Crudwell Parish News
DECEMBER 2012 EDITORIAL COVER PHOTO We wish all of our readers, advertisers, contributors and distributors health and peace at Christmas-time and Stained glass window, All Saints Church, Crudwell. throughout the New Year. Image by kind permission of Vince and Naomi at Whole We hope that the Crudwell Parish News will continue to Picture Weddings. provide interesting, informative and enjoyable reading.
Best wishes.
Wala Elliott-Thresher and Tony Thresher, Editors Your Parish Councillors Ian McKay Tel: 577323 email: i.j.mckay@b�nternet.com Gerda Hayes Tel: 577598 email: gerdahayes@b�nternet.com Terry Fraser Tel: 577658 email: villageend@b�nternet.com Margaret Perrin Tel: 577960 email: mperrin@b�nternet.com Jonathan Capper Tel: 07970 219577 email: [email protected] Duncan Lamb Tel: 07802 181382 email: [email protected] Clerk to the council: Marianne Magennis Tel: 575280 email: [email protected]
Final Parish Council Mee�ng date for 2012: Held at Crudwell Village Hall 7.00pm - 5th December
LIBRARY SERVICE Jane Theyers 13:40 ‐ 13:50 Chelworth, Estate 14:00 ‐ 14:40 Crudwell, The Dawneys Telephone number: 01666 577201 Monday 10 December 2012. Monday 24 December 2012. Opening �mes Mon 9.00 ‐ 13.00 then from 14.00 ‐ 17.30 Tue 9.00 ‐ 13.00 then from 14.00 ‐ 17.30 MALMESBURY LINK Wed 9.00 ‐ 12.30 Malmesbury Link users have a new number to call when they want to request transport. The new service, run by a LAST POSTING DATES FOR CHRISTMAS: team of volunteer co-ordinators is operating on: 2ⁿ� Class – 18�� December 1st Class 20�� December 2012 01666-840861. The line is manned between 9am and 1pm.
A MESSAGE FROM OUR NEW POST LADY
Hi to all at Crudwell and surrounding area. My name is Teresa (Sutton), your new post lady - well since 18th June. Just in case you have not met me yet, I would like the chance to introduce myself. I have worked for Royal Mail for 24 years and have been delivering around the town in Malmesbury for most of it. I'm a very friendly person, and easy to talk to. So if you have a problem, or any questions, please stop me at any time as I'm happy to help out where I can.
Teresa.
From the Editors: A warm welcome, Teresa, and good luck on your new “patch”
Page 2 CRUDWELL BADMINTON CLUB IN MEMORIAM
A new season for Crudwell Badminton Club began in September after the summer break and we are pleased to welcome a couple of new members. The Club is about socialising as well as the sport, so in May a good number of us enjoyed a meal out at The Horse Guards, which was great fun and the food and service was excellent as always. I reluctantly had to give up my coveted Most Improved Player trophy to this years much deserved winner – Robbie Hill. Keeping up the good humoured but never failing sense of competition, a skittles night was held in June at the Red Bull in Malmesbury, a tense battle of skill, grit and determination as well as lots of laughs and a tasty buffet supper was enjoyed by all. We are sad to report the death of William John ( Jack ) The annual in‐house Badminton Tournament was held in Hedges who passed away on the 24�� October 2012. July, resulting in an evening of fun, banter and a few tough games, with the overall tournament champions being the Jack had lived in the Dawneys, Crudwell for over 22 years formidable team of Richard Chadwick and Pauline and was to be seen walking around the village every day. Ainsworth. The Club always welcomes new members; we meet every Beloved father of Chris and Tony Hedges of Crudwell and Monday and Friday (except over Bank Holidays) from 8pm Kathleen Siddall of St Lucy, Barbados. – 10pm. The annual subscription is £5.00 with the cost per session being £2.50, but free for an initial guest visit, so if you fancy a bit of exercise and a chat between games please STABLES come along and give it a try. For more information TO LET - EASTCOURT, NR MALMESBURY telephone: Pauline Ainsworth ‐ 01666‐577176, Andrea Recently converted stables within a barn Lawes – 01666 575129 or George Guest ‐ 01666‐577196. DIY or Part Livery Available EXCELLENT FACILITIES INCLUDE: Andrea Lawes, Secretary All Year Turn Out, Tack Room & WC Outdoor School 30m X 50m with Lights All Weather Lunging Ring ; Horsewalker Wash Down Area; Lorry Parking CONTACT; Sara Palmer 01666 577699 / 07974021006
FREE OFFICE EQUIPMENT The Parish Council has some old office equipment that is not currently in use which comprises of a black and white printer, fax machine and photocopier. These items are offered to any local community group to collect free of charge. Contact any member of the Parish Council for more details. SAFE DRIVE STAY ALIVE Recently the Wiltshire area board received a short presentation from Ian Hopkins from Wiltshire Fire & Rescue Service about a special ‘Safe drive Stay Alive’ event which the area board are hosting on Tuesday 11 December 2012 at Malmes- bury School at 7.30pm . This event is aimed at parents, grandparents and any other adult or young person over the age of 15 who would like to attend. Most young people in year 11 at Malmesbury school will see the presentation (in Chippen- ham) during the previous week. If you wonder why the area board are hosting the event it is because we know that the Malmesbury community area has one of the highest levels of car ownership in the county and being a rural area many young people will be driving themselves and their friends around to get out and about. We know that young drivers have a greater risk of accidents, so we want to do as much as we can to raise awareness not only amongst young people but also their parents and grandparents, who in many cases will be the car owners Miranda Gilmour Malmesbury Community Area Manager Wiltshire Area Boards -Northern Locality Team Home Office: 01672 515742 Mobile: 07990 505882 Page 3 PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITION
Entries are now invited for this month’s competition.
The theme is: PETS
The usual great prize, courtesy of Alvan Blanch Limited, is an enlargement of the winning entry, printed on canvas and mounted ready for display. Entries in by 15�� December, please.
DOROTHY HOUSE QUIZ NIGHT NORTH WILTSHIRE VILLAGES FLOWER CLUB
Thank you to all who supported the quiz night on November There are so many wonderful floral creations around at 10th. It was a sell out and made £621.86 for Dorothy House Christmas to decorate our homes with and the flower club Hospice Care. have decided to hold a workshop to show members and visitors how to do Rose Topiary using either fresh or ribbon Judy Paginton roses. Instructions and materials required for the evening have already been emailed to club members. The club will meet at 7pm for a 7.30pm start on Wednesday 19�� CHRISTMAS GREETINGS December at Crudwell Village Hall. After the workshop there will be an ‘American Bring and Share’ supper to celebrate the Eve and Jeremy White wish all friends and festivities. Please come along and enjoy the evening and acquaintances a HAPPY CHRISTMAS and a bring along your favourite savoury or sweet treat. If you just Prosperous and Healthy New Year. prefer to come along and watch what others create and relax and chat, that is fine.
A MESSAGE FROM YOUR Demonstrator Marie Munday will be giving us her WILTSHIRE COUNCILLOR interpretation of “Let’s Go to the Movies” on Wednesday 16�� January 2013, again at Crudwell Village Hall, 7.30pm. Our I would like to wish all the residents of the Crudwell Parish, competition for the evening will be an arrangement using 5 and your Families, a very happy and enjoyable Christmas. flower heads. Also, may I wish you all the very best for the New Year. Let us hope that 2013 will be a more peaceful and prosperous The flower club has had a brilliant 40�� Anniversary year with year for us all. lots of new members starting and a very full and exciting programme of events over past months. 2013 also promises Carole Soden to be a fun packed year with a workshop in February for both Wiltshire Councillor beginners and experienced flower arrangers and in March Minety Division we will be holding the club members’ dinner at the Pear Tree 01666 577210 in Purton. Please telephone Sue on 01666 577125 if you have [email protected] any queries about the club. Thank you to the Parish Magazines for advertising our club events and may we wish everybody a happy and peaceful BEAUTY AT THE HARE Christmas. By Louise Pamela Loftus (Committee Member) Louise, previously the proprietor of the successful Beauty Copy deadline: Retreat in Malmesbury 15th of the previous month Copy deadline: 15th December for January Edi�on NOW OPEN@ Hare and Hounds Westonbirt, Bath Road, Send to: crudwellnews@b�nternet.com Tetbury, GL8 8QL Or telephone 01666-575265 – all items received will be acknowledged. Please phone: 01666 881000 or 07876 565774. PLEASE SEND YOUR COPY TO US AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THIS HELPS TO ENSURE THAT THE Comprehensive range of quality treatments using PRINTING AND DELIVERY CAN BE ON TIME. PLEASE ALSO CONSIDER THE LENGTH OF YOUR ARTICLE, AS Decléor and Guinot, skin care, Jessica Nails, St Tropez spray WE WANT TO INCLUDE EVERYONE’S NEWS. tanning, and Chiropody foot service. Page 4 NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH Ashton Keynes and Minety Please spread the word! Neighbourhood Policing Team
If you are going away for the Contact details: Festivities Do let a neighbour know and PCSO Sam Walsh ask them to keep an eye on PC Steve Harvey your home. Telephone: 101 Cancel papers/ milk etc. Ask a neighbour to park their car in your drive. E-mail: Ask a neighbour to check for post stuffed in your letter box [email protected] If you are at home Make sure your home is secure at all times, even if you are just popping next door for a festive drink. Be alert There will be strangers about, e.g. Christmas guests of neighbours, but look beyond that! If you have any suspicions the phone the police contact number on 101. If a crime is in progress always dial 999. The more venerable Do keep an eye on the more venerable and elderly in your neighbourhood make sure they are warm and safe. We live in a relatively crime free area, so do enjoy this seasonal occasion, but just be alert. Thank you for all your support in 2012. I hope you all have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year and I wish you all a crime free 2013.
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Tel 01666 510520 [email protected] WATER, WATER EVERYWHERE Gary, Penny & Jessica Marshall of Lime Tree Cottage (Opposite Mayfield Hotel) would like to thank everyone for their help & support on Sunday during the flood. Special thanks to Graham and Dawn, the couple from Ford cottage, the Fire brigade, staff at the Mayfield and everyone else who provided hot drinks & biscuits, tried to slow the traffic or offered to help. Also thanks to Jim Payne and all those involved in clearing about a mile of the Swill brook from the bridge on the A429 to the last covert on the footpath to the bungalow on Murcott Lane. I am glad to say that the collective efforts of everyone helped to prevent water getting in to Lime Tree, Vine Tree and Elm Lea.
Flood at Old Byer, Crudwell On Sunday 4 November 2012 Bob & I were subjected to Mother Nature at her worst (she was not happy!) and our home, the Old Byer in Rommel Lane, was flooded. Our neighbours gave up their Sunday to help us bale out the water. Without them we would not have been able to cope with the sudden influx of water. So to Sue, David, and little George, Mike, Sarah, and their children, Bob and Lyne we would like to thank them for their kindness, time and efforts. Also Annie & Mike for their offer of a meal & bed for the night. To the staff at the Mayfield Hotel who were welcoming as we turned up in our joggers, sweat shirts, and wellies to have lunch in the restaurant. It made us both realise what fantastic neighbours and friends we have in Crudwell. Linda & Bob Perry
Great community spirit all round!
Grateful thanks to Jenny and Phil Ward for the use of their photographs.
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Page 7 CRUDWELL SHORT MAT BOWLS CLUB
We welcome our latest recruit, Hillary Slatter, to the club. Hillary has played with us on three occasions and is already showing signs of being a ‘handy’ bowler. We also welcome Neville Doel back to playing. Our County League team has won both games and are currently top of the County League North. Let’s hope we can keep it up into the future. Our last game against Melksham was comfortably won and was remarkable because Anita and Gordon Smith were involved in their first ‘hot-shot’. Well done both. Readers will know that we have two teams in the Malmesbury League. Games between the Coots and Curlews are always hard fought but they are also played in the best spirit. This season the teams will play each other at least four times, having been drawn together in the League Knock-out Cup. The first KO Cup game went to the Curlews but the return leg still has to be played. Curlews are currently top of the League with Coots handily placed having played more difficult teams. Les and Pam Baldry playing with Geoff and Jenny Lane won the prestigious Hardwicke (Gloucester) Open Mixed Fours recently, being the only undefeated team on the day. Finally, Crudwell have three players in the Wiltshire team for the 2012/2013 season – Pam and Les Baldry and Geoff Lane. The Moonrakers are in a group containing Oxfordshire and Hampshire, both of whom have many senior and under 21 English internationals. The Baldrys have an impressive record of four games played with three wins and a narrow defeat against very accomplished opponents Don’t forget short mat bowls is a friendly yet competitive sport enjoyed by people of all ages. If you fancy having a go, come to the Village Hall on either a Thursday afternoon (2.30pm start) or Sunday evenings (7.30pm start). Please bring flat shoes and we will provide the woods and guidance. Your first session will be free. GDL (12/11/12)
COFFEE ‘N’ CHAT Our humble apologies to all our coffee ‘n’ chatterers as last month’s Parish News was given the wrong date. Sorry about that. Luckily Hope managed to contact the regulars and put the mistake right. Although the November get-together lost some of its regulars, the enthusiasm, friendship and ‘spending power’ made an enjoyable Coffee ‘n’ Chat in the Church and the grand sum of £110.60 was raised for Church funds. Thank you to everybody for making the morning such fun, there was a lot of laughter and chat. The raffle winners were: Hope Carpenter; Sandra Doel; Margaret English; Kathleen Gifford; John Hanniford; Les Pearce; Carmel Rogers and Eve White. The bumper Christmas coffee ‘n’ chat will be on Wednesday, 12�� December in the open space in All Saints Church. There will be the sales table with some Christmas goodies to stock up on for the big day, mince pies to go with the coffee, the raffle table and, most importantly of all, friends to catch up with or welcome new friends to the regular monthly get-togethers. So do come along and enjoy the friendly atmosphere. 2012 CHRISTMAS MESSAGE This year has seen major changes for all my family but nothing like the family we hear about at Christmas. They were forced to travel on a long journey because of a government law; arriving in Bethlehem with no welcoming relations but a mucky stable where their baby is born. Not quite the story we hear in the children's nativities. There is so much to see in the Christmas story. God turns our understanding of life upside down. Jesus lived in glorious heaven and gave it up to begin a new life in a messy stable. He became a vulnerable baby with a young inexperienced girl as his mother who could have been stoned to death as she conceived out of wedlock. The first people to see 'God made man' were shepherds classed as the dregs of society. Even the gifts of the wise men were not really appropriate for a young baby; yet they held a message. Gold for a king, Frankincense for holiness and Myrrh for suffering and death. The family had no sooner put down roots when they had to flee to another country to keep alive as Herod killed all youngsters under two. Not a very promising beginning. Yet from this unpromising start came Jesus Christ who has shaped the whole world and is still doing it. If nothing else this Christmas take away Jesus' gift to every person, each of us matter, we are not just numbers but special unique individuals in his eyes. Jesus loves us for who we are and he will help us as we journey through life. His life was full of traumas so he understands what we go through; all we need do is to come to him. I pray that this Christmas you will find Jesus' gift of love and feel his joy and peace enter into your hearts and know you are never alone. God Bless you. Sarah Wyman Curate of Braydon Brook
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Our Christmas meeting will be on MONDAY, 17�� CHRISTMAS AND AFTER DECEMBER. We have just had our Advent service for the Deanery in Minety church which was very good and followed by the The Mayfield would appreciate our choosing the menu usual get-together over coffee and cakes. We are getting before 3�� December, but if you want to come along and to know each other as Deanery members and can now haven’t chosen a menu, we are sure the Mayfield can fit look forward to the New Year and our official joining. you in, as long as there are not too many of us. In the New Year we are going to become a Deanery group and our meetings will all be joint with the other branches, Our first 2013 meeting (no, I don’t know where 2012 and held in different parishes round the Deanery. So our went either) is on Monday, 21�� January when we first meeting will be on on Thursday the 10th January at welcome Michael Lunts to entertain us all. Michael does 10.30 in Hankerton church. We shall have our own branch a wonderful rendition of Noel Coward and his music so last AGM followed by a service at 11.15 a.m. and then it will be a great start to the New Year. lunch at 12.0 after which we shall hold our first joint Deanery AGM when we hope to have in place our Pat Manning will be collecting subs-cheque or cash Deanery leaders. Mary Head, our Diocesan President, has welcome (still kept at £25, thank you to Pat). If you would accepted to be at this event which is splendid, and also like to join us, please give either PAT MANNING-577647 our own Rev. Barry Raven so it will be a special occasion. or MARGARET ENGLISH-577572 a call and we will be Other Deanery clergy have been invited but have yet to delighted to see you. accept. We shall be well on our way then, and our next meeting We meet every third Monday (except Christmas and will be the Wave of Prayer on the 25th February at 10.30 August) at the Mayfield House Hotel at 11.30am, and sit at The Close, Minety. We hope to have Chris Pope, our down to an excellent lunch at around 12.15pm, served Diocesan Central Services co-ordinator which is as by very patient and helpful staff. important as it sounds, and Chris is the husband of Anne Pope our Diocesan Faith & Policy representative. Do come and meet him and join in praying for our overseas links. Do hope you will be able to come to all these events. Jane Gibbs - 577282
MALMESBURY CAKE SOCIETY Next Bake and Take: Monday 3�� December 2012, 7.30pm - late The Kings Arms, Malmesbury Theme: Christmas Lee Bamforth the head pastry chef at Whatley Manor will be demonstrating how to make choux pastry. You will all be able to assemble and of course eat a crouquembouche. Followed by an auction and raffle.
Page 11 CRUDWELL VILLAGE HALL
ACHIEVED: maternity cover for our Bookings Secretary. Sarah Hoxey has volunteered to give support to and work with Vicki in handling the bookings, and we are delighted to welcome her on board. Please note our new phone number for bookings 07584 316866 which takes effect immediately.
BUILT: the replacement storage shed is up and operational. At last we have a dry area for use for storage by Crudwell PreSchool and the Bike Ride Committee, which means that some equipment can also be moved out of the store room into the shed. This was an expensive undertaking but practically all the costs have been met by a grant which was obtained before re-building commenced. Huge thanks are due to Ian Churchill for all his work in organising the replacement shed, and to Claire Buxton for her work in applying for and obtaining the grant on our behalf.
MORE THANKS: to George Guest for his great work as caretaker at the hall. Huge praise has been coming in from our ad-hoc bookings and the last couple of parties in particular have reported back about how helpful he has been.
And finally, FAREWELL: to Pam Baldry who has decided to resign from the Committee due to having so many other commitments. Pam has been a part of the village hall committee for as long as any of us can remember, and we are indebted to her for all her contributions and input to its smooth running over the years.
Annie Smith Crudwell Village Hall & Recreation Ground
Crudwell Village Weekly Group Mee�ngs
Mon 9.00am ‐ 3.00pm Pre School Village Hall Kylie Cloke 07850 372129 5.15pm ‐ 6.30pm Beavers Village Hall Paul Hepworth 01666 829359 6.30pm‐ Cubs Village Hall Paul Hepworth 01666 829359 Badminton Village Hall George 01666 577196
Tue 9.30am ‐10.30am Tai Chi classes Village Hall Carmel 01666577502 10.30am - 12 noon Baby & toddlers All Saints Church Katie Day (1st& 3rd Tues/ mth only) 7.00pm ‐ 9.00pm Guides Village Hall Lindsey 01666 577828
Wed 9.00am ‐3.00pm Pre School Village Hall Kylie Cloke 07850 372129 4.00pm‐ 5.00pm Rainbow Guides Village Hall Jules Nash 01666 577277 6.00pm‐ Totally Tennis Recrea�on ground Annie 01666 577091
Thur 2.30pm‐ 5.00pm Short mat bowls Village Hall Carmel 01666577502 7.00pm Scouts Village Hall Mike 01666 577385
Fri 9.00am‐ 3.00pm Pre School Village Hall Kylie Cloke 07850 372129 7.00pm Church choir All Saints Church Eva White 01666 577036 8.00pm Badminton Village Hall Pauline 01666 577176
Sun 10.00am CRAG netball Village Hall Debbie 01666 577739 10.30am ‐12.00pm DICs football Recrea�on ground Alan 01666 577543 7.30pm – 10pm Short mat bowls Village Hall Carmel 01666577502
Page 12 CRUDWELL CHURCH SERVICES - DECEMBER 2012
Sunday 2ⁿ� December Morning Worship 11am Sunday 9�� December Holy Communion (CW) 6pm Saturday 15�� December Dressing the Christmas Tree * 10.30-12 noon Sunday 16�� December Carol Service ** 4pm Sunday 23�� December Group Communion Service *** 10am *** Monday 24�� December Midnight Holy Communion 11.30pm Tuesday 25�� December Christmas Day Family Service 10am Sunday 30�� December Group Communion Service**** 10am
* See Note Below ** Please Stay For Mince Pies and Mulled Wine After Carol Service *** Please note Service starts at 10am **** Service at Hankerton Dressing The Christmas Tree: Come and help us make the church look festive in time for our Carol Service the next day. Christmas refreshments available, craft activities and carols. All ages welcome
Plan of Braydon Brook Services 2012 please note above services for Christmas
1st Sunday 2nd Sunday 3rd Sunday 4th Sunday
Ashley 8.30am (BCP) 6.00pm (BCP) 9.30am (BCP) 9.30 (CW) Holy Communion Evening Prayer Morning Prayer Holy Communion
Charlton 9.30am 10.00am (CW) 6.00pm (BCP) 9.30am (BCP) Family Service Holy Communion Evening Prayer Holy Communion
Crudwell 11.00am 6.00pm (CW) 11.00am (CW) 11.00am Morning Worship Holy Communion Holy Communion All Age Worship
Hankerton 9.30am (CW) No Service 11am No Service Holy Communion Informal Worship 4.00pm Family Service
Minety 11.00am (CW) 10am 8.00am (BCP) 10am Holy Communion Service of the Word Holy Communion Service of the Word 10am Service of the Word
Oaksey No Service 8.30am (CW) 11.00am 11.00am (CW)
Holy Communion Family Service Holy Communion
NB: When there are five Sundays in the month the service on the fi�h Sunday is a group Holy Communion at 10am at one of the six churches in alphabe�cal rota�on. At Minety, there is a ‘Service of the Word’ every Sunday at 10.00am in Church taken by Brian Senior (for All Ages). Page 13 CREATIVE WRITING COMPETITION
We have been delighted by the response to the Creative Writing Competition. Entries from young and not so young alike have been excellent - James Bond; oblique cricketing references; Vikings; - Even a re-working of Shakespeare’s Sonnet No.18!
However, there can only be one winner.
A load of logs, courtesy of Jonathan Capper, is on its way to Freya Thomson for this effort, judged the best by an independent adjudication panel, and which we now reproduce in full.
A copse story by PC Plod
Working as a cop certainly leaves me sapped of energy and feeling bushed each day, but it is only since working at Special Branch that I’ve felt real excitement about completing each case.
My current case stemmed from an incident yesterday at the docks: Holly, a sniffer dog, kept barking whenever she passed a particular container. Her handler, Flora, couldn’t see anything unusual but wanting to get to the root of the mystree, conducted a root and branch search around its perimeter. Finding nothing and feeling stumped, Flora looked up, only to see (against the moonlight) a hand sticking out from the top of the container, palm down. Ashen-faced, she twigged that to find out more she would have open the container and, suspecting murder, called Special Branch. My partner and I were sent to investigate.
The chestnut-haired Flora greeted us and we quietly advanced through the darkness to the container. As we neared, a sound caught our attention; I pulled out my pistil in readiness. By the container was a seedy-looking man trying to cut into it, clearly as thick as two short planks not to realise that he wood be heard. It didn’t take long to apprehend him and call for back-up.
After opening the container, it transpired that this ‘hand’ had been planted on top by a much-wanted drug-smuggling cartel as an indication of which container to cut open, for hidden inside it was a stash of illegal weed. Our success tasted like nectar.
Flora beamed: “Holly’s rarely wrong.” (Clearly, she has a budding career in the Dog Section.)
Thistle be a corker of a court-case: the offence has been logged in police records and our prisoner is happy to grass on his gang, so it seems that they might well all do thyme for their crimes. J By Freya Thomson
Congratulations, Freya.
More puns than you can shake a stick at! (No pun intended)
Page 14 BRAYDON BROOK CHURCHES YOUTH LOOKING FORWARD INTO 2012 - SPECIAL GROUP SERIES FOR LENT In 2013, for the first time, we’re planning to run an Meets every week during term time, on Mondays from integrated Lent series across all the Braydonbrook 7:00pm –8:00pm, villages (Ashley, Charlton, Crudwell, Hankerton, Oaksey For all those of senior school age, for fun, games, teaching and Minety). Sunday services will take up the theme for and creative stuff. each week, with great teaching to explore the theme We also like to eat lots of chocolate and pizza! and set the agenda for the week to come. Home based If you think you might like to join us, call Rachel on 01666 groups will take up the theme and relate it to everyday 861035. life through reflection, discussion and more. Our overall theme is “Face to face with Jesus”. Join us as we watch Jesus face up to Satan, face down temptation, BIG ‘THANK YOU’S FROM THE STRAWBERRY FAYRE face the history of the Jewish nation and face to face COMMITTEE with obstinate law-makers who just don’t listen. Sit Many thanks to all who have helped us out with storage quietly as a woman washes Jesus’ feet with one of the issues. most expensive perfumes in the world. Hear his dramatic · Norman and Kathleen Telling for patiently keeping the story of a father’s love. See Jesus face to face with the tables and chairs, fridges etc. expectations of the crowds as he approaches his under cover for us for so many years – we hope you are execution. enjoying life in Malmesbury now · Chris and Fiona Hart who gallantly stepped in to the What’s involved? breach with space in their barn Sunday services will follow our usual patterns but will · Pete Golding aka Fleetfind who provided a van and driver follow the theme for the week. Home based groups will to help us move it all pick up the theme and give opportunities to explore it in · David Theyers, David Bailey and Bob Perry who lent Mike an interactive, informal way. We expect home-based their muscles for the move groups will meet at a time to suit those who can come, We are indebted to you for your kindness at very short with meetings lasting about an hour. notice. Can you help? We need volunteers! Could you open up your home for a “Face to face” group during Lent (6 Many thanks, Cathy Butcher weeks, between Feb. 27�� – March 31��)? Can you come along on the afternoon of Saturday 2ⁿ� February to hear more about the series and get all the support you need to help lead a group or host a group in your home? You won’t need any experience or special gifts; there’s no age limit or intelligence test. We’ll make sure you have outlines, training and everything you need to make a “Face to Face” group work – and work well. We just need you! What do I do next? If you can help by opening your home or helping to lead a group; Contact our administrator Sandra (email [email protected] or telephone
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LOCAL POLICE UPDATE He has since been charged and is due in court in December. Due to Christmas fast approaching we will be The last month has been quite busy. We had a spate of concentrating on the well known areas for anti social day time burglaries in the North of the county including behaviour in the villages and also targeting motorist to the Malmesbury villages. A male from Bristol has since coincide with the Christmas drink drive campaign been arrested by Avon and Somerset and has admitted to several burglaries in their county and several in Consultations for December and January are as follows: Wiltshire. Further investigation has also led to another male who is currently on remand for other offences, also 5th December being investigated for several of the daytime burglaries 22nd December too. We will keep you posted! 8th January - In the lay-by, Eastcourt from 0830-0900 20th January - Hillside, Leigh from 1700-1730 As you may be aware, our priority for this quarter is police visibility and reassurance. We have been very busy We would like to finish the last police report of the 2012 doing foot and vehicle patrol in the villages, attending newsletter by wishing you all a wonderful and safe monthly groups and events such as Minety monthly Christmas and a happy New Year market. If you have an event/group you would like us to attend to give a talk or where you thin it would be nice PC Steve Harvey to come along and meet people, please let us know. PCSO Sam Walsh Malmesbury NPT Halloween and bonfire night went by peacefully although Ashton Keynes and Minety Beat one male was arrested at the Ashton Keynes firework display for being drunk and disorderly. Page 19 CRUDWELL LADIES
In December, we turn our attention to food and drink. That reward awaits after we kick start our brains to come up with an interesting programme of topics and activities to entertain and inform us in 2013. Being an egalitarian bunch, we all throw in ideas and somehow a coherent plan emerges. That’s the beauty of a Club without a Christmas Parties committee. Four course Luncheon or Dinner Party of fine food & fayre So come along to the Village Hall at 7.45 for 8 on Wed 12�� December, bringing a savoury or sweet tasty to share Christmas Dinner & Disco 23�� Dec for supper and a suggestion or two. All welcome – members, visitors, from the village or further afield. To Traditional Christmas party night fund our plans we collect subs that night too and, still on let your hair down with friends ! the theme of food, start to consider our February Dinner. You can see where our priorities lie. Christmas Day Menu Our traditional Yuletide feast, At our November meeting one of our members, Marion single sitting luncheon for the whole Family Zacks, got us thinking about how we react psychologically to different colours. Having taught internationally on the Boxing Day Menu subject, she is well qualified to raise our awareness. Our The “day after” tradition, when Mums get a break! reactions varied individually as we experienced the effect of looking at colours and imagining them in our bodies. New Year’s Eve Dinner & Disco Relaxation, warmth, calmness, even mild discomfiture A Gala Dinner and Dancing ‘til late! were all there. Thought provoking – we always learn something new at our meetings. www.mayfieldhousehotel.co.uk Best Western Mayfield House Hotel, Crudwell, Malmesbury, Wiltshire. SN16 9EW Information is available from either Margaret (577572) Bookings: 01666 577409 or [email protected] or Sue (577125).”
CRUDWELL BIKE RIDE 2013
As the nights draw in and the days grow colder, the Village bike ride recedes into a memory of the summer just past. As we all prepare for the coming winter, a small band of people are starting to look towards Bike Ride 2013.
One of the aims this year is to revamp the website to enable a lot more functionality so registering and paying etc all become far easier and it will reduce the huge workload on the Admin team. We have enlisted the help of the right people with the right skills to build the new site and they have asked for people to dig out video clips, photos etc of previous bike rides so they can be uploaded for every ones enjoyment. So could we ask that you look to see if you have anything that would be suitable for use on the website. The next edition of the CPN will hopefully have more information on uploading or donating for upload, so this is just a request for everyone to start dusting off and looking for material.
Ian Warner Bike Ride Committee