West Ilsley News www.westilsley.org April 2012 EDITORS 11.15am, outside the church in Farnborough Andrea Cook Liz Dray between 11.30am and 12.00pm, outside the Clock Cottage The Malthouse village school in Chaddleworth between 12.30pm 281224 281688 and 1.00pm, in Brightwalton village hall car park between 1.30pm and 2.00pm and in [email protected] [email protected] Leckhampstead village hall car park between Deadline for the next publication is: th 2.30pm and 3.00pm. You can meet your local 5pm on Thursday 26 April police team and discuss any issues you may have with us. DIARY APRIL WELCOME to the following new Main 6th Good Friday walk Street residents: MAY Daphne Ives 14th Parish council meeting and annual assembly Marie and James Warren Giles Wilson-North JUNE th Emma, Martin, Owen and Niamh Jones 29 Pre-fete party JULY 1st Fete WEST ILSLEY BAKE-OFF The results of the Carrot cake bake off were: 1st Andrea Cook 2nd Sue Carrington 3rd Mae Hagen That was the last bake-off before the summer – we’ll put a note in the September WIN to see whether people want to resume in the autumn. Meanwhile, no doubt the bakers’ skills will be called upon by various groups at the fete! MEET YOUR NEIGHBOURHOOD POLICE OFFICER The mobile police station is coming to a street near you. On Saturday 14th April, and Saturday 26th May it will be parked in The Westons, Beedon, outside the primary school between 1.45pm and 2.15pm and outside Peasemore HELP WITH CLEANING village hall on Field Road between 2.45pm and Karen Calder-Hoath, will be Cleaning in West th th 3.15pm. On Saturday 5 May and Saturday 16 Ilsley on Tuesdays and Thursdays If you would June the police station will be on Broad Street, like some help with your home please contact East Ilsley between 10.00am and 10.30am, Main Karen; telephone: on 01635 867574 or email: Street, West Ilsley between 10.45am and [email protected] to make plans. Keep both evenings free! ALL SAINTS WEST ILSLEY Contacts: If you have anyone or anything specific Kay and Ian Fewtrell-Smith you would like mentioned in church prayers at April Church Services services throughout the year, do speak to either 1st Family Communion - Palm 9.30am Ian (281625) or Alexandra (281306). If you would Sunday like to organise a baptism, wedding or funeral or 8th Easter Family Communion - 9.30am would like to talk to a member of the clergy for any Easter Day other reason, ring Revd John Toogood (our 15th *No service in West Ilsley Rector) on 01635 247566 or email him at 22n Family Service 11.00am [email protected] 29th *No service in West Ilsley *Please see the lych gate notice board for details of other services in the benefice or go online at WEST ILSLEY TENNIS NEWS Thank you to those who supported the the 80’s http://tinyurl.com/east-downland th N.B. Please note time of Easter Day service. Disco for the Tennis Court’s 30 birthday, it was a Holy Week 2nd - 4th April runaway success. It just There will be services of Compline at 7.30pm on goes to show that you can’t Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday at Beedon, keep the village from Peasemore and Stockcross, respectively. dancing the night away to Maundy Thursday 5th April fabtastic toons. We raised A benefice Eucharist service and Vigil will be held the amazing amount of at St Mary’s, Chieveley at 7.30pm. £800 to invest in the future Good Friday Walk 6th April of the court. This was Join us on Friday 6th April for our annual benefice largely due to the talent and Good Friday Walk. We start in Peasemore at extreme hard graft of 9.15am and pass through Beedon just after 10am, members of the committee stopping at West Ilsley Village Hall to eat our and the wonderful support shown by you! - The packed lunches at around 12 noon. The final residents of West Ilsley. Thank you! stage of the walk takes us to Farnborough in time It was never going to be everyone’s cup of tea (or for the 2pm service. Start or leave the walk at any glass of wine), but those who turned up, turned point, but do come along. Further details can be out ready to boogy and enjoy themselves. And obtained from Ian (281625 or ian.fewtrell- they had an absolute ball. Congratulations to Alice [email protected]). Cooper and Easter Mrs. A. Cooper, Once again there are services in every church in alias The the benefice over Eastertide, so we hope you will Carringtons, find at least one service to suit you. On Easter who looked the Day West Ilsley will be hosting a Family most plausible Communion at 9.30am followed by coffee and an punks since the Easter Egg Hunt in the churchyard (depending on originals they the weather!) We would love to see you there. were imitating All Easter services are shown on our Benefice and won first Easter Card which should be coming through your prize for their letter boxes soon. imaginative The Annual Parochial Church Meeting this year efforts. I think is on Tuesday 24th April at 8pm in church. All are Sue C should go very welcome: it’s your chance to hear our review to work with of the past year and give your views for 2012. high hair and Dates for your diary black eyeliner every day. Even Jimmy (Hugh) Wednesday 30th May – ‘Jubilee Posies and Saville brushed his blonde Puddings’ at 7pm in church. There will be flower hair, resurrected his wonderful arranging demonstrations by Veronica Smith and tracksuit and medallion and a workshop for you to create floral table kindly served behind the bar. decorations in time for the Jubilee weekend, all As the girls pranced and Van followed by delicious puddings. Halened (Jumped!) around the Saturday 22nd September – Safari Supper. customary handbag in the Whether you enjoyed our previous one and would middle of the floor, the boys like to take part again or would like to see what looked on in amusement. You you missed out on last time, put this date in your know how it is/was/used to diary now. be? Girls always did show the boys up with their exotic, well-executed and sometimes provocative summer. Please bring friends and families to gyrations on the dance floor – dancing just has to see our newly cleaned Aldworth Giants and be the best form of aerobic exercise ever! enjoy Afternoon Tea in our beautiful church Martin B-W had found some epic disco music to and churchyard (if fine!) Details: 01635 578177 play, accompanied by some great 80’s film HISTORICAL SEMINAR on “The Aldworth footage. I couldn’t take my eyes off the screen Giants” – St Mary’s Church effigies. Three and I didn’t have to take my ears off the music. It eminent speakers will tell some amazing stories. all brought back blurred memories…not the See the newly conserved Giants! Wednesday 9th alcohol, you understand, just on account of the May at 7 p.m. in St Mary’s. Please apply for intervening 20-something years in between. Poor tickets, at £10 to include wine and nibbles, to Zu was back at B-W HQ nursing her poorly self Michael Soames: 01491 874399 email: and a poorly son and the committee is indebted to [email protected] them for the silent stoicism shown without Pa around to help whilst he was busy helping us. We are enormously grateful that a poorly Martin lasted WEST ILSLEY CRICKET CLUB long enough to keep the show very much on the The season is off to a flying start without a ball road. being bowled. What would we have done without the music and Club Training what would you do without Middle England and its Youth Cricket dogged “Keep Calm & Carry On” attitude? Our net sessions were quickly fully subscribed Amazing? and have been great fun at the new facility at Sue Evans masterminded the whole thing and Newbury College that allows us to have two there was grand support for her from the speed surfaces when using the nets. A great committee to get it all off the ground. Our biggest deal of talent has been on show and the new thanks to y’all for turning up and supporting as season will be exciting thanks to our coaching you did. Hope you thought it was a good ‘un, staff. Outdoor training will commence on Tuesday April because we enjoyed it! Polly Muir th 10 so please come along and register your child / children. The places will fill up fast. EVERGREENS Tuesdays 6.15 U9, U11, U15 On Thursday 19th April there will be a coach Fridays 6.15 Minnies, U13, Girls outing for a “Mystery Tour” leaving from outside Senior Cricket West Ilsley church at 9 am. Members £10, non- Indoor nets are taking place at Newbury College members £12.50. Names to Julia Rockall 281597 – in a brand new sports hall – on the following dates: 18th March – 1800-2000 ALDWORTH’S APRIL/MAY EVENTS th th 25 March – 1800-2000 On Easter Saturday, 7 April, you are invited to st 1 April – 1800-2000 an EASTER EGG HUNT on Aldworth recreation There will be qualified coaches on hand to run ground starting at 10.30 a.m. The weekly, the sessions. community-run Saturday market will have a st This year we will be running 3 teams – 1 XI and variety of stalls and refreshments in the village nd 2 XI on Saturday in the league.