1 www.upperkennetnews.co.uk Wherever we are on our spiritual journey we all have moments when we feel prompted to raise our eyes and hearts and say a huge resounding ‘thank you’ to the Author and Source of Life some of us relate to as God. This summer has been full of them, though not all our acts of thanksgiving have been particularly joyful as we have said ‘farewell for now’ to key members of our community at church or crematorium or woodland burial site. However, the incredible spirit of the Olympics and Paralympics and achievement of our athletes, the work of the armed forces and volunteers and the sheer good humour and joy that permeated the games were a real cause for thanksgiving, as was the Jubilee. But it got me wondering about the whole business of being thankful so I wrote an open letter to God . Perhaps it may resonate with you... I haven’t said thank you today. I didn’t say it yesterday. Or last week. Or last... no -maybe I did actually say thank you last month. ‘Twas a short prayer I must admit - but those two words were said with such feeling I am sure they were worth more than a long prayer full of flowery embellishments. But I haven’t said thank you today. I am so busy complaining about all the woes in my life I haven’t even once thought of a blessing – my friend who phoned me, the neighbour who watered my beans when I was away, the wicked twinkle in the eye of our Queen as she ‘dropped in’ with Mr Bond, that lovely unexpected picnic with the Sheps from Shropshire. I have been so busy pestering you to know ‘what next for the Benefice’ that I forget to smile at you for the ‘here and now’, just today, this place, these people with me. I have been so busy railing at you for not reaching down and literally physically stopping things from happening, like the killing in Syria, the flooded farmland, my friend’s illness, that I have forgotten to thank you for knowing first- hand what it is like to suffer, to watch suffering. And I most definitely forget to thank you for the compassion, comfort and consolation you have enabled us to offer to those who are in pain and sorrow. I suspect you have only been thanked occasionally for the ultimate healing of death, though most of us have given you earache about losing people, or indeed about the length of time it is taking someone to die. I apologise in advance, God, for the times in the future I will do THAT very thing! And I still haven’t said thank you today. For the food of breakfast, the shelter of home, the knowledge that I am loved and can love in return, the anticipation of Phil’s homecoming; for the joy of tiredness after a day well spent, for the aches that show I am still alive, and the ones that draw me into sympathy with others! I wonder what you’d do if we returned, like the leper, and just this once turned our bag of constant asks into ‘Thank you‟? Would your jaw drop? Would your heart be filled with love and joy at the unexpected? Well... my thank you is that you love us anyway, and continue to care for us, despite our ingratitude and our neglect of you, our doubts, our antipathy, our apathy. So thank you. Best wishes and much love Maria Shepherdson September 2012 Upper Kennet News Uffcott Broad Hinton Winterbourne Bassett Berwick Bassett Winterbourne Monkton Avebury Beckhampton West Kennett East Kennett West Overton Lockeridge Fyfield BERWICK BASSETT to FYFIELD Edition Upper Kennet Churches Notice Board Baptism Frances Butler 5 August Winterbourne Monkton Weddings Rebecca Brierley & 3 August Broad Hinton David Martin Tara Powell & 18 August Winterbourne Oliver Pike Monkton Lydia Elks& 24 August Preshute David Bauer This month the following couples will be getting married and we remember them in our prayers: Alicia Rendle & 8 September Avebury Adam Woodhouse Lacey Matthews & 15 September West Lavington Kye Flippance Funerals Margaret (Peggy) Harris 6 August Broad Hinton Sally Horton 7 August Broad Hinton A View from the Rectory WORK MORNING AT WEST OVERTON CHURCH Saturday 29 September from 9.30 am – 12.30 am Strimming, hedge cutting and general tidying in Churchyard Refreshments provided All welcome!
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Wherever we are on our spiritual journey we all have moments when we feel prompted to raise our eyes and hearts and say a huge resounding ‘thank you’ to the Author and Source of Life some of us relate to as God. This summer has been full of them, though not all our acts of thanksgiving have been particularly joyful as we have said ‘farewell for now’ to key members of our community at church or crematorium or woodland burial site. However, the incredible spirit of the Olympics and Paralympics and achievement of our athletes, the work of the armed forces and volunteers and the sheer good humour and joy that permeated the games were a real cause for thanksgiving, as was the Jubilee. But it got me wondering about the whole business of being thankful so I wrote an open letter to God . Perhaps it may resonate with you... I haven’t said thank you today. I didn’t say it yesterday. Or last week. Or last... no -maybe I did actually say thank you last month. ‘Twas a short prayer I must admit - but those two words were said with such feeling I am sure they were worth more than a long prayer full of flowery embellishments. But I haven’t said thank you today. I am so busy complaining about all the woes in my life I haven’t even once thought of a blessing – my friend who phoned me, the neighbour who watered my beans when I was away, the wicked twinkle in the eye of our Queen as she ‘dropped in’ with Mr Bond, that lovely unexpected picnic with the Sheps from Shropshire. I have been so busy pestering you to know ‘what next for the Benefice’ that I forget to smile at you for the ‘here and now’, just today, this place, these people with me. I have been so busy railing at you for not reaching down and literally physically stopping things from happening, like the killing in Syria, the flooded farmland, my friend’s illness, that I have forgotten to thank you for knowing first-hand what it is like to suffer, to watch suffering. And I most definitely forget to thank you for the compassion, comfort and consolation you have enabled us to offer to those who are in pain and sorrow. I suspect you have only been thanked occasionally for the ultimate healing of death, though most of us have given you earache about losing people, or indeed about the length of time it is taking someone to die. I apologise in advance, God, for the times in the future I will do THAT very thing! And I still haven’t said thank you today. For the food of breakfast, the shelter of home, the knowledge that I am loved and can love in return, the anticipation of Phil’s homecoming; for the joy of tiredness after a day well spent, for the aches that show I am still alive, and the ones that draw me into sympathy with others! I wonder what you’d do if we returned, like the leper, and just this once turned our bag of constant asks into ‘Thank you‟? Would your jaw drop? Would your heart be filled with love and joy at the unexpected? Well... my thank you is that you love us anyway, and continue to care for us, despite our ingratitude and our neglect of you, our doubts, our antipathy, our apathy. So thank you. Best wishes and much love Maria Shepherdson
September 2012
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BERWICK BASSETT to FYFIELD
Edition
Upper Kennet Churches Notice Board
Baptism Frances Butler 5 August Winterbourne Monkton Weddings Rebecca Brierley & 3 August Broad Hinton David Martin Tara Powell & 18 August Winterbourne Oliver Pike Monkton Lydia Elks& 24 August Preshute David Bauer This month the following couples will be getting married and we remember them in our prayers: Alicia Rendle & 8 September Avebury Adam Woodhouse Lacey Matthews & 15 September West Lavington Kye Flippance Funerals Margaret (Peggy) Harris 6 August Broad Hinton Sally Horton 7 August Broad Hinton
A View from the Rectory
WORK MORNING AT WEST OVERTON CHURCH
Saturday 29 September from 9.30 am – 12.30 am Strimming, hedge cutting and general tidying in Churchyard
Refreshments provided All welcome!
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UPPER KENNET CHURCHES SERVICES
2 September – Trinity 13 Green Song of Solomon 2. 8 – 13 Psalm 45. 1 – 2, 6 – 9 James 1. 17 – end Mark 7. 1 – 8, 14 – 15, 21 - 23 9 September – Trinity 14 Green Proverbs.22. 1 – 2, 8 – 9, 22 – 23 Psalm 125 James 2. 1 – 10 [11 - 13} 14 – 17 Mark 7. 7. 24 – end 16 September – Trinity 15 Green Proverbs. 1. 20 – 33 Psalm 19. [19. 1 – 6] James 3. 1 – 12 Mark 8. 27 – end
23 September – Trinity 16 Green Proverbs 31. 10 – end Psalm 1 James 3. 13 – 4. 3, 7 – 8a Mark 9. 30 – 37 30 September – Trinity 17 Green Esther 7. 1 – 6, 9, 10; 9. 20-22 Psalm 124 James 5. 13 – end Mark 9. 38 – end 7 October – Trinity 18 Green Job 1.1; 2. 1 -10 Psalm 26 Hebrews 1. 1 – 4; 2. 5 – 12 Mark 10. 2 - 16
Readings for our Services
St
Nicholas
FYFIELD
St Michael &
All Angels
WEST OVERTON
Christ
Church
EAST KENNETT
St James
AVEBURY
St Mary Magdalene
WINTER-BOURNE
MONKTON
St Katherine & St Peter
WINTER-BOURNE BASSETT
St Peter ad Vincula
BROAD HINTON
TIME 8.00 AM 10.00 AM 8.00 AM 10.00 AM 10.30 AM 11.00 AM 10.00 AM 2
September Trinity 13
Env week 36
Prayer Book Communion
Informal Service
Holy
Communion
Holy
Communion
9 September Trinity 14
Env week 37
Prayer Book
Communion
Holy Communion
12.15 pm Buxton Baptism
Informal Holy Communion with Baptism (Shephard)
Prayer Book
Matins
16
September Trinity 15
Env week 38
23
September Trinity 16
Env week 39
Holy Communion
6 pm
Harvest Festival
6 pm
Evensong
(No service)
Morning Prayer
30 September Trinity 17
Env Week 40
10.30 am Cafe Church
in Kennet Valley
Hall
6 pm Holy
Communion (BCP)
10.30 am Celebration of
Nature at The Barn,WB
(Tree planting in Churchyard 11.15)
10.30 AM –BENEFICE SERVICE—COMMUNION _ WINTERBOURNE MONKTON
Soul Sanctuary Café Church.....doing Church
differently
Please join us with family, friends and neighbours for
coffee, tea, croissants and the Sunday papers
(everything is free) to chat, read, socialise and relax.
Craft activity for children will be provided.
SUNDAY 30 September
KENNET VALLEY HALL, LOCKERIDGE
10.30am – 11.30(ish)
Tel 01672 861786/861349 for further information
Soul Sanctuary Café Church is part of the Upper Kennet Benefice
Wednesday Communion Services will take place at 10.00 am at 9, The Beeches, Winterbourne Monkton. Clergy will attend on the first and third Wednesdays of each month.
We can also provide home communion any time for those that are housebound. Please contact the Benefice Office (01672 861786) or one of the Lay Pastoral Assistants to request this. (Claire Stiles – 01793 731620 or Graham Kitchen – 01672 861349.)
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Vivaldi Cello Sonatas Songs by Handel and Purcell Spiegel im Spiegel by Arvo Part Cressida Nash and Ruth Lamdin Sunday 23rd September 4 pm Followed by tea and cake Tickets: £5
Available on the door or from 01672 861550 (children under 16 free if accompanied by an adult)
In aid of composting toilet for West Overton Church
St. M
ichael and
All A
ngels, West O
verton
C O N V E N I E N C E
C O N C E R T
As the son and daughter of
PEGGY HARRIS (21 SEPT 1925 - 22ND JULY 2012)
we would like to say a huge
THANK YOU
to all the many people from this wonderful community who have given support to our parents over the years and especially at this sad time. We truly appreciate the thoughts and deeds of you all. As there are so many people to thank we would like you to think of this as a personal heartfelt thank-you from us as we are so touched by your kindness.
Margaret and Peter 6.7.12
HARRIS, Margaret (but known to all as Peggy) passed away suddenly, but peacefully, on Sunday 22 July 2012. Dearly loved wife of David and much loved mother of Margaret and Peter. A Thanksgiving Service was held at the church of St Peter ad Vincula, Broad Hinton on Monday 6 August 2012.
Upper Kennet Churches
Harvest Services
East Kennett 23 September 6.00 pm
Avebury 7 October 6.00 pm
Broad Hinton 7 October 10.00 am
Winterbourne Bassett 7 October 11.00 am
Winterbourne Monkton 14 October 4.00 pm
West Overton 21 October 10.30 am
As in previous years, our Harvest gifts of tins and dried foods will
be given to the Trussell Trust who distribute emergency goods
throughout Wiltshire
All are very welcome
Christmas is coming...
Would you like to join a small informal group who are interested in singing some of the less well known carols? We plan to sing at the Carol Service on Sunday 16th December in West Overton Church at 6pm. We hope to be able to sing in 4 parts and so need a whole range of voices. Our first rehearsals will be on Tuesday 11th and Tuesday 25th September at West Overton Church with a view to having fewer rehearsals when we all start getting busy in December. If you are interested in being part of this group please contact Danela on 861625 - even if you can't manage these initial dates.
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COME AND JOIN
YOUR FRIENDS AND
NEIGHBOURS
AGAIN in WEST
OVERTON
Saturday 8th September 2012
Drop in any time from 10.00-12.00 at the church
There will be tea, coffee, squash and home-made cakes
& biscuits and some activities for children – including
graveyard detectives with our vicar Maria!
A chance to catch up with friends and neighbours
Meet old friends and make new ones!
Donations to help meet costs are welcome on the
morning.
Any surplus funds will be donated to the churches.
Please let us know if you are able to help on the day
or would like to make a cake or some biscuits.
For details/ offers of baking please contact
Carolyn (861591) Rachel (861469)
Victoria (861710)
EVERYONE IS WELCOME!
Benefice Prayer Breakfast @ The Rectory, Avebury September 22 nd September
8.30am
An informal fun breakfast with delicious breads, home baking and home-made jams set within a
simple form Northumbrian Celtic prayer
PRAYING ALOUD NOT EXPECTED!
The next Book Group meets on Thursday 20th September at 7.30pm in Mustard Seed. We will be discussing Unquiet Bones by Melvin Starr which is the first chronicle of Hugh Singleton. It is a medieval murder mystery, set around Oxford. Hugh Singleton, surgeon, is asked by the local Lord to track the killer of a young woman whose bones are found in the castle’s cess pit. Join us to discuss the book and the place/value of Christian fiction. Let us know if you would like us to put a copy aside for you.
Deborah and Rachel Mustard Seed
Holy Land : Holy Mess?
7.30pm Kennet Valley Hall
Thursday 11 th October 2012
Did you miss Rev. Maria Shepherdson’s talk on Gaza the first time around? Would you like to discover what is happening behind the scenes to bring peace to the Holy Land? Have you ever wondered what real people think, feel and experience in the midst of this conflict? Join us for the Deanary Synod Session and hear first-hand what life is like for those who live in the Land of Christ’s birth. There will be items on sale in support of a Christian School in Gaza including Christmas Decorations in Olive Wood from Bethlehem. Coffee, fellowship, and shopping from 7pm .................
ADVANCE NOTICE: FOR YOUR DIARY Why Jesus? Why THEN? Why not now? Come and explore the history and reasons for the Birth of Christ taking place where, and when it did. Journey towards Christmas in image, words, and music in ONE session. November 10th 10.30 am Rectory Avebury November 12th 2.30pm Winterbourne Bassett venue TBC November 14th 7.30pm East Kennett Church November 21st 7.30pm The Rectory Avebury Each session is a ‘stand alone’. Refreshments provided.
ALL welcome
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Wild About The Valley Aug 17th 2012 Back at the beginning of June, two little girls in Stanton St Bernard found a tiny Mallard duckling running up and down the road in the village, they caught it and took it to a lady in the village who got in touch with me. Consequently I finished up with the duckling, it was about 2 days old, I fed it with mashed up hard boiled egg for a week then transferred to chick crumbs, made a big wire netting run on my lawn but had to catch it every night and put it in a cope, there are two other ducks that run the farmyard and they took an interest in the little one, use to duck talk each other, eventually about a fortnight ago I decided to release the duckling from its pen (its well feathered by now) to see what would happen, glad to say all went well and it wasn’t long before it seemed the duckling to change and now the other two ducks follow it about, another couple of weeks and it should be flying, whether it will stay here remains to be seen. Lockeridge:- July 14th - 14 Swifts, July 25th - 25 Swifts and by August 2nd only 7 with being seen since. July 26th two Red Kites over the centre of the village and there has been plenty of sighting since over W. Overton and E. Kennett. Barn Owl over Stanley Wood, Fyfield early Aug. A Barn Owl successfully reared two young locally and have been tagged by the B.T.O. West Kennett:- A Cuckoo was seen Aug 5th on the Old Gun Road heading south and a young one was reported being fed by other birds at West Overton late July. Swallow/House Martin have done well in the stable yard at E. Kennett I counted 37 on the electric wires Aug 10th. Derek Hartshorn 861238
Five Avebury ringers rang for the opening of the Olympic Games on the 27th July, 2012; they were Michele and Adam Lomas, Brian Vickers, David and Mary Davidge. We all received certificates to keep as a memento. One of our Tuesday ringers, Jane Ridgwell from Calne, was interviewed on the Wiltshire radio about the Olympic ringing, at St. Mary’s, where 18 people took part. It would be good if the publicity for the Olympic ringing gained some new recruits to the art.
The 2nd Jubilee Peal attempt, on the 28th July, sadly failed after an hour when two ringers made a mistake in the method which meant that the peal wouldn’t have come into rounds, as it should have, at the end of the 5,000 plus changes. This was disappointing for them and for us, but it can only take the loss of concentration for a second and it is all over, as method ringers know only too well.
An American visitor to Avebury filmed the ringing at our practice night on the 31st July and interviewed Kathryn Miller and Dave about bell ringing. He plans to use the recording on Thailand TV. He was also filmed (by ringer Andy Miller) chiming a bell, after they had been safely rung down.
The August Branch meeting was at Compton Bassett and with no priest available, the service was led by David Davidge.
There will be a Full Peal attempt on Thursday, 13th September, 2012, starting at 10.30 am.
Mary Davidge Tel: 01672 513819 Belfry Correspondent.
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Avebury WI Just a Reminder! Just a reminder that the Avebury and District W.I are
beginning their Autumn programme on Thursday the 13th of September at 7.30pm in Avebury Social Centre. It should be a very interesting evening as Jan and Andrew Williamson are talking about their recent trip to Iran and their personalised view of this country and its culture.
The competition is a Middle Eastern item, or a dahlia bloom. There is also a magazine and book swap.
If you are new to the area or would like to meet a friendly, chatty group of women with many and varied interests, come along as a visitor to a meeting and try us out. We can promise you a warm welcome and would hope to dispel any negative preconceptions about the ‘’Women’s Institute’’!!
Mary Beale
Avebury Harvest Supper Friday 5th October
7.30 pm Avebury Social Centre
Tickets: £7.00 from Sandra Hues (539444) or Helen Vickers (539482)
Avebury & District Club News & Events
The Club has a very good and large selection of Beers, Lagers, Spirits and Ciders – so come on down to the Club, have fun
and sup our reasonably priced drinks!! Skittles for Cash £££ As the Winter Skittles League kicks off again, we are holding a Skittles for Cash evening on Saturday 1st September – everyone is welcome. Darts for Cash £££ The Winter Darts league is also due to start soon, and to hone your skills come along on Saturday 8th September and (hopefully!) win £££ Race Night Yes it time pick your runners and hope to win £££ . . . Another Club favorite which is always so much fun and very entertaining. Being held on Saturday 15th September. Surprize Prize Bingo Again, another Club favorite – the prizes as chosen by Linz Stevens are always fantastic, a SurPrize and what’s more really worth playing for!! So, see you at the Club on Saturday 22nd September, where all monies made go back into the Club. The BIG General Knowledge Quiz We haven’t had a quiz in a while, so figured it was time for another. This one is a good one - I know I’m the Quiz Master (!?!) Questions on subjects like Music, Sport & 2012 Olympics, History TV & Films, and Food, with photo questions also. There’s something for everyone. Get you thinking cap on and come on down at the end of the month Saturday 29th September.
If you wish to book Avebury Club to hold a Birthday party, Children’s party, Wedding Reception, Wake, Get Together, AGM, Meetings or Other Event please contact Alan Blake -
Club Secretary – details below.
If you have an idea for an event which we do not hold at present, and that you would like to see at the Club – please
contact us. You can also sponsor an event if you would like to.
More details of current and future events are available on the Club’s website
www.Avebury-Club.co.uk
Avebury Club is available to hire, contact Alan – Secretary on 07879 486905 or call Avebury Club (when open) on 01672 539258 or visit Avebury Club website to check availability.
www.avebury-club.co.uk
Avebury Rainbow Guides Last term the Rainbows visited Avebury Manor and had a wonderful afternoon enjoying the gardens and admiring the new sculptures. They completed their Diamond Jubilee badge by choosing items to pack a royal suitcase. They all participated in a mini Olympics and medals were presented. They finished the term with swimming in the rain which they found great fun while their poor parents huddled under umbrellas watching. All were revived with tea afterwards. We start again next term on Tuesday 18th September. If your daughter is 5 or 6 years old and would like to be a Rainbow, we meet on Tuesdays after school until 4.30 in Avebury Social Centre. Please phone Sandra Hues (01672539444)
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GUEST SPEAKERS AVAILABLE
Marie Curie Cancer Care in Wiltshire has speakers
available who are eager to come and talk about the work of the charity and local Marie Curie Nurses.
If you are a member of a club, group or society please mention at your next meeting that we would be delighted to come and visit.
We understand that spaces at meetings for speakers are booked up quickly but do please contact us if you have a cancellation or for the following year’s agenda.
Please contact Lucy Stockall on 01179 247 275 or [email protected] for further details or to book a speaker. Thank you.
Recruiting New Recorders Article Wiltshire & Swindon Biological Records
Centre (WSBRC) In a county such as ours we are fortunate to be surrounded by a great diversity of wildlife, but all too often we take for granted that it can survive all the pressures we put it under. Recording wildlife is an essential tool which helps organisations and individuals make informed decisions on how they carry out activities which might affect our environment. We are lucky to have a network of expert species recorders who submit records to the WSBRC and allow us to make them widely available ensuring decision makers have access to this information. Local people can help us by recording what they see in their own local environments. Recording is a pastime which can be enjoyed by anyone, at any age, with as little as a pencil, paper, a bit of patience and a willingness to learn. It does take time and patience to develop any skill and expertise as a naturalist is no different. Our experts may well have discovered a love for the natural environment at a young age, but their passion for their subject often developed later. We need to actively support and recruit the new generations of recorders to help them build up their skills and retain this expertise. Recording is in many ways easier now than it’s ever been with more resources available to a budding recorder to get started and greater access to identification tools than before. Nothing beats practical experience in the field though. It can be daunting at first, but attending an identification course or a wildlife walk is a good start. Joining a recording group or society can provide much needed support and mentorship as skills develop.
See the WSBRC website (www.wsbrc.org.uk) for more information on getting started. Purgle Linham, WSBRC Biological Recorder, 31st May 2011
Avebury & District Youth Football Club Good news - as part of the FA's drive to improve players technical ability at grass roots level the Club has been awarded a grant to buy some new goals. This grant relates to new pitch and goal sizes being introduced by all Leagues The League and Cup fixtures have been published for the new season. Please contact the club for further information about the league and cup campaigns for the U10s and U15s .
• First up is the U15s match in the first round of the Cup. We'll be at home and have been handed a difficult tie against last year’s cup winners and Division 1 Champions, Shaw FC. The tie will be played on Sunday, 16th September, at Avebury Sports Field. The FA and press have been invited to attend. Please come along and cheer on the team. Your support will be much appreciated.
• As ever at Avebury, new players are always welcome. In particular, we are looking for boys to play in the U15 team and boys and girls to play in the U8, U10 and U12 sides. Whether you have plenty of experience or none at all, feel free to come along. For more information, contact the club or come to the next training session.
• The first training session of the new season is on Saturday morning, 18th August, and, matches excepting, every Saturday thereafter. The next Committee meeting date has not yet been announced, but will be in September. We still need more volunteers to keep the Club running and make improvements. The Club has a number of roles available for parents, who want to be become Club volunteers. Please visit the website http://aveburyfc.co.uk for more information.
• The Committee can turn unwanted CDs & DVDs into sports kit! To donate please contact the club.
• Could those members who have not yet completed a Club Membership form for the 2012/13 season please do so as soon as possible. Thanks again to our Club sponsors – Juniper Innovations and TB Multi-Sports Coaching - for their continuing support of the club. Additionally, if anyone would like to write content for this newsletter or the website, please call us or drop us an email. This can include your views on the Club, match reports, player experiences or whatever relevant subject you like. It can be a one off or regular thing. Just let us know.
Cabbage Sunday 2012 For anyone new to the area, Cabbage Sunday is a charity auction. It raises funds for local charities and the items sold are not of particularly high value so it won’t “ break the bank” so do please come along. Last year, despite the “economic climate” you helped us to raise just over £1,000 so a big thank you to everyone involved in the event whether buying or donating. We couldn’t do it without you, Thank You. This year the event will again be at The New Inn at Winterbourne Monkton , where there will be ample parking. September 30th is the
day to mark in your diary and the auction will start at 12.30pm with items accepted before the day or on the day from 11.00am. Please contact either Nigel Fielder 01672 539317 or Steve and Thelma Fulford 01672 539308. There will be a marquee as well as hot dogs and burgers for sale on the day, the proceeds from which will be added to the Cabbage Sunday fund. There will also be the traditional raffles for drinks and groceries. Our chosen charities this year are Wiltshire Blind Association; Prospect Hospice and Avebury and District over 60s. Whilst your support on the day is invaluable we also need your help in providing donations. Hopefully this will be garden produce, probably a few cabbages included, as well as ploughman’s lunches; home made pickles, preserves and wines; unwanted gifts; toys and the very popular home made cakes which are always in demand. We would be delighted to receive bags of apples, boxes of pears and other fruits. Donations towards the “Booze Hamper” would be very welcome. So please don’t forget 30th September at The New Inn, Winterbourne Monkton . We really do look forward to meeting you and Thank You.
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The Kennet Vale Junior Table Tennis Club operates out of Kennet Valley Hall in Lockeridge and meet on Tuesday nights 17.45– 19.00 between September and April Due to some of our long term members moving on to College and Uni`, we can now accept some new recruits. Ideal age is about 9 – 10 but in some cases we can accept younger or older children. The purpose of our club is to introduce children to this most enjoyable sport. Enjoyment is the main thing although many of our past members have achieved quite high standards. Success normally comes from applying a disciplined approach to learning the sport and we do expect a reasonable commitment to the learning process. If you would like to join us this coming September please contact either Colin 861672, or Brian 861513. Numbers will be limited so it will be “first come first served”
Kennet Singers Christmas Show
Kennet Valley Hall Dec 7-8th
Why not join us for our “Jubilee Olympics” Still no increase in ticket prices
£4-50 and £2-50 children Always in support of charity
Phone 01672 - 513585 for information and tickets.
The Kennet Valley Hall Management Committee
Invite you to their traditional
at the Kennet Valley Hall, Lockeridge Saturday October 13th
at 7.30 pm
Come and enjoy this traditional Community Event including a 3 Course Meal plus Wine etc followed by
After Dinner Entertainment
Tickets £6 [Under 13s £3] Book your tickets via Jean 861423
[please ring after 3.30 pm or anytime Weekends]
What is Been Happening at Kennet Valley School This
Month? A New School Year
School will be back by the time you read this article. We are looking forward to new children, new challenges and a new academic year.
This school year will see afterschool clubs continuing. This term we are offering a book club, sports, French and board games to our pupils.
Parents should know there are still some tickets available for the Pantomime Trip at the end of term. The Barn Dance organized by ‘The Friends’ will take place on Saturday 28th September
at 7.30pm. Tickets are £15 each and available from Sarah 861114 or Carolyn 851591
Tuesday September 18th will see a School Development Evening for the parents. Come along and have your say. The School Summer Fayre was a huge success and ‘The Friends’ made
£1,092.37 for the school fund. We will keep you informed how the money is spent on the school over the coming months.
The school garden is slowly evolving. We will be looking for volunteers, to help with digging out the beds and planting, this term. If you have any plants you would like to donate or want to volunteer some labour, please contact Judith on 861314.
To find out more about what is happening in the school go to our web site www.kennetvalley.wilts.sch.uk
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Kennet Valley 60+ A meeting of the Kennet Valley 60+ Club took place in the Kennet Valley Hall on Thursday, 16 August. Sylvia gave out several notices. The money for the mystery tour needed to be paid that today. Next year's holiday will be in North Wales from the 22 - 26 April, please let a member of the committee know if you are interested in going. As the AGM will be held at our next meeting on the 20 September, Sylvia has intimated that she would be standing down as Chairman of the committee and that the ladies who have worked so hard making the teas would appreciate others taking over. Would members of the club please put themselves forward to stand as Committee Members for all of the posts, ie Chairman, Treasurer, Secretary, etc., plus anyone who would like to take over the task of making the teas. The entertainment was provided by Jeanette and Mike of the Melksham Pearlies. It was a marvellous sing-a-long afternoon. They were beautifully dressed as pearly King and Queen with some great props for every song. They got all us oldies singing along and I am sure we all felt much happier for it. We hope they will come back soon. The afternoon closed with tea and cakes and a raffle
Marlborough Embroiderers Guild
Our Branch had 45 members, family & friends on the coach for this year's day out to Redditch. Our first stop was at the Forge Mill Needle Museum where, on arrival, we were welcomed with coffee and cake. We were then taken on a guided tour of the Mill and told some interesting and fascinating stories of how needles were made in Victorian times and an opportunity to visit the shop. The Museum had a large collection of needles on display and the 'Last Samurai' exhibition was also being shown.
Our coach then took us on to the Jinny Ring Craft Centre where we were able to have lunch and view the working craft units, gift shop and beautiful gardens which also provided a relaxed area to sit and watch the ducks on the pond.
Our next meeting will be held on September 3rd at 2 pm at Kennet Valley Hall in Lockeridge. It is an open meeting so all are welcome and our speaker is Isobel Hall who will talk on Mixed Media & Stitch. For more details about the Guild call Shirley Watson on 01793 525517
Fyfield and West Overton Parish Council
Fyfield and West Overton Parish Council Parish Clerk Sophie Roberts 01672 861262 [email protected] New Parish Council -- The AGM lead to a number of changes in the makeup of the PC. To cut a long story short resignations have left us a little thin on the ground. We need a new councillor for each of our villages i.e. West Overton, Fyfield and Lockeridge. It is not an arduous job, but vital for our villages. Please call or e mail Sophie and find out more. The Ridgeway-- Overton Hill again has a few stragglers from the Summer Solstice. The recent count was 15 vehicles and a few tents. As there are no facilities it is not a good place to camp. The Police and National Trust are putting together a plan. PC 2277 David Tippett NPT Marlborough Rural West Marlborough Police Station George Lane Marlborough SN8 4BU Tel 0845 408 7000 ext. 739 817 [email protected] West Overton Grain Drier-- A public meeting was held after the AGM to discuss this controversial planning application. The meeting was a big success and many issues were thrashed out. The PC put together a reply about this to the Wiltshire Council. The application went to Committee on 19th July (after the UKN deadline). If you want to keep an eye on what is happening please go to the Council’s planning web site. Community Area Manager-- Andrew Jack will be in Marlborough Library from 12 to 5pm every Wednesday. He is available to discuss issues related to the Marlborough Area Board, Community Area Funding and Wiltshire Council Services. Fund Raising-- Wiltshire is running a ‘Creative Ways of Raising Money’ event in both September and October. For more information please go to the Wiltshire and Swindon Funding Network. New Community Market-- July 1st saw the first non-profit Market in Marlborough High Street. Over 20 Marquees went up from 11 to 4pm. It is planned to repeat this on the first Sunday of every month. For more information go to the Marlborough Community Website Want to Make Music?-- Music Matters runs a community based music project for 13 to 19 year olds. Want to join the summer project? Call Carrie on 01380 735780 or [email protected] My Favourite Place Photo Competition-- This competition will be held by the AONB deadline is August 31st. More details on the website www.northwessexdown.org.uk
Next Parish Council Meeting on at the Kennet Valley Hall on September 24th at 7pm.
Agendas are posted on the Parish Notice Boards ahead of the meeting.
All are welcome Judith Woodget Communications
Step back in time On Wednesday evening 16th April 1878
‘A pleasing and highly successful concert was given in the parochial schools of Overton - cum - Fyfield, in aid of the fund which is being raised by the new and worthy vicar the Revd F. Welburn, for the much needed restoration of Overton Church .
Carriages from all points of the compass arrived with their freights, large parties from Marlborough, Pewsey and Devizes, and the agriculturalists and their families and the principal residents in the surrounding villages.’
This report in the Marlborough Times included the programme of
music and the names of the performers. Mr Ponting the church architect organised the concert and was one of the singers.’
We have sourced most of the music from the British Library and are going to recreate this concert in all its Victorian splendour on Sunday 28th October 2012 in the Kennet Valley Hall at 7.30 pm. So put the date in your diary, brush off your best gown polish your carriage and reserve your ticket from Ruth Lamdin 01672 861550
~ Local Shed Theft ~ Local Police Authorised Notice
There has been a recent theft from a shed in Lockeridge. Please check your security, and also be aware of any suspicious activity or vehicles and if you do notice anything unusaul phone 101. If you believe you are being burgled, e.g. you hear a suspicious or unaccountable noise in your garden then phone 999. Our local PCSO, Pauline Ritchie, will be making an order for a quantitiy of shed alarms and if you would like to purchase one they are available for £6 each. To obtain one please email her at the address below, giving your address and the quantitiy you would like:- [email protected] Alternatively you are also welcome to email the Parish Chairman of the Traffic Committee at the following address:- [email protected] or to phone her on :- 01672 861660
Thank you for reading this
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Kennet Valley Cinema Kennet Valley Hall
Lockeridge September 9th. SALMON FISHING IN THE YEMEN Stuffy government scientist Fred is asked by an Arab Sheik to do the seemingly impossible - introduce British salmon to the Yemen. Despite considerable trepidation, Fred is finally won over by the charismatic Arab, who reveals that fishing brings him closer to God. Fred also begins to fall for the Sheik's beautiful legal representative Harriet; and so he rises to the eccentric challenge, casting off his English reserve on a transformative journey of self discovery and late blooming love. Adapted from Paul Torday’s hit novel (much featured on Radio 4) and with a dream cast including Kristin Scott-Thomas, Ewan McGregor and Emily Blunt. October 14th. THE BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL A group of British retirees decide to "outsource" their retirement to seemingly exotic India. Enticed by advertisements for the newly restored Marigold Hotel and bolstered with visions of a life of leisure, they arrive to find the palace a shell of its former self. Though the new environment is less luxurious than imagined, they are transformed by their shared experiences, discovering that life and love can begin again when you let go of the past. A dream cast: Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Bill Nighy, Penelope Wilton, Tom Wilkinson and Slumdog Millionaire’s Dev Patel. This is a film which people will want to see again. December 9th. THE ARTIST Oscar winner of Best Film, Best Actor, Best Director. A silent film in black and white set in 1927 at the end of the silent era. As silent movie star George Valentin wonders if the arrival of talking pictures will cause him to fade into oblivion, he meets Peppy Miller, a young dancer set for a big break. Everything about this film is exceptional. The acting is top-notch, the story is intriguing, and despite being black and white, the film is visually appealing.”
To reserve tickets phone Carolyn Stimpson on 01672 861373 what better way to spend an autumn Sunday evening?
UKN Advice Tip 7 Kids going back to school in September? Is there any help available for things like buying school uniforms? You should first speak with the headteacher of the school. Many schools offer financial help and/or a second hand uniform scheme or they may be able to suggest other options. Help may also be available from a trust fund or charity. Wiltshire Council doesn’t provide a uniform grant scheme but the Charities Information Bureau South and West have put together some information about charities that may be able to help you (http://www.cibsouthandwest.org.uk/ready-to-go_packs_results.php?id=22) Other suggestions you can make to your child’s school for how to keep costs fair and low could include:
Making sure uniform is available from a range of outlets Providing sew-on or iron-on badges that can be put on plain clothing Encourage second hand uniform sales or swap schemes Providing budgets for the year in September so parents can plan ahead.
If you feel your child’s school isn’t doing enough to keep uniform costs down, raise the issue with the school management team and if you’re not happy with the response, approach the school’s governing body. They should have a complaints procedure in place which will deal with issues such as complaints about uniform policies. The school may have an exclusive contract with a uniform supplier which prevents you from buying similar ‘off the peg’ items at a cheaper rate; if so, you can ask them to review this and if they refuse to change this policy then they may be subject to enforcement action by the Office of Fair Trading: www.oft.gov.uk Finally if excessive school costs are really affecting your decision to send your child to a particular school then you can raise the matter with the Schools Adjudicator: www.schoolsadjudicator.gov.uk For free independent and confidential advice or inf ormation on this or other matters contact the CAB advice lin e on: 0844 375 2775 (from a landline) or 0300 456 8375 (from a mobile) or visit our website: http://www.adviceguide.org.uk Information supplied by Wiltshire Citizens Advice Charity Registration Number: 1062219 http://www.cabwiltshire.org.uk
Kennet Valley Carriage Driving for the Disabled Music for a September evening
Being a sophisticated hotch-potch of songs, ballads, duets, instrumental ensembles and chamber choir
An entertainment of pieces by Handel, Mozart, André, Messager, Gilbert and Sullivan and many more eminent
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Let our qualified, experienced staff provide the best start for your child.
OUR ‘TODDLER’ SESSION IS HELD ON A FRIDAY MORNING 10-00 to 12-00am AT THE KENNET VALLEY HALL, LOCKERIDGE. For more information or to arrange a visit, please call Ruth on 01672 861276.
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CAPTAIN NOAH AND HIS FLOATING ZOO
by Michael Flanders and Joseph Horovitz Come and sing this lively version of the story
of Noah on Saturday 3rd November 2012 in the Kennet Valley Hall
Conducted by Ruth Lamdin We will begin with coffee at 11 am and rehearse until lunchtime. Bring your own lunch. Then some more rehearsing followed by tea and cake. At about 5 pm we will perform the work to our friends and relations and any others who would like to come. The music is suitable for all adults whether they consider themselves singers or not. You do not need to be able to read music. Children aged 8 and over are also welcome although 8’s to 11’s must bring a singing adult with them. The cost for the day is £10 (children free). This includes refreshments (apart from lunch) and the cost of music hire. Booking is essential and should be done by Friday 19th October at the latest. More details from Ruth on 01672 861550 or [email protected]
