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Biddestone Broadsheet The Fete is Coming - get involved May 2015 No 419 Page 1 Gladys & Gareth Jacques In the afternoon of Easter Sunday, 5th April 2015, a small gathering of family and friends of the Jacques and members of the Biddestone and Slaughterford Branch of the Royal British Legion met in Biddestone Cemetery to share in a short commemorative service led by Alison Flint. We gathered around the flow- ing cherry tree planted there by the RBL in 2013 to mark Gladys' 90th birth- day and it was the perfect spot to inter their ashes there together. A plaque was placed at the foot of the tree, dedicated to the memory of Gladys and Gareth and to honour their long years of service to this village and the RBL. Long may they rest in peace. D-Day Lunch The Committee of the Royal British Legion Biddestone and Slaughterford Branch are pleased to an- nounce that we will again be holding our Annual Dinner to mark the anniversary of D-Day at The White Horse, Biddestone on Friday 5th June 2015 at 7.30 pm. Members, families and friends are very welcome to join us to enjoy good food, fellowship and more! A full menu and prices will be available nearer the time for you to select the courses of your choice. Details will be circulated to members as soon as possible. If you are interested please give me a ring or email me: Jill Baylis, Branch Treasurer and Secretary 01249 715391 or [email protected]. Looking forward to seeing you on 5th June. Page 2 May 2015 LENT LUNCH Thank you to all who came to the Lent Lunch in St Nicholas on 4th March and for your generous do- nations to Shelter Box. A total of £100 was raised and sent to the charity. FOUND Some money was found (Sunday 26 Apr) on Green Lane between sports field and football training pitch Phone CO-ORDINATOR FOR BIDDESTONE VILLAGE WEBSITE The Biddestone and Slaughterford Parish Council are looking for a person who would be willing to give a small amount of time to co-ordinate the Biddestone Village website. This would entail keeping the information up to date (such as upcoming village activities, announcements, Parish Council Minutes and other information for the community). This website is a very useful vehicle for circu- lating news and information and needs someone to ‘keep it alive’. If you feel you would like to take this small task on, we would be very grateful. Please call Gill Stafford on 713103 . Thank you.The Parish Council WRONG WAY ROUND BIKE RIDE - Sunday 14 June Yatton Keynell’s famous Wrong Way Round bike ride is back for 2015, and the citizens of Yatton Keynell extend a warm invitation to the citizens of Biddestone to come and take part. There's a choice of long and short distances, with options for keen cyclists and total beginners - and everyone in between. At the village hall there will be a bar, some stalls and activities for the kids. Spectators and non-riders are welcome to come and enjoy the festival atmosphere. All profits to local communi- ty groups. All the details available here: www.yattonkeynell.com/wrong-way-round Biddestone Village Hall & Recreation Trust Available now Allotments One Half size plot with chicken wire fences For further details contact David on: 01249 701311 or 07885 556559 Page 3 There is still time to join the Grand Biddestone Garden Opening for a charity of your choice. This is not a competition and all gardens – big or small – are invited to open their gates! This will take place on the weekend of Saturday 18th and Sunday 19th July. Would you be able to open your unique garden for the benefit of others? Would you be willing to help in other ways? Any enquiries please contact Di Webb on 715963. P.S. Di wonders where her wooden daisies have gone from last time. She would love a bunch to appear outside her house! Thank you. Page 4 Record of Biddestone & Hartham W.I. Meeting held on 15th April 2015 Valerie Ringham chaired the meeting in the absence of President, Jo Hancock, who had her family over from New Zealand. Apologies received from Georgina Alston, Jo Hancock and Pat Humphreys. The Record of the previous meeting was read and approved. Matters arising For the Plant and Cake Stall to be held on the Green on the 25th May, Valerie Ringham has designed attractive posters which have been put up around the village. Members were asked to put their names on the rota list, and also give details of cakes they will provide. Plants and cakes to be labelled and priced. There will be a few craft items as well. Correspondence A large amount of mail had been received, much of it concerned with the AGM in June and the Resolution to be debated in May. The Agenda for the AGM had been received. The Resolution needs to be read and understood before the May meeting and the result of the voting must be sent to the Link Delegate from Hardenhuish WI. It has been arranged for the WI Adviser to be present, but written confirmation is still awaited. There is to be a WI Centenary Garden Party at Buckingham Palace on 2nd June, but owing to a letter not having been received from WI House, and subsequent confusion it was too late to ballot members for a place. There will be two Membership Open Days at the London HQ on 25th and 26th November, morning and afternoon sessions. The cost is £5 and a booking form had been received. There was information on the WI Climate Change Campaign with a DVD. An order form for the WI Guide had been received and it was decided to apply for a copy at a cost of £5. There will be two visits to Westbury Dairies on 22nd and 29th September. Cost £5. Finance The balance stands at £976.01. Tea was then served and the second part of the afternoon was devoted to "Food and Fiction". There was a great variety of food to taste and then followed a very interesting time listening to readings ranging from Priestley to Shakespeare, John Betjeman to Longfellow. An interesting article was read about a project where three primary schools were encouraged to write a book together, under supervision, and its subse- quent publication, and a poem written by a WI member in 1971 to celebrate this Institute's Golden Jubilee. It was a spontaneous selection by members and the diversity proved very enjoyable. There were also three drawings of fruit in response to this month's 'challenge'. Valerie thanked everyone for their contributions, and the meeting closed at 4.20pm BIDDESTONE & HARTHAM W.I. PLANT & CAKE SALE 25TH MAY (SPRING BANK HOLIDAY MONDAY) ON THE GREEN, BIDDESTONE. from 11am to 2pm HOME-GROWN PLANTS AND HOME-MADE CAKES AND A FEW HANDICRAFTS TOO Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 BIDDESTONE & SLAUGHTERFORD PARISH COUNCIL Clerk Mrs Mary Norton 155 Queens Crescent Chippenham Wilts Tel. 01249 650979 Fax. 01249 650979 Draft Minutes of the Parish Council meeting held on Tuesday 7th April 2015, at Biddestone Village Hall, at 7.00pm Apologies Cllr J Scott (WC) Present All Cllrs were present Declaration of Interest None Minutes The minutes of the meeting on 3rd March were signed after a minor spelling amendment Public Question Time No members of the public were present Matters Arising The dog waste bin requested for Slaughterford is now in place, but has not been emptied. Some general waste has also been deposited in the bin. The ‘Duck signs have not yet been erected Traffic Calming: Mr Hamilton-Baillie is at present on sick leave, probably until May, resulting in the date for his visit not yet having been arranged. Cllr Draper will liaise on this matter, it is hoped that a date in late summer will be possible (CD) Chairman’s Announcements The defibrillator is now in place, and the Chairman is undertaking the twice weekly checks. These are reported to S W Ambulances. In the Chairman’s absence the checks will be dealt with either by Cllrs Smith, Juniper or Madley. Cuttle Lane: Plans have been received and the Parish Council has been asked for comments before the commence- ment of the work, expected in late summer. Cllrs agreed that the plans appeared to be workable, and the Chairman will email Martin Rose with the Council’s comments. SLCC: The Clerk confirmed that her mem- bership application had been submitted and that she was awaiting a reply. Honeycombe Notes: A volunteer to forward these is needed for April and Cllr Smith agreed to undertake this. They are needed by the 18th of the month at the latest. PC Cluster meeting: Cllr Williams will attend the meeting on15th April. Open Spaces Survey: Cllr Smith will report on this (TS) Older People’s Housing Survey: The Chairman will reply to WC (GS) Planning Elliott’s Barn: The letter from WC has been circulated, after some discussion in which the need for an independent view, conservation area and ANOB were mentioned, it was agreed that the Chairman would circulate views to be forwarded to WC, for Cllrs comments (GS) Bay Tree Cottage: Cllr Juniper attended the recent meeting and said that the previous support by the Parish Council had been withdrawn because planning officers did not listen to the Parish Council’s opinions. Cllr Sturgis for WC said that it was likely that any appeal against the decision not to allow would be likely to be allowed.