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11 Valley News March 2009

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TRAVEL TO new and excitingplaces and get the most foryour money when you plan a2010 holiday getaway.

That’s the advice of a West-bury-based travel agent, whohas a host of ‘must see’ destina-tions for the New Year.

Michael Eaves, who runs histravel business from home aspart of award-winning travelcompany Travel Counsellors,said: “Whether looking for cul-tural sights, adventure or totaltranquility and relaxation, thereis plenty on offer for 2010, withmany up-and-coming and excit-ing destinations for people tosee and experience new sightsand sounds across the globe.”

For those looking for authen-tic culture and unspoiled landsMichael advises heading forthe Caribbean island of Cubafor what might be their lastchance to experience the trueculture and magic of the desti-nation. Cuba may open up soonto American tourists.

Boasting beautiful colonialSpanish architecture, mixed withglorious white sand beaches andthe unique Cuban culture, this isa must-see place.

Another great opportunity isSouth Africa before this sum-mer’s World Cup.

Michael advises getting therebefore the crowds, discoveringthe cosmopolitan cities, pris-tine beaches, dramatic mountainranges, world famous vineyards

and, of course, the KrugerNational Park – South Africa’spremier safari destination, andhome to the ‘Big Five’.

For footy fans off to theworld’s most famous sportingevent, a host of special pack-ages on offer at the moment

32-night packages!For those looking for an unfor-

gettable cultural experience,Michael suggests a ‘real tasteof true India’, venturing beyondcurrent tourist hotspots, such asGoa, and exploring the desertsof Rajasthan, the great nationalparks and Moghul cities of thenorth, and the age-old tea plan-tations in the Nilgiri mountains,Darjeeling and Tamil Nadu.

“With an excellent exchange

heading to India this year, this isa great time to explore the won-ders of this fascinating destina-tion,” Michael added.

“Also great value for moneyand a little closer to home isCroatia, still out of the eurozone, so your holiday spends areguaranteed to go much further.Boasting one of the most pictur-esque coastlines in the Mediter-ranean, it has over 1,000 islandsand over 4,000km of white sandsstretching from Istria in thenorth, bordering Italy, down theDubrovnik Riviera in the south,Croatia has much to offer.

“To make money go that bitfurther, try the fascinating desti-

nation of Egypt. Also a non-eurozone, it provides great value formoney and an ideal choice fortravellers who crave the exoticand the spectacular.

“Travel back in time along theNile to cities with a living his-

Make the mostof your getaway holiday

tory, combining contemporary-cultures with those dating backthousands of years.”Also on thehotlist for 2010 is the dazzlingcity of Dubai. Rapidly evolv-ing as a leading spa, sports, artsand shopping destination, Dubaiboasts an array of accommoda-tion, from luxurious resorts toboutique hotels, so holidaymak-

suit them regardless of budget.

THE LIGHT social drama ANEDUCATION 12A (95 mins) is

Films and St John’s Church,

This sensation of the Londonautumn season tips lead actressCarey Mulligan for an Oscar for

Lynne Barber, coming of age ina big way in 1962 England.

Adapted from Barber’s autobi-ographical novel by Nick Horn-by, it is the story of a girl from a

-lish background who wins aplace at Oxford, but chooses, in-stead, a very different educationthrough her relationship with

-er man. Splendid performances

Why Protected Verges?by Fiona Elphick is the featurewhen the South West Groupmeets on Thursday, March 11,Hinton Hall, Tisbury, 7.30pm.

Fiona, who is County Ecolo-gist, will explain the history ofprotected verges (green lanes,drovers roads!), who cares forthem, and why they are impor-tant. Entrance is £2, with re-freshments on sale,

Information: Mary James01747 870 446.

throughout come from AlfredMolina as her father, and PeterSarsgaard as the older man.

Tickets £6 from Kate Good,High St (closed Monday) orMary James 01747 870 446.

Doors open 7pm.

No Oxfordeducationfor Carey

Let’s go to the pictures!

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12 Valley News March 2010

LETTERS... Write to: Editor, Valley News, Home Close,Teffont, Salisbury SP3 5QY or e-mail: yourvalleynews@aol.com

Valley People’s Opinions

Only one local?REFERENCE a recent claimthat the Lib Dem parliamentarycandidate is the only local con-tender, I would like to make amuch more substantial claimthan just being a local (GeneralElection) candidate, and that is,I am the only one who has hada proper job.

I have been a hard workingteacher mostly here in Wiltshire.

I am appalled by the line-upwe have in Salisbury. All thePPCs’ career paths have beengood homes, good schools, andgood universities and nowstanding for Parliament.

How dare they presume to ad-vise the rest of us from such aprofound position of ignorance.From my experience in thetoughest schools in England, itis obvious to me that DavidCameron knows nothing aboutstate schools. He hasn’t thefaintest idea of the size of theproblems in the schools.

I once tried to explain it to theConservatives but they askedme to keep quiet and so I leftthe party - as did so many cur-rent UKIP members.Frances Howard

Will Monarchybe abolished?

Not us, this time!

Room 2, Wilton Community Centre.

WITHOUT any consultation

citizen of the Republic of Europecomplete with a president.

Monarchies and republicsdo not mix; so when will ourmonarchy be abolished? Myguess is - on the death of theQueen.

The real purpose of theRegional Assemblies willbecome clear. Their purposewill be to administer rule fromBrussels when the Westminster

years time?This could be one of the reasons

why many of the present MPsare lining their pockets. Theymust have deduced what isgoing to happen. Other readersmay have different time-scalesfor these events.H.V Whatley,The Hollows, Wilton

LymphomaAssociationANYONE interested in the workof the Lymphoma Association isinvited to coffee on SaturdayMarch 13, 10 30 to 12noon at 1,Russell Street, Wilton.

Two of my grand daughters arerunning the London Marathonin April for the Association inmemory of their great friendKatie Hoppe who died last yearaged 22, of a lymphoblasticlymphoma.TheAssociation is a charity that

offers support and informationon a range of issues to peoplewith lymphatic cancers, theirfamilies, carers and their friends.Katie used the association'stelephone helpline for youngpeople and raised money tosupport them.Please make a donation towards

my two grand daughters’ target.The Lymphoma AssociationCharity Number 106 8395.

pleased to havesome woman marching up tomy front door and pushing acopy of Valley News in.What on earth use is a magazine

devoted to Wilton and the valleyvillages to someone living onthe south side of Salisbury.

I had just managed to get ridof the newspapers and otherpaper detritus and had hardlyhad time to turn around beforethis infuriating rubbish wasthere on my mat.

Indiscriminate delivery ofrubbish is totally anti-green.Please do not do this again.I can check adverts in localdirectories.

Apart from anything elsemy neighbours are Romanian(mother and son) and speak noEnglish, the next house along isunoccupied and the next threeare inhabited by bedridden oldladies - the whole exercise waspointless and wrong.

ED.

13 Valley News March 2010

LETTERS... Write to: Editor, Valley News, Home Close,Teffont, Salisbury SP3 5QY or e-mail yourvalleynews@aol.com Valley People’s Opinions

TIM STROUDwill be 65 years old at the2010 General Election.After the disgusting scandal ofMPs’ expenses, he belongs tono political party.

He qualified as a barrister as a youngman and is a former ConservativeParliamentary Candidate. He was bornin Salisbury and is well-known locally.

If you think TIM STROUD shouldstand as a ‘Conservative Independent’in the General Election, telephone himon 01722 742226. (No abuse, please!)

Black holeACCORDING to press reportsin early February, the energyregulator Ofgem calculates thecountry needs to invest £200billion in energy requirementsso we can all keep warm.

We also need to spend about£200 billion on re-equippingthe navy with smart new carri-ers, new submarines, and fan-cy frigates. And another £200billion would be helpful to re-capitalise bankrupt Britishbanks. And that still does notcover MPs’ expenses.

This country is living way be-yond its means. And no-onewill bail us out, least of allthe Americans who are spend-ing in their current tax year of2010 about $740 billion on

overseas, which is more thanthe combined military expen-diture of every other nation.

Anyone who thinks the bank-ruptcy of the Western worldwill be solved in the next fewyears is as deluded as the bank-ers who got us into this crisis

George Osborne MP looks soworried. The Shadow Chancel-lor faces a black hole in the

economy, and he has not thefaintest idea of what to doabout it.Timothy Stroud,Quidhampton

the young children to get on/offit safely. This is common prac-tice in other schools where chil-dren need to get on/off buses.Parents are regularly remindedthrough the school newsletterto park and drive through thevillage considerately and chil-dren are requested to lift sharewherever possible.

Chilmark School has hadmany wonderful achievements.It would be lovely to read aboutthem in your paper.Parents of Chilmark School

ED.

ON BEHALF of The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal, I thankall of Teffont residents for their most generous donations whichraised £699.61 for the Appeal.

Awards for 15 years of service to the Poppy Appeal go to MrsElizabeth Goodfellow (known as Cis) for her work as PoppyAppeal honorary organiser/ collector, and Mrs Muriel Johnson forher work as treasurer.

Well done ladies - a great achievement.Finally, our thanks to Mrs Goodfellow for all her guiance and

Organiser and her continued help in collecting, which was muchappreciated.Sally Coward

Ladies’ services rewarded

REGARDING the article aboutparking at Chilmark Schoolin Valley News January.

The school was graded by Of-sted as an 'outstanding school'.The school offers its children awonderful well-rounded educa-tion that focuses very stronglyon the children's spiritual andmoral needs, as well as theiracademic needs.

These are qualities we wantnurtured in our child and we aresure other parents want nurtur-ing in their children as much as

popularity of Chilmark School

and the school being full in allyear groups with a waiting list.With a good school, more par-ents want their children to gothere and hence more cars.

The photographs printed inValley News show the roadblocked by the Tisbus and carsbacked up behind it. Using theTisbus is an initiative set up byone of the parents to transport anumber of children to schooltogether, and hence reduce thenumber of cars.

The bus temporarily blocksthe road outside the school, pre-

14 Valley News March 2010

Tis tags a triumph?

TISBURY ARTS GROUP pantomime 'The Wizard of Oz,’ direct-ed by Jon Bertenshaw, was performed on the stage at NadderHall, Tisbury, to good audiences over three evenings.

Above, some of the principal cast members set off on thejourney down the Yellow Road.

From left: Dame Jon Amos, Sallyann Morris as a Lion, JimDriscoll as Elvis the King, Daby Hayes as Dorothy, Karen Po-lard as scarecrow, and Sallyann Crosbie as Tin Man.

Photograph by: Mike Head

By Ace Drummond

GREAT

sion of The Wizard of Oz.I loved the sets of moving human scen-

ery and the yellow brick road was simplyinspirational.

Hats off to David Selwood!The murderous house was a delight, as

was the Hom-e-cide joke.Jon Amos as Aunt Em, Liz Coyle-Camp

as Olga and Jim Driscoll as Elvis really de-serve to be mentioned in despatches.

I was also actually amazed how well Elviscould sing and play the guitar. Thechorus and production team dida great job and kept it all togeth-er well.

However, I got the impressionthat the unusual script seemed

to confuse some children and distract many others and,personally, I think the show was a little too long – ‘Ohyes it was.’ – ‘Oh no it wasn’t.’

For a full list of characters, the chorus, and productionteam visit http://thevalleynews.wordpress.com

Uh-huh, uh-huh: Elvis woosthem playing in the Wizard ofOz in Tisbury.Photos by Ace Drummond.

Oz woz never like this!

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dates for TeffontVillage Hall, courses for His

months.On Saturday, March 6, we are

holding a Quiz Night - so gatheryour friends and make a table offour if you can. We will com-bine it with a supper, as usual,and drinks will be available topurchase. Ticket cost is £7.50each (including supper).

Later, on Saturday, April at 24,7.30pm RAW presents a per-formance of LightGarden. Theirmusic 'has a world, classical

should appeal to a wide audi-ence.

RAW performers are alwaysof a high standard and they pro-vide an entertaining evening inour lovely Village Hall.

Tickets are £6.50 for adultsand £5.50 for senior citizens forboth these events.

We look forward to seeing youat these events.

Have you thought about book-ing the Hall for a family event?Our lovely new kitchen makesthis very easy.

Or perhaps you might like totry your hand at table tennis.The full size table comes forhire with bats and ball.

Booking number for all activi-ties is 01722 716548.

Hall has all sorts of

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SALISBURY City CentreManagement Chairman IanNewman wants council chiefsto look again at the long-deadplans for a Salisbury by-pass.

The £15million plans to re-duce Salisbury’s transportproblems were recently un-veiled by consultants em-ployed by Wiltshire Council.

Mr Newman thinks the plans,which even the consultants saywill still lead to a 50% increase

far enough.He said: “I want people to

come to Salisbury and spend in

the city’s shops, cafes, restau-rants, pubs and other business-es and be able to drive in andpark easily at a cost they con-sider provides them with valuefor money.

Currently too many vehiclesclogging the city’s streets thatare simply passing through.Nine major roads convergeon Salisbury, including theA36 trunk road carrying traf-

south to Bristol and beyond.

The Salisbury by-pass wasscrapped by the new Labourgovernment in 1997. It was

travelling through Salisburyby 30% on an 11-mile routearound the southern side of thecity, said Mr Newman.

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