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Biddestone Broadsheet

October 2016 No 434

Edited Version of Parochial Church Coumcil Meeting held on 13th September

Present: Alison Fovague, Jane Iggulden, Julia Tisdale, Diane Ross-Smith Mission & Ministry: JT. Edward Bear Club will meet again on 7th October, The group will be joined by children from YK. JT is organising advertising ,e mailing and new making a notice for the church porch. A new CD plyer has been bought for the club. The Ark. Revd Adam Beaumont has agreed to take over the club until someone else can be found. Parish Share 2017: New details about the Parish share can be found on the Diocese website. There will be a meet-ing of clergy and lay ministers to discuss and learn about a new approach to how the Parish Share should be organ-ised. The Vacancy: The post is expected to be filled by next Easter. Victor Howlett is our local contact in the meantime. George Rendell liaises between benefice and diocese. DRS referred to document sent to everyone about initial meeting. Much of the profile is up to date but there is always room for improvement. Fabric and Churchyard: Health and safety policy will need to be updated with the change in officers after APCM. Bellcote ; Need to hear from Bell hanger re his timing for removal of bells. This job requires a faculty. Need a for-mal report on condition of bells before proceeding. It was agreed not to use the cheapest tender. Churchyard. Thank you to the Gardening Club again for clearing the churchyard. Events and Fundraising: Thursday coffee needs rejuvenating; We will try to instigate a book exchange system.to encourage new people to come. The Bruces’ are happy to host another Advent Supper on 17th December. Finance Report . Parish and Benefice Share needs to be in place by the end 2016. JT presented report and figures. AF will write to the Fete committee to thank them for their generous contribution. PJL 25.9.16

WELCOME to Stuart Miles and Jane Gilbert who have moved into 4 Church Row. WANTED Wanted 2 drivers. One to collect 3 members of Luncheon Club from The Bell at Yatton Keynell the second Wednesday of the month, and someone to act as relief driver to cover holidays and sickness. If you can help please contact me. Thanks Di Webb 01249 715963 PCC THANKS TO ALL VOLUNTERS FOR ST. NICHOLAS CHURCH PCC would like to convey our sincere thanks to about thirty volunteers. They do sterling work to help the church. As follows. Cleaning the Church, Cleaning Brass, Tidying the Churchyard and opening and closing the church. PJL DEFIBRILLATOR AWARENESS SESSION Defibrillator Awareness Session on Thursday 6th October at 2pm in the Village Hall . Please come along—you may need to use it one day. It is hoped that the timing will suit villagers that have not at-tended before. BIDDESTONE FETE AGM The Biddestone Fete AGM will be held on 17th Oct in the village hall. Please come along—it is your village fete. QUIZ NIGHT AT THE VILLAGE HALL Friday 21st October at 7.30pm. Teams of 4 or come along on the night and make up a team – all welcome £5 per person to include a ploughmans supper. For more information or to book a table, contact Andy Short on 714724 or Debbie Entwistle on 715887. All proceeds to Biddestone Village Hall and Recreation Trust. WHITE HORSE White Horse is looking for bar & waiting staff lunch, evening and weekend shifts available. Hours to suit. Call Sarah on 713305

Oct 2016

BIDDESTONE BOOK CLUB

Thank you to Lorena for hosting our discussion on Elena Ferrante's 'My Brilliant Friend' . Although we felt that something had been lost in the translation of this, the first of her popular and acclaimed 'Neopolitan Series', the usual lively discussion, sup-plemented by some Italian inspired nibbles, made it a very enjoyable evening. The next meeting is at Debbie's, Challows House, on the 17th of October when we will discuss 'The Remains of the Day' by Kazuo Ishiguro. If you have any questions please call Diane on 712105.

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY-

AUTUMN & WINTER 2016/17 Scrub clearance days at West Yatton Down SSSI will be held on the second Friday of each autumn and winter month, to conserve the environment on this beautiful site supporting nine species of orchid and more than thirty species of butter-fly. Volunteers should wrap up warm; bring a picnic lunch or flask of tea if you would like to do a further hour or so in the afternoon. We have purchased some fabulous tools call Tree Poppers, they remove the roots too, and you’ll love them. Location: Park along the roadside at the Long Dean Y fork on the side of the road from West Yatton to Castle Combe SU851 759 (OS Map 173) Leaders: Maurice Avent & Alan Needham (01249-713218) Friday 14th October 2016 -11.00am Friday 11th November 2016 - 11.00am Friday 9th December 2016 - 11.00am Friday 13th January 2017 - 11.00am Friday 10th February 2017 – 11.00am Friday 10th March 2017 - 11.00am (Individuals with a Chainsaw qualification will be welcome)

WHITE HORSE DIARY. TAKEAWAY FISH & CHIPS/ CURRY/ BURGERS available Tuesday to Saturday (most of the menu can be takeaway) You can even take away your favourite beers or ciders and we can offer 10% off our wine list Special village offers:- TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY 10% OFF ALL FOOD THURSDAY 2X OF OUR DELICIOUS RUMPS AND A BOTTLE OF WINE £35 (USING OUR LO-CAL FAMILY BUTCHER) FRIDAY NIGHT TAPAS (MIX AND MATCH OUR LIGHT BITES TO SHARE WITH A BOTTLE OF WINE OR ONE OF OUR WELL KEPT ALES) PRIVATE DINING/ MEETING ROOM AVAILABLE AT NO EXTRA CHARGE Please call Sarah or Mark at the WHITE HORSE 713305 with your requirements Follow us on Facebook and Twitter and see our reviews on Trip Advisor

Record of Biddestone & Hartham W.I. meeting held on 21st September 2016 President, Jo Hancock, welcomed eight members to the meeting and then introduced speaker, Lynda Warren, to talk about Cameron Mackintosh, producer of many successful musicals. She talked about his early years; in 1969 he pro-duced "Anything Goes" on a budget of £250! "Godspell" was next and she played a recording of "Day by Day" from that. Lynda holds a PPL licence for the public performance of recorded music, and all the pieces she played were from actual stage performances. In 1981 Cameron collaborated with Andrew Lloyd Webber on "Cats" and from then on his fortune was made. "Les Miserables", "Phantom of the Opera", "Miss Saigon" and "Mary Poppins" followed, and she played songs from all of these. He is now 70 and has a £675 million fortune but has given away large sums to worthwhile causes. It was a fascinating talk, with the added bonus of hearing so many of the songs (to which we were encouraged to join in). It was a great pity that there were so few there - and those who weren't missed a treat! Jo thanked Lynda on behalf of those members present, and after a break for refreshments ( a delicious cake made by Georgina Alston) business matters were attended to. The Record of the June meeting was taken as read, as were the short articles about the Garden Party and August out-ing, all of which had been published in the Broadsheet. The Sunflower challenge was won by Georgina whose sunflower measured 110 inches. Val S-J had knitted a sensory band for dementia patients to wear as demonstrated in a leaflet for Carers, which could be made from different scraps of wool, and she encouraged other members to do the same. Correspondence The subject for photographs for the 2018 calendar is "Bridges in Wiltshire", to be submitted by December this year. The subscription for 2017 will be £39, due in January. A Campaign Action Pack and poster on Carers and Dementia had been received. Also information on the W.I. supermarket investigation and Food Waste survey. There will be New Speakers Days in January, April, July and November at different ven-ues, Westbury and Colerne being the nearest. Finance. Institutes had been asked to donate money from raffles and teas at their September meet-ing to the Denman Appeal and it was agreed that £30 should be sent, with money being given from funds to boost the small amount raised due to the poor attendance. Val S-J said that cakes for kids would be welcome for Bonfire Night which will be on 4th November. Next meeting October 19th in the Village Hall at 2pm for 2.15pm. The speaker will be Mr. Paul Jupp giving a talk entitled “Meadow in my Garden”, explaining how to create a meadow, and he will have seeds available to buy—Visitors welcome.

Classes available in Biddestone Village Hall Monday 8.00 am – 5.00 pm Play Therapy Sarah Bentley – 07771923097 or [email protected] Monday 9.45 – 11.45 am Painting Group (starts 26th Sep-tember) Margaret Beswick – 01249 712613 Monday 6.00 – 7.40 pm Warrior Academy Juniors 6 – 7 pm & Seniors 7.00 – 8.00 pm Instructor Vicky – 07809330576 or [email protected] Monday 7.40 – 10.00 pm Hips & Haws Clog Jan Field – 01380 827140 or [email protected] Tuesday 7.00 – 9.00 pm Iyengar Yoga Class Edgar Stringer - [email protected] Wednesday 10.00 – 11.30 am Iyengar Yoga Class

Lydia Holmes – [email protected] Wednesday 10.00 – 12.00 am Writing Group Tim Smith – 01249 714455 or [email protected] Wednesday 2.00 – 4.00 pm Womens Institute (3rd Wednesday in month) Thursday 10.30 – 11.30 am Pilates for beginners/intermediate The Stonehouse Clinic -01249 700417 or stonehouseclin-ic.co.uk Thursday 7.30 – 8.30 pm Zumba Heidi Collison 07716070956 or [email protected] Friday 9.30 – 11.30 am Pre-school dancing with Melody Bear 3 classes Vicky Cullen - [email protected]

Editor As a regular visitor to St Nicholas Church Biddestone I should like to compliment and thank those responsible for the clean‐up repairs and improvements to the church and in particular the churchyard. I know that the churchyard is managed in line with a conservation policy but it was becoming rather overgrown and some of more fragile species were being choked off by ivy and other vigorous plants. The church is such a tranquil place ‐ a haven of peace passed down into our care by generations past. Biddestone is indeed fortunate to have residents who recog‐nise and value the legacy they have been given and will ensure that it is main‐tained for future generations to enjoy. Alan Redfearn ‐ Bristol

LETTERS

Thanks to Hilary Noyes for her selection of poetry

Church Services for Oct 2016 ST NICHOLAS, BIDDESTONE 2 Harvest Holy Communion 11.00 a.m. 9 Evensong 6.00p.m. 16 Morning Praise 9.30 a.m. 30 TEAM “IN MEMORY” SERVICE 4.00 p.m. ST NICHOLAS, SLAUGHTERFORD 9 BCP Holy Communion 11.00 a.m. Every Wednesday morning there is a service at 9.15 a.m. This is either Holy Communion or Morning Prayer and includes prayers for the suffering.

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Dates for your Diary 6 Oct Defibrillator Awareness Session Village Hall 14.00 7 Oct Pre School Group St Nicholas Church Biddestone 11 Oct Parish Council Meeting Village Hall 19.00 12 Oct Opening Game of the Skittles League — Come along bar open 19.30 17 Oct Biddestone Fete AGM Village Hall 19.30 17 Oct Biddestone Book Club Challows House 19.15 19 Oct Biddestone WI Village Hall “Meadow in my Garden talk” 14.00 4 Nov Biddestone Firework Display & Bonfire Village Hall from 18.00 14 Nov Scrub Clearance Day at West Yatton SSSI 11.00 8 Jul 17 Biddstock Village Festival

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Stewart Entwistle (Editor) Challows House 715887

Mary Mullens (Treasurer) Parker Farm Bungalow 714399

Carolyn Madley Stonehaven The Green 712831 Judy Priest 2 Little Challows 713469

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