A Monthly Newsletter for Chilmark & Ridge and Fonthill Bishop with Berwick St Leonard

No.029 June 2018

John WilcoxWe shall miss the contributions to these pages of John Wilcox who died in April, aged 87. John’s self-mocking wit, irreverence and sense of adventure consistently entertained our readers. In addition, we owe him thanks for his support and enthusiasm throughout the launch and early days of The Village Voice. Not only did John make a generous donation toward the first and subsequent issues, but he was also the winner of the competition to choose the title of the newsletter when it was launched in September 2015. Thank you, John, from all of us involved in the production of The Village Voice. See p7 for tributes.

Village Voice NewsCurrent and back issues of The Village Voice can be downloaded from the website: www.chilmarkvillagevoice.co.ukIf you wish to share village news or information, please email info@chilmarkvillagevoice.co.uk

In this issue Contact Numbers 2What’s On & Diary 3Village News 4-7Church Times 8-10Other News 12-16Recycling & Waste 14Local Police 16

Welcome to the June issue of The Village Voice

Move aside Spike the hedgehog, writes Brand King; Chilmark has another tuft haired hero to celebrate. On Saturday 26 May a team representing the Victoria and Albert Museum came to the village to take on our cricketers and experience the legendary CCC teas. The visitors batted first and were well held by some great bowling by Will Packer and Jake Taylor, who took three wickets apiece. In reply Chilmark’s innings centred round Rod Taylor’s 44; however a string of wickets saw the ascendancy swing back to the Londoners. With no recognised batsmen left, the game then rested on the mercurial talents of Darren Lee (see p6). Facing down one of the fastest bowlers ever seen at Cleeves Farm, an undaunted Lee thumped his first ball out of the ground. He went on to blast 29 off 11 balls, punctuated with another six to win the game. The victory continues Chilmark’s unbeaten start to the season.

So, a fantastic start to the summer for our village cricketers but there’s also plenty to look forward to at the Chilmark Church Fete on Saturday 16 June. See p5 to find out how you can support this important fund-raising event in the Chilmark calendar. Meanwhile, many thanks to all those who turned out for the Churchyard Tidy on Saturday 26 May - hugely appreciated and it means the churchyard is now ready for the summer weddings in the diary. In the last week of June, the Chalke Valley History Festival gets underway with a huge programme of talks and activities aimed at all ages (p15).

On last month’s front page we noted that this year is the 100th anniversary of an auction of much of the land, and many of the houses and cottages, in Chilmark. Coincidentally, there are now more properties in the village either up for sale, or very recently sold, than there have been for some years (a quick tally reveals 15) - a reminder of the cyclical nature of village life. On a separate note, it is terrific to see the list of Activities Contacts on p3 of The Village Voice continues to grow, with Astronomy as the latest addition!

We wish everyone a happy June.The Editorial Team

Brand King and Rod Taylor share a joke

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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, editor@chilmarkvillagevoice.co.uk Whitehill, Beckett’s Lane, Chilmark

Deputy Editor/ Treasurer/ Advertising/ Mike Scott 01722 716971 treasurer@chilmarkvillagevoice.co.uk

Joint Deputy Editor Bev Small 01722 716943 bevsmall@me.com

Design & Layout Glen Miller 01722 717473 design@raggedapple.com

Goods & Services Directory Felicity Trotman 01747 820503 f.trotman@btinternet.com

Distribution Stephanie Lucas 01722 716463The Village Voice - online : www.chilmarkvillagevoice.co.uk

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Clerk to the Parish Council Mrs Jenny MacDougall, 01722 790339jenny.macdougall@outlook.com

Chairman, Parish Council Mr Patrick Boyles, 01722 716416 patrickboyles@btinternet.com

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 cjacbos@aol.com

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, mboyles@live.co.uk

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 bookings@chilmarkreadingroom.co.uk

South Wiltshire MP Dr Andrew Murrison, 0207 219 8337 andrew.murrison.mp@parliament.uk

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 tisburysc@wiltshire.gov.uk

Tisbury Library 01747 870469

Village Show (Horticultural Society) Jo Scott, 01722 716971 joscottadams@gmail.com

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 bridget.wayman@wiltshire.gov.uk

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June Dates for your Diary

Tuesday 5th 7pm Social Stitchers Chilmark Reading Room (CRR)

Wednesday 6th 9am Kettlercise CRR

Friday 8th 10.30am Art Group Life Drawing CRR

Friday 8th 6-8pm Wine Tasting Teffont Village Hall

Wednesday 13th 9am Kettlercise CRR

Friday 15th 10.30am Art Group Life Drawing CRR

Saturday 16th 2.30-4.30pm Chilmark Church Fete The Old Rectory

Monday 18th 6.30pm Pilates CRR

Tuesday 19th 7pm Social Stitchers CRR

Tuesday 19th 2.55-3.20pm Mobile Library Hops Close

Wednesday 20th 9am Kettlercise CRR

Friday 22nd 10.30am Art Group Life Drawing CRR

Friday 22nd 6.30 for 7pm Moviola - Darkest Hour Nadder Centre, Tisbury

Sunday 24th 1-5pm Tisbury Hidden Gardens Tisbury

Monday 25th 6.30pm Pilates CRR

Wednesday 27th 9am Kettlercise CRR

Friday 29th 10.30am Art Group Life Drawing CRR

July

Monday 2nd 6.30pm Pilates CRR

Tuesday 3rd 7pm Social Stitchers CRR

Tuesday 10th 6.30pm Reading Room Committee meeting CRR

Wednesday 11th 7pm Chilmark Parish Council CRR

Saturday 14th 7-9pm CCC Drinks Party Cleeves Farm

Activities Contacts:Social Stitchers - Emily Wilkins on mob 07523 131630 Art Group - Jane Hobbs 01747 871200Reading Group - Sally Butcher on 01722 716387 or odneyo@btinternet.comPilates - Shirley Rutter on 07733 085077 or shirley.rutter@outlook.comKettlercise - Annabel Webb - 07816 621300 or personaltraining@annabelwebb.comAstronomy - Rod Greening 01722 717462 or barrod888@gmail.com

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Parish Council News

To read the latest minutes and future agenda:www.southwilts.com/site/chilmarkparishcouncil/

Chilmark Annual AssemblyTen Chilmark residents turned out for the Annual Parish Assembly in the Reading Room on Wednesday 9 May, along with six parish council members and the local Wiltshire County councillor Bridget Wayman. Those present heard annual reports from representatives of the Reading Room, the Claybush Playground committee, The Village Voice, Chilmark Cricket Club and the Chilmark Horticultural Society, as well as a round up of County Council news. The latter included an update on changes to the rubbish collection and recycling service under a new contract starting 30 July 2018. From this date, residents will be able to recycle a wider variety of materials including food and drink cartons, as well as plastic pots, tubs and trays. More information will follow in coming weeks.

Annual Chilmark Parish Council MeetingThis followed immediately after the Annual Assembly on 9 May; Councillor Patrick Boyles was re-elected as PC Chairman for the coming year and Councillor Sir Richard Packer was elected as Vice Chairman.

Members heard that a new Emergency Planning Co-ordinator would be needed following the departure from the village of current co-ordinator Mr Michael Eke. It was agreed that a list of named keyholders should be drawn up for access to the emergency equipment stored at Ridge and at the Reading Room.

Councillors discussed whether, in setting the level of the annual parish precept, they should be building up reserves for future expenditure such as replacement of playground equipment in the village. In the absence of any resident requests for such forward planning, it was agreed not build any further financial reserves; the aim would be to keep the reserve at a similar level to the annual precept.

PC Notices

Claybush & RidgewayIt has been brought to the attention of the Parish Council that inadequate signage at Claybush and Ridgeway has resulted in misdirected parcels causing local residents some anxiety and inconvenience. The Parish Council hopes to rectify the problem by purchasing a new sign with the agreement of Wiltshire Council, indicating ‘Claybush Leading to Ridgeway. EHD SignageWork is being progressed by a team from Wiltshire Council in conjunction with Highways England to review how Tisbury is signed from the A303. It is expected that the EHD signs in the area will be reviewed at the same time. Cow Drove VergesThe verges along Cow Drove which are in a very bad state of repair have been reported to Wiltshire Council and are expected to be discussed at a Wiltshire Highways CATG Meeting to be held on 25 July at the Nadder Centre Tisbury. The Annual Audit for the year ended 31 March 2018The Annual Return submitted to the External Auditor will be available to view on the parish council website: www.southwilts.com/site/chilmarkparishcouncil/

The electorate will be able to make representation from 2 July-10 August. The next meeting of Chilmark Parish Council: this will be held on Wednesday 11 July at 7pm in the Reading Room.

Playground survey feedbackMany thanks to all those who returned our survey forms about the playground at the playing field near Claybush and Ridgeway.

We received 29 responses. Here is a summary of those responses.

• Over a third had no children or visitors who used the playground.

• Only 8 had children who used the playground. • 10 had grandchildren or visiting relatives/friends who

used the playground.• Only a third of users visit once or twice a month or

more.• Nearly 80% wanted the play area to remain as a

playground.• Were the playground not to remain, the most popular

alternative uses for the area were outdoor gym equipment and netball/basketball posts.

• Most knew that there is another playground in Chilmark but 10 people felt that Chilmark doesn’t need two playgrounds.

The survey gave us an idea of playground usage that we were previously not aware of. It is clear that there is a desire for a playground on the playing field. We will therefore move forward on the basis of maintaining a play provision, but the committee does need some new members and we will be contacting those who gave their details as being willing to help in due course.

Please remember that there are people with homes surrounding the playground who enjoy peace and quiet. The play area should not be used after dusk.Chilmark Playground Management Committee

The next Reading Room committee meeting will be on Tuesday 10 July 2018, at 6.30pm.To read Minutes of the latest committee meeting (18 April ’18) please visit the Reading Room website: www.chilmarkreadingroom.co.uk

Chilmark’s Dark SkiesIf the stars and planets visible over Chilmark are something you’d like to learn more about, a new resident in the village would be delighted to share his knowledge. Keen astronomer Rod Greening, of Sixpenny Thatch, The Street, has recently moved to Chilmark on account of the area’s dark skies. Please do contact Rod for more information: 01722 717462 or barrod888@gmail.com His details are also listed under Astronomy on Activities Contacts, p3.

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Chilmark Church FeteSaturday 16 June 2.30-4.30pmThe CHURCH FETE is nearly upon us!Neil and Susie Sutton are again kindly opening their gorgeous garden for this lovely occasion, which this year will be opened by our vicar The Revd Elaine Brightwell, with music provided by Sophie Eden.

Please burrow through your cupboards and donate as much as you can - or there’s still time to set up your own stall or game. Come and splat that rat - if you can!

Books, CDs and DVDs - the Haupt family at Village End 717472Bottles - Middletons 716231Bric-a-brac - Mary Boyles 716416Cakes - Stephanie Lucas 716463Games - Neil Pattenden 716271Ice creams - Tim and Patsy Barter 716187Plants - Julie O’ Devlin 716212 and Merial Eaton 716799Raffle - Ian and Rachel Dennis 717471Sweets - Bev Small 716943Teas - Sally Butcher 716387

Plus prize programme, prize pony rides, Rubicon, Skittles, Pimms galore and Maypole dancing by the schoolchildren: unmissable!Felicity Pattenden 01722 716271

We Want Your bottles!Your contribution of bottles for the Fete Bottle Stall will be greatly appreciated. Fizzy or straight, alcoholic or soft, sweet or savoury, all h-u-g-e-l-y welcome at Manora!Patrick & Janey Middleton 01722 716231

Church Fete TeasOnce again, Lisbeth Diaper and I will be managing the teas at the Church Fete in the Old Rectory garden on Saturday 16 June.We would be very grateful for any offers of cakes and/or help on the day. You may have been asked already, and if so, thank you so much for your offers of help. If you haven’t and would like to bake, or have a passion for washing up or wielding a teapot, please speak to us on 716387 (Sally) or 716809 (Lisbeth). Cakes can be delivered to the kitchen of the Old Rectory on the morning of the fete.Many thanks, Sally Butcher

Bric-a-brac stall Once again Kathy and I are doing the bric-a-brac stall at the Church Fete. If you have anything to donate would you please drop them off at Little Langdale, Frog Lane, or give me a call on 01722 716416 and I will arrange to collect them. No electrical items please.Thank You, Mary Boyles

Opera at Chilmark This year’s production in the barn at Cleeves Farm will be a double bill - John Blow’s Venus and Adonis, in concert format, and Henry Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas, staged.

Venus and Adonis - A Masque for the Entertainment of the King was performed at court and later at Josias Priest’s Boarding School at Chelsea in 1684; a few year’s later Dido was performed at the same school. Purcell and Blow were very well acquainted and Dido was clearly influenced in many ways by Venus.

As usual, performances will be over the August Bank Holiday weekend, on Sunday 26 and Monday 27 August, and there will be a long picnic interval.For more information or to join the mailing list please ring David Davies 01722 714440 or email: davidracheld@gmail

Spike – PostscriptThe time has come, the deed is done, and Spike is free! The 4th May was propitious for family and weather reasons, so that was the day that we gave him his freedom.

We put him out in a sheltered part of the garden, in his igloo, with a bowl of his favourite cat-food. We shrugged and parted. Next day his sleeping straw was undisturbed, the food untouched. He’d obviously gone for it, big time. Not quite the end of the story. The other night, looking as usual for the escaping dog, Biggles, Janey found Spike on a mown path. He looked bigger than before, coat good, eyes sparkling, nose pointy. He was surrounded by his menu of choice, several fat slugs. Looks like he’s going to make it! End of. . . .Patrick Middleton

Moving InA warm welcome to Tim and Angi Stoop who have finally moved into their new home Purbeck Lodge in Cow Drove after some six months of building work. Tim and Angi previously lived in Devon where they ran a B&B. We wish them much happiness in Chilmark.

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Chilmark Cricket Club

Snow became rain became sunshine and somewhere in the middle the cricket season began.After two washouts things finally got underway with a T20 game against local rivals Fonthill Park. The pitch was stodgy and the players’ bodies were creaky, but a blistering opening spell by Paul Butler (three wickets for two runs) saw Chilmark on top, early. Pete Corbin kept the wickets tumbling, while in the field Carl Jacobs did things only he can. After knocking the hosts over for 68, Brand King (26 not out) and Jack Stearman (26) steered Chilmark to a comfortable victory.

The Authors then dropped into Cleeves Farm for the first home game of the season and promptly felt the wrath of Jack Stearman’s early season form. He scored a brisk 56 and was ably assisted by Dave Ullyott (17) and Ben Eastmond (16). A score of 121 in the 20 overs seemed a healthy total and so it proved, as Paul Butler (3-11) again tore through the top order. There was also a first wicket for James Nuttall, when Ricky Corbin didn’t so much catch the ball as stop it from hitting him in the face.

The Stearman onslaught continued against The Lobsters as Jack cracked an unbeaten 126 to become just the third Chilmark player to get his name on both the bowling and batting honours boards at the club. Defending 243, the game was in the balance until debutant Richard Mann took three crucial wickets. From there it was a canter to victory.

Along the way there was another piece of history as Darren Lee became Chilmark’s all-time leading wicket taker. To make it all the sweeter, his 104th victim was none other than CCC chairman Carl Jacobs, who was filling in for the undermanned Lobsters

Other highlights included Windmill Will Thompson apologising to a batsman for bowling him out, and Dave Ullyott taking a catch while performing a reverse triple pike backflip.

Chalke Valley turned up to Cleeves Farm with a very strong team and reasonable expectations of victory. However, erstwhile opening batsman Brand King was melted down, remoulded as a bowler and took three wickets, while in the field Carl Jacobs hit the stumps twice (once when there was actually a chance of a run out). 191 was a small total on a fast outfield and after feasting on the best cricket tea in Wiltshire, Chilmark’s batsmen set about chasing it down. And, by batsmen, I mostly mean Jack Stearman who scored yet another unbeaten century (his third for various teams in a week). Archie Small also made a swashbuckling return to the batting line-up with a quick-fire 14. And then there was Ben Fowles who looked unsure what sport he was playing; yet still stumbled upon 24 crucial runs, as he ushered his team to their fourth win in a row.Brand King

Cricket TeasThank you for all the offers of help already received for the cricket teas. We would love some cake offers for Sundays

10 & 24 June, and Sunday 8 July. If you can help, please contact Bev (01722 716943) or Claire (01722 716013). Please note there is no longer a match on Sunday 1 July. Don’t forget the Chilmark Cricket Club Drinks Party on Saturday 14 July at Cleeves Farm, after the Hong Kong match. Ticket details on this page. All adults welcome!

CCC – the early daysThe sad news of John Wilcox’s recent death has prompted memories of the early days of Chilmark Cricket Club, which he founded in 2002. The club was opened by Ted Dexter and John was the first CCC Chairman. Several players who played in the very first game are still playing today - they are: Ned Pattenden, Charles Sheppard, Reg Allen and the current Chairman Carl Jacobs.

Anne Pettigrew writes: ‘Without John and Betty Wilcox’s enthusiasm, and the Pelhams’ generosity, there probably would never have been a home pitch at Cleeves Farm for the club. The new cricket pitch was nothing but a field with a cowshed! Their generosity and forethought made the above possible.‘Our cricket teas were organised by a devoted group of novice Tea Ladies. Betty Wilcox guided us through the traditions and practicalities of Cricket teas: ‘crusts on or crusts off, etc?’ These Chilmark teas soon became famous and were well supported from the beginning. Players and spectator alike were not disappointed by a delicious array of sandwiches, scones and cakes. ‘We should not forget what the Pelhams, John and Betty Wilcox and all those who were at the inception of the Cricket Club managed to do - our village has greatly benfefitted, as indeed has the Black Dog!

Chilmark and Fonthill Bishop SchoolAs part of the school’s Watch us Grow programme the children have been enjoying making salads with Teaching Assistant Sarah Farrant and School Cook Kylie Hook. Five different salads were made and then pupils voted for their favourite to

be available from the lunchtime salad bar for everyone to enjoy. The number one choice was “sweetie smooth” consisting of noodles, sweetcorn, carrot & pepper.Watch us Grow is a lunchtime club that gives children the confidence and skills to grow fruit, vegetables and herbs. In addition to learning about nutrition and hygiene, the children follow the process from seed to plate.www.chilmarkfonthillbishop.wilts.sch.uk

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John Wilcox 1931-2018A service of Thanksgiving for the life of John Wilcox was held at St Margaret’s Church, Chilmark, on Wednesday 16 May, followed by a reception at The Black Dog. John spent the last 26 years of his life in Chilmark having retired to Townsend Cottage with Betty, his beloved wife, who died in 2015. During his time in the village he founded the Chilmark Cricket Club (see p6), was a leading light of CADS (Chilmark Amateur Dramatic Society), and was the inspiration behind the Millennium Cross and Prince Charles’ subsequent visit to the village for its unveiling. He also made many good friends.

The congregation at John’s Thanksgiving service was treated to some heartwarming and amusing accounts of John’s life, given by his daughter Alison and a number of close friends. The following is an abridged version.

John was born in 1931 into a very loving, but poor, family in Birmingham. His father, from whom he inherited his sense of humour, had been badly wounded in the First World War and died when John was just 14. He grew up surrounded by loving women – his mother, elder sister, aunt and grandmother all spoiled him. The fact that little Johnny sometimes had 10 teaspoons of sugar in his tea at a time of strict rationing says it all. But it was this cocoon of love and indulgence that gave him such security and the confidence to achieve so much at an early age.

John was part of a group of reporters in their early 20s working on local newspapers in the Midlands and dreaming of the big break that would take them to the legendary Fleet Street.

Suddenly John was named as Young Journalist of the Year for the whole country. His path to Fleet Street was surely wide open. But, as former editor of the TV Times Peter Jackson described, this was not to be John’s path: To our surprise and shock he chose to head for the opposite end of London - joining the Rootes motor group as a public relations officer in return for a company car, West End expense account, night club memberships, a glossy Mayfair office - and the princely salary in 1955 of £950 a year!

John later confessed: I have never got over the feeling that I had prostituted my natural talent and on my retirement decided to make amends by proving that I should have really been a writer. The result was that he sat down to create his first novel at the age of 70 and in an astonishing spate of productivity published no less than 14 novels, two works of non-fiction and an autobiography before his death at the age of 87.

And thus the world of military fiction gained a new hero – Simon Fonthill, dashing cavalry officer at the height of the British Empire. Handsome, gallant and charming but also prepared to be ruthless in combat, Fonthill has been described as ‘Flashman with a licence to kill.’ The Sunday Express hailed the stories as ‘Grown-up Boy’s Own stuff’.

Peter Jackson described how John was also a natural clown: After Betty died John and I made a point of regularly meeting up for lunch at The Black Dog or the Beckford Arms. We were sitting in the bar of The Black Dog the day the news broke of a £1 million drug cache discovered in a disused nuclear bunker at Chilmark when a BBC film unit rushed in and asked if there was a local willing to make a comment.

John immediately offered, the camera was set up and the reporter began: ‘What is it like to live in such an idyllic village in such a peaceful countryside and discover you have a major crime scene on your doorstep?’

John looked straight into the camera and said: ‘Well, frankly, I suspect the vicar. And the churchwardens are a pretty shady pair. I tell you, beneath the surface there are some murky things going on in this village…’

John Wilcox - yes, talented journalist, brilliant PR, prolific novelist and above all a man who was always seeking to fill the world with laughter.

In the words of Alison Ledgerwood, John’s daughter: My dad was fun; he could be maddening and stubborn and we would often argue. He could be embarrassing too; he was often outrageous and frequently went too far, but he was never boring like other dads.

Children loved him; I think that was partly because he never really grew up himself. He was often to be found playing with the kids, rather than talking to the adults; doing the disappearing penny trick, telling funny stories, taking us on ‘wibbly wobbly walks’ or to buy sweets - ‘don’t tell your mother!’He didn’t read us stories; he made them up. He had a fine tenor voice and sang all the time and he often made us all sing too. A friend remembers him rip roariously leading the singing at Christmas.

He was a very generous man; he loved to treat people; he adored cricket; he loved books and writing, and history and travelling and the company of good friends; and sailing, and fishing; singing and country walks; pubs ...and being a general show off. Last but not least, he was very partial to the odd vodka and tonic.

After my brother, Paul, died at the age of 20, our family was shattered; but we pulled ourselves together and I admired my father for his ability to forge a new life beyond that grief. He turned outwards instead of inwards; always remaining inquisitive and always interested in other people. And at an age when most people retire, he went on to publish 17 books. I am enormously proud of him.

Felicity Pattenden writes:John’s CADS writing was full of his daft, irrepressible humour. He always overstepped the limits of decency and my job was to prune his sketches for a respectable audience. John would react furiously to my corrections, accusing me of being an old prude. I didn’t realise until recently that my children dubbed my role ‘Smut Controller.’

Shows often had the Royal Family visiting Chilmark. The laughter would begin as the curtains creaked apart to reveal Her Majesty with corgi, or HRH Prince Charles chatting up his rubber plant. Few who saw John’s final performance could forget the scantily clad spear-wielding model balancing on one leg, when the Royal Party visited the Life Class. And now the curtains have closed on John’s life. He was a wonderfully colourful and funny man; CADS will never be the same.

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Focus Point After a cold early spring and a series of mini heat waves in April and early May, maybe, by now, we will have settled into something like a ‘normal’ British summer? What would that look like I wonder, it seems so long since we had one! Nature is wonderful at adapting to the weather, and the flowers in my garden as I write do seem to have coped with it, and the swallows came right on cue in Hindon Church porch and in my neighbour’s garage. Let’s hope they breed in all those places where they nest and raise broods to carry on singing to the glory of God.

June is always a good time to take stock. The great festivals of Easter and Pentecost are past and we have just celebrated Trinity Sunday. The Trinity is one of the greatest and the most complex parts of our understanding of God. How can God be both three and one? I know many ask this and don’t always get an answer that they can understand. This is not the place to try to get to grips with this concept, but perhaps those of you who are into maths might like to imagine 3 circles, all overlapping in the middle and that middle, being God, is greater than the separate parts?

We are in Trinity season in the church; the altar, like Nature, is clothed in green and this month we celebrate a host of saints’ days, the majority from these islands.The one I feel most connected to is St. Columba, 9th June. Columba, otherwise known as Colum Cille, which means ‘Dove of the Church’, was born in Ireland in 521, a descendant of the pagan High King, Niall. He founded two monasteries in Ireland, at Derry (546) and Durrow (556), before sailing to Iona off the west coast of Scotland, with twelve companions, possibly exiled because of his part in a battle in Ireland. Hereafter, he spent much of his energy setting up the monastery at Iona and training its members. His community on Iona was influential in the spread of Christianity in Scotland and Northumbria, where some of his followers colonised Lindisfarne, aka Holy Island and a number of them became important saints themselves. The whole Celtic church and many today owe their faith to his influence and what is known as Celtic Christianity is his legacy in these islands, a movement which today concentrates on a better understanding of our relationship with the earth, creation and nurturing the land on which we live. He wrote:

At once, when the stars were made, lights of the firmament,

the angels praised for His wonderful creatingthe Lord of this immense mass, the craftsman of the Heavens.

With a praiseworthy proclamation, fitting and unchanging,in excellent symphony they gave thanks to the Lord

not out of any endowment of nature, but out of love and choice.

(Altus prosator. attrib. Columba)

I hope to lead a group to visit Iona Abbey in the New Year, after Easter. If you are interested, why don’t you call me?Rev Mark Hayter

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NADDER VALLEY BENEFICE – CHURCH SERVICES ROTA – JUNE 2018 Date 3rd June 10th June 17th June 24th June 1st July SUNDAY Trinity 1 Trinity 2 Trinity 3 Saint John the Baptist Trinity 5 Southern Area ANSTY 1115 MBCP LAY 1115 PC GS 1115 HCBCP JN 1115 FC GS 1115 MBCP COMPTON 0930 PCT GS - - 1115 Animal

Blessing SoW

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FOVANT 0800 HCO2T MH 1800 EBCP EB 0930 PC GS 0800 HCO2T 1445 Drumhead Service

SUTTON 1800 EBCP MG 0930 PCO2T GS 0930 PCO2T JN - SWALLOWCLIFFE 1115 PCT GS 1800 EBCP JA 0800 HCBCP GS 1115 MBCP LAY 1115 PCT

Patronal Festival Northern Area BARFORD 1115 FC EB 0930 MCW LAY 0930 HCBCP CF 0930 PC EB 1115 FC BAVERSTOCK 0930 PCT EB - - - - - - 0930 PCT CHILMARK 1115 PCT MH 1115 MBCP LAY 1115 FC TF 1115 MPr EB 1115 PCT

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at Pertwood HINDON 0930 PC JN 0930 FC MH 1800 EBCP JN 0930 PC

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FONTHILL BISHOP 1700 EBCP JN 0800 HCBCP GS 0930 MBCP JA - - 1700 EBCP FONTHILL GIFFORD 0800 HCBCP GS 1115 MBCP CF 0800 HCBCP JH 1115 MBCP JN 0800 HCBCP TISBURY

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0800 HCT 0930 PC 1800 QF

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0930 PC 1800 Choral E

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Patronal Festival 0800 HCBCP 0930 PC 1800 P & P

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0930 FS 1800 PCT

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) CbE – Communion by Extension PC O2T Holy Communion Order 2 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 QF – Questioning Faith MPr – Morning Praise E – Evensong or Evening Prayer P&P – Prayer and Praise

CF – Colin Fox EB – Elaine Brightwell GS – Graham Southgate JA – Judy Anderson JH – John Hamilton JN – Jo Naish MG – Michael Goater MH – Mark Hayter TF – Tina Fox

St Margaret’s Chilmark - Church Notices

A service of thanksgiving for the life of the late John Wilcox was held at the church on Wednesday 16 May; this followed a private cremation at Salisbury.

Annual Parochial Church Meeting19 parishioners turned out for the AGM of the Parochial Church Council and the Vestry meeting at St Margaret’s on Sunday 15 April. Janey Middleton and Richard Haupt were unanimously re-elected as Church Wardens for the coming year; and Stephanie Lucas, standing down as Trustee for the George Young Bequest, was thanked for her work over many years.

The meeting heard that there are currently 45 villagers on the Church Electoral Roll; a new roll would need to be drawn up in 2019. A detailed financial report by Treasurer John Eden showed that income into both General and Fabric funds had exceeded expenditure in 2017. However, there were definite challenges ahead as the Parish Share (sum paid by the parish to the Diocese) would increase in 2018 and forthcoming repairs to the West Window, plus the cost of the recently installed new boiler, would significantly deplete reserves.

The Team Vicar Elaine Brightwell thanked everyone for the warm welcome she had received when arriving in Chilmark. Many people contributed to the smooth running

of the church both as a building and as an institution. It could often feel that there were a few people doing a lot and she would like to take this opportunity to say how much she appreciated it all. In particular thanks were due to all those who gave their time so generously including, but not limited to Churchwardens, Treasurer, Secretary, those arranging church flowers, Sacristans, churchyard tidiers, those looking after the fabric, linen cleaners, church cleaners, bell ringers, organists, choir, pastoral support, lay worship leaders and those who read the lessons.

There were many challenges ahead, not least financial, and people were needed to share the load.

Church Cleaning Rota If you have any queries please contact me on01722 716571. Thank you. Chrissie Eden

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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: grahamsouthgate63@hotmail.com.

Revd Elaine Brightwell, (Team Vicar)Parish Priest responsible for Barford St Martin with Burcombe, Baverstock, Chilmark, Dinton, and Teffont Evias with Teffont Magna. Email: elainebri57@gmail.com

ASSOCIATE PRIESTSRevd Mark Hayter, High Spinney, Sutton Road, Fovant, SP3 5LF Parish Priest responsible for Hindon with Chicklade and PertwoodEmail: revmarkh@icloud.comRevd Jo Naish, Coombe Warren, Hindon Lane, Tisbury, SP3 6QQ Email: revdjoannanaish@gmail.comRevd. Tina Fox, The Pightle, The Street, Teffont, Salisbury, SP3 5QPEmail: tinafox1811@gmail.com

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: nadderteam@gmail.com

TEAM ADMINISTRATORMrs Carol Sayes, Cleeve Hill, Vicarage Road, Tisbury SP3 6HZEmail carol@thesayes.co.uk

01722 714826

01722 717883

01722 785176

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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 820231Mrs Penny Mellish 01747 820524

ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCHParish Priest: Fr. Robert Miller, Trellis House, High Street, Tisbury SP3 6JR tisburyparish@cliftondiocese.comMASSES 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, denise.binks@gmail.com Sunday Service: 10.30am

CHILMARK CHURCH, ST MARGARET OF ANTIOCHTreasurer Major John EdenChoir Felicity Pattenden fgpattenden@hotmail.comOrganist David Davies davidracheld@gmail.com Polly Dickins alan.polly@gmail.comBells Linda Jones linda1306@btinternet.com Angus Menzies angus.menzies1@btinternet.com

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Tisbury SurgeryI have decided to retire in August. This is slightly earlier than I had previously planned, and I will explain the reasons for this.

I started as a GP in Tisbury in 1985, when I joined my father, who had previously been a “single-handed GP”. We worked together very happily until he retired in 1993. In the few years before he retired my main worry was finding someone with whom I could get on with well, and who would help me develop the practice and yet keep the features that make Tisbury Surgery a special place. In a practice with only two doctors it is obviously essential that they have an excellent working relationship. I count myself extremely lucky that Laurence Carter turned up and wanted to work with me. This partnership has worked very well for 25 years.

We have both had concerns about who would take over from me for a while. Laurence needs a new partner with whom he can develop as good a working relationship as we have had. I will not be leaving Tisbury, and will watch with interest the development of what has in effect been my life’s work.

For the past year Dr Adam Smith has worked with us as our registrar, completing his GP training in July. We have got to know him well in this time; he is an excellent doctor and is very well liked by patients and staff.

You may be aware that there is at present a national shortage of doctors wanting to be GPs, and many practices are struggling to replace retiring partners. We are very glad that Dr Adam Smith has agreed to become a partner at Tisbury Surgery when his training ends. He will increase his hours to become full-time, replacing me.

Although I shall be very sorry to leave a job that I have greatly enjoyed for 33 years, I will leave happy in the knowledge that the practice will continue in safe hands. The NHS has changed a lot since 1980 when I first qualified as a doctor, and these changes will inevitably continue. Many of the changes have been for the good, but it is not the same organisation that I started to work for in 1980. I am leaving while I still enjoy my work, and look forward to watching Tisbury Surgery thrive and continue to provide an excellent service to the community in the coming years.John Dalton

Hindon Surgery News - Referral for Specialist CareThere have been some recent changes to the way we make referrals, so this article is to let you know what to expect if we are referring you for further investigation or treatment.

For private care we give you two copies of the referral letter – a copy for you and a copy for you to post or take to the consultant. This works well; you know what we have written and you know it has been sent by a method you feel comfortable with. Very few private consultants have encrypted emails, and good practice is to send confidential information via secure methods.

Almost all NHS referrals are emailed securely (via nhs.net) to the Wiltshire Referrals Management Centre in Devizes. They process the request, check it includes all the information required and is for something which is available on the NHS. We give you a copy of the letter, including a number to call, a reference number and a

password, and you call the referral centre direct to book your own appointment at a time and location which suits you.

There are certain things that we can’t do anymore:

• We cannot ask for an earlier appointment for you if there is no significant change in your symptoms

• We cannot arrange NHS care after a private consultation - we have to start right back at the beginning by requesting an NHS out-patient appointment. Sometimes a procedure, test or operation suggested by a private specialist is not available on the NHS.

• We cannot easily request a specific consultant (although this may be possible but with a longer wait).

• We can’t follow advice from hospital secretaries to ‘drop a line’ or ‘write a hurry-up letter’.

This may all seem annoying but it means everyone is treated fairly according to medical need and is a better way of managing a service where demand is rapidly outstripping capacity. If your condition changes whilst waiting to be seen, come back to your GP. We may be able to suggest treatments or alter the management plan in the light of the changes. These changes (and others) mean the administrative load on the practice is increasing, and we will be recruiting new staff soon (details will be on the surgery website).Dr Patrick Craig-McFeely

They Went to War An evening of music, song, readings and poetry of the Great War to be held in Dinton Village Hall on Friday 2 & Saturday 3 November. The evening will celebrate the service of the men and women of the Nadder Valley who went to war in 1914 and didn’t return. Full details to follow shortly - please make a note in your diary.

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Films in Tisburyat the Nadder Centre, Weaveland Road.

The next Moviola film on Friday 22 June is the Darkest Hour (PG) starring Gary Oldman, as Winston Churchill. Within days of becoming Prime Minister of Great Britain, Churchill must face one of his most turbulent and defining trials: exploring a negotiated peace treaty with Nazi Germany or standing firm to fight for the ideals, liberty and freedom of a nation – a very dramatic film.

Doors open at 6.30 for 7pm performance - tickets, £6, from Kate Good Pottery, High Street, Tisbury - 01747 870367 - closed on Mondays.

Tisbus are happy to arrange transport to the Nadder Centre so, if you would like a lift, please ring them on 07500 802525.

Any profit from the film will be given to the East Window Appeal, St John’s Church, Tisbury.

Following this film we shall be closed until Friday 14 September when we shall have a brand new selection of films.

Recycling & Waste Collection for June 2018

Tuesday 5 - Blue lid - plastic bottles, cardboard, brown paper, shredded paperBlack box - glass bottles & jars, newspapers, junk mail, tin cans, clothing, silver foilGreen lid - Garden waste (no household compost)

Tuesday 12 - Household waste (grey bins)

Tuesday 19 - Blue lid, Black box, green lid

Tuesday 26 - Household waste

For more details of which bin to use, visit the link below:www.wiltshire.gov.uk/recycling

NB: from 30 July 2018 you will be able to recycle more materials at home. For details, see following: www.wiltshire.gov.uk/rubbish-and-recycling-new-services

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Teffont Wine TastingA reminder that everyone will be welcome at the Summer Showcase Tasting being run by Majestic Wine in Teffont Village Hall on Friday 8 June, 6-8pm. At least 12 different wines will be tasted. Tickets £5 a head – proceeds to be split 50/50 between Alzheimer’s Research UK (Majestic’s nominated charity) and Teffont Village Community Hall. Please come along on the night.

RNLI Midsummer Garden Party The Salisbury, Wilton & District Branch of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution is holding its annual garden party at Wilton House on Thursday 21 June, 6.30 to 8.00pm. It is a great opportunity to enjoy the beautiful gardens and to support the work of the Lifeboat Crews and Lifeguards round our coast. Drinks, canapes, music and raffle. Tickets £17.50, available from Ray Stedman, 3 Chapel Lane, Wylye Road, Hanging Langford, Salisbury SP3 4PP. Tel 07930 373283 or email him at rnliwilton@gmail.com

Chalke Valley History FestivalTickets are now on sale for the Chalke Valley History Festival: Monday 25 June - Sunday 1 July. To view the programme and book tickets go to cvhf.org.ukThere is a fantastic range of talks, events, living history, air displays, food, fireworks, and parties in the 2018 line up! Enquiries 01722 781133. www.cvhf.org.uk

Get Your Bake On in Air Ambulance WeekIf you like cakes then why not host a bake sale or bake off and help Wiltshire Air Ambulance to keep flying and saving lives?Bake Off for Lift Off is the theme for National Air Ambulance Week, 10-16 September. Wiltshire Air Ambulance is asking individuals, community groups, schools, colleges and businesses to get their bake on and fundraise for the lifesaving charity.

Organise a bake off with your friends, family or colleagues, hold a bake sale, dress up at a Mad Hatter’s Tea Party or hold a Teddy Bears’ Picnic.

‘We’ve been saving lives for over 28 years thanks to the incredible support and generosity of the public who donate. But we have to raise £3.25 million a year to keep our lifesaving service operational.

Join us in our mission to Bake Off for Lift Off and help us save lives. Register your interest by emailing bakeoff@wiltshireairambulance.co.uk or call us on 01225 300536.Let us know what you’re planning to do and we can send you your pack to kick-start your fundraising!’

Wiltshire Air Ambulance - Registered charity number: 1144097www.wiltshireairambulance.co.uk

Bluebell Tea thanksThe organisers of the Bluebell Tea party at Oakley Farmhouse, on the Dinton-Wylye Road, on Sunday 6 May wish to thank everyone who supported the event. The generosity of those attending raised £576.60 for the Spinal Research charity. www.spinalresearch.co.uk

Tisbury Hidden GardensA rare opportunity to peek behind the walls and gates of 12 secluded gardens in Tisbury on Sunday 24 June, 1-5pm. Meet the gardeners and enjoy a gentle meander round the village. Tea and cakes in the Hinton Hall; maps of the ‘Hidden Gardens’ will be available in The Square and at each of the sign-posted gardens. The cost will be £5 and will include entry to all 12 gardens.

One of the highlights will be the recently landscaped garden at Tisbury’s own ‘Gold Hill’, a civic award winning Lutyens-inspired house, along with other historic gardens and more modest plots. As well as a plant stall, gardening books and refreshments, there will be ‘Art in the Garden’ where artists and would-be artists are invited to choose a garden to pitch their easels and be inspired. If you are interested in taking part in this, please contact Tina Richard for more information on 01747 871254.

Whether your interests are contemporary architecture, arts and crafts, landscape or you are looking for some horticultural inspiration, Tisbury looks forward to welcoming you. Proceeds from the Hidden Gardens are in aid of St John’s Church, Tisbury. There will be plenty of free parking indicated throughout the village. For further details, please contact Bill and Trish Liddiard - 01747 871108.

Tisbury Carnival - Royals Crowning, Tea & Bake OffThe crowning of the Tisbury Carnival Royals chosen at a Royals Disco in May will take place on Saturday 30 June at Hinton Hall, Church Street, Tisbury. It will be in the form of a Tea and Cake Bake Off with a 1950s theme, served and supported by Tisbury Army Cadets. If you would like to come along to support a great cause, and see The Royals for the first time, then pop along at 3-6pm.

The cake Bake Off is free to enter and will be judged by an impartial village advocate. To enter, simply bring your cake(s) down on the day – they will be served to everyone attending the Tea, along with sandwiches, cakes and refreshments donated by local businesses and supporters of Tisbury Carnival. To cover our ongoing costs we are simply asking for donations on the day. The winner of the Bake Off will receive a certificate and small prize, so dust off those pinnies and shake the flour from your hair; we need to see what fantastic cake bakers Tisbury and the surrounding villages have to offer.Please visit our website at www.tisburycarnival.co.uk or join our Facebook page ‘Tisbury Carnival’.

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Wiltshire West Community Policing Team, Tisbury Community

National Rural Crime SurveyThe National Rural Crime Network brings together Police and Crime Commissioners, Police Forces, and other organisations that play a key role in rural communities such as the Country Land and Business Association, the National Farmers Union, Neighbourhood Watch, Crimestoppers, Historic England, and the Countryside Alliance. Periodically, the Network, as part of its research, conducts a survey.

The last such survey was conducted three years ago. This revealed the huge cost of crime to our rural communities in financial terms, at £800 million a year, and in terms of increasing fear of crime. The survey also revealed significant under-reporting of crime.

In the light of the survey, the Network produced a series of recommendations and in many areas the police have indeed taken steps to improve matters. The Network now wants to find out just how much has changed and have thus embarked on a new survey.

Questions in the new survey cover a range of issues including whether victims actually report crimes that they or their businesses suffer, what impact crime and anti-social behaviour has on residents and their communities, and to what extent people believe enough is being done to catch those who commit the crimes.

The Police and Crime Commissioner for Wiltshire and Swindon, Mr Angus Macpherson said: ‘I hope that anyone living or working in a rural community will spare a few minutes to complete this survey. It will provide a clear picture of what has improved, what challenges remain and what more government, police forces and organisations can do to support the most isolated parts of the country. One of the focuses this year, as we rerun the research, is whether rural crime continues to be under-reported. Three years ago, one in four said they didn’t report the last crime they had suffered because they didn’t see the point.’

The survey is available to everyone and is open for submissions until Sunday 10 June. Please visit: www.nationalruralcrimenetwork.net to submit a response.

Community Policing PrioritiesTheft from motor vehicles has been raised as a priority across the Wiltshire West Community Policing Team. This includes the Tisbury area, as well as beauty spot locations in Warminster Rural, and Mere. Police are advising people not to leave ANY valuables in unattended vehicles at Beauty Spots in particular. An increase in reports of trespass, criminal damage, and theft from the Regional Government HQ bunker, and from RAF Chilmark, has also led to this being adopted as a priority.

Daily Crime Updates to mid-May 2018Tisbury, 27 May – between 0800 and 0830 hours, damage was caused to BT cables at a property in Wyndhams Place, Tisbury. The cables appear to have been pulled away, causing them to become damaged.Tisbury, 25 May - Overnight between the 24 and 25 May, a number of eggs were thrown at a vehicle parked in Beckford Close, of Hindon Lane. No lasting damage was caused.

Fonthill Bishop Lake, 20 May - Beauty Spot Theft/Vehicle offence: suspect has smashed the passenger side window of a Mazda 6 and stolen a handbag that was under the seat. Bag contained personal items including a mobile phone, wallet with bankcards. East Knoyle, 12 May - Vehicle offence: suspect stole a Compact Tractor from outside the property where the reporting person was working.Fovant, 7 May - Residential Burglary: suspect entered victim’s residence by unknown means and stole a quantity of cash.East Knoyle, 5 May - Theft: suspect stole the victim’s green garden bin from outside the victim’s property.Donhead St Mary, 3 May - Residential Burglary: suspect(s) entered an uninhabitable dwelling, without any amenities or roof, and stole a table and some chairs. Suspects also broke into the garages on site and stole a large quantity of lead.West Knoyle, 17 April -Theft: suspect drained approximately ten gallons of red diesel, over two occasions, from tank.

Team ContactsSector Head: Inspector 41 Andy Fee: andy.fee@wiltshire.pnn.police.ukDeputy Sector Head: Sergeant 1604 James Williams: james.williams@wiltshire.pnn.police.ukCommunity Coordinator: Pc 1746 Lee Pelling: lee.pelling@wiltshire.pnn.co.ukLocal PCSO: PCSO 6192 Neil Turnbull: neil.turnbull@wiltshire.pnn.police.uk

Please follow us on: Twitter https://twitter.com/wiltshirepolice or on: Facebook https://www.facebook.com/wiltshirepolice/For a detailed breakdown of the crime in your area visit: https://www.police.uk/wiltshire/

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