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CHURCH SERVICES St Mary’s October St Leonard’s Keevil Steeple Ashton Steeple Ashton Sunday 7th 11am Parish Communion Round About Your Parish (BCP) 9.15 am Trinity 19 (Fr. T. Longdon) All Age Service Great Hinton OCTOBER 2018 Sunday 14th 8am Holy Communion (BCP) (Fr. O. Learmont) 10.30am Family Service Trinity 20 9.15am (Family Worship Group) Holy Communion 6.30pm Evensong (Coffee will be served after (Fr. O. Learmont) Harvest the service) Festival Followed by Auction of Har- vest Gifts in the Village Hall. Sunday 21st 11am Parish Communion 9.15 am (CW) (Fr. O. Learmont) Morning Prayer Trinity 21 Sunday 28th 8am Holy Communion 3.30 pm (BCP) (Fr. T. Longdon) More Tea Vicar No 8 Silver Street, Steeple Ashton in the Village Hall This house appears on two 1760 maps, and dates from at least the early Trinity 22 - 11am Morning Prayer 6.30 pm part of that century. Following a recent negative structural survey, a plan (Revd. L. Dove) Thanksgiving and ning application has been made, and approved, to demolish the building Remembrance and replace it with a new four-bedroom family home. This old Silver Street cottage will soon be gone forever – so I have decided that now is the right time to tell of its 19th-century family tragedy, and rumours of lost gold. Thursday 1st November 7pm Parish Communion (Fr. T. Longdon) 6.30 pm Steeple Ashton Village Shop All Saints Harvest Festival Service Opening hours: Monday to Friday 7.30am to 5.30pm Day Saturday 8.30am to 4.30pm; Sunday 9.ooam to 12noon Shop telephone: 01380 871 211 Bryan writes… CAMEO Come And Meet Each Other Previous generations of my family were always highly sensitive about the After the summer break, Cameo has begun again. We meet story I am about to tell, as it includes the suicide of my great-grandfather: each Thursday afternoon in the Methodist Church which is Samuel John Berrett. Samuel took his own life at the age of 45, on Monday warm and comfortable, as is the company. Everyone is wel- 17 December 1894. Consequently, throughout my lifetime, precise details come to come and drop in between 2:30pm and 4pm. have been rather shrouded in mystery, and enhanced by rumour. What’s on offer? - Chat, tea or coffee and biscuits or cake. Some folk choose to knit or do jigsaws or share news. Some Samuel John Berrett was a small tenant dairy farmer. He and his wife Louisa folk just sit and laugh. We exchange books and mags and raised eight children – two girls and six boys – at No 8 Silver Street. These reminisce and sometimes get things off the chest. But we included my grandfather Herbert James. At the time of Samuel’s death, are always very good company. the youngest child was nine, the oldest 22 and my grandfather Herbert was Young and old, grandads and toddlers and in-betweens are 19. According to the inquest, Samuel was said to be in “fairly good circum- all welcome. Do pop in. stances … in the habit of having a little too much drink occasionally, but was a good neighbour.” continued on page 31 Newsletter Deadlines for 2018 St Mary’s Church, Steeple Ashton October 23rd; November 20th for December/January In Memoriam: The Great War 1914 - 1918 ‘Greater Love Hath No Man’ Items for the November newsletter should be received by Tuesday 23rd October 2018. They should be sent to Mrs Helen Montague-Smith, 1A Butts Lane, Steeple Ashton or by email to helenmontaguesmith8@ Concert gmail.com. All published items solely express the views of the author and The Choir of the Western Wynde are the copyright of the author and Round About Your Parish unless other- wise stated. Friday October 19th at 7.30pm The Editor would like to remind you that it is up to you, the readers, to Tickets £15.00 from the Village Shop supply all news and copy for the newsletter. The sender’s name and address need to be received before printing. Telephone 01380 871285. Inquiries for advertisements in the newsletter should be made to Sarah Dennehy on 01380 870731, email: [email protected]. Attention! Attention! There may be a waiting list. Please send your ads by email if possible. Please Steeple Ashton’s 2nd Christmas Tree Festival note, we do not deliver flyers for advertisers. 29th November - 2nd December 2018 Flyers for Village activities and events can be delivered with the newsletter. If with audience participation on the Sunday afternoon you wish to have a flyer for a village event delivered with this newsletter, please Book the dates in your diary. contact Anne Howard on 870505 during the third week of the month to see if More information from Chris Plum 01280 870875 it is convenient. All flyers have to be counted out for the delivery packs and as there are 25 deliverers this can take some time. No more than two per newslet- ter would be helpful. Editor Noah’s Camp: A Catholic Family Volunteers Needed: STEEPLE ASHTON PARISH COUNCIL Camp in rural Gloucestershire 13th Group 5, a charity supporting needy Acreshort Community Park Grand -17th October. For more informa- families in the area need volunteer Opening Event! tion visit www.noahscamp.co.uk drivers and support in their sorting What a wonderful event we had for the About ABC becoming Catholic, of donations. Please contact Jane opening of Acreshort Park. Despite the About being Catholic: This course Steer on 01225 764849 to find out deluge of rain, we were so pleased to see - is for all those interested in becom more. many of our villagers come along and enjoy ing Catholic, knowing more about the day. Cream teas, a bar, ice creams (yes, the Catholic Church or those who SICK AND/OR HOUSEBOUND were baptised Catholic but missed Any catholic who is sick or house- they sold quite a lot!) singing and music, making their First Holy Communion bound should let Fr. Tom Finnegan were joined by informative displays from or Confirmation. The first session (01225 752152) know as he would various village and associated groups. takes place on Wednesday Septem- be pleased to arrange a visit and The ribbon was officially snipped by ber 26th at bring Holy Communion, if desired. Marina Wyborn, whose name was the first 7pm in St. John’s Church. Ask Fr. drawn on the day by Councillor Seed after MASS TIMES at NEARBY Tom for more details if you wish to he said some kind words about our com- CATHOLIC CHURCHES know more. munity. St Joseph’s, West Lavington (01380 First Holy Communion 2019: Many thanks to all of you who attended, 723572) Mass on Sunday at 9.00am Application forms for First Holy displayed, baked, poured, distributed, Communion 20’19 are now available. Immaculate Conception, wove, played, exercised, ate; and contrib- Devizes If your child is in Yr 3 or above then (01380 723572) Mass uted to making this a memorable event. please complete a form and return to on Saturday 6.00pm and Sunday Now........what shall we organise for next Fr. Tom. The closing date for appli- 10.30am and 5.00pm time? cation is 11th October 2018, the first St Anthony Melksham (01225 session of preparation will take place 702128) Mass on Saturday 5.30pm Council Meetings: The minutes for all meetings are posted on the website on the 11th October at 7pm. All par- and Sunday 9.30am and on the village noticeboard next to the Longs Arms and at Newleaze bus ents and children to attend. St George’s Warminster (01985 stop. Please remember, these meetings are open to all – you would be very welcome to come and sit in while we discuss issues that affect all. The public RUH Bath: 212329) Mass on Saturday evening Anyone who has a is invited to speak openly at a set point in the proceedings. If you have an friend or relative in hospital, please 6.00pm and Sunday 8.00am & contact Mandy Baker (a member of 10.00am issue you need to talk to us about, you can also email the Clerk – details the hospital Chaplaincy team) text/ Bradford-On-Avon (01225 below – who will ensure the right person is detailed with your query. phone 07775 895 814 or email : 862739) Mass Saturday 6.00pm. mandybaker@ live.co.u k. Sunday 10.30am. Wiltshire County Council Electoral Boundary Review: There is a (For information on any of the above con- consultation Review of Wiltshire Electoral boundaries regarding which THE NEW 300 CLUB 2018 tact: Francis Geraghty 01380 871083 towns and villages fit into which boundaries/areas. We have been part of Subscriptions: £50 annually - £13 email: [email protected]) the Melksham Area since 2009 and have been looked after by the Melksham - quarterly - £4.33 monthly. New mem Area Board fairly and equitably in equal measures to other towns and vil- bers are most welcome to join at any lages in the Area, so the Parish Council has fed this back to Wiltshire Council time. Prizes are: £200-£70-£50- £10. For information and applica- and Councillors agree that we should stay part of the Melksham Area for the tion form contact Francis Geraghty foreseeable future. (see below). 40 1 Speeding: The Chairman and WC Councillor Seed have made good progress Church Diary in resolving speeding issues and details will be discussed and agreed at the All services are at 9.15 am unless otherwise stated. Please come along and next PC meeting on 1st October. join us. You can be assured of a warm welcome, and a time to chat, plus a Memorial Bench: The Memorial Bench has been renovated and the untidy cup of tea or coffee after the service.