UPPER KENNET NEWS Published by Fyfield, West Overton and East Kennett Parochial Church Council for the Upper Kennet Benefice March - April ‘17 A view from the Rectory For some of you this edition of the Maybe I can’t change the magazine covers March and April president, but that doesn’t mean and thus encompasses both Lent there’s nothing I can do. Donald and Easter: the journeying Trump has been elected through Christ’s last days and his President and I’ve never been Maria’s New email address death, and the wonder and joy of more inspired to work for justice Please use this new address with immediate the Resurrection. As I write this in America.’ I was struck by her effect : - mid -February the world is reacting courage, her hope and her [email protected] in some shock to the first days of determination to take a stand the new president of the USA. As where she was – she was of an optimist, I have hope even in another faith, but faith in a God Harbour Project the darkest times despite feeling that is bigger than religion and “The staff from the Harbour (refugee) Charity that there are only so many news loves ALL humanity also fires her based in Swindon would like to thank everyone reports I can read about racism, to see these times of change and who provided food for or helped serve the teas sexism, misogyny, islamophobia. injustice as a rallying cry for a life which accompanied the exhibition of artworks As an optimist, I’ve looked for lived differently. Just as Jesus’ from Susannah Bayley’s Avebury group over answers and ways to move life, lived with love and courage, the weekend of 11 and 12 Feb. Serving the forward even when times are was a rallying cry still heard 2000 teas were Janet, Jean, Maureen, Patricia, Sally bleak. My optimism stems from years later, perhaps the dark days and Sara, whilst Rev’d Maria was heavily my faith in God whose love is in our world can be a rallying cry involved in many aspects of the event. A total stronger than death, and who can for us to wake up and take a of £518 -66 was raised for the Harbour from the bring order out of chaos. stand for justice and love and sale of teas and a donation box. I have been listening to the peace. reactions of others to the barrage In uncertain times , when people Kennet Valley Lottery Club of decisions and statements, feel tired and hopeless, the orders and bans coming from the wilderness days of Jesus in the February draw winners Oval Office. Like many of you I desert, the criticism, betrayal and £100 Number 44 Fay Ross -Magenty have compared the statistics of death dished out to him for daring £75 Number 76 Maggie Cameron how quickly former presidents to support the ‘least’ can be £50 Number 8 Amanda Oram have invited our prime ministers helpful. In the desert and the If you would like to join the lottery, ring for a State Visit. I am praying for loneliness, and later in the David Snape on 01672 861267 or email: our government and especially betrayal and the pain, Jesus [email protected] our Queen as the mounting again and again resorted to Another way to support our churches at opposition to a return visit to the prayer. In his life this prayer fed West Overton, Fyfield and East Kennett UK gathers momentum and our action and gave him courage to streets are filled with marches take a stand. Perhaps optimism and petitions signed by many is a choice, just as prayer is a people. I had a conversation with choice, and that choosing both, an American visitor in St James, deliberately, as the American Avebury; she told me that visitor did, as Jesus did, can Notice Board someone said to her ‘It’s over. inspire us when we feel impotent Funerals You voted. There’s nothing you to do what we can, where we can, Diana Vazquez 3 February West Overton can do now.’ Her reply was ‘Of for as long as we can, to make Joan Bollen 22 February Avebury course there is. There’s so much what difference we can. more to do now. I pray you a have good Lent and wish you all the joy of Easter. Little Angels West Overton Church Avebury Lent Lunch
10 -11 am Avebury’s Lent Lunch will take place on on the following dates March 9th Wednesday 22 March, 12 noon – 3 pm March 23rd at the Social Centre, Avebury
April 6th A warm welcome is extended to one and all. Welcoming parents, babies and pre -school toddlers for bible story time and play. The Lent Lunch is being held in the Social Centre this year due to Mary Talking shop for adults about life’s big and Peter being convalescent. questions. www.upperkennetnews.co.uk
UPPER KENNET CHURCHES SERVICES — March 2017 St Nicholas St Michael & Christ Church St James St Mary St Katherine St Peter ad FYFIELD All Angels EAST AVEBURY Magdalene & St Peter Vincula WEST KENNETT WINTER- WINTER- BROAD OVERTON BOURNE BOURNE HINTON MONKTON BASSETT
Ash 10.30 AM —CELTIC COMMUNION WITH ASHING —AVEBURY Wednesday 7.00 PM EVENING SERVICE (TAIZE) - WINTERBOURNE BASSETT 1 March 7.30 PM —HOLY COMMUNION WITH ASHING —WINTERBOURNE BASSETT
5 March 8.30 am 10.00 am 11.15 am 9.45 am Lent 1 Prayer Book Celtic Holy Holy Communion Service Communion Communion
Wednesday 10.30 AM —CELTIC COMMUNION —AVEBURY 8 March 7.00 PM —MEDITATION SERVICE (TAIZE) - EAST KENNETT
12 March 8.00 am 10.00am 10.30 am 9.45 am Lent 2 Prayer Book Holy Holy Prayer Book Communion Communion Communion Matins
Wednesday 10.30 AM —CELTIC COMMUNION —AVEBURY 15 March 7.00 PM —MEDITATION SERVICE (TAIZE) - WINTERBOURNE BASSETT
19 March Lent 3 10.30 AM —BENEFICE COMMUNION SERVICE - FYFIELD
Wednesday 10.30 AM —CELTIC COMMUNION —AVEBURY 22 March 7.00 PM —MEDITATION SERVICE (TAIZE) - EAST KENNETT 26 March 12.00 noon 10.00 am 10.30 am Lent 4 Rendle Family Mothering baptism Mothering Communion Sunday 5.00 pm Sunday For Mothering Songs of Service Sunday Praise For Mothering Sunday Sunday 26 th March - Purple Readings for March Mothering Sunday Exodus 2. 1 – 10 or Sunday 5 th March - Purple Sunday 12 th March - Purple Sunday 19 th March - Purple 1 Samuel 1. 20 – end 1st Sunday of Lent 2nd Sunday of Lent 3rd Sunday of Lent Psalm 34. 11 – 20 or Genesis 2. 15 – 17; 3. 1 – 7 Genesis 12. 1 – 4a Exodus 17. 1 – 7 Psalm 127. 1 – 4 Psalm 32 Psalm 121 Psalm 95 2 Corinthians 1. 3 – 7 or Romans 5. 12 – 19 Romans 4. 1 – 5, 13 - 17 Romans 5. 1 – 11 Colossians 3. 12 – 17 Matthew 4. 1 - 11 John 3. 1 - 17 John 4. 5 - 42 Luke 2. 33 – 35 or John 19. 25b - 27 Prayer: WHAT YOU CAN DO
ATTEND ASH WEDNESDAY SERVICES and Collect The YOUR prayer book Heartbeat Wednesday 1 st March 10.30am Avebury St James of Life 7pm Taize Meditation Service followed by communion Winterbourne Basset
LENT 2017 PRAY daily and consider inviting others to join you at your home Bishop Nicholas is asking people to join him in prayer this FOLLOW THE PRAYER DIARY ONLINE using the Lent using Praying Together, a framework for shared daily link on the Diocese of Salisbury Praying Together page www.dioceseofsaisbury.org prayer for the season.
This is a simple pattern which can be followed in a time as Step 1: Download PrayerMate on to your short five or ten minutes to as much as half an hour. It can Apple or Android device via the Apple AppStore , be used by individuals or in groups Google Play , or Amazon Appstore .
For each day in Lent, there is a very short Bible reading, Step 2: Subscribe to both of our diocesan reflection, prayer and suggested action. prayer feeds Cycle of Prayer and The Praying Prayer changes us, especially when we pray together with Together . others. It is the heartbeat of Life in Christ.
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UPPER KENNET CHURCHES SERVICES — April 2017 St Nicholas St Michael & Christ St James St Mary Mag- St Katherine & St Peter ad Vincula FYFIELD All Angels Church AVEBURY dalene St Peter BROAD WEST EAST WINTER- WINTER- HINTON OVERTON KENNETT BOURNE BOURNE MONKTON BASSETT 2 April 8.30 am 10.00 am 11.15 am 9.45 am Lent 5 Prayer Celtic Holy Holy Book Service Communion Communion Communion Wednesday 10.30 AM —CELTIC COMMUNION —AVEBURY 5 April 7.00 PM —MEDITATION SERVICE (TAIZE) - EAST KENNETT
9 April 10.30 AM —PALM SUNDAY BENEFICE SERVICE —WEST OVERTON Palm 10.15 AM —PROCESSION WITH PALMS & DONKEY from Post Office Cottages/ Manor Farm Corner, Sunday West Overton
Wednesday 10.30 AM —CELTIC COMMUNION —AVEBURY 12 April 7.00 PM —MEDITATION SERVICE (TAIZE) - WINTERBOURNE BASSETT
13 April Maundy 7.30 PM —HOLY COMMUNION & STRIPPING OF THE ALTAR SERVICE —BROAD HINTON Thursday VIGIL UNTIL 10.00 PM
14 April 10.00 am —BROAD HINTON —SUNG MATINS Good 10.00 am —1.00 pm —WINTERBOURNE BASSETT —Reflective Music for Good Friday (drop in) Friday 2.00 pm —3.00 pm - ST JAMES, AVEBURY, WALK OF WITNESS 6.00 pm —EAST KENNETT —SUNG COMPLINE 16 April 10.00 am 8.00 am 6.00 am 11.00 am 11.15 am 9.45 am
Easter Holy Holy Dawn Holy Easter Holy Day Communion Communion Service Communion Morning Communion (see below Service for location) 23 April 10.30 AM —BENEFICE COMMUNION SERVICE —AVEBURY Easter 2 12 noon —Emberlin Baptism —WEST OVERTON
Wednesday 10.30 AM —CELTIC COMMUNION —AVEBURY 26 April 7.00 PM —MEDITATION SERVICE (TAIZE) - WINTERBOURNE BASSETT
30 April 10.30 AM —BENEFICE COMMUNION SERVICE —& HORTON BAPTISM —BROAD HINTON Easter 3 12.00 noon —Winterbourne Monkton —Hallam Baptism
Easter Day 6am Dawn Service —Park in lay -by by footpath to West Kennet Long Barrow (or in Silbury Hill car park if lay -by is full). Take the footpath across the first field and you will see the bonfire. Readings for April Upper Kennet Churches Sunday 2 nd April - Purple Sunday 23rd April –White 5th Sunday of Lent Easter 2 ART EXHIBITION Ezekiel 37. 1 - 14 Acts 2. 14a, 22 – 32 Psalm 130 Psalm 16 AND TEAS in Aid of Romans 8. 6 – 11 1 Peter 1. 3 – 9 the Harbour Project John 11. 1 – 45 John 20. 19 - end
Sunday 9th April - Red Sunday 30th April –White THANK YOU! THANK YOU! Palm Sunday Easter 3 Matthew 21. 1 – 11 or Acts 2. 14a, 36 – 41 We raised £518 Isaiah 50. 4 – 9a Psalm 116. 1 – 3, 10 – end Despite the cold weather, it was great to see St James' Church at Psalm 118. 1 – 2, 19 – end or 1 Peter 1. 17 – 23 Avebury so busy. We had a steady stream of people to see the Psalm 118. 19 – 24 Luke 24. 13 – 35 talented display of artwork all day - and of course to stop by for Psalm 31. 9 – 16, or 31. 9 - 18 tea and cake. What made it really special for The Harbour Project Philippians 2. 5 – 11 was to be able to share a quintessentially English activity with Matthew 26. 14 – end of 27. or visitors from all over the world - Asia, Africa and the Middle Matthew 27. 11 – 54 East. A particular highlight was hearing one of the visitors, normally quite shy and retiring, sing a beautiful African song Sunday 16th April – Gold or from her childhood. White Easter Day Special thanks to Susannah Baily Artists, Brian and Helen, Acts 10. 34 – 43 or Trish, Sally, Adam and the many wonderful volunteers from Jeremiah 31. 1 – 6 parish and project who baked such delicious cakes and gave up Psalm 118. 1 – 2, 14 – 24 or their time. Psalm 118. 14 – 24 The Harbour Project team say “The weather may have been Colossians 3. 1 – 4 or cold, but we certainly received a very warm welcome. We are Acts 10. 34 – 43 very grateful for the tremendous support we get from the John 20. 1 – 18 or community and like to think that our Harbour is widening far Matthew 28. 1 -10 beyond the four walls of its drop -in in Swindon.” www.upperkennetnews.co.uk 3
Upper Kennet Churches Palm Sunday Service and Procession with Donkey
SUNDAY 9th APRIL St Michael and All Angels WEST OVERTON
10.15 am (SHARP!) PROCESSION THROUGH VILLAGE WITH DONKEY AND PALM CROSSES
Please be at the corner by Manor Farm/ Post Office Cottages (where the letter box is) in good time to start to walk at 10.15, or go directly to the church 10.30 am Service in Church ALL WELCOME ‘BRITAIN ON FILM ON TOUR‘ COFFEE MORNING AND RURAL LIFE BRING AND BUY The Independent Cinema Office, working with the British Everyone welcome to enjoy coffee (or tea!) Film Institute, has restored archive films from the early 20 th and cake at century and made these extraordinary treasures available to the public for the first time.
WEST OVERTON CHURCH Showing at The Social Centre. High Street, Avebury on Thursday March 30 th SATURDAY 4 MARCH The doors will open at 7pm. The films will start at 7.30.
from 10 am – 12 noon There are 12 short films celebrating the beauty and life of our countryside. We would be very grateful for any donations of cakes and also for any items Refreshments will be available before the start and during the interval. for our Bring and Buy stall, including books Tickets are £5 each and will be available in person from our Village Shop from March 1st or by contacting: There will be activities for children [email protected] Please contact Anne Robinson (861169) We are raising funds for the repair of the Sports Pavilion for further details roof
We look forward to seeing you!
The proceeds will go towards keeping West Overton, Avebury & District W.I. East Kennett and Fyfield churches open. Cra Group The Craft Group holds a meeting on the afternoon of the first Wednesday of every month at the Social Centre, Avebury from 2 - 4pm. All are welcome. You do not need to be a W.I. member to attend. The cost is £3 per session. There are quilting courses and a variety of other crafts. For further details call Margaret on 539184
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Date for your diary!!! A Literary Midweek Celtic Communion Evening
For East Kennett Church… …with Wine & Music A short, quiet service of Holy Communion
10.30am Every Wednesday @ St James Church Avebury
COMMENCING FEBRUARY 1 st 2017 Celebrating the Feast of St Bridgid of Ireland
All welcome
MARLBOROUGH & DISTRICT • An informal Literary Evening LINK SCHEME • Registered Charity No: 1069752 Relax with a glass of wine (wine and nibbles supplied) • Listen to a selection of readings from literature and URGENTLY REQUIRE poetry, interspersed with music. a Treasurer, Drivers and Co -ordinators • to enable them to continue their valuable Good Donations to cover the cost of drinks and for the church Neighbour Scheme to our local community maintenance generally would be appreciated on the For details please contact: evening 2017 Spring Equinox Literary Evening Vicky Sullivan on 01672 513232 Tuesday 21 st March 7.00pm to 8.30pm www.marlboroughlink.org.uk Crofton Diana Vazquez Diana's family would like to offer heartfelt thanks to all the wonderful people who offered us support and practical Beam help through this difficult time. Your love and support have helped towards filling the void Engines left by Diana. We appreciate your kindness more than words can say. Community Consultation Meeting Diana's Family. ‘Our Crofton Story’ is an important project, that will see around £800k investment in Crofton’s future. As well as essential conservation work to the building, we want to MONKTON LENT LUNCH make sure our many visitors really enjoy their visit. The project will improve visitor facilities, develop new WEDNESDAY 29 MARCH interpretation and expand our activities to encourage more Please pop in for a chat and free bowl of visitors and volunteers to enjoy this special place. homemade soup, bread and cheese at We would really like to hear what you think of our plans and Meadow Cottage, Winterbourne Monkton, invite you to join us at Crofton on Friday 24 th March 2017 on Wednesday 29th March anytime from 12 noon until 2.30pm. at 11am. If you would like to attend, please email Becks Any donations raised will be given to Monkton Church for Skinner at [email protected] for catering the urgent electrical repairs. purposes. Parking available. Lifts available, ask if required!
Volunteers Needed! We are recruiting Front of House Volunteers for the new season to assist in taking small groups of people around Crofton during the week. There is some flexibility in time commitment and no previous knowledge is required, as training is provided. For more information, please come along on Fri 24 th March at 11am or contact Becks Skinner at [email protected] ,
Website: www.croftonbeamengines.org
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Tel: 01672 539552 [email protected] Annual Avebury Village Meeting The Parish Council holds a meeting once a year so that everyone locally can come along to discuss the past year and plan for the next.
We're meeting this year at 7.00pm on Tuesday 25th April 2017 at the Social Centre If you want to put something on the agenda, please contact Andrew Williamson on 539284 or email Liz (Parish Clerk) at [email protected].
Elements of Avebury is the name of the new shop opening in Avebury. We are having a private launch to everyone within The Heritage Group and a new Avebury and surrounding villages on Friday 17 th March between 4pm and 9pm and we would love you to join us for a Village Archive glass of bubbly and to meet some of our fantastic artists and Over the years, our local Heritage Group (covering Fyfield, th friends. The official opening will be Saturday 18 March so if Lockeridge, West Overton and East Kennett) has contributed you are unable to make the Friday then please do pop in on articles for the Upper Kennet News website, gathered Saturday. We very much look forward to meeting you, research on local families and houses, held two very popular Steve and Donna Byatt. Heritage Exhibitions, and successfully researched and financed (via the Marlborough Area Board) both the photo montage and the archaeological map now hanging on the We would like to invite walls of the Kennet Valley Hall. members of Avebury Parish Doing this has given the Group members a lot of satisfaction, but we have all agreed that we should now like to to an stand down and put the Group into hibernation. informative drop -in session At the same time, we have had a kind offer from the Merchant House, Marlborough, to house our very own Upper at Kennet Village Archive (covering the villages listed above). This archive would be more accessible than sitting in dusty Avebury Social heaps in various individual attics, and could contain far more than just the Heritage Group publications and research, so Centre on Thursday we have gratefully accepted! The handover has started, and th we will keep you in touch with progress. 9 March 2017 If anyone wishes, it is of course perfectly possible to revive between 2.30 – 4.00pm the Group, but in the meantime we urge you to look in your own attics and cupboards and take this opportunity to add to to share with you our plans for the year ahead our community history – old photos of the villages are and some of the strategies that lie at the heart particularly welcome. Anything you discover can be scanned into the collection if you wish to retain the original. of the National Trust as a leading conservation This archive of our villages we hope will become a useful charity. and fascinating source of local history studies now and in the This will be a relaxed and informal session, so future.
please feel free to drop -in when you Please contact Mary Spender ([email protected] ) or Brian can. Members of the team will be on hand to Rayment ([email protected] ) if you wish to know more. talk a little about their work, the challenges they face and what motivates them. Bushton Manor Plant Fair and Open Garden Bank Holiday Monday May 1 st 2017 11am -3pm Refreshments will be provided. Postcode SN4 7PX If you would like to come along please reply This event has grown and grown over the last 10 years with over 700 people attending last year. To celebrate this 10 th Anniversary to [email protected] or there is to be a dedicated display of Garden Art which will include tel. 01672 538031 by 1 st March. sculpture, painting, demonstrations and country style products. Within the lovely grounds of this 18 th century Manor House there We look forward to seeing you there. will be some 30 stalls scattered around the garden with plants, crafts and other related products as well as the ever popular bacon butty BBQ and home made refreshments. A plant crèche will enable you to stroll around without having to carry your purchases. For the younger people there will be outside games to keep them occupied. Money raised will go towards the upkeep of St Peter’s Church the Grade 1 listed building in Clyffe Pypard. Entrance £2. Children and car parking free. Further details www.clyffepypard -bushton.com
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Avebury Parish Council Avebury and District WI Headlines from Avebury Parish Council meeting on Our speaker for February was Milly Carmichael 7 February 2017 who is part of the Transition Marlborough project and Planning applications : we decided to support an application for who came to talk to us about the principles of three, single storey timber stables at Beckhampton House and permaculture. Not, as some of us thought, a way of another to fell a Lawson Cypress at the Social Centre. Consultation on A303 road scheme at Stonehenge: growing things but a set of principles that can be representatives of Highways England and consultants Atkins Arup applied to any area of our lives. It uses the patterns gave us a presentation on the current proposal to build an and features observed in natural ecosystems to meet Expressway through the World Heritage Site at Stonehenge. We human needs whilst enhancing biodiversity, reducing were concerned that the proposed pair of 2.9km tunnels are too our impact on the planet, and creating a fairer world short, and result in the need for approximately 1.5km of dual for us all. Milly was a very engaging and enthusiastic carriageway at surface level within the western part of the speaker and we were all very interested in the idea Stonehenge site. This would damage or destroy many that we could, in our own small way, help support our archaeological features and might result in UNESCO delisting the environment. Milly told us that there is a local course WHS, or adding it to its List of World Heritage Sites in Danger. We in Marlborough to learn more about permaculture were also concerned that the A303 scheme could set a precedent and how to apply it to our own gardens so hopefully for other damaging schemes at Stonehenge and Avebury in some members will be inspired to join. future. Neither would be in Avebury’s interests. The committee has decided to run the village feast We decided to urge that the adverse impacts of the scheme again, on a slightly smaller scale, and members were must be much reduced and that all of ICOMOS/UNESCO’s asked if they supported the idea, which they were recommendations must be included in the final design. With some happy to! A date has yet to be decided but it will monuments in the WHS being 4,500 years old the Parish Council probably be in September. believes that any new scheme should be tested by a criterion – Our next meeting is our Birthday meeting and that it should be likely that any road scheme should still be seen Chris Rogers will be talking to us about the as an acceptable intervention in 4,500 years’ time. We also decided to suggest an alternative scheme that would greatly unmaking of Salisbury Cathedral which will reduce damage to archaeology. There would be no need to create complement his talk at the same meeting last year. a new, 1.5km dual carriageway if the western part of the existing The competition is a picture of photo of a church or A303 was recycled/re -used (for, say, eastbound traffic) as a pair cathedral and the flower a sprig of spring blossom. of one -direction lanes that then entered a tunnel of 2.9km or less, Members are reminded to bring a plate of food to and a tunnel of about 4.5km was built to take (say westbound) share and that the meeting will be back at the traffic beyond the western boundary of the WHS. evening start time of 7.30 p.m. Transport Group: footpaths and signs: Tim Lewis has done a lot of work surveying the condition of local footpaths and their Maggie Lewis signage. A meeting will be held in early March with Wiltshire President, Avebury & District WI Council, the National Trust and World Heritage staff to discuss improvements. Sewer improvements: we learned since our meeting that Thames Water would be starting work in mid -February on a BABYSITTING £1.4m scheme to seal the sewer from Avebury to East Kennett Do you need a babysitter? I am 20, and will be back with an internal, chemical lining. This will prevent flood water from uni in the Easter holidays – 13 th March to the entering the sewer, and sewage escaping. The works are likely to 20 th April. I am happy to babysit children of any age take at least a month and tankers will be emptying the holding at any time… tanks at the pumping station at the end of Church Walk from time to time. (Work experience from Woodpecker’s Nursery, Defibrillator: we have received generous offers of donations to Bristol and locally in West provide a defibrillator in the High Street and we are now exploring Overton, Lockeridge and the possibility of fixing it to an outside wall of the Social Centre. East Kennet) Improving opening times of Coach House toilets: we met with Please contact: the National Trust and the Marlborough Area Board in January to Imi Dobie explore a partnership scheme and are now arranging a further West Overton meeting later in February. National Trust update: the Trust reported that it had supported 01672 861882 or 07795 290390 the Wassail on 7 January and that Avebury Manor was due to be [email protected] (best contact during term reopened on Saturday 11 February. Toilet refurbishments at the time) Coach House and in the ‘farmyard’ by the Great Barn were ongoing and would be completed in the spring. Repairs to the swings at Avebury Trusloe have now been completed. White Horse Opera Sarsen Trail sponsored walk will be taking place on Sunday 30 th White Horse Opera's Spring Concert, dedicated to April 2017 Michael Oliver, will take place at 7.30pm on Friday Date of Annual Village Meeting: Tuesday 25th April at 7.00pm at 31st March at Devizes Town Hall. the Social Centre. It will include a preview of arias and ensembles Date of next PC meeting: 7:30pm on Tuesday 7 March 2017 at from G&S' Iolanthe, which will be our main opera in the Social Centre. October, as well as works by Puccini, Haydn and Rossini amongst others. Parish Clerk: Liz Moore (861424) and A donation from the proceeds will be made to a clerk@aveburyparishcouncil .org charity favoured by Michael. Tickets £10 are available now from Devizes Books and on -line from ticketsource.co.uk/whitehorseopera www.upperkennetnews.co.uk 7
Marlborough & District NEWS FROM THE TOWER Service Ringing Times: Embroiderers’ Guild 1st Sunday, March & April 9.30am to 10am 2nd Sunday, March 9.30am to 10am MARCH 2017 Sunday, 26 th March 9.30am to 10am The March meeting of Marlborough & District Sunday,23rd April Benefice Service 10.00am to 10.30am Embroiderers Guild will be on Monday 6 March 2017 at Practice Nights: Tuesdays 7.30 pm - 9.00 pm the Kennet Valley Hall, Lockeridge. The speaker will Quarter Peal Attempt: Saturday, 29 th April, 2017. be Vivien Prideaux and her talk will be entitled “Crysede: the unique textile designs of Alec Walker”. John Mead, who used to live in Avebury and still regularly Doors open at 13.30 for a 14.00 start. All are welcome attends our practices, celebrated his 80 th Birthday recently by and if you have any queries please contact 01249 ringing a Quarter Peal at All Cannings, where he is the Tower 750865. Further details visit our website: Captain. That’s 45 minutes of non stop ringing and http://www.marlboroughembroiderers.org concentration. Looking back through the ringing records, which have been APRIL 2017 kept since Avebury’s 6 new bells were installed in the tower The April meeting of Marlborough & District in 1981, has been very interesting. In 1982 Jane Lees wrote: ‘ Embroiderers Guild will be on Monday 3 April 2017 at Some doubting Thomas’s questioned the cost and effort of re - the Kennet Valley Hall, Lockeridge. We will be having establishing the Tower. The past year has proved that they a Ploughman’s lunch for which there will be a nominal were wrong, for we have shared our interest with hundreds of charge. There will also be displays and visitors from many lands. We have welcomed into our demonstrations. The doors will open at 12.00 for a fellowship, the lame, the very old, those of different creeds 12.30 start. All are welcome but if you would like to join and colours and the blind’. us on this occasion please book your place by Tuesday In 1982 the ringers’ teas cost 30 p per person, they are now 28 March on 01672 861658 . For further information £3 which is still a bargain for an unlimited amount of visit our website: sandwiches and cakes. http://www.marlboroughembroiderers.org . In December,1984, there were 110 people at the Branch Carol Service at Avebury; they consumed, amongst other Kennet Valley Hall things, 200 mince pies, 65 pieces of shortbread, 2½ large fruit cakes and 1¾ gallons of sherry! 200 attended the Guild Improved Access Project Festival and AGM at Wootton Bassett in 1985! Some things haven’t changed, Calne Branch members are still supporting us as they were from the start. The Hall Committee are pleased and proud to th announce that thanks to our successful fundraising There will be a Quarter Peal attempt on Saturday, 29 this project can begin in April. This improved access April, starting at 11am. has been professionally designed to provide safer and easier access to the sports field, both for wheelchair Mary Davidge and the less physically able users of the hall. It will Belfry Correspondent. Tel: 01672 513819 incorporate a gentle slope designed for wheelchairs and other mobility vehicles, plus new safer steps, all protected by safety railings. Kennet Valley 60+ The project will cost over £10000 and would not have December The December get together was the Christmas Lunch held at been possible without the generous financial support provided by: - the Marlborough Golf Club. Nearly 40 members sat down to a very festive meal bringing in many compliments on the The Marlborough Area Board, of Wiltshire Council, venue and the dinner. who have continuously supported the Hall, are providing a grant of £3200 January Our fund -raising received a further boost with a grant brought the annual skittles event to the Kennet Valley Hall. of £3200 from The Hills Group Ltd, made available There were a few people away and the ladies well through the Landfill Communities Fund [LCF]. This outnumbered the men. We all enjoyed the game and with a Fund is administered for Hills by Community First, cup of tea and a variety of biscuits the time seemed to fly the Rural Community Council for Wiltshire past. The raffle was also great fun as we all watch the item The Big Lottery Fund [Awards for All] have reacted positively and quickly to our appeal for urgent we want disappear from the table – all good fun. support and have provided the balance of £4000, allowing us to schedule the construction for February completion ready for the Summer season. It was a real spring like day for our 60+ February get -together. We were all looking forward to Peter Noble’s On behalf of our local Community, and the many talk on his Antarctic adventure in the 1960’s. With some users of our Village lovely slides as well it made it very interesting. Hall, the Hall As we had our cups of tea it was decided that our day trip Committee would like would be to Bournmouth in June. We then had the usual to express our thanks raffle which always brings a few laughs, and a bottle of for this most generous whisky was auctioned to add to club funds. support. A new treasurer came forward so we wish him good luck doing his bit towards the running of our 60+ Gerald Smith
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proposed, a stone cross should be 06/05/24 – “that the Secretary West Overton War erected. The change was necessary should be asked to make enquiries owing to the prohibitive price of old as to whether the lettering on the Memorial oak; at least another £100 would Overton War Memorial could be any local knowledge? have to be raised to carry out the improved upon. Also that two flower original proposition. This was felt beds should be cut on each side of Recently there has been some impossible. Mr Giffard presided over the Memorial – Mr Swanton published research on the names of a very small attendance, owing no undertook to see to the making of the fallen inscribed on the West doubt to the inclement weather.” the beds and the Secretary for the Overton War Memorial, but I have now flowers required for them.” started to research the history of the 23/01/25 – “Hillier’s estimate agreed erection of the Cross itself - when The Marlborough Times reported the for colouring the letters, dressing was it decided to do something, was it unveiling of the Preshute Memorial in the whole stone with preservative – easily agreed, who were the driving early November 1919, so clearly and correcting in three places.” forces, when was it unveiled, etc, - but villages were not delaying in agreeing 01/09/25 – “War Memorial under I have not yet found much information and erecting their Memorial repair.” either online or in the Wiltshire Record monuments, and I have read Office in Chippenham: the latter have elsewhere that some villages were no references in published directories, considering future memorials as early no Parish Council Minutes of that as 1915. These findings do not add up to much period, and no early photo; nor has the as yet, but I still have more avenues to Wiltshire Museum (Devizes) come up PCC Minute Book explore, and newspapers to read. At with anything. I have investigated the 26/10/21 – “the vicar read a letter least the memorial is correctly listed in Marlborough Times through 1919 and from the Archdeacon acting for the relevant public records, including all the church documents (Vestry Bishop designate suggesting that modern photographs of it. Book, PCC Minutes Book etc) and Armistice Day should be kept on the have found a few snippets – first Sunday in November. A special In the meantime, does anyone have service was held on 6 th November any photos or newspaper cuttings, Marlborough Times at 3pm at Overton.” handed down through the generations, 25/07/19 – report on Overton/ 23/5/22 - “It was suggested that which might throw some further light Lockeridge/Fyfield Peace Rejoicings something should be done to the on this subject? (similar events all over the country): ground round the War Memorial to Prize band, 72 soldiers present. A give it a more finished appearance; Please do get in touch if so. rainstorm prevented the planned but no satisfactory decision was races, so tea held at 4pm followed arrived at.” Mary Spender by dancing and fete -type games. 22/10/23 – “that a short service 01672 861668 Races held another day! should be held on Armistice Day at [email protected] 29/08/19 – “War Memorial – A 10.55 at the Memorial Cross, meeting was held in the Lockeridge followed by Matins in Church and School on Monday, August 25 th , the names on the Roll of Honour when it was decided that instead of being read out also at Evensong at the Lych Gate which had been Fyfield.” Marlborough Medical Practice Patient Participation Group (PPG) Update
Did you know…? If you have a minor injury you can get help at a Minor Injury Unit/Walk in Centre . These centres treat sprains and strains, broken bones, wound infections, minor burns and scalds, minor head injuries, insect and animal bites, minor eye injuries and injuries to the back, shoulder and chest or an infection and rashes, emergency contraception advice, vomiting and diarrhoea. Units in the area are listed below, including their opening hours . It is a good idea to check which is the closest to your home:
Andover War Memorial Hospital , Charlton Road, Andover, SP10 3LB Opening hours 08:30 – 19:30 Carfax Medical Centre , Carfax Street, Swindon, SN1 1ED Opening hours Monday to Friday 07:00 – 20:00 Weekend/Bank Holidays 08:00 – 20:00 Chippenham Community Hospital , Rowden Hill, Chippenham, SN15 2AJ Opening hours 07:00 – 23:00 Salisbury Walk -in Health Centre , Avon Approach, Salisbury, SP1 3SL Opening hours Monday to Friday 06:30 – 22:00 Weekend/Bank Holidays 08:00 – 20:00 Urgent Care Centre -based at Great Western Hospital, Marlborough Road, Swindon SN3 6BB Opening hours – 365 days, 24 hours West Berkshire Community Hospital , Benham Hill, Thatcham, RG18 3AS Opening hours 08:00 – 22:00
For urgent and life -threatening emergencies only, use Accident & Emergency (A&E) Departments or dial 999. Urgent and life threatening conditions include loss of consciousness, acute confused state and fits that are not stopping, persistent severe chest pain, breathing difficulties, severe bleeding that cannot be stopped, severe allergic reactions, severe burns or scalds.
The nearest A&E Department to Marlborough is at the Great Western Hospital in Swindon. As always, if you are not sure where you should go, call 111 and they will assist you.
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4.00pm) for residents of Avebury games in the Old Farmyard and National Trust News Parish who would like to know more steamer chairs in Avebury Manor about our plans for the year ahead garden to encourage people to stay a At last spring seems to be on the and understand some of the strategies while and relax. horizon - bulbs are peeping through that lie at the heart of the National the grass, it’s still partially light when Trust as a leading conservation ‘Create’ – September and October we head home at the end of the day charity. Please email This period is about making the most and on one of the rare occasions that [email protected] of the late summer sunshine, starting the sun came out - there was warmth. or telephone 01672 538031 by 1 st to think about autumn. Our theme is March if you’d like to attend. the colour orange, to indicate the The National Trust team at Avebury leaves turning colour, the warmth of are very busy cleaning, tidying, And, on the same note, we thought it autumn fires. The ‘create’ theme is planning for the year ahead to make might be interesting to explain how the not only about crafts (which we’ll be sure Avebury always looks and feels National Trust works out its doing in the education room) but also its best, whether in the henge, the programme for the year, so that all about creating wonderful memories. wider landscape, the manor or the properties make the best of national museum. campaigns, advertising and working ‘Traditions’ – November and with proven strategies to celebrate the December We are really pleased that our seasons and provide an excellent This is all about getting ready for the planning application to turn the old service to our visitors and members festive season, and bringing past stables building next to the Post Office throughout the year. traditions to life. At Avebury we’re and National Trust car park on more aware than most regarding Avebury High Street into a second - Across the Trust, each year is divided ancient traditions for the turning year hand bookshop was supported and into not four, but six seasons, which, and we would like people to feel that granted. We plan to undertake basic for Avebury are interpreted as follows: nostalgia – comfort and warmth away renovation of the inside of the building from the harsh outdoors and a sense to allow our volunteers to sell second - ‘Inspire’ – January and February of community - coming together to hand books, and promote Avebury, Our ‘Inspire’ season aims to do just celebrate the festive time. the World Heritage Site and NT that – to inspire people to explore our membership. Our volunteers are really wonderful landscapes, to get out into Do come along and join us for some of enthusiastic about the opportunity to the fresh (sometimes very fresh) air the events we have planned this year. run a simple outlet to help raise vital and experience our countryside in a And of course, don’t forget that funds for conservation. All the money new way. We aim to inspire people to residents have free entry to Avebury raised will be put back into our work at think ahead about what they are going Manor, Garden and Museum, just Avebury, both by improving the to do for the year - to set a goal. bring along proof of your address. If building further, and by helping to care you have joined us for any events this for the stone circles and henge. If you ‘Discover’ – March and April year we would welcome any feedback. have some spare time and would like Our ‘Discover’ season is all about to volunteer with us to help make this encouraging people to try something As usual please do come and visit us new venture a success, please do new – a new walk, visiting a new at the Estate Office if you have a contact our Volunteer Coordinator place, or maybe even become a question, concern or idea, or contact Mary Wickenden on 01672 volunteer for the Trust. This is also us via Matt Claridge on Tel: 01672 538017. You will be made most the season where we celebrate 539250 or welcome and will be helping us to care Easter, new growth and rebirth. [email protected] . for Avebury. Other exciting news is that our Coach ‘Explore’ – May and June House Café, next to the pub, will open The late spring and early summer its doors to the public in March. Please really gives people an do pop in and try the delicious bakes opportunity to properly explore and cakes that Louise (our Catering our sites, to get outside, enjoying Manager) and her team will create for picnics, cycling, walking – any visitors and villagers. excuse to make the most of the All our toilet facilities have received a longer days, sunshine and much needed refurbishment, which is discovering many of the special due to be completed shortly. The new places we look after. fresh look reflects our high standards for the whole site and we are sure will ‘Play’ – July and August be greeted with delight by all visitors. Summer holidays, and the As a reminder: our main toilet facilities chance for families to relax and are available 7 days a week, all year enjoy each other’s company. round, during opening hours, and We’d like to encourage people to everybody (not just National Trust think of the National Trust visitors) is very welcome to use them. properties as their own space, Don’t forget that we are holding an somewhere to go to enjoy informal drop -in session at Avebury spending time together, again th Social Centre on 9 March (2.30 - and again. We’ll have sports
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One family learning children never forget and serves to Hockey Tournament - We sent one team for life, on a journey remind them about the need to aim high of year 5&6 children to this event in towards our to achieve their full potential, working as February to compete against local potential. an individual and in a team. schools. Our team worked really hard together putting their skills into action Church of England, Our year 4 pupils will be off on their with the support of an enthusiastic band Voluntary Aided School residential activity trip in March. of parents! Our team maintained their www.kennetvalley.wilts.sch.uk energy and determination to the end, Literacy Week - This year we had a Julia resulting in winning 4 out of 6 matches February 2017 Update Donaldson themed week to especially and placing us 5th out of 12 schools. Kingswood Trip, Isle of Wight - Our year appeal to the younger children. We Such a good result for our small school. 6 pupils all rose well to the extreme started with a visit from James Smith, Very well done to everyone and many physical and emotional challenges of a who helped us to have a Gruffalo day! thanks to Mrs Jones for her top residential week with Miss Chalker and This was a creative start to the week with coaching skills! me. This is a specially designed outdoor the children all taking part in a range of Raising money for the Prospect learning centre with expert teaching staff exciting activities throughout the day. We Hospice - The parents and children that brings learning to life in a safe and then looked at different Julia Donaldson put in a great effort for our Disney dress - secure environment, whilst encouraging books and learnt about interesting up day and the children paid £1 each for the children to take risks! For the storytelling, styles of writing and rhyming the charity. I expect you will have seen children, key highlights were the 3G to help influence our own work. more princesses and Star Wars swing and the “Leap of Faith!”….scary! Maths - We want our children to be characters around the valley that day! This was a great outdoor opportunity for confident mathematicians! This includes Marlborough cluster of schools have the children to… creating an “active maths” environment raised over £10,000 in the last 2 years. build their independence & resilience outside the classroom and we have Coming -up… learn new leadership and team added new number lines to the Some year 5&6 pupils will be competing working skills playground as another resource for the in the Marlborough schools swimming use their initiative in new situations children to enjoy through play. We are and rugby tournaments in March. broaden their horizons continuing to enable independence in a We have a good number of pupils taking learn more about themselves and range of maths methods, so our children part in the Swindon Music Festival again their classmates can approach questions with confidence. and we are always pleased to see a All the children enjoyed some The children are able to work on number of our ex -pupils also continuing challenging and rewarding experiences identifying their next steps through to feature in this event. It’s inspiring for and developed their self -confidence choosing methods and resources to help our pupils to see all our pupils past and which was lovely to see. We know that them solve problems. We have present doing so well! this trip increase the children’s appetite dedicated time for maths focused work for learning and contributes significantly each morning and we are encouraging to raising their standards of attainment. parents to regularly help practice the We were all shattered at the end of the times table with their children too. We week but returned with many memories are told that this helps them to improve their own maths skills too! of fun times and amazing personal Mrs Karen Venner, Headteacher achievements. It’s an experience the Avebury Rocks The Marlborough Players 2017 Friday 7th Beat the winter blues with Peter to Coke’s comedy Sunday 9th July at “A Breath of Spring” East Farm, Avebury Marlborough Town Hall 7.30pm (north of Avebury off the A4361) 29 th March to 1 st April Tickets: Avebury Rocks a celebration of great live music. A £10 from the White Horse Bookshop fantastic weekend of musical treats. For 2017 expect Marlborough High Street an eclectic line -up of local and national artists over Online: www.wego ckets.com/ two stages on Friday night and all day Saturday – keep checking the line -up page for new MarlboroughPlayers announcements at: Enquiries only (no cket sales): ………………. aveburyrocksfestival.net 07470 362723 All proceeds go to supporting the ongoing care provided by Prospect Hospice.
Now returning for a 7th Year This year’s innovations include: music from 7pm on Friday, Camping from 5pm Friday, Young Artists’ Competition, 2 stages ...
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What’s On at AVEBURY SPORTS & SOCIAL CLUB Wednesday Pool, Thursday Darts and Friday Skittles League Nights see website for fixtures Unless stated all activities start at approx. 8.30 pm March Saturday 4 th - Live music with Avebury’s Alicia Rendle and Adam an acoustic duo - £5 Members, £6 Non Members Saturday 11 th – AGM – MEMBERS ONLY Saturday 18 th – Pot Luck Pairs Skittles – Cash prizes. Saturday 25 th – Mixed Pairs Darts – Cash prizes.
NEW – Yoga every Monday night from 7.00pm – see website for details
April Saturday 1 st - Easter Prize Bingo – Seasonal prizes Saturday 8 th - Easter Draw – a whole variety of prizes Tuesday 11 th - Easter Prize Bingo – Seasonal prized Saturday 15 th - Quiz Night – Fun questions and food and drink tasting. Saturday 22 nd - Musical Evening in aid of Steve Vintner see website for more details near the time Saturday 29 th - Darts Tournament - £100 to the winner and other cash in / cash out prizes – OPEN to all. Every Sunday - Bingo - Eyes down 8.00pm - ££ Cash prizes
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WHO’S WHO in the Upper Kennet Churches
RECTOR - REV’D MARIA SHEPHERDSON 01672 539643 The Rectory, 27 High Street, Avebury, SN8 1RF email [email protected] If you require a priest in an emergency and are unable to contact Rev’d Maria please telephone one of the churchwardens.
LAY PASTORAL ASSISTANTS Mrs Claire Stiles 01793 731620 c.j.stiles@hotmail. co.uk Mr Graham Kitchen 01672 861349 [email protected]
BENEFICE OFFICE: Ray Manley, Anne Robinson (Mon -Thurs, 10am -1pm) Tel: 01672 861786 e-mail: [email protected] Website: www.upperkennetchurches.org.uk Address: The Garden Room, 62 Lockeridge, SN8 4EL
CHURCHWARDENS AVEBURY Mrs Maureen Dixon 01672 539690 Mrs Sandra Hues 01672 539444 [email protected] Mrs Helen Vickers 01672 539482 [email protected] EAST KENNETT Mr Graham Kitchen 01672 861349 [email protected] Mrs Jo Snape 01672 861267 [email protected] WEST OVERTON Mrs Susan Rogers 01672 861374 [email protected] FYFIELD Ms Vicky Evans 01672 861622 [email protected] WINTERBOURNE MONKTON Ms Penny Gold 01672 539158 [email protected] WINTERBOURNE BASSETT Mrs Glynis Long 01793 731398 [email protected] Mr Peter Barry 01793 731589 [email protected] BROAD HINTON Mrs Jenni Moseling 01793 731629 [email protected] Miss Sally Cartwright 01793 731050 [email protected]
Benefice Council Lay Chairman Mr Mark Wightman 01793 731452 [email protected]
PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL SECRETARIES AVEBURY Mr David Davidge 01672 513819 [email protected] EAST KENNETT, FYFIELD & WEST OVERTON Mrs Lynne Williams 01672 861511 [email protected] WINTERBOURNE MONKTON Mr Bill Buxton 01672 539199 [email protected] WINTERBOURNE BASSETT Mr Martin Knight 01793 731764 [email protected] BROAD HINTON Mrs Marjorie Sykes 01793 731471 [email protected]
MAGAZINES UPPER KENNET NEWS in Fyfield, West Overton, East & West Kennett, Beckhampton, Avebury Trusloe, Avebury, Winterbourne Monkton & Berwick Bassett: Editor David Throup , Longmynd, Lockeridge SN8 4ED 01672 861279 [email protected] Please send all copy including advertising and payment to David Throup. Final copy date 20th of each month
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Art On Slate Painting Workshops By Local Artist Kerry McKenna 'Art On Slate' is a unique and novel idea to paint as well as being designed around people who say that they can't even paint a stick man. With the use of templates and step by step instructions you will produce a gorgeous piece art to be proud of. I am always delighted when I see folk leave the workshop with a big beaming smile of accomplishment. I hold many workshops each with a different scene. Templates and easy step by step instructions enable you to produce a lovely painting. I know you will have lots of fun. I hold workshops at your home, club, pub, office party etc. All materials supplied and anyone can do this from ages 7 -90. Kids party workshops also catered for. £20 per person for a three hour workshop. £8 per child for a coaster workshop. Events are held at the Red Lion Pub Avebury. Book your seat now or contact me to find out about other workshops in your area. Thursday 3rd march. The Owl Dreamcatcher workshop Thursday 9th March. The Forest River workshop. Friday 17th March. Choose your image workshop. Thursday 23rd March The Peacock workshop. Weekend 1 -2 April painting a large tree goddess. £50 bargain. Thursday 6th April Workshop at the Red Lion 7 -10. Remember children from age 12 will also be able to follow these workshops.
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MARLBOROUGH SPRING FAIR – Advertisers Index Celebrate Spring and Summer! Date: SUNDAY 9 APRIL Company Telephone Venue: Norwood Hall, Marlborough College, Marlborough, Wiltshire SN8 1PA Armishaws Removals 01963 34065 Time: 10am – 4pm Aus n Hea ng 01793 536871 Entry: £3 (children under 12 free) Avebury Club 01672 539258 Free car parking and excellent wheelchair & pushchair access Delicious home -made refreshments available all day. Brian Wa s 01672 861438 Over 65 exhibitors with superb plants, wonderful accessories Carpet Clean 01672 871414 and decorative items for the home & garden, beautiful silk Chalky's Workshop 01672 861123 flowers, summer foods and drink, colourful African baskets, stunning clothing, children’s beachwear for the summer to Claire Perry MP 01380 729358 come...and much more. Don't miss it! See the list of exhibitors David Oliver Tree Services 01672 861310 on www.marlboroughcancerresearch.org A fundraising event for Cancer Research UK. Diane MacKinder 01672 512444 For details, contact Anne on 07887 924539 (email: Earthwise Garden Design 01672 861462 [email protected] ). F Dewey 01672 563440 Flood CP carpentry 07708 010465 Ge Landscaping 07811 142390 Kennet Valley Hall Home Inspira ons 01380 728644 Film Nights K A Callaway. Woodstoves and chimneys 01672 870619 Mack’s Handyman Services 07788 255969 Winter Season M J Sly. Monumental Mason 01672 516797 Sunday 12th March Moon’s Ovencleaning 01672 556404 QUEEN OF KATWE (PG) Ridge House B&B 01672 861527 Here’s a mainstream movie set in Africa that’s not about Time Restored 01672 563544 conflict zones, has an entirely black speaking cast, and is centred on the intellectual achievements of a female W.S. Swi 01380 726284 protagonist – this makes Queen of Katwe an altogether radical anomaly, yet it couldn’t be more multiplex -friendly. It’s the true story of Ugandan chess champion Phiona Mutesi, tracing her triumphant progress from hard knocks in an impoverished district of Kampala.
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