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Welcome to the June edition
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Since I have a little bit more space available to me than last month, I’d better not waste it! So much is happening in June all I can say is - you’ll read all about it inside! To help, we’ve included an index. Due to the amount of page juggling that goes on from first draft to final print, an index has thus far not been a good idea - purely from an editors point of view! Well this is another full issue and I have received a last-minute request for a oneliner to be added, so it’s in below and that has finished this bit for another month. Take care - see you next time! G Party in the Palace. Although we have a licensed bar, please refrain from bringing alcohol to the event
Letters ............................................ 4 Event: Doorstep Crime .................. 5 Burbage Youth Council .................. 6 Event: Pop Up Tea Room II........... 7 Tiddlywinks & Pre-School .............. 8 Event: Summer Fair ....................... 9 Carrying the Olympic Flame .......... 10 Event: Dog Show & Fete ............... 12 Remembering the Coronation........ 13 Flower Club & Strollers .................. 14 Savernake Team Ministry ....21 - 29 Event: Service of Thanksgiving .. 23 Article - Lord Carey ..................... 24 Pull-out Diary page ...26 - 27 ASC From the Diary.................... 28 ASC Who’s Who & June............. 29 Round up from outside Burbage.... 30 Wildlife Watching ........................... 31 Talking Newspaper ........................ 32 Womans Own & Prospect van....... 32 Meet Your Community .38 - 39 Patient Liaison Committee............. 40 Good Companions & Club 200 ...... 41 Adult Dance Fitness & Stitch Up.... 41 Coffee ‘n’ Browse........................... 42 Tennis Club.................................... 42 Event: Public Consultation............. 43 FREE Dog Poo Bags! .................... 46 Royal British Legion Club News .... 47 Saturday Market and Meet ............ 48 Footpaths ....................................... 48 Burbage Parish Council ................. 49 The ‘Small Print’............................. 50 Footnotes Bernard Patterson: They're Back! Those wonderful Church Bulletins! Thank God for church ladies with computers. These sentences (with all the BLOOPERS) actually appeared in church bulletins or were announced in church services Footnotes are scattered through this issue at the bottom of pages...
(Footnotes) The Fasting & Prayer Conference includes meals
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Your Letters to the Burbage News Bonfires Please be aware that our policy for anonymous letters to the Burbage News, is they will not be printed or acknowledged, regardless of content. As our readers are aware, we respect the desire for confidentiality of any author and will withhold their details if requested. Burbage News Editorial Team
Open Afternoon Thursday 21st June between 12.30 and 2.30pm Do you have young children or know a family near you? Come along and find out more. Fun activities and refreshments provided. All Welcome
Dog App May I use the magazine to let people know about this amazing new App for Dog owners. www.bestdoggonediet.com tells dog owners how to feed their dogs correctly for health, vitality and long life. It is availble for iPhone and iPad and I believe can be downloaded on to your computer. Thanks John Ritchie White Hart Quiz Night The White Hart will be continuing to have quiz nights through out the summer. Instead of weekly, these will be once a month on the 1st Thursday of the month and the next one is the 7th June. The summer quizzes will be for the benefit of the Village Defib campaign so as always a worthy cause and a great fun night. Regards Jane Dyson
Operation Liberal is the national response to distraction burglaries, rogue traders and bogus callers; commonly referred to as 'Doorstep Crime'. These type of offences can be committed by offenders who are known to travel across borders and further afield to conduct their crimes
The sermon this morning: 'Jesus Walks on the Water.' ...
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You are invited to attend a presentation about
Doorstep Crime This is a presentation on behalf of Burbage Neighbourhood Watch by DC King from Wiltshire Police: Operation Liberal
On Thursday 28th June 2012 In Burbage Village Hall Eastcourt Road, Burbage. SN8 3AJ
At 6.45pm prompt (Doors open 6.00pm) This unabridged presentation is given to police officers as part of their training in dealing with doorstep crime. It lasts up to 2 hours depending on audience participation and features material and video from real-life crimes Using images, films evidence and research, the police have compiled this riveting presentation which will help you to understand how thieves commit these crimes, and the impact of their deeds. Find out why, where and who they target their activities against. Learn how to guard against this crime and where to get further help and advice The bar will be open and hot drinks will be available You will have an opportunity after the presentation to discuss and/or join the NHW Scheme
Unsuitable for children: Under 16’s will not be admitted unless accompanied by a responsible adult ...The sermon tonight: 'Searching for Jesus.'
Burbage Neighbourhood Watch
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PICNIC AT THE PALACE We will be serving afternoon tea and cakes as part of the Jubilee Celebrations and we need your help
Invitation to all 12-19yrs in Burbage. Come to a meeting of the Burbage Youth Council on Friday 1st June at 6:30pm to be held at the Burbage & Easton Royal British Legion club. Over the coming months the Burbage Youth Council want to start reviewing projects that will benefit all 12-19yr olds in Burbage. Therefore if you have any suggestions that you would like to be considered, be it a skate park, a BMX track, a youth club, or whatever, come and have your say. Let’s make this happen not only now but for the future.
Please bake, decorate and deliver your cupcakes to the Church Centre between 10 and 11.30 am Saturday, 2nd June where they will be judged at midday. We would then like to serve the cakes for afternoon tea. If you would like to bake but don’t want to compete we would love to have your cakes to serve as well. I’m also looking for volunteers to help serve tea. We had a fantastic response for the Royal Wedding celebrations last year. If you can help this year, either baking or serving, please let me know ( 810949 or email helen.colling@btinternet.com Thank you so much. Helen Colling
Healthy Diet Rules #5 Petra Gericke Rule – Use plenty of healthy fats “Healthy fats”: Omega 3 & 6 oil in a 2:1 ratio Why: The body needs ESSENTIAL fatty acids (EFAs) to “drive”. Every cell, tissue, gland and organ is dependent upon the presence of EFAs. The body can’t produce them; they must come from an outside source. Omega 3/6/9 oil, made with health in mind, provides the body with all EFAs. Do not heat it (the least damaging fat for frying is butter). Use plenty as it is a foundation and not a supplement. Health benefits: Reduces inflammation and joint pain, increases bone strength, has positive influences on HDL, LDL, total cholesterol, blood pressure … Toxic: In a ‘profit and long shelf life’ driven industry, fats such as regular oils are subject to high heat (e.g. 245C for 1 hour) and aren’t protected from light and air. Heat, light and oxygen changes fat molecules from natural and healthy, to unnatural and toxic. The body can’t break them down for usage and has to store them instead. Don't let worry kill you off - let the Church help.
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8 At Tiddlywinks, we School Learning have an enjoyable Alliance and has full month making liability and finger puppets, equipment insurance. Burbage Baby & Toddler Group . bookmarks and potato printing during our The group is a fun, meeting and play place craft session. We held a community coffee and does not provide childcare. Each parent morning and book sale which was a great or carer is responsible for their own child. If way to meet some new people and share the you are interested in helping please contact fun and friendly atmosphere. us as soon as possible. You may have young children, grandchildren or volunteer for The Tiddlywinks AGM was held on 8th another local group and want to broaden May. At this meeting current committee your interests. It is great fun and we members stepped down from their positions. thoroughly recommend it. Whilst the group was pleased to gain committee members nobody has come Our sessions are held every Tuesday during forward to fill the main roles of Chair or term time from 9:30am to 11:30am at Treasurer. Should these roles not be filled Burbage Village Hall for children aged 0-5 by September 2012, the group will have to and their parents or carers. It is a very close. friendly group with lots to entertain the little ones and fresh coffee, cakes and plenty of The group is currently in a very good chat for the grownups! We look forward to position; it is well attended, has full and up welcoming you soon. For more details to date paperwork, is a member of the Precontact Rachel on 07990878593. Ahoy there me hearties! An amazing new pirate ship has just docked in the Preschool playground. The ship is part of our outdoor area development project and the children are already enjoying it. The recent weather is making it a truly authentic experience. We would like to express our gratitude to local tradesman Nick Giddings who installed it for us. If you would like to find out more about Burbage Pre-school, then prospective families are warmly invited to our Open Afternoon on Thursday 21st June between 12.30 and 2.30pm. As well as being an ideal opportunity to find out more about what we do at Pre-school there will also be fun children’s activities and refreshments provided. Families with children already
at Pre-school are also welcome to come along and join the fun. Burbage Pre-school is open for children from 2½ - 5 years during term times. Morning sessions are Monday – Friday 9.15am – 11.45am, lunch club is Monday – Friday 11.45am – 12.30pm and afternoon sessions are Monday & Wednesday 12.30pm – 3.00pm. Anyone interested in their child joining the Pre-school can contact our Pre-school Leader, Mrs Janet Burstow, on 01672 811420 during Pre-school hours or 01672 810736 at any other time. Our website is www.burbagepreschool.org.uk You are welcome to visit us at any time, we are located behind the primary school, however access is via the footpath opposite the church.
For those of you who have children and don't know it, we have a nursery downstairs.
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For more information please contact Emma (01672) 811415 Or email: emma@davidandemmabutler.co.uk
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Carrying the Olympic Flame Will Stevenson, Olympic Torch Bearer With the Olympic torch making of genetic material, it does not usually run in its way round the country, one families - the deletion occurs around the time Burbage resident is following it the child is conceived, without being with particular interest. Will inherited from either parent. Some cases are Stevenson has been selected diagnosed at birth while others may take to carry the torch on the several years before they are diagnosed as Andover leg of the journey on symptoms present themselves more clearly. Lily was diagnosed with Smith Magenis Wednesday 11th July. Syndrome two years ago, and is one of Will was selected as a torch bearer to raise around only 600 known cases. Most suffer awareness of Smith Magenis Syndrome - a with severe sleep disruption (due to an rare genetic condition that his 5 year old inverted circadian rhythm), developmental delay and learning difficulties, and some daughter, Lily, suffers. degree of challenging behaviour. Other Will works as an IT Project Manager for typical symptoms include chronic ear Waitrose head office in Bracknell and has infections and hearing impairment, low appeared in the Waitrose & John Lewis muscle tone, eye problems, heart defects internal magazine to raise awareness of the and murmurs, scoliosis (curvature of the condition. Will and Lily have also appeared spine), explosive and prolonged tantrums, on the front cover of the Gazette and Herald and self-harming behaviour. and will be seeing what other media coverage they can get in the run up to the More information about Lily's syndrome can day, and particularly on the day itself. Will be found at the Smith Magenis Syndrome UK website at: says that he is excited and honoured to have F o u n d a t i o n this once in a lifetime opportunity, but is also www.smith-magenis.co.uk. aware of the responsibility that comes with making the most of the opportunity. And he Will is unable to use the torch-bearing to doesn't want to be the person that drops the raise money for charity as the Olympics have their own charities / partners. However, if torch and extinguishes the flame! you view the site to find more information The rules about what you can and can't do about the condition and feel inclined to click when carrying the torch are likely to be pretty on the 'donate' link to help fund the great and Will, strict but Will would like to involve Lily in work they do then they, some way. Lily has already been doing would be very grateful. plenty of Olympic related activities at home and at St Mary's School in Marlborough where she attends the specialist learning centre. Lily will certainly be there to cheer on her daddy on the day and will be joined by plenty of other family and friends including wife Leeann, baby William, and other children with SMS and their families. SMS is a genetic disorder caused by a micro-deletion of chromosome 17. Although SMS is caused by a deletion
Next Thursday there will be tryouts for the choir. They need all the help they can get.
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BURBAGE PRIMARY SCHOOL’S VERY OWN ‘PUSS IN BOOTS’ On 2nd May Burbage Primary School’s Years 3 and 4 put on a fine production of ‘Puss In Boots’. The children’s teachers, Mrs McIntosh and Mr Patterson, are to be congratulated, as the cast learnt all their lines and song lyrics within 2 weeks of rehearsing. Georgina was a brilliant Puss In Boots with Shahla, playing Puss’ master, both super actors. They were joined by narrators, a Royal family, Courtiers, animals, harvesters and a scary ogre. It was apparent just how much all of the children really enjoyed being involved with this play and were absolutely fabulous on stage. Mrs Cardy, Head Teacher, congratulated all the children and staff involved for such a brilliant production - Well done.
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Fun Family Dog Show and Fete Sunday June 24th 2012 ~ 11.30 AM The Kennels, Westcourt, Burbage SN8 3BW Family dog ring, Terrier ring, Lurcher ring and fun classes. Plenty of side attractions including: Cake stall, Bottle stall, Welly-Wanging, Face Painting and more .. Refreshments available for young and old! For more info Contact Kevin 07736439344 Email:snodfarmkev@btinternet.com Miss Charlene Mason sang 'I will not pass this way again,' giving obvious pleasure to the congregation.
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Remembering the Coronation. John Guy the trees and the plaque. Audrey The excitement and fun of the Queen’s Coronation on 2nd June, 1953, now explained to me that they made up three seems a very distant memory for those large baskets of goodies and passed them around the of us who were village for around at the people to buy time. Many of us will remember and leave the money in a box. sitting round a One wouldn’t small black and dare to do that white television for hours today! She told me that there watching what was very little we would now ceremony made consider a grainy, flickering of it; ’We just did it.’ They did picture of what receive a was happening commemorative in London, in Westminster cup and saucer to help Abbey and remember the around the streets of the capital. A very few of us coronation. remember actually standing in the crowds on the processional route getting While you’re enjoying the celebrations soaked in the constant rain, but pleased on the Church Green, on 2nd June, just that Queen Salote of Tonga chose to ride pop over and see the cherry trees and in an open carriage sharing the rain. look at the little plaque and remember that day in 1953, even if you weren’t Down here in Burbage the occasion was around at the time. marked by planting a number of flowering cherry trees round the churchyard which are still there now. If you venture to the back gate of the churchyard you will see just under the cherry tree a small plaque reminding us of that occasion back in 1953. It says: ‘Planted by 1st Guide Company to Commemorate the Coronation of H.M. Queen Elizabeth II.’ At the time Audrey Chandler and Olive Soper, were Brownie leaders and were involved, along with the other Girl Guide Leaders in Burbage, Fred Norris and Vera Chandler, raising the cost of Potluck supper Sunday at 5:00 PM - prayer and medication to follow.
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The New Burbage Flower Club Are you interested in flower arranging? Would like to be able to arrange flowers in your home?
Burbage Strollers Irene Dymond Due to the rain, rain and more rain, the Wednesday evening walks have got off to a slow start! However, I am ever optimistic so if you feel like joining the group for an evening stroll, please see below. We would love to see you! There is no cost involved in joining the Strollers for a walk, you are responsible for your own health and safety, and dogs are welcome. All walks are weather permitting. For more information call Irene on 01672 811586 / 0791 769 2451 or email: irene.dymond21@gmail.com
Flower Demonstrations Flower Workshops Day Trips to flower shows around the country ...and much more. Burbage Flower club’s first meeting will take place in July (date and venue to be confirmed). We will have an area demonstrator as well as a guest speaker from NAFAS head quarters. This meeting will give you an insight into what we can offer as a club. We will also have a discussion time and hopefully find a keen group of volunteers to form a committee and take this new club forward. Please register your interest by calling Julia 01672 810829 - 07969311153 or email Julia.russett@gmail.com
Irene (Me!), Petra, Sam & Tiffin, Claire and Usha
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY: Wednesday evenings – 7.15 p.m. To approx. 8.15 p.m. – Local walk in good company – meet at village hall Sunday Circular Walks: Sunday 22nd July: Walk to Brimslade. Leaving the Village Hall at 1.45 p.m. Sunday 19th August: Wolf Hall returning along the canal towpath via Savernake or The Wharf. Leaving the Village Hall at 1.45 p.m. Sunday 23rd Sept: Pub lunch walk to the Royal Oak, Wootton Rivers – meet near Westcourt Road Bridge for a 12 noon start.
A bean supper will be held on Tuesday evening in the church hall. Music will follow..
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www.savernaketeam.org.uk Savernake Team Letter June 2012 Dear Everybody It is the year of Jubilee!! A fabulous celebration of certain anniversaries is how a Jubilee is defined. In modern times, along with length of marriage, we celebrate events such as birthdays, attaining voting age, graduating, baptism and confirmation, and this year we celebrate 60 years of our Queen’s reign. These turning points are important to our lives, but if you look back into the Old Testament book of Leviticus, chapter 25, we see that our God set into motion His Jubilee. The origin of royal jubilees goes back thousands of years, with the first historical records of a Royal Jubilee taking place 3000 years before Christ in Egypt. The early Pharaohs of Egypt held national celebrations every 30 years of rulership. Jubilee is also a constant theme throughout the Bible. The word ‘jubilee’ stems from the Hebrew word ‘Yobel’, which refers to the ram or ram’s horn with which jubilee years were proclaimed. In Leviticus it states that such a horn or trumpet is to be blown on the tenth day of the seventh month after the lapse of ‘seven Sabbaths of years’ (49 years) as a proclamation of liberty throughout the land of the tribes of Israel. The year of jubilee was a consecrated year of ‘Sabbath-rest’ and liberty. During this year all debts were cancelled, lands were restored to their original owners and family members were restored to one another- (food for thought!) The year of jubilee was also central to the ministry of Jesus. In the Gospel of Luke Jesus makes the claim to the fulfilment of Isaiah’s prophecy in Isaiah 61:1–2. Jesus states that he has come to ‘proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight to the blind, to set the oppressed free, to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favour’ This is the year of jubilee. And so this year 2012 is also the year of Jubilee!! Have times changed this last 60 years? The Queen has seen changes in technology, populations, family life and
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Burbage Church Mid Week Meeting On the first Wednesday of each month we meet as a church family to worship God and hear a talk. This week we were introduced to Rev Philip Bromiley, a young vicar who came to share his work with a Christian organisation called Fresh Expressions. Philip is married to Anna, and they have 4 children. He is the Team Rector for the Oldbury Benefice and is living in Cherhill. He shared his passion for mission and evangelism in this area; he was really energetic and full of enthusiasm and encouraged us to be likewise. Philip shared with us verses from Matthew’s Gospel, chapter 14, v 22 to 35, with a particular emphasis on verses 27 through to 30. This was given as a challenge and encouragement for us to get out of our ‘boat’, the church, and get involved in our communities much more. Interestingly, these same passages were given to us as a church body at the Renewal Day with Lord Carey. To consolidate his wonderful teaching, he brought a friend from his parish who shared a remarkable story of how God had changed her life. We listened raptly to Naomi Handford-Jones as she unfolded an amazing journey of healing. Her story seemed almost too good to be true – except it was! It brought home to us, on a cold, blowy May night that God is alive and working. Val Nelson-Piercy May 2012 Philip’s talk can be heard via: www.savernaketeam.org.uk and go to the listen again pages, 2nd May, Mid Week Meeting. COME AND ENJOY A MEN’S BREAKFAST ON MARTINSELL HILL SATURDAY, 16TH JUNE, 2012 AT 7.30 AM SPEAKER: PETER MORLEY-FLETCHER TOPIC: ‘MAN UP AT WORK’ PLEASE CONTACT: DAVID JEAL (01672 811099) PETER SHELLSWELL (01672 810226) RALPH KENNINGTON (01672 870478) FOR MORE INFO. OR TO LET US KNOW YOU ARE COMING
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Following all the amazing events in the village over the Jubilee weekend, All Saints Church would like to invite everyone to
A service of Thanksgiving for the Diamond Jubilee of her Majesty the Queen At All Saints Church Burbage on Sunday 3rd June at 11 am Everyone is very welcome to this Jubilee Thanksgiving Service, which is going to be a special event for the whole community. A celebration service with traditional hymns and prayers which have been specially prepared for this Jubilee year and will be used widely across the country In addition we would especially like to hear from anyone with special memories of the actual Coronation Day that we might be able to incorporate into the service. Please look out for more information posters around the village soon
...and an opportunity to send your message and good wishes to Her Majesty on……………………………………..
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Re-thinking Christianity – A ‘spring cleaning’ day with Lord George Carey Spring Cleaning – not dusting and polishing literally, but Lord Carey, with years of experience as a vicar in Durham and later Bishop and Archbishop, encouraged us when he spent the day in Burbage on 5th May to ‘spring clean’ – to let the light in on areas of our church life which need refreshing (including those visiting from churches elsewhere) - by looking at ourselves, at our communities and at Jesus. There is only space here to mention some of the points Lord Carey made; you can hear the whole of his talks on the church website. It’s very easy listening! Taking the Bible story of the storm on the lake (Matthew ch.14 v. 22-33), we saw how Jesus went off to pray alone at the end of a busy day – an example for us. But in the storm, it was actually the disciples who felt ‘alone’ until Jesus rejoined them. In the same way Christians are counter-cultural and a minority, something which can either make us tougher or leave us feeling inadequate. Lord Carey also pointed out that the disciples were together in the boat - the Bible was written to communities - and explored what this can mean in a twenty first century setting. He described the church as a gathering of people who love Jesus, who want to spend time in his presence and to be used in his service – priorities which can be lost for so many reasons. The church should be Godly, purposeful and integrated in the community, aware of the needs of different groupings in it and also that many people have a ‘subliminal spirituality’ and are supportive though they may not identify themselves as church members. We explored ways of sharing our experience of God with friends and neighbours who feel like this, both as we interact individually with them and where our corporate worship is concerned, being sensitive to what will best help everyone to come near to God. Rounding off his theme, Lord Carey reminded us that, when, like today, society wandered away from God’s good news in the time of John Wesley, he saw possibilities, not problems, he was willing to face the cost of witnessing, he knew that prayer had to undergird his work and that people needed to be taught the faith. Finally, Lord Carey commented on All Saints saying we were in good shape, a healthy church with a strongly committed core and open to new ideas. The 80 or so people who attended the day went home with a great deal to think about. Joy Guy May 2012
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During the Clergy Vacancy For enquiries about : Weddings, Funerals or Baptisms, go initially to Mrs. Debbie Brown, Church Administrator, who will liaise with the appropriate people; Debbie is in the Church Office every weekday morning: 01672 810853. For problems which you feel need the help of a minister: For questions concerning Young People’s worship: go to Rev. Linda Dytham: 01672 811025. For matters which Lay Pastoral Assistants may be able to help with, go initially to Mrs. Sue Masey, who will liaise with the appropriate people: 01672 810308. For House groups, cell groups, the first Wednesday of the month Mid Week meetings, the Renewal Day and the parish weekend at Ammerdown (including bursaries), go to Mr. Barry Smith: 01380 860593
Mother’s Union Quiet Afternoon 27th June St Katharine’s 2pm Please come and join us during this Quiet, Reflective time. Led by The Rev Mary Edwards For further details please contact Mary Ford on 801209
From the registers: Baptism: May they grow in the Christian faith: Amelia Lydia Hiller-Culley Jacob Frederick Kirby
On Saturday the 16th June 6pm – 8.30pm We’ll be travelling to Swindon, to join IMPACT! If you’re secondary school year 7 to secondary school year 11 please come along and join us for the evening.
Contact Alan & Debbie Brown for more details and lift shares 810357
We welcome them into the life of the Christian Church.
Weddings: Wishing every blessing and future happiness for those couples who have recently married : Timothy Ellwood Bond and Sian Rebecca Francis on the occasion of their wedding—12th May
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From the Diary Further events/dates: 3rd June
Jubilee Service & Celebrations—A service of Thanksgiving for the Diamond Jubilee of Her Majesty the Queen. 11am in church, all welcome!
16th June
Men’s breakfast—See Dickie Davis for further details on 801527
16th June
Youth Group—See Debbie & Alan for further details on 810357
23rd June
PCC Away Day—for members of the PCC—Harnhill
27th June
Mothers Union—Quiet afternoon being led by The Rev Mary Edwards. Contact Mary Ford on 81029 for more details.
5th July
Team Service at Great Bedwyn for the inauguration of the new Team Rector, The Rev Michael McHugh—7.30pm. All welcome.
11th July
Mid Week Meeting - with Lord Carey—in follow up to our Renewal Day of the 5th May.
Please see our website for further information on any events or services detailed in this section: www.savernaketeam.com/Burbage-and-tidcombe
REGULAR EVENTS Fill The Gap-every Thursday 12-2pm in the Church Centre Great atmosphere, all ages welcome, come and join us! Coffee ‘n’ Browse First Friday of each month 9am-12noon in the Church Centre, meeting locally to help families afar! See you on Friday 1st June (then Friday 6th July)
Booking the Church Centre: Please contact: Rob Hartwell on 01672 810839 or email: Ailesbury1@aol.com
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Who’s Who at All Saints’ Team Vicar ........................
Vacant ............................................
01672 810258
Assoc Priest ......................
The Revd Linda Dytham.................
01672 811025
Asst Curate........................
The Revd Robert Grist ..................
01672 811431
Churchwardens .................
Joy Guy .......................................... Peter Devenish ...............................
01672 810767 01672 810296
Church Life Coordinator ....
Barry Smith.....................................
01380 860593
Administrator .....................
Debbie Brown .................................
01672 810853
Church Centre Manager....
Rob Hartwell ...................................
01672 810839
Lay Pastoral Assistants.....
Sue Masey......................................
01672 810308
Magazine Contributions ...................... churchofficeburbage@gmail.com
June Service Pattern 3rd June
8.00am 11.00am
Holy Communion Jubilee Service
10th June
8.00am 11.00am
Morning Prayer Family Communion
13th June
9.30am
17th June
8.00am 11.00am
Holy Communion All Age Worship
24th June
8.00am 11.00am
Morning Prayer Family Service & Baptism
Every Friday Morning
7.30am
Mothers Union Holy Communion
Morning Prayer
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Round-up from outside Burbage Where more details have been provided to the Burbage News (*), these will be available on the village website: www.burbage-village.org.uk Sunday 10th June, Marlborough From 2.00pm - 6.00pm, The Diamond Jubilee Marlborough Open Gardens provide an opportunity for a gentle stroll around Marlborough, visiting some of the town’s most attractive gardens. Tickets and more information from The Merchant House, High Street Marlborough. CROFTON BEAM ENGINES CELEBRATE 200 YEARS OF STEAM. 1st June: Steve Yabsley BBC Radio Bristol is visiting late afternoon to talk to volunteers and visitors 2nd, 3rd & 4th June: Engines in steam 16th & 17th June: Engines in Steam and we have a very special guest on Saturday afternoon. Don't forget Father's Day 17th June. 30th June & 1st July: Engines in steam free live music weekend 11am - 5pm both days. Blues Pop and Rock. Local musicians including Onyx,The Penny Red, Little Dylan's, Ben and Josh, Steve Criddle We have recently acquired a licence so beer,wine and cider is now available everyday. There is no charge to visit our cafe or grounds.Iif you wish to visit the engines in steam you can buy a season ticket (£8) which you can use as many times as you wish for up to one calender year. Accompanied under 16's admitted FREE to the engines at any time. 01672 870300 ~ email: crofton.shop@katrust.org.uk ~ www.croftonbeamengines.org
Helping older people to live at home for longer The Bedwyns, Burbage, Grafton, Tidcombe and Fosbury Contact Mary Soellner 07557 110418 The eighth-graders will be presenting Shakespeare's Hamlet in the Church basement...
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Wildlife Watching Andrew Dawes, BBC NHU Radio researcher/producer It’s been a strange spring so far in terms of weather. The hot sunshine in late March replaced by the wettest April for decades, it was cold too. But did you notice something else which was strange this April? If you did, you were not alone. Many birdwatchers reported that the skies over the United Kingdom were empty of summer bird migrants; they just hadn’t arrived and were late. So what had happened? The timing of bird migration is linked with optimum breeding success. It is still something of a mystery how they do this, how they know when to arrive; how to synchronise breeding to an abundant food supply when the young hatch. In normal years there is a steady passage of birds through Europe from mid-March. However this year low pressure weather systems developed throughout April producing cold northerly airflows which persisted for days. Migrant birds were trapped by this airflow in Europe, as well as unseasonal torrential rain in. A brief respite came around April 14th when a weak high pressure system allowed an influx of migrants; I heard my first nightingale of the year in Kent on the 15th. But then it went quiet again and by the end of April torrential rain and high winds affected much of Britain. A huge influx of birds arrived on UK shores around May 1st as southerly winds finally returned allowing migrants to cross the Channel I witnessed one of these influx movements on May 4th when I visited Catcott Nature Reserve in Somerset. Many thousands of hirundines (swallows and martins) had arrived in the South West that day. I arrived on a cold grey evening, but I was greeted by the heart-warming sight of literally thousands of swallows. So many it was impossible to count them accurately
but I guess there were between 4-6,000 swallows, plus another few thousand martins and swifts. They were everywhere, like huge flying ants. Seeing swallows in such numbers in the UK is more usual in the autumn as they gather to migrate south. It is very unusual in spring. It is also unusual to see them perching on a tree in such numbers that it looked like black confetti.
As I sat in the hide looking through the binoculars it was like observing one of those speeded up street scenes in films when everyone is rushing about. Many birds however were drinking, which they do on the wing, a sign they were possibly dehydrated. For over an hour I became mesmerised by all this activity. All the time more swallows were arriving, until at 7.55pm, as if a switch had been flicked, they flew off en mass and headed north. After 2 hours listening to thousands of chattering swallows I was left with just the memory of an astonishing sight. The silence was deafening. So spare a thought for the swallows visiting your barns this summer, they’ve come a long way, and it’s been a struggle to get here. You can read more on Andrew’s Blog: http://wessexreiver.blogspot.com Keep up with Andrew’s fascinating day by getting his regular Tweets on Twitter: www.twitter.com@Wessex_Reiver
... This Friday at 7 pm. The congregation is invited to attend this tragedy.
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Marlborough & District Talking Newspaper June 2012
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The recording is then placed on a memory stick and sent to members who can play this on a machine that is also provided. A special pouch is included for returning the sti cks wh en finished with. This audio-news service is free of charge and available to anyone who is partially/poorly sighted or blind. All postage is free as well
Woman’s Own Helen Colling The June meeting will be a talk by Richard Giles entitled “Not rabbit pie again!” on wartime memories of life in Pewsey which should be most fascinating - and a trip down memory lane for some, perhaps! Newcomers welcome. Put it in your diary – Thursday, 21st June, 7.30pm in the Church Centre.
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The Prospect Van is Coming to Burbage Tuesday 26th June 2012 9.30 am – 11.30 am British Legion Car Park
Please bring all your unwanted: Books ∗ Toys ∗ Bric-a-brac ∗ Linen Jewellery ∗ China ∗ Clothes ∗ CD’s Our volunteers will then take these goods for sale in Prospect Hospice shops Collections can be arranged For further information contact: vanvolunteers@prospect-hospice.net Or call 01793 813321
Low Self Esteem Support Group will meet Thursday at 7 pm .. Please use the back door.
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Meet Your Community – Tony and Marion Parmenter 'I could tell you lots of stories that you couldn’t print,' Tony told me soon after I arrived. This sounds promising I thought! Unfortunately he didn’t tell me any. So I will try to stick to the stories he and Marion told me. I discovered that their memories of Burbage go back further than most people I have talked to in the village so far. Tony was born in the village, in houses where The Withies are now. These houses were demolished when George Cady extended the family garage across the road just after The War. As a child his family
moved about quite a lot in the village including time living in Ram Alley, Station Road (now Savernake Road) and Long Drove. After he and Marion were married they lived for three years in a flat above The Bullfinch public house in The High Street. Then they were given a bungalow in Lavington Close. Then after this they moved just round the comer to Webbs Way, where they lived for 43 years. Then just a few weeks ago, surprise, surprise, they are now back living in Lavington Close, just across the road from where they started out! Talk about ever decreasing circles!
At the evening service tonight, the sermon topic will be 'What Is Hell?' ...
39 As I discovered when I talked to Tony, he seems to have worked everywhere and done everything! Slight exaggeration really! He first went to the old Burbage School in Eastcourt. Then he spent a year at Easton Royal School before eventually going to Pewsey Vale. Then he started work at Blanchard's Farm, followed by a year at Lackham College. After this he signed on for the Army for three years so he could see the World. After six months in Germany a certain President Nasser fell out with Britain's Anthony Eden and Tony was shipped, with hundreds of others, to Libya. He remembers spending days in the Libyan Desert playing cards while Eden made up his mind what to do next. The result was Tony spending a year longer in the army than the three years he signed up for originally. On his return to Burbage he had a number of jobs, including farm work and road building. This was brought to an abrupt end when he damaged his neck and was forced to do lighter work. After this he worked as a gardener at 'Clive House' in Tidworth until he retired in 1993. Tony said he really enjoyed the gardening work and after his retirement he continued to do this kind of work casually around the area until last year when he was forced to retire completely. Much to my surprise I discovered that Marion wasn't born in this part of the World; she was actually born way up in Carlisle, Cumbria, where she lived until she was four. She and the rest of the family then moved down to Collingbourne Ducis and later to Collingbourne Kingston, where she went to school. As she got older she attended the school now called Wellington Academy near Ludgershall. The first job she had was at the dry cleaners in Station Road in Tidworth, followed by a year at Marlborough College. After her boys were born she returned to work in 1976 as ...Come early and listen to our choir practice.
housekeeper for Lord and Lady Cardigan, where she stayed for about fifteen years. In 1991 she then became house keeper for Jane Cornelius who many of us will remember, at the Old Vicarage, until 1999. After this she was house help and child minder to many people around the village, including the Leigh-Hunt family, until she had to have a back operation in 2007. These two first met as a result of a blind date. Tony and a friend were playing in a football match and then Marion made up a foursome to go later to the Mop Fair in Marlborough. Romance blossomed and they were eventually married at St.Mary's Church, Collingbourne Kingston, in July 1960. They have lived the whole of their married life in Burbage as I have already said. They had four sons who still live in the area: Their eldest son is Mark who works as a gardener, John who most of us know as the local postman, Andrew who is a care nurse at Marlborough Lodge and Nicholas who works for Acorn Builders. Marion proudly told me that they now have seven grandchildren. Didn't they do well! Although they have now both officially retired they still continue to be active members of the local community life. Tony was a member of The British Legion and often helped serve behind the bar there. He continues to serve as a member of The Parish Council, which he has done since the early 1990’s. They are also both members of the Good Companions Club. Most people in the village also know that Tony is a gifted artist and have seen his brilliant pictures of flowers, birds and dogs. Marion still continues busy too; she would with seven grandchildren! Long may they continue to be active in the life of Burbage and it would be poorer without them.
Interview by John Guy
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Patient Liaison Committee June Brew, Chair The committee and doctors met again on the 15th May, and a number of matters were discussed:•
First Aid. The committee is looking at setting up an introductory course to first aid. We are doing this in conjunction with the ladies running the defibrillator machines. Although it is in its early stages we would appreciate any expressions of interest from patients which can be made via our email patientliaison@hotmail.co.uk
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Next Survey. We are going to be required to do a further survey later this year. It is intended that it will be a more compact document and more patient friendly.
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Summary Care Record. Patients will have or be about to receive details of a centralisation of your summary care records on a national basis. If you wish to opt out you need to complete the form supplied by the NHS and post it back to them, or hand it into reception.
Hope you have all noticed the lovely surgery direction signs! Please keep an eye on our notice board in the surgery and the Surgery website www.theburbagesurgery.co.uk Email us at patientliaison@hotmail.co.uk Ladies, don't forget the rummage sale. It's a chance to get rid of those things...
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Adult Dance Fitness Every Monday 8-9pm at Burbage Village Hall. This Adult Dance Fitness Class is for over 16's and incorporates a mixture of dance styles in a fitness based class. The class will include Ballet, Hip Hop, Ballroom & Latin, Freestyle, Modern, Core Conditioning and Stretching. There will be a variety from week to week, and it is suitable for beginners, intermediate and advanced levels. The class structures a 'Follow Me' style, so it is not essential you attend every week, although preferable, and any new comers are always welcome. The class is £5 pay as you go and those that attend this Monday class can receive the Wednesday Zumba class for only £3!! For more information, please contact Charlotte Price: Tel 07746 479 345 Website: www.capdanceandfitness.co.uk
Sports Club 200 Winners Results for the May draw:£5 £5 £10 £10 £50
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For more information contact: Ros McGowan (01264) 791324 or Daphne Carter (01672) 810461
Good Companions Club Bernard Patterson The Club met at the Village Hall on Wednesday 16th May for its annual Bring and Buy Coffee Morning. This enjoyable event raised £326.00 for Club funds. The next meeting is The Diamond Jubilee Celebration Luncheon at 12.30pm Wednesday 6th June in The Village Hall. A Mystery Coach Trip will depart from The Village Hall at 5.30pm Wednesday 27th June returning to the White Hart for supper. Tickets £3.00 from Gillian Terry, (01672) 810785.
Next meeting is at the Church Centre Saturday June 9th 9.30am –12.30pm Cost £5 Do join us Bring your own work: knitting, crochet, patchwork, hand or machine sewing, etc,etc… Help and advice always available Contact Helen 810949 or Kay 811093 for details
The next litter pick is on Saturday 16th June Meet outside the Village Hall at 10.30am and join us ...not worth keeping around the house. Bring your husbands.
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Coffee ‘N’ Browse Sarah Scott Thank you to all those who attended May’s Coffee n Browse; it’s always great to see such a mix of ages on the morning. The morning raised money for 2 different charities with £38 going to Farm Africa from the table donations and beverages etc, and £27 to All Saints’ Tearfund Agricultural project in Sudan: From the ‘plant a bulb’ table and the selling off of some brilliant Lakeland goodies, that were so kindly donated. To use Farm Africa’s own words, it’s great to raise money so we can help “Africa’s farmers feed Africa’s people.” Thank you. Congratulations go to Jean Bierschenk for winning the free competition prize of a cuddly teddy (kindly donated by the Marsh’s) by correctly guessing the width of the earth – it’s probably one of Jean’s dog-walking routes!!! Come to the next Coffee N Browse on Friday 1st June, when the free competition prize is a yummy box of chocolates kindly donated by Jo Ball. They’ll be some great tables selling crafts & home-made items of quality, as well as the children’s play area & book swap. Keeeeeep browsing, see you there! 1st Friday of each month in Burbage’s Church Centre MEETING LOCALLY, HELPING FAMILIES AFAR
BURBAGE AND EASTON ROYAL TENNIS CLUB
Tennis Coaching Tuesday 5.00 – 6.00pm Mini Red ages 8 and under 6.00 – 7.00pm Mini Orange ages 8-10 7.00 – 8.00pm Adult Beginner & Development Wednesday 3.45 – 4.30pm Mini Red ages 6 and under 4.30 – 5.15pm Mini Red ages 8 and under 5.15 – 6.15pm Juniors 11 + Cost of 1 hour sessions £5 for members, £7 for non-members Cost for 45 minute sessions £4 for members, £4.50 non members Spaces for beginners and improvers are available. Courses run during term time but for more information please contact Helen Mackenzie – Coaching Coordinator on 01672 811466 or email coaching@burbagetennisclub.net The first session is free, so come along and give it a go!
Please place your donation in the envelope along with the deceased person you want remembered
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BURBAGE HOME HELP Housework/sitting ~ Gardening ~ Dog walking Baby-sitting (CRB checked) Need help with any or all of these? do you need someone to keep an eye on a friend, neighbour or relative, dropping in for a friendly chat? Katey Masey can help. CRB checked and local resident, able to help with most things, and at very reasonable rates Telephone: 01672 810 308
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Free Dog Poo Bags From Burbage Post Office! Yes, unlike the photo here, it’s completely true! Your Parish Council has arranged for our Post Office to trial FREE dog poo bags for 3 months! All you need to do is pop in and pick up a pack (each pack contains 50 bags) and - use them. New and nigger bins, free poo bags - No excuses
Burbage & Easton Royal British Legion Club The May Newsletter For members old and new, or not yet joined - this is the Official Club Newsletter By Gavin Ketchen, Chairman.
Dear members and readers It’s definitely a struggle keeping the Club going! After a very quiet start to the year (5 months!) we are hoping some extra entertainment will help I am pleased to say our variation to the licence has been approved and the most notable effect of this means the Film Club can resume! So, to remind you, every second and fourth Wednesday is Film Club Night in the ‘Skittle Alley Cinema’. The terms of the Film Board Licence means they cannot publicly advertise films so either phone Steve or Sandy on 810854 or keep an eye out for posters in the Club. We have had an enquiry from someone who would like to know if there is any interest in holding a regular Bridge and/or Whist night? Please email me if you would like more information (berbl@burbage-village.co.uk) The committee is looking for a new secretary - our current secretary has commitments elsewhere and at present is unable to remain in the post, although she is staying on the committee. Are you interested? Please get in touch
“ This is nothing ! Before the By-pass, I’d slow right down and get 70 or 80 behind me up the High Street ! ”
Here’s something you might enjoy: Would you like to join our Wall
Irving Benson and Jessie Carter were married on October 24 in the church. ….
47 Demolition Party on Saturday 9th June, at 12.00 noon? It’s the same day as the Saturday Market next door in the Village Hall so we will probably get a free cuppa and maybe even a slice of cake! Both the Legion Club (with consent from the RBL - our landlord) and the Village Hall Management Committee have agreed to take down the wall at the front of the premises. Whether or not it is replaced with another has yet to be determined, but the current wall is no longer fit for purpose So we are working together and need a few volunteers with wheelbarrows and muscles to help for an hour or so, to take the wall down and remove the rubble. Usually we’d have a skip, but on this occasion we have saved that expense and have a cunning plan… Gloves and hi-vis waistcoats will be provided and I recommend protective footwear and suitable clothing that you don’t mind getting a bit grubby. If you can bring a wheelbarrow, that would be a great help All we need to do between now and then, is arrange for the ground to be levelled. That’s a subtle hint for anyone to get in touch if they can help For all this, and more, email me at: berbl@burbage-village.co.uk or you can phone me on 07879 444345. We’re happy for you to simply turn up on the 9th, but it would be great if you could let me know beforehand And now for the entertainment list...
What’s happening at the Club? Every Sunday night is Bingo night, but on the 3rd we are having a special Jubilee Bingo Night - which promises to be a prize-packed evening! Wednesday 20th June is another of our popular ‘Super Bingo Nights’ with the Flyer Full House prize of £100! £10 includes entry and a full set of books (6 main, 1 reverse and the Flyer) On Friday 29th June we are hosting the Big Quiz Night! More details will be online soon and available in the Club Saturday 30th June: - A Live Band will entertain you once more. Always a great night and remember - admission is free to members! Looking ahead to July: Saturday 14th: ‘Juke Box’ are a Duo Act performing live Saturday 28th is Disco Night! Come and dance to the beat, let your hair down and have a great night to some great music from one of our regular great DJ’s We’ve even planned August! Saturday 4th - Live band (details TBC) playing Saturday 25th is the always-fun ‘Karaoke Night’! Can you sing? No? Well don’t let that stop you! I know I can’t and I promise not to take the mike so long as someone else does...
...So ends a friendship that began in their school days.
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Saturday 9th June
The Jubilee Market & Meet At Burbage Village Hall 11.00am – 3.00pm Visitors – Entrance free Refreshments available Selection of cakes, biscuits, and tea, coffee and soft drinks. A great chance to meet your friends for tea or coffee and cake, and relax in our café area A MIX OF FOOD, CRAFTS, GOODS for Sale and Services. Including Cakes, Sausages, Apple Juice, Garden Plants. Meet local organisations to see if you would like to join, or to discuss local issues. Visit our mini-website at www.burbage-village.org.uk >Village Hall > Saturday Market page where there are booking forms for June and July markets. Check who has booked to attend. Any local business is welcome - please contact Sandy Rex for more information – 810854.
Midday Demolition Party Join the 12 noon Smashers and help destroy a wall!
Footpaths Geoff Hill In May a team from the Community Payback Scheme were hard at work in appalling weather conditions clearing years of accumulated soil and leaf debris from the footpath that runs from the top of the school playing field past the White Hart to the High Street. Their work has exposed the original tarmac surface. They have also installed edging boards to reduce the amount of soil that will flow back in. Now this footpath is cleared it will be swept clean several times a year as part of the contract the Council has with Wiltshire Council. The surface is not in great condition in places and we will be looking to see whether it can be repaired. I hope the work will make the path easier and less muddy to use. Peter Duke, who is a member of the footpath maintenance team, has produced descriptions of seven walks of different lengths around Burbage and these with an accompanying map kindly produced by David Butler will be uploaded onto the website. Further walks will be added over the coming months
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Burbage Parish Council www.burbage-pc.org.uk News from the Chairman’s desk Annual Parish meeting: The meeting was held on Wednesday 4th April and sadly was poorly attended with only six members turning up. In an effort to try and get the village to engage with the Parish Council next year, the Council are looking at a different format to be used and details will be given at a later date. To allow those people who work away from the village easier access to the meeting it may be held on a Saturday or Sunday evening in April 2013. Burbage Parish Council AGM: The AGM was held on Tuesday 15th May and one member of the public attended. I would like to thank my fellow councillors who asked me to be Chairman for the coming year and for Colin Brown to Vice Chairman. Both Colin and I accepted and look forward to the challenges that will confront us over the next 12 months. At the end of this term all councillors will have to register again for the local elections that will take place on Thursday 2nd May 2013. Free Dog Poo bags: The Parish Council has agreed to supply FREE OF CHARGE Dog Poo bags for residents that walk their dogs in the village. The bags which come in packs of 50, can be collected from the Post Office on the High Street. Burbage Youth Council: A meeting for all teenagers in Burbage will be held at the British Legion on Friday 1st June starting at 6:30pm. Now is the time to get the Youth Council moving so the more teenagers that attend the better and see what projects can be started.
Defibrillator update: Fund raising for the third defibrillator is going very well and when the required amount has been raised, the Parish Council will again match fund the fourth defibrillator at which point it is hoped the village will be covered. Wellbeing and maintenance of the Parish: Recently the Parish has once again made use of the Community Payback Scheme. The project this time was to remove the earth from the footpath that is beside the White Hart pub and goes to the edge of the school playing field. The pathway has been edged so that in future there should not be so much earth washed onto the footpath when it rains. The tarmac surface is being inspected and if it requires maintenance Wiltshire Council will be involved in laying a new surface. The damaged railings on the footpath by the Post Office which were a safety issue have now been mended. Do you have any issues within the Parish that you would to be actioned: Please remember that all the Parish Councillors are volunteers and receive no financial reward for the work that they put into the wellbeing of the parish and its residents. Whilst endeavouring to do their best for the Parish, it would be extremely helpful if residents would contact myself or the Clerk with any issues, good or bad, that they would like to see actioned. If you wish to use e-mail to contact the Parish Council, our e-mail addresses are: chairman@burbage-pc.org.uk or clerk@burbage-pc.org.uk Until next month, Keith Amiss Chairman, Burbage Parish Council
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July 2012 Edition Please send your news and articles from around the village by no later than: Wednesday 20th June. Use these details for Classified Ads, letters and messages: Email: bneditor@burbage-village.org.uk You can post or deliver articles by hand to the editors below:
Keith Amiss Willow House, 3 The Withies Burbage SN8 3TT
Gavin Ketchen 5a Webbs Way Burbage SN8 3TF
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UNIQUE LIVERY OPPORTUNITY A small picturesque yard just outside of Hungerford has livery spaces available. This peaceful 10 box yard also has a fantastic Monarch horse walker, a Martin Collins surfaced outdoor arena, plenty of turn out and miles of local hacking right on the doorstep without having to go on a single road. Whether it’s part, full, competition, schooling livery or even somewhere to send your horse to be cared for whilst you are away on business/holiday we can offer all of this and more.
For further information contact Amy on: 07768648787
www.awaequine.co.uk
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