A Monthly Newsletter for Chilmark & Ridge and Fonthill
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No.038 May 2019 A Monthly Newsletter for Chilmark & Ridge and Fonthill Bishop with Berwick St Leonard 50 years ago Welcome to the May issue of The Village Voice Our thanks to Anne McGrail for providing a fascinating insight into As preparations were underway for Chilmark’s what Chilmark was like when she first pop-up Pub in the Reading Room on Friday first moved to the village in 1966. 12 April, news came through from Wadworth Remarkable to learn amongst other that they had decided to sell The Black Dog. things that it boasted two shops! Plans for the Reading Room pop-up event had p8. themselves proved problematic – it emerged late in the day that the mobile pub professional Chilmark Fayre in charge of running the evening had failed Plans are well underway for the to get a licence – and so it came down to the 400th anniversary village fayre resourcefulness of Parish Council Chairman on the Fairmead on Saturday 20 Patrick Boyles and his wife Mary that the July. The organisers are still on evening happened at all. They generously the lookout for a couple sheep volunteered to run the event as a bring-your- they can borrow for the day. And own evening and it proved hugely popular, with Chilmark’s Social Stitchers have plenty of villagers turning out equipped with been hard at work preparing a a wide range of home-sourced drinks. Many range of hand-crafted items in the thanks to Patrick & Mary for their ingenuity and spirit of 17th century rural England resilience on a busy Friday night in the Reading Room, plus all the delicious ‘eats’ p4&5 they kindly provided to sop up some of the alcohol. It was a great success and, given the news of The Black Dog sale, there was plenty to talk about. Cricket season underway The first match report of the The statement from Wadworth’s read as follows: ‘..after very careful consideration season can be found on p6 we have taken the decision to sell the Black Dog Chilmark. As a traditional family brewer, we depend on our own pubs to sell our own beer and therefore this has Village Voice News been a very hard decision for us to make and has not been taken lightly. However, Current and back issues of we recently completed a strategic review of our estate and, having looked at The Village Voice can be geographical areas in conjunction with our long-term strategic plan, we believe it downloaded from the website: is the right course of action for both the company and more importantly the pub. I www.chilmarkvillagevoice.co.uk understand our decision will be a disappointment to you but would stress that we will be selling the Black Dog as a pub.’ In this issue As The Village Voice went to press, we heard that estate agents Christie & Co are Contact Numbers 2 being instructed and that The Black Dog will be on the market after the May Bank What’s On & Diary 3 Holiday weekend: ‘We are selling a number of pubs, including the Black Dog, as part of a package and the sale should attract existing pub operators,’ said Wadworth Village News 4-8 Operations Director Lloyd Stephens. Church Times 9-11 Other News 13-17 It remains to be seen exactly what is meant by the phrase ‘as part of a package’. We hope it doesn’t preclude the possibility of the The Black Dog having a future as Recycling & Waste 14 an independently owned freehold pub. Watch this space! Meanwhile, we also hope Goods & Services 18-19 it won’t be too long before the Reading Room is again the venue for a Pop Up Pub. We’ll keep you briefed. Local Police 20 Best wishes for happy May days, 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 May Dates for your Diary Monday 6th 6.30pm Pilates Chilmark Reading Room (CRR) Tuesday 7th 7pm Social Stitchers CRR Friday 10th 10.30am Art Group Life Drawing CRR Saturday 11th 10am-12noon Churchyard Working Party St Margaret’s Church Sunday 12th 12 noon Parochial Church Council AGM St Margaret’s Church Monday 13th 6.30pm Pilates CRR Wednesday 15th 7pm Chilmark PC Annual Assembly & Meeting CRR Thursday 16th 10am-4pm Sarum Quilters CRR Friday 17th 10.30am Art Group Life Drawing CRR Monday 20th 6.30pm Pilates CRR Tuesday 21st 2.55-3.20pm Mobile Library Hops Close Tuesday 21st 7pm Social Stitchers CRR Thursday 23rd 7am-10pm Euro Elections CRR Monday 27th until 3rd June Half Term Week Chilmark School June Sunday 2nd 2.30 &7.30pm Opera at Chilmark performances The Close, Salisbury Monday 3rd 6.30pm Pilates CRR Tuesday 4th 7pm Social Stitchers 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 To read the latest minutes and future agenda: Thank you to everyone who www.southwilts.com/site/chilmarkparishcouncil/ has already offered such helpful and enthusiastic Date of Annual Assembly and Annual Meeting of the support for the Chilmark Parish Council: Fayre. It is now less than 12 15 May 2019 at 7pm in the Reading Room. Everyone is weeks to go until Saturday 20 welcome. Please come along to hear reports from the July. The programme details various village organisations that receive grant support are being finalised, and it will from the Parish Council, eg: the Reading Room, Cricket soon be off to the printers - Club, Village Voice etc watch out for the programme dropping through your letter Design: Neil Pattenden Latest Planning Applications / Decisions boxes in mid May. Entry forms and class details for the all important Horticultural Tent are Ref: 19/02662/VAR included, together with all the details of what promises to Wandle House, Cow Drove, Chilmark SP3 5AJ be a fantastic celebration of the past 400 years of Chilmark Applicant: Mr Charlie Brinton life. Proposed development: Variation of conditions 2, 3, 4 & 7 of 17/07886/FUL to allow for additional dormer to second Thank you to everyone who attended the recent village floor of main house and amendment to approved garage meeting in the Reading Room - it was an excellent location to provide suitable access to rear of property opportunity to update everyone on the plans for the day on Case Officer: Lucy Minting the Fairmead Field and in St Margaret of Antioch - many Registered: 08/04/19 thanks to Lisbeth Diaper and the Social Stitchers for the Comments invited until: 23/05/19 beautiful crafts that are already well underway. Ref: 19/02814/TCA Jane & Nigel Kemp are running the Fayre Plant Stall. Barbary Cottage, Barberry, Chilmark SP3 5AS They are hard at work producing plants, but are looking Applicant: Mr Rudolph Aaron for offers of even more. They are very happy to collect, Proposal: Work to Tree in Conservation Area pot on and grow on if space is your problem - plants can Cherry Tree - Fell always be left by the side of their garages with blue door Registration date: 15/03/19 at 2 Robbs Cottages, Salisbury Road (opposite the Old Decision: 18/04/19 – No Objection Police House).