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IssueNo: 125 - Mav2016

the FarmboroughIIYIJI vourcommunitv newspaper rellectinu news, views and events

The Queen at 90! 60 years of Goodwill! BORN a Princess in the year of the ON March 17 Farmborough's Goodwill 1 General Strike, and propelled to the Club celebrated its 60 h birthday with a throne by the abdication of her uncle, party and entertainment at the Memorial Edward VIII, and the early death of her Hall. father ; she has become the longest reigning Monarch in British history. The Club was formed in 1956 under the chairmanship of Farmborough's then She is the most photographed woman, but Rector, the Revd D.E.F. Marshall. On his remains an enigma. We know her face as retirement Dorothy Tyler took over the role well as we know our own, but we don't followed in 1981 by Molly Davis. know her at all. She officially owns 5,300 breeding pairs of mute swans and like Initially the Club met in the Parish Hall at them she is totally unflappable and a Cold Bath when tea, biscuits and a 1 picture of serenity . As she enters her 10 h friendly chat were the order of the day. decade she still rides horses and last year Meetings moved to the Memorial Hall carried out 341 engagements , 35 of them when it opened in 1966 and in 1977 abroad. On April 21 Our Gracious Queen membership was as many as 82 when Elizabeth II was 90. talks, social events, free outings and a Christmas supper were on offer. 69 years ago, on her 2181 birthday , the then Princess Elizabeth said, "I declare Holidays accompanied by fancy dress before you all that my whole life, whether competitions became very much a feature it be long or short, shall be devoted to in the Club's calendar. One trip turned your service". into an unexpected school re-union when a number of members discovered they How fortunate we are that that life proved had been school friends at Timsbury to be long, not short, and at the grand age Secondary Modern School in the 40s. of 90 "Elizabeth the Great" continues to 1 serve our nation in this second For the 60 h anniversary the committee Elizabethan Age - always changing and prepared a tremendous buffet when long adapting, ever just the same. serving members, Annette Gregory and Eileen Jenkins , cut the celebratory cake Happy birthday , Your Majesty, and many which had been donated by Maisey's happy returns! Bakery. Entertainment was provided by Bennie Vee . Annual Parish Meeting The club for retired people is very active, A REMINDER that the Annual Parish meeting on the second and fourth Meeting takes place in the Memorial Hall Thursday in the month when on Tuesday April 26 at 7.30pm. entertainment is provided with the customary cuppa and cakes. The year Voting for PCC takes place always ends with the eagerly awaited on Thursday May 5 Christmas Dinner. ACROSS the and Police Area registered voters will go to the polls to elect a Police and Crime Commissioner. Our thanks to an anonymous sponsor for funding this edition of the Flyer. Copy deadline for the next issue is Tuesday May Five people are standing for election on 17 for publication on Wednesday May 25. Thursday May 5 when polling stations will be open from 7am to 10pm.

SOMETHING FOR THE FLYER? Contact Patrick on 01761 471074 or 0797 5655 989 or send a text or email: farmborou ghfl y [email protected] Saturday at St. Mary's Parish Council News - April Surgery Martin Carter - Council Chairman chai rman@farmboroughparishcouncil .org . uk TIMSBURY SURGERY will open from THE Parish Council met on April 12. 8.30am to 10.30am on the following 81 The meeting was attended by the Saturdays: May ih and 21 . Chairman of the Community Shop Committee who was available for a Community defibrillator question and answer session regarding available at school entrance the latest version of the Shop Agreement A COMMUNITY defibrillator is now and Lease documents . Some final availab le at Farmborough School. It is updates are to be made before the two easily accessible next to the school car documents are signed by the relevant park and housed in a highly visible yellow parties. box. The Council considered four planning applications . The Council supported Council seeks Parish applications from Farmborough Primary Sweeper School for new classrooms , 26 Trudi Gilbank, Parish Council Clerk Ferenberge Close for an extension and THIS is a paid, part-time job working for The Coach House at Kingwell Hall for an the Parish Council. Initially the hours will extension (with certain conditions) . The be split between the new sweeper and the Council objected to an application for the Graham Dall as he looks to wind down his conversion of a barn on Hayeswood hours. Road. The conversion had previously been allowed under permitted The Parish Council and the wider development rights however the owner Farmborough community have been very had gone beyond these rights in the pleased with the excellent work done by demolition work carried out and the Graham, who has made a big difference to Council considered the full application the village. presented to them as if it were a new build in the Green Belt. If you are interested in this position , or would like more information about it The Council has agreed for B&NES Parks please contact Trudi Gilbank , the Parish Department to carry out an annual Clerk, on: inspection on the Children's Play Area clerk@farmboroughparishcounci I.org .uk behind the Church and the MUGA hard or call 01761 472390 . courts at the Ree. Councillor Adrian Davies has volunteered to undertake our Goodwill Club update own periodic inspections outside these Pat Tiley official inspections . OUR coach trip on March 29 to Cheddar and Burnham on Sea was very enjoyable The Council has agreed a quotation for and well attended. the old artificial play surfaces at the Ree to be removed and replaced by turf and On May 17 we will be going to Wilton and the litter bin in this corner replaced. Poole. The trip is open to members and non-members and for availability please The Council plans to request for 'No contact Bryn on 01761 471350 . Through Road' signs to be erected at the bottom of The Batch to prevent vehicles Forthcoming events: (especially lorries) trying to access Bridge May 12: John and Sheila Sadler - Dog Aid Gardens at that point with a similar - slides and a talk . request for signs to be placed at the May 26: Tim Lewis - Harmonies entrance to Love's Lane.

All our meetings are held in the Memorial The next Parish Council Meeting, Hall at 2.30 pm and if you would like to which is also the Annual Meeting when join the Club or attend a meeting as a Officers are elected and finances visitor , you will be very welcome. Ring approved, will be held in the Memorial Pat on 01761 470491 for further details . Hall on Tuesday May 10 at 7.30pm. 3 Towers Music Festival 29th Weddings Past and Present' April - 1stMay - An Exhibition of Dresses Jeanette Jones and Wedding Memorabilia THE Three Towers Music Festival is now Sue Brown a fixed entry in the village calendars of WE are holding an event to celebrate Farmborough, and Stanton weddings on the weekend of 2/3 July Prior. 2016. We are looking for wedding dresses and stories of the wedding that we can This year will be the fourth festival organised by a team from the three exhibit in the Church on the Saturday. churches and promises again a We would like a variety of dresses that programme of much variety. From show changes in fashion over the years if Marksbury School's children's choir to four 1 possible. So if you still have your wedding part a cappella singing, Spanish 15 h dress or anything else that you kept century music to jazz, organ music to full related to your big day that we can loan orchestra there is music for everyone. for this exhibition , please contact Sue Throughout the weekend at various times Brown on 471709. artistes will perform at the three churches We will happily accept any other with refreshments being served at all memorabilia that will help us in our performances. The three main concerts celebrations . You can also enjoy food, are by paid ticket and at others donations music and stalls on the day in the will be gratefully received. Funds raised churchyard. will be split between the three churches and The British Paraorchestra. On the Sunday, we will be holding a service in church at 11am to celebrate For more information about the weddings and we invite any of you that programme, venues, times and tickets may be interested to come forward and please visit www.threetowersfestival.org renew your wedding vows with Preb. Jan. or call 01761 479187 / 470317. Please make a note of this weekend in your diary. More information to follow . The next Saturday a~emoon B1NGO SESSlON Memorial Hall's A GM 30 2 . 30 pm is on April at in the A reminder that the Hall's Annual General Memorial Hall Meeting will take place on Monday May Entrance fee £1 (under 14's free) 23rd at 7.30pm in the committee room which is accessed via the door at the rear of the building . Cricket Club warms up The Hall Committee meet on the fourth against local rivals Monday of each month and it still wants a FARMBOROUGH Cricket Club began Secretary - an important post but not too their 2016 season with a friendly workout onerous. If you are interested in filling this against local rivals, Star CC, at the position ; joining the committee or just want Recreation Ground on Sunday April 10. to see what it gets up to then go along to the meeting on May 23. The home side batted first in a 30-over match played on a lively early-season For further information call Sally Davis, wicket and compiled a competitive 122 for the Hall Committee Chairman, on 01761 8, with opener A. Jenkins and wicket 472356. keeper D Hewitt contributing more than half of the runs, with 31 apiece. Star chased down the home team's total in the FOR SALE 1 24 h over for the loss of only four wickets. Hayter motor mower with Briggs & Stratton 375 engine. £50 ono - proceeds to The following Sunday's second warm up Dorothy House Hospice Care. Telephone match against Southstoke was cancelled 01761 472415. due to a waterlogged pitch. "I'm sorry it's cancer" News from ...... Kaeti Morrison EVERY year 983 people hear the words "I'm sorry it's cancer" in the BANES area.

That's 983 people, and their family and friends , who are now facing their future Anna Wilson with cancer. Even though cancer may be THANK you to all of you who put your cured often lives are turned upside down. green tokens in our Community Box at Shockingly , support is not always Waitrose in during December available for those who need it. 2015. Waitrose very kindly donated £260.00 to the playgroup , which will be In BANES we have a number of Macmillan used to purchase two tablets and services; 32 Macmillan Professionals at software. RUH Bath (including many Macmillan We would also like to say a big thank you nurses}, a Macmillan GP, a Macmillan to the lottery's Awards for All scheme who Citizens Advice Bureau benefits advice helped fund the refurbishment of our service, an information and support outdoor play area. Playforce have done a service at RUH Bath. By 2030 it is thought fantastic job in transforming the play area that one in two of us will experience a for the children and a special thanks goes cancer diagnosis. That's a huge amount of to Craig, Dave and Grant who did all the people we need to support. It's a huge hard work. amount of services we will need to fund in order to support everyone who is feeling Another thank you goes to Ian from Ian scared and alone as a result of their Tarmas Carpentry for putting up our new diagnosis. playhouse. All just in time for the children to enjoy the sunny weather! Kaeti Morrison, local fundraiser says "In order to be able to fund the services people rely on we need the support of FARMBOROUGHSCHOOL people just like you. We have to raise MAYFAYRE £266,000 in 2016 in order to be able to Saturday 2151 May 2.30-5.00 fund more of the services people living Please come and join us at our May Fayre with cancer rely on. In order for us to do on the school field. There will be a that we need the support of our local selection of stalls, rides, tea and cake, communities. a bar, displays and much more. We are raising money for a new "We are looking for people to volunteer adventure playground so please come some time to help with fundraising , maybe and support us and have fun! organise an event yourself or nominate Macmillan to be the beneficiary of an existing event, be it a quiz or a local dance? Do you belong to a group where I West of Rural could come along to talk about the work of Network Macmillan? However you might be able to THE Village Agents invite you to The Big help, I would love to hear from you." Conversation at Parish Hall from 10.30am to 3pm on Thursday May 12. Without Macmillan I know I wouldn 't have lasted a year. I don't think I would This is a free information and activity have had the fight.' event, including lunch, where you can David meet the professionals : Admiral Nurses, Age UK, Alzheimer 's Society, B&NES Please help Macmillan to continue funding Trading Standards, Carers' Centre, the much needed cancer services for Police, Sirona Care and Health, SSAFA, people just like David. Contact Kaeti on Village Agents and WE Care and Repair. 07801 307063 or at: [email protected] .uk If you need transport to the event please call 01275 333700. Farmborough Women's School's New Deputy Head CAMEO - April 2016 IT has been announced that the new Jutta Steffens-Carter deputy head teacher at F armborough LAST month's Lunch at the Bonzo in School is to be Ruth Roberts who will take up her appointment from September. Keynsham was really good and , as usual , enjoyed by all. Mrs Roberts was the unanimous choice of the Governors, the Local Authority Adviser At our April 5 meeting , Caroline and Mr Roberts , the designated full-time Thompson of Bath Cats & Dogs Home told head teacher ; she will bring a wealth of us all about this well known rescue centre knowledge, skills and experience to the in Bath. Quite a few of us have / have had animals from the Home and I'm sure will role and is totally dedicated to the go there again . It was a fascinating talk , community and providing the best clearing quite a few misconceptions about possible opportunities for the pupils. the animals they take in, rehabilitate if We congratulate Mrs Roberts on her necessary and re-home. appointment and wish her well for when she takes up her new post. Visit https://www .bathcatsanddogshome .org.uk/ to find out more or, better still, go to the home (near Bath University) and see for yourself. Benefice ofFarmborough, Marksbury and After 24 years with Farmborough WI as committee member (lots of them as president) and being our chairman during the transition to Farmborough CAMEO , Cheri Langley stepped down and is for the first time now "just" a member. Cheri had a leading role in making Farmborough 's women's group the success it is and we all New Venue! Stanton Prior can't thank her enough for all her work Village Hall and for being a true friend for so many of us. Saturday May 7 at 3.00pm "Praise" will be at 4.30 Cheri said she will still organise the Bluebell Walk and help to organise other followed by tea! outings. More info' - call Preb Jan Sadly , our new Chairman had to resign 01761 479311 due to personal reasons. A new chairman will be voted for in our next (May) meeting . Farmborough CC's Fixtures Please don't forget to bring your drafts for Sunday May 1 - Hanham - H a logo for Farmborough CAMEO to the Sunday May 8 - Kilmersdon - A next meeting . Sunday May 15-Backwell/Flax Bourton - H After the talk and the quick "business" Sunday May 22-Headley Park - A Sunday May 29-Lansdown - H section during our coffee/tea break, we did a quick game of "Egyptian Mummy" Home games start at 2.30pm at the Ree. involving teams of 4 and lots of toilet paper. It had us all reduced to fits of laughter, but still produced some very FARMBOROUGH GOOD NEIGHBOURS lovely looking mummies. offer free lifts to villagers of all ages (child seat available) Plans: Saturday May 7 - Bluebell Walk to local surgeries and hospitals Next CAMEO meeting: Tuesday May 3 at Contributions for lifts welcome 7.30pm at the Memorial Hall - Celia Contact: Maureen Fletcher 472168 or Widdowson "The Dance Again Patience Barnes 470032 Foundation " Flag Days for May

1 - Philip and James - Apostles THE other day I turned on the oven and 2 - Princess Charlotte of Cambridge then got on to prepare supper . The born 2015 kitchen began to fill with a most peculiar 5 - Ascension Day smell. Opening the oven door I 8 - VE Day 1945 encountered a bit of an engine sitting 9 - Europe Day there. Humph, I most certainly wasn't 14 - Matthias - Apostle expecting that. Apparently it had been 15 - Pentecost (Whit Sunday) warming up and was now cooling. Well , it 22 - Trinity Sunday had been until I'd switched the heat back 26 - Corpus Christi - Day of on! I had, also , apparently come home, Thanksgiving unexpectedly . Had I been later the 31 - Visit of the Blessed Virgin Mary to operation would have been completed and Elizabeth I would have been none the wiser!

The friends of Jesus encounter many unexpected things as they follow him. They really do not understand much of mar at ~ll $aint~' ~hurrh what is happening . Now, Jesus has left them and they 've been told to wait for the 11am Three Towers Festival arrival of God's Holy Spirit. Jesus has told Choral Communion them that this will be the Spirit of Truth , 11am Parish Communion the Comforter . They don't know what to 6.30pm Evensong (BCP) expect. Pentecost 8am Holy Communion (SCP All the friends are gathered together on 4pm Walk from Carston Church the day of Pentecost , a Jewish Festival to Stanton Prior followed by tea which celebrates the giving of the Law to And Evensong (SCP) at 6pm Moses. Suddenly something weird and yet Trinity Sunday wonderful happens . A sound like rushing 11am Baptism in Friends and wind fills the room, along with tongues of Family Communion fire . Jesus ' friends are filled with a new 6.30pm Evensong (SCP) at Holy confidence and a feeling of certainty. They Trinity , Newton St Loe cannot keep quiet about Jesus . They need Tuesday Teas every Tuesday from to share the story and go out into the busy 2.30pm; Choir Practice from 7 til 8pm and street to do just that. It is the birth of the Bell Ringing 8 to 9pm every Wednesday. Church. From that day to this people have been telling the Jesus story and lives have Please see the diary in the church porch ; been and are changed in unexpected notice board or 'Trio' for full details of all ways. services and activities within the Benefice .

Holy Spirit, Spirit of the Living God, you come to us in unexpected ways and in unexpected places. ST. MARY'S CHURCH You breathe life into us touching all that 's fragile and inadequate . THEMED SUNDAY TEAS 2 - 5PM Fill us with your hope and love FROM 29th MAY - 291h AUGUST that we may shine with the light We will be introducing a different theme of Christ Jesus . Amen. each week consisting of a tabletop exhibition . Come along on Sunday 29th or Bank Holiday Monday 301h May to find with love & blessing out more about the themes and their dates whilst enjoying a cuppa and cake. Also keep an eye out for our future advertising . Village couple's diamond Plants for sale at No.64 celebration Sam Ross SPRING has sprung! Perennial plants will ANN and TONY RANDALL, who were be available from the end of April (and veg both born in 1938 and have lived at Tilley plants from May/June) from the gate of 64 Close for 54 years, were married at The Batch. Come along and take a look 's Registry Office on March 1 and find something to plug that gap in 31 1956 - Tony's 18 h birthday. your borders. All money raised will go to Ann was born at Hobbs Wall to Cyril help fund Seedy Saturday 2017. If you (known as Jack) and Agnes Cleaves while have any surplus plants that you can't Tony was the son of Bill and Georgina bear to compost and would like to donate Randall. Tony lived at Paulton and to the sale, please contact Sam on 01761 attended VC School and 470 690. Ann attended school at Farmborough. They first met when they were pupils at Help at Hand Timsbury Secondary Modern School We are experienced primary school where they got to know each other teachers who have just relocated hanging around with friends and going to to the area. the pictures at High Littleton's Church We offer tailored private tuition , on a one Hall. They started dating when Tony to one basis working in your home. plucked up courage to ask Ann to go with Our approach is to build up your child's him to the Timsbury fair. confidence enabling them to achieve their full potential. We aim to foster a relaxed On leaving school Ann worked briefly at environment in which your child can Paulton Co-op, cycling there and back; flourish . then went on to work at Fry's of Coaching for children with additional Somerdale in Keynsham and for many needs is our specialism for years she was caretaker at Farmborough example dyslexia, dyspraxia, dyscalculia School. Tony started work on a farm and and autism. then went into the mining industry working Please contact Jean and Howard Byers at and Old Mills collieries . Then for further details. on to laying pipelines fin ishing up as a 01761 470357 bookbinder at Purnells of Paulton until his [email protected] retirement. References are available on request. Ann always wanted to have four children but ended up with seven, Stephen, Julie, Gary, David, Paul, Deborah and Sara. In Memoriam They have an extended family of 11 grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren. JEAN FORSYTH May6 2015 Sadness touched their lives when, after a short illness, their son Stephen died. Ann Sadly missed by and Tony also suffered the loss of one of John Arnold their great-grandchildren , Tia Rose.

We offer to Ann and Tony out hearty congratulations on their achievement. Planning application for Bath Road Garage site Community Lunch AN outline planning application has been cancelled! made for the redevelopment of the THE Community Lunch arranged for May unoccupied Bath Road Garage site to 5 has been cancelled due to polling for provide for 4 terraced houses including the Police and Crime Commissioner for access, parking, landscaping and amenity the Avon and Somerset area taking place provision. Ref: 16/01614/0UT. at the Hall. The next lunch will be held on Mandalay Cottage, Timsbury Road: Thursday June 2. Conversion of outbuilding to a single residential unit. Ref: 16/01813/FULL Obituary - Eric Parfitt born. Later the family moved back to ERIC PARFITT who has died aged 91 School Cottages and in 1961 to Westmead Cottages in Loves Lane. was the youngest son of Ernest and Monica, born on November 17 1924 at The coal business was sold in 1986 so School Cottages, Farmborough. He had that Eric could devote the rest of his life two older brothers, Douglas who died in the Second World War aged 25 and Cecil caring for Amy through her illness; making who also pre-deceased him. The family the transition from working man to full-time moved from School Cottages to No 1 carer, cook, shopper and cleaner without Lane when the new houses a word of complaint. Eric was a devoted were built. family man, expressing his devotion through the tender care of Amy, his Eric attended the local schools leaving at support for Andrew, daughter-in-law Carol and grand-daughter Catriona. t~e a~e of 14 and commenced his working life with Fred Beish - assisting Ted on the coal rounds. Due to Eric's scrawny build Eric enjoyed football and was good at it, he found the work extremely hard and ~laying outside right for Farmborough decided to leave finding new employment firsts. He had the opportunity to play for with Spot Martin at the Old New Inn where Bristol City as well as Paulton Rovers but he worked on cattle trucks and mucked turned both offers down, preferring to stay out the pigs. When a further work change with his mates in the village team. He was was called for he joined his brother, Cecil, a good gardener, loved the Somerset working for George (Butcher) Ricketts in countryside, and had a quick dry sense of the butchers shop at Orchardleigh , Bell humour with a sparkle in his eye. In his Hill where he used to make the sausages, younger days he used to blast around the cleaning sheep's intestines with a piece of village on his 600cc Sunbeam motorcycle wood ready for filling and also making and the story of tipping Amy off the pillion deliveries either by bicycle or horse and when driving round a bend on leaving cart. Weymouth is legendary. Needless to say Amy didn't ride on that bike ever again! Before war broke out Eric was in the Home Guard Signals learning the art of Many have described Eric as: a lovely lamp signalling often practicing on man, a true gentleman, a genuine honest Farmborough Common or at Oozles. He man, always polite, loving, caring, joined the Royal Engineers in the WWII generous and selfless. Eric Parfitt - a true and after training at Beverley in Yorkshire gentleman. and Clay Cross, Derbyshire he saw service in the Middle East spending most Eric died at Whitchurch Christian Care of his war driving officers, troops and Home on March 30. His funeral took place workers around Palestine and Egypt. at Haycombe Crematorium on Monday April 18.

On demobilisation Eric was employed by Eric Charles James Parfitt born Goldney Beish working on the coal round November 171924, died March 30 2016. in winter and the market garden during summertime. Following Goldney's death in 1972, Eric and Ted took over the coal business and working out of the Loves Lane yard established a large local The family of the late Eric Parfitt customer base and successful coal (Andrew, Carol and Catriona) would rounds for themselves. like to express their thanks for the lovely cards and messages of Eric met his wife to be, Amy Mary Irene sympathy received. Special thanks are Lewis, when she was 17 and he 24. They due to family, neighbours and friends married in 1953 at The Batch Zion both in Loves Lane and Tilley Close, Methodist Church and honeymooned in for the friendship and support given to '.eignm.outh. After their marriage they Eric over the years. lived with Amy's family in Timsbury Road and in 1954 their only son, Andrew, was