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edItOrIAL ANNUAL pArOCHIAL It’s YOUr pArIsH NeWs, CHUrCH meetINGs pLeAse CONtrIbUte It is good to be back in the driving seat during these unprecedented times. Boyton & Corton You enjoy writing, and could write the I would like to take this opportunity to Thursday 22 October in church, occasional article? thank Katherine and the committee for 6.30pm the last few months. I knew it was in good You enjoy drawing, or taking photographs, hands and the results speak for Codford St Mary and would like to have some pictures themselves. Monday 19 October in church, published? There is also another unsung hero 6.30pm who needs praise and that is Gilly Milne, Codford St Peter – to be confirmed You moved into the village recently, and who puts it all together for us. She has to would like to volunteer for something? put up with “Can you do this?” and “will Heytesbury, Tytherington & Knook you change this?” usually at the last Monday 5 October in Heytesbury You have expertise which might be useful? minute. church, 6.30pm I would also like to thank those You know about advertising, and could people who contributed to the colour Norton Bavant share your expertise? editions, this one is deliberately in Tuesday 15 September in church, monochrome, because our financial state 6.00pm You are good at fund-raising, and have is not good as you will see in next month’s Sherrington – to be confirmed some ideas? edition and I did not feel it was right to Any of the above would come in handy. ask for contributions for a colour edition. Sutton Veny I wish all our readers good health Tuesday 20 October in church, WOULD YOU LIKE TO JOIN and best wishes for the coming year. 6.00pm THE COMMITTEE? Stay safe! Robin Culver Upton Lovell Committee members are David Shaw Sunday 11 October in Village Hall, (Chair), Robin Culver (Editor), Angela 6.00pm Rosenthal, Jon Royds(Treasurer) and CHerrY OrCHArd Katherine Venning. David is retiring sUrGerY shortly, and Jonathan Wansey joining as a FLU CLINICs 2020 rIde ANd strIde new member. A volunteer from Codford, COdFOrd VILLAGe HALL Sherrington, Boyton, Knook, Sutton Veny On Saturday, September 12th, would be best (we like to spread the the annual Ride and Stride event will talent). We have one meeting a month, This year we will be holding our flu clinics take place in the Valley lasting about an hour, when we comment at Codford Village Hall. and beyond. on the previous edition and swop ideas for We will be receiving our first delivery future editions. We need to raise funds to of flu vaccine for those aged 65 and over It is a nationwide event which raises stay solvent, so that needs attention, and in September. Delivery of vaccine for funds for the conservation of historic will be appointing a new chair person to those under 65 in ‘at risk ‘ groups will churches by sponsoring walkers and/or replace David. Please get in touch with start in early October. cyclists following the trail of churches any of the above people if you are willing All clinics will be by appointment in the valley. to help. only. These can be booked on line or by telephone. For more information and sponsorship The clinics will be run under strict forms visit https://www. prAYer GrOUp COVID 19 precautions. We request that wiltshirehistoricchurchestrust.org.uk/. We pray daily. you wear a face covering and maintain If you have any prayer requests, social distancing. Please wear appropriate please call Anne on 840339. clothing for ease of access to your upper arm. Please arrive for your appointment on time. You will not be seen early and if Wren House you are late for your appointment you may Residence for the Retired and Elderly have to rebook. Wren House in is a long-established, elegant retirement home, If you are unable to make our specialising in individual care in gracious surroundings. Codford flu clinic dates you may attend any of the flu clinics run by the other Having just thirteen rooms, each with a private bathroom, we are able to three surgeries in our partnership. Please offer the ambience of a family home, together with caring staff and the see the practice web site for further facilities to enable our residents to grow old with dignity. information: www.theorchardpartnership.co.uk Mrs Lynn Boon, Manager or telephone 01985 850298 Wren House Limited, 32 Vicarage Street, Warminster BA12 8JF Tel: 01985 212578 Flu clinic dates will be confirmed soon. Page 2 MINISTRY LETTER

During lockdown, I have been able billion chickens are reared annually as a the welfare of the animals that are reared to more closely watch my chickens. I have source of food, for both their meat and for our consumption and explore changes really come to notice their characters and their eggs. The UK alone consumes over 30 that we can make that will help ensure a can now tell them apart by sound. million eggs per day, unfortunately many world where farm animals are treated Before I rescued my girls, I never of these eggs are from hens that live their with compassion and respect. thought that chickens, or indeed any whole life in battery cages. Revd Trudy farm animal, would have such individual Battery cages are stacked up in personalities, or that they could, and do, tiers; each one houses up to 10 birds tHOUGHt FOr tHe mONtH express joy and happiness. The excite - which is just high enough for them to ment in the run as I bring out some corn, stand, and only large enough to give each While Jesus was having dinner at a broccoli stalk, or some cauliflower hen space that is less than the size of an Matthew’s house, many tax collectors and leaves is wonderful to see. In their forever A4 sheet of paper. Cages limit the hens’ ‘sinners’ came and ate with him and his home, I hope the rectory chickens know ability to carry out natural behaviours disciples. When the Pharisees saw this, that they will have plenty of healthy food, such as walking, wing flapping, dust - they asked his disciples, “Why does your clean water and a safe shelter for the rest bathing, perching and nesting and they do teacher eat with tax collectors and ‘sin - of their natural lives. not go outside or see natural light. When ners’?” Recently I have begun to follow I look at how happy my hens are, to know On hearing this, Jesus said, “It is ‘Compassion in World Farming’ (CiWF) on that millions of chickens suffer for the not the healthy who need a doctor, but social media and have joined their email pure reason to provide us humans with the sick. But go and learn what this list. They are the leading animal welfare food breaks my heart. means: 'I desire mercy, not sacrifice.' For organisation striving for a world where But how can we stop caged hen I have not come to call the righteous, but farm animals are treated with compassion eggs appearing on our supermarket sinners.” and respect, and where cruel farming shelves? Well the simplest thing we can do Matthew Chapter 9 v10-13 (St Matthew’s day practices end and, through their tireless is ensure that the products and eggs we 21st September) work, the EU now recognises animals as buy are free-range. Unless the ingredients RH sentient beings, capable of feeling pain say ‘free-range eggs’ or ‘barn eggs’ they and suffering. are likely to be from caged hens. Of course, my eye is always drawn Free-range hens have access to the to the articles and campaigns involving outdoors and are not confined in cages. the welfare of chickens. Did you know that Why not follow CiWF on social media there are more chickens in the world or take a look at their website than any other bird? In fact, more than 50 (https://www.ciwf.org.uk/), they have plenty more ideas of how we can ensure all animals are given good, healthy lives. God created this world that we live in and gave us the responsibility to care for it. We are called to tend what God has made and entrusted to us. We simply do not have the right to exploit the world for our own profit. In this season of Creationtide I encourage us all to look to

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Page 3 TURBO’S DOG BLOG IN THE LOCKDOWN

Angela Rosenthal pictures using a spirit level and, finally, he annoyed when he goes to fetch something clears out the fridge and repacks the only to find that his wife has thrown it out freezer having renewed all the labels ten days earlier. The freezer still looks like before sitting down to a cup of tea. Over ‘fifty shades of grey’. Finally, he sat down it, he says to his wife, “Only 111 days left to a cup of tea today declaring how to fill.” exhausted he was from – just existing. While the Guvnor and his wife have His untidy study is now called the kept pretty busy over the months of Doghouse and there seems no way out. lockdown, the Guvnor has not been Why? Because he tells me even buying It was announced a couple of weeks ago anything like as efficient as our cartoon chocolates takes time - and lingering in that it is National Doghouse Day. Or, better character. In fact, I can count on one hand shops is still unwise. still, National Get out of the Doghouse Day. just how diligent he has been. Ready? He Stories revolved around how men, and has hoovered up dog hair three times; he HEYTESBURY most of the tales were about men, had got has bathed Loopy once and me twice but themselves into trouble at home and found only because we rolled in our equivalent home improvements, small or large themselves in the doghouse for varying of Chanel No 5 (fox poo once and otter poo kitchens, painting, tiling and more periods of time. The female commentator once but which required two baths); he reminded men that whatever they had has taken down a book from the shelf but done, chocolates ‘just don’t cut it’. has not replaced it; he has ignored all RRIICCHHAARRDD It is now about Day 140 of shoes although he did treat his boots with Lockdown. At the very beginning, the Neatsfoot oil; he put a photo frame back newspaper they read here had a cartoon of on the wall of the loo but only because he MMccEEVVOOYY had carelessly knocked it off when a roll of a couple beginning their isolation. He [email protected] hoovers under all the carpets, shampoos kitchen paper (now used throughout our 07530225710 01985 841127 the dog, takes all his books off the shelves house instead of hand towels) flew out of and dusts them returning them re-sorted, his hand; he has ignored the sell-by dates HOME MAINTENANCE cleans all the shoes and boots, rehangs of everything in the fridge, becoming “WHAT LOCKDOWN HAS MEANT FOR BARTERS”

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Page 4 LOCKDOWN LAMENT

Christmas came and Christmas went; I tussled with the mower and tugged at the string By our usual standards a quiet event. But as hard as I tried I heard not a thing. There had been much rain and some flooding ensued I must go electric; I thought that was best A large gathering could wait ’til the weather improved ..... And an e mail to Amazon dealt with the rest. Little did we know - making plans for the spring, The surprise which was waiting to upset everything. That part was easy; the mowing was not Not just in the village, or indeed the county, but throughout I hated it so much – I lost the plot! the land I trudged up and down for hour upon hour the spread was quite epic .... The machine did its best, but it had little power Covid 19 had arrived – a global pandemic! I bored all my friends with my moaning and more We watched all the briefings to check on its spread (I definitely became the most crashing bore) (All seemed fixated on the numbers of dead) On quiet reflection I made far too much fuss – By March we experienced huge numbers of cases My friends must have thought ‘she’s no different from us’ But Boris decided we need not cover our faces ...... BUT ..... Hand washing was the thing which would keep us from harm When Boris announced the virus decline was on track Then BoJo succumbed and caused great alarm. Joy of all joys our gardener came back! The outcome, though dodgy, eventually came good He got out the old mower and tugged at the string And before long Boris was out of the wood. And would you know it – off it roared - like a bird on the wing!

Lockdown had started - the roads were quite empty The outlook looks brighter, or so we must hope, Except for white vans - of which there were - PLENTY! And take baby steps, as we feel we can cope

For those of us lucky to live out in the country I have christened and furloughed my mowing machine Isolation, though weird, was not too unpleasant What else could I call it but COVID 19 ! The weather was sunny, the garden omnipresent. Much weeding was needed and the grass grew apace, With no one to cut it I had to get on the case. GB Having always managed to escape from this chore I rapidly realised I could do so no more!

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Page 5 DOWN ON THE FARM

I rather hope by the time this Parish News best on our chalk ground. The rotation of in the following crop, meaning we can use has landed on your doorstep we will have fields is also crucial to production and the less herbicide. knocked a decent hole into the harvest. quality produced. Fodder for us is made The Lucerne will be cut three or A good start was had with the weather up of grass silage and maize but it is four times in a year and made into playing ball and allowing the Oilseed Rape important to appreciate there are other haylage bales. It is a particularly useful and Winter Barley to be harvested options that can be used to benefit both feed for the dairy cows as it has a high without too many delays. The Wheat and animal nutrition and the environment. protein content, and we will incorporate Spring Barley followed and at the time of This year we are going to try a new it into the ration along with grass and writing, once again the weather is being crop. Lucerne is particularly suited to our maize silage. If this all works, we should kind. Unfortunately, due to the very wet chalky soils and is very drought tolerant, be able to reduce the amount of Autumn and many crops not being planted being a legume (the same as peas and bought-in protein feed: currently this is when they should we have, a long spread beans) it has nodules on its roots oil seed rape meal. out harvest ahead of us and accounting containing bacteria which produce Lucerne will be drilled (planted) for Maize we potentially will be going well nitrogen for the plant. This means we only late August, early September and we can on into late October. need a little phosphate and potash for it but hope that we are blessed with good We then turn our attention to the to grow, making it an environmentally weather at such a busy time, with a following crops and the ground prepara - friendly plant. It is a long-living plant and variety of field work needing to be done tion and drilling. Much thought and could last for four or maybe five years; before Autumn arrives ‘down on the planning must go into the fodder and one advantage of this is that many of the farm’. grain varieties we use – which varieties weed seeds that are buried by the plough benefit our cattle most, which grains are when we establish the Lucerne will not in highest demand but also what grows survive this long, reducing weed pressure Kit Pottow

RIVER MUSINGS

When I joined the Piscatorial Society At the same time all bag limits I am out of lock down tomorrow there were strict bag limits on how many were removed which meant that even on and hope to fish shortly. trout, members were allowed to kill in a good fishing day a member could stay the day and it was expected that all fish on the fishery as long as he wished. Most Robin Mulholland, August 2020 caught above a described size limit would of these changes took place in the 90s and be killed. The instruction was to kill all today the same practices stand. On some grayling as they were thought to compete rivers, the Wylye and most of our Itchen with trout. When a member had caught fisheries, all fish are required to be his ‘limit’ he was expected to go home or released. to the pub or wherever. This meant that On the Avon and part of our Itchen on a favourable May morning a member fisheries, some stocking takes place and could arrive on a fishery at 9.30, catch his some killing of trout is allowed. It quickly limit, which was usually two brace (4), by became smart to return trout and the 10.30 and then had to stop fishing for the change has been of considerable benefit day. This was pretty standard practice on to both trout and members. Once it was all chalk streams and in order to sustain understood that grayling did not compete this level of killing, a considerable with trout, killing of grayling stopped and Business Telecoms amount of stocking was required. grayling fishing has gone on with almost As we became more informed and no regulations and although there are no Up to 50% cheaper than BT! more interested in catching wild as rules, very few grayling are killed. For a opposed to stocked trout we came to catch and release regime to be ● Cloud phone sytems· realise the need to stop killing trout. completely successful, however, it is ● Phone lines Catch and release began to be encour - essential that all members use discretion ● Super-Fast Broadband· aged as were barbless hooks and careful and on days when the fishing is easy they ● 30 day rolling contract handling of fish. No taking them out of must restrain themselves and not catch the water, no grinning fish photographs, excessive numbers. We are a local company and careful release, became the order of Unfortunately, this is not always the case the day. Stocking was reduced and on the and tales circulate of a small number of specialising in innovative Wylye it ceased altogether. members catching very large numbers of business telecoms solutions. trout. Some of this is a figment of the imagination and fishing makes liars of us need your hair done at home? Contact us for our latest offers all, some of it is true however, and it is Denise Nicoll apparent that further education and 01985 620133 01985 303311 understanding is required to make all for all your hairdressing needs conform. FULLY INSURED [email protected] The Warminster mobile (State Registered )Hairdresser WWW.APPTEL.CO.UK

Page6 GARDEN OF ST JOHN’S

Books on the art of gardening have been The old time flowers of clove pinks, Pandemic. Now doctors are being published since the early 16th century, roses, delphiniums and hollyhocks bring instructed to prescribe green walks, which co-incidentally is the time when remembrances of times past; while gardening and those tasks which heal the cookery books also became important; other worthies have taken the 5 a day soul and perhaps even the mind. but like many subjects, the art of gardens instruction for good health seriously and So the small gardens of St John’s and their design has changed radically now use the foundations of the wonderful provide their own escape from the from the bare plot of the crofter to the old glass house as a base for pots, outside world except of course they have old wealthy and established nobility who planting a range of beans, carrots, salad other benefits. We have seen a marked had the means to spend well if not always ,spinach and of course, marigolds, to increase in bees from the lavenders that wisely. keep the snails at bay! have been planted and some of the more Here at St John’s the garden has These gardens not only provide formal beds have taken on a wild look kept change with economic and social other residents and visitors with interest thus encouraging butterflies and night mores. Up until the early part of 2000 it and delight but encourage the wildlife. moths. But perhaps the best time to see still had the long herbaceous borders The Residents watch with joy the birds these small gardens is at dusk when the favoured by the Victorians, and early that feed from Mrs Alexandra’s bird bat and swallow weave the twilight air Edwardians keen to show off their feeder, goldfinches, thrush, blackbirds and these little plots become a resident’s gardener's skill or their appropriation of sparrows and the odd pheasant, are to little piece of heaven. plants from other countries; rose gardens be seen. An injured rook comes to her DF would like to thank all those of every colour and scent; while croquet whistle and on soft warm nights a family kind people who got in touch after the lawns on which the sound of mallet on of hedgehogs feed from the water bowl article on Knit for peace was published. wood all have now softly faded into placed at the right height, their grunting We have had lots of wool delivered and history, and the gardens now are a and snuffling the only sound to disturb some donations to buy more. Thank you mixture of shrub and green sward. the still night air, while the little to everyone. But for a number of green fingered pipistrelle bats leave the lofts and weave Residents, some of that early desire for their own magic at 8.45 precisely. colour and creation is still very much alive. Gardeners know the benefits of Many have their own small plot and their work and of being outside and never they plant for both for colour and scent. was this more needed as in the recent

BOOK REVIEW

THE STONEMASON A double delight, he is writing A History of Building Britain about Wessex. After a day at work on by Andrew Ziminski sarsen stones at Stonehenge, he returns home to Frome stopping en route: ‘Sitting This book is a delight, both the stone atop Middle Hill’s barrow I always feel coloured hardback itself, with a pleasing that for all the renown of Stonehenge, carving of his dog among ferns when he and Avebury’s earlier and mightier monu - was rebuilding a kiln near Mells, and its ment to the north, I wouldn't swap either contents. of them for this conical chalk tump at the Ziminski is not a historian, or an centre of Wessex, where magical birds architect, or a sculptor, but the story of haunt an island once washed by a van - his career brings to life work encompass - ished sea, now changed into stone.’ ing all these skills. The reader will, I am And we pass that spot every time confident, rejoice with his enthusiasm we travel on the Warminster road! and his dedication to his work. Catherine Hayne

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Page 7 GRAVE TALK

It’s not easy to talk about death, dying on the tables, with simple questions like and funerals. We may never have contem - “What do you value most in life?” or plated our own mortality, or we may have “What has been most memorable about been badly affected by the death of a funerals you have been to?”, or “Would close loved one. More recently, the ac - you prefer to be buried or cremated, and counts of people dying alone in hospital or why?”. They help us to chat about things care home have been distressing and has we have wondered about but not had the brought the real possibility of our own ill - chance to discuss, with others who may ness and death on to our radar. Many of us have similar questions. This is not a time have thought “Suppose it happens to me?” for deep intense conversations and not an As we grow older, we naturally go alternative to bereavement counselling – to more funerals, and have probably just an opening up of subjects sometimes formed our own ideas about what makes considered ‘taboo’. a ‘good’ funeral. Even an expected death, We’re planning to arrange a Grave after a long illness, can feel like a sudden Talk occasion in this Team in the near fu - shock as the reality of loss sinks in. ture - would you be interested in this sort And how do we react when meeting a re - of gathering? You don’t have to have ex - cently bereaved person? What’s the right perience of death or funerals, but you may thing to say or do? We may try to offer just have some questions around these un - words of comfort and a listening ear, but avoidable events. The event will be open it may not be the right time or place – and to all - young and not so young, men and it’s not easy for someone struggling with women and those with faith or no faith. If grief to respond as we might expect. you think it would be helpful to you, Grave Talk is a resource from the Church please get in touch with the Revd Cliff of to help people start thinking Stride or any member of the ministry and talking about death, dying and funer - Team. als. In an informal café style gathering round a table, people reflect together on When contacting advertisers please their fear of death and experience of fu - tell them that you read about them nerals. Cards like beer mats are scattered ! in the Parish News !

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Apple trees are doing well so far and we juice or cider. There will be a small Alternatively, communities or individuals look forward to decent 2020 crops. There charge to cover maintenance - £5 per bar - may borrow the equipment and make will be more apples that we can store so row load of apples. It is a good idea to their own arrangements. All you need is don't let them rot - make juice. The Cod - start collecting suitable containers now mains water, a power point, lots of apples ford & Community Apple Pressing Equip - e.g. fruit juice cartons or lemonade bot - and a chopping board. The charge is £30 ment will be ready for action in tles are good for freezing. for community hire and £15 for individual September/October. This community hire. Contact either Alec Thomson owned industrial standard equipment con - Dates for the 2020 Codford & Community (850339) or Tiggy Thornton (850560) for sists of an apple mill, apple juicer and two Apple Juicing Days are Sunday 20th Sep - more details. pasteurisers. We will be running commu - tember and Sunday 4th October starting DON'T WASTE APPLES - nity apple juicing days when you can bring at 10am and going on as long as there is your apples to Codford Village Hall to demand. MAKE JUICE- MAKE crush them to make your own tasty apple CIDER Stewart penny ServiceS garden machinery SaleS, Service & repairS weSton nurSerieS corton nr warminSter Ba12 0SZ tel 07714 212806 [email protected]

Page 8 VILLAGE NEWS

CODFORD for hedgehogs and other animals and birds; Saturdays for those who work later), and St Mary’s Church has been busy even whether we ever had Pet Services; 10.30 on Saturday mornings. during the lockdown. whether we provided prayers for pets that Members may organise their own Just because our church has been closed had passed away (this is done at Collective 4’s and play at any time (other than Club that hasn’t stopped us from looking at how Worship in school); whether we had a times). We also supply good quality balls we maintain our church and make it acces - water bowl out for visiting dogs and a num - for club sessions, and we seek to team sible to everyone. ber of other questions. The answer came pairs to encourage fun, and sometimes re - We decided to enrol in the Eco Church (the back as ‘yes’ we could be classed as an an - ally quite good, play. We don’t take it too A Rocha UK project) and signed in to the imal friendly church and a few days later seriously though! unique online Eco Survey. This looks at how a framed certificate arrived. Residents of the Parish of Codford we are caring for God’s earth in different Rather than sitting worrying and being may use the courts for tennis when they areas of the life and work of our church. frustrated by the lockdown we decided to are not in use. The survey took into account whether or try and cheer ourselves up and give St For more info, phone Vincie on not our church had buildings or land, and Mary’s a pat on the back. Well we have 850239, or for a membership form at the things such as whether we served Fairtrade certainly done that and we can be very bottom of the page: https://sites. google. tea and coffee for refreshments; whether proud of all the things that St Mary’s is com/site/codfordlawntennisclub/ we had a wildflower area, bird boxes; doing to care for God’s creation and our codford-lawn-tennis-club whether we had bats; how green we were; wonderful church building. whether we had signs to switch of lights HEYTESBURY when not in use and many other questions. INTERGENERaTIONaL TOURNaMENT The survey itself took us through five key There was a lovely article recently about areas of church life: Members of the Tennis Club and their Rodney’s Garden and the work that Worship and teaching young (of any age) paired up to play each had been done on the football changing Management of church buildings other in an afternoon of tennis, fun, sun - room. Unfortunately, a few people are Management of church land shine, chatting and cake! There were sons determined to spoil this wonderful facility Community and global engagement and mothers, fathers and daughters and we have in Heytesbury, that of the football Lifestyle even a couple of ‘surrogates’ due to an in - and cricket field. During the course of the Having completed all the questions we jured dad or more than one daughter! lockdown I have been using the field to were absolutely delighted to find out that There were 6 pairs, and it resulted exercise myself and the children. I am not we had obtained a Silver Eco Church in 3 having the same score! Unfortunately, the only one, numerous people have been Award. Once this had been confirmed we one and a half of the pairs had to leave for doing the same thing including dog received a certificate that we have framed another engagement, and so there was no walkers. There is the sting in the tail, and put up in the porch of St Mary’s play-off for an overall winner. We’re plan - there are a few irresponsible dog owners Church. ning another, probably on 15th August. in the village. On one occasion, I saw the We then decided to register as a Fairtrade A number of families have joined editor of this publication carrying three Church as we used Fairtrade tea, coffee the club on the ‘Try before you buy’ offer. pooh bags. I asked if ‘Peppa’ was ok and and sugar for refreshments at the end of The Committee have decided to extend he said he had been picking up other dogs services. The questionnaire was completed this offer to the end of the summer season. mess, because he did not want children or and lo and behold we found out that St We’re inviting you to join us for 3 months adults for that matter stepping in the Mary’s qualified as a Fairtrade Church. An - without paying our subs. If you like playing mess. other certificate arrived and that too has tennis with us, we’ll invite you to pay the Thinking about this, I could see his been framed and put up in church. subs then, if not, walk away, nothing lost! point of view, he told me over the course Finally, we decided to see whether we If you don’t have people to play of the lockdown he had picked up thirty were an animal friendly church so we de - with, why not join the club? Each week plus bags of mess. cided to log into the Anglican Society for there are organised sessions for club mem - Can I ask that if you own a dog and the Welfare of Animals. The questionnaire bers – in the summer at 6 on Tuesday and you exercise it on the field, you keep an asked a variety of different things includ - Friday evenings (this timing creeps earlier eye on it so that you can clear up after it? ing whether we had a wild area in church as the nights close in, but there is always Name supplied

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THOUGHTS FROM SHERRINGTON requires a floating object, a small log and END OF aN ERa FOR SUTTON VENY WI even a plastic breadbasket in larger It is early morning walks, before the sun troughs. Cattle will nudge them aside 2020 is a mixed year for the Sutton Veny beats down with relentless heat. Colours and it is a use for plastic! Sightings of Women’s Institute as they both Commem - have changed. Yellow always predominates kingfisher in the village, a pair on two orate their 100th anniversary and, sadly, (ragwort everywhere, spreading on the occasions, possibly young ones. Swallows this branch of the WI will disband in Plain like a carpet), but now there is and martins seem to have done well. A December. Like many organisations they purple and blue too. Willow herb towers in friend who lives in Friggle Street, outside have a declining membership and also very vivid spires, there is purple knapweed, Frome has families with their third broods. sadly in recent years have seen the passing vetch, and clumps of scabious, beloved of They now have time to gain strength of five of their most valued members. bees and butterflies. On the Plain clouds before their epic journey South. This special year has been marked of small brown butterflies rise before our I think the collective noun for with the presentation to St John the Evan - feet and as spraying is unknown on the ducklings should be a Heart ache! I know gelist church, famous for its historic link grazing acres small grasshoppers explode we should not be overrun but it is so sad to the Australia, New Zealand Army Corps, to left and right. to see a flotilla of clockwork fluffballs, full with a new altar frontal for the Anzac Already, first whispers of Autumn. of courage, darting on the water only to Chapel. The recent months of lockdown First blackberries glow and the berries of see numbers depleted by the day. did not deter our WI as they spent many rowan and wayfaring trees are alight with Amazing that neither horse nor hours lovingly sewing and embroidering rich colour. On arable fields cereal crops rider were injured in the fall from the the flowers of the Anzac nations, Kowhai are being harvested and the fields turn to footbridge. Bert Imber put a notice on (New Zealand) Acacia (Australia) Blue Gum gold. How wonderful to see a landscape either side saying Pedestrians only but they (Tasmania). This altar frontal marks both greened with trees, to leave the blaze of both disappeared. the 100th memorial to the brave ANZACs the sun and walk in that green light is a No Harvest Thanksgiving this year. actions in Gallipoli and the Sutton Veny benison. It would have been held outside the church WI's centenary. Owls are still drowning in water and with no singing!! However, we hope for Our plans for presenting and blessing troughs. One youngster that Nigel ringed contributions as usual for the Food Bank, the new alter frontal at our annual ANZAC was found drowned a week later. It only details later. Day service in April had to be cancelled Betty Lewis due to Lockdown but we will celebrate Sutton Veny’s WI and recognise our lasting association with the ANZACs at a future date when we begin to return to a ‘new normal’. Over the 100 years WI have tirelessly raised funds to fund Community Projects including the installation of electric lights in the Chapel Schoolroom and the Church School, creating a footpath around the village green, in 1995 the production of The Sutton Veny Book, ‘An Appreciation of a Wiltshire Parish’, making heart shaped comfort cushions for the Salisbury Breast Cancer Unit and most recently the ANZAC Altar Frontal. The Sutton Veny WI will be greatly missed in our village and we thank them for all their support and hard work over the last 100 years. Brian Long

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LOVING OUR NEIGHBOUR AS CHRIST LOVES US CHURCH SERVICES and WORSHIP via ZOOM, Have you been told that you need to self-isolate? Do you need some support? SEPTEMBER 2020 If you would like a chat, prayers, spiritual, pastoral or practical support and help, please do call someone from Please wear a facemask for church services until further notice. Church services are said, until the the numbers below singing of hymns is allowed. Observe social spacing, and use hand sanitizers when entering and leaving church. TEAM RECTOR The Revd Trudy Hobson (day off Friday)

[email protected] 840081 6th Heytesbury 8.30am Holy Communion (BCP) Codford St Peter 9.30am Holy Communion MINISTRY TEAM 13th Sunday Zoom 11.00am Service of the word Team Vicar after Trinity Knook 6.00pm Harvest Evening Prayer The Revd Clifford Stride (on duty Tues.Wed.Sun) [email protected] 850941 Norton Bavant 6.00pm Harvest Holy Communion Ordained Ministers with Permission to Officiate The Revd Diana Hammond 841185 13th Upton Lovell 8.30am Holy Communion (BCP) [email protected] Sutton Veny 9.30am Harvest Holy Communion The Revd Jane Shaw 850141 [email protected] 14th Sunday Tytherington 9.30am Harvest Festival (on the green) The Revd Jayne Buckles 851176 after Trinity Zoom 11.00am Service of the word [email protected] Codford St Mary 6.00pm Evening Prayer BCP) The Revd Robin 840522 [email protected] 20th Sutton Veny 8.30am Holy Communion (BCP) Licensed Lay Minister Katherine Venning LLM 840283 Codford St Mary 9.30am Harvest Holy Communion [email protected] 15th Sunday Zoom 11.00am Harvest Service of the word after Trinity Heytesbury 6.00pm Evening Prayer (BCP) CHURCHWARDENS Boyton & Corton Post vacant 851191 Codford St Mary Derek Buckles 851176 27th Boyton 8.30am Harvest Holy Communion Codford St Peter Barbara Tomlinson 850156 Heytesbury 9.30am Harvest Festival Alasdair McGregor 850073 16th Sunday Zoom 11.00am Service of the word Heytesbury Tina Sitwell 840556 after Trinity Upton Lovell 6.00pm Harvest Festival Knook Michael Pottow 850776 Norton Bavant John Acworth 840134 Edward Moore 840420 An invitation on how to join the zoom service is circulated via email each week. Sherrington Betty & Nigel Lewis 850496 If you are not on the Rector’s mailing list, and wish to join us at the service, Sutton Veny Brian Long 840352 please email: [email protected] Tytherington Caroline Lester-Card 840022 OPENING TIMES OF OUR CHURCHES Upton Lovell Gill Boxall 851171 Andrew Cumming 850834 Boyton Wednesday 10am – 6pm Codford St Mary Wednesday All day LAY PASTORAL ASSISTANTS Codford St Peter Wednesday, Saturday All Day Codford Henry Collins 850193 and Sunday All Day Carola Puddy 850308 Heytesbury Thursday 9am – 1pm Norton Bavant Didee Acworth 840134 Heytesbury: Roger Hammond 841185 Sunday 1pm – 6pm Alison Tebbs 841192 Knook Thursday 6pm – 6.30pm Upton Lovell Sue Bray 850702 Norton Bavant Contact Churchwarden John Acworth 840134 Sherrington Thursday All Day BELL RINGERS Nick Claypoole 850724 PARISH CHOIR Katherine Venning 840283 Sutton Veny Wednesday 9am – 1pm Saturday 1pm – 4pm PARISH NEWS Tytherington Closed Closed Editor Robin Culver 840790 Upton Lovell Closed Closed [email protected] Chairman David Shaw 850372 a LOCKED CHURCH WEDDINGS [email protected] Kate Girardot & Fred Mills ADVERTISING AND EDITORIAL Ah my dear Lord, the church is locked at Codford St Peter on 11th July The Parish News, which is not for profit, relies on and is but let my heart be open to your Rebecca Harvey & Charlie Heath very grateful to all advertisers without whom the presence. at Upton Lovell on 1st August magazine could not be produced. Prospective advertisers lines by the Revd Alan Amos should contact Anne Bennett-Shaw (see details below). OLD FRIENDS REMEMBERED However the Parish News does not endorse any of HOSPITAL OF ST JOHN, HEYTESBURY the products or services advertised and takes no Our sympathy and love go to all those responsibility for any disappointment, accident or injury, who mourn the passing of howsoever caused, resulting from purchase or involve - Administrator 01985 620097 anne Wilson , Heytesbury ment. We welcome contributions on any subject but reserve the right to edit to fit. Opinions expressed in ST GEORGE’S CATHOLIC CHURCH Margaret Tubbs , Heytesbury material from contributors are for readers to appreciate 31 Boreham Road, Warminster BA12 9JP Ian Harris , Sutton Veny and are not necessarily endorsed by the editorial team. Terence Davis (TJ) , Knook All editorial copy should be sent to the Editor Duncan Boyd by 10th of previous month. PARISH PRIEST Fr Martin Queenan funeral 25th June, Corton Graveyard Ronald Hatcher Advertising contact Anne Bennett-Shaw 840339 ATTACHED PRIESTS funeral 20th July Semington [email protected] Fr Raymond Hayne Fr Malcolm Ferrier Marketplace contact Katherine Venning 840283 Please let the Editor know of local friends [email protected] who have died recently to make our 01985 212329 information more complete Printing by Footfall Direct 01225 706058 Page11 U S E F U L C O N TAC T N U M B E R S Area code 01985 unless otherwise stated Please telephone 840283 to change or include a contact number

MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH WOOLSTORE THEATRE Dr MP 01225 358584 Codford Mike Davidson 850549 Codford Post Office 850345 WILTSHIRE UNITARY COUNCILLORS Corton John Rigby 850303 Chair: Brenda Mears 850658 Andrew Davis 217431 Heytesbury Peter Andrews 840517 Booking Theatre: Anne Twinn 850004 01373 822508 Norton Bavant John Acworth 840134 CODFORD GARDENING CLUB Fleur de Rhe-Philipe 213193 Sherrington Nigel Lewis 850496 Karen Johnstone 850258 POLICE: Warminster Neighbourhood Team Sutton Veny Peter Strangeways 840403 CODFORD HISTORICAL SOCIETY PC 2342 Helen Daveridge PRE-SCHOOL AND CHILDCARE GROUPS Sir William Mahon 850586 PCSO 7984 Candida Jackson Codford Caterpillars Sally Thomson 850339 [email protected] Kim West 851030 CODFORD LADIES CIRCLE Community Police (non-emergency) 101 Heytesbury Hedgehogs Evelyn Read 850831 PARISH COUNCILS Annette Pulvertaft 840798 PARISH WEBSITES Boyton/Corton Wylye Coyotes Afterschool Club 851713 Team www.upperwylyevalleyteam.com Chair: Caroline Wheatley-Hubbard 850208 [email protected] Webmaster [email protected] Codford Chair: Colin Beagley 850952 or 07805 515863 Heytesbury www.heytesburyparish.co.uk Clerk: Karungi Grant 850523 PRIMARY SCHOOLS Norton Bavant www.nortonbavant.co.uk [email protected] Codford, Wylye Valley Sutton Veny www.suttonveny.co.uk Heytesbury Chair: Ann Perry 841474 Head: Robert Barnes 850461 SPORTS CLUBS Clerk: Heather Parks FILCM 07970780424 Heytesbury Badminton (Codford) Sutton Veny Chair: Valerie King 841104 Head: Carole Godfrey 840429 Dominique Beagley 850952 Clerk: Melissa Atyeo 840821 Sutton Veny Cricket (Heytesbury & Sutton Veny) Upton Lovel l Chair: Steve Boxall 851171 Head: Rachael Brotherton 840428 Chair: Justin Wagstaff 840782 Clerk: Nicola Duke 01373 86412 7 www.suttonveny.wilts.sch.uk Secretary: Robert Robson [email protected] VILLAGE HALLS Heytesbury Football Club ROYAL BRITISH LEGION Codford www.codfordvhsc.co.uk Martyn Spratt 07790 728197 Codford Branch: Secretary: Patricia Bettany 850055 Tennis (Codford) Col Nick Quarrelle 851149 Bookings: Karungi Grant 850523 Chair: Vincie Abbott 850239 Heytesbury Women’s Section: Corton Fane Hall Secretary: Philip Spicer 850577 Mrs Sincock 840730 Bookings: Tina Kerr 850373 STARQUEST HEYTESBURY, HOSPITAL OF ST JOHN Sutton Veny Chair: Richard Jackman 840899 Astronomy Club: Pete Lee 840093 Administrator 01985 620097 Newsletter: Colin Baker 840033 SUTTON VENY FLOWER SHOW DOCTORS’ SURGERY CODFORD 850298 Bookings: Gay Woods 840057 www.suttonvenyflowershow.co.uk CODFORD POST OFFICE (Budgens) 850345 Upton Lovell Bookings: Ros Coombs 851277 WOMEN’S INSTITUTE Sutton Veny HEYTESBURY POST OFFICE 840914 President: Penny Carroll 841340 YOUNG VOICES CORNER

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