Spring 2018 News from Idmiston, Porton and Gomeldon
Idmiston Parish Newsletter
Defibrillator Special
We have completed the installation of the 3 defibrillators in the Parish with stand out graphics detailing their location and what to do if they are required in an emergency.
We would like to assure you that you need no training to use a defibrillator. When you phone 999 and they decide that you need to use a defibrillator, as well as the machine itself talking you through everything, the Ambulance Service will be guiding you the whole time.
What you need to know is the location of your nearest defibrillator, and there is a cut out and keep leaflet on the reverse of this page identifying our three plus the one in Winterbourne Gunner. Make sure you know which one is nearest to you.
BT Telephone Box Church Road, Idmiston SP4 0AT
BT Telephone Box Ladysmith, Gomeldon SP4 6LD
BT Telephone Box Buller Park, Porton SP4 0LU
Winterbourne Arms Winterbourne Gunner SP4 6EW ✄
Youryour nearest nearest DefibrillatorDefi brillator Phone 999 Phone 999
If needed, follow these simple steps: If needed, follow these simple steps:
TellTell them them where where your your nearestnearest defidefibrillator brillator is: is: BT Telephone Box, Buller Park, Porton SP4 0LU BT Telephone Box, Buller Park, Porton, SP4 0LU BT Telephone Box, Ladysmith, Gomeldon SP5 6LD BTBT Telephone Box,Box, Ladysmith,Church Road, Gomeldon. Idmiston SP4SP4 6LD 0AT
BT TelephoneIf you are Box, closer Church to Winterbourne Road, Idmiston, Gunner: SP4 0AT WinterbourneIf you are Arms, closer Winterbourne to Winterbourne Gunner Gunner: SP4 6EW
Winterbourne Arms, Winterbourne Gunner, SP4 6EW The Ambulance service will give you the access code to release the equipment from the box, so you can take it to The Ambulancewhere it is needed. service They will will give talk you you through the access code and talk youusing through the Defi usingbrillator the Defibrillator
Idmiston Parish Newsletter Page 2 Contents
eetings of dmiston P take place usually on the second onday of e ery month e cept April and August at . pm in dmiston . De brillator Special . ommunity nfrastructure Le y Parish emorial all. embers of the public . Defribillator info cut-out sheet . Speed Watch - pdate are most welcome and at each meeting a . dmiston Parish ouncil - contacts . rit Bin notice period of time is set aside for comments from 4. Chairman’s Notes . DS L news the public. f you ha e any issues that you . dmiston Parish needs you . Lighting atters wish to bring to the attention of the Parish 5. Village Fête . Join the social network ouncil please contact the lerk. . obile Library imetable . Pan Disability ootball eam 6. Idmiston Parish Memorial Hall . Porton Ladies lub Clerk: kathy Cininas . Porton Leisure Painters . Porton O er s lub 9. Allington Artists . Badminton lub . Salisbury odel Engineering Soc. . ui night ContaCtInG IDmISton . Open ardens 25. Idmiston and Porton WI ParISH CounCIl . B.V. orticultural Society and . Winerbourne ricket lub ardening lub . St. Nicholas School ou can contact us by post email phone or ia the new . uick Links . Wiltshire ecycle entres Porton dmiston and omeldon orum . Winterbourne allotments . Doctors surgery opening times c o dmiston Parish emorial all . he Bourne emetery . Porton oddler roup dmiston oad Porton Salisbury SP LB . elling Wiltshire ouncil 33. 1st Porton Brownies . B.V. istorical Society . hurch News [email protected] . lub riday News . Porton Baptist hurch . ulepackers W Dance lub . Alderbury Deanery reasurer 07763 411595 . Bourne Valley Scout roup . Police ontact details https://www.facebook.com/groups/ . Bourne Valley Link Scheme . Directory portonforum . rants
PArISH CounCIllorS
James humphries (Chair) valerie Creswell [email protected] [email protected] 01980 610914 Andy oliver (vice Chair) [email protected] Mike Crook 07769 324365 Jayne Gillick Anne Appleyard [email protected] [email protected] Roy Gould 01980 610385 Mark Jones ken Bradley [email protected] [email protected] 07881 504095 01980 610849 Wayne Maher James Cameron [email protected] [email protected] 07788 636456 Steve Cocking nabil najjar [email protected] [email protected] 07716 311293
UnITARy CoUnCILLoR CLERk Mike hewitt kathy Cininas [email protected] 07763 411595 01980 610301
Idmiston Parish Newsletter Page 3 From James Humphries, Chairman, Idmiston Parish Council
Welcome to the Spring 2018 newsletter
PARISh CoUnCIL – GoT A vIEW? vILLAGE FêTE – In PRoGRESS We still ha e acancies for councillors. Do you like what We are aiming to hold a illage fete on Saturday st we are doing and want us to do more? Please oin us and July please pencil this in your diaries. olding this help get it done. Do you not like what we are doing? Join e ent requires an e traordinary amount of organisation us and add your iews and e pertise to the parish council. and good will. Want to be in ol ed? Please contact the f you ha e any time and skills to gi e we d lo e to hear Parish lerk. from you. DEFIBRILLAToRS – noW FULLy STICkERED! I’D LIkE To hELP, BUT… Voted as a priority by parishioners at the ay AP Some people don t ha e the time for regular monthly there is one de brillator in each illage in ser ice from commitment or they ust ha e a speci c reason for not last Autumn. hope you ha e noticed the signage going oining the council. hey would like to help in a more up recently and we ha e an article about it on the front informal way and ha e D skills or business skills or page. Please take the time to read it someone s life may other skills or ust speci c times of the year they ha e depend on it. some spare time and they would like to do something to help their community. Please write to the Parish lerk and FIRST AID TRAInInG – CoMInG Soon let her know no commitment. f something comes up Another priority oted at the Annual Parish eeting was where we could do with your help we ll ask you you can A for P -subsidised irst Aid training. We ha e enough for always say no (or yes ). the rst class if you are one of those who e pressed an interest please bear with us whilst get this organised we AnnUAL PARISh MEETInG – 7PM, 14Th MAy. know we are running a little late with this. his is where we tell you about what is going on and what is being planned held ust before our normal Parish ouncil eeting. t will be only minutes. www.facebook.com/groups/portonforum MEMoRIAL hALL – UPGRADE he new committee is rmly in the dri ing seat and has been acti ely listening to what the e isting hall users are asking for whilst also looking for what new users would Somewhat late to the party but we are now on acebook. want. As a result they ha e started to pull together some or more details please turn to page . ideas for how to make impro ements to the hall watch that space. on behalf of the IPC, I wish you all a glorious Spring.
IDmISton ParISH neeDS you – anD we’ll Pay you!
Do you want to get paid for working from home and help the community in which you live at the same time? We need only a minimal commitment of 3 times a year for 25 hours at a time. There’s chance of commission as well! We are looking for someone to assist in the production of the Parish Newsletter. This is currently published three times a year (Spring, Summer, Autumn)
The areas to be covered will be: Distribution: Advertisers: I maintaining a network of residents who deliver the newsletter for us I Maintaining relationships with current advertisers I receiving delivery from the printer I Renewing adverts annually (October) I sorting and delivering to the newsletter distributors I Finding new advertisers Content: I Contacting current contributors for articles I Proofreading and editing articles I Finding relevant content I Finding new contributors and improving content
We anticipate the role will take hours times a year and will be paid on a time sheet basis working from home. here will also be a commission element for impro ing ad ertising re enue.
For further information and a full job description please contact kathy Cininas 07763 411595 or [email protected]
Idmiston Parish Newsletter Page 4 2018 Village Fête
n recent years the illage fete has been absent from the eld ad acent to the emorial all. t was a regular feature of the community for many years and ga e a great deal of pleasure to those who participated in it as well as generating much needed money for the community. his year dmiston Parish ouncil has decided to re-instate it and a number of its councillors ha e been working hard to make it happen.
his time the illage fete will be held in the eld behind ore eld with the entrance between the latter and the illage of dmiston. t is hoped that the fete will be a real family e ent that o ers something for e eryone regardless of age and in ol ing the local communities of dmiston omeldon and Porton.
he fete will be held on Saturday 21st July and the pro ts generated from it will be used for the bene t of the parish. ouncillor Wayne aher has been working hard to pull together the attractions with help from Bob Pope and ouncillor ark Jones. Although the e ent has yet to be nalised the attractions are likely to include:
Bucking Bronco Bouncy Castle Football Match Tug of War Bike Races Raffle Fancy Dress Car Boot Sale Cake Sale/Competition Various Other Side Shows
Support ser ices to the fete will be pro ided by Support Ops an organisation set up to pro ide equipment support and ad ice to local community needs such as illage fetes.
hey will be pro iding communications re and safety marshals rst aid medical co er and many other aspects of support. ost importantly Support Ops will be operating a eld kitchen that will o er hot drinks cold drinks bottled water bacon rolls burgers and so on.
t is anticipated that o road car parking will be a ailable with marshals o erseeing the positioning of ehicles. owe er all ehicles will be parked at their owner s risk.
At the time of writing many of the details ha e yet to be con rmed and there may be some changes or additions. inal details will be gi en in the ne t Parish News. Please support this e ent as it will bene t not only you but the community as a whole.
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Idmiston Parish Newsletter Page 5 Idmiston Parish memorial Hall
Idmiston Parish Newsletter Page 6 Idmiston Parish memorial Hall ..... continued
wHy not HIre tHe Hall For your neXt FunCtIon?
There are two halls available to hire within the building. The large hall is ideal for larger groups wishing to enjoy dance, exercise, sport (including badminton for which there is a marked court on suitable flooring). It is also suitable for larger meetings or parties, with comfortable seating and tables available, power points and three large efficient heaters.
he ma imum number of people allowed at each e ent held in the large hall are as follows: n with tables and chairs n theatre style no tables n with minimal furniture guests standing
he small hall is ideal for smaller meetings a ma imum of and acti ities requiring less space. t is currently used by art groups toddlers and a ladies club. here is a hand basin power points a large e cient heater and it can be accessed by its own side door separately from the large hall.
Ad acent to the large hall there is a well appointed kitchen with a cooker fridge crockery glassware kettles and a large heated urn. here are clean toilets close to the hall entrance including one with full disabled access. Outside there is o road parking for cars.
hIRInG ChARGES FoR BoTh hALLS
Session am to pm am to pm pm to pm pm to pm (see note) Small hall £20 £15 £20 £20 Large hall £45 £20 £45 £45
note: For lunchtime sessions the hall is available EVERY Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. Only the first and second Mondays of the month are available owing to long standing regular users requiring access to the large hall before 2pm. The first and second Wednesdays in the month are only available from 1pm onwards whilst access isrequired before 2pm on the remaining Wednesdays (if you need a Wednesday we can reduce the rate).
If you wish to discuss a booking or require further information please contact katherine Wilford at: [email protected]
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The hall is a well used and a popular asset to the parish with regular bookings from local clubs including Allington Artists, Porton Leisure Painters, the WI, the Mulepackers CWDC, Short Mat Bowls and Badminton. The Toddlers’ Group meet every Thursday morning and the Beavers and Scouts hold their meetings in the evenings. The hall is a great place for parties and regular bookings for childrens’ parties continue.
he new committee are trying to garner ideas for hall impro ements and at pre ious committee meetings hall users ha e been asked for their thoughts and ideas ranging from e tending the building to pro ide greater storage and impro ed kitchen toilet facilities for small hall users to impro ing the insulation and energy e ciency of the halls pro iding outdoor seating a safe fenced play area and a general redecoration of both halls within the building.
he committee will now in estigate these ideas putting together a realistic list and look into securing suitable funding a ailable grants and other ways to pay for these impro ements. t was also agreed that committee meetings should be open to the public so do please come along to the ne t meeting on th April.
Plans for fundraising e ents are well underway with a parish Open ardens taking place on th June and the e er popular Village ui making a return on th ay. Look out for further details in this newsletter and notice boards around the parish nearer the time. he committee is also e tremely grateful to those who ha e already raised funds for the hall e.g. hristmas carol singers and hope to be able to let you know how that money has been used ery soon.
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Idmiston Parish Newsletter Page 8 Porton leisure Painters allington artists
Are you artistic? Allington Artists had an e hibition in the Do you enjoy painting? corridors of Salisbury District ospital at the end of last year.
We are now busy planning our AnnUAL EXhIBITIon which will show our new work o er the weekend of Saturday 25th and Sunday 26th August 2018 at La erstock Village all. Please make an ad anced note of the date and enue in your diaries. f so we are a small group of amateur Details will follow. enthusiasts who would lo e to meet you. We meet e ery onday in the emorial all from Our group is still currently full and so we pm to pm when we paint or draw and en oy a are unable to take any new members cup of tea. We also bene t from the occasional demonstration by well known artists. f you are but if you are interested in oining us not sure about painting why not come along we ha e a waiting list and can take anyway. ou ne er know until you try. your details.
Contact Jean White: tel. 01980 611590 el Allington Artists: Email. [email protected]
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Idmiston Parish Newsletter Page 9 Salisbury and District model engineering Society
Indoor Meetings at the Idmiston Memorial hall in Porton January – December 2018 on the third Wednesday of each month at 7.30pm
visitors (ie non members) attending meetings when there is an outside speaker are kindly requested to make a donation of £2 as a contribution to speaker’s expenses Contact: Jon Maxwell 01722 320848, [email protected]
APRIL 18 Mike orman: “Welworthy and howlett, Piston Ring Manufacturers” he Welworthy company is a long established strategic manufacturing company with a fascinating history closely linked to the highest performance internal combustion engines. Without the ery best piston rings would we ha e won the Battle of Britain?
MAy 16 Richard Ellam: “The Davy Lamp” ichard has spoken to us before about Brunell s Bloomers which was an oustanding talk and he has kindly agreed to isit us again. Da y s safety lamp and a few competing in entions were as important for the safety of miners as the Plimsoll line was for the safety of sailors
JUnE 20 Mike Lee: “The development of steam engines up to the newcomen Atmospheric Steam Engine of 1712” ike has been del ing into steam history and has found some interesting facts relating to the period before it really began to happen with Newcomen s ground breaking in ention.
AUGUST 15 natter night. Bring your bits and pieces along.
SEPTEMBER 19 Dave Tonks: “A novel Clock based on a Water-Damped Gravity-Driven Inertia-regulated oscillator” We generally regard clocks as e ery-day commonplace items. But the clock that Da e is going to talk about is nothing like that. Of course you only ha e to think about the comple and philosophical nature of time to realise that clocks can ne er be commonplace.
oCToBER 17 keith Shephard: “The history of a critical 40 year period for the Engine Makers of Wessex” Keith is an acti e member of our sister brother? model engineering society in Westbury D he works with foundaries in Poland and here in the so he really knows his stu . ollowing ike Lee s talk in June eith s talk will re eal the background to a di erent aspect of steam de elopment.
novEMBER 21 natter night. Again, bring your bits and bats along to stimulate discussion.
DECEMBER 19 Christmas Social
open Gardens
SUnDAy JUnE 10Th
Plans are well under way for our “open Gardens” afternoon in the parish; we have a good number of people who are opening their gardens, big and small, to the public, for which we are extremely grateful. Tickets will be on sale in the Memorial hall on the day to include a delicious afternoon tea.
f you would be interested in opening your garden to the public dispensing some of your green ngered tips and ad ice or ust lending a helping hand in the running of the day then PLEASE get in touch with either:
Phyl Grant [email protected] or katherine Wilford [email protected]
Idmiston Parish Newsletter Page 10 Bourne Valley Horticultural Society and Gardening Club
The annual Social Evening, held in ine itable. We look forward to hearing him oThER DIARy DATES: speak later in the year. January, was our first get together Sunday 27th May: he club will be in 2018. This as usual, was a We ha e now launched our website. he participating in the lebe all th popular event with a home cooked address is at the foot of the article. We anni ersary celebration with a horticultural three course supper. We were hope that it will be a useful source of up display and bring and buy plant stall. entertained by Tracey Martin, who to date information about our club. We Saturday 14th July: he BV S are in the process of creating gardening sang a variety of popular songs ardening lub Annual Show takes place. club notelet cards which will soon be with some help from the audience. his is open to both members and non- a ailable for purchase. here is also a members to enter. We would especially new look Annual Show Schedule which like to encourage as many children as will be a ailable at e ening meetings as possible to participate and ha e created encouragement to all to participate. classes within the childrens di ision to Evening meetings are held at the lebe hopefully help for instance towards all Winterbourne Earls on the rst gaining Brownie badges. Show registration hursday of the month at . pm. All deadline is p.m. on th July. he doors isitors are ery welcome to attend. he open on Show Day at p.m. to iew the entrance fee for non-members is . display of owers fruit egetables crafts Apart from a talk there is a taster table cakes and other home produce prior to the with ideas as to what can be made from Pri e i ing at . p.m. surplus produce a garden produce bring We are always delighted to welcome new buy sale and a ra e. members to our small friendly club. he annual subscription is . embers Forthcoming Evening en oy reductions in entry fees for e ening Speaker Meetings: speaker meetings the annual show which includes a members only class April 5th: Nick ilbert from ilbert s and social e ents. Dahlias. Plug plants will be a ailable at this meeting for purchase by all members wishing to enter the embers Only class at the Annual Show. For more information about the Our rst e ening speaker meeting of BvhS & Gardening Club the new year was due to take place on May 3rd: Annual eneral eeting phone Pam Taylor (Chair) hursday arch st when oger iron with a cake and seedling plant bring on 01980 619204 who has a background of years in the and buy sale horticultural industry was to ha e gi en or Clare Dunster (Secretary) on 01980 619121 a ery rele ant talk entitled Waking up June 7th: he Butter y arden . A your arden . Disappointingly due to question and answer session with a www.bvhsgardeningclub.com increasing snowfall o er the course of couple from Longstock. the day the decision to cancel became
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Idmiston Parish Newsletter Page 11 winterbourne allotments: land of hope...... ?
“Allotments are a great hobby. They’re cheap, you get healthy exercise without having to pay for a gym or run around in circles, and you get to eat healthy fruit and vegetables without all those pesticide residues.”
his is a quote from an e cellent website for allotment gardeners http: www.allotment-garden.org and in my e perience it s a perfect description. n the Winterbournes we are fortunate to still ha e an allotment garden site. rom the records held by the Bourne Valley istorical Society our allotments appear to date back to the Second Annual nclosure Act of which led to a pro ision that land should be reser ed for allotments for the poor. urrent rules regarding allotments deri e from th entury legislation including the Allotment Act of which de nes an allotment garden as an allotment .which is wholly or mainly culti ated by the occupier for the production of egetables and fruit crops for consumption by himself or his family though this can co er school and community allotment garden pro ects. he Winterbourne allotment site o Down Barn oad shown right from OS map is the last of three such sites established in the Winterbournes of the other two one has been returned to farmland and the other is now the site of Winterbourne Earls School . t is also now the only such site along the Bourne Valley between La erstock Salisbury and Amesbury. Allotment gardens are now considered an important community amenity not ust for the production of food left: broad beans are in nitely better when home grown but also as an educational
amenity for schools and other groups as a leisure acti ity that is healthy and sociable and as a site for rele ant community pro ects. Winterbourne Parish ouncil is committed to maintaining this important amenity and during the coming year we will work on an allotment de elopment strategy in consultation with the current tenants and others interested in the site. n the meantime we do ha e acant plots. While we would ha e to gi e priority to Winterbourne residents in the e ent of o ersubscription we do not currently ha e a waiting list and would be delighted to hear from any gardeners or aspiring gardeners who would like to try their hand at allotment gardening. Please contact the allotment manager Da id Baker or our parish clerk elanie homas [email protected] .
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Idmiston Parish Newsletter Page 12 the Bourne Cemetery Telling Wiltshire Council People contact the Parish ouncil about a range of issues from litter to dog-mess and from potholes to y-tipping. n fact it is more e ecti e and e cient to contact Wiltshire ouncil directly using the y Wiltshire on-line form a ailable from www.wiltshire.go . uk parkingtransportandstreets roadshighwaysstreetcare my wiltshireregister.htm o make life e en easier you The Bourne Cemetery is available to Parishioners of can report on the go using your Idmiston, Porton and Gomeldon. smartphone. he yWiltshire app is a ailable to download at he beautiful green lawn cemetery or information about the cemetery and both the App Store for iPhones has facilities for burials and for the interments contact the Parish lerk and iPads from oogle Play burial of cremated remains which [email protected] for Android phones and should meet the needs of the Parish el: Windows Store. ou can attach for many years ahead. information such as photos or here is a arden of emembrance ideos and pinpoint the location on part of the site with lots of rose of your report using the mapping bushes pro iding a quiet rest area for software on your phone. peaceful contemplation. If you really can’t use any he Bourne emetery incorporates the of these methods, ancient Porton Baptist Burial round Tel: 0300 456 0105 whose remains will be left undisturbed.
Idmiston Parish Newsletter Page 13 Bourne Valley Historical Society
he Society celebrates its th birthday Society Meetings are held on the this year and a party was planned for that, “about one o’clock in the afternoon, 3rd Thursday of each month (except hursday th arch commencing at the wife of one William Lawrence, by her August and December) at the new pm with a display from the Archi es careless dealing, did sett on ffyre her time of 7.30pm in the Glebe hall, husband’s dwelling house”. The fire spread and light refreshments. Dr Keith Norris rapidly to the Parsonage, occupied by Winterbourne Earls. took a look back at the history and Thomas Cooper, burning down the house, achie ements of the Society since . its barns, cowhouse and wheat ricks. urrent members and past members The sparks, carried in the air by the high Future Meetings: attended and oined our in ited guests. wind, fell next upon Richard Sherfield’s Manor House, completely destroying it April 19th: Adrian reen eneral nterestingly the Bourne Valley istorical with much valuable furniture, including Pitt i ers and ecord Society was founded in the eighteen feather beds, household utensils May 17th: o be con rmed same year that the Anglican churches of brass and pewter, barns, stables, ricks, of the Winterbournes produced the seed corn and farm implements. In a short June 21st: hris and Judy ouse rst illage maga ine he hree time the whole village of Dauntsey was in he Working Life of a ailway Na y Winterbournes which was sold for flames but worse was to come, for within si pence per copy. he twel e residents an hour from the first outbreak, the fire had July 19th: Stephen obbs ying the of the Winterbournes who founded the reached Ambrose Prewett’s house and not: marriage customs in Wiltshire in Society met regularly in each other s farm at Winterbourne Earls. Both were the th and th centuries. burnt to the ground. Sixteen other dwelling houses. heir aim was to collect and houses were soon in flames. It appears September 20th: obert ey A preser e material relating to the illage s that some thirty houses were lost in the fire Palace a Prelate and urder ost history. he rst secretary harlie Bray at Dauntsey and Earls, in addition to farm oul - he true story of the murder dedicated his spare time to researching buildings, malthouses, bakehouses and a of Archbishop homas Becket. t all and copying old documents to produce a great quantity of wheat, barley and oats. started in larendon Palace east of series of booklets entitled he istory The house where the fire started was at Salisbury... of Winterbourne . Parts of his history the rear of Box Cottage in Winterbourne were published in the illage maga ine. Dauntsey and the Sherfield Manor House october 18th: Nick ri ths Wiltshire Below is an e tract from the rst copy of was on the site of the Winterbourne Arms. in the Age of Arthur he hree Winterbournes published in november 15th: ony Lyons July : n more recent times the Society he War Dead of the Bourne Valley. has e panded its interests to include WINTERBOURNE – What a fine old English name! It comes to us from our the parishes of dmiston Allington Saxon ancestors who settled in the Valley with Boscombe Newton oney and of the Bourne nearly thirteen centuries ago. holderton. he archi es incorporate embership of the Society is currently Burn, a stream; Winterburn, the village by a huge collection of documents books per annum and includes attendance the winter stream. The descriptive name photographs and maps plus completed at lectures plus a monthly Newsletter belongs to a later age. Gunner is derived pro ects co ering arious aspects of local that includes a summary of the lecture from Gunnora de la Mare, the lady of the history. he Society now has some gi en at the pre ious meeting. embers Manor who died in 1249; Dauntsey from members who all ha e access to this also ha e access to a large archi e the family of that name who were the lords fascinating material. urther research of the Manor there about 1391; Earls from collection of photographs and documents the Earls of Salisbury who were the owners pro ects are in hand and the Society has including full reports on topics of local of the village from 1250. published a number of books on topics historical and archaeological interest. of local interest including A Walk around Visitors may attend up to two meetings he Autumn issue contained the the Winterbournes Some amous olk for a donation before they are asked to following: of the Bourne Valley A emembrance oin. Please contact aureen Atkinson on of the en of the Bourne Valley who or at [email protected] .com March the twenty-fifth, 1633, was a day died in the wo World Wars and a or for further information. Website: www. long to be remembered in the annals of incidents in the Bourne Valley during bournevalleyhistory.co.uk Winterbourne. From the records we learn World War wo
Club Friday news
We start with a cry for help Our warm and friendly day Sale with books pu les good quality bric-a-brac and delicious centre o ers companionship a hot meal and entertainment home-made cakes marmalade and biscuits. his is a great time for for older people in the Winterbourne Valley. We would lo e to an informal chat and a cup of tea or co ee. But please do consider recruit some more olunteer helpers to support our ser ice. dropping in and seeing us any riday Ask for Lisa the Organiser. As the name suggests we open each riday from am ebruary has seen lub riday guests en oying the talents of until pm. Our olunteer helpers welcome our guests ser e Dancing Dogs We were greatly entertained by some ery refreshments wash-up assist with planned entertainments well-trained dogs and their owners too . We ha e celebrated and acti ities and most importantly chat to our guests. hinese New ear and are looking forward to a lunch at he he only thing we require from a olunteer is reliability and a Black orse pub in urdcott. We ha e many acti ities planned willingness to be a part of a friendly team. We prefer a regular for the coming weeks and this is a great opportunity to thank commitment which could be all day half of a day weekly or our olunteers for enabling the lub to continue. hank you fortnightly. No pre ious e perience is necessary. Please do come And we look forward to welcoming some new faces in . along and see us On the rst riday of each month we hold a able Lisa Stubbs. organiser. 07870 203374.
Idmiston Parish Newsletter Page 14 East Gomeldon Road Access
For vehicles unable to gain access to East Gomeldon from Gomeldon due to the railway arch, access can be arranged via the Ladysmith cut.
Please contact the guardroom at Winterbourne Camp, allowing as much notice as possible.
Telephone 01722 436264 alls will be answered hours a day 365 days a year.
mulepackers Country & western Dance Club (Line Dancing & Western Partner Dancing) our line dancing club at Porton has really taken off with numbers at an all time high. The hall is now pretty full on a Monday night. We also have 9 regular couples at the partner class, but could still take more partners if anyone is interested. We can give some private lessons to get anyone started for a small donation to our annual charity.
Last year we raised money for the Stars Appeal Amesbury Ward und and were able to gi e them a cheque for from charity dances demonstrations pri ate lessons and other donations. One of our members chose the fund as he had been on the ward for two knee operations and ha ing gained his mobility again including our dancing he wanted to gi e something back. At our hristmas dance our new charity was selected and this year we are raising funds for Diabetes . n we ha e two big dance parties planned both with li e artists. We ha e hris e a in arch and lenn ogers at the beginning of December in addition to our regular charity dances. We were recently in ited to the W at the hall to gi e a dance demonstration and to gi e e eryone a chance to ha e a go. We were surprised at how many got up to dance and some ha e oined us on a onday night as a result of this. f you would like us to talk or demonstrate what we do at your group please feel free to contact us.
our clubs are at Porton on Monday evenings: 7.00 until 8.30 Line Dancing Monday evenings: 8.30 until 10.00 Western Partner Dancing We also have classes at West Grimstead and Laverstock. visit the website to see details. www.linedancingsouth-mulepackers.co.uk Contact Mike or Mel (01722) 340054 or (01722) 717800
Idmiston Parish Newsletter Page 15 Bourne Valley Scout Group
bean shooters these are always a winner with the cubs. he i e A Side ootball competition took Christmas will seem such a long time ago place at ha yn ro e by the time you read this but I cannot School at the beginning ignore it! The group as a whole had of half term. Our team lots of parties, an Explorer Christmas played well and narrowly meal cooked by themselves, a trip to missed qualifying for the the Salisbury Pantomime as well as semi- nals. Christmas themed activities in section meetings. of course, our biggest Both the scrapheap and Christmas venture the Christmas Scout the football teams had Postal Service. our heartfelt thanks to lots of fun were on their everyone who supported this in any best beha iour and were way by selling stamps, buying stamps a credit to the pack well or delivering mail. Special thanks to the done to them all. local businesses who sell stamps and At Pack meetings during host posting boxes: Miles of value in the rst half of the Spring Amesbury, hayley Pearce hairdresser term the cubs ha e in Ford, korner kuts and the Garden been working towards and Aquatic Centre in Porton. This year the Na igator Stage we sold 4,543 stamps and delivered badges which we 3,019 Christmas cards to addresses all started at the beginning over the Bourne valley. Thank you to of the Autumn term. everyone who enabled us to raise over hey ha e been learning £750! what equipment kit is required when they go CUB SCoUTS he spring term is a on a hike the following busy one for ub Scouts as there are week the cubs drew a District ompetitions to prepare for as map to direct someone well as all the usual scouting acti ities from the lebe all to a one in each month ie January ebruary local place of interest and then used their arch and April. map to e plain the route. he last part of he January competition is the District the badges will be to go on a ike using Scrapheap hallenge and this was the instructions and we will be doing this ust theme of the rst meeting of the term. before Easter. Each si was challenged to make a model After the half term break and as write the of an animal either real or imaginary ubs ha e started working towards the Air out of recyclable scrap and tell the rest Acti ities badge. or the ne t few weeks of the pack about its special features the chess players in the pack will be taking and powers. We had ery impressi e part in the Pack hess ournament our animals to udge. Last year we won the best players will be representing the District and the ounty competition. At pack at the District ompetition at the end the end of January our team of cubs took of arch. part in the District Scrapheap hallenge the theme this year was he oast and Akela and the Team each pack constructed their idea of a seaside scene once again using all sorts of recyclable items he winners were the pack from isbury. During this time our eldest ubs were working towards their o ing On award to be the proud owners SCoUT GRoUP ConTACT :- of the highest badge a ub can gain he hief Scout Sil er Award before they mo e up to Scouts. Shirley Moores Group Scout Leader hen we had the District A Side ootball ompetition so those football fanatics in Tel no 01980 611614 the pack were practising their skills o er Email weeks in the hope of being picked for the [email protected] team. Whilst the training was going on the rest of the pack played some old fa ourite games tried out some new ones and made
Idmiston Parish Newsletter Page 16 Bourne Valley link Scheme
our volunteers provide neighbourly services to those in need in the Bourne valley parishes of Cholderton, newton Toney, Allington, Boscombe, Idmiston, Porton, Gomeldon,
Bourne V alleythe Winterbournes Link S and cheme hurdcott. We can help with isits to friends and relati es or collecting prescriptions transport to hospitals Ps dental surgeries hairdressers in e change for a donation. o use the scheme O ur volunteers provide neighbourlyplease ring the services o-ordinator to thoseon in need in the Bourne V alley parishes of C holderton, N ew ton Toney, Allington, ConGRATULATIonSBoscombe, MAUREEn! I dmiston, Porton, Gomeldon, the Winterbournes and Our BVLS hairman aureen H urdcott Atkinson was the proud and ery well deser ed o erall winner in the ndi idualIdmiston category Memorial of the Amesbury Hall was the venue for the recent combined AGM and coffee Area Board smorning rst of community the Bourne awards Valley Link Scheme. Following the presentation of the on annual January report and to recognisedetails of the accounts, a large group of clients, friends and peoplevolunteers who ha e was gone able abo e to hear and an informative talk on the work of Carers Support beyondWiltshire. to help theirCSW communities. currently supports 79 unpaid carers in the Bourne Valley alone. aureen s dedication and unstinting hardwork is ery much appreciated by all who are helped by her andBVLS en oy CHRISTMAS BAZAAR working with her. hankyou Join aureen. us for mulled wine and mince pies at Glebe Hall, Winterbourne Earls on Please help by becoming one of our Link volunteers An additional olunteer co-ordinator is needed to oin the team. o- ordinators operate from home taking and recei ing phone calls from clients with a ariety of requests for medical appointments social outings shopping etc and then contacting our olunteers to make the arrangements. An additional phone line is supplied and an answer phone is used for messages. All costs are co ered by the Link Scheme. he role needsSaturday a 18th November 2017 friendly person who en oys dealingfrom 10.30 to 12.00 noon. with and helping people. he role is shared on a week by week basis with theA otherlarge members variety ofof Christmas-themedthe team. stalls, together with a wonderful raffle, will or furthergive everyone information the please perfect call opportunity to prepare for the festive season. Browse 01980 the629792 beautiful goods on sale and relax with a glass of mulled wine (or cup of coffee) and a delicious mincepie. Everyone welcome!Registered Charity number 1108029 www.bournevalleylink.org.uk
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Idmiston Parish Newsletter Page 17 Grants now available from Idmiston Parish Council! Porton Community At the P meeting on December the P rant Policy was adopted. We are now able to o er small grants to local organisations. Speed watch A grant is any payment made by the ouncil to be used by an organisation for - uPDate a speci c purpose that will bene t the Parish or residents of the Parish and which is not directly controlled or administered by the ouncil. he ouncil awards grants at its discretion to Parish organisations which can demonstrate a clear need for nancial support to bene t the Parish by: We are pleased to announce that we have finally taken receipt our n Pro iding a ser ice hand-held speed device from n Enhancing the quality of life Wiltshire Police, and have had nine n mpro ing the en ironment n Promoting dmiston Parish dmiston Porton and omeldon in a positi e way sites signed off around the village to conduct speed monitoring. or only we will accept applications between January and August . With a team of twel e olunteers we or e pressions of interest must be made by September . ha e been out o er a period of weeks in ebruary in key locations and successfully For further information and an application form see our website: monitored and identi ed a large number https://www.idmistonpc.org/news/ or contact the Parish Clerk of speeding ehicles. Although we were aware we ha e a speeding problem in the illage witnessing of ehicles speeding in ust one hour along the idworth oad con rms our concerns that Community Infrastructure levy (CIl) the P limit is widely unobser ed. he ommunity Speed Watch SW What is the Community Infrastruture What would the Idmiston Parish pro ect is not ust about identifying the Levy (CIL) Council like from yoU? speeding ehicles but raising awareness through our presence on the roads of the We would like to determine what the he ommunity nfrastructure Le y speed limit in the illage. A key statistic local infrastructure spending priorities L is a planning charge introduced which really hits home is that of are. by the Planning Act as a tool for children hit by a car tra elling at P local authorities in England and Wales herefore we ask Parishioners to share will die of children hit by a car to help deli er infrastructure to support their thoughts on what they would like tra elling at P will li e. Surely this the de elopment of their area. t came in ested in within the Parish? is powerful e idence enough to consider into force on April through your speed when tra elling through our the ommunity nfrastructure Le y Some top-line ideas to-date: illages egulations . De elopment may be liable for a charge under the ommunity n Pathway pro ision nfrastructure Le y L if your local n planning authority has chosen to set a Bicycle rack by the omeldon bus charge in its area. stop n ost new de elopment which creates mpro ements to the dmiston net additional oor space of square Memorial Hall metres or more or creates a new n pgraded play equipment in the dwelling is potentially liable for the le y. play parks As the dmiston Parish ouncil has in ested the time to introduce and adopt Please ha e your say and share your a Neighbourhood Plan Wiltshire ouncil ideas: must pass on of the rele ant receipts to the Parish ouncil for that n With the Parish lerk - any thanks to all the team who ga e up area without a Neighbourhood Plan this [email protected] or their time often in sub- ero temperatures would be . 07763 411595 to hold the radar or record the number What can CIL monies be spent on? n At any P eeting - nd onday plates. We would be able to do a he le y can be used to fund a ery of the month at the Idmiston considerable amount more with further broad range of facilities such as play Parish Memorial Hall (IPMH) olunteers so if you do feel that you could areas parks and green spaces cultural commencing at . pm no o er your time and feel passionately and sports facilities education and other meeting in April or August about impro ing the quality of life in our illage by reducing tra c speed please community safety facilities. his e ibility n At the P Annual Parish eeting get in contact. gi es local areas the opportunity to Monday 14th May at the IPMH choose what infrastructure they would commencing at . pm SAM BADEnhoRST like deli ered. 01980 610215
Idmiston Parish Newsletter Page 18 ImPortant notICe - Grit bins
The salt in the yellow grit bins is provided by Idmiston Parish Council and Wiltshire Council for use on public roads and pathways only.
t is not for residents own personal use. People using this salt for their pri ate use has left supplies low during this une pected cold spell. Please purchase your own which is readily a ailable from Porton arden entre. dmiston Parish ouncil are purchasing more bins and Wiltshire ouncil will be pro iding more salt in the Autumn.
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Idmiston Parish Newsletter Page 19 DStl
DStl apprentices win national awards
Four apprentices from the Defence Science and n addition ac also won the E Student E cellent Pri e. ac s Technology Laboratory (Dstl) have won prestigious nomination highlighted his outstanding attitude strong work ethic QinetiQ Apprentice Training School Awards and willingness to learn and his ability to work in a team en ironment. one was also recognised as the best student by the ommenting on his award ac said: Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET). The “I was shocked - but delighted to have won the award! I’ve really awards underline the quality of Dstl’s programme for enjoyed the work I’ve been doing and the Dstl apprenticeship school and college leavers, which was also recently scheme has given me great support and many opportunities.” rated as being in the top 100 by All About School Della Williams Engineering Apprentices eam Leader at Dstl Leavers and Rate My Apprenticeship. added: he award winners were: “Ollie, George, Cameron and Zac have done exceptionally oliver kemp: st ear echanical anufacturing engineering well to receive these awards. Zac is the first Dstl engineering apprentice apprentice to be awarded the IET Student Excellence Prize George Sweeney: nd ear Electrical engineering apprentice which is a huge accolade. It is clear that the apprentices really enjoy the variety and nature of the work that they are doing Cameron Fitze: rd ear Electrical engineering apprentice at Dstl.” Zac hall: rd ear echanical anufacturing engineering apprentice Dstl apprentices get to work on some of the s most e citing and interesting science and technology programmes many of which ha e international and well as national implications. n recent years for e ample current and former apprentices ha e worked on space satellites drones aircraft and tackling the Ebola outbreak in West Africa. his year Dstl has recruited apprentices. he ne t recruitment campaign is e pected to start in early . Details of Dstl apprenticeship acancies will be published on the i il Ser ice Jobs site and on the Dstl Early areers acebook page.
Dstl Crown Copyright. 10th August 2017 he awards were presented by Alan Woolford from ineti and im eywood from E .
Seven year-old’s invention made by government scientists
A seven-year-old boy has had his dream submarine Verity said: t was really great to be able to reproduce this for design made into reality by apprentices at the Defence Jacob. t was a bit tricky and took quite a bit of work to get the Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl). model ready to print but we are all thrilled with the outcome and equally thrilled we were able to bring Jacob s drawing to life. On Jacob Bland from Su olk drew his water-propelled design and the plus side the mini pro ect will help towards my quali cation. wrote to Dstl asking if they would like to make it and use it for Damien olden from Platform Systems said: t sounds like sneaking and spying . Jacob has really thought about his design. We will always need With the drawing Dstl s scienti c apprentices worked up the talented creati e people perhaps Jacob will come to Dstl as an design and printed out a -D model using their own -D printer. apprentice himself one day. he work pro ided an e cellent opportunity for the apprentices f you e been inspired by Jacob s design and would like nd out to take a concept design and produce an actual model which more about working at Dstl isit: contributes to their National Vocational uali cation NV e idence. https: www.go .uk go ernment organisations defence-science- and-technology-laboratory about recruitment Jacob s dad atthew Bland said: We are o erwhelmed by the thought and e ort put in by sta at Dstl. Jake was absolutely Dstl Crown Copyright. made up about the submarine and it hasn t left his side yet. January 10th 2018. e is already integrating your suggestions for impro ements into a re ision and talking about his plans for a battleship to accompany the submarine. hank you for e erything you did for Jake it s great encouragement for his imagination.
year-old Verity Jackson has been an engineering apprentice at Dstl for two years and supported by the Platform Systems team within Dstl she was able to create the -D mini yellow submarine.
Idmiston Parish Newsletter Page 20 lighting matters: feel brighter and be healthier by Ira Blake of lIGHt my SPaCe; Salisbury’s only lighting design specialists, based in Porton
The lights in your home, can make a difference to the way you feel and can even affect your health according to research published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (2011). Light is critical to human functioning in that it allows us to see things and perform visual tasks, and important because it affects us
n psychologically - by a ecting mood and perception n physiologically - by controlling our body clocks and by enabling critical chemical reactions in the body.
Eye strain headaches low mood poor concentration are ust some of the early warning signs that we may not be listening to the needs of our bodies and succumbing to the pressures and stress associated with modern life. Being continually e posed to something that isn t a positi e e perience for you stimulates a negati e e ect and reactions that can ha e cumulati e and long-term consequences. Lighting also has two-fold role to play in maintaining health with regards to pre ention of accidents and aiding reco ery.
LIGhTInG AnD ThE PREvEnTIon oF ACCIDEnTS About million slips trips and falls are recorded in the each year with . million requiring A E care. any of these could ha e been pre ented by adequate lighting. A Salisbury optometrist e plains that: “In Winter, there is a spike nationwide in the number of older people seeking eye tests due to experiencing a trip or fall (or an increase in frequency of those events). In many cases, there is no deterioration in their vision and, on enquiry, it appears that inadequate lighting is often the culprit.” t is estimated that o er of homes do not ha e the recommended le els of lighting. Some LED bulbs can last up to years and need to be regularly cleaned to maintain light le els. LEDS also fade o er time so the light le els can deteriorate unnoticed. raditional incandescent bulbs should be replaced immediately once blown with a bulb of equal output type and tone. i ing bulbs creates an une en spread and distribution of light reducing your ability to see une en surfaces or obstructions.
LIGhTInG AnD RECovERy FRoM ILLnESS Pro iding good lighting has been clinically pro en to help patients reco er more quickly from illness and feel better. f a person is reco ering at home this is especially rele ant but not limited to people with an in ury or condition that a ects their brain their balance and or their ision. Studies ha e also shown that errors in simple tasks like dispensing medication are linked to inadequate lighting. f you would like to know more about how your lighting can impro e your sense of wellbeing and the en oyment of your home and garden you can download your free guides here: www.lightmyspace.co.uk
Idmiston Parish Council joins the Social network Cllr nabil najjar over the past few months, I have n A digital point of contact with the P for also hope that this group will help been giving a lot of thought to how all Parishioners ser e another in some ways e en more important purpose. Our Parish is the IPC could reach out to as many n A quick and easy way for Parishioners facing new challenges e ery day from of our constituents as possible. to bring any issues to our attention contro ersial planning applications to We are here to ensure that our illages n A place where P can post important further planned Wiltshire ouncil budget remain great places to li e and it is updates share our news and share cuts. t is now more important than e er important for us to hear from you rst- details of upcoming meetings and that the P is able to act as the oice of hand about how you think we can do that. e ents such as our Village ete. our community. his group is one way in o that end in January we launched the n A way for us to pass on messages and which we can ensure that you can ha e Porton dmiston and omeldon orum alerts from Wiltshire ouncil or any your say and that the collecti e oice of a new acebook group open to all other rele ant bodies our Parishioners is heard by those who represent them. residents to oin and post in. We already n A forum for discussion on how we can ha e members and it is growing impro e the Parish etting in ol ed is easy once you ha e fast so please do oin - all you need is a a acebook account ust go to https: n A tool for the P to can ass the acebook account. www.facebook.com groups portonforum opinion of our residents. his supports and press oin. hope that ha ing this network in place our decision-making by impro ing our will deli er a number of bene ts including: understanding of e eryone s interests.
Idmiston Parish Newsletter Page 21 Salisbury to winterbourne Kick off Pan Disability motor Company Football team Sales service and repairs to all makes tyres and exhausts supplied and fitted Salisbury City Council are delighted latest diagnostics to announce that they have teamed MoTs arranged up with Salisbury Rovers Football very good range Club to develop a Pan Disability of affordable football team for young people used cars aged 12-16. Courtesy cars Salisbury ity ouncil and Salisbury available o ers ootball lub are on the lookout Free collection for young people aged - who ha e a and delivery disability and an interest in playing football to get in touch. t is open to all abilities Tel: Trevor 07503 683250 those with pre ious e perience of playing and those without. he term Pan Disability relates to ha ing a team comprised of indi iduals with arious disabilities coming together to train and play no matter what their ability is. Salisbury ity ouncil recognises there are limited opportunities for young disabled people to get in ol ed in playing football. herefore working in partnership with Salisbury o ers ootball lub they are planning to de elop a Pan Disability football team aiming at getting young Painting and Decorating Services people aged - from within the Salisbury area in ol ed. Residential and Commercial Internal and External If you’d like any more information, Professionalism and quality assured, with over 15 years of experience or to register your interest, please contact Sean Saunders For enquiries or no obligation quote, please call Conrad on 079000 58325 at the Bemerton heath Centre Email: [email protected] on 01722 417100, Based in Winterbourne Dauntsey. or email ssaunders@ salisburycitycouncil.gov.uk
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Idmiston Parish Newsletter Page 22 Porton ladies Club
We meet on the 4th Wednesday in the month at 2pm in the Memorial hall, Porton. Annual membership is £14, which includes tea and biscuits. visitors £2.
In october, Dineen hopper, a Community volunteer at Stonehenge told us about the history and building of the monument. She brought along tools and pots and specimens copies of the originals which she had made herself. Stonehenge an was part of an intelligent race and we still use many of the basic skills that they e ol ed. Dineen asked for her fee to be gi en to Stonehenge. esidents who li e in the illages near Stonehenge including dmiston Parish can obtain a free Stonehenge Pass from Amesbury Library which has to be renewed annually.
In november we were visited by Louise hall from Wiltshire Farm Foods. She cooked sample meals whilst she was gi ing her talk and our tea time was greatly enhanced by the delicious cakes and chocolate eclairs.
We do like eating our Christmas Lunch was at The Crown, Cholderton we were made ery welcome and the food was great.
And now to 2018. In January we had some wonderful poems read by Beryl Paton. y fa ourite was Albert and the Lion performed in a true northern accent and we also heard some serious stu . Beryl had asked for her fee to go to Salisbury ospice.
We signed cards for Dorothy harlton and a el Edwards who are now in Nursing omes in Su olk and Salisbury we shall miss them. our February meeting was the AGM – or Annual General MUSICAL! We didn t quite set the minutes to music but ere is the Porton Ladies lub programme for the rest of the year: there s a thought for ne t year he club 28 Mar: aberg ark Wilson has en oyed meetings in the afternoons and although we only had members 25 April: agic Act - Da id o ey most of them attended regularly making 23 May: aith Lunch and ui a happy friendly group. he music for the afternoon was pro ided by two members 27 June: hiropractor Sandie horkeldsen Joyce and athleen playing duets on 25 July: otal oot ealth Eli abeth reen a keyboard they said they would ha e preferred a piano but couldn t carry it to 22 Aug: Outing to oche ourt Sculpture Park the emorial all heir e orts were really 26 Sept: ough Sleepers Laura night Alabar appreciated by all and the duets were followed by a singalong which e eryone 24 oct: unpowder - Jim eid oined in with enthusiasm. hat e ening it 28 nov: hristmas Lunch snowed
new members would be most welcome. Janet Slater 01980 610544
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The over 60s club is open to memories with pictures and stories of Other e ents are planned this year. he women and men from Porton and bygone Salisbury and district. annual subscription is only and we the surrounding villages and offers pay at our meetings to go towards the companionship with entertaining n ay we are ha ing an update on the hire of the hall. Visitors are ery welcome progress of reintroducing the Bustards so if you are interested do come along speakers at our monthly meetings. on to Salisbury Plain. We hope to go and and oin us for a sociable afternoon. iew them later in the year. was a ery successful year and we he meetings are held in Porton emorial are now looking forward to being all at pm on the last onday of the We are planning our arden Party in another good one. month. June. his is always a popular e ent At the end of April oger Elliott so let s hope the weather is good for us a retired photographer from the again otherwise we will decamp to the For more information contact Salisbury Journal is coming to og our illage hall. Phyl Grant - 610263
Badminton Club
Immediately before Christmas the hours and ending at : hours suitably Badminton Club celebrated all e hausted. Normally we ad ust our fees those hard hours spent on court to co er the cost of hiring the hall and during the year of 2017 with a riotous they currently stand at . per person payable on the day. his entitles you to party. Each member contributed participate using a peg board system to something that could be eaten ensure e eryone has equal playing time or drunk but, as a departure from and more than that a cup of tea co ee previous years, we invited both or squash with perhaps a chocolate the Village Quiz present and past members (those biscuit or two. Between games animated is Back! that were still alive) to make a discussions take place regarding the price great occasion with old friendships of sh local gossip and other worldly renewed and new acquaintances matters. Saturday May 12th 2018 made for the first time. hopefully Should you wish to take part the only In the Memorial Hall, we will repeat this at the end of requirement is a suitable pair of sports Porton 2018 and subsequent years. shoes and enthusiasm. Nets and shuttles Prior to hristmas attendances were high are pro ided as well as a full-si e court. We only ha e the one court and accordingly but immediately after the festi ities and So save the date early in the new year attendances ha e cannot pro ide instruction. owe er we dropped. opefully attendances will ha e a range of di erent standards and and get swatting up on increase as we progress further into the hours for . can t be bad so why not your general knowledge. new year. or those that are not aware gi e us a try? the Badminton lub and harbour a desire For more details & tickets to wield a racket we meet in the large kEn BRADLEy hall of Idmiston Village Memorial Hall [email protected] look out for posters in April e ery Wednesday commencing at :
Idmiston Parish Newsletter Page 24 IDmISton & Porton women’S InStItute
As I write this I am awaiting the worst that the BEAST FRoM ThE EAST can offer us! By the time you read this magazine that beast should be a memory and hopefully the warmer winds from the west are renewing our hope of spring. And with spring our W will be out and about with the ardening roup We rounded o the year with our hristmas in estigating gardens around Salisbury lunch at the ed Lion in Salisbury and a and sometimes a little further a eld. We co ee morning at one of our member s ha e talked in the past about Bluebell houses. walks and this year we will be enturing out to Winterslow to en oy the spectacle of Our rst meeting of the new year was our the bluebell woods. New ear Party we had in ited the ule Packers WD to gi e us a demonstrate Last year October to the end of the year of their dancing. After four increasingly were busy months for us. We held a raft more complicated dances we were in ited Day in the emorial all where members to oin them. We were shown a dance demonstrated their skills to fellow we could attempt but once on the dance members. hey had a ariety of crafts oor things changed and right somehow to attempt crocheting poppy brooches became left and hilarious confusion making celebration cards Dorset button reined. he members of the ule Packers making and hristmas decorations. All club were ery patient and encouraging so had a good day and went home with that e entually we all did the dance using samples of their attempts and many new the correct steps but not necessarily in the skills to practice. right order Some of our members e en Just before hristmas the Wiltshire decided to oin the club. ederation held their annual hristmas arol Ser ice at St rancis hurch on he igsbury roup made up of local Castle Road. We were entertained with W s is hosted by Bourne Valley this year songs and readings by fellow members and for their New Year Party we were from around the ounty. any of our entertained at lebe all by r. rs. members attended and felt it was a Padwick with an Old ime usic all sing- oyful start to the hristmas festi ities. along. Se eral of our members attended he Parish hoir had a busy December and e ercised their ocal cords and then supporting the local churches with their refreshed them with tea supplied by from launch to re-launch. We will also arol Ser ices if anyone would like to members of all the di erent W s. be taking our trips out to local gardens oin the choir which meets on uesday n the ne t few months we ha e on o er en oying reading the books selected by afternoons please contact me on the from Wiltshire ederation a orning the organi er of our book club and making number at the end of the article. with endelssohn in April a treat for the isits to places of interest suggested by our members. or the rst time we entered a tree into gardeners with an afternoon with Pippa the St. homas s hristmas ree esti al reenwood and arcel loyd and another Why not come along and oin us you we decorated it with inscribed ornaments afternoon e ent to disco er the Science can ust turn up on the third Wednesday re ecting one of the National ederation of ream eas . hose are ust a few of of each month at pm at the dmiston of Woman s nstitutes campaigns for the e ents and acti ities our ederation Parish emorial all or phone me Valerie this year elie ing Loneliness. t was has planned for the year they are all open on . here may be lots of fascinating seeing the trees all di erent to members and non-members. people you know already there e en if si es and shapes coming to life with the ere at the emorial all we will be there isn t a warm welcome is always slow addition of their colourful decorations. listening to Alan ildren talking about guaranteed. any of our members isited the festi al onser ation in the Water at our and were delighted to see their WI’s April meeting and in June an askie will contribution. recall the history of the S.S. reat Britain
Idmiston Parish Newsletter Page 25 wInterBourne CrICKet CluB
Winterbourne Cricket Club enjoyed another successful and enjoyable season in 2017 and now we turn our attention to a busy summer in 2018.
here are some changes for this season with a mo e down to ust one league team on a Saturday and the introduction of a new Sunday team which will pay friendly matches through the season. We always welcome new players for both the Saturday and Sunday teams so if anyone is interested in playing please do get in contact.
We were thrilled with the success of our new unior section last season with o er local children playing cricket David Gallop at the club many for the rst time. o Home and Garden build on this we ha e e panded the opportunities for this season and will Maintenance now be running teams for nder s s and s. n addition we will also Painting inside and out decorating again be holding an week course on small plumbing obs fencing hedge hursday e ening for boys and girls trimming gardening and grasscutting tree felling aged between - called All Stars ricket. his is a great way for children pruning garden clearing path and patio cleaning to get an introduction to cricket with gutter cleaning clearing. quali ed and e perienced coaches and we would lo e to see as many local no job too small. Free estimates. children come along as possible. f you are interested in any part of unior Fully insured cricket at Winterbourne please email [email protected] or see 01980 610969 07761075840 our website for more details. da id.gallop @tesco.net
Our much needed new pa ilion is a pro ect as is our battle to ensure the current pa ilion remains useable. f anyone is in a position to help particularly with maintenance and is able to olunteer it would be much appreciated.
We ha e some fundraising e ents planned throughout the summer to raise money details of which will be posted on our website.
any thanks as e er to all local businesses who sponsor the lub and those who olunteer their time to keep it going. Please do get in touch if you would like to play or help out in any way.
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Idmiston Parish Newsletter Page 26 News from
St Nicholas’ CE (VA) Primary School
t has been a ery busy few months in ite a secondary at school most recently we ha e science teacher recei ed a isit from Ofsted. am into school polar thrilled to con rm that our school e plorer Alan remains a ood school o erall oper and were which is a truly fantastic achie ement able to set up a by the whole team at St Nicholas special Science when considering ‘Good’ is so much Dome. he more di cult to attain than was the Dome pro ided case when we were last inspected an immersi e years ago. he report highlights that e perience for this school is a ‘happy, welcoming each class from school that fosters a love of nder the Oceans learning’ with pupils who are ‘diligent to Space and the and enthusiastic’ and where the Solar System and ‘strong emphasis on the pupils’ it lled the children personal development encourages awe and wonder. their positive behaviour, with We also had many respect and courtesy as the opportunities norm.’ t also acknowledges that to carry out the school is a ‘thriving school’ and some wonderful led ‘with relentless ambition on e periments behalf of the pupils…as a result, and introduced pupils are effectively supported the children to and challenged to achieve well. In microscopes. particular, more pupils make good progress to reach the highest Because of the standards in reading, writing and recent snow falls mathematics by the time they leave we had to postpone in year 6 compared to the national our World Book average.’ o ernors and were Day plans and delighted that the inspection team this has now been recognised the many challenges we rescheduled for ha e faced and the hard work and later in arch so please don t be also playing tag rugby and learning dedication in ol ed in securing such concern if you see Pirates making how to fence with our sports coaches. impro ements. their way through the Bourne Valley Since the snow has melted there ha e We look forward to Easter now and Aside from Ofsted we ha e been busy been some fresh but spring like days then onto the summer terms for working with the children on special and this has enabled us to take the more learning and fun throughout the curriculum days most recently nternet children out into our ama ing school school. Safety and a Science Day. Science grounds. ost recently the children Mrs Sandra Smith Day actually turned out to be Science ha e been impro ing their map hEADTEAChER Week we took the opportunity to reading skills whilst orienteering but
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Idmiston Parish Newsletter Page 29 opening times for Wiltshire Recycling Centres Wiltshire household waste recycling centres are open from: April October summer opening times am until pm and from No arch winter opening times am until pm and will close two days per week. rom April you may ha e to pro ide proof of address in order to use the household recycling centre so make sure you take it with you. Days that centres are closed are staggered so that residents ha e access to a recycling centre within their area se en days a week. Amesbury Boscombe Down Business Park SP el: Closed Tuesday and Wednesday Salisbury hurch elds ndustrial Estate SP NP el: 01722 415040 Closed in winter Thursday and Fridays Closed in summer on just Fridays. If you use a van or a large trailer (between 1.8 and 3 metres) to visit Wiltshire’s household recycling centres, you will need a free permit http://wiltshire.gov.uk/household-recycling-centres-permits This includes Vans, Vehicles with permanently removed rear seats and / or blanked out rear/side windows, Flatbed or pick-up type vehicles and Trailers between 1.8 and 3 metres long
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Idmiston Parish Newsletter Page 32 1st Porton
PLAy TIME is very important in developing skills. Many of our Brownies are in their third year and increasingly independent: They organise themselves really well and involve everyone in a lot of technology free games. Favourites are murder in the dark, story ladders and laughing games. Puzzles and songs with actions are often included too.
A PURRFECT EvEnInG ats Protection isited our unit to help us understand how to care for cats what the organisation does and the support we can gi e such as telling people about them and donating food as well as money.
SALISBURy By WhEELChAIR inishing o our Disability Awareness badge in ol ed a frosty hristmas isit to Salisbury. wo wheelchairs loaned from Salisbury Shopmobility were decked with fairy lights before we set o on a walk ride of disco ery. aking turns at being a wheelchair user or pusher: We searched for dropped curbs found out how bumpy cobbles and une en pa ement slabs are and how cold a person gets when sitting in a wheelchair. Steering pro ed di cult at times and pushing was a challenge especially when a leader was in the chair. he sky was clear and the wind was blowing but hristmas cheer was all around with smiling shoppers and decorated windows. he athedral looked spectacular lit up in the dark and we sang a carol or two as we negotiated the gra el paths. Sprinkles pro ed the perfect place to accommodate us and our wheelchairs. hey made us ery welcome and we warmed up with hot chocolate.
‘ThE PLoT oF LADy LIvÈ’ Amesbury ommunity heatre s ery funny pantomime production was attended by a few Porton Brownies. We all entered the u n an Photo competition but unfortunately none of us won. During the show we were une pectedly asked by the dame to stand up and sing a e you seen the mu n man . he Brownies did a great ob and recei ed a huge round of applause from the audience it was great to be in ol ed.
PACkED oUR BAGS to oin nd Winterbourne Brownies for a World uiding themed sleepo er at the end of ebruary. t was great fun and we learnt a lot about the World Association of irl uides and irl Scouts WA S cooked food from foreign countries disco ered some of the names by which Brownies are known o erseas and what their uniforms look like. We used the world map to locate their countries and the e World uiding entres Our aba a in e ico Pa Lodge in he Our halet in Swit erland usa ri in Africa Sangam in ndia. We e en had a look at some ags and national costumes.
ThInkInG DAy was an opportunity to wear Brownie uniform at school. t falls on nd ebruary which is the birthday of our founder Lady Ola e Baden-Powell. She e en dropped into our sleepo er with a message about the World hinking Day und: n wrote a letter to all irl uides and irl Scouts asking them to spare a penny to support irl uiding and irl Scouting to We ha e spaces for girls aged - year old who want to grow. he idea is simple: one coin might not seem like a lot but ha e fun and make new friends and for adult olunteers too. million coins can grow our o ement and the potential of irl f you would like to know more then get in touch with uides and irl Scouts around the world. We put p donations Snowy Owl on or isit onto the WA S symbol that we had each helped colour in. a e https: www.girlguiding.org.uk get-in ol ed a look at the picture: O we know it was really Snowy Owl dressed up
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on 01722th 434 482 or e-mail us [email protected] TuesdayTo avoidon disappointment1501722May 434City 482 orHall and e-mail Salisbury to us ensure [email protected] 10amwe have- 3pm enough slippers available booking is Toadvisable avoid disappointmentby Friday 27th April. and to ensure we have enough slippers available booking is advisable by Friday 27th April. If you are a Wiltshire Council tenant or leaseholder contact the tenant participation team IfWill you include: are a Wiltshire Council tenant or leaseholder contact the tenant participation team on 01722 434 482 or e-mail us [email protected] • on 01722 434 482 or e-mail us [email protected] Idmiston Parish Newsletter Page 34 Advice and information stands on an assortment of topics • Lots of interactive ‘have a go’ sessions including getting online, chair Zumba • Health checks • Demonstrations of exercise, craft and theatre throughout the day • Slipper exchange for over 65’s (subject to availability and booking) • Free tea, coffee and cake
To avoid disappointment and to ensure we have enough slippers available booking is advisable by Friday 27th April.
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Approximately 150 people enjoyed our Christmas Service on 21 December. It was a splendid service conducted by the Rev’d Phil osler and much enjoyed by congregation with an age range of 3 – 83, as well as being an opportunity for the community to come together and celebrate he hurches onser ation rust look St Lawrence at Stratford ony St ary s Christmas. after o er churches in England which church in South idworth and St ary s include irreplaceable e amples of art and in Wilton. Also when mber illage on As a result of our Bygone dmiston and architecture from years of English Salisbury Plain is open St iles church Bourne Valley E hibition Jennie iett history. Last year o er million people is well worth seeing. and Barbara ownsend won the National isited these churches and indeed in Award for fund raising from the hurches As far as e ents at All Saints are some places isitors can camp in the onser ation rust. his was presented concerned an Art E hibition is being churches his is known as champing if to them at the National Volunteer planned for early September plus there are any bra e souls out there who conference which the hurches it is hoped to organise a sponsored would like to gi e it a go all the details onser ation rust held in January this Pet Pilgrimage in the Bourne Valley are on the website. year. So a hUGE thank you to fellow culminating in Prosecco and ake at the olunteers and other community groups Nearer to home there are four ery nish with special treats for pets. who help us and an e en bigger thank special churches in the local area that or further details of any of these e ents you to the isitors who attend these people might like to isit as the better look out for yers in the illages nearer e ents. weather comes hese are St ary the time.
Letter from the vicar’s Wife... We can shop for many wonderful things in this country. Our choices of food and clothing and entertainment are endless. Unfortunately, a good many things that cause us actual harm, either mentally or physically are endlessly available too, and we often consume them with equal enthusiasm.
All this choice and easy availability is very distracting, and time consuming. It often doesn’t leave us with the time to cultivate those things that are just as necessary to our well being but are things we can’t purchase in a shop or on a website. We can’t buy patience, kindness, understanding, wisdom or courage in the face of troubles. We can’t buy peace or love or friendship, although we sometimes try to.
We are so used to being able to use money to get what we need or want that we almost give up on something that doesn’t involve a financial transaction. Yet we can find peace and joy and comfort in hard times, not through what we have bought or own, but by knowing that we have, as often as we have found it possible, done the right thing, in the right way at the right time.
Perhaps that’s why so many of us find it hard to believe in salvation. Bunny rabbits and chocolate and chicks are a lovely part of Easter but they are not what Easter is about. Easter is about celebrating that God our creator, who loves us in spite of our indifference, to Him and each other, our stubbornness, our busy-ness and general inability to act in even our own best interests, died for us in order that our mistakes need not colour our future as well as our present and our past. Faith and grace can’t be purchased but they can be cultivated. Spend some time this Easter counting your blessings, stopping those things that you know do you, and others, harm and leave room to do yourselves, and others, some good. It’s life transforming....
Bless you, Mari
Idmiston Parish Newsletter Page 35 events and Services in Holy week
Remember, the Churches are here for YOU, and need your presence and support if each Parish Church is to flourish and remain viable. Easter Day 1st April Please contact your resident clergy: 7.00pm on Wednesday 28th March ome and celebrate Jesus Christ’s e d Peter Ostli-East and e d Phil a Celtic Eucharist will be held in Resurrection at the hurch s great Osler or speak to a hurchwarden or any festi al of the assurance of eternal life P member for more information about St Mary’s church, Winterbourne acti ities at the Anglican churches in the Gunner led by Rev’d Phil osler for all who belie e in Jesus as od s Bourne Valley. eep up to date with your all welcome Son and who li e as his followers. local church each week with In Touch the None of us do this perfectly but we regular pew sheet with details of ser ices can all know od s lo e and and e ents in the eam and nearby. Pick forgi eness as we welcome his up a copy in church or email the eam oly Spirit and seek to work together O ce: [email protected] and your e-address will be added for the growth of his kingdom of to the distribution list. lo e and peace. ou can also isit our eam website at: www.bournevalleychurches.org.uk Easter Services at 9.30am in Maundy Thursday 29th March St nicholas Porton also . am B P Come to St nicholas church, also in St Andrew s Newton ony Porton at 7.00pm for a special e ent and St ary s Winterbourne unner where you will be able to listen to the and at . am in St Nicholas whole of St Mark’s Gospel holderton St Andrew s Boscombe being read aloud in the and St ichael All Angels conte t of a ser ice of Petanque aka boules As Spring Winterbourne Earls holy Communion. arri es and the e enings get lighter why not come and en oy a rela ed or At the end of the ser ice the altar Bring the family and together let s competiti e game of Petanque at the will be stripped of its usual decorati e worship the Risen Lord vicarage W Earls on a warm Sunday co erings in preparation for the afternoon ? i e us a call to check e ents of ood riday. it s on and bring a bottle and some any people nd this a ery mo ing nibbles if you wish. un for all ages and meaningful e perience no pre ious e perience needed all so do oin us if you can. Peter or Mari on 01980 611350 for more information... all equipment and playing Like Easter Eggs...? Come and hunt instruction pro ided for them at your local Church!
Caring for one another... n our Bourne valley Team of Anglican hurches as well as the ordained clergy and licensed lay ministers there are indi iduals who ha e been called trained and commissioned to Good Friday E eryone is in ited o er pastoral support to anyone in need. to take part in this year s Walk Celebration and Thanksgiving hese lay pastoral assistants are able to through the Valley starting at St to mark the 150th anniversary of respond to those wanting a isit at home Nicholas hurch holderton at or in hospital can bring oly ommunion the consecration of St Michael & . We isit all to those not able to get to church easily 10.45am on 30th March All Angels church in Winterbourne the churches in the Valley pausing and o er a listening ear to families who Earls at 7.00pm on Thursday 5th ha e been berea ed or encourage families in each to re ect and pray. ou are April. We look forward to welcoming bringing a child for baptism. f you would welcome to oin in for as many stages Bishop Edward to this special like to speak with a member of this team as you wish and the Walk ends at St service, which will be followed by of pastoral assistants please contact Peter Priest in harge or Ali Joyce Prayer ree ichael All Angels Winterbourne refreshments in church afterwards – coordinator see below . Bourne valley Earls at appro . . pm with tea do come and join us! co ee and hot cross buns. Prayer Tree if you would like someone to pray for you or know a family member or Look out for posters and flyers n April our Parishes will be holding friend who needs prayer why not in ol e with more details. their Annual Parochial Church the Prayer ree by contacting Ali Joyce Meeting to which all Parishioners 01980 619195 or email: aliloujoyce@ here will also be quiet meditati e ie: e eryone who li es in the Parish gmail.com with a date when you would ser ices on ood riday to pray and like the prayer to begin and please also let and all on the hurch s Electoral oll her know as and when the need for prayer re ect on hrist s cruci ion: ‘An of that Parish are in ited. At these changes. hank you hour at the Cross’ at 12.00noon in meetings we elect hurchwardens St Mary’s Winterbourne Gunner and P members re iew the past Team Prayer: and at 2.00pm in St nicholas year s acti ities and look ahead to Be with us Lord in all we do and say Porton led this year by the what the future may hold... Look out visit each home with your peace and lo e venerable Stephen Robbins CB Turn all hearts and minds to you our for details and come along lo ing od in Jesus name Amen
Idmiston Parish Newsletter Page 36 Porton Baptist Church
We are sad to tell you that Douglas Parish’s wife Betty passed into the presence of her Lord on 12th February 2018 in her 98th year. Douglas and Betty came to Porton Baptist Church in 1980 when Douglas became Pastor of the Church until retiring in 2002, but they still remained as members of the Church to this day. They worked among the schools and local community groups.
Since our last update in your maga ine hristmas has come and gone with se eral special hurch e ents and children s parties nati ity plays. Since our Student Pastor left us we ha e been operating on a lay system with tremendous support from isiting preachers especially two retired ministers e Paul orson and the e ussell arrison to whom we owe a great debt. Our Sunday School under the guidance and leadership of ichelle Pike continues to flourish. hey meet in ac s room underneath the platform. So if you e er ha e a spare hour on a Sunday morning at : you will always recei e John Lodge a ery warm welcome at Porton Baptist hurch. ODE A O
alDerBury Deanery treaSurer
Alderbury Deanery is looking to recruit a Deanery reasurer. he role in ol es keeping the Deanery Synod s accounts supporting P reasurers particularly in relation to stewardship and payment of the parish s airer Share and submitting P s Annual eports and Accounts. As a key member of the Deanery Standing ommittee the Deanery reasurer will ideally be able to attend its meetings held times a year and will make reports to Deanery Synod at least once a year. t is anticipated that the role should not take more than a few hours each month and appropriate remuneration will be o ered.
o e press interest and for more details please contact e d Da id Bacon ural Dean on or by email: [email protected] by Sunday th April .
Idmiston Parish Newsletter Page 37 Wiltshire Police Your local Amesbury Community Policing Team
For information about policing matters in our area please e-mail us on [email protected] • Think you know something about a crime? Call Crimestoppers on 0800 555111 • Wiltshire Police (Emergency) Salisbury Rural Taxi Service 999 • Wiltshire Police (non Emergency) A bookable communal taxi service at bus fare rates. 101
Serving the villages of Cholderton, Newton Toney, Allington, Idmiston, Porton and • The Community Policing Team CPT more. The Connect2 service picks you up at village focal points. Concessionary combines Neighbourhood Policing, free bus passes can be used. To travel without a free bus pass you will need to Response Teams and Local Crime purchase Zone Tickets from the driver when you board. Investigators so there is a “one team” approach to community policing. It You must book in advance by calling 01722 505050. means there is a bigger team of offi cers Ring for further details. and police staff available to attend incidents and improves communication between teams and departments. advertise in the • It gives the public a better service Idmiston Parish newsletter because issues can potentially be resolved This newsletter is produced in April, July and november and is delivered at the fi rst point of contact (101 and free of charge to over 900 homes in the parish. Also available on line. 999 call-takers) and provides them with This is an inexpensive (from £20 an issue) and eff ective way of reaching potential a named offi cer/police staff member customers throughout much of the Bourne valley. who they will be able to keep in touch To enquire about advertising, with during the investigation. It also tel: 07763 411595 e: [email protected] encourages offi cers and staff to take more “ownership” of cases. READERS - Tell people that you saw their advert in Idmiston Parish newsletter
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Idmiston Parish Newsletter Page 39 Directory of advertisers
Accommodation Electricians Schools Cholderton Charlies 01980 629438 R Presslee 01980 610632 B.V. Nursery School 01980 611766 Aerial Installation Bourne Valley Electrical Services 01980 610635 Figsbury Pre-School 01980 611837 1st Aerials ‘R’ Us 01980 610095 Estate Agents Gomeldon Primary 01980 611370 Simon Bevis 01722 415727 Bassets 01980 676722 St Nicholas’ School 01980 610401 Builder / Building Services Easy Property 03330 050555 Security & Alarms Willmont Building Svcs 01980 846397 Fencing Avon Security 01980 626000
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