Broad Town News-August 2010

August 2010 BROAD TOWN NEWS Published by Christ Church

Sponsored this month by the Social Club

Date/Day	Time	Church	Service	Readers	Sidesman	Chalice	Cleaner	Flowers
Sunday Aug 1	8am	Clyffe Pypard	Said Communion
Lammastide	9.15am	Tockenham	Family Communion*
	11am	Broad Town	Family Communion +	D Marshall / Mrs Drury	D Marshall	D Marshall	Mrs Marshall	Mrs Thomson
			Baptism *
Wednesday Aug 4	2pm	Hilmarton	Holy Communion
Sunday Aug 8	10.30am	Hilmarton	Benefice Communion*
St Laurence
Sunday Aug 15	9.15am	Tockenham	Morning Prayer
The Blessed Virgin Mary	11am	Broad Town	Family Communion*	Mrs Richardson / G May	J Wallis	Mrs Drury	Mrs McLaren	Mrs Griffin
	6pm	Hilmarton	Evensong
Sunday Aug 22	8am	Broad Town	Said Communion	C Green / S Richards	S Richards	S Richards	Mrs McLaren	Mrs Griffin
12th Sunday after Trinity	9.15am	Hilmarton	Holy Communion
	11am	Clyffe Pypard	Family Communion
Sunday Aug 29	10.30am	Tockenham	Benefice Communion
St Giles

* Denotes a service that is particularly suitable for all ages.

REVEREND ALISON WAY

Dandelions

I recently heard someone talking about the spreading power of dandelions.  One dandelion is able to send hundreds of seeds into the air on the wind or via ‘helpful’ humans who like to see how many blows it takes to spread all the fluffy seeds.  What is worse is that these seeds seem to be able to spring up in some deeply inhospitable places, like between cracks in paving stones and even in the midst of gravel paths.  The roots also go very deep and are difficult to dislodge once a plant has taken hold.  My garden bears witness to this, as despite my valiant efforts in the spring to rid my garden of these plants, I am still doing battle with them. 

However you do have to admire the persistence, resilience and staying power of the dandelion and its way of spreading itself so naturally.

This has parallels with our walk of faith in this life, as we too need to be persistent and resilient at times.  We need to have roots in the heart of our God of love that go very deep that sustain us when the going gets tough.  We also grow and share through the light touch of the wind of the holy spirit to share the hope a life of faith inspires. 

Dandelions aside, in August we celebrate the patronal festivals in two of the parishes of the benefice; do join us for St Lawrence’s Day on 8^th August at 10:30am in Hilmarton and St Giles’ Day on 29^th August at 10:30am in Tockenham. Also for your diaries our harvest festivals in the churches will be as follows: -

Sunday 26^th September 6pm Harvest Songs of Praise at Christchurch, Broad Town

Sunday 3^rd October 9:15 Family Harvest Communion at St Giles, Tockenham

Sunday 10^th October 9:15 Family Harvest Communion at St Peter’s, Clyffe Pypard

Sunday 10^th October 11:00 Harvest Family Service at St Lawrence’s, Hilmarton

If you are planning to attend one of our special harvest festival services, please bring something that symbolises harvest for you in 2010 – the more imaginative and linked to your life or experiences of this year the better! 

With love in Christ, Alison Way Rector

Benefice of Woodhill, The Rectory, Wood Street, Clyffe Pypard, Wilts, SN4 7PY alisonway@tiscali.co.uk, 01793 739044

Dates for your diary

Aug 23^rd Volunteers for Neighbourhood Watch

From Sept Sunday School 2^nd Sunday Tockenham 4^th Sunday Hilmarton

Sept 1^st TD day at School

Sept 2^nd New School year begins

Sept 4^th Big Gig

Sept 11^th Bikes and Books coffee morning

Oct 21^st WI open meeting

Oct 23^rd Benefice Outing

Oct 29^th Social club Halloween party

Nov 27^th Christmas coffee morning

Dec 18^th Social club Christmas draw and Bingo

THANKS

To all who donated items to be sold at the Car Boot Sale. £123.40 was raised for Church funds.

GOODBYE

It is with regret that we say "Goodbye" to another member of the Village. Lily Margaret Wheeler was raised in the village and attended the village school. She had various jobs including working in the canteen of RAF Lyneham. Her garden at "Mary's Place" was immaculate and admired by all.

CHURCH DECORATING

As many of you will have realised, we still have not been able to get on with the decorating. This is because the architect and others are STILL debating what kind of paint we should use. As a PCC we are not happy with the situation and are wondering how this problem will be resolved.

SUNDAY SCHOOL

Sunday School is delighted to welcome Robert Makin and Sian Wiltshire to the team. We would like to let you all know that from September we shall be meeting in Tockenham Village Hall on second Sundays and in Hilmarton Church Hall on fourth Sundays. Both sessions will be from 9.15 - 10.15 am. All children aged from 5 - 10 are welcome. For further details please contact Kim Gough on 01793 849878 or kimgough@rocketmail.com We look forward to meeting you. 

BROAD TOWN SOCIAL CLUB

Broad Town social club held a Quiz night on 25th June in aid of the Broad Town white horse restoration, it was a great night, we had 14 tables.

Thanks to Lisa and Pete Tallboys for setting questions and running the quiz.

It was nice to see so many villagers supporting this worthy cause, we raised the grand sum of £105. Thanks to everyone who came or donated to the event.

The social club is open on Friday's from 8pm. Why not come along and try our NEW pool table and enjoy cheap bar prices, We are also open on a Sunday evening for bingo

which starts at 8pm, doors open 7:30pm. Membership is only £2. For the year (Jan to Dec)

Dates for diary, 29th October Halloween party, 18th December Christmas draw and bingo. More details to follow

BROAD TOWN NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH

A statistic from the Parish Plan Steering Group survey conducted last year was that whilst Broad Town crime levels were low and residents generally felt safe, more than half of respondents felt that they would like to see the Neighbourhood Watch Scheme reintroduced. For those unfamiliar with the concept, Neighbourhood Watch is when a group of residents in a certain street, agree to look out for one another. They keep an eye out for anything suspicious and tell one another or the police. Such a scheme can reduce crime and the opportunities for crime, can help people feel more secure in their neighbourhoods and can encourage neighbourliness and closer communities.

The reintroduction of the Neighbourhood Watch in the Parish is supported by the Neighbourhood Policing Team and specifically by PCSO Andy Singfield, our Community Support Officer. The role of the Neighbourhood Policing Team is to have a dedicated policing team in each local community which provides regular patrols in the neighbourhood and tackles local concerns. Neighbourhood Watch therefore provides an active partnership with the police.

The normal organisation for a Neighbourhood Watch Scheme is to appoint a Scheme Coordinator from the community who acts as the focal point and provides the primary point of contact with the Neighbourhood Policing Team. The Scheme Coordinator is in turn supported by Street Coordinators who represent the residents in their immediate area. For convenience, a probable breakdown of streets within Broad Town would be:

Broad Town Road North (from north end of the village to the start of the 40mph limit).

Broad Town Road South (from the south end of the village to the end of the 40mph limit).

Cotmarsh

Redhills

Broadacres

Pye Lane

Thornhill

Horns Lane

Chapel Lane

The role of the Street Coordinator is to pass information provided by the Scheme Coordinator to Neighbourhood Watch participants within their street. This would include the quarterly Wootton Bassett Rural Neighbourhood Policing Newsletter and any other police provided information which is specific to Broad Town. Ideally this passage of information should be by e-mail and so the demands on time should be limited to no more than an hour per month.

I am prepared to take on the role of Scheme Coordinator. Potential Street Coordinators have already been identified for Cotmarsh (Pam Howells), Broadacres and Pye Lane (myself); at this stage therefore, the intention is to identify Street Coordinators for the remainder of the areas listed above. If you feel able to volunteer your time to this valuable scheme, would you please provide details of your name, email address, phone number and street by e-mail or phone to Andrew Law at 01793 731472 andrewlaw456@liscali.co.uk by 23 August.

A short meeting will then be called in early September at which the scheme can be launched and the process of identifying Scheme Members in each street initiated.

RECYCLING BROAD TOWN SCHOOL

Recycling is important and a thing we all try to do in our kerbside boxes but it is of financial advantage to the School if you put your waste paper into the collecting bins in the School grounds. We are paid a little by the tonnage collected.

You can also deposit your cans, bottles and unwanted clothing there. Many thanks

BENEFICE OUTING

Jackie and Trish are again organising a benefice outing. This year it will be on October 23^rd Letters and forms will be available from your churches from Mid July or from Adele at Hilmarton Post Office or phone 01249 760638 or 01249 760255.

WI

A note for your diaries for the autumn. We are having an open meeting on 21^st October when the subject will be ‘A soldier’s life in the trenches’. As many of the children will be on half term and also studying the World Wars this is a wonderful opportunity for the whole family to come along and learn about what a soldier’s life was really like. More information will follow in the future Newsletters.

Broad Town WI meet every third Wednesday of the month. Visitors and new members are always warmly welcomed, so please feel free to contact Jenny (President)

tel: 739268 or Jenni (Secretary) tel: 731716.

Lost 4000 year old Miniature Bronze Axe head ---- £100-00 reward

Discovered in 1998 in the garden of The Laurels this ancient relic dates back to the time of the construction of Avebury Circle or possibly earlier. It was recorded at the British Museum and placed on the National Bronze Index. It was entrusted on long term loan to Bob Clarke, our local Archaeologist, for use as a teaching aid on the clear understanding that he would personally return it to us. Unfortunately it appears that at some time during 2009, exact season unknown, it was despatched the short distance between our two houses but it never arrived at The Laurels.

To discover that it has been lost in such an unnecessary fashion is a devastating blow. To be told so long after the event makes locating it very difficult. It could be anywhere, particularly after the heavy snow clearance which took place earlier in the year. We need as many people as possible to look out for it. The axe has little monetary value but its discovery in the garden of ‘The Laurels', which is probably the earliest house in the village (circa 1400), has enormous significance to us, It is also very relevant to the early history of the area. It is of course totally irreplaceable.

The axe is quite small measuring 85.5mm (3.4inch) by 32.5mm (1.4inch) and weighs 50.53grams (1.78oz). It is greenish brown in colour and feels quite heavy compared to iron or stone. There is slight damage to the cutting edge but otherwise it is in extremely good condition. Photographs are available, I will try to have these placed in the Parish notice boards. A child discovering it, would be likely to play with it, or perhaps keep it in a collection box.

Could anyone who finds anything, remotely like this description, please contact me on 731893 or email on michaelbroomfield@btinternet.com.

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.

SEPTEMBER 2010 EDITION

Will organisations or anyone wishing to have news, etc. included in the September edition please note that items must be submitted to Mrs M Green, 1 Broadacres, Broad Town,

BY 6pm FRIDAY 20^th August. It is regretted that submissions after that time cannot be included.

THE BIG GIG

4^th September 2010

Plenty of exciting News

A letter from your Big Gig Committee this month! Firstly we have been awarded a grant from Wiltshire Council for half the cost of a large inflatable stage cover, which is being manufactured as you read this. With the two large marquees, additional tents and this stage cover, the Big Gig is now realistically an all weather event.

We have also been working hard to perfect the band line-up – this month’s additions are DoubleyouB (local talents Ellie and Jaz live in the village) and Stayed As Quo, a top tribute act to rock us towards midnight (I’ll let you guess who they are paying tribute to!). That makes 10 live acts for your enjoyment and a lot of music to get through – doors will be open at 16:30 this year with the first act on at 17:00, so plan to get there early. That, together with the other fun lined up too – bucking bronco, drum workshops etc – it’s going to be the best year yet.

We will be advertising the event much harder this year and you should see roadside banners around the locale soon. We are determined to sell every ticket, so if you have not reserved yours yet, contact James on 731108 or email biggigtickets@broadtownshow.co.uk asap. We will also have a ticket outlet in Bassett thanks to Allan of Bassett Books in the high street, so no excuses! Remember, at least 25% of all profits will go to Help for Heroes, so round up friends, relatives and strangers and bring them along.

And you can help us make the 5^th Big Gig the most successful ever. Attached to this newsletter is a poster that cunningly doubles as a booklet. Once read and digested, stick the poster in your car window, on a notice board at work or anywhere visible to make sure we are in the happy position of a sell out. And if you want more, get in touch. Looking forward to seeing you all on the 4^th of September.

Ticket prices are as follows: Adults over 16: £15 (£12 on production of a student card), 12 – 16 year old inclusive: £5 and under 12s: free.

Feel free to drop us an email on biggig@broadtownshow.co.uk with any suggestions or comments, and don’t forget to follow us on Facebook & Twitter. www.broadtownshow.co.uk