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News and Notes News and Notes for Bodenham, Britford, Charlton All Saints, Nunton and Odstock February 2010 Copingwithdisruptionsordisasters…. Inthisissue: Page2 Yes,thesnowwasverybeautiful!Untilmyboilerwent!Jollycolditwasthen, • CircleDance smellytoofromanoilleak,andmymoodandcountenanceweresuddenlyless • WhistDrive thanpretty!Itdoesn’ttakemuchtothrowus,doesit?Schoolsshut,transport • IntervillageQuiz cancelledandamassivedisruptiontoourdailylife. • LentLunch AndthencamenewsofthedevastatingearthquakeinHaitiandourmindscan • SarumOrchestra hardlytakeinthehorrorofit.Notjustdisruptiontoeverydaylife,butthetotal Page3 collapseofeverything–buildings,roads,hospitals,communicationsandtransport • A338&BusService infrastructure.Alreadyoneofthepoorestcountriesintheworld,Haitiisnow • BeerFestival crushed. • ThanksfromAnna • CVFlowerClub Emotionally,wefeelnumb.Imetsomeoneinthevillage,whosaid“AssoonasI • RadnorArmsevents heardthenews,IjustknewI hadto do something,soIwentstraightonlineto Page4 makeadonation”Spiritually,weallflounder–whereisGodinallthis?Some • Neighbourhood peoplefeelangry.HowcanIworshipalovingGod?Whydosuchbadthings Policing happentosuchpoorpeople?It’ssounfair!Therearenoeasyanswers.When • CB&Homington disastershappen,itisbesttosaylittle,buttopray.But–amazingly-pictures GardenClub fromHaitishowedChristiansoutsidetheirruinedchurches,singingandpraising Page5 Godinawaythatwemightneverimagine!Theywhohavesolittle,stillhave • WasteDisposal God.Maybe-justmaybe?-partofourproblemindealingwithdisaster,isour • FifieldBavantChurch Page6,7&8 totaldependencenotonGod,butonotherthingswhichmayprovelesssecurein • LocalAds theend.Isaythis,nottojudge,butbecauseIfeelutterlyhelpless,andsoutterly Page9 driventopray….. • LocalAd AlisonWilliams(01722330628) • Princess&thePea • RadnorHall Postscript:ForthoseunawareofthehappyoutcomeoftheOdstockCurse(see • StrayCat page2-SarumOrchestra),therewasaserviceofblessingandrededicationofSt • RegularEvents Mary’sbytheAssistantBishopin1992.Newkeysweremadeandsincethenthe • DiaryDates fearoflockingthechurchhasgone.ThanksbetoGod! ChurchofEnglandServices News&Notes 9.30am ParishCommunion Britford DH Editor:AdrianTaylor Sunday,7 th Feb 11.00am FamilyService Nunton ACFT 01722325862 2nd beforeLent 11.00am ParishCommunion CoombeBissett JT (emailbelow) 6.00pm EvensongBCP Homington LB Treasurer: NeilGuttridge th 9.30am ParishCommunion Odstock AW Sunday,14 Feb 01725511468 11.00am Matins Charlton DB SundaybeforeLent Court-Hay,CharltonAllSaints 11.00am FamilyService CoombeBissett AW SalisburySP54HQ Deadline Sunday,21 st Feb 9.30am ParishCommunion Nunton KRS th 18 ofeachmonth Lent1 9.30am FamilyCommunion Homington AW th 9.30am ParishCommunion CharltonAllSaints CH Sunday,28 Feb 11.00am FamilyService Odstock LB Lent2 11.00am MatinsBCP CoombeBissett AW 9.30am ParishCommunion Britford AW Sunday,7 th Mar 11.00am FamilyService Nunton ACFT 2nd beforeLent 11.00am ParishCommunion CoombeBissett AW 6.00pm EvensongBCP Homington CH DH=CanonDavidHenley,AW=RevdAlisonWilliams,CH=RevdCharlesHatton, KRS=RevKateRosslynSmith,DB=DenisBlake,LB=LavenderBuckland, JT=RevJennyTaylor,ACFT=AdrianTaylor BCP=BookofCommonPrayer Issue406website:www.newsandnotes.co.uk-1-email:[email protected] February2010 CircleDance ClareChitty ThefortnightlyeveningofCircleDanceatthe LentLunch RadnorHallisagreatopportunitytogetyour atLongfordFarmhouse bodymoving,enjoysomegreatmusicfrom (1stturnofftheDualCarriagewaybeforeNunton) aroundtheworld,makesomenewfriends,and onSaturday,13thMarch evenfindyourvoicewithalittlesingingtoo. 12noon-2pm Thisisabsolutelyforfun,andallarewelcome, SoupandPloughman’sLunch ofanyageorstage!Thedancesareintroduced eachtimeandareeasytopickup.Somecircle £6inaidofChalkeValleyBenefice dancesaretraditionalfolkdances,someare LentProjectFortheSudan modern,somearereflectiveandsomeare Allwelcome! energeticandpeopleoftenfindthemvery BookinwithDebbyUnderhill01722329769 uplifting. Docomealong(secondandfourthMondaysof themonth,7.30-9.30pm,£5persession).To SarumOrchestra findoutmore,phonemeon01722330871. “TheOdstockCurse” th WhistDrive SalisburyArtsCentreonSaturday6 March WhenSarumOrchestraaskedtheirclarinettist BerniceLoader SarahHomer(formerlyBilbaoSymphony TheBarkerRoomWhistDrivehasdonated Orchestraand80sband"LooseTubes"; £220tothechurchfundduring2009. currentlyDjangoBates'band"Delightful Precipice"andMusicalDirector-GlobeTheatre) tocomposeapieceforthem,shechosetobase itontheearly19 th centurylocallegend"The OdstockCurse"withitsgypsies,thehangingof theinnocentJoshuaScampandthecurseby theGipsyQueenonanyonewholockedthe Friday 23rd April 2010, 7.30pm churchdoor. at Sarah'spiecetellsthestorythrough The Radnor Hall, Bodenham instrumentals,songsanddancesperformedby Fish and Chips Supper afantasticline-upofmusiciansincluding percussionistMartinFrance(ProfessorofDrums Bring your own drinks -RoyalAcademyofMusic),bassplayerTim Make up a team of 4 – 6 people Harries("SteeleyeSpan";currentlyplayingwith £8.50 per person KatieMelua,BrianEno,MikeWestbrookamong others),SarahherselfastheGypsyQueenand For tickets please contact agroupofherfellowSarumOrchestraplayers. Chris Clark 01725 510891 TheFamilyConcert(3.00pm) isagreat [email protected] opportunityforchildrentobepartofan or Jenifer Withers 01725 510796 afternoonofmusicmakingwithsomeofthe mostbrilliantmusiciansoftoday–listening, Any profits to Charlton All Saints church fund. playingandsingingalong.Basedonthemes from TheOdstockCurse, theafternoonisledby ZitheringintheValley HowardMoodywithhishugeexperienceof Wouldyouliketoplaythischarming18 th century bringingmusicaliveforchildren.Itwillbeavery instrumentinagroupwearehopingtosetupin excitinghour!Tickets:£5 theValley? TheEveningConcert(7.30pm) bringsthefirst Itisveryeasytolearn,especiallyforbeginners fullperformanceof TheOdstockCurse. The andwehaveafewdifferentkindsofzithersthat concertopenswithShostakovich'sdeeply wecanlendout,sodocomealongtothefirst personal PianoQuintetinGminor playedby sessiontotryoutthevariouskinds. HowardMoodyandstringquartet.Writtenin AnintroductorymeetingwillbeheldinThe 1940,thisworkisatestimonytolifeunder Chapel,BroadChalkeonMonday15 th February anothercurse-thecurseofterror–albeitmusic at7.30pm,takenbyMichelBarbey fullofbeauty,serenityandhumour.Tickets: £15.50;under25s£5 Ifyouwouldlikemoreinformationaboutthis, pleasecontactJanetRoeon01725519242or (Alison’spostscriptonpage1tellsofthefinal youcouldjustturnuptogiveitago! happyoutcomeoftheOdstockCurse.Ed.) Issue406website:www.newsandnotes.co.uk-2-email:[email protected] February2010 A338andBusService ThanksfromAnnaMetcalfe JulianJohnson MaggieMetcalfe LastmonthImentionedtheroadsurfacing Wejustwantedtosayabigthankyoutothe programmeontheA338southwardsfrom ElcocksfororganisingtheAfricaneveningatthe DowntontotheHampshireboundary.Originally RadnorHallandahugethankyoufromAnnafor workwasscheduledtostarton11 th Januarybut everyone’sgreatgenerosity.Over£230was thishasbeenpostponedasaresultofthebad giventothecharitiesAnnahadworkedwithin weatherandlocaloppositiontothecomplete Uganda,andthiswillgodirectlytotheprojects roadclosurewhichwasbeingplanned. concerned.ItwillbesharedbetweentheSpring Afteranumberofmeetingswithallconcerned, ofHopedisabledchildren’swork,thelocal theworkonthesectionoftheA338betweenthe schoolandthematernalandchildhealth BattenRoadroundaboutandthetrafficlights projects.Itwasincrediblykindofeveryoneand withTheBoroughwillstarton25 th Januaryand wewerebowledoverbytheirkindness.Many, last3weeks,usingtemporarytrafficsignals manythanks. duringtheday. (ThankstoAnna,Sherwood&Stephfromthose WorkonthesectionoftheA338fromThe whowenttotheirsplendidAfricanevening!Ed. ) Boroughsouthwardswillbecarriedoutatnight between7.00pmand6.00amduringlate ChalkeValleyFlowerClub FebruaryandearlyMarch.Temporarytraffic LizLong01722780448 lightswillbeoperatingwhilstworkisin CaroleNormaniscomingtoBroadchalkeVillage progressbuttheroadwillbeclearduring Hallon24 th Februarytopresentherflower daylighthours.Thisshouldavoidtheriskof arrangingshowtitled“ASeedWasSown”.The trafficdivertingontotheminorroadsinthe eveningstartsat7.30pmanditcostsonly£5for Forest. guests.Wehopeyoucancome. UsersofthelocalPulselinebusmaybeaware Therewillbeeventshappeningrightthroughto thatthisserviceisbeingwithdrawnbyWilts& Novemberandmuchtobeenjoyed,whether Dorset.MidFebruarywastheoriginaldatebut youarearegularclubmember,someonewho thishasnowbeenputbackuntil21 st March. wantstodipinwheneversomethingappealsto Needlesstosaytherewasagreatdealof youorsomebodylookingforanewinterest.A resistancetothewithdrawalofourlocalbusbut warmwelcomeawaitsyouatourlocalfriendly anewserviceNo44willnowreplaceit.This andverysociableclub.Soifthisistheyear servicewillrunatoneandahalfhourintervals whenyouhavepromisedtogetoutmoreyou againstPulseline'shourlyservice,butatleast mustputourclubonyourlist.Welookforward thisisbetterthanhavingnopublictransport toseeingyousoon. connectingthevillageswiththehospitalandcity Ifyouwouldlikeanymoreinformationthen centre.Ihaveseenthedrafttimetablebutwill pleasedophone. givedetailsnextmonthwhentimingsare finalised. RADNORARMS BeerFestival atthe YewTreeInn, nd 2 Feb-SteakNight Odstock Rumporsirloin-£9.95 (Localmeat,Clarke’sofSixpennyHandley) February12 th ,13 th &14 th 25 th Feb-GameNight 8REALALES,4CIDERS Fourcourses-£18.95 (Localvenison) Ring01722329786 th formoredetails 26 Feb-CocktailNight CocktailsandCanapés Alwaystwoguestbeers Blacktie andhomecookedfoodavailable Pleasecall01722329722tobook Issue406website:www.newsandnotes.co.uk-3-email:[email protected] February2010