Looking to God, Looking to Care, Looking to Grow
About Upper Stour
Serving the villages of Bourton Kilmington Stourton Zeals
September 2019
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Parish Contacts Parish Office 01747 840221 Curate: Rev Kirsty Wells 01747 823562 Licensed Lay Minister: Brian Martin 01747 840433 Licensed Lay Minister: Mona Tyler 01985 844509 Lay Worship Leader: Caroline Worthington 01747 840266 Lay Pastoral Assistant: Vicky Goodfellow 01747 840443 (on temporary sabbatical) Lay Pastoral Assistant: Barbara Borwell 01747 840141 Lay Pastoral Assistant: Caroline Worthington 01747 840266 Parish office/Rectory email [email protected] Parish website www.upperstour.co.uk Facebook Group Parish of Upper Stour
Enquiries regarding Baptisms/Christenings, Weddings and Funerals to the Parish Office 01747 840 221 ~ ~ ~ Upper Stour Magazine Contacts Editor: Celia Cotton 01985 844613 Deputy Editor: Sue Evans 01747 840600 Distribution Manager: Carol Affleck 01747 841359 Invoicing Manager: Peter Booth 01985 845 379 Printed by Mail&Print: Berwick St Leonard 0845 362 0983
All items for the October issue should be sent to the Editor at Bay Tree Cottage, Kilmington, Wiltshire BA12 6RG tel 01985 844613 email [email protected]
Contributions for the October 2019 issue should reach the Editor by Friday 13th September 2019 at noon
Mobile Library Times September 2019
Sept 12, 26 Zeals School 10.00-10.40 am 43 Zeals Rise 10.45-11.05 am
Sept 12, 26 Kilmington Home Gd Club 11.25-11.35 am
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Points of Contact during the Vacancy
Our Parish Administrator, Ros Wetherilt, will be in the Office on Tuesdays and Fridays between 9am and noon: 01747 840221 At other times please leave a message on the answerphone or send an email: [email protected]
PCC Vice-chair: Crin Fearon 01747 841400 PCC Secretary Jane Joyce 01747 840149 Worship Rev Kirsty Wells 01747 823562 Brian Martin 01747 840433 Pastoral Support Barbara Borwell 01747 840141 Caroline Worthington 01747 840266 Finance Brian Martin 01747 840433 Communication: Celia Cotton 01985 844613 Education/nurture: Margaret Martin 01747 840433 Glenis Allen 01747 840948 School Matters Sue Evans 01747 840600
Churchwardens Bourton Harry Allen 01747 840948 Margaret Martin 01747 840433 Kilmington Chris Reeves 01985 844894 Celia Cotton 01985 844613 Stourton Jane Parker 01985 844148 Crin Fearon 01747 841400 Zeals Sue Evans 01747 840600 Tom Spencer 01747 840058
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St Martin's
St George’s 100 Club
Millennium Club
July & August winners
July Winners
1st Prize
V Rowe
Emma Etheridge
C Blackmore
2nd Prize
B Bohan
Rosemary Firbank
G Poynton
G Jackson
August Winners
A Palfrey
1st Prize
I Snook
Emma Etheridge 2nd Prize R Lauder
Margaret Whitaker The September draw will be at Zeals Motors on 2nd September All enquiries to: Contact Nigel Blackmore Ruth Burrows - 01747 840371 01747 841110
SDC Lott 842
Zeals Walkers On Sunday 4th August, in ideal walking weather, a dozen of us enjoyed a circular walk from Mells Post Office towards St Andrews Church. Having passed through the churchyard we continued walking over fields and a lane to Colliers Way, being part of the national cycle network from Bath to Southampton. There is still evidence of the old railway line visible in the undergrowth. On leaving Colliers Way and crossing a field we dropped down a lane to Mells Stream at Great Elm and meandered along Wadbury Walley through the woods alongside the stream. Amongst the undergrowth can still be seen remains of the former Fussells of Mells iron-edge tool works (1744 – 1894). At the end of the woodland path we walked the lane back to Mells Post Office. Thence to The George at Nunney for lunch (don’t mention the heritage carrots!) A seasonal reminder to all walkers in the countryside to take precautions from ticks by tucking trousers into socks and wearing long sleeved tops. After walks, especially through long grass, it is advisable to check one’s body all over for signs of ticks. Two members of our group have recently suffered from ticks this year. Stay vigilant. On 1st September the walk to be led by Steve Gale and Viv Biss will be at Motcombe followed by lunch at the Coppleridge Inn. Please let Viv or Steve know if you will be joining them. [email protected] or
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This year’s MLF promises to be an event not to be missed. There are talks by various authors and I would like to highlight two I consider well worth going to. Sue Evans Monday 07.10.19 7.00pm Ruth Wilson - Before & After St Michael’s Church £12.00pp The award winning actress Ruth Wilson (Luther, The Affair, Hedda Gabler, Jane Eyre), who played her own grandmother in the popular BBC Drama Mrs. Wilson, will be talking with the journalist Chloe Fox about the making of the drama and other aspects of her career.
Wednesday 09.10.19 2.00pm Paul Hooley- The Undercover Nazi Agent St Michael’s Church £7.00pp Following his hugely popular talk last year, Paul Hooley returns to the Festival to tell us more about the life and work of Wolfe Frank, chief interpreter at the Nuremberg Trials, who spent his final years living in Mere where he completed his memoirs, about his extraordinary life and times.
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Country Calendar : September 2019 Heavy the silence Fields stand so bare Quietly foraging a solitary hare. Setting sun, rising harvest moon Autumn is coming albeit too soon. JP
Harvest certainly started very well, the weather being perfect with hot sunny dry days, which enabled us quickly to clear the spring crops. Then the heavens opened and the rain continues to disrupt leaving us with a prolonged frustrating harvest! As a slight diversion at least from harvest, if not the rain, we could concentrate our minds with showing. ‘Oh No Harry’ and Olivia duly went to The Gillingham and Shaftesbury Show, where the rain was unforgiving and everyone was soaked to the skin. The wind did not want to be left out, and did its best at blowing the makeshift housing for the cattle so violently that the water held in the roof cascaded over man and beast. Our lovely young bull Oh No Harry was a little nervous but soon settled down and even though the rain and wind did its utmost he deservedly got 2nd place. Olivia our young heifer also got 2nd and we won First Prize for the Best Show Pen.
Oh No Harry lay down with his head on the straw bale attracting much attention from would be David Baileys. Jane Parker 6
TOWER SOCIETY TALKS 2019 6.45 pm for 7 pm start at St Mary's Church Kilmington £10 entry fee payable at the door ~~ Free refreshments
Thursday 12th September: Talk and Sculpture Demonstration by Sarah Coward see page 25 Tuesday 15th October Talk - Archaeology of Salisbury Plain by Andy Manning of Wessex Archaeology. Bring artefacts for identification. Tuesday 12th November Talk - How to reduce your risk of Alzheimer's Disease - and Improve your Memory by Professor John Harrison of Kilmington.
TOWER SOCIETY EVENTS 2019 Evening Wednesday 9th October Tower Society Skittles Championships 2019 at the Stourton and Kilmington Home Guard Club. Individual and Team of Six. Queries: Peter Booth 01985 845 379 / [email protected]
Gasper Cottage Garden On Sunday 11th August Bella Hoare and Johnnie Gallop opened their delightful garden as part of the National Gardens Scheme. As part of the day, the Kilmington & Stourton Women’s Institute were invited to offer teas and cake to the public, the proceeds of which they very generously offered to the Kilmington Church Tower Society. Over 300 people visited the garden and the wonderful sum of £800 was made for the Tower Society. Very many thanks and congratulations to Bella and to everyone concerned for such a successful event.
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Bourton September Show
Saturday 7th September to be held at St George’s Church 2pm - 4pm
Teas, raffle, tombola, children’s games.
Schedule and entry forms can be downloaded from www.bourtondorset.org (or available at Bourton Garage). Completed entry forms must be received by Wednesday 4th September at Bourton Garage
Enquires to Carolyn Green 01747 840517 or Glenis Allen 01747 840948
Companion Dog Show to be held in conjunction with BOURTON SEPTEMBER SHOW 2019 Saturday 7th September Entries from 1.30pm Judging 2.00-4.00pm Sporting & Non-Sporting Pedigree Classes - Novelty Classes
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News from Stourhead
Throughout the summer Stourhead was enjoyed by many families, having picnics in the garden, joining in with the summer craft workshops, using our adventure lanyards, playing Bank or Bust, and exploring the collection in the house.
Now that the summer is passing, we are looking forward to autumn and some early hints and tints of the season can already been seen around the garden. We are always asked when the best time is to see the autumn colours, and really there is no one answer for this. What comes of autumn very much depends on the weather we get in the coming weeks, particularly how much wind and rain and of course sun we have.
We’re making plans on how to welcome the vast numbers of visitors that come during the autumn season and hope that we will be welcoming you also. We’re putting out our autumn winter range in the shop, following the summer sale, and are starting to offer a range of hearty and warming dishes on the menu in the restaurant.
You may notice that we are starting to talk more about Christmas as we want to let our visitors know of reasons to return, including seeing the property in a completely different light with the magical, after-dark, illuminated trail, Christmas at Stourhead. As well as this new evening offer, we will of course be opening up the house in the daytime, beautifully dressed with handmade decorations. We will of course be welcoming Father Christmas once again, who will be sharing a story with all the children.
We hope that you will all join us in wishing for a great autumn season, one that is long and full of colour, I am sure that you enjoy walking around the garden, seeing the golden reflections on the lake and the taking in the autumnal scents, including that of burnt sugar from the Katsura trees, as much as we all do.
If you want to find out more about Stourhead or get involved in the work that we do, please do get in touch. We look forward to seeing you at Stourhead again soon. Charlotte, Marketing & Communications Officer [email protected] or 01747 842021.
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We also carry out General Day to Day Home Maintenance: Painting, Fencing , Concreting, Patios & Landscaping, Driveways Please call for a free quote 01747 841034 or 07454926657 [email protected]
Green Fingers : September Notes from the not so green fingered The year has turned full circle again and I have run out of " flowers of the month” and garden tips. So for the next three months I will write about three gardens that I have particularly enjoyed visiting, and then it is someone else's turn to fill this slot. Any volunteers please tell Celia (see below) Just this summer I visited this most beautiful of gardens. Giardini La Mortella is situated on the island of Ischia just off Sorrento in mainland Italy. Susana Walton, wife of the British composer William Walton started to develop La Mortella Gardens in 1956. The couple engaged the help of British landscape architect Russell Page and between them they developed these magical gardens. The gardens run up a steep hillside that is crossed by shady pools and fountains with many places to sit and listen to the faint sounds of William Walton’s music. The extensive plant collection is a bold mix of tropical and Mediterranean plants. These gardens, so worthy of a visit, are open from April to November on selected days of the week.
We are most grateful to Pippa for her informative and entertaining articles over the past two years. If there is anyone who would like to take over from January 2020, please get in touch with me. Many thanks. Celia Cotton, Editor 11
Printer Cartridges Elizabeth Gittoes The Parish Office printer has been replaced so there are new cartridges from the
previous printer available if Registered anyone would like to purchase them. There are 6 Black, 4 Osteopath Yellow, 4 Cyan, 2 Magenta.
The Black HP950 sells at
£27.99 and the multipack at
£79.73
If anyone would like some or all of these please contact Sue Consultation by prior Evans: 01747 840600 arrangement. Please call Elizabeth to make an appointment. Kilmington
Email: [email protected] Parish Council Meeting on 5th September Telephone: 01747 840496 At 7.30pm The Old Police House at Whitesheet School Stourton, BA12 6QG. Kilmington
Anna Pelly Health Creation Mentor Tel: 01885 844 904 [email protected]
Health Creation provides a structure for you to change the things which are preventing you from being healthy and fulfilled. Mentoring provides a listening space for you to hear your own thoughts, information to help you find your way through, and support with addressing the causes which lie beneath the symptoms.
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Dogs without Collars It seems a while ago now, but on 5th July, Graham Perryman and his wonderful Band performed at Bourton Village Hall in their usual exuberant style. The gig was a sell-out and hugely enjoyable - there was much dancing! Many thanks to all the organisers and to all the kind people who donated nibbles etc, and especially to Sarah Bullivant for overseeing and coordinating all the refreshments. A wonderful £1,635 was taken on the night for PCC funds. The parish is particularly grateful to Dogs without Collars for coming to perform for us free of charge for a second time.
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SERVICES FOR SEPTEMBER 2019
Please check website in case of late changes : www.upperstour.co.uk
Sunday 1st Trinity 11 10.00 am Parish Communion at St George’s Bourton Led by Rev Vickie Goodman
Sunday 8th Trinity 12 10.00 am Parish Communion at St Mary’s Kilmington Led by Rev Kirsty Wells
Sunday 15th Trinity 13 10.00 am Parish Communion at St Martin’s Zeals Led by Rev Vickie Goodman Preacher: Brian Martin LLM
Sunday 22nd Trinity 14 10.00 am Parish Communion at St Peter’s Stourton Led by Rev Kirsty Wells Preacher: Mona Tyler LLM
Sunday 29th Trinity 15 8.00 am Holy Communion at St George’s Bourton Led by Rev Mike McCormack 10.00 am Harvest Praise & Pet Service at Home Farm Stourton (see page 15)
~ ~ ~ Coffee and Communion Mondays 16th and 30th September 10.30am at Westfields Community Room, Zeals
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Weekday Prayers
Mondays 9 am Morning Prayer (CW) at St George’s Bourton Wednesdays 5.00 pm Prayer Time at St Martin’s Zeals Thursdays 9am Morning Prayer (BCP) at St Mary’s Kilmington
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From the Registers Baptisms 7th July at St George’s Bourton Finley Ishaan Lindsay 7th July at St George’s Bourton Charlie Harish Lindsay 28th July at St Peter’s Stourton Penelope Jane White Weddings 15th June at St Peter’s Stourton: Gordon James Reid & Tessa Jane Harris 13th July at St Peter’s Stourton: Ryan John Norris & Abbie Leigh Humphries 24th August at St Peter’s Stourton: Steffan Rhys Edwards and Helen Jane Smith 31st August at St Peter’s Stourton: Matthew Andrew Collins & Keziah Elizabeth Ashmore Funerals 23rd July at St Peter’s Stourton: Alexander Thomas Aubrey Seymour (known as Zeddy) 9th August at St Martin’s Zeals: Steven Suter
Harvest Festival and Pet Service Sunday 29th September Our Family Service of Harvest Praise and Pet Service of all creatures great and small will be at 10am at Home Farm, Stourton Lane, BA12 6QL There will be signage to Home Farm and directions for parking (including disabled parking) and entrance to the service. Please remember that this is a working farm, that pets must be on a lead and kept under control, and please clean up after your pet. Harvest gifts will be received, and there will be refreshments after the service
Open the Book Psalm 78v4 NLT “We will not hide these truths from our children but will tell the next generation about the glorious deeds of the Lord.”
I am pleased to say a sum of £120 from the retiring collection on 7th July, celebrating 20 years of Open the Book, was sent to the Bible Society for work in Africa. Further news of exciting work in Ghana has been sent to me. The first international Open the Book team was set up 4 years ago in Ghana and a local headmaster has shared how it has made a huge difference to the many children. Behaviour has improved dramatically and children have taken the message of Jesus into their hearts, sharing it with their parents. They are looking to expand their work. You can donate by going to: biblesociety.org.uk/ghana19. Glenis Allen 15
When ? Friday 27 September 9am-2pm Where ? Bourton Village Hall Host - Sharron McVie 07928 953 495
Samara’s Aid Samara Levy of Samara’s Aid is coming to Father’s House Shaftesbury on Wednesday 18th September to promote her book and the new vision for Samara’s Aid. From 7-9 pm, open to all so no tickets, but a collection will be taken. Georgie Denison Pender
Advance Notice : Help Needed please for Pop-Up Café – 25th, 26th and 27th October Advance notice of the parish’s important fundraising effort in Stourton Memorial Hall on Friday 25th, Saturday 26th, and Sunday 27th October. We shall be looking for kind people who could help on any, some or all of these dates, or who could bake cakes, scones, flapjacks etc, or anyone who has home made produce such as jams, chutneys etc for sale. If you can help in any of these areas, please contact Celia Cotton ([email protected]), or Jane Parker ([email protected], or Sue Evans ([email protected]). Very many thanks in advance.
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Bourton Village Hall Trust AGM : 5th August 2019 Some 40 people attended this year’s AGM. The Chairman of Trustees, Paul Curry, reported that the Hall is alive and well, hosting regular weekly and monthly bookings by groups including The Bowls Club, Craft and Chat, The Gardening Club and Cubs and Beavers among others. Zumba and Pilates have been regulars. The Parish Council continues to hold its monthly meeting, now regularly needing the space available in the main hall. The village lunch is still held monthly; some younger faces would be very welcome. Film Night remains an essential, showing ‘blockbuster’ films to attract the largest audiences. The calendar is augmented by a variety of events; quiz nights, private parties, talks, live music and of course, the Panto, which this year raised over £2000. During the meeting, seven Trustees were re-elected, forming the Board whose responsibility is policy and strategic planning, supported by the Volunteers Group, who do all the marvellous work organising and running events .. A report on the New Village Hall Project described how progress is being made by the Parish Council in obtaining the transfer of land for the new Hall. The meeting was informed that a major campaign to raise grants and funds will start before the year’s end, once the land has been secured. Closing the meeting, Paul offered his thanks, and those of the Trustees, to the too small group of volunteers, who donate their time and their cheerfulness. He appealed for new volunteers. He noted that the present hall cladding had been refinished, damaged pathways repaired, and plans were being made to redecorate the Hall’s interior.
BOURTON FILM NIGHT TUESDAY 10th SEPTEMBER FISHERMAN’S FRIEND Starring Daniel Mays and Tuppence Middleton Based on a true story. A group of Cornish fishermen are signed up by Universal Records and achieve a top ten hit with their debut album of Sea Shanties. Doors and Bar open 7.00pm film starts 7.30pm Tickets available from Bourton and Zeals Garages.
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Stourton Village Show This was another very successful year for the Stourton Village Show with a large number of entries and, for the first time, a dog show. The results are shown below, with a picture of the Hames family winning the Hoare Cup for the family with the highest number of points. The prizes were presented to the winners by Bella Hoare
Stourton Village Show Cups 2019 Winner You’ve got to Pickle Pocket or Two Spread Eagle Inn Dennis Chapple Perpetual Challenge Bowl Pump up the Jam Catherine Spencer Twining Perpetual Challenge Cup Milk and Alcohol Guy Fearon The Stourhead Platter That Takes the Biscuit Pat Booth The Stourton Competition Cup Pat-a-Cake, Pat-a-Cake Elizabeth Hames Trophy Tankard Doh, a Deer Carolyn Green Memorial Hall Cup Man! I feel like a Woman! Marcus Coley Village Triumph Cup All By Myself Caroline Bullivant Richard Stratton Perpetual Challenge Cup Eight Days a Week Sally Monkhouse The St Peter’s Cup Let it Grow Chris Topham The Henry Hoare Challenge Cup Route 66 Sara Bolshaw Bristol Cross Loving Cup Beans means Heinz Tom Green Croplink Cup Polk Salad Annie Jane Parker Rochford Garden Machinery Perpetual Challenge Cup Tutti Fruti Pat Booth The Stourton Show Fruit Bowl You Don’t Bring Me Flowers Vanessa Meeker Stourton Challenge Bowl
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You Need Hands Nick Hoare Chapple Gates Perpetual Challenge Cup Art for Art’s Sake Bella Hoare Diana’ Basin Art Award My Camera Never Lies Bella Hoare BM Godley Memorial Bowl Yummy in my Tummy Martha Talbot Crawford Challenge Cup Round and Round the Garden Arthur Hames Zeals First School Challenge Cup Ain’t Nothing But a Hound Dog “Bonnie” Dog Show Champion’s Trophy Best in Show Chris Topham The National Trust Perpetual Challenge Cup The Henry Hoare Family Cup Hames Family
The Henry Hoare Family Cup for highest number of points: : The Hames family Elizabeth, Arthur, Florence and Sarah Hames
The National Trust Perpetual Challenge Cup
For Best in Show
Winner Chris Topham
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News from Parish Councils
Bourton The past few weeks have been unprecedently busy for Bourton Parish Council. On August 1st the Parish Council held an Extraordinary General Meeting in light of the letter that had been circulated to residents by a group who are independent from the PC. The details of this meeting can be seen on the Bourton Community Village website www.bourtondorset.org/parishcouncil. With regard to our wonderful village website, Nick Hall would welcome a volunteer who would be willing to work alongside Nick and help out with the running of the website. If anyone is interested in helping with this vital part of our community please contact the clerk, Eve Wynn at [email protected] It was agreed at the June meeting that the Parish Council should invest in a microphone/PA system and these were up and running for the EGM and proved to be very effective in ensuring that everyone - public and councillors - could have their say and be heard. For information, the October meeting has been moved forward and will now take place on 21st October" Eve Wynn, Clerk
Kilmington The next meeting of the Parish Council will take place on Thursday 5 September starting at 7.30 pm in the Whitesheet Primary Academy; items on the Agenda will include an update on the footpath across the playing field, parking outside the playing field and new signage on the B3092 at Coombe Barn lane. Full details will be given in the October report. From the archives: Looking back at the Minutes of a meeting in July 1999, the Parish Council was starting negotiations with the National Trust to purchase the playing field land. It was eventually agreed to pay £2500 for the land and the transfer deed was dated 16 October 2000. Also in the autumn of 1999, plans were being progressed for the millennium celebrations and the fireworks on New Year’s Eve. At that time, your Clerk was living and working in Milton Keynes and would have had no idea that twenty years later, she would be involved with a tiny Parish Council in a rural village in Wiltshire; she would rather not think about what she could be doing in another 20 years! Ruth Burrows, Clerk
Stourton with Gasper The Parish Council (PC) held a Site Planning meeting on 2 August to consider the planning application (19/05874/FUL) which the National Trust (NT) has submitted to Wiltshire Council (WC) for improvements to the car parking facilities continued on page 21 ….. 20 for the houses they rent to residents in Stourton Lane. No one from the NT was available to attend the meeting which highlighted serious safety concerns in regard to the current entrance that were not included within the proposed alterations. Consequently the PC, whilst not objecting to the plans, could not support them either. They have therefore written to the NT suggesting that they might wish to take another look at their proposals and these comments have also been passed on to WC. As this magazine is usually published and available towards the end of the previous month for which it refers, I would like to bring to the attention of all parishioners that Stourhead Western Estates has asked for a formal response from the PC to their plans to create a new 215 acre Woodland Creation project at Bonham Farm. All details on www.stourhead.com/estate/bonham.html website or by contacting Nick Hoare. This will be an item on the Agenda for discussion at our next meeting on Thursday 29 August commencing at 7 pm in the Memorial Hall. Ruth Burrows, Clerk
Zeals Summers are normally quiet and this year has not been an exception. However, there are issues looming on the horizon that will need close attention. Readers can catch up on past Council matters by exploring the website www.hugofox.com/communities/zeals. Councillors meet again on Thursday 12 September at 7 pm in the Village hall, with the Trustees and Management Committee of the Hall having their short meeting beforehand. Of special interest will be the presentation given in the Open Forum part of the meeting by an outdoor activities company who would like to run Bushcraft Activites for young and old in the Westfield Wood. The managed upgrading of the playground by the Westfield housing area continues: now that the perimeter fencing around the swings is in place we will then move on to have the wire fencing repairs completed around the soccer pitch. Plans are in place to brighten up the facility through a painting programme, which should follow quite soon. In addition to residents being very welcome to attend on 12th September, I feel I should also extend once again an invitation to those from our area who have never come across using a Defibrillator before. I know I am repeating myself here, but the Defibrillator Training Evening run by SW NHS Ambulance Services is open to all. In case you have missed previous notices, it is due to take place in the Village Hall from 7pm on Tuesday 24 September. Graham Edgar: Clerk
Bourton Parish Council Meeting on Monday 23rd September 7pm Bourton Village Hall
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Stourton Memorial Hall: Community Grants Do you have an idea, a project, or need some funds that would benefit the inhabitants of Stourton and Gasper? The Stourton Memorial Hall, a registered charity, may be able to help you with a grant. You don’t have to live in the parish as long as it benefits those that do, in some way. We can fund all sorts of things such as:
• helping people with welfare or medical needs • assisting with training courses that improve chances of employment. • purchase of equipment or activities for schools and educational organisations • opportunities for education or charity work
You may have other ideas which we would be interested to hear about! Application deadline for 2019 is December 31st with all applications to be considered at the January 2020 meeting. Successful applicants will be notified within two weeks of the meeting date. Further details and an application form are available on the website www.stourtonmh.co.uk or contact Richard Higgs on 07789 503566 or email [email protected] for further information.
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BOURTON GARDENING CLUB
Wednesday 18th September Pruning Master Class with John Studley
7.30 pm Bourton Village Hall
Visitors welcome
Any enquiries please call 01747 861121
Kilmington and Stourton Women’s Institute The next meeting is on Tuesday 24th September, when the Speaker will be Charlotte Popescu "In Praise of Apples" The WI meets every fourth Tuesday of the month (unless otherwise stated) at Stourton Memorial Hall at 7.30pm For further information contact: Secretary: Caroline Harris 07795 180845 or Jane Parker 01985 844 248.
TOWER SOCIETY Kilmington 6.45 pm for 7 pm 12TH SEPTEMBER 2019 St Mary’s Church Kilmington BA12 6RD SARAH COWARD – SCULPTOR A Talk and a Live Demonstration by Sarah Coward Sculpting Horses and Dogs Light Refreshments -- £10 at the door The Fourth of the Tower Society Talks – To raise money to restore the Tower 25
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Zeals Parish Council Meeting on Thursday 12th September, 7pm ZVH
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Carpentry, painting and decorating Home improvements and maintenance
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Regular Weekly Events
Weekdays Preschool 08.45 – 15.15 at the Preschool Playing Fields, West Bourton (term time only) The ZAC (Zeals Daily 3.30 – 6 pm at Whitesheet School, Afterschool Club) Zeals. Contact Ross Coad 01747 841531 Tue Pilates 10 am – 11 am ZVH Tummies, Tiddlers 9.30 –11.00 am at St. George’s School & Toddlers Hall (term time only); entrance across the field. Wed Pilates 9.15 – 10.15 a.m. ZVH Bell-ringing 7.30-9.00 pm at St Martin’s Zeals practice fortnightly. Beginners and lapsed ringers welcome. Fri Friday Fun Club 10 – 11.30 am (term time) Whitesheet School (Zeals) Hall Beavers 18.00-19.00 Bourton Village Hall Contact Anne Martin 07483 893006 [email protected] Cubs 19.15-20.45 Bourton Village Hall Contact George Cadnam on 07718 785738 / [email protected] Choir Practice Most Fridays (6-7pm) at St Martin’s Zeals. New singers welcome. Contact Tom Wheare 01747 840 622
SIMON NICHOLLS INTERIOR & EXTERIOR PAINTING PLUS GENERAL PROPERTY MAINTENANCE PATIOS - FENCING - GUTTERS CLEARED ETC
PLEASE CALL FOR A QUOTE 01747 840300 07852355086
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Dates for your Diary : September 2019
1st Zeals Walkers page 4 2nd Shortmat Bowls 2.00pm BVH 3rd Craft and Chat 2.00pm BVH 5th Kilmington Parish Council, 7.30pm Whitesheet School page 12 7th Bourton September Show and Dog Show page 8 9th Pilates 9.00am BVH Bourton Village Lunch 12.30pm BVH Shortmat Bowls 2.00pm BVH 10th Film Night Fisherman’s Friend 7.30pm BVH page 17 12th Tower Soc Talk & Demo with Sarah Coward, Kilmington page 25 Zeals Parish Council meeting, 7pm, ZVH page 26 16th Pilates 9.00am BVH Shortmat Bowls 2.00pm BVH 17th Craft and Chat 2.00pm BVH 18th Bourton Gardening Club 7.30pm BVH page 25 23rd Pilates 9.00am BVH Shortmat Bowls 2.00pm BVH Bourton Parish Council 7.00pm BVH page 21 24th Defibrillation Training evening, 7pm, ZVH page 21 Women’s Institute meeting 7.30 pm SMH page 25 27th Macmillan Coffee Morning, BVH page 16 30th Pilates 9.00am BVH Shortmat Bowls 2.00pm BVH
Deadline for contributions for October 2019 Friday 13th September 2019 at noon
S I L T O N S U R G E R Y
GPs Dr Neil Harding, Dr Moyra Reid Silton Surgery, Gillingham Road, Bourton, Dorset SP8 5DF Tel: 01747 840226 (Just off the B3092 from Bourton to Gillingham) We offer a wide range of services including family planning and travel advice. We accept patients from a seven mile radius. Same day appointments available (phone before 10.00 am) See Surgery Newsletter for details In an emergency please phone the Surgery: 01747 840226 Repeat Prescription line: 01747 840950 28