The Bridge monthly village magazine
In this issue... From the Editor Some of you will already have heard the Chapmanslade Parish Council sad news that Tim Richards has died. Tim news update page 7 was latterly responsible for production and management of the trade advertising in The Bob’s Bafflers Bridge and his skills will be sorely missed by a cunning quiz page 8 the team. Our heartfelt condolences go to Canopus Tim’s wife Jean and their family. fiendish puzzle page 14 Viv Thomas Editor Three Open Doors news from the pews page 19 Please submit your articles by email to me at [email protected] Corsley WI or take them to either news from the ladies page 25 Barters Plant Centre, Chapmanslade, or Neighbourhood Watch Acres Supply Garden Centre, Corsley. through the keyhole page 27 If you are advertising, please don’t forget to include News from the Nest the advertiser’s fee. Small ads are 80p PER ITEM, fledgling fun page 31 local organisations (churches, playgroups, clubs, etc) who are advertising events are £2.00. News, reports, Corsley Playing Field updates, thank you’s, etc, from individuals or local pitch, square and court page 39 organisations are free - the more the merrier - keep ‘em coming! Space allotted for events adverts is always dependent on availability at the time.
Local organisation adverts (not trade) Deadline £2.00 per month for a boxed advert Deadline for articles or adverts for the next All monies must be at one of the two drop-off locations issue of The Bridge is (Barters Plant Centre or 4pm 19th February Acres Supply Garden Centre) by 4pm on the 19th of Please note that no the month. items will be accepted Please note: after this date no cash, no advert! 1 What’s on February Saturday 4th Corsley litter pick – 11.00, meet opposite the Royal Oak Corsley and Chapmanslade Churches Snowdrop Walk – 10am, meet at Corsley Reading Room Tuesday 7th Coffee Morning – 10.00 - 12 noon, Corsley Reading Room Wednesday 8th Chapmanslade Diamond Jubilee Celebrations Committee meeting – 7.15pm, Three Horseshoes, Chapmanslade Thursday 9th Corsley WI - talk on Camping in Botswana – 2.30pm, Corsley Reading Room Chapmanslade Loose Women visit to Dents Factory – 10.30am, then lunch at the Three Horseshoes – see boxed advert Saturday 11th Chapmanslade Litter Pick – 12 noon, meet opposite The Three Horseshoes Wednesday 15th Gardening Club visit to Crockerton Garden Centre – 7.00pm Thursday 16th Chapmanslade Parish Council meeting – Chapmanslade School Wednesday 22nd Corsley and Chapmanslade Churches. Lent Lunch – 12.30pm, Corsley Reading Room Thursday 23rd WI dairy farm visit – High House Farm, 10.30 - 12.30 Tuesday 28th Corsley and Chapmanslade Churches Lent Talk – 7.30pm, St Margaret’s
March Thursday 1st Chapmanslade Loose Women visit to Champneys, Bath Wednesday 8th Corsley WI Annual Meeting – Corsley Reading Room Thursday 10th Shebeen at Chapmanslade Village Hall – 7.30pm Saturday 3rd Corsley litter pick – 11.00, meet opposite the Royal Oak Tuesday 6th Coffee Morning – 10.00 - 12 noon, Corsley Reading Room continued on page 4 Remembering Tim Richards
It was with huge regret and great appearing cross, he was an excellent sadness that we heard of the councillor and chairman for several recent death of Tim Richards. years.
I am not sure that any of us fully realised Tim qualified as a dentist at the what a huge contribution Tim made. University College Hospital, London, Whatever he did, he did quietly and in 1967. He joined the Grants House efficiently, wanting everything to be Dentistry in Willow Vale, Frome, in April accurate and to be delivered on time. 1974, travelling daily from Ilminster. The best example of Tim’s work was with He moved to Chapmanslade in 1975 “The Bridge”. With his considerable IT with his wife, Jean. Sarah was born in skills, he perfected the art of presenting 1976, and Jonathan in 1979. Tim was a great number of adverts in the best a brilliant dentist, with a gentle, caring possible way. A deadline to meet – every manner and very much appreciated by month – for an incredible 9 years, it his clients, partners and staff. Sadly he was a role that he only very recently became ill 10 years ago and fought, relinquished. We all realise that this very bravely, for all that time. would not have been possible without the continuing support of his wife, Jean. Tim was a long-time member of Frome Lions, treasurer for many years, and We send our heartfelt condolences always involved with the annual swim, to Jean and her family and we hope hay bale collection, the fete, and the they know that Tim will always be Father Christmas float, organised in remembered for his huge contribution conjunction with Rotary. to our villages and also for his work in Totnes, where his skills were very The Fun Run was always a huge success soon recognised and used to their and, as numbers grew, Tim saved the considerable advantage. day by introducing computerised timings. With the Lions, he helped raise many Tim Richards, the quintessential thousands of pounds for so many good professional and gentle and most and needy causes. respected gentleman, will be sadly missed by all who were privileged to I was very pleased when I persuaded know him. him to join Chapmanslade Parish Council. He had the ability to think very Dennis Barnard clearly through every problem, most Chairman times coming up with a solution or, at Chapmanslade Parish Council least, the next step forward. Never, ever
3 Friday 16th Irish Night – 7.30pm, Corsley Reading Room Wednesday 21st Gardening Club visit to Sharcott Manor, Pewsey – meet there at 2.30pm Friday 23rd Irish Night – 7.00 - 11.00pm, Corsley Reading Room Saturday 31st Corsley litter pick – 11.00, meet opposite the Royal Oak
April Tuesday 3rd Coffee Morning – 10.00 - 12 noon, Corsley Reading Room Thursday 12th Corsley WI - Cheese and Wine tasting – Corsley Reading Room Tuesday 10th Chapmanslade Village Hall AGM – 8.15pm
May Saturday 19th Corsley and Chapmanslade Churches May Fayre – 2.30pm, Corsley House
July Wednesday 4th WI outing to Winchester Saturday 7th Corsley and Chapmanslade Churches Bargains In The Barn – 10 am - 12 noon, High House Farm
September Saturday 15th Howden-Jones Concert – Chapmanslade Village Hall Litter pickers Chapmanslade litter pickers Corsley litter pickers We will be meeting opposite the Three We meet opposite the Royal Oak at 11am Horseshoes at noon on Saturday 11th on the first Saturday of each month. Our February. We provide all the necessary next ‘pick’ is on Saturday 4th February – equipment and spend about an hour or so do come along and help keep our village collecting litter from the High Street and beautiful. surrounding area. Cath Aylesbury and Sue Taylor Phil Jefferson 4 01373 832845 BRADFORD CLOCK REPAIRS AND RESTORATION
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Parish Council vacancy filled Next meeting At the Parish Council meeting held on 12th Our next meeting takes place on Thursday January John Foster was co-opted onto 16th February in Chapmanslade School. the council to fill the current vacancy. We All residents are most welcome to come welcome him back for his second stint as a along and to tell us about their concerns parish councillor. or to offer suggestions about how we can improve our village. The agenda for the Parking outside the school meeting will, as usual, be posted on the village notice board, which can be found by Our discussions with Wiltshire Council the entrance to the school. continue. It seems likely that the council will shortly be painting white lines by the school QUEEN’S DIAMOND JUBILEE EVENTS entrance and that advisory notices can be IN CHAPMANSLADE. placed on the school wall asking motorists not to park there during school hours. We believe that this is the most sensible and The Diamond Jubilee Celebrations realistic way of providing a safe crossing Committee is planning a number of what point for children attending the school we hope will be memorable events for the weekend of 2nd and 3rd June. The events Grit bin are designed to be of interest to people of all ages. Wiltshire Council has provided us with an extra bin, which is located on the triangle On Saturday 2nd June residents will be at the top of Huntenhull Lane. We hope invited to hold garage sales. There will residents living in this area will find it helpful also be a garden frontage competition at times of severe weather but, at the same and a scarecrow competition. We will ask time, we hope equally that it will not be you to vote for your favourite gardens and needed at all during the current winter! scarecrows and also invite a “professional” Residents are reminded that salt and grit to judge these competitions. The village hall provided by the council should only be used will be open for refreshments and there will on public roads and not on private drives. be a display of village memorabilia. Rural Housing Needs Survey On Sunday 3rd June we will be hosting the Wiltshire Council has embarked on a five- Big Lunch, along with many other parishes year rolling programme of rural housing and communities across the country. Ours needs surveys to identify areas of need in will be a picnic and barbecue, with music parishes across the county. Parishes will by the Cleyhill Stompers and there will be a be surveyed to identify local needs for full range of activities for people of all ages, affordable housing. At our next meeting such as duck racing, pig racing, children’s we will be considering whether we should races, model tanks, a boules competition ask that Chapmanslade be included in this and a tug of war. exercise in the near future. continued on page 8...
7 Bob’s bafflers 1 Which children’s TV programme featured Bungle and Zippy? 2 Marie Rambert formed a company in which branch of entertainment? 3 Who was the fi rst Labour Prime Minister? 4 What does the letter “A” stand for in SAS? 5 Which chocolate bar helped you “work, rest and play”? 6 What is the name of the current Downing Street cat? 7 Which is the longest river in France? 8 Who is the Queen’s eldest grandson? 9 Who created the fl ying ace “Biggles”? 10 How is a “Denver Boot” also known? 11 Under what name did Leonard Slye ride across the screen? 12 Which song says “The words of the prophet are written on the subway wall? Answers on page 40
...continued from page 7 Further details of these events and entry Hopefully, we will be able to organise a forms for the competitions will appear in The village photograph, too. The bar will be Bridge over the coming months. open in the village hall. Do you have any suggestions that we have We have lots of other ideas which we are still not thought about or would you like to discussing; a poetry competition on a ‘royal’ volunteer to help organise some of these theme, for example, and we are planning activities? If so, why not come and have a to give village children a commemorative word with us at or next committee meeting coin. We are also looking into the possibility which takes place at the Three Horseshoes of planting commemorative trees along the at 7.15pm on Wednesday 8th February? village hall fi eld boundary.
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Clues across Clues down 9 Serve up a work of poetry? (5) 1 Ended in impoverished manner (4) 10 Practicing boneshaker? (9) 2 Start playing rug polo before the end of June (8) 11 Shows the way to thank goodness, perhaps? 3 Hand over for planting, reportedly (4) (6,3) 4 Bully captures millennium trade (8) 12 Little William can, down under (5) 5 Important diet for fixing? (6) 13 Unloading makes the boat less laden (7) 6 Crooked pilot overturns bling for star status (3,7) 15 Obscure oval where 100 replaces 50 (7) 7 Opinion poll reportedly taken at speed (6) 17 Main course that Kate’s ordered (5) 8. William Henry Edward Young initially despised by 18 From which a lintel may be made? (3) cheese maker (4) 20 Mistakenly refine pointlessly and thereby 13 Fabric that I sell bizarrely (5) conclude! (5) 14. Ordained to do as you’re told! (4,6) 22 The French point once arranged to cover up? 16 Nest is spooky, reportedly (5) (7) 19 Consider a different time in an alternative date? (8) 25 Disgrace Ed raged about (7) 21 Not so much afraid as brave! (8) 26 Committee decides Shakespeare’s all about 23 Pure, though pursued, reportedly (6) nothing! (5) 24 Gloss over the French name (6) 27 Achieving real trade - in oils perhaps! (3,6) 26 Wait! I’d be around…. (4) 30 Apparently put off a fellow, but cleanly (9) 28 All square from the revenue earned (4) 31 Negotiate lease for Picasso, maybe? (5) 29 Routine for QEII? It’s what she does! (4) Corsley Show
Schedule Coordinator needed now! The 2012 Committee is as follows: We are still looking for a Schedule President Val Sandoe Coordinator – please don’t make me do Chairman Hedley Hares it! Someone with a marketing background Vice-Chairman Michael Taylor would be ideal. The hard work needs to be Field Coordinator Neil Britten done between now and April and should all be over by the time the Schedule is printed Membership Secretary Maz Moldon in June. Trade Stands Manager Rob White Horticulture Chairman Thank you to those who attended our & Website Manager Fraser Mills Annual General Meeting in November. The Dog Show Chairman Wendy Miller meeting heard that we made a profit of £6,280 and it was agreed that we should Horse Show Chairman Clare Bayman give away £1,700 in donations. Horse Show Secretary Clare Brown Health & Safety Coordinator Kevin Ledbury We are putting £1,000 towards the Queen’s Gate Manager Colin Cary Diamond Jubilee celebrations being Sign Manager David Jones overseen by Corsley Parish Council in June; we donated £250 to Little Cuckoos Pre- Olly Hares School; £250 to Corsley Festival Choir and Andy Joynt £200 to Corsley Memorial Playing Field. Secretary Jenny Rutty
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An evening of traditional Irish music and dancing Featuring SHEBEEN Friday 23rd March 2012 Corsley Reading Room 7.00pm – 11.00pm Traditional Irish Supper (+ vegetarian option) with Bar Tickets £12.50 Tickets available from Jean Jones 01373 832189 and Committee Members
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Phone 07894 708 949 Email [email protected] CORSLEY AND CHAPMANSLADE CHURCHES PARISH NEWSLETTER Weatherproof Three Open Doors Windows Co. • Renovation The Rector writes: • Replacement Adam Fairfield Renovations and Firstly, I would like to say thank you for all the cards and kind messages • Draught-proofing Maintenance I received during my recent ‘incapacitation’. All is well now and I • Small repairs am grateful for your prayers which have been a wonderful aid to my Lawrence Fairfield Electrical Ltd • Replacement cords, pulleys recovery. handles, weights, glazing All works undertaken As February dawns, the season of Epiphany has come to an end, and Fully qualified and insured All types of sash and wooden windows the church turns its attention to Lent and to Easter. I like to think of Free quotes suitable for Listed Buildings Lent as a special, God-given time in which we are able to reflect on our relationship with God and with the wider Christian community. Listening Ian Gallagher and learning together is a traditional ‘Lenten’ activity and there will be Telephone 01373 464577 Fleecemill Cottage, 1 The Steps, opportunities to do this in our respective parishes. There will be ‘Lent Mobile 07957 768913 Buckland Dinham, BA11 2QR Lunches’, the proceeds of which will be given to WaterAid. There will be [email protected] Tel: 01373 474637 Mobile: 07929 938419 discussion meetings of various types, and I hope there will be something www.fairfieldgroup.net www.weatherproofwindows.co.uk which appeals to you all, whether food for the body or food for the soul! Little Cuckoo’s Dates for your diaries 22nd February Eucharist (Ash Wednesday) 11.00 at St. Margaret’s Pre-School Lent Lunch at the Reading Room Lyes Green, Corsley 7th March Lent Lunch at Black Dog Farm, Chapmanslade Retail – Corporate – Events (next to the Corsley Centre) Providing quality and original designs For children aged 2-5 years 21st March Lent Lunch at Manor Farm, Corsley for all occasions Mon, Wed and Fri – 9am - 3pm 28th February Talk – ‘Exploring the World’ – young church Thurs – 9am - 1pm members share their travel stories! 94 Forest Road, Frome Mother and baby group – Tues 10 - 11.30am 01373 467726 13th or 14th March Talk – ‘Faith and Work’ with Heather Skull Contact Kate Young BEd (Hons) QTS (from BBC Wiltshire) and 01373 832298 www.littlecuckoos.co.uk 10 High Street, Warminster 27th or 28th March Talk – ‘Faith and Work’ with Dennis Barnard 01985 216570 Chris Seviour Please check posters for details of venues and times. www.thelittleflowerco.co.uk Building Services Loft conversions Roofing As we look for signs of spring and new growth in the world around us, ‘A beautiful work of art!’ Plastering Natural stonework may Lent be a time of growth for us as individuals and as a community.
Phone 07894 708 949 Every blessing Email [email protected] Norma Payne February Church Diary
Wednesday 1st February 7.30pm at St Margaret’s, Corsley Parochial Church Council Secretary — Phil Jefferson on 832845 v Saturday 4th February 10.00am at Corsley Reading Rooms Coffee followed by Snowdrop Walk—plan to finish at 12 noon All welcome – including well behaved dogs! Donations for church funds Further details — Judith Helliar on 832803 v Sunday 5th February Third Sunday before Lent 9.30am at St Margaret’s, Corsley Eucharist v Tuesday 7th February 10.30 ‘Time to Think’ discussion group For details please contact Phil on 832845 v Wednesday 8th February 7.30pm ‘Too Good Not to Share’ For details contact either Pete or Jane on 832479 v Sunday 12th February Second Sunday before Lent 9.30am at St Philip & St James, Chapmanslade Family Eucharist Service and Sunday Club 11.00am at St Mary’s, Corsley Matins v Tuesday 14th February 7.30pm After Alpha discussion group For details please contact Richard on 832594 Wednesday 15th February 7.30pm ‘Too Good Not to Share’ For details contact either Pete or Jane on 832479 v Sunday 19th February Sunday next before Lent 9.30am at St Philip & St James, Chapmanslade Eucharist v Tuesday 21st February 10.30 ‘Time to Think’ discussion group For details please contact Phil on 832845 v Wednesday 22nd February Ash Wednesday 11.00am at St Margaret’s, Corsley Eucharist Service for Ash Wednesday followed by Soup and Ploughman’s Lent Lunch 12.30pm to 1.30pm at Corsley Reading Room. For details please contact Pat on 832650 7.30pm ‘Too Good Not to Share’ For details contact either Pete or Jane on 832479 v Sunday 26th February First Sunday of Lent 9.00am at St Mary’s, Temple Holy Communion 1662 10.30am at St Margaret’s, Corsley Family Parish Service v Tuesday 28th February 7.30pm Lent Talk at St Margaret’s, Corsley – Exploring our World - Norway, Iceland and India. For details please contact Phil on 832845 v Sunday 4th March Second Sunday of Lent 9.30am at St Margaret’s, Corsley Eucharist Rector Rev. Norma Payne 01985 841321 The Rectory, 6 Homefields, Longbridge Deverill, Warminster, Wilts. BA12 7DQ (day off is Monday) J & C Voyageurs Curate Rev Di Britten (day off is Friday) 01373 832515 Lay Pastoral Assistants Gay Maynard 01373 832490 For the best in African travel Richard Dean 01373 832594 J&C Voyageurs organises individually tailored African holidays for those looking for something special, Deputy Churchwarden St Philip & St James – Janet Aylesbury 01373 832752 memorable and away from the crowds. We will incorporate your distinct wishes and aspirations, with Deputy Churchwarden St Margaret’s – Judith Helliar 01373 832803 no detail overlooked, so that you are able to relax completely. Deputy Churchwarden St Mary’s – Harcourt Gough 01373 832039 We have a passion for Africa and conservation of it’s wildlife, peoples and incomparable scenery. With PCC Secretary Phil Jefferson 01373 832845 over 20 years experience exploring Africa and putting outstanding African holidays together, we can PCC Minute Secretary Sue Fear 01373 832074 discuss hundreds of safari lodges, camps, beaches and city hotels with first-hand knowledge. PCC Treasurer Keith Muston 01373 832755 Telephone 01373 832270 ~ Email [email protected] Planned Giving Officer Judith Helliar 01373 832803 www.jandcvoyageurs.com Tower Captain Dick Collins 01373 832789 FURNITURE RESTORATION Sunday Club Tessa Kline 01373 832258 Professional Childcare Qualified, approved and registered. Tables, chairs, bureau, chests, Choir Leader Marion Muston 01373 832755 A tailor-made, personal service. long case clocks, mirrors, etc. Local and surrounding areas. Veneer repair, polishing and waxing. Fundraising Events for your diary Call 07883 025476 Mr Lovatt 01373 824912 or 07709 687137 [email protected] Collection and delivery service Saturday 19th May 2.30pm May Fayre at Corsley House Saturday 7th July npv plumbing K Taylor 10.30am to 12.30pm Bargains in the Barn at High House Farm & Commercial Vehicle Services 29th August heating 5A Whitworth Road Corsley Show Marston Trading Estate Frome, Somerset, BA11 4BY Installation • Servicing • Repairs Phone 01373 466321 We welcome everyone to all our churches and services. You may want to come Bathroom and tiling specialists Mobile 07977 492056 along and sing. You may just want to spend time in quiet contemplation. All plumbing and heating work undertaken Fax 01373 466321 You may need to remember someone or celebrate a special time. Please come Our fully qualified plumbers offer all general along and join in one of our services in any of our three wonderful churches. plumbing services from boilers to bathrooms. 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The President Judith Helliar welcomed February 7.00pm. members to the meeting which had been Again this is open delayed due to an electricity cut. We all to any gardeners sat snug in our winter woollies and were and friends and we meet on the third delighted when power was restored as Wednesday of the month. There will be a promised just after 3.30pm. programme planning meeting at the home of Hilary Vallis on the 5th of March 2.30pm. We were sad to learn of the death of Peggotty Jesse who had been an active We have had some of our meetings in member of our WI for many years - we sat the afternoon recently and in February for a few moments in silence remembering her. afternoon meeting there is to be a ballot to see if members would like this extended to Events to look forward to in the future include March and October. include a trip to Floriade in Holland 10-13th May, an Introduction to Digital Photography Our speaker Mrs Margaret Binney was then at West Ashton on the 15th of March, a visit introduced and explained to us just what to Chricklade on the19th of April and the Encaustic Art was about. This is a method of Jubilee Garden Party on the 7th of June. using wax and small irons (like a travelling More information on these events will be iron) to make picture. The final effect is available at meetings and don’t forget the very vibrant and colourful and can produce farm visit to Hight House Farm on the 23rd some very attractive results. Many members of February 10.30 - 12 30. had a go and were quite thrilled with their efforts. Margaret was thanked very warmly The first outing of the Lunch Club will be by Catherine Fricker. to the Poplars at Wingfield on the 31st of January. This club has been going for many Our next meeting will be on the 9th of years and is open to anyone who would like February and will be a talk by Eve Tigwell on to come. It is always on the last Tuesday of camping in Botswana, and will be an open the month and we assemble at the chosen meeting. The competition will be for a bird pub at 12 -12.30. The Gardening Club in any medium. The Hilda Guy Arts & Craft will be going to Lakeside Garden Centre in competition for a cushion will be judged.
Chapmanslade Village Hall An evening with Shebeen Saturday 10th March from 7.30pm Licensed Bar Hot Supper Raffle Tickets £12 available from Denise 01373 832485 Proceeds to Chapmanslade Village Hall Please purchase tickets in advance to reserve your supper! Chapmanslade Motor Services Vehicle repair Brake MOT preparation and servicing specialist and repairs
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With the start of a new year I each other’s homes gives. But that does thought it might be time to write mean we can’t afford to expand the group again about the Loose Women’s too wide. Group so that anyone new to the two villages can get to know what it During the past year we have had a scrabble has to offer. evening, been entertained by a poet, visited a garden, the theatre, had a talk on hypnotherapy, enjoyed quizzes and social The group formed when Chapmanslade evenings. WI closed in March 2003. The idea was for an informal group – a loose association At our New Year meal at The Three – with no officers, no bank account or Horseshoes this January we roughed out management structure. The purpose of an excellent and varied programme for meetings would be social above all and 2012. February’s meeting will be a trip there would be no membership fees and no to Dents Factory in Warminster. Usually we membership list – we would advertise the meet in the evening on the first Thursday monthly meetings in The Bridge and women of the month, but just to confuse you the from Chapmanslade and Corsley, or those Dents visit will be 10.30, the morning of the with close connections, eg had lived in second Thursday in February, which is 9th the villages before moving into town, were Feb! Please give Gill Macey a ring if you welcome to come. We had a planning are interested on 832830. meeting early on and suggestions were made about things we could do like visits So to sum up – it is a loose group with to the theatre and walks, to vary meeting no leaders – we can never take ourselves in homes. We were not sure if having no for granted – the future depends on the programmes secretary would work – we rely willingness of someone to take a month and on ideas from individuals about possible fix a talk or a trip, or equally enjoyable, time speakers, outings, social evenings and at their house to chat. also offers of homes in which to meet. However, we have managed to keep going Look out for a paragraph in The Bridge successfully in this loose way for nine years! giving details of the month’s meeting. If there is something that appeals please Numbers attending home meetings vary come. There is no commitment to from about 6 to 16 – it can be a squash coming every month. The cost of trips out in the average sitting room if there are as varies according to what it is, obviously. many as 16 but no one has passed out Sometimes we need a donation for a yet. Trips out can attract more. Because speaker; often the home evenings are of meeting mainly in each other’s houses free. If you would like to be on the Loose there has to be the restriction on numbers Women’s email circulation list let me know that advertising meetings only within the two on ([email protected]) villages gives. We don’t want to meet in the hall because we value the intimate feel that Sue Waterman 01373 832428 30 News from the Nest Welcome to this month’s feature of ‘News from the Nest’ from Little Cuckoo’s Pre-School in Lyes Green, Corsley.
This month the children have been enjoying the tale of The Gingerbread Man. Baking yummy gingerbread men themselves, making pictures of gingerbread men for their wall display and have had great fun acting out their version of the story with fantastic renditions of ‘Run, run as fast as you can..!’
The children are just starting to learn all about princesses, there’s lots of dressing up and storing telling to be told!
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Come and celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee at The Big Family Lunch Bring and Share Picnic Lunch (bring something for your family to eat, drink and something to share. Covered seating. Tea and coffee available). on Sunday 3rd June Corsley Memorial Playing Field, 12.30pm to 1.00pm
Grand Opening by the Village Crier Games Children’s Races Music
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Well what an amazing year for the comes with these grants and having lots of playing field! new equipment. We hope that everyone will come along to these and ensure we can Since winning our Lottery bid last December continue to provide this great resource to the we have made substantial investments in the village. Playing Field completing most of the work in March and having the official opening in On this note, can I remind all villagers that June. The refurbishment of the pavilion over the contents of their Thursday black recycle the winter will improve access and refresh boxes, that’s paper, tins and glass, can all the facilities. More importantly we have be put in the recycling bins at the Royal Oak brought lots of people of all ages back to and the money raised from these bins all the playing field either helping to carry out goes to the Playing Field. This year we raised the work or enjoying the new facilities. around £140, enough to pay for all the diesel needed to keep the grass cut at the With the new cricket wicket, Roy and Fred field. If I could encourage those who do not have started a junior cricket club which has recycle at the Oak already to do so, please. been a great success with over 40 children It costs you nothing and is a real help to the and parents coming along on a Thursday Playing Field. evening and some of those playing for the adult team in matches. I want to thank them Finally, I would like to thank all the Trustees and the rest of the folks who have supported for their support and effort over the last the cricket for their efforts. All those playing year, especially Marion and Barbara who cricket will be pleased to know that in have had to deal with all the paperwork September I secured a grant to buy a new and invoices that come from spending over cricket practice net. We have also purchased £80,000. some new adult equipment to go with the Lord’s Taverner’s equipment we obtained for the junior players. National The new tennis wall and the other play equipment has all proved to be a great Libraries Day success and I would like to thank those Saturday 4th February who supported us through the sometimes Drop-in craft activity for children at challenging application and planning Warminster Library, 10am - 3.30pm stages. The now annual Children’s Sports Design a Valentine’s Card to give to Extravaganza was held in perfect weather, someone special. Who will you give yours the day after Corsley Show, and had 75 to? Mum, Dad, your favourite librarian? children attend. It was an even bigger success than last year. We are already Whilst children get crafty, adults might planning next year’s so please get the date like to update their membership, hire a in your diary. DVD, get on-line, find out about e-books, take out an energy monitor, relax with a Moving forward we will need to start magazine, browse and be amazed. Love planning fund-raising again to pay for the your Library and borrow 12 items ! insurance and other running costs that Small ads 80p PER ITEM (cash only please) - at one of the two drop-off locations) Please note: no cash, no advert!
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