Purton MagazineNovember 2018 An unknown soldier from the Wiltshire Regiment, killed during the Great War and buried at Tyne Cott. On 11 November Purton will commemorate the 100th anniversary of Armistice Day. See Page 14 Photo: Janet Saunders 50p Purton Contacts Wiltshire Councillor Jacqui Lay 770704 Doctor Purton Surgery 770207 Dental Surgery Church Street 770532 Philip Cooke 771022 Junior Church Mary Hodges 770505 Library Librarians 770870 (Mondays 2-5pm; Tuesdays 2-7pm; Wednesdays 10am-5pm; Fridays 2-5pm) Luncheon Club Pat Suddaby 771331 (Tuesdays and Thursdays, 12 noon, Silver Threads Hall) Museum Curator: Beth Farnham, [email protected] Police/Fire/Ambulance Emergencies 999 Police Non-emergency 101 Age Concern Minibus Hazel Woodbridge 770862 Purton Parish Council Deborah Lawrence 771066 Purton Silver Threads Brenda Cook 770431 Recycling Centre, Mopes Lane, (10am-4pm: Mon, Thurs, Fri, Sat, Sun) Veterinary Surgery Purton Vets 771869 Health & Wellbeing Champion Ellen Blacker 07557 922020 Schools & Playgroups Bradon Forest School Secretary 770570 Pear Drops at Playclose Sarah Grigg 07759 583566 Pear Drops Pre-School Sarah Grigg 978536 (formerly Under 5s’) St Mary’s Primary School Secretary 770239 Church of England - Parish Church of St Mary www.stmaryspurton.org.uk For information about services, see the diary pages in the centre of the magazine. Vicar: Revd Ian Tweedie-Smith email: [email protected] Tel: 770077, 773031 (emergencies only) Curate: Revd Judith Wells email: [email protected] Tel: 770627 Wardens Sandra Horsnall: Jane Smith: 770157 772422 Administrator: Rosie Harris [email protected] Tel: 773035 Methodist Churches For information about services in Purton, see the diary pages in the centre of the magazine. Braydon: Sundays 6.00pm Evening Worship Minister: Revd David Perkins Tel: 853197, 1 Garraways, Woodshaw, Royal Wootton Bassett SN4 8LT Catholic Church - Church of the Sacred Heart, High St, Royal Wootton Bassett www.thesacredheartparish.co.uk Parish Priest: Tel: 852366 Revd Father Lucas Rodrigues Parish Deacon: Revd Terry Aspell Tel: 325681 Services: Holy Mass Sunday 11.00am. Mon, Tues, Wed 9.30am. Fri 7.00pm Catholic Church - St Mary’s Church, High St, Cricklade Priest: Father Michael Robertson Tel: 01285 712586 St Mary’s Church Services: Holy Days 7.0pm, Sundays 9.30am Mass. Page 3 10 Years Ago ...............................................Contents28 Methodist Women’s Fellowship ............. 32 A Book I will always Remember. ............ 64 Millennium Garden ................................... 53 Advertiser Index ....................................... 78 Museum news ............................................ 31 After 8 ......................................................... 48 Parish Council News .................................. 6 Age Concern .............................................. 15 Patient Participation Group .................... 27 Age UK Wiltshire ...................................... 33 Pips Community Café .............................. 57 Anne Young ................................................. 24 Post Bag ....................................................... 33 Armistice 100 ............................................. 29 Prayer for Purton ...................................... 20 Bradon Forest School .............................. 46 Probus Club ................................................ 71 Bowls Club ................................................. 76 Profferings ................................................... 12 Cast of Stage Struck ................................. 35 Purton Amateur Dramatics Society ...... 67 Cedars Care Home .................................. 54 Purton Artists exhibition ......................... 28 Church floodlighting ................................. 53 Purton & Lydiard Scouts fireworks ....... 17 Community/charity sector event ........... 12 Prospect Hospice ...................................... 44 Cricket Club ............................................... 75 Purton Contacts .......................................... 3 Cricklade Band .......................................... 45 Purton Placard ........................................... 68 Cricklade Country Market...................... 31 Royal British Legion .................................. 14 Diary Pages ................................................. 40 Scarecrow Trail results ............................. 36 Football Club .............................................. 76 Scout Post ................................................... 53 Gardeners’ Guild ....................................... 52 S Hit 5 play at The Red House ............... 42 Get Wiltshire Walking .............................. 67 St Mary’s Primary School ........................ 50 Girlguiding ................................................... 34 Tennis Club ................................................. 54 Great War Project .................................... 58 The Other Side of the Gate ................... 55 Guide Dogs ................................................ 24 We Record ................................................. 38 Historical Society ...................................... 30 What is a defibrillator? ............................ 20 Lucy Webb obituary ................................. 21 Women’s Institute ..................................... 63 Mad March Hare........................................ 38 Your green magazine ................................ 43 Methodist Church ..................................... 32 Purton Magazine committee: Avril Ainscough, Barbara Compton, John Creasey, Sheila Fowler, Sandra Horsnall, Francis Sheppard, Richard McCarthy. Designed by: Heather Ponting-Bather, In Touch Design & Print Advertising enquiries: Richard McCarthy Email: [email protected] Copy & advertising deadline: 10th of each month, please to: Purton Magazine, c/o In Touch Design & Print, 2 College Road, Purton SN5 4AR Tel: 01793 772954 email: [email protected] Distribution & Delivery enquiries: Sandra Horsnall 01793 770157 Email: [email protected] Other enquiries and comments for the committee to: The Secretary, 45 Ringsbury Close, Purton SN5 4DF Also on line at www.purtonmagazine.co.uk © 2004-2018 Page 4 November 2018 Volume 40 No.11 1st Published 1975 From the Editors The “war to end all wars” phrase was first used by H G Wells who clearly hoped that the sheer destructiveness of 1914/1918 conflict would persuade mankind to abandon war as a means of solving political disputes. Sadly, 100 years later we know otherwise. Armistice events will be taking place all over the country including Pages of the Sea which is part of 14-18NOW, the UK’s official arts programme to mark the centenary. The film producer and mastermind of the London Olympics opening ceremony, Danny Boyle, has announced a nationwide beachside event that he is describing as an “informal gesture of remembrance.” Members of the public are invited to assemble at nearly 30 beaches around the UK on Sunday 11 November. Large scale portraits of a casualty from the First World War will be drawn into the sand at low tide at each location and then washed away when the tide comes in. The public will be also asked to join in by creating silhouettes of people in the sand to remember the millions of lives lost or changed forever by the conflict. Apparently, the thought behind the concept is that beaches are truly public spaces and seem perfect places to gather and say a final goodbye and thank you for the many sacrifices that were made. There will also be an online gallery of images from the Imperial War Museum to help those people unable to get to the beaches. This issue of Purton Magazine contains several articles about events to commemorate the centenary in our village. In addition, part 64 of Rick Dixon’s Great War Project on page 58 also details much of the build up to the Armistice, especially from the perspective of those from Purton who went to war on our behalf. Then, on page 14 there are details of the annual Remembrance Service held at the Cenotaph in the High Street at 2.30. There will also be a short service at 11.00 at the Cenotaph in order to join the two minute silence with the rest of the country. As if to remind us that Christmas is not far away (sorry to mention it) readers will also find in this issue, details of many parties, markets, shopping trips, raffle tickets, a social evening, a quiz, a show, a coffee morning, a Christmas single release and a Christmas Fayre as well as carols on Christmas Eve. Scenes around34 Purton Scarecrows60 were created Patients 2762were cared for are featured in the Age for the Trail last month by the Prospect Hospice Concern 2019 calendars attracting hundreds of in Wroughton last year – see page 15 visitors – see page 36 – see page 44 Page 5 Purton Parish Council News Important Information Regarding a Road Closure Sunday 11th November from 2pm to 3.45pm the road between the College Road and The Peak will be closed for the Remembrance Service being held at the Cenotaph. Please bear with us during this temporary road closure period. Thank You Purton Parish Council would like to thank the unsung heroes of our village who support the Council in their quest to keep tradition alive and our community together. John Lilley and his family have given countless hours of their time, with others, to keep the Cenotaph looking respectable and a fitting tribute to those who have fallen. We would like to thank them for their