The Deverills & Crockerton

PARISH NEWS The Deverills & Crockerton

Crockerton School by Pat Armstrong September 2007 Look inside for local information -2-

SATURDAY 8TH SEPTEMBER Please support THE WILTSHIRE HISTORIC CHURCHES TRUST To sponsor someone or to take part Please contact Judy Munro 844385

The Macmillan Coffee Morning for Crockerton and the Deverill Valley Venue: Lakeside Garden Centre, Crockerton Time: 9.30am - 12.30pm Date: Friday 28th September Hosted by Annie Shiner and friends (ex Crockerton Post Mistress)

CROCKERTON MILLENNIUM COMMITTEE Village Walk 10.30 am Sunday 16th September Starting and ending at The Bath Arms (different route to last year) dogs welcome Skittles with Fish & Chip Supper Saturday 6th October 7.30 pm Longbridge Deverill Hall Join us for a fun evening (sorry no children) Tickets £8.00 to include food Bar Available Contact Marion Thomas 213739, Bernie Ede 218401 Tracey McDermott 216939

The Fight for Sight Charity Fair 2007 Friday 5th October 10.00 am to 3.30 pm Standerwick Centre at Frome Market parking free and easy plus a restaurant for snacks Stalls selling food, jewellery, fashion accessories, clothes, leather goods, silks and much more. Ideal for Christmas gifts! -3-

Look, listen, learn! It is always interesting to reflect on the people through history who have left their mark in their particular generation. In recent times, the month of August has produced two such figures whose lives have been remembered and celebrated ~ Elvis and Princess Diana. Both left a lasting impression on many people and both are remembered on the anniversary of their death. With the passage of time, memories mellow a little and often become romanticised. All too easily icons become idols. The real world becomes subsumed into a world of fantasy where truth is distorted and balance destroyed. Nostalgia for the past undermines life in the present. Icons and idols provide visual images. When we think of Elvis and Princess Diana, pictures come to mind so easily. Whether it is a smile, or clothes, or an ‘action photo’, we are not short of images to draw upon. This seems typical of today. Our appetite for visual stimulation is fed on every side with amazing images of new food products, glamorous clothes, fast cars, make-over kitchens or the latest ‘must-have’ gizmo! What about words! For many, the impact of the written word is not what it was. In this age of nearly instant everything, it is no wonder that visual images are so powerful. But to ignore the impact of words is foolish. The person who is remembered and whose life celebrated most across the world is Jesus Christ. The anniversary of his death shapes many cultures. He left a lasting impact on many. But he created pictures in words, in the stories of his life and teaching. He drew on the experiences of those he met and among whom he lived. Of course, Jesus is more than just an iconic figure with the gift of the gab! He invites people into a relationship with him, which is life in the here and now. He holds our lives in the light of his love, which shines into all those dark corners we would rather forget about or ignore altogether. He offers his very self to demonstrate God’s love for the world. Words and images are complementary, but they only reveal part of the story. Action is necessary too. We do well also to avoid letting icons become idols! Norma Payne - Team Vicar Diana Britten’s Ordination Diana will be ordained as a Deacon in Salisbury Cathedral at 11.00 am on Saturday 29th September. Everyone is welcome to join the congregation. In celebration of Diana's ordination there is an invitation to a Shared Lunch at St. Margaret's Corsley on Sunday 30th September 12.00 for 12.30 pm. Sponsored Ride and Stride on Saturday 8th September This is in aid of the Historic Churches Trust who provide grants to help maintain our beautiful churches. Cycling, walking, riding, are all fun ways to support and visit these beautiful buildings. Please contact me if you would like a sponsorship form or you may prefer to sponsor someone who is taking part. Judy Munro 844385

-4- Thank you Many of you may already know that I had a quadruple heart by-pass operation in Southampton on 18th July. The care and nursing that I received there was exceptional, and I am making a good and speedy recovery. I have had a wonderful number of get well cards from so many different people that it really is not possible to write to you all separately. This is to thank you all for your kindness and for your prayers. I felt truly surrounded by prayer, and have no doubt that all the support and prayer had a really beneficial effect on my recovery. I have been taking lots of walks and Ernie, our dog, thinks it is wonderful! I am off work until the end of September, but hope to be back in harness in October, taking it slowly at first. I look forward to getting back to work to be amongst you all again. I am delighted to see visitors but do ring before you come to see that I am there! Jane has been looking after me wonderfully. Thank you too to all those of you who have supported her. With all blessings. Richard Yates The Food Bank Please will you assist the work of The Food Bank by bringing tinned or dried food for the Harvest Festival on Sunday 7th October. Urgently needed items are breakfast cereals, pasta sauces, tinned vegetables, tomatoes, meat, rice, sponge pudding, sugar, UHT milk, fruit juice and pasta. All food needs to be in date and undamaged please. The Food Bank is now firmly established in South Wiltshire and was given the Queen’s Jubilee award for service to the community in 2003. It was set up by the Trussell Trust (Registered Charity No 1110522), a Christian charity, and is committed to launching life changing, sustainable community based projects. The Food Bank provides short term emergency food to people in crisis. Food is given as an intervention strategy which allows care professionals, such as Church Pastoral Workers, Health Visitors, Social Services etc, time to put longer term measures in place. Last year The Food Bank distributed 26 tonnes of food to 3,079 people, of which 1,332 were children. People are given enough food for 3 days. Food is distributed at The Food Bank Centre in the Elim Church on Dews Road, Salisbury and by our van which provides a rural service across South Wiltshire. In the Centre we also offer access to other services such as debt counselling, housing support and Steps to Learning. It is open Monday to Friday from 11.00am to 2.00pm. The Food Bank also provides bulk food for other charities to provide cooked meals for people. Food for the project is collected at supermarkets and by churches, schools, community groups and many individuals. Last year churches and schools donated towards a total 12.6 tonnes of food at Harvest Festival, and as a result we were able to meet the increase in demand last year. Food is always desperately needed to underpin this initiative. We hope at this year’s Harvest you will invest in The Food Bank by bringing a tin or packet of dried food, which can be used to support local people in crisis. Richard Parsons Trussell Trust 01722 41124 -5-

Christian Aid’s Cut the Carbon marchers come closer By the time this magazine lands on your doormat the marchers will have covered more than 500 of their 800 mile route and be approaching Cardiff. So not long now until they arrive in Warminster. I’m grateful to the editor for allowing me to extend a third and final invitation through the Parish News to anyone interested in the environment and/or overseas development to meet some of the marchers at The Minster on Tuesday 18th September between 7.30 and 9.00pm. The event should be of particular interest to those who have attended the recent Green Evenings in the Upper Deverills Village Hall. I’ve been following press reports and blogs by some of the marchers and was particularly struck by a report from Tim Jones published in the Church Times. Tim is a 25 year old from London who has taken unpaid leave from his office job with the World Development Movement to join the march. The 250 mile mark of the march was in Jarrow where the marchers met the daughter of one of the Jarrow marchers of 1936. Tim said how inspiring it was to remember the Geordies’ march to London demanding relief from poverty and unemployment. Christian Aid’s marchers are hoping that the people they meet along their route will be inspired by their message to cut carbon emissions for the sake of those in the developing world who are most vulnerable to the effects of climate change. “The challenge we face is urgent,” Tim says. “We are now seeing the devastation caused by floods in India and Bangladesh. Our society has to be content with enough. A world where we appreciated ‘enough’ would be better than a world where we always desire more.” Food for thought? Do join us to find out more about Christian Aid’s campaign and how you could get involved. No ticket necessary, no entrance charge, all are welcome. Helen Hemingway 841471 The Wylye Valley Calendar 2008 A superb A3-size calendar, with 12 full-colour photographs, celebrating the Wylye Valley in all its seasonal glory, is now available costing £8.95 plus post and packing. All proceeds from sales will be donated to Hope and Homes for Children, based at East Clyffe near Steeple Langford. This is an international charity working with orphaned and vulnerable children in Central and Eastern Europe and Africa (Registered Charity No. 1089490). You can find out more about the charity by visiting www.hopeandhomes.org. I have tried to include images from the entire course of the River Wylye, and one of the photographs was taken from the top of Cold Kitchen Hill on a beautiful day in June. To order a copy please contact Chris Lock Photography on 01722 790817 or visit www.chrislockphotography.co.uk

Chris Lock -6-

Join the World's Biggest Coffee Morning This is one of the biggest fundraising events in the UK, with an estimated 2 million people raising their mugs for Macmillan last year. This year's event takes place on Friday 28th September and with your help we aim to raise over £7 million for people affected by cancer. Every year 270,000 people are diagnosed with cancer in the UK. We want to support every one of those people and their friends and families too. We can only do this with your help. The Venue for the Macmillan Coffee Morning for Crockerton and the Deverill Valley is Lakeside Garden Centre, Crockerton from 9.30am - 12.30pm on Friday 28th September. It will be hosted by Annie Shiner and friends (ex Crockerton Post Mistress). Stalls include: coffee (of course!), Tombola, homemade cakes, raffle, bric-a-brac, Macmillan merchandise, selection of hand crafted cards. We do depend on donations to make this event the year on year success that it is, so if you have anything suitable for the raffle, Tombola, bric a brac, and homemade cakes please contact Annie; or if you would like to be involved all help will be appreciated. Annie Shiner 215370 Save the Children Fund Cream Teas and Open Garden Come to Mill Farm House in Hill Deverill on Sunday 30th September. There will be lots of cakes and plants for sale as well as other interesting items. Please come and enjoy a relaxing afternoon in the barn or garden. Anne Hurd (840039) Join Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust as a Member People in West Wiltshire are now enjoying the opportunity to help shape plans and improve services at Salisbury District Hospital as Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust members. Many people from West Wiltshire use the hospital for their care and treatment and we are keen to increase the number of members from the area. Foundation Trusts are fully part of the NHS and retain its original values - providing free care based on need, not ability to pay. They are taking the NHS in a new direction making decisions locally in the interests of their own patients and communities. Elected Governors link closely with members keeping them abreast of developments at the hospital. Governors feed back views and experiences from members so the hospital can use these to improve and plan services. I am the elected Governor for West Wiltshire. I stood for election as a Governor because I had benefited from treatment at the hospital. I believe greater involvement of local people will maintain and continue to improve the quality of care patients already receive. Some people may want to get involved in projects and planning, others just kept informed. I look forward to hearing from anyone who would like to know more. You can contact me through the Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust website at www.salisbury.nhs.uk, scroll down to the Foundation button at the bottom of the page and click. Follow Council of Governors in the left hand menu. The members button has information about membership and you can also apply online at the bottom of the members’ page. Carole Noonan West Wilts Public Governor Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust -7-

Deverill Valley & Crockerton Women's Institute This month’s meeting is on Monday 10th September at 7.30 pm, in Longbridge Deverill Hall. Sarah Buttenshaw will speak about Spitzbergen and the High Arctic. The competition is a winter photograph. Do come and join us, for more information contact Ann Dufosee on 840360. Scrabble On the third Monday evening of each month a group of WI members and friends meet to play two friendly games of Scrabble in Longbridge Deverill or Sutton Veny village halls. More players of any ability are welcome! Yes, we do use those 2 letter words but we do use cheat sheets too! For those who would like play in the afternoon we invite you to a Scrabble tea at Longbridge village hall on Wednesday 5th September at 2.15 pm. Two games, with afternoon tea between, for £2.50. Whether you like words and haven’t played Scrabble before or are a keen regular player, please ring Ruth 212415 or Jill 840209 if you would like to come or for more information about the evening games. Crime Scene Investigation Come along to Longbridge Deverill Village Hall on Friday 7th September 7.00 pm for 7.30 pm, when Alf Tucker will give an introductory talk on Crime Scene Investigation in our area, and answer questions from the audience. A Fish and Chip supper will be served, but please bring your own drinks. Tickets are £6.00 from Sylvia Titt 214825 or Pat Wood 840535. Jo Nelson Salisbury Theatre Club Trips The coach starts from Kingston Church at 6.10 pm and collects through Deverills and Crockerton. The cost is £15.00, theatre seat £10.00 and coach trip £5.00. The performances begin at 7.30 pm. Future productions: Monday 17th September ‘Northanger Abbey’ by Jane Austin; Monday 22nd October ‘Alphabetical Order’ Michael Frayn; Monday 19th November ‘Othello’ William Shakespeare. To book please phone Mary Stewart Cox 840877 (BA12 7EJ) Upper Deverills Village Hall Very sadly, Moviola have withdrawn from showing films in the Village Hall. We rarely made up their minimum audience of 60, averaging only around 40, which did not cover the costs. Therefore, the dates of 5th October and 2nd November have had to be cancelled but the Committee is working to make other arrangements for film nights. Other dates for your diaries are: Saturday 20th October - Harvest Supper, Friday 16th November - Quiz Night Friday 7th December - Bingo Sunday 16th December - Carol Service Mandy Martyn -8-

CHURCH SERVICES - SEPTEMBER

Sunday 13th after Trinity 2nd September Brixton 8.00 am Holy Communion (1662) Canon Richard Askew Longbridge - 10.00 am Morning Worship Rev Norma Payne

Sunday 14th after Trinity 9th September Kingston - 9.30 am Holy Communion Rev Norma Payne

Sunday 15th after Trinity 16th September Longbridge - 8.00 am Holy Communion (1662) Rev Norma Payne Brixton - 9.30 am Holy Communion Rev Norma Payne Sunday 16th after Trinity 23rd September Longbridge - 9.30 am Holy Communion Rev John Goodden Kingston - 6.00 pm Evensong Rev Norma Payne

Sunday 17th after Trinity 30th September Brixton - 9.30 am Holy Communion - Patronal Rev John Goodden

Sunday 18th after Trinity 7th October Kingston- 8.00 am Holy Communion (1662)

Longbridge - 10.00 am Harvest Festival Trussell Trust Collection see p4 Wednesdays Longbridge - 8.30 am Morning Prayer & Fridays Rev Norma Payne -9-

CLEY HILL TEA M AREA SERVICES

R E G I S T ER Funeral at Longbridge Deverill Friday 27th July Mrs Sylvia Nellie Moore Marriage at Longbridge Deverill Saturday 4th August Amanda Wakelin-Smith & Richard Williams Marriage at Kingston Deverill Saturday 4th August Lisa White and Oliver Woods

Midweek Communion Services at The Minster Church Thursdays 5.00 pm and Saturdays 9.00 am

Contact the Clergy Please contact Rev Norma Payne (841321) or any member of the Team clergy (see back page) if anyone is housebound and would like communion or a visit at home, or if you know of anyone who is ill and needs our prayers, or you wish to discuss any church matter. Contact the Team office by Email: [email protected] -10-

Parish Website It was with some trepidation that I offered to take over the Parish Website, because I had never done it before. I thought I would be taking over something already working but, to my horror, found the original website inactive and impossible to enter! It was clear we needed a new host and a completely new website. It was decided to use the West Wilts Community Web, which is quite limited, but after a few hours experimenting I think we have the makings of a new website. (Not bad for a silver surfer.) The new address is below. I have included a Gallery so any photographs of the area would be gratefully received. It would be good to include some history of the area too. If you would like to contribute something please send your photographs or history to me at [email protected] Kate Wilkinson

Ivy House St Denys Retreat Centre House Quiet Day Monday 17th September 10.00 am to 4.00 pm ‘Catholic Spirituality in our time and place’ by Rev Harold Stephens Charge £14.00 for more information phone 214824

CHURCH CLEANERS FOR SEPTEMBER Kingston - Mrs Fagan & Mrs Munro Brixton - Mrs Hammick & Mrs Hemingway Longbridge - Monday 3rd September 9.30 - 10.30 am - all helpers CHURCH FLOWER ARRANGERS FOR SEPTEMBER Kingston Brixton Longbridge 2nd Sept Mrs Blair Lady Walker Mrs Woodcock 9th Sept Mrs Wiltshire Lady Walker Mrs Honley 16th Sept Mrs Wiltshire Mrs McDonald Mrs Honley 23rd Sept Mrs Heywood Mrs McDonald Mrs Young 30th Sept Mrs Heywood Mrs Lawson Mrs Young

CONTACT THE EDITOR Contributions for the Parish News through my letterbox or by post to Whitepits Lodge, Kingston Deverill, Warminster, BA12 7HD or by Email: [email protected] Thank you Please remember the deadline is the 15th of every month WEBSITE http://www.westwilts-communityweb.com/site/The-Deverills-and- Crockerton/index.htm Contains: Parish Newsletter, services, births, marriages, deaths, events, pictures -11-

Traidcraft A big thank you to everyone who braved the unseasonable weather to support the ‘Summer Sale’ on 14th August. Some people were tempted to try a Fairtrade cake I had made and asked for the recipe. All Fairtrade recipes are more enjoyable and taste better if you use as many Fairtrade ingredients as possible! Fairtrade No-bake Cake Recipe *Fairtrade ingredients 500 g. muesli* (I used Traidcraft’s Vine Fruit Muesli) 100 g. chopped nuts* (I used Traidcraft’s walnuts & brazil nuts) 50 g. chopped glace cherries 125 g. butter (I used English) 2 tbsps golden syrup Melt the butter and syrup in a large pan then add the other ingredients and stir well. Turn into a 12” x 9” toffee tray and press lightly with fork. Chill, then cover with 225 grammes melted dark chocolate* (I used the Co-op’s own label). Chill again, then cut into small squares. Best kept in an airtight container in the fridge. Greaseproof paper between the layers stops them sticking together. Keeps for several weeks so long as no-one finds it! Donations for refreshments have been sent to Traidcraft’s charitable arm, Traidcraft Exchange, to be used to fund business skills training for Cambodian silk producers. This aspect of Traidcraft’s work helps producers’ incomes to grow by teaching them how to set up export programmes and access new markets. This is just one example of how Traidcraft ‘goes the extra mile’ in supporting its producer partners. This will be the topic for a presentation by two staff from Traidcraft’s Headquarters to be given at a Fairtrade event in Warminster on Thursday 18th October. More details next month. Helen Hemingway 841471 Hearing aids for the deaf children of Jordan We called for hearing aids and people have responded kindly and generously. Your gifts are already on their way to do good. On behalf of the deaf children of Jordan, thank you all. If you have not yet had a chance to look out a hearing aid that is no longer used please do so now, for those little children. Bill Knowles 844476 The White Horse Challenge A big thank you to all the residents of Longbridge Deverill and Crockerton who sponsored my recent 55 mile walk for Wiltshire Air Ambulance. This event is a major fund raiser for the charity; the response from locals was overwhelming in generosity and support. I raised a personal total of £300 and, as a group, my colleagues and I raised in excess of £1,500. The walk took 25 hours over two days taking in all the Wiltshire White Horses, except Westbury. An exhausting weekend but worth it for such a good cause. The walk showed me how lucky we are to live in such a beautiful county. Thanks again to all my sponsors. Edward Godfrey -12-

Crockerton Millennium Committee Through out the years the committee has arranged many events in the Village and plans have been made for this to continue. A village walk will be held on Sunday 16th September meeting at the Bath Arms at 10.30 a.m. Everyone is welcome, along with their dogs. We hope to see as many people as possible on the Village walk; it will take place whatever the weather. Other events include a skittles evening with fish and chips on Saturday 6th October, at Longbridge Village Hall starting at 7.30.p.m. Tickets for this will be available soon from Bernie Ede 218401, Tracy McDermott 216939 and Marion Thomas 213739. We hope to hold a Carol Parade with the turning on of the Christmas tree lights again, involving Crockerton school children, parents and villagers, the date and time to be arranged. A quiz night will also be held in the New Year. Through out the year we have had an ongoing bulb and shrub planting program carried out under the guidance of Bernie. We also keep the grass opposite the school cut and maintain the shrubs and bark at the school’s Peace garden. If any one could spare a couple of hours from time to time to help with the planting, they would be very welcome. It is not hard work and usually takes place at the weekend ending up at the pub for a well earned drink. The committee is made up of people who love Crockerton and give very generously of their time to make all the events great fun. If you have any ideas for future activities or would like to join us shrub planting please contact me: Marion Thomas, Tel 213739, The Patch, Clay Street, Crockerton, Warminster, BA12 8AF or e-mail [email protected] Speeding Petition I have been able to arrange 3 points in the area for you to sign the petition, regarding speeding on Clay Street on past Bargate to Maiden Bradley, Foxholes, and the roads around Crockerton village School, also on the A350 through Crockerton and Longbridge Deverill. Please make the effort to visit one of the following in the next month and add you name and post code to the list. Please put any comment that you wish to make at the back of the petition about the villages regarding road marking, road signs, anti social behaviour and the condition of the roads in the area. Petitions will be available to be signed at: The Post Office, Longbridge Deverill; Lakeside Garden Centre Crockerton; Bargate Restaurant Shearwater. Thank you for your help. Marion Thomas Warminster Countryside Club The winter season, this year, opens at the Beckford Centre on Wednesday 19th September with a Cheese and Wine Tasting Evening, including a talk on wine by Paul Dale of the Wylye Valley vineyard. New members are always welcome. For further information please contact either Anne Thomas 214188 or Jim Banks (Hon Secretary) 01225 350824. -13-

Moths in Brixton Deverill There were only 39 species trapped on one night in early August and first thoughts were that this dreadful summer had taken its toll of the moths round here in their larva stage. However, there were 69 species the next night and hundreds of specimens. This was still less than might be expected at this time of year, but it could be due to unsuitable windy or cold conditions on that night. The trap had been set up by my friend John Langmaid, who, like most entomologists, attracts the moths with a mercury-vapour lamp emitting an ultra-violet light, because the visual spectrum of moths is shifted to the right and they cannot see deep red. There were some interesting and beautiful species. Pride of place, to me, were four Elephant Hawk moths, large fellows with their delicate pink-tinged wings. Close behind was the Flame Shoulder, displaying its purple colours in flight, the marbled Pebble Prominent, the russet Ruby Tiger and the yellow Brimstone. The camouflage employed by these vulnerable creatures is remarkable. Several species, one of which is the Chinese Character, manage to look like bird droppings, a ruse which obviously works, because they are often the only ones to survive when a trap is left open and birds swoop down. Perhaps the master of disguise is the Buff Tip, which exactly resembles an inch long piece of twig. When dormant, its body is the colour of bark, while its ends are squared off and whitish buff like the broken ends of the twig. As the trap was not far from our apple tree, it was not surprising that there were several Codling moths, whose larvae are the maggots which you find in an apple. One way of saving your fruit is to buy on the internet the pheromones which are secreted by the female Codling moth. (Heaven knows how it is collected.) The antennae of the males will pick up the scent and the moths will flock to you, so, hey presto, you can catch them. One excitement was the discovery in our garden of the larva of Phyllonorycter Strigulatella; like most of the tiny moths, it has no vernacular name. This is a first for South Wiltshire. (For biological purposes the county is divided into the two vice-counties of north and south Wilts.) The minute grub was mining in the leaves of a Grey Alder tree, which is the only place where it can breed. The other types of alder are not to its taste and, as the Grey Alder was only introduced into England in 1780, perhaps the tree came late to these parts and the moth took a long time to find it. Alternatively of course, this moth may have been around here for years, but simply not recorded. Nigel Hawkins Upper Wylye Tree Group The group was wound up on the 1st August this year. The funds have been given to the International Tree Foundation £30.00, the Tree Council £30.00, and the Woodland Trust £30.00. The remaining £5.00 was used to buy compost to plant surplus seeds at my disposal. I am still willing to answer queries connected with the group’s activities or any other questions regarding trees. John Wilkinson 844998 -14-

LOCAL COUNCILS, SOCIETIES, GROUPS etc. Longbridge and Crockerton Parish Council Bill Hurd 840023 (Chair) Tom Minter 216909 Michael Aplin 840684 (Clerk) Elaine Pidgeon 212878 Julian Algar 840816 Graham Read 840296 Karen Manfield 215526 Peter Whithey 840347 Brian Marshall 214789 Upper Deverills Parish Council Lady Felicity Wheeler 844683 (Chair) Mike Beilby 844995 Jacqueline Smith 840238 (Clerk) Ranald Blue 841374 Richard Munro 844385 Patricia Shuler 844291 District Councillor Shear Water Ward - Michael Mounde 844363 Longbridge Deverill Village Hall Committee Jo Nelson 840784 (Chair) Anne Honley 215956 (Secretary) Sylvia Titt 214825 (Caretaker) Upper Deverills Village Hall Richard Cousens 844970 (Chair) Mandy Martyn 844320 (Secretary) John Lea 844325 (Hall bookings) Crockerton Millennium Committee Marion Thomas 213739 (Chair) Pre-School Children and Parents ‘Thursday Group’ Barbara Beilby 844995 (Chair) Sylvia Titt 214825 (Leader) Deverill Valley & Crockerton W I Pat Wood 840535 (President) Jill Russell 840209 (Secretary) Deverills Cricket Club Peter Child 01963 34593 Wylye Valley Tennis Club Colin Singer 213696 Wylye Valley Flower Club Mrs Hazel Yate 215617 (President) Mrs S Scott 213689 (Programme Secretary) Upper Wylye Valley Tree Group John Wilkinson 844998 Wiltshire Wildlife Trust www.wiltshirewildlife.org Elm Tree Court, Long Street, Devizes SN10 1NJ Rural Community Beat Officer - Neighbourhood Watch PC Phil Bridge 0845 408 7000 -15-

FORTHCOMING EVENTS

Hearing Loss - Lip-reading Wednesday 2.00-4.00 pm contact Margaret Head (213259) Scottish Dancing Monday evening contact Aline Fry (841054) Badminton Monday & Friday 3.00-5.00 pm Alison Rymell (844819) Pre-school & Parents Group Thursday 10.00-11.30 am See p14 Scrabble Afternoon Wednesday 5th September See p7 Crime Scene Investigation Friday 7th September See p7 Sponsored Ride and Stride Saturday 8th September See p 2/3 Women’s Institute Monday 10th September See p7 Wylye Valley Flower Club ‘Magic Moments’ Tuesday 11th Sept p14 Crockerton Village Walk Sunday 16th September See p2/12 St Denys House Quiet Day Monday 17th September See p10 Theatre Trip ‘Northanger Abbey’ Monday 17th September See p7 Christian Aid Cut Carbon March Tuesday 18th September See p5 Warminster Countryside Club Wednesday 19th September See p12 Macmillan Coffee Morning Friday 28th September See p2/6 Diana Britten ordained on Saturday 29th September See p3 Shared Lunch Sunday 30th September See p3 Save the Children Cream Teas Sunday 30th September See p6 Fight for Sight Charity Fair Friday 5th October See p2 Skittles with Fish and Chips Saturday 6th October See p2/12 Fairtrade Event - Warminster Thursday 18th October See p11 Upper Deverills Harvest Supper Saturday 20th October See p7 Theatre Trip ‘Alphabetical Order’ Monday 22nd October See p7 Upper Deverills Quiz Night Friday 16th November See p7 Theatre Trip ‘Othello’ Monday 19th November See p7 Upper Deverills Bingo Friday 7th December See p7 Carol Service Sunday 16th December See p7 -16-

PARISH OF THE DEVERILLS Churches SS Peter & Paul the Apostles Longbridge Deverill St Michael the Archangel Brixton Deverill St Mary the Virgin Kingston Deverill

Team Vicar Rev Norma Payne, 6 Homefields, Longbridge Deverill 841321 Priest-in-Charge The Minster & St Mary’s, Upton Scudamore Rev Harvey Gibbons, Rectory, 5 Church Street, Warminster 213456 Team Clergy Rev Richard Yates, 212 Pottle Street, Horningsham 844374 Rev Carole Owen, 11 Stuart Green, Warminster 214849 Readers Mr John Budgen, Woodlands, Sutton End, Crockerton 218203 Col Robin Chappell, 7 Elm Hill, Warminster 212153 Churchwardens Mrs Elisabeth Atkinson, 133 Foxholes, Crockerton 212129 Mr Nigel Poole, 7 Homefields, Longbridge Deverill 840902 Mrs Mary Stewart Cox, Longmead, Brixton Deverill 840877 Major Mike Tulloch, Spring Cottage, Monkton Deverill 844381 Lay Pastoral Assistant Co-ordinator Rev Norma Payne, 6 Homefields, Longbridge Deverill 84l321 PCC Treasurer Mr David Stratton, Manor Farm, Kingston Deverill 844549 PCC Secretary Mrs Anne Honley, Dry Hill House, Crockerton 215956 Church Electoral Roll Officer Major Mike Tulloch, Spring Cottage, Monkton Deverill 844381 Parish News Editor Mrs Judy Munro, Whitepits Lodge, Kingston Deverill 844385 Organist Mr John Budgen, Woodlands, Sutton End, Crockerton 218203 Tower Captain Mr Stephen Young, 68 Highbury Park, Warminster 212796 Caretaker - Longbridge Church Mrs Sylvia Titt, 7 Church Street, Longbridge Deverill 214825 Cley Hill Team Office Administrator (Mon-Fri 10.00 - 12.00) Mr Dick Collins, 22 Church Street, Warminster 210149