The Villager

September 2015

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2 Editorial the Villager CONTACTS After 2 days of miserable weather the sun shone on Saturday 15th August, Editor: the wedding day of Alex Irving and Julie Crawley Sophia Davies. Alex grew up in 01256 851003 Sherborne St John along with his [email protected] brother Dann, sons of Barbara and John Irving in Crane’s Road. The wedding ceremony took place in St Advertisements: Andrew’s Church in front of family Emma Foreman and friends. Alex is now studying 01256 889215/07747 015494 [email protected] theology at Wycliffe Hall in Oxford. We wish Alex and Sophia every happiness in their married life together. Distribution: George Rust 01256 850413 Christmas Shoe Box Appeal 2015 [email protected] Although Christmas still seems a long time away, now is the time of year our thoughts turn again to the gift of Christmas Future Events: Shoe Boxes. Over the last few years readers of The Villager Lindsay Berry have given very generous support to this Appeal and have 01256 850495 donated hundreds of boxes to this caring, humanitarian cause. Last year over [email protected] 20,000 boxes were collected by the Rotary movement in Hampshire alone and distributed by members of Rotary. Pamber Correspondent: See full details on page 14 Ann Ellis [email protected]

Julie Crawley Editor Contents Letters to the Editor 3

Future Events 4

Rev. John Hamilton 6

Church Services 7, 9

Parish Council Reports 10 - 13 Local Events & issues Whilst we are happy to publish items and opinions in this magazine it should be noted that the views expressed by the contributors are not necessarily endorsed 9, 14, 17, 21 by the Editorial team. Readers should also make their own enquiries about, and assessment of, claims and services made by advertisers in this magazine. Our Schools 18

Bert’s Blog 27

Cover Photo: Foxgloves from an original watercolour by Lindsay Berry Legal Issues 31 3 Future Events

September 2015 1 SSJ Women’s Fellowship Annual Outing 7 60+Club, Sherborne St John Village Hall. Contact 01256 850577 for transport 10.00am 7 Pelican Film Society, Birdman, The Ark, Guests welcome £5, Supper available 7.30pm 13 Monk Sherborne Fete and Informal Horticultural Show, MS Village Hall NOTE DATE CHANGE TBC 19 Sherborne St John Village Market, SSJ Village Hall 10am – 1pm 21 60+Club, Sherborne St John Village Hall. Contact 01256 850577 for transport 10.00am 30 Bridge and Tea in aid of Ungureni Trust, Sherborne St John Village Hall 1.30pm-4.30pm

October 2015 5 60+Club, Sherborne St John Village Hall. Contact 01256 850577 for transport 10.00am 5 Pelican Film Society, Still Alice, The Ark, Guests welcome £5, Supper available 7.30pm 6 SSJ Women’s Fellowship, A Passion for Pearls, SSJ Village Hall 2.00pm 9 Monk Sherborne Village Murder Mystery Night, MS Village Hall 7.30pm 17 Sherborne St John Village Market, SSJ Village Hall 10am – 1pm 19 60+Club, Sherborne St John Village Hall. Contact 01256 850577 for transport 10.00am 31 Odiham Art Group Annual Art Exhibition, Robert Mays School, West Street, Odiham 10am – 5pm

November 2015 1 Odiham Art Group Annual Art Exhibition, Robert Mays School, West Street, Odiham 10am – 5pm 2 Pelican Film Society, Woman in Gold, The Ark, Guests welcome £5, Supper available 7.30pm 2 60+Club, Sherborne St John Village Hall. Contact 01256 850577 for transport 10.00am 3 SSJ Women’s Fellowship, Christmas Table Settings, SSJ Village Hall 2.00pm 6 & 7 CPRE Art Exhibition, Swallick Farmhouse, Winslade, Basingstoke RG25 2NG 10.30am – 5.00pm 16 60+Club, Sherborne St John Village Hall. Contact 01256 850577 for transport 10.00am 28 NSPCC Christmas Fair, Sherborne St John Village Hall 10am to 4pm, 30 60+Club, Sherborne St John Village Hall. Contact 01256 850577 for transport 10.00am

December 2015 1 SSJ Women’s Fellowship, Christmas Lunch TBA 2.00pm 7 Pelican Film Society, The 100 year old man who climbed out of the window , The Ark 7.30pm 14 60+Club, Christmas Lunch at the Swan. Contact 01256 850577 to book 12 noon

January 2016 5 SSJ Women’s Fellowship, World Cruise Adventure, SSJ Village Hall 2.00pm

February 2016 5 SSJ Women’s Fellowship, AGM, SSJ Village Hall 2.00pm

4 5 Church Matters September

“The rich man in his castle, the poor man selfishness of man. The sovereignty of the Bible does not say that. But the fact at his gate God is the name we give to the doctrine is that the contrasting situations of rich that God is in control of everything. He and poor provide a stage on which our God made them high or lowly, and is the sovereign Lord of heaven and earth: actions and reactions are displayed. And ordered their estate.” he made everything and he rules over if we are honest (and I include myself in Some may be familiar with these words! it. He is all knowing and all powerful – this) we are mostly negative toward these They come from the well- known hymn omniscient and omnipotent. Anything desperate people. They frighten us. They “All things bright and beautiful” written less and he would not be God. I am not seem to be capable of violence – they by Mrs C. F. Alexander when Queen saying that this doctrine does not create must be tough to have made it to Calais Victoria was on the throne. We probably problems for us sometimes. Nor am I – and they are prepared to take the most know verses about “the tall trees in the suggesting that it means we can explain incredible risks to reach the UK. greenwood and the meadows where we everything – of course we can’t – to do Not only is that so but they are lawless, play” rather better – the verse quoted that we would have to be God himself. constantly attempting to bypass the above is rarely sung today. It was in fact The sovereignty of God is a truth we standard routes of entry into the country banned by the Inner London Education must believe in if we profess to worship because they know they will be turned Authority in 1982! And no wonder – it is him. On the other hand there is no back. Indeed we feel, surely they should something of an anachronism to our ears. way that the Bible justifies complacency be: back to Syria or Eritrea or Libya or Doubtless the hymn breathes the with regard to the plight of the seriously France or Greece or wherever they came atmosphere of a former day. It is a day disadvantaged. Such selfishness which from. Anywhere but staying with us. which remains a prominent part of contentedly leaves the poor man at the And yet, I suggest we have to admit that our nostalgia if the popularity of so- rich man’s gate – lying in the dust – is this attitude is unacceptable for Christian called “costume dramas” is anything to condemned, for example in the story of people. Indeed we should remember that go by. But how should we regard the the rich man & Lazarus1. You remember, there are Christians among the migrants proscribed lines – as a lovely reminder the rich man was dressed in purple and – what are we saying about hospitality of the communal security and stability fine linen and lived in luxury every day. to them? We have to recognize that this of a vanished age or as an offensively Lazarus, the only one of the two who has population shift is a fact of the world complacent attitude to social division? a name by the way, is left at his gate. The scene and it may have far further to go rich man does nothing for him. before the situation stabilizes. Trying to From a Bible point of view there two stem the tide is likely to be as successful angles from which we might approach In Jesus’ story both die and the rich as King Canute telling the incoming this: the sovereignty of God and the man finds himself in hell – “this place sea to go into reverse. We need a much of torment”2. There is no suggestion more positive approach. We need that he could claim that God had caused 1 Luke 16: 19-31 arrangements to be made urgently that 2 him to be rich or to sit there in total verse 28 will enlarge our capacity to accept, indifference to Lazarus: he had chosen introduce and educate those who want to to do nothing for him. Considering this, come here. If we welcome them they may I could not but think of the awful plight well become fruitful members of society. of the migrants, who figure on the news If we reject them and leave them at the almost everyday. Of course no one is gate of the tunnel we align ourselves with saved, or put right with God, by being the rich man who left Lazarus at his gate. poor – any more than an individual is automatically condemned for being rich: John Hamilton

PS Barnabas Fund are trying to do something about it. I have just seen and signed the petition on their website: www.barnabasfund.org/safe-havens- for-christians-petition May I encourage you to sign it too?

6 St Andrew’s – Sherborne St John All Saints – Monk Sherborne Services for September The Priory – Pamber End 6 September 10am Family Service St Andrew’s

13 September 8am Holy Communion The Priory 10am Morning Service, Sunday Club & Crèche St Andrew’s 10am Morning Service All Saints 6pm ‘Sundays at Six’ Sherborne St John Village Hall

20 September 10am Morning Service, Sunday Club & Crèche St Andrew’s 6pm ‘Sundays at Six’ Sherborne St John Village Hall

27 September 10am Morning Service, Sunday Club & Crèche St Andrew’s 10am Morning Service The Priory 6pm ‘Sundays at Six’ Sherborne St John Village Hall

4 October 10am Parish Communion, Sunday Club & Crèche St Andrew’s 6pm ‘Sundays at Six’ Sherborne St John Village Hall

SUNDAY MORNINGS AT 10AM... After one more parable in Luke we spend 2 weeks considering the authority of the Bible. We then begin a series in the letter of James. 06-Sep The great banquet Luke 14:15-24 Warren Trask 13-Sep Authority of the Bible (1) John Hamilton & Ian Roberts 20-Sep Authority of the Bible (2) John Hamilton 27-Sep Christian maturity James 1:1-8 John Hamilton & Steve Howe

.. AND AT SIX PM IN THE VILLAGE HALL: We are in the Old Testament looking at the unfolding drama of the book of 2 Kings. 13-Sep No God in Israel? 2Kings 1 John Hamilton 20-Sep Handover time 2Kings 2 John Hamilton 27-Sep The authority of Elisha 2Kings 4 John Hamilton

MIDWEEK Home Groups meet on the weeks beginning 7 & 21 September: they will be following up the Sunday morning teaching: this month looking at Luke’s parables and the authority of the Bible.

THE HUMAN JOURNEY A series of talks produced by the Christian Medical Fellowship. It tackles questions such as: • what it means to be human • beginning and end of life issues • aspects of health & illness. These are topics we don’t think about very often. The course includes video material. The first will be on 15th Sept and then 29th Sept from 8-9pm in the Parish Room.

PRAYING TOGETHER While there should always be time for prayer at all our meetings we will meet specifically to pray on THURSDAY afternoons at 2.15 pm. (Please note the new timing – the aim is to meet each week to focus on the weekend coming up as well as other needs) This month we plan to meet on Thursday 10, 17 & 24th September and finish before 3 pm. Do join us

St Andrew’s Sherborne St John All Saints Monk Sherborne The Priory Pamber End

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11 The Monk Sherborne Fete

The date for Monk Sherborne Village Vegetables Flowers fete (Sunday Septembers 13th) is getting 1. Five potatoes 16. A vase of five flowers closer and hopefully your tomatoes (any one sort) should be beginning to ripen, ready for 2. Five large or medium tomatoes the competition. The classes are below. 3. Five cherry or plum tomatoes 17. Two roses 4. Three carrots 18. A flower arrangement To enter, simply turn up at the Village (60cms diam max) Hall between 09.00 and 11.00 with your 5. Three leeks 19. Three dahlias entries. You will be asked to make out 6. Two courgettes a card for each entry, with the category 7. Five beans (any sort) number and description on one side and Children’s classes your name on the other. Then you will be shown where to place your entries. Fruit 20. A miniature garden Simple! 21. A flower arrangement 8. Five apples (any sort) 22. A Mr Potato head Entries are free and there will be a first 9. Dish of raspberries prize of £1 and a rosette for each winner. 23. A painting 10. Three figs 24. Best scarecrow Don’t be shy if you are worried your 11. Five pears (any sort) veggies are not up to scratch - you could be happily surprised. By the way Home cooking I’ve opened up the largest marrow Novelty 25. A chocolate cake (men only) competition to include courgettes 12. Heaviest marrow or courgette as both my neighbour and I have 26. A fruit cake 13. Heaviest carrot monstrous courgettes because we had 27. A jar of jam forgotten to pick them. 14. Ugliest vegetable 28. A jar of marmalade Lots of people have said they would like 15. Longest runner bean to help and if you would also like to, please give me a ring on 851743 or email [email protected]. We will need help setting up the marquees on Saturday and packing them away again on Monday, also manning the tea stand, the Pimms tent, BBQ, and helping with the Children’s games.

Roman Catholic Services (Tel: 819772)

Sunday Mass will be celebrated at the Church of St Bede, Popley at the following times: 9.00am 11.00am 6.30pm Weekday Mass Tuesday Church of St Bede, Popley 9.30am * Wednesday HG Church, Basingstoke 9.30am * Thursday Church of St Bede, Popley 9.30am * Friday HG Church, Basingstoke 9.30am * Saturday Church of St Bede, Popley 9.30am * * Time & Venue could vary

9 Report for the Monk Sherborne Parish Council

This is the report from Cllr Stan Gibson, Applications Waiting Examination meeting scheduled for Monk Sherborne Parish Council: Decision 21st July. A 6 week period testing legal compliance and duty to co-operate and Well here we are again, the spring 15/00669/HSE – Jonathons Thatch, soundness of the Local Plan is being has come and gone leaving us with a Ramsdell Road, Monk Sherborne undertaken. reasonable summer not the best but Conversion and extension of certainly not the worst, the gardens this existing garage to provide ancillary The Local Government Boundary year have looked very colourful. accommodation Commission has formally commenced an electoral review The review will As I write this report, it seems the time Rookery Farm, Monk Sherborne recommend new electoral arrangements has flown by, the longest day has gone Planning application for the for Hampshire. Comments are to be lets hope for an Indian summer when development of a picking station and submitted prior to 3rd August 2015. the sun has it final flourish. associated plant with the variation of Weather and seasons apart, let’s move on. conditions 10 (Site layout) and 11 (to Village hall – Lord Hayter provided allow screening activities) at Rookery an update to members of current work A brief resume of the portfolio’s starting Farm Lane, Monk Sherborne in hand for various improvements at with my portfolio planning as at our the village hall. The new kitchen will meeting held on 15th July 2015 Planning Decisions be installed w/c 19th July. Some of the Applications Received 15/01365/HSE – Priory Oaks, Salters external cladding has come loose and Heath Road, Monk Sherborne Erection a contractor is being sought to fix it - 15/01845/HSE – April Cottage, Charter of external staircase to rear of garage first hopefully a volunteer from the village! Alley Erection of a part two storey floor. Alterations to garage roof to form Work is being undertaken with regard part single storey rear extension, with gable No Objection - Granted to the renewal of the village hall lease. alterations to the roof, replacement bay Legal advice is to be sought to ensure the windows and change of roof tiles Portfolio reports village hall is protected accordingly. T/00201/15/TCA – Appletree House, Finance & Health – The grass cutting contract is due for renewal. Quotations Highways Transport and footpaths – Monk Sherborne Road To fell a Horse Cllr Spencer advised that work continues Chestnut are to be requested for review at the next scheduled meeting in September. on ensuring the pot holes within the 15/01927/LDEU – Jonathans Thatch, Discussions were held regarding the parish are chased accordingly. HCC Ramsdell Road, Monk Sherborne potential splitting of the main contract were advised that two of the cast iron Certificate of lawful development – in to two separate areas following the footpath signs had been broken by the existing use/condition in respect of offer of Charter Alley potentially being hedge cutting contractor. Replacements garden curtilage maintained by a volunteer. Further are on order. HCC are still being chased regarding the problem of water pooling 15/01378/FUL – Land near Shothanger discussions are to be hled once all the on the footpath at the end of Kiln Lane. Works, Shothanger Lane Construction quotations have been received. and operation of a solar farm to generate Planning – Members present Playground – Cllr Du Boulay advised renewable electricity for 25 years considered the application submitted that a quotation had been obtained with restoration of land to its existing for the Blackberries site to install for some minor works, including the condition and arable agricultural use a 2m high fence and a dayroom. A replacement of the top rail on the swings after the solar farm use has ended detailed response is to be prepared and various timbers on the multi play unit. The works are to be carried out as Priory Oaks, Salters Heath Road, and forwarded to BDBC for their soon as possible. Monk Sherborne Notice of intent to fell consideration highlighting the visibility 2 Sycamore, 1 Hawthorn, various self- splays and non-compliance of the Rural Policing & Neighbourhood seeded Elm, Sycamore and Hawthorn original permission granted. Watch – PCSO J Dullingham continues and coppice 2 Hazel Concerns have been raised by a to forward a monthly update, indicating that crime remains low within the parish. 15/02209/ROC – Land at Hill End number of local residents regarding Farm, Aldermaston Road, Salters the noise levels from Manor Farm. The Last but not least Heath Retrospective application for the Environmental Health team at BDBC The Council would like to express their variation of condition 1 of 14/02512/ have been alerted accordingly. Local thanks to those in the parish who have ROC to regularise the built equipment residents are encouraged to report any volunteered their help with jobs small on site (Relates to the installation of a noise incidents via the BDBC reporting and large within our parish. solar farm) page online. Date of the next meeting – Wednesday 15/01733/FUL – Blackberries, Salters Local Authority & Rural strategy – 16th September 2015 Heath Road, Monk Sherborne Erection Cllr Du Boulay gave a verbal update of a day room and 2 metre high wall following the BDBC Local Plan Cllr Stan Gibson 10 email the Parish Clerk on ssjclerk@gmail. com or telephone on 0118 9332379. Hedge Trimming and Clear Road Signs We would like to remind residents to cut back their hedges if they obstruct any road signs. This is particularly SHERBORNE ST JOHN PARISH COUNCIL important around speed signs which need to be clearly seen as we wish to slow the traffic down through the village to progressing and quotes will be obtained Neighbourhood Plan ensure residents safety. We would also be from 3 fencing contractors, using the An initial Neighbourhood Draft Plan has grateful if residents would wish to clean type of fencing recommended by the been submitted to Consultants for review any signs close to their property to keep BDBC representative, together with and comment. the signs in good order. a higher piece of fencing next to the Following a recent meeting with Rydon basketball court. Village Party Homes, a revised proposal has been The Parish Council wish to thank all the submitted - for 16No. houses (plus Voluntary job at the Chute. residents who attended the SSJ Village shop) on land next to the A340, to the Dr Judith Darmady is stepping down Summer Party. It was a really lovely south of Cranes Rd. The SSJ N Plan after many years as Booking Secretary summer’s evening event with a delicious Committee has been unable to obtain and Keyholder at The Chute Pavilion. hog roast and super music from the Jazz an assurance from BDBC that it will The Parish Council wish to thank Judith Band and Sharp Practice. oppose development applications which for all her hard work over the years, she are not included in the Neighbourhood has been fantastic. School Crossing Plan. However, we have received a reply As such this now leaves an opportunity The Parish Council are still looking from the Principle Planning Officer of for a resident who would like to do into improvements around the school the Planning Policy & Implementation some voluntary community work which crossing area but we probably will not Team, that SSJ003, 005 & 006 (sites in involves taking telephone and email see any work in this area until at least and around Cranesfield) were listed bookings for the Chute Pavilion. A full March 2016 when we are into next year’s as Category 2 sites in the SHLAA and job description is available from the financial budget. are therefore not suitable for strategic Parish Clerk so please contact her if you allocation through the Local Plan. are interested in this role. Litterpicker Job- salaried Development of these sites could therefore position only be via the Neighbourhood Plan. Allotments Shelia Cooper has stepped down as Chute Maintenance There are two vacant allotments at our wonderful Litterpicker around the present. They will be ready in 4 weeks, village. This now leaves a vacancy so if Orders have now been placed for some once they have been put in good you fancy getting out in the fresh air for work to be carried out at the Chute condition. If you are interested in 6 hours a week picking up litter, with all Pavilion, these include new flooring, taking an allotment please contact the equipment provided then please contact hiring of a storage container, and hedge Parish Clerk. Ted Wilkinson, Allotment the Parish Clerk on [email protected] cutting and strimming of the vegetation Warden, is currently looking at how we or telephone on 0118 9332379. to allow for external painting. More keep rabbit numbers low on Moss Hill. A maintenance work is planned including new addendum to the tenancy agreement Parish Council Meetings painting inside and outside the building will be issued as there has been a problem reminder and further quotes are being obtained for with some ad-hoc fencing erected around carpentry and plumbing. some new plots. It will state that in future We have routine planning meetings on the second Tuesday of the month and The football club have offered to no fences can be erected or repaired/ a planning section prior to the regular remove the old storage shed and lay re-erected without agreement from the Parish Council meetings, generally the the new concrete base for the Parish Warden and Parish Clerk first. 4th Monday of the month. Members Council. The Parish Clerk has received Transport of the public are free to attend on these a communication from BDBC planning occasions, all we ask is that the public department that planning permission The situation with the 53 service on contact the Parish Clerk to let her know would not be necessary if the new Friday is currently unsatisfactory and of their intention to attend. building did not exceed 4 metres in the Parish Council will be contacting height or 200cubic metres in capacity. Basingstoke Community Transport to The dates are published widely on the The Parish Council is in the process of express the Parish Council’s dissatisfaction notice board outside the Village Hall, on investigating the cost of a replacement and to ensure new arrangements are put the website and in the Villager. Our next concrete storage building and will get in place by the contractor. Parish Council meeting is on Monday 28 quotes to be compared with the steel unit Rights of Way September in the Village Hall. before any decision is made. If you would like to report any problems Jayne Tomlinson Tennis Court fencing work is with rights of way please contact the SSJ Parish Council 11 04412_Villager_July2012:19191_Villager_Oct07 2/7/12 17:07 Page 14

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1214 Pamber Parish Council There was no meeting in August.

Planning Decisions made by Garage. 1 Cherry Tree Cottages New The next meetings of Pamber Parish the Borough Council: Road Pamber Green. GRANTED Council will be held at 7.30pm on Monday, 14th September in St. 15/01005/FUL: Erection of dwelling 15/01308/LBC and 15/01307/ Stephen’s Hall, Little London. Please Ramblers Aldermaston Road Pamber FUL: Creation of an external Patio note that the following meeting will be End. REFUSED landscape scheme, erection of single held on Monday, 19th October 2015 storey side extension and timber 14/02951/LDEU: Certificate of in the Memorial Hall, Pamber Heath. store following demolition of existing lawfulness for the use of part of the All parishioners are welcome to attend. garage block, various internal site for the recycling of non-ferrous Details of meetings are displayed on and external alterations including scrap metal. The Old Brickyard the notice boards and on the website amendments to parking and Aldermaston Road Pamber Green. www.pamber-pc.gov.uk relocation of the existing gas tanks GRANTED Queens College Arms Aldermaston E.A.Knight (Clerk) (01256) 882571 15/01527/HSE: Two storey side Road Pamber End. GRANTED extension & replacement Garage/ Gym following demolition of existing

Notes from Pamber Green and Pamber End

Looking back on the previous articles had to dispense with the shorts, tee Cenotaph to mark the 70th anniversary I have written for the Villager, I am shirt and sandals and don trousers, a of the Battle of Britain on Thursday 17th amazed it is over two years since hoodie, fleece and socks in my efforts September in the morning. It will be a I started writing them. I made to feel warm. I’ve even had to take the moving and fitting tribute to those who the mistake of emailing Julie, our bottle of red wine out of the cool box participated. Editor, early in 2013 and voicing my which found its’ home there when ‘room When I last walked through Pamber disappointment over how few items temperature’ became similar to a slightly Forest back in late July, the tracks and relating to Pamber Green and Pamber cooling cup of tea. What has the world paths were bone dry but very overgrown End ever appeared. Understandably, come to! My sole consolation is I’m sure with brambles following the series of she quickly pointed out it was because it must be worse at home. heavy cutting of trees over the recent no-one ever wrote anything! She Summer, if that is what it can be called, years. It’s a real shame that the usual suggested I might wish to become the has resulted in its usual cessation of natural undergrowth is now being Pamber Correspondent and, under the my usual life. My two choirs (Tadley stifled by these unwelcome invaders. circumstances, I could hardly refuse Singers and Basingstoke Ladies Choir) They tear at arms and legs leaving many having well and truly shot myself in the have closed for their summer breaks and nasty grazes. foot. Overall, I have enjoyed my time won’t resume until early September. The writing for the Villager but am always In the last Villager it was reported that little work I still do in schools has also, happy to stand down if someone would applicants to fill the Pamber Parish obviously, closed down until the new like to take up the mantle. I sometimes Council South Ward vacancy were going academic year starts. While I’m away think I have exhausted my pool of ideas to be invited to the July Council meeting my garden is probably running to wrack and thoughts and, particularly as at this to discuss the matter further. Hopefully, and ruin although my son, Thomas, moment in time, can think of nothing by the time you read this there will be a assures me he has cut the grass once Pamber related to write about. These full compliment of Councillors on the since we’ve been away. Plenty to do on are the difficult times for me as the Parish Council. Please try and attend my return to get the garden back under Pamber Correspondent when I have no the next scheduled Council meeting control no doubt. real idea of what to write about. on 14th September 2015 in St Stephen’s A number of concerts are already Hall, Little London. I am currently (early August) sitting scheduled which adds a special edge to in mid France listening to the rain and Please try and put ‘pen to paper’ all of the choir practising. Basingstoke thunder, thus I have no excuse for not and email me any items of interest. Ladies Choir is holding another finding some time to commit some Your support makes the life of the Quiz and Supper night on Friday ideas to print. Today has registered a Correspondent so much easier and is 11th September at the Carnival Hall, high of 17 degrees which is relatively gratefully received. Basingstoke. Always enjoyable and great Arctic next to the usual minimum of fun. Email me for details on attending. Ann Ellis mid 20 degrees and highs of 38 degrees Also, the Basingstoke Festival of Choirs [email protected] that we have become used to. I have will be singing at the Basingstoke

13 Christmas Shoe Box Appeal 2015

This Christmas Rotary will again be such as socks, gloves, pants, tights, hats, lid with strong elastic bands (the boxes collecting and transporting Christmas scarves. need to be opened easily as they may be shoe boxes for children who live in the inspected by Customs). Put a sticky label Depending on the age you select you mountains and very poor regions of on the outside of your box and indicate may like to include items for use at Montenegro, Albania, Romania and in the sex and age range you have chosen. school, e.g. ball point pens, pencils, pencil the cold foothills of Mt Kilimanjaro in Please donate £1 per box to help to cover sharpeners, erasers, paper, colouring Tanzania. You are invited to make up and the cost of transportation costs and attach pencils, solar powered calculators, donate shoeboxes, which will bring joy the coin to the outside of the lid. geometry sets. and delight to these children who have The maximum size for the shoeboxes is virtually nothing. Soap, combs, face cloths, hand cream, 13” x 8” x 6” talc, football memorabilia of famous If you would like to make up a box here teams, sports magazines, books, especially Boxes should be delivered by 15 October are some helpful suggestions: paper-back English Classics. latest please to the Rotary collection Choose the sex and age range for the points at Eden Fiat, A30, Old Basing, Please do not include: child you would like to receive your box. Basingstoke or The Bear Factory, Festival Food, drinks, liquids, items for the Place. The age ranges for boxes are: 1- 3 years, 4 bath, sweets, large soft toys. swimwear, - 7 years, 8 -11 years, 12 - 15 years. If you would like to contribute to toilet rolls, large items of clothing, toy this cause but you are unable to fill a Please ensure that all items included are soldiers, toy guns and other military-type complete box, donations of any of the new or ‘as new’. toys, penknives, anything breakable or items above would be very welcome anything which needs a battery. Last year there was a great shortage of because they can be used to make up boxes for children in the older age groups. While you are making up your box think extra boxes. These donations can be of the delight on the face of ‘your child’ taken direct to the collection point or Suggested items you might include: when they open their box that you have delivered to Paul Temple at 3 Bourne Learning toys, mosaics, Lego, games, sent to them. Field, Sherborne St John. balls, jigsaws, modeling clay, sticky tape, Please cover your box and lid separately coloured paper, skipping ropes, playing with decorative paper and secure the cards, dominoes, chess sets and clothing

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The annual Sponsored Ride & Stride in back. All counties participate, so you can open their gates/doors to all and sundry aid of funds for the Hampshire & The cross county boundaries if so desired. with many putting on special events or Islands (Wight and Channel) Historic displays. There are seven churches in the Churches Trust will be held on Saturday Basingstoke town area with a further six The Priory Church will be open on 12th September 2015. in Tadley as well as our three churches – a Saturday 12th Sept from 09.30am to 3pm ALL sponsorship money goes to the total of 29 in the Basingstoke District – and on Sunday 13th from midday to 5pm. Trust (no expenses incurred), they will that gives you plenty of scope. Come and learn about a little-known retain half of the sponsorship money for Come on and get your bike out of church in our area. It started out as a very churches that require funds to maintain mothballs and GET SPONSORED! large Benedictine Priory consecrated in their historic condition; the other half the year 1128. It was used by Kings and of the money will be disbursed to the For further information and sponsorship Queens of England with Queen Eleanor churches nominated by those being forms, etc., contact: (Henry III’s queen) having special sponsored. The 2014 event raised David Cullum (01256 850315) or go accommodation built there between 1247 just on £57,000, with the Basingstoke online to www.hihct.org.uk. and about 1260. The Priory was largely area providing £2,748 before Gift Aid; destroyed by Eton College between grants totalling £33,400 were made to 1452 and 1463 but the local population 11 churches. Since 1988 the Trust has HERITAGE WEEKEND appealed to King Edward VI who took contributed funding to more than 300 it away from Eton and gave it to The churches. Come and visit Pamber Priory church. Queen’s College in Oxford who re- The object of the event is to be sponsored The weekend of 10th -13th September instated it and had it consecrated in 1478 as a church. Come and visit us and find to visit as many of the participating is the Heritage Weekend, a Europe-wide out more of its history. churches as one can during the day – event, when numerous places and houses either by walking or cycling or on horse which are not normally open to the public David Cullum (01256 850315). 14 CALL FOR TE YOUR FREE ESTIMA Foremost Tree Surgeons Ltd Private & Domestic Enquiries Tree Felling, Tree Pruning, Stump Grinding, Tree Thinning, Tree Reduction, Landscaping and Fencing Commercial Enquiries Site Clearance, Developers, Electricity Board Approved, Council Approved

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18 Formerly Ungureni Orphanage Trust Ungureni Trust Registered Charity Number 1005712

A summary of the twenty five years of but also to celebrate the past 25 years work of the Sherborne St John based work in Romania. Charity Please do join us if you can. They will Twenty –five years ago on the 9th not only be enjoyable but will also be September 1990 the first team of helping the children. twelve volunteers left Sherborne St 1. Judith Darmady, Dana Condrea and John on their journey to the orphanage the Ungureni Committee invite you in Ungureni village near Bacău in to join them at the Chute Pavilion, Romania. They found 172 children on Saturday September 19th 2015 in the orphanage living in awful 12 midday onwards for a Reunion conditions. They were scarcely clothed Some of the children in the care of the Lunch of the Ungureni Team and all in wet dirty rags and their rooms were Ungureni Trust supporters. Tickets £15/person from cold and poorly furnished. It was Nicola James 01256 889291 or Judith difficult to know the ages as they were years and had support until they are Darmady 01256 850029 severely undernourished. There were were able to live independently. The no toys and activities of any sort were homes are now lived in by elderly people 2. Bridge afternoon and tea in discouraged. cared for by a different charity Sherborne St John village hall 1.30 – 4.30 pm on 30th September. Tickets It was quickly apparent that to make The Ungureni Trust opened a paediatric £60/table. See additional notice. any long term improvement more time resource centre in the Bacău Children’s and help would be needed than the few Hospital for the medical education of all 3. 4 men & a quiz. An evening’s weeks originally planned. The Ungureni those involved with children. Initially entertainment of songs, supper Trust was therefore started and further this supported the doctors and nurses. 6 and simple quiz on Saturday 17th volunteers were recruited and gradually paediatricians visited hospitals in Great November 2015 at the Chute Pavilion. the life in the orphanage improved. In Britain and several medical conferences Tickets £20/person from Nicola James about 2000 the Ungureni home was were organised plus medical equipment 01256 889291 or Judith Darmady 01256 closed for children. was donated. Now the majority of 850029 the work of the centre is with health It was though also apparent that with education for parents & the children. Thank you for all the support so many Ceausescu’s ambition for all adults to friends have given to the charity over be in full time employment, the actual Play therapists were introduced on the the past 25 years. It is much appreciated needs of children were not taken into children’s wards. Initially these were by the Trustees and the children. consideration. The Ungureni Trust funded by the Ungureni Trust but in the Judith Darmady therefore enlarged their work. Various last few years they have been sponsored projects have supported and helped by local people. children and young people over the Most of the work of these projects have years. These are some of them: 3 now been taken over by the Romanian homes were built in the countryside authorities but the Ungureni Trust’s for 30 young people leaving Ungureni main work and responsibility are still orphanage to learn to farm and gain with the care of the 12 children aged more independence and better health. between 11 and 19 years old abandoned Thanks to many peoples generosity a by their families. The Ungureni Trust school sponsoring programme enabled has been their home and security for about 170 village children to attend over ten years and the members of the High School. A programme was set up Trust are very keen that they remain to help teach life skills to young people in their care until they are sufficiently leaving orphanages to cope with the able to care for themselves. Without the outside world and to support them Trust they would be scattered amongst with their initial employment. About 40 the other orphanages losing the valuable children benefited from this. support and friendship they have gained over the past years. The three oldest A further two homes were built for ones are in the process of leaving to start children abandoned by their families. their new lives now. After a few years to help them fully integrate into the community they were Like many charities our funding is moved into flats in the town where they becoming increasingly difficult as so got better education. 18 young people many charities are needing help. The with HIV (acquired from dirty needles) Ungureni Trust has three events in the moved into these homes for two or three next few months both to help the funds 19 DAVE BRUCE BUILDERS ESTABLISHED 1968

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The August meeting of Womens Margaret Thatcher sometimes had On one memorable occasion Lloyd Fellowship was a talk given by difficulty with speeches that had been George then Prime Minister was Mr. M. Brook with the title ‘Top of prepared for her. There was the incident attending a Privy Council occasion the Greasy Pole’. of the speech that was akin to the Monty where he wore his full regalia of hat, Python ‘dead parrot’ sketch. Margaret coat, breeches, shoes and waistcoat. We were asked if we had any suggestions Thatcher had not heard of Monty Python After the meeting, his chauffeur drove as to what this title might mean, but and certainly knew nothing of the dead him to his home in Surrey, but on the had to be enlightened as no-one had the correct answer. parrot sketch. A video was shown to way the car broke down. Lloyd George her forthwith; when she delivered the saw a building not too far away, and The title comes from the saying made particular speech, she had kept the ventured towards it while the chauffeur by Queen Victoria’s Prime Minister sketch in, thus having the last laugh. A was left to sort out the car. What he Benjamin Disraeli who, when he was similar incident occurred with a speech did not realise was that the building awarded his premiership, said: “I have prepared for Alec Douglas-Hume. The was the local ‘lunatic asylum’ and when climbed to the top of the greasy pole”. speech contained the words, verbatim, of he knocked at the door and asked if he The result was a stimulating talk on the Beatles’ song You Know It Can’t Be could go in as his car had broken down, speeches and sayings by a number of Bad. Sir Alec read the speech without he was told “ of course you can....the rest politicians and Prime Ministers. any knowledge of the Beatles’ song. of the Cabinet are waiting for you”. Mr. Brook began his career as a Speaker, Cars, especially the chauffeur driven Mr. Brook spoke of a number of Prime first in Berkshire and now Hampshire cars allocated to the top politicians, were Ministers¸ their strengths, weaknesses, too, as a result of his interest in a significant feature in the lives of these flaws, friendships and parental amateur dramatics, and maintains that men and women (woman). Harold influence. He concluded his Talk by politicians perhaps need something of Wilson was apparently a terrible driver, reminding us of the well-known adage: the actor in them in order to carry out and this did not improve with the years A week is a long time in politics. political duties with amusement and he never had to drive himself. Knowing Mr. Brook was thanked for his entertainment, often needed for the job. that the time for his stepping down (he humorous and interesting talk by Mrs From this beginning he specialised in resigned) was drawing ever closer, he Jean Linford. the sayings by Prime Ministers. passed a Bill of Parliament allowing Mr. Brook began with one of the ex-Prime Ministers to continue to have The next meeting¸ in September, will be favourite and most prolific Prime their chauffeur for life. This Bill was the Outing. Ministers, Winston Churchill, who passed in l975¸ Harold Wilson resigned gave many speeches and whose wit is in 1976, thus never having to drive possibly unsurpassed. himself again. On one occasion, at a formal Dinner at Buckingham Palace given in honour of an American Admiral, this gentleman decided to surreptitiously pocket a silver dessert spoon from the table. Winston Churchill was quietly informed of this and asked what should be done, as such behaviour was clearly unacceptable. Sir Winston replied that he probably just wanted a souvenir to take home. However, towards the end of the dinner, he put a silver spoon in his top pocket, the bowl of the spoon on show for everyone to see, walked round the table to the said gentleman and remarked: “We’ve been spotted. We’ll have to put them back”. Clement Atlee was one person who became the butt of Sir Winston’s quips. “He is a sheep in sheep’s clothing”. “There is less of him than meets the eye” and “yes, he has much to be modest about”. Of himself he said “I’m ready to meet my Maker, but I’m not altogether sure that my Maker is ready to meet me”. 26 Bert’s Blog Tadley CAB Silchester

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It is with great pleasure I announce We still need some volunteers for other Not strictly NHW but a matter of that Margaret Paterson has volunteered schemes notably for Aldermaston Road / considerable concern to the majority her services to act as the scheme co- West End which has no cover at present. of us is the increase in dog fouling ordinator for Cranes Road, welcome This could be launched as two separate on pavements and the Church path. to the team. Following the failure of a schemes or one big one depending on People who allow their dogs to do this previous start up scheme this time we the wishes of any volunteers. Surely there and don’t clear up are committing an have a changed approach. We agreed must be someone there who is willing to offence, we are asking the beat officer to manage the start up ourselves but follow Margaret’s example and put their what steps are needed in order to have had excellent support from the name forward. instigate prosecutions against the anti- acting beat officer PCSO Antony social owners. Be warned you could be There is an existing scheme covering Brady. Our plan being first to get the first to be caught. Dancers Meadow and Vidlers Farm which police record checks done and their has had a co-ordinator vacancy for some Ted Wilkinson (Area Co-ordinator approval of Margaret’s appointment time, if there were to be any volunteers Sherborne St John NHW) before announcing the scheme in the we might divide this large scheme, what Villager. We then follow up with house (phone 850891 or ted_wilkinson@ about giving it a go? At Weybrook Court to house calls later in September largely btinternet.com) and Monk Sherborne Road the existing by Margaret and myself but sometimes co-ordinators are anxious to give up the supported by Antony. I feel very job, any takers please. confident that this time we will succeed. Next month I will publish an updated Also I am very pleased to welcome scheme list with all co-ordinators Leslie Bone to the team as deputy co- contact details. ordinator for Elm Road.

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