April 2018 Community Calendar

Apr 4 Wed Happy Hours: Entertainment in VH 1.30pm Apr 4 Wed Ridgeway Ladies:Talk on Graphology VH 7.45pm Apr 7 Sat Church clean up day from 9.30am Apr 11 Wed Gardenng Club: Trip to Abbey Gardens, Malmesbury Apr 17 Tues Mobile Library: VH car park 3.15pm – 4.00pm Apr 25 Wed Vintage Cinema Club: Grand Hotel VH 7.00 for 7.30 May 20 Sun Broad Hinton Church: Thank you Service 5pm Jun 9 Sat BHCBT Annual Gift Day: VH 9.00 – 12.00 Jun 23 Sat White Horse C.C. Charity Ball: Manor Farm 7pm Jun 30 Sat Safari Supper

Happy Birthday to the Broad Hinton School pupils

Joseph Button, Matilda Dewar, Ophelia Halam, Ben Baverstock, Matilda Tipping, Daisy Dewar and Oliver Smith

who celebrate their birthdays in April

Waste & Recycling collection days for April

Tues 3 Plastic & Cardboard (blue bin) and Recycling (black box) Thur 5 Garden waste (green bin) Tues 10 Household waste (black bin) Tues 17 Plastic & Cardboard (blue bin) and Recycling (black box) Thur 19 Garden waste (green bin) Tues 24 Household waste (black bin)

The copy date for May 2018 will be 20th April 2018

Please email copy to Dawn May at [email protected], phone 739130 or send to 35 , SN4 9QB. Items submitted to the Local News are considered for publication at the editor’s discretion and are assumed to be intended for publication unless otherwise stated. Articles will only be printed anonymously if the editor is informed of the name of the author.

HAVE YOUR SAY

I would like to thank the inconsiderate owners who choose "NOT" to pick up their dog poo in the village of Broad Hinton or pick it up and leave it in the bag.

Having walked from Post Office Lane through the walkway to Fortunes Field on11/03/18 Sun., I noticed some 3 lots of bagged dog poo left in the hedgerow (for info.:-in white bags with 4 Squares on the bags, all the same offender.!!!!) and 2 lots of poo on the path ( not in bags???). Alas I missed the next lot of "Poo", but on my arrival home my wife quickly brought it to my attention. It was on my shoe. Thank you!! Could ALL dog walkers be more responsible. Myself and others will be looking to find the culprit, and will "Name & Shame" the culprits. This seems to be an ongoing occurence, it must STOP!!!!! .

John Nurse

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I’m not happy with the fifteen telegraph poles erected alongside the Uffcott road they really look ugly and inclose the road in I cannot believe in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) and a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) “Barbury castle” that OpenReach are allowed to do this.

I’ve e-mailed the Wayleaves Office and been told I need to raise a complaint with OpenReach which I have also done, case reference is C4780700.

I would like to know why they have erected fifteen unsightly telegraph poles alongside the Uffcott lane this is an area of outstanding natural beauty (AONB) and a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) any planning consent is stringently reviewed and subject to the highest respect in the planning offices.

Are they planning to continue the poles along the A361 as this would be another blot on the landscape or are the cables underground at that point?

The poles on the side of the road really close a very small lane in they hide road signs (especially the warning for the sharp right hand bend into the village this road is often used by tractors and for two to pass they use the side of the road now blocked by your poles.

Telephone lines already come into the village why do we require more?

P.S. Nice touch to stick signs on each post that are not just out of date but now have all come off and litter the countryside

John Hughes

If you are not happy with the erection of these poles please e-mail [email protected]

BHADS Auditions for the summer production

Broad Hinton Amateur Dramatic Society is pleased to announce that this summer’s production will be another of our hugely popular Farndale series! Performances will be on July 5th, 6th and 7th. Auditions will be held on Sunday March 4th in the Village Hall at 4pm. Everyone is welcome to come along, whether or not you have ever acted before, and as always we certainly need help backstage. This is another light-hearted comedy, and is great fun to take part in, as well as to watch. This time the production will be co-directed by Marilyn Martin and Sally Cartwright.

If you would like to be involved but can’t make the auditions, do please let either Marilyn or Sally know (731521 or 731050). Or email Marilyn at [email protected], or Sally at [email protected].

Come and join us when the fun starts, March 4th at 4.00.

AXFORD BEER FESTIVAL TH SATURDAY JULY 7 2018

NOT TO BE MISSED!

JUBILEE FIELD, AXFORD

Music from Echo, Bodgit and Scarper, Rohan Ball and more. Shuttle service available from Ramsbury and Marlborough. For more information & tickets go to www.axfordbeerfest.com

ALERT PLEASE NOTE BHCBT

This year the Broad Hinton Church Building Trust will hold the Annual BHCBT Gift Day in the Village Hall on Saturday June 9th 2018 9 00am—12.00pm

Unfortunately it is no longer practical to hold the gift day outside the Village Shop so after nineteen years it is time to move to a new venue.

We hope that all you wonderful people who have so kindly supported us over the years will continue to do so. The format will remain the same. Anyone delivering their gift day envelope on the day will receive a complimentary raffle ticket with a chance to win one of the splendid prizes donated by the Trustees. The raffle is always drawn at 12pm on the Gift Day.

For anyone new to the Village we would like to invite you to come along and join our regular supporters and help continue the work of the trust by making a small donation on gift day or setting up a regular covenant.

The BHCBT raises money purely for the repairs and upkeep of the church building and its artefacts. Listed below are the funds we have been able to provide for repairs to the church since the start of the trust in 1998. We have only been able to achieve this by the generosity of your continued support.

Grants from the BHCBT

2002 Lych gate restoration £3,500 2004 Church door repair £1,240 2006 Vestry Door repair and Church Heating £5,500 2008 Organ Bellow repair £2,742 2009 Various repairs to walls £2,515 and windows 2012 North Vestry repair £4,036 Flag pole repair £1,979 2013 /4 Floor repair £10,572 2015 Final floor works £342 2016 Church Tower roof £1,955 Repair to heating controls £2,000

Total £36,381

You do not have to be a regular church goer to want to see this wonderful historical building maintained. I am sure that the preservation of our church for the present and future is what we would all like to see.

So please come along on gift day and support the trust in its 20th year.

Tina Tidey

Trustee

Broad Hinton church clean-up day

We’re going to give the church and churchyard a really good Spring Clean on Saturday April 7th from 9.30 onwards. We need help of all kinds – the long, tall or short, women and men, polishers, washers, scrapers, gardeners, and every kind of help you can imagine. Even spending an hour with us will help. Do please come along and give us a hand (tea and coffee served, and possibly cake, maybe even bacon rolls…).

Jenni Moseling and Sally Cartwright

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The layout at junction 16 was changed overnight on Sunday, 25th February and we would like to apologise for the disruption that this caused. The team has now increased the temporary signage around the junction and this has helped the updated layout. Also, we would like to remind road users that the traffic lights are currently set to a fixed timed sequence, which is not reactive to traffic volume. This is because the ongoing works are not yet at the stage where we can reinstate the system that detects traffic, however, this will be the case before the end of the project and the traffic light sequencing will be more efficient. Despite the recent cold weather the team has continued to make steady progress, completing the majority of drainage across the site and continuing to install ducts, kerbs, traffic signs and street lamps.

Surfacing and road markings The team is planning to start resurfacing and adding road markings to the whole roundabout from Monday, 19 March, during a series of overnight shifts. However, due to the size of the machinery we need to use, there will be some lane restrictions and temporary closures around the junction while we work. These restrictions are essential to give the team a safe working zone, whilst allowing us to keep the roundabout open to traffic.

3 April – 5 April inclusive from 8am to 6pm – traffic in contra flow on the east side of junction 16 roundabout and temporary 3-way signals will control traffic to the south. 1. M4 westbound entry slip closed – traffic diverted down Great Western Way to Blagrove roundabout, and back up to junction 16 to join the M4 eastbound. Traffic will exit the M4 at junction 15 and return westbound. 2. M4 eastbound exit slip closed – traffic diverted to junction 15, then return along the M4 to exit at Junction 16. 3. From Royal Wootton Bassett or Hay Lane to M4 eastbound – traffic will need to travel down Great Western Way to Blagrove roundabout and back up to junction 16 to join the M4. 4. From Hay Lane to Great Western Way – traffic will be diverted onto the A3102 towards Royal Wootton Bassett. At the 1st island traffic will return back along A3102 and onto junction 16. 6 – 7 April inclusive from 8am to 6pm – Full closure of the A3102 at junction 16, for final surfacing and road markings.

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WHAT DOES YOUR HANDWRITING REVEAL ABOUT YOU? Come and find out......

The Ridgeway Ladies would like to invite you all to their next meeting.

WHEN...... Wednesday April 4th at 7.45pm WHERE...... Broad Hinton Village Hall SPEAKER...... John Jameson-Davis –graphologist ENTRANCE.... £3 – including tea or coffee and a biscuit!

John will be speaking about how handwriting reflects our personalities and will be showing examples of handwriting from a variety of people – some anonymous and some famous (including Donald Trump!!!!). It promises to be an interesting evening.

Everyone is invited (ladies and gentlemen). Please come and join us......

(Unfortunately, on the evening, John will not be able to give anyone a detailed personal handwriting analysis)

Broad Hinton and Winterbourne Bassett Parish Council Meeting

Monday 8th January 2018, Broad Hinton Village Hall, 7:30pm

Draft minutes

Present: Present : Apologies: George Horton (Chair) Wendy Law (WL) (Clerk) Adrian Smith (AS) Alex LaRoche (AL) Robert Horton (RH) Candace Gaisford (CG) Residents: Jane Davies (JD) Gillian McFarlane (GM) 2 Winterbourne Bassett Residents Howard Witt (HW) Zoe Cooper (ZC)

Action 1. Introduction, Quorum & Declaration of Interests Owner Apologies were noted. GH No declaration of interests were declared. 2. Reviewing and Signing of Minutes The Minutes were agreed and signed by George Horton. GH 3. Matters Arising The Allotment sub-committee had met and as a result of the options discussed, Jim JG Gunter had taken an action to consult with the Allotment members. JG reported back at the PC meeting that there was an acknowledgment that they, the allotment owners were considering setting up an Allotment Committee and independent banking facilities. The final decision on that would be brought to the next Parish Council meeting. It was confirmed the Parish council’s role was to provide Allotments, but it did not have an obligation to run the Allotments. ALL The Clerk will finalise the statement of accounts of the monies held on behalf of the WL allotment owners and present this back at the next PC meeting. Further to this a bill for Lawn Mover repairs was submitted for £68.14, this was approved for payment by the PC members. 4. Reports Key points that arose are covered in items that follow: Finance Treasurer’s Account Balance as at 28th February 2018 = £1,000 WL Business Bank Balance as at 28th February 2018 = £8,624

PC Accounts Balance as at 28th February 2018 = £9,470

Payments over £100 paid since January’s meeting:- Clerk’s January Salary 2018 & Tax £250 Clerk’s February Salary 2018 & Tax £250 23 Council CATG PC Contribution for bus stop kerb rises £1,500

GH suggested that any decisions about using the remainder of the Transparency Fund be discussed at a future meeting, when all Councillors were in attendance. GH Councillors noted the financial position of the Parish Council. ALL 5. Planning AL Planning Application List 18/00416/FUL Marisun, High St, W. Bassett. Single storey rear ext. No objection. . Agreed with conditions.

18/00045/OUT Windmill Stud, Uffcott. Manager’s dwelling and home office. Split objection with conditions. Agreed with conditions.

18/00061/FUL 4 The Mead, W. Bassett. Loft conversion and dormer window. No objection. Agreed with conditions.

17/09642/FUL The Crown, B. Hinton. Amendment to Change of use for caravan storage. Objection raised, original decision date was originally set by Wilts to be 27th November 2017 then amended to 12th February. Decision on 5th March, Agreed with conditions.

17/10937/FUL Mullaghcarn Hse, B. Hinton. Alterations to existing carport for garden room. No objection. Agreed with conditions.

17/11567/FUL Wiltshire Hse, Uffcott. New dormer window. No objections. . Agreed with conditions.

17/11622/FUL The Folly, B. Hinton. Erect balcony and alter rear extension. No objection with condition. Agreed with conditions.

The Crown, High St, Broad Hinton. Decision and Case Officer’s report excerpts. Notification of Full Planning – Decision Notice- Approved with conditions If you would like to view the complete report and documents, please go online to: http://planning.wiltshire.gov.uk/Northgate/PlanningExplorer/ApplicationSearch.asp Input application no. 17/09642/FUL click on search; Click on the blue application number link; Click on Download Plans and Documents; Scroll down to Decision Notice and Officer’s Report

Mr Tony Iles of Lanes Cottage Winterbourne Bassett requested information on the nature of a complaint that had been made to the Parish Council by residents of Winterbourne Bassett with reference to his recent planning application. Alex explained that the residents believed the new wall to the entrance of his property to be too high and although he has planning permission to build the wall, it is not within ’ planning wall height guidelines. Alex also explained that it is the Parish Council’s duty to forward any complaints received by them to the relevant authority within Wiltshire Council and it is up to them to follow it up. Mr Iles also stated that he didn’t understand why the people who had a complaint, didn’t just knock on his door and discuss it with him.

Councillors noted the position regarding Planning and Applications of the Parish Council. 6 Highways & Maintenance & Parish Steward Priorities Rumble Strips from outside Brow Cottage. Raised at CATG. Option was to re-site them 150m towards Wroughton and add signs saying “Broad Hinton; please drive slowly” and possibly a planter; or to remove them altogether and investigate alternative warning systems. It was agreed to remove the Rumble Strips but to investigate purchasing- at cost to the parish - a Speed Indicator Device (SID) which could be sited at various locations as required.

Also raised at CATG multiple problems at Uffcott: 1. the lack of a speed limit through Uffcott; currently it’s 60 mph although national guidelines state that the norm should be 30 through all villages. 2. the dangerous bend entering Uffcott from Salthrop Hill 3. weight limit and use of same road plus byway by Earthline now made worse by new BT poles along the road.

It was decided to press Wiltshire for full 30 mph signage through Uffcott; add additional warning signs about the bend together with starting the 30 mph zone before the bend and to seek clarity about Earthline’s legal use of the byway for access to their hangars. The section of the byway used by Earthline is actually within JG the border for Wiltshire Council not Borough, so JG has enquired about Earthline’s permitted use and is awaiting a response. GH also offered to talk to the GH owner of Earthline about this.

A4361: 16th March road closed for preparatory work before resurfacing in the WL summer. The Clerk will arrange for posters highlighting the road closure, to go up in the villages to remind residents of the planned work.

Additional Items 7. Defibrillator Training There was an update to confirm that the village hall has been booked for the ALL annual village training on Wednesday 3rd October 2018. Sharon Kirwan our new South West Ambulance contact, will be providing the free training on that evening. WL will ask for the date to go in to the Village News and the training will be WL publicised nearer the date. 8. Data Protection & GDPR Zoe Cooper has kindly agreed to provide a training session to the Clerk and this has ZC & been arranged for April, to enable the Parish Council to meet its obligations for the WL end of May deadline. The PC’s bi-annual Data Protection Registration has been renewed. 9. AOB Village -Clean-up Jim Gunter is not going to be available on the day so Candace CG Gaisford has kindly agreed to be the contact for the Broad Hinton Village Clean Up Day. The Clerk will arrange for publicity reminders and put up Posters in the Villages. WL

Village Maintenance -Shane McMinn has resigned so JG will provide a job specification detailing hours, locations and duties. WL will put an advertisement in JG the Local News about the opportunity. Meeting Closed at 8:45pm Date of Next Meetings at Broad Hinton Village Hall Monday 14th May 2018 Annual Parish Meeting 7pm Monday 14th May 2018 Annual General Meeting 7-30pm

Broad Hinton Youth Club – PLEASE can you help????

After 5 years of volunteering at Broad Hinton Youth Club, Karen and Jon will be leaving at the end July.

Bridget is keen to continue the running of the club but will require two or more volunteers to help with the responsibility of the running and general organisation of the club in order to maintain it’s success.

We are also looking at putting a rota in place for regular volunteers on Friday evenings. You will not be required to help every week, however volunteers will need to commit to helping for a minimum of two sessions a term.

Youth club runs every Friday (during term time only) and opens between 7pm-9pm. It is available to 10-15 year olds within the local area. The number of participants can vary weekly but is usually between 20-35 children per session. We are allowed use of the school field and apparatus in the summer months and are fortunate enough to have the funding to offer on and off site activities.

Volunteers are required to help set up the equipment, then to be available for general running of the session including; signing the children in and out; monitoring behaviour and supervising the tuck shop. At the end of the evening you will be required to help pack away equipment and tidy up.

We are looking to recruit as many helpers as possible and any volunteers would be required to complete a DBS check prior to commencing your first session.

The youth club has been running successfully for five years now but it needs your help to continue. If we do not recruit enough volunteers then we will have no other alternative than to close the club at the end of July. This would be a great shame as the club has provided a social outlet for many children, and provided opportunities that some children may never have otherwise experienced.

We have already received a few kind offers of support but require more help. If you feel you would like to help in any way or would like more information please contact Bridget Cooper on 07879 863019.

Thank you in advance

Karen, Jon and Bridget

THE RIDGEWAY LADIES

On Wednesday 7th March the Ridgeway ladies were delighted to welcome Iris Smith to their meeting. Suitably dressed in Victorian clothes Iris’s talk was about a ladies maid named Florence. Florence was born, in Wiltshire, at the end of the nineteenth century and was fortunate, due to the generosity of her father’s employer, to attend school until she was twelve. On leaving school she was employed as a downstairs maid but through hard work and determination she eventually became a ladies maid to Lady Elizabeth of Tollington House. Iris spoke about the tasks etc that Florence had to do and showed us many of Florence’s personal items. Florence eventually married Albert and they had one son. Unfortunately Albert was killed at the Battle of the Somme in World War I and her son lost his life in World War II. Iris gave an insightful and interesting talk much enjoyed by us all. But how did Iris know so much about Florence? Florence was her great aunt!!!!

We were delighted to see several new faces at the meeting and also welcomed a new member. On Wednesday April 4th at 7.45pm we have Mr John Jameson-Davis, a Graphologist ( a specialist in inferring character from handwriting) coming to speak at our meeting. This is an open meeting and everyone is invited.....please come and join us

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THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU to Deborah Young and Paul Shiel of Whyr Farm who have kept Winterbourne Bassett roads cleared during the two snow bouts and David and Edward White from who have with the aid of tractors and JCB’s pulled out cars and lorries on the main road. We are indebted to you all.

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PooGate – Be Warned!

A group of us are utterly fed up with the uncivilised idiots who pick up their dog’s poo, put it in a plastic bag, and then dump the bags along the side of the path. The only way we can think of to stop the revolting habit is to Name and Shame. So we are clubbing together to buy some wild-life cameras, which will be sited along the paths in question (on private land with the owners’ permission), fitted with batteries and SD cards and regularly checked. When we find out who is doing this, we shall give their names to the Parish Council, and make sure that everyone knows who is responsible. And we don’t blame the dogs!

Also it is an offence to drop bags of dog poo around, and if you are identified you will be charged and fined.

Please help restore our village – if you see someone doing this, ask them to STOP IT!

Broad Hinton Villagers

Hidden History and the Upper Kennet Pilgrim Story East Kennett

We continue our series of monthly articles on the hidden pilgrim history of all eight churches - perhaps you have never visited more than one or two. Why not set yourself a challenge and visit all eight and discover for yourselves the peace, beauty and deep spirituality of faith expressed in the changing shape of our churches.

Anyone who visits East Kennett church usually remarks on its atmosphere of peace and tranquillity. The original church was built sometime in the 10th century and appears in records as 972 and is noteworthy as most village churches do not appear in documentary records until the Domesday Survey of 1086. In truth many are recorded in written text long after they were first built. The date of 972 appears in a boundary charter signed by King Edgar and is described as a churchstead. In 1006 there was a battle between the Anglo-Saxons and the Vikings at East Kennett. The Vikings, led by Svein Forkbeard, advanced along the Ridgeway, heading south towards the coast. The Anglo-Saxon fierd or ‘army’ was mustered to repel them and the battle took place at what was then a ford (near where the bridge now crosses the Kennet). The Anglo-Saxons were defeated and the Vikings continued on their way to the sea. Local tradition in East Kennett says that casualties were buried in East Kennett churchyard.

From architectural evidence there seems to have been a stone-built church here in the twelfth century. This may be linked to the creation of a separate parish sometime before 1291. There was also another phase of building in the thirteenth century and substantial renovations in the fifteenth century. The current church dates from 1863-64 and apart from some very interesting corbels, impressive marble monuments and a hatchment, little of the former glories of this church remain. And yet …

Martin Palmer encouraged us to consider East Kennett church as being a dormitory church of St James, , given that East Kennett is about a mile from Avebury. Similar in distance from Avebury lies Winterbourne Monkton church to the north. Winterbourne Monkton was once a dormitory chapel and on a long-established route to Avebury. It was common in the 12th and 13th centuries for pilgrims to walk the last mile to a shire barefoot, having taken off their shoes and prayed a while at dormitory chapels that became known as Slipper Shrines.

Here, at East Kennett, a pilgrim would sit and ponder and pray, light a candle in the darkness, and gather themselves before the last walk to Avebury, and from there onwards to Rome, Santiago di Compostela and to Jerusalem.

Sitting in the church today, modern pilgrims feel and take note of something of the peace of Christ that ‘passeth all understanding’. It is still a passing place for those seeking the Pilgrim Way - a place where the modern pilgrim adds to the thoughts, prayers and hopes, joys and sorrows of those who came before. Perhaps come and join us for one of our fortnightly Taizé Services and experience a moment of deep and abiding peace - taking refuge as they did 1000 years ago from the vagaries of life.

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Come and join us for a Pilates class with our little goat kids. Goats are very inquisitive and love to play – they may climb on your back, nibble your ears or just lie on your mat with you. We’ll be holding 10 classes with Sarah Summers (an experienced Sports Therapist & Pilates instructor).

Classes are £16 plus a £1.36 booking fee and run from the 5th of April to the 14th of April 2018 at East Farm, Avebury, Near Swindon.Please visit our Facebook Page Noremead or search ‘Goat Pilates’ on eventbrite.co.uk for further information and to book (terms & conditions apply).

BROAD HINTON VINTAGE CINEMA CLUB presents John Barrymore, Greta Garbo, Joan Crawford et al in 1932’s Berlin hotel drama Grand Hotel

and Nothing Ever Happens (1932) Village Hall Wednesday 25 April

Bar 7.15 pm. Programmes 7.30 pm. Tickets £3.00

View from the Rectory

I have been thinking a lot about joy. What brings us joy, how we express joy, why we need to experience joy, and how much we are afraid to rejoice. It is linked to a reluctance to reveal our letting go, cutting loose, feeling deeply, being open, transparent, and above all, having something burning so deep within you that it just has to come out. Joy manifests itself in many ways – a gentle smile, a victory whoop, laughter, a quiet embrace; in noisy celebratory screeching and in absolute stillness and meditation; in word, song or music; in solitary stillness, on a hilltop, in a doctor’s surgery. No two expressions of joy are the same. How do you know someone is joyful? What might be natural to one is alien to another and in our country somehow deep true joy and the expression of it disconcerts, disturbs and challenges when it’s adults. Children of course have no such taught mannerisms or embarrassment and watching a joyful child opens us up too and gives us permission. I wonder if Jesus felt like a child released into the snow instead of being cooped up in school and looked radiant with pure effervescence and joy when Mary Magdalene beheld his face? What about Mary his mother? Was her joy the quiet, tearful release when you finally know the one at risk and hurting is fine and found and out of danger? When it finally dawned on Peter that the Lord was risen, did he cry because he remembered his despairing betrayal and denial of his friend and now had hope of reconciliation? And John the Beloved - I imagine him somehow dancing with glee! And did those who walked with him on the road to Emmaus and broke bread with him afterwards turn to each other and burst out laughing when he suddenly disappeared from their midst? There is a scene in Fiddler on the Roof where Motle the Tailor runs rejoicing and singing through fields of wheat rejoicing that ‘God made a miracle, miracles of miracles’ - it’s the type of joy that Easter should bring - not just for those who keep the faith and follow Christ but everyone - every single person he died for and rose for - everyone that ever was, is and ever will be alive. I know such joy must have been there in the hearts of those early men and women who took this good news out into the world. However they expressed it physically, or in words, I believe such joy was there. Where is ours? Are we open and ready for the deep joy that comes with Easter Dawn - the offering to the whole world of a hope that cannot be imagined, measured or taken away from us - and if we are how will we speak of it, tell it out? I’d love to encounter people full of joy this Easter. Noisy joy, quiet joy, silent joy, relieved joy, ‘I’m hanging in there and choosing to keep believing ‘joy, and even the joy of witnessing someone else’s joy that beyond life there may be eternity, for beyond the cross there was an empty grave. Happy, joyful Easter (and plenty of chocolate!)

Upper Kennet Churches

Palm Sunday, Holy Week and Easter Services 2018

25 March - Palm Sunday:

10.30 am Palm Sunday - Procession & Communion Service at Broad Hinton

29 March - Maundy Thursday

7.30pm Holy Communion and Stripping of the Altar service and Vigil until 10 pm at Broad Hinton

30 March - Good Friday

10.00am Sung Matins at Broad Hinton 10.00am-1pm Reflective Music for Good Friday at Winterbourne Bassett 2.00pm-3.00pm Walk of Witness at Avebury 6.00pm Sung Compline at East Kennett

1 April - Easter Day

6.00 am Avebury - Easter Day Dawn Service at base of West Kennett Longbarrow, followed by breakfast 8.00am East Kennett - Easter Day Service (Holy Communion) 9.45am Broad Hinton - Easter Day Service (Holy Communion) 10.00am West Overton - Easter Day Service (Holy Communion) 11.00am Winterbourne Monkton - Easter Day Service (Holy Communion) 11.15am Winterbourne Bassett - Easter Day Service (Holy Communion)

EASTER DAWN BONFIRE SERVICE AND BREAKFAST 6 am Field beside A4 West Kennett Long Barrow Parking in layby or Silbury Hill carpark ALL WELCOME

“A few moments of calm and silent reflection - an oasis in our busy lives”

MEDITATION (TAIZÉ) Service

Every fortnight on a Wednesday evening at East Kennett Church from 7.00 to 7.25pm there is the chance to just sit quietly in the candlelight, and to relax and enjoy a peaceful service with a background of occasional singing and some words of wisdom.

Future dates for your diary: Wednesday 4th April; 18th April; 2nd May; 16th May; 30th May

April 2018 Church Notice Board

Funerals Christopher Ward 24 March St Thomas More, Marlborough

Wedding Rob Peake-Garland and Alisa Morgan will be getting married in April and we remember them in our prayers.

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Broad Hinton Flower Rota 14 & 21 April Janine Jephson & Alison Robinson 28 April Trish Wightman & Tina Tidey

Cleaning Rota 2 April Sally Cartwright & Kirsty Crammond 16 April Jo McCombe 30 April Libby New

Dates are for the two weeks starting on the date given above. . Winterbourne Bassett Flower Rota 7 April Jackie Austin 14 April Parmjit Banga 21 April Kate Barry 28 April Mary Barnes

Cleaning Rota

7 April Julia Dook 21 April Elizabeth Tavener

If you need to change a day, please switch with someone on the list or contact Elizbeth Tavener on 731908

Home Communion If you are unable to come to a church service because of illness or disability then either the Rector or one of our Lay Pastoral Assistants would be happy to visit you in your home to offer communion. Please refer to the Who’s Who page at the back of this magazine for telephone numbers.

April 2018

WHO’S WHO in the Upper Kennet Churches

RECTOR - REV’D MARIA SHEPHERDSON The Rectory, 27 High Street, Avebury, SN8 1RF 01672 539643 email: [email protected] If you require a priest in an emergency and are unable to contact Rev’d Maria please telephone one of the churchwardens.

LAY PASTORAL ASSISTANTS Mrs Claire Stiles 01793 731620 c.j.stiles@hotmail. co.uk Mr Graham Kitchen 01672 861349 [email protected]

BENEFICE OFFICE: Ray Manley, Anne Robinson (Mon, Wed & Thurs, 10am-1pm, Tues. 2pm – 5pm) The Garden Room, 62 , SN8 4EL Tel: 01672 861786 e-mail: [email protected] Website: www.upperkennetchurches.org.uk

CHURCHWARDENS

AVEBURY Mrs Maureen Dixon 01672 539690 Mrs Sandra Hues 01672 539444 [email protected] Mrs Helen Vickers 01672 539482 [email protected] BROAD HINTON Mrs Jenni Moseling 01793 731629 [email protected] Miss Sally Cartwright 01793 731050 [email protected] EAST KENNETT Mr Graham Kitchen 01672 861349 [email protected] Mrs Jo Snape 01672 861267 [email protected] FYFIELD Ms Vicky Evans 01672 861622 [email protected] WEST OVERTON Mrs Susan Rogers 01672 861374 [email protected] WINTERBOURNE BASSETT Mrs Glynis Long 01793 731398 [email protected] Mr Peter Barry 01793 731589 [email protected] WINTERBOURNE MONKTON Ms Penny Gold 01672 539158 [email protected]

Benefice Council Lay Chairman Mr Mark Wightman 01793 731452 [email protected]

PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL SECRETARIES

AVEBURY Mr David Davidge 01672 513819 [email protected] BROAD HINTON Mrs Marjorie Sykes 01793 731471 [email protected] EAST KENNETT, FYFIELD Mrs Lynne Williams 01672 861511 [email protected] & WEST OVERTON WINTERBOURNE BASSETT Mr Martin Knight 01793 731764 [email protected] WINTERBOURNE MONKTON Mr Bill Buxton 01672 539199 [email protected]

MAGAZINES

UPPER KENNET NEWS in Avebury, Avebury Trusloe, Beckhampton, Berwick Bassett, East & West Kennett, Fyfield, West Overton & Winterbourne Monkton Editor David Throup, Longmynd, Lockeridge SN8 4ED 01672 861279 [email protected] Please send all copy including advertising and payment to David Throup. Final copy date 20th of each month

LOCAL NEWS in Broad Hinton, Uffcott & Winterbourne Bassett: Editor Dawn May, 35 Winterbourne Bassett SN4 9QB 01793 739130 Please send all copy (black & white format only) to [email protected] Final copy date 20th of each month