UPPER KENNET NEWS Published by Fyfield, West Overton and East Kennett Parochial Church Council for the Upper Kennet Benefice December 2017 View from the Rectory
Christmas 1917. Ypres, Imagine the joy and wonder of Belgium. A Flemish officer, this officer being given the task A reminder that Maria’s new email address is; - huddled in the damp, muddy of delivering these things. [email protected] trench is writing to his mother Imagine the astonishment of describing what has been for the recipients. Imagine too the Kennet Valley Lottery Club him the best Christmas of his joy of those Belgian women 23 years. Conditions - dreadful. whose hands moved pen draw winners Loss of life - harrowing. And across paper, knitted socks or £100 Number 38 Peter Triggs £75 Number 65 Anne Robinson yet… Christmas presence - packed the parcels. This is the £50 Number 13 Philip Fidler seen by all. In an earlier letter gift of Christmas. The If you would like to join the lottery, ring David dated November 8 th he wrote unexpected treasure of the Snape on 01672 861267 or email: movingly of the suffering of a Divine Presence wrapped in the [email protected] Another way to support our churches at West group of young British army flimsy flesh of a human child. Overton, Fyfield and East Kennett soldiers under his command The joy of God the giver, God and his inability to make life a the gift and then the wonder of little better for them. He wrote the shepherds. Sometimes we Notice Board of trench rot, mental suffer from gift fatigue, the Baptisms breakdowns, the absence of pressure of gifts, the hooks of Dorothy Noonan 4 November West Overton Patrick Noonan 4 November West Overton little comforts and the gifts and even the unwelcome Oscar White 12 November Avebury loneliness of these lads some pressure of giving - and yet of whom had not received a perhaps we can rediscover the Service of Thanksgiving single letter from home in over joy of a gift given in secret, the Hazel Haywood 7 November Avebury two years. He shared that he gift given of presence with
Burial of Ashes had hoarded the cigarettes that someone in need, the gift of Elizabeth Fitzpatrick 6 November Broad Hinton came his way and as a non - receiving gracefully whatever Gladys Blake 29 November Avebury smoker looked forward to giving someone has chosen for us some of the men a Christmas and see the love behind it. St James’ Church, Avebury present on Christmas day itself 10.30 am every Wednesday - those who survived that is. ‘Love is the gift and love is the Celtic Communion giver’ are some words from a A second letter arriving on hymn which remind us of the NOTE: There will be NO service on th Wednesday 29 th November January 17 revealed what need to be lights shining in the Everyone welcome happened next and in it, I darkness. Let our gifts and believe, is found the heart of giving shine with love and joy Christmas. Instead of a single and open us to receive the gift letter his mother sent a parcel - of Presence at the heart of actually she used her contacts in the university to persuade a Christmas. chaplain returning to the front to carry the parcel into Ypres. In it TAIZÉ (Meditation) SERVICES were men’s socks, tooth power, fortnightly at antiseptic paint for feet and, Deadline for Christ Church, East Kennett ONLY wonder of wonders, some articles in the 7pm -7.30pm chocolate and sweets. And this was the least of what was there January 2018 ALL WELCOME for she had asked every one of her friends to write notes to edition these young men. In faltering (Where does the time go!) PLEASE NOTE English, not Flemish, these To allow the print and THE LITTLEOAKE MUSICAL soldiers were reminded of distribution to happen over the Christmas period, please can EVENT PLANNED FOR home, of family, of love, and TH submissions for this edition get FRIDAY DECEMBER 8 were offered prayers and a kind to the editor by HAS BEEN greeting at a time when being Saturday 16th December far from home hurt the most. Do have a great Christmas! CANCELLED David www.upperkennetnews.co.uk
UPPER KENNET CHURCHES SERVICES St Nicholas St Michael & Christ Church St James St Mary St Katherine & St St Peter ad Vincula FYFIELD All Angels EAST AVEBURY Magdalene Peter BROAD WEST KENNETT WINTERBOURNE WINTERBOURNE HINTON OVERTON MONKTON BASSETT
3 December 8.30 am 10.00 am 11.15 am 9.45 am Advent Prayer Book Informal Holy Holy Sunday Communion Service Communion Communion 10.30am Wednesday Celtic 6 December Communion 8.00 am 10.00 am 4.00 pm Prayer Book Holy 10 December Communion Communion Evensong Advent 2 7.30 pm Ave Concert 7.00 pm - 10.30am Wednesday Meditation Celtic 13 December (Taize) Service Communion 6.00 pm 10.30 am 6.00 pm Berwick Bassett 6.00 pm Holy 3.00 pm Carol Service Communion Nine Lessons Carol Service Nine Lessons and Carols 17 December with carols and Carols W. Monkton Advent 3 4.00 pm Carols and Crib Service 6.30 pm Tuesday Carols by 19 December Candlelight 10.30am Wednesday Celtic 20 December Communion— 7.30 pm Thursday Carols by 21 December Candlelight 6.00 pm 4.00 pm 4.00 pm 3.00 pm 24 December Crib Service Crib Service Carols around Crib Service 11.30 pm Advent 4 10.00 pm The Crib Midnight Mass Christmas Eve 11.30 pm First Mass of Midnight Mass Christmas 8.30 am 11.00 am 10.00 am 11.15am 10.00 am 25 December Christmas No Service Family No Service Christmas Christmas Crib Service Christmas Day Communion Service Communion Service 31 December 10.30 AM — BENEFICE COMMUNION SERVICE—WEST OVERTON Christmas 1 7 January 2018 10.30 AM — BENEFICE COMMUNION SERVICE—WINTERBOURNE BASSETT Epiphany Readings FYFIELD
Sunday 3 December – Purple Sunday 24 December – Purple CHURCHYARD 1st Sunday of Advent 4th Sunday of Advent Isaiah 64. 1 – 9 Christmas Eve CLEAR-UP Psalm 80. 1 – 8, 18 – 20 [or 80. 1 –8] 2. Samuel 7. 1 – 11, 16 1 Corinthians 1. 3 – 9 Canticle: Magnificat or Mark 13. 24 - end Psalm 89. 1 – 4, 19- 26, [or 89. 1– 8] THANK YOU Romans 16. 25 – end to everyone who came along Sunday 10 December – Purple Luke 1. 26 – 38 on Saturday 11 November 2nd Sunday of Advent to tidy up the churchyard. Isaiah 40. 1 – 11 Sunday 31st December –White A wonderful effort and Psalm 85. 1 – 2, 8 – end [or 85. 8 Christmas 1 it was a good opportunity to welcome – end] Isaiah 61. 10 – 62. 3 our new residents and volunteers. 2 Peter 3. 8 – 15a Psalm 148 {or 148. 7 – end] Mark 1. 1 – 8 Galatians 4. 4 – 7 Luke 2. 15 - 21 Many thanks to Dennis Seeley for Sunday 17 December – Purple supplying the bacon butties and also to 3rd Sunday of Advent Sunday 7 January – Gold or Linda Davis for cooking – Isaiah 61. 1 – 4, 8 – end White delicious! Psalm 126 or Epiphany Canticle ; Magnificat Isaiah 60. 1 – 6 1 Thessalonians 5. 16 – 24 Psalm 72. [1 – 9] 10 – 15 John 1. 6 – 8, 19 - 28 Ephesians 3. 1 – 12 Matthew 2. 1 - 12
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Upper Kennet Churches Upper Kennet Churches Winter Crisis Christmas Eve & Christmas Day Services Appeal Fyfield Christmas Day 8.30 am - Christmas Communion Are you able to help? Four years ago the Upper Kennet Churches launched a Winter Crisis West Overton Appeal Fund to help those who were experiencing short term Christmas Eve 6 pm - Crib Service financial problems. 11.30 pm - Midnight Mass Over that period we have had many donations and we have been able to Christmas Day No Service help a large number of families who were in desperate need. This year, again, we would ask if you would make a donation if you are East Kennett able to – perhaps you don’t really need your winter fuel allowance, for Christmas Day 11 am - Christmas Morning Family example. Service Please give your donation to a church warden, or send a cheque to Upper Kennet Churches Council, The Garden Room, 62 Lockeridge, SN8 4EL Avebury or by BACS transfer using sort code 30 -92 -63 – account number Christmas Eve 4 pm - Crib Service 01498496. 10 pm - First Mass of Christmas Thank you. Christmas Day No Service Do you need help? Winterbourne Monkton If you: Christmas Eve 4 pm - Carols around the Crib live in one of the Upper Kennet Parishes Christmas Day 10.00 am - Christmas Communion are worried about where the next meal is coming from Service have to choose between heating and eating are facing a sudden financial emergency Winterbourne Bassett we might be able to assist with a week’s food supply, or fuel support, or Christmas Eve 3 pm - Crib Service just general advice. Christmas Day 11.15 am - Christmas Service Contact Rev’d Maria Shepherdson on 01672 539643, or a licenced church parish assistant on 01672 861786. Your call will be treated in total Broad Hinton confidence. Christmas Eve 11.30 pm - Midnight Mass This is not a substitute for Social Benefits or the Food Bank. It is a Christmas Day 10 am - Crib Service gesture from people who understand what you are experiencing.
Carol Services
Sunday 17 th December Upper Kennet Churches - West Overton 6 pm Carol Service St James, Avebury East Kennett 10.30 am Holy Communion with Carols LITTLEOAKE – The Avebury 6 pm Nine Lessons and Carols Musical Berwick Bassett 3 pm Carol Service Winterbourne Monkton 4 pm Carols & Crib Service Supporting young talent Broad Hinton 6 pm Nine Lessons and and promoting the Carols environment
Tuesday 19 th December Littleoake is a new and exciting musical by our very own Kerry Fyfield 6.30 pm Carols by Candlelight McKenna about the plight of our world and our trees as seen through the eyes of children. It will be made into a movie using Thursday 21 st December local talent, with the aim of increasing awareness of environmental Winterbourne Bassett 7.30 pm Carols by Candlelight issues and giving young people an opportunity to develop and showcase their talents.
LITTLEOAKE needs your help! FUNDRAISER St James Church, Avebury, NATIVITY AND CRIB (With thanks to our friends at Avebury Church) Friday December 8 th , starting at 7pm. EXHIBITION FREE ADMISSION In St Peter ad Vincula Church BROAD HINTON Local musicians have kindly offered their time to perform free Saturday 9th December & of charge so with the sale of cakes, teas/coffees and a raffle we hope to start the ball rolling for our young people. Sunday 10th December 10.00am – 4.00pm Actors, musicians and singers including the leading man, Sam Til Vattier, Jan Simlat, Nik Weaver, Alec Stansfield, Onyx, Tom and Refreshments available Kerry, The Rockin’ Rev, Susan Ogden, George Wilding, Alison Hustwitt & other exciting acts yet to be confirmed will entertain you Finishing with Evensong at 4.00 pm on in fine style. Sunday FOR ALL INFORMATION CONTACT KERRY Email: [email protected] Tel: 01672 539190 Mob: 07540 071337 www.upperkennetnews.co.uk 3
WEST OVERTON, FYFIELD AND EAST The Garden Room, Primroses, 62 Lockeridge, Marlborough, SN8 4EL KENNETT CHURCHES ANNUAL Telephone: 01672 861786 or 861798 CHRISTMAS TREE SALE AT THE CHRISTMAS BAZAAR All day Christmas Bazaar at LOCALLY GROWN PREMIUM QUALITY West Overton Church th NORDMAN FIR Saturday 9 December, 10 am to 4 pm ORDER FORM We are getting ready for our Christmas Bazaar at West Overton Church on Size £ QTY Size £ QTY Saturday 9 th December. Might you able to offer any of the 3-4 ft 18.50 ……. 7-8 ft 49.50 ……. following for our stalls? 4-5 ft 24.50 ……. 8-9 ft 69.50 ……. o Bottles of any description for our bottle stall 5-6 ft 35.50 ……. 9-10 ft 89.50 ……. o Any good quality books for our bookstall 6-7 ft 43.50 ……. o Any bric -à-brac for our white elephant stall th Orders placed by 30 November qualify for o Any cakes and home produce for our produce stall free local delivery : tick box if required If so, please leave them at any of our three churches – West Overton, Fyfield or East Kennett (they will be monitored “VIEWS FROM THE KENNET VALLEY” daily), or deliver them to the Church 2018 CALENDAR Office in Lockeridge (address as above; the office is opposite the Kennet Valley school).
Alternatively, we are happy to collect if you leave a message on either of the telephone numbers above.
With our very grateful thanks.
As a fund -raising venture to help our churches at West Overton, Fyfield and East Kennett we are producing a calendar compiled from photos of our surrounding countryside submitted by local residents. The spiral bound, wall hanging A4 calendar will be available at the end of October at £7.00, including envelope. ORDER FORM Quantity required ____ at £7.00 each Total £_____
PAYMENT Cheques payable to: West Overton Church, Fyfield Church or East Kennett Church. Or by BACS : Sort code: 30 -92 -63 A/C 01399919 Total amount £ ______Paid by cheque Paid by BACS
Please return this order to: The Church Office, The Garden Room, 62 Lockeridge, Marlborough, SN8 4EL
Name: …………………………………………………..
Address: ……………………………………………….
Tel no. or email: …………………………....
Telephone 01672 861798 with any queries or for more information With grateful thanks for your support
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Wassail CHRISTMAS (To or be Blessed) BAZAAR We invite you to join us for a traditional Saturday folk blessing for our apple trees and land.
9th December Noisy children with pots and 10am to 4pm pans to bang very, very welcome We shall Wassail, Wassail all over the town (well village West Overton Church actually) We will bless apple trees ♦ Home-made cakes & produce throughout the village including ♦ the Community Shop, Henge Shop, Kennet Valley Calendars Avebury Community Orchard and ♦ Bottle stall and Book stall the Avebury Manor Orchard ♦ Christmas cards where there will be traditional children’s treats with the Lord of ♦ Lucky dip for children the Manor. ♦ Coin rolling game We will perform seasonal ♦ songs, music, a Plough Play Homemade gifts and the Rector will bless the ♦ White elephant stand plough in the National Trust farm yard. After which we will all process the plough and present it to Mr Farthing and our local farmers INDOOR REFRESHMENTS for the success of our local farms and and the coming harvest. From OUTDOOR HOT DOG STAND there the plough will be processed to the Church ready for Sunday’s
plus traditional Plough Sunday CHRISTMAS TREE SALE service. You are invited to join the Wassailers at the Red Lion
Premium Quality Nordman Fir Trees for further celebrations
** If you have any items you would like to donate please leave them in our afterwards. churches or if you want them collected call 01672 861786 or 861798 ** When: Wassail Saturday 13 th January at 1300 2018, top of In aid of our Churches at West Overton, Avebury High Street in the East Kennett & Fyfield Coach House Courtyard Plough Sunday Church Service 1030 Sunday 14 th January 2018 TRUSSEL TRUST FOODBANK in St James, Avebury
Upper Kennet Churches Harvest Collection If you would like to help out or The Benefice Churches collected 234.80 kilograms be part of the Jolly Boys please Which is a wonderful result ! contact Gordon Rimes or Natascha Kenyon on Tel: 539131 MANY THANKS to all who gave so generously. And to those who arranged for the collection Gill www.upperkennetnews.co.uk 5
The Arts Society, Pewsey Vale News from Berwick The Arts Society, Pewsey Vale monthly lectures are held in the Bouverie Hall, Pewsey SN9 5QE, and cover a wide range of subjects Bassett and relevant to the wonderful world of The Arts. Winterbourne Monkton The hall is open from 7 pm with lectures beginning at 7:30 pm for Your councillors are currently organising the approximately one hour. provision of defibrillators in both villages for Coffee/tea and wine is served from 7 pm. public use. The machines will be leased from Monday 11 December 2017 (Members only AGM) South Western Ambulance Service with funding The Twelve Days of Christmas from the Parish Council and other organisations. The celebration of Christmas can be traced back to at least two pre - There will be one machine in Berwick Bassett Christian cultures. This lecture -recital, by Peter Medhurst, explores and up to two in Winterbourne Monkton. the wealth of Christmas music, traditions and curious legends that are Suitable locations are being sought in connected with them. Winterbourne Monkton where the machines can Monday 8 January 2018 be placed. The machines require power and The Golden Age of Venetian Glass must be quickly accessible by residents. The Jane Gardiner, who trained at the V&A and for 17 years was a cost of the power used is minimal and will be senior lecturer at Sotheby’s, considers the early history of glass refunded. If you have any suggestions for making in Venice, the material itself and the techniques involved in locations please contact me below. Thank you forming and decorating the pieces as well as the early fashion for The Parish Council holds a contact list to be richly coloured and enamelled glass, the sources of inspiration behind used to notify residents of events such as the forms and decoration, who would have owned the pieces and planning applications, road closures or how they would have been used or displayed. meetings. If you would like to be included on this New members very welcome. To apply for membership and for information list please send your email details to information on attendance at the lectures please contact - the clerk on the address below. You may also [email protected] find information about meetings and village Please note our new website is events on the Parish Council website www.theartssociety -pewseyvale.com www.bbwmpc.org. The Parish Council would like to take this The Churches of Marlborough Deanery invite opportunity of wishing everybody a very Happy you to come and discover the Christmas Christmas and Healthy 2018 Janice Pattison story Clerk [email protected]
Follow the Star Avebury & District W.I. A Living Nativity Craft Group The Craft Group holds a meeting on the afternoon of the first Wednesday of every month at the Social Come and walk with the Angel Gabriel on a journey Centre, Avebury from 2 - 4pm. All are welcome. You do not need to be a W.I. through the tableaux of live events each telling member to attend. The cost is £3 per session. There different parts of the story of the birth of Jesus are quilting courses and a variety of other crafts. Christ. Ask questions of the characters in each scene, discover the story behind the scenes, visit our petting zoo and enjoy Write Learn Tutoring refreshments along the way. Finish with carol English Tuition singing by the Forge accompanied by Aldbourne Heather Hawkins Dip Classical Studies, BA, MA, MTA Band and some mulled wine and mince pies Enthusiastic, dedicated one to one English tuition (what’s not to like!!) KS1 - Undergraduate SEN welcome Saturday 16th December 2017 Individually planned lessons Beginning with the 1st Scene in Aldbourne Memorial DBS enhanced checked Competitive rates Hall Oxford Street, Aldbourne, SN8 2DQ tel: 07876763795 email: [email protected] Times: 3.30/3.50/4.10/4.30/4.50 pm
Free admission (time slot tickets) Programme with map available on the day £1
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NEWS FROM THE TOWER New Economics Service Ringing Times: December 3 rd 9.30 am to 10.00 am Discussion Group Starting December 10 th 9.30 am to 10.00 am December 17 th 5.30 pm to 6.00 pm in January The whole economic model for society is changing, December 24 th Crib Service 3.30 – 4pm Mass 9.30 pm to 10.00 pm under our noses, with potential for a better more Practice Nights: Tuesdays 7.30 pm to 9.00 pm sustainable lifestyle for us all but only if we all get involved in thinking how we want it to be. Full Peal Attempt: December, 19th Starts at 10.30 am. The Quakers in Marlborough are organising a
This year we have had a much needed increase in the number of discussion group to discuss and understand the economy along with options for new economic ringers at Avebury. We now have four new members in our band and models. So, starting on Tuesday the 9th of January on one Sunday recently we had eleven service ringers, which included a lady from Shropshire, enabling all eight bells to be rung. 2018 at 7.30pm in the Jubilee Centre, then every This has to be a record. week at least until the February 13th there will be a topic lead discussion around an area of the There were two successful quarter peals in November; on the 4 th Sean Tye rang the tenor for 1,260 changes of Grandsire Triples economy. This is open to all, not aimed at experts scoring his first Quarter Peal on his first attempt. The second on 8 th and is completely secular. The Topics will include What's the Economy For? November was 1264 changes of Plain Bob Major. The band included three Guild Officers, the President, Master and Treasurer. Good Work in the new Economy As usual, the bell ringers took part in the Remembrance Sunday Energy in the new economy Money, Banks & Finance service. Brian half muffled the bells, which is a sign of respect and mourning. Dave read the names of the fallen listed on the war The role of markets memorial and Michele played the Last Post and Reveille on the There is a series of booklets that have been produced by the Quakers to provide attendees with trombone, not forgetting David Parks the organist who is a ringer at Royal Wootton Bassett. The bells can only be fully muffled on the some background reading to support contributing to death of the sovereign. the discussion. If anyone wants copies of the booklets they can be obtained free from One of our ropes was rapidly disintegrating and a new one has been purchased at a cost of £140 and which Brian has fitted. [email protected] and more info There will be a full peal attempt on Tuesday, 19 th December from Quaker.org.uk/new -economy. The first session will be introductory. Come and join starting at 10.30a.m. We look forward to ringing the Old Year out and the New Year in on us and see if it is for you. December 31 st / 1 st January, 2018. Economic decisions impact on almost every aspect of everybody’s lives. Mary Davidge Belfry Correspondent. Tel: 01672 513819 For more information and leaflets contact Rachel Rosedale (01672512205).
th Christmas Shopping Wiltshire Sight 100 Anniversary Concert Morning Wiltshire Sight celebrates its 100 th Anniversary in 2018, to start a year of events marking this great At Avebury milestone, the President of Wiltshire Sight - the Marchioness of Lansdowne - is delighted that St Community Shop Mary’s School in Calne will be hosting a concert in Saturday 2 ndndnd December 1010----12am12am aid of the sight loss charity. The charity was established in 1918 as Wiltshire Blind Association to help soldiers returning from Hampers will be available to buy from £1o WWI whose sight had been damaged. It was renamed Wiltshire Sight in 2014 to reflect that it Prices for the basket, packaging and cellophane will be supports people across the signt loss spectrum and has won multiple awards for its innovative services from £5 depending on the size of hamper you choose. and training programmes. You can then choose exactly what you would like to put World renowned blind pianist, Derek Paravicini, will into the hamper. be performing a unique concert to celebrate the th charity’s 100 year. Incredibly, Derek plays entirely by ear, has memorised thousands of pieces A complete hamper could including pop, jazz and classical as well as taking be yours from £10. requests from his audiences. He has played across While we pack up your Britain, America and Europe and will be playing at th hamper, you can enjoy St Mary’s School in Calne on Friday 19 January 2018. refreshments. Please come Doors open at 7pm, with the concert starting at along to enjoy 7.30pm. Tickets are £35 each, including a sociable refreshments, available from event in your www.calnefoundation.org/wiltshiresight Call Wiltshire Sight on 01380 723682 for more community information. shop.
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Avebury Community Shop Kennet Valley National Shop Phone Number: 01672 539200 Trust Association
st Meetings are held on the 3rd Monday of each month Winter opening hours from 1 November commencing at 7.30pm at KENNET VALLEY HALL, Monday - Friday 9am - 5pm, Saturdays, Lockeridge SN8 4EL and occasionally at Slade House, St Sundays & Bank Holidays 10am 4pm James' Gardens, Devizes, SN10 1EL . Entry charges including refreshments : Members £3.00 As the days get darker don’t forget that a trip to Non -Members £4.00 your community shop will save you petrol and time. Diary of events summer / autumn 2017 Meet the Team Meetings 11th December ‘The ship, the lady and the lake’ – Brian Vickers is one of our longest Meriel Larken serving volunteers. He has been with the shop “man and boy” since the day it Details of the 2018 programme will be published soon first opened. Brian, who lives in Avebury, tends to do the Friday For further information please see afternoon shift. Brian’s favourite http://kennetvalleynta.weebly.com/ products are chocolate marzipan bars, or email [email protected] Border biscuits and Magnum ice creams. He enjoys meeting local Kennet Valley 60+ people and our many international The President opened the meeting with a welcome to visitors. Brian is retired now, but used members. He apologised for the absence of the to work in the oil industry. In his spare speaker listed in the programme due to a double time, Brian rings the Avebury Church booking. There could be a later visit. bells and is the steeple keeper (he winds the church clock and Broad Hinton Club have invited parties to a 60’s - looks after the bells). If you would like to join Brian and all our 70’s music concert on the 1st November at £3 per other volunteers, please call Lyn, Lynda or Louise at the shop head. It was moved and seconded that the same act on 01672 539200. could be booked for us. When the question of cost was mentioned it was suggested that it could be paid fpor If you don’t want to serve customers but would like to support from Club funds. This was agreed. the shop in other ways, we are also looking for volunteers to do We then had a quiz set by Derek Hartshorn. An cleaning and to deliver to customers. impressive score of 38 out of 50 was achieved by one team. Christmas Shopping Morning The meeting ended with tea and biscuits and the We are holding a Christmas raffle. The next meeting will be at the Kennet Valley Shopping morning on Hall on the 16th November at 2pm. Saturday 2nd December 10 - The speaker, on a seasonal note, is Cheryl Elias. 12am. The subject is “Creating Christmas Decorations”. We will be making up Peter East Christmas hampers for you. Prices for the basket, packaging and cellophane Christmas Bingo Collection will be from £5 depending on During the first two weeks in December volunteers will the size of hamper you be calling locally requesting contributions of non choose. You can then perishable food and drink items. These will be used to choose exactly what you make up the hamper prizes for this years Christmas would like to put into the Bingo at Kennet Valley Hall on December 15th. hamper. Whether it be a tin of beans or a packet of biscuits, any food related contribution will be appreciated. A A complete hamper could be yours from £10. While we pack flyer will be delivered up your hamper, you can enjoy refreshments. Please come to your door along to enjoy a sociable event in your community shop. beforehand with a contact number We also have lots of Christmas goodies for sale including should you wish to biscuits, mince pies and Christmas cakes. make a special arrangement. Local Deliveries We hope that you will Please don’t forget that we can deliver to you if you are unable be able to support this to come into the shop. Just give us a ring on the number at most successful the top of this article. community event.
Michele Lomas (Chair of Avebury Community Shop)
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2 Performing Arts Events at The Social Centre Avebury featuring local TheTheThe composers, singer- Social Centre songwriters Avebury and photographers A celebration of some extraordinary local talents.
COME DINE WITH ME IS BACK Friday 26th January Local singer-songwriter AND LOOKING FOR CONTESTANTS Nick Harper and the Wilderness Kids IN MARLBOROUGH The hugely talented, Wiltshire legend will be bringing us his great playing, superb music and brilliant lyrics, • FILMING DATES including songs from his latest album, ‘Lies! Lies! 22ND JANUARY – 26TH JANUARY Lies!’ and featuring a remarkable spoken-word • MUST BE OVER 18 explora on of the beauty and mysteries of Wiltshire.
• TO APPLY EMAIL [email protected] Friday 23rd March Think you can whip up a food frenzy and host a dinner party like no other? Think you’ve got what it takes to 3 Local Photographers walk away with a £1000? If so, you could soon be part Richard Draper, Philippe Ullens & of the nation’s most favourite teatime show. The only criteria’s are that you must be over 18 and David White not working or trained as a professional chef. 3 brilliant local photographers show some of The shoot will take place between the 22nd January – 26th January 2018. their work and talk about their approaches, To apply please email [email protected] with your inspira ons and techniques. name, age, contact details and postcode. Events start at 7.30pm Avebury Club (Refreshments from 7.00pm) Auction of Promises Tickets: £7.00 (£3.00 children) A massive “thank you” to everyone who supported our available from Avebury Community Shop Auction of Promises. We made our best ever total of £6,714.00. For more information, call 01672 539253 We will share this equally with Prospect Hospice, Kennet Community Transport and Avebury Community Sports & Recreation Committee. The generosity of those who donated, attended, bid – winning or losing, helped advertise or gave up their time to assist made it the spectacular night that it was. Without them it would not have happened and we are Picture Quiz very grateful. We now start planning for next year. The answer Well done to all who worked out that the location of the signpost was at Wick Bottom by Temple Farm. East Kennet. Michael Miles was the first respondent so gets a mention here.
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Peacocks field Marlborough & District Many people have speculated on the future use Embroiderers’ Guild of Peacocks field in West Overton. The trustees who currently own it have for some years Our planned speaker had to cancel her visit but a local Illustrator and discussed various options with the parish council Ceramicist kindly agreed to step in and talk to us at our November but nothing specifically has been agreed worth meeting. pursuing. Discussions are currently at an end. Jacqui Melhuish has her own workshop and gallery with other artists As the field is currently untidy it is shortly to be in Wagon's Yard, Marlborough. Art had been her favourite subject at fenced and returned to full agricultural use, school and after attending Swindon College she subsequently went probably to be grazed by sheep. on to become an illustrator and ceramicist. A lot of her inspiration Some neighbouring residents are considering comes from childhood memories and she uses quotes from relatives acquiring a small portion for use as a play area on her pots. as it was for some years. If this proceeds it will Jacqui exhibits at Open Studios she is busy preparing for her of course get maximum publicity. Christmas exhibition. Michael Maude The final meeting for 2017 of Marlborough & District Embroiderers Guild will be our Christmas lunch on Monday 4 December at the Kennet Valley Hall, Lockeridge. The “bring and share” lunch will be 12.00 for 12.30 and will be followed by a surprise guest speaker. All are welcome but on this occasion please contact 01672 861659 in advance. Further details visit our website: marlboroughembroiderers.org
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Programme—2017/2018 (Dec-June) Fri 8-Sat 16 Dec—Treasure Island at Christmas Fri 26 Jan-Sat 3 Feb—An Ideal Husband (Wilde) Fri 16 & Sat 17 Feb—Bouncers THE KENNET VALLEY Fri 9-Sat 17 Mar—Goodnight, Mister Tom AMATUER DRAMATIC SOCIETY Fri 27 Apr-Say 5 May—A Funny Thing PRESENT A PANTOMIME BY Happened on the Way to the Forum JOHN BARTLE Tue 19-Sat 23 June—Broken Wing AT THE KENNET VALLEY HALL Go to whar heatre.co.uk for more details LOCKERIDGE Tickets: online at whar heatre.co.uk With Bar and Refreshments or 03336 663 366 or from Devizes Library o Thursday 25th January 2018 at 7:30pm o Friday 26th January 2018 at 7:30pm o Saturday 27th January 2018 at 2:30am o Saturday 27th January 2018 at 7:30pm
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Kennet Two of our year 6 pupils have been Children in Need – we supported this selected to take part in the sports at school with the children and Valley leaders’ programme which will prepare teachers paying to come to school in School them for leading others in sport pyjamas! It was a very comfortable through training and refereeing. and cosy day at school on this One family learning for life, on a occasion! journey towards our potential. Reading – We have a new reading
Church of England, Voluntary Aided challenge at school this year based on Looking forward – we are working School the Harry Potter stories and it is very with the Governors, parents and www.kennetvalley.wilts.sch.uk encouraging that over 70% of our children to develop a forward -thinking November 2017 Update pupils have been reading well at home strategy for the school about where we Our 10 new reception children are and received their first certificates. want to be as a school next year, in 3 now very much part of our school Reading is of course a crucial part of years and 5 years’ time. This is family and are very well known to our developing children’s writing skills. expected to link to further developing teaching team and the other pupils in our performance, including IT, science every year group. They take an active Science – We have all been learning and sport, alongside the values of our part in school life in the classroom and about electricity and light and the school. the playground! children are making lanterns to If you are thinking of registering your demonstrate this and exploring Christmas - As Christmas approaches child for our school in September transparent, translucent and opaque we will be developing our Christian 2018, do call the school office on materials. Another focus has been theme of Trust this term and linking 861202 and arrange to come and learning about waterproof materials this to the Christmas story where it is meet me and have a look around with and checking materials in the rain for so well -illustrated. We have developed your child. You will be made very their suitability! a Tree of Trust in our entrance hall welcome and we’d love to show you where the children can write about our school in action! Please see the Action for the River Kennet – The people they trust and what this means advert in this magazine for the “stay children in years 2&3 had super to them on a leaf. The resulting tree is and play” dates for future pupils aged morning learning about this project in taking shape beautifully. We are 2, 3 and 4 years old. The next fun the river in Marlborough in their wellies helping the children to explore nativity session is on and wet -weather gear! This practical themed poetry and to think about the th 7 December (09.15 -10.30). learning was a great way for the roles of the characters in the nativity. We will be hosting the Little Angels children to learn about their local group usually held at West Overton environment and river life. They saw a Finally, to help us celebrate the end of Church to help keep them warm over surprisingly large range of water bugs, term, we are taking the whole school the winter months! This is also a great insects and fish and we will be looking to the Watermill Theatre which we opportunity for our school to play a after some trout eggs in school to know will be enormous fun for all! greater part in the life of the release back into the river when they Wishing you peace and joy this community. hatch next year. Christmas.
Wrap -around care - From January we Remembrance service - It was a are pleased to be able to extend our pleasure to be joined by parents and successful Dragon Club to provide governors for our special assembly, wrap around care to 5 days/week. led by our year 5&6 pupils who Mrs Emma Russell, Acting prepared a most moving and poignant Headteacher Sport – I am delighted to report that tribute. The after school Dragon Club our year 5&6 pupils played very well in created a striking wall display of the local schools dodgeball poppies to help us focus on what we competition with great team spirit and were remembering. All our children determination, with Catlin receiving a maintained a completely silent 2 special award for her bravery following minutes and then Cameron eloquently a nasty injury! We came a well - read a heart -stirring war poem. I was th deserved 5 out of 11 teams which pleased to get such positive feedback included much bigger schools. from our visitors about this service.
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Avebury Parish Council Headlines from Avebury Parish Council’s meeting in November 2017 Planning applications: we decided to support applications for a change in use from agricultural to general industrial for part of a barn at Manor Farm Yard in Trusloe, and five applications for works to trees – at the National Trust Old Farmyard and Estate Office, at Little Acre in Bray Street, at Rosemead in Avebury High Street and two applications at West Kennett Farm. We also decided to support a retrospective application for the construction of a new vehicular access at 2 Bray Street, subject to the need to improve a sense of enclosure in Bray Street by planting a hedge of native species on top of the grass bank fronting on to the road and providing a five -bar gate. Sports -field lease: We discussed a number of detailed arrangements for the future leasing of the Sports -field by Avebury Sports and Social Club and we agreed to send a draft Agreement to the Club on future uses of the Sports -field by parishioners. Coach House toilets opening hours: the An evening with local TheTheThe issue is currently with Wiltshire Council. SocialSocialSocial CentreCentreCentre Future uses of the car park in the High Street: AveburyAveburyAvebury We wrote to the National Trust in October singer-songwriter requesting clarification on the Trust’s proposals for the future use of the High Street car park. The Trust has referred to its Update that Nick Harper indicates that it is reviewing feedback and hopes to share its plans by the end of the year. A303 Expressway announcement: we Friday 26th January discussed a letter we had received from Highways England about the announcement of Avebury Social Centre - 7.30pm the preferred route for the A303 scheme. We noted that UNESCO had expressed concern (Refreshments from 7.00pm) that the tunnel scheme with its dual carriageway approach roads would impact adversely on the Outstanding Universal Value of the area. It had A winter-warming evening of urged government to explore further options including a by -pass to the south or a music, song and spoken verse longer tunnel. We are concerned that UNESCO may withdraw Avebury’s WHS status, or put the Tickets: £7 (students £3) from WHS on its ‘at danger’ list, and we decided to write to government departments and UNESCO. Avebury Community Shop Defibrillator for Avebury Trusloe: we decided or 01672 539253 that the most feasible location for a defibrillator for Trusloe would be the 'phone box. We [CDs of ‘Atlantic Odyssey’ are available from this number for £5] agreed in principle to adopt it for £1, and we set Next local artist event: Local Photographers, up a working party to research costings for its refurbishment and long term management and Richard Draper and Philippe Ullens, maintenance. We also noted that it would need on Friday 23rd March straightening and may need new foundations. Transport Group: the next meeting of the Group is on 30 November when it will be discussing the scheme to improve the A4 at Beckhampton and West Kennett, the results of the questionnaire on double yellow lines and speeding in Trusloe and the increasing number of heavy vehicles using the A4361 in the Parish and at Winterbourne Monkton. National Trust Update: please see the Parish Council’s website. Local issues: Following a meeting in October, Wiltshire Council is seeking funding for improvements to the footpaths between Church Walk and Bray Street and between the National Trust car park and the High Street. Next Parish Council meeting : 7.30pm on (PLEASE NOTE CHANGED DATE) Monday 4 December at the Social Centre. Parish Clerk: Liz Moore (861424) and [email protected]
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What’s On at AVEBURY SPORTS & SOCIAL CLUB Monday Yoga Classes, Thursday Darts and Friday Skittles League Nights see Club website for fixtures www.Avebury -Club.co.uk Unless stated all activities start at approx. 8.30 pm Saturday 2 nd – LIVE MUSIC Christmas Accordions. Tuesday 5 th – Christmas Prize Bingo – Lots of festive prizes. Eyes down 8.00pm LIVE MUSIC – There are some great nights th coming up including live performances by George Saturday 9 – Games Night Wilding, Echo for a Halloween celebration and Tuesday 12 th –Christmas Prize Bingo – Many seasonal prizes. Eyes down 8.00pm th the return of Nightshift following their very Saturday 16 – Children’s Christmas Party with Santa – Come and see him arrive popular night in aid of Stuart Vinter. Please see by special carriage, visit him in his grotto. Presents, finger buffet, the website and Club notices for further disco and special entertainment – all for ONLY £5.00 per child. information. Tickets available from Avebury Club, Avebury Community Shop & Kennet Valley School. TICKETS MUST BE PURCHASED BY FRIDAY 1st DEC.
Tuesday 19 th - Christmas Draw, lots of prizes - tickets on sale now Saturday 23 rd – Pre -Christmas Eve Fun, Get Together And Games Night Saturday 30 th – Bingo Eyes down 8.00pm Sunday 31 st – New Years Eve Disco with Neil. Happy Hour from 8.30pm. You are welcome to Bring Your Own Food. Members FREE Entrance until 9.00pm and £2 after. Visitors £2 before 9.00pm and £5 after.
Every Sunday – Bingo including 24 th (except 31 st ) Eyes down 8.00pm - ££ Cash prizes Avebury Club is available to hire, contact Alan Blake – Club Secretary on 07860 112455 or email at [email protected] or alternatively call Avebury Club (when open) on 01672 539258 or visit Avebury Club website to check availability. www.avebury -club.co.uk ALL ENQUIRIES AND BOOKINGS ARE TO BE AGREED AND FINALISED WITH THE CLUB’S SECRETARY ONLY.
WHO’S WHO in the Upper Kennet Churches
RECTOR - REV’D MARIA SHEPHERDSON 01672 539643 The Rectory, 27 High Street, Avebury, SN8 1RF 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 -Thurs, 10am -1pm) Tel: 01672 861786 e-mail: [email protected] Website: www.upperkennetchurches.org.uk Address: The Garden Room, 62 Lockeridge, SN8 4EL
CHURCHWARDENS AVEBURY Mrs Maureen Dixon 01672 539690 Mrs Sandra Hues 01672 539444 [email protected] Mrs Helen Vickers 01672 539482 [email protected] EAST KENNETT Mr Graham Kitchen 01672 861349 [email protected] Mrs Jo Snape 01672 861267 [email protected] WEST OVERTON Mrs Susan Rogers 01672 861374 [email protected] FYFIELD Ms Vicky Evans 01672 861622 [email protected] WINTERBOURNE MONKTON Ms Penny Gold 01672 539158 [email protected] WINTERBOURNE BASSETT Mrs Glynis Long 01793 731398 [email protected] Mr Peter Barry 01793 731589 [email protected] BROAD HINTON Mrs Jenni Moseling 01793 731629 [email protected] Miss Sally Cartwright 01793 731050 [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] EAST KENNETT, FYFIELD & WEST OVERTON Mrs Lynne Williams 01672 861511 [email protected] WINTERBOURNE MONKTON Mr Bill Buxton 01672 539199 [email protected] WINTERBOURNE BASSETT Mr Martin Knight 01793 731764 [email protected] BROAD HINTON Mrs Marjorie Sykes 01793 731471 [email protected]
MAGAZINES UPPER KENNET NEWS in Fyfield, West Overton, East & West Kennett, Beckhampton, Avebury Trusloe, Avebury, Winterbourne Monkton & Berwick Bassett: 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 Uffcott, Broad Hinton & Winterbourne Bassett: Editor Dawn May 01793 739130 [email protected] Final copy date 20 th of each month
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Kennet Valley Hall Cinema AVE Movies for Autumn 2017 To reserve seating or register your interest in receiving Avebury Vocal Ensemble more information please email: [email protected] Tickets are £6 -00 and doors open 7 -00pm A Christmas Concert Films start at 7-30pm ( for you and for us!) licenced bar. Conductor Peter Tims
Sunday 3rd December Accompanist Simon Dinsdale Churchill ------On Sunday 10th of December at 7.30pm in St. James Church, Avebury ------Tickets £10 at the door
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