No.013 November 2016

A Monthly Newsletter for Chilmark & Ridge and Fonthill Bishop with Berwick St Leonard

Seen any Sloes...? Welcome to the November issue of The Village Voice With Autumn well under way it The clocks went back as this issue went to press and the shortening autumn days would normally be time to start coincided with a worrying upturn in local crime in the form of thefts from cars. A making Sloe Gin but that could Chilmark resident was a victim of one such crime in Dinton and has urged fellow car- prove difficult in Chilmark this year owners to be ‘street wise’. Just 24 hours later an almost identical incident occurred as the village blackthorn bushes in Teffont. Wiltshire police are now calling on all motorists and homeowners to be appear to be sloe-free zones. Last vigilant and ensure they are ‘not providing opportunist thieves with an invitation to autumn’s bumper crop of sloe strike anywhere and at any time.’ berries meant the judges of the Community Policing Team Inspector James Brain, of Warminster sector, said: Village Voice sloe gin competition ‘Please always make sure that your vehicles, and your homes, are properly secured were spoilt for choice. Sadly, it and never leave anything on view in your cars. Imagine how you would feel if you seems there won’t be a repeat returned to your vehicle and found your mobile phone, purse or other valuables had of the exercise in the coming been stolen.’ (16) year given 2016’s no-sloe show. Please get in touch if you have On a more cheerful note, this seen otherwise. In the interests of month will see Chilmark’s second fair competition, the sloe berries celebration of HM the Queen’s 90th must be picked within the parish birthday, when village thespians boundaries of Ridge and Chilmark take to the stage in a specially- and, naturally, they need to be from commissioned production: Long this year’s crop. May She Reign (4). Continuing the ‘Royal’ theme, we are delighted to The Village Voice website be publishing the Coronation Day At The Village Voice AGM in memories of former Chilmark School September it was agreed to set pupil and Ridge resident Mike up a website where current and Rawlins who was 16 on the day Her back issues of the newsletter can Majesty was crowned. (8) We would be found and downloaded. This love to hear from any others readers has now been done. Please visit: who have memories they would like www.chilmarkvillagevoice.co.uk to share of Chilmark on Coronation Day.

In this issue Looking further ahead, dates have now been set for some of Chilmark’s annual Christmas festivities such as the school’s Christmas Fayre, the Reading Room Contact Numbers 2 Bazaar and the candlelit carol service at St Margaret’s. Another popular return What’s On & Diary 3 fixture will be the wreath-making workshop, set for mid-December.(4) Village News 4-8 Finally, while sloe berries may have been scarce in Chilmark this autumn, there has Church Times 10-12 been no such shortage of apples. Best wishes for a happy November and please Other News 13-20 remember that the next issue of The Village Voice will cover two months, December and January. Recycling & Waste 15 Local Police 16 The Editorial Team Goods & Services 17-19 The Village Voice - Village Directory

The Village Voice Editorial Team Copy deadline 20th of each month. Please note that there will be one issue for December & January (copy deadline 20 November) and one issue for July & August (deadline 20 June). Items will be welcomed from any individual or village organisation and should be sent to the Editor. However, newsletter content remains at the discretion of the Editorial Team and on some occasions will be space dependent. If you wish to advertise in the newsletter, please contact the Treasurer. Editor Sarah Miller 01722 717473, [email protected] Whitehill, Beckett’s Lane, Chilmark Deputy Editor/ Treasurer/ Advertising/ Mike Scott 01722 716971 [email protected] Joint Deputy Editor Bev Small 01722 716943 [email protected] Goods & Services Directory Felicity Trotman 01747 820503 [email protected] Distribution Chilmark - Stephanie Lucas, 01722 716463

Directory Clerk to the Parish Council Mrs Jenny MacDougall, 01722 790339 [email protected] Chairman, Parish Council Mr Patrick Boyles, 01722 716416 [email protected] Citizens’ Advice Bureau 0844 375 2775 www.cabwiltshire.org.uk Chilmark & Fonthill Bishop School 01722 716348 www.chilmarkfonthillbishop.wilts.sch.uk Chilmark Cricket Club Carl Jacobs, 01722 716422 [email protected] Doctors’ Surgery Hindon 01747 820222 www.hindonsurgery.co.uk Doctors’ Surgery Tisbury 01747 870204 www.tisburysurgery.nhs.uk Flooding - emergency number 0300 456 0100 (24hrs) Neighbourhood Watch Mary Boyles, 01722 716416, [email protected] NHS 111 Service Call 111 when you need medical help fast but it’s not a 999 emergency Police (non-emergency) Tel: 101 (emergency? - call 999) Pothole & Fly Tipping Reporting go to www.wiltshire.gov.uk and select ‘Report’ Reading Room bookings Mrs Jenny Gavin, 01722 716306 [email protected] South Wiltshire MP Dr Andrew Murrison, 0207 219 8337 [email protected] Southern Electricity 0845 770 8090 Tisbus 07500 802525 www.tisbus.co.uk Tisbury Sports Centre 01747 871141 [email protected] Tisbury Library 01747 870469

Village Show (Horticultural Society) David Blake, [email protected] Wessex Water Leaks: 0800 692 0692 Supply & Sewerage: 0845 600 4600 Wiltshire Council 0300 456 0100 www.wiltshire.gov.uk Wiltshire Councillor Cllr Bridget Wayman, 01747 830406 [email protected]

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November Dates for your Diary

Tuesday 1st 7pm Social Stitchers Chilmark Reading Room (CRR) Saturday 5th 10am-12noon Churchyard Tidy Chilmark Church Monday 7th 8pm Pub Quiz The Black Dog Tuesday 8th 2.45-3.20pm Mobile Library Hops Close Tuesday 8th 7pm Reading Room AGM CRR Wednesday 9th 7pm Parish Council Meeting CRR Friday 11th 10.30am Art Group Life Drawing CRR Saturday 12th 7 for 7.30pm Chilmark Cricket Club Dinner The Black Dog Saturday 12th 7 for 7.30pm Tisbury Film Night, The Man who knew Infinity Victoria Hall, Tisbury Sunday 13th 10.55am Remembrance Sunday Chilmark Church Monday 14th 8pm Pub Quiz The Black Dog Tuesday 15th 7pm Social Stitchers CRR Friday 18th 10.30am Art Group Life Drawing CRR Saturday 19th 7.30pm CADS - Long May She Reign CRR Monday 21st 8pm Pub Quiz The Black Dog Thursday 24th 10am-3pm Sarum Quilters CRR Friday 25th 10.30am Art Group Life Drawing CRR Friday 25th 6-8pm School Christmas Fayre Chilmark School Saturday 26th 7 for 7.30pm Teffont Film Club, The Man who knew Infinity Teffont Village Hall Monday 28th 8pm Pub Quiz The Black Dog December Wednesday 7th 7.15pm Horticultural Society AGM The Black Dog Saturday 10th 2-4pm Reading Room Christmas Bazaar CRR

Activities Contacts:

Social Stitchers - please contact Emily Wilkins on mob 07523 131630 for more details Art Group - please contact Jane Hobbs for details, 01747 871200 Reading Group - please contact Sally Butcher on 01722 716387 or [email protected]

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Parish Council News Christmas Wreath Workshop To read the latest minutes and future agendas: Chrissie Eden’s 5th Christmas Wreath Workshop in aid www.southwilts.com/site/chilmarkparishcouncil/ of Chilmark Horticultural Society is taking place in the Reading Room on Wednesday 14th December, 7pm. Defibrillator Familiarisation session Oasis, wreaths and accessories will be available on the Some 25 villagers turned out for the opportunity to night, but please bring your own greenery and anything familiarise themselves with the Defibrillator in the Reading you wish to include, eg flowers, ribbons, fruit etc. Small Room porch, on Saturday 8th October. Many thanks to secateurs or scissors will be required. Refreshments will Lynn Menzies for giving us such a helpful insight into how be available and there will be a Raffle. Any queries, please and when the Defibrillator should and can be used. The contact Chrissie on 716571. overriding message was that it is there for everyone’s use Tickets £6 from Margaret Wood on 716446. Early booking in the event of a cardiac emergency but the priority must essential! always be to ring 999 first.

She urged everyone to visit the following websites for further advice and information on CPR: www.resus.org.uk - see Lifesaver & CPR www.bhf.org.uk - see How to save a life & CPR & Defibrillators

Next PC meeting The next Chilmark Parish Council Meeting will be held on Wednesday 9 November 2016 at 7pm in the Reading Room.

The Reading Room Management Committee AGM will be held on Tuesday 8th November, at 7pm. All members of the committee are elected annually and everyone from the village is welcome to attend and vote for the new committee. Please do come along on the evening, particularly if you’re interested in joining the committee - it should include representatives of village organisations including the Parish Council, the Parochial Church Council and the Friends of Chilmark School. We are always keen to hear from residents who would like to be involved in running the Reading Room and help put on events for the enjoyment of everyone in the village. Contact either Jenny Gavin on 716306, or Sarah Miller on 717473, if you’re interested in joining and/or have any queries.

Long May She Reign On Saturday 19th November, 7.30pm, Chilmark Amateur Dramatics Society (CADS) will take to the stage in the Reading Room to celebrate HM the Queen’s 90th birthday. Please come along to be part of Chilmark’s own celebration of the monarch’s 90th birthday year. Rumour has it that Prince Philip and Her Majesty herself will be making an appearance. Tickets from Felicity Pattenden on 01722 716271.

Reading Room Christmas Bazaar This year’s Bazaar will take place on Saturday 10th December, 2-4pm. Please put it in your diary.

Regular Events Chilmark’s Social Stitchers meet in the Reading Room at 7pm on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of each month. Anyone who enjoys embroidery, knitting or sewing (and the opportunity for a chat) is welcome. Please contact Emily Wilkins on 07523 131630 for more details.

Meanwhile, for latest Reading Room news and updates visit: www.chilmarkreadingroom.co.uk

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Chilmark and Fonthill Bishop School Chilmark Cricket Club We are a club of many talents and hidden gems and Cowboys at Dawn and Harvest Sunshine our resident analytical statistician, Ricky Corbin, has The children at Chilmark and Fonthill Bishop Primary assembled CCC’s 2016 batting and bowling averages for School were spotted in the village dressed as Cowboys you to enjoy. during the first half of the Autumn Term. The opportunity to dress up created a welcome and fun break from all the 27 games scheduled with amazing learning the children have experienced. 14 wins 8 loses 1 memorable draw 4 called off

A total of 3,570 runs scored and 3,476 conceded 167 wickets taken, 143 wickets losses

Bowling Brand 18 wickets Paul 15 wickets Reg 15 wickets with 9 in 2 weeks! Darren 14 wickets with 1 after tour! Max, Ricky and Brett 13 wickets

Reg had the best and second best figures, with 5-24 and 4-27! Meanwhile, delighted Chilmark residents watched as the Pete Corbin and Stevens both had 4-34, there were no whole school walked to the church to celebrate Harvest other 4 wicket + hauls Festival on Tuesday 18th October, with food donations for the Trussell Trust. Highlights of the service included Batting beautiful hymn singing by the children, accompanied by Brand - 612 runs Mr Sutcliffe on the organ, and autumn poems read with Ollie - 488 runs confidence and imagination. Their teachers and parents Ben Fowles - 235 runs (3 ducks!!) were proud of them all. Our first Governor Drinks went Jack - 215 runs very well, and it was a great opportunity for us to welcome Chaz - 143 runs our new Elm Class teacher, Mrs Helen Walters, to the school. Averages Charlie - 80 from 1 special knock A busy time lies ahead after half term. ‘Celebrations’ will Ollie - 54 from 12 knocks be our new curriculum theme, and sport will be high on Brand - 47 from 19 knocks the agenda with a Football Match and Hi Five Netball Ned - 38 from 3 knocks Tournament against children from other local schools. A Jack - 35 from 9 knocks focus on music will continue in earnest as children prepare for a musical extravaganza performance. We are excited Pete Corbin, CCC Secretary about the forthcoming Book Fair, and joining the Education and Arts programme being run by Messums Wiltshire. We will be filling shoe boxes for the Trussell Trust’s Christmas Chilmark Horticultural Society & Village Show Appeal and are also looking forward to fund raising for The Society AGM will be on Wednesday 7th December in Children In Need. the Black Dog at 7.15pm. At the AGM we will be looking for people who wish to come forward and take over An opportunity for prospective parents and their children from James Lock and myself as Treasurer and Chair to view school life and learning in action will be take place respectively. at an Open Morning on Wednesday 9 November, 10am- After a successful Village Show in September, which saw 12noon, and an open Evening on Tuesday 29 November the event in profit, this is a great opportunity for a few folk to 6-7.30pm. take this on and take it forward. The AGM will be followed by a General Meeting at which the first plans for the 2017 We are currently looking for a Mid-Day Supervisory Show can be laid. We look forward to a good turnout! Assistant (MDSA) for 5 hours per week term time only. Dave Blake We are also looking for a temporary cleaner for sometime in November. Welcome & Farewell We welcome John and Caroline Perou who have moved Please call the school office for further details to Barberry Cottage (aka Church Lane Cottage), Chilmark, 01722 716348. and say farewell and many good wishes to the Woodroffe family who have moved to Burcombe.

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40 years on… purchase of the property was arranged and so began a Anniversaries come and go, relationship that was to last for the next 20 years. They but I have just remembered visited England every summer and sometimes made that it is 40 years ago on 1st two or three other visits during the year. Their English November that I started work home was No 2 the Barberry for about 5 years, then they at the House of Commons moved next door to Cross Farm. Latterly they visited less and spent the rest of my often and rented the garage cottage at Chilmark Manor. working life there; how time During their time in Chilmark they made many friends in flies! the surrounding area and held some memorable parties at their home. Rodney was an intelligent and generous During those years I was a personality but declining health eventually made the close observer of the ups and journeys over the Atlantic more of a challenge and he died downs of the nation’s political on the 8th September 2016 at his home on St Simon’s life; a privileged position Island in South Georgia. which few experience. Sally Butcher The highlights include: the election of our first female Prime Minister, the recall of The following is taken from Parliament to debate the invasion of the Falkland Islands, an obituary that appeared the riots in Westminster during the miners’ strikes, the in the New York Times on demonstrations against the Poll Tax, Mrs Thatcher’s forced the 12th September. resignation and Labour’s landslide victory in the 1997 General Election. Rodney Earl Dennis was born on January 26, 1928, All this and much more has been brought home for me in Sayre, PA, the son of since current political events, following the result of the Harry M. and Josephine June Referendum, have been so much in focus. I wonder Dennis. A member of how many people in Chilmark thought the majority of the National Academy of the electorate, given the probable opportunity of once Arbitrators since 1978, in a lifetime, would vote for Brexit? Did we expect David Rodney was a nationally Cameron, one year after achieving a remarkable general known Arbitrator and Mediator. He served in the US Air election victory, to be forced so quickly out of office? I Force between 1946 and 1948, earning the World War II certainly didn’t, but some would say he shot himself in the Victory Medal and the Army of Occupation Medal. With foot for calling a referendum in the first place! his wife, Charlotte Gold Dennis, he lived at various times A period of two months uncertainty looked set to follow in New York City; on Martha’s Vineyard; in Palm Beach while the Conservative party membership laboriously Gardens, FL; and in Chilmark, England. Rodney was voted for a new leader, and thus for our new Prime Minister. predeceased by his former wife Ann and their two sons, ‘Not good for the country,’ we all said. Candidates popped Michael and James. He is survived by his wife Charlotte, up and dropped out over the next few days: Mrs May, his son and daughter-in-law, John and Judith Dennis of Mrs Leasom, Mr Johnson and Mr Gove (who stabbed his Apopka, Florida, and his brother James of Trumansburg, ‘friend’ Boris in the back) only for the also-rans to withdraw New York. and in double quick time we had in place only the second female Prime Minister in our history. This allowed us all enjoy the summer in the knowledge that we were being led again, and effectively so it seems. Age UK, The Advice Bus is coming The Age UK Information & Advice bus provides free, ‘Click’ forward and our attentions are increasingly being impartial, confidential advice for older people on such focused across the pond on the forthcoming presidential matters as: election and that’s captivating! Two almost equally • Benefits unpopular individuals slugging it out to become the most • Care powerful leader in the world, or is it?! Mr Putin seems to • Housing be calling all the shots at the moment, doesn’t he? • Family Issues I wonder if the result will be the foregone conclusion the • Leisure Activities pollsters are currently forecasting? How wrong they were • Local Services over Brexit. Anyway, we have a few days to wait for the result and all in all it’s been a fascinating few months. I It will be visiting locations on the following dates and times: hope you agree? Happy Fireworks Day. Peter Jennings Monday 14 November, Mere, Salisbury Street car park 10.30am-12.30pm, then Lynch Close (behind Day Centre) 1-3pm Rodney Dennis Friday 25 November, Wilton, Market Square, 11am-1pm 1928-2016 Friday 9 December, Tisbury, Nadder Centre car park, Just over 20 years ago, Rodney and Charlotte Dennis 11am-1pm visited Chilmark. They had a home near Chilmark For more information contact Age UK Wiltshire (Salisbury on Martha’s Vineyard, USA, and decided to visit the office) - 01722 335425 eponymous English village. They loved the village and decided there and then to try to buy a property here. On the last evening of their visit, after some fruitless house hunting, someone mentioned that number 2 the Barberry might still be for sale. By noon of the following day, the 6 The Village Voice

Hindon Village Shop We are delighted to have a new shop volunteer from Chilmark. We are always on the lookout for additional volunteers so please do get in touch if you are interested. Shifts are only two hours long and you can do as many or as few as you like. Volunteers are our life blood. No experience necessary as training will be given – just enthusiasm and a sense of humour. Telephone 01747 820366 and ask to speak to Jules or Kelvin. Thank you. Meanwhile, please see this month’s recipe on page 4.

STOP PRESS! Cheese Tasting night Charlie Turnbull returns to give a further talk about cheese. Thursday 24 November, 7.30pm, Reading Room Tickets £10, contact Sarah Miller 01722 717473 This was a very popular event last year - book soon.

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Coronation Day in Chilmark - 2 June 1953 Nadder Valley Wine Circle Earlier this year we reported on the opening of Chilmark Are you interested in exploring the world of wine? school’s new library by former pupil Mike Rawlins, who If you enjoy a glass of wine and would like to explore the grew up in Ridge. Mike has since celebrated his 80th world of wine a little more, we would like to suggest that birthday, providing his family with his childhood memoirs you consider joining the Nadder Valley Wine Circle. to mark the occasion. Here, with Mike’s permission, we include an extract about Chilmark on Coronation Day, We are a friendly bunch of oenophiles who meet several when Mike was 16 years old and living at 92 Ridge. times during the year in the village halls of Teffont and Dinton to listen to speakers and taste a wide variety of The Queen’s Coronation wines. We also organize one or two day outings each Day became a national year to vineyards, or wine merchants. We have an annual celebration, with each dinner organized at a suitable local hostelry and a wine in town and village arranging the garden event during the summer. their own celebrations. As Ridge was part of Chilmark We also organise, from time to time, visits to wine growing the residents were invited areas. These visits are researched and organised within to join in the Chilmark the club in order to keep costs reasonable. In recent years activities. This was in the members of the club have visited the Loire, Beaujolais and form of sports and various Bordeaux and a visit to the Languedoc is planned for next fun events during the day, year. with a large bonfire at the highest point in the village in the evening. The weather was not the kindest and it was quite cold, damp and drizzly.

The things that appealed to me most were the road running races which were set up. I trained very hard in the weeks prior to this to make sure that I was in my best form to compete. During the morning there was a mile race on a set course around the village. There were a lot of men who volunteered to run and thought it would be easy. The race started and before I had got over the first 100 yards I was about last in the pack. All the others had sprinted away furiously at the start, forgetting that they would soon be confronted with a hill. The smokers soon stopped by coughing their hearts up and those who were not fit began to tire quickly and I began to overtake the competitors in front of me. Initially the course took us to Portash, down the hill to Mooray, through the village and back to the starting point in the field at Frog Lane. At Mooray I found myself in front and led the way home to win the race. £3 prize money secured!

After a short break the 100 yards sprint was organised. I didn’t intend going in for this, but some of the other competitors persuaded me to take part. This I won, another £1 earned. It was now time for lunch, provided by the organisers. Later in the afternoon there was another If you are interested in learning more about different wines much longer race, four miles, with the course taking us up and joining a friendly group of local wine lovers you will to Ridge, over the brow to Ridge Cottages on the B3089, be made very welcome. The only qualification you need back to the village and the show site. There were quite a is the enjoyment of wine. Our annual membership fee is number of takers for this race and I was quite concerned £5. A charge is normally made at each meeting to cover running up to Ridge as I still had one competitor in front of the cost of the wines presented. For further information me. This was John Flower who farmed at the other Ridge please contact the undersigned (01722 716267) who will Farm on the main road. So running up Ridge Drove I kept be pleased to answer any queries you might have. fairly close to him, just to let him know that I was there, Alastair Bellingham, Chairman trying to push him as hard as I could so he would expend more energy than he planned to do, knowing that I could overtake him on the way down the hill. When we got to Seven Sisters (a clump of trees on his farm) the road dropped down hill. At this point I did allow the hill to carry me past him. He made no effort to fight back and I knew that I’d cracked him. From this point I left him way behind and won the race very comfortably. Another £6 in prize money earned. At that time, of course, £10 was quite a fortune to have in my pocket. Mike Rawlins 8 The Village Voice

9 Focus Point – November 2016 Advertisements will appear in the Church Times on 21st What does November mean to you? The garden is sinking and 28th October, short listing of candidates will take place into winter, just the last Michaelmas daisies and perhaps, on 28th November, and interviews will be held on 6th/7th if you have them, cyclamens in the borders, the colour December. Your prayers are sought for all those involved coming mostly now from the berries on the Holly as the in this process: trees finally shed their autumn leaves. The daffodils Heavenly Father, you have welcomed each one of us should all have been planted, and the snowdrops we look and called us to be the body of Christ in the parishes of forward to seeing as a promise of spring too - but you still the Nadder Valley; send us your Holy Spirit at this time have time for the tulips. The sun too is reluctant to shine, of uncertainty and change, to fill us with vision, energy through misty mornings and short afternoons, especially and faithfulness in prayer, that we may be true to our now the clocks have been put back. calling to bring new life to our communities. And guide But there are more urgent things to do than hibernate with with your heavenly wisdom those who are to choose the hedgehogs. We are now in the between times after a new Team Vicar for this benefice, that the one we the long Trinity season and before Advent with its sombre receive may be a wise and gentle shepherd of your colours and its penitential preparation for Christmas! people: ready to serve us with joy, to build us up in faith, and to lead by example in loving obedience to As the colours change to red and orange and the garden your son, our Saviour, Jesus Christ. AMEN. dies back, so the colour in our churches change as we Graham Southgate (Team Rector) focus on remembering those who have died. First comes All Saints when the church is often dressed in gold and white, then All Souls hard on its heels and 10 days later Remembrance, and the proper colour to remember by is red, the colour of Christ’s blood. Some people seem to think that all these memorials are, somehow, morbid but what we recall on these days, particularly Remembrance Day, is not glorifying war nor even death itself, but the courage and dedication of generations before who have given us the freedoms we still enjoy. Equally, the service of All Saints is not limited to those given the title of Saint. No, the saints whom we remember are all around us. They are those to whom we owe the greatest debt, the debt of the example we would like to follow, the creation of the character and the community we aspire to today.

The other reason for the colour of this month is that we also remember several martyrs, those who have died as a result of their refusal to give up their beliefs. It is not very common to hear of modern-day martyrs, but in view of the conflict in Syria and Iraq, there are as many martyrs today as in the past. As a teacher, one of the schools I was associated with held a music festival on November 22nd, the early martyr St. Cecilia’s day. She is the patron saint of music and musicians, and a jolly good excuse to have a special day of music to celebrate - many composers have written pieces to celebrate her especial contribution to the richness of the music with which we celebrate our faith in the liturgy of our churches.

So let’s not mourn the passing of the summer, nor retreat into our homes as winter approaches. Instead, with St Cecilia, let’s remember, with joy, the role played by all those before us who have contributed to the richness of our lives by the example of their sacrifices for us. Rev Mark Hayter

Appointing a new Team Vicar The responsibility for choosing a new Team Vicar in succession to the Reverend Jane Tailby falls jointly to the Team Rector (as Incumbent of the Nadder Valley Benefice) and the Bishop of Salisbury. They have been consulting widely via the Team Council to ensure that the needs of the parishes have been properly ascertained. When applications are being considered the Rector and Bishop will be advised by four lay people appointed by the Team Council, the remaining Team Vicar (Andrew Staley), and at least one of the Patrons (The Honourable Miss Mary Morrison). 10 NADDER VALLEY BENEFICE – CHURCH ROTA – NOVEMBER 2016 Date 6th 13th 20th 27th 4th December SUNDAY 3rd before Advent 2nd before Advent Christ the King Advent 1 Advent 2 Remembrance Sunday Next before Advent Southern Area

ANSTY 1115 MBCP LAY 1055 Remembrance AS 1115 HCBCP GS 1115 FC GS 1115 MBCP

COMPTON 0930 PCT GS 1055 Remembrance RWi 1115 SoW JA 0930 PCT

FOVANT 0800 HCO2T MH 1050 Remembrance RW 1800 EBCP JA 0930 PC (Fov) GS 0800 HCO2T 1500 All Souls GS (1200 at Village Hall)

SUTTON 1800 EBCP GS At Fovant - 0930 CbE JA 1800 EBCP

SWALLOWCLIFFE 1115 PCT JH At Ansty - 0800 HCBCP GS 1115 MBCP LAY 1115 PCT Northern Area

BARFORD 1115 FC GS At Dinton - 0800 HCBCP AS 0930 PC CS 1115 FC Patronal - BAVERSTOCK ------

CHILMARK 1115 PCT CS 1055 Remembrance JH 1115 FC GS 1115 MPr LAY 1115 PCT

DINTON 0800 HCBCP GS 1050 Remembrance CS 1115 PC AS 0930 MCW LAY 0800 HCBCP TEFFONT EVIAS 0930 FS CF ------1115 FS TEFFONT MAGNA - - 1050 Remembrance GS 0930 FC GS - - Western Area

CHICKLADE 1800 EBCP MH - - - - 1115 HCBCP MH Patronal

FONTHILL BISHOP 1700 EBCP JA 0800 HCBCP MH 0930 MBCP AS - - 1700 EBCP Patronal

FONT’ GIFFORD 0800 HCBCP AS 1055 Remembrance JA 0800 HCBCP JH 1115 MBCP LAY 0800 HCBCP

HINDON 0930 PC MH 1050 Remembrance MH 1800 EBCP AS 0930 PC MH 0930 PC

0800 PCT GS 0800 HCBCP GS TISBURY 0930 FS AS 0930 PC AS 0930 PC JH 0930 PC RW 0930 FS

1800 PCT AS 1445/1500 War AS 1800 PCT

Memorial and then 1800 Chor EBCP GS 1800 P & P MH Remembrance 1800 QF AS BCP – Book of Common Prayer CW – Common Worship HC – Holy Communion (said) PC – Order 1 Communion (with hymns) PCT – Order 1 Communion, traditional language (with hymns) CbE – Communion by Extension PC O2T Holy Communion Order 2 traditional language (with hymns) FC – All Age Family Communion FS – All Age Family Service SoW – All Age Service of the Word M -- Mattins or Morning Prayer QF – Questioning Faith MPr – Morning Praise E – Evensong or Evening Prayer JA – Judy Anderson CF – Colin Fox JH – John Hamilton MH – Mark Hayter CS – Chris Savage GS – Graham Southgate AS – Andrew Staley RW – Richard Wren RWi – Richard Willan

Church Cleaning Rota 2016 St Margaret’s Chilmark – Reminders for your diary If you have any queries please contact me on 01722 716571 - Many thanks, Chrissie Eden Churchyard Tidy session Saturday 5th November, 10am-12noon November Group Refreshments provided. Please bring your own tools (secateurs, rakes etc). Everyone welcome. Any queries, 6th four Janey Middleton 716231. 13th five Remembrance Sunday - 13th November 2016 20th six This year we will be welcoming the Revd John Hamilton 27th seven from Tisbury who will be leading our service. Don’t forget December the service starts in the Churchyard by the War Memorial at 10:55 am and then continues in the church. Do join us for 4th eight this special and moving occasion. 11th nine St Margaret’s Carol Service will be held on Sunday 18th 18th ten December, 6pm. Do come to this lovely candlelit service led 25th one by our splendid choir. Bring a torch to assist your reading! 31st two Churchwarden.

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TEAM CLERGY Revd Dr Graham Southgate, (Rector). The Rectory, Shaftesbury Road, Fovant, SP3 5JA 01722 714826 Parish Priest responsible for Ansty, Fovant, Sutton Mandeville and Swallowcliffe Email: [email protected].

Revd Andrew Staley, (Team Vicar) Parish Priest responsible for Tisbury, Fonthill Gifford and 01747 871697 Fonthill Bishop with Berwick St Leonard. Email: [email protected]

Revd Mark Hayter, (Associate Priest) High Spinney, Sutton Road, Fovant, SP3 5LF 01722 785176 Parish Priest responsible for Hindon with Chicklade and Pertwood Email: [email protected]

LICENSED LAY MINISTERS Miss Judy Anderson, 29 Brook Close, Tisbury SP3 6PW 01747 873142 Mrs Thelma Caughey, Steeple Close, High Street, Hindon SP3 6DJ 01747 820840

PARISH CENTRE Hinton Hall, Church Street, Tisbury SP3 6NH 01747 871697 9.30-11am Monday-Friday Email: [email protected]

TEAM ADMINISTRATOR Mrs Carol Sayes, Cleeve Hill, Vicarage Road, Tisbury SP3 6HZ 01747 871805 Email [email protected]

CHURCHWARDENS Chilmark: St. Margaret of Antioch Fonthill: All Saints with Berwick St Leonard Mrs Jane Middleton 01722 716231 The Hon. Mary Morrison 01747 820231 Mrs Penny Mellish 01747 820524 ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH Parish Priest: Fr. Robert Miller, Trellis House, High Street, Tisbury SP3 6JR, 01747 870228 [email protected] MASSES Tisbury, Sacred Heart: Sunday 9am (sung) & 6.30pm (said) Wardour, All Saints: Sunday 11am (sung)

TISBURY METHODIST CHURCH Minister: Revd Denise Binks, 7 Ridge Way, Shaftesbury SP7 9HB, [email protected] 01747 854631 Sunday Service: 10.30am

CHILMARK CHURCH, ST MARGARET OF ANTIOCH Treasurer Major John Eden 01722 716571 Choir Felicity Pattenden [email protected] 01722 716271 Organist David Davies [email protected] 01722 714440 Polly Dickins [email protected] 01747 870226 Bells Linda Jones [email protected] 01747 870595 Angus Menzies [email protected] 01722 717925

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Hindon Surgery News - the NHS under pressure We are delighted that, following the inspection in August 2016, the CQC have rated Hindon Surgery as Outstanding. We are one of only 206 GP practices of the 16,000 inspected so far to have this result. The final report is available now on the CQC website and via a link from the surgery website at www.hindonsurgery.co.uk.

We would like to thank all our patients who have supported us in this process, particularly by completing the CQC comments cards leading up to the inspection, by posting on the NHS Choices website, and by completing the Friends and Families Test questionnaires. The report highlights the importance of feedback from our patients and how we act on this to improve the quality of care we provide, which they felt was an example of Contemporary Dance comes to Tisbury outstanding practice. We would also like to thank all our Sadlers Wells Associate Artist Russell Maliphant is bringing staff who support us as we try to provide all our patients an evening of spectacular choreography to Tisbury’s with exceptional care. Great Barn at Messums Wiltshire later this month. The dazzling performance Conceal/Reveal is set for Thursday We were assessed on whether we are safe, effective, 24 to Saturday 26 November and will mark an ongoing caring, well led and responsive to patient needs, as collaboration between the award-winning choreographer well as how effectively services are delivered to six Maliphant and lighting designer Michael Hulls. Thursday population groups - older people; those with long term night will be Gala night with a champagne canapé conditions; families, children and young people; working reception followed by an after show interview with Russell age people and the recently retired; people in vulnerable by Telegraph Arts Editor, Sarah Compton. Meanwhile circumstances and people experiencing poor mental there will be free access to students of dance and local health. We were judged as outstanding for being caring, secondary schools to two hour-long open rehearsals on responsive and well led and outstanding for all six patient Thursday 17 and Friday 18 November and to the dress groups. rehearsal on Wednesday 23 November. For further information see: www.messumswiltshire.com or telephone Winter is now approaching and there are a few sensible 01747 445042. Tickets £100; gala evening £150; patrons precautions we suggest to avoid the increased risk to your half-price. Bookings - www.eventbrite.co.uk health. Advice is available on the NHS Choices website, but in summary it is important to keep warm, eat at least one hot meal a day, drink enough fluids, have a ‘flu jab (we still have some jabs available for those who ought to be vaccinated but haven’t yet done so this year). Every year we have patients falling over on wet or icy paths and almost always for a trip they didn’t need to make – so please think about whether you need to go outside in poor conditions and please keep an eye out for your neighbours. Dr Patrick Craig-McFeely

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust Your elected local governors (in Chilmark and Ridge) are: Lynn Taylor and Raymond Jack. If there is anything you want to discuss about the hospital, do get in touch and we will respond, within our competence as governors, as best we may: [email protected] [email protected]

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Forthcoming Film Nights Victoria Hall, Tisbury: Saturday 12 November - The Man who knew Infinity (12A). Dev Patel (of Slumdog Millionaire fame) plays the self-taught Indian maths genius Srinivasa Ramanujan, who earns admittance to Cambridge University during World War 1 where he becomes a pioneer in mathematical theories under the guidance of his eccentric professor GH Hardy (Jeremy Irons). Dev Patel is brilliant playing opposite Jeremy Irons - a man totally opposite to him emotionally and spiritually. It is a true story and the development of these two characters gives enormous depth to the film. Well worth seeing. Tickets at £6 are available from Kate Good Pottery - 01747 870367 - closed on Mondays. Do buy your ticket in good time as seating is limited in the Victoria Hall. Doors open at 7 for 7.30pm. Any profit from the film will be for the Fabric Fund of St John’s Church, Tisbury.

Teffont Film Club Saturday 26th November The Man Who Knew Infinity (see above). Venue: Teffont Village Hall, 7 for 7.30pm. Licensed bar and nibbles available. Tickets £6 on the door, or membership £24 for the season. Booking and enquiries: [email protected]

Women Who Lunch The Nadder Valley Women Who Lunch group will next meet on Thursday 10th November at The Wyndham Arms, Dinton. Our speaker this month is Fiona Oliver, of the charity Hope & Homes for Children, which is based near Salisbury (see: www.hopeandhomes.co.uk). She will be talking about how this international charity was founded by a retired British UN Commander, Mark Cook and his wife Caroline, who live in the Salisbury area. We will hear how this charity has become recognised for its pioneering work in the global eradication of institutionalisation for children, and is being emulated worldwide. We aim to meet at the Wyndham Arms at 11.30am, so that the speaker begins to speak at 12 noon. Lunch is served Join our Heating at approximately 12.45. Following lunch there is time for questions - WWL will end at around 2pm. To book a place for this talk and lunch, please contact Oil Buying Club! Sue Evans either on 01747 840600, or email smebad@ btinternet.com. and SAVE up to Recycling & Waste Collection dates for November 2016 10% on your Tuesday 1st - Household waste (grey bins) heating oil cost! Tuesday 8th Blue lid – plastic bottles, cardboard, brown paper, • Free to join shredded paper • Independent of suppliers Black box – glass bottles & jars, newspapers, junk mail, tin cans, metal lids, silver foil • Order for more than one location Green lid - Garden waste, NOT household compost • Pay the supplier direct Tuesday 15th - Household waste • Bi-monthly reminders Tuesday 22nd - Blue lid, Black box, Green lid • Over 500 members

Tuesday 29th - Household waste FOR MORE INFORMATION AND FREE REGISTRATION VISIT: For more details of which bin to use, visit the following link: www.nadder.oilbuyingclub.com www.wiltshire.gov.uk/rubbish-and-recycling/recycling

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Warminster Sector occurred at a commercial property in West Tisbury. Community Policing Team - Tisbury Approximately £350 in cash was stolen.

Thefts from Cars Tisbury Community Safety Partnership During and since the summer there has The next meeting of the partnership will be on Tuesday been in increase in thefts from vehicles, 13th December 2016 in the Elizabeth Hall, Tisbury at 6pm; particularly at Beauty Spot locations. In guest speakers will address the topic of Farm Watch. The Hindon, for example, the driver side window future of the Partnership will also be discussed. Members of a vehicle was smashed and a handbag was stolen from of the public, and of Community Groups, are always very the front passenger seat. (NB: please see additional report welcome. below from Wiltshire South Community Policing Team about thefts in Dinton and Teffont). These types of crime Contacts: are often opportunistic so, please, remove ALL valuables Call 101 to report a crime or attempted crime. In an from vehicles to deny thieves the opportunity. Do consider emergency always dial 999 the following security advice when parking in any location. Sector Head: Inspector 2517 James Brain: [email protected] • Try to park somewhere well lit Deputy Sector Head: Ps 1801 Louis McCoy: • Don’t leave anything on show in your car, not even [email protected] a coat or empty carrier bag Community Coordinator: Pc 2446 Charly Chilton: • Where possible, don’t leave anything in your car [email protected] at all, including the boot Local PCSO: PCSO 6126 Vicky Huntley: • Leave your glove box open to show there is [email protected] nothing in it Community Policing Team Mailbox*: • If you have a removable SatNav, take it with you; [email protected] remove the mounting and polish any suction *Please note: personalised email addresses carry the marks off the windscreen caveat that if officers are sick or on leave, their mail will • Remove your stereo if you can; if you can’t, then not be read until their return - whereas the whole team is mark it with the vehicle registration number intended to have access to the CPT mail box.

Wiltshire South Community Policing Team, Rural, report: Wiltshire Police Survey Thefts from Cars Researchers working for Wiltshire Police will be telephoning There have been a number of recent Thefts from vehicles 2,000 homes across the county in coming weeks to find in our area, as follows: out how householders rate the service being offered by the force. Police & Crime Commissioner Angus MacPherson 10 October: The Drove, Ebbesbourne Wake said: “The views of the public are always important. If you 10 October: Dinton National Trust Car park are contacted as part of the survey I ask that you please 12 October: Dinton National Trust Car park take this opportunity to give us your views.” 13 October: Dinton National Trust Car park 20 October: Dinton Village Hall 20 October: Dinton Village Hall 21 October: Teffont Village Hall Advertising in The Village Voice These offences are being committed during the daytime Revenue from the quarterly Goods & Services Directory and evening; the method used is to smash window of goes to Chilmark Parochial Church Council (via Hindon parked car and steal any visible contents. Whilst keeping PCC). Cost (for 30 words max) is £16 for 4 issues (a an open mind, these offences are clearly likely to be linked. year); £12 for 3 issues; £8 for 2 issues; £4 for one issue. Extra Police patrols are in place. Please contact Felicity Trotman (see Village Directory, page 2) if you wish to include an entry in the next A Chilmark resident was a victim of one of the thefts at Directory. Cheques payable to Hindon PCC. Dinton Village Hall car park and has made the following heartfelt plea to fellow car-owners: All other advertising revenue (display and classified Be Street Wise! adverts) goes towards The Village Voice printing costs. On the 20th October between the hours of 19.30 - 21.00 in Dinton Village Hall Car Park, my car window was smashed Display advert prices as from 1st September 2016 are: and a very small purse, which was visible, was removed. quarter page - £60 per year (10 issues) The glove pocket had been opened and my SatNav eighth page - £40 per year removed and left on the car seat. Please be street wise, and do not leave valuables visible. A. Pettigrew Classified adverts can be run for up to three issues at the rate of 10 pence per word (30 words max) per issue. Community Messaging Should you wish to place a display or classified advert Please encourage as many people as possible to sign up please contact our Treasurer Mike Scott: to Community Messaging via the link below. Once signed [email protected] up, you will receive FREE and regular updates from your local police officers about crime matters in your area. Thank you. www.wiltsmessaging.co.uk The Village Voice Printed by Spectrum Design & Print, Other Local Crime Wilton 01722 742678 Tisbury: sometime between 5.30pm on Saturday 15 October and 10am Tuesday 18 October, a burglary Design & layout by Ragged Apple 16 GOODS AND SERVICES DIRECTORY – NOVEMBER ‘16

ADMINISTRATION SERVICES – Book-Keeping/Secretarial Service Available for Book-keeping - experience of Sage and Key Accounts, VAT Returns. Secretarial Service to suit your requirements, any work undertaken, reasonable rates. Anna Butler – 0755 155 8216 [email protected].

ALEXANDERS EXECUTIVE & PRIVATE HIRE Brian and Shirley provide a professional, reliable service from corporate to single events including airport, seaport, station, coach & hospital transfers. Vehicles for 1-8 passengers. Tel [01747 830723], Mobile [07810 294725] email:[email protected] web: www.bhalexander.co.uk

B & B HINDON Pretty Georgian stone cottage offering one large double bedroom overlooking rear garden, with private shower room and sitting room. Caroline Leatham, Ivydene, Hindon, Salisbury SP3 6ED, tel. [01747 820 872] email: [email protected]

BLACKSMITH & GENERAL ENGINEER All decorative, ornamental & functional metalwork undertaken. High quality work. Competitive prices. Gates, Railings, Curtain poles, Fireplace items, Weather vanes, Garden structures. Structural, Architectural & more. JOHN EDMUNDS Tel [01722 781212] email: [email protected]

BUILDING CONTRACTOR All aspects of general building and refurbishment, including the installation of kitchens and bathrooms. Member of the Federation of Master Builders. HETAS approved installer. For all your building requirements, please contact: P. F. PARSONS LTD. Unit 1, Wylye Road, Hindon, Salisbury SP3 6ER.Tel [01747 820422] email: [email protected] web: www.pfparsons.co.uk

CARPENTRY AND JOINERY All aspects of carpentry work undertaken: extensions, new builds, renovations, cut roofs, built-in wardrobes, design, supply and install kitchens. 20 years’ experience. Please find me on Facebook pages. Simon Penson Carpentry, The Old Post Office, Hindon, Salisbury SP3 6DJ Tel [01747 820377, mobile 07540184604] email: [email protected]

CHILMARK BOARDING KENNELS Family run licensed boarding kennels. Comfortable, spacious, insulated and heated units. Off-lead walks (3 per day) in secure 5-acre exercise paddock, a real holiday for dogs in beautiful surroundings. DAVE and JENNY WILLIAMS, Bevisfield Farm, Cow Drove, Chilmark: Tel [01722 717808]

COUNTRY CARE Qualified local carer, offering care and support for the people of Hindon and surrounding villages. SYLVIA PARRISH Tel [01747 820018] or [07795262130, evenings and weekends]

DRY STONE WALLING AND PAVING All types of stone walling undertaken. Reliable, professional family-run business. Patrick Houchen – DSWA member. Landscaping/fencing also undertaken. Patrick Houchen: Tel. [01963 371123], mobile [07791588141], web: www.yenstonewalling.co.uk

EVOLVE TREE AND GARDEN SERVICES Fully insured to carry out all aspects of tree surgery, hedge reductions, dismantles, pruning and landscaping,including fencing, slab laying, raised beds and wildlife ponds. Stuart Larter, 1 Court Street, Tisbury, SP3 6LN. Tel [07563 645043] or [01747 871753, evenings and weekends] web: www.evolvetree.co.uk

FEET FIRST Foot Health Professional providing quality footcare in your own home. Fully trained and insured. Find out more at www.tisburyfootcare.com. Treatments include nail cutting, corn and callus removal and more. Emily Boulting, Tel. [07551 751642], email [email protected]

17 FIELD AND STABLES Field and stables available near HIndon for 1 or 2 horses or ponies. Details on request. Anne Spanton, Tel [01747 820259]

FONTHILL TIMBER LIMITED Locally felled, milled and delivered timber to your requirements for fencing, timber buildings, garden furniture, beams etc. Call [01747 871142] or [07708 584794] – Phil Farnell or Jane Fogarty.

HAPPY HOUND DOG GROOMING SERVICE An experienced, friendly service in a quiet area of Chilmark. City and Guilds trained. Fully insured. Kay Rooke, Unit 3 The Courtyard, Field Barn Building, Ridge Farm, Chilmark: Tel [01722 716626], Mobile [07900 350846], email: [email protected]

HEALTH & WELLBEING Experienced and well qualified in Natural Spiritual Healing and Counselling/Coaching RUTH BRIDGEMAN, 5 Ridgeway, Chilmark. Tel [01722 717870] email: [email protected] web: www.RuthBridgeman.co.uk

HINDON FENCING AND SAWMILL For all your home and field fencing requirements contact Hindon Fencing at Berwick St Leonard. We also do sheds! Tel [01747 820510 or 07811 209272] email: [email protected]

HINDON VILLAGE MARQUEES For hire in local area. Marquees, matting and furniture at low rates to benefit local charities. Erection and dismantling service if required. Further details: [email protected] or [01747 820321]

JONNY WILSON ROOFING, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE All aspects of roof work – slate, tile, flat roofs, guttering, chimneys, moss clearance, leadwork. Building and maintenance projects also undertaken. Over 20 years’ experience, local references. Tel [07526 479360], email: [email protected]

MOBILE HAIR STYLIST Cutting, styling, colouring, Hi/low lights, perms, in the comfort of your own home. Excellent qualifications. Reasonable rates. Please call for an appointment or free consultation. GILL HAWKINS Tel [01722 716735], Mobile [07951 367726]

MR CASTLE’S LANDSCAPE GARDENING AND MAINTENANCE For all your gardening needs from fencing, decking, hedge cutting, rotavating, lawn mowing and rubbish removal. MR CASTLE, 9 Hill Terrace, Hindon, SP3 6EL. Tel: [07743 904662], email: [email protected] Web: www.castlelandscaping.co.uk

NATURAL STONE SERVICES All aspects of stone masonry – new build, rebuild, repairs, traditional lime pointing, floor/wall tiling in stone, ceramics, etc. Hard landscaping – walls, patios, paths, etc. Listed building works. No VAT. ROBIN EVANS 22, Frickers Paddock, Chilmark, SP3 5BU. Tel [07979 513096], emaii: [email protected]

OLD RECTORY BED & BREAKFAST A beautiful refurbished Bed & Breakfast offering a two-bedroomed family suite and two double en suite rooms. Free wifi. Reduced rates for groups and longer-stay guests. LYNDA and COLIN MASEFIELD, The Old Rectory, Chicklade Salisbury SP3 5SU. Tel [01747 820000], web: www.theoldrectory-bandb.co.uk

PAINTER AND DECORATOR SAUL MITCHELL PAINTER AND DECORATOR. Maintaining the Past, Designing the Future. Est. 2004. All aspects of Interior and exterior decorating. Covering your local area. Tel [01747 830029] Mobile [07787 927455]

PLUMTREE JOINERY Bespoke joinery manufacturer and cabinet maker. Member of the Guild of Master Craftsmen. Domestic and commercial work undertaken.Chilmark workshop: Tel [07816 922518] e-mail: [email protected] or visit our website: www.plumtreejoinery.co.uk

18 RURAL PLUMBING SERVICES Plumber and heating engineer. 24/7 call-out service. Drains and waste pipes cleared. PETER SCUTT, 2 Ridgeway, Chilmark SP3 5BX. Tel [01722 716768] Mobile [07774 777380]

RURAL VIEW ESTATE AGENCY Selling and letting all types of property. Friendly, professional and very local. CHARLIE GRAHAM, Manor Farm Estate, Chilmark SP3 5AF. Tel [01722 716895] email: [email protected]

SEASONED FIREWOOD Hardwood logs supplied and delivered, cut and split to your requirements. Nets of kindling also supplied. PHIL FARNELL Tel [01747 871142]

SEPTIC TANK EMPTYING Septic tank emptying, Luxury toilet hire, Temporary toilets, Portable and Luxury Showers, Temporary Fence, Barrier and small container hire and sales. ROB BEALE LTD, Copse Side Farm, Ansty SP3 5PS. Tel [01747 871464], web: www.temporarytoilets.co.uk

SOFT FURNISHING Loose covers, curtains & blinds etc. professionally made. AMANDA COWARD Buzzard House, Underhill, East Knoyle SP3 6BS. Tel [01747 830197]

SOFT FURNISHINGS & INTERIORS Beautifully made Curtains, Roman blinds, soft furnishings & accessories. From measuring to fitting, a professional, fully insured client-led service. Please call Rene Fullerton, Leagrove, Fonthill Gifford, Wilts SP3 6PX, tel. [01747 870 530] email: [email protected]

SOUTHERN TANK SERVICES Specialist in domestic, commercial and agricultural fuel oil storage, water tanks, rainwater harvesting, chemical tanks, with associated pumps, hoses, meters and filters. Also supplying tank security and other tank accessories. Southern Tank Services, Unit 2, Eastern Works, Sutton Mandeville, Salisbury SP3 5NL. Tel [01722 714514] email: [email protected]

TAX & ACCOUNTANCY SERVICE Complete tax and accountancy service. Bookkeeping and payroll, personal and business tax planning, income tax and VAT returns. TATTERSALLS, Glyn House, Great Wishford, Salisbury SP2 0PA. Tel [01722 790752], email: [email protected]

TIM HYDE THATCHING Traditional thatching in English wheat straw, water reed and long straw. Reports for surveyors and insurers. Full roofs or ridges, walls and summer houses. Traditional hedge-laying also carried out. TIM HYDE, The Stables, Milton Farm, East Knoyle, Salisbury SP3 6BG. Tel [01747 830718] mobile [07880557436] email: [email protected] web: www.timhydethatching.co.uk

YEOMAN TREE SPECIALISTS Tree surgery, dismantling, stump grinding, tree planting, woodland thinning, fruit tree care. Free estimates. Fully insured. YEOMAN TREE SPECIALISTS Tel [01597 850155] mobile [07860 177486] email: [email protected]

YOGA AND RELAXATION CLASSES Small groups & Individual Yoga at Hindon Village Hall. Improve health, mobility, and well-being. Meditation teaching on request. RUTH BRIDGEMAN Tel [01722 717870] email: [email protected] web: www.RuthBridgeman.co.uk

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Tisbus news Team Rubicon Hurricane response Tisbus volunteers were delighted to take delivery of a Chilmark based disaster relief charity Team Rubicon new wheelchair-accessible 15-seater minibus in October. UK has been in action in Haiti in the wake of Hurricane Funded by the Government’s community minibus fund, and Matthew. The devastating storm left hundreds of people sponsored by Bassetts, the bus adds to Tisbus’ existing dead and thousands in need of emergency aid. A team of fleet of three buses that collect member from their homes 13 Team Rubicon volunteers is currently delivering support in Chilmark and other Nadder Valley villages, taking them and aid to remote communities. on shopping trips to Tisbury, Salisbury, Shaftesbury and Warminster every week. Will McNulty, co-founder of Team Rubicon, was one of the first to arrive just 48 hours after Hurricane Matthew hit Haiti in the first week of October:

‘I’m seeing massive destruction to property and crops in the affected areas. Low-lying areas near rivers and streams were exceptionally vulnerable. I’ve seen a dozen washed out roads or bridges; the property damage alone is staggering, ‘ he said.

Tisbus membership costs only £5 for life. The bus can also be hired out by anyone for private events. If you would like to find out more about Tisbus, become a member or a volunteer driver then simply call our administrator on 07500 802525.

November outings Tisbus will be taking its members back to a favourite place of theirs on Wednesday 9 November with a trip to the Fairground Craft Village at Weyhill. The site of one of Britain’s most historic sheep fairs – dating back to medieval times - was rescued from dereliction by Penton Grafton Parish Council who converted the area into a creative hub for local arts and crafts in 2003. The village consists of 11 individual craft studios, set within ancient chalk walls, and a family run tea-room offering delicious light lunches and an excellent range of gluten free cakes. Alongside the café is the Sheep Shed Gallery, providing an exciting exhibition programme for local artists to show and sell their work. A walk around the studios followed by a cream tea makes the perfect afternoon out. This trip costs £11 (children £5.50). Pickups start at 10am, returning at 2.30pm.

Two weeks later on Wednesday 23 November, Tisbus will be visiting a new lunch trip destination, The Jailhouse Volunteers have been undertaking a wide variety of tasks, Café at Guys Marsh. The Café is run by the charity Expia including rebuilding a school which was heavily and staffed by risk-assessed prisoners on day release. damaged and had its roof torn off the by the hurricane. Since opening in 2011, the Café has given placements to hundreds of prisoners providing them with the opportunity As well as clearance and rebuild, the team are looking at and experience of real work and training in preparation for how to support the urgent needs for infrastructure repair release. The cost of this trip is £8 (children £4) plus the – especially for water and sanitation as the reported cost of your meal, with pickups starting at 11am, returning numbers of fatalities from Cholera are increasing daily. at 2.30pm. Telephone as above for bookings. General Sir Nick Parker, Board Member of Team Rubicon Global, said: ‘We aim to have a strike team of twelve volunteers operating continuously for the next three weeks, they will clear debris, set up shelters, deliver supplies and, as veterans of our great Armed Forces, help in any way they can. If there is the demand for more people we will do our best to deploy them. Team Rubicon gets right to the heart of a disaster; it needs support from volunteers and donations.’

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