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20-01 January Issue.Pub Colerne Parish Magazine Colerne Parish Magazine,January January 2020 2020 1 2 Colerne Parish Magazine, January 2020 The Parish Church of St John the Baptist, Colerne A member of the Lidbrook Group of Churches Priest-in-Charge Revd Dr Janet Anderson-MacKenzie The Vicarage, Church Lane, Box, Wilts SN13 8NR Tel. 01225 744458 Email: [email protected] Ministry Team Revd Clair Southgate Mrs Margaret Edmonds Churchwardens Rob Featherstone, 47 Round Barrow Close, SN14 8EF Tel: 01225 743044 Email: [email protected] Lavinia Wilson, Vale Court, Colerne, SN14 8EL Tel: 01225 742417 Email: [email protected] For enquiries to hire the Parish Church for a community event, contact the Churchwardens To arrange a Baptism, contact Rodney Priest To arrange a Marriage, contact Celia Batterham [email protected] or 01225 742042 [email protected] or 01225 744809 To arrange a Funeral or make an application for a churchyard memorial, contact Ray Barker, [email protected] or 01225 743402 or 07768 500684 Website www.colerneparishchurch.org.uk Magazine Committee Lavinia Wilson, Peter Wilson, Celia Batterham Magazine distribution: Rosemary Sadler (742531) To advertise in the Magazine, please contact Celia Batterham, Washmere Farm, Washmeres, Colerne SN14 8DQ (744809) Email: [email protected] Notice to Advertisers and Contributors If you are thinking of submitting an article for possible inclusion in the Magazine please contact Peter Wilson ([email protected]) well in advance of the copy deadline date of 10th of the month prior to the month of publication to ensure that space will be available. If copy is submitted at the last moment we cannot guarantee inclusion. Copy should be submitted by email to the above address. The same applies to those wishing to advertise in the Magazine but in this case please contact Celia Batterham as above. FLOODLIGHTING Anyone wishing to arrange for the Church Floodlighting to be turned on should contact Derek or Julie Burgess at 12 Eastrip Lane; by telephoning 743999 or 07470 031062 or emailing [email protected] Cover illustration: Photograph by Peter Wilson Colerne Parish Magazine, January 2020 3 LINK R. J. Hill & Son Ltd (Est. 1955) Box, Colerne Traditional Family Butchers & Rudloe Payment Cards now accepted Our Good Neighbours’ Beef, Lamb, Pork etc Organisation Bacon & Cooked Meats for anyone in need of help Home-made Sausages & Burgers Personal Service, Parking facilities Just ring and ask Suppliers to Colerne May Fair Tel: 07970 617617 and Colerne Bonfire Night Monday – Friday 9.00am–5.00pm LOCAL DELIVERIES MADE Market Place, Box www.boxlink.org.uk Tel: 01225 742312 Allington Bar Farm, Karen Sayers Limited Chippenham, SN14 6LJ Tel: 01249 658112 Chartered Accountants Open 7 days 9.00am – 6.00pm Mon – Sat Specialising in small businesses & 10.00am – 5.00pm Sundays and the self employed Quality Local Produce Self assessment tax returns Home produced Pork, Lamb, Beef & Goat Limited Company statutory accounts Home-made Sausages & Burgers Sole trader accounts Local Free Range Poultry VAT returns All available daily from our Butchery Payroll and bookkeeping Locally made Preserves, Chutneys & Pickles Tel: 01225 744355 Somerset Jersey Organic Milk & Cream Email: [email protected] Local Cheeses & Home Cooked Meats 29 Silver Street, Colerne Extensive range of Local Ice Cream Locally Grown Fresh Fruit & Vegetables Home-made Cakes & Pies and many more local ingredients . 4 Colerne Parish Magazine, January 2020 WHAT’S ON IN THE PARISH IN JANUARY 1 Wednesday 8.00pm RBL First Wednesday Social Evening, Liberal Club 7 Tuesday 10.00am Tuesday Tramp from The Fox & Hounds (see page 31) 9 Thursday 7.45pm Colerne Gardening Club, Village Hall (see below) 14 Tuesday 7.00pm Film Night – Downton Abbey (PG) (see back page) 16 Thursday 10.30am Sparkles in Church 7.30pm WI Meeting, Village Hall (see below) 17 Friday 1.45pm Shine in Church 23 Thursday 7.30pm WI Quiz, Village Hall (see below) 7.30pm CLT Group meeting, Liberal Club (see page 29) 25 Saturday SATURDAY MARKET (see page 23) 2.00pmVillage Hall Open Afternoon (see page 7) RBL Burns Night Supper, Fox & Hounds (see page 29) DATES FOR YOUR DIARY Feb 11 Film Night – The Good Liar (15) (see back page) Mar 5 Action Medical Research Soup ‘n’ Spud Lunch 10 Film Night – Knives Out (12A) (see back page) 26 Public meeting to launch Colerne CLT (see page 29) For Liberal Club events see pages 12 and 34 Colerne Gardening Club Thursday, 9th January – 7.45pm for 8.00pm, Village Hall Come with us and escape from winter Wiltshire to ‘The Gardens of Japan’ with our enthusiastic and knowledgeable lecturer, Nick Wray from the Bristol University Botanic Garden. Exquisite and different, this garden will give you a thought-provoking and stimulating start to the gardening year. Enjoy this fascinating talk and meet our friendly members as we start a year of exciting visits and interesting lectures. You don’t need to be an expert, everyone is welcome: £3 for visitors, including a cup of tea, table sale and raffle. Colerne WI Thursday, 16th January – 7.30pm, Village Hall Nikki Brown, a qualified archery coach based in Bath, will be visiting us to talk about Woodland Archery. It is a sport that can be enjoyed by all ages and we may be inspired to try it out for ourselves. Nikki will also talk about Leather Craft. She will be bringing some of the items she has made to show us and possibly to sell. Don’t forget our annual WI Quiz, to be held on 23rd January at 7.30pm in the Village Hall. Ask friends to join you in making up teams of up to four members. Quizzing may be even more enjoyable as you share a glass of wine. Colerne Parish Magazine, January 2020 5 Your child at the heart of our village Colerne Old School Playgroup offers a nurturing and enriched home from home environment where children feel comfortable, relaxed and secure. Our children learn through play, exploration and quality interactions with our experienced team of early years educators – every child is welcomed and respected as an individual, with child-centred activities tailored to meet the different stages of their development and own unique interests. Close links with the community and Colerne Primary School Weekly Rising 5s, Outdoor Explorers, and In2Sports sessions Funded places available for eligible two, three and four-year-olds Stay & Play summer sessions during the summer holidays We're open term-time Monday to Thursday 9.00am – 3.00pm and Friday 9.00am – 1.00pm. Arrange a visit to meet our friendly team and take a tour around our learning space! Colerne Old School Playgroup Vicarage Lane, Colerne, SN14 8EL Tel: 01225 744885 Email: [email protected] BOX Pharmacy 17 Forrester Green, Colerne Wiltshire Friendly and Reliable Local Builders 10 High Street, with over 25 years’ Experience Box – Loft and Garage Conversions – Extensions, Flooring and Roofing Prescription Delivery Service If you are disabled, housebound or unable to – UPVC Windows and Doors inc Double collect your prescriptions, etc, arrangements can -glazed Units and Lock Replacement be made for your order to be delivered to you by our – Conservatories and Porches door-to-door delivery service. – Kitchens, Bathrooms and Wetrooms Telephone 01225 742552 for further details Free Quotation Fully Insured View Previous Clients’Work Online Tel: 01225 742474 Mobile: 07795 053351 www.sfchomeimprovements.co.uk 6 Colerne Parish Magazine, January 2020 SERVICES FOR JANUARY 5th THE EPIPHANY 12th 1st SUNDAY after EPIPHANY 9.30am All Age Communion 9.30am Sung Eucharist 6.00pm Evensong 6.00pm Rejoice and Praise 19th 2nd SUNDAY after EPIPHANY 26th 3rd SUNDAY after EPIPHANY 8.00am BCP Holy Communion 9.30am Parish Eucharist 9.30am Family service 6.00pm Taizé Evening Service 6.00pm Evensong Every Thursday there will be a Book of Common Prayer Holy Communion Service at 9.45am followed by tea/coffee and cake, except on 26th December FROM THE REGISTERS BAPTISM 1st December Olivia Karen Jean BRZEZICKI FUNERAL 20th November David John KILGOUR Colerne Village Hall Association To celebrate Village Halls Week 2020 the Village Hall Management Committee will be holding an open afternoon at the Village Hall on Saturday, 25th January, 2.00 until 4.00pm. Regular Users groups have been invited to display information about their activities and there will be a presentation showing the Hall’s achievements over the years. The refurbished Denys Sargent Room will be open and we will be providing free tea/ coffee and biscuits throughout the afternoon. This is a great opportunity to learn more about the Village Hall and all the regular activities that take place within it. If you are interested in starting a group/activity within the village then come along and see the superb facilities on offer. Charity for the Month With this New Year we are supporting the Corsham Churches Foodbank, which was launched in May 2011, and is an independent organisation, and has no paid employees, only volunteers. We have a food donation collection point in the Village, but we have decided to support the Foodbank with donations as well. A display can be found at the back of Church, and the Charity Stall at the next Saturday Market will be in aid of this cause. Margaret Edmonds Colerne Parish Magazine, January 2020 7 WE WOULD LIKE TO WISH YOU ALL A HAPPY NEW YEAR! As always, we strive to be Colerne’s dedicated estate agent having sold more property than any other agent in the village every year since opening our doors in 2005. For a free no obligation valuation, please don’t hesitate to get in touch. Bath Office 01225 444454 Corsham Office 01249 715775 Devizes Office 01380 722784 Frome Office 01373 464040 Tetbury Office 01666 505068 [email protected] www.hunterfrench.co.uk 8 Colerne Parish Magazine, January 2020 Obituary Doris Taylor 1924 – 2019 Doris May Taylor, née Crittenden, died in the afternoon of 30th November 2019 in the care home in Braintree, Essex, in which she had lived for the last six years.
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