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Inthisissue: FairnessandFund-raising Page2 IntheMarcheditionofNewsandNotes,Iaskedforsomeadviceaboutmyapproachto • WI gamesofScrabblewithmymother.Iamgratefultothosewhoexpressedaview, • Marathonthankyou particularlytheladywhosaidIshouldkeepwinningbecausemymotherwouldbeproudof • HelpforHeroes me.Aftermylastvisittoseeher,Irealisedthatmymothermightsolvetheproblemforme Supper herselfbecausesheseemstobegettingbetteratScrabbleallthetimeandourscoresget • OdstockPC closerwitheachgame! • BritfordPC Ihaveanotherproblemnow,althoughthistime,you’llprobablybepleasedtohear,I’mnot Page3 seekingadvicefromreaders.On5 th May,Ihavetheopportunitytoexpressmypreference • WalktheWight • astowhichoftwosystemsisusedforthefutureelectionofourmembersofparliament.As A338resurfacing Ireadallthecommentonthesubject,particularlytheletterstotheeditorsofvarious • CharltonAllSaints newspapers,myvotingintentionvaries.Whatseemslikeaverygoodargumentfora Yes GardenSociety voteisfollowedbywhatappearstobeanequallygooddefenceofa No vote.I’mnot • ONBFête findingthesometimesnegativeaspectofthelobbyingcampaignsparticularlyhelpfuleither. • LisaBerry • CVFlowerClub Myproblemisintryingfullytounderstandtheimplicationsofeachchoice.Clearly,a • CharltonAllSaints changewouldmakesomedifferencebuttomeit’snotselfevidentthatitwouldbeforthe FêteandBarbecue better.NeitheramIconvincedthattheill-namedFirstPastThePostsystemmore Page4 accuratelyreflectsthecombinedwillofthepeoplethantheAlternativeVote. • RDA We’reseekingamethodwhichisas“fair”asitcanbeforallthoseinvolved,votersand • WalkforWards candidatesalike.Ioftenfindtheconceptoffairnessadifficultoneandthatiscertainlythe • Cricketerswanted caseinthisinstance.Iwishusallluckaswemakeourchoice. • RadnorHall Talkingoffairness,howgooditistoseealltheeffortsbeingmadebythosearoundusto • RadnorArms makelifeabitfairerforthosewhoneedsomehelp!Therearequiteanumberofarticles Page5 ontheforthcomingpagesgivingevidenceoffund-raisingactivitiesthathavealreadytaken • DetoxingChildhood placeorsoonwill.Congratulationstoallthoseinvolved. • EnergyMonitors Editor • Southern NPT • Woolrequired • Refurbiz ChurchofServices • Babysittingetc • Pages6-9 9.30am ParishCommunion Britford JT • Ads 1st May 11.00am FamilyService Nunton ACFT Page10 Easter2 11.00am ParishCommunion CoombeBissett AW • RegularEvents 6.00pm ChoralEvensong Homington AW • DiaryDates th 9.30am ParishCommunion Odstock AW 8 May 11.00am ChoralMatins CharltonAllSaints DB Easter3 11.00am FamilyService CoombeBissett AW th 8.00am HolyCommunion Britford AW 15 May 9.30am ParishCommunion Nunton JB Easter4 9.30am FamilyCommunion Homington AW

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Issue421website:www.newsandnotes.co.uk-1-email:[email protected] May2011 Odstock,Nunton&BodenhamWI HelpforHeroesSupper JillDodd AveryBIGthankyoutoeveryonewhoattendedthe TheAprilmeetingwasopenedbyourPresidentwho HelpforHeroessupperattheRadnorArmson welcomedafullhouseofmembers.Newsletters, March23rd.KennyandCathyweretheperfecthosts badgesandWendyDuke’seventslistwere asusualandprovidedabeautifulmeal. distributed.MaggieSalesprovidedavaseoforange SophieParrygaveaninterestingtalkabouthowH4H tulipsforthePresident’stable.Theatreoutingswere usesthemoneytheyraise.Althoughshedidsayit confirmedandfriendlyskittlesgameswilltakeplace wasthefirsttimeshehadgivenatalkfrombehind on20 th April,4 th and11 th MayatDowntonLeisure thebar!Theirmotto'moneyinmoneyout'certainly Centre.Anyoneiswelcometocomeandhaveago. meansthatthemoneyisbeingusednowforprojects TherewillbeaScrabblematchon26 th AprilatSue bigandsmallandalsosupportingotherservice Bourne’sagainstLaverstockandtheteamis charities. attendinggamesinNorthWiltsthisweek.Thebook Our'localhero'LtCdrGavinSimmonitegavean clubisthrivingandthismonthwearediscussingthe interestingbutsoberingaccountofhowheandhis worksofSanteMontefiore,thespeakeratthelast crewrecovertheinjuredfromthebattlescene.This annualcouncilmeeting.Thewalkinggroupgoesfrom isusuallyundertakeninthedark,flyingatlowlevels strengthtostrength. whilstbeingshotatfromtheground;notyour Thehelperslistforbusyeventshasbeenwell averagedayattheoffice. supportedandPamTrubshawhashadagood Thenightraisedapprox£1,343.75.Onceagain responsefrommemberstobuyraffleticketsforthe thankyoutoeveryonewhocameandforthe WINationalDraw. generousdonationsonthenight.Alsothankyouto SusieApplefordhasbeenbusyarrangingourannual thepeoplewhocouldn'tcomebutverykindlygave summerouting.Thereweretwochoicestovoteupon: donations. ArundelCastleorDenman’sGardenplusChichester. P.S.Thankyoutowhoeverdroppedoffthewonderful Thelatterwon.Wehopeforgoodweatheron gingercakefortheH4Hcakestall! Wednesday13 th July. TheSecretary,JeanVanHagen,readoutthe OdstockParishCouncil forthcomingcountyeventsincludingleatherwork, TheAnnualParishMeetingintheBarkerRoom, Godshillforestwalk,Downlandgroupmeetinganda Nuntonat7:00pmonWednesday,11May,is triptotheSavillGarden. parishioners’opportunitytobringtotheParish TheTreasurer’sreportconfirmedoursolvency.She Council’sattentionanyrelevantmatterfordebate. waspleasedtoannouncethat£35forACWWhad WiltshireCouncilisresponsibleforroadmaintenance beenraisedfromourcoffeeandcakeslastmonth. andthereisafreephonenumberforthepurposeof ThismonththeflowerofthemonthwaswonbyAnne reportingroaddefects.ThosewhocallClarenceon Waitewithawhiteparrottulip.Themoneyraised 0800232323willbeprovidedwithareference fromthiscompetitionalsosupportstheACWWfund. numberwithwhichtofollow-uponmaintenance Aftercoffee,ourspeaker,DavidTaylor,demonstrated progress. howtomakeflowersfromthewoods.Wewereall TheAnnualParishCouncilmeetingwilltakeplace suppliedwithsticksofashorsycamoreandwithour immediatelyaftertheAnnualParishMeeting.Please penknivesmanagedtoproduceaflower.Someeven contacttheParishClerkaboutallparishmatters, managedaChristmastree.Hewasdelightedas includinghighwaysissues,onTel:01794-341405or everyonehadago.SueAmeykindlygavethevote eMail:[email protected] ofthanks. Thenextmeetingison9th MayattheRadnorHallat BritfordParishCouncil 10:00amwhenwedebatetheWIresolutionsandwe BryanRycroft,ParishClerk willhavebringabook/buyabooksale.Visitorsare th alwayswelcome. AttheCouncilMeetingheldonWednesday6 April atBritfordCommunityHall,thefollowingitemswere ABigThankYou! discussed. 1. WiltshireCountychangestotheParishSteward Tim,Vicki,SamandJackShipsey scheme Wewouldliketotakethisopportunitytosaya 2. TheCouncil’sconcernwiththedangerouscar massivethankyoutoallourneighboursandfriends parkingontheOdstockRoadoutsidethe fortheoverwhelmingsupportwehavereceivedfor Hospital.TocontactCllr.JJohnsonandthe ourfundraisingfortheLondonMarathoninaidofthe DowntonPolice. DownsSyndromeAssociationandDownsSyndrome EducationInternational!Thetotalraisedhasnow 3. CouldabusshelterbeplacedontheA338,for exceeded£7000! passengersgoingtoDownton. Timcompletedthemarathonin4hours20minswith 4. TheBritfordCommunityHall. sorelegsandsunburn! 5. TheAnnualCouncilmeetingtobeheldon st Again,wecannotthankeveryoneenoughfortheir Wednesday1 JuneatBritfordCommunityHall hugegenerosityandithighlightswhataclose at7.00pm.TherewillbeatalkonFloodingin communitywelivein. Britfordandwhatpreparationsarerequired.

Issue421website:www.newsandnotes.co.uk-2-email:[email protected] May2011 WalktheWight Moredetailsaboutthecompetitionwillbeinnext month’sNewsandNotesbutIcanconfirmthatyou DaveIngsandColinBerryhaveagainenteredthe th willnotberestrictedtoaparticularthemebutinvited WalktheWightcharityeventon15 Maywhich tomakeascarecrowbasedonanycharacteryou attractsover10,000entrants.Thisisamarathon choose(evenascarecrow!).PleaseringAdrianon walkof26.5miles,sotomakeitmorebearable,some 01722325862,ifyouhaveanyquestionsatthis localsupportwouldbegreat. stage. Thisiseasilydonebyloggingonto http://www.justgiving.com/toolbank2011 ,justhanding LisaBerryandMatthewKenah overcashorachequeintheRadnororYewTree,or CongratulationstoLisaBerryfromOdstockwhoisto whenyouseethem.Manythanks. marryMatthewKenahfromStaplefordatNunton ChurchonSaturday4 th June.LisametMattnearly A338Resurfacing fouryearsagoandtheygotengagedtobemarried fromBevCornish,ClerktoDowntonPC lastsummer.Theymakealovelycoupleandallgood C/CllrJulianJohnsonhasjustadvisedmethatwork wishesgotothembothforaveryhappyfuture torepairtheverypoorstateofthecarriagewayofthe together. A338betweenBodenhamandBritfordwillstartnext Tuesday,26thApril(andisexpectedtogoonuntil ChalkeValleyFlowerClub th 11 May).AccordingtothelatestWiltshireCouncil LizLong01722780448 TrafficReport,workwillbecarriedoutintheevenings OurnextshowisonWednesday25 th Mayat after7pmandbefore6ambutIthoughtIshould BroadchalkeVillageHallwhenGretchenWhiteis makeyouawareofpossibledisruptioninthisarea presentingherfloralartdemonstrationentitled The overthenextcoupleofweeks. MurmuringoftheBees .Thestarttimeis7.30pmand (Iappreciatethatthisworkwillalreadybeinprogress ticketsforguestsare£5atthedoor. bythetimeN&Nisdistributed,butthoughtthe Ourflowerclubcontinuestogrowwithnewmembers informationmightbeofinterestanyway.Editor) joiningfromallacrossSouthWiltshireandinto Dorset.Weareverypleasedtowelcomeeveryone.If CharltonAllSaintsGardenSociety youarenewtotheareathenweofferanexcellent th On28 March,JohnTrimrevisitedustotalkabout waytomeetnewfacesoveracoffee.Inadditionour onions,shallotsandgarlic,includinghowtogrow practicalworkincludesflowerarrangingfor themforshowingandhowtoreproduceleeks weddings,withsevenalreadyorganisedforthisyear. th vegetatively.Interesting.Wealsoheldour15 AGM Checkournewwebsiteat andtheprogrammefortheyearwasfinalised.We www.chalkevalleyflowerclub.org.uk forevenmore werepleasedtowelcomethreegueststotheevening. informationaboutourfriendlyclub. Nextmeeting:23 rd May"Gardening-Apaininthe back". DON’T MISS ONBFête BrianClake CHARLTON ALL SAINTS Wearebeginningtofirmupourplansforthisyear’s fete.Lastyearwere-introducedanumberofold FETE AND BARBECUE favourites,suchaswheelbarrowracing.Wehopeto providemuchmoreofthistypeoffunactivitythis SATURDAY 25 TH JUNE year,butaseverwedependonlocalsupportbefore andontheday.Pleasecallmeon01722340261if IN THE COURTYARD youwouldliketobeinvolvedinrunninganactivity. THE FETE WILL START AT 4PM Onthatnote,thebiggapinsupportatthemoment THE BARBECUE WILL FOLLOW AT 6PM affectsthebarbecue.Lastyear,asmall(toosmall) FUN STALLS, bandofvolunteersfedeveryonewellandraisedover GAMES FOR THE CHILDREN, £400forlocalgoodcauses.Pleasecontactmeon THE CHANCE TO WIN FABULOUS PRIZES, 01722340261ifyouwouldliketohelp.Ideally,you REFRESHMENTS shouldbeabletoprovideagroupofthreeorfour DELICIOUS HOG ROAST peopleforFridayeveningand/orSaturday(8 th /9 thJuly) . YOUR CHANCE TO MEET ANYONE WHO IS SomeofyouwillknowthatMickHaly(PeterPod) ANYONE sadlypassedawaylatelastyear.Thebandare continuingtoentertainacrosstheSouth,underthe ENTRANCE FREE TICKETS FOR BARBECUEBARBECUE: newnameof PeterPod’sPeas .Theywillbewithus ADULTS £7 onFriday8thJulyandpromisetoprovide CHILDREN UNDER 14 £3.50 allthesoundsofthesixtiesasalways. CHILDREN UNDER 5 FREE th Ticketswillgoonsaleon10 June. PLEASE RING BARBARA BOX 01725 510758 Telephone01722340261toorder. OR CAROLINE WINTERNITZ 01725 510983 BY 11 TH JUNE Finally,areminderthatwearehavinga ScarecrowCompetition againthisyear.

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Issue421website:www.newsandnotes.co.uk-9-email:[email protected] May2011 RegularEvents WI SecondMondayofthemonth,10.00am,RadnorHall,Bodenham WhistDrive EveryThursday,7.30pm,BarkerRoom,Nunton SingingGroup EveryTuesday(ex.Aug/Dec.),7.00pm,BarkerRoom,contactAdrianTayloron01722325862 TinyTots Wednesdays(ex.Aug.)9.45–11.45am,RadnorHall,Bodenham(SuzieOrchiton-01722502026) Britford(TheGreen),alt.Thursdays,9.40–9.55am(12 th &26 th May) MobileLibrary CharltonAllSaints(‘phonebox),alt.Fridays,10.25–10.40am(6th &20 th May) Nunton(TheOrchard),monthly,11.55–12.25pm(11th May) AcornSocialClub CoffeeMorning–Wednesdays10.30am,Bingo–Fridays7.00pmattheOrchard OpenCircle Dancing:2nd&4 th Mondayseachmonth,7.30pm,RadnorHall FolkDancing/ LocalVocals:1 st Mondayeachmonth,7.30pmRadnorHall LocalVocals contactClareChittyon01722330871 DiaryDates 5th May Referendum! 6th May InterVillageQuiz,RadnorHall,7.30pm 11 th May OdstockParishCouncilAnnualMeeting,BarkerRoom,Nunton,7.00pm (seepage2) 23 rd May CharltonAllSaintsGardenSociety (seepage3) 1st June BritfordParishCouncilAnnualMeeting,BritfordCommunityHall,7.00pm (seepage2) 25 th June CharltonAllSaintsGrandFêteandBarbecue (seepage3) 8th July DancetoPeterPod’sPeas,Marquee,NuntonField,8.00pm(seepage3) 9th July Odstock,NuntonandBodenhamGrandFête,1.30pmNuntonField (seepage3)

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