Broad Town News-November 2014

November 2014 BROAD TOWN NEWS Published by Christ Church

No Sponsor this month

Date/Day	Time	Church	Service	Readers	Sidesman	Chalice	Cleaner	Flowers
Sunday Nov 2	10.30am	Clyffe Pypard	Benefice Communion
4th Sunday before	4pm	Tockenham	Commemoration of the dead - followed by tea
Advent
Wednesday Nov 5	2pm	Hilmarton	Holy Communion held at 48 Poynder Place
Sunday Nov 9	7.45am	Broad Town	Said Communion +	S Richards / M Green	C Green	C Green	C Oldfield	M Green
Remembrance Sunday			Act of Remembrance
	9am	Clyffe Pypard	Act of Remembrance
	10am	Hilmarton	Act of Remembrance
	10.55am	Tockenham Corner War Memorial - Act of Remembrance
Sunday Nov 16	9.15am	Tockenham	Holy Communion
2nd Sunday before	11am	Broad Town	Family Service +	M Manley	D Marshall		C Bettinson	M Green
Advent			Baptism*
	5pm	Hilmarton	Evensong
Sunday Nov 23	10.30am	Broad Town	Patronal Festival	J Drury / C Green	J Wallis	D Marshall	C Bettinson	J Rendell
Christ the King			Benefice Communion
Sunday Nov 30	10.30am	Hilmarton	Benefice Communion
Advent 1	4pm	St Michael's Lyneham - Joint Advent Service

* Denotes a service that is particularly suitable for all ages

ARE WE LAMP-LIGHTERS?

When Robert Louis Stevenson was a small boy in Edinburgh he was often unwell and had to stay in his room. One winter evening as night fell, his nurse found him with his nose pressed to the window pane. “Come away Master Robert,” she said. “You’ll catch your death of cold.” “But nurse” replied Robert, “Come and Look! There is something wonderful happening out there. There is a man going down the street making holes in the dark!”

I imagine some of us have never seen an old-fashioned lamp-lighter with his long pole. But what a lovely way of putting it – making holes in the dark!

And we can still do it of course, for other people in the darkness of sorrow or need. A smile, the grip of the hand, a word of sympathy or encouragement – there are plenty of ways of being a lamp-lighter!

THANK YOU

A big thank you to the School and parish as approx. 100Kg of food was taken to the Food Bank. They have expressed their great thanks to everybody who donated.

SPONSORSHIP

Once again the sponsorship for the newsletter has expired. If you would like to sponsor the newsletter for a month or longer the cost is £30 per month.

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

Nov 14^th Big Gig AGM.

Nov 14^th School Children in Need.

Nov 21^st/22^nd Clyffe Pypard Bazaar.

Dec 6^th Church Christmas Coffee Morning.

Dec 12^th School Christmas Fayre.

Dec 14^th Four Ways Bingo.

Dec 18^th School Carol Service and last day of term.

Dec 18^th Church Carol Service

FINANCIAL UPDATE FROM BROAD TOWN CHURCH

During September, 250 leaflets were delivered to all households in Broad Town, Thornhill and Cotmarsh highlighting the Church’s need for financial support. We would like to thank all those who have replied with offers of support both financially and in other ways.

The response has been encouraging - although we have received only 7 new replies & a number of reviewed existing commitments - but we are hopeful that we will continue to receive further promises to help us meet our financial commitments.

If you have not replied, or are unable to assist at present, you can reply at any time in the future and if you would like any further information please contact either of the following:-

Clive Green, Treasurer. Tel 01793 854200 John Oldfield, Churchwarden. Tel. 01793 731097

WE BELIEVE OUR COMMUNITY NEEDS OUR CHURCH – OUR CHURCH NEEDS OUR COMMUNITY

CHRIST CHURCH, BROAD TOWN CHRISTMAS ACTIVITIES

On December 6^th we will again be opening the café from 10.00am to 12noon for our Christmas Coffee Morning. We will be having various stalls including cakes, Christmas goodies, tombola and refreshments. Tickets for the Christmas raffle will be on sale. The first prize this year is a short break at a sea-side cottage at Strumble Head, Pembrokeshire courtesy of Mr and Mrs Rendell. A brilliant prize you must agree!! Tickets are available from many members of the Church or phone Margaret and Clive on 01793 854200

The Christmas Carol Service will be on Thursday evening, December 18^th at 6.00pm. There is no school for the children the day after so come as a family and let us fill the Church with singing. The service will be followed with refreshments.

SCHOOL

On Friday 14^th November the School will be raising money for Children in Need.

Don’t forget the children break up on Thursday 18^th December after their carol service at 2.00pm. But the teachers still have a TT Day on the Friday!

PARISH CLERKS CLIPPINGS

1 No request has been made to hold an election for the vacancy on the Parish Council. The Council will now co-op a member. Watch this space.

2. The hedges on the playing field have been trimmed, making the area much tidier. The Parish Council is still looking for someone who is willing to keep an eye on the playing field, or, more importantly, who is willing to lead a team to improve the facilities. Some funding is available.

3. A plan to improve road safety through the Village has now been agreed and will be implemented sometime in the New Year.

4. More information from Wilts Council is being put on their website, and far less by post. The website, wiltshire.gov.uk. It is well worth looking at occasionally - even I find it useful.

BROAD TOWN WI

At our October meeting, our members, friends and even some husbands attempted a little ‘Line Dancing’. We were suitably dressed in checked shirts, jeans, cowboy boots and even a few Stetsons. With the help of our caller we attempted chasses, triple steps and right and left grapevines to name just a few. It was great fun and I think we did better than any of us expected. We finished the evening with a hotdog and some cider.

There is a change to the programme for November, due to our speaker being unavailable, so we will ‘Share and Tell’ with members recommending books they have enjoyed, interesting places they have visited, recommended films, theatre trips, restaurants etc.

New members are always welcome so if you are interested phone Jane on 731105 for more information.

BROAD TOWN COMMUNITY LED PLANNING (CLP) GROUP

Although it may seem that work on the Neighbourhood Plan has slowed down it has been continuing behind the scenes and the Joint Working Group (with representatives from the Parish Council and CLPG) is about to prepare the next consultation stage. As this is an inclusive plan for seven villages, progress must go in tandem with them, co-ordinated by the Area Steering Group. The next stages agreed by the Area Steering Group are:

Consultation in each village on the draft plan together with the draft strategic plans for the whole area;

Comments on the draft plan to be noted (and potentially amendments made as a result);

A local poll (yes or no) on the draft plan

All these stages must be organised and paid for with village resources.

The resulting document will go forward to Wiltshire Council for the formal stages which will be organised and paid for by Wiltshire Council.

The JWG met with Mat Pearson, Senior Spatial Planning Officer with Wiltshire Council. Mat explained that Wiltshire Council policy (Core Strategy) is very strong for Broad Town and that Broad Town doesn’t need to deliver housing due to its status as a small village. The Core Strategy is restrictive & protective of small villages and provides for infill only. Wiltshire Council would only allow a higher level of housing if it was the outcome of consultation and included in the Neighbourhood Plan. Mat also explained that housing development brings levies upon developers for Wiltshire Council to spend on infrastructure in the area where the development takes place, although this does not apply to social or sub-market housing.

Please contact us if you would like to go onto our mailing list on lorraine@mrsbillis.co.uk. More information is on our Community Forum on www.broad-town.co.uk .

THE FOUR WAYS COMMUNITY PUB

BAR 8pm-late EVERY FRIDAY – Enjoy a drink, FREE DARTS, FREE POOL, FREE TABLE TENNIS and FREE TABLE FOOTBALL with friends and neighbours. Christmas draw numbers on sale at £1 each: see Jenny or any bar staff to get yours: hundreds of pounds-worth of prizes big and small! Draw will take place at the Christmas Bingo session on SUNDAY 14TH December. Come along any Friday or Sunday! Any questions, or need a fully licenced bar for your village hall event? Contact Trevor on 01793 731699, email us at fourwaysbroadtown@gmail.com or click 'Like' at facebook.com/FourWaysBroadTown

BINGO EVERY SUNDAY – bar open 7.15pm; eyes down 8pm; last ball 10pm Never played Bingo before? Not from Broad Town? Doesn't matter: come and have a try. Full bar plus tea, coffee, cappuccino and Aero hot chocolate always available. Supporting your local non-profit bingo venue helps us grow: unlike most commercial games, every pound you flutter is ALWAYS returned to our players in prizes!

Want to ensure the continued survival of your village’s social hub? We’re in urgent need of additional committee members and bar staff as Matt is stepping down due to his unavoidable weekend work commitments. Come along to Broad Town Social Club's AGM at 8pm Friday 7th November and make your opinion count. Open to all: have your say in what we get up to in 2015 and beyond.

BIG GIG ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING. BROAD TOWN VILLAGE HALL - 8.30PM, FRIDAY 14th NOVEMBER

The Broad Town Big Gig Annual General Meeting will take place in the Village Hall at 8.30pm, Friday 14^th November. The meeting is open to everyone and being a Social Club evening, the bar will be open. The aim of the meeting will be to draw to a close the 2014 event and to look forward to 2015. Included in the short agenda will be the election of the Committee for the forthcoming year and so if you have any interest in supporting the event, either as an informal helper or as a Committee member, please come along. Everyone is welcome

SWINDON & DISTRICT SCOUT POST - CHRISTMAS 2014

This facility is again being provided this year as in previous years. The cost of the special stamp is now 30p. They can be purchased in Royal Wootton Bassett from Bevirs, Solicitors, High Street; Haines & Smith, Opticians, High Street; News Plus, Gainsborough Avenue & Radway’s the Cobblers, The Arcade, High Street. The last date for posting mail into the Scout Post is TUESDAY 16^th DEC at 4:00pm and all items must be posted in the special green post boxes which can be found at Sainsbury’s Borough Fields, Haines & Smith, Radway’s & News Plus.

The area covered for delivery of Scout Post is:-

Swindon, Badbury, Bishopstone, Blunsdon, Burderop, Chiseldon, Draycott Foliat, Elcombe, Hannington, Highworth, Hinton Parva, Hodson, Inglesham, Langton Park, Liddington, Overton, Red Barn, South Leaze, South Marston, Stanton Fitzwarren, Stratton St Margaret, Thorney Park, Wanborough, West Leaze, Wroughton, Royal Wootton Bassett, Purton, Lydiard Millicent, Broad Town, Bushton, Clyffe Pypard, Tockenham, Cricklade, Latton, Ashton Keynes, Shrivenham, Watchfield, Bourton, Idstone, Ashbury, Kingston Winslow, Broad Hinton, Winterbourne Bassett, Berwick Bassett & Winterbourne Monkton.

In addition stamps are available from Clive Green, 5 Eastwood Avenue, Royal Wootton Bassett. Tel No. 01793 854200

GENTLEMEN’S BREAKFAST CLUB Saturday 8 November 2014.

This will be the last meeting before Christmas and the club will reconvene in February 2015, so watch out for further notices in January.

Our SPEAKER David Jolliffe – a Rotarian from Burnham on Sea who was actively involved in the support of the residents of the Somerset levels during the heavily reported floods earlier in the year. It promises to be a very interesting talk and in many ways will be an ‘eye opener’ to what went on behind the scenes.

Please book in by e-mail to davemay104@yahoo.co.uk for the next meeting on 8 November, 9.30.a.m. at The Mallard, Lyneham. Price £7.00 per head.

Just a reminder that I am here to help with information to (hopefully) solve problems and make your life a little easier. Please call me,

Ellen Blacker on 07557 110414 or email me at rwbcrickladegnc@communityfirst.org.u

BUSY BEES

We meet in Bushton Village Hall on second and fourth Wednesdays 1.45 to 2.45pm. We welcome all babies and toddlers and their parents or carers and any other family visitors who happen to be around at the time. Do come for a coffee, a chat, and a play. Plenty of parking and lots of room to play.

Please contact Kim Gough on kim.gough@rocketmail.com or on 07850933344. We look forward to meeting you.

PLEASE CAN YOU HELP?????????

Our retired horse and pony need a new home. We are looking for grazing and shelter of some sort with a small amount of storage for hay, shavings and rugs as close to Clyffe Pypard as possible. We prefer a quiet location possibly on a farm rather than a large livery yard. We are also interested in a rural house (not near a busy road) with a minimum of 4 bedrooms to rent. If this could be combined with a home for the horses, any local rural area would be of interest.

If you can help or know someone who can please contact us. Email:- findusahome2014@outlook.com or Tel- 07879911230

HELP FOR RIDE

Are you looking for a horse and the facilities to ride in the surrounding area? If so please give me a call as I would like to find a confident rider to help me at the yard with my 16.2hh gelding (Novice) and his 14hh companion. In exchange you will be able to ride my horse and have full access to our facilities: arena 40x20; all necessary jumps & poles; field with cross country jumps. I am also open to the possibility of him being competed with under the right circumstances.

Location: Broad Town. Contact Peggy 07766734400 Must be under 70kgs & have a rider insurance*

THE GUILD OF WILTSHIRE ARTISTS

Run workshops at the Village Hall on every third Saturday of the month from 10am to 4pm. All are welcome including painters who are beginners.

Tea and Coffee provided but do bring a packed lunch. Help will be given to those who request it. Contact telephone numbers 731154, 731519.

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