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No.037 April 2019 A Monthly Newsletter for Chilmark & Ridge and Fonthill Bishop with Berwick St Leonard Cricket Season start Welcome to the April issue of The Village Voice With the first match of the season set for Sunday 14 April, Chilmark Not the first time in recent years, Chilmark made Cricket Club is still on the lookout its way into the national headlines this month, for new players. Meanwhile, a bit of and for the wrong reasons. Two years ago, fun has been had at the expense Chilmark’s former nuclear bunker was found to of existing players in a ‘dossier’ be housing a giant cannabis factory staffed by highlighting their strengths and young Vietnamese workers held in slave-like weaknesses. p6. conditions. This time, it was the work of animal rights activists who targeted a village farm, Opera at Chilmark hacking into the pens of thousands of breeding For the first time in more than 10 pheasants, and then posting their activity on years there will be no Opera at Facebook. See Police Crime updates, p16. Chilmark this August Bank Holiday weekend. However, the cast and Further negative news for the village came from production team will instead be the brewery Wadworth, owners of The Black performing at this year’s Salisbury Dog pub. Three months on from its closure, International Arts Festival on 2 following an alleged break-in, Wadworth June. p14. confirmed that they are no closer to finding a replacement tenant to run the pub. Given the Charity to the Rescue fever-pitch of negotiations and votes underway at Westminster as The VV went to The Chilmark-based disaster press, it came as little surprise to find Brexit being cited as a reason for the difficulty response charity Team Rubicon in finding a suitable tenant. UK is amongst the teams now deployed in Mozambique in the Wadworth Operations Director Lloyd Stephens said: We’ve had several applicants wake of cyclone Idai. p8. view the site but unfortunately at this moment in time no one has decided to proceed with their application, although one couple have requested a second viewing. Village Voice News Unfortunately with the current economic uncertainty applicants are tending to want Current and back issues of to ‘wait and see’. We are however hopeful that a suitable Business Partner will be The Village Voice can be appointed shortly. downloaded from the website: www.chilmarkvillagevoice.co.uk In the interim, thanks to all those readers who got in touch to support the idea of setting up an occasional pop-up community pub in The Reading Room. There was In this issue widespread enthusiasm for the proposal and hence plans are now underway for the first Pop-up Pub night to take place on Friday 12 April. Please put the date in your Contact Numbers 2 diary. What’s On & Diary 3 A mobile pub professional will be running the evening for us, including getting the Village News 4-8 necessary license and providing all the drinks. Clearly, the re-opening of The Black Church Times 9-11 Dog sooner rather than later has to be the preferred way forward for everyone Other News 13-16 but, in the meantime, we hope the Reading Room Pop-up will at least provide an alternative social hub for the village. We hope to see you there! Recycling & Waste 14 Local Police 16 Wishing you a happy Easter, The Editorial Team The Village Voice - Village Directory 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] 2 The Village Voice - Diary April Dates for your Diary Monday 1st 6.30pm Pilates Chilmark Reading Room (CRR) Tuesday 2nd 7pm Social Stitchers CRR Wednesday 3rd 6.30pm Reading Room Meeting CRR Friday 5th 10.30am Art Group Life Drawing CRR Friday 5th End of Spring Term Chilmark School Monday 8th 6.30pm Pilates CRR Tuesday 16th 7pm Social Stitchers CRR Wednesday 17th 7pm Easter Basket Workshop CRR Sunday 21st 11.15am Easter Sunday Service St Margaret’s, Chilmark Tuesday 23rd Start of Summer Term Chilmark School Tuesday 23rd 2.55-3.20pm Mobile Library Hops Close Friday 26th 10.30am Art Group Life Drawing CRR Saturday 27th 10-11am Chilmark Fayre Meeting CRR Monday 29th 6.30pm Pilates CRR May Friday 3rd 10.30am Art Group Life Drawing CRR Tuesday 7th 7.30pm Social Stitchers CRR Wednesday 15th 7pm Chilmark PC Annual Assembly CRR Further Ahead 20th July Chilmark Fayre The Fairmead 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] 3 The Village Voice Parish Council News Chilmark Fayre 400 year celebrations To read the latest minutes and future agenda: In advance of Chilmark Horticultural Society’s application www.southwilts.com/site/chilmarkparishcouncil/ to the Area Board for grant aid towards setting up costs of the forthcoming Fayre in July, it was agreed that the PC Matters arising at Parish Council meeting of would contribute £300. 6 March 2019 Date of Annual Assembly and Annual Meeting of the Parish Highway Issues Council: 15 May 2019 at 7pm in the Reading Room. Cow Drove Verges Latest Planning Applications / Decisions To date, some repair work has been carried out but this is not entirely adequate. However, the ‘over run gang’ are Ref: 18/11684/FUL programmed to carry out further work which will involve Bevisfield, Cow Drove, Chilmark SP3 5AJ concrete and tarmac improvements. Applicant: Mr Wolseley Brinton Proposal: Replacement Dwelling Road Safety - Becketts Lane Speeding metro count Registration date: 11/12/18 The Wiltshire Council Road Safety Team, conducted a Decision: 25/03/19 – Refuse metro count for seven days from 4-10 February 2019. The results were as follows: Ref: 19/02814/TCA Barbary Cottage, Barberry, Chilmark SP3 5AS Traffic Speed Survey Results for Becketts Lane 30 mph Applicant: Mr Rudolph Aaron zone near village centre (between the Reading Room and Proposal: Work to Tree in Conservation Area the Cross): Cherry Tree – Fell 3820 vehicle movements were recorded in both directions. Case Officer: Sue Morgan 85% of the traffic was travelling at 22.93mph or less and Registered: 15/03/19 at an average speed of 19.3mph. The outcome is that this Consultation expiry: 10/04/19 did not qualify for Community Speedwatch. Ref: 19/01192/FUL Results for the stretch of Becketts Lane leading into Littledown, Cow Drove, Chilmark SP3 5AJ Chilmark from Tisbury (before Frog Lane/Ridgeway Applicant: Mr & Mrs Goodenough crossroads): Proposal: Single storey garage and garden store 3892 vehicle movements were recorded in both directions. Registration date: 4/02/19 85% of traffic was travelling at 36.8mph or less and at Decision: 11/03/19 – No Objection an average speed of 30.4mph, making it eligible for Community Speedwatch. Ref: 19/00260/FUL Barbary Cottage, Barberry, Chilmark SP3 5AS Given the Parish Council’s concerns as expressed at Applicant: Mr & Mrs Aaron previous meetings it was felt that the survey results Proposal: Single storey timber outbuilding for use as a did not offer an obvious way forward, taking account of garden room stated Wiltshire Council policy. The PC would return to Registration date: 09/01/19 the subject at its next meeting and in the meantime liaise Decision: 4/03/19 – Approve with Conditions with Wiltshire Council Highways.