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No.050 July / August 2020
A Monthly Newsletter for Chilmark & Ridge and Fonthill Bishop with Berwick St Leonard
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Chilmark School ThanksPlease can we pass on our thanks to all those people in the village who kindly dropped off soap dispensers. We have plenty now - all ready for the children returning in September. Tracey Rennard
Village Voice DistributorsI’m sure we speak on behalf of many in the village in thanking our team of distributors who each month deliver The Village Voice to your door. Their time and efforts are much appreciated. Thanks also to our advertisers for their support.
Hard Copy or Online version?Following the reduced print run that we operated during the first months of Lockdown, a number of readers have been in touch to say they no longer require a hard copy ofThe Village Voice. If you would rather read receive an electronic version in future please email us at: editor@chilmarkvillagevoice
Village Voice websiteIssues of the The Village Voice from September 2019 onwards can be viewed and downloaded on www.chilmarkvillagevoice.co.ukShould you wish to access previous issues (ie Sept 2015 to July 2019) please email us at:editor@chilmarkvillagevoice
In this issue Contact Numbers 3What’s On & Diary 4Village News 5-9Church Times 10-12Other News 14-19Recycling & Waste 16Local Police 19
Welcome to the July & August issue of The Village Voice
As highlighted on our celebratory colour cover, this is the 50th issue of The Village Voice, the first issue having been produced in September 2015. So much seems to have happened in Chilmark, as well as the wider world, since then.
That first issue included reports on Chilmark School’s Summer Fayre, held five years ago on Saturday 4 July, and the Chilmark Village Show, held during August on the Playing Fields at Claybush; clearly given Covid-19, there was no question of any equivalent happening in the village this year. We also reported on a visit from the Chairman of the Diocesan Board of Finance to address village concerns about Chilmark Church finances and the difficulties faced in raising adequate funds to pay the ‘share’ due to Salisbury Diocese. The meeting resolved nothing and, roll forward five years, the situation is considerably worse!
We owe a debt of gratitude to the late John Wilcox, formerly of Townsend Cottage, as the villager who came up with the name for The Village Voice and whom, as a successful author and award-winning journalist, could be depended upon for support, advice and provision of some wonderfully self-deprecating articles. John was also the founder of Chilmark Cricket Club which has been a constant source of entertaining match reports, courtesy of Brand King, during the past five years – see p7 for details of Brand’s first novel.
As writer in chief for CADS (Chilmark Amateur Dramatics Society) John played a key part and role, in the production of Long May She Reign, marking the Queen’s 90th birthday in 2016 and staged in the Reading Room that Autumn (pic above). Also that year, we reported on the hugely popular Queen’s Birthday Tea, again in the Reading Room, and the visit by stand-up comedian Dominic Holland, on the results night of the fateful Brexit vote.
In the spring of 2017 Chilmark was abuzz with media activity thanks to the discovery of a cannabis factory in a former nuclear bunker on the outskirts of the village. We reported on the staging of the Village Show on the Fairmead that September and, in the following issue, the retirement of James and Jayne as popular landlords of The Black Dog. On that note, we are delighted to report this month on the re-opening of the pub, some 18 months after its sudden closure at the beginning of 2019 (p9).
2018 saw up-and-coming young Chilmark Cricket Club member Jack Stearman being named Wiltshire Cricketer of the Year and then, last but not least, 2019 was the year of the hugely successful 400th anniversary Chilmark Fayre, on the Fairmead.
As we entered 2020, none of us could have envisaged what lay ahead or that the word Lockdown would assume such significance in everyone’s lives. Thank you for all your support in the past five years and particularly for your contributions during the past few months.
Best wishes for a happy summer. The Editorial Team
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The Village Voice Editorial TeamCopy deadline 20th of each month. Please note that there will be one issue for December & January (copy deadline 20 November) and one issue for July & August (deadline 20 June). Items will be welcomed from any individual or village organisation and should be sent to the Editor. However, newsletter content remains at the discretion of the Editorial Team and on some occasions will be space dependent. If you wish to advertise in the newsletter, please contact the Treasurer.
Editor Sarah Miller 01722 717473, [email protected] Whitehill, Beckett’s Lane, Chilmark
Deputy Editor/ Treasurer/ Advertising/ Mike Scott 01722 716971 [email protected]
Joint Deputy Editor Bev Small 01722 716943 [email protected]
Design & Layout Glen Miller 01722 717473 [email protected]
Goods & Services Directory Felicity Trotman 01747 820503 [email protected]
Distribution Stephanie Lucas 01722 716463The Village Voice - online : www.chilmarkvillagevoice.co.uk
Directory
Clerk to the Parish Council Mrs Jenny MacDougall, 01722 [email protected]
Chairman, Parish Council Mr Patrick Boyles, 01722 716416 [email protected]
Citizens’ Advice Bureau 03444 111444 www.cabwiltshire.org.uk
Chilmark & Fonthill Bishop School 01722 716348 www.chilmarkfonthillbishop.wilts.sch.uk
Chilmark Cricket Club Carl Jacobs, 07890 894 570 [email protected]
Doctors’ Surgery Hindon 01747 820222 www.hindonsurgery.co.uk
Doctors’ Surgery Tisbury 01747 870204 www.tisburysurgery.nhs.uk
Flooding - emergency number 0300 456 0100 (24hrs)
Neighbourhood Watch Mary Boyles, 01722 716416, [email protected]
NHS 111 Service Call 111 when you need medical help fast but it’s not a 999 emergency
Police (non-emergency) Tel: 101 (emergency? - call 999)Pothole & Fly Tipping Reporting go to www.wiltshire.gov.uk and select ‘Report’
Reading Room bookings Mrs Jenny Gavin, 01722 716306 [email protected]
South Wiltshire MP Dr Andrew Murrison, 0207 219 8337 [email protected]
Scottish & Southern Electricity 0800 0727282 Power Cut? dial 105 or visit www.powercut105.com
Tisbus 07500 802525 www.tisbus.co.uk
Tisbury Sports Centre 01747 871141 [email protected]
Tisbury Library 01747 870469
Village Show (Horticultural Society) Jo Scott, 01722 716971 [email protected]
Wessex Water Leaks: 0800 692 0692Supply & Sewerage: 0345 600 4600
Wiltshire Council 0300 456 0100 www.wiltshire.gov.uk
Wiltshire Councillor Cllr Bridget Wayman, 01747 830406 [email protected]
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Activities Contacts:Social Stitchers - Emily Wilkins on mob 07523 131630 Art Group - Jane Hobbs 01747 871200Reading Group - Sally Butcher on 01722 716387 or [email protected] - Shirley Rutter on 07733 085077 or [email protected] - Annabel Webb - 07816 621300 or [email protected] - Rod Greening 01722 717462 or [email protected]
July Dates for your Diary
TBC TBC
Thursday 9th 6.30pm Reading Room Meeting Chilmark Reading Room (CRR)
Wednesday 15th Before 11am Doorstep Food Collection ...from your doorstep
Wednesday 22nd 7pm Chilmark Parish Council Meeting CRR
August
Wednesday 12th Before 11am Doorstep Food Collection ...from your doorstep
September
Monday 7th First Day Back Chilmark School
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Parish Council NewsTo read the latest minutes and future agenda:www.southwilts.com/site/chilmarkparishcouncil/
The next meeting of Chilmark Parish Council will be on Wednesday 22 July at 7pm in the Reading Room. This has been rescheduled from the original date of 8 July, allowing more time for things to normalise following relaxation of Lockdown requirements. It is hoped that members of the public will be able to attend. Tables and seating will be set up to accommodate social distancing.
Planning ApplicationsOwing to the Government’s emergency Lockdown measures, as passed in Parliament in late March, Wiltshire Council’s Planning department has stopped all Site Visits and is not putting up hard-copy Notices of proposed Planning Applications. Planning Officers are working from home. Where Site Notices are required for statutory applications to comply with legal requirements – eg listed buildings, prior approvals and major development – the applicants themselves are being asked to display any such notice (having been posted a copy by Wiltshire Planning). However, there is no way of guaranteeing this happening.
As a result, villagers remained unaware of one particular planning application (see Ref: 20/02825/FUL below) until nearly a month after it had been registered with Wiltshire Council, leaving very little time for public comment /objections to be made. Fortunately, Chilmark Parish Council was notified of the proposal and raised serious concerns; a formal request was lodged for the application to be determined by Wiltshire’s Planning Committee, should the Planning Officer recommend its Approval. A further seven letters of objection have been submitted to the Council. The plans have since been amended and the deadline for further Public comments extended until 13 July. To view this or any other applications please visit following website address and enter the respective Planning Application Reference number in the Search bar: pages.wiltshire.gov.uk/planning Ref: 20/02825/FUL2 Lower Mooray, Chilmark SP3 5BAErection of detached double garage with office aboveApplicant: Ms Kate ReardonCase Officer: James RepperConsultation expiry: Monday 13 July
Serious concerns have been raised with the Planning Officer about this proposal and a formal request has been made for it to be called in to the Wiltshire Council Planning Committee for determination under delegated powers, if required. Ref: 20/03624/FULCorner Cottage, Becketts Lane, Chilmark SP3 5BDCreation of shingle parking area accessed from existing private drivewayRemoval of fencing and levelling of land (renewal 15/05813/FUL)Application (as Registered 26 May) has been Withdrawn
For more details on recent applications or decisions, please visit address below, entering the respective Planning Application in Search bar: pages.wiltshire.gov.uk/planning
Frickers Paddock PlaygroundMembers of Chilmark Parish Council have agreed to re-open the Frickers Paddock Playground from Saturday 4 July, taking account of government guidance and advice.
Please follow these Covid-19 guidelines when visiting the play area:• Please be aware that you are using this play equipment
at your own risk.• Please maintain social distancing at all times and do
not enter if social distancing can’t be maintained.• One family member only to accompany a child.• During busy periods it is recommended that people
visit for no longer than 20 minutes.• Please do not eat food in the play area or on any
equipment.• Please dispose of any PPE and litter in a bin, or take
it home with you.• Avoid touching your face• Parents are encouraged to bring hand sanitiser gel or
wipes to clean their children’s hands
Claybush Playground The play area on the village playing field near Claybush will be reopening on Saturday 4 July following the Coronavirus closedown. Parents with young children may wish to use their own wipes to clean equipment before and after use.
This may be a good moment to remind everyone of the general advice about the use of the playground:• The playground is intended for children up to the age
of 11.• The playground should not be used after dusk to allow
residents of surrounding properties to enjoy peaceful evenings.
• Please don’t leave litter in the play area; either take it home or use the litter bin near the field gate.
Sally Butcher
Athough officially closed for public use, The Reading Room Committee is meeting on Thursday 9 July to discuss the re-opening of the hall for public use, now that Lockdown measures are being relaxed. It will be the first meeting since the outbreak of the Pandemic. We have been sent a long list of conditions, guidelines and risk assessments, including cleaning measures.
The aim is to have everything in place for the Parish Council meeting on Wednesday 22 July but it is not yet clear when the Reading Room can be safely re-opened for the full range of activities that normally take place there. For example, the government has strongly advised against community centres being re-opened for indoor fitness and sport activity, such as Pilates and Kettlercise classes.
The Committee will also be discussing the feasibility of the Family BBQ on the Reading Room patio, planned to take place on Sunday 30 August, the Bank Holiday weekend.
Minutes of the last meeting can be viewed on www.chilmarkreadingroom.co.uk
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Doorstep Food CollectionsAfter another successful month of collecting items from your doorsteps, I wanted to give you more detail of the local charities benefitting from your kindness and generosity.
Salisbury Food Bank (01722 580173) exchanges food for vouchers after referral agencies determine what level of help the individuals need. Parcels worth three days of emergency food are provided and long term support is available where necessary.
Alabaré Supported Housing strives to provide accommodation for homeless adults, young people, veterans and those with learning disabilities. Their drop-in centre in Salisbury (01722 334687) offers hot meals as well as support and advice. The pandemic has forced postponement of fundraising events for many charities and so any alternative aid is a welcome relief.
Salisbury Trust for the Homeless (01722 338510) supports single adults without accommodation. Their normal source of donations is via the Cathedral Services and this too has temporarily ceased so they are also in need of backup.
Shaftesbury Food Aid (01747 852420) helps those who have lost their income during the crisis or who are in immediate need of food supplies. They have teamed up with chef Philippa Davis to create weekly nutritious menu plans and food packages.
The Swindon Food Collective (07932 108732) is further afield but is also struggling to supply enough food to those without. In thanking the Wiltshire Food Collection initiative, Salisbury Food Bank said: Every item donated really does make a big difference. The monthly collections come around very quickly but a steady flow of food is essential to meet constant demand. This demand is expected to increase when Government food packages stop, furlough schemes end and unemployment rises as a result. We hope therefore to continue with collections accordingly and do hope it is not too much to ask for your continued support as and when you can. Thank you for all you have provided so far!
www.salisbury.foodbank.org.ukwww.alabare.co.ukwww.stfh.org.ukwww.swindonfoodcollective.orgShaftesbury Food Aid Support Group (via Facebook)
The next Doorstep Collection in Chilmark is on Wednesday 15 July. Kathryn Mann
Chilmark Astronomy newsIn the small hours of the morning (say 1-3am) and if the sky is clear you may notice low down in the Southern sky a bright object which is the giant planet Jupiter. Slightly to its left, and up a little, is another much dimmer object which is the planet Saturn. Over to the south east and low down is another bright orange-coloured object, the planet Mars.
Through a pair of steadily held or supported 10x50 binoculars it is possible to see up to four of Jupiter’s moons. A 70mm aperture spotting scope at 40 times magnification or higher will show the rings of Saturn and its moon Titan. Mars viewed through either binoculars or a spotting scope will only look like a bright pink/orange disc.
19 December this year will herald a ‘super conjunction’ between Jupiter, Saturn and the crescent Moon: don’t miss it! A few nights either side will also show these objects, but not as close.Rod Greening
Chilmark & Fonthill Bishop SchoolChildren from Years 6, 1, Reception and key worker families were welcomed back to school on Monday 1 June. Getting
used to the ‘new normal’ has gone well and everyone has settled into a different routine.
The year 6 pupils have been working on Lockdown memory boards and are creating a mosaic rainbow. Whilst the end of term will be different, celebrations will still take place with events including a Zoom Leavers’ Cathedral service and a socially distanced picnic.
Lots of pupils who are at home have joined in some online connections with their teachers; in addition, Mrs Chapman has been providing home learning support for families on the phone or via email. Children from years 2, 3, 4 & 5 will be welcomed back in the last week of term so they will have some time with their teacher before the holidays. The children will return to school as normal on Monday 7 September.
www.chilmarkfonthillbishop.wilts.sch.uk
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Golden Acorns Preschool The children have been extremely busy growing their fruit and vegetables since returning to preschool. Who said social distancing can’t be fun? The children have enjoyed spending time painting during the lovely weather.
We would like to thank all our wonderful families for helping us maintain a safe environment for the children and especially to each and everyone of our lovely children for managing all these changes so well and being such stars!Nikola & Tracy Tubb
Bread & WatercressThe seventh and final bulk bread delivery to Chilmark by Reeve the Baker took place in mid June. In the12 week period following the first delivery on 1 April some several hundred loaves, thousands of rolls and numerous buns and sticky cakes were dropped off to the Reading Room by Reeve’s ever cheerful delivery man Trevor.
Our thanks go to the wonderful team of Bread volunteers who took orders from residents, collected payments and picked up the bread bags from the Reading Room, delivering them to individual homes all round Chilmark and Ridge. The service was greatly appreciated by many.
As of Wednesday 1 July, Reeve switched to a Home Delivery service on an individual as opposed to group booking basis. All orders should now be placed online at www.reevethebaker.co.uk The new service does entail a delivery charge for orders under £10, hence Reeve are suggesting that neighbours team up to place an order. Likewise, if a household doesn’t have internet access, it’s hoped that a friend, neighbour or relative will place an order on their behalf.
Our thanks must also go to Tim Stoop who, with his brilliant team of Watercress volunteers, has continued to bring delicious Chalke Valley Watercress to dozens of homes round the village every fortnight. This has been such a treat and one of the many good things to come out of Lockdown. Thank you all.
An Irish Winter, by Brand KingMany of you will recall our very own cricketing correspondent Brand King leaving these shores for the smallest of villages on the west coast of Ireland to write a novel a few years ago. Brand’s efforts have finally come to fruition with the publication of his first book ‘An Irish Winter’. It is a compelling story set amidst the backdrop of personal tragedy, folklore, friendly birds and a bleak Irish winter, two strangers find their lives intertwining. With its wistful beach and brooding Atlantic inlet, the small village of Rathmullan seems like the perfect place in which to slip off the radar - but sometimes life has other ideas.
There are 50 advance first edition copies of this excellent novel which the author will sign; if you would like to purchase a copy (£8.95 including delivery) please contact Carl on [email protected]. It is likely that the copies will sell out pretty fast and it is set to be a best seller in Chilmark this summer. It would be great if any local book clubs would support this very local author by purchasing, reading and reviewing this book.Carl Jacobs
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The Village VoicePandemic MusingsThank you to all those readers who have provided a wonderful selection of Pandemic Musings penned during the last few months of Lockdown. Herewith a selection:
Bring Them On!
Covid 19 is with us, the end date unsureIn due course it will come, as it did with the War.My memory still functioning kindly confirms - t’was the second - certainly not the Boer!
Sensitive? - you bet, my street cred’s now blownSo perhaps I should consider straying from home.If you happen to find me out hobbling with stick,just call the police who will nab me - PB quick!
I enjoy isolation the peace that it brings,the kindness of folks - the tug at heart stringsSo if I can help others by making them smile, then I will be happy - the effort worthwhile.
Our gallants in the fire brigade would willingly assistagainst the efforts of one who may seek to resist.Bring them on!
Anonymouse
Lockdown
He who can’t, can’t;And he who can, can.I’m off on a huntFor a Watercress Man.
It’s awfully importantFor both rich and poorTo weather the virusWith greens at the door.
We need a good fixerWho’ll pick up the crop:Divide and deliverBy house to house drop.
My eye is on someoneTo jump through the hoop,And who could be betterThan dear old Tim Stoop?
I’d just like to thank himFor all he’s achievedIn carefully arrangingThat Chilmark is Leaved!
Patrick Middleton
Tom
Tom enjoyed an evening pint up at the Dog. He never had more and he would have it in two halves. It seemed to add more of a structure to his time sitting at the bar. That night when he came out it was very dark. There was no moon and the stars were faint. Tom liked the dark. It was comforting. He felt at home with it. He crossed the road and made his way over the Fairmead towards the church. Horses stood still at the far end. Tom did not like the horses. He was a small man. He came out of the field and turned up to the church. He stood there resting against the lych gate. His wife lay close to where he stood, and he felt her presence. Looking towards the church his eye caught a movement. He saw two figures in front of a tomb. They looked as if in conversation. But their clothes were from another time. They made Tom think of Puritans. Then they were gone. Tom turned and walked back to his house. He would not tell anyone what he had seen. He was that sort of man. He would just tell his wife when he got home.
Jod Macranky
Lockdown: a Sonnet
The difficulty that comes with a timeOf indoor restriction, save for a briskStroll round the block, or chance to plan a whineAgainst those who have nicked the flour from your whisk.‘When did everyone start making cakesOr neatly coating their meat with not dryBreadcrumbs sticky with their eggy flakesShallow-fried and drained to make them healthy?’A trip to the shop allows a rare showOf deliciously comfortable avoidanceOf anyone who dares their way to goWithin a foot of Boris’s guidance.‘Avoid filling the beds’ is reason enoughNot to feel troubled when your children cough.
Edward Furlough – May 2020
Pale Blue Dot
In these worrying and stressful times one might consider reading part of Chapter One of the book Pale Blue Dot written 25 years ago by the astronomer Carl Sagan. The photograph of the pale blue dot (the earth) was taken by the Voyager 1 spacecraft in 1990 from beyond the orbit of Pluto.
Rod Greening
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The Village VoiceThe Black Dog…is Back!It was exciting to know as The Village Voice went to press that The Black Dog was finally re-opening its doors as a functioning pub some 18 months after its sudden closure on New Year’s Day 2019. Much has changed since last orders were last called, not least the fact that The Black Dog is now a Free House and no longer in the ownership of the brewery Wadworth.
There’s little doubt that launching a new venture whilst Lockdown restrictions are still in force is something of a challenge and we wish the Chef Manager James Cole every success.
James has been serving takeaway meals and drinks from the The Black Dog since mid-June, with his Sunday Roasts earning particular praise. His opening hours for the first few months will be 12-3pm and 6-11pm Wednesday through to Sunday, with meals being served at all openings except Sunday evenings. Takeaway meals will continue to be available until so-called ‘normal’ business can resume.
In order to facilitate social distancing inside the pub, the number of tables available for use has been halved. James is urging everyone to be patient in the first few days while everyone adjusts to the new guidelines.
Meanwhile, it is excellent to learn that young Chilmark residents have been taken on as bar staff, all of them with good Chilmark Cricket Club connections! Good luck to James, and everyone at The Black Dog.
Nauticalia 4 Some strange phrases
Oropesaa float or buoy used in sweeping for tethered minesCharlie Noble a chimney or funnel from, eg, the galleyGarboard Strakethe plank in a clinker built boat nearest the keelBosun’s Callthe whistle used by the Bosun’s Mate to attract attention. It had two notes: high and low!Boot topping the line of black paint at the waterline of a shipButton Boy the boy (or now girl) who stands on the very top (the button) of a mast when it is manned ceremoniallyLash Up and Stow the order to get out of your hammock, pack it up and put it away. It was lashed into the shape of a sausage using a hammock lashing and eight marline hitches, and stowed, with many others, in a hammock netting, a partitioned off area of the shipIrish Pennants odd, inappropriate lengths of string or cord (small stuff) left hanging on shrouds or halyards; a sign of an untidy ship, ie one that is not Bristol Fashion.FFOFurnace Fuel Oil, the heavy black oil burnt under propulsion boilers. Lighter oil, Dieso, is burnt in diesel engines. Lubricating oil is characterised as OM100 (Oil, Mineral, etc)
Patrick Middleton
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St Margaret’s Church The church is going to remain closed until the outstanding repair work on the pipe work under the Crossing area is completed. We apologise for this but at this time of uncertainty it was felt it was better to get this done.
Many many thanks to those who have done such splendid work in the churchyard; I am so grateful.Janey Middleton
Focus PointAs I write this article the church is approaching the Festival of Barnabas. He is not actually named as one of the Apostles although he emerges in the book of the Acts of the Apostles as pretty significant. Barnabas was a gentle man of strong faith and was a good encourager.
We all need encouragement. From birth, throughout the whole of our lives we will, hopefully, have been with, and met, people who have encouraged us, perhaps through some of the toughest of times. If this is missing we suffer immensely. I know I have appreciated being supported in so many different ways throughout my life. I remember best those teachers at school who helped me, and that was clearly the subjects I excelled in; bosses at work who encouraged me to believe in myself, who gave me confidence to realise what I could do; Church members who encouraged me in my faith when I first found God. We will all, I hope, have friends and family who will have given us, and continue to give us, encouragement by loving us and being there for us. Enabling us to do things we may think we’re not capable of doing.
The Church of England is available to all; all Christians have an important responsibility to help others to come to
faith. This can’t be done by stealth but needs to be done in a loving, gentle way, through the way we live our lives: by encouraging those who need it; by loving those who need it. Sometimes we don’t know what we need; I didn’t! And there are many in our sad world who can use our help.
Back in the early 1990s when I first became involved in the local Church I felt so encouraged and loved by those around me, so much so that I caught it! That core of Christians at the time were gracious encouragers. They led me into a family that became a big part of my life at that time (and continues to this day). They enabled me to grow my faith, in a gentle supportive way, and I shall always be grateful for that.
Barnabas was known for his care and support of Saul (the persecutor of followers of Jesus) who became Paul (who writes many of the books in our New Testament Bible). Barnabas was known for his grace as an encourager. The early church was built on the good example of those who followed Jesus at that time. They were encouragers in many kinds of ways; living their lives as Jesus had shown them.
During this pandemic we can all encourage one another. Help those in need, help those who may be feeling down, maybe alone and afraid, and through our support we are showing God’s. This in itself can be an encouragement to finding a faith where there may be none. The Revd Tina Fox, Associate Priest
NADDER VALLEY BENEFICE – CHURCH SERVICES – JULY 2020
PLEASE NOTE
This Service rota will only
come into effect when the current
prohibition on public
worship has been lifted.
If the restrictions
remain, then our Sunday services will continue at
0930 via the Zoom app:
Meeting ID: 849 6633
2040 Password:
039012
Date 5th July 12th July 19th July 26th July SUNDAY Trinity 4 Trinity 5 Trinity 6 Trinity 7 Southern Area ANSTY 1115 MBCP LAY 1115 FC GS 1115 HCBCP CF 1115 Patronal PC JMH COMPTON 0930 PCT GS – – 1115 SoW JA – – FOVANT 0800 HCO2T GS 1800 EBCP GS 0930 PC GS SUTTON 1800 EBCP GS 0930 PCO2T GS – – SWALLOW- CLIFFE
1115 Patronal PCT GS 1800 EBCP GS 0800 HCBCP GS 1115 MBCP LAY
Northern Area BARFORD 1115 FC TF 0930 MCW LAY 0930 HCBCP EB 0930 PC EB BAVERSTOCK 0930 HCT EB – – – – – CHILMARK TBA TBA TBA TBA DINTON 0930 HCO2C TF 1115 PC EB 0930 FC TF 0930 MCW LAY T. EVIAS 0930 FS JA – – – – – – T. MAGNA – – – – 1115 FC EB – – Western Area CHICKLADE – – – – – – – – HINDON 0930 PC MH 0930 FC MH 1800 EBCP JA 0930 PC MH FONTHILL BISHOP
1700 EBCP JA 0800 HCBCP EB 0930 MBCP JA – –
FONTHILL GIFFORD
0800 HCBCP JMH 1115 MBCP MH 0800 HCBCP JMH 1115 MBCP GS
TISBURY
0930 FS 1800 PC
JMH JMH
0800 HCT
0930 PC JMH JMH
0930 PC 1800 Choral EBCP
JMH JMH
0800 HCBCP
0930 PC 1800 RS
MH JMH EB
BCP – Book of Common Prayer CW – Common Worship HC – Holy Communion (said) PC – Order 1 Communion (with hymns) PCT – Order 1 Communion, traditional language (with hymns) PC O2T / C – Order 2 Communion traditional / contemporary
PC O2T Order 2 Communion traditional language (with hymns) FC – All Age Family Communion FS – All Age Family Service SoW – All Age Service of the Word M – Mattins or Morning Prayer SoP – Songs of Praise MPr – Morning Praise E – Evensong or Evening Prayer RS – Reflective Service CF – Colin Fox EB – Elaine Brightwell GS – Graham Southgate JA – Judy Anderson JMH – Juliette Hulme JN – Jo Naish MH – Mark Hayter TF – Tina Fox
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Benefice of Nadder Valley (Team Ministry)
TEAM CLERGYRevd Dr Graham Southgate, (Team Rector). The Rectory, Shaftesbury Road, Fovant, SP3 5JA Parish Priest responsible for Ansty, Compton Chamberlayne, Fonthill Gifford, Fonthill Bishop with Berwick St Leonard, Fovant, Sutton Mandeville, Swallowcliffe, and Tisbury.email: [email protected].
Revd Elaine Brightwell, (Team Vicar)Parish Priest responsible for Barford St Martin with Burcombe, Baverstock, Chilmark, Dinton, and Teffont Evias with Teffont Magna. email: [email protected]
Revd Juliette Hulme (Team Vicar) The Rectory, Park Road, Tisbury, SP3 6LF Parish Priest responsible for Fonthill Bishop with Berwick St Leonard, Fonthill Gifford, and Tisbury. email: [email protected]
ASSOCIATE PRIESTSRevd Mark Hayter, High Spinney, Sutton Road, Fovant, SP3 5LF Parish Priest responsible for Hindon with Chicklade and Pertwoodemail: [email protected] Jo Naish, Coombe Warren, Hindon Lane, Tisbury, SP3 6QQ email: [email protected]. Tina Fox, The Pightle, The Street, Teffont, Salisbury, SP3 5QPemail: [email protected]
LICENSED LAY MINISTERSCanon Judy Anderson, 29 Brook Close, Tisbury SP3 6PW Mrs Thelma Caughey, Steeple Close, High Street, Hindon SP3 6DJ
PARISH CENTREHinton Hall, Church Street, Tisbury SP3 6NH 9.30-11am Monday-Friday email: [email protected]
TEAM ADMINISTRATORMrs Carol Sayes, Cleeve Hill, Vicarage Road, Tisbury SP3 6HZemail [email protected]
01722 714826
01722 717883
01747 871957
01722 785176
01747 871820
01722 716010
01747 87314201747 820840
01747 871697
01747 871805
CHURCHWARDENSChilmark, St Margaret of AntiochMrs Jane Middleton 01722 716231Mr Richard Haupt 01722 717472
Fonthill, All Saints with Berwick St LeonardThe Hon Mary Morrison 01747 820231
ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCHParish Priest: Fr. Robert Miller, Trellis House, High Street, Tisbury SP3 6JR [email protected] Tisbury, Sacred Heart: Sunday 9am (sung) & 6.30pm (said)Wardour, All Saints: Sunday 11am (sung)
TISBURY METHODIST CHURCHMinister: Revd Denise Binks, 7 Ridge Way, Shaftesbury SP7 9HB, [email protected] Sunday Service: 10.30am
CHILMARK CHURCH, ST MARGARET OF ANTIOCHChoir Felicity Pattenden [email protected] David Davies [email protected] Hannah Haupt, Richard HauptBells Linda Jones [email protected] Angus Menzies [email protected]
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An ode to Tisbury StationI love Tisbury station. Sarah, our ticket clerk, general doer-of-everything and source-of-all-knowledge, goes way beyond the call of duty. Those who cover her day off are worthy substitutes, but apparently lacking the grandchildren who occasionally come to see ‘Nanny’s train’. But credit where credit is due, Nanny has got the reduced service working quite well, the occasional unpredictability of SWR giving us the satisfaction (those of us who are truly English) of having something to moan about.
The period without trains was not nice. The noise of the trains is not obtrusive. Indeed, one is more aware of the silence in their absence. When the service is running roughly to timetable, I don’t think, ‘Ah, there is the train’. Instead I find myself thinking, ‘It must be 12:05’ or whatever. It is a subconscious and useful alarm clock.
In the nearly nine years I have been here, the local newspaper has front-paged news that the track will be doubled(!) and one of Wilton’s stations opened, great idea, with access to the Stonehenge buses and also the park-and-ride service. This story seems to recur about every two years. We all nod, and agree that it is a great idea. And nothing happens. A bit like Adlestrop.
Dr Beeching, the man who rationalised the railway system, has much to answer for. I understand the original idea was for the whole line to be torn up. Local objections saved one line by which time there was no longer a passing place between Wilton and Gillingham, so another one had to be created, less conveniently, outside Tisbury, where we have to wait, Thomas the Tank Engine fashion, to allow the London train priority. There is one advantage of the wait. It allows one to contemplate what the farm on one side is growing this year (Phacelia last year). On the other, to marvel at the speed at which the cricket bat willows seem to grow, almost a challenge to SWR managers.
There are several footpaths which cross the line on the edge of Tisbury. Each merits a toot from an approaching train; a lonely cry from an amorous train doomed forever to run on a single track, its mating cry unanswered.
And what about those ghost trains which run at strange hours, whizzing straight through? There must be a story there.Fr Robert Miller
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Hindon Surgery - Coming out of COVID-19 It is great news that both nationally and locally cases of Covid-19 have started to fall with fewer hospital admissions and deaths. This is a tribute to everyone’s efforts to stay safe and the incredible community effort to protect those most at risk who have had to stay at home.
However it remains as important now as it did in March to treat every contact outside your immediate household as someone who could potentially spread the virus. Please continue social distancing, washing your hands, not touching your face and being alert to the risks of exposure.
Data from France shows that ethnic minorities and men are at increased risk. High blood pressure barely increases risk although a heart condition or severe asthma does a little. Children and young adults are at much lower risk and there is no evidence of children being super-spreaders passing on the virus to adults. However the three most important things that increase the risk of death from Covid-19 are:
• Age – The increased risk of a healthy person compared to someone aged 50 is increased two-fold at 60, five-fold at 70 and 12-fold at 80. The management is to avoid exposure and therefore we are continuing to reduce surgery visits by delivering prescriptions, using remote consultations, using PPE and asking patients to wear masks in the surgery.
• Obesity/Diabetes - Obesity with a BMI >40 increases the risk another three times and poorly controlled diabetes a further two and half times. Poor lifestyle leads to obesity and diabetes and we continue to urge everyone to embrace all the help out there to eat well, exercise and address wellbeing.
• Recent cancer can increase the risk five-fold. This reduces immunity because of the illness or the treatment (that is why some treatments have been postponed). Even here you can reduce your risk as 40% of cancers are lifestyle related (smoking, obesity, over-exposure to sunshine, poor diet, alcohol) and participating in screening programmes.
Screening programmes were stopped during the Covid outbreak, but are about to start up again. So if you are sent a bowel-screening test, please return it. The new tests are easier to use and more accurate. Screen detected bowel cancer has a ten-fold better survival rate than waiting for symptoms, and can be cured.
We are recommencing our cervical screening at the surgery, and these will be bookable on Monday and Wednesday afternoons. Mammography and abdominal aorta ultrasound screens are arranged nationally and are still postponed. We plan to re-start NHS checks for cardiovascular risk but not yet and in a way that will minimise your time in the surgery.
Covid-19 has led to significant changes across the NHS, some of which will remain in the future. The management of long-term conditions will have far more emphasis on patient self-management and self-monitoring, which is a more convenient and accurate way to manage these diseases. Patients can monitor their condition, with advice from us (rarely in a face to face consultation) and this will be the future. This change will affect almost half our patients and we will be contacting you about this over the next few months.
Meanwhile our thanks to everyone for all they have been
doing and are continuing to do to remain well and to help others in their community to do the same. These are difficult times but as Churchill said “never let a crisis go to waste” – these words seem to be driving a lot of what has been happening here and the whole NHS is reflecting on the changes that have improved health care and need to remain in place once the crisis is over. Dr Craig-McFeely & Dr Hayes
Tisbury Surgery From Monday 8 June Tisbury Surgery has changed the way in which we offer appointments.
For the time being all initial appointments will still be telephone appointments. We will book your telephone appointment into an allocated time-slot with a designated Doctor and you will therefore have a more accurate indication of when the doctor will call you back.
There will also be a telephone version of our ‘Sit and Wait’ clinic for urgent calls. This will ensure you can get a call back the same day between 12 noon-1pm from the clinician on call. This service should only to be used if you feel your health concerns need to be discussed the same day. Our receptionists will ask you for more information when booking you into this clinic to ensure you receive the most appropriate care in a timely manner. If possible, please telephone by 10am to book into the urgent same-day telephone clinic. The Doctors will assess on the phone whether you need a face-to-face appointment and arrange this if necessary.
Routine telephone appointments will be booked into the next available slot, which should be within five days. The system will naturally evolve as restrictions and Government guidance changes.
Sharon – our Health Care Assistant – has undertaken smoke-stop training and will be pleased to offer advice and guidance to anyone who may feel the time has come to try to stop smoking. Initially consultations will be via telephone; please do ring the surgery if you would like to speak to her.
Tracy, our new practice nurse, specialises in the treatment of diabetes and we are sure that patients will benefit from her expertise.
We would like to thank all our patients for their patience and understanding during these challenging times. Dr Laurence Carter, Dr.Adam Smith
Prescriptions CollectionOur thanks must go again to Angus Menzies for organising and running the fantastic Prescription delivery service to some 60+ homes in Chilmark and Ridge during the Lockdown. The help of the Chilmark Covid Volunteers in this scheme has also been invaluable. Each week, Angus has collected and delivered prescriptions from Hindon Surgery & Tisbury’s Boots (for the Tisbury Practice) to numerous self-isolators in the village.
The service in its current form will continue for patients of both Surgeries until the end of July. From then on Tisbury Surgery patients will need to make their own arrangements, or appoint a friend or relative to collect on their behalf. The
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arrangements for Hindon are currently under review and we will have more detail towards the end of the month. In the meantime, huge thanks to all those involved in the success of this scheme. It has been greatly appreciated by many in the village.
Jovin’s JokesFor many in Chilmark, a daily high point during Lockdown was to pause outside Dial House in Becketts Lane and read Jovin Mann’s latest joke.
Nine-year old Jovin posted his first Joke of the Day on the gate of his home on 8 April. and from then on, until the eve of Lockdown easing on Saturday 4 July, Jovin didn’t miss a day. On each occasion he urged his readers to Keep Smiling; and what a fine job he did.
Each day, Jovin’s Jokes brought smiles to the faces of numerous passers by. 87 Jokes later, we say Thank You, Jovin, for raising the spirits of so many people during Lockdown. You’ve been a star.
To read Jovin’s Last Lockdown Joke, see p20.
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Recycling & Waste Collections July & August
Tuesday 7 - Household waste - grey lid
Tuesday 14 - Blue lid -mixed dry recyclingBlack box - glass & clothingGreen lid - chargeable garden waste (no household compost)
Tuesday 21 - Household waste
Tuesday 28 - Blue lid, Black box, Green lid
AugustTuesday 4 - Household waste
Tuesday 11 - Blue lid, Black box, Green lid
Tuesday 18 - Household waste
Tuesday 25 - Blue lid, Black box, Green lid
For more information on what to recycle and in which bin, or to order extra bins, please visit: www.wiltshire.gov.uk/recycling
Household Recycling CentresAs from early June it became essential to book a slot before visiting any one of Wiltshire’s household recycling centres; you will be denied access to any HRC if you’ve haven’t made a pre-booking. The bookings can only be made online and so if you don’t have internet access, the Council suggests you ask a friend, relative or neighbour to book one on your behalf. Bookings can be made up to three days in advance of your planned visit; you will be allocated a 15-minute slot and no more. Should you begin to overrun your allocated time, the HRC staff will request you to leave and return on another day when you have re-booked. A frustrating experience! To book, visit: www.wiltshire.gov.uk/household-recyclng-centres
Volunteer Drivers neededTisbury & District LINK, the volunteer organisation that drives patients to medical appointments as well as the shops, is urgently seeking drivers. The scheme was suspended at the outset of Lockdown with the cancellation of face-to-face medical appointments at GP surgeries and hospitals, plus the fact many current LINK drivers are aged 70+. As lockdown is being lifted so the number of people seeking transport to attend appointments is increasing.
Within the NHS Volunteer Responder scheme there are people with DBS certificates who have signed up to take people in their own vehicles to various appointments. Whilst many people needing transport are familiar with the LINK scheme, they will not be aware of the NHS Volunteer one; hence naturally they will contact LINK for assistance. Tisbury LINK coordinators Caroline Plumptre and Sally Naish will soon have access to the Good Samaritan organisation enabling them to coordinate an NHS Volunteer driver with a patient. Hence anyone in the area needing transport will be able to arrange it through their familiar contacts at Tisbury LINK.
Meanshile, although the LINK scheme remains in abeyance, Caroline and Sally are keen to recruit more
drivers in readiness for when LINK gets up and running again. They would be delighted to hear from any Neighbourhood Response driver volunteers in the area who might consider becoming LINK drivers in the future. In addition, Sally is able to facilitate obtaining a DBS Certificate for anyone interested in supporting LINK as a volunteer driver.
As Lockdown eases, and NHS Responders return to work leaving them unable to fulfill volunteer duties, LINK may well be asked to support patients requesting transport to and from their appointments. If would like to be part of LINK, or know of anyone who may wish to help, then please contact Sally and Paul Naish or Caroline Plumptre on the emails below:[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
Rosebud KitchenRidge resident Will Carey’s new Feast Night meals venture got off to a flying start in June. Based in Tisbury’s Wyndham Business Centre, Rosebud Kitchen offers takeaway ‘feasts’ either collected or delivered to your door, Thursday to Saturday evenings.
The menu is updated each week and so far business has been ‘flat out for the first four weekends’ and receiving rave reviews.
For menus and ordering details visit www.rosebudkitchen.co.uk or Rosebud Kitchen Tisbury on Facebook.
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Events covered in The Village Voice in its first five years: Spike the hedgehog; Chilmark and Fonthill Bishop School sing at Fonthill Gardens Open Day; Mazaika perform at the Reading Room; the wondeful Sophie Eden performs at Chilmark Church Fete; the Tug o’ War rope breaks at the first Village Show on the Fairmead and Jack Stearman is awarded Wiltshire Cricketer of the Year 2018.
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Wiltshire Police NewsWe have received no details from Wiltshire Police of recent crimes of note during Lockdown. However, they have asked us to publicise the following item:
Are you funding modern slavery?That’s the question you’re being asked by Wiltshire Police as lockdown restrictions continue to be lifted. Those who work in car washes, nail bars and domestic cleaning are known to be at greater risk of modern slavery and exploitation.
Detective Inspector Phil Walker said: ‘Whilst people try to save money and find a bargain they could unwittingly be funding organised crime groups and the exploitation of vulnerable people. We need the public to think about whether the cost of the service they’re paying for is realistic, and whether it’s significantly lower than what others charge for the same service.
He continues: ‘Does that tenner you’re paying at a hand car wash cover the materials used, at least minimum wage (£8.20) for the worker, and still leave room for profit? It is unlikely and this should raise concerns. Often in Modern Slavery cases, vulnerable adults are trafficked into the UK under false pretences and made to work for little or no money whilst living in horrendous conditions. Victims face being held to ransom by the criminals they’re forced to work for using threats to their families as leverage and confiscating their identity documents,’ said DI Walker. Wiltshire Police continues to work with a number of partners to tackle modern slavery including the National Crime Agency and Immigration officials carrying out frequent welfare checks on those businesses at greater risk. There are a number of ways that the public can report concerns about modern slavery including 101 and the Wiltshire Police website. The Modern Slavery helpline can also be contacted on 08000 121 700, this is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Always call 999 in an emergency or immediate threat to life.
DI Walker added: ‘We need the public to work with us to tackle this; these are often sophisticated operations and that piece of information that you could hold, no matter how small, could be the last piece of the puzzle we need to take action and protect vulnerable people from exploitation.’
Signs to look out for:Modern slavery could be happening in your community so it’s important you know the signs that could indicate someone is a victim of this crime. The signs aren’t always obvious but there are some that you may notice:
• Do they look scruffy, malnourished or injured?• Are they acting anxious, afraid or unable to make eye
contact?• Are they doing long hours, wearing unsuitable clothing
or have the wrong equipment for the job?• Is where they are living overcrowded, poorly
maintained or are the curtains always closed?• Do they behave like they’re being instructed by
someone else, picked up/dropped off at the same time and place every day or don’t have access to money or identification?
Community Speed Watch Community Speed Watch returns to Wiltshire on 6 July 2020 following its temporary postponement due to COVID-19. The scheme, which is run by volunteers across the county, encourages local people to address speeding in their communities.
The current pandemic put on hold their usual work; however, following the easing of some restrictions, groups are now returning with adapted practices to adhere to social distancing and Government guidelines.
Deputy Police and Crime Commissioner for Wiltshire and Swindon Jerry Herbert welcomed the news. He said: ‘CSW brings local people together to act on their own concerns and monitor speeding in their communities. It is great to see them back out there, even with restrictions still in place.’
‘Across the Force area there are 120 CSW schemes operated by approximately 1200 volunteers who regularly monitor the speed of traffic within their areas and provide Wiltshire Police with useful intelligence. I know that road safety is a reoccurring concern for many communities across our county and I remain committed to reducing fatalities on our roads,’ he added.
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Some reminders of life in Chilmark during Lockdown:From top left, an illuminated heart on Corner Cottage in support of the NHS, Reeve bread deliveries, bears in our windows, Chilmark band Stolen Jam rehearsing, Stephanie Lucas swinging bells on VE Day and last, but not least, Jovin Mann’s final joke.
