BNQ Autumn 2019 by Burbage News

AUTUMN 2019

BURBAGE NEWS QUARTERLY Vol 8:3

Send your stories and pictures to bneditor@burbage-village.org.uk

This photograph was taken at Burbage Wharf by Phil Leach, a member of Burbage & District Video and Camera Club. More pictures from members on pages 18 to 24

Burbage Parish Council

PARISH COUNCIL

Report following the September Parish Council Meeting 20 mph Zone. I’m pleased to announce that Wiltshire Council has approved our scheme as advertised. There were a number of comments from residents concerning: ★ Speeds along the High Street ★ The failure to include Bourne Way in the Scheme. ★ Approach speed along the Hungerford Road turning into East Court Road. These matters will be considered by the Parish Council in due course. Bourne Way. Residents should be aware that the roads, street lighting, some footpaths and the play area are unlikely be adopted by Wiltshire Council. The Parish Council understands that these matters will be under the direct control of a ‘residents association’ and any repairs funded by those living on the estate. The terms and conditions are, apparently, detailed in the deeds.

Hello. Welcome to the new publicans at the White Hart – we wish them luck in their exciting venture. The Surgery. Drs. Trevor & Lucy King have retired from the Surgery. They have done an outstanding job not just keeping the surgery going in occasionally difficult times but also establishing a highly respected practice, much loved by all who have had need of its services. We wish them both well. Hedges & Edges. It’s that time of year again when we ask everyone to trim back hedges and undergrowth off public footpaths. There are several places around the village where hedges have overgrown paths restricting their use by as much as 50%. This is unhelpful to people with mobility issues and parents with pushchairs. If

your property borders a public footpath, you have a duty to keep the paths clear (mindful of rules associated with the Burbage Conservation Area). The Council has the authority to take action and bill residents who do not. CCTV. We’re pressing forward with a trial but there are a few hurdles to negotiate first. Details to follow. Contact the Clerk: If you need to contact the Parish Council on any matter please do so through the Parish Clerk, Joyce Turner, at clerk@Burbage-pc.org.uk. Councillors may, of course, be approached informally but individually they have no authority. Directing matters to the Clerk will ensure the matter is recorded and dealt by the Council appropriately. SteveColling (chairman@Burbagepc.org.uk)

Burbage Parish Council

PARISH COUNCIL

(Notes following a Parish Council Meeting held on Monday 14th October 2019)

John Thornton stood down from the Council. Over the last few years he has represented Stibb Green at Council meetings and pulled together the Burbage Emergency Plan. We wish him well and thank him for all his hard work. His departure means, regrettably, we no longer have anyone representing the northern half of the Parish. Traffic Calming: Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a good chance the work on the 20 mph zone will be completed before the Christmas break. In addition, design work for the traffic calming at the Warren has started â&#x20AC;&#x201C; we hope to complete the work this financial year. CCTV: Work progresses and the next stage will be to canvass opinion in the Parish. We plan to conduct a survey in December.

Contact the Clerk: If you need to contact the Parish Council on any matter please do so through the Parish Clerk, Joyce Turner, at clerk@Burbage-pc.org.uk. Councillors may, of course, be approached informally but individually they have no authority. Directing matters to the Clerk will ensure the matter is recorded and dealt by the Council appropriately. The last Parish Council meeting was held on Monday 18th November 2019 in the Church Centre commencing 7.45pm. Steve Colling (chairman@Burbage-pc.org.uk)

Parish Council Meetings are held on the third Monday of the month in the Church Centre, commencing at 7.45 pm ALL ARE WELCOME

PARISH COUNCIL Wiltshire Council

Leaf clearance hot spots

have sent out their October Highways and Environment newsletter to Town and Parish Councils.

The removal of leaves is a discretionary service and Wilts Council schedules areas with known issues for extra attention. The council will shortly commence its leaf clearance hot spot programme. When leaves become detritus they will be cleared and if you have a particular detritus issue, please report this on MyWiltshire.

Below is some information taken from the newsletter but more is available on www.wiltshire.gov.uk/highwaysstreetscene-enhanced-services

Prepared for Autumn. Talks about the the features designed to take surface water off the road, including drains, gullies, grips and ditches.

Are you prepared for flooding?

Highway drainage problems are identified by the regular inspections of the network by reports through ‘MY Wiltshire’ or as a result of calls from the public or town and parish councils when appropriate action is taken to deal with identified problems.

It is a homeowner’s responsibility to protect their home from flooding. Where possible, the council emergency services and Environment Agency will help, however if the flooding is over a large area, they may not be able to respond to every call. Here’s a checklist to consider if your home is liable to flooding:

Flood risk in Wiltshire is primarily managed through the Operational Flood Working Groups (OFWGs) which are chaired by elected councillors and usually attended by the Environment Agency, Water Companies, Highways England, Network Rail and town and parish council representatives.

Store important documents (passports etc) and items, safely in waterproof containers at the highest point of the property. Make sure all electrical appliances, plus the mains gas, electricity and water are turned off.

The drainage ditches alongside rural roads are usually the responsibility of the adjoining landowner to maintain; they should ensure that ditches and watercourses are properly maintained to reduce the risk of flooding.

Plug sinks, baths and showers and weight the plug down to prevent backflow. Move as much furniture as you can upstairs, or raise it off the floor. Insurance: Check your property is insured against flood damage and provides temporary accommodation in the result of a flood. If not, consider upgrading your insurance.

Various priorities for considering flood alleviation measures are assessed against the following criteria: ■

High speed road standing water

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Property flooding

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Highway flooding

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Land flooding

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Agricultural land flooding

Make an emergency flood kit including blankets, warm/waterproof clothing, bottled water, food, torches, a radio with spare batteries, a first aid kit, a fully charged mobile phone.

Wiltshire Council

PARISH COUNCIL

Ready for Winter:

Do I need a road closure for my Christmas Event?

Wiltshire Council are preparing for winter, having 24 already serviced gritting vehicles. 11,000 tonnes of salt in stock, strategically placed throughout the County in six storage sites. There are also weather stations in key areas which provide real-time information and assist in producing accurate forecasts to ensure gritters are sent out at the right time.

Anyone can apply for a road closure for a special or community event. However, Wiltshire Council reserves the right to refuse a road closure and may als require that you apply for a Temporary TraďŹ&#x192;c Regulation Order instead of a Town Police Clauses Act closure. Guidance is available here www.wiltshire.gov.uk/highways special event road closures

During severe weather, local farmers also have an important role to play, with many clearing snow in their local areas when required.

Highways contact details:

Parish and town councils can also apply for equipment and materials; those registered with be collecting their supplies in November. In addition, sale is supplied to many schools to maintain the car parks and keep their facilities open. During winter, people can have updates on both the weather and road conditions on Twitter by following

NorthernHighways@wiltshire.gov.uk

Street Cleaning and amenity Streetscene@wiltshire.gov.uk

Parking: ParkingServices@wiltshire.gov.uk nb: The above are email contact numbers

@Wiltshire Winter @Wiltshire Roads

Parish Council Meetings are held on the third Monday of the month in the Church Centre, commencing at 7.45 pm ALL ARE WELCOME

ITS A STITCH UP Earlier in the year as published in theBurbage News, I received an email about a project spearheaded by Great British Sewing Bee soldier, Col. Neil Stace on behalf of the Charity Alabare www.alabare.co.uk which supports homeless, vulnerable and marginalised people, including Armed Forces veterans. It was called ‘Flags of Thanks’. Members of the public were asked to create quilted 12 inch square flags with an armed forces theme and possibly including a message of thanks to members of the forces The finished pieces were to be displayed as part of Armed Forces Day celebrations, 24-30 June at St Thomas’s Church, Salisbury. Afterwards the general public were asked to sponsor having a flag made into a practical item such as a sleeping bag or quilt. I happen to have lived in the same neighbourhood as Neil some years ago and followed his progress through the Great British Sewing Bee with great interest, so I circulated the email to It’s a Stitch Up members. Two of us were inspired and had the spare time to make flags. We were both delighted with our results and even more so seeing them on display with a stunning array of others. We were also delighted to receive a letter thanking us for our contributions from Neil’s wife.

JUST A REMINDER: It’s a Stitch Up is still going strong and meets every month even throughout the summer! There’s always lots of interesting work being done as you will see both from this and previous issues of Burbage News Quarterly online at https://issuu.com/ burbagenews/docs Our next meeting is on Saturday 18th JANUARY 2020 at 9.30 am - 12.30 pm in the Church Centre Catch up with unfinished work and the company of friends! If you haven’t been for some time, we’ve missed you and hope to see you soon. New Members too - do join us - for you, a free taster session! Details from Helen tel: 810949 or

Our It’s A Stitch Up group continues to be well supported and there is always a huge range of work and some very talented people. However, please do not let that put you off coming along! We are always pleased to see newcomers and are always willing to help anyone who wants to learn a new technique or is stuck with a particular project and wants sorting out!

Kay tel: 811093 Help and advice always available

ITS A STITCH UP Judithâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wonderful silk skirt - see how carefully the stripes match!

ITS A STITCH UP

On this page: Lyn’s exquisite work (above). Jean’s stunning quilt (right)

ITS A STITCH UP

Flags of thanks - Helen’s finished flag (top left) and on display with others in St Thomas’s Church , Salisbury, (top right) Yvonne’s wonderful imagery (bottom left), Neil with Yvonne and her flag. (bottom right):

WOMAN’S OWN Way back in March Sonny Hamid gave a very informative presentation about Brick Lane, London, once brick kilns, near Spitalfields and Moorfields – once fields! He has written lots about Brick Lane, which he remembers visiting as a child, has some wonderful photos and is clearly passionate about his subject.

needs, one such example being the Greater London Mosque, Jamme Masjid, originally a French Huguenot Protestant Chapel, established in the 18th century. In the early 19th century, it became a Wesleyan Chapel, then converted into a Jewish Synagogue. Finally in the 1970's it became a Mosque for the large Bengali Muslim population.

Over centuries immigrants came, fleeing intolerance, oppression and poverty. The earliest were French Hugenots, fleeing religious intolerance. Then came AfricanAmericans fleeing slavery, the Irish fleeing famine. Wesleyans came in the 18th century, and during the 19th century, Eastern European Jews, escaping pogroms.

This was the area in which Jack the Ripper performed his gruesome murders, the setting for Monica Ali’s book, Brick Lane, and where Banksi art is found. Today Brick Lane is gentrified, famed for its art, textiles, brilliantly colourful flower markets, and wonderful curry restaurants. But what a fascinating area - and a fascinating talk!

By the 1960’s Jewish communities were replaced by Bangladeshis. The influences of immigrants has contributed greatly to the cultural and business life of our Country. Each group brought their unique skills and culture, set up businesses in their new home, and ultimately exported these products and skills nationally and globally. Hugenot Master Weavers introduced into the area weaving, tailoring and the clothing industry, continued by the Irish, Jewish and Asian groups and still thriving today. Sunday trading began here: as the Jewish Sabbath falls on a Saturday but not on Sunday, the Government of the day gave special dispensation to Jewish traders to sell their wares on Sunday street markets and these were established in the area long before Sunday trading became the norm, one of the most famous being Petticoat Lane. The Bangladeshi community gave the title Curry Capital to the area. Each group adapted buildings to suit their 10

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Some of the photos by Sonny Hamid shown to members of Woman’s Own at his talk on Brick Lane. More on the following page

WOMAN’S OWN

Some of the photos by Sonny Hamid shown to members of Woman’s Own at his talk on Brick Lane.

WOMAN’S OWN In May we had another fascinating talk. Pauline Mobey took us on a detailed virtual tour of Littlecote House. Here are some facts I learnt which you may already know! • Littlecote House has been continually inhabited from 1250, although there was a settlement in Roman times; in the grounds one can view the mosaic discovered in the 18th century. • There are 3 parts to the house. The original is the medieval manor built by the de Calstone family, then the Tudor manor built by the Darrell family, later owned by the Popham family, and the Elizabethan manor built in 1592. • A curse placed upon the family by wild William Darrell which meant that the Popham family would fail to produce legitimate male heirs, so from the 18th century the Leyborne Pophams became the owners until 1922. • In 1922 it passed to the Wills family of Imperial Tobacco • In 1985 Peter de Savary bought it and turned it into a theme park • Warners Leisure took it on in 1996. They have added a new hotel, but still also use the old house for guests. • Wild William Darrell was accused of adultery and murders, including burning a newborn baby, in the bedroom off the haunted landing, forever haunted by the child’s mother. He was acquitted by famous Sir John Popham, Lord Chief Justice to Elizabeth I, and subsequent owner, but the curse remained!

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In the Civil War Colonel Alexander Popham fought for the Roundheads and amassed a magnificent armoury, now housed in Leeds armoury

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It was here that Henry VIII courted Jane Seymour whose grandmother was a Darrell, and a stained glass roundel in the Great Hall shows their initials in a lovers knot

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The Dutch parlour walls were painted by Dutch prisoners of war in the 1600’s

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The Cromwellian chapel is the only example of its kind in a private house, and has a water powered organ

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Servicemen from the Company of 101 US Army Airborne Division were based at Littlecote in World War II, known as the Band of Brothers, on which the TV series was based

Our heads spinning with the infamy on our doorstep, we vowed to do one of Pauline’s guided tours held on Tuesdays at 10am and12pm! Details on www.people-and-places.info •

Pauline has also written a very comprehensive book, “Littlecote, lives and legends – the story of a great estate and its famous families” which is on sale at Littlecote House.

WOMAN’S OWN We learned about the earliest record of Burbage, predating the Doomsday Book, the small settlements that made up the Parish, the origins of All Saint’s Church and the manors, the grandest being Wolfhall.

The following months were in-house events. June was expertly led by Sue Shires and Jean Weller, entitled “flower arranging for the terrified at next to no price”.

The fortunes of the rural parish rose and declined by land cultivation, animal husbandry and the various restrictions placed upon it. Throughout the history of Burbage, it was the ordinary working man who struggled to make a living against the decisions and actions of landowners and land reform acts. Interestingly the population of Burbage was greater in 1851 than 1951 with many disaffected and unemployed young men, for whom the Earl of Ailesbury arranged transport to Australia. Doubtless there are many down under who can trace their roots to Burbage! For detailed histories of the parish, search https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/wilts/ vol16/pp69-82

They very professionally demonstrated, answered questions and explained their work and offered the outstanding results to be raffled.

July was also led by Jean Weller assisted by Glenda Pearce and was an hilarious, light-hearted beetle drive – not at all competitive! In August we had our annual theatre trip for Woman’s Own members, partners and friends. Again the Watermill came up trumps with its absolutely marvellous production of “Kiss Me Kate”, a musical version by Cole Porter of Shakespeare’s “Taming of the Shrew”, in which onstage romantic conflict parallels backstage goings on! These productions never disappoint, nor fail to astonish in witnessing the many talents of cast members and their sheer energy. Memorable songs? Too Darn Hot - Another Op’nin’ Another Show, Brush Up Your Shakespeare and So in Love. Brilliant!

Meetings are held on the Third Thursday in the month at 7.30 pm in the Church Centre

In September another Woman’s Own member took the floor. What talent we have! Our multi-talented treasurer, Linda King, gave a talk about influences on Burbage Parish over the centuries. This fascinating subject was tackled in great depth by Linda, who has done an amazing amount of research for her local history project. Her interest was sparked by the fact that when she moved to this area, she discovered some of her ancestors had lived here before her – hitherto quite unbeknown to her!

GOOD COMPANIONS JULY 2019

AUGUST 2019 At our August meeting we enjoyed our annual afternoon cream tea. Seventy five of our members were greeted on a sunny afternoon to a vintage tea room with lovely table cloths, and beautiful vintage china.

Didn’t we have a lovely time the day we went to Swanage!! The July morning of our annual day trip dawned bright and sunny and the weather remained that way all day. Forty two of us climbed aboard the coach for the journey to Swanage. Our first stop was Norden Station, Corfe Castle, a well kept and pretty station where we could enjoy some refreshment. We joined the steam train for our onward journey to Swanage. Members had several hours to enjoy Swanage, fish & chips and ice creams were consumed, some shopping done and some enjoyed the pleasures of just sitting and looking out to sea and watching the world go by – the Chairman included.

The afternoon began with entertainment from Brooks Country, a country group who soon had us rocking in the aisles, some members even took to the floor for a dance or two ! A splendid tea of sandwiches, cakes and scones with jam and clotted cream was served together with numerous pots of tea – it was as good as the Ritz! and enjoyed by all. The afternoon ended with another set from the group who were so popular we are hoping they will return for an event with us next Spring.

Having gathered everyone back together, without losing anyone, we made our way to Durlston Castle and enjoyed a splendid cream tea!. The surroundings are beautiful and kept very neat and tidy by the County Council. After tea there was the arduous climb back to the coach, some of our members were assisted by staff at the Castle and the use of an electric buggy, this caused a lot of hilarity but was greatly appreciated.

Photographs on the next page

At our September meeting Sonny Hamid of the Burbage & District Video and Camera Club presented a photographic tour of hidden Burbage and Great

Thinking caps on for next year’s trip !!!

Bedwyn. At our October meeting we will again welcome Charlotte Popescue . Her talk “In Praise of Apples” will tell us all we need to know about the history, varieties, growing and cooking with apples.

Editor’s Note: It was a wonderful day and everybody enjoyed it. Thank you Glenda and everyone involved in organising the day.

GOOD COMPANIONS

Burbage & District Model Railway Club AUGUST Members continued working on the new project based on the old Midland and Southwestern Railwayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Savernake High Level Station layout on which we started work during our July session. The major activity at the session was work on soldering the wiring for the D.C. supply to the tracks for the rail network and configuring the track layout to match that shown in the sketches of the original track layout. As there are no dimensioned architectural drawings of the buildings, Members had to visit the site of the old railway station to take measurements of the remaining railway buildings. Much of what remains is in a bad state and we just could not take chances to climb and take measurements at the higher levels of each buildings so much of that part of measurements had to be based on guess work! Our tasks for the coming months will be continuing working on this project. We are still seeking information on the original layout and buildings and any material particularly with dimensions will be gratefully received by our Club.

The Club welcomes new members and also any donations and gifts of unwanted model railway items. So, if you would like to try your hand at this hobby or have some equipment you are not using, please feel free to call me Sonny Hamid, on 01672 811 933. 18

Burbage & District Model Railway Club OCTOBER 2019

SEPTEMBER 2019 We continued working on our new project of modelling the Midland and Southwestern Railway’s Savernake High Level Station. Most of the carpentry required for the baseboard for our new project has been completed and additional work such as making a control box was also carried during our September session. Other works undertaken were preparing scale drawing of the buildings used on the prototype layout which included the original signal box, water pump room and other buildings. The drawings were prepared from photographs and sketches we had made on site during the past two months. We still require more information on dimensions and any architectural drawings available will be of great help to us. So, if you do have access to these drawings please do let us know. We were invited once again to exhibit one of our layouts at the Inter-County Fordingbridge Show next year. The Show is sponsored and organised by the local Rotary Club. We are pleased to announce that this will be our third invitation from the organisers. The request to exhibit at the Show will increase our workload to include work on a past or new layout for as our exhibit at the Show.

October saw us working on two separate layouts. The first was continued work on our project of modelling the Midland and Southwestern Railway’s Savernake High Level Station. Members had been working on constructing some of the buildings that were on the original prototype site. Some of the original buildings are in fact still in existence. The part completed scale model buildings included the water tower, main station building, the signal box and Lord Ailesbury’s Waiting Room. We still require more information on dimensions and any architectural drawings available will be of great help to us. If you do have access to these drawings please do let us know. The second layout worked on was our old favourite “Completely pointless” which, we are bound to state, was displayed at the Fund Raising event at St Mary’s Church in Great Bedwyn on Saturday, 2 November between 12:00: and 16:00 hours. Please do attend and support us at the event. We are also intending to exhibit this layout most probably at the inter-County Exhibition in Fordingbridge next Spring. The Club welcomes new members and any donations and gifts of unwanted model railway items. If you would like to try your hand at this hobby or have some equipment you are not using, please feel free to call me Sonny Hamid, on 01672 811 933.

At our November session, Member Phil Leach will demonstrate how to use post processing to produce even better results from one’s camera. The session will be held on Wednesday, 20 November starting at 19:30 hours at the Burbage and Easton Royal British Legion Hall, Burbage.

Burbage & District Model Railway Club Photo on the left shows the derelict signal box at Savernake High Station.

Water tower and pump room at Savernake High Station. (Right)

Above -Lord Ailsbury's private Waiting Room (with some modern extensions) at Savernake High Station platform Right - Cattle loading dock at Savernake High Station

Burbage & District Model Railway Club Abandoned goods van at Savernake High Station

Right: Ruins of original Wolf Hall Manor as built by the Seymour Family

Above: Gun pedestal and support enclosure for the Hotchkiss 6lb antitank gun in between Savernake High and Savernake Low Levels railway. Right: Above: Gun pedestal for antitank gun.

Burbage & District Model Railway Club

BURBAGE & DISTRICT CAMERA & VIDEO CLUB AUGUST 2019 August has been a very busy month for members of the Club, undertaking assignments for our continuing “Rare Scenes” project, covering the Collingbourne Dog and Village Show and many other activities with need for our photography.

The Club had the opportunity to try out drone photography and some trial video clips were taken in a Farm in Collingbourne Kingston. Reader may wish to view the trial video clips on YouTube URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=Jw1lnwgcKdU&list=PLTtugnZz8ftMPPIB J4xGwVAm_9QbJsb4R&index=4&t=0s

There were two very challenging trips. The first was a visit to the old Savernake High Level station to undertake a photographic study. The task involved walking among the ruins of the remaining railway structures. Visits were also undertaken to the old railway tunnel near Marlborough and another to inspect and photograph the foundations of an anti tank gun (a Hotchkiss 6 Pounder) installed during World War II. The second most challenging visit was a tour of the Wolf Hall Manor which involved trekking through the archeological ruins of the original Wolf Hall built by the Seymour family around the 16th Century. We are delighted to have received an invite from the Good Companions to present our “Rare Scenes” project on Great Bedwyn and Burbage on Wednesday, 18th September at the Burbage Village Hall.

Photo submitted by Phil Leach

On our Club session day we visited property belonging to Wiltshire Wildlife Trust to photograph birds and other wild life.

For more information please feel free to call

There is nothing planned for our September session as yet but we are hoping that sporting organisations will invite us to practise some action photography so if you are organising an event such as cricket, soccer, tennis, etc do let us know.

Mike Bird tel: 01672 810 574

Sonny Hamid tel: 01672 811 933 or

BURBAGE & DISTRICT CAMERA & VIDEO CLUB

SEPTEMBER 2019 Yet another busy month for the Club. Our assignments covered a broad range of photography projects that took us to many parts of Burbage and wild life spots in Wiltshire. Some Members took the opportunity to visit a different Wiltshire wild life centre to try out their skills at macro photography shooting (photographically speaking, of course!) small species including small birds and butterflies and small captive mammals such as otters, etc. Macro photography presents completely different challenges when compared to the more common photographic genres such as landscapes and with small creatures trying to predict their moves is so difficult. On our Club session evening, we travelled to a high spot in Easton Royal to try and capture the setting sun, practice mixed lighting photography using the reddish ambient lighting mixed with light from a flash gun and try our hand at High Dynamic Range (HDR) photography.

over one year ago and the present two parts covered areas of interest in Great Bedwyn and Burbage with particular emphasis on Wolf Hall Manor and the site of the Savernake High Level station and yard. At the end of our presentation we received much interest in our display of photographs, documents and some artifacts from bygone years.

Two of the photos submitted by Robert Cooper

On the 18 of September we were very pleased to present the final two parts of our recent project to members of the Burbage Good Companions audience. The presentation is entitled â&#x20AC;&#x153;Rare Scenesâ&#x20AC;? and is intended to identify remnants of historic interest which most of us normally walk past and do not realise the historic significance of the location. The previous part on Marlborough was successfully presented to the same audience just

BURBAGE & DISTRICT CAMERA & VIDEO CLUB

SEPTEMBER 2019

The lovely wildlife photos here are submitted by Robert Cooper and

BURBAGE & DISTRICT CAMERA & VIDEO CLUB SEPTEMBER 2019

The lovely wildlife photos here are submitted by Robert Cooper and Sonny Hamid. 27

BURBAGE & DISTRICT CAMERA & VIDEO CLUB

SEPTEMBER 2019

The lovely photos here are submitted by Sonny Hamid.

BURBAGE & DISTRICT CAMERA & VIDEO CLUB

SEPTEMBER 2019

These super photos are submitted by Phil Leach

BURBAGE & DISTRICT CAMERA & VIDEO CLUB OCTOBER 2019 Another busy month for the Club and its Members. During mid-September, we were invited to present our “Rare Scenes” project to Members of the Burbage Good Companions. The presentation was a photojournalism project to discover signs of history visible today but which we mostly pass by without knowledge of the history or heritage and on this occasion, we presented scenes from Great Bedwyn and Burbage. Our work was well received by the audience. We have been invited by the Head Librarian at Marlborough Library to exhibit the paper prints, which we had used in our Power Point presentation to the Good Companions. The exhibition of our work is likely to start on Monday 11th November for a period of two weeks. It is likely to be extended to include our work from Marlborough as well. At the October session, Member Phil Leach presented his paper entitled “Your camera doesn’t matter”. The article demonstrated that good pictures were not necessarily dependent on owning and using an expensive camera rather understanding ones camera’s capability and developing your own imagination on what goes into making a good picture was the real pathway to producing a good picture. At our November session, Member Phil Leach will demonstrate how to use post processing to produce even better results from ones camera. The session will be held on Wednesday, 20 November starting at 19:30 hours at the Burbage and Easton Royal British Legion Hall, Burbage.

Help and support for people who care According to the last census, there are 47,608 people in Wiltshire providing care and support to a relative, child, partner or friend who would not be able to manage on their own. There are many reasons why someone may not be able to cope unaided including physical or mental disability, old age, long-term illness, special educational need, eating disorder or a problem with drugs or alcohol.

those providing paid care work in a residential home or domiciliary agency capacity.

It is estimated that 3 in 5 people will become a carer at some point in their lives. The problem is that most people will not identify themselves as such – people simply consider themselves as a spouse, sibling, parent, grandparent or friend doing what they would be doing anyway. Many also mistake the word ‘carer’ with

Carer Support Wiltshire is a charity with a team of support workers who can provide information and support to carers living in Wiltshire, at the other end of the telephone, or face to face, along with accessing to counselling and advice relating to your role. All of our services are free and confidential for anyone aged 18 and over and we can offer you the chance to have a break through social cafés, days out, activities, craft groups and complementary therapies. We will shortly be running a monthly carers cafés in nearby Marlborough where you can come along to chat with other carers over a hot drink or two. To find out more about us, or to register for some support, please visit our website www.carersinwiltshire.co.uk, email info@carersinwiltshire.co.uk or freephone: 0800 181 4118 (01 380 871 690 from a mobile).

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Health Trainer service from Wiltshire Council My name is Sanj and I am the health trainer for Pewsey and the surrounding areas including Burbage. It is a free and confidential service. Health Trainers work on a one to one basis with individuals to support behaviour change and improve health. We meet with our clients in places such as the local library, leisure centre etc. We can work with clients who want to improve their wellbeing, including looking at areas such as:

Building self-confidence and motivation Eating healthier food and becoming a healthy weight Reducing of stopping smoking being more active drinking less alcohol I can also signpost and support people to access other services and activities. As a Health Trainer I can work with my client for six sessions building motivation and confidence to enable the client to help themselves and to maintain the changes. I look forward to hearing from you, Sanj.

Appointments can be made by self-referral via health.trainers@wiltshire.gov.uk or telephone 0300 003 4566

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