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1 Colerne Parish Magazine, November 2019

Colerne Parish Magazine

November 2019



The Parish Church of St John the Baptist, Colerne A member of the Lidbrook Group of Churches

Priest-in-Charge Revd Dr Janet Anderson-MacKenzie

The Vicarage, Church Lane, Box, Wilts SN13 8NR Tel. 01225 744458 Email: [email protected]

Ministry Team

Website www.colerneparishchurch.org.uk

Rob Featherstone, 47 Round Barrow Close, SN14 8EF Tel: 01225 743044 Email: [email protected]

For enquiries to hire the Parish Church for a community event, contact the Churchwardens

Revd Clair Southgate Mrs Margaret Edmonds

Churchwardens

To arrange a Baptism, contact Rodney Priest [email protected] or 01225 742042

To arrange a Marriage, contact Celia Batterham [email protected] or 01225 744809

To arrange a Funeral or make an application for a churchyard memorial,

contact Ray Barker, [email protected] or 01225 743402 or 07768 500684

Notice to Advertisers and Contributors If you are thinking of submitting an article for possible inclusion in the Magazine please contact Peter Wilson ([email protected]) well in advance of the copy deadline date of 10th of the month prior to the month of publication to ensure that space will be available. If copy is submitted at the last moment we cannot guarantee inclusion. Copy should be submitted by email to the above address. The same applies to those wishing to advertise in the Magazine but in this case please contact Celia Batterham as above.

FLOODLIGHTING Anyone wishing to arrange for the Church Floodlighting to be turned on should contact Derek or Julie Burgess at 12 Eastrip Lane; by telephoning 743999 or 07470 031062 or emailing [email protected]

Magazine Committee Lavinia Wilson, Peter Wilson, Celia Batterham

Magazine distribution: Rosemary Sadler (742531) To advertise in the Magazine, please contact

Celia Batterham, Washmere Farm, Washmeres, Colerne SN14 8DQ (744809) Email: [email protected]

Cover illustration: Photograph by Evi Coulston

Lavinia Wilson, Vale Court, Colerne, SN14 8EL Tel: 01225 742417 Email: [email protected]


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Saturday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday to Sunday Sunday Monday Tuesday Thursday Friday Thursday Saturday Tuesday Thursday to Saturday

7.30pm Action Medical Research Supper Evening , Village Hall 10.00am Tuesday Tramp from The Fox & Hounds (see page 27) Bonfire Night (see pages 11 & 15) 8.00pm RBL First Wednesday Social Evening, Liberal Club (see page 19) 7.45pm Colerne Gardening Club, Village Hall (see below) Colerne Collective – a show of local art and crafts, The Old School Rooms (see insert) 10.45am Remembrance Day Parade & Service, Market Place (see page 19) 11.00am Service of Remembrance, War Memorial, Market Place (see page 19) 7.00pm Film Night – The White Crow (12A) (see page 7) 10.30am Sparkles in Church 1.45pm Shine in Church 7.30pm WI Meeting, Village Hall (see page 7) 10.30am Christmas Fair in Church (see page 23) 7.30pm Gourmet Cheese & Wine Tasting Evening, Constitutional Club (see page 17) 10.30am Action Medical Research Christmas Coffee Morning (see page 9) Colerne Musical Theatre – Aladdino (see back page)

WHAT’S ON IN THE PARISH IN NOVEMBER

For Liberal Club events see page 30

Dec 3 4 7 10

Scouts Beetle Drive and Cake Auction (see page 9) RBL AGM (see page 19) SATURDAY MARKET Film Night – Yesterday (12A)

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

Colerne Gardening Club Thursday, 7th November – 7.45pm for 8.00pm, Village Hall

Lime Tolerant Plants – Terry Baker founded the Botanic Nursery in Atworth in 1976, and has wide experience of growing lime-tolerant plants, since its base is on limestone brash. Soil is all important in choosing plants and he will have some new suggestions and ideas for us who live in the home of limestone. Visitors’ ticket: £3 including refreshments. The members’ competition this month is: Three bonfire-themed cakes.

An Outrageous Proposal – Overturned Following on from the item I placed in the April issue of this Magazine I am pleased to be able to report that it has now been confirmed that the name of our electoral ward will remain Box and Colerne and not Box as was proposed. Many thanks to all those who submitted objections to the Boundary Commission.

Peter Wilson

Dorothy Bell – Memorial Service A Service to celebrate the life of Dorothy Bell will be held at 2.00pm on Thursday, 14th November at the Church of St Thomas à Becket in Box.


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All are welcome! Sunday

Morning Service 10.45am Evening Service 6.30pm

Wednesday Ladies’ Meeting 2.00pm Prayer & Bible Study 7.45pm

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Every Thursday there will be a Book of Common Prayer Holy Communion Service at 9.45am followed by tea/coffee and cake to which everyone is most welcome.

We wish to thank the Parish Council for a grant of £2250 towards the total cost of £9769 for the installation of an accessible toilet and full refurbishment of the Denys Sargent Room. Further grants are being sought from Corsham Area Board and Awards for All. Hopefully this work will take place in January 2020! This month’s film sponsored by Turbo-Jection is screening on Tuesday, 12th November and is The White Crow (12A), Biography/Drama. This is the story of Rudolf Nureyev’s life from early childhood through to his defection to the West in Paris in 1961. Box Office 744544 or email [email protected] for tickets.

Colerne Village Hall Association

Colerne WI Thursday, 21st November – 7.30pm, Village Hall

Our visiting lecturer for November has an intriguing title to her talk – Cycling Full Circle. Make sure you attend the meeting to find out what it is all about. We will have our usual Christmas stall, bring along any items you are happy to contribute. The proceeds will be donated to our funds.

FROM THE REGISTERS

BAPTISM

6th October Albie George BOWLER

MARRIAGE 5th October Lucy Catherine MULLINER and Daniel David PRIDEAUX

3rd 4th SUNDAY before Advent 9.30am All Age Communion 6.00pm Evensong

10th REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY 10.00am Remembrance Service for the Army 10.45am Remembrance Service at the War Memorial followed by Remembrance Service in Church 6.00pm Rejoice and Praise

17th 2nd SUNDAY before Advent 8.00am Holy Communion 9.30am Family Service 6.00pm Evensong

24th CHRIST THE KING 9.30am Parish Eucharist 6.00pm Taizé Evening Service

SERVICES FOR NOVEMBER


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ACTION MEDICAL RESEARCH Colerne Committee invites you to a

CHRISTMAS COFFEE MORNING on Tuesday, 26th November at 10.30am at Vale Court, Vicarage Lane, Colerne

Christmas Cards and Gifts, Cakes, Bring & Buy and Raffle

Tickets £2.50 from Lavinia Wilson (742417) or any Committee Member

FOLLOWED BY…..

Run by The Chippenham Auction Rooms, this has proven to be a successful and fun event, raising funds for the 1st Colerne Sea Scouts, with the added bonus of enabling

lucky bid winners to enjoy delicious Christmas Cake over the festive season.

So pop along for a bite to eat and an evening of family fun!!!

Refreshments will be available including: Hot Dogs

Jacket Potato with Chilli, Beans or Cheese & Mulled Wine

CHRISTMAS CAKE AUCTION Starting at 7.00pm

1st Colerne Sea Scouts present… The Beetle Drive

on Tuesday, 3rd December at 6.00pm in

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A Beetle Drive is a simple but exciting dice game the whole family can enjoy.


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Grounds for Optimism – Chapter XXVIII Kampala City, South Central Uganda, Monday, 6th February 2017

Near the end of another fascinating, draining fortnight doing what I like best, meeting people, I was on ‘Friends’ bus speeding towards the capital, discussing the demise of Tanzania’s so-called ‘one party democracy’ with my travel companion, Madonna, showing her a photo of ‘the party’s’ huge useless unfinished H/Q back in Bukoba. Night fell, road-side markets narrowed the road and solar-powered LEDs lit up two hours of a 10km crawl. Earlier, new grid pylons awaited cables. (See Rosling, Factfulness; 80% of the world now has some access to electricity.) Paraffin for Tilly lamps was being sold at garage pumps for the yet-to-be connected but perhaps not for much longer. Fifty years ago Uganda provided nearly all the electric power not just for itself but for all Kenya besides. Owen Falls hydro-electric station used the force of Lake Victoria squeezing into the White Nile to supply both countries. Mr Anthony Lugangira, father of my late friend and Ihungo colleague, Pius, was chief HR executive of Uganda Electricity Board at the time, responsible for thousands of employees. A survivor of Amin and Obote’s regimes how could he imagine he would outlive his son by two years shortly after the millennium? Inside ‘Friends’ own terminus, Madonna dashed for a motor-cycle ‘taxi’ and I took advice from a normal taxi driver to stay at nearby Sunrise Hotel convenient for a university visit next day. Through the front, open to the street and counter current to my ascent, the cleaners’ suds were sluicing the broad tiled staircase. As usual, at reception, only a double at 65,000 shillings (£23) was available and there was no change (‘balance’) for my 100,000 shillings note but the room was spotless, still good value, bed large and fan and shower worked. I was cool, clean, dry and ready for another East African day of adventure. Having been warned that a smart phonecall home would be expensive, I nonetheless did not care, but was just glad to hear Jan’s voice and news of grandson Daniel’s kidney treatment. We discussed a snack-free diet in freezing, foggy ‘Blighty’. I promised to forego smoked grasshoppers. Voucher breakfast bought ubiquitous omelette, Unilever’s ‘Blue Band’ margarine and Nestlé’s Brazilian instant coffee rather than Bukoba’s ‘Tanica’ and no local honey. Globalisation ruled. Then taximan Roger drove me further uphill to Makerere University’s school of education where little had changed since teacher training days in 1966–7, with model kindergarten still below lecture rooms and offices. Emeritus geography professor Dr Alice Kagoda was free and showed me the most recent of her many academic papers, this one about how teachers could integrate visits to Uganda’s historical sites with their lessons. Alice is an inveterate traveller to international conferences where she has given many papers particularly on feminist and environmental issues. I was embarrassed to hear of the niggardly financial help with travel costs which she received from my old university, Cambridge, compared with the generosity of Germany and Canada. More immediately relevant to my own research, I met Dr John Sentongo of the Department of Vocational Training. He expressed interest in having my ‘Science through Coffee’ workshop for his trainee teachers on a future visit if our dates could fit with their return from teaching practice. Note: This will happen next year in 2020. A pleasure of curriculum development in East Africa is one’s freedom from being chivvied. Their attitude to time is as on the Isle of Man – ‘Traa di Loar’ – time enough. Rodney Priest


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5th November – Bonfire Night – further important information Would those attending the Village Bonfire on 5th November (see page 11 for further details) please note the following points to make the evening safe and enjoyable for everyone:

It is essential to wear clothing and especially footwear suitable for the field and occasion – the long grass in the field can become very wet and sometimes very muddy due to the bonfire build and the large number of people attending the event.

Admission to the field is from 5.45pm in preparation for a prompt lighting of the bonfire at 6.30pm.

Please note that the entrance to the field becomes very congested from about 6.45pm. In previous years a number of people have missed the start of the fireworks display at 7.00pm because they were still queuing in Eastrip Lane.

Sparklers, bottles and anything else containing glass will NOT be permitted – this is to safeguard the hooves of ponies living in the field which is also used as a paddock. Alcohol is not allowed on to the field.

Could cars please be parked in the Market Place, Quarry Lane or at the Primary School (by kind permission of Mr Mark Solomon) – there is no parking anywhere near the field, and Vicarage Lane, Watergates and Eastrip Lane must be left clear in case emergency vehicles need access.

Please ensure that litter is not left on the roadways to the field or on the field. We want to encourage family attendance to this great event. Please consider

that there are several potential hazards. Please do take all necessary precautions and if the area where you are standing is very smokey or where sparks are dropping – please move to a safer area of the field. The organisers also rely on good parental controls to ensure babies and small children are not exposed to smoke, sparks and noise hazards. We rely on everyone to ensure we have an incident free event. Please respond to any safety announcement.

Please respect the fact that the Manor Field is private property and we must leave it as clean and tidy as it was before the event. There are NO public footpaths through the field: it is only open to the public for this one event.

We are very grateful to Mr and Mrs Harvey for lending the field to us for this major community event. We wish everyone a safe, happy and enjoyable Bonfire Night.

Friends of Colerne Church


The UK has lost 97% of its wildflower meadows in less than a century, which has also contributed to the downward spiral of Britain’s butterflies and bees. Modern farming has been responsible, and so it is now a priority to create wildflower ‘meadows’ in other areas. One answer is to encourage

wildflower areas on roadside verges. But with safety and access considerations, along with a desire for ‘neatness’ it has resulted in authorities adopting an overzealous approach to keeping verges short. Colerne Parish Council is working with Wiltshire Council to identify a number of areas that could possibly become wildflower trial schemes, whereby a conservation cut would see maintenance of one to three mows a year – no later than mid-March and then resuming from mid-August. It will be necessary to maintain a shorter sward near to the road’s edge and at junctions, whilst grading to a taller sward near to the hedgerow, but it does need managing quite carefully. Common sense dictates it would not be a great idea to let roadside verges develop into meadows at junctions. So, it has to be a project organised by the Council or Authority to actually plant the right kind of flowers, which can be a bit complicated, but it’s certainly been very successful in some areas of the country.

For a number of years the local buses have not stopped by the bus shelter, but stop by the War Memorial. Wiltshire Council has acknowledged this by moving the flag and timetables around the corner. It is not an entirely satisfactory location and the Market Place. Working Group will see how the stop can be improved.


Back in March the Parish Council received a copy of the report of the Electoral Boundary Review.

Deep in the detail was a suggestion that the current ‘Box and Colerne’ ward should be renamed ‘Box’. The report did not say who put this idea forward or why. Regrettably, whoever made this suggestion and whoever wrote the report had absolutely no understanding that Colerne and Box are separate communities. Although we get on well with Box residents, we didn’t want to be lumped in with them like this. The Parish Council strongly objected to this proposal and also encouraged members of Colerne Parish to write to The Local Government Boundary Commission for England on the basis that it was completely unnecessary, served no purpose and removed Colerne from the electoral map. We have now been informed that the ward will remain as ‘Box and Colerne’.

The organisers of the Martins Croft Play Area Project are holding a Gourmet Cheese & Wine Tasting Evening on Saturday, 23rd November at 7.30pm in Colerne Constitutional Club. £17 per person, limited places. To book please call Katherine Pugh on 07884 498193 or email [email protected]. There will be a Grand Raffle and Silent Auction. Raffle tickets are available in village shops now. See www.colerne.net for the amazing list of prizes or for more information. All proceeds will go towards buying much needed play equipment for children of all abilities in Colerne.

We currently have one vacancy for a Parish Councillor. Would you be interested in volunteering? We are often asked what exactly the PC does. Its direct powers are limited but its agenda is very wide – the PC is actually the first tier of government in England and it gets involved in a wide range of local affairs. If you would like to learn more, please contact Jacqui Bradburn, the Council Chair, on 01225 743041, or any member of the Parish Council listed on our website (see www.colerne-pc.gov.uk/council-members).


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Royal British Legion – Colerne Branch Remembrance Sunday This year Remembrance Sunday falls on Sunday, 10th November and we would love you to join us in the parade. Those wishing to march with The Royal British Legion are asked to meet in the Fox & Hounds at 10.25am where we will form ranks and join the parade. Light refreshments will be available. If you feel you are not able to march with us but want to take part please meet us in the Market Place and join in as we get there. We would like you to join us for drinks in the Liberal Club after the Church service is concluded. All welcome. We ask that all vehicles parked in the High Street, Market Place and by the War Memorial are removed by 9.00am on Sunday morning for the Parade and Remembrance Service. Your help is very much appreciated. Armistice Day – On the Eleventh Hour of the Eleventh Day… We will be gathering on Monday, 11th November at 11.00am at the War Memorial for a short service of Remembrance – all welcome. We Will Remember Them. Poppy Appeal 2019 The launch of the 2019 Poppy Appeal nationally will take place on 28th October. Our house-to-house volunteers will be out and about but additional volunteers to help with this vital fundraising would be welcome. If you can help, spare an hour, please call Anne Miller: 07766 417817 AGM The Branch’s Annual General Meeting will take place at 8.00pm on Wednesday, 4th December in the Liberal Club. All Branch members are invited to attend this important event in the Legion’s calendar. Any new members, or potential members, will be particularly welcome. Social Gathering This takes place on the first Wednesday of each month in the Liberal Club at 8.00pm. All welcome for a drink and a chat.

Colerne Christmas Card Delivery

The Cubs will once again be delivering Christmas cards around the village for the elderly and infirm.

Please can cards be delivered to either Trunnells Barn, 1 Trimnells or Luncheon Club

by 9th December in time for delivery on 12th December. Or for collection, please phone 01225 742912


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Reflections Woke. A slang expression originating (where else?) in the USA, apparently receiving wide distribution in social media and entered in Webster’s Dictionary in September 2017. The phenomenon of being woke is a cultural push to challenge problematic norms, systemic injustices and the overall status quo through complete awareness. A translation of this gobbledegook into semi-understandable English might be: Being aware of the injustice of the social system in which one lives, or maybe: The act of being very pretentious about how much one cares about a social issue. It has become very woke to refrain from eating red meat, for this means the encouragement of cattle farming and everyone knows the damage caused by cows constantly farting methane into the atmosphere and thereby over-heating the planet. The medical authorities have issued contradictory advice on the advisability of consuming red meat. Some say it increases the chances of cancer, others say it doesn’t. What about dairy farming? Do we all have to eschew milk and change to some sort of ersatz milk substitute made from soya or other vegetable product usually produced for those whose digestion unfortunately cannot tolerate cow’s milk? It is, apparently, woke to be vegan; but what if like me you have been told that a recent blood test shows that you are, albeit slightly, anaemic and have been advised to eat some steak or calves’ liver products? Also, do we really want to do away with our dairy industry and the roast beef of old Britain? What will this do to the Yorkshire pudding trade? Should we join in demos meant to make the general public aware of the dangers of the extinction of all life by the anti-eco practices most of us follow? Recently a series of such demonstrations in Bristol caused much disruption in that city and may have been counter-productive to the ‘Woke’ cause. Sheep farming seems to be safe from woke campaigners for the time being. Presumably the wearing of woollen clothing is more tolerably woke than donning togs manufactured from man-made fibres. There have, however, been many protests voiced against the practice of fashion firms and dedicated followers of fashion consigning clothing to the rubbish dump after minimal usage, or after garments have become ‘so last year!’ The decidedly woke fact that many low-cost garments are mass-produced in third-world countries using sweated labour earning appallingly low wages, is a very strong indicator that pressure will continue to be applied, rightfully, in order to alleviate the conditions of garment workers. Then there is the frightful subject of gender. It is now woke to be ‘gender-neutral’, whatever that may mean. Surely one must be either male or female, not both? The woke person says, “Yes you can be either/or according to mood or whim”. This idea is unfortunately catching on. The Old Vic in London is installing conveniences which are supposedly ‘gender-neutral.’ I cannot think of any place I should be more likely to avoid than a ‘gender-neutral’ lavatory. By voicing this opinion, I shall leave myself open to being categorised as ‘Transphobic’. A couple who recently had a child have decided to bring up the child ‘gender-neutral’ and will not disclose its real gender to anyone. The idea is to allow the child to choose its preferred gender when the parents deem it has reached the age when the consequences of such a decision are within its power of understanding. In the meantime, the child will be called ‘they’. If I were to call this ridiculous, no doubt many woke people would expect the ‘Thought Police’ to be making me a visit. Imagine the ridicule this child will receive from fellow pupils at school if ‘they’ start ‘their’ education still ‘gender-neutral’?

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Your child at the heart of our village Colerne Old School Playgroup offers a nurturing and enriched home from home environment where children feel comfortable, relaxed and secure. Our children learn through play, exploration and quality interactions with our experienced team of early years educators – every child is welcomed and respected as an individual, with child-centred activities tailored to meet the different stages of their development and own unique interests. Close links with the community and Colerne Primary School Weekly Rising 5s, Outdoor Explorers, and In2Sports sessions Funded places available for eligible two, three and four-year-olds Stay & Play summer sessions during the summer holidays We’re open term-time Monday to Thursday 9.00am – 3.00pm and

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I protest that that I am not ‘Transphobic’. I respect the right of any person who has a need, medically and psychologically certified, that requires him or her to undergo surgery and other treatment to change their gender, to undergo that procedure. I do not think that people should be free to self-identify as a member of the opposite sex on a whim or in following a fashion. Frequent flying is another point of contention. Commercial airliners are gas-guzzlers par excellence and therefore frequent flyers attract much opprobrium from the dedicated woke community. Members of the Royal Family have been criticised. Some people who oppose the third runway at London’s Heathrow airport would probably consider themselves to be woke; but anyone living within the area bearing the most noise will be rightly anxious about what the future holds. It looks as though those of us who are contemplating the continuation of car ownership and of driving, will be forced to purchase an electric car in the comparatively near future. I seem to remember reading that petrol/diesel engine cars will be phased out in favour of electric by 2030. Woke drivers will probably be among the first to make the transition. That is not to say that all electric car owners will be woke. Depending on the development of batteries, there may be electric 4x4s available by 2030, and some owners may be tempted to concrete over a large area of their gardens to accommodate a couple of these, presumably electricity-guzzling vehicles. Definitely non-woke behaviour.

Continued from page 21

John Crittenden

‘Christmas Fair!’ Saturday, 23rd November

from 10.30am Parish Church Pre-Christmas opportunities for

Books – Cakes – Bric-à-Brac – Toys – Bottle Stall – Raffle and more Soothe cold hands and hunger pangs with

Bacon Butties – Hot Drinks (Proceeds to the Parish Church General Fund)

Charity for the Month This month we are again supporting the work of the Church Army, a charity in the Church of England founded in 1882 by Wilson Carlile. It exists to share the Christian faith, especially with those who are hard to reach. The Society’s work encompasses a wide variety of ministry, including parish work, outreach, youth and community work, forces, hospital, prison and education chaplaincy, mission

teams, residential care-work and street-work with the homeless. It is also currently developing its work in urban areas and with the under-thirties. So much, it takes your breath away. A display can be found at the back of Church giving more information. Margaret Edmonds



The children in Foundation Stage quickly settled into school life and are particularly enjoying Friday Explorers, fortunately we seem to have missed the majority of the bad weather on our adventures. Phew! On our adventures we have been exploring our local environment and looking for signs of Autumn. We went on a crunchy leaf walk down to Frank’s Wood and found lots of different bugs and even some blue damselflies. We have also been identifying trees by the shapes of their leaves, this proved a little trickier (mostly for us adults!).

Recently we went blackberry-picking; we were very lucky and found enough to come back to school to make our very own smoothies! Thanks to some very helpful adults we were able to cut up apples, bananas and fruit juice, then we blended in the blackberries. It was delicious… depending on who you ask.

Kelly Ashcroft – Aurora Class Teacher & KS1 Leader


Thickwood Logs

All our logs are fully seasoned, locally sourced

at competitive prices.

We deliver to your door, unload and stack.

Tel: Tom & Kay Hall 01225 743351

BERNARD BAKER Carpentry and General Building Maintenance

Mobile Number: 07751 459191

All Internal and External Carpentry Floor and Ceramic Tiling

Plastering Kitchen Fitting

Painting and Decorating Garden Hardscaping and Decking

Over 30 years’ experience in the building trade.

All jobs considered, big or small. Please call for a free, no obligation, quote.

BOX Pharmacy

Prescription Delivery Service If you are disabled, housebound or unable to

collect your prescriptions, etc, arrangements can be made for your order to be delivered to you by our

door-to-door delivery service.

Telephone 01225 742552 for further details

10 High Street, Box

W.F. Dolman & Son

Old Established (1919) Family Funeral Directors

24-hour Personal Service 7 days a week Home Visits

Chapel of Rest Golden Charter Plans Available

9 Walcot Terrace, Bath, BA1 6AB Telephone: 01225 444110

Email: [email protected] Web: www.dolmansfuneraldirectors.org.uk


Last month I rambled on about happenings in my garden and in particular reporting from our pond that we now had a resident frog we called ‘Oppit’, only to find that it went missing soon afterwards. The mystery may be solved by the discovery of a skeleton close by. This evidence suggests that the frog was caught and partially eaten by a fox, cat, or heron (although the heron might have swallowed the frog whole). The carcass had then been re-cycled progressively by insects, fungus, and bacteria, leaving the bones with a ‘licked-clean’ appearance. Our next Tramp will be on 5th November. Each Tramp is different and we always walk at an enjoyable pace, starting and finishing at the Fox; the departure time is 10.00am. Sensible attire and a mid-walk ‘munchie’ are essential.

Tuesday Tramp Ramblings

Russell Harding (742182) Cotswold Warden for Colerne Parish

Katherine Pugh Email: [email protected] Telephone: 07884 498193

It’s been a busy time for the project. We’ve started quarterly ‘Spruce Up’ events to clean and tidy the play area. Our civilian and military volunteers do a great job of keeping everything looking good and the ivy and brambles under control. Thanks to 21 Signal Regiment for their support with this. We are thrilled and very grateful that our project has been awarded several grants which will mean the final phase of improvement work can soon start. Wiltshire Community Foundation awarded us £5000, The National Lottery Community Fund £10,000 and The Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust £20,000. Part of these grants are to buy equipment suitable for children with disabilities or additional needs as well as equipment needed to run children’s workshops in 2020. Unfortunately the majority of our budget is taken up by less exciting things like groundworks, installation and safety surfacing costs. We have raised approximately £70,000 for this project since we started it in 2017 –through grants, donations and fundraising events. We now only have £9866 left to raise, this is towards a customised double tower unit. It has two different height slides for children of different abilities, four different entry/exit points so children can go at their own pace and a sensory skylight tunnel running underneath it. Once we have raised the money the work to install everything can start. We still collect old or foreign coins/notes and used inkjet cartridges which we can turn into funds. Collection boxes are available in village shops, doctors’ surgery or cafe or we can collect them if nearby. For information on our last big fundraising event which is in November please see our website, posters dotted around the village or contact us.

Facebook: @MartinsCroftPlayArea Website: www.colerne.net


FC Colerne Colts – Needs You! Welcome to our FA Chartered Standard Community Youth

Football Club

Calling all players U7 to U12

NEW PLAYERS NEEDED

COME AND JOIN THE TEAM New season started 31st August 2019. We train every Saturday at the Recreation Ground from 9.30am to 11.30am. Come and join the fun! We also need volunteers to help with fund raising, grant applications and matchday clubhouse management, or if you fancy coaching we will support your training and development to make this happen! Please get in touch and involved to help support your FA Chartered standard community club – FCCC!

[email protected] FCColernecolts

SOUTHERNWOOD

CARPENTRY / JOINERY Established over 30 years

All types of internal and external work

Windows/Doors/Conservatories/Bi-fold

Matching mouldings to existing works

We can also fit products supplied by you

If it’s made of wood and you would like a free estimate or advice

phone

Ed: 01225 859390/07738 353468 or Alex: 07921 177423

or Email [email protected]

R. J. Hill & Son Ltd (Est. 1955)

Traditional Family Butchers

Beef, Lamb, Pork etc Bacon & Cooked Meats

Home-made Sausages & Burgers Personal Service, Parking facilities Suppliers to Colerne May Fair

and Colerne Bonfire Night

LOCAL DELIVERIES MADE Market Place, Box Tel: 01225 742312

Payment Cards now accepted


DIRECTORY OF VILLAGE ORGANISATIONS Badminton Club D Pearson – 858293 Bellringers & Handbells Jacqui Bradburn, 8 Fosseway Close – 743041 Colerne After School Club Ltd Bev Stickley – 07881 367022 Colerne Air Training Corps Flt Sgt Clarke – 01225 743988 – [email protected] Colerne Army Cadet Force SSI Alan Bell – 07812 744480 Colerne Classic Car Club Russell Harding, 10 Fosseway Close – 742182 Colerne Crazy Quilters Julie Burgess – 743999 Colerne Evangelical Church (FIEC) Revd Jonathan Sell – 744463 Colerne Gardening Club Cleo Saunders – 743438 Colerne Golf Society Hon Sec: Rob Gray – 01249 820171 Email – [email protected] Corsham and Colerne Military Wives Choir [email protected] Colerne Musical Theatre Pete Green, 9 Bellott Drive, Corsham SN13 9UQ – 01249 715657 Colerne Panthers Mini Rugby [email protected] Colerne Rugby Club Hon Secretary: John Hutchinson – 742137 Email – [email protected] Conservative Association Dick Tonge, Bank House, Tutton Hill – 742631 Constitutional Club, High Street – 07768 341130 or 742197 Cotswold AONB Voluntary Warden Russell Harding – 742182 Encore Musical Cabaret & Concert Group Peter Clare, 44 Valley Way, Thickwood – 743727 FC Colerne Colts Paul Carey – 07786 745165 Friends of Colerne Church Ray Barker, 6 Fosseway Close – 743402 Guide Groups Rainbows: Helen Atter – 742912 Brownies: Helen Atter – 742912 Guides: Helen Atter, Trunnells Barn, High Street – 742912 Hawk & Owl Trust East Bath Area Group Mike Rogers – 744290 History Group Eileen Collins, 5 Chapel Path – 744266 Hive Information Officer Amy Tuck – 07973 723221

Jumping Jacks (Parent & Toddler Group) Nikki Jenner – 01225 571506 Labour Association Chris Phillips, 28 Round Barrow Close – 742755 Liberal Club, 22 High Street – 07799 558489 Liberal Democrats Dr Brian Mathew – 07771 607983 Email – [email protected] LINK (Community Service) Transport – 07970 617617 Luncheon Club Polly Squire – 743594 Playgroup Old School, Vicarage Lane – 744885 Parish Council Sharon Whelon, Council Office, Old School, Vicarage Lane – 742207 Primary School Headteacher: Mr Mark Solomon – 742367 FRESCO Steve Francis – 07788 591555 Police Community Support To report incidents or crimes – tel. 101 Other matters, eg information, email: [email protected] Royal British Legion General Matters – Paul Jobbins – 745839 Contact Centre helpline – 0808 802 8080 from 8.00am to 8.00pm, 7 days a week Scout Groups Group Scout Leader: Jackie Bicknell – 743383 Scout Leader: Rob Featherstone – 938660 Cub Scout Leader: Katherine Manuel –744615 Beaver Scout Leader: Jo Jackson – 01249 716647 Village Hall Association Anne Nicholas – 744544 – [email protected] Village Hall Bookings Sheila Nicholas – 744544 – [email protected] Women’s Institute Norma Burgess, Summerhayes, Washmeres – 744612

Premier Stores 742147 Flower Shop 744153 Fox & Hounds 744847 Hairdresser 743736

Colerne News and Post Office 742858

Useful Colerne Telephone numbers


Home & Business Computing Support, help and advice

call for a local and friendly service:

Purchasing + set up advice Broadband, Internet + email Cloud compu ng Share Files, photos etc Defence against the dark arts Backup valuable informa on PC, Mac and phones

Call Ian on 01225 745732 to talk about what you want and how I can help, or see our web site for more informa on:

www.daubeneys.com

Colerne Liberal Club

Forthcoming events for November include:

Bookmark the Club’s website at http://www.libclubcolerne.co.uk for all the latest updates – also on

Facebook’s Colerne Community Pages

Pub atmosphere – Club prices

Thursday, 7th – Bingo Night!

Saturday, 16th – A Night in the Blind House – Rock and Pop covers from ‘60s to today

Saturday, 23rd – Blues Night

22 High Street

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Travel for all occasions

contact Mark Brookman

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