CHURCH SERVICES St Mary’s December St Leonard’s Keevil Steeple Ashton Steeple Ashton Sunday 3rd 11am Parish Communion 3.30 pm Round About Your Parish (BCP) Afternoon Special Advent (Rev Maureen Allchin) Christingle Service Great Hinton Sunday 6.30 pm Joint Advent Carol Service DECEMBER 2017/JANUARY 2018 in St James’ Sunday 10th 8am Holy Communion 9.15 am (BCP) (Rev Hugh Hoskins) Holy Communion 10.30am Advent 2 (Coffee will be served after Toy & Gift Family Service the service) (Worship Group) Sunday 17th 6.30pm Carol Service 6.30 pm (Richard Havergal ) Nine Lessons Advent 3 and Carols Sunday 24th 4pm Crib Service Christmas 11.15pm Christmas 10 pm Eve Communion (BCP) Christmas Eve (Rev Jane Knowles) Communion ‘The Tollgate’ This late-18th-century image of a stagecoach passing through a tollgate Monday 25th 10.30am 9.15 am at dusk is the type of scene which could once have been witnessed at the Christmas Morning Christmas Family Service south end of Steeple Ashton: for here, just past the entrance to Home Christmas Service with short Communion Farm Close, there once stood such a turnpike cottage and tollgate. Day (Rev Hugh Hoskins) to follow Sunday 31st Joining the congregation Steeple Ashton Village Shop at the 9.15 am Christmas 1 Methodist Church Holy Communion Opening hours: Monday to Friday 7.30am to 5.30pm New Year’s for All Age Worship at Saturday 8.30am to 4.30pm; Sunday 9.ooam to 12noon Eve 10.30am Shop telephone: 01380 871 211 CHURCH SERVICES Bryan writes… St Mary’s January St Leonard’s Keevil During the 18th century, many of England’s roads were ‘turnpiked’ – Steeple Ashton made into toll roads, and run under a trustee system. The road through Steeple Ashton was part of a turnpiked route which linked Bath to Salis- Sunday 7th 11am Parish Communion bury (“Sarum” on the milestones). On the wide grass verge just south of (BCP) (Rev Tony Longdon) 9.15 am what today is the entrance to Home Farm Close, was a turnpike cottage, and Epiphany 1 All Age Service across the road a tollgate. When looking at the front-cover picture, it is easy to imagine it as a coach leaving Steeple Ashton’s tollgate heading south towards the silhouetted edge of Salisbury Plain, in a hurry to make it to the George Inn at Tinhead, near Edington. Continued on page 29 Sunday 14th 8am Holy Communion 9.15 am (BCP) (Rev Hugh Hoskins) Holy Communion Epiphany 2 Helen sends good wishes for Christmas and the New Year (Coffee will be served after to all our readers in both villages and elsewhere - Editor 10.30am Family Christingle the service) Service (Worship Group & Apologies also for the position of some articles - I had to Nigel Simpson) add in some latecomers which were important! Ed. Newsletter Deadlines for 2018 11am Parish Communion 9.15 am January 23rd; February 20th; Sunday 21st (CW) Morning Prayer March 20th; April 23rd (Monday) Epiphany 3 (Canon Richard Hunt) Items for the February newsletter should be received by Tuesday 23rd January 2018. They should be sent to Mrs Helen Montague-Smith, 1A Butts Lane, Steeple Ashton or by email to helenmontaguesmith8@ gmail.com. All published items solely express the views of the author and are the copyright of the author and Round About Your Parish unless Sunday 28th 8am Holy Communion 3.30 pm otherwise stated. (BCP) Café Church The Editor would like to remind you that it is up to you, the readers, to Epiphany 4 (Rev Hugh Hoskins) in the Village Hall supply all news and copy for the newsletter. The sender’s name and address need to be received before printing. Telephone 01380 871285. 11am Morning Prayer 6.30 pm Inquiries for advertisements in the newsletter should be made to Sarah (Richard Havergal) Holy Communion (BCP) Dennehy on 01380 870731, email: [email protected]. There may be a waiting list. Please send your ads by email if possible. Please note, we do not deliver flyers for advertisers. Sunday 4th 11am Parish Communion 9.15 am Flyers for Village activities and events can be delivered with the newsletter. If February (BCP) All Age Service you wish to have a flyer for a village event delivered with this newsletter, please (Rev Tony Longdon) contact Anne Howard on 870505 during the third week of the month to see if 2nd Before it is convenient. All flyers have to be counted out for the delivery packs and as Lent there are 25 deliverers this can take some time. No more than two per newslet- ter would be helpful. Editor ADVENT & CHRISTMAS CHRISTMAS SONGS & STEEPLE ASHTON PARISH COUNCIL December 2017 SERVICES 2017 CAROLS CONCERT St John’s Church, Trowbridge St John’s Parish Centre, Wing- PENITENTIAL SERVICE. Christmas Lights Switch On: Planning is A Deanery Advent Reconciliation field Road, Trowbridge on Sunday well underway for the Christmas Lights Switch Service is on Tuesday 19th December December 10th from 7pm On event on Saturday 9th December at 5.30pm. at 7.00pm with visiting priests for the Community Singing, Mulled Wine Come and enjoy mulled wine, savoury treats, Sacrament of Confession. This is a & Mince Pies. mince pies and a Christmas singalong. Father family service in preparation for the Admission £2.50 on the door. Nativity of Our Lord. Christmas himself will be pushing the button SACRAMENT OF CONFESSION: ST. JOHN’S PARISH CHRIST- and giving out a few treats along the way. We’d St John’s Church, Trowbridge: MAS BAZAAR This annual event is love to see as many of you as possible. Saturday 9th Dec: 10.30am 11.15am. once again taking place in St Augus- 5.00pm – 5.45pm. Saturday 16th Dec tine’s Catholic College Trowbridge on The minutes of the Parish Council Meeting held on the 6th November 10.30 – 11.15 am. 5.00-5.45pm the 9th December. Always a great day 2017 have been posted on the website and on the village noticeboard next to for the Parish & Town. ST.BERNADETTE’S CHURCH the Longs Arms. It was another packed meeting with positive outcomes on WESTBURY: Further details from Francis Ger- Thursday 14th Dec 10.15 – 10.25am aghty 01380 871083 issues reported and plans for enhancing the village. We provide a synopsis of some of the key discussions below: CHRISTMAS SERVICES: SHARING OUR FAITH Road Safety and Speeding: We have received several suggestions from St John’s Church, Trowbridge: The Group meets in the Parish Centre, Sunday 24th Dec: First Mass of Trowbridge on Wednesdays from Parishioners, including repainting the existing but faded circled 30mph Christmas (children’s Mass) 6.00pm. 8-9pm.This is open to anyone wish- signs, adding more circled 30mph signs, and putting a railing barrier at the Midnight Mass 12.00 midnight. ing to learn more about the Catholic bus-stop near Newleaze to stop children running into the road. We will be Carols 11.30pm. Church. submitting these issues via the MyWiltshire app and the Council’s CATG Monday 25th Dec: Mass of Christ- SICK AND/OR HOUSEBOUND work request form. mas Morning 10.30am. Any catholic who is sick or house- St Mary’s Picnic Benches: In September our ‘Annual Play Area Safety (Note: No evening Mass). bound should let Canon Liam Tuesday 26th Dec: Mass of St (01225 752152) know as he would Inspection Report’, carried out by an independent, authorised company, Stephen at 6.00pm be pleased to arrange a visit and included comments about the two picnic benches at St Mary’s playing field, ST. BERNADETTE’S CHURCH bring Holy Communion, if desired. which were both damaged and were not fixed to the ground. The Parish WESTBURY: Council is responsible for their maintenance and safety aspects. The report Sunday 24th Dec: Christmas Carols 11.30pm followed by Midnight Mass MASS TIMES at NEARBY recommended that the benches should be repaired and moved away from 12 midnight. CATHOLIC CHURCHES any play equipment to a place of safety and “fixed” into the ground within the Monday 25th Dec: Christmas Day St Joseph’s, West Lavington field. As a result, we have arranged for both picnic benches to be removed Mass 9.00am (01380 723572) Mass on Sunday at and stored in a safe place until the repairs are complete. Once this has been 9.00am done the benches will be returned to the playing field and fixed away from THE NEW 300 CLUB 2017 – Immaculate Conception, SUPER CHRISTMAS DRAW 10th Devizes (01380 723572) Mass any play equipment. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause. December on Saturday 6.00pm and Sunday Acreshort Park: Plans are advancing for finishing the picnic area, with Subscriptions: £50 annually - £13 quar- 10.30am and 5.00pm works to be completed in January/February. Sponsorship packs are being terly - £4.33 monthly. New members St Anthony Melksham (01225 drawn up for local businesses to sign up to donate and help us with our are most welcome to join at any time. Christmas Prizes are: £400-£200- 702128) Mass on Saturday 5.30pm plans. Countryside Events kindly donated £100 of their profits to our funds. £100-£50. For information and appli- and Sunday 9.30am £2000 from the Tesco Bags of Help scheme has been received Thank you all cation form contact Francis Geraghty St George’s Warminster (01985 for your help in popping the blue tokens in the box - we couldn’t have done 01380 871083 email: f.geraghty303@ 212329) Mass on Saturday evening it without you! btinternet.com 6.00pm and Sunday 8.00am & 10am 36 1 Planning: Planning applications are considered at Parish Council Meetings Methodist Church Diary and Events continued and Planning Issues Only Parish Council Meetings.