November 2016 Community Calendar Nov 2 Wed Happy Hours: Entertainment in VH 2pm Nov 2 Wed Ridgeway Ladies: Talk - Textiles, VH 7.45pm Nov 7 Mon Parish Council Meeting: VH 7.30pm Nov 9 Wed Gardening Club: Talk - Growing Alpines VH 7.30pm Nov 12 Sat Indian Banquet: VH 7pm Nov 18 Fri White Horse Cricket Club Awards Evening: VH Nov 30 Wed Cinema Club: It Happened One Night VH 7.30pm Dec 4 Sun Xmas Market: VH 1.pm – 4 pm Happy Birthday to: Tom Ashmore, Matthew Garbett, Xena Keep, Daisy Lee, Samuel Moon, Maisie Read, Tobi Josey, Zachary Minguet-Trickett, Barnaby Williams and Tristan Stevens who celebrate their birthdays in November Waste & Recycling collection days for November Tues 1 Plastic & Cardboard (blue bin) and Recycling (black box) Thur 3 Garden waste (green bin) Tues 8 Household waste (black bin) Tues 15 Plastic & Cardboard (blue bin) and Recycling (black box) Thur 17 Garden waste (green bin) Tues 22 Household waste (black bin) Tues 29 Plastic & Cardboard (blue bin) and Recycling (black box) The copy date for December 2016 will be 20th November 2016 Please email copy to Dawn May at [email protected], phone 739130 or send to 35 Winterbourne Bassett. Items submitted to the Local News are considered for publication at the editor’s discretion and are assumed to be intended for publication unless otherwise stated. THANK YOU A very big thank you to the person that handed in my phone to the village shop after I dropped it whilst taking my dogs for a walk. Dawn Wroughton Choral Society present their 20th annual Christmas Concert “A Journey through Advent and Christmas to the New Year” Carols and other music including: Puccini’s Gloria and music by Wood, Gibbons, Rheinberger, Willcocks, Skempton, Walford Davies, Yon and J.S.Bach with a first performance of the carol “If Christ were born in Wroughton” written in 1948. Directed by John Henderson (organ) with Frances Couldridge (piano) Wroughton Parish Church, Saturday 10th December at 7.30pm Tickets (including refreshments) £6.00 (children £3.00) from members of the society or at the door. Proceeds to Prospect Hospice. For further information (but NOT TICKETS) ring 525856 or email: [email protected] VILLAGE SCHOOL NEWS Aim: ‘A Love of Learning for a Lifetime of Opportunities’ We welcome everyone to our village school where all faiths, cultures and abilities are received with love, care and respect. We are looking forward to developing the school this year, based on aspects highlighted by our recent self-evaluation meetings and from your views and opinions over the year. Points on our development plan this year include: Raising attainment and progress in maths so it is line with English. To develop the school building to create an outstanding learning environment for all. To continue to have a positive impact of pupil’s behaviour and safety, which contributes well to pupils’ academic achievement and well-being To enhance awareness of equality to all stakeholders within school To develop assessment for RE teaching and the curriculum in line with new developments and resources To enhance assessment and the 2 year rolling curriculum for science To develop knowledge and understanding of computing, design and technology and art to enhance teacher development further. Thank you to everyone who donated cakes or money for McMillian coffee morning on Friday. The school council and Mrs Holder raised £341.50. Thank you again. Pupil voice in our school. The children have recently elected their Executive School Council, consisting of four Year 6 children who have taken on the responsibilities of Chairperson, Vice Chairperson, Treasurer and Secretary. The successful children are: Jon Quick, William Rawlins, George Kirton and Nathan Hughes. They look forward to working with the class representatives, headteacher, staff and governors to develop ideas within the school environment. They will organise charity days throughout the year to raise money to sustain the teaching staff at Desai Memorial School in Nairobi and for other charities. Look out for some fun events with money going towards a worthwhile cause. Also, we must congratulate the school ambassadors who will communicate with the community, attend governors meetings and work with the local community on projects such as travel. These children are Louis Roche, Elianna Solinis, Kelly Harbottle, Sarah Hafner, Krystan Yanga, Theo Tippetts-Brown, Phoebe Harwood-McIntosh and Sam Moon. Congratulations to our Friendship Group, who have been elected by the teachers and will aid pupils at playtimes with playing games, respecting each other and listening to problems with friends when they occur. These children are Sam Moon, Lucy Bramley, Robert Gregory, Daisy Dewar, Bethany McEwen and Charlie Lacey. Congratulations to our Sports Council who have been voted in to organise equipment each week for their class in PE, organise sports day and work alongside Mrs Brice to communicate successes in their newsletters and review PE during the year. Well done to: Libby Arrowsmith, Tom Ashmore, Tilly Roche, Stacia Pershin, Kristopher Bell, Eloise Guyatt and Ben Baverstock. Well done to you all: staff and governors look forward to working with you all throughout the year. Carillion Health are looking forward to working with our Eco Schools team who include: Harry Wallis, Florence Roche, Thomas Kirton, Harry Dean, Dotty Spring, Finley Billingham and Jamie Arrowsmith. Well done these pupils for achievements outside school. Well done to all of Year 5 and 6 who had a thoroughly enjoyable time doing their activities at Braeside in Devizes. Thank you to Mr Thompson and Mrs Bramley who accompanied Mrs Akeroyd and Mrs Floyd on this trip. We enjoyed hearing all about it from the children as they returned full of excitement about their experiences. Well done to Christopher Thompson who has achieved Stage 4 in swimming, Bethany McEwen her Stage 5 and 25 metres and Eloise Guyatt her level 3 starfish award and 10 metres. A huge thank you! It is regrettable to inform you that Ms H Banting will be leaving us as a dinner lady (MDSA) and breakfast club assistant in December due to ill health. I would like to say how much we will miss her; the parents and children and wish her a swift recovery. Ms Banting has been working in school for 11 years and is part of the furniture and has put a lot of effort and commitment into the daily life of the school and the development of the children’s well-being. Thank you again Ms Banting and you are welcome to visit us at any time! If anyone is interested in the vacancy of dinner lady or breakfast club assistant please don’t hesitate to contact Mrs Keen in the office or Mrs Floyd. *************************************** WHITE HORSE GARDEN CLUB It should have been a disaster, a cancelled speaker and an inability to find a replacement at short notice. All the ingredients for a “cancelled at short notice “scenario. Those hardy perennials the WHGC members rose to the challenge. We had a whistle stop tour of “when to prune, where to prune and how to prune “a short talk given by a member and then June Pillinger gave a demonstration of how to arrange a selection of October flowers. The range of materiel was wide, from purple Dahlia Thomas Edison, orange coloured David Howard, red Salvias, pale yellow Zinnias and green Prunus lusitanica foliage. June did both a vase arrangement and one in oasis using a piece of twisted hazel as a framework. Ian then gave an impromptu talk on the principles of using The Golden Ratio when arranging flowers and how June was using this to make a very beautiful arrangement, an unexpected bonus. Everyone agreed it had been a most enjoyable meeting. Our next meeting is in Wednesday 9th November “An introduction to Growing Alpines” 7.30pm in the Village Hall CHRISTMAS GREETINGS Please send your Christmas messages for the December issue by 20th November. £5 per item which will be donated to the charity picked by the Carol Singers. ******************************* Broad Hinton Amateur Dramatic Society – BHADS On Sunday October 9th, BHADS held its Annual General Meeting. During the meeting, it was agreed to give £1,000 from the last 12 months profits to the Village Hall. Some people in the village probably know that over time BHADS has given its profits (leaving only a small operating capital) to the Village Hall, to help pay off the debt, so in effect every time they attend a performance (or buy a drink at the bar) they too are helping reduce the amount owing! As well, of course, as having a good time. Over time BHADS has given a total of £11,074.45 towards village and community societies, of which a total of £10,164.45 has gone to the Village Hall! The repayment of the full amount is now in sight, which is terrific news for all of us. So well done you for supporting BHADS! And thank you. White Horse Cricket Club: Another Fine Summer AWARDS PRESENTATION EVENING – ALL WELCOME For those of you who wish to sign off the season in style, the WHCC Awards Presentation Evening will take place at Broad Hinton Village Hall on Friday 18th November. Catering is provided by Coleshill Catering, there’s a fully stocked bar, and hopefully some amusing speeches. Please contact Chris Ladd (739291) for tickets if you wish to attend. Lastly, some quotes for the off-season. See you all in April 2017! David Gower: "Do you want Gatt [Mike Gatting] a foot wider?" Chris Cowdrey: "No, he'd burst!" "They came to see me bat, not you bowl" - WG Grace, putting the bails back on his stumps after being bowled first ball.