SummerFREE 2018 Haydon Wick living PRODUCED BY HAYDON WICK PARISH COUNCIL Regular Events: Thursday Meat Draw at 9.30 Saturday Live Bands/Soloists/Disco’s Sunday Bingo at 8.00 and ‘Open the Box’ at 9.30 – New members and their families welcome – Sky TV and BT Sport Major sporting events always on our back bar 8ft dropdown screen and front bar large plasma screens. Check out the website to see what's on www.haydonwickclub.co.uk Room Hire: Members only, full catering facilities for up to 200 Anniversaries – Birthdays – Special Events – Weddings Enquiries and correspondence to: The Secretary, Haydon Wick Club, 10 Blunsdon Road, Swindon SN25 1JD. Email:
[email protected] Telephone: 01793 721028 Haydon Wick Club 2 Haydon Wick ‘living’ is assembled and Summer produced by Haydon in the Parish of Haydon Wick Wick Parish Council Issue No 128 Summer 2018 Contents Letter from the Editorial Team Hi, Tommies ..........................................6 Planning and Highways ....................9 In this issue we talk about the Mann Tracht ................................... 10 importance of remembrance, and why Haydon Artists' Society .................. 12 we have decided to buy a Tommy Figure Justin Tomlinson MP ...................... 14 and benches (page 31). And for those who Young at Heart ............................... 17 don't know about Tommy and the “There WI .................................................. 18 But Not There” campaign an explanation Tuesday Art Group ......................... 19 is given on page 6. We hope you'll agree Open Garden .................................20 that this is a fitting way to acknowledge Responsibility and Priorities ...........22 11 November 1918. Chairman’s Bit ................................25 On page 10, we talk snow - and the Over 60's .......................................27 impact on grass cutting and other things.