INSPIRE

DERRY HILL AND STUDLEY

MATTERS

April 2013

The Parish Magazine of

Christ Church Derry Hill

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EDITORIAL Dear Readers,

Welcome to April’s inSPIRE and welcome to new advertisers. The good

feedback continues. Please keep it coming – it keeps us going!

Regards,

Richard Boyd (Editor)

DERRY H ILL AND STUDLEY V ILLAGE FETE Fete sponsorship is flourishing! In addition to our two silver sponsors

Active Plumbing and PSP Insurance we can now announce two bronze

sponsors. The bar at the fete will be sponsored by Dick Willows cider

makers of Bathford (www.dickwillows.com), who has kindly pledged two

barrels of cider, so I hope for a warm, thirsty day. Secondly, we are grateful

to Strakers estate agents of Chippenham (www.strakers.co.uk) who have

agreed to sponsor our entertainment zone. We are thrilled with the support

we are getting from these local businesses and look forward to working

with them towards a successful fete experience for all.

Amongst the new ideas for this year we wanted to include an Arts & Crafts

Village – an area where local cottage industries can sell their wares to you

directly. We are really pleased to say that we have assembled a really great

selection of such stalls including:

• Tinies & Arans – selling quality, hand knitted children’s clothes;

• Bodrighy Wood – wood turned products.

(www.bodrighywood.co.uk);

• Rios Rocks, beautiful jewellery in sterling silver, artisan lampwork,

semi-precious stones, sea glass and pearls.

(http://www.artfire.com/ext/shop/studio/RiosRocks);

• Huntington’s Disease Charity – selling jams and chutneys;

• Box Candles;

• Derry Dough Bakery – offering bread and other baked products.

I mentioned last month that we have introduced a traditional Arts & Crafts

Show to the fete this year, providing all ages with an opportunity to enter a

variety of classes. How many entries will you submit? Will you win the

coveted PSP Insurance Cup for best in show? If you cannot find your

schedule of classes and entry form then they are all available on

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www.calnerural.org. You can still secure great entry prices by sending in

your completed forms before the end of June but from July 1st onwards the

price increases dramatically. If you would be interested in judging any of

the classes (behind closed doors) then please contact me.

Do you want to raise your company’s profile at the fete? How about

donating a raffle prize and/or taking out advertising in the fete

programme? Drop me a line on the email below and we can discuss that

further.

Next month, a word about the entertainment and our exhibits. For more

information follow the Fete organising committee on Facebook and Twitter.

Details are:

Derry Hill and Studley Fete

@dh_fete

Peter Prater

Chair, Derry Hill & Studley Fete Organising Committee

Email: peterprater@btinternet.com Phone: 07912 466453

CALNE W ITHOUT COMMUNITY SPRING WALK Sunday 14th April 2013? – PLEASE NOTE CHANGE OF DATE. We have

arranged 2 walks, a short walk suitable for all family members and a long

walk for those who like to step out. The short walk follows footpaths in

Derry Hill, Studley and part of the Bowood Estate and back to Derry Hill.

The long walk follows a route down through Studley and as far as the old

railway line. From here we walk into Calne and out on footpaths to Pinhills

and Bowood Park, passing Bowood Lake, Bowood House and the Golf

Course, returning to Derry Hill. Meet at the Lansdowne Arms at 14:30 Hrs.

For more details visit www.calnerural.org or contact DerryHill@aol.com

Calne Without Parish Plan Group

THANK YOU I should like to thank everyone at Derry Hill and the surrounding area for

all their many cards, letters, flowers, telephone calls and visits; all with

supporting prayers, thoughts and sympathy for me concerning the recent

sad loss of my husband Leonard Beint on 30th January 2012 at Athelstan

House, Malmesbury, which was on our 70th Wedding Anniversary. After

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the cremation service at Semington for Leonard, followed immediately by a

memorial service at Christ Church, Derry Hill the church was full.

Some details of Leonard’s life are:

Chairman (Retired) - Messrs. W.E. Beint and Sons Ltd.

Timber Merchants.

Hon. Life Member – Western and Southern Home Grown Timber

Merchants Association – President for 2 Years serving 25 years on

Executive Committee. Over 20 years on Market Liaison Committee and

over 20 years on National Joint Industrial Council.

School Governor for 40 years. Parish Councillor for over 20 years.

Church Warden for 30 years. Licensed by the Bishop to administer the

chalice.

May I also thank our vicar, Ann Massey, for conducting the crematorium

and Memorial services for Leonard.

With good wishes to everyone,

Sincerely,

Brenda Beint.

DERRY H ILL DEFIBRILLATOR

IN MEMORY OF MARTIN DADD As we pass the first anniversary of Martin’s death, Chloe, Sophie and

Emma have decided to complete a sponsored swim to raise funds for

buying a defibrillator for Derry Hill.

On Friday 5 April we will attempt to swim a mile each at Calne Leisure

Centre to boost the funds that are already being raised to have a

defibrillator in Derry Hill that any member of the public can access and use

with instruction from the emergency services. The defibrillator will be kept

in a vandal proof, weatherproof box somewhere in Derry Hill and if anyone

ever has the misfortune to need to phone 999 because someone has gone

into cardiac arrest, the emergency services will have our defibrillator on

their database. They will then issue the code to unlock the box so that the

defibrillator can be accessed. Full instructions on how to use the

defibrillator come up on the screen but the emergency services will also talk

anyone through it, so it can be used by anyone. There is also a plan to be

able to run training sessions on using the defibrillator if funds allow.

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If you would like to sponsor us in what we think is a worthwhile cause,

please contact us on 07855 160652, emma.dadd@hotmail.co.uk or come and

see one of us! You can also donate online straight into our Lloyds Bank

Account (Account Number 02447902, Sort Code 30-91-99. Please put the

reference Defibrillator).

Thank you for your support – our aim is to stop someone else having to

wait for 16 minutes for help and a defibrillator to arrive.

Emma, Chloe and Sophie Dadd

BAKED @ BOWOOD - TEMPLE GATE CAFÉ Chocolate Chip Cookies Makes 24 cookies or 12 giant cookies

8oz Plain Flour

½oz Baking Powder

4oz Margarine

2oz Lard

6oz Sugar

2oz Oats

1½oz Golden syrup

If mixing by hand, cream the fat first and gradually add the remaining

ingredients. For the easier option place all ingredients in the bowl of an

electric mixer using a paddle attachment, mix until all the ingredients are

combined.

Remove mixture from bowl and roll to form a long sausage shape about

1½ inches thick.

Now slice your mixture 1cm in thickness and place cookies evenly spaced

on a non-stick baking tray.

Now sprinkle with your choice of dark, milk or white chocolate chips as

many or as little as you like.

Bake in oven Gas mark 4 or 180˚C for 10 -15 minutes.

Note: These cookies may be made in advance and stored in the fridge ready

to be baked off when friends pop round.

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THANK YOU Following my accident, I wish to pass on my heartfelt thanks to all who

have sent get well messages and cards. It is such a comfort to know that

one has such good friends. I am making steady progress and being well

looked after by the staff of the Royal United Hospital. I look forward to

seeing you in the near future when I can thank you personally for all your

kind thoughts and prayers.

June Spencer

DERRY H ILL AND D ISTRICT WI In February we had a talk from Malcolm Jago, on Bath,

which was very interesting and his slides were wonderful.

Learning some of the lesser known facts was great and

hearing about a place that we all know, in varying degrees,

made the talk that bit more special. The competition, a

picture of Bath, was won by Sally.

The first Denman Bursary Draw was held and the winners were

Jan Ephgrave and Margaret Hogarth - I’m sure they will both enjoy their

time at Denman College and we await their feedback from the visits.

We have a new and exciting programme for the coming year which details

our walks, knitting dates, coffee mornings and extra social and fundraising

events, as well as our speakers. Some dates for diaries are the 3rd April,

which will be a coffee morning at Janet Stock’s home (with lovely views of

the ‘grey’ horse and the Lansdowne Monument) at 11.00am, and the

9th April, which will be a walk around Corsham. The 2nd May will be a

knitting afternoon, 2.30pm at Margaret Hogarth’s. and the 16th May will

be a Dolls’ House coffee morning at Sheila’s at 11.00am - come and see

some old (vintage Triang houses) and new (Quarter scale houses, as I’m

running out of space!) and you might even be tempted by a new hobby.

Our next meeting will be on the 24th April and Marie-Noelle Witty will be

coming back to give us more information on ‘How the French Eat’, this time

concentrating on picnics. She is an excellent speaker and we were all

fascinated by her last talk. The competition will be for a Continental

Holiday Souvenir.

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If you are interested in coming to any of the above, or would like to come to

a meeting, please phone Tina on 01249 814145, or just pop in. Our

Meetings are held on the fourth Wednesday of every month, at

The Lansdowne Hall, Derry Hill, starting at 7.30pm.

Sheila

CHILDREN’S ACTIVITY Jesus appeared to the disciples many times after the tomb in which he was

laid was found empty on Easter Day. One of those appearances was on the

beach. Some of the disciples were fishing and saw Jesus on the beach. He

told them to cast their nets to the other side of their boats and they would

catch lots of fish. They did this and netted lots of fish and then recognised

the man on the shore as Jesus. When they came to the shore Jesus cooked

them breakfast.

Maybe you would like to make an underwater scene with lots of fish

swimming about avoiding the nets of the fishermen!

Or perhaps you would like to play a game! This one is called ‘Magnetic

Fishing’. You will need: silver card, black marker pen, metal paper clips,

smooth bamboo cane, string, small magnets and a small paddling pool.

Cut out card fish, in sets of three, in various sizes. Number each set 1, 2, 3.

Fix some paper clips onto each fish. Make your fishing rods by attaching

the cane and magnet to opposite ends of a length of string. (Keep the

strings short to avoid accidents.) Set up the paddling pool and lay the fish

in the bottom with the numbers showing. Younger children can simply

play at catching fish. Others can catch their fish in order: 1, then 2 and then

3. (If you use water in the pool then the children will need to be supervised

and the fish made from non-absorbent materials such as acetate, or the fish

could be laminated before the paperclips are attached).

MOBILE L IBRARY V ISITS TO DERRY H ILL Lansdowne Hall Derry Hill, 14:50 - 16:00 Tuesdays: 02 April, 16 April, 30 April, 14 May.

Kingston House Derry Hill, 10:05 - 10:45 Mondays: 22 April, 20 May, 17 June, 15 July.

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FRIENDS OF CHRIST CHURCH DERRY H ILL The friends are an organisation that raises funds for the church. We hold

social events in the church and village hall, monthly coffee mornings in the

church, Christmas/Summer draws, concerts in the church and many other

events. If you would like to become a friend of Christ Church the rates are

as follows.

Single member £10 per annum

Couple /family £15 per annum

Life single member £100

Life couple member £150

Each member receives 10% discount on any event we put on, a yearly

newsletter and a membership card. If you would like to become a member

or join our fundraising committee please contact the chairman Graham

Mulholland on 01249 812870 or email: pejero@btinternet.com or

stephen1.starr@btinternet.com

Due to Lent Lunches coffee mornings will recommence on the 27th April

10am-12pm Christ Church Derry Hill where there will be bacon rolls, cake

stall, hot drinks and a raffle. Everyone is welcome.

MOTHERS ’ UNION – DERRY H ILL Eight members of Mothers’ Union from

Christ Church joined with members from

across the diocese on Saturday March 9th

for a Festival Service at Salisbury Cathedral. The service was for the

Commissioning of members into official roles for the next triennium and to

welcome and admit new members.

The Bishop of Salisbury – Bishop Nicholas - was enrolled as a member and

then went on to welcome from Derry Hill Lorna Simons as a new member

and to admit and welcome Colette Som to membership.

We had been asked by our President – Ann Howard – to create and make a

contemporary design for the other side of our banners. Nan Bird did this

for us – creating a design from our badge symbolising the work of the

Mothers’ Union worldwide, and the colours of the rainbow to represent the

Hannah Project of last year when we looked at ways of using our skills to

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develop the work of the Mothers’ Union. Nan also carried the banner for

us at the Cathedral.

This was a wonderful service in which we celebrated the work of the

Mothers’ Union.

The banner is now back in Christ Church where the new design can be

viewed.

Members of the Mothers Union met in Christ Church on March 6th.

Deirdre led us in prayer and read from the bible. She gave us the good

news that Archdeacon Ruth had agreed to open this year's Christmas

Fayre. Members agreed that the "Celebration of Love" service had been a

success and ladies that had helped with refreshments were thanked.

Maybe we could have a weekend of celebration next year with an

exhibition of photos and perhaps dresses.

Both Christine and Nan had seen girls with "virtual babies" from the

scheme instigated by the Mothers Union aiming to give an insight into the

difficulties of bringing up a baby as a single mother.

Members decided that to celebrate the "Big Lunch" in June, as we are

entertaining our speaker to lunch, we would each bring a guest so that we

could further publicise the work of the Mothers Union. The alternative

contemporary Church banner that Nan has made for the service at

Salisbury Cathedral was admired and members were asked to think about

the design of the all-weather banner to be used at outside events.

If you would like to know more about the Mothers’ Union please do get in

touch. We meet on the first Wednesday in each month at 2.30pm in Christ

Church; if you would be interested in joining us or would just like to come

along and see what we do then you are welcome to any of our meetings.

Deirdre Lias: 01249 822157

THE LEPROSY M ISSION Many thanks to all who contributed to this year's total of £190 that was sent

to the Leprosy Mission. Leprosy still holds a great stigma even in these

modern times when it can be treated and prevented. the Leprosy Mission

reaches out in the name of the Lord to bring healing and relief to those

struck down by this cruel disease. If you feel you could join us in helping

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this most worthy and long established charity please contact Nan Bird on

01249 813836.

DERRY H ILL SCHOOL REPORT We are all very excited to confirm the new front reception is now open

providing a fabulous welcome to all parents and visitors to the school. We

are really fortunate to have a television on the wall which is currently

displaying some really wonderful pictures of our pupils hard at work and

having fun in school. This will be joined by a display of children’s work

and a parent information notice board. We held a blessing of the new

extension on Tuesday 12th March which was led by the Bishop of

Ramsbury and Reverend Ann Massey in the school playground for our

parents and governors.

The school celebrated World Book Day on Thursday the 7th March by

inviting children’s author Martin Coleman to visit the school to talk to the

children about his books. After school the children came back to school

wearing their pyjamas for bedtime stories, hot chocolate and biscuits. The

children thoroughly enjoyed the event and a great time was spent by

children and adults.

The annual Bikeathon organised by the Friends of Derry Hill School took

place on Saturday 16th March 2013 at 11.30am from Bowood car park.

Families were invited to come along and enjoy cycling through the

beautiful Bowood grounds on the 6 mile course. All children completing

the course received certificates and medals at the finish line, which is

always a nice way to end the journey.

The Friends of Derry Hill School have organised an Easter Egg Hunt on

Wednesday 20th March for the children to take part in. This is always a

popular event and hopefully the weather will have been kind to us on the

day.

Finally the school showed their support for Comic Relief by having a non-

uniform day and donning red noses on Thursday 14th March. Donations

for wearing non uniform go directly to Comic Relief.

Sheryl Staton

Headteacher

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PARISH REGISTERS We welcomed into the Christian faith through Baptism

Lily Daisy Chanter on 16th March 2013 at Derry Hill

and gave thanks for the birth of Alexander Lewis Foxwell-Trewartha,

also at Derry Hill on 16th March 2013

We remember Dennis Simmons and those who mourn his passing

GARDENING STEVE Hi everyone. I cannot believe how quickly this year is going. April is now

upon us. This is an exciting month as the Winter months have passed and

Summer is just around the corner, and the garden is slowly coming back to

life and all the migrating birds that have spent the Winter months in

warmer countries come back to the UK. Let’s hope this Summer is better

than last year.

Anyway it is now time to plant all your Summer flowering bulbs in the

borders and tubs. Gladioli are always nice in the garden they are easy to

grow and result in stunning colour displays, when planting break down

any large clumps of soil and plant bulbs 2 or 3 times their own depth and 2

bulbs width apart. If you have bought a lot of bulbs stagger the planting

this will give you colour all the summer.

Start getting your vegetable seeds sown. You can sow early lettuce, peas

radishes, and potatoes. Also its time to start planting your onion and

shallot sets. Choose a well-drained and sunny position. Plant the onion

sets 10cm apart, rows 20cm apart and for the shallots 15cm apart in rows of

around 22cm apart.

Start to prepare and plant your hanging baskets with your favourite

Summer annuals towards mid-month. Use a layer of wool or moss in the

bottom of the basket as a liner and bring it up on the sides fill the basket

with good quality compost then add the plants. Keep the basket in the

greenhouse until bringing it out towards the end of May. Continue feeding

all your plants in the greenhouse with a good liquid feed. This will ensure

the plants are healthy.

Have a good gardening month. See you next month.

Stephen Starr Bowood Gardener.

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ARTICLE FROM THE PAST ….for Derry Hill, April 1953…..

These words are being written at

Clevedon, where, on doctor’s orders, I am

trying to save my voice further injury after

‘flu and severe laryngitis.

How close is the parallel between sickness

and sin! The germ of temptation attacks

us, and because our spiritual resistance

has not been built up, it succeeds in

victoriously penetrating the citadel of our

hearts. Perhaps, like our first attack of

‘flu, we take it too lightly and think we

have recovered.

But there is no recovery until the insidious poison has been driven out.

(How lightly, for example, we consider gossip, or a malicious remark – but

oh, how the poison spreads and increases.) And so, with the system

weakened, all manner of diseases attack and hurt the soul in places and

ways far removed from the original attack. What we need is the sun – the

blessed sun – to warm and cheer us, and to drive away the malignant

vapours – and the all blessed sun of righteousness – who comes at

Eastertide, to drive away the poisonous effects of our sins, and to give us

new health and strength.

We are very grateful to the Rev. R. Watts, R.A.F. chaplain at Compton

Bassett, Mr. Clements of Devizes, the Rev. R, Wood and Mr. Goodship of

Calne, for their generous help in taking services during my enforced

absence.

With Eastertide comes the season of annual meetings. The date will be

announced in church and a notice placed on the door. It is the bounden

duty of those who claim any allegiance to the church to attend the meeting

and to offer their constructive help and ideas.

Wishing you all a very happy Easter - L. W. G. Hudson

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ANNUAL PAROCHIAL CHURCH MEETING On the 16th April in Christ Church, Derry Hill the Annual Meeting for

Christ Church. This is preceded by The Meeting of Parishioners i.e. all

who are listed on the government’s electoral roll or the church’s electoral

roll in Derry Hill and Studley. This meeting elects the churchwardens for

the forthcoming year. At present Stephen Starr is willing to stand again for

election but ideally we would like to have a second churchwarden too. If

anyone would like to suggest someone for this important role then do have

a chat to Reverend Ann (01249 817926) – she would be very pleased to hear

from you!

Additionally, if you know someone who would like to join the PCC, then

also have a word with Reverend Ann.

This year we will begin the evening at 7.30pm with a very short act of

worship followed by the elections and meeting. The reports will be

available in the church prior to the evening, for collection, so that they can

be read and then commented on during the meeting. It is not intended to

read the reports out at the meeting but just to receive comments and

questions.

The meetings will be followed by refreshments and thanks to all who do so

much to continue the life of Christ Church. I would like very much to

thank all the people who work so diligently in the background as well as

those I see as part of Sunday worship. So, come and share in a review of

the past as well as hear about exciting plans for the future and then stay

and have a drink and a nibble so that I, and the PCC, can say thank you to

you properly!

Best wishes

Reverend Ann

CALNE W ITHOUT PARISH COUNCIL NEWS (Derry Hill and Studley are a part of the Calne Without Parish)

The last meeting was held on 4th March. Progress reports were made on

Emergency Planning, Neighbourhood Planning and Street lighting. It was

reported that each ward was in the process of drawing up relevant

information on key resources and vulnerabilities, which will be drawn into

a ‘Master Emergency Plan’ for the whole Parish. It was agreed to set up a

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Steering Group comprising of councillors and members of the public to

look at revising the Parish Plan and possibly, allied to this, a

Neighbourhood Plan. (Please see the call for members for this below).

Brought forward from the last meeting was a request to support Wiltshire

Council in turning off unnecessary highway lighting. It was felt that to

save energy and expense was a good idea, but not at the detriment of

safety, particularly of pedestrians. Earlier in the meeting, at Public

Speaking Time, Paula Edwards requested that the Parish Council adopt the

Telephone box on Church Road with the view to housing a defibrillator in

it. This will be formally tabled at the next meeting. Wiltshire Councillor,

Christine Crisp, informed the meeting that the Hills Waste application for a

large recycling plant in Lower Compton, is to be delayed whilst the

company looks further into the impact of transporting so much waste in

and out of the site.

The Clerk reminded councillors that they would shortly need to file their

application to stand for election. Local government elections are on

Thursday May 2nd.

These are my informal notes. Please note that the official minutes, when

they have been passed, are available on line at: www.calnewithout.org

Richard Aylen Parish Councillor

PARISH STEERING GROUP - CALNE W ITHOUT The Parish of Calne Without includes Calstone, Lower Compton, Ratford,

Derry Hill, Pewsham, Studley, Sandy Lane, Stockley and Mile Elm.

The Parish Council is setting up a Steering Group to initiate the revision of

the Parish Plan and look into the possibility of creating a Neighbourhood

Plan.

A Parish Plan sets out where the Parish is at the moment in terms of

Transport, Economy, Environment, Recreation, Tourism, Crime and

Housing and what its residents aspire to happen in the future.

A Neighbourhood Plan sets out what the Parish would like to see in any

development taking place, for example:

• choose where new homes, shops and offices should be built

• have a say on what those new buildings should look like

Such a Plan would have to conform to Wiltshire Council’s Plan.

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The Steering Group will consist of Parish Councillors and local residents.

Anyone who would like to join the Steering Group should contact the

Parish Clerk Geoff Turner by email: cwclerk@gmail.com.

A copy of the Parish Plan can be found at http://www.calnewithout.org.

REVEREND ANN WRITES Dear All,

I do hope that by the time you read this that the weather has warmed up a

bit and that the sleet and snow are behind us!

Spring though should be upon us! I always wonder at Spring when the

bulbs come up, the grass starts to grow, the hedgehogs reappear, the lambs

appear (this year with plastic coats on!). There is suddenly an uplifting of

the spirit – everything looks and feels better!

And this year, despite the weather, will be the same – there is always

Spring after Winter. There is always hope.

As we enter the season of Easter we enter a time of renewal. It is a time

when we can take stock and remember all that is good. This Easter-time

I urge you to find time, time to look around, time to enjoy God’s creation in

all its forms.

The Winter comes so that the earth and the animals and all who work the

land can have a rest to build themselves up for the busy spring and

summer. For many of us though, it is the Spring when we feel the force of

renewal through the sun, the warmth, the freedom that the sunshine brings.

I urge you to lap up the sun, the beauty of the earth, and, as you dream or

gaze in wonder to remember that God is good, and that God is continually

creating and renewing the whole earth – including us – if we let him and

give him time!

With love

Ann

CROSSWORD We haven’t much room this month so we have left the crossword out, but

we would like to know if you have missed it. Let the Editor know so that

we can decide if it should be a regular feature!

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A FAMOUS APRIL 1ST PRANK In 1991 the London Times announced that the Department of Transport

had finalised a plan to ease congestion on the M25, the circular highway

surrounding London. The capacity of the road would be doubled by

making the traffic on both carriageways travel in the same direction. On

Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays the traffic would travel clockwise;

while on Tuesdays and Thursdays it would travel anti-clockwise. The plan

would not operate on weekends. It was said that the scheme was almost

certain to meet with the cabinet's approval, despite voices of protest coming

from some quarters. One of the protestors included a spokesman for

Labour Transport who reportedly warned that "Many drivers already have

trouble telling their left from their right." Also, a resident of Swanley, Kent

was quoted as saying, "Villagers use the motorway to make shopping trips

to Orpington. On some days this will be a journey of two miles, and on

others a journey of 117 miles. The scheme is lunatic." Thankfully, the

scheme existed only in the minds of the writers at the Times.

CHILDREN’S SOCIETY BOXES At the Family Service on 21st April the boxes of donations collected during

the year will be offered to God for the work of the Children’s Society and

then sent off to them. Please bring the boxes to the service and place them

on the altar or leave them at The Vicarage before the 21st so that they can

be included.

I would also like to thank Mrs Barbara Parry for all she has done to

organise the collection over the years and wish her well in her retirement

from this task.

Consequently, I am looking for someone else to take on this role. If you

would like to take on the distribution of the boxes and the collection of the

same for sending to the Children’s Society then please let me know. Sadly,

if no-one is willing to organise the distribution and collection of the boxes

then there will be no collection this year.

Please let me know if you can help!

Many thanks!

Reverend Ann (01249 817926)

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ADVANCE NOTICE OF MAY SERVICES 5th May 11am Mattins – Book of Common Prayer (BCP)

5th May 4pm Praise@4 – Speaker from Christian Aid

12th May 4pm Holy Communion (CW)

19th May 11am Family Communion - Pentecost

26th May 11am Holy Communion (CW)

SOME ERUDITE QUOTES Serious things cannot be understood without humorous things, nor

opposites without opposites. [Plato]

If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be

happy, practice compassion. [The Dalai Lama]

Once the game is over, the king and the pawn go back into the same box.

[Spanish proverb]

A donkey, weighed down with a large load of books; is still a donkey [Sufi

proverb]

Humour is a rubber sword - it allows you to make a point without drawing

blood. [Mary Hirsch]

I’ve only ever been wrong once. That was when I thought I was wrong.

And I found out later I’d been right all the time! [Brian Clough]

MUSICIANS! The Praise @ 4 team would warmly welcome extra musicians to play at this

new style, relaxed service on the first Sunday of each month at 4pm.

Contact: maryaylen@aol.com or ring 01249 814632.

A V ILLAGE PRAYER O Lord Jesus Christ

You lived in a village and you understand village life.

Help us to help our villages.

May Spring come in to our houses,

May the water of life spring up in our hearts,

And may action spring from our new life in you

So that Spring sowing may bring Autumn harvest.

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Kate Hayes Personal Travel Counsellor

Tel: 0845 058 7608

Mob: 07746 730833

Fax: 01249 815379

kate.hayes@travelcounsellors.com

travelcounsellors.co.uk/kate.hayes

THE LANSDOWNE HALL

Petty Lane, Derry Hill

Available for Hire

Large Hall, 2 Meeting Rooms

and Kitchen

Available for Hire

Preferential rates for local residents

Derry Hill, Studley and Sandy Lane

For further information

and bookings

01249 822670 www.lansdownehall.org

Registered Charity 1030979

Lansdowne Village Hall, Derry Hill. Providing safe, high quality pre-school care

since 1987

OFSTED rated as OUTSTANDING in ALL areas

SESSIONS Monday, Tuesday & Thursday: 9am – 3pm

Friday ‘Rising Stars’ for those starting school the following September 9am – 12pm

A lovely environment with lots of space to learn in a fun way with our experienced and friendly team.

www.rubadubpreschool.com

Or even better, why not call us and arrange a visit?

Contact: 01249 818974 / 07535 062649

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THE VILLAGE STORES Church Road, Derry Hill

Tel: 01249 812376

Your friendly local Post Office here to help you

DID YOU KNOW

We are able to supply you with:

Foreign currency and Travel Insurance

Deposit and Withdrawal facilities for Lloyds TSB, Co-op, Barclays,

Alliance and Leicester Giro. Most bills paid free of charge, including

Telephone, Rent, Gas and many more

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WILLOW PERSONAL TAX CONSULTANCY Liz Tonks ATT

Member of the Association of Tax Technicians

Specialising in: Self Assessment

Capital Gains/losses calculations

Accounts

Tax Advice

Initial consultation free of charge and without obligation

PO Box 2543 Derry Hill SN11 9ZN

Tel: 01249 821843

email: liztonks@willowtax.co.uk

3 BEDROOM VILLA

ALGARVE, PORTUGAL

Casa Pequena Ave is a modern

3 bedroom, 2 bathroom single storey villa

about 10 miles from Faro Airport, in the

Algarve countryside. There is a 8m x 4m

pool, satellite TV and outside BBQ.

Go to www.pequena-ave.com and click on photographs.

Contact Geoff or Carol Symonds on

simbos@btinternet.com

or call 07850 994473 for further details.

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“DON’T SHIVER -

WE DELIVER”

Seasoned

hardwood logs

Most tree work

undertaken

Ring James on

07970 781828

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THE PRAYER TREE

The Prayer Tree is an ancient and anonymous way of

sharing Prayer Concerns.

Please email, or telephone, your request and we will

attach a Prayer Leaf to our Tree for you. Alternatively,

you may go into church and hang a Prayer Leaf on to

the tree yourself or ask a friend to do it.

You do not need to give your name, only as much detail

as you wish on the situation you would like to be

prayed for.

We will offer your prayer to God in our Mid-Week Prayer Service, every

2nd Monday at 1.30pm. In February the dates are 11th and 25th March in

Christ Church, Derry Hill. All are welcome to join in this service.

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FLOODLIGHTING THE SPIRE This is a lovely thing to do to remember loved ones and to celebrate

special anniversaries and birthdays. The Spire is currently lit

between 7pm and midnight, though this varies with the time of year.

Floodlighting the Spire can be arranged through Dave Massey

Tel. 01249 817926 or jd.massey@btinternet.com. A donation to the

church for the cost of the powerful halogen lighting is welcome.

ALTAR GUILD Flowers in Church: The Flower Guild are inviting flower sponsorship

for the single pedestal in Christ Church, Derry Hill each week. If

you would like to do this or sponsor part of a pedestal, in memory of

a special occasion then, to find out more, please call Christine Powell

on 01249 813472.

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THE DERRY HILL STORY a child of Studley and Stanley.

From the first mention of Studley in ancient deeds of 1175 (as

Stodleia) to the present day, this is a fascinating history of the local

area. Lovingly researched and re-written, (this is the third edition

from the 1979 original by Mrs P Gough), in 2011 by C J Baumber, this

is a must for anyone who lives here.

The book costs £5.00, with all proceeds going to Christ Church,

Derry Hill and copies are available from Mrs Barbara Barnard

Tel: 01249 814206, or from Christ Church or the Village Stores.

LLLAAANNNSSSDDDOOOWWWNNNEEE AAARRRMMMSSS DERRY HILL, CALNE, SN11 9NS

01249 812422

A WARM WELCOME FROM

PAUL AND GINNIE

TO ALL OUR CUSTOMERS

OLD AND NEW

HOME COOKED

LOCALLY SUPPLIED FOOD

WADWORTH QUALITY ALES

OPENING HOURS

MON-THURS 12.00 - 3.00

6.00 - 11.00

FRI-SAT 12.00 - 12.00

SUN 12.00 - 11.00

WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING

YOU ALL VERY SOON

Tuition Experienced primary school

teacher able to give tuition in the

SATs, 11+ and common entrance

exams. Limited places available.

Contact: Tina Wheelwright on

01249 760645

To Let

Please see contact details

inside front cover.

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CHURCH CONTACTS

Christ Church - Derry Hill

St Martin’s Church – Bremhill

St John the Baptist – Foxham www.mardenvale.org.uk

Vicar Reverend Ann Massey 01249 817926

ea.massey@btinternet.com

Retired Priest Reverend Jim Scott 01249 813114

Lay Pastoral Assistants (LPAs) –

Please call if you would like a visit or chat. All in strictest confidence.

Derry Hill Averil Davis

Pat Day

Anita Uttley

01249 814411

01249 814167

01380 859433

Church Wardens

Derry Hill Mr Stephen Starr 01249 821325

Bremhill Mrs Nancy Kyte 01249 815073

Mr William Wyldbore-Smith 01249 814969

Foxham Mr Adrian Whitbread 01249 740367

Mr Robert Pegler 01249 740253

PCC Treasurers (Tr) & Secretaries (Sec)

Derry Hill Mr Simon Strange (Tr) 01249 821376

Mrs Lucinda Prater (Sec) 01249 823252

Bremhill Dr David Stevens (Tr) 01249 815337

Mrs Jane Jordan (Sec) 01249 812083

Foxham Mr John Philip (Tr) 01249 740669

Mrs Jenny Wilton (Sec) 01249 740279

If you wish to discuss arrangements for

Baptisms, Marriages, Funerals

or would like a pastoral visit or meeting arranged then

please contact Reverend Ann Massey as above.

MARDEN VALE TEAM - SERVICES IN APRIL 7th April 8.00am Bremhill Holy Communion (BCP)

8.00am St. Marys, Calne Holy Communion (CW)

9.30am Foxham Holy Communion (CW)

10.00am St. Marys, Calne Parish Eucharist (CW)

10.15am St. Peters, Calne Family Service

10.45am Holy Trinity, Calne Family Service

11.00am Derry Hill Mattins

4.00pm Derry Hill Praise@4

6.00pm Bremhill M V United Evensong 14th April 8.00am St. Mary, Calne Holy Communion (CW)

9.30am Foxham Family Service

9.30am St. Peters, Calne Holy Communion (BCP)

10.00am St. Marys, Calne Parish Eucharist (CW)

10.45am Holy Trinity, Calne Holy Communion (CW)

11.00am Bremhill Holy Communion (CW)

11.00am Derry Hill Holy Communion (CW)

3.00pm St. Marys, Calne Baptism

5.30pm Marden Court, Calne Evening Service 21st April 8.00am St. Marys, Calne Holy Communion (CW)

8.00am Derry Hill Holy Communion (CW)

9.30am Foxham Holy Communion

9.30am St. Peters, Calne Mattins

10.00am St. Marys, Calne Parish Eucharist (CW)

10.45am Holy Trinity, Calne Communion by Ext (CW)

11.00am Derry Hill Family Service

6.00pm Bremhill Evensong 28th April 8.00am St. Marys, Calne Holy Communion

9.30am Bremhill Service of the word

9.30am St. Peters, Calne Communion by Ext (BCP))

10.00am St. Marys, Calne Parish Eucharist (CW)

10.45am Holy Trinity, Calne Communion by Ext(CW)

11.00am Derry Hill Holy Communion

6.00pm Foxham Evensong

6.00pm St. Marys, Calne Service of healing

5.30pm Marden Court, Calne Evening Service