BROAD TOWN NEWS – JUNE 2022
BROAD TOWN CELEBRATES HM QUEEN’S PLATINUM JUBILEE
Village Tidy-Up for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee - Saturday 28th May Please join us for a village tidy up and litter pick up, meeting at 10.00am in the Village Hall. Litter-picking equipment and hi-viz vests will be provided to any willing helpers. We are also looking for volunteers with spades and shovels to weed the pavement along Broad Town road.
Jubilee Beacon lighting – Thursday 2nd June 9:45pm The lighting of the beacon to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee will take place on the escarpment to the side of Broad Town hill where it should be visible from most of the village. Note that this may be weather dependent in the event of high winds etc. so updates will be posted on the Parish Council website and on the Broad Town Facebook group.
Jubilee Coffee Morning – Friday June 3rd 10am - 12 noon A special Jubilee coffee morning hosted by the usual committee members and helpers from 10am - 12 noon in the village hall. All are welcome to come along and help celebrate the Platinum Jubilee by enjoying homemade cakes, teas, coffee, hot chocolate, squash etc. It's a great opportunity to meet up with friends and neighbours in the village so please support our special coffee morning. There will also be Jubilee themed activities for children and we will be fundraising for Ukraine so we look forward to seeing as many people as possible.
Right ‘Royal’ Quiz - Friday 3rd June, Broad Town Village Hall 7.30pm (doors open 7pm) *Teams of 6 max - if you haven’t got a team we’ll put you together with others * Questions on a wide “royal” theme - you don’t have to be an expert on royalty! * Bar Open * Free entry * Bookings in advance to Rosie Law (rosiehlaw@gmail.com / 01793 731472)
Saturday 4th June – The Social Club will open their doors at 7pm to screen the Jubilee concert live from Buckingham Palace Gardens. The bar will be open but please bring your own snacks and join the party in the village hall!
Sunday 5th June – The Big Jubilee Lunch – get together with your neighbours to host your own street party.
PARISH COUNCIL UPDATE
The Annual Parish Meeting took place on May 16th in the village hall with informative updates being provided by:
Parish Council Christ Church PCC, Women’s Institute, Broad Town School, Footpaths Group, White Horse Group, Community Coffee Mornings, Village Hall, Community & Speedwatch. Many thanks to all the representatives who presented their updates, and good wishes for their activities in the year ahead.
BROAD TOWN CHURCH
Church services for June: Sunday 5th June - 10.30am Communion Sunday - 12th June - 6pm Evensong.
There will be a coffee morning in the village hall on SATURDAY 25th June from 10 – 12 noon.
There will be refreshments, sales table and raffle, so come and have a good time. We look forward to seeing you all there. Money raised will go towards the new floor and replastering of the church building.
CHURCHYARD Thank you to everyone who came to the work morning on 7th May and others who went along at other times during the month. The next work morning will be on 12th June 9.30am to midday - hopefully with refreshments – and with plenty to do it would be lovely to have a good turnout, so come and join us.
MAUREEN LEPPARD R.I.P. 1938 -2022 We are sad to report the recent death of Maureen and extend our sympathy to all her family and friends
BROAD TOWN WHITE HORSE
The White Horse is scoured annually in the spring to clear it of weeds and to re-cover it with lime. An additional factor this year was the need to get it shipshape for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee and to that end the scouring was carried out on Sunday 15th May. The liming is carried out as a community activity and all who wish to be involved are encouraged to attend. This year we had 14 volunteers who weeded the Horse and who then raked 11 /2 tons of lime on to the figure (pictured above). Leading up to the event the weather was unsettled but we managed to complete the job before the rain came on. Thanks are due to Jason Bayliffe and Broad Town Brewery who sponsored the lime as well as attending on the day to assist. Thanks also to R D Horton & Son of Cockroost Farm, Broad Hinton who procure the lime on our behalf and delivered it to the site. Maintenance is critical in keeping the Horse looking good and there will be further work this year with weedkilling and strimming. I have a list of regular volunteers who I call on for help but more hands are always welcome. If anyone else wishes to be involved, please let me know by calling 01793 731472 or by contacting andrewlaw456@gmail.com. Liming will take place in 2023 at approximately the same time of year and details will always be published in the Broad Town News.
FOODBANK
The next collection at the Village hall will be on Saturday 11th & Sunday 12th June, 9.00am – 4.00pm. With the cost of living rapidly rising, the use of foodbanks is greater than ever. Please give as generously as you can.
COMMUNITY COFFEE MORNING
Our June coffee mornings will start with the special Jubilee coffee morning on June 3rd, please see earlier in the newsletter for details. Please note that there will be no coffee morning on the following Wednesday (June 8th), but they will continue as usual on the fourth Wednesday of the month (June 22nd) from 10am - 12 noon. We look forward to seeing you in the village hall at both coffee mornings!
BROAD TOWN CE PRIMARY SCHOOL
IMPORTANT NOTICE: WORKS AT BROAD TOWN CE PRIMARY SCHOOL Wiltshire Council will be carrying out extensive works and digging up the car park to access the drains over Half Term from Mon 30th May-Fri 3rd Jun 2022 They will also be working on the drain pipework under the mobile. There will be 2 vehicles and 3 workmen on site and they will have access to the school. During this period STRICTLY NO MEMBERS OF STAFF OR THE PUBLIC ARE ALLOWED ON SITE for health & safety reasons.
SOCIAL CLUB NEWS
Trevor Hillier would like to draw your attention to the following notice: Licensing Act 2003 Broad Town Social Club is applying to vary its Premises Certificate, for Broad Town Village Hall, Broad Town Road, Broad Town, Swindon, Wilts, SN4 7RL. The Certificate if granted is to enable the following activities to take place. The sale of alcohol for consumption on, or off the premises/ provision of regulated entertainment/ provision of facilities for regulated entertainment. We are also applying to vary the hours we are able to open for the sale of alcohol. Any person wishing to make representations in relation to this application may do so by writing to: Wiltshire Council, Public Protection Services, Licensing Team, Monkton Park, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN15 1ER. Representations may be made up to 28 days from the date of this notice. A copy of the application for the grant of the above certificate is kept by Wiltshire Council, Public Protection Services, Licensing Team, Monkton Park, Chippenham, Wiltshire SN15 1ER. The application can be viewed by prior appointment. It is an offence to knowingly or recklessly make a false statement in connection with an application. The minimum fine for which a person is liable on summary conviction for making a false statement is a Level 5 fine on the standard scale. Dated 01/06/22
JULY EDITION
The deadline for items for the newsletter should be with Margaret or Ray by the 22nd of EVERY month margaretgreen@waitrose.com Ray Manley 01793 731564 or e-mail raymanley1@btinternet.com