View from the Rectory We live in a country where freedom of religion is enshrined July 2015 in law and where there is still a deeply rooted sense of Britain being a Christian country, despite society’s radical secularisation. However, headlines relating to matters of faith are sensational or distorted and reporting is often deeply racist - especially when it comes to the topic of Islam. This impacts directly on the lives of British Muslims across the UK. Some of the stories that are emerging are painful and disturbing. Muslim women in particular are bearing the brunt of Islamophobic abuse - verbal and physical - on the streets, at schools and colleges, in the office and online. The Everyday Bigotry Project has found that many Muslims are internalising islamophobia and it is being seen as normal to encounter such prejudice. And even to accept it as ‘this is just what happens now!’ One friend of mine, a devoted and principled British citizen who happens to be Muslim, spoke openly and movingly of a series of recent encounters which reflected his growing uneasiness and a growing sense of fear and isolation. I share his view that the actions of extremists are distorting and colouring what ordinary British people are thinking and feeling about Muslims. I have witnessed this first hand recently. Even in the school his children attend, where after years of hardship they are now loved and safe, a Christian school, he encounters prejudice and latent bigotry from Upper Kennet Churches Notice Board fellow parents, and so do his children. His wife feels increasingly uncomfortable wearing the hijab (headscarf) that Baptisms marks her out as a woman of faith and devotion to his faith, Elodie Hallam Winterbourne Monkton 14 June Thomas Butler 28 June even as do crosses, pentacles or the Star of David. As someone who has been spat at for wearing the clergy collar Weddings and ridiculed for being a woman priest in this country, I have Hannah Sutcliffe & West Overton 6 June not encountered such bigotry when I have travelled in the Andrew Oram Middle East as a follower of Jesus, except from Evangelical Christians. Oh the irony! Stuart Marshall and Nicola Bailey will be getting married In our villages we are truly blessed to have a wide variety this month at Avebury and Robert Kitson and Rosalind of people of Faith, whether we share that faith or not. I Baring will be getting married at Fyfield, and we would like to think that we can meet people where they are, remember them in our prayers. accept them for what they are and support them when they are subjected to racism, bigotry or sexism. I would like to Burial of Ashes think we are communities where we get to know people for Violet Truby 12 June who they are and not attribute to them the actions and beliefs of extremists. I am delighted that we have more people living amongst us who believe that this is the hall mark of humanity. I pray that we have the courage to work together Kennet Valley Fun Day to overcome bigotry, ignorance and latent aggression - especially when it is founded not in fact but in deeply rooted 20th June prejudice and ignorance. Maria Shepherdson Rector

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We can also provide home communion any time for those that are housebound. Please contact the Benefice Office - (01672 861786) or one of the Lay Pastoral Assistants to request this. (Claire Stiles – 01793 731620 or Graham Kitchen – 01672 861349.)

Readings for month SOLSTICE @ Avebury Sunday 5 July – Green Sunday 2 August - Green A huge and heartfelt thank you to the team of volunteers who Trinity 5 Trinity 9 acted as Stewards, formed the Worship Planning Group, 2 Samuel 5. 1 – 5, 9 – 10 2 Samuel 11. 26 – 12. 13a supported Teas for Tourists, Man -handled/Woman -handled pews Psalm 48 Psalm 51. 1 – 13 in and out of church, brought their Goods for display and sale, 2 Corinthians 12. 2 – 10 Ephesians 4. 1 – 16 welcomed strangers, wept with the bereaved, supported the Mark 6. 1 – 13 John 6. 24 – 35 travellers, fed the hungry and sang their hearts out at the worship.

TROJAN effort, amazing experiences, and True Peace and Unity. Sunday 12 July - Green Sunday 9 August - Green We look forward to planting two plum trees in the Spring as a sing Trinity 6 Trinity 10 2 Samuel 6. 1 – 5, 12b – 19 2 Samuel 18. 5 – 9, 15, 31 and symbol of our ' bearing fruit' together and feeding the world. Psalm 24 – 33 Maria Ephesians 1. 3 - 14 Psalm 130 Mark 6. 14 – 29 Ephesians 4. 25 – 5.2 John 6. 35, 41 - 51 Fyfield Pet Service Sunday 19 July - Green Date: Sunday 19 th July 2015 Trinity7 Where: St Nicholas, Fyfield 2 Samuel 7. 1 – 14a Time: 4pm Psalm 89 20 – 37 Ephesians 2. 11 - end Mark 6 30 – 34, 53 – end Come along to a fun service to celebrate our pets and animals. Please bring all your pets Sunday 26 July - Green along. Last year we had 27 dogs - can we beat this number? Trinity 8 2 Samuel 11. 1 – 15 Also bring your more unusual pets. There will be cake for Psalm 14 all afterwards. We look forward to seeing you and all your Ephesians 3. 14 – end four legged, and maybe even eight or more legged friends. John 6. 1 – 21

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Summer Opening Hours Saturday 25th July Monday - Saturday 9am - 5pm Sundays & Bank Holidays 10.30 -4,30 Enjoy a summer’s evening in the Summer Trade beautiful gardens of As I write this, we are getting ready for the House solstice and the summer holidays which is our busiest time. The solstice is always very busy and we offer extended opening hours to Wander around the gardens make the most of the crowds. Thank you to and along the River bank all our volunteers who have offered to work Relax to a background of live music extra shifts at this busy time. The money we make over the summer helps to keep our shop going during the winter months. Bring a picnic (plus chairs etc) if you wish

Volunteering Opportunities Pimms, wine, strawberries Because many of our volunteers take holidays and cream available over the summer, we are always looking for new people to help us particularly if you can AUCTION OF PROMISES spare a few hours at this time of year. We would welcome enquiries from anyone * Gates open 6.30 for 7pm * who would like to help as a volunteer shop Tickets £10 in advance from assistant or gardeners. This is a great opportunity to gain work experience and Vicky 861622 / Graham 861798 several of our volunteers have gone on to gain Proceeds in aid of West Overton, East Kennett & permanent jobs. Please contact Lyn or Fyfield Churches Lynda in the shop for details. Full training will be given. We also urgently need volunteer bakers to allow us to have fresh bread every day. It is quite straightforward and full training will be given. Baking normally takes about an hour and a half and is done in the morning. Please contact Lyn or Lynda or 539200 for more details

Gather up your posse it’s time New Security System to head out to the Wild We have installed CCTV at the shop to try to Frontier ensure the safety of our staff and to protect us from thefts. We were advised by the for a rootin’-tootin’, side- Police that CCTV would be very splittin’, toe-tappin’, Hoe-down useful as a deterrent and to help identify dancin’, culprits in the event of problems. quick-draw slinging, Spaghetti Home Deliveries Western adventure….YEEHAH! We offer a home delivery service for anyone who is unable to get to the shop for age or health reasons. We deliver to Avebury, Wednesday 8th July Avebury Trusloe, Beckhampton, West and East Kennet, Winterbourne Monkton and 2015 . If you would like to have a home delivery please telephone the shop on in the garden of Maizey Lodge, 01672 539200 and ask for Lyn or Lynda. Ogbourne Maizey nr. Marlborough SN8 1RY performance starts 7.30pm (whatever the weather!) Michele Lomas Chair of Avebury Community Shop Gates open from 6.00pm for picnics. Bring your own chairs . Bar/ coffee/ice creams/W.C.

www.upperkennetnews.co.uk 3 (in Marlborough for this year only) Avebury Parish Council • Raise money for a great local charity Headlines from the April, May and June meetings of • Enjoy yourself at ... Avebury Parish Council Avebury Rocks 2015 Membership: We welcomed David Brotheridge as a member of the Parish Council at our April meeting. A sponsored walk across the Marlborough Downs with David lives at Rawlins Park. music Planning applications: Over our past three and a 30 minute live music break in Avebury up close and meetings, we have decided to support applications for personal with some of the concert’s amazing artists, before extensions to Wansdyke Lodge and at Galteemore returning via Devil’s Den for the afternoon/evening Farm at Beckhampton, the conversion of a barn to a concert. house at Beckhampton, the construction of a garden An Afternoon/Evening Concert of great live music in a wall beside Church Walk at Bridge House in Avebury, beautiful setting the erection of shed at Dorwyn, Road and the Register Online for The Walk felling of a sycamore at West Kennett House. We have Concert Tickets: Adults £18, Under16s £10, Family Ticket decided to object to a change of use of stables south of (2Adults/2children) £45 Gunsite Road in the Parish of East Kennett to a (Suggested sponsored walk target £50) reception area for an existing clay pigeon shoot. Tickets available online or from Avebury Community Shop, The WHS Transport Strategy : The Strategy has now Avebury Club or Sound Knowledge in Hughenden Yard, been signed off and we have given a presentation on it Marlborough. to Councillor Philip Whitehead (’s Line -up so far: Cabinet Member for Highways and Transport). He Nick Harper & Band —local boy, Nick, rocking out with full band to came to Avebury, demonstrated a detailed knowledge celebrate 20 years of making music of transport issues in the Parish and expressed his Preston Reed —astonishing Grammy award winning guitarist positive support. “One of the greatest and most influential guitarists in the world ” The Parish’s Transport Group : The Group has met Coco & the Butterfields Colourful, energetic and crowd stamp- three times to develop priorities for action. Its main ing, Coco and the Butterfields are on a mission to bring people of all focus has been the need to reduce the speed of traffic backgrounds together to have have a good time! Direct from the on the Swindon and Beckhampton roads, and on the Beautiful Days Festival, + Cambridge Folk Festival, Glastonbury A4, especially at Beckhampton and West Kennett. 2014 and many more There is also a need to improve signage throughout the Port Erin —Port Erin will transport you with their melodic space Parish on roads and footpaths. rock, but at the same time get you grooving to their seriously fluid 30mph limit north of the Henge: The Parish Council funky grooves and staccato percussive rock beats. playing Glaston- had previously applied the Community Area Transport bury for the 5th time this year before playing for us at Avebury Group to extend the 30mph limit on the Swindon Road Rocks. northwards from the Henge to include the houses at The Loose Salute —With a dreamy, surf rock sound to their music Harrington Court, but withdrew the application pending The Loose Salute from Newquay conjure up surfing, partying and the publication of the WHS Strategy. As a result of the beaches amongst other things with their beautiful melodies and laid Parish Council’s representations, the Strategy back vibe + Avebury’s very own: George Wilding “ isn't it great when you recommends that the 30mph zone be extended further stumble across a young, local artist who is truly doing something northwards, to the Rutlands Farm area, and the Parish original and, more importantly, interesting?” Council has therefore resubmitted its application in line with the WHS Transport Strategy. World Heritage Site Management Plan: the WHS Management Plan has now been completed and was launched in Avebury on 18 May. CHARTERED PHYSIOTHERAPIST Royal Mail post boxes: the damaged post box Debbie Simpson MCSP SRP (Bupa registered) opposite the Waggon & Horses has been replaced and Musculo -skeletal specialist the Parish Council is requesting the reinstatement of Sports injury and Fitness management the post box at Rawlins Park. Acupuncture registered Avebury Rocks: will be held on 22 August on a site Pilates classes available throughout the week, provided by Marlborough College. daytime and evening. Avenue Dig Summer 2015: The dig will be taking Nordic walking instructor place for three weeks, from 20 July to 7 August. Lockeridge clinic: 07724 486370 / 01672 861362 Potholes on Avenue verges: We have been pressing for potholes along the Avenue to be repaired, and works have recently been completed. “Kyms cuts and colours” Parish Council’s website: We are updating the KYM ROFF Parish Council’s website and will be pleased to hear of Family Hairdresser improvements that you would like to see. I have 17 years experience and cater for all ages ranging from babies to the elderly. Date of next Parish Council meeting: 7.30pm on Tuesday 7 July 2015. Everyone welcome I can come to you or you to me. Parish Clerk: Liz Moore (861424) and Reasonably priced and friendly family hairdresser. 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www.upperkennetnews.co.uk 4 Save the Avebury & Avebury Car District W.I. date! Boot Dates Craft Group 5th July, Events for spring and The Craft Group holds a 9th & 31st August 6th Sept meeting on the afternoon early summer 2015 of the first Wednesday of Sellers @ 9.00 a.m. Although our Defra funding period is now over every month at the Social Buyers 10.00 a.m. - 3.00 p.m. and we're officially broke, everyone wants to keep Centre, Avebury from 2 - 4pm. the Marlborough Downs project going and we've planned a series of events over the next few All are welcome. You do months. not need to be a W.I. member to attend. The cost is £3 per session. To book a place on any of our events, contact us There are quilting courses by phone on 01380 871012 or email at and a variety of other [email protected] (no need to book for Open crafts. Farm Sunday, just turn up!). For further details call 2nd July: Summer Farm Walk & Garden Margaret on 539184 or Julie on 539072. Party, 6:30 pm start, Broad Hinton You are invited to our annual summer farm Park Home walk/trailer ride, this year on Weir Farm, followed by an evening garden party with For Sale at barbeque and Wroughton Silver Band. Find out how we're continuing to make space for nature Avebury across the Downs while enjoying excellent music and a well -earned burger! ♦ Double unit with lounge, kitchen diner, snug room and 2 double bedrooms. ♦ Summer Concert Garden, sheds, in greenhouse and St Katherine & St Peter’s parking. on Sunday, 19 th July 2015 £73,000 ono at No Chain 6.00 p.m. Phone 01380 728701 SHORT TERM/ HOLIDAY LET Two Bedroom House, off Viola: road parking and secure out Michelle Urquhart from Sydney, Australia building. with the Near Avebury. Available from May to mid September. Ditchley String Quartet Please call 07980881414 to Music to include enquire Bach Solo Suite for Viola STORAGE UNIT 4M-6M Apx Mozart String Quintet in G minor Secure with good 24 hr Interval Drinks! access. Retiring collection for Stable door entrance Prospect Hospice and St Katherine & St Please call 07980881414 to enquire Peter’s

www.upperkennetnews.co.uk 5 Avebury W.I. Winterbourne Bassett Bank Holiday Success Traditional Church Fête Saturday, 4 ththth July 2015 A huge thank you to all Avebury & District W.I. members for their support in making the The Old Rectory ‘Teas for Tourists’ such a triumph on Bank th 2.30 ––– 5.00 p.m. Holiday Monday, 25 of May. This support was shown in many different ways – with a fantastic array of a mouth -watering Come and enjoy browsing a variety of stalls – and pick up cakes, big and small, tray bakes, meringues, tea a bargain perhaps! bread, scones, both savoury and others oozing White Elephant with homemade jams and cream, ingredients for sandwiches (many thanks to Judy and Helen for Books preparing some at the crack of dawn on that Plants and Tracklements Monday morning!). ‘ Ploughman’s’ and drinks Craft and Jewellery etc. were all donated by members unable to help Pimm’s and Bottle Stall on the day. Raffle The Social Centre was festooned with bunting Children’s games and much more! by the long -suffering husbands, Tony, Mike and Peter. The very pretty flower arrangements on Display of vintage vehicles each table were provided by Janet and clear posters by Maggie made a welcoming impression The tea tent! Sit down and take tea or coffee and try one on visitors to the Social Centre. All the hard (or two!) of the delicious cakes for which this village has a workers on the day contributed to a happy, great reputation. relaxed atmosphere with everyone taking a turn at the washing -up. Well done!

The members can now enjoy our two well - Why not come by bus? Our ‘Green Line’ bus will depart earned trips this summer – to the ‘Courts’ on 11 th from, and return visitors to, the Broad Hinton village of June and to the Wilton Windmill on the 9 th of hall as follows: July. Contact Lyn Bennet -Nutt for details. Depart BH at 2.25 p.m. Mary Beale Depart WB at 5.00 p.m. (or earlier if weather poor) House hunting NEWS FROM THE TOWER Family looking to move back into the Kennet Valley following a career move. Looking for a Ringing Times: 5 th and 12th July 9.30am to 10.00am. 4 bed house or land on which to build one. 26 th July 5.30pm to 6.00pm. Quarter Peal 15 th July 11.30am. Budget is circa £400,000 freehold and the Visiting Ringers 24 th July 12.45pm. need is urgent. Peal Attempt 25 th July 10.00 am. Practice Nights: Tuesdays 7.30 to 9.00 pm. Please contact Jon Petty on 07551 880 388 or at [email protected] . We rang for the wedding of Sam Walsh and Daniel Giles in May. The bride Thank you arrived at the church on her beautiful horse which waited patiently in the churchyard below the tower and wasn’t worried by the sound of the bells. Preshute ringers held their practice at Avebury last month because they were FOR SALE unable to ring in their own tower. Avebury ringers were invited to join them which two of them did. Qualcast 148cc petrol There will be a quarter peal at 11.30 am on Wednesday 15 th July; visiting ringers from Hexham Abbey on Friday, 24 th July from 12.45 pm to 1.45 pm cylinder mower. and a FULL PEAL attempt, lasting about 2 ¾ hours, on Saturday, 25th July Approx 14” cut with starting at 10 am. scarifier. Mary Davidge Tel: 01672 513819 Belfry Correspondent. Good condition £150 ONO Tel: 01672 861126

www.upperkennetnews.co.uk 6 Marlborough Open Studios This year is the 20th anniversary of the Marlborough Open Studios scheme. For many years I have enjoyed visiting various artists throughout the area. This year for the first time I will be exhibiting some of my textile art, I will be welcoming visitors, every weekend during July (11am -5pm) into my home, 6, Peacock, West Overton. Every one is welcome , I have a passion for all things fabric and love to chat to like minded people. The kettle will be on! Please do come and visit and help to make this a positive experience for me. Amanda Hutchings

Avebury Sports & Social Club News Congratulations to the Pool and Skittles teams who both won their respective leagues this season and now have their trophies on display at the Club; and to the darts teams who were also successful winning both team and individual awards. Thank you to those who take part and run the teams, it benefits the Club in many ways.

Berwick Bassett and Winterbourne Monkton Parish Council Its been a busy time for councillors in recent weeks. The planning application for Manor Farm Dairy is still under discussion, as is the bed and breakfast provision at The New Inn. There was also the recent application for a new house on Church Lane Footpath. All these plans and comments thereon can be viewed on Wiltshire Councils Planning Website. The Parish Council is still trying to convince Wiltshire Council not to withdraw the Connect2 bus service. The consultation period has finished but talks are still taking place. If you wish to express your views further the following people may be appropriate [email protected] (Head of passenger transport services at Wiltshire Council and the person carrying out the consultation), [email protected] (the Wiltshire Councillor for this area), [email protected] (the MP for this area) or Mr Cook at St Johns School. Timetables are up on noticeboards in both villages. It’s a useful, convenient, service. We should use it while we can and not give Wiltshire Council the excuse to remove it. On top of all of this there is routine business such as footpath maintenance, pot hole repairs and submission of council accounts to the external auditors. Its certainly not boring being a Parish Councillor. There are currently vacancies on the council. If you would like to find out more about the work the councillors do and the opportunities for being more involved please contact myself or any councillor Janice Pattison [email protected] or 01672 539556

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www.upperkennetnews.co.uk 8 with two amazing classical pieces, system of compressed air with the Kennet Valley School beautifully played together and led by Mrs Bloodhound Supersonic Car Ambassador. Firstly this month, we announce the retirement Gudrun Osborn. The after school dance club We learnt it would take just 2 seconds for of Mrs Roughan at the end of the summer term also performed with great energy and this car to travel from our school to the A4 – we will miss her! She has a record rhythm to a lively piece including rock and and 12 seconds along the A4 to reach achievement of 20 years at this school. Mrs roll and funk! For a small village school we Marlborough! That’s the same as four and a Roughan will be well known by many of you really have some amazingly talented musical half football pitches in one second! The and has recently been teaching the children of pupils. As always, we do appreciate the rocket car will be reaching speeds of children she previously taught! We wish Mrs skilled volunteers who help us - Mrs Osborn 1000mph and the children were able to Roughan a very happy well -deserved and Mrs Till -Vattier for their musical talents apply learning about speed to their models. retirement. and helping to stretch our children to Additionally, the older children enjoyed Sport achieve great things! working with STEM Ambassadors to write We are delighted to welcome a new cricket computer programmes that were used to coach to our school! Wes Hartslief is After school Dragon Club - new volunteer make KNEX fairground models move to playing and coaching at Avebury Cricket helper! music and with lights – impressive! The Club for the 2015 season until September, The children are really enjoying having children were not daunted by this one bit when he will return to his regular job in Torin from Lockeridge and St. John’s and showed great determination to succeed South Africa as a coach in a Sports School. School with them this term, who is with this challenge and meet the end product He ran some sessions of Kwik Cricket providing voluntary help as part of his engineering criteria set for them. training for the Y6s before their tournament Bronze Duke of Edinburgh Scheme. He is Another activity included learning about in which they did very well, coming 4th out getting fully involved with all the Dragon landing robots safely on Mars and of 16 participating teams. He is now Club activities and is especially good at translating this into creating a safe system of coaching the Y5s once a week until the end helping with sports and games! We all protecting a real egg, with limited resources of the term, which should give them a good benefit from his lovely sense of humour too [newspaper, string, elastic bands, plastic bag start when preparing for the tournament next Thank you Torin! and bubble wrap] that was to fall from a year. New mural created great hight. As you can imagine, this caused We now have an amazing mural in place on a lot of noise and excitement at the testing Having played first class cricket for six an outside wall in our courtyard. Mrs time! We are very grateful to our parent years in South Africa, Wes is a wonderful Osborn’s mum, who is an artist from the Isle helpers Mr and Mrs Gittins, Mrs Jones and asset to the cricket club and a real bonus to of Wight, very kindly came to spend the Mrs Till - Vattier for their help during this have at school with us. He is a key part of week with us in our recent art week. She week. the Avebury CC junior coaching team who created a stunning piece of colourful provide youth cricket coaching at Avebury artwork with all the children painting a part, It’s now just four and a half weeks to the on Friday evenings. portraying the Kennet Valley and our end of term and with sports day, a tennis school, based on original work from the tournament for year 4, a Friends camping Music Festival children. This was skilfully created using night and a whole school trip to the This was a truly brilliant evening held at our children’s ideas form art work they had Cotswold Wildlife Park to look forward to, school in our lovely decorated courtyard, produced previously and adopting styles of we hope for more good weather! with all year groups performing in class, other artists that the children were shown. A whole school and some individual solo masterpiece was created in just five days! Science week in June pieces. The programme was diverse, with rock to classical and popular music, The children had great fun with some including a Frozen Medley sung by the experts in science and technology providing Mrs Karen Venner, choir! Our school orchestra performed for specialist sessions. Younger pupils made Headteacher the first time and impressed the audience balloon cars to race and the older ones made paper rockets that were launched using a

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Traffic Calming in Lockeridge. VACANCIES FOR PARISH Will the planters filled with a mix of shrubs and flowers slow COUNCILLORS the traffic down? We can only cross our fingers. The planter for the outside the school will be cared for by the pupils, most WEST OVERTON WARD - 3 especially the Gardening Club, FYFIELD WARD - 1 the one outside the Who’d A

has been adopted by Sheila Snowden and the final one, to be THE COUNCIL WISHES TO FILL THESE positioned on the other side of the road, is still in need of a parent. All VACANCIES you will need to do is water it and do a little dead heading. Please BY CO -OPTION AT THE PARISH COUNCIL contact me and let me know you can adopt it. MEETING ON Kennet Valley School and Traffic Calming . The pupils and staff

TH have also become involved in trying to slow traffic down through the MONDAY 20 JULY 2015. village. The children have been hanging various interesting objects on the railings. This month we should see coloured bunting blowing in the breeze for just a couple of weeks. The school will periodically use If you would like to represent the residents and flags, football barriers and various other accoutrements to make the interests of our , please notify the Parish presence of a school in Lockeridge more obvious and thus to help with Clerk, Mrs Sophie Roberts at 5 Peacock, West the safety of our children. Overton, SN8 4HD in writing or by email to th Planning Issues. Nothing highly controversial had come before the [email protected] by Friday 10 July Planning Committee this month until the re -application of a 2015. controversial scheme in the middle of the Lockeridge Conservation Area. This has caused the residents to band together and put forward If you would like further details or information their objections. It is vital that if you are concerned about a planning about what it entails please contact the Parish Clerk application you write to both Wiltshire Council and the Parish on 01672 861262 who will be happy to provide you Council. If people do not air their concerns over Planning Applications with the details of a local councillor. then the applications are likely to sail though without much discussion. Keep an eye on the Parish noticeboards and get involved. The AGM, last month saw some changes within the groups and Kennet Valley 60+ committees within the Parish Council. Do you know who represents Here is the 60+ news in brief: you on the PC? The May meetings entertainment was provided by the West Overton with 154 dwellings is represented by Serendipity Handbell Ringers, not only did they play to Ruth Lamdin us but they also provided us with a brief history of bell Geoff Emberlin ringing, which interestingly informed us that bells were Lockeridge with 115 dwellings is represented by made in Aldbourne 400 years ago. The ringers had Jane Davies travelled to America and Japan where bell ringing is Jenny Gould now very popular. Many of the club sang along with Judith Woodget the well known tunes which was a good indication that David Woolley everyone enjoyed it. Fyfield with 81 dwellings is represented by Congratulations to Gladys and her husband on their Linda Davies Diamond Wedding anniversary which was on June 4th. Mike Morrissey Our June meeting was the summer party which was You can contact your Parish Councillor directly or via Sophie our Parish held at the Hall, as usual the members came up trumps Clerk. We still need 3 extra councillors in W.O. and in Fyfield. Please providing lots of tasty treats for our tea. It was a good let Sophie know that you would like to become involved. opportunity for everyone to have a chat and for once Call your local police on 101 the weather was warm and sunny, so it felt like a Sign up for Free messages about policing and crime matters in our summer party. Thanks to the ladies in the kitchen who area e mail, Text and Phone. www.wiltsmessaging.co.uk worked so hard to set it all up and even our President We were sad to see David, our Community Policeman move to Derek was seen topping up the tea cups! I should think Swindon . We hope his replacement will be as involved and everyone left feeling very full and there was enough left generous with his time as David has been. for doggy bags as well. The next Parish Meeting at The Kennet Valley Hall The next meeting is on July 16th when Maria th Shepherdson will be giving a talk entitled "On the 20 July 2015 at 7pm Fiddle", you will have to come along to find out what All are welcome that's all about. Prior to that is our outing to Poole on Details will be on the Parish Notice Board of your Village 9th July so see you all then. Judith Woodget Communications

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www.upperkennetnews.co.uk 11 Marlborough and District Embroiderers Guild Kirsty Whitlock was the speaker at our open meeting this month and her talk was entitled “My journey through stitch”. Kirsty left university with a first class honours degree and now uses current affairs for inspiration with recycled and discarded materials. In 2009 Kirsty was selected for the Graduate Showcase for the Embroiderers Guild and in 2012 she was awarded an Embroiderers’ Guild Scholarship. Kirsty showed us a selection of her work explaining the story behind the projects and how she enjoys pushing the boundaries and encouraging young people through visits to schools. The next meeting of the Marlborough & District Embroiderers’ Guild will be held at the Kennet MARLBOROUGH and surrounding villages Valley Hall in Lockeridge on Monday 6 July. The Have you created, or joined, a Transition Streets speaker will be Ruth Singer and her talk will be entitled “Criminal Quilts”. Doors open at 13.30 and group yet? the meeting begins at 14.00 hours. All are welcome and if you require further details please contact Cut your household bills with this new programme that offers straight - 01249 750865 or visit our website: forward, practical advice to help you… http://www.marlboroughembroiderers.org Reduce your energy and water costs Understand better these times of change and uncertainty Reduce your impact on the environment Weekly Cleaner Wanted Have fun, make friends and save money Weekly Cleaner Wanted in West Overton Please contact 07790026363 Together with a small group of your friends, family and neighbours you’ll make your way through a workbook packed full of reliable facts, practical tips and very local information relevant to all of us living here in Marlborough and area. Pay nothing – this programme is free (for the first 100 participants*)!

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Marlborough Medical Practice Patient Participation Group (PPG) Update

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Since November 2013, we have helped over 130 patients give up smoking. We have excellent stop smoking advisers, and research has shown that seeking help can massively boost your chances of quitting for good. Our advisers run a stop smoking clinic each Thursday. If you attend, you will be given accurate information and advice on how to quit, and you will receive professional support during the first few weeks after you have stopped smoking. If you think you would benefit from attending this clinic, please contact our reception team. Our stop smoking clinic is just one of a number of dedicated clinics, aimed to help keep you in good health. Others include clinics for: Carers’ , Diabetes , Extended Health , Memory Minor Surgery, NHS Health Checks, Orthopaedic , Vaccination

If our clinical team feel you would benefit from having an appointment at any of these clinics, they will invite you to attend.

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Avebury Monumental Sculptor (Opposite The Church) Wednesday 10:00 am – 12:00 noon New Memorials and Restorations Term Time Only All types of memorials Friendly Group for parents and Carers Handcrafted to a high standard in our own workshops at Pelham Court, London Road Includes healthy snack and craft for Marlborough the Children **FREE Quotes Given** Coffee, Tea and Chat for the Adults

Only £3.50 per session Telephone: (01672) 516797 All Welcome [email protected] For a free memorial brochure ‘Pebbles Play Group Avebury’ Charity No. 299677

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Unless stated all activities start at approx. 8.30pm please check website for details Saturday 4 th – Booked for Private Event – members can use Pool Room Saturday 11 th – Skittles for Cash Saturday 18 th – Darts for Cash Saturday 25 th –BBQ and Indoor Bowls (subject to availability)

Sunday Bingo - Eyes down 8.00pm - ££ Cash prizes

Avebury Club is available to hire, contact Alan Blake – Secretary on 07860 112455 or email at [email protected] or alternatively call Avebury Club (when open) on 01672 539258 or visit Avebury Club website to check availability. www.avebury -club.co.uk

ALL ENQUIRIES AND BOOKINGS ARE TO BE AGREED AND FINALISED WITH THE CLUB’S SECRETARY ONLY .

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 Sles 01793 731620 c.j.sles@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: offi[email protected] Address: The Garden Room, 62 Lockeridge, SN8 4EL

CHURCHWARDENS AVEBURY Mr David Davidge 01672 513819 [email protected] Mrs Maureen Dixon 01672 539690 [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 vickyevans1@bnternet.com 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 jenni.moseling@bnternet.com Miss Sally Cartwright 01793 731050 [email protected]

Benefice Council Lay Chairman Mr Mark Wightman 01793 731452 wightman1944@bnternet.com

PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL SECRETARIES AVEBURY Mr David Davidge 01672 513819 [email protected] EAST KENNETT, FYFIELD & WEST OVERTON Mrs Susan Rogers 01672 861374 [email protected] WINTERBOURNE MONKTON Mr Bill Buxton 01672 539199 bill.buxton@bnternet.com WINTERBOURNE BASSETT Mr Marn Knight 01793 731764 mar[email protected] BROAD HINTON Mrs G Gibson-Piggo

MAGAZINES UPPER KENNET NEWS in Fyfield, West Overton, East & West Kenne, Beckhampton, Avebury Trusloe, Avebury, Winterbourne Monkton & Berwick Basse: Editor David Throup , Longmynd, Lockeridge SN8 4ED 01672 861279 [email protected] Please send all copy including adversing and payment to David Throup. Final copy date 3 rd Friday each month unless otherwise nofied.

LOCAL NEWS in Uffco, Broad Hinton & Winterbourne Basse: Editor Tim Powell 01793 739083 news@onefivetwo.co.uk Final copy date 20 th of each month

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