BNQ autumn 2013 by Burbage News

September 2013

BURBAGE NEWS QUARTERLY Vol 1:3

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These are roses from my garden. I thought that as they were so bright and cheerful I would share them with you. This month we have a contribution from the newly formed Camera Club with some superb photographs. If you belong to any of the activities in the village and would like to share with everybody, please let me hear from you by the 16th of November for the Winter edition. We have some very talented people in the village - come on - share your interests! If you need photographs taking to illustrate your articles, or help in writing something, let me know and it can be arranged. (Val Clowes)

PARISH COUNCIL Clerk: clerk@burbage-pc.org.uk

The Story So Far… It’s been a few months now since the May elections and so this is a useful opportunity to take stock of our achievements to date. Winning the Large Village category of the Best Kept Village in Wiltshire is a great result and a reward for all the hard work put in by the Council (old & new), the many organisations in the village and indeed everyone who lives or works in Burbage. Keeping gardens tidy, disposing of litter and clearing up after your dog all helps to influence the judges just as much as planting the jubilee trees and erecting the village gates. We can all be proud of our achievement. We hope the whole village will join us to celebrate the win on Sunday 22nd September 2013. Details should be published very soon. The routine Council work has included commenting on planning applications, managing finances and the village ‘estate’. Amongst our successes, we’ve had a couple of ‘dropped curbs’ installed in the village to help those in wheel chairs or with push chairs and there’s a speed activated warning sign on Eastcourt Road. We’ve set up a steering group to address the Neighbourhood Planning strategy and we’ve had some success recruiting from outside the Council. I’m really pleased that Martin Cook has agreed to lead the Neighbourhood Planning

Steering Group – he has much relevant experience. The Steering Group now has a good balance of Council members and ‘public’ and we all feel it’s vital that people from outside the council contribute ideas and are grateful for their time, enthusiasm and energy. The Steering Group will be seeking your views in the Autumn before any decisions are made on the way forward.

who is now the primary point of contact for all Council matters.

In the next few months, as well as taking forward the Neighbourhood Planning process, the priority will be on getting the budget right and estimating the precept for next year. In addition, with the Defibrillator Group under the auspices of Sally Flippence, we hope to be able to put a 5th Defibrillator into Durley.

We don’t get many attending in the public gallery which is a great shame. There is opportunity for raising issues and to question Councillors and influence decisions as well as gaining an insight to Council business.

We anticipate receiving the Persimmon Homes planning application for the area East of the High Street very soon. I expect this to be controversial. Persimmon/The Pegasus Group has already made presentations to the village and it will soon be time for the Council to take a view. We want to know your opinion so please feel free to write to the Parish Clerk at the address above (email is preferred and a contact phone number might be useful). The Council still has one Councillor vacancy but we have recently recruited a Parish Clerk

Graham Francis is an experienced Parish Clerk and a welcome addition to the Council. We have instigated monthly meetings for each of the committees and full Parish Council normally meets on the second Monday of the month. Meetings are generally held in the Church Centre.

The minutes of meetings are published on both the Burbage Parish Website and the various noticeboards around the village but they are necessarily brief. Only through attending the meeting can you get the full picture. We do need your support otherwise there’s a risk that we will fail to deliver the benefits that the village expects. Steve Colling Chairman Burbage Parish Council

CAMERA CLUB My interest in photography dates back to the time I was just ten years of age. At the time I saved up my 6d allowances until I managed to accumulate the princely sum of 32 shillings and 6d (in ‘OLD’ MONEY) and used this to buy my first postal order so that I could send off for a developing and printing kit advertised by Johnsons of Hendon in the "Meccano Magazine". The kit was a disaster for my mother's beautiful handcrafted embroidered table cloth which got stained for evermore from the Azol film developer I had used while many of the other films were partially exposed to light before full treatment in the fixing bath so I ended up with many a part-positive frames!

work even though I have made many interesting prints from my past work. Having had the opportunity to visit approximately 50 countries during my career, I always took my little Olympus with me and have done much photography in distant lands: my favourite photo assignment on my travels is a study of the Art Deco buildings on Miami's Ocean Drive, South Beach all taken on my little Olympus while waiting for a transfer flight to Mexico City on my Company's business. I absolutely hate, I mean loath, displaying my pictures on a screen of any sort so I spend much time sorting out my work on a PC for printing. As an example, on a tour of distant places, I may shoot some one thousand images, which I then edit down to approximately one hundred and fifty images. This then is further reduced to approximately five or so images. I will make a professional album of the one hundred and fifty shots and enlarge the remaining five or so up to A1 poster sized prints.

All of the disaster that followed were not enough to discourage me from continuing with my interest in the subject albeit I had to slow down my activities during my hectic forty seven years of intensive professional career building in the engineering and construction sector serving the oil & gas, nuclear and rail transport industries.

As you can see, I thoroughly enjoy my photography and I look forward to meeting with people who wish to share my hobby as a subject for my portrait studies or just discussing the subject at local club sessions. If you wish to join me in this exciting subject send me an e-mail expressing your interest or better still join me at the monthly sessions of the Burbage Camera and Video Club more details of which can be found in the monthly editions of the Burbage News. – Sonny Hamid

Immediately after my retirement, my interest in photography was rekindled and I enrolled for a qualifying course at the University of Bath to study the subject of "Art in Photo Portraiture". I completed the course successfully and went on to acquire even more experience in the subject but finally settled on my present favourite subjects of portraiture, wildlife, sports and local interest. I must admit that I have little or no interest in landscape

CAMERA CLUB

These are just a small selection of photographs taken by Sonny Hamid. Contact him if you would like to share his interest and join the Camera Club tel: 01 672 811 933

CAMERA CLUB

These photos were taken in August 2013, and capture the peace and beauty of Littlecote House. The weather was ideal and I wanted something to show to other members of the Camera Club when we next meet.

Burbage Christmas Tree Weekend is back for 2013 Burbage Christmas Tree Sale is back again for 2013, and this year the event is bigger than ever!

Now in its nineteenth year, the event is run to raise funds for All Saints Church, and last year raised a record-breaking £15,000. The tree sale is run by a 50-strong team of volunteers, and there’s always room for more help, so if you could spare a little time, please do contact the Church Office on tell: 01672 810853.

Held at All Saints Church on Saturday 7th and Sunday 8th December, there will be a large selection of high quality, British, Christmas Trees for sale and also a large Christmas Market.

The event runs from 9am until 4pm on Saturday 7th and Sunday 8th December, at All Saints Church, Burbage. Free parking is available.

The weekend will have plenty to get visitors feeling festive. As well as buying your tree, and browsing the many stalls at the market, you will be able to enjoy Christmas music and plenty of yuletide treats.

For more information, to volunteer your time to help with this year’s event, or to book a market stall for the weekend, please contact the Church Office on 01672 810853 or email George Gordon at george.gordon@lklservices.co.uk

Hot dogs, mulled wine and other refreshments will be served throughout the day and Father Christmas will be making regular appearances.

Burbage Christmas Tree Weekend is back Facts about Burbage Christmas Tree Sale: About 2,000 people visit the event •

Over 600 trees are sold

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Around 200 trees are returned in January to be recycled into garden mulch

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50 volunteers run the weekend

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At least 500 sausages are cooked and sold in hotdogs

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An unspecified volume of mulled wine is distributed

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Father Christmas hands out 10 tins’ of Quality Street sweets!

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There’s a free raffle entry with every tree sold, with a fantastic top prize

BURBAGE FLOWER CLUB

Are you interested in flower arranging? Would like to be able to arrange flowers in your home? Then come along to Burbage Flower Club Its more fun than you think!

Dates for 2013 12th September 2013

David Moon – Guest Speaker – Our Gardens Visitors £5.00 door entry

10th October 2013

Free Style to include a pumpkin. Visitors £5.00 door entry

14th November 2013

Club meal – venue to be confirmed Visitors £5.00 door entry

12th December 2013

Christmas Workshop table/wreaths Visitors £5.00 door entry

For more information contact Julia tel: 01672 810829 mobile: 07969311153 email Julia.russett@gmail.com or Ceri mobile: 07780688566

BURBAGE FLOWER CLUB JULY 2013

A selection of wonderful arrangements made by Members of the Burbage Flower Club during a freestyle evening at the July meeting.

BURBAGE FLOWER CLUB

The Flower Club hold their meetings at the Church Centre on the second Thursday of the month at 7.30 pm. Contact details on page 8

THE FILM CLUB IS TAKING NEW MEMBERSHIPS FOR THIS YEAR SO WHY NOT TRY IT? Alternatively, you can come as a guest. Films are shown on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday each month in the Skittle Alley at the Royal British Legion in Burbage. Details of the up and coming film are

displayed in the window and inside, or you can call Steve or Sandy on tel: 01672 810854. You could also have the next film details sent to you each month, so you can plan your evenings out.

If you give it try, enjoy it, and then want to become a member, you can join part way through the year, saving even more money. Here is a selection of films we have shown to date:-

Skyfall

Your Sisterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sister

Sherlock Holmes

The Help

Eat Pray Love

War Horse

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel 11

THE CLUB

Why not, then, save yourself a significant amount of money on cinema and petrol costs and try the Burbage Film Club. You can also enjoy a pre-film drink at the bar.

The Club arranges film showings in the Skittle Alley of the British Legion. Films are shown on the second and fourth Wednesday of each month (one film showing in December).

Costs: Guests £4.00/film plus British Legion entrance fee of 50p for Legion members or £1.00 for non Legion members. (That pays for the hire of the Skittle Alley).

Club members vote each month to choose the films that are shown. Yearly subscriptions pay for DVD hire, licences to show films and we are building a fund to replace the audio/visual kit when the time comes.

Membership is £30 a year (if you watch all 23 films that will work out to £1.30 per film plus your entrance fee). Bargain.

ADVANTAGES Choose the films that you want to see Drinks are available at the British Legion bar View films locally and save petrol.

For further information or questions please contact

Steve or Sandy on tel:01672 810854 or e-mail familyrex@btinternet.com

Woody the Woodlouse Woody the woodlouse lived deep in the forest. He lived with his family in a deep crevice inside a very large, very old gnarly oak tree. The place was dark and very damp, just the way they liked it. One morning, Woody decided to go off by himself. He wanted an adventure. His Mum and Dad had always told him never to go too far away from the tree and to stay with his brothers and sisters. Today, he didn’t listen. “I don’t need them,” he said bravely heading off. “I can take of myself.”

himself into a tight ball to protect himself. He rolled and rolled, down, down a slippery slope, bouncing and jarring himself as he fell. He felt he was rolling forever.

Then, suddenly and very sharply he stopped, slamming into a small fallen branch.

Woody trundled through the damp undergrowth, climbing over stones and fallen twigs, pushing his way through thick clumps of wet grass and weeds. “This is just perfect.” He said with a grin.

“Ouch”. Woody yelled. “That hurt.” Woody uncurled himself, blinked and looked around. “Where am I?” He said to himself. The tumbling had made Woody very dizzy and now he had no idea which way to go. Woody, was lost.

As he climbed over the next twig, Woody fell. As he slipped, he instinctively rolled

“I must go home,” said Woody nervously. Now he was feeling very scared and

not brave at all. “Which way shall I go?” He thought to himself. “Everywhere looks the same.” Woody headed back up the slippery slope, hoping it was the right direction. When he finally reached the top, he spotted a large black beetle sunning itself. The beetle’s shell gleamed in the bright sunshine and sparkled in shades of greens and blues. “Wow.” Said Woody who thought the beetle looked very handsome indeed. “Hello”, Woody said shyly. “Can you help me please?” “I will if I can”, said the beetle. “How can I help?” “I’m lost and not sure which way is home”. Woody said tearfully. “Where do you live?” asked the beetle.

Woody the Woodlouse “I live in a very large, very old gnarly oak tree with my family and I really should be getting home.” “I think I know which tree that is, I fly over it often. Follow me.” The beetle said cheerfully. Woody trailed behind the beetle feeling foolish for getting lost. The beetle ploughed its way through the undergrowth leaving an almost clear path for Woody to follow. Soon they came upon a small clearing and where the sun’s rays could reach the forest floor, wild flowers were growing everywhere. The flowers seemed to be stretching their tiny heads upwards, enjoying the warmth of the afternoon sun. The beetle suddenly stopped. Woody bumped into him. “Shhhh.” The beetle whispered. “Look.” He whispered again. The beetle pointed to a blackbird in a clump of flowers. It was

pecking at an ant nest, enjoying a snack. “Don’t let him see us he said quietly, “He likes woodlice too”. Woody cowered behind the beetle. Then, suddenly, the blackbird looked up and spotted them. It began to hop towards them. “RUN.” The beetle shouted. Woody turned and ran as fast as his little legs could carry him, bumping into stones and twigs and tripping over leaves. In his panic to get away Woody fell. Rolling, rolling, down down, going

faster and faster. Then, with a massive jolt, he stopped. Woody slammed into a tree. He slowly uncurled himself and could not believe his eyes. He had rolled into his own very large very old gnarly oak tree. “What are you up to?” his mother said looking at him sternly, as if he had been up to mischief. “Hmm, just playing.” Woody answered guiltily, quickly running inside. “I will have to thank that beetle next time I see him,” thought Woody, glad to home safe and not lost.

Illustrations by by permission of Miranda Ketchen who owns the Copyright. None may be used without prior permission. Contact: mlaketchen@hotmail.co.uk e-mail: babstownsend@hotmail.com The right of Barbara Townsend to be identified as the author of this work has been asserted under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act, 1988 to be identified as the author of this work.

IT’S A STITCH-UP

IT’S A STITCH-UP Our numbers are looking very healthy at the moment – twelve at the August session, and that’s with five away on holiday - which is great news! Four new ladies joined in July and are very enthusiastic. That month we started ètui boxes, expertly tutored by Kay. There was a lot of preparation and we were sent a long list of requirements and measurements of fabric and card, all to be precision cut! However, suitably prepared we assembled at 09.30 am on Saturday 13th July in the Church Centre and made a good start on our boxes [and in some cases a good finish!]

Those less speedy now look forward to part 2: “Continuing your ètui Box, and in some cases will look forward to part 3: - “What to do when you have finished your ètui box”! On August 8th a small group of us hitched a ride on the Marlborough Embroiderers’ Guild coach trip to the Festival of Quilts at the NEC. It was a great day out - super exhibitions, and a good retail experience, of course. Also it’s a chance to meet up with like-minded people; we went all the way to Birmingham for the day and who did we meet but Gavin Ketchen, in his role as event steward. Next time we will ask him some really difficult questions!

Rumour has it that in October there may be another cushion making tutorial – that is of course, how to make a cushion cover the professional way in very well taught easy steps. Watch out for posters and/or contact Kay- tel: 811093 or Helen - tel: 810949. We will look forward to hearing from you.

AND THERE’S MORE!...... Gavin and Sue share their story from the Festival of Quilts 2013 at the NEC in Birmingham although some of the photos are from last year.

Quilt No 3006 - Winner of the Secondary School Competition Mother of Fair Love (A school for children with special needs, in Kilkenny, Ireland) ‘Transport Through Our Ages’ A lovely long quilt which drew a smile from most who viewed it, once they got to the end of the story.

AND MORE!......

Gavin and Sue at the Festival of Quilts 2013 at the NEC in Birmingham

Gavin and Sue ‘guarding’ the quilts

Oh well. You were bound to find out sooner or later! Yes. It's true. I Steward at the Festival of Quilts at the NEC in Birmingham each year - and I thoroughly enjoy it! The FoQ runs for four days from Thursday to Sunday, just lately on the second weekend in August. Sue and I go up for all four days as Stewards - it's a great way to see all the amazing creations as well as meet lots of incredibly talented people! The role of Steward is quite simple - help out with any questions and GUARD THE EXHIBITS! Our main priority is to ensure the visitors don't touch the quilts, and to show them the back of any quilt they might like to see, if possible You might think having 'Do not touch' signs in many different languages and a warning in the program would be enough but no, sadly there are still quite a few who treat them quite roughly. Most of the time visitors simply get a bit carried away and just want to feel the

textures. Well, you can't blame them for that, but unfortunately you can't let them do that either, and most are quite happy to be politely enlightened. In fact, this is the first year that I know of, where someone complained to the organisers about being told off by a Steward! (Not me, fortunately! I tend to tower over most of the ladies and probably scare quite a few of them!). The other things we look out for are large backpacks (must be carried or worn at the front), eating and drinking near the exhibits (strictly forbidden) and of course, meddling with the exhibits (remedy: tazering*). There is always something different everyday - each steward is given a section to cover. As there are around ten plus, sections you eventually get most done. You could be the only Steward or you might be joined by someone else - it all depends on how many volunteers there are and which are found to be the 'priority' quilts - ones that attract more

touchers or more interest than most. One of the most remarkable visual quilts was the James Dean quilt (below).

This is because you couldn't see the face when you looked at the quilt! You had to view it through your camera - the picture here shows the face quite clearly, but you had to see the original quilt to fully understand the illusion. A great talking piece!

* - we don’t REALLY ‘Tazer’ anyone. Ours got confiscated before we had the chance...

AND MORE!......

Gavin and Sue at the Festival of Quilts 2013 at the NEC in Birmingham

There was also a massive quilt depicting David Tennant ‘The Tenth’ (Doctor) (top left) much more obvious though. There was another called 'Step Back with the quilter's motherin-law,'. You had to stand back by about thirty feet, though! The quilter had designed it for showing in her garden - from the kitchen window! A lovely surprise for the lady's birthday Occasionally you might meet someone you know or have seen from somewhere but you just can't remember.... Was it TV? Ah yes! The Great British Sewing Bee! (TGBSB) Stuart Hillard, (middle left) one of the competitors in the TV programme, was around for most of the time on one stand or another, and I finally met him on Saturday morning when he was browsing the quilts before the doors open to the public (one of the advantages of Stewarding is getting in early!). What a nice chap! Very pleasant and friendly to chat with and clearly very talented. I was only mildly disappointed when he decided not to don the Steward’s Sash for a few minutes of mischief! He wasn’t the only one from TGBSB who I accosted whilst there, either…. I also had the good fortune to ‘bump into’ the winner! Ann Rowley (bottom left) was spotted browsing the quilt on, I think it was early afternoon on the Saturday as well. I acted with my usual aplomb. Tap on the shoulder. “Excuse 18

me madam. I’m sure I don’t need to ask you not to touch the quilts, do I?” A somewhat slightly bemused “No.” came back at me, to which I simply said my congratulations on her win, and walked on - only to hear much laughter from her and her entourage of now slightly stunned friends. Priceless. There were so many beautiful quilts there, and I really don’t know where to start so I have listed just a few, shown on the next page. I have many more photos which I am happy to show, although they cannot all be posted online for reasons of copyright.

The 2014 Festival of Quilts is on 7 -10 August. If you are interested in Stewarding (free admission, free Competition Catalogue and Official Show Guide, use of Steward’s Room including private toilet and kitchen facilities and somewhere to store all your shopping!!) please contact me for details: bneditor@burbage-village.org.uk

AND THERE’S MORE!...... SOME OF THE QUILTS Quilt No 208 (left)- Sorrow By Lyudmila Novichenkova, Moscow, Russia This was a particularly moving quilt, inspired by the mass killing of children at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, USA. The quilt is to express the idea that the world is not safe for kids anymore

It’s not all about quilts as we think we know them! These are, technically, ‘Quilt Creations’ This amazing box (above) was exhibit No 1140, entitled ‘Together We are Whole’, by Kate Crossley, Oxford. She describes it in the programme as ‘Machine and hand quilting, paper mache, embroidery (technique). Recycled fabric, paper, walnut ink, found and made objects (materials). Artist made cabinet bringing together disparate objects to tell a story (description).’

Wearable art (still in ‘Quilt Creations’) is a popular area that attracts a lot of attention. In fact a lot of the ‘Quilt Creations’ tempt the touchers to do what they shouldn’t! The dress here (left)was Exhibit No 1113 entitled ‘Scarlett’s Crimson’ and won second prize It was created by Philippa Naylor, Beverley, and is described thus: ‘Original design. Pattern created by maker. Machine and hand pieced. Free-motion quilting. Contrast piping (design/technique). 100% cotton, sateen and gingham. Silk organza and cotton organdie interlinings (materials). Inspired by couture ball gowns of the 1950s in terms of design and fine sewing techniques (description). First prize went to a small round boat.

My thoughts [Gavin] were that this is an incredible exhibit, one I am pleased to share here, even if only in picture form Quilt No 243 -(above) Life Changes By Linda Bilsborrow, Sale Many of the quilts were visually stunning with vibrant colours exploding in a glory of creativity. This is one such example. The description reads: ‘This quilt began as an exercise in colour transition but time spent auditioning colours became time thinking about my journey’

Burbage MARKET AND MEET Held in the Village Hall on the second Saturday of each month 10am – 3pm. These markets started in March 2012 and others followed in April, May, June, July, September and November of that year.

the Village. The date was chosen to ensure that no distraction was caused to the already successful events being run in the village. All November was our Christmas local businesses are especially welcome to showcase their Market and the village hall was bustling with visitors. and products or services. was a very popular event. The Meet- In addition to the Market sellers we are also In 2013, by request of our able to provide a space for regular stallholders, the clubs and organisations in the markets are now being held village to introduce their club, monthly from February to raise funds for their clubs and December. worthwhile causes and to give Meet your friends for tea or a regular place for villagers to coffee and cake meet with and discuss any Buy locally-made goods issues they wish. and gifts The Café- Each month the Buy locally produced food. The Market- The original idea was born to serve the community in two ways, those wishing to have the opportunity to buy and those wishing to sell and also to give those people who are unable to attend events on a week day or in the evening an opportunity to get involved in

café has been open with local volunteers on hand to welcome visitors and provide a well-earned place to rest. and catch up with friends for a chat and partake of the wonderful homemade cakes and other sustenance on offer and to have a hot or cold drink.

Don’t forget to put the dates in your diary for the second Saturday of each month from 10 am - 3 pm!

MARKET & MEET

Burbage MARKET AND MEET Held in the Village Hall on the second Saturday of each month 10am – 3pm. Themed events. In 2013 some months will have a special theme – so look out for special events being mentioned in the Burbage News or on our posters.

In June the Cricket club provided a game

SUCCESSES

for boys and girls aged 7-10 to enjoy.

July 2012 – Raffle raised £314 for Smith Magenis Syndrome a charity relating to a villager.

Try out Mini Cricket on Barn Meadow on Market and Meet day. Join Burbage and Easton Royal’s juniors and have a go at cricket. Matches start at 11am. No previous experience necessary.

We had our own Olympic Torch Bearer during the Olympics. Scouts have sold food at some events and raised funds from their tombola’s.

Burbage and Easton Royal CC Founded 1903

New club has successfully started in the village, hopefully helped by ‘meeting’ people at the Meet.

The Cubs ran the kitchen (in June) and I understand that they had a successful day to help raise their funds especially to help their Summer programme.

Football Join Rosier Rovers, who play on Barn Meadow for their league matches during the year with many team members from Burbage. They will be running a shooting competition (like Soccer AM) on Barn Meadow. Great fun was had by all last month.

For up to date information go to http://www.burbage-village.org.uk, Village Hall and Saturday Market.Or Contact Sandy on 01672 810854 or familyrex@btinternet.com Facebook – Burbage Market and Meet Group page 21

Burbage MARKET AND MEET Held in the Village Hall on the second Saturday of each month 10am Hello, my name is Rachel Allder and I go by the name ‘REA’ when I sing. I go to St John’s Marlborough and am 14 years old. I have been invited to sing at the Burbage Market and Meet twice and sung a few songs on both occasions. I thoroughly enjoyed singing at the events and so, I’d like to thank Sandy and other attendees of the Market and Meet for giving me this opportunity.

‘Love is’, the third song is my version of ‘Feeling good’, and the fourth is of the residents singing `Lean on me’ which they performed at a Pantomime (at which I also volunteered help) I thank the people who gave donations for the CD’s as all the money raised went towards the Greathouse funds, and also helped me gain an A* for my project. If anyone would like to contact me if interested in gaining further CDs, or any other information, please email me at:

The Market and Meet is an event held monthly in the village where people come to visit the various stalls with beautiful products on them. It is also a brilliant way of bringing members of the community together to have a chat over a coffee and home-made cake.

Rea.singing@gmail.co

During the Market and Meet in July, I was selling CDs by donation. Here is more about it: I was given a project to do at school and came up with the idea to go to the Greathouse, a residential home for adults with physical and learning disabilities based in Chippenham (I have previously done voluntary work there on a couple of occasions) to work with them to help them write a song and then to perform to other residents, their friends and family. If this project was done successfully, I would be awarded with half a GCSE. I came up with the idea of this project because I would either like to be an Educational Psychologist or a Singer as my chosen career. I also really liked the idea of enriching these individuals’ lives with music and for them to be able to do something themselves to help towards their fundraising activities.

I feel that I have to congratulate Rachel on entertaining the Village Hall on the Market and Meet mornings. At only 14 years old, Rachel sings with confidence and maturity that should stand her in good stead for the future.

The CDS were available at the July meet and greet, they have 4 tracks on them the first one is of myself singing ‘Your song’, the second track is the song which I helped the residents create which is called

I would welcome her joining the Burbage Choir. Bob Norbury 22

Burbage MARKET AND MEET Held in the Village Hall on the second Saturday of each month 10am â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 3pm

FOOD FAIR In October we are hoping to have a Food fair when a larger proportion of sellers will have food items or drinks to tempt us. Non-food sellers will also be attending as usual. November and December Markets will be our Christmas markets to help with some unusual Christmas present purchases along with our regular stallholders.BURBAGE MONTHLY MARKETS

Whether you are looking for a present or just to make a food purchase, the market can help. We are also encouraging showcasing of any local business. All local organisations can raise funds by selling items, running a tombola or helping to run, or take over the running of the kitchen for one month. MARKET SELLERS Each month we have a mix of regular and new stallholders as they fit in with bookings at other markets, some travelling all over the Country. The goods on sale are very varied including food and grocery items, including meats, Savoury and sweet pies/quiches, jams and chutneys, sweets such as fudge, garden and house plants, craft items in material; handmade, bespoke and manufactured cards to suit all tastes and occasions, jewellery, dolls house furniture, key rings, household items made in wood by a wood turner, artwork in pottery, paintings, drawings, and various sorts of drinks, clothing items, leather goods, handbags, hair accessories and many more. We are continually looking for new and interesting people to come and show their goods. Please let me know if you have any suggestions.

WOMAN’S OWN Hearing dogs

Theatre trip

In July we enjoyed a visit from Barbara Linge and Dusky. Barbara talked and Dusky supervised!

There normally is no meeting in August but a trip to the Watermill Theatre was booked for members and friends who wished to go.

Barbara, herself deaf, speaks on behalf of the charity Hearing Dogs for Deaf People. It was Jean Bierschenk of Burbage Signing Choir who put us in touch, and we were jolly pleased she did. It was a particularly hot evening but Dusky, a delightfully friendly, yet professional female poodle, coped well in the very warm and unfamiliar surroundings. She is specially trained to assist Barbara, by acting as her ears, and alerting her to sounds that many of us take for granted. Some of us would have liked to take her home with us! The charity raises money for the expensive cost of training each dog. Ideally every deaf person who would benefit should be able to have such an invaluable dog.

This took place on the evening of Thursday 15th August. It was our fourth such venture and in keeping with tradition it rained! The play in question was The Witches of Eastwick, musical comedy choreographed by no less than Craig Revel Horwood - one of the Judges of the BBC programme “Strictly Come Dancing”! Sixteen of our group had booked a table in the restaurant for a pre-show buffet (3 more came just for the show), so suitably charged with excellent food and drink, we took our places to enjoy the “occasional bad language and light hearted seduction scenes” promised in the programme!

As usual the performers displayed tremendous agility, talent and versatility. The essence of Craig Revel Horwood hung above the whole performance. Some enjoyed it tremendously – others, well (and I haven’t had a lot of feedback, just a hunch)…possibly, shall we say, preferred some of the previous performances - but it was still a very good show!

Forthcoming events on the Woman’s Own calendar for this quarter are: September 19th – Mini craft show Entry forms are available from Romaine tel: 811795 October 17th Skittles in the British Legion November 21st – Astronomy demystified, a talk by Richard Fleet December 19th – members’ Christmas party

Most meetings take place in the Church Centre on the third Thursday evening of each month at 7.30pm. Please do think about joining us this year, we are always delighted to welcome new members or visitors.

WOMAN’S OWN

Barbara Linge and Dusky on their visit to Woman’s Own giving a talk about Hearing Dogs for Deaf People.

This is taking place on September 21st – 22nd for the 2nd consecutive year in the new Coronation Hall, East Grafton Village and showcases the work of local artists in a wide range of media.

The venue is superb and the work of high quality - there should be something to interest everyone! Refreshments this year are served in a vintage themed café. And there’s a children’s art competition – children get to have their work on display too! 26

Admission and parking are free. Well worth a visit. For more information and to view some of the artists’ work visit the website www.graftonartfair.co.uk

BURBAGE QUIZNESS Logic Puzzle A snail is at the bottom of a well and wants to get out. He manages to crawl up the wall 3 feet each day, but at night he must rest ( after all that work during the day ) and so he slips back down 2 feet. If the well is 30 feet deep, How long will it take him to get out?

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SUDUKU (challenging!)

1. 6 W O H T E 2

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2. A B A T 40 T

3. 50 W T L Y L

4. N 10 D S 5. 10 G B H O T W

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6. 4 L O A H

7. 147 I T M B I S

8. 64 S O A C B 6

9. S W A T 7 D 10. 4 A 20 B B I A P

11. 4 S O A D B - 4 12. 6 P O T S O D 13. 400 M A A A T 14. 8 T O A O 15. 5 P F A T I R U 16. 8 F A 2 T O A P O H

28 Answers

WORDWHEEL Ably, any, aye, baloney, bay, belay, bony, boy, bye, ebony, enjoy, enjoyable, eye, jay, joey, joy, lay, lye, nay, nobly, obey, only, yea, yen, yon Ditloids 1. 6 W O H T E 6 wives of Henry the Eighth 2. A B A T 40 T Ali Baba And The 40 Thieves 3. 50 W T L Y L 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover 4. N 10 D S Number 10 Downing Street 5. 10 G B H O T W 10 green bottles hanging on the wall 6. 4 L O A H 4 legs on a horse 7. 147 I T M B I S 147 is the maximum break in snooker 8. 64 S O A C B 64 squares on a chess board 9. S W A T 7 D Snow White and the 7 Dwarfs 10. 4 A 20 B B I A P 4 and 20 blackbirds baked in a pie 11. 4 S O A D B 4 strings on a double bass 12. 6 P O T S O D 6 points on the Star Of David 13. 400 M A A A T 400 metres around an athletics track 14. 8 T O A O 8 tentacles on an octopus 15. 5 P F A T I R U 5 points for a try in rugby union 16. 8 F A 2 T O A P O H 8 fingers and 2 thumbs on a pair of hands 17. 6 B I A O I C 6 balls in an over in cricket 18. 12 I A H O T BS 12 is a hurricane on the Beaufort Scale 19. 206 B I T H B 206 bones in the human body 20. 4 F O A P 4 faces on a pyramid Logic Puzzle The snail: answer 28 days. The snail averages 1 foot each day, so after 27 days he has reached 27 feet. On the 28th day he crawls up 3 feet during the day, but since he is now at 30 feet and out of the well he no longer slips back 2 feet.

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Find as many words as you can from the wheel. Words must be 3 or more letters, no plurals or proper nouns allowed. All words must use the central letter and no letter can be used more than once. There is at least one nine letter word.

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