Autumn/Winter 2017-18
BURBAGE NEWS QUARTERLY Vol 5:3_4
Send your stories and pictures to bneditor@burbagevillage.org.uk
Photo submitted by Mike Bird who is a member of the Burbage & District Video and Camera Club. It was taken on a visit to Littlecote House and shows all the beautiful autumn colours. More pictures inside from other members.
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Note from the Editor:
Lots of people don’t even know that this magazine exists!!! If you are a regular reader, PLEASE let others know about it.
My apologies for missing an issue and the lateness of this combined Autumn/Winter one: It was caused by a health problem I had which is now, hopefully sorted out.
I NEED TO GET MORE INFORMATION FROM DIFFERENT SOURCES TO KEEP IT RUNNING.
I am not sure how many people actually read this because I don’t get much (if any) information from a number of groups and activities that take place in the Village. If you know of a group who doesn’t contribute would you please give a little nudge and get them to send in something - it makes it a more interesting publication if we can get some variation and there is lots going on in the Village. Help is available if needed.
There are lots of things happening in the Village and this could be an easy and cheap way to let others know about what is going on. When it first started, the idea was that it would give an extended version of the printed BURBAGE NEWS with information of what had already taken place. Items would be reported, with pictures, that because of costs involved, cannot be shown in the printed version.
My thanks to the people who do contribute regularly. There is a lot of information about some groups because of the missing Issue of BNQ so if I have missed out anything (especially photos) that you expected to see, please forgive me. For example, Woman’s Own goes back to July so quite a few months to cover.
By doing this, it gives people chance to read about what groups and activities take place in the village so that others can become involved.
Why not volunteer some of your time to help out in the Village? A number of groups need help - some on a temporary basis, others more permanently. The Tuesday Club NEED HELPERS contact Jacquie on tel: 01672 810647 Gala Week is currently being organised - MORE HELP NEEDED see the BURBAGE NEWS for more details
send in contributions to bneditor@burbage-village.org.uk
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Burbage Parish Council - Planning Burbage Parish Council receives copies of all relevant applications about ten days after the application is registered.
With the recent interest in development within the village and on its boundaries, I thought it a good time to remind everyone of the planning process as it affects Burbage Parish residents both inside and outside the Settlement Boundary:
The Council aims to visit all sites to discus proposals with the applicant or their agent before making their decision at the next Planning Committee or Full Council Meeting. Generally three or four Councillors attend the site visit and they will only go onsite with the permission of the applicant or agent.
Applicants submit proposals to Wiltshire Council who, ultimately make the decision to approve or otherwise. Wiltshire Council publish the details online and in the Gazette & Herald (major applications only). Notices are also placed at the site and neighbours get a letter advising them of the application.
Outline details of planning applications likely to be discussed at the next meeting are listed in meeting agendas which are posted on Council notice boards and published online at:
Online details can be found by searching for the appropriate pages at:
http://burbage-pc.org.uk/meetings.php
http://planning.wiltshire.gov.uk/Northgate/ PlanningExplorer/GeneralSearch.aspx
The Council considers each application at a formal meeting. All Council meetings are open to Burbage Parish Residents. On the occasions where members of the public attend, they are invited to speak if they so wish. Decisions are recorded in the minutes of the meeting and relayed to Wiltshire Council to meet their published deadline.
To search for recent applications scroll down to the box marked Parish then look for Burbage in the list. Then scroll down to Search dates within a specified number of months. Put in a number then press Search. Depending upon the number of months selected, it may take a few minutes to bring up the pages.
The timeframe for making decisions is very tight and although we have two meetings a month when planning matters can be discussed, it can be a struggle depending if paperwork is slow in coming to the Council.
All planning applications submitted in the selected timeframe are listed with links to the specific page. Each planning application has a unique number and all the plans and documents can be accessed through links. Anyone can make a comment online by following the link.
We try to visit each applicant to discuss the issues and gather sufficient information to make an informed decision. Burbage Parish residents are encouraged to make their views known at Council meetings but rarely does anyone come along and so we can only assume that there is no concern. That said, residents can make comment direct to Wiltshire Council online and petition Stuart Wheeler, our local Councillor.
Note there are three key dates: Date Application Registered, Last Date for Comments and Date of Decision. The whole process is supposed to be completed within about eight weeks.
Steve Colling Chairman
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PARISH COUNCIL Below and on the next few pages are extracts taken from the February Newsletter of Cllr Bridget Wayman, Wiltshire Council, Cabinet Member for Highways, Transport and Waste
Community Asset Transfers and Service Delegations (CAT & SD) We will cover CATs and SDs at the May Town and Parish Council Highway Evening Meetings. But I have noted a couple of important changes with the Wiltshire Council arrangements to get you thinking in advance of the meetings. Service Delegation Statutory Level Litter Picking
Removal of Dead Animals on the Highway
Removal of Fly Tipping
Discretionary services can already be delivered by local councils. However, service delegating Wiltshire Council’s discretionary services will allow transparency to local communities on who the provider is and allow the same level of service to be delivered across that local area. Wiltshire Council’s discretionary services would include: Discretionary Removal of Fly Posting
Graffiti Removal
Grounds Maintenance
Streetscene assets
Emptying of Litter Bins
Grass Maintenance
Shopping Trolley Removal
Park and Highway Furniture
Bus shelter maintenance
Leaf Clearance
Weed Control
Pavement Sweeping
Road Sweeping
Play Area Provision
Allotment Maintenance
With service delegation, it makes sense for all services to be delegated in one go, en masse. For example, with litter collection, fly tip removal, dead animal removal, litter bin emptying, sweeping, litter picking before grass is cut, leaf fall, etc. needing to be coordinated.
of the services, with the recipients being responsible for ensuring that revenue budget is available to fund the services. However, to support the revenue costs associated with the services, Wiltshire Council will consider the freehold transfer of assets of social value to town and parish councils, being those assets that deliver a community function by a third party.
Another important change is the funding of delegated services. It has been decided that Wiltshire Council will offer no staged payments to town and parish council on the transfer
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PARISH COUNCIL Parking month in this newsletter and officers will be pleased to discuss issues further in May.
I would like to thank everyone who took part in the consultation on the future of parking charges. I received many great suggestions on alternative funding arrangements. It is assured that officers did consider all the suggestions before they reached their conclusions. I also received comments about it seeming unfair that the questionnaire involved choosing between increasing charges or greater reductions in services. I am sympathetic to those comments but the reality is we must, when involving people in decisions, ensure we are clear about all the implications. It appears there are no easy answers these days, just ensuring the best solution is achieved. I trust you have all read that the consultation did find increasing charges was the preferred option and officers concluded the standard rate parking charge should increase.
How parking is regulated Civil Enforcement Officers (CEOs) enforce parking restrictions where a Traffic Regulation Order (TRO) is in place, with the police being responsible for illegal offences, such as dangerous parking and obstruction. The service delivers the residents parking permits scheme. Where implemented, the scheme provides a parking permit system to residents living within a designated parking zone. Parking outside of school, in contravention of the Traffic Regulation Orders is enforced by the team, where resources allow. The parking team also manages the roads with parking time limited access arrangements. This requires the physical installation of bollards and barriers.
The other options for increasing funding will be considered at the end of January by Cabinet and I will update you next
Commercial Services & Top up Services
The Council allows the local community to fund a number of top up services through its contractors, including:
The Council’s in-house operations provide a number of commercial services including: •
Gully emptying
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MOT's of private vehicles
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Septic tank and sewer service
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Sweeping of highway roads
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Sweeping of highway pavements
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Grounds maintenance
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Replacement of highway assets and furniture
If you are interested, call 0300 456 0105
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PARISH COUNCIL Winter Maintenance - Top
A court would have to deem someone as having been "wholly incompetent or irresponsible" for another to successfully sue them for injury.
Five Questions Answered 1. What is road grit/salt? The most common material used to treat road surfaces prior to freezing is rock salt.
Salt Bins
2. How does gritting work? Rock salt lowers the freezing point of moisture on the road surface, stopping ice from forming and causing existing ice or snow to melt. For grit to work most effectively it needs traffic to crush and spread it across the road. When it snows heavily at night, though a road is gritted the snow will often still settle. Unfortunately that means for the first few drivers it may be slippery. 3. Can it get too cold for grit to work? Yes. Salt will work at temperatures down to minus 8-10 degrees C. Below that temperature salted roads will still freeze. 4. Why don't councils grit all roads? Wiltshire Council is responsible for about 4,400kms of road. It would cost hundreds of thousands of extra pounds to grit all roads. Also, many roads are simply too narrow or too steep for gritting lorry to navigate. Instead, we try to find other solutions like supplying local grit bins for residents (there are 1,600 bins in Wiltshire), liaising with parish councils and community groups to grit more residential or remote areas and working with farmers to clear rural areas.
Wiltshire Council has approximately 1600 salt bins which it fills and maintains on the road network throughout the county. Each location is recorded and identified on town and parish maps. The resource to fill these bins when they become emptied in a short time, particularly during extreme weather, is great. Currently there is no opportunity for new bins to be provided but consideration is given to cases where relocating existing bins might be more advantageous to the community. In some cases towns and parish councils have provided new bins themselves and undertaken to fill them from the 1 tonne bags of salt provided to them at the start of the winter season. Contact weather.team@wiltshire.gov.uk for more information. Current salt bins managed by Wiltshire Council will be refilled prior to the start of each winter season. All requests for existing salt bins to be repaired or refilled can be reported to Wiltshire Council via the App or by calling 0300 456 0105. Requests are then noted, prioritised and every attempt to refill them will be made as soon as possible. This may not be immediately possible during the extremes of winter when resources are used to salt the road network.
5. Can people be sued if someone falls on a path or pavement they have cleared? There is no law against people clearing pavements or public spaces. Ministers have repeatedly welcomed "public-spiritedness" and said "common sense" and "benefit of the doubt" should always prevail when considering litigation.
The salt must only be used on the highway and not on private driveways or property. As a guide, salt should only be applied at the rate of 1 tablespoon per 1m2.
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PARISH COUNCIL Passenger Transport In 2015 the Council consulted widely on the future provision of public transport in Wiltshire. The outcome of that consultation was that members decided not to introduce wholesale changes to the supported public transport network, but instead agreed to review all passenger trip subsidies above the thresholds set out in the Local Transport Plan, to achieve £500k savings in the passenger transport budget. In order to achieve these savings, the frequency of some of our more expensive services had to be reduced so that fewer vehicles and drivers were needed to operate them, but unlike some of our neighbouring authorities, we have so far managed to avoid leaving any bus using communities in Wiltshire without some form of public transport.
Following my request to parishes and towns for information that they would like to see in this newsletter, I was asked to highlight the work we do on Passenger Transport. The Portfolio Holder for Passenger Transport is Horace Prickett, who is supported by Jason Salter, the Head of Service, and his team. The service is within Parvis Khansari’s directorate. The list of activities delivered by the Passenger Transport Unit (PTU) is vast and encompasses all of the transport that the Council organizes for people. The main areas of responsibility are supported public transport, home to school transport, administration of concessionary bus passes, support for community transport and the provision of transport for both children and adults who are being supported through our social services departments. Further information on the various transport services provided can be found on the Passenger Transport pages on the Council’s website, but we thought that you might find it helpful if we explained here some of the latest developments affecting public transport in the county:
We are now in the process of retendering all of our Council funded bus services, which will result in further changes to many bus services during the next 14 months as we try to make them even more cost effective. The first area being re-tendered is West Wiltshire where new timetables will be introduced in late January and during February and March. Leaflets explaining the changes will be distributed to passengers using the services concerned during the coming weeks and will also be available to download from the Council’s “Connecting Wiltshire” website.
Public Transport in Wiltshire Wiltshire Council continues to place a priority on public transport, even during these austere times. We currently spend over £4 million supporting a large network of bus routes which the bus companies are unable to run as a commercial venture, but which are still needed to connect people to essential services.
For further details of all bus services in Wiltshire are available from the Traveline website or by emailing us at buses@wiltshire.gov.uk
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PARISH COUNCIL Local Highway Contact Details
Community Area Board
Highway – Email: centralhighways@wiltshire.gov.uk
Warminster
centralhighways@wiltshire.gov.uk
Trowbridge
centralhighways@wiltshire.gov.uk
Westbury
centralhighways@wiltshire.gov.uk
Corsham
centralhighways@wiltshire.gov.uk
Bradford on Avon
centralhighways@wiltshire.gov.uk
Chippenham
centralhighways@wiltshire.gov.uk
Melksham
Highway – Email:
Community Area Board
NorthernHighways@wiltshire.gov.uk
Malmesbury
NorthernHighways@wiltshire.gov.uk
Malborough
NorthernHighways@wiltshire.gov.uk
Devizes
NorthernHighways@wiltshire.gov.uk
Pewsey
NorthernHighways@wiltshire.gov.uk
Calne
NorthernHighways@wiltshire.gov.uk
Royal Wootton Bassett & Cricklade
Highway – Email:
Community Area Board
southernhighways@wiltshire.gov.uk
Southern
southernhighways@wiltshire.gov.uk
South West
southernhighways@wiltshire.gov.uk
Salisbury
southernhighways@wiltshire.gov.uk
Amesbury
southernhighways@wiltshire.gov.uk
Tidworth
Street Cleaning & Amenity – Email
Community Area Board
StreetSceneTeam@wiltshire.gov.uk
Whole County
Parking – Email:
Community Area Board
ParkingServices@wiltshire.gov.uk
Whole County
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PARISH COUNCIL
February 2018
News: Wiltshire Police has announced Chief Constable Mike Veale will be stepping down in his role and has accepted the Chief Constable position for Cleveland Police; his last day will be 4 th March 2018. Mr Veale has said "It has been a very difficult decision to make, after serving here in Wiltshire for 13 years and the wider West Country for almost 34 years. However, I feel it is the right time for a new challenge and it is for that reason that I plan to make this move. I would like to publicly thank my officers and staff for their unwavering support for me during my tenure as Wiltshire Police chief constable." Kier Pritchard will become Temporary Chief Constable. His appointment will be for a period of 12 months. Kier is an experienced senior police officer and will provide stability innovation and build upon excellent foundations. Wiltshire Police is an outstanding force with many strengths and we feel sure that we have the strong leadership in place to continue and maintain our excellent reputation. Kier will take up post of Temporary Chief Constable on Monday 5 March 2018. If you have any questions about any of the above, please contact Angus Macpherson on: policeandcrimecommissioner@wiltshire.pcc.pnn.gov.uk
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BURBAGE FLOWER CLUB The October meeting was an arrangement in a pumpkin (for Halloween).
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Julia (left) did a demonstration initially talking us through the various stages to produce a special arrangement using roses and carnations for the flowers. Demonstrations are always interesting and they remind me of Blue Peter and the professional “one I made earlier� and then the one made by the presenter! She worked through the stages from preparing the pumpkin with the oasis, going on to explain where to place the leaves and flowers to make the finished arrangement. Everyone enjoyed the evening and look forward to more of them during the year.
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BURBAGE FLOWER CLUB OCTOBER 2017
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Right: The finished arrangement. Left and below: Some clever leaf manipulation
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BURBAGE FLOWER CLUB OCTOBER 2017
Some of the ladies working on their own arrangements and they produced some very professional looking designs at the end of the night. [12]
BURBAGE FLOWER CLUB NOVEMBER 2017 On the 9th November we had our Christmas meal which I always love, not just because we get to eat lovely food courtesy of The Waterfront at Pewsey, nor to have a drink (I could as I wasn’t driving) - no it’s because all of the members get to relax and just chat about everything from flowers to Julia’s eventful attendance last year (when she appeared on crutches) but also finding out more
about the person sitting both next to you and on the opposite side of the table. Next year we’re not having a meal as we have planned a two part workshop but we will be having social evenings and I can thoroughly recommend becoming a member just for those! Becoming a member is easy and I can assure you will be very welcome to our friendly club. (Donna Parmenter)
DECEMBER 2017 On the 14 December we had a workshop entitled “Christmas Star”. Julia was away at Olympia and so Ceri, our treasurer, stepped up to demonstrate for us and to add a bit of bling she had a sparkly star on her jumper! Ceri has been with the club from the beginning and was a very capable demonstrator. To get us in the Christmas spirit we had mulled wine and mince pies.
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BURBAGE FLOWER CLUB You can see the ladies enjoying themselves here at the December meeting. Some great ‘Stars’! The great thing about Burbage Flower Club is that your ability doesn’t matter - whether you have done floral exams, or you do church flowers or you just plonk flowers in a vase - you are very welcome to our friendly club and 2018’s programme is amazing. Look at our Facebook page and keep an eye out for our posters and articles.
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BURBAGE FLOWER CLUB JANUARY 2018 Burbage Flower Club had their AGM which was well attended - well it was at the White Hart!
would like to know more or you are beginner like me - I only grow brambles and stingers! As with all clubs how they continue year after year is through its membership and Burbage Flower Club is no different.
It was with an overwhelming majority that Julia was voted to remain on as Chairperson, Ceri as Treasurer, Marilyn as Secretary and myself as Press Secretary.
Membership for year works out at just over £3 an evening (conditions apply) and this is great value when you get to have fun, great company, learn amazing things and make beautiful arrangements and obviously great refreshments! More importantly it’s local with local people.
I am obviously biased but what an amazing programme the club has for 2018!! You can see we have so much to offer from workshops to demonstrations. There is a private visit to Avebury Gardens this is restricted in number and members have first priority. A perfect opportunity to become a member!
Visitors are welcome and there is a fee of £5 (conditions apply) In February we have a workshop led by Julia Russett and it will be an arrangement with leaf manipulation - details in poster.
Finally we are really pleased to announce that will have a guest speaker - Jenny Patterson. She was a gold medal finalist in BBC Gardeners World Live! Not one to miss even if you are someone who has an amazing garden and
We really look forward to seeing you. Donna Editor’s Note: Printable programme on following page
BURBAGE FLOWER CLUB All meetings will be held at The Burbage Church Hall, Eastcourt Road, Burbage on the second Thursday in the month at 7.30pm unless otherwise stated.
Programme of Events 2018 January – AGM - followed by welcome drinks **At the WHITE HART INN** 11th Jan – Please come along to a fun social gathering to hear all about our club and meet the committee.
June 14th June – Garden Visit – Burbage Flower Club have arranged A private tour of Avebury Gardens with head gardener. 7.30pm Max 20 people – Members will be given first refusal.
February 8th Feb - Workshop with Julia Russett Creating an arrangement to include leaf manipulation.
July 12th July – Workshop with Julia Russett – Back to Basics
Come along and create your own flower arrangement. Contact Julia for a sundries list.
Come along and create your own flower arrangement. Contact Julia for a sundries list.
March 8th March – Demonstration by Catheryn Brown Title: 50 Shades of Colour
August 9th August – Social Evening – Picnic and Pimms in our chairman’s new garden.
Come along and watch a demonstrator wow us with her tales and creativity.
Sept - No Meeting April 12th April – Guest Speaker – Jenny Patterson Title: Love Your Garden BBC Gardeners World Live Medalist!!
October 11th October – Demonstration by Sally Taylor. Title:
Jenny will give us tips on gardening so we can grow our own flowers to design!!
Come along and watch a demonstrator wow us with her tales and creativity.
November 8th Nov – Workshop Part 1 with Julia Russett - Creating containers for Christmas.
***10th May*** – NATIONAL DEMONSTRATOR – Annette Urquhart Come along and watch National Demonstrator Annette wow us with her amazing designs. OPEN MEETING the more the merrier.
Come along and create your own container for your Christmas design. Contact Julia for a sundries list.
**Tickets £5 members, £10 non members** Additional Info – The Bouverie Hall, North Street Car Park, Goddard Road, Pewsey, Wiltshire,SN9 5QE
Annual Subscriptions £35
Visitor’s fee £5.00**
December 13th Dec – Workshop Part 2 with Julia Russett Christmas
Chairman: Julia Russett 01672 810829
Affiliated to The National Association of Flower Arrangement Societies of Great Britain Registered Charity Number 296900
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August 9th August – Social Evening – Picnic and Pimms in our chairman’s new garden.
March 8th March – Demonstration by Catheryn Brown Title: 50 Shades of Colour
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Visitor’s fee £5.00**
Chairman: Julia Russett 01672 810829
December 13th Dec – Workshop Part 2 with Julia Russett Christmas
Come along and create your own container for your Christmas design. Contact Julia for a sundries list.
November 8th Nov – Workshop Part 1 with Julia Russett - Creating containers for Christmas.
Come along and watch a demonstrator wow us with her tales and creativity.
October 11th October – Demonstration by Sally Taylor. Title:
Affiliated to The National Association of Flower Arrangement Societies of Great Britain Registered Charity Number 296900
Annual Subscriptions £35
Additional Info – The Bouverie Hall, North Street Car Park, Goddard Road, Pewsey, Wiltshire,SN9 5QE
**Tickets £5 members, £10 non members**
Come along and watch National Demonstrator Annette wow us with her amazing designs. OPEN MEETING the more the merrier.
***10th May*** – NATIONAL DEMONSTRATOR – Annette Urquhart
Jenny will give us tips on gardening so we can grow our own flowers to design!!
April 12th April – Guest Speaker – Jenny Patterson Title: Love Your Garden BBC Gardeners World Live Medalist!!
Sept - No Meeting
Come along and create your own flower arrangement. Contact Julia for a sundries list.
Come along and create your own flower arrangement. Contact Julia for a sundries list.
Come along and watch a demonstrator wow us with her tales and creativity.
July 12th July – Workshop with Julia Russett – Back to Basics
June 14th June – Garden Visit – Burbage Flower Club have arranged A private tour of Avebury Gardens with head gardener. 7.30pm Max 20 people – Members will be given first refusal.
February 8th Feb - Workshop with Julia Russett Creating an arrangement to include leaf manipulation.
January – AGM - followed by welcome drinks **At the WHITE HART INN** 11th Jan – Please come along to a fun social gathering to hear all about our club and meet the committee.
Programme of Events 2018
All meetings will be held at The Burbage Church Hall, Eastcourt Road, Burbage on the second Thursday in the month at 7.30pm unless otherwise stated.
BURBAGE FLOWER CLUB
BURBAGE FLOWER CLUB
This is a printable copy of the programme
BURBAGE FLOWER CLUB Burbage Flower Club Thursday 8th February 2018 Come along and enjoy an evening of flower arranging, create your own interpretation Two designs members saw demonstrated of one of the shownthat designs. A workshop tutored by Julia Russett. before Complete beginner’s welcome. creating their own versions.
Design 1
Design 1 You will need the following items or similar to create the design: 5 Gerberas 1 Phoenix palm 2 Cordyline 3 Codiaeum leaves 2 Aspidistra leaves 2 snake grass A selection of small leaves to create the ball. 1 shallow container ½ block of floral foam pot tape small round oasis ball pearl headed pins 1 kebab stick
Design Two Design 2 You will require the following items or similar items to recreate this design. 6 Roses 4 Phormium leaves Cold floral glue Decorative gems Decorative raised container ½ block of floral foam Complementary material/moss to cover foam.
2018 subscription is £35 for the year or visitors £5 per meeting. Doors open 7.15pm for a 7.30pm start. Any questions please call Julia on 01672 810829
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BURBAGE FLOWER CLUB FEBRUARY 2018 February’s meeting was a workshop on leaf manipulation on a choice of two designs - one easier and one slightly harder. Julia was the demonstrator. The great thing about workshops it doesn’t matter if you are a beginner or have completed exams as there is something for everyone and Julia is there to assist if you need it. As you will see from the photos this was a great opportunity to bring something different to an arrangement and giving the observer foliage as well as flowers to focus on. We welcomed several new visitors of which two became members that evening. Visitors are always welcome but as members, especially with this year’s programme, you are given priority over visits etc. March’s meeting is a demonstration entitled ‘Fifty Shades of Colour’ by Catheryne Brown. Please come along and have an entertaining evening. The designs created by Catheryne are raffled off at the end of the evening. The next meeting will be held on 8 March, at Burbage Church Hall, doors open at 7.15pm for a prompt start at 7.30pm. Refreshments available.
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BURBAGE FLOWER CLUB FEBRUARY 2018
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IT’S A STITCH UP Our last meeting of 2017 was on Saturday November 18th.
Photos: Melissa is very proud of her recently acquired crocheting expertise
DO GIVE IT A TRY! We charge £3.50 and provide tea, coffee and biscuits
WE MEET
CONTACT Helen tel: 810949 or Kay tel: 811093
Once a month
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LOOK OUT FOR: Posters around the Village, or in the Burbage News printed edition
IT’S A STITCH UP
Top left: Crocheted sheep Top Right: Vibrant patchwork Centre:
Christmas Bunting
Bottom left: Appliqué Bottom Right: Creative Embroidery
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IT’S A STITCH UP
Exquisite miniature dolls’ knitting and crochet done by Cis
DO GIVE IT A TRY! We charge £3.50 and provide tea, coffee and biscuits
WE MEET
CONTACT Helen tel: 810949 or Kay tel: 811093
Once a month
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LOOK OUT FOR: Posters around the Village, or in the Burbage News printed edition
IT’S A STITCH UP
DO GIVE IT A TRY! We charge £3.50 and provide tea, coffee and biscuits
WE MEET
CONTACT Helen tel: 810949 or Kay tel: 811093
Once a month
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LOOK OUT FOR: Posters around the Village, or in the Burbage News printed edition
IT’S A STITCH UP We are still attracting members and each meeting brings new ideas and inspirations to share. If you are stuck, there is always someone with expertise to help. At the November meeting we were in awe of the beautifully intricate miniature dolls knitting and crochet work done by Cis, that she brought in to show. We had a very eye catching display of work during Gala Week. Thank you to everyone who lent pieces and to those who came and saw them! This was representative of the work we do. Typically there is knitting, crochet, patchwork, tapestry, cross stitch, traditional hand embroidery, free machine embroidery, applique, soft furnishing and dress making on the go – sometimes all in one session!
Occasionally someone will demonstrate a skill or technique to the whole group; we have had workshops on needle felting, purse making, curtain making, etui boxes and crochet. We are a friendly group and always offer a warm welcome to anyone new. So don’t be shy, come and join us this month or in the New Year - third Saturday of the month. Our next meeting is 20th January, in the Church Centre, 9.30am – 12.30pm. Have a couple of hours indulging in your passion of stitching, meet new likeminded people, and pick up some tips!
Contact Helen 810949 or Kay 811093 for more details
2018 Dates are as follows: January 20
July 21
February 17
August 18
March 24
September 15
April 21
October 20
May 19
November 17
June 16 All meetings are advertised in the Burbage News and by posters nearer the time.
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IT’S A STITCH UP NOTICE It has been suggested that as this year marks the 100th Anniversary of the end of First World War, it would be nice if we had some kind of stitched hanging commemoration and that It’s A Stitch Up might like to mastermind this! Others from the village could contribute if they wished, and we hope they will. Please get in touch with Helen or Kay if so. What has been suggested is a panel of small individual pieces 5 inches square (or larger - in multiples of 2, 3 or 4 squares) depicting village life, people, events or places as they may have been 100 years ago and with some reference to WWI - we will get together a list of ideas. These could be in any kind of stitching genre: knitting, crochet, woven, embroidered, appliquéd, etc, etc. and as simple or complicated as wished. It would be need to be finished before November, so contributions have to be completed and collected by the end of August, for mounting and stitching together.
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WOMAN’S OWN July 20th
August 17th
The much anticipated Fashion Show took place! It was a most enjoyable evening an event definitely to be repeated! Thanks to all who made the event such a great success.
Some Woman’s Own members and friends went to an evening performance of A Little Night Music by Stephen Sondheim at the Watermill Theatre near Newbury. Most also enjoyed the pre-show buffet.
We were delighted to see so many guests. All were greeted with a raffle ticket and glass of Buck’s Fizz, expertly served by Kay and Elaine.
It was a lovely evening and pleasant to sit outside with a drink beforehand.
Jan Richie was the very eloquent compere. Glenda Pearce, Sue Shires, Sue Stead and Jean Weller, were the very elegant models, who daringly but confidently took the catwalk, and with seamless quick changes, each showed five or six different ensembles. £200 was raised from the sale of clothes kindly donated over the past few months, half of which was given to Prospect at Home. There were some very nice and hardly worn designer clothes, sizes and styles to suit everyone, all at bargain prices! Many ladies went home with very respectable additions to their wardrobes! Sue Goalby won the raffle. A very grateful vote of thanks went to Di Acheson for storing clothes, helping sort, and taking the remaining ones home pending their collection by Prospect shops. Grateful thanks also to John Acheson for creating and displaying the posters, and helping load clothes into cars!
The show was of the usual brilliantly high standard we have come to expect of these Watermill summer productions. Everyone of the cast is lively and versatile in musical, dancing and acting talents; many play a range of instruments and they appear to thoroughly enjoy themselves. Four of the cast had appeared in productions seen in previous years – Copacabana, Calamity Jane and Oliver! Some of the audience who sat on the front row had particularly interesting views of the action! Stephen Sondheim’s lyrics are sophisticated and witty; true, the music can take a little getting used to, but is well worth the effort. The program informs of a storyline of ‘intertwined love affairs, regret and longing centred on elegant actress, Desiree Armfeldt’, and old passions which rekindle during a weekend in the country, involving the entangled romances of four couples. Memorable numbers include A Weekend in the Country and Send in the Clowns.
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WOMAN’S OWN September 21st In a change to the published programme, we welcomed well known Burbage resident Emma Butler, who gave an illustrated talk on the organisation Forever Hounds Trust, and the fantastic work they do rescuing retired and injured greyhounds and abandoned lurchers. This is mainly with the help of volunteers workers and foster homes. Greyhounds and lurchers are sight hounds, lurchers being a sight hound crossed with another breed. Greyhounds make marvellous pets, not requiring much exercise, much preferring to be couch potatoes! Some of the stories were heart-rending,
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including one lurcher which had been so badly treated it had shut down and couldn't even stand. To see it after rehabilitation and rehoming by FHT was wonderful. FHT was started in Bath as the Greyhound Rescue, West of England, and the name was changed in July 2016, at a party held by the actor, Anthony Head, one of the patrons. It was great to welcome Emma to what was a rather small [but nevertheless select!] group that evening, and everyone enjoyed hearing her talk. There is more about this from Emma on the next page.
WOMAN’S OWN FOREVER HOUNDS Forever Hounds Trust has been operating for more than twenty years, rescuing and finding homes for greyhounds and lurchers in need. Originally known as GRWE, Greyhound Rescue West of England, the charity now works throughout England and rescues all breeds of sighthound. With such a mix of dogs, the organisation believes they have the right dog for everyone, and they work on a ‘matching’ system which has been very successful. Staff and volunteers at the charity get to know each and every dog that comes to them and match them with their new owners based on their individual needs. Emma Butler is a PR Consultant living in Burbage, and works closely with the charity. She says: “One of questions we are asked most is whether greyhounds need a lot of exercise. Because they can run fast many people assume they need to be doing this all day, but it simply isn’t true. In fact, many greyhounds are quite lazy creatures! We affectionately call them the 40mph couch potatoes because, although they need one or two short walks each day, they are quite content to spend the rest of the time chilling out. The charity also take in lurchers. A lurcher is any sighthound crossed with another breed of dog, and as a result they come in all shapes and sizes and personality types. Forever Hounds Trust has a team of experts that match dogs to owners to
ensure that you have the right dog for your circumstances. Homes for dogs are always needed. The requirement for rescue spaces is never ending and as soon as one dog is found a home it frees up a space for the charity to rescue another. So, by homing one dog you are actually helping two.”
If you can offer a home to a greyhound or lurcher from Forever Hounds Trust, please call 03000 111 100 or email enquiries@foreverhoundstrust.org.
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Some of the lovely dogs who have suffered so much but thanks to the Hounds Trust are now in better times.
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WOMAN’S OWN October 19th
November 16th
The annual skittles evening took place, in the Royal British Legion.
It was a dark and stormy night in Burbage, but in the Church Centre all was calm, convivial and creative as a small but select group of ladies participated in the Christmas Crafts Workshop.
There was a good turnout and Elaine Dutton, who was in charge of operations, divided us into 5 teams. Play commenced at approximately 7.45pm. And the winning team with 67 points comprised Sue Stead, Cynthia Mitchell, Di Acheson, June Eales and Jean Weller, each of whom won a kit-kat! Sue Stead won the raffle, too.
On offer were plenty of ideas to perfect in time for Christmas! There was an opportunity to be innovative with
Harry and Lois efficiently returned the balls, repositioned the skittles and joined in the contest. At half time we refuelled with items from the loving prepared finger buffet, provided by committee members [even absent ones!] Then it was time for the sudden death play off – won this year by Wendy Jones, who described herself as ‘not much good at skittles’, but who nobly came to make up numbers!! Margaret Slatter put up a good fight and came 2nd, but the prize was not for her this year. Well done to Wendy and the winning team and good effort to everyone; special thanks to ball girls Harry and Lois, and Elaine for all her hard work in organizing the evening. It was, as always, most enjoyable.
Christmas ribbons, fabric strips, sparkly cords and beads to make small indoor wreaths, demonstrated by Helen Colling, exquisitely tasteful white and green festive table
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WOMAN’S OWN recycling opportunity) from Val Clowes and beautiful sugar flowers to adorn the Christmas cake, by Jan Ritchie. We had an enjoyably industrious time and everyone took home some creations to be proud of. Many thanks to all the workshop tutors - talented Woman’s Own members, who gave up time to prepare their crafts and didn’t even get to experience the other ones! The rest of the ladies were able to try two crafts and have a cup of tea and cake at half time!
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BURBAGE & DISTRICT CAMERA & VIDEO CLUB JULY: We visited the Kennett Canal near the Crofton Pump Room area but sadly the heavy overcast did not provide us with an ideal set of circumstances to produce good contrast and saturated images as we would have liked. The area is rich for photography as it includes opportunity to take images of a very varied range of genres including portraits, landscape and canal “fittings and furniture” some of which dates back to many years past. During our shoot, we met several local “barge people” who invited us to take more shots at a later date on and in their boats which would give us the opportunity to take portraits in the home and environment including some reportage shots of the area around the barges.
Photos submitted by Sonny Hamid
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BURBAGE & DISTRICT CAMERA & VIDEO CLUB Our AUGUST session was an informal one discussing photo and video equipment and techniques. We explored the latest Nikon mirror-less camera and the range of interchangeable lens available for the camera. Members exhibited their recent work which received plenty of commentary and critique. Our programme for next month is hopefully to shoot some portraits of people at work preferably in a restaurant or Public House Our members are willing to help newcomers to the hobby so that they may get the best from their efforts and equipment. Have you purchased a new camera or taken some great shots recently? Why not bring these with you to one of our sessions and get some help and advice from our members who have gained much experience in a wide range of aspects of the hobby.
“Autumn Colour� photos submitted by Sonny Hamid
We welcome new members from Burbage and the surrounding villages all of whom are welcome to join us in sharing this exciting hobby Please contact Sonny tel: 01672 811 933 or Mike tel: 01672 810 574 for more details.
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BURBAGE & DISTRICT CAMERA & VIDEO CLUB SEPTEMBER:
OCTOBER:
The Clubs September session was somewhat low-key as many of the members were away on their summer vacation.
The Club were delighted to welcome two new members, Terri and Mitch from Collingbourne Kingston. They are keen videographers and use their skills in recoding interviews at various care establishments for the benefit of the residents.
Most of this month’s session was dedicated to looking at improving images especially those which required adjustments to shadow and/or highlights image detail. Several types of digital manipulation software was used to discover the best for these types of adjustments. As a result, it was evident that many otherwise excellent shots taken by members could be readjusted to yield much better images particularly when these may be printed.
The Clubs October session was focused on learning Photoshop Elements which was demonstrated with the use of a laptop and projector. Members were introduced to the program’s menu structure and some key adjusting tools were used to demonstrate how Photoshop can help produce better images. Another part of our session was used to demonstrate how cut-aways in video editing can improve production of a video feature and clips from two productions produced by a member were used to demonstrate the effects that can be achieved with this technique.
Discussion on the merit/demerits of Adobe’s range of software also produced much interest and at least one member was willing to obtain a copy of Photoshop and give it a try with the intention to improve his images.
The Club was pleased to support a call for still and video photographers at an event staged at Tedworth House, Tidworth, in support of Help for Heroes. The concert included the Burbage Singers and the Phoenix Brass Band. Several photographs were taken and a fully edited movie with titles and music background was produced for the events organising team.
At our next session in October, members will bring in their own laptops and images and try out their hand at judging the benefits of using Adobes Photoshop Elements. Our members are willing to help newcomers to the hobby so that they may get the best from their efforts and equipment. Have you purchased a new camera or taken some great shots over the summer holidays? Why not bring these with you to the October session and get some help and advice from our members who have gained much experience in a wide range of aspects of the hobby.
NOVEMBER: There was no meeting in November.
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Please contact Sonny tel: 01672 811 933 or Mike tel: 01672 810 574 for more details.
Photos taken of Burbage Church and the bell ringers. Submitted by Philip Leach a Member of the Camera Club
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Help the Hero’s Concert at Tedworth House, Tidworth in October. The Burbage Choir and the Phoenix Brass Band.
Photos and video by Larry Emmerson and Sonny Hamid A fully edited video produced by Sonny is available on loan from the organiser of the concert: Bob Norbury C/O Royal British Legion,Burbage
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BURBAGE & DISTRICT CAMERA & VIDEO CLUB Photos submitted by Mike Bird - taken at various locations.
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BURBAGE & DISTRICT CAMERA & VIDEO CLUB Photos of the Christmas Tree Market in December, submitted by Sonny Hamid
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Burbage & District Model Railway Club JULY: During the Club’s July meeting, our Members discussed the future construction programme for the Club layout and later undertook the assembling of a special layout ready for further construction work. The special layout is being constructed by our Club Members for a local youth who has learning difficulties but does really enjoy constructing model railway layouts. The work, and much of the cost, has been borne mainly by Member Chris P with input from the youth and the rest of our membership. We hope to complete the special layout by end August and early September and hand it over to the youth as a free gift. Other items during the session included reviewing some recent donations made by generous residents and exploring the possibility of including 00 scale trams. Our thanks to all those who gave us their unwanted equipment.
For our August meeting, we were joined by an expert Model Railway Dealer to view our collection and provide us with some idea of valuation of our equipment and for a possible sale of some of our surplus stuff.
The Club welcomes new members and also any donations and gifts of unwanted 00/H0 gauge model railway items. So, if you would like to try your hand at this hobby or have some equipment you are not using, please feel free to call me Sonny Hamid, on 01672 811 933. [41]
Burbage & District Model Railway Club AUGUST: The Club’s August meeting was very much different to what we have done on our Club nights so far! Our first task was to look at the now almost complete layout specially built for a worthy recipient in our area. The detail incorporated on this layout is just fantastic and includes typically, a windfarm, merry go round and all sorts of interesting items in miniature. The second part of the session was to try out our locomotives on a very large layout built entirely by Member Chris Patrick. The model includes a shuttle track controlled by an electronic printed circuit board timer/flip-flop module.
The third part of the session was a talk given by Alan Pavier, a model railway dealer with many years of experience in buying and selling model railway equipment. Alan examined our model railway assets and provided us with an indication of what he would be looking for before making an offer to purchase. We also managed to collect many items which were not of much use on our layout and for all of the items, Alan made a generous offer which we accepted and will use the proceeds to purchase more items for the Club layout in the future.
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Burbage & District Model Railway Club SEPTEMBER:
OCTOBER:
After many months of little input into constructing the Club’s own layout, members returned to continue doing more work on it during the September session.
During the October Club session, work was concentrated on the electrical system of the Club’s layout. Track circuits were identified, marked and “rung” out to check for electrical continuity. We also discussed the planning and layout of the master control board so that work can commence on preparing the boards and drilling for inserting switches, indicator lights, etc Some planning was also undertaken to assess the outstanding task that is required to complete the layout and the necessary resources to complete each task. Members were very pleased with the publication of the Clubs work in the Wiltshire Gazette and Herald who very kindly had dedicated an illustrated news report on some our work.
Much of the effort was focused on making more electrical connections and examining connections that were made previously. Copper wire of different colour sheaths was everywhere while many of the members had their soldering irons on the go simultaneously! Once the major connections were made, it was then time to check the continuity on each of the individual sections and again when the four sections were combined into one large layout. As expected several problems were discovered then attention turned to rectifying faults. The layout is starting to look more presentable but much work still remains outstanding, much of it awaiting construction of more buildings and scenery.
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Burbage & District Model Railway Club NOVEMBER:
JANUARY 2018:
The Clubs November session was in two parts. The first was a planning and review session of the progress on the Club layout while the second part was to establish our plans for future exhibitions.
During late 2017 the Club received generous gifts from the Parmenter family (Tony and Richard). At the January session, Members reviewed the donated items and thank the Parmenters for their gift which will help our continuing effort towards the construction of the Club layout.
The Planning meeting considered the construction progress made to date, identified areas of the layout that still required further work and assigned tasks to members who had the best skills to complete the outstanding work The discussions on the exhitibition plans were initiated by an invitation from the Fordingbridge Rotary Club who has extended an invitation to our Club to exhibit our layout and demonstrate modelling skills at their forthcoming exhibition in Fordingbridge in April 2018. Members agreed that for the Fordingbridge exhibition we would set up a small layout for use by younger visitors, a shuttle layout and provide a display by our members demonstrating their kit building skills.
At the January session, members continued exploring our proposals for the forthcoming inter-County Model Railway Exhibition in April 2018 at Fordingbridge, Hampshire. We decided to build a smaller layout especially for the exhibition. The scope for the layout is that it should suitable for young persons to use and appreciate the layout: Work then commenced on the construction of the layout. A requirement of the Exhibitor organisers is that all mains operated small appliances including model railway controllers must be tested to the latest electrical test requirement. Accordingly, all equipment we intend to use at the exhibition was submitted for the Portable Appliance Testing (PAT) and passed the PAT. At our next meeting we intend to continue constructing the new layout for the exhibition. Our next meeting is scheduled for Monday, 19 February 2018.
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Help and support for people who care According to the last census, there are 47,608 people in Wiltshire providing care and support to a relative, child, partner or friend who would not be able to manage on their own. There are many reasons why someone may not be able to cope unaided including physical or mental disability, old age, long-term illness, special educational need, eating disorder or a problem with drugs or alcohol. It is estimated that 3 in 5 people will become a carer at some point in their lives. The problem is that most people will not identify themselves as such – people simply consider themselves as a spouse, sibling, parent, grandparent or friend doing what they would be doing anyway. Many also mistake the word ‘carer’ with
those providing paid care work in a residential home or domiciliary agency capacity. Carer Support Wiltshire is a charity with a team of support workers who can provide information and support to carers living in Wiltshire, at the other end of the telephone, or face to face, along with accessing to counselling and advice relating to your role. All of our services are free and confidential for anyone aged 18 and over and we can offer you the chance to have a break through social cafés, days out, activities, craft groups and complementary therapies. We will shortly be running a monthly carers cafés in nearby Marlborough where you can come along to chat with other carers over a hot drink or two. To find out more about us, or to register for some support, please visit our website www.carersinwiltshire.co.uk, email info@carersinwiltshire.co.uk or freephone: 0800 181 4118 (01 380 871 690 from a mobile).
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Health Trainer service from Wiltshire Council My name is Sanj and I am the health trainer for Pewsey and the surrounding areas including Burbage. It is a free and confidential service. Health Trainers work on a one to one basis with individuals to support behaviour change and improve health. We meet with our clients in places such as the local library, leisure centre etc. We can work with clients who want to improve their wellbeing, including looking at areas such as;
Building self-confidence and motivation Eating healthier food and becoming a healthy weight Reducing of stopping smoking being more active drinking less alcohol I can also signpost and support people to access other services and activities. As a Health Trainer I can work with my client for six sessions building motivation and confidence to enable the client to help themselves and to maintain the changes. I look forward to hearing from you, Sanj.
Appointments can be made by self-referral via health.trainers@wiltshire.gov.uk or telephone 0300 003 4566
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