Southwick Village News

A bi-monthly publication by Southwick Parish Council Issue 44 June 2016

Useful Contacts

Southwick Parish Council has eleven elect- Local Services ed members and meets on the third Tuesday each month in the Village Hall. Dentists Council meetings are open to the public and cop- Colman & Starkey, Timbrell Street 01225 753198 ies of the minutes may be seen on both PC No- Cottage Dental Care, Roundstone 01225 754638 tice Boards, one situated by the bus stop outside Mortimer Dental Practice 01225 765116 Teeside and the other at the entrance road to Oasis Dental Care, Stallard Street 01225 777170 the Village Hall. Seton J. Dental Surgery 01225 752423 Health Centre, The Halve, Dental Help 01225 430545 Members of the Parish Council line Chair: Mrs K Noble, 230 Chantry Gardens, 01225 352503 Southwick, BA14 9QX Doctors & NHS Vice Chair: Mr D Jackson, Mutton Marsh Farm, 07837 154517 Adcroft Surgery 01225 435757 Bradford Road Med Centre 01225 435711 Southwick, BA14 9NJ Lovemead Group, Roundstone 01225 759850 Mr S D Carey, Longfield, Frome Road, Southwick, 01225 764210 NHS Direct (if you need health 111 BA14 9NJ information at any time of the day or Mr A Doel, Upper Poles Hole, Southwick, BA14 01225 761400 night) 9PP Trowbridge Community Hospital 01225 711300 Mrs J C Jones, c/o 28 Blind Lane, Southwick, 01225 764223 Widbrook Medical Practice 01225 757120 BA14 9PQ Mr S Jones, Home Farm, Hoggington Lane, 01225 756844 Wiltshire Council RUH Hopper 08456 525255 Southwick, BA14 9NR Service Mrs G M Masters, Overcourt Farm, Silver Street 01373 822352 Lane, Brokerswood, Westbury, BA13 4EY Opticians Mr F Morland, Dead Maids Close, 07981 948348 Boots Opticians & Hearing Centre 01225 719055 Chapmanslade, Westbury, BA13 4AD Carter & Harding, Fore Street 01225 752143 Mr E G Pomeroy, 14 Hollis Way, Southwick, BA14 01225 755541 Haine & Smith, The Shires 01225 776871 9PH Specsavers, The Shire 01225 775434 Mr D West, 52 Chantry Gardens, Southwick, 01225 753059 RD White, Roundstone Street 01225 753172 BA14 9QU Chemists/Pharmacies County Councillor: Boots the Chemists, Adcroft 01225 774643 Mr Horace Prickett, 2 Hawkeridge Road, 01225 767685 Boots the Chemists, Roundstone 01225 775543 Yarnbrook, Trowbridge, BA14 6AD Boots the Chemists, The Gateway (open 01225 752068 until 12 midnight) Parish Clerk Lauder & Gamlin, Wingfield Road 01225 775030 Mr Roger Coleman, 2 The Laurels, Westwood, 01225 862770 Lauder & Gamlin, Bradford Road 01225 753104 BA15 2AX Lloyds, 33/34 Fore Street 01225 752069 E: [email protected] Superdrug, The Shires 01225 777835 Tesco Extra, County Way (open until 01225 497447 Wiltshire Council, County Hall, Trowbridge, BA14 8JN: 10pm) Customer Services 0300 456 0100 All Planning Matters 0300 456 0100 Highways/Electric Street Lighting (Clarence) Local Schools 0300 456 0115 Dog Warden 0300 456 0107 Trading Standards 0845 404 0506 Primary & Junior Schools Southwick CE Primary, Hollis Way 01225 763325 Trowbridge Town Council 01225 765072 St John’s Primary, Wingfield Road 01225 752006 Police (non emergency) including Harassment Team 101 Busy Bees Preschool 01225 753262 Police & Fire Service - Emergency 999 Fire Service – Trowbridge 01225 756530 Secondary Schools Fire & Rescue Safety Checks 01380 723601 Selwood Housing Clarendon College, Frome Rd 01225 762686 01225 715715 St Augustine’s, Wingfield Rd 01225 350001 Crimestoppers 0800 555111 National Benefit Fraud Team 0800 854440 St Lawrence, Ashley Rd, BOA 01225 309500 Citizen’s Advice Bureau 03454 040506 The John of Gaunt, Wingfield Rd 01225 762637 Good Neighbour Co-ordinator—Lise Griffiths 07557 922031 Wiltshire College, College Rd 01225 766241 Trowbridge Community Area Link (Transport for peo- 07969 347042 ple in need)

If you would like your organisation added to this list, or your number above has changed, please let me know. Thanks from the Editor.

Parish Council News – April / May 2016.

Community Policing Team. The Clerk reported that he had met with Inspector James Brain to discuss Community Policing and the content of the reports to the Parish Council following complaints from a number of Parish Councils, including Southwick Parish Council. The Clerk stated that Wiltshire Police had recognised the need to increase the visibility of members of the Community Police Team (CPT) in communities and that actions were in place to achieve this improvement with the PCSOs taking a more direct and active role. It was agreed that the value of the reports to Parish Council lay in the detail of local crimes and incidents and this detail can best be accessed via www.police.uk/, although it was acknowledged that it was important for the reports to also carry important messages regarding community safety and individual wellbeing.

Highways/Environment. Cllr. Pomeroy reported that vehicle parking in Frome Road when the Park Run is taking place at Southwick Country Park is causing a major hazard and that it is getting worse. Cllr. Prickett stated that Wiltshire Council and the CATG are acute- ly aware of the problem and are investigating possible solutions. Cllr. J Jones commented that the Southwick Country Park Management Committee is seeking ways of providing extra car parking within the Country Park or on nearby land. The Clerk reported that Wiltshire Council had acknowledged that a narrower gate had been fitted in the Gateway Scheme than that originally agreed and that the invoice presented to the Parish Council for its share of the cost had been reduced to £800 from £1000 accordingly. Cllr. Noble reported that a site meeting had been held with Selwood Housing (Mr Newman) and representatives from Southwick Parish Council (Cllrs. Noble, J Jones, S Jones, Pomeroy) and residents to discuss and examine the car parking arrangements at Hoggington Lane/Arnold Noad Corner and, in particular, to explore the possibility of providing the nine parking places for Selwood Housing tenants for which planning permission had been obtained previously from Wilt- shire Council. Cllr. Noble stated that it was a useful meeting and that a response from Selwood Housing is now awaited. Selwood Housing also agreed to investigate whether a street light that had been removed following the private sale of a property at that location could be replaced. The Chairman reported that she and Cllr. Pomeroy had attended a ‘Highways Day’ at County Hall at which Wiltshire Council had presented its plans for the future in respect of Highway and Streetscene maintenance. She added that the Parish Steward scheme is to be re-introduced from October 2016. It was reported that Wiltshire Council was intending to spend some £2.5m on litter clearance in the County.

Cllr. Morland commented that the primary concern of Wiltshire Council was to meet its statutory duties only and that he understood that the first six months of the new highways contract that commenced in April was to be a ‘reactive’ period and that no new initiatives were to be undertaken.

Planning. Councillors noted that there had been very strong representations from the public in respect of possible housing development s by Redrow Homes in the village during the Public Open Forum and that the public were opposed to such de- velopments. The Chairman stated that the Parish Council had informed Wiltshire Council, in response to a recent consultation, that ‘Southwick Parish Council is against any further development and does not support any of the proposed SHLAA sites’.

General. Cllr. Prickett gave a brief report on the following topics:  Wiltshire Council Public Transport Consultation – Some 11.135 replies to the questionnaire had been received and these responses were now being analysed and a report is being prepared for the Wiltshire Council Cabinet.  Community Governance – A Parish meeting and a general public meeting have been held. There is no effect on the Civil Parish of Southwick.

Solar Farm Development. The Clerk stated that the donation from the Solar Farm developer (Hanwha Q CELLS) had been received and this to- talled £19,993. The Chairman requested that the disbursement of this money be placed on the Agenda for the next meeting.

Birthday Tea. Cllr. Pomeroy stated that the Queen’s Birthday Tea that was held on Saturday 23 April was a great success with some 70 persons attending.

Parish Council Meetings. Southwick Parish Council meet at Southwick Village Hall every third Tuesday in the month with the meetings commencing at 7.30pm. Members of the public are always very welcome to attend and immediately prior to the formal meeting they have the opportunity to view planning applications and to raise any matter relating to their community that concerns them. The next meeting Tuesday 21st June *Planning Meetings are subject to demand and will be cancelled, if no plans are received. Please refer to the Noticeboard for confirmation. Southwick Sports and Social Club

The Village Hall, Southwick, Trowbridge, BA14 9QN Tel 01225 753667

The Club, which is based in Southwick village hall, is open to all whether you live in the village or not. We have a nice spacious club room with both table and bay seating; see the web site gallery for photos. We now have Sky Sports and BT Sports, so you can enjoy the friendly ambiance while you watch various sporting events on the our big screen TV (HD projector). Although the football and rugby seasons are now finished, we still have cricket, motor racing plus many other sports along with various music video sites to watch.

With regard to facilities, we have a pool table, which is only 40p per game, along with a pool team in the Trowbridge league. There is free pool on Monday & Friday evenings and Sunday lunchtime. Players meet on Monday nights and either play matches or practise. We also have a ladies darts team who play on Monday nights.

We also host the Beehive cricket team who usually play on a Friday evenings and Saturday. Now the cricket season has started, you can relax on our balcony with a nice pint and enjoy the sunshine and cricket, along with views of the White Horse. It may not be exactly Lords, but it's just as good! The Club has run various events this year, including excellent quiz nights which are held on the first Sunday of each month. All our functions can be found on the Club web site. We also have a weekly Sunday meat draw where you can win various meat joints, chicken, steaks, etc. for the low price of one pound a strip of 5 tickets.

As a reminder, membership of the Club is still only £5 a year, or for non-members 50p a visit. With reasonably priced drinks, it means you can save the cost of the membership fee with one or two vis- its!

So, if anyone is interested in joining the Club with its friendly, relaxed atmosphere and excellent value (families welcome), then either pop into the Club or contact any of the committee members, phone the above number on any evening or email us.

We have a wide range of beers & spirits, a pool table, dartboard and are open Mon to Thu from 5pm to 11pm; Fri and Sat from 12noon to 11pm; Sun 12noon to10:30pm.

Web site : sssc.southwick.org.uk Email : [email protected]

H. Milburn, Secretary.

Please can we advertise that there will be a defibrillator awareness night on June 14th at the Farmhouse Southwick suite from 7 o'clock. This is to show how the machine works and demonstrate to everyone who you never know who needs to use it!!!!!

Also to answer any questions anyone has.

This is being done by Julia Doel from the ambulance service.

All are welcome

Janet Harris

Farmhouse Southwick

01225 764366

Queen’s 90th Birthday Celebration Tea.

Despite a change of venue to the Scout headquarters, nearly 70 villagers gathered to celebrate the Queen’s 90th Birthday. The building had been decorated with red, white and blue bunting, flags (including one of Her Majesty) and flowers on the tables. The well laden plates of sandwiches, cakes and scones were all prepared by members of Southwick WI and thoroughly enjoyed by everybody. After tea, musical entertainment by Southwick Entertainers whose excellent programme paid tribute to Her Majesty’s 90th with songs from each of her decades and finished with everyone joining in the traditional “Land of Hope & Glory” and the National An- them. Finally, thanks were expressed to everybody who had contributed to what had been a fantastic occasion with special thanks given

Villagers tucking in to their food and celebrating the Queen’s Birthday celebrations.

Members of the Southwick WI after having prepared the goodies.

Southwick Entertainers performing to the partygoers.

Villagers will have been saddened to hear the recent deaths of Bill Elliott, a long standing resident of Lamberts Marsh, Terry Goddard of Hollis Way, Wendy Harrild, wife of Kim, our village newsagent, Patrick Seviour of Chantry Gardens and Jan Trevis (Hall).

Jan Trevis, although born and educated in Trowbridge, she spent many years living in South- wick. Firstly in Frome Road and in later years in Hollis Way. She started her working career at former meat company Bowyers and then for nearly 3 decades at the builders merchants Travis Perkins. In later life, along with her partner Bob, she developed a passion for vintage vehicles which en- tailed travelling up and down the country attending steam rallies. She will also be remembered because of her striking looks including her purple hair and colourful nails.

Condolences are expressed to the families and friends of all the villagers listed above and also to those of any others of whom we are not aware.

Please let me know if there are any announcements that you may like me to include in future “Village News”, such as births, engagements, christenings, forthcoming weddings, anniversaries, in memorium, etc. As long as they are for private individuals, they will be no charge.

I will try to include any notices, but please be aware that this is a bi- monthly magazine, so make sure you give me plenty of warning. Thanks, The Editor

Southwick and North Bradley Scout Group News and Events

Family Bingo Evenings SOUTHWICK & NORTH BRADLEY SCOUT GROUP (Registered Charity No.279324)

At Southwick Village Hall on

INVITES Wednesdays Motor Cars, Commercial Vehicles, 8th, 22nd and 29th June Tractors, Motorcycles, Agricultural Memorabilia, 13th and 27th July Stationary Engines and in particular Military Vehicles, to a 10th and 24th August VINTAGE VEHICLE GATHERING on SATURDAY 18th JUNE 2016 at Eyes down at 7.45pm At SOUTHWICK PLAYING FIELD, Everybody welcome FROME ROAD, SOUTHWICK. ARRIVAL FROM 12 NOON

VEHICLES OF ALL AGES EVERYBODY WELCOME

Southwick & North Bradley Scout Group

Charity No. 279324 Everyone is Invited Especially Parents & Friends

Spring Quiz Many thanks to everybody who took part in Annual General what was another very enjoyable evening. Congratulations to the overall winners “3 plus 1” Meeting Barbara & Alan Cranfield, Kath Noble & Sylvia Jackson who were competing for the first time. Friday PLEASE NOTE….AUTUMN QUIZ OCTOBER 22nd. 3rd June 2016

SCOUT HQ, SOUTHWICK Farmer Giles used to take his pigs to market every Wednes- 7. 30 pm day but never sold a single animal. Years later he discovered that market day was on Friday! Reports, Presentations, Refreshments An opportunity to meet the

Leadership team

1st Southwick Guides Southwick Senior Section

The guides have been busy planning their Southwick Senior Section Unit held a very suc- activities for this summer term. They started cessful presentation evening with friends and fami- with the Animal Active badge which involved lies to support the members that had completed looking after their pets and talking about their Duke of Edinburgh awards. We were delight- them to their patrols. Some members ed that Megan Fletcher, the England Judo Gold brought along their pets to guides and we medal winner at the Commonwealth Games in are having a talk by representatives from the Glasgow in 2014 presented the certificates and RSPCA. badges. She was so inspirational and chatted to We were delighted that the West Wiltshire everyone throughout the evening. We are ex- Division Commissioner, Mrs Westlake pre- tremely grateful for Megan supporting the unit on sented the Baden Powell Award to Lauren that evening and to Charity “Bags4Sport” for ar- Bond. This is the highest achievement in ranging this. Guides and Lauren has completed this Bronze Duke of Edinburgh Awards were present- award by taking part in a variety of activities ed to Frances Bridgwater, Laura Laing and Jordan and attending a weekend with other guides Tubb. Silver Awards were presented to Rebecca from across Wiltshire. Addley, Frances Bridgwater, Tanith Hedges, Lois The Guides enjoyed doing the hobbies Morgan, Clare Parry, Merryn Phillips, Leanne badge, baking scones and biscuits for the Plank, Ruby Rowe, Jordan Tubb and Siân Wil- Queen’s 90th Birthday celebrations and visit- liams. Congratulations to everyone. ed Southwick Church to clean the brass. The members have been busy training for the Louisa and Francesca represented South- Duke of Edinburgh expeditions. The Gold groups wick Guides at the official opening of the re- had a successful weekend at Easter on Dartmoor furbished Trowbridge Girl Guiding Hall. We with various extremes of weather and a day on have welcomed new members, Emison, Salisbury Plain practising Navigation. The Bronze Maddison and Takara and a new helper group are learning all of the skills necessary to do Ashleigh to the unit. the expedition and have planned their first practise Thank you for donating your Sainsbury’s Ac- weekend. tive Kids vouchers to the guides. Any re- maining 2016 vouchers can be left at the Southwick Scout HQ until 6th June. We are now finalising our plans for our trip to Switzerland and are having fundraising stalls at the Scout Fete on 18th June

Sparky (R Cadby) Guide Leader

My wife and I lead a quiet A man walks into a butcher’s shop. life, the last time we went The butcher points to some beef out together was when hanging from a rack and says “I bet the gas boiler exploded. you £10 that you can’t touch that meat” “No thanks” replied the man, “The steaks are too high” Two aerials met on a roof, fell in love and got married. The ceremony was rubbish but the reception was brilliant.

st 1 Southwick Brownies

This term we welcomed 4 new Brownies to our unit. We are celebrating the Queen’s birthday this term. For her birthday we have enjoyed cooking, decorated bunting, completed a quiz on the queen and also a jelly baby evening. Our unit also had a visit to Tesco’s for the Farm to Fork project. This project was about healthy eat- ing and the girls really enjoyed themselves.

The Brownie Team

1st Southwick Rainbows

Our theme for this term is all about the Queen and celebrating her 90th birthday. So far we have made birthday cards, that we sent to Buckingham Palace and we are hoping to get a reply soon.

Created our own ‘Royal’ wax seals from potatoes, made edible jewellery from sweets, sewed some traditional bunting and practiced making sandwiches and cakes for afternoon tea.

We said goodbye to Gracie, Sophie and Phoebe, who have moved onto Brownies. We welcomed 4 new girls to the unit, Savannah, Hannah, Alissa and Isobel, we hope they will enjoy their time with us.

For information about the unit contact Claire or Jennie at

[email protected] or visit the guiding website.

Early Birdz/Carers Toddler Group

Early Birdz is a mother and baby/toddler group run by Carolyn Bendell and Diane Ellis every Tuesday morning (term time only) from 10 to 11.30 am in the Old Baptist Chapel in Wynsome Street, Southwick.

The children are able to play with various toys and are able to make crafts with adult supervision. The group gives parents and carers the opportunity to talk and mix with friends and are able to enjoy a coffee or tea and biscuit. The children are provided with a drink and biscuit before they go for a singing/ activity period.

We pride ourselves on being a very happy and group and would welcome anyone who would like to attend. We charge £1 for an adult and 60p for any children over 6 months old.

Please feel welcome to attend. You will be very welcome.

If you need any information please ring 01225 761315

Southwick Seniors

The Village group for Senior Citizens has been in existence for 42 years. We hold regular fortnightly meetings on Thursdays with speakers, meals and outings. New members always welcome.

The programme for the next few months is as follows:

9th June Summer buffet and bingo 23rd June Outing to Weston Super Mare 7th July Punch & Judy with John Girvan 21st July Visit to Hope Nature (Squirrels) for Cream Tea 4th August Unusual antiques with Alan Truscott

 Programme subject to change.

Meetings are normally at Southwick Village Hall on alternate Thursdays at 2.30pm (except meals, 1pm) and outings which depart at 9.30am (please note new time) from the Village Hall, and usually back by 6.30pm.

Subscriptions – £5 due on 1st April. Meetings – £1 per session

Members need to book in advance for the outings with the Chairman. And also to book in advance for the meals through the Chairman, and ideally please bring their own cutlery. Again, for further information contact Chairman Stella Allan on 01225 767780.

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Members of the Southwick Seniors held their Annual General Meeting at the Village Hall on Thursday April 14th at which there was a good attendance. The retiring Chairman Doug Male outlined in his report what a busy year it had been and the retiring Secretary Linda Dowsett reported on the trips and outings. This year our Treasurer Carol McCaw had better news with regards to the finances which showed that despite losing money on coach trips, overall there was a slight surplus. The Membership Secretary Ted Pomeroy gave details of the annual and meeting fees and also reported that over the year there had been a drop in total membership. Following the election of officers, we were pleased to welcome Stella Allen and Val Tyler as our new Chairman and Secretary respectively and also Jim Case, Dot Swan and Helen Wright to the Committee. The Treasurer, Membership Secretary and Kitchen Supervisor Val Sadler all agreed to serve for another year. In appreciation of their services to the club, both Doug and Linda received gifts from our new Chairman.

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Charity No: 1015404 The Hive, Hollis Way, Southwick, Trowbridge, Wiltshire BA14 9PH Tel: (01225) 753262 or email [email protected]

What a fabulous Easter parade we had such a hard choice for our famous village judges to pick a winner. Congratulations to Hettie for her top hat creation. Followed by an amazing “Bake Off”, some of the cakes produced were works of art.

Congratulations to Amelia Baker who won with her their rabbit creation. Thank you to all our won- derful parents for attending and helping the children take part.

On a sad note, we have said goodbye to two members of staff, Mrs Claire Harford who has been with us for 14 years, 4 as our manager. Also Mrs Lynette Buckland our deputy manager. We wish them both success and happiness in their new careers.

This 1/2 term the children have been learning about bugs they can find in the garden. We have learnt how butterflies come from eggs, how snails eat our plants and how many spiders we can count in the playhouse.

The children are growing plants to go in their new planters.

If any villagers have any spare vegetables or flower plants, they would be gratefully received. The pre-school has spaces for new children from September and look forward to meeting new faces. Why not give us a visit?

If you would like to get in contact with us, our telephone number and email address is as above.

St Thomas Church, Southwick

A friendly and welcoming church, The services are as follows and start at 11am: 1st Sunday - Morning prayer 2nd Sunday - Parish Communion 3rd Sunday - Parish Communion 4th Sunday - Family service 5th Sunday - Details available from the Vicar when applicable.

Vicar: Revd Julian Parker, 62 Church Lane, North Bradley (01225 752635)

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Everybody welcome We look forward to meeting you.

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Monthly Meetings are held every third Wednesday from 7.30 to 9.00pm in the Village Hall.

PROGRAMME — 2016 / 2017

Date Speaker Topic

15th June Margaret Hiscock Wiltshire scrap store, it’s history 20th July To be arranged Bobby van trust 17th August Outing to The Merchant’s House Marlborough 21st September Michael Malaghan It Shouldn’t Happen to a Writer 19th October Birthday Meal at The Poplars 16th November Lucy Hooper The Dogs Trust 14th December Michael Gamble, Quiz Master Christmas Quiz & Party 18th January 2017 Daphne Atkinson Life below stairs 15th February Ian Caskie SS Great Britain from launch to relaunch 15th March AGM with Ploughman's & Beetle Drive

Private Job Holloway Shirley Huscroft 01225 766551

Southwick Short Mat Bowls Club are looking for new members. We play on Tuesday afternoons commencing at 2pm. Annual membership is £5, weekly fees £2. For further info ring Kath on 01225 352503 or just come along to Southwick Village Hall—you will be very welcome.

Kath Noble

Please be aware The sector is not suffering from any impactive series at the moment although we still continue to see a higher than normal number of cycles stolen. These tend to be when people leave there bike unattended and insecure. Please remember to lock your bikes when not in use.

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NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH Hello again, here we are with spring almost gone and summer heading our way fast. Within days it will be the longest day again. Crime wise the village has been reasonably quiet, although we had 29 incidents reported to the police in the period 10 Mar to 10 May. The majority of these I would say are everyday problems and not serious crimes.

The breakdown of the 29 reported incidents are as follows: 1x Burglary. The theft of a Chainsaw and Leaf Blower. 4x Acts against a person/assult.. 5x Missing persons. 3x Public order offences. 1x Vehicle Broken into items taken/ cleaning equipment. 3x Road Traffic Accidents. 1x Anti Social Behaviour. 1x Criminal Damage. 1x Suspect drug dealing. 2x Suspicious Circumstances/unusual incidents. 1x Public order/ Person shouting abuse. 6x General complaints including one of dogs fighting in the Country Park.

In Trowbridge there were two bikes stolen from secure building, one a grey Apollo giant Mountain Bike, The second a ladies Silver/Turquoise Giant Road Bike. If anyone has any knowledge of these the Police would like to hear from you. Has any child in the Blind Lane area recently lost a scooter? If so then contact me with the details and subject to them matching, you may come and collect it. General advice for this time of the year is to be aware of your home security when out in the garden. Remember your unsecure doors and windows, a thief can be in and out in seconds. Secure your sheds, Lawn Mowers etc. There are always minor thefts of vegetables from allotments and tools from the sheds. Remem- ber to secure your vehicle at the end of the day when you have probably left the windows open to keep it cool. The Police have major concerns over the increase of so called cyber crimes. Never believe any request to change your password via a so called link - always go separately to the main website concerned and change the password there where you are less likely to be scammed. Do not give Bank details or password and change passwords regularly. Banks would never request that information via e mail. If you are not sure you can always phone your local branch and confirm if they have made contact with you. A common scam is to get a message informing you that your mail account has detected some unusual activity and may have been hacked and you will be unable to receive mail unless you change your password. As soon as you do the hackers are into everything you do. My next co-coordinators meetings are July 21st and December 1st. Anyone wishing to contact me can do so on 01225763314 or [email protected]

Did you know that your car is most likely to be stolen Sherlock Holmes & Doctor Watson went when it’s parked outside camping. Sometime in the middle of the your house……..that’s why I night Holmes wakes up Watson. “Watson, park it outside my neigh- look up at the stars and tell me what you bours house :-) deduce” Watson says “I see millions of stars and even a few planets, it’s quite likely some planets are like earth, there might even be life on them.” Holmes replies “No Watson, the correct deduction is that Some rotten swine has pinched our tent!”

Trowbridge Majorettes

Trowbridge Majorettes recently took part in the very first competition hosted by a brand new Association, called R.D.T.A. (Rhythmic Dance Twirling Association) . It was held at the Christy Miller Sports Centre in Melksham and was attended by majorette troupes from far and wide, London, Weymouth and the south west. The day was busy, hectic and noisy, but all had fun and lots of trophies and certificates were awarded at the end of the day. Trowbridge girls came away with their share, proud parents, friends and relations watching on. We have another competition booked in at the same venue on 12th June Our girls are busy practicing and refining their routines. Let’s hope for more trophies!

It is with regret that we are having to find a new venue for practicing our routines, the hall where we currently train is up for re-development and we are serving our notice to leave. Luckily, we have found alternative accommodation but it is not ideal. If anyone does know of a hall that we can rent on a Thursday evening at reasonable rates, please let us know. It does need quite a high ceiling though.

We have great pleasure in welcoming several new girls recently, let’s hope they enjoy their stay with us and have many years of happy twirling.

Bromham Carnival is the first carnival of the 2016 season, we will be attending on the 18th June, hope to see many familiar faces there.

If any girl is interested in joining our troupe, please contact us, either Gwenda Noakes (troupe leader) on 01373 823000 or me, Marilyn Fox on 01225 762930.

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Post Office Facilities

Are available in Southwick Village Hall

Tel: 01225 753142 Every Thursday Email: [email protected] 12 noon – 2pm

Southwick Show

Including the Vegetable and Flower Show 29th August 2016 - It will be a great day out with free admission as usual. Pre-show list of vegetables and Flowers to grow. Other competitions to prepare for, are ‘Decorate a Bike.’ Start training your dog for the Waggiest tail competitions. Practice your artwork, and crafts, and don’t forget those culinary skills. We look forward to seeing you on the playing field, but please bring some sunshine this year.

List of vegetable and flowers etc. to grow for the show.

1 Plums, 6 Flowers and Herbs 2 Bowl of any other soft fruit 34 Herbs, collection 3 Apples Dessert, 4 35 Cactus or succulent 4 Apples culinary, 4 36 Bowl or vase of cut garden flowers 5 Vegetable Marrow, Table2 37 Pansies. 6 blooms 6 Courgettes, 2 38 Asters, single, 6 7 Potatoes, uncooked,4 39 Impatiens, ‘Busy Lizzie’ in pot 8 Tomatoes, 4 40 Gladioli, 1 spike 9 Tomatoes, cherry, 4(35mm max) 41 Sweet peas, 9 10 Peppers, 3 42 Roses, 3 11 Runner beans, 6 43 Rose, special bloom 12 French Beans, 9 44 Antirrhinums, 6 13 Onions, 4 45 Marigold, 6 blooms 14 Shallots, small (30mm max), 9 46 Echinacea inc. Rudbeckia, 6 15 Shallots, large, 9 47 Annuals, 3 different stems 16 Carrots stump rooted, 3 Plants and Flowers 17 Carrots long rooted, 3 48 Fuchsia, 1 any variety 18 Cabbage, 1only, 49 Plant in pot, foliage 19 Beetroot, 3 50 Plant in pot (flowering) 20 Rhubarb, without leaves, 3 stalks 51 Planted container inc. Hanging Basket 21 Any other vegetable. 52 Dahlias, Vase of six any variety or size 22 Cucumber, greenhouse, 1 53 Chrysanthemum, any one special 23 Cucumber, ridge, pair bloom. HEAVIEST & LONGEST Country Kitchen Classes 24 Heaviest Marrow 54 Any six eggs 25 Heaviest Potato 55 Jam, jar of stoned fruit 26 Heaviest Apple, 56 Jam, jar of new season’s soft fruit 27 Heaviest Tomato 57 Marmalade, jar of 28 Longest Runner Bean 58 Lemon Curd, jar of 29 Longest Carrot 59 Any other preserve 30 Heaviest Pumpkin

COLLECTIONS 31 Coll. of 5 different .salad veg. 32 Coll. of 5 different vegetables Contact [email protected] or Tel 01225 761105. 33 Coll. Of 2 Tomatoes, 2 Beetroot, Mary Ricketts 2 Runner Beans. On behalf of Southwick Show Committee.

Trivia General Knowledge Quiz, just for fun. Answers on next page.

Question Write your answer here 1 Which Soviet leader died in 1953 2 Which singer / songwriter is known as “The Boss” 3 The Roman roads Ermine Street & the Fosse Way meet at which City?

4 Which is the largest organ in the human body? 5 What is the word used to describe abnormally low blood pressure?

6 What element has the symbol Cu? 7 What is the SI unit of energy? 8 What is the American word for corn? 9 The Jean Bernard in France is the world’s deepest what?

10 Where were the 2008 Olympic games held? 11 For what is Cowdray Park in Sussex famous for? 12 Which late sixties band wrote a famous song about a Chestnut Mare?

13 What does DVD stand for? 14 What does an ISP provide 15 What is the ladies’ equivalent of the Ryder Cup? 16 What is the type of crisp silk often used in formal dresses?

17 By what name is the yellow helianthus better known?

18 What were the Costa Ricans the first to export to /Europe?

19 What was Peter O’donnell@s long running cartoon (1963—2001) in the Evening Standard? 20 What did King George buy for £21,000 in 1762? 21 David was Solomon’s father, who was his mother? 22 Who painted the famous “Blue Boy”? 23 Which Canadian singer—songwriter released an album called “Blue” in 1971?

24 Under what name do musicians Emily Saliers and Amy Ray record?

25 Which Indonesian tourist centre was rocked by a terrorist attack in 2002?

26 Who gave birth to baby Leo on 20th May 2000? 27 What was Christmas Island’s unwelcome “first” in 1957?

28 Which other country singer is the sister of Crystal Gayle? 29 Alcmene was Herakles’ mother, who was the father?

30 Who died when soul singer Gloria Jones lost control of her mini on September 1977?

What do you call an underground What do you call a boomerang that train full of professionals? doesn’t come back? A tube of Smarties! A stick!

Linda Dowsett’s Guide Dog Fund Raising event

Thank you to all who have already helped with my fund-raising to achieve the buying and initial training of the Guide Dogs ‘Gordon’ and ‘Jim’ In support of the current fund for ‘Rosie’ Please support my next fund-raising event

Wimbledon Cream Tea Extravaganza.

Come and enjoy some homemade scones with cream and jam or strawberries and cream & sandwiches followed by Buck’s Fizz or tea or coffee.

Cost £5.00p per person at 60. Hollis Way. Southwick. Nr Trowbridge (Tele: 01225 355005). on Wednesday 6th July 2016 From 2pm to 5pm.

(Homemade biscuits will also be available for sale) Also featuring a Raffle, Tombola, Bring‘n’Buy Guess the name of the Guide Dog (again!!) Cake stall and other competitions.

In memory of Gordon Dowsett.

Thank you. Linda xx

Answers to the General Knowledge quiz on the previous page 1 Joseph Stalin 16 Taffeta The Coffee morning on 2 Bruce Springsteen 17 Sunflower Saturday 21st May in 3 Lincoln 18 Coffee aid of the fund for 4 The liver 19 Modesty Blaise “Rosie” our current 5 Hypotension 20 Buckingham Palace guide dog raised the 6 Copper 21 Bathsheba magnificent sum of 7 Joule 22 Thomas Gainsborough £244.50p in just two hours. Thanks to all in- 8 Maize 23 Joni Mitchell volved for your help 9 Cave 24 Indigo Girls and support. 10 Beijing, China 25 Bali 11 Polo 26 Cherie Blaire 12 The Byrds 27 Site of UK’s first atomic bomb test 13 Digital Versatile (or Video) Disc 28 Loretta Lynn 14 Internet Service (Provider) 29 Zeus 15 Solheim Cup 30 Marc Bolan

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Mrs Hilary Kneebone Underlane Farm, Underlane, Helston, Cornwall. Tel: 01209 861256 Email: [email protected] TR13 0EH

Cows: What has four legs and says “Boo”? A cow with a cold. Advertise your business in this What’s the difference between a hamster and a cow? space Cows survive branding! If you would like to advertise your business or Dogs: hobby in this publication, please contact the Edi- A three legged dog walks into a Wild West bar and says “I’m look- tor at:

ing for a man who shot my paw” [email protected] Tel 01225 762930

What’s black & white and red all over? The Editor can assist in composing the advert if A Dalmatian with sunburn! you don’t have access to a computer.

Doctors: Advert sizes can be an eighth, quarter, half or full A man walks into a doctor’s. The doctor says “I haven’t seen you page. in a long time”. The man replies, “I know, I’ve been ill.”

If you are interested, please ask, rates can be A rat catcher walks into a doctor’s surgery and said “I was putting supplied upon request. down some poison when one of the blighters bit off my finger.” “Which one?” asked the doctor. “How should I know?” said the rat catcher, “They all look the same to me!”

Editor’s bit

Please email, telephone or post any of your articles of interest and news for future issues to me, John Fox. My email is [email protected] and my telephone number is 01225 762930. My home address is 30 Fleur de Lys Drive, Southwick, BA14 9QH if you want to drop me a line. Please send me any items for publication by the 15th of the preceding month of publication, (ie 15th July for the August edition, etc.)

For all Village information, walks etc plus Parish Council news, minutes and planning applications please see our website. Southwick Parish Council community website: www.southwickwilts.co.uk

The Parish Council does not guarantee or accept liability for any literature, advertised goods or services. They have not inspected or made checks regarding suppliers. All opinions expressed in this newsletter are those of the writer / contributor and not necessarily those of the Par- ish Council or Editor. Village Organizations

Organization Meeting Place Operating Times Contact Telephone or email Southwick Rainbows Scout Headquarters Tuesday 5.30 – 6.30pm Mrs C Addley [email protected] Mrs J Rowe

1st Southwick Brownies Scout Headquarters Wednesday 6.00 – 7.30pm Mrs S Kingwell 01225 767671

1st Southwick Guides Scout Headquarters Monday 6.30 – 8.15pm Mrs R Cadby 01225 767671

1st Southwick Senior Scout Headquarters Monday 8.15 – 9.30pm Mrs R Cadby 01225 767671 Section Unit

Allotment Association Village Hall As required Mrs Ceri Lambdin 01225 761026 Email:[email protected]

Badminton Club Village Hall Thursday 8.30 – 10.00pm Mrs Linda Coles 01225 761470 E: [email protected]

Baptist Church The Chapel Sunday 10.30am Donia Ceato 01380 870279 Email:[email protected]

Beehive Southwick Crick- Village Hall, field & All year round James Taylor 07780 782058 et Club Social Club Email:[email protected] Club Website: http://beehivecc.webs.com/

Busy Bees Pre-School The Hive, Hollis Way Weekdays 8am – 3pm Mrs K Gray 01225 753262 Email: [email protected]

Early Birdz Parents & Baptist Chapel Tuesday 10.00 – 11.30am Mrs C Bendell 01225 761315 Toddlers

Entertainers Village Hall Monday 7.30 – 10.00pm Mr J Bendell 01225 761315 Family Bingo Village Hall 2nd & 4th Wednesday 7.45pm Mr E Pomeroy 01225 755541 The Farmhouse Inn Adam Glass 01225 764366 Janet Harris

Friends of Southwick Village Hall As required Mrs J Jones 01225 764223 Country Park

Harmony (Ladies Group) Baptist Chapel 2nd Tuesday 7.30 – 9.00pm Annie Horspool 01225 761789

Hope Nature Centre Squirrels Tearooms Daily 8.30am – 4.30pm Mrs Hazel Jackson 01225 759075 National Women’s Members’ Houses From 8.00pm Mrs Molly Carey 01225 764210 Register Email:[email protected]

Neighbourhood Watch Village Hall Quarterly Mr Jim Jilbert 01225 763314 Email: [email protected]

No Limits Baptist Chapel Tuesday 7.00 – 9.00pm Mrs J Newman 01225 762337

Playing Field Committee Village Hall Tuesday 8.00pm quarterly Mrs K Noble 01225 352503 Short Mat Bowls Village Hall Tuesday 2.15 – 4.30pm Mrs K Noble 01225 352503

Skittles (Sports & Social) Village Hall Annexe Friday 8.30pm Mr J Bygraves 01225 766393

Southwick & N Bradley Group Headquarters, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday – Mr E Pomeroy 01225 755541 Scout Group The Old School times various

Southwick School Parent Southwick School Monthly as required The School 01225 763325 Teacher Association

Southwick Seniors Village Hall Alternate Thursdays 2.30pm Mrs Stella Allan 01225 767780 Southwick Show Village Hall As required Mr Chris Rawlings 01225 344258 Committee Email: [email protected]

Sports & Social Club Village Social Club Mon – Fri 12noon-3pm and 7 – The Club 01225 753667 11pm, Sat 12noon-11pm, Sun 12noon – 3pm and 7 – 10.30pm

St Thomas Church St Thomas Church Services as listed Rev J Parker 01225 752635

Trowbridge & District Village Hall 1st & 3rd Wednesday 8.00pm Mr Ian Carter 01225 864698 (evenings & weekends) Amateur Radio Club Email:[email protected]

Village Hall Lettings & Cath Noble 01225 352503 Bookings

Whist Club Village Hall Thursday fortnightly 2.30pm Sid Vine 01373 464642 Women’s Institute Village Hall 3rd Wednesday 7.30pm Mrs S Huscroft 01225 766551

Any errors, omissions or amendments in above listings? Please notify Editor on 01225 762930. Thank you.