No.042 October 2019
A Monthly Newsletter for Chilmark & Ridge and Fonthill Bishop with Berwick St Leonard
Village Voice AGM Welcome to the October issue of The Village Voice The Annual General Meeting of ‘The Village Voice’ Association Another month has rolled by with still will take place at Cross Farm, The no firm news on the sale/purchase Street, Chilmark, on Wednesday of The Black Dog despite reassuring 15 October at 6.15pm. All Chilmark words from the estate agents residents may attend. Do come handling the sale, Christie & Co. along if you have ideas, queries or Meanwhile, the condition of the pub suggestions about the content of building and its garden has continued the newsletter, or might like to help to deteriorate, to the distress and with its compilation and distribution. concern of neighbours and villagers. Everyone welcome. Wadworths the current owners seem disinterested in making any attempts Macmillan Coffee Morning to maintain the building in a condition This year’s coffee morning in aid of that would make it attractive to Macmillan Cancer Support is taking purchasers. We can only hope that the promised sale will be completed soon and place in Chilmark Reading Room that we will indeed have a pub open in time for Christmas. on Saturday 5 October, 10.30- 12.30. See page 6. In the meantime huge thanks to both Chilmark Cricket Club and Patrick Boyles for stepping into the breach and organising two fantastic Pop Up Pub nights in Village Voice website September. The first, at CCC HQ at Cleeves Farm, attracted a bumper turn out on Current, recent and back issues of a lovely-end-of-summer evening. Delicious barbecued burgers were on offer, and The Village Voice can downloaded proceedings continued late into the night – indeed, reports have been received of a from the site: few stragglers wending their way home in the early hours of the following morning! www.chilmarkvillagevoice.co.uk On the 3rd Friday of the month, Premier Bar Services returned to run a Pop Up Pub If you would like to receive your in the Reading Room; it was fun evening and excellent to see a good number of new issue as an email/pdf, rather than faces in Chilmark. No further dates have been set as it had been hoped The Black through the letterbox, please email Dog might soon be reopening. If anyone is interested in running a Pop Up Pub in us at: the Reading Room in coming weeks, please do contact either Patrick Boyles or [email protected] Sarah Miller. Meanwhile, evening events already in the Reading Room diary for this month include the Astronomy & Stargazing evening on Tuesday 22 October (p5) In this issue and the Halloween Family Drop-in on Thursday 31 October, see p4. Contact Numbers 3 Positive news following the Parish Council meeting early in September is the decision What’s On & Diary 4 to support the introduction of a 20mph speed limit throughout those parts of ‘lower’ Village News 5-7 Chilmark currently covered by the 30mph limit; this does not include the B3089 or Cow Drove. Further good news is that roads signs intended to dissuade HGVs from Church Times 8-10 entering the village are due to be put in place soon by Wiltshire’s Highways team Other News 11-16 (p4). Watch this space! Recycling & Waste 14 Those in need of some light entertainment will enjoy Brand King’s end of summer Local Police 16 Cricket Club ‘round up’ (p5) and Raymond Jack’s musings on Chilmark’s emergency planning contingencies (p7).
We wish you a happy October.
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The Village Voice Editorial Team Copy deadline 20th of each month. Please note that there will be one issue for December & January (copy deadline 20 November) and one issue for July & August (deadline 20 June). Items will be welcomed from any individual or village organisation and should be sent to the Editor. However, newsletter content remains at the discretion of the Editorial Team and on some occasions will be space dependent. If you wish to advertise in the newsletter, please contact the Treasurer. Editor Sarah Miller 01722 717473, [email protected] Whitehill, Beckett’s Lane, Chilmark Deputy Editor/ Treasurer/ Advertising/ Mike Scott 01722 716971 [email protected] Joint Deputy Editor Bev Small 01722 716943 [email protected] Design & Layout Glen Miller 01722 717473 [email protected] Goods & Services Directory Felicity Trotman 01747 820503 [email protected] Distribution Stephanie Lucas 01722 716463 The Village Voice - online : www.chilmarkvillagevoice.co.uk Directory Clerk to the Parish Council Mrs Jenny MacDougall, 01722 790339 [email protected] Chairman, Parish Council Mr Patrick Boyles, 01722 716416 [email protected] Citizens’ Advice Bureau 03444 111444 www.cabwiltshire.org.uk Chilmark & Fonthill Bishop School 01722 716348 www.chilmarkfonthillbishop.wilts.sch.uk Chilmark Cricket Club Carl Jacobs, 07890 894 570 [email protected] Doctors’ Surgery Hindon 01747 820222 www.hindonsurgery.co.uk Doctors’ Surgery Tisbury 01747 870204 www.tisburysurgery.nhs.uk Flooding - emergency number 0300 456 0100 (24hrs) Neighbourhood Watch Mary Boyles, 01722 716416, [email protected] NHS 111 Service Call 111 when you need medical help fast but it’s not a 999 emergency Police (non-emergency) Tel: 101 (emergency? - call 999) Pothole & Fly Tipping Reporting go to www.wiltshire.gov.uk and select ‘Report’ Reading Room bookings Mrs Jenny Gavin, 01722 716306 [email protected] South Wiltshire MP Dr Andrew Murrison, 0207 219 8337 [email protected] Scottish & Southern Electricity 0800 0727282 Power Cut? dial 105 or visit www.powercut105.com Tisbus 07500 802525 www.tisbus.co.uk Tisbury Sports Centre 01747 871141 [email protected] Tisbury Library 01747 870469
Village Show (Horticultural Society) Jo Scott, 01722 716971 [email protected] Wessex Water Leaks: 0800 692 0692 Supply & Sewerage: 0345 600 4600 Wiltshire Council 0300 456 0100 www.wiltshire.gov.uk Wiltshire Councillor Cllr Bridget Wayman, 01747 830406 [email protected]
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October Dates for your Diary
Wednesday 2nd 9am Kettlercise Chilmark Reading Room (CRR) Friday 4th 10.30am Art Group Life Drawing CRR Saturday 5th 10.30-12.30 Macmillan Coffee Morning CRR Monday 7th 6.30pm Pilates CRR Tuesday 8th 2.55-3.20pm Mobile Library Hops Close Wednesday 9th 9am Kettlercise CRR Wednesday 9th 6.30pm Reading Room Committee CRR Friday 11th 10.30am Art Group Life Drawing CRR Monday 14th 6.30pm Pilates CRR Tuesday 15th 2-4pm Social Stitchers CRR Tuesday 15th 6.15pm Village Voice AGM Cross Farm, The Street Wednesday 16th 9am Kettlercise CRR Friday 18th 10.30am Art Group Life Drawing CRR Sunday 20th 11.15am Harvest Festival Service Chilmark Church Monday 21st 6.30pm Pilates CRR Tuesday 22nd 6.30 for 7pm Astronomy Talk CRR Wednesday 23rd First Day of Half Term Chilmark School Thursday 31st 5.30-7.30pm Halloween Family Drop-In CRR November 4th End of Half Term Chilmark School November 4th 6.30pm Pilates CRR November 5th 2-4pm Social Stitchers CRR November 6th 7pm Parish Council Meeting CRR
Activities Contacts: Social Stitchers - Emily Wilkins on mob 07523 131630 Art Group - Jane Hobbs 01747 871200 Reading Group - Sally Butcher on 01722 716387 or [email protected] Pilates - Shirley Rutter on 07733 085077 or [email protected] Kettlercise - Annabel Webb - 07816 621300 or [email protected] Astronomy - Rod Greening 01722 717462 or [email protected]
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Parish Council News For more details on recent applications or decisions, To read the latest minutes and future agenda: please visit address below, entering the respective www.southwilts.com/site/chilmarkparishcouncil/ Planning Application number in Search bar: pages.wiltshire.gov.uk/planning 20mph Speed Restriction Assessment After a Survey conducted by Wiltshire Council Highways The next Parish Council Meeting will be held on at the request of the Parish Council, in July 2019, data Wednesday 6 November at 7pm in the Reading Room. was collected and the results have shown that the speeds through the lower part of the village are generally at or below the guidance threshold of 24mph. This meets the criteria needed to implement 20mph speed limits. The cost of implementing the scheme is £3,000 and Chilmark Parish Council has pledged to contribute £2,000 of this Summer Barbeque sum as required by Wiltshire Council. The extent of the The RR Barbeque on August bank holiday weekend was scheme covers the existing 30mph speed restriction zone a great success with beautiful weather ensuring a good in the village (though not the B3089 nor Cow Drove); it turnout and a happy relaxed atmosphere on the patio. also does not cover the area of Mooray from Ladder Lane The Committee ‘boys’ worked flat out on the BBQ, cooking and the Hollow where the national speed limit still applies. delicious burgers and sausages (provided by Downers There is also a potential 20mph speed restriction zone of Tisbury at a special rate). Sumptuous salads were from the Street along Kent’s Hill to Claybush, which is to generously provided by committee members and the event be confirmed by the Rights of Way Team. was a great opportunity for people of all ages to meet up with friends, new and old. EHD signage and HGV Directional Signage to Tisbury Members of the Parish Council are pleased with the The patio proved a perfect venue, with Maggie Lemon proposals for the installation of informative signage to revealing that in all her years of living in Chilmark, she minimise HGV problems in Chilmark. They have requested had never been out there! Thanks to all those who helped a few extra pictogram signs indicating unsuitable access for make the BBQ such a success (washer-uppers, drinks HGVs. Wilts Cllr Wayman will urge for the implementation servers et al), and particularly to chief organiser on the of this signage as soon as possible. day, Ali Whipp-Long.
The Winterbourne Halloween Night It is apparent that there is a problem from silt that builds up Thursday 31 October will once again see the Reading downstream from the Cross, meaning houses upstream Room hosting its popular Trick or Treat Family Drop-in could be put at risk from flooding. There is a parcel of land event, from 5.30-7.30pm. Entry is free. Children under that the Parish Council has identified which fronts a stretch 12 must by accompanied by an adult. Hot Dogs and of the Winterbourne in that area where the ownership refreshments will be available. cannot be traced. Wiltshire Council encourages the PC to either find the owner or take responsibility for it. The Chairman confirms that the last owners who appear on the Land Registry for 1972 have since left and are not traceable. Neither have requests for information from local residents shed any light on it and so there is no conclusive evidence as to who is the riparian owner. Flooding in this area has been severe in the past and it is important to keep the Winterbourne flowing as efficiently as possible. The PC will undertake to employ a contractor to grade this section of the stream to help minimise the risk of flooding in conjunction with the work that riparian owners undertake regularly to keep the stream flowing
Important Reminder to cut back Hedges and Shrubs Please could all landowners whose property adjoins roads, byways or footpaths, make sure that their shrubs and hedges are trimmed and cut back as necessary to ensure visibility and accessibility. As from 1st September, clear up can begin as birds have left their nests!
Latest Planning Applications/Decisions Ref: 19/08341/LBC Forge Cottage, The Street, Chilmark SP3 5AP Applicant: Mr Robin Evans Renovation of existing, and likely original, steel framed windows including the reinstatement of the original glazing division. Reforming of a rear first floor window reveal in dressed Chilmark limestone in order to make good. Reinstatement of west chimney (removed under renovation works in 2003), format to match existing east gable chimney. Case Officer: Andrew Minting Consultation Expiry: Thursday 17 October 4 The Village Voice
Area Board Grant Others did things too: Hugo Boys scored 81, Sam Moss The Reading Room management committee is delighted to took 3-29 and Max Allen ate too much cake to open the have received a £782 grant from Wiltshire Council’s South bowling. But mostly it was Jack’s day. West Wilts Area Board towards new lighting and heating in the main hall. The grant was one of five awarded to local And finally Mere returned to the scene of their earlier projects at the Area Board meeting at Tisbury’s Nadder season’s crime. This time Chilmark pulled out all the stops, Centre on 18 September. It is anticipated the work will recruiting express pace bowler Stan Allsopp (1-12) who at take place before Christmas. one stage had five slips in place. His effort was balanced by Ed Lewis who was hit for 23 runs in a single over (not The next Reading Room meeting is on Wednesday 9 the first person to suffer that fate this season). Allsopp (94) October at 6.30pm. and Stearman (49) had Chilmark on course for victory, until a collapse of four wickets for nine runs saw the advantage The date of the Reading Room AGM has been set for slip away. Luckily Ben Fowles had only had two cans of Wednesday 20 November, 7pm. Scrumpy Jack so was able to steer the team over the line. www.chilmarkreadingroom.org.uk With the games all done, the wine all drunk and the last of the balls fetched from the sheep paddocks, all that remains is to hand out the alternative awards for best moments of The Milky Way and our Place Within It the season: On Tuesday 22 October 7pm we will be treated to a fascinating illustrated talk by Chilmark’s resident The Miraculous Sunbeam - during the Fonthill Sevens astronomer Roderick Greening. Weather permitting, the tournament it became clear that slow bowling was an talk will be followed by some stargazing from the Reading effective weapon. Luckily, in Ben Fowles, Chilmark had Room patio. one of the slowest going. Fowles has been known to jag a Doors open 6.30pm – Refreshments available. Admission few wickets in his day but in one scarcely believable over, free. Retiring donations towards the fabric of the church he claimed three. It was hard to tell who was more shocked will be appreciated. - the batsmen, Fowles, or his teammates. Remarkably, he Booking recommended: would have had a fourth in the same over had he held 01722 717462 or [email protected] onto a simple return catch. Fittingly he didn’t take another wicket for the rest of the season and as such is awarded a trophy hand carved out of birch, in the likeness of a dog Could You Save a Life? looking over its shoulder. The dog is fitted with a bright If you were to encounter a collapsed, unconscious relative, yellow LED light in its rear end that illuminates at 3pm friend or neighbour would you know what to do? Cardio- every afternoon. pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) skills are relevant to us all and none of us know when we might need to put them into The Golden Handshake - it takes something special to practice. trump Ricky Corbin as the most enthusiastic celebrator of a wicket, but this season Windmill Will Thompson did it. Whether you wish to undertake training for the first time It had been coming during a thoroughly convincing spell of or update your knowledge, come and join us for the next bowling that had one of the Old Bedfordians’ batsmen tied CPR training session which is fun and social as well as in knots. Ball after ball flew by the edge, narrowly avoided informative! We shall also discuss use of the Chilmark the stumps or was hit just short of a fielder’s hands. With defibrillator. This will be on Saturday 9 November each near miss Thompson grew a little more tense, he 10-12am in the Reading Room. bowled a little faster and watched the results with a little more anticipation. Then the batsman drove uppishly to Places are limited to 10 people per session and will be short cover, where Brand King held the catch, tossed it to allocated on a first come, first served basis.To book a the umpire, and was then swamped by the kind of amorous place or for further details, please contact Lynn Menzies embrace usually shared by drunk friends at 3am as Mr 01722 717925 or email [email protected] Brightside blares from the speakers. For his enthusiasm Thompson is awarded a good old-fashioned handshake. If you are interested but unable to attend, please let me know since I can then arrange further sessions depending The Bic - a brief look at the season’s batting averages on response. sees a few familiar names at the top of the list. Jack Lynn Menzies Stearman did better than Bradman, Hugo Boys couldn’t get out and Max Allen blitzed things early on. Then there’s Carl Jacobs: with a career average on the slippery side Chilmark Cricket Club of 15, his 2019 effort of 42 makes it seem like he had a summer to remember. And indeed, there were a couple of Last of the Summer fun good knocks. A streaky 74 against Douglas Jardine and A win away at Rockbourne saw Brand a far more convincing 49 against The Deverills equalled King (110) and James Stevenson (37) score most of the two of his best innings ever. However that doesn’t tell the runs, and Ben Eastmond (3-29) and Sam Moss (2-34) take whole story. His next best score was three. But through most of the wickets. Carl Jacobs, meanwhile, mercilessly a heavily manipulated series of team selections, Jacobs bounced out an eight-year old kid in a shameless attempt managed to avoid batting for the entire last month and a to boost his season average. half of the season, other than one game where he played for the opposition, came in at the end and blocked out the Then it was back home to take on Breamore where Jack over. In cricket this is known as ‘playing for red ink’; the Stearman (169) finally eclipsed Chaz Sheppard’s 17-year deliberate ploy not to get out so that your batting average old record for the highest ever score by a Chilmark player. isn’t adversely affected. So, for playing almost an entire 5 The Village Voice season in this spirit, Jacobs is awarded a packet of red biros.
Frog Lane’s Finest - no-one is entirely sure how this famous thoroughfare came to have its name, though the theory that it is where a number of French refugees settled during the war might go some way to explaining the high percentage of Brexit voters now living there. Whatever the lane’s etymology, the most sought after award in Chilmark Cricket Club’s fictional cabinet is the crown worn by the finest cricketer living on it. Last year’s winner was Claire Allen, who was behind some of the best egg sandwiches served outside Lords. This year saw perennial underdog Ben Fowles get no closer to winning it. Brett Allen played two games and did nothing. Pete Corbin limped his way through the season and towards early retirement, while Reg Allen’s main contribution was to encourage his son to bowl full pace at a batsman who refused to wear pads. But it was that son, Max Allen, who was the standout. He scored more runs, took more wickets and ate more cake than anyone else all year, and for that he is awarded a salami and camembert baguette from Tisbury deli.
Okay, there were some official awards also… Best Batsman - Max Allen (574 runs @ 44.15) Best Bowler - Ben Eastmond (15 wickets @ 11.60) Michael Fowler award for special contribution to the club - Claire Allen (cricket tea matriarch and washer of Max’s whites) Brand King The day was originally organised for June but bad weather led to its postponement ; everyone agreed it was a lovely Back To School start to the new academic year. Miss Hooper welcomed eight new children into Oak Class this September www.chilmarkfonthillbishop.wilts.sch.uk who have all settled in really well. They are pictured with the Watch Us Grow
vegetable cart during their Friday afternoon group with Miss Farrant. Year 1 & 2 visited Oysters Coppice and enjoyed an action packed ‘Woodland Alive’ day run by the Wiltshire Wildlife Trust. The children took part in a variety of activities including exploring habitats, bush craft, pond dipping, roasting marshmallows and making a bug hotel. 6 The Village Voice
Ready for the Emergency (It is reported that the Parish Council recently met to review the Emergency Plan)
It is essential to have an emergency plan For the coming emergency: The government has said so, And an emergency committee also To administer the plan When the emergency comes. Jackets have been issued bearing the words ‘Emergency Officer’ across the back So the Emergency Officers can be recognised, And confusion avoided. And there is a generator in Chilmark, And one also in Ridge, to generate power Where power is needed, when the power fails. Chilmark 400 Fayre We must be prepared. After final reconciliation of the amount taken at the 400th Who knows the form of the emergency? Anniversary Fayre we were very pleased to be able pass The future is not to be read like a book. a cheque for £1285 to Team Rubicon to support their But we in this small village will be inventive and ready. ongoing work in disaster rapid response The cheque was We have sandbags and candles and torches, received by Bethan Canterbury, Chief of Staff, pictured A defibrillator and can dial 999. above. Similar amounts were presented to The Friends of Being prepared is also a state of mind. Chilmark and Fonthill Bishop Primary School and the St It will not be easy Margaret of Antioch fabric fund. But we will shine when the emergency comes Mike Scott Raymond Jack
Missing cat Beans, a two year old ginger and white male cat has been missing from Ridgeway, Chilmark, since Saturday 31 August. He usually heads in the direction of the field behind Ridgeway but could be hiding in a garage/shed. Please look out for him on walks in the fields around the village. Beans is very scared and wary of strangers.
Any news or sightings, please call/message Linda on 07964 997118. Thank you
7 West Window Rededication - a moving evening at St Margaret’s 5pm on the evening of Sunday 1 September – the late afternoon sun glowed through the jewel-like glass of the wonderfully restored west window in St Margaret’s Church. We’d hoped for sunshine to showcase the magic work that had been achieved by the Cathedral Workshop - and we were lucky!
The service of Evensong and Rededication, led by the Archdeacon of Sarum Alan Jeans and supported by our own vicar Elaine Brightwell was a joy. The Chilmark and Hindon Choir, led by Felicity Pattenden, was the icing on the cake. Stanford’s superb Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis, together with the anthem Locus Iste by Bruckner (This place is made by God) prompted the Archdeacon to declare in his sermon ‘that he was in Paradise.’ How marvellous indeed.
A highlight of the Service was the Archdeacon’s tour d’horizon of the various images in the window, starting with God and moving through Saints and Angels. It made it all come alive for the congregation.
The evening concluded with refreshments and the chance to chat with fellow members of the congregation.
As is always the case, many people contribute to these events in so many different ways. Huge thanks go to them all – organist, choir and visiting singers, bell-ringers, providers of food and drink; and, very importantly, all those who have donated money towards this very costly project, managed expertly by our sterling Fabric Officer.
The Archdeacon even sent out a Tweet about his evening in Paradise – no more to say! Janey Middleton
8 NADDER VALLEY BENEFICE – CHURCH SERVICES – OCTOBER 2019 Date 6th October 13th October 20th October 27th October 3rd November SUNDAY Trinity 16 Trinity 17 Trinity 18 Last Sunday after Trinity 4 before Advent Southern Area ANSTY 1115 MBCP Harvest LAY 1115 PC JN 1115 HCBCP TF 1115 FC GS 1115 MBCP COMPTON C’LAYNE 0930 PCT JN – – 1115 SoW JN – – 0930 PCT FOVANT 0800 HCO2T GS – – 1800 EBCP EB 0930 PC GS 0800 HCO2T SUTTON 1800 SoW MH 0930 PCO2T JN – – – – 1800 EBCP MANDEVILLE Harvest SWALLOWCLIFFE 1115 PCT GS 1800 EBCP EB 0800 HCBCP JN 1115 MBCP LAY 1115 PCT Northern Area BARFORD 1115 FC Harvest EB 0930 MCW LAY 0930 HCBCP TF 0930 PC MG 1115 FC BAVERSTOCK 1800 EBCP Harvest EB – – – – – – – CHILMARK 1115 PCT TF 1115 MBCP LAY 1115 FC Harvest EB 1115 MPr EB 1115 PCT DINTON 0930 HCO2C CF/JB 1115 FC Harvest EB 1115 PC DB 0930 MCW EB 0930 HCBCP T. EVIAS 0930 FS LAY – – – – – – 0930 FS T. MAGNA – – – – 1115 FC Harvest CF – – Western Area CHICKLADE – – 1800 EBCP MH – – 1115 PCBCP JL – Patronal HINDON 0930 PC MH 0930 FS Harvest MH 1800 EBCP JA 0930 PC CS 0930 PC FONTHILL BISHOP 1700 EBCP Harvest JMH 0800 HCBCP JMH 0930 MBCP JA – – 1700 EBCP
FONTHILL GIFFORD 0800 HCBCP JMH 1115 MBCP JMH 0800 HCBCP JMH 1115 MBCP MG 0800 HCBCP
0800 HCT JN 0800 HCBCP JMH TISBURY 1115 FC Harvest JMH 0930 PC JMH 0930 PC JMH 0930 PC JMH 0930 FS 1800 Chor EBCP JMH 1800 RS JMH 1500 All Souls Commemoration BCP – Book of Common Prayer CW – Common Worship HC – Holy Communion (said) PC – Order 1 Communion (with hymns) PCT – Order 1 Communion, traditional language (with hymns) CbE – Communion by Extension PC O2T Holy Communion Order 2 traditional language (with hymns) FC – All Age Family Communion FS – All Age Family Service SoW – All Age Service of the Word M – Mattins or Morning Prayer MPr – Morning Praise E – Evensong or Evening Prayer RS – Reflective Service CF – Colin Fox CS – Chris Savage DB – David Blackwall EB – Elaine Brightwell GS – Graham Southgate JA – Judy Anderson JB – John Broadley JMH – Juliette Hulme JL – June Lane JN – Jo Naish MG – Michael Goater MH – Mark Hayter TF – Tina Fox
St Margaret’s Chilmark – Church Notices Church Cleaning Rota Many thanks to all of you who are on the cleaning Rota. From the Church Registers Your help is much appreciated. If you have any queries 18 August 2019 - Baptism: Jasper Xavier Deans Lewis please contact me on 7 September 2019 – Marriage: James Laurent Nicolas 01722 716571. Thank you. Chrissie Eden Brazier to Jemma Mary Aitken-Quack 18 September 2019 – Interment of ashes in the October Group churchyard: Sarah Catherine Elspeth Sharp 6th six Ride and Stride 13th seven The weather was amazing for this year’s Ride & Stride, perhaps almost too warm. The numbers were pretty low 20th eight but those who came received a friendly welcome from the 27th nine kind souls manning the ‘porch;’ my thanks to all. November If there were any energetic partakers from the parish who 3rd ten raised money on the day, please could you let me have it so that it can be sent off to Wiltshire Historic Churches Trust? Thank you. Janey Middleton, Manora, Chilmark SP3 5AH
Harvest Festival Our Harvest Service will take place on Sunday 20 October at 11.15am, followed by light refreshments. We look forward to welcoming everyone. Harvest gifts in the form of suitable foodstuffs for the Food bank would be gratefully accepted. A plate of finger food for after the service would also be warmly received. My thanks as ever, Janey
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TEAM CLERGY Revd Dr Graham Southgate, (Team Rector). The Rectory, Shaftesbury Road, Fovant, SP3 5JA 01722 714826 Parish Priest responsible for Ansty, Compton Chamberlayne, Fonthill Gifford, Fonthill Bishop with Berwick St Leonard, Fovant, Sutton Mandeville, Swallowcliffe, and Tisbury. email: [email protected].
Revd Elaine Brightwell, (Team Vicar) 01722 717883 Parish Priest responsible for Barford St Martin with Burcombe, Baverstock, Chilmark, Dinton, and Teffont Evias with Teffont Magna. email: [email protected]
Revd Juliette Hulme (Team Vicar) The Rectory, Park Road, Tisbury, SP3 6LF 01747 871957 Parish Priest responsible for Fonthill Bishop with Berwick St Leonard, Fonthill Gifford, and Tisbury. email: [email protected]
ASSOCIATE PRIESTS Revd Mark Hayter, High Spinney, Sutton Road, Fovant, SP3 5LF 01722 785176 Parish Priest responsible for Hindon with Chicklade and Pertwood email: [email protected] Revd Jo Naish, Coombe Warren, Hindon Lane, Tisbury, SP3 6QQ 01747 871820 email: [email protected] Revd. Tina Fox, The Pightle, The Street, Teffont, Salisbury, SP3 5QP 01722 716010 email: [email protected]
LICENSED LAY MINISTERS Canon Judy Anderson, 29 Brook Close, Tisbury SP3 6PW 01747 873142 Mrs Thelma Caughey, Steeple Close, High Street, Hindon SP3 6DJ 01747 820840
PARISH CENTRE Hinton Hall, Church Street, Tisbury SP3 6NH 01747 871697 9.30-11am Monday-Friday email: [email protected]
TEAM ADMINISTRATOR Mrs Carol Sayes, Cleeve Hill, Vicarage Road, Tisbury SP3 6HZ 01747 871805 email [email protected]
CHURCHWARDENS Chilmark, St Margaret of Antioch Fonthill, All Saints with Berwick St Leonard Mrs Jane Middleton 01722 716231 The Hon Mary Morrison 01747 820231 Mr Richard Haupt 01722 717472
ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH Parish Priest: Fr. Robert Miller, Trellis House, High Street, Tisbury SP3 6JR 01747 870228 [email protected] MASSES Tisbury, Sacred Heart: Sunday 9am (sung) & 6.30pm (said) Wardour, All Saints: Sunday 11am (sung)
TISBURY METHODIST CHURCH Minister: Revd Denise Binks, 7 Ridge Way, Shaftesbury SP7 9HB, [email protected] 01747 854631 Sunday Service: 10.30am
CHILMARK CHURCH, ST MARGARET OF ANTIOCH Choir Felicity Pattenden [email protected] 01722 716271 Organists David Davies [email protected] 01722 714440 Hannah Haupt, Richard Haupt 01722 717472 Bells Linda Jones [email protected] 01747 870595 Angus Menzies [email protected] 01722 717925
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Hindon Surgery This job requires meticulous attention to detail and our How do we monitor our services? ideal candidate will have excellent communication skills GPs spend under half of their working time involved in and a strong commitment to working as a team. face to face or telephone patient care. What are we doing Previous experience in a GP surgery would be when not doing this? Some will be indirect patient care like advantageous but not essential as full training will be given. reading or writing letters, contacting hospitals or members There will also be an opportunity to train as a Dispenser. of our ever increasing multidisciplinary team, looking at Excellent IT skills are required. This is a permanent role and acting on pathology results, reviewing prescription and hours would be 1-5pm Monday, Wednesday and requests and checking & responding to emails. Thursday and 8.30-12.00 on a Tuesday. For more information, please visit our website at We also spend a great deal of time working with our www.hindonsurgery.co.uk. surgery team to ensure the care we provide you is safe, Letters of application with full CV should be emailed to effective, caring and responsive to your needs. We do this [email protected]. is a variety of ways: Closing date for applications: Friday 11 October 2019
Audits of our services like the recent infection control review where we check what we are doing against a Tisbury Surgery national good practice checklist; this scored 98%. We By the time you read this, Dr Adam Smith and Nurse can only achieve 100% when we remove the carpets from Victoria Smith (formerly Parton) should be back at the one consulting room (or move to a new building). We also surgery after their wedding and honeymoon! audit a large number of clinical areas relating to safe care and our use of medicines. Dr Maggie Carson has now joined us following Dr Jones’ departure, and will be working all day on Wednesdays and We check fridge temperatures every day and have a strict Fridays. cold chain protocol so that vaccines are kept at the right temperature until used. We check everything that has Dr Hannah Cornish, our GP registrar, is also here on an expiry date so we never have out of date items; drugs Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays (and occasional are obvious but all our equipment and single use items Wednesdays). including specimen bottles have expiry dates as well. We also reflect on all our referrals, emergency admissions, We will be extending our Urgent Sit and Wait Clinics to deaths and new cancer or other significant diagnoses and every weekday from the middle of October. Just to remind learn from these. patients – these sessions are intended for those who feel they urgently need to be seen the same day. The doctors We regularly conduct risk assessments from staffing levels will obviously see patients as quickly as they can, but by to health & safety and do what we can to reduce risks. the nature of the clinic, and if it is very busy, patients may Some we can change (given time) like employing more indeed need to ‘sit and wait’! All patients will be seen by a GPs and some we are dependent on others – car parking, doctor but there are no timed slots. the slope into the building and confidentiality at the front desk only soluble with a new building that depends on We will be arranging some additional flu vaccination Wiltshire CCG. sessions after our two main Saturday clinics on 5 and 19 October for patients who are unable to attend on those We also ask your views by encouraging you to comment days. on our care, fill out the Friends and Family test or IPSOS MORI surveys if sent to you, doing our own surveys for Thank you to all our patients who took time to complete some clinics or services (NHS checks, carers’ clinics) and the (lengthy!) department of health IPSOS questionnaire accepting anyone who wants to become a member of our about GP services. patient participation group. Dr Laurence Carter
To round all this off everything we do is monitored and sometimes inspected by other parts of the NHS. We are peer reviewed by our colleagues in the Primary Care Network; we have just had our dispensary services inspected and our audit used as an example of how to do this. We are all appraised annually and the Care Quality Commission give a holistic overview and, when last inspected, rated us as outstanding. All of this takes time and is why your GPs work late into the evenings and at weekends but this all helps run the safe and effective practice our patients rate highly and that we will continue to do so. Dr Patrick Craig-McFeely
Administrator/Receptionist Vacancy Hindon Surgery is a busy GP practice committed to continuous quality improvement and putting the patient first. We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic Administrator/ Receptionist to join our well-established and friendly team. The role will involve supporting our clinical staff and running the busy reception during afternoon surgeries. 12 The Village Voice
Saving Forests and Our Future The purpose of this short note is to ask if there are any On Friday 8 November, 6.30pm, the Former Director of further memories we can collect from within Chilmark? We Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, will give a Talk at the Nadder are keen to hear from anyone who has memories to share Centre, Tisbury. Professor Sir Ghillean Prance will give an and is able to contribute written stories or photographs or insight into the magic of the Amazon rainforest and with to take part in oral history discussions. If you are interested climate change and more recently, forest fires hot on the in helping in this way, please be in touch with me to make agenda, will highlight why forests across the globe are arrangements. Thank you for your interest. so important and how we can all play a positive role in Tim Battle securing their future. www.tisburyhistory.co.uk Tisbury History Society, 14 Tisbury Row, Tisbury SP3 6RZ Sir Ghillean was formerly Director of the Royal Botanic 01717 870959, [email protected] Gardens in Kew and Scientific Director of the Eden Project. His distinguished career as a botanist and sustainability champion included extensive fieldwork in the Amazon Dinton Short Mat Bowls Club rainforest learning from Amazonian tribes. Following a successful 2018/19 Season in which we won the Wiltshire Short Mat Bowls League, the bowlers Tickets £10 from Eventbrite or Tisbury Post Office. at Dinton Short Mat Bowls Club are enjoying the start of https://positivenature.eventbrite.co.uk the new Season. Our weekly Club Evenings resumed on Raffle on the night: proceeds in aid of Rainforest Concern’s 4 September, with WSMBA League Fixtures due to start work in Latin America. later in October. Dinton bowlers Sue Hamilton and Dave Slater have been selected to represent Wiltshire in the Organised by Positive Nature, a not-for-profit organisation. forthcoming Inter-County Championships, whilst Elsie and Positive Nature celebrates the wonder of the natural world, Robin Gale will represent Dorset. highlights its importance and encourages sustainable living and well-being. For more information contact [email protected] or visit www.positivenature.world.
Educating Chilmark! The Tisbury History Society provides an archive service in support of Tisbury and its neighbouring villages. The archives include written records/contributions, photographs and oral history recordings. The village coverage includes Ansty, Berwick St Leonard, Chicklade, Chilmark, Dinton, Donhead St Andrew, Donhead St Mary, Fonthill Bishop, Fonthill Gifford, Fovant, Hindon, Semley, Sutton Mandeville, Swallowcliffe, Teffont Evias, Teffont Formed in 2002, Dinton and District Short Mat Bowls Club Magna, Tisbury, and West Tisbury. The archive is based at (to give us our full name!) meet at Dinton Village Hall every the Nadder Centre in Weaveland Road, Tisbury. Wednesday evening, 7-10pm, from September through to the end of April. We are a friendly club and are always Recently, the Society has taken over a small project about looking for new members. Short Mat Bowls is a simple education and schooling. The project seeks to capture game, appealing equally to men and women. All ages the memories of those living nearby who went to school and abilities are welcome - whether you’re competitive, locally. We have some written stories from individuals, and or looking for a sociable, fun sport, come along on a some photographs of people’s school days, and some Wednesday evening and meet us. Coaching and all oral history interviews about life at school locally. We are equipment is provided by the Club – come along and have seeking to widen our coverage of school day memories a go! and have recently worked with Chilmark & Fonthill Bishop School to develop their ideas which were portrayed in the If you have any questions, or require more details, please Chilmark 400 Fayre. email [email protected] or telephone Sue Hamilton on 01722 716843.
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Teffont Film Club - Autumn Programme Wednesday 13 November: Tisbus Members Meeting, Saturday 5 October - Fisherman’s Friends: inspired by Nadder Centre, Tisbury. Pick ups commence 11am the true story of the signing of Fisherman’s Friends, the Return 1:30pm approx - Free Travel 10-man folk group from Port Isaac in Cornwall who hit gold with their spirited songs and shanties, and appeared Wednesday 27 November: Clarke’s Village, Street, on the Pyramid stage at Glastonbury. Reminiscent of Somerset. Christmas Shopping at the outlet centre at Ealing Studios and The Full Monty, this feel good comedy/ Clarke’s Village in Street. All the big brand names are drama stars Daniel Mays, Tuppence Middleton and James there, offering goods at reduced prices. Lots of cafes too Purefoy. and even a shoe museum if shopping doesn’t appeal. Pick ups commence 9am Return 2.30pm approx - Bus Saturday 2 November - Balloon: two families attempt to Fare £8 escape from the German Democratic Republic in a hand- sewn hot air balloon. Initially, the plan fails miserably. To book a seat, or for further details, please contact the Such is their desperation to be free of the GDR we see Tisbus Coordinator on 07500 802525. the families dust themselves off and have another go, For dates and times of Tisbus’ regular shopping trips except this time the authorities are onto the plan and time to Salisbury, Shaftesbury, Gillingham, Warminster and is running out. A very intense cat and mouse game based Tisbury, visit: www.tisbus.co.uk on a true story from East Germany.
Saturday 30 November - Late Night: to the consternation Recycling & Waste Collection for October of her smug, all-male writing team, the acerbic and legendary TV talk show host, Katherine Newbury (Emma Green lid - Garden waste (no household compost) Thompson), hires an unqualified and naive Asian- • Tuesday 8 - American woman to add ‘diversity’ and boost her show’s Blue lid - plastic bottles, cardboard, brown paper, sliding ratings. The resulting mix gives us intelligent, warm- shredded paper hearted, and smartly made comedy. Black box - glass bottles & jars, newspapers, junk mail, tin cans, clothing, silver foil Venue: Teffont Village Hall. Doors open 7pm; films start Green lid - Garden waste (no household compost) 7.30pm. Price £6 on the door. Information and booking • Tuesday 15 - Household waste (grey bin) [email protected] • Tuesday 22 - Blue lid, Black box, green lid • Tuesday 29 - Household waste (grey bin) Tisbus Trips November Wednesday 23 October: Hillbrush Factory, Mere • Tuesday 5 - Blue lid, Black box, green lid Visit the impressive new Hillbrush Factory, wih a renowned café restaurant, a small museum and shop. Bus Fare: £4 For more details of which bin to use, visit the link below: www.wiltshire.gov.uk/recycling
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Wiltshire West Community Drop-In-Sessions Policing Team, Tisbury Community Your local officer, PCSO Neil Turnbull, is holding Community Drop-In-Sessions at the Nadder Centre. 12 months to August 2019: on an average Details are available on the Tisbury Police Facebook site, day in Wiltshire West there were: the Nadder Centre or via email; they will also be added • 16 Reports involving vulnerable people to Community Messaging. Specific sessions are currently • 4 people arrested, 2 suffering from scheduled for: some form of mental health condition • 65 Response incidents recorded of which 10 were • Monday 14 October, 10-11.30am Emergencies, 21 Priorities, and 11 scheduled • Friday 1 November 7-8.30pm • 9 Anti-Social Behaviour Incidents • 26 Crimes reported including 9 Violent, 1 Sexual, and Get Involved - If you have not signed up please consider 6 Theft offences joining Community Messaging at • 8 Domestic Violence reports www.wiltsmessaging.co.uk • 1 Missing person report, that of a child • 131 Database records created, as were 63 Niche Team Contacts records and 65 Command and Control records Sector Head: Inspector 41 Andy Fee: • Three Teams of 14 Community Policing Officers [email protected] employed alongside 5 PCSOs Deputy Sector Head: Sergeant 2745 Dan Green: [email protected] Priorities for West Wiltshire CPT Community Coordinator: Pc 2342 Helen Daveridge: Hare Coursing: PCSO Turnbull reports that the Hare [email protected] Coursing season is upon us again and that those involved Local Pcso: Pcso 6192 Neil Turnbull: are often connected with other types of Rural Crime. Under [email protected] the Hunting Act 2004 it is illegal to participate, attend, knowingly facilitate or permit land to be used for a hare coursing event.
Hare coursing with Lurchers or Greyhounds - generally referred to as ‘Sighthounds’ - involves dogs pursuing a live hare. Bets are placed on whether a dog will turn or catch the hare. The Hare coursers sometimes use vehicles to flush the hares out and then they throw a dog out of the vehicle. At other times the coursers will park and walk, and then release a dog
If coursing is seen to be taking place please contact the police on ‘999’ at once and quote “OP ARTEMIS”
When doing so please try to provide as much detail as possible to help officers deal effectively with the crime. Things that are useful include:
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