2 100 202 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. Aged 82 August 100 Club Results 1st Prize Ian Brothers £25 2nd Prize Mr & Mrs Shergold £15 3rd Prize Mr I Bertram £10 September 100 Club Results 1st Prize Suzie Quinn £25 2nd Prize Rachel Hues £15 3rd Prize Diana Gravina £10 �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. 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For more details, please ring Charlotte on 01380 828482 �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 ��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 �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 ��7 – 11 Saturday 2 October in the Old Rectory Hall Dancing to FIVE BAR GATE There will be a BAR and RAFFLE £8 per person This has become such a fun evening, so please put the date in your diaries and get your tickets from any PCC member. 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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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. 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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 �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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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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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. 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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 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. 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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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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. 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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! If you prefer to leave me an e-mail request don’t forget to leave your own e-mail address for a reply. 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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. 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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/01d9ad939cf70410456762307ba2a38d.pdf b0510552669a1857d0e5981d6bf1291e PDF Text Text Poulshot Village News January 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 �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 ��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. 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 HELP! I always have good used laptops — often much better value than new — running Windows XP or the new Windows 7. �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 reupholster; recovering & repairs; free quotes deliveries �The Tranquil Moment Health & Beauty Clinic Full Range of Beauty Treatments ♦ Decleor Facials Including ♦ Electrolysis ♦ Manicure & Pedicure ♦ Waxing ♦Hydrotherm ♦ Xen Tan ♦ Sports & remedial massage ♦Caci‐nonsurgical face lift ♦ Reflexology The Old Stables Middle Green Farm The Green Poulshot Devizes 01380 828297 e-mail tranquilmoment@live.co.uk TONY PARSONS DOMESTIC APPLIANCE ENGINEER WASHING MACHINES COOKERS / DRIERS Andrew Underwood Chimney Sweep Brush Vacuum Clean Efficient �“Doggy Dilemmas” Puppy Training classes Dog Training Classes Clicker Training One to Ones Dog Walking Dog Boarding 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 cupboards and wardrobes Free estimate Telephone: 01380 722067 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! �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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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. . 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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. 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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. 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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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Title A name given to the resource Poulshot Village News March 2011 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 01/03/2011 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. 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 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/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. 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 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/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/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/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/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. 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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/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. 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 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/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. 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 GRAND COOKERY DEMONSTRATION Monday 30 January at 7.30pm in the Village Hall ~ n aid of Dorothy House Hospice ~ See article inside the magazine for more details and to book tickets. 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? 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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. 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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/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 . DOLMAN AUDIO VISUAL Berhills Lane Farm, Sells Green, Melksham �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 Andrew Underwood Chimney Sweep �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 �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/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. 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 �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 �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 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/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. 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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/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. 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! 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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 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. 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 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/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. 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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/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. 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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. 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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/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. 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 ��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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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. 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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. 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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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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. 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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. 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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? 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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/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. 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 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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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! 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‐ 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 �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. 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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! 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 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. 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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 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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Title A name given to the resource Townsend Farmhouse early 2000s 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 Early 2000s Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Poulshot Village Trust Language A language of the resource English https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/org.poulshotvillagearchive/original/bfc19676f30c4a4f71cb51837d7078fc.jpg b8c6ff3ea948f120ad93c2143f3de0f7 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 <h2>Poulshot Residents</h2> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Poulshot Village Trust Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Poulshot Village Trust Description An account of the resource <h4>Photos &amp; Stories of Poulshot Residents Past and Present</h4> 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 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 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Photo 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/. 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 Language A language of the resource English Title A name given to the resource George Underwood Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2008 https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/org.poulshotvillagearchive/original/9715488fc6a0b0b2cd578a93afb14f1c.jpg cdd54706fdbb8d58d052273ef3925b86 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>21st Century Poulshot</h2> Description An account of the resource <h4>Modern Day photos of Poulshot</h4> 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 2000 Onwards 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 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Poulshot Village Trust Language A language of the resource English Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. 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Title A name given to the resource Poulshot Village Trust Work Party, February 2012 Subject The topic of the resource Ray Josey (Left) of the Village Trust working with the community pay back team to install kissing gate 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 11/02/2012 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Poulshot Village Trust Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Camera Model: Canon DIGITAL IXUS 60 Language A language of the resource English https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/org.poulshotvillagearchive/original/8705c0bf4374832426531eb987255038.jpg 3b2d5ceb1710ee85b7ca2ed744a8aee4 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 Residents</h2> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Poulshot Village Trust Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Poulshot Village Trust Description An account of the resource <h4>Photos &amp; Stories of Poulshot Residents Past and Present</h4> 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 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 Oral History A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge. Interviewer The person(s) performing the interview Ivan Dally Interviewee The person(s) being interviewed Ivan Dally Ken Dally Location The location of the interview Camberly, Surrey 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 Interview with Ken Daly Subject The topic of the resource Interview with Ken Daly, aged 89, in 2008. Ken Daly sadly died 15th January 2009 just 14 days before his 91st birthday Description An account of the resource Ken Dally aged 89 I was born in the November of 1941 in a nursing home in Chippenham when my family was living in Calne. Later my parents Kenneth (better known as Ken) and my mother Kathleen (Kay) rented some rooms in a house on Poulshot green from a Mr and Mrs Vallis. My father was in the RAF and was stationed at Yatesbury. 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. One of them (Reg?) had a son as I recall (Geoff?), that 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 (I suspect that I have might have teased them). Dad used to dress up as father Christmas and deliver toys to 2 or 3 children in his Ford 8, having got permission from me to use it, which included a child 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 had a French wife. Father was famous (maybe infamous) for his firework displays and one year fired a verey pistol flare into the village bonfire by mistake giving an early start to the fire!!! I became a nuisance at the school because I was fed up with being on my own 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 here is a picture of Dad who is still alive and kicking which I took last week. He will be 90 in January. I wonder if anyone remembers him? 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Title A name given to the resource St Peter's Church Subject The topic of the resource St Peter's Church from south east Description An account of the resource St Peter's Church in the morning sun June 2017 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 Language A language of the resource English Chuck June 2017 Poulshot https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/org.poulshotvillagearchive/original/6de8350e719324d610b41e2676ed3103.jpg ed7d2f27659c6d8af9d8e4119e142cbf 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. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Auction catalogue 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 Description of Church Farm in Auction Catalogue Subject The topic of the resource Church Farm Description An account of the resource Scan from original catalogue 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 Language A language of the resource English https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/org.poulshotvillagearchive/original/56b672b02b2db3cc99dc6537d5baf951.jpg 2e060a943c4677def857bd768fa219c2 https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/org.poulshotvillagearchive/original/b54dcd25a5872b4193c402e8c274c1bb.tiff af1450e2e8dd4f7f2fecf62d256e20cb 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 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Postcard Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image 6x4 Original Owner and Location Where is the original image and who is the owner Geoff Collett. 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 Photo of Methodist Chapel and row of houses to the north 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 Language A language of the resource English https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/org.poulshotvillagearchive/original/3a01efe848989d74314dba94e2b6a687.jpeg 1fe11e82a489b1fa57822b160c65e3d3 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 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Postcard Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image 6x4 Original Owner and Location Where is the original image and who is the owner Geoff Collett 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/. Description An account of the resource View of the Green from Pond Cottage, looking north Title A name given to the resource View of the Green from Pond Cottage, looking north 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 Language A language of the resource English https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/org.poulshotvillagearchive/original/a7bacae5db47c05c1a4e1cb715c0b6d4.jpeg cd406d5233d5f4f2e90a5bbc199948ab 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 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Postcard Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image 6x4 Original Owner and Location Where is the original image and who is the owner Geoff Collett 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 View of Breastlands and Middle Green Farm 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 Language A language of the resource English https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/org.poulshotvillagearchive/original/b5d473d1b43986ce4feb47053a0edb31.jpeg b195bafe0e3473d86499856f69854204 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 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Postcard Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image 6x4 Original Owner and Location Where is the original image and who is the owner Geoff Collett 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 View of Pond Cottage along the South Track of the Green 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 Language A language of the resource English https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/org.poulshotvillagearchive/original/2853ebbb74993d1bb438204c2917444d.jpeg 4aad7b456641d47b550d7755e818c494 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 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Postcard Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image 6x4 Original Owner and Location Where is the original image and who is the owner Geoff Collett 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 View of Duke's Farm across the Green 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 Language A language of the resource English https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/org.poulshotvillagearchive/original/2d3fe03ffbbf31a21941470f1cf47e12.jpeg 4b14d73316507491184598e977146933 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 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Postcard Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image 6x4 Original Owner and Location Where is the original image and who is the owner Geoff Collett 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 View Of the Methodist Chapel Looking North 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 Language A language of the resource English https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/org.poulshotvillagearchive/original/b85eb16a38e22938dd7397c5a6da4863.jpeg 0ee3f919e0746b591303d99d17b7e3e9 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 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Postcard Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image 6x4 Original Owner and Location Where is the original image and who is the owner Geoff Collett 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 Family Photo Taken At Poulshot House ("The Cottage") 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 Language A language of the resource English https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/org.poulshotvillagearchive/original/cd1ecafabd6ec9f2162f1c29d793d8a2.jpeg 6bc4fd6c105c9b9f0a786ca30a2db19b 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 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Postcard Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image 6x4 Original Owner and Location Where is the original image and who is the owner Geoff Collett 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 View Of The Cross Keys Pub, Rowde 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 Language A language of the resource English https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/org.poulshotvillagearchive/original/3d9c27cf186665fbf373a277c29b7097.jpeg ff2b7eac80b46e8dbb7cc142cb929a15 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 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Postcard Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image 6x4 Original Owner and Location Where is the original image and who is the owner Geoff Collett 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 View Of The Corner Of Barley Hill Road and Poulshot Road 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 Language A language of the resource English https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/org.poulshotvillagearchive/original/ec7be680dfad59e237d57b706adc7dca.jpg cbb220473e21f3275b79d5a120366daf https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/org.poulshotvillagearchive/original/d212a00af36791b1e23a858b0eda1e67.jpg 575ccb7952bf5f75f52df6c4f5470271 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>21st Century Poulshot</h2> Description An account of the resource <h4>Modern Day photos of Poulshot</h4> 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 2000 Onwards 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 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Poulshot Village Trust Language A language of the resource English Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Owner and Location Where is the original image and who is the owner Adrian Griffiths 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 Original House on the corner of Barleyhill Lane and Broadway. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Poulshot Village Trust Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Adrian Griffiths Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Circa 2018? Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Poulshot Village Trust Language A language of the resource English https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/org.poulshotvillagearchive/original/9664f5fa9dbdfcf49ff2b81fbf543234.jpg d059b0b124f39f4ae24e012f03992949 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>21st Century Poulshot</h2> Description An account of the resource <h4>Modern Day photos of Poulshot</h4> 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 2000 Onwards 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 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Poulshot Village Trust Language A language of the resource English Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Owner and Location Where is the original image and who is the owner Giles Morgan 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 Dan Baber Memorial Bench 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 Language A language of the resource English https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/org.poulshotvillagearchive/original/7417d1c0e5a664db882cc71ad7207d19.JPG fe859f9634198bc85e9432db07deb2b1 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 Residents</h2> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Poulshot Village Trust Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Poulshot Village Trust Description An account of the resource <h4>Photos &amp; Stories of Poulshot Residents Past and Present</h4> 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 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 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. 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 Pam DeBelle Description An account of the resource September 2015: After fifteen years of loyal service as Organist at St.Peter's Church, Pam De Belle has retired. She played the organ for the last time at the morning service on Sunday 6 September, after which she was presented with a gift from the congregation to thank her for all she has done for the church. For those fifteen years, Pam has been totally reliable, playing not only at church services but also at many weddings and funerals held at St.Peter's. She did this quietly and modestly, never wanting to draw attention to herself or make her playing more important than the occasion. For her loyalty and generosity, St. Peter's is most grateful, and we wish her a long and happy retirement from the organ. It will now be a pleasure to have her as a member of the congregation. 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 Language A language of the resource English https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/org.poulshotvillagearchive/original/c71c0a19c938877459791fd2b808abea.jpg b17634917ac179e4b4c5ec1218086cd1 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>21st Century Poulshot</h2> Description An account of the resource <h4>Modern Day photos of Poulshot</h4> 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 2000 Onwards 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 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Poulshot Village Trust Language A language of the resource English Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Owner and Location Where is the original image and who is the owner Jim Nichols 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 Photo of Cricket On Green (Last Game) 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 Language A language of the resource English Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource October 2017 Relation A related resource Poulshot Village News, October 2017 Cricket https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/org.poulshotvillagearchive/original/ea85ccaa48af2173d81f0e43882f2824.jpg 257e595bf451c1c058a2ae3cbae4ea3c 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 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. 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 Middle Green Farm (now demolished) 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 Language A language of the resource English https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/org.poulshotvillagearchive/original/d767d19d62989b884bf43f2825f41485.jpeg f12536423cf0aa7346d067360e89f7e1 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 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Owner and Location Where is the original image and who is the owner Stephen Housby 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/. Subject The topic of the resource The Old Bakery Description An account of the resource A history of Alf Fieldings 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 Title A name given to the resource The Old Bakery Old Bakery https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/org.poulshotvillagearchive/original/db06e7eb31923896574fc808342b706c.jpeg 0dc47caa31b1f0d024bd48fb2bedd6ed https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/org.poulshotvillagearchive/original/975619531592d544a29cffa12f3c284b.jpeg bf9f51cb0bf77655dd7de4b0fe3e33e0 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>21st Century Poulshot</h2> Description An account of the resource <h4>Modern Day photos of Poulshot</h4> 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 2000 Onwards 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 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Poulshot Village Trust Language A language of the resource English Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Owner and Location Where is the original image and who is the owner Jon Martin 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 <h2>21st Century Poulshot</h2> Description An account of the resource <h4>Modern Day photos of Poulshot</h4> 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 2000 Onwards 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 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Poulshot Village Trust Language A language of the resource English Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. 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 <h2>21st Century Poulshot</h2> Description An account of the resource <h4>Modern Day photos of Poulshot</h4> 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 2000 Onwards 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 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Poulshot Village Trust Language A language of the resource English Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. 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Title A name given to the resource Friends and Neighbours Christmas Meal 2015 Description An account of the resource Friends and Neighbours Christmas Meal 2015 Photo taken at the Raven 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 2015-12-08 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 Subject The topic of the resource Janey Jeffries Jean Perrett Elizabeth Martin Jill Coleman Kate Hunloke Sue Aldridge Pam Gilies Kate Amery Shirley Taplin Angela Bullen Denise Josey Cristobel Francis MG Brothers https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/org.poulshotvillagearchive/original/a45c45cfe4e4a133906edca6a4a2845d.jpeg 0c9e4f7557edd1f5556a32c0e67d208a Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Alan Webber and Peter Wright at the Casino Night 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 Residents</h2> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Poulshot Village Trust Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Poulshot Village Trust Description An account of the resource <h4>Photos &amp; Stories of Poulshot Residents Past and Present</h4> 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 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 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. 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Title A name given to the resource "Casino Night" at the Village Hall 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 2018-10 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/a2333108bf9ff3139474465987dad5da.jpeg a631d4cfd4d5ae7297acafe04666cd19 https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/org.poulshotvillagearchive/original/0322a55ed388fa733b7f0741917f2c9a.jpeg 966c55a2745183644efdf44326de2b56 https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/org.poulshotvillagearchive/original/fc1f344c0eaabb2677d486307253d65d.jpeg 7db5e21c16e90e4073b01934a6fe0da0 https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/org.poulshotvillagearchive/original/065d6ac50891a81b8fc2f543f1443fb9.jpeg 4d48b0e505ebf72ffaf5e5eaa2027460 https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/org.poulshotvillagearchive/original/beefdbc4fef6878506a8ed74f605486a.jpeg b8618a1f261689af1077bf6b37bd740b https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/org.poulshotvillagearchive/original/bc701aeeb1ee42e49e3909ec8d6e98d6.jpeg d18fb4ce80901ae66443ec230e46ed68 https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/org.poulshotvillagearchive/original/4d085fedd416eeec401a9d816bc2b0b8.jpeg 0d00e5908e6a3f126ecf188377d6846f https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/org.poulshotvillagearchive/original/c29ec5740b16607f467a5a2e31b6d578.jpeg ea4e5ed9af585bb3cc6894cd17aba7ad https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/org.poulshotvillagearchive/original/b70b6f0fc2c47d830fd88b0f53b7134e.jpeg 7a67638abb1531e2ddbee98d00cd5c67 https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/org.poulshotvillagearchive/original/b3020e1dd438850ca8f3a48eb863051e.jpeg d53982279b6e0316dc1703fc45052cc0 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>21st Century Poulshot</h2> Description An account of the resource <h4>Modern Day photos of Poulshot</h4> 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 2000 Onwards 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 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Poulshot Village Trust Language A language of the resource English Event A non-persistent, time-based occurrence. Metadata for an event provides descriptive information that is the basis for discovery of the purpose, location, duration, and responsible agents associated with an event. Examples include an exhibition, webcast, conference, workshop, open day, performance, battle, trial, wedding, tea party, conflagration. 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 Fete 2016 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 https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/org.poulshotvillagearchive/original/c3c27157a53cfe44af9baffc101c899c.jpeg 3504d060aae0bcefd6112bde91cbd55d 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>21st Century Poulshot</h2> Description An account of the resource <h4>Modern Day photos of Poulshot</h4> 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 2000 Onwards 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 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Poulshot Village Trust Language A language of the resource English Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Digital Photo Original Owner and Location Where is the original image and who is the owner Jon Martin 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 View Of The Village Green Description An account of the resource View Of The Village Green, looking South from Poulshot Road. 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Title A name given to the resource <h2>21st Century Poulshot</h2> Description An account of the resource <h4>Modern Day photos of Poulshot</h4> 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 2000 Onwards 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 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Poulshot Village Trust Language A language of the resource English Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Digital Photo Original Owner and Location Where is the original image and who is the owner Jon Martin 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 Rainbow Over The Village Green Description An account of the resource Photo Of A Rainbow Over The Village Green, August 5th 2015 looking towards Duke's Farm 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 https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/org.poulshotvillagearchive/original/a78871732dd56aaaeb12fa0261cefd66.jpeg 5c5147943789299d107b8fe98a0ca28d 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>21st Century Poulshot</h2> Description An account of the resource <h4>Modern Day photos of Poulshot</h4> 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 2000 Onwards 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 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Poulshot Village Trust Language A language of the resource English Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. 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 View Of The South Fields At Townsend 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 2020-12-12 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/bd1ffd931387910b88bf11bdfa8a5f37.jpeg f4491599522fed4e6c411291c7e15061 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 Residents</h2> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Poulshot Village Trust Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Poulshot Village Trust Description An account of the resource <h4>Photos &amp; Stories of Poulshot Residents Past and Present</h4> 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 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 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. 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 Geoff Collett, June 2016 Description An account of the resource Photo Of Geoff From the "Queen's Bit Of A Do", June 2016 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 https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/org.poulshotvillagearchive/original/cced47444befc6793dd2544249982f28.jpeg 9453489b16bc7648017f421a6b4bae1d https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/org.poulshotvillagearchive/original/8449cc547dcd0c8ee278bef5d66d9f96.jpeg 59da5e0ab3bcd7e6a33e17465d0293fb https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/org.poulshotvillagearchive/original/c8d97f9a34c1e2cea3af3b412132cff2.jpeg 570a4b4283fb9b620138270217ebde26 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 Bit Of A Do Luncheon Photo Description An account of the resource In this photo are: Brian James, Nicky Hunloke, Sue Aldridge and Others https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/org.poulshotvillagearchive/original/127c478bbb0444953646570812d44eff.jpeg 127a316b4966f64229d7ced258fa9ce5 https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/org.poulshotvillagearchive/original/19bc102d174a50b3122efa0c531c0254.jpeg d3a1e9cf42549fa2010168f36174ebc4 https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/org.poulshotvillagearchive/original/5761929ab91455d17a9ccea81cbc3d9a.jpeg d9c126e92599276e81157394ac1f9f3d 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/. Description An account of the resource L to R: Kate Amery, Karen Rose-Wright, Denise Josey Title A name given to the resource Kate Amery, Karen Rose-Wright, Denise Josey, Queens Bit Of A Do, 2015 https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/org.poulshotvillagearchive/original/7245e1a82151eb3de0a4b8175b58ad26.jpeg 2c96f503e6a37567093b6abf94bf9148 https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/org.poulshotvillagearchive/original/605cb9d3c6649a8f28ef434091cc6a1b.jpeg 78b5c7c98579ca77a57b15714fdbd7f3 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 Jayne MacLeod (L) and Denise Josey (R) outside the Village Hall Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2016-06-12 https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/org.poulshotvillagearchive/original/c4a6e3ad46dab8d8241ab55270f167bf.jpeg e42328829c2dbd20096a79c0c3d28246 https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/org.poulshotvillagearchive/original/9b6eebbf9a78aa0cde02e353a8696f11.jpeg 696ed31fc770ec23af777a528811ffe1 https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/org.poulshotvillagearchive/original/a58b65bd041a0d89a6cf3348af012c05.jpeg eb111f079beb5bdefa749e98feaf8b42 https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/org.poulshotvillagearchive/original/161112aceeeb88692fb8ccf2ade9b5fd.jpeg 234b7ef422f9328089d0dacf4fe58d70 https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/org.poulshotvillagearchive/original/81625d54eb9fa97a7fcabab4bd876265.jpeg 402b99928d3a461d873b915be864e7c7 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>21st Century Poulshot</h2> Description An account of the resource <h4>Modern Day photos of Poulshot</h4> 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 2000 Onwards 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 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Poulshot Village Trust Language A language of the resource English Event A non-persistent, time-based occurrence. Metadata for an event provides descriptive information that is the basis for discovery of the purpose, location, duration, and responsible agents associated with an event. Examples include an exhibition, webcast, conference, workshop, open day, performance, battle, trial, wedding, tea party, conflagration. 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 Queens Bit Of A Do, June 2016 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 Description An account of the resource Various Photos of the Queen's Bit Of A Do celebrations at the Village Hall, June 12th 2016 https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/org.poulshotvillagearchive/original/53cb6ef47fcf5069beb570d1bc31a48b.jpeg 663e2c2fadda67177e99e5223ce29312 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 Residents</h2> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Poulshot Village Trust Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Poulshot Village Trust Description An account of the resource <h4>Photos &amp; Stories of Poulshot Residents Past and Present</h4> 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 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 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Digital Photo 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 Jerry Edwards Description An account of the resource AFTER his head shaving for Alzheimer Research as part of his 50th Birthday Bash Jerry was the Landlord of the Raven 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 2017-05-26 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/48f6763d8f2369eb1af105adbb50fd4e.jpeg 1f980e3d5b572a2578671cc37bcedb88 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 Residents</h2> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Poulshot Village Trust Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Poulshot Village Trust Description An account of the resource <h4>Photos &amp; Stories of Poulshot Residents Past and Present</h4> 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 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 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. 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 Nicky Baber 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 October 2017 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/2c90469a6734a48ab22c213cfef179b9.png 06c0816d98af59404783cf771a06f7c6 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>Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee Celebrations</h2> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Poulshot Village Trust Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee Celebrations 2022 Description An account of the resource <h4>A collection of Images and Stories from the Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee celebrations in and around Poulshot</h4> 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 2022 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 Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Village Celebrations Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Owner and Location Where is the original image and who is the owner Lottie Henwood 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/. Subject The topic of the resource Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee Celebrations Description An account of the resource The Beacon ready to start the celebrations in Poulshot Title A name given to the resource Jubilee Beacon - Barley Hill Farm Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Poulshot Village Trust Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available C Henwood Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 5 June 2022 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 Platinum Jubilee https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/org.poulshotvillagearchive/original/ab0811ccef8b0b740f975a6768d7459d.png caf21c594eaf333562d4dbaa0600e8e3 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>Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee Celebrations</h2> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Poulshot Village Trust Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee Celebrations 2022 Description An account of the resource <h4>A collection of Images and Stories from the Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee celebrations in and around Poulshot</h4> 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 2022 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 Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Village Celebrations Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Owner and Location Where is the original image and who is the owner C Henwood 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/. Subject The topic of the resource Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee Celebrations Description An account of the resource A Toast to Her Majesty Title A name given to the resource A Celebration - the Platinum Jubilee 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 Platinum Jubilee https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/org.poulshotvillagearchive/original/574ba70f16ee67d042ffdd40d2845a0c.png 1259bff2875bf4ace9dff6a4e31d2f77 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>Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee Celebrations</h2> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Poulshot Village Trust Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee Celebrations 2022 Description An account of the resource <h4>A collection of Images and Stories from the Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee celebrations in and around Poulshot</h4> 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 2022 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 Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Village Celebrations Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Owner and Location Where is the original image and who is the owner C Henwood 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/. Subject The topic of the resource Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee Celebrations Description An account of the resource Nearly time to light the beacon Title A name given to the resource Sunset on an unlit beacon 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 https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/org.poulshotvillagearchive/original/89e8a03874277ee990978de207ea7d8a.png d6b1de9d842be6d2a820a6dd1b1a8467 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Owner and Location Where is the original image and who is the owner C Henwood 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/. Subject The topic of the resource Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee Celebrations Description An account of the resource Fanfares were played before the beacon was lit Title A name given to the resource Jubilee Fanfares 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 Platinum Jubilee https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/org.poulshotvillagearchive/original/5fdfc9f6958b994d562d89d7db71a493.mov 91bf56bd6fc72fc56940037d62b23c9f https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/org.poulshotvillagearchive/original/7da7ba1004c1f0c94f0024431a407dd3.jpeg fa7c8230e1a2fe7034a71d9649b9e74e https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/org.poulshotvillagearchive/original/975ecd057f17f523717241dcf8aaaf4e.jpeg 76e6bfe5911b370ae432ff2ab7a63311 https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/org.poulshotvillagearchive/original/4dacfdf027c344dbed82297c043d367c.jpeg 08427f1730dae49f8b7ce703a966832d https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/org.poulshotvillagearchive/original/6698c47911614b2823d615ee4dfadfff.jpeg 57dea877403727f40487ee32fcdd68e9 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. 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 2016 Beacon 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 2016-04-21 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 Photos and a Video from the lighting of the Beacon at Barley Hill Farm, April 2016 https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/org.poulshotvillagearchive/original/3760fe5aaa91e9aaab8c8e134ac820b4.jpeg c2f41b4aadfb8a97d7ae4710f509b23b 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>21st Century Poulshot</h2> Description An account of the resource <h4>Modern Day photos of Poulshot</h4> 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 2000 Onwards 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 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Poulshot Village Trust Language A language of the resource English Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. 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 Autumn At The Phone Box, 2015 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 2015-10-22 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/830338d402697ebeaea67d5fe68bda4c.jpeg 3e70033401f3ce1aa02c44b21c20faf8 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. 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 Bat Walk 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 16/08/2018 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/b367ceb97526aa50a96f318fa8b274a8.jpeg 425502e7ec75b538f91b9b277521fba2 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>21st Century Poulshot</h2> Description An account of the resource <h4>Modern Day photos of Poulshot</h4> 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 2000 Onwards 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 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Poulshot Village Trust Language A language of the resource English Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. 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 Green Gardens, Winter 2017 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 17/11/2017 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/f66b73e2f0d9c3a4bb445c9f81e32df9.jpeg 6f2888913a58a8f4fb06a1176bb6d09a 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>21st Century Poulshot</h2> Description An account of the resource <h4>Modern Day photos of Poulshot</h4> 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 2000 Onwards 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 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Poulshot Village Trust Language A language of the resource English Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. 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 Chain Bridge, 2016 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 23/03/2016 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/ef7ed2c6129226282594fbb78c65881e.jpg 2ea65a31d1185161e4f202048eb6a2a1 https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/org.poulshotvillagearchive/original/86e0eeb2e5c7ae61cc59ac27b8128453.jpeg cd2ed956685e6b656f67166053208610 https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/org.poulshotvillagearchive/original/3a08d34d260899f456b02ae9936b1bb8.jpg e0766cd2ef7d61fb30fcc9622feb82dd https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/org.poulshotvillagearchive/original/05d8eec3c1c15afb4ccf990e23895654.jpg ffef86dca24ab6a84d377ef4d0e6a88d https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/org.poulshotvillagearchive/original/fdd647353a4cb4da1c7377d3087f9c78.jpg 62c0fbeda97babdb17fec3930659ee8c https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/org.poulshotvillagearchive/original/c44d675efc4ccd2733099265fa62e5d8.jpg 53bf4aa7f8d24ca50ea0686587fbeaf8 https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/org.poulshotvillagearchive/original/cdd89647a26fc7d55d70be6f8e294af4.jpg bf0f0f655a22b3c598410e1846bd1580 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>Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee Celebrations</h2> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Poulshot Village Trust Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee Celebrations 2022 Description An account of the resource <h4>A collection of Images and Stories from the Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee celebrations in and around Poulshot</h4> 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 2022 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 Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Village Celebrations Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Owner and Location Where is the original image and who is the owner Joan Parkes 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/. Subject The topic of the resource Jubilee Bonfire Description An account of the resource Bonfire Title A name given to the resource Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee Celebrations Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Poulshot Village Trust Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Joan Parkes Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2 June 2022 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 Platinum Jubilee https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/org.poulshotvillagearchive/original/de894b6b4a3d140ff7106d5b160e016e.tiff aaeb405f21f600705813d7c20195711c 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 Still Image A static visual representation. 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DT6 5DW Telephone (01308) 422264 Facsimile: (01308) 427172 Correspondence: Walton, Woodmead Road, Lyme Regis, Dorset. DT7 3AB Telephone (01297) 445865 Email: bells@nicholsonbellhangers.com Website: www.nicholsonbellhangers.com 11th October, 2022. POST-CONSERVATION TREATMENT REPORT Church of St.Peter, Poulshot, Wiltshire. Diocese of Salisbury. Listed Grade II* Restoration of chime of three bells for stationary electrically operated chiming in accordance with quotation no.2 and supplementary quotation no.2A dated 9/7/21 prepared by Nicholson Engineering Ltd who undertook the work. Work commenced 25/4/22 Work completed 26/5/22 BELL DETAILS bell diameter weight note date founder Tenor 36 1/2” 8 1/2cwt A 1606 John Wallis, Salisbury Second 33 1/8” 7cwt B 1606 John Wallis, Salisbury Treble 30 1/4” 5 1/2cwt C# c.1450 Medieval Bristol foundry RECORD OF CONSERVATION All work undertaken in accordance with the original specification prepared by Nicholson Engineering Ltd. No new discoveries were made during the course of the work. The three bells were dismantled and lowered to the ground. A mobile drilling rig was set up in the base of the tower and was used to drill central stress-relieving holes in the heads of the bells. The original cast-in crown staples were carefully and entirely removed from the heads of the bells. All bells were checked for cracks using dye-penetrant methods, all found to be well. New iroko deadstocks and stainless steel strapwork were made and fitted to the bells. The headstocks were treated with bat-friendly preservative. Church Bellhangers of Distinction Registered in England No 3047073 VAT Reg.No. 651 2463 55 �New electromagnetically operated Canonico hammers were fitted to the bells, complete with stainless steel independent crown staples. The crown staples were provided with leather insulation washers. An AstroPCE control unit, DCF77 antenna and 4-channel remote control unit were provided, made by Seles. A digital interface unit was also provided complete with DC driver modules for the hammers, contained in a weatherproof enclosure. The bells were rehung in the existing medieval bellframe and secured in position using stainless steel coach screws and brackets. The hammers were installed such that they struck at unworn parts of the bells. The digital interface was installed in the bellchamber and the hammers connected using heat resistant cable. A mains spur was installed to the interface unit. A CAT5 data cable was connected to the interface unit and led down to the control position at the base of the tower. The control unit was installed at the base of the tower and connected to the CAT5 cable. A mains spur was installed to the control unit. The system was programmed to provide the facilities required by the parish, including pealing bells, calling bell, slow speed funeral toll and Sanctus. An instruction manual for the control system was provided. The bells were fully tested and left in working order. No further work is required. CARE AND MAINTENANCE RECOMMENDATIONS It is recommended that a maintenance check be undertaken once annually. Andrew Nicholson Managing Director 11th October, 2022. 2 � 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. 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 St Peter's Church - Bell Restoration Project 2022 Subject The topic of the resource With a legacy from Dan Baber, the bells at St Peter's Church were reinstated so they can be rung with a striker. 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Description An account of the resource Photographs 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 Type The nature or genre of the resource Small Photo graph Album Item 4 in the Register John Baptist Malchair Year 2000 https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/org.poulshotvillagearchive/original/9fef45c91dce568fdf2e36e0cd4a8f55.JPG 3e436d2bfc7f79105a8ce9b4bf8fbfd7 https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/org.poulshotvillagearchive/original/e8a2f7cd0211ec215b105ea8c53dc5b2.pdf 5daa59b936bead95adb4884e57142e28 PDF Text Text Index of Poulshot Village Archives (Physically Held Items) Description of item 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 Church Records: Events, War Memorial & Copy of Original 1933 History Flower Festival 2001 Catalogue of Long Estate Sale 1911 (Illustrated) Photo Album: John Malchair Drawings (Photographs) 1789-1996 Thomas Boulter, Highwayman, Gentleman of the Road Everest Marathon by Tim Gravina Photo Album: WI Scrapbook 1965 Poulshot Book of Trees Book of Trees Scrapbook of Cuttings from 2003 Onwards Photo Album: Village Green WI 1974 Photo Album: Poulshot Village Houses 1990 - 1991 Including Listed Buildings Photo Album: Village Events 1991 - 2001 Photo Album: Village Events 2002 Onwards Hooke's History of Poulshot Conservation Area Map 1987 (with Listed Buildings and Folders) x 3 Poulshot Footpath Maps Cheese Making in Wiltshire & Photos of Cheese store in Lodge Farm Trees Trees Watercolours by Jean Perrett Photo Album: Old Photos 19th Century to 1950 Photo Album: Old Photos 1950 - 1990 Houses for Sale in 1998 Malchair Prints (Photocopies) Poulshot Village Cookbook x 2 Pond Projects x 4 Folders Miscellaneous Photos of Village Events 2010 - 2011 Poulshot Feast 2010 Poulshot O.S. Map A Country Diary by Pam Langton Wiltshire of 100 Years Ago (Book) A Wiltshire Village (Book) A Devizes Camera (Book) The Book of Devizes A Devizes Camera II (Book) Biography of a Victorian Village (Book) Forgotten Harvest - Cheese Making in Wiltshire A Tour of Wiltshire Churches (Book) Urchfont (Book) Stert - The Hidden Village (Book) Worton & Marston Domesday Book 2000 Bibliography of Printed Works Relating to Wiltshire 1920 - 1960 �44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 Village Under the Plain - Market Lavington (Book) Leisure in Wiltshire (Book) Devizes - History & Guide (Book) Kennet & Avon Canal (Book) Seend - A Village Past & Present (Book) Wells & Water Supply (Book) A Wiltshire Xmas (Book) The Story of Devizes (Book) A Devizes Century (Book) Down Pans Lane (Book) Around Devizes (Book) Tales of Old Wiltshire (Book) How Devizes Won the Ward (Book) Wiltshire Folklore (Book) Wiltshire (Book) Wild Flowers of the Chalk (Book) Down Poulshot (Book) Poulshot Toddlers Scrapbook 1996 - 2000 Poulshot Field Map Wild Flower Meadow 2015 Photo Book: Poulshot Diamond Jubilee 2012 Photo Book: Poulshot Village Life 2010 - 2017 Poulshot Census 1939 Poulshot Census 1841 - 1939 Poulshot Censuses - Originals Public Rights of Way Miscellaneous Copies of Roman Coins Etc Information on Poulshot Residents Past & Present Poulshot Mill Devizes in the Civil War (Leaflet) Replica of Old Map of Wiltshire Collection of Pieces of Clay Pipes & Newt in a Tin A list of Records of Archive Material held by the Village Trust & Letters to Principal Archivist at Wiltshire & Swindon History Centre � 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. 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 Archive - Items Subject The topic of the resource List of Items held physically by Poulshot Village Trust as part of the Archive Description An account of the resource These items will scanned or photographed and added to this site over time. 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 Collection https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/org.poulshotvillagearchive/original/e9e8a35c5a261389e2b5053545d2f925.jpeg 93b363ba71172ca054fbd89b61e8d0cb https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/org.poulshotvillagearchive/original/0142f56adb423391ad1d8df48e5eef97.png 2dc0cdaff8de6380a6134d1508855c49 https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/org.poulshotvillagearchive/original/4184f718ddd7e3aee1ce5af0c5a76654.jpg 904d0dea85508befc77428b3c13b0891 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. 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 Residents' moments with our late Queen Elizabeth II Subject The topic of the resource In 2012 Caroline Brailey was working for Wiltshire Council and was the Community Area Manager for Pewsey during the time of the 2012 Jubilee. As Caroline recalls "we put together and hosted the Queen in our jousting tent, show casing the Pewsey area at Salisbury Cathedral. Only a small number of tents were selected to be visited by the Queen, so it was a great honour for ours to be included. It was a day I will never forget." Description An account of the resource Photographs and text Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Poulshot Village Trust Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Caroline Brailey Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2012 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 Soft copy files Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Photographs and text 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 Queen Elizabeth II https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/org.poulshotvillagearchive/original/e26198c8c90a7774753e67aefb4ba367.mp4 8060fdd0d330e5156f2a364f7e730747 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 <h2>21st Century Poulshot</h2> Description An account of the resource <h4>Modern Day photos of Poulshot</h4> 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 2000 Onwards 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 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Poulshot Village Trust Language A language of the resource English Moving Image A series of visual representations imparting an impression of motion when shown in succession. 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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/173e6a8428d787dfddbc8c1cb83f35cb.mp4 5f7176c1c72181734f58bb4a2912f68c 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 2008 Video Of Flooding In Poulshot 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 2008 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/1920d6ac58907ba0702602a0d85728d5.jpg bed6c1e4fd47d2d4192d7b764e050edb 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 Still Image A static visual representation. 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Title A name given to the resource Poulshot Coronation At The Village Hall 1911 Subject The topic of the resource Poulshot Coronation At The Village Hall 1911 Description An account of the resource Photograph showing villagers outside the village hall as part of the Coronation in 1911 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 1911 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 Coronation 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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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 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data 9x11 Photo Original Owner and Location Where is the original image and who is the owner Contributed to the archives by Sue Aldridge 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 Coronation Committee 1911 Subject The topic of the resource Poulshot Coronation Committee 1911 Description An account of the resource Members of the Poulshot Coronation Committee outside the Village Hall in 1911 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 Coronation 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/7a9c2fc15daf4004633e4ed174c3a85c.jpeg 0878f657fcdf3007cd8df16f593e1c0e https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/org.poulshotvillagearchive/original/3e8d8d366f58132108cbcf782a3a5901.pdf 58e9957cb86f06a7d4bf786b14eda8e2 PDF Text Text THE COACH HOUSE, CHURCH FARM, POULSHOT, DEVIZES, WILTSHIRE, SN10 £2,000 PER MONTH 3 BED, BARN CONVERSION Devizes | 01380 729 777 | devizes@winkworth.co.uk Tenant Fees Apply: Details of fees for tenant referencing, tenancy agreement admin fees and renewal fees are available on the Winkworth website and the link can be found with the displayed rent for the property. 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. All fixtures and fittings, whether fitted or not are deemed removable by the vendor unless stated otherwise and room sizes are measured between internal wall surfaces, including furnishings. � 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>21st Century Poulshot</h2> Description An account of the resource <h4>Modern Day photos of Poulshot</h4> 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 2000 Onwards 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 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Poulshot Village Trust Language A language of the resource English Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. 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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/53a436c08bfd4964b170127fdda56efd.jpeg 5c955b0f342301f90399bb7a695a0608 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 Residents</h2> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Poulshot Village Trust Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Poulshot Village Trust Description An account of the resource <h4>Photos &amp; Stories of Poulshot Residents Past and Present</h4> 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 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 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Owner and Location Where is the original image and who is the owner Adrian Baber. Nephew 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/. Subject The topic of the resource Dan Baber Description An account of the resource Photo of Dan taken as part of his part in the movie Far From The Madding Crowd Title A name given to the resource Poulshot Resident - Dan Baber Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Poulshot Village Trust Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Adrian Baber 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 https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/org.poulshotvillagearchive/original/8411a5132e32d137b718e3c03500ab56.png 6cace46c416a7cebcb88721d274b4785 https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/org.poulshotvillagearchive/original/49c9b804e0188f3e8c8c0070b8349566.pdf d35bcff7b5d3bae212836d52ed9e5441 PDF Text Text � �The p oulshot Book, oF Tre CS 2005 � Lodge farm 1 FIO. 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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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. There is no record of an earlier building, either on the site of the present chapel or elsewhere, and it would be interesting to loarn if the non-conforming members of the village continued to meet in a local house as they had in Wm Mayo' S time, or whether they journeyed into Devizes for worship until in 1886 their increasing numbers and/or funds, permitted the building of their own chapel. � https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/org.poulshotvillagearchive/original/46c8deba6d9ad58ff3cf5b9919114b8c.odt e1e61a05b6de9a67a6f9cbc16f9db234 https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/org.poulshotvillagearchive/original/d4eadbd55f424d1de03222e1d75ba90b.zip 64c9bd7c8462ab0c1be0e2e04f430e0f 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. 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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. 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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Title A name given to the resource Poulshot School Diary - 1894 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 Description An account of the resource Covering:- George Feltham Leslie Swanborough William Noyes Lily Duck Florence Duck Walter Duck Frederick Bolter Walter Scott Hugh Leslie Harriet Few Mary Elizabeth Leslie Janet Wilkins Francis Trimmell Diphtheria Edward Ellis Edith Botter Llewellyn Noyes Thomas Colbourne Frederick Hallett 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 1894 Subject The topic of the resource Poulshot School Diary of Mr Hugh Leslie, Headmaster 1894 (Pages 394-412) 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. The was obliged to go home. P.T.O. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Scan of Diary 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 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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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 Still Image A static visual representation. 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Subject The topic of the resource The Old Bakery Description An account of the resource The Old Bakery 1928 Title A name given to the resource Photo of The Old Bakery, Poulshot Road Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Stephen Housby Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1928-06-26 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Stephen Housby 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 Old Bakery