March 2016 - West Ashton Village

West Ashton Magazine
Our community magazine keeping you up to date in West Ashton, Rood Ashton,
East Town, and Dunge.
In This Issue...
Children's Page
Classic Cars
Oh no, I’m Hacked!
Gardens
St John’s at Christ-
The Mystery Of The
mas
Our Farmer’s
thoughts
Driverless Car Crash
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Spring Recipe
And Much More….
SPRING 2016 Iss:50
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Editor:
Leya Walker - 01225 590361; Leya_w@yahoo.co.uk
Assistant Editor:
Janet Sweetman - 01380 871182
Editorial Team:
Jo Watkins, Paul Workman, Tim Le Mare.
All contributions welcomed. Please send any contributions, in the first instance,
to Leya Walker. Short stories and poems will also be considered. You must live
or work within the West Ashton parish boundaries.
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The Editorial
I’ve given up with trying to weed a
garden full of mud!
Did you wonder what happened to the
cottage and its demolished brick wall?
Find out on our article about the incident. Our thoughts are with all concerned. Are you WORRIED ABOUT BEING
HACKED? There are a few tips in this
article for you. Our top feature this
issue is VILLAGE CLASSIC CARS
Our new features continue with the
‘TRAVEL JOURNAL’ based on a trip to Serbia and ‘OUR FARMER’ is gearing up for
the busiest time of year.
Anyway, we hope you enjoy catching
up with the happenings all around you.
Until the summer then…
Leya
Hi Folks,
I am writing this aware that I am behind the drag curve for meeting the
magazine deadline. You know how it
is… life takes over and exam marking
is upon me. Luckily, I have been inundated with wonderful and interesting
contributions which means we have
had to leave some aside for next time!
I don’t know about you but I have
been very confused about the winter
season this year. I love walking out in
the crisp, frosty mornings, feeling the
cold nipping at my nose and tips of
fingers; then rushing back to plonk
myself in front of a lovely log fire with
a gin and tonic (or mulled wine). Yet,
we seem to lurch between Autumn and
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LARKRISE COMMUNITY FARM NEWS
Wishing everybody a Happy New Year,
I am pleased to say our Yard Manager,
Roger Pearce, has returned to his duties on the farm after a sudden illness
last September. Roger helps with the
large animal stock on the farm and
looks after all our grazing paddocks.
Christmas Holidays covered by the
staff went well, as we only closed officially for four days in total. This enabled stock to be mucked out and fed
without too much build-up of work.
The Farm Club started back earlier this
year making the daily running of the
farm for the month of December a lot
easier.
The students’ Christmas party was
thoroughly enjoyed; enhanced by food
ordered from Sainsbury’s, party games
– say no more!
Having just re-introduced Oscar, the
boar, to Porgy, our Saddleback Sow,
we hope to bring you news of Piglets
next edition!
Two of our staff are attending a Lambing course given by Garston Vets. Although we already have myself &
Leanne (our Shepherdess) trained in
lambing, we think it’s always better to
have as many staff as we can on call
at this busy time of year. Our lambs
are expected around the end of February/March – worth a visit?
Riding for the Disabled is going well
with three schools attending over two
days, with individual riders through the
rest of the week. As this is so popular
we really could do with some MORE
HELP with the riding especially on our
busiest days of Tuesday and Thursday!
Fancy it? Do ring either myself, Wendy Self, or the Office on 01225
751675.
Have you noticed our new RDA sign
outside the main gates? This was
kindly produced for us by eye4-media
of Melksham with a kind donation from
one of our RDA Helpers. It certainly
enhances what we have to offer here
and we can’t thank people enough for
all their generous donations throughout the year.
If you have ever visited the farm and
are familiar with the reception area,
you may see a difference now as we
have had two new offices built in
where the cloakroom used to be. A
new face can be met in the reception
office, Suzanne Metcalfe is our new
Admin Officer. Suzanne will be delighted to help with any enquiries and
welcome you to Larkrise Community
Farm. Our finances will now be done
by another new member, Nick Pyne.
This makes life so much easier and
less admin work for Suzanne and myself! I would like to welcome them
both to the Farm and say what a difference they have made already! In a
good way!
Wendy Self
Farm manager, Larkrise Community
Farm
SINGING IN THE RAIN…
We treated ourselves to a singing,
swinging, Christmas reindeer from
Tesco’s. So imagine our surprise when
instead of 'Jingle Bells' or 'Let it Snow',
it came out with a rendition of 'Singing
in the Rain'. An odd choice, we thought,
for the Yuletide season yet, somehow
appropriate when you consider the
amount of rain we’ve had over the holidays - it didn’t seem that unsuitable
after all!
Jo Watkins
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POTTERING IN THE
GARDEN
I love the perfume of sweet peas in the
house, so I usually plant the seeds in
February, in a deep container and place
in an un-heated Greenhouse. Their roots
I was totally amazed to see my Azalea
like to run deep, as you will discover
in full bloom, on the 14th of January,
that I went immediately with my camera when you plant them out into the garand took a picture of it in all its glory. It den, so canes will be needed as they
will need support in order to climb. My
is something we have to get used to in
daughter Naomi and I began a Chalour ever changing climate, which cerlenge last Year, to see which of us has
tainly fooled this shrub into a sense of
false warmth. Within days of my picture the first Sweet pea Flower in bloom!
I’m keeping quiet who won!
it was hit by two severe frosts even
though it was in a well sheltered posiThe Spring is a wondrous time to see
tion!
the bulbs come to life, no doubt many
I have deadheaded it, in the hope that it of these will be early too!
will bloom again by the time this entry
appears in the Spring edition of our
Magazine, as it usually flowers twice a
FOR STRAWyear.
BERRIES
For those of you who have a
Pot on some established
Greenhouse, February and
plants into larger pots and
March is a good time to wrap
bring them on in an unup warm and get out there
heated Greenhouse, as this
to give it a good tidy and a
will give you a crop ready for
wash inside with a disinfecteating at least four weeks
ant will prevent your plants
before they would be ready
from being devoured by the
in the Garden.
bugs that will hatch out if
you omit to do this simple
Holly Westlake
chore!
Top tip
WOOL GATHERING
As far as I can make out, there are at least a couple of ladies’ groups and a skittles’ team in the village, but what have we men got? Nothing! I know that we're
no good at making friends easily, ladies can make friends at a bus stop, but what
we need is somewhere where we can sit over a pint and discuss football. When I
was a nipper, our dads went to the Men and Lad's Union and off by coach to
football matches and enjoyed a game of cards down the local. It strikes me the
ladies have got it made.
I'm writing this in the middle of January and fed up with all this rain and short,
dark days. I'm not exactly a fan of 'dry January' while it's so cold and wet outside. Just caught my wife looking through a recipe book on using up those odd
bottles of leftovers from Christmas. Not if I have my way she won't!
Royston Moffit
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Village news
DRIVERLESS CAR MEETS JUMPED UP WALL
Question: Is there any justice in
the world?
Answer: No, not in our case
‘At 1am on 28th January, a loud crash-
‘failure to provide a sample’. With such
a summary offence the state becomes
the victim and not us as owners of the
property. This is because the driver
and passenger left the scene, although
they were later apprehended, and as
they would not admit to anything despite all the efforts of the Police they
were unable to prove who was driving
or who the passenger was; thus no
other charges could be brought.
So can anyone explain where the justice is in this? We have no idea?
ing sound disturbed our
slumber. As I leapt from
my bed and peered out
of the upstairs window I
discovered
that
the
source of this rude noise
was caused by a car very
firmly embedded in my
front garden wall. To be
more accurate, it is safe
to say that the wall came off second
best to the car....and the car was a
write off!!
However, our household was not the
only one to feel the impact, as prior to
ending its journey just shy of my front
door, the car had also hit another wall
some 20 metres up the road and kissed
a lamppost on its way to parking with
us. Whilst parking in the village can
sometimes be a source of difficulty this is an alternative that we would prefer was best avoided!’ Tenant of 38
We would like to thank all those who
were so supportive and helpful at the
time of the incident. Also extra thanks
to Neil and Donna, our tenants, for being so understanding and persevering
with the mess until the insurance claim
is settled (hopefully by the time you
read this the wall
might have been
rebuilt!)
We don’t quite
know what the
moral of this story is but there
must be one!
Bratton
Road.
All of this meant we, Neil and Rowena,
owners of 38 Bratton Road, had to experience how the
law seems to protect the criminal
rather than the
victim. The car demolished the wall
of
our
cottage
causing extensive
damage to the
property, see photos, not to mention
stress and upset to
us and our tenants,
as well as the financial loss to ourselves.
The only summary offence the Police
could charge the car owner with is
Neil and Rowena
Heard
Photos
1 – damage to
lamppost
2 –
damage
along wall
3 – the culprit
4 – the actual damage.
Photos ©
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THE ANNUAL SKITTLE MATCH BETWEEN VILLAGE
HALL & CHURCH
The usual friendly rivalry took
place on Saturday, 16 January,
and a merry band of folk turned
out on a cold evening to play skittles in the Village Hall. Last year
the Village Hall team managed to
break the routine of the Church
team achieving the highest score;
so the die was set for the Church
to
regain
their
winning
slot. However, it was not to be
and after a nail biting three
legs, for the second year running,
the Village Hall managed to edge
to a winning score.
A tasty
ploughman's supper was enjoyed
and thanks to all who came and
helped in any way to make this
event a success. The highest
men's score (21) went to Dave
Richards (Westbury) and the
highest ladies score (20) went
to Francis Uphill (Trowbridge). A
relaxed and friendly evening was
had by all even though the alley
had a will of its own!!! Proceeds
of this event will be shared between the Hall and Church. (It's
not the winning that counts, but
its taking part - the gauntlet is
down for next year's match for
the church to regain the winning
podium, bring it on !).
Call to our West Ashton Community
Yes, your voice matters!
Currently, we are trying to envisage and plan for the future of the
West Ashton Parish area. This will
take about 1-2 years. It will cover
considerations like new housing,
facilities, focal point and infrastructure. If you would like to be involved then please contact the Editor, she’ll put you in touch with the
right people!
possible so look out for a survey
coming through your doors on 1st
May (approx. date). All contributions will remain anonymous but to
encourage your replies we ask you
to put your phone number on the
bottom of the survey and you will
be entered into a draw for a bottle
of champagne!
Neighbourhood Planning Steering
Group
It is SO important that we hear
from as many of the population as
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Village news
Wives’ group
PANTOMANIA
Photo©Geoff Watkins
The Wives’ Group were treated to
‘Pantomania’ at their Christmas
party. Neither the audience nor the
performers had the slightest idea of
what was going on as the script
was a mixture of different panto
characters trying their best.
Ever seen a good fairy wearing a
black tutu?
The cast: L-R Jackie Bradley, Wendy Bartlett, Jean Covington, Carol
Griffiths, Sylvia Preston, Jo Watkins.
Jo Watkins
The Village Pub
The amount of people I come across
in the village who bemoan the fact
that there’s no village pub. Well solution!!! Fancy hiring this inflatable
alternative to try out? We could see
if we really would use a pub!
Leya
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PARENTS OF WEST ASHTON SCHOOL - UPDATE
Hello, and If it is not a little too
late......Happy New Year!
During the latter part of 2015, the
school embraced many charity
events from dress up days and cake
sales to raising awareness and
money for those not
so fortunate through
battling illness.
The preparations for
Christmas opened
with the beautiful
Christingle Service at
St Johns and continued with events such
as carol singing
around the village
with Frosty the donkey, three performances of the Key
Stage 1 Nativity and
the school carol service. The time, effort and passion
put in by the Head, staff, children
and parents culminated in such a
wonderful atmosphere within the
school which reflected the true celebration of the season!
It is over this special time that we
can truly see how happy our children at West Ashton School are and
how supportive the largely extended parent body (who support the
school and it's leadership) can be;
with a clear focus on the needs and
education of the children in a Christian environment.
On a personal note, I feel incredibly
lucky to be part of a school that is
so nurturing and respects the needs
of the individual child. West Ashton
School is a happy, safe and thriving
community.
However, as with life in general, it is
a dynamic environment that faces
challenges and change. It is fundamental to effectively communicate
through such times and to explore
how such challenges can be met. I
have recently discussed with the Chairman of the Parish
Council, what potential opportunities
there are to bring the
school and village
closer together during
this coming year.
Please contact me on
the e-mail below with
any further suggestions as they would
be very welcome. We
look forward to a positive and happy 2016!
Many thanks and best wishes for
the year ahead!
Mari Webster
Chair of Parents of West Ashton
(POWA)
Mari.webster@hotmail.co.uk
This Photo - Macmillan coffee afternoon in the
school hall;
Photo aboveIsabel and
Noah Heywood carolling
with Frosty ©
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WATCH OUT, WATCH OUT, THERE ARE HACKERS ABOUT!
It happens to us all. If you use any
form of technology ie phone, laptop,
tablet – hacking in one way, shape or
form it’s part of the package.
My little episode kicked off when I
woke up to read a message from myself as ‘Lexi Walker’ in one of my other
email accounts (I have three email
accounts).
It
read,
‘Good morning?
Can
you do me a
favour?’
Naturally, if
you
read
something like that from a friend you
would automatically open the email.
This, in itself, is not a problem in my
particular case as alarm bells rang.
However, the hackers had been very
clever. They had created a similar
named email account to my own; so
mine was lexiwalker83@yahoo.co.uk –
theirs was lexiwalker83@outlook.com .
But that wasn’t all… If you had responded to the ‘Can you do me a
favour?’ email they had altered the
Change your password. How ever,
to do this you need a verification code/
email link via your phone or alternative
email account. So, as I went into the
section about changing a password I
asked for a code via SMS to my phone.
Good job I did, turns out they had
changed
the
settings
on
my
‘nominated backup email account’ to
their fake one. If I had asked for a
verification code to be sent to this
email account they would have been
able to lock me out of my own account.
Check your account back up settings.. Alw ays check your settings
when you think
something odd is
Fake email address
going on. Look
in account settings
carefully.
If in
doubt,
don’t
open an email or click on a link, contact the person who sent it another
way just to check. Many of my friends
did.
Sadly, as they had used Lexiwalker
blog, facebook tags and even my
phone number I had to kill Lexi Walker
off and create a new pen persona.
Hence Leya! Yes, I’d seen Star Wars
twice over the Christmas holidays!
A positive to come out of this? The
amount of people who got in touch
with me saying my account had been
hacked or asking what the favour was.
Overall, I was humbled, humbled by
people’s concerns about my welfare
and humbled that I had been hacked,
even though I am quite careful.
TIPS FOR PREVENTION
1. Check your settings when in
doubt
2. Change your password monthly
3. Look out for phishing emails –
don’t click on any links!
Leya
email response settings ensuring that
any replies went to the fake account.
The hackers would then have sent an
email to you saying I was stranded in
the Ukraine and could you send money?
So, what is the first thing you do when
you find you’ve been hacked?
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Your Community
A Memorable and Happy Christening Day
Joseph Jack Rhylan Head after his christening by Revd. Allan
Coutts, at St John's Church on Sunday, 8 November, 2015. The family
live in Westbury.
Left to right : Godparents Roy, Jo;
Revd. Coutts; Parents Kim and Tom
with baby Joseph; Godparent Andrew.
Our Local Police
Hi Everyone, so lovely to be back
and seeing so many familiar faces.
Not much to report on your neck of
the woods at the moment just remember to keep you doors and windows safely secured.
if you have any questions or concerns to please make contact with
myself PCSO Badder 6163 or PCSO
Porter 3969. Both myself and Ellie
can be contacted on our e-mail addresses;ella.badder@wiltshire.pnn.p
olice.uk, mobile 07586496058 and
elenor.porter@wiltshire.pnn.police.u
k, mobile 07471029025.
AVON CALLING!
Hi everyone, I’m Stacey Campbell
and I’m now officially West Ashton’s ONLY Avon representative.
Please don’t hesitate to contact me
for the latest brochures, make up
parties and any Avon questions on:
0795-0885226
Email: staceylevi1993@hotmail.co.uk
Stacey Campbell
If you do have anything to report please
phone 101 or 999.
Maria Badder
Queen’s 90th birthday
Clean for your community
The WI have decided to celebrate the
Queen’s 90th birthday by joining in the
clean-up of our locality giving us a nicer
environment to enjoy.
If you want to take part then you can meet
up with our local industrious ladies on 13th
March between 11 til 3pm; meet at 11 outside the Village Hall.
The Parish Council will do the play area and
Shepherds Drove; the school are doing
their own grounds; the church will tidy up
the churchyard; The Wives and WI will do
along Bratton Road.
If anyone wants to join Working party
please turn up at the village hall at 11am
and you can join one of the groups.
Jean Covington
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Village news
Village Hall News
In December, the Village Hall saw a
successful and jolly Sunday Christmas lunch. The tables were festively dressed and the caterers provided a very tasty meal. The best
Christmas present for the Committee was that they did not have to
prepare anything or wash up –
magic…. This was followed by the
New Year’s Eve Celebration. The
entertainment was provided by
“Breakin Even” and the buffet was
relished (funny how the articles
seem to focus on food! Ed). The
event was well attended and
proved to be an enjoyable occasion, the food, music and good
company made the evening memorable.
January brought the annual rivalry
of Village Hall v The Church Skittle
Match. For the second year running, the hall managed to scrape
through to win (will they manage a
third year!). The highest score
(20) for the ladies went to Francis
Uphill and the highest score (21)
for a gent went to Dave Richards.
The ploughman’s supper was ample for the participants.
A new trial venture of a ‘Ladies
Night’ took place in February, with
a “Show Case” of beauty products
being shown.
With an intimate
audience and explanation of products there was lots of ‘ooos’ and
‘ahhs’; a further Ladies Evening will
hopefully take place soon advertised via an email (if you on the VH
list) or an advertisement.
With the New Year, we are coming
into the second half of the Hall’s
programme of events. Please see
the back of the magazine for details.
Coming up: the monthly Friday film
nights (films scheduled : Walk In
The Woods; Suffragettes; Lady In
The Van; Carol). February brought
a Jazz Night with Pete Allan; March
a Wine Bluff Evening; April a music
night with the Cley Hill Stompers;
with finally, in May a 60/70’s
Dance. We hope you agree, a varied programme. Come along and
join in the fun; you would be very
welcome; but it is very important to
book your tickets with Sylvia Pres-
ton (01225 765858).
The private bookings for classes
and party hiring is stable and
makes running the hall sustainable.
It is wonderful that the Hall is so
well used and recommended by
organisations. Hirers are very complimentary about the facilities of
the hall.I
t is not often mentioned, but there
is a loyal band of committee members and helpers that care for the
hall and have the hall’s future close
to their heart. Each volunteer has a
dedicated role to play.
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(Well done Richard, Ed) .
In essence, the Village Hall is attempting to evolve with the times
and provide the village with a pleasing meeting place for all, along with
a varied entertainment program. If
you have any suggestions for an
event, please let us know.
Finally, in December, it was with a
heavy heart that the Village Hall
Committee accepted the resignation
of the Chairman, Vaughan Nichols.
Vaughan had been on the committee for many years but was Chairman for the last (approx.) five
years; plus he covered running/
stocking the bar. Even though he
was in full time employment, with
his work taking him the length and
breadth of the country, he managed
to attend the majority of events
with enthusiasm and support; as
indeed Dawn (his wife) did. They
both gave 100% loyal commitment
to the hall and will be sorely missed.
The Committee wish to thank them
and appreciated their time and effort in supporting work for West
Ashton’s Village Hall. We wish them
both well for the future. Simply,
thank you, Vaughan and Dawn.
Villages today lose their individuality
with ever increasing boundaries and
getting swallowed up by encroaching towns. In years gone by, West
Ashton had a Lord of the Manor; a
resident vicar; policeman; shop;
post office and pub. Today, we only
have the Village Hall, the school
and ; church and hall, all important
to our rural village life. The committee strive to run the Hall in the
best possible manner.
This year will see some changes to
the structure of the building. The
floor to the right of the entrance
door has been repaired (apologies
for any disruption), the new boards
have been stained and varnished.
Thanks goes to Ron Pybus, who has
agreed to do the polishing of the
floor. Next on the list is wifi and
broadband; a new barrel lock for
the front door and new keys issued;
new electronic door locking is being
investigated; inner double door in
lobby/porch to be replaced; attention to damp areas within porch;
new audio equipment procured; replace faulty strip lighting around hall
with LED strip lighting. Richard has
applied and been successful in securing various grants from The Area
Board for some to help fund some
of these projects.
Jean Robertson (Acting Chairman)
Village Hall 50 Club winners
MONTH
NOVEMBER
DECEMBER
JANUARY
NEW YEAR’S EVE
NYE EXTRA £10
1ST PRIZE
David Evans
Robert White
Chris Jenkins
West Ashton WI
2ND PRIZE
Sharon Shiles
Angeline Nicholson
Beryl Webb
Jean Platts
3RD PRIZE
Dewi Daniels
Carol Griffiths
Jean Platts
Kevin Pullen
Tina Morse
Cecille Evans
Sylvia Preston
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PARISH COUNCIL MATTERS
Planning
Traveller Site on the A350 – As a result
of ‘intentional unauthorised development’ i.e. ground work excavation, levelling and hardcore, Wiltshire Council has
issued an Enforcement Stop Notice. This
is now subject to an Appeal by the Agent
on behalf of the owner. In the meantime, another planning application has
been submitted for the site. On this occasion it does not increase the number
of pitches but relocates them to the back
of the site, it does however add two day
rooms and a stable block for four horses.
On the face of it this should provide a
better environment for the occupants,
however if permission is granted it would
not prevent further planning applications
in the future.
Whilst the new scheme extinguishes permission for the two existing static caravans, only one has been delivered, it is
yet to be seen whether it really would be
moved to one of the new locations. The
new application has been ‘called in’ and
will go before the Western Planning
Committee in due course.
Planning Application - 15/10492/FUL
Website
Appeal - APP/Y3940/C/15/3139663.
Parish Governance Boundary – Wiltshire
Council deferred a decision on boundary
changes with the Trowbridge area and
adjacent parishes. There will be further
consultation in due course but no timescale has been published or letters sent
to residents.
Neighbourhood Plan – The parish council
has submitted the application form to
Wiltshire Council to commence the planning process and has set up a small
steering group. The purpose of Neighbourhood Planning is to give neighbourhoods more of a say about developments in their area. The government
wants local people to take a proactive
role in shaping the future of the areas in
which they live, finding creative and imaginative ways to overcome the pressures that development can create for
conservation, local services and amenities. This will involve considerable effort
and consultation within the parish therefore any comments or offers have helping will be much appreciated…
http://www.westashton.org.uk/
please send any comments to Nikki at westashtonpc@outlook.com
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Ear. Ear!
In Staffordshire the government is running a pilot scheme to end the free
provision of hearing aids. So if your hearing isn't what it was, make an appointment to see your GP before this programme is rolled out over the rest
of the country.
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Other Matters
Precept – The Parish Council had its
will mean residents' household
and garden waste and all recyclaannual review in January and rebles will be managed by one consolved to increase the precept to
tractor. Black boxes will be used
help in enabling it to meet the
solely for glass collection and
ever increasing demands on its
blue lidded bins will take all other
finances. Put simply the increase
recyclables including a wider seequates to about £8 p.a. for
lection of plastics.
Band D, that’s all of 15p a week
and considerably less that Trow- Traffic calming – The Parish Council
bridge now let alone what their
has been successful with a
precept will be in 2016/17.
£8,000 grant application to the
Trowbridge Area Board, which is
Broadband – There is no change
approximately 50% of the estisince the last issue of the magamate cost to implement traffic
zine, the website still shows: The
calming along the Bratton Road.
high level planning for Phase 2
The proposal is to install a white
has been completed which has
picket fence at the entrance to
identified those postcodes that
the village; a 5m ramp between
have been included subject to
the East Town Turning and the
survey. The next stage is detailed
Picket Fence; Bolt Down cushions
planning which is due to begin in
(pyramid shape) near the village
early 2016 with on-the-ground
hall and if possible a printed sursurveying following on in due
face on the bend by the school.
course. The website will be upThe total cost will be in excess of
dated in the Spring 2016 as the
£16,000. This presents quite a
Phase 2 rollout commences...
challenge for the council and if
http://www.wiltshireonline.org/
residents would like to make a
index.php/broadband-rollout
donation towards funding these
Fly Tipping – Contact Wiltshire
measure will be extremely helpCouncil on 01225 777234 or
ful. Particularly topical after the
online at: http://
high Speed collision that demoliwww.wiltshire.gov.uk/
tion the front wall of the house
parkingtransportandstreets/
just below the school early on
roadshighwaysstreetcare/
Thursday the 28th January
mywiltshirereport.htm
Speed Indicator Device (SID) –
Wilts Council News Letter http://
The council has joined a group 4
www.wiltshire.gov.uk/council/
parishes to share in the use of a
parishnewsletterhome.htm
SID. Training is about to start
a subject covered in the January
and hopefully we will see the de2016 issue was refuse collection,
vice deployed regularly on BratHills Waste Solutions is to take
ton Road.
on the waste and recycling colRichard Covington, Parish Council
lection contract with the service
Chairman
starting on 1st August 2017. This
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TRAVEL JOURNAL: SERBIA
I first travelled to Serbia in 2010 and
must admit to having a lot of preconceived ideas about it. An Eastern
European country, 10 years on from an
eight year conflict - had to be a pretty
awful place to go, didn’t it? Others who
heard of my visit thought it would be
very cold [Siberia?] or quite dangerous. Trepidation increased when we
boarded the JAT Airlines flight, the
aircraft was so old that the ashtrays
were just taped up, and the sandwich
for lunch was not really something I
wanted to repeat!
Arrive in Belgrade and you get your
first surprise. It seems no different to
any Western European capital city great restaurants catering for all
tastes, good hotels & designer shops.
The Kalamagden, an old fortress, overlooks the city & has great views over
the meeting point of the Danube &
Sava. Look a bit closer in the old town
& you will see a few bombed out buildings as evidence of the recent conflict.
As you move south away from Belgrade, you get to see the real Serbia.
You see a little more of what you
might expect from Eastern Europe but
as you drive you notice that signposts
are in both Latin & Cyrillic alphabet,
maybe one of the signals of how Tito
managed to strike a balance between
East & West? This is also borne out by
the people; with a much more western
attitude than you might at first expect,
not the stereotypical perception of
Eastern Bloc. And another surprise is
how safe it feels, I wouldn’t hesitate to
walk out on my own at night - something I would not do at home.
Food in Serbia is great, meat is a big
part of the diet, so if you are vegetarian you may struggle, but all tastes are
catered for. I have had the best steaks
anywhere I have travelled at ET restaurant in Krusevac, at prices you
wouldn’t believe. There is a Serbian
winemaking industry, but it’s probably
best to get a recommendation from a
local rather than choosing your own!
Rakija is the local spirit; drink with
caution! The climate is varied, hot sunny summers that can reach 40 degrees, and I have seen winters with 2ft
of snow and -20c.
I have seen many changes in Serbia in
just 5 years as it attracts investment
and pursues its EU membership ambitions. Etihad have invested in Air Serbia and it now has new aircraft that
serve hot food. In Krusevac there are
more cars on the roads and an increase in English speaking, as well as
English menus in the restaurants. But
don’t worry, the country has not lost
its culture.
I was lucky enough to be invited to the
wedding of one of many great friends I
have made in my visits. That was a
great chance to experience Serbian
culture. The bride & groom arrived
together at the Municipal Building,
greeted by trumpeters & drummers.
After the legal ceremony there was a
walking procession of bride & groom &
guests, accompanied by the band, to
the nearby tiny church where the Orthodox ceremony took place. At the
reception, music played on arrival &
continued into the early hours. You
just have to join in with the traditional
Serbian dancing, even if you don’t
have a clue what you are doing!
So, whilst it is not a holiday destination, Serbia is a fascinating and friendly country, with lots of history & culture, and one that I hope doesn’t
change too much culturally as its economy develops.
Janet Sweetman.
If you have a holiday destination you
would like to recommend and write
about please contact the Editor.
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DEVELOPING GARDENS ON A NEW BUILD ESTATE
There’s nothing quite like it for delighting the mind and soothing the
soul. The simple pleasure of seeing
small leaf buds bursting on a shrub
or flowers appearing in the most
vivid colours imaginable. Even the
look of a flower bed after a little
hoeing, or hand-weeding, reveals
the rich colours of earth or mulch
around new plants. Today’s joy was
watching a visiting woodpecker flying in to inspect first the
mulberry and
then the ornamental cherry
tree.
We have, what
I would still
call, a ‘new’
garden on the
Old Farm Estate found on
the
Trowbridge side of
West Ashton Parish. It’s about 10
years old, and was left largely to (a
rather magnificent) lawn by the
previous owners. We have begun
to develop it into what Isabelle Allende in ‘Daughter of Fortune’ calls
a ‘proper garden, not merely for
post (we’re making our own now),
horse manure (from local Larkrise
Community Farm), top soil and
bark chippings as well as giving a
helping hand with plant fertilisers
and feeds of one sort or another.
And occasionally we’ve had to remove concrete blocks and ironwork
(sadly nothing more exciting, yet!)
in order to plant a rose or a shrub.
For the most part we’ve been rewarded
by
healthy, growing
plants.
They haven’t
all liked where
we’ve planted
them at first
but on moving
to more attractive surroundings they go
from strength
to strength.
Local garden
centres have supplied, without exception, really strong plants - although sometimes they have been
too delicious for slugs, snails, caterpillar and mice to resist.
We hear that BBC Radio 4’s Gardeners’
Question
Time
‘Correspondence Edition’ in March
will be focusing on gardens of newbuild properties – we’ll be listening
for hints and tips with notebooks
and pencils at the ready.
practical purposes but also for
pleasuring [the] eyes and memories’.
We’ve learned that our new plants
need a bit of help to survive in the
shallow ‘topsoil’ left by the builders,
so when we’ve planted we’ve added more than a few bags of com-
Jo Le Mare
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Our School
and ‘Return of the Jedi’.
The first three movies were 4, 5,
and 6 and were made in 1977,
1978 and 1980.
The priology : ‘The Phantom Menace’, ‘Attack of the Clones’ and
‘Revenge of the Sith’.
These were 1, 2 and 3.
The newest movie is called ‘The
Force Awakens’ which is number 7.
They will now do 8 and 9. Bren-
KS1 SCHOOL NATIVITY
Key Stage 1 performed a Christmas
Nativity, both Robins and Skylark
took part. The showings were performed on Tuesday, 15th December
and Wednesday, 16th December.
Both showings were at 17.30.
There were a lot of friends and
family at the nativity.
Miss Anderson and Miss Muller
(teachers of Robins and Skylarks)
worked extremely hard to make the
nativity perfect.
Children’s feedback (who were not
a part of the nativity) said that, ‘It
was amazing.’ Some other children
said that, ‘It was really cute, they
knew what they were doing and
when they were doing it.’
Everyone loved it! Summer
dan.
ZEN JUDO CLUB
Zen Judo is held at Wet Ashton
School Hall on Friday evenings at
19:00-20:00 for everyone and additional training for older people at
20:00-21:00. To join the Zen Judo
Club you don’t have to be sporty or
overly fit you just have to be
around seven years to 100 years!
This Judo Club is non-competitive
club. It is an excellent place to
make friends, whilst learning techniques to protect yourself, without
using strength.
One of the Sensei’s has published a
book called ‘The Zen Judo Way’
and this is available on Amazon. If
you would like to find out more, go
to the Trowbridge Zen Judo Club
website
www.zenjudoclub.co.uk Indianna
FILM REVIEW
Star Wars
Star Wars was based in space.
One of the main characters is
called Luke Skywalker in the original three movies. They are called;
‘New Hope’, ‘Empire Strikes Back’
and Evie
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SCHOOL RUGBY COMPETITION
On 18th September, West Ashton
School went on a competition to
Westbury Rugby Club and there was
about 30 schools there from around
Trowbridge. West Ashton School
came second. We’re amazing!
For pudding there was either a
Christmas tree shaped shortcake
biscuit with sprinkles and green icing or Christmas pudding with warm
custard.
Yum!
Ella
Milosz
DRESS TO IMPRESS
West Ashton School did a ‘Dress
to impress’ day. Each class had
a task to dress up with any
clothes at all and impress their
teachers.
Rhys and Dean.
CHRISTMAS DINNER
The Christmas Dinner was a success, lots of children enjoyed most
of the food on their plates. On their
plate was potatoes, stuffing, turkey,
pigs in blankets, gravy, sprouts and
carrots with peas.
The West Ashton School Editorial Team 2016
Left to right: Summer, Dean, Indianna, Theo, Evie, Milosz, Ella, Brendon, Rhys
CLOTH ROAD ARTS WEEK 2016
30 April to 8th May
This Bi-annual event
will see its seventh
staging of this event in 2016. Regular
readers will recall that Cloth Road Arts
Week was established in 2005 by Ron
Pybus of West Ashton.
The Arts Week, celebrating the amazingly rich and diverse visual arts being
produced in West Wiltshire, takes the
form of an art trail. There will be 38
venues where individuals at their studi-
os and galleries featuring groups of artists work, will look forward to welcoming visitors. Terrific displays of paintings, sculpture, photography, jewellery,
pottery and textiles will be on offer,
with the opportunity to discuss the
work with the artists and, of course,
purchase unique items.
This entire event is free. Look out for
Arts Week brochures from April.
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Paul Workman
A farmer’s thoughts – March to May
Okay, let’s do the British thing and
start off with the weather!
Basically, it’s been playing havoc
with our routine, slowing down the
work in the fields, those that have
already been sown, and there's little
chance to get out there to spray the
crops with pre-emergent spray.
Still, at the moment it isn't a yet as
big an issue as it could be.
At this time of year, for us, crops
dominate. We have until the end of
February to cut the hedges, then we
aren't allowed to as the wildlife
need to be encouraged to reproduce in them. You may have noticed that there are a lot fields with
winter stubble. There's a reason for
this, the fields were cropped last
year and the stubble has been left
to help in the fight over erosion as
well as helping the various wildlife
out there - it all comes under the
banner of stewardship of the land.
As soon as we
feel the land is
dry enough we
will plough it
up ready it for
the Spring
crops
(hopefully end
of Feb/
beginning of
March) which
will be mainly
Barley, some spring beans (as legumes put nitrogen back into the
ground) and grass for hay making
as well as for grazing for the beef
herd; all of which involves a lot of
science. Something that people
don't recognise is a large factor of
modern day effective farming.
Also important is the muck spreading to encourage the crops to grow
and produce effectively, however, at
the moment we have a whole lot of
muck stockpiled as we can't get on
the fields. (Ah, never mind, Chris,
remember that old Yorkshire saying,'Where there's muck, there's
brass?' Ed)
Currently, all our men are undertaking refreshers or training to attain
the right tickets for the forthcoming
year. They have to hold them as
they are using chemicals, driving
heavy machinery etc. Usually, we
get in a trainer for the week, and
then an assessor comes in the following week to ensure that our
workers have met all the right
standards.
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The cost is about £100 a man, per
day, so quite expensive. However, it
does enable us to meet the Farm
Assurance standards required
throughout the country. In addition,
they’ll check the sprayers, ensure
MOTs are in place and the machines
are right. Most importantly, they
check that the chemicals are stored
securely so they can't be stolen, as
well as ensuring that we have contingencies for chemical leaks. Interestingly, fertilisers are not allowed to be stored in sight of
the road due to their association with bomb making!
And there's more. Grain
stores must be secured
against birds, mice etc. When
they inspect the stores they
use a pencil to see if it can
get through any gaps if it can
then the grain stores are
deemed as unsuitable for the
purpose. The test using the
pencil is that if a pencil can get in
there then so can a mouse. Here, at
the farm, we store grain from other
farmers. It's cheaper for them to do
that than actually to maintain their
own storage facilities. So hard work!
Any grain that is produced must be
'Farm Assured' in order for it to be
used. It all adds to the cost, but
then aids healthy living!
Watch out for the silage making over
the next few months. Normally, we
will cut the grass and leave it down
for a day, we don't dry it as much as
hay. It is then put in a forager which
chops it up, followed by placing it in
a silage clamp at the farm. The
grass is then compressed with a
plastic sheet and the tractors roll
over it again and again (very technical!). Eventually we place tyres on
the top to keep the air out. Around
June we open the clamp up for a
second cut. The silage is then used
in the winter for feeding the cows.
I know we haven't talked much
about the beef herd but we can do
that in the summer; however, this is
the time that the cows start calving
and they will then be out to pasture
hopefully in May, depending on the
ground conditions. We also have TB
tests coming up, something all farmers dread, but we have a closed herd
ie we are not buying and selling live
animals all the time, this reduces the
risk. As the cows go out to pasture
the cattle sheds become machinery
shed as the equipment is bought
back to the farm for summer use.
Well, that takes us up to May. There
is so much to tell you but the editor
has only limited space.
Enjoy the Spring, no matter what the
weather!
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Chris Awdry
VILLAGE CLASSIC CARS
SUE and NORMAN
Classic Daimler V8 250 1967. Similar to the one
driven by Inspector Morse
The Daimler
Why did you buy this car?
We bought the car as part of a
business
What do you do with the car?
We use the car for weddings,
civil ceremonies and any special
occasions.
How much do you spend on
your car a year?
Not sure on cost per year, probably £300 in maintenance for last year.
What’s been the best thing about owning this car?
Best thing about owning this car is the lovely photos we get of happy couples
choosing our car for their wedding transport. enquiries@simplymemorable.co.uk
IAIN
1961 MGA Roadster
Why did you buy this car?
Love the shape as reminiscent
of the Jaguar XK120
The MGB Roadster
What do you do with the car?
Haven’t shown it yet but we have visited
shows in it.
How much do you spend on your car a
year?
Currently I spend very little. Classic car
insurance is cheap, maintenance is relatively cheap and we don’t cover much
mileage.
What’s been the best thing about owning this car?
The feeling of nostalgia and uniqueness.
What’s been the worst thing about owning this car?
Can’t think of anything!
She’s called Audrey – named by our daughter after Audrey
Hepburn!
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The Triumph Spitfire
VINCE
1970 Triumph Spitfire Mk3 1300cc;
1969 Triumph GT6 Mk2 2000cc
Why did you buy these cars?I always wanted
those particular cars from an early age.
What do you do with the cars?We go to Classic car shows and runs. Last year, 2015, we
drove the Spitfire to le Mans, France and
we’re going to do the same this year.
How much do you spend on your cars a year?
I don’t want to say as my wife might read
this!
What’s been the best thing about owning these cars?
Driving a piece of history, other people appreciation,
stories and memories they relate about the cars and
the friendships they then create.
What’s been the worst thing about owning this car?
They need love and attention all the time, they are
about more than just the driving.
Anything else you’d like to share with us?
The GT6 is originally British registered and went to Italy for five years. I imported
the car back in Oct 2015 and re-registered it with the original number plates!
The MGB Roadster
JASON
MG Roadstar 1800cc standard
Why did you buy this car?
Changed our Spitfire to the Roadster as always wanted one.
What do you do with the car?
Sits in the garage gathering dust!
How much do you spend on your car a year?
Nothing, as sits in the garage gathering dust.
What’s been the best thing about owning this car?
Great fun when running, low cost as just sits in the garage!
What’s been the worst thing about owning this car?
Calling it a skip! Any volunteers? Definitely a work in progress… have had the car
for 20 years!
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THE JOB OF A TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY VICAR
The role of a Parish Priest has changed
hugely since St John’s Church was built
in the 1840s, or even
since the parish of
West Ashton ceased to
have its own dedicated
vicar in the 1970s. A
bit like the Police, we
are no longer such a
visible presence in the
community, have to
travel further, undertake more varied tasks,
and do a lot more paper work! These
changes have been in
response in both society and the church.
The most obvious difference is that we are
thinner on the ground.
Allan
Fifty years ago, there
were approximately
15,000 full time stipendiary clergy in
the Church of England. The number
today is just over 8,000. However,
there is roughly the same number of
Anglican Churches (nearly 16,000) and
the population of the country has
grown by almost 10 million over the
same period. On the other hand, less
people now require our ‘services’, as
church congregations have declined and
the proportion of the population belonging to other faiths or none has increased. It is not unusual today for a
rural vicar to be responsible for as
many as seven or eight parishes or, as
in my case, for the vicar of a large town
parish to also be responsible for one or
more villages.
Outwardly, much of the work we do is
recognisably the same as our predecessors: leading public worship and
preaching; preparing and conducting
weddings, baptisms and funerals; visiting the sick; administration of the parish etc. However, society and culture
are so different that each of these tasks
presents new challenges. The days
when a vicar could
turn up, read the
same service from
the Prayer Book,
preach a scholarly
sermon, and be
assured of a good
congregation every
week are long
gone! Church now
has to compete
with shopping, leisure, children’s
parties and sports
coaching on a Sunday morning. To
some extent, we
have to market
ourselves and be
Coutts
much more flexible
and inventive if we
still want people to come to our services. Similar pressures affect every
aspect of ministry.
I still believe that there is a deep spiritual hunger within every human being.
The biggest challenge the Church (and
not just its clergy) faces today is to find
a way to tap into that deep searching.
St Augustine, one of the greatest theologians of the church prayed,
You have formed us for yourself, and our hearts are restless ‘til they
find rest in you.
I believe those words are still true and
that the most important job I can do is
to point people towards the possibility
of a relationship with God which answers the deepest questionings and
longings of our hearts. That is not to
say I have all the answers (I wish!) but
that my role is to be a signpost to the
One who does.
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Allan Coutts
CHRISTMAS CONCERT AT ST JOHN'S
Once more the Christmas Season in the Church used for its true purpose,
West Ashton was ushered
in early with another memorable concert at the
Church.
The outside of St John's
was brightly illuminated
with many sparkling spotlights to get us into the
spirit of things as well as
providing a safe passage
from the car park gate to
the door of the vestibule.
While the night was not
cold the warmth inside the
Church was very welcome.
A warmth enhanced by the
offering of mince pies and
mulled wine (or a soft drink
for those who preferred).
a meeting place or a coming togethThe performers for the night were
er, full of villagers and visitors alike
the Phoenix Consort whom provided who have come as one to participate
a varied programme of old favourites in something enchanting.
and some newer items. The church
The aim was to raise funds for the
rang to the superb harmonies of
church (you may recall last edition
their entwined voices which surwhen the costs were laid out in their
rounded the audience in a cocoon of thousands - Ed) and this night conChristmas cheer.
tributed a £150 towards them.
The audience demonstrated their
What a joy it was to see the Church
appreciation many times and partici- so well attended if only there was
pated in the old carols with some
more coming together in the parish.
trepidation later overcome as the
Gary Norris
evening wore on – and the mulled
wine kicked in? Ed.
After the concert was over many of
the audience remained chatting,
reminiscing over their enjoyment of
the evening whilst ensuring no mince
pies were left for any
church mice calling St
Answers to the
John's home.
Spring Wordsearch
It was good to see
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Recipe
Fruit Soufflé Flan
Serves 6-8
Required 25cm 9”springform cake tin
300g/10½oz packet ginger biscuits
75g/2½oz butter
120g/4oz caster sugar
2 large egg whites
1 punnet raspberries rinsed plus extra for serving
285ml/½ pint double cream plus extra for serving
Method
1.
Freeze the cake tin.
2. Crush the biscuits (place in a self-seal food bag and
use a rolling pin!)
3. Melt the butter in a large bowl and add the biscuits
and mix well.
4.
Press into the base of the tin and then return the cake tin to the freezer while
the topping is prepared.
5.
Separate the eggs being careful not to get any yolk into the egg whites other
wise the whites will not whip.
6.
Put the whites into a bowl together with the caster sugar and raspberries.
7.
Beat with a mixer for about 10 mins until pale and stiff peaks form.
8.
Whip the cream until fairly stiff (careful not to over beat the cream).
9.
Fold the eggwhite mixture into the cream until well incorporated.
10. Spoon the mixture onto the biscuit base and level.
11. Freeze until hard. Probably overnight.
To serve run a hot knife around the edge and remove cake surround. Place on a
serving platter and decorate with more raspberries.
For a change try swapping the fruit for strawberries. The biscuits can also be exchanged for digestive biscuits.
It’s made me realise just how many recipes I have written down on scraps of paper !!!
Jo Walton
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servicing etc,
01225 755203
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01380 871182
Good neighbour Coordinator
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01225 776494
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Clerk: Nicola Duke
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Community skips in Canal Road,
Trowbridge for larger items.
Clare Humphries, curtains, dressmaking and alterations
Services Sundays 10.30am.
Rev Allan Coutts
Taxi service.
Mon-Sat West Ashton to Trowbridge. Price each way: adult
£1.60; child 80p; children under
4 free. Bus passes can be used.
01225 761904
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01225 754354
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Judo Classes
Library
Parish Council
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Police Concerns
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Refuse
Seamstress & Soft
Furnishings
St. John's Church
West Ashton Boomerang
Taxi Service
West Ashton to Trowbridge.
West Ashton C of E
School
West Ashton Ladies
Skittles Team
West Ashton Oil Club
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Contact Information
Emma Curtis
01225 754100
Non-emergency No 101
http://www.wiltshire.gov.uk/
rubbish-collection-days
01225 767703
Mob 07929 122631
01225 754826
Morning pickup 9.30am, return 12
noon
Or 2pm.
Tel: 0800 371297 to book.
Village Hall Bookings:
Angeline Nicholson - 01225 777452 or angelinenicholson@hotmail.co.uk
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EVENTS Coming Up...
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March
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Mothering Sunday Service 10.30am
Wine Bluff Evening - Tickets £10.00 - Bar, Raffle, Light Refreshment 7.30 for 8.00pm
Clean for the Queen – celebrate the Queen’s 90th birthday by cleaning
up our locality
Film night - The Lady in the van - 7.30 for 8.00pm
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School Children Easter Service, 9.15am in the Church
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WI AGM and Sales table
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April
6
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"Hour By The Cross", Good Friday 2.00 pm in the Church
Easter Day Service, 10.30am in the church
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Suffragette 7.30 for 8.00pm
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May
4
Blue and White China - Alan Truscott
Wives – End of season Party
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60/70's Night - Tickets £12.50 with Three Course Meal - 7.30 for 8.00
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June
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Topical Issues - Fish and Chip supper
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Wives – Our trip to Botswanna – Richard and Jean Covington
Cley Hill Stompers Music Evening - Tickets £11.50 - Sausage & Mash
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Film Night - Carol - 7.30 for 8.00pm
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Wives Annual coach trip
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Tickets for Hall events (with licensed bar and raffle) Sylvia Preston 01225 765858
Regular Activities In The Village Hall
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Contacts
Amy Watts
Mr. Kevin Burge
Dee Dee Wilde
Rosemary Banfield
Phone No
07772 176684
07933 771205
01380 871608
01380 870574
01985
07824
01985
01380
01225
01225
840157
517418
213474
870272
765858
769636
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Kay Norris
Phil Finch
Brian Wooding
Marlene Pike
Sylvia Preston
Eileen Eggleton
Yoga
Angeline Nicholson
01225 777452
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ALW School of Dance
Ballroom Dancing
Dance Class
Dog Training
Dolly Mixtures Art Class
Shotokai-Karate Do
Tai Chi
Wives Group
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