tickets please ring: John Quinn 828501 ��26th September Holy Cross, Seend, 11.15 am Harvest Supper 24th, in the Pavilion – ALL WELCOME – contact Sue Taylor for a ticket or sign up at the back of church) Christ Church, Bulkington, 6.00 pm (flower show on 25th/26th) Harvest Thanksgiving gifts of tinned and dried foods will be very welcome, which will be given to a local Food Bank, as emergency supplies for those in need. We especially need the children to come along and teach the grown-ups the song “Our God is a great big God”, which we will learn at Messy Church! Don’t miss the POULSHOT FEAST 11th September Details in the magazine! �Self-Employed?? Finding all the paperwork and tax returns a headache?? Wish it would all go away? If you need a helping hand and are looking for a friendly service which is not too expensive, why not call for a free-of-charge consultation and a no-obligation quote? Anne Martin A.F.A. Swanborough Cottage, Mill Lane, Poulshot, SN10 1SA Tel: 01380 828370 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Village Magazine Description An account of the resource PDF versions of the Village Magazine distributed between 2004 and Present. 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Title A name given to the resource Poulshot Village News September 2010 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 01/09/2010 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Poulshot Village News Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Poulshot Village News PVN Village News https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/org.poulshotvillagearchive/original/75758edcf771398d0225fcdb1bef447a.pdf f46d3d5c81bc1976be71ded86c1a03a4 PDF Text Text Poulshot Village News - July 2010 DATES 25th July - Tea party at Barleyfields Saturday 7 August Coffee Morning at the home of Joyce and Brian Arnold, The Old Farmhouse, 10 - 12 noon Saturday 21 August Benefice Quiet Day at Ivy House, Warminster. Details from any church member - all day Wednesday 21st July – Poulshot Ladies Club visit to Highgrove Gardens . Tuesday 21st September Poulshot Ladies Club Skittles at The Wiltshire Yeoman at Chirton – organiser Penny Telling 828370. Saturday 11 September -Poulshot Feast - afternoon Saturday 2 October Harvest Supper and Barn Dance – tickets will be on sale later from PCC members - evening The Raven Inn Spring & Summer Opening Times Monday to Saturday 11am – 3pm Lunch served 12 – 2pm Dinner served 6:30 – 9pm Sunday open 12 – 3:30pm Three Traditional Sunday Roasts served Lunch served 12 – 2:30pm Sunday Evening open 6 – 10:30pm Sunday Evening Supper served 6:30 – 9pm Please telephone 01380 828 271 or call in to reserve your table. Nathalie & Jerry �Poulshot Village News is put together by Nina Jeffries and anyone else who would like to help, and distributed to all houses in the village by a lovely team of helpers. Help, contributions, reports, opinions and articles are very much welcomed. While we will always aim to include all shades of opinion and interest, we reserve the right to select and edit where appropriate. We also aim to provide a network and record of what’s going on in the village, as fully as possible, so please let us know if there is anything that you would like publicised in advance or reported on afterwards. The intention will be for the magazine to float through your doors in the first week of each month, so contributions need to arrive about ten days before. We look forward to hearing from you. e-mail phone by post Contact us – poulshotnews@btinternet.com – 01380 828883 - 3 Sillington Lane, Poulshot, SN10 1TD Contributions for next issue (September) in by 20th August please Advertising Poulshot Village News is happy to accept adverts, indeed relies on them to fund production costs. Publication of an advert does not constitute an endorsement for that product or service. Adverts may be taken as a full, half or quarter page, at a cost of £40/£25/£15 respectively, to run for the full year of the magazine. Subscribing to an advert in the magazine will automatically get you a listing on the Poulshot web site www.poulshot.org.uk �Poulshot Village Fete and Proms on the Green Before I launch into the good times had by all at the Fete and the Proms, apologies for the late arrival of the magazine. Work this past 2 weeks has included rather a lot of meetings and staying at school till late (so much for finishing school at 3.30 p.m.!) and then marking and report writing till the small hours. And while the summer holidays beckon gloriously, much of the beginning of them will be spent in school, so for that reason there won’t be a July issue of the PVN, but there will be one at the end of August (when usually there isn’t!). And so the Fete and Proms. I have missed these for the past few years as I’ve been attending a slightly larger and more crowded music-food-entertainment weekend event based in several fields around Pilton … But the fete was a very enjoyable alternative. It looked wonderful and well attended, with a great variety of stalls, happy children and a generally wonderful village atmosphere. But the proms! I’m not sure what’s my favourite moment – is it the sight of one of our churchwardens leading a joyous conga line through the night, or perhaps the Chairwoman of Governors of Rowde Village School leaping up to dance almost as soon as the music came on, or the sight of half-a-dozen small children all sat dutifully in a �line happily munching cake, or the sight of half a dozen couples (who probably have over 100 happy married years among them) dancing dreamily in the warm evening air when the smoochy songs came. But then there were all the beautifully set tables, complete with candelabras, shared food, flaming barbecues and perhaps the odd bottle of wine, and the dancing (no doubt influenced by the odd bottle of wine) … But no, the clear winner has to be that moment – an annual fixture, I understand – when the music from the Dambusters came on, and assorted Poulshot Ladies, some men and a few bemused children, took to the Village Green. Yes, once more in our own special homage to the few who took to the skies all those years ago in the second world war, the Poulshot Ladies and friends pretended to be aeroplanes whirling and saving the world. Participation came from both a keen sense of the ridiculous, and a great sense of freedom and joy arising from such a nice day. And that’s really my favourite moment – the whole thing – a realisation of how lucky we all are to live in the sort of community where we can all, from all parts of the village, come together to eat, drink and be merry, talking, dancing, carousing and celebrating far into the night. Oh, the moonlight and the music and the wine and the food helped, but you know what really made it – the people. So here’s to you, Poulshot – and another great celebration next year. Nina �JILLIAN NEWSOM MSSSCh MBChA CHIROPODIST Registered member of The British Chiropody and Podiatry association Visiting practice 01380 828257 Equestria, Berhills Lane, Seend SN12 6RR �Wiltshire County Councillor Mr Jonathan Seed Kennet District Councillor for Seend and Poulshot Anthony Lake 01380 828320 ANDREW GOODFIELD WOODWORK Hi, from Andrew Goodfield who operates “Andrew Goodfield Woodwork” from a compact, but well equipped, workshop in Rowde. My business was established in 1999 and I undertake work in and around the local villages of Rowde, Poulshot, Seend and Bulkington. A wide variety of mainly small work is undertaken ranging from furniture, free standing and “built in” cupboards and bookcases, general joinery, and replacement of doors, skirtings and flooring. Ever popular are cupboards and bookcases suitable for a painted finish. During the autumn of last year 3 months was spent working on the refurbishment of an old coach house into what is now Rowde Village Shop which nestles alongside the Cross Keys public house in Rowde. Examples of my work can be found on my web site:www.apgwoodwork.co.uk I am not registered for VAT and can be contacted on 01380 722067 or by e-mail at apgoodfield@tiscali.co.uk. �Poulshot Lodge Farm Fresh beef available for sale direct from the farm Selection boxes available or individual requirements catered for. Orders now being taken for delivery limited frozen meat available now. Selection box includes – various roasting joints, steaks, mince and stewing steaks . Prices very competitive for this local quality product. For more information contact the Hues family on 01380 828255 �. DOLMAN AUDIO VISUAL Berhills Lane Farm, Sells Green, Melksham Telephone: 01380 828524 We know HI FI TELVISION VIDEO DVD literally inside out! For personal service and a professional repair to any make of product, ancient or modern, please telephone Maggie or Peter We also stock a range of quality reconditioned (non exrental) equipment carrying a maximum 6 months warranty. DOLMAN AUDIO VISUAL is an Authorised Service Centre providing technical assistance on behalf of leading manufacturers Richardson & Paige INTERIORS Specialist Upholstery www.richardsonandpaige.co.uk Come and visit us at our website or our workshop: Unit 1, Manor House Yard, Poulshot, Devizes SN10 1RY 01380 828228 07974 454747 Traditional, Modern and Bespoke Specialist Upholstery tailored loose covers; new furniture made to order; antiques; modern reupholstery; recovering and repairs; free quotes and deliveries Members of the Association of Master Upholsterers & Soft Furnishers‐ Future Parish Council Meetings �POULSHOT LADIES (AND CHILDREN!) ROUNDERS MATCH On a warm Tuesday evening the Poulshot ladies club held a rounder’s evening on the village green. The teams were Poulshot children versus Poulshot ladies, with Suzie Quinn as umpire we were in for a fun yet fair game. It was a lovely way to spend an evening, both teams played very well cheered on by lots of support. There was some excellent batting and fielding with lots of rounders being made but in the end it was the children’s team that won. Thank you to the ladies of Poulshot who organised the game and I look forward to the next rematch. Joe Nixon �Charity Mixed Doubles Tennis Tournament The Anthony Nolan trust is a registered charity (number 803716) Chosen in memory of Rachel Dee Shapland Sunday 12th September 2010 10am start £15 per person Your partner will be drawn at random Barbeque/bar for semi-finals /finals at, Liz Bissett, Apeldorn, Townsend, Poulshot, Devizes. Wiltshire. .…………………………………………………………………………………………................................ Name: Contact Tel No: Email address Please make cheques payable to The Anthony Nolan trust Send your entrance fee and slip to Liz Bussett at the above address or Sally Hawkins, Sunnyside, 45 The Green, Poulshot. Devizes. Wiltshire. Entrance close; 5th September 2010 �We’re going on a dragon hunt (and listening for bats) Hunting for dragonflies will be one of the many interesting activities laid on for children at Wiltshire Wildlife Trust’s free family event at Conigre Mead Nature Reserve, Melksham, on Sunday 25th July, 2-4pm. “There will be lots to do for children of all ages at this pretty reserve,” says Sarah Wood, the Trust’s Education Officer. Conigre Mead is a flower-filled meadow on the banks of the Bristol Avon and is home to a wide range of mammals, birds and insects. “The reserve has three ponds which provide homes for dragonflies and damselflies including the grandly-named Emperor Dragonfly and the uncommon White-legged Damselfly. We will get the children to do some sweep netting to catch a variety of these beautiful insects, so they can take a close look before letting them go again. “We will also be making smelly cocktails out of plants found on the reserve and leading sensory walks that encourage children to touch and listen to the sounds of wildlife,” says Sarah. “Of course no nature day would be complete without the opportunity to do some pond-dipping. The children might net some water scorpions and fearsome looking dragonfly nymphs along with water boatmen and other aquatic wildlife. Who knows what else they might find! �100 Club June and July draws 1st prize £25 Shirley Taplin 2nd Prize £15 Mrs D. Barnes 3rd Prize £10 Rachel Hues 1st Prize £25 Christabel Francis 2nd £15 Prize Mike Wilson 3rd Prize £10 Paulette Bremner Milne SEEND BULKINGTON AND POULSHOT BENEFICE THE WEDNESDAY GROUP 14th July 2010 Wanted – A new Bishop of Salisbury Apply within – what’s in the CV? Poulshot Village Hall 7-30 - 9pm A discussion group on issues of concern and challenge for all. All are very welcome. For further details, ring John Quinn on 01380 828501 Do please get in touch if there is a subject YOU WOULD REALLY LIKE TO BE DISCUSSED. All offers willingly considered! �CHURCH EVENTS FOR 2010 JULY Sunday 25th, Summer Tea Party at Barleyfields AUGUST Saturday 7th, Coffee Morning atThe Old Farmhouse SEPTEMBER Saturday 11th & Sunday 12th, Poulshot Feast details later from the Fete Committee - more OCTOBER Saturday 2nd, Harvest Supper & Barn Dance at The Old Rectory Hall DECEMBER Thursday 9th, Xmas Bazaar at the Village Hall Computer problems? I offer a friendly, local service for all repairs, servicing and spares. Please talk to me BEFORE you buy or replace a computer. I can build you a PC to your needs or rebuild your old one with new components I always have good used laptops — often much better value than new — running Windows XP or the new Windows 7. HELP! Owen Burton 07765 774908 Seend Cleeve wigglybus@yahoo,co.uk �Church Flower Rota 4th July 11th & 18th July 25th July & 1st August 8th & 15th August 22nd & 29th August Mrs Emma Janes Mrs Pam Langton Mrs Dot Wood Mrs Hazel Coleman Mrs Yvonne Baber WILTSHIRE NUMISMATIC SOCIETY PROGRAMME 2010 Hon. Secretary Pam de Belle 01380 828453 August 16 – Richard Jeffery FRNS “Richard’s Numismatic and Historical Quiz” September 20 – “What is it?” - bring along one or more mystery objects for identification, numismatic or other items October 18 – Autumn Coin Auction November 15 – Annual General Meeting December 10 – Christmas Dinner at The Raven Poulshot –prior booking only – see Pam for details �Poulshot Feast,September 2010 Poulshot Feast - What is it? Pleasingly, a number of people in the village have been asking about this new event (due to take place on the afternoon of 11 September). A common question has been is it just a feast of food? The answer is definitely no. As the purpose is to demonstrate and celebrate the feast of skills, interests and activities in the village and the surrounding areas, then this will encompass far more than food. So far it is intended that there will be displays or demonstrations (hands on where possible) of painting, weaving, jewellery making, flower arranging, photography, Wadworth sign art, canal art, carpentry and woodworking, building skills, thatching, uphostlery, cosmetics, head massage, golf, volleyball, laser shooting, vintage cars and farm machinery, and even bee keeping. Food and drink are not forgotten, so Gerry from The Raven will demonstrate making a three course meal (and provide other simple recipes), Mike Hues hopes to display produce from his new farm shop including sausage making along with freshly barbequed samples, Becketts will talk on wine making and tasting and demonstrate apple pressing, and Caroline's Canapes will demonstrate light bites and party food. �There will also be some not too serious competitions including flowers, vegetables, flower arranging, handicrafts, and a number for children including painting, collage, animal made from vegetables, photographs, and the best sunflower. It is also hoped to have a display (non-competitive) of photographs of dogs in the village for interest. Whilst not primarily a fund raising event, any monies generated will be donated to Help For Heroes and the Wiltshire Air Ambulance - two very worthy causes. Planning for the event continues, and it may be that you have ideas which could be incorporated, If so, or if you are willing to help with the organising, please contact any of the following - Jim Aldridge 828632 Brian Arnold 828833 - Gill Coleman 827095 - Mandy Housby 828464 - Kate Hunloke 828333 - Ray Josey 827010. JOIN US AND SAVE MONEY - on your supply of domestic heating oil delivered to your door. As an established group with members along the Pewsey Vale we can supply to you direct. With the price of oil increasing, we will get you a discounted price every time! Interested? Call Chris on 01380 818724 or e-mail jcm3777@hotmail.com �The Tranquil Moment Health and Beauty Clinic offering a full range of beauty and holistic treatments including Decleor facials manicure & pedicure waxing Xen-tan Caci-non surgical facelift reflexology electrolysis hydrotherm massage sports and remedial massage The Old Stables, Middle Green Farm, The Green, Poulshot 01380 828297 e-mail tranquilmoment@live.co.uk www.tranquilmoment.co.uk WILTSHIRE NUMISMATIC SOCIETY (founded in Devizes 1965) Meetings held from 8 p.m. on the third Monday of the month, March to December inclusive, in the Village Hall ‘ Details from Mr R. 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If you prefer to leave me an e-mail request don’t forget to leave your own e-mail address for a reply. Thank you �DEVIZES HOME AND GARDEN MAINTENANCE Commercial – Domestic Grass Cutting Hedge Cutting – General Gardening Landscaping – garden clearance Sheds – All types of fencing Decking – Patios Interior – Exterior painting and decorating Gutter clearing – emptying General Property Maintenance Free quotations - fully insured Tel: Jon on 01380 720969 Mobile: 0777 8043330 e-mail Jon@devizeshomeandgarden.co.uk �Village Contacts St Peter’s Church Preist In Charge – Rev Renee Coulson 827285 Churchwardens Mrs Paulette Bremner-Milne 828527 Mrs Janet James 724944 827172 PCC Secretary –Mrs Kate Amery PCC Members – Mr Nicholas Hunloke (Treasurer) – Lady Kate Hunloke (Deanery Synod) – Mr Brian James (Licensed Lay Minister) – Mrs Angela Bullen – Lt. Col. 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Farmers Club Mr Richard Francis 828232 Mother and Toddler Group Mrs Clair Waldron 828602 Poulshot Ladies Club Lady Kate Hunloke 828333 Village Hall – Chris Saunders 827290 Bookings - Jackie Pohnert 827046 Village Trust – Chairman - Mr Nicholas Hunloke 828333 827242 Secretary - Mr Peter Cleverly Members - Mrs Diana Gravina (Vice-chairman) – Mr Brian James (treasurer) – Mrs Pam Langton (Archivist) �Poulshot Web Pages (The World Looking At Poulshot) WWW.POULSHOT.ORG.UK Email to:webmaster@poulshot.org.uk JKS Plumbing and Heating BATHROOMS, TAPS, HOT WATER CYLINDERS AND MUCH MORE NO JOB TOO SMALL 24 HOUR CALL OUT Tel: 01380 828956 Mobile: 07708510715 �Calling all dog walkers! I am fed up with having to avoid dog 'mess' when I walk on the pavements, paths and tracks in and around the village. Especially so in Green Gardens, a place of quiet enjoyment for everyone, where mothers walk with their children and where village events are occasionally held. How difficult is it to put a couple of polythene bags in your pocket each time you take your dog for a walk? Let's all help to make a walk in the village an enduring pleasure. YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE! Philip Henshaw PSW Premier Tiling Services Local professional tiling service for:- • Kitchens • Bathrooms • Conservatories • Underfloor heating installed All work is fully insured and guaranteed. Please call 01380 721978/07855 947039 or e-mail pswpremiertiling@gmail.com for help or information. �St Pater’s Church Cheese and Wine Party An English Country Garden on a summers evening, the sun`s rays filtering through the trees, a glass of wine and friends all around. Can there be a better way to while away a few hours at the end of a Poulshot day? Not even the England football team could keep 80 villagers from the opportunity of gathering together in the garden of Poulshot House for what has become the annual St Peters Church Cheese and wine Party. All were invited and so many came. From the raising of the tents to the return of the empties, this was a happy event enjoyed by everyone; those who planned it, those who helped to make it happen, those who came and those who took it all away afterwards. Thanks to the many chefs throughout the Village, we were treated to a feast fit for St Peter himself. The wine flowed and the chatter quickened. The generosity of all who attended ensured that the profit on the evening amounted to a staggering £1046.73, a testament to a love of our church and the enjoyment of a lovely evening. Heartfelt thanks must go to Hazel, Ray and Denise for so generously allowing us not only to enjoy their warm hospitality but also to share the glory of their beautiful garden. May we hope for many more such happy gatherings. �Do you need help in the garden? Perry Landscape Services can help Planting; Garden Design; Pond Maintenance; Fencing; Decking; Patios; General Garden Maintenance; Lawn Cutting; Garden Designs; Leaf Collection etc Tel: 01225 712274 Mobile 07771838195 e-mail vzdy@hotmail.com NO OBLIGATION QUOTATIONS NO JOB TOO BIG OR TOO SMALL COOKS ORCHARD BEAUTY Qualified & insured Massage and Beauty Therapist. Massage: Hot stones massage, Thai style massage, Deep tissue, Swedish.Manicures, pedicures, Paraffin wax treatment, Waxing tinting, Facials, Hopi ear candles. Pamper/Hen parties catered for. Vouchers available. Visit Cooks orchard, or I’ll come to you. Call Nicky on: 07711652568 �Poulshot Ponds Project On 4th June, Wiltshire Wildlife Trust’s newt expert, Jan Freeborn, visited the village for the second time this year to monitor Great Crested Newt activity in the pond on the Green known as Middle Green Pond. Although the water level had dropped significantly from lack of rainfall since her last visit in April, a group of Poulshot Village Trust members helped Jan make traps and set these in the remaining water for the night. Next morning, much to everyone’s excitement, two of the special traps produced Great Crested Newts. In the first were two females, and in the second was a male along with a small tadpole-like creature which Jan identified as a young newt proof indeed that Great Crested Newts are breeding in this pond. Green Lane Pond, in the south-west corner of the Green, was also checked by Jan and its future management discussed. In May, Wiltshire Council’s Deputy Countryside Officer Vicky Roscoe had visited this pond. She suggested guidelines for cleaning out debris and silt and clearing overhanging vegetation to let in more light - thus encouraging the regeneration of aquatic plants and pond life. Jan endorsed Vicky’s recommendations. Once ownership of the village ponds has been established, the Village Trust will apply for grants to enable the work to be done. We expect to begin restoration activities in the winter months to minimise disturbance to wildlife. This is an exciting project and it is hoped that people in the village will want to participate. It will not only transform the ponds into havens for wildlife but enhance the beauty of our village. Pam Langton and Dankay Cleverly, Poulshot Ponds Project Coordinators. �Poulshot Village Trust Thirteen members of the Trust met on 25 May 2010 in the Village Hall for the AGM and Ordinary meetings. ONE MINUTE’S SILENCE The Chairman called for one minute’s silence to mark the passing of Michael Bowden, one of Poulshot’s oldest, most respected residents, and a founder member of the Poulshot Village Trust. ELECTION OF OFFICERS - The following officers were reelected: Chairman Nicky Hunloke, Vice Chair Diane Gravina, Secretary Peter Cleverly, Treasurer Brian James. POULSHOT BIG TREES PROJECT - John Quinn updated members with progress on obtaining project funding from grant-giving bodies. We are still waiting for decisions from Wessex Water (The Conservation Foundation), the International Tree Foundation, and Wiltshire Council. The Woodland Trust are not giving money grants this year, but have offered us a 'woodland' pack of 400 small saplings, which we shall accept. The Forestry Commission, which funded the Green Gardens Woodland, are not, it turns out, able to give grants for hedgerow tree planting, only for woods. Our application for grant from the Area Board is proceeding. The Trust is in touch the Community Payback Team at Wiltshire Probation Trust who are interested in helping with the project. Their Project Coordinator, Tracy Geiran, will meet Nicky Hunloke and Peter Cleverly in Hay Lane, to assess the work involved in planting saplings in the hedgerows. The Big Tree Project Supporting Document, which was prepared to send out with grant applications, was discussed. Several useful observations were made: the cost of saplings could be improved upon, village sponsors should be sought, and, it might be more satisfying and economic to grow oaks from acorns for �planting in later phases of the project. These suggestions will be followed up. GREEN GARDENS WOOD - Thank you to everyone who turned out for the ‘pruning party’ and gave the Green Gardens a general tidy-up on Saturday 20 March 2010. VILLAGE PONDS - There was a good turnout for the visit arranged by Maggie Goodenough, Poulshot Parish Clerk, for a survey of the Poulshot ponds by Jan Freeborn of Wiltshire Wildlife Trust on Friday 9 April 2010. A number of the Great Crested newts, both male and female, were found in Middle Green pond. Subsequently, with the support of the Parish Council, the Trust set up the Poulshot Ponds Project with Dankay Cleverly and Pam Langton as Project Coordinators, to restore and maintain the village’s three central ponds: o Middle Green pond on the west side of the Green o Green Lane pond in the southwest corner of the Green o ‘Plank’s’ pond on the Poulshot Road opposite Barleyfields. The Parish Council owns Middle Green pond but there is no record at the Land Registry of who owns the other two ponds. To investigate ownership further, the Ponds Project Coordinators will arrange to meet and consult the landowners with boundaries that run close to the relevant ponds. The surveys undertaken by Jan Freeborn, Wiltshire Wildlife Trust ecologist, and by Vicky Roscoe, Wiltshire Council Countryside Officer both agree that restoration and maintenance of the ponds will bring significant benefits to wildlife and biodiversity and help to preserve the cultural and historical aspects of the ponds which are part of the village heritage. �VILLAGE ORCHARD - It was decided that this project should be put in abeyance to concentrate on projects that are already in hand. VILLAGE GREEN: MANAGEMENT - Nicky Hunloke sought the views of Trust members on a matter currently under consideration by the Poulshot Parish Council. There is concern that the policy of frequent close-mowing of the entire Green is not supported by everyone - some feel it lessens the essentially rural character of Poulshot. As a first step towards restoring the traditional look of the Green, it is proposed that the triangle of land that lies between Higher Green Farm and the Poulshot Road entrance to the Green Gardens should be managed as a meadow by taking a hay cut in July/August. Grass walkways would be maintained along each side of the area. There was wide and enthusiastic support for this proposal. It was pointed out that in addition to the expected visual enhancement there would be further substantial benefits in the reappearance of wildflowers that were once commonplace and in an increase of biodiversity in general. The next meeting of the Poulshot Village Trust will be on Tuesday, 14 September 2010 at 7.30 pm in the Village Hall. Please come along, all are welcome. Peter Cleverly Coffee Morning Come and join friends and neighbours at The Old Farmhouse, Mill Lane, on Saturday, 7 August 2010 - 10.00 - 12.00 Enjoy coffee and cake together Proceeds to St. Peter's Church Poulshot �You are invited to a GARDEN TEA PARTY at BARLEYFIELDS Sunday 25th July at 4 o’clock Tickets from Joyce Arnold 828833 or Pam Langton or email cplangton@aol.com Tickets £7.50 each All proceeds to St .Peter’s Church Poulshot and Dorothy House Hospice Care Maximum 65 tickets available so please book soon �If you are interested in playing cricket on the village green please contact: Tim Jalland on 01380 827201 or the jallands@btinternet.com ��The big knit Age UK Wiltshire has announced the launch of this year’s Big Knit. Supporters can start knitting the little hats to go on top of Innocent Smoothies once again! The be-hatted smoothie bottles are sold in Sainsburys. Every hat knitted will raise 25p to support Age UK Wiltshire’s work, providing information, advice, friendship and support to older people within the county. If you are interested taking part, please contact Emily Cole on 01380 710411 or look at the website www.ageconcernwiltshire.org.uk for further details (and the knitting pattern). The project is time limited so please get knitting quickly! Worton Art Café is a creative workshop for families which is held once a month at Worton Village Hall and occasional days in the holidays. Activities include clay modelling, and creative materials for collage, printing, puppet and mask making etc etc. There is no joining or booking requirement for the Saturday workshops and people are free to come when it suits them. During the summer there will be two workshops: 30th July and 19th August 10.00am - 11.30am. The cost is £4 per child. Featured activities for these session are: 'Mini mosaics' and 'Lets face it' (clay faces and masks). These activities do have to be booked in advance. Call Geri for further details: 01380 729269 or email: geri@professor-radd.co.uk. �Poulshot Parish Council to be held on Tuesday 6th July 2010 at the Village Hall 7.30pm ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING - AGENDA 1. Welcome and Apologies Declaration of interests Open Session 2. Minutes of meeting held on 4/5/10 confirmed by all Councillors, either at meeting or prior to, as a true and accurate record of events, signed 18/5/10 3. Matters Arising: a. Pippin Homes Development – Letter re entrance road sent to planning b. Village Green Risk Assessment -Steve Housby and Tim Nixon c. Parish Steward – Geoff Collett to report d. Ponds – up date from Village Trust e. Playground safety inspection report - Sue Aldridge to report f. Community Area Partnership – Tim Jalland to update council. g. Barley Hill Lane and Broadway Lane ditch work - update h. Community Speed Watch Scheme – decision to continue on further to advice from area board. i. Sintons Insurance – Update j. Parking on Green – letter received from parishioner k. Memorial bench in Green Gardens for John Scammell l. Allotment vacancy – 1 Allotment vacant with immediate effect m. Advert for Village Magazine – decision on wording and contacts 4. Finance a. Parish Council to approve payments VAT Gross Payable Net Community First Membership Tbc M Goodenough (Clerks Salary June/ July 2010) 194.16 0 194.16 Acer Tree Surgeons 330.00 57.75 387.75 b. Current balance sheet and payments v budget. 12. Planning: - Applications received between meetingsdecisions made E/10/030 M P Hues, Lodge Farm. Poulshot Alterations to external Permission 2/FUL Road, Poulshot, SN10 1RQ appearance of farm buildings received in connection with conversion to farm shop. E/10/062 Mr J Collett Dukes Farm 59 The Removal of conifer tree at Permission 3/TCA Green Poulshot front of property received E/10/059 Mr P Piper, Greenways, 6 The 40% reduction of Robinia Permission 7/TCS Green, Poulshot Pseudo acacia tree in garden received 14. Date of Next Meeting to be confirmed as 7.30pm on Tuesday 7th September at the Village Hall. �Jazz in the Garden Sunday 25th July 2010 2.00 – 4.30pm A fantastic opportunity to tour the beautiful gardens of Brook House, Bromham, by kind invitation of Mark and Cynthia Wilkinson. Many interesting areas to explore including a secret garden, lakes, orchard, woodland and unique sculptures. Follow our garden trail or browse the stalls in the courtyard. Relax on the terrace to the sound of our jazz band, the Colette Cassin Quintet whilst enjoying tea, cakes and other refreshments. Tickets: £3.00 in advance / £4.00 on the day (Children under 16 free of charge) Look on our posters and fliers for your local ticket seller or pop into Age UK Wiltshire, 13 Market Place, Devizes, For further details, visit ww.ageconcernwiltshire.org.uk All proceeds will go to Age UK Wiltshire, helping us to provide information, advice, friendship and support to older people within the county. Age UK Wiltshire, part of the new force combining Age Concern and Help The Aged. �Michael Bowden – A Few Words the address given by Chris Tweedie at Michael’s funeral Graham has asked me to say a few words about his brother Michael, who he more affectionately called ‘Our Mick”. To Sue, Tina, Sarah and the rest of my family he was always ‘Uncle Michael’. In celebrating someone’s life it is helpful to know about their childhood upbringing, character and ways. Hopefully, these few words will help you understand him more and make you feel that you knew him and can remember him better. When, just a 3 month old baby, Michael was taken in as a foster child by Elsie Bowden, and she later adopted him. They lived in Poulshot for the whole of their lives. Elsie is buried in the churchyard here and a tree in her memory is on the village green. Today Michael will be interred here in the church grounds to join his mother. Michael was adopted in February 1934 into a household with two other step brothers; Roy (who Michael would not remember as he was only a baby when his brother was sent to Australia, age 7 in the 1938), and Graham. Later Brian, a fourth brother was also fostered, he was four years younger than Michael and the three of them (Graham, Michael and Brian’ grew up as proverbial ‘brothers in arms’. Long Summers were spent playing across the fields, making camps, climbing trees, bird nesting and the like. As a child Michael could not remember a bad summer regarding the weather. According to Michael’s notes. He said: “We had no watches but knew when it was time to head home for lunch because the 12.05 train would blow its whistle at Fish Bridge’ - (that line got cut in the Beeching review) so the sound of the trains did not endure. Regarding his estranged brother Roy, Michael met him for the first time 66 years later at a re-union when he visited from Australia in 2004. The four ‘boys’ were together for the first time in their lives and they enjoyed spending time together getting to know each other, filling the gaps and making up for lost time. Regarding Michael’s upbringing, the original family home was Marsh Cottage here in Poulshot, and later Ivy Dene on the Green. Michael started school in April 1936. Mrs Wilson was headmistress at the time, and later replaced by Mrs Salter (who became Mrs Dickson when she re-married). Michael remembered and was �impressed that, whatever the weather, she cycled to work every day from Keevil. Michael noted her to be an excellent teacher and she hammered home the 3 Rs. After being adopted and moving into the cottage going to school across The Green was an easy walk. He also remembered The Green being as smooth as anyone’s lawn because it was so well looked after. Michael enjoyed his school years saying in his memoirs that “They were happy days”. The school numbered about 50 to 60 pupils, the numbers swelled by evacuees from London due to the war. He remembered his favourite games at school were playing marbles and whip-tops with his friends and playing conkers when they were in season. He moved up to Soutbroom School in Devizes when age 12 with three other lads from the village of the same age, these were; Dan & Joe Baber and Dave Mattick. Michael remembered the school being just one building back then with a canteen 200 yards away. The school was full of Londoners. In 1944 Michael remembered German POWs arriving from Southampton and being marched through the market square to one of the POW Camps on the London Road. In particular he remembered the black uniforms of the Panzer tank soldiers and SS troops. As well as the summers being fine and sunny Michael remembered some cold weather in his memoirs. In the winter of 1946-47 (age 15-16) it was said to be colder than Moscow. Michael worked on a farm at that time. His notes stated: “I was hand milking and the milk froze on my little finger. Your feet you could not feel. I had a surplus army over-coat on, a robin would perch on my wellington boot and peck at the drops of milk that were on them, his beady black eye looking up now and then”. Graham’s recollection of his brother as a youngster was that Mick was both curious and mischievous and he could be a right handful. However, he was also reliable and loyal and devoted to Elsie. He would never tolerate a bad word ever being said about her. One of Graham’s enduring memories of his brother was when, in 1963, Mick went on holiday to Pontin’s in Brixham with the family; Elsie, Queenie, Sue and Tina. One evening he took Graham over to the club-house pronouncing he would drink him under the table and Graham challenged back that he would not - so they had a bet on it……. Mick won! It does not surprise me – I shared pints with him from time to time and, at his prime, he could put them away without, seemingly, much effect. �When on holiday with the family Mick would get up early each day and go for a “strong walk” – which was a fast walk for an hour. I assume it helped with the curing of the effects of the night before. It also had something to do, along with his being out and about all day with work, that his health was good for most of his life. Mick loved his beer. His local and regular drinking establishment for all his life being The Raven. His favourite pint was 6x bitter, and his favourite spirit a whiskey with water, which he called OBJ – short for Oh by Jesus. During his years as a regular Mick saw many land-lords and land-ladies come and go. Regarding work, Michael worked for the council most of his life. Michael’s neighbour, Nick Hunloke told me that Michael’s knowledge of Poulshot and the surrounding area was enormous as he had worked for the council on the roads for many many years. When he retired from there he became a caretaker at The Mill School, Potterne. Michael also did the gardening for Mr & Mrs Hunloke. Nick told me he was an excellent gardener, knowing exactly what to plant where and when with super results. Michael kept accurate records of rainfall too, plugging gaps in Nick’s records whenever they occurred. Michael kept his own garden neat and tidy too and grew a range of fruit and vegetables. His three sheds full of gardening tools bore testament to his love of this past-time. Unfortunately his decline in health in the latter years made it increasingly difficult to keep the garden up, but with support, the garden has not gone to wrack and ruin. Actually we don’t know who it is who has helped with the gardening. We would like to say thank you, and, if you would please make yourself known to us after the service it would be appreciated. In terms of hobbies Michael was a numismatist – a studier and collector of coins. He had a huge collection, many of them Napoleonic but also a large number of British specimens, many old and very rare and valuable. Michael’s wish is that this extensive and wonderful collection is auctioned with the proceeds going to 4 charities of his choice. About his character……….. to an outsider Michael could be seen as stern and did not suffer fools gladly. His grand-nieces and nephews never dared put a foot wrong when they visited. One word from his deep gruff �voice was enough to put the fear of God into them. I must admit he had one of the most distinctive voices - I have seldom heard such a deep voice and his broad Wiltshire accent was wonderful in depth and tone. His ways were very interesting, his conversation and comments well informed and his language, on occasions was colorful, but appropriately so and totally in keeping with his character. Michael had very strong opinions too, especially regarding politics. He was also very well read and knowledgeable on many subjects. In particular his interest in history was profound, especially the Napoleonic era, for which his interest spilled over manifesting into his collection of coins, sabres and pistols and even naming his dog with the French Commander in mind; the dog, a bull dog, was called Roly, short for roly-poly, poly, being short for Napoleon. He was also a spiritual and religious man and, until his health failed, attended Evensong every Sunday evening. Michael supported the community in many ways, partly by being a stalwart member of it for so long but also by serving on the Parish Council for many years. His support in this regard will be remembered for a very long time. Despite his apparent hard exterior Michael was a very thoughtful and considerate man, courteous and polite. He was also, unbeknown to us until his death, something of a poet and with this he was rather sensitive. This showed through in a couple of his poems one of which I won’t read out here because of the subject matter, but it will be available to read after at The Raven. It is a funny and something of a poetic masterpiece. So, in closing, I would like to read this short poem to give you an idea of the sensitivity that Michael had within. And, in this celebration of his life, by reading this poem, if each of us were to listen carefully to the words he wrote, and then each act on the wisdom of those words, he would leave a living legacy that would make the world a better place: So, in memory of “Our Mick”, Think again by Michael Bowden Think again before you utter words that cause another pain, Hearts are always slow in healing, if they ever heal again. What’s the use of being sorry when regrets are all in vain? Curb your tongue, for just a moment, curb your tongue and Think Again ! �The Badgers’ Worton and Cheverell F.C. http://www.wortonandcheverellfc.co.uk/ In the Under 14 Final of the Mid-Wilts Cup, the Badgers unfortunately lost to the top of the league side Chippenham 4-0, with a courageous effort given by all, including Man of the Match: Kieran Dickinson for the Badgers – well done ! The Annual Presentation Fun Day, had a lively World Cup theme, with flags from all competing nations on display and a contest in which South Africa beat Japan to win the Cup. A great day for all, and many thanks to the many who helped make this day a success, and in particular to the Club Secretary, Paul Sperring, and the Club Treasurer Malcolm Powell for leading the activity. Registrations are now taking place for the following season for all age groups within the Club, with contact details available on the club website. WORTON & CHEVERELL F.C. 'The Badgers'. 2009/10 Presentations June 2010 Player of the Year Players Player /Clubman Golden Boot / Most Improved / Clubman Under 7 U8 U9 U10 Badgers Ethan Howard William Leckie Charlie Stickland Mathew Swan / Seth Wain Isaac Wain Joe Thomas Callum Howard - Sammy James Oli Barnes James Black Joe Skinner U10 Wizards U11 Harvey Schorah Brandon Symmonds Luke Jenks Chrissie Vick U12 U13 Keelan Hale Rory Walker Sam Powell Callum Damon Abraham Straker Cameron LivingstonElder Jed Kirkwood Jack Pearce / Ben Jenks U14 U15 U17/18 Adults Jonathan O'Donovan Sam Pennell Maverick Drewitt Sam Lumley Jack Francis Jack Kelly Scott Stroud Ashton Schorah Josh Gingell Ben Perrett Dan Moore Jake Flowers Steve Dagnall 01380-727976 �ROWDE VILLAGE SHOP If you are a fan of The Archers then you will know how a village goes about setting up a community village shop. This is what we have been doing in Rowde for the past 2 years. Two years ago Rowde set up a Steering Group and started fundraising. We applied for grants, held fundraising events and sold ‘shares’ in the shop. We managed to start trading six months ago even though all the renovations were not complete; this proved a great success in particular during the snowy weather!!! Our shop manager is responsible for the day to day running of the shop and training our ever-growing team of volunteers. The shop is becoming the ‘hub’ of the village with customers and staff exchanging local information. Part of the fun of working in the shop is making new friends and feeling part of the village; most of our volunteers give this as the number one reason for volunteering. All profits are donated towards the support local organisations but our main aim is to provide a service to our community. We aim to stock as much local produce as possible including milk, farm eggs, fruit, vegetables, cheese, bacon, cakes, biscuits and jam. We also provide newspapers, sweets, pet food, cigarettes, basic medicine and ice cream. Other groceries are available which are far too numerous to list but you would be surprised what we stock and we are always open to suggestions of new products to add to our shelves. Our prices are amazingly competitive and some items are cheaper than Devizes - save your fuel, come to us first!! �We have just set up a postpoint service so you can bring your parcels, special deliveries, recorded deliveries and international post to us without having to queue at the Devizes post office. Our shop works due to volunteers but we always need more. If you have a few hours to spare a week/month you would be very welcome to join us - don’t be in fear, volunteer!! Opening times are: 7.30 – 6.00 Monday to Friday 8.00 – 4.00 Saturday 9.00 – 12.00 Sunday and Bank Holidays. For more information please contact Veronica (our shop manager) on 01380 739800 or e-mail rowde.village.shop@btconnect.com Jackie Bawden – Chairman of Rowde Village Shop management Committee The Tranquil Moment The Tranquil Moment Health and Beauty Clinic can be found on The Green at Poulshot. It’s a converted stables with two treatment rooms in peaceful surroundings. The existing business has been taken over by Joanna Murphy, who has worked there for nine years. The salon offers many different treatments, some of which are new, including Hydrotherm Massage, Sports and Remedial Massage and Xentan spray. There will be an open evening on 1st July from 5 – 9 pm where everyone is welcome. Refreshments and special offers on a variety of treatments will be available on the evening, as well as a charity raffle. �Our most precious gift? Well, it all depends on your outlook, but surely children must be somewhere near the top of your list of God-given gifts. For me, one things is for sure : it seemed reasonable for me to say something on their behalf – children make me laugh (see below). I expect many of you will remember how Jamie Allen “wowed” children (maybe some adults too) with his magic tricks and his enthusiasm in these parishes just five years ago. We continue to do a lot of things for our village children, with varying degrees of success – just take a look at the list of activities on the inside back cover of this magazine, for example. We had thought (briefly !) of the possibility of running a childrens’ holiday club during the school summer holidays this year but we have yet to identify people who would be both willing and able to commit themselves to such an undertaking. However, what we will be doing is putting on a pilot session of “Messy Church” (see separate notice) on 25th August. If it’s successful then we’ll repeat it – perhaps alternating sessions around the villages – everything will depend on the support it gets from both those coming along to enjoy the experience, and sufficient helpers to make it viable. Holy Cross continues to maintain strong links with our village school, of which I am an ex-officio governor. I also have a regular input with Keevil and Rowde Schools, attended by our children from Poulshot and Bulkington respectively. One of the things I really love is meeting children around the villages as I walk Jamie (my dog – named after my grandson, not the earlier incumbent!) around the villages, or when shopping in the local supermarkets, and catching up with their news. It really is quite interesting when reading about Jesus’s ministry here on earth, about the people He chose as his �disciples. They stumbled over the meaning of the parables, and tried to put some flesh on stories he shared with them. They were constantly bickering with each other, trying to get a more prominent place in the order of things, a little like primary school children lining up for dinner at school. Yes, children featured in Jesus’s ministry – he loved family communication, but at times the disciples sounded like many an older person, yearning for peace and quiet. In Mark (Chapter 9:36, 37) we read “Then he (Jesus) took a little child … and taking it in his arms, he said to them (ie those gathered around him) ‘Whoever welcomes one such child in my name welcomes me … ‘ “ For twelve grown men, you'd think those disciples would have been more sophisticated, but we have to remember they were just ordinary people, men of passions, used to living lives of intensity on fishing boats, on farms, in workshops, and in tax offices. They were the blue-collar workers of their time, skilled and yet not educated, used to the basics, not interested in what the future might hold because they found life difficult enough in the present. In other words, the disciples were a bit like you and me. I came across a prayer about children some while ago, one of the less challenging verses of which goes like this: “We pray for children who bring us sticky kisses and fistfuls of dandelions who sleep with the dog and bury goldfish who hug us in a hurry and forget their lunch money who squeeze toothpaste all over the washbasin … “ That about sums it up doesn’t it! Let’s pray that each one of us can follow Jesus’s example of love for children and hold them close to our hearts the next time we despair at their behaviour – God bless ‘em! ………… Renée �and also from Renee … on the lighter side … CHILDREN AND THE CHURCH ™ A little boy was attending his first wedding. After the service, his cousin asked him, "How many women can a man marry?" “Sixteen," the boy responded. His cousin was amazed that he had an answer so quickly. "How do you know that?" “Easy," the little boy said. "All you have to do is add it up, like the Vicar said: 4 better, 4 worse, 4 richer, 4 poorer." ™ After a church service on Sunday morning, a young boy suddenly announced to his mother, "Mum, I've decided to become a minister when I grow up." "That's okay with us, but what made you decide that?" "Well," said the little boy, "I have to go to church on Sunday anyway, and I figure it will be more fun to stand up and yell, than to sit and listen." (!) ™ A 6-year-old was overheard reciting the Lord's Prayer at a church service "And forgive us our trash passes, as we forgive those who passed trash against us." ™ A boy was watching his father, a minister, write a sermon. "How do you know what to say?" he asked. "Why, God tells me." "Oh, then why do you keep crossing things out?" ™ A little girl became restless as the preacher's sermon dragged on and on. Finally, she leaned over to her mother and whispered, "Mummy, if we give him the money now, will he let us go?" ™ The Sunday School Teacher asks, "Now, Johnny, tell me frankly do you say prayers before eating?" "No sir," little Johnny replies, "I don't have to. My Mum is a good cook." God Bless … Renée �CHURCH SERVICES – JULY POULSHOT, SEEND & BULKINGTON Sunday 4th July 8.00 am BCP Holy Communion SEEND 9.30 am Family Eucharist BULKINGTON 11.15am Parish Eucharist SEEND 6.00 pm EVENSONG POULSHOT Sunday 11th July 8.00 am BCP Holy Communion SEEND 9.30 am MATINS POULSHOT 11.15am Parish Eucharist SEEND 6.00 pm Evensong BULKINGTON Sunday 18th July 8.00 am BCP Holy Communion SEEND 9.30 am Parish Eucharist BULKINGTON 11.15am Parish Eucharist SEEND 6.00 pm PARISH EUCHARIST POULSHOT Sunday 25th July 8.00 am BCP Holy Communion SEEND 9.30 am FAMILY EUCHARIST POULSHOT 11.15 am Family Eucharist SEEND 6.00 pm Songs of Praise Evensong BULKINGTON Sunday 1st August 8.00 am BCP Holy Communion SEEND 9.30 am Family Eucharist BULKINGTON 11.15am Parish Eucharist SEEND 6.00 pm EVENSONG POULSHOT Sidesman Reader th Mr M Arnold Mrs K Amery 4 July 11th July Mrs P Bremner-Milne Mr B Arnold th 18 July Mrs J James Mrs J Arnold th Mrs S Quinn Celebrant 25 July st Mr M Hues Mr M Hues 1 August �How would you like to spend a day without telephones, shopping, cleaning, cooking etc. etc? Well you can !! Why not put aside a day just for you? There will be plenty of time for reflection, reading, a stroll around the beautiful gardens or even a gentle snooze at a Quiet Day at Ivy House, Warminster on Saturday 21 August 10 am to 3.30 pm Interested? If so, please contact either a churchwarden or the Vicar (827285), or sign the list at the back of church. This opportunity is open to everyone. We will share transport where possible. Cost £17 per person, to include morning coffee, lunch and afternoon tea. A deposit of £5 will secure your place. Prayers for Healing Did you know that our parishes are linked informally with Potterne and Worton with Marston (as well as Bromham, Rowde and Sandy Lane)? For many years there has been a service of Prayers for Healing alternating between Christ Church, Worton and Marston Chapel. The service is open to people of any Christian denomination and all are welcome. They provide an oasis of calm in which to bring to the Lord our prayers for those who are causing us deep concern. They also provide an opportunity for prayers for healing and wholeness on an individual basis, if wanted, in a loving, totally safe and nonthreatening environment. The next service will take place on Sunday, 4th July at Marston Chapel at 6 pm Please contact the Vicar if you would like further details (827285) �the short walk to Santiago de Compostela! Well folks – I did it! Around 496 miles in 29 days and in all kinds of weather. Those who have read my justgiving webpage will know that I arrived back home footsore but actually fitter than I have been before, or probably will be ever again! Donations (in aid of Help for Heroes and the Bishop of Salisbury’s retirement appeal for a new theological college in Juba, Southern Sudan - 90% and 10% respectively) are still coming in and so it’s not possible to give a final figure yet. Indeed, it’s not too late to make a donation, either direct through the webpage or by dropping it in at the Vicarage (cheques made payable to Help for Heroes – or cash but either way, please put your name and address on the envelope and confirm whether we can claim gift aid). Currently the amount raised is around £1,500, which is great. My sincere thanks for your generosity. More news next month. Will YOU miss “Nosh and Natter” in July and August? … if so, why not come to the Vicarage instead, for a simple one-course lunch and tea or coffee. £2.50 for church funds. Wednesdays 21st July and 18th August 12.30 – 2.00 pm Booking essential (must be by a note through the Vicarage letterbox, with your telephone number please) places limited : 16 servings each time. SEEND CHURCH FETE A traditional church fete will be held in the vicarage garden again this year. Attractions include face painting, soak the vicar, and a treasure hunt. Stalls include cakes, toys, bric-abrac, antiques, jewelry and plants. There will be a barbeque at lunch time and teas in the afternoon. The whole event is set in the lovely vicarage garden in Seend’s historic High Street. When- 10th July from 12 to 4pm – �Where: The Vicarage, High Street, Seend GOODWIN SHAW Chartered Accountants Business Advisers and Tax Consultants A Comprehensive Range of Services for Companies and Individuals Telephone: (01249) 652091 Email: nicky@goodwinshaw.co.uk Incorporating Gordon Lawrence Chartered Accountant Free Initial Consultation Goodwin Shaw, Chartered Accountants based in Chippenham, recently merged with Gordon Lawrence of Bromham. Acting for clients in the local area we offer: Taxation Advice and can assist with preparation of Tax Returns, Bookkeeping, Payroll, VAT and Annual Accounts. Appointments can be arranged outside of normal office hours if required. �The Wednesday Group Privacy – a Right or a Privilege? Selection of the theme for our meeting on 9th June was prompted by the long-running saga of the expenses claimed by Members of Parliament. Whatever the rights and wrongs of the whole affair, it was the fact that the information was ‘leaked’ to the Daily Telegraph by a civil servant, that highlighted the whole culture of leaking and the blowing of whistles that seems to pervade many aspects of our life today. Add to that all the many ways that so much of our own personal, and preferably private information is obtained by all sorts of agencies, for a wide range of honest or dishonest uses, without us appreciating what’s going on, and one begins to wonder how much privacy we actually have left. The discussion was, as ever, wide-ranging. One main category of privacy is that used, for example, by governments, the Armed Forces, commercial enterprises, to protect sensitive information from abuse by foreign agencies and by competitors. The process limits access to the information by classifications such as Secret, Confidential and Restricted, hopefully ensuring that only those who ‘need to know’ actually do have access. This form of privacy has its own weaknesses, primarily because of over-classifying but also by misusing the protection offered for the originator’s own personal and possibly nefarious purposes. One might see the ‘Leak’ as a threat to privacy and it certainly seems to have become an important part of management by government departments and commercial enterprises. Apart from Parliamentary Expenses, other recent leaks have included questionable emails about Opposition leaders sent from No 10 Downing Street, the release of sensitive details of strike negotiations between BA and the Unite union and, albeit some years ago, the publication of the book Spycatcher, by the disgraced ex-MI5 officer, Peter Wright, giving details of the Security Service’s activities. There are many motives for leaking sensitive information – money, spite, revenge, perhaps even for the public good. Sheer carelessness doesn’t help – how many official laptops have been left in cars or on the train, some containing quantities of personal information about all of us; and how often do we hear of CDs carrying similar information being mislaid, misdirected or just put into the skip? �Clearly the prurient interest in private matters of all possible kinds shown by every element of the media, and the devious means used to discover and disclose, in lurid terms, individuals’ private business, activities and personal details, is the aspect of privacy loss that most affects us. The argument is that such activities sell papers and boost viewing figures and there can be no doubt that that is the case. Whether we always have a ‘need (or even a wish) to know’ is very debatable. Whether such activity is in the public interest is also debatable. There was discussion about the privacy of our relationship with God – does public worship and prayer somehow weaken the intimacy of that relationship? The question could have been debated for several sessions and it provided food for thought. At the end, we concluded that while Privacy was probably a Right, and that it is our Privilege to give up that Right, today’s world is one in which it is very difficult indeed to preserve our Privacy to the degree that we would like – sometimes it’s our fault, sometimes it’s THEIR’S! John Quinn Rowde Primary School It’s been a busy term for the children so far and there’s still so much to come. In June all the children learnt about Space and the solar system when a giant dome arrived in the school hall housing a mobile planetarium – the children’s faces were a picture in themselves as the galaxy unfolded above their heads. A week later two West End actors entertained them all with ‘Jungle Bungle’ a wonderful musical based on four popular children books and featuring two west end performers who had appeared in shows like ‘Joseph’, Mamma Mia, Cats and the Rocky Horror Show, to name but a few! This was excellent timing for those performing in our own musical in July – ‘The Wizard of Oz’. Rehearsals are well �underway as I write and if it lives up to the standard of ‘Oliver’ and ‘Bugsy’ it should be a great show! During the half term break some of you may have noticed a marquee above the swimming pool, this was to allow a new glass fibre liner to be installed in the swimming pool. The children returned to a lovely new pool with a mosaic surround and even a seahorse motif on the pool floor, which caused great excitement! The summer term is the time for visits and this term is no exception. In June Class 5 had a fantastic weekend at ‘Mill on the Brue, a brilliant residential centre in Somerset offering a huge range of activities. The highlight for the weekend for the children was when Mr.Ball had his go on the zip wire and got stuck suspended above the river, luckily he managed to get off without getting wet! The following weekend Class 6 went off to Isle of Wight for their residential visit having visited the Tate Modern and had a trip down the Thames earlier in the week. Class Four, not to be outdone will be visiting New Barn in Dorset where they will spend one day in an Iron Age Village making their own butter and grinding their own flour! In the final weeks of the summer term there is still so much to happen – performances of Wizard of Oz, Sports Day, Leavers Service, Parents Evenings and of course the finals of ‘Rowde's Got Talent at our Summer Fete on Friday July 2nd. We will, of course, be saying goodbye to all our Class 6 children and wish them the very best of luck in their new schools. These wishes also go to others who may be leaving us at the end of the year. �Poulshot Farm Shop The shop which we have been constructing will be opening on 20th July. we intend to sell all local meat – pork, beef and lamb plus other items which will enable the customer to produce a meal. We are also stocking ready cooked meals prepared by Philip and Sue Henshaw using local meat and vegetables. We feel that a growing number of people want to know where the food comes from, so by using the sip they will be assured that all produce will be sourced as locally as possible. It is an exciting time for us but also a worry as it is the first time we have had involvement with the retail trade. To help us we have Martin Palmer, a first class butcher who was previously at Seend Farm Shop. We hope you will enjoy shopping with us and any suggestions will be very welcome. We look forward to seeing you all. The Hues Family �Self-Employed?? Finding all the paperwork and tax returns a headache?? Wish it would all go away? If you need a helping hand and are looking for a friendly service which is not too expensive, why not call for a free-of-charge consultation and a no-obligation quote? Anne Martin A.F.A. Swanborough Cottage, Mill Lane, Poulshot, SN10 1SA Tel: 01380 828370 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Village Magazine Description An account of the resource PDF versions of the Village Magazine distributed between 2004 and Present. 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Title A name given to the resource Poulshot Village News July 2010 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 01/07/2010 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Poulshot Village News Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Poulshot Village News PVN Village News https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/org.poulshotvillagearchive/original/81a6d6bc0d01d3e3c39878b27ac3c641.pdf 6acabeb2a4a7f698dcb6f90aed7ebd6a PDF Text Text Poulshot Village News June 2010 The Raven Inn Spring & Summer Opening Times Monday to Saturday 11am – 3pm Lunch served 12 – 2pm Dinner served 6:30 – 9pm Sunday open 12 – 3:30pm Three Traditional Sunday Roasts served Lunch served 12 – 2:30pm Sunday Evening open 6 – 10:30pm Sunday Evening Supper served 6:30 – 9pm Please telephone 01380 828 271 or call in to reserve your table. Nathalie & Jerry �Poulshot Village News is put together by Nina Jeffries and anyone else who would like to help, and distributed to all houses in the village by a lovely team of helpers. Help, contributions, reports, opinions and articles are very much welcomed. While we will always aim to include all shades of opinion and interest, we reserve the right to select and edit where appropriate. We also aim to provide a network and record of what’s going on in the village, as fully as possible, so please let us know if there is anything that you would like publicised in advance or reported on afterwards. The intention will be for the magazine to float through your doors in the first week of each month, so contributions need to arrive about ten days before that. We look forward to hearing from you. e-mail phone by post Contact us – poulshotnews@btinternet.com – 01380 828883 - 3 Sillington Lane, Poulshot, SN10 1TD Contributions for next issue in by 20th of the month please Advertising Poulshot Village News is happy to accept adverts, indeed relies on them to fund production costs. Publication of an advert does not constitute an endorsement for that product or service. Adverts may be taken as a full, half or quarter page, at a cost of £40/£25/£15 respectively, to run for the full year of the magazine. Subscribing to an advert in the magazine will automatically get you a listing on the Poulshot web site www.poulshot.org.uk �Poulshot Village Fete The Fete this year takes place on 26th June on the Green starting at 2pm. The Tug of War will be bigger and better this year, but there will still be space for the women and children of the village to have a go. This year, as an extra attraction, there will be a fortune teller, who will look into your palm and help you plan your future! As ever there will be stalls, teas, bar, BBQ, children’s sports, games and pony rides. The fun starts at 2pm. The annual musical picnic was such a success on the Green that we intend to keep it there, starting at 7.00pm. We are having live music as well as the usual favourites, courtesy of Phil Dawson of Ginger Productions, who has a recording studio in Manor Farm Units. Bring your tables, chairs, rugs and picnics and a torch or lantern to guide you home. There will be a bucket going round for donations to pay for the music etc. More about this and other things in the leaflet, which will come through your doors in the week before the Fete I found a gold ladies wrist watch down the five lanes and have it at home if the owner can be found. They can contact me on 01380 828106 Many Thanks Nick Hues �Parish Council Meeting 4th May Attending – Sue Aldridge (SA), Malcolm Nixon (MN),Tim Nixon (TN), Joe Baber (JB), Steven Housby (SH), Geoff Collett (JC) (Vice-Chairman), Maggie Goodenough (MG) Parish Clerk, Jonathan Seed (JS). 8 members of the public were present. 1. 01/10/11-Welcome and apologies The vice-chairman, Geoff Collett opened the meeting and welcomed the public; apologies were received from Nicky Hunloke. GC explained that as this is the annual general meeting he would now hand over to clerk. 2. 02/10/11 – Election of chairman - MG asked for nominations for the 2010/11 chairman, SA nominated NH, seconded by TN, all councillors agreed. Although NH was unable to be present he had consented to accept the role if nominated. 3. 03/10/11 – Election of vice-chairman – MG asked for nominations for 2010/11 vice-chariman, MN nominated GC; seconded by SA, all councillors agreed. MG handed the meeting over to the vice-chairman. Open session GC invited the public to raise any issues, no issues were raised, no comments were received. GC closed the session. 4. 04/10/11 – Declaration of interests – none were received. 5. 05/10/11 - Minutes of Meeting held on 2nd March 2010 GC explained that in accordance with the agreement made in item 16/09/10, the Minutes from meeting 02/03/10, the minutes were passed as a true and accurate record of events, all agreed, signed by NH in the presence of the council, excluding SH, on 17.3.10. 6. Matters arising 06/10/11 -Pippin Homes Development – Ivor Sault explained the revised plans had been re-submitted in February 2010 with no response to date, the new plans have a reduced number of houses and they are currently working on a final layout. Wiltshire Council thinks the entrance to the development should be an adopted road, and if the Parish Council have any thoughts on this are asked to contact WC with their recommendations. All councillors agreed a letter should be sent stating their wish for the entrance to remain un-adopted, clerk to draft letter. 07/10/11 – Village Green - SH reported that he joined the ‘Open Spaces’ charity group hoping that they would be useful with maintaining the village green but feels they have been little help and would not recommend re-joining. Nothing further to report. 08/10/11 – Parish Steward - GC explained that he had nothing to report, had spoken to the Parish Steward about ensuring gulleys at Townsend kept clear and visibility at both entrances to the village satisfactory. 09/10/11 - Ponds - the vicechairman handed over to the clerk, MG explained that on 9.4.10 Jan Freeborn from Wiltshire Wildlife came to carry out a survey of Great Crested Newts which several members of the Village Trust also attended. The conclusion was that Great Crested Newts are in residence in at least one of the ponds in the village; due to this any maintenance work must now be restricted to non-breeding times i.e. winter. MG raised concerns that the Village Trust and the Parish Council are currently both working to the same goal: all councillors agreed MG to contact the Village Trust to ensure work not being duplicated. Jan Freeborn will conduct a further survey in June and all welcome to attend. 10/10/11 - Playground safety inspection report - SA reported that all fine with playground and equipment. 11/10/11 - Community Area Partnership –GC explained that as Tim Jalland unable to attend there was nothing to report. 12/10/11 - Barleyhill Lane & Broadway Lane – Clerk explained �correspondence received from Mr Youatt, stating he would speak to his tenant. TN explained that he had spoken to the tenant, the plan is to level and clear the site when the field next cultivated. TN to report at next meeting and MG to contact Mr Youatt to confirm. 13/10/11 - Area Board Meeting – GC advised that he attended the recent ABM, points to note were that funding available to local councils and possible subjects should be considered. One issue GC felt should be raised is the pavement on Poulshot Road from Belle Vue Farm leading towards the church, pavement poorly maintained and virtually impassable in safety by pedestrians. JS explained funding from the Highways Department difficult to obtain after the severe weather of last winter, although Poulshot is about the only village within the AB that has not applied for any funding and would suggest, if the council is so inclined, that they consider possible projects. GC also pointed out that the pavement outside Belle Vue Farm has a water leak and Council agreed the clerk should contact WC to report this and ask for action. MG to action. 14/10/11 - Tree maintenance – vicechairman explained that two quotes had now been received, one from Acer Tree surgeons, one from Trevor Hale Tree surgeon. Council reviewed both quotes and voted unanimously to accept Acer Tree surgeons quote on condition that verification of the removal of the dead Willow in the Green Gardens is included, MG to contact and advise. 15/10/11 - Community speed watch – GC advised 2 further volunteers still required for the scheme to run, TN and SH both volunteered, Mr Tony BremnerMilne’s name also put forward on his behalf. MG to contact AB manager for next step. 16/10/11 - Sinton’s Insurance – Geraldine Currie accident – GC explained that any accident that occurs to a parishioner in the village would concern the Parish Council, and the comments recorded in the minutes of the January 2010 meeting were in no way meant with any bias towards any party involved in this Insurance claim. GC asked Gavin Curnow (present at meeting) if he was happy with this statement, Mr Curnow stated that he was happy that the comments from the meeting had now been put into context and felt that caution should be taken to ensure that the minutes actually represent the whole picture of the meeting. 17/10/11–Insurance Cover–the clerk explained that Risk Assessment help is offered by Community First and all councillors agreed to get further details, MG to contact Jessica Emery. 18/10/11 Recycling Skips – GC read out a letter received from Wiltshire Council informing of misuse of skip recently placed in the village, SA asked that skip be labelled and use advertised in the Parish Magazine as early as possible, MG explained that notice is usually very short but will ensure that a notice will go in the Parish Magazine. MG to contact WC to ask for signage. 19/10/11 – Funding Applications to consider - GC explained that as previously reported by JS funding is available to the Parish for appropriate projects. One suggestion made was the replacement of the football posts on the village green; SH felt they merely need re-setting and tidying, GC advised having them grit blasted, council agreed to get quotations for work required. MN also raised the issue of the football nets. TN and SH suggested sports activities and equipment for the older children within the village such as basketball hoops and all-terrain pitches. MN suggested that the council ask the children of the village what they would like; all councillors agreed and MG to produce notice for the PVN. TN �also requested the date of the Lackham Vintage Society Meeting be given to the magazine editor as it has not yet been advertised. 20/10/11 – Flood Committee – JS explained that as chairman of the Flood Group for the AB the next meeting is to be held on 12th May 2010 and all councillors are invited to go along if they have any specific issues. The recent Flood Fair was a great success. Mr Brothers (member of the public) asked if the issues at Townsend could be raised at the flood meeting, JS suggested the Parish Council send an e-mail to the Flood Secretary about the issue. Mr Brothers asked the council to raise issue with the Water board of moving the sewage release point out of the village and into open fields. Councillors agreed to take the matter forward to the Flood Meeting. MG to contact the secretary. Mr Tim Gravina (member of the public) raised the issue of water backing up during heavy rain storms, MN explained that the council hopes that any previous problems of this nature have been sorted by the ditch work carried out in 2009 and all councillors agreed that after any further heavy storms a site meeting with be arranged to inspect. GC and MN suggested that sand bags are purchased by the council and stored at vulnerable sites within the village in case of emergencies, JS explained that sand bags no longer used and aqua sacks are the way forward. JS will get one to show to council. All councillors agreed to commit to purchasing 200 when available. 21/10/11 Finances Council agreed payments to Payable Net VAT Gross Zurich Municipal Insurance (Via Community First) 386.31 - 386.31 M Goodenough (Clerks Salary Apr-May 2010) 174.16 174.16 0 Clerk confirmed the balance at 31/03/2010 end of financial was £2784.50. Clerk confirmed the balance of the accounts as at 30/04/10 is £7224.03 taking into account the above cheques. SH asked MG how many hours she is currently doing MG explained that she does not record her hours, SH said that he was concerned that she is doing more hours than she is being paid for, MG agreed that at this time of year with financial year end the hours are more than usual but that she believes it balances out. MN asked council if they agreed that a salary increase should be implemented with immediate effect, all councillors agreed to a £100 per annum increase from April 2010, the clerk graciously accepted. MN asked if the clerk had decided which laptop would be appropriate for the work, MG will be getting quotes for the next meeting. 22/10/11 -Planning Applications granted – GC confirmed the applications granted since the last meeting E/10/0302/FUL - M P Hues, Lodge Farm. Poulshot Road, Poulshot, SN10 1RQ - Alterations to external appearance of farm buildings in connection with conversion to farm shop. Application reviewed and no objections received from council – permission granted from WC. 7. 23/10/11 – Any other business – Mr Curnow asked to be allowed to raise one more issue, council agreed, Mr Curnow requested that the council consider the First Responder Initiative. He explained that this is a scheme whereby members of the public are trained in First Response First Aid, the council agreed to look at the details of the scheme and review at the next meeting. Mr Curnow to provide more details. 8. The next meeting is Tuesday 6th July 2010 at 7.30pm in the Village Hall. �Do you need help with Self Assessment Taxation Business Plans Presentation to Banks Contact Gordon Lawrence Chartered Accountant 30, The Pound, Bromham Tel: Devizes 850294 Free Initial Consultation JILLIAN NEWSOM MSSSCh MBChA CHIROPODIST Registered member of The British Chiropody and Podiatry association Visiting practice 01380 828257 Equestria, Berhills Lane, Seend SN12 6RR �Wiltshire County Councillor Mr Jonathan Seed Kennet District Councillor for Seend and Poulshot Anthony Lake 01380 828320 Melksham Area Board Melksham area board aims to make public services more accessible to local people by bringing local decision-making closer to communities. The board is made up of the 6 Wiltshire Councillors that represent Melksham Community Area. This includes the town of Melksham and the surrounding parishes: Melksham Without, Broughton Gifford, Seend, Semington, Great Hinton, Keevil, Steeple Ashton, Bulkington, and Poulshot. If you would like to raise an issue for the board to discuss you can do it online or contact Abbi Gutierrez, Melksham community area manager. Issues that the area boards can deal with are those affecting your community or relating to local public services such as the Council, NHS, police or fire services. The area board meets every 6 to 8 weeks at locations around the community area. The next meeting is at Shaw School on 28th July. For more details including times and agenda papers please see our website. The Melksham area board also has an annual budget of nearly £50,000 that they can award to local projects. For more information on what type of project could be suitable, as well as the grant criteria and application form, please see the website below or talk to Abbi. Please note that the criteria and application form have changed for the new financial year. Website: www.wiltshire.gov.uk/areaboards. Abbi Gutierrez: abbi.gutierrez@wiltshire.gov.uk or 01225 718443. �If you would like to receive electronic updates from the area board, you can join our Community Area Network. Email Abbi to join today! Current activity: • The area board is running a special meeting in September where local people will be awarded up to £1000 for innovative ideas to help young people with transport and access issues. See Sparksite for more information: www.sparksite.co.uk . • Community Speed Watch is an initiative to involve local people in road safety. If you suspect a speeding problem, please report this via the issues system (www.wiltshire.gov.uk/areaboards.). Once the extent of the speeding has been analysed, community speed watch may be offered. For more information please contact: communityspeedwatch@wiltshire.pnn.police.uk or call Abbi. • Caution: There is a false tax refund email doing the rounds. Wiltshire Police Community Affairs department has brought it to my attention. The email itself contains a link asking you to click on the link to submit a tax refund. If you receive such an email then be wary of it and contact HM Revenue & Customs before proceeding. • Wiltshire Council is currently looking at reducing the number of buildings that it uses to provide face-to-face services in Melksham. The idea behind this is to reduce running costs and provide better services that meet customer needs by potential providing several services from the same building. Properties being looked at include the Christie Miller Sports Centre, Melksham Library, Blue Pool, and Canberra Youth Centre. This is not an exercise about reducing services but making them more effective. There will be consultation taking place over the summer where you views will be welcomed. For more information please contact Neil Ward, neil.ward@wiltshire.gov.uk or 01225 713298 • British Waterways will be discussing their new strategy for local management for residential moorings on the Kennet and Avon Canal on Tues 1st June from 6-8pm at Devizes Corn Exchange. To book a place contact Margaret Tipper, margaret.tipper@wiltshire.gov.uk or 01225 718441. The Melksham Community Area Partnership is an open and independent forum set up to represent you in Community Planning. We cover the town and 11 villages in the area and our aim is to find out your opinions on anything to do with the economic, social, environmental and cultural development of the area. We will then work on creating a Community Plan that reflects the needs and aspirations of the community. There are 12 themes through which we focus on specific areas (such as health, arts, transport, environment, etc) and these are always open to anyone in the area who wants to raise issues or find solutions to problems. We are always keen to find out how you feel, and will be aiming to be at every village fete this summer, collecting opinions and listening to your views. Our website will be available from June 1st at www.melksham.communityarea.org.uk and you can always reach us through our partnership officer Miriam Zaccarelli on 07865065925 or melkshamCAP@gmail.com . �Seend Bulkington & Poulshot Benefice Wednesday Group 2010 Normal time: 1930-2100hrs, 2nd Wednesday of the month. Aug and Dec are holidays. Date Subject Serial 6 9 Jun “Privacy” 7 14 Jul Equality and Fairness 8 9 Aug 8 Sep No meeting Euthanasia?? 10 13 Oct 11 10 Nov Religious Extremism tbc 12 Dec No meeting. Venue Remarks and Lead Speaker JQ Poulshot Village Hall Poulshot MG To be Village Hall confirmed (tbc) NA Poulshot tbc Village Hall Poulshot tbc Village Hall Poulshot tbc Village Hall NA GRAFTON’S GRAND GARAGE SALE JUMBLE & BRIC-A-BRAC SATURDAY 12TH JUNE 2pm – 4.30pm CORONATION HALL TEA & CAKE RAFFLE ALL PROCEEDS TO GRAFTON PARISH DEFIBRILLATORS, CORONATION HALL & GRAFTON CofE SCHOOL �Community Area Partnership The Melksham area board will be holding a special meeting on 8 September at the new Melksham Oak School where up to 8 groups of young people will be able to present their ideas for projects. £5000 will be available for innovative ideas to help improve transport and access for young people in the Melksham area. This is an exciting event because it will be the young people themselves who vote on which projects to fund. We hope that lots of young people will come along, hear about the projects and join in with the voting. The theme is transport and access, which could include projects such as extending opening hours to make a service more accessible, or providing a free shuttle bus service. A total of £100,000 has been made available for projects after a conference last year highlighting the access and transport difficulties experienced by young people across the county. Almost £5000 of this funding has been delegated from Cabinet to the Melksham area board for this purpose. The event will be held at the start of the autumn term at the new Melksham Oak school. The area board is working closely with the school, youth services and extended schools to organise this exciting event which will take place from 7 - 9pm on 8th September 2010. The application process is now open. We are looking for innovative ideas to help solve transport and access issues experienced by young people in the area. For an application form, criteria and guidance please visit this Sparksite link:(http://www.sparksite.co.uk/entries/participatory_budg etting_event_melksham_young_people_area_board). The deadline for applications is 2 July 2010. Applications must be lead by young people in Melksham community area, this includes Melksham and the villages around including Atworth, Broughton Gifford, Steeple Ashton, Great Hinton, Bowerhill, Shaw, Whitley, Beanacre, Seend, Semington, Keevil, Bulkington, and Poulshot. �POULSHOT LADIES’ READING GROUP Our first meeting when me met to discuss “The Book Thief” was very well attended and people who could not attend also read the book; so the conclusion was that Poulshot does now have its own reading circle. As you can imagine, there were very mixed views about this really original book, but it was an enjoyable evening. Unfortunately, the book chosen by the group for our next meeting was not available in enough quantities, but the library service hav e recommended several others, and I have ordered "The Suspicions of Mr Whicker", by Kate Summerscale. Although non-fiction, the book reads like an old fashioned murder mystery. Set in the village of Road (now Rode) it recounts the investigation of the disappearance of three year old Saville Kent. The books will be available at the village hall on MONDAY JUNE 7TH between 7.30 and 8.00p.m. Otherwise contact Jackie on 827046. The Reading Group will meet at 7.30p.m. on July 13th and we would be delighted to welcome anyone interested. Church Flower Rota 6th June Mrs Shirley Taplin 13th & 20th June Mrs Christabel Francis 27th June & 4th July Mrs Emma Janes 11th & 18th July Mrs Pam Langton 25th July & 1st August Mrs Dot Wood �Poulshot Lodge Farm Fresh beef available for sale direct from the farm Selection boxes available or individual requirements catered for. Orders now being taken for delivery limited frozen meat available now. Selection box includes – various roasting joints, steaks, mince and stewing steaks . Prices very competitive for this local quality product. For more information contact the Hues family on 01380 828255 �HELP FOR HEROES LUNCH Thank you to everyone who supported the Help for Heroes Lunch held on Sunday 9th May. We had a terrific team helping to organise the event and I would personally like to thank Caroline Coles, Mandy Housby, Jane Jefferis, Pam Langton,Jean Perrett, Marion Stimpson and Karen Wright for all their hard work (not forgetting Jamesie for his input at the committee meetings!). Also a special thank you to the Hues Family for providing the beef. Lastly it would not have been such a success without all of you who came and enjoyed the lunch and helped to raise the fantastic sum of £1764.00 which will be used to help our wounded servicemen and women. Denise Josey �SUPPORT THE WILTSHIRE AIR AMBULANCE Wednesday 23rd June from 6 pm onwards take a trip down memory lane with the Lackham Vintage Society on Poulshot Village Green with a display of vintage vehicles Anyone wishing to bring a vintage vehicle along will be most welcome A raffle will be held with proceeds going to the Wiltshire Air Ambulance If you would like to donate a prize please bring it along on the night or take it to Keith & Pauline Day, 39 the Green, Poulshot Refreshments will be available Free admission All enquiries to Pauline and Keith Day 01380 828459 Struggling to get to work? If you or someone you know is over 16 and cannot access a job because of transport problems then the Wiltshire Wheels to Work scheme may be able to help. Wiltshire Wheels to Work is a scheme which provides 50cc scooters, rider training and equipment on a short-term, not-forprofit basis to local people who would otherwise be unable to access work or work-based learning in Wiltshire. The scheme is run by local communities’ charity Community First. For more information about the Wheels to Work scheme please visit www.communityfirst.org.uk/Wheels-to-work.htm or call (01380) 722475 and ask for either Liam Tatton-Bennett or Sheila Martin. �Open Gardens at Great Chalfield Manor in aid of ABF The Soldiers’ Charity Saturday June 26th 2 – 5 pm On Saturday June 26th lucky garden addicts and their families will once again get the chance to wander around the beautiful Arts and Crafts gardens of Great Chalfield Manor near Melksham, and support ABF The Soldiers’ Charity (formerly the Army Benevolent Fund) at the same time. Thanks to the generosity of the former High Sheriff, Mr Robert Floyd, and the National Trust, the gardens and the wonderful Parish Church will be open to the general public unusually on a Saturday afternoon, and all proceeds will go to The Soldiers’ Charity. There will also be afternoon teas, with delicious homemade cakes, in The Stables, and the chance to buy plants. ABF The Soldiers’ Charity has given financial support to soldiers and their families in need since the end of the Second World War. In 2008/2009, it gave away a total of £5 million to help soldiers in need and this year needs to raise £7 million. So why not make the most of this unique opportunity to support our soldiers and treat yourself and your family at the same time, and join us on June 26th to enjoy the lovely gardens at Great Chalfield Manor. Admission £4, including National Trust members. Children free. �. DOLMAN AUDIO VISUAL Berhills Lane Farm, Sells Green, Melksham Telephone: 01380 828524 We know HI FI TELVISION VIDEO DVD literally inside out! For personal service and a professional repair to any make of product, ancient or modern, please telephone Maggie or Peter We also stock a range of quality reconditioned (non exrental) equipment carrying a maximum 6 months warranty. DOLMAN AUDIO VISUAL is an Authorised Service Centre providing technical assistance on behalf of leading manufacturers Richardson & Paige INTERIORS Specialist Upholstery www.richardsonandpaige.co.uk Come and visit us at our website or our workshop: Unit 1, Manor House Yard, Poulshot, Devizes SN10 1RY 01380 828228 07974 454747 Traditional, Modern and Bespoke Specialist Upholstery Loose covers; new furniture made to order; antiques; modern reupholstery; recovering and repairs; free quotes and deliveries Members of the Association of Master Upholsterers & Soft Furnishers‐ �Refurbiz the Domestic Appliance Re-cycling Charity. Refurbished appliances at affordable prices with warranty Replacing your washing machine, dryer, fridge or electric cooker? Please donate your old machines to us so we can refurbish them for families in need. Wiltshire-wide collection and delivery service. Call us on (01380) 720200, Or visit our showroom at Hopton Park, Devizes www.refurbiz.org Registered Charity Number 1107150 SEEND BULKINGTON AND POULSHOT BENEFICE THE WEDNESDAY GROUP 9 June 2010 Privacy A Right or a privilege A discussion group on issues of concern and challenge for all. All are very welcome. For further details, please ring Rupert Janes on 01380 828639 Do please get in touch if there is a subject YOU WOULD REALLY LIKE TO BE DISCUSSED. All offers willingly considered! �CHURCH EVENTS FOR 2010 JUNE Saturday 12 , Cheese and Wine at Poulshot House Saturday 26th, Fete and Proms at the Village Green th JULY Sunday 25th, Summer Tea Party at the Village Hall AUGUST Saturday 7 , Coffee Morning atThe Old Farmhouse th SEPTEMBER Saturday 11th & Sunday 12th, Poulshot Feast details later from the Fete Committee - more OCTOBER Saturday 2 , Harvest Supper & Barn Dance at The Old Rectory Hall DECEMBER Thursday 9th, Xmas Bazaar at the Village Hall nd Computer problems? I offer a friendly, local service for all repairs, servicing and spares. Please talk to me BEFORE you buy or replace a computer. I can build you a PC to your needs or rebuild your old one with new components I always have good used laptops — often much better value than new — running Windows XP or the new Windows 7. HELP! Owen Burton 07765 774908 Seend Cleeve wigglybus@yahoo,co.uk �Poulshot Village Hall Tuesday Mornings at 9.30am Dates 15th, 22nd and 29th June FREE OF CHARGE CLASS BODYVIVE™ is the low-impact group fitness workout that lets you choose just how hard you work. Using the VIVE™ balls, VIVE™ tubes and optional hand weights you're talked step-by-step through the entire class by a skilled instructor, while listening to uplifting and inspiring music. Best of all, you finish feeling thoroughly rejuvenated – and fizzing with energy. Every three months, Les Mills releases a new BODYVIVE™ class with fresh choreography and music. Benefits Improved muscular strength and endurance • Increased heart fitness • Improved flexibility and range of movement • Better agility and balance • Improved posture • Weight loss through elevated calorie expenditure • Reduced risk of bone and joint degeneration • General wellness and feel good benefits Visit www.route2fitness.co.uk or call 01380 738188 for more information WILTSHIRE NUMISMATIC SOCIETY PROGRAMME 2010 Hon. Secretary Pam de Belle 01380 828453 June 21 – Summer Coin Auction August 16 – Richard Jeffery FRNS “Richard’s Numismatic and Historical Quiz” September 20 – “What is it?” - bring along one or more mystery objects for identification, numismatic or other items October 18 – Autumn Coin Auction November 15 – Annual General Meeting December 10 – Christmas Dinner at The Raven Poulshot – prior booking only – see Pam for details �Poulshot Feast,September 2010 This is a new venture for which it is hoped to gain as much support as possible. The purpose is to celebrate the feast of skills, activities and interests which abound in the village and the surrounding area. This will involve not only displays but,more importantly, demonstrations (hands on where possible) of the range of crafts and skills in the area. So, how can you help? First,by noting the date for your diary - the afternoon of Saturday 11 September. Then, of course, by attending and joining in the activities. Whilst the event is not principally for fund raising, any monies raised will be for charity, and the major one is intended to be Help For Heroes.This is a wonderful and increasingly necessary cause,and deserves as much support as possible. The range of skills and interests in the area is very wide. So far,suggestions include cookery, ,flower arranging, wine making, painting, jewellery making, photography, weaving, ,embroidery, carpentry, thatching, pet care, and even bee-keeping. However, there must be more! So, if there is anything else you can think of for display or demonstration please suggest it and we will try to incorporate it. The more unusual or interesting the better! These are early days and much of the detail is yet to be decided, but we are looking for suggestions and ideas to make the afternoon an enjoyable celebration of our village and its environs. So, if you have any thoughts, please contact any of the following – Jim Aldridge 828632 - Brian Arnold 828833 - Gill Coleman 827095 - Mandy Housby 828464 - Kate Hunloke 828333 - Ray Josey 827010 Brian Arnold �You are invited to a GARDEN TEA PARTY at BARLEYFIELDS Sunday 25th July at 4 o’clock Tickets from Joyce Arnold 828833 or Pam Langton or email cplangton@aol.com Tickets £7.50 each All proceeds to St .Peter’s Church Poulshot Maximum 65 tickets available so please book soon �The Tranquil Moment Health & Beauty Clinic Full Range of Beauty Treatments Including Elemis & Decleor Facials ♦ Massage ♦ Spray Tanning ♦ Manicures ♦ Pedicures ♦ Waxing ♦ Non-Surgical Face Lifting ♦ Electrolysis ♦ The Old Stables Middle Green Farm The Green Poulshot Devizes 01380 828297 WILTSHIRE NUMISMATIC SOCIETY (founded in Devizes 1965) Meetings held from 8 p.m. on the third Monday of the month, March to December inclusive, in the Village Hall ‘ Details from Mr M. Bowden Tel 01380 828432 To let North Cornish Holiday Cottage Available all year round for weekend & mid-week breaks and week holidays. 3 miles from surfing beach and Bude, North Cornwall Well equipped, sleeps up to 8 Beautiful garden, summer house and parking For further details contact Bo Miles-Hobbs on 01380 813902 �Andrew Underwood Chimney Sweep Brush Vacuum Clean Efficient Phone: 01225 706447 Mobile: 07889 771505 TONY PARSONS DOMESTIC APPLIANCE ENGINEER WASHING MACHINES COOKERS / DRIERS SERVICE AND REPAIRS TEL; 01380 723279 MOBILE: 07970 117023 TOWNSEND FARMHOUSE Comfortable B and B in Poulshot Excellent facilities in Grade 2 listed building with full English breakfasts and ample car-parking space E-mail marygracebrothers@gmail.com Telephone 01380 828221 When friends and relations wish to visit and you are unable to put them up for the night book them to stay at Townsend Farmhouse B and B Discounts offered for bookings made by local residents �“Doggy Dilemmas” Puppy Training classes Dog Training Classes Clicker Training One to Ones Dog Walking Dog Boarding Contact Debs on 01380 730564 or 07966 617617 Seasoned logs and kindling available Don’t shiver We deliver Call James on 07970 781828 �Do you need a Website? Does your company need a fresh new look? We offer a full and affordable design service for businesses, organizations and individuals. Whether you would like just business cards and a logo, or a brochure and a website, we can work with you step-by-step to achieve the look and feel of what you really want We can also provide the photography for your website or brochure web design stationery graphic design logos and letterheads photography dvd authoring brochure and leaflet design invitations and menus bag design advertisements For further information, or a free consultation, please contact us – Caroline Coles T; 07976 899946 E: carolinecoles@ivydesign.co.uk Jim Nichols T: 07702 619727 E: jim.nichols@ivydesign.co.uk �JOIN US AND SAVE MONEY - on your supply of domestic heating oil delivered to your door. As an established group with members along the Pewsey Vale we can supply to you direct. With the price of oil increasing, we will get you a discounted price every time! Interested? Call Chris on 01380 818724 or e-mail jcm3777@hotmail.com IMW OFFICE SERVICES LTD Personal Tax Assessments Clubs/Societies – Independent Reviews Small Company Accounts, VAT Payroll, Book-keeping Typing Contact Ian Wheeler Tel: 07813 777710 e-mail : wheeler.potterne@virgin.net �China Repair Wtä|w XwãtÜwá Restorer of porcelain and other ceramics Reconstruction and repair. Items restored to exquisite condition Telephone: 01249 816928 E-Mail shirleydave@tiscali.co.uk Charlie Jacks Taxi (your local village taxi service) 1 – 4 seater car 1 – 7 seater MPV “Gold Star Service” local or longdistance airport – ferry – rail transfer bookings now being taken for xmas and new year ring Ken on 01380 827294 for a quote 1 Sillington Lane Poulshot �Caroline’s Canapés Light bites Canapés Party food Delicious home made food delivered to your door! Call Caroline Coles on: 01380 828436 or 07976 899946 or e-mail: caroline.coles@ivydesign.co.uk �Andrew Goodfield Woodwork Devizes, Road, Rowde, Wiltshire Carpentry, Joinery Free-standing and built-in cabinets cupboards and wardrobes Free estimate Telephone: 01380 7222067 -mail:apgoodfield@tiscali.co.uks Mobile Hairdresser for ladies’, gents’ and children’s hair - concessions for OAPs – Available daytime, evenings and weekends. For more details, please ring Charlotte on 01380 828482 ��Poulshot Village Hall Available for meetings, functions, clubs and private parties Booking fees from April 2009 Village activities - £5 an hour Outside users - £8 an hour All bookings for the hall are again being taken by JACKIE POHNERT - tel; 01380 827046 e-mail - jackie.pohnert@googlemail.com I would be grateful if you could phone at the following times; Monday – Friday 9.00 - 18.00hrs Saturday 9.00 - 13.00hrs Closed on Sundays! If you prefer to leave me an e-mail request don’t forget to leave your own e-mail address for a reply. Thank you �DEVIZES HOME AND GARDEN MAINTENANCE Commercial – Domestic Grass Cutting Hedge Cutting – General Gardening Landscaping – garden clearance Sheds – All types of fencing Decking – Patios Interior – Exterior painting and decorating Gutter clearing – emptying General Property Maintenance Free quotations - fully insured Tel: Jon on 01380 720969 Mobile: 0777 8043330 e-mail Jon@devizeshomeandgarden.co.uk �Village Contacts St Peter’s Church Preist In Charge – Rev Renee Coulson 827285 Churchwardens Mrs Paulette Bremner-Milne 828527 Mrs Janet James 724944 827172 PCC Secretary –Mrs Kate Amery PCC Members – Mr Nicholas Hunloke (Treasurer) – Lady Kate Hunloke (Deanery Synod) – Mr Brian James (Licensed Lay Minister) – Mrs Angela Bullen – Lt. Col. R Janes – Mr Chris Saunders – Mrs Joyce Arnold – Mrs D Wood - Organist – Mrs P De Belle Parish council 828333 Chairman – Mr Nicholas Hunloke - Mrs Maggie Goodenough 827205 Clerk clerk@poulshot.org.uk - Mrs Sue Aldridge – Mr Joe Baber – Mr Geoff Meembers Collett (Vice Chairman) – Mr Steve Housby – Mr Nicholas Hunloke – Mr Malcolm Nixon - Mr Tim Nixon Local Councillors Kennet District Cllr Jonathan Seed 850 696 e-mail jonathon.seed@wiltshire.gov.uk. Farmers Club Mr Richard Francis 828232 Mother and Toddler Group Mrs Clair Waldron 828602 Poulshot Ladies Club Lady Kate Hunloke 828333 Village Hall – Chris Saunders 827290 Bookings - Jackie Pohnert 827046 Village Trust – Chairman - Mr Nicholas Hunloke 828333 827242 Secretary - Mr Peter Cleverly Members - Mrs Diana Gravina (Vice-chairman) – Mr Brian James (treasurer) – Mrs Pam Langton (Archivist) �Poulshot Web Pages (The World Looking At Poulshot) WWW.POULSHOT.ORG.UK Email to:webmaster@poulshot.org.uk JKS Plumbing and Heating BATHROOMS, TAPS, HOT WATER CYLINDERS AND MUCH MORE NO JOB TOO SMALL 24 HOUR CALL OUT Tel: 01380 828956 Mobile: 07708510715 �A thank you ….. Through the magazine I would like to thank the Hues family for sorting out Hooks Lane which had become quite difficult to walk along in recent years. Often good things happen and nothing is ever said, so I just wanted to let them know it is appreciated, particularly by me and my dog! Thank you, Caroline Brailey, Barley Hill Lane Re: Open Day at Kennet Valley Driving Group Riding for the Disabled The Kennet Valley Driving Group RDA (registered charity no. 1074359) is a carriage driving group based in the Kennet Valley offering people with disabilities a unique opportunity to drive a horse and carriage through the beautiful Wiltshire countryside. We currently have 8 drivers but are hoping to increase this number when we have two turnouts (horse plus carriage) fully operational. This year marks the 40th anniversary of the formation of Riding for the Disabled. To do this we need funds and volunteers. To promote the work that we do and find sponsors and helpers, we are holding an Open Day on Sunday 13th June at Manor Farm, West Overton For further information, please contact me on 0845 241 5396 or email kennetvalleydrivinggroup@googlemail.com �Summer Concert A very successful Summer Concert was held in St Peter’s Church on the evening of Saturday 15th May. The concert, which was organised by the PCC, was designed to raise funds for the church. The performers were Michael Oliver on recorder and violin (not at the same time I hasten to add) and Lorraine Mahoney (Soprano).They were accompanied by Jean Hancock on piano. Michael, who put the concert together, is an old friend of Brian James having taught music in various Wiltshire Primary and Secondary schools. He’s officially retired now but still very active on the Wiltshire music scene. Those who attended last year’s concert will remember that he brought along five different recorders. This year he limited it to the middle three. To many people the recorder is an instrument that they struggled to play at school, but Michael showed with his repertoire which ranged from Classical to Jazz to Popular numbers what a beautiful instrument it can be. Lorraine is also a music teacher, but she somehow manages to be a qualified riding instructor as well. She catered for all tastes with Operatic arias, French tunes and well known show tunes. I thought that the church’s acoustics were particularly suited to ‘Summertime’ which seemed to echo around the building. The concert was followed by a delicious finger buffet. Overall a delightful evening with excellent attendance (over 40 people), raising £400. It’s great to see the Church being used this way. All we can hope is that next year they are able to bring back the mystery guest recorder player and the hand bells! Tim Coleman �Do you need help in the garden? Perry Landscape Services can help Planting; Garden Design; Pond Maintenance; Fencing; Decking; Patios; General Garden Maintenance; Lawn Cutting; Garden Designs; Leaf Collection etc Tel: 01225 712274 Mobile 07771838195 e-mail vzdy@hotmail.com NO OBLIGATION QUOTATIONS NO JOB TOO BIG OR TOO SMALL COOKS ORCHARD BEAUTY Qualified & insured Massage and Beauty Therapist. Massage: Hot stones massage, Thai style massage, Deep tissue, Swedish.Manicures, pedicures, Paraffin wax treatment, Waxing tinting, Facials, Hopi ear candles. Pamper/Hen parties catered for. Vouchers available. Visit Cooks orchard, or I’ll come to you. Call Nicky on: 07711652568 �Seend Open Gardens Garden owners in Seend Cleeve will be opening their gardens to the public on Saturday 5th June in aid of Seend Holy Cross Church. Visitors will have the rare opportunity to see some beautiful and varied gardens that sit behind the many lovely houses and cottages in the Cleeve. Some are small and neat set around cottages, and others large and spacious - many have wonderful views. Free parking (off A361) and shuttle service. Cream teas, ice creams and plants for sale. When: 5 June 2010 1pm to 5pm Where: Seend Cleeve, Seend Price:£5 adults, children free ��from Jonothan Seed … The General Election was a time of hard work for many of us who are committed to the world of politics. I have spent most of my recent working time as the Agent for the MP for North Wiltshire. The nature of the Summerham and Seend Division also means that I am involved in working with the MP for the Devizes Constituency, won by the new candidate Claire Perry for the Conservative Party & the South West Wiltshire Constituency, won by Andrew Murrison also for the Conservative Party. Semington is placed in the Chippenham Parliamentary Constituency & the seat was won by Duncan Hames for the Liberal Democrats. I wish Duncan Hames well in his tenure as the MP for Chippenham & look forward to working with him on behalf of the people of Semington. Partnership working may be new to Westminster but it is no stranger to Wiltshire & I already have a healthy working relationship with my Liberal Democrat colleagues on the Melksham Area Board. I have enjoyed the past year as the Melksham Area Board Chairman and by the time you read this I hope to have been re-elected for a further year. Inclusion in the Melksham Area Board was not universally popular throughout the Division and clearly the process could have allowed for more consultation with the people of our seven villages. However we have not done at all badly out of our partnership with the Melksham Area, having had at least our fair share of grant funding as well as a good amount of influence in the affairs of the Board. I have not forgotten that we obtained a commitment from the Council that the parishes would be asked for their opinion of how they felt that things were working after a year in the Melksham Community Area and I will ensure that Wiltshire Council honours that agreement. My own opinion has not changed & I do hope that we will all still be working with Melksham for the foreseeable future – and that the partnership relationship will be all the stronger for a final consultation with the parishes of Summerham and Seend in the next month. Political and Council work in Summerham and Seend also continues in alongside Westminster matters and it is incredibly rewarding to be able to make a difference to community and individual lives by operating as your Wiltshire Councillor. Over the past month I have been quite heavily involved in planning issues in Seend, Steeple Ashton & Semington as well as improving my knowledge on Gypsy and Traveller Planning matters. Planning issues are always of great concern to those immediately affected by them largely because they involve change or potential change to peoples immediate environment. Most planning applications are determined by officers under delegated powers but some applications do come before a Committee of Council Members. In between all of this there is scope for discussion and negotiation with officers and often I am asked to help this process along. Our Planning Officers are human & do like to be as helpful and professional as they can but they need to assess all the information concerning an application in order to reach the right decision. It is always helpful to talk to planners at the earliest stage in an application. The local Member can only call an application to Committee within 3 weeks of registration so do involve me at an early stage if you need help. Jonathon Seed Member Summerham and Seend Division Wiltshire Council Tel. 01380 850696 Mob. 07770 774463 �Open Farm Sunday 13th June 2010 ‘LEAF’ Five Lanes Farm POTTERNE. DEVIZES will be open to visitors on Sunday the 13th of June 2010 12pm to 4pm. There will be many farm attractions for all the family including baby chicks, lamb, cows, calves and pony rides. Come and have a walk along the keeper’s trail competition where do all the wild animals live? Have a look at some farm machinery old and new. Take the opportunity to “Ask the Farmer” like; what’s the difference between straw and hay, what is silage? Why are farmers grumpy? Come along bring the family and your wellies ‘just encase.’ refreshments will be available with plenty of free parking. (Look for the tractor signs) For more information on Open Farm Sunday go to the web site, www.farmsunday.org. Or of course you can ring John and Teresa Chandler on 01380 725643. The only favour we ask is to keep your dog on a lead. See you on Sunday, June the 13th. John Chandler, Five Lanes Farm, .Potterne SN10 5PS on the Worton to potterne road. OFF THE A360. 100 Club Draw for May 1st Prize £25 Denise Josey 2nd Prize £15 Mr H Pohnert 3rd Prize £10 Mrs C Bertram �Church Service June 2010 Poulshot, Seend and BUlkington Sunday 6th June 9.30a.m. Family Communion Bulkington 11.15 a.m. Parish Communion Seend 6.00p.m. evensong Poulshot Sidesman Mr N. Hunloke Reader Mrs P. Bremner Milne Sunday 13th June 9.30a.m. Family Communion Poulshot Sidesman Mrs S.Quinn Reader Mrs Y. Baber 11.15 a.m. Parish Communion Seend 6.00p.m. evensong Bulkington Sunday 20th June 9.30a.m. Parish Communion Bulkington 11.15 a.m. Parish Communion Seend 6.00p.m. Holy Communion Poulshot Sidesman Mr C. Saunders Reader Mr B. James Sunday 27th June 9.30a.m. PatronalFestival – Eucharist Poulshot 11.15 a.m. Family Communion Seend 6.00 p.m. Evening Worship Bulkington �Self-Employed?? Finding all the paperwork and tax returns a headache?? Wish it would all go away? If you need a helping hand and are looking for a friendly service which is not too expensive, why not call for a free-of-charge consultation and a no-obligation quote? Anne Martin A.F.A. Swanborough Cottage, Mill Lane, Poulshot, SN10 1SA Tel: 01380 828370 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Title A name given to the resource Poulshot Village News June 2010 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 01/06/2010 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Poulshot Village News Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Poulshot Village News PVN Village News https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/org.poulshotvillagearchive/original/f428ff7406d6b7ec165d660962b8fe63.pdf bc8cc28eb3e530000b59ae141cbe726d PDF Text Text Poulshot Village News 2010 The Raven Inn Spring & Summer Opening Times Monday to Saturday 11am – 3pm Lunch served 12 – 2pm Dinner served 6:30 – 9pm Sunday open 12 – 3:30pm Three Traditional Sunday Roasts served Lunch served 12 – 2:30pm Sunday Evening open 6 – 10:30pm Sunday Evening Supper served 6:30 – 9pm Please telephone 01380 828 271 or call in to reserve your table. Nathalie & Jerry �Poulshot Village News is put together by Nina Jeffries and anyone else who would like to help, and distributed to all houses in the village by a lovely team of helpers. Help, contributions, reports, opinions and articles are very much welcomed. While we will always aim to include all shades of opinion and interest, we reserve the right to select and edit where appropriate. We also aim to provide a network and record of what’s going on in the village, as fully as possible, so please let us know if there is anything that you would like publicised in advance or reported on afterwards. The intention will be for the magazine to float through your doors in the first week of each month, so contributions need to arrive about ten days before that. We look forward to hearing from you. e-mail phone by post Contact us – poulshotnews@btinternet.com – 01380 828883 - 3 Sillington Lane, Poulshot, SN10 1TD Contributions for next issue in by 20th of the month please Advertising Poulshot Village News is happy to accept adverts, indeed relies on them to fund production costs. Publication of an advert does not constitute an endorsement for that product or service. Adverts may be taken as a full, half or quarter page, at a cost of £40/£25/£15 respectively, to run for the full year of the magazine. Subscribing to an advert in the magazine will automatically get you a listing on the Poulshot web site www.poulshot.org.uk �Ms MacLeaod’s doing the Moonwalk I’ve just returned from a 20 mile training walk, another 22 miles next weekend and then the big night. I’ve signed up to do this years MoonWalk, an overnight walking marathon in London on the 15th May in aid of breast cancer. So far I’ve got one blister, two black toes and a broken mobile phone. But this is nothing in comparison to the women and men that suffer breast cancer. If you would like to sponsor me for this good cause, I have set up an internet link http://www.walkthewalkfundraising.org/jayne_macleod or you can pop down to the Raven as Natalie has kindly put up a sponsorship form. I’ll let you all know how it went on the night. Jayne Please make a note in your diaries of this year's Cheese and Wine Party. It will take place on SATURDAY 12 JUNE at Poulshot House. More details to follow. �Do you need help with Self Assessment Taxation Business Plans Presentation to Banks Contact Gordon Lawrence Chartered Accountant 30, The Pound, Bromham Tel: Devizes 850294 Free Initial Consultation JILLIAN NEWSOM MSSSCh MBChA CHIROPODIST Registered member of The British Chiropody and Podiatry association Visiting practice 01380 828257 Equestria, Berhills Lane, Seend SN12 6RR �Wednesday Group Our meeting on 21st April was less well attended than usual to some extent as a result of ‘ash in the air’, a phenomenon that some, like the insurers wishing to avoid claims, describe as an “Act of God”, and others, like the press, more prosaically suggest, a last throw by someone often called “The Prince of Darkness”. Whichever way you look at it, our topic for the evening was not at all inappropriate: “Should Politics Do Religion – or Vice Versa?” Although the question applied to all religions, our discussion effectively considered it in the context of our own Anglican Church, with only passing comparative references to others, in particular Roman Catholicism, Islam and Judaism. There is no doubt that historically, in all Western states with a Christian background, the State and the Church have been so closely linked as to be a single entity and in such circumstances politics and religion were often very nearly synonymous. Rulers were not only heads of state but also heads of their respective churches, monarchs were enthroned, some would say almost appointed, by archbishops; the ‘Divine Right of Kings’ was accepted by most people; education was largely the province of the Church; neither state nor Church had a monopoly on extremism when it came to getting their own way. In effect, one could not function without the other. This began to change with the Reformation in the 16th Century and since that time there has been a growing separation of Church and State, accompanied by a steady move towards a secular society. This has happened in step with the development of science, and particularly the proposition of Evolution as opposed to Creationism, and with the enormous industrial and economic growth within Western societies. �In Britain we still retain the rump of the historical arrangements, with the monarch as Head of State as well as Head of the Church of England and with the Church prominent in the trappings of monarchy, and the two Anglican Archbishops and twenty four senior Church of England Bishops sit by right in the House of Lords, which itself is an integral part of Government, a very political organ. We have seen recently how some Church leaders have spoken out in comment on the political motives of government initiatives and how political correctness has in some areas weakened the position of Christians – in a Christian country! So it seems that there is still a close connection between politics and religion and this is unlikely to disappear as long as we have an Established Church. Whether the Church of England should remain so formally established is another question we asked ourselves and hadn’t time to consider, but there was time for unusually heated debate on why the Church has lost ground to Politics and the arguments were too complex to spell out here – at least the language was temperate! Again, it was an interesting and spirited meeting. John Quinn CONGRATULATIONS TO KATHRYN COLLETT & LEE BARTON WHO WERE MARRIED ON SATURDAY 20 MARCH 2010 �More News of Norman and Noel You will remember that in August last year we told you the story of Norman and Noel and that we had no idea where Norman had come from. Well the story continues ………. Noel had now moved on to the village of Berkeley and told Norman he was looking for fairy dust under an oak tree. In September another card arrived from Worthing where he was looking for the rare black treacle under the pier at low tide. A month later Norman received another postcard from Malta. Each postcard gave very explicit details of why he was in that part of the country. The plot was getting thicker and thicker. We had no idea who was sending the postcards, but the writing was always the same. Later in October a further postcard arrived, making seven in all. In November Norman received a wonderful postcard from Disneyland Paris. This time the handwriting was the same but written in French. We then realised that this was no dumb gnome, he was a multi-linguist. Noel was obviously fond of Disney because a month later a further card arrived from Florida. Apparently it turns out he was in a show with Snow White, 4 gnomes and 3 dwarves, but had hit problems under the trade description act. He was spending time in Florida in the sun while the problem was being solved, but could be back in the UK sooner than he had hoped. It is now Christmas and I am planning the Christmas decorations and decided to make a feature on the patio outside the �conservatory. We had received a Santa Claus from America and we decided Santa and Norman could sit on the seat and I decorated a little tree for them (Sad I know but we we’re now very fond of Norman) On Christmas Day morning our friends were coming and they duly arrived carrying the bubbly and after wishing us a Happy Christmas walked into the conservatory and asked “Where did the other Gnome come from?” We had been very busy and hadn’t noticed that another Gnome had arrived and he was also wearing a tag the same as Norman did when he arrived. The tag read: “Hi Paulette and Tony I’m Noel. I’m from the Aboriginal side of the family. I’ve come to visit Norman. I hope you don’t mind but I’d like to stay a while. I’ve travelled a long way to get here. I hope Norman got all the cards I sent him. I’ve brought you an Australian Daisy to brighten your garden. I intended to arrive yesterday but I just couldn’t make it so I stayed with friends in the village last night. Lots of love and Xmas wishes Noel” Well that clinched it, we knew then it was our close friends. We thought it had been them from the start, but they had always denied it. It seems that Noel had arrived on Christmas Eve while we were both in church. They maybe good and close friends but we never thought they could lie so well !! It turns out that they had bought both Norman and Noel and had thought up this lovely story months and months ago. They �have a friend who travels extensively in the UK and abroad and had asked him to send the postcards. In fact they had no idea when he was due to travel until after he returned home and told them he had sent another postcard. To say we were thrilled, it made my day and both Norman and Noel are still very happy living at Bear Cottage. We thought that was the end of the story but we have been greatly mistaken because a couple of weeks ago another postcard arrived. This time it was from Andorra and addressed to Norman and was from his cousin Norma. Norma said in her postcard that she understands that Noel is staying with him and has Noel still “Got the hots for me”. If you thought that Gnomes had a quiet life – think again!! and Paulette Bremner-Milne Tony _________________________ Daily dog companion needed! We are hoping that there might be someone in the village who would be able to Beagle sit our dog Bailey during the day. We I would still walk him in the morning/evening and take care of all feeding, it would just so he has company during the day so he’s not lonely! It would be from mid June onwards as this is when I change jobs. Please contact Pip on 827047 or 07768 808268 if you can help. �Wiltshire County Councillor Mr Jonathan Seed Kennet District Councillor for Seend and Poulshot Anthony Lake 01380 828320 Seend Bulkington & Poulshot Benefice Wednesday Group 2010 Normal time: 1930-2100hrs, 2nd Wednesday of the month. Serial 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Date 12 May 9 Jun 14 Jul Aug 8 Sep 13 Oct 10 Nov Dec Subject tbc tbc tbc No meeting tbc tbc tbc No meeting. Venue Poulshot Village Hall Poulshot Village Hall Poulshot Village Hall NA Poulshot Village Hall Poulshot Village Hall Poulshot Village Hall NA Aug and Dec are holidays. �A reminder of Mark Baker’s Help for Heroes cycle ride … The signature event in the Help for Heroes calendar is the Big Battlefield Bike Ride. In the last week of May 2010, 300 cyclists will gather at HMS Victory, the Flagship of Britain's greatest wounded hero, Admiral Lord Nelson. They will set off to ride 350 miles across France and at the same time raise a great deal of money to support our current wounded heroes. Donating through this page – www. bmycharity.com/markfbaker is simple, quick and secure. It is the most efficient way to give – so every donation goes further – and if you are a UK taxpayer and give Gift Aid consent the charity will receive an extra 28% at no cost to you. Thank you for your support. Mark Baker Poulshot Parish Council are looking for 6 members of the public to volunteer for the ‘Community Speed Watch initiative’. This is a voluntary scheme whereby members of the public are trained to use speed cameras and the findings of this are used by the local police to target problem areas, All those interested please contact either the clerk or any of the councillors. �Poulshot Lodge Farm Fresh beef available for sale direct from the farm Selection boxes available or individual requirements catered for. Orders now being taken for delivery limited frozen meat available now. Selection box includes – various roasting joints, steaks, mince and stewing steaks . Prices very competitive for this local quality product. For more information contact the Hues family on 01380 828255 �Help for Heroes Auction On 16 May 10, Jerry and Natalie at The Raven will be having an American Auction alongside a French themed dinner for Help for Heroes. A separate advert publicising the event is in this magazine. However, I am looking prizes for us to auction - large or small. As an example, an offer to bake a cake once a week for a month, a bottle of wine/spirits, an unwanted Christmas gift or anything you think would auction. This is the last fundraising effort before I leave for the Big Battlefield Bike Ride in France starting on 24 May and I would be very grateful for any donation. To date I have raised over £5000 with your help and would love to push the total nearer to £6000 before I leave. Thank you. If you can help please leave donations with Jerry and Natalie at The Raven or with me at The Old Post Office by 15 May 10. POULSHOT LADIES’ READING GROUP FIRST MEETING; TUESDAY MAY 11TH 7.30 P.M. VILLAGE HALL This is our first meeting and anyone is welcome. The book we have been reading and will be talking about is; THE BOOK THIEF, BY MARKUS ZUSAK. If you haven’t read the book yet Jackie Pohnert still has a few copies left; but come any way. Tea, coffee and biscuits available �. DOLMAN AUDIO VISUAL Berhills Lane Farm, Sells Green, Melksham Telephone: 01380 828524 We know HI FI TELVISION VIDEO DVD literally inside out! For personal service and a professional repair to any make of product, ancient or modern, please telephone Maggie or Peter We also stock a range of quality reconditioned (non exrental) equipment carrying a maximum 6 months warranty. DOLMAN AUDIO VISUAL is an Authorised Service Centre providing technical assistance on behalf of leading manufacturers Richardson & Paige INTERIORS Specialist Upholstery www.richardsonandpaige.co.uk Come and visit us at our website or our workshop: Unit 1, Manor House Yard, Poulshot, Devizes SN10 1RY 01380 828228 07974 454747 Traditional, Modern and Bespoke Specialist Upholstery Loose covers; new furniture made to order; antiques; modern reupholstery; recovering and repairs; free quotes and deliveries Members of the Association of Master Upholsterers & Soft Furnishers‐ �CHURCH EVENTS FOR 2010 MAY Monday 3rd, May Fayre at Devizes Market Place Saturday 15 or Saturday 22, Summer Concert at the Church JUNE Saturday 12th, Cheese and Wine at Poulshot House Saturday 26th, Fete and Proms at the Village Green JULY Sunday 25th, Summer Tea Party at the Village Hall AUGUST Saturday 7th, Coffee Morning atThe Old Farmhouse SEPTEMBER Saturday 11th & Sunday 12th, Poulshot Feast - more details later from the Fete Committee OCTOBER Saturday 2nd, Harvest Supper & Barn Dance at The Old Rectory Hall DECEMBER Thursday 9th, Xmas Bazaar at the Village Hall �POULSHOT VILLAGE TRUST PONDS PROJECT On Friday April 9th, several members of the Trust met at the pond on the green in glorious sunshine for a fascinating evening of discovery; learning about the life cycle of newts and identifying them, under the direction of Jan Freeborn from the Wiltshire Wildlife Trust. This initial assessment was the start of the Village Trust’s Ponds Project which aims to restore several ponds in the village and around the fields and copses. The aim of the evening was to establish the presence of the Great Crested Newt which, as a protected species demands special care in the management of rejuvenating the pond, without disturbing the newts. This would entail removing some of the invasive reed mace for example during the winter months. Three species of newt were identified: Great Crested, Palmate and Smooth newts. We heard frogs croaking, observed small aquatic invertebrates, noted the numerous water and bog plants growing and the bird and insect life around the pond, all vital to a healthy pond eco- system. It is hoped that the village as a whole can participate in this project. We will keep you posted. Poulshot Ponds Project Coordinators Dankay Cleverly, Pam Langton �Future Council Meetings 4th May 2010 6th July 2010 7th September 2010 2nd November 2010 4th January 2011 1st March 2011 Church Flower Rota May 2nd and 9th – Lady Kate Hunloke May 16th and 23rd – Mrs Hilary Kidd WILTSHIRE NUMISMATIC SOCIETY PROGRAMME 2010 Hon. Secretary Pam de Belle 01380 828453 May 17 – Michael Stone “Story of the Roman Coins find from the Box area” June 21 – Summer Coin Auction August 16 – Richard Jeffery FRNS “Richard’s Numismatic and Historical Quiz” September 20 – “What is it?” - bring along one or more mystery objects for identification, numismatic or other items October 18 – Autumn Coin Auction November 15 – Annual General Meeting December 10 – Christmas Dinner at The Raven Poulshot –prior booking only – see Pam for details �Poulshot Feast,September 2010 This is a new venture for which it is hoped to gain as much support as possible. The purpose is to celebrate the feast of skills, activities and interests which abound in the village and the surrounding area. This will involve not only displays but,more importantly, demonstrations (hands on where possible) of the range of crafts and skills in the area. So, how can you help? First,by noting the date for your diary - the afternoon of Saturday 11 September. Then, of course, by attending and joining in the activities. Whilst the event is not principally for fund raising, any monies raised will be for charity, and the major one is intended to be Help For Heroes.This is a wonderful and increasingly necessary cause,and deserves as much support as possible. The range of skills and interests in the area is very wide. So far,suggestions include cookery, ,flower arranging, wine making, painting, jewellery making, photography, weaving, ,embroidery, carpentry, thatching, pet care, and even bee-keeping. However, there must be more! So, if there is anything else you can think of for display or demonstration please suggest it and we will try to incorporate it. The more unusual or interesting the better! These are early days and much of the detail is yet to be decided, but we are looking for suggestions and ideas to make the afternoon an enjoyable celebration of our village and its environs. So, if you have any thoughts, please contact any of the following – Jim Aldridge 828632 - Brian Arnold 828833 - Gill Coleman 827095 - Mandy Housby 828464 - Kate Hunloke 828333 - Ray Josey 827010 Brian Arnold �The Tranquil Moment Health & Beauty Clinic Full Range of Beauty Treatments Including Elemis & Decleor Facials ♦ Massage ♦ Spray Tanning ♦ Manicures ♦ Pedicures ♦ Waxing ♦ Non-Surgical Face Lifting ♦ Electrolysis ♦ The Old Stables Middle Green Farm The Green Poulshot Devizes 01380 828297 WILTSHIRE NUMISMATIC SOCIETY (founded in Devizes 1965) Meetings held from 8 p.m. on the third Monday of the month, March to December inclusive, in the Village Hall ‘ Details from Mr M. Bowden Tel 01380 828432 To let North Cornish Holiday Cottage Available all year round for weekend & mid-week breaks and week holidays. 3 miles from surfing beach and Bude, North Cornwall Well equipped, sleeps up to 8 Beautiful garden, summer house and parking For further details contact Bo Miles-Hobbs on 01380 813902 �Andrew Underwood Chimney Sweep Brush Vacuum Clean Efficient Phone: 01225 706447 Mobile: 07889 771505 . TONY PARSONS DOMESTIC APPLIANCE ENGINEER WASHING MACHINES COOKERS / DRIERS SERVICE AND REPAIRS TEL; 01380 723279 MOBILE: 07970 117023 TOWNSEND FARMHOUSE Comfortable B and B in Poulshot Excellent facilities in Grade 2 listed building with full English breakfasts and ample car-parking space E-mail marygracebrothers@gmail.com Telephone 01380 828221 When friends and relations wish to visit and you are unable to put them up for the night book them to stay at Townsend Farmhouse B and B Discounts offered for bookings made by local residents �“Doggy Dilemmas” Puppy Training classes Dog Training Classes Clicker Training One to Ones Dog Walking Dog Boarding Contact Debs on 01380 730564 or 07966 617617 Seasoned logs and kindling available Don’t shiver We deliver Call James on 07970 781828 �Letter from the Vicar - May Well, did you all have a Happy Easter? I do hope so. Mine, as usual, was very much a roller-coaster ride from darkness into light, following through the pattern of services until we celebrated in each church, the glorious resurrection of our Lord. Another very real highlight for me was receiving a letter from someone who is not a church attender, and yet who wrote most eloquently of how much he had been struck by things we had done and by the sheer beauty of the church building and its surrounds during this Easter season. It is a letter I will always cherish. The fact that the person even bothered to put pen to paper was deeply moving. May the love and peace of Christ be with you. Thank you. Easter is, by far, the most important time in the year for Christians so what do we have to look forward to now? The next few weeks, or even months, might appear to be a fallow time in the church’s year but in fact that is far from true. We’ve heard how the women found the tomb empty and about the appearances of Jesus over a period of 40 days after his crucifixion. The most memorable ones perhaps being when he joined two followers walking the Emmaus Road, when he appeared to the disciples in the upper room, and again on the shore of Lake Galilee where he joined them for breakfast! Before leaving his disciples finally, Jesus charged them to “go and make disciples of all the nations” and gave his assurance, “I am with you always, even to the end of the age”. But the disciples weren’t left unaided, of course, because they – and we – received the gift of the Holy Spirit on the day of Pentecost (which we also know as Whit Sunday – 23rd May this year). �In his book, “God’s Pattern” (SPCK, London, 2003), the Bishop of Salisbury, David Stancliffe reminds us that every service of Holy Communion is a mini representation of the church’s yearly cycle. The first part of the service – the “Gathering” is the time of expectation (Advent) where we bring ourselves, as part of a worshipping community, together with our concerns, into God’s presence. This is when we come to him in penitence, and worship him with songs of praise. Next, our readings – especially those from the Gospel – are times when God is speaking to us face to face in Jesus: ‘The Word made flesh’, which is then interpreted by the sermon and which leads naturally into prayer. As to the sacrament of Holy Communion itself, of course, this is a re-enactment of the passion and resurrection of our Lord’s dying and rising and of God’s transformation of our lives. The final part of the service – the Dismissal – is the moment of Pentecost towards which we are now looking, when the scattered disciples finally realised that God had given them all they needed to fulfil the great commission. That is why we pray, ‘Send us out in the power of your Spirit to live and work to your praise and glory.’ We have just been strengthened by God’s blessing to do that – to go and put that great commission into practice – to be doers of the Word, not just hearers! Of course we’re not all called to be outright evangelists but each one of us has gifts that we can use in God’s service in different ways so let each one of us remember to ‘shine as a light in the world, to the glory of God the Father’. Amen and amen. Some of these things were touched upon at our church annual meetings. There are so many ways in which you can help your village church – and indeed the wider community - in varying degrees, both practically and in our spiritual life. There is much to look forward to – including 150th anniversary celebrations at �Bulkington and plans for a pilot “Messy Church”, introducing a preparation course for Confirmation, building on our Study and home groups and other ideas that are in the pipeline. We’d love to hear from you with your ideas – and your offers! God Bless, Renée … on the lighter side (while still in Eastertide) Easter was coming, the children brought gifts for their teacher. The florist's son brought the teacher a lovely Easter bouquet of lilies. The sweetshop owner's daughter gave the teacher a pretty box of chocolates. Then the off-license owner's son brought up a big, heavy box. The teacher lifted it up and noticed that it was leaking a little bit. She touched a drop of the liquid with her finger and tasted it. "Is it wine?" she guessed. "No," the boy replied. She tasted another drop and asked, " Champagne ? "No," said the little boy... "It's a puppy." (!) Renée IMW OFFICE SERVICES LTD Personal Tax Assessments Clubs/Societies – Independent Reviews Small Company Accounts, VAT Payroll, Book-keeping Typing Contact Ian Wheeler Tel: 07813 777710 e-mail : wheeler.potterne@virgin.net �Do you need a Website? Does your company need a fresh new look? We offer a full and affordable design service for businesses, organizations and individuals. Whether you would like just business cards and a logo, or a brochure and a website, we can work with you step-by-step to achieve the look and feel of what you really want We can also provide the photography for your website or brochure web design stationery graphic design logos and letterheads photography dvd authoring brochure and leaflet design invitations and menus bag design advertisements For further information, or a free consultation, please contact us – Caroline Coles T; 07976 899946 E: carolinecoles@ivydesign.co.uk Jim Nichols T: 07702 619727 E: jim.nichols@ivydesign.co.uk �Lunch Club Having just returned from an excellent lunch in very good company I feel compelled to let more people know of the Lunch Club. Usually lunch is provided at a price of £10 for two courses on the first Wednesday of the month. Local people living in Poulshot, Bulkington and Seend are invited to make their choices from a varied and interesting menu and give their orders to the organisers a week in advance. (You can choose either a starter and a main course, or a main course and a pudding)......If anyone would prefer 3 courses they would pay £13. Tea, coffee and drinks are extra. This year the Club have arranged to have the lunches at The Well Inn, Bulkington and people are invited to arrive at 12.15 for lunch at 12.30. New members are very welcome along with any friends they may wish to bring. There is capacity for a maximum of about 40 people. For the April lunch I think there were approximately 28 of us who fully enjoyed their choices made from the following menu: STARTERS: Homemade butternut squash soup served with wholemeal bread/Terrine of ham hock with parsley with homemade piccalilli and ciabatta. MAIN COURSE: 1. Wiltshire ham, egg and chips served with a salad garnish./Chicken, leek and mushroom pie served with seasonal vegetables./Rump of local venison served with savoy cabbage and bacon, gratin potatoes, with port wine sauce. DESSERTS: Lemon syllabub served with homemade shortbread. / Apple crumble served with custard In my opinion it was a remarkably good lunch at an amazingly good price and it was delightful to enjoy friends and meet some other people that we didn't necessarily already know, from our �three villages. It was a bit noisey and the party didn't break up until after half past two but that was because we were enjoying ourselves. The other thing that I found appealing was that we were able to enjoy a really good meal cooked and prepared by some-one else in good company with no "hidden agenda" or obligation. If you would like to come please get in touch with either of the organisers: Jane Coles 828145 or Audrey McDonald 828376 and they may be able to send you notice of the next lunch - or if you care to get in touch with M-G e-mail: marygracebrothers@gmail.com she will get notices to people living in Poulshot. Inevitably some people will not be able or want to come to many of the lunches, but would still like to receive the notices and invitations....... That's fine, and please would you let the organisers know. JOIN US AND SAVE MONEY - on your supply of domestic heating oil delivered to your door. As an established group with members along the Pewsey Vale we can supply to you direct. With the price of oil increasing, we will get you a discounted price every time! Interested? Call Chris on 01380 818724 or e-mail jcm3777@hotail.com �Andrew Goodfield Woodwork Devizes, Road, Rowde, Wiltshire Carpentry, Joinery Free-standing and built-in cabinets cupboards and wardrobes Free estimate Telephone: 01380 7222067 -mail:apgoodfield@tiscali.co.uks Charlie Jacks Taxi (your local village taxi service) 1 – 4 seater car 1 – 7 seater MPV “Gold Star Service” local or longdistance airport – ferry – rail transfer bookings now being taken for xmas and new year ring Ken on 01380 827294 for a quote 1 Sillington Lane Poulshot �China Repair Wtä|w XwãtÜwá Restorer of porcelain and other ceramics Reconstruction and repair. Items restored to exquisite condition Telephone: 01249 816928 E-Mail shirleydave@tiscali.co.uk Caroline’s Canapés Light bites Canapés Party food Delicious home made food delivered to your door! 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Thank you �DEVIZES HOME AND GARDEN MAINTENANCE Commercial – Domestic Grass Cutting Hedge Cutting – General Gardening Landscaping – garden clearance Sheds – All types of fencing Decking – Patios Interior – Exterior painting and decorating Gutter clearing – emptying General Property Maintenance Free quotations - fully insured Tel: Jon on 01380 720969 Mobile: 0777 8043330 e-mail Jon@devizeshomeandgarden.co.uk �Village Contacts St Peter’s Church Preist In Charge – Rev Renee Coulson 827285 Churchwardens Mrs Paulette Bremner-Milne 828527 Mrs Janet James 724944 827172 PCC Secretary –Mrs Kate Amery PCC Members – Mr Nicholas Hunloke (Treasurer) – Lady Kate Hunloke (Deanery Synod) – Mr Brian James (Licensed Lay Minister) – Mrs Angela Bullen – Lt. Col. R Janes – Mr Chris Saunders – Mrs Joyce Arnold – Mrs D Wood - Organist – Mrs P De Belle Parish council 828333 Chairman – Mr Nicholas Hunloke - Mrs Maggie Goodenough 827205 Clerk clerk@poulshot.org.uk - Mrs Sue Aldridge – Mr Joe Baber – Mr Geoff Meembers Collett (Vice Chairman) – Mr Steve Housby – Mr Nicholas Hunloke – Mr Malcolm Nixon - Mr Tim Nixon Local Councillors Kennet District Cllr Jonathan Seed 850 696 e-mail jonathon.seed@wiltshire.gov.uk. Farmers Club Mr Richard Francis 828232 Mother and Toddler Group Mrs Clair Waldron 828602 Poulshot Ladies Club Lady Kate Hunloke 828333 Village Hall – Chris Saunders 827290 Bookings - Jackie Pohnert 827046 Village Trust – Chairman - Mr Nicholas Hunloke 828333 827242 Secretary - Mr Peter Cleverly Members - Mrs Diana Gravina (Vice-chairman) – Mr Brian James (treasurer) – Mrs Pam Langton (Archivist) �Poulshot Web Pages (The World Looking At Poulshot) WWW.POULSHOT.ORG.UK Email to:webmaster@poulshot.org.uk JKS Plumbing and Heating BATHROOMS, TAPS, HOT WATER CYLINDERS AND MUCH MORE NO JOB TOO SMALL 24 HOUR CALL OUT Tel: 01380 828956 Mobile: 07708510715 �Do you need help in the garden? Perry Landscape Services can help Planting; Garden Design; Pond Maintenance; Fencing; Decking; Patios; General Garden Maintenance; Lawn Cutting; Garden Designs; Leaf Collection etc Tel: 01225 712274 Mobile 07771838195 e-mail vzdy@hotmail.com NO OBLIGATION QUOTATIONS NO JOB TOO BIG OR TOO SMALL COOKS ORCHARD BEAUTY Qualified & insured Massage and Beauty Therapist. Massage: Hot stones massage, Thai style massage, Deep tissue, Swedish.Manicures, pedicures, Paraffin wax treatment, Waxing tinting, Facials, Hopi ear candles. Pamper/Hen parties catered for. Vouchers available. Visit Cooks orchard, or I’ll come to you. Call Nicky on: 07711652568 �The Badgers’ Worton and Cheverell F.C. http://www.wortonandcheverellfc.co.uk/ Congratulations to the Under 14 team who now go through to the Cup Final against Chippenham Town on Sunday 23 May (K.O. at 4.30 at Melksham Town ground). The Semi-Final encounter against Frome was closely fought, with goals from Elliot Bodman and 3 by Josh Gingell, ensuring a 4-3 win. A great achievement for small communities against big town opposition! Please come along on the day and support your local team. As we move to the final part of the season, the Club are now planning the Annual Fun / Presentations Day on 5 June (12 - 4.00 pm), with more details to follow on the World Cup theme being planned. This self-funded Club now has a membership of over 200 for the first time ever, and we rely on the continued assistance and support of parents to ensure its future success as a Club for the Village communities. Current status of Clubs teams in the Leagues: April 14 Postion W D L Adults 3rd 11 3 U17/18 U15 U14 U13 U12 U11 U10 Badgers U10 Wizard U9 1st 2nd 3rd middle 1st middle middle 1st middle friendly games friendly ames 11 8 7 7 11 3 4 12 4 1 0 1 5 1 3 1 8 1 2 1 11 2 4 0 1 0 4 U8 - 2 teams U7 6 Points Recent Performances: Recent 6-2 win over 2nd placed 38 Trowbrige 3 games, 3 points needed for 2nd title 34 win 25 Away win against Trowbridge 2-4 22 4-4 draw against Chippenham 22 Unlucky against Team Bath 34 3-0 win against Staverton 10 first season at 11-a-side 14 Prepared and ready for 11-a-side next season 36 12 Unlucky against Dilton Rovers A' team have not lost a match, scored 98. + 20 for training each Saturday Did you know : What was introduced for first time in the Mexico 1970 World Cup: Answer: Substitutes and Red/Yellow cards. Steve Dagnall 727976 �Self-Employed?? Finding all the paperwork and tax returns a headache?? Wish it would all go away? If you need a helping hand and are looking for a friendly service which is not too expensive, why not call for a free-of-charge consultation and a no-obligation quote? Anne Martin A.F.A. Swanborough Cottage, Mill Lane, Poulshot, SN10 1SA Tel: 01380 828370 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Village Magazine Description An account of the resource PDF versions of the Village Magazine distributed between 2004 and Present. Magazines are presented in PDF format with full-text indexing Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Poulshot Village News Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Poulshot Village News Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2004-Present Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Poulshot Village News Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Village Magazines Magazine Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Poulshot Village News May 2010 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 01/05/2010 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Poulshot Village News Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Poulshot Village News PVN Village News https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/org.poulshotvillagearchive/original/27c35f6f1a3e7dd6ab6f446bad57b228.pdf 80ec8bf3695068eef81a59061f5ae568 PDF Text Text Poulshot Village News April 2010 The Raven Inn Spring & Summer Opening Times Monday to Saturday 11am – 3pm * (We are open Mondays from 5th April ) Lunch served 12 – 2pm Dinner served 6:30 – 9pm Sunday open 12 – 3:30pm Three Traditional Sunday Roasts served Lunch served 12 – 2:30pm Sunday Evening open 6 – 10:30pm * ( Sunday Evening Suppers from 4th April ) Sunday Evening Supper served 6:30 – 9pm Please telephone 01380 828 271 or call in to reserve your table. Nathalie & Jerry �Poulshot Village News is put together by Nina Jeffries and anyone else who would like to help, and distributed to all houses in the village by a lovely team of helpers. Help, contributions, reports, opinions and articles are very much welcomed. While we will always aim to include all shades of opinion and interest, we reserve the right to select and edit where appropriate. We also aim to provide a network and record of what’s going on in the village, as fully as possible, so please let us know if there is anything that you would like publicised in advance or reported on afterwards. The intention will be for the magazine to float through your doors in the first week of each month, so contributions need to arrive about ten days before that. We look forward to hearing from you. e-mail phone by post Contact us – poulshotnews@btinternet.com – 01380 828883 - 3 Sillington Lane, Poulshot, SN10 1TD Contributions for next issue in by 20th April please Advertising Poulshot Village News is happy to accept adverts, indeed relies on them to fund production costs. Publication of an advert does not constitute an endorsement for that product or service. Adverts may be taken as a full, half or quarter page, at a cost of £40/£25/£15 respectively, to run for the full year of the magazine. Subscribing to an advert in the magazine will automatically get you a listing on the Poulshot web site www.poulshot.org.uk �Do you need help with Self Assessment Taxation Business Plans Presentation to Banks Contact Gordon Lawrence Chartered Accountant 30, The Pound, Bromham Tel: Devizes 850294 Free Initial Consultation JILLIAN NEWSOM MSSSCh MBChA CHIROPODIST Registered member of The British Chiropody and Podiatry association Visiting practice 01380 828257 Equestria, Berhills Lane, Seend SN12 6RR �Wiltshire County Councillor Mr Jonathan Seed Kennet District Councillor for Seend and Poulshot Anthony Lake 01380 828320 Seend Bulkington & Poulshot Benefice Wednesday Group 2010 Normal time: 1930-2100hrs, 2nd Wednesday of the month. Aug and Dec are holidays. Serial Date 4 21 Apr 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 12 May 9 Jun 14 Jul Aug 8 Sep 13 Oct 10 Nov Dec Subject Should Politics do religion? tbc tbc tbc No meeting tbc tbc tbc No meeting. Venue Poulshot Village Hall Poulshot Village Hall Poulshot Village Hall Poulshot Village Hall NA Poulshot Village Hall Poulshot Village Hall Poulshot Village Hall NA �A reminder of Mark Baker’s Help for Heroes cycle ride … The signature event in the Help for Heroes calendar is the Big Battlefield Bike Ride. In the last week of May 2010, 300 cyclists will gather at HMS Victory, the Flagship of Britain's greatest wounded hero, Admiral Lord Nelson. They will set off to ride 350 miles across France and at the same time raise a great deal of money to support our current wounded heroes. Donating through this page – www. bmycharity.com/markfbaker is simple, quick and secure. It is the most efficient way to give – so every donation goes further – and if you are a UK taxpayer and give Gift Aid consent the charity will receive an extra 28% at no cost to you. Thank you for your support. Mark Baker Poulshot Parish Council are looking for 6 members of the public to volunteer for the ‘Community Speed Watch initiative’. This is a voluntary scheme whereby members of the public are trained to use speed cameras and the findings of this are used by the local police to target problem areas, all those interested please contact either the clerk or any of the councillors. �Poulshot Lodge Farm Fresh beef available for sale direct from the farm Selection boxes available or individual requirements catered for. Orders now being taken for delivery limited frozen meat available now. Selection box includes – various roasting joints, steaks, mince and stewing steaks . Prices very competitive for this local quality product. For more information contact the Hues family on 01380 828255 �. DOLMAN AUDIO VISUAL Berhills Lane Farm, Sells Green, Melksham Telephone: 01380 828524 We know HI FI TELVISION VIDEO DVD literally inside out! For personal service and a professional repair to any make of product, ancient or modern, please telephone Maggie or Peter We also stock a range of quality reconditioned (non exrental) equipment carrying a maximum 6 months warranty. DOLMAN AUDIO VISUAL is an Authorised Service Centre providing technical assistance on behalf of leading manufacturers Richardson & Paige INTERIORS Specialist Upholstery www.richardsonandpaige.co.uk Come and visit us at our website or our workshop: Unit 1, Manor House Yard, Poulshot, Devizes SN10 1RY 01380 828228 07974 454747 Traditional, Modern and Bespoke Specialist Upholstery Loose covers; new furniture made to order; antiques; modern reupholstery; recovering and repairs; free quotes and deliveries Members of the Association of Master Upholsterers & Soft Furnishers‐ �100 Club March draw st 2nd 1 Prize Caroline Tadhunter Prize Anne Martin 3rd Prize Christopher Langton 100 Club April draw 2nd 1st Prize Christina Tinnhe Prize Nicholas Hunloke 3rd Prize Michael Hues Poulshot Ladies Club It was a good turn-out in the village hall for ladies club. The theme of the evening was a Dutch Auction and everyone brought along a wrapped present to be auctioned. After much discussion about the exciting trips scheduled for later in the year – 4th May “Gigi” at the Wharf Theatre & 21st July a trip to Highgrove - we got down to the serious business of auctioning our gifts. We carefully passed the wrapped gifts around the group, having a good feel and poke to see if we could guess what the item was! Then the bidding started…. It was all very exciting, starting off with a few pence being thrown into the circle, but once or twice the bid reached over a £1! After a glass of wine and nibbles, the bidding suddenly really took off and we are delighted to have raised a total of £85.00. The next meeting scheduled for April 20th in the Village Hall, is a talk by the Alzheimer’s Society so we all thought it would be a nice gesture to give the monies collected at the auction to the Alzheimer’s Society. We hope to see as many of you as possible on the 20th April. Marian Stimson DATES FOR DIARY April 20th Talk by the Alzheimer’s Society 7.30p.m. in the Village Hall. May 4th Trip to Devizes Wharf Theatre to see Gigi 7.30p.m. – The bar will be open earlier, so suggest we meet at the theatre bar at 7p.m. May 18th Tour of Poulshot Gardens – Meet outside Poulshot Church at 7p.m. �CHURCH EVENTS FOR 2010 APRIL Friday 23rd, Quiz Night, at the Village Hall MAY Monday 3rd, May Fayre at Devizes Market Place Saturday 15 or Saturday 22, Summer Concert at the Church JUNE Saturday 12th, Cheese and Wine at Poulshot House Saturday 26th, Fete and Proms at the Village Green JULY Sunday 25th, Summer Tea Party at the Village Hall AUGUST Saturday 7th, Coffee Morning atThe Old Farmhouse SEPTEMBER Saturday 11th & Sunday 12th, Poulshot Feast - more details later from the Fete Committee OCTOBER Saturday 2nd, Harvest Supper & Barn Dance at The Old Rectory Hall DECEMBER Thursday 9th, Xmas Bazaar at the Village Hall Hi everyone, I’ve itchy feet again - this time I'm off to Santiago de Compostela very soon. Please do look at my justgiving webpage, and help if you can ! http://www.justgiving.com/Renee-Coulson With love, Renée �Church F;ower Rota April 4 EASTER All helpers please April 11 Mrs Suzie Quinn April 18 & 25 Mrs Mandy Housby May 2nd and 9th Lady Kate Hunloke May 16th and 23rd Mrs Hilary Kidd THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND SEEND, BULKINGTON AND POULSHOT BENEFICE The Wednesday Group 21st April 2010 Should politics do religion? Or vice versa. Poulshot Village Hall 7.30 – 9pm A discussion group on issues of concern and challenge for everyyone. All are very welcome. For further details Please ring Rupert Jane on 01380 828639 Do get on touch if there is a subject you would really like to be discussed. All offers willingly considered! Future Parish Council Meetings 4th May 2010 6th July 2010 7th September 2010 2nd November 2010 4th January 2011 1st March 2011 �Poulshot Feast,September 2010 This is a new venture to celebrate the feast of skills, activities and interests which abound in the village and the surrounding area. This will involve not only displays but, more importantly, demonstrations (hands on where possible) of the range of crafts and skills in the area. The Feast will be on the afternoon of Saturday 11 September. Whilst the event is not principally for fund raising, any monies raised will be for charity, and the major one is intended to be Help For Heroes. This is a wonderful and increasingly necessary cause,and deserves as much support as possible. So far, suggestions include cookery, ,flower arranging, wine making, painting, jewellery making, photography, weaving, ,embroidery, carpentry, thatching, pet care, and even beekeeping. However, there must be more! So, if there is anything else you can think of for display or demonstration please suggest it and we will try to incorporate it. The more unusual or interesting the better! These are early days and much of the detail is yet to be decided, but we are looking for suggestions and ideas to make the afternoon an enjoyable celebration of our village and its environs. So, if you have any thoughts, please contact any of the following – Jim Aldridge 828632 - Brian Arnold 828833 - Gill Coleman 827095 - Mandy Housby 828464 - Kate Hunloke 828333 - Ray Josey 827010 Brian Arnold Poulshot Feast 11th September Children’s Sunflower Growing Competition Seeds available from May from Mandy Housby 828464 �SEEND AND DISTRICT GARDENING CLUB Dawn Collins returned to speak to us on 9th March. This time she used her knowledge of design to talk about Stourhead garden, where she is a voluntary guide. She called it the Path to Paradise, the well that feeds the valley with water being called Paradise Well. Henry Hoare (called Henry the Magnificent) created it, realising that the valley could be flooded to make the lake that is the centre of the garden valley. Dawn showed us the pathway down from the house with its glimpses of the garden beyond. 18th Caentury visitors who had been on The Grand Tour would have recognised in the garden similarities to places they had seen in Europe and also strong likenesses to paintings of the period. The talk was illustrated by some beautiful slides. No bulbs were forthcoming because of the late Spring –the Spring bulb show will be held next month. Outings - Tuesday May 11th. Evening trip to Stourhead with Dawn as our guide - own transport. We need to be at the entrance kiosk in the garden at 5.45 for 6.00pm. The walk will take about one to one and a quarter hours, followed by supper at the nearby Spread Eagle Inn. The lists will be out again next month, one to establish if you belong to the National Trust, whether your card enables you to take in a guest, and if you are willing to drive, the other a menu list for you to tick your choice of meal. Saturday June 12th. A day trip to Wisley. We have free entry to this garden so the cost will be coach only and will be approximately £15, depending on numbers. Thursday 15th July. A day trip to Cranborne Manor Gardens and free time in Wimborne. A restful day of browsing around a beautiful garden, followed by lunch in Wimborne and shopping. Departure will be from the Bell at 9.30am and the cost will be approximately £12.00. All lists will be out again next month which will be our AGM and social evening. Paul Cook is going to talk to us about ostriches, after the meeting, at which David is looking forward to LOTS of nominations for Chairman etc. Joy and Alan wish to stand down from the raffle after 3 successful years so we need volunteers for that also. We have already had lots of names for plates of food but more will be welcome if you can. Tea and coffee hosts will be Jean and Ann. It will also be the Spring Bulb show. Lastly we are trying to use e-mail for communication in future and we need you to add your address to the last of many lists that will be out. Sue �The Tranquil Moment Health & Beauty Clinic Full Range of Beauty Treatments Including Elemis & Decleor Facials ♦ Massage ♦ Spray Tanning ♦ Manicures ♦ Pedicures ♦ Waxing ♦ Non-Surgical Face Lifting ♦ Electrolysis ♦ The Old Stables Middle Green Farm The Green Poulshot Devizes 01380 828297 WILTSHIRE NUMISMATIC SOCIETY (founded in Devizes 1965) Meetings held from 8 p.m. on the third Monday of the month, March to December inclusive, in the Village Hall ‘ Details from Mr M. Bowden Tel 01380 828432 To let North Cornish Holiday Cottage Available all year round for weekend & mid-week breaks and week holidays. 3 miles from surfing beach and Bude, North Cornwall Well equipped, sleeps up to 8 Beautiful garden, summer house and parking For further details contact Bo Miles-Hobbs on 01380 813902 �Andrew Underwood Chimney Sweep Brush Vacuum Clean Efficient Phone: 01225 706447 Mobile: 07889 771505 TONY PARSONS DOMESTIC APPLIANCE ENGINEER WASHING MACHINES COOKERS / DRIERS SERVICE AND REPAIRS TEL; 01380 723279 MOBILE: 07970 117023 TOWNSEND FARMHOUSE Comfortable B and B in Poulshot Excellent facilities in Grade 2 listed building with full English breakfasts and ample car-parking space E-mail marygracebrothers@gmail.com Telephone 01380 828221 When friends and relations wish to visit and you are unable to put them up for the night book them to stay at Townsend Farmhouse B and B Discounts offered for bookings made by local residents �“Doggy Dilemmas” Puppy Training classes Dog Training Classes Clicker Training One to Ones Dog Walking Dog Boarding Contact Debs on 01380 730564 or 07966 617617 Seasoned logs and kindling available Don’t shiver We deliver Call James on 07970 781828 �Do you need a Website? Does your company need a fresh new look? We offer a full and affordable design service for businesses, organizations and individuals. Whether you would like just business cards and a logo, or a brochure and a website, we can work with you step-by-step to achieve the look and feel of what you really want We can also provide the photography for your website or brochure web design stationery graphic design logos and letterheads photography dvd authoring brochure and leaflet design invitations and menus bag design advertisements For further information, or a free consultation, please contact us – Caroline Coles T; 07976 899946 E: carolinecoles@ivydesign.co.uk Jim Nichols T: 07702 619727 E: jim.nichols@ivydesign.co.uk �IMW OFFICE SERVICES LTD Personal Tax Assessments Clubs/Societies – Independent Reviews Small Company Accounts, VAT Payroll, Book-keeping Typing Contact Ian Wheeler Tel: 07813 777710 e-mail : wheeler.potterne@virgin.net JOIN US AND SAVE MONEY - on your supply of domestic heating oil delivered to your door. As an established group with members along the Pewsey Vale we can supply to you direct. With the price of oil increasing, we will get you a discounted price every time! Interested? Call Chris on 01380 818724 or e-mail jcm3777@hotail.com �Andrew Goodfield Woodwork Devizes, Road, Rowde, Wiltshire Carpentry, Joinery Free-standing and built-in cabinets cupboards and wardrobes Free estimate Telephone: 01380 7222067 -mail:apgoodfield@tiscali.co.uks Charlie Jacks Taxi (your local village taxi service) 1 – 4 seater car 1 – 7 seater MPV “Gold Star Service” local or longdistance airport – ferry – rail transfer bookings now being taken for xmas and new year ring Ken on 01380 827294 for a quote 1 Sillington Lane Poulshot �China Repair Wtä|w XwãtÜwá Restorer of porcelain and other ceramics Reconstruction and repair. Items restored to exquisite condition Telephone: 01249 816928 E-Mail shirleydave@tiscali.co.uk Caroline’s Canapés Light bites Canapés Party food Delicious home made food delivered to your door! Call Caroline Coles on: 01380 828436 or 07976 899946 or e-mail: caroline.coles@ivydesign.co.uk �Mobile Hairdresser for ladies’, gents’ and children’s hair - concessions for OAPs – Available daytime, evenings and weekends. For more details, please ring Charlotte on 01380 828482 ��Poulshot Village Hall Available for meetings, functions, clubs and private parties Booking fees from April 2009 Village activities - £5 an hour Outside users - £8 an hour All bookings for the hall are again being taken by JACKIE POHNERT - tel; 01380 827046 e-mail - jackie.pohnert@googlemail.com I would be grateful if you could phone at the following times; Monday – Friday 9.00 - 18.00hrs Saturday 9.00 - 13.00hrs Closed on Sundays! If you prefer to leave me an e-mail request don’t forget to leave your own e-mail address for a reply. Thank you �DEVIZES HOME AND GARDEN MAINTENANCE Commercial – Domestic Grass Cutting Hedge Cutting – General Gardening Landscaping – garden clearance Sheds – All types of fencing Decking – Patios Interior – Exterior painting and decorating Gutter clearing – emptying General Property Maintenance Free quotations - fully insured Tel: Jon on 01380 720969 Mobile: 0777 8043330 e-mail Jon@devizeshomeandgarden.co.uk �Village Contacts St Peter’s Church Preist In Charge – Rev Renee Coulson 827285 Churchwardens Mrs Paulette Bremner-Milne 828527 Mrs Janet James 724944 827172 PCC Secretary –Mrs Kate Amery PCC Members – Mr Nicholas Hunloke (Treasurer) – Lady Kate Hunloke (Deanery Synod) – Mr Brian James (Licensed Lay Minister) – Mrs Angela Bullen – Lt. Col. R Janes – Mr Chris Saunders – Mrs Joyce Arnold – Mrs D Wood - Organist – Mrs P De Belle Parish council 828333 Chairman – Mr Nicholas Hunloke - Mrs Maggie Goodenough 827205 Clerk clerk@poulshot.org.uk - Mrs Sue Aldridge – Mr Joe Baber – Mr Geoff Meembers Collett (Vice Chairman) – Mr Steve Housby – Mr Nicholas Hunloke – Mr Malcolm Nixon - Mr Tim Nixon Local Councillors Kennet District Cllr Jonathan Seed 850 696 e-mail jonathon.seed@wiltshire.gov.uk. Farmers Club Mr Richard Francis 828232 Mother and Toddler Group Mrs Clair Waldron 828602 Poulshot Ladies Club Lady Kate Hunloke 828333 Village Hall – Chris Saunders 827290 Bookings - Jackie Pohnert 827046 Village Trust – Chairman - Mr Nicholas Hunloke 828333 827242 Secretary - Mr Peter Cleverly Members - Mrs Diana Gravina (Vice-chairman) – Mr Brian James (treasurer) – Mrs Pam Langton (Archivist) �Poulshot Web Pages (The World Looking At Poulshot) WWW.POULSHOT.ORG.UK Email to:webmaster@poulshot.org.uk JKS Plumbing and Heating BATHROOMS, TAPS, HOT WATER CYLINDERS AND MUCH MORE NO JOB TOO SMALL 24 HOUR CALL OUT Tel: 01380 828956 Mobile: 07708510715 �The Wednesday Group Charity Begins At Home –Or Does It? The question posed to the Wednesday Group on 10th March seems particularly relevant at the moment; there seems to be a steady stream of charitable requests, in the post, the media and the community, but just now the whole question of high profile charitable appeals seems higher than ever on the agenda. Internationally, there has been, indeed there still is the appeal for victims of the Haiti earthquake; here at home the war in Afghanistan has generated, among others, the Help for Heroes campaign, which in itself has prompted increased pleas not to forget the other, more widely-based charities that look after service men and women; locally, there have been appeals by individuals for Help for Heroes, Combat Stress, Devizes Food Bank, Alabaré, to name but a few. At the same time accusations have been raised that the money from Bob Geldof’s Live Aid appeal has been misapplied to buy arms, and many questions are asked about the real destination of money sent to provide aid in under-developed countries. All this publicity has helped to prompt the question that faced our twelve-strong group and it was no surprise that there were rather more than twelve different opinions on the broad issues raised, together with a wealth of experience as to how charity should be managed. For a change though, there was general agreement in the answer to the question, that charity does begin at home, and not just in ensuring that one’s own needs are met, but in engendering a sense of awareness in all families, from an early age and onwards, of the needs of others less fortunate than ourselves. This awareness continues in schools, in many businesses, professions, community groups and, �particularly for our group, within our Church, where an acceptance of the importance of charity is an essential pillar of the Christian faith. The discussion covered such issues as the difficulty of prioritising one’s giving, between for example, Haiti and Sport Relief, or between the British Legion and Help for Heroes, or between these high profile campaigns and our own Air Ambulance, all of which have a different impact on us as individuals and on our pockets. How does one, with a limited pot of money, determine whether to give to one of the many medical charities or to the NSPCC, or indeed, to the RSPCA? The answers to this dilemma lie, of course, in personal decisions based on circumstance, interest and experience, and also, one mustn’t forget, on the effectiveness of publicity and high pressure marketing campaigns, whose ‘in your face’ approach may sometimes seem to be possibly counter-productive. The cost of such advertising and its effectiveness generated some heat but overall it was understood as probably essential, if done in good taste, even ‘shock’ publicity being occasionally justified. One area that presented serious consideration was where the responsibility should lie for providing services that charities provide now. Which of the many uses for which charitable donations are presently used, should more properly be the task of government, particularly in respect of social, health and medical services? Answering this question could have gone on for hours, so we went home, but as ever it had been a lively, not to say noisy, friendly and interesting evening. John Quinn �‘The Badgers’ Worton and Cheverell F.C. World Cup Soccer Trivia: Fabio Capello played in 3 matches for Italy in the 1974 World Cup Final games. It has been rumoured that due to the national teams increasing injury list, the talent scouts have their eye on ‘grassroots’ soccer. Certainly the Under 8 team continue their good form with a recent visit to the Cotswold town of Castle Combe . There was Brazilian magic of one-touch soccer for most of the match by the Badgers, although for a brief spell in the second half we were more like the Faroe Islands . However, great encouragement for the team from man of the match: Captain Scott, ensured the momentum continued, with goals being scored by Rafferty (3), Archie and Ryan. In terms of Cup success, the Under 14 have reached the semi-finals of the Mid-Wilts League Cup and play against Frome Collegians in late March (result will be known by the time of this publication). Meanwhile, the Adult team are currently 3rd in the League, with a recent 2-2 score against Bratton, with goals on their debut for the Mason brothers ( Tom and Ben), the Badgers looked well on their way to winning, but due to lack of substitutes we could not maintain this lead. A spirited performance for this team in their first year at this level. For other information on other age groups, there are many interesting articles on the website blog where you can follow your local Club. Many thanks Steve Dagnall 01380-727976 MAY FAYRE St Pater’s Church Poulshot is once again having a stall at the Lions May fayre in Devizes Market Place on Monday 3rdMay PCC Members would be most grateful for any contributins of cakes, plants, books etc by Sunday 2nd May Please ring Paulette on 828527 if you need anything collected �Rowde Primary School During February parents of the school were informed that Mr Ball won't be leaving this summer after all, but will remain the Head for another academic year. This piece of news was welcomed by many parents who believe that Mr Ball does a fantastic job and has created a school that offers many opportunities for the children academically, musically, physically through sports and socially. I, for one, have heard and agree with the many parents who say how relieved they are for their children to benefit from his headship a little while longer. Rowde Country Soup and Soda Bread On 31st March at 6 or 6.30am (at the time of writing the time was still to be finalised), Rowde School will be featured on Teachers TV! A programme called ‘Rowde Country Soup and Soda Bread’ will be shown on the Teachers TV Channel. It will feature our Year 5 and Year 6 children picking vegetables they have grown in the school garden; cooking a meal with celebrity chef Peter Vaughan (from The Bistro in Devizes) and then enjoying what they’ve cooked! Mr Ball and Mandy Housby - the Chair of Governors who runs the Gardening Club, were also filmed! It promises to be a super 20 minute programme, which is downloadable from the Teacher TV website from 29th March if people don’t want to get up that early in the morning. There are also some glimpses of children arriving and playing on the playground so it’s possible a number of children may see themselves on the telly! �Haiti Appeal During February, the children had a non-uniform day to raise money for the Haiti Appeal. This gave the children, particularly the older ones, the chance to learn how we can help those who have suffered because of natural disasters. Over £180 was raised for this worthy cause. RSA Recipe Books We still have some recipe books left which include some delicious recipes, as well as being beautifully illustrated by the children of the school. They cost £3.50 each and are on sale in the School Office, Rowde Village Shop, The George and Dragon, The Cross Keys and The Raven. Bag 2 School: Thank you to everyone who donated items for our fourth collection. We will let you know how much we have raised once we know ourselves. Once again we are collecting the Sainsbury's and Tesco school vouchers, so we would be very grateful if you were able to collect these on our behalf. In the past we have managed to buy some great equipment for the children to use. Deanne Elsden. �Open Day on the Great Bulkington Railway from 1300 hrs until 1630 hrs on Easter Monday - April 05th. Teas and buns on the lawns. contact Nev Boulton, Station Master 01380 828 101 Open Day on the Great Bulkington Railway from 1300 hrs until 1630 hrs on August Bank Holiday Monday 30th August Teas and buns on the lawns. contact Nev Boulton, Signals Dept. 01380 828 101 Great Bulkington Railway – Train Rides Saturday 17th July The private miniature railway will be open for steam and diesel powered train rides for adults and children of all ages on July 17th from 1330 until 1630 hours. Teas and ‘sticky buns’ will be served on the lawns by the good ladies of our village church. We are located on the corner of Mill Lane in the village of Bulkington, near Seend next to the village hall. There is a thousand feet of railway track, a 40 foot long tunnel and lots of workings signals – some of the engines will be steam powered and coal fired and some will be diesel. We have ride on carriages for our passengers and will be supported by the West Wiltshire Society of Model Engineers. Toilets are available in the Village Hall. All profits will go to Dorothy House Foundation Ltd, Winsley, Bradford-on-Avon and Wiltshire Air Ambulance. Nev Boulton Head Porter, GBR. 01380 828 101 �PATTERN OF SERVICES - APRIL 2010 – SEEND, BULKINGTON & POULSHOT Date April 1st Event Bulkington Maundy Thu 2nd (Altar stripped) GOOD FRIDAY 4th White/ gold EASTER DAY 1200 : Benefice – Before the Cross (Maureen Allchin tbc} 0930 : Family Communion 11th Easter 2 18th Easter 3 25th Easter 4 1800 : Evensong 0930 : Parish Communion 1800 : Evening Worship *** Poulshot 1900 : Benefice Passover Meal / Communion in Village Hall 0930 : Matins and said Litany (Brian James) 1600 : Family Communion / Egg Trail / Picnic 0930 : Family Communion 1800 : Holy Communion 0930 : Matins Seend * (1000 :Children’s Workshop – Sue Taylor ) 0630 : Benefice Sunrise Service ** (followed by breakfast) 1115 : Family Communion 1115 : Matins 1115 : Parish Communion 1115 : Family Communion * (Seend) assumes an 0800 Eucharist every Sunday (incl 5th Sundays) BUT ** There will be no 0800 Eucharist on Easter Day ! *** Normally a less formal Service of the Word ��Do you need help in the garden? Perry Landscape Services can help Planting; Garden Design; Pond Maintenance; Fencing; Decking; Patios; General Garden Maintenance; Lawn Cutting; Garden Designs; Leaf Collection etc Tel: 01225 712274 Mobile 07771838195 e-mail vzdy@hotmail.com NO OBLIGATION QUOTATIONS NO JOB TOO BIG OR TOO SMALL COOKS ORCHARD BEAUTY Qualified & insured Massage and Beauty Therapist. Massage: Hot stones massage, Thai style massage, Deep tissue, Swedish.Manicures, pedicures, Paraffin wax treatment, Waxing tinting, Facials, Hopi ear candles. Pamper/Hen parties catered for. Vouchers available. Visit Cooks orchard, or I’ll come to you. Call Nicky on: 07711652568 �ACTION MEDICAL RESEARCH 16th PLANT FAIR GREAT CHALFIELD MANOR BROUGHTON GIFFORD Sunday 2nd May 2010 10.30am - 4.00pm SPECIALIST NURSERIES AND GARDENING SUNDRIES REFRESHMENTS AND TEAS GIANT CAKE STALL ENTRANCE £3.00 CHILDREN FREE SPECIAL GUEST - PADDINGTON BEAR Contact Kate Hunloke 01380 828333 for more details �HELP FOR HEROES SUNDAY LUNCH Sunday 9th May 2010 12.30 for 1.00 Poulshot Village Hall Licensed bar - Raffle -Table Quiz Tickets from Denise Josey 01380 827010 or email raydenjosey@googlemail.com Tickets £15 per head – only 60 tickets available so please get your tickets early. �LENT LUNCH – SATURDAY 20TH MARCH. I am not usually lost for words, in fact it is often said that ‘I can talk the hind legs off a donkey’ but I am at a loss as to how to express our thanks and gratitude to all those who helped to make our Lent Lunch so successful this year. To all those who made the most wonderful selection of soup, thank you. To all those who donated bread, butter, cheese and cakes, thank you. To all those who helped with setting out the tables and were ‘waitresses’ (and a couple of waiters) for the morning, thank you. To all those who helped to clear away afterwards, thank you. But the biggest thanks of all must go to all who came and supported us and gave so generously in return for their lunch and then gave more in return for raffle tickets. We made the incredible total of £300, which along with the monies collected from our Lent Boxes will go to the charity ‘Help the Heroes’. Poulshot may only be a small village but today it showed it has a big heart. Janet (Churchwarden) And Paulette (my fellow Churchwarden) agrees with every word I have said ! �WILTSHIRE NUMISMATIC SOCIETY PROGRAMME 2010 Hon. Secretary Pam de Belle 01380 828453 April 19 - Dr Paul Robinson “Dragons, Ghosts and Sutton Hoo” – folklore and finds of treasure May 17 – Michael Stone “Story of the Roman Coins find from the Box area” June 21 – Summer Coin Auction August 16 – Richard Jeffery FRNS “Richard’s Numismatic and Historical Quiz” September 20 – “What is it?” - bring along one or more mystery objects for identification, numismatic or other items October 18 – Autumn Coin Auction November 15 – Annual General Meeting December 10 – Christmas Dinner at The Raven Poulshot –prior booking only – see Pam for details �FUN QUIZ NIGHT Poulshot Village Hall Friday 23rd April 7.30 p.m. Bring your own drinks and nibbles Come and enjoy an evening with friends. No need to be an intellectual just the ability to have fun. Book your table for £10 (teams of 4) Tel: Janet on 724944 �Self-Employed?? Finding all the paperwork and tax returns a headache?? Wish it would all go away? If you need a helping hand and are looking for a friendly service which is not too expensive, why not call for a free-of-charge consultation and a no-obligation quote? Anne Martin A.F.A. Swanborough Cottage, Mill Lane, Poulshot, SN10 1SA Tel: 01380 828370 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Village Magazine Description An account of the resource PDF versions of the Village Magazine distributed between 2004 and Present. 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Title A name given to the resource Poulshot Village News April 2010 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 01/04/2010 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Poulshot Village News Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Poulshot Village News PVN Village News https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/org.poulshotvillagearchive/original/ad6948f1ed8a93808a5b17e7dfbd44db.pdf 65bb059abca90ec263169f21fd3f38a3 PDF Text Text Poulshot Village News March 2010 Happening in Poulshot this month …. 2nd March 6.30 p.m. Parish Council at the Village Hall 10th March 7.30 p.m. Wednesday Group Village Hall 16th March 7.30 p.m. Ladies Club in the Village Hall 18th March recycling skips at the Village Hall all day 19th March 7.30 p.m. Strictly Fun Dancing Village Hall 20th March Lent Lunch in the Village Hall …and later this year… First meeting of the Poulshot Ladies Book Club 11th May Poulshot Village Trust AGM on 25th May 7.30 pm in the Village Hall Poulshot Fete 26TH June Poulshot Ladies Club trip to Highgrove 21st July Poulshot Feast 12th September �Poulshot Village News is put together by Nina Jeffries and anyone else who would like to help, and distributed to all houses in the village by a lovely team of helpers. Help, contributions, reports, opinions and articles are very much welcomed. While we will always aim to include all shades of opinion and interest, we reserve the right to select and edit where appropriate. We also aim to provide a network and record of what’s going on in the village, as fully as possible, so please let us know if there is anything that you would like publicised in advance or reported on afterwards. The intention will be for the magazine to float through your doors in the first week of each month, so contributions need to arrive about ten days before that. We look forward to hearing from you. e-mail phone by post Contact us – poulshotnews@btinternet.com – 01380 828883 - 3 Sillington Lane, Poulshot, SN10 1TD Contributions for next issue in by 20th March please Advertising Poulshot Village News is happy to accept adverts, indeed relies on them to fund production costs. Publication of an advert does not constitute an endorsement for that product or service. Adverts may be taken as a full, half or quarter page, at a cost of £40/£25/£15 respectively, to run for the full year of the magazine. Subscribing to an advert in the magazine will automatically get you a listing on the Poulshot web site www.poulshot.org.uk �Hello …. I had hoped to get the PVN through your doors by the 1st March as I know many of you like it that bit earlier, but it being a shorter month I didn’t make it this month. I will aim to get it to you by the 1st of the month (rather than the first weekend of the month as I have so far) for future editions. I have had a couple of conversations recently about the PVN and what it aims to do. It’s nice to have some feedback because the whole point of the magazine is that it is for everyone in Poulshot, and I don’t really know what you think about it unless you say so! It does seem to me letting people know what’s happening in the village is one of the most helpful parts of the magazine, whether it’s a fun event like the Village Feast or a regular meeting, but this information can only go in if you let me know about it. With the best will in the world I don’t have the time to phone round all the different groups to check for meetings/diary events, but it has occurred to me there might be someone in the village who would be able to take this on – if so, please give me a ring and perhaps we can set up a rather fuller diary page for the next issue. And while we’re on the subject of contributions generally, more will always be better! Let us know about your news in Poulshot! Look forward to hearing from you. Nina Jeffries �Do you need help with Self Assessment Taxation Business Plans Presentation to Banks Contact Gordon Lawrence Chartered Accountant 30, The Pound, Bromham Tel: Devizes 850294 Free Initial Consultation JILLIAN NEWSOM MSSSCh MBChA CHIROPODIST Registered member of The British Chiropody and Podiatry association Visiting practice 01380 828257 Equestria, Berhills Lane, Seend SN12 6RR �Wiltshire County Councillor Mr Jonathan Seed Kennet District Councillor for Seend and Poulshot Anthony Lake 01380 828320 Seend Bulkington & Poulshot Benefice Wednesday Group 2010 Normal time: 1930-2100hrs, 2nd Wednesday of the month. Aug and Dec are holidays. Serial 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Date 10 Mar 14 Apr 12 May 9 Jun 14 Jul Aug 8 Sep 13 Oct 10 Nov Dec Subject tbc tbc tbc tbc tbc No meeting tbc tbc tbc No meeting. Venue Poulshot Village Hall Poulshot Village Hall Poulshot Village Hall Poulshot Village Hall Poulshot Village Hall NA Poulshot Village Hall Poulshot Village Hall Poulshot Village Hall NA �Wiltshire Air Operations Unit 20th Anniversary Spring Ball at 7.30pm March 27th 2010 Dauntsey’s School Memorial Hall West Lavington Dancing to the. KJ Music Zone Band and Hitline Disco Tickets £35 (includes a buffet) Available from the Air Operations Unit Police Headquarters Tel: 01380 734108 Dress Code: Formal Carriages at 12:30am (All proceeds to the Wiltshire Air Ambulance Appeal) �A reminder of Mark Baker’s Help for Heroes cycle ride … The signature event in the Help for Heroes calendar is the Big Battlefield Bike Ride. In the last week of May 2010, 300 cyclists will gather at HMS Victory, the Flagship of Britain's greatest wounded hero, Admiral Lord Nelson. They will set off to ride 350 miles across France and at the same time raise a great deal of money to support our current wounded heroes. Donating through this page – www. bmycharity.com/markfbaker is simple, quick and secure. It is the most efficient way to give – so every donation goes further – and if you are a UK taxpayer and give Gift Aid consent the charity will receive an extra 28% at no cost to you. Thank you for your support. Mark Baker Poulshot Parish Council are looking for 6 members of the public to volunteer for the ‘Community Speed Watch initiative’. This is a voluntary scheme whereby members of the public are trained to use speed cameras and the findings of this are used by the local police to target problem areas, all those interested please contact either the clerk or any of the councillors. �Poulshot Lodge Farm Fresh beef available for sale direct from the farm Selection boxes available or individual requirements catered for. Orders now being taken for delivery limited frozen meat available now. Selection box includes – various roasting joints, steaks, mince and stewing steaks . Prices very competitive for this local quality product. For more information contact the Hues family on 01380 828255 �. DOLMAN AUDIO VISUAL Berhills Lane Farm, Sells Green, Melksham Telephone: 01380 828524 We know HI FI TELVISION VIDEO DVD literally inside out! For personal service and a professional repair to any make of product, ancient or modern, please telephone Maggie or Peter We also stock a range of quality reconditioned (non exrental) equipment carrying a maximum 6 months warranty. DOLMAN AUDIO VISUAL is an Authorised Service Centre providing technical assistance on behalf of leading manufacturers Richardson & Paige INTERIORS Specialist Upholstery www.richardsonandpaige.co.uk Come and visit us at our website or our workshop: Unit 1, Manor House Yard, Poulshot, Devizes SN10 1RY 01380 828228 07974 454747 Traditional, Modern and Bespoke Specialist Upholstery Loose covers; new furniture made to order; antiques; modern reupholstery; recovering and repairs; free quotes and deliveries Members of the Association of Master Upholsterers & Soft Furnishers‐ �100 Club February draw 1st Prize £25 Nancy McGregor Johnson 2nd Prize £15 Mr I Bertram 3rd Prize £10 Julia and David Foord SEEND BULKINGTON AND POULSHOT BENEFICE THE WEDNESDAY GROUP 10 March 2010 Charity Begins At Home. Or Not? Poulshot Village Hall 7-30 - 9pm A discussion group on issues of concern and challenge for all. All are very welcome. For further details, please ring Rupert Janes on 01380 828639 Do please get in touch if there is a subject YOU WOULD REALLY LIKE TO BE DISCUSSED. All offers willingly considered! �WILTON WINDMILL SOCIETY The 2010 Wilton Windmill open season will be starting on Sunday 4th April – not long to go! However, before the season starts and hot off the press is news of our Volunteer Training which is taking place on Saturday 13th March at 10.30am starting at The Swan Inn, Wilton . So, if you fancy yourself as a miller or guide, or in the shop or running events, then please book a place with Susie Brew (Susie.brew@hotmail.co.uk – 01264 731404 – 15 Wexcombe, SN8 3SQ) – places are limited, so it’s first come, first served! This is also a milling day (subject to weather) – other dates and more information can be found on the website. (www.wiltonwindmill.co.uk) We have also finalised the dates for our major events this year and thought you may like to get them in your diary: Victorian Food Fayre – th Saturday 15 May 2010 from 12 noon to 4.30pm Heritage Open Day – th Saturday 11 September 2010, 1.30pm to 4.30pm Look out for more information on the website (www.wiltonwindmill.co.uk). FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE WINDMILL EVENTS, PLEASE VISIT WWW.WILTONWINDMILL.CO.UK �CHURCH EVENTS FOR 2010 MARCH Saturday 20, Lent Lunch at the Village Hall APRIL Friday 23rd, Quiz Night, at the Village Hall MAY Monday 3rd, May Fayre at Devizes Market Place Saturday 15 or Saturday 22, Summer Concert at the Church JUNE Saturday 12th, Cheese and Wine at Poulshot House Saturday 26th, Fete and Proms at the Village Green JULY Sunday 25th, Summer Tea Party at the Village Hall AUGUST th Saturday 7 , Coffee Morning atThe Old Farmhouse SEPTEMBER Saturday 11th & Sunday 12th, Poulshot Feast - more details later from the Fete Committee OCTOBER nd Saturday 2 , Harvest Supper & Barn Dance at The Old Rectory Hall DECEMBER Thursday 9th, Xmas Bazaar at the Village Hall �Mum’s the Word … Many of you will know that in England, since at least the 17th Century, the Fourth Sunday of Lent is known as "Mothering Sunday". Historically it was a day when servants were given the day off and encouraged to return to their homes and spend time with their mothers, often taking with them a special cake, known as a Simnel Cake. Even today, children often make a special effort to return to the family home to celebrate with their mothers or, at the very least, to send a card home. Parenthood isn’t something any of us is really trained for, though is it? We fly by the “seat of our pants”, don’t we - and we often get it wrong, despite what we read in all those books and newspaper columns! This year, Mothering Sunday falls on 14th March, and I wonder if it might be appropriate for us to acknowledge both the good and the bad experiences people have regarding motherhood generally. If we don’t, then there’s the danger that we end up not talking about “the elephant in our living room”.... At the very least we should face both our positive and negative experiences, bringing to mind those whose mothers were abusive, neglectful or addicted - or who enabled fathers to be like that… Those who grew up in single-parent families, or who never got the chance to know a mother or father … Those who have not been able, for whatever reason, to form adult relationships with their parents... Those who wish they could become parents but can't... Those wanting and waiting to adopt... Those fortunate enough to have adoptive parents who loved them… Children of extended families with step-parents... Those who had an abortion long ago and now feel torn by it (yes, we really do need to acknowledge that there are people on both sides of the abortion issue who �are in pain). Spare a thought too for those who never had an opportunity to become mothers, and those who have had to "mother" their own elderly, crippled, parents or parents suffering from dementia … and there are bound to be other situations I haven’t touched upon. Mothering Sunday can indeed bring to the surface many raw emotions and painful memories. In bringing all these things to mind, and in our prayers, let us remember – each one of us (regardless of whether or not we are a parent, single or married, male or female) should play our part in upholding an ideal Christian family life. Being human, we can only ever hope to partially meet that standard … and then only with God’s grace … but be assured, that grace is there for the asking, in our prayers, if we only have the mind and will to do so. God bless, Renée There has been an increasing number of artificial flowers, containers, toys and shrubs appearing in our churchyards over the past few weeks and months. There are very strict rules concerning church burial grounds generally (as opposed to Council operated ones), and these are set out in Churchyard Regulations, a copy of which will be available to read in each of our churches. A few people have commented on how unsightly the churchyards are becoming. In addition, maintenance of the churchyards becomes a much more difficult job, meaning more time has to be spent on grasscutting, leading to increased costs. Because it is not always possible for us to identify graves in order to speak with surviving family members, may we ask, please, that all prohibited items are removed from gravesides by the end of March? Your co-operation will be very much appreciated. In the meantime, of course we understand that there may be real pastoral issues in individual cases so please do contact the Vicar if that would help ( 827285 ). Renee �The Vicar’s OFF !! Following my successful Trek for Treatment in the foothills of the Himalayas in November 2008 when I was sponsored to the tune of £6,380 in aid of The Leprosy Mission’s Anandaban Hospital near Kathmandu, I feel in need of another challenge! This time I will be walking the pilgrim way to Santiago de Compostela – a mere 467 miles, which I aim to complete within the space of six weeks, all being well, in April and May. All sponsorship monies raised will be shared, with 90% going to Help for Heroes and the remaining 10% to the Bishop of Salisbury’s retirement appeal in aid of the Bishop Gwynne Theological Training College in Juba, Sudan. It would be fantastic if I could exceed the amount raised last time, when I walked only 50 miles (admittedly a bit up and down, but then so will this walk be too – Pyrenees here I come!) If you are willing and able to sponsor me for any amount, I would love to hear from you – or you can donate direct and on-line through JustGiving/Renee-Coulson. If you’re a tax payer and would be willing to gift aid your donation, then that would be even better – increasing your giving by an extra 28p in the £. Renee Church F;ower Rota March LENT No flowers April 4 EASTER All helpers please April 11 Mrs Suzie Quinn April 18 & 25 Mrs Mandy Housby �Poulshot Feast,September 2010 This is a new venture for which it is hoped to gain as much support as possible. The purpose is to celebrate the feast of skills, activities and interests which abound in the village and the surrounding area. This will involve not only displays but,more importantly, demonstrations (hands on where possible) of the range of crafts and skills in the area. So, how can you help? First,by noting the date for your diary - the afternoon of Saturday 11 September. Then, of course, by attending and joining in the activities. Whilst the event is not principally for fund raising, any monies raised will be for charity, and the major one is intended to be Help For Heroes.This is a wonderful and increasingly necessary cause,and deserves as much support as possible. The range of skills and interests in the area is very wide. So far,suggestions include cookery, ,flower arranging, wine making, painting, jewellery making, photography, weaving, ,embroidery, carpentry, thatching, pet care, and even bee-keeping. However, there must be more! So, if there is anything else you can think of for display or demonstration please suggest it and we will try to incorporate it. The more unusual or interesting the better! These are early days and much of the detail is yet to be decided, but we are looking for suggestions and ideas to make the afternoon an enjoyable celebration of our village and its environs. So, if you have any thoughts, please contact any of the following – Jim Aldridge 828632 - Brian Arnold 828833 - Gill Coleman 827095 - Mandy Housby 828464 - Kate Hunloke 828333 - Ray Josey 827010 Brian Arnold �The Tranquil Moment Health & Beauty Clinic Full Range of Beauty Treatments Including Elemis & Decleor Facials ♦ Massage ♦ Spray Tanning ♦ Manicures ♦ Pedicures ♦ Waxing ♦ Non-Surgical Face Lifting ♦ Electrolysis ♦ The Old Stables Middle Green Farm The Green Poulshot Devizes 01380 828297 SEEND AND DISTRICT GARDENING CLUB Having cancelled Alison Peterson in January due to the icy conditions in Rusty Lane we were lucky enough to re-book her for 9th February as the programmed speaker cancelled us for the second time. Her talk was entitled Organic Pest Control, which could have been rather dry but turned out to be very interesting and informative. Alison was an organised and clear speaker with a strong sense of humour, who instantly appealed to our members and has been booked for next season already! She told us that controlling pests was often down to common sense in the garden starting with knowing friends from foes. Only 2% of the insects in our gardens are pests, the rest �are either harmless or beneficial. To ward off the 2% ensure that your soil is fertile, that you grow resistant varieties of plants, grow plants that attract pest predators and provide habitats for them, practise crop rotation if growing veg, grow plants in the right places so they are not stressed and use good hygiene, cleaning pots in soapy water and cleaning and oiling tools each time you use them. I’m afraid I often don’t even put mine away. Then you protect your plants by using barriers of dried and crushed egg shells, bran, coffee grounds, netting, fleece or cloches. As you go round your garden, rub aphids off leaves with your fingers, pick off caterpillars and slugs and dispose of them. I think her phrase was rub, pick and crush. Use beer traps (yoghourt pots) for slugs and snails. The resulting goo can be put on the compost heap. Rats apparently hate the smell of peppermint so stew mint leaves, leave for a couple of days, strain and water their runs and favourite places. Or scatter crushed Polo mints instead. You can make a garlic spray by putting 4 or 5 cloves in water, leave for a couple of weeks and then spray plants with the liquid. Chillies might work the same way. So with your garden smelling of peppermint, garlic and chillies you will probably get rid of your neighbours as well. The most interesting fact of the evening was that pests like aphids have an accelerated breeding cycle, giving birth to pregnant young so they recover quickly from chemical insecticides. �In the notices David told us that he has now finalised arrangements for a trip to Cranborne on Thursday 15th July. A list will be out soon. If Chelsea tickets are wanted please get in touch with Sue Johns who also won the competition for a photo of a single flower. Next month Dawn Collins is returning to talk on ‘The Path to Paradise. A journey through the Stourhead landscape.’ This will be followed in May by a guided walk with Dawn round the garden. The competition will be the Spring Bulb Show. If you have lost your schedule Joyce has some still or I can mail one to you. Sue. Rowde School Rowde School is available to hire during evenings, weekends and school holidays. Current charges are as follows: • Hall and toilets - £7.50 per hour. • Playground - £20 per session • Playing field/football pitch - £20 per session • For more details please ring 01380 723991 �WILTSHIRE NUMISMATIC SOCIETY (founded in Devizes 1965) Meetings held from 8 p.m. on the third Monday of the month, March to December inclusive, in the Village Hall ‘ Details from Mr M. Bowden Tel 01380 828432 Andrew Underwood Chimney Sweep Brush Vacuum Clean Efficient Phone: 01225 706447 Mobile: 07889 771505 To let North Cornish Holiday Cottage Available all year round for weekend & mid-week breaks and week holidays. 3 miles from surfing beach and Bude, North Cornwall Well equipped, sleeps up to 8 Beautiful garden, summer house and parking For further details contact Bo Miles-Hobbs on 01380 813902 TONY PARSONS DOMESTIC APPLIANCE ENGINEER WASHING MACHINES COOKERS / DRIERS SERVICE AND REPAIRS TEL; 01380 723279 MOBILE: 07970 117023 �The Badgers’ Worton and Cheverell F.C. http://www.wortonandcheverellfc.co.uk/ “ He’s very fast and if he gets a yard ahead of himself, nobody will catch him “ - – Sir ‘Bobby’ Robson CBE (1933 – July 2009) – England Manager in 1990 World Cup reaching the semi-finals. The Badgers Under 12 team beat Frome 2-1 away recently. After going a goal down before half time, the Badgers came out after the break with great determination. Some slick passing moves and supporting play saw goals from Sammy and Jed to take them top of the table for the first time this season, 1 point ahead of Bradford Town . Meanwhile the Under 8 Wizards team, played their ninth match of the season against big town opposition, Devizes, at the Wizards home pitch at Five Lanes School in Worton. A hard fought match with excitement at both ends with penalty saves, disallowed goals, and both teams level with one goal each at half-time. Second half was played at a fantastic pace, with chances again for both teams, until Scott went on a run only to be pulled down outside the away teams’ box, up stepped Rafferty, who curled the ball into the bottom corner. Well done Wizards. It is never too late in the season to start football, and training for the younger age groups takes place every Saturday morning at West Lavington Village Hall - all are welcome. �It's time for a Spring Clean of your wardrobes and drawers. Following the success of previous campaigns, The Rowde School Association (RSA), have arranged our fourth Bag2School collection to raise funds for the proposed School Swimming Pool Roof. Bag2School is a company that specialises in selling good quality second-hand clothing to wholesalers in Europe, Africa and Asia. The wholesalers then have a chance to earn a living by selling the items locally. So how does it work? Special bags are available from the School Office from 1st March or you can use black plastic bin bags. You then need to fill each bag with good quality (no-bric-a-brac): Clothes ƒ Bedding ƒ Curtains ƒ Soft Toys ƒ Shoes ƒ Belts ƒ Handbags And take the full bags to the School Hall on: Monday 22nd March by 11:00 The bags will then be collected from the School and weighed. The School will receive money in relation to the total weight donated. For example, a 10kg bag will raise £2.00 for the school. Money raised will go towards our Swimming Pool Roof Fund. This new facility will allow the children to swim all year round, not just the summer months. So please help us to make Bag2School4 as successful as possible! �“Doggy Dilemmas” Puppy Training classes Dog Training Classes Clicker Training One to Ones Dog Walking Dog Boarding Contact Debs on 01380 730564 or 07966 617617 Seasoned logs and kindling available Don’t shiver We deliver Call James on 07970 781828 �Do you need a Website? Does your company need a fresh new look? We offer a full and affordable design service for businesses, organizations and individuals. Whether you would like just business cards and a logo, or a brochure and a website, we can work with you step-by-step to achieve the look and feel of what you really want We can also provide the photography for your website or brochure web design stationery graphic design logos and letterheads photography dvd authoring brochure and leaflet design invitations and menus bag design advertisements For further information, or a free consultation, please contact us – Caroline Coles T; 07976 899946 E: carolinecoles@ivydesign.co.uk Jim Nichols T: 07702 619727 E: jim.nichols@ivydesign.co.uk �IMW OFFICE SERVICES LTD Personal Tax Assessments Clubs/Societies – Independent Reviews Small Company Accounts, VAT Payroll, Book-keeping Typing Contact Ian Wheeler Tel: 07813 777710 e-mail : wheeler.potterne@virgin.net JOIN US AND SAVE MONEY - on your supply of domestic heating oil delivered to your door. As an established group with members along the Pewsey Vale we can supply to you direct. With the price of oil increasing, we will get you a discounted price every time! Interested? Call Chris on 01380 818724 or e-mail jcm3777@hotail.com �Andrew Goodfield Woodwork Devizes, Road, Rowde, Wiltshire Carpentry, Joinery Free-standing and built-in cabinets cupboards and wardrobes Free estimate Telephone: 01380 7222067 -mail:apgoodfield@tiscali.co.uks Charlie Jacks Taxi (your local village taxi service) 1 – 4 seater car 1 – 7 seater MPV “Gold Star Service” local or longdistance airport – ferry – rail transfer bookings now being taken for xmas and new year ring Ken on 01380 827294 for a quote 1 Sillington Lane Poulshot �China Repair Wtä|w XwãtÜwá Restorer of porcelain and other ceramics Reconstruction and repair. Items restored to exquisite condition Telephone: 01249 816928 E-Mail shirleydave@tiscali.co.uk Caroline’s Canapés Light bites Canapés Party food Delicious home made food delivered to your door! Call Caroline Coles on: 01380 828436 or 07976 899946 or e-mail: caroline.coles@ivydesign.co.uk �Mobile Hairdresser for ladies’, gents’ and children’s hair - concessions for OAPs – Available daytime, evenings and weekends. For more details, please ring Charlotte on 01380 828482 ��Poulshot Village Hall Available for meetings, functions, clubs and private parties Booking fees from April 2009 Village activities - £5 an hour Outside users - £8 an hour All bookings for the hall are again being taken by JACKIE POHNERT - tel; 01380 827046 e-mail - jackie.pohnert@googlemail.com I would be grateful if you could phone at the following times; Monday – Friday 9.00 - 18.00hrs Saturday 9.00 - 13.00hrs Closed on Sundays! If you prefer to leave me an e-mail request don’t forget to leave your own e-mail address for a reply. Thank you �DEVIZES HOME AND GARDEN MAINTENANCE Commercial – Domestic Grass Cutting Hedge Cutting – General Gardening Landscaping – garden clearance Sheds – All types of fencing Decking – Patios Interior – Exterior painting and decorating Gutter clearing – emptying General Property Maintenance Free quotations - fully insured Tel: Jon on 01380 720969 Mobile: 0777 8043330 e-mail Jon@devizeshomeandgarden.co.uk �Village Contacts St Peter’s Church Preist In Charge – Rev Renee Coulson 827285 Churchwardens Mrs Paulette Bremner-Milne 828527 Mrs Janet James 724944 827172 PCC Secretary –Mrs Kate Amery PCC Members – Mr Nicholas Hunloke (Treasurer) – Lady Kate Hunloke (Deanery Synod) – Mr Brian James (Licensed Lay Minister) – Mrs Angela Bullen – Lt. Col. R Janes – Mr Chris Saunders – Mrs Joyce Arnold – Mrs D Wood - Organist – Mrs P De Belle Parish council 828333 Chairman – Mr Nicholas Hunloke - Mrs Maggie Goodenough 827205 Clerk clerk@poulshot.org.uk - Mrs Sue Aldridge – Mr Joe Baber – Mr Geoff Meembers Collett (Vice Chairman) – Mr Steve Housby – Mr Nicholas Hunloke – Mr Malcolm Nixon - Mr Tim Nixon Local Councillors Kennet District Cllr Jonathan Seed 850 696 e-mail jonathon.seed@wiltshire.gov.uk. Farmers Club Mr Richard Francis 828232 Mother and Toddler Group Mrs Clair Waldron 828602 Poulshot Ladies Club Lady Kate Hunloke 828333 Village Hall – Chris Saunders 827290 Bookings - Jackie Pohnert 827046 Village Trust – Chairman - Mr Nicholas Hunloke 828333 827242 Secretary - Mr Peter Cleverly Members - Mrs Diana Gravina (Vice-chairman) – Mr Brian James (treasurer) – Mrs Pam Langton (Archivist) �Friday 19th March 19.30 for 20.00 - in the Village Hall -free entry - licensed bar – music for all ages!! �The Wednesday Group The Group met at Mill Cottage in February to consider the question: “Multi-culturism – abhor, tolerate, welcome?” Not unusually, there were occasions when support was voiced for all three options, albeit generally hedged with conditions. What seemed clear was that whatever one felt about multi-culturism, it was here and it wasn’t going to go away. There is little doubt that for many people living in Great Britain, of all cultures, it presents problems, real or imagined, immediate or future, and so regularly the question was posed: “How do we solve the problem?” That was even harder to resolve and so we didn’t really try, but we did consider the elements that make up the phenomenon. The background to the whole question is a national tradition of accepting migrants on the assumption that they would help to strengthen the British nation and contribute to its growth and strength, and there are examples of how this has been successful – the Huguenots from France, Jews and Eastern Europeans fleeing from the threat of Nazi domination. Clearly the post-World War II acceptance of virtually unlimited immigration from Commonwealth countries was well-intentioned and overall probably successful, although even now there are aspects of that where difficulties are apparent. More recently, membership of the European Union has added another stream of not always welcome migrants. It is clear that by no means all our hopes for beneficial immigration have been met and we are faced with a range of serious difficulties that must be overcome. Religion was the first element discussed and in many ways it must be fundamental, because apart from our own, so many of the different cultures that exist in Britain today are inseparable from the religion of those associated with it. A prime example must be Islam, which, wherever in the world it is practised, is seen by its adherents to be not just a religion but a culture, a way of life. To many Muslims therefore, it is not possible to allow them to practise their religion without also allowing them to follow their own cultural �ways and this, fundamentally, includes their law, known as sharia. The group’s own conclusion was that while different religions may be tolerated, there can only be one rule of law made by our own government – and that must be inviolate (whatever we may think of those in government at any particular time and who make that law). This divergence of opinion between religions has not been helped by the growing secularisation of Britain, and indeed of many other Western societies, when compared with the consistent adherence of the majority of Muslims to Islam. It is interesting to consider the part played in this by the existence of the Established Anglican Church. The importance of class, caste and tribe in different cultures is also a growing source of concern and this is of course still a factor in our own culture, if possibly less powerful than in, for example, Hindu and Sikh societies. Another significant element of our growing multi-cultural society is that of language and we were in doubt that much greater insistence must be placed on new immigrants having an understanding of, and fluency with English as a qualification for residence as well as for citizenship. One only has to read of how much it costs the public sector in translation of information on matters of health, labour, housing etc, into multitudinous different languages to realise how important a question it is. This is, of course, without the rather more local issues of Welsh, Gaelic and now Cornish! Other aspects of the problem were discussed, for example education, standards of behaviour, access to benefits and the creation of ghettoes, but the two most important were language and, paramount, the acceptance of one rule of law. Without a solution to these, genuine assimilation of the many cultures represented in Britain today seems a long way off – somehow we must ensure that we don’t allow our own version of apartheid to develop. Equally, we must be certain not to demonise all members of a faith or culture different from our own solely because of the actions of minority. There are difficult times ahead. John Quinn �Poulshot Village Trust Eight members of the Trust met on 2 February 2010 in the Village Hall. GUEST SPEAKER Nicky Hunloke welcomed Tim Jalland, Poulshot’s representative on the Melksham Community Area Partnership (MCAP), to the meeting. Tim gave a talk on his role to promote and sustain the economic, social, environmental and cultural wellbeing of our community. One aspect is help with grants for community projects/activities e.g. for conservation work on the village ponds. His presentation was positively received and Nicky thanked Tim for the contribution he had made to our understanding. BIG TREES PROJECT o Early next winter the first mass planting of big trees will take place, in Hay Lane. Local landowners have been generous in their support of this first phase of the Project. o The Trust has put in a bid to The Great British Elm Experiment for saplings grown from a few English elms that remained unaffected by Dutch Elm disease. o On 18 January 2010, Trust Members walked Hay Lane and Broadway Lane marking possible locations for big trees on the Project map. o The Highway Authority has completed its survey of possible tree locations on both sides of the A361 Bath Road where it cuts across the north of the parish. Subject to certain constraints, such as proximity to the road, consent has been given to planting in the western corner of the Poulshot Road junction, and in the triangle of land south of the Bath Road midway between the overhead cables and Seend junction. Trees can also be planted in, or by, the hedgerows on either side of Bath Road with permission of the adjoining landowners. o The proposed development of Foxhangers’ Marina would involve a hedgerow with hedgerow trees being planted along most of the �northern side of the Bath Road. Steve Russell will be asked to keep the Trust informed of developments so that compatibility with the aims of the Big Tree Project can be maintained. o The grant applications are being prepared, and the digging of holes negotiated with a local contractor. o The Tree Council are sending the Trust 500 free tree-ties - to warn hedge cutters to save the tagged tree. GREEN GARDENS WOODLAND Thank you to everyone who turned out on Saturday 21 November 2009 for the ‘pruning party’ - to give the Green Gardens a general tidy-up. It would be useful to meet again to clear up after the winter. Usually this would be on the morning of the Lent Lunch, but that event has not yet been planned – so this activity is ‘To Be Advised’. A suggestion that failed trees might usefully be replaced with domestic fruit trees was put to Steve Russell, Wiltshire Countryside Manager, for his comments. He advised that fruit trees have to be planted ‘in plenty of space... so they don’t grow tall [and] at least 5m apart and not near any existing tall trees’. It was agreed not to go further with this. VILLAGE PONDS Sometime ago the Trust sent a formal request to the Parish Council to clean-up and conserve the three main village ponds. The present situation is that the Parish Council is still waiting to hear from Wiltshire Wildlife Trust. Nicky Hunloke agreed to raise the matter at the next Parish Council meeting. It was suggested that it would be invaluable to have a ‘Pond Champion’. VILLAGE ORCHARD A proposal was made to rededicate a section of the Green Gardens and clear it to make the Village Orchard. The merits of this were that the land is community owned and its location would make the �Village Orchard readily accessible to most of the village. The existing trees would not be sacrificed since they could be used in the Poulshot Big Tree Project. It was agreed this radical idea needed more thought before a decision could be made. Some practical difficulties were voiced about the relatively higher level of maintenance required by orchards in respect of pruning and grass cutting, and whether a boundary fence would be necessary. VILLAGE MAPS Copies of the Poulshot Field and Lane Names map are available in St Peter’s Church. The original stock has sold out, and, unfortunately the supplier’s costs have gone up. A higher selling price of £10.00 each was agreed by members for the new stock. The next meeting of the Poulshot Village Trust will be the AGM on Tuesday, 25 May 2010 at 7.30 pm in the Village Hall. Please come along, all are welcome. Peter Cleverly Poulshot Web Pages (The World Looking At Poulshot) WWW.POULSHOT.ORG.UK Email to:webmaster@poulshot.org.uk �WILTSHIRE & SWINDON ROAD SAFETY PARTNERSHIP BRIEFING PAPER - GUIDANCE FOR COMMUNITY SPEED WATCH AND SPEED INDICATION DEVICES Introduction Many communities express concerns over vehicle speeds and the Wiltshire and Swindon Road Safety Partnership Speed Management Strategy is used as a tool to mange speeding by identifying sites for enforcement or engineering improvements. Community Speed Watch will be introduced to become part of the overall strategy in casualty reduction by engaging the community in addressing speed related offending. Community Speed Watch – What is it? Community Speed Watch (CSW) gives local people the ability to actively get involved in road safety. Local residents, who are willing to volunteer a small amount of time each week, are able to monitor speeds with speed detection equipment in their community. CSW is not Speed Enforcement which can only be conducted by trained and qualified staff within Wiltshire Police. Starting a Scheme A potential speeding issue should be raised with the Area Board by completing a community issue sheet. This issue along with others will be prioritised and the Camera Safety Unit asked to assess them to see if they are suitable for CSW. If CSW is a suitable approach an application can submitted for a scheme to be set up. A CSW coordinator working in the Camera Safety Unit will liaise with the Local Beat Manager, Roads Policing Officers and the local community to organise training for the volunteers. How does it Work? Once the training has been completed, the CSW Volunteers can carry out speed monitoring on specified roads in their community. All sites are risked assessed and checks can only be �conducted at these sites. All volunteers agree to work within a ‘Code of Practice’ which ensures a consistent approach for all the schemes and the motoring public. The CSW Volunteers record the registration numbers of vehicles exceeding the speed limit this information is passed to the CSW Coordinator and a letter is sent warning the Registered Keeper. If there are vehicles found to be persistently offending they will be targeted by the Police with a view to issuing a Fixed Penalty Notice or to instigate court proceedings. Where the recorded results show a persistent speed issue the CSW Coordinator may recommend to the Wiltshire and Swindon Road Safety Partnership that additional investigation be undertaken and temporary speed indicator devices or similar variable message signs should be deployed periodically at the site. JKS Plumbing and Heating BATHROOMS, TAPS, HOT WATER CYLINDERS AND MUCH MORE NO JOB TOO SMALL 24 HOUR CALL OUT Tel: 01380 828956 Mobile: 07708510715 �Minutes of the Poulshot Parish Council meeting 5th January 2010 1. 88/09/10- Welcome and apologies The vice-chairman opened the meeting and welcomed the public. Apologies received from Nicky Hunloke and Joe Baber. 2. 89/09/10 – Declaration of Interests - Vice-chairman asked for any declarations of interest none were received. Open Session The Vice-chairman opened the session No comments were received from the public. GC closed the open session 3. 90/09/10 Minutes of Meeting held on 3rd November 2009 GC explained that in accordance with the agreement made in item 16/09/10 the Minutes of the meeting 03/11/09, were passed as a true and accurate record of events, all agreed and they were signed by NH in the presence of the council on the 7/12/09. Matters arising a. 91/09/10 Pippin Homes Development – GC invited Ivor Sault to comment about progress of the development, IS explained that further to a meeting with the Planning Officers Pippin Homes are revisiting the layout. IS explained that the application is currently on ice; he suggested that Council may wish to write to the planners with their comments about the preferred road layout reference lighting, tarmacing and road adoption. Council agreed to discuss this matter further and draft their comments. b. 92/09/10 – Village Green – GC explained that the Village Green is now registred to the council. SH suggested that an announcement should be placed in the Parish Magazine with regard to the registration and also suggested that research should be completed into control and management of Village Greens. Council agreed and SH to complete the next meeting. Clerk suggested Risk Management procedures should be put in place, with regular walk round checks logged; MN volunteered �to complete this, council unanimously agreed, MN to report at next meeting. c. 93/09/10 – Parish Steward - GC explained that the Parish Steward is due in the village on 7/01/10 weather permitting. d. 94/09/10 Ponds – Clerk reported that there is no further news at this point, nothing expected before March 2010. e. 95/09/10 Playground Safety Inspection Report – SA explained all equipment seems ok, SA to report next meeting. f. 96/09/10 Community Area Partnership – The vicechairman welcomed Mr Tim Jalland to the meeting and explained that TJ would now be representing the village at the CAP. TJ explained that he wished to raise the profile of the CAP and get the village more involved. At present only four of the eleven villages in the area board group are represented on the CAP; TJ has volunteered to represent the absent villages. TJ would like to hold meetings in the village to increase the partnership’s profile. TJ to report at next meeting. g. 97/09/10 Barleyhill lane and Broadway Lane – MN explained that work to the ditching has been completed and that the levelling off will be carried out in the spring, water seems to be flowing well both in Barleyhill Lane and on the green. A comment was received from the floor that part of the ditching in Barleyhill Lane had not been completed, GC and MN to inspect and report. Clerk to check with James Youatt with regard extent of ditching, report at next meeting. h. 98/09/10 Area Board Meeting –SH did a brief round up of the construction of the meeting explaining that the main point of interest was the possibility of grants and funding for items such as football posts, council to consider such expenditure. i. 99/09/10 Tree maintenance – GC explained that permission had been granted for the work required and that further quotes are being sought. GC to report at next meeting. j. 100/09/10 Community speed watch – GC explained that six volunteers are required to set up a community speed watch, SA suggested advertising in the Parish Magazine for such �volunteers, all council agreed, clerk to liaise with PVN Ed. . k. 101/09/10 Sintons Insurance – Geraldine Currie accident – GC explained letter received from Sintons Insurance with regard to an incident involving a local resident and a manhole cover. Wiltshire council and Wessex Water have already stated the manhole cover is not their responsibility, the owners of Higher Green Farm have also denied ownership. TN commented that all sewage pipes are the responsibility of the private owner up to the centre of the road and feels that this is Higher Green Farm’s responsibility. All councillors agreed with this statement, IS was asked his professional opinion which he stated to be the same. TN commented that as Ms Currie is a parishioner that the council should assist. SH suggested contacting the council’s Insurance Company, Zurich, to ask their advice all council agreed. Clerk to contact Insurance Company and report at next meeting. l. 102/09/10 Flooding issue at Townsend – GC explained that an update was expected from Councillor Seed further to the meeting on 5th November 2009, this is expected at the next meeting. SH stated that there appeared to be no flooding problem at present. m. 103/09/10 Definitive Map update – all councillors have reviewed the map and agreed its content. 4. 104/09/10 Finances a - Council agreed payments to Payable VAT Gross M Goodenough - Salary Dec-Jan 174.16 0.00 174.16 M Goodenough – Clerks expenses 21.08 0 21.08 Wansboroughs Solicitors Net 2639.67 375.58 3015.25 b - Clerk confirmed the balance at 05/01/10, taking into account the authorised cheques in this meeting was £3362.26. �c – Clerk explained that on 7th December 2009 a finance meeting had taken place at which point the council had unanimously agreed that the precept for 2010/11 will be set at £5000, the precept form was signed in front of council. d – Council unanimously agreed to re-appoint J S Weeks as the internal auditor and Mazars LLP as the external auditors for 2010/11 financial year. The council unanimously agreed to reappoint MG as financial officer; this is an employed position with a salary of £1045 per annum. e – Clerk explained that at the aforementioned finance meeting it was agreed to purchase computer equipment for the clerk’s and any other required council uses, SH to research suitable equipment and report at next meeting. 5. 105/09/10 Planning – GC read out the applications received between meetings and the comments sent to Planning. E/09/1466/LBC Church Farm Paint front No objections Poulshot of house received – permission received E/09/1589/FUL Townsend Farm Extend Concerns raised Poulshot existing cow about location shed and of hopper too erect feed near to hopper properties. Comments sent o Wiltshire Council 09/12674 Poulshot House Lopping of No objections 73 Poulshot branches on received Road Acacia, Lime and Beech trees �6. Applications granted – GC confirmed the applications granted since the last meeting. E/09/1308/TCA M Tree works on The Green, Crown Goodenough raising and reduction of lime tree Clerk to growing over village hall, rePoulshot pollarding of willows on North of Parish Green Gardens, crown cleaning and Council removal of crossing branches on oak tree Northern end of village E/09/1271/LBC Mr Peter Removal of 1960’s red brick Wright fireplace/chimney/rusted 52 The galvanised liner from within void Green of the original inglenook fireplace. Poulshot Making good plastering as existing. The installation of a multi-fuel heating stove with insulated flexible liner. The existing above-thatch chimney stack to be topped with ceramic chimney pot of simple design to compliment cottage. 7. 106/09/10 Next Meeting The vice-chairman confirmed that the next meeting would be held on Tuesday 2nd March 2010 at 7.30pm in the Village Hall. 2 nd Future Council Meetings March 2010 (starting with public meeting from 6.30pm, council meeting to start at 7.30pm) 4th May 2010 6th July 2010 7th September 2010 2nd November 2010 4th January 2011 1st March 2011 �THINK SAFETY BEFORE DOING IT YOURSELF As spring is upon us and summer is approaching Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service has issued timely advice to all would be DIY enthusiasts. “Statistics and experience show that at this time of year there is an increase in calls, which are found to have been caused by activities associated with DIY. These range from fires ignited by blow torches involved in paint stripping, to electrical appliances and other equipment which may have been stored in a damp garage or shed over the winter period.” Always check that the task you are undertaking is within your capabilities. Take expert advice. Many of the modern DIY Superstores from which materials and equipment are bought will offer such advice. Safety instructions should be read in full and complied with.” Always: Check you have the correct tool for the job - Ensure children and pets are safe, with obstructions removed from your workplace - If you have to check or repair an electrical tool turn it off at the main. Don’t be tempted to cut corners because you are some distance from the power switch- uuncoil electrical extension cables fully, as these can overheat and cause a fire. - Never use multi-way adapters when working with high amperage tools. Gas appliances should only be repaired by an approved contractor - Flammable liquids should be used in accordance with manufacturer's instructions, secured in containers and used in small quantities, well away from the house and other risks – naked flames or cigarettes. - Ventilate when using adhesives and flammable liquids by opening windows and door and always ensure that no naked flames or power tools are close by. If you spill a substance on your clothing or overalls remove them and clean them thoroughly. Home makeovers are popular, but by following these simple rules, accidents, fires and tragedies can be kept to a minimum - Remember to check your smoke alarms weekly. For further information and advice please contact :Melanie Jezzard – Community Safety Email: Melanie.jezzard@wiltsfire.gov.uk www.wiltsfire.gov.uk �Poulshot Ladies Club February 16th A Good Read This evening was a new venture for us, and one which turned out to be a great success with plans to develop a reading club in the village. The list of recommended “GOOD READS” was the result of the evening, where we shared each other’s enjoyment of the books we brought in; with 15 people attending there were no duplications; amazing. The following list is just that, but on the night we were able to share so much more. All the books of Tracy Chevalier; Cold Mountain , Charles Frazier; Fortune Rock, Anita Shreeve; Eve Green ,Susan Fletcher; The Cellist of Sarajevo , Stephen Galloway; The Other Queen, Phillipa Gregory ; The Thorn Birds, Colleen McCullough; The Invisible Woman, Claire Tomlin; Empress Orchid, An Chee Min; A Thousand Splendid Suns, Khaled Hussaini; The Vicar of Baghdad, Andrew White; Jane Eyre, Charlotte Bronte; The Country Child, Alison Uttley; Notes on a Scandal, Zoe Heller; The Book Thief, Markus Zusak; Perfume, Patrick Suskins; The Secret River, Kate Grenville; Alice in Exile, Piers Paul Reed; Autobiography of Richard Madeley; The Forgotten Garden, Kate Morton; Memoirs of a Geisha, It was a really lovely evening and the result is the formation of Poulshot Ladies Reading Club We now have a library card which entitles us to the chosen book for discussion. If there is enough interest, I will order the book we have chosen “The Book Thief” by Markus Zusak and have it available for any member who can get along to the village hall on Tuesday May 11th at 7.30p.m. The books can be available on April 6th at the hall between 7.30 and 8.30. I would appreciate knowing if there is enough interest, so could you ring me on 827046 or e-mail Jackie.pohnert@googlemail.com if you would like a book ordered. Jackie Pohnert �PATTERN OF SERVICES - JANUARY TO APRIL 2010 – SEEND, BULKINGTON & POULSHOT Date March 7th 14th Event Bulkington Poulshot 1800 : Evensong Seend * Lent 3 0930 : Parish Communion Reader Mr N. Hunloke Sidesman Lady Kate hunloke 1115 : Parish Communion Mothering Sunday 1600 : Family Service & tea ? 0930 : Family Communion 1115 : Family Service Reader Mrs S. Quinn Sidesman Mr N. Hunloke 21st Lent 5 0930 : Parish Communion 1800 : Holy Communion 1115 : Parish Communion Reader Mr C. Saunders Sidesman Mr B. James 1600 : Family BSTime Red th PALM Service 28 SUNDAY (Procession?) April 1st Maundy Thu 2nd (Altar stripped) GOOD FRIDAY White/ gold EASTER DAY 4th 1200 : Benefice – Before the Cross (Maureen Allchin tbc} 0930 : Family Communion 11th Easter 2 1800 : Evensong 18th Easter 3 25th Easter 4 0930 : Parish Communion 1800 : Evening Worship *** 0930 : Matins Reader Mr B. Wood SidesmanThe Vicar 1115 : Family Communion 1900 : Benefice Passover Meal / Communion in Village Hall 0930 : Matins and said (1000 Litany (Brian James) :Children’s Workshop – Sue Taylor ) 0630 : Benefice Sunrise Service ** (followed by breakfast) 1600 : Family 1115 : Family Communion / Egg Trail Communion / Picnic 0930 : Family 1115 : Matins Communion 1800 : Holy 1115 : Parish Communion Communion 0930 : Matins 1115 : Family Communion * (Seend) assumes an 0800 Eucharist every Sunday (incl 5th Sundays) BUT ** There will be no 0800 Eucharist on Easter Day ! *** Normally a less formal Service of the Word ��Do you need help in the garden? 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Title A name given to the resource Poulshot Village News March 2010 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 01/03/2010 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Poulshot Village News Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Poulshot Village News PVN Village News https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/org.poulshotvillagearchive/original/69fa3fe9e41848bd5ded046c2fce566b.pdf db626941670acac75923c36259c5fca9 PDF Text Text Poulshot, Seend and Bulkington Services January 2010 Sidesman February 7th Amery February 14th Arnold February 21st Arnold February 28th Reader Mrs J Arnold Mrs K Mrs P Bremner-Milne Mr B Mrs J James Mr B James Mrs J The Vicar Church Flower Roster 7th Feb Mrs Kate Amery 14th Feb Mrs Suzie Quinn LENT No flowers 4 April EASTER All Helpers please Dates for the diary Mark’s car wash outside the Village Hall on Sat 20 Feb - for Help for Heroes - Ladies Club Tuesday 16th February Poulshot Fete 26TH June Poulshot Feast 12th September �Carol Singing … On the Monday before Christmas when the snow was not exactly deep and crisp and even, some of you may have been lucky (or unlucky, dependant on your musical taste) to have been visited by the Poulshot Carol Singers. A hardy bunch of thirteen singers braved the elements to bring the spirit of Christmas (this year) to houses around the Green. One of the band really did carry a guiding star and it really did seem as though the start of the festive season was with us. Many,many thanks to all those who exercised their vocal cords that night and an even bigger ‘thank you’ to those who contributed to our collection box. The magnificent sum of £66.51 was raised and will be added to the sum raised from the Advent Boxes and donated to the Devizes Food Bank. Thank you …. A huge ‘Thank You’ to all those who took away a box from Church, and during Advent filled it with their loose change. It is amazing how this all adds up, and this Advent we managed to raise the wonderful amount of £183.67. This means that the money raised from our Carol Singing around the village added to that from the Advent Boxes comes to £250. 18p. A cheque for this amount will now be forwarded to the ‘Devizes Food Bank’ to help with their work of helping the needy and homeless of Devizes. A big, big ‘thank you’ to everyone who contributed to this wonderful effort. �What? Can it really be ? I’m still wishing people a “Happy New Year” but, by the time you read this we will be well into 2010 already. I hope you enjoyed a wonderful Christmas. In this I must thank everyone who helped to make my first Christmas in these parishes so enjoyable and (relatively !) stress-free. The carol services, and especially the crib services, seemed to be well received. It was good to see all the children come along & take part. A New Year can often mean turning over a new leaf as well, of course. With that in mind, and, with the support of your PCCs, we have drawn up a revised schedule of services, which we hope will provide a good mixture across the broad age range and needs of our communities. The main change is that there will no longer be a communion service at every main morning service at Seend (although there will be one somewhere within the Benefice). Instead the second Sunday service will alternate between Matins (Morning Prayer), and for those who are less comfortable with the rather more established form of services, an informal and shorter length Family (or “All-Age”) service. We’ve also built in one or two rather more special services around the Easter period, as you might expect, with a greater emphasis on families, changing some service times a little to provide an opportunity for tea on Mothering Sunday, maybe a procession on Palm Sunday, and a picnic and egg trail on Easter Day. On Maundy Thursday this year there will be a Benefice Passover Meal, in the Village Hall at Poulshot and on Easter day there will be a Sunrise Service at 6.30 am, followed by breakfast, at Seend. There will also be an 8 am service of Holy Communion at Seend every Sunday, including 5th Sundays of the month. All these services, no matter in which village they are held, are, of course, open to everyone. �What I would like to stress is that this schedule is not “cast in concrete”. It is right and proper that we should review our services from time to time and bring them more in line to meet the needs of the parishes as far as possible. We are challenged to occasionally “think outside the box”, and make our services appropriate to the time and culture in which we live. Whilst having a deep respect and love of tradition, we cannot afford to be bound by it. One minister I met yesterday has bought an ice-cream van to take “church” out on the streets to his flock. Now there’s an idea ! I guess that would go down well as long as it was also well stocked with ice-creams too. But why not? So what else can we offer at this time? Well, I would like to reintroduce the mid-week get-togethers that used to happen. “Café Church” is to be launched - with the emphasis rather more on the “café” than church, and initially will take place on Wednesdays: 2nd February, 10th March and 7th April – 10 am to 11.30 am in the Vicarage initially, until we outgrow it. This will provide an opportunity for anyone to meet and chat over a cup of coffee, ending with a very short, informal and nonthreatening act of worship in time for everyone to return home (or to Nosh and Natter) for lunch. Why not call in from buying your newspaper or groceries at the Post Office? You will be very welcome. … and, of course, what about the children? Well, by the time you read this I imagine the Christingle service at Seend on 31st January will have happened and I hope that everyone will have enjoyed it, including all those who so kindly helped at the workshop the previous day putting the Christingles together. It seems to me that children are well catered for in Seend with “First Steps”, the playgroup, Brownies and Rainbows – and in Bulkington with “Fun Station”. However Poulshot seems to be rather out on a limb at the moment. With that in mind we’re considering piloting a session of “Messy Church” around the school summer holiday time – perhaps in the first week of the holidays. “Messy Church” is aimed at children of primary school age, and their families. There will be more �details about that, and indeed all the special one-off services in future editions of this magazine. Please also look out for details on noticeboards and in the schools’ letters to parents each week – or, of course, you could always call me (827285) or one of your churchwardens for further details. It goes without saying that none of these events that are over and above our regular worship will be possible without a great deal of goodwill and hard work on the part of those who organise and run them. And none of them will be viable without your active encouragement and support. My deepest and most sincere thanks to you all. May this year be a good one and may God bless us all in our endeavours to bring his kingdom a little closer, here on earth. Renée “ … and FINALLY … “ A minister parked his car in a no-parking area in a large city because he was short of time and couldn't find a space with a meter. So he put a note under the windscreen wiper: "I have circled the block 10 times. If I don't park here, I'll miss my appointment. FORGIVE US OUR TRESPASSES. When he returned, he found a ticket from a traffic warden along with a note: "I've circled this block for 10 years. If I don't give you a ticket, I'll lose my job. LEAD US NOT INTO TEMPTATION �Poulshot Ladies Club The Ladies Club met for the January get together to plan the events for 2010. There were 26 members present. As it was also the AGM, Kate and Marian left the room to wash up the glasses while the members decided if they wanted them to stand again. They did! There followed a short discussion about subscriptions. This has been set at £2 per meeting for some while. It was agreed to continue with a monthly fee rather than change to an annual subscription, as it might put off people who were only able to be there for some of the year. The monthly fee was agreed unanimously to be raised to £3, with an occasional raffle as usual. The list of events was drawn up with a good balance of intellectual and physical exercise with the emphasis on enjoyment. Details will be circulated soon. The next meeting will be in the Village Hall on our usual third Tuesday, 16th February. Members are invited to pick out a book that they have enjoyed over the years or recently and share it with other members. We will have our usual nibbles and wine to help loosen the tongues! �Wiltshire Air Operations Unit 20th Anniversary Spring Ball at 7.30pm March 27th 2010 Dauntsey’s School Memorial Hall West Lavington Dancing to the. KJ Music Zone Band and Hitline Disco Tickets £35 (includes a buffet) Available from the Air Operations Unit Police Headquarters Tel: 01380 734108 Dress Code: Formal Carriages at 12:30am (All proceeds to the Wiltshire Air Ambulance Appeal) FOUND By stile on footpath running east of Poulshot, half a silver dog whistle. Ring Kate Hunloke 828333 �Help for Heroes was founded by Bryn and Emma Parry in October 2007 out of a desire to help the wounded Servicemen and women returning from Afghanistan and Iraq. The message of the charity is simple: We are strictly non political and non critical; we simply want to help. We believe that anyone who volunteers to serve in time of war, knowing that they may risk all, is a hero. These are ordinary people doing extraordinary things and some of them are living with the consequences of their service for life. We may not be able to prevent our soldiers from being wounded, but together we can help them get better. "It’s about the blokes, our men and women of the Armed Forces. It’s about Derek, a rugby player who has lost both his legs, it’s about Carl whose jaw is wired up so he has been drinking through a straw. It’s about Richard who was handed a mobile phone as he lay on the stretcher so he could say goodbye to his wife. It’s about Ben, it’s about Steven and Andy and Mark, it’s about them all. They are just blokes but they are our blokes; they are our heroes. We want to help our heroes." �From Mark Baker … After spending 6 months in Afghanistan during the Spring, Summer and Autumn of 2009 at Kandahar, Camp Bastion and Lashkar Gar, I wanted to do something for all those who returned home having paid a huge price for their country. Help me to do something for them in 2010. The signature event in the Help for Heroes calendar is the Big Battlefield Bike Ride. In the last week of May 2010, 300 cyclists will gather at HMS Victory, the Flagship of Britain's greatest wounded hero, Admiral Lord Nelson. They will set off to ride 350 miles across France and at the same time raise a great deal of money to support our current wounded heroes. Donating through this page – www. bmycharity.com/markfbaker is simple, quick and secure. It is the most efficient way to give – so every donation goes further – and if you are a UK taxpayer and give Gift Aid consent the charity will receive an extra 28% at no cost to you. Thank you for your support. Mark Baker �And you may have already seen this in the Gazette … Inspired by his time commanding air crews in Afghanistan, RAF officer Mark Baker is to raise money for the charity Help for Heroes. Group Captain Baker, 47, returned home to Poulshot, near Devizes,in November following a six-month tour in Afghanistan. He was based at Kandahar Airfield and Camp Bastion and was in charge of all the RAF aircraft. Help for Heroes, based in Tidworth, raises money to support wounded servicemen and women injured in Afghanistan and Iraq. He said: “Being in Afghanistan drove me to physically do something for Help for Heroes. It is a fantastic charity and it has achieved so much in a short space of time.” The Big Battlefield Bike Ride will involve 300 people cycling 350 miles from Portsmouth and along battle fields of Northern France. The ride will finish at Dunkirk on the 70th anniversary of the evacuation, accompanied by a flotilla of little ships. The aim is to raise £1 million. To sponsor Group Captain Baker on the ride visit www. bmycharity.com/markfbaker �What do you think about your community area? ATWORTH, BROUGHTON GIFFORD, BULKINGTON, GREAT HINTON, KEEVIL, MELKSHAM, MELKSHAM WITHOUT, POULSHOT, SEEND, SEMINGTON, STEEPLE ASHTON The Melksham Community Area Partnership has been set up to find out what is really important to you. Wiltshire Council are making a strategy for our area and want to know what we think. Come along to make your views known. Public Consultation You can express your view on : http://melksham.communityarea.org.uk/ The Melksham Community Area Partnership is an all-inclusive group of community representatives working together for the benefit of the community. Between us we have a strong voice. For more information contact: Miriam Zaccarelli, MCAP Partnership Officer, Melksham Town Hall, SN12 6ES 07865 065 925 miriam@melksham.communityarea.org.uk Housing Environment Accessibility Employment Recreation Land Use Transport Shopping Local facilities and anything else on your mind �Gardening Club. First of all our apologies for cancelling the January meeting at almost the last minute. It was very icy around the Pavilion and the car park so it was felt safer for everyone to forgo our meeting. The speaker was, I suspect, quite relieved, as were some of the members! I do hope we managed to get the message to everyone in time. At our previous meeting in December, which seems a long time ago now, Milly Carmichael, our speaker talked about the uses and history of holly, ivy and mistletoe and superstitions connected to them. From her extensive list I gleaned the fact that holly is an ivory coloured wood that takes a stain well, and was planted outside houses as a good lightning conductor (not sure about that!) It is apparently very bad luck to cut down a holly tree. Ivy does not harm sound brickwork (but in my garden got under roof tiles into the garage and broke the guttering), is a good dye plant and its late nectar and berries are good for wildlife, especially bees. Also if you put some in your socks for 2 weeks it will cure verrucas. Mistletoe mainly grows on trees with soft bark, like apple, was a fertility symbol and should be harvested with a golden sickle. Recent research though has shown it could have useful medicinal properties. Milly also talked to us about having a 'green' Christmas and her statistics about the huge volume of waste, particularly paper in various forms, were chastening and gave real food for thought. Next month Chris Smith of Pennard Plants who was unable to come last year will be talking about behind the scenes at the flower shows and the competition will be for the best photo of a single flower. Sue �The Wednesday Group – 13th January 2010 MORAL versus LEGAL REPONSIBILITY The topic for discussion was, effectively, the dichotomy we are faced with all too often, of how something that we know to be morally wrong, can be justified within the legal framework. Two particular examples quoted were firstly something we have been bombarded with recently, MPs claiming that they were only following the expenses’ rules, while public opinion clearly felt that they were morally wrong to take advantage of a system that was patently flawed; it certainly seemed that they were allowed by their own authorities to get away with it, perhaps on the grounds of what are perceived by some to be inadequate salaries. But is it reasonable to “play the system”, and by vilifying MPs, are we being self-righteous and somewhat hypocritical? The careful presentation of expenses is not unknown in many other spheres of work. A second example was historic. Hitler’s generals said that they were only obeying orders, and they almost certainly were. But did this qualify as a justification for the atrocities of the Holocaust and many other incidents of what might in any other situation be seen as murder? But if the alternative was probably to be shot, or worse, what would we have all done? From the same time, the area bombing of cities, by both sides, inevitably resulted in heavy civilian �casualties, a policy that is still seriously criticised today, but are civilians exempt from what might be termed the “Rules of War”? Today we live n a “Whistle-blowing” age, and quite clearly it seems that often the whistle is blown for reasons of politics, class or simply envy, but should we always report apparent wrong-doing? The other aspect of the question that might cause us concern is “What do we do about those we perceive as morally guilty?” The Jews are still seeking revenge (justice?) from ninety year olds, sixty years after the event, and the appalling crimes committed may justify this, and we’ve lost track of what is happening to MPs, except that some seem to have cheerfully paid back what they “fiddled”, and others are “retiring”. The group considered the elements that contribute to acts that some might see as not moral, such as fear, anger, revenge and ignorance, and the social background of those who carry out these acts. There was general agreement that the basis of ‘The Law’ should be the moral standards accepted by the majority, but there seems to be no doubt that moral standards differ between countries, and sometimes between sections of societies and, if that is so, who arbitrates, and can moral and legal responsibility co-exist? We could not come up with a simple answer but there was agreement that our laws should, indeed must, reflect the �generally accepted moral code that guides the behaviour of the majority, and that those laws must be enforceable and act as an effective deterrent, whilst not forgetting the pressures created by our increasingly multi-cultured society. One day we will have an easy topic to think about and it won’t be nearly so interesting! John Quinn Rowde Primary School Swimming Pool Roof Funds Christmas Bonus Just before Christmas The Western Daily Press ran the 'Cash for Schools' competition that entailed collecting vouchers from the newspaper. Rowde School was nominated as one of the 12 finalists and won £8000! This has been a tremendous boost for our swimming pool roof fund. We would like to thank everyone who supported us by collecting the vouchers to make this possible. RSA Recipe Book In December we launched our special recipe book, which includes a wide range of recipes donated by parents, Mr Ball, Mel the Lollipop Lady, Mrs Taylor the School Cook, Peter Vaughan from The Bistro in Devizes, The George and Dragon. It has been beautifully illustrated with pictures from the children. �These sold like hot cakes at our Christmas Fayre - but don't despair we still have some left so it's not too late to buy them. They are available at £3.50 each from the School Office, Rowde Village Shop, The George and Dragon and The Raven (Poulshot). SAT Results The School achieved outstanding SAT results last academic year. 97% gained Level 4 or above in English and Science and 87% achieved Level 4 in Maths. Both results were well above the County and National averages and are the third best results achieved in the past 15 years. Well done everyone. The Three Rs The children of our school are also taught about the wider issues in today's world - the environment being one of them. We have recently implemented two schemes that help their awareness of the three R's - Reduce, Reuse and Recycle. Firstly, we have installed some new composters in the school grounds. These allow us to dispose food waste in an environmentally way and reduce the waste going into the landfill. It also means that we can produce compost for the school garden and vegetable plots. �Secondly, we have launched a recycling scheme in conjunction with Recipro8TM. This allows the school to accrue points, which can be spent on educational materials, sports equipment, conservation materials and experiences. We are collecting old Mobile Phones, Ink Cartridges and Toners, PDA's, MP3's, MP4's, IPOD's and Satellite Navigation Units. So if you have any of these that are collecting dust at home or at work, then please don't throw them away but bring them into the School Office where they can go towards a good cause. Spring clean… We are running our fourth Bag2School collection in March. So now is a good time to sort through your wardrobes and drawers and donate good quality second clothing to help our Swimming Pool Roof Fund. Please bring in your bags to the School on Monday 22nd March before 11:00. (Further details are available on our advert.) �It's time for a Spring Clean of your wardrobes and drawers. Following the success of previous campaigns, The Rowde School Association (RSA), have arranged our fourth Bag2School collection to raise funds for the proposed School Swimming Pool Roof. Bag2School is a company that specialises in selling good quality second-hand clothing to wholesalers in Europe, Africa and Asia. The wholesalers then have a chance to earn a living by selling the items locally. So how does it work? Special bags are available from the School Office from 1st March or you can use black plastic bin bags. You then need to fill each bag with good quality (no-bric-a-brac): Clothes ƒ Bedding ƒ Curtains ƒ Soft Toys ƒ Shoes ƒ Belts ƒ Handbags And take the full bags to the School Hall on: Monday 22nd March by 11:00 The bags will then be collected from the School and weighed. The School will receive money in relation to the total weight donated. For example, a 10kg bag will raise £2.00 for the school. Money raised will go towards our Swimming Pool Roof Fund. This new facility will allow the children to swim all year round, not just the summer months. So please help us to make Bag2School4 as successful as possible! �SEEND BULKINGTON AND POULSHOT BENEFICE THE WEDNESDAY GROUP 10 February 2010 Multicultural society: Embrace; Tolerate or Abhor? Venue is The Old Farmhouse, Mill Lane, Poulshot 7-30 - 9pm A discussion group on issues of concern and challenge for all. All are very welcome. For further details, please ring Rupert Janes on 01380 828639 Do please get in touch if there is a subject YOU WOULD REALLY LIKE TO BE DISCUSSED. All offers willingly considered! �Friday 19th March 19.30 for 20.00 - -in the Village Hall -free entry - licensed bar - music for all ages!! 100 Club December Draw 1st Prize £100 Sue Henshaw / 2nd £40 Nick Hunloke 3rd £30 Suzanne Williams (Shirley Taplin) 4th £25 David Hargreaves / 5th 15 Hilary Kidd The results of the January 100 Club Draw are:1st Prize Tim Gravina £25 2nd Prize Jean Perrett £15 3rd Prize Angela Bullen £10 �Seend Bulkington and Poulshot Benefice Wednesday Group 2010 Normal time: 1930 - 2100hrs. 2nd Wednesday of the month. Aug and Dec are holidays. Serial Date Subject Venue (a) 2 (b) (c) 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 10 Feb tbc (d) Poulshot Village Hall 10 Mar 14 Apr 12 May 9 Jun 14 Jul Aug 8 Sep 13 Oct 10 Nov Dec tbc Poulshot Village Hall tbc Poulshot Village Hall tbc Poulshot Village Hall tbc tbc Poulshot Village Hall Poulshot Village Hall No meeting tbc tbc tbc No meeting. NA Poulshot Village Hall Poulshot Village Hall Poulshot Village Hall NA Remarks and Lead Speaker (e) �WILTSHIRE COUNCILLOR – NEWS FROM JONATHON SEED This is the first of regular articles for your Parish Magazine. The aim is to keep you informed of where I am involved on your behalf in the workings of Wiltshire Council and also to expand on particular aspects of the workings of the Council. I will also cover my involvement in local village issues. I am always happy to receive suggestions and feedback so please do contact me at any time. The New Year has come quickly and brought with it an icy grip on the Country and County. Wiltshire seems to be coping as well as any County in these difficult climatic times. If the lengthy cold snaps are repeated on a regular bass then clearly the County will have to revisit the investment needed to cope with the arctic conditions. For the moment we seem to be coping. Since being elected last summer I have become deeply involved in the rural affairs of the County and in particular the Division of Summerham and Seend. I attend as many of the seven Parish Council meetings as I can but there are inevitable clashes with other evening meetings. I have been elected as Chairman of the Melksham Area Board and your Parish is making a significant contribution to both the Area �Board and the Community Area partnership. Most parishes have also received community grants from the Area Board. I have been appointed as Chairman of the Urchfont Manor Adult Learning Centre Board of Management and have recently taken on as Chairman of the northern half of the County’s Operational Flood Working Group. This Flood Group works closely with Agencies and local Flood Groups to minimise the effects of flooding in the County. This will also give me an opportunity to help with the particular flooding issues in Keevil, Bulkington and Poulshot as well as in other local areas. I am a member of the Management and Resources Overview and Scrutiny Select Committee which examines many detailed aspects of the Councils work. I am also a Member of the Licensing Policy Committee and the Western Area Planning Committee. Residents have told me that there is concern at the handling of planning matters by Wiltshire Council. I am always happy to discuss individual applications with residents or Parish Councils. I only have three weeks from the registration of an application to call it in for a Committee decision so I need early involvement to be effective in my help. If you need to contact me please telephone 01380 850 696 or e-mail jonathon.seed@wiltshire.gov.uk. �BOXING DAY REPORT (Great Bulkington Railway) 2009. December 26th dawned with bright sunshine, dry and a good weather forecast which, in the event, (apart from one shower) was mostly true. We were scheduled to start running the trains at 1300hrs and by eleven o’clock in the morning the ‘Early Birds’ were arriving and asking for a ride! Happily my train crews arrived on time and the first fully loaded train departed bang on 1 o’clock. By 2:30 there were over 70 people in the garden and two passenger trains in operation. My wife Thelma and her friend Angela Read were heavily engauged in cooking and distributing the 200 sausages on sticks that Tim Taylor from the village Well Inn had kindly donated for the event. At the same time we gave away a couple of large tins of ‘Quality Street’ toffees to our guests and the children. The two trains did 86 trips around the 1000 foot long track– this works out at just over 16 miles and nearly a train departure every 2 minutes! Each train carried an average of 6 or 7 passengers so we carried well over 500 adults and children. I would like to praise the train crews who worked solidly for over three hours without a break – 17 year old Driver Lee Thorp in particular (from West Lavington) and his Guard Ben Dobson �(from Bulkington). Both these youngsters have done many hours of training on the railway and are qualified drivers and guards. Thanks to the generosity of our riders and guests we were able to send £581 to our very deserving ‘Help For Heroes Fund’. Nev Boulton, Station Master GBR GOING BACK TO LAST YEAR…………. As this is the first magazine of 2010, it is the first opportunity Paulette and I have had to pass on our thanks to all who made the Christmas Bazaar such a good evening. The low temperature didn’t stop people from venturing out, and even Father Christmas gave up some of his time to come and see us in Poulshot. (He is very busy in the weeks before Christmas, you know.) Mulled wine and mince pies comforted folk as they wandered around the stalls spending their money and many made their way home clutching either home made cakes, food hampers or bottles from the Tombola! In case you haven’t heard on the village grapevine, the Bazaar made the grand sum of £355 – so once again thank you to everyone. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Village Magazine Description An account of the resource PDF versions of the Village Magazine distributed between 2004 and Present. Magazines are presented in PDF format with full-text indexing Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Poulshot Village News Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Poulshot Village News Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2004-Present Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Poulshot Village News Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Village Magazines Magazine Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Poulshot Village News February 2010 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 01/02/2010 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Poulshot Village News Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Poulshot Village News PVN Village News https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/org.poulshotvillagearchive/original/95b141ea07fe581c1e9aef5db423855e.pdf adfe30c0f07da20c0ca091abd55b67b6 PDF Text Text �Dates for your diary …. 17th December Christmas Dinner for the Over Sixties – Poulshot Village Hall 26th December Boxing Day Walk in Poulshot Help For Heroes Train Rides at Bulkington 19th January 2010 - Poushot Ladies Club – 7.30 p.m. at Poulshot Village Hall Flower rota at St Peter’s Poulshot ADVENT No flowers CHRISTMAS All helpers please Jan 3rd & 10th Mrs Yvonne Baber Jan 17th & 24th Mrs Angela Bullen Jan 31st & Feb 7th Mrs Kate Amery Feb 14th Mrs Suzie Quinn A message from “The Raven” Great Big Thanks from Nathalie & Jerry, the new Landlords at The Raven for the wonderful welcome we have received from our team of staff and the people of Poulshot. We would also like to Thank Sue & Phillip for making the transition so smooth and wish them every happiness. Our Christmas opening times are up in the Pub an there are still a few spaces for Christmas Day. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you and Yours. �Ladies Club - November 2009 The ladies group had a very busy evening on Tuesday 17th November making lovely Christmas decorations. Lorna had made some beautiful decorations which she had hung on a white tree. They looked so lovely and wouldn’t look out of place in Harrods, but she assured us they were very easy to make. She demonstrated how to make a woven heart and we then collected our paper and we all had a go. It took a while to choose what colours would look good together and with a little practice we all managed to produce a heart, although some definitely looked a lot better than others! Lorna then demonstrated how to make other decorations, a Christmas tree, an angel and even how to wrap presents with those special touches that make the present look too good to open. We are very grateful to Lorna for a very interesting evening and I look forward to seeing lots of home made decorations this year in Poulshot. The next ladies club meeting will be our Christmas meal in The Raven. This is on the 15th December 7.30 for 8p.m. Menus will be sent out shortly. Marian Stimson Ladies Club 2010 The first meeting of the Ladies Club in the New Year will be in the Village Hall on our usual 3rd Tuesday which is the 19th January. We will discuss plans for 2010 over wine and nibbles. Please come armed with ideas for fun things for us to do. For any new or reluctant Ladies of any age, we would be delighted to see you. We cater for all! Just come along and join us on 19th and you will be made most welcome! �BOXING DAY TRAIN RIDES – HELP FOR HEROES The Great Bulkington Railway, supported by the West Wiltshire Society of Model Engineers will be giving train rides to children and adults from 1 PM until about 4:30 PM on Boxing Day 26th December. We are located next to Bulkington Village Hall, corner of Mill Lane, Bulkington SN10 1SW. There is 1000 feet of 5 inch gauge railway track, a 40 foot long tunnel, signals and passengers ride on purpose built miniature railway carriages. We expect to be giving away lots of hot sausages and sweets and collecting donations for the armed services ‘Help For Heroes Funds’ – These funds help our injured service people. Last year we raised over £800 for this worthy cause. Wrap up well and come along and prepare to be generous with your donations. Toilet facilities will be available in the village hall. The village pub, the Well Inn will be open from noon to about 2 o’clock (drinks only). Nev Boulton, Chief Engineer, (CRB clearance) POULSHOT’S ANNUAL BOXING DAY WALK. We plan to meet at the usual time of 2:00pm outside the Gravina’s, 15 The Green (north east corner). This year Tim Gravina is organizing the route. Please wear suitable clothing and footwear for a cross country ramble. Children and dogs should be accompanied. The walk will not be suitable for push chairs. Leads for dogs will be useful. We aim be back by about 4:00pm. Afterwards you shall be welcome at number 15 The Green for tea and mince pies. Come and enjoy the afternoon whatever the weather. Diana Gravina. �Rowde Primary School At the time of writing we are only just into our new half term and are looking forward to the Rhythm of Life concert, the Christmas Fayre (4th December) and the Infant Nativity plays amongst many other festive activities. We can report that we managed to raise a magnificent £651 from the autumn Bag 2 School collection. So a very big thank you to everyone who contributed and please look out for details of our next collection in the spring. Also, as an appreciation to those who have worked extremely hard to give Rowde a shop once more, we have raised £100 through a non-uniform day, which will be donated to the shop. We wish it every success and hope that it continues to get the support from the village that it deserves. We had another sporting achievement just before half term when our Under 11 football team took part in the Mid Wilts Festival in Calne. They emerged as champions, winning a very closely contested final in a ‘sudden death’ penalty shoot out. They will join the Under 9’s team in the county finals. Good luck everyone! This just leaves us to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Deanne Elsden. �Welcome to our new Vicar. On Tuesday 3rd November, a packed Holy Cross Church Seend, saw the Rev. Renée Coulson licensed as our new Vicar. The Bishop of Ramsbury, the Rt Rev Stephen Conway conducted the service and in front of clergy colleagues, parishoners and friends from near and far, Renée took the vows and promises asked of her and tolled the Church bell to signify the start of her ministry. After the service, a reception was held in the Community Centre at Seend with drinks and a wonderful spread of food provided by members of each of our three parishes. Many of us may have seen her already and had a chance to chat as she is often to be seen walking around the Benefice with Jamie her four legged companion. We would like to say ‘Welcome Renée’ from the people of Poulshot and we hope that you will be very happy during the coming years as part of the village and the Benefice. More Church news Our new vicar Renee has invited us to Come and explore and find out more as we journey through Advent. Meetings at the Vicarage on 1st, 8th and 15th December at 730pm for just an hour. All welcome ‘The Badgers’ Worton and Cheverell F.C. http://www.wortonandcheverellfc.co.uk/ It is quite interesting to review the website above on the ‘blog’ pages where you can review match reports from the various correspondents, whose creative writing skills and soccer humour, can easily equal those of any TV/press pundits. Key contact information is also available on this site for any new members who wish to join during the winter months. �The Under 8s played their 3rd game of the season on 15 November (known as Monsoon day), with both the Badgers and the away team Castle Combe players desperate to play in any conditions, and the parents/supporters not of the same attitude. The game took place at Worton 5 Lanes School, and from the beginning it was an entertaining game for all (including the supporters), with some great saves from both keepers. The Badgers keeper, Charlie, kept calm and controlled his area, whilst the defence with Captain Scott and the tenacious Casper holding firm. In midfiled, both Archie and Ryan set up wave after wave of opportunities for the forward Rafferty, who scored 4. A well done also for the sub, Ben, who came on with growing confidence and sticking to his task. Meanwhile the first Adult team for the Club, continue to enjoy success. After 8 matches they are top of the Trowbridge and District League Div 3, with some key fixtures in December. The team welcome support from the community, so please come along to the 14.00 pm kick-offs at West Lavington Village Hall pitches: 5 December: v Bradford Town, 19 December v Trowbridge Wanderers. Steve Dagnall 01380-727976 A thank you … I was completely lost for words for a few moments at the end of Evensong on November 1st, my last Sunday as a Licensed Lay Minister in our benefice. As I made my way to the door to say Goodnight to the leaving congregation, Paulette asked me to join her at the front of Church, where she said some very nice words on behalf of the people of Poulshot and then presented me with a most generous present. I should like to thank most sincerely all those who contributed to that retirement gift; it was most kind. I have enjoyed my thirteen years as an L.L.M. and will certainly continue to be one of the St. Peter’s congregation. Many thanks to you all Brian James �Poulshot, Seend and Bulkington Services January 2010 Sunday 3rd January 8.00am Holy Communion 9.30am Family Eucharist 11.15am Parish Eucharist 6.00pm Evensong Seend Bulkington Seend Poulshot Sunday 10th January 8.00am Holy Communion 9.30am Matins 11.15am Parish Eucharist 6.00pm Evensong Seend. Poulshot Seend Bulkington Sunday 17th January 8.00am Holy Communion 9.30am Parish Communion 11.15am Parish Eucharist 6.00pm Parish Eucharist Seend Bulkington Seend Poulshot Sunday 24th January 8.00am Holy Communion 9.30am Family Eucharist 11.15am Family Eucharist 6.00pm Songs of Praise Seend Poulshot Seend Bulkington Sunday 31st January 10.00am Benefice Service 4.00pm Benefice Christingle Service Seend Seend �GOD WITH (all of) US... Let me start by saying a huge "THANK YOU" for the wonderfully warm welcome you gave me on the 2nd (November) and for all the help that has been given so far in helping me to settle into the Vicarage so quickly (mind, I still have boxes to unpack and tidying to do!). I feel so privileged to be a part of your communities and look forward to working with you for many years to come. I can hardly believe we're already looking towards the church's season of Advent (the four weeks immediately prior to Christmas Day). The first Sunday of Advent this year falls on 29th November and we're planning a wonderful benefice service of Advent Carols and readings at Holy Cross at 6.00 pm that night. Please do come along if you can - bring your children too. At Advent the altar frontal is changed from green to purple. Why purple? Well, in biblical times that was the colour worn by kings but it is also the colour for penitence - a time of reflection, an opportunity to be sorry for those things "that we have left undone ... which we ought to have done" and those other things that we "have done that we ought not to have done" - to quote the General Confession in the Book of Common Prayer. But in addition to being a time of reflection, Advent is a time of expectation, of waiting for the birth of "the long expected Jesus", of Emmanuel, God with us, which we will celebrate at Christmas, of course. Christians accept that Christ's first coming over 2,000 years ago only makes sense in the light of his promise to come again, and it's that belief that gives rise to this period of anticipation. The ministry team serving these villages tries very hard to be the presence of God with us - not only on Sundays when we meet together in our village churches, where a warm welcome awaits all who cross its threshold, but also during the week as we try to reach out into the community. There are so many people who beaver away in the background working hard to bring our communities together in many different and enjoyable ways, and making us a caring and sharing people of God. All these things are signs of God's presence with us, here and now. �And my immediate plans for the villages? Well, my first priority is to visit as many of you as possible, to hear about your concerns as well as your joys -to share them with you. I've heard it said so many times in the past that "the church" doesn't care, because "the vicar" hasn't bothered to call! Please be patient - we'll do what we can - but there are far more of you than there of those in your ministry team. So, if you would like a visit, or if you know of others who are sick and housebound, elderly, lonely, or in hospital and who would welcome a visit: then please do let us know. ... and now for the boring bit... I think you know that I am officially your part time priest: certainly Bishop Stephen made that very clear last Tuesday. But my ministry is also my life-blood. My official "working days" will be Tuesdays and Wednesdays (as well as Sundays, of course) and I plan to use those days for the most formal part of my ministry - meetings and so on. For the rest of the time - other than Fridays, which will be my regular (though not inflexible) day off to go walking - I'll be here for you. It would be good if we could agree a 9.00 pm cut off point though (except in emergencies, of course). As I walk my dog, Jamie (a soft-coated wheaten terrier) around the villages do please stop me and introduce yourselves (you'll probably need to do it several times until I remember!) May God bless you richly, and those you love, this Advent, this Christmastide - and indeed the New Year too! ... on the lighter side Having just visited the Fun Station at Bulkington and watched the children busily drawing pictures, I was reminded of this story: A kindergarten teacher was observing her classroom of children while they drew. She would occasionally walk around and see each child's artwork. As she got to one little girl who was working diligently, she asked what the drawing was. The girl replied, "I'm drawing God." The teacher paused and said, "But no one knows what God looks like." Without missing a beat or looking up from her drawing, the girl replied, "They will in a minute." God bless, Renee �The Devizes Deanery 2009/2010 The Bite‐size Learning Programme Music in Worship: 7.30 pm Tuesday 26th January 2010 “Gregorian Chant to Graham Kendrick” led by Mr Chris Totney at inDauntsey’s School, West Lavington The session is in the Farmer Music School, top floor. “Encouraging, supporting and learning from elderly people” 7.30 pm Monday 11th January 2010 led by the Revd. Dr. Graham Southgate at Edington Parish Hall Opportunities for the church family of the Devizes Deanery to learn and grow together. �Carol Service Seend Holy Cross Sunday December 20th. With a risk of jumping on the Supermarket band wagon Christmas is coming!! Calling all singers and instrumentalists! Plans are in hand to augment our regular music making. For the last couple of years an enthusiastic team of singers have come together to form a choir for the village’s Carol service. This is always very well received and gives all involved a real Christmas buzz. Now is the time to make yourself known if you would like to be involved and help make the Christmas choir a success. You do not need to be a music reader or necessarily have any experience of part singing to join. All that is required is a little time, commitment and enthusiasm. We normally work on having four practices in the weeks leading up to the service .This year the practices are on: Friday 27th November Friday 4th December Friday 11th December Friday 18th December All rehearsals are in Holy Cross Church starting at 7.30pm finishing approx. 8.30pm. We will need a rehearsal late afternoon on the day which could lead straight on to the service. I think we did this last time. Alternatively we could rehearse at about 2pm and then have time to go home, change and thaw out before the service starts! There need be no limit to the number of adults and older children taking part as long as we can maintain a balance between the voices. As well as our, family service youth orchestra, we would welcome more orchestral players to help lead the congregation in carols too. Please make contact either through the Rector, or the Springates on 01380 828294 - e mail tutti.springate@btinternet.com �SEEND AND DISTRICT GARDENING CLUB Fred Swift joined us again this month and once again proved to be an informative and entertaining speaker. Fred hoped he would not repeat anything from his previous visit, in which he was successful. He brought with him some straw skeps, the original hives, which he makes by sewing bundles of lengths of straw in a dome using a tube through which to thread the straw. This simple construction lasts for years and he and some colleagues have, in situ, used the waste straw in corn circles to make skeps, to the great interest of circle enthusiasts. Apparently one circle appeared in the shape of a beehive but he can’t explain that. This year he collected 86 wild swarms and gave away 60 to new beekeepers of whom there are now many more; Fred feels they lack experience and would like to see some form of apprenticeship. The importance of bees lies in their pollination of plants and crops, the collection of honey being a useful side product for us, and he suggested growing borage and phacelia in the garden as they seem to attract large numbers of bees and other insects. He finished by doing roaring trade with his various honey products. The winner of the competition for honey cake was Tim Vince but they were all delicious! The visit to Cranborne Manor will be on Tuesday 13th July. We were also reminded to get our bulbs planted ready for the Spring competiton. The schedules will be available at the next meeting in December when Milly Carmichael will be talking about Christmas Greenery and the competition will be for a festive table centre. In January Alison Peterson from Lackham will be telling us about Organic Pest Control and the competition will be for the most ingenious pest trap! It was good to have some new members this month but nonmembers are always welcome. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Village Magazine Description An account of the resource PDF versions of the Village Magazine distributed between 2004 and Present. Magazines are presented in PDF format with full-text indexing Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Poulshot Village News Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Poulshot Village News Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2004-Present Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Poulshot Village News Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Village Magazines Magazine Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Poulshot Village News December 2009 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 01/12/2009 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Poulshot Village News Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Poulshot Village News PVN Village News https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/org.poulshotvillagearchive/original/e9792c2f951c35818acf52f7a088247d.pdf 0e6a850c60c0ba499b638a2b25060879 PDF Text Text �Dates for your diary …. 17th December Christmas Dinner for the Over Sixties – Poulshot Village Hall 26th December Boxing Day Walk in Poulshot Help For Heroes Train Rides at Bulkington 19th January 2010 - Poushot Ladies Club – 7.30 p.m. at Poulshot Village Hall Flower rota at St Peter’s Poulshot ADVENT No flowers CHRISTMAS All helpers please Jan 3rd & 10th Mrs Yvonne Baber Jan 17th & 24th Mrs Angela Bullen Jan 31st & Feb 7th Mrs Kate Amery Feb 14th Mrs Suzie Quinn A message from “The Raven” Great Big Thanks from Nathalie & Jerry, the new Landlords at The Raven for the wonderful welcome we have received from our team of staff and the people of Poulshot. We would also like to Thank Sue & Phillip for making the transition so smooth and wish them every happiness. Our Christmas opening times are up in the Pub an there are still a few spaces for Christmas Day. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you and Yours. �Ladies Club - November 2009 The ladies group had a very busy evening on Tuesday 17th November making lovely Christmas decorations. Lorna had made some beautiful decorations which she had hung on a white tree. They looked so lovely and wouldn’t look out of place in Harrods, but she assured us they were very easy to make. She demonstrated how to make a woven heart and we then collected our paper and we all had a go. It took a while to choose what colours would look good together and with a little practice we all managed to produce a heart, although some definitely looked a lot better than others! Lorna then demonstrated how to make other decorations, a Christmas tree, an angel and even how to wrap presents with those special touches that make the present look too good to open. We are very grateful to Lorna for a very interesting evening and I look forward to seeing lots of home made decorations this year in Poulshot. The next ladies club meeting will be our Christmas meal in The Raven. This is on the 15th December 7.30 for 8p.m. Menus will be sent out shortly. Marian Stimson Ladies Club 2010 The first meeting of the Ladies Club in the New Year will be in the Village Hall on our usual 3rd Tuesday which is the 19th January. We will discuss plans for 2010 over wine and nibbles. Please come armed with ideas for fun things for us to do. For any new or reluctant Ladies of any age, we would be delighted to see you. We cater for all! Just come along and join us on 19th and you will be made most welcome! �BOXING DAY TRAIN RIDES – HELP FOR HEROES The Great Bulkington Railway, supported by the West Wiltshire Society of Model Engineers will be giving train rides to children and adults from 1 PM until about 4:30 PM on Boxing Day 26th December. We are located next to Bulkington Village Hall, corner of Mill Lane, Bulkington SN10 1SW. There is 1000 feet of 5 inch gauge railway track, a 40 foot long tunnel, signals and passengers ride on purpose built miniature railway carriages. We expect to be giving away lots of hot sausages and sweets and collecting donations for the armed services ‘Help For Heroes Funds’ – These funds help our injured service people. Last year we raised over £800 for this worthy cause. Wrap up well and come along and prepare to be generous with your donations. Toilet facilities will be available in the village hall. The village pub, the Well Inn will be open from noon to about 2 o’clock (drinks only). Nev Boulton, Chief Engineer, (CRB clearance) POULSHOT’S ANNUAL BOXING DAY WALK. We plan to meet at the usual time of 2:00pm outside the Gravina’s, 15 The Green (north east corner). This year Tim Gravina is organizing the route. Please wear suitable clothing and footwear for a cross country ramble. Children and dogs should be accompanied. The walk will not be suitable for push chairs. Leads for dogs will be useful. We aim be back by about 4:00pm. Afterwards you shall be welcome at number 15 The Green for tea and mince pies. Come and enjoy the afternoon whatever the weather. Diana Gravina. �Rowde Primary School At the time of writing we are only just into our new half term and are looking forward to the Rhythm of Life concert, the Christmas Fayre (4th December) and the Infant Nativity plays amongst many other festive activities. We can report that we managed to raise a magnificent £651 from the autumn Bag 2 School collection. So a very big thank you to everyone who contributed and please look out for details of our next collection in the spring. Also, as an appreciation to those who have worked extremely hard to give Rowde a shop once more, we have raised £100 through a non-uniform day, which will be donated to the shop. We wish it every success and hope that it continues to get the support from the village that it deserves. We had another sporting achievement just before half term when our Under 11 football team took part in the Mid Wilts Festival in Calne. They emerged as champions, winning a very closely contested final in a ‘sudden death’ penalty shoot out. They will join the Under 9’s team in the county finals. Good luck everyone! This just leaves us to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Deanne Elsden. �Welcome to our new Vicar. On Tuesday 3rd November, a packed Holy Cross Church Seend, saw the Rev. Renée Coulson licensed as our new Vicar. The Bishop of Ramsbury, the Rt Rev Stephen Conway conducted the service and in front of clergy colleagues, parishoners and friends from near and far, Renée took the vows and promises asked of her and tolled the Church bell to signify the start of her ministry. After the service, a reception was held in the Community Centre at Seend with drinks and a wonderful spread of food provided by members of each of our three parishes. Many of us may have seen her already and had a chance to chat as she is often to be seen walking around the Benefice with Jamie her four legged companion. We would like to say ‘Welcome Renée’ from the people of Poulshot and we hope that you will be very happy during the coming years as part of the village and the Benefice. More Church news Our new vicar Renee has invited us to Come and explore and find out more as we journey through Advent. Meetings at the Vicarage on 1st, 8th and 15th December at 730pm for just an hour. All welcome ‘The Badgers’ Worton and Cheverell F.C. http://www.wortonandcheverellfc.co.uk/ It is quite interesting to review the website above on the ‘blog’ pages where you can review match reports from the various correspondents, whose creative writing skills and soccer humour, can easily equal those of any TV/press pundits. Key contact information is also available on this site for any new members who wish to join during the winter months. �The Under 8s played their 3rd game of the season on 15 November (known as Monsoon day), with both the Badgers and the away team Castle Combe players desperate to play in any conditions, and the parents/supporters not of the same attitude. The game took place at Worton 5 Lanes School, and from the beginning it was an entertaining game for all (including the supporters), with some great saves from both keepers. The Badgers keeper, Charlie, kept calm and controlled his area, whilst the defence with Captain Scott and the tenacious Casper holding firm. In midfiled, both Archie and Ryan set up wave after wave of opportunities for the forward Rafferty, who scored 4. A well done also for the sub, Ben, who came on with growing confidence and sticking to his task. Meanwhile the first Adult team for the Club, continue to enjoy success. After 8 matches they are top of the Trowbridge and District League Div 3, with some key fixtures in December. The team welcome support from the community, so please come along to the 14.00 pm kick-offs at West Lavington Village Hall pitches: 5 December: v Bradford Town, 19 December v Trowbridge Wanderers. Steve Dagnall 01380-727976 A thank you … I was completely lost for words for a few moments at the end of Evensong on November 1st, my last Sunday as a Licensed Lay Minister in our benefice. As I made my way to the door to say Goodnight to the leaving congregation, Paulette asked me to join her at the front of Church, where she said some very nice words on behalf of the people of Poulshot and then presented me with a most generous present. I should like to thank most sincerely all those who contributed to that retirement gift; it was most kind. I have enjoyed my thirteen years as an L.L.M. and will certainly continue to be one of the St. Peter’s congregation. Many thanks to you all Brian James �Poulshot, Seend and Bulkington Services January 2010 Sunday 3rd January 8.00am Holy Communion 9.30am Family Eucharist 11.15am Parish Eucharist 6.00pm Evensong Seend Bulkington Seend Poulshot Sunday 10th January 8.00am Holy Communion 9.30am Matins 11.15am Parish Eucharist 6.00pm Evensong Seend. Poulshot Seend Bulkington Sunday 17th January 8.00am Holy Communion 9.30am Parish Communion 11.15am Parish Eucharist 6.00pm Parish Eucharist Seend Bulkington Seend Poulshot Sunday 24th January 8.00am Holy Communion 9.30am Family Eucharist 11.15am Family Eucharist 6.00pm Songs of Praise Seend Poulshot Seend Bulkington Sunday 31st January 10.00am Benefice Service 4.00pm Benefice Christingle Service Seend Seend �GOD WITH (all of) US... Let me start by saying a huge "THANK YOU" for the wonderfully warm welcome you gave me on the 2nd (November) and for all the help that has been given so far in helping me to settle into the Vicarage so quickly (mind, I still have boxes to unpack and tidying to do!). I feel so privileged to be a part of your communities and look forward to working with you for many years to come. I can hardly believe we're already looking towards the church's season of Advent (the four weeks immediately prior to Christmas Day). The first Sunday of Advent this year falls on 29th November and we're planning a wonderful benefice service of Advent Carols and readings at Holy Cross at 6.00 pm that night. Please do come along if you can - bring your children too. At Advent the altar frontal is changed from green to purple. Why purple? Well, in biblical times that was the colour worn by kings but it is also the colour for penitence - a time of reflection, an opportunity to be sorry for those things "that we have left undone ... which we ought to have done" and those other things that we "have done that we ought not to have done" - to quote the General Confession in the Book of Common Prayer. But in addition to being a time of reflection, Advent is a time of expectation, of waiting for the birth of "the long expected Jesus", of Emmanuel, God with us, which we will celebrate at Christmas, of course. Christians accept that Christ's first coming over 2,000 years ago only makes sense in the light of his promise to come again, and it's that belief that gives rise to this period of anticipation. The ministry team serving these villages tries very hard to be the presence of God with us - not only on Sundays when we meet together in our village churches, where a warm welcome awaits all who cross its threshold, but also during the week as we try to reach out into the community. There are so many people who beaver away in the background working hard to bring our communities together in many different and enjoyable ways, and making us a caring and sharing people of God. All these things are signs of God's presence with us, here and now. �And my immediate plans for the villages? Well, my first priority is to visit as many of you as possible, to hear about your concerns as well as your joys -to share them with you. I've heard it said so many times in the past that "the church" doesn't care, because "the vicar" hasn't bothered to call! Please be patient - we'll do what we can - but there are far more of you than there of those in your ministry team. So, if you would like a visit, or if you know of others who are sick and housebound, elderly, lonely, or in hospital and who would welcome a visit: then please do let us know. ... and now for the boring bit... I think you know that I am officially your part time priest: certainly Bishop Stephen made that very clear last Tuesday. But my ministry is also my life-blood. My official "working days" will be Tuesdays and Wednesdays (as well as Sundays, of course) and I plan to use those days for the most formal part of my ministry - meetings and so on. For the rest of the time - other than Fridays, which will be my regular (though not inflexible) day off to go walking - I'll be here for you. It would be good if we could agree a 9.00 pm cut off point though (except in emergencies, of course). As I walk my dog, Jamie (a soft-coated wheaten terrier) around the villages do please stop me and introduce yourselves (you'll probably need to do it several times until I remember!) May God bless you richly, and those you love, this Advent, this Christmastide - and indeed the New Year too! ... on the lighter side Having just visited the Fun Station at Bulkington and watched the children busily drawing pictures, I was reminded of this story: A kindergarten teacher was observing her classroom of children while they drew. She would occasionally walk around and see each child's artwork. As she got to one little girl who was working diligently, she asked what the drawing was. The girl replied, "I'm drawing God." The teacher paused and said, "But no one knows what God looks like." Without missing a beat or looking up from her drawing, the girl replied, "They will in a minute." God bless, Renee �The Devizes Deanery 2009/2010 The Bite‐size Learning Programme Music in Worship: 7.30 pm Tuesday 26th January 2010 “Gregorian Chant to Graham Kendrick” led by Mr Chris Totney at inDauntsey’s School, West Lavington The session is in the Farmer Music School, top floor. “Encouraging, supporting and learning from elderly people” 7.30 pm Monday 11th January 2010 led by the Revd. Dr. Graham Southgate at Edington Parish Hall Opportunities for the church family of the Devizes Deanery to learn and grow together. �Carol Service Seend Holy Cross Sunday December 20th. With a risk of jumping on the Supermarket band wagon Christmas is coming!! Calling all singers and instrumentalists! Plans are in hand to augment our regular music making. For the last couple of years an enthusiastic team of singers have come together to form a choir for the village’s Carol service. This is always very well received and gives all involved a real Christmas buzz. Now is the time to make yourself known if you would like to be involved and help make the Christmas choir a success. You do not need to be a music reader or necessarily have any experience of part singing to join. All that is required is a little time, commitment and enthusiasm. We normally work on having four practices in the weeks leading up to the service .This year the practices are on: Friday 27th November Friday 4th December Friday 11th December Friday 18th December All rehearsals are in Holy Cross Church starting at 7.30pm finishing approx. 8.30pm. We will need a rehearsal late afternoon on the day which could lead straight on to the service. I think we did this last time. Alternatively we could rehearse at about 2pm and then have time to go home, change and thaw out before the service starts! There need be no limit to the number of adults and older children taking part as long as we can maintain a balance between the voices. As well as our, family service youth orchestra, we would welcome more orchestral players to help lead the congregation in carols too. Please make contact either through the Rector, or the Springates on 01380 828294 - e mail tutti.springate@btinternet.com �SEEND AND DISTRICT GARDENING CLUB Fred Swift joined us again this month and once again proved to be an informative and entertaining speaker. Fred hoped he would not repeat anything from his previous visit, in which he was successful. He brought with him some straw skeps, the original hives, which he makes by sewing bundles of lengths of straw in a dome using a tube through which to thread the straw. This simple construction lasts for years and he and some colleagues have, in situ, used the waste straw in corn circles to make skeps, to the great interest of circle enthusiasts. Apparently one circle appeared in the shape of a beehive but he can’t explain that. This year he collected 86 wild swarms and gave away 60 to new beekeepers of whom there are now many more; Fred feels they lack experience and would like to see some form of apprenticeship. The importance of bees lies in their pollination of plants and crops, the collection of honey being a useful side product for us, and he suggested growing borage and phacelia in the garden as they seem to attract large numbers of bees and other insects. He finished by doing roaring trade with his various honey products. The winner of the competition for honey cake was Tim Vince but they were all delicious! The visit to Cranborne Manor will be on Tuesday 13th July. We were also reminded to get our bulbs planted ready for the Spring competiton. The schedules will be available at the next meeting in December when Milly Carmichael will be talking about Christmas Greenery and the competition will be for a festive table centre. In January Alison Peterson from Lackham will be telling us about Organic Pest Control and the competition will be for the most ingenious pest trap! It was good to have some new members this month but nonmembers are always welcome. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Village Magazine Description An account of the resource PDF versions of the Village Magazine distributed between 2004 and Present. 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Items restored to exquisite condition Telephone: 01249 816928 E-Mail shirleydave@tiscali.co.uk John Quinn has forwarded some interesting news - from the Daily Telegraph, Monday, 28th September 2009: APPOINTMENTS IN THE CLERGY Timothy James Allen, vicar Great Cornard St Andrew (diocese of St Edmondsbury and Ipswich), to be vicar, New Plymouth St Mary, and Foundation Dean, Taranaki Deanery (diocese of Waikato, Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Ploynesia. Jamie Allen was Rector of the benefice of Poulshot, Bulkington & Seend from 2002 to 2003. He and his family are due to move to New Zealand in January 2010. �Poulshot, Seend & Bulkington Services November 2009 Sunday 1st November – 8.00am Holy Communion Seend 9.30am Family Eucharist Bulkington 11.15am Parish Eucharist Seend 4.00pm All Souls Service Seend 6.00pm Evensong Poulshot Sunday 8th November – Remembrance Day. 8.00am Holy Communion Seend. 10.55am Remembrance Service Poulshot 10.50am Remembrance Service Bulkington 10.45am Remembrance Service Seend Sunday 15th November 8.00am Holy Communion Seend 9.30am Parish Communion Bulkington 11.15am Parish Eucharist Seend 6.00pm Parish Eucharist Poulshot Sunday 22nd November 11.00am Benefice Service Bulkington There will be a fork lunch in Bulkington Village Hall after the service. If you wish to attend the lunch please inform either Paulette or Janet. Sunday 29th November 10.00am Benefice Service Poulshot Service to be attended by Bishop Stephen who will bless a new set of vestments. Coffee will be served afterwards. 6.00pm Benefice Advent Carol Service Seend. �Poulshot, Bulkington & Seend Services December 2009 Sunday 6th December 8.00am Holy Communion Seend 9.30am Family Eucharist Bulkington 11.15am Parish Eucharist Seend 6.00pm Evensong Poulshot Sunday 13th December 8.00am Holy Communion Seend 9.30am Matins Poulshot 11,15am Parish Eucharist Seend 6.00pm Evensong Bulkington Sunday 20th December 8.00am Holy Communion Seend 9.30am Parish Eucharist Bulkington. 11.15am Parish Eucharist Poulshot (PLEASE NOTE TIME OF SERVICE) 6.00pm Carol Service Seend. Tuesday 22nd December 7.00pm Carol Service Bulkington Thursday 24th December Crib Service (Time to be confirmed) Bulkington 4.00pm Crib Service Seend 6.00pm Carol Service Poulshot. 11.30pm Benefice Midnight Mass Seend Friday 25th December – Christmas Day 9.30am Parish Eucharist Poulshot 10.00am Parish Eucharist Bulkington 11.15am Parish Eucharist Seend �Sunday 27th December 10.00am Benefice Eucharist Bulkington From the Register Victor Alfred Kemp Died. 16.9.09 Aged 89 Late of Meadowcroft Lodge, Poulshot Church Flower Roster: 1st November 8th, 15th & 20th November ADVENT Mrs P Langton Mrs Suzie Quinn No flowers VILLAGE BONFIRE + Thursday 5th November 2009 Ignition 6.00pm prompt. Higher Green Area. - then back to the Raven Pub to meet the new landlord & landlady - Jerry & Natalie welcome you on their first night with complementary nibbles. Donations for the village event will be collected on the evening, so please give generously! The more we raise the bigger the bash next year!! Advance donations to collection box in The Raven. Thank you for your support. �Self-Employed?? Finding all the paperwork and tax returns a headache?? Wish it would all go away? If you need a helping hand and are looking for a friendly service which is not too expensive, why not call for a free-of-charge consultation and a no-obligation quote? Anne Martin A.F.A. Swanborough Cottage, Mill Lane, Poulshot, SN10 1SA Tel: 01380 828370 e-mail: amartinandassoc@aol.com �SEEND BULKINGTON AND POULSHOT BENEFICE THE WEDNESDAY GROUP 18 November 2009 The Media: Master or Servant? Poulshot Village Hall - 7-30 - 9pm A discussion group on issues of concern and challenge for all. All are very welcome. For further details, please ring Rupert Janes on 01380 828639 Do please get in touch if there is a subject YOU WOULD REALLY LIKE TO BE DISCUSSED. All offers willingly considered! 100 Club October Draw £25 - Mrs Y. Hargreaves £15 - Mrs H. Barnes £10 - Mr T. Jalland November Draw £25 -Jim Noyes £15 - Peter Cleverley £10 - Jackie Herridge �Parish Council Meeting 1st September (this is a summary of the minutes) Attending – Mr Nicolas Hunloke, Mrs Sue Aldridge, Mr Malcolm Nixon, Mr Steve Housby, Mr Joe Baber, Mr Tim Nixon, Mr Geoff Collett, Maggie Goodenough (Parish Clerk, Jonathon Seed (Area Board Councillor) There were 3 members of the public in attendance. The vice chairman opened the meeting and welcomed the public. Nicholas Hunloke was elected Chairman and took over the meeting. Tim Nixon was welcomed as a new coopted member of the council. The clerk distributed ‘Register of interests confirmation of information previously given’ forms and asked all councillors to complete and return them. The clerk asked TN to complete and return a declaration of interest form. The Chairman opened the session and welcomed Abbi Gutierrez the Melksham Community Area Manager. Abbi explained that she is the link to the Area Boards should the council or any member of the public have any issues they would like raised, and explained the role and work of the area board. The Chairman thanked her for her contribution and closed the session. The minutes of previous meetings were agreed. The members discussed the Pippin Homes Development: another letter sent to the planning authorities and restated the councils position on the design of the development. Concerns are still being raised about the �design, the number of houses, and the type of houses and the definition of social housing. As yet no decision has been made on the application: JS will keep the council informed of any developments. The meeting heard that discussions continue with Mr Kidd with regard the registration of the Green and will report back at the next meeting. GC explained that the parish Steward is set to return in October, any requests for works should be directed through GC. The members discussed the village ponds and the clerk reported that further contact has been made with Wiltshire Wildlife who are confident that a volunteer group can be found to help with the cleaning up, also that a grant may be possible if Great Crested Newts are still found to be living in the pond. A meeting with Jan Freeborn of WWT is to be arranged. The allotments in the green gardens were discussed: some work has been carried out. The councilors agreed to re-discuss the allotments in the spring of 2010 after 1 full tenancy year. Following an inspection, the Village Hall playground has been found to be in a clean and good condition with no cause for concern; repairs had been carried out to the wooden horse ride on toy and it was agreed it was not necessary to raise one of the swings. A hazard inspection was to be arranged at next meeting. SH explained that there has been no progress on the Community Area Partnership since the last meeting due �to holidays and schedules clashing, a meeting has been arranged for early September and he will report back any news. (SH) The members discussed the hedges and ditches in Barleyhill Lane and Broadway Lane and ongoing correspondence with Mr Youatt, land owner. NH told the meeting that Ester Daly, Wiltshire Highways, has offered to help with enforcement if no work is carried out again this year. The chairman explained that further to a Sarsen Housing Site Visit the site visit in July 2009 and a request that Sarsen carry out tidying up work such as painting the cottages to be more in keeping with the village, Sarsen had stated there is no budget for any such work this financial year and that any such work would only be carried out with the occupiers consent. The meeting was told that following an invitation to Lackham Vintage Society to return to the Village Green, the LVS had said they will be in touch following the setting of their autumn schedule. NH reminded everyone about the musical evening being held in Rowde School on Saturday 5th. Parish Council finances were discussed and agreed . The Clerk informed the council that a cleansing grant of £150 had been received. There were no planning applications to be discussed. The chairman confirmed that the next meeting would be held on Tuesday 3rd November 2009 at 7.30pm in the Village Hall. �The Devizes Deanery 2009/2010 The Bite‐size Learning Programme BIBLICAL COURSE 1: “Learn about the Gospel that will be read in church from Advent 2009” led by The Revd. Dr. Graham Southgate Tuesday, 17th November 2009 at 7.30 at St. Barnabas Church, Easterton Opportunities for the church family of the Devizes Deanery to learn & grow together. The Devizes Deanery 2009/2010 The Bite-size Learning Programme PASTORAL COURSE 3 “Pastoral care of children, young people and families” - led by Miss Pam Dewey Monday, 9th Nov. 2009 7.30 at St. Mary’s Church, Potterne Opportunities for the church family of the Devizes Deanery to learn & grow together. �Birds and Beer, or Beer and Birds (Whichever came first?) Once upon a time, we lived on the coast of the Indian Ocean, not far from what was then still called, by some, the Persian Gulf and by others the Arabian Gulf. We shared a small compound of two houses, one of which was occupied by a senior and quite solitary bachelor who seldom swam, and the other was ours. Between the houses was a small swimming pool and it was nearly ours exclusively. Often, early on a Friday evening, we could lollop gently up and down or just lean in a corner with a cooling glass and, at the right time of year, we would be entertained by a ‘Swallow Master Class’. Soon it would become clear that there were a number of the birds twittering about, and then one would dive down to the pool, skim along the surface taking a sip of water (ugh), and then circle up to join the others. This might happen two or three times and then we would be entertained by a succession of other swallows, sometimes singly, sometimes in pairs, clearly attempting to emulate the first bird. It may have been our imagination that the later birds were smaller than the first, but they were invariably less skilful and sometimes missed the water altogether and sometimes belly-flopped with a splash. Fortunately they always recovered and took off struggling with water dripping from their chests. The process would go on for a while until it was quite clear that a lesson was in process and that the leader was teaching the students how to drink on the wing and not get drowned in the process. We liked to think that it was a parent and its young; but whatever the relationship it was, in a small way, a lesson for us in how to cope with life and the difficulties that lie ahead. Swallows are passage migrants in Oman, but these might just have been a local breeding bird called the Pale Crag Swift – I’m no expert. �Today, Sunday 16th August 2009, some thirty years later, I felt the need around midday to slake my thirst and enjoy the garden; it was warm and sunny and with a gentle breeze – perfect. I had also been prompted to go out by a lot of twittering and by the current BBC introduction to the Proms, where the sky is full of random black bits that turn out to be musical notes floating down to earth. Once settled I realised that there were dozens, hundreds, perhaps even thousands, I lost count, of swallows, wheeling, swooping, ducking and diving and then resting on the roofs and the network of cables that cross our garden. The day before I had noticed a couple of dozen birds in a row on one cable – the first dozen were starlings, sitting quite still and shoulder to shoulder, then there was a little gap and next was a row of swallows, who twitched and wobbled. But neither team seemed in the slightest bit concerned. Today it was only swallows and the gathering went on for a couple of hours and I was prompted to wonder what they were up to. Clearly it was time for them to begin to prepare for their long migration south, but how did they cope with it. Were the older ones briefing this year’s fledglings on the risks ahead and the best route to take; were they detailing the formations they would travel in and the order of march (or flight); were they filling their stomachs with food prior to the journey; or perhaps their parents were just banging on, as I’m told some parents do, about what it was like when they were young and recounting their war stories? Perhaps they always fly in family groups with the problems most parents will recognise – when will we be there, I need to spend a penny, I’m hungry etc, etc. Indeed, it may have been a combination of all these, but it was fascinating to sit and be entertained and take time to think about one of the many wonders of Nature. It also justified a refill of my tankard! Ornithoalcophile �November Pottery at Old Mill Arts in 12th Evening Worton – come – a along to learn some will be teaching some pottery techniques at a fun and informal evening. Refreshments and nibbles will be provided – participants - are welcome to bring wine if the wish. SEEND AND DISTRICT GARDENING CLUB Our speaker this month was Derry Watkins from Special Plants near Bath who told us about gravel gardening. She is a well-known plants-woman who has travelled the world collecting hardy herbaceous and tender perennial plants and has made a garden on a sloping site outside Bath with beautiful views across the valley. The soil was sticky clay so to build a gravel garden immediately at the back of the house the topsoil was removed and 8 inches of gravel put down. Many of the tender plants she uses thrive in harsh conditions coming from places exposed to extremes of weather and where the soil is poor. The depth of the gravel on poor soil meant the plants survived our wet winters much better than being in ordinary flower beds and the plants were very healthy. Those plants which seed everywhere don’t seed in that depth of gravel but find better spots elsewhere in the garden, so keeping the gravel weed free is not the problem it is in gravel drives. �Derry was an enthusiastic speaker who kept us entertained and she also brought a huge number of unusual plants which stretched across the hall from one side to the other, quite a lot of which were eagerly snapped up at the end of the talk. The winner of the competition for succulents/cacti was Jenny Raby-Cox. Next month we welcome back Fred Swift to educate us further in the ways of bees and beekeepers. Nonmembers are welcome. The competition will be a honey cake. Sue. SATURDAY 21 NOVEMBER 2009 GREEN GARDENS WOODLAND Volunteer Pruning Party PLEASE Can you spare an hour or two from 10am onwards to help prune the trees, sort out tree shelters and generally tidy the Woodland??? Steve Russell Wiltshire Countryside Manager will be giving demonstrations of tree care techniques Bring your own secateurs, and possibly a wheelbarrow and mallet. �Harvest Festival On Friday 16th October, the school held their Harvest Festival in St. Matthew’s Church. Representatives from Year 6 welcomed the children and parents, and then introduced the Order of Service. Each class had prepared a harvest themed presentation including poems, songs, a harvest alphabet and a synopsis of how bread is made. There was a large display of fresh fruit, vegetables and other food products, which had been donated by the children. The Year 6 children were responsible for organising and delivering food parcels to the pensioners of Rowde and Poulshot. Bag2School3 We had a tremendous response to the Bag 2 School collection, where 237 bags were donated. Again, the van had to make a second trip to collect them all. We would like to thank everyone who supported this collection, and we will let you know how much we have raised for the ‘Swimming Pool Roof Fund’ once we have been informed. Rhythm of Life On November 27th, the Wharf Theatre will be performing the Rhythm of Life at the School. This musical show has been very popular and tickets are expected to sell quickly. �So don’t miss out on an entertaining evening and an opportunity to raise money for the ‘Swimming Pool Roof Fund’. Tickets (£6.00 not £8 as on the poster!) are on sale at Rowde School – 01380 723991. ‘Cracked’ picture by Tilley Boniface Year 4 – from 'Last Night the City Breathed' Christmas Fayre Our Christmas Fayre will be on Friday 4th December from 6:00-8:30. There will be a wide variety of stalls and games, as well as the opportunity to buy our Cookery Book. We would like to thank everyone who donated a recipe and hope that it gives lots of ideas to those who are looking for something new to cook. Devizes Area Football Tournament Our U9 children (Year 3 and Year 4) competed for the first time in this tournament. Seven schools took part and Rowde were runners up, losing by two goals in the Final. Well done everyone who took part! �‘The Badgers’ – Worton & Cheverell F.C We are looking for more players to join age groups for Under 7s and U8s (Reception Year, Year 1 and 2), and children are welcome to come along to one of the Saturday morning training sessions at West Lavington Village Hall starting at 10.00 a.m. (Under 6/7 Coach: Steve Vickery, and U8 : Kevin Stone). Both the Under 7 and 8s are taking part in a friendly league this season, with both registering good first match wins recently. The Under 7s played their first match against Trowbridge Town ‘C’ team who they overpowered right from the start with goals from Ethan, Ed, Isaac and Jacob, with excellent contributions from Austin, Kieren, and Sammy. Looking forward now to playing Trowbridge ‘A’ team later this season. The U10s played away recently and upset League leaders Chippenham Town Youth, with a great game whereby they were losing at half-time 2-1, only to gain the initiative to win in a very tense final few minutes winning 4-3, with goals from Maddie (3) and Mathew (1). However, Man of The Match award went to the whole Badgers team for their great achievement in both defence and attack. Adults have now played 5 matches, winning 4 and losing 1. Next Home game will be 7th November against Bratton, at West Lavington pitches, k.o. 14.30 pm. Support most welcome. Many thanks Steve Dagnall 01380-727976 http://www.wortonandcheverellfc.co.uk/ �“Sail of the Century" Perhaps "Sale of the Century" or even "Auction of the Century" might have been a more appropriate description for friday 16th October. Notwithstanding a last mintue change of date for this new venture in the Village Hall - a silent Auction - the evening was a roaring success. With many thanks to those kind enough to donate their treasures (!), an extraordinary range of items appeared for the sale and were arranged round the enlarged Hall with the rather grand new folding doors pulled back to provide more space. Such was the setting when, at 8 o`clock, the whistle was blown and, glasses of wine in hand, we started the bidding. Rarely have I seen so many so-called friends "doing the dirty" on each other with such good humour as the evening progressed. Fighting almost broke out over a limited print edition of a rather spectacularly vivid view of the Circus(?) in Bath; discerning imbibers queued up to add their bids for �a bottle of single malt whiskey; plenty of steam was let off over a le Creuset kettle, and several budding musicians fought for a keyboard. These are but a few of the many, many items on offer. A splendid array of cheeses was provided throughout the evening to be washed down with a few bottles of wine. All in all, a great time was had by everyone; and with a large number of bids for yet another item - a wooden sandpit, shaped like a boat , complete with canvas canopy- perhaps we should have called the event "sail of the century" after all! NEXT EVENT AT THE VILLAGE HALL – QUIZ NIGHT, 13TH NOVEMBER 2009 �Poulshot Ladies Club Had you been passing the Village Hall on the evening of Tuesday 21st October, you may well have heard the dulcet tones of Poulshot and Worton Ladies raised in an �impromptu rendition of “Jerusalem” - all part of a quiz evening hosted for the Worton ladies. A small but select gathering of 5 teams answered a range of questions set by Nina and Kate, reflecting a range of knowledge from Devizes to Sissinghurst by way of Virginia Woolf’s visit to Seend and the ingredients of a hollandaise sauce. Poulshot Ladies’ next meeting will be on Tuesday 17th November 7.30 p.m. Poulshot Village Hall - the lovely Lorna will be demonstrating how to make Christmas decorations just in time for the festive season. Please come and join us in the village hall for a glass of wine and the opportunity to make your own wonderful decoration. Enquiries to Marian Stimson 828344. Look forward to seeing you there! From Phillip and Sue at The Raven – We would like to thank all our customers, staff, friends and neighbours for the kind words bestowed upon us on our retirement and we look forward to continuing to live among you all in Poulshot. �Christmas bazaar Thursday 10th December Village Hall 6.00 p.m. Poulshot All the usual stall will be there, plus of course Father Christmas. This year he would love all the children who want to see him to bring a letter with them for Christmas. There will be no charge for this but the children will have to wait till Christmas Day for a present! There will be a flyer put in each home with details of a free draw on the evening. If anyone has any unwanted gifts that they might like to donate, the PCC members would be most grateful to receive them. We would also like to receive cakes and sweets to sell and bottles for the tombola. Many thanks for your continuing support. Come along and join the fun at the saem time enjpoying a glass off mulled wine and a mince pie. All proceeds to St Peter’s Church Poulshot � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Village Magazine Description An account of the resource PDF versions of the Village Magazine distributed between 2004 and Present. 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Title A name given to the resource Poulshot Village News November 2009 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 01/11/2009 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Poulshot Village News Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Poulshot Village News PVN Village News https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/org.poulshotvillagearchive/original/8fecf37276c77074c55389ab0003c854.pdf 6d12c04a4537d96e281f1925fb525793 PDF Text Text Poulshot & Rowde Extravaganza Over the weekend of 5/6 September a series of events was held to bring together the Poulshot and Rowde parishes. On the Saturday a Jazz Evening was held at Rowde Primary School. Around 100 people enjoyed the music of the Colette Cassin Quintet and the delicious food from a hog roast and mixed salad supper. The Cream Teas on Sunday afternoon, organised by Poulshot Ladies Club and held in the Poulshot Village Hall, were also enjoyed by a large number of people. No charge was made as all the scones and cakes were contributed, but everybody attending made a donation and commented on how delicious it all was. Finally a joint Evensong was held that evening at St Peter’s, Poulshot. The service was conducted by Brian James and Jonathan Hiscox (Rector of St Matthew's, Rowde) and we were joined by Rowde Church Choir. The ‘extravaganza’ was not intended as a fund-raiser, but due to the generosity, and hard-work of many people from both villages, we’ve managed to cover our costs and even make a small profit. We will be making a contribution to Rowde School’s swimming pool appeal and then plan to split the balance between the two villages. The Extravaganza Committee will meet during October to decide what specifically we’d like the money to go towards. The event wouldn’t have been such a success if it hadn’t been for all the volunteers who provided salads, scones, cakes and their time over the two days. Many thanks to all of them. The suggestion for this Get-Together of the two villages originated from the Parish Councils and, based on a very successful outcome, it could be the start of something new. Any suggestions for future events will be gratefully received. Poulshot: Mandy Housby, Kate Hunloke, Gill & Tim Coleman Rowde: Rosie Berry, Liz Ibbetson, Trish Lee �CHURCH SERVICES – October 2009 POULSHOT, SEEND AND BULKINGTON Sunday 4th October 8.00 am BCP Holy Communion SEEND 9.30 am Family Eucharist BULKINGTON 11.15am Parish Eucharist SEEND 6.00 pm EVENSONG - HARVEST FESTIVAL POULSHOT Sidesman Mrs K Amery Reader Mrs Y Baber Sunday 11th October 8.00 am BCP Holy Communion 9.30 am MATINS Sidesman Mr N. Hunloke 11.15am Parish Eucharist 6.00 pm Evensong Sunday18th October 8.00 am BCP Holy Communion 9.30 am Parish Eucharist 11.15am Parish Eucharist 6.00 pm PARISH EUCHARIST Sidesman Mrs P. Bremner Milne SEEND POULSHOT Reader Mrs K. Amery SEEND BULKINGTON SEEND BULKINGTON SEEND POULSHOT Reader Mr B. Arnold Sunday 25th October 8.00 am BCP Holy Communion SEEND 9.30 am FAMILY EUCHARIST POULSHOT Sidesman Mrs S.Quinn Reader Lt Col R James# 11.15 am Family Eucharist SEEND 6.00 pm Songs of Praise Evensong BULKINGTON �A BIG THANK YOU I would like to thank everyone who sponsored me on taking part in the Historic Churches Bicycle Ride on Saturday 12 September. Most people gave generous donations so I was under no pressure to clock up lots of churches. I did in fact visit ten churches (and could have done many more if I had not stopped and chatted so much!) and thoroughly enjoyed the trip. The weather was perfect, I met lots of interesting people manning the churches and I got to visit some churches that I had never visited before. Thank you everyone and I managed to raise £328 in total. Half this money will go the Wiltshire Historic Churches Trust and half will come back to St Peter’s Church. Paulette Bremner-Milne SEEND, BULKINGTON AND POULSHOT BENEFICE THE WEDNESDAY GROUP 21 October 2009 The Media: Master or Servant? Venue is Poulshot Village Hall 7-30 - 9pm A discussion group on issues of concern and challenge for all. All are very welcome. For further details, please ring Rupert Janes on 01380 828639 Do please get in touch if there is a subject YOU WOULD REALLY LIKE TO BE DISCUSSED. All offers willingly considered �The Wednesday Group With minds refreshed and opinions sharply honed, the Wednesday Group met on 16th September to consider the question: “GOOD AND EVIL – Outmoded concept, or gut crunching realities?” Once it had been explained what ‘gut crunching realities ‘ were, the evening began with consideration of how the concepts of Good and Evil had developed since the evolution of man himself; indeed, were they the prerogative and product solely of man, or were they somehow shared by animals and plants and therefore a product of nature? This led us into some pretty abstruse discussion and it was with a clear sense of relief that the question was applied more specifically to today’s society and so could be considered in the light of our own experience. It was relatively easy to discuss the constant presentation of examples of Good and Evil that we are fed by every element of the media, augmented by individual cases that we could all describe. But the range of the subject was so wide that it was difficult to reach specific conclusions. It was generally accepted that the meaning of Good and Evil varied widely, depending on individual circumstances and on national characteristics. For example, do we accept that conditions in some undeveloped countries have created what may often seem to be a totally different interpretation of the meanings of the words from that in what passes for the developed world? But even within our own society there are vastly different definitions of Good and Evil, generally to suit the ambitions of the person doing the defining. We talked about the many recent examples of what to most of us have been unacceptable behaviour – fearful child abuse and child crime, the expenses of MPs, the greed associated with the financial services industry – the list goes on and on. Perhaps every individual cited had his or her own understanding of the concepts. If that is the case we need to consider why there is such a divergence of opinion and meaning, and as we thought about that, it became clear that the meaning of Good and Evil was essentially something passed down from parents to children and reinforced firstly in education and then in adult life. The Law can spell out what society in general feels is right or �wrong, but the understanding and application of the principles must be bred into new generations and become part of their instinct. While the media, and often politicians, present a ‘broken society’ where evil is on the increase, we felt that it was important to acknowledge that there is much that is good which seldom reaches the headlines. In what is still a largely Christian society, it is up to us to demonstrate in our own lives the benefits of our belief in Good in the hope of defeating the apparent growth of Evil. (It was a complex discussion, and I apologise if this summary of the evening reflects only my own recollections! JQ) John Quinn Poulshot Village Trust Ten members of the Trust met on 9 September 2009 in the Village Hall. The formal response from landowners asking for co-operation in the Poulshot Big Trees Project has been limited but positive. A recent radio news item about the reintroduction of resistant native elms [The Great British Elm Experiment] reopened the exciting prospect of including some elms with the oaks, ash, and large-leaved limes of the Big Trees Project. This possibility will be investigated further. In general, the Green Gardens Wood appears to be in good order. However, the hedges not cut at the beginning of the year have become overgrown. The specimen cedar growing on the Green by the southern boundary is crowded by a stand of ash trees - which could be usefully coppiced and maintained in future as part of the hedgerow. There will be a general tidy-up of the Green Gardens on Saturday 21 November 2009 at 10.00 am. All volunteers are welcome to join us in a ‘pruning party’! The Parish Council has written to Wiltshire Wildlife Trust for guidance and help on the planned maintenance of the village ponds: Nicky Hunloke will follow this up. A favoured site off the Poulshot Road for a Village Orchard, to conserve old varieties of apples and pears, is being explored. The search for other suitable locations continues. The map of Poulshot Field and Lane Names, published by the Village Trust, will be on sale at St Peter’s Harvest Festival. The next meeting of the Poulshot Village Trust will be on Tuesday, 2 February 2010 at 7.30 pm in the Village Hall. All are welcome. �Cruising Down the River…….. We have often wondered about a holiday on a barge, floating quietly down a canal and enjoying the sunshine, the scenery and the occasional bounty of waterside inns. However we were not confident enough to do it by ourselves, or at least I wasn’t, and so we enlisted my wife’s sister Diana and her husband Peter, and we agreed to go together to France and try the delights of the Canal du Nivernais. Peter was a ‘Yotty’ who sniffed “Stink Boats” at anything that used an engine on the water (unless it suited him), but he overcame his prejudices to assume the role of skipper of our venture, with the sisters responsible for the domestics and me as the cabin-boy, deckhand and general dogsbody, with only one major responsibility. That was deciding on where we would moor each evening so that we could be guaranteed a decent meal with a bottle or two of the wines of the country, and of course it is one of the best of countries in that context. There was nearly a mutiny by the junior crew member on our first night. It was pouring with rain, we hadn’t gone far and it was getting dark. I had selected a Michelin starred mooring and was told, sharply, to “put out the ***** fenders, quickly” and “not to let that rope dangle over the side.” I very nearly booked a taxi to take me back to where our car was parked and let them get on with it, but hunger overcame my rage and full stomachs later we were all on the same side again. It was a motor cruiser and not a barge, but it was comfortable and easy to manage and a delight pottering along beneath the walnut trees, wives cycling alongside on the towpath, while skipper and crew enjoyed a glass of the ‘ordinaire’. I was allowed a further perk – of chatting up the lock keepers wives, all of whom seemed to be handsome in the extreme and very friendly. Once or twice the thought of deserting ship went through my mind, but the minders were always in the offing, and so we continued merrily on our way downstream for five days and then upstream for another five, eating at the places we had missed on the way down. It was a great holiday and we have had another similar venture in our minds for a long time, and earlier this September, off we went. It was just the two of us this time, but bearing in mind lessons learned, we didn’t drive, or fly, and we did our best to guarantee the comforts that are the prerogative of age. �This Time a Real River….. Earlier this year we were watching happy people on barges sliding down Caen Hill Steps and thought it looked like a good way to have a holiday, and so we booked ourselves onto a river cruise down the Rhine from Basle in Switzerland to Cologne in Germany. The trip was through parts of Europe neither of us knew at all and I reasoned that Cologne had to look better than when I had last seen it in 1954. The journey to Basle began at St Pancras with Eurostar (really quite uncomfortable) to Paris, Gare du Nord, transit 600m to Paris Gare de l’Est (a forty five minute shambles), and the TGV to Mulhouse (very fast and very smooth, but also very crowded and with little luggage space0. It was with some relief that we boarded our bus for the short trip to the boat moored in Basle. Immediately things got better. Serenade II is a very new Dutch river cruiser – 124 passengers, very comfortable cabins and well appointed public rooms, friendly and helpful crew, mostly East European and, last but certainly not least, a first class German chef, with galley team to match, who produced a succession of excellent meals throughout. With all these good things in place and blessed by excellent weather, what could go wrong? Thankfully, virtually nothing. We started off with a bus ride to Lucerne and then on to Interlaken and Grindelwald, through the chocolate-box villages and dramatic Swiss Alps, with stupendous views of the majestic scenery and many ‘oohs’ and ‘aahs’ winding up and down what appeared at first inaccessible slopes and hair-pin bends. It was a long day and a tiring one, but a good introduction to what one might call ‘Instant Switzerland’, even if there was a popular opinion that Grindelwald, which at the time of our visit resembled a building site, was perhaps an Alp too far. Once back on board we set off on the cruising bit with one or two ports of call each day. First we sailed through the Vosges and the Black Forest, stopping at Breisach, an ancient town surrounded by massive stone ramparts and then at Titisee, where the top end of the town was a welter of cafes and souvenir shops (the latter all selling the same thing), but where down the hill was a beautifully clear lake, ideal for a brisk walk, for some, around the lake’s edge. After a night’s sailing we returned France, to Strasbourg, where the ship (boat, smart barge) moored some way from the city. The crowning glory of the city centre is the great cathedral, surrounded by a mixture of French and German architecture – each easily �identifiable in their close groups. Strasbourg is of course also the home of the European Parliament and there is a contrasting clump of modern euroarchitecture at the opposite end of town from the old part. The next day was Reformation Day, starting at Speyer, where the refusal of Martin Luther to accept the demands of the Catholic Church to give up his opposition to it, caused the first major protest resulting in the adoption of the name ‘Protestant’, and where was built the first church to commemorate the event.. The visit to the Roman Catholic cathedral in Speyer was made for those who were there by the arrival of the organist for his daily practise which was beautifully moving and the subject of conversation for the rest of the holiday. From Speyer we sailed on to Worms, in whose cathedral the Diet (meeting) of Worms in 1521 excommunicated Luther leading to the Reformation and the split from the Catholic Church that presaged the many forms of Christian worship that exist in Europe today. The Rhine now took us further north to the attractive wine town of Rudesheim, with its narrow cobbled streets, seemingly filled with wine houses and souvenir shops, to say nothing of tourists! We took the cable car lift to the hills overlooking the town which presented a magnificent panorama of the Rhine, with its constant barge traffic, the town itself, and most significant the steep hillsides, covered with vineyards,. These were laid out in an array of geometric shapes designed to make maximum use of the difficult terrain, with the vines in straight lines with equal passages between them. Cultivating them must be a back-breaking business, leaving the workers permanently lop-sided to stop them falling down the hillsides. The wines were delicious too. The afternoon was spent passing through the Rhine Gorge, where the river narrows and flows between 1,000ft high, wooded cliffs on which improbable castles perch and where small towns nestle in the steep valleys, and also where the famous rock face is that became known as the Lorelyi, where maidens used to lure sailors to their death – there were none on duty as we sailed past. We sailed as far as Koblenz, where the Moselle joins the Rhine and moored there for the night before carrying on to our final berthing place at Cologne. Cologne is a very large city dominated by its enormous twintowered cathedral, which survived the war with little damage while the surrounding city suffered. The result is a rebuilt, rather than restored, city, with many striking, and strikingly extreme, new buildings. Sadly it was �our first grey day which did little to brighten what appears on a brief visit to be a rather grey place, but we were assured that Cologne is a city that is vibrant and very busy – particularly at Christmas. And so we spent our last night moored up a rather forbidding looking backwater, but enjoyed ‘The Captain’s Farewell Dinner’, all six courses culminating in the ‘March of the Baked Alaska”, with dimmed lights, stirring martial music and sparklers, and the confections carried head high by the kitchen staff in their best whites – all very ‘Cruisey’! In the morning we boarded buses to take us to Brussels to catch the Eurostar back to St Pancras, happily a simple exercise compared with the rail journey out. It was a good cruise, in exceptionally good weather, in real comfort and with good company. Inevitably, the scenery is presented as the highlight of the journey and it is indeed spectacular, but there are other memories too. Firstly the river itself and the volume of waterborne traffic that uses it. Barges of great length, sometimes two fixed together in tandem, carrying LPG, oil, coal, containers from North Sea ports, grain, scrap metal, cement, the variety is endless; all seemingly controlled by a skipper sitting alone in his wheelhouse, which goes up and down on hydraulic lifts to enable him to pass under lower bridges and lock gates, with no other visible crew, and his car perched on the after deck. The second thing that sticks in one’s mind is the total lack of rubbish in the river, no flotsam or jetsam, no plastic bottles and bags; it is as if there must be a constant procession of litter-gatherers but we saw none. Such cleanliness matched all the towns we visited which were neat and tidy, even the old parts, and remarkably litter free. There are lessons to be learned here, perhaps. On the downside, with relatively short stops in all our ports of call, there is a limit to how much one can really see and there seemed always to be a castle or a cathedral around the corner and at one stage we all began to say “there’s another castle” and no camera would click. But it was an excellent way to get a feel for a spectacular part of Europe and next time one might be encouraged to take a smaller bite of the cherry and make it last a little longer. PS. No racial prejudice intended, but the lock-keepers’ wives and daughters in France were very much prettier that the engineers who managed the locks on the Rhine, but then the latter’s machinery was on an altogether greater scale! John Quinn �VILLAGE BONFIRE + Thursday 5th November 2009 Ignition 6.00pm prompt. Higher Green Area. Then back to the Raven Pub to meet the new landlord & landlady - Jerry & Natalie welcome you on their first night with complementary nibbles. Donations for the village event will be collected on the evening, so please give generously! The more we raise the bigger the bash next year!! Advance donations to collection box in The Raven. Thank you for your support. For Sale … Dennis Nixon and Rubi Hawkins have had 6 babies and are selling them to good homes. (How could they do such a thing)! Lakeland/Patterdale with Poulshot Pedigree - 3 Boys & 3 Girls beautiful colours - ready early November 2009. Call 01380 828252 for details Only 4 available – and Madonna may have one too!! – so Hurry!! �St Peter's Church Flower Roster: 4 Oct - Harvest Festival - All Helpers please 11 & 18 Oct Mrs Dot Wood 25 Oct & 1 Nov Mrs Pam Langton 8 & 15 Nov Mrs Suzie Quinn Got any unwanted good quality clothing and want to donate it to a good cause, rather than the landfill? …. Then look no further… The Rowde School Association (RSA) have arranged a collection with Bag2School to raise funds for the School Swimming Pool Roof fund. Bag2School is a company that specialises in selling good quality second-hand clothing to wholesalers, in Europe, Africa and Asia, who then earn a living by selling them locally. So how does it work? Special bags are available from the School Office or you can use black plastic bin bags. You then need to fill each bag with good quality (no-bric-a-brac): Clothes  Bedding  Curtains  Soft Toys  Shoes  Belts  Handbags - And take the full bags to the School Hall on: Thursday 15th October by 11:00. The bags will then be collected from the School and weighed. The School will receive money in relation to the total weight donated. For example, a 10kg bag will raise £2.00 for the school. Money raised will go towards our Swimming Pool Roof Fund. This new facility will allow the children to swim all year round, not just the summer months. So please help us to make Bag2School3 as successful as possible! �As we are already a month into the new school year, we would like to give a very warm welcome to the new children and their parents! We hope that they have enjoyed their first few weeks at Rowde and are beginning to find their feet. We equally hope that those children who have moved on have settled into their respective new schools and, whilst we miss them, wish them all the very best! “Favourite Family Recipe” Appeal We are hoping to produce a book of local favourite family recipes with sale proceeds going to the School’s new swimming pool roof, which will allow the children to swim all year round. How you can contribute We would very much like you to provide any tried and trusted, favourite, or secret recipes that have been handed down from generation to generation. This could be a starter, main course, dessert, jam or chutney. You simply need to list the ingredients and write a step-by-step method of cooking, including any handy tips! If you are able to provide a digital photo of the dish we will publish it with your recipe, however this is not essential. We will publish your name with the recipe, unless you ask us not to. The recipe book will be on sale at our Christmas Fayre (Friday, 4th December – mark your diaries now!) We must start collecting the recipes immediately and need all contributions in before the October half term, Wednesday 21st. Please send handwritten recipes to the School Office or email recipes to joannebyrne@blueyonder.co.uk. We are looking for sponsors to support the recipe book. If you are interested please contact Joanne Byrne (email above) for further details. �POULSHOT LADIES CLUB The Ladies’ Club Skittles evening at the Wiltshire Yeoman pub at Chirton once again to be a very popular event. Husbands & partners were invited and this gave us the opportunity to play a match – ladies versus gentlemen. It was a close run thing with the men claiming a narrow victory by 5 points at the end of the three-round match. The individual prize for the best ladies’ score went to Gill Coleman but, in the men’s team, Nicky Hunloke and Chris Hayes tied for the top score. Nicky won the sudden death shoot-out to take the honours! After supper, things got very exciting in the ‘killer’ competition in which players are eliminated round by round. Despite tenacious performances from Diana Gravina and Mo Reeves, two regular skittlers, Derek Bullen and Kevin Urda, were the last men standing. ‘Dead-eye’ Derek kept his nerve and, to much applause, went on to win the ‘killer’ title. The next event in the Ladies’ Club calendar is on Tuesday 20 October when we are hosting the ladies from Worton at a Quiz evening. Details will be circulated shortly. Penny Telling �Art Exhibition Thanks to all who worked hard to make the Art Exhibition on 12th September such a lovely day - and thanks to all who supported it. We raised £653.12 for Christ Church, Bulkington - a wonderful result! Maureen Allchin SATURDAY 21 NOVEMBER 2009 GREEN GARDENS WOODLAND Volunteer Pruning Party PLEASE Can you spare an hour or two from 10am onwards to help prune the trees, sort out tree shelters and generally tidy the Woodland??? Bring your own secateurs, and possibly a wheelbarrow and mallet. 100 club draws for August and September August £25 - Mrs PK Sherman: £15 - Jonathan Hawkins £10 - Peter Cleverley September £25 - Geoff Collett: £15 - Patty Routledge £10 - Mrs Bertram �‘The Badgers’ Worton and Cheverell F.C. http://www.wortonandcheverellfc.co.uk/ Training for the younger age groups got off to a successful start at West Lavington Village Hall pitches, with many newcomers turning up for the Saturday morning sessions. The Club have teams in the two main leagues in the area: South Wilts Youth & Minor League and also the Mid-Wilts Leagues, with the younger age groups participating in either friendly matches or a ‘non-competitive’ league. An Adult team now exists for the first time ever for the Club, with the first two matches of their season seeing two victories: winning 2 – 1, against ‘United’, with goals from Josh Cooper (17) and Chris Cole (+40 – for whom we will never hear the end of the way he scored….). The other winning 6-1 against Bradford Reserves. At the younger age groups, there were wins for the U15’s :7-3 against Westbury, U13’s: winning 9-1 against Bemerton, and U10s who have two teams in the League winning 6-2 against Melksham, and drawing 1-1 with Trowbridge. A good start. On a more serious matter the Club continue to seek space for a soccer pitch in the local area and would welcome offers from local landowners. Also, the recent announcement by the Independent Safeguarding Authority , for CRB registrations to be extended to all volunteers within children’s clubs is being reviewed. Already, the Club conducts CRB registration for all team coaching staff, as part of the Clubs F.A. affiliation, but it is feared this will now extend further to even those providing transport to matches of children, which is starting a public outcry. As the NSPCC commented, it will stop people doing things that were ‘perfectly safe and normal’. Many thanks Steve Dagnall 01380-727976 �Wiltshire Fire & Rescue Service Chimney Fire Safety With the colder nights starting to draw in, many of us will be looking to light our fires and wood burners to keep the cold out. Here at Wiltshire Fire & Rescue we know the dangers this can create. Please follow these simple guidelines to help keep you safe from fire in your home. The key messages of Chimney Fire Safety:- keep chimneys and flues clean and well maintained - ensure your chimney is swept regularly - make sure embers are under control and put out properly when you go to bed - - be careful when using open fires to keep warm - make sure you always use a fireguard to protect against flying sparks from hot embers - fit a smoke alarm on every level of your home and test it weekly - you can contact your local fire and rescue service for a home fire risk check. Chimney Sweeping Chimney sweeping is important. By sweeping the flue/chimney it ensures that there is a clear and safe passage for the safe exit of combustion products, which are caused by the burning process. This lessens the chances of the chimney catching fire. Sweeping frequency recommendations: Smokeless coals At least once a year Wood Up to four times a year Bituminous coal Twice a year Oil Once a year Gas Once a year For further information visit our website www.wiltsfire.gov.uk Melanie.jezzard@wiltsfire.gov.uk 01380 731188 �Link Good Neighbour Coverage for Poulshot Seend and District Link Scheme is extending it’s coverage to include Poulshot In a period of declining rural services, seeing the closure of many post offices and changes to the provision of Health services, many older people are being adversely affected and suffering as a result. Link Schemes are volunteer run groups, based in local communities that offer help with transport and good neighbour tasks such as collecting prescriptions, shopping and calling in for a chat. These valuable schemes provide a service which enables many people to remain living independently in their own homes and maintain some quality of life and dignity. During this difficult period the Link Schemes have seen a steady increase in the amount of requests for help and transport from those most vulnerable in our communities. Every week over 900 people, mainly our older residents, are helped to do those things which most of us take for granted. Indeed for many clients the friendly voice and face of a Link volunteer is often the only social contact they may have with their community. Requests for good neighbour help and transport assistance range from helping to change a light bulb to getting to the hospital for an outpatient appointment but regularly include:     Getting to medical appointments Help shopping for food Reading requests Transport to luncheon clubs and other social events Each of the 1500 volunteers (approx) throughout Wiltshire make a small contribution which improves the lives of many clients. Existing volunteers get a great deal of pleasure from their work with Link and new volunteers are always welcome. As well as being looked after, appreciated and supported Link volunteers:       Are reimbursed their expenses Decide their own availability and interests Achieve an enormous sense of well-being and community spirit Make new friends Keep active Feel valued If you are interested in either volunteering for Seend and District Link Scheme or would like to use the service then please call 07532 055560 for further details. �Group Captain Mark Baker is the Deputy Commander of British Forces in Afghanistan and commands the Royal Air Force personnel deployed to Kandahar Air Base in Kandahar Province, Camp Bastion and Lashkar Gar in Helmand Province. He has been in Afghanistan since April 09 and returns to Poulshot in late October this year. In July this year, the NATO forces commander General Stanley McChrystal, issued his initial guidance to forces in Afghanistan. He talked about putting the Afghan people at the centre of our mission, protecting them from violence – whatever its nature - respecting their religion and traditions whilst operating with care but not being timid. He urged us to take risks, endure hardships and find strength within ourselves to be worthy of pursuing the cause for which so many of our colleagues and friends had perished. He wanted the coalition to fight for the Afghan people and help them build a government, and a future for their country that they could be proud of. This was never going to be easy and it was complicated by the nexus between the narcotics criminals, corrupt officials and policemen, at the same time as fighting the insurgents, be they Al Qaeda, Taliban or Jihadist opportunists. In retrospect, what has this meant? As I write this article, after 4 months here, more than 75 British men have died and the numbers wounded – many severely – far exceed that figure. However, we are making a difference, despite what the media report. Security has improved in many areas of the Helmand Valley and people did vote. Many were intimidated and brutally treated by the Taliban but still voted; and the vast majority seek only safety, security, schools, medical �care and a fair judicial system. As coalition forces continue to hold ground local elders are emboldened to resist Taliban threats and engage with NATO forces. Only by talking to the local Afghan population and walking through their villages can we provide the security they need – if we leave prematurely all our efforts will be for nothing; however, the longer we stay the more casualties we will take from roadside bombs and ambushes. The dichotomy is stark and in some eyes we cannot prevail. Each day I wonder whether we are making the necessary difference and like most people at home, in Poulshot or beyond, I admire the courage of young British men and women. My personal view is that we have all seen much pain and grief this summer; however, here I can see the chance of a life for the average Afghan civilian and a chance of stability in Afghanistan. But what have I learned? The struggle to achieve a peaceful, stable and free Afghanistan will be long and hard. It will require the commitment and talent of each and every soldier, sailor and airman fighting this war (and be under no illusion this is a war); as well as your support and resolve. It will require strategy, commitment and resource from governments; equipment and manpower from the Armed Forces; and a ‘comprehensive approach’ from government, non-government and charitable organisations. Above all we must remember one thing..…..if we gain the trust of Afghanistan and its people we cannot lose to the insurgency; however, if we lose that trust we cannot win. Mark Baker ***************************** Thank you for the articles Mark – it’s interesting and I think important to hear the direct experience, to remind us that the “them” of the war in Afghanistan is also the ‘us’ – not only of our British forces, but the us of ordinary people, humanity, trying to maintain our daily lives, trying to live and do some good in the world. Even in acknowledging that no-one likes war, we should nevertheless honour and appreciate those men and women of the British and other national forces that are prepared to uproot their ordinary lives and fight to restore the ordinary lives of unknown people the other side of the world. We look forward to seeing you back in Poulshot. Nina ***************************** �SEEND AND DISTRICT GARDENING CLUB Our coach trip this year was a successful visit to 3 gardens. The first at Stour Provost in Dorset was a real success. It is about an acre but so densely planted and arranged with flower-beds and groups of pots that 40 of us disappeared into the undergrowth and could be heard but not seen. It is also a nursery and specialises in dahlias, which were magnificent. Quite a lot were sold! We had very welcome coffee and cake and then moved on to Lytes Cary where there was time for a picnic lunch and a visit to the house as well as the garden. Our last visit was to East Lambrook Manor in Somerset where we had tea and wandered round the garden despite the showers. It was crammed full with the cottage garden plants that are now fashionable but were quite unusual when this garden was made. Many thanks to Monica for all the organising, especially when our second garden cancelled and another had to be found. For the second year running our September speaker cancelled, so a new speaker had to be found at fairly short notice. Luckily Mr Alan Christopher was happy to come and speak to us, his fee going to sponsor the training of a guide dog for the blind, each dog costing an unbelievable amount of money to train and keep. Mr Christopher started his training as the lowliest member of the team, moved on after his 2 year apprenticeship to achieve further qualifications elsewhere, became a head gardener and eventually ran his own landscaping business, so is very qualified to talk about winding the garden down for the winter. The information he gave us was very useful and too much to repeat, but can be summed up thus. –  Collect seeds from your plants and sow straight away, keeping the pots in a cold frame if you have one.  Plant bulbs now and if planting bulbs for indoors at Christmas make sure you have specially treated ones. � Sow sweet peas as they will be stronger than those from later sowings.  Sow broad beans and put onions and garlic in.  Split large herbaceous plant clumps using 2 back to back forks, replanting the outside pieces but discarding the centre.  Prune rambling and climbing roses but not others. Clean your greenhouse.  Pick and store apples and put greasebands round to catch the codling moth.  Take cuttings of herbs to grow indoors over winter.  Aerate the lawn with a fork and brush lawn sand into the holes. Cover ponds to keep out leaves.  Service your mower, clean and check tools and clean garden furniture.  Most important check under bonfires for hedgehogs. If you really manage to do all those jobs you will need the winter to recuperate! The winner of the vase of herbs competition was Mary Hardstaff. Our next speaker, on October 13th, is Derry Watkins from Special Plants near Bristol. She is a well-known plantswoman who travels the world collecting hardy herbaceous and tender perennial plants. She will be talking about gravel gardens. Non-members are welcome but there will be a small charge this month. The competition will be a succulent or cacti in a pot. Skips are booked to be in Poulshot Tuesday 6th October 10.00 to 12.30. �Self-Employed?? Finding all the paperwork and tax returns a headache?? Wish it would all go away? If you need a helping hand and are looking for a friendly service which is not too expensive, why not call for a free-of-charge consultation and a no-obligation quote? Anne Martin A.F.A. Swanborough Cottage, Mill Lane, Poulshot, SN10 1SA Tel: 01380 828370 e-mail: amartinandassoc@aol.com �Shhh …..SILENT AUCTION A Silent Auction will be held in the Village Hall on Friday 16th October at 7.30 p.m. These few lines are designed to explain how a silent auction works. Basically, instead of having lots called out in sequence by an auctioneer, who then proceeds to shout out bids to sell at the highest price – with a Silent Auction, items for sale are displayed on tables with a piece of paper beside each. Bidders then quietly write their name and a price they wish to offer on that piece of paper. The resulting relative silence and lack of nodding, twitching and winking provides the ideal opportunity and more time for more normal Friday evening pursuits such as socialising, laughing, drinking, nibbling and generally “having a good time”! Of course, you will need to keep an odd eye on the pieces of paper beside the items you are interested in – otherwise some rival may sneak in with a higher bid. You can then quietly outwit them and resume your chatting. Everyone will be given fair warning in good time before the auction is due to end to ensure that the items they wish to purchase are “in the bag”. Come along and enjoy! Alan Webber ��CRAFT FAIR on th Saturday 14 November 10:30am to 3:30pm The Pavilion, Rusty lane, Seend Refreshments: Soup, Ploughmans Lunch available Entry £1 (includes free raffle ticket) In aid of Church Funds � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Village Magazine Description An account of the resource PDF versions of the Village Magazine distributed between 2004 and Present. 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Title A name given to the resource Poulshot Village News October 2009 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 01/10/2009 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Poulshot Village News Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Poulshot Village News PVN Village News https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/org.poulshotvillagearchive/original/3d06e1affcc4b94357d67da635904e09.pdf 1a5471bc2a8b271d99d934f961a62101 PDF Text Text Poulshot Fete What a fantastic day we had for the Fete this year in so many different ways. The weather was kind. There were lots of people and plenty to see and do and buy! The day raised over £1200 for Church funds so many thanks to everyone. At the end of the day, the Green was spotless – a great comment on how special that space is to us all. As for the evening, the decision to stay on the Green was really made to ease the exhaustion for the organisers! Apologies to those who had already set up in the Green Gardens! It was such a success in the end that for future years, we have decided to stay put on the Green. The music was great, thanks to Phil Dawson from Ginger Productions and the surprise visit from John Travolta and Elvis Presley really made the evening! The sight of Elvis, sashaying across the Green followed by a throng of young children, dancing and laughing will live long in the memory! Poulshot Ladies Club (1) The first of two outings in June was to Lodge Farm, where we were entertained by the Hues family in full force. First we were shown the Belgian Blue steers and heifers by Nick, who explained the process from birth to finished carcass as required by the butcher, the time it takes to bring a steer to the required weight, etc. Although the family have cut down on their dairy herd, they still rear bullocks for meat. They are working on what they feel is going to be the ideal cross, that between an Aberdeen Angus and a Hereford - nice to be considering a return to traditional British breeds! Then we were taken by covered trailer, drawn by a huge tractor, to a large field down Hay Lane. Tim took over and talked about crops, rotation and the ideal condition of a crop before harvest, about the importance of spraying and the balance between the natural world, i.e. birds and butterflies, and the need for food. He told us that some of the wheat goes for milling and making into bread. They also grow maize and rape, and barley for feeding to the animals in the winter, along with beans for protein. We returned in our very comfortable trailer to the farm, feeling that we had learned a lot about modern farming. We were then treated to a delicious supper and went home, replete with food and farming know-how. Many thanks to the Hues for an interesting visit! Poulshot Ladies Club (2) �Our visit to Great Chalfield Manor was the second event for the Poulshot Ladies in June. We set off in cars for Great Chalfield and we were met by the owner, Robert Floyd, who showed us around part of his beautiful Elizabethan House. A new ‘House for Duty’ Priest in Charge has been appointed to our benefice – the Rev. Renee Coulson, who will be licensed in the Autumn. Renee has helped out several times during the Interregnum and will be a familiar face to some. We look forward to welcoming her into our communities. Janet James and Paulette Bremner-Milne, Churchwardens The house is a moated manor house built around 1465-1480 for Thomas Tropnell, and now also used a great deal by film and television companies. It was altered substantially in the 1830s. The main hall, with a large fireplace, is lit on both sides and flanked by unusual symmetrical double-gabled cross wings, with oriel windows. It has a sprung floor, said Mr Floyd, which made it perfect for dancing! Upstairs, there was a fine drawing room. CHURCH SERVICES – August 2009 POULSHOT, SEEND AND BULKINGTON Sunday 9th August 8.00 am BCP Holy Communion SEEND 9.30 am MATINS POULSHOT Sidesman: Mr C. Saunders Reader: Mr N. Hunloke 11.15am Parish Eucharist SEEND 6.00 pm Evensong BULKINGTON Outside, there is a garden with four "tree houses" - groups of four yew trees which have grown together and been hollowed out inside to allow you to walk through. We were shown the newly constructed rose arbour, which was used in a recent film. Also we visited the tiny parish church, with its unusual "bellcote", a stone belfry built on to the roof. After we had walked around the gardens and lake, we took our picnics on to the lawn and found ourselves a spot in the light and warmth of the setting sun. It was a lovely outing and much enjoyed by everyone. GOOD NEWS - HAVE YOU HEARD ? Sunday 16th August 8.00 am BCP Holy Communion SEEND 9.30 am Parish Eucharist BULKINGTON 11.15am Parish Eucharist SEEND 6.00 pm PARISH EUCHARIST POULSHOT Sidesman: Mr F. Wood Reader: Mrs P. Bremner Milne Sunday 23rd August 8.00 am BCP Holy Communion SEEND 9.30 am FAMILY EUCHARIST POULSHOT Sidesman: Mrs B. Arnold Reader: Lady Kate Hunloke 11.15 am Family Eucharist SEEND 6.00 pm Songs of Praise Evensong BULKINGTON Sunday 30th August 10.00 am SAFARI CHURCH SERVICE �CHURCH SERVICES – SEPTEMBER 2009 POULSHOT, SEEND AND BULKINGTON Sunday 6th September 8.00 am BCP Holy Communion SEEND 9.30 am Family Eucharist BULKINGTON 11.15am Parish Eucharist SEEND 6.00 pm EVENSONG POULSHOT Sidesman: Mrs J. Arnold Reader: Mrs J. James Sunday 13th September 10.00 am BENEFICE SERVICE Patronal Festival SEEND Sunday 20th September 8.00 am BCP Holy Communion SEEND 9.30 am Parish Eucharist BULKINGTON 11.15am Parish Eucharist SEEND 6.00 pm PARISH EUCHARIST POULSHOT Sidesman: Mrs M. Arnold Reader: Mrs P. Bremner-Milne Sunday 27th September 8.00 am BCP Holy Communion SEEND 9.30 am FAMILY EUCHARIST POULSHOT Sidesman: Mrs J. James Reader: Celebrant 11.15 am Family Eucharist SEEND 6.00 pm Songs of Praise Evensong BULKINGTON Sunday 4th October 6.00pm HARVEST FESTIVAL POULSHOT Sidesman: Mrs K. Amery Reader: Mrs Y. Baber Church Flower Rota August and September Aug 2 & 9 Aug 16 & 23 Aug 30 & Sep 6 Sep 13 & 20 Sep 27 Mrs Hilary Kidd Mrs Shirley Taplin Mrs Christabel Francis Mrs Emma Janes Mrs Hazel Coleman �WANTED URGENTLY BRIC-A-BRAC DOROTHY HOUSE CHARITY SHOP High Street Devizes Please turn out your cupboards and let us have any knick-knacks, or odds and ends you no longer want Either deliver to the Shop or call Dot on 01380 828064 to arrange collection Rowde Primary School At last the Summer Holidays are upon us and the children and teachers can relax. The Summer Term is always very busy with Sports Day, School Trips, Sports Competitions and Swimming Galas. In particular, we held a Science Week on the theme of Space, which coincided with the 40th anniversary of the first landings on the moon. All week lessons focused on Space, including the opportunity to see and touch actual moon rock. The children enjoyed a special production about Space by the Quantum Theatre Company. Parents were invited to join their children to build model rockets and design pictures. In some cases the rocket building was getting very competitive amongst the parents striving to build the biggest! The Summer Fete, which took place on Friday 3rd July, was blessed by glorious weather and was a very enjoyable early evening. There was a fabulous range of stalls, the chance to design and make your own mosaic plaque as well as games such as the Kwick Cricket tournament, Penalty Shoot Out and a Coconut Shy. Peter Vaughan (The Bistro, Devizes) gave a magnificent cookery demonstration, which included a delicious roasted vegetable couscous dish. This was followed by our very own Rowde’s Got Talent competition. 50 brave children took part in Round 1, then the judges voted 12 acts through to the final. The finalists were all fabulous and everyone involved enjoyed themselves. Charlotte Diddams and Josie McBrine, who sang a song from Mamma Mia, were the winners and claimed the inaugural Rowde’s Got Talent Trophy! Bag 2 School 2 We raised a terrific £556 for the Swimming Pool Fund. Thank you to everyone who donated unwanted clothes and please look out for further details of Bag 2 School 3 which is due to be collected in October! On a final note we wish our Year 6 leavers all the very best of luck with their new schools! Deanne Elsden �AN UNFORGETABLE EXPERIENCE Usually, when asking you to put dates in your diary, the dates are for this year. Well here is a date for you to reserve in 2010. In October of that year - 6th – 15th, Sacha is leading another pilgrimage to Israel/Palestine. In her own words, ‘ I am offering the opportunity to visit the places so familiar from the Bible and the sights associated with Jesus. I am also giving you an opportunity to meet some of the people of the land and to become more informed about the current political situation….. There will be elements of a holiday, a pilgrimage and a retreat. It may also be a life changing experience! You will feel many different emotions and there will be lots of laughter!’ Both Brian and I can testify that it is something which will prove to be an unforgettable experience having done this pilgrimage twice before. If you would like further details about this trip, please give me a call and I will be happy to give you further information and to answer any of your questions. Janet James. 7245944. Wednesday Group – July 2009 Should we be surprised at the concept of “Jihad” or Islamic Holy War? Are so-called Holy Wars necessarily primarily about religion? Nowadays, Jihad is a word we hear with increasing frequency, generally in the context of an extreme Islamic justification for what in the West we call terrorism. But, whenever one hears of another suicide bomber quoting, or misquoting, the Koran prior to going off to slaughter tens or dozens or sometimes hundreds of ordinary people, often of their own religion, we are inclined to wonder what they really are after, in addition to the hordes of ravishingly beautiful virgins waiting on the other side (how do they all get there in the first place?). Are the targets of these bombers and their directors the people they kill; do they seek publicity; are they seriously opposed to Christianity; is it just hatred of the West and heaven help anyone caught in the cross fire; or do they really believe that they can impose not only Islam but also the whole force of Islamic culture on the rest of the world? These are some of the questions we might ask ourselves. It is also sometimes suggested that the present so-called Jihad is in retaliation for what some fundamental Muslims see as the treatment by the West of Muslims and Islamic countries generally, in economic and social terms – treating them as second-class citizens – and religion is the justification for carrying out this revenge. But there have been wars about religion, or Holy Wars, since time immemorial. A recent article suggested that the history of religion as a concept is also the history of schism and of heresy. Was Christianity not heretical to Judaism leading to schism that has led to Holy Wars on and off ever since; was Islam not heretical to both �Judaism and Christianity? founding father. After all we all accept Abraham as a We considered some of the many examples of wars in which religion played a significant part, such as the tribal wars of the Old Testament, the occupation of Spain by Muslims from North Africa, only finally ended seven hundred years later after often bitter warfare, the Crusades, the English Civil War, the creation of European empires, Ireland, Afghanistan There are many, many other examples that could be quoted. In the First World War, the British held church services behind the lines before going into battle against a German army whose soldiers all wore the slogan ‘Gott Mitt Uns’ on their belt buckles. Whose God was that, theirs or ours? All this background led to vigorous discussion around the aims of warfare generally and whether it even begins to be possible to separate wars of religion from those of power politics and greed, of nationalism and of corruption. Perhaps it was inevitable that the war in Afghanistan figured high on the list of topics, as did terrorism and particularly what has become known as the ‘home-grown terrorism’ developing among vulnerable, disillusioned and susceptible groups of youths. It would be impossible to summarise all the widely differing aspects raised, to say nothing of the variety of opinions, but there was a considerable degree of agreement that whatever fancy name is given to today’s wars, and however much religion is quoted as the reason for them, there is just as likely to be at least an equally strong element of revenge or of seeking after both political and economic power, perhaps even a bit of both. John Quinn COUNTRY FAIR Sunday 13th September 2009 11am to 4pm Bishops Cannings (off A361 between Devizes and Beckhampton) Meet alpacas, cattle, owls and poultry Have a go at shooting and archery Try traditional fete games Buy goodies from the marketplace Enter family and registered dog shows Enjoy country crafts demonstrations Indulge in delicious food and cream teas Get refreshed at the licensed bar Support a variety of local charities Take part in the Morrismen Masterclass Marvel at vintage ploughing Explore huge modern machinery Entry: £10 per Car Buy tickets in advance get £2 raffle tickets FREE Tickets in advance are available from: Tourist Information Centre, Devizes Or send stamped addressed envelope and cheque for £10 made payable to Rowdeford Charity Trust to: The Secretary, Country Fair, Bourton Manor Farm, Bishops Cannings,Devizes SN10 2LG Sorry but no refunds. For other enquiries please call: 01380 860244 This event is being organised by ROWDEFORD CHARITY TRUST to raise funds to build an Arts Therapy Centre at Rowdeford School for the benefit of children with special needs across Wiltshire. www.rowdefordcharity.org.uk Registered Charity: 1088605 �You are invited to an EXHIBITION OF PAINTINGS by the Revd. Maureen Allchin on Saturday, September 12th, 2009 from 10.00-5.00 at 4 Northfields, Bulkington, Wiltshire, SN10 1SE Refreshments all day Lovely garden with view Raffle Bookstall £2.00 entrance (children free) In aid of Christ Church, Bulkington ‘The Badgers’ Worton and Cheverell F.C. http://www.wortonandcheverellfc.co.uk/ Adult Players WANTED: The Club are starting an adult team for next season, and are in search of talented young players for the squad. If you are interested please contact Paul Sperring tel: 01380727242 . In addition to the adult side , we will also be fielding an Under 18s team. Devizes Carnival: For the first time ‘The Badgers’ are looking to have a ‘float’ this year, and would welcome any parental help and to advise which children would be interested in participating – please contact Andy Duckett (number on the Club website). Tournaments: One notable event recently was that at Castle Combe, whereby both the U7 and U8 teams took part in this six-a-side event (although the U7’s only had 5 players). Against teams from Castle Combe, Bath , Trowbridge, Frome, the two teams did exceptionally well : not losing one game and not conceding any goals. Well done. Steve Dagnall �ST PETER’S CHURCH SOCIAL EVENTS The Devizes Deanery 2009/2010 The Bite‐size Learning Programme Cheese and Wine Party On a warm sunny evening a select group of people (around 45) collected on lawns of Poulshot House to enjoy a Cheese and Wine Party on Saturday 4 July. We spent the evening eating, drinking and chatting with friends. What better way to spend a warm sunny evening and we raised £650 for St Peter’s Church – many thanks to everyone who supported this event. Thanks to the ladies of the PCC who cooked and provided the food and to everyone who helped on the day. Our very grateful thanks to Hazel, Denise and Ray (not forgetting Victoria and Ben). SPIRITUALITY COURSE 1: FULLY ALIVE “An opportunity to reflect on the Diocesan Lent programme which was led by Fr. Timothy Radcliffe” led by the Revd. Dr. David Hart Tuesday, 15th September at 7.30 at St. James’ Church, Devizes St. James' Church is situated next to the Crammer Pond, by the main "Green" area in Devizes. It is on the A361, at the Marlborough end of Devizes. The church is surrounded by yellow lines. Parking can be found in the main "Pay & Displays Car Parks" in the town. There is a 2 hour parking zone by the Crammer Pond and unrestricted parking in Church Walk. Please don't park in the little layby outside the Church as this is used to drop off disabled passengers. Their continued support of St Peter’s Church is very generous and we really appreciate all that they do for us. Opportunities for the church family of the Devizes Deanery to learn and grow together. The Devizes Deanery 2009/2010 �The Bite‐size Learning Programme PASTORAL COURSE 1 “What does the church mean by pastoral care?” led by the Revd. Maureen Allchin Thursday, 3rd September at 7.30 at The Pavilion, Rusty Lane, Seend (SN12 6NS). On entering Seend village High Street from the west (Trowbridge/Bath) take the 1st turning left after the Post Office and Rectory into Rusty Lane (opposite Sign Post to Village Halls). The Irene Usher Pavilion can be found on the right after the houses. If coming from Devizes direction drive past the playing fields on the right and the turning to Rusty lane is next right . From Salisbury via Worton drive up Bell Hill and turn right at the crossroads (Bell Inn on the left) into the village and follow directions as from Trowbridge. Opportunities for the church family of the Devizes Deanery to learn and grow together. Wiltshire’s Orchards: Use Them or Lose Them! Orchards are hotspots for wildlife and provide a network of habitats. They provide an abundance of food sources and support a number of UK Biodiversity Action Plan species that are rare, protected or scarce. And, their products can also be enjoyed by you, the people of Wiltshire. Since the last world war, Wiltshire, along with its neighbouring counties, has lost many of its traditional orchards, primarily caused by changes in land use, development and agricultural intensification. English Nature’s research report on traditional orchards in England revealed that since the 1950s the area covered by orchards has declined by 57% (Lush et al 2005). As a result, traditional orchards have recently been added to the UK Biodiversity Action Plan as a priority habitat and an inventory has been undertaken by the Peoples Trust for Endangered Species (PTES), with the aim of conserving this distinctive habitat. Wiltshire Traditional Orchards Project (WTOP) has been set up by a group of volunteers working in partnership with the PTES. WTOP aim to halt further loss of orchards across the county and prevent further neglect to this valuable habitat. Very little is known about Wiltshire’s orchards and WTOP are having to start from scratch to find out exactly what still exists. As Wiltshire is a large rural county the project needs your help. We are looking for: • volunteers to become orchard surveyors - to go out to a pre-defined site & undertake a survey of the orchard’s condition • orchard owners – if you have 5 or more fruit trees on your land, whether these be for personal or commercial use, we would love to hear from you If you would like to get involved please contact WTOP at Wiltshire Wildlife Trust, Elm Tree Court, Long St, Devizes, SN10 1NJ, tel: 01793 815029 or e-mail: orchardwilts@hotmail.co.uk. For further information, see our website: http://sites.google.com/site/wiltsorchards/ The Giant Sleepover – Wilton Windmill – Saturday 20 June �Thirteen adventurous members of Great Bedwyn Cub Group bravely ignored rumours of hauntings and strange happenings “up at t’mill” to take part in The Giant Sleepover 2009 in aid of the Save The Children Fund. The plan was to sleep inside Wilton Windmill on its isolated spot above the village of Wilton over the night of Saturday 20 June. The group plus helpers arrived at 8 pm and toured the mill before having a BBQ supper in the grounds. As darkness fell, the external floodlights came on to spectacularly illuminate the Sleepover site. Every spare bit of floor space inside the mill was covered by sleeping bags with Cubs huddling together for warmth under blankets and eating popcorn to keep up their spirits. convoy on a merry dance through the lanes before we found our destination. To be fair the signage erected for the show seemed to have been moved around a bit and there were quite a lot of cars going round in ever decreasing circles. However we eventually arrived to find a beautiful old house with a lovely garden for us to wander in. The large lawns were filled with plant and sundry stalls, a display of flower arranging, an art exhibition, Newbury town band and of course a tea tent as well as various food outlet stalls. Also 3 hot air balloons rose and sank all day without actually taking off. It was a small show, which meant lots of time to take in everything and was well attended without being too crowded. A pleasant way to spend a day. By the time you read this we will have visited Dorset & Somerset for our day trip & the Church fete will have taken place. If you can volunteer to help on the stall at the Lye Field fete please contact Joyce on 828433: all plants and produce to sell will be gratefully received. After a night of fitful sleep, the youngsters awoke to the dawn chorus around 5.30, but were persuaded by the group leaders to go back to bed for another hour. Breakfast was then produced – bacon butties and cereal – followed by a group game of football, and then home to tell of their adventures. Our first meeting of the new season will be on September 8th. The speaker will be Caroline Pakenham on Unusual Herbs and the competition will be a vase of herbs from the garden. New members and visitors are very welcome. Sue Johns. SEEND AND DISTRICT GARDENING CLUB Does anyone know who Norman and Noel are? On 20th June a select group of us visited Woodhay (apparently pronounced Woody) House Flower Show. We travelled in a We had gone away for a few days at the end of last year and on our return we found Norman the Gnome sitting under our monkey puzzle tree. He had a tag around his neck which said: �Hello Paulette and Tony My name is Norman. My gnomeland is far away and I am on holiday. Some friends of mine stayed with you. They said you were very kind and your garden would be good for a quiet rest. I won’t cause any problems. I’ll sit here and when I’m rested I’ll leave. If I enjoy myself I may come again. Thank you Norman Well Norman must have enjoyed himself because he never left. In December Norman received a postcard from his friend Noel who was staying in Australia: the postcard was duly stamped with an Australian postmark. Noel said he hoped Norman was enjoying his new home. We thought it was friends playing a trick on us, but after accusing everyone we still don’t know who put Norman in our garden. We had almost forgotten about how Norman came to our garden, - he sits very quietly and is quite a magnificent specimen. In March Norman received another postcard from Noel, posted in Nottingham. He was having a ‘walkabout’ in the U.K. and having a look at the mighty oak trees. In May Norman received yet another postcard from Noel, posted in the Scilly Isles. Noel said he was visiting his Uncle Fred and he and his Uncle were digging for Cornish Pixie Dust on the Isle of Samson. Where Norman came from and who is sending the postcards, we have no idea. We thought we had it sussed but those friends are insisting that it wasn’t them, but who ever it is, thank you very much for Norman and for his postcards. Tony and Paulette Bremner-Milne Hello… So, with this issue I have officially completed a year producing the magazine. If I was to be subject to the sort of end of year school report I spent most of June and July writing I suspect it would say something like “Initially keen, welcoming to all shades of opinion and producing a broad record of activities in the village, could do better on meeting monthly deadlines”. It is always my intention to get the magazine to you for the first week of the month, but in common with everyone else there’s always something else going on as well – but I will keep trying to do a bit better in that respect over the next year. As to the various shades of opinion and the broad record of activities, well that’s down to all of you. We do have some regular contributors and would very much like to hear from more people – whether a bit of creative writing, a farming diary or just your life in the village. Get writing! One ‘event’ in the village which I think is worthy of note and appreciation is the departure of Mike Hues from the Parish Council – that is, his 30 years of service to the village by sitting on the Parish Council. At my one visit to a meeting of the Parish Council they discussed and heard wider opinions on bus services, footpaths, speed limits, housing development, allotments, drains, lighting, memorial plaques, floods, hedges and the Village Hall – none of it entirely riveting but all important in affecting the ongoing life of everyone in the village, the sort of things which we take for granted as being taken care of without being entirely clear about (perhaps not even questioning) how. I cannot begin to think how many routine meetings like this Mike has sat through, how many times he (and his fellow Councillors) have weighed and sought to balance the differing opinions and interests in the village, to think long-term for the benefit of the village, but it is at least in part due to their commitment to their community that it remains such a nice place to live in. Thank you, Mike. Enjoy the summer – the PVN will next be through your door at the beginning of October. Nina �GOOD AND EVIL: Outmoded concept or gut crunching realities? Venue is Poulshot Village Hall 7-30 - 9pm A discussion group on issues of concern and challenge for all. All are very welcome. For further details, please ring Rupert Janes on 01380 828639 Do please get in touch if there is a subject YOU WOULD REALLY LIKE TO BE DISCUSSED. All offers willingly considered! China Repair Wtä|w XwãtÜwá Restorer of porcelain and other ceramics. Reconstruction and repair. Items restored to exquisite condition. Telephone: 01249 816928 Email: shirleydave@tiscali.co.uk SEEND BULKINGTON AND POULSHOT BENEFICE THE WEDNESDAY GROUP 16th September 2009 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Village Magazine Description An account of the resource PDF versions of the Village Magazine distributed between 2004 and Present. 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Title A name given to the resource Poulshot Village News August 2009 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 01/08/2009 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Poulshot Village News Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Poulshot Village News PVN Village News https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/org.poulshotvillagearchive/original/7dd8c1b476861842b57393458732d19e.pdf 9b7697cf74a9f88507720ef83206ea2d PDF Text Text CHURCH SERVICES – JULY 2009 POULSHOT, SEEND AND BULKINGTON Sunday 5th July 8.00 am BCP Holy Communion SEEND 9.30 am Family Eucharist BULKINGTON 11.15am Parish Eucharist SEEND 6.00 pm EVENSONG POULSHOT Sidesman Mr M Arnold Reader Mrs K Amery Sunday 12th July 8.00 am BCP Holy Communion SEEND 9.30 am MATINS POULSHOT 11.15am Parish Eucharist SEEND 6.00 pm Evensong BULKINGTON Sidesman Mrs P Bremner-Milne Reader Mr B Arnold Sunday 19th July 8.00 am BCP Holy Communion SEEND 9.30 am Parish Eucharist BULKINGTON 11.15am Parish Eucharist SEEND 6.00 pm PARISH EUCHARIST POULSHOT Sidesman Mrs J.James Reader Mrs J. Arnold Sunday 26th July 8.00 am BCP Holy Communion SEEND 9.30 am FAMILY EUCHARIST POULSHOT 11.15 am Family Eucharist SEEND 6.00 pm Songs of Praise Evensong BULKINGTON Sidesman Mrs S. Quinn Reader Celebrant Sunday 2nd August 8.00 am BCP Holy Communion SEEND 9.30 am Family Eucharist BULKINGTON 11.15am Parish Eucharist SEEND 6.00 pm EVENSONG POULSHOT Sidesman Mr M. Hues Reader Mr M Hues SEEND BULKINGTON AND POULSHOT BENEFICE THE WEDNESDAY GROUP 15 July 2009 What do we understand by 'Jihad'? Is Religion always an essential part of Holy War? Venue is Poulshot Village Hall 7-30 - 9pm A discussion group on issues of concern and challenge for all. All are very welcome. For further details, please ring Rupert Janes on 01380 828639 Do please get in touch if there is a subject YOU WOULD REALLY LIKE TO BE DISCUSSED. All offers willingly considered! Church Flower Rota July 5th & 12th July 19th & 26th August 2nd & 9th Lady Kate Hunloke Mrs Mandy Housby Mrs Hilary Kidd �Saturday July 11th 2 – 5 pm OPEN GARDENS at GREAT CHALFIELD MANOR in aid of the Army Benevolent Fund The Soldiers’ Charity Teas Plants to buy Admission £4, including National Trust members Children free SN12 8NH near Melksham Via B3107 and Broughton Gifford By kind permission of the High Sheriff and The National Trust For more information contact Sue Bonney on 01380 812757 or Penny Brown on 0796 6967760 100 Club draw for June and July 1st prize 2nd prize 3rd prize June £25 Mr C Sherman £15 Julia and David Foord £10 Mr and Mrs V Kemp July 1st prize £25 Mr N Hues 2nd prize £15 Major J. Bartholomew 3rd prize £10 Mr & Mrs Longden Poulshot Village Trust The AGM and ordinary meetings of the Trust were held on 26 May 2009 in the Village Hall. Nicky Hunloke (Chairman), Diana Gravina (Vice Chair), Peter Cleverly (Secretary), and Brian James (Treasurer) were re-elected. There is a healthy balance of £3224.06 in the Trust’s deposit account. The attendance was good and those present paid their annual membership fees of £1.00 per family. A Google Earth map of Poulshot from an altitude of 230 feet was passed round on which all the big trees in the parish are clearly visible. It is surprising and dismaying how few large trees remain standing outside the village itself. Possible planting locations for new trees suggested by members as part of the Poulshot Big Trees Project will be assembled onto a single map. Members will get together as a group to plan the next steps of the project [Tuesday 14 July 2009 at 7.00 pm in the Village Hall]. A job description for volunteer Tree Wardens for Poulshot was distributed – a copy of the Tree Council’s flyer will be sent to the Village News. Tim Coleman presented a map obtained from Wiltshire Council’s Rights of Way Officer that defines all the bridleways, byways, and footpaths in the parish - this will go into the Trust’s Archive. Pam Langton located a hand drawn and coloured map of Poulshot in the Archive that shows all the old names of the lanes and fields. A2 sized copies of the map will be displayed for sale at the Village Fete. Chris Saunders is interested in a �permanent display of the map, ideally further enlarged, in the Village Hall. Poulshot Parish Council is writing to Wiltshire Wildlife for guidance and help on the planned maintenance of the village ponds – in which the continued presence of the protected and declining greater crested newt is a concern. The new Wiltshire Council requires an new Village Plan that details the type of developments wanted in Poulshot, the design of its buildings, the provision and delivery of services, etc.. This is a matter that affects everyone in the village. Steve Pope-Baron is currently updating the old plan. Pam Langton proposed planting a Village Orchard to conserve old varieties of apples and pears, possibly as part of the EU funded National Orchard Project. She will investigate a possible site. The next meeting of Poulshot Village Trust will be on Wednesday, 9 September 2009 at 7.30 pm in the Village Hall. BEAR COTTAGE TEA PARTY Tony and Paulette would like to thank everyone who attended their tea party on 7 June and for making it such a success. We were able to hand to the church £432.30 profit – many, many thanks. We would also like to thank our friends who loaned us chairs and tables. It is quite a feat getting together tables and chairs to seat 60 people but all went well. Thank you also for those of you who were waitresses/waiters (they know who they are, after all most of them are related to us!) and particular thanks must go to the man in charge of the urn and the sink – thank you Tony! Tree Warden Scheme Trees are a precious part heritage and we need to take action now if future generations are to enjoy the beauty and variety landscapes. To be most of our of our be natural effective, this action should taken by people on the spot; the people who know their own localities intimately and who have most to gain from the protection and enhancement of their immediate environment. Tree Wardens are volunteers who gather information about their local trees, get involved in local tree matters and encourage local practical projects to do with trees and woods. What would Poulshot’s Tree Warden do? Tree Wardens need not be tree experts, only enthusiasts. The Tree Council provides each Tree Warden with a Handbook that covers all the basics they will need to get started, and it provides training and runs induction days. Courses cover topics such as surveying woodland and non-woodland trees, summer and winter tree identification, tree planting and aftercare, woodland ecology and management, seed collection and tree law. For more details, please contact: Steve Russell , Countryside Manager Environment Section, Wiltshire Council Telephone: 01225 713425 Email: steverussell@wiltshire.gov.uk �SUMMER CONCERT Rowde Primary School Those of you who were unable to attend the Summer Concert in St Peter’s Church missed a real treat, we had a really fun evening! A select group of people, around thirty, spent an hour and a half being entertained by The Piacere Ensemble, The Revilo String Quartet, (find the pseudonym!) both led by Michael Oliver and the Crudwell Handbell Ringers. Our sincere thanks to all the musicians. Summer Fete - Friday 3rd July This year’s Summer Fete promises to be better than ever before, with a Kwik Cricket Competition kicking off the Fete at 4pm. This will be followed at 6pm by a “Cookery Demonstration” from our local celebrity chef Peter Vaughan of The Bistro in Devizes. Not to mention the final of “Rowde School’s Got Talent”. The children of all ages will have already auditioned in front of a panel of local judges. The 12 finalists will then perform at the Fete to decide who is the overall winner! The pieces that all the musicians played were very familiar to us and one of the highlights of the evening was a guest appearance by none other than our Licensed Lay Minister (aka Brian James) – is there no end to his talents! There were magical moments and there were moments that we will never forget! We intend to put on another Summer Concert next year and if there is anyone out there with hidden talents please let us know, we can always find a spot for you. Could we possibly have a Poulshot’s Got Talent to rival that other talent show!! We ended the evening chatting, eating and drinking wine in the good company of the musicians and the audience. We raised nearly £300 for church funds. Our thanks to all members of the PCC who provided the wonderful food and for selling the tickets (we hope more people will come next year). We could even finish up competing with Glyndebourne on the social calendar!!! Paulette Bremner-Milne and Janet James Churchwardens In addition to this there will be the opportunity to create your own mosaic using clay and coloured tile pieces, compete in the penalty and netball shoot-outs, as well as visit a host of the more traditional games and stalls. There will also be food and drinks available to make this an enjoyable family afternoon / evening out! Bag 2 School – a big thank you! We managed to collect a fabulous 297 bags in May, although at the time of writing we have yet to learn of the total amount raised. We would like to take this opportunity to say a big thank you for all your donations! We will be repeating the collection again in the autumn, so please look out for details! �‘The Badgers’ Worton and Cheverell F.C. http://www.wortonandcheverellfc.co.uk/ The Club annual Fun Day and Presentation Event took place recently at West Lavington Village Hall, with the various award winners shown below. In addition there were medal awards to players having completed 50 and 100 game appearances for the Club. 2009/09 Presentations June 2009 Player of the Year / Most Improved Clubman / Most Improved Golden Boot Under 7 Morgan Sprules Louie Davies Under 8 Rafferty Stone Luke Hatch Under 9 Wizards Under 9 Badger Under 10 Under 11 Under 12 Under 13 Ben Johnson Harvey Schorah Seth Wain James Abbott Jake Brown Callum Damon David Vick Callum King / Joe Downey Sam Warren Samuel Johnson Jordan Price Caleb Assirati Jacob Assirati Ashton Schorah Tony Hogan Jonathan Cole Jake Roberts Martin Dickinson Cameron Wildman Lewis Jackson Abraham Straker Charlie Lawrence Max Johnson Harry Shaw Ben Jenks Jordan Wildman Ben Perrett Jamie Sperring Dan Moore Under 14 Under 17 'B' Under 17 'A' Next Season’s training will start on the first Saturday after Schools’ return, but please contact the relevant Coach for exact details nearer the time. In addition any new members wishing to join need to review the Club’s website for contact details for each age group from children starting Year 1 upwards at School. ADULT PLAYERS WANTED: The Club are starting an adult team for next season, and are in search of talented young players for the squad. If you are interested please contact Paul Sperring tel: 01380-727242 . In addition to the adult side , we will also be fielding an Under 18s team. CELEBRATING 60 YEARS OF SUPPORT FOR OLDER PEOPLE IN WILTSHIRE Age Concern Wiltshire is an independent charity helping older people to make the most of later life. We provide vital services, information and practical support to hundreds of older people within the county each year. We are celebrating 60 years of service in the county by organising several events during 2009 and launching a massive fundraising appeal. We aim to raise £60,000 to enable us to bring friendship and help to more older people in the county. Can you help? We are looking for 1000 people or organisations to raise at least £60 each in support of our appeal. We can provide ideas, fliers and posters, sponsorship forms and support with promotion. Contact Belinda Fowler, Age Concern Wiltshire tel: 01380 727767 or email belinda.fowler@ageconcernwiltshire.org.uk for further details. �JAZZ IN THE GARDEN, #BROOK HOUSE, BROMHAM TH 19 July 2009 2- 4.30pm A fantastic opportunity to tour the beautiful gardens of Brook House, Bromham by kind invitation of Mark and Cynthia Wilkinson. Explore the secret garden, natural lakes, woodland and sculptures. Follow our garden trail and find hidden “treasure” or watch demonstrations of tai chi on the lawn and browse the stalls in the courtyard. Relax on the terrace to the sound of the 4+1 Jazz band whilst enjoying tea, cakes and other refreshments. Location: Brook House, The Common, Bromham, Wiltshire SN15 2JJ. (Follow signs in the village on the day) Entry: £3:00 in advance, £4.00 on the day (Children under 16 free). Call into Age Concern Wiltshire, 13 Market Place, Devizes tel: 01380 727767 or see posters for local ticket sellers. Access: Limited facilities for the disabled will be available including parking and toilets. Sorry, no dogs allowed (except guide dogs). All proceeds go to Age Concern Wiltshire’s 60th Appeal. Please help us to bring friendship and support to older people in Wiltshire China Repair Wtä|w XwãtÜwá Restorer of porcelain and other ceramics. Reconstruction and repair. Items restored to exquisite condition. Telephone: 01249 816928 Email: shirleydave@tiscali.co.uk Poulshot Ladies Club Tuesday July 21st 7.30p.m. Village Hall Talk by Sally Hawkins on:The Truth and Myths about today’s modern woman and skin care routine. Learn more about Botox, Chemical Peels, Fillers! �aircraft swap shift and either go to bed or go to work depending on the cycle of operations. A Day In The Life Of……………… There is nothing glorious about the death of men but each attack releases friendly forces to operate freely and build the relationships that are needed to hand back this broken land to its rightful owners. Mark Baker Group Captain Mark Baker is the Deputy Commander of British Forces in Afghanistan and commands the Royal Air Force personnel deployed to Kandahar Air Base in Kandahar Province, Camp Bastion and Lashkar Gar in Helmand Province. He has been in Afghanistan for 10 weeks and returns to Poulshot in late October this year. Poulshot Parish Council Vacancy Following the resignation of Mike Hues from the Parish Council there is now a vacancy. Anyone interested in standing please contact the Parish Clerk Maggie Goodenough on 827205 Race for Life Lynne from ‘The Raven’ is running the 5K Race for Life on 12th July in memory of Peggy Lewis who died of bowel cancer in September 2007. You can sponsor her and make a real difference to other people and their families living with cancer. h l ! It is 1915 hours and the sun is setting over the hills to the west of Kandahar Air Base, and another 24 hours has passed in Kandahar Province with British forces facing up the challenges of the Counter Insurgency campaign in both Kandahar and Helmand regions. A Hercules C-130 gets airborne carrying vital supplies and soldiers to the forward operating bases of Helmand. At the same time a Harrier GR9 of No. 1 (Fighter) Squadron lands back on the airfield having provided Close Air Support to friendly forces (it matters not whether they are British or any other nation in the coalition). The Union Jack and the RAF Ensign fly at half mast as we count the cost of the day and 70 miles away at Camp Bastion the sunset ceremony to remember one of the many brave young soldiers who has laid down his life comes to and end with the bugler playing the ‘Last Post’. But what has happened in the last 24 hours and how have we made a difference here? Just as in the Swat Valley and the North West Frontier Province over the border, success is a very difficult currency to measure. What lasting impact will the coalition have here and how will they make the lives of local nationals better? This isn’t a war as many people understand it; the enemy don’t line up and strike our forces in a traditional hand to hand sense. Instead they lay hundreds, and in truth thousands, of Improvised Explosive Devices throughout the Area of Operations to fix Coalition forces in a certain place, be it on a road, in a village or even in the compounds of innocent civilians. Then they wait under cover to ambush when the roadside bombs have stopped men and vehicles in their tracks, relying on typical insurgent tactics of ‘shoot and scoot’. The challenge for �British forces, and for that matter those of the US, Canadian, Dutch, Australian, Danish and Estonian contingents is to operate in these hostile surroundings. But why do we go out and seek contact with the Afghan population? The clinical answer is to provide a sense of security and governance for the local nationals – to marginalise the Taliban, remove their sources of income and arms and disrupt their ability to fix us in places we do not want to be. At the same time we build. Counter Insurgency doctrine offers the template for the way we work; Shape, Clear, Hold and Build. On a daily basis British ground forces, supported by the RAF and other air forces, plan their campaign and shape the territory in which they operate. They learn the patterns of life of both the local nationals and the insurgents by watching, filming and listening, from the air and on the ground. Ground forces then move into villages and small towns, clearing the insurgents from the buildings, trees and fields. This is a bloody and exhausting business; the temperature is often over 100 degrees and a man is barely able to drink enough water to keep up with the dehydration caused by his exertion. But he hasn’t walked out of his compound gates with a gun and a little water, his pack will weigh over 100lbs and he will need to be self sufficient for water and ammunition for prolonged periods. The ability to run, fight and recover is limited by the extreme bounds of a man’s fitness, courage and determination. As coalition forces take more land back from the control of the Taliban, they set up check points, build forward operating bases and work with local and district elders to improve the desperately poor quality of life many of them have. The RAF Regiment ground forces that protect Kandahar Air Base have set up a medical training programme with one of the local Afghan Non-Governmental Organisations (NGO). Using money raised by personnel in theatre1, 40 local nationals (half men and half women) will be trained over the next 6 weeks as paramedics. They will then be provided with medical 1 Theatre is the commonly used word for the area of operations used by coalition forces. supplies, a bike to get around and paid to give medical assistance to 20 of the larger villages in the area. The reduction of disease and illness will be marked and so many things we take for granted back in the UK will be provided to villagers; hygiene education, water purification, simple medicines and treatment of minor ailments like fever, minor shrapnel wounds, fractures and infections. These simple and relatively inexpensive programmes empower the Afghans to look after their own and invariably win friends in the fight against lawlessness and violence. Back in ‘bandit country’ though the violent battles continue; a company of men on patrol have encountered a large group of insurgents and a vicious fire fight begins. The tactical air controller working on the ground with the soldiers, declares over the radios ‘troops in contact’ and the Harriers are diverted from a reconnaissance task to support the men on the ground. Communications are quickly gained and the ‘man on the ground’ guides the Harrier in to make a ‘Show of Presence’. The aircraft screams over the insurgents at exceedingly low level in the hope of deafening, frightening and forcing the insurgents to break contact and run. But many of the Taleban and foreign fighters now ignore this and continue the fight. It is at this point that the Harrier climbs away and will position for either a strafing run using guided rockets or even attacking with a 500lb laser guided GPS bomb. Clearance to attack is given but before any attack the pilot has to completely satisfy himself that he will not cause any civilian causalties. This is the most critical decision he will make because one mistake could cause the deaths of local civilians and any work done on the ground to win their trust will be lost. Satisfied that he can attack without any collateral damage the Harrier releases his weapons from 20,000ft and watches and guides it using his laser designator until it explodes over the top of the insurgents killing tehm where they stand. The day is over, the Harrier returns to base to refuel and re-arm before another pilot takes it airborne to support troops over night. The Hercules has delivered its first load and returns to Kandahar to collect three more loads that night and all those in support of the �SEEND AND DISTRICT GARDENING CLUB BBQ Cakes Row de S c hool S ummer Fete Plant Sale Friday 3 rd J uly Penalty Create your own Mosaic Shoot Out An afternoon of family fun… 4:00 Kw ik Cric ket tournament 5:00 Fete opens Netball Shoot Out 6:00 – 7 :00 Cookery demo by Peter Vaug han 7 :00 “ Row de S c hool’s Got Talent” final The big event of June – our trip to Highgrove, has now been and gone. We had the most glorious, hot, sunny day, almost too hot, but not humid which always helps, and the day did not disappoint. The organisation there is smooth, efficient and very polite, from the armed policeman who welcomes you at the gate, the smartly dressed gentleman who welcomes you at the visitor centre to the volunteer guide and the ladies who serve the tea. Nevertheless you do exactly what you are told, leave cameras and phones on the coach and don’t alight from the coach until you are told. There were, I think, four other parties there but we hardly caught a glimpse because we were timed so well. The garden is, of course, run on organic lines and is full of birds and wildlife and seems to be a serene and timeless landscape. Nothing jars or looks out of place, it is not as manicured as you might expect, no sweeping lawns mown in lines, but a series of small gardens that run into each other, often connected by the wildflower meadow. This was beautifully in flower although we were too late for the tulips and the alliums were at the seedhead stage. There are many quirky buildings and features and numerous carefully arranged groups of large pots. Prince Charles holds a National Collection of hostas in the Stumpery and keeps some old species of orchard trees for Brogdale. Each tree is very simply planted round by lavender in mown grass rather than the usual orchard long grass. �The tour lasted 2 hours, followed by tea and a visit to the shop and then we went into Tetbury for lunch and shopping, although we were behind schedule by then so we had to choose between lunch and shopping, a hard decision. Cheese and Wine Evening Our next trip for a very select group is to West Woodhay House Flower Show. All those going have now been contacted with transport arrangements. We leave from The Pavilion at 9.45 am on Saturday 20th June. Our day trip to Dorset and Somerset is on 18th July. Please gather at The Bell lay-by at 9.15 am, ready to leave at 9.30am. Coffee will be provided at Hilltop Nursery and you will need a picnic lunch to eat at Snape Cottage. Tea will be available at East Lambrook Manor, which is not included in the cost of the trip. There are still a few places left if you wish to go. Any queries to Monica on 828472. In the garden at We need VOLUNTEERS and PLANTS for the Church fete on 11th July and the Lye Field fete on 8th August please. If you can help, please contact Joyce on 828433. Our first meeting of the new season, will be on September 8th. The speaker will be Caroline Pakenham on Unusual Herbs and the competition will be a vase of herbs from the garden. New members and visitors are very welcome. Sue. SATURDAY 4TH JULY 2009 POULSHOT HOUSE By kind permission of Hazel Coleman, Denise and Ray Josey All profits to St Peter’s Church, Poulshot £7.50 – per person 7.00 – 9.00 p.m. Ticket price includes your food and the first drink There will be a licensed bar and a raffle Come and celebrate American Independence Day with friends Regret no children as there is an open-air swimming pool This should be a wonderful evening spent in a lovely garden Please get your tickets from any member of the P.C.C or from the owners of Poulshot House � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Village Magazine Description An account of the resource PDF versions of the Village Magazine distributed between 2004 and Present. 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Title A name given to the resource Poulshot Village News July 2009 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 01/07/2009 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Poulshot Village News Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Poulshot Village News PVN Village News https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/org.poulshotvillagearchive/original/8d6e587cf6b59a186322b0837083f5d9.pdf bb32c39b342821f62a6ad13605465c1b PDF Text Text As part of "Anti-Bullying Week", the children at Rowde School did lots of activities relating to the topic. The Year 5 children were asked to imagine themselves in the position of either the child being bullied or the bully themselves and write a poem. Jade Edwards chose to write about the former and called her poem "Save Me". St Peters’ Musical Evening 7.30pm , Saturday 13th June. A new venture for St Peters’ Church Poulshot is our Summer Concert. Michael Oliver, well known in Devizes Music Circles and the Eisteddfod, will be bringing The Piacere Ensemble and the Revilo String Quarter to play a selection of popular classics and tunes from the Musicals. They will be joined by the Crudwell Handbell Ringers so there will be something to suit everyone. A Buffet Finger Supper with a glass of wine will be served at the end of the evening. Tickets (£10) are available from member of the PCC or the Churchwardens. Do come along and join us for a very pleasant evening. (If you want the added luxury of comfort as well as good music then bring along a cushion!!!) St Peters’ Church Patronal Festival. - Sunday 28th June is the day when we remember the life and work of our Patron Saint, Saint Peter. There will be a Benefice Service at 10.00am when the celebrant will be Rev. Patrick McEune. Do come along and help us celebrate this special service in our Church’s calendar. Cheese and Wine Evening - Those of you who came along to this event last year will be delighted to know that Mrs Hazel Coleman along with Ray and Denise Josey have kindly agreed to open the grounds of their home in order that we may hold a similar event this year. The date will be Saturday 4th July, 7.00pm until 9.00pm and tickets will soon be on sale. Keep the date free for you will not want to miss out on this wonderful evening in the Poulshot Social Calendar. �Open Farm Sunday 7th June 09 Five Lanes Farm in Potterne will be open to visitors on Sunday the 7th of June 09 as part of Open Farm Sunday. There will be many farm attractions for all the family including baby chicks, gosling’s lambs, piglets and calves. Come and have a walk along the keeper’s trail competition where do all the wild animals live? How many can you recognise? Have a look at some farm machinery old and new. Take the opportunity to “Ask the Farmer” any question you want to ask, like; what’s the difference between straw and hay, what is silage? Why are farmers grumpy? There will be farmers on hand to answer all your questions. Five Lanes Farm will be open from 12 noon until 4pm – do come along, bring the family and your wellies ‘just in case.’ Refreshments will be available with plenty of free parking (look for the tractor signs) For more information on Open Farm Sunday, go to the web site, www.farmsunday.org or telephone LEAF, (linking environment and farming) on 02476413911. Or of course you can ring John and Teresa Chandler on 01380 725643. The only favour we ask is to keep your dog on a lead. See you on Sunday, June the 7th. John Chandler, Five Lanes Farm, Potterne on the Worton to Potterne road. POULSHOT LADIES CLUB Tuesday 9th June - 7.30 p.m. - Mike and Dibi Hues have kindly invited the Ladies Club (including husbands and partners) for a visit to the farm. This is a wonderful opportunity to view a working farm and afterwards they have offered us light refreshments. I suggest we all meet at the farm – please drive into the main farm entrance with the white gates and not the entrance to the house. Please let me know if you will be attending by telephoning me on 828344 or confirming by email – marian.stimson@btinternet.com. Tuesday 16th June – time to be confirmed. – Kate Amery is kindly organising a visit to Great Chalfield Manor. More details will follow shortly. �POULSHOT LADIES CLUB – Open Gardens May 19th “ It was a dark and stormy night ”…… Ominous clouds loomed on the horizon but undaunted a group of 20 stalwart gardeners set off to dodge the heavy showers and explore three very different village gardens. We toured immaculate fruit and vegetable plots, beautiful flowering shrubs and scented lilacs, mature trees and even an Elizabethan inspired knot garden with tiny box hedging interspersed with herbs. Umbrellas at the ready we waxed lyrical over wisteria as we tramped through the puddles. We wove our way past magnificent rhododenrons, down narrow brick pathways into secret gardens, through arches and pergolas, the trees alive with fresh young leaves and birdsong. We tried to imagine how the roses would look if they were in bloom and marvelled at the earlier varieties (Shot Silk, roseraie de L’Hay, Maigold and R. banksiae lutea ) which had made it. Suitably sustained by a glass of wine in a candle lit hut the gardeners traipsed home, hopefully inspired but definitely damp and chilly. Did the three gardens gardeners’ personalities lifestyles…who knows? truly reflect the or merely their Thank you to all involved whether planting, weeding, mowing or hoeing or just enjoying. Try reading Rudyard Kipling’s The Glory on the Garden. “Our England is a garden and such gardens were not made by singing :- “ Oh, how beautiful ! “ and sitting in the shade. Pam Langton �Church Flower Rota June 7th & 14th Mrs Kate Amery June 21st & 28th Mrs Suzie Quinn July 5th & 12th Lady Kate Hunloke Poulshot Ladies Club On 21st April we met in the Village Hall and our speaker was a member of the Metropolitan Police for 30 years. He spoke of "Murder Most Foul" and "Was it Murder." The first subject covered was the abuse of a young girl in a case which was notorious in the eighties and ended with the death of the child. Someone was jailed for the crime, but sadly, too often, we still see crimes like this happening today. He then spoke about the discovery of the body in a bath in a flat occupied by two people, one of whom was missing. No clue of any sort could be found in the flat. The second occupier of the premises went to the Police Station of his own accord and was questioned, but could not be charged with murder as no proof was available, although the police were quite sure that the occupier was guilty. He was discharged and nobody else has ever been accused of the crime. We were all very thankful that we do not have to see some of the sights which the police see while carrying out their job. Angela Bullen POULSHOT VILLAGE FETE A challenge has been sent out to all surrounding villages and pubs to join us in a Tug of War on the Green on Fête Day, 27th June. If you know a team willing to take part, please be in touch with Gavin Curnow on 828259. We hope you are taking photographs for the ‘Spirit of Poulshot’ competition which will be judged on Fête Day. Please can you hand them in to Kate Hunloke at the Old Rectory by Thursday 25th June (before the Fête!). Evening in the Green Gardens The annual musical picnic in the Green Gardens will start at 7.00pm. We are having live music as well as the usual this year, courtesy of Phil Dawson of Ginger Productions, who has a recording studio in Manor Farm Units. Bring your chairs as normal but we are going to bring over the trestle tables, which will allow us to be more together à la française!! More about this and other things in the leaflet, which will come through your door in a couple of weeks! �Seend Bulkington and Poulshot Benefice Wednesday Group 2009 Normal meeting time: 7.30 – 9.30 pm Serial 6 15 Jul Subject and Lead Speaker Why do the Americans do God so much better than the British? Nicky Hunloke tbc 7 8 Aug 16 Sep No meeting. tbc 9 21 Oct tbc 10 18 Nov tbc 11 Dec No meeting. 5 Date 17 Jun Venue Remarks Poulshot Village Hall Poulshot & Rowde Extravaganza 5 & 6 September 2009 GET PLANTING NOW for the Alternative Vegetable Show Novelty Classes Poulshot Village Hall NA Poulshot Village Hall Poulshot Village Hall Poulshot Village Hall NA Longest Carrot Longest Parsnip Heaviest Potato Strangest Shaped Vegetable Smallest Onion Smallest RIPE Tomato Longest Runner Bean Longest Marrow Heaviest Marrow Grow a vegetable in a humorous container Most Peas in a Pod Amusing Pair of Vegetables Children’s Classes* THE WEDNESDAY GROUP - 17 JUNE 2009 Meeting at Poulshot Village Hall Why do the Americans do God so much better than the British? A discussion group on issues of concern and challenge for all. All are very welcome. For further details, please ring Rupert Janes on 01380 828639 Do please get in touch if there is a subject YOU WOULD REALLY LIKE TO BE DISCUSSED. All offers willingly considered! Grow mustard and cress in an unusual container Lettuce in a Pot Tallest Sunflower Largest Sunflower Prettiest Flower Make a Figure out of a Vegetable  Ages 12 and under ALL VEGETABLES MUST BE HOME GROWN �The Badgers’ - Worton and Cheverell F.C BBQ Cakes Ro w de S c ho o l S umme r Fe te Plant Sale Frida y J uly 3 rd Raffle Penalty Shoot Out An a fte rno o n o f fa mily fun… 4:00 Kw ik Cric ke t Netball Shoot to urna me nt Out 5:00 Fe te o pe ns 7 :00 “ Ro w de S c ho o l’s Go t Ta le nt” fina l …a nd ma ny more tra ditiona l s ta lls a nd ga me s … The weekend of 15/17th May was a traumatic last weekend of the season, with the Under 17 ‘A’ team playing Castle Combe twice, once in the Cup Final losing 4-0, and then a second time to win the League with a 1 goal win. The Club's successes this season are in three age groups: U10, 13 and 17, which is a fantastic achievement for the Badgers who participate in various Wiltshire Leagues. The Under 17 ‘B’ side, although not winning their respective league, recently played in an F.A. organised ‘fair play’ final against Castle Combe. This is something the league organises for those teams who have played consistently throughout the season in the spirit of the game today, especially taking into account the F.A. ‘Respect’ campaign. The U17 went on to win this final with a good goal margin, and they truly portrayed what this Club is all about in giving equal opportunity to all and working as a team with respect to other �players and officials. Well done! (it is expected that both U17 teams will be joining an adult or Under 18 league for the forthcoming season). The Club will be holding its annual ‘Fun Day’ and presentation event on Saturday 6th June, when all members of the +180 strong club from ages 6 to 18 will be attending. This year the event will be taking place at West Lavington Village Hall pitches starting at 1.00 pm. New members are most welcome to attend and sign-up for the forthcoming season. Steve Dagnall 01380-727976 Rowde School News With the SATs behind us, the children can look forward to a summer term of sports, swimming, school trips and enjoying the vegetables grown in our own garden. The School Sports Day is scheduled for Tuesday 24th June. Having been runners up in their Group, our Year 5 and 6 children have qualified for the South West Regional Primary Tag Rugby Finals in Taunton on 23rd June. So we wish them every luck! Beetle Drive The RSA are hosting a Beetle Drive evening on Friday 12th June at 6.30pm. No special skills are involved - it’s just the luck of the dice! A nice curry and hot dogs (for the children) will also be available at a very reasonable price. So come along and join us for this fun family evening. Tickets are on sale at the School Office at £1.00 per person. Deanne Elsden �Rowde School News RSA Summer Fete The annual Summer Fete is to be held on Friday 3rd July from 5.00pm, with a wide range of stalls including books, raffle, tombola, cakes, as well as a BBQ and a variety of traditional games. We will also be hosting our “Rowde School’s Got Talent” final at 7.00pm. The children of all ages will have performed a multitude of talents from singing and dancing to playing musical instruments, break dancing and magic tricks to a panel of judges, and we will see the finalists perform at the fete. Good luck everyone involved! Mrs Long – former Headteacher of the old Infant School in Rowde We have had a request from a former pupil who wishes to locate the last resting place of Mrs Long who was a Headteacher in the 1950s. The gentleman concerned was very fond of her and would like to pay his respects. If anybody knows where she is buried, then please contact the School Office. Poulshot, Seend and Bulkington Church Services June 2009 Sunday 7th June 8 00 a.m. BCP Holy Communion 9.30m a.m. Family Eucharist 11.15 a.m. Parish Eucharist 6.00 p.m. Evensong Sidesman Mr F Wood Reader Mrs Y Baber Sunday 14th June 8.00 a.m. BCP Holy Communion 9.30 a.m. Matins 11.15 a.m. Parish Eucharist 6.00 p.m. Evensong Sidesman Mr B. Arnold Reader Col C. Langton Sunday 21st June 8 00 a.m. BCP Holy Communion 9.30m a.m. Parish Eucharist 11.15 a.m. Parish Eucharist 6.00 p.m. Parish Eucharist Sidesman Mrs J. Arnold Reader Mrs J. James Seend Bulkington Seend Poulshot Seend Poulshot Seend Bulkington Seend Bulkington Seend Poulshot Sunday28th June 10.00 a.m. Benefice Service Patronal Festival Sidesman and Reader to be announced Poulshot �Poulshot & Rowde Extravaganza 5 & 6 September 2009 Saturday 5 September: 7.30 for 8pm-11pm Jazz Evening at Rowde Primary School Hog roast, salads & cheese Dancing to the Collette Cassin Quintet Cash Bar: Wine, Beer, Cider, Soft Drinks Tickets: £10.00 Sunday 6 September: 3pm-5.30pm Cream teas in Poulshot Village Hall Tickets: £2.50 Alternative Vegetable Show (no entry fee) (see classes listed separately in magazine ) 6pm Church Service on The Green, Poulshot* For tickets and any enquiries or offers of help please call: Mandy Housby: 01380 828464 Rosie Berry: 01380 722820 Book early to avoid disappointment! *In church if wet WILTSHIRE AIR AMBULANCE APPEAL 2009/2010 NEWS LETTER The Wiltshire Police / Air Ambulance Helicopter has proved, once again, to be an incredible asset to the County of Wiltshire. 2008 was one of our busiest years to date in which we attended 618 Incidents, with 311 patients having been conveyed to hospital. Not all of the incidents we attend have a happy ending unfortunately, but without this service there is no doubt that most of the patients flown to hospital in 2008 would not be alive today! In December 2008 we were delighted to announce the signing of the new 5 year contract between the Great Western Ambulance Service, Wiltshire Police, and Police Aviation Services. This has secured the helicopter emergency service in Wiltshire and ensured that in December 2009 the helicopter will receive new up-graded thermal imaging camera equipment, which will much improve our capabilities when undertaking night time missions. We were all delighted to receive a Royal Visit from HRH The Duchess of Cornwall in November 2008, at the Air Operations Unit in Devizes. The helicopter crew, patients and volunteers all had an opportunity to meet HRH who spent a morning touring the unit and helicopter and chatting with invited guests. It was a really exciting visit at which everyone thoroughly enjoyed meeting HRH. In our 19th anniversary year 2009 is promising to be the Appeals most successful year to date! We have now launched our textile bank recycling scheme and mobile phone and ink cartridge recycling. Thanks to your support the first quarter has been extremely successful and raised an incredible £2,500 for the Appeal. And in the summer of 2009 we are due to launch our very own weekly lottery, so keep an eye on our website for all the details. �We are delighted that Colin Smith has now joined the Appeal on a part-time basis and is responsible for all of our collection tins in circulation. The collection tins generate approximately £25,000 per year in donations for the Appeal, but with the help of Colin and the support of the people of Wiltshire we are hoping to double that figure in the next 12 months. If you have a venue that could house one of our collection tins then please call Colin at the Appeal Office. The Westbury Charity Shop just keeps going from strength to strength! In 2008 Dot and her team of dedicated volunteers sent us donations in excess of £80,000, which totalled their contributions to an incredible £1m in their 10 years of doing business! We are also hoping that 2009 will also see the opening of our 2nd charity shop in Devizes and announcements will be made in the local press and on our website. The Wiltshire Air Ambulance Appeal is entirely dependent upon public support to raise in excess of £500,000 per year to keep the helicopter flying. We do not receive any government funding nor do we qualify for a grant from the National Lottery. This essential emergency service would not be in our skies without the generosity and the support of the people of Wiltshire, so we would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has supported us over the years. If you would like further details about the Appeal or would like to make a donation then please contact Melanie Gee at the Appeal Office on 0845 122 1423. We are always seeking new volunteers, venues for our textile banks, homes for our collection tins, support at events, and new, fun and innovative fund raising ideas. We would welcome your input and look forward to hearing from you. Don’t forget to keep us informed about your own fund raising events as well so that we can post announcements on our website and support you where and when possible. From everyone at the Wiltshire Air Ambulance Appeal – Thank You for your continued support. Without you we would be grounded ! SEEND CHURCH SUMMER FETE SATURDAY 11TH JULY 12– 4PM - At Seend CE Primary School BBQ & LICENSED BAR - STALLS, - GAMES - FACE PAINTING - RAFFLE VINTAGE CAR RIDES - ICES - CREAM TEAS - HOMEMADE CAKES IN AID OF CHURCH FUNDS MAY DAY ON THE WHARF Paulette and I would like to say a big thank you to all the folks who gathered together on May Day down on the Wharf and manned the St Peters’ Church stall at the Lions’ Fair. We unfortunately couldn’t be there (we were floating in the Dead Sea and going up to the summit of Masada in a cable car) Life is tough but someone had to do it!!! Seriously though, thank you to all of you who gave up your time, baked cakes, donated tombola items and raised the final sum of £127. It will be greatly received to help maintain our beautiful Church. We hope to be with you at the May Fair next year, but if Jerusalem beckons, who knows… Best Wishes, Janet James and Paulette Bremner-Milne �SEEND AND DISTRICT GARDENING CLUB Earlier this month 32 members visited The Courts Garden in Holt for a guided tour with the Head Gardener, Kat Saunders who spoke to us so well earlier in the season. The gardens looked superb and Kat was as entertaining and informative as before. Most of us then repaired to The Bell on the Common at Broughton Gifford for an excellent meal, so all in all it was a very enjoyable evening. The next event is our trip to Highgrove on 2nd June. Those on the list have now received your instructions from Roger so I shall say no more except I’m really looking forward to it. The cost of £21 per person should now have been paid to Joe. The cost (£22 or £23 for non-members) for the day trip to Dorset and Somerset on 18th July should be paid by the end of May. We will be leaving from The Bell at 9.30am, you will need a picnic lunch to eat at Snape Cottage and there will be tea at East Lambrook Manor, which is not included in the cost of the trip. There are still a few places left if you wish to go. Any queries to Monica. I will soon be contacting all those on the list for West Woodhay Garden Show in June with directions to the venue and suggestions about sharing transport. Our first meeting of the new season, will be on September 8th. The speaker will be Caroline Pakenham on Unusual Herbs and the competition will be a vase of herbs from the garden. New members and visitors are very welcome. Sue Johns. The Devizes Deanery ‘Bite-size’ Learning Programme This is an exciting new venture for the Deanery which begins in September 2009. ‘Bite-size’ is just that, an opportunity to spend an evening with the church family of the Devizes Deanery, looking at a diverse selection of subjects such as - music in worship, poetry as an expression of faith, what is meant by pastoral care, practical ways in which we can share our faith with the children in our lives, supporting and learning from the elderly, gaining listening skills, reflection on Fr. Timothy Radcliffe's Lent course, the life of Abraham, the Gospel of Luke, etc...... These evenings will start in September, with two sessions a month until April 2010 at venues in different parts of the deanery. Programme leaflets will shortly be available in the local churches. So have a look at the programme, think what sessions might be of interest and put the dates in your diary. Each session will be 2 hours long and will be free (tho' there will be a donation plate for refreshments). Each parish is paying a little to the deanery to cover the costs of the programme. There is no need to book - just turn up! There will be posters in church which will give directions to each venue. Please try not to book other church events on these nights! This Programme is also the new vehicle for training Lay Pastoral Assistants and an opportunity for existing LPA's to brush up on their skills. It will also enable those who are interested in becoming an LPA to attend sessions, discover a little more about pastoral ministry and discern whether this is where God may be leading them. There will be one session each month from September to April, and are under the heading “Pastoral Course” in the programme If you think you might be interested in becoming an LPA then please talk to your parish priest or to the Revd. Maureen Allchin (01380 828931maureen@mallchin.co.uk) who is overseeing the Bite Size Learning Programme. Enjoy this new vehicle for learning. Poulshot Village �News is put together by Nina Jeffries and anyone else who would like to help, and distributed to all houses in the village by a lovely team of helpers. Help, contributions, reports, opinions and articles are very much welcomed. While we will always aim to include all shades of opinion and interest, we reserve the right to select and edit where appropriate. We also aim to provide a network and record of what’s going on in the village, as fully as possible, so please let us know if there is anything that you would like publicised in advance or reported on afterwards. The intention will be for the magazine to float through your doors in the forest week of each month, so contributions need to arrive about ten days before that. We look forward to hearing from you. Contact us e-mail – poulshotnews@btinternet.com phone – 01380 828883 by post 3 Sillington Lane, Poulshot, SN10 1TD Contributions for next issue in by 20 June please Poulshot Village News June 2009 Dates for your diary ….. �Open Farm Sunday 7th May – visit Five Lanes Farm, Potterne Ladies Club – 9th June – Farm visit 16th June – Great Chalfield Village Fete – 27th June Wiltshire Numismatic Society - Military Medals – Mr J. Lodge 15th June th 20 July - Members Hobbies / Display Evening bring along a display for judging St Peter’s Church – 13th June - Musical Evening th 28 June - Patronal Festival Benefice Service th 4 July - Cheese and Wine Evening Poulshot and Rowde Extravaganza 5th and 6th September Advertising Poulshot Village News is happy to accept adverts, indeed relies on them to fund production costs. Publication of an advert does not constitute an endorsement for that product or service. Adverts may be taken as a full, half or quarter page, at a cost of £40/£25/£15 respectively, to run for the full year of the magazine. Subscribing to an advert in the magazine will automatically get you a listing on the Poulshot web site!! St Peter’s Church - churchwardens Mrs Paulette Bremner-Milne 828527 Mrs Janet James 724944 PCC Secretary –Mrs Kate Amery 827172 PCC Members – Mr Nicholas Hunloke (Treasurer) – Lady Kate Hunloke (Deanery Synod) – Mr Brian James (Licensed Lay Minister) – Mrs Angela Bullen – Lt. Col. R Janes – Mr Chris Saunders – Mrs D Wood - Organist – Mrs P De Belle Parish council – Mr Michael Hues 828255 Chairman - Mrs Maggie Goodenough 827205 Clerk magsgoode@tesco.net Members Mrs Sue Aldridge – Mr Joe Baber – Mr Geoff Collett – Mr Steve Housby – Mr Nicholas Hunloke – Mr Malcolm Nixon Local Councillors County Cllr r Mrs Pat Rugg 722677 Kennet District Cllr . Col Anthony Lake 828320 Farmers Club Mr Richard Francis 828232 Mother and Toddler Group Mrs Clair Waldron 828602 Poulshot Ladies Club Lady Kate Hunloke 828333 Village Hall – Chris Saunders 827290 Bookings - Peter Cleverley 827242 Village Trust – Chairman - Mr Nicholas Hunloke 828333 - Mr Peter Cleverly 827242 Secretary Members - Mrs Diana Gravina (Vice-chairman) – Mr Brian James (treasurer) – Mrs Pam Langton (Archivist) Do you need help with �Self Assessment Taxation Business Plans Presentation to Banks Contact Poulshot L o d g e F a r m Gordon Lawrence Chartered Accountant 30, The Pound, Bromham Tel: Devizes 850294 Free Initial Consultation Fresh beef available for sale direct from the farm Selection boxes available or individual requirements catered for. Orders now being taken for delivery limited frozen meat available now. Selection box includes – various roasting joints, steaks, mince and stewing steaks . Prices very competitive for this local quality product. For more information contact the Hues family on 01380 828255 DOLMAN AUDIO VISUAL Berhills Lane Farm, Sells Green, Melksham �Telephone: 01380 828524 We know HI FI TELVISION VIDEO DVD literally inside out! For personal service and a professional repair to any make of product, ancient or modern, please telephone Maggie or Peter ‘ We also stock a range of quality reconditioned (non ex-rental) equipment carrying a maximum 6 months warranty. DOLMAN AUDIO VISUAL is an Authorised Service Centre providing technical assistance on behalf of leading manufacturers. 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With the price of oil increasing, we will get you a discounted price every time! Interested? Call Chris on 01380 818724 or e-mail jcm3777@hotmail.com Holiday Cottage to let in Port Isaac north Cornwall Creel Cottage is a beautiful old world cottage nestling in the heart of the ancient fishing village of Port Isaac. It is just a minutes walk from the little harbour where you can watch the fishermen bringing in their catch of lobsters and crabs. The cottage is available to let throughout the year. In winter it us warm and cosy and you can have a log fire. For further details please contact Angela or Derek Bullen 01380 828413 JOIN US AND SAVE MONEY! - on your supply of domestic heating oil delivered to your door. As an established group with members Andrew Goodfield Woodwork Devizes, Road, Rowde, Wiltshire Carpentry, Joinery Free-standing and built-in cabinets cupboards and wardrobes Free estimate Telephone: 01380 7222067 -mail:apgoodfield@tiscali.co.uks DEVIZES HOME AND GARDEN MAINTENANCE �We are a small family business established over 5 years Due to expansion we are able to offer our services over a greater area. No job too big or too small - grass cutting – fencing – decking – patios - decorating and much much more fully insured free quotation Tel: Jon on 01380 720969 Mobile: 0777 8043330 Poulshot Village Hall Available for meetings, functions, clubs and private parties �Mobile Hairdresser for ladies’, gents’ and children’s hair - concessions for OAPs – Available daytime, evenings and weekends. For more details, please ring Charlotte on 01380 828482 �Caroline’s Canapés Light bites Canapés Party food Delicious home made food delivered to your door! 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Plumbing and Heating BATHROOMS, TAPS, HOT WATER CYLINDERS AND MUCH MORE NO JOB TOO SMALL 24 HOUR CALL OUT Tel: 01380 828956 Mobile: 07708510715 With oak floors, vaulted ceilings, exposed beams and wood burners each cottage has been decorated and furnished to a high standard Level access and wide doors throughout Available all year for holidays and short breaks For further details contact Eve Curnow on 01380 828329 or 07790365049 www.highergreenfarmcottages.com � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Village Magazine Description An account of the resource PDF versions of the Village Magazine distributed between 2004 and Present. 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Title A name given to the resource Poulshot Village News June 2009 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 01/06/2009 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Poulshot Village News Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Poulshot Village News PVN Village News https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/org.poulshotvillagearchive/original/62648f4ad0f1384bb835037ac2c79d9c.pdf 8181495531cbefe96cf2a716adab5bb4 PDF Text Text Poulshot Village News is put together by Nina Jeffries and anyone else who would like to help, and distributed to all houses in the village by a lovely team of helpers. Help, contributions, reports, opinions and articles are very much welcomed. While we will always aim to include all shades of opinion and interest, we reserve the right to select and edit where appropriate. We also aim to provide a network and record of what’s going on in the village, as fully as possible, so please let us know if there is anything that you would like publicised in advance or reported on afterwards. The intention will be for the magazine to float through your doors in the forest week of each month, so contributions need to arrive about ten days before that. We look forward to hearing from you. Contact us e-mail – poulshotnews@btinternet.com phone – 01380 828883 by post - 3 Sillington Lane, Poulshot, SN10 1TD Contributions for next issue in by 20 May please Poulshot Village News May 2009 �Open Farm Sunday 7th June 09 Five Lanes Farm in Potterne will be open to visitors on Sunday the 7th of June 09 as part of Open Farm Sunday. There will be many farm attractions for all the family including baby chicks, gosling’s lambs, piglets and calves. Come and have a walk along the keeper’s trail competition where do all the wild animals live? How many can you recognise? Have a look at some farm machinery old and new. Take the opportunity to “Ask the Farmer” any question you want to ask, like; what’s the difference between straw and hay, what is silage? Why are farmers grumpy? There will be farmers on hand to answer all your questions. Five Lanes Farm will be open from 12 noon until 4pm – do come along, bring the family and your wellies ‘just in case.’ Refreshments will be available with plenty of free parking (look for the tractor signs) For more information on Open Farm Sunday, go to the web site, www.farmsunday.org or telephone LEAF, (linking environment and farming) on 02476413911. Or of course you can ring John and Teresa Chandler on 01380 725643. The only favour we ask is to keep your dog on a lead. See you on Sunday, June the 7th. John Chandler, Five Lanes Farm, Potterne on the Worton to Potterne road. ACTION MEDICAL RESEARCH 15th PLANT FAIR GREAT CHALFIELD MANOR BROUGHTON GIFFORD Sunday 3rd May 2009 10.30am - 4.00pm SPECIALIST NURSERIES AND GARDENING SUNDRIES REFRESHMENTS AND TEAS GIANT CAKE STALL ENTRANCE £3.00 CHILDREN FREE SPECIAL GUEST - PADDINGTON BEAR Contact Kate Hunloke 01380 828333 for more details �LADIES CLUB Tuesday May 19th - Open gardens evening - meet outside village hall at 7pm. We will visit some gardens around the green and towards the church, finishing with a drink at Barleyfields. Husbands and partners welcome. Contact 828589 Pam Langton Tuesday 9th June - 7.30 p.m. - Mike and Dibi Hues have kindly invited the Ladies Club (including husbands and partners) for a visit to the farm. This is a wonderful opportunity to view a working farm and afterwards they have offered us light refreshments. I suggest we all meet at the farm – please drive into the main farm entrance with the white gates and not the entrance to the house. Please let me know if you will be attending by telephoning me on 828344 or confirming by email – marian.stimson@btinternet.com. Tuesday 16th June – time to be confirmed. - Kate Amery is kindly organising a visit to Great Chalfield Manor. More details will follow shortly. POULSHOT VILLAGE FETE The Village Fete will be held on 29th June. As well as our normal stalls and games, we are running two competitions this year. The first is a photographic competition, divided into two classes, one under 16, the other over 16s. We would like you to take photographs of Poulshot, views, buildings, weather with or without Poulshot people, in them – size 10x8. These photographs will be put up in the Village Hall and will be judged by someone from outside the Village. So start now and we will give you more details later. The second competition is open to under 11s only. Choose a biscuit and decorate it. The most original designs will win prizes! Bring them on the day! More news and info about the Tug of War in the next mag. �Church Flower Rota 3rd May - Mrs Pam Langton 10th & 17th May - Mrs Yvonne Baber 24th & 31st May - Mrs Angela Bullen 7th & 14th June - Mrs Kate Amery INTERREGNUM The PCC and Churchwardens have been told that the replacement for Sasha is to be a ‘House for Duty’ priest, who in return for working two days a week plus a Sunday will live in the Rectory rent free, in lieu of being paid a stipend. This is the first step towards the formation of a ‘cluster’ of eight Churches, to include Poulshot, served by two full-time Stipendiary priests, which will come into effect by 2016. The Benefice is in the process of producing a ‘Benefice Profile’, a kind of Job Description’. If you have any firm opinions about the kind of person you would like to see appointed as our ‘House for Duty’ priest, please pass on your views to either of the Churchwardens. Paulette Bremner-Milne 828527 Janet James 724944 100 club draw results 1st Prize 2nd Prize 3rd Prize 1st Prize 2nd Prize 3rd Prize April Judy Edwards Mrs Sherman Mrs Saunders May Mr C Langton Mary Samuel Mr J Hawkins £25 £15 £10 £25 £15 £10 Poulshot Village Trust AGM Tuesday 26 May 2009 at 7.30 pm in the Village Hall The Ordinary Meeting will be held immediately after the AGM Everyone is welcome to attend �News from Rowde Primary School You give a little love… Got any unwanted good quality clothing and want to donate it to a good cause, rather than the landfill? Then look no further… The Rowde School Association (RSA), have arranged a collection with Bag2School to raise funds for the School Swimming Pool Roof fund. Bag2School is a company that specialises in selling good quality second-hand clothing to wholesalers, mainly in Eastern Europe, who then earn a living by selling them locally. So how does it work? Special bags will be available from the School Office from April 27th or you can use black plastic bin bags. You then need to fill each bag with good quality (no-bric-abrac): - Clothes ƒ Bedding ƒ Curtains ƒ Soft Toys ƒ Shoes ƒ Belts ƒ Handbags And take the full bags to the School Hall on: Monday 18th May by 11:00 The bags will then be collected from the School and weighed. The School will receive money in relation to the total weight donated. For example, a 10kg bag will raise £2.00 for the school. This campaign proved to be very successful for the School last November where we raised over £750. This went directly into the Roof Fund – so let’s see if we can beat that marvelous amount! Last month, the Juniors performed the slapstick musical comedy Bugsy Malone. There were notable performances from the leading cast - Lloyd Ollerhead as Bugsy, Freya Piggot as Blowsey Brown, Joseph Ayris as Fat Sam, Courtney Ball as Tallulah, Aaron Parsons as Dandy Dan, Elliott Hawkins as Cagey Joe and Liam Godwin as Leroy to name but a few. However, all children were included and gave great performances as either the Gang members, Boxers, Down and Outs or Dancing Girls. The children, teachers and parents (who helped to provide costumes and props), put a tremendous amount of hard work into the production, which showed in its overall success. It was great to see so much talent either through acting, singing, dancing or playing musical instruments. What struck me the most was how much the children enjoyed themselves and supported each other. This was particularly obvious when they sang “Fat Sam’s Grand Slam” and “You give a little love” at the Easter Church Service. So well done to everyone involved and we look forward to next year’s production whatever it may be! Deanne Elsden �More Rowde School News Sell-out Fashion Show Also last month, the School held the annual Fashion Show. This was a fantastic social evening watching children and parent volunteers model a selection of clothing from the main High Street shops. The models did a very professional job walking down the catwalk and everyone involved seemed to really enjoy themselves. The show was organised by Rachel Tempest and with the help of other Rowde School Association (RSA) members, teachers and parents we managed to raise over £400 for the school funds! Seend Bulkington and Poulshot Benefice Wednesday Group 2009 Normal time: 1930 - 2100hrs. Serial Date 4 20 May 5 17 Jun Bag2School Following the success in the autumn, we are repeating the Bag2School collection for re-usable good quality clothing. Special bags are available in the School Office, but you can also use black bin bags. The collection date is Monday 18th May by 11:00. Please see the advert for further details or look online www.bags2school.com. Thank you for your support, which is very important to the School and all money raised will go directly into the Swimming Pool Roof fund. Deanne Elsden For Sale 6 Subject and Lead Speaker Quote: Freethinking is a load of bull! Discuss. Rupert Janes Why do the Americans do God so much better than the British? Nicky Hunloke tbc 7 8 15 Jul Aug 16 Sep No meeting. tbc 9 21 Oct tbc 10 18 Nov tbc 11 Dec No meeting. Demi johns, corks, buckets, recipe books etc Everything you need to start making your own wine. £20 Ring David 828270 Venue Poulshot Village Hall Poulshot Village Hall Poulshot Village Hall NA Poulshot Village Hall Poulshot Village Hall Poulshot Village Hall NA Remarks �Wednesday Group SEEND CHURCH SUMMER FETE Saturday 11th July 12-4pm Seend School Playing Fields. All welcome LOOK OUT FOR FURTHER DETAILS IN NEXT MONTH"S VILLAGE NEWS Congratulations to Sue Fennell who was married to Kevin Speight on Saturday 25th April at 3:00pm, at St. Matthews Church, Rowde. A small but enthusiastic group met in Wattle Cottage on 15th April to discuss the very topical question, “Does Darwinism necessarily negate a belief in God?” There will be few who have not been reminded of the birth of Charles Darwin 200 years ago and of his research into the origins of species and his theory of evolution, which when they were published in 1859, created a great stir in both scientific and religious circles in a Victorian Britain in which religious beliefs were generally strongly held by a large majority of the population and where Christianity was a powerful element in society. Darwin argued for a natural and not divine origin of species, together with a much greater antiquity to the earth than creationists who accepted the story of Creation as set out in the Bible claimed. His theories were seen by many, particularly in the Church, as negating the existence of God, and were condemned by the Church establishment. While the dispute has rumbled on ever since it has in recent years been revived, particularly by Professor Dawkins, and more recently by two BBC series, one by Jimmy Docherty, who demonstrated Darwin’s experiments on evolution, and one by Andrew Marr, who considered the wider-reaching implications of Darwin’s theories and particularly the philosophical and theological ones. Marr declared himself an atheist and there was a general feeling among Poulshot’s ‘academics?’ that his programmes, though well presented and interesting, were biased in favour of atheism. Another BBC programme showed both sides of the argument with eminent scientists and clerics �presenting their case, and this came to the conclusion that interpretations of the Bible have to be understood in the context of the present, whenever that may have been, or will be in the future. The presenter of the programme ended by suggesting that Evolution should be seen as ‘The How’ and God as ‘The Why’, and this became the basis for our discussion, albeit much more on a day-to-day level than as presented on TV. on Wednesday 20th May, when we will consider “Why do the Americans do God so much better than the British?” John Quinn While it seemed clear to us all, eventually, that there was no conflict between the existence of God and Darwinism, the difficulty lay more in how the two streams of theory can be taught, understandably, logically and without bias. This brought in the question of individual perceptions of God and the influence on teaching of the many different ways in which these perceptions are presented, particularly in a society as multi-faith as ours is today. We agreed that in most religions there are common threads of humanity that underlie the different teachings; and however distorted these might sometimes appear, as for example expressed by some religious fundamentalists, and that these common threads were predominantly positive for the good of all men and for the world in general. We also noted that scientific theories are seldom finite and that scientists are always looking for progress in their research – perhaps there is more to come about evolution! The in-depth discussion even considered at the request of one member (no names, no packdrill!), the question of “what on earth are wasps for?” Deep Stuff! The churchwardens are pleased to announce that the work on the repairs to the chancel ceiling has been completed. There are still some repairs to the outside of the church to completely seal everything and we are hoping that this will be done very soon. It is seldom that the Wednesday Group goes home having achieved total unanimity but we were all agreed on the basic answer to our question, that an acceptance of Darwinism does NOT negate the existence of God. Do join us in the Village Hall ST PETER’S CHURCH Chancel Ceiling Repairs There is a display in the church showing everything connected with the repairs. The display will stay there for a few weeks and we hope that everyone who donated money towards this very important work, will take the time to view the display. Aumbrey It had been decided to have a door put back on to the Aumbrey (a small cupboard in which to keep reserved sacrament). Mr Kevin Urda had offered to do this and has made an excellent job in making and fitting the door using reclaimed oak. His services and materials are his gift to the church – many, many thanks for his continued support of our lovely ancient church. Paulette Bremner-Milne �WILTON WINDMILL VICTORIAN DAY SUNDAY 10TH MAY 2009 FROM 1PM TO 4PM MEET HISTORIAN & ARCHAEOLOGIST ALEX LANGLANDS FROM THE TV SERIES ‘THE VICTORIAN FARM’ LISTEN TO THE MILLER’S STORIES ABOUT LIFE IN VICTORIAN TIMES WATCH & JOIN IN WITH THE VICTORIAN WASHERWOMAN & THE TEACHER AS THEY GO ABOUT THEIR WORK GET DRESSED UP - PRIZES FOR THE BEST DRESSED VICTORIANS TRADITIONAL CRAFTS ~ GAMES & LONGBOW SHOOTING ~ STANDS & STALLS ~ MAKE BREAD FROM THE MILL’S OWN FLOUR BARBECUE & REFRESHMENTS & MUCH MORE! Lots of fun for everyone! TICKETS IN ADVANCE WILL BE AVAILABLE FROM FRIDAY 24TH APRIL 2009 FROM THE FOLLOWING OUTLETS: GREAT BEDWYN POST OFFICE THE SWAN INN, WILTON MARR GREEN FARM SHOP, BURBAGE Ticket cost: Adults £4 each in advance, £5 each at the gate, children free History On Your Doorstep Did you know that the only working windmill in Wessex is just a few miles away from you? Wilton Windmill is managed by the Wilton Windmill Society and is staffed entirely by volunteers. The mill is fully operational and, when there is sufficient wind, we produce our own stone ground flour. The flour can be bought at the Windmill and also at other local outlets and farm shops in the area. Things to do at Wilton Windmill: ƒ See how the Victorians ground their flour using only the power of wind; ƒ Climb to the top to see the very large Brakewheel; ƒ Visit our ground floor exhibition area and see the film of the mill in action; ƒ Take a tour inside the mill; ƒ You can even grind your own flour on our Quern. Don’t miss our shop and refreshments available when the mill is open. We also have a picnic area which is open all year round with stunning views of Inkpen and the Brail. You can make a full day of it, by combining a visit to Wilton Windmill with the circular walk to Crofton (either via Wilton Water or the Roman Road) where you can visit the spectacular Crofton Beam Engines and perhaps take a break at The Swan in Wilton en route. There are also beautiful walks along the Kennet & Avon Canal not far away. Wilton Windmill is open from 2pm to 5pm every Sunday and on Bank Holidays from Easter until the end of September. We can �also open the Windmill by appointment for groups, when milling can be done, subject to weather conditions – for more information please call 01672 870202. We are always looking for volunteers! For more information, please call 01672 870202. Where to find us Wilton Windmill is located close to the village of Wilton, off the A338 between Hungerford and Burbage in Wiltshire. Trains run from Paddington to Bedwyn station, from where you can walk or cycle the 3.5km to the mill by road (there are some hills!). You can also walk from Great Bedwyn along the towpath then left at Crofton Crossing up the Roman Road. Windmill Quiz All the answers can be found on our website, www.wiltonwindmill.co.uk In which year was Wilton Windmill built? For how many years did the Windmill operate? When was the Windmill restored? What dates back to 1890 and can be found on the ground floor information centre in the mill? How many sails does the mill have? Poulshot Parish Council 3rd March 2009 Gill Shell from Wiltshire Rural Housing Association (WRH) attended the meeting. Under the Parish Council’s instruction, WRH have conducted the housing needs Survey in the village. The response from Poulshot was the lowest response they have ever recorded and would therefore be extending the closing date to the 17th March, in the hope that more surveys would be returned over the next couple of weeks. WRH work with private contractors to produce houses at affordable rents and also low cost purchase schemes. They have a local connection policy that is very strict and insist upon the applicants having a connection, either from family, parents or work. They also work towards building ecologically sound houses and have a very strong green policy. The Parish Councillors agreed that the survey should be redone and to extend the end date to 4 weeks from printing. In response to the question as to whether lack of response simply meant that there was no requirement in the village for further affordable housing, Ms Shell said that she didn’t feel that this was a fair assumption and that we should make sure everyone has their say via the survey. It was agreed that some of the wording of the survey could be misleading and it was agreed that it would be amended. Jonathon Seed (KDC) explained the survey is important for not only this but future developments as well. JS explained that if the PC state that they would only back the development if the WRH were used and if the developer also requested that WRH were used that this would have to be taken very seriously. The meeting was also attended by Emily Thomas, a Constable �from the Trowbridge Police Force. Emily explained that Poulshot has been moved under the wing of the Trowbridge Force. PC Thomas will be in charge of Poulshot, Keevil and Bulkington. Chairman Mike Hues welcomed back Jonathon Seed, KDC, who explained that further to recent KDC meetings with regard to the Area boards, he was concerned to see that Poulshot had been placed into the Trowbridge board and suggested the Parish Council take steps to voice concerns about Poulshot’s inclusion in a predominantly urban board. The Councillors agreed to follow up his suggestion. At the public part of the meeting, the sewage system was discussed. Villagers are concerned that with new building developments the problem of flooding in parts of the village will increase and become worse. Mike Hues explained that work is to be carried out on the green to divert the water away from the village green which may assist with the water on its way down the hill. The Councillors will continue to raise concerns. The condition of roads after tractors have used muddy tracks was also discussed. The meeting then discussed the forthcoming village music event. The group organising the event have agreed on the weekend of the 5th and 6th September 2009. A jazz evening to be held on the 5th with a Hog roast, run as a non profit making event with any surplus income being donated to a charity of mutual consent. The meeting also discussed a grant to ameliorate Village Green Flooding; the Village Church fund; Christmas Card Recycling; the Parish Steward; the Village Plan; a letter regarding the condition of Mill Road; the condition of the Rights of Way known as the ‘Broadway’,’ Barleyhill Lane’ and’ Leighball Lane’’ finance and planning applications. The next meeting will be Tuesday 5th May 2009 at 7.30pm in the Village Hall. Poulshot, Seend and Bulkington Church Services May 2009 Sunday 3rd May 8 00 a.m. BCP Holy Communion 9.30m a.m. Family Eucharist 11.15 a.m. Parish Eucharist 6.00 p.m. Evensong Sidesman Mrs P Bremner Milne Reader Mr N. Hunloke Seend Bulkington Seend Poulshot Sunday 10th May 10.00 a.m. Benefice Service Methodist Chapel, Seend Sidesman Mr N. Hunloke Reader Mr B. Arnold Sunday 17th May 8 00 a.m. BCP Holy Communion 9.30m a.m. Parish Eucharist 11.15 a.m. Parish Eucharist 6.00 p.m. Parish Eucharist Sidesman Mr C. Saunders Reader Lady Kate Hunloke Sunday 24th May 8 00 a.m. BCP Holy Communion 9.30m a.m. Parish Eucharist 11.15 a.m. Parish Eucharist 6.00 p.m. Songs of Praise Sidesman Mrs K. Ameryu Reader The Celebrant Sunday 31st May 10.00 a.m. Benefice Eucharist Sidesman TBA Reader TBA Seend Bulkington Seend Poulshot Seend Poiulshot Seend Bulkington Poulshot �Dates for your diary ….. Open Farm Sunday 7th May – visit Five Lanes Farm, Potterne Ladies Club – 19th May - Open Gardens 9th June – Farm visit 16th June – Great Chalfield Wilton Windmill 10th May - Victorian Day Plant Fair, Great Chalfield – 3rd May 26th May - Village Trust AGM 29th June Village Fete Advertising Poulshot Village News is happy to accept adverts, indeed relies on them to fund production costs. Publication of an advert does not constitute an endorsement for that product or service. Adverts may be taken as a full, half or quarter page, at a cost of £40/£25/£15 respectively, to run for the full year of the magazine. St Peter’s Church - churchwardens Mrs Paulette Bremner-Milne 828527 Mrs Janet James 724944 827172 PCC Secretary –Mrs Kate Amery PCC Members – Mr Nicholas Hunloke (Treasurer) – Lady Kate Hunloke (Deanery Synod) – Mr Brian James (Licensed Lay Minister) – Mrs Angela Bullen – Lt. Col. 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Title A name given to the resource Poulshot Village News December 2008 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 01/12/2008 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Poulshot Village News Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Poulshot Village News PVN Village News https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/org.poulshotvillagearchive/original/603a9061149e916aabc266aff6d11203.pdf f07259d704a04f635a0e3efb4b0c7f99 PDF Text Text �Poulshot Village News is put together by Nina Jeffries and anyone else who would like to help, and distributed to all houses in the village by a lovely team of helpers. Help, contributions, reports, opinions and articles are very much welcomed – it is much easier if they can be e-mailed so they can be edited and inserted to fit, but do post handwritten or typed contributions if that is easier. While we will always aim to include all shades of opinion and interest, we reserve the right to select and edit where appropriate. We also aim to provide a network and record of what’s going on in the village, as fully as possible, so please let us know if there is information or forthcoming events or meetings that you would like publicised in advance or reported on afterwards. The intention will be for the magazine to float through your doors by the first of each month, so contributions need to be with us the week before that. We look forward to hearing from you. Contact us - e-mail – poulshotnews@btinternet.com phone – 01380 828883 by post - 3 Sillington Lane, Poulshot, SN10 1TD Contributions for next issue in by 20th November please – for December and January – next issue coming out the beginning of December, then first 2009 issue the beginning of February! �… and to begin with, apologies to those of you for whom the last edition of the PVN arrived only marginally before this one: my fault entirely, in not managing very well the juggling act that is work and life and all the rest of it! Notes to self as a result of all this are (i) yet again I reflect on what a sterling job John and Suzie did for the past 8 years (ii) the varied offers of help and support from people around and about show yet again what nice people live in this village and (iii) I must try to organise the newsletter deadlines and school/work deadlines so they don’t all come at once! The fourth note is to ask for a specific bit of help. The newsletter is mostly written by all of you, and my role is largely in putting it all together. And the more I have to put together the better, as it reflects the diversity of life around the village. But, having put it all together, got it printed by the lovely Lillian in Seend, collated - and we worked out that it’s usually around 2000 bits of paper, so no small job! – by a team energetically led by James Wright and comprising his family and me - then I’ve tended to run out of steam a bit! So I am looking for a distribution manager - ! - someone to whom I can deliver the full set of newsletters and who will then bundle them up and deliver to the wonderful team of people who walk round the village and deliver the newsletter to your doors. Do get in touch if you are able to help. I will be aiming to get the next issue printed in the week beginning 24th November and out to you all over the weekend of the 29th: it will be the Christmas and new year issue, so if you can possibly plan ahead and tell us about things happening in 2009 as well as over the festive season that will be much appreciated! Nina �… there may be quite a few familiar traditions that we follow but very rarely stop to think about what they really mean or why we do them! If there are such familiar habits, like Halloween, it’s worth giving it a thought if we are to understand why we keep it or why we do not. Sadly there are habits we’re usually content with, just the way we do things, but actually giving our life habits a bit of thought can teach us much about ourselves! There will however be very important traditions, like Remembrance, whose meaning is very clear in our heart because of its significance or personal connection for us in whatever way. We move in November to another season of many traditions. So there may be parents or grandparents hunting for a large pumpkin in order to hollow it out for the children, carve a scary face in the shell, and place a lighted candle inside but do we know why? What is the reason for carving out pumpkins and going out ‘trick or treating’? Halloween is a medieval name for the eve of the festival of All Hallows which is the feast of all the saints but the night before has become a frightening time for many, especially the elderly, and not the innocent bit of fun for children we may �have imagined, all because of its history and misuse of its significance. The familiar symbols of Halloween come from the Druid festival of Samhain which we see so vividly in material from the American market. It was the feast of the dead signalling the end of harvest, the start of the winter season, the eve of a new year. Huge fires were lit on hills to ward away evil spirits, the souls of the dead were supposed to return to their homes, the festival including sinister ghosts, witches, hobgoblins, black cats and demons, all said to be roaming about to be appeased! The Roman Empire had observed the pagan holiday of ‘Feralia’ intended to give rest to the dead by making sacrifices and praying for them. By 7th century Pope Boniface made this All Saints’ Day which by the 9th century came to be a general observance to honour the saints. So in medieval England the festival was known as All Hallows’, the night before All Hallows’ Eve or Halloween, coming from the word ‘hallow’ meaning to bless, to make holy, to make nearer to God. So the symbols of the dead came to mean life by being replaced by the saints as signs of new life and hope! For many November is also about Guy Fawkes, remembering his attempt to blow up Parliament hence our firework parties, yet more significantly from the early 20th century Remembrance is such an important event for us all. �We salute all who work to defend our freedom, the security of our own land, remembering the great many dying in their efforts to secure a peaceful world over many years and still today. On Remembrance Sunday we commit to continue to ‘remember them’ with such a great sense of passing on to others the act of remembrance, ‘in order to tell them of us’, not only the memories but handing on the responsibility of remembrance to the next generation. This is also a time to remember the armed forces of today, our current live conflict issues. So as we recall our traditions we see what is relevant and significant in them today. From where I stand there are times when it’s worth taking a moment to look beneath the familiar, the way we do things, indeed the way we are, and consider what they mean today. Revd Sacha Pearce Rector St Peter’s Poulshot sidesman/reader rota for November 2nd November Sidesman Mr F Wood Reader Mrs Y Baber 9th November Sidesman Mrs J James Reader Colonel C Langton 16th November Sidesman Mrs S Quinn Reader Mrs J James �Sunday 2nd Nov All Saints’ Sunday & All Souls’ Tide 08.00 Holy Communion Holy Cross Seend 09.30 Family Eucharist Bulkington 11.15 Parish Eucharist Seend 18.00 Evensong Poulshot Sunday 9th Nov Remembrance Sunday 08.00 Holy Communion Holy Cross Seend 10.45 Remembrance Service Holy Cross Seend 10.50 Remembrance Service Christchurch Bulkington 10.55 Remembrance Service St Peter’s Poulshot All Remembrance Services start at their respective War Memorials. Sunday 16th Nov 3rd Sunday of the month 08.00 Holy Communion Holy Cross Seend 09.30 Parish Eucharist Bulkington 11.15 Parish Eucharist Holy Cross Seend 18.00 Parish Eucharist St Peter’s Poulshot Sunday 23rd Nov The Feast of Christ the King 10.00 Benefice Eucharist for Patronal Festival at Bulkington �Sunday 30th Nov Advent Sunday 5th Sunday of the month 10.00 Benefice Eucharist Poulshot (with the Dean of Salisbury) 18.00 Benefice Advent Carols Holy Cross Seend Date for Diaries Sunday 7th Dec (in addition to the services for 1st Sunday of the month) 16.00 ‘Christmas Lights’ Gift Service Seend as children bring a new or nearly new gift for a child in need (wrapped or unwrapped) I am sorry to use the 'C' word but Christmas is fast approaching, so I thought it would be useful to remind you of some dates relating to events taking place before Christmas and the actual festival itself, which you might want to put in your diary now. NOVEMBER 2ND - All Souls Service, Holy Cross, Seend. 4.00pm) At this service we remember all our loved ones who have died and candles are lit in their memory. There will be a list on the table at the back of Church on which you may write the name of anyone you would like to be remembered. These names will be read out at the services and prayers will be said in their memory. �NOVEMBER 9TH - REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY Today we meet to remember those who gave their lives in conflict, The First and Second World Wars and the wars since and those taking place at the moment. The service will begin in Church at 10.55am and we will then process outside to gather at the Memorial at 11.00am for the Act of Remembrance. NOVEMBER 22ND - COFFEE MORNING Following our successful event last year, we are again holding a coffee morning at Nicky and Kate Hunloke's house. Come along, have a chat, a cup of coffee/tea, a piece of cake (or buy a whole cake if you wish) and purchase an item from the Bring and Buy stall. Donations of goods for the 'Bring and Buy' stall, or cakes for sale will be greatly appreciated and can be given to either of the Churchwardens or any member of the PCC. Goods can always be collected if required, just give the Churchwardens a ring. NOVEMBER 30TH - ADVENT SUNDAY As this is the 5th Sunday of the month it will be a Benefice Service held at St. Peter's Poulshot, 10.00am. However, it will be rather special as we will have with us June Osborne, Dean of Salisbury Cathedral who will be taking our service and preaching the sermon. Coffee will be �served after the service. Come along and let us give her a truly warm welcome. DECEMBER 1st, 8th,15th - ADVENT MEDITATION As we start our journey to Christmas we begin with our Advent Meditation groups. These will be three short services (lasting about 30 mins) when we can focus our thoughts on the coming celebrations of Christ's birth. They will be held in St Peter's Poulshot (1st), Christ Church Bulkington (8th) and Holy Cross Seend (15th). DECEMBER 10TH - XMAS BAZAAR at the former Chapel-at-Ease (next to the Village Hall) Come to the Christmas Bazaar on Friday 5th December and find that extra gift you wanted to complete your Christmas shopping. All the usual stalls will be there and I have it on good authority that Father Christmas will be there to see the children. DECEMBER 17TH - CAROL SINGING AROUND THE VILLAGE. This is a wonderful evening when a hearty band of volunteers gather together to process around the village singing all your favourite carols for Christmas. (and we like to gather a few pennies for charity �on the way). If you would like to join us, there is no audition, all you need is enthusiasm - you will be very welcome. See the next village news for details of when and where to meet! DECEMBER 24TH- CAROLS BY CANDLELIGHT- 6.00pm On a personal note, this for me is the start of Christmas our service of Carols by Candlelight. We gather together to listen to the Christmas readings and sing traditional carols in a wonderful setting - St Peter's Church lit entirely by candlelight. It really brings home to everyone the true meaning of Christmas and helps us to celebrate this special event in the most moving way. Sherry and mince pies are served after the service. These events will be on us before we realise, so make sure to put these dates in your diary now so that you don't miss them! Janet James 2nd November Lady Kate Hunloke; November 9th & 16th Mrs Mandy Housby November 23rd Mrs Suzie Quinn ADVENT No flowers CHRISTMAS DAY All Helpers please �… is the Poulshot web site. As well as carrying an electronic version of the Poulshot Village News, it also carries other information about Poulshot, archive information and photographs. The website is maintained by Mike Wilson, who is always keen to receive new contributions – he would be particularly interested to receive old photographs, stories, and anything that anyone would like to share with the world. Mike’s e-mail address for contributions to the website is mike@mai-wilson.co.uk He’s looking forward to hearing from you! Tuesday 18th November – Ghost walk around Devizes with John Girvan. Please advise Mandy Housby on 828464 as we will need to advise numbers to John Girvan. Thank you. Tuesday 16th December – The Raven – Our Christmas get together in The Raven 7.30 for 8p.m. Marian will shortly send out menus. September: 1st Pat Stevens-£25; 2nd Peter Wright- £15; 3rd John Bathe -£10 October 1st Rachel Hues-£25;2nd Mr & Mrs V Kemp-£15; 3rd Liz Plank-£10 �The nights are getting colder but that didn’t stop the Poulshot ladies from having a fun night with our friends in Worton. The venue was Worton Village Hall, the event a fantastic display of hats from Joan Pressley Hats in Devizes. What a treat! Thanks to our amazing models Joyce, Angela and Gill, we were shown the most fantastic hats for all occasions. The hats were beautiful and most of them designer, from top designers such as Philip Treacy at £600 per hat. The ladies looked fab in the hats and we all chose our favourites. My favourite was a bright pink number with lots of feathers - now all I need is the wedding!. The Worton ladies made us feel very welcome with a sherry on arrival and plenty of nibbles. After the hat show we were treated to coffee, tea and cake. A great evening and once again well attended. Marian Stimson �Having recently said a sad goodbye to Nigel and Pauline, a group of Poulshot friends had the opportunity to visit Bigbury-on-Sea and most importantly to meet up with Nigel and Pauline again. The weekend came about after we successfully bid at an Auction of Promises for a three night stay at a house in Bigbury-on-Sea in Devon . Nigel is the Pro at Bigbury-on-Sea Golf Club. Most of us had never been to that part of Devon before, but what a fantastic time we all had. The house was right on the cliff overlooking the beach with the most amazing views. The weather was fabulous all weekend. Nigel and Pauline joined us on the Friday night for a meal and plenty of gin and tonics, as we watched the most amazing sunset. The next day we were up early and, even before breakfast, we were heading off for our first walk. We walked over to Burgh Island , famous for an Art Deco hotel straight out of an Agatha Christie novel. Unfortunately the hotel is not open to non-residents, but I would love to stay there, if only for the chance to go across the sea in the sea tractor at high tide - looks like great fun! We returned back to the house for a hearty breakfast and then set off for more walks, this time along the coastal path, managing to stop at a pub along the way. On the Saturday evening we joined up again with Nigel and Pauline and found a lovely fish restaurant called The Oyster Shack. Next day more walking and lunch at a beautiful pub the other side of the estuary. It was a lovely weekend and so nice to get together with Poulshot friends. If any of you get the chance to visit Nigel and Pauline, we highly recommend the area. Marian Stimson �SATURDAY 22 NOVEMBER Volunteer Pruning Party PLEASE Can you spare an hour or two from 2.00 pm onwards to help prune the trees, sort out tree shelters and generally tidy the Woodland??? Please bring your own secateurs, and possibly a wheelbarrow and mallet. We look forward to seeing you! WORTON BROWNIES TABLE TOP SALE IN AID OF SAVE THE CHILDREN WORTON VILLAGE HALL 25 NOVEMBER 2008 - 6.00pm - 8.00pm TOYS, BOOKS, ETC. MINCE PIES, COFFEE MAYBE EVEN A BROWNIE! ���Our next meeting is on November 11th when we will welcome Cat Saunders the Head Gardener of The Courts at Holt. She will be talking on new developments at The Courts. The competition will be a photograph of a National Trust garden. The away trip next year will be a long weekend from the 26th to 29th June 2009 when we will be visiting Kent. The list will be out at future meetings or you can contact Roger to add your name. This month we enjoyed a very entertaining and informative talk and demonstration by Carl Sadler who is one of only 5 remaining makers of trugs in the country and who has supplied Highgrove House with his products. The word trug is Anglo-Saxon and means boat shaped although at least one of his trugs was round! He makes various sizes to fit different lengths of arm because the correct way to carry a trug is with your arm under the handle and your hand on the far end of the trug. The wood comes from a farm near Abingdon that grows white willow specifically for cricket bats and trugs. He showed us how the pieces of willow that he has cut to shape can be curved and bent after soaking in boiling water to make them pliable. They are then fitted to the previously made frame, made of sweet chestnut, with �copper nails. The finished trugs should last for 100 years, perhaps treated with linseed oil occasionally. They also have other uses apart from gardening purposes apparently. Jamie Oliver had some made to his specification to hold bread rolls and a member of the audience had seen one used as a crib. Whatever they are used for it was a pleasure to see an old craft still being practiced. During the summer break, in July, we visited the National Trust garden at Hidcote and nearby Kiftsgate Court garden with only a few showers in the morning! Many people already knew Hidcote, which was looking good despite rain induced lush growth. It is a garden divided into lots of small compartments and pressure of numbers, not just us, made it difficult at times to see it properly but it was nevertheless enjoyed. Kiftsgate Court, a private garden nearby, is less well known and is a garden for plant enthusiasts to spot lots of different varieties as well as having some beautiful vistas across surrounding countryside towards Wales. It is also the home of the white Kiftsgate Rose, which is rambling in one area of the garden and taking up a staggering amount of space. Pruning must be problematical unless the owner has admitted defeat! The journey home was very scenic with the sun shining strongly on rain freshened countryside. A good day. Next year the day trip will be on July 18th and there will be a weekend trip to Kent. �Thank you to all those of you who helped on the gardening club stalls at the Church Fete and the Lye Field Fete. These were both very successful, the latter despite the rain. There was a good number of entries for the Gardening Club geranium in the Flower Show. The winner was Susie Rawstron. In August some members visited the vineyard at Littleton Panell and enjoyed a tour and very interesting talk on growing wine in this country. Wine was both consumed and purchased. Chris Smith of Pennard Plants was unable to address our first meeting but was good enough to give us plenty of notice and instead we welcomed back Dinah LindonCritchley talking about prairie planting, which is the use of perennials and grasses together. Although not to everyone’s taste, grasses can be very useful and attractive in the garden. Many have almost year round interest with the colour of the foliage, delicate flowers and attractive seed heads during the autumn and winter and perennials planted with them are enhanced by being glimpsed through the gently swaying stems. They can be planted formally with separate blocks of grasses and perennials or more informally with all the plants muddled together and you can extend the season with bulbs in the spring. You can also be rewarded with the �beauty of frosted grasses in the winter by not cutting them down until Spring. Another form of prairie planting is wildflower meadow planting with a mixture of native wildflowers and grasses and annuals. Good if you have a spare orchard or meadow! However all these ideas can be adapted to smaller places and also work in shade. Dinah is a very knowledgeable and interesting speaker and will be asked to visit again! The competition for a single flower, was won by Sylvia Ewin. Second and third were Jean Allen and Tony Hill. Sue Johns Hi, I thought I'd just feedback from the magazine piece about the possibility of a footpath from Sillington Lane to Caen Hill. I think it is very good idea. As there are very few buses that come through Poulshot, and people need to walk to and from the bus stop at Caen Hill, a path is essential for their safety. I would be more inclined to use a bus that dropped me off at Caen Hill if there were a safe path to the village - as it is I wouldn't dream of it - some people don't have a choice. Kind regards Caroline �Having failed to get past the car park on 21st May to discuss our latest topic, " Discarded Relationships and disposable Communities.- What do you value? What do you throw away?" the Group reconvened on 17th Sept in the Chapel of Ease to turn our minds to this vast topic. Since it would seem that it is the most recent and current generations that have spawned and adopted the lifestyle "throwaway society", perhaps it was a very apposite subject for discussion. On the face of it, the title appeared to divide into 2 sections - relatonships and possessions, but were they separate or interlinked? Do some people look on relationships as possessions? Are people who throw away relationships the same people who throw away possessions? Can relationships be bought, like possessions? Why do people throw away something or someone they once valued so very much? When we looked at the key factors that make a successful society, compared them with the elements of life that we value most and then held them up against what society was seemingly casting aside today, we could only agree that"society" - as ever, is changing, and that the values of the modern generation are significantly different from those of earlier times - no change there then!! We tossed these and many other questions around and, as ever, despite contributions from all present, came to no firm conclusion. We will have to wait for another day to decide whether the dustbin of life is half full or half empty! Chris Saunders �19th November - Responsibility and Self Discipline. Where do you stand? - to be led by John Quinn 21st January 2009 - Who (or What) is God: What is your perception? - to be led by MG During the month of November Rowde School are collecting unwanted clothes, bed linen, towels and fabric. The school are being provided with special collection sacks to fill. These will be available from the school office, or alternatively if you are unable to get to the school (or it is just easier) please drop items off to Rachel Hues at Pine lodge telephone 828106. I will have extra bags available for filling! The clothes go abroad where other people less fortunate can make use of them, they are NOT shredded. Please take this opportunity to have a good sort out and get rid of all those old things you haven’t used or worn in the past year. The school will receive a cheque for the total weight and all the money raised will go towards the swimming pool cover fund for all year around swimming. Remember fabric items only please. Many thanks Rowde Primary School. �See articles/ads in the magazine for full information on tickets etc th November Tuesday November 4 Tuesday November 11th - Tuesday November 19th - Wednesday 19th November Saturday 22nd November Thursday November 27th - Poulshot Parish Council Meeting, 7.30 p.m. Seend and District Gardening Club, guest speaker Cat Saunders, Head Gardener at The Courts, Holt Poulshot Ladies Club – Ghost Walk around Devizes with John Girvan Wednesday Group – Responsibility and Self-Discipline Coffee Morning at The Old Rectory, Poulshot 10.30a.m. to 12 noon Cardboard/plastic recycling skip at junction of Broadway Lane and Barley Hill Lane coming up in December Wednesday December 10th Tuesday December 16th Wednesday 17th December- Thursday December 18th - Village Bazaar, Poulshot Village Hall Poulshot Ladies Club Christmas Dinner at the Raven – 7.30 for 8pm Carols around the village Over 60s Christmas Party at the Raven 7 for 7.30 Recycling / rubbish collection dates – Wednesdays general rubbish 12thNov 26th Nov collection recycling – glass & paper 5th Nov 19th Nov 11th Dec 3rd December �Children’s Pages WHAT ARE FIREWORKS MADE OF? The original fireworks were made from gunpowder, which is a mixture of ingredients including saltpetre, sulphur and charcoal. Today, experts at handling explosives, called pyrotechnicians, add chemicals for special effects. There are many different types of fireworks, but they are all made in pretty much the same way. Ingredients are placed in a shell, the whole thing is wrapped up and then a fuse is added. In the factories where fireworks are made, safety precautions are used to make sure a single static electric shock doesn't create an explosion. HOW DO FIREWORKS WORK? Rocket: When rocket-type fireworks are lit, a substance explodes, creating gasses that shoot the firework into the air. When the firework reaches a certain height, another spark causes it to blow up, releasing fine metal powders into the air. Roman candles: These long tubes shoot balls of chemicals from one end, creating a series of flaming stars. Inside the �tubes, the chemical balls are packed one on top of the other, with layers of sawdust between them. Fountains: These are cone-shaped and sit on the ground. A hole in the top allows gases to escape, shooting coloured sparks into the air. Smoke bombs: These fireworks create a colourful smoke. Sparklers: These are long pieces of wire. Half of the wire is covered in chemicals that give off bright sparkles of light when lit. The sparks burn off at 1650°F, which is the same temperature as a welding iron. Sparklers have caused some of the most serious firework accidents. Aerial shells: These are used in professional displays. They are the most spectacular and usually the loudest fireworks. They are placed in a tube pointing towards the sky and launched by an explosion that shoots them into the air. Colours Magnesium is the ingredient that gives off the bright white light in fireworks. This happens when the magnesium starts to burn when it comes into contact with the oxygen in the air. �Other ingredients give off different types of light when they become hot. This is how the colours in fireworks are created. WHEN WERE FIREWORKS INVENTED? Fireworks have been around for centuries and are believed to have been invented by the Chinese. A Chinese document (from about 1040) showed how to wrap gunpowder in paper to make a 'fire pill.' This small firecracker made a very loud bang, which was believed to scare off evil spirits. Fireworks made their way to Europe sometime in the 13th century. The popularity of fireworks grew, and by the early 1500s groups like the army were lighting them for special events. The Italians were masters of fireworks through the 17th Century. Throughout Europe, Italian fireworks were used in religious festivals and other celebrations. Fireworks have become a traditional way to mark events all round the world. �POULSHOT’S ANNUAL BOXING DAY WALK. This year Ray Josey is organizing the route. The start of the walk will be as usual at 2:00pm outside the Village Hall - please do wear suitable clothing and footwear for a cross country ramble. We hope lots of you will come, but the walk will not be suitable for pushchairs. Children and dogs should be accompanied, and it would be useful to have a lead for your dogs. We aim be back by about 4:00pm – and after the walk you will be warmly welcome at Tim and Diana Gravina’s, 15 The Green, for tea and mince pies. Come and enjoy the afternoon whatever the weather. Diana Gravina. Ann Lovelock and Devizes Guides would like to thank residents who have joined their 100 club, given fruit and vegetables (to contribute to making preserves for fund-raising), and supported the stall at the summer fete – all of which has helped towards the new Guide Hall. �Badgers at all age levels have seen some great starts to the Season so far, with inputs from managers/players and celebrities to view on the new Club Website ‘blog’….a great and amusing site to follow the Club. Please take some time to view this site, where on the front home page we have a new ‘Spot the Ball’ competition for which everyone in the community can participate to help raise funds for the Club, only costing £1 a go, with forms to be handed to Club coaches/officials or handed over at the Rose & Crown / Worton. It is certainly a worthwhile opportunity to win up to £100. Go to http://www.wortonandcheverellfc.co.uk/ to have a go! ‘Football is a simple game based on the giving and taking of passes, of controlling the ball and making yourself available to receive a pass. It is terribly simple.’ – the late Bill Shankly. For the recent County Cup matches this was certainly the case, with a mixed bunch of results:Under 9 Wizards and Badgers were unfortunate to be drawing against each other at this early stage, with first half domination by the Badgers to ensure at half time it was equal at 1:1. Second half saw the Wizards coming back stronger to win 3:1 with goals from EJ and Abrahams. �Under 10s lost away to South Newton by 5 goals to 3, but the fighting spirit of the team kept them in the running for much of the game. Under 11s was a ‘game of two halves’ but they lost to White Horse by 6-2, with goals from Callum and George. Overall some great performances from all members of the Club, and it is interesting to see the Under 17s older members now helping out with training at the younger age levels. Next month we report on the Under 7 new starter levels and those at the U17 end of the Club. Under 8: Under 7: Steve Walker and Steve Vickery 01380- 818006/739141 (2 teams) Kevin Stone 01380-818034 Under 9: Stuart Swan and Andy Duckett 01380813984 / 831038 (2 teams) Under 10: Patrick Abbott 01380-813292 Under 11: Kevin Stone 01380-818034 (full) Under 12: Keith Wain 01380-721291 Under 13: Andy Vick 01380-870098 Under 14: Martin Tanner Under 17: Paul Sperring 01380-727242 01380-721174 (full) Steve Dagnall 01380-727976 �At the start of the summer Avon Valley Runners launched their Melksham sessions running out of Christie Miller Sports Centre on Bowerhill. This was in addition to the existing sessions held in Trowbridge and Bradford on Avon. The new sessions have attracted several new faces into the club and leaves us as the premier club in West Wiltshire with nearly 200 members of all ages and abilities and moves the club nearer to its goal of being one of the strongest running clubs in the South West. Our club members have competed at over one hundred different races this year at locations as near as Wincanton and Warminster and as far as Hong Kong and Rome. Members have brought back an impressive collection of individual silverware and we have also scooped a number of team prizes at: The Midsomer Norton Half Marathon, The New Forest 10 and The Devizes 10K. Club records have also been improved for the Ladies 20-mile (2:15:53) and Marathon (3:03:21) distances, whilst the Men’s Mile record was narrowly missed (by just 1 second – 4:48) when the club hosted the Avon Valley Mile in Bradford on Avon’s Barton Farm Country Park in July. �The club has also hosted a number of very successful open events despite the inclement conditions, with the Foxtrot 5 in Broughton Gifford attracting 241 runners to the start line, the DB10K at Castle Combe attracting 144 runners and the 8-mile Conkwell Killer at Winsley seeing 111 runners tackle one of the steepest climbs in the area. Of course it’s not just about racing, it’s also about having fun as our Melksham Hash Run proved, where a flour trail was followed around the lanes of Bowerhill, Semington and Whaddon before tracking the Hares down at the Somerset Arms. Other fun events have included Parlaaf’s and Relays, and it is not unknown to finish a training session re-hydrating at the bar. If you are interested in joining the club, we run on Tuesdays at 19:30 from Trowbridge Sports Centre; Wednesdays at 19:00 from Christie Miller; Thursdays at 19:30 and Sundays at 09:00 from Pound Lane in Bradford on Avon. If you would like more information about the club then please check out our website at www.avonvalleyrunners.org.uk or drop me an eMail at avonvalleyrunners@yahoo.co.uk Darren Wrintmore ��St Peter’s Church Rector - Rev Sacha Pearce 828615 The Rectory, Seend, Melksham SN12 6NR Churchwardens - Mrs Paulette Bremner-Milne 828527 - Mrs Janet James 724944 PCC Secretary – Mrs Kate Amery 827172 PCC Members – Mr Nicholas Hunloke (Treasurer) – Lady Kate Hunloke (Deanery Synod) – Mr Brian James (Licensed Lay Minister) – Mrs Angela Bullen – Lt. Col. R Janes – Mr Chris Saunders – Mrs D Wood Organist – Mrs P De Belle Parish council Chairman Clerk – Mr Michael Hues 828255 - Mrs Maggie Goodenough 827205 magsgoode@tesco.net Members - Mrs Sue Aldridge – Mr Joe Baber – Mr Geoff Collett – Mr Steve Housby – Mr Nicholas Hunloke – Mr Malcolm Nixon Local Councillors County Councillor - Mrs Pat Rugg Kennet District Councillor – Lt. Col Anthony Lake 722677 828320 �Farmers Club - Mr Richard Francis 828232 - Mrs Clair Waldron 828602 - Lady Kate Hunloke 828333 Mother and Toddler Group Poulshot Ladies Club Poulshot News – Ms Nina Jeffries 828883 poulshotnews@btinternet.com Village Hall – Bookings - Chris Saunders - Mrs Jackie Pohnert Village Trust – 827290 827046 Chairman - Mr Nicholas Hunloke 828333 Secretary - Mr Peter Cleverly 827242 Members - Mrs Diana Gravina (Vice-chairman) – Mr Brian James (treasurer) – Mrs Pam Langton (Archivist) Wiltshire Numismatic Society - Mr Michael Bowden Police general and non-emergency 0845 408 7000 828432 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Village Magazine Description An account of the resource PDF versions of the Village Magazine distributed between 2004 and Present. 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Title A name given to the resource Poulshot Village News November 2008 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 01/11/2008 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Poulshot Village News Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Poulshot Village News PVN Village News https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/org.poulshotvillagearchive/original/9dfa9aebd5c9c0a84b92ddfb809f0065.pdf f07259d704a04f635a0e3efb4b0c7f99 PDF Text Text �Poulshot Village News is put together by Nina Jeffries and anyone else who would like to help, and distributed to all houses in the village by a lovely team of helpers. Help, contributions, reports, opinions and articles are very much welcomed – it is much easier if they can be e-mailed so they can be edited and inserted to fit, but do post handwritten or typed contributions if that is easier. While we will always aim to include all shades of opinion and interest, we reserve the right to select and edit where appropriate. We also aim to provide a network and record of what’s going on in the village, as fully as possible, so please let us know if there is information or forthcoming events or meetings that you would like publicised in advance or reported on afterwards. The intention will be for the magazine to float through your doors by the first of each month, so contributions need to be with us the week before that. We look forward to hearing from you. Contact us - e-mail – poulshotnews@btinternet.com phone – 01380 828883 by post - 3 Sillington Lane, Poulshot, SN10 1TD Contributions for next issue in by 20th November please – for December and January – next issue coming out the beginning of December, then first 2009 issue the beginning of February! �… and to begin with, apologies to those of you for whom the last edition of the PVN arrived only marginally before this one: my fault entirely, in not managing very well the juggling act that is work and life and all the rest of it! Notes to self as a result of all this are (i) yet again I reflect on what a sterling job John and Suzie did for the past 8 years (ii) the varied offers of help and support from people around and about show yet again what nice people live in this village and (iii) I must try to organise the newsletter deadlines and school/work deadlines so they don’t all come at once! The fourth note is to ask for a specific bit of help. The newsletter is mostly written by all of you, and my role is largely in putting it all together. And the more I have to put together the better, as it reflects the diversity of life around the village. But, having put it all together, got it printed by the lovely Lillian in Seend, collated - and we worked out that it’s usually around 2000 bits of paper, so no small job! – by a team energetically led by James Wright and comprising his family and me - then I’ve tended to run out of steam a bit! So I am looking for a distribution manager - ! - someone to whom I can deliver the full set of newsletters and who will then bundle them up and deliver to the wonderful team of people who walk round the village and deliver the newsletter to your doors. Do get in touch if you are able to help. I will be aiming to get the next issue printed in the week beginning 24th November and out to you all over the weekend of the 29th: it will be the Christmas and new year issue, so if you can possibly plan ahead and tell us about things happening in 2009 as well as over the festive season that will be much appreciated! Nina �… there may be quite a few familiar traditions that we follow but very rarely stop to think about what they really mean or why we do them! If there are such familiar habits, like Halloween, it’s worth giving it a thought if we are to understand why we keep it or why we do not. Sadly there are habits we’re usually content with, just the way we do things, but actually giving our life habits a bit of thought can teach us much about ourselves! There will however be very important traditions, like Remembrance, whose meaning is very clear in our heart because of its significance or personal connection for us in whatever way. We move in November to another season of many traditions. So there may be parents or grandparents hunting for a large pumpkin in order to hollow it out for the children, carve a scary face in the shell, and place a lighted candle inside but do we know why? What is the reason for carving out pumpkins and going out ‘trick or treating’? Halloween is a medieval name for the eve of the festival of All Hallows which is the feast of all the saints but the night before has become a frightening time for many, especially the elderly, and not the innocent bit of fun for children we may �have imagined, all because of its history and misuse of its significance. The familiar symbols of Halloween come from the Druid festival of Samhain which we see so vividly in material from the American market. It was the feast of the dead signalling the end of harvest, the start of the winter season, the eve of a new year. Huge fires were lit on hills to ward away evil spirits, the souls of the dead were supposed to return to their homes, the festival including sinister ghosts, witches, hobgoblins, black cats and demons, all said to be roaming about to be appeased! The Roman Empire had observed the pagan holiday of ‘Feralia’ intended to give rest to the dead by making sacrifices and praying for them. By 7th century Pope Boniface made this All Saints’ Day which by the 9th century came to be a general observance to honour the saints. So in medieval England the festival was known as All Hallows’, the night before All Hallows’ Eve or Halloween, coming from the word ‘hallow’ meaning to bless, to make holy, to make nearer to God. So the symbols of the dead came to mean life by being replaced by the saints as signs of new life and hope! For many November is also about Guy Fawkes, remembering his attempt to blow up Parliament hence our firework parties, yet more significantly from the early 20th century Remembrance is such an important event for us all. �We salute all who work to defend our freedom, the security of our own land, remembering the great many dying in their efforts to secure a peaceful world over many years and still today. On Remembrance Sunday we commit to continue to ‘remember them’ with such a great sense of passing on to others the act of remembrance, ‘in order to tell them of us’, not only the memories but handing on the responsibility of remembrance to the next generation. This is also a time to remember the armed forces of today, our current live conflict issues. So as we recall our traditions we see what is relevant and significant in them today. From where I stand there are times when it’s worth taking a moment to look beneath the familiar, the way we do things, indeed the way we are, and consider what they mean today. Revd Sacha Pearce Rector St Peter’s Poulshot sidesman/reader rota for November 2nd November Sidesman Mr F Wood Reader Mrs Y Baber 9th November Sidesman Mrs J James Reader Colonel C Langton 16th November Sidesman Mrs S Quinn Reader Mrs J James �Sunday 2nd Nov All Saints’ Sunday & All Souls’ Tide 08.00 Holy Communion Holy Cross Seend 09.30 Family Eucharist Bulkington 11.15 Parish Eucharist Seend 18.00 Evensong Poulshot Sunday 9th Nov Remembrance Sunday 08.00 Holy Communion Holy Cross Seend 10.45 Remembrance Service Holy Cross Seend 10.50 Remembrance Service Christchurch Bulkington 10.55 Remembrance Service St Peter’s Poulshot All Remembrance Services start at their respective War Memorials. Sunday 16th Nov 3rd Sunday of the month 08.00 Holy Communion Holy Cross Seend 09.30 Parish Eucharist Bulkington 11.15 Parish Eucharist Holy Cross Seend 18.00 Parish Eucharist St Peter’s Poulshot Sunday 23rd Nov The Feast of Christ the King 10.00 Benefice Eucharist for Patronal Festival at Bulkington �Sunday 30th Nov Advent Sunday 5th Sunday of the month 10.00 Benefice Eucharist Poulshot (with the Dean of Salisbury) 18.00 Benefice Advent Carols Holy Cross Seend Date for Diaries Sunday 7th Dec (in addition to the services for 1st Sunday of the month) 16.00 ‘Christmas Lights’ Gift Service Seend as children bring a new or nearly new gift for a child in need (wrapped or unwrapped) I am sorry to use the 'C' word but Christmas is fast approaching, so I thought it would be useful to remind you of some dates relating to events taking place before Christmas and the actual festival itself, which you might want to put in your diary now. NOVEMBER 2ND - All Souls Service, Holy Cross, Seend. 4.00pm) At this service we remember all our loved ones who have died and candles are lit in their memory. There will be a list on the table at the back of Church on which you may write the name of anyone you would like to be remembered. These names will be read out at the services and prayers will be said in their memory. �NOVEMBER 9TH - REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY Today we meet to remember those who gave their lives in conflict, The First and Second World Wars and the wars since and those taking place at the moment. The service will begin in Church at 10.55am and we will then process outside to gather at the Memorial at 11.00am for the Act of Remembrance. NOVEMBER 22ND - COFFEE MORNING Following our successful event last year, we are again holding a coffee morning at Nicky and Kate Hunloke's house. Come along, have a chat, a cup of coffee/tea, a piece of cake (or buy a whole cake if you wish) and purchase an item from the Bring and Buy stall. Donations of goods for the 'Bring and Buy' stall, or cakes for sale will be greatly appreciated and can be given to either of the Churchwardens or any member of the PCC. Goods can always be collected if required, just give the Churchwardens a ring. NOVEMBER 30TH - ADVENT SUNDAY As this is the 5th Sunday of the month it will be a Benefice Service held at St. Peter's Poulshot, 10.00am. However, it will be rather special as we will have with us June Osborne, Dean of Salisbury Cathedral who will be taking our service and preaching the sermon. Coffee will be �served after the service. Come along and let us give her a truly warm welcome. DECEMBER 1st, 8th,15th - ADVENT MEDITATION As we start our journey to Christmas we begin with our Advent Meditation groups. These will be three short services (lasting about 30 mins) when we can focus our thoughts on the coming celebrations of Christ's birth. They will be held in St Peter's Poulshot (1st), Christ Church Bulkington (8th) and Holy Cross Seend (15th). DECEMBER 10TH - XMAS BAZAAR at the former Chapel-at-Ease (next to the Village Hall) Come to the Christmas Bazaar on Friday 5th December and find that extra gift you wanted to complete your Christmas shopping. All the usual stalls will be there and I have it on good authority that Father Christmas will be there to see the children. DECEMBER 17TH - CAROL SINGING AROUND THE VILLAGE. This is a wonderful evening when a hearty band of volunteers gather together to process around the village singing all your favourite carols for Christmas. (and we like to gather a few pennies for charity �on the way). If you would like to join us, there is no audition, all you need is enthusiasm - you will be very welcome. See the next village news for details of when and where to meet! DECEMBER 24TH- CAROLS BY CANDLELIGHT- 6.00pm On a personal note, this for me is the start of Christmas our service of Carols by Candlelight. We gather together to listen to the Christmas readings and sing traditional carols in a wonderful setting - St Peter's Church lit entirely by candlelight. It really brings home to everyone the true meaning of Christmas and helps us to celebrate this special event in the most moving way. Sherry and mince pies are served after the service. These events will be on us before we realise, so make sure to put these dates in your diary now so that you don't miss them! Janet James 2nd November Lady Kate Hunloke; November 9th & 16th Mrs Mandy Housby November 23rd Mrs Suzie Quinn ADVENT No flowers CHRISTMAS DAY All Helpers please �… is the Poulshot web site. As well as carrying an electronic version of the Poulshot Village News, it also carries other information about Poulshot, archive information and photographs. The website is maintained by Mike Wilson, who is always keen to receive new contributions – he would be particularly interested to receive old photographs, stories, and anything that anyone would like to share with the world. Mike’s e-mail address for contributions to the website is mike@mai-wilson.co.uk He’s looking forward to hearing from you! Tuesday 18th November – Ghost walk around Devizes with John Girvan. Please advise Mandy Housby on 828464 as we will need to advise numbers to John Girvan. Thank you. Tuesday 16th December – The Raven – Our Christmas get together in The Raven 7.30 for 8p.m. Marian will shortly send out menus. September: 1st Pat Stevens-£25; 2nd Peter Wright- £15; 3rd John Bathe -£10 October 1st Rachel Hues-£25;2nd Mr & Mrs V Kemp-£15; 3rd Liz Plank-£10 �The nights are getting colder but that didn’t stop the Poulshot ladies from having a fun night with our friends in Worton. The venue was Worton Village Hall, the event a fantastic display of hats from Joan Pressley Hats in Devizes. What a treat! Thanks to our amazing models Joyce, Angela and Gill, we were shown the most fantastic hats for all occasions. The hats were beautiful and most of them designer, from top designers such as Philip Treacy at £600 per hat. The ladies looked fab in the hats and we all chose our favourites. My favourite was a bright pink number with lots of feathers - now all I need is the wedding!. The Worton ladies made us feel very welcome with a sherry on arrival and plenty of nibbles. After the hat show we were treated to coffee, tea and cake. A great evening and once again well attended. Marian Stimson �Having recently said a sad goodbye to Nigel and Pauline, a group of Poulshot friends had the opportunity to visit Bigbury-on-Sea and most importantly to meet up with Nigel and Pauline again. The weekend came about after we successfully bid at an Auction of Promises for a three night stay at a house in Bigbury-on-Sea in Devon . Nigel is the Pro at Bigbury-on-Sea Golf Club. Most of us had never been to that part of Devon before, but what a fantastic time we all had. The house was right on the cliff overlooking the beach with the most amazing views. The weather was fabulous all weekend. Nigel and Pauline joined us on the Friday night for a meal and plenty of gin and tonics, as we watched the most amazing sunset. The next day we were up early and, even before breakfast, we were heading off for our first walk. We walked over to Burgh Island , famous for an Art Deco hotel straight out of an Agatha Christie novel. Unfortunately the hotel is not open to non-residents, but I would love to stay there, if only for the chance to go across the sea in the sea tractor at high tide - looks like great fun! We returned back to the house for a hearty breakfast and then set off for more walks, this time along the coastal path, managing to stop at a pub along the way. On the Saturday evening we joined up again with Nigel and Pauline and found a lovely fish restaurant called The Oyster Shack. Next day more walking and lunch at a beautiful pub the other side of the estuary. It was a lovely weekend and so nice to get together with Poulshot friends. If any of you get the chance to visit Nigel and Pauline, we highly recommend the area. Marian Stimson �SATURDAY 22 NOVEMBER Volunteer Pruning Party PLEASE Can you spare an hour or two from 2.00 pm onwards to help prune the trees, sort out tree shelters and generally tidy the Woodland??? Please bring your own secateurs, and possibly a wheelbarrow and mallet. We look forward to seeing you! WORTON BROWNIES TABLE TOP SALE IN AID OF SAVE THE CHILDREN WORTON VILLAGE HALL 25 NOVEMBER 2008 - 6.00pm - 8.00pm TOYS, BOOKS, ETC. MINCE PIES, COFFEE MAYBE EVEN A BROWNIE! ���Our next meeting is on November 11th when we will welcome Cat Saunders the Head Gardener of The Courts at Holt. She will be talking on new developments at The Courts. The competition will be a photograph of a National Trust garden. The away trip next year will be a long weekend from the 26th to 29th June 2009 when we will be visiting Kent. The list will be out at future meetings or you can contact Roger to add your name. This month we enjoyed a very entertaining and informative talk and demonstration by Carl Sadler who is one of only 5 remaining makers of trugs in the country and who has supplied Highgrove House with his products. The word trug is Anglo-Saxon and means boat shaped although at least one of his trugs was round! He makes various sizes to fit different lengths of arm because the correct way to carry a trug is with your arm under the handle and your hand on the far end of the trug. The wood comes from a farm near Abingdon that grows white willow specifically for cricket bats and trugs. He showed us how the pieces of willow that he has cut to shape can be curved and bent after soaking in boiling water to make them pliable. They are then fitted to the previously made frame, made of sweet chestnut, with �copper nails. The finished trugs should last for 100 years, perhaps treated with linseed oil occasionally. They also have other uses apart from gardening purposes apparently. Jamie Oliver had some made to his specification to hold bread rolls and a member of the audience had seen one used as a crib. Whatever they are used for it was a pleasure to see an old craft still being practiced. During the summer break, in July, we visited the National Trust garden at Hidcote and nearby Kiftsgate Court garden with only a few showers in the morning! Many people already knew Hidcote, which was looking good despite rain induced lush growth. It is a garden divided into lots of small compartments and pressure of numbers, not just us, made it difficult at times to see it properly but it was nevertheless enjoyed. Kiftsgate Court, a private garden nearby, is less well known and is a garden for plant enthusiasts to spot lots of different varieties as well as having some beautiful vistas across surrounding countryside towards Wales. It is also the home of the white Kiftsgate Rose, which is rambling in one area of the garden and taking up a staggering amount of space. Pruning must be problematical unless the owner has admitted defeat! The journey home was very scenic with the sun shining strongly on rain freshened countryside. A good day. Next year the day trip will be on July 18th and there will be a weekend trip to Kent. �Thank you to all those of you who helped on the gardening club stalls at the Church Fete and the Lye Field Fete. These were both very successful, the latter despite the rain. There was a good number of entries for the Gardening Club geranium in the Flower Show. The winner was Susie Rawstron. In August some members visited the vineyard at Littleton Panell and enjoyed a tour and very interesting talk on growing wine in this country. Wine was both consumed and purchased. Chris Smith of Pennard Plants was unable to address our first meeting but was good enough to give us plenty of notice and instead we welcomed back Dinah LindonCritchley talking about prairie planting, which is the use of perennials and grasses together. Although not to everyone’s taste, grasses can be very useful and attractive in the garden. Many have almost year round interest with the colour of the foliage, delicate flowers and attractive seed heads during the autumn and winter and perennials planted with them are enhanced by being glimpsed through the gently swaying stems. They can be planted formally with separate blocks of grasses and perennials or more informally with all the plants muddled together and you can extend the season with bulbs in the spring. You can also be rewarded with the �beauty of frosted grasses in the winter by not cutting them down until Spring. Another form of prairie planting is wildflower meadow planting with a mixture of native wildflowers and grasses and annuals. Good if you have a spare orchard or meadow! However all these ideas can be adapted to smaller places and also work in shade. Dinah is a very knowledgeable and interesting speaker and will be asked to visit again! The competition for a single flower, was won by Sylvia Ewin. Second and third were Jean Allen and Tony Hill. Sue Johns Hi, I thought I'd just feedback from the magazine piece about the possibility of a footpath from Sillington Lane to Caen Hill. I think it is very good idea. As there are very few buses that come through Poulshot, and people need to walk to and from the bus stop at Caen Hill, a path is essential for their safety. I would be more inclined to use a bus that dropped me off at Caen Hill if there were a safe path to the village - as it is I wouldn't dream of it - some people don't have a choice. Kind regards Caroline �Having failed to get past the car park on 21st May to discuss our latest topic, " Discarded Relationships and disposable Communities.- What do you value? What do you throw away?" the Group reconvened on 17th Sept in the Chapel of Ease to turn our minds to this vast topic. Since it would seem that it is the most recent and current generations that have spawned and adopted the lifestyle "throwaway society", perhaps it was a very apposite subject for discussion. On the face of it, the title appeared to divide into 2 sections - relatonships and possessions, but were they separate or interlinked? Do some people look on relationships as possessions? Are people who throw away relationships the same people who throw away possessions? Can relationships be bought, like possessions? Why do people throw away something or someone they once valued so very much? When we looked at the key factors that make a successful society, compared them with the elements of life that we value most and then held them up against what society was seemingly casting aside today, we could only agree that"society" - as ever, is changing, and that the values of the modern generation are significantly different from those of earlier times - no change there then!! We tossed these and many other questions around and, as ever, despite contributions from all present, came to no firm conclusion. We will have to wait for another day to decide whether the dustbin of life is half full or half empty! Chris Saunders �19th November - Responsibility and Self Discipline. Where do you stand? - to be led by John Quinn 21st January 2009 - Who (or What) is God: What is your perception? - to be led by MG During the month of November Rowde School are collecting unwanted clothes, bed linen, towels and fabric. The school are being provided with special collection sacks to fill. These will be available from the school office, or alternatively if you are unable to get to the school (or it is just easier) please drop items off to Rachel Hues at Pine lodge telephone 828106. I will have extra bags available for filling! The clothes go abroad where other people less fortunate can make use of them, they are NOT shredded. Please take this opportunity to have a good sort out and get rid of all those old things you haven’t used or worn in the past year. The school will receive a cheque for the total weight and all the money raised will go towards the swimming pool cover fund for all year around swimming. Remember fabric items only please. Many thanks Rowde Primary School. �See articles/ads in the magazine for full information on tickets etc th November Tuesday November 4 Tuesday November 11th - Tuesday November 19th - Wednesday 19th November Saturday 22nd November Thursday November 27th - Poulshot Parish Council Meeting, 7.30 p.m. Seend and District Gardening Club, guest speaker Cat Saunders, Head Gardener at The Courts, Holt Poulshot Ladies Club – Ghost Walk around Devizes with John Girvan Wednesday Group – Responsibility and Self-Discipline Coffee Morning at The Old Rectory, Poulshot 10.30a.m. to 12 noon Cardboard/plastic recycling skip at junction of Broadway Lane and Barley Hill Lane coming up in December Wednesday December 10th Tuesday December 16th Wednesday 17th December- Thursday December 18th - Village Bazaar, Poulshot Village Hall Poulshot Ladies Club Christmas Dinner at the Raven – 7.30 for 8pm Carols around the village Over 60s Christmas Party at the Raven 7 for 7.30 Recycling / rubbish collection dates – Wednesdays general rubbish 12thNov 26th Nov collection recycling – glass & paper 5th Nov 19th Nov 11th Dec 3rd December �Children’s Pages WHAT ARE FIREWORKS MADE OF? The original fireworks were made from gunpowder, which is a mixture of ingredients including saltpetre, sulphur and charcoal. Today, experts at handling explosives, called pyrotechnicians, add chemicals for special effects. There are many different types of fireworks, but they are all made in pretty much the same way. Ingredients are placed in a shell, the whole thing is wrapped up and then a fuse is added. In the factories where fireworks are made, safety precautions are used to make sure a single static electric shock doesn't create an explosion. HOW DO FIREWORKS WORK? Rocket: When rocket-type fireworks are lit, a substance explodes, creating gasses that shoot the firework into the air. When the firework reaches a certain height, another spark causes it to blow up, releasing fine metal powders into the air. Roman candles: These long tubes shoot balls of chemicals from one end, creating a series of flaming stars. Inside the �tubes, the chemical balls are packed one on top of the other, with layers of sawdust between them. Fountains: These are cone-shaped and sit on the ground. A hole in the top allows gases to escape, shooting coloured sparks into the air. Smoke bombs: These fireworks create a colourful smoke. Sparklers: These are long pieces of wire. Half of the wire is covered in chemicals that give off bright sparkles of light when lit. The sparks burn off at 1650°F, which is the same temperature as a welding iron. Sparklers have caused some of the most serious firework accidents. Aerial shells: These are used in professional displays. They are the most spectacular and usually the loudest fireworks. They are placed in a tube pointing towards the sky and launched by an explosion that shoots them into the air. Colours Magnesium is the ingredient that gives off the bright white light in fireworks. This happens when the magnesium starts to burn when it comes into contact with the oxygen in the air. �Other ingredients give off different types of light when they become hot. This is how the colours in fireworks are created. WHEN WERE FIREWORKS INVENTED? Fireworks have been around for centuries and are believed to have been invented by the Chinese. A Chinese document (from about 1040) showed how to wrap gunpowder in paper to make a 'fire pill.' This small firecracker made a very loud bang, which was believed to scare off evil spirits. Fireworks made their way to Europe sometime in the 13th century. The popularity of fireworks grew, and by the early 1500s groups like the army were lighting them for special events. The Italians were masters of fireworks through the 17th Century. Throughout Europe, Italian fireworks were used in religious festivals and other celebrations. Fireworks have become a traditional way to mark events all round the world. �POULSHOT’S ANNUAL BOXING DAY WALK. This year Ray Josey is organizing the route. The start of the walk will be as usual at 2:00pm outside the Village Hall - please do wear suitable clothing and footwear for a cross country ramble. We hope lots of you will come, but the walk will not be suitable for pushchairs. Children and dogs should be accompanied, and it would be useful to have a lead for your dogs. We aim be back by about 4:00pm – and after the walk you will be warmly welcome at Tim and Diana Gravina’s, 15 The Green, for tea and mince pies. Come and enjoy the afternoon whatever the weather. Diana Gravina. Ann Lovelock and Devizes Guides would like to thank residents who have joined their 100 club, given fruit and vegetables (to contribute to making preserves for fund-raising), and supported the stall at the summer fete – all of which has helped towards the new Guide Hall. �Badgers at all age levels have seen some great starts to the Season so far, with inputs from managers/players and celebrities to view on the new Club Website ‘blog’….a great and amusing site to follow the Club. Please take some time to view this site, where on the front home page we have a new ‘Spot the Ball’ competition for which everyone in the community can participate to help raise funds for the Club, only costing £1 a go, with forms to be handed to Club coaches/officials or handed over at the Rose & Crown / Worton. It is certainly a worthwhile opportunity to win up to £100. Go to http://www.wortonandcheverellfc.co.uk/ to have a go! ‘Football is a simple game based on the giving and taking of passes, of controlling the ball and making yourself available to receive a pass. It is terribly simple.’ – the late Bill Shankly. For the recent County Cup matches this was certainly the case, with a mixed bunch of results:Under 9 Wizards and Badgers were unfortunate to be drawing against each other at this early stage, with first half domination by the Badgers to ensure at half time it was equal at 1:1. Second half saw the Wizards coming back stronger to win 3:1 with goals from EJ and Abrahams. �Under 10s lost away to South Newton by 5 goals to 3, but the fighting spirit of the team kept them in the running for much of the game. Under 11s was a ‘game of two halves’ but they lost to White Horse by 6-2, with goals from Callum and George. Overall some great performances from all members of the Club, and it is interesting to see the Under 17s older members now helping out with training at the younger age levels. Next month we report on the Under 7 new starter levels and those at the U17 end of the Club. Under 8: Under 7: Steve Walker and Steve Vickery 01380- 818006/739141 (2 teams) Kevin Stone 01380-818034 Under 9: Stuart Swan and Andy Duckett 01380813984 / 831038 (2 teams) Under 10: Patrick Abbott 01380-813292 Under 11: Kevin Stone 01380-818034 (full) Under 12: Keith Wain 01380-721291 Under 13: Andy Vick 01380-870098 Under 14: Martin Tanner Under 17: Paul Sperring 01380-727242 01380-721174 (full) Steve Dagnall 01380-727976 �At the start of the summer Avon Valley Runners launched their Melksham sessions running out of Christie Miller Sports Centre on Bowerhill. This was in addition to the existing sessions held in Trowbridge and Bradford on Avon. The new sessions have attracted several new faces into the club and leaves us as the premier club in West Wiltshire with nearly 200 members of all ages and abilities and moves the club nearer to its goal of being one of the strongest running clubs in the South West. Our club members have competed at over one hundred different races this year at locations as near as Wincanton and Warminster and as far as Hong Kong and Rome. Members have brought back an impressive collection of individual silverware and we have also scooped a number of team prizes at: The Midsomer Norton Half Marathon, The New Forest 10 and The Devizes 10K. Club records have also been improved for the Ladies 20-mile (2:15:53) and Marathon (3:03:21) distances, whilst the Men’s Mile record was narrowly missed (by just 1 second – 4:48) when the club hosted the Avon Valley Mile in Bradford on Avon’s Barton Farm Country Park in July. �The club has also hosted a number of very successful open events despite the inclement conditions, with the Foxtrot 5 in Broughton Gifford attracting 241 runners to the start line, the DB10K at Castle Combe attracting 144 runners and the 8-mile Conkwell Killer at Winsley seeing 111 runners tackle one of the steepest climbs in the area. Of course it’s not just about racing, it’s also about having fun as our Melksham Hash Run proved, where a flour trail was followed around the lanes of Bowerhill, Semington and Whaddon before tracking the Hares down at the Somerset Arms. Other fun events have included Parlaaf’s and Relays, and it is not unknown to finish a training session re-hydrating at the bar. If you are interested in joining the club, we run on Tuesdays at 19:30 from Trowbridge Sports Centre; Wednesdays at 19:00 from Christie Miller; Thursdays at 19:30 and Sundays at 09:00 from Pound Lane in Bradford on Avon. If you would like more information about the club then please check out our website at www.avonvalleyrunners.org.uk or drop me an eMail at avonvalleyrunners@yahoo.co.uk Darren Wrintmore ��St Peter’s Church Rector - Rev Sacha Pearce 828615 The Rectory, Seend, Melksham SN12 6NR Churchwardens - Mrs Paulette Bremner-Milne 828527 - Mrs Janet James 724944 PCC Secretary – Mrs Kate Amery 827172 PCC Members – Mr Nicholas Hunloke (Treasurer) – Lady Kate Hunloke (Deanery Synod) – Mr Brian James (Licensed Lay Minister) – Mrs Angela Bullen – Lt. Col. R Janes – Mr Chris Saunders – Mrs D Wood Organist – Mrs P De Belle Parish council Chairman Clerk – Mr Michael Hues 828255 - Mrs Maggie Goodenough 827205 magsgoode@tesco.net Members - Mrs Sue Aldridge – Mr Joe Baber – Mr Geoff Collett – Mr Steve Housby – Mr Nicholas Hunloke – Mr Malcolm Nixon Local Councillors County Councillor - Mrs Pat Rugg Kennet District Councillor – Lt. Col Anthony Lake 722677 828320 �Farmers Club - Mr Richard Francis 828232 - Mrs Clair Waldron 828602 - Lady Kate Hunloke 828333 Mother and Toddler Group Poulshot Ladies Club Poulshot News – Ms Nina Jeffries 828883 poulshotnews@btinternet.com Village Hall – Bookings - Chris Saunders - Mrs Jackie Pohnert Village Trust – 827290 827046 Chairman - Mr Nicholas Hunloke 828333 Secretary - Mr Peter Cleverly 827242 Members - Mrs Diana Gravina (Vice-chairman) – Mr Brian James (treasurer) – Mrs Pam Langton (Archivist) Wiltshire Numismatic Society - Mr Michael Bowden Police general and non-emergency 0845 408 7000 828432 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Village Magazine Description An account of the resource PDF versions of the Village Magazine distributed between 2004 and Present. 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Title A name given to the resource Poulshot Village News November 2008 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 01/11/2008 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Poulshot Village News Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Poulshot Village News PVN Village News https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/org.poulshotvillagearchive/original/9d4ab1e79ca6d7bc9c86de77bf042873.pdf 387ed91272c0a02e39e91204eecb178a PDF Text Text �Poulshot Village News is put together by Nina Jeffries and anyone else who would like to help, and distributed to all houses in the village by a lovely team of helpers. Help, contributions, reports, opinions and articles are very much welcomed – it is much easier if they can be e-mailed so they can be edited and inserted to fit, but do post handwritten or typed contributions if that is easier. While we will always aim to include all shades of opinion and interest, we reserve the right to select and edit where appropriate. We also aim to provide a network and record of what’s going on in the village, as fully as possible, so please let us know if there is information or forthcoming events or meetings that you would like publicised in advance or reported on afterwards. The intention will be for the magazine to float through your doors by the first of each month, so contributions need to be with us the week before that. We look forward to hearing from you. Contact us - e-mail – poulshotnews@btinternet.com phone – 01380 828883 by post - 3 Sillington Lane, Poulshot, SN10 1TD Contributions for next issue in by 25th October, please but always welcomed earlier!) �See articles/ads in the magazine for full information on tickets etc th coming up in October/November/December Saturday October 4 - Harvest Supper and Barn Dance, the former Chapel-at-Ease (next to the Village Hall) , 7.30 – 11 p.m Sunday October 5th Harvest Festival Service, St Peter’s Church Tuesday October 7th Raven Quiz night 8pm Monday October 13th - Wiltshire Farming Club meeting 7.30pm in the former Chapelat-Ease Monday October 20th Wiltshire Numismatic Society “British Copper Coins”, Richard Jeffery F.R.N.S. Wednesday October 29th Poulshot Ladies Club – annual gettogether with Worton Ladies - a visit from the Hat Lady – Kate organsising Saturday November 1st - Coffee Morning, Dukes Farm 10 –12 in aid of Save the Children Tuesday November 4th Poulshot Parish Council Meeting, 7.30 p.m. Tuesday November 19th Poulshot Ladies Club – Ghost Walk around Devizes with John Girvan – Mandy organising Thursday November 27th Cardboard/plastic recycling skip at junction Broadway Lane and Barley Hill Lane Recycling / rubbish collection dates – Wednesdays general rubbish 1st Oct 15th Oct 29th Oct collection recycling – glass & paper 88h Oct 22nd Oct 5th November 12th November 19th November �Having never been to a meeting of the parish council before I wasn’t sure what to expect, but the meeting was being held in the church (because of the refurbishment of the Village Hall) and so – natch – I was fighting the impulse to imagine myself in an episode of “The Vicar of Dibley”… However, the meeting did seem to progress rather more effectively, and truth to tell I left rather impressed with what was achieved at the meeting and. clearly on an ongoing basis through the village. I didn’t really think that the fairies sorted out the annual floods at the top of Barley Hill Lane or looked after the Green, but I really know and think so little how about how all these things are sorted out that they might as well have! Turns out it’s Michael and Geoff and Malcolm and the other chaps and chappesses on the parish council who get together to discuss and sort those things great and small that are the background to life in the village: the sort of things that can make huge problems if they’re not sorted, but that we take for granted when they are.. �The meeting was already underway when I arrived, and there followed a reasonably spirited exchange on the need or otherwise for a footpath from, variously, the Raven to Sillington Lane, and Sillington Lane to Caen Hill. The meeting - which included others from the village as well as the Parish Councillors - was reasonably divided as to the need, potential for funding and appropriateness of the footpath; and indeed a questionnaire to residents in Sillington Lane and that end of Poulshot Road had elicited a limited response. There was also some discussion about the maintenance of the verge – as potentially providing a walkway – and then the meeting moved onto the visit of the Steward who is apparently currently behind schedule but will indeed be coming soon to sort sundry verges and ditches around the village. In my capacity as your fearless and dedicated correspondent with a house conveniently overlooking the stretch of road from Sillington Lane towards Caen Hill, I have conducted unofficial observation and can reveal (i) there does seem to be a fairly steady progression of foot-traffic along the road (ii) much of it does not follow the basic safety rule of walking to face the traffic (i.e. on the right side of the road) or, sometimes, with adequate lights or reflective clothing and (iii) much of the traffic does hurtle along the road and some of it is large as well as fast. �So, maybe there is a need for a footpath, but there’s also a need for those walking any road to take responsibility for themselves and take basic care. And while we would all prefer that there was safe progress along the road and no accidents, if we want a footpath (or if we don’t want a footpath) then perhaps we should write and let our Parish Councillors, County Councillors and anyone else we can think of, know what we think. On a similar theme, there was also some discussion as to the safety or otherwise of the dual carriageway, both towards Devizes and towards Seend Fork. While there is an acknowledgment of the need to do something to address the speed of traffic and number of accidents on this stretch, it appears that the actual possibility of this being addressed in the near future is remote. Again, we could all do worse than make the powers-that-be know what we think by writing to the County Council. The meeting also discussed and made arrangements regarding the potential for flooding at the top of Barley Hill Lane, allotments in the Green Gardens, parking access for a house on the Green, the Village Design Guide, blocked drainage and the rubble pile in Barley Hill Lane (now distributed along the field paths and bridleways). The next meeting is Tuesday 4nth November 2008 at 7.30pm, in the Church. �Sunday 5th Octobwer - ‘Harvest Festival’ 08.00 Holy Communion Holy Cross Seend 09.30 Family Eucharist Bulkington 11.15 Parish Eucharist Seend 18.00 Evensong Poulshot Sunday 12th October 2nd Sunday of the month 08.00 - Holy Communion Holy Cross Seend 09.30 Mattins St Peter’s Poulshot 11.15 - Parish Eucharist Holy Cross Seend 18.00 - Evensong Christchurch Bulkington Sunday 19th Oct 3rd Sunday of the month 08.00 - Holy Communion Holy Cross Seend 09.30 - Parish Eucharist Bulkington 11.15 - Parish Eucharist Holy Cross Seend 18.00 - Parish Eucharist St Peter’s Poulsho Clocks go back! Sunday 26th Oct 4th Sunday of the month 08.00 - Holy Communion Holy Cross Seend 09.30 - Family Eucharist St Peter’s Poulshot 11.15 - Family Eucharist Holy Cross Seend 18.00 Songs of Praise Evensong Bulkington �SATURDAY 22 NOVEMBER Volunteer Pruning Party PLEASE Can you spare an hour or two from 2.00 pm onwards to help prune the trees, sort out tree shelters and generally tidy the Woodland??? Please bring your own secateurs, and possibly a wheelbarrow and mallet. We look forward to seeing you! �October 5th - HARVEST FESTIVAL All Helpers please October 12th and 19th Mrs Suzie Quinn October 26th & 2nd November Lady Kate Hunloke November 9th & 16th Mrs Mandy Housby November 23rd Mrs Suzie Quinn ADVENT No flowers CHRISTMAS DAY All Helpers please Wednesday October 29th – Annual get together with Worton Ladies. A visit from the Hat Lady. Time and venue to be advised. Organiser Kate Hunloke Tuesday November 18th – Ghost Walk around Devizes with John Girvan. Details to follow. Organiser Mandy Housby Tuesday December 16th – Xmas Dinner at The Raven 7.30p.m. for 8p.m. Menu to be advised. Organiser Marian Stimson �Children’s Pages 1. Can a bouquet of flowers or a flowering plant suck the oxygen out of a hospital room causing harm to patients? Yes/No 2. Do different colours of roses mean different things? Yes/No 3. Is the world's largest flower nearly 10 feet tall and does it smell like rotting meat? Yes/No 4. Was the daisy originally known as the "day's eye"? Yes/No 5. Did the children's nursery rhyme, "Ring a ring a roses, a pocket full of posies" originate in Europe during the plague epidemic, when people carried flowers to protect against infection? Yes/No 6. Is the world’s most expensive spice taken from a crocus flower? Yes/No �1. No! There is no danger that flowers will suck oxygen out of a hospital room. In fact, quite the opposite is true; plants give off ten times more oxygen during the day as they use at night, so they are actually adding oxygen to the air. You, on the other hand, might want to keep your visit short. While 0.45 kg (1 lb) of leaves uses about 0.1 litres of oxygen per hour, a 68-kg person at rest consumes more than 71 litres in the same period. 2. Yes! If you want to profess your undying love to your sweetheart, it's best to stick to red roses - a symbol of romantic love. Yellow roses signify friendship, dark pink roses express gratitude, and white roses are a sign of purity and reverence. 3. Yes! Technically, the world's largest unbranched flowering plant, the titan arum, or "corpse plant," comes from Sumatra. When it blooms, which doesn’t happen often, it produces a huge green-and-burgundy calla lily-like flower 7 to 10 feet tall that smells like rotting meat. The odour attracts carrion-eating beetles and flies, which pollinate the plant. �4. Yes! The English daisy was originally called the "day's eye”, because the flowers closed at sunset and opened at dawn. 5. No! The deadly outbreak of bubonic plague, also known as the "Black Death," that struck Western Europe in 1347 wiped out more than a third of the population. However, there is little evidence to support the theory that this is what the nursery rhyme is about. The rhyme did not appear in print until 1881, more than 500 years after the plague struck Europe, meaning that it is highly unlikely that it originated during the time of the plague. 6. Yes! The three threadlike stigmas of the Crocus sativus are painstakingly harvested and dried for use as saffron, the world's most expensive spice. A field of crocuses the size of a football pitch would yield just 0.45 kg (1 lb) of saffron. Saffron is widely used in Asian, Middle Eastern, and European cooking. It is also used in traditional medicines and as a fabric dye. �Q: WHY DID THE BULL RUSH? BECAUSE IT SAW THE COW SLIP! Q: WHY IS GRASS DANGEROUS? BECAUSE IT’S FULL OF BLADES! Q: WHAT HAPPENED TO THE PLANT WHEN IT WENT TO A MATHS LESSON? IT GREW SQUARE ROOTS! A FLOWERY WORD SEARCH: T U L I P A R F O X G L O V E B O R S D T O N M D Y R C O V P P E D A I S Y L R E T A C I O A N K F V E I L D O L Y A O R N E O F Y T M N I C C P M L D S U C O R C E L S L D I E E W Y F T D K V Y T A G J G L T O S A L I A R R M P C I R I S N I P U L M W E A B E T E A N S T N V Z B N Y A N E N O M E DAFFODIL DAISY LILY CROCUS CYCLAMEN ROSE CAMELIA PANSY LUPIN ANENOME IRIS TULIP FOXGLOVE LAVENDER SNOWDROP VIOLET �The club will next be meeting on Monday 13th October at 7.30 p.m. in the former Chapel-at-Ease next to the Village Hall while the Village Hall is being refurbished. The speaker will be Mr Pete Dolman on “Don’t Panic About Digital T.V.!” We meet only in the inter months; the programme for this winter is very varied and we would welcome any new members from the village who would like to come along. Christabel Francis Gap year student looking for work at reasonable rate of pay from 13th June - No job too small! Call Natasha: 01380 827250 ��The New Season is now well under way, and you can now check on the latest news/results/fixtures/contacts on our new interactive Club website: www.wortonandcheverellfc.co.uk Training: Under 6s up to Under 12 age groups all now train Saturday mornings at various starting times from 9.00 a.m. at the West Lavington Village Hall pitches, whilst the Under 13s and 14s train Thursday evenings from 6 p.m. at Dauntseys Astro pitch. Forthcoming matches in your local area: Under 6/7 and 8s fixtures to be arranged, but will be playing at Worton pitch, with the use of the Village Hall for teas and changing rooms. U9 (2 teams) – Oct 5th: morning K.O. at West Lavington new mini-soccer pitches, against South Newton & Wishford, and against Salisbury . U10: - Oct 5th at Holy Trinity Great Cheverell morning K.O. against Salisbury , and able to use the new changing rooms at the Pavillion. �U11: 12th Oct. morning , at Lavington School pitches against Luggershall U12 : 12th Oct afternoon at Lavington School against Corsham U13: same as U12 but playing against Westbury. U14: Sunday afternoon on 5th and 19th Oct against Bemerton Heath and Bradford upon Avon U17: - ‘A’ team 12th Oct, afternoon K.O. at West Lavington against Bemerton Heath - ‘B’ team 5th Oct, against Bemerton, and 19th Oct against Bradford, both afternoon K.O. at West Lavington . The Club is actively encouraging training at all levels, and in November we will be running a Coaching course to ensure all coaches are qualified, including some 17 year olds who will in future assist the younger age groups. In addition to adopting the F.A. ‘Respect’ programme, to encourage good behaviour at player/coach and supporter level, the Club should be in a position by the end of the Season to have achieved F.A. Chartered status. Also we will have one of our members fully qualified as a Referee – well done George Littleworth ! �Under 7: Steve Walker and Steve Vickery 01380818006/739141 (2 teams) Under 8: Kevin Stone 01380-818034 Under 9: Stuart Swan and Andy Duckett 01380813984 / 831038 (2 teams) Under 10: Patrick Abbott 01380-813292 Under 11: Kevin Stone 01380-818034 (full) Under 12: Keith Wain 01380-721291 Under 13: Andy Vick 01380-870098 Under 14: Martin Tanner Under 17: Paul Sperring 01380-727242 01380-721174 (full) Steve Dagnall 01380-727976 Lost property… did you know that that property found can be booked in at the Library in the absence of a managed police station? So if you’ve lost or found, check at the library before making the trek to the police station! �…looking at the fields that surround us we see that the traditions of agriculture, including Harvest, are subject to change! Since the middle of the 19th century we have enjoyed the Harvest Festival, or Harvest Thanksgiving, as both a village and church tradition. We know that the Rev’d RS Hawker in Morwenstow in Cornwall started this in 1843, saying it should be held on the first weekend in October, which meant that churches began to be decorated for this Harvest season. Of course the ‘harvest home’ celebration had long been part of the farming calendar but Hawker wanted to link the church and village saying, “God has been very good to us this year. He hath filled our garners with increase and satisfied our poor with bread… Let us offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving.” Experiencing the change in our weather, and as we know of harvesting over the last few months on any dry day or night, today’s farmers try to get in crops whenever they can in the hope too that next years’ seeds can be planted as soon as possible. The long dry summer seems a thing of the past! However whatever changes or developments, or serious crises, there are in farming, the Church remains dedicated, especially in the countryside, to praying for and supporting the agricultural industry. �There are four particular seasons in the agricultural year linked with the Church, times when we traditionally give thanks and pray for God's provision for us. Early in the year on Plough Sunday, during the season of Epiphany, the Church prays for and dedicates the farming community. On Rogation Sunday, after Easter, the Church asks for God's blessing on the crops. At Lammas-tide, late in the summer, the first harvest is welcomed and then thanksgiving is offered at Harvest Festival later in the autumn. At all these times there are traditions that may have now fallen out of use, because of technology or other developments, like blessing the plough wheeled into church on Plough Sunday or at Lammas bringing in the first sheaf of wheat into church and blessing the loaf as a sign of the very first fruit of the harvest. From where I stand, the way any village has kept its ‘harvest home’ may well have evolved and changed over the years just like farming practice either through necessity or because of the natural process of our culture which, after all, evolves over time! Two of our Benefice churches will once more this year take the harvest produce brought to church on to a local charity for the homeless and our school supports a similar endeavour. So however our villages and churches keep ‘harvest home’ come and join in, either in the church service or harvest meal, and share in the celebration of our food resources, even if the way it’s done doesn’t meet with your idea of how Harvest used to be – after all looking at the fields that surround us we see that the traditions of agriculture, including Harvest, are subject to change! Rev’d Sacha Pearce, Rector �In the year 2008 the Lord came unto Noah, who was now living in the UK and said: 'Once again, the earth has become wicked and over-populated, and I see the end of all flesh before me. Build another Ark and save two of every living thing with a few good humans.' He gave Noah the CAD drawings, saying: 'You have six months to build the Ark before I start the unending rain for 40 days and 40 nights.' Six months later, the Lord looked down and saw Noah weeping in his yard but no Ark.'Noah' he roared, 'I'm about to start the rain! Where is the Ark ?' ' Forgive me Lord,' begged Noah, 'But things have changed. I need Building Regulations Approval and I've been arguing with the Fire Brigade about the need for a sprinkler system.' My neighbours claim that I should have obtained planning permission for building the Ark in my garden because it is development of the site, even though in my view it is a temporary structure. We had then to go to appeal to the House of Lords for a decision. Then the Department of Transport demanded an undertaking be lodged for the future costs of moving power lines and other overhead obstructions to ease the passage for the Ark 's move to the sea. I told them that the sea would be coming to us, but they would hear nothing of it. Getting the wood was another problem. �All the decent trees have Tree Preservation Orders on them and we live in a site of Special Scientific Interest set up in order to protect the spotted owl. I tried to convince the environmentalists that I needed the wood to save the owls - but no go! When I started gathering the animals, the RSPCA sued me. They insisted that I was confining wild animals against their will. They argued the accommodation was too restrictive and it was cruel and inhumane to put so many animals in a confined space' Then the County Council, the Environment Agency and the Rivers Authority ruled that I couldn't build the Ark until they'd conducted an environmental impact study on the proposed flood. I'm still trying to resolve a complaint with the Equal Opportunities Commission on how many disabled carpenters I'm supposed to hire for my building team. The trades unions say I can't use my sons. They insist I have to hire only accredited workers with Ark building experience. To make matters worse, Customs and Excise seized all my assets, claiming I'm trying to leave the country illegally with endangered species. So, forgive me Lord, but it would take at least 10 years for me to finish this Ark.' Suddenly the skies cleared, the sun began to shine, and a rainbow stretched across the sky.. Noah looked up in wonder and asked, 'You mean you're not going to destroy the world?' 'No', said the Lord, 'Gordon Brown beat me to it.' M.G. Brothers �Share all those odd things you know at the Raven Quiz Night! Questions start at 8.00pm, Tuesday 7th October �Poulshot The village we live in is best by far a bus route, a library, and good little bar – people come from miles around cattle and birds make the only sound. Many fieldss that are green and gold, many people, some young and some are old. It has a history of the green full of water now it’s a place you see most walkers. It’s now into autumn and light goes away nights are colder but still warm in the day. Now is the time to say goodbye – summer has gone and so must I. Sarah �“Down Poulshot”, Nora Dixon’s book, was published in 2000 after many years of research. It was Nora’s request that the fruits of this research should remain accessible to the people of Poulshot. This collection of photos of village events, houses and personalities, documents and letters spanning over a century, is known as the POULSHOT ARCHIVE. As Nora’s express wish was that everyone in the village should be able to share these important records of village life, much of the archive is retained for all to see and read. Certain documents have been deposited at the new Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre in Chippenham for safe keeping, but these still belong to the POULSHOT ARCHIVE and can be read or borrowed. However, most of the records remain here in the village. If you are new to the village or are doing a school project or simply want to learn more about your house, village history, the church, people or places, walks, footpaths and wildlife, please contact Pam Langton by email cplangton@aol.com or phone 828589. Copies of Nora’s book are also available. Pam Langton �Meeting 16 September, 2008 There was a limited attendance at the meeting, with six members present and apologies from another eight. Discussion at the meeting included the following. Restoration of Poulshot’s Elms Peter Cleverly has contacted Steve Russell, the County Countryside Manager, who is very supportive about restoring Poulshot’s former impressive treescape. He cautions against relying on ‘Dutch elm disease resistant’ elms alone and recommends a mixed selection of large native trees. He is optimistic about identifying locations in the parish and on gaining agreement for large scale planting from landowners. The Trust Committee will meet with Steve Russell to progress the project. Lanes and Fields Pam Langton has a listing of all the Poulshot lanes and a map showing the names of the fields. It was agreed that this information would be of great interest to residents and should be published, perhaps with suggestions for walks. ‘ �Down Poulshot’ Nicky Hunloke has written a letter of thanks to Phil Brown for the generous donation he made towards the publication costs of the latest edition of ‘Down Poulshot’. Green Gardens Wood Diana Gravina proposed that many of the tree shelters should be removed. It was agreed that everyone should meet on Saturday 22 November 2008 at 2.00 pm, suitable equipped for this work. An invitation to everyone in the village to lend a hand will be posted in the Village News. Birch, Alder, and Willow seem to be dominating the Green Gardens Wood and Steve Russell will be consulted about reducing their numbers. Nora Dixon’s Memorial It was agreed that the Trust would wait to hear how the family intend to commemorate Nora Dixon before deciding on the form of its own memorial. Village Ponds It has been reported that the central pond on the Green needs attention. This will be raised at the next Parish Council meeting. Also the pond in the south east corner of the Green has been long neglected. Steve Russell will be asked to consider what restoration might be desirable and possible. �Poulshot Archive Our archive has been fully catalogued in the Wiltshire and Swindon Archives at Chippenham. A list of the items in the County Archive is held in Poulshot. The contact details (phone and email) of the Poulshot Village Trust Archivist, Pam Langton will be shown in the Village News, to facilitate local access to that part of the archive still in Poulshot. Information about the Poulshot archive’s availability and contents will be added to the new residents’ Welcome Pack. Next meeting Tuesday 3 February 2009 at 7.30 pm in the Village Hall. 100 club winners September draw results Penny Telling £25 Michael Hues £15 Jonathan Hawking £10 �Wiltshire Numismatic Society The Society met at Market Lavington Community Hall on Monday 18th August ir the “Members’ Hobbies Display evening”. There were only five exhibits, but they were of the highest quality. The winner was Mr Geoff Collett with his exhibit of Military Badges and Insignia. The raffle made £12.50 for club funds. The meeting of Monday 15th September was at the same venue and was the annual coin auction. It was a pity that attendance was not better as the 108 lots were of the highest quality and excellence. The bidding was sharp and to the point, the number of lots not sold 58. The auctioneer was Mr Malcolm Blanchard of Calne Antiques, who sold the 100 lots in record time, the highest price paid being £60 for a George V half-sovereign 1915. The raffle made £13. Michael Bowden �St Peter’s Church Rector - Rev Sacha Pearce 828615 The Rectory, Seend, Melksham SN12 6NR Churchwardens - Mrs Paulette Bremner-Milne 828527 - Mrs Janet James 724944 PCC Secretary – Mrs Kate Amery 827172 PCC Members - Mr Nicholas Hunloke (Treasurer) – Lady Kate Hunloke (Deanery Synod) – Mr Brian James (Licensed Lay Minister) – Mrs Angela Bullen – Lt. Col. R Janes – Mr Colin Saunders – Mrs D Wood - Organist – Mrs P De Belle Parish council Chairman Clerk – Mr Michael Hues 828255 - Mrs Maggie Goodenough 827205 magsgoode@tesco.net Members - Mrs Sue Aldridge – Mr Joe Baber – Mr Geoff Collett – Mr Steve Housby – Mr Nicholas Hunloke – Mr Malcolm Nixon Local Councillors County Councillor - Mrs Pat Rugg Kennet District Councillor – Lt. Col Anthony Lake 722677 828320 �Farmers Club - Mr Richard Francis 828232 - Mrs Clair Waldron 828602 - Lady Kate Hunloke 828333 – Ms Nina Jeffries 828883 Mother and Toddler Group Poulshot Ladies Club Poulshot News poulshotnews@btinternet.com Village Hall – Bookings - Chris Saunders - Mrs Jackie Pohnert Village Trust – 827290 827046 Chairman - Mr Nicholas Hunloke 828333 Secretary - Mr Peter Cleverly 827242 Members - Mrs Diana Gravina (Vice-chairman) – Mr Brian James (treasurer) – Mrs Pam Langton (Archivist) Wiltshire Numismatic Society - Mr Michael Bowden Police general and non-emergency 0845 408 7000 828432 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Village Magazine Description An account of the resource PDF versions of the Village Magazine distributed between 2004 and Present. 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Title A name given to the resource Poulshot Village News October 2008 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 01/10/2008 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Poulshot Village News Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Poulshot Village News PVN Village News https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/org.poulshotvillagearchive/original/3c023d460dcd092b229611697763287a.pdf a357eb11ad6e5f1102646bc7005a3d06 PDF Text Text Poulshot Village News is put together by Nina Jeffries and anyone else who would like to help, and distributed to all houses in the village by a lovely team of helpers. Help, contributions, reports, opinions and articles are very much welcomed – it is much easier if they can be e-mailed so they can be edited and inserted to fit, but do post handwritten or typed contributions if that is easier. While we will always aim to include all shades of opinion and interest, we reserve the right to select and edit where appropriate. We also aim to provide a network and record of what’s going on in the village, as fully as possible, so please let us know if there is information or forthcoming events or meetings that you would like publicised in advance or reported on afterwards. The intention will be for the magazine to float through your doors by the first of each month, so contributions need to be with us the week before that. We look forward to hearing from you. Contact us - e-mail – poulshotnews@btinternet.com phone – 01380 828883 by post - 3 Sillington Lane, Poulshot, SN10 1TD Contributions for next issue in by 24th September, please Hello … but always welcomed earlier!) �… here is the Poulshot News under new management, more or less the same but perhaps a little different to look at, and hopefully managing to add something simply by virtue of being new while not losing too much of the old! My ‘manifesto’ in choosing to carry on John and Suzie’s good work in establishing the Village News is I think the same as theirs – to contribute to the life of this village by offering a record of what’s going on, and space for everyone to express their ideas and feelings about that and anything else that’s taken their fancy! Even if it’s only for the ten minutes or so that you might glance through it every month, I hope the Poulshot Village News will provide a place where we can bring together the many different things that go on here. As a village, we may not always feel like we’re ‘together’. My little row of houses at the end of the village (referred to by Jayne as “the filing cabinets”) is rather different to the sweeping lawns and picturesque thatch of some of the houses on the green: but we both have the same investment in the village – it’s our home. We have chosen to live here and we can all, in our different ways, contribute to our village life – and I hope, to our Village News. All contributions – news, ideas, reports, opinions and just having your say - gratefully received. I – and all of us reading the magazine – look forward to hearing from you. Nina Jeffries �An appreciation to John and Suzie for the Village News …. The Village News seems to me to be one of those things that we take for granted and would miss if it went, without thinking very much about what it is for. Without wanting to make too lordly a claim, it does seem to me that, in founding and continuing to produce the magazine, John and Suzie have made a really important contribution to life in this village. Fifty years ago, we would all have known what was going on around the village as a matter of course: we would have met more often at church, at village events, and more of us would have worked within the village, or passed the time of day at the village post-office or bakery, or at school. Today, most of us work further afield, weekly attendance at church is no longer the norm for most people, and chatting at the school gate has been replaced by the bus services to Rowde and Devizes. Networks and friendships of course still exist, as do established groups such as the Farmers Club and the Poulshot Ladies Club, but the casual knitting together of village life provided by regular meetings as part of the ordinary daily routine has been replaced by a looser and more often outward community. In setting up the Village News, John and Suzie provided us with a quietly effective pulling together of all that �happens: we may not have the time, the energy or the inclination to attend meetings or plan events, to find out about the state of the lanes or the swings or contribute to the fete, but in keeping us informed about what’s going on, John and Suzie in the Village News provides perhaps the one place where it can all come together. Nina Share all those odd things you know at the Raven Quiz Night! Questions start at 8.00pm, Tuesday th 9 September �The 100 club is one of the major ways in which funds are raised towards the upkeep of the village hall. A yearly subscription of £15 gets your name in the monthly draw and the chance to win £25 / £15 / £10. It’s better odds than the national lottery and you know what good cause your money is going to! The Village Hall provides a good venue for the village (and is available for private hire) and is currently undergoing major refurbishment, so the Village Hall Committee are working hard to raise funds. Members of the Committee are collecting subscriptions over the next month, so if you’re not already a member of the 100 Club and would like to join, either contact a member of the Village Hall Committee, or e-mail poulshotnews@btinternet.com and we’ll pass your details on. The 100 club is drawn every month in lucky winners were – 1st Prize Jackie Herridge 2nd Prize Chris Sibley 3rd Prize Jane Lee The Raven. July’s £25.00 £15.00 £10.00 �September 7th – 8.00 a.m. – B.C.P. Holy Communion – Seend 9.30 a.m. – Family Eucharist – Bulkington 11.15 a.m. – Parish Eucharist – Seend 6.00 p.m. – Evensong – Poulshot September 14th – !0. 00 a.m. – Patronal Festival - Benefice Eucharist – Seend for the Feats of the Holy Cross, our Patronal Festival September 21st – 8.00 a.m. - BCP Holy Communion – Seend 9.30 a.m. - Parish Eucharist – Bulkington 11.15 a.m. - Parish Eucharist – Seend 6.00 p.m. - Parish Eucharist – Poulshot September 28th – Back to Church Sunday 8.00 a.m. - BCP Holy Communion – Seend 9.30 a.m. - Family Eucharist – Poulshot 11.15 a.m. – Family Eucharist – Seend 6.00 p.m. – Evensong – Bulkington �October 5th 8.00 a.m. 9.30 a.m. 11.15 a.m. 6.00 p.m. – Harvest Festival - BCP Holy Communion – Seend - Family Eucharist – Bulkington - Parish Eucharist - Seend - Evensong – Poulshot Weekday service – 9.00 a.m. (Tuesday) – Matins - Poulshot Sept 7th Sept 14th Sept 21st Sept 28th Sidesman Reader Mr F. Woods T.B.A. Mrs S. Quinn Mrs P. Bremner-Milne Mrs K. Amery T.B.A. Mr M. Hues The Rector September 7th & 14th - Mrs Yvonne Baber September 21st & 228th – Mrs Pam Langton October 5th HARVEST FESTIVAL All Helpers please October 12th & 19th - Mrs Suzie Quinn �Have you for some reason not been to church recently when at one time you used to attend regularly? “Back to Church Sunday” is an invitation to come to church again and re-kindle the feeling you once had; it’s also an invitation to regular churchgoers to bring along a friend. Everyone will be made welcome, and at the end of the service there will be an invitation to stay for a cup of coffee. We look forward to seeing you. is an informal gathering where anyone may offer an opinion, point of view or comment. The group will meet again after the summer break on Wednesday 17th September to discuss “How much do you value? How much do you throw away?” Come and join us – you may find it interesting – and however heated the discussion we all leave at the end of the evening still good friends! As the Village Hall is presently unavailable, we shall be meeting in Nicky and Kate’s hall (the former Chapel-atEase next to the Village Hall) from 7.30 – 9.00pm. Come and join us! �See articles/ads in the magazine for full information on tickets etc September Tuesday 2nd Tuesday 9th Monday 15th Tuesday 16th Tuesday 16th Wednesday 17th Poulshot Parish Council Meeting, St Peter’s Church 6.30 p.m. Quiz Night at the Raven Wiltshire Numismatic Society Annual Coin Auction at Market Lavington Village Hall Poulshot Village Trust Meeting, The Old Rectory, 7.30 p.m. Poulshot Ladies Club Skittles Evening - 7 for 7.30 start – Penny/Anne organising the Wednesday Discussion Group, 7.30 – 9 p.m. in the former Chapel-at-Ease (next to the Village Hall) coming up in October/November/December Saturday October 4th Harvest Supper and Barn Dance, the former Chapel-at-Ease (next to the Village Hall) , 7.30 – 11 p.m. Sunday October 5th Harvest Festival Service, St Peter’s Church th Monday October 20 Wiltshire Numismatic Society “Bristish Copper Coins”, Richard Jeffery F.R.N.S. th Poulshot Ladies Club – annual getWednesday October 29 together with Worton Ladies - a visit from the Hat Lady – Kat organsising Tuesday November 4th Poulshot Parish Council Meeting, 7.30 p.m. th Tuesday November 19 Poulshot Ladies Club – Ghost Walk around Devizes with John Girvan – Mandy organising Cardboard/plastic recycling skip at Thursday November 27th junction Broadway Lane and Barley Hill Lane Tuesday December 16th Poulshot Ladies Club Christmas Dinner at the Raven – 7.30 for 8pm 0- Marian organising Recycling / rubbish collection dates – Wednesdays general rubbish 3rd Sept 17th Sept 1st Oct collection recycling – glass & paper 10th Sept 24th Sept 78h Oct 15th Oct 22nd Oct �The Badgers are looking for new members for the forthcoming soccer season at various age groups (this depends on the age group below and squad vacancies). The Club represents the interests of many within the Village communities from Urchfont to Keevil areas, covering all age groups from Year 1 at Primary School. The Club is F.A. Affiliated, and with a membership the previous year of 187 children , participating in the various Leagues within Wiltshire. Training normally starts the first week following the start of School in September, depending on the age group and at different locations. The youngest age group being the Under 7s or Year 1, on Saturday morninings at West Lavington Village Hall pitches, all new members are welcome, plus we are looking for parental support to assist with coaching. �Under 7: Steve Walker and Steve Vickery 01380818006/739141 (2 teams) Under 8: Kevin Stone 01380-818034 Under 9: Stuart Swan and Andy Duckett 01380813984 / 831038 (2 teams) Under 10: Patrick Abbott 01380-813292 Under 11: Kevin Stone 01380-818034 (full) Under 12: Keith Wain 01380-721291 Under 13: Andy Vick 01380-870098 Under 14: Martin Tanner Under 17: Paul Sperring 01380-727242 01380-721174 (full) Steve Dagnall 01380-727976 Lost property… did you know that that property found can be booked in at the Library in the absence of a managed police station? So if you’ve lost or found, check at the library before making the trek to the police station! �Village Picnic 23rd August 2008 (aka, once, mid-summer) Despite the menacing clouds and occasional rain, a mere passing shower, a select body of villagers, all members of the Village Trust, prepared their picnics on Sunday 23rd August, and only at the last minute – about three minutes to one – was it decided that the Green Gardens were perhaps not the best place to sit and enjoy soggy sandwiches. The decision was made and the whole party decamped to a tiny nearby cottage to eat their lunch. There, packed into the front room, not quite all sitting on someone else’s lap, they thoroughly enjoyed their pies, quiches, salads, cold meats, cheesecake, raspberries and cream, cheese and coffee, and a bottle or two of high grade red. Entertainment, of a sort, was provided by the Chinese masses in Beijing and the “Few” representatives from London. (“The Few” takes on a whole new meaning when applied to the preview of London’s efforts for 2012!) Anyway, a good time was had by all and we all agreed that it was a pity that there couldn’t have had more of us at the indoor picnic. WE included the Rector, a Licensed Lay �Minister, a Churchwarden and two retired Churchwardens, the Lady i/c Church Flowers, the retired Editor of the Poulshot News and all his staff. Let’s hope we have some sunshine for the next picnic. John Quinn �Where has the time gone? When we were reading the August issue of the Village Magazine, we hadn’t realised that John and Suzie had been editing and producing the magazine for fifteen years. We arrived in Poulshot at the end of June 1993 just after we got married. Perhaps we assumed that the magazine had been produced by the same people for ever! These fifteen years have been wonderful, living where we do “at the other end of the village” surrounded by lovely people in a super village. We have enjoyed getting to know people from all areas of the village, either through church or village events. We have enjoyed reading all the news in the village magazine which has been well written, informative and a necessary item. May we thank John and Suzie very much for all their hard work over the years and hope they enjoy a well-earned rest from the monthly grind!! (we think that is just not going to happen – you can’t keep a good couple down!) We wish Nina good luck with the job and we look forward to her first issue in September. Tony and Paulette Bremner-Milne �Wiltshire Numismatic Society The Society met at the new Village Hall, Market Lavington on Monday 21st July, and will continue to meet there while Poulshot Village Hall is being refurbished. The meeting was “Richard’s Numismatic and Historical Quiz” and was well attended. The quiz was won by new member Mr Adrian Lyons from Beechingstoke, and he now holds the cup for a year. It is with regret that the Society notes the passing away of Mrs Ivy Sanigar, formerly Barge, on Wednesday 6th August following a stroke. Ivy was a log standing member with her first husband Bill, and later with Bert, both who sadly preceded her. Ivy rarely missed a meeting and was a good committee member, always chirpy whatever the weather or circumstances, May she rest peace. Michael Bowden Keep 4th October free for the Barn Dance and Harvest Supper – at the former Chapel-of-Ease next to the Village Hall - the function of the year! It is a fabulous evening of dancing, a good time for everyone whether expert or beginner! Even if you just come to watch, before you know it you will be galloping up the hall and doh –zey – doh - ing and promenading with the best of them! The tickets are £8 and this covers an evening’s dancing and your supper; tickets are available from Churchwardens and members of the PCC (listed on the contacts page). Numbers are limited (because of space) so make sure you get your tickets early! �Children’s Pages …the Olmec Indians were the first to grow cocoa trees as a crop between 1500 and 400 B.C. …in 600 A.D. Mayan Indians had plantations of cocoa in Mexico. They crushed the cocoa beans and added spices to make a nourishing (but bitter) drink. …in 1200 A.D. the Aztecs used cocoa beans as money. Their God Quetzalcoatl was the guardian of cocoa trees. …in the 1500s explorers from Europe brought cocoa back from their travels. Sugar was added to make a drink. …in 1847 Fry and Son made the first chocolate bar. …in 1861 Cadbury heart chocolate Valentine’s Day. Richard made a shaped box for …by 2005 people in the U.S.A. were eating over 5kg of chocolate per person per year. In western Europe the average was 8kg per person – that’s about 107 bars a year! The Swiss ate 10–12 kg of chocolate (133–60 bars) per person each year. �In the U.K. people tend to use the word “sweets” to describe chocolates, lollipops, fudge, toffee etc. In some parts of England the words “spogs”, “spice” or “goodies” are also used. Americans call sweets “candies” and Australians use the word “lollies”. M B N I U X D A S B J WW C R U N C H I E B Q U W S A V C X A R R M W E L P S M N E Y S H E Y C V B M S A Q W S U S Z X C G D F G G A N B S I R T Y U H V E B P G N T O F N Q I N I O M J B Y T L T O F F B K N N C V B V C D S L I U N X 0 O B U MARSHMALLOW LIQUORICE FUDGE TOFFEE BONBON MINT M Z R B R N A V H K R J H M B E V E G B A R T I E S E R T Y I F U S D F G H J K L P U R T R T M I N T Y U D L U V C X C Z A S D G F H I B E R T H L T E R E W T M L K J P O G F D S J S D F R G C L C D E O E A L B N M G L T O G H L L I L G R H I J Y L T L A Q H O U J P H G F A Y D U E B W W O C X S D T K O T S F W P E F R Y O E R Y T M S E D D T H T J I C O X A E S Z V T S R C I P O I R R D M Y L P E J P K J G Z F X H X M H R E J H Y D I L N F B D E R T T I W G P C E R E G S R F T E H O A D E B L E G U M S U I X N D SHERBERT FRUITSALAD GOBSTOPPER LOLLIPOP CHOCOLATE BUBBLEGUM JELLYTOTS SMARTIES CRUNCHIE MARZIPAN BARLEYSUGAR TWIX �You will need … 9oz digestive biscuits 2 tbsp cocoa 5oz butter 1 tbsp sugar (or less) 1 tbsp golden syrup 200g plain chocolate 1. Crush the biscuits. 2. Melt the butter with the syrup, sugar and cocoa. 3. Add the biscuits. 4. Refrigerate in a suitable tin, 1” high. 5. Melt the plain chocolate. 6. Spread over biscuit mixture and cut into squares when chocolate sets. 7. Glace cherries, nuts and dried fruit can be added as you like. Write and tell us about your school … why you like it … what’s happening this term … share some creative writing… �St Peter’s Church Rector - Rev Sacha Pearce 828615 The Rectory, Seend, Melksham SN12 6NR Churchwardens - Mrs Paulette Bremner-Milne 828527 - Mrs Janet James 724944 PCC Secretary – Mrs Kate Amery 827172 PCC Members - Mr Nicholas Hunloke (Treasurer) – Lady Kate Hunloke (Deanery Synod) – Mr Brian James (Licensed Lay Minister) – Mrs Angela Bullen – Lt. Col. R Janes – Mr Colin Saunders – Mrs D Wood - Organist – Mrs P De Belle Parish council Chairman Clerk – Mr Michael Hues 828255 - Mrs Maggie Goodenough 827025 magsgoode@tesco.net Members - Mrs Sue Aldridge – Mr Joe Baber – Mr Geoff Collett – Mr Steve Housby – Mr Nicholas Hunloke – Mr Malcolm Nixon Local Councillors County Councillor - Mrs Pat Rugg Kennet District Councillor 722677 �– Lt. Col Anthony Lake 828320 - Mr Richard Francis 828232 - Mrs Clair Waldron 828602 - Lady Kate Hunloke 828333 Farmers Club Mother and Toddler Group Poulshot Ladies Club Poulshot News – Ms Nina Jeffries 828883 poulshotnews@btinternet.com Village Hall – Bookings - Chris Saunders - Mrs Jackie Pohnert Village Trust – 827290 827046 Chairman - Mr Nicholas Hunloke 828333 Secretary - Mr Peter Cleverly 827242 Members - Mrs Diana Gravina (Vice-chairman) – Mr Brian James (treasurer) – Mrs Pam Langton (Archivist) Wiltshire Numismatic Society - Mr Michael Bowden Police general and non-emergency 0845 408 7000 828432 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Village Magazine Description An account of the resource PDF versions of the Village Magazine distributed between 2004 and Present. Magazines are presented in PDF format with full-text indexing Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Poulshot Village News Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Poulshot Village News Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2004-Present Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Poulshot Village News Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Village Magazines Magazine Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Poulshot Village News September 2008 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 01/09/2008 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Poulshot Village News Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Poulshot Village News PVN Village News https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/org.poulshotvillagearchive/original/5ab216c9ed780d50dd9a6ef27d8fd00d.pdf 2e7409f138242e61b67c2ca31c5a99f6 PDF Text Text USEFUL POULSHOT TELEPHONE NUMBERS Chairman Parish Council Mr Michael Hues Clerk to Parish Council Mrs Maggie Goodenough 827205 Email: magsgoode@tesco.net Rector Rev Sacha Pearce Churchwardens Mrs Paulette Bremner-Milne 828527 Mrs Janet James 724944 Secretary PCC Mrs Kate Amery 827172 Village Trust, Chairman Mr Nicholas Hunloke 828333 Village Trust, Secretary Mr Peter Cleverly 827242 Village Hall Committee Village Hall Bookings Mr Chris Saunders Mrs Jackie Pohnert 827290 827046 Mother & Toddler Group Mrs Clair Waldron 828602 Farmers Club Mr Richard Francis 828232 Poulshot Ladies Club Lady Kate Hunloke 828333 POLICE (General/Non Emergency) 828255 POULSHOT VILLAGE NEWS 828615 0845 408 7000 County Councillor Mrs Pat Rugg 722677 Kennet District Councillor Lt.Col Anthony Lake 828320 Editor, Poulshot News : Nina Jeffries 828883 Email: poulshotnews@btinternet.com ISSUE NUMBER 143 August 2008 36 1 �POULSHOT PARISH COUNCIL Chairman: Mrs S Aldridge Mr S Housby Clerk: Mr M Hues Mr J Baber Mr N Hunloke Andrew Underwood Chimney Sweep Mr G Collett Mr M Nixon Mrs M Goodenough ST PETER’S CHURCH PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL Rector: Wiltshire County Councillor Mrs Patricia Rugg - 01380 722677 2 The Farmhouse, Byron Road, Devizes SN10 5NS Kennet District Councillor for Seend and Poulshot Anthony Lake tel: 01380 828320 Vacuum Clean Efficient Phone : 01225 706447 Mobile: 07889 771505 Rev Sacha Pearce The Rectory Seend Melksham SN12 6NR Tel: 01380 828615 Churchwardens: Mrs P Bremner-Milne Mrs J James Members: Mr N Hunloke - Treasurer Mrs K Amery - Secretary Lady Kate Hunloke (Deanery Synod) Mr B James (Licensed Lay Minister) Mrs A Bullen Lt Col R Janes Mr C Saunders Mrs D Wood Organist: Mrs P De Belle Brush DISCLAIMER While we have no reason to question the validity of any advertisement in this magazine, we cannot accept responsibility for any claims made or services offered in these advertisements. POULSHOT VILLAGE TRUST Chairman: Vice-Chairman: Secretary: Treasurer: Archivist: Mr N Hunloke Mrs D Gravina Mr P Cleverly Mr B James Mrs P. Langton DOLMAN AUDIO VISUAL Berhill’s Lane Farm, Sells Green, Melksham Telephone 01380 828524 We know HI FI www.poulshot.org.uk POULSHOT WEB SITE TELEVISION VIDEO DVD literally inside out ! For personal service and a professional repair to any make of product, ancient or modern, please telephone Maggie or Peter All contributions welcome - do you have any events you want publicised? The Poulshot web site can help or you can log on to www.kennet.gov.uk, select events and you can post your events for the world to see! Mike Wilson - Mai wilson@onetel.com We also stock a range of quality reconditioned (non ex-rental) equipment carrying a minimum 6 months warranty DOLMAN AUDIO VISUAL is an Authorised Service Centre providing technical assistance on behalf of leading manufacturers. 2 35 �Change of Management! TONY PARSONS DOMESTIC APPLIANCE ENGINEER WASHING MACHINES/ COOKERS/DRIERS SERVICE & REPAIRS TEL: 01380 723279 MOBILE: 07970 117023 TO LET North Cornish Holiday Cottage WILTSHIRE NUMISMATIC Available all year round for Weekend & Mid-Week Breaks Along with Week Holidays 3 miles from Surfing Beach & Bude, North Cornwall Well Equipped & sleeps up to 8 Beautiful Garden Summer House & Parking SOCIETY (Founded in Devizes 1965) Meetings held on third Monday of the month March to December inclusive For further details Contact Bo Miles-Hobbs on 8pm at Market Lavington Village Hall (until Poulshot Village Hall re-opens) 01380 813092 Details from Mr M Bowden Tel: 01380 828432 34 With effect from 1st August the Poulshot Village News will be edited, produced and distributed by Nina Jeffries. From that date all copy, correspondence, advertising matters and queries should be addressed to Nina who lives at 3 Sillington Lane, Poulshot, Devizes SN10 1TD. Her telephone number is 01380 828883 and her e mail address is poulshotnews@btinternet.com Deadline for copy for September 2008 Tel: 01380 828883 20 August 2008 Email: poulshotnews@btinternet.com 3 �EDITORIAL At the Parish Council meeting (see page 6), we were given an introduction to the County Council’s plans for the delegation of powers to parish and town councils after the dissolution of District Councils next year. The Council’s representative spoke fluently for some time and, although there must have been some substance in what he said, there were also many instances of “that’s not in my remit” and “it’s entirely up to you”, and the impression gained by a number of both councillors and parishioners was that they were really not very much the wiser about the proposed changes. This is the second time a Wiltshire County Council officer has talked to us about the move to a unitary authority and the second time that the event has been disappointing. One has to believe that such vague and inadequate presentations are not deliberate policy. The success of the Poulshot Proms in the evening after the Village Fete highlighted the value of the woodland as a community amenity, but there have been questions raised as to the use of the area and of access and these questions are answered in some detail on page 7. In last month’s Village News the Rector, the Rev Sacha Pearce, told us that she had started receiving anonymous letters. This has happened before and she was clearly saddened that the practice had begun again. She has every right to be not only sad but very angry at this disgraceful behaviour by people who do not have the guts to face up to her and explain what they are unhappy about. Anonymous letters are the coward’s way out and the writers should be ashamed of themselves. The Churchwardens of the three parishes within the benefice have rightly expressed their disgust in a joint statement which is on page 13, and a number of other people, both who do, and who do not go to church regularly or even at all, have personally expressed their feelings very clearly. Let us trust that open honesty will prevail. Caroline’s Canapés Light Bites Canapés Party Food I apologise for what has been an unusually long introduction to the Village News this month but I think that the points outlined above are important. It is also my last opportunity to get things off my chest without the threat of a real editor’s red pen! Next month Nina Jeffries will be in the chair and Suzie and I wish her every success and trust that she will get as much from the role as we have. There have been moments when the computer has nearly gone through the window and the volume of military language might on occasion have breached the legal decibel level, but, in retrospect, it has been a very Delicious homemade food delivered to your door! 4 33 Call Caroline Coles on: 01380 828436 or 07976 899946 or Email: caroline.coles@ivydesign.co.uk �HIGHER GREEN FARM COTTAGES Poulshot Four character holiday cottages in a quintessentially English village… With oak floors, vaulted ceilings, exposed beams and wood burners each cottage has been decorated and furnished to a high standard Level access and wide doors throughout Available all year for holidays and short breaks For further details contact Eve Curnow on 01380 828239 or 07790 365049 www.highergreenfarmcottages.com BATHROOMS, TAPS, HOT WATER CYLINDERS AND MUCH MORE NO JOB TOO SMALL 24 HR CALL OUT Tel: 01380828956 Mob: 07708510715 32 rewarding fifteen years during which we have got to know many people we might otherwise not have met, and become involved in all sorts of activities that have certainly never before been on our own personal agenda. That the magazine has continued to come out reasonably regularly is very largely due to the support we have had – support from correspondents, both voluntary and pressed, from our copiers in Seend, from collators who have dizzied themselves going round and round the dining-room table and from the small force of deliverers. Our sincere thanks go to all those who have helped us and we are confident that Nina will have the same support. Vale! John Quinn DATES FOR YOUR DIARY August Mon 4 Mobile Library, The Raven Car Park, 1135—1145am Mon 4—Fri 8 Multi-Activity Days—Cricket, Tennis, Badminton, Football at Apeldorn, Poulshot(see details on page 21) Wed 6 Black Wheelie Bin Collection Wed 13 Black Box/Green Wheelie Bin Collection Mon 18 Mobile Library, The Raven Car Park, 1135—1145am Mon 18 Wiltshire Numismatic Society, Market Lavington Village Hall, 8pm—”Members Hobbies/Display Evening” Wed 20 Black Wheelie Bin Collection Sun 24 Poulshot Village Picnic, Green Garden Woodland, 1.00pm Tue 26—Mon 1 Sept Multi Activity Days—Cricket, Tennis, Badminton, Football at Apeldorn, Poulshot (see details on page 21) Wed 27 Black Box/Green Wheelie Bin Collection September Tue 2 Poulshot Parish Council, 6.30pm, St Peter’s Church Wed 3 Black Wheelie Bin Collection Mon 8 Mobile Library, The Raven Car Park, 1135-1145am Wed 10 Black Box/Green Wheelie Bin Collection Mon 15 Wiltshire Numismatic Society, Market Lavington Village Hall, 8pm—”Annual Coin Auction” Tue 16 Poulshot Village Trust, 7.30pm, venue to be advised Tue 16 Poulshot Ladies Club Treasure Hunt (to be confirmed) Wed 17 Black Wheelie Bin Collection Wed 17 Wednesday Group (details in September News) 5 �Mon 22 Mobile Library, The Raven Car Park, 1135—1145am Wed 24 Black Box/Green Wheelie Bin Collection Forthcoming Dates for your Diary Sat 4 Oct Harvest Barn Dance Sun 5 Oct Harvest Festival, St Peter’s Church, 6pm Thu 27 Nov Cardboard/Plastic Skip, Junction Broadway Lane & Barleyhill Lane POULSHOT PARISH COUNCIL 1st July 2008 All members of the Council were present, together with eleven members of the public. In addition, Mr Richard Munro, from Wiltshire County Council (WCC) was in attendance. REORGANISATION OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT The meeting opened with an explanation by Mr Munro of the role of town and parish councils within the new unitary authority that comes into being in April 2009 (hopefully not the 1st of April). After this the opportunity is planned for councils to tender for local services. He explained that the council could tender for many of the current services provided, for example street cleaning, grass cutting and litter. This could be done either by taking over completely, the Parish Council buying equipment, employing and training staff and being in total charge, or as a stewardship, similar to the present, where the parish council would oversee the service, but have no responsibility for the equipment or staff. He suggested that large councils in the area would have the ability to take on tasks, possibly running them more efficiently, whereas small parish councils might struggle with the man hours involved in the training and management of staff. Clearly a major problem in delegation is the acceptance of liability involved in providing services. Should accidents happen, the Unitary Council would have the manpower and the financial backing to handle such situations. He made it clear that this is only the first part of the delegation process, and should the Parish Council wish to consider taking on any of the services they should make their interest known. One suggestion from the Council concerned the issue of liquor licences for events in the village hall, council members being likely to have a better idea of the kind of events and the people involved. Mr Munro explained that this might be an option but again the question of liability might arise, and he wondered whether the council could handle an appeal on a refused licence. Mr Munro offered to return at another time and/or ask a colleague to attend a meeting to explain more about the Unitary Council and how it will 6 Do you need help with: Self Assessment Business Plans Taxation Presentation to Banks Contact: GORDON LAWRENCE Chartered Accountant 30, The Pound Bromham Tel: Devizes 850294 Free initial consultation JILLIAN NEWSOM MSSCh MBChA CHIROPODIST Registered member of the British Chiropody & Podiatry Association Visiting Practice 01380 828257 Equestria, Berhills Lane, Seend, Melksham, Wiltshire SN12 6RR 31 �LOCAL FARM REARED “Doggy Dilemmas” and their Furry Friends OVEN READY CHICKENS Dog Walking? Basic Dog Obedience? Looking for Dog Training classes? Clicker training? One to Ones? 6—8 lbs FOR SALE Tel: HUES 01380 828255 Contact Debs on 01380 730564 or 07966 617617 Member of Association of Pet Dog Trainers Security Cleared by the Criminal Records Bureau POULSHOT VILLAGE HALL POULSHOT MOTHERS & TODDLERS GROUP at The Village Hall, Poulshot Come and join us for some company Toys and games to play with Coffee and a chat Held every Thursday from 9.30am to 11.30am Available for Meetings, Functions, Clubs and Private Parties £3.00 per hour (for Poulshot residents and regular users) £4.00 per hour (for non-residents and non-regular users) Tel: Jackie Pohnert (827046) CLOSED FOR REFURBISHMENT UNTIL NOVEMBER 2008 30 affect the village. There will also be “Meet and Greet” sessions around the county in October 2008. The Chairman welcomed the idea of a further visit. OPEN SESSION There was discussion, sometimes warm, over the cutting of the Green including the football area. It was confirmed that the contractor would be asked to cut the whole of the Green. The Chairman confirmed that there was no further news on the Pippin Homes development proposals on one-time Higher Green Farm land. COUNCIL MEETING The following matters were discussed as arising from the previous meeting: Willows in south west corner of the Green Branches from the trees had fallen in the recent high winds, with a resulting power failure. This is no longer a council matter. Hay Lane – Use of Bridleway No decision had been made by KDC with reference to the planning application for use of the land for access Planting of Commemorative Trees within the village –Mrs Robins Permission has been requested for a commemorative tree to be planted within the village, but concerns were raised about the amount of trees already on the Green and the possibility of overcrowding. The council agreed that they would like to try to accommodate this request and it was suggested that an existing tree be dedicated rather than a new one planted and this idea will be followed up. Village Hall Works The Village Hall committee have requested council approval for vehicular access to the site for storage of materials and work accommodation as required and the temporary removal of play equipment and the erection of safety fencing will be necessary. This was agreed on the condition that all would be made good at the end of the 16 week period. (Work started in late July.) Barleyhill Lane – Rubble Pile Work started on the pile of rubble at the end of Broadway Lane on 30th June. Green Gardens A complaint had been received about the use of small motorcycles in the Green Gardens. Signs on the gates already clearly invite people to walk there and the nature of the gates discourages vehicle access. There was concern about the insurance implications of someone using a motorcycle in the Gardens and of liability in the event of an accident. It was however felt that restrictions were undesirable and it was decided that no action should be 7 �taken at the moment, but that people should be encouraged to use their common sense when using the Gardens and bear in mind that they are for everyone to enjoy, old and young alike. Caen Hill- Speed Concerns The Chairman referred to concerns over the increasing number of serious accidents happening at the bottom of Caen Hill dual carriageway. The council feels that they should join with Seend and raise their worries with WCC and the police. Finance The current financial position showed a credit balance of £3466.74. Drains – Poulshot Road and Barleyhill Lane It was agreed that WCC should be contacted to ask for a further visit to discuss flooding issues on the Green and in Barleyhill Lane. Footpath – Poulshot Road After research to confirm the local requirements, the overall opinion is that some form of footpath was desirable from the Raven to Sillington Lane. Most people seem keen on a proposed footpath on the right hand side, heading towards Devizes and it was suggested that the Old Monks path should be resurrected. This will be followed up to determine practicality and cost. NEXT MEETING The next meeting will be held on Tuesday 2nd September 2008, at 7.30pm, in St Peter’s Church. POULSHOT VILLAGE TRUST Annual General Meeting 28 May, 2008 There was a limited attendance at the meeting, with eight members present and apologies from another eleven. Matters arising from previous minutes: Book of Trees John Quinn has updated the Book of Trees with the `village morning’ of mass tree maintenance which took place on 1st March in the Green Gardens, and with photographs taken by Ian Brothers, in both March and May which demonstrate the excellent growth of the planting. Green Gardens Steve Russell, County Forestry Officer, following his visit earlier in the year commended the progress being made in the development of the Woodland. His main suggestions were to remove or saw off stakes where shelters have 8 29 �The Tranquil Moment HEALTH & BEAUTY CLINIC DECLEOR PARIS Treatments include: non surgical face lifts facials massage manicures pedicures non surgical body slimming & toning reflexology eyelash/brow tints& shaping waxing make up electrolysis spray tanning BOTOX DECLEOR aromatherapy skin care and O.P.I nail care products are used for treatments and are also available for purchase For more information or an appointment call Jo on 01380 828297 The Old Stables, Middle Green Farm, The Green, Poulshot, Devizes, Wiltshire, SN10 1SD been removed, to remove shelters and stakes from the rest of the birches, alders, and willows, and to mulch around tree bases to prevent water gathering. Mulching will be carried out as soon as material is available. There are indications of deer rubbing on some trees that have had guards removed. Nora Dixon Memorial Nora’s sister, Christine, is planning to erect a memorial, but has not yet decided the form it should take. ‘Down Poulshot’ The Trust’s collaboration with the book’s editor, Vanessa Brett Parker, on producing a paperback edition has met with success after overcoming many difficulties. The book should be published in time for the Village Fête on 28 June 2008. The new ‘Down Poulshot’ paperback will be available locally from a small stock held in the village, nationally from bookstores, nationally and worldwide from online booksellers. A Marlborough stockist will service the Amazon orders. The Marlborough stockist provides a similar service for other ‘English village’ genre books and his expert advice will be sought on an appropriate retail price. The consensus of those present was that the retail price should lie somewhere between £15 and £20. The low cost Print-On-Demand option has been placed on hold. Such books are printed individually for each order placed. There is some concern about controlling the print quality at a distance. TREASURER’S REPORT Brian James presented the accounts. The income for the year was £796.01, the largest source being Nora Dixon’s funeral donation. Expenses were £345.00. There is a healthy balance of £3179.71 in the deposit account – principally the unspent remainder of the grant received for ‘Down Poulshot’. Subsequent to the meeting, the Trust was presented with a most generous donation of £400 to cover the costs of reprinting, for which we are very grateful indeed. ELECTION OF OFFICERS The following officers were re-elected: Chairman Nicky Hunloke Vice-Chairman Secretary Peter Cleverly Treasurer NEXT AGM 28 Monday 13 May 2009 9 Diana Gravina Brian James 7.30 pm in the Village Hall �FARMING JOURNAL It’s hard to believe, but the harvest season has arrived. I don’t know where the last 10 months have gone as it doesn’t seem that 10 minutes, let alone 10 months, have passed since we were busy sowing the crops, and here we are ready to unleash the combine on them. Although the weather hasn’t been the best this year, I think the potential of the crops looks reasonably good and certainly better than last year. A longer period of hotter weather over the last few weeks would have helped the grain fill but as I have said before, we farmers are never happy when it comes to the weather! Next month hopefully I can fill you in on some of the harvest details and cropping plans for next year. This month I’m going to leave the diary to one side and produce more of a rant! Excuse me if you will, but every farmer needs a soap box! The end of June was an important period for farming, not just for us, but for every farmer and horticulturalist throughout Europe. Surfacing again in Brussels were the proposals that had been in the pipeline over the last few years for the reclassifying of the chemicals that are used to form pesticides; the new system will mean that they will change from a risk based to a hazard based approach. This means that there is a danger of losing up to 85% of the chemicals currently in use, a lot of the new technology in grass weed activity will be lost, as will the triazole fungicides used to control the disease in crops. Interestingly, under the new proposals, these will be considered too big a risk to use on crops which they have been used on for the last 30 years, but fine to continue to be used in the household for such excitements as athlete’s foot and other fungi treatments that really don’t qualify for mention in a village magazine. How this can be justified is beyond me, although it may not sound much of a problem to people not connected with the production of crops. The end result will be crops of wheat full of weed and disease which will make a large area of Europe unviable for growing crops with the rest facing yield cuts of up to 70%. All of this is at a time when the focus in the world is on the shortage of food and rising prices. Food will become a lot scarcer and the price will rocket, only exaggerating the danger of starvation for the very poor. The question has been asked many times recently: “Are the European Commission that daft to pass this proposal and make it law?” The indications are that all member states have approved them apart from the UK and Poland who have abstained. So we await the outcome with baited breath. 10 ANDREW GOODFIELD WOODWORK Devizes Road, Rowde, Wiltshire CARPENTRY, JOINERY FREESTANDING & BUILT-IN CABINETS CUPBOARDS & WARDROBES FREE ESTIMATES Tel: 01380 722067 E mail: andrewgoodfield@beeb.net 27 �The ironic thing will be that the grain that is used in this country to replace the shortfall will have been imported from a country still using those products we may not be allowed to use. Fresh beef available for sale direct from the farm Selection boxes available or individual requirements catered for. Orders now being taken for delivery Limited frozen meat available now. Selection box includes various roasting joints, steaks, mince and stewing steaks. Prices very competitive for this local quality product For more information contact: The Hues Family on 01380 828255 26 I wonder whether we farmers have to shoulder some of the blame for our own lack of self promotion. Perhaps we are complacent in the way that we view the public’s perception of us. Do people really know what goes on in the workings of a modern farm, and the balance we try to strike between caring for the environment and producing food to live on, coupled with trying to be efficient so that we can make a margin to reinvest? Do people understand how tightly we are regulated in the using of pesticides, itself a dirty word as far as many people are concerned? Every litre of spray and kilogram of fertiliser has to be completely justified and recorded and our records are open to inspection at any time by a number of government bodies. Perhaps we need to change track and, rather than drawing a secretive veil over such products, be more positive about the reasons for their use, explaining what a vital asset they are for the security of world food production. I can assure you I value my health as much as the next person and if I had any reason to doubt the safety of the products I use regularly I wouldn’t be handling them at all. To try to raise the understanding of what we do on the farm has been one of the objects of the articles I’ve been writing over the last year and I would love to hear any views or ideas that you might have or questions that I will do my best to answer. Agriculture and the public need to work hand in hand for us to all enjoy a better future. I’m contactable by email timhues@hotmail.com. On a different note I am conscious that this is the last magazine being produced by John and Suzie Quinn and would like to thank them for their hard work over the years in compiling the magazine and over the last year the thankless task of correcting my spelling and punctuation. Their efforts I know have been appreciated by all age groups of the village who all enjoy the monthly read. I know they have left it in very capable hands, so good luck to Nina and her helpers. Hopefully my contract will be renewed by the new team! (Many thanks, Tim. It has been an interesting, instructive and thought provoking series and I hope that it won’t stop just yet. As for spelling etc, you ain’t seen nuffin! John) 11 �FROM: THE RECTOR From where I stand… …there are lots of things going on over the summer! Here in our village magazine there’ll be plenty to read about, events to go to and things to think about. Maybe you’re packing for your holiday as you read this or enjoying a few moments rest in the garden - or you’re hoping for sun because of the rain - or sitting in the cool taking a break from the heat! It will have been an odd summer with wind and rain alongside some fairly hot and humid days as well. Perhaps it is global warming or else the seasons are not quite as they were. Looking at the church diary of events over August and September it seems like ‘all change’ as well. Alongside the usual pattern of services there are opportunities to experience both the familiar and the new. At the very end of July was the Safari Church Sunday as we travelled from church to church like pilgrims, taking a short time in both the Anglican and Methodist churches, journeying and experiencing one another’s holy place together. Then at the end of August is All Change Sunday when several local clergy are swapping churches for the day partly just for fun, but also to talk about the life of the church outside our own familiar place. The dedication or ‘birthday party’ for Holy Cross Seend is in the middle of September as we celebrate the Patronal Festival, giving thanks for the many generations of people who have worshipped in Holy Cross before us and looking forward, preparing and planning for the future. We have been asked by the Diocese to trial, with several other parishes through Wiltshire and Dorset, and indeed throughout the country, a ‘Back to Church’ Sunday in September where those who usually go to church will be inviting a friend to come along and see what the church is like today and, perhaps, if you once went to church but haven’t been for years, you will come back and see! And then right at the start of October is Harvest, giving thanks for all that we have from the growing and changing creation around us! Over the summer then the church is going through quite a journey, different events and opportunities, almost a holiday changing from the normal week by week routine. Summer, after all, is about refreshment, trying something new, resting from the usual way of being. From where I stand summer is a good opportunity to pause in our deckchair, real or imaginary, and think about the changes that happen in our life, and, like any good holiday, how good it can be to experience a change which after all is as good as a rest! Rev’d Sacha Pearce 12 • 3000m steeplechase Men • 400m Men • 400m hurdles Men • 4x100m relay Men • 4x400m relay Men • 5000m Men • 50km walk Men • 800m Men • decathlon Men • discus throw Men • hammer throw Men • high jump Men • javelin throw Men • long jump Men • marathon Men • pole vault Men • shot put Men • triple jump Men • 3000m steeplechase Women • 400m Women • 400m hurdles Women • 4x100m relay Women • 4x400m relay Women • 5000m Women • 800m Women • discus throw Women • hammer throw Women • heptathlon Women • high jump Women • javelin throw Women • long jump Women • marathon Women • pole vault Women • shot put Women • triple jump Women THE BEIJING OLYMPICS On 8 August 2008, more than 10,000 athletes from around 200 countries will be competing in 28 different sports to try and get their hands on at least one of the 906 Olympic medals on offer. Although the final line-up hasn't been decided, it looks like more than 300 athletes will make up Team GB at the Olympics, taking part in 19 of the 28 sports being played in China. In the past couple of Olympics, sailing has been Britain's most successful sport. Britain's cyclists did really well at the World Championships this year so expectations are high. The aim for the cycling team is to win six medals. With Britain's track and field athletes looking strong too, sport officials in the UK reckon Team GB is on course to bag 10 to 12 gold medals in Beijing! Thirteen-year-old diver Tom Daly will be the youngest boy from the UK to compete in the Olympics this summer. JOKES JOKES JOKES Q: What do runners do when they forget something? A: They jog their memory! Q: What can you serve but never eat? A: A tennis ball! Q: How did the basketball court get wet? A: The players dribbled all over it! 25 �FROM THE BENEFICE CHURCHWARDENS Children’s Page THE OLYMPICS The Olympic Games were named after the village of Olympia in Greece where they originally took place in 776 BC. Athletes from the Greek world competed in a range of events, including athletics, wrestling and chariot racing every four years until 393 AD. Though the prizes were modest, the honour of winning was great. In 393 AD, the emperor Theodosius abolished the Olympics because he thought they were not religious enough. Many years later a Frenchman named Baron Pierre de Coubertin campaigned to revive the Olympics and in 1896 his dream came true: The first modern Olympic Games took place in Athens in 1896 at the Panathenean Stadium. ARCHERY ATHLETICS BADMINTON BASEBALL BASKETBALL BOXING CANOEKAYAK OLYMPIC DISCIPLINES CYCLING JUDO EQUESTRIAN MODERN PENTATHLON FENCING ROWING FOOTBALL SAILING GYMNASTICS SHOOTING HANDBALL SOFTBALL HOCKEY SWIMMING TABLE TENNIS TAEKWONDO TENNIS TRIATHLON VOLLEYBALL WEIGHTLIFTING WRESTLING CHURCH EVENTS Fete, Proms and Table Top Sale Under the heading Swimming come the following events: Synchronised swimming, diving and water polo. Under the heading Volleyball comes the following event: Beach volleyball. Under the heading Gymnastics come the following events: Artistic gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics and trampoline. Under the heading Athletics come the following events: • 10000m Men • 100m Men • 110m hurdles Men • 1500m Men • 200m Men • 20km walk Men One of the duties of a Churchwarden is to support the Rector in her daily work and in the running of the Church. You might call us her back-up team. So it was with great distress that we learned from Sacha that she has again been receiving unpleasant anonymous letters. For someone to take this course of action is, in our opinion, completely unacceptable and should be treated with utter contempt. In our benefice there are five Churchwardens, a Licensed Lay Minister and two Lay Pastoral Assistants, all of whom are available for anyone to talk to if they have a problem, worry or concern that they feel that they cannot approach the Rector with direct. To send an anonymous letter is a cowardly way of doing things. If someone has a problem, they should by all means air their views and discuss them, and maybe a solution or at least an understanding may be arrived at. But do it honourably, out in the open and not hiding behind a cloak of anonymity. Hopefully these letters will now cease and we can all continue to work together for the good of the Church and of our three villages. Paulette Bremner-Milne and Janet James - Poulshot Steve Taylor and Tina Yockney - Seend Liz Futter - Bulkington • 10000m Women • 100m Women • 100m hurdles Women • 1500m Women • 200m Women • 20km race walk Women 24 Unfortunately, time and tide (and the Editor of the Village News) wait for no man) so I was unable to get this article published in July's edition of the magazine. Something to do with Editorial deadlines and going to press, I wonder if they have this trouble on the Daily Telegraph !!! (They most certainly do – ed.) However, If you can, cast your minds back to June 29th, I think we all awoke that morning praying for fine weather after the disaster of last year, and whilst we didn't have a heatwave, the gods were good to us and we had a fair and, more importantly, a dry day. As well as the regular stalls this year, we had what is hoped may be the start of an annual event, a Tug of War. Several hunky men (I coudn't see from my stall but that is what was reported) flexed their muscles and tried to pull other hunky men over a line marked out on the ground. If I haven't got that right I am sure someone will correct me. Well, whatever, it was very popular and the men of Poulshot proved victorious and emerged as Champions. The children 13 �then decided they should not be left out and had their own competition and I think we may have seen the Champions of the future. Certainly the children's sports were very popular and who knows if anyone will move on to competing in London 2012. It was lovely to see the village enjoying the day and many thanks to everyone who helped, both in the organisation beforehand, and on the day, and of course to everyone who came and spent their money. On adding it all up we made just over £1100 which was a super amount to go into Church Funds. DEVIZES HOME AND GARDEN MAINTENANCE In the evening we had what one might call, the refined part of the day, when picnic hampers, rugs and chairs came out and the Green Gardens played host to 'The Proms in the Park'. What could be nicer than sitting with friends enjoying a picnic with a glass of wine (or two, or even three although no-one was counting) in the beautiful setting of The Gardens, listening to wonderful music. I am sure that Nora Dixon would have approved to see her brainchild being so well used. Of course there had to be one element to lower the tone of the evening and I wonder if the Rector in her sermon on Sunday evening when she mentioned that 'appearances can sometimes be deceptive' could have been referring to the Churchwardens and others doing a wonderful impersonation of Spitfires and Hurricanes during the playing of the 'Dam Busters' If you missed it, there is always next year! WE ARE A SMALL FAMILY BUSINESS ESTABLISHED 5 YEARS DUE TO EXPANSION WE ARE NOW ABLE TO OFFER OUR SERVICES TO A GREATER AREA Finally we finished off this month's fund-raising activities with a Table Top Sale on Poulshot Green. On a mainly fine but blustery morning a dozen or so tables were set up selling a wide range of goods. It was a shame that we didn't have more people seeking a bargain for they were there to be had. Dot Wood and her work force did a wonderful job of keeping everyone supplied with tea, coffee and the most wonderful bacon butties and again a big thank you to everyone who supported the event and helped us to raise about £200. Well Done. Janet James NO JOB TOO BIG OR TOO SMALL GRASS CUTTING, FENCING, DECKING, PATIOS, DECORATING AND MUCH MUCH MORE Safari Picnic—Sunday 27 July Attendance at the planned picnic after the Safari Service was a little thin but representatives from all the churches involved in the Safari came and the theme of the morning carried on with chat, and with the sharing of tasty morsels from each other’s meal (and even bottle). It was very hot indeed but we were able to gather sufficient sunshades to avoid any serious problem – it all just became that bit friendlier. One topic of conservation was the story of the Green Gardens – its conception, planning, preparation and implementation were of interest, and amazement, to our visitors from outside Poulshot, and we were all made aware, yet again, of the wonderful asset that has been created for us all to enjoy. John Quinn 14 FULLY INSURED, FREE QUOTATION TEL – JON 01380 720969 /07778043330 MAT 01793 615044/07503463236 23 �GREEN GARDENS WOODLAND VILLAGE PICNIC BANK HOLIDAY SUNDAY 24 AUGUST from 1.00PM BRING YOUR OWN PICNIC FOR A BIG VILLAGE GET-TOGETHER AND TO ENJOY YOUR WOODLAND Richardson & Paige Interiors Specialist Upholstery Members of The Association of Master Upholsterers and Soft Furnishers Traditional , Modern and Bespoke Specialist Upholstery Unit 1 Manor House Yard, Poulshot Road, Poulshot, Devizes, Wiltshire, SN10 1RY Tel/Fax: 01380 828228 Mob: 07974 454747 email: richardsonandpaigeinteriors@hotmail.com 22 CHURCH SERVICES - AUGUST 2008 POULSHOT, SEEND AND BULKINGTON AUGUST 3rd 8.00 am 9.30 am 11.15 am 6.00 pm BCP Holy Communion Family Eucharist Parish Eucharist Evensong- Lammas Service SEEND BULKINGTON SEEND POULSHOT AUGUST 10th 8.00 am 9.30 am 11.15am 6.00 pm BCP Holy Communion Matins Parish Eucharist Evensong SEEND POULSHOT SEEND BULKINGTON AUGUST 17th 8.00 am. 9.30 am. 11.15 am 6.00 pm BCP Holy Communion Parish Eucharist Parish Eucharist Parish Eucharist SEEND BULKINGTON SEEND POULSHOT AUGUST 24th 8.00 am. 9.30 am 11.15 am 6.00pm BCP Holy Communion Family Eucharist Family Eucharist Pet Service SEEND POULSHOT SEEND BULKINGTON CHURCHYARD AUGUST 31st 10.00 am Benefice Eucharist BULKINGTON (“All Change” Sunday - a visiting priest will be taking the service and the Rector will be taking a service elsewhere in the Deanery!) SEPTEMBER 7th 8.00am 9.30am 11.15am 6.00 pm BCP Holy Communion Family Eucharist Parish Eucharist Evensong 9.00 am WEEKDAY SERVICE—TUESDAYS Matins POULSHOT 15 SEEND BULKINGTON SEEND POULSHOT �CHURCH ROSTERS Aug 3rd 10th 17th 24th 31st Sep 7th Sidesman Mr N Hunloke Mr C Saunders Mr M Hues Mrs K Amery T.B.A. Mr F Woods Multi-Activity Days Reader Mrs J James Lt.Col R Janes Mrs P Bremner-Milnne The Rector T.B.A Mrs K Amery CHURCH FLOWERS August Aug 3rd 10th & 17th 24th & 31st September Sep 7th & 14th Dates 4th August—8th August 26th August—1st September Cricket, Tennis, Badminton and Football Come along everyday for a week and try all of the above sports. Prizes and games all week. Mrs Hazel Coleman Mrs Angela Bullen Mrs Dot Wood Ages 5-8 years 9-11 years 9.30am—12noon 2.00pm—4.30pm £40 per week 3 coaches Kyle, Harry, Liz Mrs Yvonne Baber MEMORIES !!!!! The following letter was received from Mrs Rosemary Byrne who, together with her sister, was evacuated to Poulshot in the summer of 1940. Unfortunately, the photograph enclosed with the letter is too faint to be reproduced for the magazine. The cottage referred to is Rose Cottage on the Green, now owned by Jim and Sue Aldridge. 7 Wordsworth Road, Slough, Berkshire SL2 2NT Mrs M Goodenough Clerk to the Council Village Hall Poulshot Wiltshire Tel: 01753 526786 At:- Apeldorn Townsend Poulshot Devizes Wilts Telephone Liz Bissett 01380 828410 Limited spaces available please book early 28th June 2008 Dear Mrs Goodenough I have a photograph taken in Poulshot which I think may be of some interest to the Parish Council.. It was taken in the summer of 1940 when I was nine when my sister and myself were evacuated to Poulshot (I am the smaller!!). I remember the cottage very well and our bedroom was the window above the front door. The couple looking after us were a Mr & Mrs Wheeler (or it could have been Whelan), and to my sister and myself were VERY old as the man had a moustache! There was a very pretty front garden and I think we were on a 16 21 �We went by flower borders to a tennis court, a wild flower meadow, an ancient orchard, a hazel walk and a summer house. Old and modern roses and climbers of every sort covered the walls. Thankfully the rain eased and we were able to spend time appreciating it all. Powerscourt House and grounds were a complete contrast, being large and fully appreciated in the sun. The walled garden sheltered wide, long and colourful herbaceous borders, leading down to parkland with magnificent trees, a lake and fountain and a Japanese garden. The formal garden, just below the terrace had a bright array of annuals with mosaic paths and statuary and in the far distance a distinctive peak of the mountains completed the view. This place had a definite “wow” factor. Mount Usher’s gardens had a more informal and leisurely atmosphere with trees and plants from all over the world, laid out along the banks of the River Vartry. Our last day was three trips in one. We travelled west to County Kildare to the Irish National Stud, where we learned about the management of the stud and visited the Japanese garden representing the Life of Man. The Millennium garden was dedicated to St Fiacre, the patron saint of gardeners, and was in the spirit of the monastic movement in Ireland, a very tranquil place. Our two half days of leisure in Dublin were spent according to taste - lunch, visiting the National Gallery, Trinity College and the Book of Kells, shopping or resting. Congratulations and thanks to all those who organised the trip; there were enjoyable contrasts, Jim overcame any problems and our driver, John, gave us a smooth ride. Joyce Future events By the time you read this we will hopefully have visited Hidcote and Kiftsgate gardens without mishap, rain or floods. Don’t forget we need plants and produce for the fete and flower show please. On Friday August 15th 23 members have signed on to visit A’Beckett’s vineyard at Littleton Panell. The tour is due to start at 6.30 pm but there is a shortage of parking, so the shuttle has been booked and will leave The Pavilion at 6.00pm. Joyce will have been in touch with those of you on the list to finalise arrangements. The cost will be £8.00 plus a small charge for the Shuttle. Our first meeting of the new season will be on Tuesday, 9th September, at 7.30, when Chris Smith of Pennard Plants will be talking about his experiences at flower shows in Behind the Scenes. The competition will be a single flower. Sue Johns 20 green. I remember asking Mr Wheeler what was his first name which began with a “G” and we had quite a game trying to guess. He eventually told us that it was Gideon. Whether this was true or not I do not know. I also vaguely remember visiting the vicarage where we sat in a large kitchen. Sadly we were not in Poulshot very long and were subsequently moved to Trowbridge, where we were not so happy and decided we wanted to go back to London just in time for the Blitz! I have frequently looked at your website and would be very interested to know if the cottage is still there. If it is perhaps the current residents would be interested to see the photo? I have enclosed a copy of the photograph and hope it may be of some interest to your members. Yours sincerely Mrs Rosemary Byrne POULSHOT LADIES CLUB You all will have heard the song, “If you go down to the woods today, you're sure of a big surprise”. Well, I think that should be modified with “Poulshot Ladies Club” instead of “woods”. Little did I know what was in store when I went along to the July meeting. It was a presentation by a wonderful lady, Kathy Miller, who has set up an organisation called 'The Neem Tree Trust'. Each year she visits a school for boys and a leprosy hospital in India. Many of the boys are orphans, or have only one parent and they are helped to learn a trade or occupation so that they may support themselves when they leave as adults. When at home, Kathy, from Bradford-on-Avon spends her time raising money through the Trust to help finance these projects. It was a wonderful evening but then came the part when she wanted a volunteer to show us all how to dress in a sari. “Janet, it has to be you” was the cry, and I never even moved my lips! Nowhere in the criteria for being a Churchwarden does it say that you have to volunteer to be a Kate Moss substitute - THAT I AM NOT!! Still it was all in a good cause so I obediently stood there whilst yards and yards of fabric were draped around me covering all eventualities, and I must admit that when she had finished I felt wonderful and I was followed by Mo Reeves who echoed my feelings. Saris are such an elegant item of clothing that you cannot help but feel good. 17 �I therefore propose that we have 'Sari Days' within the year now, when we all dress ourselves in these wonderful outfits, although on reflection will they look right with the wellies as we trudge Hay Lane walking the dogs? Janet James DATES FOR YOUR DIARY There will be no meeting in August Tuesday September 16th – Possibility of Treasure Hunt. follow. More details to Wednesday October 29th – Annual get together with Worton Ladies. A visit from the Hat Lady. Venue and time to be advised. Tuesday November 18th – Ghost walk around Devizes with John Girvan. Numbers to Mandy Housby 828464. Time to be advised. Tuesday 16th December – The Raven Pub 7.30 for 8pm. Our annual Xmas dinner. ROWDE SCHOOL NEWS The children have excelled themselves this year. We will be sorry to loose Year 6 but wish them well in their next stage of education and hope you enjoyed your time at Rowde. We welcome all the new children coming to us this September, and hope they are looking forward to being with us. We hope you all have a very restful summer and recharge those batteries. Thank you to all the children, parents and staff for all your hard work and commitment to Rowde, making it the school it is. See you in September. Last but not least there is the 3 Peaks Challenge. On 26th, 27th and 28th July, Mrs Beswick and husband, Mrs Gray and Travis the dog, and Mr Ball will be climbing the three peaks. Let’s hope it’s not too hot! They would all like to thank those of you who have sponsored them for this challenge in memory of Laurie Waite and, if successful, well over £1,500 in total will have been raised for sharing between Cancer Research for human and animals! A fantastic amount, thank you all. Mandy Housby VILLAGE HALL 100 CLUB The results of the July Draw were as follows: £25 Michael Bowden £15 Mr and Mrs Brailey £10 Hilary Kidd It has been another busy year at Rowde. The children have worked hard and should be really proud of themselves. There has been a great deal achieved this year. Through a lottery funding we had an art project and some of the work done during these sessions was amazing. Terry and her husband have worked hard with the children to transform some of the internal walls with paintings and murals. Outside has also had its fair share of art transformation, with the White Horse sculpture, and the one put into the bank. We hope that the art work will continue next year. The school kitchen garden has also produce some produce for Mrs Taylor to use in school lunches. We hope to keep this up and improve on the amount we can grow in the future. The flower beds are now the next project. There was an outstanding production of “Oliver” from the junior pupils; everyone one, teaching staff and children put their heart and soul into the production. Well done to everyone. Those children doing SATS have once again done an outstanding job and reached above average scores. Well done to you all. Then of course there were the sports triumphs. Once again the Football teams excelled themselves at the summer tournament. The under 9 won their matches, the Under 11 won 3 out of 4 matches. Every game was played with lots of effort and sportsmanship. The Girls’ Netball team did well and only just missed going up a level by a whisker, and at the end of term there was the swimming gala. The stayaway trip this year was centred on Dublin and thankfully the only hiccup of the trip was on the first day; due to bad weather the Catamaran from Holyhead was cancelled and we had to transfer to Fishguard for a ferry. After a mildly choppy crossing, we had a longer road journey to the hotel, but got there in time for supper. The visit to Helen Dillon’s garden was a delight; as ever the blue and the red borders were packed with interesting plants. What was once the circular lawn, is now a shingle garden for plants enjoying dry conditions. Many more large containers were in evidence, mostly containing exotics; among these were several galvanised dustbins, both plain and painted - obviously a new and less expensive trend! Her front garden has been given a makeover and now sports new varieties of old favourites. On the one very wet day, we saw two gardens of the Dublin Group of privately owned smaller gardens. The first was created by the garden writer Carmel Duignan. She has amassed an extraordinary collection of plants, from the tender to the hardy and from the old to the newest available, all planted with great style. We stayed as long as a drenching allowed. The second, Rathmichael Lodge, was larger, with surprises around every corner. 18 19 SEEND AND DISTRICT GARDENING CLUB � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Title A name given to the resource Poulshot Village News August 2008 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 01/08/2008 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Poulshot Village News Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Poulshot Village News PVN Village News https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/org.poulshotvillagearchive/original/6063c5aa368eb43e8d6cd6b963f19136.pdf de489d352797d3c1db698726af2f10e3 PDF Text Text USEFUL POULSHOT TELEPHONE NUMBERS Chairman Parish Council Mr Michael Hues Clerk to Parish Council Mrs Maggie Goodenough 827205 Email: magsgoode@tesco.net Rector Rev Sacha Pearce Churchwardens Mrs Paulette Bremner-Milne 828527 Mrs Janet James 724944 Secretary PCC (pro-tem) Mrs Janet James 724944 Village Trust, Chairman Mr Nicholas Hunloke 828333 Village Trust, Secretary Mr Peter Cleverly 827242 Village Hall Committee Village Hall Bookings Mr Chris Saunders Mrs Jackie Pohnert 827290 827046 Mother & Toddler Group Mrs Clair Waldron 828602 Farmers Club Mr Richard Francis 828232 Poulshot Ladies Club Lady Kate Hunloke 828333 POLICE (General/Non Emergency) 828255 POULSHOT VILLAGE NEWS 828615 0845 408 7000 County Councillor Mrs Pat Rugg 722677 Kennet District Councillor Lt.Col Anthony Lake 828320 Editor, Poulshot News : Mr John Quinn 828501 Email: johnquinn589@btinternet.com ISSUE NUMBER 142 July 2008 32 1 �POULSHOT PARISH COUNCIL Chairman: Mrs S Aldridge Mr S Housby Clerk: Mr M Hues Mr J Baber Mr N Hunloke Andrew Underwood Chimney Sweep Mr G Collett Mr M Nixon Mrs M Goodenough ST PETER’S CHURCH PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL Rector: Wiltshire County Councillor Mrs Patricia Rugg - 01380 722677 2 The Farmhouse, Byron Road, Devizes SN10 5NS Kennet District Councillor for Seend and Poulshot Anthony Lake tel: 01380 828320 Vacuum Clean Efficient Phone : 01225 706447 Mobile: 07889 771505 Rev Sacha Pearce The Rectory Seend Melksham SN12 6NR Tel: 01380 828615 Churchwardens: Mrs P Bremner-Milne Mrs J James Members: Mr N Hunloke - Treasurer Mrs K Amery - Secretary Lady Kate Hunloke (Deanery Synod) Mr B James (Licensed Lay Minister) Mrs A Bullen Lt Col R Janes Mr C Saunders Mrs D Wood Organist: Mrs P De Belle Brush DISCLAIMER While we have no reason to question the validity of any advertisement in this magazine, we cannot accept responsibility for any claims made or services offered in these advertisements. POULSHOT VILLAGE TRUST Chairman: Vice-Chairman: Secretary: Treasurer: Archivist: Mr N Hunloke Mrs D Gravina Mr P Cleverly Mr B James Mrs P. Langton DOLMAN AUDIO VISUAL Berhill’s Lane Farm, Sells Green, Melksham Telephone 01380 828524 We know HI FI www.poulshot.org.uk POULSHOT WEB SITE TELEVISION VIDEO DVD literally inside out ! For personal service and a professional repair to any make of product, ancient or modern, please telephone Maggie or Peter All contributions welcome - do you have any events you want publicised? The Poulshot web site can help or you can log on to www.kennet.gov.uk, select events and you can post your events for the world to see! Mike Wilson - Mai wilson@onetel.com We also stock a range of quality reconditioned (non ex-rental) equipment carrying a minimum 6 months warranty DOLMAN AUDIO VISUAL is an Authorised Service Centre providing technical assistance on behalf of leading manufacturers. 2 31 �EDITORIAL TONY PARSONS We’re a bit thin this month – in magazine terms only, I hasten to add – but there is one item I would like to draw your attention to particularly, on page 8. This announces the demise of YORP – The Youth of Rowde and Poulshot youth club – run valiantly since its inception in 2005 by Mrs Mel Dalley from Rowde. She can no longer continue and there is no-one else to take her place. As she says in her notice to this effect, there are insufficient numbers to make continuation of the group a viable proposition. I have no details of any Poulshot participation in YORP but we still owe Mel our thanks for all her considerable efforts to provide an outlet for our young people. You will all be aware of the possibility of industrial action by local government employees and as we go to print it is not clear what impact this may have on us, particularly in respect of the collection of rubbish. As a result we have optimistically included the present dates of collections in the Diary of Events, but, if a strike does take place, please keep alert to changes that we must assume will be announced widely by Kennet District Council, and at the same time keep fingers crossed and hope that it doesn’t happen! Happy and sunny holidays. John Quinn DOMESTIC APPLIANCE ENGINEER WASHING MACHINES/ COOKERS/DRIERS SERVICE & REPAIRS TEL: 01380 723279 MOBILE: 07970 117023 DATES FOR YOUR DIARY TO LET North Cornish Holiday Cottage WILTSHIRE NUMISMATIC Available all year round for Weekend & Mid-Week Breaks Along with Week Holidays 3 miles from Surfing Beach & Bude, North Cornwall Well Equipped & sleeps up to 8 Beautiful Garden Summer House & Parking SOCIETY (Founded in Devizes 1965) Meetings held on third Monday of the month March to December inclusive For further details Contact Bo Miles-Hobbs on July Tue Wed Mon Wed Tue 1 2 7 9 15 Wed Sat Mon Mon 16 19 21 21 Wed 23 Wed 30 Poulshot Parish Council, Village Hall, 7.30pm Black Box/Green Wheelie Bin Collection Mobile Library, The Raven Car Park, 1135—1145am Black Wheelie Bin Collection Ladies Club—Presentation by Kathy Miller of The Neem Tree Trust, Old Rectory Hall, 7.30pm Black Box/Green Wheelie Bin Collection Table Top Sale, Village Green, 10am—2pm (see page 7) Mobile Library, The Raven Car Park, 1135—1145am Wiltshire Numismatic Society, Market Lavington Village Hall, 8pm— “Richard’s Numismatic & Historical Quiz” Black Wheelie Bin Collection Black Box/Green Wheelie Bin Collection 8pm at Poulshot Village Hall 01380 813092 Details from Mr M Bowden Tel: 01380 828432 30 Deadline for copy for August 2008 Tel: 01380 828501 20 July 2008 Email: johnquinn589@btinternet.com 3 �August Mon 4 Mobile Library, The Raven Car Park, 1135—1145am Mon 4—Fri 8 Multi-Activity Days—Cricket, Tennis, Badminton, Football at Apeldorn, Poulshot(see details on page 17) Wed 6 Black Wheelie Bin Collection Wed 13 Black Box/Green Wheelie Bin Collection Mon 18 Mobile Library, The Raven Car Park, 1135—1145am Wed 20 Black Wheelie Bin Collection Sun 24 Village Picnic, Green Garden Woodland Tue 26—Mon 1 Sept Multi Activity Days—Cricket, Tennis, Badminton, Football at Apeldorn, Poulshot (see details on page 17) Wed 27 Black Box/Green Wheelie Bin Collection Forthcoming Dates for your Diary Thu 27 Nov Cardboard/Plastic Skip, Junction Broadway Lane & Barleyhill Lane LOCAL FARM REARED “Doggy Dilemmas” and their Furry Friends OVEN READY CHICKENS Dog Walking? Basic Dog Obedience? Looking for Dog Training classes? Clicker training? One to Ones? 6—8 lbs FOR SALE Tel: HUES 01380 828255 Contact Debs on 01380 730564 or 07966 617617 POULSHOT VILLAGE HALL We now have Planning Permission and Building Control approval for the proposed Hall improvements. Of the four contractors invited to tender for the building work, three have returned quotations and a contract has recently been let to Pippin Construction Ltd, based in Manor House Yard. Because of existing commitments, Pippin will not be starting work until the week commencing 21st July. They do, however, hope to be able to take over the site during the previous week and start preliminary works. As a result of this, POULSHOT VILLAGE HALL WILL BE UNAVAILABLE FOR USE FROM MONDAY 14th JULY UNTIL THE MIDDLE OF NOVEMBER. We shall, of course, keep you informed of progress; in fact you will be able to see much of it for yourself as you pass. We have requested the Parish Council`s approval for vehicles to access the site and to store whatever is necessary for the duration of the works. For safety as well as security reasons, the whole Hall site will be cordoned off, such that access to the Children`s Play Area will not be possible during the contract period. Towards the end of the contract we shall be asking for 4 Member of Association of Pet Dog Trainers Security Cleared by the Criminal Records Bureau POULSHOT VILLAGE HALL POULSHOT MOTHERS & TODDLERS GROUP at The Village Hall, Poulshot Come and join us for some company Toys and games to play with Coffee and a chat Held every Thursday from 9.30am to 11.30am Available for Meetings, Functions, Clubs and Private Parties £3.00 per hour (for Poulshot residents and regular users) £4.00 per hour (for non-residents and non-regular users) Tel: Jackie Pohnert (827046) CLOSED FOR REFURBISHMENT UNTIL NOVEMBER 2008 29 �volunteers to come and help to decorate the main Hall. More news about that later. The Village Hall committee apologises for the upset, inconvenience and inevitable dirt and noise that the contract will generate, especially to the adjacent neighbours who will bear the brunt of the inconvenience. Malcolm Nixon has kindly volunteered to act as the Hall`s Project Manager for the project. Anybody who has cause or need to talk about anything to do with the contract is kindly asked to contact Malcolm (828355). The work being undertaken will provide improved access for all villagers visiting the Hall. The added advantages of insulation and double glazing, together with an improved heating system, will both keep costs down and improve comfort for all users. We look forward to a smooth and well organised contract and to greeting you at the Hall on its completion. POULSHOT VILLAGE TRUST Annual General Meeting 28 May, 2008 There was a limited attendance at the meeting, with eight members present and apologies from another eleven. Matters Arising from previous minutes included the following: Book of Trees The Book of Trees has been updated with details of the `village morning’ of mass tree maintenance which took place on 1 March 2008 in the Green Gardens. Photographs showing the growth of trees earlier this year have also been taken and will be included in the book. Green Gardens Steve Russell, County Forestry Officer, following his visit earlier in the year, commended the progress being made in the development of the Green Gardens. His main suggestions were to remove or saw off stakes where shelters have been removed, to remove shelters and stakes from the rest of the birches, alders, and willows, and to mulch around tree bases to prevent water gathering. Mulching will be carried out as soon as material is available. 28 5 �There are indications of deer rubbing on some trees that have had guards removed. Nora Dixon Memorial Nora’s sister, Christine, is planning to erect a memorial, but has not yet decided the form it should take. ‘Down Poulshot’ The Trust’s collaboration with the book’s editor, Vanessa Brett Parker, on producing a paperback edition has met with success after overcoming many difficulties. The book should be published soon. The new ‘Down Poulshot’ paperback will be available locally from a small stock held in the village, nationally from bookstores, and nationally and worldwide from online booksellers. A Marlborough stockist will service the Amazon orders. The Marlborough stockist also provides a similar service for other ‘English Village’ genre books and his expert advice will be sought on an appropriate retail price. The consensus of those present at the meeting was that the retail price should lie somewhere between £15 and £20. The low cost Print-On-Demand option has been placed on hold. Such books are printed individually for each order placed and there is some concern about controlling the print quality at a distance. C&C Co. List of jobs that never get done? No time or tools to do them yourself? LET US DO THEM FOR YOU! Call Paul & Bob For general maintenance of property & gardens at reasonable rates. We are reliable and local, and happy to consider any job—large or small. Call Bromham 01380 850076 or 07789 884314 (Public Liability Insurance) TREASURER’S REPORT Brian James presented the accounts. The income for the year was £796.01, the largest source being the donation being £345.00, following Nora Dixon’s funeral , and there is a healthy balance of £3179.71 in the deposit account – principally the unspent remainder of the grant received for ‘Down Poulshot’. ELECTION OF OFFICERS The following officers were re-elected: Chairman Nicky Hunloke Vice-Chairman Secretary Peter Cleverly Treasurer NEXT AGM Monday 13 May 2009 Diana Gravina Brian James BATHROOMS, TAPS, HOT WATER CYLINDERS AND MUCH MORE NO JOB TOO SMALL 24 HR CALL OUT 7.30 pm in the Village Hall The ordinary meeting of the Poulshot Village Trust followed the AGM. The following points were considered: Tel: 01380828956 Mob: 07708510715 Trust Archives The bulk of the archives have gone to the County Archive at Chippenham. 6 27 �Do you need help with: Self Assessment Business Plans Taxation Presentation to Banks Contact: GORDON LAWRENCE Chartered Accountant 30, The Pound Bromham Tel: Devizes 850294 Free initial consultation JILLIAN NEWSOM MSSCh MBChA CHIROPODIST Registered member of the British Chiropody & Podiatry Association Visiting Practice 01380 828257 Equestria, Berhills Lane, Seend, Melksham, Wiltshire SN12 6RR 26 7 �Nora Dixon’s Memorial A memorial bench is to be placed in the Green Gardens Wood. Style and location will be investigated. Village Picnic The Village Picnic proposed at the last meeting will take place on Bank Holiday Monday, 24th August in the Green Gardens. Safari Church Service A ‘Safari Church’ series of short services in each church of the Benefice will take place in the morning of Sunday 27 July, followed by a picnic lunch in the Green Gardens. Future Projects A number of projects were put forward of which the proposal to restore Poulshot to its former glory as an “elm village” was most favourably received. Dutch Elm Disease resistant native elms are available from Westonbirt Arboretum; alternatively American elms could be used. There are ample planting locations, particularly bordering the wider lanes. This should be a joint project with the Parish Council who will be approached by Nicky Hunloke, and Peter Cleverly will investigate advice/assistance from appropriate organisations. The Tranquil Moment HEALTH & BEAUTY CLINIC DECLEOR PARIS Treatments include: non surgical face lifts facials massage manicures pedicures non surgical body slimming & toning reflexology eyelash/brow tints& shaping waxing make up electrolysis spray tanning BOTOX DECLEOR aromatherapy skin care and O.P.I nail care products are used for treatments and are also available for purchase For more information or an appointment call Jo on 01380 828297 The Old Stables, Middle Green Farm, The Green, Poulshot, Devizes, Wiltshire, SN10 1SD Next Meeting Tuesday 16th September at 7.30 pm, in a venue to be announced. YOUTH OF ROWDE & POULSHOT "YORP" It is with regret that I have to inform the villages of Rowde and Poulshot that from this month, July 2008, I will have to withdraw from the Youth Club, and in doing so will cause the club to close. There are several factors which I wish to be known. Due to my personal circumstances I now have very little spare time to give to the running of the club, and the lifting of heavy equipment is not beneficial and could jeopardize my employment if I continue. There is a natural short-fall of members with most Year 9 (14-15 year olds) wanting to do their own thing, and not enough younger children to make up numbers. I and the "YORP" Committee wish to thank St. Matthew's Church & the Boy's Brigade, Rowde Parish Council, the Network Fund (start-up grant 2005), Youth Action Wiltshire, Rowde Village Hall Committee, the local Police Team - Andy and Amanda in particular and Chris Tunstall previously, and Rowde 8 25 �HIGHER GREEN FARM COTTAGES Poulshot and Poulshot Village Magazines; parents who have helped on Friday evenings, past regular helpers and committee members and people of the village who have given equipment and donations. Four character holiday cottages in a quintessentially English village… Many thanks also to the young people who have attended past and present, who, in the main, made this job a worth-while commitment, with their joy of creating, dance and music, sport and just being themselves. You are all very special people. With oak floors, vaulted ceilings, exposed beams and wood burners each cottage has been decorated and furnished to a high standard Level access and wide doors throughout I give enormous thanks to those who stayed through to this sad ending - Sue Pearce, Sue Scruse, Julie and Eddie Wiltshire and newest recruit Year 10 helper Nicola. You all deserve medals! Available all year for holidays and short breaks Equipment will be donated to "Care", and to Youth Clubs and Schools in need of it. Rowde Parish Council will receive all the remaining funds towards new equipment for the park next to the Church. Melody 'Mel' Dalley For further details contact Eve Curnow on 01380 828239 or 07790 365049 No 'YORP' on 4th July - Rowde School Fayre - please support the school. www.highergreenfarmcottages.com B-B-Q OPEN TO ALL FRIDAY 11th JULY 7.30 - 9.30 ANDREW GOODFIELD WOODWORK Devizes Road, Rowde, Wiltshire CARPENTRY, JOINERY FREESTANDING & BUILT-IN CABINETS CUPBOARDS & WARDROBES FREE ESTIMATES Tel: 01380 722067 E mail: andrewgoodfield@beeb.net 24 Mel's Garden, 52 Tower View Tel 01380 726211 RAFFLE PRIZES NEEDED PLEASE POULSHOT VILLAGE HALL 100 CLUB Winners in the May 100 Club draw were: £25 Sue Aldridge £15 Jane Jefferis £10 Ian Taplin 9 �WILTSHIRE AIR AMBULANCE APPEAL There has been much speculation in the media recently on the future of the Wiltshire Air Ambulance. We have seen a copy of a letter from an authoritative source that goes some way to allaying people’s fears that this highly valued service might disappear. Assurances have been given that the Wiltshire Air Ambulance is not under threat and the commitment to provide effective air ambulance cover to the people of Wiltshire remains. Confusion appears to have been caused by a review set up to examine the level of clinical skills existing crews have and what might be needed in the future. This review covers each of the three charities running air ambulance services across the Great Western Ambulance Service area with the aim of establishing the best way to meet the clinical needs of those of us who live in the county. If there is no better way of meeting those needs, then the present arrangements will not be changed. The present relationship with Wiltshire Police is valued and re-negotiation of the current contract is under way, with an extension of at least one year, while the review of providing services is completed. This seems all very fine and is clearly meant to give encouragement. Reading the whole letter very carefully, there does seem to be a proliferation of words like “review” and “best way of”, which leave one with an impression that this is a holding answer, rather than a long term commitment. We must keep our fingers crossed and continue to wait and see. In the meantime, the Appeal continues. The organisers are very grateful for the support it receives and trust that this will continue. Caroline’s Canapés CHURCH NOTES Light Bites Canapés Party Food CHEESE AND WINE EVENING A very big thank you to all those who contributed so much to making the Cheese and Wine evening at Poulshot House such a great success. The generosity of Mrs Hazel Coleman along with Ray, Denise and Victoria Josey in offering their beautiful garden as a venue for this event meant that we could all relax on a warm summer’s evening in wonderful surroundings, chatting to friends and enjoying a glass of wine (or two, or three......) and a selection of food which could only be described as a veritable banquet. A great deal of hard work went on behind the scenes, putting up the marquee, arranging tables and chairs, providing the food, running the raffle, and to all those who contributed we express our gratitude. I think everyone went home 10 Delicious homemade food delivered to your door! Call Caroline Coles on: 01380 828436 or 07976 899946 or Email: caroline.coles@ivydesign.co.uk 23 �feeling that they had spent a very pleasant and a very relaxing evening and from comments we have received a lot of people are looking forward maybe to doing it all over again next year......................Who needs Royal Ascot, Wimbledon, or Henley when you can go to Poulshot House! And finally, initial reports are that the evening generated over £800 towards Church Funds. Now isn't that the icing on the cake? Janet James THE BISHOP OF SALISBURY The Right Reverend David Stancliffe, Bishop of Salisbury, suffered a stroke some two weeks ago and is in hospital in Bournemouth. For the foreseeable future his engagements are being undertaken by the Bishops of Ramsbury and Sherborne. Prayers have been said for him in the Cathedral and at many churches in the diocese, including here at St Peter’s, and we all wish him a speedy recovery. TABLE TOP SALE There will be a Table Top Sale on the Village Green on Saturday 19th July from 10am—2pm in aid of St Peter’s Church. Why not book a table and sell your own treasures to raise some money for yourself ??? Telephone Dot on 01380 828825 or turn up on the day, bringing your gazebos, tables and chairs. We will be selling bacon and sausage butties. Come and have fun. £10 per table. Our Church (St Peter’s Poulshot) NEEDS Founded 1289 Closed in ……..???? DON’T LET IT HAPPEN 22 11 YOU �FROM: THE RECTOR From where I stand… … change is all around us! The summer months are here and after all the planning and preparation our summer events begin to happen. The evenings are lighter and the aroma of BBQs is a sure sign that folk are enjoying their gardens! As I write, Holy Cross have already held a very successful fete and St Peter’s will be putting out their stalls while this issue of the Village News is being put together, at the same time hoping for good weather for the afternoon and for the Poulshot Proms in the evening. It’s interesting isn’t it, as we look around us, how things change in life as time goes by, evolving into a new shape or style. We hold onto the traditions we value, that are right to sustain, and yet we also find new fresh ways of life and being for today’s world. In so many ways we celebrate changes, for example, in healthcare there are changes made possible by new discoveries, we now travel to places that we could only read about not that many years ago, and in communications technology we are able to e-mail family and friends in far away lands in an instant! There are situations though where change isn’t easy. The writer of the anonymous letters I have started to receive again seems very unhappy with changes in the church, from rules about the churchyard, to the shaking of hands to ‘share the Peace’ in church services, as well as the growing role of the 80-hour-week priest, which now includes work across several parishes and further a-field across the Diocese, and the increased use of lay people in some of the traditional church roles. Mentioning my work in this article runs the risk of further anonymous letters and criticism but I have to say, from where I stand, one thing that hasn’t changed is the value of talking to one another – so I warmly invite anyone with comments or issues, including those who have been writing anonymously, to get in touch properly so we can talk together. Talking may not change how you feel but we would have a better understanding of each other’s views and a better chance of a change for the good. The Rev’d Sacha Pearce CHURCH SERVICES - JULY 2008 POULSHOT, SEEND AND BULKINGTON Sunday 6th July 8.00am 9.30 am 11.15am 6.00pm BCP Holy Communion Family Eucharist Parish Eucharist Evensong 12 SEEND BULKINGTON SEEND POULSHOT UP, UP, AND AWAY! Historians believe that the first kites were built in China about 3,000 years ago, using materials, such as bamboo and silk. Kites may have been brought from China to Japan and other Asian countries, historians say, as part of early religious festivals or ceremonies. In fact, the earliest significance of kites was primarily religious. They were widely considered to be useful for ensuring a good harvest or scaring away evil spirits. Throughout the years, as the popularity of kites spread from Asia to Europe and beyond, they became more widely known as children's toys and came to be used primarily as a leisure activity. Eventually, scientists discovered that kites were also useful for conducting scientific experiments, particularly those involving weather and aerodynamics. In the 15th century, Leonardo da Vinci discovered how to use a kite to span a river. Leonardo da Vinci's method was later used, by 10-year-old Homan Walsh, in the construction of one of the world's first suspension bridges at Niagara Falls, New York. In 1749, Scottish scientist Alexander Wilson used several kites, attached in a row, to measure and compare air temperature at different altitudes. Benjamin Franklin used kites to pull boats, carriages, and sleds in experiments with traction and to experiment with electrical energy in the atmosphere. In 1901, Gugliemo Marconi used a kite to help transmit the first transAtlantic wireless telegraph message. Kite technology also led to the invention of the airplane, the parachute, and the helicopter. It may even have contributed to the U.S. victory during World War II. Sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS Block used kites built by Lieutenant Paul Garber to practice shooting at moving targets and to pass important papers from ships to flying aircraft. Some Kite Sports: 21 �Children’s Page What popular children's toy: - Is used by teams of adults in competitions around the world? - Is often featured in poetry, legends, and folk tales? - Originated in China at least 3,000 years ago? - Was outlawed during the 18th century because it distracted shopkeepers from their duties? - Has been used to pull boats, carriages, sleds, and ice skaters? - Is a traditional New Year's gift for Japanese children? - Has led directly to major scientific discoveries? - Helped make Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Graham Bell, Wilbur and Orville Wright, Leonardo da Vinci, Gugliemo Marconi, and Homan Walsh famous? Answer: The kite! Thailand, Malaysia, Japan and Korea have their own kite fighting traditions, as well as their own traditional kite designs. The fighting kites of Japan are normally rectangular or hexagonal and can be big enough to require teams of up to 50 men to control them Colour in these fighting kites with your own designs: Sunday 13th July 8.00 am 9.30 am 11.15am 6.00 pm BCP Holy Communion Matins Parish Eucharist Evensong SEEND POULSHOT SEEND BULKINGTON Sunday 20th July 8.00am 9.30am 11.15am 6.00 pm BCP Holy Communion Parish Eucharist Parish Eucharist Parish Eucharist SEEND BULKINGTON SEEND POULSHOT Sunday 27th July - SAFARI CHURCH SUNDAY 8.00 am BCP Holy Communion SEEND 10.00am Collective Worship Holy Cross Seend. 10.30am - ditto Methodist Chapel, Seend 11.00am - ditto Christ Church, Bulkington 11.30am - ditto St. Peter's Poulshot The congregations are all invited to bring a Picnic Lunch to the Green Gardens, Poulshot, after the final service. Sunday 3rd August 8.00am BCP Holy Communion 9.30am Family Eucharist 11.15am Parish Eucharist 6.00pm Evensong SEEND BULKINGTON SEEND POULSHOT CHURCH ROSTERS 20 Jul 6th Jul 13th Jul 20th Jul 27th 6.00pm 9.30am 6.00pm See above Sidesman Reader Mr F Wood Mr. N. Hunloke Mrs J James Lady K Hunloke Mrs S Quinn Mrs Y Baber Safari Church Service Aug 3rd 6.00pm Mr N Hunloke 13 Mrs J James �CHURCH FLOWERS July 6 Jul Mrs Christabel Francis 13 & 20 Jul Mrs Hilary Kidd 27 Jul & 3 Aug Mrs Hazel Coleman POULSHOT LADIES CLUB Tuesday 15th July, 7.30pm in the Old Rectory Hall Another presentation by Kathy Miller of The Neem Tree Trust. Come and discover more about this wonderful charity — learn about the Leprosy Project and find out how to wear a sari (models needed!!!) SPORTING ENDEAVOUR Recently we were able to indulge in a little reflected glory created by a village grandson who rowed in this year’s winning Oxford Boat Race crew, and how he did it is spelt out below. Now it’s the turn of another generation – Will Bissett (11) and his sister Amelia (5), two of Tim and Liz Bissett’s children, who feature in the Sport section of this week’s Gazette and Herald (on page 80). Will has been awarded a scholarship at the Team Bath Tennis Academy, a Lawn Tennis Association High Performance centre, while Amelia has been tipped for the future by the county performance co-ordinator: “In my whole career of looking at young tennis players I have not seen anyone with her ability. For a five-year old she is phenomenal, her love for the game really shines through.” Our congratulations and best wishes to Will and Amelia, and indeed to the whole Bissett family. See page 17 for how you too can benefit from the “Bissett Factor”. ONE MAN IN A BOAT (to say nothing of the other eight!) Fresh beef available for sale direct from the farm Selection boxes available or individual requirements catered for. Orders now being taken for delivery Limited frozen meat available now. Selection box includes various roasting joints, steaks, mince and stewing steaks. Prices very competitive for this local quality product For more information contact: The Hues Family on 01380 828255 In the Village News of May we told of the success of Richard and Christabel Francis’s grandson, Ben Smith, as one of the winning Oxford crew in this year’s University Boat Race. How someone gets to such an exalted position is the stuff of dreams for most of us. Ben has rowed since 14 19 �and striking of Roman coins has to be admired, particularly those on gold and silver. Interestingly, Britannia, who used to appear on the reverse of British copper coins, as well as our original 50 pence piece, is a direct descendant from the Roman coinage. A total of £25 was raised at raffles at the two meetings for Society funds. The next meeting, which will be held in Market Lavington Village Hall, is on 21st July and will be “Richard’s Numismatic and Historical Quiz”, by Richard Jeffery FRNS. Michael Bowden Hurt yourself ?? Need treatment for a minor injury ?? What to do ?? Where to go ?? There are two Minor Injury Units in our immediate area: TROWBRIDGE Community Hospital Aldcroft Street Trowbridge, BA14 8PH tel: 01225 711329 Open 24 hours, 7 days a week CHIPPENHAM Community Hospital Rowden Hill Chippenham, SN15 2AJ Tel: 01249 456403/4 Open 7.00am—1.00am, 7 days a week There are other units available in Swindon, Bath and Frome - call NHS Direct on 0845 4647 for details. If all else fails, don’t delay, dial 999 18 the age of ten at the Dragon School in Oxford, continuing to row throughout his time at St Edward’s Oxford, and at Imperial College, London. He then went on to Christ Church College at Oxford in order to gain an MSC in Management Research – and to row. In his early rowing days he was considered small and was encouraged to become a cox, but, in his own words, he was “headstrong” and did what he wanted to do, which was to row, and over the years he grew to his present weight of 96 kilos (for the unenlightened, a little over 15 stone). His advice to anyone who wants to be a rower is to be dedicated and willing to make sacrifices in other parts of your life in order to give the necessary time and energy to the sport. At Oxford the team practised twice a day for six days a week for many weeks before the race; his average day was rowing from 7.00 to 8.30am, lectures from 9.00am and training again from 2.00pm to 5.30 or 6.00pm. The team needed to consume 6,000 calories a day, as opposed to the average person’s needs of from 2,000 to 2,500. Ben comments, “It would be untrue to call it fun, but the reward of winning is definitely worth it!” After the Boat Race the crew continued to race in various events and hopes to compete with the Oxford crew at Henley in July. In his spare time, Ben has acquired not only the treasured Blue, but also two degrees. We can have nothing but admiration for his achievements and wish him every good fortune for the future. (With acknowledgements to The Beckley Newsletter, Ben’s parish magazine.) FOR SALE POWER DEVIL GARDEN SHREDDER 1800 WATT Good working order FREE!! to good home Tel: 828632 15 �SEEND AND DISTRICT GARDENING CLUB Multi-Activity Days th Gardens open, for members only, on July 8 are Wiltshire House (Susie Rawstron), Gate House in Dial Close (Jean and Roger Allen), Inmarsh House (Elizabeth and Jeremy Hawkins), 422 Redstocks (Audrey and Tony Hills) and Owls Corner (Pat and Peter Hicks). It might be helpful if you can share transport because of parking difficulties. On Saturday 19th July we will leave The Bell lay-by at 9.00am for our visit to Hidcote and Kiftsgate Court. The cost is £18 for members, £19 for nonmembers. NB. If you don’t belong to the National Trust you also have to pay the entry fee at Hidcote. Joe is even more eager than last month to receive payment for this trip if you have not yet paid! On Friday 15th August 23 members have signed on to visit A’Beckett’s Vineyard at Littleton Panell. The tour is due to start at 6.30 pm but there is a shortage of parking, so the shuttle has been booked and will leave The Pavilion at 6.00pm. Joyce has the list of participants and will be in touch about arrangements after the Dublin trip. The cost will be £8.00 plus a small charge for the Shuttle. Sue Johns WILTSHIRE NUMISMATIC SOCIETY On 19th May a well attended meeting heard a very interesting talk on “Hadrian’s Wall” by Dr A Hobleys. He described and illustrated the construction and fortification of this famous defence line, and it seems that, although we always seem to see Roman soldiers depicted with bare legs and knees, in the north of England they wore trousers against the cold and boots instead of sandals. Continuing the Roman theme, on 16th June, the Society met for a talk by Mr M Stone on “Roman Coins in Wiltshire”. This again was a well illustrated presentation with slides showing coins found in the county, the Emperors who featured on the coins, the hoards of coins that have been found, as well as some of the odd places where they have appeared. Mr Stone also explained how English coins came to be first minted in Wiltshire. It would appear that during the Roman occupation of Gaul (today’s France), the Celts, who lived in what is now Normandy, copied the Roman coinage, and being closely related to the Celts of Cornwall, passed the coinage on. The Saxons then copied the Celtish coinage, although it has to be acknowledged that their copies could not replicate the expertise of the Romans. The designs 16 Dates 4th August—8th August 26th August—1st September Cricket, Tennis, Badminton and Football Come along everyday for a week and try all of the above sports. Prizes and games all week. Ages 5-8 years 9-11 years 9.30am—12noon 2.00pm—4.30pm £40 per week 3 coaches Kyle, Harry, Liz At:- Apeldorn Townsend Poulshot Devizes Wilts Telephone Liz Bissett 01380 828410 Limited spaces available please book early 17 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Village Magazine Description An account of the resource PDF versions of the Village Magazine distributed between 2004 and Present. Magazines are presented in PDF format with full-text indexing Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Poulshot Village News Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Poulshot Village News Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2004-Present Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Poulshot Village News Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Village Magazines Magazine Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Poulshot Village News July 2008 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 01/07/2008 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Poulshot Village News Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Poulshot Village News PVN Village News https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/org.poulshotvillagearchive/original/441ddf9a6ac4f14a877d3e689728634e.pdf 082b5da335afdb0d07b76afa5f3b00e8 PDF Text Text USEFUL POULSHOT TELEPHONE NUMBERS Chairman Parish Council Mr Michael Hues Clerk to Parish Council Mrs Maggie Goodenough 827205 Email: magsgoode@tesco.net Rector Rev Sacha Pearce Churchwardens Mrs Paulette Bremner-Milne 828527 Mrs Janet James 724944 Secretary PCC (pro-tem) Mrs Janet James 724944 Village Trust, Chairman Mr Nicholas Hunloke 828333 Village Trust, Secretary Mr Peter Cleverly 827242 Village Hall Committee Village Hall Bookings Mr Chris Saunders Mrs Jackie Pohnert 827290 827046 Mother & Toddler Group Mrs Clair Waldron 828602 White Elephant Archery Farmers Club Mr Richard Francis 828232 Cakes/Produce Poulshot Ladies Club Lady Kate Hunloke 828333 LICENSED BAR YORP Mrs Jackie Wiltshire Mrs Mel Dalley 725076 726211 POLICE (General/Non Emergency) 828255 POULSHOT VILLAGE NEWS 828615 0845 408 7000 County Councillor Mrs Pat Rugg 722677 Kennet District Councillor Lt.Col Anthony Lake 828320 Editor, Poulshot News : Mr John Quinn 828501 Email: johnquinn589@btinternet.com 40 Saturday 28th June 2pm—4.30pm GRAND TUG OF WAR CHILDREN’S SPORTS Raffle Cream Teas Tombola Skittles Books Plants BAR-B-Q followed by . . . . . . . . . . . SONGS FROM THE SHOWS IN THE GREEN GARDENS FROM 7PM ISSUE NUMBER 141 June 2008 1 �POULSHOT PARISH COUNCIL Chairman: Mrs S Aldridge Mr S Housby Clerk: Mr M Hues Mr J Baber Mr N Hunloke Andrew Underwood Chimney Sweep Mr G Collett Mr M Nixon Mrs M Goodenough ST PETER’S CHURCH PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL Rector: Wiltshire County Councillor Mrs Patricia Rugg - 01380 722677 2 The Farmhouse, Byron Road, Devizes SN10 5NS Kennet District Councillor for Seend and Poulshot Anthony Lake tel: 01380 828320 Vacuum Clean Efficient Phone : 01225 706447 Mobile: 07889 771505 Rev Sacha Pearce The Rectory Seend Melksham SN12 6NR Tel: 01380 828615 Churchwardens: Mrs P Bremner-Milne Mrs J James Members: Mr N Hunloke - Treasurer Mrs K Amery - Secretary Lady Kate Hunloke (Deanery Synod) Mr B James (Licensed Lay Minister) Mrs A Bullen Lt Col R Janes Mr C Saunders Mrs D Wood Organist: Mrs P De Belle Brush DISCLAIMER While we have no reason to question the validity of any advertisement in this magazine, we cannot accept responsibility for any claims made or services offered in these advertisements. POULSHOT VILLAGE TRUST Chairman: Vice-Chairman: Secretary: Treasurer: Archivist: Mr N Hunloke Mrs D Gravina Mr P Cleverly Mr B James Mrs P. Langton DOLMAN AUDIO VISUAL Berhill’s Lane Farm, Sells Green, Melksham Telephone 01380 828524 We know HI FI www.poulshot.org.uk POULSHOT WEB SITE TELEVISION VIDEO DVD literally inside out ! For personal service and a professional repair to any make of product, ancient or modern, please telephone Maggie or Peter All contributions welcome - do you have any events you want publicised? The Poulshot web site can help or you can log on to www.kennet.gov.uk, select events and you can post your events for the world to see! Mike Wilson - Mai wilson@onetel.com We also stock a range of quality reconditioned (non ex-rental) equipment carrying a minimum 6 months warranty DOLMAN AUDIO VISUAL is an Authorised Service Centre providing technical assistance on behalf of leading manufacturers. 2 39 �EDITORIAL TONY PARSONS I make no apology for highlighting as often as possible the Poulshot Village Fete on the Green in the afternoon, and the Party in the Green Gardens in the evening of Saturday 28th June. When the weather has allowed, which is almost every year, the Fete has been great fun as indeed were the first Poulshot Proms in 2006, and all the signs are that this year’s events will live up to our high standards. Not only does the day help to bring people together and to enjoy themselves, it is a critical element in the annual efforts made to raise money to maintain our beautiful old church, St Peter’s. Both for those who and those who do not go to church regularly, the Church a most important feature of the community as a whole, as well as of our heritage and deserves the support of us all. Last year’s wash-out left a large hole in the PCC’s budget so this year’s St Peter’s Day celebrations are even more important than usual. Please come along and join in as much as you can – there will be something for everyone! DOMESTIC APPLIANCE ENGINEER WASHING MACHINES/ COOKERS/DRIERS SERVICE & REPAIRS TEL: 01380 723279 MOBILE: 07970 117023 You will notice a follow up “Nature Notes” on page11, this time from Sue Boddington. Do send in your own observations as you notice things changing throughout the year so that we can continue this mini-series (or even make it a maxi-series)! TO LET North Cornish Holiday Cottage WILTSHIRE NUMISMATIC Available all year round for Weekend & Mid-Week Breaks Along with Week Holidays 3 miles from Surfing Beach & Bude, North Cornwall Well Equipped & sleeps up to 8 Beautiful Garden Summer House & Parking SOCIETY (Founded in Devizes 1965) Meetings held on third Monday of the month March to December inclusive For further details Contact Bo Miles-Hobbs on In April we asked if anyone would like to take on the task of producing the Poulshot Village News, probably at the end of this year. I am delighted to say that soon afterwards I received an offer “to carry it on if no-one else wants to do it”, and that was very encouraging. I’m now even happier to be able to announce that with effect from the end of August your new Editor will be Nina Jeffries, who lives in Sillington Lane and who will be known to many as the person who, with Kate Hunloke, wrote the script for the Poulshot Millennium Pageant of 2000. On page 16 Nina has written a report on the Ladies Club visit to A’Becketts’ vineyard in Littleton Panell and in that she tells us that she has, almost, assembled a team to help her produce the magazine. Both Suzie and I are delighted that there is someone who is so positive about continuing what we hope has been a useful source of news and part of an archive for future reference. More details nearer the time. John Quinn 8pm at Poulshot Village Hall 01380 813092 Details from Mr M Bowden Tel: 01380 828432 38 Deadline for copy for July 2008 Tel: 01380 828501 20 June 2008 Email: johnquinn589@btinternet.com 3 �DATES FOR YOUR DIARY June Tue Tue Wed Sat Mon Wed Thu Mon Wed Mon Wed Sat Sat July Tue Wed Mon Wed Tue 3 3 4 7 9 11 12 16 18 23 25 28 28 Poulshot Village Hall AGM, Village Hall, 7.30pm Raven Quiz, 8pm Black Box/Green Wheelie Bin Collection Wine & Cheese Party, Poulshot House, 7pm Mobile Library, The Raven Car Park, 1135—1145am Black Wheelie Bin Collection Cardboard/Plastic Skip, Village Hall, 10am—1230pm Wiltshire Numismatic Society, Village Hall, 8pm— “Roman Coins in Wiltshire” Black Box/Green Wheelie Bin Collection Mobile Library, The Raven Car Park, 1135—1145am Black Wheelie Bin Collection VILLAGE FETE 2pm—4.30pm on the Green Picnic and Proms in the Green Gardens from 7pm 1 2 7 9 15 Poulshot Parish Council, 7.30pm– venue to be advised Black Box/Green Wheelie Bin Collection Mobile Library, The Raven Car Park, 1135—1145am Black Wheelie Bin Collection Ladies Club—Presentation by Kathy Miller of The Neem Tree Trust, 7.30pm - venue to be advised Mon 21 Mobile Library, The Raven Car Park, 1135—1145am Forthcoming Dates for your Diary Thu 27 Nov Cardboard/Plastic Skip, Junction Broadway Lane & Barleyhill Lane Poulshot Village Fete Saturday, 28th June Take no notice of the horrible weather we are having at the moment. It will soon be Summer and then we can let our hair down and have some fun! The Poulshot Village Fete is always a good day out for us all. 2008 will be no exception. The main attraction this year will be a Grand Tug of War. The Raven Team will be challenged by teams from the Rose and Crown at Worton and the Queen’s Head on Dunkirk Hill among others. This will be a nail-biting contest too good to miss! There will also be children’s sports. 4 LOCAL FARM REARED “Doggy Dilemmas” and their Furry Friends OVEN READY CHICKENS Dog Walking? Basic Dog Obedience? Looking for Dog Training classes? Clicker training? One to Ones? 6—8 lbs FOR SALE Tel: HUES 01380 828255 Contact Debs on 01380 730564 or 07966 617617 Member of Association of Pet Dog Trainers Security Cleared by the Criminal Records Bureau POULSHOT VILLAGE HALL POULSHOT MOTHERS & TODDLERS GROUP at The Village Hall, Poulshot Come and join us for some company Toys and games to play with Coffee and a chat Held every Thursday from 9.30am to 11.30am Available for Meetings, Functions, Clubs and Private Parties £3.00 per hour (for Poulshot residents and regular users) £4.00 per hour (for non-residents and non-regular users) Tel: Jackie Pohnert (827046) 37 �We will also have the usual stalls so if you have any unwanted items for the White Elephant or book stalls or could bring produce, such as plants or cakes, we would be most grateful. If you are unable to come but want to drop off things in advance, bring them to the Old Rectory or ring 828333. After the Fete, there will be a Musical Evening with “Songs from the Shows” in the Green Gardens. Please bring picnics, chairs, rugs, umbrellas, friends, etc. and enjoy a lovely evening. POULSHOT PARISH COUNCIL The Parish Council met on 6th May, for the annual Parish Meeting, followed by a Council Meeting. All members were present, together with ten members of the public and PC Andy Horman. Open Meeting. Mr Michael Hues was re-elected as Chairman of the Council. Mr Malcolm Nixon declined to stand as Vice Chairman, and Mr Nicky Hunloke was elected in his place. There had been no more news on progress towards the changes in local government structure due in 2009, although there has been public reference to meetings that will be held by Wiltshire County Council (WCC) to explain the possibly enhanced role of the Parish Council within the Area Committees that are to be formed. A request was made that copies of a free local newspaper, apparently containing a development plan, and which is not received in the village, should be obtained. Council Meeting. Matters arising from the previous meeting included the following: 1. Willows in SW corner of the Green – no response from SEB and the matter will be chased. 2. The Green was being cut and grass verges have now been done as well. 3. The stoning of Sillington Lane is now a private matter. 4. There was considerable discussion about the use of Hay Lane, a recorded bridlepath, for access to the equestrian site, for which plans had been submitted. The Parish Council contend that the agreement of WCC for this access is wrong, and legal advice will be sought. 36 5 �POULSHOT C&C Co. VILLAGE FETE Saturday 28th June 2008 2pm—4.30pm List of jobs that never get done? No time or tools to do them yourself? LET US DO THEM FOR YOU! Call Paul & Bob For general maintenance of property & gardens at reasonable rates. We are reliable and local, and happy to consider any job—large or small. Call Bromham 01380 850076 or 07789 884314 Grand Tug of War (Public Liability Insurance) Children’s Sports Raffle Cream Teas White Elephant Books Tombola Archery Cakes/Produce Licensed Bar Skittles Plants BAR-B-Q And much, much more ! followed by . . . . . . . . . . . A Musical Evening BATHROOMS, TAPS, HOT WATER CYLINDERS AND MUCH MORE NO JOB TOO SMALL 24 HR CALL OUT Tel: 01380828956 Mob: 07708510715 in the Green Gardens 6 35 �Do you need help with: Self Assessment Business Plans Taxation Presentation to Banks Contact: GORDON LAWRENCE Chartered Accountant 30, The Pound Bromham Tel: Devizes 850294 Free initial consultation JILLIAN NEWSOM MSSCh MBChA CHIROPODIST Registered member of the British Chiropody & Podiatry Association Visiting Practice 01380 828257 Equestria, Berhills Lane, Seend, Melksham, Wiltshire SN12 6RR 34 Following the Village Fete …….. POULSHOT PROMS (Weather permitting) Songs from the Shows IN THE GREEN GARDENS Saturday 28th June from 7pm Bring your own picnic, table, chairs, rugs, lights 7 �5. PC Horman reported that speed checks in the village had found no vehicles exceeding the speed limits. (He clearly comes at a different time from when I am watching! Ed) 6. It had been suggested that the recent break-in at Plank’s Dairy might be the result of a U-Tube prank. The police will look into this. 7. Serious concern was expressed at the latest fatal road accident close to the end of the dual carriageway. PC Horman suggested that the issue be raised with WCC and with Seend Parish Council. 8. The question of drainage in Poulshot Road and Barleyhill Lane was aired. There could still be problems in the event of very heavy rain. A further request to clear the ditches to the west of Corn Close will be sent to the landowners. 9. It was suggested that the provision of a footpath from the Raven to Caen Hill be re-examined. The road is at present dangerous for walkers and for children awaiting school buses. 10. There is a particular field on Poulshot Road that has been unused for some years and it was felt that there was a serious risk that travellers might move in. The owner will be asked to consider the security of the field and to discuss the matter with councillors. The Tranquil Moment HEALTH & BEAUTY CLINIC DECLEOR PARIS Treatments include: non surgical face lifts facials massage manicures pedicures non surgical body slimming & toning reflexology eyelash/brow tints& shaping waxing make up electrolysis spray tanning BOTOX DECLEOR aromatherapy skin care and O.P.I nail care products are used for treatments and are also available for purchase For more information or an appointment call Jo on 01380 828297 The Old Stables, Middle Green Farm, The Green, Poulshot, Devizes, Wiltshire, SN10 1SD Next Meeting. Tuesday 1st July at 7.30pm – venue to be advised. POULSHOT VILLAGE TRUST The Village Trust held its Annual General Meeting on 28th May. A full report will be included in the July Village News. For personal planning arrangements the following dates will be of interest: Sunday 24th August Village Picnic in the Green Gardens Tuesday 16th September Trust Meeting – venue to be advised Wednesday 13th May 2009 Annual General meeting Would all members, and indeed any other members of the village who would like to be routinely advised of events such as garden and woodland visits etc, please give their email address to the Trust Secretary, Peter Cleverly on “petercleverly@btinternet.com ”. 8 33 �HIGHER GREEN FARM COTTAGES Poulshot Cheese and Wine Evening Four character holiday cottages in a quintessentially English village… Saturday 7 June 2008 In the garden at With oak floors, vaulted ceilings, exposed beams and wood burners each cottage has been decorated and furnished to a high standard Level access and wide doors throughout Poulshot House By kind permission of Hazel Coleman, Denise and Ray Josey Available all year for holidays and short breaks For further details contact Eve Curnow on 01380 828239 or 07790 365049 All profits to St Peter’s Church, Poulshot www.highergreenfarmcottages.com £6.50 per person 7.00—9.00 pm Ticket price includes your food and the first drink. There will be a licensed bar and RAFFLE Regret no children under 16 years as there is an open air swimming pool in the garden ~~~~~~~~~~~ ANDREW GOODFIELD WOODWORK Devizes Road, Rowde, Wiltshire CARPENTRY, JOINERY FREESTANDING & BUILT-IN CABINETS CUPBOARDS & WARDROBES FREE ESTIMATES Tel: 01380 722067 E mail: andrewgoodfield@beeb.net This should be a wonderful evening spent in a lovely garden Please get your tickets from any member of the P.C.C. or from the owners of Poulshot House 32 Gap year student looking for work at reasonable rate of pay from 13th June No job too small! Call Natasha: 01380 827250 9 �POULSHOT VILLAGE HALL Annual General Meeting The committee do hope that you can come and join us in the hall on Tuesday 3rd June, at 7.30pm. If anyone is interested in joining the committee, please do contact Jackie on 827046. There will be an opportunity after the formal meeting to ask questions about progress with the re-building programme. Another Race Night Success Despite a somewhat smaller crowd, fierce betting and drinking ensured a great atmosphere and a very successful evening. A total of £421.71 was made towards the upkeep and building programme. A very big thank you to our faithful punters and also to our sponsors: Planks Dairies, Edward Giddings, Michael Hues, Pat Stevens, Malcolm Nixon, Adam Kidd and Clive Sherman – we are most grateful. Because of the anticipated building works, the Silent Auction planned for the Autumn will not take place until next Spring. Our next function will be the Quiz Night in November. VILLAGE HALL - 100 CLUB £25 £15 £10 March 2008 John Quinn Adam Kidd Dave Lovelock £25 £15 £10 April 2008 Miss P Applegate David Hargreaves Pauline Fennell RAVEN QUIZ The Quiz on Tuesday 3rd June at 8pm will be the last before the summer break and we will start again in September. Please come along and join us then. We have a laugh and so far no one has made up questions that have been too taxing. We look forward to seeing you, and if anyone wants to be the quiz master in September then please let us know, we’ll bite your hand off. Mandy Housby June Farming Journal They say a week is a long time in politics - well the same could be said for agriculture. Last week was quite a shock when budgeting for the forthcoming season; the latest fertiliser prices were announced and the daily rising oil price heavily affecting the 10 31 �Seend Church Summer Fete Saturday 14th June 12-4pm In the Rectory Garden BARBECUE Licensed Bar Stalls Games Bouncy Castle Face Painting Raffle Wheel of Fortune Vintage Car Rides And many other exciting events Come along and join in the fun Buskers ! Teas and homemade cakes also available Ice Cream In aid of church funds To be followed by MUSIC for a SUMMER EVENING Supper & Soiree In the RECTORY GARDEN 7-10pm Make a note in your diary as numbers will be limited Look out for details next Spotlight price of diesel and the agrochemicals that we buy. I know we are certainly not alone in facing the problems of rising oil and it’s a big worry for all. We had a lorry driver in a couple of weeks ago who said that his firm had started laying off people and he wondered how long he would have a job for. We are starting having next season’s nitrogen delivered now, a year before we will use it. This is because of its limited availability, and we thought that we would take it while it is available as it looks as though there won’t be enough to go around. This is due to a shortage of manufacturing facilities which has come about by the merging of the two biggest producing companies, something I cannot believe the Monopolies Commission found acceptable. Anyway, the price we were quoted was up 116% in one year. Also the potash and phosphate blend that we require had risen by almost 150%, due, I was informed, to the Chinese and Indian governments buying large quantities as soon it is released on the market. Their new-found wealth is being invested heavily in agriculture. Combine these factors with a yearly increase of 100% on fuel, 25% on chemicals and the £130 per ton we hope to receive this harvest doesn’t look so attractive in budgets for next harvest. I fear that we should be prepared for further food price rises to keep things sustainable. Anyway back to more current issues and I’m pleased to say that the fertilising has finished for the season, with the wheat receiving a top-up dose on the flag leaf at the end of May. There is one final fungicide to apply when the ear emerges around the 10th of June. Our fungicide programme is based on a spray every 2-3 weeks to protect each emerging leaf from disease. Also we managed to make the most of the warm sunny weather and took a cut of silage to satisfy the winter hunger of the beef cattle. The rain of the last few days should be enough to encourage regrowth for a second cut. We also took delivery of our blue tongue vaccines so will be able to start on their vaccination course - one injection followed by another two weeks later, a time consuming affair getting all the cattle in from their respective fields but it is certainly worth it to keep this frightening disease at bay. Well I will have to sign off a little prematurely as by the time you are reading this I will have either triumphed or flopped in my delivery of a best man’s speech, so to give myself the best chance I need to go and make some last minute adjustments to it! Tim Hues NATURE NOTES In response to your comment in May's village magazine concerning the pheasants - we at numbers 99 and 101 Poulshot Road regard these birds as 30 11 �our resident pheasants. One has his territory in the scrubland opposite the houses and the other in the field beside no. 99. They stroll insouciantly around our back gardens as if they owned the place, picking up bits that have fallen from the bird tables and feeders. They are completely contemptuous of the dogs and often bring their lady friends for a visit. No doubt they will bring a bevy of children before long. Incidentally, I first heard the cuckoo on the 20th April. He/she was sitting in my apple tree, shouting fit to burst. Our back gardens attract a great variety of birds, a family of greater spotted woodpeckers, a pair of jays and several siskins, besides the usual garden birds - one of the great pleasures of living in a rural area. Sue Boddington 2 CONNECT WILTSHIRE Did You Know? If you have a bus pass, you can be picked up at your home and taken to the RUH at Bath for only £5.00 return. For younger folk the cost is around £13.00 return. The return journey also drops you at home. The service must be booked in advance, at least five days before travelling, by telephoning 08456 525255, or 01985 212213. You tell them your appointment time and on the day before you are due to travel, they will call you with your pickup time. Return times from the RUH are thirty minutes past the hour and the last bus leaves at 4.30pm. With good reason they try to pick up as many people as possible for each shuttle and so your ride may be rather circuitous, even if scenic! There is also web-site, and all services (including taxis to and from Pewsey station) can be found on www.bookaride.co.uk which I have found to be most informative. Sue Aldridge Caroline’s Canapés Light Bites Canapés Party Food Delicious homemade food delivered to your door! FROM: THE RECTOR From where I stand… … writing a monthly magazine article is a very interesting challenge and like many of my written endeavours an opportunity to make connections with the issues of today for us all! As the sun begins to shine and the smell of BBQs comes into the garden, as the grass grows visibly 12 Call Caroline Coles on: 01380 828436 or 07976 899946 or Email: caroline.coles@ivydesign.co.uk 29 �RHUBARB Rhubarb is plentiful now and although most of us think of rhubarb crumble, historically rhubarb has been the basis for cake recipes. Oxburgh Hall is a 15th century moated house in Norfolk. It is part of the National Trust and the following recipe is given to their visitors: Oxburgh Rhubarb Cake 8oz self raising flour 5oz caster sugar 5oz margarine 9oz rhubarb, finely diced 2 beaten eggs 3oz sultanas Pinch of salt 1 teaspoon brown sugar for the topping. Grease and line a 7inch cake tin. Preheat oven to 180C, 350F or Gas 4. Sift the flour and salt. Rub in the margarine. Stir in the caster sugar. Mix in the eggs, rhubarb and sultanas. Turn into the prepared tin and spread to the sides. Sprinkle the brown sugar over the top. Bake in an oven for 1 hour 25 minutes to 1 hour 30 minutes until well risen and golden brown. Allow to cool on a wire rack. Enjoy! 28 almost daily, as the trees and flowers begin to bloom, as we try to spend more time outside, so we know that summer is here! June, the 6th month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar is here and so is the halfway mark of the year 2008! The month is named after the Roman Goddess Juno, wife of Jupiter and is the month of the longest daylight hours of the year in the Northern Hemisphere and also known traditionally for the having the greatest number of weddings! From where I stand the month heralds the wedding season as well as some spectacular saints’ days and the promise of sunshine and summer. Half way through the year it is a good time to take stock of what we have achieved over the last six months and what other projects may be appropriate for the rest of this year. So June is a good time to enjoy the summer but also to think about the future and new beginnings. In the life of the Church we remember three particular saints who knew their need of God and turned from an ordinary existence to a new life. St John the Baptist, remembered on 24th June, was the herald or messenger of Jesus encouraging people to turn back to God and discover what a difference getting to know Him makes. On 29th June we remember both Saint Peter and St Paul. Paul of course had led a life persecuting Jesus’ followers but experienced God’s call to be a better, more loving person and so his life was changed. Peter was an ordinary fisherman and yet it was on his human frailty that Jesus was willing to start His Church. So from where I stand June is about new beginnings, reviewing who we have been and what the future may hold… The Rev’d Sacha Pearce Our Church (St Peter’s Poulshot) NEEDS Christened? Married in Church ? DON’T LET THE NEXT VISIT BE YOUR FUNERAL 13 YOU �CHURCH NOTES Laser Clay Pigeon Shoot The first time I tried to shoot a clay pigeon with a 12 bore shotgun, I did not know that I had to hold the gun up tight to my shoulder. The recoil gave me a bruise that lasted a fortnight. I was understandably nervous as I shouldered a gun again on Saturday afternoon (24th May) on the Green. “It will be fine”, said Joe Dyke, “There isn’t any recoil”. I was amazed to find that there was indeed no recoil and what’s more, it was possible to build up quite a score. But my score came well below the Winner, Ian Brothers, and the Second, his grandson Drew Clark, or even the Third, Ben Hamilton. They all received trophies to take home. The weather was bright and extremely breezy but it was a successful afternoon, and many thanks are due to Joe, Izzy, Christopher, George, Hannah and Lucy for setting up the shoot in aid of Church Funds. They raised over £250. Kate Hunloke Wine and Cheese Party, Saturday 7th June Hazel Coleman together with Denise and Roy Josey have kindly agreed to hold a Cheese and Wine Evening in the grounds of Poulshot House. There will be a licensed bar and raffle and all profits will go to St Peter's Church. This should be a wonderful evening spent in a lovely garden. Tickets cost £6.50 (this includes your food and the first drink) and are available from either the Churchwardens or any member of the PCC, or direct from Poulshot House. CHURCH SERVICES— JUNE 2008 POULSHOT, SEEND AND BULKINGTON. Sunday 1st June 8.00am 9.30 am 11.15am 6.00pm BCP Holy Communion Family Eucharist Parish Eucharist Evensong SEEND BULKINGTON SEEND POULSHOT Sunday 8th June 8.00 am 9.30 am 11.15am 6.00 pm BCP Holy Communion Matins Parish Eucharist Evensong SEEND POULSHOT SEEND BULKINGTON 14 carried away. Modern experiments have shown that these tools were more than equal to the job. The Bluestones: About 2,000 BC, the first stone circle (which is now the inner circle), comprised of small bluestones, was set up, but abandoned before completion. The stones used in that first circle are believed to be from the Prescelly Mountains, located roughly 240 miles away, at the southwestern tip of Wales. The bluestones weigh up to 4 tons each and about 80 stones were used, in all. Given the distance they had to travel, this presented quite a transportation problem. Construction of the Outer Ring: The giant sarsen stones (which form the outer circle), weigh as much as 50 tons each. To transport them from the Marlborough Downs, roughly 20 miles to the north, was a problem of even greater magnitude than that of moving the bluestones. Stonehenge was probably finally completed around 1500 BC. The Solstices Every year thousands of people gather at Stonehenge to celebrate the summer solstice. Some gather to celebrate the winter solstice too, as in ancient times the arrival of longer days would have been a real cause for celebration. The length of the day changes throughout the year. In the summer, around June 21 or 22, we experience the summer solstice, which is the longest day of the year. And in the winter, December 21 or 22 is the winter solstice, or shortest day. In the course of one year, the Earth orbits around the sun. It does not complete this trip, however, with the North Pole at the top and the South Pole at the bottom because the Earth is tilted. In fact, it's tilted at about 23.5º. So at different times of the year, either the northern or the southern hemisphere is tilted toward (and is therefore closer to) the sun. So if you live in the northern hemisphere (north of the equator), the Earth is tilted towards the sun in the summer and away from the sun in the winter. The solstice marks the turning point, when the days begin to grow longer (in the winter) or when they begin to grow shorter (in the summer). At the solstice itself, however, the sun appears to stand still in the sky for a few days before and after. The word solstice, in fact, comes from the Latin for “sun” and “stand still”. 27 �Children’s Page Wiltshire Word Search B S S O D R T A W G O O E T U R S A R U Y U H I A Z E X S D A F A B D I J O H F K W H G L O P O N O T L C D N L V B M K STONEHENGE SILBURY SAVERNAKE WOODHENGE SARUM N P C N M O C T Q D S W I H J L A E C N C W V B T L J E W Q R E L O K P H S D E V E H G H I N W L E R L X C A A Z V B O O D H W X Z Q G D A S F C A T AVEBURY BOWOOD CATHERDRAL LACOCK CLEYHILL A K S A J Y B J G V N E W O H N A L E T A H G C S L O E H C F G K S N M A K L V T Y E B U R M I N G E A E R K I U E D R WHITEHORSE WILTON CANAL STOURHEAD CHALFIELD E R F D S I L B U R Y I T Y A C H A L F I E L D Y U U Y T L A Short History of Stonehenge In its day, the construction of Stonehenge was an impressive engineering feat, requiring commitment, time and vast amounts of manual labour. In its first phase, Stonehenge was a large earthwork; a bank and ditch arrangement called a henge, constructed approximately 5,000 years ago. It is believed that the ditch was dug with tools made from the antlers of red deer and, possibly, wood. The underlying chalk was loosened with picks and shovelled with the shoulder blades of cattle. It was then loaded into baskets and 26 Sunday 15th June 8.00am 9.30am 11.15am 6.00 pm BCP Holy Communion Parish Eucharist Parish Eucharist Parish Eucharist SEEND BULKINGTON SEEND POULSHOT Sunday 22nd June 8.00 am 9.30 am 11.15am 6.00 pm BCP Holy Communion Family Eucharist Family Eucharist Songs of Praise Evensong SEEND POULSHOT SEEND BULKINGTON Sunday 29th June 10.00 am Benefice Service POULSHOT Sunday 6th July 8.00am 9.30am 11.15am 6.00pm SEEND BULKINGTON SEEND POULSHOT BCP Holy Communion Family Eucharist Parish Eucharist Evensong CHURCH ROSTERS June 1 Jun 8 Jun 15 Jun 22 Jun 29 Jun July 6 Jul 6.00pm 9.30am 6.00pm 9.30am 10.00am Sidesman Mr N Hunloke Mr C Saunders Mr. M Hues Mrs K Amery T.B.A. Reader Mr M Hues Col. C. Langton Lt.Col. J Quinn The Rector T.B.A 6.00pm Mr F Wood Mr. N. Hunloke CHURCH FLOWERS June 1 & 8 Jun 15 & 22 Jun 29 Jun & 6 Jul Mrs Emma Janes Mrs Shirley Taplin Mrs Christabel Francis 15 �POULSHOT LADIES CLUB USEFUL TIPS Poulshot Ladies enjoyed a very interesting evening at A’Beckett’s Vineyard in Littleon Panell on 20th May. See separate article by Nina Jeffries below. Dates for your Diary June There will be no meeting of the Ladies Club in June but we hope you will all come to Picnic and the Proms (“Songs from the Shows”) after the Village Fete on Saturday 28th June from 7pm. Tuesday 15th July 7.30pm Presentation from Kathy Miller, The Neem Tree Trust. Venue to be advised. Come and discover more about this charity. Find out how to wear a sari and learn about the Leprosy Project. August - No meeting. LADIES CLUB - VINEYARD VISIT Since I told my friends that I had been to see John and Suzie Quinn and offered to take on the Poulshot Village News, the response of my friend Jayne to each and every planned event, activity or opening of an envelope has been “You’ll have to write that up” and offer to be staff photographer – to which, my articulating it now in print, she is now committed. As am I. So joining the Poulshot Ladies Club visit to A’Becketts Vineyard in Littleton Pannell was of course in the role of serious village correspondent, and not at all as the opportunity to have a few drinks …. Being committed and discriminating if not exactly knowledgeable wine drinkers, we made determined efforts to make sure we joined the visit, organised by Sarah Ireson. Our record is not exactly good in this respect: organisation to go to Planks Farm Shop out at Lydeway was efficiently in place for the week following the actual visit of everyone else, and joining other visits has been foiled just by staying at work too long. Still, we were better prepared his time, and so at around 6.30pm on Tuesday 20th May (vaguely on time and on the right day) we drove into the vineyard and its rather splendid view. In negotiating the drive and parking we had swept grandly past a rather fine mansion, originally the main house of the estate but which, vintner Paul Langham told us, had been separated from the estate in the 1960s – he and his family live in the modern house next door. Still, any disappointment at not living in the manner of those previously accustomed to living on and from his land must be tempered by how gorgeous that land and view is. We stood 16 WASP STINGS Treat a wasp sting by rubbing with a slice of onion. This will reduce the swelling and pain and speed up the recovery time. There are enzymes in fresh-cut onion that help break down the compounds in a sting that cause inflammation. BLACK SPOT ON ROSES Baking soda can be used to ward off black spot, a terrible fungus that usually hits roses by late Spring, and is prevalent at the moment. Mix 1 tablespoon of baking soda with 1 teaspoon of dishwashing detergent to 1 gallon of water. Mix together and spray on roses early in the morning once a week until disease has disappeared. SLUGS AND SNAILS Beer is an old time favourite for getting rid of slugs and snails. This is how you do it. Place the beer (it doesn’t matter what brand!) in either shallow pans or cut down some paper cups to about 1inch tall. The pests will crawl into the pans or cups and drown themselves. 25 �∗SPECIAL OFFER ∗∗ SPECIAL OFFER∗ For June only and while stocks last 25% off all frozen meat except mince Why don’t you cut this out and keep it by the telephone. IMPORTANT Hurt yourself ?? Need treatment for a minor injury ?? What to do ?? Where to go ?? There are two Minor Injury Units in our immediate area: Fresh beef available for sale direct from the farm Selection boxes available or individual requirements catered for. Orders now being taken for delivery Limited frozen meat available now. Selection box includes various roasting joints, steaks, mince and stewing steaks. Prices very competitive for this local quality product For more information contact: The Hues Family on 01380 828255 24 TROWBRIDGE Community Hospital Aldcroft Street Trowbridge, BA14 8PH tel: 01225 711329 Open 24 hours, 7 days a week CHIPPENHAM Community Hospital Rowden Hill Chippenham, SN15 2AJ Tel: 01249 456403/4 Open 7.00am—1.00am, 7 days a week There are other units available in Swindon, Bath and Frome - call NHS Direct on 0845 4647 for details. If all else fails, don’t delay, dial 999 Details available in pamphlet available from the Outpatients Dept at Devizes Hospital, which lists those injuries which can/cannot be treated at a minor injury unit. 17 �SEEND AND DISTRICT GARDENING CLUB The next event in our summer calendar will be open gardens for members only. On Tuesday 10th June, from 6.00pm you can visit the gardens of 5 and 9 Cook’s Close, The Cottage in High Street, Measham House and 22 Dial Close. On July 8th you can visit Wiltshire House, Gate House in Dial Close, Inmarsh House, 422 Redstocks and Owl Cottage. These should offer an interesting sample of village gardens from tiny to very large, modern to cottage style. We will have a stall as usual at the Seend Church fete on 12th July so gifts of plants will be gratefully received. On Saturday 19th July we will leave The Bell lay-by at 9.00am for our visit to Hidcote and Kiftsgate Court. There are still a few spaces left on the coach for anyone else who would like to come. The cost is £18 for members, £19 for non-members, BUT. if you don’t belong to the National Trust you will also have to pay the entry fee at Hidcote. Deliberately left blank. See overleaf !! Joe is eager to receive payment for this trip if you have not yet paid! Let us hope that we make it this year. Sue Johns WILTSHIRE NUMISMATIC SOCIETY The first meeting of the year was a one hundred coin lot auction, held on 17th March. The auctioneer was Mr John Lodge, from Salisbury. Although only sixty-five lots were entered, they were all of high quality. The highest price was £75, paid for a superb Coin Cabinet. Next were two half sovereigns of 1911 and 2001 which each made £60, well below the market value! Only five lots were unsold, and the raffle made a record £20. On 21st April, Mr S Upton gave a talk on “Wiltshire Search and Rescue (WILSAR)”. The talk was very well illustrated with slides and showed the great co-operation that exists between the Police and the helicopter unit. Everything is clearly very well organised. Last year WILSAR were called out thirty-nine times, in the majority of cases for people suffering from dementia. It was a very interesting talk indeed, and most certainly the longest talk that I have recorded since 1965! The raffle made £12. Michael Bowden 18 23 �dispersed, laughing fit to bust. All that was clear was that no-one was going home to watch the football! But there has been discussion about future meetings and as a result, there will be NO meeting in June, July or August. The Group will gather again on 17th September, at a venue to be decided, assuming the Village Hall will still be under reconstruction, when the topic will be “The “Throw Away Society”. Discarded Relationships and Disposable Communities – What do you throw away?” On October 15th, provisionally, the subject for discussion will be “The Cult of the Victim. What is My Destiny?” and on 19th November, consideration will be given to “Responsibility and Self-Discipline. Where do you stand?” If there are burning topics that you would like aired do please contact either Rev Sacha Pearce or Rupert Janes. THE NAMING OF NATIONS As a philatelist, or more accurately a stamp collector (aka “nerd” or “geek”, but NEVER “anorak” – that’s only for train spotters), I am always fascinated by the way countries change their name and why. This is particularly true of countries that used to be part of the Empire – Sri Lanka (Ceylon), India, Pakistan, Bangladesh (India), Zambia, Zimbabwe (Rhodesia), Botswana (Bechuanaland), Lesotho (Basutoland) – the list goes on. The other day a very correct visitor asked me what breed our new cat was and, when I said “Burmese”, he sharply reminded me that surely it should now be “Myanmarese”, Burma having become Myanmar. After some thought it occurred to me why this name change must have come about. All our male cats have been mine; for some reason my shoulder seems to have been the most convenient on which to sleep, so when our seventeen year old Sebastian died late last year I was promised a replacement for my birthday, and so in January, Jingga duly arrived – as MY new cat. But as in most well-regulated establishments the feeding of animals and children is carried out by the domestic manager/carer/wife (sometimes called Mother or Ma), this is the practice here, and as free food is a powerful attraction to a hungry young predator, Jingga is no longer sure where his affections should really lie. As a result he is a MINE & MA’s cat, shortened for convenience to Myanmar. This is not inappropriate as whenever he doesn’t get his own way he lashes out with tooth and claw, rather as the ruling junta of generals do today in Rangoon or on that long road to Mandalay. And so that is why they call Burma “Myanmar”, isn’t it? I wonder where they got Burkino Fasso from! 22 at the top of the valley overlooking a sloping field of thousands of vines, serried ranks stretching neatly down to the trout stream at the bottom, and majestically overlooked by Salisbury Plain. An apple orchard marks the boundary in one direction, while a parkland, groves of trees and a ribbon of road roll along the other side of the valley, with a lodge house perfectly placed to complete the scene. Paul and Lynn Langham moved here in the 1990s, with no background in winemaking but enthusiasm, a definite plan and desire to make a better life for themselves and their family (replacing regular international trips and consequent absences abroad for Paul), but also with the advice and continuing support of consultant Brian Steele. Brian arrived as part of the deal with the purchase of the thousands of vines they needed to convert the land from its previous existence as a fruit farm. It’s not clear whether that initial contribution included hard labour as well as experience and expertise. Planting a vineyard of vines clearly needed all hands, even Lynn, now really rather pregnant, but it was finally completed and the work of tending and feeding and watching this new offspring begun. Delightful though the end product of all this labour is, it clearly is very hard work. Out in the fields and later in the house, Paul told us all the various little things that have to be done to maintain, improve and harvest the vines, and the less arduous but infinitely more tedious hoops they have to go through with the various and expanding bureaucracies that regulate English winemaking. It appears that the regulations for winemaking were adopted wholesale from the French without much reflection on their application in the different English conditions, and are now further being complicated by endless directives from Europe. Still, the Langhams seem to be managing them well, regularly winning awards and appreciation from far and wide – including France, which should put le chat nicely among the pigeons… The whole Langham family were completely welcoming to the incursion of 30 Poulshot Ladies and assorted spouses – spice? – even the cat came out to join us. The hard sell was noticeably absent from Paul’s talk: he was just keen to share his abiding interest and find out what we thought of his wine. Given that the evening air was breezy rather than balmy, we moved from the vineyard to the house for the wine-tasting and nibbles. The sniffing and swilling (and swallowing, of course – it would hardly have been the thing to spit into the Langhams rather nice fireplace) was accompanied by many an appreciative murmur and subsequent purchase – particularly of the Rosé, I understand. 19 �A large part of the original motivation for the move from international business jet-setter to local vintner was with regard to quality of life, and in this as in their actual business it would seem the Langhams have succeeded admirably. They have clearly established themselves within the network of support and development in English wine-making, and seem to embrace development and change – making apple juices, adding new varieties to exploit the changing climate, developing their own pressing and making – at a pace that supports rather than overwhelms their own lives and family. From the various descriptions of help and support from family and friends, it also seems an expanding and wonderfully inclusive project – I am rather saddened that I won’t be able to join the legion of parents who will drop their children at school one September morning and then join the grape picking at the vineyard. What a completely lovely way for the community to come together. But even if we won’t be joining the working and then the festivities at the end of the harvest, we can still count how lucky we are in having this little vineyard on our doorstep, and indeed as one of the many quiet benefits to living here. We can buy local meat, local vegetables and now local wine, not only knocking back the air-miles but often getting more distinct flavours and quality. Save the planet and eat – and drink – well! Now that’s the way to go… Nina Jeffries ROWDE SCHOOL NEWS St Matthews Family Service was held in the school hall which as you all know has an altar. It was planned with families and children in mind and refreshments were provided afterwards. The Service was very well attended. Do join us at the next one to be held on Sunday 1st June at 11am. 3 Peaks in 3 Days At the beginning of the Summer Holidays, in memory of Laura Waite, three members of staff (Messrs Beswick, Ball and Gray will be attempting to climb the ‘3 Peaks in 3 days’ (Ben Nevis, Scafell and Snowdon) to raise money for Cancer Research. If you would like to sponsor them please pop into the school office and fill in a sponsor form. Dates for your diaries Travelling Book Fair ……Tuesday 3rd June for 1 week Open—8.30am—8.50am and 3pm—3.30pm 3 books for the price of 2. Summer Fete ……………Friday 4th July Sports Day …………….Tuesday 8th July WANTED - Old Yellow Pages We are taking part in a competition to recycle as many old Yellow Pages as we can. The covers need to be ripped off the directories and then handed into reception. The directories can then beput in the recycling bin that is by the wooden bin shed. Please note that only OLD (Not 2008-2009 Yellow Pages will be accepted and counted towards the final figure. The children have been very busy since the start of the Summer term. Year 5 went to Danywenalt on Friday 9th May and returned on the following Monday. They had a great time exploring the countryside including pond and river dipping, waterfalls, an eco trail and mammal trapping. All in glorious sunshine. Year 6 children completed their Key Stage 2 SAT’s on 16th May. The RSA held an ‘End of SAT’s Children’s Disco’ in the evening. There were cakes and drinks etc. on sale and also games for the children to play. A fun time was had by all. All the children have started swimming lessons in our school pool. The water is at a lovely warm 80 degrees. There are fun swimming sessions after school for every class as well. Other clubs being run this term are Archery, Cricket, Football, High School Musical, Tri golf, Judo, and the Newspaper club. We met on 21 May and had a most enlightening meeting in the Village Hall (car park!) Not because anyone had forgotten the key, but because a number of leading members were away, and had warned us of their absence, and others were just not there! It was a lovely evening, so the “Faithful Four” gave their seriously considered opinions about those who were missing and then, more generally, put the world to rights – so time was not wasted. Eventually, telephone numbers were plucked from the ether and, after some calls were made, a “Loss of Memory” by our leader and by the introducer of the evening’s set topic, convinced us that we should go home. In some ways it was a pity, as although we had an opened bottle, we had no glasses Eventually a harassed and almost flustered leader screamed up to the car park and we spent another half an hour talking about – this and that, and then we 20 21 THE WEDNESDAY GROUP st � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Village Magazine Description An account of the resource PDF versions of the Village Magazine distributed between 2004 and Present. Magazines are presented in PDF format with full-text indexing Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Poulshot Village News Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Poulshot Village News Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2004-Present Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Poulshot Village News Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Village Magazines Magazine Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Poulshot Village News June 2008 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 01/06/2008 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Poulshot Village News Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Poulshot Village News PVN Village News https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/org.poulshotvillagearchive/original/74d6835a97522bb2629d8d4e76931451.pdf 60567366bd3903786fb5c00209dd9985 PDF Text Text USEFUL POULSHOT TELEPHONE NUMBERS Chairman Parish Council Mr Michael Hues Clerk to Parish Council Mrs Maggie Goodenough 827205 Email: magsgoode@tesco.net Rector Rev Sacha Pearce Churchwardens Mrs Paulette Bremner-Milne 828527 Mrs Janet James 724944 Secretary PCC (pro-tem) Mrs Janet James 724944 Village Trust, Chairman Mr Nicholas Hunloke 828333 Village Trust, Secretary Mr Peter Cleverly 827242 Village Hall Committee Village Hall Bookings Mr Chris Saunders Mrs Jackie Pohnert 827290 827046 Mother & Toddler Group Mrs Clair Waldron 828602 Farmers Club Mr Richard Francis 828232 Poulshot Ladies Club Lady Kate Hunloke 828333 YORP Mrs Jackie Wiltshire Mrs Mel Dalley 725076 726211 POLICE (General/Non Emergency) 828255 828615 0845 408 7000 County Councillor Mrs Pat Rugg 722677 Kennet District Councillor Lt.Col Anthony Lake 828320 Editor, Poulshot News : Mr John Quinn 828501 Email: johnquinn589@btinternet.com 36 POULSHOT VILLAGE NEWS ISSUE NUMBER 140 May 2008 1 �POULSHOT PARISH COUNCIL Chairman: Mrs S Aldridge Mr S Housby Clerk: Wiltshire County Councillor Mr M Hues Mr J Baber Mr N Hunloke Mr G Collett Mr M Nixon Mrs M Goodenough ST PETER’S CHURCH PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL Rector: Rev Sacha Pearce The Rectory Seend Melksham SN12 6NR Tel: 01380 828615 Churchwardens: Mrs P Bremner-Milne Mrs J James Members: Mr N Hunloke - Treasurer Mrs J James - Secretary (pro-tem) Lady Kate Hunloke (Deanery Synod) Mr B James (Licensed Lay Minister) Mrs K Amery Mrs A Bullen Lt Col R Janes Mr C Saunders Mrs D Wood Organist: Mrs P De Belle Andrew Underwood Mrs Patricia Rugg - 01380 722677 2 The Farmhouse, Byron Road, Devizes SN10 5NS Kennet District Councillor for Seend and Poulshot Anthony Lake tel: 01380 828320 Chimney Sweep Brush Vacuum Clean Efficient Phone : 01225 706447 Mobile: 07889 771505 DISCLAIMER While we have no reason to question the validity of any advertisement in this magazine, we cannot accept responsibility for any claims made or services offered in these advertisements. POULSHOT VILLAGE TRUST Chairman: Vice-Chairman: Secretary: Treasurer: Archivist: Mr N Hunloke Mrs D Gravina Mr P Cleverly Mr B James Mrs P. Langton POULSHOT WEB SITE www.poulshot.org.uk All contributions welcome - do you have any events you want publicised? The Poulshot web site can help or you can log on to www.kennet.gov.uk, select events and you can post your events for the world to see! Mike Wilson - Mai wilson@onetel.com 2 DOLMAN AUDIO VISUAL Berhill’s Lane Farm, Sells Green, Melksham Telephone 01380 828524 We know HI FI TELEVISION VIDEO DVD literally inside out ! For personal service and a professional repair to any make of product, ancient or modern, please telephone Maggie or Peter We also stock a range of quality reconditioned (non ex-rental) equipment carrying a minimum 6 months warranty DOLMAN AUDIO VISUAL is an Authorised Service Centre providing technical assistance on behalf of leading manufacturers. 35 �EDITORIAL TONY PARSONS The good things first – as I write, the sun is shining as it did yesterday and it rained last night, just as it used to do in Camelot. If only everything else gave such grounds for optimism wouldn’t life be wonderful? But let us enjoy what we do have and see how much better we can make the things that seem less bright. It is nice to welcome Pam Langton’s brief nature note on page 10. In this context, I was fascinated to see two cock pheasants sparring in the entrance to a field along Poulshot Road. They were both up on tiptoe with wings fully extended and both looked quite belligerent. It must be mating time. My other bird story is of the woodpecker who seems to occupy the next door garden. He (it must be a male) is rat-a-tatting all day long and I was concerned as to the damage he might be doing to a tree or even a telegraph pole. But no, he is doing his best to perforate the hard plastic junction box on top of the electricity pole. Much longer and he will have either a very nasty shock or else a very blunt beak! Anyway, it seems an age since Pam’s Wiltshire Country Diary first appeared in the Village News and for those who were not here at the time, bound and illustrated copies are still available (£1) in the Church (open all day). The sun also brings the almost constant hum of lawnmowers, some, I’m told, actually driven by husbands, as well as the golden crop of dandelions on the Green, being mowed as I write. If only they would disperse their seeds somewhere other than our garden. DOMESTIC APPLIANCE ENGINEER WASHING MACHINES/ COOKERS/DRIERS SERVICE & REPAIRS TEL: 01380 723279 MOBILE: 07970 117023 TO LET North Cornish Holiday Cottage WILTSHIRE NUMISMATIC Available all year round for Weekend & Mid-Week Breaks Along with Week Holidays SOCIETY (Founded in Devizes 1965) 3 miles from Surfing Beach & Bude, North Cornwall Well Equipped & sleeps up to 8 Beautiful Garden Summer House & Parking Meetings held on third Monday of the month March to December inclusive 8pm at On the Parish Council front it is a pleasure to welcome Mrs Maggie Goodenough as the new Parish Clerk. It is an important post, particularly as we move to the new Wiltshire County organisation with more responsibilities possibly to be delegated to parish councils. Those who were disturbed by a noisy helicopter late in the evening of last Wednesday, 23rd, may not be aware that the police were investigating a break-in at Plank’s Dairy. The good news is that the police caught those responsible – a good result, well done. For the future, the programme for issues of the Village News up to the end of the year is as follows: 1st June, July, August, September, November, December and February 2009. Thereafter – any takers???? And lastly a warm welcome to newcomers to the village, Tim and Liz Jalland, who have moved into Lower Green with their family. We wish them every happiness in their new home and here in Poulshot. John Quinn Poulshot Village Hall For further details Contact Bo Miles-Hobbs on Details from Mr M Bowden Tel: 01380 828432 01380 813092 34 Deadline for copy for June 2008 Tel: 01380 828501 20 May 2008 Email: johnquinn589@btinternet.com 3 �DATES FOR YOUR DIARY May Mon Tue Wed Mon Wed Mon 5 6 7 12 14 19 Tue 20 Wed 21 Wed 21 Sat 24 Wed 28 Wed 28 June Tue Wed Sat Mon Wed Thu Mon Devizes May Fayre, The Market Place Poulshot Parish Council, Village Hall, 6.30pm Black Box/Green Wheelie Bin Collection Mobile Library, The Raven Car Park, 1135—1145am Black Wheelie Bin Collection Wiltshire Numismatic Society, Village Hall, 8pm— “Hadrian’s Wall” Poulshot Ladies Club Visit to A’Becketts Vineyard, Littleton Pannell Black Box/Green Wheelie Bin Collection Wednesday Group, Village Hall, 7.30pm— “How much do you value? How much do you throw away?” Laser Clay Pigeon Shooting, Village Green, 2—5.30pm Black Wheelie Bin Collection Poulshot Village Trust, Village Hall, 7.30pm 3 4 7 9 11 12 16 Raven Quiz, 8pm Black Box/Green Wheelie Bin Collection Wine & Cheese Party, Poulshot House, 7pm Mobile Library, The Raven Car Park, 1135—1145am Black Wheelie Bin Collection Cardboard/Plastic Skip, Village Hall, 10am—1230pm Wiltshire Numismatic Society, Village Hall, 8pm— “Roman Coins in Wiltshire” Wed 18 Wednesday Group, Village Hall, 7.30pm—”Whose is my destiny?” Mon 23 Mobile Library, The Raven Car Park, 1135—1145am Sat 28 VILLAGE FETE followed by Sat 28 Picnic and Proms in the Green Gardens Forthcoming Dates for your Diary Thu 27 Nov Cardboard/Plastic Skip, Junction Broadway Lane & Barleyhill Next meeting: 6th May 2008 18:30. Annual General Meeting of the Parish Council, Annual Parish Meeting and Report to the public from the Council, Public Meeting. 4 OVEN READY CHICKENS 6—8 lbs FOR SALE Tel: HUES 01380 828255 Dog Walking? Basic Dog Obedience? Looking for Dog Training classes? Clicker training? One to Ones? Contact Debs on 01380 730564 or 07966 617617 Member of Association of Pet Dog Trainers Security Cleared by the Criminal Records Bureau POULSHOT MOTHERS & TODDLERS GROUP POULSHOT VILLAGE HALL at The Village Hall, Poulshot Come and join us for some company Toys and games to play with Coffee and a chat Lane POULSHOT PARISH COUNCIL LOCAL FARM REARED “Doggy Dilemmas” and their Furry Friends Held every Thursday from 9.30am to 11.30am Available for Meetings, Functions, Clubs and Private Parties £3.00 per hour (for Poulshot residents ers) and regular us- £4.00 per hour (for non-residents and non-regular users) Tel: Jackie Pohnert (827046) 33 �TERRIFIC FUN FOR ALL AGES COMPLETELY SAFE PRIZES MARQUEE POULSHOT VILLAGE GREEN SATURDAY 24TH MAY 2.00PM FUNDRAISING 32 FOR — 5.30PM ST PETER’S CHURCH 5 �POULSHOT VILLAGE TRUST The Annual General Meeting of the Village Trust will take place in the Village Hall on Wednesday 28 May at 7.30pm. (please note new date) Items on the Agenda will be the Chairman’s and the Treasurer’s Reports. The AGM will be followed by an Ordinary Meeting when the following points will be considered: 1. Matters arising from last year’s AGM 2. Reprint of ‘Down Poulshot’ 3. Nora Dixon Memorial 4. Village Picnic 5. Future Projects. VILLAGE HALL REFURBISHMENT Planning approval has been confirmed. Despite at times some less than helpful comments from the planners, which have resulted in us being given a few "improvements" to our proposals, supposedly more in keeping with the existing building, although to us the exact opposite, we will conform! Tender documents are out and we have already received one quote. If the price of property is falling, the cost of building certainly is not! We await the other three tender returns with interest, and some trepidation. With luck, we could have a contractor on site by June. Chris Saunders C&C Co. List of jobs that never get done? No time or tools to do them yourself? LET US DO THEM FOR YOU! Call Paul & Bob For general maintenance of property & gardens at reasonable rates. We are reliable and local, and happy to consider any job—large or small. Call Bromham 01380 850076 or 07789 884314 (Public Liability Insurance) WEDNESDAY GROUP We met on 16th April to consider the somewhat ambiguous question, “How Old Do You Have To Be?” There were those amongst us who assumed that this was an opportunity to complain at the convention that men have to retire at 65 and women can cease gainful employment at 60, an inequality if ever there was one, but which does seem to be on the agenda for amendment (in “our” favour). But the real reason for the question was in fact the anomalies within the legal age barriers at which youngsters can become “old enough” to be qualified to drink, smoke, get married, drive, vote, go to war even. This was coupled with the age at which primary education starts and with the whole related range of subsequent examinations with which children are saddled. Clearly this was going to be an almost impossible question to answer as at every stage there were factors other than the legal age to 6 BATHROOMS, TAPS, HOT WATER CYLINDERS AND MUCH MORE NO JOB TOO SMALL 24 HR CALL OUT Tel: 01380828956 Mob: 07708510715 31 �Fresh beef available for sale direct from the farm Selection boxes available or individual requirements catered for. Orders now being taken for delivery Limited frozen meat available now. Selection box includes various roasting joints, steaks, mince and stewing steaks. Prices very competitive for this local quality product For more information contact: The Hues Family on 01380 828255 30 consider. Chief among these factors was the assessment of a person’s maturity to undertake whatever it was they wished to do. Marriage at the age of sixteen is permitted with the consent of both sets of parents and surely this requires at least as great a sense of responsibility as does smoking and drinking. You can commit murder by driving when drunk at seventeen, but you are too young to be named, and you are allowed to have a hand in electing the next government (some responsibility!) when you are eighteen. It all seemed to those present as something of a muddle, but there seems to be no logical or workable alternative. The subjective judgements required in assessing each individual’s level of maturity and suitability for certain processes in growing up, makes any system other than arbitrary age barriers inevitable. Provided that the levels are kept under review, it probably is the only option. The anomalies associated with compulsory retirement ages – 65 for most men and 60 for women, but 55 for Army officers (except for very senior ones), 40 years service for school teachers, 70 for the clergy, the sky’s the limit for self-employed businessmen – all show a tendency to ignore the value of experience and to overvalue the attitude of the “jobsworth”. However, apart from identifying the multitude of problems, we failed to come up with solutions, but a whole raft of grievances were aired and we all went home having got our moans out of our systems, and that must, as usual on these occasions, be a good result. Come and see for yourself. Future topics were identified as follows: 21st May: “How much do you value? How much do you throw away?” 18th June: “Whose is my destiny? 16th July: “Responsibility and Self Discipline. Where do we stand? “ POULSHOT VILLAGE FETE Saturday 28th June The Fete this year is on Saturday 28th June. As always, it falls on the Saturday closest to our patronal festival of St Peter’s Day. We had to cancel last year’s Fete, another victim of a horrible summer. As it is the major fundraising event for the church, it would be great to see a mass of people. We are going to resurrect the Tug of War this year and are busy 7 �going round the local pubs(!) to drum up some teams. There will be the usual stalls, so if anyone has any nice old antiques for the White Elephant, 1st editions for the book stall, etc. now is the time to put them aside! Have a spring clean, you never know what you might turn up! On the evening of the Fete, we are going to have the Picnic and the Proms in the Green Gardens. So please come to that as well. The best thing we can all do between now and then is PRAY for a glorious summer’s day. LASER CLAY PIGEON SHOOT Saturday 24th May Joe Dyke has kindly agreed to hold another Laser Clay Pigeon Shoot on the afternoon of 24th May. It will be on the Green, over by the chestnut trees. All ages are welcome to have a go. Please tell your friends and come and try your skills. Advice and help is freely given. All proceeds are kindly donated to church funds. (see advert on page 5) Do you need help with: Self Assessment Business Plans Taxation Presentation to Banks Contact: GORDON LAWRENCE Chartered Accountant 30, The Pound Bromham Tel: Devizes 850294 Free initial consultation RAVEN QUIZ The quiz questions in April were set by the team “Ronald Colman’s Salad Dressing”, and a very good job they did too. This was a team from the younger generation and that caused some of us concern as the questions, a bit like modern Trivial Pursuits, could well have been not “from our time”. There was a worry that the music questions would be about how many number ones the Arctic Monkeys have had, or who is the lead singer of the Foo Fighters? Geography might have been a whole new world of questions as the geography I have seen recently has nothing to do with capital cities or rivers and lakes. We need not have worried. The questions were great and the Girls must be congratulated. May’s Quiz, which is actually in June (Tuesday 3rd June at 8pm), will be the last before the summer break and we will start again in September. Please come along and join us then. We have a laugh and so far no one has made up questions that have been too taxing. We look forward to seeing you, and if anyone wants to be the quiz master in September then please let us know, we’ll bite your hand off. Mandy Housby 8 JILLIAN NEWSOM MSSCh MBChA CHIROPODIST Registered member of the British Chiropody & Podiatry Association Visiting Practice 01380 828257 Equestria, Berhills Lane, Seend, Melksham, Wiltshire SN12 6RR 29 �The Tranquil Moment HEALTH & BEAUTY CLINIC Cheese and Wine Evening DECLEOR PARIS Treatments include: non surgical face lifts facials massage manicures pedicures non surgical body slimming & toning reflexology eyelash/brow tints& shaping waxing make up electrolysis spray tanning BOTOX Saturday 7 June 2008 In the garden at Poulshot House By kind permission of Hazel Coleman, Denise and Ray Josey DECLEOR aromatherapy skin care and O.P.I nail care products are used for treatments and are also available for purchase All profits to St Peter’s Church, Poulshot For more information or an appointment call Jo on 01380 828297 The Old Stables, Middle Green Farm, The Green, Poulshot, Devizes, Wiltshire, SN10 1SD £6.50 per person 7.00—9.00 pm Ticket price includes your food and the first drink. There will be a licensed bar and RAFFLE Regret no children under 16 years as there is an open air swimming pool in the garden ~~~~~~~~~~~ This should be a wonderful evening spent in a lovely garden Please get your tickets from any member of the P.C.C. or from the owners of Poulshot House FOR SALE Dressing Table, Chest of Drawers, Cot All in good condition – Offers invited Yvonne Baber – 01380 828127 28 9 �WILTSHIRE COUNTRY DIARY – Update In 1997 we were indebted to Pam Langton for her contributions to the Village News, which were eventually gathered together, published and sold in 1999. Some copies of this interesting and beautifully illustrated little book are still available and are on sale in the Church. Now, in her “spare time”, Pam has produced the following sighting comparisons, which will be of interest to all who enjoy the countryside. April 1997 April 2008 20th Willow Warbler 4th Swallow, then not again until 20th 18th Black Cap 21st Cuckoo, Willow Warbler 21st Black Cap, Swallow, Cuckoo th I heard the first Chiffchaff in 1997 very early on 8 March, but this year it was, more normally, on 18th March. Pam Langton THE RECTOR From where I stand… … the month of May can give us a positive outlook if we’re able to see it that way! Although we’re conscious of concerns over changing weather patterns, the rather strange experiences through April of snow and sunshine within moments, May is usually full of the promise of the coming summer. Of course historically the month of May was full of customs related to Spring and fertility! Still in some towns and villages there is a sense of carnival, of processions, Maypole dancing and fancy dress parades. In parts of Somerset and Cornwall the ‘Obby Oss’, a man dressed up as a strange looking horse, dances through the streets pretending to chase the village women! This custom grew because the Celts held the horse in great respect and the May ‘oss’ was thought to bring fertility to the land and the people. In the life of the Church the festivities of May depend on when Easter has fallen! This year in May we’ll be keeping the feast of Pentecost (or more familiarly Whitsun), and then ten days later Corpus Christi, both of which interestingly are also about new life and energy. 10 The May Queen is a girl who is selected to ride or walk at the front of a parade for May Day. Her duty is to begin the May Day celebrations. She is generally crowned by flowers and makes a speech before the maypole dancing begins. Extract from THE MAY QUEEN by Alfred Lord Tennyson 25th RAIN! FROM: they exist in many other parts of the world for example Germany, France, Galicia (in Spain), Finland, Mexico, Trinidad, Jamaica and Iran. The May Queen: You must wake and call me early, call me early, mother dear; To-morrow ’ill be the happiest time of all the glad New-year; Of all the glad New-year, mother, the maddest merriest day, For I’m to be Queen o’ the May, mother, I’m to be Queen o’ the May. There’s many a black, black eye, they say, but none so bright as mine; There’s Margaret and Mary, there’s Kate and Caroline; But none so fair as little Alice in all the land they say, So I’m to be Queen o’ the May, mother, I’m to be Queen o’ the May. I sleep so sound all night, mother, that I shall never wake, If you do not call me loud when the day begins to break; But I must gather knots of flowers, and buds and garlands gay, For I’m to be Queen o’ the May, mother, I’m to be Queen o’ the May. The honeysuckle round the porch has woven its wavy bowers, And by the meadow-trenches blow the faint sweet cuckoo-flowers; And the wild marsh-marigold shines like fire in swamps and hollows gray, And I’m to be Queen o’ the May, mother, I’m to be Queen o’ the May. The night-winds come and go, mother, upon the meadow-grass, And the happy stars above them seem to brighten as they pass; There will not be a drop of rain the whole of the livelong day, And I’m to be Queen o’ the May, mother, I’m to be Queen o’ the May. All the valley, mother, ’ill be fresh and green and still, And the cowslip and the crowfoot are over all the hill, And the rivulet in the flowery dale ’ill merrily glance and play, For I’m to be Queen o’ the May, mother, I’m to be Queen o’ the May. So you must wake and call me early, call me early, mother dear, To-morrow ’ill be the happiest time of all the glad New-year; To-morrow ’ill be of all the year the maddest merriest day, For I’m to be Queen o’ the May, mother, I’m to be Queen o’ the May. 27 �Children’s Page MAY DAY CELEBRATIONS: The Maypole The earliest Maypoles were part of a celebration of summer, which were linked in with mystical things like tree worship and more basic things like an excuse for dancing and having a good time. However, they often became the focus of rivalries between villages, which led to neighbouring villages stealing each others maypoles. The popularity of maypole dancing decreased over the following centuries, especially when the Church said that it was an activity that God would not approve of. By the 19th century however, maypole dancing had reestablished itself as a traditional countryside activity and it was at this time that intertwining ribbons were added to the maypole. Pairs of boys and girls (or men and women) stood alternately around the base of the pole, each holding the end of a ribbon. They wove in and around each other, boys going one way and girls going the other and the ribbons wove together around the pole until the merry-makers met at the bottom. Different Mayday Maypole traditions exist in some regions. These include the carrying of smaller, highly decorated sticks, with hoops or cross-sticks or swags attached, covered with flowers, greenery or artificial materials such as crepe paper. Children take these hand-held poles to school on May Day morning and prizes are awarded for the most impressive. This tradition is known as garlanding and was a central feature of Mayday celebrations in central and southern England until the middle of the 19th century. The tallest maypole in Britain can be found in the Village of Welford On Avon in Warwickshire. Originally children would have worn their best clothes. By Victorian times there was a deliberate attempt to re-create an image of “Merrie England” and so costumes would have been chosen to reflect that. Nowadays anything goes. There are Tudor Peasants, Victorian Gentlemen & Ladies, Medieval Costumes that can be quite grand, sports kit, and simple variations on school uniform or just sashes to identify dancers from spectators. Although Maypoles are regarded as something very English 26 Pentecost falls 50 days after Easter and in the Christian Church it celebrates the belief that the Spirit of God, His essence, was made present in the lives of the first disciples in Jerusalem, sending them out to continue the work of Christ. With His life and energy within them they could lead others to find their own encounter with God too. At Corpus Christi we celebrate the belief that spiritually we encounter God in the bread and wine of the Eucharist, are energized to be His people once again, and so are sent out with a sense of that new life. So whatever the month of May means to you, it is traditionally a time for hope, looking forward with new energy, and with the promise of things to come! So - Happy May-time! The Rev’d Sacha Pearce ST PETER’S CHURCH DATES FOR YOUR DIARY On Monday 5th May, St Peter's will have a stall at the annual May Fayre in Devizes. However this year we will not be in our usual spot on the Wharf but in the Market Place. Any contributions of cakes or produce will be very welcome and can be collected, just get in touch with either Churchwarden or a member of the PCC. Then, on the day, come along and buy a lovely cake for tea (made by someone else!), a plant which will look wonderful in your home, or just try for a prize on the tombola. STOP PRESS!!! Forget Ascot, Wimbledon, Henley Royal Regatta. Put 7th June 2008 in your diary, for this could well be the event of the year. Hazel Coleman together with Denise and Ray Josey have kindly agreed to hold a Cheese and Wine Evening in the grounds of Poulshot House. There will be a licensed bar and raffle and all profits will go to St Peter's Church. This should be a wonderful evening spent in a lovely garden. Tickets cost £6.50 (this includes your food and the first drink) and are available from either Churchwardens or any member of the PCC, or direct from Poulshot House. Annual Parish Church Meeting of the Parochial Church Council. Following the evening service on Sunday 20th April, St Peter's Church was the venue for the Annual Meeting of the PCC. The life of the Church during the past year was discussed, the accounts were presented and the Churchwardens and PCC members for the coming year were elected. 11 �Following a new Church ruling that Churchwardens may only serve a term of six consecutive years, Brian James had to step down as a Churchwarden (he has been a Churchwarden for ever, or it seems like that!). Paulette Bremner-Milne was re-elected and Janet James was elected to replace Brian. (She knows it will be a hard act to follow but he has promised to teach her all he knows!) Nicky Hunloke and Kate Amery were re-elected as members of the PCC and Chris Saunders was elected to fill the remaining vacancy. We now have, for the first time in a couple of years a full membership of the PCC consisting of the following:Rupert Janes, Dot Wood, Chris Saunders, Angela Bullen, Kate Amery, Nicky Hunloke. Kate Hunloke is our representative on the Deanery Synod, and Brian James remains on the PCC as he is still a LLM. (He used to be known as a reader but they think Licensed Lay Minister sounds better!) There are many people, too numerous to mention here, who do their bit to contribute to the life of St Peter's and everyone is greatly appreciated. Thanks were expressed by The Rector for all the hard work which goes on behind the scene to ensure that St Peter's remains a welcoming, friendly, attractive Church to everyone who comes through its door. Our Church (St Peter’s Poulshot) NEEDS YOU Unsure of a Welcome? Unsure about the Services? LET US SURPRISE YOU PCC PRODUCE STALL AND TOMBOLA at the DEVIZES MAY FAYRE THE MARKET PLACE Monday, 5th May Contributions welcomed for our Stall (Cakes, Sweets, ANDREW GOODFIELD WOODWORK Devizes Road, Rowde, Wiltshire CARPENTRY, JOINERY FREESTANDING & BUILT-IN CABINETS CUPBOARDS & WARDROBES FREE ESTIMATES Tel: 01380 722067 Vegetables, Jams, Plants, etc. etc. please to PCC members) 12 25 �CHURCH SERVICES- MAY 2008 POULSHOT, SEEND AND BULKINGTON HIGHER GREEN FARM COTTAGES Poulshot Four character holiday cottages in a quintessentially English village… With oak floors, vaulted ceilings, exposed beams and wood burners each cottage has been decorated and furnished to a high standard Level access and wide doors throughout Available all year for holidays and short breaks For further details contact Eve Curnow on 01380 828239 or 07790 365049 www.highergreenfarmcottages.com How much do you value? How much do you throw away ? Wednesday 21 May 2008 7.30-9.00pm Village Hall, Poulshot Thursday 1st May - Ascension Day 7.30pm Joint Benefice Eucharist SEEND Sunday 4th May 8.00am 9.30 am 11.15am 6.00pm BCP Holy Communion Family Eucharist Parish Eucharist Evensong SEEND BULKINGTON SEEND POULSHOT Sunday 11th May- Pentecost 8.00 am BCP Holy Communion 9.30 am Parish Eucharist 11.15am Parish Eucharist 6.00 pm Evensong SEEND POULSHOT SEEND BULKINGTON Sunday 18th May 8.00 am 9.30 am 11.15am 6.00 pm SEEND BULKINGTON SEEND POULSHOT BCP Holy Communion Parish Eucharist Parish Eucharist Parish Eucharist Thursday 22nd May - Corpus Christi 7.30pm Joint Benefice Eucharist SEEND Sunday 25th May 8.00 am 9.30 am 11.15am 6.00 pm BCP Holy Communion Family Eucharist Family Eucharist Songs of Praise Evensong SEEND POULSHOT SEEND BULKINGTON Sunday 1st June 8.00am 9.30am 11.15am 6.00 pm BCP Holy Communion Family Eucharist Parish Eucharist Evensong SEEND BULKINGTON SEEND POULSHOT All are very welcome For further details, please ring Rupert Janes on 727408 or Rev Sacha Pearce 828615 24 CHURCH ROSTERS May 4 May 11 May 18 May 6.00 pm 9.30 am 6.00 pm Sidesman Mr F Wood Mrs J James Mrs S Quinn 13 Reader Lt Col R Janes Mrs P Bremner-Milne Mrs K Amery �25 May June 1 June 9.30 am Mrs P Bremner-Milne The Rector 6.00 pm Mr N Hunloke Mr M Hues CHURCH FLOWERS May 4 & 11 18 & 25 Lady Kate Hunloke Mrs Mandy Housby June 1&8 15 & 22 29 & July 6 Mrs Emma Janes Mrs Shirley Taplin Mrs Christabel Francis BOAT RACE BLUES In Poulshot we hear a lot about the Devizes Westminster Canoe Race, but little or nothing about the Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race, which takes place at the same time of the year. 2008 has been different and it is with a great deal of pleasure that we can bask in the reflected glory brought by Ben Smith, grandson of Richard and Cristabel Francis, from Townsend, who was one of only three Englishmen in the Oxford boat, rowing at three in the boat’s powerhouse, and so being part of a most impressive winning crew. Richard and Cristabel watched the race from the Oxford boat house and attended the celebration dinner in the evening. Our congratulations to them all, and particularly to Ben and we look forward to hearing more of his rowing skills in the future. POULSHOT LADIES CLUB On 15th April, nineteen ladies met at The Old Potato Yard, Devizes, to find out more about the farm shop, which recently celebrated its first year in business. On arrival we were offered a much appreciated glass of wine. I chose a very nice New Zealand Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc – so nice that I had to buy a bottle! Next we were given a tour of the shop. Liz Nelson (co-owner with Nick Plank), explained about all the different produce they sell. All the ready meals – lasagne, fish pies etc. are all made from the ingredients sold in the shop and all cooked freshly on the premises. The shop has been extended and they now sell meat, fresh bread, olives, wine, cheese, 14 Caroline’s Canapés Light Bites Canapés Party Food Delicious homemade food delivered to your door! Call Caroline Coles on: 01380 828436 or 07976 899946 or Email: caroline.coles@ivydesign.co.uk 23 �cold meats and much, much more. I particularly liked their range of salad dressings, marinades and chutneys. After the tour of the shop, we went behind the scenes, firstly, to the kitchen where all the meals are cooked. Twenty-two people are now employed to work in the shop and seemingly the kitchen is always very busy with either bread being baked, or meals being prepared and cooked. We were then taken upstairs to see the new office area and the huge storeroom. Finally, Ruth, the Manager of the store, showed us the preparation area where the goods are weighed, packaged, sealed and labelled. Back on the shop floor we gathered for the most important part – the tastings! Liz had bought in cheese and ham from a local supermarket so that we could compare them with the same products on sale in the farm shop. Everyone agreed there was a huge difference and worth paying that little bit extra. We also got to try a new range of Tyrrell crisps, savoury biscuits and chutney. What a great evening. The majority of ladies couldn’t resist buying and we left laden with all sorts of goodies. A great local shop and a very interesting evening – pity about the rain!! Tuesday 20th May – Visit to A’Becketts Vineyard at Littleton Pannell. £8 per head to include a tour, tasting and light refreshments. Time to be advised. We need to let them know numbers – please contact Marian Stimson 828344 YOUTH OF ROWDE AND POULSHOT “YORP” In the March issue of the Village News we spoke of one of our members competing in a competition in Europe. We follow this up with a report from Chloe Carter: “My trip to the European Baton Twirling Championships at Granollers, near Barcelona, was a success. Competing against teams from all over Europe, we were very fortunate to achieve 2nd place for “Show Corp” and 3rd for “Banniers”, the two teams representing England. It was a great experience and if I had the chance I would do it again. Thank you for your support. Chloe” Our congratulations to Chloe. Our thanks go to St Matthew’s who, from Boys’ Brigade funds, donated monies for our ongoing needs. Thanks also to YORP secretary, Sue Scruse, who donated money offered when she delivered horse 22 15 �manure to needy gardeners in the village. As mentioned last month we are going to the Cross Keys for a Skittles and Supper evening on Friday 2nd May. This has been confirmed and will take place between 7.30 and 9.15pm (note the earlier finishing time). There will be no YORP on Friday 30th May (half term). Mel Dalley SHANGHAI Although by no means top of our list of potential holiday destinations, a chilly March morning found us boarding the plane to Shanghai, international port at the mouth of the Huangpu river between the Yellow and East China seas, visiting our son Pete and his girlfriend, Philippa. These two have literally “gone up in the world”, from living on an old Dutch barge on the Thames in Canary Wharf to an apartment high on the 19th floor overlooking this vibrant city. Shanghai architecture is, like many cities, an eclectic mix of styles, fast becoming predominantly modern. Huge state of the art skyscrapers of various shapes punctuate the skyline while far, far below are huddled crumbling dwellings of brick and timber, shops and eating houses. Solid colonial style 1920s’ architecture with fabulous art deco interior features, rubs shoulders with austere functional buildings from the communist era. With Shanghai at the cutting edge, China is not only catching up with the rest of the world, but overtaking and leading in many areas. There is pollution here but no smelly exhaust fumes. Most scooters and motor bikes are electric and cars use LPG. Streets are a seething mass of these vehicles, along with taxis, buses, people, the ubiquitous bicycle and tricycles pulling carts with their riders jangling hand bells to advertise refuse collections or mangoes or anything else, really. Dennis Barnard from Chapmanslade. Dennis reminded us of village life as it used to be and of his experiences as local Postmaster, his time in the Royal Army Pay Corps and as an auctioneer at Frome Market. He then introduced us to ‘Clem Pullen’. Wearing a smock, scarf and countryman’s hat he went on to tell tales in dialect and recite poetry ,ending with a rendition of a Harry Secombe song that he dedicated to all those who help others, as he strives to do. He was thanked by Roger Allan. A reminder about Member’s Open Gardens - Tuesday June 10th from 6.00pm onwards. Members only invited. Sue Johns - 5 Cook’s Close, Seend Sylvia Hinton – 9 Cook’s Close, Seend Carole Jackson – the Cottage, High Street Alan & Joy Stack – Measham House, 17 Dial Close, Seend Joan Savage – 22 Dial Close, Seend Arrangements for trip to Hidcote and Kiftsgate on Saturday 19th July 2008. The cost is £18 for members, £19 for non-members. NB. If you don’t belong to the National Trust you also have to pay the entry fee there. There will be one pick up point only at The Bell layby, leaving at 9.00 am. If you are going to park there please use their overflow park at the top of the hill. We will arrive at Hidcote at approximately 11.00am and you can have coffee etc. at the kiosk near the entry point or at the restaurant in the garden and there is also a picnic area near the car park. We will leave Hidcote at 2.30pm and arrive at Kiftsgate a few minutes later. Teas are available at Kiftsgate. We will leave there at 4.30 pm and hopefully be back at The Bell by 6.30pm. There are a few spaces left on the coach for anyone else who would like to come. Sue Johns AGE CONCERN WILTSHIRE CONCERT MONDAY 19TH MAY 2008 7.30pm DEVIZES TOWN HALL Chippenham Ladies Choir, consisting of 30 ladies, has been busy practising and will present an entertaining evening of music for all seasons. Extreme contrasts are around every corner. The huge convex window of our hotel apartment on the 19th floor embraced a view to the river where, day and night, craft of all shapes and sizes passed, from cruise ships and massively long and laden barges to tourist boats and tugs. Way down in the streets below, a network of main thoroughfares and Tickets are £7 and places are limited, so we recommend you contact Age Concern Wiltshire, 13 Market Place, Devizes tel 01380 727767 to buy your tickets as soon as possible. Tickets also on sale at Devizes Books, Handel House, Sidmouth Street 16 21 �sipping mojitos (a blend of Cuban rum, fresh mint, lime juice and sugar) high up in one of the glamorous bars on the Bund with night time views across the river to Pudong, the financial mecca and the fastest growing financial district in Asia. There are already 6,000 skyscrapers, among them some of the tallest buildings in the world. The design of the Jinmao Tower was inspired by a Chinese pagoda. At 1,380ft.high it is the fourth tallest building in the world. Still under construction, the neighbouring Emporis building, vying, on completion, to be the tallest building in the world, caught fire in August last year and defied all laws of physics by not collapsing. Throughout the entire city all day and all night the sound of building work prevailed. The Chinese are forging ahead but have economic and political fragilities to confront. Undoubtedly there is much to be abhorred by Western idealists. Control of the media, control of political parties and human rights activists are there, but this is a society of Leninist/Maoist roots transforming to a form of reduced communism embracing capitalism and a desire for modern living. Christopher and Pam Langton SEEND AND DISTRICT GARDENING CLUB The AGM held on Tuesday April 8th was well supported. The minutes of last year’s meeting were accepted. Roger delivered his Chairman’s report - reminding us of the rain last year during the stay away in York and the cancellation of the day trip to Hidcote and Kiftsgate due to flooding in Gloucestershire – better luck this year! He highlighted the memorable visit to Seend Bridge House and the participation of club members for the Church and Lye Field Fetes. He thanked those who help on a regular basis with the raffle and refreshments during meetings and the committee for their continued support. Roger looked forward to the forthcoming trip to Dublin, the day trip postponed from last year and the various events taking place prior to our next meeting on September 9th. The Treasurer’s report highlighted the fact that the club maintains a comfortable balance and will retain the annual membership at £3.00. Roger was thanked by Club President David Raby-Cox for all his hard work, despite illness during the year. A new constitution was ratified by the membership and the re-election of all officers took place. Sue Rawstron being voted onto the committee. Carole Jackson was presented with the Jill Edgeley Cup for the highest number of points gained from monthly competitions with Joyce Brand second and Sue Rawstron third. After the formal meeting we enjoyed wine and refreshments provided by the members and were entertained to a talk entitled ‘The Lighter Side of Life’ by 20 filthy back streets lay. Just a step or two away from the plush front entrance with uniformed porters, bell boys and shiny limousines, around the corner to the side door, we stepped into another much more exciting world. Pedestrians, bikes with up to three people on board, motor vehicles anywhere and everywhere in the road were all jockeying for space because the pavements are taken up with stalls and huge cooking pots resting on rickety tables. In this street Mr.Wang, Pete’s new friend, lived in his tiny and very basic eating house. He cooked delicious jaozi (dumplings) and noodles which we ate with plastic chopsticks from bowls at a stained formica topped table. As we ate he explained, via our interpreter Philippa, that his son had been educated at a school in St Andrew’s from the age of 15 and was now studying chemical engineering at UCL. The family had chosen UK rather than USA as it seemed less violent. Shanghai is not a violent place at all and the Chinese fear what they see on TV about the West’s social problems and those of drug abuse. In China social education teaches the avoidance of drugs and penalties are harsh. (We also noticed that the Chinese beer was very weak). Although his son will be given a choice, most Chinese students return home to work as they are proud of their country and want to play a part in its future. One had to admire this family who valued education so highly, working so hard and living so basically to give their son this chance. We did a lot of walking or travelled by cheap and in the main welldriven taxis. We had been warned that English isn’t read or spoken widely at all. Luckily, Pete’s Chinese was mostly up to negotiating our destination although occasionally it went a bit wrong. Out and about we never felt threatened or uncomfortable in any way. No-one stared or pushed in spite of the cramped conditions in the streets, no-one was rude, most people smiled and only once or twice were we harassed by smiling young men with their opening chant of “ Lookee-looking ..just a lookee” “ nice watch Rolex”. Above the streets, gaudy banners with Chinese characters hung vertically and horizontally adding to the rather claustrophobic and chaotic atmosphere. In any available space in between, washing was draped precariously on bamboo poles, telephone wires or even power lines. But, from these squalid looking buildings emerged quite well dressed people, taller than we had expected and beautifully slim. We observed park life, with older couples gracefully taking a turn at ballroom dancing to tinny music, mahjong players, kite fliers and a single elderly gent deftly practising tai chi. 17 �We could not stay in Shanghai without seeing the Jade Buddha temple which Prime Minister Zhou En Lai had intervened to save from destruction during the Cultural Revolution. Two huge jade statues, each carved from a single piece of creamy white jade are the main attractions. We saw many young people praying even though there is a clash with Buddhism. The conflict over Tibet and the Dalai Lama must have been bubbling up again while we were there. He is seen as a separatist leader. Tibet has been part of China for centuries, and recognised by the UN. Tibet could not survive independently so a compromise has to be found. These are difficult times for a communist state. ACTION MEDICAL RESEARCH As an international port city which is a show case of modern China, Shanghai is bound to provide a false impression, as with most countries, of life across the whole country. However a 150 mile journey south by efficient high speed train in an incredibly clean, carpeted coach, with the train reaching speeds of up to 133mph, revealed the town of Suzhou, pronounced Sue-Jo. We found a bustling, energetic populace with a large university and famous gardens with lakes of voracious carp and the 1000 year old Ruiguang pagoda which gave us a bird’s eye view of the town and beyond. Here, our taxis were crazy bicycle propelled covered carts or, even more terrifying, those powered by motor scooters which sounded like mowing or even sewing machines and flung us around and certainly had the edge on funfair dodgems for entertainment and adrenalin rush. to be held at Just out of Suzhou is Luzhi, one of several living waterside villages where visitors can spend time in a traditional rural community. Already a tourist destination with noisy music and souvenir stalls, once we got away from those it was a tranquil place to relax. As we basked in the early spring sunshine, eating noodles and drinking tea, on the other side of the canal a father helped his small son to climb the railings and shout hallo to us, proud of his little boy’s English. Afterwards, at one of the stalls, we examined exquisite pictures drawn with fine silk threads. Walking back beside the water we watched smiling women with beautiful features, dressed in traditional costume, plying the canal in flat punt- like boats. Back in Shanghai, wherever we went, food, as varied as the architecture, featured high on the agenda as it was both cheap and delicious. Pete was in his element introducing us to all sorts of new tastes from Nepalese to Sichuanese. The height of sophistication was 18 14th PLANT FAIR GREAT CHALFIELD MANOR BROUGHTON GIFFORD on Sunday 4th May 2008 10.30am—4.00pm SPECIALIST NURSERIES AND GARDENING SUNDRIES REFRESHMENTS AND TEAS ENTRANCE £3.00 (CHILDREN FREE) SPECIAL GUEST—PADDINGTON BEAR 19 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource Poulshot Village News May 2008 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 01/05/2008 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Poulshot Village News Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Poulshot Village News PVN Village News https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/org.poulshotvillagearchive/original/598880fc0ae48b13290fd496c664a4c0.pdf 27ce8fbad0c83d7e96433a3667016eeb PDF Text Text USEFUL POULSHOT TELEPHONE NUMBERS Chairman Parish Council Mr Michael Hues Clerk to Parish Council Vacant Rector Rev Sacha Pearce Churchwardens Mr Brian James 724944 Mrs Paulette Bremner-Milne 828527 Secretary PCC Mrs Janet James 724944 Village Trust, Chairman Mr Nicholas Hunloke 828333 Village Trust, Secretary Mr Peter Cleverly 827242 Village Hall Committee Village Hall Bookings Mr Chris Saunders Mrs Jackie Pohnert 827290 827046 Mother & Toddler Group Mrs Clair Waldron 828602 Farmers Club Mr Richard Francis 828232 Poulshot Ladies Club Lady Kate Hunloke 828333 YORP Mrs Jackie Wiltshire Mrs Mel Dalley 725076 726211 POLICE (General/Non Emergency) 828255 828615 0845 408 7000 County Councillor Mrs Pat Rugg 722677 Kennet District Councillor Lt.Col Anthony Lake 828320 Editor, Poulshot News : Mr John Quinn 828501 Email: johnquinn589@btinternet.com 30 POULSHOT VILLAGE NEWS ISSUE NUMBER 139 April 2008 1 �EDITORIAL We apologise if some of you receive this a little late but don’t blame the deliverer; we have had a number of interruptions recently that were totally outwith our control, something that seems to happen all too frequently these days – perhaps it’s something to do with age. TONY PARSONS Many of you will have read the article in the Gazette and Herald about the dump of stone and rubble at the end of Broadway Lane. This was actually aired at length and fully explained by the Chairman at the Parish Council meeting on 4th March and the report on the meeting is on page 4. It should be remembered that these meetings are open to attendance by the public and, although routine meetings are not open for public discussion, on matters of general concern there are normally opportunities for parishioners to speak. Outside meetings, problems should be referred to individual parish councillors, who are listed in the Village News. WASHING MACHINES/ COOKERS/DRIERS Although he is no longer Parish Clerk, Michael Wilson will continue to maintain the Poulshot website (www.poulshot.org.uk), and would welcome any photographs, or indeed any other contributions that might not be displayed in the Village News. The magazine is published every month so do tell your friends and relations to look in now and then. Nearly six years ago, we gave up production of the Village News but, when our successors were unable to continue, we took it on again. Our reasons for giving up then are as valid to us today as they were, and we have decided therefore to give up finally at the end of this year. In addition to our stalwart band of deliverers, a number of people have kindly offered to help, but as it is at the moment, sharing the tasks does not seem to us to be a practical proposition – it really is a matter of all or nothing. We are in no doubt that it would be difficult for anyone to make such a meal as we do of what ought to be a relatively simple process, but we cannot dig ourselves out of the routine we have. If you feel like having a go, please call us. John and Suzie Quinn Deadline for copy for May 2008 Tel: 01380 828501 20 April 2008 DOMESTIC APPLIANCE ENGINEER SERVICE & REPAIRS TEL: 01380 723279 MOBILE: 07970 117023 TO LET North Cornish Holiday Cottage WILTSHIRE NUMISMATIC Available all year round for Weekend & Mid-Week Breaks Along with Week Holidays 3 miles from Surfing Beach & Bude, North Cornwall Well Equipped & sleeps up to 8 Beautiful Garden Summer House & Parking SOCIETY (Founded in Devizes 1965) Meetings held on third Monday of the month March to December inclusive For further details Contact Bo Miles-Hobbs on 8pm at Poulshot Village Hall 01380 813092 Email: johnquinn589@btinternet.com 2 Details from Mr M Bowden Tel: 01380 828432 29 �LOCAL FARM REARED “Doggy Dilemmas” and their Furry Friends OVEN READY CHICKENS Dog Walking? Basic Dog Obedience? Looking for Dog Training classes? Clicker training? One to Ones? 6—8 lbs FOR SALE Tel: HUES 01380 828255 DATES FOR YOUR DIARY April Wed 2 Mon 7 Tue 8 Wed 9 Tue 15 Tue 15 Wed 16 Wed 16 Sun 20 Mon 21 Mon 21 Contact Debs on 01380 730564 or 07966 617617 Member of Association of Pet Dog Trainers Security Cleared by the Criminal Records Bureau POULSHOT VILLAGE HALL POULSHOT MOTHERS & TODDLERS GROUP at The Village Hall, Poulshot Come and join us for some company Toys and games to play with Coffee and a chat Held every Thursday from 9.30am to 11.30am Black Wheelie Bin Collection Mobile Library, The Raven Car Park, 1135—1145am Seend Gardening Club AGM Black Box/Green Wheelie Bin Collection Poulshot Ladies Club—Visit to Planks Farm Shop at the Old Potato Yard, 7.30pm (or 7pm from the Raven) Raven Quiz, 8pm Black Wheelie Bin Collection Wednesday Group, Village Hall, 7.30pm—”How Old Do You Have To Be?” Church AGM, St Peter’s Church, 7.15pm Mobile Library, The Raven Car Park, 1135—1145am Wiltshire Numismatic Society, Village Hall, 8pm—Search & Rescue in Wiltshire Black Box/Green Wheelie Bin Collection Black Wheelie Bin Collection Wed 23 Wed 30 May Mon 5 Devizes May Fair, The Wharf Tue 6 Poulshot Parish Council, Village Hall, 6.30pm Wed 7 Black Box/Green Wheelie Bin Collection Mon 12 Mobile Library, The Raven Car Park, 1135—1145am Wed 14 Black Wheelie Bin Collection Tue 20 Poulshot Ladies Club Visit to A’Becketts Vineyard Forthcoming Dates for your Diary Thu 12 Jun Cardboard/Plastic Skip, Village Hall Thu 27 Nov Cardboard/Plastic Skip, Junction Broadway Lane & Barleyhill Lane Available for Meetings, Functions, Clubs and Private Parties £3.00 per hour (for Poulshot residents and regular users) £4.00 per hour (for non-residents and non-regular users) Tel: Jackie Pohnert (827046) 28 POULSHOT PARISH C OUNCIL Meeting - 4th March 2008 In addition to Councillors, there were eight members of the public present, as well as Mrs Pat Rugg, representing Wiltshire County Council (WCC), and PC Andy Horman from Wiltshire Police. Open meeting. PC Horman, the Beat Manager responsible for Poulshot, gave a brief report on Community Police activities as they affected Poulshot. He referred in particular to the speeding problem and said that a motorcyclist who has regularly been seen speeding through the village has been “apprehended”, 3 �disqualified and his motorcycle destroyed. There have been other occasions when speedsters have been clocked by an unmarked camera car, stopped and given a warning. He also acknowledged that on a number of occasions recently, police drivers had been given training in Poulshot in the use of the “Stinger”, a device for stopping stolen and speeding vehicles. Mrs Rugg confirmed that the Order in Council creating one council for Wiltshire has passed through both Houses of Parliament and the new unitary council will come into being on 1st April 2009. Elections will be held one month later on new boundaries to be recommended by the Boundary Committee. During April, there will be consultations between the Committee and those existing councils likely to be affected and Mrs Rugg urged the council to be represented. Plans for the change are well advanced but there is much still to do and key decisions can now be made through the Implementation Executive, made up of 17 councillors from the four existing district councils and WCC. A manager of the “Delegation to Town and Parish Councils” project has been appointed. He should be in touch soon on the impact of the proposed Community Boards on existing councils and also on plans to delegate responsibility and funding for some, appropriate, services. Details will be studied with interest! Council Meeting. Matters considered included: Tree Maintenance. Further pollarding of willows on the SW corner of the Green is to be discussed with Southern Electric. Village Hall Project. The Planning Application has been submitted and there is generally overall support for the Committee’s proposals. The Parish Council has made a donation of £2,000 towards the costs of the project. Higher Green Development. Possible options for the kind of housing to be built were aired, including bungalows, more substantial and “up-market” houses, as well as “affordable” housing, either to buy or to rent. The planning criteria for any development are that 50% of dwellings built should be affordable. It was also suggested that a number of bungalows for the retired and elderly might be appropriate. Flooding. During last month’s heavy rain, there was significant flooding at the junction of Poulshot Road and Barleyhill Lane. This was caused by two blocked drains which had been cleared and the problem should not recur. (Afternote: It just has recurred (16 Mar) and will hopefully be properly cleared this time.) 4 27 �C&C Co. List of jobs that never get done? No time or tools to do them yourself? LET US DO THEM FOR YOU! Call Paul & Bob For general maintenance of property & gardens at reasonable rates. We are reliable and local, and happy to consider any job—large or small. Call Bromham 01380 850076 or 07789 884314 (Public Liability Insurance) Skips. There will skips for the collection of cardboard and plastic, by the Village Hall on Thursday 12th June, and at the junction of Barleyhill Lane and Broadway Lane on Thursday 27th November. Broadway Lane. The rubble mountain that has been dumped at the north end of Broadway Lane is there for WCC Pathways to use for hardcore along the lane, in an attempt to discourage the off road cowboys, who apparently prefer mud. The dangers of allowing children to play on the slag heap were highlighted and it is hoped that the material, which had been made available free to WCC, and which had to be accepted at short notice, will be used as soon as the weather allows. Dogs. A request that a “droppings drop-zone” should be created in the Green Gardens Woodland was dismissed. At the end of the meeting the Chairman thanked Michael Wilson, the retiring Parish Clerk, for all he had done for the Council in particular, and the village in general, during his time in office. His hard work, initiative, accuracy and honesty had been a tremendous help and will be missed. It is hoped that a suitable successor can be recruited. A presentation was made to Mr Wilson. Next meeting. The Annual Parish Meeting will be held on 6th May 2008, at 6.30pm. THE DIGITAL TELEVISION SWITCHOVER – DON’T PANIC! Pete Dolman writes: BATHROOMS, TAPS, HOT WATER CYLINDERS AND MUCH MORE NO JOB TOO SMALL 24 HR CALL OUT Tel: 01380828956 Mob: 07708510715 26 Many of you have been in touch with Maggie and me, expressing concern on how your existing TV sets and other equipment will be affected come the eventual digital switchover. This letter is to dispel a few myths on the subject and to reassure you that the equipment you are currently using can carry on perfectly, well into the digital age, if you so wish. Any replacements need only happen when and if you decide the time has come! That said, we are all aware of the plight of the planet in respect of the scrapping of perfectly good or repairable equipment, to say nothing of the indefensible C02 emissions produced across the world as a result of manufacturing and transporting the glut of, might we suggest, often unnecessary replacement items. Please forgive us if we’re overstepping the mark here, but at the end of the day, these issues are governed by personal 5 �choices made by each of us. ‘It used to be that people needed products to survive. Now products need people to survive’. Nicholas Johnson So with the best of intentions, we hope that by clarifying things in respect of the products we cater for, you might be assured of the current situation, from both a personal and an environmental viewpoint. Firstly, ANY television, old or new, can work on the new digital signals. All you do is to add a ‘Freeview’ box, which receives them and connects into your existing set. These compact set-top boxes are digital receivers made to work with your existing aerial (providing it produces an adequate signal). They cost anything from £30 to £150, depending on quality and facilities. Remember, even the older TV’s that have no SCART socket can still be used on digital signals; we can advise you if this applies to your set. Secondly, contrary to some of the ambiguous information in the press, your VCR can record the new digital channels, either from your new Freeview box, or from a second box if you want truly independent recording and viewing. Thirdly, if and when you do decide that you’re ready to buy a new TV or recorder, do make sure that it comes equipped with its own in-built digital tuner, as this avoids the need for any separate boxes. Various types of new TV and recorders exist…but that could be our subject for another issue! Finally, adding a receiver box (or digibox as it’s called) is optional until the current analogue TV signals are finally turned off – in our case we are told this will be 2010 to 2011. This means that although you may choose to receive them now, you don’t have to feel rushed! Many people want a bit more time to decide, or are concerned about the costs involved, so just remember that you can elect simply to carry on watching existing products as they are for the next couple of years or so. Then, at sometime between now and then you can decide whether the set-top box approach or a new ‘integrated digital’ product purchase best suits your needs. As a locally based business, we’re able to deal with any television and audio related problems you are likely to have - from repairs on the equipment itself (ancient or cutting-edge), to setting up your new or existing products and helping you become more confident with their operation. Hopefully you’ll agree that this letter makes a point and is not simply an attempt to sell you our services… Fresh beef available for sale direct from the farm Selection boxes available or individual requirements catered for. Orders now being taken for delivery Limited frozen meat available now. Selection box includes various roasting joints, steaks, mince and stewing steaks. Prices very competitive for this local quality product For more information contact: The Hues Family on 01380 828255 Maggie and Pete Dolman Audio Visual, Sells Green 6 25 �Do you need help with: Self Assessment Business Plans Taxation Presentation to Banks Contact: GORDON LAWRENCE Chartered Accountant 30, The Pound Bromham Tel: Devizes 850294 Free initial consultation JILLIAN NEWSOM MSSCh MBChA CHIROPODIST Registered member of the British Chiropody & Podiatry Association FARMING JOURNAL Well, what a difference a month makes to the weather, from feeling very Spring-like a month ago, it’s gone to feeling wintry all over again! I’m hoping the old saying about March, “In like a lion, out like lamb”, might be applicable this year. Easter weekend turned out to be more how we wish a Christmas week would be, what with the cold winds and snowfall in some parts of the country. Looking at the forecast now it doesn’t look any better for the next few days. We have gone from being fairly well up together with the field work to needing urgently the ground to dry up and temperatures to warm up so the outstanding spraying and fertilizing recommendations can be caught up with. At least the lack of field work has given me time to help start training our new Cocker Spaniel puppy, which is set to become my new co-pilot in the tractor! Weather permitting, you will hopefully see me up and down the road with the sprayer over the next few weeks. The next three months are vital to the potential of the crops in terms of keeping disease at bay and looking healthy. All of the wheats will be sprayed three or four times between now and the middle of June with fungicides to keep each emerging leaf free from disease. Tank mixed with the fungicides over the next two applications will be a low rate of herbicide to clear up any remaining weeds that might compete with the crop, and a growth regulator that restricts the height the wheat plant will reach and also strengthens the main stem. This is vital to us to make sure the base of the plant is strong enough to support the weight of the ear when it starts to fill with grain. If the stem is too weak and long it runs the risk of being pushed over by any heavy rain or wind that we may encounter near to harvest. That not only makes combining very hard work and stressful but also results in sprouting grains and diminished yields. Equestria, Berhills Lane, Seend, Melksham, Wiltshire SN12 6RR On a different note, I don’t know whether many of you have noticed that the field in front of the farm is beginning to turn into a bit of a bird sanctuary! A single swan appeared a couple of weeks ago and since then the word of mouth on the canal about the lush grass of Poulshot must have spread. As of Easter Monday it seems to be home to three swans, four Canada Geese and various gulls. Certainly a nice sight to see but if they get as vicious as our geese do when approached then I will be giving them a wide berth! Hopefully next month we will be able to see the first swallow arriving. Then we know Spring will be well and truly here! Tim Hues 24 7 Visiting Practice 01380 828257 �PLOUGHING MATCH 9th March 2008 Farmers demonstrated the skill of ploughing using vintage tractors, all over 25 years old, on Sunday 9th March. More than 60 tractors were involved in the White Horse Ploughing Society match on land in Poulshot owned by farmer Jim Butler. Farmers came mainly from Wiltshire, Hampshire and Dorset but there were also some who travelled from Wales and Cornwall. The weather was fine and the good crowd of spectators were treated to a master class in ploughing. A particular highlight was the “high-cut” class, which is where the furrow is lifted high into the air and leaves a moulded shape. Donations from competitors and spectators as well as from local agricultural businesses raised just over £700 for the Dorothy House Hospice based in Winsley. Mr Butler said “Several of us have had relatives of friends who have been very well looked after at Dorothy House and we felt that we wanted to give something back.” The event included the Inter Counties Area final qualifier and Nigel Anstie from Heddington, Duke Potter from Malmesbury and Ian Craddock from Southwick go through to the next round. (With acknowledgements to The Tranquil Moment HEALTH & BEAUTY CLINIC DECLEOR PARIS Treatments include: non surgical face lifts facials massage manicures pedicures non surgical body slimming & toning reflexology eyelash/brow tints& shaping waxing make up electrolysis spray tanning BOTOX DECLEOR aromatherapy skin care and O.P.I nail care products are used for treatments and are also available for purchase For more information or an appointment call Jo on 01380 828297 The Old Stables, Middle Green Farm, The Green, Poulshot, Devizes, Wiltshire, SN10 1SD Wiltshire Gazette and Herald.) RAVEN QUIZ It was a dark and stormy night on 11th March which probably accounted for the fact that only four teams plucked up the courage and braved the elements to try to handle the fiendish questions set by Gavin Curnow ably assisted by Graham (Wally). It’s true that the only reason that the questions seemed fiendish was that too many of us knew the answers to too few of them, and there were many disbelieving squeals from the four young ladies who called themselves Ronald Colman’s Salad Dressing in one corner and groans of dismay from the rather less youthful group, Young At Heart, in the other. We had been invited to select a name for our team instead of using the usual table number and even the selection of names generated serious difficulties, but also much laughter. And the laughter at the start continued all evening, much assisted by the delicious sandwiches and awful bowls of roast potatoes (get thee behind me, Satan) provided by the Raven. There was even the excitement of a power cut later in the evening, although candles were forthcoming to enable events to be completed in an atmosphere of high drama! The winners were The Village Idiots, the runners-up were the pensioners and third equal were the girls and Three College Boys and a 8 23 �Smart One. So nobody came last. Do make an effort to come to the Raven for the next Quiz, and the girls will be setting the questions, which will be at 8.00pm on Tuesday 15th April, and Gentlemen, those of you whose wives will be attending the Ladies Club meeting that night, if you can get permission to be out on your own after dark, why not make up some masculine teams and show how it should be done. POULSHOT LADIES CLUB A small group of ladies met in the village hall on 18th March for a “Dutch Auction” to raise funds for Wilsar (Wiltshire Search and Rescue). Although only a few of us turned out, we managed to raise £40 which included a very generous donation from one of our ladies, who unfortunately was unable to join us on the night. The cheese, biscuits and wine were enjoyed by all and we all had a really fun evening. Caroline’s Canapés Light Bites Canapés Party Food The next meeting for the Ladies Club will be on Tuesday 15th April - a visit to Planks Farm Shop at the Old Potato Yard and a chance to visit and to sample the wonderful local produce. Coffee and tea will be provided. Meet at The Raven at 7pm for lifts or at the Old Potato Yard for a 7.30pm start. If we finish early, we may call in to a pub on the way home! I NEED TO ADVISE NUMBERS, SO PLEASE EITHER TELEPHONE OR EMAIL TO LET ME KNOW IF YOU CAN JOIN US FOR THIS EVENT. NUMBERS BY 13TH APRIL PLEASE. THANK YOU. MARIAN STIMSON 828344 (stimson@keepnet.co.uk) On TUESDAY 20TH MAY there will be a visit to A’Becketts Vineyard at Littleton Pannell. £8 per head to include a tour, tasting and light refreshments. Again we need to advise numbers - please advise Sarah Ireson Tel:. 828752. Marian Stimson Delicious homemade food delivered to your door! DOGS Call Caroline Coles on: 01380 828436 or 07976 899946 or Email: caroline.coles@ivydesign.co.uk We have been asked a number of times recently to ask dog owners firstly to keep their animals under control and secondly to clear up after them. It seems that there are only a very few dogs who do run wild or who “park their sentries” where they shouldn’t, but just one or two is enough to be potentially dangerous or extremely offensive. There are of course also a significant number of people who don’t live in 22 9 �Poulshot and who come here to walk their dogs and over whom we have no control. If you do see a dog or its owner that are not behaving in a public spirited way and you know who they are, please tell your nearest Parish Councillor and ask that something more formal be done. POULSHOT VILLAGE TRUST GREEN GARDENS WOODLAND March came in like a lion during the night of February the 29th this year but Saturday morning was gloriously sunny. A grand array of Poulshot folk gathered, armed with wheelbarrows, secateurs and small saws. The morning was spent attending to a large number of the trees. Some needed excess branches removing, some have divided trunks which need attention to encourage the strong growth of a primary trunk. Tree shelters were removed from a number of the trees, particularly the silver birch and alders which have grown so well, their trunks are splitting the shelters and they need to absorb the light, air and rain, and wave in the breeze rather than being clamped by a tree shelter. A great big thank you to all who came and particularly to Nicky Hunloke who had spent hours in preparation cutting the greenery covering the ground around the trees to make access easier. The morning ended with a delicious and well-earned Lent Lunch in the village hall Here are some observations from Steve Russell, the County Tree Officer. He is very pleased with the woodlands’ progress and suggests we do the following: 1. Remove, break off or saw down the stakes where shelters have been removed. 2. Remove the remaining shelters from alders, willows and birches. 3. Get some bark chippings to fill in around the trees where holes are forming to prevent rain and frost reaching the roots; this will also form a guard against weeds. 4. Continue other work on the trees in the autumn. Maybe another gathering would get this work done or individuals may like to do some in their own time. Watch this space. Diana Gravina Acrobat Document LENT LUNCHES The PCC would like to say a big THANK YOU to all who supported our Lent Lunch on Saturday 1st March. The village hall looked wonderful with the tables covered with cheerful tablecloths, and vases of 10 21 �daffodils (a tribute to our friends with Welsh connections). There were menus listing seven soups from which to make a selection and many people sampled more than one, they were all so delicious. Crusty bread and cheese followed if you had any room and a cup of tea or coffee rounded everything off. It was lovely to see so many people catching up with friends and neighbours and enjoying the company of each other. The grand total of £252 was raised from the donations received for the lunches and the raffle and will be a good sum to go towards the repair of our roof. A lot of hard work went on behind the scenes to make it such a successful day and it was very much appreciated. Once again, many many thanks to everyone for making it such a wonderful day. From where I stand… … it seems that we’re always looking forward in the hope of brighter days! Writing this sometime before Easter, and so several weeks before our readers will see it, there have been storms up and down the country, especially in the South West, rivers are flooding once again and coastal villages are under threat. Here it’s dark and raining at the moment - and before I go out this afternoon I must just write this! A moment or two ago, standing in the kitchen eating soup for my hasty lunch, I noticed again how despite the heavy rain, the dark clouds and the trees weighed down with rain water, nevertheless the daffodils are still standing in the garden. Bright and yellow, flashes of Spring among the darkness of the weather, they offer signs of brighter days. As we cope with the weather, and the climate changes that seem to be occurring, so we wonder at the effect on the natural history of our wildlife. It seems though that the stoical daffodils, standing fast against the rain, are a sign of courage and hope! After all, this is also exactly what the Easter story offers us. The weeks of Lent leading up to Easter remind us of Jesus suffering in the face of those who failed to understand Him, the betrayal and torture, the humiliation and the journey carrying the cross to the place of His crucifixion – all of which tells us that God shares in all that we can experience in human suffering. We remember that God’s presence is with us always, walking with us, sharing our lives. We recall on Easter Day, with Jesus alive, that there is hope as He offers us a feeling of new life, of change, inside our own inner being as we get to know Him a little more, and discover the difference He makes. From where we stand, today in the rain, we remember at Easter 20 11 �that we are offered the sunshine of God’s presence within our own, His hand in ours, in our heart and mind, in our daily lives, and for always! Happy Easter-tide! The Rev’d Sacha Pearce Children’s Page ANNUAL CHURCH MEETING The Annual Meeting of St Peter's Parochial Church Council will take place on Sunday April 20th, at 7.15pm immediately after the evening service. This is a chance for you to come along and see what is happening with regard to the life of St Peter's Church. There will be an election for Churchwardens and for members of the PCC and if you are on the Church's Electoral Roll you will be entitled to cast your vote should an election be necessary. This is your chance to hear what has been happening during the past year and what plans there are for the future. Come along, join us in a glass of wine and let us know your views, everyone will be most welcome. DEVIZES MAY FAIR THE WHARF Monday, 5th May Contributions welcomed for PCC PRODUCE STALL Cakes, Sweets, Vegetables, Jams, Plants, etc. etc. Please to PCC members Our Church (St Peter’s Poulshot) NEEDS YOU Congregations are dwindling Don’t let ours dwindle to nothing 12 GOING AWAY THIS HOLIDAY? TRY THESE CAR GAMES ANIMAL VEGETABLE OR MINERAL (20 QUESTIONS) (Recommended age 8 and above) Someone thinks of an object that falls under the category of animal, mineral, or vegetable and then tells the other players which group it is in. The players then take turns asking questions that can be answered with a YES or NO. After 20 questions everyone has one last guess and then it’s the next persons turn to choose something. A to Z GAME (Fine for all children who know their alphabet). This is a game of speed and observation. Everyone looks around them and has to find the letters of the alphabet from A-Z in order. Only one person can have any one letter (if there is a P on a signpost only one person can have it) so there is a lot of shouting to stake the claim! Letters can be found on number plates, billboards, road signs, place names etc etc. although the letter Q is very tricky (bus stops often have QUEUE THIS SIDE for those with eagle eyes!) The winner is the first to Z. NAME GAME (Recommended age 6 and above) Choose a subject such as girls names and everyone has to give the name of a girl in alphabetical order i.e. Alyson, Betty, Carol etc. When you get to Z go back to A again. Players drop out as they can't think of anything and the winner is the last one in. 19 �ACTION MEDICAL RESEARCH 14th PLANT FAIR to be held at GREAT CHALFIELD MANOR BROUGHTON GIFFORD on Sunday 4th May 2008 10.30am—4.00pm SPECIALIST NURSERIES AND GARDENING SUNDRIES REFRESHMENTS AND TEAS ENTRANCE £3.00 (CHILDREN FREE) CHURCH SERVICES- APRIL 2008 POULSHOT, SEEND AND BULKINGTON Sunday 6th April. 8.00 am BCP Holy Communion 9.30 am Family Eucharist 11.15am Parish Eucharist 6.00 pm Evensong SEEND BULKINGTON SEEND POULSHOT Sunday 13th April 8.00 am BCP Holy Communion 9.30 am Matins 11.15am Parish Eucharist 6.00 pm Evensong SEEND POULSHOT SEEND BULKINGTON Sunday 20th April 8.00 am BCP Holy Communion 9.30 am Parish Eucharist 11.15am Parish Eucharist 6.00 pm Parish Eucharist SEEND BULKINGTON SEEND POULSHOT Sunday 27th April – Rogation Sunday 8.00 am BCP Holy Communion 9.30 am Family Eucharist 11.15am Family Eucharist 6.00 pm Songs of Praise Evensong SEEND POULSHOT SEEND BULKINGTON Thursday 1st May - Ascension Day 7.30 pm Joint Benefice Eucharist SEEND Sunday 4th May 8.00am 9.30am 11.15am 6.00 pm SEEND BULKINGTON SEEND POULSHOT BCP Holy Communion Family Eucharist Parish Eucharist Evensong CHURCH ROSTERS SPECIAL GUEST—PADDINGTON BEAR 18 April 6 April 13 April 20 April 27 April 6.00 pm 9.30 am 6.00 pm 9.30 am Sidesman Mrs P Bremner-Milne Mr C Saunders Mr M Hues Mrs P Bremner-Milne 13 Reader Lady K Hunloke Mrs Y Baber Mrs J James The Rector �May 4th May 6.00 pm Mr F Wood Lt Col R Janes CHURCH FLOWERS April 6 & 13 Apr 20 & 27 May 4 & 11 18 & 25 Mrs Kate Amery Lady Kate Hunloke Mrs Ann Butts Mrs Mandy Housby YOUTH OF ROWDE & POULSHOT "YORP" A short and semi-sweet report this month, mainly to remind of evenings that the club will be closed. But I will mention that lovely Easter cards were made on the 14th March and also chocolate crispy nests holding mini eggs and a chick. Helpers were not so impressed with the amount of pop-corn that covered the back end of the gun-alley floor. As members have been warned several times of the consequences of not using bins and using sweets as missiles, it has been decided that on the next club evening of the 28th March only drinks and plain biscuits will be served at the Tuck Shop. We are sorry that the young people who do behave in a proper manner lose out to those who show no respect for anyone or anything. NO "YORP" on 11th & 18th April ~ Schools late Easter holiday NO"YORP" on 2nd May ~ Village Hall needed by committee, will try for a Skittles evening at the Cross Keys as an alternative. SEEND AND DISTRICT GARDENING CLUB This month Lyn Miles came to talk about Campanulas, Foxgloves and Euphorbias, illustrated with slides of some of the many species of these plants. Campanulas range from tiny alpine varieties to giant ‘bellflowers’, from tiny flowered varieties to those with large bells, some with single flowers and some with double, and in all shades of blue and white. Foxgloves similarly vary a great deal and are not just purple, but white, cream to mustard, or an orange/chocolate colour. The individual flowers also often resemble orchid flowers. The native purple foxglove likes woodland/shady conditions and is a favourite but every part of the foxglove is poisonous so not to be recommended where there are small children. Euphorbias leak sap when they are cut which is an irritant, as I know to my cost, but not fatal! It is a good plant for this time of year with yellow/green flowers, which 14 HIGHER GREEN FARM COTTAGES Poulshot Four character holiday cottages in a quintessentially English village… With oak floors, vaulted ceilings, exposed beams and wood burners each cottage has been decorated and furnished to a high standard Level access and wide doors throughout Available all year for holidays and short breaks For further details contact Eve Curnow on 01380 828239 or 07790 365049 www.highergreenfarmcottages.com ANDREW GOODFIELD WOODWORK Devizes Road, Rowde, Wiltshire CARPENTRY, JOINERY FREESTANDING & BUILT-IN CABINETS CUPBOARDS & WARDROBES FREE ESTIMATES Tel: 01380 722067 E mail: andrewgoodfield@beeb.net 17 �look well with narcissi and last from late Spring to early Summer, followed by good foliage. We have been pleased to welcome some new members lately, not all from Seend. One of them is our flower arranger from last December. All newcomers are welcome. Next month, on 8th April, it is our AGM and social evening. Please bring a plate of food if you are able. Sue Johns SERVICE WITH A SMILE You might be interested in something that happened to me recently. I was getting ready to go into Devizes when I saw a large, white van parked outside my house with the occupant leafing through some papers. As I was about to leave he came down the front path and started ‘attacking’ my front door. Apparently he had noticed, in passing, that my letterbox was broken. (It had been unable to withstand the Saturday newspaper.) Having checked that the door came from his company (several years ago), he decided to mend it for me, as he didn’t think it was a good advert for his company. He changed it very quickly but had to use an old one as that was all he had. (In my defence I was trying to find a large newspaper box before I had it mended!) When I returned from Devizes he arrived again, having presumably gone back to Bumpers Farm in Chippenham in the meantime, and fitted a new one. There was no charge for any of this! That must be one of the best examples of after sales service ever. Sue Johns Slipper Exchange Event Keeping People Safe in their Homes Tuesday 8th April Banqueting Hall in the Guildhall, Salisbury If you are over 65, Drop in any time between 10.30am ~ 3.30pm Come along with your old slippers and swap them for a new, professionally fitted, free pair. For further information contact Social Care Help Desk on 01225 713001 or email: socialcarehelpdesk@wiltshire.gov.uk 16 15 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource Poulshot Village News April 2008 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 01/04/2008 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Poulshot Village News Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Poulshot Village News PVN Village News https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/org.poulshotvillagearchive/original/1aedd0bc106bff2e98b0a146bb4db426.pdf cfca9aea4e7a0f332ac173f13422c6df PDF Text Text USEFUL POULSHOT TELEPHONE NUMBERS Chairman Parish Council Mr Michael Hues Clerk to Parish Council Mr Michael Wilson 828100 Email: Mai_wilson@onetel.com Rector Rev Sacha Pearce Churchwardens Mr Brian James 724944 Mrs Paulette Bremner-Milne 828527 Secretary PCC Mrs Janet James 724944 Village Trust, Chairman Mr Nicholas Hunloke 828333 Village Trust, Secretary Mr Peter Cleverly 827242 Village Hall Committee Village Hall Bookings Mr Chris Saunders Mrs Jackie Pohnert 827290 827046 Mother & Toddler Group Mrs Clair Waldron 828602 Farmers Club Mr Richard Francis 828232 Poulshot Ladies Club Lady Kate Hunloke 828333 YORP Mrs Jackie Wiltshire Mrs Mel Dalley 725076 726211 POLICE (General/Non Emergency) 828255 828615 0845 408 7000 County Councillor Mrs Pat Rugg 722677 Kennet District Councillor Lt.Col Anthony Lake 828320 Editor, Poulshot News : Mr John Quinn 828501 Email: johnquinn589@btinternet.com 32 POULSHOT VILLAGE NEWS ISSUE NUMBER 138 March 2008 1 �POULSHOT PARISH COUNCIL Chairman: Mrs S Aldridge Mr S Housby Clerk: Mr M Hues Mr J Baber Mr N Hunloke Andrew Underwood Chimney Sweep Mr G Collett Mr M Nixon Mr Michael Wilson ST PETER’S CHURCH PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL Rector: Wiltshire County Councillor Mrs Patricia Rugg - 01380 722677 2 The Farmhouse, Byron Road, Devizes SN10 5NS Kennet District Councillor for Seend and Poulshot Anthony Lake tel: 01380 828320 Vacuum Clean Efficient Phone : 01225 706447 Mobile: 07889 771505 Rev Sacha Pearce The Rectory Seend Melksham SN12 6NR Tel: 01380 828615 Churchwardens: Mr B James Mrs P Bremner-Milne Members: Mr N Hunloke - Treasurer Mrs J James - Secretary Mrs A Bullen Mr N Blenkarne Mrs K Amery Lady Kate Hunloke Mr R Janes Mrs D Wood Organist: Mrs Pamela De Belle Brush DISCLAIMER While we have no reason to question the validity of any advertisement in this magazine, we cannot accept responsibility for any claims made or services offered in these advertisements. POULSHOT VILLAGE TRUST Chairman: Vice-Chairman: Secretary: Treasurer: Archivist: Mr N Hunloke Mrs D Gravina Mr P Cleverly Mr B James Mrs P. Langton www.poulshot.org.uk POULSHOT WEB SITE DOLMAN AUDIO VISUAL Berhill’s Lane Farm, Sells Green, Melksham Telephone 01380 828524 We know HI FI TELEVISION VIDEO DVD literally inside out ! For personal service and a professional repair to any make of product, ancient or modern, please telephone Maggie or Peter All contributions welcome - do you have any events you want publicised? The Poulshot web site can help or you can log on to www.kennet.gov.uk, select events and you can post your events for the world to see! Mike Wilson - Mai wilson@onetel.com We also stock a range of quality reconditioned (non ex-rental) equipment carrying a minimum 6 months warranty DOLMAN AUDIO VISUAL is an Authorised Service Centre providing technical assistance on behalf of leading manufacturers. 2 31 �EDITORIAL This will be a short introduction to the Village News, partially because February is only a short month, even in Leap Year, but also because there is a lot to read and ponder about the Village Hall. On 26th February, at the Village Meeting in the Hall, a fair number of villagers came to hear the Hall’s committee explain their proposals for the planned alterations to the building. The report on the meeting is later in the magazine (page 3), but clearest of all is that the committee has done an enormous amount of work in preparing their proposals and, equally important, in finding most of the money to meet the likely costs involved. As a by-product of Kennet’s imminent demise, money became available albeit provided it was committed before the end of the financial year, so decisions are urgent. Chris Saunders and his team, and in particular Steve Pope-Barron are to be congratulated on all they have done and deserve our hearty thanks. We are very unlikely ever to be able to gather so much money in grants again, so it is now or never, if we want a hall we can enjoy to the full. TONY PARSONS DOMESTIC APPLIANCE ENGINEER WASHING MACHINES/ COOKERS/DRIERS SERVICE & REPAIRS TEL: 01380 723279 MOBILE: 07970 117023 My apologies for the probable late delivery of this issue – it sometimes takes more time than usual to gather in the news that has to be included and what with one thing and another, we have got rather held up! John Quinn TO LET North Cornish Holiday Cottage WILTSHIRE NUMISMATIC Available all year round for Weekend & Mid-Week Breaks Along with Week Holidays 3 miles from Surfing Beach & Bude, North Cornwall Well Equipped & sleeps up to 8 Beautiful Garden Summer House & Parking SOCIETY (Founded in Devizes 1965) Meetings held on third Monday of the month March to December inclusive For further details Contact Bo Miles-Hobbs on 8pm at Poulshot Village Hall 01380 813092 Details from Mr M Bowden Tel: 01380 828432 30 DATES FOR YOUR DIARY March Sat 1` Sat 1 Mon 3 Tue 4 Wed 5 Fri 7 Sun 9 Tue 11 Wed 12 Mon 17 Mon 17 Green Garden Woodland Tidying Up and Pruning 10am Lenten Lunch, Village Hall, 12noon-2pm Mobile Library, The Raven Car Park, 1135—1145am Poulshot Parish Council, Village Hall, 7.30pm Black Wheelie Bin Collection Race Night, Village Hall, 7.30pm (see page Vintage Ploughing Match, 9am, Jim Butler’s Field, Poulshot The Raven Quiz, 8pm Black Box/Green Wheelie Bin Collections Mobile Library, The Raven Car Park, 1135—1145am Wiltshire Numismatic Society, Village Hall, 8pm— 100 Lot Coin Auction and Informal Evening Deadline for copy for April 2008 Tel: 01380 828501 20 March 2008 Email: johnquinn589@btinternet.com 3 �SATURDAY 1ST MARCH (St David’s Day) GREEN GARDENS WOODLAND Volunteer Pruning Party PLEASE LOCAL FARM REARED “Doggy Dilemmas” and their Furry Friends OVEN READY CHICKENS Dog Walking? Basic Dog Obedience? Looking for Dog Training classes? Clicker training? One to Ones? 6—8 lbs FOR SALE Tel: HUES 01380 828255 Can you spare an hour or two from 10am onwards to help prune the trees, sort out tree shelters and generally tidy the Woodland??? Bring your own secateurs, and possibly a wheelbarrow and mallet. Contact Debs on 01380 730564 or 07966 617617 Afterwards ……… why not drop into the Village Hall for ……... LENT LUNCH 12noon—2pm Enjoy a bowl of delicious home made soup With a chunky crust of bread. Donations for this gastronomic feast will be gratefully received for ST PETER’S CHURCH Member of Association of Pet Dog Trainers Security Cleared by the Criminal Records Bureau POULSHOT VILLAGE HALL POULSHOT MOTHERS & TODDLERS GROUP at The Village Hall, Poulshot Come and join us for some company Toys and games to play with Coffee and a chat Held every Thursday from 9.30am to 11.30am Available for Meetings, Functions, Clubs and Private Parties £3.00 per hour (for Poulshot residents and regular users) £4.00 per hour (for non-residents and non-regular users) Tel: Jackie Pohnert (827046) 4 29 �Tue Wed Wed April Tue 18 19 26 Poulshot Ladies Club, Village Hall, 7.30pm—Dutch Auction Black Wheelie Bin Collection Black Box/Green Wheelie Bin Collection 15 Poulshot Ladies Club—Visit to Planks Farm Shop at the Old Potato Yard Forthcoming Dates for your Diary There will be Cardboard/Plastic Recycling Skips in Poulshot in June and November—dates, times to be advised THE VILLAGE HALL OPEN EVENING FEBRUARY 26TH 2008 All villagers and user groups were invited so the committee could inform everyone about the exciting developments taking shape to improve the hall. Over 30 people heard Chris Saunders, Chairman, explain that we have already been fortunate enough to receive support and grants from Poulshot Parish Council, The Community Landfill Fund and Kennet District Council. We are already in a financial position to plan for alterations which have to be done in order to keep our hall functioning and “legal.” However there is still a great deal of planning work to be finalised. 1. Complete re-development of toilet block which is in a very poor state 2. Disabled toilet facility 3. Disabled access and level floor throughout 4. Renovation of roof with insulation 5. Double glazed windows and suitable ventilation 6. Extra storage facility 7. New heating arrangements Steven Pope-Barron then showed the proposed plans plus a photographic view of what the hall would look like after the re-build (see page 5) Other possible alterations are being considered and the views of the whole group were then noted. These included: A new screen to back room to allow better usage Suspended ceiling to improve acoustics and improve heating efficiency 28 5 �Improved, more flexible lighting Properly vented windows Sound/P.A. system C&C Co. A short discussion as to the purpose of the hall and who should be the “customer” followed, and it was felt that this was crucial in determining what we need to do for the hall. Finally, there was general agreement that it would be very appropriate if village and user groups could support ownership of the hall by participating in events to support specific improvements as they occur. Farming Journal March 08 There’s a certain spring like feel about at the moment with the nights gradually drawing out and even the geese in the yard can feel it; the ganders have taken to challenging each other, in a quest for the females’ attention and I’m sure that’s something we can all relate to! With spring approaching it won’t be long before we will be able to turn the cattle out and it’s always a highlight turning any cattle out for the first grass of the season! With that in mind the drier underfoot conditions have enabled us to make a start on updating some fences that warranted attention. However much grass there is in a field, young cattle always seem to be able to find the weakest point of the fence to try and venture out! Running after them is not my idea of fun! Also this month we had our annual TB test on all of the cattle, which involves getting them all into a yard and then, one by one, running them into a holding device where the skin on their neck can be measured and then injected. We then have to repeat this process 3 days later, when their skin is measured again. If the animal is infected with TB, the injection will have produced a lump that becomes visible by eye or measurement. If a reactor is found it is culled and restrictions are placed upon the farm to stop any movement of cattle on or off the farm (except under special conditions) until 2 consecutive clear tests have been performed. Fortunately we emerged with a clear result which is always a great relief! We also took the opportunity to blood test the cattle that we were planning to take to market to ensure they 6 List of jobs that never get done? No time or tools to do them yourself? LET US DO THEM FOR YOU! Call Paul & Bob For general maintenance of property & gardens at reasonable rates. We are reliable and local, and happy to consider any job—large or small. Call Bromham 01380 850076 or 07789 884314 (Public Liability Insurance) BATHROOMS, TAPS, HOT WATER CYLINDERS AND MUCH MORE NO JOB TOO SMALL 24 HR CALL OUT Tel: 01380828956 Mob: 07708510715 27 �Fresh beef available for sale direct from the farm Selection boxes available or individual requirements catered for. Orders now being taken for delivery Limited frozen meat available now. Selection box includes various roasting joints, steaks, mince and stewing steaks. Prices very competitive for this local quality product For more information contact: The Hues Family on 01380 828255 POULSHOT VILLAGE HALL PROPOSED PLANS FOR ALTERATIONS See page 3 26 7 �were free from bluetongue. That meant we were able to send 49 store cattle to Frome market to try and take advantage of the slightly improved beef trade. It also gave us a little more room to buy some more calves which are ready for weaning. Also at the moment we are in the process of working out the required rates for our nitrogen (N) applications, which are due to start at the beginning of March. This involves looking at each field on an individual basis. The optimum amount of N required to produce maximum yield is calculated. Then subtracted from this figure is the amount of N that is available to the plant from reserves in the soil. This is calculated by taking previous crops, organic manure applications and soil tests into account. It’s quite a complicated process but has many benefits, too little applied can suppress yield and excess N not only wastes money and lodges in crops but can also have a negative affect on the surrounding environment. It’s our duty and aim to use the product as professionally as we can. This should be achieved even more efficiently with the recent acquisition of a new spreader to carry out the task. Not only does it weigh the fertiliser leaving the machine but it also has the capability to vary the rate from a satellite signal, something we are looking at for the future. Now all I have to do is to try and work out how to use it, no mean feat considering the limit of my computer skills is typing this article! (You’ll have no problems, Tim! Ed) Tim Hues WEDNESDAY GROUP An even more select (smaller) group than usual met on Wednesday 19th February to consider the question: “Can/should the next Coronation Service be multi-faith?” The question had arisen from a recent article in The Daily Telegraph, suggesting that, if there were to be changes, as the constant debates about tolerance, integration, racial equality and associated topics seem to indicate, then now was the time for the government to give the matter serious thought. Under the British Constitution, the Monarch is head of the Church of England, which in its turn is the Established Church in England. The Coronation Service, which takes the form of a Holy Eucharist, is led by the Archbishop of Canterbury. We are also aware that the heir to the throne, Prince Charles, has expressed a wish to be known, if and when he succeeds, as “Defender of Faiths”, and not “Defender of the Faith” as at present. We also know that the government have in mind to commit our constitution to writing. All this talk of change begs more questions than the assembled brains could easily address – “Should there be changes to the constitution?” 8 Do you need help with: Self Assessment Business Plans Taxation Presentation to Banks Contact: GORDON LAWRENCE Chartered Accountant 30, The Pound Bromham Tel: Devizes 850294 Free initial consultation JILLIAN NEWSOM MSSCh MBChA CHIROPODIST Registered member of the British Chiropody & Podiatry Association Visiting Practice 01380 828257 Equestria, Berhills Lane, Seend, Melksham, Wiltshire SN12 6RR 25 �The Tranquil Moment HEALTH & BEAUTY CLINIC DECLEOR PARIS Treatments include: non surgical face lifts facials massage manicures pedicures non surgical body slimming & toning reflexology eyelash/brow tints& shaping waxing make up electrolysis spray tanning BOTOX DECLEOR aromatherapy skin care and O.P.I nail care products are used for treatments and are also available for purchase FRIDAY 7th MARCH For more information or an appointment call Jo on 01380 828297 The Old Stables, Middle Green Farm, The Green, Poulshot, Devizes, Wiltshire, SN10 1SD 7.30pm in the Village Hall BIG SCREEN RACING SPONSORED RACES PRIVATELY OWNED “HORSES” BETTING ENTRANCE IS FREE AND THERE WILL BE A LICENSED BAR AND RAFFLE Do come for a great evening’s entertainment and to support the Village Hall. 24 9 �VINTAGE PLOUGHING MATCH Sunday 9th March 2008 at 9am In Jim Butler’s 40 acre field First left up Barleyhill Lane Free Admission – Over 80 entries already! Spectators welcome Refreshments & Raffle Proceeds in aid of Dorothy House ANDREW GOODFIELD WOODWORK Devizes Road, Rowde, Wiltshire CARPENTRY, JOINERY FREESTANDING & BUILT-IN CABINETS CUPBOARDS & WARDROBES FREE ESTIMATES Tel: 01380 722067 E mail: andrewgoodfield@beeb.net 10 Vernon Bright and the Magnetic Banana, Steve Barlow Peter Pan, J M Barrie All my Shining Silver, Barbara Baumgartner A Thief In The Village, James Berry Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, Lewis Carroll Ramona The Pest, Beverly Cleary Just William, Richmal Crompton Roald Dahl Stories Winging It, Annie Dalton The Pyramid Incident, Terrance Dicks Roald Dahl and His Chocolate Factory, Andrew Donkin The Angel of Nitshill Road, Anne Fine After The War Was Over, Michael Foreman Aesop’s Funky Fables, Vivian French The Wind In the Willows, Kenneth Grahame The Adventures of Robin Hood, Roger Lancelyn Green Professor Branestawm, Norman Hunter Comet in Moominland, Tove Jansson The Time Travelling Cat and the Roman Eagle, Julia Jarmam Wild Robert, Diana Wynne Jones The Saga of Eric The Viking, Terry Jones Stig of the Dump, Clive King Chewing The Cud, Dick King Smith Just So Stories and The Jungle Book, Rudyard Kipling The Thieves of Ostia, Caroline Lawrence Narnia books, C S Lewis Pippi Longstocking, Astrid Lindgren The Story of Doctor Doolittle, Hugh Lofting A Swarm in May, William Mayne Greek Myths and Rebels and Royals, G McCaughrean Winnie The Pooh, A A Milne Frank and the Black Hamster of Narkiz, Livi Michael Michael Morpurgo books The Borrowers and Bedknobs and Broomsticks, Mary Norton Mrs Cockle’s Cat and The Battle of Bubble and Squeak, P Pearce Meteorite Spoon, Philip Ridley Athens is Saved! Stewart Ross Helping Hercules, Francesca Simon Heidi, Johanna Spryi Gemma, Noel Streatfield Worzel Gummidge, Barbara Euphan Todd Fruit and Nutcase, Jean Ure Little Wolf’s Book of Badness, Ian Whybrow Fabulous Monsters, Marcia Williams Adventures of the Little Wooden Horse, Ursula Moray Williams Sleepovers, Jacqueline Wilson DON’T FORGET WORLD BOOK DAY 06.03.08 23 �Cliffhanger, Jacqueline Wilson “Should the Church of England be dis-established?” “How would this affect the composition of the House of Lords, where a select number of bishops sit as of right?” “Does any of this matter in this “modern” age?” “Are we justified in abandoning the long-traditions traditions of this country in order to satisfy the demands of immigrants who have come here of their own volition, many of whom are unwilling to adopt our laws, let alone our language?” These are all weighty subjects and views varied widely This a country where there is no bar to people practicing their own religion, provided that they stay within the law, and perhaps it would not be impossible, outside the Coronation Eucharist, to offer leaders of other faiths a part to play at the service. Equally the Church of England is certainly at the moment justifiably open to close scrutiny in its management of controversial matters, to raise seriously the question of dis-establishment, although what effect this would have on the Monarch’s role as Head of the Church is unclear. The impact of these possible changes on the other countries of which the Queen is titular head of state was just one of the many questions raised in lieu of answers. In the end, the one point on which there was consensus was that the matter needed serious and high-level consideration now and not when the arrangements for the next coronation became imminent. Such consideration should not be based around the arbitrary and often bizarre applications that come under the heading of “political correctness” and should not ignore our traditions and heritage that are bound up in the constitution and the Monarchy. Oh! And as an afterthought, it was agreed that the views of the Poulshot Seven should be given due weight by the palaces of Buckingham, Westminster and Lambeth, preferably after personal presentations at each venue! There will be no Wednesday Group meeting in March, during Holy Week, but we will assemble again on Wednesday 19th April and the subject for debate will be announced later. 8 – 10 YEARS The Giant Baby, Allan Ahlberg NEWS FROM THE PEWS OF ST PETER’S CHURCH Children’s Page This month I have been looking for recommended books to read. This selection was found on the Parents in Touch website which helps to support parents who educate their children at home. HOW MANY HAVE YOU READ ALREADY?? 6 – 8 YEARS: Mr and Mrs Hay the Horse, Allan Ahlberg. Result! Neil Arksey In Stitches with Ms Wiz, Terence Blacker Aesop’s Fables, Malorie Blackman A Bear Called Paddington, Michael Bond Dimanche Driller, Henrietta Branford Flat Stanley, Jeff Brown The Shape Game, Anthony Browne Mr Majeika, Humphrey Carpenter Utterly Me, Clarice Bean, Lauren Child The legend of Spud Murphy, Eoin Colfer The Magic Finger, Roald Dahl My Naughty Little Sister, Dorothy Edwards Only A Show, Anne Fine Singing to the Sun, Vivian French The Countess’s Calamity, Sally Gardner Myths Storybook, M Hoffman The Last Castaways, Harry Horse Ella’s Big Chance, Shirley Hughes Thinderella, Dick King-Smith Black Queen, Michael Morpurgo The Worst Witch All At Sea, Jill Murphy The Owl Tree, Jenny Nimmo No Breathing In Class, Michael Rosen (poetry) Varjak Paw, S F Said Horrid Henry, Francesca Simon Fergus Crane, Paul Stewart The Hundred-mile-an-Hour Dog, Jeremy Strong Daisy May, Jean Ure A Necklace of Raindrops, Joan Aiken Fairy Tales, Hans Christian Anderson The Eddie Dickens Trilogy, Philip Ardagh Angela and Diabola, L Reid Banks 22 As you know St Peter’s Church, Poulshot, is part of the Seend, Bulkington and Poulshot Benefice; three parishes under the care of one priest. In 2007 the three Parochial Church Councils (PCCs) agreed to run a trial period of services over the church’s two main festivals of Christmas and Easter. This meant that there would only be one Benefice Eucharist Service 11 �on Christmas Day and Easter Day. This service would have to be in Seend Church as neither of the other two churches is big enough to cope with around one hundred communicants. The services at Easter and Christmas 2007 were very well attended with an increase of communicants over previous years. We realise that this is not an ideal situation and a number of people have been disappointed. All three PCCs have discussed this arrangement in great depth and it has been decided to run this trial period for another year. The Rector and the PCCs. have tried to ensure there is something every day through Holy Week, giving an opportunity for each church to contribute to the whole week. This year, in Holy Week, Poulshot will have a service of the “Journey to Easter” on Tuesday 18 March at 6.00 pm. This will have a form similar to the Carol Service we always have on Christmas Eve. The service will last about forty minutes with readings and hymns telling the story of Easter. We hope that the readings will be read by members of various Our Church (St Peter’s Poulshot) NEEDS YOU Is something missing in your life? Perhaps you will find it in Church village organisations as happens at the Carol Service. Obviously there will be the usual Holy Week services around the Benefice and on Easter Day there will be the Dawn Eucharist at 6.00am and the Benefice Easter Eucharist at 10.00am; both services will take place in Holy Cross Seend. As for Christmas, Poulshot will continue to have its Carol Service on Christmas Eve. This has always been the highlight of Christmas worship in Poulshot and this will not change. Midnight Mass will continue to be in 12 Caroline’s Canapés Light Bites Canapés Party Food Delicious homemade food delivered to your door! Call Caroline Coles on: 01380 828436 or 07976 899946 or Email: caroline.coles@ivydesign.co.uk 21 �Oberammergau 2010 Towards the end of the 30 years war there was an outbreak of plague in Bavaria. The elders of the village of Oberammergau, in an effort to protect their village, decided to seal it off from outside contact. But an itinerant worker returned, bringing the plague with him, and it swept through the village. Whereupon the people solemnly vowed that, if God would show his compassion and lift the scourge, every ten years they would assemble together and enact the Passion of our Lord. The plague left the village in 1633 and, as a perpetual thanksgiving and reaffirmation of faith, the villagers of Oberammergau have performed the play virtually every ten years ever since. The next performances of this spectacular play, with a cast and choir of 300+ will be in 2010. Having previously attended the fantastic play on 3 occasions, I have provisionally booked tickets (which are like “gold-dust”!) and have combined the Play with an 8 day holiday in Mosern in the Tyrol, Austria from Monday, 14th June – Monday 21st June 2010 or Monday July 19th – Monday 26th July 2010 (2 separate holidays) at the Inntalerhof Hotel. This is a family run, 4* hotel in a rural setting near Seefeld, with walking trails, a bathing lake, views of the Inn Valley, a leisure centre with indoor swimming pool. The rooms are twin bedded with balcony, shower and WC, telephone and television. The main holiday will be half-board with full-board at Oberammergau. (www.inntravel.co.uk/ski/mosern.htm). Flights will be from Heathrow to Munich with Lufthansa. There will be a full programme of optional excursions. The provisional cost is about £1200.00 (half-board on tour, full board at Oberammergau, coach transfers abroad, gratuities). This is not a cheap holiday due to the price of the Play ticket, the cost of holidaying in Austria and the quality of the hotel, but, as with all my tours, I believe you will get value for your money and will have a wonderful experience. The brochures will be available from March 2008. If you would like to receive a copy please contact me. To secure a place you will need to book soon even though 2010 is a long way off. If, at a later date, you find you can’t travel, then your booking will be covered by travel insurance. The Revd. Maureen Allchin 01380 828931 20 maureen@mallchin.co.uk Seend as it is the only Church that can cope with a congregation of two hundred or more. Details of all the services across the Benefice are in this issue of the Village News (see pages 12—15). There is something further that Parishioners need to take on board. By the very nature of the Church in this generation, fewer full-time clergy and the need to share a priest among several parishes, it is inevitable that either our Benefice will one day in the future get even larger or the priest will have more responsibilities out of the parish. We are also encouraged to look among ourselves and try to nurture vocations locally for licensed lay ministers or locally ordained people. We can look upon this with apprehension and worry about it, or we can think positively and look upon this as a step forward and it can be an exciting, interesting and challenging prospect. The Churchwardens will be happy to talk to anyone who would like further information and will try to answer any queries, if they can. Brian James and Paulette Bremner-Milne Churchwardens POULSHOT LADIES CLUB Tuesday 19th February The Ladies Club in February had a talk by Wilsar. Who are they? you may ask. They are a band of committed volunteers who run Wiltshire Search and Rescue. Their team leader is Steve Upton. Steve spoke to us about the varied work they carry out for the public and the emergency services. Wilsar is run from Steve’s back bedroom and an aging white van that contains a treasure trove of equipment: kayaks, cold weather gear, wet suits - you name it, he had it. Their work is varied, from going out in the middle of the night to find someone who has wandered off from sheltered housing, to helping with air sea rescue. Steve was able to explain how searches for different scenarios are set up and executed, and who they bring in to support them. This can be anything from dogs in Wales to other members from another area who would have skills we don’t have in our Wiltshire teams, There are specialists within each team such as a tracker. 13 �Wilsar teams sometimes also go to other search and rescue teams to help out. We saw slides of the type of area they might check and why, and we even saw people we recognised. One of the teachers from Rowde School is a volunteer and she has never said a word about it. I for one always thought these people were part of the police force and did not realise that Wiltshire even had its own Search and Rescue team. I was even more surprised when Steve told us that they receive no public funding. I thought the evening was an eye opener and would like to thank them for what they do, and next time its wet and windy just give them a thought as they may be out looking for some one you know. Mandy Housby Tuesday 18 March, 7.30pm, Village Hall—Dutch Auction Time to wrap up that unwanted present and take your chances in a Dutch Auction. You will have the opportunity to feel the wrapped parcel and then bidding will start. Any profits from the evening will be donated to Wiltshire Search and Rescue. Also rather than the usual nibbles, enjoy a glass of wine and cheese and biscuits!!! This will be a fun evening and a chance to chat and catch up with friends. Hope to see you on the 18th. Marian Stimson 828344 CHURCH NEWS FOR LENT, HOLY WEEK AND EASTER LENT The Church encourages us all to do something in particular as our individual, as well as our shared, preparation for Easter. ‘Giving something up’ has been for many a traditional undertaking in Lent but really the Lent commitment involves doing something more that helps with our spiritual spring-cleaning, clearing the way for us to get to know God a little better, and so you’re warmly invited to join us! ‘Lent Meditations’... ...provide the opportunity for quiet prayer and reflection using material in a booklet produced for our study this year called ‘The Way of Sorrows’ marking Jesus’ journey to His crucifixion. Please help yourself to a copy as they are free to take away from any of our three churches or ‘phone one of the Churchwardens or the Rector for a copy. There are also short services using this material, at 6.00pm for only ½ hour or so, on Wed 5th March at St Peter’s Poulshot, 14 Richard Cripps, from Lackham College pointed out that although these days we are encouraged to attract wildlife to our gardens, in the past it was very different. Amongst the highly criminal offences of small animals and mammals, bullfinches were reputed to attack flower buds and fruit crops and hedgepigs, as they were known, were believed to suck the milk from cows. Now we are much more enlightened, although we still don’t like grey squirrels, rats or mice. There are something like 15 million gardens in this country which together provide biological corridors for wildlife use and Richard suggested the following list of features to have in our gardens to give shelter and sustenance to all creatures including creepy crawlies. Water habitats, but don’t have goldfish because they eat everything including each other! Nectar rich flowers, such as buddleia. Long grass and scrubland. Organic fruit and vegetables that you are prepared to share! Native plants, even though we regard many of these as weeds. Nest boxes for birds, bats, bees and hedgehogs. Log piles, stone piles and leaf litter. Providing food and water for birds especially. Manage predators like squirrels and use more natural forms of controlling aphids etc. such as soapy water rather than pesticides and herbicides. The competition was won by Sylvia Ewin with some excellent photos of wildlife in her garden. The next meeting will be on 11th March. Lyn Miles will be talking about foxgloves, campanulas and euphorbias. The competition will be the Spring bulb show. Could members also remember that the AGM is on April 8th and we ask you to bring a plate of food to share. Sue Johns FOR SALE Ford Fiesta 1.3LX 1996 P REG Dark green, 5 door, sunroof, 65K 6 months tax, 8 months MOT £700.00 Tel: 01380 828752 19 �YOUTH OF ROWDE & POULSHOT "YORP" The week before St. Valentines Day was enjoyed and a lovely selection of cards was produced, the hearts kindly cut out for us by Maria. Also very delicious heart-shaped choc-dipped shortbread biscuits, made and purchased from Care Rowde, were available at the Tuck Shop. "YORP" sends very best wishes to one of our members Chloe Carter. Chloe is competing in the Baton Twirling European Championships in Granollers near Barcelona in March. Chloe, aged 15, belongs to the Devizes Dazzlers, a Twirling Troupe; she and four other girls were selected by the troupe Mystique to form an England representation named "United". They entered the National Championships in Torbay and qualified to go forward to the Europeans. We hope that all their hard practice and perfecting skills will shine in Spain and that the competition will be enjoyed immensely whoever wins the medals. Our thanks go to:Rowde Parish Council for their generous donation along-side our insurers for covering the cost of a damaged fluorescent light in the Village Hall; to Eileen and Tony Parsons for donating a Curling and spare Street Hockey Set, these are very useful pieces of equipment and the Curling set has been used every week since receiving it; to Charlie Moss, through his mother Jane, for a Table Football game to use until Argos have new stock available. Thank you all NEEDED - Another pool table (just the top) would be gratefully received, to replace one with damage to one side, also a set of pool balls. There will be NO "YORP" on Good Friday 21st March Mel Dalley SEEND AND DISTRICT GARDENING CLUB Our February meeting started by welcoming back Roger to his place at the front directing operations. He reminded us of 2 previously advertised outings and one new one. The day trip to Hidcote and Kiftsgate on Saturday 19th July at £18 each, plus entrance fee for Hidcote if you are not a member of the National Trust. There are still places left and non-members are welcome for an extra £1.00. If you can’t make a meeting to sign up for this trip please phone Sue. The away trip to Dublin will be from 18th to the 23rd of June. Please contact Roger if you wish to go but have not been able to sign the list. Joyce has arranged an evening trip to A’Becketts, the Littleton Pannell vineyard, on Friday 15th August where we can see how vines are grown and also enjoy sampling some of the wines. It will cost £8.00 a head and will start at 6.30. Joyce has the list if you wish to sign up. Wed 12th March at Christchurch Bulkington and Wed 19th March at Holy Cross Seend. MOTHERING SUNDAY is on Sunday 2nd March and each of our churches will have a Family Eucharist welcoming mothers, grandmothers, aunts...the whole family! 8.00am 9.30am 11.15am 6.00pm BCP Holy Communion Family Eucharist Family Eucharist Family Eucharist SEEND BULKINGTON SEEND POULSHOT 9th March—PASSION SUNDAY 8.00pm BCP Holy Communion 9.30pm Matins 11.15am Parish Eucharist 6.00pm Evensong SEEND POULSHOT SEEND BULKINGTON HOLY WEEK 16th March—PALM SUNDAY Remembering Jesus arriving in Jerusalem on a donkey, we receive a Palm Cross and in each church read the Passion in dramatic form. At POULSHOT, the Service will start at 5.50pm with a procession from Church Farm, led by twin DONKEYS who live on a farm in the Village. Do come and join us. 8.00am 9.30am 11.15am 6.00pm BCP Holy Communion SEEND Parish Eucharist BULKINGTON Parish Eucharist SEEND (Procession from Rectory Garden at 11.10am) Parish Eucharist POULSHOT (Procession from Church Farm at 5.50pm - see above) Mon 17th March 9.30am Morning Prayer 6.00pm ‘The Way of the Cross’ A service of hymns and readings Our speaker this month gave us an excellent talk about gardening for wildlife. 18 15 BULKINGTON BULKINGTON �Tues 18th March 9.00am Matins (BCP) 6.00pm ‘Journey to Easter’ A service of hymns and readings POULSHOT POULSHOT Rather like an Easter Carol Service (!) these two similar evenings are an informal opportunity to hear the Lent and Easter readings, sing favourite seasonal hymns, leading us on the journey to Easter. Wed 19th March 09.45am Eucharist SEEND 6.00pm Lent Meditation IV SEEND followed at 6.30pm by Sung Compline Thursday 20th March—MAUNDY THURSDAY 7.30pm Joint Benefice Eucharist, Feet Washing, Stripping of the Altars and Vigil SEEND Friday 21st March—GOOD FRIDAY 10.00am -12 noon Good Friday Workshop for SEEND Children 10.00 am Matins/Litany POULSHOT 10.00am Good Friday Prayers and Reflections BULKINGTON 1.30pm Liturgy of the Day SEEND (including the Passion according to St John, the Reproaches & Eucharist from the Reserved Sacrament) EASTER Sunday 23rd March—EASTER SUNDAY 6.00am Dawn Joint Benefice Eucharist SEEND (including the Easter Fire outside, lighting of the Paschal candles, Vigil readings, Singing of the Exultet and Renewal of Baptismal Vows) 7.00am Easter Breakfast hosted by SEEND Bulkington (in the Pavilion Seend ) 10.00am Joint Benefice Eucharist SEEND (with an Easter Egg Hunt for children) 16 Sunday 30th March (5th Sunday of the month) 10.00am Joint Benefice Eucharist BULKINGTON Sunday, 6th April 8.00am BCP Holy Communion 9.30am Family Eucharist 11.15am Parish Eucharist 6.00pm Evensong SEEND BULKINGTON SEEND POULSHOT Alongside on-going discussions we are continuing, for Easter 2008, to experiment in finding ways of offering appropriate seasonal services and hope that this year we may see the whole season as one in which each church and village plays its part and then gathers to celebrate the festival together. Our ‘Joint Benefice’ services incorporate all three congregations from Bulkington, Poulshot and Seend where members of each church contribute in various parts of the service. Simply because of numbers, larger joint congregations need to use the bigger building and it’s great to have opportunities to be together! Come and see! The Rector and PCCs CHURCH ROSTERS March 2 Mar 9 Mar 16 Mar 21 Mar 23 Mar 30 Mar April 6 Apr 6.00pm 9.30am 6.00pm 10.00am 10.00am 10.00am 6.00pm Sidesman Mrs J James Mr N Hunloke Mrs S Quinn Reader Mr M Hues Mrs J James Mr J Quinn Mr N Hunloke Benefice Service SEEND Benefice Service BULKINGTON Mrs P Bremner-Milne Lady Kate Hunloke CHURCH FLOWERS March 23 & 30 Mar April 6 & 13 Apr Mrs Suzie Quinn Mrs Kate Amery 17 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource Poulshot Village News March 2008 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 01/03/2008 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Poulshot Village News Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Poulshot Village News PVN Village News https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/org.poulshotvillagearchive/original/340d2d989c1cf7236c159d7d139e0f22.pdf 47b2c87a4eaa9fed4fb29c2113697af8 PDF Text Text USEFUL POULSHOT TELEPHONE NUMBERS Chairman Parish Council Mr Michael Hues Clerk to Parish Council Mr Michael Wilson 828100 Email: Mai_wilson@onetel.com Rector Rev Sacha Pearce Churchwardens Mr Brian James 724944 Mrs Paulette Bremner-Milne 828527 Secretary PCC Mrs Janet James 724944 Village Trust, Chairman Mr Nicholas Hunloke 828333 Village Trust, Secretary Mr Peter Cleverly 827242 Village Hall Committee Village Hall Bookings Mr Chris Saunders Mrs Jackie Pohnert 827290 827046 Mother & Toddler Group Mrs Clair Waldron 828602 Farmers Club Mr Richard Francis 828232 Poulshot Ladies Club Lady Kate Hunloke 828333 YORP Mrs Jackie Wiltshire Mrs Mel Dalley 725076 726211 POLICE (General/Non Emergency) 828255 828615 0845 408 7000 County Councillor Mrs Pat Rugg 722677 Kennet District Councillor Lt.Col Anthony Lake 828320 Editor, Poulshot News : Mr John Quinn 828501 Email: johnquinn589@btinternet.com 44 POULSHOT VILLAGE NEWS ISSUE NUMBER 137 February 2008 1 �POULSHOT PARISH COUNCIL Chairman: Mrs S Aldridge Mr S Housby Clerk: Mr M Hues Mr J Baber Mr N Hunloke Andrew Underwood Chimney Sweep Mr G Collett Mr M Nixon Mr Michael Wilson ST PETER’S CHURCH PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL Rector: Wiltshire County Councillor Mrs Patricia Rugg - 01380 722677 2 The Farmhouse, Byron Road, Devizes SN10 5NS Kennet District Councillor for Seend and Poulshot Anthony Lake tel: 01380 828320 Vacuum Clean Efficient Phone : 01225 706447 Mobile: 07889 771505 Rev Sacha Pearce The Rectory Seend Melksham SN12 6NR Tel: 01380 828615 Churchwardens: Mr B James Mrs P Bremner-Milne Members: Mr N Hunloke - Treasurer Mrs J James - Secretary Mrs A Bullen Mr N Blenkarne Mrs K Emery Lady Kate Hunloke Mr R Janes Mrs D Wood Organist: Mrs Pamela De Belle Brush DISCLAIMER While we have no reason to question the validity of any advertisement in this magazine, we cannot accept responsibility for any claims made or services offered in these advertisements. POULSHOT VILLAGE TRUST Chairman: Vice-Chairman: Secretary: Treasurer: Archivist: Mr N Hunloke Mrs D Gravina Mr P Cleverly Mr B James Mrs P. Langton www.poulshot.org.uk POULSHOT WEB SITE DOLMAN AUDIO VISUAL Berhill’s Lane Farm, Sells Green, Melksham Telephone 01380 828524 We know HI FI TELEVISION VIDEO DVD literally inside out ! For personal service and a professional repair to any make of product, ancient or modern, please telephone Maggie or Peter All contributions welcome - do you have any events you want publicised? The Poulshot web site can help or you can log on to www.kennet.gov.uk, select events and you can post your events for the world to see! Mike Wilson - Mai wilson@onetel.com We also stock a range of quality reconditioned (non ex-rental) equipment carrying a minimum 6 months warranty DOLMAN AUDIO VISUAL is an Authorised Service Centre providing technical assistance on behalf of leading manufacturers. 2 43 �EDITORIAL TONY PARSONS Having been away, and a long way away, for three weeks has really rather disorientated the Village News staff and it has been a struggle to get back into the rhythm of publication (a grand word for a small enterprise), and we are grateful for all the contributions that have been presented. The magazine is a forum for all and it is important as both a means of communication and of record that it is used to its maximum. DOMESTIC APPLIANCE ENGINEER WASHING MACHINES/ COOKERS/DRIERS In that context, I draw your attention to two topics in the report on the last Parish Council meeting. These are reports, firstly on the proposals to develop the area that was the farmyard at Higher Green Farm, and, secondly, the suggestion that the Council should consider the provision of a footpath along the whole road from the dual carriageway to the Raven. It was suggested at the meeting that views should be aired in the magazine and we are only too happy to do this, in summary or in full, depending on the content, but, I promise, totally impartially! We are always ready to receive your views, polite ones particularly, and if you wish to seek a new career in village journalism, do give us a call. SERVICE & REPAIRS TEL: 01380 723279 MOBILE: 07970 117023 TO LET North Cornish Holiday Cottage WILTSHIRE NUMISMATIC Available all year round for Weekend & Mid-Week Breaks Along with Week Holidays I hope that you read what is in the magazine, it doesn’t take long and might be of interest or help, and this month’s issue has quite a lot that merits notice – Parish Council, Village Hall, Village Trust and St Peter’s in particular, as well as all the regular activities of Rowde School, Ladies Club, Farming, YORP etc. There is also an important job announcement on page 7. John Quinn DATES FOR YOUR DIARY 3 miles from Surfing Beach & Bude, North Cornwall Well Equipped & sleeps up to 8 Beautiful Garden Summer House & Parking SOCIETY (Founded in Devizes 1965) Meetings held on third Monday of the month March to December inclusive For further details Contact Bo Miles-Hobbs on 8pm at February Mon 4 Wed 6 Tue 12 Wed 13 Mon 18 Tue 19 Wed 20 Mobile Library, The Raven,Car Park, 1135—1145am Black Wheelie Bin Collection Five Lanes WI, Worton Village Hall, 7.45pm (see page 28) Black Box/Green Wheelie Bin Collections Mobile Library, The Raven Car Park, 1135—1145am Poulshot Ladies Club, Village Hall, 7.30pm—Presentation by Wiltshire Search and Rescue Black Wheelie Bin Collection Poulshot Village Hall 01380 813092 Details from Mr M Bowden Tel: 01380 828432 42 Deadline for copy for March 2008 20 February 2008 3 �Wed 20 Tue 26 Wed 27 March Sat 1` Sat 1 Mon 3 Tue 4 Wed 5 Fri 7 Wed 12 Wed 19 Wed 26 LOCAL FARM REARED Wednesday Group, Village Hall, 7.30pm—”Can/should the next Coronation Service be Multi Faith?” Open Evening, Poulshot Village Hall —7.30pm (see page 5) Black Box/Green Wheelie Bin Collections OVEN READY CHICKENS 6—8 lbs FOR SALE Tel: HUES 01380 828255 Green Garden Woodland Tidying Up and Pruning 10am Lenten Lunch, Village Hall, 12noon-2pm Mobile Library, The Raven Car Park, 1135—1145am Poulshot Parish Council, Village Hall, 7.30pm Black Wheelie Bin Collection Race Night, Village Hall, 7.30pm Black Box/Green Wheelie Bin Collections Black Wheelie Bin Collection Black Box/Green Wheelie Bin Collection POULSHOT PARISH COUNCIL 8th January 2008 There were five members of the Council present at the meeting, together with the Clerk. Mrs Rugg represented Wiltshire County Council (WCC), and nine members of the public also attended. Apologies were received from Anthony Lake (Kennet District Councillor) and Wiltshire Police. Public meeting The Chairman welcomed the public and introduced Mr Ivor Sault of Pippin Construction who had asked to offer some ideas for the development of Higher Green Farm Yard. Mr Sault presented two ideas from his architect in drawing form, which he distributed to those present. The architect had tried to recreate a farm courtyard atmosphere. Mr Sault asked for feedback from the Parish and from the Council in the hope that he can achieve a consensus regarding the design and go to the planning authority with that support. He explained that primarily the planners are looking for industrial/employment use for the development, and his first option shows a small unit type of development. He stated that normally the primary application would have to be made for this ‘approved’ use as this was essentially what the farmyard was before its sale. After that application it might be possible to apply for an alternative housing development if little interest in the sale of the business units was forthcoming. However he would like to circumvent this process by applying initially for a development that the community supported. If the general opinion was in favour of housing then that should form the basis of the primary application. 4 POULSHOT VILLAGE HALL POULSHOT MOTHERS & TODDLERS GROUP at The Village Hall, Poulshot Come and join us for some company Toys and games to play with Coffee and a chat Held every Thursday from 9.30am to 11.30am Available for Meetings, Functions, Clubs and Private Parties £3.00 per hour (for Poulshot residents and regular users) £4.00 per hour (for non-residents and non-regular users) Tel: Jackie Pohnert (827046) 41 �OPEN EVENING POULSHOT VILLAGE HALL 7.30pm, 26 February 2008 It is now more than 30 years since the Victorian village school became the Village Hall. In that time the effects of the ravages of time have been kept at bay by keeping one step ahead of major expenditure by employing a make-do-and-mend policy. We have, however, reached a point when legislation and "creature comforts" are demanding a major review of the Hall`s facilities. This, combined with the unique short-term situation in Kennet District Council`s finances, have created an opportunity that is ripe for exploitation. The Hall Committee have identified a number of problems which the Parish Council have discussed and offered assistance with; but it is the users themselves who, most clearly, see the shortcomings of the Hall. You are, therefore, invited to an OPEN EVENING to give your views on all aspects of the Hall, from the state of the fabric and its contents, to the way it can be booked and used. At this meeting we will explain our plans to date and will be open to your ideas The Hall belongs to the Village and, together, we have a unique opportunity to identify and carry out improvements. So, put 26th February on your calendar. If you`ve never been inside the Hall or haven`t been for years, come and tell us why. Every view is useful! 40 5 �He had prepared this as a second option that had a possible mix of perhaps four social or “affordable” housing units with a slightly larger number of larger, private houses.. These options will be put on the Poulshot website to allow wider discussion, and residents who have access are urged to comment. Mr Sault stated that currently the site was designated for light industry, workshop or office use, and although the site is brown field, it is in a sensitive area and covered by a conservation statement. Mr Hunloke stressed the potential increase in traffic for both ideas, and the likely disturbance created by a workshop development. Mr Sault pointed out that in general, developments were given approval subject to controls as to the times of use, nuisance etc. Mr Sault was asked about the other land that he owned to the rear of the houses on Poulshot Road, in particular as the plans seemed to show access to that land from his proposed development. He stated that he had no plans for that land, and that he felt that no planning permission would ever be given for its change of use from agricultural land. He felt that it was likely to be used as a pony paddock associated with any houses that would be built. Mr Housby asked how much of the development at Manor Farm and Townsend was still vacant. Mr Sault stated that he could not answer for Townsend, but all the units at Manor Farm were taken. Mr Sault also answered other questions, and stated that Manor Farm was a much smaller development, and that referring to the housing idea it was at a lower density than the Government recommendation. The requirement is usually for about 50/50 of affordable/other housing in order to gain planning permission. Clearly there would need to be much consultation and in due course a site meeting would be appropriate. Although there was positive opposition to both proposals, and a view that it should be a much smaller development, Mr Sault pointed out that if gaps were left; they could be filled by future owners applying for buildings in gardens. His options would obviate this. Reporting on Neighbourhood Watch, Mr Hues stated that an IPOD had been stolen and another garden shed broken into, and as always vigilance is necessary. Council Meeting The meeting considered the following: Village Design Guide Mr Hunloke stated that Steve Pope Baron was away at present, but that he had made significant progress, and hoped to be able to show results 6 C&C Co. List of jobs that never get done? No time or tools to do them yourself? LET US DO THEM FOR YOU! Call Paul & Bob For general maintenance of property & gardens at reasonable rates. We are reliable and local, and happy to consider any job—large or small. Call Bromham 01380 850076 or 07789 884314 (Public Liability Insurance) BATHROOMS, TAPS, HOT WATER CYLINDERS AND MUCH MORE NO JOB TOO SMALL 24 HR CALL OUT Tel: 01380828956 Mob: 07708510715 39 �FRIDAY 7th Fresh beef available for sale direct from the farm Selection boxes available or individual requirements catered for. Orders now being taken for delivery Limited frozen meat available now. Selection box includes various roasting joints, steaks, mince and stewing steaks. Prices very competitive for this local quality product For more information contact: The Hues Family on 01380 828255 38 MARCH 7.30pm in the Village Hall BIG SCREEN RACING SPONSORED RACES PRIVATELY OWNED “HORSES” BETTING ENTRANCE IS FREE AND THERE WILL BE A LICENSED BAR AND RAFFLE Do come for a great evening’s entertainment and to support the Village Hall. 7 �soon. A member of the public asked if the design statement would have any impact on the proposed development at Higher Green Farm; this seemed unlikely as the conservation statement carried more weight. Reorganisation of Local Government. Councillor Rugg stated that consultation was now taking place over boundary changes, and that further consultations with Parish Councils will take place in the Spring, and that she had attended a meeting regarding the budget consultations that had already been held. The results of that consultation were very revealing and she would leave the results for the council to review at their leisure. When the Clerk asked if he could expect any answers to the questions posed by the council over the last 6 months, Mrs Rugg suggested that another set should be sent to her. The clerk pointed out that this would be the third time he had sent the questions to her, and before that he had sent them to the Chief Executive of Wiltshire County Council, to which there had been no answer. Footpath by Lodge Farm. Mr Hues said that the council had now received the documentation regarding the costs involved in the recent work; the amount came to £10,000 and there were inconsistencies in the working times. He felt that there had been a large overspend and that if this was repeated on every job it would explain why the rates were so high. The council agreed, but felt no further action should be taken. Willows to South West of Green. The Clerk reported that planning permission for pruning these had been applied for. Village Hall Project. Mr Saunders, Chairman of the Village Hall Committee, once again outlined the project, and stated that the cost had increased. But he pointed out that a decision on grants would be made by the District Council before the end of February. He needed to get drawings done and an initial planning application submitted to Kennet. He asked that the application be made on behalf of the Parish council, as the costs would be considerably lower. The Council approved this and Mr Saunders also asked for a contribution from the Council of £2000 in support of the initial application. The Council were keen to support this but legal advice was needed regarding the level of expenditure allowed on a property not owned by the Council. Some discussion took place regarding ownership of the hall and the clerk was able to confirm that the hall was owned by the Village Trust which was registered as a charity. It was also confirmed that the hall is in the conservation area. After some further 8 Do you need help with: Self Assessment Business Plans Taxation Presentation to Banks Contact: GORDON LAWRENCE Chartered Accountant 30, The Pound Bromham Tel: Devizes 850294 Free initial consultation JILLIAN NEWSOM MSSCh MBChA CHIROPODIST Registered member of the British Chiropody & Podiatry Association Visiting Practice 01380 828257 Equestria, Berhills Lane, Seend, Melksham, Wiltshire SN12 6RR 37 �The Tranquil Moment POSITION VACANT HEALTH & BEAUTY CLINIC DECLEOR PARIS Treatments include: non surgical face lifts facials massage manicures pedicures non surgical body slimming & toning reflexology eyelash/brow tints& shaping waxing make up electrolysis spray tanning BOTOX DECLEOR aromatherapy skin care and O.P.I nail care products are used for treatments and are also available for purchase For more information or an appointment call Jo on 01380 828297 The Old Stables, Middle Green Farm, The Green, Poulshot, Devizes, Wiltshire, SN10 1SD POULSHOT PARISH CLERK The Parish Council wish to appoint a new Parish Clerk to succeed Michael Wilson, who will retire from the post on 1st April 2008. The Clerk will act as Secretary and Responsible Financial Officer to the Council, handling the agenda for Council meetings, and preparing minutes, as well as following up any action decided on by members. The Clerk will also advise members on local government procedures and parish matters generally. He or she will liaise with Kennet District Council and Wiltshire County Council as necessary. Some knowledge of accounting practice is desirable. The post probably requires an average of some two to three hours work a week, but the total time involved will depend to a considerable degree on the incumbent’s own interest and motivation. The Clerk will need computer skills, preferably Microsoft Office and access to broadband. A sense of humour is essential! This is a rewarding post offering an important service to the community, particularly as it enables the holder to see the outcome of his or her work, both to the community as a whole and also, on occasions, to individuals who might need help. An honorarium of £900 is paid annually, together with expenses. Anyone interested should, in the first instance, contact either Michael Wilson on 828100 for more information, or consult any member of the council; details are on the inside front cover of the Poulshot Village News. Applications for the post should be made to the Chairman, Michael Hues, Lodge Farm, Poulshot, before 28th February 2008 36 9 �discussion the clerk was instructed to sign planning applications on behalf of the council. On page 5 there is a notice regarding a Public Meeting to hear details of the proposals at 7.30 on 26th February, to which all are invited. Plans. Various plans had been presented, the status of which was reported in the agenda to the meeting. In particular, the extension at 29 Townsend and Car Parking at Higher Green Farm have been approved. The Chairman said that he felt the work undertaken by Mr & Mrs Curnow at Higher Green was of an excellent quality and it blended in well with the rest of the village. Mrs Curnow asked if her enterprise could be placed on the website and this will be done when the Clerk has details. MINOR INJURY UNITS With the closure of so many NHS facilities in the area, many people have expressed doubts as to what to do, and where to go in the event of needing treatment for a minor injury. The details are in a pamphlet issued by the Wiltshire Primary Care Trust, which can be contacted on 0800 389 7671 (E-mail “PALS@wiltshire-pct.nhs.uk”). The pamphlet is also available from the Outpatients Department at Devizes Hospital. It lists those injuries which can, and which cannot be treated at a minor injury unit. There are two such units in our immediate area: Miscellaneous. Skips. The clerk will find out if skips will be forthcoming this year. Litter Collection. It was noted that during the last few weeks KDC had been along the main road collecting litter, and the councils thanks will be passed on. Over Sixties Christmas Dinner. As in previous years, a contribution to the meal was requested. Hay Lane Plantation. The Chairman undertook to arrange for the removal of the fence. Trowbridge Community Hospital Aldcroft Street Trowbridge, BA14 8PH Chippenham Community Hospital Rowden Hill Chippenham, SN15 2AJ tel: 01225 711329 tel: 01249 456403/4 Open 24 hours, 7 days a week Open 7.00am–1.00am, 7 days a week There are other units available in Swindon, Bath and Frome – for details call NHS Direct on 0845 4647 for details. Parish Clerk Resignation. There is an advertisement for a replacement Parish Clerk in this issue of the Poulshot Village News (see page 9) Footpaths in the Village. A member of the public asked that for safety reasons the provision of footpaths along the roadside be adopted by the council; in particular along the entire length from the main road to the Raven. It was pointed out that this is a rural village, and that the work undertaken at Lodge Farm was on an established section and in an area of particular danger. There was discussion on the degree of danger, particularly to children and also on the responsibility of individuals for their own safety. It was suggested that those concerned should write to the parish magazine to gain support for such a project. Next Meeting Tuesday 4th March 2008 at 7.30pm in the Village Hall. 10 ANDREW GOODFIELD WOODWORK Devizes Road, Rowde, Wiltshire CARPENTRY, JOINERY FREESTANDING & BUILT-IN CABINETS CUPBOARDS & WARDROBES FREE ESTIMATES Tel: 01380 722067 E mail: andrewgoodfield@beeb.net 35 �SATURDAY 1ST MARCH (St David’s Day) Can/should the next Coronation Service be Multi Faith ? Wednesday 20 February 2008 7.30-9.00pm Village Hall, Poulshot All are very welcome For further details, please ring Rupert Janes on 727408 or Rev Sacha Pearce 828615 JOKE !!!! Three men were hiking through a forest when they came upon a large raging violent river. Needing to get on the other side, the first man prayed, GREEN GARDENS WOODLAND Volunteer Pruning Party PLEASE Can you spare an hour or two from 10am onwards to help prune the trees, sort out tree shelters and generally tidy the Woodland??? Bring your own secateurs, and possibly a wheelbarrow and mallet. Afterwards ……… why not drop into the Village Hall for ……... “God, please give me the strength to cross the river.” Poof! God gave him big arms and strong legs and he was able to swim across in about 2 hours, having almost drowned twice. After witnessing that, the second man prayed, “God, please give me strength and the tools to cross the river.” Poof! God gave him a rowboat and strong arms and strong legs and he was able to row across in about an hour after almost capsizing once. Seeing what happened to the first two men, the third man prayed, “God, please give me the strength, the tools and the intelligence to cross the river.” LENT LUNCH 12noon—2pm Enjoy a bowl of delicious home made soup With a chunky crust of bread. Donations for this gastronomic feast will be gratefully received for ST PETER’S CHURCH Poof! He was turned into a woman. She checked the map, hiked one hundred yards up stream and walked across the bridge. 34 11 �POULSHOT VILLAGE TRUST Members of the Village Trust met on 22nd January. The following matters were discussed: Green Gardens Woodland. 1. It was agreed that an annual air photograph of the woodland would provide an important overall record of the development of the area. This will be investigated. 2. There will be a pruning and tidying morning on 1st March, gathering at 10.00am, with secateurs and possibly the odd wheelbarrow and mallet, to carry out essential pruning, sort out damaged shelters and carry out a survey of dead and damaged trees. Afterwards, a hearty soup and bread Lent Lunch will be available in the Village Hall, proceeds going towards the Church’s funds. 3. As soon as the weather allows the grass will be cut and the Parish Council invited to cut the hedges. 4. Diana Gravina agreed to write a report on the general development of the woodland for inclusion in the Book of Trees. If anyone has photographs, now or in the future, of aspects of the gardens, please let John Quinn have a copy for the Book . 5. It has been suggested that a Village Picnic be held on one Sunday at midday, possibly in early September, and a date will be confirmed at the AGM. The possibility of an open air service was also raised and this will be considered by the PCC. Hopefully, weather permitting, the Village Fete will take place on 28th June, with a Poulshot Proms in the evening. Archives. 6. It was agreed that archives gathered by the late Nora Dixon should be examined by a small group of members to recommend which elements would be most appropriate to store at the County Archive in Chippenham and which should be retained in the village for easy access. It was stressed that archives held at Chippenham would always be available for study if required. Pam Langton will arrange this. 7. A major part of the present archive comprises photographs or reports of events, minor as well as major, in the village. Members felt that it was important that this tradition of recording our community life should be continued and all villagers are asked to bear this in mind when something of note occurs. Material may be handed to any member of the Trust who will ensure that it is passed on. 8. There has been an enquiry from the daughter of the Headmistress of Poulshot Village School during the late 1920s. She was a pupil at the school 12 A hot air balloon is made up of 3 main parts: The Envelope: The actual fabric balloon that holds the air The Burner: The unit that propels the heat up inside the envelope The Basket: Where the passengers and pilot stand On the 19th September 1783 Pilatre De Rozier, a scientist, launched the first hot air balloon called 'Aerostat Reveillon'. The passengers were a sheep, a duck and a cockerel and the balloon stayed in the air for a grand total of 15 minutes before crashing back to the ground. The first manned attempt came about 2 months later on 21st November, with a balloon made by 2 French brothers, Joseph and Etienne Montgolfier. The balloon was launched from the centre of Paris and flew for 20 mins. Just 2 years later in 1785 a French balloonist, Jean Pierre Blanchard, and his American co pilot, John Jefferies, became the first to fly across the English Channel. In August of 1932 Swiss scientist Auguste Piccard was the first to achieve a manned flight to the Stratosphere. He reached a height of 52,498 feet, setting a new altitude record. In 1978, the Double Eagle II became the first balloon to cross the Atlantic in a gas/helium filled balloon. Richard Branson and Per Lindstrand first crossed the pacific in 1991. Finally, in 1999 Bertrand Piccard and Brian Jones completed the first around the world flight, flying for 19 days, 21 hours and 55 minutes. 33 �Children’s Page HOT AIR BALLOONS Have fun colouring in this picture! and has sent photographs of some of her fellows at the time. She was hoping to find out more about them and this will be followed up. The late Nora Dixon. 8. There was discussion about how Nora’s contribution to the community should be recognised for future generations. Her family plan to create a memorial in the Green Gardens, but no decision was reached about a village memorial and this will be examined again at the AGM in May. Miscellaneous. 9. Willows. A proposal to pollard seriously the willows lining the track to the south west of the Green was aired and Peter Cleverly will contact the Tree Conservation Officer at Kennet District Council for advice. 10. Thanks. The Chairman thanked Tim Gravina for all his work, particularly in clearing Hay Lane down to the Iron Bridge. 11. Village Hall. Plans are being laid to refurbish and improve the Village Hall and this will be aired at a public meeting in the Hall on 26th February. Clearly, the Trust has an interest in this and members were urged to attend. 12. “Down Poulshot”. Progress is being made towards deciding whether to seek a reprint for Nora Dixon’s book, how this should be done and what it will cost. Details will be published once a final decision has been made. Future Meetings. 13. The next meeting will be the AGM at 7.30pm on Tuesday 20th May 2008. It is hoped that all members of the Trust will do their best to attend so that a number of important matters can be considered. An agenda will be circulated in advance of the meeting. A meeting will also be held in the Village Hall at 7.30pm on Tuesday 16th September. Farming Journal I hope that you have all had a Happy New Year and an enjoyable Christmas, I certainly did and I think that there is a bit more of me now to show for it! We did have our annual football match on the Green against Marston on New Year’s Day and I`m pleased to say that we turned the old enemy over 2-1. Action shots taken from the game are to be displayed in the pub for any of you that missed this footballing master class! I always consider January to be about the worst month of the year after all of the Christmas hype and the weather has certainly not helped to dispel that. The crops, especially the oilseed rape, are beginning to show stress due to the prolonged water logging. Rape is a crop that does not 32 13 �tolerate the wet very well and hasn’t appreciated the endless rain at all. It is certainly frustrating watching it go backwards almost every day while being helpless to do anything about it. We have spent most of the month bedding, feeding and cleaning out the cattle and we also have been delivering our wheat to the mill at Westbury, having been sold at the end of last year. This is being milled and used for chicken feed which seems to be a hot topic at the moment. The power of television amazes me and I wonder how many of you saw the programme that Jamie Oliver fronted in which he showed various method of chicken farming. One heartening thing I did take from the show was the fact that he was not trying to blame the farmers but to educate the consumers on the pitfalls of cheap food. I know of a local farm shop which is now struggling to keep up with the demand for their local free range chickens. I only hope his next programme topic might be locally produced beef! Oilseed and cereal prices have rallied a little over the last couple of weeks for old crop and for harvest 08; oilseed has benefited from the weakening pound against the euro, and cereals from the shortage that is developing worldwide. On one of the many wet days this month it seemed only sensible to shelter from the rain in the farm office and it was there that I read an interesting paper on the outlook for world food supply and demand. I know that there has been a lot of press coverage recently on the rising price of food but some of the statistics do make one sit up and take note. It is predicted that world population will grow from 6.3 billion to 9.5 billion by 2050, the majority of increase in developing countries rather then the developed ones. Economic growth in India and China has been dramatic in recent years and incomes have grown, increasing demand for more quality food. To feed the predicted 9.5 billion, account will have to be taken of land depletion around cities and the fact that there is only about 12% of land left in the world to be cultivated (assuming the Brazilian rain forests remain largely untouched). Yields per hectare will need to triple from present levels to satisfy the anticipated demand and total production of food will have to double from its present level. It will be interesting to see where the answers will lie. It seems that science will have to play a major part in this, researching ways of making crops more drought tolerant and producing crops that yield more in changing climates are a couple of areas under investigation. Maybe even GM foods, with 100 million hectares being grown around the world last year, could provide a solution. That area has increased from nothing 10 years ago, making it the fastest world wide adoption of agricultural technology ever known. It certainly makes for challenging times ahead trying to maximise production while balancing conservation and environmental management side by side. It is a challenge that makes me even more determined to make a successful career in British agriculture! Hopefully by next month things should have dried enough to venture out on to the fields so there should be more current issues to report! Tim Hues 14 OBITUARY We mourn the passing of a beloved friend, Common Sense, who has been with us for many years. No one knows for sure how old he was as his birth records were lost long ago in bureaucratic red tape. He will be remembered as having cultivated such valuable lessons as knowing when to come in out of the rain, why the early bird gets the worm, life isn’t always fair and maybe it was my fault. Common Sense lived by simple sound financial policies (don’t spend more than you earn) and reliable parenting (adults, not children are in charge). His health began to deteriorate rapidly when well-intentioned but overbearing regulations were set in place. Reports of a 6 year old boy charged with harassment for kissing a classmate; teens suspended from school for using mouthwash after lunch; and a teacher fired for reprimanding an unruly student, only worsened his condition. Common Sense lost ground when parents attacked teachers for doing the job they themselves failed to do in disciplining their unruly children. It declined even further when schools were required to get parental consent to administer Panadol, sunl otion or a sticky plaster to a student, but could not inform the parents when a student became pregnant. Common Sense lost the will to live as the 10 Commandments became contraband; churches became businesses and criminals received better treatment than their victims. Common Sense took a beating when you couldn’t defend yourself from a burglar in your own home but the burglar can sue you for assault. Common Sense finally gave up the will to live after a woman failed to realise that a steaming cup of coffee was hot. She spilled a little in her lap, and was promptly awarded a huge settlement. Common Sense was preceded in death by his parents Truth and Trust; his wife Discretion; his daughter Responsibility and his son Reason. He is survived by 3 stepbrothers: I Know My Rights, Someone Else Is To Blame and I’m A Victim. Not many attended his funeral because so few realised he was gone. If you still remember him pass this on. 31 �did go ashore we noticed the difference – the smell of a mature seal colony is rich beyond measure, and in a family magazine beyond further description. Where there were penguins, and there were literally thousands, of various species and ages, although we were not allowed to get anywhere close to the breeding birds or their chicks, we were so reminded of films like Happy Feet and March of the Penguins that we didn’t notice the atmosphere. These extraordinary birds really behave in nature as they do in every cartoon and they are absolutely enchanting. They were as interested in us as we were in them, but at the same time totally unflustered by our small invasion of their privacy. They waddled about over the sometimes very stony ground, slipped easily into and out of the sea and, when the going was suitable, rolled onto their tummies and tobogganed to wherever they wished to go. Of the 200 or so pictures that we took, well over half are of penguins! And for most of the time we were in Antarctic waters we sailed through what appeared like military routeliners at a state visit– row after row of icebergs – small, sculptured, large, table flat, vast (one was estimated to be the size of the Isle of Wight) or just big enough to carry a couple of penguins having a rest. All this was likely to be with a backdrop of a deep blue sea, high black and snow-topped mountains, split by wide glaciers running into the sea and by occasional great snowfields. We were lucky to have sun for much of our time and the effect of sun, ice and snow and sea was unimaginable and is also quite impossible to describe adequately. Certainly it was quite unforgettable. One last memory – pottering in our little rubber boat along one long beach where there many, many seals, lots of penguins and crowds of birds, we became aware as we got closer to the shore of a noise. The seals were barking and sounded rather as one might imagine a badly coached Welsh male-voice choir might sound after Wales had been beaten at Rugby yet again; this was not helped by the braying of male penguins, like a herd of donkeys; and the whole topped by the shrieking and whistling, seemingly of all the birds at the same time. Our boat driver turned off the engine and we drifted to this extraordinary chorus of welcome (or defiance); with the rock, snow and ice backdrop it was made entirely tolerable by the gentle sound of the sea lapping on the beach. Wonderful – Go There! John and Suzie Quinn 30 BOXING DAY WALK 2007 What a lovely sunny afternoon for this annual event! A gathering consisting of grown ups, children and dogs, set off promptly from the Village Hall at 2:00pm. They wandered along footpaths at a variety of paces, down tracks, across fields and over stiles to Five Lanes, then walked on to Whistley Lane, up a hill and down again, eventually returning to Poulshot. A bevy of folk then crammed into our conservatory for tea and mince pies before returning home to enjoy the rest of Boxing Day. One of the joys of this annual event is that we never know how many people are going to turn up or what the weather is going to be doing. Long may these occasions continue. Diana Gravina FROM: THE RECTOR From where I stand… …Baptism is only the beginning! It has been claimed in the national press that people have been arranging for their children to be baptised in order to get into a church school. The research, reported in the middle of January, says this relates to education in Roman Catholic schools and to that end the number of baptisms has risen by a quarter over the last 50 years. Naturally this claim has created a number of arguments across the Christian Church and also among non-churchgoers. Some people take the view this is a compliment to the faith schools and an encouraging link with young families and the Church. Others take the negative view that good education should be available to all and that to use baptism as entry into a school is unjust. From where I stand, whatever church we attend or not, Baptism is only the beginning! Our understanding is that Baptism is the full and complete rite of initiation and admission into the Church and into the Christian Faith. It is the first step on a lifetime journey to discover more about God, the first step in discovering that God shares our life journey, walks with us and calls us into having fullness of life, to become the person we were made to become and to achieve our full potential, as we enter into a relationship with Him. The three symbols of Baptism we see in church remind us of this journey and the help we receive as we discover God’s presence with us. Firstly, in baptism the sign of the cross made by the priest onto the child’s forehead is the mark of Jesus, His badge, a sign that we are part of His community. Secondly, being splashed with water is the sign of washing away our sins, meaning the times we turn from God, so forgiving us when we say sorry. Thirdly, the Baptism candle, given to the newly baptised and lit from 15 �the Easter candle, is a sign of new life and of Jesus’ light to the world, and to light the darkness of our lives. Baptism is only the beginning of the journey of discovery and brings with it responsibilities too! At our baptism we remember we are children of God and that He calls us to become the best person we can, to achieve our full potential, and to discover all this as we grow! This also means getting to know God better, His strength and energy, His gentleness and comfort, to know the peace He brings. We are called to give life to others, to love people as Jesus loves, to be like Jesus to others, learning to recognize Him in our every day. It means discovering ways of using our skills for God’s purpose in our daily work, in our homes and families, in our church, in our village… So Baptism is only the beginning! In the Anglican churches in the Benefice of Seend, Bulkington and Poulshot we have an ‘open’ Baptism policy which means we welcome applications for Baptism and ask the family to attend a short preparation session giving them material to take away and read themselves. On the basis that something has prompted the parent or family to apply for their child to be baptised we believe that the church’s doors are open to all and that God’s grace is for everyone. We welcome and include all! Baptism is only the beginning - as there is so much to discover! The Rev’d Sacha Pearce CHRISTMAS BAZAAR On behalf of St Peter’s Church Parochial Church Council, I would like thank everyone who attended, helped with stalls, served refreshments and who gave raffle prizes so generously, helping us to make a profit of £323 for the Church at the bazaar on 5th December last year. We recognise that sometimes it seems that the same people are always either asking for help or giving help, but the P.C.C. really does appreciate everything that the village does to support our church. Let us look forward to some exciting fund raising events during the coming year. Paulette Bremner-Milne Churchwarden CHRISTMAS CAROLS AROUND THE VILLAGE It was a cold and frosty morning................................... no, actually it was a dark freezing winter's night when fifteen hardy souls began the true Christmas celebrations by carol singing around the village. The magazine said to meet outside the Village Hall at 6.00 pm and at three minutes to six 16 In consideration for the village’s airline community I will pass over the journeys to and from Argentina and words cannot describe the internal flights we had to make, but the ship we eventually boarded, the MV Discovery was one we had sailed on three times before and so we knew what was in store and the rest of our travelling was excellent. Our journey took us first to the Falkland Islands, which is more English than England and where they take a fierce and very overt pride in being Islanders first and British second – there are no other competitors in the nationality stakes. It’s a bleak place, with much of the countryside still heavily fenced off in case of mines left by the invaders in 1982. These are scheduled to be cleared in 2009. But it is an interesting place and sufficiently short of people that an active community life is critical to their well-being. Indeed, on the day we went ashore (Boxing Day), in bright sunshine, they were holding their annual race-meeting, which offered horse races, of a sort, as well as the usual fete competitions. There was a form of Tote and everyone was there. In the pub there was a full house (mostly soldiers) watching Arsenal play Chelsea on the vast TV screen and the beer was draught Courage (Sorry!) From there we sailed south west to South Georgia, where we went ashore at a former whaling station and saw our first seals, fur and elephant and very smelly, and a few rather solitary penguins. Suzie was chased by a seal, they can move really quite rapidly and so did she, but generally, wherever we went, we were accepted by the locals, who were all either birds or animals, the only humans being scientists who were presumably measuring the temperature of the ice (v cold) or counting penguins (millions). South Georgia was where Sir Ernest Shackleton came ashore on his epic voyage to arrange the rescue of his expedition crew in 1915 and where he died five years later. His grave is on the main island. Thereafter we travelled south and south west to the South Shetland and South Orkney Islands and eventually to the Antarctic mainland, escorted by flocks of seabirds – albatrosses, petrels of all sizes and colours, shags, shearbills, terns and skuas –as well as groups of penguins and seals who porpoised along beside the ship as they swam way out into the ocean in search of food. On a couple of occasions we were entertained dramatically by humpback whales but those were rare sightings. On the land, however it was very different. Apart from the birds who teemed wherever we went, there were some beaches that were so covered with seals - mums, dads and pups - that there was no way we could go ashore and we had to cruise along in our little Zodiac rubber boats, snapping away as we went. And when we 29 �for the loan of their carousel projector, Tony Hill for his foresight in bringing another in case, and Monica for transferring slides from one carousel to another as the need arose! Our thanks also to David who stood in for Roger at both meetings. On February 12th Richard Cripps will be talking about Gardening for Wildlife, and if he can solve my conundrum of how to feed the birds without attracting mice and rats to the garden I shall be very pleased. The competition will be an artefact, photo or other evidence to show the encouragement of wildlife in your own garden. Sue Johns FIVE LANES WOMEN’S INSTITUTE To all the Ladies of Poulshot: As you may or may not know, the WI branches of Potterne, Worton and Marston were disbanded last March. However there is a strong desire to try to retain the fellowship and values of the WI in this area, so a new one has been formed. The new branch of WI is called the Five Lanes WI and is designed to serve the surrounding villages. We meet on the 2nd Tuesday of each month in Worton Village Hall at 7.45pm. So far we have members from Potterne, Worton, Marston and Bulkington and we should like some from Poulshot. Why not come as our guests to the next meeting on Tuesday, 12th February, when our speaker will be Mrs Fiona King, giving us entertaining snippets of the comical bits of the law? In the future we have the story of tea, plus tasting; a speaker from Afghanistan; making musical instruments, plus social events, etc. Ladies, please fill your car with friends and neighbours and come along. See you in Worton Village Hall at 7.45pm. Jean Barker—723093 Babs Stockwell—724234 there were five of us. Is this it ? But then in true Poulshot fashion, bodies appeared out of the darkness and our little group grew into a substantial choir. Off we went, stopping at various front doors, hammering the knocker or ringing the bell, anything to get the inhabitants to leave their warm, cosy fire and listen to the wondrous tones we were producing. To all of the singers and to the generous folk who helped to fill our collecting box we would like to say a big thank you. Thanks to your generosity we raised just over £65 which will go along with the money raised from our Advent Boxes - almost £80 - to our Christmas charity, Unicef, and their scheme to bring clear healthy water to the deprived areas of the world. To those of you who were not lucky enough to receive a visit from the Poulshot Carollers this year, worry not. If you hear the dulcet tones of carols at your front door next year and you are snug in front of your fire, think of us outside in the cold and come and join us! CAROLS BY CANDLELIGHT Christmas Eve saw St. Peter's Church decorated with masses of holly, lit by scores of candles, and filled to the walls with a hearty congregation who had come to join in the celebration of the Christmas Story. Our service took the well known format of carols and readings which told us of Jesus' birth and it really made us feel that Christmas was beginning. After singing all our favourite carols and listening to those familiar stories we finished the evening in the traditional way at St Peter's by serving mince pies and sherry to the congregation. Many thanks to all who made this evening happen, the ladies who decorated the Church, the gentleman who put up the Christmas tree, the choir who sang with great gusto, the 'waiters and waitresses' who served the refreshments and to you the people of Poulshot and our neighbours who helped to make the evening special by coming to fill the Church to capacity. And last but by no means least we really must not forget the person who's birthday it was and who was the real reason for us being there. JUST HOW MUCH WILL YOU DO TO SAVE YOUR CHURCH? COLD SUNSHINE Our Christmas in 2007 was spent in the summer climate of Buenos Aires, in Argentina, where there were temperatures in excess of 100º F, and in the South Atlantic and Antarctica, where, while the sun shone beautifully for much of our time, the water temperature was never more than a degree F or so over freezing, and the air was not much better. 28 Christmas is over and it is back to the normal everyday things of life, the school run, the housework and dare I say it, paying the bills. And that applies not only to our home life but also to the life of the Church, St Peter's. If you ask anyone living in or visiting Poulshot what makes it such an attractive place to live, one of the things mentioned is 'the lovely little Church' . Yes, that’s right, and it means a lot to the people of Poulshot, but have you ever stopped to think of the price attached to having 'a lovely little Church'? Every month we have to pay just under £800 to the Diocese as our Share. This is an amount varying from Church to Church but it pays for clergy wages, pensions, national insurance— that sort of thing. Not just Sacha's I 17 �hasten to add but all the clergy of the Diocese, but it does not include the Bishop's salary or anything connected to the Cathedral. Then there is the electricity, the cleaning, wine for communion, flowers each week to name but a few so you can see that the bills soon mount up, all for us to have 'a lovely little Church’. Many residents of Poulshot don't necessarily come to Church each Sunday but give regularly to help with the weekly income and for this we are extremely grateful, but now we have an extra plea. We need support and we need it from everyone. The roof is in need of repair. We have put it off for as long as possible until we can ignore it no longer and the bullet must be bitten. We have to think of an extensive fund raising programme to pay for this work and this is where the question comes in 'Just how much will you do to save your Church?' . We need people to support these events, the coffee mornings, the cheese and wine evenings whatever it may be, and hopefully the revenue, however small, will come together and help in raising the £10,000 we need (give or take a pound or two). So if you want to live in a village with 'a lovely little Church' where your children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren can be christened, your children can be married, and where your loved ones may rest in peace, please ask yourself, would you be prepared to come along to a fund raising event to save your 'lovely little Church'? Janet James (For & on behalf of St Peter's PCC) CHURCH NOTES DID ANYONE NOTICE Did you notice when you came to Church over Christmas what was different to the inside of St. Peter's? Maybe you didn't but that was probably a compliment to what had been done. Still puzzled? Well, we now have a new curtain in front of the small door into the Chancel. We have been without one for some years (one of those jobs we are always going to get round to) and the wind has crept under the door and added to the sometimes chilly conditions of the Church. Our thanks go to Dot Woods who undertook this mission, and with great enthusiasm it was done before we knew it. The fact that it blends in so well with the rest of the Church makes one feel it has been there for ever, and we are very grateful to Dot. Now are there any more jobs we need doing....? DATES FOR YOUR DIARY This year there will be Lent Lunches held on various Saturdays within the 18 people. No other volunteers have come forward to offer occasional help and we are quite desparate at the moment as our "right-hand man" Eddie only has a working right hand, the other is broken and will be in plaster for quite a while yet. We wish him all the best for a complete and pain-free recovery. So DADS, before I come a-knocking on your door give me a ring and help the Club out when you can ~ Tel:- 726211. “YORP” 5-a-side team competed very well back in November with excellent play and cracking goals. Our thanks go to:- Ben Tylee, Mark Pearce, Luke and Daniel Smith, Adam Clarke, Bradley Whitbread, Ali Little and Joe Merritt for taking part. After playing through to the semi-finals with 2 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses the team were placed 3rd. We were NOT beaten by Potterne YC as they were unable to enter this year. I heard they are looking for a coach, that's the tutor variety not 8 wheeled passenger transport! Hope they've found someone to run the team, they have a very good football record. Oh well, I’d better get the hearts cut out for Valentine cards ………. Mel Dalley SEEND AND DISTRICT GARDENING CLUB In December Lucy Ellis, a trainee flower arranger, demonstrated four arrangements of varying size and orientation from vertical to horizontal, for Christmas table centres. As well as flowers she used greenery, berries, cones, ribbon, painted twigs and clusters of small LED lights tucked into glass containers. The last arrangement used a bottle of wine as the base and was very simple and effective. The results of her efforts were raffled and mine at least lasted until Christmas. Our January meeting was led by Judith Plante-Cleall who talked on 400 years of garden design with reference to National Trust gardens in Wessex, which she said were some of the finest in England. Charles ll brought ideas across from France which influenced the gardens of the nobility here, followed later by William and Mary who brought Dutch ideas of garden design to change and develop English gardens. The 18th Century saw the beginning of the great landscape gardens such as Stourhead, based on Greek and Italian design. In the 19th century houses like Kingston Lacey were able to employ plant hunters to bring back exotic plants and ideas for gardens while at the same time cottage gardens, such as the one at Hardy’s Cottage, became more fashionable. Finally in the last century, Gertrude Jekyll and others drew on the past and each other to produce whole or part gardens in various places, Barrington Court and Iford Manor amongst them. The talk was illustrated by slides, and we owe thanks to Marion and Richard Whitehead 27 �FOR SALE Pop in anytime for a chat to find out more about acupuncture At our informal open day Saturday February 9th 11am ‘till 3pm The Devizes Acupuncture Practice 9A Monday Market Street 01380 730042 Susan Bishop BAc BNurs SRN Jane Ford Lic Ac Anneli Engberg Lic Ac BONE CHINA BENEFICE MUGS £6 EACH To purchase please contact: Paulette Bremner-Milne 828527 Brian James 724944 All members of The British Acupuncture Council Sarah Walters, Medical Herbalist BSc DipPhyt Caroline’s Canapés Light Bites Canapés Party Food Delicious homemade food delivered to your door! Call Caroline Coles on: 01380 828436 or 07976 899946 or Email: caroline.coles@ivydesign.co.uk 26 NEW HYMN BOOKS ST PETER’S CHURCH POULSHOT £10 each We have taken delivery recently of a new supply of Hymn Books for the Church. These ’Common Praise’ editions contain all the traditional Ancient and Modern hymns we all know and love, together with a selection of the best twentieth century hymns You may like to purchase one or more of these new hymn books and have them inscribed to commemorate a special event, i.e. wedding or baptism, to have one dedicated to the memory of a loved one, or simply just to donate one in your name to the Church. Please enclose cash or cheque (made payable to St Peter’s Church Poulshot) in an envelope together with the dedication required and either give it to Dot Wood or ‘phone her (828825) and she will be happy to collect. HURRY as stocks are dwindling rapidly!! 19 �Benefice. We shall be holding ours in the Village Hall on Saturday 1st March (St David's Day) from 1200 noon, and the money raised will go to Church funds. As last year there will be a selection of delicious home made soups with fresh crusty bread, just what you need on a cold winter's day to warm you up. So come along and join us on 1st March to enjoy good food and good company. We hope to see lots of you on that date but if for some reason you can't manage the 1st March, the other dates for Lent Lunches within the benefice are:Bulkington Saturday 9th February Seend Saturday 23rd February Seend Saturday 8th March Bulkington Saturday 15th March. ADVANCED NOTICE : SERVICES FOR HOLY WEEK This year Holy Week will be slightly different in that services will be held around the Benefice in the days leading up to Easter Day. We hope that this will make us all feel part of this special time in the Church's Calendar. PALM SUNDAY (16th March) 6.00pm Poulshot Parish Communion. There will be a procession of Palms from the entrance to Church Farm starting at 5.45pm, leading into Church for the Service. Monday (17th March) 6.00pm Service at Bulkington Tuesday (18th March) 6.00pm Poulshot A Journey to Easter ( A Service of Readings and Hymns telling the Easter Story) Wednesday (19th March) 6.00pm Seend Lent Meditation and Compline 20 A new year a, new term to look forward to. We welcome back Mrs Blankley who will be working one day a week throughout the school in different classes. As always the busy Autumn term culminated with all the usual events; Christmas Fayre, nativity plays, Christmas lunch, party and carol service. This year the infants took centre stage to entertain us all at the Christmas play, and what a brilliant job they did! It was thought that this way they were all able to contribute, each with a few words to say. The newly formed choir also performed. The Carol service on the other hand was conducted by the juniors, each class performing different sketches. Mrs Wood is now concentrating on the next School performance, this time a chance for the juniors to show their performing talents in ‘Oliver’. Rehearsals are well underway, and the show will take place on Monday 31 March and Tuesday 1 April, afternoon and evening. It’s sure to be a show stopper, so don’t forget to put the date in your diary. Developments in the School grounds continue. Willow ‘whips’ are due to arrive soon to create a tunnel and bower for the children to play in. Next on the agenda is a White Horse replica to be carved on the field. This is the first of four landmarks to be re-created in the school grounds. Each to represent the house names – Avebury, Silbury, and Stonehenge — ideas that come from the children at School Council. R.S.A. News. Friday February 15 Children’s Valentines Disco 6.30-8.00pm More events to come, watch this space! YOUTH OF ROWDE & POULSHOT “YORP” Here we go again, into 2008 ~ Thursday (20th March) 7.30pm Seend Parish Eucharist, Washing of Feet, Stripping the Altar. GOOD FRIDAY (21st March) 10.00am Matins & Litany 10.00am Morning Prayer 10.00am Good Friday Workshop ( for children) 1.30pm Liturgy of the Day - Reading of the Passion Rowde School News POULSHOT BULKINGTON SEEND SEEND The Youth Club resumed on January 11th with a good attendance of 24. Some of the girls made wind-chimes hung from wooden curtain pole rings, while some of the lads were quite taken with the large ear-ring loops left after the pendants were removed for the wind-chimes! We were pleased to have the assistance of a dad to help lift equipment and stay to play pool, table-tennis and ref. the Street Hockey with the young 25 �fashioned” standards of morality, behaviour and Christian beliefs and practices. Although this seems to be a significant element in current attitudes to marriage and divorce, there was still agreement that the wedding vow should retain its intention that marriage was a lifetime commitment, and that pre-marriage instruction and guidance were a vital tool in meeting this aim. Nevertheless, the caveat was also made that when marriages do reach the point of irretrievable breakdown, subsequent divorce must not necessarily be a bar to either partner being married again, and in church. Next month’s meeting on Wednesday, 20th February will be in Poulshot Village Hall at 7.30pm, when we will consider the question of whether the next Coronation service can and should be multi-faith. EASTER DAY (Sunday 23rd March) 6.00am Dawn Service - Lighting of Paschal Candles, Renewal of Baptismal Vows 10.00am Benefice Eucharist - Renewal of Baptismal Vows - Children's Easter Egg Hunt Programme for 2008. It had rained all day and despite the rather large puddle at the bottom of Barley Hill Lane, a large group of ladies gathered in the Village Hall on Tuesday 15th January to discuss the programme for the remainder of 2008. We had some brilliant ideas and, as I write, a number of volunteers are trying to organise events. Once I have received confirmation of the events for the year, I will put together a programme and distribute to you all. At the same time I will also ensure everyone has an up-to-date list of names and telephone numbers for contacting each other when necessary. A big thank you to everyone for making the effort to turn out, and for all the good suggestions for the year. Dates for the Diary Tuesday 19th February 7.30pm in the Village Hall – Presentation by Wiltshire Search and Rescue. Marian Stimson 24 SEEND Our Church (St Peter’s Poulshot) NEEDS YOU FOUNDED 1289 CLOSED IN ??? POULSHOT LADIES CLUB Christmas seems a long way off now but the Poulshot Ladies Christmas Dinner sticks clearly in the memory. Some 25 Ladies met at the Raven and enjoyed a delicious dinner, beautifully cooked, presented and served by the Raven team. We ate and drank with gay abandon and rounded off the evening with a surprise lucky dip. We all brought ready wrapped presents with us which went into a big sack. We took turns to feel about for something really tempting and opened it with shouts of delight. It was a great way to start the Christmas celebrations and we went home happy in every way!! SEEND DON’T LET IT HAPPEN CHURCH SERVICES POULSHOT, SEEND AND BULKINGTON FEBRUARY 2008 3rd February—Candlemass 8.00am BCP Holy Communion 9.30am Family Eucharist 11.15am Parish Eucharist 6.00pm Evensong 6th February—Ash Wednesday 7.30pm Parish Eucharist with Imposition of Ashes 10th February 8.00am 9.30am 11.15am 6.00pm BCP Holy Communion Matins Parish Eucharist Evensong 21 SEEND BULKINGTON SEEND POULSHOT SEEND SEEND POULSHOT SEEND BULKINGTON �17th February 8.00am 9.30am 11.15am 6.00pm 24th February 8.00am 9.30am 11.15am 6.00pm FROM THE CHURCH REGISTERS BCP Holy Communion Parish Eucharist Parish Eucharist Parish Eucharist SEEND BULKINGTON SEEND POULSHOT BCP Holy Communion Family Eucharist Family Eucharist SEEND POULSHOT SEEND BULKINGTON Parish Eucharist 2nd March—Mothering Sunday 8.00am BCP Holy Communion 9.30am Family Eucharist 11.15am Family Eucharist 6.00pm Family Eucharist SEEND BULKINGTON SEEND POULSHOT WEEKDAY SERVICES Mondays 9.00am Tuesdays 9.00am Wednesdays 9.45am Thursdays 9.00am Matins Matins Holy Communion Matins SEEND POULSHOT SEEND BULKINGTON February 3 Feb 10 Feb 17 Feb 24 Feb March 2 Mar 6.00pm 9.30am 6.00pm 9.30am Sidesman Mr M Hues Mr C Saunders Mr J Quinn Mr F Wood Reader Mr N Hunloke Col C Langton Mr J Quinn The Rector 6.00pm Mrs J James Mr M Hues CHURCH ROSTERS CHURCH FLOWERS February 3 Feb Mrs Yvonne Baber 10 Feb - 16 Mar LENT—No flowers 22 Interment of Ashes Evelyn NASH 12 January 2008 Funeral 16 January 2008 Kathleen DYKE KATHLEEN DYKE 16 March 1927 – 5th January 2008 Kathleen Dyke, a resident of Poulshot since arriving here shortly after the Second World War, with her late farmer husband Aubrey, lived in Mill Farm until her sad death on 5th January. Mrs Grace Harris, of Church Farm, writes of: “The passing of a very kind friend and neighbour, who will be sadly missed both in the Church and in the village. Kathleen loved life to the full and was a great lady to spend a holiday with. I for one appreciated so much one holiday which was spent on Jersey and where we enjoyed many laughs together. Kath was also a wonderful wife and mother to her family, who will miss her and our thoughts and prayers are now with them all.” WEDNESDAY GROUP 16th January 2008 An excellent turnout of fourteen people itching to air their views met to consider the question: “Should marriage still mean ‘Until death us do part’ in the 21st century?” After an explanation of where the Church stood nowadays on the often vexed and misunderstood question of the remarriage of divorcees, in whatever circumstances, the discussion as ever ranged over the widest interpretation of the question, sometimes relevantly, just as often irrelevantly, but always with interest. The history of the Church’s connection with, and acceptance of, the aftermath of divorce, arguably started with that serial divorcer and beheader Henry VIII and was surely a factor in the early stages of the English Reformation. However, subsequently the response from clergy to requests for remarriage in church has varied from downright refusal to qualified agreement. Formal Church guidance on this response has now been issued that stresses the importance of the tolerance, forgiveness and love that are foundations of the Church’s teaching. The group wondered if this was another way of saying that “Death” as included in the marriage vows, now means death of the marriage rather than of one half of the married couple. There was also a strong feeling that the seemingly growing rate of divorce was very much a reflection of the general falling off of “old 23 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Title A name given to the resource Poulshot Village News February 2008 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 01/02/2008 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Poulshot Village News Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Poulshot Village News PVN Village News https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/org.poulshotvillagearchive/original/a9468cc93851f90cc65022d320488257.pdf 58bce0505046e4e0d7d86b8ca458467c PDF Text Text USEFUL POULSHOT TELEPHONE NUMBERS Chairman Parish Council Mr Michael Hues 828255 Clerk to Parish Council Mr Michael Wilson 828100 Email: Mai_wilson@onetel.com Rector Rev Sacha Pearce 828615 Churchwarden Mr Brian James 724944 Secretary PCC Mrs Janet James 724944 Village Trust, Chairman Mr Nicholas Hunloke 828333 Village Hall Committee) Village Hall Bookings ) Mr Chris Saunders 827290 Mother & Toddler Group Mrs Penny Nixon 828012 Farmers Club Mr Richard Francis 828232 Poulshot Ladies Club Lady Kate Hunloke 828333 YORP Mrs Jackie Wiltshire Mrs Mel Dalley 725076 726211 POULSHOT VILLAGE NEWS Village Trust, Secretary County Councillor Mrs Pat Rugg 722677 Happy Christmas and A Peaceful New Year Kennet District Councillor Thelma Carr 828756 ************************************************** Editor, Poulshot News : Mr John Quinn 828501 Email: johnquinn589@btinternet.com POLICE (General/Non Emergency) 28 0845 408 7000 ISSUE NUMBER 126 December 2006/January 2007 1 �POULSHOT PARISH COUNCIL Chairman: Mrs S Aldridge Mr G Collett Clerk: Wiltshire County Councillor Mr M Hues Mr J Baber Mr N Hunloke Chimney Sweep Mr J Dyke Mr M Nixon Kennet District Councillor Mr Michael Wilson ST PETER’S CHURCH PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL Rector: Andrew Underwood Mrs Patricia Rugg - 01380 722677 2 The Farmhouse, Byron Road, Devizes SN10 5NS for Seend and Poulshot Thelma Carr. thelma.carr@kennet.gov.uk tel: 01380 828756 Vacuum Clean Efficient Phone : 01225 706447 Mobile: 07889 771505 Rev Sacha Pearce The Rectory Seend Melksham SN12 6NR Tel: 01380 828615 Churchwarden: Mr B James Members: Mr N Hunloke - Treasurer Mrs P Bremner-Milne Mrs A Bullen Lady Kate Hunloke Mr N Blenkarne Organist: Mrs Pamela De Belle Brush DISCLAIMER Mr R Janes Mrs J James While we have no reason to question the validity of any advertisement in this magazine, we cannot accept responsibility for any claims made or services offered in these advertisements. POULSHOT VILLAGE TRUST Chairman: Vice-Chairman: Secretary: Treasurer: Archivist: Mr N Hunloke Mrs D Gravina Mr B James Mrs P. Langton www.poulshot.org.uk POULSHOT WEB SITE DOLMAN AUDIO VISUAL Berhill’s Lane Farm, Sells Green, Melksham Telephone 01380 828524 We know HI FI TELEVISION VIDEO DVD literally inside out ! For personal service and a professional repair to any make of product, ancient or modern, please telephone Maggie or Peter All contributions welcome - do you have any events you want publicised? The Poulshot web site can help or you can log on to www.kennet.gov.uk, select events and you can post your events for the world to see! Mike Wilson - Mai wilson@onetel.com We also stock a range of quality reconditioned (non ex-rental) equipment carrying a minimum 6 months warranty DOLMAN AUDIO VISUAL is an Authorised Service Centre providing technical assistance on behalf of leading manufacturers. 2 27 �EDITORIAL Seasoned Hardwood Logs TONY PARSONS DOMESTIC APPLIANCE ENGINEER Most Tree Work Undertaken WASHING MACHINES/ COOKERS/DRIERS Ring James SERVICE & REPAIRS TEL: 01380 723279 MOBILE: 07970 117023 07970 781828 WILTSHIRE NUMISMATIC SOCIETY TO LET North Cornish Holiday Cottage (Founded in Devizes 1965) Available all year round for Weekend & Mid-Week Breaks Along with Week Holidays At a time when our news media regale us daily with stories of major criminal offences committed all over the country, it comes as a sad reminder that we are part of the real world when we find crimes, however apparently minor, committed in our own village. To the victim, no crime is small and we have rightly been enjoined by the police to keep our eyes and ears open for anything that might help them apprehend the culprits. At the same time, we are all urged to be aware of the risks and to look at our own security arrangements, in an attempt to reduce our vulnerability. If you have information, or need advice, contact our Neighbourhood Watch Co-ordinator, Judy Edwards (828236 or pipers2poulshot@tiscali.co.uk). With no magazine at the end of 2006 and our next issue not until the end of January 2007, may I remind all our regular, and irregular, correspondents that the closing date for contributions is 20th January. These should cover events that have passed in December and January as well as those “upcoming”, and anything else that you feel needs airing – don’t be shy! And so may Suzie (editorial assistant, compositor, office staff and chief worker) and I wish all our readers a very Merry Christmas and a Happy, Peaceful and Prosperous 2007 and may these good wishes stand in lieu of local cards please. Finally, a big thank you to Hamish Janes for his front cover design. Is there any more hidden artistic talent out there – come along? John Quinn DATES FOR YOUR DIARY 3 miles from Surfing Beach & Bude, North Cornwall Well Equipped & sleeps up to 8 Beautiful Garden Summer House & Parking Meetings held on third Monday of the month March to December inclusive 8pm at Poulshot Village Hall For further details Contact Bo Miles-Hobbs on Details from Mr M Bowden Tel: 01380 828432 01380 813092 December Mon 4 Poulshot Farming Club AGM and “Crazy Whist”, Village Hall, 7.30pm Wed 6 Black Box/Green Wheelie Bin Collections Wed 6 Christmas Bazaar, Village Hall, 6pm Fri 8 Rowde School Christmas Fayre, 6pm Fri 8 Wiltshire Numismatic Society, The Raven, Xmas Dinner Sun 10 Poulshot Farming Club Christmas Lunch, Bromham Social Centre, 12.30 for 1pm Deadline for copy for February 2007 Tel: 01380 828501 26 20 January 2007 Email: johnquinn589@btinternet.com 3 �Mon 11 Mobile Library, The Raven Car Park, 1125—1135am Mon 11 Plastic & Cardboard Skip, Village Hall, 1130am—1.30pm Wed 13 Black Wheelie Bin Collection Wed 13 Poulshot Ladies Club Christmas Dinner, The Raven Tue 19 Carol Singing Wed 20 Black Box/Green Wheelie Bin Collections Thu 21 Over 60’s Christmas Dinner, Village Hall Sun 24 Carol Service, St Peter’s Church, 6pm Tue 26 Boxing Day Walk, 2pm starting from Village Hall Thu 28 Black Wheelie Bin Collection January 2007 Thu 4 Black Box/Green Wheelie Bin Collections Mon 8 Mobile Library, The Raven Car Park, 1125—1135am Tue 9 Poulshot Parish Council , Village Hall, 6.30pm Wed 10 Black Wheelie Bin Collection Wed 17 Black Box/Green Wheelie Bin Collections Wed 17 Wednesday Group, Village Hall, 7.30pm—”What does your Community mean to you? Is it important? Mon 22 Mobile Library, The Raven Car Park, 1125—1135am Tue 23 Village Trust, Village Hall, 7.30pm Wed 24 Black Wheelie Bin Collection Wed 24 Poulshot Ladies Club, Village Hall, 8pm Wed 31 Black Box/Green Wheelie Bin Collections February Mon 5 Mobile Library, The Raven Car Park, 1125—1135am Wed 7 Black Wheelie Bin Collection Wed 14 Black Box/Green Wheelie Bin Collections Forthcoming Events Fri 9 Mar Great Race Evening, Village Hall POULSHOT PARISH COUNCIL th The Parish Council met on 7 November. All members of the Council were present together with Mrs Pat Rugg, Wiltshire County Council (WCC) and Mrs Thelma Carr, Kennet District Council (KDC), together with eight members of the public. After the meeting had been opened by the Chairman, Michael Hues, Marion Rayner, from Community First, gave a presentation on ‘Parish Plans’, a topic that has been before the Council for some time. She explained that a Parish Plan was intended to be a statement by the community of how it sees itself 4 WINDOW CLEANING Reach and Wash Hand Tools Competitive Rates Reliable Service Mr Smith 01380 729716 MAN WITH A VAN Do you want anything Moved Collected—Delivered No Job too small Reasonable Rates Mature and reliable Call 07867557983 or 07887550945 25 �HELIUM FILLED BALLOONS FOR ALL PARTIES, WEDDINGS AND SPECIAL OCCASIONS Caroline Webb 01380 722579 Mobile: 07979 692533 www.partyballoonsforall.co.uk CHRISTMAS BAZAAR Wednesday 6TH DECEMBER 6.00pm—8.00pm VILLAGE HALL STALLS WHITE REINDEER (Quality Secondhand!) PRODUCE, CAKES, JAMS, ETC GIFTS & COSMETICS BOOKS BOTTLE TOMBOLA BATHROOMS, TAPS, HOT WATER CYLINDERS AND MUCH MORE NO JOB TOO SMALL 24 HR CALL OUT Tel: 01380828956 Mob: 07708510715 GRAND CHRISTMAS RAFFLE MULLED WINE SANTA’S GROTTO (Children up to 10) In aid of St Peter’s Church 24 5 �NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH Sadly, there have been at least two incidents of crime in the village recently, when cars, outside houses on the Green, were broken into and items of property stolen. With many cars of necessity left outside the owners’ homes, they are inevitably vulnerable and owners are advised to ensure that unattended vehicles are locked and attractive items removed from vehicles. The suspected theft of a bicycle has also been mentioned and again, bikes outside houses are a temptation to petty thieves. If anyone hears of anything that might help the police catch those responsible, they should let the Neighbourhood Watch Co-ordinator, Judy Edwards (828236), know and she will pass it on to the police. The police have also sent the following warnings: “A silver/white Transit van with foreign plates (possibly Irish) has been reported in various villages attempting to sell Honda replica items, petrol generators and jet washers. It is possible that these are stolen goods. The van driver appears to be Irish and is accompanied by a younger person who usually remains in the vehicle. We have also noticed a re-occurrence of litotes (distraction burglary). The most recent case was of 2 men posing as workers for the Water Board calling and asking to check the water pipes; the modus operandi appears to be that one of the men calls and asks the occupant to turn on a kitchen tap so that he can monitor its flow for dirt etc., and, at the same time, asks the occupant to go and switch on a bathroom tap. Whilst the occupant is switching on the tap the second "worker" enters the house and steals. The 'Nottingham Knockers' are the young men selling household goods at the door and are in the area. They must have a peddler's licence signed by Wiltshire's Chief Constable in order to operate legally.” REFUSE COLLECTIONS OVER CHRISTMAS/NEW YEAR Please note that the Black Wheelie Bin Collection after Christmas will be on Thursday 28th December (not the usual Wednesday). Do you need help with: Self Assessment Business Plans Taxation Presentation to Banks Contact: GORDON LAWRENCE Chartered Accountant 30, The Pound Bromham Tel: Devizes 850294 Free initial consultation POULSHOT VILLAGE HALL POULSHOT MOTHERS & TODDLERS GROUP at The Village Hall, Poulshot Come and join us for some company Toys and games to play with Coffee and a chat Held every Thursday from 9.30am to 11.30am Available for Meetings, Functions, Clubs and Private Parties £3.00 per hour (for Poulshot residents and regular users) £4.00 per hour (for non-residents and non-regular users) Tel: Chris Saunders (827290) JILLIAN NEWSOM MSSCh MBChA CHIROPODIST Registered member of the British Chiropody & Podiatry Association Visiting Practice 01380 828257 Mobile 07773 987508 Similarly, the New Year Black Box/Green Wheelie Bin Collection will be on Thursday 4th January Equestria, Berhills Lane, Seend, Melksham, Wiltshire SN12 6RR 6 23 �The Tranquil Moment HEALTH & BEAUTY CLINIC DECLEOR PARIS Treatments include: non surgical face lifts facials massage manicures pedicures non surgical body slimming & toning reflexology eyelash/brow tints& shaping waxing make up electrolysis spray tanning BOTOX developing over the next few years. It is NOT a document with any legal status but would stand alongside existing planning papers, such as Kennet’s ‘Design Statement’ and the ‘Conservation Statement’ in providing the equivalent of a Business Plan for the future of the parish. It was clear that a considerable amount of work would be involved by a number of people in order to undertake the project, which is not compulsory, in a worthwhile way and the meeting was left in some doubt as to whether, for a community as small as Poulshot, such effort would be of value. It was agreed that a more detailed explanation of what was envisaged and might be involved would be included in the next Poulshot Village News at the end of January 2007, after which consultation with the community as a whole will be undertaken. Matters Discussed. DECLEOR aromatherapy skin care and O.P.I nail care products are used for treatments and are also available for purchase For more information or an appointment call Jo on 01380 828297 The Old Stables, Middle Green Farm, The Green, Poulshot, Devizes, Wiltshire, SN10 1SD Speed Limits. Details have been received from Highways Department at WCC, showing where restriction signs and repeaters will be placed and the Clerk confirmed that there were to be no extra signs within the existing restricted area and no extra street lights. It was agreed that the major sign at each end of the 30 mile area should show the speed limit, the village name and an exhortation for motorists to drive carefully – all on a grey background. We seem to be nearly there! Steward Scheme. The new Parish Steward had made his first working visit with the intention of weeding the overgrown footpaths in the village. However, he was of the opinion that the condition of the paths was sufficiently poor that to weed them properly would only cause more damage and so, as he was for some unfathomable reason not allowed to spray the weeds, he decided to report the paths’ condition to the Highways Department for possible repair. Discussion centred around the possibility of some “self-help” spraying with Round-Up by members having the necessary equipment. Village Green. Cutting. The Chairman agreed to investigate the feasibility of another cut. Pond. Pipes into the pond had been cleared and repaired. Sewerage Pipes. The new pipes on the east side of the Green had been laid according to programme, but efforts to return the area to “normal” were less successful, to a degree as a result of the heavy rain. Wessex Water will be asked to return to the task of making good when the weather is appropriate. 22 7 �Green Gardens Woodland. Hedge Cutting will be arranged, to include the inaccessible part of the hedge in the allotment corner. Plans. The outcome of a number of minor planning applications was discussed – details are held by the Clerk. The Clerk reported that WCC had been given planning permission, without reference to the Parish Council, for the creation of an agricultural access from the end of Sillington Lane onto ground that was part of that for sale with Higher Green Farm. Apparently the selling agents had referred to this access in connection with the possible suitability of the land for development. The representative from KDC confirmed that there could be no development with the possible exception of additional social housing. This highly emotive subject will be closely monitored by the Parish Council. The installation of a public footpath as part of the new development on Townsend corner was raised. This was done, again with no proper consultation with the Parish Council, on the instruction of the Highways Department at WCC. It was considered that the tarmac surface was inappropriate in a rural community as were the metal posts used to control access. In addition, these posts were installed in such a way as to make access impossible for anyone with a pram or for a person with a horse, defeating much of the value of the path as a safety measure. The Clerk will follow this up. Finance. The Parish Council Accounts for the year ending 31st March 2007 showed a healthy credit balance which suggested that a cut in the Precept, the sum taken from Council Tax, (i.e. US) could be reduced in 2008. For 2007, the Precept would remain as at present at £5,000. Guest Speakers. The Clerk asked for suggestions for guest speakers at future meetings. Next Meeting. Public Meeting, to which all are invited, in the Village Hall at 6.30pm on Tuesday 9th January 2007. POULSHOT VILLAGE TRUST The Village Trust’s Open Evening on 10th November attracted a good turnout and, judging by the level of the “He was much younger then,” and “I certainly didn’t do that,” comments heard in the corner, it produced reminiscence as well as interest. The Trust’s various record books were scanned at length and 8 21 �Day Trip. The day trip in 2007 will be on 21st July, a repeat of a trip of some years ago, to Hidcote and Kifsgate in Gloucestershire. Stay-Away Trip. The stay-away visit is to Yorkshire from 21st to 25th June, staying in York with some lovely gardens lined up as well as free time in the city. Seend Bridge House. We have also been invited by Mr and Mrs Symons to visit Seend Bridge House next year, to see the gardens designed by Bunny Guinness, the date to be announced later. What does your Community mean to you? Is it Important? Wednesday 17 January 2007 7.30pm Village Hall, Poulshot All are very welcome For further details, please ring Rupert Janes on 828639 or Rev Sacha Pearce 828615 Do please get in touch if there is a subject YOU WOULD REALLY LIKE TO BE DISCUSSED. All offers willingly considered! For Sale CONSERVATORY CANE FURNITURE Two Seater Sofa, 2 Armchairs Coffee Table Occasional Table (All in good order) £50 the LOT (or pro rata by the piece)) BOXING DAY WALK Tuesday 26th December 2.00pm This will start, as it usually does at 2.00pm from the Village Hall. Everyone welcome, children and dogs to be accompanied. Please bring leads for dogs. This year there will be some stiles to clamber over, therefore push chairs** would be at a disadvantage. After the walk tea and mincepies will be served at Nora Dixon’s home, Lower Green (this is the house behind the chestnut trees on the Green). The walk aims to get back to Poulshot at about 4.00pm. We look forward to a merry gathering of friends, neighbours and relatives. **Maybe wheeled chairs for those of all ages would like to take a roll around the Green Gardens Woodland and round the Village Green there was not a single complaint; well, perhaps one! It was encouraging too, to have several new members joining (a trend that continued the following week when, at a very different event, the Rector, Rev Sacha Pearce also joined). We welcome them all and will welcome anyone else who wishes to show their interest in the conservation and maintenance of Poulshot’s environment. The Book of Trees was introduced on this occasion and the compilers are very grateful for all the support they have received. But the book has plenty of pages left and it would be satisfying to be able to continue the story of village trees until there is no more space, (or no more compilers). We would welcome any stories and pictures that have either been missed this time round, or that come up again in the future. Please let us know if you have something you feel would be of interest or value – whether it’s good news or not. In particular we would like any pictures of last summer’s events held in the Green Gardens Woodland – such as the Parish Picnic and the Poulshot Proms. Please pass them to Nora Dixon or John Quinn. The Trust’s next meeting will be in the Village Hall at 7.30pm on Tuesday 23rd January 2007. Tel: Devizes 828501 20 9 �VILLAGE HALL Many thanks to all the villagers and “incomers” who gave such great support for the “Alan Webber Mastermind” Quiz on 17th November. Fifteen tables must surely be a new quiz record. At one point, a degree of panic set in as it looked as if we would run out of tables (and space). Alan’s compilation of questions and his presentation and control were up to his usual very high standard and a great evening was had by all. Joint winners were: Steve & Margaret Pope Baron and Derek & Angela Bullen FINLAND Finnish people believe that Father Christmas lives in the north part of Finland called Korvatunturi, north of the Arctic Circle. However, the people of Greenland say that Father Christmas lives in their country. Presents are given on Christmas Eve and the main Christmas meal is held that evening. Many people visit the graves of loved ones and light up the graveyards with candles of remembrance. RUSSIA Christmas is sometimes celebrated on December 25th, but more often it is and Malcolm & Marlene Nixon and Jim & Sue Aldridge Once again, many thanks for your support, without which Poulshot might eventually lose its Village Hall. A Future Date for Your Diary – “Great Race Evening” – Village Hall, Friday 9th March. POULSHOT LADIES CLUB In October we were invited to join Worton Ladies to hear a talk by Sybil Mitchell about her Aunt, Dame Sybil Thorndyke. Well, what a joyous evening it turned out to be. Sybil took us on a wonderful journey, starting with her Great Grandparents. The journey covered her Aunt’s private and public life. At each stage of the journey we were told wonderful stories which brought Dame Sybil to life for us all. There was no doubt that Sybil adored her Aunt and followed in her footsteps and too became an actress. Sybil held us all spellbound for the whole evening, she was a most wonderful storyteller. At the end we were able to look at the wonderful photographs and ask questions, all while enjoying a buffet supper provided by Worton Ladies. Many thanks to Sybil and Worton Ladies for a most enjoyable evening. November Meeting When we arrived at The Old Potato Yard for an evening of card making we were met by a most wonderful sight. As we opened the door to go in we were welcomed by Jane and Amy and the shop was awash with fairy lights and a welcoming log burning stove – Christmas had come early! For the next two hours the room behind the shop was a hub of activity. Eight ladies, plus four friends, spent the evening making Christmas cards and decorations. Jane and Amy were very patient and helped us all complete quite a few cards. There was a huge range of materials for us to use as we wished. There was also a little time for drinks and nibbles and to browse around the shop. Some of the results were wonderful, but I don’t 10 celebrated on January 7th because the Russian Orthodox Church uses the old Julian calendar for religious celebration days. Special Christmas food might include cakes, pies and meat dumplings. JOKES! JOKES! JOKES! Q: What do you get if you cross Father Christmas with a detective? A: Santa Clues! Q: What do you call a man who claps at Father Christmas? A: Santapplause! Q: What's Father Christmas called if he rests while delivering presents? A: Santa pause! Q: What do you get when you eat Christmas decorations? A: Tinselitis! AND FINALLY…NEW YEAR The actual date on which New Year's Day is celebrated has moved several times over the centuries. The Romans began their year in March, at the beginning of spring - the start of the farmer's year and the beginning of the cycle of life. Then they switched to January 1st in 153BC. Later, most of mediaeval Europe celebrated New Year on March 25th, along with the Spring Equinox - apart, that is, from good old Anglo-Saxon England: WE celebrated New Year on December 25th, along with Christmas! It took William the Conqueror to change it, but we still had to be different - we soon went back to the old Roman date of January 1st! Eventually we did come into line with the rest of Europe and celebrated New Year on March 25th until in 1582 Pope Gregory ordered the adoption of the Gregorian calendar and moved New Year back to January 1st again, where it has stayed ever since. MERRY CHRISTMAS & A HAPPY NEW YEAR! 19 �Children’s Page CHRISTMAS TRADITIONS AROUND THE WORLD BELGIUM Father Christmas (called de Kerstman or le Pere Noel) brings children their presents on Christmas day. Belgians eat a special sweet bread called “cougnou” on Christmas morning. It is supposed to be in the shape of baby Jesus. BRAZIL Father Christmas is called Papai Noel. As in the U.K. people have a special Christmas meal eating things like turkey, ham, rice, salad, pork, fresh and dried fruits. think there is any need for Hallmark cards to worry about falling profits if the efforts of the writer are anything to go by! It was a wonderful evening and if anyone feels left out by not coming, don’t worry, a visit to the shop will whet your appetite. December Meeting Christmas Dinner, The Raven, Wednesday 13th December By now everyone should have received a menu. Please complete and return to Paulette by 4 December. If you haven’t received a menu but would like to join us please ring Paulette on 828527. January Meeting This will take place at The Village Hall on Wednesday 24 January at 8 pm. This year we changed the day of our meeting as quite a few members found our original third Tuesday of the month difficult to get to. The change in day has not proved as successful as we had hoped and we really need to discuss where we go from now. Please make every effort to attend this meeting, as the outcome could affect the future of the club. Paulette Bremner-Milne GERMANY Germans love to decorate their houses at Christmas. Father Christmas (Der Weihnachtsmann) sometimes delivers his presents to German children on Christmas Eve so that they are under the Christmas tree when they get back from church. On Christmas Day, fish (often Carp) or goose is eaten. HUNGARY On Christmas Eve children go out to visit relatives because little Jesus brings the tree and presents while they are out. It is the custom to hang edible things on the tree like chocolate and meringues. The children see the tree and presents for the first time after a festive dinner. LATVIA It was in Latvia that the first Christmas tree was decorated. Latvians celebrate Christmas over twelve days. The special Latvian Christmas meal is cooked brown peas with bacon sauce, small pies, cabbage and sausage. PORTUGAL Father Christmas brings presents on Christmas Eve to Portugese children. The presents are found under the Christmas tree or in shoes left by the fireplace. A special Christmas meal of salted cod with boiled potatoes is eaten at midnight on Christmas Eve. 18 WEDNESDAY GROUP November’s topic was “What Does Freedom Mean To You?” Whether it was the nearness of the date to Remembrance Day, or the wet weather or just the slow trickle of red and white wine into glasses is not clear, but the discussion flowed unabated until it had to be brought to an abrupt halt well after our normal time. By then we had considered the definitions of Freedom, the differences between ‘Freedom to’ and ‘Freedom from’, and the ways that our traditionally understood freedoms have been eroded over time. This last aspect had too many widely differing elements to list here, but included the changed attitudes towards personal responsibility, a growing lack of personal discipline that to a degree stems from the relaxed attitudes in society following the world wars of the Twentieth Century, the breakdown of traditional family structures and values which had once nurtured these principles and the dramatically changed role of women over the last hundred years. (That gentlemen present were outnumbered three to one by ladies hardly influenced this part of the discussion!) An outcome of these changes was the perceived need prevalent nowadays to enshrine previously accepted “Freedoms” into the law, under the heading of “Human Rights”. In the current climate such laws might be enacted with political as well as social motives and are also strongly influenced by the seemingly growing erosion of our national sovereignty by institutions such as the European Union. 11 �Although there was a wide divergence of views, all positively expressed, the meeting was as ever conducted in an amiable manner, not at all helped solely by the tea and coffee. There will be no meeting of the group in December and the next meeting will be in Poulshot Village Hall at 7.30pm on Wednesday 17th January 2007. The subject for discussion will be: “What Does Your Community Mean To You? Is It Important?” Do join us, either to give your views on this subject, very close to home for most of us, or just to hear what others have to say. There is no pressure on anyone to contribute, but it is always good to “Challenge the Chatterboxes” and there are always one or two of those! All comers are assured of a warm welcome and, if they wish, of a polite and generally uninterrupted hearing. From The Rector: From where I stand… …when there’s something we usually take for granted, or even usually ignore or just don’t know much about, then it can be fruitful to look at it again and learn something new! Surprising though this may seem I really don’t get time to cook properly except on my day-off and even then my culinary repertoire is quite small! However last Autumn I discovered a really sumptuous meal of roast pork with quinces - cooked with white wine, white wine vinegar, onions, garlic, chillies, bay leaves, a mix of muscovado and castor sugar - and two hours later a rich meaty dish with a stunning sauce! Until then to me ‘quince’ meant a line in a poem by Keats or a fruit you may sometimes see in a smart supermarket. Now this Autumn, thanks to several friends from all over the Southwest, we have made this meal a firm favourite and several jars of quince jelly have been made too! You may know that the quince is an ancient fruit tree species, a relative of the apple and pear and one of the earliest known fruits. For over 4000 years quince trees have grown in Asia and the Mediterranean, the tree cultivated for fruit production from Greek and Roman times, now grown and eaten in many places across the world. A quince can look like a cross between an apple and pear with a rich golden colour when ripe and a strong fragrance sometimes smelling like a tropical fruit. Uncooked the skin is tough and the flesh is hard and unpalatable, but when it’s cooked the hard dry flesh turns light pink becoming softer and sweeter. Quinces are commonly made into preserves and jellies or can be used when a recipe needs pears or apples. Garden advice says pick them from September, 12 look please feel free to visit again. The date will be featured in our January news. Letting of the school hall and community room Several groups are now making use of the school’s facilities, and the school is able to let the hall and community room to more groups depending on days and times, whether it is for a one-off or weekly slot. If you are interested please ring the school office for more details. Amendment In last month’s magazine the Christmas Fayre was given as 6th December; it should have read 8th December. Apologies for this. LAVINGTON SCHOOL RUN My daughter Hellen is now in year 7 at Lavington School. At present I am taking her to and from school. This seems quite an extravagance for a vehicle to take just one pupil to school. I wondered if there was anyone in Poulshot that wanted to do a lift share or I am willing to contribute petrol costs for someone else to take her or vice-versa. Please contact: Michelle Clarke Poulshot 828192 SAVE THE CHILDREN Joe and Yvonne Baber wish to thank all those people who so generously supported the Coffee Morning at Dukes Farm on 28th October. Nineteen lucky people won raffle prizes and there was a brisk trade at the Charity Gift stall. The Kitchen Helpers were also kept busy selling over eighty cups of coffee and tea. Altogether a good time was had by all and the magnificent sum of £775.20 was raised for Save the Children. SEEND AND DISTRICT GARDENING CLUB Next Meeting – 12th December. Jenny Witham will tell us about Gardens of the French Riviera; the competition will be a flowering or foliage potted plant. 9th January 2007. Simon Woollen from the American Museum will be back to talk about the gardens of Claverton Manor. The competition will be of a photograph taken on a club visit. Contd on page 18 17 �24 Dec 6.00pm 25 Dec 9.00am January 2007 7 Jan 6.00pm 14 Jan 9.30am 21 Jan 6.00pm 28 Jan 9.30am February 4 Feb 6.00pm Carol Service Mr J Quinn T.B.A. Mr J Quinn Mrs J James Mrs J Baber Lady Kate Hunloke The Rector Mr N Hunloke Mr M Houghton Mrs J James Mr D Bullen Mr M Houghton Mr M Hues CHURCH FLOWERS December Christmas Day January 2007 7 Jan 14 & 21 Jan 28 Jan & 4 Feb ALL HELPERS, please Mrs Suzie Quinn Mrs Angela Bullen Lady Kate Hunloke Rowde School News This term continues to be busy, in the lead up to Christmas, the children have already been rehearsing the Christmas play for several weeks. All the usual activities are planned, including a Christmas party, and ‘Carols round the Christmas Tree’. The first of the Christmas events is the Christmas Fayre in the school hall on Friday 8th December at 6pm. All the usual fun and festivities including; Raffle, mulled wine and mince pies, tombola, Santa’s Grotto, gifts and crafts and much more. Do come along and get into the Christmas spirit!! The second R.S.A. Ladies night was a great success. Many thanks to all who supported the evening , it was lovely to see some Rowde and Poulshot residents there, as well as new and existing parents. We raised approximately £230.00 towards school funds. There were plenty of things to buy, try, taste, read or browse, alternatively you could have a very relaxing hand massage and mini manicure. We are hoping to make this an annual event. Early in the Spring term we are planning to hold an Open Evening to give an opportunity for all those who were unable to come to our Open Day because of work or holiday commitments to come and see the new school building and the work the children have been doing. The school now really looks ‘lived in’ and if you came to the Open Day and would like to have a second 16 the latest by mid-November, and store like apples. So let’s hear it for the quinces! Just like me learning about quinces from where I stand, when there’s something we usually take for granted or even usually ignore or don’t know much about, it can be fruitful to look at it again and learn something new! As we move through autumn to winter, to Advent, Christmas and the New Year, so it may be that many of us are just a bit guilty of letting the seasons drift by, taking them for granted, even ignoring them. Advent, through December, is a time to look, a season of watching and waiting to take time to look for God; a season of wilderness, if we are willing to use the time to travel within ourselves, to discover the place where Christ may be born; a season of wonder as we draw nearer, as we approach the manger and look in. We can approach Christmas with a full diary, a long shopping list and a busy family and we can approach Christmas with an empty house, a worried and lonely heart. For certain though, we can all approach Christmas with an open, hopeful mind and heart, willing to look again at the familiar Christmas story, well-known Carols and traditions, ready to look again and think again about what all this may mean - for Christmas means ‘God with us’. From where I stand when there’s something we usually take for granted, or even usually ignore or don’t know much about, then it can be fruitful to look at it again and learn something new! Perhaps many of us could find time to pause like this for a ‘stand and stare’ moment, to allow one experience to lead us to other reflections and realisations. In that place of pausing and reflecting we may begin to sense the presence of God and so be led to see Him more clearly and find ways of knowing Him more deeply. Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Revd Sacha Pearce CHURCH NOTES Dates for your Diary Wednesday 6th December is the day of the Christmas Bazaar—to be held in the Village Hall from 6.00pm. Come along and pick up a bargain for Christmas and Father Christmas will be there to meet the children. Carol Service The traditional Carol Service of Lessons and Carols will take place on Christmas Eve beginning at 6.00pm. As usual the Church will be lit solely by candlelight and we look forward to having a full Church to hel celebrate this special night in the year. After the service the congregation are invited to stay behind for sherry and mince pies. 13 �CHURCH SERVICES POULSHOT, SEEND AND BULKINGTON DECEMBER 2006/JANUARY 2007 7th January 2007 8.00am BCP Holy Communion 9.30am Family Eucharist 11.15am Parish Eucharist 6.00pm Evensong SEEND BULKINGTON SEEND POULSHOT 3rd December 8.00am 9.30am 11.15am 6.00pm BCP Holy Communion Family Eucharist Parish Eucharist Evensong SEEND BULKINGTON SEEND POULSHOT 14th January 8.00am 9.30am 11.15am 6.00pm BCP Holy Communion Matins Family Eucharist Evensong SEEND POULSHOT SEEND BULKINGTON 10th December 8.00am 9.30am 11.15am 4.00pm 6.00pm BCP Holy Communion BCP Holy Communion Family Eucharist Christmas Lights Gift Service Evensong SEEND POULSHOT SEEND SEEND BULKINGTON 21st January 8.00am 9.30am 11.15am 6.00pm BCP Holy Communion Parish Eucharist Parish Eucharist BCP Holy Communion SEEND BULKINGTON SEEND POULSHOT 28th January 8.00am 9.30am 11.15am 6.00pm BCP Holy Communion Family Eucharist Family Eucharist Evensong SEEND POULSHOT SEEND BULKINGTON 4th February 8.00am 9.30am 11.15am 6.00pm BCP Holy Communion Family Eucharist Parish Eucharist Evensong SEEND BULKINGTON SEEND POULSHOT 17th December 8.00am 9.30am 11.15am 6.00pm 6.00pm 24th December 10.00am 4.00pm 6.00pm 11.30pm 25th December 8.00am 9.00am 10.15am 11.30am 31st December 10.00am BCP Holy Communion Parish Eucharist Parish Eucharist Evensong Carol Service Benefice Service Crib Service Carol Service Midnight Service SEEND BULKINGTON SEEND POULSHOT SEEND SEEND SEEND POULSHOT SEEND BCP Holy Communion Christmas Communion Family Eucharist Parish Eucharist Benefice Service SEEND POULSHOT BULKINGTON SEEND SEEND 14 WEEKDAY SERVICES Mondays 9.00am Tuesdays 9.00am Thursdays 9.00am Matins Matins Matins SEEND POULSHOT BULKINGTON December 3 Dec 6.00pm 10 Dec 9.30am 17 Dec 6.00pm Reader Mr J Quinn Mr/Mrs D Hargreaves Mr/Mrs D Bullen CHURCH ROSTERS 15 Sidesman Mr M Hues Mr D Bullen Mrs J James � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Title A name given to the resource Poulshot Village News December 2007 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 01/12/2007 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Poulshot Village News Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Poulshot Village News PVN Village News https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/org.poulshotvillagearchive/original/46a075a5d102d650a61182bced1577f0.pdf 54e54d7a3fc229d47b5830a68618db6c PDF Text Text USEFUL POULSHOT TELEPHONE NUMBERS Chairman Parish Council Mr Michael Hues Clerk to Parish Council Mr Michael Wilson 828100 Email: Mai_wilson@onetel.com Rector Rev Sacha Pearce Churchwardens Mr Brian James 724944 Mrs Paulette Bremner-Milne 828527 Secretary PCC Mrs Janet James 724944 Village Trust, Chairman Mr Nicholas Hunloke 828333 Village Trust, Secretary Mr Peter Cleverly 827242 Village Hall Committee Village Hall Bookings Mr Chris Saunders Mrs Jackie Pohnert 827290 827046 Mother & Toddler Group Mrs Clair Waldron 828602 Farmers Club Mr Richard Francis 828232 Poulshot Ladies Club Lady Kate Hunloke 828333 YORP Mrs Jackie Wiltshire Mrs Mel Dalley 725076 726211 POLICE (General/Non Emergency) 828255 828615 Wishing you a HAPPY CHRISTMAS and a PEACEFUL NEW YEAR 0845 408 7000 County Councillor Mrs Pat Rugg 722677 Kennet District Councillor Lt.Col Anthony Lake 828320 Editor, Poulshot News : Mr John Quinn 828501 Email: johnquinn589@btinternet.com 40 POULSHOT VILLAGE NEWS ISSUE NUMBER 136 December 2007/January 2008 1 �POULSHOT PARISH COUNCIL Chairman: Mrs S Aldridge Mr S Housby Clerk: Mr M Hues Mr J Baber Mr N Hunloke Andrew Underwood Chimney Sweep Mr G Collett Mr M Nixon Mr Michael Wilson ST PETER’S CHURCH PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL Rector: Wiltshire County Councillor Mrs Patricia Rugg - 01380 722677 2 The Farmhouse, Byron Road, Devizes SN10 5NS Kennet District Councillor for Seend and Poulshot Anthony Lake tel: 01380 828320 Vacuum Clean Efficient Phone : 01225 706447 Mobile: 07889 771505 Rev Sacha Pearce The Rectory Seend Melksham SN12 6NR Tel: 01380 828615 Churchwardens: Mr B James Mrs P Bremner-Milne Members: Mr N Hunloke - Treasurer Mrs J James - Secretary Mrs A Bullen Mr N Blenkarne Mrs K Emery Lady Kate Hunloke Mr R Janes Mrs D Wood Organist: Mrs Pamela De Belle Brush DISCLAIMER While we have no reason to question the validity of any advertisement in this magazine, we cannot accept responsibility for any claims made or services offered in these advertisements. POULSHOT VILLAGE TRUST Chairman: Vice-Chairman: Secretary: Treasurer: Archivist: Mr N Hunloke Mrs D Gravina Mr P Cleverly Mr B James Mrs P. Langton www.poulshot.org.uk POULSHOT WEB SITE DOLMAN AUDIO VISUAL Berhill’s Lane Farm, Sells Green, Melksham Telephone 01380 828524 We know HI FI TELEVISION VIDEO DVD literally inside out ! For personal service and a professional repair to any make of product, ancient or modern, please telephone Maggie or Peter All contributions welcome - do you have any events you want publicised? The Poulshot web site can help or you can log on to www.kennet.gov.uk, select events and you can post your events for the world to see! Mike Wilson - Mai wilson@onetel.com We also stock a range of quality reconditioned (non ex-rental) equipment carrying a minimum 6 months warranty DOLMAN AUDIO VISUAL is an Authorised Service Centre providing technical assistance on behalf of leading manufacturers. 2 39 �EDITORIAL TONY PARSONS Age has caught up with a vengeance – on 6th November I checked my diary for the time of that evening’s Parish Council meeting. I was asked the following morning why I had been absent and forgetfulness was not a very good excuse! At least the summary of the minutes on page 4 will, I trust, reflect what the Parish Clerk recorded at the time as opposed to what I thought had been said or, sometimes, felt should have been said. However, in that context it is with great disappointment that we understand that with effect from April 2008, Michael Wilson has decided to stand down from the post of Parish Clerk. This will be a significant loss both to the Council and to the community as a whole and we must hope that his replacement will be as enthusiastic about the village and assiduous in his duties as Michael has been. If there is anyone in the village interested in taking on this important function, do contact the Chairman of the Parish Council, Michael Hues, 01380 828255. DOMESTIC APPLIANCE ENGINEER WASHING MACHINES/ COOKERS/DRIERS SERVICE & REPAIRS TEL: 01380 723279 MOBILE: 07970 117023 TO LET North Cornish Holiday Cottage WILTSHIRE NUMISMATIC Available all year round for Weekend & Mid-Week Breaks Along with Week Holidays 3 miles from Surfing Beach & Bude, North Cornwall Well Equipped & sleeps up to 8 Beautiful Garden Summer House & Parking SOCIETY (Founded in Devizes 1965) Meetings held on third Monday of the month March to December inclusive For further details Contact Bo Miles-Hobbs on 8pm at Poulshot Village Hall 01380 813092 PC English. My daughter is on what used to be called a “Personnel Development Course”, only now it is no longer even “Human Resources”, but “Human Capital”. She was surprised too, to hear that they don’t have brainstorming sessions, but that such occasions are now known as “Thought Showers”! Mind you, she does work for a famous German steel manufacturer called Krupp, and some of you will remember the part they tried to play on behalf of Hitler in the destruction of the English language, although history suggests that the management of the company has been changed since then. Finally, and back to the real world, our sincere thanks to everyone who contributes to the Village News, both regularly and occasionally. We are also very grateful to all those, young and not so young, who deliver the magazine around the village, and to Lillian Smallshaw, from Seend, who does our copying for us. Without all this support we wouldn’t have a magazine. Suzie and I send our very best wishes to all readers, contributors and helpers, for a very happy Christmas and for a Peaceful New Year. The next issue of the Poulshot Village News will be at the end of January 2008. John Quinn Deadline for copy for February 2008 Tel: 01380 828501 20 January 2008 Email: johnquinn589@btinternet.com Details from Mr M Bowden Tel: 01380 828432 38 3 �LOCAL FARM REARED DATES FOR YOUR DIARY December Sun 2 Benefice Advent Carols, Holy Cross, Seend, 6pm Wed 5 Black Box/Green Wheelie Bin Collections Wed 5 Christmas Bazaar, Village Hall, 6pm Fri 7 Wiltshire Numismatic Society Christmas Dinner, The Raven Sun 9 Christmas Lights (Gift Service), Holy Cross, Seend, 4pm Wed 12 Black Wheelie Bin Collection Wed 12 St Peter’s Church: Advent Meditation 6.30pm Tue 18 Carol Singing around the Village, starting at Village Hall 6pm Wed 19 Black Box/Green Wheelie Bin Collections Wed 19 Ladies Club Christmas Dinner, The Raven, 7.30 for 8pm Thu 20 Over 60’s Christmas Dinner, Village Hall Mon 24 Crib Service, Holy Cross, Seend, 4pm Mon 24 Carols by Candlelight, St Peter’s Church Thu 27 Black Wheelie Bin Collection (Note different day) January 2008 Thu 3 Black Box/Green Wheelie Bin Collections (Note different day) Tue 8 Poulshot Parish Council, Village Hall, 6.30pm Wed 9 Black Wheelie Bin Collection Wed 9 Raven Quiz Tue 15 Poulshot Ladies Club, Village Hall, 7.30pm—to discuss programme for 2008 Wed 16 Black Box/Green Wheelie Bin Collections Wed 16 Wednesday Group, Village Hall, 7.30pm—Should marriage mean ‘Til death us do part’ in the 21st century? Tue 22 Poulshot Village Trust, Village Hall, 7.30pm Wed 23 Black Wheelie Bin Collection Wed 30 Black Box/Green Wheelie Bin Collections February Wed 6 Black Wheelie Bin Collection Wed 13 Black Box/Green Wheelie Bin Collections Forthcoming Events Fri 7 Mar Race Night, Village Hall POULSHOT PARISH COUNCIL At the meeting on 6th November, there were apologies from Mr Nicky Hunloke and Mr Joe Baber, as well as from Lt Col Lake from Kennet 4 OVEN READY CHICKENS 6—8 lbs FOR SALE Tel: HUES 01380 828255 POULSHOT VILLAGE HALL POULSHOT MOTHERS & TODDLERS GROUP at The Village Hall, Poulshot Come and join us for some company Toys and games to play with Coffee and a chat Held every Thursday from 9.30am to 11.30am Available for Meetings, Functions, Clubs and Private Parties £3.00 per hour (for Poulshot residents and regular users) £4.00 per hour (for non-residents and non-regular users) Tel: Jackie Pohnert (827046) 37 �36 5 �District Council. Seven members of the public attended, together with Inspector Dean Knight, from Wiltshire. The public meeting opened with an explanation by Inspector Knight, of the recently introduced Community Policing arrangements. Our area is not well resourced with 1 police officer and 1 Police Community Support Officer (PCSO), available at any one time to cover seven villages. PCSOs do not have the same powers as a police officer, including that of arrest, but they are free of much of the bureaucratic responsibilities and have more time to get out and about. Concern in the village over a lack of visible police support was recognised and Inspector Knight has plans hopefully to increase the coverage in the future. He also promised to pass on villagers’ concerns about speeding. In the meantime he asked that everyone should be observant, should not take the law into their own hands and should pass on to the police any possibly helpful information they have. It is important that the police are made aware of village activities so that they can be present and can be seen. Reference was made to the spate of minor crimes in the village in recent months, eleven incidents since April, and there has apparently been an 80% detection rate. The Chairman expressed thanks at the speed of response to the theft at Plank’s Dairy, and considered that Inspector Knight had covered most points of importance. C&C Co. List of jobs that never get done? No time or tools to do them yourself? LET US DO THEM FOR YOU! Call Paul & Bob For general maintenance of property & gardens at reasonable rates. We are reliable and local, and happy to consider any job—large or small. Call Bromham 01380 850076 or 07789 884314 (Public Liability Insurance) The Council meeting proper then continued with consideration of matters arising from the meeting of 4th September. Local Government Reorganisation. In their response to a series of questions regarding the proposed Area Committees, sent to the County Council by the Parish Clerk, there had been no reference to the inclusion of parish councils which had been a major feature of previous descriptions. The Green. The Green had had its final cut of the year, and Jan Winters’ contribution of cutting the football pitch was acknowledged. There have been a number of comments on the untidiness of the Green and if extra cuts are needed in the future this can be arranged at the time. Nothing more has been heard of the “Moles on the Green”. (Perhaps they have gone to ground!) Footpath by Lodge Farm. The work was now complete, but had taken well over the time estimated. There was discussion on the use of expensive plastic instead of concrete curbs on the grounds of health and safety (of the workmen) and an attempt had been made by the Parish Clerk to find out what the cost implications had been. His request had been refused and the matter will be taken further. Kennet had been asked for a grant towards other footpath work but this too had been turned down. 6 BATHROOMS, TAPS, HOT WATER CYLINDERS AND MUCH MORE NO JOB TOO SMALL 24 HR CALL OUT Tel: 01380828956 Mob: 07708510715 35 �BOXING DAY WALK Tuesday 26th December 2.00pm This year we plan to meet at the normal time of 2.00pm outside the Village Hall. Please wear suitable clothing and footwear for a cross country ramble of about four miles. Children and dogs should be accompanied. The walk is not suitable for push chairs. We shall be crossing some roads so leads for dogs would be appropriate. We aim to be back by about 4.00pm. Sadly we shall be unable to return to Nora Dixon’s this year. Therefore you would be warmly welcome at Tim and Diana Gravina’s, 15 The Green, for tea and mince pies. Come and enjoy the walk whatever the weather. Fresh beef available for sale direct from the farm Selection boxes available or individual requirements catered for. Orders now being taken for delivery Limited frozen meat available now. Selection box includes various roasting joints, steaks, mince and stewing steaks. Prices very competitive for this local quality product For more information contact: The Hues Family on 01380 828255 34 RECYCLE THOSE UNWANTED CHRISTMAS CARDS AND TREES Christmas Trees • • • can be recycled by: Green Wheelie Bin, if you have one Household Recycling Centres, based in Devizes/ Melksham. Open every day except New Year’s Day Local collection point: Fenced off compound in Station Road Car Park, Devizes where you can leave your tree for composting. (Please remove all decorations and only leave real trees—artificial ones cannot be recycled.) Christmas Cards can be taken to any branch of the following for recycling from 2nd—31st January 2008 • W.H. SMITH • TESCO • TK MAXX 7 �Plans. Comment was made on the planning implications of work being carried out at Higher Green. A full explanation of the situation by the new owners, Mr and Mrs Curnow, is on page 24. Accounts. The accounts were presented, showing a credit balance of £6,000. With the present rate of annual precept of £5,000, this balance would be totally run down within three years and an increased precept of £6,000 was proposed and unanimously agreed. The question of support for the Village Hall was raised but there are limitations on the use of council funds in this context. Acceptance of tenders for the cutting of the Green (£170 per cut) and for cleaning the Village Hall Play Area (£250 for the year) was agreed. Village Hall. Mr Chris Saunders, Chairman of the Village Hall Committee gave details of the proposed work that was seen as necessary on the hall. The proposals take note of the requirement for access by the disabled and of the funds likely to be available. They are: access ramp; demolition of the existing toilet block, raising the floor to the same level as the rest of the building, rebuilding to include disabled toilet facilities and pitching the roof; install an economic heating system and double glazing; provide storage space to enable the inner room to be fully used; relay and insulate the main roof. The total cost would be in the order of £100,000. A grant of £4,000 can be expected from Kennet, but the balance would have to be met from subscription, fund raising and other unspecified grants, including possibly up to £10,000 from the Lottery Commission. The Village Hall Committee hoped for a grant from the Parish Council towards the cost of a feasibility study, but recognised the skills and experience of members of the community and would use this important resource. The Council voted to support the project in principle. The next meeting will be in the Village Hall at 6.30pm on Tuesday 8th January 2008. Our Church (St Peter’s Poulshot) NEEDS Christened? YOU Dark Winter Nights—Why Not Knit for Charity? The British and International Sailors Society (BISS) is a UK charity that represents the world’s seafarers. Every year they distribute over 10,000 woolly hats (knitted by volunteers) to seafarers and they always need more. To obtain a pattern and for further details write, call or email: Mrs Jan Webber, British & International Sailors’ Society 350 Shirley Road, Southampton SO15 3HY. If you have any questions please call Rebecca Young: 02380 515958 or email: ryoung@biss.org.uk. Secondly there is a charity called Feed The Children. This provides jumpers for children and adults across the world who are at risk of hypothermia. You can use your own patterns, download one from their website or buy a knitting pattern book from them for £3.50. To contact them, write to: Feed the Children 2 Tavistock Industrial Estate Ruscombe Lane Ruscombe, Twyford, Berkshire RG10 9NJ. Tel: 0118 932 0095 Fax: 0118 934 4957 Stuck for Entertainment? If the weather over the festive season is poor and you want a change from watching television, go to your computer (or get someone to get the information for you beforehand), log on to the internet, find a search engine such as Google and put in something like Quiz For Christmas and you will find several from organisations such as the BBC to individual efforts. Answers are provided! Married in Church ? DON’T LET THE NEXT VISIT BE YOUR FUNERAL 8 Information provided by: Able Community Care 33 �Do you need help with: Self Assessment Business Plans Taxation Presentation to Banks Contact: GORDON LAWRENCE Chartered Accountant 30, The Pound Bromham Tel: Devizes 850294 Free initial consultation JILLIAN NEWSOM MSSCh MBChA CHIROPODIST Registered member of the British Chiropody & Podiatry Association Visiting Practice 01380 828257 Equestria, Berhills Lane, Seend, Melksham, Wiltshire SN12 6RR 32 POULSHOT VILLAGE TRUST The next meeting of the Village Trust will take place in the Village Hall at 7.30pm on 22nd January 2008. One specific item that will be considered is the future of the village archive, maintained until her death last April by Mrs Nora Dixon. The archive is extensive and comprises documentary and photographic records of the village and of its development over the years, and indeed some centuries, copies of village magazines and newsletters, scrapbooks of particular events and occasions, records of recent events such as the Millennium celebrations and the Poulshot Book of Trees, and much more. The proper safeguarding of all this material is important and at the same time not simple and a suggestion has been made that advantage is taken of the new, state-of-the-art County Archive at Chippenham. Here our history would be kept safe and at the same time would be accessible for research and study, as well as just interest, and it would be possible for suitable items to be withdrawn for display on special occasions. Equally, arrangements could be made for a limited number of selected items to be retained in the village. This is not just a matter for the Trust, but for all members of the community who have an interest in Poulshot’s continuing story, and therefore the Trust would welcome at the meeting anyone who wishes to discuss this question, whether a member of the Trust or not; indeed, non-members might even wish to take the opportunity to join the Trust, at the exorbitant fee of £1 per family per year! Please give the matter some thought and join us on 22nd January. For further information on what is at stake, please contact the Trust’s Secretary, Peter Cleverly, 01380 827242. POULSHOT QUIZ NIGHT November 9th 2007 We had a splendid response to the Village Quiz Night and it was a great regret that we even had to turn away people on the night, but we were truly bursting at the seams. With 16 teams taking part, the competition was very apparent and espionage was certainly detectable! But Alan, our quiz master, had the final say and kept the audience under control. The 10 rounds covered many and varied subjects; perhaps the easiest question was the last one, ”Did you enjoy the evening?” A special thank you to Alan for all the work involved in preparing the questions and also to Tim Gravina for setting up 9 �such an efficient microphone system which meant all areas of the hall could easily hear. The bar was well handled by John Scammell and Maurice Underwood and included table service; with so many tables, getting to the bar offered its own conundrum. But we must have done something right as the total profit for the village hall fund was £323. At the end of Quiz night the 100 club winning numbers for September and October were picked and the results will be found on page 27. The proposed events for 2008 are: March 7th Race Night th September 20 Silent Auction November Quiz Night FARMING JOURNAL DECEMBER The Tranquil Moment HEALTH & BEAUTY CLINIC DECLEOR PARIS Treatments include: non surgical face lifts facials massage manicures pedicures non surgical body slimming & toning reflexology eyelash/brow tints& shaping waxing make up electrolysis spray tanning BOTOX DECLEOR aromatherapy skin care and O.P.I nail care products are used for treatments and are also available for purchase For more information or an appointment call Jo on 01380 828297 The Old Stables, Middle Green Farm, The Green, Poulshot, Devizes, Wiltshire, SN10 1SD The rain of the last few days has certainly been hard to stomach. It was lovely to be able to walk over the fields in mid November without the need for wellies and the risk of half the field being stuck to your feet! At least we managed to get all the spraying up together before the weather broke so that was a big relief. It’s always a good feeling when you’re giving the sprayer a final wash off before being put away for the winter, safe in the knowledge that there are no time deadlines to hit for a few months and that there is a brief respite from the costly chemical bills! It certainly makes the Lodge Farm chancellor a little happier! The biggest challenge over the coming months is to divert the unwanted attention of the pigeons from the backward crops of rape, especially with the rising price of oil which makes the crop an increasingly valuable commodity. The most pressing jobs now are the daily feeding and husbandry of the beef cattle and catching up on the office jobs that tend to get neglected in the busier periods. I am never a big fan of paperwork and it always takes a bit of nagging to get my mind focused to it. That’s definitely one area where more of our time is being taken up, the need for records to be kept up together is vital, every input on the fields, any cattle movement, etc all have to be logged and available to be produced on demand from any government agency that requires them. I can’t help wondering if any of our farming friends around the 10 31 �A CELEBRATION OF FESTIVE MUSIC Performed by world are subject to such strict legislation and assurance schemes! I managed to attend a couple of seminars this week and one of the topics was the future of farming - it seems that the next hot topic that’s going to affect agriculture is carbon footprints. Each farm potentially is going to have to devise a way of working out their own carbon footprints. I don’t know where you start with 200 methane producing cattle, more time spent in the office I fear! I apologise if this month’s offering is a little brief but rest assured I will be back in the new year with an update! I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has supported us this year in the fledgling stages of the meat selling and to wish everyone a very merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year. Tim Hue THE WEDNESDAY GROUP ‘IMPROMPTU’ On SATURDAY, DECEMBER 15th At 7.30 p m Bulkington Church £6 adults £3 children under 16 To include mulled wine and mince pies Tickets Available from: Seend P.O., Jane Coles 828145, Andie Elliott 828277 and Liz Futter 828485 ‘Impromptu’ are a group of close-harmony singers. The programme will commence with a variety of Christmas songs and carols to welcome in the festive season. This will be followed by a selection of numbers from some of the best known shows, Gilbert and Sullivan and a selection of instrumental pieces performed by guest artists. 30 The next meeting of the Wednesday Group will take place in the Village Hall on Wednesday, 16th January 2008 at 7.30pm. The subject for discussion will be: “The Queen celebrates 60 years of marriage and has children who are divorced and re-married. Should marriage still mean ‘til death us do part’ in the 21st Century?” POULSHOT LADIES CLUB Fire Prevention Presentation on Wednesday, 21st November It was a dreadful wet evening, but that didn’t stop a large group of ladies gathering in the village hall for a presentation by Mr Richard Lake from the Devizes Fire Service. It was a very informative presentation and gave us all something to think about - for example we found out that if a plug needs replacing, you should call in a qualified electrician!! We were told all about fires caused by faulty electrical appliances and from now on we will all be unplugging our hairdryers after use. Mr Lake also explained that every home should have two smoke detectors, ideally placed at the top and bottom of the stairs. He offered to carry out fire prevention checks in our homes and to install smoke detectors. A number of ladies took up this offer and a fire officer will be visiting soon. We also heard about what to do in the event of a fire, most of it commonsense – ensuring doors are closed at night, ensuring everyone knows where keys are kept and where to assemble outside. Mr Lake also explained about the different types of fire extinguishers and what extinguisher we should be using on the different types of fires. Overall we all took away something from the presentation to put into practice in our own homes. Fire prevention checks can be arranged by calling the Wiltshire Fire Service and they are free of charge. A letter of thanks has been sent to Mr Lake for a very interesting and educational presentation. 11 �TAKE CARE THIS CHRISTMAS FESTIVE FIRE SAFETY TIPS FROM WILTSHIRE FIRE & RESCUE SERVICE Wiltshire Fire & Rescue Service would like to wish you and your family a Safe and Happy Christmas. Christmas is a time to show your family and friends how much you care, so Wiltshire Fire & Rescue Service is urging people to be fire safe during the festive season and protect their loved ones, young and old. Government figures reveal there are approximately 7 more deaths from accidental house fires during Christmas than the equivalent period for any other time of year in England. Children and the elderly are particularly vulnerable to accidental fires in the home, which is why we are reminding people to take extra care over the festive season to ensure that all are protected from fire. Christmas is a time for having fun with family and friends. However, it is also a time when extra fire hazards are introduced to the home such as fairy lights, candles and decorations. Many of us will be thinking about putting up our Christmas decorations at home, so we urge people to follow our simple fire safety tips to keep everyone safe to enjoy the festivities Mince Pies Mince Pies are traditionally eaten at Christmas and the New Year. They are a sweet pastry pie sprinkled with icing or caster sugar. Centuries ago the mince pie would have been a large dish filled with various meats such as chicken, partridge, pigeon, hare, capon, pheasant, rabbits, ox or lamb tongue, livers of the animals, and mutton meat mixed with fruits, peels and sugar. It was originally known as a Christmas Pye. The oblong or square shape was said to resemble Jesus' cradle. A small doll made from pastry was placed on the top in the centre of the pie where the hollow indentation would be. These were known as Crib Pies. P W H M Y E K R U T R U H R A L L A S N ELF PUDDING MARY CRIB E D D U T F D M T E L J F D U K Y A D V WORD SEARCH R S O Y R Q O L I R J N L W R Y P E D A HOLLY TURKEY JOSEPH JOY U G L F S H G C B R S T W L R G A E I N E Y D D O E M P R M J O S E P H N O C V RUDOLF JESUS ADVENT PEACE JOKES For further information or advice please contact : Melanie Jezzard – Community Safety Advisor 01380 731188 e:mail: melanie.jezzard@wiltsfire.gov.uk. Or visit www.wiltsfire.gov.uk 12 Q: WHY DID FATHER CHRISTMAS KEEP HIS TRUMPET IN THE FREEZER? A: BECAUSE HE LIKED COOL MUSIC! Q: WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A CHRISTMAS ALPHABET AND AN ORDINARY ALPHABET? A: A CHRISTMAS ALPHABET HAS “NOEL” IN IT! Q: WHAT DID ADAM SAY THE DAY BEFORE CHRISTMAS? A: “IT’S CHRISTMAS, EVE!” Q: WHAT DO YOU HAVE IN DECEMBER THAT YOU DON’T HAVE IN ANY OTHER MONTH? A: THE LETTER “D”! 29 �Children’s Page Happy Christmas and Best Wishes for 2008! Did you know?? Advent Advent is the four-week period before Christmas Day and is a holy season of the Christian church, which marks the period of preparation for the celebration of the Nativity of Christ. Advent always starts four Sundays before Christmas Day. Alternative names for the Advent period are Winter Lent, Nativity Fast and Christmas Lent. The earliest Advent can begin is November 27 and the latest is December 3. The Three Wise Men The baby Jesus was given three gifts from the wise men whilst he was in the stable with his earthly mother and father Mary and Joseph. They were Gold, Frankincense and Myrrh. Gold: signalled power and riches and symbolised that Jesus was going to be King. Frankincense: showed that Jesus was the Son of God and therefore holy. In those days the little blocks of amber coloured resin from trees would be burnt in temples to produce a sweet smelling smoke. Myrrh: was used to prepare bodies for burial. This sweet smelling gum comes from the myrrh plant and was used as a perfume and as incense. It signified that Jesus would be an important man and would prepare him for his death. Boxing Day Boxing Day is celebrated on the 26th December each Christmas in most Commonwealth Countries such as the UK, America, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. It is usually taken as a bank or public holiday. Boxing Day is also known as The Feast of Saint Stephen. He was the first Christian martyr and was stoned to death for his Christian beliefs and faith. He lived in Rome. 28 On the 1st day of Christmas - Check your Christmas tree lights conform to the British Standard (BS EN 60598). Always use an RCD on outdoor electrical equipment (safety device that can save lives by instantly switching off the power if there is a fault). On the 2nd day of Christmas – Arrange a home Fire Risk check. Fire officers from Wiltshire Fire & Rescue Service can come to your home to check for any fire risks and install free working smoke alarms on each level of your home. Call free on 0800 389 7849 to request a check. On the 3rd day of Christmas - Practice a fire escape plan. Make sure your family and visitors know what to do in an emergency, especially children. On the 4th day of Christmas - Decorations can burn easily. Don't attach them to lights or heaters and ensure that any elderly relatives or neighbours follow the same advice. On the 5th day of Christmas – Switch off electrical appliances when not in use, taking special care with Christmas lights. Always switch off and unplug Christmas lights before you go to bed. On the 6th day of Christmas - Celebrate safely this Christmas and New Year. The risk of accidents is greater after alcohol is consumed. On the 7th day of Christmas - Most fires start in the kitchen - never leave cooking unattended. On the 8th day of Christmas – Give your elderly relatives and neighbours a life-saving Christmas gift. Make sure that they have a working smoke alarm. If they are hard of hearing vibrating alarms are available from FRS. On the 9th day of Christmas - Make sure cigarettes are completely extinguished. On the 10th day of Christmas - Check the battery in your smoke alarm and use Christmas as a reminder to clean it and remove dust. On the 11th day of Christmas - Never place candles near your Christmas tree or furnishings. On the 12th day of Christmas - Check on elderly relatives and neighbours make sure they are fire safe. 13 �Wednesday 19th December, 7.30 for 8p.m. Christmas Dinner at the Raven. Menus already circulated and to have been returned to Marian Stimson by 30 November. Please remember to bring along a wrapped present for the Secret Santa! Please note that from January 2008 we have decided to meet on the 3rd Tuesday of each month rather than the Wednesday. The meeting for January will therefore be on the 15th January 2008 at 7.30pm in the Village Hall. Please try and make this meeting as we will be discussing events for 2008 over a glass or two of wine. We would love to hear about any ideas for next year. Marian Stimson FROM: THE RECTOR Just to let you know…Advent, Christmas, Epiphany & Candlemas! From the very beginning of December through to the start of February is a journey of discovery! As we watch and wait through Advent we are like those who were hoping for the arrival of Jesus over 2000 years ago. On Advent Sunday the beautiful ‘darkness into light’ Advent Carol Service helps us begin this season of waiting and then each Wednesday evening, just for ½ hour in one of our churches, are the Advent Meditations (5th Dec: Bulkington, 12th Dec: Poulshot, 19th Dec: Seend; all at 18.30) which means a time of stillness and quiet reflection on some of the Bible passages related to ‘The Holy Family’, as we see how the coming of Christ affected the lives of those closest to Him. (Please feel free to collect an “Advent Meditations” booklet available in any of our 3 churches from December.) Early in December is the ‘Christmas Lights’ Children’s Gift Service where we think of all the kinds of Christmas lights we experience but also of Jesus and the way in which we too can be Christmas Lights by offering a gift for a child less fortunate than ourselves. Any new or nearly new gift, wrapped or unwrapped, for any age child will be welcome at this service and they will then be gratefully received by West Wilts Social Services to be distributed to some of the families they serve. We come to Christmas to celebrate the Best Gift of all, Jesus, who came to share our lives in our times of joy and of need as well as to transform and fulfil our lives with His presence and His love. As we think of God born to us in a manger can we stoop low enough to see Him…? At Epiphany we celebrate Jesus being revealed to the world, God available to everyone, shepherds and kings! By Candlemas we know that Lent and Easter are not far away and we hear the story of old Simeon who has waited all his life to see the Messiah, to see Jesus, and now he holds the holy 14 women power, with Eddie Wiltshire providing the vital top-up), but for DADS!! This is important for the lads, who are in the majority, to help build team spirit, teach respect and enforce the rules of the club which every young person receives on membership. So DADS, or anyone interested in this sort of community activity, please join us on a Friday evening if you are available; your support will be much appreciated by all. To find out more please ring Mel on 726211. As we go to press YORP is entering a team in the 5-a-side football competition on Saturday 24 November organised by Kev of Youth Action Wiltshire, to be held at the Youth Development Centre. Our team came 3rd in the under 14’s last year, so we hope that Potterne can be beaten this year! Remember—NO YORP on Friday 30th November—Village Hall Bazaar next day at 2.00pm. Last evening on 16th December with Christmas Buffet. POULSHOT VILLAGE HALL 100 CLUB WINNERS September 2007 October 2007 £25 Mr John Bathe £15 Mrs Janet James £10 Mr Peter Jeary £25 Mrs Angela Bullen £15 Mr John Bathe £10 Mrs Rachel Hues ANDREW GOODFIELD WOODWORK Devizes Road, Rowde, Wiltshire CARPENTRY, JOINERY FREESTANDING & BUILT-IN CABINETS CUPBOARDS & WARDROBES FREE ESTIMATES Tel: 01380 722067 E mail: andrewgoodfield@beeb.net 27 �as part of its name is named after Joseph Banks who helped to found the Royal Horticultural Society and travelled with Captain Cook. He apparently wanted to travel with him a second time but his demands to bring an orchestra on board as well put paid to that! The list and anecdotes continued with William Hooker who renovated Kew, David Douglas, Pere David Armand (Clematis Armandii), William Robinson, Ellen Willmott who scattered seed of her favourite Eryngium in all the gardens she visited so that it is now called “Miss Willmott’s ghost”, and many others. In the 20th Century nurserymen began to develop new varieties of old plants and named them after their wives, children and workers and in at least one case their dog (Geranium Bertie Crug from Crug plants). And of course these days new varieties are named after ‘celebrities’ and promoted at Chelsea. A select few of us attended the RHS lecture in Bath given by Helen Dillon from Dublin whose garden we hope to visit next year on our away trip. She was a very enthusiastic speaker, stating that gardening is trying to control things that don’t want to be controlled, chatting about the changes to her garden over the years and showing how fashions in gardening change as well as advocating change for its own sake. An example was a statue in her garden surrounded by a complicated pebble pattern. She became bored with it and replaced the pebbles with gravel and box, still didn’t like it and wrapped the statue with barbed wire and finally removed the statue altogether! (I preferred it the original way). One of her many forthright asides was that as one ages one edits one’s plants as one edits one’s friends! The talk, at our meeting on 11th December will be given by Lucy Ellis, who will be demonstrating flower arrangements for Christmas. The results will be added to the raffle. The competition will be 6 home-made biscuits. We would like lots of entries for this please, because we eat the results as part of our refreshments, which as usual at this time of year will include wine. On January 8th Judith Plante-Cleall will talk on 400 years of Garden Design and the competition will be a photograph to illustrate garden design. See you in December and remember - Non-members are very welcome. Sue Johns baby in his arms. Indeed this is exactly how close God is to all us! Come and join us on the magical journey and see what you can discover! Revd Sacha Pearce ST PETER’S CHURCH NOTES Wednesday 5th December (6.00pm onwards) - Don’t forget to come and support our annual Christmas Bazaar in the Village Hall. There will be the usual stalls for those last minute stocking fillers and Father Christmas will be giving up some of his valuable time to come and see the children. Tuesday 18th December—Carol Singing Around the Village If anyone would like to join in this wonderful evening of carol singing we shall be setting off from the Village Hall at 6.00pm WHATEVER THE WEATHER!! You don’t need to be a Brynn Terfell or a Lesley Garrett—just be enthusiastic. Monday 24th December—Carols by Candlelight—The traditional Carol Service of Lessons and Carols will take place on Christmas Eve beginning at 6.00pm. As usual the Church will be lit solely by candlelight as we sing traditional carols and listen to the Christmas Story. Following the service, please stay behind for a glass of sherry and a mince pie. New Hymn Books for St Peter’s We have now taken delivery of a new supply of hymn books. These ‘Common Praise’ editions contain all the traditional hymns we know and love, and a selection of hymns which may be new to us. If you would like to purchase one or more of these books and have them inscribed to commemorate a special event, i.e. a wedding or a baptism, to commemorate a loved one, or simply just to donate one in your name or anonymously, write out the dedication required, place in an envelope with the cash or cheque made payable to St Peter’s Church, Poulshot (£10 per book) and either give it to Dot Wood or phone her on 828825 and she will be happy to collect it. With the inclusion of Rowde School’s Year 6, attendance is averaging at a good 25 a week. However, the YORP committee are considering starting the parent rota up again, not so much for the mums to help (the club runs on 75% Coffee Morning—Thank you May we say a big, big thank you to everyone who made the coffee morning at the Old Rectory on 17 November such a success. It was lovely to see so many people from the village and from the neighbourhood coming to support the event, bringing produce for sale or for the raffle, enjoying the coffee and cakes and catching up with those who they may not have seen for a while. 26 15 YOUTH OF ROWDE & POULSHOT “YORP” �The “Bring and Buy” did a roaring trade thanks to our very persuasive member who didn't let many folk get past without making a purchase! The raffle too was well supported and the wonderful array of cakes did our waistlines no good at all - but it was all in a good cause. So once again, many many thanks to all and as a result of everyone's effort we raised just under £400 for our Church. Absolutely wonderful. Carol Singing in Seend and Bulkington Mon 17th Dec Seend meet at the High Street end of Dial Close 7.00pm Fri 21st Dec Bulkington meet at the Church 7.00pm CHURCH SERVICES POULSHOT, SEEND AND BULKINGTON DECEMBER 2007—JANUARY 2008 2nd December—Advent Sunday 8.00am BCP Holy Communion 9.30am Family Eucharist with Baptism 11.15am Parish Eucharist 6.00pm Benefice Advent Carols 6.00pm Evensong 9th December 8.00am 9.30am 11.15am 4.00pm 6.00pm 16th December 8.00am 9.30am 11.15am 6.00pm SEEND BULKINGTON SEEND SEEND POULSHOT BCP Holy Communion SEEND Matins POULSHOT Parish Eucharist SEEND Christmas Lights (Gift Service) SEEND Evensong BULKINGTON would lead to us eventually having four holiday units – two in each building and each unit having two bedrooms. Well that work, brilliantly project managed by my wife, is nearing completion and on Friday 21st December we will be open for business – whether we will have any guests that week is anyone’s guess but you will be able to take a look at what we are doing at our website www.highergreenfarmcottages.com We would like to thank everyone in the village for their support and cooperation during what has been a busy and trying time for us. We know that there have been occasions when deliveries might have caused some inconvenience and things may have looked a little untidy around us from time to time, but this will soon end and hopefully we will all be able to return to normal. For those of you curious to know more we will gladly show you around in the New Year if you would like to pop round. Finally on behalf of Eve, Rosie, Grace, Tristan, Toby (the dog) and me - we would like to thank everyone in the village for the extremely warm welcome we have had since arriving. When we first saw Higher Green Farm we felt that this could be somewhere we could make a home – now we are sure it is somewhere we will never leave. Thank you. A very Merry Christmas to everyone and best wishes to all for 2008. Gavin SEEND AND DISTRICT GARDENING CLUB BCP Holy Communion Parish Eucharist Parish Eucharist Parish Eucharist SEEND BULKINGTON SEEND POULSHOT Thursday, 20th December 7.00pm Carol Service BULKINGTON 23rd December 8.00am 9.30am 11.15am SEEND POULSHOT SEEND BCP Holy Communion Family Eucharist Family Eucharist 16 Jennifer Harmer spoke about the naming of plants at our November meeting. She called her talk ‘Look who is in our Garden’, and based it on the Hardy Plant Society stand at Chelsea in 1988. Many of the plants that have been cultivated in our country for many years originated in other places in the world. Some of them were brought back by missionaries, doctors and travellers for whom an interest in plants was a hobby, and then later gardeners and botanists who organised expeditions to find new and interesting plants for cultivation in this country. Many of us will have grown the trailing houseplant tradescantia, named after one of the earliest collectors Tradescant. Any plant with banksii or banksia 25 �On the last day of term there will be Carols round the Christmas tree at 1.30pm on Thursday 20th December. Come to the RSA’s Christmas Fayre Friday 7th December From 6pm The Governors wish everyone especially our children a very Happy Christmas HELLO FROM GAVIN AND EVE CURNOW at HIGHER GREEN FARM As we are approaching the end of our building project we thought the time was right to let everyone know what we have actually been up to, as for some I am sure the comings and goings in the yard have proved to be quite a diversion. As some of you may know we have three children – Rosie and Grace (the twins) who will be 18 in early January and Tristan who will be 3 in February. Rosie is blind and has Cerebral Palsy and over the years when we have been away on trips we have been struck by the lack of holiday accommodation suitable for wheelchair users and the disabled. 6.00pm Carol Service SEEND 24th December—CHRISTMAS EVE 4.00pm Crib Service 6.00pm Carols by Candlelight 11.30pm Midnight Mass SEEND POULSHOT SEEND 25th December—CHRISTMAS DAY 10.00am Benefice Service SEEND 30th December 10.00am POULSHOT Benefice Service 2008 6th January—Epiphany 8.00am BCP Holy Communion 9.30am Family Eucharist 11.15am Parish Eucharist 6.00pm Evensong SEEND BULKINGTON SEEND POULSHOT 13th January—Epiphany 2 (Plough Sunday) 8.00am BCP Holy Communion 9.30am Matins 11.15am Parish Eucharist 6.00pm Evensong SEEND POULSHOT SEEND BULKINGTON 20th January 8.00am 9.30am 11.15am 6.00pm BCP Holy Communion Parish Eucharist Parish Eucharist Parish Eucharist SEEND BULKINGTON SEEND POULSHOT BCP Holy Communion Family Eucharist Family Eucharist SEEND POULSHOT SEEND BULKINGTON When we first saw Higher Green Farm we were instantly taken by such a fantastic house in a great village but also saw lots of potential in the old stables and cowshed in the yard. For some time we have wanted to start a holiday letting business which will cater for as many people as possible and when we saw Higher Green Farm we felt everything had dropped into place. 27th January 8.00am 9.30am 11.15am 6.00pm When we moved to the village in April (on Friday the 13th for the superstitious amongst you) we set about the job in hand of converting the units outside into holiday accommodation. Meetings with people far more experienced than ourselves in such matters meant we were advised to first demolish and then rebuild them. In June with some trepidation we started the process which 3rd February—Candlemass 8.00am BCP Holy Communion 9.30am Family Eucharist 11.15am Parish Eucharist 6.00pm Evensong 24 Songs of Praise Evening Prayer 17 SEEND BULKINGTON SEEND POULSHOT �WEEKDAY SERVICES Mondays 9.00am Tuesdays 9.00am Wednesdays 9.45am Thursdays 9.00am Matins Matins Holy Communion Matins SEEND POULSHOT SEEND BULKINGTON FROM THE CHURCH REGISTERS Baptism Riley Drew KAASHOEK 2 8 October 2007 And Jesus said Let the Children come unto Me CHURCH ROSTERS December 2 Dec 6.00pm 9 Dec 9.30am 16 Dec 6.00pm 23 Dec 9.30am 30 Dec 10.00am January 2008 6 Jan 6.00pm 13 Jan 9.30am 20 Jan 6.00pm 27 Jan 9.30am February 3 Feb 6.00pm Sidesman Mr M Hues Mr J Quinn Mr F Wood Mrs J James T.B.A. Reader Mr M Hues Mr J Quinn Lady Kate Hunloke The Rector T.B.A. Mrs J James Mr N Hunloke Mrs P Bremner-Milne Mrs S Quinn Mrs J James Mrs Y Baber Mrs P Bremner-Milne The Rector Mr M Hues Mr N Hunloke CHURCH FLOWERS December Christmas Eve 30 Dec January 2008 6 Jan 13 & 20 Jan 27 Jan & 3 Feb ALL HELPERS please Mrs Dot Wood Mrs Dot Wood Mrs Angela Bullen Mrs Yvonne Baber 18 Rowde School News Laurie White, who died on Thursday 9th November, had been involved with the school since her children were pupils here. She was chairman of the RSA, helped to start the Rascals Breakfast Club and had been a teaching assistant for nine years. Laurie was such a fun loving character who would do anything for anybody. Mr Ball is organising a compilation of ‘Happy Memories’ which will be given to her husband Bob and her sons when complete. The new school garden currently under construction has been named ‘Laurie’s Garden’. A fitting memorial to a truly much loved member of staff who will be missed by the staff, governors, parents and children. Our thoughts and prayers go out to Bob and the boys. ********************* At the last school council meeting one of the things the children said they would like to have in the grounds would be replicas/models of their school houses notably Avebury, Stonehenge, Silbury and White Horses. We are going to start with a White Horse which could be placed on the sloping side of our ‘amphitheatre’ out on the playground. Parents have been invited to design, mark out and concrete the outline for this innovative project. Ofsted has discovered that since the introduction of regulations regarding healthy meals the number of children taking school dinners has fallen by 25%. Many congratulations must go to Mrs Taylor (Taylor Catering) and her assistants as the number of children enjoying healthy meals from the school kitchen has increased by 360% from an average of 30 per day to 110 per day since she took over. You will remember that the kitchen was also awarded 5 stars for cleanliness. Well done Mrs Taylor. The RSA will already have held a Christmas Shopping Night (originally called the Ladies Night) on Thursday 22nd November. The Children’s Christmas party is on Thursday 13th December and the Christmas Concerts will be held on Monday 17th and Tuesday 18th (both afternoons and evenings). 23 �MINOR INJURY UNITS With the closure of so many NHS facilities in the area, many people have expressed doubts as to what to do, and where to go in the event of needing treatment for a minor injury. The details are in a pamphlet issued by the Wiltshire Primary Care Trust, which can be contacted on 0800 389 7671 (E-mail “PALS@wiltshire-pct.nhs.uk”). The pamphlet is also available from the Outpatients Department at Devizes Hospital. It lists those injuries which can, and which cannot be treated at a minor injury unit. There are two such units in our immediate area: Trowbridge Community Hospital Aldcroft Street Trowbridge, BA14 8PH Chippenham Community Hospital Rowden Hill Chippenham, SN15 2AJ tel: 01225 711329 tel: 01249 456403/4 Open 24 hours, 7 days a week Open 7.00am–1.00am, 7 days a week There are other units available in Swindon, Bath and Frome – for details call NHS Direct on 0845 4647 for details. REFUSE COLLECTIONS OVER CHRISTMAS/NEW YEAR Please note that the Black Wheelie Bin Collection after Christmas will be on Thursday 27th December (not the usual Wednesday). Similarly, the New Year Black Box/Green Wheelie Bin Collection will be on Thursday 3rd January 2008 22 OBITUARY Mrs Evelyn Nash Evelyn Nash, the wife of Ray, died, aged 83, on Sunday 25th November. Evelyn moved to Poulshot in 1930, when she was six years old, to live with her aunt. She later married Ray, who came from Seend and who was a “Bevin Boy” during the war, being directed to work as a coal miner, and they lived in Poulshot for the whole of their married life, until moving to Devizes in July 2007, to be closer to their families. PILGRIMAGE TO THE LAND OF THE HOLY ONE When I was asked to write a few words on our recent trip to Israel/Palestine I thought it would be an easy way to while away half an hour one morning. Then I started to think. How on earth can you condense nine days of absolute magic into a page of the magazine? When we came home and looked back on all we had seen and done, we could have written a book, and I don’t know that even then we could convey all our thoughts and feelings experienced during those days. So I decided I wouldn't even try. Instead I have picked out three occasions that to me helped to sum up the pilgrimage and when I think about them they leave me with a feeling which I know will stay with me for ever. On the first Sunday in Jerusalem we went to St George’s Cathedral to take part in the Eucharist, not realising just how different from St Peter’s it would turn out to be. Of course it wasn’t Sunday in Jerusalem, but just another day in the week. The Cathedral was packed with Europeans, Indians, Koreans, Malaysians, people from Thailand plus the local community. Finally the clergy processed in and the service began. But hang on a minute—something was not right. Then the penny dropped. All the different nationalities were joining in with great gusto but in their own language! It sounded a right rabble at first but once you started to get used to it, it brought home so clearly that although we may not have the same mother tongue we can all join together in worship. Even the sermon given by the Bishop of Jerusalem was presented in two languages. (Sacha and Brian please 19 �note in case we have any foreign visitors in the future!) That evening it had been arranged that two people from an organisation called the Parents Circle would come to talk to us about their group. The Parents Circle is made up of people from bereaved families who are supporting Reconciliation and Peace in Israel/ Palestine. Again we went along not having any idea of the impact the evening would make on us. Rami Elhanan (an Israeli) told the moving story of how his 14 year old daughter had been killed by a suicide bomber, and Mazen Fanaj (a Palestinian) told of how he had seen his grandfather shot by Israeli soldiers. His grandfather’s crime had been to go shopping for bread and milk for the family. They told us how these incidents had affected them, their families, and how over time they had come to realise that by establishing peace at the grass roots this would hopefully work its way up to the people in power and become a reality. To see an Israeli and a Palestinian sitting together declaring their friendship and how they could work together for a lasting peace really did give us hope for the future. As Rami said, and this summed it all up ‘We all cry the same tears’. And lastly, none of us will ever forget the celebration of the Eucharist by the Sea of Galilee. After visiting the Church of the Loaves and Fishes at Tabgha we went down to the edge of the Sea (lake) where areas were reserved for groups to come and worship. A large rock was our altar and the simple seating area of felled logs was sheltered by a ceiling made up of palm branches. As Sacha celebrated the service, one could look out on the lake to the hills in the distance, and with not too much imagination one could see the multitudes being fed with five loaves and two fishes. The odd fishing boat glided silently past almost conscious that they should not disturb us. We shared the bread and wine and held back quite a few tears as we felt the privilege of sharing such a moving moment with loved ones and dear friends. There are so many more things I could mention: the bus hijack we witnessed in Jerusalem as the Orthodox Jews hurried to be home before the start of the Sabbath; dear Alice who ran an orphanage for ‘her boys’ in Bethany; experiencing the delight of floating in the Dead Sea; and sailing across the Sea of Galilee in a ‘Jesus Boat’ flying the Union Flag and singing ‘God Save the Queen’ (Honestly that did happen!). But that will have to wait for another time. If you have a day or two to spare and want to know more just say ‘How was your trip?’ Well it all began …………………………………. Janet James 20 Come and join us in The Raven £10 per team Ring 01380 828271 or talk to Lynne about reserving a table. Should Marriage Still Mean ‘Til Death Do Us Part’ in the 21st Century ? Wednesday 16 January 2008 7.30-9.00pm Village Hall, Poulshot All are very welcome For further details, please ring Rupert Janes on 727408 or Rev Sacha Pearce 828615 21 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Village Magazine Description An account of the resource PDF versions of the Village Magazine distributed between 2004 and Present. 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Title A name given to the resource Poulshot Village News December 2007 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 01/12/2007 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Poulshot Village News Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Poulshot Village News PVN Village News https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/org.poulshotvillagearchive/original/fe81075b53c099b98df6588169a90fce.pdf e51a8192e03d0e26789ba8dac49cccdc PDF Text Text USEFUL POULSHOT TELEPHONE NUMBERS Chairman Parish Council Mr Michael Hues Clerk to Parish Council Mr Michael Wilson 828100 Email: Mai_wilson@onetel.com Rector Rev Sacha Pearce Churchwardens Mr Brian James 724944 Mrs Paulette Bremner-Milne 828527 Secretary PCC Mrs Janet James 724944 Village Trust, Chairman Mr Nicholas Hunloke 828333 Village Trust, Secretary Mr Peter Cleverly 827242 Village Hall Committee Village Hall Bookings Mr Chris Saunders Mrs Jackie Pohnert 827290 827046 Mother & Toddler Group Mrs Clair Waldron 828602 Farmers Club Mr Richard Francis 828232 Poulshot Ladies Club Lady Kate Hunloke 828333 YORP Mrs Jackie Wiltshire Mrs Mel Dalley 725076 726211 POLICE (General/Non Emergency) 828255 828615 0845 408 7000 County Councillor Mrs Pat Rugg 722677 Kennet District Councillor Lt.Col Anthony Lake 828320 Editor, Poulshot News : Mr John Quinn 828501 Email: johnquinn589@btinternet.com 32 POULSHOT VILLAGE NEWS FIREWORKS on THE GREEN SUNDAY 4TH NOVEMBER 6.30PM See page 5 inside for details ISSUE NUMBER 135 November 2007 1 �POULSHOT PARISH COUNCIL Chairman: Mrs S Aldridge Mr S Housby Clerk: Mr M Hues Mr J Baber Mr N Hunloke Andrew Underwood Chimney Sweep Mr G Collett Mr M Nixon Mr Michael Wilson ST PETER’S CHURCH PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL Rector: Wiltshire County Councillor Mrs Patricia Rugg - 01380 722677 2 The Farmhouse, Byron Road, Devizes SN10 5NS Kennet District Councillor for Seend and Poulshot Anthony Lake tel: 01380 828320 Vacuum Clean Efficient Phone : 01225 706447 Mobile: 07889 771505 Rev Sacha Pearce The Rectory Seend Melksham SN12 6NR Tel: 01380 828615 Churchwardens: Mr B James Mrs P Bremner-Milne Members: Mr N Hunloke - Treasurer Mrs J James - Secretary Mrs A Bullen Mr N Blenkarne Lady Kate Hunloke Mr R Janes Mrs D Wood Organist: Mrs Pamela De Belle Brush DISCLAIMER While we have no reason to question the validity of any advertisement in this magazine, we cannot accept responsibility for any claims made or services offered in these advertisements. POULSHOT VILLAGE TRUST Chairman: Vice-Chairman: Secretary: Treasurer: Archivist: Mr N Hunloke Mrs D Gravina Mr P Cleverly Mr B James Mrs P. Langton www.poulshot.org.uk POULSHOT WEB SITE DOLMAN AUDIO VISUAL Berhill’s Lane Farm, Sells Green, Melksham Telephone 01380 828524 We know HI FI TELEVISION VIDEO DVD literally inside out ! For personal service and a professional repair to any make of product, ancient or modern, please telephone Maggie or Peter All contributions welcome - do you have any events you want publicised? The Poulshot web site can help or you can log on to www.kennet.gov.uk, select events and you can post your events for the world to see! Mike Wilson - Mai wilson@onetel.com We also stock a range of quality reconditioned (non ex-rental) equipment carrying a minimum 6 months warranty DOLMAN AUDIO VISUAL is an Authorised Service Centre providing technical assistance on behalf of leading manufacturers. 2 31 �EDITORIAL Seasoned Hardwood Logs TONY PARSONS DOMESTIC APPLIANCE ENGINEER Most Tree Work Undertaken WASHING MACHINES/ COOKERS/DRIERS Ring James SERVICE & REPAIRS TEL: 01380 723279 MOBILE: 07970 117023 07970 781828 WILTSHIRE NUMISMATIC SOCIETY TO LET North Cornish Holiday Cottage (Founded in Devizes 1965) I was approached by a reader the other day, perhaps by our only reader, with an enquiry as to why there were so few personal stories or anecdotes included in the Village News. Was it my vicious “spiking” of contributions, or perhaps a reluctance by people to be identified, or a lack of enterprise or just a shortage of time? Talking around the village and listening to people’s stories of holidays, or work, or business, there is clearly much that goes on and is of general interest without in any way being intrusive. We should remember that copies of this magazine go into archives that will be read in years to come by our successors and hopefully they will find descriptions of our life today both interesting and useful. I well remember reading copies of the equivalent document written in the early Nineteen Hundreds and they were fascinating, indeed, I reproduced some extracts on those pages in the early days of this Village News. It is worth assuming that in a hundred years’ time my successor (possibly Rupert Murdoch’s empire will have taken us over by then!) may do the same. Over the years we have had a Farming Diary (happily now in its second edition), a Diary from the Raven, a Country Diary, Days in the Life of…, Holidays with a Difference, even an Introduction to Computers. Perhaps it’s time for another new initiative and I shall watch my post and my e mail with interest and anticipation. Try anything – I can always spike it but I promise only with very great reluctance – remember it is a family magazine! Party time is creeping up on us and may I highlight the Quiz in the Village Hall on 9th November and the Coffee Morning at the Old Rectory on 17th November. Both events are fund raisers for worthy causes and not only deserve your support but also will be fun and interesting – do come. Available all year round for Weekend & Mid-Week Breaks Along with Week Holidays 3 miles from Surfing Beach & Bude, North Cornwall Well Equipped & sleeps up to 8 Beautiful Garden Summer House & Parking Meetings held on third Monday of the month March to December inclusive Finally, a reminder that there will be no Village News in January so if there are reports of interest or notices of events in January or February, we must have them by 20th November at the latest. Have a Happy November! John Quinn 8pm at Poulshot Village Hall For further details Contact Bo Miles-Hobbs on Details from Mr M Bowden Tel: 01380 828432 01380 813092 Deadline for copy for December 2007/January 2008 20 November 2007 Tel: 01380 828501 30 Email: johnquinn589@btinternet.com 3 �WINDOW CLEANING DATES FOR YOUR DIARY November Sun 4 Tue 6 Wed 7 Fri 9 Sun 11 Wed 14 Sat 17 Mon 19 Wed 21 Wed 21 Fireworks on The Green, 6.30pm (see page 5) Poulshot Parish Council, Village Hall, 7.30pm Black Box/Green Wheelie Bin Collections Quiz Night with Alan, Village Hall, 7.30pm (see page 6) Remembrance Sunday Service, St Peter’s Church, 10.55am Black Wheelie Bin Collection Coffee Morning—Bring & Buy, The Old Rectory, 10am—12noon (see page 7) Wiltshire Numismatic Society AGM, Village Hall, 8pm Black Box/Green Wheelie Bin Collections Poulshot Ladies Club, Village Hall, 7.30pm—Fire Prevention Presentation by Rex Webb from Salisbury Fire Service Black Wheelie Bin Collection Wed 28 December Wed 5 Black Box/Green Wheelie Bin Collections Wed 5 Christmas Bazaar, Village Hall, 6pm Fri 7 Wiltshire Numismatic Society Christmas Dinner, The Raven Wed 12 Black Wheelie Bin Collection Tue 18 Carol Singing around the Village Wed 19 Black Box/Green Wheelie Bin Collections Wed 19 Poulshot Ladies Club Christmas Dinner, The Raven Thu 20 Over 60’s Christmas Dinner, Village Hall Mon 24 Carols by Candlelight, St Peter’s Church January 2008 Wed 9 Raven Quiz Farming Journal At last things seem to be getting up together on the farm, the last wheat was planted on 15th October; it’s always a relief to get the sowing finished for the season. It seems that what appears to be a day’s work in September becomes two days’ worth in October, what with the shortening days and damper mornings. I can’t think that I`m alone in welcoming the colder weather that we have experienced in the last few days, there is certainly something enjoyable about waking up to a cold crisp morning and the bright sunny day that follows; it certainly beats the mild wet days that make the winter drag on! 4 Reach and Wash Hand Tools Competitive Rates Reliable Service Mr Smith 01380 729716 MAN WITH A VAN Do you want anything Moved Collected—Delivered No Job too small Reasonable Rates Mature and reliable Call 07867557983 or 07887550945 29 �Do you need help with: Self Assessment Taxation POULSHOT FIREWORKS CLUB INVITE YOU TO A Business Plans Presentation to Banks Contact: GORDON LAWRENCE Chartered Accountant 30, The Pound Bromham Tel: Devizes 850294 Free initial consultation POULSHOT VILLAGE HALL POULSHOT MOTHERS & TODDLERS GROUP at The Village Hall, Poulshot Come and join us for some company Toys and games to play with Coffee and a chat Held every Thursday from 9.30am to 11.30am Available for Meetings, Functions, Clubs and Private Parties £3.00 per hour (for Poulshot residents and regular users) £4.00 per hour (for non-residents and non-regular users) SPECTACULAR NIGHT FOR BOYS & GIRLS (OF ALL AGES) ON SUNDAY 4TH NOVEMBER, 6:30PM POULSHOT GREEN, NORTH END HOT DOGS WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE RAVEN AFTER but you must book them! WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING EVERY ONE Tel: Jackie Pohnert (827046) JILLIAN NEWSOM MSSCh MBChA CHIROPODIST Registered member of the British Chiropody & Podiatry Association Visiting Practice 01380 828257 WATCH AND GASP AND WONDER! V GUY FAWKES ROCKS V Equestria, Berhills Lane, Seend, Melksham, Wiltshire SN12 6RR 28 5 �POULSHOT QUIZ NIGHT VILLAGE HALL Friday November 9th 7.30pm The Tranquil Moment HEALTH & BEAUTY CLINIC DECLEOR PARIS Treatments include: non surgical face lifts facials massage manicures pedicures non surgical body slimming & toning reflexology eyelash/brow tints& shaping waxing make up electrolysis spray tanning BOTOX DECLEOR aromatherapy skin care and O.P.I nail care products are used for treatments and are also available for purchase For more information or an appointment call Jo on 01380 828297 The Old Stables, Middle Green Farm, The Green, Poulshot, Devizes, Wiltshire, SN10 1SD With Quizmaster Alan Webber in the chair Licensed Bar Raffle & Winners’ Prize £12 FOR A TABLE OF 4 To book a table in advance phone: Chris 01380 827290 or Alan 01380 828415 All proceeds to VILLAGE HALL FUND 6 27 �Kate and Nicky Hunloke invite you to a COFFEE MORNING at The Old Rectory, Poulshot on Saturday 17 November 10am—12noon Bring & Buy Cakes/Plants/Produce Raffle Proceeds to St Peter’s Church Poulshot 26 7 �Not only being pleasant to work in, the colder weather will certainly help keep the latest invasion of pests under control…..slugs! I have never known such a bad year for them, their appetite for wheat seems to be insatiable; in the space of two days they can do irreparable damage to a field of wheat and there is nothing more frustrating, after the hard work and cost of preparing and drilling the field, than the sight of those little monsters munching their way through the emerging crop! A dose of pellets broadcast over the affected areas seems to be winning the battle though. It’s nearly time to shut the gates on the fields for the season with just a herbicide application in November to follow to control the most pressing weeds, if ground conditions allow. We’re hoping also that the frost might tackle the Bluetongue outbreak. Coupled with that and the remnants of Foot and Mouth, it hasn’t been the easiest couple of months for the livestock sector. This month should see the majority of our cattle being brought in to the sheds to spend their winter being pampered on straw bedding! Maize was harvested and ensiled in the clamp at the beginning of the month in readiness to satisfy their appetites over the winter months. Just a reminder that if anyone wants to order a chicken or beef for Christmas then please let us know as soon as possible so we can make sure you’re not disappointed! C&C Co. List of jobs that never get done? No time or tools to do them yourself? LET US DO THEM FOR YOU! Call Paul & Bob For general maintenance of property & gardens at reasonable rates. We are reliable and local, and happy to consider any job—large or small. Call Bromham 01380 850076 or 07789 884314 (Public Liability Insurance) I always think how lucky I am to be able to work in the countryside and to help shape it. I know farmers don’t always get a good press regarding wildlife and environmental issues which is sometimes misleading, and it was refreshing to watch a BBC programme highlighting how agriculture and the countryside work hand in hand. I don’t know how many of you have been watching “Nature of Britain” on the BBC but it was the most informative Our Church (St Peter’s Poulshot) NEEDS Unsure of a Welcome? Unsure about the Services? YOU BATHROOMS, TAPS, HOT WATER CYLINDERS AND MUCH MORE NO JOB TOO SMALL 24 HR CALL OUT Tel: 01380828956 Mob: 07708510715 LET US SURPRISE YOU 8 25 �show I have seen for a long time. (Let’s hope this type of programme will not be lost as part of the cutbacks). We often get frowned upon for the amount of chemicals used in present techniques but the use of pesticides and modern farming practices are necessary to fulfil the primary role of the land to feed the ever growing population of the world. However, over the last few years we farmers have managed to balance that with the need for doing our bit for the environment, with buffer strips, beetle banks, low input grassland, uncut hedgerows and wild bird covers that all make up part of the farm to complement the intensive practices. I’d hate to see what the landscape looked like if it was left untended and unfarmed, certainly not the array of colours and activity that we have come to appreciate today! Anyway that’s the soap box over, until next month anyway! Tim Hues WILTSHIRE NUMISMATIC SOCIETY Fresh beef available for sale direct from the farm Selection boxes available or individual requirements catered for. Orders now being taken for delivery Limited frozen meat available now. Selection box includes various roasting joints, steaks, mince and stewing steaks. Prices very competitive for this local quality product For more information contact: The Hues Family on 01380 828255 24 The Society’s Annual Coin Auction on 17th September was well attended, with Mr John Lodge, from Salisbury the auctioneer. A record number of coins, banknotes and artefacts, 117 lots in all, were entered, with 46 not reaching their reserve and some being sold by private treaty later. The highest price paid was £50 for a 1911 half sovereign, a bargain with today’s high price of gold – indeed, the price of gold recently has gone through the roof, and beyond, and is now past the reach of the average collector. Two visitors, one from Frome and one from Bath joined us and we hope they become members. The raffle made £14. On 15th October members gathered for a talk on “British Army Badges” by Lt Col Robin Hodges. The meeting was the best attended of the year, also making welcome two non-members who had a particular interest in the evening’s topic. Visitors are always welcome and will not be under any pressure to join the society, although they would be welcome to do so. Colonel Hodges gave an excellent talk, well illustrated with colourful slides. It was a surprise to all to learn that the British Army has over 3000 badges and insignia of various kinds originating from a wide variety of sources – royal patronage, county and other local affiliations, battle honours gained in every campaign of the Army’s history and some from simply personal preferences of individual and eccentric commanding officers that have become part of tradition. This started formally in the reign of Charles II in 1661 with the beginnings of a standing army, rather than the ad hoc militia levies of previous times. On display were copies of a most impressive recent book on the subject 9 �LOCAL FARM REARED by our speaker, very well illustrated in full colour and the result of over two years research, much travel and taking advantage of his many contacts in the service. The raffle made £18 for society funds. The next meeting, the Annual General Meeting, will be in the Village Hall at 8.00pm on Monday 19th November. The Christmas Dinner will be in the Raven on Friday 7th December – details from Pam De Belle. Michael Bowden OVEN READY CHICKENS 6—8 lbs FOR SALE Tel: HUES 01380 828255 WEDNESDAY GROUP “Israel/Palestine: Whose Land Is It?” Despite the presence of two refugees from the recent Benefice pilgrimage to the Holy Land, this was never going to be an easy question to answer, if indeed it was even a reasonable question to ask. The “ownership” of that tract of land that lies roughly between the River Jordan and the east coast of the Mediterranean Sea, and which has been called Palestine for centuries, has been disputed since long before authoritative records began, the problem has not been solved yet, and, without some kind of miracle, it seems from all we read and hear to be no nearer a solution now than it ever has been. Our discussion began with a very useful rundown on the history of the area – comprising fact, supposition, myth, claim and counter-claim. The nub of the problem is essentially between worldwide Jewry (Israelis or Zionists), who claim it as their historic, God-given homeland, and the Palestinian Arabs who consider that it has always been theirs, as they have always lived there. It seems a simple answer to accept that the Palestinians have indeed always been there while at the same time there can be no doubt that the Jews originated from the same area and history suggests that there has always been an element of co-existence, even if at times turbulent. Why not iron out the areas of disagreement and, in this modern and civilised world, get on with living together? If only it was that easy! The present thoroughly frightening situation springs from demands from the Zionist movement of the late 19th Century for the establishment in Palestine of a Jewish homeland. In 1917 the Balfour Declaration gave Britain’s support to the creation in Palestine of a Jewish National Home, although, crucially, with the caveat that this was “without prejudice to the civil and religious rights of the non-Jewish people of Palestine, or the rights and political status of Jews in other countries”. This formed the basis of the League of Nations mandate for Palestine given to Britain in 1922, reinforced by a United Nations resolution in 1948. Sadly, the caveat has been honoured almost entirely in the breach rather than in the observance. 10 ANDREW GOODFIELD WOODWORK Devizes Road, Rowde, Wiltshire CARPENTRY, JOINERY FREESTANDING & BUILT-IN CABINETS CUPBOARDS & WARDROBES FREE ESTIMATES Tel: 01380 722067 E mail: andrewgoodfield@beeb.net 23 �ROWAN JELLY Makes about 2½ kg (5lbs) Rowan Jelly is a must for any store cupboard and has lots of culinary uses. You can serve it with roast lamb or cold meats, use it to sweeten a sauce or even on it’s own on a slice of fresh bread! You don’t need to remove the stalks as they will be sifted out when you strain the fruit through the muslin. 2kg (4lb) rowan berries 450ml (3/4 pint) water Granulated sugar – 450g for each 600ml yield (1lb for each 1 pint) 3 tablespoons port Put the Rowan berries into a large saucepan with the water, then bring to the boil. Lower the heat and simmer for 15-20 minutes until the fruit is soft and pulpy. Line a sieve with a double layer of muslin and place over a large bowl. Pour boiling water over the muslin and into the bowl to sterilise it, then discard the water. Pour the fruit and juice into the muslin-lined sieve, but do not press down or stir the mixture, as this will cloud the jelly. Allow to strain for 6-8 hours. Measure the strained juice, and for each 600ml of juice measure out 450g sugar (1 pint juice to 1lb sugar). Pour the measured sugar into a large mixing bowl and place in the bottom of the oven at the lowest setting for 15 minutes, or in the airing cupboard for 1 hour, to warm through. This allows the jelly to set more easily. Place the juice in a clean pan and add the warmed sugar. Cook slowly over a low heat until the sugar has dissolved. Increase the heat and boil rapidly, without stirring, for 10 minutes, removing any scum as it appears. To test when it’s ready, take a teaspoon of the mixture and place on a chilled saucer. If it forms a skin and starts to set, remove the jelly from the heat and stir in the port. Immediately pour into warm, sterilised jars. Tap the sides of the jars to remove any air locks, and seal. Store in a dry, dark cupboard. With thanks to Gill Coleman for this recipe 22 For millennia the Jews have seen Palestine as their spiritual home, but have also frequently been dispossessed and exiled by invaders and have established themselves in almost every other corner of the world. Wherever they went they formed their own close communities (ghettoes), based on their religion, which to them is also their nationality; they took the nationality of their adopted country and generally became highly successful in whatever field they chose as an occupation. One result of this is that there are now very many, very rich Jewish families in the West, whose wealth has earned them positions of power in the economic community and, more significantly, has given them great influence in political and governmental circles. That this is particularly so in the United States is a major factor in the vast amount of aid given to Israel by the US, billions of dollars, and the continued and forceful political support for Israel from the US government. On the other side of the fence is the implacable opposition of some Muslim states, for example Iran, both to Israel and to the US. Here too there are financial resources that can ensure effectively unlimited support for the forces of Arab nationalism in Palestine. It smacks of “a rock and a hard place” and one might be forgiven for wondering if Iran and the US are not fighting out their own ideological war by proxy in Palestine. There are happier signs, with small groups, Muslim, Jewish and Christian, working together for a peaceful, harmonious and humanitarian solution to the present situation, but the road will be uphill, long and stony, rather like the Via Dolorosa, along which Christ carried his cross to his crucifixion. We can only hope that a better life for everyone whose home is Palestine can be achieved in less than the 2000 years since that event. There will not be Wednesday Group meetings in November or December and it is planned that they should begin again on 16th January 2008. The topic for discussion will be included in the December Village News and it is hoped that it will attract sufficient support to justify the continuance of this most interesting and enjoyable event. FROM: THE RECTOR From Where I Stand… …on the shore of the Sea of Galilee, with the gentle waves washing my feet, I can see fish darting in the shallow waters as they too take in the warmth of the sun. The morning is hot and yet quite hazy, the mountains on the other side are barely visible, but still a few fishing boats ease out of the tiny harbour and travel south across the lake. Birds like the tall white egrets cruise by in the warm air above, their long necks tucked into their chest, their long 11 �black legs and bill define their graceful shape. The variety of kingfishers, with their shimmering colours and shrill call, speed low above the water sweeping in front of me and suddenly dive for their fish. As the day clears, the northern shores reveal some of the places from here in Galilee, Northern Israel, associated with the earthly life of Jesus, like the home of His friend Peter, the shores along which He met the fishermen and called them to follow Him, the places He used for preaching, and the place where the feeding of the five thousand is remembered. By the late afternoon the wind from the Golan Heights in the north whips up the sea enough to imagine the disciples on the boat and Jesus calming the storm. At night the lights of the small towns glimmer along the hills and I remember Jesus’ image of lights, no use being hidden, as He reminds His disciples to discover His light, His presence, within them, to explore it and not hide it, and help others discover it for themselves too. From where I stand, returning once more from a pilgrimage to Israel/ Palestine, to the ‘land of the Holy One’, to Jerusalem, the Mount of Olives, Bethany, Bethlehem, the Dead Sea, Nazareth, the Sea of Galilee to name but a few, I know it was a journey of discovery not only of the land but within ourselves. Records show that in all the great religions, including Christianity, Islam and Judaism, taking pilgrimages has meant taking devotional journeys to sacred places from as early as the 2nd century to Jerusalem. There is still the sense of travelling in the physical sense but also discovering something rather more deeply within ourselves by the experience. Pilgrimage today is usually associated with the human journey nearer to God, looking for Him through events throughout our lives, a life long pilgrimage for us all! When any of us take time to think back over our lives, over the previous few weeks, or just look back over the past day, to pause like this for a ‘stand and stare’ moment it can allow one to experience, and to lead us to other reflections and realisations. In that place of pause and reflection, we may begin to sense the presence of God and so be led to see Him more clearly and find ways of knowing Him more deeply. Rev’d Sacha Pearce Just to remind you… Children, who have been baptised, and Holy Communion Following last month’s article, as our Benefice responds to the new Church of England guidelines, there is another opportunity for interested families and children to come to a very informal ‘walk-through’ Eucharist teaching session, allowing parents/children to learn more about the service. This is on Sat 10th November in Holy Cross Seend at 4pm for little over ½ hour. We hope to have permission from the Diocesan Bishop to administer Holy Communion to baptised children later this 12 A man, a plan, a canal: Panama! A PROVERB is a popular belief put into a short, memorable sentence e.g. Evening red and morning grey, two sure signs of a perfect day! Cold is the night when the stars shine bright. Here’s one to impress the grown-ups in your life! SESQUIPEDALIA – this is used to describe a word with so many parts (syllables) it seems to be a foot and a half long e.g. Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis (a disease caused by breathing in tiny particles) COLLECTIVE NOUNS These are words used to describe groups of things e.g. A muster of peacocks A business of ferrets A pride of lions A gaggle of geese COCKNEY RHYMING SLANG Can you match up the phrases below with their real meanings – remember they will rhyme! Hank Marvin Car Dustbin lid Word Jam jar Starving Dicky Bird Phone Dog and Bone Kid What does this mean??? “Nip up the frog and toad and tell me old china plate his daisy roots are no good for kick and prancing in!” 21 �year. So if you think that, once we have permission to do so, you would like your baptised children to receive Holy Communion or, if you would like to discuss this further, please contact the Rector (828615). P O E T R Y Y L R E D T B M D Children’s CHURCH NOTES Page DATES FOR YOUR DIARY With Christmas fast approaching, there are suddenly many events that are being organised and you may wish to put into your diary the following, so that you will not miss them. Saturday 17th November - Coffee Morning ‘Bring and Buy’BU There will be a Coffee Morning along with a ‘Bring and Buy’ to be hosted by Kate and Nicky Hunloke at the Old Rectory. As we missed our Fete this year because of the terrible British weather, we are hoping that everyone in the Village will come along and the money raised will go some way to make up what we lost in respect of Fete revenue. WHAT’S IN A WORD? CAN YOU FIND THE 15 WORDS HIDDEN IN THE GRID? U N C T U A T I O N A F R W O R U E S A M N L O N T S U D F G K P L S P E E C Q N S A Z H X C V B H M N W E T H R Y U J K M N T E R W L A O N M H Y T R G P V H S B G V P R O V E R B I E Y M N B A C A W S A E F D R A S N W E F C O M M H T O B O O K S B H G M T E O N I L D C I O M T A R D A T Y P S V K P N Y R S S C G E V O W E L G H N D I S H O R E U A S B I B F T X M E T A P H O R C V U BOOKS GRAMMAR LANGUAGE SPEECH DICTIONARY PROVERB NOUN RHYME PHRASE POETRY Y R H Y M E D L A N G U A G E PUNCTUATION VERB VOWEL COMMA METAPHOR A PALINDROME is a word or phrase that reads the same backwards as forwards e.g. “Hannah” Here are some other palindromes: Murder for a jar of red rum Never odd or even Ah, Satan sees Natasha Are we not drawn onward, we few, drawn onward to new era? 20 Wednesday 5th December—Christmas Bazaar Our annual Christmas Bazaar in the Village Hall from 6pm onwards. Tuesday 18th December—Carol Singing around the Village All welcome to join us whatever the weather! Monday 24th December—Carols by Candlelight The traditional Carol Service of Lessons and Carols will take place on Christmas Eve beginning at 6.00pm. As usual the Church will be lit solely by candlelight and we look forward to having a full Church to help celebrate this special night in the year. NEW HYMN BOOKS FOR ST PETER’S Following a recent PCC meeting it was agreed to purchase a new supply of hymn books. These ‘Common Praise’ editions contain all the traditional Ancient and Modern hymns we all know and love, and a selection of the best twentieth century hymns which will in time no doubt extend our repertoire. It was also agreed that some parishioners may like to purchase one or more of these new hymn books and have them inscribed to commemorate a special event, i.e. wedding or baptism, or to have one dedicated to the memory of a loved one. Or maybe you would just like to donate one in your name to the Church. If you would like to do this, please enclose in an envelope £10 (the cost of the hymn book) along with the inscription you would like—to Dot Wood, or phone her on 828825 and she will be happy to collect it. If you would like any further information please speak to either of the Churchwardens or any member of the PCC. 13 �CHURCH SERVICES—NOVEMBER 2007 POULSHOT, SEEND AND BULKINGTON 4th November 8.00am BCP Holy Communion 9.30am Family Eucharist 11.15am Parish Eucharist 4.00pm Benefice All Souls’ Service 6.00pm Evensong 11th November—Remembrance Sunday 8.00am BCP Holy Communion 10.45am Remembrance Service 10.55am Remembrance Service 10.55am Remembrance Service (War Memorial then Church) 18th November 8.00am 9.30am 11.15am 6.00pm BCP Holy Communion Parish Eucharist Parish Eucharist Parish Eucharist SEEND BULKINGTON SEEND SEEND POULSHOT SEEND SEEND POULSHOT BULKINGTON SEEND BULKINGTON SEEND POULSHOT 25th November—Bulkington Patronal Festival 10.00am Benefice Service BULKINGTON 2nd December 8.00am 9.30am 11.15am 6.00pm 6.00pm BCP Holy Communion Family Eucharist Parish Eucharist Benefice Advent Carols Evensong SEEND BULKINGTON SEEND SEEND POULSHOT WEEKDAY SERVICES Mondays 9.00am Tuesdays 9.00am Wednesdays 9.45am Thursdays 9.00am Matins Matins Holy Communion Matins 14 SEEND POULSHOT SEEND BULKINGTON SEEND AND DISTRICT GARDENING CLUB Roger started by thanking our President, David, for standing in as Chairman at our last meeting. The list for our Stayaway trip to Dublin next year on 18th to 23rd June is out. This is a 6 day trip because of the greater than usual travelling distance. If you are unable to get to a meeting please let Roger know (828493) if you wish to join this trip. The day trip will be a second attempt to get to Hidcote and Kiftsgate and will be on Saturday 19th July. The list will be out at the November meeting or you can let Sue (828777) know. Edna Fry is organising a visit to see the illuminated woodland at Westonbirt on Friday 8th December this year. This will include a supper stop. Please let her know if you are interested (722110). Costs will depend on numbers going. The speaker in October was Dinah Lindon-Critchley of Blooming Hill Plants in Shepton Mallett (near the sheep roundabout). Her interest is in new varieties of vegetables. Seeds from these come from Eastern Europe, Turkey and America and are becoming readily available, many being completely hardy. With many of us having small gardens, she recommends the practice of ''catch cropping'', making use of spaces between slow growing plants to grow a quick crop of salads etc, before they become overwhelmed by their slower neighbour. She also explained how to use a small plot to grow the greatest range of crops, by sowing small amounts of a variety of vegetables. For those with even less space, pots and boxes were suggested, particularly the blue plastic mesh ones from green grocers and elsewhere, lined with newspaper and filled with approx. 2 inches of soil. Dinah's pea and bean bed is 5 by 10 feet, with cross shaped supports which provide shelter and give room for many varieties of climbers and low growing species. She went on to give wise advice on tomatoes, squashes, courgettes, onions, pumpkins, salads and culinary flowers. Like us she has had her disasters, especially this year, but we learnt a lot from such an enthusiast. Our next meeting is on the 13th November. Jennifer Harmer's talk is entitled 'Look who is in our garden', about plants named after plant hunters and others. The competition will stretch your knowledge and need a little homework. It is for a vase of plants that are named after plant breeders, hunters or gardeners. A bit more work than usual, but you might learn a lot! Some suggestions - Gleditschia is named after Gottleib Gleditsch, a botanist, Euphorbia griffithii Dixter is probably named for Christopher Lloyd's garden, Viola Bowles Black after E R Bowles. Good luck! Joyce 19 �favourite fictional characters. It really brightened up the day and the children who took part looked super. The RSA work hard raising funds for the school. Their AGM is being held on 7th November and their first event this year is a ‘Things that Go Bump in the Night’ Disco for the children on Friday 2nd November. Children can come dressed up as their favourite spooky character. What fun. By the time you read this the half term holiday will be over and we hope that both the children and the staff have enjoyed the break. November 4 Nov 6.00pm 11 Nov 10.55am 18 Nov 6.00pm 25 Nov 10.00am December 2 Dec 6.00pm Dates for your Diaries Ladies Night Christmas Fayre - Thursday November 22nd Friday December 7th YOUTH OF ROWDE & POULSHOT “YORP” After a late start back in September we are pleased to welcome new members to our club, year 7 secondary pupils and young people from top year 6 Rowde School. This is to keep numbers up and to give the younger ones a chance to use the Youth Club and mix with those they will join at secondary school next year. “YORP” was held at the Cross Keys on Friday 5th October with a Skittles, Supper & Raffle evening. The game of killer was enjoyed with a close run play-off between Jenny Scruse and Shannon Kerfoot. Jenny lost out by a whisker—Shannon received £5 for his winning skills and fine bowling. On 12th October the craft table was busy, creating landscape pictures using vegetables and paint to print features of the land. Leaflets about the proposal for a Village Shop were handed out, and much enthusiasm was shown at the thought of having this facility in our village once more. Anthea is retiring from the club after joining us at the start and giving her support totally. Helpers and the young people say a big ‘thank you very much’. On Friday 2nd November Mel invites “YORP” members, friends and neighbours to a BBQ party @ 52 Tower View, 7:00—9:00pm. CHURCH ROSTERS Sidesman Reader Mrs J James Mr J Quinn Mr C Saunders Mr Hargreaves Mrs Bremner-Milne Mrs Bremner-Milne Benefice Service Bulkington Mr M Hues Mr M Hues CHURCH FLOWERS November 4 Nov 11 & 18 Nov 25 Nov Mrs Christabel Francis Mrs Mandy Housby Mrs Suzie Quinn POULSHOT LADIES CLUB In September a small but lively group of ladies met in The Raven for drinks and a chat. It was lovely to see friends and catch up with lots of news. Wednesday 24th October This was our annual get-together with Worton Ladies and was a full house in the Village Hall when Penny Telling and Anne Martin took us through a light-hearted quiz with subjects ranging from cookery questions to the Latin names for common flowers; identifying famous mouths to TV advertising catch phrases. During the interval for some snacks and another glass of wine, we were invited to look at a trayload of various foods and note down the calorie content. A number of people declined to take part, saying they hadn’t a clue as to how many calories there were in anything!!!, but the winner, Sally Hawkins, was only 10 calories out on the total!! It was a very happy, noisy evening, enjoyed by all, and thank you Penny and Anne for all your hard work in preparing the quiz. DATES FOR DIARY Our next meeting will be on Wed 21st November – Village Hall 7.30pm when there will be a Fire Prevention presentation by Rex Webb from Salisbury Fire Service and the chance to catch up with friends over a glass of wine. We hope there will be a good turn out for this evening in memory of Nora Dixon whose suggestion it was. NO YORP on Friday 30th November — the Village Hall will be needed to set up for the Christmas Bazaar to be held on the Saturday. Mel Dalley Wed 19th December – 7.30pm for 8.00pm Christmas Dinner at The Raven. A copy of the menu will shortly be distributed. Please bring along a wrapped present for the Secret Santa. Marian Stimson 18 15 �BATTING FOR BEGINNERS— OR CAUGHT IN THE NETS! After a challenging day in Court I went to bed early one warm late summer evening with thoughts of the day flying around in my mind. Eventually my husband joined me and put out the light hoping for a peaceful night’s sleep. We had just dozed off when I became aware of an intruder - not loud or heavy noises but a definite awareness of movement within the bedroom. So as not to cause unnecessary alarm I gently awoke my husband saying "I'm sure someone's in the room". The bedside light was turned on and we waited. Sure enough there was an intruder. Around the top of our four poster bed, swooping in acrobatic figure of eight flights over and under the curtains and dodging the posts was a bat! Pulling the sheet over my head I shouted “Do something - quick, get rid of it - you'll have to chase it out of the window". Dutifully my naked husband sat on the edge of the bed waving his arms gently trying to waft the bat out of the window. This was totally unsuccessful so again I shouted "DO something - you'll have to get it I'm certainly not going to get out of bed and deal with it!" After running round the room in his altogether birthday suit my husband decided his fish landing net might make a good "bat flying net"- so without further thoughts went off to collect it from downstairs and rushed back making quite a commotion. Then, back in the bedroom, he waved the net from one corner to another following the bat but not getting near it - the bat was far too agile and quick. All the while I was calling out things like "No not there - quick it's over there – no, not like that - careful don't hurt it - quick it's over here - no it's not, it's here - quick - get it, please get it!" After about five minutes we were surprised by a knock on the door and a voice saying "Are you all right in there - what's going on - have you been hurt?" Looking flushed and breathless, with my husband still holding the net, he opened the door to his mother. She was clearly anxious as to what on earth could be going on in our bedroom, whilst naturally reluctant to enquire as to what possible arousal techniques 16 could be being exercised by her son and his wife. Eventually the bat became exhausted and settled onto the window curtains where the landing net trapped it. The next sight I saw was my husband, still in his birthday suit, hanging out of the window trying to free the bat from the landing net to let it fly off into the garden. The bat's sharp strong grip on the intricate thread of the netting made it extremely difficult to disentangle. However, eventually freedom was achieved. Now, of course, we are wiser: we've been told what we should have done. So, in case any of you find yourselves in a similar dilemma, here is some advice: 1. Don't turn the light on in the room if there's a bat in it - turn any lights off. 2. Open any outside door and windows as wide as possible (but close internal doors). 3. Put on any outside lights in the garden. Go out and flash a bright light towards the window of the room in which the bat has entered. And; 4. Always wear pyjamas when your mother or mother-in-law comes to stay—especially if you’re planning any late night networking “Retiring from Poulshot” sessions! Rowde School News It has been a busy start to the school year with such an interesting selection of After School Clubs on offer to the children. These include: Archery, Football, Netball, Choir, Eisteddfod, Art, Judo and Board games. Tri-golf will start after half term. The first week of October was National Children’s Book Week which coincided with Readathon—a sponsored reading challenge which is raising funds for the Roald Dahl Foundation (childhood blood disorders and epilepsy) and CLIC (childhood cancer and leukaemia). The intention was that the children tried to read a maximum of six books during the week (for younger children parents could pledge to read them six books). The sponsorship money is still coming in for these worthy causes. Alongside the Readathon there were book readings, storytelling and competitions throughout the week culminating in a non-uniform day on the Friday. It was lovely to see so many children taking part dressed up as their 17 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Village Magazine Description An account of the resource PDF versions of the Village Magazine distributed between 2004 and Present. 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Title A name given to the resource Poulshot Village News November 2007 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 01/11/2007 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Poulshot Village News Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Poulshot Village News PVN Village News https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/org.poulshotvillagearchive/original/c2abad95bd2ada53eefd803d6534c14e.pdf b4ec543a7e01ce145f8748d62b203b75 PDF Text Text USEFUL POULSHOT TELEPHONE NUMBERS Chairman Parish Council Mr Michael Hues Clerk to Parish Council Mr Michael Wilson 828100 Email: Mai_wilson@onetel.com Rector Rev Sacha Pearce Churchwardens Mr Brian James 724944 Mrs Paulette Bremner-Milne 828527 Secretary PCC Mrs Janet James 724944 Village Trust, Chairman Mr Nicholas Hunloke 828333 Village Trust, Secretary Mr Peter Cleverly 827242 Village Hall Committee Village Hall Bookings Mr Chris Saunders Mrs Jackie Pohnert 827290 827046 Mother & Toddler Group Mrs Clair Waldron 828602 Farmers Club Mr Richard Francis 828232 Poulshot Ladies Club Lady Kate Hunloke 828333 YORP Mrs Jackie Wiltshire Mrs Mel Dalley 725076 726211 POLICE (General/Non Emergency) 828255 828615 0845 408 7000 County Councillor Mrs Pat Rugg 722677 Kennet District Councillor Lt.Col Anthony Lake 828320 Editor, Poulshot News : Mr John Quinn 828501 Email: johnquinn589@btinternet.com 32 POULSHOT VILLAGE NEWS ISSUE NUMBER 134 October 2007 1 �POULSHOT PARISH COUNCIL Chairman: Mrs S Aldridge Mr S Housby Clerk: Mr M Hues Mr J Baber Mr N Hunloke Andrew Underwood Chimney Sweep Mr G Collett Mr M Nixon Mr Michael Wilson ST PETER’S CHURCH PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL Rector: Wiltshire County Councillor Mrs Patricia Rugg - 01380 722677 2 The Farmhouse, Byron Road, Devizes SN10 5NS Kennet District Councillor for Seend and Poulshot Anthony Lake tel: 01380 828320 Vacuum Clean Efficient Phone : 01225 706447 Mobile: 07889 771505 Rev Sacha Pearce The Rectory Seend Melksham SN12 6NR Tel: 01380 828615 Churchwardens: Mr B James Mrs P Bremner-Milne Members: Mr N Hunloke - Treasurer Mrs J James - Secretary Mrs A Bullen Mr N Blenkarne Lady Kate Hunloke Mr R Janes Mrs D Wood Organist: Mrs Pamela De Belle Brush DISCLAIMER While we have no reason to question the validity of any advertisement in this magazine, we cannot accept responsibility for any claims made or services offered in these advertisements. POULSHOT VILLAGE TRUST Chairman: Vice-Chairman: Secretary: Treasurer: Archivist: Mr N Hunloke Mrs D Gravina Mr P Cleverly Mr B James Mrs P. Langton www.poulshot.org.uk POULSHOT WEB SITE DOLMAN AUDIO VISUAL Berhill’s Lane Farm, Sells Green, Melksham Telephone 01380 828524 We know HI FI TELEVISION VIDEO DVD literally inside out ! For personal service and a professional repair to any make of product, ancient or modern, please telephone Maggie or Peter All contributions welcome - do you have any events you want publicised? The Poulshot web site can help or you can log on to www.kennet.gov.uk, select events and you can post your events for the world to see! Mike Wilson - Mai wilson@onetel.com We also stock a range of quality reconditioned (non ex-rental) equipment carrying a minimum 6 months warranty DOLMAN AUDIO VISUAL is an Authorised Service Centre providing technical assistance on behalf of leading manufacturers. 2 31 �EDITORIAL Seasoned Hardwood Logs TONY PARSONS DOMESTIC APPLIANCE ENGINEER Most Tree Work Undertaken WASHING MACHINES/ COOKERS/DRIERS Ring James SERVICE & REPAIRS TEL: 01380 723279 MOBILE: 07970 117023 07970 781828 WILTSHIRE NUMISMATIC SOCIETY TO LET North Cornish Holiday Cottage (Founded in Devizes 1965) Available all year round for Weekend & Mid-Week Breaks Along with Week Holidays Reference was made at the last Parish Council meeting (report page 5), to the fact that there had been a couple of break-ins in the village in recent weeks which was a worrying trend. Since then there have been at least two, both into outbuildings, and garden machinery and other tools were stolen. It is easy to forget that sheds and other buildings away from the house are particularly vulnerable, and yet they often hold expensive items and should therefore be secured against particularly the speculative burglar. Proper security of such places might also be a requirement of many insurance companies. We understand that thanks to prompt reporting, the perpetrators of one such break-in were caught by the police. If you suspect that there is someone loitering about with evil intent, report it – being wrong is better than being burgled! We were sent recently a brilliant drawing of a hedgehog and lots of large insects as a possible front cover for the magazine. Unfortunately, when printed out its background was so dark that it was quite unusable, which was a pity. We are always on the lookout for new covers so why not try your hand, particularly with an Autumn or, perish the thought, a Winter theme. But do remember to keep it simple, otherwise we shall end up with an all black cover – and we don’t want to give the All Blacks any more publicity, do we? The holiday season is almost over – let’s all enjoy the parties instead. John Quinn DATES FOR YOUR DIARY 3 miles from Surfing Beach & Bude, North Cornwall Well Equipped & sleeps up to 8 Beautiful Garden Summer House & Parking Meetings held on third Monday of the month March to December inclusive 8pm at Poulshot Village Hall For further details Contact Bo Miles-Hobbs on Details from Mr M Bowden Tel: 01380 828432 01380 813092 October Mon 1 Wed 3 Wed 10 Mon 15 Wed 17 Wed 17 Mobile Library, The Raven Car Park, 1135—1145am Black Wheelie Bin Collection Black Box/Green Wheelie Bin Collections Wiltshire Numismatic Society, Village Hall, 8pm— “British Army Badges” LtCol Robin Hodges Black Wheelie Bin Collection Wednesday Group, Village Hall, 7.30pm— “Israel/Palestine Whose Land is it?” Deadline for copy for November 2007 Tel: 01380 828501 30 20 October 2007 Email: johnquinn589@btinternet.com 3 �Wed 24 Wed 24 Wed 24 Wed 31 November Tue 6 Wed 7 Fri 9 Wed 14 Wed 21 Wed 21 WINDOW CLEANING Black Box/Green Wheelie Bin Collections Poulshot Ladies Club Annual Get Together with Worton Ladies, Poulshot Village Hall Plastic/Cardboard Skip, Village Hall, 10am-1230pm Black Wheelie Bin Collection Poulshot Parish Council, Village Hall, 7.30pm Black Box/Green Wheelie Bin Collections Quiz Night with Alan, Village Hall, 7.30pm (see page 7 ) Black Wheelie Bin Collection Black Box/Green Wheelie Bin Collections Poulshot Ladies Club, Village Hall, 7.30pm—Fire Prevention Presentation by Rex Webb from Salisbury Fire Service Wed 28 Black Wheelie Bin Collection Forthcoming Events Wed 5 Dec Christmas Bazaar, Village Hall, 6pm Wed 19 Dec Poulshot Ladies Club Christmas Dinner, The Raven POULSHOT PARISH COUNCIL Meeting 4th September 2007 By comparison with recent meetings this was a more sparsely attended occasion, with Parish Council (apologies from Mr Nixon and Mr Housby), joined briefly by Mrs Rugg (Wiltshire County Council), and Lt Col Lake (Kennet District Council), and initially by just three members of the community, although three others filtered in during the meeting. Local Government Reorganisation. Lt Col Lake confirmed Kennet’s position of opposition to the plans to create a unitary authority in Wiltshire and made the points that the Bill enabling such a change to take place had not yet been passed and might well face difficulties in the House of Lords, although he accepted that that would not necessarily be the end of the matter. He also said that Kennet, West Wilts and Salisbury District Councils were making a legal challenge to the government’s decision (possibly joined by North Wilts who initially supported the proposal for change). However, if the change was to go ahead the County Council intended that it would take place in May 2008 and preparatory discussions had begun, although Kennet are pushing for 1st April 2009, an ominous day if ever there was one. One result of this preparation was that Kennet had already abandoned planned internal developments which would throw up an unexpected cash bonus of £2.6 4 Reach and Wash Hand Tools Competitive Rates Reliable Service Mr Smith 01380 729716 MAN WITH A VAN Do you want anything Moved Collected—Delivered No Job too small Reasonable Rates Mature and reliable Call 07867557983 or 07887550945 29 �Do you need help with: Self Assessment Business Plans Taxation Presentation to Banks Contact: GORDON LAWRENCE Chartered Accountant 30, The Pound Bromham Tel: Devizes 850294 Free initial consultation POULSHOT VILLAGE HALL POULSHOT MOTHERS & TODDLERS GROUP at The Village Hall, Poulshot Come and join us for some company Toys and games to play with Coffee and a chat Held every Thursday from 9.30am to 11.30am Available for Meetings, Functions, Clubs and Private Parties £3.00 per hour (for Poulshot residents and regular users) £4.00 per hour (for non-residents and non-regular users) Tel: Jackie Pohnert (827046) JILLIAN NEWSOM MSSCh MBChA CHIROPODIST Registered member of the British Chiropody & Podiatry Association Visiting Practice 01380 828257 Mobile 07773 987508 Equestria, Berhills Lane, Seend, Melksham, Wiltshire SN12 6RR 28 million. Half of this was to be allocated to support the provision of affordable housing, (although NOT in Poulshot, he said!) and the remainder would be available for community projects. He urged the Council to consider the implications of this as grants up to 80% of costs might be available. (Later reports indicate that the guide figure for grants is likely to be nearer 40%, but flexible.) The closing date for bids is 31st December 2007. Lt Col Lake also acknowledged that there were planning issues, in particular with reference to the importance of local views on planning applications being given due weight and not totally ignored as seems to be the present attitude of the Planning Committee. The Chairman suggested that this injection of funds for community projects might be particularly suitable for enhancing the Village Hall facilities and urged the Hall Committee to consider this. Both Mrs Rugg and Lt Col Lake recognised that there were fundamental differences of opinion between County and District Councils but emphasised that all would cooperate to make the changes work in the interests of the County as a whole. Neighbourhood Watch. Mr Hues commented that there had recently been a number of instances of petty crime (not petty to the victims), and that there had been difficulties in making contact with the Police. The matter has been raised with the Chief Constable and people should not be deterred from reporting any incident that causes concern. (More recently, there have been a number of break-ins to properties in the village, mainly targeting out – buildings). Other Business. The cutting of the Green was discussed and it was felt that if footballers wished to accept responsibility for cutting the pitch that should be encouraged and there have been offers of the loan of mowers if necessary. It was agreed that the Council should not pay for a dedicated mower. However inadequate the lengthman system may be it was better than nothing and work would be resumed soon, including the painting of railings around the pond by Plank’s dairy. There was discussion about footpaths and the Chairman will contact DEFRA to find an acceptable solution to providing a reasonable path for walkers around one of his fields. Reference was also made to the unwelcome, to us, practice by Highways at the County Council of making Byeways more accessible for four wheel drive vehicles. 5 �Enquiries regarding the safety of road junctions at either end of the village have received little support. Highways have said that there is no justification for a STOP sign at the junction with the dual carriageway and that there are no visibility problems. Letters regarding the junction with the Worton/Seend road have been unanswered. There have been reports of an invasion of private gardens by moles migrating from the Green. Various suggestions were made about combating this threat, including the judicious siting of parked cars or large stones over potential mole runs or hills, to the use of cats as deterrents(!); on the other hand, it may be that the moles are originating in gardens and crossing to the Green. The situation will be monitored. Next Meeting. The next meeting will be at 7.30pm on Tuesday 6th November, when a major item for consideration will be the preparation of the 2008 Budget including the Parish Precept. (The full minutes are available from the Parish Clerk and on the website, and will be displayed on the Parish Notice Board.) The Tranquil Moment HEALTH & BEAUTY CLINIC DECLEOR PARIS Treatments include: non surgical face lifts facials massage manicures pedicures non surgical body slimming & toning reflexology eyelash/brow tints& shaping waxing make up electrolysis spray tanning BOTOX DECLEOR aromatherapy skin care and O.P.I nail care products are used for treatments and are also available for purchase For more information or an appointment call Jo on 01380 828297 The Old Stables, Middle Green Farm, The Green, Poulshot, Devizes, Wiltshire, SN10 1SD MOBILE LIBRARY SERVICE A new, bright, mobile library vehicle is now stationed at Devizes and hopefully we will benefit from it on its regular visits. The library has a computer terminal with some 2000 items on board for use by the public. There is also a wheelchair lift. The programme for visits is shown in the Diary of Events on pages 1-2. USE IT OR LOSE IT ! POULSHOT VILLAGE TRUST The Village Trust held a meeting on 18th September. Nine members were present and apologies were received from Nicky Hunloke, Jim & Sue Aldridge, Pam Langton and Suzie Quinn. Two (hopefully) new members, Mr & Mrs Tim Coleman, also attended. Diana Gravina chaired the meeting. The minutes of the meeting of 21st May were approved and the Treasurer, Brian James, gave the state of the Trust’s finances. In the current account 6 27 �POULSHOT QUIZ NIGHT VILLAGE HALL Friday November 9th 7.30pm With Quizmaster Alan Webber in the chair Licensed Bar Raffle & Winners’ Prize £12 FOR A TABLE OF 4 To book a table in advance phone: Chris 01380 827290 or Alan 01380 828415 All proceeds to VILLAGE HALL FUND 26 7 �there is a balance of £556.76, and on deposit, £3,119.72. The large balance in the current account arises from the collection taken at the funeral of the late Nora Dixon, which was kindly donated to the Trust by her family. Green Gardens. A holly bush that was growing in Lower Green garden has been moved into the Green Gardens. It is time for the trees that were not pruned in the spring to be dealt with now. Those who agreed to act as wardens for specific areas of the woodland are invited to undertake this. It might also help to remove the accessible bunches of berries from the rowans, which are bending under the weight of their fruit. Some trees also need longer stakes and possibly larger shelters. Any discarded shelters should be placed inside the main gate from where they will be collected. Any queries should be addressed to Nicky Hunloke or Diana Gravina. The Poulshot Book of Trees. There is still space for more photographs and text to describe the development of trees in the village, both in the Green Gardens and elsewhere. If anyone has trees stories or photographs illustrating new plantings, major pruning, removals, or of trees that were omitted from the initial survey, please contact John Quinn, who maintains the book and who is NOT a skilled photographer! Nora Dixon Memorial. It had been agreed previously that the Trust would install a wooden bench on the Green in memory of Nora, but it has been suggested that the site proposed, beneath the chestnut trees in front of Lower Green was possibly not suitable, because of the heavy leaf fall each year. It was agreed to postpone a decision until the next meeting when there might be a larger number of members available to consider the options. The question of subscriptions towards the bench would also be finalised then. It was felt that as Nora’s interest was in the village as a whole, and not just in the Trust, subscriptions would be invited from all members of the community. C&C Co. List of jobs that never get done? No time or tools to do them yourself? LET US DO THEM FOR YOU! Call Paul & Bob For general maintenance of property & gardens at reasonable rates. We are reliable and local, and happy to consider any job—large or small. Call Bromham 01380 850076 or 07789 884314 (Public Liability Insurance) BATHROOMS, TAPS, HOT WATER CYLINDERS AND MUCH MORE NO JOB TOO SMALL 24 HR CALL OUT Chestnut Trees. The Parish Council have agreed that the crowns of the chestnuts on the Green should be raised to allow more light into Lower Green, and this has now been done. Tel: 01380828956 Mob: 07708510715 Down Poulshot. A further print run of Down Poulshot is still desirable and ways of doing this in the most economic way, while retaining quality, are being pursued. 8 25 �Boxing Day Walk. This year’s walk will leave from the Village Hall at 2.00pm on 26th December, led again by Tim Gravina. Full details will be included in the December issue of the Poulshot Village News. Archives. The new County Archive Centre in Chippenham has offered to house the Trust’s archives, keeping them safe and secure and at the same time accessible. Concern was expressed that if access is at all difficult it might not be practicable to extract documents, photographs etc regularly for the displays mounted at the Fete and on other occasions. As Pam Langton, the Archivist, was not present, a decision was deferred until the next meeting. Programme for meetings in 2008 is as follows: 22nd January, 20th May (AGM), 18th September. FARMING JOURNAL Fresh beef available for sale direct from the farm Selection boxes available or individual requirements catered for. Orders now being taken for delivery on 12th September onwards. Limited frozen meat available now. Selection box includes various roasting joints, steaks, mince and stewing steaks. Prices very competitive for this local quality product For more information contact: The Hues Family on 01380 828255 24 I don’t know where the time goes, with the evenings gradually closing in it’s a stark reminder that autumn is here and rather than BBQs to look forward to its log fires! September has been another busy month on the farm, starting with the sowing of our oilseed rape, which was completed by 8th September. The seed went in to near ideal conditions but would certainly benefit from a drink now; it seems ironic that after all the rain we have had this summer I’m here moaning about it being too dry— that’s the trouble with us farmers, we’re never happy when it comes to the weather! It seems to become a daily ritual during harvest and sowing times to check every conceivable forecast on the TV and internet daily and not to be contented until hearing the one that suits us and then not necessarily the most accurate! I think that is a common fault among many farmers! Anyway, with all the rape gradually emerging and receiving a herbicide to kill the ever present weeds our thoughts turned to preparing the land due for 1st year wheats. This has been greatly aided this year by a new machine that performs all the tillage operations in a single pass, and although fairly costly, this has improved our efficiency greatly, by cutting down the number of passes required to produce a seedbed, thus reducing diesel and labour costs per acre. The only downside is that with one machine for the whole acreage it needs to 9 �be kept on the move as much as possible, so I apologise to any of you who have had broken sleep due to the groaning of a tractor engine! This will be the first autumn that the plough has taken a back seat in our autumn cultivations and now sits forlornly in the yard, waiting to come back into fashion! Letters Page Drilling of wheat started on 14th September and seems to get earlier each year, but with some of the land we farm at Bowood tending to get very wet it’s always advisable to get those fields more prone to waterlogging drilled early. One of the most important factors that can have a big impact on our outputs is the choice of variety to plant. When deciding on wheat to grow, we have to take in to account many factors: soil type, drilling date, previous crops and, becoming most important, the potential market. We have two main outlets that are fairly close to us which means cheaper transport costs, one being the Faccenda mill at Westbury which produces chicken feed for its many chicken farms, and the other is the milling facility at Portbury which requires a large tonnage of milling wheat to produce bread and biscuits etc. Hence we split our wheat acreage into two halves; one half is feed wheat to go to Westbury, the other to go for human consumption, so next time you’re tucking into to your hearty wholemeal sandwich, it could have originated from the field that you can see from your window! We have had a couple of beef animals go for butchering during the month to satisfy demand from the farm shop that we supply and the increasing direct orders that the family is taking from local people. A rather big blow that has reared its ugly head again is foot and mouth, with another outbreak that seems to have originated from the original laboratory source. Current movement restrictions could have a crippling effect on the UK livestock industry nationwide with animals stranded on fields with limited grass and escalating feed costs. Let’s hope DEFRA will act soon to avert any such problems. Well anyway I must sign off, there’s a weather forecast I need to catch…… Tim Hues WEDNESDAY GROUP Please feel free to write to the Village News to share your views, opinions and concerns on local or national issues. Serious or humorous letters welcomed! Please send your letters Poulshot Village News, c/o John Quinn, 51 The Green, Poulshot, Devizes, SN10 1RT to: WILTSHIRE AIR AMBULANCE (Change of address) From now on, please direct all general enquiries to: Appeals Administration Assistant Great Western Ambulance Trust Jenner House, Langley Park Estate Chippenham SN15 1GG Tel: 0845 122 1423 The Group, smaller than usual in numbers but as strong as ever in vocal power, met on 19th September to consider the question “Should the Anglican Church Remain Established?” It was never going to be an easy The contact details for the Volunteer Coordinator, Frank Swan, are unchanged. His telephone number is 01249 454224. 10 23 �Israel/Palestine— Whose Land is it ? Wednesday 17 October 2007 7.30-9,00pm Village Hall, Poulshot All are very welcome For further details, please ring Rupert Janes on 828639 or Rev Sacha Pearce 828615 ANDREW GOODFIELD WOODWORK Devizes Road, Rowde, Wiltshire CARPENTRY, JOINERY FREESTANDING & BUILT-IN CABINETS CUPBOARDS & WARDROBES FREE ESTIMATES Tel: 01380 722067 E mail: andrewgoodfield@beeb.net LOCAL FARM REARED OVEN READY CHICKENS 6—8 lbs FOR SALE Tel: HUES 01380 828255 22 question, and it turned out that way, and inevitably the discussion wandered over many subsidiary topics. The evening turned very much on what we meant by “Established” and this was set out in detail at the beginning of the evening. The Church of England really became the Church we know today in the middle of the sixteenth century, following the Reformation throughout Christendom, which in England saw the separation of our Church from that of Rome. One element of this fundamental change was the passing by Parliament in 1534 of the Act of Supremacy, which formally established Henry VIII as Supreme Head of the Church of England, thereby tying together State and Church, a legal situation that still obtains today. This formality has been reinforced since that time by custom and tradition, and indeed many of the traditional functions of the Church date from long before then. The result is that there is an obligation placed on the Church, and accepted by it, to meet a wide range of commitments in the provision of pastoral care throughout the country – for example, to its congregations, to institutions of state such as hospitals, prisons, educational establishments, the Armed Forces, and in many other areas. The Head of State, the Queen, remains the titular head of the Church and the Coronation service is built around the Eucharist of the Anglican Church. There are even a number of Bishops who sit in the second chamber of Parliament, the House of Lords – part of the country’s legislature. We had to consider whether this elaborate assemblage of functions was relevant as it stands in today’s society and if it was not, was it practicable to “dis-establish” it? Discussion centred primarily on the relevance of an established church, particularly as there has been for centuries an increasing trend towards secular government, which today appears to be reflected in an apparent drift away from the Church, except perhaps in one sphere – the expectation of people, church goers and non-church goers alike, that when necessary the Church, in the person of the clergy, will always be there when wanted - wanted for baptisms, marriages, funerals, as well as for giving comfort to the sick, the bereaved, the imprisoned or simply those in need of someone to talk to about their problems. This expectation by people, and obligation on the Church, cannot be denied, but two things possibly argue against the need for the formality of establishment: firstly, the difficulties that the Church has had in meeting fully the traditional expectations of their congregations (described by one present as their role as the fourth emergency service), difficulties in maintaining the numbers of clergy together with the whole problem of funding, and secondly, the rapidly growing numbers of people who owe no allegiance to Christianity and yet who we hope will gradually accept their full responsibilities as citizens. This raises such 11 �questions as whether the Queen (or future King) should remain “Defender of the Faith” or become “Defender of Faith(s)”, should the Coronation service become multi-faith, or perhaps should we say, as so many other countries do “This is a Christian country and we welcome you and allow you to practise your own religion, but don’t try to force that religion on us!” There was heated discussion, suitably cooled, as to the practicality of Dis-Establishment. Difficult and a very lengthy process – some thought possible, some impracticable, and there we had to call it a draw. Do join us at our next meeting on Wednesday 17th October, at 7.30pm, when those who will have just returned from their pilgrimage to The Holy Land will lead a discussion entitled “Israel/Palestine - Whose Land is it?” WEARING SLIPPERS TO YOU ARE FRIGHTENED OF SCHOOL MAKING A FOOL OF YOURSELF FLIES YOU MIGHT BE SICKENING FOR SOMETHING EARS YOU SHOULD PAY BETTER ATTENTION TO OTHERS BUTTERFLIES YOU WILL GET A PRESENT FROM: THE RECTOR WHAT YOUR HANDWRITING REALLY SAYS... JUST TO LET YOU KNOW …... Children, who have been baptised, and Holy Communion The current and familiar pattern in the Church of England means that children, often as infants, come for Baptism (Christening) and then, often in their early teens, come for Confirmation and then start to receive Holy Communion. This has been the practice in the Church of England since the 16th century. However discussions had been taking place, from the 12th century onwards, and more recently for several decades through 1940s, the early 1970s, 1980s and 1990s to the present day in the Church of England on the issue of the connection between Baptism, Holy Communion and Confirmation. The Christian Church sees Baptism as the full and complete rite of Christian initiation meaning entry into the Church. In the early Church, so in the 1st century AD, children were baptised with the whole family and everyone then received Holy Communion. By medieval times it became impossible for the bishop to perform all Baptisms as was originally the case. Presbyters, similar to the priest of today, began to conduct the baptism, expecting the Bishop to visit at a later date to perform the missing elements of the service and to ‘confirm’ what had already taken place. The time lapse between Baptism and ‘confirmation’ became longer and parents increasingly failed to bring their children back since they had already been admitted by Baptism as a full communicant member of the Church. So in the Western Church the separate Confirmation by the bishop evolved. In February 2006 the Church of England updated and introduced new regulations, which came into force on 15th June 2006, for the admission of 12 LETTERS SLOPE RIGHT OPEN AND HONEST LETTERS SLOPE LEFT SHY UPRIGHT LETTERS A GOOD LISTENER ROUNDED LETTERS LOGICAL, CLEAR THINKER SPIKEY LETTERS QUICK THINKING REGULAR AND NEAT GOOD IN A CRISIS AND FINALLY WHAT YOUR STAR SIGN SAYS ABOUT YOU! Fire : (Aries, Leo, and Sagittarius). These people will be energetic, enthusiastic and optimistic, with a need to be in the centre of the action making things happen. They can be independent, headstrong and sometimes arrogant, but can also be generous, warm hearted and spontaneously kind. Earth : (Taurus, Virgo, and Capricorn). These people will be practical and cautious, sensible and capable. They move slowly and carry out their work in a thorough and unhurried manner. They are generous to those they love, but are otherwise careful not to waste time or money. 21 �Children’s Page WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE? WHAT COLOUR CAR WOULD YOU CHOOSE? RED YOU LIKE TO BE THE BOSS BLUE YOU ARE LOYAL & CALM GREEN YOU ARE CONSCIENTIOUS YELLOW/ORANGE/PINK YOU LIKE ATTENION SILVER YOU LIKE LUXURY GOLD YOU ARE INDEPENDENT WHAT YOUR DOODLES COULD MEAN... BARS OR LINES YOU FEEL STRESSED SHADING YOU FEEL ANXIOUS HEARTS YOU’RE IN LOVE ANIMALS YOU WANT TO PROTECT SUN/MOON/STARS YOU ARE HAPPY SQUARES/RECTANGLES YOU ARE ORGANISED WHAT YOUR DREAMS COULD MEAN... FALLING YOU’RE WORRIED YOU’RE IN TROUBLE WITH SOMEONE BALLOONS EVERYTHNG’S GOING WELL FOR YOU AT THE MOMENT 20 baptised children, who have not yet been confirmed, but who may be admitted to Holy Communion with the provision of certain regulations. Each Bishop manages the process in his own Diocese so under the direction of the Bishop of Salisbury we are discussing and sharing plans to follow this policy ourselves! It means that the PCCs of our Benefice churches have been discussing this and that booklets with further information are being delivered to our local school and various children’s groups, and are available in our churches and schools for anyone to collect. We will be applying to our Bishop for permission to start administering Holy Communion to baptised children, whose parents give their consent, later in the year. Our Baptism Policy We have an ‘open’ Baptism policy which means that the Rector welcomes all applications for Baptism and simply asks for the family to come only for a very short meeting (about 20 minutes!) for preparation. On the basis that something has prompted the parent or family to apply for their child to be baptised the Rector believes that the church’s doors are open to all and that God’s grace is for everyone. We welcome and include all! However it is our responsibility, as the church, to endeavour to stay in touch with the newly baptised and their family to support them in their faith journey. What happens next? Children wishing to take Holy Communion need to be baptized. With the new guidelines no child should receive Communion as a matter of course but only once their baptism is known and their parents give consent. After this it is within the priest’s absolute discretion to decide, whether and if so when, any child should be admitted to Holy Communion. Following on from the work with both Seend and Rowde Primary Schools, as part of their RE study and Diocesan expectation, we will run a series of very informal ‘walk-through’ Eucharist teaching events, at weekends in the Autumn, allowing parents/children to learn more about the service. Those who may be interested are invited to either Sat 29th September or Sat 10th November in Holy Cross Seend at 4pm for little over ½ hour . The Rector will chat to parents who wish their baptised children to be admitted to Holy Communion, both at these events or at any other time informally, and we hope to have permission from the Diocesan Bishop to administer Holy Communion to baptised children by November 2007. If you think that, once we have permission to do so, you would like your baptised children to receive Holy Communion, please come to one of our ‘walk-through sessions’ or at any other time, if you would like to discuss this further, please contact the Rector (828615) Rev’d Sacha Pearce 13 �CHURCH SERVICES—OCTOBER 2007 POULSHOT, SEEND AND BULKINGTON 7th October 10.00am Benefice Service BULKINGTON 14th October 8.00am 9.30am 11.15am 6.00pm BCP Holy Communion Matins Parish Eucharist Parish Eucharist SEEND POULSHOT SEEND BULKINGTON 21st October 8.00am 9.30am 11.15am 6.00pm BCP Holy Communion Parish Eucharist Parish Eucharist BCP Holy Communion SEEND BULKINGTON SEEND POULSHOT 28th OCTOBER 8.00am 9.30am 11.15am 6.00pm BCP Holy Communion Family Eucharist Family Eucharist Evensong SEEND POULSHOT SEEND BULKINGTON 4th November 8.00am 9.30am 11.15am 6.00pm BCP Holy Communion Family Eucharist Parish Eucharist Evensong SEEND BULKINGTON SEEND POULSHOT WEEKDAY SERVICES Mondays 9.00am Tuesdays 9.00am Wednesdays 9.45am Thursdays 9.00am Matins Matins Holy Communion Matins 14 SEEND POULSHOT SEEND BULKINGTON combat, coupled with the grace and beauty of the poi dance, teaching us of the Maori past, their traditions and their ta moko (tattoo art). This I have still to practise on Brian! Then finally it was back to the tent to eat. The sacking was peeled back and the food lifted from the ground. It certainly smelt good and it tasted even better. It was a wonderful experience sharing food which had been cooked in the way of centuries ago, and chatting to people from other countries (we shared our table with Australians and Taiwanese), all of us simply enjoying ourselves. In the rush of everyday life it was a simple yet moving experience. Now all you have to worry about is, if you are invited for a meal at ‘Devonia’ just check to see whether or not we have taken up the slabs in the garden. It may influence what we dish up. Janet James SEEND AND DISTRICT GARDENING CLUB Jenny Pape was our speaker on September 11th, the second time she has visited us. She showed us many beautiful slides of plants that can be grown in the shade and some of the pictures from her garden at Mallards, in Chirton, which opens for the NGS several times a year. Shade is produced by walls, hedges, mature trees and shrubs and varies from deep to gently dappled. Jenny believes that gardens need some shade to add depth, by providing light, shade and form to the planting, giving relief from the brightness of the sun and providing atmosphere. She showed that early spring bulbs grow well in the shade and protection of shrubs and trees and die down as the leaves of the bigger plants develop and block out the light. The bulbs can then be followed by ground cover and foliage plants like herbaceous geraniums, ferns, hostas and so on, with the different shades of green lasting all summer and the flower colours being intensified by the shade. The speaker on Tuesday 9th October will be Dinah Lindon-Critchley of Blooming Hill Plants near Shepton Mallett. She will be talking about unusual vegetables and will possibly have plants for sale. She is a fund of information so you can take notes ready for the next growing season! The competition will be a display of vegetables (home grown) if you have any at all after this wet year. Arrangements for trips next year are on-going so remember your diaries. Sue Johns 19 �AFTERNOON TEA TAKE THREE !!!! After ‘Tea at the Ritz’ and ‘Afternoon Tea’ at Bear Cottage you may be thinking what next! Well, it isn’t exactly afternoon tea but we can say it was equally memorable and that is a Maori hangi which was just as well when we had travelled twenty three hours by plane to get there. Perhaps I should elaborate. August 13th saw Brian and I climb aboard an Air New Zealand aircraft bound for Wellington. August 15th saw us disembark from said aircraft, rather tired but relieve to have arrived. We were to spend the next five weeks touring this wonderful country and also spending time with my cousin. It is impossible to convey the beauty of the country. It has everything—wide open spaces, mountains, rivers and forests and acres and acres of space. I cannot cover everything so I won’t even try, but picking up the food theme I thought you may like to share the following. The middle of the fourth week saw us in Rotorua waiting for a minibus to pick us up from our motel and take us on an ‘Indigenous Cultural Experience’ (described as such in the brochure). We duly arrived at the Mitai Maori Village and were shown into a large tent where it transpired we were to have our meal. This, I thought has got to get better!! It was raining, cold and I felt I wanted just a bit more than a large marquee! Then fortunately the evening started to improve. We were shown our traditional hangi meal being cooked in the ground over hot river stones. Potatoes, kumara, pumpkin, chicken and lamb had been lowered in together, covered with damp sacking, and left to be steamed until tender. Whilst this was cooking we were taken off through the ‘bush’ to the Maori village site to see a traditional performance of Maori culture. We were challenged on the way by a waka (an ancient war canoe), but they decided we were a friendly bunch and let us continue on our way. On arrival at the village, our ‘tribal chief’, (a pompous Australian who had volunteered for the job!) was challenged with the traditional haka which is a form of dance delivered with ‘fierce shouting, flexing arm movements that resemble fists pummelling the side of someone’s head and thunderous stamping to grind whatever is left into the dust’. Our leader had been coached into what to do next and before you knew it, he and the chief were both rubbing noses and getting on like a house on fire! A wonderful show of music and dance followed along with displays of weaponry and 18 October 7 Oct 10.00am 14 Oct 9.30am 21 Oct 6.00pm 28 Oct 9.30am November 4 Nov 6.00pm CHURCH ROSTERS Sidesman Reader Benefice Service SEEND Mr N Hunloke Mr C Langton Mr M Hues Mr R Janes Mrs S Quinn The Rector Mrs J James Mr J Quinn CHURCH FLOWERS October 7 Oct 14 & 21 Oct 28 Oct November 4 Nov 11 & 18 Nov 25 Nov Mrs Angela Bullen Mrs Pam Langton Mrs Christabel Francis Mrs Christabel Francis Mrs Mandy Housby Mrs Suzie Quinn VILLAGE HALL “100 CLUB” £25 £15 £10 May Tim Gravina Sue Boddington Mark Baker £25 £15 £10 June Penny Telling Ken Oliver Jane Lee £25 £15 £10 July Christina Tinne Mike Wilson Kay Sherman £25 £15 £10 August Denise Josey Paul & Marilyn Longdon Annie Moulder POULSHOT LADIES CLUB Dates for your diaries are as follows: Wednesday 24th October: A Quiz with Worton Ladies, in Poulshot Village Hall, details of time to follow. Wednesday 21st November: Fire Prevention Presentation by Rex Webb of 15 �the Salisbury Fire Service in the Village Hall at 7.30pm. Wednesday 19th December: Our Annual Christmas Dinner in the Raven. Marian Stimson WILTSHIRE NUMISMATIC SOCIETY The Members’ Hobbies and Display Evening was held on 16th July in Poulshot Village Hall. There were numerous entries of a very high standard, ranging from photographs to antique guns. The judge was the President who had a difficult task choosing the winner, but eventually he nominated the most outstanding display of Royal commemorative plates, mugs, cups, etc from Queen Victoria to our present Queen, offered by Mrs Pam De Belle & Ken Holt. They will hold the “Michael Bowden” trophy until the next competition in 2008. The raffle made £13.00 for club funds. At the meeting on 20th August, Michael Bowden gave a talk entitled “A Beautiful Coin”. Before he began, members were invited to guess the type of coin that he was talking about, submitting folded slips of paper so that, at the end, the winner or winners could be presented with the actual coin. The talk was in fact about the Maria Theresa Taler, sometimes called the “Coin of the Sands” because of its use by desert nomads. It was named after the Empress of the Austro/Hungarian Empire, a truly beautiful and remarkable woman. She bore sixteen children, three dying in infancy and three in their youth, but she still became known as “The Mother-in-Law of Europe.” Her most famous daughter was Marie Antoinette, the wife of Louis XVI of France, both of whom died by the guillotine during the French Revolution. The coin was eventually minted in various mints, including two in England and its use spread throughout North Africa and Africa generally, India and China and indeed it is still used in parts of Arabia today. In all some 500 million coins were minted, although many mint records were destroyed in the two World Wars. The outright winner of the “Guess the Coin” competition was Richard Jeffery, FRNS, and Phil and Peter Gale from Gloucester also won a coin in a subsequent draw. Rowde School News We started the new school year by welcoming 25 children into the Reception Class and two teachers - Mrs Harvey teaching Class 1 and Mrs Wood who will be responsible for music throughout the school. Congratulations to Miss Rodie who got married on a lovely sunny day in the summer holidays and is now Mrs Dummet. The school has been awarded a grant by ‘Awards for All’ which will enable an artist to come into school on a regular basis to work with the children. What a marvellous opportunity for the children. We have also been awarded ‘Healthy Schools’ status and the school kitchen run by Taylor Catering, was awarded a ‘5 Star’ certificate following a recent visit by an Environmental Health Inspector – one of only a dozen so far in Wiltshire. Well done Laura and her team. Our school garden is really beginning to take shape now. Vegetables planted by the children in April have been harvested and those enjoying school dinners have actually been eating them. Jamie Oliver take note! Shortly the children will be planting over wintering vegetables in the raised beds. Fencing has been erected to outline the area and Mr. Ball and several parents re-assembled the greenhouse and laid gravel on the pathways. A big thank you to all involved. Due to building work in St Matthews Church Harvest Festival was held at the school on Friday 21st September. Parents are always so generous in donating a magnificent amount of produce which was distributed after the Service to the elderly in Rowde and Poulshot by the older children. Carol Williams Can you help? The next meeting is on 15th October, at 8.00pm in the Village Hall, when Lt Col Robin Hodges will talk about “British Army Badges”. The AGM will be on 19th November. Year Six are studying local history. Miss Shiers is trying to find copies of the Rowde Census from 1851 and 1901. If you have copies or know where Miss Shiers can get them ( the council officers cannot help until November which is too late) Miss Shiers would be very grateful to hear from you. 16 17 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource Poulshot Village News October 2007 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 01/10/2007 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Poulshot Village News Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Poulshot Village News PVN Village News https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/org.poulshotvillagearchive/original/d3116ab926525a153d625d6a2370577d.pdf e624305e5424589c1e891cfe51c25118 PDF Text Text USEFUL POULSHOT TELEPHONE NUMBERS Chairman Parish Council Mr Michael Hues Clerk to Parish Council Mr Michael Wilson 828100 Email: Mai_wilson@onetel.com Rector Rev Sacha Pearce Churchwardens Mr Brian James 724944 Mrs Paulette Bremner-Milne 828527 Secretary PCC Mrs Janet James 724944 Village Trust, Chairman Mr Nicholas Hunloke 828333 Village Trust, Secretary Mr Peter Cleverly Email: PeterMCleverly@aol.com Village Hall Committee Village Hall Bookings Mr Chris Saunders Mrs Jackie Pohnert 827290 827046 Mother & Toddler Group Mrs Clair Waldron 828602 Farmers Club Mr Richard Francis 828232 Poulshot Ladies Club Lady Kate Hunloke 828333 YORP Mrs Jackie Wiltshire Mrs Mel Dalley 725076 726211 POLICE (General/Non Emergency) 828255 828615 0845 408 7000 County Councillor Mrs Pat Rugg 722677 Kennet District Councillor Lt.Col Anthony Lake 828320 Editor, Poulshot News : Mr John Quinn 828501 Email: johnquinn589@btinternet.com 36 POULSHOT VILLAGE NEWS ISSUE NUMBER 133 September 2007 1 �POULSHOT PARISH COUNCIL Chairman: Mrs S Aldridge Mr S Housby Clerk: Mr M Hues Mr J Baber Mr N Hunloke Andrew Underwood Chimney Sweep Mr G Collett Mr M Nixon Mr Michael Wilson ST PETER’S CHURCH PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL Rector: Wiltshire County Councillor Mrs Patricia Rugg - 01380 722677 2 The Farmhouse, Byron Road, Devizes SN10 5NS Kennet District Councillor for Seend and Poulshot Anthony Lake tel: 01380 828320 Vacuum Clean Efficient Phone : 01225 706447 Mobile: 07889 771505 Rev Sacha Pearce The Rectory Seend Melksham SN12 6NR Tel: 01380 828615 Churchwardens: Mr B James Mrs P Bremner-Milne Members: Mr N Hunloke - Treasurer Mrs J James - Secretary Mrs A Bullen Mr N Blenkarne Lady Kate Hunloke Mr R Janes Mrs D Wood Organist: Mrs Pamela De Belle Brush DISCLAIMER While we have no reason to question the validity of any advertisement in this magazine, we cannot accept responsibility for any claims made or services offered in these advertisements. POULSHOT VILLAGE TRUST Chairman: Vice-Chairman: Secretary: Treasurer: Archivist: Mr N Hunloke Mrs D Gravina Mr P Cleverly Mr B James Mrs P. Langton www.poulshot.org.uk POULSHOT WEB SITE DOLMAN AUDIO VISUAL Berhill’s Lane Farm, Sells Green, Melksham Telephone 01380 828524 We know HI FI TELEVISION VIDEO DVD literally inside out ! For personal service and a professional repair to any make of product, ancient or modern, please telephone Maggie or Peter All contributions welcome - do you have any events you want publicised? The Poulshot web site can help or you can log on to www.kennet.gov.uk, select events and you can post your events for the world to see! Mike Wilson - Mai wilson@onetel.com We also stock a range of quality reconditioned (non ex-rental) equipment carrying a minimum 6 months warranty DOLMAN AUDIO VISUAL is an Authorised Service Centre providing technical assistance on behalf of leading manufacturers. 2 35 �EDITORIAL Seasoned Hardwood Logs TONY PARSONS DOMESTIC APPLIANCE ENGINEER Most Tree Work Undertaken WASHING MACHINES/ COOKERS/DRIERS I had given up hope of being able to mention sunshine to start off the Autumn Village News, but clearly miracles do happen, occasionally and so we must take advantage while we may. Sadly the Fete had to be abandoned and at the time of writing it has been too difficult to rearrange a function with any degree of certainty. There are tentative plans to hold a Proms/Picnic evening, possibly on Saturday 8th September, and if the long-range forecast is encouraging there will be posters and fliers to confirm the occasion. Whatever happens, there will be the Harvest Barn Dance and Supper in the Old Rectory and Village Halls on Saturday 29th September. (see page 5) I understand that a famous philosopher, whose name I have forgotten, once said, “If you have nothing useful to say, say nothing.” But please continue to read the rest of the news. Ring James SERVICE & REPAIRS TEL: 01380 723279 MOBILE: 07970 117023 07970 781828 WILTSHIRE NUMISMATIC SOCIETY TO LET North Cornish Holiday Cottage (Founded in Devizes 1965) Available all year round for Weekend & Mid-Week Breaks Along with Week Holidays 3 miles from Surfing Beach & Bude, North Cornwall Well Equipped & sleeps up to 8 Beautiful Garden Summer House & Parking We had an unscheduled visitor the other day, when, early one morning, we found a racing pigeon sitting on a small table in the garden. After driving the resident Burmese predator indoors, it became clear that all was not well, as the bird had a nasty wound to his chest, which was still bleeding. However, he was alert enough to hop off the table and march into the woodshed. Our expert neighbour, Malcolm Nixon, came round and suggested that we offered B&B facilities for the time being and provided some suitable food. Our guest was also given water and his chalet door was firmly barred to intruders. Poulshot Village Hall Details from Mr M Bowden Tel: 01380 828432 Deadline for copy for October 2007 8pm at 01380 813092 PIGEON POST The next morning, he had hopped onto a bench in the woodshed and seemed quite relaxed, although not in any mood to fly away. Malcolm noted the number on his leg ring (from now on he became Pigeon GB07S78318 – 318 for short), and we e-mailed the Royal Pigeon Racing Association who gave us the owner’s name and telephone number, in Nottingham. We eventually made contact with Mr Harold Griffiths who told us that 318, a youngster, had been released near Cheltenham with instructions to fly back to Nottingham. His owner’s comment was “He must have turned South instead of North!” Mind you the strong winds could have disoriented an Meetings held on third Monday of the month March to December inclusive For further details Contact Bo Miles-Hobbs on On the other hand……….. 20 September 2007 Tel: 01380 828501 34 Email: johnquinn589@btinternet.com 3 �WINDOW CLEANING inexperienced bird and blown him way off course. Mr Griffiths suspected that the injury may have been caused by flying onto a high wire of some sort. Anyway, by now on an improved diet of rice (best organic Basmati, of course), 318 is quietly and perkily awaiting transport home – by Courier Pigeon, we assume. PS. After he had been collected for his homeward journey (in a convenient Sunday Times Wine Club box-empty) we discovered HER name – Blue Girl. So in future, should you meet a lady pigeon asking for the Poulshot TakeAway, it will probably be Blue Girl/318 looking for a cushy lodging! HAIL AND FAREWELL We offer a warm welcome to newcomers Gill and Tim Coleman, who have moved into Merrion House in Barleyfield Lane, and at the same time we wish Mark and Daphne O’Neill Godspeed and all happiness in their new home in Marlborough. DATES FOR YOUR DIARY September Mon 3 Tue 4 Wed 5 Wed 12 Mon 17 Mon 17 Tue 18 Wed 19 Wed 19 Wed 26 Sat 29 Sun 30 October Mon 1 Wed 3 Wed 10 Wed 17 Wed 24 Wed 24 Mobile Library, The Raven Car Park, 1135—1145am Poulshot Parish Council, Village Hall, 6.30pm Black Wheelie Bin Collection Black Box/Green Wheelie Bin Collections Mobile Library, The Raven Car Park, 1135—1145am Wiltshire Numismatic Society, Village Hall, 8pm— “Annual Coin Auction” Village Trust, Village Hall, 7.30pm Black Wheelie Bin Collection Wednesday Group, Village Hall, 7.30pm— “Should the Anglican Church remain Established?” Black Box/Green Wheelie Bin Collections Harvest Barn Dance and Ploughman’s Supper, 7pm Harvest Festival, St Peter’s, 6.00pm Mobile Library, The Raven Car Park, 1135—1145am Black Wheelie Bin Collection Black Box/Green Wheelie Bin Collections Black Wheelie Bin Collection Black Box/Green Wheelie Bin Collections Plastic/Cardboard Skip, Village Hall, 10am-1230pm 4 Reach and Wash Hand Tools Competitive Rates Reliable Service Mr Smith 01380 729716 MAN WITH A VAN Do you want anything Moved Collected—Delivered No Job too small Reasonable Rates Mature and reliable Call 07867557983 or 07887550945 33 �Do you need help with: Self Assessment Business Plans Taxation Presentation to Banks Contact: GORDON LAWRENCE Chartered Accountant 30, The Pound Bromham Tel: Devizes 850294 Free initial consultation POULSHOT VILLAGE HALL POULSHOT MOTHERS & TODDLERS GROUP at The Village Hall, Poulshot Come and join us for some company Toys and games to play with Coffee and a chat Held every Thursday from 9.30am to 11.30am Available for Meetings, Functions, Clubs and Private Parties £3.00 per hour (for Poulshot residents and regular users) £4.00 per hour (for non-residents and non-regular users) Tel: Jackie Pohnert (827046) JILLIAN NEWSOM MSSCh MBChA CHIROPODIST Registered member of the British Chiropody & Podiatry Association Visiting Practice 01380 828257 Mobile 07773 987508 HARVEST SUPPER AND BARN DANCE Saturday, 29th September at 7.00pm DANCING in the OLD RECTORY HALL Led by FIVE BAR GATE PLOUGHMAN’S SUPPER in the VILLAGE HALL Tickets: £8.00 Available from PCC members. Numbers are limited so please get your tickets early. Equestria, Berhills Lane, Seend, Melksham, Wiltshire SN12 6RR 32 5 �POULSHOT PARISH COUNCIL Parish Council Meeting, 3rd July 2007 The Tranquil Moment HEALTH & BEAUTY CLINIC A number of major issues were considered at the Parish Council on 3rd July, when every opportunity was also given to members of the village to express their views. Reorganisation of Local Government It has been announced that the government has given approval for the creation of Wiltshire County Council as a unitary authority, with the disbandment of the county’s four district councils. It appears that Kennet, Salisbury and West Wilts District Councils are mounting a legal challenge to the government’s decision and so we might be in for yet more uncertainty. Prior to the decision there was a concentrated campaign by Kennet District Council (KDC) against the proposal, which it claimed would diminish the effectiveness of services generally while not making the financial savings claimed by WCC. While the propaganda disseminated by the protagonists in this campaign has generally been cool but polite, it is very clear that feelings still run high. Unfortunately the WCC proposals have never been very clearly expressed and might easily be interpreted as a cost-cutting exercise, which would mean job losses at the districts, without being able to demonstrate how services can be provided as efficiently as they are at present, albeit with some exceptions,. The replacement of district councils by a number of “area boards” has either not been thought through or not been explained at all clearly. Membership of these boards would appear to consist of the local County Councillors, representatives of interested voluntary bodies (neither elected nor accountable), and possibly a representative from each parish council in the area. There is also talk of giving parish councils more authority over their own community “if they want it”! What this means has not yet been spelled out. One has to assume that these boards would be serviced by a number of paid staff, currently employed at district level and therefore possibly conditioned to operate in the arbitrary way they do now. If the change does go ahead and it must be almost certain that it will, “vesting day” is in 2008, and there will have to be some pretty smart thinking, discussion and planning to make it work in our interest – if that indeed is still a factor; let us hope that it is. One thing appears to be that the County Council have formally acknowledged the need for detailed discussions with all the councils concerned – district, town AND parish. A particularly contentious issue is of course that of the control of applications for planning consent. It appears from a recent case that at the moment the views of parish councils carry no weight whatsoever and that the 6 DECLEOR PARIS Treatments include: non surgical face lifts facials massage manicures pedicures non surgical body slimming & toning reflexology eyelash/brow tints& shaping waxing make up electrolysis spray tanning BOTOX DECLEOR aromatherapy skin care and O.P.I nail care products are used for treatments and are also available for purchase For more information or an appointment call Jo on 01380 828297 The Old Stables, Middle Green Farm, The Green, Poulshot, Devizes, Wiltshire, SN10 1SD 31 �so-called process of consultation merely pays lip-service to the principle. (But see “Future Development” below) The Green. The Council considered in detail a number of proposals and reports on the management of the Green. First, the replanting of that part of the Green that had recently been reseeded by Wessex Water was discussed and a variety of views on the success of replanting were expressed both by councillors and members of the public. Although the appearance was, at the time of the meeting, good, it having been cut the previous week, there were still an excessive number of weeds. However the grass does appear to be growing strongly and it was suggested that in time the grass would kill off the weeds. This process might be hastened by the judicious use of a spray. It was suggested that the grass on the Green as a whole should be cut more frequently, countered by the view that we did not want it to become a bowling green. An extra one or two cuts would be arranged. A suggestion was also made that it, or at least parts of it, should be allowed to grow for hay, thus encouraging butterflies and insects to flourish and to provide nourishment for migrant birds. It was pointed out that the Green Gardens Woodland provided just such an area. A proposal that the specification of tracks and the splays from the road should be clarified and strictly adhered to was discussed at length, and the legal responsibility of councillors for the Green was stressed by the Parish Clerk. The consensus was that, without any bureaucratic legalistic interference, the Green had not changed significantly over the years that members could remember, and that any heavy approach now would not be helpful. It appears to be recognised that residents are all very much aware of their own responsibilities towards maintaining the Green and the tracks, which is in their interests anyway, and they are urged to continue to take these responsibilities as seriously as they have done in the past. This includes discouraging where possible the practice of visiting delivery vehicles driving over the grass and causing damage to it, particularly in wet weather. It was not seen as practicable to install curbs at splays as this would be costly and was unlikely to be very effective. It was also not deemed necessary to issue any directive over the occasional use of the Green for parking vehicles, both at public events, such as the Fete and sports competitions, as well as for private functions. New residents on the Green should be made aware of these principles by the Parish Clerk. Safety at Dual Carriageway Junction The Chairman introduced this item in the light of a recent accident 30 7 �involving one of the younger members of the village on a motor scooter. He stated that there is a blind spot created by overtaking vehicles, and whilst the ultimate responsibility must be with the drivers, he felt the problem should be explored. It was suggested that a “STOP” sign should replace the existing “GIVE WAY” sign, but the junction is already well marked and drivers should not take risks if they cannot see. The Clerk stated that he had been in touch with Highways, who had replied that the junction did not meet the criteria for a Stop sign. Members of the public suggested that the junction with the Seend/Worton road was more dangerous and the Clerk was asked to write to Highways and request assistance and also to enlist the support of Worton Parish Council for improved safety measures at the junction. Footpath by Lodge Farm Disappointment was expressed that the footpath repair at Lodge Farm would not include tarmac. It was suggested that it might be significantly safer if the footpath were on the other side of the road. This was questioned but it was agreed that it would be better if tarmac could be laid sooner than later. It was also suggested that the road should be widened to improve safety although the cost would be very considerable. In the meantime, the hedge would be cut back making the path wider and safer. C&C Co. List of jobs that never get done? No time or tools to do them yourself? LET US DO THEM FOR YOU! Call Paul & Bob For general maintenance of property & gardens at reasonable rates. We are reliable and local, and happy to consider any job—large or small. Call Bromham 01380 850076 or 07789 884314 (Public Liability Insurance) Village Trust Nicky Hunloke requested on behalf of the Village Trust that a memorial be considered for the late Nora Dixon. It had been suggested that a bench under the Chestnut trees on the Green and or a stone plinth/plaque in the Green Gardens would be appropriate. He requested that the crown of the Chestnut trees be raised in order to facilitate a bench and improve the outlook from Lower Green. The Council agreed and the Clerk was instructed to obtain a quotation for the tree work. Future Development The Chairman introduced Mr Ivor Sault as the new joint owner of Higher Green farmyard. He stated that Mr Sault was anxious to avoid the problems that had occurred at Manor Farm and wanted to engage the community fully in any development at Higher Green. Mr Sault stated that the planners would prefer to see some form of industrial development or at least some form of development involving employment. The Chairman stated that the village does not want offices or industrial sites. It wants to see houses, well designed that blend into the current environment. Mr Sault reminded the Parish Council that, rightly or wrongly, it had little or no influence on the planning process. It is important to influence District Councillors. It was agreed that housing would be preferable. Mr Sault stated 8 BATHROOMS, TAPS, HOT WATER CYLINDERS AND MUCH MORE NO JOB TOO SMALL 24 HR CALL OUT Tel: 01380828956 Mob: 07708510715 29 �that if the Parish wished, he would approach the planners with a proposal but that would probably involve affordable housing and it would be important to plan the development to prevent infilling. It was pointed out that the new owners of at Higher Green had received approval to replace the former farm buildings with holiday homes, and why should different rules apply. Mr Sault pointed out that tourism was a favoured application and in any case that particular project was within the limits of an individual house development. It was hoped that a combined scheme could be attempted with Sarsen housing to the benefit of both existing tenants in the Terrace and of the village generally. Mr Sault agreed and stated that discussions would involve Sarsen. He assumed the entrance to the site would be the existing farm entrance and was not sure about the housing density but would like to see less than the Government recommendation of 17 per acre. Mr Sault pointed out that despite being in a Conservation Area, Kennet District Council would consider this development to be on the edge of the village and that the position would only be defined at the time of application. Members of the public were asked their opinion and they reiterated that whatever development took place it must fit in with the village as a whole and must not be of a high density. Fresh beef available for sale direct from the farm Selection boxes available or individual requirements catered for. Orders now being taken for delivery on 12th September onwards. Limited frozen meat available now. Selection box includes various roasting joints, steaks, mince and stewing steaks. Prices very competitive for this local quality product For more information contact: The Hues Family on 01380 828255 28 Next Meeting The next meeting of the Parish Council will take place on Tuesday 4th September at 6.30pm in the Village Hall. TENDERS - POULSHOT PARISH COUNCIL Poulshot Parish Council would be pleased to accept tenders for the following continuing works. The contracts when awarded will last for 3 years. 1. 2. 3. 4. Cutting Grass on the Parish land, Village Green and other areas. Hedge trimming on Parish lands Cleaning of the Village Play area Tree surgery and tree maintenance on the Parish lands. All tenders to be by letter or Email by the 1st of October 2007 please. Mr M A I Wilson Clerk to Poulshot Parish Council The Old Chapel Poulshot Devizes Wiltshire SN10 1RW 01380 828100 Mai_wilson@onetel.com 9 �WILTSHIRE AIR AMBULANCE APPEAL Letters News Release Summer 2007. Page You may have recently become aware from the media that there has been speculation over the future of the Wiltshire Air Ambulance helicopter and Charity. We can tell you that the Wiltshire Air Ambulance has been amalgamated with Avon and Gloucester to form the “Great Western Air Ambulance Trust” It is envisaged that each area will eventually have its own helicopter operating independently but under the umbrella of this Trust Please feel free to write to the Village News to share your views, opinions and concerns on local or national issues. Serious or humorous letters welcomed! At present, the Wiltshire Air Ambulance Appeal is fully supported financially by the people of Wiltshire to provide the 25% needed to share the helicopter 365 days of the year for both day and night operation costing around £359,000.00. The remaining 75% is paid by the Wiltshire Constabulary who, by paying the major share of the costs, assists the Wiltshire Air Ambulance greatly as it has done over the past 17 years. There is a review under way for plans to separate the Wiltshire Air Ambulance completely from the Wiltshire Constabulary and to have a dedicated Great Western Air Ambulance Service; the findings of this review should be made known in twelve to fifteen months time. There are also plans to create a new Air Ambulance Charity that would oversee all donations from the three counties Wiltshire, Avon and Gloucester. It would recommend that any donations from WILTSHIRE would be utilized solely for the Wiltshire Air Ambulance. Today, the Wiltshire Air Ambulance needs your continual support for the Charity to keep our helicopter flying for the people of Wiltshire. You can be assured that all monies donated, and what is in existing funds, will only be used for the Wiltshire Air Ambulance both DAY and NIGHT, for 365 days of the year. This is your Air Ambulance for Wiltshire and your donations pay for both the helicopter and the six paramedics who fly on board. It is not only your donations that we need but we are also in desperate need of volunteers to assist us at local events by manning a stall or on supermarket collection days whether it is for one hour or longer. We would be extremely grateful for any time that you could spare. Please send your letters Poulshot Village News, c/o John Quinn, 51 The Green, Poulshot, Devizes, SN10 1RT ANDREW GOODFIELD WOODWORK Devizes Road, Rowde, Wiltshire CARPENTRY, JOINERY FREESTANDING & BUILT-IN CABINETS CUPBOARDS & WARDROBES FREE ESTIMATES Tel: 01380 722067 E mail: andrewgoodfield@beeb.net We thank you sincerely for your continual support. Full details can be found on our Website www,wiltshireairambulance.co.uk or by contacting our Devizes office at Wiltshire Air Ambulance. Police HQ. London Rd. Devizes. SN10 2ND tel: 01380 739453. 10 to: 27 �FARMING JOURNAL A few years ago Dad contributed a regular column to the parish magazine entitled Farming Diary, which basically gave an insight into the every day happenings of a working farm. I thought it might be interesting to restart this feature again with all the changes that have taken place in agriculture in recent years. Certainly there have been some big changes on our own farm, the biggest being the selling of the dairy herd which took place in April this year; after 44 years of milk production on the farm it was certainly a sad day for Dad, Mum, Nick and myself and the fact that dairy farming was no longer viable was a good indication of the current state of the milk industry and the hold that the supermarkets have on it. Consequently we have concentrated on expanding the beef and arable enterprises. At the present moment we farm approximately 1500 acres of which 1300 is cereals and the remainder made up of grass and maize to feed the beef animals. I thought apart from the monthly happenings on the farm it also it might be interesting to follow the growing of the crops that are grown in the fields of Poulshot right up to their end use, where they benefit consumers. For example the fields of Rape you may have come across on either side of Hay Lane have now been taken away and stored in readiness to be crushed to produce bio diesel, which now must account for 5% of the diesel we buy off the garage forecourts as part of the government’s initiative to make us more environmentally friendly. Hopefully you will hear a bit more about the beef in the coming months as we are going to be offering it for sale direct from the farm to potential customers, so if anyone is interested, please get in touch! Among many of the enjoyable aspects of farming life in this country is the thrill of playing a constant battle against our weather and I must say our recent weather has certainly not made life easy! As I sit here writing this, I keep looking out the window deciding whether it`s dry enough to crank the combine up again and continue with what has been a stop/start harvest period. It’s the first harvest I have experienced where a tow chain has been one of our more useful items pulling the combine out on 1 or 2 occasions and tractors and trailers several times! We have about a weeks worth of combining left, so hopefully by the time you are reading this we will have finished, especially if the Indian summer predictions come true! Overall yields have been a little disappointing this year, a fact which seems to be mirrored over the rest of the country and also in Europe, the weather again playing a major factor. This, together with crops being taken for bio fuels and the demand for more wheat from the Far East, has helped push commodity prices higher amid concerns of a world wide food shortage, already reflected in the rising price of bread. I 26 11 �will bore you with facts and figures during the winter months when the farm is a bit quieter! Anyway our attention now turns to collecting bales from the fields and then preparing the ground for drilling which will commence at the beginning of the month with oilseed rape, back to the start of another farming year! I will fill you in on all the details of that next month but for now it looks a little brighter outside and I think I’d better go and try that combine again! Can you identify the following team logos? Tim Hues Should the Anglican Church remain Established? Wednesday 19 September 2007 7.30-9,00pm Village Hall, Poulshot All are very welcome For further details, please ring Rupert Janes on 828639 or Rev Sacha Pearce 828615 THE WEDNESDAY GROUP 18th July 2007 “The Welfare State – Good Enough or Too Good?” There can hardly be a newspaper or a television or radio programme these days that does not carry at least one report criticising some aspect of the Welfare State, whether it be the NHS, benefits, pensions, education or sometimes a combination of all of them. While the majority of the population get an acceptable standard of service, there appear to be enough people who don’t, or who feel that they don’t get what they see as their entitlement, or “their rights!” This seems to be a paradox, and perhaps that is what the Welfare State now is, and our discussion reflected this. The Welfare State, a programme designed to provide social insurance for all, was the product of a L(l)iberal civil servant, and was first aired in 12 The following number of Match points will be awarded for each pool phase Match: Win 4 points; Draw 2 points; 4 or more tries 1 point; Loss by 7 points or less 1 point. The first two Teams in each pool will progress to the quarter-final round, which will be contested by knockout Matches. The quarterfinal Matches will be determined as follows: QF 1 - Winner pool B v Runner up pool A QF 2 - Winner pool C v Runner up pool D QF 3 - Winner pool A v Runner up pool B QF 4 - Winner pool D v Runner up pool C The semi-final Matches will be contested by knockout Matches, as follows: SF 1 - Winner QF1 v Winner QF2 SF 2 - Winner QF3 v Winner QF4 The winners of the semi-final Matches shall qualify for the Final, and the losers of the semi-final Matches shall contest the Bronze Final. 25 �Children’s Page 2007 RUGBY WORLD CUP N M J I W S V X I M W A L E S B E N G L A N D S R Z M S G L D P W R K D O N D T E Y L F T J E X Z P F I J I S X L M R S A R L B E G F M E C T W A A W P T O N G A R E R V D F T N B A H W E R H L S T U S A M C D N M B S M J Y A H N F I U E R T W O Z C I H R N P J N E X N F C S C O T L A N D I A S B A A R E N V A B M I O L M Z J M O L G R N L A G U T R O P O I M N D E U Y U B O U D R F C B A S L S O K M C P V W G Z P I S O U T H A F R I C A E M L A Can you find the following Rugby World Cup teams in the grid above? Words can go forwards, backwards and diagonally! England Tonga New Zealand France South Africa Wales Scotland Ireland Samoa Fiji Romania Namibia th USA Japan Portugal Italy The Rugby World Cup begins on the 7 September and runs th until October 20 . 20 teams will compete in the pool stages. New Zealand are the overwhelming favourites to lift the Webb Ellis cup, but several countries are planning to give them a good run for their money. 24 1942, ready to be seized upon by the post war Labour government of 1945 as their flagship, proof of the new social order in Britain, and for many years it was the envy of the majority of other countries of the civilised world. But noone could foresee the dramatic changes that were to take place in society. There was the unprecedented growth in medical science and technology; the overall increase in personal and national wealth, although an increase by no means equally distributed; there was the increase in the birth rate, particularly in the immediate post-war years and the steady increase in life expectancy; there was the explosion in the development of every kind of consumer product. All these factors put the welfare system under enormous strain and both management and funding failed to keep pace with demand, and “demand” became the principal word in the vocabulary of many people, whose expectations in life had outstripped those of any previous generation by leaps and bounds, while at the same time, and to a degree, losing the old fashioned work ethic. At the same time as this continuous period of growth in commitment and expectation, the whole concept of a Welfare State became something of a political football, with all sides trying to attract support by improving standards quickly without seeking higher contributions from employers and the public. The result has been that what was in the 1940s a magnificent principle, has become a flawed institution that has spawned the “post code lottery” of treatment in the NHS, the abuse of a benefit system that appears to encourage the work shy to live on the state rather than find a job, and yet that still attracts a growing number of immigrants who see it as a better system than anything in their own country. So it seemed to us, in our sometimes heated debate, that a brilliant concept and a first class service became “Too Good” to last and has become “Not Good Enough”; a solution that really only answers “Yes” to the question we were asked to examine. A much harder task was to suggest how the Welfare State might become good again, for everyone. It is not hard to see the weaknesses, certainly of management and funding, but perhaps also of a society that has to a degree lost its collective sense of responsibility and self discipline. Management and funding are, in time, correctable; changes to the system of taxation and contributions could help, and more professional and less “jobsworth” management should be achievable, but to alter fundamentally a nation’s mindset is altogether a different proposition. Perhaps the way is through education, but where do we start? This might be a topic for future discussion! The next meeting of the Wednesday Group will be on Wednesday 19th September at 7.30pm in the Village Hall when the subject will be: “Should the Anglican Church remain established?” 13 �FROM: THE RECTOR JUST A THOUGHT… Who do you blame for the weather? Is it global warming? Are we to blame or…? English people often find that casual conversation includes the weather but we’ve had good reason for turning to this topic in recent weeks with the torrential rain, the terrible floods especially in the north of England, and the lack of sun, although much little better at the moment, for the growth of plants and vegetables. Most of us will have an opinion on the issue of global warming wondering if it’s really happening, whether it’s due to the natural cycle and process of creation or indeed whether we have speeded up the changes by our ‘carbon footprint’. Recently one or two senior Church figures have seemed to say that the floods could be as a result of society’s perceived low moral standards in this generation taking the view that it may be God’s punishment! Yet could that really be true of the God, revealed in the Christian faith, who teaches love, welcome and inclusion?! This is the difference. In the Old Testament the God of Noah and the floods, of Pharoah and the plagues, tried to communicate with humanity by, for example, the words of the prophets but humanity was not listening. In order for us really to hear He came to be with us, Jesus born as a baby in Bethlehem, walking with His followers, teaching us how to love and ultimately by dying on the cross so sharing in human suffering, only to live again to give us hope of a new life with Him. To get a glimpse of God we look at these stories of Jesus in the Bible’s New Testament and see Him welcoming the outcast, befriending the untouchable, washing His disciples’ feet, eating with those whom society tramples down… and from the cross as He hangs in agony, looking out for the needs of His mother and friend. This is not a God of punishment! He gives us the free will, within a mighty created natural world, to act wisely and care for our globe or not. He gives us the free will also to follow His model of love - or not. If we do neither then it’s more likely that we will ultimately have only ourselves to blame. Rev’d Sacha Pearce 14 THANK YOU We would like to thank everyone who supported the Lackham Vintage Society Vintage Gathering, held on Poulshot Village Green on the evening of Wednesday 20th June 2007. Thank you to all of the people who kindly donated raffle prizes, the Village Hall Committee for the use of the Village Hall and the Poulshot Parish Council for allowing us to use the Village Green for this event. A grand total of £724.96 was raised and has been donated to the Wiltshire Air Ambulance. Thank you all once again. Keith and Pauline Day WILTSHIRE AIR AMBULANCE (Change of address) From now on, please direct all general enquiries to: Appeals Administration Assistant Great Western Ambulance Trust Jenner House, Langley Park Estate Chippenham SN15 1GG Tel: 0845 122 1423 The contact details for the Volunteer Coordinator, Frank Swan, are unchanged. His telephone number is 01249 454224. LOCAL FARM REARED OVEN READY CHICKENS 6—8 lbs FOR SALE Tel: HUES 01380 828255 23 �BEAR COTTAGE TEA PARTY We would like to thank everyone who came to the tea party on Sunday 15 July and supported us in many ways. The weather could have been better but it didn’t stop everyone having a good time. Very many thanks must go to all our waiters and waitresses who worked hard to keep the teapots filled and cakes on plates. We were fortunate in making a handsome profit of £340 for St Peter’s Church. A BIG thank you to everyone. Tony and Paulette Bremner-Milne AFTERNOON TEA—TAKE TWO !! I am loathe to admit this but Sandwiches seem to have overtaken my life! After writing a piece about our ‘Afternoon Tea at the Ritz’ and the sandwiches the size of dominos. I now find myself writing about ‘Afternoon Tea’ at the Ritz Sub Branch, known to some as Bear Cottage! Around sixty devotees of the finer things of life gathered on a summer afternoon in July (well it wasn’t raining and this year that constitutes Summer) to experience the delights of Tony and Paulette’s Tea Party. Their garden had been filled with delightful gazebos, each one equipped with tables laid with the most exquisite china ready for everyone to have tea. Paulette, Tony (it was a shame it wasn’t a bit warmer and he would have had his shorts on) and her family brought round the most delicious fare and instead of domino sandwiches we had beautiful triangular ones. Next, as one does at the Ritz, one had one’s scones. Here Paulette took the lead in that these scones were larger which meant more room for the cream and jam! And as I was told, the more cream you ate, the more you were helping local farmers. Sounds good to me. Finally, came the cakes. Here again Paulette edged in front in so much that there were numerous ones to choose from, and the meringues were out of this world. And the clincher was that you could buy a selection of what was left and go home and start again once the first lot had settled! It was a lovely occasion and on reflection there was only one thing missing. The Ritz had someone playing a grand piano during the afternoon. Perhaps next year Paulette ……….. Janet James 22 CHURCH SERVICES—SEPTEMBER 2007 POULSHOT, SEEND AND BULKINGTON 2nd September 8.00am 9.30am 11.15am 6.00pm BCP Holy Communion Family Eucharist Parish Eucharist Evensong SEEND BULKINGTON SEEND POULSHOT 9th September 8.00am 9.30am 11.15am 6.00pm BCP Holy Communion Matins Parish Eucharist Parish Eucharist SEEND POULSHOT SEEND BULKINGTON 16th September– PATRONAL FESTIVAL HOLY CROSS SEEND 10.00am Benefice Service SEEND 23rd September 8.00am 9.30am 11.15am 6.00pm BCP Holy Communion Family Eucharist Family Eucharist Evensong SEEND POULSHOT SEEND BULKINGTON 30th September 8.00am 9.30am 11.15am 6.00pm - HARVEST FESTIVAL BCP Holy Communion Family Eucharist Parish Eucharist Evensong SEEND BULKINGTON SEEND POULSHOT 7th October 10.00am Benefice Service SEEND WEEKDAY SERVICES Mondays 9.00am Tuesdays 9.00am Wednesdays 9.45am Thursdays 9.00am Matins Matins Holy Communion Matins 15 SEEND POULSHOT SEEND BULKINGTON �CHURCH ROSTERS September 2 Sep 6.00pm 9 Sep 9.30am 16 Sep 10.00am 23 Sep 9.30am 30 Sep 6.00pm October 7 Oct 10.00am Sidesman Reader Mr M Hues Lady Kate Hunloke Mr J Quinn Mrs Y Baber Benefice Service SEEND Mr F Wood The Rector Mrs J James Mr N Hunloke Benefice Service SEEND CHURCH FLOWERS September 2 & 9 Sep 16 & 23 Sep 30 Sep October 7 Oct 14 & 21 Oct Lady Kate Hunloke Mrs Suzie Quinn HARVEST FESTIVAL - All helpers please Mrs Angela Bullen Mrs Pam Langton FROM THE REGISTERS Baptism 1 July 15 July 22 July Henry Andrew HERRIDGE Cassia Victoria THYNNE Samson Edward Perceval CARTLIDGE Charlie MARTIN Wedding Blessing 2 June Andrew Robert and Judy Lise COOPER Wedding 7 July Kevin Philip URDA and Anna Louise PREEDY Funeral 17 July Bernard George COLEMAN 16 at Roche Court. The materials used are similar to those of the Gallery including frameless glass, oak and Chilmark stone. The main living area on the upper floor has a frameless glass skylight. By this time it was starting to get dark and our booked supper was awaiting us at the excellent nearby silver Plough. Probably each of us gained differently from our experience at Roche Court and I think several of us will return. To give a factual account of such a place is inappropriate as the personal impression is what matters: For me Roche Court is inspirational and I can only suggest you have to go there to appreciate it. M-G Brothers YOUTH OF ROWDE & POULSHOT “YORP” On Friday 13th July a small group of YORP members, Eddie and I visited Aldbourne Youth Club. Councillor Philip Brown drove the minibus to this very attractive village where we were met by two of the club leaders and made very welcome. The lads played football on the Aldbourne pitch and of course used the Tuck shop. The big advantage for this club was the location of the social hall being next door to the primary school, so able to share sports facilities. A good time was had and we all enjoyed the drive over a beautiful part of Wiltshire. The lads made notes on the way back as to what they would like to see in Rowde for the young people’s use. Our BBQ and “It’s a Knockout” to be held on 20th July was well and truly “knocked out” by the torrents of rain that fell that day, “wet games” were planned but not that wet and muddy!! So we had hot-dogs, pop-corn and a raffle at a usual club night in the Village Hall, so to end for the summer hols. To keep membership numbers up we are thinking (like Aldbourne) of offering membership to Year 6 of Rowde Primary School: most are quite ready to take part and also will get to know older pupils they will meet shortly at secondary school. We start back later than normal on Friday 21st September, due to a wedding in Cornwall the previous week. We hope that you have all had an enjoyable August and September, despite the weather; Oh for days with sunny moderate temperatures interspersed with light showers (at night only), to keep the pots just damp!! Mel Dalley 21 �tough. It’s too late by then. Once copied, the blocks of each individual page are laid out around the dining room table and kind friends come in to walk round and round the table, carefully collating the finished product which is then stapled and folded and bundled up into bags for passing on to the stalwart team of deliverers. The twenty copies that go by post are enveloped, addressed, stamped and stuck in the post box and we stop. Believe us, it is a particularly good moment when we remember that there is no Village News next month. POULSHOT LADIES CLUB Poulshot Group of Visitors to Roche Court at East Winterslow At the end of another rainy July day we were relieved to find that the sky cleared as twenty-eight of us set off by coach to Roche Court in East Winterslow. The journey took about an hour and we were able to enjoy good views of the Wiltshire countryside bathed in sunlight. As we arrived at Winterslow the clouds and light rain descended. So we were thankful to have been well prepared with walking shoes, wellies, macs and brollies. The owner Lady Bessborough, brought the New Art Centre to Roche Court in 1994. Sculptural works of the 20th and 21st centuries are exhibited in the spectacular garden, park and grounds. In 1998 the Gallery at Roche Court was built and opened to display sculptures, ceramics and paintings, allowing the inside and the outside to combine in harmony. An excellent guide took us through the garden giving us information about the various works of art and the artists and exhibitors. The New Art Centre has specially commissioned some works and a large number of sculptures have been acquired by major private collections all over the world. – Some of the artists being well known such as Elizabeth Frink, Barbara Hepworth, Ian Stephensen and Kenneth Armitage. Most of our group had not known what to expect so it was somewhat exciting to see an unconventional display of modern works of art in a beautiful garden setting. The items are changed, repositioned and sold from time to time. So, even if several visits to Roche Court are made, one would never see the items as seen before – if nothing else the natural light on them would have changed, as would the season, the weather and the ever-growing background. After viewing the paintings in the Gallery, we finished our visit by seeing the Artists’ House. This is a building for which the New Art Centre commissioned Stephen Marshall to design as a small house for artists while 20 REMINISCENCES At the end of June the Parish Clerk forwarded an e-mail he had received from Ivan Dally. It is reproduced below. Dear All I was looking on the website Friends Reunited this evening and started reminiscing about my early school days, in fact my very first school, which was Poulshot. I did some research on Google and found your web site, it was such a pleasure to see the photograph of the old school on your web page. I was born in the November of 1941 in a nursing home in Chippenham when we were living in Calne. My parents later rented some rooms in a house on Poulshot Green from a Mr and Mrs Vallis. (From “Down Poulshot”: The Vallis’s lived in Middle Green, where Mtr Vallis ran a hire-car business – quite unusual in those days – was a gardener and grew prize-winning chrysanthemums) My father was in the RAF and was stationed at Yatesbury. Some of my memories: A neighbour, Reg Collett, used to make small metal propellers for me to play with and fire up in the air (I regularly lost them and he would patiently make me some more). I also remember Reg's brother Bert. He had a son as I recall (Geoff?), who I would play with on the Green. Would that be the G. Collett on the Parish Council I wonder? He would be a little older than me. I also remember farmer Baber who used to give me rides on his horse and on one occasion gave me a goose egg for tea. I also note you have a Mr J Baber on the Council, a relative I am sure. Mr Hoddynott lived a couple of doors away with his housekeeper but I have forgotten her name (Betty?). I visited them regularly. I used to live in fear of the geese on the Green as they used to chase me home and stick their heads through the gate hissing at me (suspecting that I might have teased them). Dad used to dress up as Father Christmas and, having got permission to use his Ford 8, would deliver toys to 2 or 3 children including one at the Raven pub. I was in big trouble for letting Father Christmas use Dad's car without asking for permission!!! According to Dad, the landlord was an ex-jockey who had ridden mainly in France and who had a French wife. My father was famous (infamous perhaps) for his firework displays and one year fired a Very pistol flare into the village bonfire by mistake 17 �giving an early start to the fire!!! I became a nuisance at the school because I was fed up with being on my own at home, and used to climb through the fence at playtime and then file into school with the other kids. Three children into a 2 seater form desk didn't fit, so I was escorted off the premises. Eventually the teacher got so fed up with me that she said if I really wanted to go to school so badly I could come to school the next day. I raced home to tell Mum as fast as my legs would carry me. I can't remember how old I was but I was certainly under normal school age (not a chance that would happen these days). I think we left Poulshot in the winter of 1947 which was a particularly bad winter and set off for Leeds in Yorkshire in the Ford - it took us 2 days. We called into RAF Banbury en-route and we were the first travellers they had seen for a week. We returned a few weeks later to live with grandmother in Guildford. The family travelled around with Dad to Germany, Malaya and Gibraltar and finally settled in Pitsford near Northampton. Sadly Mum died at the age of 59 but Dad is still alive and kicking. He will be 90 in January. I wonder if anyone remembers him? (I have a photograph of Mum & Dad at the time. Ed) Anyway, enough of me prattling on, I'm sure you will all be busy, but I just wanted to tell you how pleased I was to see the photo on the web page and to reminisce on my happy childhood memories of Poulshot. Kind regards to all, Ivan Dally (Camberley, Surrey) Tel: 01276 686866 Mob: 07802 273737 Fax: 08701 352325 E mail: ivandally@ibmmgs.org.uk (I am sure that Ivan would welcome a call from anyone who remembers him. Ed) A DAY ( A WEEK EVEN) IN THE LIFE OF THE EDITOR (AND STAFF) OF A VILLAGE MAGAZINE! The week starts on the day by which copy for the next issue is due in, except that it doesn’t really start seriously because we know full well that most contributions are not in, although we do try to work to a deadline. 18 The first task is to list all the known elements of the next issue, together with a few best guesses about those that will need a prompt – No Names, No Packdrill! Copy comes in by email, on paper, by telephone and may be sitting in an Inbox (His or Hers), Somebody’s Documents, one of two intrays, one of several wastepaper baskets, last month’s magazine, and sometimes just in the back of someone’s mind. Having made a few telephone calls we are then able to produce a schedule which enables the make-up staff to get to work. The make-up staff is not large (particularly now) but is certainly multifaceted. A skilled typist, trained on an old Remington before the war (don’t ask which war, there are lots to choose from), she has graduated to Dell’s best with aplomb, taking with her a command of military language for use when things go wrong that any soldier or sailor would be proud of, (we have been assured that airmen don’t swear). She is a master of Publisher, Clipart, layouts, formats and all the other arcane paraphernalia that modern word processing demands. And so the exciting week really now begins, trying to fit everything into a reasonably logical order, establishing priorities, eliminating interruptions in an important article while at the same time ensuring that something else that matters equally doesn’t get forgotten, remembering the For Sale ad that came on the phone in the middle of getting the editor’s supper, to say nothing about ensuring that the dustbin collection programme is correct. After a couple of days of all this, interspersed with the garden, the dog, the editor and other domestic duties, it is possible to see what is missing and get on the telephone with reminders, an activity that occasionally produces results, the first run of a draft magazine can be printed for his lordship’s perusal. It is also now possible to scratch out an introduction to the magazine, grandly called an Editorial, but really aimed at highlighting things that might be important, at least in the opinion of the editor. We are now almost ready to print the masters for photo-copying, apart from the last minute panic call, “Is it too late for this month’s magazine?” There is nearly always some way in which these can be accommodated, even if accompanied by much muttering. The next stage is possibly the most traumatic of all – our printer is AWFUL! It won’t feed reliably and won’t feed straight, and can’t be guaranteed to get more than two pages printed without a glitch. More funny words. Once printed we are able to arrange a rendezvous with the kind lady in Seend who does the copying for us, and hand it over to her, with the only decision necessary being the colour of the cover. This has on occasions been left to the editor, who is colour blind and therefore liable to get it wrong – 19 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Langton www.poulshot.org.uk POULSHOT WEB SITE All contributions welcome - do you have any events you want publicised? The Poulshot web site can help or you can log on to www.kennet.gov.uk, select events and you can post your events for the world to see! Mike Wilson - Mai wilson@onetel.com 2 Competitive Rates Reliable Service Mr Smith 01380 729716 MAN WITH A VAN Do you want anything Moved Collected—Delivered No Job too small Reasonable Rates Mature and reliable Call 07867557983 or 07887550945 35 �Letters Page Please feel free to write to the Village News to share your views, opinions and concerns on local or national issues. Serious or humorous letters welcomed! Please send your letters Poulshot Village News, c/o John Quinn, 51 The Green, Poulshot, Devizes, SN10 1RT Wiltshire County Councillor Andrew Underwood Mrs Patricia Rugg - 01380 722677 2 The Farmhouse, Byron Road, Devizes SN10 5NS Chimney Sweep Kennet District Councillor for Seend and Poulshot Anthony Lake tel: 01380 828320 Brush Vacuum Clean Efficient Phone : 01225 706447 Mobile: 07889 771505 to: DISCLAIMER While we have no reason to question the validity of any advertisement in this magazine, we cannot accept responsibility for any claims made or services offered in these advertisements. FENCING AND LANDSCAPING All types of fencing, decking and general landscaping work undertaken Mini Digger with Driver also available For details Ring Tim on 01380 828255 or 07855 742806 34 DOLMAN AUDIO VISUAL Berhill’s Lane Farm, Sells Green, Melksham Telephone 01380 828524 We know HI FI TELEVISION VIDEO DVD literally inside out ! For personal service and a professional repair to any make of product, ancient or modern, please telephone Maggie or Peter We also stock a range of quality reconditioned (non ex-rental) equipment carrying a minimum 6 months warranty DOLMAN AUDIO VISUAL is an Authorised Service Centre providing technical assistance on behalf of leading manufacturers. 3 �Do you need help with: USEFUL POULSHOT TELEPHONE NUMBERS Self Assessment Chairman Parish Council Mr Michael Hues Clerk to Parish Council Mr Michael Wilson 828100 Email: Mai_wilson@onetel.com Taxation 828255 Rector Rev Sacha Pearce 828615 Churchwardens Mr Brian James 724944 Mrs Paulette Bremner-Milne 828527 Secretary PCC Mrs Janet James 724944 Village Trust, Chairman Mr Nicholas Hunloke 828333 Village Trust, Secretary Mr Peter Cleverly Email: PeterMCleverly@aol.com Village Hall Committee Village Hall Bookings Mr Chris Saunders Mrs Jackie Pohnert 827290 827046 Mother & Toddler Group Mrs Penny Nixon 828012 Farmers Club Mr Richard Francis 828232 Poulshot Ladies Club Lady Kate Hunloke 828333 YORP Mrs Jackie Wiltshire Mrs Mel Dalley 725076 726211 Business Plans Presentation to Banks Contact: GORDON LAWRENCE Chartered Accountant 30, The Pound Bromham Tel: Devizes 850294 Free initial consultation POULSHOT VILLAGE HALL POULSHOT MOTHERS & TODDLERS GROUP at The Village Hall, Poulshot Come and join us for some company Toys and games to play with Coffee and a chat Held every Thursday from 9.30am to 11.30am Available for Meetings, Functions, Clubs and Private Parties £3.00 per hour (for Poulshot residents and regular users) £4.00 per hour (for non-residents and non-regular users) Tel: Chris Saunders (827290) JILLIAN NEWSOM MSSCh MBChA POLICE (General/Non Emergency) 0845 408 7000 County Councillor Mrs Pat Rugg 722677 Kennet District Councillor Lt.Col Anthony Lake 828320 Editor, Poulshot News : Mr John Quinn 828501 Email: johnquinn589@btinternet.com 4 CHIROPODIST Registered member of the British Chiropody & Podiatry Association Visiting Practice 01380 828257 Mobile 07773 987508 Equestria, Berhills Lane, Seend, Melksham, Wiltshire SN12 6RR 33 �The Tranquil Moment EDITORIAL HEALTH & BEAUTY CLINIC Firstly, please do not imagine that the colour of this month’s Village News reflects a lurch in some obscure political direction. What might have appeared exciting in our rather mundane world has occurred solely because the supply of white paper available to the kind lady who does our copying for us has run out. At least we didn’t have to make do with black! DECLEOR PARIS Treatments include: non surgical face lifts facials massage manicures pedicures non surgical body slimming & toning reflexology eyelash/brow tints& shaping waxing make up electrolysis spray tanning BOTOX DECLEOR aromatherapy skin care and O.P.I nail care products are used for treatments and are also available for purchase For more information or an appointment call Jo on 01380 828297 The Old Stables, Middle Green Farm, The Green, Poulshot, Devizes, Wiltshire, SN10 1SD Sadly, our “long hot summer” has spelt disappointment to all those involved with the Fete and the Poulshot Proms – both events that take up a great deal of time and require a lot of effort in planning, preparation and in implementation on the day. The weather forecast for 30th June was so bad, that it left them with no option but to postpone the day’s activities, but every effort will be made to reschedule them later, when the weather prospects ahead seem more favourable. It is possible that the Fete and the Proms will be on different days, but organisers will ensure that ample notice of their plans is given to everyone in the village in time to ensure good attendances. Please do come and support these events, which not only raise money for the Church and other village activities, but are an excellent opportunity to meet friends, new and old, young, less young and mature, in enjoyable circumstances. For those going on exotic holidays do let us all share in your experiences with a brief, or not so brief report in a future Village News – the next will appear at the beginning of September. Happy Holidays. John Quinn FETE AND PROMS Sadly, the awful (Summer?) weather forced the Fete committee, with great reluctance, to postpone both the Fete and the Proms that were planned for 30th June. However, both events will take place later in the summer, possibly on different days, and full details will be circulated to all as soon as they have been resolved. Deadline for copy for September 2007 Tel: 01380 828501 32 20 August 2007 Email: johnquinn589@btinternet.com 5 �DATES FOR YOUR DIARY July Tue Wed Mon Wed Fri Sun Mon 3 4 9 11 13 15 16 Wed 18 Wed 18 Mon 23 Wed 25 Wed 25 Wed 25 August Wed 1 Mon 6 Mon 6— Fri 10 Wed 8 Wed 15 Mon 20 Mon 20— Fri 24 Mon 20 Wed 22 Wed 29 September Mon 3 Tue 4 Wed 5 Wed 12 Sat 29 Sun 30 Poulshot Parish Council, Village Hall, 7.30pm Black Box/Green Wheelie Bin Collections Mobile Library, The Raven Car Park, 1125—1135am Black Wheelie Bin Collection Rowde School Summer Fayre Bear Cottage Fund Raising Tea Party, 3.30pm Wiltshire Numismatic Society, Village Hall, 8.00pm— “Members Hobbies/Display Evening” Black Box/Green Wheelie Bin Collections Wednesday Group, Village Hall, 7—8pm: “The Welfare State—Good Enough or Too Good?” Mobile Library, The Raven Car Park, 1125—1135am Black Wheelie Bin Collection Seend First Steps Service Coffee Morning, Rectory, Seend 10.30am—12noon (see page 12) Ladies Club Visit to Roche Court, Salisbury—depart 6.30pm from The Raven Black Box/Green Wheelie Bin Collections Mobile Library, The Raven Car Park, 1125—1135am Multi-Activity Days—Cricket, Badminton, Football at Apeldorn, Poulshot (see page 19 ) Black Wheelie Bin Collection Black Box/Green Wheelie Bin Collections Mobile Library, The Raven Car Park, 1125—1135am Multi-Activity Days—Cricket, Badminton, Football at Apeldorn, Poulshot (see page 19) Wiltshire Numismatic Society, Village Hall, 8.00pm— “A Beautiful Coin” Michael Bowden Black Wheelie Bin Collection Black Box/Green Wheelie Bin Collections Mobile Library, The Raven Car Park, 1125—1135am Poulshot Parish Council, Village Hall, 6.30pm Black Wheelie Bin Collection Black Box/Green Wheelie Bin Collections Harvest Barn Dance and Ploughman’s Supper Harvest Festival, St Peter’s, 6.00pm 6 31 �C&C Co. List of jobs that never get done? No time or tools to do them yourself? LET US DO THEM FOR YOU! Call Paul & Bob For general maintenance of property & gardens at reasonable rates. We are reliable and local, and happy to consider any job—large or small. Call Bromham 01380 850076 or 07789 884314 (Public Liability Insurance) POULSHOT VILLAGE HALL NEEDS HELP ! As we all appreciate, the Village Hall is a very important community facility for our village. It is used for many functions—Parish Meetings, the Wednesday Group, Toddlers, Ladies Club, various club groups, social and fund raising events including the Fete, and even my wedding anniversary! However, it does not look after itself and the committee of trustees is very small. This year we have re-stocked the kitchen and we have plans to continue to improve the facilities as well as try to bring the hall up to the requirements of the 21st Century. We are looking for appropriate ways to tackle the problems but most of all we are looking for people in the village who have the knowledge and expertise to advise or, even, join us. We simply cannot continue to protect this valuable facility unless we can persuade YOU TO HELP Please give me a ring if you can give just a little time. We mustn’t let our hall go. Jackie Pohnert (Secretary) 01380 827046. jackiedragonlady@aol.com Note: Temporarily, all bookings for the hall should me made to the above number. BATHROOMS, TAPS, HOT WATER CYLINDERS AND MUCH MORE NO JOB TOO SMALL 24 HR CALL OUT Tel: 01380828956 Mob: 07708510715 VILLAGE HALL USERS PLEASE CHECK The committee are carrying out a clear-up operation of the storage cupboards and shower area. There is much rubbish and we do need to rationalise our storage for regular users. Obvious rubbish will be binned, but anything which may have ownership will be left in black sacks for you to check, remove or negotiate storage rights! The clear out will happen after 30th June, so please check during July. Following that the bags will be binned!!! Any queries, please phone Jackie Pohnert 827046. 30 7 �POST OFFICE CLOSURES Everyone is aware that there are strong government plans to close a large number of post offices, and that rural areas are likely to be more adversely affected than anywhere else. We have been told that the County Council are lobbying hard to have the impact on Wiltshire reduced as far as possible. A petition was circulated in June, but the closing date was too early for this issue of the magazine. However, at least the County Council are trying to do something positive on our behalf. THE WEDNESDAY GROUP One of the difficulties with the discussion of as important and wide-reaching a subject such as that presented to us on 20th June, “Are Our Lives Conditioned by the Media?” is knowing where to start. In the olden days there was a radio programme called “The Brains Trust” on which a Professor Joad, frequently started the debate by saying that “it all depends on what you mean by….”, and this was our problem. Some time was spent on the question of how our lives were conditioned generally and it was accepted that we were conditioned from birth by a wide range of influences – parents, upbringing, education and childhood friends, careers and jobs and all that one learnt in the many fields in which we may have dabbled, places we have lived in or visited, the communities we have lived in, our own extended families, our church – all these provided experiences with which our lives have been conditioned, both for good and not so good, but conditioned or influenced, nevertheless. And to all that we have to add “The Media”, an influence that has developed over the centuries, from the Seventeenth Century cartoonists such as Hogarth with his moralist cartoons of life on the edge, through the political pamphleteers of the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries to today’s plethora of different media, all designed to inform, educate, entertain and, most important, to influence, or condition our lives. It was this current media that we eventually got round to considering and from the dozen or so of us present there might have been a dozen squared or even more different angles and opinions – a discussion that could have stretched to breakfast the following day had we been stronger. We talked of what we considered comprised the media – newspapers, magazines, radio, television, the Internet were clearly main players, but then there were the 8 century. It is made of about 2.3 million 2-ton blocks. THE SEVEN WONDERS OF THE NATURAL WORLD Great Barrier reef, Australia: This series of reefs stretches for 2,600 miles off the coast of Queensland. Mount Everest, Himalayas, Nepal: The highest peak of this mountain range is 8,850 metres above sea level. Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe/Zambia, Africa: Formed as the Zambezi river falls 128 meters. 500 million litres of water go over the falls each minute. The Northern Lights: The aurora borealis can most often be seen in the Arctic Circle. The light display seen in the sky is caused by charged particles colliding with the earth’s atmosphere. Grand Canyon, Arizona, America: The Grand canyon was carved out by the Colorado River. It is up to 1,829 metres deep in places. Paricutin Volcano, Mexico, America: This volcano was born in 1943 as a fissure in a cornfield. Explosions began shortly afterwards and continued until 1952. It is now a mountain standing 410 metres tall. Harbour of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: The harbour is entirely made by the waves of the Atlantic Ocean. It was discovered in 1502 by a Portuguese explorer. THERE ARE ALSO: The seven alternative wonders of the world: 1. Moai Statues, Easter Island 2. Machu Pichu, Peru 3. Mayan Temple of Tikal, Guatemala 4. Stonehenge, England 5. Petra in Jordan 6. The Great Wall of China 7. Angkor Wat, Cambodia The seven wonders of the 20th century: 1. Sydney Opera House, Australia 2. Petronus Twin Towers, Kuala Lumpa, Malaysia 3. Channel Tunnel, England/France 4. Empire State Building, New York, U.S. 5. Hoover Dam, Arizona/Nevada, U.S. 6. Panama canal, Central America 7. Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, U.S 29 �Children’s Page WONDERS OF THE WORLD THE SEVEN WONDERS OF THE ANCIENT WORLD The Hanging Gardens of Babylon, Iraq: Little is known about the gardens as no ruins have ever been found, but it’s believed they were built between the 8th and 6th century BC on the river Euphrates in what is now Iraq. The Colossus of Rhodes, Greece: Completed around 282BC, the Colossus was a 30 metre bronze statue of the sun god Helios at Mandraki Harbour in Rhodes. The Statue of Zeus at Olympia, Greece: In about 430 BC the sculptor Phidias began work on a 13 metre high statue of the king of the gods, made of gold and ivory and seated on a cedarwood throne. The temple of Artemis, Turkey: The temple of Artemis at Ephesus in Turkey was said to be the most beautiful structure on earth when it was built in about 550BC. 127 columns surrounded the temple each measuring 19 metres. The Mausoleum of Halicarnassus, Turkey: The building, near modern Bodrom was finished in about 351 BC. King Mausolus was buried there. It survived for 17 centuries, but was eventually destroyed by earthquakes. The Lighthouse at Alexandria, Egypt: Completed in about 280BC the building was first used to guide ships into Alexandria Harbour. Later it was made into a lighthouse with vast mirrors to reflect the sun during the day and fires burning at night. The Great Pyramid of Giza, Egypt: The oldest and only surviving original wonder of the world. It was built about 2560BC as a tomb for the pharaoh Khufu. It stood as the tallest man-made structure until Lincoln cathedral was built in the 14th 28 cinema, books, art, advertising of all sorts, someone even suggested the Poulshot Village News – we are vulnerable to all these and it is easy to condemn out of hand everything we don’t like. But are we right to do so? There is much in the media that is entirely beneficial in terms of education, interest, entertainment and information. At the same time there is much that is speculation, distortion of both facts and truth and perversion. There are elements of the media that sometimes recognise what we see as their traditional responsibilities and to a degree meet these, but competition for ratings and, most of all, commercial success frequently lead to a change in targets and in aims and we find ourselves bombarded with programmes that attempt to channel our opinions by the use of “Spin” and to rob us of our cash by advertisements that are not always of transparent honesty. But by passively accepting what we listen to or watch or read, are we ourselves conditioning the media? How much of what is presented to us has been initiated by public interest or changes in culture and society, subsequently moulded to meet some other, questionable demand? In other words, do we get the media we deserve or indeed the media we want? Perhaps we all have a responsibility towards influencing those who preside over the media, in all its forms. And of course, if we feel we are conditioned by the media, and don’t like it, we can always switch it off, or not buy it, or not watch or listen. We can even not use the Internet. It won’t be any surprise that we reached no answer to the question we had been given, but it was a stimulating evening. Come and join us in the Village Hall on 18th July from 7—8pm to consider: “The Welfare State Good Enough or Too Good?” (Please note earlier time than usual for this meeting.) WILTSHIRE NUMISMATIC SOCIETY The Society met in Poulshot Village Hall on 21st May, for a Quiz, led by Richard Jeffery, FRNS. Disappointingly, as usual on these occasions, the evening could have been better attended. There were twenty questions, generally accompanied by good-natured banter, and the winning score was thirteen, with the lowest, one! The winner was Michael Bowden, who received the cup and a bottle of Chardonnay. The raffle made £13 for society funds. At the well-attended meeting on 18th June, the guest speaker was Mr RE Westacott, MBE, who gave the second part of a talk on the American Civil 9 �War, a talk which continued from last year. It appears that in America every battlefield of the Civil War is a national park, where there is a plaque describing the battle, its outcome and details of casualties. We got the impression that in the Southern states, those from the North are still considered as “carpet baggers” and the old Confederate still flies in places. Again, the raffle made £13 for society funds. The meeting on 16th July will be a “Members Hobbies/Display Evening”; please bring along a display for judging – numismatic or other theme – for the Michael BowdenTrophy. FROM: THE RECTOR JUST A THOUGHT… To whom do we turn? Over the last few weeks of June there were three major events that made people’s heads turn! As ever the hats and outfits at Royal Ascot caused a stir alongside all the excitement at the famous race meeting. Then anyone driving into Salisbury could not have failed to see the police directions and arrangements for the Summer Solstice in the Stonehenge area. Also the weather, as usual, provided the mud splattered bodies dancing and listening to the music at the Glastonbury Music Festival! All three events caused heads to turn. In the Church calendar too, at the end of June and in July, there are several saints we remember and celebrate who, in their lives, caused a few heads to turn! St John the Baptist (24th June) was thought to be a bit weird with his rough clothing, living in the wild and eating locusts and honey! He called himself a voice crying out in the wilderness to prepare the way of the Lord and was the herald for Jesus calling Him ‘the Lamb of God’. He asked people to repent, which means to turn to God, pointing to Jesus wanting others to turn to Him, not to John, but to God. Turning to God is not a once-only experience but all the time and every day! John the Baptist, saying ‘not me but Him’, reminds us also to point to Jesus by the way we try to live, thinking of others, being like Jesus to others. We are asked to turn back to Him not only on Sunday but constantly in our prayers, in our thinking, our decision making, in every corner of our lives. St Peter (29th June) is another great example of someone who turned to God and whose life changed. As one of Jesus’ first disciples Peter, nevertheless, struggled with his belief. He was unable to believe, for example, that by putting the fishing nets out again, anything would happen, but after the great 10 27 �11.30am judging commences and hall will be closed. 1.30.pm Hall open to the public. 4.30 pm presentation of cups. 5.30 pm remaining exhibits taken to The Brewery charity auction. Sue Johns FOR SALE GARDENA Electric Hedge Trimmer Extending, Articulated 18” Blade Little Used, As New Condition £100 or Very Near Offer Tel: 01380 828601 LOCAL FARM REARED OVEN READY CHICKENS 6—8 lbs FOR SALE Tel: HUES 01380 828255 26 catch of fish he realised that Jesus had taken him somewhere new in his spiritual life. Jesus had said that Peter would start His Church, but it was Peter who denied knowing Jesus at His trial. So it is on our humanity, on our frailty, that God builds His Church… St Mary Magdalene (22nd July) reminds us too of the welcome God offers to all and how turning to God affects a change in our lives for the better. She is thought to have been the uninvited guest in the Gospel scene of the dinner party with Jesus and the Pharisees when a woman arrives and pours perfume and weeps tears over Jesus. She had probably been a prostitute and certain to have had a severe mental illness. Yet she had been made well and had turned away from her previous life. She had become aware of her own frailties, her own brokenness, and poured out her heart to God who welcomed her and drew her closer to Him, into a deeper relationship with God, as a result of revealing her brokenness to Him. To whom do we turn? Well these three saints, celebrated at this time of year, certainly turned heads in their day! Yet their key characteristic is that they each turned to God and knew their need of Him. Their real earthy humanity, and indeed humility, drew attention to their human frailty and turning to God transformed them and made them whole and better people. To whom do we turn? Rev’d Sacha Pearce CHURCH NOTES Harvest Barn Dance I know some of you will say, ‘but that is miles away!’, when you read the following, but as the next magazine will not be until September, please put in your diary now the date of the Harvest Supper. We will be having a Barn Dance in the Old Rectory Hall on the evening of Saturday, September 29th, with the group Five Bar Gate providing the music, and a Ploughman’s Supper will be available in the Village Hall during what will be a well deserved interval (that is if you are dancing as much as you should be!). Watch out for details of ticket sales for they will be in great demand. The Harvest Festival Service will take place on Sunday 30th September. This will be an Evensong Service beginning at 6.00pm. Tuesday Call As you know on a Tuesday morning at 09.00 several of us gather to say Matins in St Peter’s Church, Poulshot. This lasts for about 20 minutes or so and often the Rector and Churchwardens remain for a while to chat and catch up on any church business. 11 �If you would especially like to speak to someone from the church, pass on a message from someone else or if you are visiting someone who is ill or know of someone who would like us to pray for them please do feel free to drop into the church before 10.00 on a Tuesday and either one of the Churchwardens or the Rector will be very happy to have a word with you. Date for your Diary – Summer Fayre Friday 13th July do come along for a fun evening in the school grounds to include all the usual stalls, fun and games and this year a Talent Show and Fancy Dress. Seend First Steps Service Each month, on the first Tuesday, a First Steps Service is held in Holy Cross Church, Seend, for mothers and pre-school children of any age – all are invited. Opportunities and facilities are there for toddlers of all ages to play or just to roll about on the floor – all supervised (duvets are provided and all is very safe and comfortable). For mothers there is an opportunity to chat and exchange ideas and experiences and to enjoy simple refreshments. There is a very simple service with two hymns sung to a guitar and a bible story particularly relevant to young families. The children are able to take part in this service if they are in the mood! A Coffee Morning is being held in the Rectory at Seend from 10.30 am to noon, on 25th July, to which all are invited, to raise funds for the group. For more information, call Margaret Coley on 828189. Good news for the children and young people of Rowde. The Parish Council are going to put a real effort into creating facilities geared to their needs. YOUTH OF ROWDE & POULSHOT “YORP” For a start two goal-posts have been placed in the play park for all to use. YORP LADS Chris, James and Jordan have rubbed them down and repainted, Dave Packer supplied new nets and pins from a welder to secure the posts down. The YORP members have been invited to visit Aldbourne Youth Club to see if any play facilities they have grabs their interest. The fundraising BBQ on 20th July is also going to have an “It’s a Knockout” organised and run by Kev from Youth Action Wiltshire, all we supply is buckets of water!! The BBQ/Knockout is open to all who wish to take part, spectate or sit under the trees at the end of Tower View and have a drink and a burger ~ weather permitting of course. Raffle prizes for this event would be gratefully received. CHURCH SERVICES—JULY/AUGUST 2007 POULSHOT, SEEND AND BULKINGTON 1st July 10.00am 8th July 8.00am 9.30am 11.15am 6.00pm 15th July 8.00am 9.30am 11.15am 6.00pm Benefice Service POULSHOT BCP Holy Communion Matins Parish Eucharist Parish Eucharist SEEND POULSHOT SEEND BULKINGTON BCP Holy Communion Parish Eucharist Parish Eucharist Holy Communion BCP SEEND BULKINGTON SEEND POULSHOT 12 SEEND AND DISTRICT GARDENING CLUB A reminder that the day trip to Hidcote and Kiftsgate Court gardens is on Saturday 21st July, leaving The Bell layby at 8.30 am and returning by approximately 7.00pm. Please give your cheques to Joe if you haven’t yet paid - £15 for members and £16 for non-members. Here’s hoping for a rain-free day! The new season starts on Tuesday September 11th with a talk by Jenny Pape on shade in the garden. The competition will be a vase of garden foliage. Flower Show Please note the times for judging etc. which are also printed in the schedule. 1st August. All cups to be returned by this date. 10th August. Entries to be in by midday. Hall open from 6.30 to 7.30 pm for exhibitors unable to stage on the day. 11th August 8.00 – 11.30am hall open for normal staging. 25 �22nd July 8.00am 9.30am 11.15am 6.00pm BCP Holy Communion Family Eucharist Family Eucharist Evensong SEEND POULSHOT SEEND BULKINGTON 29th July 10.00am Benefice Service SEEND BCP Holy Communion Family Eucharist Parish Eucharist Evensong—Lammas Service SEEND BULKINGTON SEEND POULSHOT BCP Holy Communion Matins Parish Eucharist Parish Eucharist SEEND POULSHOT SEEND BULKINGTON 19th August 8.00am 9.30am 11.15am 6.00pm BCP Holy Communion Parish Eucharist Parish Eucharist Holy Communion BCP SEEND BULKINGTON SEEND POULSHOT Whilst on the subject of residential trips, Class 6 leave this week for a long weekend to ‘Little Canada’ on the Isle of Wight. Activities will include canoeing, abseiling, swimming and quad biking, as well as a disco to round the weekend off! 26th August 8.00am 9.30am 11.15am 6.00pm BCP Holy Communion Family Eucharist Family Eucharist Evensong SEEND POULSHOT SEEND BULKINGTON The 2nd Summer Ball was a huge success (despite the weather). 120 people attended the event and a good time was had by all. Although numbers were considerably less than last year we still managed to raise nearly £1000! Luckily the marquee had been used the night before for another fundraiser so this halved its cost. This year was different in many ways, no auction of promises and most especially we had to pay ALL our costs (last year we called in a lot of favours, had discounted rates, begged and borrowed things, hence a bigger profit!) Many people have said they enjoyed this year more, perhaps as we gain experience it will just get better and better !! Mondays 9.00am Tuesdays 9.00am Wednesdays 9.45am Thursdays 9.00am Rowde School News We open this month with the pupils’ account of their trip to Danywenallt. Thank you to Emma Henrich and Lara Sheate from Year 5 for this. Class 5 set off for Danywenallt on a damp Friday morning. They were extremely excited. It was going to be a long journey and the sight of the Severn Bridge cheered us all up. We stopped for lunch at the beautiful Raglan Castle. We had a fantastic time. To make it even better we were taken to the top of the tower and saw the extraordinary view. However we still had an hour to travel but we finally arrived at the one and only Danywenallt. The first activity was orienteering and we spent the time using a compass and map to find our way around the area. After dinner we set humane animal traps in the woods and waited to see if our traps were successful. On Saturday morning we got up early and went to open our traps. Most of us had caught a mouse and we were very excited by this. When we looked at our creatures we were happy to release them back into the woods. Our next activity was a survival challenge. We made our shelters out of plastic sheets and waited to be squirted with water. We all laughed as we watched the other teams get wet one at a time. We also had to carry jugs of water on our heads and this made us even wetter. We got a soaking. What a day! On Sunday we went for a long walk and we were the wettest we had ever been. The sight of the waterfall made up for this. It was beautiful! We all loved our weekend in wales and wish that one day we could go again. 24 5thAugust 8.00am 9.30am 11.15am 6.00pm 12th August 8.00am 9.30am 11.15am 6.00pm WEEKDAY SERVICES Matins Matins Holy Communion Matins 13 SEEND POULSHOT SEEND BULKINGTON �CHURCH ROSTERS July 1 Jul 8 Jul 15 Jul 22 Jul 29 Jul August 5 Aug 12 Aug 19 Aug 26 Aug 10.00am 9.30am 6.00pm 9.30am 10.00am Sidesman TBA Mr N Hunloke Mr J Quinn Mrs P Bremner-Milne Benefice Service Seend Reader TBA Mr/Mrs Hargreaves Mrs P Bremner-Milne The Rector 6.00pm 9.30am 6.00pm 9.30am TBA Mr F Wood Mrs S Quinn Mr C Saunders TBA Mr J Quinn Mrs J James The Rector CHURCH FLOWERS July 1 Jul 8 & 15 Jul 22 & 29 Jul August 5 & 12 19 & 26 Aug Mrs Suzie Quinn Mrs Emma Janes To be arranged Mrs Yvonne Baber Mrs Angela Bullen POULSHOT LADIES CLUB Wednesday 23 May. After a bit of a hike up, we were off on our canal walk with local expert Sarah Walters. The weather was really with us and it was a beautiful evening. Sarah advised us on what we could eat/cook and pointed out items of interest along the way. We picked up some really interesting tips on what we could eat and make herbal tea with and some interesting remedies. On our way we also picked up some remedies from the people living on the canal boats, even one Sarah hadn’t heard of!! We finished our walk at the Barge Inn at Seend Cleeve where our husbands joined us for a drink, and a good time had been had by all. Tuesday 19th June. Poulshot Ladies are very grateful to Jean Perrett for opening her beautiful gardens. We all thoroughly enjoyed looking at the display of flowers and various plants in her stunning garden. The 14 Fortnum and Mason – tea bags, marmalade and jam. Nothing too extravagant but they have such nice carrier bags. At last it was the appointed hour and we duly arrived at the Ritz. Doors were opened as we approached them as if by magic, and our shopping was whisked away in the blinking of an eye, only to return when we were on the point of leaving. We were escorted to our table in the centre of ‘The Palm Court’ which proved to be a wonderful spot to people watch. Then arose the first problem of the day, which tea would Sir and Madam like? There were about seven different varieties to choose from but we made our choice and this duly arrived with THE SANDWICHES. They were on the lower part of a three tier cake stand. The second tier was for ‘warm scones’ which would be served when Sir and Madam were ready, in order that they were indeed warm, and the top tier was for the riches, gooiest, most fancy cakes you have ever seen. But back to THE SANDWICHES. There were five different varieties, some brown bread some white and each the size of a domino. You could imagine someone in the kitchen with a ruler making sure that each one was the correct size! And they tasted absolutely wonderful. But the amount on the plate never got any less for as quickly as they were eaten, a very attentive waiter would come round and re-fill the plate. But we did manage eventually to say ‘no more thank you’ and the supply stopped. Now it was time to struggle with the warm scones served with enough jam and clotted cream to feed a family of four for a week, but this was definitely no time for worrying about calories. It was tough but we managed to get through them, but I’m afraid I let the side down when it came to the fancy cakes. I surrendered but Brian struggled to eat two or three, although even he couldn’t manage to face the chocolate extravaganza recommended by the waiter. We took time to let all this settle and to relish the sheer magic of it all, for it was a wonderful experience and one we will both never forget. Then it was time to go. Our shopping reappeared by magic, the maitre-d’ hoped we had enjoyed our visit and we came out of the Ritz into the hustle and bustle of the other London. I think the next time I do sandwiches, I will have to get out my ruler and tape measure and make sure I make a little more effort in presenting two slices of bread with some filling in the middle. ANYONE FOR TEA!!!!! Janet James 23 �climbed in with both keys, closely followed by more guests and Jim. At the 12th I got out but Jim could not get through so he whizzed up to a great height without me. I waited on the landing but just kept hearing the lift going up and down without the doors opening. After about 10 minutes he appeared having had to go down to reception and admit he didn’t know his room number and didn’t have a key. All was resolved and after yet more unpacking we went for another walk around Vancouver. This is a very easy city to manage. We had been given a good map and as it is laid out on a grid system it is impossible to get lost. Whilst walking we found Canadian drivers very pedestrian friendly which was most pleasing. On our last day we had to be ready to board the coach at 2pm so we decided to breakfast well in the local café, pack and leave our cases for collection and then walk again. This time we headed for the main shopping mall and for an area called Yaletown. The weather was hot and sunny so we enjoyed finding parks and rivers and then sitting down in a shady square eating hot dogs from a street vendor before getting back to the hotel again. We felt really local! Our journey home was boring and tiring and so not worth remembering, but we had a wonderful time and saw so many animals, sights and people - but it is always good to get home to Poulshot, to friends and family. PUTTING ON THE RITZ !!! glass of wine was also enjoyed by all! Many thanks. Wednesday 25th July. Visit to Roche Court, Salisbury A guided tour of the garden/sculptures followed by supper at a local pub. A 33-seater Bodman coach has been booked to leave the Raven at 6.30pm. Please bring husbands. Roche Court is a nineteenth-century house situated in parkland. The existing house and the Orangery were built in 1804. Roche Court is now used as a sculpture park and educational centre where work is shown inside and out, providing a survey of sculpture for the enjoyment of the public . The new Art Centre represents various artists’ estates including Barbara Hepworth, Kenneth Armitage and Ian Stephenson. Please advise Marian Stimson 828344 by 8th July—if you are able to join us on this trip. We will need to know definite numbers. Pub menu to follow. Thank you. STAY OUT STRANGER The elderly and vulnerable members of our community are more likely to become victims of doorstep crime. Each year somewhere in the region of 200 incidents are reported to the police – So, what can you do to help stamp out doorstep crime? I shall never look at a sandwich in the same way again! Puzzled, then read on. A few days ago, Brian and I put on our best togs and went off to London for the day. As a present for his birthday – a special one which comes between 70 and 80 and ends with a 5 – his children had arranged for us to have afternoon tea at the Ritz. We arrived in the capital late morning and went first to the Queen’s Gallery to view the current exhibition. The Queen’s Gallery is a pleasant extension stuck on the side of Buckingham Palace which presumably had no problems with planning permission for change of use from royal living accommodation to somewhere to hang some of the family collection. We decided to walk from there to Piccadilly as the weather was sunny and warm. The Mall looked wonderful as all the flags were still out from Trooping the Colour the previous Saturday. No, they hadn’t put them out because we were visiting. We arrived in Piccadilly with time to spare so what better than a bit of retail therapy in Most of the 260,000+ residential dwellings throughout Wiltshire will be lucky enough never to experience the heartache of a distraction burglary or bogus caller, however, for those individuals that are subject to this type of crime the consequences can be devastating. It is important to remember that some people are not always who they claim to be! Many distraction burglars pose as officials from the council or from utility companies and often carry fake identification with them to try and enter your property to steal money or valuables. In other instances bogus gardeners or builders carry out work or repairs and charge extortionate amounts for the work or services provided. If a bogus caller knocks at your door offering a ‘too good to be true’ product or service it usually is -so avoid buying from doorstep callers. Don’t keep large amounts of cash at home and try not to leave windows and doors unlocked, always use a spy-hole or a window to check the identity of a caller - if you don’t recognise the person calling or if you are not expecting a visitor do not open the door. 22 15 �If the opportunity for a distraction burglar or bogus caller to gain access to your home or to extort money from you is removed you can ensure that you do not become a victim of this crime. If you see anything suspicious in your local community please call Wiltshire Police on 0845 408 7000. If you have been a victim of a crime call 999 immediately. Remember, you’re safe and secure if they're kept outside your door! (From the Wiltshire Police). CANADA AND ALASKA Sue and Jim Aldridge Our holiday began in Calgary, Alberta after an 8-hour flight with Air Canada. We had good seats but the food was ‘grotty’. We were with a group of 45 and were collected by coach and taken to Banff. On the journey through the countryside we were told that the area was being developed very quickly following the discovery of natural gas and oil and there are now a lot of very smart wooden houses being built. We also saw up in a mountain the ski resort from the winter Olympics from which Eddie the Eagle “flew”. We liked Banff – super hotel, snow covered mountains all around, parks and the Bow River. The next day we were taken to Johnston Canyon where we had a long walk by a fast flowing river to a magnificent waterfall. We had a first sighting of the local wildlife – a little ground squirrel that even got up on its hind legs for me to photograph him. Unfortunately I was either too close to him or my hands shook with excitement as the photo is blurred! Shortly after there and starting our coach journey to Lake Louise, we saw a large brown bear on a railway line – not dead but scavenging for the grain which drops out of the railway wagons. Apparently bears had just finished their hibernation and were obviously very hungry. Cubs are born during hibernation and we hoped to see some young ones during our holiday. All the time the views from the coach were breathtaking and we were told to shout if we saw an animal! Our coach driver made a detour to show us the Spiral Tunnels on the Rocky Mountaineer route. This is too complicated to explain in writing but basically the train winds around a steep mountain through tunnels and you can see the engine emerging long before you can see the last carriage entering. We were fortunate to see from many feet up on the road, a freight train (about 162 wagons) doing this. 16 Washington State for the winter as this is cheaper than importing feed for them. The very unusual shops included the post office which is situated at the back of a taxidermy shop! It was a beautiful day, really quite hot, and our guide said that it was almost a drought as it had not rained for a day. Apparently Alaska has 242 days of rain a year so we were very lucky here and for the next few days. We saw a local refuse truck with a slogan on the side “Satisfaction guaranteed or double your refuse back!” Our next landfall was at Juneau where we went on a trip to the Mendenhall Glacier and Glacier Gardens. We could not get very near to the glacier which was beyond a lake with small ice-floes and a large waterfall and with terns nesting at the edge of the lake. The gardens were most impressive. The owners have bought the side of a mountain and reclaimed the land and trees. We were taken to the very top in a series of golf buggies from where there were lovely views of the surrounding mountains and the sea-inlet. Whilst standing at the top a bald eagle flew right over our heads and landed in a tree. After leaving Juneau we cruised up to Endicot Arm. We should have gone to Tracy Arm and Sawyer Glacier but there was too much ice for our Captain to risk it. At the end of this arm there was a glacier and huge lumps of ice floating all around us. It was the first time I had felt cold and after about an hour I went down to the Promenade Deck from where I saw two whales spouting and then their tails coming up. Very exciting. On the fourth day of the cruise we went ashore at Skagway. It was a cloudy day but not cold and we walked in to the town in the morning and found it almost like a Disney theme park. All the buildings and boardwalks have been restored to the style of the 1879 Goldrush days. After lunch we walked over a bridge and on to a peninsular which took us through woods to a secluded Smugglers Cove - yet more eagles and stunning scenery! The next two days were spent sailing the Inside Passage back to Vancouver. Here the weather let us down a bit but the scenery was still beautiful. After disembarking there was a coach tour around Vancouver and then up to Grouse Mountain and the Capilano Suspension Bridge. Both were spectacular and we saw a Grizzly Bear in a rescue center and walked over this very wobbly bridge. We had a very English tea party at Capilano – so English that I had 2 cups of tea before starting on the sandwiches, scones and cakes. It was the first cup of proper tea we had had since leaving home. After complimenting the waitresses we were told that the chef comes from Newcastle which explains all! Back at the Pinnacle Hotel in Vancouver, the bell boy actually said “welcome back madam” which made my day! This time our room was on the 12th floor. Oh yes, something funny. You can only operate the lift with your room key. I 21 �Do you have any unused bikes you’d like to give to a good cause? Lake Louise was still frozen although the air temperature was warm It is a beautiful place and we bought baguettes to eat on a bench looking over the water to the mountains. Most other people ate inside – they didn’t know what they had missed. Arriving back in Banff we decided to explore more of the local area. We walked down to the Bow River and along its banks for some distance until we came to rapids and a waterfall and a small beach on the other side - all very picturesque. That evening talking to our Tour Manager we found out that the movie “The River of No Return” had been filmed there and in fact Marilyn Monroe (the star of the film) had broken her ankle and sunbathed on that very beach! A number of the 6th Form at St Augustine’s, Trowbridge, are looking for bikes to send out to Cape Town as part of a bike charity. Contact Number: 01380 827250 The Welfare State— Good Enough or Too Good?? Wednesday 18 July 2007 7—8pm* Village Hall, Poulshot All are very welcome For further details, please ring Rupert Janes on 828639 or Rev Sacha Pearce 828615 *Please note earlier time than usual for this meeting 20 Our third day was spent on a coach tour to the Columbian Ice Fields and the Athabasca Glacier. On the way we saw, with great excitement, a one yearold bear cub and some elks; also a beaver’s lodge and dam but sadly no-one was at home. We were told that these animals are mostly nocturnal so were probably sleeping. We were again treated to very good weather so the views were spectacular. On reaching the ice fields we were loaded on to special coaches which drive over the thick ice up to the Athabasca Glacier. This is so thick the Empire State Building could be buried under it. We walked up to the very edge (the Japanese on another coach disregarded instructions and walked onto it!). A forest we could see near to the ice field is apparently 7,000 years old and is protected from the severe winter winds by mountains. Back to the hotel, we packed our suitcases, just keeping out sufficient clothing, etc for an overnight stay after day one on the train. Our luggage will be trucked up to Vancouver and will be found in our hotel room. Wow!! The next day, from the station at Banff – no platform so one could walk across the track – we awaited the Rocky Mountaineer train which was heralded by the wondrous noise of all North American trains, and our transport soon arrived with its enormous engine and lovely carriages. We were introduced to our Steward for the next few days and soon served with breakfast. This was much tastier than aircraft food! On this first day we saw a bear with 2 very young cubs, several bald eagles and many osprey. We had been told that the best way to spot eagles was to watch for ‘a golf ball in the tree’. This proved to be correct as if you can see such a ball the rest of the large bird follows! We were very proud to be able to tell our steward as we approached the spiral tunnels that we had seen this section from high above the track. Did I tell you 17 �that the scenery is magnificent, with many fast flowing rivers and waterfalls and all the mountains are heavily wooded and snow-capped. That night we stayed in a hotel in Kamloops. This town is where all trains seem to stop – it is not the most inspiring of places (nor was our hotel) but we found an Irish pub and had an enjoyable meal. Next day on the train again, with the scenery changing more to the appearance of the mountains of Spain. We saw long- horned sheep and the inevitable bald eagles and osprey and Jim also saw a coyote which I missed. Great excitement – Jim shouts “bison to the left” and there were, but these were obviously farmed. Cattle were more obvious now in the lush fields. Our next stop was Vancouver where we were taken to our hotel – the Marriott Pinnacle – with our room on the 9th floor. (Floors 31 to 36 are reserved for residential guest s). We have never seen such a beautiful room the way the beds were dressed; the towels etc, everything was of the highest quality; and our suitcases were there too! We walked all day, visiting Stanley Park via the sea wall and English Bay. The weather so far had been lovely every day of our holiday and today was no exception until we reached English Bay! However, we had been recommended a fish restaurant here and having taken up the advice given had a superb lunch ‘on the deck’ in the dry and then continued our walk back to the hotel in sunshine. On our seventh day it was RAIN, RAIN, RAIN - typical Vancouver weather we are told and obviously why the hotel had provided a large umbrella in our wardrobe. It was now time to prepare for our cruise up to Alaska, and we boarded the ship in the rain. We waited and waited for our luggage which finally arrived just before the Safety Drill (in full lifejacket uniform) and for the first time ever we did not go on deck for sail away as it was raining too hard. Multi-Activity Days Dates 6th August—10th August 20th August—24th August Cricket, Tennis, Badminton and Football Come along everyday for a week and try all of the Above sports. Prizes and games all week. Ages 5-8 years 9-11 years 9.30am—12noon 2.00pm—4.30pm £40 per week 3 coaches Kyle, Harry, Liz At:- Apeldorn Townsend Poulshot Devizes Wilts Telephone Liz Bissett 01380 828410 Limited spaces available please book early Our first full day at sea happened to be my birthday. I had brought lots of cards from home and Titan holidays gave me a card too with a book about Alaska. Had a lazy day including a lot of walking around deck and were lucky to get a window table for all our meals. It was a formal evening with most people dressing up and enjoying Lobster or Beef Wellington, with an excellent show to follow. Our first port of call was Ketchikan, where we had a horse drawn trolley ride round the town with an enormous husky dog called Logie sitting on the front passenger seat. All the horses used for these rides are shipped to 18 19 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Available all year round for Weekend & Mid-Week Breaks Along with Week Holidays followed by 3 miles from Surfing Beach & Bude, North Cornwall Well Equipped & sleeps up to 8 Beautiful Garden Summer House & Parking Meetings held on third Monday of the month March to December inclusive 8pm at Poulshot Village Hall For further details Contact Bo Miles-Hobbs on Details from Mr M Bowden Tel: 01380 828432 01380 813092 36 Poulshot Proms - Songs from the Shows /Fireworks In the Green Gardens from 7pm See pages 4, 5 and 6 inside for more details!! ISSUE NUMBER 131 June 2007 1 �WINDOW CLEANING POULSHOT PARISH COUNCIL Chairman: Mrs S Aldridge Mr S Housby Clerk: Mr M Hues Mr J Baber Mr N Hunloke Mr G Collett Mr M Nixon Reach and Wash Hand Tools Mr Michael Wilson ST PETER’S CHURCH PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL Rector: Rev Sacha Pearce The Rectory Seend Melksham SN12 6NR Tel: 01380 828615 Churchwardens: Mr B James Mrs P Bremner-Milne Members: Mr N Hunloke - Treasurer Mrs J James - Secretary Mrs A Bullen Mr N Blenkarne Lady Kate Hunloke Mr R Janes Mrs D Wood Organist: Mrs Pamela De Belle POULSHOT VILLAGE TRUST Chairman: Vice-Chairman: Secretary: Treasurer: Archivist: Mr N Hunloke Mrs D Gravina Mr P Cleverley Mr B James Mrs P. Langton www.poulshot.org.uk POULSHOT WEB SITE All contributions welcome - do you have any events you want publicised? The Poulshot web site can help or you can log on to www.kennet.gov.uk, select events and you can post your events for the world to see! 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Please send your letters Poulshot Village News, c/o John Quinn, 51 The Green, Poulshot, Devizes, SN10 1RT Wiltshire County Councillor Andrew Underwood Mrs Patricia Rugg - 01380 722677 2 The Farmhouse, Byron Road, Devizes SN10 5NS Chimney Sweep Kennet District Councillor for Seend and Poulshot Anthony Lake tel: 01380 828320 Brush Vacuum Clean Efficient Phone : 01225 706447 Mobile: 07889 771505 to: DISCLAIMER While we have no reason to question the validity of any advertisement in this magazine, we cannot accept responsibility for any claims made or services offered in these advertisements. FENCING AND LANDSCAPING All types of fencing, decking and general landscaping work undertaken Mini Digger with Driver also available For details Ring Tim on 01380 828255 or 07855 742806 34 DOLMAN AUDIO VISUAL Berhill’s Lane Farm, Sells Green, Melksham Telephone 01380 828524 We know HI FI TELEVISION VIDEO DVD literally inside out ! For personal service and a professional repair to any make of product, ancient or modern, please telephone Maggie or Peter We also stock a range of quality reconditioned (non ex-rental) equipment carrying a minimum 6 months warranty DOLMAN AUDIO VISUAL is an Authorised Service Centre providing technical assistance on behalf of leading manufacturers. 3 �Do you need help with: USEFUL POULSHOT TELEPHONE NUMBERS Self Assessment Chairman Parish Council Mr Michael Hues Clerk to Parish Council Mr Michael Wilson 828100 Email: Mai_wilson@onetel.com Rector Rev Sacha Pearce Churchwardens Mr Brian James 724944 Mrs Paulette Bremner-Milne 828527 Secretary PCC Mrs Janet James 724944 Village Trust, Chairman Mr Nicholas Hunloke 828333 Village Trust, Secretary Mr Peter Cleverley Village Hall Committee Village Hall Bookings Mr Chris Saunders Mrs Jackie Pohnert 827290 827046 Mother & Toddler Group Mrs Penny Nixon 828012 Farmers Club Mr Richard Francis 828232 Poulshot Ladies Club Lady Kate Hunloke 828333 YORP Mrs Jackie Wiltshire Mrs Mel Dalley 725076 726211 POLICE (General/Non Emergency) Taxation 828255 828615 Business Plans Presentation to Banks Contact: GORDON LAWRENCE Chartered Accountant 30, The Pound Bromham Tel: Devizes 850294 Free initial consultation POULSHOT VILLAGE HALL POULSHOT MOTHERS & TODDLERS GROUP 0845 408 7000 at The Village Hall, Poulshot Come and join us for some company Toys and games to play with Coffee and a chat Held every Thursday from 9.30am to 11.30am Available for Meetings, Functions, Clubs and Private Parties £3.00 per hour (for Poulshot residents and regular users) £4.00 per hour (for non-residents and non-regular users) Tel: Chris Saunders (827290) JILLIAN NEWSOM MSSCh MBChA CHIROPODIST County Councillor Mrs Pat Rugg 722677 Registered member of the British Chiropody & Podiatry Association Kennet District Councillor Lt.Col Anthony Lake 828320 Editor, Poulshot News : Mr John Quinn 828501 Email: johnquinn589@btinternet.com Visiting Practice 01380 828257 Mobile 07773 987508 4 Equestria, Berhills Lane, Seend, Melksham, Wiltshire SN12 6RR 33 �The Tranquil Moment HEALTH & BEAUTY CLINIC DECLEOR PARIS Treatments include: non surgical face lifts facials massage manicures pedicures non surgical body slimming & toning reflexology eyelash/brow tints& shaping waxing make up electrolysis spray tanning BOTOX DECLEOR aromatherapy skin care and O.P.I nail care products are used for treatments and are also available for purchase For more information or an appointment call Jo on 01380 828297 The Old Stables, Middle Green Farm, The Green, Poulshot, Devizes, Wiltshire, SN10 1SD NORA DIXON, MBE On 28th April, Poulshot lost a great friend in Nora Dixon, who met with an accident in her home. I am sure I am writing on behalf of everyone by offering our condolences to her sister, Christine. Nora was a lovely lady who had no enemies. She was passionate about her garden and country life in general and the welfare of the countryside was her uttermost concern. The Green Gardens Woodland was her project and how proud she must have been to see it developing as it has done, and it is a fitting tribute to her. Nora had lived in Poulshot since 1962 and she did much for our village in that time. Her book “Down Poulshot”, gave her great satisfaction and all copies have been sold. In 2002, Nora was awarded the MBE for services to the community, in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List – never was such an honour more deserved. On behalf of you all in Poulshot may I say thank you to Nora for all the work she undertook on our behalf to make and keep our village an unspoilt rural community in the heart of Wiltshire. May she now rest in peace with her husband Michael. Michael Hues 32 5 �EDITORIAL After Michael Hues eloquent opening to this month’s Village News, I have little to add. Not for the first time there seems to be a lot on the subject of local government, as it is now and as it might be in the future. If a workable solution that we can understand and support arises from all the present argument we shall be very lucky and I will have to seek out new sources to fill the gaps. It’s almost becoming too difficult even to write about the weather – either superlatives or expletives, my vocabulary will soon run out! Please note that there will NO Village News in August, staff holidays (hopefully in the garden). So please let us have details by 20th June of events in July AND August, together with advance notice of activities in September. “Gang canny”, as my Geordie friends tell me. John Quinn Deadline for copy for July/August 2007 Tel: 01380 828501 20 June 2007 Email: johnquinn589@btinternet.com DATES FOR YOUR DIARY June Wed Wed Sat Mon Wed Mon 6 6 9 11 13 18 27 30 30 Black Box/Green Wheelie Bin Collections Plastic/Cardboard Skip, Village Hall, 10am—1230pm Rowde School Summer Ball, Rowde School Mobile Library, The Raven Car Park, 1125—1135am Black Wheelie Bin Collection Wiltshire Numismatic Society, Village Hall, 8.00pm— “American Civil War” Black Box/Green Wheelie Bin Collection Lackham Vintage Society Display of Vintage Vehicles, Poulshot Village Green, 6pm onwards Wednesday Group, Old Rectory Hall, 7.30pm— “Are our lives conditioned by the Media?” Mobile Library, The Raven Car Park, 1125—1135am Devizes Partnership of Churches Prayer Group Quiet Day, Poulshot (see details on page 18 ) Black Wheelie Bin Collection VILLAGE FETE Poulshot Proms and Picnic, Green Gardens, 7.00pm 3 4 Poulshot Parish Council, Village Hall, 7.30pm Black Box/Green Wheelie Bin Collections Wed 20 Wed 20 Wed 20 Mon 25 Tue 26 Wed Sat Sat July Tue Wed 6 1960 US submarine Triton makes the first round the world undersea voyage. Two hackers create the first computer video game, Spacewar. The film "Ben Hur" is awarded 10 Oscars. Largest earthquake is recorded in Chili. 1970 The Beatles split up. IBM introduces the floppy disk (invented by Yoshuito Nakamats in 1950). New English Bible launched. It sells 1 million copies in first week. 1980 Philips invents the CD. US ice hockey player Scott Olson develops roller blades. Italian Reinhold Messner makes the first solo ascent of Mount Everest. World Health Organisation declares end of smallpox. 1990 Gulf War erupts as NATO defends Kuwait from Iraqi invasion. Germany reunites. Break through in the Channel Tunnel. Hubble space telescope launched. 2000 Acting Russian president Vladimir V. Putin formally chosen for post. Human genome deciphered; expected to revolutionize the practice of medicine. Texas governor George W. Bush elected President of the United States; NEAR spacecraft becomes first to orbit an asteroid. Citizens of 11 EU nations - the euro zone - begin to routinely get their utility bills, bank statements and other financial documents in dual amounts - their national currency, and the common currency, the euro, which their governments had opted to join. Did you know? The first millennium consisted of 365,250 days. The second millennium consisted of 365,237 days. The third millennium will consist of 365,242 days. The Origins of Texting: st 1901- 1 transatlantic radio message sent in Morse code. st 1924 – 1 fax sent from New York to Sweden. st 1949 – 1 message sent by telephone pager. st 1973 – 1 call on a mobile phone. st 1992 – 1 text message sent. And Finally…… Q: Why does history keep repeating itself? A: Because we don’t listen the first time! 31 �CHILDREN’S PAGE A SNAPSHOT OF 100 YEARS OF WORLD HISTORY 1900 Escalator invented by Charles Seeberger. Paperclip patented by Norwegian Johann Vaaler. Loudspeaker invented by Horace Short. Charlotte Cooper becomes the first woman to win an Olympic gold, for tennis. Max Karl Ernst Ludwig Planck introduces the world to quantum mechanics. 1910 French physicist George Claude invents neon light. Thomas Edison demonstrates the talking motion picture. Duncan Black and Alonzo Decker found Black & Decker in Baltimore. Mrs John B Dodd starts Father’s Day. The Dalai Lama is forced to flee Tibet as Chinese invade Lhasa. 1920 Electric hand iron goes on sale in London. The tommy-gun is patented by John T Thompson. First ice cream on a stick is sold by Harry Burt. The Caesar salad is invented in Tijuana, Mexico. 1930 The "differential analyzer", or analog computer, is invented by Vannevar Bush in Boston. General Electric launches the electric kettle with automatic cut-out. First football World Cup, won by host Uruguay. 1940 M&M sweets are launched in military ration packs. Colonel Sander’s recipe is launched for Kentucky Fried Chicken. Freeze drying process discovered. CBS makes the world's first TV broadcast in colour. Bugs Bunny debuts in "A wild hare." 1950 Otis invents the passenger lift. Charles Schultz launches "Peanuts". Mr Potato Head debuts. Diners Club issues the first credit card. Korean war erupts. Yoshuito Nakamats invents the floppy disc (but it is introduced by IBM only in 1970). 30 Mon Wed Sun Wed Mon Wed Wed 9 11 15 18 23 25 25 Mobile Library, The Raven Car Park, 1125—1135am Black Wheelie Bin Collection Bear Cottage Fund Raising Tea Party, 3.30pm Black Box/Green Wheelie Bin Collections Mobile Library, The Raven Car Park, 1125—1135am Black Wheelie Bin Collection Ladies Club Visit to Roche Court, Salisbury—depart 6.30pm from The Raven POULSHOT FETE Saturday 30 June The Fete takes place on 30th June this year on the Green. The usual familiar stalls will be there, but this year there is a new element. Namely the bicycle! Bring it out and oil it well. There will be two competitions. The first, for anyone, singly or in family groups, will be a Scavenger Hunt around the Lanes. The setting off point will be on the Green at 12.30pm. Competitors will follow a course and find clues etc. There will be prizes for all who complete the course. The Fete will then start as usual at 2.00pm. The second competition for bicycles will be an obstacle course on the Green, which will go on all afternoon, with a break for the children’s sports. Please come and tell your friends and your friends’ children to come and bring their bikes. There will also be a security engraving service from the Police. In the evening, weather permitting, there will be another musical evening in the Green Gardens Woodland. The theme this year will be “Songs from the Shows”, followed by the traditional Proms ending with fireworks. Please remember that donations will be gratefully received at the Cake stall, Book stall, the Produce and Flower stall, the Tombola and the White Elephant. Use the opportunity to recycle your unwanted goods! 7 �POULSHOT VILLAGE FETE Saturday 30th June 2007 BIKEFEST Scavenger hunt, obstacle races, fun for all ages— but bring your own bike!!! Raffle Cream Teas White Elephant Books Tombola Archery Cakes/Produce And much, much more ! Skittles Plants Programme: 12.30pm—Start of Bicycle Scavenger Hunt 1.00pm onwards—Barbecue and Bar 2.00pm—Opening of Fete Obstacle Races 3.00pm—Children’s Sports 4.00pm—Prize Draw PLUS ….. later in the Green Gardens THE POULSHOT PROMS 8 29 �C&C Co. List of jobs that never get done? No time or tools to do them yourself? LET US DO THEM FOR YOU! Following the Village Fete …….. POULSHOT PROMS (Weather permitting) Call Paul & Bob For general maintenance of property & gardens at reasonable rates. We are reliable and local, and happy to consider any job—large or small. Songs from the Shows Call Bromham 01380 850076 or 07789 884314 followed by (Public Liability Insurance) Fireworks !!! BATHROOMS, TAPS, HOT WATER CYLINDERS AND MUCH MORE NO JOB TOO SMALL 24 HR CALL OUT Tel: 01380828956 Mob: 07708510715 IN THE GREEN GARDENS Saturday 30th June from 7pm Bring your own picnic, table, chairs, rugs, lights 28 9 �POULSHOT PARISH COUNCIL Annual Parish Meeting 1st May 2007 In addition to all seven members of the Parish Council, 26 members of the public were present for the Annual Parish Meeting, the majority of whom stayed on for the Council meeting that followed. Notwithstanding the election due to take place two days later, the first two functions of the meeting were to elect a Chairman and a Deputy Chairman for the following year. Both the sitting incumbents, Mr Michael Hues and Mr Malcolm Nixon were re-elected nem con . Local Government Reorganisation The next item on the agenda was to have been a talk by Dr Keith Robinson, the Chief Executive of Wiltshire County Council (WCC), on the Council’s proposal that Wiltshire should become a unitary authority, with the present District Councils being done away with. Unfortunately Dr Robinson was unable to meet this long standing commitment and sent the Council’s Head of Resources, Dr Carlton Brand, in his place. However, Dr Brand had only been with WCC for three months and in local government for a little over three years and his presentation was to say the least sketchy and left many BEAR COTTAGE FUND RAISING TEA PARTY Sunday 15th July 2007, at 3.30 pm Tony and Paulette (Bremner-Milne) are again hosting their annual fund raising tea party in the garden at Bear Cottage. In the past we have enjoyed sitting with friends, eating a traditional English tea and at the same time raising money for our Church. This year we have decided to open it up for anyone who would like to join us from across the benefice. If you would like to join us you will need to purchase a ticket (£6) and as we can only cater for about 60 people, please get your ticket early! The tea party will go ahead no matter what the weather (we have gazebos!) Please telephone 828527 for tickets by 8 July 10 27 �SUPPORT THE WILTSHIRE AIR AMBULANCE ON WEDNESDAY 20th JUNE 2007 from 6 pm onwards TAKE A TRIP DOWN MEMORY LANE WITH THE LACKHAM VINTAGE SOCIETY WHO WILL BE GATHERING ON POULSHOT VILLAGE GREEN Near Devizes WITH A DISPLAY OF VINTAGE VEHICLES A raffle will be held with all proceeds going to The Wiltshire Air Ambulance Weather permitting the Air Ambulance caravan will be on site to sell their merchandise. Anyone wishing to bring a vintage vehicle along will be most welcome Refreshments will be available If you would like to donate a raffle prize, please bring it along on the night or take it to Keith and Pauline Day at 39, The Green, Poulshot unanswered questions. There appear to be two main points to the proposal – to save money and to enhance “local involvement” in the management of local government services. Dr Brand suggested that the savings in a full year would be in excess of £15 million, but he could not say how that money would be spent – it certainly didn’t seem likely that it would be used to reduce Council Tax. The principle behind the new authority would be that local services would be managed at local level, while control, finance and overall policy would be undertaken centrally. Local management would be by twenty “Community Area Boards” involving leadership from elected members and with “local involvement”, although at what level that would be and how it would work does not appear to have been thought through clearly. As these boards will require staffing and offices, one has to wonder whether we shall end up with twenty clones of the four District Councils we have now. There was reference to a “Private Sector Approach” to management and an increase in Parish Council responsibility, “if they wish”, whatever that may mean. Dr Brand said that it had been estimated that there would be some 220 redundancies among District Council staff. He could not give a clear indication of how such a contentious issue as planning would be affected. It was clear from comments from the floor that the majority present were unconvinced by his explanations and his acceptance that the full details were yet to be worked out gave little confidence. Apparently a decision by the Secretary of State, Ruth Kelly (!), is due in July and the decision could go either way. Despite the speaker’s apparent confidence in the County Council’s proposals, one member of the Parish Council reminded us of Hutber’s Law, which states that “Change Means Deterioration”. Fingers must remain crossed. Planning. Mr Ivor Sault gave a detailed and reasoned explanation and justification for his planning application for six units in Manor Farm Developments. This application had not been supported by the Parish Council. Correspondence. It was agreed that the matter of access to the Green from 72 Poulshot Road had been settled and that correspondence should now be closed. Council Meeting All enquiries to Keith and Pauline Day 01380 828459 There was a lengthy agenda for the Council Meeting proper and much of the discussion was of a routine nature. Copies of the full minutes can be seen on the parish notice board and are held by council members and the Parish Clerk. Particular topics included: The use of The Village Green by kind permission of Poulshot Parish Council Neighbourhood Watch. Mr Michael Hues has undertaken the functions of 26 11 �Neighbourhood Watch Co-ordinator on a temporary basis. He had been assured that the new Inspector in Devizes responsible for rural community policing would be represented at future council meetings and that the neighbourhood policing team would be in place very shortly. Subsequent to the meeting, the council has been informed that the new Police Inspector is Dean Knight, that the new Neighbourhood Policing Teams have been set up, and the team that covers our area is PC 1813 Rupert Moore and PCSO Amanda Parkes. The supervisor for this team is Sergeant Chrissie Feerick. They are committed to attending all Parish Council meetings in the area and either Inspector Knight or one of the NPT officers will attend on July 3rd. Hopefully there will then be a short presentation on NPTs in general and how they will work. Roads and Paths. The Council Lengthmen are becoming more effective on their six-weekly visits to the village, although their hard work in clearing the pavement below Belle Vue Farm has left the surface damaged. Attempts will be made to have this repaired and also to have the pavement by Lodge Farm refurbished. To be truly effective the path needs widening and WCC will be asked to examine this. The Council’s proposals to “ruralise” the new footpath at Townsend have been agreed by WCC. The Green. Detailed proposals were presented to the council for the maintenance of tracks on the Green, specifically to lay down the maximum permitted width of all tracks, to limit the width of splays leading to tracks from the road and to introduce tarmac lead-ins from the road to each track that does not already have one. The Council was recommended to incorporate these measurements in Bylaws which would also protect the Green from damage to its edges and surface and prevent parking and driving of vehicles and motorcycles on the Green, off tracks and driveways. Subsequent discussion showed a marked reluctance to lay any more tarmac, although the edges of splays should be repaired and also their width restricted as far as reasonably practical. The general tenor of the discussion was that the Green had fulfilled its functions as facility and amenity since time immemorial without Bylaws, and that such draconian measures were excessive, particularly as the proposals used such sinister phrases as “a Bylaw, with appropriate punishment” and “illegal”. There seems no doubt that work is necessary and the proposals set out how this should be approached and funded, but the scope of the proposals should be subject to the views of residents. Copies of the proposals are held by all council members and residents were invited to examine them and give their views to a member before the next council meeting which is on 3rd July. 12 “Cider and Skittles On the Green” on Marston Green Saturday 23rd June 2007 From 6pm Ploughman’s Supper Licensed Bar (cider and beer) Soft Drinks Skittles Children’s games Raffle Proceeds to Marston Village Fund Rowde School Association presents The 2nd Rowde School Ball On Saturday 9th June 2007 In a marquee in the school grounds. Tickets £25.00 to include a meal and music. Call in or telephone 723991 to reserve yours. On sale from the school office from 23rd April. Book early – numbers are limited. 25 �you are interested in coming or have forgotten if you are on the list, contact Sue on 828777 - £15 for members, £16 for non-members. Don’t forget your National Trust cards for Hidcote. Please pay Joe if you haven’t already done so. Sue Johns YOUTH OF ROWDE & POULSHOT "YORP" We hope you all read and enjoyed the very good write-up by Jill Crooks in the Gazette & Herald April 26th. It featured our club in conjunction with Kev's Van Appeal, which needs continuing support. Our donation has been handed in to Kev Whitehorn with our best wishes for a successful appeal. Football in the play-park has been enjoyed by all under the guidance of Eddie Wiltshire ~ coach & referee !! Looking forward to lots more dry, sunny Friday evenings. NO YORP on Friday 1st June this being half-term week. Next Meeting. The next meeting will be on Tuesday 3rd July at 7.30pm. PARISH COUNCIL ELECTIONS 3rd May 2007 The results of this year’s election were as follows: Michael Hues 119 votes Elected Malcolm Nixon 103 Elected Nicholas Hunloke 99 Elected Geoffrey Collett 95 Elected Susan Aldridge 85 Elected Steven Housby 82 Elected Joseph Baber 76 Elected MG Brothers 66 Peter Cleverly 44 Jan Winter 25 The turn-out from an electorate of 286 was 52.8%. THE POULSHOT STONES FOR SALE 1600W ELECTRIC HIGH PERFORMANCE HOVER COLLECT MOWER £35 USED ONCE TEL: 828601 LOCAL FARM REARED OVEN READY CHICKENS 6—8 lbs FOR SALE Tel: HUES 01380 828255 24 Not long ago I met an old friend whom I hadn’t seen for some fifty years. He had become a noted archaeologist and was most interested to hear that I lived in Poulshot; did I know the story of “The Poulshot Stones”, he asked, and that was the beginning of a lengthy lunch. Apparently, in pre-Roman times, the area that is now Poulshot was inhabited by small groups of people who acknowledged the primacy of one particular group whose chief was named Pol and whose encampment was roughly where Townsend is now. The whole area was, as we all know, heavily forested, but even then, there was a large open area to the north of Pol’s site and this was kept sacrosanct as a meeting place for local family groups to gather, both socially and for worship. As part of the latter function a stone circle was created, not unlike Avebury and Stonehenge, but on a very small scale. An inner ring is also believed to have been made, using wooden blocks, similar to Woodhenge, near Durrington on Salisbury Plain. These were simple sites but important for the cohesion of the many families living in the area. 13 �When the Romans came they seized on the open area in what had become known as Pol’s Holt, or Wood, and made it into a temporary home for a legion, with all the regularity and straight lines that one might expect from a military encampment. This included the use of the stones and wooden blocks from the circles as markers for chariot parks and to delineate other administrative areas. The remains of fires and cooking pots found on the northern edge of the area, near where The Raven is now, probably indicate the central cooking and feeding area for the legion. My friend thought it highly likely that some of the stones used today to preserve the Green in the village, were from those times and he has taken away a sample for carbon dating. Excavations in the late Nineteenth Century also uncovered a number of longer pieces of stone which appear to have been used to mark the borders of the main track leading north from the camp site. These had apparently been laid in double parallel lines on either side of the track to keep unwanted obstructions from being left on what would have been an important military access route. Interestingly, there were indications on these marker stones of a yellowish colouring – archaeologists have never been able to agree on the meaning of this. I have invited my friend to return and let me know the outcome of his investigations into the stones, but I suspect that we will have to wait for some time. 1 Apr 07 Anon LOCAL GOVERNMENT REORGANISATION The County Council’s case, such as it is, for becoming a unitary authority and disbanding the district councils is described in the report on the last Parish Council meeting on page 6. It is the view of the Parish Council that they have a much better working relationship with Kennet than with most elements at County Hall and they have expressed their views strongly in a letter to Ruth Kelly, the Under Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, who will make the decision, apparently within the next two or three months. Her track record on decision making is littered with inconsistency and delay and so we might well have a while to wait. The Parish Council have actually recommended that the County Council should be done away with, a novel change of direction in the arguments. 14 Wales. Accompanied by class teacher Mrs Wells and her husband, Mr Ball and Mrs Gray, they set off on a rather dull and wet Friday morning for the weekend. I’m sure the children were still as excited as ever and not put off by the weather. Watch this space next month - hopefully we can have a pupil’s uncut version of their weekend! We were fortunate enough this month to have a visit from Anup Biswas, who is an internationally renowned Cellist. Anup founded a school in India which takes in budding young musicians, all of them very poor and some of them orphans. SUMMER BALL- Saturday 9th June Tickets are selling well, there are still some remaining. It’s not too late to book your table, or reserve tickets. If you didn’t come last year, then why not come this year and see what you missed! Tickets available from the school office. Please send in the balance for the already reserved tickets. Forthcoming events Summer Fayre-Friday 13th July SEEND HISTORIC HOUSES CLUB Our next trip is on Sunday 10th June to Stonor House near Henley on Thames. The Stonor family have lived there for at least 800 years; while some of the building dates from the 12th Century, most is from the 14th Century with changes in Tudor times and the 18th Century. There is a chapel next to the house, a walled garden and parkland with good views. It will be approximately a 2 hour drive so I am hoping that we can break our journey at Caversham, as we did en route to Mapledurham, where we can picnic by the Thames or eat in the nearest pub. It should be only about half an hour from there to Stonor. An information sheet will be sent to all members soon. . SEEND AND DISTRICT GARDENING CLUB Visit to Seend Bridge House Garden – Saturday 9th June. Would those members who are on the list for this visit please be at the WI Hall between 2.00 and 2.15pm for the Shuttle. The day trip to Hidcote and Kiftsgate is on Saturday 21st July. We are leaving at 8.30 am from The Bell lay-by. There are a few places left still so if 23 �THE WEDNESDAY GROUP When the group met on 16th May, there were nine of us and as many varying stories to tell on the rights and wrongs of both abortion and euthanasia. This variance was primarily applied to abortion as there were few of us who hadn’t known or heard of cases in which difficult decisions had to be made. Euthanasia has more recently become a controversial topic that is now aired in the media, almost as frequently as abortion. Discussion centred around the vexed question of who takes responsibility for either procedure. The grounds considered were medical and ethical, legal, moral and personal and while there was generally an element of each in the final decision, we were of the opinion that the most important was personal to the person concerned – whether it was an expectant mother or a terminally ill patient or the parents of a terminally ill child. Despite this conclusion, it was accepted that all the other grounds were relevant, probably in every case. We did consider the availability of euthanasia and abortion as a potential element in social engineering, sometimes called the creation of a “Designer Society”, but called a halt when we strayed into questions of IVF and cloning, and of assisted suicide! We left having exchanged views and with no major disagreements, but much still too ponder about – an interesting evening, as always. On Wednesday 20th June we will meet in The Old Rectory Hall, when the subject for consideration will be “Are our lives conditioned by the Media?” ROWDE SCHOOL NEWS The school pool is now up and running for the Summer and most children are swimming 3-4 times a week. This is a great facility for a village Primary School to have, however it doesn’t come cheap. The RSA are currently still paying towards the pool cover. With two big fundraisers coming up ( Summer Ball and Summer Fayre ) the money will be put to good use on this and other facilities for all the children to benefit from. Thank you for your continued support. 5 have just been on the annual 22 trip “This is very important ... You have until the 22nd June to register your objection to the bid by Wiltshire County Council to create one huge unitary council for Wiltshire. There is a new petition on the 10 Downing Street website where you can petition the Prime Minister to reject the proposal for a unitary Wiltshire. Once you've given your details (you don't have to give your full address, just house number and postcode will do) you will receive an email with a link in it. Once you click on that link, you'll have signed the petition. If you think that a unitary Wiltshire will NOT deliver value for money and will adversely affect services, or if you think a unitary Wiltshire will cause major disruption and be less responsive, or if you think that one council covering the whole of the county will be too big and remote, then you need to sign this petition. If you oppose Wiltshire's unitary bid, please sign the petition on No 10’s website below: http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/WiltsUnitary.” POULSHOT VILLAGE TRUST The Annual General Meeting of the Trust was held on 21st May, followed by an ordinary meeting. Annual General Meeting. The AGM opened with a minute’s silence in memory of the Trust’s founder and long time chairman, Nora Dixon MBE, who had died on 28th April 2007. Officers of the Trust. Current holders of posts were confirmed as: The School Fashion show was a great success, £249.00 was raised. This was only made possible by the very brave parents and children who volunteered as models. The children had a fantastic time, not so sure the parents shared their enjoyment! Year As you know, Kennet are taking this very seriously, they have already marched in protest, and the following is a plea for your support: to Danywenalt in Chairman Vice Chairman Treasurer Nicky Hunloke. Diana Gravina Brian James Peter Cleverly had volunteered to fill the vacant post of Secretary and this was confirmed by the meeting. Subjects discussed included: “Down Poulshot”. The last copy of Nora Dixon’s book has been sold and it has been suggested that there should be a reprint. A quotation has been obtained but it was seen as much too large a sum for the Trust to commit and further options will be investigated by the Secretary. At the same time the question of copyright will be resolved. 15 �Green Gardens Woodland. In his Chairman’s report, Nicky Hunloke described work carried out over the past twelve months. Progress was generally very satisfactory with only few losses. Earlier in the year the County Tree Officer, Steve Russell, who had been very involved in the project from the start, gave a practical demonstration of pruning of the trees, so that good canopies would develop as they grew. Subsequently a major pruning exercise was undertaken, the cherries being cut after they had flowered. General maintenance has also been carried out, particularly by George Underwood, who has strimmed between all the trees to keep down weeds and grass, and by Tim Gravina and Nicky Hunloke who have kept the paths well cut. The hedges have been cut and docks, nettles and thistles sprayed. Heavy rain caused a large area to the north of the Woodland to flood, and the Hues family have dug out the ditch to that side to allow proper drainage. It is important that those who have undertaken to monitor particular parts of the Woodland do keep a close watch on progress and seek assistance if work is required. Poulshot Book of Trees. This is held by John Quinn. He will be grateful for any photographs and news of trees, old and new. It is hoped that an aerial photograph of the Green Gardens Woodland will be taken in the near future. Treasurer’s Report. There remained a healthy balance in excess of £3,000 in the deposit account and Brian James reported that a total of £490 had been received from donations made at Nora Dixon’s funeral. Annual subscriptions of £1 per family are now due. Ordinary Meeting. Additional topics considered were: POULSHOT LADIES CLUB On Tuesday 24th April over twenty Poulshot Ladies joined Tim Nixon for a tour of our local brewery, Wadworth and Co. First stop was a visit to the magnificent shire horses in their stables and nearby their gleaming drays. It was evident the pride and care taken to keep alive the long tradition of horse drawn deliveries. We then started our brewery tour with an informative and amusing talk by Alastair, one of only two master coopers in the ale trade. We were shown the brewing process from raw materials to large tanks of fermenting beer. Halfway into our tour Tim led us into a small bar in the basement of the building where we were able to sample the ales. Most people tried a glass of the beer brewed especially for St George's Day. Our walking tour then continued. At one stage we climbed high up into the building and had a fine view down across the Market Place for those brave enough to look!. Finally after thanking Tim for an excellent tour, we walked along to the Crown where a drink and meal was included in the tour. I am sure you will all agree it was a great opportunity to learn more about a thriving business and a collection was taken totalling £105 towards Wadworth's chosen local charity, "The Wiltshire Community Foundation". Out grateful thanks go to Wadworth’s for a splendid evening. DATES FOR YOUR DIARY Good progress was being made with the Parish Design Statement, sponsored by the Parish Council, but there remains much work to be done. The Chairman thanked Steve Pope Barron for his work. The Village Picnic will be held in the Green Gardens Woodland on Sunday 26th August. There was much discussion over a suitable memorial for Nora Dixon. It was decided that to change the name of the Woodland to “Nora’s Wood” was not appropriate, but that there should be some permanent indication of her significant part in the establishment of the Woodland was important. It was agreed that a plaque might be fixed to the main gate into the Woodland, and that a suitably inscribed wooden bench should be sited on the Green beneath the chestnut trees in front of Lower Green. This would be subject to the 16 Saturday 30th June - Proms and Picnic in the Green Gardens (see page 5) . Wednesday 25th July—Visit to Roche Court, Salisbury. Guided tour of the garden/sculptures followed by supper at a local pub. A 33seater Bodman coach has been booked to leave The Raven at 6.30p.m. Please bring husbands. Roche Court is a nineteenth-century house situated in parkland. The existing house and Orangery were built in 1804. Together with the grounds, Roche Court is now used as a sculpture park and educational centre where work is shown inside and out, providing a survey of sculpture for the enjoyment of the public. The New Art Centre represents various artists' estates including Barbara Hepworth, Kenneth Armitage and Ian Stephenson. Please advise Marian Stimson 828344 by 8th July if you will be joining us on this outing. We will need to know definite numbers. Details of the menu to follow. Thank you. 21 �24th June 8.00am 9.30am 11.15am 6.00pm BCP Holy Communion Family Eucharist Family Eucharist Evensong 1st July—Feast of St Peter 10.00am Benefice Eucharist SEEND POULSHOT SEEND BULKINGTON The next meeting of the Trust will be on Monday 17th September at 7.30pm. POULSHOT WEEKDAY SERVICES Mondays 9.00am Tuesdays 9.00am Wednesdays 9.45am Thursdays 9.00am Matins Matins Holy Communion Matins SEEND POULSHOT SEEND BULKINGTON CHURCH ROSTERS June 3 Jun 10 Jun 17 Jun 24 Jun July 1 Jul 6.00pm 9.30am 6.00pm 9.30am Reader Mr M Hues Mr C Langton Mr R Janes The Rector Sidesman Mr J Quinn Mr N Hunloke Mr M Hues Mrs J James 10.00am TBA TBA CHURCH FLOWERS June 3 Jun 10 & 17 Jun 24 Jun July 1 Jul 8 & 15 Jul 22 & 29 Jul Mrs Christabel Francis Mrs Ann Butts Mrs Hazel Coleman Mrs Suzie Quinn Mrs Emma Janes Mrs Pam Langton Nora Florence DIXON 20 FROM: THE RECTOR With us in Spirit! What the Church is doing at this time of year! The great celebrations of Easter go on for 50 days which is no surprise when we remember that Christians believe that Jesus died and rose again to show us how God shares our life, draws us to get closer to Him, and offering us life with Him forever. Worth a big party! There’s a feeling of heaven and earth being drawn together with special emphasis when on the 40th day we remembered Christ’s Ascension (this year it was on 17th May) with the feast remembered since the 4th century. Jesus commissioned His disciples to continue His work and promises the gift of the Holy Spirit, God’s Spirit, to help His followers have the skills and courage to love others in His name, to get to know God, and be like Him to others. The arrival of the promised gift of the Holy Spirit fell on 27th May, the day of Pentecost, the 50th day of Easter, and completed the whole Easter Festival. The risen Lord is no longer present to the Church in the body of his flesh; the Church is now itself to be the new body of Christ, filled with his life through the gift of the Spirit. A week later, this year in early June, the Church celebrates Trinity Sunday. We recall the three names given to God, so the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, and remember that just as people are known in different ways (say as friend, brother, husband, son, colleague but still the same person) so the names for God mean that there are different ways in which He too is revealed to us. It can be a celebration every day to think of God in creation, God as friend and God as part of our own spirit too! Revd Sacha Pearce FROM THE REGISTERS Funeral agreement of the Parish Council, who would also be asked to approve the raising of the crowns on the chestnuts to allow more light into the area and the front of the house. It was felt that all members of the community should have the opportunity to subscribe to the memorial and this will be detailed in the next Poulshot Village News. 9 May 2007 ‘From where I stand…’articles, or something like it, may return in due course! 17 �CHURCH NOTES The Annual General Meeting of the Poulshot Church Council was held in St Peter’s Church on Wednesday 25th April. Reports were presented covering the life of the Church over the past twelve months and officers were elected for the coming year. Paulette Bremner-Milne was elected as Churchwarden, joining Brian James who was re-elected for a further year. Dot Wood was elected to the PCC, but there is still one vacancy to be filled. If anyone feels they would be interested in joining the PCC or simply would like more information as to what the role involves, please have a word with either of our Churchwardens. They will be pleased to help. Many thanks to the willing (slightly mad) volunteers who braved the elements on 7th May and helped to man the PCC stall at the May Fair held at Devizes Wharf, and thank you also to everyone who contributed the most delicious cakes, biscuits and goodies for us to sell. The morning was rather damp, to put it mildly, but we coaxed the public who had ventured out into buying the goods on our stand, raising just over £65 for Church funds. On Saturday 28th April, Poulshot PCC hosted a joint meeting of the PCCs in the Benefice, to discuss the Church’s proposal of Admitting Baptised Children to Holy Communion before Confirmation. A very useful and informative presentation was given by Janet Delaney, and there was time for questions and discussion. It was deemed by all three PCCs to be a favourable step forward for the Church and some thought must now be given as to how we prepare for the next stage in implementing the proposal. Further discussions will then take place at the respective PCC meetings. DEVIZES PARTNERSHIP OF CHURCHES PRAYER GROUP QUIET DAY TUESDAY 26TH JUNE 2007 For many years a Quiet Day organised by the partnership’s Prayer Group has taken place at various venues. Last year on a very hot day we held this event here in Poulshot. We are planning to do the same this year. A Quiet Day is a day set aside for just that – for being quiet, a day which is usually led by an invited speaker who introduces a topic, on which they speak for about twenty minutes, and then all the listeners find a quiet spot to just be, to read, to meditate, or maybe go for a walk for a short while before the next session, and thus the day proceeds. People bring a packed lunch, a comfy garden chair to sit on and maybe a 18 book to read. This year, the Revd. Francis and Mrs Gail Ballinger are leading our day. Francis is a retired Church of England priest and his wife Gail is a member of the Julian Meetings advisory group, and the topic for the day is "Angry with God? Happy with God?" Programme: 9:00am. Matins (BCP) in St Peter’s Church led by the Rector. 9:45-10:15am Coffee at 15 The Green, Poulshot, home to Tim and Diana Gravina. 10:30am Return to St Peter’s for the first session. After this session return to 15 The Green. Contact Diana Gravina tel. 828292 for further information. Transport in all directions can be arranged. This day is open to anyone who would benefit from a time of peaceful reflection. CHURCH SERVICES—JUNE 2007 POULSHOT, SEEND AND BULKINGTON 3rd June 8.00am 9.30am 11.15am 6.00pm BCP Holy Communion Family Eucharist Parish Eucharist Evensong SEEND BULKINGTON SEEND POULSHOT 10th June 8.00am 9.30am 11.15am 6.00pm BCP Holy Communion Matins Parish Eucharist Parish Eucharist SEEND POULSHOT SEEND BULKINGTON 17th June 8.00am 9.30am 11.15am 6.00pm BCP Holy Communion Parish Eucharist Parish Eucharist Holy Communion BCP SEEND BULKINGTON SEEND POULSHOT 19 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Village Magazine Description An account of the resource PDF versions of the Village Magazine distributed between 2004 and Present. 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Langton www.poulshot.org.uk POULSHOT WEB SITE All contributions welcome - do you have any events you want publicised? The Poulshot web site can help or you can log on to www.kennet.gov.uk, select events and you can post your events for the world to see! Mike Wilson - Mai wilson@onetel.com 2 �Wiltshire County Councillor Andrew Underwood Mrs Patricia Rugg - 01380 722677 2 The Farmhouse, Byron Road, Devizes SN10 5NS Chimney Sweep Kennet District Councillor for Seend and Poulshot Thelma Carr. thelma.carr@kennet.gov.uk tel: 01380 828756 Brush Vacuum Clean Efficient Phone : 01225 706447 Mobile: 07889 771505 DISCLAIMER While we have no reason to question the validity of any advertisement in this magazine, we cannot accept responsibility for any claims made or services offered in these advertisements. DOLMAN AUDIO VISUAL Berhill’s Lane Farm, Sells Green, Melksham Telephone 01380 828524 We know HI FI TELEVISION VIDEO DVD literally inside out ! For personal service and a professional repair to any make of product, ancient or modern, please telephone Maggie or Peter We also stock a range of quality reconditioned (non ex-rental) equipment carrying a minimum 6 months warranty DOLMAN AUDIO VISUAL is an Authorised Service Centre providing technical assistance on behalf of leading manufacturers. 3 �USEFUL POULSHOT TELEPHONE NUMBERS Chairman Parish Council Mr Michael Hues 828255 Clerk to Parish Council Mr Michael Wilson 828100 Email: Mai_wilson@onetel.com Rector Rev Sacha Pearce 828615 Churchwarden Mr Brian James 724944 Secretary PCC Mrs Janet James 724944 Village Trust, Chairman Mr Nicholas Hunloke 828333 Village Hall Committee) Village Hall Bookings ) Mr Chris Saunders 827290 Mother & Toddler Group Mrs Penny Nixon 828012 Farmers Club Mr Richard Francis 828232 Poulshot Ladies Club Lady Kate Hunloke 828333 YORP Mrs Jackie Wiltshire Mrs Mel Dalley 725076 726211 Village Trust, Secretary POLICE (General/Non Emergency) 0845 408 7000 County Councillor Mrs Pat Rugg 722677 Kennet District Councillor Thelma Carr 828756 Editor, Poulshot News : Mr John Quinn 828501 Email: johnquinn589@btinternet.com 4 �EDITORIAL It seems to me that everywhere we go these days, people are talking of the need to change; the Prime Minister needs to change (reminds me just a little of frying pans and fire), society needs to continue to change, as does the Church, changes are proposed for local government and, with more emphasis at the moment than all those the climate is changing. I sometimes wonder how we in Poulshot are affected by all this. For the last few weeks we have seen what some call the first signs of global warming and others the indications of an early spring. If the lovely sunshine, the bursting leaf buds and blossom on the trees throughout the village – particularly noticeable in the Green Gardens Woodland, the quite extraordinary blackthorn blossom, the return of our very clever and brave swallows, one of whom I am sure gave me a hello wink the other day, and being woken up by the dawn chorus rather than the horrid alarm clock, are harbingers of a good summer, I shall be content. Particularly so if it rains most nights! Clearly we can do our little bit to help with global warming, Don’t forget to VOTE !!! District and Parish Council Elections THURSDAY 3RD MAY 2007 Village Hall Polling Station 7am—10pm although I have the impression that the “experts” all seem to use the same sets of statistics and yet draw diametrically opposite conclusions: catastrophe or cyclical change or any point between the two. Let us enjoy what we can, while we can. See also the Wednesday Group notes on page 16. Deadline for copy for June 2007 Tel: 01380 828501 20 May 2007 Email: johnquinn589@btinternet.com 5 �As for local government, the Parish Council now has the preparation of a Village Design Statement in hand and there is more about this on page 7. But this is something that does concern us all and which only we can seriously influence. It doesn’t mean that we can avoid change, nor should we; after all, there has been constant change since the Domesday Book was assembled nine hundred and twenty one years ago, but we now have a better chance than ever to influence future changes in order to meet our perception of what is important for the community and we must do what we can to get that right. The Church too is changing, as it has been for the last two thousand years, generally without most of us noticing. But financial pressures and a shortage of clergy have led and will continue to lead to the widening of the benefice system. This has been inevitable and there are many arguments in favour of it. Indeed, it may well be the only direction that the Church can take and those who are part of the Church must recognise the fact. However, there are others who see it as undermining the Church’s traditional place in the community, and particularly a small, rural community, such as Poulshot. We can only trust that this change does not involve the abandonment of the traditionally close involvement of the Church in community life, however small that community may be. It has always been a source of comfort to everyone, whether regular members of the congregation or not, but sadly, rather like climate change, we don’t seem to have much say in the matter. Please be sure to read the Rector’s comments on page 17. Some things don’t change – this is nagging time, for stories to interest, amuse or entertain us – holidays are coming up and if there’s anything remotely unusual about yours, share it with us all, please. John Quinn DATES FOR YOUR DIARY May Tue Wed Thu Mon Wed Mon Wed Wed 1 2 3 7 9 14 16 16 Poulshot Parish Council AGM, Village Hall, 6.30pm Black Wheelie Bin Collection Parish Council Elections—POLLING DAY May Fair, Devizes Black Box/Green Wheelie Bin Collections Mobile Library, The Raven Car Park, 1125—1135am Black Wheelie Bin Collection Wednesday Group, Village Hall, 7.30pm— “007 Licence to Kill - Abortion and Euthanasia?” 6 �Mon 21 Mon 21 Wed Wed Wed June Wed Wed Sat Mon Wed Wed Wed 23 23 30 Poulshot Village Trust AGM, Old Rectory Hall, 7.30pm Wiltshire Numismatic Society, Village Hall, 8.00pm— “Richard’s Numismatic & Historical Quiz” Black Box/Green Wheelie Bin Collections Ladies Club Walk along Canal to Barge Inn, Seend Cleeve Black Wheelie Bin Collection 6 6 9 11 13 20 20 Black Box/Green Wheelie Bin Collections Plastic/Cardboard Skip, Village Hall, 10am—1230pm Rowde School Ball, Rowde School Mobile Library, The Raven Car Park, 1125—1135am Black Wheelie Bin Collection Black Box/Green Wheelie Bin Collection Lackham Vintage Society Display of Vintage Vehicles, Poulshot Village Green, 6pm onwards Mon 25 Mobile Library, The Raven Car Park, 1125—1135am Wed 27 Black Wheelie Bin Collection Sat 30 Village Fete Sat 30 Poulshot Proms Forthcoming Events Tue 3 Jul Poulshot Parish Council, Village Hall, 7.30pm Sun 15 Jul Bear Cottage Fund Raising Tea Party, 3.30pm GARDEN WASTE Complaints are still being received of garden waste being dumped in the lanes around the village. Kennet District Council offer a fortnightly collection of garden waste at an annual cost of £27 for hiring a green wheelie bin. This is an effective clearance method and fly-tipping of such waste must not take place. VILLAGE DESIGN STATEMENT Progress has been made in preparing the Village Design Statement and an outline format has been designed, with the following main headings: 7 �Introduction; History; Where are we now (population, roads, services, trees, footpaths); Existing house styles; Non-Domestic styles (street furniture, commercial and farm buildings, lighting); Development (design considerations, services, building styles, trees, parking, open spaces); Conclusions. To ensure that the eventual document is well-presented and authoritative, it will be well-illustrated and to that end, Steve Pope Baron will be taking a series of general photographs of various elements of the village over the next few weeks. Should he feel that it is important to photograph a particular building, he will always consult the occupier first. Once the draft document has been completed it will be offered for discussion, probably in small groups based around post code areas of the village as to a degree these delineate different elements of the community and therefore possibly different interests and aspirations. Any questions or comments should be addressed to Steve Pope Baron (828890), Nicky Hunloke (828333) or John Quinn (828501). BEAR COTTAGE FUND RAISING TEA PARTY Sunday 15th July 2007, at 3.30 pm Tony and Paulette (Bremner-Milne) are again hosting their annual fund raising tea party in the garden at Bear Cottage. In the past we have enjoyed sitting with friends, eating a traditional English tea and at the same time raising money for our Church. This year we have decided to open it up for anyone who would like to join us from across the benefice. If you would like to join us you will need to purchase a ticket (£6) and as we can only cater for about 60 people, please get your ticket early! The tea party will go ahead no matter what the weather (we have gazebos!) Please telephone 828527 for tickets by 8 July 8 �POULSHOT VILLAGE FETE Saturday 30th June 2007 2.00pm—Opens 3.00pm—Children’s Sports 4.00pm—Prize Draw BIKEFEST—Scavenger hunts, obstacle races, fun for all ages— but bring your own bike!!! also Raffle Cream Teas Tombola White Elephant Archery Skittles Books Cakes/Produce Plants And much, much more ! PLUS ….. later in the Green Gardens THE POULSHOT PROMS See separate advertisement on page 7 9 �POULSHOT VILLAGE TRUST During the establishment of the Green Gardens Woodland in 2003, we received both financial support and a lot of encouragement from the International Tree Foundation, of which the Trust is now a member. The Wiltshire branch of the Foundation are arranging two visits this year which members might wish to take advantage of. The visits are: 17 May. Visit to Longstock Park Water Gardens, near Stockbridge in Hampshire, preceded by lunch at the Mayfly Inn, near Leckford. The cost will be £7 and the visit itself starts at 2.00pm. 27th September. Visit to Buscot Park (National Trust), preceded by lunch at the Trout Inn, Lechlade, and followed by tea at Kempsford Manor, the home of Mrs Williamson, a Gloucestershire ITF member. The cost is not yet known. If anyone does wish to take part in these visits, please contact the Village Trust Chairman, Nicky Hunloke, on 828333. The Trust’s Annual General Meeting will he held in the Old Rectory Hall at 7.30pm on Monday 21st May. (Note the change of venue). LOCAL GOVERNMENT REORGANISATION As one might expect the arguments go on. Wiltshire’s proposals for the abolition of the District Councils and the establishment of Wiltshire (WCC) as a Unitary Authority have been accepted by the government for further detailed consideration. Salisbury, West Wilts and Kennet object most strongly to their demise while North Wilts have opted for early retirement. The Chief Executive of WCC, Dr Keith Robinson, is to address the Parish Council at their meeting on 1st May, to put the WCC case and to answer questions. One of the most contentious aspects of local government administration is Planning (Development Control), and WCC have produced an outline paper explaining how and why they believe their proposals will improve matters and at the same time save money. They accept that “the planning service in UK is broad and complex at best, at worst it can be perceived to be remote, bureaucratic and divorced from reality”. The public feel that “bad decisions” are made remotely by people who don’t know the area, while applicants feel that “bad decisions” are reached when local interest groups are given undue weight. WCC wish to move to a “community area” approach, where each of Wiltshire’s twenty community areas would have dedicated case officers who would develop strong local knowledge and customer relations. This would 10 �Following the Village Fete …….. POULSHOT PROMS (Weather permitting) IN THE GREEN GARDENS Saturday 30th June Bring your own picnic, table, chairs, rugs Further details in next month’s Village News 007 Licence to Kill ?? Are Abortion and Euthanasia merely excuses for our reluctance to care—or are they now part of the framework for a Designer Society ? Wednesday 16 May 2007 7.30pm Village Hall, Poulshot All are very welcome For further details, please ring Rupert Janes on 828639 or Rev Sacha Pearce 828615 11 �ensure that decisions were being made locally with the full engagement of Town and Parish Councils and with the involvement of Local County Council Members. Decisions would be made at a level compatible with the nature of the application although how far down the chain this would reach has not yet been spelt out. Parish and Town Councils would be able to view and comment on applications as they are processed and decisions and an “on-line committee report” would show what the issues were, what has been said and by whom and what decision is being recommended. There would then be a “cooling-off” period before a final decision was reached. The aim is transparency of decision-making and decision-making at the appropriate level. The whole process would save money – they say! Not surprisingly, Kennet (KDC) are defending their corner vigorously, generally by way of new initiatives such as community newsletters offering help and advice, for example over planning matters. WCC acknowledge that the existing district councils are “ not poor” but are confident that a consistent approach throughout the County would deliver a “truly excellent service”. We must wait and see. POULSHOT LADIES CLUB A large gathering of ladies attended the March meeting for the presentation of the Pampered Chef by Suzanne Wickham. Most of us didn’t know what to expect, but we were entertained by Suzanne whilst she prepared two lovely dishes—a cheese dip and an apple/cheese turnover. At the same time, Suzanne demonstrated fantastic kitchen utensils which we then had the opportunity to buy. After the demonstration we all sampled the food and a great evening was had by all. Thank you very much for your continued support and I am pleased to advise our ladies that funds have profited by £67 from the sale of cooking utensils. This will help towards the outings we have lined up later in the year. Thank you. Dates for your Diary Wednesday May 23rd - Please note the change of date. Time and meeting place to follow. Walk along the canal with local expert Sarah Walters advising what we can eat/cook and she will be pointing out items of interest along the way. Husbands please join us for drinks at a local pub in Seend— details to follow. Saturday June 30th—Proms in the Green Gardens. 12 �Rowde School Association presents The 2nd Rowde School Ball On Saturday 9th June 2007 In a marquee in the school grounds. Tickets £25.00 to include a meal and music. Call in or telephone 723991 to reserve yours. On sale from the school office from 23rd April. Book early – numbers are limited. AN EVENING OF ENTERTAINMENT featuring THE MINSTREL PLAYERS with a light hearted look at ‘Love & Marriage’ and Songs from the 60’s by PINK CHAMPAGNE Buffet Supper and Licensed Bar BULKINGTON VILLAGE HALL Sat. May 5th. 7 pm for 7:30 PM Admission including Supper Adults £8. Children under 16 £4, Family ticket £20. (2ad.+2ch) Tickets from Seend Shop, Audrey McDonald 828376 Jane Coles 828145 and David Raby-Cox 828274 13 �WILTSHIRE NUMISMATIC SOCIETY The Society held its first meeting of 2007 on 19th March and in spite of the atrocious weather there was a fair attendance for the General Auction. There were 91 lots on offer, comprising not only coins but also bank notes, medals and medallions, and a number of other items of considerable interest. The Auctioneer was Mr John Lodge from Salisbury, who carried out his task amusingly and with great skill. The highest price obtained in the evening was £85 for a 1900 Queen Victoria Gold Sovereign and other items came close to that with combination lots of notes and coins fetching as much as £50 or £60. A total of 61 lots were sold. The raffle raised £12 for society funds and in spite of power cuts it was a successful evening. The next meeting will be on Monday 21st May at 8.00pm in the Village Hall, for “Richard’s Numismatic and Historical Quiz”, presented by Richard Jeffery, FRNS. EXTERNAL FUNDING The Wiltshire & Swindon External Funding Network exists to coordinate information on grants that may be available to groups and possibly individuals for a wide-ranging selection of community activities. Details of what might be available and of where to get further information and advice are held by the Parish Clerk (Michael Wilson on 828100) or by e mail from the editor. NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH There has been another break-in in the village, while the occupants were out, and while nothing was stolen, property was left scattered in the garden. This is a reminder to do all you can to ensure that your own home is secure whenever you leave it unattended. The Police have given a warning that the “Nottingham Knockers” are in the area again. These are young men peddling household goods such as dusters, and are generally harmless, but the policed are concerned because they might present a risk of break-ins and have also been known to harass householders who do not wish to buy. If you are approached, the Police would like to know. We have also been notified that English Heritage are carrying out a photographic survey of all listed buildings in the country. The work is being 14 �Poulshot Open Golf Day Thursday 7th June 2007 North Wilts Golf Club Texas Scramble “Fun” Golf 18 holes of Golf and Evening Meal £13.00 for members of North Wilts £28.00 for non-members £12.00 for evening meal only Tee off from 1.00pm Evening Meal 7.00pm If you would like to play or to just join us for the evening meal, please contact: John Scammell on 828470 Applications to play and for the evening meal must be received by Thursday 31 May, accompanied by the appropriate monies DEVIZES MAY FAIR THE WHARF Monday, 7th May Contributions welcomed for PCC PRODUCE STALL Cakes, Sweets, Vegetables, Jams, Plants, etc. etc. Please to PCC members 15 �undertaken by local photographic groups and all pictures will be taken from outside properties and will show no more than any passer-by can see. If closer pictures are sought, the photographer will always approach seek permission first. THE WEDNESDAY GROUP The Group met on 19th April to consider “Carbon Offsetting Carbon Footprints: Human Indulgence or Human Conscience?” Once the question had been fully explained, there was initially considerable discussion on the real implications of mega-rich “celebrities” planting forests to replace those cut down to make room for their estates and it was generally agreed that there was a strong element of personal indulgence and publicity seeking in this context. The discussion even went as far as to include in this category the real reasons behind the fashion for adopting children from under-privileged backgrounds, a worthy act in itself, but does it need to be carried out in a blaze of media flashlights? Generously, if slightly cynically, we accepted that there probably was some genuine element of conscience in many of these acts, but the balance between indulgence and conscience was hard to define. On a humbler level, us, there was unanimity that we should do all we could to help alleviate the apparent problems associated with global warming. This contains elements of conscience, after all we all contribute to the problem in one way or another, and a strong element of duty – we should do what we can, however small our efforts may be and every little helps. There were doubts about the ability or willingness of governments world-wide to impose sufficiently stringent controls to make a significant difference, and it was also recognised that the rate of population growth, particularly in China and India, and the associated increased demand for power in every aspect of life – domestic, industrial, transport – means that the problem might get worse rather than better. Less developed countries than ours are still going through a delayed form of industrial revolution. We still sing about our “dark satanic mills”, when will they recognise their own problems? Also discussed was the accuracy of the warnings we are given. It sometimes seems that different groups of “experts”, using identical statistics, can come up with widely differing conclusions, lying anywhere between catastrophe in the short term and cyclical changes in the weather pattern. It can all be very confusing, but there seems to be no doubt that at the least, WE should do all WE can to soften the blow as much as we can for our successors, and not rely 16 �on pulling up the ladder, Jack, just because we’re alright! Next month’s meeting will be on Wednesday 16th May, at 7.30pm in Poulshot Village Hall, when the theme will be: “007 Licence to Kill? Are Abortion and Euthanasia merely excuses for our reluctance to care or are they now part of the framework for a Designer Society?” All are welcome. FROM: THE RECTOR Death and Resurrection - Easter Church Services The priest and the farmer shared a morning conversation looking across the field that had, for many generations, been home for grazing cows but now was empty save for a few ramblers sometimes walking along the footpath. They exchanged views that farming, like the church, had changed. Just as the field was no longer full of animals with many farmers now involved in other work, so too the church was not always full nor were there enough clergy to help. They recalled that throughout nature something has to die, as in winter, in order for new life, spring or resurrection to happen; that adapting to change is essential if they were to survive. ‘Diversify…?’ suggested the priest to the farmer. ‘Diversify!’ advised the farmer to the priest! On Easter Day this year those who came to the 2 Benefice services (Dawn Eucharist and mid-morning Eucharist with children at the Easter Garden and then an Easter Egg hunt) described both worship experiences as ‘wonderful’, ‘special’ and ‘a true celebration of the resurrection and new life of Christ’. However in response to those who felt unable to attend either service I would like to share some of the thinking behind the proposal to reduce the number of services for Easter 2007 from the five services on Easter Day morning last year! All 3 PCCs discussed this at length, agreeing to try it (planning also to have Midnight Mass and one mid-morning Benefice Eucharist at Christmas) and to review this in January 2008 for next year. On an average Sunday, adding all our 4 congregations together, we would usually expect around 85 people in our churches but on Easter Day this year there were in total 140 including 20 children. From earliest times Christians have gathered just like at the Dawn Eucharist, through the night of Easter or very early in the morning, to remember the work of God from creation to the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. From darkness to light starting with the Easter fire outside, carrying the new Easter Candle into the dark church is like the new life of Jesus bringing light to the 17 �now empty tomb and here the great celebration of Easter begins! Then our baptismal vows are renewed, since baptism, like Easter, is a sign of Jesus’ new life within us with our promises to walk with Him. The service concludes with the Eucharist to remind us we are united with God. Using ancient tradition this is how our Benefice has begun Easter at 06.00 on Easter Day for the last four years. Obviously major Church seasons and festivals are extra busy but it is often a time when we expect services to be different! The key problem is when one priest has responsibility for more than one church! In such service planning we also bear in mind where signs of new life are emerging. In discussion of how best to manage the number of festival services our PCCs noted that on a normal Sunday 4 services is a significant number for one person to lead but currently just manageable spread through the day. However additional to the 06.00 Dawn service on Easter Day we have had 08.00, 09.00, 10.15 and 11.30 services (and at Christmas) when realistically 3 services, not 5, are the maximum one could lead in a morning. We considered inviting local retired clergy, but who may be away or already committed, to help out at festivals but concluded that congregations and visitors should ideally see the incumbent on these occasions. (There is no assumption or expectation that automatic provision could be made with retired or outside clergy invited to help except during an interregnum or to cover annual leave. On other occasions it depends on who is either able or available to help.) Other options included alternating mid-morning services at Poulshot or Bulkington. However it was suggested by one of the smaller PCCs that, after the Benefice Dawn Service, a shared mid-morning service (properly ‘Benefice’ with all 3 churches contributing with reading the lesson, leading intercessions, administering the chalice and so on) would be worth trying. This follows our pattern for the 5th Sunday of the month (4 a year rotating round the Benefice plus each church’s Patronal Festival) when we gather together in one of our 3 churches for a Benefice Eucharist at 10.00. It was thought then that for Easter and Christmas we would try the larger church simply in respect of potential numbers attending! However nothing is cast in stone! The life of the church ought to be constantly moving and changing as God invites us to grow closer to Him on our life-long spiritual journey. Part of that experience is to worship with other people and experience different opportunities. Across the year we know that we are still very lucky to be able to sustain at least one service every week in each of our 3 churches. Even so there are good reasons sometimes to worship together with others and even in a different place. Those who attend Benefice services describe the enjoyment of fellowship with others as well as the 18 �chance to worship in a larger congregation. The twice yearly joint meeting for our 3 PCCs has been described as very enjoyable and worthwhile to meet and discuss issues with others who share responsibility for their churches. ‘Benefice’ groups of parishes occur because of the reduced numbers of clergy since there are simply not enough priests to maintain the tradition of ‘one church one priest’. Alongside this over the last few years it has been realised by the whole Church that there is a huge wealth of talent and experience for Christian ministry amongst the laity in all parishes. Ministry is the job of all the people – we engage in Christian ministry because we have been baptised. So instead of asking the Bishop for more clergy, we are encouraged to discern who we may offer to him to be considered, from amongst our church family those whom we feel God may be calling into ordained or lay ministry! We also all take responsibility ourselves, as baptised Christians, for sharing in the responsibility of ministry in the community. Moreover it is the Church’s expectation that baptised people will become more aware of their own spiritual journey and allow God to take them in faith beyond the place of familiarity! I can assure you that the experiment for Easter this year was part of that hope for our spiritual growth, as well as looking for your care and support, and making use of our resources. Our festival services were thoroughly discussed but will be carefully reviewed before Easter next year. Rev’d Sacha Pearce CHURCH NOTES St Peter’s will be having its usual stall at the May Fair held at Devizes Wharf on Monday 7th May. Contributions of cakes or homemade produce for sale will be gratefully received and can be given to any member of the PCC, or alternatively can be collected—just give us a ring. Also if anyone would like to come and help man the stall for an hour or so they will be very welcome. CHURCH SERVICES—MAY 2007 POULSHOT, SEEND AND BULKINGTON 6th May 8.00am 9.30am 11.15am 6.00pm BCP Holy Communion Family Eucharist Parish Eucharist Evensong 19 SEEND BULKINGTON SEEND POULSHOT �13th May 8.00am 9.30am 11.15am 6.00pm BCP Holy Communion Matins Parish Eucharist Parish Eucharist SEEND POULSHOT SEEND BULKINGTON 20th May 8.00am 9.30am 11.15am 6.00pm BCP Holy Communion Parish Eucharist Parish Eucharist Holy Communion BCP SEEND BULKINGTON SEEND POULSHOT 27th May—PENTECOST 8.00am BCP Holy Communion 9.30am Family Eucharist 11.15am Family Eucharist 6.00pm Evensong SEEND POULSHOT SEEND BULKINGTON 3rd June 8.00am 9.30am 11.15am 6.00pm SEEND BULKINGTON SEEND POULSHOT BCP Holy Communion Family Eucharist Parish Eucharist Evensong WEEKDAY SERVICES Mondays 9.00am Tuesdays 9.00am Wednesdays 9.45am Thursdays 9.00am Matins Matins Holy Communion Matins SEEND POULSHOT SEEND BULKINGTON CHURCH ROSTERS May 6 May 13 May 20 May 27 May June 3 Jun 6.00pm 9.30am 6.00pm 9.30am Reader Mr/Mrs D Bullen Lady Kate Hunloke Mr M Houghton The Rector Sidesman Mr M Hues Mr N Hunloke Mrs J James Mr M Houghton 6.00pm Mr M Hues Mr J Quinn 20 �CHURCH FLOWERS May 6 May 13 & 20 May 27 May & 3 Jun Mrs Hilary Kidd Mrs Dot Wood Mrs Christabel Francis YOUTH OF ROWDE & POULSHOT “YORP” On the last night before a lovely sunny Easter break, the club listened to the music CDs produced over the last nine workshops. The quality and the content was very good and to tell you the truth their compilations beat some of the music played on air today. Many thanks to Jimmy, the workshop tutor, for passing on his skills in a very engaging way to the young people. The lads who attended the Music Xpress Easter Workshop at Bradford-onAvon were totally enthused and have plans to go again in the summer holidays. We hope to use fine Friday evenings from now on ‘til July to play football and cricket in the park, the Village Hall gets a bit warm for active sports. Still NO YORP on 4th May—hope to have a fundraising BBQ on our closing night (for the summer) on 20th July. Raffle prizes would be gratefully accepted. Mel Dalley STONEHENGE AMULETS WORN BY ELITE Forget dressing for success: Clothing ornaments thought to confer supernatural power were all the rage among chiefs and other important people in England 4,000 years ago, say scholars. A recent find indicates Stonehenge leaders might have originally designed some of these fashion trends. While working two months ago in South Lowestoft, Suffolk, archaeologist Clare Good excavated a four-sided object made of the mineral jet. It closely matches a geometrically designed gold object found at a burial site called Bush Barrow near Stonehenge. 21 �SUPPORT THE WILTSHIRE AIR AMBULANCE ON WEDNESDAY 20th JUNE 2007 from 6 pm onwards TAKE A TRIP DOWN MEMORY LANE WITH THE LACKHAM VINTAGE SOCIETY WHO WILL BE GATHERING ON POULSHOT VILLAGE GREEN Near Devizes WITH A DISPLAY OF VINTAGE VEHICLES A raffle will be held with all proceeds going to The Wiltshire Air Ambulance Weather permitting the Air Ambulance caravan will be on site to sell their merchandise. Anyone wishing to bring a vintage vehicle along will be most welcome Refreshments will be available If you would like to donate a raffle prize, please bring it along on the night or take it to Keith and Pauline Day at 39, The Green, Poulshot All enquiries to Keith and Pauline Day 01380 828459 The use of The Village Green by kind permission of Poulshot Parish Council 22 �23 �WIN A DAY AT CENTRE PARKS FOR A PARTY OF NINE Top prize for our big balloon race - £1.00 per entry Or A DAY AT THE SCHOOL OF DRIFT (provided by Tc@driftuk.co.uk ) - Raffle tickets - £1.00 per entry on the day AT ROWDE PLAYGROUPS BIG BALLOON DAY SATURDAY 12TH MAY - 12.00PM (Situated on the new School site) Fun for all the family, BBQ, teas/coffees, bouncy castle, splat attack, lucky dip, lucky straws, children’s workshop, and much more. Tickets may be purchased through Rowde School by sending your name and contact details in an envelope with the correct money, addressed to the ROWDE PLAYGROUP. or ring Carol Cross on 01380 827051 Deb Mullins on 01380 739480 for your tickets 24 �The match is so close that experts believe the black artefact is a skeuomorph, or a copy in a different material. Good, who is with the Suffolk County Archaeology Service, said she made the discovery while investigating the remains of a probable funeral pyre dating to 1900-1700 B.C. She thinks someone placed goods, including a flint knife, pottery and the jet object, inside the pit after the body was burned. The findings are documented in the current issue of British Archaeology. Editor Mike Pitts describes the jet object as having "two parallel lines around the edge, supporting 12 pendant semi-circles inside with a double circle and dot in the centre. Small floating lines of rocker decoration, some on the side facets, complete the design." "Rocker" refers to the rocking motion that the artist possibly used when carving, drawing or chiselling out the design. Like Stonehenge itself, the meaning of the design remains a mystery, but the material — though not as flashy and precious as gold — held significance for the ancients, according to Alison Sheridan, head of early prehistory in the Department of Archaeology at National Museums Scotland. "Lots of substances are likely to have been ascribed magical powers, and were used as amulets," she explained. "Jet is a classic example, as it's electrostatic, as well as being rare and beautiful, and has been used by many people around the world and over time as an amulet." She added that this particular piece was made from a "large lump of jet" so it would have been "extra-precious." It might have even been a commissioned "studio piece," perhaps copying the Stonehenge wearer's overall design. Sheridan analysed the jet piece and found traces of copper in 4 holes that were cut into the object. She said "it's likely that the lozenge had been fitted onto a garment by copper pins.” Put together with the position in which the Bush Barrow object was found, she thinks both the jet and gold pieces were probably fitted onto leather garments at the chest. Jennifer Viegas, Discovery News. April 6, 2007 SEEND AND DISTRICT GARDENING CLUB Our last meeting of the year was held on Tuesday 9th April and was our 33 AGM and social. In his 2nd report as Chairman, Roger Allen rd 25 �remarked that he thought the Gardening Club was a very special feature of Seend and neighbouring village life. He summarised the events of the past year, remembering the influence of the weather on some and the attractions of France not totally associated with gardens. He thanked all those who contributed so much to the Club’s activities and general management. Peter Hicks resigned as President and David Raby–Cox was elected in his place. The present officers and committee were re-elected for another year. We were then entertained extremely well by The Edington Barber Shop Quartet and enjoyed the wine and refreshments provided by the members, for which our thanks. There are still a few spaces for the day trip to Hidcote and Kiftsgate on Saturday 21st July. We will leave from The Bell lay-by at 8.30am and have been given kind permission to park all day in the overflow car park, but please share transport to the Bell if you can. We plan to arrive at Hidcote at 10.30am and leave for Kiftsgate Court, a short drive down the road at about 2.10 pm. So you will have plenty of time for coffee and lunch. There is a picnic site with a few tables by the car park, a kiosk with tables in the plant sales area and a restaurant in the garden with waitress service (no reservations taken). Some of the paths are cobbled and uneven so sensible footwear is advised. There are 2 motorised scooters/buggies and 1 wheelchair available on a first-come first-served basis. Teas are available at Kiftsgate Court. We will leave there at about 5.00pm and be home by 7.00pm. The first meeting of the next season will be on September 11th. Sue Johns TWO GLASSES OF WINE When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in a day are not enough, remember the mayonnaise jar and the two glasses of wine……. A professor of Philosophy stood in front of his class and had some items in front of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar and began to fill it with golf balls. He asked the students if the jar 26 �was full. They agreed it was. The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and proceeded to pour them into the jar. He shook the jar slightly. The pebbles rolled into the open spaces between the golf balls. He asked the students again, if the jar was full? They agreed it was. The professor then picked up a box of sand and proceeded to pour this into the jar. Of course the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar was full. The students responded with a unanimous ‘yes’. The professor then produced two glasses of wine from under the table and poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty spaces between the sand. The students laughed. ‘Now’ said the professor as the laughter subsided.’ I want you to recognise that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the important things like your family, your children, your health, your friends and your favourite passions – things that if all else were lost and only they remained, your life would still be full. The pebbles are the other things in life that matter to you such as your job, your home and your car. The sand is everything else – the small stuff. If you put the sand into the jar first’, he continued, ‘there is no room for the pebbles or the golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff, you will never have room for the things that are important to you. Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Play with your children; take time to go for that check-up; take your partner out for dinner; play another 18 holes. There will always be time to clean the house or fix the garden. Take care of the golf balls first, the things that really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand’. One of the students raised his hand and inquired what the wine represented. The professor smiled and said ‘I am glad you asked that …. it just goes to show that no matter how full your life may seem, there is always room for a couple of glasses of wine with a friend’. 27 �CHILDREN’S PAGE WHAT’S IN A NAME? Traditional Christian name origins stem from the Bible and are common across many countries. These Christian first names derive from various languages including Hebrew, Greek, Latin, Celtic, Germanic or Slavic. Muslim names are derived from the Koran and Arabic and Persian languages. Indian names stem from Sanskrit, the Indian language. Chinese names stem from Buddhism, Confucianism and Daoism and famous figures from the various dynasties. Japanese names stem from Buddhism using Hiragana, Katakana and Kanji texts. African name origins are derived from African tribal religions, Islam, Muslim or Christianity using Afrikaans, Arabic, Hausa, Swahili, Yoruba, Xhosa, Zulu and European languages. SURNAMES: The most common surname origins are derived from actual place names. This is particularly relevant to English surnames. People were given surnames that indicated a specific place name such as London, Ireland, England, Eaton, York or Washington. Another type of place surname describes actual residences, locations or workplaces such as Hall, Smith, Heath, Bridges, Brook, Castle or Woods The name Poulshot means “Paul’s Wood” 28 �The following names are derived from Trades, Crafts, Professions or Official Jobs. Carter – a cart maker Leach – a doctor Carver – a sculptor Redman – thatcher (reedman) Cooper – a barrel maker Sawyer – a wood sawer Fletcher – an arrow maker Trinder – a wheel maker Kellogg – a killer of hogs Ward – a watchman Last names were often derived from physical or characteristic attributes e.g. Armstrong – strong armed Grant - tall Brown – brown haired Russell – red haired Crippen – curly haired Turnbull - strong Last name origins often come from family connections such as Johnson (John's son) Robertson and even Nixon (Nick's son). Similar names in this category are those beginning with Mc, Mac or Fitz such as McDonald or Fitzpatrick. There were also the first names such as William, Phillip, Edward, and Hugh that were changed to create the surnames Williams, Phillips, Edwards, and Hughes. (From, for example, William's son or Edward's son). These origins were extremely important as adopting such names provided permanent proof of verifiable ties of blood, family and kin. Therefore the history connected to a powerful ancestor and its origin could be passed down the generations. Gaelic name origins beginning with O or Mac immediately identify significant family ties and the heritage of a specific nationality such as Irish or Scottish. Q: What do you call a detective in the bath? A: Sherlock Foams! Q: What do you call a woman playing pool with a pint of ale on her head? A: Beer-tricks Potter! 29 �ACTION MEDICAL RESEARCH 13th PLANT FAIR to be held at GREAT CHALFIELD MANOR BROUGHTON GIFFORD on Sunday 6th May 2007 10.30am—4.00pm SPECIALIST NURSERIES AND GARDENING SUNDRIES REFRESHMENTS AND TEAS ENTRANCE £2.50 (CHILDREN FREE) SPECIAL GUEST—PADDINGTON BEAR 30 �31 �The Tranquil Moment HEALTH & BEAUTY CLINIC DECLEOR PARIS Treatments include: non surgical face lifts facials massage manicures pedicures non surgical body slimming & toning reflexology eyelash/brow tints& shaping waxing make up electrolysis spray tanning BOTOX DECLEOR aromatherapy skin care and O.P.I nail care products are used for treatments and are also available for purchase For more information or an appointment call Jo on 01380 828297 The Old Stables, Middle Green Farm, The Green, Poulshot, Devizes, Wiltshire, SN10 1SD 32 �Do you need help with: Self Assessment Business Plans Taxation Presentation to Banks Contact: GORDON LAWRENCE Chartered Accountant 30, The Pound Bromham Tel: Devizes 850294 Free initial consultation POULSHOT VILLAGE HALL POULSHOT MOTHERS & TODDLERS GROUP at The Village Hall, Poulshot Come and join us for some company Toys and games to play with Coffee and a chat Held every Thursday from 9.30am to 11.30am Available for Meetings, Functions, Clubs and Private Parties £3.00 per hour (for Poulshot residents and regular users) £4.00 per hour (for non-residents and non-regular users) Tel: Chris Saunders (827290) JILLIAN NEWSOM MSSCh MBChA CHIROPODIST Registered member of the British Chiropody & Podiatry Association Visiting Practice 01380 828257 Mobile 07773 987508 Equestria, Berhills Lane, Seend, Melksham, Wiltshire SN12 6RR 33 �Letters Page Please feel free to write to the Village News to share your views, opinions and concerns on local or national issues. 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Please send your letters Poulshot Village News, c/o John Quinn, 51 The Green, Poulshot, Devizes, SN10 1RT Wiltshire County Councillor Andrew Underwood Mrs Patricia Rugg - 01380 722677 2 The Farmhouse, Byron Road, Devizes SN10 5NS Chimney Sweep Kennet District Councillor for Seend and Poulshot Thelma Carr. thelma.carr@kennet.gov.uk tel: 01380 828756 Brush Vacuum Clean Efficient Phone : 01225 706447 Mobile: 07889 771505 to: DISCLAIMER While we have no reason to question the validity of any advertisement in this magazine, we cannot accept responsibility for any claims made or services offered in these advertisements. FENCING AND LANDSCAPING All types of fencing, decking and general landscaping work undertaken Mini Digger with Driver also available For details Ring Tim on 01380 828255 or 07855 742806 30 DOLMAN AUDIO VISUAL Berhill’s Lane Farm, Sells Green, Melksham Telephone 01380 828524 We know HI FI TELEVISION VIDEO DVD literally inside out ! For personal service and a professional repair to any make of product, ancient or modern, please telephone Maggie or Peter We also stock a range of quality reconditioned (non ex-rental) equipment carrying a minimum 6 months warranty DOLMAN AUDIO VISUAL is an Authorised Service Centre providing technical assistance on behalf of leading manufacturers. 3 �Do you need help with: USEFUL POULSHOT TELEPHONE NUMBERS Self Assessment Chairman Parish Council Mr Michael Hues Clerk to Parish Council Mr Michael Wilson 828100 Email: Mai_wilson@onetel.com Rector Rev Sacha Pearce 828615 Churchwarden Mr Brian James 724944 Secretary PCC Mrs Janet James 724944 Village Trust, Chairman Mr Nicholas Hunloke 828333 Village Trust, Secretary Village Hall Committee) Village Hall Bookings ) Mr Chris Saunders Mother & Toddler Group Mrs Penny Nixon 828012 Farmers Club Mr Richard Francis 828232 Poulshot Ladies Club Lady Kate Hunloke 828333 YORP Mrs Jackie Wiltshire Mrs Mel Dalley 725076 726211 POLICE (General/Non Emergency) Taxation 828255 827290 Business Plans Presentation to Banks Contact: GORDON LAWRENCE Chartered Accountant 30, The Pound Bromham Tel: Devizes 850294 Free initial consultation POULSHOT VILLAGE HALL POULSHOT MOTHERS & TODDLERS GROUP at The Village Hall, Poulshot Come and join us for some company Toys and games to play with Coffee and a chat Held every Thursday from 9.30am to 11.30am Available for Meetings, Functions, Clubs and Private Parties £3.00 per hour (for Poulshot residents and regular users) £4.00 per hour (for non-residents and non-regular users) Tel: Chris Saunders (827290) 0845 408 7000 JILLIAN NEWSOM MSSCh MBChA County Councillor Mrs Pat Rugg 722677 CHIROPODIST Kennet District Councillor Thelma Carr 828756 Registered member of the British Chiropody & Podiatry Association Editor, Poulshot News : Mr John Quinn 828501 Email: johnquinn589@btinternet.com Visiting Practice 01380 828257 Mobile 07773 987508 Equestria, Berhills Lane, Seend, Melksham, Wiltshire SN12 6RR 4 29 �The Tranquil Moment HEALTH & BEAUTY CLINIC DECLEOR PARIS Treatments include: non surgical face lifts facials massage manicures pedicures non surgical body slimming & toning reflexology eyelash/brow tints& shaping waxing make up electrolysis spray tanning BOTOX DECLEOR aromatherapy skin care and O.P.I nail care products are used for treatments and are also available for purchase EDITORIAL Local government seems to be getting out of hand (so what’s new?), with the County Council seeking to disband District Councils and Kennet appearing to be determined to go on for ever and our own Parish Council due for an election on 3rd May. But our lives are ruled, supported, dictated and controlled to some degree or other by all these bodies, and so I make no apology for including articles on all three in the Village News this month, and probably for a month or two to come. And while on the subject of County and District Council, I wonder how many people took time to read the spin document from Kennet and Devizes Town Council which accompanied the recent daunting increase in Council Tax. Both Kennet and Devizes lauded their achievements, and indeed with some justification in some cases, but I was struck more by what was not there than what was. No-one seems prepared to acknowledge that Devizes is a sad replica of when I first lived here in 1956. The range of shops has got more and more dreary and stereotyped (even if you can get a cup of coffee at several almost identical For more information or an appointment call Jo on 01380 828297 The Old Stables, Middle Green Farm, The Green, Poulshot, Devizes, Wiltshire, SN10 1SD Deadline for copy for May 2007 Tel: 01380 828501 20 April 2007 Email: johnquinn589@btinternet.com outlets), the traffic frequently brings the town to a standstill and there are plans to increase significantly the number of cars that will accompany the planned housing increases, and still the historic Assize Courts get closer and closer to collapse, and every year we pay more and more. ‘Nuff said! There has been another worrying incident in the village when an intruder was disturbed in the garden of a house on the Green. The police reacted very promptly and were on the scene with a tracker dog in ten minutes, but eventually the man’s scent was lost in the fields. Do be aware and don’t hesitate to call the police if you see anyone suspicious hanging around where they have no right to be. On an associated subject, Judy Edwards had asked to stand down from the job of Neighbourhood Watch Co-ordinator and a replacement is sought. See page 13. A correction - in last month’s Village News we reported that the breakin to the Village Hall had been through an un-closed fire door. This turned out to be incorrect and the vandals actually entered through a broken window at the rear of the building. Finally, just in case the next issue of the magazine fails to reach you in time (if so, it will be our fault and not that of our loyal band of deliverers), I 28 5 �draw your attention to the Parish Annual Meeting on 1st May, a meeting open to all and when any member of the public can question the members of the Parish Council – two days before the election! John Quinn DATES FOR YOUR DIARY April Mon 2 Wed 4 Wed 11 Mon 16 Mon 16 Wed 18 Wed 18 Mobile Library, The Raven Car Park, 1125—1135am Black Wheelie Bin Collection Black Box/Green Wheelie Bin Collections Mobile Library, The Raven Car Park, 1125—1135am Wiltshire Numismatic Society, Village Hall, 8.00pm—”The Story behind the Wolf Myers Medal” - Dr Paul Robinson Black Wheelie Bin Collection Wednesday Group, Village Hall, 7.30pm—”Carbon Offsetting for Carbon Footprints: Human Indulgence or Human Conscience?” Ladies Club Tour of Wadworths Brewery/Stables, 7pm Black Box/Green Wheelie Bin Collections Church AGM, St Peter’s Church, 7pm Mobile Library, The Raven Car Park, 1125—1135am Tue 24 Wed 25 Wed 25 Mon 30 May Tue 1 Poulshot Parish Council AGM, Village Hall, 6.30pm Wed 2 Black Wheelie Bin Collection Thu 3 Parish Council Elections—POLLING DAY Wed 9 Black Box/Green Wheelie Bin Collections Mon 14 Mobile Library, The Raven Car Park, 1125—1135am Wed 16 Black Wheelie Bin Collection Wed 16 Ladies Club Walk along Canal to Barge Inn, Seend Cleeve Mon 21 Poulshot Village Trust AGM, Village Hall, 7.30pm Wed 23 Black Box/Green Wheelie Bin Collections Wed 30 Black Wheelie Bin Collection Forthcoming Events Sat 30 Jun Village Fete (see page 9) POULSHOT PARISH COUNCIL Meeting, 6th March 2007 The public meeting at the start of the evening was addressed by Wing Commander Brailsford from RAF Lyneham, whose aircraft we are closely connected with. He is in charge of planning training missions and has served 6 27 �ACTION MEDICAL RESEARCH 13th PLANT FAIR to be held at GREAT CHALFIELD MANOR BROUGHTON GIFFORD on Sunday 6th May 2007 10.30am—4.00pm SPECIALIST NURSERIES AND GARDENING SUNDRIES REFRESHMENTS AND TEAS ENTRANCE £2.50 (CHILDREN FREE) INFORMATION PARISH ELECTIONS Polling day – Thursday 3 May 2007 Election Timetable. Key dates: Notice of Election – Tuesday 27 March 2007 – This will be displayed locally by this date. Close of Nominations – noon Wednesday 4 April 2007 (not even a minute after noon!). District/Unitary Council Elections Office can then let you know who is standing in your parish. Publication of Statement of Persons Nominated – noon Tuesday 10 April 2007 Close of Withdrawals – noon Wednesday 11 April 2007 Notice of Poll – Wednesday 25 April 2007 – This will be displayed locally before this date. Absent Votes – Anyone who is on the register can have a postal vote for no reason, either for an indefinite period, just for this election (helpful if you are on holiday) or away for a period of time (useful for students in temporary accommodation). For details of how to secure Absent Voting Forms please contact your District/Unitary Council Election Office. Election Expenses – These must be signed and returned to the District/Unitary Council, Elections Office, by the relevant dates - even if the balance is nil. SPECIAL GUEST—PADDINGTON BEAR 26 Full details of the nomination process can be obtained from the Parish Clerk, Michael Wilson, 828501. 7 �The American Bill Gates dropped out of university, but went on to at Lyneham on and off for twenty three years – he hopes to arrange a visit to the station for the parish in the future. Low flying is a problem and it is important that all flight crew are properly trained in this important aspect of their task. Lack of training can lead to accidents and also to danger in a war theatre. As he said, we can complain by telephone; in Afghanistan they are inclined to shoot. While most training does take place at night, it follows simulator training at Lyneham to bring the crews up to a basic level of competence. At the moment training is at a minimum because most of the aircraft are deployed in theatres of war, and there is a minimum amount of flying hours that aircraft can complete before maintenance and so transit times to training areas are kept as short as possible – hence the use of Keevil. At Keevil it is also possible to bring in other elements of the Armed Forces so that a complete operational setting can be achieved, and most training there is of this pattern rather than simple circuits and bumps. Other locations in UK are used but Keevil will remain a particularly important facility, for other military training in addition to flying. It will be used for training flights from Lyneham for 12 – 15 days per month, with an increase in the summer, usually at night and at full moon. The RAF is very conscious of the nuisance this can be and a strict system of approval is followed for flying during “unsocial hours”. The benefit of this training is demonstrated by the excellent accident record of the squadrons.. Operations at Lyneham will cease at the end of 2012 but will continue from Brize Norton, as will the use of Keevil. If parishioners are particularly disturbed, they can ask for a “Red Avoid” in which case aircraft will attempt to avoid their property but this could impose a severe limitation on the effectiveness of training. Wing Commander Brailsford was assured that the mood of the village was one of support for the RAF and gratitude for the protection they offer. Main Meeting. Major matters discussed included the following: Speed Limits. These were now in place and the Police would be monitoring speeds in the next few months. Lengthman. A weed spraying was in place that should control weeds during the coming year. There had been no progress on footpath repairs and this will be followed up. The Green. Wessex Water have agreed to deal with the effect of their recent work to the east side of the Green but this was dependant on better weather. Reference was made to the condition of the splays giving access to tracks to property and the Clerk will follow this up, together with wider proposals on 8 found computer giant Microsoft. He is now worth more than $47 billion. AN A – Z OF UNUSUAL JOBS ACTOR FOR HAUNTED HOUSE BINGO ANNOUNCER CLOWN FOR RODEO DRAWBRIDGE TENDER EYE GLASS BUFFER FINGERPRINT ANALYSER GLASS SCULPTOR HOT ROD BUILDER INTERPRETER JELLY DOUGHNUT FILLER KARATE INSTRUCTOR LIFEGUARD ON THE BEACH MILITARY ROLE PLAYER NOTE TAKER FOR STUDENTS OPERATOR OF GIANT CRANE PHONE PSYCHIC QUIZ WRITER RESCUE SQUAD FOR PETS STAND-IN BRIDESMAID TIGHTROPE WALKER UNDERWEAR DESIGNER VOICE-OVER FOR FILMS WINDOW CLEANER XMAS TREE DECORATOR YAK FARMER ZOO KEEPER DANGEROUS JOBS – ARE YOU UP FOR IT? BOMB-DISPOSAL OFFICER MINER FORMULA ONE DRIVER CIRCUS PERFORMER TEST PILOT FISHERMAN SCAFFOLDER DOCKWORKER SPECIAL FORCES SOLDIER POLICE DIVER Jokes Jokes Jokes Q: What’s a plumber’s favourite vegetable? A: A leek! Q: Waiter! Waiter! Have you got frog’s legs? A: No sir, it’s just the way I walk! Q: What do vegetarian vicars say before eating? A: Lettuce pray! Q: Why couldn’t the sailors play cards? A: Because the Captain was standing on the deck! 25 �Breaking News Children’s Page JOBS CAN YOU UNSCRAMBLE THE FOLLOWING JOB TITLES? 1. CHEATER 2. REDSILO 3. MERRAF 4. RINFAME 5. CHUBERT 6. TROTSAUNA 7. ROTCOD 8. CAROT 9. FLATLOOBER WHAT’S YOUR IDEAL JOB? Business Oriented There are many exciting paths you can take in the business world. You can use your business savvy in fields such as Finance, Business, Law and Hotel or Restaurant Management. Creative As a creative person you have many choices of how to express yourself while also earning a living. You could pursue a career as an advertising exec, an animator, a chef, a fashion designer or even a photographer. People Person If you love helping other people, there are many great career paths to choose from. You could be a nurse, teacher, massage therapist or even a travel agent. There are also great careers in human resources and natural healthcare. Technical If you like to work with your hands, there are many fun and interesting technical jobs to consider. You can study to become an electrician, an aviation mechanic or an information technology specialist. HAVE YOU GOT THE NEXT 24 BIG IDEA? The Village Fete on 30th June will celebrate the joys of the bicycle. We don’t have rivers for duck races or hillsides for go-cart races. We do have flat lands, ideal for the bicycle. So look in the back yard, or in the shed, find that rusting old relic (I don’t mean your spouse!) and think about sprucing it up for this year’s Bikefest. There will be scavenger hunts and obstacle races and all sorts of events for young and not so young people to enjoy. There will be more information in the next Village News. So get oiling!! Carbon Offsetting for Carbon Footprints: Human Indulgence or Human Conscience Wednesday 18 April 2007 7.30pm Village Hall, Poulshot All are very welcome For further details, please ring Rupert Janes on 828639 or Rev Sacha Pearce 828615 Do please get in touch if there is a subject YOU WOULD REALLY LIKE TO BE DISCUSSED. All offers willingly considered! 9 �the maintenance of the Green. While repairs would be beneficial it was felt that generally the Green healed itself! The use of the Green for organised games had been raised with the Council but it was considered premature to agree to permanent markings and concern was also expressed that regular football matches could damage the Green. It is understood that the cricket club might soon come out of its suspended animation. Village Design Guide. See separate report on page 12. Plans. The status of a number of plans was as follows: Higher Green – Approved by Kennet Access for Wayside Cottage – Approved Change of use for Ravenscroft – Approved Extension to No 60 the Green – Refused Trees at Townsend – Approved Trees at Lower Green – Pending Office at Manor Farm – Pending Tents at Belle Vue Farm – Pending. A resident expressed concern over the proposed development at Manor Farm which might be the start of a larger development than at present proposed. The Council were not aware of any wider ranging plans and this was a situation for which the proposed Design Statement was intended. The proposal for tented holiday accommodation at Belle Vue Farm was also discussed. Disquiet over further development and increased traffic in Mill Lane had been raised with the owner of the land and reassurances received by a councillor. The accommodation will be for a maximum of twelve people and the tents will be removed in winter. Reorganisation of Local Government. See separate report below. WIN A DAY AT CENTRE PARKS FOR A PARTY OF NINE Top prize for our big balloon race - £1.00 per entry Or A DAY AT THE SCHOOL OF DRIFT (provided by Tc@driftuk.co.uk ) - Raffle tickets - £1.00 per entry on the day AT ROWDE PLAYGROUPS BIG BALLOON DAY SATURDAY 12TH MAY - 12.00PM (Situated on the new School site) Fun for all the family, BBQ, teas/coffees, bouncy castle, splat attack, lucky dip, lucky straws, children’s workshop, and much more. Next Meeting. The next meeting will be on Tuesday 1st May, at 6.30pm which will also be the Annual General Meeting when residents may address the members of the Council and elections will be held for the posts of Chairman and Vice-Chairman. Tickets may be purchased through Rowde School by sending your name and contact details in an envelope with the correct money, addressed to the ROWDE PLAYGROUP. LOCAL GOVERNMENT REORGANISATION or ring Last month we reported that proposals had been made by Wiltshire County Council to abolish District Councils in favour of a single unitary authority, which would have Area Boards in support. We did not know what these Boards consisted of or how they were to operate and we don’t know now, but at the next meeting of the Parish Council on 1st May, the Chief Executive of Carol Cross on 01380 827051 Deb Mullins on 01380 739480 for your tickets 10 23 �possible by using some interest made from the funds left from the now closed Boys Brigade which the Church holds. It is good that it can still be used for the young people in this area of Wiltshire. HAPPY EASTER FROM ‘YORP’ ! WEDNESDAY GROUP A somewhat reduced group met on 21st March to consider the question “Have we lost the ability to talk because we text…or the mind because we’re mesmerised by the telly?” The small number was not daunted by the lack of competition and, together with the heaters produced the usual volume of well presented, well considered and well lubricated hot air. But there was serious debate on the extent to which our thoughts, opinions and entertainment were so conditioned by television, that there was a danger that we would lose the ability to take a topic, consider it, discuss it, weigh its merits and demerits and draw our own conclusions about it. All we have to do now is to turn on the box and all those processes can be carried on for us while we sit and goggle. There was certainly a view that we don’t talk to each other as much as we once did and we do little in the way of self entertainment and that, all in all, this was pity. Similar reservations were expressed about the impact on all ages, but particularly the young, of mobile phones, the internet and e mails. How seldom nowadays does a letter from a friend arrive with the post, amidst the bills and other dross, addressed personally by hand, and how often do we take the easy way out and leap to the keyboard for an instant answer? But while the loss of some of these skills was generally deplored, particularly by the local representative of “The Grumpy Old Men”, there was a recognition that the loss was not necessarily general and that there were many families who still sat down together without any electronic interference, that talked to each other about everyday matters and sometimes picked up a pen, albeit a technological ball-point, and wrote a letter. The advantages of the carefully managed use of technology were recognised, and as that technology is not going to go away we must make best use of it without letting it rule our lives. So we ended on an optimistic if cautious note, and I have to admit that if it were not for my keyboard, this note would be totally illegible! Next month, on 18th April, at 7.30pm, we will consider: “Carbon Offsetting for Carbon Footprints: Human Indulgence or Human Conscience?” Come and join us. 22 Poulshot Open Golf Day Thursday 7th June 2007 North Wilts Golf Club Texas Scramble “Fun” Golf 18 holes of Golf and Evening Meal £13.00 for members of North Wilts £28.00 for non-members £12.00 for evening meal only Tee off from 1.00pm Evening Meal 7.00pm If you would like to play or to just join us for the evening meal, please contact: John Scammell on 828470 Applications to play and for the evening meal must be received by Thursday 31 May, accompanied by the appropriate monies AN EVENING OF ENTERTAINMENT featuring THE MINSTREL PLAYERS with a light hearted look at ‘Love & Marriage’ and Songs from the 60’s by PINK CHAMPAGNE Buffet Supper and Licensed Bar BULKINGTON VILLAGE HALL Sat. May 5th. 7 pm for 7:30 PM Admission including Supper Adults £8. Children under 16 £4, Family ticket £20. (2ad.+2ch) Tickets from Seend Shop, Audrey McDonald 828376 Jane Coles 828145 and David Raby-Cox 828274 11 �Wiltshire County Council, Dr Keith Robinson will attend to brief us all and to answer questions. We also reported that North Wiltshire District Council supported the County proposal. It will come as no surprise that Kennet have recently made it very clear that they strongly oppose their dissolution and are making very strong noises about their future plans for, specifically, Housing, Environment, Economy, Community Development and a Design Code aimed at “Preserving the Character of Devizes.” All these papers can be seen on Kennet’s website (www.kennet.gov.uk) . One has the feeling that this is one show that will run and run – a West Country “Mousetrap”? VILLAGE DESIGN STATEMENT/PARISH PLAN (Poulshot Village News – Feb 2007 ) There were, not unsurprisingly, few written responses in favour of preparing a Design Guide and there were also a number of offers to help in whatever way the Parish Council intended to handle the matter. There were also offers to help and advise from experts with experience in the field. But however few, those who did respond were totally in favour of the proposal to prepare a Village Design Guide, and at their meeting on 6th March, the Council decided to go ahead with it. Initially, we understand that Mr Nicky Hunloke will call a meeting of those who have responded and offered to contribute, when a plan of action will be drawn up and hopefully an outline of the statement agreed. In this way, residents will be able to see what will be included in it and have their say on additions or changes. Mr Hunloke was of the opinion that a Design Guide might well carry more weight than the existing Conservation Statement. Topics that were highlighted by those who responded include: Conservation Heritage, Village Character, Flora & Fauna, Landscape. Built Environment Maintenance of current standards of design and build Minimal in-fill building, only to a level within the existing capacity of services, drainage, sewerage, access. The sensible use of land for development must not be excluded, provided any building approved fits an acceptable style and density. .Infrastructure Traffic, Roads, Lighting. 12 which we all grow the same variety, this year a pale pink one. If you were not at the meeting and would like to join the competition, Sue will have more plants available at the AGM. Our main speaker was Dawn Collings on the Art of Garden Design. Mrs Collings has been a designer for 15 years and talked briefly about garden design through different periods of history in various cultures. She mentioned, particularly, ancient Islamic gardens, intended to be a refuge from the world, a place to find peace and how this is increasingly sought after in modern day gardens. She also referred to the mediaeval idea of ‘flowery meads’ which have now become fashionable as wildflower meadows. She felt very strongly that designing a garden is an artistic activity and does not use a computer package, but a pen, pencil and rubber. Notices The AGM is on 10th April, the entertainment to be provided by the Edington Barber Shop Quartet. Please bring a plate of food if you can. Ring Sue (828777) if you are not sure what is needed. Wine, tea and coffee will be available. The day trip to Hidcote has 37 people on the list already. The cost is £15 per person, £16 for non-members. There will be a deposit of £100 for those going to Yorkshire, also to be paid at the AGM please. The visit to Seend Bridge House is on Saturday 9th June. Everyone is to go on the shuttle from Rusty Lane at 2.00—2.15 as parking will be difficult at the garden. There will be a charge of £2.00, which will go to the Community Centre. Sue Johns YOUTH OF ROWDE AND POULSHOT ‘YORP’ The Music Xpress workshops have been a great success and enjoyed with much enthusiasm by fourteen of our members. CDs have been produced with some funky beats, and five of our lads are to attend a three day workshop in the Easter holidays at The Wiltshire Music Centre, in Bradford-on-Avon, to complete this exciting musical experience. YORP’s last evening before Easter was Friday 30th March and we return on Friday 20th April. Rowde Village Hall is not available on Friday 4th May and it is also a very special day for our Chairperson Trudy. As the main ‘YORP’ helpers will be attending her birthday bash, the young people will have to excuse us a night off. Back as usual Friday 11th May. We give very many thanks to the PCC of St Matthews for the promise of an annual financial helping hand to the Youth of Rowde and Poulshot. This was 21 �Fashion show-Friday 20th April at 7pm. Children and Adults will be modelling the clothes. Tickets also available from the school office at £2 to include a glass of wine. School Open Evening-Monday 26th March at 7pm. The purpose of this evening is to give parents and governors the opportunity to meet (with a glass of wine and nibbles) to talk and share ideas and concerns. Following the meeting the whole school will be open to wander freely and have a good look around. All parents are welcome, but please no children! The term will finish on Thursday the 29th of March with the traditional Easter service at St. Matthew’s Church at 1.30pm. Rachel Hues Also included in comments has been the need to develop Community Spirit, and examples of the effectiveness of a Village Design Guide in opposing unwanted development were reported from small communities elsewhere. There were overtones of the alternative solution, a wider ranging Parish Plan, in many comments, but all agreed on the need for some sort of formal statement and stressed the importance of full consultation within the village community at every stage. We all look forward to the next stage. (Apologies for the confusion of nomenclature, but whatever it is called, we need it!) NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH RACE NIGHT If a full range of emotions in the space of an evening is your idea of a night out, try horse racing, "the dogs" , or even pig racing!! On Friday 9th March we managed all three on another extremely well supported event in the Village Hall. Thanks to the sponsorship of every race by generous supporters, a number of horse and jockey "owners" went home richer than when they arrived. As for the rest of us.....! The emotions ranged between - intuition, optimism, hope, expectation, encouragement, and excitement, to delight and elation or dismay and despair. And did we learn anything? No, nothing! Up stepped the MC, the riders for the next race were read out and like lambs to the slaughter, there we were again, drowning our sorrows and queuing up to throw more money to the wind. Many thanks to all for making it a noisy and highly enjoyable evening. The objective of the evening was - fun in the village - and we certainly managed that. For those of you who managed to go home with more in your pockets than you brought (excluding worthless betting slips) - lucky old you. As for the rest of us; between us we managed to top up the Hall’s coffers, a very necessary and useful exercise. Chris Saunders Sadly, Judy Edwards has had to withdraw from the important appointment of Neighbourhood Watch Co-ordinator, a task she had carried out with both interest and enthusiasm, for the benefit of us all. There is therefore a need for a replacement and if anyone is prepared to have a go they should talk first to Judy on 828236 and then to the Parish Clerk, Michael Wilson (828100). GREEN GARDENS WOODLAND It was a lovely morning on 3rd March when members of the Village Trust met in the Green Gardens to do some tree pruning. Volunteers had already agreed to “keep an eye” on each of the eight sections and after a demonstration, set to and snipped and sawed, re-tied shelters and banged in stakes. All prunings were collected and now it has been completed – for the time being, at least! Many thanks to all who helped FROM: THE RECTOR From Where I Stand… Our March meeting was started by Sue Jones showing us how to grow the winning pelargonium in the Club class of the Flower Show in August in …there’s a time for everything and everything has its time! Driving back from a meeting in Salisbury the other day I noticed that in some fields the lambs were clearly very new and very small while in other fields they were several weeks if not several months old. However I remembered that in the wilds of the moors in Cornwall many of the sheep who freely roam there have 20 13 SEEND AND DISTRICT GARDENING CLUB �yet to produce their lambs! Mostly of course this is due to the remote and rugged landscape of that part of the deep southern county and the variable weather – the sheep there have evolved and adapted to their landscape. If you would prefer to be e-mailed details of future meetings, please advise me of your email address—stimson@keepnet.co.uk Marian Stimson From where I stand, as we move through the end of Lent, the evolution of those particular sheep made me think of the life of the church and of Easter. In the church we have been thinking about evolving and adapting to our changing circumstances. The nature of the work of the parish priest has changed over recent years as the number of full time clergy are less (meaning taking on more parishes), as the wider Church over many more years has sensed a call to involve more lay people in the work of the church, and with less staff available some of the work at Diocesan level now falls to the parish priest too. The evolving church, if it is to survive, has to take these issues into account as it considers its future. Part of the answer is accepting that we all share the responsibility to ‘love our neighbour’, an increasing need for more of us to offer his or her skills and contribute to the life of the community and the church. In terms of the life of the church and its services we also have to give some thought to the health and well-being of the clergy we have at present and the nurturing of would-be priests or licensed lay ministers from within the community for the future! We’re lucky enough at the moment to be able to have a service every week in each of the 3 churches of our Benefice and in our Methodist chapel too. After long and careful planning our current service rota for the Benefice means that, over Sunday morning and evening services, the Rector is able to get to each church each week. There are a few occasions in the year when we try to squeeze in morning services for each church for festivals like Christmas and Easter and occasions like Remembrance. However after last Christmas, utterly exhausted, I felt we had to evolve to something different! Currently under discussion in our PCCs is a plan to experiment with having a Benefice service on each of the major festival days of Easter Sunday and Christmas Day. I know this is very painful for some but we have the chance to see this as an opportunity to join together as a very much larger group, sharing together our skills and resources, and gathering the parts of our church family into one place for a great celebration. For as many people who have found this experiment painful there have been as many others who see it as exciting! There’s a time for everything and everything has its time. Easter is a time to celebrate change and transformation as we remember that God, who came to us in Jesus Christ, brings new life where we have seen only darkness. Rowde School News When any of us take time to think over important issues, or just day-today matters, it can be helpful to pause like this for a ‘stand & stare’ moment, 14 This month the children have been enjoying the good weather and the introduction of a playground scheme called Huff and Puff. The shop is run by year 5 and 6 who are responsible for checking the equipment out and back in at the end of a session. Each child has a key ring with their name on and this enables them to hire out a piece of equipment. The children certainly seem to be enjoying the new scheme. It is always sad when we lose a member of staff, especially when that staff member has been a long serving and committed member of the team. Unfortunately Mrs. Adams has decided to resign as part time teacher of Class 5 at the end of the term. Jenny Adams has been with us for 6 years during which time she has given freely of her time and energy for the school and has been largely responsible for Christmas Plays and Music Concerts, as well as running a Music Club and ‘mini-orchestra’, she will be very hard to replace. The school is starting a bank of musical instruments to be kept at school which can be lent to children who wish to learn them. If anyone has a musical instrument they no longer need, that they would like to donate, the children will be very grateful. We are also starting a fund (which the R.S.A. are going to contribute to termly) to enable us to buy some new instruments, so if you have a Clarinet, Cornet, Saxophone, Trumpet etc. that is too good to donate we may be able to make you an offer. The Valentines Disco at the end of the last half term was a great success and raised £390. A fantastic achievement, many thanks to the R.S.A. staff, parents, and children who helped and supported it. The next one is already planned for the Summer Term. More R.S.A. dates! Family Quiz night - Friday 23rd March from 7-9pm. It is aimed at mixed teams of children and adults. Tickets are available from the school office at £5 per team. 19 �POULSHOT LADIES CLUB There was an excellent turn-out at the February Ladies Club meeting to watch a presentation by Kathy Miller from the charity Neem Tree Trust. Kathy told us all about her time spent working in a disabled boys’ home in India and her decision to set up a charity to help raise much needed funds. We all thoroughly enjoyed the presentation and found it very moving. Many ladies took the opportunity to buy goods made by the boys. Kathy Miller has sent the following letter:The Old Stables Avoncliff Bradford on Avon Wiltshire BA15 2HA Tel: 01225 865789 Email: Kathymiller@neemtreetrust.org.uk 2 March 2007 Dear Pam and Marian I would like to thank you very much for inviting us to talk to the Poulshot Ladies Group on 28th February 2007. Both Ken and I were delighted to meet everyone and to be given the opportunity of talking about the boys’ home in India and how The Neem Tree Trust helps support them. I am sure that you will be pleased to learn that the proceeds from the evening, including the generous donation from the group, came to an amazing £120.50. This money will significantly help us in the work we do on behalf of the children and I would be very grateful if you could pass on our thanks to everyone for showing such an interest in our charity and for purchasing so many items from our table. I mentioned during my talk that we also support children from a Leprosy Hospital in south India and I would be delighted to come back some time to talk to the Poulshot Ladies Group about the wonderful work which is carried out there. I would also be very happy to demonstrate how to drape and wear a sari if you have any willing volunteers! Yours sincerely KATHY MILLER Next meeting 24th April—Tour of Wadworths Brewery. Meet at Wadworths Brewery Car Park at 7pm. Anyone needing a lift please be at The Raven car park by 6.45pm. Please advise Marian Stimson 828344 stimson@keepnet.co.uk by 17th April whether you will be attending as I need to advise names/ number to Wadworths. Thank you. 18 to allow one experience to lead us to other reflections and realisations. In that place of pausing and reflecting we may begin to sense the presence of God and so be led to see Him more clearly and find ways of knowing Him more deeply. May I wish you a happy, holy and blessed Easter! Revd Sacha Pearce CHURCH NOTES Easter Day Service. As you may have noticed from the list of services on page 12, there is a change this year to the pattern of services for Easter Day. There will be the Dawn Eucharist as usual but then there will be just one service, a ‘Benefice Eucharist’ in Seend at 10.00a.m. This is a trial arrangement to be reviewed in 2008, but it is hoped that parishioners will enjoy worshipping together as a Benefice on this special day in the Church’s calendar. If there is anyone in the village who would like to attend and has difficulty with transport, please speak to either the Churchwarden or a member of the PCC and arrangements can be made. Lent Lunch A big thank you to all those who came along to the Village Hall on Saturday 10th March to support the Lent Lunch. Five delicious soups were on the menu and very little was left at the end of the day. The grand sum of £114 was raised to share between ‘Farmers in Crisis’ and St. Peter’s Church. The Annual General Meeting of the PCC will take place in Church on Wednesday 25th April at 7.00 p.m. This is your opportunity to come and hear what has been happening in the life of the Church during the past year. The Churchwardens and members of the PCC will be elected. If you feel you would like to support St. Peter’s by joining the PCC, please have a word with either the present Churchwarden, Brian James, or any member of the PCC. They will be more than happy to he lp. May Fair—The Wharf—Monday 7th May St Peter’s will be having its usual stall at the May Fair held at Devizes Wharf on Monday 7th May. Contributions of Cakes, or Homemade produce for sale will be gratefully received and can be given to any member of the PCC. If anyone would like to come and help man the stall for an hour or so they will be very welcome. 15 �CHURCH SERVICES—APRIL 2007 POULSHOT, SEEND AND BULKINGTON 1st April 8.00am 9.30am 11.15am 6.00pm BCP Holy Communion Family Eucharist Parish Eucharist Evensong 5th April—MAUNDY THURSDAY 7.30pm Benefice Eucharist with Feet Washing, Stripping of the Altars and Vigil 6th April—GOOD FRIDAY 10.00am Matins for Good Friday 1.30pm Liturgy of the Day 8th April—EASTER DAY 6.00am Dawn Eucharist 10.00am BENEFICE EUCHARIST 15th April 8.00am 9.30am 11.15am 6.00pm 22nd April 8.00am 9.30am 11.15am 6.00pm 29th April 10.00am 6th May 8.00am 9.30am BCP Holy Communion Parish Eucharist Parish Eucharist Family Eucharist BCP Holy Communion BCP Holy Communion Family Eucharist Evensong SEEND BULKINGTON SEEND POULSHOT 11.15am 6.00pm Parish Eucharist Evensong SEEND POULSHOT WEEKDAY SERVICES Mondays 9.00am Tuesdays 9.00am Thursdays 9.00am Matins Matins Matins SEEND POULSHOT BULKINGTON CHURCH ROSTERS SEEND POULSHOT SEEND April 1 Apr 8 Apr 15 Apr 22 Apr 29 Apr May 6 May 6.00pm 10.00am 6.00pm 9.30am 10.00am Reader Sidesman Mrs J James Mr N Hunloke BENEFICE SERVICE at SEEND Mrs J Baber Mr M Houghton The Rector Mr D Bullen BENEFICE SERVICE at POULSHOT 6.00pm Mr/Mrs D Bullen SEEND SEEND SEEND BULKINGTON SEEND POULSHOT SEEND POULSHOT SEEND BULKINGTON CHURCH FLOWERS April 1 Apr 8 Apr 15 &22 Apr 29 Apr & 6 May May 13 & 20 May 27 May & 3 Jun LENT—No flowers EASTER SUNDAY—No Service in Church Mrs Suzie Quinn Mrs Hilary Kidd Mrs Dot Wood Mrs Christabel Francis DEVIZES MAY FAIR THE WHARF BENEFICE SERVICE BCP Holy Communion Family Eucharist 16 POULSHOT SEEND BULKINGTON Mr M Hues Monday, 7th May Contributions welcomed for PCC PRODUCE STALL Cakes, Sweets, Vegetables, Jams, Plants, etc. etc. Please to PCC members 17 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Title A name given to the resource Poulshot Village News April 2007 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 01/04/2007 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Poulshot Village News Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Poulshot Village News PVN Village News https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/org.poulshotvillagearchive/original/a0e522977fe192111fa4c2ca6ab775b6.pdf ecdeaf207682ec1b4a86fe6aad9b73b9 PDF Text Text USEFUL POULSHOT TELEPHONE NUMBERS Chairman Parish Council Mr Michael Hues 828255 Clerk to Parish Council Mr Michael Wilson 828100 Email: Mai_wilson@onetel.com Rector Rev Sacha Pearce 828615 Churchwarden Mr Brian James 724944 Secretary PCC Mrs Janet James 724944 Village Trust, Chairman Mr Nicholas Hunloke 828333 Village Hall Committee) Village Hall Bookings ) Mr Chris Saunders 827290 Mother & Toddler Group Mrs Penny Nixon 828012 Farmers Club Mr Richard Francis 828232 Poulshot Ladies Club Lady Kate Hunloke 828333 YORP Mrs Jackie Wiltshire Mrs Mel Dalley 725076 726211 POULSHOT VILLAGE NEWS Village Trust, Secretary POLICE (General/Non Emergency) 0845 408 7000 County Councillor Mrs Pat Rugg 722677 Kennet District Councillor Thelma Carr 828756 Editor, Poulshot News : Mr John Quinn 828501 Email: johnquinn589@btinternet.com 36 ISSUE NUMBER 128 March 2007 1 �POULSHOT PARISH COUNCIL Chairman: Mrs S Aldridge Mr G Collett Clerk: Wiltshire County Councillor Mr M Hues Mr J Baber Mr N Hunloke Chimney Sweep Mrs MG Brothers Mr M Nixon Kennet District Councillor Mr Michael Wilson ST PETER’S CHURCH PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL Rector: Andrew Underwood Mrs Patricia Rugg - 01380 722677 2 The Farmhouse, Byron Road, Devizes SN10 5NS for Seend and Poulshot Thelma Carr. thelma.carr@kennet.gov.uk tel: 01380 828756 Vacuum Clean Efficient Phone : 01225 706447 Mobile: 07889 771505 Rev Sacha Pearce The Rectory Seend Melksham SN12 6NR Tel: 01380 828615 Churchwarden: Mr B James Members: Mr N Hunloke - Treasurer Mrs P Bremner-Milne Mrs A Bullen Lady Kate Hunloke Mr N Blenkarne Organist: Mrs Pamela De Belle Brush DISCLAIMER Mr R Janes Mrs J James While we have no reason to question the validity of any advertisement in this magazine, we cannot accept responsibility for any claims made or services offered in these advertisements. POULSHOT VILLAGE TRUST Chairman: Vice-Chairman: Secretary: Treasurer: Archivist: Mr N Hunloke Mrs D Gravina Mr B James Mrs P. Langton www.poulshot.org.uk POULSHOT WEB SITE DOLMAN AUDIO VISUAL Berhill’s Lane Farm, Sells Green, Melksham Telephone 01380 828524 We know HI FI TELEVISION VIDEO DVD literally inside out ! For personal service and a professional repair to any make of product, ancient or modern, please telephone Maggie or Peter All contributions welcome - do you have any events you want publicised? The Poulshot web site can help or you can log on to www.kennet.gov.uk, select events and you can post your events for the world to see! Mike Wilson - Mai wilson@onetel.com We also stock a range of quality reconditioned (non ex-rental) equipment carrying a minimum 6 months warranty DOLMAN AUDIO VISUAL is an Authorised Service Centre providing technical assistance on behalf of leading manufacturers. 2 35 �EDITORIAL Seasoned Hardwood Logs TONY PARSONS DOMESTIC APPLIANCE ENGINEER Most Tree Work Undertaken WASHING MACHINES/ COOKERS/DRIERS Ring James SERVICE & REPAIRS TEL: 01380 723279 MOBILE: 07970 117023 07970 781828 WILTSHIRE NUMISMATIC SOCIETY TO LET North Cornish Holiday Cottage (Founded in Devizes 1965) Available all year round for Weekend & Mid-Week Breaks Along with Week Holidays 3 miles from Surfing Beach & Bude, North Cornwall Well Equipped & sleeps up to 8 Beautiful Garden Summer House & Parking Meetings held on third Monday of the month March to December inclusive 8pm at For further details Contact Bo Miles-Hobbs on 01380 813092 I’m afraid that last month’s Village News was a bit heavy with local government matters, and I make no apology for quite a lot in this issue. My own experience tells me that when affairs of this sort are aired publicly they often go pretty low down on one’s priorities for reading and sometimes pass one by altogether. But we do have an election of our Parish Council in May and we are also aware that all sorts of proposals for the rearrangement of local councils and their levels of responsibility are being floated and I feel that we ought to have some idea about what it is all about – however sceptical we may be. Last month I asked that thoughts on Village Design Statements and Parish Plans should be given to Councillors or sent to me by the end of February, so as I write there is still time if you have something to say. I have had a small number of responses which are all very positive that a Design Statement is important, covering such topics as conservation, future development, public transport, roads and lighting. It has also been confirmed that such statements are adopted by the planning authorities and taken into account in their deliberations. If there are those who still wish to express a view, please do so. A summary of responses so far will be given to Councillors for their meeting on 6th March when no doubt more guidance will be given. It is of interest that we have two residents in the village who have experience of this kind of planning which could be very useful if the Parish Council goes down this road. Finally, the experience of others must never be discounted. I hear of a village, bigger than ours but not by very much, and well served by two pubs I visit regularly so it’s not that far away, that produced a Village Design Statement which turned out to be a significant factor in defeating a major development programme for the village, because firstly the community had taken the trouble to look ahead and secondly everybody had been involved in the process. Heads in the sand see very little, as well as getting sore eyes! As for the future of County and District Councils there is nothing new of great moment – The Parish Clerk has a copy of the County Council’s submission (and I do too) should anyone wish to look more deeply into it. Poulshot Village Hall On perhaps more weighty matters, don’t forget the Great Race Night in the Village Hall on Friday 9th March (you might even win lots of money) and the Details from Mr M Bowden Tel: 01380 828432 Deadline for copy for April 2007 Tel: 01380 828501 34 20 March 2007 Email: johnquinn589@btinternet.com 3 �WINDOW CLEANING “Lent Lunch” the following day (you won’t win any money but the very small charge for the wholesome meal will go to a good cause, and I am assured that it will also be very good for the figure). Finally, a word of warning. Last week the Village Hall was broken into and a certain amount of damage caused. It appears that the Fire Door had been left open. Clearly we all need to be careful when leaving any building, including our homes, ensuring that windows and doors are properly secured. It may deter the casual illegal entrant and is better than leaving an open invitation to anyone to come in and do their worst. John Quinn Reach and Wash Hand Tools DATES FOR YOUR DIARY March Sat 3 Mon 5 Tue 6 Wed 7 Sat 10 Fri 9 Wed 14 Mon 19 Mon 19 Tue 20 Wed 21 Wed 21 Wed 28 Wed 28 Green Garden Woodland Pruning Day, 9.30am (see page 3) Mobile Library, The Raven Car Park, 1125—1135am Poulshot Parish Council, Village Hall, 7.30pm Black Wheelie Bin Collection Lent Lunch, Village Hall, 12noon—2pm (see page 14) Poulshot Race Night, Village Hall, 7.30pm (see page 6) Black Box/Green Wheelie Bin Collections Mobile Library, The Raven Car Park, 1125—1135am Wiltshire Numismatic Society Annual Coin Auction, Village Hall, 8pm Save The Children 50th Anniversary Tea Party, Assembly Room, Town Hall, Devizes, 2.30pm—4.30pm (see page 23) Black Wheelie Bin Collection Wednesday Group, Village Hall, 7.30pm—Has technology replaced thought and conversation? Black Box/Green Wheelie Bin Collections Poulshot Ladies Club, Village Hall, 7.30pm—Demonstration by Suzanne Wickham of the Pampered Chef Handmade Felt Workshop, Village Hall, 10am—4pm Sat 31 April Wed 4 Black Wheelie Bin Collection Wed 11 Black Box/Green Wheelie Bin Collections Wed 18 Black Wheelie Bin Collection Tue 24 Ladies Club Tour of Wadworths Brewery Wed 25 Black Box/Green Wheelie Bin Collections Forthcoming Events Thu 3 May Council Elections Sat 30 Jun Village Fete 4 Competitive Rates Reliable Service Mr Smith 01380 729716 MAN WITH A VAN Do you want anything Moved Collected—Delivered No Job too small Reasonable Rates Mature and reliable Call 07867557983 or 07887550945 33 �Letters Page Please feel free to write to the Village News to share your views, opinions and concerns on local or national issues. Serious or humorous letters welcomed! Please send your letters Poulshot Village News, c/o John Quinn, 51 The Green, Poulshot, Devizes, SN10 1RT to: GREEN GARDENS WOODLAND PRUNING DAY - Saturday 3rd March Some of the trees in the Green Gardens need pruning and on 20th February, Steve Russell, the County Tree Officer, who was so helpful when the project was being planned and put in hand, came to show some members of the Trust how this pruning should be done. It was really good to watch him working so confidently. The trees need shaping so that branches do not develop too low on the main trunk, allowing a good canopy to develop. The work needs to be done in the next three or four weeks before the sap starts to rise and members of the Trust are meeting on Saturday 3rd March at 9.30am, when those who saw and learned from the demonstration will be on hand to do some pruning and, hopefully with others, go around to check all the trees. Please do come and help – there is a lot of work to do. Bring a pair of secateurs and, if possible, a small folding pruning saw. Also, it is easier to work in pairs as the shelters may need to be slipped up the tree and supported before final pruning can be completed – so bring a friend too! WILTSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL NEWS BATHROOMS, TAPS, HOT WATER CYLINDERS AND MUCH MORE NO JOB TOO SMALL 24 HR CALL OUT Tel: 01380828956 Mob: 07708510715 32 One Council for Wiltshire. Wiltshire County Council, supported by North Wiltshire District Council, has submitted a bid for unitary status to government. Town and parish councils are set to play a crucial part in proposed area boards across Wiltshire’s 20 community areas. Should the business case be accepted by Government, there will be a further statutory period of consultation with towns and parishes from April as part of a full communications strategy around the proposed changes. New look for public transport services. Following a review of some of its transport services, Wiltshire County Council is now working on implementing a new flexible transport strategy for the county which involves streamlining some services and gaining value for money through some important changes. The council will be involving communities by providing ways for them to give structured(!) comment and dialogue on service delivery. The County Council is also in the process of buying seven new vehicles which will form part of Connect2Wiltshire; the new county identity for all flexible transport services. Also part of the new Connect2Wiltshire network will be the Boomerang, the RUH Hopper and Wigglybus operations. 5 �Parish Stewards. The parish stewards’ April to June programme will be sent to parish and town councils in mid-February. It will describe the visit dates for these months and be accompanied by a letter which gives details of our new partnership working with the District Councils on the perennial problem of weeds. We are currently resolving the details of what we all hope will prove to be a significant improvement in weed treatment for 2007. Do you need help with: Self Assessment Business Plans Taxation Presentation to Banks Contact: Local elections: your council need you and your vote. I am Michael Wilson, the Parish Clerk of Poulshot and I call upon residents to get involved in the forthcoming local elections. Now is the time to ensure that your name is on the Electoral Register so that you can support your community and vote. Copies of the Electoral Register are kept at post offices, libraries and by town and parish clerks so a quick check to make sure your name is there would take no time at all. It’s your right to vote, so don’t miss out. You may have also attended one of the recent meetings held by parish and town councils around the district and shown an interest in becoming a councillor. Nomination forms are available now and can be obtained by telephoning and requesting one from Kennet District Council democratic services or elections office. Parish and Town Councils depend on local people taking an interest in what happens in their community, whatever their background, and local people standing as councillors can bring a wealth of knowledge and community understanding into the local team. If you are interested in becoming a councillor, or know someone who might just need some encouragement, now is the time to act, get the forms and send them off. Help us to meet your needs by supporting your local councillors and remember to vote on Thursday 3rd of May. I may also have some forms available, and if you have any questions please contact me on 828100 or MAI_Wilson@onetel.com GORDON LAWRENCE Chartered Accountant 30, The Pound Bromham Tel: Devizes 850294 Free initial consultation POULSHOT VILLAGE HALL POULSHOT MOTHERS & TODDLERS GROUP at The Village Hall, Poulshot Come and join us for some company Toys and games to play with Coffee and a chat Held every Thursday from 9.30am to 11.30am Available for Meetings, Functions, Clubs and Private Parties £3.00 per hour (for Poulshot residents and regular users) £4.00 per hour (for non-residents and non-regular users) Tel: Chris Saunders (827290) JILLIAN NEWSOM MSSCh MBChA CHIROPODIST Registered member of the British Chiropody & Podiatry Association Visiting Practice 01380 828257 Mobile 07773 987508 Equestria, Berhills Lane, Seend, Melksham, Wiltshire SN12 6RR 6 31 �The Tranquil Moment HEALTH & BEAUTY CLINIC DECLEOR PARIS Treatments include: non surgical face lifts facials massage manicures pedicures non surgical body slimming & toning reflexology eyelash/brow tints& shaping waxing make up electrolysis spray tanning BOTOX DECLEOR aromatherapy skin care and O.P.I nail care products are used for treatments and are also available for purchase For more information or an appointment call Jo on 01380 828297 The Old Stables, Middle Green Farm, The Green, Poulshot, Devizes, Wiltshire, SN10 1SD INFORMATION PARISH ELECTIONS Polling day – Thursday 3 May 2007 Election Timetable. Key dates: Notice of Election – Tuesday 27 March 2007 – This will be displayed locally by this date. Close of Nominations – noon Wednesday 4 April 2007 (not even a minute after noon!). District/Unitary Council Elections Office can then let you know who is standing in your parish. Publication of Statement of Persons Nominated – noon Tuesday 10 April 2007 Close of Withdrawals – noon Wednesday 11 April 2007 Notice of Poll – Wednesday 25 April 2007 – This will be displayed locally before this date. Absent Votes – Anyone who is on the register can have a postal vote for no reason, either for an indefinite period, just for this election (helpful if you are on holiday) or away for a period of time (useful for students in temporary accommodation). For details of how to secure Absent Voting Forms please contact your District/Unitary Council Election Office. Election Expenses – These must be signed and returned to the District/Unitary Council, Elections Office, by the relevant dates - even if the balance is nil. Full details of the nomination process can be obtained from the Parish Clerk, Michael Wilson, 828501. 30 7 �FRIDAY 9th MARCH 7.30pm in the Village Hall BIG SCREEN RACING SPONSORED RACES PRIVATELY OWNED “HORSES” BETTING ENTRANCE IS FREE AND THERE WILL BE A LICENSED BAR To have a chance to pre-book a horse or jockey phone Chris Saunders on 827290 Do come for a great evening’s entertainment and to support the Village Hall. 8 29 �FROM THE RECTOR For more information or to take part in the London Bridges Walk please call Kidney Research UK on 08456 121226, email events@kidneyresearchuk.org or visit www.kidneyresearchuk.org From Where I Stand… … things are changing! It’s just possible that change is now such a normal part of our lives that we’ve stopped noticing! According to the weather experts January was so unseasonably warm equal to only one other year since weather records began! We’re growing used to the storms, floods and warmth of un-seasonal weather so that the changing of the seasons is barely recognizable anymore! We have to look to see the snowdrops, the start of the crocuses, the daffodils, but actually their timing is changing too. In a sense this is a regrettable shift in the natural pattern and scientists worry about the effect on the ecological system. Every day we are reminded that due to carbon emissions from fuel, among other things, holes in the ozone layer above the earth are causing global warming. The weather changes, the ice melts, the sea rises, the world changes. We worry about the effect of the carbon footprint we leave by our fuel consumption but, from where I stand, I wonder whether we’re being offered an opportunity to think about change in all our lives. We remember that the famous ecologist Charles Darwin said that the only species that will survive are the ones adaptable to change…! My job, for example, has changed so much, just like the local policeman or doctor, that the parish priest is no longer seen pottering up and down the village having tea with folk every afternoon! The priest now has even 5 or 6 parishes or more to serve as well as several roles to take on for the wider Church and the Diocese. There’s no longer the idea that the Rector will do everything but an increasing need for everyone to offer his or her skills for the life of the community and the church, to contribute as our shared responsibility to care for one another and work together for the world around us. From where I stand as we start the season of Lent we need to see the change around us and respond! The season of Lent in the life of the Church is all about change. It is the season for spiritual spring cleaning, spring cleaning our lives, making more time to get a better look at our faith, to look at ourselves and be willing to change as we respond to the challenge. For many of us our familiar understanding of God has come from Confirmation classes of younger years or else the Church’s teaching at another time. Yet it is the very nature of the living God to have moved and been revealed in new ways in each generation. It can be a frightening and very unsettling prospect to imagine that in the constantly changing world that God and His Church should change but we are pilgrims not arrivals so we’re invited to go where God is going in this generation! Many people traditionally give up something for Lent, like chocolate or 28 9 Support Kidney Research UK by walking London’s famous bridges London Bridges Walk—24th June 2007 Enjoy a great day of sight-seeing and support Kidney Research UK by walking eight of London’s Bridges on Sunday 24th June 2007. The London Bridges Walk starts and finishes at the newly refurbished Potters Fields Park on the south side of the Thames near Tower Bridge. Walkers will cross eight bridges between Tower Bridge and Westminster, including London and Millennium Bridges. Last year, over 650 people joined the procession, and for many it was their first introduction to the capital. It costs £7.50 per person to take part and this price includes a goodie-filled backpack and a special event t-shirt. There is no minimum sponsorship required but walkers are encouraged to raise as much sponsorship as they can. We have a massive target of £100,000 this year—we need your help to reach it! Proceeds will be used to further the work of Kidney Research UK and help improve the lives of people living with kidney disease. Kidney Research UK is the leading national charity funding research to save lives from kidney disease. The research we fund focuses on improved treatment, and ultimately a cure, for kidney disease. The charity is also dedicated to patient care and educational initiatives. Over 3 million people in the UK will have their lives threatened by chronic kidney disease, so we need your help to give them a bright future. Community Fundraising Manager, Helen Hayes, says, “the walk is a wonderful opportunity for a great day with friends and family in the world’s greatest city. The route takes you past many historical sites along the Thames and offers great views of London. “2007 marks the fourth year of this event and we are looking forward to making it the biggest and most exciting London Bridges Walk ever. Be a part of something special and make a real difference by helping us fund research to save lives!” �alcohol perhaps, possibly a change for the benefit of their health or wallet! Yet this is only really of value if we know why we’re doing it! During these weeks many churches offer a Lent Lunch, a simple light meal with financial proceeds to charity, a change in order to think of others. Similarly our 3 churches use Lent collection boxes, a small box to have at home, to collect coins to give to charity. The change of vestments in church, usually to purple, reminds us that the season has changed from the celebration of Christmas. The removal of church flowers is a sign of change, to make space in our worship and spiritual lives. In many churches too a bare rough hewn cross will have appeared… All this is intended to be different and help us to focus on the stark and vivid experiences of Jesus in His Passion. From where I stand I’m sure that Lent isn’t really about giving up but about taking on more in terms of evolving, changing, as we grow nearer to God in our daily lives! Perhaps many of us could find time to pause like this for a ‘stand and stare’ moment, to allow one experience to lead us to other reflections and realisations. In that place of pausing and reflecting we may begin to sense the presence of God and so be led to see Him more clearly and find ways of knowing Him more deeply. May I wish you a holy and blessed Lent! Revd Sacha Pearce CHURCH NOTES CHRISTMAS PRESENTS No, your eyes have not deceived you, that is the correct heading and you are not imagining things. If you can cast your memory back a couple of months, you may remember a group of enthusiastic, if not classically trained, singers roaming around the village one cold and dark night singing Christmas Carols for your pleasure. As a result of your generosity, a substantial sum of money was raised and this, along with the contents of the ‘Advent boxes’ resulted in us being able to give a gift of £159 to the charity ‘Alabare’ who help the homeless in Wiltshire. Many many thanks to everyone concerned. DIARY DATE Forget Jamie Oliver, Nigella Lawson, and any of the other so called Celebrity Chefs! On Saturday 10th March we will be holding a Lent Lunch in the Village Hall. Come along and have a bowl of delicious home made soup along with a chunky crust of bread. Donations for this gastronomic feast will be gratefully received and money donated will be shared between St Peter’s Church and ‘Farm Crisis Network’. 10 HOW PLANTS HELP: Animals need oxygen to survive. Water animals get oxygen from the surface and some from the water itself. Plants use sunlight to make their food and produce oxygen as a result. Plants can provide animals with shade and shelter from enemies. They act as support for eggs such as those of the great pond snail. Some tiny animals, like hydra, attach themselves to plants and catch their prey as it passes. Insects, like dragonfly, use plant stems to climb out of the water when they are ready to become adults. DID YOU KNOW? THE FASTEST INSECT IS A DRAGONFLY. 0o0o0o0 Mayflies and fruit flies are not true flies. True flies have only two wings – all other flying insects have four. 0o0o0o0 APPARENTLY, IT WILL RAIN IF FROGS CROAK LONGER AND LOUDER THAN USUAL, OR IF FISH JUMP OUT OF THE WATER TO NIP AT LOW-FLYING INSECTS! METAMORPHOSIS: Some animals change from one form to another: Frogspawn…tadpole…froglet…frog Egg…caterpillar…chrysalis…butterfly Egg…maggot…pupa…fly Egg…grub…pupa…beetle Egg…larva…nymph…dragonfly JOKES: Q: What travels at 60 MPH under water? A: A motor pike and side carp! There were two fish in a tank. One said to the other, “Do you know how to drive this thing?” AND FINALLY: A snail went into a pub and asked for a coke. The barman picked him up and threw him out. Twenty years later the snail returned and asked, “What did you do that for?” 27 �Children’s Page POND LIFE – THE RULES! 1. The best time to study streams and ponds is in the spring and early summer, when the plants are flowering and the animals are most active. Always move quietly and be careful your shadow doesn’t disturb the fish. 2. Take Care! Always take an adult with you when going to look at streams, ponds, canals and rivers. 3. Be responsible. If you remove plants and animals from their natural habitat then you will upset the balance of that environment and threaten the survival of those things left behind. WHAT TO LOOK FOR: Even a small pond or stream will have many plants and animals in it if it is not too shady or polluted. You may see evidence of birds nesting, small holes in the bank where small mammals live, insects on, over and under the water, plant stems with eggs attached to them, animal shells on the bottom and fish. POND FOOD CHAINS: The process of big animals eating smaller animals, which in turn eat smaller animals, is called a food chain. Here is one that might occur in a pond: HERON…….eats…….FISH…….eats……GREAT DIVING BEETLE..…eats….DRAGONFLY LARVA… eats……… .TADPOLE…eats…..ALGAE 26 CHURCH SERVICES—MARCH 2007 POULSHOT, SEEND AND BULKINGTON 4th March 8.00am 9.30am 11.15am 6.00pm BCP Holy Communion Family Eucharist Parish Eucharist Evensong SEEND BULKINGTON SEEND POULSHOT 11th March 8.00am 9.30am 11.15am 6.00pm BCP Holy Communion Matins Parish Eucharist Evensong SEEND POULSHOT SEEND BULKINGTON 18th March—Mothering Sunday 8.00am BCP Holy Communion 9.30am Parish Eucharist 11.15am Parish Eucharist 6.00pm Family Eucharist SEEND BULKINGTON SEEND POULSHOT 25th March 8.00am 9.30am 11.15am 6.00pm SEEND POULSHOT SEEND BULKINGTON BCP Holy Communion BCP Holy Communion Family Eucharist Evensong 1st April—Palm Sunday 8.00am BCP Holy Communion 9.30am Family Eucharist 11.15am Parish Eucharist 6.00pm Evensong SEEND BULKINGTON SEEND POULSHOT WEEKDAY SERVICES Mondays 9.00am Tuesdays 9.00am Thursdays 9.00am Matins Matins Matins SEEND POULSHOT BULKINGTON 11 �CHURCH ROSTERS March 4 Mar 11 Mar 18 Mar 25 Mar April 1 Apr 6.00pm 9.30am 6.00pm 9.30am Reader Mr N Hunloke Mr R Janes Mr J Quinn The Rector Sidesman Mr M Houghton Mrs J James Mr M Hues Mr D Bullen 6.00pm Mrs J James Mr N Hunloke CHURCH FLOWERS March April 1 Apr 8 Apr 15 &22 Apr LENT—No flowers LENT—No flowers EASTER SUNDAY—All helpers please Mrs Suzie Quinn he immediately realised its potential significance. Eagle-eyed Mr Gaunt, of groundwork contractors Dean and Dyball, jumped from his excavator and told his boss who alerted experts from Wessex Archaeology, based in Salisbury. Yesterday they revealed that the mysterious shards of pottery were burial pots or urns placed on the graves of three Bronze Age people cremated some 3,500 years ago. Intriguingly, the pots had been placed upside down on top of the graves. The remains of another person were found nearby not covered by a pot and instead may have been wrapped in a cloth that has long since rotted away. The relics date from around the time when Stonehenge was at its peak as a magnificent cultural and religious centre. They are the oldest archaeological finds from Tidworth and were discovered when Mr Gaunt was demolishing an old military building at the Bhurtpore Barracks in preparation for new Army accommodation. The site was closed for two days, enabling Wessex Archaeology to remove the urns and the remains to a laboratory. They are now being studied to establish the age and sex of the dead. Using radiocarbon dating on fragments of charcoal from the funeral pyre experts hope to get a close dating of the finds. Has Technology replaced Thought and Conversation? Have we lost the ability to talk because we text… or the mind to think because we're mesmerised by the telly? Wednesday 21 March 2007 7.30pm Village Hall, Poulshot All are very welcome For further details, please ring Rupert Janes on 828639 or Rev Sacha Pearce 828615 Do please get in touch if there is a subject YOU WOULD REALLY LIKE TO BE DISCUSSED. All offers willingly considered! 12 Lieutenant Colonel Mick Roberts, from the Defence Ministry project team, said: "The finds have now been confirmed as Bronze Age. The site itself has markings that appear to be an ancient ditch which ends next to the urns. "Nick Truckle, project manager at Wessex Archaeology, said: "As the graves are so close together, this small cemetery may have been a family one. (West Press) Devizes Branch You are invited to our 50th Anniversary Tea Party at the Assembly Room, Town Hall, Devizes on Tuesday 20th March 2007 2.30pm—4.30pm Entertainment by Deanna Capper, Ann Walker and friends Tickets £4 available from Devizes Books tel 01380 725944 25 �were complementary. This seems to fit with the idea of a midwinter festival, in turn supported by analysis of pig teeth found at the site. "One of the things we can tell from the pig teeth we've looked at is that most of them have been slaughtered at nine months. And we think they are farrowing in Spring," he said. "It's likely there's a midwinter cull and that ties in with our midwinter solstice alignments at Durrington and Stonehenge." Professor Parker Pearson believes Durrington's purpose was to celebrate life and deposit the dead in the river for transport to the afterlife. Stonehenge was a memorial and final resting place for some of the dead. After feasting, he speculated, people travelled down the timber circle's "avenue" to deposit their dead in the River Avon flowing towards Stonehenge. They then moved along Stonehenge's avenue to the circle, where they cremated and buried a select few of their dead. The Sheffield University archaeologist said Stonehenge was a place for these people, who worshipped their ancestors, to commune with the spirits of the departed. But not all archaeologists agree: "I see Stonehenge more as a living monument," archaeologist and broadcaster Julian Richards told BBC News 24. "So in terms of broad understanding of the landscape I'm not in total agreement." Dr Andrew Fitzpatrick, from Wessex Archaeology, who was not a member of the research team, commented: "There haven't been many excavations near Stonehenge in recent years and the new work will stimulate exciting new theories in coming years. "But we shouldn't forget that Stonehenge became special when people brought the stones from Wales, 250km away. Some of the answers about Stonehenge aren't just to be found in Durrington, but further afield." Stonehenge was the largest cemetery in Britain at the time, containing about 250 ashes from cremations. In a separate area, further up the valley from Durrington Walls, Julian Thomas of Manchester University, discovered two other Neolithic houses. But these were free of rubbish. The researchers think these dwellings were deliberately kept clean. They could have been home to community leaders, or they might have been sacred sites, where rituals were performed. (National Geographic 2007) POT LUCK CLUE TO BURIAL SITE It was just another day at work for digger operator Bob Gaunt until he spotted something which resembled part of a shattered chimney pot. But this was at Tidworth on the edge of Salisbury Plain, not far from Stonehenge, and 24 THE FUTURE OF THE POST OFFICE What future for our Post Office network - HAVE YOUR SAY ! The Government’s consultation on the future of the Post Office network was launched in December 2006. The Government is proposing some big changes, including: • Restructuring of the network with up to 2,500 closures • Support for Post Office Ltd to open new Outreach locations to provide access to services for small remote communities including mobile Post Offices and Post Offices hosted in other locations such as village halls, community centres or pubs • New geographical access criteria for the Post Office network. These include criteria to protect vulnerable people in deprived urban areas and also in rural areas • Continuation of a new Post Office care account after 2010. It is important for everyone who cares about the future of our Post Office network to respond to the Government’s consultation. UK Villages, working with the Commission for Rural Communities, has designed an on-line response form for you to respond directly to the Government. You can submit your online response and find out more about the Consultation at http://aboutpoconsult.ukvillages.co.uk (UK Villages is an organization established to provide information and resources for small communities.) 13 �Rowde School News The Storybox theatre came at the end of January to perform ‘The Sun, The Moon and Half a Chicken’, three traditional fables which enthralled the audience. As always the children really enjoyed this live performance by a top class puppeteer who has performed to a huge range of audiences in schools, clubs and theatres and we look forward to next year’s performance which is the classic tale of The Tin Soldier. A lot of new after-school clubs started in January including Drama, Spanish, First Aid and Netball, not to mention all the other existing ones; Chess, Healthy Living, Board Games, Music, Art and Pot Luck. With the summer term fast approaching and hopefully the weather improving the School field will soon be able to be put to good use too. Year 6 are currently having coaching in Hockey and Tag Rugby from outside coaches, which are in preparation for the Tournaments and Festivals they will be taking part in later in the year. Rascals Breakfast and After School Club continues to be very busy, so much so another member of staff has been taken on to cope with the extra demand and now up to 40 children can be accommodated after school from 3-5.30pm. The little snow that we did have was certainly enjoyed by all the children and some of the staff. It was reported that Mr Ball threw a snow ball at Mrs Beswick! Numeracy and Literacy were put on hold while the whole school went out to play in the snow before it melted. It was a lovely sight that afternoon to be greeted by a whole field of snowmen! The date stone from the old school, which has been safely stored in the new school, will be mounted on a plinth outside the main entrance doors of the new school by the end of the month – one hundred years after it was built into the wall of the old school building. To mark the event a time capsule filled with items by and about the children will be buried on the site to be opened in 25 years’ time! The children broke up for half term, finishing with a Valentine’s disco organised for them by the R.S.A. Future R.S.A events include a Family Quiz on Friday 23rd March at 7pm and of course the Summer Fete. The 2nd Rowde School Ball is booked for Saturday 9th June for those of you who didn’t write it in their diaries last month! Tickets should soon be available, watch this space and the school newsletters for more details. Rachel Hues 14 monument, uncovered remains of ancient houses. People seem to have occupied the sites seasonally, using them for ritual feasting and funeral ceremonies. In ancient times, this settlement would have housed hundreds of people, making it the largest Neolithic village ever found in Britain.The dwellings date back to 2,600-2,500 BC - according to the researchers, the same period that Stonehenge was built. But some archaeologists point out that there are problems dating Stonehenge itself because the stone circle has been rebuilt many times.Consequently, archaeological material has been dug up and reburied on numerous occasions, making it difficult to assign a date to the original construction. But Mike Parker Pearson and his colleagues are confident of a link. "In what were houses, we have excavated the outlines on the floors of box beds and wooden dressers or cupboards," he explained. The Sheffield University researcher said this was based on the fact that these abodes had exactly the same layout as Neolithic houses at Skara Brae, Orkney, which have survived intact because - unlike these dwellings - they were made of stone. The researchers have excavated eight houses in total at Durrington. But they have identified many other probable dwellings using geophysical surveying equipment. In fact, they think there could have been at least one hundred houses. Animal bones were strewn on the floors of the houses. Each one measured about 5m (16ft) square, was made of timber, with a clay floor and central hearth. The archaeologists found 4,600-year-old rubbish covering the floors of the houses. "It is the richest - by that I mean the filthiest - site of this period known in Britain," Professor Parker Pearson told BBC News. "We've never seen such quantities of pottery and animal bone and flint." The Sheffield University researcher thinks the settlement was probably not lived in all year round. Instead, he believes, Stonehenge and Durrington formed a religious complex used for funerary rituals. He believes it drew Neolithic people from all over the region, who came for massive feasts in the midwinter, where prodigious quantities of food were consumed. The bones were then tossed on the floors of the houses. "The rubbish isn't your average domestic debris. There's a lack of craft-working equipment for cleaning animal hides and no evidence for crop-processing," he said. "The animal bones are being thrown away half-eaten. It's what we call a feasting assemblage. This is where they went to party - you could say it was the first free festival." Durrington has its own henge made of wood, which is strikingly similar in layout to Stonehenge. It was discovered in 1967 - long before any houses. Both henges line up with events in the astronomical calendar - but not the same ones. Stonehenge is aligned with the midwinter solstice sunset, while Durrington's timber circle is aligned with the midwinter solstice sunrise - they 23 �Wednesdays and Saturdays and his Nursery not far away for helpful advice. Thank you to all those members who turned out on such a miserable evening, and to those who made such a choice of biscuits for the competition, which was won by Dave Watts. On March 13th Sue Jones will give a short talk on how to grown and look after the pelargonium plants that she will be bringing to the Club; these will be for the Club entry at the Village August Flower Show. Last year you all made a special effort and our entry made a wonderful display. So please do have a go this year, even if you have never entered anything before. Sue will have the plantlets for sale at the March meeting. The main speaker will be Dawn Collins, whose subject is “The Art of Garden Design”. Also at this meeting we aim to have our Spring Bulb Show; this has proved to be difficult in recent years, because sometimes Spring bulbs decide to bloom for our March meeting and sometimes in April. Writing this in February, it is still debatable as to which it will be. However, please bring along whatever you have on 13th March in the way of either cut bulb flowers or pot grown to make a good display. Any unusual flowers would be particularly welcome. Our Chairman Roger Allen gave advance notice that Club members have been invited to visit the garden at Seend Bridge House; the day will probably be Saturday pm, 9th June, but still to be confirmed. This garden was designed by Bunny Guinness. Lists will be out at the March meeting for deposits for the trip to York in June and for offers of a plate of food towards the buffet at the AGM and Social on April 10th, when the entertainment will be the Urchfont “Barber Shop Singers”. So, a lot happening in March. Hope to see you there. Joyce Brand Stonehenge builders' houses found A huge ancient settlement used by the people who built Stonehenge has been found, archaeologists have said. Excavations at Durrington Walls, near the legendary Salisbury Plain 22 POULSHOT LADIES CLUB On Wednesday 28th March in the Village Hall at 7.30 pm there will be a Demonstration by Suzanne Wickham of The Pampered Chef. Do come and join us for refreshments, fun and a raffle. On Tuesday 24th April there will be a Tour of Wadworths Brewery. Details to follow. LEAVING HIGHER GREEN... It was a snowy December in 1978 when the Family Nixon first moved into Higher Green Farm. We came with great expectations from our small tenant farm in North Wiltshire—where we had raised our first herd and our two children—Trudy and Tim. The move to Poulshot was a ‘promotion’ for us— we were nearly doubling the size of the lands (and alongside that the herd) we would be farming. Also we were moving to a farm located in the heart of a village. Our first farm had been very isolated—in the middle of the countryside with just a few other farmers for company. We were worried about leaving our life in North Wiltshire—our farming friends had been so supportive of us as a young couple struggling to build our first farm, but we needn’t have worried. Straight away we felt at Home in Poulshot and the neighbours welcome us into Village life. Mike Hues was one of the first through the door—bringing his two girls with him and a tray of Dibby’s eggs. Jackie, Elaine and Trudy are still firm friends nearly 30 years later—despite Trudy’s nomadic lifestyle. Tim and his wife Penny are close friends with all the Hues too— holidaying and raising their families together. We moved to Poulshot with Nana, Marlene’s mum and it was a big change for her. People like Mrs Grey and Mrs Crook invited us to their homes for coffee and Nana loved to take a walk on the Village Green every afternoon with our dogs. Another notable early visitor—a few days after arriving 11 year old Mark Bullen appeared on the doorstep armed with a cheeky grin and introduced himself. Another 30 year long family friendship began— between ourselves and Angela and Derek and our respective five children. We were also blessed with great neighbours—the Gravinas who proved to be the kind of flexible and tolerant people that farmers with a dairy farm in the middle of a busy village need. No complaints from them about cows 15 �crying for their separated calves or tractors passing by. And of course tests, moving cattle and lots of other bits of farming life. Farming was always hard work but provided a good living in the late 70’s before the onset of BSE and milk quotas, TB, foot and mouth and finally the lowering price of a pint of milk. As things became tougher and as our children grew older we decided to offer bed and breakfast to help the farm along a bit. The house proved perfect for B&B and we took pleasure in housing visitors from all over the world—New Zealand, USA, Finland, Japan to name but a few nations that enjoyed the lovely views of the Green to be had from Higher Green Farm. The delicious food at the Raven opposite was a big bonus for guests too! LENT LUNCH Village Hall Saturday 10th March 12noon—2pm Do drop in and join us for a bowl of delicious home made soup with a chunky crust of bread. Donations for this gastronomic feast will be gratefully received and all proceeds will be divided between ‘FARM CRISIS NETWORK’ & ST PETER’S CHURCH We were so pleased that our son decided he wanted to become a farm too and he worked alongside his dad in partnership from the time he finished his education—we would never have been able to achieve what we did without him. And so the hard work continued for nearly 30 years, with some highs but increased lows as Farming took a bit of a beating. We had great changes in our personal lives, Tim married Penny a local girl and wonderful partner for him and they gave us our 3 beautiful grandchildren Joseph, Francie and Kitty who live just 2 minutes walk away. told by an extremely articulate and well educated journalist, with wide experience of many parts of the world, who has acquired a deep insight into the effects of world affairs on ordinary people, makes this an important as well as a fascinating commentary. Why did he write it? I suspect that once one is in the public eye, there is a strong incentive to stay there. However senior he may be at the BBC and in journalism generally, Simpson does not appear now as frequently as he once did, when he was merely a correspondent. Having now read two volumes of his autobiography, I’m glad he has chosen this route to his public. My fourth book, given to me by an erudite lady friend, is written, unlike the others, by a first time author, Andrea Barham, and is entitled The Pedant’s Revolt. This is a very useful little volume, suitable in some houses for the spare bedroom, for guests who can’t sleep, and for other homes for the downstairs loo, for visitors who are constipated or who have had enough of their host’s conversation. In both contexts it is fun, I promise you! A pedant is defined as “A person who is excessively concerned with minor details and rules, or with displaying academic learning.” The inscription on the flyleaf reads “From one to another,” which condemns her and accuses me. I plead Not Guilty – in my defence I have always preached that rules are for the guidance of the wise and the obedience of fools and I can never in a month of Sundays claim to be academic. However, the expansion of the title reads, Why most things you think are right are wrong, and it is instructive to read the wise and interesting explanations of the many topics the author addresses. As well as refuting such important statements as “Humpty Dumpty was an egg”, it was apparently a cannon, and that “Jonah was swallowed by a whale”, she suggests that it was in fact a very large haddock, Barham dismisses old wives tales and corrects misconceptions about Frankenstein, haemorrhoids, Adam and Eve, Yorick, spiders, hot toddy, Catherine The Great, humble pie and a host of other saws and topics. I can’t think why she wrote it, unless she needs the money, but I am very glad that she did and it will figure on my shopping list when next I have a present to buy! SEEND AND DISTRICT GARDENING CLUB Sadly the economic challenges of farming proved too much and eventually HGF could not support two families. Tim finally decided he would accept an offer he’d been made to work elsewhere and hung up his Wellington boots and moved out of Farming and in Sales to better support his family. TYrudy moved to London and then to the Caribbean but loves to come ‘home to Wiltshire’ when she can and we get to go and visit her in the Sun. HGF was home to an ever changing parade of dogs and cats, much loved and missed At the Club’s February meeting, Eric Bloodworth gave a very comprehensive talk on the growing and propagation of fruit tress and shrubs; starting from the choice of rootstocks, then on to budding and grafting. We all appreciated his do’s and don’ts for pruning the many varieties of which he spoke and of their general care and maintenance. If you have had disappointing results from your fruit, you will find Eric at Frome Market on 16 21 �signs of future Zulu Wars are appearing. Hervey’s personal life is based around his family home near Warminster and of course this adds interest. So far he has progressed from Cornet to Acting Lieutenant Colonel, so he’s having a successful career, as well as a somewhat turbulent love life (it sells books, I’m told). The campaigns that form the basis for each book of the series are very well recorded and therefore not difficult to research, indeed even casual students of British military history will know some of the background. Not surprising either is Mallinson’s clearly deep understanding of the fine detail of every aspect of cavalry management in both peace and war and in the periods about which he writes. This information is available in regimental museums and histories but has needed much digging out and interpreting into modern language. What the author has done is to produce a series that gives the non-military and non-historically minded reader a vivid insight into many aspects of British history, military, political and social. He describes the weaknesses as well as the strengths of Empire and he does not hide the extent to which class affected personal relationships in every level of society – not only English, but also French, Portuguese, Indian, Irish and African. Alan Mallinson has produced, and there are clear signs that Hervey’s career is by no means over, a series to match that of Hornblower and one which in many ways exceeds Hornblower in the breadth of the writing. The third of my quartet is a paperback, published in 2006, and the author is a man whose face we see at least once a week on our television screens giving his opinion about the latest disaster in the world. It is the latest element, in fact the fourth, of the autobiography of the BBC’s World Affairs Editor, John Simpson, and is entitled Days from a Different World. This is an unusual book, as Simpson tells of his early life, from BEFORE his conception in 1943, up to age seven. However clever he might be this would be a formidable, even unlikely feat of memory, which he acknowledges. What he has done is to combine very carefully, and effectively, the stories he has remembered hearing directly from his parents and other family members, his own gradually developing memory, the recorded social history of the times, in its widest sense, together with what he recognises are possibly sometimes mythical memories based on all these other elements, to produce a enthralling narrative. His early childhood was in retrospect not a particularly happy time, but in his meticulous research of the published records of the time, he has combined the effects of the war on families, such as the bombing and the death that went with it and the life that survived it, rationing, separation, and in doing so has produced a compelling account of a not un-typical, lower middle-class family in wartime and immediately post-war Britain That it is 20 and buried under the blossom trees. Last year, whilst visiting Trudy in Anguilla we realised how tired we had become and that the prospect of a whole new farming year was daunting, so the ideal thing would be to look for a small cottage in the Village and to ‘investigate’ the prospect of retiring. To our huge delight Wayside Cottage cam on the market almost as soon as we returned. We could stay on the Green in our beloved Poulshot if we wanted to. We decided to make the move and the deadline was set for August 2007. The last few months in HGF passed by in a blur. It was very hard—if you think moving house is stressful try packing up a farm!! We began closing the farm down and started packing up the house. Marlene had committed to provide B&B to some of her ‘regulars’ almost up to the day of moving. The Farm sales was arranged and supported by our friends and colleagues and afterwards we had a little party to celebrate. Finally we moved into our new home at the end of August and drew a huge sigh of relief. Now the dust has settled we wanted to write this piece to thank all our village friends for their kindness and support over the years (despite having your journeys delayed by those pesky cows coming in to be milked!) and of course during our move from the farm. We are so happy to be retired now and living in Poulshot with the same friends to spend time with. We are looking forward to continuing to be part of the community for the years to come and to see the village continue to a great place to be—and now we should have more time to relax and enjoy it. We are pleased to report that Muffin, Ted and Yummie Pie are all enjoying life in their new home. And we hope that the Curnow Family love and enjoy Higher Green Farm and life in Poulshot as much as we have. Marlene and Malcolm Nixon THE ANATOMY OF A BOOK I have a birthday that falls just three weeks after Christmas and that, together with advancing years, leaves well-wishers with a present problem, despite the avalanche of brochures that descend on us all from August onwards, detailing essential gifts, at silly prices, for he/she who already has a house full of junk. So my nearest and dearest, and occasional others, are reduced to gifts of food and drink, always welcomed by me, if not by my carer/catering adviser/health manager, or books, which includes book tokens, and which are always very welcome indeed. 17 �The beginning of 2007 left me with four books which I have now finished reading and which have left me wondering about how and even why they were written, apart from a need for the authors to make lots of money. One thing they do have in common is that, however different, they have all been interesting, very well written and I have enjoyed them all. First was a new novel by Frederick Forsyth called The Afghan. The author is rightly famous for his stories of political intrigue and mayhem, for the extraordinary timeliness and realism of his works and for the assumed accuracy of the background detail. The title will confirm that the book is, as ever, topical. It would not be difficult for any half-careful follower of the media to put together a background for a story based on international terrorism and the events in New York of 9th September 2001 have demonstrated the lengths that can be successfully achieved, given the motivation, the money and the planning. But to be able to conceive of an even more dramatic and potentially disastrous scenario requires an imagination on a level way above that on which most of us operate. To then be able to build a totally credible story around that setting, in the most compelling detail and with a “can’t-put-it-down” climax built up over the last few chapters, shows why the author has the reputation he so richly deserves. But how is he able to build such a story around initial information that we could all gather? Does he have an army of researchers with access to governments, their security agents and their military establishments? Is he himself a member of the Travellers’, The Army and Navy or the RAF Clubs and does he have his own inside track to Cheltenham, Westminster and Whitehall (lots of unlikely people do seem to), the White House and the Pentagon, together with a season ticket on PIA to the Bora Caves of the North West Frontier of Pakistan? And if he has this sort of access, why does he spend the time, and a very great deal of care, going on producing such excellent books? He certainly doesn’t need the money. Perhaps all his sources see him as a useful way of warning us to remain on our guard! The second book, another novel and again in hardback and so very recently published, is by Alan Mallinson and is entitled A Company of Spears. The author retired not long ago after a successful career as a soldier, leaving the Army as a Brigadier and having commanded a fashionable cavalry regiment. This book is the latest in a series describing the career of an officer in a fictional regiment, the 6th Light Dragoons, during the late 18th and the first part of the 19th century. We have read in earlier volumes about Matthew Hervey’s service in the Peninsular, in India, at Waterloo, in Burma and America, in Ireland and in aid of the civil power in industrial England. The latest offering takes Hervey to Cape Town in the early 1830s where the first 18 FENCING AND LANDSCAPING All types of fencing, decking and general landscaping work undertaken Mini Digger with Driver also available For details Ring Tim on 01380 828255 or 07855 742806 HANDMADE FELT WORKSHOP SUITABLE FOR BEGINNERS AND THE MORE EXPERIENCED SATURDAY MARCH 31ST 10.00 – 4.00 POULSHOT VILLAGE HALL £25 per person plus small additional charge for materials used This is a fun day allowing you to use fleece to create some amazing items, from bags, slippers and hats to very dainty Nuno felt scarves. Helen, who runs courses regularly in Somerset, is highly skilled and experienced. She provides the materials for you to create your item in a day. Teas/coffee provided; bring your own lunch. 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Title A name given to the resource Poulshot Village News March 2007 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 01/03/2007 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Poulshot Village News Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Poulshot Village News PVN Village News https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/org.poulshotvillagearchive/original/2e1dc5cf42641c00a685eb7d55120c04.pdf 0a2c08d69137db8410c25e3d96cc5790 PDF Text Text Seasoned Hardwood Logs TONY PARSONS DOMESTIC APPLIANCE ENGINEER Most Tree Work Undertaken WASHING MACHINES/ COOKERS/DRIERS Ring James SERVICE & REPAIRS POULSHOT VILLAGE NEWS TEL: 01380 723279 MOBILE: 07970 117023 07970 781828 WILTSHIRE NUMISMATIC SOCIETY TO LET North Cornish Holiday Cottage (Founded in Devizes 1965) Available all year round for Weekend & Mid-Week Breaks Along with Week Holidays 3 miles from Surfing Beach & Bude, North Cornwall Well Equipped & sleeps up to 8 Beautiful Garden Summer House & Parking Meetings held on third Monday of the month March to December inclusive 8pm at Poulshot Village Hall For further details Contact Bo Miles-Hobbs on Details from Mr M Bowden Tel: 01380 828432 01380 813092 36 ISSUE NUMBER 127 February 2007 1 �WINDOW CLEANING POULSHOT PARISH COUNCIL Chairman: Mrs S Aldridge Mr G Collett Clerk: Mr M Hues Mr J Baber Mr N Hunloke Mrs MG Brothers Mr M Nixon Reach and Wash Hand Tools Mr Michael Wilson ST PETER’S CHURCH PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL Rector: Rev Sacha Pearce The Rectory Seend Melksham SN12 6NR Tel: 01380 828615 Churchwarden: Mr B James Members: Mr N Hunloke - Treasurer Mrs P Bremner-Milne Mrs A Bullen Lady Kate Hunloke Mr N Blenkarne Organist: Mrs Pamela De Belle Competitive Rates Reliable Service Mr Smith Mr R Janes Mrs J James POULSHOT VILLAGE TRUST Chairman: Vice-Chairman: Secretary: Treasurer: Archivist: Mr N Hunloke Mrs D Gravina Mr B James Mrs P. Langton www.poulshot.org.uk POULSHOT WEB SITE All contributions welcome - do you have any events you want publicised? The Poulshot web site can help or you can log on to www.kennet.gov.uk, select events and you can post your events for the world to see! Mike Wilson - Mai wilson@onetel.com 2 01380 729716 MAN WITH A VAN Do you want anything Moved Collected—Delivered No Job too small Reasonable Rates Mature and reliable Call 07867557983 or 07887550945 35 �Letters Page Please feel free to write to the Village News to share your views, opinions and concerns on local or national issues. Serious or humorous letters welcomed! Please send your letters Poulshot Village News, c/o John Quinn, 51 The Green, Poulshot, Devizes, SN10 1RT Wiltshire County Councillor Andrew Underwood Mrs Patricia Rugg - 01380 722677 2 The Farmhouse, Byron Road, Devizes SN10 5NS Chimney Sweep Kennet District Councillor for Seend and Poulshot Thelma Carr. thelma.carr@kennet.gov.uk tel: 01380 828756 Brush Vacuum Clean Efficient Phone : 01225 706447 Mobile: 07889 771505 to: DISCLAIMER While we have no reason to question the validity of any advertisement in this magazine, we cannot accept responsibility for any claims made or services offered in these advertisements. BATHROOMS, TAPS, HOT WATER CYLINDERS AND MUCH MORE NO JOB TOO SMALL 24 HR CALL OUT Tel: 01380828956 Mob: 07708510715 34 DOLMAN AUDIO VISUAL Berhill’s Lane Farm, Sells Green, Melksham Telephone 01380 828524 We know HI FI TELEVISION VIDEO DVD literally inside out ! For personal service and a professional repair to any make of product, ancient or modern, please telephone Maggie or Peter We also stock a range of quality reconditioned (non ex-rental) equipment carrying a minimum 6 months warranty DOLMAN AUDIO VISUAL is an Authorised Service Centre providing technical assistance on behalf of leading manufacturers. 3 �Do you need help with: USEFUL POULSHOT TELEPHONE NUMBERS Self Assessment Chairman Parish Council Mr Michael Hues Clerk to Parish Council Mr Michael Wilson 828100 Email: Mai_wilson@onetel.com Rector Rev Sacha Pearce 828615 Churchwarden Mr Brian James 724944 Secretary PCC Mrs Janet James 724944 Village Trust, Chairman Mr Nicholas Hunloke 828333 Village Trust, Secretary Village Hall Committee) Village Hall Bookings ) Mr Chris Saunders Mother & Toddler Group Mrs Penny Nixon 828012 Farmers Club Mr Richard Francis 828232 Poulshot Ladies Club Lady Kate Hunloke 828333 YORP Mrs Jackie Wiltshire Mrs Mel Dalley 725076 726211 POLICE (General/Non Emergency) Taxation 828255 827290 Business Plans Presentation to Banks Contact: GORDON LAWRENCE Chartered Accountant 30, The Pound Bromham Tel: Devizes 850294 Free initial consultation POULSHOT VILLAGE HALL POULSHOT MOTHERS & TODDLERS GROUP at The Village Hall, Poulshot Come and join us for some company Toys and games to play with Coffee and a chat Held every Thursday from 9.30am to 11.30am Available for Meetings, Functions, Clubs and Private Parties £3.00 per hour (for Poulshot residents and regular users) £4.00 per hour (for non-residents and non-regular users) Tel: Chris Saunders (827290) 0845 408 7000 JILLIAN NEWSOM MSSCh MBChA County Councillor Mrs Pat Rugg 722677 CHIROPODIST Kennet District Councillor Thelma Carr 828756 Registered member of the British Chiropody & Podiatry Association Editor, Poulshot News : Mr John Quinn 828501 Email: johnquinn589@btinternet.com Visiting Practice 01380 828257 Mobile 07773 987508 Equestria, Berhills Lane, Seend, Melksham, Wiltshire SN12 6RR 4 33 �The Tranquil Moment HEALTH & BEAUTY CLINIC DECLEOR PARIS Treatments include: non surgical face lifts facials massage manicures pedicures non surgical body slimming & toning reflexology eyelash/brow tints& shaping waxing make up electrolysis spray tanning BOTOX DECLEOR aromatherapy skin care and O.P.I nail care products are used for treatments and are also available for purchase For more information or an appointment call Jo on 01380 828297 The Old Stables, Middle Green Farm, The Green, Poulshot, Devizes, Wiltshire, SN10 1SD EDITORIAL It may have been prophetic, it may just have been coincidence, but last November the Wednesday Discussion Group selected as the topic for its January meeting, “What does Community mean to you? Is it Important?” The report of that discussion is on page 22. On page 6 is the report of the Parish Council meeting that invited me to include in this issue of the Poulshot Village News a detailed explanation of the Village Design Statement. This is on page 9. There is also a brief outline of recent government proposals to re-organise local government, together with Wiltshire County Council’s recommendation that District Councils should be abolished (a view already accepted by North Wilts DC) (page 8). It does seem that one outcome of all this is that Parish Councils might be given more responsibility and more power and that the community – the village – might just have a little more say in its future development. All this may still be in the realm of suggestion, proposal and recommendation. Nevertheless, the thought that has been voiced in the village, that our lifestyle today has somehow made the concept of “community” obsolete, may be a trifle premature. On the contrary, perhaps we should all become a little more concerned for that vague but significant entity to which we belong! The Poulshot Village News (PVN) When we offered to produce a parish magazine some twelve years ago we had three aims: • • • To make villagers aware of what was happening in their village. To report on things that had happened, both for interest and as a record for the future. To include other articles that might be amusing or of general interest. To meet the first two aims we are largely dependent on the support of organisers of events and of special interest groups to keep us informed, and on the whole this works reasonably well, given the occasional need for both a stick and a carrot, although it is not infrequently frustrating trying to gather information at the last minute to enable the Village News to be assembled and delivered in a timely fashion. Our third aim has been met in fits and starts – A Farmer’s Diary, The Diary of a Pub Landlord, A Country Diary (subsequently published as a little illustrated book that still sells occasional copies - £1 each!), Computers made easy!!!, Days in the life of….; these were Deadline for copy for March 2007 Tel: 01380 828501 32 20 February 2007 Email: johnquinn589@btinternet.com 5 �all short term series that either ran their course or fizzled out through lack of interest or imagination. So be it, but we often wonder if we aren’t sinking slowly into a morass of boredom and yawn and we would welcome any ideas or contributions that could perhaps lift the PVN to a level where the interest might ensure that the routine material was also read. We are quite ready to retire gracefully if that is seen as the solution, but we do not want to particularly, and will not leave the village without some form of regular communication. John Quinn, Editor DATES FOR YOUR DIARY February Mon 5 Mon 5 Wed 7 Wed 14 Mon 19 Wed 21 Wed 28 March Mon 5 Tue 6 Wed 7 Sat 10 Fri 9 Wed 14 Mon 19 Wed 21 Wed 21 Wed 28 Wed 28 Mobile Library, The Raven Car Park, 1125—1135am Plastic/Cardboard Skip, Village Hall, 1130am—1.30pm Black Wheelie Bin Collection Black Box/Green Wheelie Bin Collections Mobile Library, The Raven Car Park, 1125—1135am Black Wheelie Bin Collection Black Box/Green Wheelie Bin Collections Mobile Library, The Raven Car Park, 1125—1135am Poulshot Parish Council, Village Hall, 7.30pm Black Wheelie Bin Collection Lent Lunch, Village Hall, 12noon—2pm (see page 19) Poulshot Race Night, Village Hall, 7.30pm (see page 15) Black Box/Green Wheelie Bin Collections Mobile Library, The Raven Car Park, 1125—1135am Black Wheelie Bin Collection Wednesday Group, Village Hall, 7.30pm—Has technology replaced thought and conversation? Black Box/Green Wheelie Bin Collections Poulshot Ladies Club, Village Hall, 8pm—Pampered Chef Cooking Evening POULSHOT PARISH COUNCIL The Parish Council met on 9th January 2007. Mr Hues was away and in his absence, Mr Malcolm Nixon took the chair. There were no other apologies. Mr Joe Dyke has resigned from the Council. 6 New wheelchair accessible vehicle makes it easier to get around ……. A charity which works with rural communities in Wiltshire and Swindon has recently taken delivery of a wheelchair accessible vehicle to help people with mobility difficulties to get out and about. Run by Community First on behalf of Wiltshire County Council, the vehicle is available for self-drive hire by families, groups or individuals with a wheelchair but without transport. The multi-purpose vehicle (M.P.V.) can be driven using an ordinary car licence and it can carry up to four passengers plus one wheelchair which can be wheeled straight into the vehicle. The vehicle is available to hire at a low rate of £20 per day plus 10p per mile, although Community First is also looking to offer concessions to people without the means to meet all of these costs. The vehicle is additionally available for self-drive hire to groups and individuals without a wheelchair. For more information, please contact Liam Tatton-Bennett at Community First on (01380) 722475 ext. 243 or by e-mail ltatton-bennett@communityfirst.org.uk 31 �There were nine members of the public present and representatives of the Police and Kennet District Council were in attendance for part of the meeting. Mr Ed White of Kennet District Council attended for the opening item on the agenda. Village Design Statement. At the last meeting the Council was briefed on the preparation of a Parish Plan; on this occasion Mr White explained the difference between the Parish Plan and a Village Design Statement. There is a separate explanation of these documents on pages 9-12 of this magazine and everyone is urged to read this and to respond as suggested. Police. Inspector Caroline Evely briefed the meeting on crime reported in the village, which comprised one case each of theft of money and one of breaking into a car and theft of property. She also spelt out the situation regarding breaches of the peace and ASBOs and how these problems should be dealt with by members of the village. If there are situations where there is doubt over how to react, the Parish Clerk can advise, and in his absence, ring the police on 0845 408 7000. If the nuisance is caused by an occupant of a Housing Association property, a call to Sarsen is another option. Other Business. Council. Mrs MG Brothers was invited by members to join the Council and agreed to do so. The Council also confirmed that they wished Mr M Wilson to continue in his post as Parish Clerk. Speed Limits. New limits became effective on 21st January. Stewards. The next visit under the stewardship scheme will be on 15th February. Progress on clearing footpaths and the removal of brambles is being maintained. The white posts marking the pond by Plank’s Dairy, and hopefully those by the stream at the north end of the Green, will be repainted when the weather is appropriate. The Clerk will raise again with Highways the need to repair damaged footpaths. Outstanding Matters. The Clerk reported that the Council’s views on the new footpath at Townsend had been accepted by Wiltshire County Council – the iron pipe work will be replaced with an oak post, allowing access for prams and horses (as well as people) and more appropriate signs will be installed. The Clerk also outlined the position regarding access to the Green and was asked to resolve problems amicably. The damage to the Green caused by sewerage works will be put right once the weather makes it possible. The very high water bill for the Green Gardens will be investigated. Plans. A number of planning applications have been approved, including the alterations requested for Higher Green Farmhouse. 30 7 �The Green. Tracks. There was considerable discussion on the tracks that surround the Green, allowing access to residents. Various proposals were made over the maintenance of the tracks, as between the present arrangement whereby residents make their own mutual arrangements, generally, if not always, a satisfactory system, and the suggestion that the Council should accept responsibility for all maintenance, billing the residents as appropriate. The latter option received little support. The use in wet weather of stones on the edge of the Green to discourage visiting drivers from using the Green as a turning circle, thus causing damage to the edges and to the grass, has been deprecated, but no alternative solution being satisfactory residents may continue this longstanding practice until some better arrangements can be made. Work is necessary to the corners of the lead-in to the tracks from the road, which have in some instances been badly damaged by heavy trade vehicles. The subject will be kept under consideration and reviewed at the next meeting. Dogs. Dog mess on the Green was universally condemned and all dog walkers were again reminded that they were responsible for picking up and removing their animals’ droppings from the Green. Failure to do so might attract a fine. Grazing Rights. Subsequent to the meeting the Parish Clerk has advised that as far as he can discover, there are no current residents’ grazing rights on the Green. Finance. The Council’s accounts continue to be healthy. A request for funds from those preparing the Parish Welcome Pack was approved. Next Meeting. The next meeting will be on Tuesday 6th March at 7.30pm. At this meeting, the Officer Commanding, Operations Wing, RAF Lyneham, (providers of our own “Frequent Flyers”) will speak. Pollard of Bristol University found the hole that originally held the stone, dug between 2500 and 2000 B.C., as well as human remains and artifacts that date to the same period. LOCAL GOVERNMENT REORGANISATION The research team says there is evidence from old maps and ancient sources for other similar monuments near Stonehenge."There may have been many smaller megalithic settings across this landscape," Pollard said. "I think it's extremely likely there would have been other standing stones," particularly to the east, added Julian Thomas, professor of archaeology at Manchester University. Such monuments would have had an important connection to Stonehenge, Thomas said. The stones and artifacts buried alongside the satellite monuments may have also played a symbolic role in spreading the authority of Stonehenge into the wider landscape. "It was a way of referring to its powerfulness and to the importance and significance of the activities that are taking place at the henge and the people who are officiating," Thomas said. He added that these latest finds show that Stonehenge shouldn't be seen in isolation. "There's an overarching scheme of things which links Stonehenge to the broader landscape." National Geographic (January 2007) Most of you will know that the government has proposed a major change to the pattern of local government, and this has been the subject of much debate in counties over the past few months. The aims of this reorganisation, as set out in a recent Wiltshire County Council (WCC) presentation are as follows: • • • • • Responsive and Empowered Communities Effective, Accountable and Responsive Local Government Local Government as leader and “place shaper” New Performance Framework (Targets? ed) Efficiency 8 The partially cremated remains of two people were buried next to the stone, Pollard said. One was a large male whose unburned vertebrae suggest he was at least 6 feet (182 centimeters) tall."Seemingly he was so big they weren't able to cremate him properly," the archaeologist noted. "The unburnt bone is the product of that poor process of cremation." Stone knives and arrowheads, a piece of limestone carved into the shape of a megalith, two pottery bowls, and a rare rock crystal were also unearthed near the burial site. The rock crystal find is the earliest known example from Britain and possibly came from as far away as the Alps, Pollard said.Archaeologists have suggested that other prehistoric burials in the area were connected to mainland Europe, Pollard added. Such a connection ties in with theories that Stonehenge was an important pilgrimage destination or a place where people travelled in the hope of miracle cures. Pollard's team also found new evidence for stone settings at Woodhenge, a site 1.2 miles (2 kilometers) northeast of Stonehenge where a timber circle was constructed in about 2200 B.C. Pollard said excavations in the 1920s hinted a stone monument may once have been present at the site. "We were able to confirm last summer that there had been standing stones, some very considerable stones, at Woodhenge," he said. While only fragments of the formation were found, the holes the stones were set in suggest the blocks stood up to 3 meters (9.8 feet) tall, Pollard said. The team also found evidence for two phases of stone settings that probably came after the timber circle had rotted, he added. "Four smaller stones were replaced by two much bigger sarsen settings," he said. "So it goes from a timber monument to being a megalithic monument, albeit not on the same scale as Stonehenge." What happened to the stones at Woodhenge remains a mystery, Pollard added, though one possibility is that they were added to Stonehenge. 29 �STONEHENGE DIDN'T STAND ALONE James Owen writing for National Geographic News January 12, 2007 says Stonehenge didn't stand alone. Recent excavations of Salisbury Plain have revealed at least two other large stone formations close by the world-famous prehistoric monument. One of the megalithic finds is a sandstone formation that marked a ritual burial mound; the other, a group of stones at the site of an ancient timber circle. Clearly a lot more information will be needed before we are able to evaluate these aims – even interpret them, and the devil will lie in the detail when it is more readily available and interpreted, but at the moment it should be noted that the WCC plan is to establish the County as a Unitary authority, working directly to town and parish councils, resulting in the abolition of District Councils. Something called an Area Board (a Quango?) will also be established. Such a solution will, WCC say, have the following effects: Has Technology replaced Thought and Conversation? Have we lost the ability to talk because we text… or the mind to think because we're mesmerised by the telly? Wednesday 21 March 2007 7.30pm Village Hall, Poulshot All are very welcome For further details, please ring Rupert Janes on 828639 or Rev Sacha Pearce 828615 • • • • • • • Improvements in Neighbourhoods Better quality services, tailored to the needs of users Localities which are good places in which to live and work People empowered (!) and having a sense of belonging in their Community Councillors who represent and are advocates for all sections of the community Higher levels of engagement and participation As a major plank of government policy, these proposals are likely to be moved along with some energy (think of the next General Election) and the final WCC submission to the government was due by 25th January. There will be many questions and as more information becomes available, we will do our best to keep you up to date. North Wilts District Council have already accepted the proposals. THE FUTURE OF POULSHOT ! The first monument-a 9.2-foot-long (2.8-meter-long) sarsen stone was found lying in a field next to the River Avon, 2 miles (3.2 kilometers) east of Stonehenge. The riverside sarsen (large sandstone blocks that occur naturally in southern England)had been stood upright, archaeologists say, like the blocks that form the main structure of Stonehenge. A team lead by Colin Richards of Manchester University and Joshua There is universal cynicism about the interest paid by government at every level to the needs and wishes of communities (indeed, there have been recent examples in the village of lip service being paid by higher authorities to planning regulations at our expense) and whichever political party is in power in the future, at national, county or district level, this cynicism could well continue to be justified. However, for the sake of a one-time concerted effort by members of the community, however small it is, there might just be a logical argument that if we don’t do something now, we will have no grounds for complaint if one day we find that the Village Green has become a giant hypermarket, the Green Gardens are an open prison for paedophiles or illegal immigrants and the dual-carriageway Devizes Bypass runs through the middle of the village. THEN WHOSE FAULT WOULD THAT BE? 28 9 Do please get in touch if there is a subject YOU WOULD REALLY LIKE TO BE DISCUSSED. All offers willingly considered! The new discoveries suggest that many similar monuments may have been erected in the shadow of Stonehenge, possibly forming part of a much larger complex, experts say. The findings were part of the Stonehenge Riverside Project, a joint initiative to explore the land around the iconic monument. Led by Mike Parker Pearson of Sheffield University, the project involves six English universities. �In the last issue of the Poulshot Village News we referred to the proposal that the Parish Council should manage the production of a Parish Plan. It is clear that such a plan would take a lot of work to produce and would not be a document with any legal status, but it would set out the ideas of the members of the community on how they would like to see the parish develop. Since then it has become apparent that an alternative document might be more appropriate, and that is a Village Design Statement. What are these Plans and Statements? The style and format of both documents would depend on how those who produce it see as the best way to present our community point of view. They would show: • • • • Local characteristics Local problems and possible opportunities How the community wants to develop into the future A proposed Plan of Action. The major differences between the two are: The Parish Plan approaches the future of the village from a broad social point of view and would be a useful guide and background to future development. It would have no formal status and therefore would be no more than a guide to higher authorities when change of any sort is under consideration. The Village Design Statement would deal more specifically with the physical qualities and aspects of future physical development – to a degree what we now talk of as “Planning Matters”. When completed, and after scrutiny by the District Council, such a document could have a positive influence on decisions made by planning authorities. ALL THESE ANIMALS CAN CHANGE COLOUR! Chameleon, Flounder (a fish), Octopus, Cuttlefish, Golden tortoise beetle, Bark spider. FACT! THE SKY IS BLUE BECAUSE LIGHT IS MADE UP OF THE WHOLE SPECTRUM OF COLOURS – VIOLET, INDIGO, BLUE AND GREEN, YELLOW ORANGE AND RED. WE SEE THESE COLOURS SPLIT UP WHEN WE SEE A RAINBOW. SOME OF THE COLOURS TRAVEL THROUGH THE ATMOSPHERE EASILY, BUT SOME (LIKE BLUE) DON’T. THE MOLECULES IN THE AIR BOUNCE THE BLUE AROUND AND WHEN WE LOOK AT THE SKY WHAT WE ARE SEEING IS LOTS OF BLUE LIGHT. THE SEA LOOKS BLUE BECAUSE IT REFLECTS THE SKY! MIXING PAINT COLOURS: RED + YELLOW = ORANGE BLUE + RED = PURPLE RED + WHITE = PINK BLUE+ YELLOW = GREEN BLACK + WHITE = GREY RED + GREEN + BLUE = BROWN RAINBOWS: SADLY, THERE CAN BE NO GOLD AT THE END OF A RAINBOW BECAUSE RAINBOWS ARE CIRCULAR! (KEEP CHECKING THOUGH JUST IN CASE!) THERE ARE REALLY ONLY 6 COLOURS IN THE RAINBOW. THE INDIGO WE SEE IS THE BLUE FADING INTO VIOLET! SAME JOKE DIFFERENT PUNCHLINE! Q: WHAT’S BLACK AND WHITE AND RED ALL OVER? A: A NEWSPAPER! Why? There are three reasons why as a community we might consider producing one of these documents: Q: WHAT’S BLACK AND WHITE AND RED ALL OVER? 1. For ourselves, the preparatory work will help us all to play a part in considering the future of our parish and the community within it. 2. For the Parish Council it will ensure that members know what priorities the community place on changes and the standards they A: A PENGUIN WITH CHICKEN POX! 10 A: AN EMBARRASSED ZEBRA! Q: WHAT’S BLACK AND WHITE AND RED ALL OVER? Q: WHAT’S BLACK AND WHITE AND RED ALL OVER? A: A DALMATION HOLDING HIS BREATH! 27 �CHILDREN’S PAGE LISTED BELOW ARE EIGHTEEN COLOUR NAMES. CAN YOU FIND SIX REDS, SIX BLUES AND SIX GREENS? VERMILLION CERULEAN CARMINE CYAN CHARTREUSE CORNFLOWER MOSS FIR LIME BERYL ULTRAMARINE AZURE PRUSSIAN SAGE CLARET ROSE MADDER BURGUNDY RUSSET WHAT’S YOUR FAVOURITE COLOUR? RED: If your favourite colour is red, it signifies that you have a fiery and passionate nature. You can get angry easily, but also have bags of energy. You are lucky, successful and happy. GREEN: If green is your favourite colour it signifies that you have an innocent nature. You like safety and harmony in your life and will look for reassurance. You can be jealous. You are open to new ideas, enjoy your relaxation time and always live in hope. YELLOW: If your favourite colour is yellow it signifies that you are a warm and happy person with a sunny outlook on life. You are active and creative. Although you can be jealous, you are always courageous. BLUE: If blue is your favourite colour it signifies that you love life. You are a loyal and trustworthy friend and someone who is peaceful to be around. You can be a bit of a dreamer, but you are always reliable. BRAIN TEASER! Can you think of any words that rhyme with: ORANGE, SILVER or PURPLE? 26 wish to see being maintained. 3. For the local authority, and for other service providers, it could help to influence decisions on where money is spent, preferably in support of the community’s wishes rather than in spite of them. If it is clear that a formal parish plan really does have the support of the community and represents both a consensus of views and the results of wide consultation, it can at least stand alongside existing planning papers such as Kennet’s ‘Design Statement’ and the recently produced ‘Conservation Statement’, as well as wider development plans and the strategies of service providers. What is Involved? Initially a small working party would be formed and managed by the Parish Council, together with a small number of parishioners who would be expected to play an active part from inception of the plan to its completion. This will involve consultation, possibly formally as well as informally, throughout the community as well as with outside bodies which might be helpful, and the recording and prioritising of ideas and proposals. The format of the plan would need careful design and production to ensure its recognition as a document of importance both within the parish and, equally important, with decision-making organisations elsewhere. Clearly there will be a requirement for a number of committed and dedicated volunteers to make up this working party and one experienced planner has already offered his services. Content Although all the following topics will not figure in the final plan they will need to be taken into consideration: Built Environment, Conservation, People, Community Information, Crime, Education, Employment, Health and Healthcare, Heritage, Housing, Retail Services, Recycling, Sport and Recreation, Public Transport, Landscape and Wildlife Habitats, Community Buildings, Traffic, Age Groups, Community Groups (the Church, Ladies Club, Mothers and Toddlers, Farmers Club). Cost Inevitably there will be costs involved and limited external funding is available, but most of the work must be done on a voluntary basis. 11 �Conclusion The Parish Council consider that the Parish Design Statement is the most influential document of the two and, as it will also cover many of the points likely to be considered in the Parish Plan, it should, subject to the interest and support of the community, be prepared. Furthermore, there is much talk of more and drastic change to local government generally, and this could be a wise time to prepare our own, community, position. Action Please consider this carefully and take a little time to answer the following questions: 1. Do you think a Parish Design Statement is important? Kate thanked Paulette for 10 years of devotion to the Ladies Club and wished her well, to a round of applause. She was presented with a blue glass decanter and vase to show our appreciation for all the work she has done. Dinner was followed by Christmas drinks and mince pies at the Old Rectory. On 24th January 20 members met in the Village Hall over a glass or two of wine to discuss our programme of events for 2007, and several people came up with different ideas. (It is hoped to give full details for 2007 in the March Village News.) During the meeting Marian Stimpson agreed to take over the task of Treasurer/Secretary. Dates for your Diaries February Meeting Details not available as we go to print. Members will be informed individually. Wednesday, 28th March “Pampered Chef Cooking Evening” with Suzanne Wickham Come and have an evening of good food and fun. 2. If the answer to 1. is YES – what are the three most important topics it should address? 3. If there is a general consensus that a Design Statement should be prepared, will you help? 4. If the answer to 3. is YES – what are your name and address and/or contact number? Please write your answers, whether in support or not, on a piece of paper and give/post it to a Parish Councillor, or the Parish Clerk, or the Editor of the Poulshot Village News, by the end of February, after which, depending on the interest shown, there will be a parish meeting to talk the matter through in detail. Neighbourhood Watch The New Year brings with it the new Neighbourhood Watch signs, located at either end of the village. Whilst not high profile, they exist as an indication that Poulshot is a community that looks after itself and the people who live in it. Nevertheless, incidents do still occur from time to time and it is important that we let each other know about them in order to better protect and deter. A recent attempt, at the bottom end of the village, to break the lock off a diesel tank on a resident’s property was unsuccessful. If you notice any suspicious activity please do not hesitate to call the non-emergency number 0845 408 7000 or, if necessary dial 999. And of course, you may always contact any of the Neighbourhood Watch represent12 YOUTH OF ROWDE AND POULSHOT “YORP” “YORP” 2007 commenced on the 19th January, we hope to see a rise in numbers during the winter months and members using their club to meet and chill-out with friends. NOT TO BE MISSED ~ MUSICXPRESS 2 hit our club on Friday 26th January for 10 weeks ~ FREE! A chance for all young people to experience music technology at first hand, make their own music, create samples, record them live, write lyrics, make tracks, burn their own CD’s, try DJ-ing, have fun and Xpress themselves by designing covers. If you enjoy music or are thinking about a career in the music industry this is a fantastic opportunity to take part in 10 taster workshops, this, (if you get a real feel for it) leading to a week-long course at either Salisbury College or the Wiltshire Music Centre at Bradford on Avon in the Easter Holidays for just £10 !! Young people of Poulshot up to the age of 18 years are welcome to join us over the 10 weeks of MUSIC XPRESS. This will be held in the Gun Alley/ Playstation room. Usual activities will be available as always in the rest of the Rowde Village Hall. For more information contact: Mel Dalley (726211) 25 �more worrying. We have already implemented changes in security to try and prevent any repetition. After the success of the last School Ball, and many requests for another the R.S.A. are pleased to say the 2nd Rowde School Ball is booked for 9th June in a marquee again on the school site. For those of you that were unable to get a ticket last year, or those who want to come again, put the date in your diary and start asking your friends and family if they would like to make up a table, or as with last year you don’t have to have a whole table. Ticket information to follow soon – watch this space! FOOTBALL Jan Winter, who lives in Sillington Lane, is keen to restart a football team, starting with a match at Easter and possibly going on from there on a more regular basis. Would anyone who is interested, please contact Jan on 828561 – after 6pm please. POULSHOT LADIES CLUB Poulshot Ladies Club is open to all ladies in the village—young and old alike. We are a friendly, informal group and we normally try and get together once a month—in 2007 it will be the last Wednesday in each month. We arrange a variety of talks, visits to gardens, the theatre, picnics, etc. In 2006 Mr Alan Aldridge, the auctioneer, came and gave us a talk about his knowledge of the Titanic: we enjoyed a holistic evening at the Earth Collection Shop in Devizes; a magical evening at the Poulshot Proms in the Green Gardens Woodland, making Christmas cards at the Old Potato Yard , to mention but a few. And, of course, our annual Christmas Dinner at the Raven. December meeting. The Christmas Dinner at the Raven was, as usual, a great success. About 27 members attended and we were given a delicious meal. We each brought a small gift, already wrapped, which we put in a big bag, and, after dinner, we all chose our first Seasonal presents! Kate Hunloke, as Chairman, thanked everyone for coming and announced that Paulette Bremner-Milne had decided to stand down as Treasurer/ Secretary as she hopes to play a more active role with St Peter’s Church. 24 atives listed below. Please consider using locks on any fuels tanks if you do not already have them. Neighbourhood Policing Teams By April, Poulshot will have a dedicated Neighbourhood Policing Team ~ to be shared with neighbouring villages. The team will comprise 1 Community Beat Manager and 2 Police Community Support Officers. Greater visibility and uniformed presence in the village will mean that we will be able to communicate more directly our concerns and needs as individuals and as a community. The fundamental change in policing structure is the commitment to these dedicated resources. Allocated staff cannot be pulled off to work on other cases or serious crime, which has been a problem in the past. Tips on observing suspicious behaviour (from Wiltshire & Swindon Neighbourhood Watch). When noticing any unusual behaviour, remain calm and discreet ~ this gives you the best chance of registering and reporting what you see quickly and accurately. Look out for anyone – • trying car doors; • looking through house/car/shed windows; • looking under plant pots/door mats etc for keys; • loitering! If it is no one you recognise, call the police; • calling on vulnerable neighbours. If they look suspicious call the police; • climbing over fences or hedges; • in neighbours' back gardens when the occupants are out or away; • removing items from houses - some criminals are very bold so as NOT to arouse suspicion; • deliberately setting off car alarms and running away - this is sometimes used as a tactic to get people to turn off their alarm; • looking or doing anything suspicious/out of the ordinary. Your local contacts: Judy Edwards 828236 (Barley Hill Lane) Email: pipers2poulshot@tiscali.co.uk Michael Hues 828255 (Poulshot Road) Pam Langton 828589 (Poulshot Road) John Quinn 828501 (The Green) Wendy Moore 828216 (Sillington Lane) Nigel Blenkarne 828569 (Mill Lane / Townsend) Thank you Judy Edwards 13 �VILLAGE HALL RACE NIGHT ! For those who were unlucky enough to miss the Poulshot Race Night last March, don`t worry, excitement and good fortune and, maybe, your fortune too, are at hand. On Friday 9th March we are holding another Race Event when the format will the same as last year. Before Race Night you have the opportunity to buy a horse and/or a jockey for each of the 8 races - and collect the winnings on the night if you have chosen correctly. The horse and jockey sale is now on and, at £2.50 each, they will all be sold before Race Night. You can beat the rush and get yours by phoning Chris Saunders on 827290 now. On the night there will be an opportunity to make your fortune (or lose your shirt) on each race and there will be a Race Official to explain to the uninitiated how easy it is to do it! And to help you loose your inhibitions - and, maybe, your money too, there will be a bar. So, the excitement of rolling home as happy as a millionaire, even if you don’t quite achieve that status, is all yours for the taking. All you need do is turn up and join in. If you`ve never been to the races before, come and join in and see how we do it in Poulshot. If it`s anything like last year, the Hall will be full of Poulshot punters, out for a laugh and an evening of fun. Many thanks to our sponsors: Michael Hues, Adam Kidd, Anne Martin, Malcolm Nixon, Clive Sherman, Edwin Giddings, Plank’s Dairies. See you on the 9th March - and don`t forget to phone Chris for your horse and/or jockey. Chris Saunders 827290 POULSHOT VILLAGE HALL 100 CLUB—DECEMBER 2006 Pat Stevens Chris Saunders Mrs E A Butts Rachael Hues £100 £ 25 £ 10 £ 10 Val Underwood £ 40 C Bertrames £ 15 Ken Oliver £ 10 14 The mobility of residents has led to a constantly changing population, and because of the growth of such features as supermarkets, larger schools, the availability of the motor car, within the smaller community there is no longer the reliance on neighbours for not only friendship and support but also for employment, (in Poulshot there were fourteen farms, now there are three) and for home-grown entertainment. The same mobility has led to a significant reduction in the number of properties occupied from generation to generation by the same family, and an increase in the number of in-comers. Effectively, everyone present came from the latter category. The point was made that inevitably, this group would take an increasingly large proportion of responsibility for maintaining the community ethos. This was agreed. All this led us to question the value of community, and it was eventually accepted, almost unanimously, that the love, friendship, neighbourly support that were available in the community, of whatever size and composition, were invaluable and arguably vital to the majority. These fundamentals were expressed in different ways, personally and in community activities and all exemplified the sometimes derided “Community Spirit”. For once, we seemed to come to a general agreement that the answer to the second part of the question was “Yes – Community Does Matter To Us.” There will be no Wednesday Group meeting in February and we will meet next in Poulshot Village Hall at 7.30pm on Wednesday 21st March, when the topic for discussion will be: 'Has technology replaced thought and conversation? Have we lost the ability to talk because we text...or the mind to think because we're mesmerised by the telly?!' . Come and join us. Rowde School News We welcome back Miss Rodie to Class 3 and Mrs Winbolt to Class 1 this term, the staff and children are pleased to see them both back. Last term saw good use of the school hall with the four performances of the Christmas play, Christmas party, Carol service and Christmas Fayre. Many thanks to all who supported the Christmas Fayre, nearly £1300 was raised, a fantastic result. Many thanks, also, to those who contributed to the collection at the end of the carol service which raised nearly £180. We were able to share this money equally between C.L.I.C and a Rowde pensioner robbed of her Christmas savings just before Christmas. Our new year did not start off too well with burglars breaking in and stealing ten laptops (one of which was for a special needs child) and the school safe. Fortunately they did not do too much damage and we are insured, but the inconvenience caused by their loss for two or more weeks and the sheer nerve of the thieves, breaking in when people were in the building, are 23 �WEEKDAY SERVICES Mondays 9.00am Tuesdays 9.00am Thursdays 9.00am Matins Matins Matins SEEND POULSHOT BULKINGTON February 4 Feb 11 Feb 18 Feb 25 Feb March 4 Feb 6.00pm 9.30am 6.00pm 9.30am Reader Mr M Houghton Mr C Langton Mr M Hues The Rector Sidesman Mr M Hues Mr N Hunloke Mr J Quinn Mrs J James 6.00pm Mr N Hunloke Mr M Houghton CHURCH ROSTERS FRIDAY 9th MARCH CHURCH FLOWERS February 4 Feb 11 & 18 Feb 25 Feb Lady Kate Hunloke Mrs Nora Dixon LENT - No flowers THE WEDNESDAY GROUP The Group met on 17th January to consider the questions: “What Does Community Mean To You? Is it Important?” The discussion ranged firstly around what comprises a “Community” and included the Christian community from small parish congregations to the international church, but with reference also to the religious communities of Islam, Hinduism, Sikhism to mention but a few. The size of the community was also seen as an essential aspect of the answers to the questions asked. There are lay communities even smaller than Poulshot, (although the composition of the group on this occasion was predominantly from here,) and communities of any size you care to imagine, from the humble rural hamlet, through individual urban communities within the same town up as far as national racial groupings. A week later and we might even have considered a community of so-called celebrities living a contrived life in an artificial house, knocking spots off each other – but that would have been too far-fetched to justify inclusion, wouldn’t it? There were as many different attitudes in the group to the importance of community as there were examples of it. Changes in society have led to changes in the basis of individual communities and it was suggested that in smaller groups, such as those we live in, these changes have, to a degree, perhaps reduced the need for the community even to have any meaning at all. 22 7.30pm in the Village Hall BIG SCREEN RACING SPONSORED RACES PRIVATELY OWNED “HORSES” BETTING ENTRANCE IS FREE AND THERE WILL BE A LICENSED BAR To have a chance to pre-book a horse or jockey phone Chris Saunders on 827290 Do come for a great evening’s entertainment and to support the Village Hall. 15 �2006 BOXING DAY WALK I first spent Christmas in Poulshot in the late 1980s. It was then I first became aware of a quaint event known as the Poulshot Boxing Day walk. People set off from the old school building at about 2pm and they arrived back at about 4pm, red faced, not too out of breath and with muddy boots and excited dogs. They then went on to the schoolhouse for a cup of tea and a chat. Over the years my vision of what takes place has changed slightly, but my view is that it is good fun and nice for the fellowship of the village for events such as this to take place. This year was quite a warm day, the ground was muddy as usual. The dogs were clean and bouncy as we set off on our walk. As a stranger in the group it is a bit daunting with all the English accents around you, however you do get used to it and people come up and have a chat. We moved steadily towards Caen Hill, a walk of a couple of miles with lovely views of the countryside, the dogs getting dirtier. By the time we reached the Caen Hill locks I began to compare this walk with the ones I often take at home in Scotland. Our days are shorter at this time of year and a lot breezier as I live in a city by the sea. The air is different in Wiltshire, somewhat damper. There is not the sound of seagull or crashing waves. The horizon in Aberdeen is one of mountains and buildings. Boats hurry to and from the harbour. There is lots of hustle and bustle of people and cars. There seldom seems the time to slow down and enjoy the atmosphere as I do in Poulshot. The Poulshot walk winds its way around the village and you begin to realise how beautiful it is and what, for me, has become part of my enjoyment in coming to visit each year. At the end the muddy dogs and people all agree that it was a good thing to do and those that can adjourn to Nora’s house for tea and mince pies beside a roaring fire. Alfie Dow, Xmas 2006 POULSHOT VILLAGE TRUST There was an excellent turn-out at the first Village Trust meeting of 2007, some 20 members attending, confirming the increase in membership prompted at the Open Evening last November. Mr Nicky Hunloke was in the chair, Mrs Diana Gravina continued to hold the fort as Secretary and Mr Brian James is still Treasurer. The Minutes of the last meeting were read and agreed, whereafter the follow16 become, to achieve our full potential. Change is part of our growth in every sense – for the fictitious penguin he convinced his community to develop in a new way – for change is about developing not to the selfish whim of others but to our full potential. Change, for a group of people or a relationship or an individual, is about development and growth. Perhaps many of us could find time to pause like this for a ‘stand & stare’ moment, to allow one experience to lead us to other reflections and realisations. In that place of pausing and reflecting we may begin to sense the presence of God and so be led to see Him more clearly and find ways of knowing Him more deeply. Revd Sacha Pearce CHURCH SERVICES—FEBRUARY 2007 POULSHOT, SEEND AND BULKINGTON 4th February 8.00am 9.30am 11.15am 6.00pm BCP Holy Communion Family Eucharist Parish Eucharist Evensong SEEND BULKINGTON SEEND POULSHOT 11th February 8.00am 9.30am 11.15am 6.00pm BCP Holy Communion Matins Parish Eucharist Evensong SEEND POULSHOT SEEND BULKINGTON 18th February 8.00am 9.30am 11.15am 6.00pm BCP Holy Communion Parish Eucharist Parish Eucharist BCP Holy Communion SEEND BULKINGTON SEEND POULSHOT 25th February 8.00am 9.30am 11.15am 6.00pm BCP Holy Communion Family Eucharist Family Eucharist Evensong SEEND POULSHOT SEEND BULKINGTON 4th March 8.00am 9.30am 11.15am 6.00pm BCP Holy Communion Family Eucharist Parish Eucharist Evensong SEEND BULKINGTON SEEND POULSHOT 21 �If anyone would like to take up this offer, then please make contact with a PCC member a few days prior to the service and arrangements can be made. ...across life’s rich canvas, along the landscape of our life’s journey, change is part of our growth in every sense! Change is about development and growth, perhaps the realisation of a need in a community, or a deepening awareness in a relationship, but change should never be forced as a result of intolerance nor for someone else’s purpose. During the early weeks of the New Year, with some mad friends, I went to see the animated film ‘Happy Feet’. You may know that this is about a penguin called Mumbles born into a community of Emperor penguins on the Antarctic but Mumbles is different. The penguins are known for their singing and are each identified by the song that comes from their heart, their tune. Mumbles cannot sing but his rhythm is seen in his tap dancing! So he is an outcast and leaves a community while they are unable to catch enough fish because of fishing trawlers. However he is captured by humans and his keepers see he is different, release him back to the wild and follow him. With his return to his community he is able to convince them that the predator human will listen if the penguins dance like him. This is so different for them and the old guard struggle to see its worth. Yet with a whole colony of penguins tapping their feet the world hears their message and move fishing boundaries miles away from the ice and so the penguins have enough fish again. For this penguin community change was essential if they were to survive and grow. Yet by this realisation they grow within themselves by changing in their heart. From where I stand change is part of our growth too but when we love someone, or something, change is about development! At this time of year many millions of people think about love and celebrate the custom of sending cards to loved ones on St Valentine’s Day. Legend has it that Valentine, a 3rd century Roman priest martyred for his faith, when in prison converted the jailer to Christianity by restoring his daughter’s eyesight and when taken out for execution he left a message for her ‘from your Valentine’. True love can be tested against the question of change. To love someone is not to want to change them to our own idea of who they should be, not to our way of living, but instead to celebrate and encourage him/her to blossom to become who they were made to be, to fulfil their potential, to be the best person that they can be. The Christian Church invites us to think about the love from God not in terms of changing our lives in order to comply with a fixed set of rules but to endeavour within ourselves, and encourage in others, that sense of developing and changing to be whom God has made us to ing points were discussed: Design Statement. Following the last meeting of the Parish Council, there will be a full explanation of this in the next Poulshot Village News, and villagers will be asked to respond to a short questionnaire (see pages 9-12). Subject to the response to those questions, the Parish Council will decide whether or not to take the process further. If the Council decide to proceed, there will be a requirement for a small team of volunteers from the community to gather data for inclusion in the statement. This will certainly require an input from the Trust. The assembly of any presentation will be carried out within the village and an experienced volunteer has offered his services for this. Green Gardens. There were a number of reports, nearly all very positive, on the state of development of the Green Gardens Woodland. Work that needed continuing with includes hedge cutting when the ground is suitable for a tractor; strimming around the base of trees (Mr George Underwood was congratulated on his efforts in this respect) and the spraying of weeds. The Chairman agreed to arrange the cutting and the spraying. It was suggested that one or two of the taller trees might be given taller shelters or longer stakes to protect them from strong winds. The catch on one of the access gates to the area is broken and the Chairman will investigate the best form of replacement. Approval was given to the planting of a tree (of a species compatible with others in the Woodland), in memory of former Poulshot resident, Mr David Bowden. Tree Damage. Mr Tim Nixon will clear fallen trees from the corner of the Green Gardens Woodland, and also damaged and dangerous trees in the Hay Lane Plantation (in consultation with Mr Tim Gravina.) Book of Trees. There is still plenty of space in the Book of Trees for details of new plantings, and destruction or deliberate felling of old trees. Details of trees that may have been missed in the original survey are still welcome, preferably with a photograph (indicating the site if possible) and stories that have not been forthcoming so far will also be of interest. Contact Mrs Nora Dixon, (828364) or Mr John Quinn (828501). Events. Poulshot Proms. Plans are afoot to repeat the Poulshot Proms this year, following the very successful evening in 2006. Date to be confirmed. Tree Festival. It was suggested that there should be a Tree Festival in the Summer to include a guided Tree Walk, possibly led by Mr Steve Russell, who helped so much with the Green Gardens Woodland, a service in St Peter’s Church which will be decorated appropriately and the Village Picnic in the Green Gardens. Provisional dates are: 20 17 FROM THE RECTOR From where I stand… �Saturday 25th August. Tree Walk. It is to be hoped that those with trees that are of particular interest will allow access (controlled!) to their gardens for the Tree Walk. Sunday 26th August. 9.30am Noon onwards Family Service Village Picnic Finance. Mr Brian James reported a healthy financial position with a total of approximately £3,500 either in the current account or on deposit. Next Meeting. Monday 21st May – 7.30pm in the Village Hall – Annual General Meeting. CHURCH NEWS THE SEASON IS ……. At the beginning of February the Church keeps the Feast of Candlemas. We remember when baby Jesus, 40 days after His birth, was taken to the Temple as the custom to present the first born child. The old priest Simeon, who waited all his life for the coming of the Messiah, held the new baby in his arms and realized that he had now seen Him. It was also the time, according to Jewish practice, of Mary’s purification following the ancient tradition of the woman being ‘unclean’ after having her child. Generations later, and for many years, this was known as the ‘churching’ of women and was also a thanksgiving for her and her child. From the 4th century this whole feast was commemorated in Jerusalem by a procession of candles through the city. The season of Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, this year on Wednesday 21st February, and from the early Church has been a time to prepare for the celebration of Easter. Originally it was for those who had turned away from the Church and now wanting to come back were publicly sprinkled with ashes, dressed in sackcloth, and kept apart until the start of Easter! By the 3rd century this period of time was preparation for those wishing to be baptized (or christened which means the same thing!) and this took 3 years of teaching and learning! Finally they were baptized at Easter. Luckily all that’s changed! By the 10th century this was reduced to only 40 days before Easter and it is for everyone to take part by putting ashes, marking with the cross shape, on everyone’s forehead. It is a time for all to make a greater effort to know God more, to set time aside to prepare for the Easter celebration. The traditional popular idea of ‘giving things up’ for this time of Lent was meant to symbolize the harshness of the early forms of Lent preparations by a sort of clearing away from the comforts of our lives in order to see more clearly the focus of God. Today the Church invites us to use the time to do 18 something more, maybe help a friend, be kinder to a stranger, but also to study a little more of what the Christian faith has to offer! DATES FOR YOUR DIARY For our Easter giving this year, the PCC agreed at their last meeting that money received from the Lent Boxes will be donated to a charity which helps the local farming community called ‘Farm Crisis Network’. These boxes will be available from the back of Church from the first Sunday in Lent, February 25th. On Saturday 10th March we will be holding a Lent Lunch in the Village Hall. Come along and have a bowl of delicious home made soup along with a chunky crust of bread. Donations for this gastronomic feast will be gratefully received and money donated will be shared between St. Peter’s Church and ‘Farm Crisis Network’. The Annual Parish Church Meeting will take place in Church on Wednesday 25th April at 7.00 p.m. This is an opportunity for you to come along and hear what has been happening over the past year in the life of St Peter’s, and an opportunity, if you should wish, to involve yourself in the life of the Church in the coming year. CHURCH ELECTORAL ROLL This year the Church Electoral Roll is to undergo its periodic complete revision. The Current roll will be invalid with effect from March 31st 2007 and a new roll will come into force from April 1st 2007. (NO NAMES WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY CARRIED FORWARD) If you wish to be on the new roll then you must complete an enrolment form and return it by March 31st. Enrolment forms will be available from the table at the back of Church and can be returned there or given direct to Brian James. Being a member of the Electoral Roll allows you to stand for election to the PCC and to use your vote in the election of PCC members, Churchwardens and Sidesmen, which takes place at each Annual Parish Church Meeting. Anyone living in the village is eligible for the roll providing they are a baptised member of the Church and aged 16 or over. BENEFICE SERVICES As part of a normal pattern of services in the Benefice, when there is a fifth Sunday in the month, there is only one service at 10.00 a.m., in one of our three Churches in rotation. At a recent Poulshot PCC meeting, it was suggested that PCC members would be prepared to offer a lift to any member of the congregation if they wished to attend either Bulkington or Seend when it is their turn to host the Service. 19 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Village Magazine Description An account of the resource PDF versions of the Village Magazine distributed between 2004 and Present. 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Title A name given to the resource Poulshot Village News February 2007 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 01/02/2007 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Poulshot Village News Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Poulshot Village News PVN Village News https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/org.poulshotvillagearchive/original/f47d056cbf72f6d6a10e9dacb2bc01d8.pdf 79a8b8c895ac7807058aa7a05b407907 PDF Text Text USEFUL POULSHOT TELEPHONE NUMBERS Chairman Parish Council Mr Michael Hues 828255 Clerk to Parish Council Mr Michael Wilson 828100 Email: Mai_wilson@onetel.com Rector Rev Sacha Pearce 828615 Churchwarden Mr Brian James 724944 Secretary PCC Mrs Janet James 724944 Village Trust, Chairman Mr Nicholas Hunloke 828333 Village Hall Committee) Village Hall Bookings ) Mr Chris Saunders 827290 Mother & Toddler Group Mrs Penny Nixon 828012 Farmers Club Mr Richard Francis 828232 Poulshot Ladies Club Lady Kate Hunloke 828333 YORP Mrs Jackie Wiltshire Mrs Mel Dalley 725076 726211 POULSHOT VILLAGE NEWS Village Trust, Secretary POLICE (General/Non Emergency) 0845 408 7000 County Councillor Mrs Pat Rugg 722677 Kennet District Councillor Thelma Carr 828756 Editor, Poulshot News : Mr John Quinn 828501 Email: johnquinn589@btinternet.com 24 ISSUE NUMBER 125 November 2006 1 �POULSHOT PARISH COUNCIL Chairman: Mrs S Aldridge Mr G Collett Clerk: Wiltshire County Councillor Mr M Hues Mr J Baber Mr N Hunloke Chimney Sweep Mr J Dyke Mr M Nixon Kennet District Councillor Mr Michael Wilson ST PETER’S CHURCH PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL Rector: Andrew Underwood Mrs Patricia Rugg - 01380 722677 2 The Farmhouse, Byron Road, Devizes SN10 5NS for Seend and Poulshot Thelma Carr. thelma.carr@kennet.gov.uk tel: 01380 828756 Vacuum Clean Efficient Phone : 01225 706447 Mobile: 07889 771505 Rev Sacha Pearce The Rectory Seend Melksham SN12 6NR Tel: 01380 828615 Churchwarden: Mr B James Members: Mr N Hunloke - Treasurer Mrs P Bremner-Milne Mrs A Bullen Lady Kate Hunloke Mr N Blenkarne Organist: Mrs Pamela De Belle Brush DISCLAIMER Mr R Janes Mrs J James While we have no reason to question the validity of any advertisement in this magazine, we cannot accept responsibility for any claims made or services offered in these advertisements. POULSHOT VILLAGE TRUST Chairman: Vice-Chairman: Secretary: Treasurer: Archivist: Mr N Hunloke Mrs D Gravina Mr B James Mrs P. Langton www.poulshot.org.uk POULSHOT WEB SITE DOLMAN AUDIO VISUAL Berhill’s Lane Farm, Sells Green, Melksham Telephone 01380 828524 We know HI FI TELEVISION VIDEO DVD literally inside out ! For personal service and a professional repair to any make of product, ancient or modern, please telephone Maggie or Peter All contributions welcome - do you have any events you want publicised? The Poulshot web site can help or you can log on to www.kennet.gov.uk, select events and you can post your events for the world to see! Mike Wilson - Mai wilson@onetel.com We also stock a range of quality reconditioned (non ex-rental) equipment carrying a minimum 6 months warranty DOLMAN AUDIO VISUAL is an Authorised Service Centre providing technical assistance on behalf of leading manufacturers. 2 23 �EDITORIAL Seasoned Hardwood Logs TONY PARSONS DOMESTIC APPLIANCE ENGINEER Most Tree Work Undertaken WASHING MACHINES/ COOKERS/DRIERS Ring James SERVICE & REPAIRS TEL: 01380 723279 MOBILE: 07970 117023 07970 781828 If it’s cold it’s damp, if it’s warm it’s damp and if it’s not damp it’s pouring with rain, and nothing seems to be able to stop the relentless growth of the grass – there seems to be something slightly menacing about it; perhaps mowing the lawn will soon become a task for Christmas Day after lunch. Still, it might beat washing up! But let’s hope that we can look forward to a winter with cold, crisp, sunny days, and with nights sitting round a roaring fire roasting chestnuts and toes and sipping a warming punch. Apart from the weather there is very little to talk about this month, but I can assure the residents of Townsend that those of us who live up the hill, on the Green, you have probably driven past us occasionally, at last understand your apparently interminable love affair with Wessex Water and the drains. Seriously, we can now sympathise and trust that their part in all our lives will be conducted primarily underground and undisturbed. That is of course, provided they put our bit of the Green back exactly as it was before they started. Deadline for copy for Double Issue December/January 2007 WILTSHIRE NUMISMATIC SOCIETY TO LET North Cornish Holiday Cottage Tel: 01380 828501 20 November Email: johnquinn589@btinternet.com (Founded in Devizes 1965) Available all year round for Weekend & Mid-Week Breaks Along with Week Holidays 3 miles from Surfing Beach & Bude, North Cornwall Well Equipped & sleeps up to 8 Beautiful Garden Summer House & Parking Meetings held on third Monday of the month March to December inclusive 8pm at Poulshot Village Hall For further details Contact Bo Miles-Hobbs on Details from Mr M Bowden Tel: 01380 828432 01380 813092 22 We have tried more than once to produce a magazine at the end of the year and it has never been really satisfactory and so we have decided not to try again. Therefore the next issue, at the end of November, will be the last of this year and the first of 2007 will come out at the end of January. So, please, any dates for January and February events to us by 20th November and reports on Christmas activities – Dinners of all sorts, Bazaar, Boxing Day Walk etc – by 20th January. What does Freedom mean to you? Every day the media report examples of ways in which our freedoms are being eroded while at the same time we have the benefits(?) that come from laws enshrining our Human Rights. The question seems to dominate every aspect of our lives and so the Wednesday Group will discuss it at its meeting on 25th November (see page 15). Why not join us for what it seems will be a lively debate – there is also a rumour – a leaked memo, as you might expect - that a bottle or two of Mr Giddings’ best might be circulating along with the tea and coffee – you will be made very welcome. 3 �WINDOW CLEANING Two nights later (Friday 17th November) the Village Hall is holding a General Knowledge Quiz. These are always great fun and can be instructional too, and even, very occasionally, profitable for a few. Do come and support the Village Hall Committee. And keep those Wheelie Bins rolling! John Quinn Reach and Wash Hand Tools DATES FOR YOUR DIARY November Wed 1 Tue 7 Wed 8 Fri 10 Mon 13 Wed 15 Wed 15 Thu 16 Black Wheelie Bin Collection Parish Council, Village Hall, 7.30pm Black Box/Green Wheelie Bin Collections Poulshot Village Trust Open Evening, Village Hall, 7pm –9pm Mobile Library, The Raven Car Park, 1125—1135am Black Wheelie Bin Collection Wednesday Group, Village Hall, 7.30pm—”Freedom—What does our right to freedom mean?” Poulshot Ladies Club—Visit to Old Potato Yard, Lydeway, 7.30pm Poulshot Quiz Night, Village Hall, 7.30pm for 8pm Wiltshire Numismatic Society AGM, Village Hall, 8pm Black Box/Green Wheelie Bin Collections Mobile Library, The Raven Car Park, 1125—1135am Black Wheelie Bin Collection Fri 17 Mon 20 Wed 22 Mon 27 Wed 29 December Mon 4 Poulshot Farming Club AGM and “Crazy Whist”, Village Hall, 7.30pm Wed 6 Black Box/Green Wheelie Bin Collections Wed 6 Christmas Bazaar, Village Hall, 6pm Mon 11 Mobile Library, The Raven Car Park, 1125—1135am Mon 11 Plastic & Cardboard Skip, Village Hall, 1130am—1.30pm Sun 10 Poulshot Farming Club Christmas Lunch, Bromham Social Centre, 12.30 for 1pm Wed 13 Black Wheelie Bin Collection Wed 13 Poulshot Ladies Club Christmas Dinner, The Raven Tue 19 Carol Singing Wed 20 Black Box/Green Wheelie Bin Collections Thu 21 Over 60’s Christmas Dinner, Village Hall Sun 24 Carol Service, St Peter’s Church, 6pm Thu 28 Black Wheelie Bin Collection 4 Competitive Rates Reliable Service Mr Smith 01380 729716 MAN WITH A VAN Do you want anything Moved Collected—Delivered No Job too small Reasonable Rates Mature and reliable Call 0787557983 21 �HELIUM FILLED BALLOONS FOR ALL PARTIES, WEDDINGS AND SPECIAL OCCASIONS POULSHOT QUIZ NIGHT Caroline Webb 01380 722579 Mobile: 07979 692533 www.partyballoonsforall.co.uk VILLAGE HALL Friday November 17th 7.30pm for 8.00pm With Quizmaster Alan Webber in the chair £10 A TEAM OF 4 BATHROOMS, TAPS, HOT WATER CYLINDERS AND MUCH MORE NO JOB TOO SMALL DO COME ALONG AND ENJOY THIS VILLAGE EVENT 24 HR CALL OUT Tel: 01380828956 Mob: 07708510715 20 All proceeds to VILLAGE HALL FUND 5 �POLICE CHRISTMAS BAZAAR Wednesday 6TH DECEMBER 6.00pm—8.00pm VILLAGE HALL STALLS WHITE REINDEER (Quality Secondhand!) PRODUCE, CAKES, JAMS, ETC GIFTS & COSMETICS BOOKS Telephone Number for General/Non-Emergency calls: 0845—408—7000 If no one is available please leave a message POULSHOT MOTHERS & TODDLERS GROUP POULSHOT VILLAGE HALL at The Village Hall, Poulshot Available for Meetings, Functions, Clubs and Private Parties Come and join us for some company Toys and games to play with Coffee and a chat £3.00 per hour (for Poulshot residents and regular users) Held every Thursday from 9.30am to 11.30am £4.00 per hour (for non-residents and non-regular users) Tel: Chris Saunders (827290) BOTTLE TOMBOLA GRAND CHRISTMAS RAFFLE REFRESHMENTS SANTA’S GROTTO (Children up to 10) In aid of St Peter’s Church JILLIAN NEWSOM MSSCh MBChA CHIROPODIST Registered member of the British Chiropody & Podiatry Association Visiting Practice 01380 828257 Mobile 07773 987508 Equestria, Berhills Lane, Seend, Melksham, Wiltshire SN12 6RR 6 19 �The Tranquil Moment The Members of HEALTH & BEAUTY CLINIC DECLEOR PARIS Treatments include: non surgical face lifts facials massage manicures pedicures non surgical body slimming & toning reflexology eyelash/brow tints& shaping waxing make up electrolysis spray tanning BOTOX POULSHOT VILLAGE TRUST invite Residents of the Village To AN OPEN EVENING DECLEOR aromatherapy skin care and O.P.I nail care products are used for treatments and are also available for purchase For more information or an appointment call Jo on 01380 828297 The Old Stables, Middle Green Farm, The Green, Poulshot, Devizes, Wiltshire, SN10 1SD In the Village Hall, from 7.00pm to 9.00pm on Friday 10th November When the recently completed Poulshot Book of Trees and other Poulshot archive material will be on display Join us to view these books, records and pictures while you enjoy a glass of wine and discover what the Trust is all about! POULSHOT LADIES CLUB November Meeting We have arranged to go to The Old Potato Yard at Lydeway on Thursday 16 November where there will be a demonstration of Christmas card making and we will have a hands-on session. We need to be there by 7.30 pm sharp. We take our own wine and nibbles, and the cost is £10 per person. Numbers are very limited so please let either Angela (828413) or Paulette (828527) know if you would like to attend. December The date of our annual Christmas dinner is Wednesday 13 December at The Raven. Menus and full details will be distributed at a later date. 18 7 �THE WEDNESDAY GROUP The group met on 18th October to consider the question, “NATURE or NURTURE: are we born to be, or made to become?” It will surprise no-one that we could not find an answer to the question, but should encourage those who are thinking of joining that we had a spirited discussion and the very wide range of topics we considered relevant, if sometimes only just! Whether the characteristics we display in our personality comes from our genes – Nature, or develop as a result of home, school, career, experience or, indeed of some cataclysmic single event – Nurture, will be debated as long as Man is interested in studying and evaluating his responses to events of every sort at every stage of his development. We all accepted that there was in all of us a combination of influences that condition our behaviour at every stage of our life. Those influences can be good and bad, and both categories can come from Nature and also from Nurture. There is certainly nothing we can do ourselves to affect what Nature does for us – it is arguable how much we can affect the outcome of Nurture. For some time we discussed the implications of attempts by Man to change Nature – “Hitler’s Strength Through Joy and the creation of a Master Race”, IVF, Cloning, Adoption, Gene Therapy, Designer Babies – the technical, moral and social possibilities left us exhausted. Next month, on Wednesday 19th November the topic for discussion will embrace the relationship between the concepts of Freedom as opposed to the implications of Human Rights as enshrined in law. Look out for the posters with more details and come and join us at 7.30pm in Poulshot Village Hall. There will be no meeting in December, but meetings will resume on Wednesday 17th January 2007 and the topic will be publicised in due course. FROM THE RECTOR From Where I Stand… … gossip is a dangerous thing! Chinese whispers? Well, doubtless we’ve all been in situations where the original story has developed, over time and by various retellings, into something quite different. It may sometimes even be so different that the people involved can get hurt as things are said about them that are either untrue or have become twisted through misunderstanding. A few days ago a friend, with children getting ready for the October half-term, 8 Pioneers in archaeological research - such as General Pitt Rivers in the late 19th century - first revealed the outstanding quality of Wiltshire´s archaeology. Each year brings a crop of new discoveries, but also problems as development, forestry, farming and quarrying threaten sites with destruction. Here are just a few of the current archaeological investigations in our area: Bradford on Avon Roman Villa: The third and final season of excavation has revealed buildings associated with the bath house discovered in 1976. All Cannings Cross: The second season of fieldwork has identified a midden with rammed chalk floors and bone scatters. After the discovery of the Amesbury Archer excavations by Wessex Archaeology continued throughout the summer. During repairs to the George Bridge a previously unknown syphon was uncovered going underneath the River Kennet. Nine Neolithic-era buildings have been excavated in the Stonehenge world heritage site. The structures, which appear to have been homes, date to 2,600-2,500 B.C. and were contemporary with the earliest stone settings at the site's famous megalith. They are the first house-like structures discovered there. The buildings all had plaster floors and timber frames, and most had a central hearth. Ringed ditches enclosed two, including a house possibly inhabited by a community chief or priest, the largest measuring 131 feet across. Postholes indicate a wooden fence, which would have surrounded the smaller of the two structures. Q: What do you call a very, very old joke? A: Pre-hysterical! Q: What is the definition of an archaeologist? A: A person whose career is in ruins! Q: Why did the archaeology student cry? A: Because he lost his mummy! Q: What happened when the pottery specialist lost her job? A: She got fired. 17 �A STRANGE ARCHAEOLOGICALCOURT CASE. Once upon a time, in the 2nd century A.D. to be exact, the Greek historian Pausanias wrote about Theagenes, a champion boxer and runner from the island of Thasos. Theagenes was so famous that when he died, his fellow citizens made a bronze statue to honour him. One man on Thasos, however, was not a Theagenes fan. Every night, he would beat the statue as if it were actually Theagenes. But one night it fell on him and killed him. The dead man's sons were angry. They took the statue of Theagenes to court and accused it of murder. Amazingly, the statue was found guilty and exiled from the city by being thrown into the sea! When a famine later hit Thasos, the desperate citizens travelled to Delphi and asked the famous oracle for advice. The oracle told them they should bring back all their exiles. The Thasians obeyed, but the famine continued. They returned to Delphi, where the priestess of the oracle told them, "You have forgotten your great Theagenes." The people hurried home, but didn't recover Theagenes' statue until some fishermen finally pulled it up in their nets. The statue was restored to its place in the city and the famine ended. told me an Autumn story about gossip and the way in which it can not only hurt but cause a great deal of misunderstanding in a community. Three children, at the end of a mixed boys and girls Scout meeting, were being taken home by the parents of one of the children. Out in the dark on a night at the end of October the children started talking about Halloween. You can imagine children giggling and joking and trying to scare each other as they sat chattering in the back of the car. At one point one of them let out an almighty scream and then one of the others made that sort of ‘Whoooh!’ scary pretend ghost noise. Slamming on the breaks the man driving the car screeched to a halt thinking that something was wrong. The car slithered in the rain made even worse by the fallen leaves on the road. As the car juddered to stillness everyone was silent and realised that they were alone on a dark lane with no lights and, worse still, having stopped so suddenly the car wouldn’t start again. The man driving, the father of one of the children, turned to them and screamed in his anger asking them what they thought they were doing and to see what had happened and it would serve them right if some hobgoblin or ghost came to get them! He and his wife shouted at each other too but after she’d ‘phoned on her mobile & tried to calm the children it was only about ½ an hour before someone came to help them. The gossip in the village though was awful by the next day – that he’d deliberately scared the children by telling scary stories, that a ghost had leapt out of the woods and attacked the car and that he was a dangerous driver. By the end of the week the couple had been told they couldn’t drive other people’s children home next time. Quite simply the man in the car probably shouted because he was just as scared as the children. There are times when we have to look beneath the news we first hear, in the village, at a party, in the newspaper, and then think carefully about what the real story may be – before we jump to conclusions. You know Halloween and gossip have one thing in common – they’re a bit of history built up to become something that’s not true! The familiar sinister symbols of ghosts and skeletons at Halloween come from the Druid festival at the end of harvest to remember the dead but have so influenced the American market to become the ‘trick or treat’ we see today. However in the Church it became a time called All Saints’ Day to celebrate the true lives of the saints, people who know their need of God, who help us think of the new life we are given by getting to know Him – now that’s not gossip, or trick or a treat, but an eternal promise of hope. Perhaps many of us could find time to pause like this for a ‘stand and stare’ moment, to allow one experience to lead us to other reflections and realisations. In that place of pausing and reflecting we may begin to sense the presence of God and so be led to see Him more clearly and find ways of knowing Him more deeply. Revd Sacha Pearce 16 9 Children’s Page What is archaeology? The science of how we learn about the future? Studying artefacts to find out about the past? Studying animal bones to learn things? Learning things from dinosaur bones? �CHURCH NOTES DO NOT FORGET— Wednesday 6th December is the day for the Christmas Bazaar—to be held in the Village Hall from 6.00pm. Come along and pick up a Christmas Bargain! Do you need help with: Self Assessment Business Plans CHURCH SERVICES - NOVEMBER 2006 POULSHOT, SEEND AND BULKINGTON 5th November 8.00am 9.30am 11.15am 6.00pm BCP Holy Communion Family Eucharist Parish Eucharist Evensong SEEND BULKINGTON SEEND POULSHOT 12th November 8.00am 10.45am 10.55am 11.00am BCP Holy Communion Service of Remembrance Service of Remembrance Service of Remembrance SEEND SEEND POULSHOT BULKINGTON 19th November 8.00am 9.30am 11.15am 6.00pm BCP Holy Communion Parish Eucharist Parish Eucharist BCP Holy Communion SEEND BULKINGTON SEEND POULSHOT 26th November 8.00am 9.30am 11.15am 6.00pm BCP Holy Communion Family Eucharist Family Eucharist Evensong SEEND POULSHOT SEEND BULKINGTON 3rd December 8.00am 9.30am 11.15am 6.00pm BCP Holy Communion Family Eucharist Parish Eucharist Evensong SEEND BULKINGTON SEEND POULSHOT 10 Taxation Presentation to Banks Contact: GORDON LAWRENCE Chartered Accountant 30, The Pound Bromham Tel: Devizes 850294 Free initial consultation FREEDOM? What does our right to freedom mean? Wednesday 15 November 2006 7.30pm Village Hall, Poulshot All are very welcome For further details, please ring Rupert Janes on 828639 or Rev Sacha Pearce 828615 Do please get in touch if there is a subject YOU WOULD REALLY LIKE TO BE DISCUSSED. All offers willingly considered! SEEND GARDENING CLUB On Tuesday 14th November, the entertaining Phil Collins will be back with us again to talk about “Growing and Cooking” potatoes The monthly competition will be a “Decorated Potato”, so everyone can have a go at that! Joyce Brand 15 �WEEKDAY SERVICES WILTSHIRE AIR AMBULANCE APPEAL—2006 Over the past year the Wiltshire Air Ambulance has again proven to be a great asset for all the people who live and work in Wiltshire. We have attended over 420 emergency medical missions, providing a vital life saving link in pre hospital care. The Wiltshire Air Ambulance relies entirely on the generosity of the people of Wiltshire who donate their time and money to keep this essential emergency medical service flying. The Wiltshire Air Ambulance Appeal has to raise £350,000 every year and we do not receive any government funding nor do we qualify for National Lottery funding. We would like to take this opportunity to say a very big THANK YOU to you all who have supported us. We could not do it without you! The Air Ambulance attends all kinds of incidents. Sadly almost half of what the helicopter attends is road traffic collisions, but it also gets called out to horse riding, sports injuries, industrial and farming accidents, fires and medical emergencies. The helicopter, a MD 902 Explorer, always flies with a crew of three which includes the pilot, police observer and the paramedic. Centrally based at the Police Headquarters in Devizes it can be scrambled and in the air in two minutes and can reach even the furthest parts of the county in ten or eleven minutes flying time and is never more than ten minutes from a major hospital, saving valuable time when it really matters. Mondays 9.00am Tuesdays 9.00am Thursdays 9.00am Matins Matins Matins SEEND POULSHOT BULKINGTON November 5 Nov 12 Nov 19 Nov 26 Nov December 3 Dec 6.00pm 10.55am 6.00pm 9.30am Reader Mr M Hues Mr N Hunloke Mr R Janes The Rector Sidesman Mr N Hunloke Mrs J James Mr J Quinn Mr M Houghton 6.00pm Mr M Hues Mr J Quinn CHURCH ROSTERS CHURCH FLOWERS November 5 & 12 Nov 19 & 26 Nov Mrs Mandy Housby Mrs Suzie Quinn Rowde School News We were pleased to welcome the Bishop of Ramsbury on Monday 2nd of October to perform a short service alongside Rev. Hiscox and Rev. Pearce in the school hall to bless the children, staff and school. This was followed by an unveiling of a foundation stone at the entrance to the school. The school was lucky enough to be chosen by the Young Shakespeare Company to come and run a Macbeth workshop. It was performed professionally by all the children and they should be very proud of themselves for achieving such a high standard within a week. Here is George Wilding and Olly Lander’s account of their experience. (Year 6 pupils) If you would like to find out more about the work of the Air Ambulance and the Wiltshire Air Ambulance Appeal, or perhaps you may like to make a donation, please contact the Appeal office on 01380 739 453 or log on to www.wiltshireairambulance.co.uk. “We were first introduced to Richard and Jools on Monday. Richard and Jools split our class into two group, one group went with Jools but my group went with Richard. Classes 4, 5, and 6 worked extremely hard that week to produce a brilliant play called Macbeth, who was originally written by William Shakespeare who wrote lots of other plays. Everybody had tremendous fun that week. We had an excellent scene because we got the battle! In our scene the trees looked like they were moving, and 14 11 �Macduff killed Macbeth in the end, Malcolm became king and everything was back to normal!!” By George Wilding “Last week a Macbeth play was held by 4, 5, and 6 with the Young Shakespeare Company. We were spilt in half and did 1 scene each, there were 6 scenes each altogether. “On Monday we first met Richard and Jools. They showed us the whole play, and got us to do the three witches. It was great fun!! On Wednesday Richard split us into two groups. We did the final scene where Macduff chopped off Macbeth’s head. Alex Skinner was Macbeth and James Hiller was Macduff. I got to crash the symbols and bang a drum! On Thursday, we practised it over and over again to make sure it was perfect. We had really cool songs like we are the champions. We had a fake head made by Mrs Elia. On Friday it was the dawn of the big performance and I wasn’t nervous. We had practiced all morning with Richard and showed it to the other classes in the play, and we saw their ones as well. In the afternoon we showed play to our parents and I felt really embarrassed banging the drum in front of them. But my dad said it was brilliant.” By Oliver Lander We are very grateful to the parish councils of the two villages for their donations to the new school. Poulshot Parish Council funded a lovely large hexagonal picnic table which is much used by the children (and parents) and Rowde Parish Council funded a substantial hardwood ‘Friendship’ bench which again is much patronized by the children! A big thank you to both councils from us all. th LADIES NIGHT- Thursday 9 November 7.30pm in the school hall. Entrance £2.00 on the night. For those of you who came last time, this time is going to be bigger and better! There are lots more to see, browse or buy. Featuring; jewellery, bags, cards, books, the Body Shop, The Tranquil Moment Health and Beauty, a Chinese cookery demonstration and lots more. Why not come and make a start on your Christmas shopping, or just come along and bring some friends for a night out! the Village Hall. The attendance was not as high as usual and only 64 lots were entered, but they were of a much better quality than on some occasions. 54 lots sold, and some of the remainder were sold by private treaty. The commission raised £128 for club funds, and the raffle £19 (one of the highest for a very long time). At the meeting on Monday 16th October the talk on “Roman Coins” was given by Dr A Hobbley PHP, an archaeologist and lecturer from Andover. He illustrated his lecture with slides on the Roman Emperors, the Latin inscriptions and dates, the reason for Britannia on British coins, the only Roman coin with this motif on the reverse, and how, with the decline and fall of the Roman Empire, their coins declined in metal content and the standard of striking. The raffle raised £10 for club funds. Michael Bowden THANK YOU FOR OUR FOOTPATHS What joy to be able to walk down my favourite footpath (Eastnell Lane) again after over a year. Many thanks to those who took the time to apply to the Council to carry out the work and to the charming and highly competent gentleman from WCC who has renovated and repaired several stiles and cleared the brambles and fallen elms. Please help to keep this wildlife rich path passable by using it. It's a home to bullfinches, long tailed tits, rabbits and roe deer and soon the redwings and fieldfares from Eastern Europe or Scandinavia will join them to feast on the hawthorn berries. PL YOUTH OF ROWDE AND POULSHOT (“YORP”) “YORP” continues in its second year with good attendance figures. Last month the craft table produced pictures using rice, lentils, split peas and other pulses, also table mats with designs made from autumn leaves and block printing. These were laminated at Rowde School, both crafts are very attractive and beautifully made. On the night of the car demo. by Youth Action Wiltshire cooking was available to those NOT into motors! The Society held its “Annual Coin Auction” on Monday September 18th in On Saturday 18th November “YORP” are entering two teams in a 5-aside competition held at Devizes Leisure Centre and organized by our supporting body YAW. Training commences on Friday 3rd November under the guidance of Eddie Wiltshire ~ Thanks Ed. The “YORP” AGM held on Wednesday 11th October covered all aspects of the club. The Treasurers’ audited accounts showed a healthy balance with no need of further Network Funding. The vacancies on the Committee were filled. 12 13 CHRISTMAS FAYRE Friday 6th December- more details next month. WILTSHIRE NUMISMATIC SOCIETY � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Village Magazine Description An account of the resource PDF versions of the Village Magazine distributed between 2004 and Present. 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Title A name given to the resource Poulshot Village News November 2006 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 01/11/2006 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Poulshot Village News Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Poulshot Village News PVN Village News https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/org.poulshotvillagearchive/original/b86a87904dab7cfa141c69d41183f6e9.pdf f40067fb8322d6ff75d6cd1e82d31b4a PDF Text Text USEFUL POULSHOT TELEPHONE NUMBERS Chairman Parish Council Mr Michael Hues 828255 Clerk to Parish Council Mr Michael Wilson 828100 Email: Mai_wilson@onetel.com Rector Rev Sacha Pearce 828615 Churchwarden Mr Brian James 724944 Secretary PCC Mrs Janet James 724944 Village Trust, Chairman Mr Nicholas Hunloke 828333 Village Hall Committee) Village Hall Bookings ) Mr Chris Saunders 827290 Mother & Toddler Group Mrs Penny Nixon 828012 Farmers Club Mr Richard Francis 828232 Poulshot Ladies Club Lady Kate Hunloke 828333 YORP Mrs Jackie Wiltshire Mrs Mel Dalley 725076 726211 POULSHOT VILLAGE NEWS Village Trust, Secretary POLICE (General/Non Emergency) 0845 408 7000 County Councillor Mrs Pat Rugg 722677 Kennet District Councillor Thelma Carr 828756 Editor, Poulshot News : Mr John Quinn 828501 Email: johnquinn589@btinternet.com 36 ISSUE NUMBER 124 October 2006 1 �POULSHOT PARISH COUNCIL Chairman: Mrs S Aldridge Mr G Collett Clerk: Wiltshire County Councillor Mr M Hues Mr J Baber Mr N Hunloke Chimney Sweep Mr J Dyke Mr M Nixon Kennet District Councillor Mr Michael Wilson ST PETER’S CHURCH PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL Rector: Andrew Underwood Mrs Patricia Rugg - 01380 722677 2 The Farmhouse, Byron Road, Devizes SN10 5NS for Seend and Poulshot Thelma Carr. thelma.carr@kennet.gov.uk tel: 01380 828756 Vacuum Clean Efficient Phone : 01225 706447 Mobile: 07889 771505 Rev Sacha Pearce The Rectory Seend Melksham SN12 6NR Tel: 01380 828615 Churchwarden: Mr B James Members: Mr N Hunloke - Treasurer Mrs P Bremner-Milne Mrs A Bullen Lady Kate Hunloke Mr N Blenkarne Organist: Mrs Pamela De Belle Brush Mr R Janes Mrs J James POULSHOT VILLAGE TRUST Chairman: Vice-Chairman: Secretary: Treasurer: Archivist: Mr N Hunloke Mrs D Gravina Mrs J Hadden Mr B James Mrs P. Langton www.poulshot.org.uk POULSHOT WEB SITE DOLMAN AUDIO VISUAL Berhill’s Lane Farm, Sells Green, Melksham Telephone 01380 828524 We know HI FI TELEVISION VIDEO DVD literally inside out ! For personal service and a professional repair to any make of product, ancient or modern, please telephone Maggie or Peter All contributions welcome - do you have any events you want publicised? The Poulshot web site can help or you can log on to www.kennet.gov.uk, select events and you can post your events for the world to see! Mike Wilson - Mai wilson@onetel.com We also stock a range of quality reconditioned (non ex-rental) equipment carrying a minimum 6 months warranty DOLMAN AUDIO VISUAL is an Authorised Service Centre providing technical assistance on behalf of leading manufacturers. 2 35 �EDITORIAL Seasoned Hardwood Logs TONY PARSONS DOMESTIC APPLIANCE ENGINEER Most Tree Work Undertaken WASHING MACHINES/ COOKERS/DRIERS Ring James SERVICE & REPAIRS TEL: 01380 723279 MOBILE: 07970 117023 07970 781828 WILTSHIRE NUMISMATIC SOCIETY TO LET North Cornish Holiday Cottage (Founded in Devizes 1965) Available all year round for Weekend & Mid-Week Breaks Along with Week Holidays 3 miles from Surfing Beach & Bude, North Cornwall Well Equipped & sleeps up to 8 Beautiful Garden Summer House & Parking Meetings held on third Monday of the month March to December inclusive 8pm at Poulshot Village Hall For further details Contact Bo Miles-Hobbs on Details from Mr M Bowden Tel: 01380 828432 01380 813092 It has clearly been a busy summer and I hope that everyone is suitably refreshed, gently tanned and ready to knuckle down to putting gardens to bed, sweeping up your neighbour’s leaves and getting ready for Christmas – the brochures have been stopping up the letter boxes for some time already. On the Friday before the new term started at Rowde Church of England Primary School we visited the brand new buildings that are at last open for business. It has been a long and tortuous journey fraught with every obstacle known to man thrown in its way, but all those concerned, Head David Ball and all his staff, Chairman of Governors, Mandy Housby and her fellow governors, parents and friends have persevered and can be very proud of their achievement. The impression one has is of space and light, both inside and out and this is reflected in all the classrooms, and especially in the assembly hall, adaptable for meals, gym and religious services, and large enough to accommodate a significant number of people. The IT Suite and the Music and Drama Rooms are both most impressive and, once the grass has grown, the outside facilities will be just as impressive – indeed the swimming pool already is. The menu for school lunches attracted a noticeable number of parents who were heard to hope that the facility might be available for them in holiday times! Incidentally, I searched hard, but in vain, for a blackboard and some chalk and for one of those chalk dusters, a block of wood with a cloth fixed to it, which could be mighty painful if thrown by an accurate and irate teacher! I suppose that it is really a good thing that schools have come a long way since then; it is unarguably a very good thing that Rowde School has taken such a great stride with their new school – well done everyone. May I draw your attention to the notices about Grants (page 4), Volunteers (page 16) and Rural Arts (page 19). If any of these strike an interest, please contact Mike Wilson, the Clerk to the Parish Council, who will be able to point you in the right direction. Having just had a “publication holiday”, I feel almost, if not quite, embarrassed to tell you that there will be no magazine at the end of December. It really is too difficult to put together a meaningful issue then and guarantee that copying and delivery arrangements work. So after the issue on 30th November, the next will be on 31st January 2007. Please plan your contributions so that they are with us by 20th January at the very latest. As they say in the North East, “Gang Canny.” 34 3 John Quinn �DATES FOR YOUR DIARY October Sun 1 Mon 2 Mon 2 Wed 4 Wed 11 Mon 16 Mon 16 Wed 18 Wed 18 Wed 25 Wed 25 Sat 28 Mon 30 Harvest Evensong, St Peter’s Church, 6.00pm Mobile Library, The Raven Car Park, 1125—1135am Plastic & Cardboard Skip, Village Hall, 1130am—1.30pm Black Wheelie Bin Collection Black Box/Green Wheelie Bin Collections Mobile Library, The Raven Car Park, 1125—1135am Wiltshire Numismatic Society, Village Hall, 8pm “Roman Coins” Dr A Hobbley Black Wheelie Bin Collection Wednesday Group, Village Hall, 7.30pm— “Nature or Nurture?” Black Box/Green Wheelie Bin Collections Poulshot Ladies Club—Evening with Worton Ladies Club, Worton Village Hall, 8.00pm (see page 6) Coffee Morning, Dukes Farm, 10am—12noon Poulshot Farming Club, Village Hall, 7.30pm—Talk by Mrs Kelley, “Berlin in 1969”. November Wed 1 Tue 7 Wed 8 Fri 10 Wed 15 Thu 16 Black Wheelie Bin Collection Parish Council, Village Hall, 7.30pm Black Box/Green Wheelie Bin Collections Poulshot Village Trust Open Evening, Village Hall, 7pm –9pm Black Wheelie Bin Collection Poulshot Ladies Club—Visit to Old Potato Yard, Lydeway, 7.30pm Wed 22 Black Box/Green Wheelie Bin Collections Wed 29 Black Wheelie Bin Collection Forthcoming Dates for your Diary Wed 6 Dec Christmas Bazaar, Village Hall, 6pm Wed 13 Dec Poulshot Ladies Club Christmas Dinner, The Raven Thu 21 Dec Over 60’s Christmas Dinner, Village Hall Deadline for copy for November - 20 October Tel: 01380 828501 Email: johnquinn589@btinternet.com DISCLAIMER While we have no reason to question the validity of any advertisement in this magazine, we cannot accept responsibility for any claims made or services offered in these advertisements. 4 Do you need help with: Self Assessment Business Plans Taxation Presentation to Banks Contact: GORDON LAWRENCE Chartered Accountant 30, The Pound Bromham Tel: Devizes 850294 Free initial consultation MAN WITH A VAN Why don’t you ADVERTISE in the POULSHOT VILLAGE NEWS Do you want anything Moved Collected—Delivered Our rates are very reasonable and did you know that the magazine is also posted on the village website for the world to see!!! No Job too small Reasonable Rates Mature and reliable Call 0787557983 Or 07887550945 33 Full page Half page Third page Quarter page £40 £25 £20 £15 Sixth page £12 �HELIUM FILLED BALLOONS FOR ALL PARTIES, WEDDINGS AND SPECIAL OCCASIONS Caroline Webb 01380 722579 Mobile: 07979 692533 www.partyballoonsforall.co.uk POULSHOT PARISH COUNCIL 5th September 2006 All members of the Council were present less Mr Nixon and Mr Dyke. Apologies were received from representatives of Wiltshire County and Kennet District Councils, and Wiltshire Police. There were eight members of the public present and Mr Will Harley, the Kennet District Council Conservation Officer attended for the first part of the meeting. Mr Harley gave a detailed account of Kennet’s conservation arrangements and outlined the rules that govern the conservation of trees and field hedges. In essence, all trees in a conservation area are protected once they reach a height of 1.5m or a diameter of 75cm and all work on them must be notified. Eight weeks’ notice is required before work can be carried out on any field hedge. There is also legislation under the ASBO act in respect of evergreen hedges above a height of 2m. Mr Harley also explained the position regarding landscape conservation grants and their applicability to Poulshot. There was discussion on the presence of the current disease affecting Horse Chestnut Trees, prevalent in Tidworth, and the Council is discouraging the planting of this species, in favour of Hornbeam and the London Plane. Next, Judy Edwards gave a report on progress in the re-establishment of Neighbourhood Watch. She now has volunteers to act as her link with each part of the village. (A list of local liaison volunteers is on page 8 of this magazine). There were reports of a group of youngsters walking through the village in an intimidating manner, throwing stones at cows and damaging signs, and the police were aware of this. BATHROOMS, TAPS, HOT WATER CYLINDERS AND MUCH MORE NO JOB TOO SMALL 24 HR CALL OUT Tel: 01380828956 Mob: 07708510715 32 Matters arising from the previous meeting and from the agenda included the following: Speed Limits. These had been approved and would be imposed as soon as the appropriate signs had been made and their location agreed. Lengthmen. A new Stewardship system is to be introduced by Kennet District Council. See page 5. The Green. There are still a number of minor obstructions on the Green and those responsible will be approached by the Chairman. It was agreed that the Limes that line the south edge of the Green should have their crowns raised. Now that the Pond was empty, it was planned to repair the drainage pipe and clear out surplus bulrushes. 5 �Village Design Guide. There would be a talk on this at the next meeting (7 Nov). Elections 2007. These will be covered regularly through the magazine (see below). Recycling Skips. Skips for the acceptance only of PLASTIC & CARDBOARD for recycling would be sited outside the Village Hall between the hours of 11.30am and 13.30pm on Mondays – 2nd Oct, 11th Dec, and 5th Feb 2007. Refuse Collection. It was unanimously felt that the new fortnightly collection of household rubbish constituted a serious health hazard and the clerk was asked to write a strong letter to Kennet District Council asking that the weekly service be reinstated. Next Meeting. Tuesday 7th November at 7.30pm in the Village Hall. Again, the Chairman encouraged members of the public to attend, both for the special occasions when there is a visiting speaker and also at ordinary meetings in order to see how the Council conducts its business on their behalf. COUNCIL ELECTIONS 3rd May 2007 This may seem premature, but perhaps you need a little time to think of the implications for you and your community! On 3rd May next year, you have the opportunity to give your opinion of those you selected last time to manage your affairs within Wiltshire County Council, Kennet District Council and, equally important, Poulshot Parish Council. Do be certain that you have registered as an elector and, if you are not sure, contact the Electoral Register Officer at Kennet District Council. You may also feel that you would like to offer your services, experience and abilities to Poulshot by becoming a councillor. If you would like to consider standing for election to the Parish Council next May, or if you are already a member and wish to stand again, please contact the Parish Clerk, Mike Wilson, at the Old Chapel, Poulshot Road, telephone 828100. POLICE Telephone Number for General/Non-Emergency calls: 0845—408—7000 If no one is available please leave a message POULSHOT MOTHERS & TODDLERS GROUP POULSHOT VILLAGE HALL at The Village Hall, Poulshot Available for Meetings, Functions, Clubs and Private Parties Come and join us for some company Toys and games to play with Coffee and a chat £3.00 per hour (for Poulshot residents and regular users) Held every Thursday from 9.30am to 11.30am £4.00 per hour (for non-residents and non-regular users) Tel: Chris Saunders (827290) JILLIAN NEWSOM MSSCh MBChA EXTERNAL GRANTS CHIROPODIST There are many sources of community grants from both government and other bodies that potentially cover a wide range of projects that might just be of interest and benefit to our community. Poulshot has already benefited, for example, through the Forestry Commission for a grant towards the Green Gardens Woodland and through Awards for All towards the publication of the Village History Down Poulshot. There have been others. Registered member of the British Chiropody & Podiatry Association 6 31 Visiting Practice 01380 828257 Mobile 07773 987508 Equestria, Berhills Lane, Seend, Melksham, Wiltshire SN12 6RR �The Tranquil Moment HEALTH & BEAUTY CLINIC DECLEOR PARIS Treatments include: non surgical face lifts facials massage manicures pedicures non surgical body slimming & toning reflexology eyelash/brow tints& shaping waxing make up electrolysis spray tanning BOTOX DECLEOR aromatherapy skin care and O.P.I nail care products are used for treatments and are also available for purchase The Parish Clerk holds an exhaustive and regularly updated list of grants that might be appropriate and available, and, if anyone feels that they have a worthwhile project, generally one that would be of benefit to the community, for which a grant might be on offer, they should discuss their ideas with the Parish Clerk who will be able to give initial advice and guidance. STEWARDSHIP Kennet are shortly to introduce what they term a Stewardship Scheme, which will nominate one individual on their staff who will be responsible for the kind of minor works, specifically in Poulshot, previously carried out by Council Lengthmen. Our nominated steward and our parish representative, Mr Geoff Collett, will liaise to ensure that our needs are included in the former’s work schedule and carried out to our satisfaction. The Stewards’ vehicles are all ready to be taken into action; there is still a delay in finding the men for the job. We are assured that it will not be long. For more information or an appointment call Jo on 01380 828297 The Old Stables, Middle Green Farm, The Green, Poulshot, Devizes, Wiltshire, SN10 1SD POULSHOT VILLAGE TRUST 19 September 2006 Fifteen people from the village attended the Trust meeting on 19 September. More members would be most welcome. Membership costs £1:00 per family each year. Have you ventured into the Green Garden Woodland lately? It is a particularly wonderful sight during these autumnal weeks. The berries on our woodland trees and shrubs are quite spectacular. Plans are afoot for the removal of the trees that have died, maybe this is due to the early frosts that we had and lack of water this summer. The hedge is to be cut and maybe the mowing of the obnoxious weeds growing between the trees. At the meeting we were shown the splendid Poulshot Book of Trees. This has been put together, over many months, thanks to the endeavours of Nora Dixon, John Quinn and Brian James. It is illustrated with many photographs of trees growing and deceased, and stories of memories associated with Poulshot's trees, all submitted by village folk. There is plenty of room for further items, so please continue to click your cameras at tree events in our village gardens and surroundings and write some more accounts about them. To commemorate the work so far done on this book it is planned that we have an Open Evening in the Village Hall on Friday, 10th November from 7:00 - 9:00pm. Please come and see and share a glass of wine with us. The projected Village Mission Statement will be explained to the Parish 30 7 �Council at their meeting on 7th November, at which Trust members are encouraged to be present. Members were sad that Mr and Mrs Nixon had left Higher Green but delighted that they were staying in the village and wished them well in their new home. In the 1960s, there were 14 farms – there are now just three! Considerable interest has been shown in the farm and, as a separate entity, the house and paddock, but how far that interest has gone is not known. At the moment speculation on the future of the land and the possibility of development is unhelpful, but progress in the disposal of all elements of the farm will be followed closely. The Ladies Club Picnic and Proms in the Green Gardens Woodland on 1st July had been a resounding success in every way and for all ages. Despite late changes in the date and the uncertain weather, which happily relented at the last minute, some thirty people enjoyed the Village Picnic on 3rd September. The next meeting of the Trust is to take place in the Village Hall on Tuesday, 23rd January, 2007 at 7:30pm, at which all are welcome. POULSHOT LADIES CLUB October Meeting We have been invited to join Worton Ladies Club on Wednesday 25 October at 8.00pm in Worton Village Hall, when Dame Sybil Thorndike’s niece, Sybil Mitchell, will be talking about her Aunt. This should be a most interesting evening. If you would like to attend please let Paulette know on 828527 as they will need numbers for the catering. November Meeting We have arranged to go to The Old Potato Yard at Lydeway on Thursday 16 November where there will be a demonstration of Christmas card making and we will have a hands-on session. We need to be there by 7.30 pm sharp. We take our own wine and nibbles, and the cost is £10 per person. Numbers are very limited so please let either Angela (828413) or Paulette (828527) know if you would like to attend. December The date of our annual Christmas dinner is Wednesday 13 December at The Raven. Menus and full details will be distributed at a later date. Please try and support our club. Not everybody likes everything we arrange but we do need your support – “Use us or lose us” ! Thank you. 8 The types of goods pillaged, depended on the type of ship encountered. Therefore many pirates were very selective in the ship they attacked, to be certain that the booty received was worth the risks of battle. It was equally important for the captain to choose the most rewarding area to monitor. One such area was the Spanish Main.. It was a well-known fact to pirates, that the Spanish treasure fleet made frequent yearly visits to Portobello in order to load treasure from Peru. This cargo could be as much as twice the yearly revenue of the King of England and often included 25 million pesos in the form of silver bars, and coins. Choosing the right ship and the right cargo to pillage was an essential part of any pirate ship captain’s duties if he wished to avoid mutiny. However, failing to attack a promising ship could also result in a mutiny, since most of his crew were only sailing for a share in the plundered goods. The idea of buried treasure is mostly a mythical one, as it is romantically portrayed in books such as Treasure Island. One pirate however, who may have started the myth and was known for burying his treasure was Captain Kidd. But even though some pirates may have hidden their plunder in this way, a great deal more money has been spent searching for it, than has ever been uncovered. Most pirates squandered their wealth and rarely accumulated enough treasure to bury. Due to the danger and uncertainty of their profession, they were usually determined to live life for the present, and not save for the future. Pirate compensation. (1 piece of eight is about 50 pence) Loss of an eye – 100 pieces of eight Loss of right leg - 500 pieces of eight (left leg 400) Loss of right arm - 600 pieces of eight (left arm 500) Loss of a finger - 100 pieces of eight Q: What is “pirataphobia”? A: Fear of a sunken chest! Q: What character from Star Wars is really a pirate? A: aarrrrrrggh 2-D-2! Q: What did Blackbeard say to his men before they went on board ship? A: Right me hearties! Get on board ship! 29 �SEWERAGE WORKS - THE GREEN Children’s Page In recognition of National Pirate Day which was held in mid September, we are looking at all things piratical – “ah har me hearties!” Pirate Punishments Man Overboard If a pirate were found guilty of a serious crime, he would be forced to walk the plank, or flung over the side of the ship. Particularly nasty captains would tow the treacherous pirate behind the ship on a length of rope until he died from hypothermia, exhaustion or drowning. Marooning Pirates found guilty of mutiny were either left on a remote deserted island or cast adrift on a tiny raft with no provisions. Dunking As a less severe punishment, pirates were strung upside down from the mast and lowered down into the ocean several times and then left hung up to dry in the hot sun. The term “sick as a parrot” comes from the parrot disease psittacosis. The disease was not really harmful to birds, but could be transmitted to humans and often resulted in death. It was particularly rife aboard pirate ships. Symptoms included fever, dry cough and severe muscle pain. Psittacosis was caught from inhaling the dust of dried parrot poo. The main force behind piracy has always been the search for wealth. Pirates were able to acquire amazing riches, and goods, through their campaigns. The assets that were most prized were gold and silver pieces, currency, jewellery, and precious stones. But the actual pirate booty, was acquired from looted merchant ships, which usually included items such as linens, cloths, food, anchors, rope, and sometimes medical supplies, spices, sugar, indigo, and quinine. 28 Wessex Water have announced that they are soon to carry out works on the Green in order to eliminate occasional sewerage problems experienced by those living on the east side – “the other side of the tracks!” There will be some disruption to access to that side of the Green as a new, overflow control pipe is to be laid, running parallel to the existing one, laid some three years ago. Only that part of the Green between the road and the houses to the east should be immediately affected, but work, which is due to start in the second week of October and last for five weeks, will presumably create a rather wider disturbance. We are given to understand that flows from the affected houses, and roof run off flows, for a 1 30 year storm have been computer modelled to ensure that there should be enough storage capacity within the new system. Hooray! PHOTOGRAPHS Could I please put out a general request for ANY photographs for the Poulshot Web Site of the village, or parishioners (young or old). Mike Wilson The Old Chapel Poulshot Devizes SN10 1RW 01380 828100 Email: Mai_wilson@onetel.com YOUTH OF ROWDE & POULSHOT YORP invite you to their Annual General Meeting to be held at The Cross Keys Rowde on Wednesday 11th October at 7.30pm We have two vacancies to fill on our Committee. Please consider giving a very small amount of time to keep the Club up and running. The Youth of Rowde and Poulshot need your support Come and have a drink and a chat 9 �Neighbourhood Watch Wiltshire is the second safest place to live in the UK, according to a recent Home Office report published in July. A Force spokesman for the county said: “Wiltshire is clearly a very safe place to live and work. Our detection rate for crime being better than the national average is a testament to the local policing style within Wiltshire which relies upon close partnerships with the community and agencies. We receive excellent support from the community, from other agencies and partnerships across Wiltshire”. (See the full report at www.wiltshire.police.uk/ news). So, please keep up the good work in looking out for each other … and for the unusual. Recent events in neighbouring villages demonstrate a need for vigilance. In Urchfont recently, an elderly resident was called upon by two men asking if any garden work needed doing. The callers were hard selling and thanks to neighbours who intervened no money was exchanged. The callers were driving a Ford Transit Flat Bed marked Millennium Tree Trims. DEVIZES AUTUMN FAIR In aid of Bath, Salisbury & Swindon Hospices MONDAY 2nd OCTOBER 2006 10.00 AM - 4.00 pm THE CORN EXCHANGE a Wide Choice of Exciting Stalls Please Support Us -Bring Your Friends Last year this event raised £7,000 Admission £3.00 30 stalls Light Refreshments Raffle Another ‘van scam’, this time in Market Lavington, involved two men who invited residents to look at fresh fish in their vehicle. Whilst residents were taking a look one of the men jumped over a fence and into the back garden of one house. Although these incidents are very infrequent, please be alert and report anything susfishious to the police. Thank you. In an emergency call 999, or otherwise use 0845 408 7000, the single nonemergency number through which you can access any station or officer. Signage New Neighbourhood Watch signs are soon to be erected at either end of the village – they are on order and should be with us by November. Your local Neighbourhood Watch contacts We now have a full compliment of volunteers from the village who are happy to be contacted by you – their neighbours. Please do not hesitate to let them know of any concern you may have, or simply if you are going away from home and want somebody to know. They are: Judy Edwards Nature or Nurture? Are we born to be or are we made to become ? Wednesday 18 October 2006 7.30pm Village Hall, Poulshot All are very welcome For further details, please ring Rupert Janes on 828639 or Rev Sacha Pearce 828615 Do please get in touch if there is a subject YOU WOULD REALLY LIKE TO BE DISCUSSED. All offers willingly considered! 828236 (Barley Hill Lane) Email: pipers2poulshot@tiscali.co.uk 10 27 �We missed seeing Peter Hicks, who has decided to retire as our President; he has taken a continuing interest in the Club ever since he stood down as Chairman and was always there to give helpful suggestions. We hope to see both him and Patricia at our meetings when they feel able. David Raby-Cox has kindly agreed to stand as Acting President until our next AGM. Although the venue has not yet been fixed, the date for next year’s Day Out will be Saturday, 21st July 2007, so please make a note in your diary. The Stay Away will be centred on York and a provisional itinerary has been planned from Thursday 21st June—Monday 25th June 2007; please contact Roger or Sue Johns if you would like more information. As pelargoniums were so successfully grown for the Club Class at the Flower Show this year, we shall have them again in 2007, but a different colour. Sue Jones has agreed to give tips for successful growing. Malcolm Thomas, the September speaker, gave an interesting account of the development of weather forecasting over the years. It all started with the need for ships to have some knowledge of likely weather at sea, followed by the setting up of the “Met” Office. The advent of radio telegraph improved the speed of information, and computers and satellites have increased accuracy and speed up to the present day. You may have recognised Malcolm from the occasion when he stood in for Tony Target. On Tuesday 14th November, the entertaining Phil Collins will be back with us again to talk about “Growing and Cooking” potatoes The monthly competition will be a “Decorated Potato”, so everyone can have a go at that! Joyce Brand THEY WALK AMONG US !!!!!!! A man bought a new fridge for his house. To get rid of his old fridge, he put it in his front garden and hung a sign on it saying: “Free to good home. You want it, you take it.” For three days the fridge sat there without even one person looking twice at it. He eventually decided that people were too un-trusting of this deal. It looked too good to be true, so he changed the sign to read: “Fridge for sale £50.” The next day someone stole it!!! They Walk Among Us !!!!! I couldn’t find my luggage at the airport baggage area. So I went to the lost luggage office and told the woman there that my bags never showed up. She smiled and told me not to worry because she was a trained professional and I was in good hands. “Now”, she asked me, “has your plane arrived yet?”… They Walk Among Us !!!!! These are true stories !!!!!! 26 Michael Hues Pam Langton John Quinn Wendy Moore Nigel Blenkarne 828255 828589 828501 828216 828569 (Poulshot Road) (Poulshot Road) (The Green) (Sillington Lane) (Mill Lane / Townsend) With thanks, Judy Edwards Rowde School News The start of another academic year in the new school is well under way now. For those of you that may have doubted it would be ready and finished in time I’m sure you were pleasantly surprised, as were some of the staff no doubt!! It goes without saying it wouldn’t have been ready had it not have been for all the staff’s hard work and dedication (until very late some nights). Mr Ball practically lived at the school over the summer holidays I believe, with the exception of walking his daughter down the aisle! He really has put his heart and soul into making this new school possible. Thank you also to Mandy Housby Chairman of Governors who has invested a lot of time and energy at the school making sure it was all up and running. We are very lucky to have such a wonderful Chairman. Thank you to everybody else that gave up their time in the summer to help out. It is great to see the end result after such a lot of hard work. The children are really enjoying their new school and fantastic facilities. The swimming pool has been used in the first week of term. The wonderful pieces of art work and sculpture the children worked on at the end of last term are now on display, and they look fabulous. We welcome two new teachers this term. Mr Andrew Hodder, who joins us for just one term to cover maternity leave, to teach year 3 and Mr Andrew Dyson who is teaching year 4. We hope they will both be very happy in their time at Rowde. Sadly we have said goodbye to our school cook Maureen Burbidge during the summer holidays. Maureen has been the school cook for the past 12 years and was working in the school kitchen for many years prior to that. We are very grateful to her for all her hard work and dedication to the task over so many years. Our annual Harvest Festival will take place on Friday 22nd September at St Matthew’s Church at 1.30pm. All are very welcome. Watch this space for Official Opening Ceremony and future school events. Rachel Hues 11 �The Members of POULSHOT VILLAGE TRUST 5th February Mrs Marshfield will talk about “My Visit to Buckingham Palace.” Village Hall, 7.30pm. 5th March Talk on “Pens and Pencils” by Mr Paul Mitchell. Village Hall, 7.30pm. April Visit to be arranged. invite Residents of the Village For any further information, call Mrs Christobel Francis, 828232. To AN OPEN EVENING In the Village Hall, from 7.00pm to 9.00pm On Friday 10th November When the recently completed Poulshot Book of Trees and other Poulshot archive material will be on display Join us to view these books, records and pictures while you enjoy a glass of wine and discover what the Trust is all about! Joe and Yvonne invite you to a COFFEE MORNING on SATURDAY 28TH OCTOBER 10A.M.—12 NOON at DUKES FARM, POULSHOT in aid of SAVE THE CHILDREN Christmas Cards, Paper and Gifts will be on sale. Also a Bring & Buy Stall and a Raffle 12 YOUTH OF ROWDE & POULSHOT YORP ‘YORP’ resumed again on Friday 8th September with 22 young people attending, two of these being new members. The lads gave us a very energetic street dance demonstration to some of the beats on the just released NOW 64 CD, then had to cool off outside on the grass! Others enjoyed the PlayStation games and sports in the main hall, and the making of organza, ribbon and bead necklaces was available to the girls and lady helpers. Helen Drew, aged 17, has joined us as a youth worker for a year as she is working towards her Gold Duke of Edinburgh Award. Gaining experience in this field will help her to complete her assignment. Please note there will be no YORP on Friday 6th October On Wednesday 11th October Youth of Rowde & Poulshot invite you to their AGM to be held at the Cross Keys at 7.30pm. We have two vacancies to fill on our Committee. Please consider giving a very small amount of time to keep the Club up and running. “YORP” need your support—come and have a drink and a chat. On 20th October Kev from Youth Action Wiltshire is coming to show the lads how to make an air-powered model car, finishing on the indoor circuit to find a winning Rowde racer! SEEND GARDENING CLUB It was great to see so many members at the first meeting of the Club in September and to welcome some new members as well. 25 �as the very best beef and went a long way towards redeeming the catering. Needless to say, the excellent salmon and good looking prawns (shrimp) didn’t get down to my end of the table! If we go to Greenland again, and we are sorely tempted, I for one shall take my own sandwiches. Fortunately, Sisimuit was redeemed by a visit paid to the small Lutheran Church there. The whole church was candlelit, and the choir was on parade, in their wonderfully decorated national costumes – sealskin breeches, high boots also made of sealskin and colourful beaded capes. The choir sang beautifully, finishing with their rendition of “our” Christmas carol “Silent Night”, which the visitors were invited to sing with them!!! The Greenlandic songsheets were handed out, and after a quick lesson in pronunciation, away we went with great verve!!! A delightful end to a walking tour of Sisimuit in the pouring rain which had taken us to the museum to see amongst many other things a peat house, the size of a garden shed in which two families would have lived; and to a demonstration of traditional kayaking where the bare handed young Inuit turned his custom built kayak over and over in the water, ending with his party piece – paddling along upside down. He seemed completely unfazed by the freezing water in the harbour! All in all, it was a trip to be highly recommended, and we also saw a couple of live whales, spouting and rolling as we sailed along. POULSHOT FARMING CLUB We are a mixed group of about forty retired people with rural interests. Our annual subscription is £6.00 and we meet through the winter months, with a day out in May. Anyone who wishes to join or to come along to a meeting will be most welcome. This winter’s programme is as follows: 13th September Visit to Longleat. 25th September Talk by Commodore Jan Gibbs, “From Cadet to Commodore and Beyond”. 30th October th 4 December Talk by Mrs Kelley, “Berlin in 1969.” Village Hall, 7.30pm. AGM and “Crazy Whist”. Village Hall, 7.30pm. th 10 December Christmas Lunch at Bromham Social Centre, 12.30 for 1pm 2007 th 8 January Talk by Phil Collins, “Market Gardening”. Village Hall, 7.30pm. 24 WEDNESDAY GROUP A small but select group met on 20th September to consider the question “Is War Inevitable?” First reactions suggested that it might be the shortest meeting on record as the immediate response to the question from most of us was an unequivocal “YES!” However after a brief consideration of the history of wars since the Second World War it became apparent that perhaps there was a case, albeit in the long term, for avoiding the inevitable. The Cold War had shown how the deterrent effect of nuclear weapons had effectively ensured that the gap between the Communist East and the Democratic West could be solved by dialogue and without bloodshed, although this was only after a lengthy period of posturing, bluff and counter-bluff. We have to be optimistic that this signals a removal from the argument of the likelihood of another global war. Unfortunately nothing has eliminated the threat of the smaller wars which have continued unabated, the Korean War, Vietnam, the bloodshed that accompanied the end of Empire (India and Pakistan, Kenya, Cyprus, Malaysia), Iran and Iraq, Borneo, the Middle East, former Yugoslavia, Northern Ireland, and many others, particularly in Africa. Now we are in the course of the aftermath of two wars in Iraq, conflict in Afghanistan and on the tenuous brink of at best a ceasefire in the Lebanon between Israel and Hezbollah. Superseding all these now is the war against terrorism, which is perhaps harder to recognise than all the others. The reasons for war are many: power, wealth, empire, race, religion, influence, control, and a lack of respect for, and intolerance of the culture of others, and these reasons govern not only nations and governments but also individuals and it was felt by all that unless mankind can be weaned away from his and her seemingly inbuilt aggression, we are at permanent risk of war. The means of changing man’s aggressive instincts at national level were seen as dialogue, ie the United Nations, economic aid, education, technology and religion, and all have their strengths and weaknesses, but we must not abandon the attempt. There was, in past times, a popular saying that: “If rape is inevitable, lie back and enjoy it.” Such a sentiment is rightly no longer politically correct, and we would be quite wrong today to apply it to war instead! Next month the group will meet in the Village Hall at 7.30pm on Wednesday 18th to consider the question “Nature or Nurture? Are we born to be or are we made to become?” Please join us and join (silently or noisily) in the usual lively and interesting debate. 13 �WILTSHIRE NUMISMATIC SOCIETY The Society met in the Village Hall on 17th July, one of the hottest days of the year and although a number of members were away there was a good attendance. The talk was given by one of the three members of the “Bobby Van Scheme Trust in Wiltshire”, based in Calne. It was one of the most interesting talks we have had for a very long time, put over simply in such a way that was understandable to everyone. There was a display of interesting locks and safety devices, including a Key Safe, that none of us had ever seen before. There were many questions and answers, and friends who had come a distance for the evening were most impressed. The raffle made £12. At the very well attended meeting on 21st August, the President Michael Bowden gave a talk entitled “Little & Large” about gold coins. On display were a 1/3rd Guinea, a £5 piece which is the largest gold coin ever circulated in Great Britain, the largest USA gold coin, the $20 (the Double Eagle) and Europe’s largest ever gold coin, the 100 franc piece of Napoleon III. The raffle made £15 for Society funds. FROM THE RECTOR From Where I Stand ….. …preparing a quiz or treasure hunt means you have to look very carefully for clues! I was asked to create a quiz for people to do while visiting Holy Cross Seend during our Patronal Festival weekend in September. In any church the Patronal Festival is like one big birthday party usually kept around the date in the year when the saint or name dedication given to the church is celebrated. In our Benefice, St Peter’s Poulshot have theirs at the end of June when St Peter & St Paul are remembered & Christ Church Bulkington now have theirs on a day in November called the Feast of Christ the King. Holy Cross Day is 14th September and celebrates the way in which the whole Christian Church has come to see the cross on which Jesus was crucified as the symbol for the Christian faith journey. Like any birthday style celebration the time is meant to give thanks for the years passed and look with hope to the future. The church gives thanks for the generations of those who have worshipped there before us, looking forward with hope for the future, being aware of our responsibilities to care for both the church and being part of building the community in the parish around us. 14 pansion and where did you leave your team of huskies in the summer? The dogs roamed loose for a while but became too dangerous and now they all have to be chained up when not out hunting, a winter occupation. The flats are now beginning to border on slums. There were two particular highlights of our time in Greenland. First was a two hour ride in a small boat, holding about a dozen, around what is called Disco Bay, which is the entry to the sea of one of the main fjords into which glaciers spawn the really big ice bergs. These break off the glaciers and gradually make their way down the fjiord to the bay where they wait until they and the winds and the tides carry them out to sea and South towards Newfoundland. The journey from glacier to the sea can take up to three years and the mouth of the fjord is rather like a giant’s maternity hospital with dozens, possibly hundreds of ice babies waiting to be discharged. But they are big babies – as big as a three storey house, as wide as a football pitch and in many cases only a sixth is above the water. But to inspect them from only fifty or a hundred yards was wonderful The sun was out but not too bright and we could see the weird shapes and the wide range of colours in all their glory. Our photographs will always seem dull when set beside the memories that we will always retain. The second highlight is also unforgettable, but only to one of us! This was billed as a “Taste of Greenland” and took place in the large basement of the Seaman’s Mission hut in Sisimiut. Some forty of us gathered to find out what kept Greenlanders alive and supposedly healthy – we were to sample all the goodies they live on. First we had a piece of dried cod, which had little taste but was almost impossible to chew it was so tough and there was also a dried herring on offer which I declined. Next was a bowl of cubes of what looked like white marshmallow, and had a not dissimilar if rather wet consistency, but was in fact whale blubber. Fortunately it had little taste but was otherwise quite disgusting. It was followed by a bowl of much smaller treats, coral pink in colour and which we hoped might be pudding, but “Oh No!” it was seal blubber and even nastier than the whale. Then there was a stew which consisted of pieces of whale meat floating in a lukewarm, thin, grey sauce – the meat was just edible and of course the elderly will remember whale meat in the butchers during the last war. The grilled seal chop might have been acceptable if it hadn’t been for the large lump of fat hanging on the end and the slice of roast reindeer was as tough as old boots and with as much flavour. However it must be recorded that roast musk-ox is delicious, as good 23 �AN ARCTIC HOLIDAY Greenland was much further away than we had realised, or so it seemed, as we moved into a land of high cliffs, snow-topped mountains split by wide glaciers. The first inlet we entered, Prinz Christian Sund, was some 60 miles long and from 250 to 500 yards wide for most of its length, and the land on either side was both awe-inspiring and a little frightening at the same time. The weather was overcast and occasionally misty which heightened the air of tension and the excitement which seemed to run through the ship. On only one occasion did we pass habitation, at the point in the middle of the sound where it widened out and where there was a small bay with a little fishing settlement. If you were a crow it was only about seventy miles from its nearest neighbour, but for mere men there was only a canoe up the coast or, in the winter, a dog sledge over the mountains. Another feature was the growing number of baby bergs, off-cuts from their much, much bigger parents we were to see later. Fortunately, this was in the early morning and so one could be brave and watch through the windows accompanied by a large plate of bacon and eggs………. As we sailed further North we saw more ice bergs , always at a good safe distance and it seemed as if there was a sea lane going North for ships and one going South for the ice. Although an experienced skipper in these waters, our captain had also taken on board an “ice pilot”, a trawler captain from the Faroe Islands who spends most of his life fishing off Greenland. We called into three settlements, each of which was in a sheltered bay but surrounded on the landward side with high mountains leading up to the icefields. As a result, although a livelihood of fishing was perfectly practicable and indeed the main industry is deep sea fishing, there was very little land for building and, while there were small but modern fish processing plants in each port of call, there was little else, and there was no scope for real estate development. Most of the houses were simple wooden structures, as were the few public buildings, the church, the school, the occasional shop and, a sign of the times, the museum and, in Nuuk, the capital, quite an elaborate Visitor Centre! In the years after WWII the Danes, who largely administer Greenland, attempted to concentrate outlying groups of Inuit people, who lived in the snow fields and tundra inland, and moved them into the coastal settlements, the better to give them the benefits of civilisation. They prefabricated blocks of flats in Denmark and erected them wherever there was a flat space and moved people into them. Cosy little apartments with electricity and running water were a great attraction, but in the words of one local resident, only for a fortnight. They were too cramped, there was no room for ex22 So as part of the preparation for the Holy Cross weekend I started to think about this treasure hunt quiz… Finding the clues meant carefully looking around the church, at the windows, the memorial plaques, the stonework. Many of the windows have stained glass images of saints like St John and St Paul, as well as Mary and Jesus, and saints linked with Salisbury Cathedral, like St Osmund and St Aldhelm, as well as women’s names from the Bible like Dorcas and Lydia. There’s also the great Millennium window with scenes from the Seend area like the canal and the farmland. The memorial stones remember the names of generous church benefactors over several centuries who have given bequests of money for the life of the church and the parish. From where I stand, looking for clues for the quiz, it seemed to me that when looking at other people’s lives we can often tell something about our own. The saints were people who knew their need of God, and followed Him, pointing others to discover Him too. They gave something of themselves, took seriously the need to get to know God better, and saw the benefits of this experience. The local church benefactors were ordinary people, part of the life of the church and community, who wanted to see the church and its work continue. All these names represent the people of the past for whom the church was important, for whatever reason, and they gave something of themselves not only to help the upkeep of the church building but as living stones being part of the church and community life. The church is not a museum but a living, breathing, evolving place of worship, nurturing faith, just as the Christian faith is not a static and once only fact provable by logic or debate, but is an evolving experience, a spiritual resource, within our inner being. Really ‘the church’ is far more than its building, it is the people who live out their faith in the community around them, being living stones, just like the names on the windows and stones, taking their turn in building up and sharing our neighbourhood and village life. The whole village community shares in the puzzle of how we can do this together, looking for clues to our future - for it is building a community of love that isn’t just the mission of God but it is for us all! Perhaps many of us could find time to pause like this for a ‘stand and stare’ moment, to allow one experience to lead us to other reflections and realisations. In that place of pausing and reflecting we can journey a long way and may begin to sense the presence of God and so be led to see Him more clearly and find ways of knowing Him more deeply. Revd Sacha Rearce 15 �CHURCH NOTES Date for your Diary It may seem a long way off but it will be here very quickly. Wednesday 6th December is the day for the Xmas Bazaar—to be held in the Village Hall from 6.00pm. More details in next month’s magazine. CHURCH SERVICES - OCTOBER 2006 POULSHOT, SEEND AND BULKINGTON 1st October – HARVEST FESTIVAL 8.00am BCP Holy Communion 9.30am Family Eucharist 11.15am Parish Eucharist 6.00pm Evensong SEEND BULKINGTON SEEND POULSHOT 8th October 8.00am 9.30am 11.15am 6.00pm BCP Holy Communion Matins Parish Eucharist Evensong SEEND POULSHOT SEEND BULKINGTON 15th October 8.00am 9.30am 11.15am 6.00pm BCP Holy Communion Parish Eucharist Parish Eucharist BCP Holy Communion SEEND BULKINGTON SEEND POULSHOT 22nd October 8.00am 9.30am 11.15am 6.00pm BCP Holy Communion Family Eucharist Family Eucharist Evensong SEEND POULSHOT SEEND BULKINGTON 29th October 10.00am BENEFICE SERVICE BULKINGTON 5th November 8.00am 9.30am BCP Holy Communion Family Eucharist SEEND BULKINGTON 16 Up to 50 villages across Wiltshire are enjoying professional arts events in their own village hall - is your village missing out on a great night out? Rural Arts Wiltshire is looking for volunteers who want to stage live professional arts events in their village hall, local pub or school. Funded by the four district councils with additional support from Wiltshire County Council and Arts Council England, Rural Arts Wiltshire enables rural venues to stage events with no financial risk. Theatre, music, storytelling, dance, family shows and workshops are available in two seasons a year. For more information please ring 01249 701628 or email info@ruralartswiltshire.org.uk Website: www.ruralartswiltshire.org.uk 21 �POULSHOT PENSIONER GOES LOOPY On a blustery day at the beginning of August I was about to have what for me was a pretty big adventure. Rendcomb, just north of North Cerney in Gloucestershire, is a small grass airfield, once the home of the Royal Flying Corps, and now the base of the “Utterly Butterly Barnstorming Display Team”, and I, an elderly wrinkly of senior bus pass years, was about to be catapulted into the windy wild blue yonder in the open cockpit of one of those “hairy” aerobatic bi-planes. I had checked the flight list—I was down as “Vanessa’s Dad” (I should explain at this point that Vanessa is our youngest daughter and she had wangled the flight for her Dad by offering a discount on a bathroom she had supplied to the owner!) The only reservation recorded was by Sue, who, rather belatedly, wondered if our insurance would be valid!! “Hi, my name is Tom” a young man in a sheepskin jacket and jeans faced me. The moment of truth had arrived. We walked over to the plane and I managed, with some difficulty, to haul myself onto the wing and into the cockpit. I did not have a parachute, and I’m not sure whether that lifted my confidence or not. What if….? “Have you ever done aerobatics?” “No—but I would like to try some loops.” “Okay. Now the only communication we have in the air is by signals. If you are happy and everything is OK, give me ‘thumbs up’, and ‘thumbs down’ for stop.” I was then strapped in by a slim blonde (one of the wing walkers) which was a most enjoyable experience. She hammered a bone dome onto my head, and I was ready to go. A fast bouncing taxi to the edge of the field, turn into the wind, roar across the grass at great speed and zoom into the sky (this definitely beats cycling down the canal!). A slow climb away from the airfield, time for the first loop - nose dips (buttocks clenched, blood pressure pills go into overdrive), up and over. Now I feel OK. More! More! Back over the airfield, three more loops and a few low banking passes over the field and it’s all over. I was on a high for about 3 days and bored all my friends rotten with my talk of the Poulshot ‘Biggles’. Jim Aldridge 20 11.15am 6.00pm Parish Eucharist Evensong SEEND POULSHOT WEEKDAY SERVICES Mondays 9.00am Tuesdays 9.00am Thursdays 9.00am Matins Matins Matins SEEND POULSHOT BULKINGTON CHURCH ROSTERS October 1 Oct 8 Oct 15 Oct 22 Oct 29 Oct 6.00pm 9.30am 6.00pm 9.30am 10.00am Reader Sidesman Lady K Hunloke Mr J Quinn Mr C Langton Mr M Houghton Mr M Houghton Mr M Hues The Rector Mr D Bullen Benefice Service, Bulkington CHURCH FLOWERS October 1 Oct 8 & 15 Oct 22 & 29 Oct November 5 & 12 Nov HARVEST FESTIVAL—ALL HELPERS please Mrs Pam Langton Mrs Yvonne Baber Mrs Mandy Housby FROM BRAESIDE AND BACK IN FORTY FIVE YEARS How many of us at sixteen years of age seriously think what we might be doing in forty five years’ time? The one thing for sure is we could never imagine being back at the same school. My short time at Devizes Grammar School was a very happy time, although I don’t think I realised it at the time. The teachers were slightly scary, some were very strict, some were kind and funny and others a mixture of all. After leaving school I went into administration work, got married and had two lovely children. When the time came to return to work I became a secretary at Devizes School. When the grammar school closed the pupils and staff moved to Southbroom and the school became Devizes School. Those scary, funny teachers became my colleagues. Years earlier they were Miss or Sir and now they were Bert, Lorna (Dr Lorna Haycock at Devizes Museum), Martin, Ron, Daphne. etc. It was strange at first but in time those names slipped easily off my tongue. It soon became apparent that 17 �You could make a difference… Ever thought of volunteering but don’t know where to start? Volunteering is rewarding, motivating and inspiring, it may not come with a wage packet but the benefits greatly outweigh the effort. Volunteer Centre Kennet can help you find a role that is tailored to suit your lifestyle and your aspirations. You can volunteer to do absolutely anything at all. The range of opportunities available is enormous for example, volunteering in a shop, conservation work, mentoring a young person, plant surveyor, cricket volunteer or fixing computers , the list is endless. Volunteers can be of any age. You can use the opportunity to gain experience or learn new skills or you could be passing your skills on. You do not have lots of free time to volunteer; you can volunteer as much or as little as you have free. Even if you work full-time and have a busy lifestyle you should still be able to find something that suits you. Helping others can create a feeling of inner strength that can help to enable the person overcome their own problems. Research suggests that doing regular volunteering work dramatically improves life expectancy and vitality more than any other activity. Volunteers gain confidence, get the chance to try something new, make new social contact and get a real sense of achievement. To find out more about local volunteering opportunities you can drop into Volunteer Centre Kennet at Office D, 12 River Street, Pewsey or call Nina Fishlock on 01672 564140. You may also like to check out www.do-it.org.uk web site which is an ideal place to start your search for voluntary work. Do-it.org.uk provides details of volunteering opportunities throughout the UK and is powered by a large on-line database of current vacancies. The database allows users to search by postcode, type of organisation and type of work. All Volunteer Centre Kennet’s opportunities can be found on the Do-it website. they weren’t so scary after all and despite what we might have thought about them, were “normal” people! Everything was going well when disaster struck—my marriage broke up and I had to find a full time job. A colleague saw an advertisement for a secretary at Braeside, now a residential education centre. I applied, got the job and have never looked back. It is now nearly twenty years since going back to Braeside and how it has changed. The library is now the office, all the ground floor rooms are conference rooms, and the first and second floors are bedrooms. I can walk into the headmaster’s room, now Willow, and dream about what would have gone on in there all those years ago. Just across the landing the staff room now has bunk beds and lots of small children sleeping soundly in there at night—well sometimes! The top floor of the house, which in our school days was out of bounds as it was the home of the caretaker, now sleeps nearly twenty pupils. The old dining room met with a sad end when a beech tree fell across it during a heavy storm. There is now a smart brick built dining room, with carpet and curtains at the windows! Prior to its demise, the stage had been removed to make way for more tables. The amphitheatre is no longer, instead in its place is a pond where young pupils dip for bugs, etc. Gone are the lazy days of watching tennis being played on the top lawn. Now on sunny days pupils can be seen laughing and shouting playing volleyball. The one thing that is sad is that the prefects’ lodge was demolished some years ago. It was decided by the powers that be at County Hall that it wasn’t cost effective to repair it. A few years ago I met up with another ‘old’ pupil and we are now married and he enjoyed coming to see me at the old school. Most years a handful of past pupils return to Braeside bringing their spouses, children and friends, asking if they can look around. It is always a pleasure to go around with them and reminisce about our school days. Without exception they all say it was a wonderful place, and weren’t we lucky to have been to school in such lovely surroundings. I feel so privileged to have spent so long at Braeside and enjoyed being “back at school”. (P.S. The writer retired on 4 August 2006 and is looking forward to a life of being a “kept woman” in Poulshot) VILLAGE HALL 100 CLUB Volunteer Centre Kennet Office D, 12 River Street, Pewsey Wiltshire SN9 5DH 01672 564140. August Draw Mr & Mrs F Wood Mrs M Routledge David Houghton 18 19 £25 £15 £10 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Village Magazine Description An account of the resource PDF versions of the Village Magazine distributed between 2004 and Present. 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Title A name given to the resource Poulshot Village News October 2006 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 01/10/2006 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Poulshot Village News Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Poulshot Village News PVN Village News https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/org.poulshotvillagearchive/original/cec80d0b8da0250311c5ddf01cc3c29c.pdf 5c4244a50ac8cefd34a16d884cca84ac PDF Text Text USEFUL POULSHOT TELEPHONE NUMBERS Chairman Parish Council Mr Michael Hues 828255 Clerk to Parish Council Mr Michael Wilson 828100 Email: Mai_wilson@onetel.com Rector Rev Sacha Pearce 828615 Churchwarden Mr Brian James 724944 Secretary PCC Mrs Janet James 724944 Village Trust, Chairman Mr Nicholas Hunloke 828333 Village Trust, Secretary Mrs Jayne Hadden 818136 Village Hall Committee) Village Hall Bookings )` Mr Chris Saunders 827290 Mother & Toddler Group Mrs Penny Nixon 828012 Farmers Club Mr Richard Francis 828232 Poulshot Ladies Club Lady Kate Hunloke 828333 YORP Mrs Jackie Wiltshire Mrs Mel Dalley 725076 726211 County Councillor Mrs Pat Rugg 722677 Kennet District Councillor Thelma Carr 828756 Editor, Poulshot News : Mr John Quinn 828501 Email: johnquinn589@btinternet.com POULSHOT VILLAGE NEWS Community Beat Officer 32 ISSUE NUMBER 123 August/September 2006 1 �POULSHOT PARISH COUNCIL Chairman: Mrs S Aldridge Mr G Collett Clerk: Wiltshire County Councillor Mr M Hues Mr J Baber Mr N Hunloke Chimney Sweep Mr J Dyke Mr M Nixon Kennet District Councillor Mr Michael Wilson ST PETER’S CHURCH PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL Rector: Andrew Underwood Mrs Patricia Rugg - 01380 722677 2 The Farmhouse, Byron Road, Devizes SN10 5NS for Seend and Poulshot Thelma Carr. thelma.carr@kennet.gov.uk tel: 01380 828756 Vacuum Clean Efficient Phone : 01225 706447 Mobile: 07889 771505 Rev Sacha Pearce The Rectory Seend Melksham SN12 6NR Tel: 01380 828615 Churchwarden: Mr B James Members: Mr N Hunloke - Treasurer Mrs P Bremner-Milne Mrs A Bullen Lady Kate Hunloke Mr N Blenkarne Organist: Mrs Pamela De Belle Brush Mr R Janes Mrs J James POULSHOT VILLAGE TRUST Chairman: Vice-Chairman: Secretary: Treasurer: Archivist: Mr N Hunloke Mrs D Gravina Mrs J Hadden Mr B James Mrs P. Langton www.poulshot.org.uk POULSHOT WEB SITE DOLMAN AUDIO VISUAL Berhill’s Lane Farm, Sells Green, Melksham Telephone 01380 828524 We know HI FI TELEVISION VIDEO DVD literally inside out ! For personal service and a professional repair to any make of product, ancient or modern, please telephone Maggie or Peter All contributions welcome - do you have any events you want publicised? The Poulshot web site can help or you can log on to www.kennet.gov.uk, select events and you can post your events for the world to see! Mike Wilson - Mai wilson@onetel.com We also stock a range of quality reconditioned (non ex-rental) equipment carrying a minimum 6 months warranty DOLMAN AUDIO VISUAL is an Authorised Service Centre providing technical assistance on behalf of leading manufacturers. 2 31 �EDITORIAL Seasoned Hardwood Logs TONY PARSONS DOMESTIC APPLIANCE ENGINEER Most Tree Work Undertaken WASHING MACHINES/ COOKERS/DRIERS Ring James SERVICE & REPAIRS TEL: 01380 723279 MOBILE: 07970 117023 07970 781828 WILTSHIRE NUMISMATIC SOCIETY TO LET North Cornish Holiday Cottage (Founded in Devizes 1965) Available all year round for Weekend & Mid-Week Breaks Along with Week Holidays 3 miles from Surfing Beach & Bude, North Cornwall Well Equipped & sleeps up to 8 Beautiful Garden Summer House & Parking Meetings held on third Monday of the month March to December inclusive 8pm at Poulshot Village Hall For further details Contact Bo Miles-Hobbs on Details from Mr M Bowden Tel: 01380 828432 01380 813092 Talk about “Flaming June”, “Flipping” was the word used by some; so how do we describe July, politely? Fortunately, as I write, the heavens have opened and already the grass is greener, and seemingly several inches taller. With so many weather “experts” in the various elements of the media, together with seaweed watchers and those with aches in their bones (believe me, I know), we ought to know what is due in August – but do we? Whatever we may say about the heat, 1st July was a magnificent day for Poulshot. In the afternoon there was the Fete; after some years held on the western side of the Green, this year it was located on the “short” side, outside the Village Hall, with only those activities needing space, such as archery, golf and sports, across the road. Being a day when we might have expected a tiny turn-out – we understood there was something going on in Germany, and some vicarage ball game in SW15, to say nothing of a close competitor fete in Bulkington – the day was very well attended, provided a lot of enjoyment and fun for all and raised a respectable total of around £750 for much-needed church funds. We were lucky to have the attendance of Wadworth’s magnificent dray and lovely shire horses, with their immaculate grooms, as well as the extra attraction of a visit by a Dakota, a Hurricane and a Spitfire of the Royal Air Force’s Battle of Britain Memorial Flight. The Dakota came over first and made two low passes over the Green and half an hour later the two fighters put on an exciting display of three passes across us, at what seemed a generously low level, reminding many of the glorious noise made by their Rolls Royce Merlin engines. It was a privilege to have their visit, even if one resident confused the Dakota (slow, twin-engined) with the Hurricane (fast and single-engined), but it was probably caused by the misty eyes that often come with treasured memories! From us all, we thank all those who made the event so successful. Then there was the washing up, packing away, clearing up and away – but only to the Green Gardens for the Poulshot Proms, an evening event to celebrate the twentieth year of the Poulshot Ladies Club. And what a celebration it was – vividly described by Nina Jefferies on page 8. We can add nothing to Nina’s report, except perhaps, “What’s on next year?” The next magazine will appear at the end of September – have great holidays and don’t forget to tell us all about them. John Quinn Deadline for copy for October - 20 September Tel: 01380 828501 Email: johnquinn589@btinternet.com 30 3 �DATES FOR YOUR DIARY August Wed 2 Black Box/Green Wheelie Bin Collections Mon 7 Mobile Library, The Raven Car Park, 1125—1135am Mon 7—Fri 11 Multi-Activity Days, Apeldorn, Poulshot (see page 5) Wed 9 Black Wheelie Bin Collection Wed 16 Black Box/Green Wheelie Bin Collections Mon 21 Mobile Library, The Raven Car Park, 1125—1135am Mon 21—Fri 25 Multi-Activity Days, Apeldorn, Poulshot (see page 5) Mon 21 Wiltshire Numismatic Society, Village Hall, 8pm— Little and Large Wed 23 Black Wheelie Bin Collection September Sun 3 Village Picnic, Green Gardens, 1pm (see page 12) Mon 4 Mobile Library, The Raven Car Park, 1125—1135am Tue 5 Parish Council, Village Hall, 6.30pm Tue 5 Poulshot Nurseries Open Evening, 6pm onwards Wed 6 Black Wheelie Bin Collection Wed 6 Ladies Club—Visit to Swindon Greyhounds, 6.30pm (see page 7) Fri 9 Open Day - the new Rowde Primary School, 9am—5pm Sun 10 Mixed Doubles Tennis Tournament, Poulshot (see page 22) Wed 13 Black Box/Green Wheelie Bin Collections Mon 18 Mobile Library, The Raven Car Park, 1125—1135am Mon 18 Wiltshire Numismatic Society, Village Hall, 8pm—Annual Coin Auction Tue 19 Poulshot Village Trust, Village Hall, 7.30pm Wed 20 Black Wheelie Bin Collection Wed 20 Wednesday Group, Village Hall, 7.30pm—Is War Inevitable? Wed 27 Black Box/Green Wheelie Bin Collections Sat 30 Harvest Supper and Barn Dance, Old Rectory Hall, 7.00pm October Sun 1 Harvest Evensong, St Peter’s Church, 6.00pm Mon 2 Mobile Library, The Raven Car Park, 1125—1135am Wed 4 Black Wheelie Bin Collection Wed 11 Black Box/Green Wheelie Bin Collections Mon 16 Mobile Library, The Raven Car Park, 1125—1135am Wed 18 Black Wheelie Bin Collection 4 We cannot guarantee that this information is 100% correct as timetables and fares are subject to alteration. It is advisable to check with the Bus Company The Wigglybus Line 85 Devizes - Poulshot - Marston - Worton - Potterne Bookable country bus services from Poulshot to Devizes. When booking the Wigglybus you are advised to call the booking centre at least 20 minutes before the bus begins its journey by telephoning 01249 460600. Also it is advisable to be at the Bus Stop at least 5 minutes before the advertised time. Monday - Friday a.m. p.m. p.m. Poulshot to Devizes via Marston, Worton and Potterne Dep Poulshot (Raven Inn) Stop No. 10165 9.52 12.22 3.07 Arr Devizes (Market Place) “ “ 10038 10.15 12.45 3.30 ++ Devizes to Poulshot via Bath Road and Caen Hill Dep Devizes (Pelican Inn) Stop No. 10038 9.45 Arr Poulshot (Raven Inn) “ “ 10165 9.52 Saturdays 12.15 3.00 12.22 3.07 a.m. a.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. Poulshot to Devizes via Marston, Worton and Potterne Dep Poulshot (Raven Inn)Stop No. 10165 8.32 11.22 2.22 Arr Devizes (Market Place)” “ 10038 8.55 11.45 2.45 4.57 5.20 7.52 8.15 Devizes to Poulshot via Bath Road and Caen Hill Dep Devizes (Pelican Inn)Stop No. 10038 8.25 11.15 2.15 Arr Poulshot (Raven Inn) “ “ 10165 8.32 11.22 2.22 4.50 4.57 7.45 7.52 Fares to and from Devizes Standard 10 Journey Adult Single Adult Return Child Single Child Return £1.40 £8.50 £2.10 £0.70 £1.05 29 �RECIPE FOR A HOT DAY ICED LEMON PUDDING 2 lemons 8oz caster sugar Large tin of Evaporated Milk Digestive Biscuits 1. Infuse the zest and juice of the lemons with sugar for 1 hour in a bowl. 2. Whip the evaporated milk until very stiff (Tip: put milk in bowl in deep freeze until it starts to set before taking it out and whipping) 3. Fold milk into the juice and sugar. 4. Crumble digestive biscuits on top. Freeze 5. Take out of freezer about 10-15 minutes before serving. 28 5 �DISCLAIMER While we have no reason to question the validity of any advertisement in this magazine, we cannot accept responsibility for any claims made or services offered in these advertisements. Do you need help with: Self Assessment Business Plans Taxation Presentation to Banks POULSHOT PARISH COUNCIL 4th July 2006 Contact: The meeting was attended by all Council members, less Mr Collett, and Mr Hunloke from whom an apology was received. Also in attendance was Inspector Evely of Wiltshire Police, together with five members of the public. GORDON LAWRENCE Chartered Accountant 30, The Pound Bromham Tel: Devizes 850294 Public Meeting. The following points were raised: Comments were made on the fouling of the Green by dogs and a separate note is on page 9. The possibility of installing notices and collection bins is being investigated. It was stressed that the control of dogs was a matter for owners, including stopping them chasing cars. Additional, parallel, post holes for the goal posts are available for use when required to hold the posts more securely and to help prevent wear to the grass in front of the goals areas. The Chairman introduced Inspector Evely. She is newly arrived and explained her position as the Devizes Area Inspector. Our beat officer PC Anne Deuchars has moved to the Control Room at Police HQ in Devizes and she was thanked for her support in the village. As a temporary measure there would be three beat officers to cover our area, which of course includes a number of other villages. By April 2007 there will be a Beat Manager, supported by a number of dedicated Community Support Officers, whose job will be to get to know villages intimately, to visit parishioners and identify their concerns. Action will then be taken to address these perceived problems. These officers will stay in post for at least two years to give a measure of continuity and will be able to attend all parish meetings. This new approach to rural policing will enable officers to deal with minor day-to-day issues without affecting response times to emergencies. There will also be regular contacts with the village Neighbourhood Watch Co-ordinator, enabling her to circulate details of possible problems. Asked about speeding, she invited members of the village who saw speeding vehicles to note the registered numbers and pass them to the Parish Clerk who will pass them onto the 6 Free initial consultation Why don’t you ADVERTISE in the POULSHOT VILLAGE NEWS Our rates are very reasonable and did you know that the magazine is also posted on the village website for the world to see!!! www.poulshot.org.uk Advertisement Sizes for 1 year’s subscription (10 issues) Full page £40 Half page Third page £20 Quarter page Sixth page £12 27 £25 £15 �HELIUM FILLED BALLOONS FOR ALL PARTIES, WEDDINGS AND SPECIAL OCCASIONS Caroline Webb 01380 722579 Mobile: 07979 692533 www.partyballoonsforall.co.uk Police for action. Inspector Evely noted local concern at the accident black spot at the junction with the Worton/Seend road and agreed to look into the situation. Council Meeting. Rubbish. The growth in fly tipping, particularly grass cuttings, was discussed and it was felt that Kennet’s new system of waste collection might exacerbate this. The problem will be monitored. It was reported that the potential furore over the collection of rubbish from wheeled bins from homes on the Green had been resolved amicably, thanks largely to the conciliatory work of Mrs Aldridge. The Green. Action will be taken to repair the damaged drain pipe in the pond on the Green, to dam up the overflow and to cut the grass. It was also agreed that the football pitch would be rolled in the winter, in an attempt to flatten it. Use of the Green. A statement was made by the Parish Clerk about the use of the Green, the pride of the village and a facility for all. He felt that the maintenance of stocks of hard core, used to repair the tracks across the grass, the dumping of grass cuttings, only partly a by-product of Volley Ball evenings, and the use of large stones to discourage visiting vehicles from driving on and damaging the grass, detracted from the use of the Green by all. The Chairman, Mr Michael Hues, felt that this was not a matter for a heavy-handed approach and agreed to discuss the problems with those concerned. Next Meeting. 6.30pm on Tuesday 5th September, in the Village Hall. BATHROOMS, TAPS, HOT WATER CYLINDERS AND MUCH MORE NO JOB TOO SMALL 24 HR CALL OUT Tel: 01380828956 Mob: 07708510715 POULSHOT LADIES CLUB Let’s go to the Dogs! We have provisionally booked 20 places to go to Swindon Greyhounds on Wednesday 6th September. It will cost £11.95 for entrance and a racecard plus a two course meal in the restaurant. Drinks and bets are extra!! We would need to leave the Raven by 6.30pm. It is very important that you let me know if you and/or your ‘significant other’ can come by 9th August at the latest. The Stadium is on A419, Swindon/Cirencester Road, using Junction 15 of the M4. Please contact Kate Hunloke on 828333. 26 7 �POULSHOT PROMS IN THE GREEN GARDENS 1st July 2006 POLICE Beat Officers: PS 0203 D. Martin PC 1331 I. Thomas Telephone Number for General/Non-Emergency calls: I remember ‘Proms in the Green Gardens’ at the beginning of July as a series of pictures - Jayne on her bike with a salad in the front pannier and a shepherd’s crook lantern tucked in the back - Liz’s splendid picnic table replete with feast and candelabra - couples dancing to jazz in the dusk - several ladies of the village ‘flying’ only slightly less elegantly to the strains of the theme from the Dambusters - and people talking and singing in the dusk and on into the dark. It may not have been Glastonbury or Glyndebourne, but a jolly good time was had by all. The evening was officially to mark twenty years of the Poulshot Ladies Club, but was also a wonderful opportunity for the village to celebrate the Green Gardens and indeed just have a nice time together. Music was courtesy of Steve Housby - thank you! - and we arrived with our picnic tables and blankets and picnics to some gentle jazz; the provision of picnic arrangements varied but I did feel that Liz’s fabulous spread, beautifully finished with candelabra, set the standard. But whether you were sitting pretty at the table or lounging on a blanket on the ground, the setting was spectacular - the grass circle among the increasingly established trees makes a fine natural auditorium, and it was impossible not to relax under the very blue sky with the occasional clouds specially painted on to enhance the effect. And then there was the dancing; it kicked off with couples tripping lightly and elegantly, but the memory that will last is of the perhaps less sophisticated but undoubtedly enthusiastic (and spontaneous) ladies club performance to the theme from the Dambusters - the children present could only look in amazement as their mothers and grandmothers took to the air with evident glee and circled, swooped and even dive-bombed around the green. Memories of the Second World War were more sombrely, but stirringly, revived by John Quinn’s recital of Churchill’s speech to the country on the day following the evacuation from Dunkirk. The performances were topped off with a communal sing-song; our contributions were somewhat mixed but definitely joyful as we navigated our way through Rule Britannia and Jerusalem, naturally finishing with ‘God Save The Queen’. 0845—408—7000 Ask for the Officer you wish to speak to by name; If he or she is not available ask to speak to another of your Beat Officers If no one is available please leave a message POULSHOT MOTHERS & TODDLERS GROUP at The Village Hall, Poulshot POULSHOT VILLAGE HALL Available for Meetings, Functions, Clubs and Private Parties Come and join us for some company Toys and games to play with Coffee and a chat £3.00 per hour (for Poulshot residents and regular users) £4.00 per hour (for non-residents and non-regular users) Held every Thursday from 9.30am to 11.30am Tel: Chris Saunders (827290) JILLIAN NEWSOM MSSCh MBChA CHIROPODIST Registered member of the British Chiropody & Podiatry Association Visiting Practice 01380 828257 Mobile 07773 987508 And so Jayne set off to bicycle home slightly less steadily than she had arrived, the chairs and blankets were folded away and the last candles were Equestria, Berhills Lane, Seend, Melksham, Wiltshire SN12 6RR 8 25 �The Tranquil Moment HEALTH & BEAUTY CLINIC DECLEOR PARIS Treatments include: non surgical face lifts facials massage manicures pedicures non surgical body slimming & toning reflexology eyelash/brow tints& shaping waxing make up electrolysis spray tanning BOTOX blown out. In its earlier incarnation as allotments this same space was also the focal point of village get-togethers, though ones rooted more fundamentally in the planting patterns and rituals of the seasons than our more social gathering. It was a tradition for all the village to be here on Good Friday, as that was the best day to plant potatoes and everyone came along to help. The allotments live on and indeed thrive in a corner of the Gardens, and it’s nice to think that they are continued even as we make new traditions and new ways of using the space. My neighbour Kevin told me he walks his dog there and lies in the middle and looks at the sky; I walk there on early mornings and find calm in the trees and the birdsong that carries me through the day; children race around the perimeter and climb the older trees in the field corner. So dancing and singing and Proms in the Green Gardens are just something more to do there, a new tradition. As someone said into the darkness at the end of the evening “See you next year”! Nina Jeffries DECLEOR aromatherapy skin care and O.P.I nail care products are used for treatments and are also available for purchase For more information or an appointment call Jo on 01380 828297 The Old Stables, Middle Green Farm, The Green, Poulshot, Devizes, Wiltshire, SN10 1SD DOG FOULING At the last Parish Council meeting the issue of Dog fouling was raised. It was reported that some dog owners allow their dogs to use the Village Green as a toilet, failing to clear up afterwards. This must be discouraged as children use the area for play and dog mess is a potentially serious health hazard. It was also reported that some owners who clear up after their animals, using plastic bags, then throw the bags into the hedge, particularly in Hay Lane. This is both unpleasant and anti-social. Mike Wilson PHOTOGRAPHS Could I please put out a general request for ANY photographs for the Poulshot Web Site of the village, or parishioners (young or old) . I am particularly looking for photographs of the fete. Mike Wilson The Old Chapel Poulshot Devizes SN10 1RW 24 01380 828100 Email: Mai_wilson@onetel.com 9 �THE NIXONS are having a YARD SALE SATURDAY 19TH AUGUST AT 11AM HIGHER GREEN FARM POULSHOT Wiltshire Guild of Spinners, Weavers and Dyers EXHIBITION Lacock Village Hall Wednesday, 9th - Sunday, 13th August 11am - 5pm daily Admission Free FURNITURE BITS AND BOBS ETC ETC ETC DEVIZES AUTUMN FAIR WILTSHIRE NUMISMATIC SOCIETY The Society met on Monday 19th June at Poulshot Village Hall for “Paul’s Numismatic & Historical Quiz”. The quiz contained 25 questions, some easy and some very hard, and was won by Richard Jeffery, our Treasurer, with a score of 19, and one couple scored 17. The meeting was well attended and the quiz enjoyed by members, and the raffle raised £13.00 for club funds. Michael Bowden THE WEDNESDAY GROUP In aid of Bath, Salisbury & Swindon Hospices MONDAY 2nd OCTOBER 2006 10.00 AM - 4.00 pm THE CORN EXCHANGE a Wide Choice of Exciting Stalls Please Support Us -Bring Your Friends Last year this event raised £7,000 Should the Church of England appoint Women Bishops? An interesting discussion took place on July 19th on the possible appointment of women as Bishops in the Church. 10 Admission £3.00 30 stalls Light Refreshments Raffle 23 �Sacha reminded us that earlier in July, the General Synod of the Church (the Church’s Parliament) had voted with a two-thirds majority on the fact that there was no theological bar to women becoming Bishops. This implied that any opposition was based therefore on cultural and/or social reasons. It is a fact that any priest taking up an appointment in a diocese has to promise allegiance to the Bishop when his license is granted. It is not everyone who wishes to work for a woman boss!! So this simple fact could bring more divisions in the Church. The Anglican Church is a member of the world wide Christian Church; some members of that World Wide Church would definitely not appoint women Bishops – they do not allow women priests. So would women Bishops in the Church of England bring divisions in the wider Church? Logically it seems that if the Church of England allows women to become priests, which it does, then in time it is inevitable that there will be women worthy and eminently capable of being a Bishop. In all other walks of life women have reached the top of their profession – politics; the law; education; the armed forces and so on, so why not in the Church? Perhaps in the not too distant future there will be a female Archbishop of Canterbury. At the end of a lively and wide ranging discussion the majority of the meeting had no objection to the appointment of women as Bishops in due course. The next Wednesday Group Meeting is on 20th September, 7.30 p.m. in the Village Hall, when the topic for discussion will be: ‘Is War Inevitable?’. POULSHOT NURSERIES OPEN EVENING The Nurseries will be open to Poulshot residents and their families from 6.00pm on Tuesday 5th September 22 11 �GREEN GARDENS WOODLAND VILLAGE PICNIC SUNDAY 3 SEPTEMBER at 1.00PM BRING YOUR OWN PICNIC FOR A BIG VILLAGE GET-TOGETHER HARVEST SUPPER AND BARN DANCE Saturday, 30th September at 7.00pm DANCING in the OLD RECTORY HALL Led by FIVE BAR GATE PLOUGHMAN’S SUPPER in the VILLAGE HALL HERE ARE SOME RULING TITLES FROM AROUND THE WORLD: EMIR – NATIVE RULER IN PARTS OF ASIA AND AFRICA EMPRESS/EMPEROR – HEAD OF AN EMPIRE PHARAOH – RULER OF ANCIENT EGYPT RANI – INDIAN RULER SHAH – SOVEREIGN OF IRAN SULTAN/SULTANA – MUSLIM SOVEREIGN TSAR/TSARINA – RULER OF RUSSIA UNTIL 1917 STRANGE…BUT TRUE ………………… THE PEKINESE DOG WAS SO SACRED TO CHINESE ROYALTY THAT SOME EVEN HAD PRIVATE PALACES, WITH SERVANTS. ……………… THE FAVOURITE PASTIME OF EMPEROR FERDINAND OF AUSTRIA WAS TO WEDGE HIMSELF IN A WASTEPAPER BASKET AND ROLL AROUND LIKE A BALL. ……………… QUEEN CHRISTINA OF SWEDEN WAS TERRIFIED OF FLEAS. SHE ORDERED A TINY CANON TO BE MADE, SO THAT SHE COULD FIRE MINIATURE CANON BALLS AT THE FLEAS THAT INFESTED HER BEDCHAMBER. Q: HOW DO YOU FIND KING ARTHUR IN THE DARK? A: WITH A KNIGHT LIGHT! Q: WHY DID THE PRINCESS GO TO THE ART GALLERY? A: TO SEE IF SHE COULD FIND HER PRINTS CHARMING! Q: WHY DID THE KING GO TO THE DENTIST? A: TO HAVE HIS TEETH CROWNED! Q: WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE QUEEN BURPS? A: SHE GETS A ROYAL PARDON! Q: WHY IS THE QUEEN’S PALACE FLOODED? A: BECAUSE SHE’S REIGNED FOR SO MANY YEARS! Tickets: £7.50 Available from PCC members. Numbers are limited so please get your tickets early. 12 21 �From Where I Stand… Children’s Page A ROYAL FLAVOUR TO THE PAGE THIS MONTH TO MARK THE QUEEN’S 80TH BIRTHDAY. THIS IS A USEFUL RHYME TO HELP YOU REMEMBER THE KINGS AND QUEENS OF ENGLAND UP TO QUEEN VICTORIA: WILLIE, WILLIE, HARRY, STEE, HARRY, DICK, JOHN, HARRY 3, TED 1, 2, 3, RICHARD 2, HENRY 4, 5, 6, THEN WHO? EDWARD 4, 5, DICK THE BAD, HARRYS TWAIN AND NED THE LAD. MARY, LIZZIE, JAMES THE VAIN, CHARLIE, CHARLIE, JAMES AGAIN. WILLIAM AND MARY, ANNA GLORIA, 4 GEORGES, WILLIAM AND VICTORIA. Since Queen Victoria died in 1901, there have been 5 monarchs, Edward 7th (1901 – 1910), George 5th (1910 – 1936), Edward 8th (abdicated after 325 days), George 6th (1936 – 1952) and Elizabeth 2nd (1952 - ?) Between Charles 1st and Charles 2nd there was an 11 year period of commonwealth (1649 – 1660). QUEEN VICTORIA HAS BEEN THE LONGEST RULING MONARCH, MANAGING 63 YEARS ON THE THRONE OF ENGLAND (1837 – 1901) 20 …the early part of this summer has been extremely busy, but also a privilege with a significant number of both weddings and funerals. You may think it rather strange to consider such different events in the same sentence, but from where I stand… Both occasions are times of change for all involved, time for celebration of life, time to look back over the past, as well as time for reflection on what the future may hold. Before being ordained I never really enjoyed weddings, but I now find it an honour to spend time with the soon-to be-married couple and to support them through a life changing experience. I remind them that while we take time to prepare for the wedding, it is a lifetime’s work to sort out the marriage! Similarly, I too experienced the transforming nature of bereavement when my mother died several years ago. Her funeral was the first that I led, and now I find that it is not only my clergy training and experience, but my own personal encounter with loss that helps me ‘be alongside’ those who are arranging the funeral of a loved one. From where I stand then, both kinds of life experience have something to say to us all. They are a crossroads, a point of change, a new direction, the change from one kind of living to the next. In commitment for life to someone you love there is both hope and trust, the building of a relationship that is two-way, that can understand love to mean wanting the other person to grow to be all that he/she can become, and not to change him or her, but to celebrate the person you love as a whole being. Dealing with the loss of one we love through death also involves hope and trust, the willingness to let go, to let God make him or her complete in life forever with Him, for them to know not only love that celebrates all that he or she had been in this earthly life, but also to live in God’s love forever. It is to celebrate the whole of their being that we have known in life, both the good times and the bad, and to let them go, certain that we are, with God, united forever with those we truly love. Both these great life ‘crossroads’ are times of change along the journey of our lives. As we ease through summer and into autumn so our lives follow that same pattern, that sense of journey, the change of scenery, events, encounters, experiences. It takes courage, patience and time, to be able to see rather less 13 �dramatic, but no less valuable occasions when we may notice even small changes in our own lives and learn from them. opportunity to come and have a good look at our lovely new building and see the wonderful art work the children produced! Perhaps many of us could find time to pause like this for a ‘stand and stare’ moment, to allow one experience to lead us to other reflections and realisations. In that place of pausing and reflecting we can journey a long way and may begin to sense the presence of God and so be led to see Him more clearly and find ways of knowing Him more deeply. Revd Sacha Pearce, Rector May we wish everybody a relaxing and enjoyable Summer break and see you at the new School on 11th September!! Rachel Hues DATES FOR YOUR DIARY Saturday September 30th is the date of the Harvest Supper and Barn Dance. Dancing will be led by the group “Five Bar Gate” (some of you may remember them from last year) and will take place in the Hunloke’s Hall, with a Ploughman’s Supper being served in the Village Hall. Tickets (£7.50) will be available soon from members of the PCC. As numbers will be limited please get your tickets early. The next PCC meeting is scheduled for Monday 11th September. An Agenda for this meeting will be put up on the Church Porch Notice Board the first Sunday in September. If anyone would like to comment on any item to be discussed, or to suggest items for discussion in the future, please have a word with either a member of the PCC, the Churchwarden or The Rector. CHURCH SERVICES - AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2006 POULSHOT, SEEND AND BULKINGTON 6th August 8.00am 9.30am 11.15am 6.00pm The damaged and worn metal rails, which formed the balustrade across the bridge of the stream near the Parish Boundary in Hay Lane, have been replaced with a very smart railing. It is worth the walk to go and see what an amazing feature we can now show off in Poulshot, and play a game of Pooh- sticks where the two small streams unite under the bridge and then flow as one. VILLAGE PICNIC Sunday 3 September at 1.00pm It may seem a long way off but it will be here very quickly. Make sure you keep Sunday 3rd September free as that is the day for the Village lunchtime picnic to be held in the Green Gardens. This is proving to be a very successful village event, so make sure you don’t miss it. Bring your picnic and enjoy a friendly gathering in the peace and serenity of the Green Gardens. THANK YOU BCP Holy Communion Family Eucharist Parish Eucharist Evensong SEEND BULKINGTON SEEND POULSHOT BCP Holy Communion Matins Parish Eucharist Evensong SEEND POULSHOT SEEND BULKINGTON th 13 August 8.00am 9.30am 11.15am 6.00pm POOH - STICK BRIDGE 14 We would like to thank everyone who supported the Lackham Vintage Society Vintage Gathering, held on Poulshot Village Green on the evening of Wednesday 21st June 2006. Thank you to all of the people who kindly donated raffle prizes, the Village Hall Committee for the use of the Village Hall and the Poulshot Parish Council for allowing us to use the Village Green for this event. A total of £503.41p was raised and has been donated to the Wiltshire Air Ambulance. Thank you once again. Keith and Pauline Day 19 �had already given so much at the Ball. There were all the usual: tombola, cake stall, raffle, books and BBQ. There was a football tournament to keep the children busy. We did however raise £670 which of course will go to the new school fund! Donations for the new school fund still keep coming in, this time from Devizes Ladies Circle a cheque for £250 for which we are extremely grateful. The last two days of term will be rounded off with the end of term service at St Matthews church where letters of commendation and awards will be presented. On the final day all the children will go on a day trip, some to Chessington World of Adventure, some to The Cotswold Wildlife Park and some on a Barge trip. At 11am on Tuesday 22nd August, a human chain will link the old school with the new one. This is to highlight the fact that Wiltshire County Council considers the new school is a replacement for the old and not a new one, and therefore will not fund the move! And finally, a reminder about the new school. Don’t forget the Open Day on Friday 8th September from 9am to 5pm. All are welcome, please do take this Is War Inevitable ? Wednesday 20th September 2006 7.30pm Village Hall, Poulshot All are very welcome For further details, please ring Rupert Janes on 828639 or Rev Sacha Pearce 828615 Do please get in touch if there is a subject YOU WOULD REALLY LIKE TO BE DISCUSSED. All offers willingly considered! 18 20th August 8.00am 9.30am 11.15am 6.00pm BCP Holy Communion Parish Eucharist Parish Eucharist BCP Holy Communion SEEND BULKINGTON SEEND POULSHOT 27th August 8.00am 9.30am 11.15am 6.00pm BCP Holy Communion Family Eucharist Family Eucharist Evensong SEEND POULSHOT SEEND BULKINGTON 3rd September 8.00am 9.30am 11.15am 6.00pm BCP Holy Communion Family Eucharist Parish Eucharist Evensong SEEND BULKINGTON SEEND POULSHOT 10th September 8.00am 9.30am 11.15am 6.00pm BCP Holy Communion Matins Parish Eucharist Evensong SEEND POULSHOT SEEND BULKINGTON 17th September 8.00am 9.30am 11.15am 6.00pm BCP Holy Communion Parish Eucharist Parish Eucharist BCP Holy Communion SEEND BULKINGTON SEEND POULSHOT 24th September 8.00am BCP Holy Communion 9.30am Family Eucharist 11.15am Family Eucharist 6.00pm Evensong 1st October – HARVEST FESTIVAL 8.00am BCP Holy Communion 9.30am Family Eucharist 11.15am Parish Eucharist 6.00pm Evensong 15 SEEND POULSHOT SEEND BULKINGTON SEEND BULKINGTON SEEND POULSHOT �WEEKDAY SERVICES Mondays 9.00am Tuesdays 9.00am Thursdays 9.00am Matins Matins Matins SEEND POULSHOT BULKINGTON CHURCH ROSTERS August 6 Aug 13 Aug 20 Aug 27 Aug September 3 Sep 10 Sep 17 Sep 24 Sep October 1 Oct 6.00pm 9.30am 6.00pm 9.30am Reader Mr R Janes Mr/Mrs D Hargreaves Mrs J James The Rector Sidesman Mr N Hunloke Mrs J James Mrs J James Mr M Houghton 6.00pm 9.30am 6.00pm 9.30am Mrs J James Mrs Y Baber Mr/Mrs D Bullen The Rector Mr M Hues Mr N Hunloke Mr D Bullen Mrs J James 6.00pm Lady K Hunloke Mr J Quinn CHURCH FLOWERS August 6 & 13 Aug 20 & 27 Aug September 3 & 10 Sep 17 & 24 Sep October 1 Oct The children all took part in an ‘Artists in Residence week’. Two artists joined us to produce 8 large panels and 2 sculptures which will be displayed at the new school. The end results were amazing and all the children (and some parents and villagers) played a part in producing some real masterpieces. It will be a great start to decorate those plain walls! Mid-summers day saw the 13th annual Rowde School music concert. Children as young as 6 played in the concert, some of whom had only been playing for a matter of weeks. There was an amazing variety of instruments played, ranging from beginner Recorder and Violins to experienced Clarinet and Piano players, not to mention Keyboard, Guitar and Flute. All in all a very enjoyable and well attended concert. Well done to all who participated. On 24th June Joe Dyke and his family ran a laser clay pigeon shoot on Poulshot Green. Thank you to all who supported this and ‘ had a go’. It wasn’t as easy as it looked! A fantastic £250 was raised for the new school fund. Many thanks to the Dyke family for giving up their Saturday afternoon. The Summer Fayre this year was not intended to be a major fundraiser, but more of a social occasion with some fund raising as we felt so many people REFUSE RECYCLING COMPOSTING Mrs Christabel Francis Mrs Ann Butts Mrs Hazel Coleman Mrs Emma Janes HARVEST FESTIVAL—ALL HELPERS please Rowde School News As another academic year draws to a close, the children have all learnt a lot, grown a lot, and had a lot of fun. The Year 6 children really excelled themselves yet again in this years SATs, only two children failing to get L4 (average 11 year old standard), while 54% of got L5 in English and Maths and 62% got L5 in Science – Level 5 is the level expected of the average 14 year old!! Here are just some of the activities that have rounded off another successful year at Rowde Primary School. 16 BLACK WHEELIE BIN Or ORANGE SACKS GREEN BIN (Garden Optional) BLACK RECYCLING BOX 9 August 23 August 6 September 20 September 4 October 2 August 16 August 30 August 13 September 27 September 11 October 17 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Village Magazine Description An account of the resource PDF versions of the Village Magazine distributed between 2004 and Present. 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Title A name given to the resource Poulshot Village News August 2006 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 01/08/2006 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Poulshot Village News Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Poulshot Village News PVN Village News https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/org.poulshotvillagearchive/original/edc262c47b91a20500f8cbe375dc5b0f.pdf 9ae23734ef3ddca07c676451acab3a12 PDF Text Text USEFUL POULSHOT TELEPHONE NUMBERS Chairman Parish Council Mr Michael Hues 828255 Clerk to Parish Council Mr Michael Wilson 828100 Email: Mai_wilson@onetel.com Rector Rev Sacha Pearce 828615 Churchwarden Mr Brian James 724944 Secretary PCC Mrs Janet James 724944 Village Trust, Chairman Mr Nicholas Hunloke 828333 Village Trust, Secretary Mrs Jayne Hadden 818136 Village Hall Committee) Village Hall Bookings ) Mr Chris Saunders 827290 Mother & Toddler Group Mrs Penny Nixon 828012 Farmers Club Mr Richard Francis 828232 Poulshot Ladies Club Lady Kate Hunloke 828333 YORP Mrs Jackie Wiltshire Mrs Mel Dalley 725076 726211 County Councillor Mrs Pat Rugg 722677 Kennet District Councillor Thelma Carr 828756 Editor, Poulshot News : Mr John Quinn 828501 Email: johnquinn589@btinternet.com POULSHOT VILLAGE NEWS Community Beat Officer 28 ISSUE NUMBER 122 July 2006 1 �POULSHOT PARISH COUNCIL Chairman: Mrs S Aldridge Mr G Collett Clerk: Wiltshire County Councillor Mr M Hues Mr J Baber Mr N Hunloke Chimney Sweep Mr J Dyke Mr M Nixon Kennet District Councillor Mr Michael Wilson ST PETER’S CHURCH PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL Rector: Andrew Underwood Mrs Patricia Rugg - 01380 722677 2 The Farmhouse, Byron Road, Devizes SN10 5NS for Seend and Poulshot Thelma Carr. thelma.carr@kennet.gov.uk tel: 01380 828756 Vacuum Clean Efficient Phone : 01225 706447 Mobile: 07889 771505 Rev Sacha Pearce The Rectory Seend Melksham SN12 6NR Tel: 01380 828615 Churchwarden: Mr B James Members: Mr N Hunloke - Treasurer Mrs P Bremner-Milne Mrs A Bullen Lady Kate Hunloke Mr N Blenkarne Organist: Mrs Pamela De Belle Brush Mr R Janes Mrs J James POULSHOT VILLAGE TRUST Chairman: Vice-Chairman: Secretary: Treasurer: Archivist: Mr N Hunloke Mrs D Gravina Mrs J Hadden Mr B James Mrs P. Langton www.poulshot.org.uk POULSHOT WEB SITE DOLMAN AUDIO VISUAL Berhill’s Lane Farm, Sells Green, Melksham Telephone 01380 828524 We know HI FI TELEVISION VIDEO DVD literally inside out ! For personal service and a professional repair to any make of product, ancient or modern, please telephone Maggie or Peter All contributions welcome - do you have any events you want publicised? The Poulshot web site can help or you can log on to www.kennet.gov.uk, select events and you can post your events for the world to see! Mike Wilson - Mai wilson@onetel.com We also stock a range of quality reconditioned (non ex-rental) equipment carrying a minimum 6 months warranty DOLMAN AUDIO VISUAL is an Authorised Service Centre providing technical assistance on behalf of leading manufacturers. 2 27 �EDITORIAL Seasoned Hardwood Logs TONY PARSONS DOMESTIC APPLIANCE ENGINEER Most Tree Work Undertaken WASHING MACHINES/ COOKERS/DRIERS Ring James SERVICE & REPAIRS TEL: 01380 723279 MOBILE: 07970 117023 07970 781828 WILTSHIRE NUMISMATIC SOCIETY TO LET North Cornish Holiday Cottage (Founded in Devizes 1965) Available all year round for Weekend & Mid-Week Breaks Along with Week Holidays 3 miles from Surfing Beach & Bude, North Cornwall Well Equipped & sleeps up to 8 Beautiful Garden Summer House & Parking Meetings held on third Monday of the month March to December inclusive First flaming June and now we’re awash with “welcome” rain, but it hasn’t been all weather. The Green has seen a fair amount of activity – volleyball, vintage vehicles and laser clay pigeon shooting and, as I write the Fete is in a few days time together with the prospect of good weather – here I go again! At the Fete, if all is well, we expect the RAF Battle of Britain Flight to fly over us with a Dakota, a Hurricane and a Spitfire. Word gets about and I have had calls from enthusiasts outside the village who cannot resist any appearance by a “Spit”, so I hope that that means outside visitors, with outside money, coming to the event. I apologise for what may seem an excessive amount of coverage of the “Wheelie Bin Revolution” but so much paper has been generated on the subject that it will fill more than a few bins in the village at the first collection. A lot of heat was also generated over the requirement for residents of the Green to park their bins and boxes adjacent to the road, as reversing the collection vehicle was now a Health and Safety hazard. I suppose we could have used our bins to block the road every week and so obviate the need for a change in the speed limit but it was suggested that some sharp gent would have stolen them all, although I’m not sure what their second hand value might be. However, in the end, Common Sense, as usual, won the day and the present pickup arrangements will remain. I’m sorry to bore those of you who were not involved, but I feel that there is a lesson here for us all – think first, then talk and what you write will seldom give offence; we are grateful for the sensible and satisfactory resolution of our potential problem. May I draw your attention to the note on Membership of the Village Trust on page 4. We live in uncertain times in terms of development and a united community voice could be a valuable asset if the concrete spreaders threaten us here in Poulshot. Finally, a reminder that while there will be a magazine at the end of July, there will NOT be one at the end of August, so if possible please look further ahead for notices of forthcoming events. HAPPY HOLIDAYS! John Quinn 8pm at Poulshot Village Hall For further details Contact Bo Miles-Hobbs on Details from Mr M Bowden Tel: 01380 828432 01380 813092 26 Deadline for copy for August/September - 20 July Tel: 01380 828501 Email: johnquinn589@btinternet.com DISCLAIMER While we have no reason to question the validity of any advertisement in this magazine, we cannot accept responsibility for any claims made or services offered in these advertisements. 3 �DATES FOR YOUR DIARY July Sat Sat Sun Tue Wed Wed 1 1 2 4 5 5 Mon 10 Wed 12 Mon 17 Wed 19 Poulshot Village Fete, Village Green, 2pm Poulshot Proms and Picnic, Green Gardens, 7pm Open Air Service, Green Gardens, 6pm Parish Council, Village Hall, 7.30pm Black Box/Green Wheelie Bin Collections Poulshot Ladies, Village Hall—Talk by Sarah Walters on Medical Herbalism Mobile Library, The Raven Car Park, 1125-1135am Black Wheelie Bin Collection Wiltshire Numismatic Society, Village Hall, 8pm—”Bobby Van Scheme Trust in Wiltshire” Wiltshire Police Wednesday Group, Village Hall, 7.30pm— Should Women be Bishops Mobile Library, The Raven Car Park, 1125—1135am Black Box/Green Wheelie Bin Collections Black Wheelie Bin Collection Mon 24 Wed 19 Wed 26 August Wed 2 Black Box/Green Wheelie Bin Collections Mon 7 Mobile Library, The Raven Car Park, 1125—1135am Wed 9 Black Wheelie Bin Collection Wed 16 Black Box/Green Wheelie Bin Collections Mon 21 Mobile Library, The Raven Car Park, 1125—1135am Wed 23 Black Wheelie Bin Collection Forthcoming Events for your Diary 30 Sep Harvest Barn Dance 1 Oct Harvest Festival—Evensong St Peter’s Church The Tranquil Moment HEALTH & BEAUTY CLINIC DECLEOR PARIS Treatments include: non surgical face lifts facials massage manicures pedicures non surgical body slimming & toning reflexology eyelash/brow tints& shaping waxing make up electrolysis spray tanning BOTOX DECLEOR aromatherapy skin care and O.P.I nail care products are used for treatments and are also available for purchase For more information or an appointment call Jo on 01380 828297 The Old Stables, Middle Green Farm, The Green, Poulshot, Devizes, Wiltshire, SN10 1SD POULSHOT VILLAGE TRUST Annual General Meeting 30th May 2006 The meeting, which had been postponed, was only attended by five members –– Nicky Hunloke, Nora Dixon, Pam Langton, Chris Saunders and John Quinn. In addition to the routine of an AGM, the reading of minutes and the election of officers, there were reports from the Chairman and on behalf of the Treasurer. Main points covered were: Green Gardens Woodland. Progress continued to be very satisfactory, with few losses. A dry summer might well take more trees but this was not of 4 25 �REFUSE COLLECTIONS DON’T FORGET the last black bag collection was on Thursday 29th June. There will be no refuse collection in the first week of July apart from the Black Box/Green Wheeled Bin (on Wednesday 5 July) The new Alternate Weekly Collection (AWC) Service starts in Poulshot on WEDNESDAY 12TH JULY using the BLACK WHEELED BIN The second collection in July will be on Wednesday 26th July. Bins should be left at the kerbside no later than 7am. This Black wheeled bin is for things that we can’t yet recycle or compost—see below to remind!! RECYCLING AND COMPOSTING BLACK RECYCLING BOX Glass Bottles + jars Paper + magazines Cans + tins + aerosols + silver foil Textiles but not plastic bottles, cardboard, Yellow pages—all items that can be recycled at the Household Recycling Centres in Melksham and Devizes GREEN GARDEN WASTE BIN (Optional) Grass + hedge cuttings Weeds Small branches + prunings + leaves but not soil, concrete, rubble, vegetable peelings or food scraps, animal waste, nappies or general household waste ALTERNATE WEEKLY COLLECTION DAYS: 5 July, 19 July 24 5 �great concern as there would be a need for thinning in the future anyway. The perimeter hedge had been cut and the grass pathways mown regularly, spraying against strong weeds and around the base of trees had been carried out and altogether the general effect was impressive and very pleasant. It was noted that three events were scheduled to take place this summer in the Green Gardens – Poulshot Proms on 1st July, Open Air Service on 2nd July and the Village Picnic on Sunday 10th September, Pond. This too was satisfactory and was looking very well at the moment, despite the low water level. Steps are planned to improve this. Book of Trees. The second part of the Book of Trees was well in hand and should be completed in the relatively near future. There will be space for follow up tree stories and pictures in the years to come. Some work has been carried out on the measurement of oaks with interesting results, which will be included in the Book of Trees. HELIUM FILLED BALLOONS FOR ALL PARTIES, WEDDINGS AND SPECIAL OCCASIONS Caroline Webb 01380 722579 Mobile: 07979 692533 www.partyballoonsforall.co.uk Village Statement. Although this was a task of the Parish Council it was clearly of significance for the Trust with its concern for the future of the village. There will be an explanation of the project at the next meeting of the Parish Council on 4th July. Finance. Although the overall position is healthy, the Trust’s annual expenditure, primarily on the Green Gardens, is always going to be many times the VERY small income. While some costs will fade out in the next year or two, there will, within that time, be a need to undertake fund raising, and this will be considered at the next AGM in 2007. Subscriptions, £1 per family, are due and should be given to Brian James please. Next Meeting. The next ordinary meeting of the Trust will be in the Village Hall at 7.30pm on Tuesday 19th September. Membership The Village Trust was set up in 1972 when most of the village had been designated as a Conservation Area. The Aims of the Trust are as follows: To stimulate public interest in the village of Poulshot. To promote high standards of planning and architecture in the village. To secure the preservation, protection, development and improvement of features of historic or public interest in the village. BATHROOMS, TAPS, HOT WATER CYLINDERS AND MUCH MORE NO JOB TOO SMALL 24 HR CALL OUT Tel: 01380828956 Mob: 07708510715 Conservation Areas were introduced by the Government in the Civil Amenities Act of 1967 and have been very broadly defined as that part of a town, village or hamlet which, because of its character or appearance is worth con6 23 �POLICE Beat Officers: PS 0203 D. Martin PC 1331 I. Thomas Telephone Number for General/Non-Emergency calls: 0845—408—7000 Ask for the Officer you wish to speak to by name; If he or she is not available ask to speak to another of your Beat Officers If no one is available please leave a message POULSHOT MOTHERS & TODDLERS GROUP at The Village Hall, Poulshot POULSHOT VILLAGE HALL Available for Meetings, Functions, Clubs and Private Parties Come and join us for some company Toys and games to play with Coffee and a chat £3.00 per hour (for Poulshot residents and regular users) £4.00 per hour (for non-residents and non-regular users) Held every Thursday from 9.30am to 11.30am Tel: Chris Saunders (827290) JILLIAN NEWSOM MSSCh MBChA CHIROPODIST serving and improving. It is not proscriptive in respect of all development but it does place a duty on planning authorities to take particular account of both conservation and preservation when dealing with any planning application. In its thirty four years of existence the Trust has played a significant part in village life, by assisting and advising the Parish Council when they initially consider planning applications, in co-ordinating those activities that have kept the village the attractive place it has always been, by recording events of a conservation nature and of village life generally, by planning and planting the spring flowers that decorate our lanes and verges, by managing trees in public places and by planting new ones, and by recording events as they happen and maintaining those records for the future interest of our successors. The most recent examples of the Trust’s activities have been the publication in 2002 of the then Chairman, Mrs Nora Dixon’s book, Down Poulshot, a description of Poulshot in the Twentieth Century, and the creation of the Green Gardens Woodland in 2004, when members of the village planted some 1,200 specimens of native trees, that are now beginning to show how successful that project was. All this work has been undertaken by a devoted but dwindling band of enthusiasts and while membership of the Trust does not demand any great active involvement it does suggest an interest in the village and its future. The last few years have given many signs that central government is quite capable of taking a cavalier view of Conservation Areas and Planning Regulations to the possible detriment of communities like ours. While the Trust’s powers may be limited, if indeed any at all, a strong membership would add weight to any argument that might arise in the future and perhaps help to mitigate the potential impact of government and even private development. The Trust therefore invites villagers to join now and to help strengthen its position in the future. Membership costs are not high – just £1 per family per year – and meetings take place four times a year. Very occasionally volunteers are sought to help with conservation tasks that always end up by being good fun as well as useful. But it is support for our aims that we need and we hope that this will be forthcoming. If you have any queries please contact the Chairman, Mr Nicky Hunloke, at The Old Rectory, telephone 01380 828333. Registered member of the British Chiropody & Podiatry Association Visiting Practice 01380 828257 Mobile 07773 987508 MALCOLM NIXON Higher Green Farm Equestria, Berhills Lane, Seend, Melksham, Wiltshire SN12 6RR On Thursday 11th May, Malcolm Nixon gave up milking cows after a lifetime spent in farming. He and Marlene have decided to retire from farm- 22 7 �ing in August, Malcolm having started in farming first as a representative for a feed company, then taking a farm at Braden before moving to Poulshot, where he has farmed for 28 years. Luckily for the village the Nixons are not moving away from Poulshot, but are spending their retirement in a house on the Green. Our family could not have had a more friendly and helpful neighbour, always at the end of a phone if help was needed. Poulshot had nine working dairy farms in 1963 when we came to live here. Now that Higher Green Farm has ceased milk production, we are left with only two. We will all miss Malcolm (and sometimes Marlene and Tim as well) walking the cows up the road, as we all saw on television in A Country Parish. Malcolm and Marlene have a great amount of interest and enthusiasm for the village and I am sure that we will all continue to benefit from this. On behalf of my own family and I am sure also for everyone in Poulshot, may I wish them a happy and peaceful retirement. Michael Hues Do you need help with: Self Assessment Business Plans Taxation Presentation to Banks Contact: GORDON LAWRENCE Chartered Accountant 30, The Pound Bromham Tel: Devizes 850294 Free initial consultation WEDNESDAY GROUP The Wednesday Group met on 21st June to consider the question: “Homosexuality – Does It Matter?” There was a good turn out to consider a problem that is hardly ever off the front pages of our newspapers these days, and perhaps therein lies part of the answer. If it didn’t matter, would be talking about it so much? Indeed, in the case of the Anglican Church, it seems very possible that there will be a split with the American Episcopalian Church which would be a sad day for the Church. Homosexuality has been on the agenda, of the media at least, for some time and only recently have the Armed Forces formally accepted that it is not a bar to military service. It is accepted in the Police and is seen as bringing positive benefits with it, and the general view of those who were at the meeting was that really it shouldn’t matter – but for the time being anyway, it will! Next month’s meeting, on 19th July, at 7.30 in the Poulshot Village Hall will consider another topical question in Church circles: “Should Women Be Bishops?” Do come and join us – it’s a relaxed evening of no pressure but of interesting and, so far, totally amicable discussion. There will be no meeting in August and on 20th September the question will be “Is War Inevitable?” 8 Should Women be Bishops ? Wednesday 19th July 2006 7.30pm Village Hall, Poulshot All are very welcome For further details, please ring Rupert Janes on 828639 or Rev Sacha Pearce 828615 Do please get in touch if there is a subject YOU WOULD REALLY LIKE TO BE DISCUSSED. All offers willingly considered! 21 �Neighbourhood Watch Update There has been a report of cold calling from a MORI Polls employee who showed a Police permit to the occupant – indeed one called at my house recently. This is a perfectly legal activity and like any other legal callers (meter readers etc) they all have to have and show a permit. Some of these permits will have been issued by the Police and some by local Councils. Please remember the importance of asking for proof of identity/permission to call. Supporting each other Thank you to those in the village who have volunteered to act as a point of contact for your neighbours, should the need ever arise. When I have a complete list I will publish it so that you know who to contact should you need to. The areas still requiring representatives are: • • • Sillington Lane Barley Hill Lane Mill Lane Thank you. FREE TO ALL! I am now in receipt of Wiltshire Constabulary Neighbourhood Watch stickers which are available to anyone who would like to have them in a front facing window or door. The stickers come in two parts – one visible to the caller, reminding them to show identification where appropriate; the other a reminder to you to stop and think before opening the door to anybody you do not know. If you would like one, or know a neighbour who does, then please give me a ring and I’ll happily drop one round – 828236. Judy Edwards 6 The Green Tel: 01380 828236 / 07799 582698 Email: pipers2poulshot@tiscali.co.uk 20 9 �From Where I Stand… …I just can’t wait to go back! This time last month you may remember that I was struggling to pack my suitcase preparing to travel to Israel/Palestine. Just as I had imagined - this trip was no ordinary sight-seeing journey - but a pilgrimage. It was a journey that I feel I am still travelling along and, from where I stand, I invite you to walk with me. You may recall reading last month that a pilgrimage is more than a physical journey, the sense of travelling not only in the physical sense, but finding something rather more profound by the experience, going from one place to the next in body but also in mind and heart, also the possibility that it may be a journey nearer to God. Step this way and I’ll show you what I mean. From where I stand of course there was the big adventure of flying 2000 miles away, the pleasure of being with interesting people, the opportunity to sample wonderful food, the fun and laughter of people travelling together. There were also the great sites to visit, the holy places of such familiar names, honoured by Jew and Christian as well as Muslim. Yet from where I stood in these places came the realization that for over 2000 years it has been believed that Jesus knew this land, this town, this city, this mountain, this sea… Clearly there are places too where it is impossible to be so sure of the exact spot of Jesus’ ministry but there are many more where it has been strongly held that He would have known that place. To stand on the Mount of Olives and look into Jerusalem is what Jesus did and He looked at that city and wept for its destruction and the conflict that it would see. It is a land of conflict today. From a garden on the side of that mountain He was taken, arrested, brought to the authorities in the city and crucified. At the place where Gethsemane may have been it was very hard to avoid being touched by the place, its history and its God. To stand in Bethlehem, the place known to be the place of Jesus’ birth, the touch of the experience was just as overwhelming and yet too it is impossible to avoid being aware of the needs of its people today. Bethlehem is an open air prison through the wall that divides Israel and Palestine but it is into that land of conflict that God was pleased to be born to the world. To stand on the banks of the Sea of Galilee, confident that the shape of the hills and the lake will have altered very little since Jesus’ time, was a very special time to allow Him to wash the shores of my mind and heart, to let me think and be, to allow Him to touch and heal… So a couple of weeks in Israel/Palestine has meant far more than just the physical travelling. From where I stand I will always hold those places very close to me and allow them, with God, to speak to me… Perhaps many of us could find time to pause like this for a ‘stand and stare’ 10 Here are the names of some clever people who gave their names to their invention: Gustav Eiffel – The Eiffel Tower Louis Braille – Braille (The system of raised lettering used so that blind people can read) Anna Pavlova – Pavlova Samuel Rubik – Rubik’s Cube Can you match up what these scientists study with the proper name of their jobs? Entomologist How traits are inherited Lepidopterist Fossils Vulcanologist The spread of diseases Astronomer Insects Marine Biologist Earthquakes Palaeontologist Butterflies and Moths Agronomist Volcanoes Epidemiologist The universe beyond Earth Geneticist Ocean plants and animals Seismologist Soils and crops Jokes: Q: Where does success come before work? A: Only in the dictionary! Q: What do you call a clever boy with sweets in his pocket? A; Smartie-pants! Quiz answers: B, B, A, C, C, C, C, A, B, C. 19 �moment, to allow one experience to lead us to other reflections and realisations. In that place of pausing and reflecting we can travel a long way and may begin to sense the presence of God and so be led to see Him more clearly and find ways of knowing Him more deeply. Revd Sacha Pearce, Rector Children’s Page TEST YOUR GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 1. Which ants do most work in a colony? A: King Ants B: Worker Ants C: Soldier Ants 2. Where was the original Aladdin set? A: Chile B: China C: Canada 3. Who was Queen of England from 1558 – 1603? A: Elizabeth 1 B: Mary 1 C: Anne 4. Complete the phrase, “slippery as an….” A: Asp B: Imp C: Eel 5. Where was Napoleon’s last battle fought? A: Austerlitz B: Jena C: Waterloo 6. What is the name for a group of hens? A: Herd B: Coop C: Brood 7. What kind of drink is a cappuccino? A: Tea B: Chocolate C: Coffee 8. What is 85 minus 58? A: 27 B: 17 C: 37 9. Of which country is Christmas Island a dependency? A: UK B: Australia C: USA 10. Which of these words is a noun? A: Lend B: Sad C: Doll 18 A PILGRIMAGE TO ISRAEL/PALESTINE The Revd. Sacha Pearce and the Revd Maureen Allchin are planning a 10 night pilgrimage and holiday to Israel/Palestine from 2nd-11th October 2007. The main tour will include 6 nights in the Golden Walls Hotel in Jerusalem with its splendid view of the old city walls and 3 nights at the Ron Beach Hotel just outside Tiberias on the Sea of Galilee. Visits will include sites in and around Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Nazareth, Capernaum, the Sea of Galilee and the Dead Sea. We will walk along the Via Dolorosa, float on the Dead Sea, take a cable car up the Mount of Masada, meet with local people, and worship with the Christian community. There will be some time for relaxation and personal exploration. There is also a recommended optional 3 day extension in our hotel on the shores of the Sea of Galilee returning on 14th October. In the Middle East the reality “on the ground” is often far removed from what we see and read in the news. We consider it a safe place to visit and will not travel if the situation becomes dangerous. This will be Maureen’s 48th visit to the Holy Land and she has led over 20 similar tours. The tour will cost £1,200 per person sharing a twin bedded room with private facilities. A detailed brochure is available from Mrs Janet James (01380 724944). In Sacha’s own words – she went on such a tour with Maureen in May this year: “I invite you to consider joining me for a pilgrimage to Israel/ Palestine in October 2007. I am offering the opportunity to visit the places so familiar from the Bible and the sights associated with Jesus. I am also giving you an opportunity to meet some of the people of the land and to become more informed about the current political situation. I believe every Christian should consider taking the opportunity of visiting this special place on God’s earth. It helps us connect more deeply with the origins of our faith giving us rich material and imagery for reflection. There will be elements of a holiday, a pilgrimage and a retreat. It may also be a life changing experience! You will feel many different emotions and there will be lots of laughter! You will be most welcome.” Sacha will be able to answer your questions and hopes to arrange an illustrated talk on her recent visit later in the year. 11 �CHURCH SERVICES - JULY 2006 POULSHOT, SEEND AND BULKINGTON 2nd July 8.00am 9.30am 11.15am 6.00pm BCP Holy Communion Family Eucharist Parish Eucharist Open Air Service SEEND BULKINGTON SEEND POULSHOT GREEN GARDENS 9th July 8.00am 9.30am 11.15am 6.00pm BCP Holy Communion Matins Parish Eucharist Evensong SEEND POULSHOT SEEND BULKINGTON It was also decided at this time that due to a lower number of young people attending on two prior Fridays, and some of the non-attending members hanging around the Village Hall causing a worry, that the closing night for the summer holidays would be the BBQ event. Over the next months we loose three of our lads, Chris Pearce, Rob Scruse and Chris Plumb. We wish them well in their further education studies and employment. The Club welcomes new members who leave Rowde School in July, membership packages will be delivered to them for their consideration. "YORP" re-opens on Friday 8th September 2006, from 7:30— 9:30pm. WHO WULOD HEVA BLEVEEID IT ? The Phaonmneal Pweor of the Hmuan Mnid 16th July 8.00am 10.15am 11.15am 6.00pm BCP Holy Communion Parish Eucharist Parish Eucharist BCP Holy Communion SEEND BULKINGTON SEEND POULSHOT 23rd July 8.00am 9.30am 11.15am 6.00pm I cdnuolt blveiee that I cluod aulaclty uesdnaturd what I was rdanieg. Aoccdrnig to the rsceearh taem at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosnâ™t mttaer in what order the ltteers in wrod are, the only iprmoatnt tinhg is that the frsit and lsat lteter be in the rghit pacle. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can siltl raed it wouthit a porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the hmaun mnid dsoe not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Scuh a cdontiion is arppoiately cllaed Typoglycemia. BCP Holy Communion Family Eucharist Family Eucharist Evensong SEEND POULSHOT SEEND BULKINGTON Azmanig hun? Yaeh, and you awlyas thhuogt slpelnig was ipmorantt. Tihs is one of the anamizg tnighs yuor mnid can do. 30th July 10.00am BENEFICE SERVICE SEEND 6th August 8.00am 9.30am 11.15am 6.00pm Nb – Prnaets may wsih to sopt tiher clderhin randeig tihs! VILLAGE HALL 100 CLUB BCP Holy Communion Family Eucharist Parish Eucharist Evensong SEEND BULKINGTON SEEND POULSHOT WEEKDAY SERVICES Mondays 9.00am Tuesdays 9.00am Thursdays 9.00am Matins Matins Matins SEEND POULSHOT BULKINGTON 12 Recent winners include: £25 April Rosalie Stevens £25 May Shirley Taplin £15 Jackie Pohnert £15 Ian Brothers £10 Margaret Saunders £10 Mrs J Dawson 17 �kindly raised or donated money toward the new school fund. Outside organisations we have approached and have given us financial support to date include: Poulshot Parish Council £500 The Devizes Lions £150 Kennet District Council £750 The Mercers Company £2000 Many thanks to you all. Kwik Cricket Competition - Last week a group of Year 6 children competed in Devizes. They reached the final, but due to the heat and the long day, the children having played from 10am to 4pm, it was decided not to play the final as both teams automatically qualify for the Regional final at Bath University. Well done to all involved! The new school is still on schedule. The children will return to school slightly later than usual in September to allow everything to be moved and set up. However there will be an Open Day on Friday 8th September between 9am and 5pm for pupils, parents, Governors and residents of the village to wander around and have a look. Please feel free to come along, you will be very welcome. Rachel Hues CHURCH ROSTERS July 2 Jul 9 Jul 16 Jul 30 Jul August 6 Aug 6.00pm 9.30am 6.00pm 10.00am Reader TBA Mr N Hunloke Mr M Houghton Benefice Service Sidesman TBA Mr J Quinn Mr M Houghton 6.00pm Mr R Janes Mr N Hunloke CHURCH FLOWERS July 2 Jul 9 & 16 Jul 23 & 30 Jul August 6 & 13 Aug 20 & 27 Aug Mrs Suzie Quinn Mrs Hilary Kidd Mrs Dot Wood Mrs Christabel Francis Mrs Ann Butts POULSHOT LADIES CLUB POULSHOT OPEN GOLF TOURNAMENT 8th June 2006 It was a glorious day for this year’s tournament and 24 players turned out for the competition (and six ladies joined us for dinner in the evening). Philip Ireson’s team were first, with Peter Jeary’s team second and John Scammell’s in third place. The day and the evening were enjoyed by all. YOUTH OF ROWDE & POULSHOT "YORP" At the time of writing this news report it is the week of the Barbecue evening the 23rd of June. Hope the weather held and a good time was had by all. PS. The Barbecue was well attended and raised £106 for YORP funds. 16 Wednesday 5th July, The Village Hall at 7.30pm Dot Wood has arranged what should be an informative and enlightening evening. Sarah Walters,, a Medical Herbalist, has agreed to come and talk to us about the use of herbs in our everyday life. Sarah has a therapy room in Devizes, but she has agreed to come to Poulshot to talk to us as a group. She will show us how we can gather many herbs in the local countryside and use them to suit our individual needs. Herbs work to rebuild, nourish and heal the body. They can be used as the sole therapy or to complement another type of treatment. Herbal medicine is the oldest and most widely practised form of medicine worldwide and can help people of all ages from the young to the elderly (that just about covers us all !!!). There is a cost involved in asking Sarah to come to us, so it would be good to see as many of you as possible. It should cost no more than about £2 plus our usual subs. Please feel free to bring a friend and join us in listening to Sarah over a glass of wine. 13 �WILTSHIRE NUMISMATIC SOCIETY A meeting was held in the Village Hall on Monday 15th May. Our guest speaker was Mr M Stone, the curator of Chippenham Museum and Heritage Centre. He gave a very interesting and informative talk on Trade Tokens, a summary of which by Richard Jeffery follows. Our raffle raised £15 for Society funds. Trade Tokens Trade tokens were during the middle of the seventeenth century, following the years of the English Civil War. The merest glance at these delightful little coins stirs the imagination and gives us some intriguing glimpses into the condition of daily life and business atmosphere of some three hundred and fifty years ago. In many cases the tokens are lined with well known streets, buildings and sites and nowadays local inhabitants are able to appreciate that they are in the very same places that money changed hands all those years ago. The tokens constitute the only accessible trade directory for the period 1650-70 and in many cases record the names of the seventeenth century forbears of families still living locally today. By the beginning of the seventeenth century rising prices had rendered impractical the use of silver coins of the lower denominations. Several attempts to produce regal farthings and halfpennies were thwarted by the public’s refusal to recognise such issues mad of base metals, and so, without authority, various tradesmen issued their own farthings and sometimes halfpennies made in copper, brass and other base alloys in order to facilitate the giving of small change to their customers. Examples exist of the same coin issued in different metals. In some places, token pennies were also issued, albeit very rarely. These local tokens became acceptable as change and eventually came into more general circulation locally and were often acceptable over quite a wide area. In large areas like London and Bristol they circulated very widely indeed and became almost an alternative of the time, being accepted willingly by tradesmen and public alike, although their base metal was in complete contrast to the official silver coins circulated alongside them. Sometimes the tokens became the subject of some derision and gave rise to expressions such as “not worth a brass farthing” which have come down in idiomatic English to the present day. The tokens were rendered useless by the great re-coinage of 1672 in the reign of Charles II when vast numbers of official farthings and halfpennies were issued for circulation. By this time public acceptance of copper coinage allowed the successful circulation of the brand new coins and these were of course more acceptable than the often poor quality token issues. Pen14 nies were still being issued in silver, and it wasn’t until 1797 that copper pennies followed. There were attempts to issue tokens in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, but these were more collectors pieces ands were not widely accepted as currency. Rowde School News The children are now in the last few busy weeks of school before their long summer break. There’s lots to pack in before that - Sports Day, School trips and the summer Fayre on Friday 7th July. The 1st Rowde School Summer Ball was a resounding success. 200 parents, staff, villagers and friends enjoyed an evening of good food and drink, dancing, magic by Jack Stephens, raffle and an Auction of Promises. We are hugely thankful for peoples’ generosity throughout the evening especially in the Auction of Promises, bids were flying, it’s amazing what a few drinks can do!! Mrs Beswick (Reception Class teacher) was very popular offering 3 evenings of babysitting. The most expensive being £125 for one night! A tray of eggs sold for a staggering £28.50—rumour has it they must be golden!! The top bid of the evening was £260 for an evening dinner party for 8 to include food, cooking, serving and clearing. The real star of the evening must be Mr Ball for not just wearing a dress, but actually wearing full ‘Drag’!! Otherwise known as the ‘Lady in Red’ for those who didn’t spot him. Having collected £700 prior to the night a further £450 was raised on the night as he paraded through the marquee having money and very generous cheques pinned to him! What a brilliant sport to do this to raise a total of £1,150. A fantastic evening was had by all and it’s encouraging to hear requests for another. Watch this space for next year’s date. All of this however would not have been possible without the huge support of SO MANY people and Businesses, not just on the night, but setting up before and clearing away afterwards, not to mention lots of ‘fetching’ and ‘carrying’. A big thank you must also go to Annie for sponsoring the food and John Midgley for being an excellent auctioneer. Figures are not quite finalised, but it’s looking like in the region of £6,500 has been raised. The money is going to be used for outside adventure playground equipment on the new school site. Whilst on the subject of fundraising, as you know, finances for furnishing and equipping the new school are very tight and we are very grateful to the RSA, individual parents and children and outside organisations who have very 15 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource Poulshot Village News July 2006 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 01/07/2006 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Poulshot Village News Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Poulshot Village News PVN Village News https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/org.poulshotvillagearchive/original/0ab0be017069d064a1207771127256c5.pdf f6bdef2a0f8ca6502c90921f07bc302d PDF Text Text USEFUL POULSHOT TELEPHONE NUMBERS Chairman Parish Council Mr Michael Hues 828255 Clerk to Parish Council Mr Michael Wilson 828100 Email: Mai_wilson@onetel.com Rector Rev Sacha Pearce 828615 Church Warden Mr Brian James 724944 Secretary PCC Mrs Janet James 724944 Village Trust, Chairman Mr Nicholas Hunloke 828333 Village Trust, Secretary Mrs Jayne Hadden 818136 Village Hall Committee) Village Hall Bookings ) Mr Chris Saunders 827290 Mother & Toddler Group Mrs Penny Nixon 828012 Farmers Club Mr Richard Francis 828232 Poulshot Ladies Club Lady Kate Hunloke 828333 YORP Mrs Jackie Wiltshire Mrs Mel Dalley 725076 726211 County Councillor Mrs Pat Rugg 722677 Kennet District Councillor Thelma Carr 828756 Editor, Poulshot News : Mr John Quinn 828501 Email: johnquinn589@btinternet.com POULSHOT VILLAGE NEWS Community Beat Officer 36 ISSUE NUMBER 121 June 2006 1 �POULSHOT PARISH COUNCIL Chairman: Mrs S Aldridge Mr G Collett Clerk: Wiltshire County Councillor Mr M Hues Mr J Baber Mr N Hunloke Chimney Sweep Mr J Dyke Mr M Nixon Kennet District Councillor Mr Michael Wilson ST PETER’S CHURCH PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL Rector: Andrew Underwood Mrs Patricia Rugg - 01380 722677 2 The Farmhouse, Byron Road, Devizes SN10 5NS for Seend and Poulshot Thelma Carr. thelma.carr@kennet.gov.uk tel: 01380 828756 Vacuum Clean Efficient Phone : 01225 706447 Mobile: 07889 771505 Rev Sacha Pearce The Rectory Seend Melksham SN12 6NR Tel: 01380 828615 Churchwardens: Mr B James Members: Mr N Hunloke - Treasurer Mrs P Bremner-Milne Mrs A Bullen Lady Kate Hunloke Mr N Blenkarne Organist: Mrs Pamela De Belle Brush Mr R Janes Mrs J James POULSHOT VILLAGE TRUST Chairman: Vice-Chairman: Secretary: Treasurer: Archivist: Mr N Hunloke Mrs D Gravina Mrs J Hadden Mr B James Mrs P. Langton www.poulshot.org.uk POULSHOT WEB SITE DOLMAN AUDIO VISUAL Berhill’s Lane Farm, Sells Green, Melksham Telephone 01380 828524 We know HI FI TELEVISION VIDEO DVD literally inside out ! For personal service and a professional repair to any make of product, ancient or modern, please telephone Maggie or Peter All contributions welcome - do you have any events you want publicised? The Poulshot web site can help or you can log on to www.kennet.gov.uk, select events and you can post your events for the world to see! Mike Wilson - Mai wilson@onetel.com We also stock a range of quality reconditioned (non ex-rental) equipment carrying a minimum 6 months warranty DOLMAN AUDIO VISUAL is an Authorised Service Centre providing technical assistance on behalf of leading manufacturers. 2 35 �EDITORIAL Seasoned Hardwood Logs TONY PARSONS DOMESTIC APPLIANCE ENGINEER Most Tree Work Undertaken WASHING MACHINES/ COOKERS/DRIERS Ring James SERVICE & REPAIRS TEL: 01380 723279 MOBILE: 07970 117023 07970 781828 WILTSHIRE NUMISMATIC SOCIETY TO LET North Cornish Holiday Cottage (Founded in Devizes 1965) Available all year round for Weekend & Mid-Week Breaks Along with Week Holidays The rain has brought much muttering about the end of Spring and what about the Oak being out before the Ash – some splash! For us, it was made much better on Thursday morning when Suzie was walking with Teazel down Hay Lane and was met, approaching from the bottom of the lane, by a large stag with the most magnificent set of antlers, meekly accompanied by his harem of six females. They ignored the hesitantly threatening bark from Teazel and made their stately way into one of the fields bordering the lane. The message was clear – the sun was out again and all was well, in Poulshot at least - until that is, Friday morning! Looking back, on 13th May we had a unique opportunity to welcome male members of the choir of Salisbury Cathedral and two of the Cathedral’s organists for a concert in St Peter’s. Nina Jefferies’ evocative account of the day is on page 7 – she says it all. For the future, the Green will be the venue for another impressive display of Vintage Vehicles in aid of Wiltshire Air Ambulance on Wednesday 21st June and on Saturday 24th there will be a Laser Clay Pigeon Shoot to raise money for the new Rowde School. The annual Village Fete takes place on 1st July and, that evening, the Ladies Club celebrates its 20th Anniversary with the “Poulshot Proms” to be held in the Green Gardens. The Open Air Service the following day, at 6.00pm will also be held there – what an asset the woodlands have become! Details of all these events are elsewhere in the magazine – please come along and support these worthy causes. We must also be prepared for the great Wheelie-Bin Revolution that takes place in July – the signs are already blocking our paths and driveways. Information that we have so far is on page 23. 3 miles from Surfing Beach & Bude, North Cornwall Well Equipped & sleeps up to 8 Beautiful Garden Summer House & Parking Meetings held on third Monday of the month March to December inclusive 8pm at Poulshot Village Hall For further details Contact Bo Miles-Hobbs on Details from Mr M Bowden Tel: 01380 828432 01380 813092 Finally, a word about the Poulshot Village News. Its aims are to keep you all informed of what is going on and to pass on information that we think will possibly be of value and at least of general interest to most people. To what extent we succeed only you, the readers know, but there is another and, we think important, function for the magazine, and that is to act as a record for future generations of how Poulshot is now. In the past we have included extracts from a similar journal produced in the early days of the 20th Century Deadline for copy for JULY 2006 - 20 June Tel: 01380 828501 Email: johnquinn589@btinternet.com 34 3 �which gave a fascinating insight into day to day village life a hundred years ago. This kind of archive is always valuable in the future, both for research and for general interest. We ought to leave our successors with a record of our time and so please let us have reports on events, particularly if they give an insight into village life and the people who make up our community, what we do and how we do it, and (politely!), even what we think. Don’t be shy. Thanks again to the West family, this time to Natalie, for this month’s cover, the horse. John Quinn DATES FOR YOUR DIARY June Wed 7 Thu 8 Mon 12 Mon 19 Wed 21 Wed 21 Wed Sat Mon July Sat Sat Sun Tue Wed 21 24 26 1 1 2 4 5 Mon 10 Wed 12 Mon 17 Village Kerbside Paper/Bottles/Cans etc Collection and Garden Waste Wheelie Bin Collection Poulshot Open Golf Day, North Wilts Golf Club, 2.00pm Mobile Library, The Raven Car Park, 1125—1135am Wiltshire Numismatic Society, Village Hall, 8pm—”Paul’s Numismatic & Historical Quiz” Village Kerbside Paper/Bottles/Cans etc Collection and Garden Waste Wheelie Bin Collection Lackham Vintage Society Display of Vintage Vehicles, Poulshot Village Green, 6pm onwards Wednesday Group, Old Rectory Hall, 7.30pm Laser Clay Pigeon Shooting, Village Green, 2pm-5.30pm Mobile Library, The Raven Car Park, 1125-1135am Poulshot Village Fete Poulshot Proms and Picnic, Green Gardens, 7pm Open Air Service, Green Gardens, 6pm Parish Council, Village Hall, 7.30pm Poulshot Ladies, Village Hall—Talk by Sarah Walters on Medical Herbalism Mobile Library, The Raven Car Park, 1125-1135am Village Kerbside Black Wheelie Bin Collection Wiltshire Numismatic Society, Village Hall, 8pm—”Bobby Van Scheme Trust in Wiltshire” Wiltshire Police DISCLAIMER While we have no reason to question the validity of any advertisement in this magazine, we cannot accept responsibility for any claims made or services offered in these advertisements. 4 The Wigglybus Line 85 Devizes - Poulshot - Marston - Worton - Potterne Bookable country bus services from Poulshot to Devizes. When booking the Wigglybus you are advised to call the booking centre at least 20 minutes before the bus begins its journey by telephoning 01249 460600. Also it is advisable to be at the Bus Stop at least 5 minutes before the advertised time. Monday - Friday a.m. p.m. p.m. Poulshot to Devizes via Marston, Worton and Potterne Dep Poulshot (Raven Inn) Stop No. 10165 9.52 12.22 3.07 Arr Devizes (Market Place) “ “ 10038 10.15 12.45 3.30 ++ Devizes to Poulshot via Bath Road and Caen Hill Dep Devizes (Pelican Inn) Stop No. 10038 9.45 Arr Poulshot (Raven Inn) “ “ 10165 9.52 Saturdays 12.15 3.00 12.22 3.07 a.m. a.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. Poulshot to Devizes via Marston, Worton and Potterne Dep Poulshot (Raven Inn)Stop No. 10165 8.32 11.22 2.22 Arr Devizes (Market Place)” “ 10038 8.55 11.45 2.45 4.57 5.20 7.52 8.15 Devizes to Poulshot via Bath Road and Caen Hill Dep Devizes (Pelican Inn)Stop No. 10038 8.25 11.15 2.15 Arr Poulshot (Raven Inn) “ “ 10165 8.32 11.22 2.22 4.50 4.57 7.45 7.52 Fares to and from Devizes Standard 10 Journey Adult Single Adult Return Child Single Child Return £1.40 £8.50 £2.10 £0.70 £1.05 33 �The Tranquil Moment POULSHOT VILLAGE FETE HEALTH & BEAUTY CLINIC DECLEOR PARIS Treatments include: non surgical face lifts facials massage manicures pedicures non surgical body slimming & toning reflexology eyelash/brow tints& shaping waxing make up electrolysis spray tanning BOTOX DECLEOR aromatherapy skin care and O.P.I nail care products are used for treatments and are also available for purchase For more information or an appointment call Jo on 01380 828297 The Old Stables, Middle Green Farm, The Green, Poulshot, Devizes, Wiltshire, SN10 1SD Saturday 1st July 2006 2.30pm Cakes Tombola Plants Books Toiletries White Elephant Bouncy Castle Games Wadworth Dray Children’s Sports Raffle Prizes CreamTeas Flypast of Battle of Britain Memorial Flight Dakota Spitfire Hurricane (weather permitting) 32 5 �POULSHOT LADIES CLUB 20th Anniversary Celebration POLICE Beat Officers: PS 0203 D. Martin PC 1331 I. Thomas Telephone Number for General/Non-Emergency calls: 0845—408—7000 POULSHOT PROMS (Weather permitting) IN THE GREEN GARDENS Saturday 1st July 7pm Ask for the Officer you wish to speak to by name; If he or she is not available ask to speak to another of your Beat Officers If no one is available please leave a message POULSHOT MOTHERS & TODDLERS GROUP at The Village Hall, Poulshot POULSHOT VILLAGE HALL Available for Meetings, Functions, Clubs and Private Parties Come and join us for some company Toys and games to play with Coffee and a chat £3.00 per hour (for Poulshot residents and regular users) £4.00 per hour (for non-residents and non-regular users) Held every Thursday from 9.30am to 11.30am Selection of Music Tel: Chris Saunders (827290) And maybe a bang or two at the finale Bring your own picnic, table, chairs, rugs — a lantern, torch or candle in bottle for when it gets dark Entry £2 per adult (children free) 6 JILLIAN NEWSOM MSSCh MBChA CHIROPODIST Registered member of the British Chiropody & Podiatry Association Visiting Practice 01380 828257 Mobile 07773 987508 Equestria, Berhills Lane, Seend, Melksham, Wiltshire SN12 6RR 31 �Why don’t you ADVERTISE in the POULSHOT PARISH COUNCIL 2nd May 2006 POULSHOT VILLAGE NEWS Our rates are very reasonable and did you know that the magazine is also posted on the village website for the world to see!!! www.poulshot.org.uk Advertisement Sizes for 1 year’s subscription (10 issues) Full page £40 Half page Third page £20 Quarter page Sixth page £12 £25 £15 Do you need help with: Self Assessment Business Plans Taxation Presentation to Banks Contact: GORDON LAWRENCE Chartered Accountant 30, The Pound Bromham Tel: Devizes 850294 Free initial consultation All members of the Council were present, together with Mrs P Rugg (Wiltshire County Council), Mrs Thelma Carr (Kennet District Council) and seven members of the public. An apology was received from PC Deuchars. ANNUAL PARISH MEETING Two points were raised: • The sewage works undertaken in Townsend appeared to have been successful and clearance work was satisfactory. The progress in the Green Gardens Woodland was still very impressive, although Mrs Dixon warned of the potential for more than the few tree losses suffered so far, if there was to be a dry summer. COUNCIL MEETING Mr Michael Hues and Mr Malcolm Nixon were re-elected to the posts of Chairman and Vice-Chairman respectively. Mr Hues said how lucky we all were to be able to live in such a pleasant rural environment, despite the growing bureaucracy and the seemingly endless paperwork that went with it. Policing. The Parish Clerk, Mr Wilson, explained that PC Deuchars had found it difficult to fit in attendance at council meetings as it had to be in her own time. Mr Wilson has written to the Chief Constable about this and been told that an experiment had begun to return to the old style “Beat Bobby” with a much closer link, possibly even residential, with his or her beat, as well as the creation of Community Special Constables. It is hoped that a Police representative will come to a future meeting and explain what is planned. In the same context, Judy Edwards will be asking for volunteer deputies for the Neighbourhood Watch (NW) and details will be in the next magazine. It was agreed that NW signs should be displayed at each end of the village. The Clerk confirmed that there will be a 40mph Speed Limit from the Dual Carriageway to Sillington Lane and a 30mph limit thereafter. No date was given. Lengthmen. Mr Collett volunteered to be responsible for liaison and any future requests or suggestions for the lengthmen‘s tasks should be addressed to him on 828465. 30 7 �Litter. There are still instances of the dumping of garden waste in lanes of the Green. This is neither desirable nor is it allowed and anyone found dumping rubbish in this way is liable to a significant fine. The Chairman stressed how easy it was now to dispose of garden rubbish, either at the waste facility on the Hopton Estate in Devizes, at the similar centre on the road to Melksham, or by renting from Kennet at £28 per year, a green wheelie bin which is emptied every two weeks. A programme for village amenity skips is awaited. It is still planned to organise an occasional litter patrol (see May Magazine); Kennet will assist with kit such as gloves, bags and pick-up sticks. A volunteer is sought to organise this. Design Guide. Mr Hunloke reported that there had been no progress, because of the difficulty in completing the report and of interpreting what it is intended to achieve. It appears largely to duplicate the Environmental Report already produced by Kennet, although a warning was sounded that being in a Conservation Area does not necessarily preclude development being approved. There will be a presentation on the Design Guide by a representative of Kennet at the next meeting on 4th July. “Doggy Dilemmas” HELIUM FILLED BALLOONS FOR ALL PARTIES, WEDDINGS AND SPECIAL OCCASIONS and their Furry Friends Dog Walking? Pooch being a Pain? Need Advice and Help Training? Animal Meals on Wheels? Caroline Webb Want a weekend break but worried about leaving your pet? 01380 722579 Mobile: 07979 692533 www.partyballoonsforall.co.uk Contact Debs on 01380 730564 or 07966 617617 Member of Association of Pet Dog Trainers Rowde School. In response to a plea from Rowde School for financial support in the provision of equipment for the new premises the Council had already approved a sum of £ 250. After discussion it was agreed to increase this to £500. Security Checked by the Criminal Records Bureau Pond. Mr Collett has offered to repair the pond’s damaged drainage. Next Meeting. Tuesday 4th July, at 7.30pm, in the Village Hall. POULSHOT LADIES CLUB Picnic with Proms in the Green Gardens—Saturday 1st July The Ladies’ Club has been running now for 20 years. It changed from being part of the Women’s Institute in 1986. We thought it would be fun to celebrate its 20th Birthday by arranging a Picnic in the Green Gardens, together with Proms. We have now decided to hold it on the evening of the Fete on Saturday, 1st July. Please come along from 7pm onwards, bringing chairs, tables, rugs, picnics and, naturally, a bottle or two of wine, bubbly, Pimms or whatever other tipple you fancy. We will listen to a selection of music, while we eat 8 BATHROOMS, TAPS, HOT WATER CYLINDERS AND MUCH MORE NO JOB TOO SMALL 24 HR CALL OUT Tel: 01380828956 Mob: 07708510715 29 �RENAULT CLIO FOR SALE . . . . . Green 5 door hatchback 1.4L engine 1994 model Good condition Low mileage—approx 77,000 miles MUST SELL ALL REASONABLE OFFERS CONSIDERED Contact Michael or Louise at Duke’s Farm on (01380) 828127 and chat, ending with the final music from the Last Night of the Proms and maybe a bang or two! There will be a small charge at the gate of £2 per adult, children free. Please also bring a lantern or torch or candle in a jar for when it gets dark. If it is bad weather, we will postpone it again! Village Fete Some members of the Ladies Club have (been!!) volunteered to do the teas at the Fete. They would be very grateful if every member who can would make 12 scones for the cream teas. Also please remember the other stalls, i.e. cakes, white elephant, plants, etc. and make or grow something for those as well. With many thanks. July Meeting—Wednesday 5 July, Village Hall Dot Wood has arranged for Sarah Walters, a Medical Herbalist, to come and give us a talk. More details to follow later—but please make a note in your diaries. SALISBURY CATHEDRAL CHOIR Homosexuality—Does it Matter? Wednesday 21st June 2006 7.30pm Old Rectory Hall (next door to Village Hall) All are very welcome For further details, please ring Rupert Janes on 828639 or Rev Sacha Pearce 828615 Do please get in touch if there is a subject YOU WOULD REALLY LIKE TO BE DISCUSSED. All offers willingly considered! 28 It was an utterly fabulous day. A small glass of wine on the Green in the late afternoon, before serving a hearty supper to assorted choirboys and musicians, a stroll along the lane to the church, calm and solid in the early evening sun, and then an hour of song from angels. Oh, and mice. Slightly less than angelic, the mice nevertheless made their contribution. Matthew Wright, who in my experience was as a small boy often less than angelic and as capable as any other small boy of causing mischief and mayhem, is this year Head Chorister at Salisbury Cathedral. As part of this role, he was last year enthroned, by the Bishop of Salisbury, as Boy Bishop at Salisbury Cathedral, the living continuation of a tradition that goes back hundreds of years. As well as giving a rather beautifully delivered sermon, Matthew at this period was also apparently technically responsible for any appointments in the Diocese; unlike Boy Bishops in earlier and more 9 �rambunctious times he confined himself to the sermon and a celebratory meal with his family and the other choristers. Also by tradition, the Cathedral Choir comes to perform in the parish church of the Head Chorister during his year in office: and so, on the 13th May, Matthew brought his choir to St Peter’s, Poulshot. They arrived for tea at the village hall just after 6.30pm, having rehearsed their evening programme in the church beforehand; Matthew’s family had clearly been cooking for England and his mother Karen had set the hall out beautifully. The choir seemed to eat astonishing amounts of food and we weren’t entirely sure they would be able to stand afterwards, let alone sing. There was something entirely right about feeding them in the village hall, the chatter of these modern choirboys echoing the schoolroom noise of fifty years ago when the hall was still a thriving village school. And something very basic and grounding, too, in the choir of that glorious cathedral coming to simple and real country buildings, village hall and parish church both, simple buildings built and kept by the parish and the parishioners; rough stone, plain walls, a roof and a bell - buildings not for living in, but for worship and celebration, and marking and getting on with the business of living. And so to church. For all the glory of Salisbury Cathedral and all the plain simplicity of St Peter’s Poulshot, they are both buildings built from and to celebrate Christian faith; 800 years ago when the first stones were laid in Salisbury Cathedral the newly enthroned Bishop in his pomp spoke and sang the same Latin mass as the Poulshot farmers in their simpler parish church; 300 years ago when the Cathedral Choir school was begun, choirboys in the city and dairymen in the country spoke or sang the same responses from Thomas Cranmer’s Book of Common Prayer. The sound of 13 choirboys, 6 men, an organist and an organ scholar may be less majestic in Poulshot than in Salisbury, but the sound was no less sweet for being simpler. 10 27 �SUPPORT THE WILTSHIRE AIR AMBULANCE ON WEDNESDAY 21st JUNE 2006 from 6 pm onwards TAKE A TRIP DOWN MEMORY LANE WITH THE LACKHAM VINTAGE SOCIETY WHO WILL BE GATHERING ON POULSHOT VILLAGE GREEN WITH A DISPLAY OF VINTAGE VEHICLES A raffle will be held with all proceeds going to The Wiltshire Air Ambulance Weather permitting the Air Ambulance caravan will be on site to sell their merchandise. Anyone wishing to bring a vintage vehicle along will b` most welcome Refreshments will be available If you would like to donate a raffle prize, please bring it along on the night or take it to Keith and Pauline Day at 39, The Green, Poulshot All enquiries to Keith and Pauline Day 01380 828459 The use of The Village Green by kind permission of Poulshot Parish Council 26 11 e �They gave us 13 songs and 3 organ pieces. To call them songs seems not enough, too plain: the voices truly were instruments, so many layers of sound catching and lifting to the wooden roof, the pattern of the voices reflected in the visual image of each choirboy and man’s mouth opening and closing, heads moving gently as they carried the melodies against each other. It didn’t matter that the words were Latin or plainsong, or in English too melodic and dense to comprehend: it was just a beautiful sound, uplifting and taking you to God or whatever spiritual space was yours. The music ranged from medieval plainsong and 16th century music to the 20th Century composer Francis Poulenc. Some of the choirboys were probationers, a few of Matthew’s contemporaries’ voices having broken, but their performance was assured and absorbing. Assistant Musical Director Daniel Cook and Organ Scholar Simon Jacobs gave us 3 pieces on the organ. Musical Director David Halls had explained that these pieces had been written for precisely this sort of organ, but beautifully though both Daniel and Simon played, there was a distinct feeling that their skills raced somewhat ahead of the technical capability of the organ. There were contributions, too, from the church mice and birds in the roof, who were either chattering in outrage at this invasion of their territory or joining their voice in celebration to our joint Creator! Whatever the motivation, they made a significant contribution to both the sound and the emotional warmth of the evening: during the last organ piece, a rousing, almost fairground, Carillon, David Halls was observed to have some difficulty in maintaining his usual professional demeanour as organist Daniel Cook competed against both pedals’ creaks and mouse’s squeaks. David Halls’ thanks to Matthew’s parents, and to Poulshot, for the warm welcome, was direct and sincere. He also paid a very warm 12 REFUSE COLLECTIONS New Arrangements with effect from 12th July 2006 The new Alternate Weekly Collection (AWC) Service starts in Poulshot on WEDNESDAY 12TH JULY using the BLACK WHEELIE BIN provided to householders in the past week. The second collection in July will be on Wednesday 26th July. Bins should be left at the kerbside no later than 7am. This Black wheelie bin is for things that we can’t yet recycle or compost—see below to remind!! RECYCLING AND COMPOSTING BLACK RECYCLING BOX Glass Bottles + jars Paper + magazines Cans + tins + aerosols + silver foil Textiles but not plastic bottles, cardboard, Yellow pages—all items that can be recycled at the Household Recycling Centres in Melksham and Devizes GREEN GARDEN WASTE BIN (Optional) Grass + hedge cuttings Weeds Small branches + prunings + leaves but not soil, concrete, rubble, vegetable peelings or food scraps, animal waste, nappies or general household waste ALTERNATE WEEKLY COLLECTION DAYS: 7 June, 21 June, 5 July, 19 July 25 �8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. A bass was painted on the head of the bass drum. I did not object to the object. The insurance was invalid for the invalid. There was a row among the oarsmen about how to row. They were too close to the door to close it. A seamstress and a sewer fell down into a sewer line. To help with planting, the farmer taught his sow to sow. The wind was too strong to wind the sail. Upon seeing the tear in the painting I shed a tear. I had to subject the subject to a series of tests. How can I intimate this to my most intimate friend? Let’s face it—English is a crazy language. There is no egg in eggplant, nor ham in hamburger; neither apple nor pine in pineapple. English muffins weren’t invented in England nor French fries in France. We take English for granted. But if we explore its paradoxes, we find that quicksand can work slowly, boxing rings are square and a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. And why is it that writers write but fingers don’t fing, grocers don’t groce and hammers don’t ham? If the plural of tooth is teeth, why isn’t the plural of booth, beeth? One goose, 2 geese. So one moose, 2 meese? One Index, 2 indices? Doesn’t it seem crazy that you can make amends but not one amend? If you have a bunch of odds and ends and get rid of all but one of them, what do you call it? If teachers taught, why didn’t preachers praught? If a vegetarian eats vegetables, what does a humanitarian eat? Sometimes I think all the English speakers should be committed to an asylum for the verbally insane. In what language do people recite at a play and play at a recital? Ship by truck and send cargo by ship? You have to marvel at the unique lunacy of a language in which your house can burn up as it burns down, in which you fill in a form by filling it out and in which, an alarm goes off by going on. English was invented by people, not computers, and it reflects the creativity of the human race, which, of course, is not a race at all. That is why, when the stars are out, they are visible, but when the lights are out, they are invisible!!!!! 24 tribute to Matthew, and in thanking him for his support clearly showed how well and how sensitively Matthew has fulfilled his role as Head Chorister. I wondered as I watched the choir what it felt like, to have moved from their usually distant positioning in the Salisbury Cathedral choir stalls to this more immediate and intimate space. And then as I looked around the church, it’s fabric so oddly busy with blocked up windows here and oddly placed columns there reflecting the centuries of change, I thought about other choirs and other communities. Were we the first Poulshot community to welcome such a deputation from the Cathedral; what other choirs had sung here, had other children stood as the youngest member of Matthew’s choir did, on a box at the front, visibly tiring as the concert moved on but still desperately, keenly, singing his all? And what of the future? This concert is only the third time I have been in Poulshot Church: I know it’s standing room only for the Christmas services, but I suspect the congregation is lighter, and older, for most of the rest of the year. The Church was the centre of the community 200 years ago not just because faith and regular church going were more expected, but also because as a place, a building, it was where the village came together for shared events and experiences. At a time when the passing of the seasons had a more marked effect on daily lives and a successful harvest or lambing season could mean the difference between a hard or a well fed winter for so many, celebrating the plenty of the Harvest Festival or the renewal of Easter had a very real meaning. How do we come together now? What shall we share? Those of us who live in Sillington Lane observe the ploughing and sowing and reaping in the field beside us, but the success or otherwise of the crop does not impact on our lives. The school holidays mark the seasons very definitely, but we all tend to celebrate them by going away rather than getting together. How shall we celebrate our community? 13 �Good weather willing, we hope to have a fundraising B.B.Q. in Tower View on Friday 28th June with a raffle, tombola and a cricket or football match. Any donations and/or offers of help with this event would be very gratefully received. YORP often has a short-fall of regular helpers and we ask again, for anyone interested in activities for young people to come forward and lend a hand if only on an occasional basis. Thank you. Mel Dalley SEEND & DISTRICT GARDENING CLUB Meetings. There was an excellent response to the Bulb Show in March & April, split to take account of the cold start to the season. The AGM also attracted a very good turn-out. The Chairman, Treasurer and Committee were re-elected, except that Barbara Booth stood down and was replaced by Carol Jackson. Club Day Out. This will take place on Saturday 22 July and we shall be visiting the garden of Old Church House, Wantage, and Waterperry Gardens near Oxford; the latter was the first horticultural college for women. Pick up arrangements are as follows: Woolmer Farm: 8.00am; Martinslade: 8.20am; The Bell: 8.30am; The Stocks: 8.45am; Devizes: 9.00am. We aim to arrive at Church House at 10.30am and we are allowed to picnic there; alternatively there are cafes and a pub nearby. We shall leave Wantage at 1.15pm and Waterperry at 5.30pm, arriving home at about 7.00pm. Queries to Sue Johns 828777. Joyce Brand ?!! ENGLISH !!? Can you read these right the first time? 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 14 The bandage was wound around the wound. The farm was used to produce produce. The dump was so fullthat it had to refuse more refuse. We must polish the Polish furniture. He could lead if he would get the lead out. The soldier decided to desert his dessert in the desert. Since there is no time like the present, he thought it was time to present the present. 23 �Ron hid in places for us to find them. After that we did pond and river dipping. Some of us caught fish and newts. On Sunday we did a long walk to the waterfall we were allowed to go behind it and duck our heads in, some of us got soaked. We were allowed to go a second time and then everybody was dripping wet and it was really funny. When we got back we had a shower and chilled!!!. Monday morning unfortunately we had to go home, we packed our stuff and set off, it was great and everybody had a great time!!!.’ The Summer Ball on June 10th is a sell out! Tickets are being issued now, check the reserve list if you are still hoping for one. There will be an Auction of Promises that night, so if you are able to pledge something for this PLEASE pop in to the School or see an R.S.A. member. CINDERS TO THE BALL! For those of you who have not heard Mr Ball has offered to go to the Ball in a dress if enough money is raised. If you would like to see this rare sight PLEASE phone or call in to the school to make your donation. This really is not to be missed! The School Fashion Show was a well supported fun evening which raised £333. Thank you to all the children who were ‘Star Models’ for the night and entertained us all. Many thanks to Juliet Lee for coming back to school to entertain us with her Violin concert. £220 was raised towards the new school. By the time you read this the new school will be just ten weeks away from completion. Watch this space for the date of an Open Day. Rachel Hues YOUTH OF ROWDE & POULSHOT “YORP” As requested we've had several dry and warm Friday evenings, and have spent the first hour of club meetings at the park playing cricket and football. We have some very skillful players, some are members of local teams and others who should join up a.s.a.p. Eighteen YORP members had a good time playing skittles at the Cross Keys on Friday 12th May, and enjoyed eating and drinking outside at half-time. The raffle was drawn and all but two prizes were won by the young people, Josh Scott scored the highest points at skittles. 22 15 �The visit of the Salisbury Cathedral Choir to St Peter’s is a direct and personal expression of one person’s - Matthew’s - journey; for all of us that were there it is a lovely memory, and for all of us in this village it is a significant event in the life of St Peter’s Church and now part of our shared history. It is a link with the long traditions of Salisbury Cathedral and with the no less significant history of shared worship in St Peter’s. As I sat in that old building, so direct an embodiment of the community who built it, so calm and simple, so apparently permanent and solid, yet vulnerable to change, quietly going on without so many of us and yet still welcoming when we pop in, I could only quietly give thanks. Matthew’s voice, the choir’s music, the mice, the fairground-like Carillon on the organ, the sun on the village green, the cow parsley in the hedgerow, the continuing diverse community that is Poulshot. We are so lucky to be here. It was a fabulous day. Nina Jeffries THE WEDNESDAY GROUP A small but select group met on 17th May to consider the questions: “Forgiveness and Mercy – do we need to apologise?” And “Crusades, Slavery, Serial killers, Abusers….do we need to forgive and forget?” WILTSHIRE NUMISMATIC SOCIETY The meeting was held in the Village Hall on Monday 24th April. The guest speaker was Mr R E Westacott, MBE who spoke about the “American Civil War” of 1861-65. This was illustrated by a map showing troop movements of the Federal and Confederate armies, and the huge casualties suffered on both sides. A member had a belt buckle belonging to the Confederate States Army (CSA) and another member had antique pistols which could well have been used in the Civil War. Mr Westacott will be returning, hopefully next year, to conclude his talk and illustrations. Our usual raffle made £12.00 for club funds. Michael Bowden Rowde School News The Summer Term is well under way now and the school pool is up and running after having the damaged liner replaced. The children are enjoying swimming up to three times a week including a fun after school swim. Year 5 have recently returned from Danywenalt in the Brecon Beacons. They had a very busy weekend as told by Gaby and Emily: Discussion fell into two parts. First we looked at three events of history for which it is frequently felt today that an apology is needed. The Crusades, Slavery and Empires were all agreed to be events which we might today feel regret about and, on occasion high profile persons actually apologise on our behalf. But it was agreed that the historical context in which these things took place was the critical factor – at the time they took place they were seen as necessary and desirable from the aspects of, for example, national security, commercial development or perhaps national politics. That these three factors are today handled (or mishandled) in a different way suggests that while we may regret what happened, we need today to feel no guilt, and apology (on behalf of whom?) is probably meaningless. The appropriateness of some form of reparation or compensation for those whose ancestors might at the time have been disadvantaged is not longer relevant, if it ever was. ‘On Friday morning we stopped at Raglan Castle on the way and we had our lunch there. We looked around and then got back on the coach. We finally arrived after a long journey, we settled into our rooms and after that we started our first activity. Ron, our guide showed us how to use a compass to find our way round Danywenalt to find the time capsule. After that we had our tea, (it was delicious). The next activity was setting traps in the woods, and by the wall to catch mammals. After a tiring day we finally went to bed. In the morning we did a survival challenge, we had 3 tasks to do. Task 1 was making a shelter, task 2 was collecting water, task 3 was collecting food. We got into groups, for the first challenge we had to pretend it was a long time ago. First Ron showed us what materials we could use. We made our own shelters from plastic sheet and wood. We had 30 minutes to make it and then Ron sprayed us with a hose pipe to see if it was waterproof . We all would have survived. The 2nd task we did was collecting water, we had to carry it on our heads in a jug to another container at the other end, we were in 4 groups and we had 20 minutes to get all the water from our tank to the other tank at the other end. WE WON!!! The final task was to go into the orchard and collect plastic mini beasts that 16 21 �CHURCH ROSTERS June 4 Jun 11 Jun 18 Jun 25 Jun July 2 Jul 6.00pm 9.30am 6.00pm 9.30am Reader Mrs J James Lady Kate Hunloke Mr M Hues Rector Sidesman Mr N Hunloke Mr D Bullen Mr M Hues Mrs J James 6.00pm TBA TBA CHURCH FLOWERS June 4 & 11 Jun 18 & 25 Jun July 2 Jul 9 & 16 Jul 23 & 30 Jul Lady Kate Hunloke Mrs Nora Dixon Mrs Suzie Quinn Mrs Hilary Kidd Mrs Dot Wood Poulshot Open Golf Day Thursday 8th June 2006 North Wilts Golf Club Texas Scramble “Fun” Golf 18 holes of Golf and Evening Meal £13.00 for members of North Wilts £28.00 for non-members £12.00 for evening meal only Tee off from 2.00pm Evening Meal 7.00pm If you would like to play or to just join us for the evening meal, please contact: John Scammell on 828470 or Jim Aldridge on 828632 Closing date for application Thursday 1st June 20 Consideration of whether we should forgive and forget the activities of such criminals as serial killers and abusers centred around the potential conflict between the personal feelings of the victim or their family, and the need to maintain the standards of behaviour in the democratic society in which we live. The ability of an individual to forgive (although almost certainly never forgetting) is an important aid to coping with the trauma and also, in some cases, might be of help in the rehabilitation within society of the offender. On the other hand, Society’s view must be that a proper sanction is available both as a punishment and as a deterrent to possible re-offending, at the same time recognising society’s responsibility to do all that it can to provide worthwhile rehabilitation and training so that those offenders who respond might be allowed back into that society. Next month, on 21st June, the Group will meet in the Old Rectory Hall (next to the Village Hall) at 7.30pm, to discuss the question: “Homosexuality – Does it Matter?” All are welcome. ST PETER’S CHURCH, POULSHOT CHURCH NOTES The Open Air Service on Sunday, 2nd July at 6.00pm will, weather permitting, be held in the Green Gardens and will include hymns and readings. Please bring your own chairs! From Where I Stand… …looking at my suitcase I’m not sure when I’m going to get a chance to pack it! Writing this in early May, so several weeks before you’ll read it, I’m preparing to travel to Israel/Palestine on pilgrimage with our Bulkington friend the Revd Maureen Allchin as she leads around 30 people to this ‘land of the Holy One’. (You may have noticed in last month’s edition there was the advance notice that a group from our Benefice may be able to go next year!) So from where I stand I need to make time to prepare the contents of my suitcase amidst the usual busy-ness of my week with countless meetings to attend most days and every evening, sermons to think about and prepare, ‘phone calls and e-mails to answer, school assemblies to prepare, people to talk with and to visit… I could do with another holiday…! But this is a pilgrimage… As I look at the map and the itinerary the names of the places leap out, as if from a page in the Bible, like Jerusalem, the Mount of Olives, Bethany, Calvary, Bethlehem, the Dead Sea, Nazareth, Cana, the Sea of Galilee… It will 17 �be wonderful actually to see these places - but just as importantly to become aware of how life is for the people who live there now. But this is not simply a sight-seeing trip…it is a pilgrimage… From where I stand it feels as though I need to prepare not only my suitcase but something in me also. Records show that in all the great religions including Christianity, Islam and Judaism, taking pilgrimages has meant taking devotional journeys to sacred places for example from as early as the 2nd century to Jerusalem. By the 4th century pilgrims increased in number to the places associated with Jesus and from the 8th century pilgrimage could be imposed on someone as a sort of public penance, long distance community service perhaps! The medieval pilgrim began his journey with a blessing by a priest. His travelling clothes were recognizable and on his return trip he would wear on his hat the badge of the shrine visited. Along the way he would find hospices set up specifically for pilgrims. The chief attractions for pilgrims in medieval times were what we now call Israel/Palestine, parts of Spain and Rome as well as saints’ tombs like of St. Francis in Assisi, Italy, Thomas Becket at Canterbury and St. Patrick of Ireland. Not everyone approved of pilgrimages, warning about its practice, while others questioned the authenticity of some of the relics. In the 16th century reformers were unable to see the benefit of such travelling! In the modern era places like Lourdes have became famous as places of pilgrimage. There is the sense of travelling not only in the physical sense, but finding something rather more profound by the experience, going from one place to the next in body but also in mind and heart. Pilgrimage has been described as a journey towards wholeness with God, a journey both outwards to sacred places but inwards towards spiritual improvement. Pilgrimage today is usually associated with the human journey nearer to God, (like Bunyan’s book ‘Pilgrim’s Progress’) looking for Him through events of our lives, so leaving and moving on, following ways that help us to know God more, the journey being a time for meditation and dialogue with God. My pilgrimage clothes may be little more than tee shirts and shorts, all of which I still need to find time to pack, but I know that, once more, I will have travelled a long way well beyond the physical miles. Perhaps many of us could find time to pause like this for a ‘stand and stare’ moment, to allow one experience to lead us to other reflections and realisations. In that place of pausing and reflecting we can travel a long way and may begin to sense the presence of God and so be led to see Him more clearly and find ways of knowing Him more deeply. Revd Sacha Pearce, Rector 18 CHURCH SERVICES - JUNE 2006 POULSHOT, SEEND AND BULKINGTON 4th June 8.00am 9.30am 11.15am 6.00pm BCP Holy Communion Family Eucharist Parish Eucharist Evensong SEEND BULKINGTON SEEND POULSHOT 11th June 8.00am 9.30am 11.15am 6.00pm BCP Holy Communion Matins Parish Eucharist Evensong SEEND POULSHOT SEEND BULKINGTON 18th June 8.00am 10.15am 11.30am 6.00pm 6.00pm BCP Holy Communion Parish Eucharist Parish Eucharist BCP Holy Communion The Deanery Service SEEND BULKINGTON SEEND POULSHOT St Michael & All Angels, URCHFONT 25th June 8.00am BCP Holy Communion 9.30am Family Eucharist (Patronal Service) 11.15am Family Eucharist 6.00pm Evensong SEEND BULKINGTON 2nd July 8.00am 9.30am 11.15am 6.00pm SEEND BULKINGTON SEEND POULSHOT SEEND POULSHOT BCP Holy Communion Family Eucharist Parish Eucharist Evensong (Open Air Service) WEEKDAY SERVICES Mondays 9.00am Tuesdays 9.00am Thursdays 9.00am Matins Matins Matins SEEND POULSHOT BULKINGTON 19 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Title A name given to the resource Poulshot Village News June 2006 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 01/06/2006 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Poulshot Village News Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Poulshot Village News PVN Village News https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/org.poulshotvillagearchive/original/ce5ce0bbd60822f85743b3ea2bfbc07c.pdf df72248f159304425a4befbdd055008e PDF Text Text USEFUL POULSHOT TELEPHONE NUMBERS Chairman Parish Council Mr Michael Hues 828255 Clerk to Parish Council Mr Michael Wilson 828100 Rector Rev Sacha Pearce 828615 Church Warden Mr Brian James 724944 Secretary PCC Mrs Janet James 724944 Village Trust, Chairman Mr Nicholas Hunloke 828333 Village Trust, Secretary Mrs Jayne Hadden 818136 Village Hall Committee) Village Hall Bookings ) Mr Chris Saunders 827290 Mother & Toddler Group Mrs Penny Nixon 828012 Farmers Club Mr Richard Francis 828232 Poulshot Ladies Club Lady Kate Hunloke 828333 YORP Mrs Jackie Wiltshire Mrs Mel Dalley 725076 726211 Community Beat Officer PC Anne Deuchars 722141 County Councillor Mrs Pat Rugg 722677 Kennet District Councillor Thelma Carr 828756 Editor, Poulshot News Mr John Quinn 828501 28 POULSHOT VILLAGE NEWS ISSUE NUMBER 120 May 2006 1 �POULSHOT PARISH COUNCIL Chairman: Mrs S Aldridge Mr G Collett Clerk: Wiltshire County Councillor Mr M Hues Mr J Baber Mr N Hunloke Chimney Sweep Mr J Dyke Mr M Nixon Kennet District Councillor Mr Michael Wilson ST PETER’S CHURCH PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL Rector: Andrew Underwood Mrs Patricia Rugg - 01380 722677 2 The Farmhouse, Byron Road, Devizes SN10 5NS for Seend and Poulshot Thelma Carr. thelma.carr@kennet.gov.uk tel: 01380 828756 Vacuum Clean Efficient Phone : 01225 706447 Mobile: 07889 771505 Rev Sacha Pearce The Rectory Seend Melksham SN12 6NR Tel: 01380 828615 Churchwarden: Mr B James Members: Mr N Hunloke - Treasurer Mrs P Bremner-Milne Mrs A Bullen Lady Kate Hunloke Mr N Blenkarne Organist: Mrs Pamela De Belle Brush Mr R Janes Mrs J James POULSHOT VILLAGE TRUST Chairman: Vice-Chairman: Secretary: Treasurer: Archivist: Mr N Hunloke Mrs D Gravina Mrs J Hadden Mr B James Mrs P. Langton www.poulshot.org.uk POULSHOT WEB SITE DOLMAN AUDIO VISUAL Berhill’s Lane Farm, Sells Green, Melksham Telephone 01380 828524 We know HI FI TELEVISION VIDEO DVD literally inside out ! For personal service and a professional repair to any make of product, ancient or modern, please telephone Maggie or Peter All contributions welcome - do you have any events you want publicised? The Poulshot web site can help or you can log on to www.kennet.gov.uk, select events and you can post your events for the world to see! Mike Wilson - Mai wilson@onetel.com We also stock a range of quality reconditioned (non ex-rental) equipment carrying a minimum 6 months warranty DOLMAN AUDIO VISUAL is an Authorised Service Centre providing technical assistance on behalf of leading manufacturers. 2 27 �EDITORIAL Seasoned Hardwood Logs TONY PARSONS DOMESTIC APPLIANCE ENGINEER Most Tree Work Undertaken WASHING MACHINES/ COOKERS/DRIERS Ring James SERVICE & REPAIRS TEL: 01380 723279 MOBILE: 07970 117023 07970 781828 WILTSHIRE NUMISMATIC SOCIETY TO LET North Cornish Holiday Cottage Poulshot Village Hall Details from Mr M Bowden Tel: 01380 828432 DATES FOR YOUR DIARY Available all year round for Weekend & Mid-Week Breaks Along with Week Holidays Meetings held on third Monday of the month March to December inclusive 8pm at For further details Contact Bo Miles-Hobbs on 01380 813092 Deadline for copy for JUNE 2006 - 20 May Tel: 01380 828501 Email: johnquinn589@btinternet.com The new tree foliage is really showing the Green Gardens Woodland off well. There’s a long way to go but the Village Trust is to be congratulated on such a successful venture. It’s nice to feel that it will be used as a community facility but the young trees are still very vulnerable to rough handling – please treat them with care and leave tree-climbing for a year or two! I still believe that there is a place in a magazine like this for personal stories, anecdotes etc and it makes for much more interesting reading. Please bear us in mind when you are on holiday in some exotic location, or undertaking an adventure trip that no-one else dare contemplate – couch potatoes love to read what the more energetic are up to! Please note that the Poulshot Proms advertised in last month’s Village News have been postponed until later in the summer. Thank you to Katie West for this month’s cover—a stunning owl. John Quinn (Founded in Devizes 1965) 3 miles from Surfing Beach & Bude, North Cornwall Well Equipped & sleeps up to 8 Beautiful Garden Summer House & Parking As the Summer’s activities get under way may I make a plea for a little thinking ahead. If organisers of events want a good response it is vital that as much notice as possible is given of what is planned, with full details being set out as soon as they are known. But at the same time it is important to bear in mind when the Village News is next due out. We try to stick to a general programme that asks for copy by the 20th of the month, for make-up to be completed by the 28th, copying on the 29th and distribution to deliverers by the 30th. There is a little flexibility, but not much, and it’s no fun for the workers having to spend (waste) a week or so sitting around waiting for an “urgent” last minute inclusion. We do want to get as much in as we can by way of reports of events past and announcements of events to come, but if items are late there is always a good chance that they will miss that particular issue. In that context may I remind you that there will be no issue at the end of August and therefore any items for September news, for example the Harvest Supper, should be with us by 20th July. Sorry about that, but as Esther Rantzen used to say “That’s Life!” May Tue 2 Wed 3 26 Parish Council - Annual Parish Meeting, Village Hall, 6.30pm Ladies Club Visit to the Peto Garden, Iford Manor, 7pm 3 �Sun 7 Wed 10 Wed 10 Sat 13 Mon 15 Mon 15 Wed 17 Sat 22 Tue 23 Wed 24 Rowdeford School Garden Fair, Rowde, 10am—5pm Village Kerbside Paper/Bottles/Cans etc Collection and Garden Waste Wheelie Bin Collection Village Hall AGM, Village Hall, 7.30pm Choral Recital by Salisbury Cathedral Choir, St Peter’s Church, 7.30pm Mobile Library, The Raven Car Park, 1125-1135am Wiltshire Numismatic Society, Village Hall, 8pm— “Chippenham Trade Tokens” Wednesday Group, Village Hall, 7.30pm “Forgiveness and Mercy—Do we need to apologise?” Jumble Sale, Rowde School Hall, 10am—12noon Village Trust AGM, Village Hall, 7.30pm Village Kerbside Paper/Bottles/Cans etc Collection and Garden Waste Wheelie Bin Collection June Wed 7 Village Kerbside Paper/Bottles/Cans etc Collection and Garden Waste Wheelie Bin Collection Thu 8 Poulshot Open Golf Day, North Wilts Golf Club, 2.00pm Mon 12 Mobile Library, The Raven Car Park, 1125—1135am Mon 19 Wiltshire Numismatic Society, Village Hall, 8pm—”Paul’s Numismatic & Historical Quiz” Wed 21 Lackham Vintage Society Display of Vintage Vehicles, Poulshot Village Green, 6pm onwards Forthcoming Events for your Diary Sat 1 Jul Poulshot Village Fete DISCLAIMER While we have no reason to question the validity of any advertisement in this magazine, we cannot accept responsibility for any claims made or services offered in these advertisements. VILLAGE HALL ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING The AGM will be on Wednesday 10th May at 7.30pm in the Hall. Everyone is welcome and in particular the Committee hope all active user groups will be represented. 4 The Wigglybus Line 85 Devizes - Poulshot - Marston - Worton - Potterne Bookable country bus services from Poulshot to Devizes. When booking the Wigglybus you are advised to call the booking centre at least 20 minutes before the bus begins its journey by telephoning 01249 460600. Also it is advisable to be at the Bus Stop at least 5 minutes before the advertised time. Monday - Friday a.m. p.m. p.m. Poulshot to Devizes via Marston, Worton and Potterne Dep Poulshot (Raven Inn) Stop No. 10165 9.52 12.22 3.07 Arr Devizes (Market Place) “ “ 10038 10.15 12.45 3.30 ++ Devizes to Poulshot via Bath Road and Caen Hill Dep Devizes (Pelican Inn) Stop No. 10038 9.45 Arr Poulshot (Raven Inn) “ “ 10165 9.52 Saturdays 12.15 3.00 12.22 3.07 a.m. a.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. Poulshot to Devizes via Marston, Worton and Potterne Dep Poulshot (Raven Inn)Stop No. 10165 8.32 11.22 2.22 Arr Devizes (Market Place)” “ 10038 8.55 11.45 2.45 4.57 5.20 7.52 8.15 Devizes to Poulshot via Bath Road and Caen Hill Dep Devizes (Pelican Inn)Stop No. 10038 8.25 11.15 2.15 Arr Poulshot (Raven Inn) “ “ 10165 8.32 11.22 2.22 4.50 4.57 7.45 7.52 Fares to and from Devizes Standard 10 Journey Adult Single Adult Return Child Single Child Return £1.40 £8.50 £2.10 £0.70 £1.05 25 �The Tranquil Moment HEALTH & BEAUTY CLINIC DECLEOR PARIS Treatments include: non surgical face lifts facials massage manicures pedicures non surgical body slimming & toning reflexology eyelash/brow tints& shaping waxing make up electrolysis spray tanning BOTOX FREE! An Opportunity to Contribute to the General Appearance of the Village On a regular basis the County Council send their Lengthmen to tidy up the verges of our roads and to carry out minor repairs. It is important that when they come they know if there is any particular task that the village feels should be done first. A volunteer is sought to provide liaison between members of the village and the lengthmen. It is NOT an onerous task, but it IS an important part of the Parish Council’s efforts to keep the village looking cared-for. For more information and details of what has to be done please contact the Clerk to the Council, Michael Wilson on 828100. DECLEOR aromatherapy skin care and O.P.I nail care products are used for treatments and are also available for purchase For more information or an appointment call Jo on 01380 828297 The Old Stables, Middle Green Farm, The Green, Poulshot, Devizes, Wiltshire, SN10 1SD CHORAL RECITAL in St Peter’s Church by The Male Choir of Salisbury Cathedral Saturday 13th May 2006 7.30pm Tickets: £6.00 (in advance only) Few remaining tickets available from John Quinn (01380 828501) POULSHOT LADIES CLUB Our meeting in April was exactly as promised – an enjoyable evening of relaxation and pampering. Over twenty of us duly arrived at The Earth Collection and were welcomed with a glass of organic wine. After a while of ‘window shopping’ we were asked to move into the back room where we were greeted by Laura and Sinead. Both the ladies had a real passion for what they did and this came 24 5 �across in the gentle, calm way in which they explained what they could offer. We were able to ask lots of questions and a couple of the ladies had requested a massage. We were able to ‘have a go’ on each other and there was no doubt that it was a pleasant experience as many of the ladies were caught almost asleep! Afterwards we were able to continue shopping and spend time chatting with Laura and Sinead about holistic and beauty therapies. Many thanks to Pam (Langton) for arranging such an enjoyable evening. May On 3rd May we are visiting the Peto Garden at Iford Manor, near Bradford-on-Avon, the home of Mr and Mrs Cartwright-Hignett. This Grade 1 Italian-style garden, famous for its tranquil beauty, is set on a romantic hillside. It is the former home of Edwardian architect and landscape designer Harold Peto. The visit will be followed by supper at The Inn at Freshford. June PLEASE NOTE that the Poulshot Prom planned for 3rd June has been postponed. It is hoped to hold it later in the summer. To date there are no other arrangements for a June meeting of the Club. SUPPORT THE WILTSHIRE AIR AMBULANCE ON WEDNESDAY 21st JUNE 2006 from 6 pm onwards TAKE A TRIP DOWN MEMORY LANE WITH THE LACKHAM VINTAGE SOCIETY WHO WILL BE GATHERING ON WEDNESDAY GROUP POULSHOT VILLAGE GREEN The Wednesday Group met on 19th April to consider “What makes you Happy? Material Possessions or Inner Wellbeing?” In a way, the question gives a fairly clear indication of what the answer ought to be, but that isn’t the way of those who come to the Wednesday Group and a wide-ranging discussion led us through the material aspects of wealth, possession and comfort that most of us require from life before we can decide what is Inner Wellbeing. Here again there were varying opinions, encompassing physical health, acceptance by one’s fellows, recognition of one’s worth to society, the love of those close to one, personal satisfaction in one’s own achievements and the spiritual benefit that one obtains from whatever is one’s religious conviction. Although the group accepted that we had all probably achieved a comfortable level of material success, inner wellbeing was seen generally as something less easily quantifiable and essentially an intensely personal assessment. It was recognised that some people live very simple and indeed harsh lives and yet are totally content, but there seemed no likely takers for “A Beginners’ Course in Hermitry!” In May we meet in the Village Hall on Wednesday 17th at 7.30pm, to consider “Forgiveness & Mercy – do we need to apologise. Crusades, Slavery, Serial Killers, Abusers – do we need to Forgive and Forget?” All are welcome and there’s always a cup of tea or coffee and, occasionally, even a biscuit. WITH A DISPLAY OF VINTAGE VEHICLES A raffle will be held with all proceeds going to The Wiltshire Air Ambulance Weather permitting the Air Ambulance caravan will be on site to sell their merchandise. Anyone wishing to bring a vintage vehicle along will b` most welcome Refreshments will be available If you would like to donate a raffle prize, please bring it along on the night or take it to Keith and Pauline Day at 39, The Green, Poulshot All enquiries to Keith and Pauline Day 01380 828459 The use of The Village Green by kind permission of Poulshot Parish Council 6 23 e �POLICE Beat Officers: PS 0203 D. Martin PC 1603 A. Deuchars PC 1331 I. Thomas Telephone Number for General/Non-Emergency calls: 0845—408—7000 Ask for the Officer you wish to speak to by name; If he or she is not available ask to speak to another of your Beat Officers If no one is available please leave a message POULSHOT MOTHERS & TODDLERS GROUP at The Village Hall, Poulshot POULSHOT VILLAGE HALL Available for Meetings, Functions, Clubs and Private Parties Come and join us for some company Toys and games to play with Coffee and a chat £3.00 per hour (for Poulshot residents and regular users) £4.00 per hour (for non-residents and non-regular users) Held every Thursday from 9.30am to 11.30am Tel: Chris Saunders (827290) Forgiveness and Mercy—do we need to apologise? Crusades, slavery, serial killers, abusers … Do we need to forgive and forget? Wednesday 17th May 2006 7.30pm in Poulshot Village Hall All are very welcome For further details, please ring Rupert Janes on 828639 or Rev Sacha Pearce 828615 Do please get in touch if there is a subject YOU WOULD REALLY LIKE TO BE DISCUSSED. All offers willingly considered! SALISBURY CATHEDRAL CHOIR CONCERT Saturday 13th May There are still a number of tickets available for this outstanding event. They can be obtained from John Quinn (828501), at a price of £6 each. Profits from the evening will go to St Peter’s Church. ST PETER’S CHURCH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Wednesday 26th April JILLIAN NEWSOM MSSCh MBChA Equestria, Berhills Lane, Seend, Melksham, Wiltshire SN12 6RR The Church AGM, chaired by the Rector, Rev Sacha Pearce, was attended by all members of the PCC, less Mr Rupert Janes, from whom apologies were received. The following members of the congregation also attended: Mrs MG Brothers, Mr and Mrs F Wood, Mrs M Reeves, Mrs S Quinn and Mr and Mrs C Saunders. Mrs P Langton, Mrs A Butts and Mr D Bullen apologised. The meeting confirmed the re-election of Mrs Angela Bullen and Mr Nigel Blenkarne to the PCC and noted the retirement of Mr John Quinn both as a Churchwarden and a member of the PCC. His position was not filled, hope- 22 7 CHIROPODIST Registered member of the British Chiropody & Podiatry Association Visiting Practice 01380 828257 Mobile 07773 987508 �fully temporarily and a vacancy still exists on the PCC. It is hoped to fill this latter post from a member of the congregation. Thanks were expressed to Mr Quinn for his contributions as Churchwarden over twelve years, and a presentation was made to him. The Rector’s annual report reviewed the Church’s year, both in its own right and also as a member of the Benefice, which is making steady progress in providing a united ministry in the parishes of Seend, Bulkington and Poulshot. The Treasurer’s Report reflected the significant sum spent on the project to underpin the porch but this work seems to have been successful. Further work will be needed on the windows and in refixing sections of the wooden floor. In conclusion, the Rector thanked all those who had contributed in any way to the life of the Church in Poulshot and to the maintenance of our lovely old building and well-kept churchyard. From Where I Stand… …there is a time for everything, a season for the right event, and yet there is also timelessness too! The Easter holiday of mid-April has passed and children are so quickly back at school. In whatever way anyone spent the Easter weekend we have enjoyed and celebrated, watched the joys and the signs of new life in the season of Spring, a hint of warmer weather and a reminder of winter too! Many homes will have been filled with visitors and family and children for the Easter weekend and some people will have enjoyed a few days holiday away. For lots of different reasons many of us may have paused to watch the Spring flowers from the window, being dashed with the passing shower only to brighten up a moment later with the welcome blue sky and sunshine, and recalled Easter holidays of some years passed. Maybe many people, adults included, have also waited not so patiently to open your Easter eggs too in whatever shape they may be! I heard one person exclaim that it couldn’t possibly be ‘that time of year’ already! From where I stand at the altar in the Church of the Holy Cross Seend there is a stained glass window with the wonderful Easter scene of Mary in the garden as she meets the risen Jesus. He speaks to her calling her by name, Mary, and she responds using their familiar, almost colloquial, language of Aramaic and calls Him Rabbouni which means Teacher. The church window is simply the scene of Jesus and Mary looking at each other, calling each other by name, to identify, to reassure, to exclaim and to celebrate! There in the Victorian glass is captured that moment of realization, of hope renewed, of utter joy! It is a 8 Why don’t you ADVERTISE in the POULSHOT VILLAGE NEWS Our rates are very reasonable and did you know that the magazine is also posted on the village website for the world to see!!! www.poulshot.org.uk Advertisement Sizes for 1 year’s subscription (10 issues) Full page £40 Half page Third page £20 Quarter page Sixth page £12 £25 £15 Do you need help with: Self Assessment Business Plans Taxation Presentation to Banks Contact: GORDON LAWRENCE Chartered Accountant 30, The Pound Bromham Tel: Devizes 850294 Free initial consultation 21 �“Doggy Dilemmas” HELIUM FILLED BALLOONS FOR ALL PARTIES, WEDDINGS AND SPECIAL OCCASIONS and their Furry Friends Dog Walking? Pooch being a Pain? Need Advice and Help Training? Animal Meals on Wheels? Caroline Webb Want a weekend break but worried about leaving your pet? 01380 722579 Mobile: 07979 692533 www.partyballoonsforall.co.uk moment of reaching out, where instinctively we may expect them to hug each other and cry! Yet Jesus asks Mary not to touch Him. Their relationship will no longer be as it was but instead a new deeper spiritual relationship that she will have to explore, discover and feel in a new way, His presence by His Holy Spirit, with her always. I’ve grown quite fond of this window near the altar because it reminds me of the timelessness of that Easter scene. Whatever time of year, whatever the situation, whether of happiness and celebration, or difficulty and pain, there is always Easter, the reassurance that God reaches out to us and takes us with Him into His spiritual arms, for by His death and resurrection we know that we have life with Him forever. In that timelessness too we are reunited with those whom we love who now live face to face with Him. Perhaps many of us could find time to pause like this for a ‘stand and stare’ moment, to allow one experience to lead us to other reflections and realisations. In that place of pausing and reflecting we may begin to sense the presence of God and so be led to see Him more clearly and find ways of knowing Him more deeply. Revd Sacha Pearce, Rector Contact Debs on 01380 730564 or 07966 617617 Member of Association of Pet Dog Trainers Security Checked by the Criminal Records Bureau CHURCH SERVICES - MAY 2006 POULSHOT, SEEND AND BULKINGTON BATHROOMS, TAPS, HOT WATER CYLINDERS AND MUCH MORE NO JOB TOO SMALL 24 HR CALL OUT Tel: 01380828956 Mob: 07708510715 20 7th May 8.00am 9.30am 11.15am 6.00pm BCP Holy Communion Family Eucharist Parish Eucharist Evensong SEEND BULKINGTON SEEND POULSHOT 14th May 8.00am 9.30am 11.15am 6.00pm BCP Holy Communion Matins Parish Eucharist Evensong SEEND POULSHOT SEEND BULKINGTON 21st May 8.00am 10.15am 11.30am 6.00pm BCP Holy Communion Parish Eucharist Parish Eucharist BCP Holy Communion SEEND BULKINGTON SEEND POULSHOT 9 �28th May 8.00am 9.30am 11.15am 6.00pm BCP Holy Communion Family Eucharist Family Eucharist Evensong SEEND POULSHOT SEEND BULKINGTON 4th June 8.00am 9.30am 11.15am 6.00pm BCP Holy Communion Family Eucharist Parish Eucharist Evensong SEEND BULKINGTON SEEND POULSHOT WEEKDAY SERVICES Mondays 9.00am Tuesdays 9.00am Thursdays 9.00am Matins Matins Matins SEEND POULSHOT BULKINGTON CHURCH ROSTERS May 7 May 14 May 21 May 28 May June 4 Jun 6.00pm 9.30am 6.00pm 9.30am Reader Mr J Quinn Mr C Langton Mr/Mrs D Bullen Rector Sidesman Mr M Hues Mr J Quinn Mrs J James Mr M Houghton 6.00pm Mrs J James Mr N Hunloke CHURCH FLOWERS May 7 & 14 May 21 & 28 May June 4 & 11 Jun 18 & 25 Jun Mrs Yvonne Baber Mrs Angela Bullen Lady Kate Hunloke Mrs Nora Dixon WILTSHIRE NUMISMATIC SOCIETY The first meeting in 2006 of the Society was held on Monday 20th March at Poulshot Village Hall. A “100 Lot Coin Auction” was held but there were only 65 lots entered. Our Chairman, who usually enters a large quantity was missing owing to a prior engagement. The lots consisted of many high qual10 19 �SEEND GARDENING CLUB ity coins, of which several were fiercely contested. The highest price was for a Queen Victoria Crown 1893 in E.F. condition £40, followed by two Edward VIII Half Sovereigns 1905 and 1909 at £37 each. 50 lots sold under the hammer, and of the remaining 15 lots, 13 were sold by private treaty. Our able auctioneer was Paul Burt from Burbage. Our new Secretary, Pam DeBelle, made sure that our Society continues to run smoothly, and the raffle made £17.50 for Society funds. Michael Bowden At our March meeting Kate Crowe was asked to talk to the Club on “Living Churchyards”. This was as a result of a field trip to churches in the area where there were leaflets on church and churchyard conservation projects, involving many organisations concerned with lichens, geology, wild flowers, bats, etc. It therefore seemed a good idea to have a speaker who could help us find out more about our own churchyard—what it had that is worth preserving and what could be done to improve it. In the 1980’s Eve Denis of English Nature did a survey of church lands, many of which had been sacred areas since pre-Christian times. It was recognised that these areas, though not vast, had great conservation values; cuttings from ancient yews were planted in churchyards which before had none. Churchyards before the First World War were grazed by goats and sheep so that fine grasses and meadow flowers survived and were a good source of flower seed. Subsequently churchyards varied from the ultra tidy to the overgrown. Today, apart from the need for clear paths for the congregations, many have the potential space for a wild flower patch or meadow, with a mown path to enjoy the flowers, or a shady patch for ferns, mosses and lichens and even a damp spot for some fritillaries. These encourage and make a highway for insects, small animals and birds. Once the seed is set, the grass can be cut for hay for pets or other uses. It was suggested that ivy should be cut back rather than pulled off, which can do expensive damage to old stone work, and ivy, thus left, will provide protection for small creatures. A woodpile makes a good home for frogs, toads and insects. Anyone interested can see what has already been achieved at Bromham, West Ashton, Sandy Lane and Stanton St Quinton Churchyards. Help can be found from Wiltshire Wildlife in conjunction with “Wildlife in Church and Churchyard”. There is to be a Seminar at Ramsbury Church Hall entitled “Caring for God’s Acre” on Saturday 6th May from 9.45 to 4.00pm to find out much more. There will be a visit to Enfield House, 62 Yard Lane, Netherstreet, Bromham on the evening of 24th May at 6.30pm. Contact Monica Ridgway (828472) stating if you will need a lift or if you will have spare seats in your car. Please say if you would like to have a meal afterwards at the “Oliver Cromwell”. Thank you. The list for the Club visit to Brittany is now closed; monies should have been paid by the end of April. Monies for the Club day out to Waterperry etc. should be paid to Joe Hardstaff by the end of June. Joyce Brand The Traditional Palm Service marked the end of the Spring Term. There was a presentation of awards and many children were given Easter Eggs for prizes. All the children were given a Palm Cross as they left the church. The Summer term began by the children bringing in the eggs they had been busy decorating over the holidays for the Decorated Egg Competition. This was very popular as always with a lot of amazing creations! E-Bay Sales Many, many thanks to those of you who have been donating items for sale, PLEASE keep them coming in. Our running total for the furniture fund now stands at £620. Let’s see if we can reach a £1000. RSA News Many thanks to all who supported the ‘Ladies Night’, good fun was had by all and just over £100 was raised. Our next event is ‘Sargeo Kids’ Fashion Show on Friday 5th May in the School Hall at 7.00pm. Entry £2.00 to include refreshments and Lucky prize. Tickets on sale at the school office. Web Site Design Are you interested in having a web site designed for your business, club or family? KAM Information Systems Ltd are offering to do this for you for £100 and at the same time raise a further £100 for School funds. If you are interested please contact Andy Taylor for more details – 01380 728500 – 07831 616777 The new school is on schedule and is due to be completed on 18th August. A School Ball has been arranged on June 10th to celebrate 99 years of school life at the current Rowde School site. There will be a marquee in the School grounds, a 3 course dinner with coffee, a live band, raffle and auction of promises. Ticket sales are going well with 120 sold already and only 20 left! If you are interested, tickets are available from the school for £25 or £200 for a table of 10. All proceeds of course to the new school! Rachel Hues 18 11 Rowde School News �Poulshot Open Golf Day Thursday 9th June 2005 North Wilts Golf Club Texas Scramble “Fun” Golf 18 holes of Golf and Evening Meal £13.00 for members of North Wilts £28.00 for non-members £12.00 for evening meal only Tee off from 2.00pm kept the costumes all the way to Teddington. Another massage and Tim was ready to finish the race on Monday. The last 17 Miles from Teddington lock is tidal and on Easter Monday we all got up at 3:30 in order to be on the water for high tide at 5:45. The competitors set off at 6:15 and we were only able to get to bridges and shout support as there are no portages. There is also no traffic that early on Easter Monday and so driving around London is quite pleasurable. The crews made good time with the help of the tide and passed Big Ben at 8:05. The look on the faces of all the competitors was a mixture of pain, joy and relief. There was much spraying of cheap champagne and some drinking of moderately priced stuff and a huge breakfast at a nearby restaurant. Tim ate two. Then back to Poulshot and a rattling good lie down in front of the Telly. Nicola and Tim completed the 125 miles in 21 hours 50 minutes and were 4th in their group. We are of course very proud of them but unlikely to try it for ourselves! Evening Meal 7.00pm If you would like to play or to just join us for the evening meal, please contact: RENAULT CLIO FOR SALE John Scammell on 828470 or Jim Aldridge on 828632 Closing date for application Thursday 1st June YOUTH OF ROWDE & POULSHOT “YORP” “YORP” started again on 21st April, much welcomed by the members, as on the last night there were some moans (especially from the lads) when they realised we were having a break for the Easter holidays. We all benefit from a re-charge and the club will be valued all the more by the young people. On Friday 29th April the girls, with Gavin Moss “chef in charge” prepared cheesecakes for the Flower Festival’s Saturday lunches. The boys helped by setting up tables, chairs and lending a hand with other jobs that were needed. 12 . . . . . Green 5 door hatchback 1.4L engine 1994 model Good condition Low mileage—approx 77,000 miles MUST SELL ALL REASONABLE OFFERS CONSIDERED Contact Michael or Louise at Duke’s Farm on (01380) 828127 17 �cola and Lucy had to practice on short stretches of Canal between ice sheets, with one of us looking on from a heated car. They never faltered though in their determination to prepare for the race. When able they paddled many miles, the longest training day being over 26 miles. Dauntsey’s School gave great support throughout allowing our team to join them for training days and a very cold night under canvas by the Thames at Marlow. (Mandy and I stayed in a very cosy bed and breakfast). Disappointment struck one week before the race. Lucy had injured her shoulder and it was getting worse with each training session. She had to retire from training and the race. We had all enjoyed the build up and all felt at a loss. The difficulty was that there was nobody fit and trained to take her place. There were many offers to paddle for one day, at least that way Nic could get a medal for completing the race. And this is where Tim comes back into my story! Tim initially offered to help Nic out, on the condition that others would step in and paddle for a couple of hours a day. Remember he completed the race last year but had not been in a canoe since. This was at least worth a try. He managed a couple of lengthy paddles with Nic and although they got on really well he found it tiring. At 6:30 AM on the morning of the race we met at Devizes Wharf, the car loaded up with enough supplies for the paddlers and their support crew which now included Lucy along with Nic’s sister, Rachel, Jess (a university friend), Becky (Tim’s sister), and Mark and Jane, (Tim’s Parents). Quite a gang. The paddlers and the boat were checked for compliance with safety and DW rules, and the crew set sail at about 8 for the 34 miles to Newbury. We were now set for a day of leapfrogging between locks. You will know that there is some lovely countryside along the Canal but much of it was obscured on that morning by very heavy rain, more of a problem for the paddlers who also had to endure a mad swan called Saddam who attacks canoes and occupants. All arrived safely in Newbury in good time and spirits, Tim determined to keep going on Saturday. The second day allowed us a bit of lie in, our crew did not set off until 9AM. We set off through Thatcham and Aldermaston towards Reading, passing many very tempting Pubs. Nic and Tim joined the Thames in Reading where they allowed themselves a brief stop for a cheeseburger, a move they both regretted after another half hour of paddling. They reached Marlow still in good spirits and with Tim still determined to continue. Maybe because Lucy was giving him a much needed massage every evening. Our crew were becoming quite popular by now as they were possibly the only pair still smiling and indeed laughing. On Easter Sunday all the young ladies dressed as Easter Bunnies and persuaded Tim to make a token effort. They This month and onwards we are hoping for good weather, especially on Friday nights!! Then we will be able to get outside and up to the park to play football, cricket, baseball and rounders. 16 13 On Friday 12th May “YORP” are skittling at the Cross Keys. Thank you to Sarah, Julian and Staff for having us. We are going to hold a raffle, and as “YORP” members are all former pupils of Rowde Primary School they wish to donate the proceeds to the new school equipment fund. Mel Dalley DEVIZES TO WESTMINSTER CANOE RACE By Steve Housby A little while before Christmas our daughter Nicola announced that she would like to take part in the Devizes to Westminster International Canoe Marathon (DW). In fact it came out as “I’m doing the DW with Lucy (a university friend) and we’d like you to support!” Mandy and I had helped support Tim Green, the son of one of our friends who had completed the race the year before and had an idea of what was in store. (More about Tim later). DW takes place every Easter from Good Friday until Easter Monday and competitors paddle from Devizes Wharf to Westminster Bridge via the Kennet and Avon Canal and the River Thames. That is 125 miles. The first problem was to be transporting a 6 metre 2 seat kayak or K2 to use the vernacular. I naively thought it might fit on Nicola’s Citroen Saxo (3 ½ metres) but when I saw the overhang I realised that Mandy’s car was in for a pounding and that we would be required for a lot more driving than previously thought. A support crew is required at the race to dash between portages along the Canal and River Thames to offer food and replenish water bottles. No other help may be given apart from moral support. Portages are places where the Kayak must be carried, which generally speaking are locks. During the lead up to the race there was a bit of a learning curve for us while we got an idea of timings and what kinds of food would be eaten and how often it was needed. A further challenge for some was getting to grips with the Ordnance Survey maps as many of the portages are well off the beaten track. It wasn’t always peaceful in our car! Memories of our cold winter and spring are still with us and many times Ni- �14 15 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Village Magazine Description An account of the resource PDF versions of the Village Magazine distributed between 2004 and Present. 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Title A name given to the resource Poulshot Village News May 2006 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 01/05/2006 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Poulshot Village News Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Poulshot Village News PVN Village News https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/org.poulshotvillagearchive/original/e15bd37740fbf32644469bddeb886fde.pdf c1bc7caace94b49381d93374605fb38e PDF Text Text USEFUL POULSHOT TELEPHONE NUMBERS Chairman Parish Council Mr Michael Hues 828255 Clerk to Parish Council Mr Michael Wilson 828100 Rector Rev Sacha Pearce 828615 Church Wardens Mr Brian James Mr John Quinn 724944 828501 Secretary PCC Mrs Janet James 724944 Village Trust, Chairman Mr Nicholas Hunloke 828333 Village Trust, Secretary Mrs Jayne Hadden 818136 Village Hall Committee) Village Hall Bookings ) Mr Chris Saunders 827290 Mother & Toddler Group Mrs Penny Nixon 828012 Farmers Club Mr Richard Francis 828232 Poulshot Ladies Club Lady Kate Hunloke 828333 YORP Mrs Jackie Wiltshire Mrs Mel Dalley 725076 726211 Community Beat Officer PC Anne Deuchars 722141 County Councillor Mrs Pat Rugg 722677 Kennet District Councillor Thelma Carr 828756 Editor, Poulshot News Mr John Quinn 828501 36 POULSHOT VILLAGE NEWS ISSUE NUMBER 119 April 2006 1 �POULSHOT PARISH COUNCIL Chairman: Mrs S Aldridge Mr G Collett Clerk: Mr M Hues Mr J Baber Mr N Hunloke Andrew Underwood Chimney Sweep Mr J Dyke Mr M Nixon Mr Michael Wilson ST PETER’S CHURCH PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL Rector: Wiltshire County Councillor Mrs Patricia Rugg - 01380 722677 2 The Farmhouse, Byron Road, Devizes SN10 5NS Kennet District Councillor for Seend and Poulshot Thelma Carr. thelma.carr@kennet.gov.uk tel: 01380 828756 Brush Vacuum Clean Efficient Phone : 01225 706447 Mobile: 07889 771505 Rev Sacha Pearce The Rectory Seend Melksham SN12 6NR Tel: 01380 828615 Churchwardens: Mr B James Mr J Quinn Members: Mr N Hunloke - Treasurer Mrs P Bremner-Milne Mrs A Bullen Mr R Janes Lady Kate Hunloke Mr N Blenkarne Mrs J James Organist: Mrs Pamela De Belle POULSHOT VILLAGE TRUST Chairman: Vice-Chairman: Secretary: Treasurer: Archivist: Mr N Hunloke Mrs D Gravina Mrs J Hadden Mr B James Mrs P. 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Mike Wilson - Mai wilson@onetel.com We also stock a range of quality reconditioned (non ex-rental) equipment carrying a minimum 6 months warranty DOLMAN AUDIO VISUAL is an Authorised Service Centre providing technical assistance on behalf of leading manufacturers. 2 35 �EDITORIAL Seasoned Hardwood Logs TONY PARSONS DOMESTIC APPLIANCE ENGINEER Most Tree Work Undertaken WASHING MACHINES/ COOKERS/DRIERS Ring James SERVICE & REPAIRS TEL: 01380 723279 MOBILE: 07970 117023 07970 781828 WILTSHIRE NUMISMATIC SOCIETY TO LET North Cornish Holiday Cottage (Founded in Devizes 1965) Available all year round for Weekend & Mid-Week Breaks Along with Week Holidays 3 miles from Surfing Beach & Bude, North Cornwall Well Equipped & sleeps up to 8 Beautiful Garden Summer House & Parking Meetings held on third Monday of the month March to December inclusive 8pm at Poulshot Village Hall For further details Contact Bo Miles-Hobbs on Details from Mr M Bowden Tel: 01380 828432 01380 813092 Spring is always a good time for inspiration – so the poets say- but then I don’t think Wordsworth ever had the continuous cold winds that we have had to endure of late. Never mind, the snowdrops have been wonderful and the daffodils are opening which always gladdens the heart, as do the lower fuel bills – a pity about losing an hour in bed on Sunday, but you can’t have everything. To maintain the countryside theme we have another cover drawing from the artistically prolific West family – this time a beautiful butterfly. Thank you Holly, and we have another for next month and the month afterwards. May I draw your attention particularly to the notice on page 22 about the concert to be given in St Peter’s Church on Saturday 13th May, by the men and boys of the Choir of Salisbury Cathedral. This is indeed a great privilege for St Peter’s and for the village, and is all thanks to Matthew Wright, the present Head Chorister. We await details of the programme but we expect that it will include both clerical and secular singing. As seating is strictly limited, during April we will only be selling tickets in the village, any still left after that will be offered elsewhere. On a more mundane matter it seems that everyone will have received from Kennet the details of the new waste collection arrangements and we are assured that more information will follow before the “Great Wheelie-Bin Day”. Please follow the dates and timings Kennet give, otherwise we shall end up looking like yet another branch of suburbia! (Please see page 7 for new arrangements for the Green Waste Wheelie Bin Collection) In the last issue we carried a piece about the problems of receiving Broadband in the village, to which a number of people responded. Our Broadband connection is now working thanks firstly to two lengthy telephone conversations with BT’s call centre in India, following instructions on the Help Line , and also, and perhaps more significantly, to a letter written to BT plc, Correspondence Centre, Durham DH98 1BT. This brought a telephone call from the “Escalation Reduction Team” in Newcastle, who rang at regular intervals until the connection was correctly and permanently made. It is worth a try IF your Internet Service Provider (ISP) is BT. Otherwise, your ISP, badgered to distraction, is probably the best way. A careful check of all your internal lines and connections is also important. A happy Easter, and may the sun shine brightly on you all. John Quinn Deadline for copy for MAY 2006 - 20 April Tel: 01380 828501 Email: johnquinn589@btinternet.com 34 3 �DATES FOR Y0UR DIARY The Tranquil Moment Mobile Library, The Raven Car Park, 1125-1135am Village Kerbside Paper/Bottles/Cans etc Collection and Garden Waste Wheelie Bin Collection Wed 12 Poulshot Ladies Evening, The Earth Collection, Devizes, 7.30pm Wed 19 Wednesday Group, Village Hall, 7.30pm “What makes you Happy? Material Possessions or Inner Wellbeing???” Sat 22 Rowde School Jumble Sale, Rowde School Hall, 10am—12noon Mon 24 Wiltshire Numismatic Society, Village Hall, 8pm— “American Civil War” Wed 26 Village Kerbside Paper/Bottles/Cans etc Collection and Garden Waste Wheelie Bin Collection Wed 26 Church AGM, St Peter’s Church, 7.30pm Sat 29 Apr Flower Festival, St Matthew’s Church, Rowde (see page 28) - Mon 1 May Sun 30 Action Medical Research Plant Fair, Great Chalfield Manor, Broughton Gifford, 10.30am—4.00pm May Mon 1 Lions’ Club May Fair, The Wharf, Devizes Tue 2 Parish Council - Annual Parish Meeting, Village Hall, 6.30pm Wed 3 Poulshot Ladies Club—Visit to the Peto Garden, Iford Manor, 7pm Wed 10 Village Kerbside Paper/Bottles/Cans etc Collection and Garden Waste Wheelie Bin Collection Wed 10 Village Hall AGM, Village Hall, 7.30pm Sat 13 Choral Recital by Salisbury Cathedral Choir, St Peter’s Church, 7.30pm Mon 15 Mobile Library, The Raven Car Park, 1125-1135am Mon 15 Wiltshire Numismatic Society, Village Hall, 8pm— “Chippenham Trade Tokens” Sat 22 Jumble Sale, Rowde School Hall, 10am—12noon Tue 23 Village Trust AGM, Village Hall, 7.30pm Forthcoming Events for your Diary Sat 3 Jun Poulshot Proms, Green Gardens, Poulshot Sat 1 Jul Poulshot Village Fete HEALTH & BEAUTY CLINIC April Mon 3 Wed 12 DECLEOR PARIS Treatments include: non surgical face lifts facials massage manicures pedicures non surgical body slimming & toning reflexology eyelash/brow tints& shaping waxing make up electrolysis spray tanning BOTOX DECLEOR aromatherapy skin care and O.P.I nail care products are used for treatments and are also available for purchase For more information or an appointment call Jo on 01380 828297 The Old Stables, Middle Green Farm, The Green, Poulshot, Devizes, Wiltshire, SN10 1SD DISCLAIMER While we have no reason to question the validity of any advertisement in this magazine, we cannot accept responsibility for any claims made or services offered in these advertisements. 4 33 �POLICE JILLIAN NEWSOM MSSCh MBChA CHIROPODIST Registered member of the British Chiropody & Podiatry Association Visiting Practice 01380 828257 Mobile 07773 987508 Equestria, Berhills Lane, Seend, Melksham, Wiltshire SN12 6RR Do you need help with: Self Assessment Business Plans Taxation Presentation to Banks Contact: GORDON LAWRENCE Chartered Accountant 30, The Pound Bromham Tel: Devizes 850294 Free initial consultation 32 Beat Officers: PS 0203 D. Martin PC 1603 A. Deuchars PC 1331 I. Thomas Telephone Number for General/Non-Emergency calls: 0845—408—7000 Ask for the Officer you wish to speak to by name; If he or she is not available ask to speak to another of your Beat Officers If no one is available please leave a message POULSHOT PARISH COUNCIL The Parish Council met on 7th March. Apologies were received from Mr Hunloke. Mrs Thelma Carr was also present together with eight members of the public. Matters discussed included the following: Neighbourhood Watch. Ms Judy Edwards has agreed to mastermind the revival of Neighbourhood Watch in the village. This will involve the appointment of a number of co-ordinators for the different parts of the village and further details will follow in due course. (See page 16) Speed Limits. Mr Wilson reported that indications are that the County Council will support the introduction of a thirty mile per hour limit in place of the existing restricted area, but an extension of the forty mile per hour limit to the main road has yet to be agreed. Youth. There have been more discussions with the organisers of Youth of Rowde and Poulshot (YORP) group in Rowde with a view to attracting more members from Poulshot. A separate notice from the Parish Clerk is on page ZZ. Web Pages. These were very favourably reported on by those who had visited the site, which is well provided with pictures of interest. It was clearly of interest to young members who were living away from the area. A contribution from the Village Hall was still awaited. Village Pond. During the recent work to clean the pond some damage was caused to the brickwork which will be repaired in the summer. Otherwise the surroundings are already beginning to blend in with the area and a number of Great Crested Newts have been seen. Works. At the last meeting, the County Council’s Area Highway Engineer undertook to give some priority to Poulshot and the Council’s Lengthsmen have continued their work in cleaning verges and existing footpaths. In some places tarmac is to be relaid. A number of stiles have been replaced or repaired. There has certainly been some progress. The sewerage works in 5 �Townsend are nearly finished and the impression is that they have been done well, although some damage to road edges has been caused by heavy vehicles, but this, together with repairs to the Church Lane triangle, will be sorted out by the Parish Clerk with the contractors. The Green. Mr Hues undertook to arrange for the summer cutting of the Green to be carried out as last year. There is the possibility that cricket may start again and it was noted that the Village Fete will take place on the Green on Saturday 1st July. Plans. There was discussion on outstanding planning aspects of the extension to 72 Poulshot Road and also to Yew Tree Cottage. Resolution of these is in hand. Plans submitted for work in Barleyhill Lane have been approved. Broadband Connections. A number of residents, primarily on The Green, are experiencing consistent failure of their Broadband connections between the hours of 5.00pm and 7.00am. Mr Winter, speaking as a private individual and not as a representative of his employers, explained some of the problems attached to the Broadband service and made a number of helpful suggestions as to why there might be this failure and how it might be overcome. Letters have been written to BT asking for a full survey to be carried out. (Afternote. There has been an acknowledgement and a diagnostic survey undertaken with, apparently, some success). Next Meeting. The next meeting, which is the Annual Parish Meeting, will be in the Village Hall at 6.30pm on Tuesday 2nd May 2006. (The full minutes will be displayed on the Village Notice Board and on the Web Site – www.poulshot.org.uk.). POULSHOT VILLAGE TRUST House Photographs. The Trust wishes to make an up-to date record of the exterior of all houses in the village and has asked Tony Bremner-Milne to undertake the task over the coming months. If anyone has a violent (or even a gentle) objection would they please let Pam Langton (828589) or Nora Dixon (828364) know. Tree Measurement – Oak Tree Survey. There has been reference in recent issues of the Village News to the plan to estimate the age of all oak trees in the village. It is encouraging that farmers have expressed an interest in measuring trees on their land. Easy-to-fill-in forms are now ready for recording the data needed. Forms can also be filed for mature oak trees in gardens. If anyone needs assistance with measuring, volunteers will be delighted to help, as more than one person is needed for measuring, given the huge girth of some trees. Please speak to Nora Dixon or Pam Langton for more information (telephone numbers above). 6 The Wigglybus Line 85 Devizes - Poulshot - Marston - Worton - Potterne Bookable country bus services from Poulshot to Devizes. When booking the Wigglybus you are advised to call the booking centre at least 20 minutes before the bus begins its journey by telephoning 01249 460600. Also it is advisable to be at the Bus Stop at least 5 minutes before the advertised time. Monday - Friday a.m. p.m. p.m. Poulshot to Devizes via Marston, Worton and Potterne Dep Poulshot (Raven Inn) Stop No. 10165 9.52 12.22 3.07 Arr Devizes (Market Place) “ “ 10038 10.15 12.45 3.30 ++ Devizes to Poulshot via Bath Road and Caen Hill Dep Devizes (Pelican Inn) Stop No. 10038 9.45 Arr Poulshot (Raven Inn) “ “ 10165 9.52 Saturdays 12.15 3.00 12.22 3.07 a.m. a.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. Poulshot to Devizes via Marston, Worton and Potterne Dep Poulshot (Raven Inn)Stop No. 10165 8.32 11.22 2.22 Arr Devizes (Market Place)” “ 10038 8.55 11.45 2.45 4.57 5.20 7.52 8.15 Devizes to Poulshot via Bath Road and Caen Hill Dep Devizes (Pelican Inn)Stop No. 10038 8.25 11.15 2.15 Arr Poulshot (Raven Inn) “ “ 10165 8.32 11.22 2.22 4.50 4.57 7.45 7.52 Fares to and from Devizes Standard 10 Journey Adult Single Adult Return Child Single Child Return £1.40 £8.50 £2.10 £0.70 £1.05 31 �IMPORTANT INFORMATION For ALL HOUSEHOLDERS IN POULSHOT Green Garden Waste Collection Please note that with effect from Wednesday 12th April the Green Garden Waste Collection (which some householders have subscribed to) will be on the same morning as the Recycling Collection Day (black box for paper, cans and bottles). Green wheelie bins should be out for collection by 7am. The Garden Waste Collection is a fortnightly collection service for green garden waste from an 180 litre green wheelie bin for an annual charge of £26 per bin. However, if you cannot manage with a garden waste wheeled bin, the Council can offer green Hessian reusable sacks which are available to residents at a charge of £30 per annum for 3 sacks. Anyone interested in taking part in this service should contact Kennet District Council on 724911 or email kennet@kennet.gov.uk IMPORTANT IMPORTANT Alternate Weekly Collection BATHROOMS, TAPS, HOT WATER CYLINDERS AND MUCH MORE NO JOB TOO SMALL 24 HR CALL OUT Tel: 01380828956 Mob: 07708510715 30 IMPORTANT With effect from July 2006 Kennet District Council will be introducing an Alternate Weekly Collection of refuse and recycling. Every householder will be supplied with a black wheeled bin for the collection of their non-recyclable non-compostable waste, which will be collected on the same day on alternate weeks (i.e. fortnightly). Please look out for your black wheeled bin, arriving in the next few weeks. This bin should only be used for rubbish that cannot be recycled or composted. Please make sure that you do not use this bin until after July 2006 as the Council will not be able to empty from bins before this time. 7 �POULSHOT LADIES CLUB Our March meeting was a most enjoyable evening when Mr Alan Aldridge, local Auctioneer, came to talk to us about the Titanic. Mr Aldridge has the most amazing knowledge of the Titanic and all things connected with the ship. Over thirty ladies, and some husbands, listened to Mr Aldridge’s wonderful stories for almost two hours—the time just sailed by. He began the evening talking about the Titanic and her sister ships and then progressed to how he first became interested in the Titanic and her treasures. He told us some wonderful stories about some of her survivors’ families and friends. Towards the end of the evening we were very honoured to be shown some articles that are due to “go under the hammer” shortly. He even allowed us to handle a precious watch, a miniature and a menu, all expected to make a few pounds! Mr Aldridge did not charge for his services, but wished any donations to go to the Air Ambulance. We have sent £80 to the appeal—many thanks to everyone. April Meeting A Ladies Evening will take place at The Earth Collection in Maryport Street, Devizes (by kind permission of Pam Langton). This will take the form of an evening of relaxation and pampering, where you will be able to experience such things as an Indian Head Massage, or Intuitive Tarot reading. The evening is being organised by Laura from the Inspiration Holistic Centre in Bradford on Avon. Laura is a highly qualified therapist and teacher with over 15 years’ experience in the beauty and holistic industry. She has travelled extensively and gained amazing experience along the way. This will be on Wednesday, 12th April, from 7.30pm onwards. Please note this is a change of date. (For further details see advert on page 9) May Meeting We will be visiting the Peto Garden at Iford Manor on Wednesday 3 May. We are booked in for 7pm and we will be the only people there as the garden is being opened especially for us. Afterwards we will be going to The Inn at Freshford for supper. Details of how to get there, menu, etc. will be delivered to all ladies personally. Paulette Bremner-Milne VILLAGE HALL ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING The AGM will be on Wednesday 10th May at 7.30pm in the Hall. Everyone is welcome and in particular the Committee hope all active user groups will be represented. 8 POULSHOT FARMING CLUB For their last meeting, the Club was given an entertaining talk by Bill Underwood on Old Sheep Street, Devizes, where he has spent most of his years and spoke of various families and characters who worked and lived there in the 1930’s and onwards. In April members are going to Salisbury City Hall to see “We’ll Meet Again.” For their summer outing on May 10, members are visiting Kingston Lacy House and Abbotsbury Gardens. Why don’t you ADVERTISE in the POULSHOT VILLAGE NEWS Our rates are very reasonable and did you know that the magazine is also posted on the village website for the world to see!!! www.poulshot.org.uk Advertisement Sizes for 1 year’s subscription (10 issues) Full page £40 Half page Third page £20 Quarter page Sixth page £12 29 £25 £15 �THE EARTH COLLECTION ALZHEIMERS SUPPORT Alzheimers is an illness we hear more and more about these days and many of us are aware of someone who suffers from it. We also have seen the problems it presents to the sufferer, but also the difficulties with which the carer has to cope. The main symptoms are based around forgetfulness and confusion about everyday things and as the illness progresses these symptoms increase. It is wise to contact Alzheimers Support before the situation becomes seriously difficult. Right at the beginning we can help you get a diagnosis; put you in touch with a memory clinic that may be able to prescribe medicine that will halt the illness for a while; give you information that will help you manage. Information can be about the illness, financial and legal aspects of caring, including benefits, carers groups, counselling, day care and respite services. 2 Maryport Street, Devizes Ladies Evening Wednesday 12th April If you have this illness or are caring for someone with dementia, please contact us – 01225 776481, we have an office in a local town near you. 7.30pm onwards Come and enjoy an evening of relaxation and pampering with us. During the evening you will be able to experience FLOWER FESTIVAL CELEBRATION OF MARRIAGE St Matthew’s Church Rowde Saturday 29th April 10am—4pm Sunday 30th April 12noon—5pm Monday 1st May 2pm —4pm Admission Free A Taster Facial, using the amazing skincare café products. An Indian Head Massage An Intuitive Tarot Reading There will also be experts on hand to discuss your wellbeing, through the Use of Aloe Vera, Chinese Herbal Medicine and Acupuncture. In connection with Inspiration Holistic Centre Bradford on Avon Call Laura to book a session at the evening 01225 866470 Or just come along and see ….. Light Lunch served on Saturday In aid of St Matthew’s Church, Rowde 28 t men h s e r Ref s Bring along a friend! Raff 9 le �POULSHOT GOES RACING The Village Hall Committee had been planning the race evening for many weeks with leaflet distribution (thanks to Keith), sponsorship raising and selling shares in the horses around the village, the aim being to raise funds to continue to maintain the hall as a whole village facility and make improvements so that users would benefit. With some trepidation we awaited 7.30pm. Who would turn up? Would this be a non-starter? Well, the village did us proud as the doors opened and a stream of happy, generous punters arrived. There was only a mild degree of panic about the seating arrangements and a quick visit to buy more drink sorted the bar problems. For the rest, there was nothing else to worry about. Just before the start of the first race, however, we took a few moments to remember Neill Taplin who had given many years involvement to the Hall Trust. The noise was quite amazing during each of the races and everyone generously entered into the spirit of the event. John, who organised the whole event, said how impressed he had been with the way people had joined in. The final race had not been pre-sold, but was auctioned very profitably by Geoff Taylor, the bidding definitely reflecting the fact that the bar at this stage was running dry! And the final result: in excess of £750! A great result, thank you, everyone. This money will enable the committee to continue to maintain the hall for the benefit of all users. THE WEDNESDAY GROUP The Wednesday Group met in Poulshot Village Hall on 15th March to consider the question: “Death and Resurrection – is there life after death?” There were only seven people present but after considering the circumstances in which people die – traumatic, young, old, peaceful – there was a wide ranging discussion on what was the next stage. Opposing views were expressed that covered the practical view that we all, however and whenever we die, leave behind an influence that is, in effect, a continuation of our persona. There was also the acceptance by some that reincarnation, a belief of Buddhists was a realistic possibility and, again, the indefinable and intangible presence of a dead loved one was reported as fact. This led on to consideration of the life after death, a major feature of Christianity. Can it be fact – but we have no knowledge of it and it cannot be proved (a modern requirement); is it Fantasy? – like Harry Potter where there are some recognisable elements but where the overall picture is clearly not factual: or is it Faith? - a belief, 10 27 �What makes you Happy? Material Possessions or Inner Wellbeing?? Wednesday 19th April 2006 7.30pm in Poulshot Village Hall All are very welcome For further details, please ring Rupert Janes on 828639 or Rev Sacha Pearce 828615 Do please get in touch if there is a subject YOU WOULD REALLY LIKE TO BE DISCUSSED. All offers willingly considered! shared in different guises by all major religions, in some form that we cannot identify or understand, believing that our spiritual lives do not end when our bodies die. The evening ended with no answers, but with much to ponder about. Our discussions at these meetings encourage us to think and search for ways to seek others’ views and opinions about matters that have shared interest. We do not anticipate right or wrong answers, or argument as to whether or not there is any value in what may have been said – not a debating group, nor a guidance group: it is simply a discussion group. Sometimes the discussions are quite earnest and, sometimes, even flippant. Many of us find it difficult to put our thoughts and feelings into words but find trying to do so therapeutic when with a group of sympathetic friends. The next meeting is at 7.30pm in the Village Hall on Wednesday 19th April when the topic will be “What makes you Happy? Material Possessions or Inner Wellbeing?” Do come and join us – all are welcome. DEVIZES MAY FAIR THE WHARF Monday, 1st May Contributions welcomed for PCC PRODUCE STALL Cakes, Sweets, Vegetables, Jams, Plants, etc. etc. Please to PCC members 26 11 �ST PETER’S CHURCH, POULSHOT DIARY NOTES Annual Parochial Church Meeting 2005/6 This meeting will take place in Church on Wednesday 26th April at 7.30pm. If you are interested in how the Church is run, or would just like to hear a review of what has gone on within the Church during the past year, please do come along. It is at this meeting that the PCC is elected and new members are always welcome. HELP! HELP! HELP! We are still in need of volunteers to help with the cutting of grass in the churchyard during the Summer. With half a dozen volunteers it will generally mean a total of maybe five times during the summer when you would be needed to cut the grass alongside the paths and a strip across to the graves. A fantastic way of keeping fit!!! Please speak to either Nicky Hunloke (828333) or Brian James (724944) if you feel you can help. Many thanks to the stalwart band of workers who helped to tidy the church path and weeded the area immediately outside the Church. It is a great improvement and does much to further welcome visitors to St Peter’s. May Fair—The Wharf—Monday 1st May St Peter’s will be having its usual stall at the May Fair held at Devizes Wharf on Monday 1st May. Contributions of Cakes, or Homemade produce for sale will be gratefully received and can be given to any member of the PCC. If anyone would like to come and help man the stall for an hour or so they will be very welcome. Lenten Lunch The Rector and members of the PCC and their partners enjoyed a nourishing soup and bread lunch on 18th March, well supported by the four members of the community who were able to spare the time to join us and whose company we much appreciated. Thanks to all those who helped in cooking and preparation – it is a pity more people couldn’t have been with us – perhaps no-one was hungry enough, unlike in the Sudan. We will try again next year – fresh soup, promise! From Where I Stand… …on the edge of a hill on the Cornish moors there is, on a clear day, a vivid view of the sea. Having taken a few days’ rest in mid-March, in the very early part of Lent, this point of view seemed a good place to see clearly. On one of those days in this early Spring when the rain had eased but the sun had still a 12 ADVANCE NOTICE POULSHOT PROMS IN THE GREEN GARDENS Saturday 3rd June Music Fireworks Everyone invited Bring a picnic Dress up if you want to Don’t forget your Flags More details in May magazine but do put this date into your diary. 25 �SEEND GARDENING CLUB After all the hard frosts of recent weeks, we hope to hve enough bulbs flowering for the Spring Bulb Show, but if not, we may have to postpone it for the April meeting, but let’s hope that the weather makes a change for the better before then. The evening of Tuesday 11th April will be the Club’s AGM, Social and Entertainment. As old hands will know, the AGM business is kept to an absolute minimum, so that members can enjoy the buffet supper and entertainment, and have time to socialise. The Gill Edgeley Cup will be presented to the member who has gained the most points for the monthly competitions. Offers of plates of food suitable for the buffet will be most welcome. Please bring these on the evening of 11th April. Drinks will be supplied. The meeting will start at 7.30pm at the Pavilion. Don’t have a large supper before you come! Looking ahead. The Club will have a Plant & Produce Stall at both the Seend Church fete and the Flower Show & Fete on Saturday 12th August, so please think ahead and grow a few extra plants for these events; surplus produce would be most welcome. Help will be needed to run these stalls, so please let Roger or Joyce know, if you are able to help. Thank you. List have been out at meetings for the various outings and visits taking place during the summer, and the places and times for Pick Up Points for the day out to Church House, Wantage and Waterperry Gardens on 22nd July will be in a later issue of the Poulshot News, as will be a report on “Living Churchyards”. Joyce Brand (828433) POULSHOT MOTHERS & TODDLERS GROUP at The Village Hall, Poulshot POULSHOT VILLAGE HALL Available for Meetings, Functions, Clubs and Private Parties Come and join us for some company toys and games to play with coffee and a chat £3.00 per hour (for Poulshot residents and regular users) £4.00 per hour (for non-residents and non-regular users) Held every Thursday from 9.30am to 11.30am Tel: Chris Saunders (827290) 24 wintry weakness and yet also the hope of warmth, it was good to be out walking. The earth was a bit crisp from the remnant of frost and the pools of rainwater around small granite rocks still remained solid with ice. Sheep on the moors lamb rather later than elsewhere and so the lambs won’t be seen until after Easter and into early May. The wildlife though is nevertheless in evidence. Sheep gently potter about, sheltering under the gorse bush from the wind, stoically standing against the weather and pulling at the grass and chewing. With the sheep, the ‘pee-wit’ and the ‘caw’ of the birds and the blinking face of the horse any one walking on the moors can be aware that they are not alone. There are remnants of a previous life too with the empty engine houses of the old tin mines, signs of single track railway and evidence of disused granite quarries. The grass is coarse and the landscape very uneven which may make walking heavy going. The weather can turn very quickly and the mist can fall in an instant making the return walk treacherous even for those familiar with the moors. But today, from where I stand and pause on this particular walk, on this clear Spring day, it was beautiful and the sea made its familiar but stunning horizon for miles. From where I stand in Lent, both as a priest and as someone keen to go walking in my spare time, taking time to get a clearer view is so very important. As we look towards Easter in the middle of April it’s worth remembering that the Spring season of Lent in the life of the Church is all about getting a clearer view. It is the season for trying to get a clearer view of what we may believe or would like to discover, for spiritual spring cleaning, for making more time to get a better look at our faith and, more especially, to look at ourselves in order to find God there. Many people traditionally give up something for Lent, like chocolate or alcohol perhaps, possibly in a physical sense of clearing the way but this is only really of value if we know why we’re doing it! During these weeks many churches offer a Lent Lunch event, a simple light meal with financial proceeds to charity, in order to see more clearly the needs of others. Similarly in addition our 3 churches use Lent collection boxes, a small box to have at home, to collect coins to give to charity. The change of vestments in church, usually to purple, reminds us that the season has changed from the celebration of Christmas. The removal of church flowers is a sign too of the need to clear the view, to make space in our worship and spiritual lives. In many churches too a bare rough hewn cross will have appeared… All this is intended to give us a clearer view and help us to focus on the stark and vivid experiences of Jesus in His Passion. From where I stand I’m sure that Lent isn’t really about giving up but about taking on more; in terms making a greater effort to get a clearer view of God in our daily lives. 13 �Perhaps many of us could find time to pause like this for a ‘stand and stare’ moment, to allow one experience to lead us to other reflections and realisations. In that place of pausing and reflecting we may begin to sense the presence of God and so be led to see Him more clearly and find ways of knowing Him more deeply. May I wish you a holy and blessed Lent and very Happy Easter when it comes! Revd Sacha Pearce, Rector, March/April 2006 CHURCH SERVICES - APRIL 2006 POULSHOT, SEEND AND BULKINGTON 2nd April 8.00am 9.30am 11.15am 6.00pm BCP Holy Communion Family Eucharist Parish Eucharist Evensong SEEND BULKINGTON SEEND POULSHOT 9th April 8.00am 9.30am 11.15am 6.00pm BCP Holy Communion Matins Parish Eucharist Evensong SEEND POULSHOT SEEND BULKINGTON 13th April—MAUNDY THURSDAY 7.30pm Eucharist—Feet washing, Stripping of the Altars and Vigil SEEND 14th April—GOOD FRIDAY 10.00am Matins with Liturgy 1.30-3.00pm Liturgy of the Day POULSHOT SEEND 16th April—EASTER DAY 6.00am Dawn Eucharist 8.00am BCP Holy Communion 9.00am BCP Holy Communion 10.15am Parish Eucharist 11.30am Parish Eucharist SEEND SEEND POULSHOT BULKINGTON SEEND 14 YOUTH OF ROWDE & POULSHOT “YORP” April brings the Easter holidays with a break in club meetings until Friday the 21st, but we’ve had busy and enjoyable evenings in the last two months. Valentines Day was celebrated with the decorating of home-made heart-shaped biscuits, most of these were swiftly devoured before they reached the safekeeping of a food bag. PC Chris Tunstall, the new Community Beat Officer serving Rowde, called in one night to introduce himself. He spoke on a variety of issues and then offered to post-code the chassis of push-bikes belonging to members. This offer was quickly taken up. Thank you to Chris. In March we had another visit from Wendy of Youth Action Wiltshire, this time to give a Drink & Drugs Awareness talk, a subject that can never be talked about too much, especially to young people. The other sessions in March held jewellery making, Mothers Day gifts and cards and maybe (to be decided) something to do with eggs, that’s the chocolate variety of course!! On a sad note, last month we lost one of our Youth Leaders, Paulette, due to a job change she and husband had to move closer to London. We wish them well. So… If there is anyone out there of any age, with or without children, sporty, crafty or would just like to make a difference to and for the young people of Rowde and Poulshot, please ring a contact number or just turn up on a Friday evening—7.30 @ the Village Hall, Rowde. Thank you. Contact: Jackie Wiltshire (725076) Mel Dalley (726211) TO THE YOUNG PEOPLE OF POULSHOT Are you bored and want to make new friends?? Well you can at YORP, “Youth of Rowde and Poulshot” on a Friday evening! However you might have problems in getting there! So, get together, the Parish Council wants to help you, let us know if you want to go! Mr M A I Wilson Clerk to Poulshot Parish Council The Old Chapel Poulshot Devizes SN10 1RW 01380 828100 www.poulshot.org.uk 23 �ROWDE SCHOOL FUNDRAISING The month of April sees a joint school and playgroup jumble sale. JUMBLE SALE Rowde School Hall Saturday 22nd April 10am—12noon Jumble, Toys and White Elephant Refreshments and Bar-b-que will be available Please support this event by sorting out any jumble, toys and white elephant. You can drop off your jumble at these jumble drop offs: Emma Janes Rachel Hues Penny Nixon Please do not drop your jumble off any earlier than Monday 10th April. If you have any difficulties getting your jumble to the drop offs, please do not hesitate to phone Penny on 828012. Please do help us to raise the funds to make our local school the best in Wiltshire. Thank you. 23rd April 8.00am 9.30am 11.15am 6.00pm BCP Holy Communion Family Eucharist Family Eucharist Evensong SEEND POULSHOT SEEND BULKINGTON 30th April—BENEFICE SERVICE 10.00am BCP Holy Communion POULSHOT 7th May 8.00am 9.30am 11.15am 6.00pm SEEND BULKINGTON SEEND POULSHOT BCP Holy Communion Family Eucharist Parish Eucharist Evensong WEEKDAY SERVICES Mondays 9.00am Tuesdays 9.00am Thursdays 9.00am Matins Matins Matins SEEND POULSHOT BULKINGTON April 2 Apr 9 Apr 16 Apr 23 Apr May 7 May 6.00pm 9.30am 9.00am 9.30am Reader Mr N Hunloke Mr C Langton Lady Kate Hunloke Rector Sidesman Mr M Hues Mr M Houghton Mr J Quinn Mr D Bullen 6.00pm Mr J Quinn Mr M Hues CHURCH ROSTERS CHORAL RECITAL in St Peter’s Church by The Male Choir of Salisbury Cathedral Saturday 13th May 2006 7.30pm Tickets: £6.00 (in advance only) (on sale from 10th April, to Poulshot residents only; to all others from 30th April) Available from John Quinn (01380 828501) 22 CHURCH FLOWERS April 16 Apr 23 & 30 Apr May 7 & 14 May 21 & 28 May EASTER DAY All helpers please Mrs Pam Langton Mrs Yvonne Baber Mrs Angela Bullen FROM THE REGISTERS Funeral Neill TAPLIN 15 2nd March �Rowde School News Neighbourhood Watch Having recently taken on the role of Neighbourhood Watch Coordinator in the village it strikes me that whilst I know many of you, there are a great many that I do not know. So, by way of introduction, I am about to enter my sixth year in Poulshot, living with my partner Philip Piper and our family. Working three days a week and having two small children means that life is full, busy ... and lots of fun. I feel extremely privileged to live in Poulshot, where the community is warm, caring and very active. The role of the Neighbourhood Watch Co-ordinator is to act as a point of contact between the community and those agencies that support it it is also to encourage people to work together. As such, over the coming weeks and months I will be meeting with the Divisional Neighbourhood Watch Liaison Officer, Barry Strange, based at Salisbury Police Station, and Anne Deuchars, our Community Beat Officer. I will also be talking to you, in person and via the magazine, to seek your views, opinions and concerns. Please feel free to express them; only in that way can we ensure that Poulshot’s scheme is effective, suited to the needs of the community, and appropriate to the risk of crime in the area ... which is comparatively low. As Neighbourhood Watch is based upon good communication then I hope to be able to entice a few willing volunteers from different parts of the village to act as points of contact should the need arise. More news next month, but in the meantime, please do not hesitate to call or pop in at any time. With thanks, Judy Edwards 6 The Green Tel: 01380 828236 / 07799 582698 Email: pipers2poulshot@tiscali.co.uk 16 The second half of the Spring term has been busy for the whole school. There are the Good Works Assemblies which are run by each class in turn. Class 6’s is on March 30th and they are holding a cake sale afterwards the proceeds of which will go towards the cost of their trip to Sandymouth in June. Many thanks to those of you who are still bringing in items to sell on EBay – the total raised so far is over £350, which is enough to equip our new Medical Room and the Infant Quiet room in the new school. Keep up the good work. Tesco’s have started their Computers for Schools scheme again. This year they are also collecting used inkjet cartridges( worth 10 vouchers), old mobile phones both working ( 40 vouchers) and non-working (15 vouchers). If you have either please pop them into the school office. The Reception class children have also been participating in the Barnardo’s Bean Stalk Challenge. The tallest bean stalk belonged to Oliver Morgan. ROWDE IDOL at the George & Dragon was a truly enjoyable evening. A big THANKYOU to Phil, Michelle and Chippy from the governors, Mr. Ball and the staff for organising such a great night. See the news from the George & Dragon for the results. Dust off your Tuxedos and Ball Gowns The RSA are holding a Luxury Ball on Saturday 10th June, arriving from 7.30pm to be seated at 8.00pm for supper, to celebrate 99 years of School life at the current Rowde School site. All profit will go into the fund towards the move in August. Your ticket will include:• pre dinner drink • 3 course dinner with coffee • Live band • Magician ( to be confirmed) • Strip of raffle tickets and £5 auction voucher We have some superb raffle and auction prizes The fun will be in a decorated marquee in the school grounds with large tables to book for you and your friends. Tickets are available for £25 or £200 for a table of 10 sold on a first come first served basis. Contact the school office for further information (723991) 21 �Sample the Delights of Shopping in Bradford on Avon In one evening! Wednesday 5th April 7.00 for 7.30 Cumberwell Golf Club Fashion Shows from Peapod, Victoria’s, The Earth Collection, Rowlands, and Perfect Day Stalls, Nail Bar, St Laurence Singers, Food Tasting Tickets £5.00 Available from: Tillions China Shop 01225 864631 Pam Langton 01380 828589 Proceeds to Dorothy House and St Laurence Singers Japan Trip 2007 Sponsored by Cumberwell Golf Club “Doggy Dilemmas” HELIUM FILLED BALLOONS FOR ALL PARTIES, WEDDINGS AND SPECIAL OCCASIONS and their Furry Friends Dog Walking? Pooch being a Pain? Need Advice and Help Training? Animal Meals on Wheels? Caroline Webb Want a weekend break but worried about leaving your pet? 01380 722579 Mobile: 07979 692533 www.partyballoonsforall.co.uk Wing Commander NEILL TAPLIN, OBE 11 July 1924—23 February 2006 Neill Taplin was born in Auckland, New Zealand. He volunteered for the Royal New Zealand Air Force at the age of 18 and received his initial training in Christchurch before sailing to Canada for his flying training. He continued flying training at various locations in the British Isles and was commissioned into the Royal Air Force. Neill, Shirley and family were posted to various locations including Naples, Singapore and Cyprus as well as Lyneham and Upavon. Neill flew at least 13 different aircraft and was awarded both a Queen’s Commendation and the OBE which he received from the Queen at Buckingham Palace. In 1976 the Taplin family settled in Poulshot at which stage Neill actively contributed to the life of our village. He was a keen player and supporter of Poulshot Cricket Club, regularly helping to prepare the pitch and wicket before games on the Village Green. Neill’s compact physique belied his strength with the bat, and he scored a number of rapid half-centuries. One of these was against Little Durnford in the Village Knockout Competition, which secure a place in the Regional Final, and the reward of a crate of ale presented by Jim Parks, ex Sussex and England wicket keeper—on Poulshot Green. On another occasion, in a local village competition organised by Devizes Cricket Club, a “lost” game became a Poulshot victory following Neill’s quick-fire innings in fading light which incorporated five six-hits. The Team’s congratulations were met with Neill’s customary modesty; it was simply what he was there to do. He was chairman of our Cricket Club and also Chairman of the Village Hall Committee, which involved him booking and looking after the hall, a job that he did for many years. He also played golf at North Wilts Golf Club. Neill always remained proud of his Kiwi heritage—particularly when the All Blacks were playing—and of his time in the Royal Air Force, being Chairman of the Air Crew Association in Calne. Contact Debs on 01380 730564 or 07966 617617 Member of Association of Pet Dog Trainers Security Checked by the Criminal Records Bureau 20 Above all, Neill was a gentleman who had a strong sense of responsibility. He was always ready to help and he made a wonderful contribution to the life of our community. 17 �18 19 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Village Magazine Description An account of the resource PDF versions of the Village Magazine distributed between 2004 and Present. 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Title A name given to the resource Poulshot Village News April 2006 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 01/04/2006 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Poulshot Village News Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Poulshot Village News PVN Village News https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/org.poulshotvillagearchive/original/04a31154106e4ebb2de1df45dba747be.pdf 1347fa37a4569e7772313c67a9215a53 PDF Text Text EDITORIAL Seasoned Hardwood Logs TONY PARSONS DOMESTIC APPLIANCE ENGINEER Most Tree Work Undertaken WASHING MACHINES/ COOKERS/DRIERS Ring James SERVICE & REPAIRS TEL: 01380 723279 MOBILE: 07970 117023 07970 781828 WILTSHIRE NUMISMATIC SOCIETY TO LET North Cornish Holiday Cottage (Founded in Devizes 1965) As we break into March the aconites and snowdrops are indicating Spring—at the same time the weather forecast is still frequently “very cold”. Time for a new piece of seaweed to hang at the door, it’s much more reliable! Two notable events appear in this month’s Village News. On March 10th there is to be a Race Night in the Village Hall, to raise funds for the Hall. These nights are very professional and all reports are that they are great fun (see page 3). In a different way, we are hoping that the choir of Salisbury Cathedral will be coming to Poulshot to give a concert of church and secular music on Saturday 13th May. This has been at the request of the Head Chorister, Matthew Wright. Full details will be published in next month’s Village News and tickets will be on sale to Poulshot residents in April. The cover for this issue of the Village News was offered by Katie West, whose present is on its way to her. Katie, and her sisters Natalie and Holly have also given us options for selection in the future. I must stress that it is important to remember that pictures have firstly to be scanned and then printed in black and white, and finally photocopied, and therefore need to be boldly and clearly presented. Keep trying! It seems that few people have “Days in Their Lives” worth remembering, but we will hope that memories may yet be prompted—as the holiday season is nearly upon us, any unusual stories would be welcomed. Please will you note our new e mail: johnquinn589@btinternet.com John Quinn BT BROADBAND Available all year round for Weekend & Mid-Week Breaks Along with Week Holidays 3 miles from Surfing Beach & Bude, North Cornwall Well Equipped & sleeps up to 8 Beautiful Garden Summer House & Parking Meetings held on third Monday of the month March to December inclusive 8pm at Poulshot Village Hall For further details Contact Bo Miles-Hobbs on Details from Mr M Bowden Tel: 01380 828432 01380 813092 Last week our BT Broadband started to cause us problems – again. It now works during the day, but will not accept us at all after about 17.30, being with us again by first thing in the morning. This last happened to us some three months ago and was put right by BT. We know of at least one other BT subscriber suffering the same problem – is there anyone else? Is a pattern emerging? If you have experienced this problem please let the editor (John Quinn - 828501) know and Ray Josey will take the matter further on behalf of us all. Deadline for copy for APRIL 2006 Tel: 01380 828501 28 20 March Email: johnquinn589@btinternet.com 1 �DATES FOR Y0UR DIARY March Wed 1 Thu 2 Mon Tue Tue Fri Tue 6 7 7 10 14 Wed 15 Wed 15 Sat Sun 18 19 Mon 20 Tue 21 Wed 29 April Mon 3 Tue 4 Wed 5 Wed 12 Tue 18 Wed 19 Village Kerbside Paper/Bottles/Cans etc Collection Make Poverty History Coffee Event at The Earth Collection, Devizes 10am—4pm Mobile Library, The Raven Car Park, 1125-1135am Garden Waste Wheelie Bin Collection Parish Council, Village Hall, 7.30pm Poulshot Race Night, Village Hall, 7.30pm Ladies Club, Village Hall, 8pm—Alan Aldridge: Talk on his Knowledge of The Titanic. Village Kerbside Paper/Bottles/Cans etc Collection Wednesday Group, Village Hall, 7.30pm “Death and Resurrection: is there life after death??” Lenten Charity Lunch, 12noon-2pm, Village Hall (see page 11) Rowde School Association Coach Trip to Bicester Shopping Outlet (see page 20) Mobile Library, The Raven Car Park, 1125-1135am Garden Waste Wheelie Bin Collection Village Kerbside Paper/Bottle/Cans etc. Collection The Tranquil Moment HEALTH & BEAUTY CLINIC DECLEOR PARIS Treatments include: non surgical face lifts facials massage manicures pedicures non surgical body slimming & toning reflexology eyelash/brow tints& shaping waxing make up electrolysis spray tanning BOTOX DECLEOR aromatherapy skin care and O.P.I nail care products are used for treatments and are also available for purchase For more information or an appointment call Jo on 01380 828297 The Old Stables, Middle Green Farm, The Green, Poulshot, Devizes, Wiltshire, SN10 1SD Mobile Library, The Raven Car Park, 1125-1135am Garden Waste Wheelie Bin Collection Ladies Club, Holistic Evening at The Earth Collection, Devizes Village Kerbside Paper/Bottles/Cans etc Collection Garden Waste Wheelie Bin Collection Wednesday Group, Village Hall, 7.30pm “What makes you Happy? Material possessions or inner well being???” Wed 26 Village Kerbside Paper/Bottles/Cans etc Collection Wed 26 Church AGM, St Peter’s Church, 7.00pm Sun 30 Action Medical Research Plant Fair, Great Chalfield Manor, Broughton Gifford, 10.30am—4.00pm Forthcoming Events for your Diary Sat 13 May Concert by Salisbury Cathedral Choir in St Peter’s Church, Poulshot DISCLAIMER While we have no reason to question the validity of any advertisement in this magazine, we cannot accept responsibility for any claims made or services offered in these advertisements. 2 27 �JILLIAN NEWSOM MSSCh MBChA CHIROPODIST Registered member of the British Chiropody & Podiatry Association Visiting Practice 01380 828257 Mobile 07773 987508 Equestria, Berhills Lane, Seend, Melksham, Wiltshire SN12 6RR Do you need help with: Self Assessment Business Plans Taxation Presentation to Banks Contact: GORDON LAWRENCE Chartered Accountant 30, The Pound Bromham Tel: Devizes 850294 Free initial consultation 26 3 �Poulshot Jazz Band !!! Calling all Young Musicians Is anyone in the Village interested in forming a Poulshot Jazz Band??? Would you like to meet and form a band for practice on a regular basis??? Please ring 828695 or email: perretts@uwclub.net YOU ARE INVITED TO A Make Poverty History Coffee Event at The Earth Collection 2 Maryport Street Devizes on Thursday March 2nd from 10am to 4pm We will be serving Fairtrade ground coffee, tea and goodies. Do come and bring your friends. The Wigglybus Line 85 Devizes - Poulshot - Marston - Worton - Potterne Bookable country bus services from Poulshot to Devizes. When booking the Wigglybus you are advised to call the booking centre at least 20 minutes before the bus begins its journey by telephoning 01249 460600. Also it is advisable to be at the Bus Stop at least 5 minutes before the advertised time. Monday - Friday Poulshot to Devizes via Marston, Worton and Potterne Dep Poulshot (Raven Inn) Stop No. 10165 9.52 12.22 3.07 Arr Devizes (Market Place) “ “ 10038 10.15 12.45 3.30 ++ Devizes to Poulshot via Bath Road and Caen Hill Dep Devizes (Pelican Inn) Stop No. 10038 9.45 Arr Poulshot (Raven Inn) “ “ 10165 9.52 Saturdays a.m. a.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. 4.57 5.20 7.52 8.15 Devizes to Poulshot via Bath Road and Caen Hill Dep Devizes (Pelican Inn)Stop No. 10038 8.25 11.15 2.15 Arr Poulshot (Raven Inn) “ “ 10165 8.32 11.22 2.22 4.50 4.57 7.45 7.52 Fares to and from Devizes to see our NEW COLLECTION 4 12.15 3.00 12.22 3.07 Poulshot to Devizes via Marston, Worton and Potterne Dep Poulshot (Raven Inn)Stop No. 10165 8.32 11.22 2.22 Arr Devizes (Market Place)” “ 10038 8.55 11.45 2.45 There’ll be a RAFFLE too and a chance This event will help to raise vital funds in the fight against world poverty and to campaign for the introduction of fairer trading rules a.m. p.m. p.m. Standard 10 Journey Adult Single Adult Return Child Single Child Return £1.40 £8.50 £2.10 £0.70 £1.05 25 �POLICE TELEPHONE CONTACTS Although 999 remains the telephone number for all emergency calls, on 1st January 2006 Wiltshire Police introduced a new number for contacting them on non-emergency matters. The new number is 0845 408 7000 and it replaces all existing police station numbers throughout the county. All calls will be answered by trained police staff based at Police Headquarters in Devizes and will be charged at the local rate. Callers will be connected to a member of staff, whatever day or time they call. For internet contact visit website: www.wiltshire.police.uk POULSHOT PARISH COUNCIL In addition to all members of the Parish Council, there were 6 members of the public present at the meeting in the Village Hall on Tuesday 10th January 2006. Public Meeting. Mr Rod Gibbs, Area Highway Engineer for Wiltshire County Council explained the new arrangements for managing the County’s highways. There were teething troubles with what is a relatively new concept of such control but he hoped that the problems would be soon resolved. He reminded everyone of the Clarence phone number, to call to report any road problems, including street lighting – 0800 232323, which is available 24 hours a day. Mr Gibbs then concentrated on problems peculiar to Poulshot and acknowledged that perhaps the village had been overlooked! He spoke about all outstanding problems, such as broken, damaged and unkempt verges, road surfaces, pavements and footpaths and promised to look into all these in the “near future”. Some items were the responsibility of land owners, including uncut hedges and ditches, and it was up to the Parish Council to initiate action direct. Matters Arising. There had been little, if any progress on the majority of matters arising from the previous meeting. The Clerk will follow up action on a meeting to consider the Youth Club and he will also chase Sarsen over car parking. Work on upgrading the sewerage system was well in hand and, at the time of the meeting, there had been little local disruption. Sadly, it appears that the Green is not suitable for full scale football matches, it is too narrow and too wet, but hopes were expressed that cricket might be revived in the summer. The Chairman expressed disappointment at the impact of the extension to No 72 Poulshot Road. This was echoed by other members and it was agreed to hold a site meeting to discuss hedging, fencing and ditching to the property. 24 5 �Plans. Plans submitted by Wessex Water were approved, as was a proposal to remove a tree at Townsend Cottage. Other Business. It was agreed, once Wessex Water have finished work, to hold a site meeting to consider what to do about the grass triangle at the end of Church Lane. Devizes was discussed and it appears that there is little, if any, support for the proposals to develop the Market Place. It was also noted that the outlook for the hospital was not promising and that at times the Police Station in New Park Street was closed because of a shortage of manpower. Next Meeting. Tuesday 7th March, at 7.30pm in the Village Hall. (The full minutes of Parish Council meetings are displayed on the Parish Notice Board opposite The Raven.) LETTER Dog Fouling I write to raise again the continued fouling of village footpaths by dogs. Tonight I arrived home to find that once again the footpath outside our house had been fouled (big time!) I know that notices have been published in the parish magazine before, but this has continued on and off ever since we moved into the village, and no doubt before that. I cannot believe that it is just itinerant dogs passing this house; consequently I have to assume that some dog owners are permitting their dogs to do this. I do not need to point out the obvious health hazards; however, I would be grateful if you would put a note into the magazine, once again to ask people to stop their dogs from fouling paths and the village green. (Name and address supplied) POULSHOT VILLAGE TRUST The following matters were discussed at the meeting held on Tuesday 17th January 2006: Village Pond. Following clearance of the pond, so far five Great Crested Newts have been spotted. There is still a quantity of rubbish around the pond and while plants that have been removed from the pond are likely to rot down, it would be helpful if other items, such as bricks etc were removed by members when passing by. Green Gardens Woodland. The Parish Council have been asked to investigate the possibility of layering the hedge surrounding the Woodland. It would be helpful for the Trust to have a formal statement from the Parish 6 visit in the summer. We pick up at Dial Close in Seend, and deposit you at the theatre with your ticket. We try to arrange a trip at least every other month. All members are notified of forthcoming theatre visits and invited to complete a booking slip for tickets (usually we get a cheaper group booking rate) and transport. This is then either posted or dropped off to the Treasurer, Christine O’Reilly at the Dial House, next to Seend Post Office. We hold an AGM in the Pavilion in Seend early each year, when members pay their subs (£4 a head), and we have an interesting talk or entertainment, as well as a glass or two of wine. We are a very informal relaxed group and we would welcome new members at any time—the more the merrier! Do give me a ring for more detailed information. Sylvia Ewin Tel: 828325 Chairman Seend Theatre Club HELIUM FILLED BALLOONS FOR ALL PARTIES, WEDDINGS AND SPECIAL OCCASIONS Caroline Webb 01380 722579 Mobile: 07979 692533 www.partyballoonsforall.co.uk POULSHOT MOTHERS & TODDLERS GROUP at The Village Hall, Poulshot POULSHOT VILLAGE HALL Available for Meetings, Functions, Clubs and Private Parties Come and join us for some company toys and games to play with coffee and a chat £3.00 per hour (for Poulshot residents and regular users) £4.00 per hour (for non-residents and non-regular users) Held every Thursday from 9.30am to 11.30am Tel: Chris Saunders (827290) 23 �YOUTH OF ROWDE AND POULSHOT “YORP” I really like attending “YORP”, a chance to see old friends who now go to different secondary schools. I especially enjoyed designing Christmas cards and making jewellery. I made a pair of earrings with a turquoise dangly centre and tiny silver beads above and below, then put them in a heart shaped box which I decorated. I gave these to my Mum, she wears them quite a lot. We finished “YORP” in December with a fun party. “YORP” is good because it gives us a place to meet friends and take part in activities. The mirror frame designing was different and I also enjoyed the jewellery making evening. We girls like music, dance and chatting!!! “YORP” is quite good because there’s always something to do such as pool, table-tennis, air and street hockey and play-station games. Sometimes people come in to show us how to make things such as hovercraft boats. The WarGames were really good and we liked how they were painted. The strategy cards in words and pictures were interesting but took a while to learn. It was really cool how the armies planned their attacks. By:- Jessie Branston, Amy Clark and Daniel & Luke Smith - Members of “YORP”. YOUTH OF ROWDE AND POULSHOT “YORP” ROWDE VILLAGE HALL EVERY FRIDAY 7.30—9.30PM New members always welcome Contact: Jackie Wiltshire (725076) Mel Dalley (726211) Council on their responsibility for maintaining the hedge. Spraying to deal with virulent weeds will be carried out again this Spring and Summer and some of the encroaching blackthorn has been pulled up. Weeding around trees and the removal of some dead trees has also continued - dead trees will not be replaced. Wardens were asked to continue with their maintenance tasks and two new wardens are sought. Book of Trees. Progress in this continues and many trees planted in the village in the last 50 years have been identified and recorded and will be included in the second part of the book. Mr Steve Russell, the County Tree Officer has provided a glossary of information about all the trees in the village and this will also be incorporated in the book. Annual General Meeting. The next meeting, the AGM, will be held in the Village Hall at 7.30pm on Tuesday 23rd May. TREE MEASURING In the last issue of the Poulshot News reference was made to a proposal that had been made to record data relating to the village’s oak trees – in particular with the hope of assessing the age of at least the older ones. Initial plans are under way to use a formula by which this can be calculated. The formula has been given to us by Mr Steve Russell (see above). It appears that the only details needed about an old tree are its circumference about 5 feet from the ground and as close an assessment as possible of its very local environment i.e. in a hedgerow, or open ground or perhaps a clump. The formula is then applied to this information. The formula has been derived from detailed records maintained by the Forestry Commission over many years, concerning the environment, the size and the growth rings of old trees. Farmers and land owners in the village have shown interest in the project and it is hoped soon to be able to go ahead with detailed plans to measure at least our older trees. Norah Dixon BOXING DAY WALK SEEND AND DISTRICT THEATRE CLUB As the title implies, this club is open to anyone in the area. In fact, we have members from Devizes, Trowbridge, and even Ogbourne St George! So as Poulshot residents you are very welcome to join. We arrange visits to theatres in either Bath, Salisbury, Newbury and occasionally Bristol, and we go to the Wharf Theatre in Devizes. We also do trips to concerts and ballets from time to time, and we arrange an outdoor theatre About 35 people and a number of dogs took part in the annual Boxing Day Walk on 26th December 2005, which went towards Potterne and the sewerage works! We also passed the deer park but could not persuade the children that it was in fact a rest camp for Santa’s reindeer. The rain held off but it was still very muddy in places. Afterwards a good number of the walkers enjoyed tea and mince pies with Nora Dixon – many thanks, Nora. It was particularly 22 7 �nice to meet the guests of villagers who had also joined in the walk. Whilst on the walk it occurred to me how lucky we are to be able to carry on this tradition – when did it start and who was the driving force? I’m sure that someone knows and perhaps they would like to prepare a piece for the next magazine – part of its function as a journal of record. Ray Josey POSTMAN KEITH Keith Dixon started delivering our mail in Poulshot some twelve years ago and since then he has became a stalwart member of the village, known by all and, equally important, known to most of our dogs, for he has always had an apparently inexhaustible supply of biscuits. He has now retired and well deserves his second pension (before joining the Post Office, he was in the Royal Navy). Within the rules of his job Keith would do all he could to make our life easier and in a spread out rural community like ours that is an important factor. He certainly delivered the mail to our entire satisfaction, but he was also a useful means of communication with one’s neighbours, provided that they were one of his later ports of call. Also, looking out of a murky window in the morning one could often get a fair idea of the prevailing weather. In recent weeks he has been buttoned up in coats, more coats and his inevitable translucent yellow vest; if he had been in his shorts, shirtsleeves and THAT VEST, we would have known that summer had arrived and that everything in the garden was growing. He has been a useful weather vane, as well as a postman. He has had his difficulties – trying to explain more than once why he was driving a white van (!) instead of the regulation red. His excuses were legion but a faulty handbrake usually had to be the accepted excuse. We shall miss Keith and to demonstrate this to him and to his wife Jo, there was a farewell party at the Raven on 5th February. Some twenty villagers sat down to lunch with Jo and Keith, a noisy affair, after which we repaired to the car park where we were joined by many more well-wishers, most from the bar and at least one rather wistful dog. Lady Kate Hunloke gave a heartfelt tribute to Keith on behalf of us all and wished him a happy retirement, whether in the caravan or on the golf course. He was presented with a giant card with a collage of messages from around the village together with photographs of the many doors on which he has knocked. He was also presented with the generous proceeds of a collection made in the village and his wife Jo was given a bouquet. A letter from Keith follows. 8 BATHROOMS, TAPS, HOT WATER CYLINDERS AND MUCH MORE NO JOB TOO SMALL 24 HR CALL OUT Tel: 01380828956 Mob: 07708510715 21 �So far we have raised £90,200 toward this total by ‘banking government grants and fund raising by the RSA, which still leaves us a long way to go if we are to open the new school in September with the same facilities as the present school enjoys. We need your help An idea we would like to try, with your help, which could raise several thousand, is to auction donated items on e-bay. What is in your attic? Have you any collectable items, toys (old dinky cars are much sought after, no matter what the condition), china, old photo’s, records etc etc you could donate to us? Bring them along to school as soon as possible ( no large items of furniture please as they have to be posted!) To start the ball rolling (excuse the pun) Mr. Ball is donating a clockwork train from the 50’s which should raise the first £20-£30 towards our target. Please support our school ROWDE SCHOOL FUNDRAISING NEWS Bicester Shopping Village On Sunday 19th March Rowde School Association are organising a coach trip to Bicester Shopping Village. The coach will leave Rowde School playground at 8.30am and will leave Bicester at 4.30pm. The cost is £10.00 per seat and any profit will go towards the new school equipment. Bicester Village is a shopping outlet rather like Swindon, but with different stores. If you would like to book a seat please either phone Penny Nixon (828012) or Rowde School Office (723991). Ask a friend and have fun. Future events In April Rowde School and the Playgroup are having a joint jumble sale to raise funds for the move to the new school. There will be jumble drop off points around Poulshot and these details will follow in next month’s Poulshot News. Thank you. Penny Nixon 20 From Keith and Jo Dixon: “Just a very quick line to thank all those concerned with my rather wonderful send off on Sunday 5th February. The warmth and affection shown to my wife and myself was a thing to behold, so I would like to thank the whole village, a very big thank you to you all. I have been told that Thursday 9th February is the first day of the rest of my life, and the memories of the 5th February will always be with us, somebody even organised the weather, so thank you all for a glorious afternoon, and I can assure you all that we shall see you again in the near future.” (On 5th Feb Tony Bremner-Milne took a large number of photographs, both during lunch and also during the outside part of the party. If anyone would like to see these, or to have copies, please contact Tony on 828527.) THE WEDNESDAY GROUP The next meeting of the Wednesday Group will take place in the Village Hall on Wednesday, 15th March at 7.30pm The topic for discussion will be “Death and Resurrection: is there life after death???” The April meeting will take place on Wednesday 19th April at 7.30pm in the Village Hall. “What makes you happy? Material possessions or inner well being???” will be the topic for discussion. Everyone is very welcome at these occasions. ST PETER’S CHURCH, POULSHOT DIARY NOTES Lent Meditation There will be a Lent Meditation on Wednesday evenings in Holy Cross, Seend for 4 weeks starting on 15th March at 6.30pm for 1/2 hour including reflection, silence and a short Eucharist. For every Christian follower Lent is a very important time to review our faith and take time to allow our awareness of God to grow. Come and see ! Annual Parochial Church Meeting 2005/6 This meeting will take place in Church on Wednesday 26th April at 7.30pm. If you are interested in how the Church is run, or would just like to hear a review of what has gone on within the Church during the past year, please do come along. It is at this meeting that the PCC is elected and new members are always welcome. 9 �Grass Cutting HELP !! It’s Grass Cutting time again!!! It will not be long before the grass in the Churchyard will need cutting on a regular weekly basis. The weekly cut normally takes about an hour and a half to complete. If anyone can spare that amount of time once every five or six weeks and is willing to help keep the churchyard of our Village Church tidy, please make contact with Brian James (724944) or Nicky Hunloke (828333) in the next week or so in order that a rota can be arranged. From Where I Stand… …in the small cathedral church in Juba in Southern Sudan, or on the hot dusty and very bumpy road out into the bush, or under a mango tree or under the stars on a warm African night, the view brings with it a challenge to look and see and to learn. As many people will know I have just returned from working for a couple of weeks with the Episcopal Church of Sudan, the Sudanese Anglican Church, attending with the Bishop of Salisbury their General Synod, the gathering of bishops, priests and people from across their whole Church. Our Diocese has been linked with them for over 30 years supporting and advising in three particular areas: theological education, medical help and now schools. Sudan is almost holding its breath, just starting to recover after over 20 years of civil war, and hoping that the Comprehensive Peace Agreement will last between north and south so that people can return home and that the country can rebuild, but many people are still nervous. Juba is on the farthest reaches of Southern Sudan on the banks of the White Nile, just north of the Ugandan border, and here electricity often fails and running water is not always available. Into the bush though many travel distances to collect their water and there is no power. We met groups of people on the road trying to return to their villages with little more than bows and arrows, the rags on their backs and children on their hips. Yet they had faith. They stopped to rest and pray under the trees and welcomed us to sit with them. Children call, ‘Morning!’ and are very keen to shake your hand! We stayed overnight with one community, with their Bishop, who so generously shared their food with us, found water for us and welcomed us to be at home with them. They say that once you’ve been to a country in Africa you have the need to return – well, being in Sudan was both a challenge and an immense privilege, and although I may be able to brush the dust from my boots I don’t think it’ll be possible to get the people out of my heart. I hope in due course to be able to offer a broader presentation of my experiences but in the meantime, from where I stand, I urge us all to do some travelling in our hearts, to think about 10 FEBRUARY 2006 The children have really enjoyed the final week of this half-term. It was SCIENCE WEEK and various visitors came to talk to the children including staff from the planetarium. Science Week This week we have been focusing on science and doing exciting Scientific experiments. Some of these include testing the amount of glucose in certain foods with Benadick’s Solution and testing other foods with Iodine to find out the amount of starch in them. Over the school, classes have been making a gooey-like substance using cornflour, water and food colouring. They also rubbed special pink powder on their teeth to show the plaque, and went round with pink teeth for the rest of the day! Some of the other experiments we did were making volcanoes with sand and also making rockets. We watched these fly across the playground, well not really fly but more like explode! We all watched a can pop open with air pressure and put dirty coins in a jar full of vinegar. After a while we took the coins out and they had changed from dirty to clean. Overall, I found science week fun and a chance to have a go at real experiments. Elen Pigott Class 6. To complete this exciting week there was the ‘Groovy Kids Disco’ on Friday evening. What fun. The framework of our new school is now completed and work on laying the concrete floors and brick/block walls has begun, slightly ahead of schedule. That is the good news but…. ………….we urgently need your help. HELP Fixed PE equipment( present again obsolete) - £ 6,000 Swimming pool (estimated cost £20,000) actual cost - £40,000 Furniture & equipment for classrooms,hall, etc. - £30,000 Wiring for IT suite etc. - £ 5,000 Removal expenses - £ 5,000 Outdoor adventure playground equipment - £25,000 A total of - £143,000! 19 �ZEN FOR THOSE WHO TAKE LIFE TOO SERIOUSLY The Early Bird may get the Worm, but the Second Mouse gets the Cheese. A Clear Conscience is usually the sign of a Bad Memory I used to have an Open Mind but my Brains kept falling out Get a new Car for your Spouse. It’ll be a Great Trade! Inside every Older Person is a Younger Person wondering what happened! ROWDE SCHOOL NEWS JANUARY 2006 2006 is a momentous year for the school as in just eight months time we will be moving into our new building. Before Christmas Mr. Ball attended a site meeting and was able to see the layout of the building which was already up to floor level. It gave him a clear picture of just how much space we will have. The steel framework should be up by the time you read this and then we will have an even better ‘view’ of our new school. As a Church Aided Primary School we are required not only to have an OfSTED inspection but also a Denominational Inspection of the School’s Religious Education, Collective Worship and Ethos, carried out by an OfSTED qualified inspector. The governors are delighted to report that in the summary judgement “Rowde Primary School is an outstandingly distinctive and effective Church school firmly underpinned by Christian values”. Congratulations to Mr.Ball, the whole staff, Rev.Hiscox and all our children on this excellent report. The Storybox Theatre performed ‘The Pea, Bean and Enormous Turnip’ to the whole school on January 20th. Storybox Theatre features the puppets of Rod Burnett who is an internationally renowned puppeteer. He is brilliant and really gives the children a fantastic educational experience. The RSA raised the magnificent sum of £1017 at their Christmas Fayre . Many thanks to the committee members, all those who helped during the evening and to everyone who came to support the Fayre. ********Watch this space for news of the RSA’s next event ********** A Ladies evening with fashion and pampering 18 people and countries in need of healing and to think of ways in which we, who have fresh water and food and homes, can support those who do not. If you would like to pray then one of the greatest ways we can be with them and support Sudan and countries like them is in our prayers. I have been sharing in the gathering of an African national Church gathered in prayer and decision making, taking time away from its usual work, time to pause and think and pray, time to listen, time to talk, time to share with one another and learn more of God’s purpose for them. Perhaps we can travel in our hearts and do the same. Perhaps many of us could find time to pause like this for a ‘stand and stare’ moment, to allow one experience to lead us to other reflections and realisations. In that place of pausing and reflecting we may begin to sense the presence of God and so be led to see Him more clearly and find ways of knowing Him more deeply. Happy travels! Revd Sacha Pearce, Rector, February/March 2006 LENTEN CHARITY LUNCH Saturday 18th March 2006 Do drop in and join us for a sustaining but simple lunch in the Village Hall between 12.00 noon and 2pm A satisfying bowl of soup Crusty bread Water The cost of the meal will be £5 and all proceeds will be divided between the Salisbury Diocese Sudan Medical Link, providing funds to support the primitive medical facilities in Sudan, and St Peter’s Church Lent is traditionally a time of fasting, and a simple meal like this follows that tradition and at the same time helps to provide for others less fortunate than ourselves. Please come and help us to support this worthy charity as well as your own parish church 11 �CHURCH SERVICES - MARCH 2006 POULSHOT, SEEND AND BULKINGTON 1st March - ASH WEDNESDAY 7.30pm Parish Eucharist SEEND 5th March 8.00am 9.30am 11.15am 6.00pm BCP Holy Communion Family Eucharist Parish Eucharist Evensong SEEND BULKINGTON SEEND POULSHOT 12th March 8.00am BCP Holy Communion 9.30am Matins 11.15am Parish Eucharist 6.00pm Evensong SEEND POULSHOT SEEND BULKINGTON 19th March 8.00am BCP Holy Communion 9.30am Parish Eucharist 11.15am Parish Eucharist 6.00pm BCP Holy Communion SEEND BULKINGTON SEEND POULSHOT SEEND POULSHOT SEEND BULKINGTON 2nd April 8.00am 9.30am 11.15am 6.00pm SEEND BULKINGTON SEEND POULSHOT WEEKDAY SERVICES Mondays 9.00am Tuesdays 9.00am Thursdays 9.00am Matins Matins Matins Wednesday 15th March 2006 7.30pm in Poulshot Village Hall All are very welcome For further details, please ring Rupert Janes on 828639 or Rev Sacha Pearce 828615 Do please get in touch if there is a subject YOU WOULD REALLY LIKE TO BE DISCUSSED. All offers willingly considered! ALZHEIMERS SUPPORT 26th March—MOTHERING SUNDAY 8.00am BCP Holy Communion 9.30am Family Eucharist 11.15am Family Eucharist 6.00pm Evensong BCP Holy Communion Family Eucharist Parish Eucharist Evensong Death and Resurrection: Is there Life after Death ??? Alzheimers is an illness we hear more and more about these days and many of us are aware of someone who suffers from it. We also have seen the problems it presents to the sufferer, but also the difficulties with which the carer has to cope. The main symptoms are based around forgetfulness and confusion about everyday things and as the illness progresses these symptoms increase. It is wise to contact Alzheimers Support before the situation becomes seriously difficult. Right at the beginning we can help you get a diagnosis; put you in touch with a memory clinic that may be able to prescribe medicine that will halt the illness for a while; give you information that will help you manage. Information can be about the illness, financial and legal aspects of caring, including benefits, carers groups, counselling, day care and respite services. If you have this illness or are caring for someone with dementia, please contact us – 01225 776481, we have an office in a local town near you. SEEND POULSHOT BULKINGTON 12 17 �Mary took her father to live with her in Worthing in his later years, the two of them returning to the Poulshot home every weekend - sometimes bringing Nora Dixon’s elderly Aunt Hilda near Worthing with them for holidays. Nora recalls Mary talking of the bluebells and goosey-ganders (early purple orchids) in Leighball Lane – Mary’s knowledge of wild plants and creatures was encyclopaedic. She retained her mental and physical vigour throughout her long life – spry enough to scale a five-bar gate in her eighties. For her 90th birthday last September, she baked, iced, and cut her own cake, and made a speech in which she gave thanks for her long and interesting life. Mary Cleverly died peacefully after a short illness. As the Rector, Sacha Pearce, led the congregation of family and Poulshot friends through a simple and moving funeral, Mary’s favourite winter aconites bloomed in her cottage garden. POULSHOT LADIES CLUB It was decided at our January meeting that we would meet on the first Wednesday of the month. Over the past year there were a number of ladies who found the third Tuesday of the month difficult. We will see how things go with the change of day. On Wednesday 1 February sixteen of us met in the Village Hall for a Dutch Auction. Over a glass (or two) of wine we threw our bids onto a rug with great gusto in the hope of bagging something wonderful. You can’t imagine the anticipation of winning a secret present and unwrapping it with sixteen pairs of eyes upon you! The laughter (and almost tears!) was loud and funny, and thanks to one lady (whose name shall be kept a secret for ever!) who entertained us so well. We managed to raise £60 for the Air Ambulance. Our next meeting will be on Tuesday 14 March. (Sorry this is not the first Wednesday of the month, but I couldn’t get our speaker on that day). This will take place in the Village Hall at 8pm. Mr Alan Aldridge, Auctioneer, will be giving us a talk about his knowledge of the Titanic. I feel husbands may find this interesting, so please feel free to bring them! Mr Aldridge will not be giving valuations on this occasion. April Meeting—Wednesday 5 April. This is being arranged as an Holistic Evening and will take place at The Earth Collection shop in Devizes. More details later from Pam Langton. Paulette Bremner-Milne 16 CHURCH ROSTERS March 5 Mar 12 Mar 19 Mar 26 Mar April 2 Apr 6.00pm 9.30am 6.00pm 9.30am Reader Mr J Quinn Mr/Mrs D Bullen Mrs J James Rector Sidesman Mr M Houghton Mr D Bullen Mr N Hunloke Mrs J James 6.00pm Mr N Hunloke Mr M Hues CHURCH FLOWERS March LENT April 2 & 9 Apr LENT 16 Apr EASTER DAY 23 & 30 Apr No flowers No flowers All helpers please Mrs Pam Langton FROM THE REGISTERS Funeral Laura Mary CLEVERLY 15 February 2006 LAURA MARY CLEVERLY 1915 – 2006 REFLECTIONS You may not have known Miss Cleverly, but you might have seen her on one of her frequent stays at the family cottage on the Green. Mary was born in Poulshot during World War I when most of the men who worked the Poulshot farms were serving in France and Flanders with the Wiltshires. She could remember: carters braving the mud of Broad Lane to avoid Caen Hill tollhouse, cattle and geese grazing on the Green, pigs in every family’s garden, children running across the Green when the bell called them to school, the oak being planted that still stands by the school fence. With World War II, Mary’s three brothers were called up, and she joined the Women’s Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF). Always good at science, she volunteered to work in the medical laboratories, staffed by WAAFs investigating treatments for wound infections. After the war, she worked as a microbiologist at University Hospital Birmingham. In the Fifties, Beechams Pharmaceuticals recruited her for research into the first semi-synthetic penicillins. In the Sixties, she was seconded to the National Institute for Research in Dairying at Reading to help in the development of longlife milk. Mary made many good friends throughout her career who remember her kindness, thoughtfulness, and sense of fun. 13 �14 15 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Village Magazine Description An account of the resource PDF versions of the Village Magazine distributed between 2004 and Present. 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Title A name given to the resource Poulshot Village News March 2006 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 01/03/2006 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Poulshot Village News Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Poulshot Village News PVN Village News https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/org.poulshotvillagearchive/original/5d389ca58a5f78ed481e4cd749b96491.pdf f5c624473da17edd3da1ac6f4b1150bb PDF Text Text EDITORIAL Seasoned Hardwood Logs TONY PARSONS DOMESTIC APPLIANCE ENGINEER Most Tree Work Undertaken WASHING MACHINES/ COOKERS/DRIERS Ring James SERVICE & REPAIRS TEL: 01380 723279 MOBILE: 07970 117023 07970 781828 TO LET WILTSHIRE NUMISMATIC SOCIETY North Cornish Holiday Cottage (Founded in Devizes 1965) It’s always bad to start with an apology, but I am sorry this is somewhat late. Christmas is one reason, but not a justification, and the problems that came with a broken leg and a redirection of domestic labour haven’t helped. I’ve also learned that while e-communications are the umpteenth wonder of the world, they are not infallible and there have been a couple of “stand-offs”, as one might call them, between me and one of our major suppliers of copy. This is not yet resolved, but has led me to suggest to everyone who might contribute, that, while “E” is very handy, we can cope with almost any other medium of transmission, including cleft stick. Typescript, hand-writing (if better than mine) or even word of mouth are all very acceptable. And now something for every aspiring artist! We would like to have a variety of magazine covers for different times of the year and we invite readers of all ages to submit their offerings for us to select as and when appropriate. Designs should be simple, relevant to the village or to the countryside around us and in black and white. Originals will be scanned into the great editorial computer, with a bit of luck and dexterity by the operator, and then have to be photocopied. No guarantees of Deadline for copy for MARCH 2006 Tel: 01380 828501 Available all year round for Weekend & Mid-Week Breaks Along with Week Holidays Meetings held on third Monday of the month March to December inclusive 3 miles from Surfing Beach & Bude, North Cornwall Well Equipped & sleeps up to 8 Beautiful Garden Summer House & Parking 8pm at Poulshot Village Hall Details from Mr M Bowden Tel: 01380 828432 For further details Contact Bo Miles-Hobbs on 01380 813092 20 20 February Email: john.quinn@saqnet.co.uk publication, of course, but artists/designers will be acknowledged each time their offering appears. The first cover will come out on 1st March 2006 and so offers to the editor, please, by 20th February at the latest. A small, appropriate, token will follow the first (and only the first) appearance of a cover. On a general parish note, there have been a number of comments about the mess made by animals and birds, wild and tame, as a result of black bags being left out overnight. This is not always avoidable, but if possible, please leave them secure until the morning of collection. At the DISCLAIMER While we have no reason to question the validity of any advertisement in this magazine, we cannot accept responsibility for any claims made or services offered in these advertisements. 1 �moment, black boxes go at around 8.00am and general rubbish at about mid-morning. At the same time a reminder, that we are promised by Kennet that in the near future we shall move onto fortnightly rubbish collections – keep a lookout for detailS from Kennet and in also this magazine. Finally, we are looking for a “Green Deliverer” to fill the gap created by the departure of Fiona, for delivering the magazine to houses on the Green and down as far as Belle Vue Farm. If you are prepared to take on this important function please contact us. The Tranquil Moment HEALTH & BEAUTY CLINIC DECLEOR PARIS Treatments include: non surgical face lifts facials massage manicures pedicures non surgical body slimming & toning reflexology eyelash/brow tints& shaping waxing make up electrolysis spray tanning BOTOX DATES FOR Y0UR DIARY January 2006 Mon 9 Mobile Library, The Raven Car Park, 1125-1135am Tue 10 Garden Waste Wheelie Bin Collection Tue 10 Parish Council, Village Hall, 6.30pm Tue 17 Poulshot Village Trust, Village Hall, 7.30pm Wed 18 Village Kerbside Paper/Bottles/Cans etc Collection Wed 18 Wednesday Group, Village Hall, 7.30pm “The Da Vinci Code” Mon 23 Mobile Library, The Raven Car Park, 1125-11.5am Tue 24 Garden Waste Wheelie Bin Collection Tue 24 Poulshot Ladies Club, Village Hall, 8.00pm February Wed 1 Village Kerbside Paper/Bottles/Cans etc Collection Mon 6 Mobile Library, The Raven Car Park, 1125-1135am Tue 7 Garden Waste Wheelie Bin Collection Wed 15 Village Kerbside Paper/Bottles/Cans etc Collection Wed 15 Wednesday Group, Village Hall, 7.30pm Mon 20 Mobile Library, The Raven Car Park, 1125-1135am Tue 21 Garden Waste Wheelie Bin Collection Sat 25 St Peter’s Church Coffee Bring & Buy (details to be confirmed) March Wed 1 Village Kerbside Paper/Bottles/Cans etc Collection Mon 6 Mobile Library, The Raven Car Park, 1125-1135am Fri 10 Poulshot Race Night, Village Hall, 7.30pm DECLEOR aromatherapy skin care and O.P.I nail care products are used for treatments and are also available for purchase For more information or an appointment call Jo on 01380 828297 The Old Stables, Middle Green Farm, The Green, Poulshot, Devizes, Wiltshire, SN10 1SD POULSHOT PARISH COUNCIL Please note that the next meeting of the Parish Council will take place in the Village Hall on Tuesday 10th January at 6.30pm. 2 19 �JILLIAN NEWSOM MSSCh MBChA CHIROPODIST Registered member of the British Chiropody & Podiatry Association Visiting Practice 01380 828257 Mobile 07773 987508 Equestria, Berhills Lane, Seend, Melksham, Do you need help with: Self Assessment Business Plans Taxation Presentation to Banks Contact: GORDON LAWRENCE Chartered Accountant 30, The Pound Bromham Tel: Devizes 850294 Free initial consultation 18 GET FIT GET PAID GET GOING! Trustworthy and reliable person to walk our friendly and mostly obedient dog twice a week at lunch time. Mainly term time starting middle of January. Please phone 828 589 3 �VILLAGE TRUST PLEASE NOTE CHANGES TO TIMES AND FARES The next meeting of the Village Trust will be in the Village Hall at 7.30pm on Tuesday 17th January 2006. All members are welcome, together with anyone who would like to join and help to further the Trust’s objectives – to maintain and to enhance the environment of Poulshot and to record its past and its present and plan for its future. The Wigglybus Line 85 At this meeting there will be a discussion on the plans to record data relating to the population of oak trees within the village, a project that the Trust hopes will include a major contribution from the children of the village. POULSHOT’S BOY BISHOP Matthew Wright, 12, the son of Peter and Karen Wright of Poulshot, was enthroned as Boy Bishop during Evensong at Salisbury Cathedral on Sunday, 11th December. Matthew, a former boy chorister at St John’s Church in Devizes, is the cathedral’s head or Bishop’s chorister, and was selected to take on the role in a reconstruction of a medieval ceremony. During the service, The Bishop of Salisbury, Dr David Stancliffe, handed over his staff to Matthew, who was already dressed in replica Bishop’s regalia, complete with mitre and a ring on his finger, and installed on the throne. As Boy Bishop, Matthew led the prayers, blessed the congregation and received the collection. He also gave a sermon, which he had written himself, on the theme of St Nicholas and the concept that it is better to give than to receive. Matthew, who used to be a pupil at Rowde Primary School, began his choral career when the son of his piano teacher suggested he join him in the choir at St John’s. Matthew went to a taster session at Salisbury Cathedral for prospective choristers and he was invited to try for a place at the choir school, since when his rise has been meteoric. His proud parents were in the front row at the ceremony and his father said: “We never expected him to end up as Bishop’s chorister, but he has a fabulous voice. He must get it from his mother, who is very musical.” THE WEDNESDAY GROUP The next meeting of the Wednesday Group will take place in the Village Hall on Wednesday, 18th January at 7.30pm The topic for discussion will be “The Da Vinci Code” and all are welcome. 4 Devizes - Poulshot - Marston - Worton - Potterne Bookable country bus services from Poulshot to Devizes. When booking the Wigglybus you are advised to call the booking centre at least 20 minutes before the bus begins its journey by telephoning 01249 460600. Monday - Friday a.m. p.m. p.m. Poulshot to Devizes via Marston, Worton and Potterne Dep Poulshot (Raven Inn) Stop No. 10165 9.42 12.22 3.07 Arr Devizes (Market Place) “ “ 10038 10.05 12.45 3.30 Devizes to Poulshot via Bath Road and Caen Hill Dep Devizes (Pelican Inn) Stop No. 10038 9.35 Arr Poulshot (Raven Inn) “ “ 10165 9.42 Saturdays 12.15 3.00 12.22 3.07 a.m. a.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. Poulshot to Devizes via Marston, Worton and Potterne Dep Poulshot (Raven Inn)Stop No. 10165 8.32 10.22 1.07 Arr Devizes (Market Place)” “ 10038 8.55 10.45 1.30 3.37 4.00 7.52 8.15 Devizes to Poulshot via Bath Road and Caen Hill Dep Devizes (Pelican Inn)Stop No. 10038 8.25 10.15 1.00 Arr Poulshot (Raven Inn) “ “ 10165 8.32 10.22 1.07 3.30 3.37 7.45 7.52 Fares to and from Devizes Standard 10 Journey Adult Single Adult Return Child Single Child Return £1.40 £8.50 £2.10 £0.70 £1.05 17 �FRIDAY 10th MARCH 7.30pm in the Village Hall A professionally organised event with: BIG SCREEN RACING SPONSORED RACES BATHROOMS, TAPS, HOT WATER CYLINDERS AND MUCH MORE NO JOB TOO SMALL 24 HR CALL OUT Tel: 01380828956 Mob: 07708510715 PRIVATELY OWNED “HORSES” BETTING ENTRANCE IS FREE AND THERE WILL BE A LICENSED BAR Do come for a great evening’s entertainment and to support the Village Hall. 16 5 �ST PETER’S CHURCH, POULSHOT CHURCH NOTES Christmas Bazaar. Our first attempt at a morning event, at the request of younger parents, was not an unqualified success, even if we did raise nearly £300. Sadly, Father Christmas had to cry off at the last moment – apparently flu even gets to Lappland, and his devoted assistant couldn’t catch the reindeer in time. But despite the lower than usual turnout, the financial result was satisfactory and our thanks again go to the small body of devoted helpers and contributors who make occasions like this work. Carol Singing. The singers concentrated on the area of the Green this year and for once had a pleasant evening for the outing. They were well-received and collected £170 for the Alabaré charity which provides shelter for the homeless in the Salisbury Diocese. Carol Service. Once again there was an overflowing church on Christmas Eve for our annual service of carols and lessons. The church looked beautiful with a mixture of white flowers, green and silver foliage and candles, and the congregation was led by a choir of no less than 29, of all ages, genders and voices, but with one common qualification – talent. Congratulations to them all and to the ladies for all their work with the flowers. It is a pity that we cannot physically fit in enough seats for everyone, but seasonal goodwill prevailed and there were no fights over sitting or standing and even the stone floor was not to hard or too cold! FROM WHERE I STAND …. …New Year’s Resolutions seem to begin and end with the singing of Auld Lang Syne! All too easily the beginning of the year may seem like any other time. There’s that pause between the Christmas holiday and the start of the new term, the days after the festivities and before Twelfth Night, the last glittering of the Christmas Tree and the slightly battered line of Christmas cards, all the seasonal decorations that have begun to look a little tired, and everyone feels the need to move on to the next season or project or event! So what is your New Year’s Resolution? Take more exercise? Give up smoking? Eat or drink less? Work less hard? After the seasonal festivities there’s that sense of needing to put everything away, not only 6 5. In anticipation of an expected power cut, boil water and fill thermos flasks for hot drinks (mulled wine for example! Ed) HELPFUL HINT - 999 but no Mobile Signal? If you need 999 in an area of no signal, dial 112. This will divert to a satellite signal and put you in touch with a 999 Call Centre. There is also the added advantage that as you are connected to a satellite service it automatically gives them a trace as to where you are. RECYCLING Christmas Trees From 3rd—9th January Station Road Car Park or Hopton Industrial Estate Christmas Cards From 3rd January WH Smith and Tesco HELIUM FILLED BALLOONS FOR ALL PARTIES, WEDDINGS AND SPECIAL OCCASIONS Caroline Webb 01380 722579 Mobile: 07979 692533 www.partyballoonsforall.co.uk POULSHOT MOTHERS & TODDLERS GROUP at The Village Hall, Poulshot POULSHOT VILLAGE HALL Available for Meetings, Functions, Clubs and Private Parties Come and join us for some company toys and games to play with coffee and a chat £4.00 per hour (for regular users) £5.00 per hour (for non-regular users) Held every Thursday from 9.30am to 11.30am Tel: Chris Saunders (827290) 15 �POULSHOT VILLAGE HALL 100 Club Prizewinners - December 2005 Mr Frank Wood Mrs Christabel Francis The Raven Mrs Sarah Ireson Miss SK Boddington Mr John Bathe Mrs Jane Macleod £100 £ 40 £ 25 £ 15 £ 10 £ 10 £ 10 Winners should thank Mrs Denise Josey for drawing out their numbers! “A DAY IN THE LIFE OF AN……………………………………AMNESIAC ???????” ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ABLE COMMUNITY CARE (Able Community Care, The Old Parish Rooms, Whitlington Lane, Trowse, Norwich, NR14 8TZ. Tel: 01603 764567. Fax: 01603 761655. Email: Ablemg@aol.com). Last month we published some extracts from a Question and Answer paper produced by Able Community Care. Their latest newsletter includes a number of points for action in the event of a power cut, applicable to all of us, and that might be helpful. 1. 2. 3. 4. Have a torch or candles and matches in a place where you know how to find them. If there is warning of a power cut, take out from the freezer everything you may wish to consume in the very near future, and before the power goes off. Fill any empty spaces in the freezer with newspaper or small cardboard boxes and do not open it again once the power goes off. Lagging around a freezer will help. If you feel cold, move around. Know were you can easily find blankets and warm clothes should the heating go off and put them on before you get cold. 14 to pack up the decorations but to put away all that we’ve been doing and instead to make a new start. However all these good intentions never seem to last, do they?! The diet never lasts and the good ideas seem to fade. So what about doing something more rather that putting everything away? From where I stand in all our 3 churches the traditional Christian scene of the stable with straw, cattle, shepherds, Mary and Joseph, and the baby in the manger has re-lived for us the real Christmas story, re-telling for us the way in which God has come to be with us in our human experience. Yet there is always the urgent need to put it all away as soon as possible, to tidy up the church from all its festive decoration. However in the Church’s year the season of Christmas and Epiphany goes on for some weeks yet, right until the end of January. These weeks remember the beginning of Jesus’ arrival to the rest of the world and it includes the Feast of the Epiphany, the story of the arrival of the three Kings who are searching for Christ, His humble appearance to the earthly wisdom of the Magi. The Bible stories at this time also include some scenes from Jesus’ adult life too: His baptism, a sign of Him sharing our lives, and the wedding at Cana when He changes the water into wine a sign of the way in which God changes our spiritual poverty to inner riches. Then at the end of January is the Feast of Candlemas when the Church remembers the story of the old prophet Simeon who, holding the baby Jesus in his arms, looks back over his own life spent waiting to see the coming of Jesus and who now looks forward to his own peaceful end, but also to the way in which Jesus will share in all the experiences of human life by His own suffering and death. Throughout this season many churches keep the manger scene, of Mary, Joseph and the baby, in the church right until this time of Candlemas as a reminder of all these occasions of Jesus shown to the world – a reminder that we can’t just put Him away with the decorations and the wrapping paper. Perhaps too this can be a reminder to hang on to our New Year’s Resolutions a little longer, to find something within ourselves that’s really worth doing or thinking about or changing…More time for yourself, opportunities for thoughts and reflections, for discovering an inner sense of well-being…something more rather than putting everything away…? Perhaps many of us could find time over this season of Christmas and Epiphany to pause like this for a ‘stand and stare’ moment, to allow one experience to lead us to other reflections and realisations. In that place of pausing and reflecting we may begin to sense the presence of 7 �God and so be led to see Him more clearly and find ways of knowing Him more deeply. Wishing everyone a very Happy New Year! Revd Sacha Pearce CHURCH SERVICES— JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2006 POULSHOT, SEEND AND BULKINGTON 1st January 10.00am Benefice Service SEEND 8th January 8.00am BCP Holy Communion 9.30am Matins 11.15am Parish Eucharist 6.00pm Evensong SEEND POULSHOT SEEND BULKINGTON 15th January 8.00am BCP Holy Communion 9.30am Parish Eucharist 11.15am Parish Eucharist 6.00pm BCP Holy Communion SEEND BULKINGTON SEEND POULSHOT 22nd January 8.00am BCP Holy Communion 9.30am Family Eucharist 11.15am Family Eucharist 6.00pm Evensong SEEND POULSHOT SEEND BULKINGTON 29th January 10.00am Benefice Service BULKINGTON 5th February 8.00am BCP Holy Communion 9.30am Family Eucharist 11.15am Parish Eucharist 6.00pm Evensong SEEND BULKINGTON SEEND POULSHOT 12th February 8.00am BCP Holy Communion SEEND 8 The fastest recorded insect is a dragonfly, which flew at 57kmh! WORMS - Worms are vital to the health of the garden. They are possibly among the most important animals on the planet. They keep the soil we stand on in good condition and when the soil is good, so is the plant life and everything that feeds on it. SLUGS AND SNAILS - there are over 100 different species of slugs and snails in the British Isles and very few of these actually cause harm to our plants and gardens. SPIDERS – There are 620 varieties of spider in the British Isles. They come in all sorts of shapes and sizes. There are spiders that hunt alone, spiders that spin elaborate traps, surfing spider, parachuting spiders, spiders that steal from other spiders and even pirate spiders that murder their fellows. WASPS – Wasps are predators and though they have a scary reputation, they do a good service for us by eating garden pests like greenfly and pollinating flowers, fruit trees and vegetables. In fact, wasps almost exclusively pollinate the Snake’shead fritillary plant! ANTS - There are around 50 different species of ant in Britain. They are small wingless wasps and have been on earth for about 80 million years. They live in colonies ruled over by the queen ant, who lays all the eggs and controls all the colony’s actions with various smelly chemicals called “ pheromones”. Q; WHAT CAN FLY UNDER WATER? A: A FLY IN A SUBMARINE! Q: WHY DO SPIDERS LIKE THE INTERNET? A: BECAUSE OF ALLTHE WEBSITES! Q: WHAT DO YOU CALL A CHEERFUL FLEA? A: A HOPTOMIST! 13 �9.30am 11.15am 6.00pm Children’s Page INSECTS, BUGS AND ALL THINGS CREEPY CRAWLY C H A R V E S T M A N W L N L A Y N P E X C A M A R A C H N I D U S N D P O R R S T D O P F E R H U B L E H E G R E C I I B U T T E R F L Y W B D G T G L F C T N O U Y T E T S O G E R D G M D M A N F M E N O S I S A S M A Y B U G L B M K L Harvestman, Spider, Arachnid, Butterfly, Beetle, Aphid, Maybug, Ladybird, Ant, Bugs, Slug, Wasp. Edible Insects! Fried Grasshoppers (China). Grasshoppers are fried in sesame oil and eaten like roasted nuts. Honey Ants (Australia). Ants are fed honey until they swell to twice their size, before being gobbled down raw. Ant Paste (India). Ants are cooked on a fire, ground into a paste, salted, baked and served as a chutney. Witchetty Grubs (Australia). Witchetty grubs are beetle or moth larvae and are best eaten alive and fresh. Fascinating Facts: The largest recorded insect is a stick insect 38cm long! 12 Matins Parish Eucharist Evensong POULSHOT SEEND BULKINGTON 19th February 8.00am BCP Holy Communion 9.30am Parish Eucharist 11.15am Parish Eucharist 6.00pm BCP Holy Communion SEEND BULKINGTON SEEND POULSHOT 26th February 8.00am BCP Holy Communion 9.30am Family Eucharist 11.15am Family Eucharist 6.00pm Evensong SEEND POULSHOT SEEND BULKINGTON 5th March 8.00am 9.30am 11.15am 6.00pm SEEND BULKINGTON SEEND POULSHOT BCP Holy Communion Family Eucharist Parish Eucharist Evensong WEEKDAY SERVICES Mondays 9.00am Tuesdays 9.00am Thursdays 9.00am Matins Matins Matins SEEND POULSHOT BULKINGTON CHURCH ROSTERS January 1 Jan 15 Jan 22 Jan 29 Jan February 5 Feb 12 Feb 19 Feb 26 Feb March 5 Mar 10.00am 6.00pm 9.30am 10.00am Reader Sidesman Benefice Service at Seend Mrs Y Baber Mr M Houghton Rector Mr D Bullen Benefice Service at Bulkington 6.00pm 9.30am 6.00pm 9.30am Mr M Hues Mr M Houghton Mr R Janes Rector Mr M Hues Mr N Hunloke Mrs J James Mr J Quinn 6.00pm Mr J Quinn Mr M Houghton 9 �CHURCH FLOWERS January 1 Jan 8 & 15 Jan 22 & 29 Jan February 5 & 12 Feb 19 & 26 Feb Mrs Suzie Quinn Mrs Christabel Francis Mrs Ann Butts Mrs Emma Janes Mrs Hazel Coleman FROM THE REGISTERS Baptism 27 November Maisy Elizabeth BATHE Funeral 20 December Fiona Margaret FISH POULSHOT LADIES CLUB Tuesday, 24th January 2006 An invitation goes out to all the ladies to join us in the Village Hall on Tuesday 24th January at 8.00pm. At this meeting we will be discussing the whole of next year, so please come with ideas. If you cannot make this meeting, but have an idea of what we might do on one of our evenings, please let Kate or Paulette know. We look forward to seeing as many of you as possible. WILTSHIRE NUMISMATIC SOCIETY The Annual General Meeting of the Society took place in the Village Hall on Monday 21st November. President: M Bowden, Chairman: B Weston. The Committee were the same as last year, but the Secretary and Treasurer stood down. Verity Jeffery has been Secretary for 13 years, and would have continued but for her elderly parents, one of whom is in Hospital, and felt it was time for a break. Verity may be equalled in her job, but she will not be surpassed for her dedication and willingness. Richard, her husband, has been Treasurer for nine years, and also felt that some other person should have a go. After some considerable time debating, Mrs Pam De Belle said she would give the Secretaryship a try. The members of the Society are very grateful for this, and it is up to members to back her all the way. The Treasurer’s post is still vacant, but it is hoped this will be resolved at a Committee Meeting in January 2006. 10 The Society met at the Raven on Friday 9th December for their annual Christmas Dinner. Numbers were slightly down this year, owing to illness and other commitments, but a jolly time was had by one and all. The raffle was a great success. Our thanks to the Staff and Chef of the Raven. Michael Bowden NEWS FROM THE MILL SCHOOL December 2005 As the term draws to a close, we have sadly said farewell to Mr Willcocks and Mrs Tober. Mr Willcocks retires after more than twenty years of teaching music to Mill School pupils. The school hosted a small retirement party for Mr and Mrs Willcocks and Mrs Gill thanked Mr Willcocks for his dedicated service to the school. Mrs Tober leaves us after five years as both a Form Teacher, and teacher of Geography, and we would like to wish her every success for the future. The children recently performed their Nativity and Pantomime plays to great critical acclaim! All the children thoroughly enjoyed participating in these thespian events and we would like to thank the parents for all their support. The Mill School Choir were recently delighted to be invited to sing at the Lacock Christmas Fair. The children performed superbly in the wonderful setting of the cloisters, and we would like to thank Mrs Tindall-Guignard for including us in this festive event. We ended the term with our traditional Carol Service. We would like to thank Reverend Howard for officiating both at our Christingle Service at school, and our Carol Service in the beautiful church of St Mary’s, Potterne. On behalf of all the pupils and staff, I would like to wish you all a very merry Christmas, and a happy and peaceful New Year. Gill Davies Head of Early Years SEEND AND DISTRICT GARDENING CLUB The next meeting of the Gardening Club will be on 10th January when Malcolm Thomas will talk about “Weather”. The competition will be “for a weather tip” and will be judged by Mr Thomas. Joyce Brand POPPY APPEAL 2005 The house-to-house collection for the British Legion raised a total of £127.34. This has been acknowledged by the Legion as an important contribution towards enabling them to continue to provide the support they give to ex-servicemen and their families. 11 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Village Magazine Description An account of the resource PDF versions of the Village Magazine distributed between 2004 and Present. Magazines are presented in PDF format with full-text indexing Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Poulshot Village News Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Poulshot Village News Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2004-Present Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Poulshot Village News Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Village Magazines Magazine Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Poulshot Village News January 2006 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 01/01/2006 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Poulshot Village News Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Poulshot Village News PVN Village News https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/org.poulshotvillagearchive/original/bfad1798b822558971068b50f72da456.pdf 5db91e703bc9b68e63a3d1be3d762cbc PDF Text Text HELIUM FILLED PARTY BALLOONS FOR ALL OCCASIONS Seasoned Hardwood Logs Most Tree Work Undertaken TEL CAROLINE: 01380 722579 (MOBILE 07979 692533) EVERY SORT OF CELEBRATION DECORATED Ring James ALSO SUPPLIERS OF BALLOON IN A BOX 07970 781828 TO LET WILTSHIRE NUMISMATIC SOCIETY North Cornish Holiday Cottage (Founded in Devizes 1965) Available all year round for Weekend & Mid-Week Breaks Along with Week Holidays Meetings held on third Monday of the month March to December inclusive 3 miles from Surfing Beach & Bude, North Cornwall Well Equipped & sleeps up to 8 Beautiful Garden Summer House & Parking 8pm at Poulshot Village Hall EDITORIAL Those who have the time to read through some of our smaller print will have noted the increase in information about services that are available to people and that, for many reasons, few of them good, we never know about. I am thinking particularly about services such as transport other than regular ones, special help facilities that are available for the elderly or the infirm or those who care for them, grants that may, sometimes be suitable and available for local activities, and many others. We have already seen that by squeezing the system, grants have been obtained for the Village Hall and for the Village Pond, and the Green Gardens Woodland project was an excellent example of asking and getting. And all of it legitimate and relatively easy, provided that you know its there. All of which prompts me to remind readers to look at all the bits and pieces that appear in the Village News – it doesn’t take long and may, just MAY, be useful to someone. For more details on any of the schemes and offers we refer to, do contact Michael Wilson, who, apart from being the village IT consultant, is also the Parish Clerk and who, most importantly, has access that none of us ordinary people can even dream about. We have given notice before that there will not be a Village News at the end of January 2006, and so please be certain that news items and details of future activities for both January and February, and March if you can see that far ahead, are with us by the 20th DECEMBER; if items are late we cannot guarantee to include them although we will always try. We will do our best to get the next issue out by the first of next year, but the best laid plans of mice, men and editors are often diverted by the interests of others – quite rightly too – but we will do our best. Finally, our thanks to all who have helped us to keep the Village News going, and remember, there is always a place for you on our staff or as a contributor! A very happy Christmas, and a prosperous and, most important, a peaceful New Year to you all. John Quinn Details from Mr M Bowden Tel: 01380 828432 For further details Contact Bo Miles-Hobbs on Deadline for copy for Double Issue January/February 2006 01380 813092 Tel: 01380 828501 28 20 December Email: john.quinn@saqnet.co.uk 1 �The Tranquil Moment DATES FOR Y0UR DIARY December Sat 3 Christmas Bazaar, Village Hall, 10am-12noon Wed 7 Village Kerbside Paper/Bottles/Cans etc Collection Fri 9 Wiltshire Numismatic Society Xmas Dinner, The Raven Mon 12 Mobile Library, The Raven Carpark, 11.25-11.35pm Tue 13 Garden Waste Wheelie Bin Collection Tue 13 Ladies Club Christmas Dinner, The Raven, 7.30 for 8.00pm Tue 20 Carol Singing around the Village, 6pm Wed 21 Village Kerbside Paper/Bottles/Cans etc Collection Wed 21 Over 60’s Christmas Party, Village Hall, 7.30pm Sat 24 Carol Service, St Peter’s Church, 6.00pm Mon 26 Boxing Day Walk, Village Hall, 2.00pm January 2006 Wed 4 Village Kerbside Paper/Bottles/Cans etc Collection Mon 9 Mobile Library, The Raven Carpark, 11.25-11.35pm Tue 10 Garden Waste Wheelie Bin Collection Tue 10 Parish Council, Village Hall, 6.30pm Tue 17 Poulshot Village Trust, Village Hall, 7.30pm Wed 18 Village Kerbside Paper/Bottles/Cans etc Collection Wed 18 Wednesday Group, Village Hall, 7.30pm “The Da Vinci Code” Mon 23 Mobile Library, The Raven Carpark, 11.25-11.35pm Tue 24 Garden Waste Wheelie Bin Collection Tue 24 Poulshot Ladies Club, Village Hall, 8.00pm Forthcoming Dates for your Diary Fri 10 Mar Poulshot Race Night HEALTH & BEAUTY CLINIC DECLEOR PARIS Treatments include: non surgical face lifts facials massage manicures pedicures non surgical body slimming & toning reflexology eyelash/brow tints& shaping waxing make up electrolysis spray tanning BOTOX DECLEOR aromatherapy skin care and O.P.I nail care products are used for treatments and are also available for purchase For more information or an appointment call Jo on 01380 828297 The Old Stables, Middle Green Farm, The Green, Poulshot, Devizes, Wiltshire, SN10 1SD POULSHOT PARISH COUNCIL 15th November 2005 In addition to members of the Parish Council, the following attended the meeting: Mrs Pat Rugg (WCC), Mrs Thelma Carr (KDC), Mr Graham Davidson-Smith (Wessex Water), together with 10 members of the public. The Chairman, Mr Michael Hues, opened the meeting as a public forum and invited the representative of Wessex Water to brief those present on the plans to sort out the sewerage problems of Townsend. Mr Davidson-Smith did this in broad terms but, as his technical colleague had been prevented from attending, through no fault of his own, he was unable fully to answer some of the more detailed personal questions. In 2 27 �CHRISTMAS BAZAAR JILLIAN NEWSOM MSSCh MBChA CHIROPODIST Registered member of the British Chiropody & Podiatry Association Visiting Practice 01380 828257 Mobile 07773 987508 Equestria, Berhills Lane, Seend, Melksham, Wiltshire SN12 6RR Do you need help with: SATURDAY 3RD DECEMBER 10AM - 12 NOON VILLAGE HALL STALLS WHITE REINDEER (Quality Secondhand!) PRODUCE, CAKES, JAMS, ETC GIFTS & COSMETICS BOOKS BOTTLE TOMBOLA GRAND CHRISTMAS RAFFLE REFRESHMENTS SANTA’S GROTTO Self Assessment Business Plans (Children up to 10) Taxation Presentation to Banks IN AID OF ST PETER’S CHURCH Contact: GORDON LAWRENCE Chartered Accountant 30, The Pound Bromham Tel: Devizes 850294 Free initial consultation 26 RECYCLING AFTER CHRISTMAS Christmas Trees Christmas Cards From 3rd—9th January Station Road Car Park Hopton Industrial Estate Devizes From 3rd January WH Smith and Tesco 3 �summary, he explained that planned work had been brought forward from mid-February to, hopefully, the end of November, subject to the receipt of the various planning and land agreements that were needed. In essence it was intended to replace the existing pipe with one of a more effective composition, albeit still plastic, and with a slightly larger bore. It was planned that wherever possible a new route would be followed that would not use roads where this could be avoided by going through fields, thereby taking the line away from a number of houses, currently particularly affected by occasionally escaping effluent and the associated effluvium! It was hoped that there would be minimum disruption to the roads and to traffic, but some closures were inevitable. Mr Davidson-Smith offered his contact telephone numbers for residents to use in case of dire need: 01225 522114, mobile 07887 632249, e mail graham.davidson-smith@wessexwater.co.uk. The Chairman thanked him for his useful and optimistic presentation. The Council meeting proper followed. A very full agenda included the following points that will be of interest: Speed Limits. While police speed checks had been inconclusive, our own Community Police Officer remained fully supportive of the plans to reduce the speed limit to 30mph which she considered would be helpful to her in her job. Despite a refusal of funds from Kennet District Council towards the costs, the Council confirmed its intention to proceed with the measure. Youth of Rowde and Poulshot (YORP). Reports indicate that this is a successful venture and the Council will continue to encourage its wider development. Village Pond. It is hoped that repair works on the pond on the Green will start in the very near future. Village Hall. Repair work on the playground had been completed. Parking. Sarsons will start work this month on providing limited extra parking spaces at the Terrace in Poulshot Road. Litter on the Green. This remains an issue and will again be taken up with Kennet DC. Football. A tentative approach has been made over the future use of the Green for a full-size football pitch. In principle there was enthusiastic support for the project, but more detailed proposals will be needed. Finance. In principle it was agreed that the annual precept (the money given by Kennet from the Council Tax to be spent by the Parish Council) long standing at £3,500, should, hopefully for a limited period only, be increased to £5,000. This will be the subject of full discussions at the next meeting. 4 PLEASE NOTE CHANGES TO TIMES AND FARES The Wigglybus Line 85 Devizes - Poulshot - Marston - Worton - Potterne Bookable country bus services from Poulshot to Devizes. When booking the Wigglybus you are advised to call the booking centre at least 20 minutes before the bus begins its journey by telephoning 01249 460600. Monday - Friday a.m. p.m. p.m. Poulshot to Devizes via Marston, Worton and Potterne Dep Poulshot (Raven Inn) Stop No. 10165 9.42 12.22 3.07 Arr Devizes (Market Place) “ “ 10038 10.05 12.45 3.30 Devizes to Poulshot via Bath Road and Caen Hill Dep Devizes (Pelican Inn) Stop No. 10038 9.35 Arr Poulshot (Raven Inn) “ “ 10165 9.42 Saturdays 12.15 3.00 12.22 3.07 a.m. a.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. Poulshot to Devizes via Marston, Worton and Potterne Dep Poulshot (Raven Inn)Stop No. 10165 8.32 10.22 1.07 Arr Devizes (Market Place)” “ 10038 8.55 10.45 1.30 3.37 4.00 7.52 8.15 Devizes to Poulshot via Bath Road and Caen Hill Dep Devizes (Pelican Inn)Stop No. 10038 8.25 10.15 1.00 Arr Poulshot (Raven Inn) “ “ 10165 8.32 10.22 1.07 3.30 3.37 7.45 7.52 Fares to and from Devizes Standard 10 Journey Adult Single Adult Return Child Single Child Return £1.40 £8.50 £2.10 £0.70 £1.05 25 �Correspondence. A letter had been received thanking the organisers of the Firework evening for their very successful evening’s entertainment. A second letter complaining of the occasional incidental damage caused by cows moving from farm to field was considered to be totally unjustified in a working rural community. Hospital Services. The possible closure of Devizes Hospital, among others, was discussed and Mrs Rugg told the meeting that a consultation paper on proposed closures was due in January, but there appeared to be little optimism that closures could be avoided. The Chairman urged all, arguably the majority, who felt strongly that closures were at best wrong and at worst thoughtless and possibly even dishonest, to make their views known as strongly as possible. Next Meeting. Tuesday 11th January 2006 at 6.30pm in Village Hall. ALZHEIMERS SUPPORT Alzheimers is an illness we hear more and more about these days and many of us are aware of someone who suffers from it. We also have seen the problems it presents to the sufferer, but also the difficulties with which the carer has to cope. The main symptoms are based around forgetfulness and confusion about everyday things and as the illness progresses these symptoms increase. It is wise to contact Alzheimers Support before the situation becomes seriously difficult. Right at the beginning we can help you get a diagnosis; put you in touch with a memory clinic that may be able to prescribe medicine that will halt the illness for a while; give you information that will help you manage. Information can be about the illness, financial and legal aspects of caring, including benefits, carers groups, counselling, day care and respite services. If you have this illness or are caring for someone with dementia, please contact us – 01225 776481, we have an office in a local town near you. Wiltshire County Councillor Mrs Patricia Rugg - 01380 722677 2 The Farmhouse, Byron Road, Devizes SN10 5NS Kennet District Councillor BOXING DAY WALK The Annual Boxing Day walk will start from the Village Hall at 2.00pm, to be followed by refreshments at Lower Green. All welcome, including dogs on leads!!! XMAS AND NEW YEAR WASTE COLLECTIONS There will be no household waste or recycling collections in the week commencing 26 December. Normal waste collections will begin again on Wednesday 4 January (Paper/Bottles/Cans) and Thursday 5 January (Weekly Refuse Collection). Please note all waste should be put out by 7AM. POULSHOT BOOK OF TREES The Kennet District Councillor for Seend and Poulshot is Thelma Carr. You can contact her on email at: thelma.carr@kennet.gov.uk tel: 01380 828756 The Book of Trees is progressing, if a little slowly, and we now have the story of the Green Gardens Woodland planting of 2003, with reports of its progress, together with details of the trees in many of the village’s gardens. Finalising the latter record will take some time but we would 24 5 �like to add to it a more detailed survey of one particular species, the oak. Think of a huge oak tree you know. The chances are that it has been there for at least 200 years and certainly it was once a tiny acorn, which became a sapling and then grew and grew - an oak can actually live for up to 800 years. Its roots will go down as deeply into the ground as its branches rise into the sky, and like a high rise building it may be inhabited at every level. From the top, or crown, downwards there may be occupants: birds and squirrels build nests and drays in the branches; wasps, moth larvae, beetles and weevils devour the leaves; ivy, mistletoe, lichens, mosses, algae and fungi invade the branches and bark; birds, insects and mammals feed on the acorns and insects seek food and protection in the roots. Because the oak lets in light through its leaves, flowering plants can grow beneath it. Do you need to go to the Royal United Hospital, Bath? Don’t want to Drive? Worried About Parking? CALL THE WILTSHIRE HOPPER ! 01985 212 213 (Monday to Friday 8.30am to 5.30pm) With the recent celebrations commemorating the Battle of Trafalgar in mind, think of how valuable oaks are and have been to man too, especially for ship-building. Many parks such as Regents Park and Greenwich Park in London were planted with oaks to supply wood for the Royal and the Merchant Navies. Oak wood has been, and still is used for the supporting beams in country houses and cottages and for furniture making. Here in Poulshot we though that it would be fun and interesting, and hopefully of value to future generations, to make a record of all the big oaks within the parish boundaries. We’re seeking advice from experts into the best way to measure the height and girth of individual trees in order to be able to calculate their age and then, during the winter months we plan to get together in groups to make our recordings. In order to do this we will need permission from householders and landowners to go onto their land, and during December we will be in touch to seek this agreement and for help and advice on the location of trees. Dates for outings to record the data will be set in the New Year and published in the Poulshot Village News – keep your wellies and warm jackets handy and come and help to record our oaks for our own information and interest and for future generations. THE WEDNESDAY GROUP A unique service for Anybody living in Western Wiltshire who does not need medical assistance while travelling. You can use it to attend out-patient appointments, for visiting in-patients, to get to work at the hospital or for any other reason. Runs on Mondays to Fridays Door to Door service or from a convenient pick-up point A seat is booked for you Easy access, user friendly buses Fares range from £4.00 to £8.50 return Concessionary fares available First bus arrives RUH at 8.30am Last bus departs RUH at 5.30pm You must book by 5.30pm at least 2 working days before travel. The earlier you book the more chance of meeting the time you want. It is strictly first come first served. The next meeting of the Wednesday Group will take place in the Village Hall on Wednesday, 18th January at 7.30pm The topic for discussion will be “The Da Vinci Code” and all are welcome. For full details, call 01985 212 213 for leaflet. 6 23 �A man and his dog were walking along the road. The man was enjoying the scenery, when it suddenly occurred to him that he was dead. He remembered dying, and that the dog walking beside him had been dead for years. He wondered where the road was leading them. After a while, the came to a high, white stone wall along one side of the road. It looked like fine marble. At the top of a long hill, it was broken by a tall arch that glowed in the sunlight. When he was standing before it he saw a magnificent gate in the arch that looked like mother-of-pearl, and the street that led to the gate looked like pure gold. He and the dog walked toward the gate, and as he got closer, he saw a man at a desk to one side. When he was close enough, he called out, “Excuse me, where are we?” ”This is Heaven, sir,” the man answered. “Wow! Would you happen to have some water?” the man asked. “Of course, sir. Come right in, and I’ll have some ice water brought right up.” The man gestured, and the gate began to open. “Can my friend”, gesturing toward his dog, “come in, too?” the traveller asked. “I’m sorry, sir, but we don’t accept pets.” The man thought a moment and then turned back toward the road and continued the way he had been going with his dog. After a long walk, and at the top of another long hill, he came to a dirt road leading through a farm gate that looked as if it had never been closed. There was no fence. As he approached the gate, he saw a man inside, leaning against a tree and reading a book. “Excuse me!” he called to the man. “Do you have any water?” “Yeah, sure, there’s a pump over there, come on in.” “How about my friend here?” the traveller gestured to the dog. “There should be a bowl by the pump.” They went through the gate, and sure enough, there was an old-fashioned hand pump with a bowl beside it. The traveller filled the water bowl and took a long drink himself, then he gave some to the dog. When they were full, he and the dog walked back toward the man who was standing by the tree. “What do you call this place?” the traveller asked. “This is Heaven,” he answered. “Well, that’s confusing,” the traveller said. “The man down the road said that was Heaven, too.” “Oh, you mean the place with the gold and pearly gates? Nope. That’s Hell.” 22 ST PETER’S CHURCH, POULSHOT CHURCH NOTES Advent Meditation Reflections on Advent with poetry and readings, followed by a shortened Eucharist. Wednesdays 30th November, 7th December and 14th December at Holy Cross, Seend. 7.30pm. It is expected that each of these evenings will last for just over half an hour. Everyone is welcome. Advent Boxes During the period of Advent, collection boxes will be available from the back of the Church for personal Charity giving during this time. All monies collected will be forwarded to ‘Alabare’, a locally based charity in Salisbury who work with and help the homeless within Wiltshire. Christmas Lights ‘A Gift Service’ A special family service will be held on Sunday 4th December at 4.00pm at Holy Cross, Seend. Please help us bring light to children in need by bringing a gift of a toy to help us with Wiltshire Social Services ‘Toy Appeal’. FROM WHERE I STAND … …there seems to have been preparations for Christmas lights since just after Harvest! In towns and villages up and down the country the seasonal decorative light fittings, preparations to mark the season with special lights, seem to have started earlier than ever this year. Even in our churches special candles have been part of our thoughts and preparations for some weeks now. At the All Souls’ service we each lit a small candle as we prayed and remembered with love the departed. At Holy Cross church we’ve been wondering whether we have enough candles for the many brass candelabra to use at the Carol Service and Christmas! Each of our 3 churches has collected a set of coloured special candles to use on the Advent Ring as we remember and celebrate, week by week in Advent, those who have lit the way to knowing more about Christ over the many generations, the Patriarchs like Abraham and the prophets, then John the Baptist and Mary. At the ‘Christmas Lights’ service at the beginning of December, we collect gifts for less fortunate children and pray that we may be able to bring some light to them with a gift that they would not otherwise receive. We each light a small candle as a prayer for all in need over Christmas. So then being a Christmas light brings on all sorts of new meanings! 7 �From where I stand watching the very early preparations for Christmas, as I think about preparing for our own Christmas services, there is an opportunity to think in other different ways about light and dark. As we come to think about Christmas and its real meaning, and as we think of turning towards the New Year, so we think of new things, gifts and new opportunities as well as new resolutions! But from where I stand here is an opportunity to take something as simple as lighting a Christmas candle as time to think about something new… ‘Darkness to Light’ has often been the name given to Advent services in preparation to celebrate the light that Christ brings to the darkness of our world, the light of hope that He brings… Darkness to Light must surely be the hope for our divided and needy world, a prayer for an end to the use of indiscriminate violence, for the increase and spread of compassion between divided communities, for help to reach those who really are in need…and there’s so much more, places and situations where there is no light… So as you light the candles on your Christmas decorations or on your dinner table, or as you turn on your own Christmas lights… take a moment to think about the pleasure the experience gives to you, from darkness to light. Spare a thought for those for whom darkness of any kind will be their experience today. For really Christmas is all about the light that Jesus Christ brought into the world on that holy night, and continues to bring as we turn to Him, who is both our hope and our model for the light we can bring to one another this Christmas and for always. Perhaps many of us could find time over this season to pause like this for a ‘stand and stare’ moment, to allow one experience to lead us to other reflections and realisations. In that place of pausing and reflecting we may begin to sense the presence of God and so be led to see Him more clearly and find ways of knowing Him more deeply. Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Revd Sacha Pearce, Rector CHURCH SERVICES— DECEMBER 2005 POULSHOT, SEEND AND BULKINGTON 4th December 8.00am BCP Holy Communion 9.30am Family Eucharist 11.15am Parish Eucharist 4.00pm Christmas Lights Service 6.00pm Evensong 8 SEEND BULKINGTON SEEND SEEND POULSHOT On the other table an Ancient Greek on Greek battle was in full swing, the young people decided the strategic moves to gain ground on the opposing armies. The lads of YORP who took part in these exercises really enjoyed the experience and our thanks to to Ralph Elia, Gary Walling and Andy Cross who came at no cost to us and provided a different evening’s activity. The Wargames Group meet on Sunday afternoons 2—6pm at the Scout Hall, Southbroom Road and welcome new members of all ages over 12 years. Not many weeks left now before the end of term, so lots to pack into the remaining Friday nights. We hope to put these to craft use, making gifts and Christmas cards. The last YORP evening this year is PARTY NIGHT Friday 16th December. Returning on FRIDAY 13TH JANUARY 2006. From YORP, We wish you a very HAPPY CHRISTMAS !! SEEND AND DISTRICT GARDENING CLUB Meetings. At the October meeting we were given a comprehensive revue of the wild orchids that grow in Britain and in Europe. It is hoped to arrange a guided walk around Yatton Down in early June – date to be announced. In November, Chelsea Gold Medal winner Martin Rickard talked about his own speciality, Ferns – a most enjoyable occasion. On December 13th, at 7.30pm we will meet in the Irene Usher Hall to hear Chris Evans talk about the Dendry Nursery from whom one can still buy seeds in numbers to meet your needs, rather than in vast quantities, and there will be a competition for a Christmas decoration made from cones (fir!). On 10th January 2006, Malcolm Thomas will talk about “Weather”. The competition will be “for a weather tip” and will be judged by the speaker. Brittany Visit. This will take place from 14th to 18th June 2006. We shall be staying at a three star hotel on the river below the medieval town of Dinan. For more details and to book places call Roger Allen on 828493. July Outing. On 22nd July we will visit the garden at Old Church House, Wantage. Wishing all our members and friends a Happy and Healthy Christmas and New Year. Joyce Brand 21 �Forms Upper and Lower Sixth recently enjoyed a wonderful performance of Romeo and Juliet at the Wyvern Theatre in Swindon. The play was performed by the company Shakespeare 4 Kidz, and proved to be an excellent introduction to the works of the Bard! Many of our pupils are themselves limbering up to perform in the 18th November Eisteddfod, and we look forward to reporting on their performances in our next bulletin. Our football and netball teams have been busy playing matches against neighbouring schools. We entered a tournament at St Francis School, where our netball team won and lost two matches respectively, and our footballers won through to the semi-finals, where they were closely defeated. Our U11 Netball Team now plays in the HI 5 League in Devizes, and we recently played against Preshute School, narrowly losing 2—7. We also played St Margaret’s School with our U11 Football Team winning 1—0 and our U11 Netball players beating the opposition by 14 goals to 4. Well done to all the players, particularly footballer Ben Cole, and netballers Georgie Cottle and Georgina King. We would like to thank the parents for their support by driving the children to the matches, and cheering on the teams! The children will be visited by a Roman soldier, who will talk to them about daily life in Roman times! The children are thoroughly enjoying rehearsing their plays “The Camel’s Arms” and “Jack and the Beanstalk”, and are very much looking forward to displaying their musical and comic talents for the benefit of their parents, and the rest of the school. In December, we have many exciting seasonal events. We are looking forward to welcoming The Reverend David Howard, who will lead our Christingle Service. The whole school will also be going to see a Pantomime in Salisbury. Towards the end of term we will all sit down to a wonderful Christmas lunch, followed by a visit from Santa Claus, who will be receiving visits in his very own Grotto! On the last day of term, we are delighted to be able to hold our traditional Carol Service in St Mary’s Church, Potterne. Gill Davies Head of Early Years YORP YOUTH OF ROWDE AND POULSHOT On Friday 4th November we had a visit from members of the Devizes & District Wargames Group. On trestle tables complete with model armies, buildings, and green areas, the Civil War Battle of Long Street in the year of 1643 was set up (no queues at the banks that day!!). 20 11th December 8.00am BCP Holy Communion 9.30am BCP Holy Communion 11.15am Parish Eucharist 6.00pm Evensong SEEND POULSHOT SEEND BULKINGTON 18th December 8.00am BCP Holy Communion 9.30am Parish Eucharist 11.15am Parish Eucharist 4.00pm Nativity Service 6.00pm Evensong 6.00pm Carol Service SEEND BULKINGTON SEEND BULKINGTON POULSHOT SEEND 22nd December 6.00pm Carol Service BULKINGTON 24th December (CHRISTMAS EVE) 4.00pm Crib Service 6.00pm Carol Service 11.30pm Midnight Mass SEEND POULSHOT SEEND 25th December (CHRISTMAS DAY) 8.00am BCP Holy Communion 9.00am BCP Holy Communion 10.15am Parish Eucharist 11.30am Parish Eucharist SEEND POULSHOT BULKINGTON SEEND 1st January 2006 10.00am Benefice Service SEEND WEEKDAY SERVICES Mondays Tuesdays Thursdays 9.00am 9.00am 9.00am Matins Matins Matins SEEND POULSHOT BULKINGTON CHURCH ROSTERS December 4 Dec 6.00pm 11 Dec 9.30am 18 Dec 6.00pm 24 Dec 6.00pm 25 Dec 9.00am January 2006 1 Jan 10.00am Reader Mrs J James Lady Kate Hunloke Mr N Hunloke TBA Mr J Quinn Benefice Service at Seend 9 Sidesman Mr M Hues Mr D Bullen Mr N Hunloke TBA Mrs J James �CHURCH FLOWERS December CHRISTMAS All helpers please HOUSE GROUPS What is your calling to serve God? Are you frustrated by the Church but want to do something more? Are you in need of Christian fellowship? How much do you know about yourself and your relations with God? Are you bothered? “The Church is the only organisation that exists for those who are not yet its members” Who said this …? The Thursday Group (which now meets fortnightly on a Wednesday— keep up!) and the Tuesday Group (meets fortnightly on a Tuesday) will be starting a new book soon (watch out for dates in Lamplight and Parish Magazines or telephone the contacts below). It would be an ideal opportunity for any one wishing to do something about their faith to start. The purpose of the groups is to: Provide a means for people to encounter God and deepen their faith. Provide an opportunity for the community of Christians in these parishes to meet (for fellowship, prayer, worship, study, reflection, healing) other than in the formal setting of a church service. Have a laugh and experience the joy of life in Christ. The groups exist to meet the needs of: The Christians of any denomination of these parishes. Anyone with a curiosity about God. Anyone who’d just like to come and see … The groups meet in a private house of one of their number. They open each meeting with a moment of quiet and sometimes with a prayer. They then follow a programme of reflection, discussion and debate. This is sometimes based on a selected book; at other times, by general consent, a topic is chosen by the group. The atmosphere is non threatening, not deeply theological but God centred. The next period of study (based on a book) will start again in January 2006. It is an extended contemplation on the story of the Prodigal Son 10 Islands in the Pacific Ocean, half way between Tahiti and Hawaii, where the first British Hydrogen Bomb was tested in 1957. The second is an island in the Indian Ocean discovered on Christmas Day 1643 by Captain Mynors , annexed by Britain in 1888, occupied by the Japanese in the second world war and transferred to Australia in 1958. Can you link up the different names used for Father Christmas around the world with the right country? UK PERE NOEL USA MIKLAUS BRAZIL BABBO NATALE HUNGARY DED MOROZ CHINA VEIJO PASCUERO RUSSIA SANTA CLAUS FRANCE PAPAI NOEL GERMANY CHE DUN LAO REN ITALY FATHER CHRISTMAS CHILE WEIHNACHTSMANN th 25 December is almost certainly not the day on which Christ was born. The Church in A.D 440 eventually fixed the date, the day of the winter solstice, which had been a time of festival among heathen people. In Anglo-Saxon England, the year th th began on 25 December, but from the 12 century until the adoption of the Gregorian calendar, in 1752, the year began on th Lady Day, 25 March. Last month’s answers – (1) Aphrodite/Venus/love (2) Ares/Mars/war (3) Artemis/Diana/Hunting (4) Athena/Minerva/wisdom (5) Hephaestus/Vulcan/Fire (6) 19 �and comes highly recommended. Or, if you’d prefer a different kind of study or thinking or discussion, there are 2 other groups in the Benefice: a monthly Bible study group and a monthly topical issue discussion group … Children’s Page Call Rupert Janes Rev Sacha Pearce 01380 828639 01380 828615 ********** CHRISTMAS ********** M I S T L E T O E V J I C T U P A S L C B E N H S R E K C A R C S C T H K N L D T H F U E L F E R K F R E L S P L M Y F M I H L O M I N S T L S R O K D F E S A N T A C L A U S S M L M O A N L H R L H T A E R W O Y G C H P S T R E E D N I E R Can you find the following Christmassy words? Santa Claus, Christmas, Reindeer, Elf, Holly, Mistletoe, Snow, Rudolf, crackers, mince pies, turkey, Jesus, wreath. Christmas decorations – The roman festival of Saturn was held in December and the temples were decorated with greenery; the druids are associated with mistletoe and the Saxons used holly and ivy. These customs have been transferred to the Christian festival. The holly or holy tree is called Christ’s thorn in Germany and Scandinavia, from its use in church decorations and its having berries at Christmas time. The decorated fir tree was in use among the Romans and was introduced into England by Prince Albert, the German husband of Queen Victoria. Did you know? There are two Christmas Islands in the world; the first is a coral atoll of the Line 18 POULSHOT LADIES CLUB Wednesday, 23rd November We met in the Village Hall on a perishingly cold night to listen to the Manager of Aqua Glass in Bath, Adrian Dolan, talk about glass and glass making over the years. Fortified with a glass of wine, we settled down to be assailed with a hilarious hour of chat, slides, competition and wisecrack. Adrian warmed us all up with slides on furnaces and ovens, and exercises in glass blowing techniques. “I could never blow down a pipe, because my lips were the wrong shape!?” We learned about sand and silica, dirty bits of newspaper with a strong smell of burning, tongs and pliers, how to put the spiral in a long-stemmed glass, how to make a handle, how to change the colour of glass (for Bristol blue glass—cobalt, for pink, add gold, for yellow, add silver), etc. etc. By the end we knew it all and set about the seconds tray, buying up little jugs and bottles and pots for very reasonable prices to give to our loved ones at Christmas. It was the best sort of evening—lots of learning combined with great humour! Christmas Dinner, The Raven, Tuesday, 13th December, 7.30pm for 8.00pm The menus should have reached everybody by now. You should get your form back to Paulette by Monday 5th December. with your choices. If you haven’t received a form and would like to join us, please telephone Paulette (828527). Angela and Derek Bullen have kindly invited us to end the evening at Middle Green, where our husbands may join us. Tuesday, 24th January 2006 An invitation goes out to all the ladies to join us in the Village Hall on Tuesday 24th January at 8.00pm. At this meeting we will be discussing the whole of next year, so please come with ideas. If you cannot make this meeting, but have an idea of what we might do on one of our evenings, please let Kate or Paulette know. We look forward to seeing as many of you as possible. 11 �A DAY IN THE LIFE OF ……….. A SEVEN YEAR OLD I open my eyes. It’s 6:50 on the clock. I think, “Well, I’ll get out of bed and go and chat to Mum”. Dad’s already up and making tea. Mum looks pretty sleepy. My brother’s dozing and if I wake him up he’ll get really angry. So, I wake him up. I get into my school clothes, leaving my tie off until I have eaten breakfast and cleaned my teeth. I ask Mum if I’m having school dinners or packed lunch. I don’t need sandwiches today, so I just put my school bag and a fleece in my rucksack. In the playground, George is waiting for me. We drop our rucksacks and go and lark about until the Head teacher claps his hands and it’s time to line up. Our teacher takes us to the I.C.T suite and we finish off our leaflets full of information about a Roman town. I’m working with Arthur. We take it in turns to type and write about amphitheatres, forums, temples and bathhouses. Village Groups, Clubs & Societies POULSHOT MOTHERS & TODDLERS GROUP at The Village Hall, Poulshot Before lunch we have a run through our good works assembly. Our teacher is quite stressed, but we don’t really know why. In the end she’s pleased with us though. Lunch is chicken pie and ice cream and then we get to play outside again until one o’clock. Before the Good Works Assembly we finish off our Roman theatre masks. The paint will still be wet on them, but they look good. Now I can hear the parents start to arrive in the hall. My tummy turns over and I practice my words in my head. Soon it’s time to line up and file into the hall. We sit crossed legged on the stage. I am at the front, behind the projector. The whole school is soon sitting in front of us, as well as our parents and teachers. Off we go. I stand up when we get to the bit about the Romans invading Britain. I say, “ The Romans are invading our country!” and then I sit down again. The Power Point pres12 Available for Meetings, Functions, Clubs and Private Parties Come and join us for some company toys and games to play with coffee and a chat £4.00 per hour (for regular users) £5.00 per hour (for non-regular users) Held every Thursday from 9.30am to 11.30am It’s time for numeracy. We are looking at length. On the smart board our teacher has put up “Education City” for us to use. I have to work out the total of two lengths and click on the right answer. Then my bird races some other birds and if I have got the answer right, my bird will win the race. Break time!! My favourite time of the day! (Except for lunch play!). We play tag. It is mostly the year three boys playing and George and I are on it. The bases are the two basketball posts. George and I make a good team and we try really hard to catch the fastest runners. POULSHOT VILLAGE HALL Tel: Chris Saunders (827290) DOLMAN AUDIO VISUAL Berhill’s Lane Farm, Sells Green, Melksham Telephone 01380 828524 We know HI FI TELEVISION VIDEO DVD literally inside out For personal service and a professional repair to any make of product, ancient or modern, please telephone Maggie or Peter We also stock a range of quality reconditioned (non ex-rental) equipment carrying a minimum 6 months warranty DOLMAN AUDIO VISUAL is an Authorised Service Centre providing technical assistance on behalf of leading manufacturers. OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD Thank you very much to all who supported this Charity by sending money, boxes, woollies, toys and many other items. Audrey McDonald 17 �ABLE COMMUNITY CARE 2nd Devizes Boys’ Brigade We have received a letter from an organisation called Able Community Care, which provides long term live-in care schemes for people with high dependency needs. This may not immediately appear of interest to residents of Poulshot, but the group does provide a regular series of the kind of questions people do ask and of the answers to those questions. They also produce a bi-monthly newsletter with useful tips of household management for those on their own. Below are extracts from the most recent batch of Questions and Answers, and this will appear as a feature over the next few months. Please let us know if there is any value in them, or not, or whether you have any other comments to make on the service offered. at the Q. I think my health situation qualifies me to register as a disabled person as I understand I can then claim some benefits for myself. Can you tell me how to register as a disabled person? A. You can register as a disabled person with the local County Council. They have a statutory duty to keep records of disabled people in their area in order to enable councils to plan appropriate services. The council may then check with your GP to seek verification of your disability. Once you have registered you may then receive some concessions as a disabled person, such as reduced public transport fares. Being registered as disabled will also stand as proof when applying for discounts from non-council services/ facilities, eg British Rail Discount Card. Q. My mother is housebound but really does need to see a dentist. Her old dentist (last visited many years ago) cannot help her. Are there travelling dentists? A. The Community Dental Service provides for people who may not otherwise receive dental care, such as your mother. You can contact them by calling the Dental Helpline 0845 7581926 (for Wiltshire). Wyvern Club - Church Walk, Devizes Thursday Evenings, 18:30 to 19:45 Fun, Excitement and Teamwork for Boys Anchor Boys - 6 - 7 years Junior Section - 8 to 11 years For further information please ring either 01380 726009 or 01380 728296 (Devizes), or 07780831001 (Rowde) Please support THE BOYS’ BRIGADE - FIRST FOR BOYS Registered Charity No. 305969 TONY PARSONS DOMESTIC APPLIANCE ENGINEER WASHING MACHINES/COOKERS/DRIERS SERVICE & REPAIRS TEL: 01380 723279 MOBILE: 07970 117023 (Able Community Care, The Old Parish Rooms, Whitlington Lane, Trowse, Norwich, NR14 8TZ. Tel: 01603 764567. Fax: 01603 761655. Email: Ablemg@aol.com). 16 13 �entation is showing slides of us dressed up as Britains. We don’t look as scared as the real Britains must have done! Home time. It’s three o’clock. I have an hour until we need to leave for swimming. Time for a drink and a biscuit and Mum makes us do our homework now because she says we “won’t feel like it later”. At the pool we do four widths – front crawl, backstroke, breaststroke and dolphin legs (like butterfly, but without the arms) and then we spend the rest of the lesson practising backstroke using floats to help us to get it just right. At the end we dive for rings on the bottom of the pool. I like this bit, but my eyes are stinging with the chlorine when the lesson finishes. Because we had hot lunch, we have cold supper and watch Blue Peter. Gethin is the new presenter and he played rugby before he joined the show. Rugby is my favourite sport. I play for Devizes under 8’s tag team and support Ireland internationally, because I was born in Enniskillen. My brothers play hockey, but I want to be a rugby player when I grow up. My brother and I have some time to play before bed. We are into Viking Lego at the moment and are making lots of new bases and machines to go with the Viking ship. I have searched through the box of Lego bits to find all the people we have and have put together an army of warriors to fight the dragons. Mum calls us when it’s time for bed. In the summer we might be playing cricket outside, but it’s dark already and so we have been in all evening since swimming. Mum is reading “Down The Bright Stream” to us. It’s about four gnomes who are trying to find a new home after men cut down the oak tree they lived in. Dad comes home while we are listening to the story and after lots of “goodnights” I go to sleep. dinners menu introducing meals from the Jamie Oliver School meals list with fresh and locally sourced produce. The week beginning 21st November is our ‘Healthy Eating Week’ with the aim of encouraging as many children as possible to try the meals offered at a specially reduced rate. For those who do not want to try our cooked meals there will be spot prizes for the healthiest lunch boxes. The RSA organised a puppet show and ‘Starry Eyes’ night on Saturday 12th November. ‘Starry Eyes’ is an enthusiastic and accomplished company who perform regularly throughout the South West. The youngest performer in the school show was Joe Medway who is only 5 years old; his sister Lauren aged 8 also performed along with stars of all ages. It was a very good evening which was thoroughly enjoyed by all. There are many exciting Christmas festivities to look forward to:The RSA has organised a trip to London on Saturday 28th November which has been very well supported. The Christmas plays are on Tuesday 12th and Wednesday 13th December. Jack Stephens is coming to entertain everyone on December 15th. On the last day of term there will be carols around the Christmas tree. The children have not forgotten those in need and have filled shoeboxes with goodies for ‘Operation Christmas Child’. NEWS FROM THE MILL SCHOOL November 2005 Over the past 9 months we have been gradually changing the school With Christmas approaching, our pupils have been thinking of other children in the world who are not as fortunate as they are. The Mill is supporting Operation Christmas Child, and we have collected 59 shoe boxes filled with gifts to send to Romania. We have also been fund-raising on behalf of our school. On Friday 4th November, we celebrated the 400 year anniversary of Bonfire Night, with a spectacular display of fireworks, supplied by Roses. The children all entered into the spirit of the occasion by running their own stalls and games, including “guess the name of the teddy”, and a treasure hunt. Our wonderful cook, Mrs Godbolt, provided delicious sausages and chips, whilst other members of staff could be found behind the mulled wine stand! We were able to raise £470, which will be spent on equipment for the children. We would like to thank all the pupils and their parents for their sterling support. Continued on page 20 14 15 I like being seven because you can get very muddy and fit into small gaps when you’re playing hide and seek. Hamish Janes ROWDE SCHOOL NEWS Here we are near the end of term with so much going on. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Village Magazine Description An account of the resource PDF versions of the Village Magazine distributed between 2004 and Present. 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Title A name given to the resource Poulshot Village News December 2005 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 01/12/2005 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Poulshot Village News Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Poulshot Village News PVN Village News https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/org.poulshotvillagearchive/original/a2396c53c15e5fed59cb687e660974c6.pdf 2f08c717cae852c7263f2581c309ba21 PDF Text Text EDITORIAL Seasoned Hardwood Logs Most Tree Work Undertaken HELIUM FILLED PARTY BALLOONS FOR ALL OCCASIONS TEL CAROLINE: 01380 722579 (MOBILE 07979 692533) EVERY SORT OF CELEBRATION DECORATED Ring James ALSO SUPPLIERS OF BALLOON IN A BOX 07970 781828 WILTSHIRE NUMISMATIC SOCIETY TO LET North Cornish Holiday Cottage (Founded in Devizes 1965) Available all year round for Weekend & Mid-Week Breaks Along with Week Holidays 3 miles from Surfing Beach & Bude, North Cornwall Well Equipped & sleeps up to 8 Beautiful Garden Summer House & Parking Meetings held on third Monday of the month March to December inclusive For further details Contact Bo Details from Mr M Bowden Tel: 01380 828432 8pm at Poulshot Village Hall Miles-Hobbs on 01380 813092 32 First I have to apologise to some contributors that their efforts have been somewhat emasculated and all the twiddly bits cut off. This is not the wielding of an artistic blue pencil by “the staff” but troubles of a kind many are familiar with – the computer! Never mind, the meat of everything has been included and by this time next month, following a loan from the World Bank underwritten by the International Monetary Fund and the Parish Council, we will be back on stream. At any rate, fingers are firmly crossed, even though that doesn’t help one’s typing. Our normal copying arrangements have been also rather disrupted and so this may just be a little later than we would have wished. Sorry! On a different tack we have another “Days (Several Days) in the Life of …….”, but would be grateful for other contributions, any length (within reason) – airline pilots, speech therapists, builders, even perhaps a magistrate – any and all would be most welcome. Comment has been made that the précis of Minutes of the Parish Council meeting are a bit sparse. That is true, but in the original they are much too long to allow us to print them whole. The Clerk, Michael Wilson, has the full minutes and they are also posted on the notice board outside the Raven and on the Poulshot website. Please note that there will NOT be a magazine at the end of January 2006 and so dates and notices for February, as well as January, should be with us by 20th December at the very latest, earlier if possible please Finally, distribution, and our team of deliverers seems likely to be reduced by the end of the year and we seek a volunteer to deliver around the Green, starting in January 2006. The “round” starts at Higher Green Farm, takes in the Green and on down Poulshot Road as far as Belle Vue Farm. This is a once a month task, with the occasional month missed, and may take a little longer than you might expect, because of all the nice people you meet to chat to on the way. Offers to the Editor please. John Quinn LOST AND FOUND After Harvest Barn Dance on 1st October LARGE TORCH Contact: John Quinn on 828501. Deadline for copy for December issue - 20th November Tel: 01380 828501 Email: john.quinn@saqnet.co.uk 1 �DATES FOR YOUR DIARY November Tue 1 Fri 4 Wed 9 Tue 15 Tue 15 Wed 16 Green Garden Wheelie Bin Collection Fireworks on the Green, 6pm Village Kerbside Paper/Bottles/Cans etc Collection Green Garden Wheelie Bin Collection Parish Council, Village Hall, 7.30pm Wednesday Group, Village Hall, 7.30 - 9.00pm “Remembrance” Grand Quiz, Village Hall, 7.30pm Village Kerbside Paper/Bottles/Cans etc Collection Ladies Club, Village Hall - Aqua Glass of Bath, 8pm Green Garden Wheelie Bin Collection Fri 18 Wed 23 Wed 23 Tue 29 December Sat 3 Christmas Bazaar, Village Hall, 10am-12noon Wed 7 Village Kerbside Paper/Bottles/Cans etc Collection Tue 13 Green Garden Wheelie Bin Collection Tue 13 Ladies Club Christmas Dinner, The Raven Thu 15 Over 60s Dinner, Village Hall (provisional) Sat 24 Carol Service, St Peter’s Church, 6.00pm Mon 26 Boxing Day Walk, Village Hall, 2.00pm Forthcoming Dates for your Diary Fri 10 Mar Poulshot Race Night The Tranquil Moment HEALTH & BEAUTY CLINIC DECLEOR PARIS Treatments include: non surgical face lifts facials massage manicures pedicures non surgical body slimming & toning reflexology eyelash/brow tints& shaping waxing make up electrolysis spray tanning BOTOX DECLEOR aromatherapy skin care and O.P.I nail care products are used for treatments and are also available for purchase For more information or an appointment call Jo on 01380 828297 The Old Stables, Middle Green Farm, The Green, Poulshot, Devizes, Wiltshire, SN10 1SD POULSHOT PARISH COUNCIL The Parish Council met on 13th September. Apologies were received from Mr Baber. In addition to the members, Mrs Thelma Carr (Kennet DC), Mrs P Rugg (Wiltshire CC) and PC Anne Deuchars were present with six members of the public. Public Meeting. The meeting opened with a presentation on the Citizens’ Advice Bureau (CAB) by Sandra Long, who outlined the history of the organisation, its tasks and funding. Interestingly, there had been 14 enquiries from Poulshot in August of this year. Council Meeting. Speed Limits. At a meeting with the Chairman, a WCC representative had confirmed that a 30mph limit was appropriate and would include Barley 2 31 �JILLIAN NEWSOM MSSCh MBChA CHIROPODIST Registered member of the British Chiropody & Podiatry Association Visiting Practice 01380 828257 Mobile 07773 987508 Equestria, Berhills Lane, Seend, Melksham, Wiltshire SN12 6RR Do you need help with: Self Assessment Business Plans Taxation Presentation to Banks Contact: GORDON LAWRENCE Chartered Accountant 30, The Pound Bromham Tel: Devizes 850294 Free initial consultation 30 Hill, Sillington, Mill and Church Lanes. The stretch of road from Sillington Lane to the A361 should be 40mph. The number of repeater signs would be kept to a minimum. However, funds would not allow the work to be undertaken before March 2006 and to assist in getting agreement it would be helpful if the Parish Council agreed to contribute towards the costs – in the order of £1,000-£1,500. This was approved by the members. Village Pond. After consultation with a Kennet DC representative it was agreed that the pond in the centre of the Green needed cleaning, although the pond at the SW corner of the Green did not. A consultant would advise on the work that was necessary and it was hoped that the work could be carried out between November and January. Hopefully a grant can be obtained from Kennet – the cost of the initial report will be in the order of £230. Sarsen. Agreement had been reached with Sarsen over certain garden maintenance and work on grass verges, and work is in progress. They have also agreed to provide an extra parking space for the Terraces. Footpaths. It was suggested that the recent paving of part of Hay Lane might discourage off road joy riders and this might be a solution elsewhere. Roadside Hedges and Verges. There was discussion on the responsibility for the maintenance of these and, where appropriate and practicable, landowners, whose hedges were overgrowing footpaths, will undertake the cutting. It is hoped to get a representative of WCC Highways to a meeting to discuss the problem of verges and footpaths. Village Design Guide. The matter rests for the moment with the Village Trust, but it was agreed that the finished guide should represent the views of all, and not just a few. Litter and Refuse on The Green. This still presented a nuisance and the Clerk will take action. He is also in contact with some groups in Seend over their indiscriminate posting of notices in Poulshot. Fencing. A number of recently erected garden fences on the roadside exceed the planning height limit of 1 metre. The Council felt that it was not their place to regulate residents’ choice of fencing and no further action will be taken. Plans. Plans have been approved for work in Barleyhill Lane, 14 Poulshot Road and 136 Poulshot Road (Access). A plan for the Marina at Foxhangers was pending. Finance. The Clerk has recommended an increase in the budget for 2006/7 of £1,500 to a total of £5,000, to cater for increased capital expen3 �diture and other regularly incurred costs. Details will be presented at the next meeting. Sewerage. Plans by Wessex Water for sewerage work had been circulated to householders in Townsend. Work should begin before Christmas. The next meeting will be in the Village Hall at 7.30pm on Tuesday 15th November. POULSHOT VILLAGE TRUST The Pond on the Green. Great Crested Newts live there! This has been confirmed by Colin Minendes of Wiltshire Wildlife Trust. The annual clearing of one third of the pond should take place this autumn. The Green Gardens Woodland. The few trees that have so far died are to be dug out. The Book of Poulshot’s Trees. Progress is being made on its production. Boxing Day Walk. This is planned to start at 2:00pm from outside the Village Hall whatever the weather. Nora Dixon has extended an invitation to partake of mince pies and tea afterwards at Middle Green. Join Poulshot Trust. The next meeting is to take place on Tuesday, 17th January 2006 at 7:30pm in the Village Hall. Please come! Diana Gravina VILLAGE HALL BOOKINGS With immediate effect, bookings for the Hall should be made through Mr Chris Saunders on 827290 HARVEST BARN DANCE As a change from the Harvest Supper of recent years it was decided to hold a Barn Dance with a Ploughman’s Supper and this took place in the Old Rectory and Village Halls on 1st October. Some 60 people danced in the Old Rectory Hall from 7.30 to well after 11.00pm and with little exception every dance was filled, sometimes to overflowing. It is true that there was, on occasion, a small group of gentlemen standing disconsolately near the bar, bemoaning the fact that they had only just failed to make the dance, but generally the caller had no difficulty in getting the numbers he wanted. Supper was provided in the Village Hall and we are grateful to all those ladies who cut up endless cheese, bread and ham, and to all who worked hard to make it such an enjoyable evening. Our thanks 4 Village Groups, Clubs & Societies POULSHOT MOTHERS & TODDLERS GROUP at The Village Hall, Poulshot POULSHOT VILLAGE HALL Come and join us for some company toys and games to play with coffee and a chat Held every Thursday from 9.30am to 11.30am Available for Meetings, Functions, Clubs and Private Parties £4.00 per hour (for regular users) £5.00 per hour (for non-regular users) Tel: Chris Saunders (827290) SEEND AND DISTRICT GARDENING CLUB FORWARD PLANNING The date fixed for the Club Day Out next year is Saturday July 22nd 2006. The Stay Away is being planned and will centre on Brittany, from either 7th or 14th June 2006. The November meeting is on Tuesday 8th at the Irene Usher Hall at 7.30pm when Mark Rickard will talk on “Ferns for your Garden”. He is well known in this field and has won Gold Medals at Chelsea and written several books on the subject. This is the first time that the Club has had a speaker on Ferns, so hopefully we shall learn and be able to grow them ourselves, as they are becoming very popular again. The Competition for this month, is for a photograph taken on a Club outing; so please do all delve among your albums for something to contribute. Again trying to think ahead, it is the time of year to buy and plant your Spring bulbs, so don’t forget the Club Spring Bulb Show in March and plant something to enter, please, then we shall have a really abundant Show. Thank you. Joyce Brand (Hon.Sec) Tel: 01380 828433 29 �DOLMAN AUDIO VISUAL Berhill’s Lane Farm, Sells Green, Melksham Telephone 01380 828524 We know HI FI TELEVISION VIDEO DVD literally inside out For personal service and a professional repair to any make of product, ancient or modern, please telephone Maggie or Peter We also stock a range of quality reconditioned (non ex-rental) equipment carrying a minimum 6 months warranty DOLMAN AUDIO VISUAL is an Authorised Service Centre providing technical assistance on behalf of leading manufacturers. TONY PARSONS DOMESTIC APPLIANCE ENGINEER WASHING MACHINES/COOKERS/DRIERS SERVICE & REPAIRS TEL: 01380 723279 MOBILE: 07970 117023 SPANISH APARTMENT -CABO ROJA, COSTA BLANCA Sleeps 6 All Amenities, shared pool, TV, set in lovely private gardens Close to airport, night life, shops, beach, golf courses, lovely coastal walks Available summer & winter Reasonable rates: £150-£300 per week Tel: Chris or Rachel - 01753 841916 www.myvillarenters.com prop ref: 3536 28 particularly to Kate and Nicky Hunloke for the use of their hall, with guided tours of the family portraits as required, and also to the band, Five Bar Gate, from Chippenham, who entertained us in grand fashion and who kept the party going throughout. ST PETER’S CHURCH, POULSHOT From Where I Stand… …shedding new light on something can often help us to see it more clearly! From where I stand in Christ Church Bulkington the whole church has just experienced some exciting new light by moving the altar forward so that the priest can stand behind it and face the congregation when celebrating the Eucharist. With permission we have been able to detach the wooden panelling [called the reredos] from behind the altar, will take time to find it another home within the church building, and now enjoy the daylight and sunshine that streams in through the east window into the church! Taking time to shed new light on something that’s familiar can often help us see it in a different way, give us something new to think about, help us discover what we really think and help us understand how we feel… So where do you stand when you hear someone say, ‘Trick, or treat?!’ Is Halloween a highlight for your family at this time of year? Does it bring a special kind of light to your home with the hollowed-out pumpkin that has a lighted candle fixed inside? Do you know what it really means? Halloween for many means ghoulies and ghosties, all brought to life with the dressing up as witches and wizards, ghosts and skeletons, banging on doors and demanding treats or else threatening tricks. All this remains, for many children and adults alike, an exciting highlight for this time of the year. But can we shed some light on what it means? Halloween is a medieval name for the eve of the festival of All Hallows, the feast of All Saints. Halloween may conjure up in your mind hours of harmless fun with your children although many, particularly the elderly, have been very frightened by much of this. What is certain is that there is a confusion of both religious and commercial influences. The familiar symbols of Halloween come from the Druid festival of Samhain that in turn has so influenced the American interpretation of the festival and commercial market. Samhain was the feast of the dead and signalled the end of harvest and the start of the winter season, the time to mark the eve of a new year. Huge fires were lit on hills to ward away evil spirits, the souls of the dead were supposed to return to their homes and this autumn festival grew to include the sinister significance of ghosts, witches, hobgoblins, black cats, fairies and demons, all said to be roaming about; a time to placate the supernatural powers. The Roman Empire had observed the pagan holiday of Feralia, at the end of the Roman year, intended to give rest and peace to the departed, involving making sacrifices and praying for them. But in the 7th century Pope Boniface replaced this with All Saints’ Day that came, by the 9th century, to be a general observance to honour the saints, a time of 5 �Poulshot Fireworks Club invite you to The Wigglybus Line 85 on Friday 4th November Devizes - Poulshot - Marston - Worton - Potterne 1st Ignition 6pm Bookable country bus services from Poulshot to Devizes. When booking the Wigglybus you are advised to call the booking centre at least 20 minutes before the bus begins its journey by telephoning 01249 460600. FIREWORKS ON THE GREEN followed by Hot Dogs at The Raven so please inform Philip & Sue as to the size of your party Many Thanks Mr G Fawkes - Club Chairman Monday - Friday a.m. p.m. p.m. Poulshot to Devizes via Marston, Worton and Potterne Dep Poulshot (Raven Inn) Stop No. 10165 9.37 12.22 3.07 Arr Devizes (Market Place) “ “ 10038 10.00 12.45 3.30 Devizes to Poulshot via Bath Road and Caen Hill Dep Devizes (Pelican Inn) Stop No. 10038 9.30 Arr Poulshot (Raven Inn) “ “ 10165 9.37 Saturdays STAND BY !! Wiltshire County Council and Rowde School are in need of a Stand-by School Crossing Patroller. This has been needed only occasionally in the last 3 years, but must have, “just in case”. Headmaster Rowde School (01380) 723991 School Crossing Patrol (01380) 726211 6 a.m. a.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. Poulshot to Devizes via Marston, Worton and Potterne Dep Poulshot (Raven Inn)Stop No. 10165 8.32 10.22 1.07 Arr Devizes (Market Place)” “ 10038 8.55 10.45 1.30 3.37 4.00 7.52 8.15 Devizes to Poulshot via Bath Road and Caen Hill Dep Devizes (Pelican Inn)Stop No. 10038 8.25 10.15 1.00 Arr Poulshot (Raven Inn) “ “ 10165 8.32 10.22 1.07 3.30 3.37 7.45 7.52 Fares to and from Devizes If you feel you could fill this position, training and pay of course provided, please ring: David Ball Mel Dalley 12.15 3.00 12.22 3.07 Standard 10 Journey Adult Single Adult Return Child Single Child Return £1.10 £6.50 £1.50 £0.75 £4.50 £1.10 27 �solemn celebration. So in medieval England the festival was known as All Hallows’, the night before called All Hallows’ Eve or Halloween, the word coming from the word ‘hallow’, and in old English meant to sanctify, so to bless, to make holy, to make nearer to God. As is often the case it was the pagan observances that have become so mixed up in with the Christian festival of All Hallows’, All Saints’. However you spend Halloween this year spare a thought for its real meaning. Celebrating the saints, that is, remembering people who know their need of God, helps us think of the new life they are given by getting to know Him: now that’s not a trick or a treat but an eternal promise of hope. So shedding new light on Halloween may help us see what it really means! Perhaps many of us can find something familiar that we can think about again, shed new light on it, time to pause for a ‘stand and stare’ moment, to think about a point of view or experience and consider why we feel that way and indeed if we still do! In that place of pausing and reflecting we may begin to sense the presence of God and so be led to see Him more clearly and find ways of knowing Him more deeply. Revd Sacha Pearce, Rector ALZHEIMERS SUPPORT Alzheimers is an illness we hear more and more about these days and many of us are aware of someone who suffers from it. We also have seen the problems it presents to the sufferer, but also the difficulties with which the carer has to cope. The main symptoms are based around forgetfulness and confusion about everyday things and as the illness progresses these symptoms increase. It is wise to contact Alzheimers Support before the situation becomes seriously difficult. Right at the beginning we can help you get a diagnosis; put you in touch with a memory clinic that may be able to prescribe medicine that will halt the illness for a while; give you information that will help you manage. Information can be about the illness, financial and legal aspects of caring, including benefits, carers groups, counselling, day care and respite services. Wiltshire County Councillor Mrs Patricia Rugg - 01380 722677 2 The Farmhouse, Byron Road, Devizes SN10 5NS Kennet District Councillor The Kennet District Councillor for Seend and Poulshot is Thelma Carr. You can contact her on email at: thelma.carr@kennet.gov.uk 26 CHURCH SERVICES— NOVEMBER 2005 POULSHOT, SEEND AND BULKINGTON 6th November 8.00am BCP Holy Communion 9.30am Family Eucharist 11.15am Parish Eucharist 6.00pm Evensong SEEND BULKINGTON SEEND POULSHOT 13th November - REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY 10.45am Remembrance Service 10.50am Remembrance Service - beginning at War Memorial 10.55am Remembrance Service POULSHOT 20th November 8.00am BCP Holy Communion 9.30am Parish Eucharist 11.15am Parish Eucharist 6.00pm BCP Holy Communion SEEND BULKINGTON SEEND POULSHOT 27th November 8.00am BCP Holy Communion 9.30am Family Eucharist 11.15am Family Eucharist 6.00pm Evensong SEEND POULSHOT SEEND BULKINGTON 7 SEEND BULKINGTON �4th December 8.00am BCP Holy Communion 9.30am Family Eucharist 11.15am Parish Eucharist 6.00pm Evensong SEEND BULKINGTON SEEND POULSHOT WEEKDAY SERVICES Mondays Tuesdays Thursdays 9.00am 9.00am 9.00am Matins Matins Matins 6.00pm 10.55am 6.00pm 9.30am Reader Mr J Quinn Col C Langton Mr/Mrs Bullen Rector Sidesman Mrs J James Mr N Hunloke Mr J Quinn Mr M Houghton 6.00pm Mr J Quinn Mrs J James FLOWERS November 6 & 13 November Mrs Nora Dixon 20 November Mrs Suzie Quinn 27 November - 24 December ADVENT No flowers FROM THE REGISTERS Funeral Don’t want to Drive? Worried About Parking? SEEND POULSHOT BULKINGTON CHURCH ROSTERS November 6 Nov 13 Nov 20 Nov 27 Nov December 4 Dec Do you need to go to the Royal United Hospital, Bath? 12 October Barbara CONWAY THE WEDNESDAY GROUP The next meeting of the Wednesday Group will take place in the Village Hall on Wednesday 16th November at 7.30pm. The topic for discussion will be “Remembrance” and all are welcome. POULSHOT LADIES CLUB The October meeting saw us playing host to Worton and Marston Ladies. Over twenty ladies gathered in the village hall for a Textile Evening which had been organised by Jackie (Pohnert) and Diana (Gravina) and what a great evening we had. 8 CALL THE WILTSHIRE HOPPER ! 01985 212 213 (Monday to Friday 8.30am to 5.30pm) A unique service for Anybody living in Western Wiltshire who does not need medical assistance while travelling. You can use it to attend out-patient appointments, for visiting inpatients, to get to work at the hospital or for any other reason. Runs on Mondays to Fridays Door to Door service or from a convenient pick-up point A seat is booked for you Easy access, user friendly buses Fares range from £4.00 to £8.50 return Concessionary fares available First bus arrives RUH at 8.30am Last bus departs RUH at 5.30pm You must book by 5.30pm at least 2 working days before travel. The earlier you book the more chance of meeting the time you want. It is strictly first come first served. For full details, call 01985 212 213 for leaflet. 25 �Is our village missing out on vital income? 15,000 Wiltshire pensioners are missing out on claiming benefits Fortunately, there is help available: Age Concern Wiltshire (ACW) offers free confidential benefits checks to calculate people’s entitlements and can also visit people at home to help fill out the claim forms. Pensioners’ income increased by £30,000 ACW has been working in villages in West Wiltshire for the past 5 months and has helped increase the income of its older inhabitants by approx £30,000 a year. Now they are about to start work in our village. How can we help? Community groups If you are involved in a community group you could invite Emily, the Benefits Take Up project worker, to talk to your members. Local businesses If you manage a local business or service popular with older people you may be willing to distribute leaflets about the project to your customers. Join the local action group! We are looking to form an action group of local people who can regularly update us about new community events. We also would appreciate feedback about how the project is being received by villagers and any suggestions for improvements. Become a volunteer! Our team of trained volunteers is also always looking for new volunteers to join them, they carry out home visits and help fill out claim forms. Who should you contact? Please contact Emily, the Benefits Take Up Project Worker Tel 01380 735500 or email emily.cole@acwilts.co.uk AGE CONCERN Together we can increase the income of Wiltshire’s pensioners 24 We had chosen beforehand the activities we would most like to take part in. Some of us (especially the writer) had chosen activities that we did not really know what we were letting ourselves in for, but we were surprised and thrilled with what we achieved. Activities on offer were felt jewellery, spinning, Kumi Himo (braid making) needle felt and weaving. Everyone took home at least one completed project. There were times when all that could be heard in the hall was the sound of laughter as the novices were put through their paces while trying to learn new skills. It was quite surprising what can be made out of what can only be described as piles of pretty materials. During the evening we were “fed and watered” with the most delicious snacks made by Penny (Telling). Many thanks to Penny and the tutors (including Jackie and Diana) who are all members of the Wiltshire Guild of Spinners, Weavers and Dyers, for giving up their time for us. The next meeting on Wednesday 23 November will be in the Village Hall when we will welcome a representative from Aqua Glass in Bath. Please remember to bring cash as we will be able to purchase pieces and just in time for Christmas! December Tuesday 13 December will be our Christmas Dinner in The Raven. The menus are ready and will be distributed soon. Paulette Bremner-Milne SOME DAYS IN THE LIFE OF ……..A NURSING HOME MANAGER/OWNER/GARDENER/HANDYMAN/GENERAL DOGSBODY Once upon a time, my wife decided that our life would be better spent running a nursing home and didn’t I agree? Of course I did, don’t we always agree? And so started from scratch a business that is still flourishing today, some thirty-four years later. I daresay that it is flourishing more profitably too, but that it is not the point of this collection of memories of the problems, satisfaction and hazards of such an undertaking. Our first task was to find a building of suitable size, design and construction, not to say price, and once that had been achieved, we had to make it operational just as fast as we possibly could, you see, we needed the money! The property we found was a late Victorian country house in 9 �Suffolk with some four acres of gardens. Its condition was generally good but there was a need to partition some of the bigger rooms, sort out the electrics and to cover every other blemish with either a picture or a coat of paint. This was achieved in some three months and we were able to get on with leasing the appropriate furniture, provisionally finding staff and getting ourselves registered with Social Services. This all worked and we were able to start looking for residents at the recommended fee of £25 per week – I doubt whether that is still as it was! We offered convalescent, geriatric and full nursing care for the elderly. The house initially gave us the opportunity to cater for a maximum of sixteen residents, plus ourselves. My wife and I had three small rooms that had been the servants’ quarters and the children slept in the attic. Later, as demand grew, we hired a caravan and took our numbers up to 19. We were lucky to find that there was clearly a demand in the area for such a service and were virtually full within three months, but the inevitable turnover of such an institution meant that we were always on the trawl for inmates. As some of the rooms were shared, it was sometimes difficult to match up the gender of the applicant with the space available but on the whole it worked well. Fortunately we were very nearly full with ladies before the first intrepid gentleman was booked in and we had a single room for him. Fortunately, the house, and all its main walls were very solidly built and so his bellowed demands for service, he never understood the purpose of a bell, were generally unheard. Finding staff was a nightmare. My wife, an SRN, was on duty whenever we were at home – we took part of a day off a week. We always had another SRN on duty during the day and three or four nurses of lesser qualification, together with a couple of cleaners. At night there was just one trained nurse and an auxiliary and, inevitably, my wife, who rather revelled in the title of Matron but sometimes resented the demands placed upon her. My day started with a taxi run around the neighbouring villages to collect the day staff. (Buses didn’t come our way and nobody seemed to have a car of their own). Often they would be waiting ready, sometimes they would still be having their breakfast and, very occasionally, they were still in bed. As I had to get at least somebody to work promptly, to allow the night staff to go, this sometimes meant a second run - very irritating. There were also days when a member of staff was ill and could not work. Unfortunately, they tended to wait until I arrived to pick them up before saying anything – stand in Matron. 10 23 �2nd Devizes Boys’ Brigade POULSHOT VILLAGE HALL at the Wyvern Club - Church Walk, Devizes Thursday Evenings, 18:30 to 19:45 Fun, Excitement and Teamwork for Boys GRAND QUIZ Friday 18th November at 7.30pm Anchor Boys - 6 - 7 years Junior Section - 8 to 11 years Quizmaster The Amazing Alan Webber Esquire ! For further information please ring either 01380 726009 or 01380 728296 (Devizes), or 07780831001 (Rowde) £10 per Table of Four Bar, Raffle etc Please support THE BOYS’ BRIGADE - FIRST FOR BOYS Registered Charity No. 305969 All Profits go to Supporting Your Village Hall POULSHOT VILLAGE HALL 100 CLUB BREAKING NEWS! 1st Prize 2nd Prize 3rd Prize August Draw Mrs Suzanne Williams Mrs J Macleod John Scammell £25.00 £15.00 £10.00 1st Prize 2nd Prize 3rd Prize September Draw Hugo Clark Mrs Rosalie Stevens Adam Kidd £25.00 £15.00 £10.00 22 POULSHOT RACE NIGHT Friday 10th March 2006 at 7.30pm DON’T MISS IT 11 �FOR SALE Double Bedstead with Headboard and Endboard. Brass Effect VGC £50 Electric Flymo Ventura 320 Lawnmower Excellent Condition £30 Mahogany Bedroom Units consisting of 2x3 Drawer Chest of Drawers/1 Vanity Unit/1 Double Wardrobe £80 o.n.o Can you link up the Greek Gods and Goddesses with their Roman name and their position among the Gods?? Greek Job Roman Fire Pluto Ares Underworld Venus Artemis Love/beauty Vulcan Athena Messenger Jupiter Hephaestus Sea Diana Hades War Neptune Poseidon Father of all Minerva Hermes War/intelligence Mars Zeus Hunting/farming Mercury Aphrodite Telephone Liz Bissett on 01380 828501 The four ages of man (according to the Greeks). The first men enjoyed complete happiness. This was the Golden Age and all the blessings of the earth were theirs. Next came the Silver Age, during which lived a race of feeble men who obeyed their mothers all their lives. The men of the Bronze Age were robust as ash trees and delighted in warlike exploits. They ended by killing each other. After this time came the Iron Age, the contemporary age, where men respected neither their vows, nor justice, nor virtue. Thus the Greeks explained the decline of man! Answers to last month’s quiz: A lettuce is 97% water; King Edward Vll gave his name to a potato; A honeydew is a type of melon; fruit contains vitamin C; Babycham is made from pears; red peppers have more calories than green; It is true that carrots used to be a purple colour; Discovery are a type of apple; Dried plums are called prunes; Tomatoes are a fruit. 12 21 �CHILDREN ONLY Greek and Roman Gods Word Search: - Hidden in this grid are the names of thirteen important Greek Gods and Goddesses. Can you find them? A P O L L O T R D N L S T R T Z E P S E I S T O H E F X O U M E E A R T E M I S T E T R R Z A M N H E S T I A H E R A Z A I E E D M A M L C E M D A R O I D V E N U S O H W R S E L S D S G N P V H N S M P E L R V E M P U T A X J I H S H O A T VENUS ZEUS APOLLO ARES ARTEMIS ATHENA HERA HADES APHRODITE DEMETER HESTIA HEPHAESTUS POSEIDON. Did you know? The Greek playwright, Aeschylus, died after being hit on the head by a tortoise that had been dropped by a passing eagle. 20 The day’s routine was simple – breakfast, wash and brush up, be dressed and then sit down until lunchtime. Most of the time the ambulant residents slept through the gaps between meals but it was pity that very few were able to enjoy the gardens for a tottering walk or just to sit and admire the views. After lunch, it was again time for sleep, then tea and an early supper before being topped and tailed and put to bed. If all went smoothly it wasn’t too demanding. But of course it didn’t! Perhaps the greatest source of trouble was not the residents but their relatives. It is generally a major decision to commit an elderly person to an institution that clearly has “Last Stop” written over the door, and we were often asked to advise as to whether or not Mother or Aunt Maud was ready for the kind of life we could offer; would she be happy? Could she have her daily paper? It’s really more than she can afford. Are the men safe? While we did our best to be entirely objective in such advice the thought of another bed remaining empty with no effective reduction of costs did sometimes influence our views. Still, on the whole the process worked and after a little while a new person would arrive to join the snoring ranks already ensconced. Shown round the public rooms, and the garden if appropriate, unpacked and settled either into bed or into the day room where the others sat and, all the time, the relatives clearly itching to be off. “Goodbye, dear – you settle in and we’ll be in to see you very soon. Let us know if there is anything you want,” and a scuttle to the car before the elderly one could have a chance to change his or her mind. The sad part was how often the promised visits didn’t take place – cancelled because of a cold perhaps or put off until next week. Sometimes the visit never took place at all and we found ourselves ringing the relative and trying to bully them into coming to see their nearest and dearest. There was one lovely old lady who would get dressed up every Sunday in her best clothes, including a hat, and sit inside the front door awaiting her son or daughter-in-law. As I remember, she had one visit in the eighteen months before she died. Death of course was an ever present feature of the home and it was remarkable how often it occurred during the quiet times, making the whole process much simpler and causing the minimum of distress to the others. The undertaker was excellent and came to the back door and dealt with everything, although once or twice I did have to act as carrier’s assistant down the more awkward stairs. The benefit of always using the same undertaker was that after any funeral he would distribute the unwanted floral tributes from the churchyard or, more likely the cre13 �matorium, to homes like ours. Although this meant lots of flowers to brighten the rooms, it always brought the question, “Well, who’s dead then?” from the chirpier inmates. There were individual problems to solve, like the very large old lady who got stuck in the bath and, when the staff couldn’t move her ordered them to “Go and get that man” and who threw her rather skimpy towel off when I arrived and said, “Never seen anything like that, I bet, have you?” I admitted that it was a new experience and she laughed so much that when we pulled she came out of the bath with a pop like a cork from a bottle. We remained friends for the rest of her time with us. Once a ninety-year old Baptist minister came in for a fortnight’s rest and at tea on his first day entertained the ladies in the day room with a slow strip tease – it wasn’t until he had completed the performance that anybody thought to complain. After a similar event on the next two afternoons we had to ask his daughter to take him elsewhere for his holidays – she quite understood, it happened every day at home. Another memory is of a winter’s day when colds and snuffles were everywhere and boxes of tissues went like wildfire – unfortunately into the lavatories and thence to the septic tank, which after a short time needed an emergency empty – packed to the brim with Kleenex. And so it went on, full days, some busy, some less so, until it became clear that my wife, the Matron, could not cope with her own back problems and the nursing that she so often ended up doing. Fees would not allow us to take on extra staff, even if the right people would have been available and so, reluctantly, we had to sell up – with seventeen sitting tenants, as you might say, and try something else. It had been a rewarding experience and sometimes a happy, sometimes a sad one. Even the children enjoyed their time there and they and the dog, a yellow Labrador, were much more popular among the residents than the television. But I wouldn’t do it again! Wiltshire (YAW) for his expert demonstrations. Chilled Choccy Treats and Muesli Choc Bars were made by the girls last month, learning the use of scales, presentation and the most important job of all, clearing and washing-up afterwards! Christmas presents?? Jewellery making and buying by attending young people is to be provided by an ex-Rowde school pupil Mhari on Friday 15th November. As we are unable to use the Village Hall on Friday 2nd December, YORP are off to the Cross Keys for a Pre-Christmas Buffet & Quiz Evening, again helped by YAW. Hope to catch a few regulars with our raffle!! If anyone has any cooking equipment - scales, whisks, basins, tin trays, etc. they would be gratefully received. It would be great to save borrowing from the Mothers’ kitchen cupboards!! For more details of activities, membership and for offers of help contact Mrs Jackie Wiltshire on 725076, or Mrs Mel Dalley on 726211. REFUSECOLLECTION DON’T FORGET the new arrangements for col- lection of refuse. Alternate WEDNESDAYS (9 & 23 Nov, 7 & 21 Dec) • • • • • Recycle Black Boxes Paper Glass Bottles/Jars Food/Drink Cans/Aerosols Clean Aluminium Foil Textiles (not duvets or pillows) Alternate TUESDAYS (1, 15 & 29 Nov, 13 & 20 Dec) WILTSHIRE NUMISMATIC SOCIETY The Society met at Poulshot Village Hall on Monday 19th September for an Auction of Coins, Notes and other interesting items. 70 lots were entered, and the Auctioneer was Mr Paul Burt from Burbage, assisted by Sue Burt, Brian Weston and Richard Jefferys. 60 lots were sold and there was some fierce bidding for several of them. The highest bids were for a Queen Victoria Sovereign (£65) - and a Half Sovereign Edward VII 14 Green Garden Wheelie Bins (if issued) Weekly on THURSDAYS, BUT this is likely to go to fortnightly collection in 2006! Other Refuse 19 �our high scoring girls, including Mollie Brinton, Georgina King and Georgie Cottle, with Kayleigh Hinder providing sterling defence as goalkeeper. With the art world currently waiting with baited breath for the winner of the Turner Prize to be announced, we at the Mill are considering whether we should submit a late entry! Our Form Two children recently entered a ‘Big Wigglies’ competition, run by Estcourt House Veterinary Surgery. The children had to design and make a worm and their entries were judged by the well-known local sculptress Judy Boyt, who was very impressed with the standard of our models. Three children won prizes, Georgia Carpenter, Thea Dillon and Georgia Watson. The children went to Estcourt House for the prize giving, where they met Miss Boyt who talked to them about some of her work. Afterwards the girls and their parents were treated to tea and cake. The school recently ran a book fair, in conjunction with the company ’Travelling Books’, who provided an eclectic range of both fiction and non-fiction books for the children to buy. The fair was very successful, and we earned £260 in commission, which has been spent on books for all the classes. We would like to thank the children and parents for their support. Incredibly, the nativity and pantomime season is nearly upon us, or at the very just ahead of us! We are about to go into rehearsals for our upcoming Jack and the Beanstalk and The Camel’s Arms (all will be revealed) productions, and the children are already excited about their various roles in these plays. Also, the children are preparing to enter a wide variety of classes in the forthcoming Eistedfodd, which this year will be held in Devizes. We look forward to updating you on these creative activities in our next bulletin. Mrs G Davies, Head of Early Years YOUTH OF ROWDE AND POULSHOT “YORP” Firstly, we would like to thank the Rowde Playing Field Association for their generous donation to the Club. This has been used to purchase several extra equipment needs. The members of YORP continue to enjoy the activities provided and had a good time on 14th October making hover boats. This was achieved with polystyrene, rods, a battery and propeller, and they were tested for floatability in a paddling pool in the car-park, moving at quite a speed, with just a few leaning to the side!! Our thanks go to Kevin from Youth Action 18 (£30). Of the 10 remaining unsold lots, 5 were sold privately later. The raffle made £17.00 for club funds. The Society met again in the Village Hall on Monday 17th October , when a talk illustrated with slides was given by Dr Paul Robinson of Devizes Heritage Museum. The talk was dedicated to the late Barry Greenaway of Swindon, a well known Token Collector and of “Evasion Pieces”. The talk and slides were well received by members and the raffle made £12.00. Michael Bowden ROWDE SCHOOL NEWS Our new style ‘short notice’ OfSTED Inspection took place on 22nd and 23rd September. The inspection was carried out under seven headings and then given an overall judgement. Their judgement about us is as follows:Achievement and Standards Quality of Provision Teaching and Learning Leadership and Management Personal Development Curriculum Guidance and Support Overall Effectiveness 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. Outstanding Outstanding Outstanding Outstanding Outstanding Outstanding Outstanding OUTSTANDING The report is brilliant and Mr Ball would like to take this opportunity to thank all those who have helped make it so - that is the whole school community. The staff, children, parents and governors are all rightly praised for their contribution to the school’s achievements. Mr Ball recognises the contribution of staff who have left us in the five years since our last OfSTED - Mr Ivey, Mrs Hues and Mrs Blankley in particular. The governors would like to thank Mr Ball for his excellent leadership and Mrs Housby, the chair of governors, for her immense contribution to the school. Since then the Spellbinder group were in school to perform for the children. The Jester Theatre Company have also been to school to perform Jesus of Nazareth. The shows were educational as well as enjoyable and there was much audience participation. Did you see the National Teaching Awards on BBC1 on Sunday 16th Oc15 �tober? Our very own Mrs Beswick was representing the South West, after beating off stiff competition in the regional finals held in Bristol earlier this year. We sadly didn’t win the nationals, but as far as we are concerned Mrs Beswick is still the very best. NEWS FROM THE MILL SCHOOL - OCTOBER 2005 Since our last news letter, the children have enjoyed many exciting trips. Forms Upper and Lower Sixth are currently studying plants and the rainforest environment, and found their trip to Wyld Court Rainforest very interesting. They were particularly taken with one of the indigenous rainforest animals - Courtney the Crocodile! Form 5 visited Slimbridge where they were given a talk on the lifestyle and habitat of different species of birds, before going off to explore this wonderful nature reserve. Six lucky children were also chosen to feature in Radio Four’s programme, “GoFor-It”, which is aired on Sunday nights. They were taken up the Severn Estuary, where amongst other things, they saw otters’ trails and observed weasels playing. Form Five are currently studying the Normans, and enjoyed a wonderful day out at Berkeley Castle. The children were taken to see an oubliette (dungeon, literally meaning ‘the forgotten place’). Luckily all the children had handed in their most recent homework, so Mrs Gill didn’t feel the need to incarcerate anyone! Afterwards the children visited the beautiful butterfly farm. Forms Two and Three travelled down to Dorset to visit the Dinosaur Museum, as part of Form Three’s topic on the dinosaur era. The children were able to see and touch many exciting exhibits, including a dinosaur’s fossilised bone, and see real dinosaur footprints. Our sports teams have opened the season with some excellent results. On Wednesday 28 September our U11 football team played St Margaret’s and won 4-1. All the team played extremely well, with Ben Cole, George Sanderson and Thomas Wilkinson scoring some excellent goals. Despite losing to St Margaret’s School, our netball team bounced back (no pun intended) to win against Heywood School 14-11. Unfortunately, our football team was defeated, despite the best efforts of the players, particularly Ben Cole who was named Man of the Match. On Wednesday 19 October our U9 football team met Heywood School for an exciting match, which we narrowly lost, despite some excellent saves by our goalkeeper, George Broom. However, our netball club won their match against Heywood, with an impressive score of 23 goals to 7. Congratulations go to 16 CHRISTMAS BAZAAR SATURDAY 3RD DECEMBER 10AM - 12 NOON VILLAGE HALL STALLS WHITE REINDEER (Quality JUMBLE!) PRODUCE, CAKES, JAMS, ETC GIFTS & COSMETICS BOOKS BOTTLE TOMBOLA GRAND CHRISTMAS RAFFLE REFRESHMENTS SANTA’S GROTTO (Children up to 10) IN AID OF ST PETER’S CHURCH OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD Yes, the time is here again. Last year Operation Christmas Child distributed 1.1 million shoeboxes from the UK. I will be collecting boxes again, up until the weekend of 26th November. I will also be collecting scarves, hats, gloves and any small cuddly toys. LET’S TRY AND SEND A HUGE NUMBER THIS YEAR. Contact Audrey McDonald on 828376. 17 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Village Magazine Description An account of the resource PDF versions of the Village Magazine distributed between 2004 and Present. 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Title A name given to the resource Poulshot Village News November 2005 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 01/11/2005 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Poulshot Village News Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Poulshot Village News PVN Village News https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/org.poulshotvillagearchive/original/0e567815c9cbc02a8777d931db523ac6.pdf be0a5fd25254637d87958da3e70459a6 PDF Text Text EDITORIAL Seasoned Hardwood Logs Most Tree Work Undertaken HELIUM FILLED PARTY BALLOONS FOR ALL OCCASIONS TEL CAROLINE: 01380 722579 (MOBILE 07979 692533) EVERY SORT OF CELEBRATION DECORATED Ring James ALSO SUPPLIERS OF BALLOON IN A BOX Maybe it’s the effect of Autumn, of the nights closing in and of central heating being serviced and even tested, but there seems a distinct lack of real-time action to report this month. Perhaps it is in fact that work and late holidays have interfered with the extra, part-time activities that people take on and that time has run out. Never mind, there is always next month! And, talking of next month, whose “Day in the life of…” can we anticipate in November? You will have noticed that there is an increasing amount of publicity for what one might broadly describe as local government activities. Some of these affect us all – Rubbish Collection – some may be of interest only to a very few – Financial Assistance – but they are all worth noting, just in case you are affected or could benefit, so please do cast an eye over them, however quickly. 07970 781828 Deadline for copy for November issue - 20th October Tel: 01380 828501 Email: john.quinn@saqnet.co.uk WILTSHIRE NUMISMATIC SOCIETY TO LET North Cornish Holiday Cottage (Founded in Devizes 1965) Available all year round for Weekend & Mid-Week Breaks Along with Week Holidays 3 miles from Surfing Beach & Bude, North Cornwall Well Equipped & sleeps up to 8 Beautiful Garden Summer House & Parking Meetings held on third Monday of the month March to December inclusive 8pm at Poulshot Village Hall For further details Contact Bo Details from Mr M Bowden Tel: 01380 828432 Miles-Hobbs on 01380 813092 28 DATES FOR YOUR DIARY October Sat 1 Sun 2 Mon 3 Thu 6 Fri 7 Fri 14 Fri 14 Mon 17 Mon 17 Tue 18 Wed 19 Fri Tue 21 25 Harvest Barn Dance, Old Rectory Hall, 7.00pm Harvest Festival, St Peter’s Church, 6.00pm Mobile Library, The Raven, 11.35am-11.50am Green Waste Collection Skip, Village Hall, 8.00am-10.30am YORP, Rowde Village Hall, 7.30pm-9.30pm (see page 2) Village Kerbside Paper Collection YORP, Rowde Village Hall, 7.30pm-9.30pm - Demonstration of Hover Boat Making Mobile Library, The Raven, 11.35am-11.50am Wiltshire Numismatic Society, Village Hall, 8.00pm “Evasion Pieces” - Paul Robinson Ladies Club, Textiles & Fibres, Village Hall, 7.30pm Wednesday Group, Village Hall, 7.30pm-9.00pm “Hallowe’en” YORP, Rowde Village Hall, 7.30pm-9.30pm Wadworth Brewery Visit, 7pm (see page 4) 1 �Fri Fri Sat 28 28 29 Village Kerbside Paper Collection YORP, Rowde Village Hall, 7.30pm-9.30pm St Peter’s Churchyard, 10am - Weeding Path & General Tidy Volunteers welcome November Fri 4 Fireworks on the Green Fri 11 Village Kerbside Paper Collection Tue 15 Parish Council, Village Hall, 7.30pm, Annual Budget/Precept Wed 23 Ladies Club, Village Hall - Aqua Glass of Bath Forthcoming Dates for your Diary Sat 3 Dec Christmas Bazaar, Village Hall, 10am-12noon Tue 13 Dec Ladies Club Christmas Dinner, The Raven Thu 15 Dec Over 60s Dinner, Village Hall (provisional) Sat 24 Dec Carol Service, St Peter’s Church, 6.00pm YORP YOUTH OF ROWDE AND POULSHOT The Tranquil Moment HEALTH & BEAUTY CLINIC DECLEOR PARIS Treatments include: non surgical face lifts facials massage manicures pedicures non surgical body slimming & toning reflexology eyelash/brow tints& shaping waxing make up electrolysis spray tanning BOTOX DECLEOR aromatherapy skin care and O.P.I nail care products are used for treatments and are also available for purchase For more information or an appointment call Jo on 01380 828297 The Old Stables, Middle Green Farm, The Green, Poulshot, Devizes, Wiltshire, SN10 1SD A Youth Club (YORP) has been formed for all those in Rowde and Poulshot of Secondary School age. It meets at Rowde Village Hall every Friday from 7.30pm to 9.30pm and new members will always be welcome. The first meeting was held on 16th September and a report of that follows. “The opening night on Friday 16th September was a great success after a slightly delayed start. This was due to the late delivery of the Air Hockey and the Pool Table that very morning – packaging and polystyrene covering the Village Hall – and someone forgetting that in midAugust the poles for the Volleyball/Badminton had been placed on the rafters of a garden shed - swiftly collected and nets attached. The young people, 35 in total, enjoyed these sports and Playstation games. The girls used the Craft Table, making pom-poms, chalk pictures and scubis while several learnt to knit. Pins and Needles will be visited speedily to purchase more balls of Ziggy & Fab in the favourite colour mixes. The Tuck-Shop was a snacker’s dream and remarks like ‘I’ve never bought crisps this cheap before’ were heard. Thanks to Andrea for manning this busy counter and taking note of favourite products. Thanks also to the other adult helpers, the young men who showed their construction skills and strength with the pool table and to all mem2 27 �JILLIAN NEWSOM MSSCh MBChA CHIROPODIST Registered member of the British Chiropody & Podiatry Association Visiting Practice 01380 828257 Mobile 07773 987508 bers of YORP who mucked in and helped to clear three rooms in the hall in ten minutes flat at the end of the evening. On Friday 14th October we have a demonstration by Kevin of Youth Action Wiltshire, of Hover-Boat Making. If anyone, 16 to 60 (or possibly even older), would like to come and share their skills in sport, arts and crafts or music and dance, you will be very welcome.” For more details of activities, membership and for offers of help contact Mrs Jackie Wiltshire on 725076, or Mrs Mel Dalley on 726211. HELP TO MAKE IT GO! Registered Charity 800912 Copyright © 2004-05 Age Concern REFUSECOLLECTION There are new arrangements for the collection of refuse - full details are in KENNET TIMES, already delivered to each house. In summary: Equestria, Berhills Lane, Seend, Melksham, Wiltshire SN12 6RR Do you need help with: Self Assessment Business Plans Taxation Presentation to Banks Contact: GORDON LAWRENCE Chartered Accountant 30, The Pound Bromham Tel: Devizes 850294 Free initial consultation 26 Alternate WEDNESDAYS from 12 October • • • • • Recycle Black Boxes Paper Glass Bottles/Jars Food/Drink Cans/Aerosols Clean Aluminium Foil Textiles (not duvets or pillows) Alternate TUESDAYS from 4 October Green Garden Wheelie Bins (if issued) Weekly on THURSDAYS, as at present, BUT this is likely to go to fortnightly collection in 2006! Other Rubbish SKIP FOR RECYCLING There will be a skip for Green Waste outside the Village Hall from 8.00am - 10.30am on Thursday, 6th October 3 �VILLAGE PICNIC I – Green Gardens Woodland, 29th August 2005 It was such a lovely day for the Village Picnic in the Green Gardens and so many people came – over 50 with lots of children. Enjoying a family reunion were the Underwood/Noyes contingent – the Bullens too. It was good to see family members no longer resident in Poulshot. As soon as they had finished eating the children were playing games and venturing between the trees, leaving the adults to circulate and chat. The trees are looking healthy. There have been a few more casualties, but not many. Amongst the shrubs one can see the pink berries of the small Spindle and the shiny red berries of the Guelder Rose. In the hedgerows around there are hops, sloes, blackberries, damsons, hips and haws and elderberries and one can also find clumps of mint and there is asparagus at the gate, relics of the old allotments. Come and join the WADWORTH BREWERY TOUR Village Groups, Clubs & Societies POULSHOT MOTHERS & TODDLERS GROUP at The Village Hall, Poulshot POULSHOT VILLAGE HALL Come and join us for some company toys and games to play with coffee and a chat Held every Thursday from 9.30am to 11.30am £4.00 per hour (for regular users) £5.00 per hour (for non-regular users) Tel: Fiona Murray-Gourlay (828436) FOLLOWED BY SUPPER AND BEER Tuesday 25 October Meet in Brewery Car Park at 7pm prompt Tickets £5.00 (numbers limited) available from the Raven proceeds to THE POULSHOT FIREWORKS CLUB 4 Available for Meetings, Functions, Clubs and Private Parties 25 �DOLMAN AUDIO VISUAL Berhill’s Lane Farm, Sells Green, Melksham Telephone 01380 828524 We know HI FI TELEVISION VIDEO DVD literally inside out For personal service and a professional repair to any make of product, ancient or modern, please telephone Maggie or Peter We also stock a range of quality reconditioned (non ex-rental) equipment carrying a minimum 6 months warranty DOLMAN AUDIO VISUAL is an Authorised Service Centre providing technical assistance on behalf of leading manufacturers. TONY PARSONS DOMESTIC APPLIANCE ENGINEER WASHING MACHINES/COOKERS/DRIERS SERVICE & REPAIRS TEL: 01380 723279 MOBILE: 07970 117023 POULSHOT SPEED LIMIT At a meeting with Wiltshire County Council, Poulshot Parish Council discussed the possibility of reducing the speed limit in the village from 40mph to 30mph. Wiltshire County Council stated that a reduction was likely throughout the entire 40mph section as at present and that this would also include Mill Lane, Barley Hill Lane, and Sillington Lane. An extension of speed limits north to the dual carriageway could only be foreseen as a 40mph, however the Council accepted this as practical. A long discussion took place regarding repeater and warning signs, and it was agreed to keep the signs to the absolute minimum. The current repeater signs could be used (with 30 instead of 40) and some could even be removed where existing street lighting was found. The new 40mph section would have to be signed. Funding is an issue, however the process might be “speeded” up by joint funding between the Parish, County and District Councils. Wiltshire County Council will conduct a survey in the next few weeks, and also the Wiltshire Safety Camera partnership will attend the village in order to catch some of the speeders! POULSHOT NEWS PUBLICATION DATES Issue Date 1st November 1st December Copy Date 20th October 20th November ST PETER’S CHURCH, POULSHOT From Where I Stand… SPANISH APARTMENT -CABO ROJA, COSTA BLANCA Sleeps 6 All Amenities, shared pool, TV, set in lovely private gardens Close to airport, night life, shops, beach, golf courses, lovely coastal walks Available summer & winter Reasonable rates: £150-£300 per week Tel: Chris or Rachel - 01753 841916 www.myvillarenters.com prop ref: 3536 24 …it seems that many people have different views of the church, its purpose and its future! After almost a year and a half in this Benefice different people have shared with me various thoughts and ideas, their feelings, their understanding of the national Church as well as of our own church in our own village. Some remember going to church with their parents, made to be quiet and told what to do, perhaps also remembering a full church and even a big choir! They may also remember that in the past there would have been one priest for one church and for one village community. For some though there is the feeling of being put off going to church because they were made to go as children or because something made them feel 5 �DEVIZES AUTUMN FAIR The Wigglybus Line 85 In aid of Bath, Salisbury & Swindon Hospices MONDAY 3rd OCTOBER 2005 10.00 AM - 4.00 pm Devizes - Poulshot - Marston - Worton - Potterne THE CORN EXCHANGE Bookable country bus services from Poulshot to Devizes. When booking the Wigglybus you are advised to call the booking centre at least 20 minutes before the bus begins its journey by telephoning 01249 460600. a Wide Choice of Exciting Stalls Please Support Us -Bring Your Friends Last year this event raised £7,000 Admission £3.00 30 stalls Light Refreshments Raffle Monday - Friday a.m. p.m. p.m. Poulshot to Devizes via Marston, Worton and Potterne Dep Poulshot (Raven Inn) Stop No. 10165 9.37 12.22 3.07 Arr Devizes (Market Place) “ “ 10038 10.00 12.45 3.30 Devizes to Poulshot via Bath Road and Caen Hill Dep Devizes (Pelican Inn) Stop No. 10038 9.30 Arr Poulshot (Raven Inn) “ “ 10165 9.37 Saturdays 12.15 3.00 12.22 3.07 a.m. a.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. Poulshot to Devizes via Marston, Worton and Potterne Dep Poulshot (Raven Inn)Stop No. 10165 8.32 10.22 1.07 Arr Devizes (Market Place)” “ 10038 8.55 10.45 1.30 3.37 4.00 7.52 8.15 Devizes to Poulshot via Bath Road and Caen Hill Dep Devizes (Pelican Inn)Stop No. 10038 8.25 10.15 1.00 Arr Poulshot (Raven Inn) “ “ 10165 8.32 10.22 1.07 3.30 3.37 7.45 7.52 Fares to and from Devizes Standard 10 Journey 6 Adult Single Adult Return Child Single Child Return £1.10 £6.50 £1.50 £0.75 £4.50 £1.10 23 �How do you decide who to marry? (1) (2) (written by kids) You got to find somebody who likes the same stuff. Like, if you like sports, she should like it that you like sports, and she should keep the chips and dip coming. Alan (age 10) No person really decides before they grow up who they’re going to marry. God decides it all way before, and you get to find out later who you’re stuck with. Kristen (age 10) How can a stranger tell if two people are married? You might have to guess, based on whether they seem to be yelling at the same kids. Derrick (age 8) How would you make a marriage work? Tell your wife that she looks pretty, even if she looks like a truck. Ricky (age 10) ALZHEIMERS SUPPORT Alzheimers is an illness we hear more and more about these days and many of us are aware of someone who suffers from it. We also have seen the problems it presents to the sufferer, but also the difficulties with which the carer has to cope. The main symptoms are based around forgetfulness and confusion about everyday things and as the illness progresses these symptoms increase. It is wise to contact Alzheimers Support before the situation becomes seriously difficult. Right at the beginning we can help you get a diagnosis; put you in touch with a memory clinic that may be able to prescribe medicine that will halt the illness for a while; give you information that will help you manage. Information can be about the illness, financial and legal aspects of caring, including benefits, carers groups, counselling, day care and respite services. If you have this illness or are caring for someone with dementia, please contact us – 01225 776481, we have an office in a local town near you. Wiltshire County Councillor Mrs Patricia Rugg - 01380 722677 2 The Farmhouse, Byron Road, Devizes SN10 5NS Kennet District Councillor The Kennet District Councillor for Seend and Poulshot is Thelma Carr. You can contact her on email at: thelma.carr@kennet.gov.uk 22 unwelcome. [There are usually the break-away-years in most of us!] There are some too who remember different teachings from the Church in the past and are either relieved or disappointed that the Church has changed its view! Many have feelings and views of the Church, and the local church, based on life long experiences and often this informs the hopes for the future. Others are grateful that the church is there for when they need it and that it allows them to come and go as they feel. Others too while searching for something inside their hearts find the church accessible and interesting. Perhaps some feel gently shepherded to see God as a moving and changing experience. Still many more come once or twice perhaps for a wedding, funeral or christening, or for Christmas, and are pleased to have had a welcoming experience. Different views… From where I stand - in St. Peter’s Poulshot for example - I have the opportunity to allow one view to open my heart to another. From where I stand I can see out through the clear window onto the churchyard, the sheep field and beyond… In both sun and rain the sheep have been gently pottering about, chewing the grass, watching people coming past. Different events affect their day, perhaps the weather, someone walking or driving by, or being moved to another field. Looking at the sheep reminds me of the image of Jesus as a shepherd inviting people, like sheep, to follow Him and promising to care for them. He asks Peter in turn as a disciple to take care of His sheep, meaning to look after His Church. From where I stand it seems worth remembering that Jesus welcomes sheep from everywhere, ones in the fold, ones who call by occasionally and those who never come. Such a sheep fold is evolving and changing as it follows Jesus the shepherd and in turn takes on its own shepherd role that is shared between priest and people and community, not necessarily a full sheep fold but one with an open gate of welcome… Perhaps many of us can find a view that’s worth thinking about, time to pause for a ‘stand & stare’ moment, to think about a point of view or experience and consider why we feel that way and indeed if we still do! In that place of pausing and reflecting we may begin to sense the presence of God and so be led to see Him more clearly and find ways of knowing Him more deeply. Revd Sacha Pearce, Rector CHURCH NOTES On Saturday 29th October there will be a working party in the Churchyard to weed the path, and generally carry out a “tidy”. Volunteers will be welcome - starting at 10am. 7 �CHURCH SERVICES— OCTOBER 2005 POULSHOT, SEEND AND BULKINGTON 2nd October - HARVEST FESTIVAL 8.00am BCP Holy Communion 9.30am Family Eucharist 11.15am Parish Eucharist 6.00pm Harvest Evensong SEEND BULKINGTON SEEND POULSHOT 9th October 8.00am 9.30am 11.15am 6.00pm SEEND POULSHOT SEEND BULKINGTON BCP Holy Communion Matins Parish Eucharist Evensong SEEND BULKINGTON 11.15am Parish Eucharist SEEND 6.00pm BCP Holy Communion POULSHOT 23rd October 8.00am BCP Holy Communion 9.30am Family Eucharist 11.15am Family Eucharist 6.00pm Evensong SEEND POULSHOT SEEND BULKINGTON 30th October 10.00am Benefice Service SEEND 6th November 8.00am BCP Holy Communion 9.30am Parish Eucharist 11.15am Parish Eucharist 6.00pm Evensong SEEND BULKINGTON SEEND POULSHOT WEEKDAY SERVICES 9.00am 9.00am 9.00am Don’t want to Drive? Worried About Parking? CALL THE WILTSHIRE HOPPER ! 01985 212 213 (Monday to Friday 8.30am to 5.30pm) 16th October 8.00am BCP Holy Communion 9.30am Parish Eucharist Mondays Tuesdays Thursdays Do you need to go to the Royal United Hospital, Bath? Matins Matins Matins SEEND POULSHOT BULKINGTON 8 A unique service for Anybody living in Western Wiltshire who does not need medical assistance while travelling. You can use it to attend out-patient appointments, for visiting inpatients, to get to work at the hospital or for any other reason. Runs on Mondays to Fridays Door to Door service or from a convenient pick-up point A seat is booked for you Easy access, user friendly buses Fares range from £4.00 to £8.50 return Concessionary fares available First bus arrives RUH at 8.30am Last bus departs RUH at 5.30pm You must book by 5.30pm at least 2 working days before travel. The earlier you book the more chance of meeting the time you want. It is strictly first come first served. For full details, call 01985 212 213 for leaflet. 21 �Is our village missing out on vital income? 15,000 Wiltshire pensioners are missing out on claiming benefits Fortunately, there is help available: Age Concern Wiltshire (ACW) offers free confidential benefits checks to calculate people’s entitlements and can also visit people at home to help fill out the claim forms. Pensioners’ income increased by £30,000 ACW has been working in villages in West Wiltshire for the past 5 months and has helped increase the income of its older inhabitants by approx £30,000 a year. Now they are about to start work in our village. How can we help? Community groups If you are involved in a community group you could invite Emily, the Benefits Take Up project worker, to talk to your members. CHURCH ROSTERS October 2 October 9 October 16 October 23 October 30 October November 6 November 6.00pm 9.30am 6.00pm 9.30am 10.00am Reader Mr R Janes Mr J Quinn Mr M Houghton Rector Benefice Service at Seend Sidesman Mr M Hues Mr N Hunloke Mr M Houghton Mr D Bullen 6.00pm Mr J Quinn Mrs J James FLOWERS October 2 October 9 & 16 October 23 & 30 October November 6 & 13 November 20 November HARVEST FESTIVAL - All Helpers please Mrs Angela Bullen Mrs Sarah Prestwich Mrs Nora Dixon Mrs Suzie Quinn Local businesses If you manage a local business or service popular with older people you may be willing to distribute leaflets about the project to your customers. Join the local action group! We are looking to form an action group of local people who can regularly update us about new community events. We also would appreciate feedback about how the project is being received by villagers and any suggestions for improvements. FROM THE REGISTERS Baptism 28 August 18 September Reece Jamie DROGAN Hazel Lilly GARBUTT Delilah Rose HUNLOKE Wilfred Victor Penrose CARTLIDGE And Jesus said Let the Children come unto Me Become a volunteer! Our team of trained volunteers is also always looking for new volunteers to join them, they carry out home visits and help fill out claim forms. Who should you contact? Please contact Emily, the Benefits Take Up Project Worker Tel 01380 735500 or email emily.cole@acwilts.co.uk AGE CONCERN Together we can increase the income of Wiltshire’s pensioners 20 THE WEDNESDAY GROUP 20th September 2005 ‘Genetically Modifying the Natural Order of Creation’ The Wednesday Group met, this time under the leadership of Andrea Dobson, to discuss the broad implications of genetic modification. A subject as wide as this was never going to come to any major conclusions and even more so when the aspects of GM are considered. Crops, animals, cloning, ‘designer babies’, IVF, euthanasia, all came into the discussion. These various fields were considered in the light of the modifications that have already taken place in the history of mankind, the ever-increasing pace of advance in science and technology, the need for 9 �GM, primarily in the feeding of the world, the ethics of genetic modification in food animals, the unconsidered potential side effects of GM, and, inevitably, the influence of power, of politics and of the commercial expediency and personal greed that govern many aspects of the subject. In general, there was a consensus on the need to do what can be done to improve the supply of food to those parts of the world that suffer regular famine and food shortages; this despite the possible side effects that dictate that strict controls remain vital. Once into the deeper realms of genetic interference with animals and human beings, both living and anticipated, the problems became too involved and wide ranging for there to be any conclusions (except perhaps about the shortage of salmon trout!), but the discussion was lively and interesting and the group were unanimous that, however little there is that we as individuals can do, we can and must continue to develop the dialogue whenever we can. The topic for discussion on Wednesday 19th October, at 7.30 in the Village Hall, will be ‘Hallowe’en’. All are welcome. POULSHOT LADIES CLUB On Tuesday, 18th October we will be playing hosts to Worton Ladies Club. A Textiles and Fibres evening is being organised in the Village Hall with a number of workshops. Details are to be found on page 12 of the Village News. On Wednesday, 23rd November there will be a talk by a representative of Aqua Glass from Bath. The company will be bringing lots of pieces of glass to purchase - excellent Christmas presents. So do come armed with cash - what an easy way to do your Christmas shopping, among friends over a glass of wine! And talking about Christmas, our Christmas Dinner will be at the Raven on Tuesday, 13th December. Rowde School News In the last issue of the Village News we said goodbye to our Year 6 pupils and now we are welcoming Mrs Beswick’s new Reception Class children. As Mrs Blankley, whose baby is due shortly, is on maternity leave we also welcome Miss Shiers our new class 4 teacher. Who is Your True Love? Twist the stem of an apple and recite the alphabet until the stem comes off – this is the first initial of your true love. Using the tough end of the stem, tap it against the skin of the apple and recite the alphabet until the skin breaks – the letter you say aloud when the skin broke is the last initial of your true love! Answers to last month’s quiz: (1) The Can-Can originated in Paris, France. (2) The lead singer of The Rolling Stones is Mick Jagger. (3) Radio 1 plays rock and pop for under 25s, Five Live concentrates on sport and news and the British Forces Broadcasting Service can be heard internationally by British soldiers, sailors and airmen. (4) Madonna’s children are called Lourdes and Rocco. (5) The Magic Flute, The Marriage of Figaro and Cosi Fan Tutti are all operas written by Mozart. (6) Marshall Mathers, James Todd Smith and Sean Combs are all Rap stars – Eminem, LLCool J, Puff Daddy/P Diddy. (7) The musical term for loud is forte. (8) The beatles made the album “Sergeant Pepper”. (9) Beethoven’s first name was Ludwig. (10) Two people play a duet, three a trio, four a quartet and five and quintet. JOKES! Q: How do mushrooms count? A: On their fungus! Q: What’s the difference between a bogey and a Brussels sprout? A: You can’t get a child to eat a Brussels sprout! Q: What’s orange and sounds like a parrot? A: A carrot! And finally… the lanes and hedgerows are full of wonderful blackberries now, so why not invite your parents to pick some with you and make a delicious blackberry and apple pie! The after school clubs will be starting again shortly including Phil Alsop’s Infant Football Club for Years Reception, 1 and 2. The Harvest Festival Service took place in Church on Friday 23rd September. We 10 Q; What is rhubarb? A: Embarrassed celery! 19 �Children’s Page FRUIT AND VEGETABLES QUIZ:!) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) What percentage of a lettuce is water? Who are King Edward potatoes named after? What kind of fruit is a honeydew? Which is the main vitamin found in fruit? What fruit is the drink Babycham made from? Do red peppers or green peppers have more calories? (by weight). 7) True or false: Carrots used to be a purple colour? 8) What variety of fruit is a Discovery? 9) What do we call dried plums? 10) Are tomatoes a fruit or a vegetable? FRUITY FACTS The world’s most popular fruits are bananas, oranges, grapes, apples, mangoes, coconuts, watermelons, cantaloupes and tangerines. Lachanophobia is a fear of vegetables. Research indicates that mosquitoes are more attracted to people who have recently eaten bananas. There is an apple and pear museum at the Chateau Bricquebec, France. Potato crisps were first eaten in 1853. When an orchard was picked in Brittany, one last and best apple was left at the end of the highest branch. If it clung to the branch until all the leaves fell in the autumn winds, there would be a good crop next year. 18 are always amazed at the generosity of our children and their parents who donate such a wonderful amount of produce which is then distributed to the elderly in both Rowde and Poulshot by Year 6. About 80 people came on Saturday 10th September to our really excellent night of Jazz with a superb meal thrown in! The weather was kind, with a mild and dry night ensuring that the journey from marquee to dining hall was without a soaking and everyone thoroughly enjoyed themselves. Congratulations and a big THANK YOU to Ed and Trish Lee, Mandy Housby and their families and friends who arranged a marvellous evening which had the added bonus of raising a fantastic amount for our new school swimming pool. Come to our next event 70’s & 80’s Disco Night with Mark Anthony at Rowde School Hall Saturday 8th October 7.30 – 11.30pm 70’s & 80’s Fancy Dress optional tickets £5 from the school office All proceeds towards the New school swimming pool fund A DAY IN THE LIFE OF …….... A PASSENGER ASSISTANT My day is spent taking children with special needs to and from their schools during the week. Some of the children travel by special mini-bus as they are in wheelchairs. You receive training for this as they remain in their wheelchairs for the whole journey. You learn how to secure the chairs in the mini-bus and all about the different seat belts used as well as the standard fittings. Not all the children are in wheelchairs, many are 11 �POULSHOT LADIES CLUB (with WORTON LADIES’ CLUB) TUESDAY, 18TH OCTOBER 7.30PM IN THE VILLAGE HALL TEXTILES AND FIBRES An evening of textile based workshops has been arranged allowing everyone to experience at least two activities. The number of workshops will depend on interest and in September you were asked to complete a request slip and we will try to accommodate choices where possible. If you would like to attend, but haven’t yet been to a meeting, just contact Jackie Pohnert (827046) and she will send you a request slip. The workshops already planned are: Felt jewellery Needle felt decorations or toys Spinning with a drop spindle Spinning with a wheel Kumi Himo braid making Weaving on a loom Others as numbers dictate. For most activities, you should be able to complete a project to take home (at a small cost to cover material used!). There will be very light refreshments at the change-over stage. Letters Page Please feel free to write to the Village News to share your views, opinions and concerns on local or national issues. Serious or humorous letters welcomed! Please send your letters to: Poulshot Village News, c/o John Quinn, 51 The Green, Poulshot, Devizes, SN10 1RT 12 Before we all took our seats jugs of Kir (white wine and cassis) were circulated two or three times as an aperitif, and then at about 1.00pm, came the food. First we each had a half melon, filled with port and surmounted by a slice of local smoked ham. This was followed by dishes of cous-cous and white haricots beans. Next came the lamb, brought around the tables by the cooks, carrying very large plastic boxes full of carved slices of delicious, succulent roast lamb, done to a turn, and inviting us all to take as much as we wanted. That was fine, as was the invitation to second helpings twenty minutes later, as was perhaps the interlude when trays of grilled pork fillets were passed round for those who didn’t like lamb. However, the third and fourth meat distribution taxed all but the most dedicated carnivores and even the lip-licking dogs, who were having a wonderful time under the tables, had had enough, although they seemed unwilling to admit defeat. It was at this stage that one of our party produced a large handkerchief and parcelled up a large selection of meat – “for the dog, at home,” – he said unconvincingly, chewing on his final chop bone. There was a break for the expansion of waist bands before bowls of salad were distributed to clean the palate and make way for local brie and goat cheeses, soon to be followed by an array of apple tarts and apple and chocolate cakes. Coffee was accompanied by a glass of walnut liqueur (made in the village), and that was that! Apart, that is, from the speeches, by the Mayor, the chief cook and the organiser, who had broken away for the moment from the workers meal that was being eaten in another part of the chateau’s ruins. At about 5.00pm we all staggered out of the ruins (of the chateau and the lunch) and away. Not a soul (or their animals) left hungry or, indeed, anything but at least full, and no-one complained at the price – EU15 (£10) a head, including everything but the bottles of wine. PS. – France is a recognised nation of smokers; but the hardest thing to find on this occasion was a cigarette, as one of our number, expert scrounger though she is, found to her dismay. PPS. Having described Poulshot’s picnic to some of those present at Carlux, they thought they might come our way next year – ‘Welcome’, I said, ‘but please bring your own lamb sandwiches!’ 17 �GRANTS FOR RURAL COMMUNITIES We have been given details of the following grants that may be of interest to organisations or individuals in the village. DEFRA – The Dept for the Environment, Food & Rural Affairs has announced that it is making available £1 million through its Parish Plans Grant Scheme. The scheme, which is being administered by the Rural Community Councils, is open primarily to Parish Councils in order to undertake community consultation and to identify local needs. The maximum grant is likely to be in the region of £5,000. All approvals for funding will need to be completed by 31st March 2006. www.defra.gov.uk/ funding/what/community.htm. UK Villages Community Kitty - This provides grants of between £50 £500 for a range of community based projects. In the past the fund has awarded grants for projects ranging from a knitting circle to a playgroup needing toys, sports equipment for Cubs, and support for several village halls and playing field committees – as well as a number of Heritage projects. The next closing date for applications is the 10th October 2005. www.ukvillages.co.uk/articles.nfs/content/ukvkitty. Extra £100 Million for Voluntary and Community Groups (UK) The Big Lottery Fund has announced that it is making available an extra £100 million to support applications made under the now closed Community Fund programmes. The Big Lottery Fund’s Voluntary and Community Funding Programmes closed for applications on 31st May 2005 to make way for the introduction of its new programmes. The extra funding is being made available as a result of the Big Lottery Fund receiving an unprecedented number of applications by this deadline. www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/newsroom/release POULSHOT VILLAGE WEB SITE www.poulshot.org.uk Do you have any – Photographs, information, advertisements, or events that you would like to put on the web site. If so please contact: Mike Wilson (828100) or email mai_wilson@onetel.com 16 ambulant, but as some are hyper-active they need special seat belts that pass around them and under the seat. All these children love music, so the driver puts on a CD and we all sing and clap along. They love doing that. They also like to count different types of car and of animals and we join in with this too. These pastimes help to occupy the children during the journey. Some of them have days when they are off colour, and this can be somewhat stressful, but I find that a bit of extra ‘TLC’ works wonders. The journeys vary, sometimes they are around Devizes and the surrounding villages, sometimes further, for example to Swindon or to Frome. The passenger assistant and the driver work together for the benefit of the children, we’re a mini-team. An added bonus of being a passenger assistant is that when the children have their holidays, so do I. This is a real gain as, when I was nursing, Christmas was often a normal working day for me. What makes this occupation so worthwhile for me is when a little child’s hand slips into mine and I give that little hand a squeeze and then its owner a hug. And when they look at me I see something in their eyes that I can’t put into words, but I know it’s special, very special, and that’s what these children are. POULSHOT ‘AUTUMN’ OPEN GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP 22nd September 2005 The weather was perfect, and while the golf was sometimes rather less than perfect, much fun was had by all. The winners were the team led by Derek Bullen, (The Bullen Bandits) who had a great nett score of 62.8. The winning team comprised Derek, Tim Bullen, Alistair Lord and Simon Harris - well done! A total of 23 actually played, and several ladies joined us for dinner at the North 13 �Wilts Golf Club, which all proved to be a most enjoyable end to the day. The next match is planned for the Spring – why not join us, you don’t have to be an ace golfer. (Contact Jim Aldridge 828632). WILTSHIRE NUMISMATIC SOCIETY The Society met in Poulshot Village Hall on Monday 20th June, for “Paul’s Numismatic and Historical Quiz”. Thought not quite as well attended as usual it was a jolly evening much enjoyed by those who were there. The quiz winner by a clear five points was Mr Richard Jeffery. The raffle made £9.00 for Society funds. On Monday 18th July the Society met for a talk and demonstration entitled “Just Gold” by Michael Bowden. The meeting was very well attended and a close interest was shown in the gold coins on display. A quiz for a specific gold coin was won by Mr Ken Holt, who had the date exactly right. £17.00 was made on the raffle. On 15th August a very well attended meeting gathered for “A Video Visit to the Royal Mint”, by Richard and Verity Jeffery. The video showed the workings of the Royal Mint, from the rolled metal to the final coins. The Mint not only makes all our own coins and medals, but supplies 37 other countries with their coins and medals as well. For over 150 years coins had been struck at the Royal Mint at Tower Hill in London, but with the introduction of decimal currency in 1971, a new Mint was established at Llantrisant, in South Wales. Michael Bowden has been privileged in visiting the new Mint twice but for security reasons this had now been stopped, a great disappointment for numismatists. Before this meeting, the committee met to finalise financial arrangements for the 40th Anniversary Dinner. The dinner to mark the 40th Anniversary of the founding of the Wiltshire Numismatic Society was held in the Raven on Friday 2nd September. Fifteen members and their friends were present and a very good time was had by all, although two members were prevented by illness from attending. The President gave a short talk and proposed a toast to the Society and to Absent Friends. £31 was raised on the raffle. RAVEN QUIZ The Raven Quiz evenings will start again in November - look out for details! 14 VILLAGE PICNIC II - A Co-incidence! Carlux, the Dordogne, France 4th September 2005 Sadly we were away for the Poulshot Picnic in August (see report on page 4 ). However, a few days later we went to France to visit friends, and after a hard day’s drive of some 350 miles, and an excellent dinner, we were taken aback to be told that the following day, Sunday, we were all going to a village picnic! As a throwaway remark, it was described as the annual “Lamb Feast”, or “Meschui” –“you’ll enjoy it.” And so to bed – exhausted. Sunday was a glorious day, hot and sunny and our host’s enthusiasm for the event made sure that we were in the right frame of mind. Apparently, the “Meschui”, the word derives from North African Arabic, was held every year in the village of Carlux, at the eastern end of the Dordogne, near the historic town of Sarlat. The general impression was that it was a celebration of a successful lambing season, and everyone who was anyone would be there – a bit like Poulshot! The party was held in the remains of a chateau high above the village looking down on the river Dordogne and the surrounding countryside. The chateau had been largely destroyed by the rotten English in the middle of the fifteenth century, but sufficient of it remained to provide seating for about 150 or so, under shade fortunately, and also for the cooking and preparation area. We were lucky that our host was able to force his way in the car up the very steep approach to the chateau, to have walked would have necessitated a dangerous increase in refreshment on arrival at the gates. The roasting was in full swing when we arrived, four animals on spits over firepits being turned by stalwart villagers with hands and feet – they had been at it since very early morning and the smell was magical. Tables had been laid out on the main concourse from which one could see for miles and a cheerful crowd was assembling. A bar was dispensing bottles of wine, EU6 (£4), each and very drinkable after the first mouthful), and there was much greeting of old friends and introducing of new ones. Most of those present were villagers and our party, consisting of a number of the resident English (plus two itinerants from Poulshot), a Pole a German, a Canadian, a Springer Spaniel as well as a number of less easily recognised dogs, were all made very welcome. The disparity in language soon evaporated with the wine and general bonhomie. 15 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Village Magazine Description An account of the resource PDF versions of the Village Magazine distributed between 2004 and Present. 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Firstly, why; secondly, what should, or could we do about it; and, thirdly, should we enter at all? The judges’ report is singularly unhelpful with generally vague comments leading to what appear to be unsupported and somewhat arbitrary marks. As a matter of passing interest our mark out of 100 was 58, one less than Worton and 13 less than the category winner, Urchfont. However, if we do enter, and wish to be taken seriously, then there are two aspects to the competition that need to be addressed, private and corporate. Clearly there is a private responsibility to maintain our house and garden frontages generally in a reasonably clean and tidy way, even if they are not intended to be show flower displays. Deadline for copy for October issue - 20th September Tel: 01380 828501 Email: john.quinn@saqnet.co.uk WILTSHIRE NUMISMATIC SOCIETY TO LET North Cornish Holiday Cottage (Founded in Devizes 1965) Available all year round for Weekend & Mid-Week Breaks Along with Week Holidays 3 miles from Surfing Beach & Bude, North Cornwall Well Equipped & sleeps up to 8 Beautiful Garden Summer House & Parking Meetings held on third Monday of the month March to December inclusive 8pm at Poulshot Village Hall For further details Contact Bo Details from Mr M Bowden Tel: 01380 828432 Miles-Hobbs on 01380 813092 36 The corporate responsibility must be to look after common areas – the Green, road edges, ponds, footpaths etc and also to remove rubbish. This should surely start with the Parish Council, possibly in conjunction with the Village Trust – a sort of Joint Task Force! Whatever the public view, and whatever competitions are held and league tables published, let us remember that this is our home, we live here because we wish to live here and it is up to us to maintain the standards we want. Anyway, it would be interesting to hear your views – letters to the Editor, by the end of August please. We have another “Day in the Life of a …..”, different from the first article but showing just another way of telling a story that the author hopes will be of interest. I know that there are lots of good stories to tell and that possibly one or two might already be on the drawing board. Please go just that little bit further and post it, e- mail it or stick it through our door. I’m afraid that there will now be another production gap for the Village News and the next issue will come out as at 1st October. Please be sure to have contributions to us by 20th September at the latest. 1 �Finally, a plug for the Village Picnic, in the Green Gardens Woodland on Sunday 28th August. It’s a great place for a party and there is room for all! It’s a free-for-all kind of affair with no organisation other than opening the gates. Bring a picnic, the odd thirst quencher, something to sit on and under, the children, games – whatever you feel appropriate. Most of all – PLEASE COME. DATES FOR YOUR DIARY August Fri 5 Mon 8 Fri 12 Mon 15 Village Kerbside Paper Collection Mobile Library, The Raven, 11.35am-11.50am Timber Waste Collection Skip, Village Hall, 8am -10.30am Wiltshire Numismatic Society, Village Hall, 8pm - The Tranquil Moment HEALTH & BEAUTY CLINIC DECLEOR PARIS Treatments include: non surgical face lifts facials massage manicures pedicures non surgical body slimming & toning reflexology eyelash/brow tints& shaping waxing make up electrolysis spray tanning BOTOX “A VideoVisit to the Royal Mint” - Richard & Verity Jeffery Fri 19 Mon 22 Sun 28 Wed 31 September Fri 2 Fri 2 Mon 5 Tue 13 Village Kerbside Paper Collection Mobile Library, The Raven, 11.35am-11.50am Village Picnic, Green Gardens Woodland, 1.00pm Poulshot Nurseries Open Day, 6.00pm DECLEOR aromatherapy skin care and O.P.I nail care products are used for treatments and are also available for purchase For more information or an appointment call Jo on 01380 828297 The Old Stables, Middle Green Farm, The Green, Poulshot, Devizes, Wiltshire, SN10 1SD Village Kerbside Paper Collection Wiltshire Numismatic Society “40th Anniversary Dinner” The Raven, Poulshot Mobile Library, The Raven, 11.35am-11.50am Parish Council, Public Meeting, Village Hall, 6.30pm re: Citizens Advice Bureau Fri 16 Mon 19 Wed 21 Fri 30 Tue 27 October Sat 1 Sun 2 Mon 3 Tue 4 Thu 6 Tue 18 Village Kerbside Paper Collection Mobile Library, The Raven, 11.35am-11.50am Wednesday Group, Village Hall, 7.30pm-9.00pm “Creation - Should we Genetically Modify the Natural Order?” Village Kerbside Paper Collection Poulshot Village Trust, Village Hall Harvest Supper, Village Hall, 7.00pm Harvest Festival, St Peter’s Church, 6.00pm Mobile Library, The Raven, 11.35am-11.50am Parish Council - Emergency Planning Meeting and Exercise, Village Hall (Provisional) Green Waste Collection Skip, Village Hall, 8.00am-10.30am Ladies Club, Textiles & Fibres, Village Hall, 7.30pm 2 35 �Wed 19 JILLIAN NEWSOM MSSCh MBChA CHIROPODIST Registered member of the British Chiropody & Podiatry Association Visiting Practice 01380 828257 Mobile 07773 987508 Equestria, Berhills Lane, Seend, Melksham, Wiltshire SN12 6RR Do you need help with: Self Assessment Business Plans Taxation Presentation to Banks Contact: GORDON LAWRENCE Chartered Accountant 30, The Pound Bromham Tel: Devizes 850294 Free initial consultation Wednesday Group, Village Hall, 7.30pm-9.00pm “Halloween” LETTER FROM THE CHAIRMAN OF THE PARISH COUNCIL Dear Parishioners, After the May Parish Council meeting several matters were raised which need to be put before the Parish. Litter. There have been several instances of Garden refuse and general litter being left in the village, in particular around the Green, in ditches and in one case in a pond adjacent to the Green. You should be aware that recent legislation has increased the fines for such activities and they are extremely high. Please do not dump your garden waste where it spoils others’ enjoyment and can cause drainage or pollution problems. Access across the Green. There are defined access routes across the Green, and it would seem that there are vehicle users who are taking short cuts across the grass. Please discourage all from doing so and report registration numbers to the Clerk if the nuisance continues. Parking on the Green. This is not allowed, and although exceptions are made for approved events and purposes by the Parish Council, no right to park exists. No one is going to object to temporary parking for visitors etc. however where regular parking is taking place and damage to the Green results, it cannot be allowed. The Church Triangle. Despite the efforts of the Council and Wessex Water, it has not been possible to produce a satisfactory outcome to the landscaping of this area. As there is likely to be more works by Wessex this year, it has been decided to wait until September before trying to landscape again. In the mean time please try not to damage the area by parking or using it as a turning circle. If the traffic continues to use this as part of the road some measure will have to be taken to prevent vehicular access to the area. For all those having to view the current eyesore, our apologies. M Hues Parish Council Chairman 34 3 �Village Groups, Clubs & Societies POULSHOT VILLAGE HALL POULSHOT MOTHERS & TODDLERS GROUP at The Village Hall, Poulshot GREEN GARDENS WOODLAND Come and join us for some company toys and games to play with coffee and a chat Held every Thursday from 9.30am to 11.30am £4.00 per hour (for regular users) £5.00 per hour (for non-regular users) Tel: Nicky Baber 828573 wef 1.9.05 Tel: Fiona Murray-Gourlay (828436) VILLAGE PICNIC SUNDAY 28 AUGUST 1.00PM BRING YOUR OWN PICNIC FOR A BIG VILLAGE GET-TOGETHER AND ENJOY YOUR NEW WOODLAND 4 Available for Meetings, Functions, Clubs and Private Parties 33 �DOLMAN AUDIO VISUAL Berhill’s Lane Farm, Sells Green, Melksham Telephone 01380 828524 We know HI FI TELEVISION VIDEO DVD literally inside out For personal service and a professional repair to any make of product, ancient or modern, please telephone Maggie or Peter We also stock a range of quality reconditioned (non ex-rental) equipment carrying a minimum 6 months warranty DOLMAN AUDIO VISUAL is an Authorised Service Centre providing technical assistance on behalf of leading manufacturers. TONY PARSONS DOMESTIC APPLIANCE ENGINEER WASHING MACHINES/COOKERS/DRIERS SERVICE & REPAIRS TEL: 01380 723279 MOBILE: 07970 117023 SPANISH APARTMENT -CABO ROJA, COSTA BLANCA Sleeps 6 All Amenities, shared pool, TV, set in lovely private gardens Close to airport, night life, shops, beach, golf courses, lovely coastal walks Available summer & winter Reasonable rates: £150-£300 per week Tel: Chris or Rachel - 01753 841916 www.myvillarenters.com prop ref: 3536 32 POULSHOT PARISH COUNCIL The Council met on 13th July. Apologies were received from Mr Hunloke. PC Deuchars (Wilts Police), Mrs Carr (Kennet DC) and Mrs Rugg (Wilts CC) and four members of the public were present. The full minutes of the meeting are held by the Parish Clerk, and will be displayed on the Parish web site – www.poulshot.org.uk and on the Parish notice board. Points discussed include: Crime. Petty theft and vandalism around remote farm buildings. Speed Limits. It appears that the Parish Council will be invited to contribute towards the cost of any reduction in the speed limit. It was unlikely that any formal application for a reduction will be dealt with before Spring 2006. Church Lane. The triangle at the end of the road has now been de-turfed and re-seeded and some growth of grass is apparent. Youth Action. Mr Tim Nixon has continued to plan future youth activities in the village and particularly in conjunction with Rowde and Bromham. In June 2006 he hopes to hold a Youth Action Day on the Green. He seeks a couple of teenagers to help with the arrangements; call (828012). Sarsen. Meetings with Sarsen were to take place at the end of July regarding parking at the Terrace and the maintenance of properties there. Waste Collection. Discussions are to be held with Kennet over new arrangements for the collection of waste. Foot Paths. Wiltshire CC has received four requests for footpaths to be upgraded to by-ways. The County Council is to be pressed to ensure that full consultation procedures are followed. Best Kept Village. See Editorial on page 1. Plans. Approval was given to plans for an extension to 30 Poulshot Road, which will now go to Kennet DC. Modified plans to proposals for the proposed access to 134 Poulshot Road were discussed. Objections were raised and will be forwarded to Kennet DC. The Green. New holes for goal posts will be dug shortly; the crowns of a number of trees will be raised and agreement was given to the allocation of an allotment in the Green Gardens to Mr Longden, 41 The Green. Hay Lane. Highways have agreed to repair the Iron Bridge in Hay Lane. Water Pressure. The long-standing problem of low water pressure was raised and the problem will be referred to Wessex Water. 5 �The next meeting of the Council, which will be open to the public, and which it is hoped will include a presentation on the Citizen’s Advice Bureau, will be at 6.30pm on Tuesday 13th September. The Wigglybus Line 85 POULSHOT VILLAGE HALL Bookings With effect from 1st September, bookings for the Village Hall should be made through Mrs Fiona Murray-Gourlay (828436). Until 1st September, Mrs Nickie Baber (828573) will continue taking bookings. Poulshot 100 Club The new 100 Club begins 1st October 2005. To those of you who are already members please continue to support your Village Hall, and if you have not joined yet please do so now. The cost is just £15 per year and there are great cash prizes every month. First prize Christmas Draw is £100. To join contact John Scammell (828470) or Jim Aldridge (828632). Race Meeting. The Committee are planning to hold a Race Meeting in the Hall during September or October. Details will be circulated to all as soon as a date can be confirmed. 100 Club Prizewinners - June 2005: 1st prize (£25) Brian James 2nd prize (£15) Andrew Herridge; 3rd prize (£10) Val Underwood July draw in the Raven on 29 July. ST PETER’S CHURCH, POULSHOT From Where I Stand… …at a wedding I am at a point of privilege and pleasure as well as one of responsibility! As most people, although not all, choose a summer date, it is at this point in the mid to late summer that there are usually several couples who I have already married, some waiting for their day to come, or others making preparations for next year or beyond! Standing with two people in front of me, as the bridal music finishes, waiting for the service to start is a time to stand with them and be the support and guide through these precious few moments. From where I stand it is with the confidence and yet hopefully the sensitivity to lead them as they marry each other. My role is to represent the Church and the law, as well as to be their support, while their’s is to make their vows and demonstrate their commitment to each other in front of the witnesses of family and friends. It’s like having 6 Devizes - Poulshot - Marston - Worton - Potterne Bookable country bus services from Poulshot to Devizes. When booking the Wigglybus you are advised to call the booking centre at least 20 minutes before the bus begins its journey by telephoning 01249 460600. Monday - Friday a.m. p.m. p.m. Poulshot to Devizes via Marston, Worton and Potterne Dep Poulshot (Raven Inn) Stop No. 10165 9.37 12.22 3.07 Arr Devizes (Market Place) “ “ 10038 10.00 12.45 3.30 Devizes to Poulshot via Bath Road and Caen Hill Dep Devizes (Pelican Inn) Stop No. 10038 9.30 Arr Poulshot (Raven Inn) “ “ 10165 9.37 Saturdays 12.15 3.00 12.22 3.07 a.m. a.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. Poulshot to Devizes via Marston, Worton and Potterne Dep Poulshot (Raven Inn)Stop No. 10165 8.32 10.22 1.07 Arr Devizes (Market Place)” “ 10038 8.55 10.45 1.30 3.37 4.00 7.52 8.15 Devizes to Poulshot via Bath Road and Caen Hill Dep Devizes (Pelican Inn)Stop No. 10038 8.25 10.15 1.00 Arr Poulshot (Raven Inn) “ “ 10165 8.32 10.22 1.07 3.30 3.37 7.45 7.52 Fares to and from Devizes Standard 10 Journey Adult Single Adult Return Child Single Child Return £1.10 £6.50 £1.50 £0.75 £4.50 £1.10 31 �Hardy Perennials Perennials in profusion—old and new varieties for all seasons Rowde Mill Nursery—Rowde (off A342—opposite Rowdeford School) Telephone and Fax—01380 723016 POULSHOT NURSERIES OPEN EVENING The Nurseries will be open to Poulshot residents and their families from 6.00pm on Wednesday 31st August. Open Thursday—Sunday 10 am to 5 pm April to the end of September SKIPS FOR RECYCLING ALZHEIMERS SUPPORT Alzheimers is an illness we hear more and more about these days and many of us are aware of someone who suffers from it. We also have seen the problems it presents to the sufferer, but also the difficulties with which the carer has to cope. The main symptoms are based around forgetfulness and confusion about everyday things and as the illness progresses these symptoms increase. It is wise to contact Alzheimers Support before the situation becomes seriously difficult. Right at the beginning we can help you get a diagnosis; put you in touch with a memory clinic that may be able to prescribe medicine that will halt the illness for a while; give you information that will help you manage. Information can be about the illness, financial and legal aspects of caring, including benefits, carers groups, counselling, day care and respite services. There will be skips outside the Village Hall from 8.00am 10.30am as follows: Friday 12th August Thursday 6th October If you have this illness or are caring for someone with dementia, please contact us – 01225 776481, we have an office in a local town near you. Wiltshire County Councillor Mrs Patricia Rugg - 01380 722677 2 The Farmhouse, Byron Road, Devizes SN10 5NS Kennet District Councillor The Kennet District Councillor for Seend and Poulshot is Thelma Carr. You can contact her on email at: thelma.carr@kennet.gov.uk 30 7 Timber Green Waste �the very best front row seats at the theatre, or being invited to eavesdrop on someone’s private conversation, or called into someone’s secret garden or to view their secret treasures… From where I stand at a wedding is an honour but one that comes over time. The couple and I will have met several times before the wedding day, got to know one another, discussed many issues related to the meaning of love, the understanding of marriage, their readiness to make a commitment, the value of preparation not only for the wedding day but more importantly for marriage over the years to come! From where I stand at a wedding we’re witnessing the start of a new creation, and a new way of being, and from the moments of that intimacy as the couple make their vows we are looking ahead at the time to come when they will be living out the promises they have made. Looking beyond the couple are all the people with whom they will find love and support, their guests, families and friends, colleagues and neighbours. Looking beyond the day are the days to come, getting to know each other more deeply, finding ways to support one another, to help with the stress of a hard day, deal with the hurt of an argument or misunderstanding, the worries over the children, the sharing of times of both celebration and need, to continue to find the companionship of their relationship as the best place to be… From where I stand the wedding is like a telescope into the future. Perhaps many of us can find times in our lives when we can pause for a ‘stand and stare’ moment, to think about a special day or precious moment and how we have been affected by it. And then to look ahead and see how that experience has affected the rest of our lives… In that place of pausing and reflecting we may begin to sense the presence of God and so be led to see Him more clearly and find ways of knowing Him more deeply. Revd Sacha Pearce, Rector, July 2005 FIRST AND FOREMOST WE WOULD ADVISE AGAINST DEALING WITH DOORSTEP SELLERS. However, we offer the following additional advice. Cold callers are traders who call, without appointment, to try to sell you either goods or a service such as home maintenance. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. BE SUSPICIOUS 1. CHURCH NOTES Works. All will have noticed that the works on the church have finished at last and, despite the ad hoc arrangements for services and for our musical accompaniment, things really have gone quite smoothly! Indeed, more than one member of the congregation suggested that services in the choir stall gave an added dimension to the occasion and a special “cosy” feeling. However, on the first Sunday back to normal there was the sensation of “being home”. No long term alterations are planned! 8 Competent and legitimate traders do not need to get business by cold calling. Cold callers often have smart vehicles and calling cards - DO NOT BE FOOLED Traders who cold call are desperate for your business and your money. They will often make untrue statements in order to draw you in. The work they do is rarely up to standard, even if it appears so at first. The prices they charge are rarely a bargain when compared to work of a good standard Some cold callers have a “hidden agenda” which could include BURGLARY! Many cold callers use mobile phones, and give false addresses and cannot afterwards be traced. 2. 3. 4. If you do not want to buy, say NO immediately and DO NOT BE DRAWN INTO DISCUSSION. If you are tempted check out the company by calling Trading Standards or in the case of a gas, electricity or water representative, with the Company direct. In the event you are suspicious about the motives of the caller, ring Trading Standards or your local Police station. NEVER BE BULLIED INTO AGREEING TO SOMETHING YOU DON’T WANT 29 �Doorstep Caller? Who is it? Are they selling ? Are they genuine ? How do you tell and what do you look for? Advice is available from your local Trading Standards Department: For Salisbury/Kennet residents ring 01722 326367 or Clarence Freephone Number 0800 232323 AND ASK FOR CONSUMER ADVICE 28 The major aim of the works was to stabilise and underpin the fascia of the South Porch which was quite clearly moving away from the main structure with implications for safety as well as longer term collapse. This movement should now have been halted, at least for the foreseeable future. The ground beneath the forward end of the porch was dug out to a depth of some five feet, steel props fitted beneath the corner pillars and the holes filled with concrete. At the same time, a concrete filled steel tube has been inserted into the stone forming the arch above the door, ensuring that the whole is tied together. Finally the cracks in the mortar have been filled and the tiles refixed so one can hardly notice that there was ever a problem. There were two by-products – the notice-board had to come down and has been beautifully refurbished by Nigel Blenkarne, and, during the digging, some unidentifiable human bones were uncovered. These must have been buried a very long time ago, before the porch was built, and on 19th July they were given a dignified reburial in the churchyard by the Rector. Although not apparent, we hope that one other task undertaken by the builders will be effective – blocking access to the church by nesting birds, via the damaged coping stones above the East wall. We have tried before and hope that this effort will be successful. We also took advantage of the ladders and labour on site to unhook the chandelier above the Sanctuary so that we can try to have it cleaned (or even clean it ourselves.) We hope to have it in place again for the Carol Service on Christmas Eve. The only other thing we have to do now is to replenish our funds in order to replace the significant outlay we have had to bear. St Peter’s Weekend. Despite a very cold and rather lacklustre day, this year’s Fete raised in the order of £1,000 and our thanks go to all those who came, who contributed and who helped with manning stalls, running events and generally in being useful. Despite the chilly weather, the service in the marquee on the following morning attracted a congregation of over forty to hear the new Archdeacon, the Venerable John Wraw, preach. Keys. Over the past few weeks there has been an unusual amount of movement by church door keys and our records are somewhat awry! Would ALL those who hold any keys to the church please let either of the Churchwardens know what they have, so that we can arrange either redeployment or reinforcement. 9 �Harvest Festival Weekend. This will be celebrated over the weekend 1st/2nd October, with the Harvest Supper in the Village Hall on the Saturday and Harvest Evensong on Sunday. Places for supper can be reserved through members of the PCC. Contributions of produce to decorate the Church will be welcomed in the period leading up to the event. Do you need to go to the Royal United Hospital, Bath? Don’t want to Drive? Worried About Parking? CHURCH SERVICES— AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2005 POULSHOT, SEEND AND BULKINGTON 7th August 8.00am 9.30am 11.15am 6.00pm BCP Holy Communion Parish Eucharist Parish Eucharist Evensong SEEND BULKINGTON SEEND POULSHOT 14th August 8.00am 9.30am 11.15am 6.00pm BCP Holy Communion Matins Family Eucharist Holy Communion SEEND POULSHOT SEEND BULKINGTON 21st August 8.00am BCP Holy Communion 9.30am Family Eucharist SEEND BULKINGTON 11.15am Parish Eucharist SEEND 6.00pm BCP Holy Communion POULSHOT 28th August 8.00am 9.30am 11.15am 6.00pm BCP Holy Communion Family Eucharist Parish Eucharist Evensong SEEND POULSHOT SEEND BULKINGTON 4th September 8.00am BCP Holy Communion 9.30am Parish Eucharist 11.15am Parish Eucharist 6.00pm Evensong SEEND BULKINGTON SEEND POULSHOT 10 CALL THE WILTSHIRE HOPPER ! 01985 212 213 (Monday to Friday 8.30am to 5.30pm) A unique service for Anybody living in Western Wiltshire who does not need medical assistance while travelling. You can use it to attend out-patient appointments, for visiting inpatients, to get to work at the hospital or for any other reason. Runs on Mondays to Fridays Door to Door service or from a convenient pick-up point A seat is booked for you Easy access, user friendly buses Fares range from £4.00 to £8.50 return Concessionary fares available First bus arrives RUH at 8.30am Last bus departs RUH at 5.30pm You must book by 5.30pm at least 2 working days before travel. The earlier you book the more chance of meeting the time you want. It is strictly first come first served. For full details, call 01985 212 213 for leaflet. 27 �The Language of Compromise Euro language: the European Commission have just announced an agreement whereby English will be the official language of the EU rather than German which was the other possibility. As part of the negotiations Her Majesty’s Government conceded that English spelling had some room for improvement. They have accepted a 5 year plan which should be known as ‘EuroEnglish’. In the first year ‘s’ will replace the soft ‘c’. Sertainly this will make the sivil servants jump with joy. The hard ‘c’ will be dropped in favour of the ‘k’. This should klear the confusion and keyboards kan have one less letter. There will be growing publik enthusiasm in the sekond year when the troublesome ‘ph’ will be replased with ‘f’. This will make words like ‘fotograf’ 20% shorter. In the third year publik akseptanse of the new spelling kan be expekted to reach the stage where komplikated changes are possible. Governments will enkourage the removal of double letters which have always ben a deterent to akurate speling. Also, al wil agre that the horrible mes of the silent ‘e’s in the languag is disgrasful and they should go away. By the 4th yar, people wil be reseptiv to steps such as replasing ‘th’ with ‘z’ and ‘w’ with ‘v’. During ze fifz year,ze unesary ‘o’ kan be droped from vords containing ‘ou’ and similar changes vud of kors be aplid to ozer kombinations of letters. After zis ve vil have a reli sensible riten styl. Zer vil be no mor trubls or difikultis and evirivun vil find it ezi tu understand ech ozer. But have no fear for the survival of our wonderful language: English WILL prevail, Europe demands it………… 26 11th September 8.00am BCP Holy Communion 9.30am Matins 11.15am Family Eucharist 6.00pm Holy Communion SEEND POULSHOT SEEND BULKINGTON 18th September 8.00am BCP Holy Communion 9.30am Family Eucharist 11.15am Parish Eucharist 6.00pm BCP Holy Communion SEEND BULKINGTON SEEND POULSHOT 25th September 8.00am BCP Holy Communion 9.30am Family Eucharist 11.15am Parish Eucharist 6.00pm Evensong SEEND POULSHOT SEEND BULKINGTON 2nd October - HARVEST FESTIVAL 8.00am BCP Holy Communion 9.30am Parish Eucharist 11.15am Parish Eucharist 6.00pm Evensong SEEND BULKINGTON SEEND POULSHOT WEEKDAY SERVICES Mondays Tuesdays Thursdays 9.00am 9.00am 9.00am Matins Matins Matins SEEND POULSHOT BULKINGTON CHURCH ROSTERS August 7 August 6.00pm 14 August 9.30am 21 August 6.00pm 28 August 9.30am September 4 September 6.00pm 11 September 9.30am 18 September 6.00pm 25 September 9.30pm October 2 October 6.00pm Reader Mrs J James Mr N Hunloke Lady K Hunloke Rector Sidesman Mr M Hues Mrs J James Mr D Bullen Mr M Houghton Mr M Hues Mr/Mrs D Hargreaves Mrs Y Baber Rector Mr M Hues Mr N Hunloke Mr J Quinn Mrs J Janes Mr R Janes Mr M Hues 11 �FLOWERS August/September 7 August 14 & 21 Aug 28 Aug & 4 Sept 11 Sept 18 Sept 25 Sept October 2 - Mrs Mandy Housby Mrs Pam Langton Mrs Yvonne Baber Mrs Nora Dixon Mrs Suzie Quinn Lady Kate Hunloke HARVEST FESTIVAL - All Helpers please LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Sir A big “thank you” to Tim Gravina for cutting a path at the top end of Hay Lane through to the bridge, and to the other secateur wielding dog walkers who have cut back the Brambles and Hawthorn bushes round the stiles. It is really appreciated (even if we don’t say so often enough). A Grateful Walker (Name and address supplied) CONGRATULATIONS To Hugo Clarke and Nicky Mummery on their engagement. We wish them a long and happy life together THE WEDNESDAY GROUP The Wednesday Group is a discussion group formed to consider and discuss major issues of the day. The Group meets on the third Wednesday of each month, normally in the Poulshot Village Hall, at 7.30pm and finishes about 9.00pm. Subjects discussed so far have been “How do we Feed the World?” and “Can we live without the Church (church)?” The next meeting will be on Wednesday 21st September, when the topic will be “Creation – Should we Genetically Modify the Natural Order?” Future topics planned so far are “Halloween” on 19th October, and “Onward Christian Soldiers!” on 16th November. All are welcome, please join us. POULSHOT LADIES CLUB Unfortunately, the Progressive Supper that was due to be held on 9th July had to be cancelled. It is hoped to perhaps re-organise this Supper at a later date. No functions have been organised for August or September at the time of going to print. If this changes, details will be circulated to members. On Tuesday, 18th October we will be playing hosts to Worton Ladies Club. A Textiles and Fibres evening is being organised in the Village Hall with a number of workshops. Details are to be found on page 13 of the Village News. On Wednesday, 23rd November there will be a talk by a representative 12 THANK YOU We would like to thank everyone who supported the Lackham Vintage Society, Vintage Gathering, held on Poulshot Village Green on the evening of Wednesday 22nd June 2005. Thank you to all of the people who kindly donated raffle prizes, the Village Hall Committee for the use of the Village Hall, John Scammell and Peter Jeary for providing the refreshments and also the Poulshot Parish Council for allowing us to use the Village Green for this event. A total of £337.00 was raised and has been donated to the Wiltshire Air Ambulance. Thank you once again. Keith and Pauline Day BE WARNED ! My heart sank when I received a letter the other day from Wiltshire Police. It was a proforma affair with my name and car number - what had I done? Apparently on a day in early May, my car had been noted as parked, and having a mobile phone on the passenger seat with the driver’s window half open. Now, it can’t have been me (I say), and it can’t have been her (she says), so we’re both guilty, as warned. It was a salutary lesson! POULSHOT NEWS PUBLICATION DATES Issue Date 1st October 1st November 1st December Copy Date 20th September 20th October 20th November 25 �everywhere. The Times also suffered from a falling circulation while the Telegraph’s was rising – it was not an easy time. For a while our lunches continued and it was not unusual to find that on at least two or three times a week one didn’t see the office in the afternoon. I have to confess that when that aspect began to change I was relieved because I was not sure just how long my constitution could stand the pace. Apart from the manager, two other very experienced and senior colleagues (both ex-soldiers) did not survive longer than the next two years. And so I gave the newspaper industry best; but it had served its purpose and I had learned that I hated working in London, I hated commuting, I was bad at selling and that I really couldn’t cope with too many lunches, all lessons that I ignored some years later when……but that’s another story. POULSHOT GOLF DAY The Poulshot Golf Day was held at the North Wilts Golf Club on Thursday 9th June. 16 players took part in a Texas Scramble consisting of 4 teams. After a very close contest the final result was: 1st Place Liz Plank, Mike Hues, John Bathe, John Scammell 2nd Place Penny Telling, Jim Aldridge, Simon Harris, Tim Hues POULSHOT LADIES CLUB (with WORTON LADIES’ CLUB) TUESDAY, 18TH OCTOBER 7.30PM IN THE VILLAGE HALL TEXTILES AND FIBRES An evening of textile based workshops has been arranged allowing everyone to experience at least two activities. The number of workshops will depend on interest and in September you will be asked to complete a request slip and we will try to accommodate choices where possible. If you would like to attend, but haven’t yet been to a meeting, just contact Jackie Pohnert in September (827046) and she will send you a request slip. The workshops already planned are: Felt jewellery Needle felt decorations or toys Spinning with a drop spindle Spinning with a wheel Kumi Himo braid making Weaving on a loom Others as numbers dictate. For most activities, you should be able to complete a project to take home (at a small cost to cover material used!). There will be very light refreshments at the change-over stage. 3rd Place Phil Ireson, Phil’s Friend, Stuart Plank, Jonathan Hawkins 4th Place Peter Jeary, Michael Harris, Philip Piper, Dominic Camacho The evening concluded with a most enjoyable Dinner Why not join us next year? Letters Page Please feel free to write to the Village News to share your views, opinions and concerns on local or national issues. Serious or humorous letters welcomed! Please send your letters to: Poulshot Village News, c/o John Quinn, 51 The Green, Poulshot, Devizes, SN10 1RT 24 13 �of Aqua Glass from Bath. The company will be bringing lots of pieces of glass to purchase - excellent Christmas presents. So do come armed with cash - what an easy way to do your Christmas shopping, among friends over a glass of wine! And talking about Christmas, our Christmas Dinner will be at the Raven on Tuesday, 13th December. So please put all these dates in your diaries. HARVEST SUPPER Village Hall Saturday 1st October 7pm SUPPER DRINKS RAFFLE ENTERTAINMENT Tickets £7 from PCC Members Rowde School News On Friday 10th June Class 6 drove for four and a half hours to Westward Ho in Devon for an adventure weekend. We experienced a number of different activities including abseiling off a 40ft tower, rock climbing (up the same tower), many fun initiative exercises, fencing, survival skills, making a shelter, fire etc., scavenger hunt and surfing. All year six found this a very enjoyable weekend. Eleanor Robinson Class 6 Book Week started on June 13th. Three children’s authors visited giving the children a marvellous insight into how they write books. There have been story telling sessions, games and competitions as well. On the Thursday evening at 6pm there was a ‘Bedtime Story’ session. Nearly 90 children arrived in their pyjamas to listen to a bedtime story and have a cup of cocoa or orange and a chocolate biscuit. What fun! To mark the end of this highly successful week there was a ‘Best Fictional Character’ competition which gave the children the opportunity to dress up. 14 JOKES JOKES JOKES JOKES JOKES JOKES JOKES Knock Knock Whoùs there? Tuna Tuna who? Tuna violin and itùll sound much better! Q:What is Mozart doing in his coffin? A:Decomposing!! Q:What instrument does a skeleton play? A:The trombone! Q:What is a meatball? A:A dance in a butcherùs shop! Answers to last month’s quiz. 1. Tony Blair supports Newcastle. 2. Gertrude Ederle swam the channel. 3. Man U play at Old Trafford, Liverpool play at Anfield, Leeds play at Elland Road, Rangers play at Ibrox and Sunderland play at the Stadium of Light. 4. The results of ice dancing, diving, gymnastics and synchronised swimming are all determined by judges. 5. England, Ireland, Wales, Scotland, France and Italy all play in the rugby Six Nations. 6. Barcelona, Atlanta, Athens and Sydney have all hosted the Olympics. 7.Pippa Funnell won Badminton horse trials this year. 8. The triathlon is made up of swimming, cycling and running. 9. Roger Federer retained his Wimbledon men’s single title as he had hoped. 10. The winter Olympics 2006 will be held in Turin, Italy. Did you know that when two hundred traditional nursery rhymes were studied, it was noted that half of them contained “unsavoury elements”, including eight allusions to murder, two of choking to death, three of death by drowning and one each of death by devouring, cutting a human being in half, decapitation, squeezing, shrivelling, starvation, boiling and hanging! Don’t have nightmares!!! And finally… have a listen to some classical music by tuning in to the BBC Promenade Concerts on T.V. and Radio from now until September. 23 �CHILDREN’S PAGE MUSIC … OLD AND NEW 1. In which city did the Can Can originate? 2. Name the lead singer of the Rolling Stones. 3. Which BBC radio station … a) Plays pop rock and dance for under 25’s? b) Concentrates on live news and sports shows? c) Broadcasts to British armed forces internationally? 4. Which pop star called their children Lourdes And Rocco? 5. What connects “The Marriage of Figaro”, “The Magic Flute” and “Cosi fan Tutte”? 6. What connects Marshall Mathers,James Todd Smith and Sean Combs? 7. What is the musical term for “loud”? 8. Which group made an album about Sergeant Pepper? 9. What was the first name of the composer Beethoven? 10. What do you call a group of… A) Two musicians? B) Three musicians? C ) Four musicians? D) Five musicians? You can see which bands are playing locally, by logging on to The Devizes Gazette and Herald music and gig guide at www.thisiswiltshire.co.uk 22 Mrs Sarah Beswick is the Teacher of the Year 2005 in the West Mr Ball won a distinction and is runner up for Headteacher of the Year. Mr Ball and Mrs Beswick were both short listed for the regional Teaching Awards held on June 21st. Mrs Beswick will now go on to take part in the National Awards ceremony which will be televised from London on October 16th. Very best of luck Sarah. If you wish to add your congratulations to Sarah on the Teaching Awards web site go to www.teachingawards.com , select category winners for 2005 and then click on Sarah’s name to see the judges endorsement for her award and add your message. MANY CONGRATULATIONS to you both from all the governors. It’s been another brilliant year with both KS1 and KS2 children excelling themselves. These results are even more remarkable when you note that over 30% of year 6 children and 23% of year 2 children were receiving help in the Rainbow Room. Also year 6 targets last September, based on prior attainment, were all at least 20% down on their outstanding results Year 6 results English 91% achieved level 4 or above Maths 94% “ “ 40% achieving level 5 Science 94% “ “ 54% achieving level 5 Year 2 results Science 97% achieved level 2 or above. Reading 100% “ “ 31% achieving level 3 Writing 94% “ “ 34% achieving level 3 Maths 97% “ “ 28% achieving level 3 All the children concerned and the staff who have taught them must take the credit for another excellent years work in both Key Stages - great work everyone. Our Fete and Firewalk evening was a great success - it really was a night to remember. The Fete alone raised nearly £2,000. Add this to the marvellous Firewalk sponsorship of £6,500 and we raised nearly £8,500! A magnificent result for what is after all a small village school. Mr Ball and the governors are so grateful to you all helpers, sponsors, walkers and supporters. Especially well done the RSA Committee members (and husbands and wives). From the children, staff and governors - many, many THANKS!! 15 �The RSA are still busy, organising a Disco for the children just before the end of term. Our End of Term Service was held in St Matthews Church on Thursday 21st July when we said goodbye to the children in Year 6. We wish you well in the future and are proud of you all. Happy Summer holiday everyone …..Saturday 10th September …… 7.30 - 11.30pm …..Tickets £15 ….. ALL THAT JAZZ! It has now been several years since the last Jazz night. This year we welcome the Stan Scott Trio, who have played at Marlborough Jazz Festival and come highly recommended for a great night of top jazz. We have been able to keep the tickets at 2003 prices by holding this prestigious event at Rowde Primary School. Please come and support our village school. We hope to recreate a swimming pool on the new school site. Parents from 30 years ago worked so hard to building the existing pool - we feel we should try to match their vision and enterprise. Please complete the sign up form without delay and send to either: I now discovered that my job was solely to persuade Company Chairmen or Company Secretaries to advertise their firms’ annual report in the two newspaper’s Business Sections. This was done in one of two ways. Firstly one could attend the company’s annual general meeting and buttonhole the individual afterwards, or one could contact the company’s advertising agent and try the same process. To be successful, the latter method had more often than not to be accompanied by lunch in one of the many excellent wine bars and restaurants in the City. The AGM was preferred because it was clearly cheaper on expenses but also there were often shareholder’s perks at company meetings from which the Press could also benefit. Tate & Lyle was a particular favourite and one always came away with a goody bag of different types of sugar and, once, a half bottle of rum. My mentor Roger, whose surname had three parts – T-W-F –only used by his parents, took me to the meetings most likely to agree to advertise and also to those with the best perks. He explained how the Times’ representative had always been allowed to head the queue of hopeful sellers after the meeting, but that now nasty tabloids and the Daily Telegraph were getting above themselves and sometimes there was a bit of a scramble. If the Chairman said yes we called the company’s agent immediately and that was the end of our work for the day. Rowde Primary School or Trish Lee at Rowde House, High Street SN10 2ND MENU Meat menu: Starter: Pork terrine & crusty bread * Main Course: Herb and lemon stuffed turkey breast served with new potatoes & salads Vegetarian Menu: Starter: Mushroom & watercress pâté & crusty bread *Main Course: Red onion, spinach & goat’s cheese tart served with new potatoes and salads Choice of desserts: Peaches stuffed with marscapone and almonds Sticky toffee pudding with warm fudge sauce Tropical fruit salad Coffee & mints . . . . . . . . . . Name ………………………………………………………… Address ……………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………… Email Please send meat tickets & vegetarian tickets. I enclose cheque for £ , payable to ROWDE SCHOOL PTA 16 them an insight into the nasty world of commerce and, dare I say it, Civvy Street. TNL supported him in this and were always prepared to seize on anyone who was clearly going to be a star. I was taken along to meet my manager, Jack Hughes, a vastly experienced operator in the world of newspaper advertising. He was only just visible through a haze of smoke and behind a mini-everest of cigarette ends. I later discovered that he consumed over a hundred Players Number One (of his own) a day and he died of lung cancer about three years later. But he knew his job and nothing ever fazed him. He told me to find Roger, in the main office, and that this person would tell me what to do. . A couple of ads a week seemed to keep the manager happy and diverted attention from the, to me alarming, claims for expenses. Sadly, after a few months, our Chairman, the famous Duke Hussey, left and was replaced by a dynamic new man from – guess – one of the tabloids. We were immediately required to increase productivity which presented a problem, as all companies were feeling the pinch and advertising budgets were being cut continued on page 24 21 �re-thinking their vocation in life! Apparently it’s never too late to run off and join the circus! On a more sober note, we are preparing to say goodbye to our leavers and to wish them well as they prepare to move up to their senior schools. We are grateful to the Reverend Howard for officiating at a special assembly, where the children were presented with mugs commemorating their time at the Mill School. That evening, the U6 children were also treated to a delicious meal at the Bear Hotel. We must also say goodbye to Mr Dyke, our sports teacher, who has done such a sterling job developing the children’s sporting and competitive skills. But before he goes, he has one last task to perform. London may have been awarded the Olympics in 2012, but they are coming to the Mill School a little sooner, in the form of our Mini-Olympics. Events include wellie-throwing, hurdling and javelin throwing! On behalf of all the staff and children, we would like to wish you all a very happy summer holidays. Mrs G Davies, Head of Early Years Autumn Plant Fair BOLEHYDE MANOR By kind permission of the Earl and Countess Cairns Allington, Chippenham Sunday September 11th A DAY IN THE LIFE OF …….... A NEWSPAPER MAN (OF A SORT) 10:30am to 4pm Once upon a time I was in between careers (otherwise “looking for a job”), when I was offered a post as an Advertising Executive with Times Newspapers Ltd (TNL), which published both the Times and the Sunday Times. I had never worked in London, I had never sold anything, newspapers had always been something with the football results in them or in which you wrapped your fish and chips. I had virtually no money and a wife and two children and a mortgage, so £2,000 was not unattractive and might just be the beginning of a fortune. I accepted the offer and turned up for my first day in the office. Entry £3.00 Children free includes garden visit In those days the Times was published and printed from Printing House Square, opposite Blackfriars Station and there was a definite cachet attached to working there. The Sunday Times office was in Grays Inn Road. My initial interview was with the company’s Personnel Director (Human Resources nowadays). He was a retired Major General from the Royal Artillery (which might have had something to do with the offer in the first place) and he was very clear about the position. There were many officers leaving the Army at that time and he felt it reasonable to give 20 new & unusual plants from 25 specialist nurseries garden essentials, expert advice refreshments and teas Support the Wiltshire Gardens Trust 17 �NEWS FROM THE MILL SCHOOL As the term, and indeed the academic year draws to a close, the children and staff have continued to be exceptionally busy. Forms Two and Three have visited Monkey World in Dorset, whilst Form One enjoyed a Teddy Bears’ Picnic in Hillworth Park On Tuesday 28th June, Upper and Lower Sixth children were invited to participate in a Science Day at Prior Park College in Bath. The children undertook a wide variety of experiments, and thoroughly enjoyed the experience. The next day, the Mill School took part in the Devizes Primary School Sports Festival at Devizes School. We entered three teams for the High Five Netball, Football and Hockey competitions. The High Five Netball and Hockey teams both got to the semi-final stage of the competition, with the Netball team losing to the eventual overall winners! All the children enjoyed a wonderful day of sport in near perfect weather conditions. Well done to all those who participated! On Saturday 2nd July, we held our annual Speech Day. Our Honoured Guest, Mr Crispin Rowe, Headmaster of King Edward’s School in Bath, gave an excellent speech, and afterwards both he and the parents were able to tour the school to view all the children’s hard work, and enjoy a delicious lunch in the marquee. This was followed by our Sports Day which was enjoyed by children and parents alike. This year there was a tie for first place, with Windsor and Hanover Houses sharing the honours. Despite our recent unpredictable and unseasonal weather conditions, we were fortunate that the sun shone on both occasions. The Upper School performed superbly in their music concert evening. We were treated to a wide range of solo performances by singers, and instrumentalists on a wide range of instruments, including piano, violin, guitar and flute. Our orchestra gave a vibrant rendition of Haydn’s Double Surprise Symphony whilst the Junior and Chamber choir had the audience tapping their feet along to “Songs from the Sound of Music” and the “Rhythm of Life”. The evening ended with Forms L6 and U6 who did indeed dazzle with “Disney Dazzle”. A huge thank you must go to Mrs Field for organising such a splendid evening, and indeed to Mr Field who provided excellent accompaniment on the piano for some of the soloists. On Monday 11th July, the children were treated to a surprise visit from a circus entertainer, who taught them a range of skills including juggling and stilt walking. Some of the staff had a go too, and indeed may now be 18 DEVIZES AUTUMN FAIR In aid of Bath, Salisbury & Swindon Hospices MONDAY 3rd OCTOBER 2005 10.00 AM - 4.00 pm THE CORN EXCHANGE a Wide Choice of Exciting Stalls Please Support Us -Bring Your Friends Last year this event raised £7,000 Admission £3.00 30 stalls Light Refreshments Raffle GRANTS FOR RURAL COMMUNITIES We have been given details of the following grants that may be of interest to organisations or individuals in the village. DEFRA – The Dept for the Environment, Food & Rural Affairs has announced that it is making available £1 million through its Parish Plans Grant Scheme. The scheme, which is being administered by the Rural Community Councils, is open primarily to Parish Councils in order to undertake community consultation and to identify local needs. The maximum grant is likely to be in the region of £5,000. All approvals for funding will need to be completed by 31st March 2006. www.defra.gov.uk/ funding/what/community.htm. UK Villages Community Kitty - This provides grants of between £50 £500 for a range of community based projects. In the past the fund has awarded grants for projects ranging from a knitting circle to a playgroup needing toys, sports equipment for Cubs, and support for several village halls and playing field committees – as well as a number of Heritage projects. The next closing date for applications is the 10th October 2005. www.ukvillages.co.uk/articles.nfs/content/ukvkitty. 19 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Village Magazine Description An account of the resource PDF versions of the Village Magazine distributed between 2004 and Present. 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Title A name given to the resource Poulshot Village News August 2005 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 01/08/2005 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Poulshot Village News Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Poulshot Village News PVN Village News https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/org.poulshotvillagearchive/original/775fb295f9611bb56d66add1c6dcecfc.pdf fd54bb9b305db1d94cdb3821bfb9608a PDF Text Text EDITORIAL We have our first instalment of what we hope will be a long-running saga (?) – “A Day in the Life of….” We are grateful to the first member of the village to throw his hat, if not his name, into the ring, and look forward to more contributions in the months and years to come. Don’t be shy, give it a try! The Parish Council held their AGM on 10th May, preceded by a meeting open to the public. There was a clear sense of disappointment that the public turnout was so low, particularly as it had been announced at the previous meeting held on 8th March, that the vexed question of the speed limit would be aired again and voted on. Michael Hues, after his re-election as Chairman of the Council, stressed the importance of the public’s involvement with the Council’s business, so that Council members are able properly to reflect the wishes and interests of those who have elected them. A summary of the major topics considered is on page 2. Deadline for copy for August/September issue - 20th July Tel: 01380 828501 Email: john.quinn@saqnet.co.uk It will be clear to all who pass the Church that work has started on the building in order to underpin the South Porch, which has been slowly sinking over the past years. The rate of movement has increased noticeably in the last year or two to the extent that there was a possible risk of major damage, and so repairs have been commissioned. The not inconsiderable cost will be met partly by grants and partly from Church reserve funds, which will need replenishment over the next few years. During work, which should be finished by the middle of July, the Church will be closed, except on Sundays, when services will be held as normal, but solely in the chancel and using the choir stalls instead of the pews. Please note that the next issue of the Poulshot Village News will be on 1st August and will cover August AND September, so please ensure that we have any dates etc for the whole period by 20th July. Finally, a plug for the Fete, which will take place on Saturday 25th June. Details are on the enclosed leaflet and we are counting on your support. The Fete will be opened by our Community Beat Officer, PC Anne Deuchars. There is nothing sinister in this, she welcomes the opportunity to see and be seen. Let’s make it a good day out for all. John Quinn 1 �DATES FOR YOUR DIARY June Mon 20 Wed Fri Sat Sat Sun Mon July Sat Fri Sat Mon Tue Fri Wed 22 24 25 25 26 27 Wiltshire Numismatic Society, Village Hall, 8.00pm “Paul’s Numismatic & Historical Quiz” Paul Burt Steam Engine Rally on the Green, 6pm onwards Village Kerbside Paper Collection Village Fete, The Green, 2.30pm Disco and Barbecue on The Green , 8pm Open Air Service, The Green, 9.30am Mobile Library, The Raven, 11.35am-11.50am 2 8 9 11 12 15 20 Rowde School Summer Fair and Fire Walk Village Kerbside Paper Collection Poulshot Ladies Club Progressive Supper (see page 15) Mobile Library, The Raven, 11.35am-11.50am Poulshot Parish Council, Village Hall, 7.30pm Metal Waste Collection, Skip, Village Hall, 8am-1030am Wednesday Group, Village Hall, 7.30 - 9.00pm “How do we feed the world?” Fri 22 Village Kerbside Paper Collection Mon 25 Mobile Library, The Raven, 11.35am-11.50am Forthcoming Events Sun 28 Aug Village Picnic, Green Gardens Woodland, 1.00pm POULSHOT NEWS PUBLICATION DATES Issue Date 1st August 1st October 1st November 1st December Copy Date 20th July (to cover up to 30th September) 20th September 20th October 20th November POULSHOT PARISH COUNCIL WILTSHIRE COLLEGE TROWBRIDGE SUMMER FESTIVAL 2005 A showcase of work created and presented by the students WEEK 1 Thursday 16th June 7.30pm First Night A newly devised performance from our talented second year National Diploma students and the first public appearance in ‘Blue Remembered Hills’ from the First Diploma students. Tickets: £5.00 (£4.00) Friday 17th June - Saturday 18th June 7.30pm One Act Plays A selection of One Act plays are performed each evening, directed and performed by students from the two year National Diplomat in Performing Arts programme. Play listings will be published at www.arctheatre. org.uk when confirmed. Tickets: £5.00(£4.00) WEEK 2 Thursday 23rd June 7.30pm Dance Showcase A dance showcase featuring choreography Tickets: £5.00 (£4.00) Friday 24th June 7.30pm Media Showcase A showcase of work from students following the BTEC National Diploma in Media Production Tickets: FREE Saturday 25th June 7.30pm Music Showcase The culmination of the Festival is an exciting evening of music of all styles. Tickets: £5.00 (£4.00) th The Parish Council met in the Village Hall on 10 May. The Annual Parish Meeting took place first, followed by the Parish Council’s AGM. All councillors were present with the exception of Mrs Aldridge whose apologies were noted. Mrs Thelma Carr, our District Councillor was there, together with eight members of the public. After refreshments served by Mrs Dibbie Hues, the following topics were raised: 2 Festival Pass Purchase a ticket for the Dance Showcase and Music Showcase and you can book a ticket for an event in week 1 at half price. BOOK by phone: 01225 756 376 / 766 241 On line: www.arctheatre.org.uk 27 �The Wigglybus Line 85 Devizes - Poulshot - Marston - Worton - Potterne Bookable country bus services from Poulshot to Devizes. When booking the Wigglybus you are advised to call the booking centre at least 20 minutes before the bus begins its journey by telephoning 01249 460600. Monday - Friday a.m. p.m. p.m. Poulshot to Devizes via Marston, Worton and Potterne Dep Poulshot (Raven Inn) Stop No. 10165 9.37 12.22 3.07 Arr Devizes (Market Place) “ “ 10038 10.00 12.45 3.30 Devizes to Poulshot via Bath Road and Caen Hill Dep Devizes (Pelican Inn) Stop No. 10038 9.30 Arr Poulshot (Raven Inn) “ “ 10165 9.37 Saturdays 12.15 3.00 12.22 3.07 a.m. a.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. Poulshot to Devizes via Marston, Worton and Potterne Dep Poulshot (Raven Inn)Stop No. 10165 8.32 10.22 1.07 Arr Devizes (Market Place)” “ 10038 8.55 10.45 1.30 3.37 4.00 7.52 8.15 Devizes to Poulshot via Bath Road and Caen Hill Dep Devizes (Pelican Inn)Stop No. 10038 8.25 10.15 1.00 Arr Poulshot (Raven Inn) “ “ 10165 8.32 10.22 1.07 3.30 3.37 7.45 7.52 Fares to and from Devizes Standard 10 Journey Adult Single Adult Return Child Single Child Return £1.10 £6.50 £1.50 £0.75 £4.50 £1.10 The Green. The regularity of grass cutting was questioned and the suggestion made that the village should consider buying its own gang mower, to be operated by volunteers. After discussion, it was agreed that the Council would increase the number of cuts. It also agreed to provide a second set of goal post sockets so that the posts could be moved to allow grass to recover. The question of dogs fouling the Green was also raised. Speed Limit. This subject was aired again and there was unanimity among members of the public that a reduction in the speed limit was needed. It was also felt that some action should be taken to reduce particularly the number of heavy vehicles using the village as a short cut. Parking. It was made clear that parking was not allowed on the Green, nor indeed is it permitted on the road. However, the Chairman, Michael Hues, was adamant that there had to be a degree of give and take in this and that occasional short term parking on the Green was inevitable and acceptable, while regular parking was not. Roadside parking was also considered to be a serious danger to traffic and should be discouraged. There had been a meeting between Sarsen and the residents of The Terrace, but the outcome of the meeting had only just been received and had not yet been studied. Green Gardens. There was favourable comment on the progress of the Green Gardens Woodland, and Nicky Hunloke and Tim Gravina were congratulated on their grass cutting. Thanks were recorded for the wooden bench made and donated by John Scammell and now in place. It was for consideration that the odd picnic table might be installed and this might be discussed with the Village Trust. There was agreement that the fence on the Hay Lane Plantation should be removed. Following the Parish Meeting, the Parish Council held its AGM. SKIPS FOR RECYCLING There will be skips outside the Village Hall from 8.00am 10.30am as follows: Friday 15th July Friday 12th August Thursday 6th October 26 Metal Timber Green Waste Officers. Michael Hues and Malcolm Nixon were unanimously reelected to the posts of Chairman and Vice-Chairman. Mr Hues stressed the importance of the involvement of members of the community in the Council’s business. This can be achieved by attendance at Council meetings or by ensuring that members are aware of people’s concerns and interests. Speed Limit. After a brief review of the arguments for and against reducing the speed limit in the village, a vote was taken and the proposal was accepted by five votes to two. The Clerk will now process an application. Church Lane. It is hoped that the recently re-turfed triangle at the end of 3 �the lane will one day become green! There is likely to be another replacement of sewerage pipes in Townsend during the present financial year. Maintenance. The work of the County Council Lengthmen was discussed. They are only available to the village for two days twice a year. Any requests for tasks should be addressed to Malcolm Nixon. Clearance of one third of the pond on the Green will be undertaken each year. This is to ensure as far as possible the survival of the population of protected Great Crested Newts that breed there. The use of the pond at the southern corner of the Green for the disposal of garden waste will be discouraged. The advertisement for a Village Handyman did produce one response, from outside the village. How he might best be used will be considered. Hospital Transport. The use of the Wiltshire Hopper bus service for transport to the RUH Bath was described and strongly recommended. Details are on page 23. The meeting was also informed that it is possible to buy a weekly parking ticket at the RUH for £10, which might be a useful facility for frequent visitors. Youth Co-ordinator. Tim Nixon has volunteered to undertake this function and has started to make the necessary contacts. Thanks. The Chairman expressed the thanks of the Council to the new Clerk, Michael Wilson, who has, in his first year in the post, created the basis of an altogether more professional approach to local government, to the Council’s, and therefore the community’s, advantage, albeit accompanied by rather more paper. Next Meeting. Tuesday 12th July at 7.30pm. Although this is not a public meeting as such, members of the community are encouraged to attend and will be made very welcome. (The full minutes of the meeting are held by the Parish Clerk, and will be displayed on the Parish web site – www.poulshot.org.uk and on the Parish notice board.) Hardy Perennials Perennials in profusion—old and new varieties for all seasons Rowde Mill Nursery—Rowde (off A342—opposite Rowdeford School) Telephone and Fax—01380 723016 Open Thursday—Sunday 10 am to 5 pm April to the end of September ALZHEIMERS SUPPORT Alzheimers is an illness we hear more and more about these days and many of us are aware of someone who suffers from it. We also have seen the problems it presents to the sufferer, but also the difficulties with which the carer has to cope. The main symptoms are based around forgetfulness and confusion about everyday things and as the illness progresses these symptoms increase. It is wise to contact Alzheimers Support before the situation becomes seriously difficult. Right at the beginning we can help you get a diagnosis; put you in touch with a memory clinic that may be able to prescribe medicine that will halt the illness for a while; give you information that will help you manage. Information can be about the illness, financial and legal aspects of caring, including benefits, carers groups, counselling, day care and respite services. If you have this illness or are caring for someone with dementia, please contact us – 01225 776481, we have an office in a local town near you. Weight Limit to Vehicles travelling through the Village. At the last Parish Council meeting several members of the Parish asked if a weight limit could be used to limit the number of large vehicles using the main road through the village. As a result of investigations it would seem that the first step is to conduct a survey, could I therefore ask for volunteers to conduct a survey. Mike Wilson Clerk to the Parish Council 01380 828100 mai_wilson@onetel.com 4 Wiltshire County Councillor Mrs Patricia Rugg - 01380 722677 2 The Farmhouse, Byron Road, Devizes SN10 5NS Kennet District Councillor The Kennet District Councillor for Seend and Poulshot is Thelma Carr. You can contact her on email at: thelma.carr@kennet.gov.uk 25 �Do you need to go to the Royal United Hospital, Bath? Don’t want to Drive? Worried About Parking? SUPPORT THE WILTSHIRE AIR AMBULANCE ON WEDNESDAY 22ND JUNE 2005, FROM 6.P.M. ONWARDS CALL THE WILTSHIRE HOPPER ! 01985 212 213 (Monday to Friday 8.30am to 5.30pm) A unique service for Anybody living in Western Wiltshire who does not need medical assistance while travelling. You can use it to attend out-patient appointments, for visiting inpatients, to get to work at the hospital or for any other reason. Runs on Mondays to Fridays Door to Door service or from a convenient pick-up point A seat is booked for you Easy access, user friendly buses Fares range from £4.00 to £8.50 return Concessionary fares available First bus arrives RUH at 8.30am Last bus departs RUH at 5.30pm You must book by 5.30pm at least 2 working days before travel. The earlier you book the more chance of meeting the time you want. It is strictly first come first served. For full details, call 01985 212 213 for leaflet. 24 TAKE A TRIP DOWN MEMORY LANE WITH THE LACKHAM VINTAGE SOCIETY WHO WILL BE GATHERING ON POULSHOT VILLAGE GREEN WITH A DISPLAY OF VINTAGE VEHICLES A raffle will be held with all proceeds going to The Wiltshire Air Ambulance Weather permitting the Air Ambulance caravan will be on site to sell their merchandise. Refreshments will be available in The Village Hall Anyone wishing to bring a vintage vehicle along will be most welcome If you would like to donate a raffle prize, please bring it along on the night or take it to Keith and Pauline Day At 39, The Green, Poulshot All enquiries to Keith and Pauline Day 01380 828459 The use of The Village Green by kind permission of Poulshot Parish Council 5 �VOLUNTEER WANTED! Do you have a little time on your hands which you could spare to support the Village Hall Committee? We need someone to manage the bookings for the Village Hall. It is not a very onerous job but it is an important one if we are going to generate much needed income for the Hall. If you feel you would like to get involved, please contact either Chris Saunders (827290), Jim Aldridge (828632) or Penny Telling (828370). POULSHOT VILLAGE HALL April 2005 David Houghton Mrs Rosemary Lucas Jonathan Hawkins 100 Club Prizewinners May 2005 £25.00 John Bathe £15.00 Richard Macleod £10.00 Mrs Jayne Jefferis 6 £25.00 £15.00 £10.00 23 �impression of light and openness. It also has without number, palaces, cathedrals and churches that are, in almost every way, extraordinary and excite reactions which vary from “Wonderful”, “Spectacular”, “Beautiful”, to “Gross”, Excessive”, “No wonder they had a revolution” and “If I stay much longer I might almost become a Socialist!”. What it will never do is leave you bored or unimpressed. The artistic and archaeological treasures of the Hermitage, a museum that is spread over three palaces are, in isolation, breathtaking by any standards, but it needs several days of quiet visiting and reflection to appreciate them properly. We happened to go on a Sunday, the first sunny day of the year and we seemed to be accompanied by every Uncle Ivan and all their relatives. The whole building was packed, it was hot and there is no air-conditioning. Even so, we came away speechless, at least I was, at the range of art in every classical form that was on display. And we had to remember that other palaces had collections perhaps not quite so comprehensive but nevertheless of major importance in their own right. The churches and cathedrals too were decorated to an intense degree one rarely sees elsewhere, albeit in a style not necessarily to every Western taste, but impressive still. We both found it a fascinating city but I would describe it as a “Monument to Excess” and one needs to study Russian history to understand the Why and the How. There were other moments – a beautiful evening at the Conservatoire for the ballet “Giselle”, marred only by the free glass of Russian champagne (no competition here to the French brands), an exhausting performance of Russian folk songs and dances that was the greatest fun, and a visit to the Red October store, for the buying of souvenirs and where we were given a free cup of coffee and a glass of vodka. Now we know what they did with the rocket fuel they didn’t use on the space programme. My small glass full went simultaneously through the back of my throat and the top of my head and then after-burned its way through the lining of my stomach! But it was here that I thought to buy myself a small memento of our visit. Everything on sale was priced in roubles and you could pay in almost any way you wished, except in roubles, and the discount offered depended on whether it was cash or card, dollar or Euro. With one exception – there was “No Discount for Caviar”. I shall just have to eat it more slowly. Even so, I (we) would love to go again, in slow time. After that it was Gdynia and Gdansk in Poland, Copenhagen and, “After the Lord Mayor’s Show” - Harwich. There are stories from them all, but space doesn’t permit! We had a wonderful holiday, that seems to have generated more words than photographs, and came back exhausted. Where next? 22 POULSHOT VILLAGE TRUST The Annual General Meeting has taken place. Nora Dixon retired as Chairman having very ably continued in this position for the last twenty five years, and the following officers were appointed: Chairman: Nicky Hunloke; Vice-Chairman Diana Gravina; Secretary: Jayne Hadden; Treasurer: Brian James; Archivist: Pam Langton. The Pond on the Green. Negotiations about its maintenance continue. The Green Gardens Woodland. The trees are growing very well. Very few have so far died. Guardians have been appointed to report any problems. Weeds have been sprayed, and brambles near the hedge have been cut back this spring. The grass is being cut regularly by Nicky Hunloke and Tim Gravina. Benches. John Scammell has made, and put in place, a beautiful bench in memory of his wife Lauraine. Tim Nixon has suggested that two new picnic benches, that are extra to requirements at the Raven, could be purchased with the remaining money that is in the village Millennium Fund. This was approved by the Committee. Bishop John Neale blessed the trees before the Harvest Festival Service in September 2004. A plaque on the main gate shows that the International Tree Foundation, of which he is the Wiltshire Branch Chairman, contributed to the planting. Forestry Commission plaques are also fixed to the gates. Events. A picnic was held in the glade in the summer, and a firework display took place in November with the onlookers watching from the Green. This year’s Village Picnic will take place on Sunday, 28th August in the Green Gardens Woodland at 1.00pm. Records. Mrs Rawlings (previously MacDonald) who used to live in the Old Post Office has donated some old village documents for the archives. Mike Wilson has downloaded the Poulshot 1901 census from the internet. Major John Bartholomew has given a copy of the newspaper cutting which described his late wife’s great grandfather’s funeral. This gentleman, Walter Long, had owned land in Poulshot. Poulshot History. There are three copies on the history of Poulshot up to 1900, written by Nell Hooke and Sheila Stevenson in the 1960’s. One of these books is in the possession of the Trust, one in Devizes Museum and the other belongs to Broody Bantam will be looking for eggs to hatch this summer. Dedicated sitter and excellent mother. References on request. Call Pam Langton 828589 7 �the Hooke family. Mike Wilson has asked if the book may be published on the internet, plus some old Poulshot photographs. Nora Dixon has a few copies only left of “Down Poulshot”. Contact Nora to buy one of these excellent historic records, price £7.50. Come and join Poulshot Village Trust. We are very grateful that so much help has been received from people with tree planting. If you would like to attend the next meeting of the Trust, you would be very welcome. Membership costs £1.00 per year for individuals or families. The next meeting is to take place on Tuesday, 27th September 2005 Diana Gravina ST PETER’S CHURCH, POULSHOT From Where I Stand… …it seems time to do something different with my articles in the village magazine! For the past year I’ve been offering my reflections each month on an issue relevant to both in everyone’s calendar as well as the Church’s year and have called them ‘The Rector writes…’. I know that my predecessors used to write under the title ‘The Rector’s Ramblings’ and while many have seen all these offerings as a sort of letter to the community I see it rather as something just to set us of on a train of thought… So from where I stand it seemed time to approach it from a different view point. Many years ago I used to know someone who wrote every month in his local journal under the familiar title ‘A Train of Thought’. His article didn’t literally describe his train journey, which at that time was into London every day on a busy train, but picked out something that had happened, something or someone he’d seen, that had prompted a particular train of thought… Prompted by this idea it occurred to me that there is a similar double meaning in the phrase, ‘From where I stand,’ both physically and in our mind. There are many places in which I stand through the week, in villages and churches, in schools and people’s homes, also in conversations and at meetings, busy moments and quiet ones, at times alone, all with different views and experiences, and with many different thoughts prompted by those encounters. ‘From where I stand’ may start as a physical place but may prompt a process of reflection or thought journey. ‘From where I stand’ may then be my opinion informed by my feelings, the way that my ideas and thoughts have occurred and developed, a point of view, a perspective, my thoughts from where I stand in my mind and heart. 8 I SAY! I SAY! I SAY! Q: WHERE DO GHOSTS GO SWIMMING? A: THE DEAD SEA! Q: WHY IS A FOOTBALL STADIUM SO COOL? A: BECAUSE IT’S FULL OF FANS! Q: WHY WAS CINDERELLA SO BAD AT FOOTBALL? A: BECAUSE SHE RAN AWAY FROM THE BALL! FASCINATING FACTS You have over 600 muscles in your body. You use about 200 muscles to take one step. Official match rugby balls must weigh between 400 and 440g and be between 280 and 300 mm in length. The maximum distance it’s possible to swim in very cold water (4 or 5 degrees centigrade) is 150M - even for strong swimmers. Electronic timers are so accurate that they can split a second into a million parts. In competitions, athletes are timed to a hundredth of a second. That’s less than the time it takes to blink. Over 100 years ago James Naismith wanted an exciting game to play inside on cold evenings. He invented basketball. AND FINALLY… Congratulations to Alice Murray - Gourlay who participated in the “Race for Life” and not only came 13th overall, but also raised a wonderful £102 pounds. FANTASTIC! 21 �CHILDREN ONLY SPORTS QUIZ 1. What football club does Tony Blair support? 2. In 1926 the American swimmer Gertrude Ederle became the first woman to do what? 3. Which British football clubs play at the following stadiums? (a) Old Trafford (b) Anfield (c) Elland Road (d) Ibrox (e) Stadium of Light. 4. What connects the sports of ice dance, diving, gymnastics and synchronised swimming? 5. In sport, what connects England, Ireland, Scotland, France and Italy? 6. What connects the cities of Barcelona, Atlanta, Athens and Sydney? 7. Who won the Badminton Horse Trials this year? 8. What events make up a triathlon? 9. Which tennis player is hoping to win the Wimbledon title for the third time in a row this year? 10. Where will the winter Olympics be held in February 2006? Answers to last months quiz. (1) Noah’s sons were called Shem, Ham and Japheth. (2) Cain and Abel’s parents were Adam and Eve. (3) Joseph was Jacob’s most famous son. (4) Moses was found in a basket. (5) David killed Goliath with a pebble and catapult. (6) Jesus was born in Bethlehem. (7) Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead. (8) Jesus shared 5 loaves and 2 fishes between the five thousand. (9) Judas betrayed Jesus to the soldiers in the garden of Gethsemane. (10) Thomas doubted that Jesus had risen from the dead. 20 From where I stand in St. Peter’s Poulshot I may see out through the clear window onto the churchyard, the sheep field and beyond… From where I stand in Christ Church Bulkington I may see through an open door… From where I stand in Holy Cross Seend I may see a stained glass window with many colours but yet one with clear glass through which the sun shines… From where I stand… We all have opportunities in our day for ‘stand and stare’ moments, a pause in the day just to look and to allow that pause to feed our thoughts, our reflections on the world around us, our own lives, our own experiences, our own needs and concerns, and indeed our decision making. In that place of watching and reflecting we may begin to sense the presence of God and so be led to see Him more clearly and find ways of knowing Him more deeply. So let’s see where we stand and embark on that spiritual journey of discovery… Watch this space…! Revd Sacha Pearce CHURCH NOTES Access to Church Please note that until works have finished, services, to the normal pattern (with the odd exception), will be held in the chancel, using the choir stalls and with entry by the small grey door, which now has a working lock and handle! There are some changes to the service pattern during July so do check on the programme published in this magazine and on the church notice board. Porch Notice Board Talking of works, while work is being undertaken on the porch, the notice board on the inside porch wall will be taken down. It needs a degree of refurbishment and if anyone who is handy at rubbing down and repolishing such pieces of furniture would like to undertake this task we would be very grateful. Please contact either of the Churchwardens. Churchyard Wall As those who come to church or who walk in the neighbourhood may be aware, work has been going on for a while repairing the churchyard wall that runs into Church Farm. This has now been completed most satisfactorily and we are all very grateful to the team of volunteers who have carried out the work – Les, Di and Kevin Urda and Andy and Chris Stewart. Thank you all for your skill and effort and for doing such a professional job. 9 �Sunday School There has been a suggestion that we form a Sunday School in the Benefice, to run within the Seend 11.15 morning service. We would like to know what interested there would be in this idea. If you have a child aged up to 11 who would be interested, or you would be willing to join a team to help out occasionally, please contact: Sue Taylor 01225 709360 or Liz Futter 01380 828485 or Revd Sacha Pearce 01380 828615 Wednesday Group What makes you hot under the collar? Are there any issues, even with a vague connection with the Church, that make you feel you need to say something? Well here’s your chance! The Benefice is launching another study group called the Wednesday Group. This will offer, on the 3rd Wednesday of the month, a space to discuss topical and seasonal ethical and faith issues. It may be that we can discover something more about ourselves, perhaps even something more about God. Run by the church, but not necessarily only for church people, the first of these will be on Wednesday 15th June in Poulshot Village Hall at 7.30-9.00. The subject is ‘Can we live without the Church (or the church)?’ The next will be on Wednesday 20th July [same place & time] with the subject ‘How do we feed the world?’ Come & see! CHURCH SERVICES— JUNE/JULY 2005 POULSHOT, SEEND AND BULKINGTON 19th June 8.00am 9.30am 11.15am 6.00pm BCP Holy Communion Family Eucharist Parish Eucharist BCP Holy Communion SEEND BULKINGTON SEEND POULSHOT 26th June - PATRONAL FESTIVAL 8.00am BCP Holy Communion SEEND 9.30am Family Eucharist POULSHOT To be held on THE GREEN (weather permitting) 11.15am Family Eucharist SEEND 6.00pm Holy Communion BULKINGTON 10 This is really thrilling news for wildlife and already wildflowers are appearing in the wider field margins here in Poulshot, which have been suppressed for years. It would be interesting to hear from anyone who sees a wildflower they don’t remember seeing before in that particular place – reports would be welcomed by the Village Trust. (This is a digest of an article that appeared in the Spring issue of “The Natural World”, distributed by Wiltshire Wildlife Trust.) BEAR COTTAGE TEA PARTY We would like to thank everyone who joined us on Sunday 5 June at our fund raising tea party, and for their donations. In spite of the wet weather we all enjoyed ourselves. A big thank you to those people who were not able to make it but still gave generous donations. We raised £261.50 for St Peter’s Church. Tony and Paulette Bremner-Milne NO DISCOUNT ON CAVIAR ! So many people go to St Petersburg in Russia these days that even a brief article about it may attract only yawns – if so I’m sorry, but there is so much to see there that perhaps some of our memories will be of interest. St Petersburg was the highlight of a recent holiday, although there were other, less common elements to it. Firstly, the Kiel Canal, then Berlin which was for us particularly fascinating, having last seen it in the early and late fifties when rubble was still home for many in the Russian sector and frenetic rebuilding the pattern in the British and American sectors. Our next port of call was Tallinn, the capital of Estonia, now fast becoming the main centre for stag and hen weekends. And so to St Petersburg, where we tied up on a quay some way from the centre of the city which added a little to our experience of both Russian suburbs and the immigration system. I am told that we were lucky that the queue to go through passport control on arrival only took about an hour to get through and half that time on similar exits and entrances. I also gather that I was the only person, out of 600, in three days coming and going, who squeezed a smile out of the passport staff. I think I can explain why, but that will do for another time. St Petersburg is fascinating, as all thebooks, postcards and photographs will confirm. It has wide, tree-lined streets, big open squares, canals and the river Neva and so gives an continued on page 22 19 �As events unfolded it turned out that the correct paperwork had not been submitted and Her Majesty’s Customs and Excise were more than helpful in remedying this. The Jamaicans got their rum, and if you’re wondering, they got their extra ammunition as well. It was eleven o’clock, time for a coffee and a chance to catch up with the glut of e-mails which had accumulated. Then the telephone went ….. THANK YOU A BIG thank you to all those who filled in the questionnaire for me last October; your answers and opinions helped my work a great deal. I have now completed my dissertation entitled, Religion and the Media: An Exploration into Religious Broadcasting and The BBC and will finish my degree in Media Communications this summer! Thanks once again Jessica Jeary FARMERS ENCOURAGED TO WELCOME BACK WILDLIFE One of the many joys of living in England, and especially Wiltshire, is the wonderful network of footpaths and bridleways. Here in Poulshot we have a wealth of choice, muddy or grass, wide tracks and narrow, and anyone who enjoys walking either from necessity (dog walking in the rain) or pleasure or both, will have noticed changes to some field margins. This spring, two new farming schemes have been introduced which could help to transform much of our countryside by a partial move away from decades of intensive agriculture. The Single Payment Scheme pays farmers under the common agricultural policy (CAP) for adhering to rules such as only cutting hedges at certain times of the year; widening hedges and field margins to a minimum width; preventing soil erosion and keeping public rights of way open. Otherwise, farmers are free to farm the land as they wish. The Environmental Stewardship Scheme has an Entry Level which appears likely to be taken up by most farmers, requiring a farmer to choose from a range of point scoring, wildlife friendly options. Once the farmer achieves the trigger of 30 points per hectare across the entire farm, he is rewarded at a rate of £30 per hectare. There is also an organic option offering £60 per hectare. The Higher Level focuses on the delivery of environmental outcomes in a much more targeted way, based on local priorities. 18 3rd July 8.00am 9.30am BCP Holy Communion Family Eucharist SEEND BULKINGTON 11.15am Parish Eucharist SEEND 6.00pm Evensong POULSHOT 10th July 8.00am 9.30am 11.15am 6.00pm BCP Holy Communion BCP Holy Communion Parish Eucharist Evensong SEEND POULSHOT SEEND BULKINGTON 17th July 8.00am 9.30am 11.15am 6.00pm 6.30pm BCP Holy Communion Parish Eucharist Parish Eucharist Evensong Evensong - Deanery Service SEEND BULKINGTON SEEND POULSHOT SEEND 24th July 8.00am 9.30am 11.15am 6.00pm BCP Holy Communion Family Eucharist Family Eucharist Holy Communion SEEND POULSHOT SEEND BULKINGTON 31st July 11.00am BCP Holy Communion POULSHOT 7th August 8.00am 9.30am 11.15am 6.00pm BCP Holy Communion Family Eucharist Parish Eucharist Evensong SEEND BULKINGTON SEEND POULSHOT Mondays Tuesdays Thursdays 9.00am 9.00am 9.00am WEEKDAY SERVICES Matins Matins Matins SEEND *POULSHOT BULKINGTON *Whilst work is in progress on St Peter’s Church Porch, this service will be held in The Old Rectory Hall (next to Village Hall) 11 �CHURCH ROSTERS June 19 June 26 June July 3 July 10 July 17 July 24 July 31 July August 7 August GREEN WASTE COLLECTION SERVICE 6.00pm 9.30am Reader Mr R Janes TBA Sidesman Mr M Houghton Mr J Quinn 6.00pm 9.30am 6.00pm 9.30am 11.00am Mr M Houghton Mr J Quinn Mr C Langton Rector TBA Mr J Quinn Mr N Hunloke Mr D Bullen Mr M Houghton TBA 6.00pm Mrs J James Mr M Hues FLOWERS June - 16 July 17 & 24 Jul 31 Jul & 7 Aug 14 & 21 Aug No flowers (whilst work in progress on Porch) Mrs Hazel Coleman Mrs Mandy Housby Mrs Pam Langton BIRTH Born to Tim and Lisa Bullen on Monday, 25th April 2005, Madeleine Romy weighed 8lbs 15oz, a sister for Tallulah and Scarlett. Granddaughter Number 5 for Derek and Angela Bullen. Brilliant. FRED DUNFORD (1926-2005) Fred was born on 11 January 1926 and was brought up in Poulshot, the second son of Arthur and Clara Dunford, who lived in Mill Lane. He had an elder brother, Charlie, who died in June 1998 and a sister, Phyllis, who lives in Devizes. His mother was a very active person in the community but sadly his father died when Fred was 12 years old. Fred went to the village school, along with other Poulshot children, such as Michael Bowden and the Baber twins. He left at 14 and worked for Mr Arthur Bowden, who owned the village shop, on his Mobile Hardware Shop. At 18, he joined the Dorset Regiment, and went with them to France in 1944. He was at Arnhem when the paratroopers were dropped there (possibly starting their journey from Keevil airfield!) and was involved in trying to keep the bridge open. He was captured on 25 September. As a prisoner of war, he helped clear bomb damage, including dealing with casualties at Dresden. He would never talk about his experience although his family 12 For those who hoped to take advantage of Kennet’s offered service of the fortnightly collection of green waste – there is a hitch! Apparently the take-up of the offer from Poulshot residents was very low and therefore the village was too low for inclusion in the initial round of bindistribution and collection and we are on the “reserve” list. Perhaps one day….? The only flight due in that day was from the Caribbean. “A hitch? With the Jamaicans?” I enquired. “Well it’s not the Jamaicans themselves, I mean ……….. it’s their rum, Sir.” Now, for the benefit of the reader who has not had dealings in the Caribbean before, Jamaica and its rum is as intrinsically linked as eggs and bacon. A problem with their rum would be no small matter and I was soon to find out, neither was the quantity. The Jamaican Defence Force hold an annual exercise in the United Kingdom to which they send a Company group of approximately 150 men and women. It is one of the highlights of their training year and something which is well supported by the British Army. Every year at the end of a six week exercise the Jamaicans throw a party, no ordinary party but a Jamaican party. A Jamaican party which numbers a thousand people and everyone of those thousand will be offered rum. Rum can be bought in supermarkets or off licences all over the United Kingdom but it is not necessarily the rum which the Jamaicans would want to push on their many guests and so to avoid any social faux pas they decided to bring their own, seven hundred bottles of their own. Her Majesty’s Customs and Excise have a very busy job and work strictly by a book of rules on what can be imported and exported, what requires to be taxed, what is meant by personal consumption and so on and so forth. What that book of rules did not have was advice on how to deal with a Foreign and Commonwealth Army invited to our shores for a training exercise and bringing their own refreshments with them. So they did the only thing which made any sense and impounded it. “Oh and another thing,” the tentative voice continued over the telephone, “we need more ammunition.” “I’m glad to see you’ve prioritised the issues” I replied, my mind still focussed on a sea of rum impounded beyond Jamaican reach. 17 �NEWS FROM THE MILL SCHOOL Form U6 have now returned from Barton Hall where they have enjoyed a week of outdoor pursuits. These included dry slope skiing, abseiling, rockclimbing and raft-building, and Mrs Parry was delighted with the children's exemplary behaviour, and their enthusiastic approach to all the different activities. Their next challenge is to pass their cycling proficiency test which they will take on Tuesday 17th May. Form 4 recently held their cake sale in aid of the RSPCA. Mrs Gill was thrilled with the amount of delicious cakes which were provided by the children, their parents and other willing relatives! The rest of the school were equally delighted to be able to purchase such a wide variety of cakes and biscuits, and Form 4 raised an impressive sum of £121. We recently visited Avebury with Form 3, to find out what life might have been like in the Neolithic period. The children enjoyed visiting the interactive museum and walking around the stones. This visit was followed up by a talk from David Field, an archaeologist with English Heritage, who gave Form 3 a fascinating slide presentation on the Bronze Age, and showed the children how to sort artefacts into different groups. Forthcoming trips include a visit to Wilton House for Forms 4 and 5, a tour of the Mary Rose in Portsmouth for the sixth form, whilst Forms 2 and 3 will be visiting Monkey World. Form 1 are looking forward to a tour of Trowbridge Fire Station, and Form 4 will be accompanied by the U6 children when they visit Langford Lakes.. Mrs G. Davies, Head of Early Years A DAY IN THE LIFE OF ……… A SOLDIER At last, the contract with the air ambulance company in Botswana had been signed, the surgical team was finally en route to Gaberone, the Puff Adders infesting the intended camp area in Nokeneng had been persuaded to reside elsewhere and the containers had appeared in Maun, though minus the attached generators which had ‘fallen off’ somewhere in South Africa. It was ten o’clock, time for a coffee and a chance to catch up with the glut of e-mails which had accumulated. Then the telephone went …… “There’s been a bit of a hitch at the airport, Sir.” The tentative voice informed me over the telephone. 16 and friends could see when he finally returned how greatly it had changed him. Fred lived most of his life in Poulshot. He was employed for a long time at the Avon Rubber Company, doing shift work, until he was made redundant and unfortunately because of his age was unable to get another job to take him up to his retirement. He was a strong member of the congregation of St Peter's Church, doing any jobs that needed doing and acting as sidesman, bellringer and sexton. He continued to live with his mother at No 1, Council Houses, and cared for her when she was taken ill with cancer. Fred found the house and garden too much for him in later years and was pleased when he was offered his small bungalow in Hillworth Road, Devizes where he was very happy for the last eight years of his life, having made many new friends. He still kept in touch with friends and took part in activities in Poulshot, whenever he could. He was still to be found in the Cross Keys in Rowde for Tuesday lunch as recently as 11 January 2005, his 79th birthday. He was a great one for his family and in his younger days often took his nieces and nephew out on jaunts to various places, including London, enjoying long walks over the fields and lanes behind his home and on weekends in winter, one of his favourite pastimes was following the Avon Vale Hunt. In Devizes, Fred then joined the congregation of St Mary's Church and became, in turn, invaluable to those Church members. His sad loss on 26th March was traumatic for his family and friends as his illness was very rapid at the end but during his 10 weeks in hospital, he had large numbers of visitors. Fred was the kind of man who would do anything for anyone and expected nothing back in return, a true gentleman. He was greatly missed when he left Poulshot to live in Devizes. He would have been delighted and amazed at the numbers who attended his funeral service at Semington Crematorium on 4th April. He may have passed on but his memory will live on. POULSHOT LADIES CLUB Ladies Club May Meeting Anyone wanting to spend an hour or two in really beautiful surroundings should consider a visit to the Courts at Holt. Unusually for a National Trust property, the visit does not include a house. The house at Holt is not 13 �open but provides an excellent backdrop for the spectacular garden. The new head gardener, Catrina Saunders showed 27 members of the Poulshot Ladies Club and their significant others around the garden for our May meeting. She (lady Head Gardeners are increasing in numbers!) was clearly delighted with her new job of looking after this garden, which is growing in maturity all the time. She managed to combine her use of botanical names with a good sprinkle of common names so that none of us felt humiliated by our lack of knowledge! The garden divides neatly into arboretum, shrubbery and borders, and water. The trees are spectacular, particularly in young leaf as they were, with the best, to my mind, being the cut leaf or fern leaf beech, which rises up in a feathery green haze of beauty. The borders were still very green with not much in flower as yet but there was a very good display of blue Iris reticulata in profusion along the canal pond, and we all admired the clipped yew and box hedges. Vegetable gardens are always interesting as we admire the growth and condition of the vegetables but we none of us could claim to have a hazel nut grove. After our tour, we repaired to the local pub and feasted on chicken in the basket until it was time to return to Poulshot. We all agreed it had been a lovely evening. Progressive Supper - Saturday, 9th July (see page 15 for details) Rowde School News Voting for the new School Council comprising of a boy and a girl from each class, took place on Thursday May 5th. In the junior classes each candidate gave a speech to their classmates beforehand. The school hall was set up like a polling station with ballot papers for each year on separate tables and the ballot box in the middle so the whole school felt part of the general election day. In May, Class 5 went to the Danywenallt Study Centre with Mr Ball, Mr Wells and Mrs Wells. We did a range of things, such as animal trapping and walking behind a waterfall, while getting messy but having fun. We had two fabulous hosts, Toni and Ron, who helped make the stay so enjoyable. We not only had great activities, but the scenery was wonderful, and the atmosphere was full of adventure. by Elen Pigott and Kate Ormond The RSA’s best ever SUMMER FAIR is on SATURDAY JULY 2nd Not only will there be the Firewalk but there will also be a children’s Magic Show followed by a ‘Walk about’ magic to entertain the adults as well, plus Devizes Samba Band, a Disco for the children, a Barbecue, a Bouncy Castle, a Bar and a Raffle with prizes of 1 x £100, 2 x £50 and a PS2 plus many other prizes. Put the date in your diary NOW 14 POULSHOT LADIES CLUB Progressive Supper Saturday, 9th July 2005 Poulshot Ladies Group are organising a Progressive Supper on Saturday, 9th July.. This will involve volunteers hosting either a starter or a main course for approximately 8 people. Your husbands are invited and we will all meet up for the puddings, cheese and coffee in the Village Hall. We would like you to indicate whether you will be joining in and, if so, which dish you would prefer to cook: 1. 2. 3. 4. Starter Main Course Sweet Cheeses Please indicate if you are a vegetarian. For those who are unfamiliar with a progressive supper, a typical evening would be 7.30pm Arrive at your starters host’s house with a bottle or welcome the guests. 8-8.30pm Go on to your main course host with a bottle or home to greet your main course guests. 9.30pm Arrive at the Village Hall for sweets, cheese and coffee. Take your liqueurs with you!!! Hopefully the evening will be well supported and that maybe the main course can be eaten outside, i.e. a barbecue. If you are interested, please could you telephone Liz on 828410 or Sarah on 828752 with your preferred dish by the 20th June. 15 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Village Magazine Description An account of the resource PDF versions of the Village Magazine distributed between 2004 and Present. Magazines are presented in PDF format with full-text indexing Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Poulshot Village News Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Poulshot Village News Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2004-Present Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Poulshot Village News Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Village Magazines Magazine Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Poulshot Village News June 2005 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 01/06/2005 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Poulshot Village News Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Poulshot Village News PVN Village News https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/org.poulshotvillagearchive/original/bc7abf94a8e63c11642a5c7b9e5119d4.pdf 42cb7654d29471a0a5b98d873c0164a4 PDF Text Text EVERYBODY WELCOME EVERYBODY WELCOME POULSHOT VILLAGE FETE POULSHOT VILLAGE FETE Saturday, 25th June 2005 Saturday, 25th June 2005 at 2.30pm at 2.30pm The Dazzlers Dance Team The Dazzlers Dance Team Stalls Cream Teas Licensed Bar Stalls Cream Teas Licensed Bar Children’s Sports Bouncy Castle Children’s Sports Bouncy Castle Games Grand Raffle Games Grand Raffle and at 8.00pm! and at 8.00pm! BAR-B-Q and DISCO BAR-B-Q and DISCO with LICENSED BAR with LICENSED BAR �DONATIONS We would be grateful for gifts for the following stalls: DONATIONS We would be grateful for gifts for the following stalls: • Cakes and Produce • Cakes and Produce • Plants • Plants • Cosmetics • Cosmetics • Tombola • Tombola • Books • Books • White Elephant • White Elephant • Raffle • Raffle Please let a PCC member have any items or ask them to collect., Please let a PCC member have any items or ask them to collect., � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Village Magazine Description An account of the resource PDF versions of the Village Magazine distributed between 2004 and Present. Magazines are presented in PDF format with full-text indexing Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Poulshot Village News Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Poulshot Village News Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2004-Present Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Poulshot Village News Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Village Magazines Magazine Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Poulshot Village News June 2005 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 01/06/2005 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Poulshot Village News Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Poulshot Village News PVN Village News