Harvest supper News Hamstead 7.30pm Friday 1st October in the village hall in tickets at the door £7 (£5 children) but please let one of the following know at least one week in advance of your intention to come Robin Tandy 01488 658048 Jamie Gladstone 01635 44868 brief Hornet The Stobart Rail depot and Issue no. 55 Distributed free in the Hamstead Marshall area September 2010 excellent food – fine wine – good company yard which has been set up on and the traditional harvest supper auction Sutton estate land near the level crossing is serving as a It may look like down- town Baghdad, but this base for repair operations on Bus blaze Could you contribute an item to the auction? was the scene outside the the rail bridge over the river Please contact Robin Tandy on 01488 658048 Craven Arms in Enborne and canal downstream at outside at 5.30pm on 18 August. Could you contribute a salad or dessert to the supper? Marsh Benham. The operation The driver of Newbury Please contact Julie Althaus on 01635 524346 is expected to last six weeks. Craven Arms Buses service no 13 was heading back into The new house which is nearly Newbury - fortunately with no passengers - completed on the site of the Bonfire and firework party when he smelt burning demolished Holtwood House electrics, stopped and got Friday 5th November has been named Holtwood out. Within a minute or Corner. two the bus was ablaze, on the village hall field and within 10 minutes, The village hall is expecting to when the fire brigade watch notice boards for more details photo: J Handy make a further insurance claim arrived, it was burnt out. against last year’s break-in and Newbury Buses has continued to provide the No 13 service through the village, but no explanation Could you help build the bonfire on the weekend of 30th/31st Oct? flooding because, on drying could be obtained as to what caused the fire. Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue declined to comment out, the sink unit and work-top or confirm its involvement with any kind of investigation, referring the Hornet to the formal process Could you help with the barbecue and refreshments on the day? have buckled. of a Freedom of Information request. The hall floor is due to be If so, please contact Sue Watts on 01488 658932 sanded and rewaxed on 31st or Lanie Allen on 01488 658168 Following its transfer to a August as part of the hall’s new estate agent – Brunsden maintenance programme to Associates – the White Hart preserve improvements carried has been sold subject to E n b o r n e & H a m s t e a d M a r s h a l l G a r d e n S o c i e t y out in previous years. contract. Details of the deal are ct Sue Watts thanks all those who confidential at present but, D ra F l o w e r S h o w a n d F e t e when asked if the White L t sponsored her in the Race for O on Life which took place in July. Hart would continue to be a S c She raised over £450 for cancer pub, a Brunsden contact said to 2 p m S a t u r d a y 4 t h S e p t e m b e r research. “As far as I am aware, yes.” ct a t H a z e l P a d d o c k (o p p o s i t e E n b o r n e S c h o o l ) This is good news for locals, je and it has done nothing to b A willowcraft afternoon in the u dampen the strong rumour s tombola – grand draw – refreshments – many stalls village hall is planned for half that the buyer is connected and of course a staggering display of term. to the Red House at Marsh prize-winning produce in the marquee Benham. The White Hart, or Old White Hart as it has sometimes been called, has long been the centre of village life. In the nineteenth century beer was brewed on site here, and the inn also provided a News stories from the Hamstead Hornet are posted and updated on www.hamsteadmarshall.net meeting place for fawn suppers, coroner’s inquests, auctions, local societies’ gatherings and which also carries detailedinformation about the village. The Hamstead Hornet is edited and published by Penelope Stokes at The Holding, Hamstead annual rent days, when tenants queued up to pay the Craven bailiff. Had the site been redeveloped, Marshall, Newbury, Berks RG20 0HW T 01488 658759 E [email protected] as was feared, the loss to the village and its history would have been irrevocable. What’s on Village property for sale Fireworks The agents Strutt & Parker and Peter Maclaine are currently Sue Watts and Lanie Allen are Circle of Friends (ladies’ group) offering three options for buying North Lodge: Sue Watts ensuring that the splendid 19.30-21.30 Alison Mawdsley and • the four-bedroomed house with Kennet fishing and a Thur 2 Sept 01488 658932 tradition of a free bonfire Himalayan singing bowls total of 4.31 acres for £1.05 million night party for Hamstead • the former studio, now a three-bedroom house, together Marshall will continue this Enborne & Hamstead Marshall Flower Show Dawn Taylor 01635 32006 with summer house and 8.32 acres for £1.15 million 14.00 at Hazel Paddock, oppo Enborne School year, even though the White Sat 4 Sept Penelope Lake 01635 48701 • the whole 13-acre site with both houses for offers in excess stalls, competitions, amusements Hart is out of action. of £2 million. Friday 5th November is the Other properties, advertised for sale earlier in the summer and 14.00 Guided walk at Elm Farm, marking second Pam Tibbatts night. The children of Sun 12 Sept weekend of Organic Fortnight 01488 658298 now described as sold subject to contract, are: Sunflowers Preschool are • Meadow View at Chapel Corner, advertised by Marc building a guy for the bonfire, Allen at a guide price of £475,000 20.00 Parish council meeting in the village hall Jo Wheeler and donations are being Mon 20 Sept all parishioners welcome 07766 629235 • Hobsons Cottage, formerly Hillside, offered by Strutt & sought for the fireworks. There Parker at a guide price of £650,000 will be refreshments as usual.
19.30 Harvest supper £7 (£5 children) Robin Tandy 01488 658048 • No 8 Hamstead Marshall (opposite Salters), advertised If you could help with Fri 1 Oct pay at door, but book in advance Jamie Gladstone 01635 44868 by Hillier & Wilson at £375,000 building the bonfire the week- • and, as described on the front page, the White Hart end before, or with the 19.30-21.30 Circle of Friends (ladies’ group) Sue Watts offered by Peter Brunsden Associates at £650,000. barbecue and refreshments on Thur 7 Oct talk on millinery in village hall 01488 658932 the night, please contact Sue Planning applications on 01488 658932 or Lanie on Community Market in village hall Sue 01488 658932 01488 658168. 10.00-13.00 information taken from the West Berkshire Council website 23 August 2010 Sat 9 Oct local produce & refreshments Lanie 01488 658168 Foxlee Farm has submitted another application for a replacement You SHALL go 19.30-21.30 Circle of Friends (ladies’ group) Sue Watts dwelling and garage plant room, following refusal of an earlier Thur 4 Nov local crafts, gifts, ideas in village hall 01488 658932 application, on grounds of scale and size, last February. This new the ball (et) application is pending consideration. Village bonfire & firework party Sue 01488 658932 The Old Post Office is seeking permission for a new pond in the Sue Watts is once again Fri 5 Nov volunteers wanted Lanie 01488 658168 paddock, an application which is also pending consideration. organising a trip to the The Holtwood House application, dating back to April, for an Arlington Arts Centre at Mary Hare School in December, this 10.00-13.00 Community Market in village hall Sue 01488 658932 enclosed swimming pool with bat loft above, is still undecided. Sat 13 Nov local produce & refreshments Lanie 01488 658168 Approval has been given to Holtwood Farm’s application for time to see Prokofiev’s change of use of an agricultural building to a dwelling. Cinderella performed by Ballet Theatre UK. 20.00 Parish council meeting in the village hall Jo Wheeler Craven House has been refused permission to replace a 1.8m Mon 22 Nov all parishioners welcome 07766 629235 fence with a 2.8m wall on its north-east boundary. Last year 22 local people joined the trip to see the Jamie Gladstone Support your local flower show Nutcracker and this time, as 16.30 Carol service in Elm Farm barn Sun 19 Dec 01635 44868 last time, transport will be Help is being sought for this year’s flower show and fete. shared. Keep an eye on Could you: 19.30-21.30 Circle of Friends (ladies’ group) Sue Watts