BN July 2012 by Burbage News

JULY 2012

It’s July! Has Summer Finally Arrived? Burbage News Editors At the time of writing this, June had been totally written off for a ‘Summer Month’, so hopefully July will have all the sun and warmth we have missed. There were some very special days in June and even a small shower couldn’t dampen the enthusiasm and fun we all had at the Royal Jubilee Street Party - well done to all involved and we’re promised a write-up in next month’s Burbage News On August 22nd, 1991, the Burbage Bypass officially opened, instantly transforming our High Street from a main thoroughfare bearing thousands of vehicles both small and large on a daily basis, to a dramatically quieter, and safer, rural road used mainly by the residents and for local deliveries.

This means the Bypass is 21 years old this August! The Burbage News feels this is a good excuse for a party, so we’ll see if we can put something together around the end of August. If we can, more details in next month’s issue. Bill Mather has given us a headstart by designing a brilliant logo which you can see him modelling on a tee-shirt here. If you’d like one of these tee-shirts, please contact Bill on 810924. They cost only £8.50 (M, L, XXL) each. Mugs with this design on are available as well for only £5.50. For a better look at the design, go to the Burbage News website One other item that deserves a special mention - you may notice a completely different feel to your BN magazine. We have gone for a better grade of paper for the internal pages and this ‘glossy’ paper means images are much sharper, cleaner and brilliant, whilst text enjoys an enhanced clarity too. We hope you like it! The website: www.burbage-village.org.uk Follow us on Twitter! @burbage_news

COVER PAINTING BY BURBAGE ARTIST Rosemary Cook Email: art@pheasant-cottage.com Telephone: 01672 810 129

Your Letters to the Burbage News A Huge Success I thought the village Jubilee celebrations were a huge success. Organised fantastically and weather resistant. Well done the team! It was so good to see lots of Burbagers out and about, enjoying themselves again like at the Royal Wedding last year.

for consumption and a chance to get warm. Looking at the Diamond Jubilee River Pageant on 2 June 2012 I couldn’t help thinking that nothing changes. Is there anyone still alive who remembers this occasion? My parents kept the Red Lion from 1932 to 1958. Frank Goddard The Wall

Can we do it every year?! Billy Morrison Cakes and Teas A very BIG thank you to everyone who made and brought cakes for the Picnic at the Palace Jubilee Celebrations, and to those who helped serve tea and clear away It was a wonderful day. I am so grateful for your fantastic support. I still have a tray that belongs to someone - please call me Helen Colling, 810 949

Dear Editor Whilst visiting the Jubilee Market & Meet at the Village Hall a couple of weeks ago, I noticed that there were several hard working people demolishing the wall outside the hall. I must say this is a marked improvement to the entrance to the Village Hall and British Legion so please pass on my thanks to those who have done a splendid job – no doubt unpaid too! Kim Leitch Dog Poo

Do you remember 1952? To all of you that own dogs On 2 June 1952 a Married Vs Singles Cricket Match was held in the field behind Burbage School. The wicket had been hastily prepared and, it is fair to say, offered a bit in it for the bowlers. The prize for the winning team was a pin (4½ gallon barrel) of Simonds IPA. but the weather was so cold and wet that the proposal to drink the beer on the pitch was abandoned as all the players were near to hypothermia. Instead, the barrel was moved to the Village Hall

I have just been strimming the verge outside my dwelling and my legs are now covered in dog poo. When you've finished laughing at how funny this may seem to you, consider the health of any baby in a push chair passing by. There are still two more piles of the vile stuff lying in my verge. If you left it there please come and collect your property. Details withheld

5 Norwich 100 Mile Cycle Ride On the 27th May I cycled 100 miles around Norfolk with fellow Burbage residents Sam Lay and David Blount, raising money for the Community Heartbeat Trust. We completed the ride in 6 hours 25 minutes with an extra 4 miles (we briefly got lost- see map below) and with only minor sunburn and sores. I would like to take this opportunity to thank all those who sponsored us and I am delighted to report that just over ÂŁ400 was raised! We are now well on our way to another defibrillator in our village!

Helena Venters The packed church on 19th June at the service of thanksgiving for Helena Venters spoke volumes for the affection in which she and her family are held. Friends, family, fellow students, neighbours and colleagues gathered to pay tribute to a lovely lady. Helena was born and brought up in Marlborough and, after teacher training in Cheltenham, returned to teach in Preshute until her children arrived. By then she and her husband, Nick, were busy establishing their smallholding in East Sands and exploring ideas for turning it to profit. Many in the village will remember her enthusiasm for selling crafts, particularly the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Greensands Woollensâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; garments, knitted with wool from the rare breed sheep on the smallholding, or sausages from their pigs; she combined this with a sympathetic interest in the lives of her customers.

We greatly appreciate your support for the Burbage Community Heartbeat Trust. Yours sincerely, David Burton

Others will recall the teacher with the ready smile and sunny personality; Helena later returned to teaching in Burbage Primary School for several years, showing the same keen interest in the progress of her pupils. It was a shock to everyone who knew her to hear of her illness in the spring and of her death following so quickly. Nick and the family are assured of the support of all their friends in the community. Joy Guy

BURBAGE STROLLERS Irene Dymond Evening Strolls: For various reasons, the Wednesday evening walks will not take place until further notice. Sunday Circular Walks: The next Sunday walk to be led by Colin Paul is: Sunday July 22nd: Walk to Brimslade Leaving the Village Hall at 1.45 p.m. There is no cost involved in joining the Strollers for a walk, you are responsible for your own health and safety. 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

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Saturday 14th July

Market & Meet At Burbage Village Hall 11.00am – 3.00pm Visitors – Entrance free Special Charity theme Details on posters.

SPECIAL EVENTS FOR JULY Will Stevenson, Olympic Torch Bearer – Photo opportunity Also Harley Davidson Motorbike and a Tractor for children to sit on and have their photo taken.

Pewsey Male Voice Choir sing at 12 Noon to entertain you. MARKET –SELLERS- A MIX OF FOOD, CRAFTS, CLOTHES, PLANTS see posters for full details. 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. Meet local organisations to see if you would like to join, or to discuss local issues.

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More exciting events to be confirmed after the Burbage News has gone to press, so visit our mini-website at www.burbage-village.org.uk -Village Hall- Saturday Market page. Also booking forms. Any local business is welcome - please contact Sandy Rex for more information (06172) 810854.

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Savernake Forest Scout Group from a young person’s perspective We started with cooking sausages on open fires and it was explained to us that this was backwards cooking. We looked at Akela and thought he was more backwards! We placed sticks and pebbles on the tracks to tell each other where we were hiking and it worked: we did find our way home. It was amazing. We covered our mums and dads with first aid and bandages and they loved it so much they came back for more. Some turned into leaders when we took the bandages off. We can read the map and point out a church with a tower, give us a six figure grid reference and we will tell you exactly where we are but if we use this instrument with a red needle we don’t always have to walk north. We made things from recycling and won competitions. “What a load of rubbish” we cried, when we won.

day. The hose was very heavy and the water went high; it was fantastic. We hiked and moaned for miles to a pub, but it was worth it as we had a bowl of chips at the end. That’s why Akela calls it the “Chippy Hike” then! We fired air rifles and took part in archery working in teams. We made a lot of new friends at cubs and the badges are great too! We put up tents in a field and then Akela wants us to camp in them? What a brilliant idea let’s do it again. Thank you “We’ve done all this with you Savernake!”, And so can you! If you or your children would like to join us in the fun and adventures we have, please get in touch. You can contact us at

We built go-karts and pushed them around the track. “We’ll never make formula 1”, said Akela, but hey we had loads of fun. We sat in the fire engine and pretended to be fire fighters for the

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or by calling 01672 810 464, or call in and see us for Beavers on a Monday 18:00 , Cubs on a Wednesday 18:30 or Scouts on a Friday 19:00 during term time in the East Sands Scout Hut, opposite the cricket field.

The next Litter Pick day is Saturday 21st July Meet outside the Village Hall at 10.30am, for a maximum of 2 hours and help care for our village. There are over 1,700 people living in Burbage - how many Hi-Vis waistcoats can you see when we have our Litter Pick days? Come along and join us!

8 Rachel has been which need to be the chair of filled. Helping to Tiddlywinks for run the group is four years and has very rewarding and Burbage Baby & Toddler Group . worked so hard to make the group the there are usually plenty of people success that it is today. She is stepping attending to help set up and tidy away, down from the committee and we want so it’s not too time consuming either. to say a very big thank you, Rachel, However, if more volunteers are not your hard work and enthusiasm has found, Tiddlywinks will not open in been greatly appreciated. Tiddlywinks September. would also like to take this opportunity to thank the organisers of the Jubilee Our sessions are held every Tuesday Street Party. We had such a wonderful during term time from 9:30am to time and there were so many activities 11:30am at Burbage Village Hall for to entertain our children. children aged 0-5 and their parents or carers. It is a very friendly group with We are looking forward to the summer lots to entertain the little ones and fresh activities that are planned for the coffee, cakes and plenty of chat for the holidays and hope to see you at some of grownups! them. We will provide more details next month. We look forward to welcoming you soon. We are still looking for a team to help run Tiddlywinks; we have various roles

Thank you to all those people who came along to our lovely Open Day in June. It was nice to see both new faces and old friends. Did you spot us at the Burbage Fair and have some fun in the garden? We hope so. Following this term’s topic of ‘Celebrations’ we are looking forward to our big summer party where the children can enjoy lots of fun and games with friends. 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

For more details contact Rachel on 07990878593.

and afternoon sessions are Monday & Wednesday 12.30pm – 3.00pm. Anyone interested in their child joining the Pre-school can contact our Preschool 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.

Coffee N Browse Thank you to all those who attended June’s Coffee n Browse, raising £48 for Farm Africa - fantastic. It’s great that you can buy quality items locally and raise money for charity at the same time, with Farm Africa helping rural African families work towards a future free from hunger. Congratulations go to Ann Kempson who won the free competition last time, by correctly guessing that there are about 3,100 carats in one of the Queen’s diamonds (it’s part of a brooch, worth about £50 million, which the Queen wore on her balcony, to watch the amazing Jubilee fly past on the Monday of her Jubilee weekend). Ann was really pleased with her prize, a fantastic yummy jubilee cake baked and kindly donated from Hilary Taylor (thank you , Hilary). Come along & have a go at the next free competition. The tables at the next Coffee N Browse at 9.00 am – 12.00 noon on Friday 6th July, are: ♦Pam Lovell ‘s Handcrafted Cards and Gifts ♦Burbage Primary School’s Year 6 Stall of Delights, raising money for Farm Africa ♦Kay Francis’ Quality Crystal Jewellery ♦Bridget Smith’s Treasury ♦Jo Ball’s Cards & Pictures ♦Marie Hattersley’s Handmade Jewellery ♦Book & Jigsaw Swap See you there! Keeeep Browsing!! 1st Friday of each month in Burbage’s Church Centre MEETING LOCALLY HELPING FAMILIES AFAR

HELP! IN DANGER OF CLOSURE Tiddlywinks is in danger of closure because we do not have a team to continue running the group from September 2012. The group is currently in a very good position; it is well attended, has full and up to date paperwork, is a member of the Pre-School Learning Alliance and has full liability and equipment insurance. The group is a fun, meeting and play place and does not provide childcare. Each parent or carer is responsible for their own child. If you are interested in helping please contact us as soon as possible. You may have young children, grandchildren or volunteer for another local group and want to broaden your interests. It is great fun and we thoroughly recommend it. Please help us: Contact Melissa on (01672) 810 283 for further details.

Wildlife Watching Andrew Dawes, BBC NHU Radio researcher/producer When was the last time you saw a glow mated she switches off her light, lays her worm? eggs and dies. The eggs soon hatch and the resulting larva, feeding on snails, may On a personal level I can easily answer last for 3 years before emerging as an this. In over three decades of watching adult. Adults do not have mouthparts and wildlife I have never seen a glow worm, so unable to feed they only have 2-3 not one glowing at least, although I have weeks to live and, like many insects, we seen the larva such as the one I have only a few brief weeks to observe photographed back in May in Dorset. And their glowing brilliance. it seems that Wiltshire with its miles upon miles of chalk grasslands, a preferred So how would we begin to look for this habitat, should be a hotspot too, alive glowing beetle? Well June and July are with the twinkling lights of these the best months and areas with a healthy fascinating insects. Maybe it is, but the snail population are a good starting point. county has only about half the number of They also prefer permanent un-mown sites recording glowing females compared grassland which is why many records come with, for example, neighbouring Dorset. from railway lines, tracks, gardens and churchyards. The females will usually Glow worms are found throughout begin glowing from around 10pm but, if mainland Britain but evidence on how there is a lot of light pollution, the glow widespread or abundant they are is will not be easily seen. Glowing is not patchy. Recently I had a conversation with guaranteed either; one night there may Robin Scagell of the UK Glow worm survey be nothing the next they’re there and discovered annually they receive brightening up our countryside for a few about 500 records, most from the brief hours. M i dl a nd s an d S ou t he r n England. In the Burbage area, historical records exist from Savernake, Westcourt, Crofton and the disused railway beyond Stibb Green. Of course this does not mean that these insects are hard to find now, just that there are no recent records. So this year, I’ve set myself a quest to go on a glow worm hunt in the area. Glow worms are actually beetles and there are two species in Britain, the extremely rare and localised Phosphaenus hemipterus, which does not glow and the widespread Lampyris noctiluca, which does. Although the larva can emit a weak light, it is the wingless adult female clinging to a grass stem which glows brightly on a summer night to attract a passing flying male. Once the female has

So that’s my challenge this summer - to be out there in the dark, looking for a green glow in the Wiltshire countryside. If you do see one I’d love to know. But please do also log any you see (including any historical records) with the Glow worm survey; details can be found on their website www.glowworms.org.uk. Image: Glow worm larva. Dorset, May 19th

Would you like to help with a Glow Worm Survey? Join us at 9.00pm on Friday 20th July for an evening spent looking for these incredible insects. We meet at the Royal British Legion Club in Eastcourt Road, Burbage (SN8 3AJ) at 9.00pm for a short briefing on where to look and what to look out for, as well as recording your results. If there are enough of us, we will split into small groups and cover more areas. We finish no later than 11.30pm and if it is raining, the survey will be cancelled Wear sensible walking clothing, carry a torch, pen and pad. This is an informal survey, meant to be an enjoyable project, so please take care for your own health and safety. Children MUST be accompanied by an adult. Please do not bring dogs For more information email: bneditor@burbage-village.org.uk

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Saturday July 21st 9.30am –12.30pm In the Church Centre 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

‘Starchy food’: Bread, pasta, rice, potatoes, fat-reduced products Why? It is not the fat that makes us fat this is a long refuted logic from the 70’s, but the excess of carbohydrates, so called undeclared fats. Starchy food is high in carbohydrates and is NOT essential for our body. Even an athlete can achieve excellent results when avoiding all starchy food and keeping to the other rules introduced previously. Most packaged products (including sausages) are packed with refined starch. Fat-reduced products, e.g. low-fat yoghurts are also high in starch. Instead: More vegetables (low in starch), fresh proteins and healthy oils (omega 3/6 as foundation).

Dear Neighbourhood Watch Co-ordinators. I hope you are all well and had fun over the extended Jubilee Weekend. I have decided to start a bulletin to let you know what issues we are currently facing in our area. As ever, if there are any issues that we have to make you aware of immediately these will be emailed out separately. Burglaries: The month of May has seen several burglaries in our area; the majority of these have taken place in outbuildings such as sheds and garages. Please can you advise all your neighbours and local residents to ensure that all outbuildings are kept as secure as possible. Also, please report to us any suspicious persons or activity around outbuildings and all premises in general. We also had a Post Office in our area broken into which was very distressing for the owners. If anyone has heard of anything about this please let us know. Drink driving: As the summer season arrives and with the Euro 2012 football tournament underway we are expecting drink driving to be a prominent issue. If you or your neighbours know of anyone who drives under the influence, please let us know by dialling 101. This is for their safety and the safety of the people in our communities. Vandalism: Although this month has been quieter for cases of vandalism (especially in Pewsey) we are still seeing some incidents of vandalism happening. If any residents notice this occurring please dial 101 and let our control room know. Many thanks for your time PCSO Joe Sadd 6322 pewseynpt@wiltshire.pnn.police.uk Shared with you by: To join, or for more information, email nhw@burbage-village.co.uk or phone Gavin on 01672 811990

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www.savernaketeam.org.uk Savernake Team Letter July 2012

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Mary Edwards Team Vicar, Savernake Team writes. . . This is the last time I will be writing to you as Team Vicar as my retirement is imminent! I have now lived here for almost 12 years coming here as Team Vicar in the Wexcombe Team in September 2000. By 2002 the new larger team of churches was formed which included the Bedwyn Churches and St Katharines and the churches of the Wexcombe Team to form the present Savernake Team of eleven parishes. Over those years I have had the privilege of serving you and getting to know you. In the last 12 months I have been the only stipendiary priest here and so have been responsible for all eleven parishes as well as being Rural Dean for the Pewsey Deanery. Looking after the eleven churches has been a challenge but one I have enjoyed not least because of the people I have met. Being a parish priest is a great privilege because you become involved with so many people at all times of their lives, in sorrow and in joy. People allow you to share their deepest emotions and share in their family occasions and I am grateful to you all for all the many kindnesses you have shown me as I have worked alongside you. I now leave you in the safe hands of the new Team Rector Michael McHugh. Before I go I would like to invite you all to join me at my final Team Service on Sunday (5th Sunday) July 29th at 11am at St Mary’s Collingbourne Kingston. It was here that I was licensed by the Bishop all those years ago; some of you may remember the leaking font! After the service there will be a “bring and share” lunch in the Village Hall. Everyone is invited to this. Dick and I now move on to another stage of our lives as we move to the Scottish Borders and retirement. We do not know what the future holds but whatever happens we know that we have many happy memories of the last twelve years here in Wiltshire and we walk into the future with God. May God bless you all, Mary

Ladies Breakfast 19th May 2012 On a lovely morning in May over 35 women came to share in a continental breakfast at the church centre and listen to Shirley Tawney share her journey of faith with us. The title of Shirley’s talk was ‘perseverance’. Shirley used the following verses from the letter to the Romans chapter 5 to accompany her talk:

Faith Brings Joy 1 Therefore, since we have been made right in God’s sight by faith, we have peace with God because of what Jesus Christ our Lord has done for us. 2 Because of our faith, Christ has brought us into this place of undeserved privilege where we now stand, and we confidently and joyfully look forward to sharing God’s glory. 3

We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials, for we know that they help us develop endurance. 4 And endurance develops strength of character, and character strengthens our confident hope of salvation. 5 And this hope will not lead to disappointment. For we know how dearly God loves us, because he has given us the Holy Spirit to fill our hearts with his love. Shirley spoke very movingly of her own problems, trials and tribulations; during such times the words of the above verse serve to remind her and now us, that in those times God is producing perseverance, character and hope within us. Verse 3 challenges us to rejoice in those times, which Shirley, and lots of us, struggle with. To help our understanding Shirley shared a commentary with us: ‘We rejoice in our sufferings not because we like pain or indeed that we deny its tragedy... rather because God’s promise is that He will use these difficulties to develop our character.’ The problems that we run into will develop our perseverance, which in turn will strengthen our character and deepen our trust in God and therefore give us greater confidence about the future. Of her own situation, Shirley said that God did not change her circumstances, but he did demonstrate his involvement in them. He did not remove Shirley and her family from their trials, but ‘shouted’ his commitment to them, whilst they remained in them. He did this through friends and through acts of extraordinary generosity. God wanted them to stay in that place for a reason and a season. In conclusion, Shirley and her family are able to identify with the Apostle Paul’s words in the passage. Paul is talking about the Holy Spirit and how the Holy Spirit fills our heart with love. It is through the power of the Holy Spirit living in us as Christians that we can know how much God loves us and it is this knowing that helps us to persevere in our trials and tribulations, which builds character and gives rise to hope. We wish to thank Shirley for being so honest and vulnerable with us and for sharing her story with us. We were all inspired and moved. Thank you Shirley.

Ladies Day with Bryony Springate at Harnhill, 26th May 2012 ‘Releasing your potential’ On this gloriously sunny and warm day a group of 9 of us travelled from Burbage to Harnhill to enjoy a day in each other’s company, and to listen to Bryony Springate, wife of the warden of Harnhill, a Christian Healing Retreat near Cirencester. We were challenged to see what traps us, what stops us firing on all cylinders and to see how we could be set free to realise all that God has for us. During the day, Bryony used many passages from Scripture as examples of what to do and what not to do! We started the day being reminded that we have been raised with Christ and we are to set our hearts on things above, where Christ is seated. We were taught about how emotional and spiritual wounds can be inflicted or even inherited. We can be our own worst enemies at times, trusting in a false perception of ourselves, as given to us by others, not God. We can be impatient, wanting to see situations resolved, without waiting for God to bring about his plan. Being patient can be very difficult at times! Bryony used the story of Abraham, Sarah and Hagar to illustrate this. Using Ishmael and Isaac to illustrate how we have choices in our actions and our behaviours and how we can choose to be part of the solution or part of the problem. With these 2 brothers, rejection had a very powerful hold, as it does with people who experience it; to some degree, we all do! This story was also an illustration of the consequences of our mistakes too. Human nature dictates that often we will see the bad in a situation and not the good, or remember only the bad, not the good. God is here to work for the good in those bad places; we have to choose to let him. Trust Him to change our attitudes to our self and to others. We were encouraged to examine what our own view of our selves is, given what might have been said to us by parents, other family members, teachers, friends and so on. We looked at where those things said might hold us ‘captive’; how does that fit with what God says about who we are? In 1 John 1 v9, the Bible says that we are ‘ransomed, healed, restored and forgiven’. We need to remember all the good things that God has done for us, all the blessings, healings, lessons, provision, grace and forgiveness. As humans we tend to impose limits on God, not the other way round. In endeavouring to move forward we’re reminded that ‘failure is a bridge to success’ and is more often an opinion, not an event. Success comes through failure, we’re to remember that and to stop looking back and to press on. Ultimately, we were challenged to look to God, for his inspiration, His will for our lives, to seek His view of us, to seek His healing and to leave all those things that hinder us at the Cross. We all left feeling challenged, tired and ready for a cream tea and some retail therapy too, at the local garden centre!

During the Clergy Vacancy

From the registers:

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

Memorial: May they rest in peace: Mr Ronald Edward Taylor Mrs Helena Venters Mr Karl Preuss We remember their families and friends in their grief.

SAVERNAKE TEAM OF CHURCHES

On Sunday the 15th July 6pm – 8.30pm We’ll be on the church green for a BBQ and games, our Summer party! If you’re secondary school year 7 to secondary school year 11 please come along and join us for the evening.

Please contact Alan & Debbie Brown if you’re coming for catering purposes - 810357

Rev. Michael McHugh will be instituted and inducted as Team Rector at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday 5th July at St. Mary’s Church, Great Bedwyn By the Bishop of Salisbury All welcome

From the Diary Further events/dates: 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.

15th July

Youth Group—See Debbie & Alan for further details on 810357

17th July

Curry Night –in aid of the Sudan Building Bridges project, at the Goa Balti, Everleigh, £18.50per person. Tickets contact Chris Gray on 811452 or Debbie on 810853

20th July

Mums & Tots coffee morning—in the church centre 09.00am

27th July

Mothers Union—Wave of prayer– 3.40pm in the church– further details from Mary Ford 810209.

29th July

Team farewell service for Mary Edwards—11am at Collingbourne Kingston All welcome.

5th Sept

Mid Week Meeting with Felix Smith - 8pm at All Saints Church

15th Sept

Ladies Breakfast— contact Debbie Brown 810853 for further details

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!

Booking the Church Centre: Please contact: Rob Hartwell on 01672 810839 or email: Ailesbury1@aol.com

Whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Who at All Saintsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 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

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July Service Pattern 1st July

8.00am 11.00am

Morning Prayer All Age Worship

8th July

8.00am 11.00am

Holy communion Family Communion

11th July

9.30am 8.00pm

15th July

8.00am 11.00am

Holy Communion All Age Worship

22nd July

8.00am 11.00am

Morning Prayer Family Service & Baptism

11.00 am

Team Service Collingbourne Kingston

29th July Every Friday Morning

7.30am

Mothers Union Holy Communion Mid Week Meeting

Early Morning Prayer

1st Burbage Rainbow and Brownie Units Karen Carey 1st Burbage Brownie unit has been operating in the village for several years now with the Rainbow unit joining it three years ago. We meet on Monday evenings in the Church Centre and both units are currently full to bursting with a lovely bunch of girls in each. Each term the units work collectively towards a badge, which this term is Science Investigator for the Brownies, which has included exploring chromatography, salt crystal growing and shelter building. The Rainbows will be working towards the Big Birthday Challenge badge because all Rainbows around the world are celebrating their 25th Birthday this year and having a little party to celebrate. Brownies also have the opportunity to work towards badges individually; some of those achieved recently include horse riding, swimming, entertainer and collector. We also take part in activities in the village, for example in June we have attended and taken part in a special Jubilee service in the church and had a stall at the village fair. In the recent past we have planted trees for the Jubilee and every year attend the Remembrance service alongside other uniformed organisations. We have also been to see Keith Chegwin in pantomime in Swindon, although some of the parents were more excited about this than the kids. Rainbows are girls aged 5 to 7 years and Brownies are girls aged 7 to 10 years and our meeting times are Monday 4.45pm to 5.45pm for Rainbows and 6.00pm to 7.15pm for Brownies. If you would like more information or to put your daughter’s name on either of the waiting lists, please contact: Karen Carey on 01672 811541 or email k_carey@btinternet.com.

Woman’s Own Helen Colling This month’s meeting will be on Thursday, 19th July at 7.30pm. There is a treat in store– a talk about the recent refurbishment of Avebury Manor, as seen on TV! If you followed the programme [even if you didn’t] this is one definitely not to be missed. It promises to be a most interesting evening. Do try to support this talk about our well visited, very accessible, near neighbour. Theatre goers: the 16th August Watermill production of Thoroughly Modern Millie at 7.30pm If you have signed up for the 16th August theatre trip, and have not already done so, please pay the balance of £11.50 by 5th July as I now have to settle the bill. Please put through my post box - 16 Taskers Lane. We will sort out lifts for those who have not already done so at the July meeting.

Charity Curry Night Building Bridges

Tuesday 17th July 2012 7.30pm at The Goa Balti House Everleigh

An informal evening in aid of the Building Bridges Seeds & Tools project in Southern Sudan To book your place contact Chris Gray 01672 811452 Debbie Brown 01672 810853

Working through

ÂŁ18.50 per head Tearfund Registered Charity no: 265464

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DO YOU NEED JOBS DOING THIS SUMMER? We are two 19-year old first year university students who have lived in Burbage for most of our lives. To help fund our courses, we hope to earn some money this summer by painting fences, garage doors and oil tanks, and doing general gardening and any other odd jobs that you may require doing. We have experience of all of these, at home and for people in the village. If you have some work that you would like doing at very reasonable rates, please contact: Greg or Stewart Rawlinson Tel: 01672 811418

Bill Mather modelling the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;I Love My Bypassâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; tee-shirt at the Jubilee Party (see page 3)

Marlborough Open Studios

Patient Liaison Committee June Brew, Chair

During the weekends of June 23/24th and the 30th, July 1st, 7/8th and 14/15th, there are 42 artists in Marlborough and surrounding villages who will open their studios to visitors, inviting them to discover their artwork and creativity. There are many different disciplines, techniques and inspirations from painters, ceramicists, sculptors, printmakers, illustrators, glass artists, photographers and a silversmith so there is something of interest for everyone with much of the work for sale. Core opening hours for the artists’ studios are from 11am to 5pm but may differ studio from studio. A full list of participating artists and studio times is available at www.marlboroughopenstudios.co.uk and in the full colour brochure. In addition, some of the artists exhibit a sample of their work in shop windows throughout Marlborough Town centre. ”Windows on Art”, during the same period, is an opportunity for you to sample the huge array of artistic styles on offer prior to planning your studio visits. How to find the studios is easy if you look at the website or brochure. Beside each artist’s name is a studio number which corresponds to its location on the illustrated map. Studio directions are given in each listing and outside each studio will be a sign/poster displaying the studio number. Wheelchair access is marked with a symbol and approximate distance to the studio. Please telephone the artist direct if you need further information. Website www.marlboroughopenstudios.co.uk

We all hope that you all had a very good Jubilee weekend? As we are fast approaching the summer holidays, the Doctors have asked if we would remind those of you that are venturing abroad of some very important travel requirements. Travel Advice Your health is important when you are abroad. Before you go visit a website called 8 weeks to go, the address is www.8weekstogo.uk. This website provides information regarding vaccination requirements and travel risk worldwide. When you have decided whether you need any vaccinations or medication please contact the surgery ensuring that you do so NO LESS than six weeks prior to travel. If you do not book early we may have insufficient time to order vaccines or complete a course of treatment, or we may not have any appointments available to give you travel advice. If you do not have access to a computer to look at the website please call the surgery for an appointment with the nurse; again please allow at least six weeks prior to your travel date. Alternatively you can attend a travel clinic at Chippenham, telephone 01249 454540 for an appointment. Please note that some of the travel vaccines are not available on the NHS and will need to be paid for. Our next meeting is on July 24th please tell us anything to which you would like us to draw the Doctors’ attention. patientliaison@hotmail.co.uk Have a wonderful month and we look forward to hearing your comments.

Meet Your Community – Mike and Pat Eley When Pat first met Mike on New Street Station in Birmingham, she thought ‘what a dandy he was!’ He really hasn’t changed that much really; well perhaps a little bit! Pat and Mike had been writing to each other for a while after Pat was invited to write ‘to a lonely soldier’; this was Mike who was then in the army, stationed in Germany. Love took its course and they were married at Birmingham Registrar’s Office in 1958. Pat explained that they had decided to have a small wedding with only fifteen guests, as her parents had already passed away. Pat is a ‘Brummy,’ being born and brought up in Smallheath, part of Birmingham. You wouldn’t know it from her accent. Her secondary education was at King Edward VI Grammar school. Pat started her working life at the Cooperative Wholesale depot as a receptionist and later in the transport department. Following this she worked at the Birds Custard Factory in their sales office. Then along came the ‘lonely’ soldier which changed things a bit! Mike was born nearer here, at Finchley in London and then when he was eleven he moved with his family to East Knoyle, which is even nearer, close to Salisbury. His secondary school was Gillingham Grammar School. He remembers that in those days pupils in his area didn’t have a school bus as they do now, so he had to bike the two and a half miles to catch the train to Gillingham Station and then walk from there to the school. Could you see our local youngsters doing that to get to

Pewsey or Marlborough? It wasn’t so bad, Mike told me, they were provided waterproof clothes and paid an allowance for ‘wear and tear’ to his bike! Pat and Mike said they have vivid memories of the war years, the time when they were growing up. Pat told me that she has particularly vivid memories of the night that the Germans bombed Coventry City in November 1940, which was not far from Birmingham where she lived. She remembers walking along a street with her mother with burning remains of buildings either side of the road, ‘like walking through fire’, she said. Bromley, where Mike lived, was also a ‘bomb alley’ which was directly under the bombers’ route to and from Germany. There were often stories of the planes, on the way back in the morning, discharging their ammunition on people walking along below. ‘I had always wanted to be a mechanic,’ Mike told me. He decided that the best way to do this was through joining the army, for which he was accepted. He then spent three years at the Army Apprentice School at Chepstow, being paid a whole 2/6 (about 13p now) a week while he was there. The great advantage of being a mechanic in the army was that you learned to repair anything from tanks to other specialist heavy construction machines and vehicles, he told me. He worked up to the rank of WO1 (Artificer Sergeant Major) The first posting Mike had, in 1955, after apprentice School, was to Northern

39 Germany, about 18 miles from the East German Border, as it was then. It was from here that the ‘lonely’ Mike first began writing to Pat. (no emails in those days!) In 1959 they were posted to Malaya. After a three day journey, they arrived in Kluang only to find they had no accommodation and that Mike was to leave the following morning, leading a patrol “up country” for three weeks. Pat was left in a hotel until she could find them somewhere to live. Six months later they were posted to Singapore. In those days it wasn’t the smart prosperous place it is now but mostly ruins and devastation after the Japanese occupation. During this period there were also bright times; David, their eldest son, was born. 1962 saw them back in England, first in Carlisle, where Martin, their second son was born, and then in Warminster. They returned to Singapore in 1964. Pat remembers this second time there as a difficult period, often quite lonely, because Mike often spent weeks and months away inspecting vehicles, including six months in Thailand. Following this in 1968 they were posted to Germany, Detmold and Minden. During the years they were stationed in Germany Pat and Mike became enthusiastic caravanners and travelled widely throughout Europe, including visits through the Russian Zone to Berlin visiting Pat’s sister, rather than coming back to the UK, as many of their colleagues did. Their final posting, in 1972 was to Tidworth, which brought them to this part of the world. They lived for six weeks in a caravan at Thruxton before getting married quarters, where they stayed for another year until they bought their house, ‘Ludley’, and moved to Burbage. Mike ended his time in the army in 1974 and continued his mechanical career for Berkshire County Council as the transport manager in Reading, for fifteen years until he was made redundant. He then did some teaching at Andover College and The British Legion College in Tidworth. It

was during this time he also started his ‘bespoke’ picture framing. They now have two married sons. The youngest one, Martin, is married to Hui Mei (Shaney), a Taiwanese girl, after spending several years in Taiwan teaching English. They live in Swindon, making frequent visits back to Taiwan. David, their eldest son, and his partner Emma now live at Bramley near Guilford. David works for EDS, designing computer communication systems. Pat and Mike have no grandchildren. During all this time Pat had not been idle; apart from being a mum she was involved in organising and running pre-schools in Singapore, Germany and England, was a civil servant for a time in Tidworth and then worked at Burbage surgery as receptionist/dispenser for 16 years, first with Dr Chisholm-Batten and then Dr King. Since moving to Burbage Pat and Mike have really become part of the life of the community. In 1976 Pat took over from Judy Hiscock organising the collection boxes for the Children’s Society and later became its area secretary and was involved as a voluntary administrator. Pat served for some years as an LEA appointed school governor and saw the school move from its old premises to the new site. Mike has served on the Parish Council. They are both active members of the church and Pat was elected as a church warden for six years. She did this during the difficult contentious discussions about the church building modernisation programme. For fifteen years, Mike and Pat have also been the organisers of the canal boat holidays for disabled people, belonging to the Bruce Trust. You will also see them at the Good Companions club and many other events. Long may they continue to be so actively involved in the life of our community. Interview by John Guy

Wartime and after: Burbage football Frank Goddard Dear Burbage News... As a former member of the very successful Burbage football team in the early war and post war years I was surprised to see that your excellent journal did not contain a mention of its achievements. In the early war years, before many of us were called up, the football club was involved in staging events for "Wings for Victory Week" Among other things was a concert, the brainchild of Albert Perry the village cobbler, who wrote many of the sketches himself in the manner of Ernie Wise. Albert was born with a withered leg which caused him to wear a club foot but this did not stop him being a very good goalkeeper. I remember one of his sketches very vividly. This had a patriotic flavour and finished with the capture of Hitler by the Burbage Scouts made up as commandos, whose role was the finale in which they were to dash on to the stage from both wings and effect the capture... I was supposed to have a speaking part in the play, but developed a sore throat and loss of voice on the day, so I was relegated to be out of sight in the wings, and on cue, to operate an air raid siren by means of turning the back wheel of an upturned bike, which was the signal for the scouts to stage their capture. An unfortunate side-effect of my cold was that it also made me deaf. I thought I had heard the cue, so started the siren, but it was about 10 minutes too early. The scouts did their job very well and I was told that the sight of Albert Perry dashing from one side of the stage to the other shouting "Get back you little b-----s!" was a sight to behold. This caused some strained relations between Albert and me, but the audience loved it. After the concert a raffle was conducted by Freddie Mills the British light heavyweight boxing champion who was stationed at RAF Netheravon at the time. He joined in the fun and said he had thoroughly enjoyed himself. Another "Wings for Victory" event was a football match between Burbage and Ludgershall Sports Club, the leading amateur team in the district. The Burbage team was considerably strengthened by the inclusion of two internationals, Jock Smith of Glasgow Rangers and Scotland, and Frank Soo of Stoke City, captain of the RAF team and an England international. Two Arsenal players had promised to play, the brothers Leslie and Denis Compton, but were advised not to by their club. Perhaps someone from the club had inspected our pitch which was far from international standard. The Ludgershall lads were somewhat shocked when they saw our line-up: They had a right to be. Jock Smith was a burly lad with a terrific shot in either foot and I believe he finished the match with 8 goals. Frank Soo was a wily prompter, with the result that Burbage ran out 10-0 winners. After the war the local lads were demobbed and this was the start of a successful run that saw Burbage FC promoted each year from Division 5 of the Swindon & District League to the S & D Premier League and then to the Wiltshire League. The Burbage fivea-side teams were reckoned to win all the local tournaments for several years. Another trophy won that year was the Advertiser Cup in which Burbage beat Marlborough Town 3-1 on the Hungerford Town ground.

Wartime and after: Burbage football - the team photo

Back Row: Bill Bryant (Asst. Trainer), Mervyn Cox, Frank Goddard, John Gale, Peter Chandler, Rupert Cady, Les Perry, Bill Sheppard (Trainer) Front Row: Eric Cox, Tony Cox, Bill Smith, Reg Eatmond, Alfie Lienweber

Burbage Good Companions Club Bernard Patterson The Club gathered in The Village Hall on Wednesday 6 June at the unusually early hour of 12 30 pm to celebrate The Diamond Jubilee. The official Diamond Jubilee grace, approved by HM the Queen, was read by member Rodney Stone. The diners and helpers enjoyed a superb luncheon of cold meats followed by a choice of many different sweets prepared by members. The Chairman Mary Powell welcomed three new members, Ann Beasley, Jennie Palmer and Janet Purdue to The Club before thanking the team of helpers and introducing the entertainers Gary and Karla Swatton. The Burbage Street Party 2012 committee distributed to each member a Queens Diamond Jubilee medallion. July meeting Wednesday 18th at the Village Hall 2pm when the speaker will be Tony Toller â&#x20AC;&#x153;The story of the PG Tips Chimpanzeesâ&#x20AC;?

Burbage and Easton Royal Cricket Club Home Fixtures for July Red Lion Field, East Sands, Burbage, SN8 3AS West of England Premier League, Wiltshire Division All matches start at 1.30pm (unless otherwise stated) 7th B.E.R.C.C 1st XI v Marlborough 14th B.E.R.C.C 2nd XI v Bedwyn 21st B.E.R.C.C 1st XI v Spye Park 28th B.E.R.C.C 2nd XI v Winsley Wednesday Evening League All matches start at 6.15pm 4th B.E.R.C.C Olduns v Pewsey 18th B.E.R.C.C Olduns v Collingbourne 25th B.E.R.C.C Younguns v Pewsey Wiltshire Division 2 South Under 11 Matches start at 10.00am 1st Goatacre / Spye 29th Calne Wiltshire Division 2 South Under 13 Matches start at 2.00pm 15th Westbury Wiltshire Division 2 Under 15 Matches start at 2.00pm 22nd Goatacre / Spye 29th Calne Kennet Under 11 Friday Evening League Matches start at 6.00pm 6th All Cannings 20th Potterne Kennet Under 13 Thursday Evening League Matches start at 6.00pm 5th Goatacre 12th Potterne 26th All Cannings You’re welcome to come and support your local teams and enjoy a beer or a glass of wine in pleasant surroundings.

Membership Year: 1st May 2012 to 30th April 2013 We are a small friendly club which meets on a Wednesday night, on the second and fourth week of the month, in the Skittle Alley at the British Legion Club in Eastcourt Road. The doors open at 7.30pm and the film starts at 8 pm. Drinks are available from the bar. Membership fees have been set at £30 per person for the membership year 2012/2013 Each month we show 2 films and membership entitles members to 1) Have a say in film choices 2) Vote for a first and second choice from each month’s list 3) to view each film shown. As not all members attend each film, it is usually possible for Guest members to be accommodated. Guest membership is £4 per film. In addition to membership fees, either annual or guest, there is an entrance fee for each film attended. This is 50p for Legion members and £1 to non-Legion members. The entrance fees pay for the hire of the Skittle Alley. The type of film licence we hold to run the club requires that our films are not advertised outside of the venue, so anyone interested to know which film is being shown, please look for the poster in the Legion, telephone Steve or Sandy, or request to be put on the monthly email list. Contact Steve or Sandy-810854, or familyrex@btinternet.com if you would like more information.

Burbage & Easton Royal British Legion Club The July Newsletter For members old and new, or not yet joined - this is the Official Club Newsletter By Gavin Ketchen, Chairman. June has seen an improvement for attendance at the Club and this is mainly down to having the Film Club back and some football games involving the England Team. At the time of writing this England are due to Play Italy on Sunday 24th and the Club will be open a little earlier to get everyone settled before the kick-off. What happens next as far as this letter is concerned is already history for you, our reader... The front wall has now been removed in a joint venture with the Village Hall and we have not yet decided how best to ‘finish’ the area. The wall was removed for safety reasons Early notification from the RBL indicates Branch membership is going up from £12.00 - £13.00 this year. As yet no decision has been made with regard to Club fees which are currently £3.00. Your renewal is due on 1st October but if you are not yet a member then now is the perfect time to join! After 1st July you get up to 15 months membership for the price of 12! If joining before 1st October, you pay the old rate (total £15.00) and you will not need to renew your membership until 1st October 2013 Pick up a form from the Club and start enjoying many of the benefits available to members, today! Finally, we have put the shift roster on the bar door so you can see first hand where shifts are not covered and on those nights we will have to close. Please remember the Club is run by unpaid volunteers so your support is appreciated. If you want to help and cover a shift or two, get in touch today

What’s happening at the Club? Every Sunday night is Bingo night, except on special occasions when, recently, England were playing. Our apologies to any of our regulars who were disappointed that Bingo was cancelled in favour of football, but it’s only once every 4 years we hope you understand! Saturday 14th July: Gary Swatton provides another great Karaoke Night in the Club. Always enjoyable and a great night out, whatever time of the month 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 As you will see elsewhere in the Burbage News, every second and fourth Wednesday evening is Film Club night in the Skittle Alley We are also looking for anyone who would be interested in joining a Bridge and/or Whist Club. Please email berbl@burbagevillage.co.uk to put your name down ‘Ladies Nights’ We’d like to see these make a comeback and would like to hear from anyone who has a business that might be interested in holding a party for various ranges such as jewellery, perfumes, shoes, handbags or other goods. One idea is to have 2 parties running on the same night to give you a wider choice - and more fun! One for the Diary - you may have seen this already - it’s part of the Pull-Out Diary section in the middle of the Burbage News - the next BIG event in Burbage - the 4th Annual Burbage Garden Show. This will be on Saturday 18th August. Full details are on the form and any updates will appear on the British Legion Club’s webpages on the main site (www.burbage-village.org.uk - Community Pages). All events also appear in the Online Diary

Burbage Parish Council www.burbage-pc.org.uk News from the Chairmanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s desk Burbage Youth Council: A meeting for all teenagers in Burbage was held on Friday 1st June. It was agreed amongst those who attended that the best communication media to use would be through a Facebook group, so that is being set up and will be in use soon. It was agreed that the Youth Group could use the basketball area for skateboarding as a 3 month trial, subject to behaviour and noise. The PC agreed that ÂŁ250 could be spent over this period to have use of a secure lockup facility for the group to use for their personal pieces of equipment. If this trial period proves successful then the PC will work with the Youth Group on trying to expand some projects. 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 paint the railings and support posts around the Church green in time for the Jubilee street party. Street Parking: A few complaints have been made to the Clerk and some councillors about inconsiderate parking in East Sands. The problem is that the majority of calls came from someone who would not give name or address and therefore the PC is unable to act effectively on the issue as we cannot be certain of the reason behind the complaint. If people supply their name and address they can always ask for

their details to held in confidence by the Clerk but the Parish Council has a point of reference. So please if you want our help, then help us. Annual Accounts: The annual accounts of Burbage Parish Council to 31st March 2012 were signed off by the Internal Auditor and will now be submitted to the government auditors for review. A formal declaration of when and where the accounts can be reviewed will be issued soon and placed on the notice boards around the village. Grass cutting: Following the wet weather and some hiccups at Wiltshire County Council, the cutting of grass areas in the village and the removal of pavement weeds has started to be tackled by the village maintenance team being in contact with WCC. It is hoped that the remaining areas to be worked on will be completed before you receive this magazine. Do you have any issues within the Parish that you would like to be actioned? Contact myself or the Clerk with any issues, good or bad, that you would like to see actioned. If you wish to use e-mail to contact the Parish Council, our e-mail addresses are Keith Amiss (Chairman): chairman@burbage-pc.org.uk John Ritchie (Clerk): clerk@burbage-pc.org.uk Until next month Keith Amiss Burbage Parish Council Chairman

Village Maintenance Team Councillor Geoff Hill The Parish Council has a sub-committee called the Village Maintenance Team. Its job is to plan and oversee work on maintaining and improving the infrastructure of the village where it is the responsibility of the Council. It also liaises with Wiltshire Council on jobs they handle. From now on the Burbage News will contain regular articles on what it has been doing. Wiltshire Council and the Community Payback Scheme are thanked for the excellent work they both did preparing the area in front of the Church for the Diamond Jubilee Party. An inspection of the equipment in the childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s play area has identified a lot of wear and tear. A programme to renovate the equipment is being planned. As a first step the big swings have been repainted and lots of little repairs carried out on the equipment in the toddlersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; area. Chris Wheeler is thanked for supplying the safety netting

used to fence off the swings while the work was done. From time to time the work will mean areas are taken out of commission and we ask your understanding concerning the disruption. We are looking at the possibility of improving the surface of the footpath from Taskers Lane to the top of the school playing field hopefully with the help of a grant from the Wiltshire Council Path Improvement Scheme. We will be talking to all the residents bordering this path about our ideas. Finally could we ask all residents who have footpaths running alongside their houses. to keep any hedges trimmed back so that they do not obstruct the paths, checking first that this will not disturb any nesting birds. If you want to report any problems, you can do this by email or phone to the Clerk and the Village Maintenance Team will investigate.

Jubilee Trees Councillor Geoff Hill The Jubilee trees have now been in long enough for it to be possible to judge how they are doing. It is a mixed picture. Most of the trees on Barn Meadow are doing well, indeed some of them may be peeping out of the top of their guards by the end of the summer. Unfortunately four have clearly died and we will need to see whether it would be possible to replace them this coming winter. The trees in Suthmere Drive and Martingale Road are all doing well. The birch and hawthorn on the

approaches to the roundabout are all looking very healthy but the same cannot be said of the dogwood which has not taken off yet. I have cleared the vegetation away from all the trees in this area and this may help the dogwood to get established. While inspecting the trees I took the opportunity to check that the stakes were firm and upright but in the coming months if anybody spots a tree guard with a serious lean please let me know and I will deal with the problem

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