Hill & Valley Parish Magazine serving Hurstbourne Priors, Longparish , St Mary Bourne & Woodcott April 2000 around……………………..………… Longparish MARATHON EFFORT A.D.V.E.R.T. IN LONGPARISH FOR PLAYGROUP VILLAGE HALL If your children are among the A.D.V.E.R.T (Andover District Variety 162 who have used our Entertainment Group) returned to the Village playgroup in Longparish since Hall on 22nd January to provide an evening of it started 10 years ago then you'll know that they great entertainment, a picture in music of the last provide a fantastic service despite very cramped century, produced with creative skill and flair temporary accommodation. And, even if you that would be a credit to many a professional have not used the playgroup, I'm sure you will group. It was the first performance of their agree that it and the school are vital parts of our current show which they will be taking on tour community. The playgroup would like to have around the Andover District, so for those who their own permanent home. Please help me to missed seeing the show in Longparish, (and I raise £70,000 so they can achieve this goal. know that, sadly, there were a number who would have been with us had it not been for the You may remember that I was run over around dreaded ‘flu bug) there are further opportunities three years ago, spent a month in hospital and not a million miles away. four months in a wheelchair, and ended up with a steel pin over a foot long in my leg. Since then A.D.V.E.R.T. made no charge for coming to us I have been working hard to as they are happy to help us raise funds for the regain fitness. You may Village Hall. We raised £200 in total, including have seen me jogging the proceeds of the raffle, and have sent a around the village in donation of £70.00 to A.D.V.E.R.T. to give to a fluorescent gear. I'm now ready to try a major charity of their choice. project and will be running my first ever Stuart Bevan marathon in Paris on 9th April. Please sponsor me in aid of the playgroup. I'm meeting all the Community Health Council expenses personally so every penny will go to the playgroup. And it is a registered charity so The next public meeting of the Community the taxman will add to what you give. Health Council, which is the local NHS watchdog, will be held at Stockbridge Town Hall We need some serious giving to reach the target. on Monday, 27th March at 7.30pm. Dr Celia If you can spare £10,000 or £5,000 it would be Grummitt, Senior Medical Officer at Winchester fabulous. £1,000 or £500 would be a big help Prison, will be talking about ‘Prison Health and if enough people can give £100 or £50 then Care- present reality and future hopes’. There it is achievable. You will get a leaflet and will also be a chance to raise issues with Health sponsorship form soon. Please help if you can. Service Managers, and to hear about future Thank you. changes in the local health service, including those affecting Andover War Memorial Hospital. Jeremy Barber, 2 Forton, Tel 01264 720459 Kingfisher sighting St Nicholas Wives Group A kingfisher was seen in November, sitting on a The next meeting of the Wives Group will be on dead plant by the little stream that runs by the Thursday 16th March at 7.30pm at Woodstock. road near Ashburn Rest. How often have The guest speaker will be Mr Tom Ferguson, kingfishers been seen along there in recent Volunteer Co-ordinator Test Valley Community years? Services. There will be a Bring and Buy sale. Sue Elford Letters to the editor are welcome Hill & Valley Parish Magazine serving Hurstbourne Priors, Longparish , St Mary Bourne & Woodcott April 2000 The job of Parish Clerk Sue Elford agreed to write a short piece on her experience as Clerk, and also to talk to anyone who might be interested. I was Clerk to Longparish Parish Council for over 12 years and found it very rewarding. I had th not been in the village very long when I was On Tuesday March 14 Helen Overton will be appointed so I had not met many people. Being helping us to learn the art of painting on silk at the Clerk was an excellent way to get to know Parish Hall, London Road, Whitchurch, from 7.30pm. The cost of the evening is £5 for Friends people and also to find out much more about the and £6 for others including tuition and refreshments. village. The members of the Council were very helpful. Training days are provided by On Friday April 7th there will be a talk on William Hampshire Association of Parish and Town Morris by Mrs Emery at the Parish Hall at 7.30pm Councils, who also can give advice if problems called ‘Not Just Another Roll Of Wallpaper’. The arise. I found out about the workings of cost will be £4 for Friends and £5 for others, Hampshire County Council and Test Valley including wine and nibbles. Borough Council in dealing with the correspondence which covered many aspects of The doors are open to everyone. Further details are village life. available from Geraldine Mouat on 01256 892149. I started in the pre-computer age, using a Longparish Parish Council typewriter, and just at the end of my time moved to a computer. Writing minutes and letters is Two new Councillors were co-opted on to the now easier, and a computer spreadsheet also Council at an extraordinary meeting held on helps with the accounts, and makes it easier to Monday, 14th February, to fill the vacancies left present information to the Council. by the resignations of John Newlove and June Dunford. Councillors were very pleased to I was also Clerk to the Burial Board which appoint Mrs Jenny Jolliffe of ‘Mayfield’ and means looking after all the administration Chris Dewbury of 1, Gladstone Terrace. Mrs connected with the cemetery. This job is now Jolliffe has lived in the village for about 10 done by David Gould, which reduces the work years and has been active in supporting first the load of the Clerk. I enjoyed working part-time Playgroup and then the School. Chris Dewbury and would encourage anyone who had some moved here recently, and has had experience as a spare time to take the opportunity to work from Parish Councillor in Whiteparish, a rather larger home and become part of the village. village. Sue Elford At the same meeting the Council received with Anyone interested should contact the Chairman, regret the resignation of John Spaul as Clerk. In Rupert Dawnay 720221 or Mary Jo Darrah, the short time he served he did a great deal of Vice-Chairman, 720320 for more details. work. The Council must now look for a new Clerk. Clerks from other Parish Councils will take the minutes for the Annual Parish Meeting Friends of Longparish School on Monday 6th March and the ordinary meeting Results of 100 club draws the following week. Mary Jo Darrah has agreed January 1. Nick Dawnay 101 to act as temporary Clerk between meetings until 2. Rosie Lowry 61 a replacement can be found. Her telephone 3. David Webb 36 number is 01264 720320. It would be a great help if there is anyone would be prepared to take February 1. Sam Coggins 80 the minutes at meetings after 13th March until we 2. Jenny Allen 109 find a new Clerk. Hill & Valley Parish Magazine serving Hurstbourne Priors, Longparish , St Mary Bourne & Woodcott April 2000 3. Rupert Dawnay father. 76 “Tom was born and brought up in Polwhilly Farm, Friends of Longparish School Galloway, Scotland into a tight-knit farming Quiz night community of family and friends. He enjoyed participating in the “Young Farmers’ Club”, and was 74 people came which meant that eventually vice-president and also a very active there were 9 teams competing and it member of the Curling Club. He and Ella lived on was a most successful evening. neighbouring farms. They married and had three Mrs Brigitte Graham children, Isobel, Mabel and John. St. Nicholas Church - Spring Clean 5th April When he was 40, he and Ella came down to Kimmer Farm at Faccombe to manage a herd of Galloway Most diaries still show the dates of major cattle. They made many friends there, and after festivals and bank holidays, but, strangely, not moving away to Sussex for aa few years, finally the date of the St Nicholas Spring Clean (I returned to live at in this area at Longparish seventeen years ago. wonder why not?) So to put matters to right, it’s th the 5 April, beginning at 10am. During the He was a man of the soil. His whole working life Spring Clean we attempt to reach the parts that was devoted to the land and animals. He was never other ‘cleans’ cannot reach. Life would be so happier than when working with his dogs among the much easier if spiders were terrified of heights! cattle and sheep in all weather and conditions. He was a respected judge of Highland and Galloway I hope that as many of our Holy Dusters as cattle at local shows. Some of the best memories of possible will be reporting for duty but we are his grandchildren are of helping him out on the farm, always pleased to have some extra help, so if feeding and caring for all his animals.