Broad Town News-October 2009

October 2009 BROAD TOWN NEWS Published by Christ Church

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Date/Day	Time	Church	Service	Readers	Sidesman	Chalice	Cleaner	Flowers
Sunday Oct 4	9.15am	Hilmarton	Harvest Family Communion
17th Sunday after	11am	Clyffe Pypard	Harvest Communion
Trinity	4.30pm	Broad Town	Harvest Tea followed by
	6pm	Broad Town	Harvest Songs of Praise	Mrs Drury / Mrs Richardson	Mrs Richardson		Mrs Richardson	Harvest
Sunday Oct 11	9.15am	Clyffe Pypard	Family Communion
18th Sunday after	11am	Hilmarton	Family Service
Trinity	6pm	Tockenham	Thanksgiving Evensong
Sunday Oct 18	9.15am	Tockenham	Harvest Family Communion
Luke the Evangelist	11am	Broad Town	Thanksgiving Communion +	Mrs Drury	C Green	C Green	Mrs Bettinson	S Murch
			Baptism
	6pm	Hilmarton	Evensong
Sunday Oct 25	8am	Broad Town	Said Communion	K Griffin / A Richardson	S Richards	S Richards	Mrs Bettinson	Mrs Richardson
Last Sunday after	9.15am	Hilmarton	Thanksgiving Communion
Trinity	11am	Clyffe Pypard	Thanksgiving Communion + Baptism

REVEREND ALISON WAY

Harvest, stewardship and hope

During October in the churches across the benefice of Woodhill, we will be giving thanks for the harvest in special celebrations at each Church and over tea or supper. Harvest affords us a great opportunity to reflect and to bring our thanksgivings to God. Our harvest festival services fall as follows: -

• Sun 4^th October 9:15am Family Harvest Communion at St Lawrence’s, Hilmarton
• Sun 4^th October 11:00am Family Harvest Communion at St Peter’s, Clyffe Pypard
• Sun 4^th October 6pm Harvest Songs of Praise at Christchurch, Broad Town
• Sun 18^th October 9:15am Family Harvest Communion at St Giles’, Tockenham

On other Sundays in October we will be continuing our focus on the Christian principles underlying giving, thanksgiving and stewardship, including an opportunity to review our individual approach as Christians.

Also coming up soon, on Sunday 1st November we will be holding a benefice-wide service in commemoration of the departed, called “Remembering in Hope”. This will take place at St Giles’ Tockenham at 6:00pm and allows us an opportunity to remember with thanksgiving before God, those who have been significant in our lives and have died. If you wish to have a loved one remembered by name in this service, please let me have the name by getting in touch with me at the usual phone number or e-mail address, or by writing the name clearly in the “Remembering in Hope” book, which will be available at Church worship at services during October.

Greetings and the love of Christ to you all in the benefice of Woodhill (formerly the benefice of Broad Town, Clyffe Pypard, Hilmarton and Tockenham).

Rev’d Alison Way - 01793 739044 – The Vicarage, Wood Street, Clyffe Pypard, Wilts, SN4 7PY alisonway@tiscali.co.uk

TOCKENHAM SUNDAY SCHOOL

This is run by Kim Gough in Tockenham Village Hall from 9.15am - 10.15am. The dates between now and Christmas are:-

October 4^th, October 11^th Harvest Festival preparations in my kitchen 9.15 - 10.15. We make goodies for auction at the harvest supper to raise money for charity.

November 8^th, November 22^nd, December 6th - Family Communion - the giving of Christmas books to Sunday School children is part of this service.

December 13^th, Christingle followed by tea in the village hall.

To contact Kim her phone number is 01793 849878.

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

October 1^st School Harvest Service in Church at 9.30am

October 4^th 1) Harvest tea at 4.30pm followed by Harvest Songs of Praise.

October 5^th School parents evening

October 9^th Benefice outing

October 10^th 2) Meet Richard Angwin

October 16^th 3) School car wash

October 21^st School breaks up for half-term

October 21^st WI

November 2^nd School TD day

November 8^th 4) Remembrance Service 10.50am

November 9^th 5) Big Gig AGM

June 11th - 13th 2010 6) Scarecrow competition with extras

1) HARVEST TEA AND SONGS OF PRAISE

Come and join our Harvest celebration with lively chat over a cup of tea, followed by all the well-known harvest hymns.

2) AN EVENING WITH RICHARD ANGWIN - Weather forecaster from BBC Points West

All tickets for this evening have been sold. For returns ring-731526

PARKING-ON-THE NIGHT - WE HAVE SOLD OVER 100 TICKETS AND MANY OF THESE TO PEOPLE WHO LIVE OUTSIDE THE VILLAGE.

WE WILL HAVE PEOPLE IN THE CAR PARK TO ASSIST WITH PARKING.

TO AVOID CONGESTION AT THE LOWER END OF BROAD TOWN HILL, THE SUGGESTION IS THAT PEOPLE FROM THE VILLAGE WHO DO COME BY CAR, PARK ON THE DOWNSIDE OF THE BROADTOWN ROAD BELOW PYE LANE

Broad Town WI looks forward to welcoming everyone at what will be a very enjoyable evening. We will have a raffle with some really good prizes.

3) SCHOOL CAR WASH IN AID OF LINK SCHOOL FROM MASWAZI, SOUTH AFRICA.

The School has now developed a link with Maswazi Primary School and contact so far has been via letters and photographs.

In the October half term holiday some of the staff will be travelling to the link school.

During October the children will be doing several fund-raising projects to buy school equipment for the staff to take with them to South Africa.

So please support the Broad Town School by bringing your car to be washed on Friday afternoon.

4) NOVEMBER 8TH - REMEMBRANCE SERVICE.

Please note that the service will start l0 minutes early to allow us to observe the 2 minutes silence at the correct time before the normal service of the day continues.

5) BROAD TOWN BIG GIG 2009 AGM

Before you forget the Big Gig for another year, could we remind you that this year’s AGM is on Monday 9^th November 2009, 8pm in Broad Town Village Hall. At this meeting the current chairman, secretary and treasurer will report on this year’s event, they will stand down and a new committee will be up for (re)election; discussions about next year’s village show / big gig will follow.

Could you spare an evening a month from Jan to June, would you like to get to know people in the Village, would you like to be part of an event that is great fun? Of course you do!

If so please phone and have a ‘no commitment’ chat – Marcus Galea 731816 or come to the AGM and have a ‘no commitment’ drink. We really do need new interest if the Big Gig is to continue. Thank you again for your support of the event.

6) SCARECROW COMPETITION

On the second weekend of June next year we will be holding our second Scarecrow competition. We are hoping to persuade some of the gardeners of the village to open their gardens to the public at the same time. We know that there are some lovely gardens in the village of all shapes and sizes. We do not know who you all are personally, so please do not be shy. If you are willing to open your garden that weekend please contact Margaret Green on 731511.

SAFARI SUPPER

We regret that this has been postponed indefinitely as there was not enough interest shown by the villagers. Our thanks to those who did contact the organiser.

BROAD TOWN SCHOOL

The School are collecting the Times Books for Schools Tokens again. Any donations from the village would be gratefully received and put to good use. Thank you in anticipation.

BROAD TOWN PARISH COUNCIL

1. There are some errors in the latest edition of the Village Information Leaflet.

a. On the list of Parish Councillors, Mrs Newman's initial should be 'J'

b. The Chairman of the Show Committee is Marcus Galea.

2. At the last meeting of the Parish Council it was decided that the maximum age for children using the play area at Redhills is to be 13 years. A notice to this effect will be posted.

3. Bonfires, Fireworks etc. The Parish Council has, yet again, received complaints about smouldering bonfires, with particularly nasty smoke, and fireworks being set off late in the evening with no thought for children or animals. Please give some thought to your neighbours. And with the fireworks season upon us, if you intend to hold a party other than on 5th November, please let people know.

BROAD TOWN VILLAGE HALL

Congratulations and Happy 40th Birthday, 21 September 1969 - Broad Town's new village hall was officially opened by Wiltshire's Chief Education Officer, John Bradley.

Mr Bradley said he realised the tremendous value to the village of a "co-operative effort" like the village hall. It was built by the villagers for the villagers.

BROAD TOWN WI

The Broad town WI met after a short summer break back in the village hall on the 3rd Wednesday of September and were treated to a talk and presentation on Tristan da Cunha the remotest island in the world, by Richard Grundy, a former teacher there. We were fascinated by the history, wild life and stories of the current 254 inhabitants.

This months talk on Wednesday 21st October at 7.30pm in the Village Hall will be on the benefits and uses of Aloe Vera.

All visitors are welcome and under no obligation to join the WI.

BROAD TOWN PRE-SCHOOL

A warm welcome back to everyone, hope you enjoyed the summer break. We have been celebrating birthdays and the Jewish New Year ‘Rosh Hashanah’ and the children have started to self register. We enjoyed our story time with Class 1 at Broad Town School about ‘The Enormous Pumpkin’. We are planning a cook out before half term in our forest school. For any enquiries telephone Anne Knight on 731911. We have sessions available Monday to Friday am and pm.

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.

NOVEMBER 09 EDITION

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

BY 6pm FRIDAY 23^rd October. It is regretted that submissions after that time cannot be included.

ADVANCE WARNING. The December / January is a double issue as usual. Do not forget to get your January items ready a little earlier or you will miss out.