No.023 November 2017 A Monthly Newsletter for Chilmark & Ridge and Fonthill Bishop with Berwick St Leonard Next Issue Welcome to the November issue of The Village Voice May we remind our readers that the With leaves falling fast, and the first frost of the autumn already behind us, now is next Village Voice is a two-monthly the time to keep our eyes peeled for juvenile hedgeghogs, who may just be in need issue covering both December and of help. Autumn juvenile hedgehogs January. The deadline for copy are ones that are old enough to be will be 20 November. Please plan away from their mothers but too ahead if you would like to promote small or light in weight to hibernate an event, meeting or activity that successfully. is in the diary for the first months of 2018, ie January or February. If the hedgehog is a regular visitor Thank you. to your garden, is only seen at night and appears active, and you are Village Voice News prepared to feed it every night, then Current and back issues of it can be left in the wild. However, if The Village Voice can be you’re seeing them by day then they downloaded from the website: are displaying abnormal behaviour www.chilmarkvillagevoice.co.uk and may well need rescuing. If in If you wish to share village news or doubt, call the British Hedgehog information, please email Preservation Society on 01584 [email protected] 890801 to find a carer near you and seek their advice. Remember, though, hedgehogs do not hibernate in the open and so if you discover one that appears In this issue to be hibernating, ie cold and curled up in a tight ball, it is probably suffering from hypothermia and in fact dying. With their numbers in sharp decline across the Contact Numbers 2 country, these little chaps need all the help they can get this autumn. For tips What’s On & Diary 3 and advice, visit www.britishhedgehogs.org.uk Finally, if you’re planning a bonfire, make sure you only build it on the day it is to be lit. Village News 4-9 Church Times 10-12 Alongside bonfires and fireworks, this is of course the month for remembering those Other News 13-20 who’ve died serving their country. In Chilmark this year the Remembrance Sunday service - on 12 November - will be a poignant reminder of those local men – including Recycling & Waste 15 three brothers - who died 100 years ago in the First World War. Our thanks go to the Local Police 16 family of the Goodfellow brothers - and also a volunteer at the charity Team Rubicon – for providing us with details of the Chilmark men who lost their lives in 1917 (p9). Goods & Services 17-19 Our thanks also go to those villagers who regularly submit entertaing articles. This month includes a special dispatch from the West Coast of Ireland from our cricket correspondent Brand King (p6). We also include an item about the ’other’ Chilmark (in Massachusetts, USA) that may raise an eyebrow (p5). Finally, a stop press from The Black Dog where Kathy and Nigel are the new managers (p4). They have asked us to let everyone know they will be starting Sunday roasts on 12 Novemeber. We wish you a happy November. The Editorial Team The Village Voice - Village Directory The Village Voice Editorial Team Copy deadline 20th of each month. Please note that there will be one issue for December & January (copy deadline 20 November) and one issue for July & August (deadline 20 June). Items will be welcomed from any individual or village organisation and should be sent to the Editor. However, newsletter content remains at the discretion of the Editorial Team and on some occasions will be space dependent. If you wish to advertise in the newsletter, please contact the Treasurer. Editor Sarah Miller 01722 717473, [email protected] Whitehill, Beckett’s Lane, Chilmark Deputy Editor/ Treasurer/ Advertising/ Mike Scott 01722 716971 [email protected] Joint Deputy Editor Bev Small 01722 716943 [email protected] Design & Layout Glen Miller 01722 717473 [email protected] Goods & Services Directory Felicity Trotman 01747 820503 [email protected] Distribution Stephanie Lucas 01722 716463 Directory Clerk to the Parish Council Mrs Jenny MacDougall, 01722 790339 [email protected] Chairman, Parish Council Mr Patrick Boyles, 01722 716416 [email protected] Citizens’ Advice Bureau 03444 111444 www.cabwiltshire.org.uk Chilmark & Fonthill Bishop School 01722 716348 www.chilmarkfonthillbishop.wilts.sch.uk Chilmark Cricket Club Carl Jacobs, 01722 716422 [email protected] Doctors’ Surgery Hindon 01747 820222 www.hindonsurgery.co.uk Doctors’ Surgery Tisbury 01747 870204 www.tisburysurgery.nhs.uk Flooding - emergency number 0300 456 0100 (24hrs) Neighbourhood Watch Mary Boyles, 01722 716416, [email protected] NHS 111 Service Call 111 when you need medical help fast but it’s not a 999 emergency Police (non-emergency) Tel: 101 (emergency? - call 999) Pothole & Fly Tipping Reporting go to www.wiltshire.gov.uk and select ‘Report’ Reading Room bookings Mrs Jenny Gavin, 01722 716306 [email protected] South Wiltshire MP Dr Andrew Murrison, 0207 219 8337 [email protected] Scottish & Southern Electricity 0800 0727282 Power Cut? dial 105 or visit www.powercut105.com Tisbus 07500 802525 www.tisbus.co.uk Tisbury Sports Centre 01747 871141 [email protected] Tisbury Library 01747 870469 Village Show (Horticultural Society) Jo Scott, 01722 716971 [email protected] Wessex Water Leaks: 0800 692 0692 Supply & Sewerage: 0345 600 4600 Wiltshire Council 0300 456 0100 www.wiltshire.gov.uk Wiltshire Councillor Cllr Bridget Wayman, 01747 830406 [email protected] 2 The Village Voice - Diary November Dates for your Diary Wednesday 1st 7pm Chilmark Parish Council meeting Chilmark Reading Room (CRR) Saturday 4th 10am-12noon Churchyard Tidy Chilmark Churchyard Monday 6th 6.30pm Pilates Class CRR Tuesday 7th 2.45-3.20pm Mobile Library Hops Close Tuesday 7th 7pm Social Stitchers CRR Wednesday 8th 9am Kettlercise Class CRR Friday 10th 10.30am Art Group Life Drawing CRR Saturday 11th 2-4pm Bric-a-Brac & Cake Sale CRR Sunday 12th 10.55am Remembrance Service Chilmark Churchyard Sunday 12th lunchtime Sunday Roasts re-starting The Black Dog Monday 13th 6.30pm Pilates Class CRR Wednesday 15th 9am Kettlercise Class CRR Friday 17th 10.30am Art Group Life Drawing CRR Monday 20th 6.30pm Pilates Class CRR Tuesday 21st 7pm Social Stitchers CRR Wednesday 22nd 9am Kettlercise Class CRR Wednesday 22nd 7pm Reading Room AGM CRR Friday 24th 10.30am Art Group Life Drawing CRR Monday 27th 6.30pm Pilates Class CRR Wednesday 29th 9am Kettlercise Class CRR December Saturday 9th 2-4pm Reading Room Christmas Bazaar CRR Friday 22nd 7pm Candlelit Carol Service Chilmark Church Activities Contacts: Social Stitchers - Emily Wilkins on mob 07523 131630 Art Group - Jane Hobbs 01747 871200 Reading Group - Sally Butcher on 01722 716387 or [email protected] Pilates - Shirley Rutter on 07733 085077 or [email protected] Kettlercise - Karen Whewell 07500 080227 or [email protected] 3 The Village Voice Parish Council News The date of the next Parish Council meeting is Wednesday 1 November at 7pm in the Reading Room. To read the latest minutes and future agenda: www.southwilts.com/site/chilmarkparishcouncil/ Forthcoming Diary Dates The Reading Room Management Committee AGM will be held on Wednesday 22 November, at 7pm. All The Black Dog members of the committee must be elected annually and Following the retirement of James and Jayne from The Black everyone from the village is entitled to attend and have a Dog last month, the pub is now under new management. vote. Please do come along on the evening, particularly if We give a warm welcome to Nigel Ball and Kathy Searle you have ideas about possible future events or activities who have moved to Chilmark from Pembrokeshire. They for the Reading Room and maybe interested in joining the are continuing with the same opening hours as previously, committee. We are always keen to hear from residents ie closed Sunday evenings and all day Tuesday (hours are who would like to be involved in putting on events for the on display at the pub). Kathy says ‘We have our Festive enjoyment of everyone in the village. Please contact Jenny Menu available (for group bookings only) and we are quite Gavin or Sarah Miller (numbers below), if you’re interested happy to discuss any customer requirements’. in joining and/or have any queries. Please call her on 01722 716344. The AGM will be followed straight afterwards by a regular Reading Room committee meeting at which the Secretary, Treasurer and Chairman are elected for the coming year. Remember, Remember… This year the committee is also seeking to elect a Vice With Bonfire Night soon upon us, please be neighbourly if Chair. We look forward to seeing you on the evening. you are planning an event involving Fireworks. This year’s Reading Room Christmas Bazaar will take Do remember that there is a considerable number of place on Saturday 9 December at 2-4pm. thatched properties in the village, to which fireworks Please get in touch if you’re interested in taking a table. present a significant fire hazard. Contact: Jenny Gavin on 01722 716306 or In addition, be aware that it isn’t just cats and dogs that can Sarah Miller on 01722 717473 be alarmed by the loud whizz and bangs; even the calmest of horses can get frightened. In the wild, loud noises such Minutes of the latest meeting can be found on the Reading as these usually indicate danger is afoot.