Neighbourhood News from Hilmarton Parish BEVERSBROOK - CATCOMBE - CLEVANCY - CORTON GOATACRE - HIGHWAY - HILMARTON HOPPINGSTONES - UPPER & LOWER LITTLECOT NEW ZEALAND - RODWELL - WITCOMB SPRING 2020- Number 6- Volume 10
The Parish Council - St.Laurence Church - The School - Goatacre Sports & Social Club - The Chapel - Moviola - Phoenix Group - Smile - Gardening Club - Pre-School & Toddlers - Bell Ringers - The Village Crafters - Goatacre Cricket Club
WHAT’S ON In MARCH, APRIL & MAY ***** Phoenix Group in the Community Room 7:30pm 10th Mar/14th Apr/12th May ***** CAMEO Soup Lunch 12pm Church Hall 18th Mar/23rd Apr 20th May ***** Mothers Day Menu at the Duke 22nd March ***** Moviola in the Church Hall 7pm 28th Mar/25th Apr/ Type to enter text 23rd May ***** Goatacre Cricket Dinner at We are looking for people to make Goatacre Hall at 7:00pm scarecrows for this year’s scarecrow on 9th April festival. Entry forms are available from ***** 43 Poynder Place or via our Facebook Gardening Club in the Church page - Hilmarton Scarecrow Festival Hall 7pm 24th Mar/28th Apr 26th May ***** Scarecrow Festival 9th - 10th May ***** Big Al at the Duke 6:00pm 9th May ***** Contact a Councillor, read Parish Council minutes www. hilmartonparish. co.uk Advertise your future events on the Hilmarton FUTURE FILMS WILL BE CONFIRMED website - send details to FOR [email protected] 25th April 2020 Parish Council Clerk 23rd May 2020 Jacquie Henly 27th June 2020 Jays Cottage, Compton 25th July 2020 Road, Hilmarton, Calne, Wiltshire SN11 8SG 01249 760401 The printed copies are kindly sponsored by Wilkins Builders Ltd - 01249 822433
GRAND SUMMER AUCTION of Items and Promises
In aid of St Laurence Improving Church Heating Fund
We are planning to hold an auction on Friday 26th June 2020 in the Church Hall Hilmarton (more details of the actual event will follow in the Summer Edition of the Neighbourhood News)
Please support us with donations of quality items or promises and also please ask family, friends and business contacts if they can support us too. (Business donations will be referenced in the auction catalogue)
Suggestions for promises: vouchers, promise of a cake, pudding or meal for a group (date to be agreed). MOT voucher, horse-riding, a few hours gardening, grass cutting or DIY, taxi for an evening, babysitting, dog walking, use of holiday home, dog grooming, hamper for family picnic
Suggestions for items: new or good quality items you no longer use, wine, spirits, homemade preserves, unwanted gifts, hampers, an item of art work
Please contact us with details of any promises or items you may have as soon as possible so that we can start putting together the auction catalogue ready for publication in the summer edition of the Neighbourhood News. To all who came or contributed in any way to the Red
Contact: [email protected] Cross coffee morning on 8th February in aid of the John or Jacquie 01249 760401 Australian Bushfires Fund: we raised together £471.35 - a brilliant total! Thank you so much, all of you. The money has been paid directly into the Fund through the Red Cross shop this morning. With huge thanks and best wishes, Thank you on behalf of Hilmarton Parochial Church Council Sally Fox
Village Crafters We are a friendly group of ladies who meet in various locations, usually in the home of one of the members or the Church Hall for bigger projects. We are looking for new crafters to share ideas and skills. For more information please contact Val on 760312. We would be absolutely delighted to hear from you. Some of our projects have included the amazing Knitted House and Knitted and Crochet clothing from 1900-2000.
Smile Group is an all age gathering which meets on alternate Thursdays from 10 - 11.30 in the Church Hall or the Chapel in Church Road. We are a jolly bunch and our aim is to have fun, enjoy a cuppa and company. We enjoy indoor K’urling, and various activities. Something for all tastes. We would be delighted to see you. Please ring Val on 01249 760312 for more information. Circle Dance. Circle Dancing is a mixture of traditional folk dances and contemporary dances to music – traditional, classical, modern, fun and meditative. No other form of dancing that offers so much variety of style, tempo, rhythm and music. It is light to moderate exercise, good for the memory and coordination, meaningful and uplifting. Dancing in a circle is the oldest form of community dance. Traditional folk dances celebrate the seasons, work, life, love and loss. These dances introduce us to music and rhythms that we would not normally meet. It is like stepping into the shoes of someone from a country and culture which is very different to mine. Learning these dances helps us to understand and celebrate our differences and is a step towards acceptance and peace between us all. Circle Dancing is open to everyone of all abilities. No experience is necessary as all the dances are taught first. No partner is needed as we all join hands and dance together, have fun and make friends while learning dances to music from around the world. We always say ‘There are no mistakes in Circle Dancing – only variations. From the 9th April and then on alternate Thursday mornings from 10.30 – 12noon Annette and Val will be starting a Circle Dance Group in the Church Hall, Hilmarton. Do come along and give it a try. For more information please call Val on 0149760312 or Annette on 01249760631 We will be delighted to see you.
HILMARTON PARISH NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN UPDATE The steering group for the Hilmarton Neighbourhood Plan (NP) met on 30th January 2020. We welcomed Anthony Northcote HNCert LA(P), Dip TP, PG Dip URP, MA, FGS, ICIOB, Mist LM, MCMI, MPTPI. of Anthony Northcote Planning Ltd, he gave us a very interesting presentation on the way forward in preparing our NP. We have formally accepted his offer of taking on the role of our principle advisor and negotiator for the successful production of our NP, especially considering his involvement in the presentation of Calne and other Wiltshire NP’s. At our next meeting we will compile a list of local issues, called ‘scoping’, ie: Housing needs/where, green spaces, highway issues etc, this will form the basis of our Parish wide questionaire, which will be hand delivered/collected to every household. Everyone will have the chance to put their views forward, so important in the production of the NP. We are also planning open meetings at Hilmarton and Goatacre, to maximise community involvement in what will be a very important legally binding document. This Newsletter is produced for Hilmarton Parish Council MOBILE LIBRARY Private entries may be accepted for inclusion, subject to available space. The Library Bus will be at the School Donations are suggested. The donation can go to your chosen Parish Group. Hall carpark in Poynder Place on 16th Copy and donation please to Jacquie Henly 760401,Jays Cottage,Compton Road, March, 13th April and 11th May at Hilmarton. 10:15am
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TEN SCORE CLUB WINNERS - Drawn December/January/February November Piers Maynard - Cynthia Fry - Ellie Bisset - Val Procter - Ron Jacomb - John Henly - Molly Jacomb. December Joy Jackson-Haines - Elaine Leighton - Andrea Moxey - Mel Wilkins - Brian Edwards - Ron Jacomb - Piers Maynard. January - Hazel Moxey - Vee Cattaneo - Dave Tanner - Linda Miller - Ann Blackman - Pat Edwards Molly Jacomb.
NEWS FROM GOATACRE CRICKET CLUB GCC Annual Sporting Dinner with 2 top comedians is on Thursday April 9th, we have a few tickets left, contact Pat Murphy on 07595 503509 Black Tie, 7.00pm for 7.30pm.
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FROM THE DUKE - We are very touched by the support received so far. Sunday’s are even better than we imagined. We thank you once again, for your continued support in working with us to keep this community pub open. We are slowly getting the hang of things and have listened to what people say, so we are pleased to announce our new bar snack menu available Saturday daytimes. Moving forward we will continue welcoming the popular Lyneham Chippy on Friday’s, and as you are aware, you’re more than welcome to eat your meal in the pub, maybe enjoy it with a drink! Our bar snack menu on Saturdays is in the process of changing to ‘home cooked pub grub’. We urge you to book the popular Sunday Roast as we have unfortunately had to turn people away. Mothers Day, 22nd March, will see a special menu and on Saturday 9th May, working with our community, we have managed to secure an amazing vocalist for the Scarecrow Festival. Please like and join our Facebook page to keep up to date with our latest news. A massive thank you again for your support. See you soon. THE DUKE TEAM
The Annual Parochial Church Mee ng - Sunday 15th March -St. Laurence’s Church, Hilmarton A er the communion service at 10.30 - PLUS a cup of coffee! The Church Electoral Roll is due to be revised so that those named on it have the opportunity to vote at the Annual Parochial Church Mee ng on Sunday 15th March. The ecclesias cal parish includes Goatacre, Corton, Clevancy, Highway, Beversbrook and most places in between. If you name is already on the 2019 list (see list in church porch or ask Sally Fox) then you need do nothing. If your name is not on the list and you would like to be included, please fill in the form included in this newsle er, or from church, and send it back to me or leave it in church before the end of February - if possible please, as ming of both newsle er and APCM makes it rather ght this year! With your name on the Church Electoral Roll, you can not only vote for PCC members, but also join the Parochial Church Council yourself if you would like to take part in your church’s organiza on and support. We will always welcome those with me and exper se, but mostly - interest. For more informa on, or to return your completed form, please send or give to Sally Fox, Electoral Roll Officer, PCC of St Laurence’s Church, Hilmarton. Thickthorn House, 44 Preston, Chippenham, Wilts, SN15 4DY. – Email: sally_fox@b nternet.com, Phone: 01249 891442
ITEMS FOR INCLUSION IN THE SUMMER EDITION BY 16th MAY PLEASE To [email protected] - 760572 Jacquie Henly, Jays Cottage, Compton Road, Hilmarton. 760401 - [email protected] or Geoff Procter Breda Cottage, Church Road, Hilmarton 760312 - [email protected] ENTRIES IN ‘WORD’ Format please. DATE ST.LAURENCE - HILMARTON OTHER BENEFICE CHURCHES
9:00am Family Communion - Tockenham Sunday 1st March 5:00 Evening Worship 10:30am All-Age Service - Lyneham 10:30am Communion - Clyffe Pypard 6:00pm Evensong - Bradenstoke Wednesday 4th March 2.00pm Communion in the Chapel Friday 6th March World Day of Prayer Sunday 8th March 10:30am All-Age Service 9.00am Communion - Bradenstoke 10:30am Communion, Tockenham 10:30am Sung Eucharist - Lyneham 5:00pm Evening Service - Broad Town Sunday 15th March 10:30am Communion (followed my APCM) 9:00am Communion - Bradenstoke 10:30am Sung Eucharist - Lyneham 10:30am All-Age Service - Broad Town 5:00pm Evening Service - Clyffe Pypard Sunday 22nd March 10:30am Communion for Mothering Sunday and Patronal Festival - Bradenstoke Sunday 29th March 10:30 Communion - Broad Town Wednesday 1st April 2:00pm Communion in the Chapel Palm Liturgy - Broad Town & Tockenham Sunday 5th April Palm Sunday - Passion Drama - time to be Passion Drama - Times to be confirmed confirmed 6:00pm Evening Communion - Clyffe Pypard 6:00pm Evening Service + Harmony Singers - Bradenstoke Thursday 9th April Maundy Thursday 7:30pm Communion with stripping of the Sanctuary 10:00am Walk of Witness - Lyneham Friday 10th April Good Friday 2:30pm Music and Meditation - Lyneham 2:30pm Family Workshop - Lyneham Church Hall Saturday 11th April 8:00pm Easter Eve - First Communion 9:00am Communion - Bradenstoke Sunday 12th April Easter Day 9:00am Communion - Tockenham 10:30am Sung Eucharist - Lyneham 10:30am Communion - Broad Town 10:30am Communion - Clyffe Pypard Sunday 19th April 10:30am Communion 8:00am BCP Communion - Clyffe Pypard Sunday 26th April 10:30am Sung Eucharist - Lyneham 10:30am Communion - Broad Town 6:00pm Evening Service - Tockenham Sunday 3rd May 6:00pm Evening Worship 9:00am Family Communion - Tockenham 10:30am All-Age Service - Lyneham 10:30am Communion - Clyffe Pypard 6:00pm Evensong - Bradenstoke Weds 6th May 2:00pm Communion in Church Friday 8th May VE Day Celebration - Lyneham Time tbc 9:00am Communion - Bradenstoke Sunday 10th May 10:30am All-Age Service 10:30am Communion - Tockenham 10:30am Sung Eucharist - Lyneham 6:00pm Evening Service - Broad Town 9:00am Communion - Bradenstoke Sunday 17th May 10:30am Communion 10:30am Communion - Tockenham 10:30am Sung Eucharist - Lyneham 6:00pm Evening Service - Clyffe Pypard Thursday 21st May 7:30am ASCENSION DAY Communion 9:30am Communion - Lyneham followed by breakfast Sunday 24th May 8:00am Communion - Clyffe Pypard 10:30am Sung Eucharist - Lyneham 10:30am Communion - Broad Town 6:00pm Evening Service - Tockenham Sunday 31st May Service details to be confirmed
THE BIG BREAKFAST - Sunday 8th March 2020 - 9:30 to 11:30 - Bushton Village Hall Come along and enjoy a “Full English” breakfast prepared and served by members of the Bushton & Clyffe Pypard WI, including tea, coffee and orange juice. Only £6.50 (children 5 - 11 = £3.50, under 5 = £2.00) No need to book, just come along - It would be helpful if larger parties (6+) could let us know beforehand. Contact Sally Fox on 01249 891442
Enquiries about Baptisms, Weddings, Funerals or other special services to Reverend Abbott (01793 731134), The Vicarage, Clyffe Pypard, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN4 7PY, our Lay Pastoral Assistant, Val Procter (01249 760312) or the Churchwarden John Henly (01249 760401)
24 January 2020 We’ve saved a generation, help us save the next This year is a particularly special one for Wiltshire Air Ambulance as we celebrate our 30th year of operation. Countless lives have been saved since we began operating in 1990. As a result, a generation of people have been able to resume their lives and celebrate special milestones such as birthdays, wedding anniversaries or the birth of children and grandchildren. To highlight our work former patients whose lives we have saved are featured in videos each month throughout 2020 on our social media channels and website, along with an opportunity to make a donation. We are only able to provide our vital service thanks to the generosity of people, community groups, schools, businesses and grant- making trusts who make donations. Our charity is not funded directly by the Government and receives no National Lottery grants. It costs £3.75 million a year to keep our lifesaving service operational. Last year we undertook 1,233 missions – an increase of 12% on 2018. We are honoured to serve Wiltshire and surrounding counties. With your help we can be here to save the next generation. To donate, head to our website www.wiltshireairambulance.co.uk/generation Registered charity number: 1144097
THE CHAPEL IN March, April & May
MARCH Sunday 1st Family Service 4:00pm
Wednesday 4th Worship in the Week 2:00pm
Friday 6th/13th/20th/27th Prayer at 33 Poynder Place 2:15pm
Sunday 8th Mark Trafford 4:00pm
Sunday 15th Rev. Michael Paton 4:00pm
Sunday 22nd ASR Meg Atkinson MBE 4:00pm
Sunday 29th Paul Graham 4:00pm
Wednesday 11th Fellowship meeting with Mrs Kingfisher 2:00pm
APRIL Friday 3rd/10th/17th/24th Prayer at 33 Poynder Place 2:15pm
Sunday 5th Family Service 4:00pm
Sunday 12th Alan Tarling + Communion 6:00pm
Sunday 19th Norman Drewett 6:00pm
Sunday 26th Grev Parmenter 6:00pm
Wednesday 22nd Fellowship meeting with Maggie Gibb 2:00pm
MAY Sunday 3rd Family Service 4:00pm
Sunday 10th Jenny Campbell + Communion 6:00pm
Friday 1st/8th/15th/22nd/29th Prayer at 33 Poynder Place 2:15pm
Sunday 17th Mark Goodspeed 6:00pm
Wednesday 20th Fellowship meeting with Jenny Colby 2:00pm
Sunday 24th Ken Stallard 6:00pm
Sunday 31st Andrew Bowker 6:00pm
Bushton Manor Plant Fair and Open Garden - Sunday May 10th 11am -3pm Postcode SN4 7PX This event has grown and grown over the years with over 1000 people a ending for the last 3 years. It is well adver sed and this year will be in the NGS booklet for Wiltshire too.Within the lovely grounds of this 18th century Manor House there will be some 30 stalls sca ered around the garden with plants, cra s, food and other garden related products as well as the ever popular bacon bu y BBQ and home made refreshments. A plant crèche enables people to stroll around without having to carry purchases. For the younger people there will be games to keep them occupied.Entrance £2. Children and car parking free. Dogs allowed on leads - Further details www.clyffepypard-bushton.com or 0796 2236678 MEETINGS FEBRUARY TO JUNE
February 25th Gill Hazel Propagation of Sweet Peas March 24th Victoria Logue Highs & Lows of Vegetable Growing April 28th Carrie Pakenham Cultivation and Uses of Unusual Herbs May 26th Kevin Franklin Tricks of the Trade Part 2 + HGC Plant Sale June 23rd Trip out: Forde Abbey, Somerset
AN IMPORTANT MEETING AT HILMARTON PARISH CHURCH HALL SATURDAY 28TH MARCH 2020 AT 11.00 a.m. (APPROX 1 HOUR) ‘OPERATION FORGET ME NOT’
What is ‘Opera on Forget Me Not’?
It has become clear that our old hall is nearing the end of its useful life. It has survived for “three score years and ten” and is now undergoing pallia ve care to keep events going. Plans are being developed for a replacement to focus on ensuring we do not lose any exis ng ‘space’ and to be built using as many sustainable materials as is possible. To comply with all regula ons and to ensure maximum access and safety for all. As plans progress an open mee ng will be held Saturday 28th March 2020 at 11.00 a.m. (Approx. 1 Hour) describing progress so far and the opportunity for anyone to make any comments or to ask ques ons, but please do not wait un l then. If you have further ques ons/ideas now, please e-mail Geoff on geoff[email protected] and /or Val on [email protected] Thank you again.
Kind regards GEOFF PROCTER Chairman and Secretary of The Hall Commi ee repor ng to the P.C.C. and for and on behalf of The Hall Commi ee. Teas and coffees will be available PARISH OF
APPLICATION FOR ENROLMENT
ON THE CHURCH ELECTORAL ROLL
Full name ______
Preferred title (if any) ______
Full address ______
______Postcode ______
Email Address (optional) ______
1: I declare that (please tick only one box from options A or B)
1A I am baptised, am a lay person, and am aged 16 or over
1B I am baptised, am a lay person, and become 16* on ______
*Those who become 16 in the next twelve months may complete the form and become eligible to be entered on the roll on their sixteenth birthday.
2: I declare that (please tick only one box from options A, B or C)
2A I am a member of the Church of England (or of a Church in communion with the Church of England) and am a resident in the parish.
2B I am a member of the Church of England or of a Church in communion with the * Church of England, am not resident in the parish, [but have habitually attended public worship in the parish during the preceding six months] [and would have habitually attended public worship in the parish during the preceding six months but was prevented from doing so because ______.
2C I am a member in good standing of a Church which is not in communion with the * Church of England but subscribes to the doctrine of the Holy Trinity, am also a member of the Church of England [and have habitually attended public worship in the parish during the preceding six months] [and would have habitually attended public worship in the parish during the preceding six months but was prevented from doing so because ______.
*If you tick 2B or 2C in circumstances where a new Roll is being prepared, you must delete either the first set of words in square brackets or the second set. If you delete the first set, you must complete the second set by filling in the space at the end. see Note 3 for further information.
I declare that the above answers are true and I apply for inclusion on the church electoral roll of the parish.
Signed: ______Date:______
Notes - General matters 1 The only Churches at present in communion with the Church of England are other Anglican Churches and certain foreign Churches, as listed in the Supplementary Material to the Canons (but note Rule 83(3) of the Church Representation Rules, which provides for any question as to whether a particular Church is in communion with the Church of England to be decided by the Archbishops of Canterbury and York acting jointly). 2 Membership of the electoral roll is also open to members in good standing of a Church not in communion with the Church of England which subscribes to the doctrine of the Holy Trinity where those members are also prepared to declare themselves to be members of the Church of England. 3 Every six years a new roll is prepared and those on the previous roll are informed so that they can reapply. If you are not resident in the parish but were on the roll as a habitual worshipper and have been prevented by illness or other sufficient cause from worshipping for the past six months, you should complete declaration 2B or 2C as follows – (a) delete the first set of words in square brackets and (b) at the end of the second set of words in square brackets, briefly state the reason for not having worshipped as mentioned. 4 If you have any problems with this Form, please approach the clergy or lay people responsible for the parish, who will be pleased to help you. 5 In this Form ‘parish’ means ecclesiastical parish. Use of email addresses and other personal data 6 You do not have to provide an email address on this Form. If you do provide one, the Parochial Church Council and the electoral roll officer are entitled to use that email address to communicate with you in connection with the maintenance or revision of the Roll or the preparation of a new Roll or with elections to or membership of the Council. 7 The Church Representation Rules impose certain requirements for your name and address to be given to a third party, such as the diocesan electoral registration officer, in connection with elections to or membership of a deanery synod, diocesan synod or the House of Laity of the General Synod. If you provide an email address on this Form, it will be given to the third party along with your postal address. 8 A third party to whom your name and address have been given under the Church Representation Rules is in certain cases required by the Rules to pass them on to another person, such as the presiding officer in a synodical election. If you provide an email address on this Form, that email address will be given to the other person along with your postal address. 9 Any person to whom your email address or other personal data is given under the Church Representation Rules is required by those Rules to hold the data securely. Furthermore, if you do provide an email address on this Form, that does not give anybody the right to use it for any purpose other than those permitted by the Rules; so it cannot, for example, be used for social matters or fund-raising. 10 The roll is published after each annual revision and after the preparation of a new roll. The published roll will include your name (as well as the name of every other person on the roll) but none of your other personal data (as defined by the Data Protection Act 2018) will be made public as a result of your inclusion on the roll.