Laverstock & Ford Parish Newsletter

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www.laverstockwww.laverstock--ford.co.ukford.co.uk Issue 159 September/October 2016 Issue 159 September/October Laverstock2016 & Ford Parish Newsletter

Welcome to issue 159 of the Parish Newsletter.

July 2016 was probably the most significant month in the parish’s 122 year history when, at a full meeting of Wiltshire Council (WC), it came under threat of being abolished in a takeover by the City. Your parish councillors worked hard over a 10 month period, stating the case for the parish remaining independent, as did WC Councillors Ian McLennan and Bill Moss. However, a major influence in the resultant vote was the backing, both vocal and written, of our loyal residents. From attending the review meetings to the 59 pages of comments submitted by residents to the WC survey, it was obvious at the debate at County Hall that WC councillors of all parties were persuaded to support us as the result of the feelings of our residents. Democracy in action. Full details of the meeting are on page 8. The result of the review will bring the 300+ homes in Bishopdown Farm formally into the parish. Detail of the roads affected is on page 21. We are holding an Open Evening on Friday September 30th at the Pavilion Hampton Park where all residents can come and hear about the parish plans for the future and question their councillors. Especially welcome are the residents from Bishopdown Farm and residents of the new estate at Riverdown Park. Details on page 13. Welcome to Andy Birkett from Old Sarum who has joined the parish council. The new ALDI store on the London Road is in Salisbury City Parish but as a neighbouring parish we were asked to submit our comments on the planning application. Whilst in favour of food shopping being available to the north of the city in order to reduce the rat-run through Laverstock to the Southampton Road, your parish council objected to the plans with the observation that “The access onto the London Road is unacceptable. Turning right on exit & turning right on entry to the site will present problems. An alternative access should be sought such as from the Park & Ride”. Salisbury City made a similar objection but the application was approved by WC. Now in operation, the site access is causing the very problems which both parishes forecast. Parish resident and Salisbury City Councillor, Colin Froude, has an article on page 34 which is a warning to residents who travel the London Road to be aware of the dangers.

The Parish Newsletter is published six times a year for the benefit of parish residents. However, articles included do not necessarily reflect the views of the Parish Council. Advertisements for any firm or service does not imply a recommendation by the Parish Council.

Laverstock & Ford Parish Newsletter 3 Inside your Parish Newsletter . . .

5 View from the Chair

6 Report on Parish Council Meetings

7 Planning Applications

8 Report on Boundary Review decision.

11 Assistant to Parish Clerk—Situation Vacant

12 Parish Council Volunteer Register

13 Parish Showcase Meeting

14 News from Old Sarum

15 Old Sarum Airfield Update

16 News from the Longhedge development & Country Park

17 Weed Cutting in the River Bourne

18 Old Sarum Archaeological Open Space and MoD Open Space

18 Laverstock Gardening Club

20 Salisbury and District Natural History Society

21 The area of Bishopdown Farm joining the Parish

28 Fly Tipping – Useful Information from Wiltshire Council

31 Footpath Volunteers and Weed Pickers – Your Time Has Come!

33 How can a hedge be a hazard?

34 Aldi London Road — Highway Safety Concerns

36 Laverstock & Ford Parish Council Contacts

39 Contacts around the Parish

42 Parish Diary Dates View from the Chair By David Burton, Chair of the Parish Council

“Walk along an unlit country lane on a summer night and with luck you may come across small points of vivid green light shining amid the grass. These are glow-worms.”

So wrote my old friend, John Tyler, in the introductory paragraph to his booklet about these fascinating creatures. Thus capturing both the supernatural qualities of these fascinating creatures, and also the essence of the pleasant rural habitats in which glow-worms thrive. Magical then, that as the shadow of the Community Governance Review and forced merger of our Parish with our neighbouring City Parish has lifted, glow-worms have reappeared high on Cockey Down, casting their light above our parish. Brighter times indeed! (See glow-worm article on page 33). With our Parish now intact for the foreseeable future, we can get on with the much more rewarding work of making life better for residents. We are busy planning good things with our partner organisations, some of which are featured in the pages of this Newsletter and we thank all residents who come to us with ideas and offers of help. Volunteering for one of the many clubs and societies in the Parish or for the Parish Council itself can be a tremendously rewarding experience. As children go back to school after a refreshing summer break, now is a good time to give volunteering a go, or at least register an interest for the future. (See Parish Council Volunteering article on page 12). We will also be building bridges with the Salisbury City Parish, both as a corporate body and with individual Councillors and staff. That way we can spread the warmth of our community spirit and the natural riches that come with it to help improve the lives of our City neighbours too.

Next Parish Council Meetings Monday 19th September Greentrees School Hampton Park at 7pm Monday 17th October River Bourne Community Farm Laverstock 7pm Residents are welcome to attend

Laverstock & Ford Parish Newsletter 5 Report on Parish Council Meetings This report covers the meetings held at the Old Sarum Community Centre on 20th June and at the River Bourne Community Farm on 18th July.

The development at Longhedge is moving forward rapidly and the first of 673 new dwellings are under construction. The Council has been asked to provide the street- names for this area and they decided on the theme of airmen from all services who have been awarded the Victoria Cross. Each street sign will bear an ascription to confirm the service of the airman. E.g. ‘In memory of an Airman of the Royal Flying Corps awarded the Victoria Cross’.

The process of the Community Governance Review has taken up much of the Coun- cil’s time both in formal Parish Council and other meetings. Now that Wiltshire Council has decided this controversial matter in favour of our residents, the Council looks forward to resuming its normal business.

A large part of the June meeting was taken up with the Annual Return. This is the process by which the finances and governance of the Council are approved and submitted to an external auditor. The finances of the Council remain healthy and include substantial sums from a developer to build a new play area and other recrea- tional facilities at Old Sarum. The unaudited Annual Return can be viewed on the Council website or it can be viewed in the Parish Office by contacting the Clerk.

Discussions continued on bringing forward the delivery of the new Country Park at Bishopdown. There have been meetings with a national charity called The Land Trust to see how the Council might work with them in partnership to provide this amazing new green space in the Parish.

At the July meeting of the Council Andy Birkett was welcomed as a new Councillor. As a resident of Old Sarum he brings welcome added representation to this rapidly expanding part of the Parish, and his aviation and military background adds a new skill set to the Council.

There were discussions about a possible new development of 14 dwellings at a site known as the Bishopdown Farm Yard or more simply as The Barn at Hampton Park. Neighbouring residents have been sent a leaflet about the development as part of the consultation process but it has not been widely promoted elsewhere. The planning application is still in the process of registration. Access to the development will be through the new Country Park. The landowner also holds the freehold of the Hampton Park Pavilion and is looking to transfer this to the community. The role of the Parish Council is yet to be decided. cont... The Council has awarded grants to the Salisbury and South Wiltshire District Scouts to assist with the purchase of a new minibus, and to the Laverstock & Ford Cricket Club. The criteria for giving grants has recently been simplified and made more generous. The new application form and conditions can be downloaded from the Council website, or you can obtain a copy by contacting the Clerk. The funding of grants comes entirely from the rent received from a cell-phone mast on Council land and is currently £5,300 per annum. Planning Applications The following Planning Applications have been submitted in, and adjacent to, the Parish since June 2016. Italics after the application show the Parish Council response. Bold print shows a decision by Wiltshire Council. DECISIONS 16/03498/FUL Proposed erection of a 1.8m close-board fence behind a wall adjacent to the road. 18 Riverbourne Road, Laverstock. Refused. 16/03270/FUL Proposed creation of additional tarmac driveway. 10 Ashlands, Ford. Approved. 16/04854/FUL Proposed Café & Shop Building, River Bourne Community Farm, Laverstock. Approved. 16/05013/FUL Single storey side extension. 21 Duck Lane, Laverstock. Approved. 16/05185/HRN Removal of approx. 60m of hedgerow to construct new water main for Longhedge. No objection. NEW APPLICATIONS 16/04706/FUL New 2-storey classroom building and associated external works, Old Sarum Primary School. NO COMMENT. 16/05231/FUL Change of use, residential caravan site. Land north of Broken Cross Bridge. OBJECT WITH REASONS. 16/06154/OUT 4 detached dwellings with garages. Land adjacent to 1 Longhedge Cottages. 16/06274/FUL Change of use B8 to D2 for use as gymnasium. 2 Centurion Centre, Old Sarum. 16/06325/TPO Work to TPO trees, 26 Partridge Way, Old Sarum. NO COMMENT. APPEAL 16/02069/FUL Construction of Pilates Studio on site of squash court, Green Lane, Old Sarum. This application wasREFUSED on 5 May 2016. This has gone to Written Representation appeal at The Planning Inspectorate. Written representations in triplicate must be received by 24 August 2016. Laverstock & Ford Parish Newsletter 7 OUR PARISH IS SAVED AND WE WELCOME THE RESIDENTS OF BISHOPDOWN FARM

Four members of the Parish Council (the Chair – Cllr David Burton, Cllr Vic Busse- reau, Cllr Ron Champion and Cllr Derek Hayes) and 2 residents (Judy Adam and Lesley Waller) travelled to County Hall on 12 July for the full meeting of Wiltshire Council. The 2 residents from the parish and the Chair were to speak at the meeting. County Hall Trowbridge The Chair of the Wiltshire Council CGR Working Group outlined the schemes which affected our parish. The first was Scheme 100 based on the motion from the previous Council meeting in November 2015 when the Working Group were to investi- gate and consult on the merger of Laverstock and Ford Parish into Salisbury City Par- ish. The consultation on this culminated in the lively public meeting held at Wyvern College in Laverstock in June of this year. The Working Group recommendation for Scheme 100 was that the merger should NOT be approved. Our 3 speakers each provided 3 minute statements in support of the Working Group’s recommendation. Our Chair went first making it clear that the Parish Coun- cil provided effective services to a cohesive parish community and that the residents were almost unanimously opposed to any merger. Furthermore, what had been proposed was in reality the abolition of the Parish Council and any vote to do this would result in a Judicial Review. He also pointed out that the parish was focussed on owning its own community assets with several hundred acres of green space including a Green Flag standard Country Park. Judy Adam spoke next. She reminded the meeting that the results from the consultation questionnaire reflected the views of the residents when polled by the Parish Council in 2014; 90%+ of the residents responding indicated a desire for the parish to stay independent. As a resident she identified the high level of service provided by the Parish Council. She pointed out that trust in democracy was more important than ever and ended with a plea that Wiltshire Council should recognise that this could be a genuine case of localism where 2 parishes could work side by side towards fulfilling the Wiltshire Council slogan ‘where everybody matters’. cont ….

Lesley Waller was last to speak. She made the point that residents wanted to be represented by 13 of its own Cllrs and not 4 politically nominated candidates. Les- ley also pointed out the very high attendance of Laverstock and Ford parish residents at the public consultation meetings and their overall desire for the parish to remain independent. She stressed the cohesiveness of the community and high- lighted some of the benefits the Parish Council brought to the parish. Lastly, she confirmed that the 13 parish Cllrs listened hard to their residents and shaped prior- ities based on their aspirations. Overall, the case for accepting the recommendation that the merger should not be approved was expressed strongly by our 3 speakers, with the powerful and pas- sionate contributions from our 2 residents having significant impact. Salisbury City Parish opposed the recommendation. Their 3 speakers were first Cllr Margaret Willmot, followed by Cllr Mathew Dean with the final statement made by the Salisbury City Council Leader, Cllr Andrew Roberts. Much was made of what could be achieved by ‘togetherness’. In addition, the issue of fairness was raised. Was it not unfair for residents of our parish to benefit from the City’s facilities while not paying the same amount of precept as those residents within the various parts of the City? Cllr Roberts chose to concentrate on numerous statistics compar- ing the 2 parishes which became confusing after the first few sets of figures had been quoted. The Working Group Chairman presented the results of the consultation as well as the findings of the Group which led to their recommendation. They did not consider there was sufficient justification for a merger of the 2 parishes and the extin- guishing of a Parish Council. Opposing the recommendation, a handful of WCllrs spoke of the natural evolution of villages and towns merging and therefore the appropriateness of the large new developments in our parish plus the future Country Park becoming part of Salis- bury City. Disappointment was also expressed that there had been no dialogue between the SCC and our Parish Council on the merger proposed by SCC. One particular WCllr, acknowledging that the abolition of a parish was a serious situation, was saddened that this had taken not place despite encouraging SCC to engage in dialogue with our Parish Council. cont …..

Laverstock & Ford Parish Newsletter 9 The general view amongst most WCllrs was that our Parish had made a very good case for remaining independent and that our Parish Council was one of the best in Wiltshire. In addition, the tremendous support for the parish expressed by residents during the consultation period, including at the public meetings, was commented on. Many WCllrs commented favourably on the communications they had received from residents of our parish. The view was expressed that SCC were only after our parish to boost their finances from the precept that the additional properties would raise. One WCllr pointed out that a 39% response only had been received from our parish to the formal questionnaire sent out by Wiltshire Council. However, another WCllr compared this with the figure of less than a 3% response to a questionnaire sent out by SCC to all Salisbury City households asking for support for merging the 2 parishes. Fi- nally, our 2 WCllrs, whose wards encompass our parish, strongly urged that the Working Group’s recommendation should be supported. In view of the support voiced by many WCllrs, we were optimistic. However, we were still shocked by the result of the vote with 65 for the recommendation and only 4 opposing it with 2 abstentions. A tremendous moment which meant that the independence of our parish had been saved – there would be no forced merger with Salisbury City in 2017. The Chairman of the Working Group moved on to Schemes 2 and 3. The former moved Bishopdown Farm into our parish together with realignment of the boundary to move that part of the area designated for the future Country Park, currently residing in Salisbury City, into our parish while we retained Hampton Park and Riverdown Park. Scheme 3 was the reverse of Scheme 2. The Working Group had concluded that the community identity of the whole area would be enhanced by the area’s inclusion within our parish. The Working Group recommended that Scheme 2 should be approved. Our 3 speakers made statements supporting the recommendation, which included identifying the effort the parish had expended on achieving a rural design for the Country Park despite problems encountered on the way. Lesley Waller, speaking as a resident of Hampton Park, referred to the almost unanimous view that the whole area felt part of Laverstock and Ford Parish. Statements by Salis- bury City opposing acceptance were made by Cllrs Margaret Willmot and Andrew Roberts together with their Town Clerk, Reg Williams. cont….. The views that WCllrs expressed on these 2 schemes were far more evenly balanced than those relating to the merger of the 2 parishes and it looked a strong possibility that we might lose this vote. However, in the end and despite it being a very close thing, Wilt- shire Council supported their Working Group’s recommendation with 34 supporting Scheme 2, 30 opposing it with The Parish team at Trowbridge, Cllr Derek Hayes, 3 abstentions. Bishopdown Farm will Chair David Burton, Cllr Ron Champion, Vice- be moved into our parish in 2017 as Chair Vic Bussereau Lesley Waller, Judy Adam will the remaining part of the area des- and WC Cllr Ian McLennan ignated for the new Country Park which falls currently within the Salisbury City boundary. Needless to say, our journey back to our parish was far more relaxed than that to Trowbridge earlier in the day. In conclusion, your Parish Council would like to thank all those WCllrs who voted for our parish and, most importantly, we would like to thank you, our residents, for the fantastic level of support you showed when it mattered most. And finally, of course, we welcome all residents of Bishopdown Farm into our parish! VB

Paid Position with Laverstock and Ford Parish Council Assistant to the Parish Clerk

We will be recruiting an Assistant to the Parish Clerk this Autumn. The post is a part time position to support the work of our Parish Clerk.

The ideal candidate will be a proven team player and an experienced, com- petent administrator. Flexible working is encouraged, candidates will need a full driving licence and access to their own vehicle. The role will involve some evening work.

If you are interested in finding out more about this post, please contact the Parish Council Chair. [email protected]

Laverstock & Ford Parish Newsletter 11 Parish Council Volunteer Register

Over the past few months your Councillors have increasingly learned the value of working alongside parish residents. We have also learned that not everyone wants to be a Parish Councillor but many residents would be happy to make a contribution to the wellbeing of the parish community. We have come to appreciate there is a lot of enthusiasm to support the Parish Council.

Did you know that, with the exception of the Parish Clerk who is a paid officer, the entire Parish is administered by volunteers. We have 3,500 households and already residents from the different communities regularly freely give their time to help the Parish Community. All have their own particular reasons for volunteering but most will say it is to do with wanting to give something back.

It is not easy for everyone to volunteer. Some people have very busy lives, working full time, bringing up a family, caring for loved ones. Others are able to make more time which they give generously . They all bring their own knowledge, skills and experience for the benefit of the wider Parish community.

WE ARE STARTING A NEW INITIATIVE to sign up more residents who would like to do some volunteering for the Parish Council.

The Parish Council will be starting a database of people who might be willing to help. It will contain contact details and any information you might wish to give about knowledge and skills you may wish to contribute. The data will be confidential to the Parish Council. Being on the database means that you will be covered by our insurance for any work you undertake on behalf of the Parish.

HERE IS HOW IT WILL WORK:

The data base will be managed by our Volunteer Coordinator

 New volunteers will be asked to register. Registration is necessary because it ensures we meet the important insurance requirements.

 Volunteer Coordinator will regularly circulate an information sheet to volunteers with details about the volunteering opportunities currently required.

 Some volunteering opportunities will require training. The Parish Council will provide this. cont….. WHAT SKILLS and EXPERIENCE DO WE NEED

Well just about everything at some time or other: business, legal, marketing, environment, health & safety, maintaining our nature trails, public speaking, finance, carer related issues, HR issues, planning, deliver- ing newsletters ………………………………

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO HELP YOUR PARISH COMMUNITY please consider regis- tering as a Parish Council volunteer.

All we need from you: Name Email or Postal address Skills, Experience, or just helping us keep in touch with the community. Email [email protected] or telephone David Burton on 332130

Parish Showcase Meeting– All Welcome! At Hampton Park Pavilion Friday the 30th September from 7pm to 8:30pm OBJECTIVES OF THE EVENING 1. To thank residents who supported us during the Boundary Review 2. To welcome new residents to the Parish 3. Meet your councillors 4. To showcase the work of the Parish Council and how residents can get involved through volunteering and our refreshed Par- ish Plan/Neighbourhood Plan. Light refreshments will be provided.

Laverstock & Ford Parish Newsletter 13 News from Old Sarum Messy Church will be continuing every second Sunday of the Month at Old Sarum Community Centre. We meet between 4 and 5.30pm where this month we will be following the theme of thankfulness!

We have so much to be thankful for so we’re looking forward to celebrating with you over food, activities, games and great conversation all with a low key Christian message, suitable for all ages. Please join us on the 11th of September at 4pm! New Introductions We are delighted to introduce ourselves to you from our new house at Old Sarum where we hope to continue developing the community work through the use of our house and also the community centre. My name is Sophie and I’m married to Will. We both are really excited for the opportunities that lie ahead and look forward to meeting many of you through community events and gatherings soon. On Sunday the 25th of September at 4pm we will be having a welcome and licensing service at the community centre. This will be an informal service led by Archdeacon Alan Jeans with a chance to get to know us more. All are welcome so please do join us! Thank you to all who attended Penny’s farewell tea it was a lovely way to thank her for all her hard work and say good bye. We’d personally also like to thank all those who have made us feel so welcome already. We look forward to joining with you all in continuing to make this lovely part of Salisbury the great community that it is. (Also see picture on page 25 Ed.) Residents Association and OSCC AGM The Old Sarum Community Centre AGM met on the 21st of July. The meeting was chaired by Jim Ayres with new members voted in to join the committee. At the Trustees and Management group meeting afterwards it was agreed that the Resi- dents Association be subsumed in the Management Group and meetings would focus on both centre and residents issues. If anyone is interested in being part of this group please contact Jim Ayres via the OSCC Facebook page. We would love to have more people join us in making the community all that it can be. We would also like to make you aware of the new centre logo produced and de- signed by Sophia France a young person from Old Sarum. We are very thankful for the brilliant sign and it can be found on the front of the centre itself. Will and Sophie Burditt Old Sarum Beavers This month Old Sarum Beavers have enjoyed lots of adventures including a trip to Boscombe Down Aviation Centre, where the children got to watch a helicopter re-fuel & take off just metres from them. We went on an outing to Old Sarum Castle where we had full access to the ruins & the children got to learn what it was like & how people lived a long time ago. In connection with Tim Peake returning to Earth from the International space station we had a space themed week where the children learnt about Tim's mission, what it is like to live in space & they also got to make light sabres!

ALL QUIET ON OLD SARUM AIRFIELD ……OR IS IT?

As reported in the last Newsletter, 4 Cllrs and 2 residents met with Barton Will- more, the planning consultants for the proposed airfield development (15/04004/OUT), on 13 May. The Parish Council sent an email in early June with some follow-up questions. An acknowledgement was received but there has been no subsequent communication from Barton Willmore at the time of writing this item. A look at the Wiltshire Council Planning portal shows that no further documents have been added since early July. However, it is understood that there has been some correspondence between Wiltshire Council and the appli- cant over this period. No new determination date for the planning application has been published. Outwardly, therefore, all would seem to have gone quiet with the planning application – perhaps we may see some additional information soon on the Planning portal. If all has gone quiet on the planning application, this is not the case with opera- tions on the airfield. The helicopter training continues apace almost daily with all the associated noise. During the period of writing this item, there has been much helicopter activity on the airfield with one of these aircraft repositioning every few minutes by flying over the southern side of the old flying field at very low level some 100m from the back of properties in Merrifield Road in Ford. Readers may also be interested to know that the airfield is planning to hold a further air show over the weekend of 12/13 September. VB Laverstock & Ford Parish Newsletter 15 News from the Longhedge development Following the revelation that the Developers have miscalculated the sur- plus spoil from the development and now wish to lay spoil over the Com- munity Open Space we are liaising with Wiltshire Council specialists to ensure a suitable mitigation plan is put in place. At the time of writing we are convening a meeting with Wiltshire Council following an exchange of correspondence with the Developers which have set out our concerns, particularly with respect to the initial pro- posals to restrict available open space in the first phases of the development. Something that our previous experience tells us can drag on for an interminable time to the detriment of new residents. Wiltshire Council County Archaeologist has informed us that the archaeology found under the Community Open Space is of national importance being composed of a fine example of an Iron Age settlement. Now every care must be taken by the Developers and the Parish Council, once we take on the management of this open space to clothe it in fine chalk grassland and interpret the archaeological treasures beneath it. DB

Laverstock and Ford Country Park

Following discussion with The Land Trust and River Bourne Community Farm the Parish Council have approved a resolution to work in partnership with The Land Trust on the Laverstock and Ford Country Park. This opens the way for a partnership between us, The Land Trust and the River Bourne Community farm acting as The Land Trust’s local managing agent.

The Land Trust is a national charity which specialises in working with local communities to make the best use of Country Parks as community and environmental assets. They are already proving to be a valuable partner as we negotiate with the Developers and Wiltshire Council to get the best deal for the implementation of our community-led design and future management of the Country Park.

The partners have begun the task of drafting an outline management plan for the Country Park following the Green Flag Award guidance. Anyone interested in getting involved in the future management of the Country Park would be most welcome to contact our Chair (David Burton) in the first instance. DB WEED CUTTING IN THE RIVER BOURNE

We have received a letter from the Environment Agency alerting us to a prolifera- tion of cut weed in the River Bourne in our Parish this summer. Aquatic weed cutting can inadvertently cause a flood hazard or even apollution incident when the weed starts to decompose, also much of the water weed growing in the River Bourne is itself protected as a rare plant species. Owners of river bank need to obtain prior consent from the Environment Agency (03708 506 506) to cut weed and, depending on the location and extent, from Natural England too. The best advice is to leave the weed uncut and enjoy the abundance of wildlife that lives in it. There is a useful summary for owners of river banks at the link: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/river-maintenance-and-drainage-charges-farmers- and-landowners This is general advice though and river owners are strongly advised to seek further advice for their section of the River Bourne which is part of one of the most wildlife rich river systems in the country so is heavily protected through both national and international designations. Shading of sections of the river by planting new native trees is a good way for river bank owners to create areas with less weed along parts of the river. Liaise with Nat- ural England (0300 060 3900) for advice with respect to tree planting on the River Bourne since the whole river is notified as part of the Avon SSSI/SPA. River Bourne Community Farm will be running river dipping at their Cream Tea Sun- day September event, a great way to discover the abundant river life living in the water weed. DB

Laverstock District Evening W.I.

Hello from all at your local W.I. branch which meets every 3rd Monday of the month at 7.45 pm in Laverstock Village Hall. We have a varied programme of speakers; also quizzes, parties, craft groups, competitions, outings and more. Why not visit us at one of our meetings and find out about the fun, friendship and shared interests that are at the heart of the W.I.? You are also invited to come to our Apple Pie Morning on Thursday October 27th between 10 and 12 am and meet some of our members. Visitors and new members are always welcome. For further information please ring Jill Kay on 10722 323407

Laverstock & Ford Parish Newsletter 17 Old Sarum Archaeological Open Space and MoD Open Space Having finally gained control of the Archaeological Open Space we have hired spe- cialist contractors to carry out restoration amenity grassland management over the rest of the summer. In the early autumn we will be commissioning River Bourne Community Farm to help enhance the soft landscape of the site. We will also be recruiting a contractor to design and install the play area by the amphithe- atre. Residents are very welcome to get involved with the Old Sarum Archaeological Open Space in the following ways:

 There is a voluntary work party being held on Saturday, 11th of September from 10 a.m. to pull the standing weeds from the shrub beds (see page xx)

 We are running a session at the Old Sarum Community Centre and Resi- dents Association meeting on the 22nd of September to generate ideas from the residents on how to further enhance the area and also make best use of the MoD Open Space once we take control here too.

 Our contractors for the new play area will be involving local children and their parents in the final layout and design of the play area– contact us if you are interested in being involved with this. DB

Laverstock Gardening Club

The club is enjoying another very busy year and we hope that at our AGM , on the 26th September at Laverstock Village hall, we will see some new members come forward to join our committee and help us keep ticking over for another year. We will be very sorry to lose our Secretary Moya Hill who has given us many years of faultless service, "Thank You" from everyone at the club. The weather this summer has been challenging with erratic germination of seeds and early onset of the dreaded potato blight due to the prolonged wet spelling May and June along with high humidity , gardening is always a challenge but it still brings us pleasure in the flowers, fruit and vegetables we grow. On Monday 24th October we look forward to a glimpse behind the scenes at Hampton Court with Christine Haywood , visitors are always welcome . Mary Reardon. Chairman Laverstock & Ford Parish Newsletter 19 Salisbury and District Natural History Society

The Salisbury Natural History Society was founded in 1952, the membership is currently 140 people.

Some of our Members have expertise in botany, ornitholo- gy, zoology or entomology, but many just have a love of the natural world, and enjoy learning more of the fauna and flora around us in Wiltshire.

On the many field trips throughout the summer, all the flora and fauna observed is recorded, and lists are sent to the Wiltshire Records Office. Some field meetings are of general interest, others specialise in birds or fungi. Members receive a monthly Bulletin, in which our species specialists describe sightings of interest that month. It also gives information of forthcoming meetings and Society news.

The Society holds Indoor Meetings from September to April in Salisbury Baptist Church, Brown Street, Salisbury on the third Thursday of the month at 7.30pm. Speakers on various aspects of Natural History attend, and an illustrated talk will last about an hour. Coffee is available from 7pm. The Socie- ty is always pleased to welcome visitors to both Indoor and Outdoor Meetings.

On Thursday 15th September our topic is Cyprus revisited, and on the 20th October, New Forest Fauna and Flora.

For further details please visit our website: www.salisburynaturalhistorysociety.com or telephone the Membership Secretary on 01722 336690. The area of Bishopdown Farm coming into the parish is shown below.

The green area to the left is what will become the country park and the green area on the right is comprised of the roads below. We are awaiting details from Wiltshire Council on how and when the transfer from the city to Laverstock & Ford will take place. We’ll update residents once these details are known. Myrrfield Road St Christopher’s Close St Joseph’s Close St Peter’s Road St Alban’s Close St Clement’s Way St Jude’s Close St Teresa’s Close St Bede’s Close St David’s Close St Luke’s Close St Thomas Way St Brendan’s Close St Jame’s Close St Mathew’s Close St Ursula’s Close Wolfestan Drive Salisbury Methodist Church was founded in 1750, and is one of the oldest Methodist churches in the country. 250 years ago, two men came on horseback and preached in Salisbury. One was the founder of Methodism, John Wesley, who visited Salisbury 40 times and whose signature can be found on our deeds. The other was Sir Francis Asbury, the Founder of American Methodism who came to Salisbury in 1771. As a result of these visits and the people these preachers in- spired, our church was born. You can find out more by looking at our website….. Salisburymethodist.org.uk

Laverstock & Ford Parish Newsletter 21 Pupils from St Andrew’s Primary School gave a musical rendition to entertain the many visitors to the Laverstock Village Family Fun Day at Laverstock & Ford Sports Club. The Fun Dog Show encouraged local owners to show their dogs in the various classes. Below, Ben and Benedict try out police headgear assisted by our local PCSOs Wyvern College Service at the Cathedral Canon Tom Clammer held an Evening Worship at Salisbury Cathedral and attended by staff, pupils, friends and family of Wyvern College. Prayers were said for pupils who recently finished their GCSEs, Teachers, support staff, Teaching Assistants, Office Staff, Maintenance Team & all those who helped make the past year at the newly Refurbished School such a success. Thanks was also given to Paul German (Headteacher), Dan Jeffries (Deputy Head) and the School Governors for their dedication and Leadership. During the Service speeches were given by The Canon and Headmaster plus three pupils were chosen to read prayers to the congregation which included Form Captain & Old Sarum resident George Rigiani-Davis who has just completed his first year at the School, and is seen here with Headteacher Paul German. Laverstock & Ford Parish Newsletter 23

David Burton, Parish Chairman, presented flowers to Penny Joyce at her leaving event at Old Sarum Communi- ty Centre.

Penny has energetically fought for resident's best interests at Old Sarum as the community has grown rapidly over the last few years. From doing battle with Developers over their attempts to build on promised green- space, to ensuring the Old Sarum Community Centre has become a vibrant community hub, Penny has worked tirelessly.

Penny's boss, Reverend Paul Taylor commented at her leaving tea. "We will now need three people to replace Penny - myself and our two new part time Community Enablers!"

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Salisbury Rovers Football Club “as many as possible, for as long as possible, in the best environment possible”.

Salisbury Rovers is a new, FA affiliated youth football club in the heart of Salis- bury. We launched in March 2016 and have already been awarded a grant from the Football Foundation to develop girls’ football and a £10,000 two-year Com- munity Foundation grant to establish a football project (‘The Beautiful Game) in two areas of the city. The club is focused on creativity, individual skill development and keeping football fun. Salisbury Rovers also wants to encourage all kids to play and stay healthy and active. One of our core aims is to run an inclusive club where no child is 'priced out' of football. We cater for the skill development of all children from those who want an occasional kick-about, to those who want to be in teams and play competitive matches. Salisbury Rovers FC Club Secretary, Debbie Sayers confirms that the club’s core community-based philosophy is to make football accessible to all children, irre- spective of ability or financial circumstances. For this reason, the club does not trial children. Debbie explains “our philosophy reflects the growing weight of research in youth sports which concludes that letting all kids play is not just the ‘nice’ thing to do, but that it is actually best for kids, for football and for society. At the heart of this, is keeping youth football fun. Fun is not a dirty word in youth sports - football should be fun - for everyone, no matter how 'serious' you think your child is about the game. As Johan Cruyff famously said “football has to be fun for kids, otherwise it doesn’t make sense”.” The club is working with St Joseph’s and St Edmund’s schools to hold open sessions at the schools in the autumn terms. This includes sessions aimed specifically at encouraging girls’ football. If you are interested in learning more about the club or your child would like to attend a session, please contact Debbie Sayers at [email protected] or on 07543654971. Laverstock & Ford Parish Newsletter 27 Fly Tipping – Useful Information from Wiltshire Council Fly tipping is the illegal dumping of waste on land. Such tipping occurs on a frequent and geographically wide-spread basis across England and Wales. Its blight is not just visual and can have serious health and safety effects; and the costs of dealing with it are substantial. Increasingly, it occurs on an organised basis that significantly amplifies its detriment to the local environment and contributes to the growth of serious crime. Fly tipping is an offence under Section 33 of the Environ- mental Protection Act (1990). The maximum penalties for fly tipping on summary conviction are a £50,000 fine and/ or twelve months imprisonment, and on conviction in a Crown Court an unlimited fine and/or five years imprisonment. In addition, Fixed Penalty Notices (FPN) for small scale fly tipping which causes litter problems can also be issued (Currently £75). Those found guilty of fly tipping may also have to pay legal costs and compensation, which can greatly increase the financial impli- cations of illegal dumping. In addition, under the Proceeds of Crime Act (2002), offenders can have assets frozen and confiscated. Preventing fly-tipping in the first place is a key factor in combating fly tipping. One effective way is by helping householders and businesses to under- stand their obligations to dispose of waste legally i.e. raising awareness of the ‘Waste Duty of Care’. Both householders and businesses have a legal duty of care to manage their waste and ensure that it is disposed of lawfully. Failing to do so can lead to individuals or organisations being prosecuted for unlawful waste management. Residents and businesses around the County can fall foul of the law regard- ing their own duty of care in managing their waste. Under the domestic waste ‘Duty of Care’, householders are responsible for ensuring that their rubbish is only passed on to authorised waste carriers. Some people pose as legitimate waste carriers and then fly tip rubbish that they have been paid to dispose of properly. If any fly tipped waste is traced back to the household it came from, the householder could be prosecuted or fined for break- ing the law. This applies to any waste including; domestic everyday waste, bulky household items and garden/green waste i.e. garden improvement work, tree or hedge maintenance. Cont…. Household Waste Duty of Care If you are a householder, you are required to take reasonable steps to check that people removing waste from your premises are authorised to do so. Before you let someone other than the council take waste away for you, you should: • Ask the person taking the waste where it will be going and ask to see their Waste Carriers Licence. If they don’t have one, don’t use them. • Check whether they are registered by calling the Environment Agency on 03708 506506 for an instant waste carriers validation check, or by visiting the Environment Agency's Public Registers web page: www.environment-agency.gov.uk/research/library/publicregisters/ default.aspx • Keep a record of any paperwork they give you, the dates you used them, their name, telephone number and registration number so that if they do fly tip your waste you will be able to pass their details to the council. Reputable, licensed waste removal businesses will issue you a waste transfer note which is used to record the removal details and demonstrates safe and lawful waste management. • Report anyone who is not registered to the Environment Agency on 03708 506506. Taking into account the above responsibilities, the council is also advising that householders and businesses don’t fall foul for a growing criminal in- dustry of “Facebook fly-tippers” who pose online as legitimate waste removal companies but then fly tip the waste. The Council is seeing a huge rise in bogus waste removal firms advertising on social media. LAVERSTOCK DISTRICT EVENING WOMEN’S INSTITUTE invite you to an APPLE PIE MORNING in Laverstock & Ford Village Hall on THURSDAY 27TH OCTOBER 2016 from 10.30a.m. – 12.00 noon Cost £3.00 To include Apple Pie and Cream with Coffee or Tea Various Stalls and Raffle Further information from Jill Kay 01722 323407

Laverstock & Ford Parish Newsletter 29 Community Cafe at the farm... We are delighted to announce that a grant has been awarded to the farm from The Cleansing Service Group Ltd for £20,000.00 towards the building of a new community cafe to replace the current set up of portacabin and outdoor seating area. This together with a £4000 grant gratefully received from the Campaign to Protect Rural England South Wiltshire Group and a £10,000 donation from a member of the community & Friend of the Farm means that we are over half way towards our target of £56,000 to build, fit out and landscape the new cafe. The new building will provide a friendly and welcoming meeting space for the farm’s many visitors including young families, the elderly and walkers using the farm's nature trails. As well as providing good, wholesome food and drink to the community, the use of the building as a meeting place for ramblers will promote public awareness of conservation work such as the Meadow and Downs Nature Trail which leads directly from the farm to a nature field in Laverstock on which the farm has Natural England Higher Level Stewardship and from there to Laver- stock Downs, a site of special scientific interest. The building itself will be an insulated timber frame cabin and will sit perfectly in a farm setting offering a pleasant aspect and inclusive access. Work is expected to begin later in the year with an expected grand opening in the Spring of 2017. Anyone wishing to offer a donation towards the project can do so on the farm’s website at www.riverbournecommunityfarm.org.uk using the ‘donate’ button. Footpath Volunteers and Weed Pickers – Your Time Has Come!

The Parish Council have received a number of kind offers from residents to help trim the excessive herbage on a number of our footpaths. This year has been what farmers and foresters call a “good Growing Year” which means that the brambles and nettles along with the young trees and crops have been charging away through the summer. Also Wiltshire Council now has much less capacity to help with footpath clearance. We are very grateful to the thoughtful residents who have ventured out with some secateurs in their pockets to trim the worst offend- ing brambles from the paths. We also want to get better organised for next year so we can deploy a small team of volunteers earlier in the season as the need arises. To this end we are holding a couple of events to which all with an interest in helping with footpath clearance or other similar work are very welcome to attend. Saturday 17th of September – weed picking the shrub beds at Old Sarum Archaeo- logical Open Space. Meet at the entrance to Norman Drive for 10 am or come along later to join the fun. Bring gardening gloves and wear old clothes. Saturday 24th of September – footpath clearance from the Duck to Queen Manor Road and beyond. Meet at the Duck Inn for 10 am. Come armed with gardening gloves, rakes, secateurs and wear old gloves. River Bourne Community Farm will be providing a Strimmer operator funded by Wiltshire Council while our volunteer team will be bringing up the rear to tackle the higher herbage. For further information on both these events please contact David Burton at [email protected]

Old Sarum Nursery Thrives

Our community-run nursery (registered charity), enjoyed another successful year maintaining quality care and reasonable charges. Ofsted supports with glowing comments, enabling Wiltshire Council to place 2 year-old children. Meeting this need has led to expansion, across the road, into the brand new community centre. This collaboration brings much valued income to the centre.

Over thirty 4 year-olds have been prepared for primary school, with most going to Old Sarum School – the next classroom! Places are being filled quickly, so get your 15 free hours and more booked early. Mon-Fri 9-3 sessions.

Manager: Angela Riley [email protected] 07955 333329 - Term time 01722 415598.

Laverstock & Ford Parish Newsletter 31 1st Fusiliers Boxing Team Boxing News With many competitions being strongly contested across the South as the Boxing Season draws to a close, The Boxing Teams of 19 Tank Squadron and The 1st Fusi- liers contacted our Local Councillor/Coach Carl Davis to arrange several sparring sessions ahead of their forthcoming bouts. Several of the residents of Old Sarum representing both regiments came to watch the high standard of boxing from both teams who battled it out against Laverstock & Old Sarum residents Kamran Miah, Carl Davis, Will Twort & Martin Snook and many others boxers from Salisbury Boxing Club. Anyone wishing join please visit our website for more details www.salisburycityboxingclub.co.uk/

Bored on a Wednesday night? ...Nothing on telly?

Then why not join The Newbourne Players Amateur Dramatics Society First Wednesday of every month at The Glebe Hall, Winterbourne Earls From 19.30 Whether it's acting, costume design, behind the scenes production, lighting or sound that takes your fancy we would love to see you at our open meetings. All ages welcome No experience necessary, just enthusiasm Its all in the name of fun...and art of course lovie, darling...

For more information find us on Facebook and Twitter E-mail us at [email protected] or contact Tracy on 01980 619309 How can a hedge be a hazard?

The majority of hedges bordering the public highway are privately-owned hedges. Hedges on property boundaries are the responsibility of the land owner to main- tain. Although we are a rural parish, our roadside footpaths are in regular use by our many school children in addition to those walking and jogging for exercise. Overgrown hedges next to footpaths and roads pose a real hazard to people who are disabled or who are visually impaired and young children or other pedestrians who risk injury or damage to their faces or clothing from thorns and branches. If the pavement (footway) is narrow or the obstruction is excessive, they may be forced into the road. This is particularly dangerous for wheelchair users or for people pushing a pram or buggy. On junctions and bends overgrown hedges may ob- struct sight lines and the clear view of motorists. They may also obscure traffic signs or streetlights, increasing the risk of accidents. Check your own trees and hedges. Are they overhanging the footpath or boundary of your property? Are they forcing pedestrians to walk at the very edge of the pavement, or walk in the road? Are they affecting visibility for road users? If so, cut them back (or arrange to have them cut back) as soon as possible.

Stars Above and Stars Below! On a warm night in July three of us ventured up on Cockey Down to look for glow-worms. We struck lucky, finding fifteen little greenish lights glowing in the grass, spread over a wide area below the beeches. Glow-worms are not worms at all - they are beetles. The ones we saw are the flightless females which have bioluminescent patches on their tails. The light attracts the males, which are winged. Once the females have mated and laid their eggs their eerie lights are extinguished. When the eggs have hatched, the larvae feed on slugs and snails for two years, before pupating under logs or in the soil for around ten days and then emerging as fully-formed adults. At all stages of their lives, glow-worms emit some light which is thought to deter predators, but it is only the adult females which shine brightly. These can be seen from late May until early September, with numbers peaking in July. Next July the Parish Environment Group (PEG) hope you can join them on an outing looking for these special little creatures. Penny Theobold PEG Laverstock & Ford Parish Newsletter 33 Aldi London Road — Highway Safety Concerns In May 2014 Aldi made their initial approaches about a new store on the London Road and held a public exhibition. The Aldi proposal was generally welcomed apart from the suggestion that the access should be from the main A30 London Road. Evidence was provided to Wiltshire Council (WC) that when the site was a garage there were regular accidents involving cars turning out of the site; going further back in time to the 70s and 80s, when Reliance Marine (boat building) and a Texaco garage were on the site, there was far less traffic than now but there were also regular accidents. The dangers were recognised at the time and workers would go out on the road to hold up traffic to let large vehicles out safely in both directions. More recently, even though the site was unoccupied, there were regular vehicle shunts at the top of the hill by the proposed Aldi access with severe knock on effects on traffic flow. Both Salisbury City Council and Laverstock & Ford Parish Council objected to the access to the proposed store at the planning stage. The evidence was all ignored by WC. As WC Highways has no record of serious or fatal accidents at this point of the Lon- don Road it is deemed as having no accidents. The facts of the matter are that there are many accidents every year which frequently cause major traffic problems to the arterial road network. In the first 6 days of Aldi opening there were 5 wit- nessed car accidents at the Aldi access. Accidents have continued to occur despite the conditions being dry and mostly bright daylight. There are a number of safety issues, which have been raised with Wiltshire Council by the City Council:  Road surface finish  New shared path northbound  Shared path crossing of access road to Aldi car park  Aldi car park access road is too short  Right turn out of Aldi car park  Aldi Entrance on top of a blind hill  ‘Pedestrian’ Crossing to Seth Ward Drive  Removal of Vegetation Barrier along Seth Ward Drive Residents are advised to take extra care whether you are driving, walking or cycling. Colin Froude St Andrew’s Primary School: Part 2

This second article on St Andrew’s Primary School will focus on illnesses.

Nine outbreaks of measles are recorded between 1864 and 1935. In 1873 the school was closed for a month because of it. In 1923 it was closed for ten days, and then for a further week. Smallpox is mentioned in 1864, when attendance was down because of fear of infection. In 1892 more than fifty per cent of the infants were away with whooping cough. One infected boy was still absent seven months later, and the headmistress was absent, ill, for nearly three months. Outbreaks of scarlet fever and diphtheria are recorded between 1881 and 1945. In 1904 one child died of diphtheria. In 1937 attendance was down to 57% because of influenza. Two deaths from pneumonia are recorded, one in 1907, one in 1917. Four cases of consumption (TB) are recorded between 1906 and 1920. One girl fell ill with cere- bral meningitis in 1914. The outcome is not noted in the Logbook.

A boy was ill with St Vitus’s dance in 1887. He had a lengthy relapse and was away for nine weeks. Chicken pox, rheumatic fever, and mumps get a mention. During one chicken pox outbreak only thirteen children were fit to attend school. Ring- worm was common. ‘Dirty heads’ and lack of cleanliness feature often. One boy was excluded in 1902 because of ‘his unclean state being offensive to the class’. (He had been cautioned before more than once.) In 1929 a girl was excluded (again) because of her ‘verminous condition’.

One surprise is the realisation that nationwide immunisation of children for common infectious diseases began relatively recently. (The programme started with school-age children.) Diphtheria vaccine became available in 1942, measles vaccine 1968, mumps vaccine 1988. (In fact, diphtheria vaccine was given at St Andrew’s in August and October 1941 – a pilot project, perhaps.) Annual medical visits were conducted from 1908-1914, and they feature in later logbooks, though less frequently.

A school nurse was provided from 1924. A dental inspection was carried out in 1917, and two dozen toothbrushes were made available at 3d. each. From 1922-32 school dentist visits for inspection and treatment are recorded for most years. On one occasion the headmistress acted as assistant for a tooth extraction. From 1910 -1917 weighing and measuring took place. In 1975 sight tests for eight to ten-year- olds were introduced. Thanks to Sharon & Bryan Evans for part two of this article.

Laverstock & Ford Parish Newsletter 35 Laverstock & Ford Parish Council Contacts Chairman David Burton 8 Riverside Close, Carl Davis 41 Sherbourne Drive, Laverstock, SP1 1QW Old Sarum, SP4 6FS Tel: 332130 Tel: 07970 038546 Vice-Chair James Dean Milford Farm, Milford Vic Bussereau SP1 1RJ Tel: 335040 5 Merrifield, Ford SP4 6DF Carole Martin Tel: 339571 35 St James Close, Bishopdown Farm, Salisbury, SP1 3FB Mark Ansonia 5 Norman Drive, Tel 334868 Old Sarum, SP4 6FP Tel: 07875 400682 Derek Hayes Meadow View, The Green, Laverstock SP1 1QS Andy Birkett 34 Norman Drive Tel: 332109 Old Sarum SP4 6FP Christopher Burnell David Law 117b Church Road, 35 Apostle Way, Bishopdown, Laverstock SP1 1RB Salisbury SP1 3GS Tel: 505722 [email protected]

Ron Champion 3 The Steadings Paul Tunnicliffe 9 Norman Drive, Ford SP4 6BH Old Sarum, SP4 6FP Tel: 320408 Tel: 07740 918255

Parish Clerk Andrew Prince 3 Pilgrims Way, Laverstock, Salisbury SP1 1RZ Tel: 01722 411847 Email: [email protected]

Details of councillors’ interests and membership of parish council sub-groups, with all the latest parish news, can be found on our website www.laverstock-ford.co.uk

Wiltshire Councillors Ian McLennan For Laverstock, Ford & Old Sarum 01722 332233 47 Church Road, Laverstock, Salisbury SP1 1QY Email: [email protected] @CllrIanMcLennan Bill Moss For Bishopdown 01980 862241 Long Orchard, London Road Winterslow. SP5 1BN Member of Parliament John Glen Member of Parliament www.johnglenmp.com House of Commons [email protected] Constituency office: Phone: 01722 323050 Fax: 01722 327080 Local Services & Advertisers This section is provided for advertisers who have supported our Parish Newsletter. The inclusion of any firm or service does not imply a recommendation by the Parish Council. Garden & Landscaping Rolling Stones Landscaping 01980 590823 or 07977 173096 [email protected] Beaver Fencing Services 01722 329173 or 07767685261 [email protected] Bourne Gardening Call Dave on 01722 334151 or 07925 100404 M Bacon Garden Designs 01722 329163 or 07821 340923 [email protected] M H Garden Works 07818 800 706 [email protected]

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Painters & Decorators Paul Tidmarsh 0800 002 9722 [email protected] Charles Lees 01722 322744

Home Services The Maid Brigade 01722 506564 or 07525 056522 [email protected]

House Sales & Lettings Hardings Sales and Lettings 01722 440 999 [email protected]

Laverstock & Ford Parish Newsletter 37 LOCAL CHURCHES INFORMATION Several churches are listed as the civil boundary overlaps the church boundaries Salisbury St. Mark's & Laverstock St. Andrew's SUNDAYS 1st Sunday St Andrew’s 9 am Breakfast@9; 10.30 am Holy Communion St Mark’s 9 am Together@Ten Holy Communion; 10.00 Together@Ten; 6 pm Prayer Meeting 2nd Sunday St Andrew’s 9 am Breakfast@9; 10.30 am Holy Communion St Mark’s 10.30 am Holy Communion 3rd Sunday St Andrew’s 9 am Breakfast@9; 10.30 am Holy Communion St Mark’s 10.30 am Morning Worship 4th & 5th Sunday St Andrew’s 9 am Breakfast@9; 10.30 am Holy Communion S Mark’s 10.30 am Holy Communion WEEKDAYS – Mondays Morning Prayer at the Barrington Centre; Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays Morning Prayer at St Mark’s; Wednesdays Holy Communion at St Andrew’s. CONTACT DETAILS – Vicar Rev Jim Findlay. Office 01722 340368 / [email protected]; Website www.stmarksandstandrews/org.uk St. Michael and All Angels, Winterbourne Earls : Sunday service at 11.00am Team Service (5th Sunday in month), Wednesday Holy Communion 9.30am Team Vicar: Rev. Peter Ostli-East (01980 611350) [email protected] Associate Priest Rev David Coates (01722 325944) Bourne Valley Team Rev Wendy Pugh (part-time) (01722 501443) Churchwarden: Mrs Becky Baker (01980 611343 Website: www.stmichaelswebsite.org.uk Salisbury Vineyard Church : meets every Sunday, 10.30am at Godolphin School— Real coffee, friendly people, real God and uplifting atmosphere. Details:: 01722 340166 or vis-it www.salisburyvineyard.co.uk The Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham at Holy Redeemer, Bishopdown Mass 11am every Sunday, Wednesday 6.30pm. Evensong 6pm (2nd Sunday of month) Fr Keith Robinson (01722 504807) [email protected] Most Holy Redeemer Fotherby Crescent, Bishopdown SP1 3EG. Saturdays 6pm, Wednesday 10am Canon Michael Fitzpatrick. For more information ring 01722 333581 or email [email protected]. Website: www.salisburycatholics.org Salisbury United Reformed Church welcomes you. Ministers Revs. Ana & Tod Gobledale ( tel. 01722 330980 ) : Rev. Tom Grant ( tel. 01722 411379 ) Services at Fisherton Street, Sundays 10.30am. www.salisburyurc.org.uk The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Old Sarum Sunday 10am worship Wednesday 7:30pm Youth Club Salisbury Methodist Church St Edmunds, Church St, Salisbury, SP11EF. Minister, Rev David Hookins. Services every Sunday morning at 10.30 am and in the evening at 6pm. St Francis Church Beatrice Rd/ Castle Road Salisbury lots going on for all ages. please check out our website for more info: www.st-francischurch.org.uk Contacts around The Parish Air Cadets (Old Sarum) 320634 Army Cadets (Old Sarum) Adam Reavill 07940 984886 Bishopdown Farm Pre-School Marie Ryan 07887 517156 Cricket Club Paul Hemming 07837 330325 Deliveries: PARISH NEWSLETTER Parish Clerk 411847 Evergreen Club Sandy Small 711129 Flora Mundi Mrs D Stevens 335770 Greentrees Primary - Head Ray Picton 340596 Hampton Park Pavilion Hamptonparkpavillion @gmail.com Laverstock & Ford Sports Club 327401 Laverstock Art Club John Gustard 326237 Laverstock Beaver Scouts Jane Waspe 421287 Laverstock Brownies Pauline Giles 01725 519216 Laverstock Cubs Kate Knight 01980 622495 Laverstock Explorer Scouts David Waspe 01722 421287 Laverstock Gardening Club Mrs Moya Hill 328544 Laverstock History/Archaeology Bryan Evans 320129 Laverstock Ladies Open Group Iverene Hopkins 500643 Laverstock Scouts Alistair Riggs 07561 441116 Laverstock WI Thelma Green 320179 Line Dancing (Mulepackers): Mike Sainsbury 717800/340054 Milford Preservation Group Alan Hotchkiss 326027 Mothers’ Union Afternoon Group Heather Ludlow 01980 862758 Old Sarum Aviation Museum @BDACATOldSarum 323636 Old Sarum Beaver, Cub & Scouts oldsarumscouts @outlook.com Old Sarum Community Centre Diana Earle 01722 335349 Old Sarum Community Enablers Will and Sophie Burditt 01722 237 318 Old Sarum Primary School—Head Mr John Jones 410677 River Bourne Community Farm Jane Wilkinson 330667 River Bourne Farm Shop 322227

Laverstock & Ford Parish Newsletter 39 Salisbury Medical Practice Sharon Burgess 334402 Sarum Bridge Club sarumbridge @gmail.com St. Andrews - FRIENDS - Chair Emily Wells 07841 907987 St. Andrews - Head Karen Walker 503590 St. Andrews Toddlers - Chair Sallyanne Sheppard 07540 735740 St. Edmunds - Head Miss Sarah Busby 328565 St. Edmunds - FRIENDS Angela Thomas 325894 St .Josephs - Head Mrs R Ridley 335380 St. Josephs - FRIENDS C/O School 335380 TA Centre—Old Sarum Capt. Dave Oliver 438300 TAI CHI Jo Domin 01722 322446 The Duck Inn Becki and Tim 327678 Wyvern - FRIENDS Mrs Joanna Charlton 331245 Wyvern College Head Paul German 500700

V E N U E S A R O U N D T H E P A R I S H Laverstock and Ford Village Hall Casual hire available. Contact Mrs Tracy Jackson Tel. No. 07907840250 [email protected] www.laverstockandfordvillagehall.org

Old Sarum Community Centre Brand new Large spacious hall seating 80 + people. Small hall which can be di- vided into two by a partition, catering for thirty people each side or 60 when opened fully. Commercial kitchen and facilities suitable for parties, wedding receptions and training. Wi Fi throughout the building. Email [email protected] or download a booking form from the website www.oldsarumcommunitycentre.co.uk The Community Office will be open on Mondays 10-12. Tel 01722 335349

The Pavilion, Hampton Park The Pavilion is located on Ash Crescent at Hampton Park. It offers excellent facilities for both indoor and outdoor sport, as well as a meeting place for a variety of groups and organisations. For the latest info on availability and to hire the Pavil- ion for a party or meeting, please check the website : www.hamptonparkpavilion.co.uk or email [email protected]

WILTSHIRE COUNCIL HELPLINES To report road, lighting defects and road hazards 0300 456 0105 Emergency (Out of hours) 0300 456 0100 Rubbish and recycling 0300 456 0102 Council tax 0300 456 0109 Housing 01722 434773 Planning 01722 434541 Building Control 01722 434519 Pest control, noise and pollution 01722 434319 General enquiries and switchboard 0300 456 0100

FLOOD LINE 0845 988 1188 ENVIRONMENT AGENCY Emergency Helpline 0800 807 060

Salisbury Community Area Manager Karen Linaker [email protected] 01722 434697 Southern Wiltshire Community Area Manager Tom Bray [email protected] 01722 434252

NEIGHBOURHOOD POLICE TEAM: Community Policing (non-emergency) Phone 101 Laverstock & Ford PC 1157 Matt Holland and PCSO 3961 Tina Roylance Bishopdown Farm PCSO 3959 Jamie Boyland email [email protected]

Laverstock & Ford Parish Newsletter: Copy deadline for next issue (160) Nov/Dec 2016 : 3rd October The editor reserves the right to edit articles for content and length. Laverstock & Ford Parish Website: www.laverstock-ford.co.uk email: [email protected] If you are a member of a local club or organisation, or have an unusual hobby which you think would interest your fellow residents, write a short article about it for possible inclusion in a future Parish Newsletter. You can include pictures which support the article. A full page is a round 400 words. Email these to: [email protected]

Laverstock & Ford Parish Newsletter 41 PARISH D i a r y D a t e s for events in

September/October 2016

September Sun 4th Cream Tea Sunday at River Bourne Community Farm 3—5 pm Wed 7th Laverstock Evergreen Club 2.30pm Laverstock & Ford Village Hall Mon 12th Ladies Open Group 7.45pm Laverstock & Ford Village Hall Thu 15th Salisbury Area Board City Hall 6.30 for 7pm Sat 17th Weed clearing at Old Sarum AOS Meet at Norman Drive 10am Mon 19th Laverstock & District Evening W.I. Laverstock Village Hall 7.45pm Mon 19th Parish Council Meeting Greentrees School Hampton Park 7pm Wed 21st Mothers’ Union Afternoon Group, St Andrew’s Church, 2.15pm Sat 24th Footpath Clearance. Meet at the Duck Laverstock at 10am Mon 26th Laverstock Gardening Club Annual General Meeting + Cheese & Wine Thu 29th Southern Area Board Coombe Bissett Village Hall 7pm Fri 30th Parish Showcase Meeting Hampton Park Pavilion 7 pm –8:30pm October Sat 1st Bierfest at River Bourne Community Farm 6-11pm Tickets 01722 330667 Wed 5th Laverstock Evergreen Club 2.30pm Laverstock & Ford Village Hall Mon 8th Laverstock Ladies Open Group Laverstock & Ford Village Hall Mon 17th Laverstock & District Evening W.I. Laverstock Village Hall 7.45pm Mon 17th Parish Council River Bourne Community Farm Laverstock 7pm Wed 19th Mothers’ Union Afternoon Group, St Andrew’s Church, 2.15pm Mon 24th Laverstock Gardening Club “ Behind the scenes at Hampton Court “ Make sure your Nov/Dec 2016 events appear in the Parish Newsletter E-mail full details to: [email protected] Laverstock & Ford Parish Newsletter 43