Dec 2013 / Jan 2014

The Dun Valley Churches are members of The Clarendon Team

THE CLARENDON TEAM MINISTRY OF CHURCHES TEAM RECTOR Revd Nils Bersweden, The Rectory, The Plantation, Winterslow, Salisbury SP5 1RE Tel 01980 862231. Mobile 07960 321355 E-Mail: [email protected] TEAM PRIEST (with Deanery Schools responsibility) Revd Elizabeth Moore-Bick Tel 01722 711144 E-Mail: [email protected] TEAM CURATES Revd Cynthia Buttimer Tel: 01980 862017, [email protected] Revd Jane Dunlop Tel: 01794 884793, [email protected] Revd Andrew Poppe Tel: 01980 863449, [email protected] TEAM LAY LICENSED MINISTERS Mrs Gill Morgan, Mr Bill Thompson, Mrs Debbie McIsaac, Mr Michael Barratt OTHER CLERGY Canon Roger Sharpe, Canon Jeremy Davies, Revd Anthea Cochrane, Revd Gordon Mitchell CLARENDON TEAM WEBSITE – www.clarendonteam.org - an informative website covering Worship services, notices and activities throughout the Team Team Worship Rota – www.clarendonteam.org/rotacurrent.htm, or to download in MS Excel www.clarendonteam.org/rotacurrent.xls

TEAM ADMINISTRATOR Clarendon Team Office, St. John’s School Room, Gunville Road, Winterslow, Salisbury SP5 1PP Tel 01980 863635 (Mon-Fri 9-11 a.m.) E-Mail [email protected]

WEST DEAN WITH EAST GRIMSTEAD CHURCHWARDENS Mr Bob Trott, Oakley, East Grimstead (Holy Trinity) 01722 712685 Vacancy (St Mary’s). Any queries to Team Administrator, or Treasurer or Secretary (below)

FARLEY WITH PITTON CHURCHWARDENS Mrs Sara Bossom, Stockbottom House, Pitton 01980 611133 Vacancy (All Saints) WEST DEAN WITH EAST GRIMSTEAD FARLEY WITH PITTON

LAY PASTORAL ASSISTANTS LAY PASTORAL ASSISTANTS Mrs Gill Morgan, Farley 01722 712438 Mrs Jenny Cotter, East Grimstead, 01722 712316 Mrs Sue Sinclair, Pitton 01722 712220 Mr Alan Bannister, West Dean, 01794 340872 Mrs Sara Bossom, Pitton 01980 611133

TREASURER TREASURER Mr John Semmons, Pitton 01722 712556 Ms Jane Higgins, 01794 340536

ORGANISTS SECRETARY Mr Barry Cooper, 01722 712350 Mr Mike Marx, 01794 340271 Ms Janice Brown

MAGAZINE EDITOR Rod Coppock, Timbers, Beeches Close, Pitton, SP5 1EF Tel 01722 712469 E-Mail: [email protected] ADVERTS EDITOR Tim Hawkes, Lodge Farm House, Elm Close, Pitton, SP5 1EU Tel 01722 712577 E-Mail: [email protected] 2

JULIAN MEETINGS

The Julian Meeting group meets for half an hour of silent prayer on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of each month at 2pm; there is no Julian Meeting on the 2nd Wednesday, and on the 4th Wednesday at 12.30pm the Julian group are invited to join Quaker Friends at the Meeting House in Wilton Road.

4th December - no meeting this month 11th December at Birchdale, The Green, Pitton 18th December at Whitehill Lodge, Pitton

If you would like further details, please contact Hilary Semmons 712556 or Sue Sinclair 712220.

Pitton Methodist Society The Pitton Methodists worship together with the Anglicans at St. Peter's Church and have a Methodist led service there once a month (currently the 3rd Sunday). Minister - Susan Holden, 76a Countess Rd. Amesbury SP4 7AT 01980 623948 Steward - Mrs. Sarah Sankey 01722 712581

Our next PathFinders@Pitton will be on Sunday 1st December The 1st Sunday of Advent We will unveil our Nativity Collage and make a huge Parish Christmas Card so do all come and join us!! For more details contact Sara Bossom on 01980 611133 3

From Cynthia Buttimer, Team Priest December 2013 Dear Friends, As Christmas approaches and our minds turn to the ‘Little Town of Bethlehem,’ and all that happened there, I have come across an article headed, ‘If Jesus was born today Bethlehem would be closed.’ I have been interested, for some years, in the terrible troubles of the Palestinians in Bethlehem, many of whom have lost their vineyards and olive groves and fields to Israeli settlements. They have also been cut off from their lands by the huge wall that intersects the town with watchtowers on top of it. The priest of Bethlehem’s Beit Jala parish says, ‘If Jesus and Mary came this year Bethlehem would be closed. Jesus would either have to be born at a checkpoint or at the separation wall. Mary and Joseph would need Israeli permission to enter – or to be tourists.’ Now there is an imminent threat that a strip of Israeli settlements, built on 18 square kilometres of what was once northern Bethlehem, will cut the city off from its historic twin, Jerusalem. One of the settlements, Har Homa, is built on the area where it is thought the angels announced Jesus’ birth to the shepherds. At the moment there is a narrow strip of land connecting Bethlehem to Jerusalem, but a new settlement, Givat Hamatos, will fill this in a number of years, and huge numbers of houses will continue to be built in the area. Israel says the wall has cut terrorist attacks and even if a peace agreement razes the separation wall the two cities will remain divided.

How familiar this sounds as we think of the Christmas story and all the political troubles then. Mary and Joseph were in an unknown land among strangers, and if they came back today I’m sure someone would give them lowly lodgings, near the checkpoint, or wall, or in a refugee camp. The great thing is that we know Jesus was born, was fully human, and came into a divided and evil world where the Romans held all the power. He came to turn that evil on its head, to teach us how to live, loving God and our neighbour before ourselves, to turn us away from all that is bad towards all that is good. Therefore this Christmas make sure your heart isn’t closed to Jesus, as Bethlehem is closed, be aware, as he was, of the many who have so little, and whose lives are incredibly difficult, and be thankful that the great love of God for each one of us came in the child of Bethlehem. Happy Christmas, Cynthia.

A message from the Baileys Thank you for all your cards and good wishes. After 17 years in Pitton we will miss our neighbours and friends, Jasmine, its garden and views but we are gradually settling into Florence Court and life in Wilton. Lydia and Bill are still in Pitton so we will be coming back to visit and perhaps will see some of you. Until then, best wishes for Christmas and the New Year. June and Ted Bailey 5

From the registers

Baptisms

Ludovic Sands Ross LINDSAY at St Peters, Pitton on 27th October 2013

Funerals

Gordon Job William JOYCE At Holy Trinity, East Grimstead On 17th October 2013

Thanks from Farley PCC The Farley PCC greatly appreciated the volunteers who organised and cleared the back of the church yard. Also the many items of food donated to "Morning Star" at the recent Harvest Festival Service. Thank you very much everyone.

CALLING ALL WOMEN: UPCOMING EVENT!!! Thursday 5th December 10-13.00 “Sudan Experience” with Andrew Poppe Tuesday 11th March: Canon Sara Mullally Tuesday 10th June: “Creative Rest” a Quiet Day At Stockbottom House, Pitton 01980 61113 Bring a packed lunch. Tea and Coffee provided

EAST GRIMSTEAD HOLY TRINITY Once again 2013 has gone flying by, and now we are at Christmas time and getting ready for celebrations! We have our Carol Service on Christmas Eve at 4.00pm. We had a packed church last year and it would be great to do the same this year. The service is followed by Hot Toddy in the church. PLEASE can we have donations of RED wine for the hot toddy and leave in BUCKBY porch by 22nd Dec. Everyone was very generous last year, as we were able to serve a second round!! Look forward to seeing as many as possible for the service. Holy Trinity would like to thank the flower ladies for their wonderful arrangements throughout the year. There have been many compliments on how well the church has looked during this year. Thank you all. Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas & Happy New Year.

THE GRIMSTEADS DEFIBRILLATORS The Parish Council is hoping to have two defibrillators installed in the telephone kiosks of East and West Grimstead. At the moment we are applying for a grant but we may have to raise more money. These machines can be used by anybody with no training necessary but we are hoping to have at least one class in West Grimstead Village Hall to train people but 15 plus people would need to attend the class. If you are interested in the training or have any queries, please contact Rosemary Clark – telephone 710216. 8

PITTON PRIMARY SCHOOL We came back to the new term in November and enjoyed a ‘trip around the UK’! This was an opportunity to develop the whole schools knowledge of the UK by moving around each country- themed classroom. During the day, the children learnt Morris dancing and Irish dancing, produced their own Scottish tartan, tried Welsh cakes and Scottish shortbread, listened to stories about Finn McCool as well as learning facts about England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. A fantastic day was had by all! Our Year 3/4 Football team, Year 5/6 Netball team and Year 1/2Rugby team all took part in Festivals in November, where they had the opportunity to improve their sporting skills and play a number of matches as well. Our Year 5/6 children also had their first competition of the year in their orienteering league. We were fully involved in fundraising last month. We supported Children-in-Need by asking each child to bring their teddy bear to school and donate £1 for this worthy cause. It was lovely to see the range of teddies that came to visit us! We also felt it important to raise money for the disaster in the Philippines and decided to support the charity ‘Shelter Box’. We agreed to hold a cake sale in the school and raised a fantastic amount which was sent to the charity to help with their relief effort. We also collected shoeboxes for Operation Christmas Child as we do every year and managed to collect a fantastic 49 boxes this year. Preparation for Christmas is now in full flow, with the infants rehearsing for their nativity play, the juniors practising for their talent show and carol service and the school choir rehearsing for the small schools carol concert in the City Hall on 9th December. Finally, the FOPS Christmas Market will be held on Saturday 7th December from 2pm – 5pm in the school and it would be wonderful to see many of the villagers at the event.

Woman’s ambition: to be weighed and found wanting. No woman ever yet shot her husband while he was doing the washing up.

Pitton Pre-School What a busy month we have had! We had a wonderful week for Children-in-Need when we all took part in a ‘round of round’ activities including making round pizzas, painting spots and playing spotting games. The highlight of the week was, as always, our teddy bears picnic! The following week we celebrated Diwali with the children by trying some Indian cooking and taking part in our own celebration of light. We also held a successful Open Morning on 14th November, enjoying a bug hunt and building bug houses in beautiful autumn weather. During December we will be following the children's interest in light and dark and will have lots of opportunities to explore our early winter weather, frosty mornings and sunny afternoons, as well as Christmas activities including our annual Nativity play. We welcomed 4 new children to Pre-School this month, and will be saying goodbye to our 2 oldest at the Christmas party as they are moving up to Pitton School in January – we wish them all the best for the future.

THANK YOU

To all who helped, came and gave generous donations at the

Save The Children

COFFEE MORNING

It was agreed by those who came that the proceeds should given in response to the SAVE THE CHILDREN APPEAL for relief in the Philippines.

The total raised is just under £650 with some donations still coming in. 12

Royal British Legion Lunches DO YOU NEED SOMETHING TO LOOK FORWARD TO IN THE DARK WINTER MONTHS?

YOU COULD JOIN US AT THE ROYAL BRITISH LEGION LUNCHES IN THE BOWLING CLUB ALDERBURY ON

THURSDAY JANUARY 30th. AND THURSDAY FEBRUARY 27th. 2014

AT 12.30 FOR 1 O'CLOCK.

WE WILL SERVE A TWO COURSE LUNCH PLUS TEA OR COFFEE WHICH WILL BE FOLLOWED BY A RAFFLE

£7.00 PER HEAD.

DRINKS MAY BE BOUGHT FROM THE BAR

Book early to avoid disappointment.

Phone Pat Sheppard at 01722 710587 to book a place. We look forward to your company.

Three phrases that sum up Christmas are: Peace on Earth; Goodwill to Men; and Batteries not included. You know you are getting old when Father Christmas starts looking younger. 13

A Christmas Quiz

Are these statements true or false? (Answers on p.28)

1. The town of Bethlehem is just over 20 miles from Jerusalem. 2. The composer, Gustav Holst, who wrote the carol ‘In the Bleak Mid-Winter’ lived in Thaxted, Essex. 3. A pheasant is one of numerous birds mentioned in the song: ‘The 12 days of Christmas’. 4. The first light bulbs used to decorate a Christmas tree were switched on at London’s Great Exhibition in 1851. 5. After leaving Bethlehem, Mary and Joseph with the baby Jesus went into Egypt. 6. The Christmas stamps produced by Royal Mail in 2009 depicted the Nativity on stained glass windows. 7. The second line of the carol ‘Once in Royal David’s city’ is: ‘Stood a smelly cattle-shed’. 8. ‘Vrolyk Kerstfeest’ means ‘Happy Christmas’ in the Slovakian language. 9. ‘Merry Christmas Everybody’ sung by Slade was top of the UK singles chart in 1983. 10. Bethlehem in Israel stands 2,550 feet above sea level. 11. Mistletoe is nutritious to many animals, but poisonous to people. 12. In December 2001, the world’s longest Christmas cracker was measured at 207 feet. 13. The carol ‘Silent Night’ was originally written in Russia. 14. Poinsettia plants were first discovered in Mexico by Joel Poinsett in the mid 1800s. 15. There is a village in Wales called Bethlehem. 16. The song ‘Have yourself a Merry little Christmas’ featured in the film ‘Meet me in St. Louis’ (1940).

18. ‘A Christmas Carol’ was written by Charles Dickens in 1843. 19. Bing Crosby and Bob Hope starred together in the film ‘White Christmas’ (1954). 20. Christmas Activities were banned in 1647 following an Act of Parliament introduced by Oliver Cromwell.

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J. MATTHIAE & CO LTD. PETER NIGHTINGALE CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT Garden and Landscape Service CHARTERED TAX ADVISER Hard Landscape Specialist Patios, Paths, Steps, Garden Walls, Pergolas, Arches, Trellis work and Gates Financial accounts prepared Turfing and beds prepared for planting. Payroll and PAYE services Ponds, Palisade and Sleeper Walls. Value Added Tax Shed bases and Sheds erected. Timber decking. Personal & corporate tax returns OVERGROWN GARDENS CLEARED Taxation advice AND TIDIED. GENERAL GARDEN MAINTENANCE. JUDITH MATTHIAE ACA CTA DESIGNS AND IDEAS. General Property Maintenance. Hebron, Middleton, Winterslow TEL. 01980 862285 Tel: 01980 863494

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Property Maintenance Phone: 01794 340150 Mobile: 07789 585257

Email: Stunning Cakes and Cupcakes. [email protected] Birthdays, Weddings, Christenings etc. Made locally Why not try me for all your Baking and Decorating Workshops Maintenance needs. Ring Sarah on 01722 336085 or mobile 07846 443797 Over 25 years Experience www.lilylouscakes.co.uk

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BORDER SERVICE STATION @ Lopcombe Corner

A Family Garage Providing Quality Repairs & MOT At Competitive Prices

All Aspects of Professional Tree Work Undertaken. Tel 01980 862378 Fully Insured & Work to BS.3998 www.phipson.co.uk Fully Qualified & Experienced Stumps ground out N.D. Arb / NPTC Certificated Changing your Car Tel: West Dean 01794 340610 We Have Just What You Want Mobile: 07810 342750 www.needasmallcar.com 23

Robert Amor THE SILVER PLOUGH Architectural Consultant

WHITE HILL, PITTON Listed buildings/conservation New build & extensions Sunday lunch served all day Conversions 12 noon until 8pm Domestic & commercial * New Menus * WiFi throughout Full design/planning service * Traditional Skittles Alley for Private Parties * Accommodation Office:- 01722- 712825 Monday – Saturday: 12-3pm and 6-11pm Home:- 01722- 712263 Sunday: 12 – 9.30pm Call us on 01722 712266 Mobile:- 07765 414757

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For a free, no pressure quote Please call in to see us, or ring Carrie On regular or one-off work 07785 933966 for more information. Call: 01794 340977 www.pittonpreschool.com

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Colin Macintyre TRADITIONAL UPHOLSTERY Learn a new skill Picture Framer ------West Grimstead Village Hall A quality bespoke service Coombe Bissett Village Hall at an affordable price Classes run during school term on a Tuesday & Wednesday ------For a free estimate : New class starting in tel: 01794 342080 Sherfield English (thurs) email: [email protected] For more information contact: web: www.cmpf.co.uk Melanie 07757 330251

Wood Burners Sale and installation

PAS - Professional Accountancy & of wood/multifuel Secretary Service stoves. Bookkeeping, Payroll, VAT returns, Chimney Lining. CIS Returns, Year-end Returns All Office Administration Undertaking. Servicing. Contact: Polly Wallis Frenchmoor Country Stoves Mobile: 07733364604 Or email: [email protected] 01794 340246 25

WHIST DRIVES - PITTON VILLAGE HALL 3rd Wednesday in the month at 7.30 pm Next one on 18th December 26

Love is what's in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening presents for a minute and look around. Light travels faster than sound. That's why some people appear bright until you hear them speak. Seen it all, done it all, can't remember most of it. 27

Answers to Christmas Quiz 12. True: It was also 13 feet in 1. False: It is only five! diameter, and made in 2. True. Buckinghamshire. 3. False. 13. False: It was written in Germany. 4. False: Light bulbs were not 14. True. commercially available until 15. True: It’s in Carmarthenshire, after 1879. north-east of Llandeilo. 5. True. 16. True. 6. True. 17. False: The story was by 7. False: Replace the word ‘smelly’ Raymond Briggs. with ‘lowly. 18. True. 8. False: It is Dutch. 19. False: Bing Crosby starred with 9. False: It was 1973. Danny Kaye. 10. True. 20. True: Christmas was an illegal 11. True festival for 13 years! 28

The Christmas stars

Any astronomer can predict with absolute accuracy just where every star in the universe will be as the clocks chimes midnight on Christmas Eve. He can make no such prediction about his teenage daughter.

Santa

What do you call Santa’s helpers? - Subordinate Clauses.

On the other hand, you have different fingers.

I just got lost in thought. It was unfamiliar territory.

What to Expect from a Mastermind by Richard Parsons at West Dean ‘Thoughts are Things’ is how Napoleon Hill describes the outcome of a person’s strong desire to achieve a particular objective. In his book, Hill illustrates his methods by writing about the successful people whom he had interviewed and revealing a 13 step process which when followed with PERSISTENCE will develop the habits for success. The starting point is an idea which will inspire action.

In early November 1910, United States Senator Nelson Aldrich led a group of New York bankers at a secret 10 day meeting on Jekyll Island where the Aldrich Plan was conceived. The 1907 run on the banks had set the scene for a government commission run by Aldrich and a team of economists who had travelled to Europe where they were impressed with how well European Central Banks and the Bank of England appeared to be maintaining financial stability. The idea of the Aldrich plan was to establish an American ‘lender of last resort’ and while this plan did not receive the necessary political support, it did pave the way for the signing into law of the Federal Reserve Act on 23rd December 1913.

In Chapters 2 & 3, Napoleon Hill tells anecdotal stories which demonstrate why a BURNING DESIRE BACKED BY FAITH is an essential element in the pursuit of any endeavour. An electronic copy of ‘Think and Grow Rich’ can be downloaded from www.TheSalesEdge.biz/free.html and access to a weekly mastermind group is at www.sp5.co.uk/mastermind where, in this context, a mastermind is a group of like-minded people who share their interpretations on live conference calls which are recorded and archived. Please call 01794-341405 or send an email to [email protected] for more information.

He who laughs last, thinks slowest. Everyone has a photographic memory. But sadly, some don't have film.

Operation Christmas Child (Samaritans Purse) Shoebox Appeal

Thank you SO much to every one who has so kindly filled a shoe box for very needy children in Eastern Europe. Your gifts will make these children feel that someone cares and give them hope that the future might not be so bleak.

This year our boxes will help make up a load of approximately 10,000, that are to be loaded into a lorry on Friday November 22nd. They then have a 9 day journey to get to Ukraine where they will be distributed by local volunteers organized by people known to Samaritans Purse personnel. They are going to desperately needy children there and will bring so much happiness.

We are continually amazed at peoples generosity in these days of austerity. Your gifts have the potential to radically change lives. What potential! Thank you so much!

For the latest information on what’s happening in Pitton or Farley, see:

www.pittonandfarley.co.uk

Photos, news and details of upcoming events welcome: [email protected]

Down in the Amazon jungle This communication comes to you from the remote depths of the Ecuadorian rain forest, four hours travel from the nearest town, two of those down a piranha infested blackwater creek by canoe. The rich jungle is astoundingly beautiful and luxuriant, and packed with wildlife. The eagle-eyed Yasuni guides can spot a bird, monkey, insect or reptile long before we tourists, and they tell fascinating tales of the wild boar, caiman, giant otters and monkeys (of which I saw seven types). Birdlife is truly startling in its many forms and colours, and even the names are quite wonderful: laughing falcon, violaceous jay, snake- necked aninga, and flame-crested tanager to name just a few. The protected reserve is a maze of waterways and forest, with no roads, just unmarked trails, and all that can be heard are the sounds of the jungle. The income from the oil economy has enabled the indigenous Yasuni people to begin to develop some very special environmentally friendly tourist sites, but they find everything they need in the jungle, and have no interest in city life. Many have never been beyond the nearest town. They have, however, welcomed the new clinics and schools into their life, although some still believe in traditional cures. Trees and leaves are used as medicine: the curarina tree leaves are a snakebite antidote, the dragon’s blood tree sap is an antiseptic for cuts and bites, and larvae from palm trees can be barbecued or ground into a medicinal cream. Some trees provide rubber, others have cloth-like bark which can be made into simple clothing, while the kapok tree provides cotton for starting fires. Palm tree hearts can be eaten, some vines contain drinking water, and epiphyte roots are used for fishing nets, string and basket weaving. Their houses are simple round wooden structures, intricately thatched with palm leaves with a steep pitch for taking the rain away quickly, for when it rains it certainly does rain (and this is the dry season). The houses are usually built on platforms to deter wildlife, and different woods are used for their furniture and spears - they still hunt for fish and meat using some impressive weapons. There is so much more to tell; maybe in the next edition. 34

IMPORTANT NOTICE

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FORTHCOMING EVENTS

DECEMBER 1st 11.00am PathFinders@Pitton St Peter’s 4th 8.00am Coach Trip to London Whiteparish Church 4th 10.30am Farley Coffee Shop Farley Village Hall 5th 10.00am ClarendonTeam Women’s Day Stockbottom House, Pitton 5th 7.30pm Friends of Bentley Wood Christmas Party E Grimstead Rdg Rm 7th 10.00am West Dean Christmas Fair Village Hall 7th 10.30am West Grinstead Drop-in Coffee Morning Village Hall 7th 2.00pm Friends of Pitton School Christmas Market School 8th 12noon Pitton Social Club Christmas Drinks Village Hall 8th 7.30pm Music in Farley Seasonal Music All Saints 11th 2.00pm Julian Meeting Birchdale, Pitton 12th 7.30pm Pitton & Farley Parish Council Farley Village Hall 14th 7.30pm Dun Valley Singers Christmas Get Together E Grimstead Rdg Rm 14th 7.30pm West Dean Christmas Cracker Village Hall 16th 5.30pm Carols in the Plough Silver Plough, Pitton 17th 7.30pm Sarum Six St Thomas’s, Salisbury 18th 2.00pm Julian Meeting Whitehill Lodge, Pitton 18th 7.00pm Pitton Carol Service St Peter’s 18th 7.30pm Pitton Whist Drive Village Hall 21st 3.00pm West Dean The Tiptoe Nativity St Mary’s 22nd 6.00pm Farley Nine Lessons & Carol Service All Saints 22nd 6.00pm West Dean Carol Service St Mary’s 24th 4.00pm East Grimstead Carol Service Holy Trinity 29th 10.30am Friends of Bentley Wood Not Quite 2014 Walk Barn

JANUARY 1st 10.30am Farley Coffee Shop Farley Village Hall 15th Deadline for copy submission for February DVN 15th 7.30pm Pitton Whist Drive Village Hall 20th 7.30pm West Grimstead Play Reading Group Cobbins, Laverstoke 30th 12.30pm R B L Lunch Bowling Club Alderbury

FEBRUARY 1st 7.30pm Winterslow Scouts Burns Night Celebration Village Hall 5th 10.30am Farley Coffee Shop Farley Village Hall 15th Deadline for copy submission for March DVN 27th 12.30pm R B L Lunch Bowling Club Alderbury