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The Bridge February 2019

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Deadline for items for the next Bridge is 15th February 2019

Giles Collins, Editor at Westview House, 109 High Street, Worton Telephone: 01380 728664

email address: [email protected]

Regular Meetings

In the Village Hall

Gardening Club

3rd Monday 8.00pm (not Aug/Dec)

Pilates classes

Thursdays 7pm-8pm & 8pm-9pm

Ladies Group

Last Wednesday (not Aug/Dec)

Women's Institute

2nd Tuesday 7.45pm

Worton Toddler Group

Wednesday 10.00 am - Noon

1st Worton & Marston Brownies

Alternate Tuesdays (term time only)

Worton Parish Council Meeting

1st Monday (not Aug) or as shown on notice boards

In the Chapel at Marston

Marston Parish Council Meeting Last Tuesday (every odd month)

In the Rose & Crown

Neighbourhood Plan Meeting Second Sunday 7pm (not Aug)

Various Venues Announced Monthly

Book Swap

2nd Saturday 10.00 - Noon

Mobile Library Location: The School, 1.10 - 1.50pm Next Date

Monday 4th February

Call Wiltshire Library Services on 01225 713727 for information

VILLAGE DIARY

Forthcoming Events

9th Bookswap

12th WI meeting

11th Gardening club

24th Village hall Maintenance Day

Devizes Farmers’ Market

Next: Saturday 2nd February

The Shambles Antiques Market

Every Tuesday

Kerbside Collections

Black box and Plastic bottle

and card recycling: Wednesdays 13th & 27th

Household waste: Wednesdays 6th & 20th

Garden waste: Fridays 8th & 22nd

Worton and

Marston Link

If you need help with transport for hos-

pital appointments

visiting the doctor and dentist or other

important journeys.

Call W&M Link on

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If you wish to promote your business in the area,

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For just £90 a year for a whole page, £60 for 1/2 a page or £30 for 1/4 page

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February 2019

The Bridge is printed on sustainably sourced paper

by DMC Office Supplies - 01380 739137

Dauntsey's Choral Society and Dauntsey's Senior Orchestra

will perform Gioachino Rossini's Petite Messe Solennelle

Date: Thursday 31st January 2019 Time: 7.30pm

Venue: Memorial Hall, Dauntsey's School Tickets: Free admission, all welcome.

Featured Artists:- Soprano: Elizabeth Donovan Mezzo: Karina Lucas Tenor: Edward Goater Bass: Edmund Saddington

Some years ago, a Scottish minister told his congregation about dreaming he had died. When he came to the pearly gates, to his dismay, he would be denied entrance until he presented his credentials. Proudly the Pastor articulated the number of sermons preached and the prominent pulpits oc-cupied. But Saint Peter said no one had heard them in heaven. The discouraged servant enumerated his commu-nity involvement. He was told they were not recorded. Sor-rowfully, the pastor turned to leave, when Peter said, "Stay a moment, and tell me, are you the man who fed the spar-rows?" "Yes," the Scotsman replied, "but what does that have to do with it?" "Come in," said Saint Peter, "the Master of the sparrows wants to thank you." (sent in by mk)

For sale/donation to charity/looking for a new home….

a neat single sofa bed, opens lengthwise rather than widthwise, bedding included.

Ideal for sleepovers/student rooms.

Phone: Judy Shercliff on 01380 723136


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All types of upholstery and soft

furnishing work undertaken at

‘very competitive rates’

Chairs/sofas re-sprung, recovered & repaired

Curtains made to measure

Furniture re-caning

For a free quotation please contact

TONY PARSONS Domestic Appliance Engineer

Cookers Driers Washing Machines

SERVICE & REPAIRS

Tel: 01380 723279 Mobile: 07970 117023

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THE BRIDGE

Editor: Giles Collins

[email protected]

ROSE and CROWN

There’s lots going on in the Rose and Crown each month.

Please pop in to the pub to find out what and when!

Worton & Marston Link Scheme would like to in-

vite everyone to a quiz night in the Rose & Crown on Sunday 17th

March @ 7.30pm. The format will be similar to that normally

held on a Sunday except that the questions will be set by our resi-

dent quiz expert Lesley Hawes. Our master of ceremonies will be

Keith Wright who will have some copies of the questions written

down for those who would prefer that. There will also be a raffle,

tickets will be on sale closer to the date, any prize donations will

be gratefully received. Further details of the evening will be pub-

lished next month.

Alun Newman

Advance notice:

The distributors of The Bridge will be asking for £2.50 annual

subscription when they distribute the March edition at the end of

February. The price remains the same as in 2015/2016/2017/2018.

Jean and John Lane would like to thank all fr iends in Worton

and Marston for their very kind and thoughtful cards and messag-

es received, following the recent sad loss of their daughter.


Conservation Contractors Providing a comprehensive locally based

tree maintenance service

Free advice

Surveys

Surgery

Planting

William Warden 01380 726739

Mobile – 07889 461358

www.conservation-contractors.co.uk because common sense is no longer common!

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February 2019

Extracts from The Bridge (February 1989),

kindly provided by Tony Walker

http://www.conservation-contractors.co.uk


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Pastoral Letter

February can be a bit of a

dreary month. The days are still

quite short, and the weather can

either be gloomy and wet or

clear and icy. There are two

things in its favour though: first-

ly, it is a short month and sec-

ondly it has Valentine’s Day in

the middle of the month.

Valentine’s Day is a ray of

sunshine at the centre of this

dark month and yes, it has be-

come over commercialised.

However, in a world which

seems to have the focus of its

attention on dark and destructive

things, a day which focusses on

love, and which has at its centre

the idea of love, cannot be a bad

thing.

Victor has a tradition for Val-

entine’s Day. On the 14th of

February, Victor will take his

wife Hilda to Sainsbury’s; they

will stand together in the greet-

ing cards section and Victor will

read the Valentine Cards to her.

Now, that seems to work fine for

Victor… but I doubt that many

men (or women) could get away

with that.

Love comes in many forms

and can sometimes be twisted

and manipulated to show itself

as self-centred and controlling.

But that is not the fundamental

understanding of love which

many people share on this day.

Instead they celebrate an appre-

ciation of another person for

who they are, and the love they

declare for that person is out-

ward looking and essentially

giving rather than grasping in

nature.

It is this idea of love which

is at the centre of the Christian

faith. We have not long cele-

brated the gift of Jesus to the

world as an act of God’s love.

At Easter we remember the

consequence of the world re-

jecting God’s gift as Jesus is

crucified, and yet death cannot

hold back the power of love

and we celebrate Jesus being

raised from the dead.

The bible tells us a lot about

love – both God’s love for us

and our love for God and for

each other. In the Old Testa-

ment God says: “I have loved

you with an everlasting love;

therefore I have continued my

faithfulness to you” or as The

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SERVICE CALENDAR

Sun 17th 3 BEFORE LENT

9.30am CHRIST CHURCH

Matins

6.00pm Marston Chapel

Rev Gary Gotham

Visit the church website: www.christchurchworton.org.uk

February



Parish Communion


No Service

Sun 3rd CANDLEMAS


Holy Communion


All Age Service


Mr John Brierley

Sun 3rd SUN BEFORE LENT


Holy Communion


All Age Service


TBA

March



Parish Communion


No Service

There were no weddings, baptisms or funerals at Christ Church in December

February

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February 2019

Not much football played over the holiday period and at the time of writing a few of the

teams have restarted their matches vs other Mid-Wilts teams. An update on their progress is

below and a reminder of training for teams.

Badger Cubs – Cubs are now looking smart in their new training tops. Every Saturday 0930

at St Barnabas Primary School.

U7/8 – Friendly matches for both teams being planned and training will be at Lavington

School from 1730-1800. Contact Mark.

U9 and U10 – Both teams playing resumed and played well in matches. The teams do need

additional players for matches. Training to resume from 1800-1900 at Lavington School.

Contact Sharon.

U11 – Both teams have played well this season. Training on Fridays at Devizes Astroturf at

the Leisure Centre at 1800-1900.

U12 – Wizards- Now 3rd in their league and through to last 8 of League Cup. Badgers –

Still 2nd in division 3 and still unbeaten so far this season. Training at Northbrook and Lav-

ington School from 1900-2000. Contact Dave.

U13 – Still doing well in league, have only lost to leaders. Good wins vs Westbury and

Corsham since last newsletter. Training Fridays 1730 - 1830 at Northbrook. Contact Neil.

U16 – Currently mid-table in top league having only lost 1 match and still in League cup

last 16. Busy schedule for 2019! Training at Northbrook on Fridays 1900-2000. Contact

Jake.

U18 – Currently sitting 3rd in league with only one defeat. Training Thursdays at North-

brook 1800-1900. Contact Debs.

Teams are always looking for more parents to get involved with helping teams in supporting

roles or in coaching roles, the club will enable training for those who wish to get involved.

Please speak to your managers to help support them.

Teams are always on look out for more players, so if you would like to take up the sport,

have some fun and learn new skills, contact one of the managers below. Teams are also

looking out for sponsors to help with costs, so if any companies interested in helping then

please contact Dave.

Work is almost complete on the clubhouse at Northbrook with internal painting to be com-

pleted volunteers required! If companies would be interested in advertising at Davis Field

then please contact Dave.

Contacts Badger Cubs – Dave Kiddle - 07843 678781 U7/8/U11 – Mark Goddard – 01380 813160

U9 and U10 – Sharon Black 01380 818193 U12 – Dave Kiddle – 07843 678781

U13 – Neil Black – 01380 818193 U17/18 – Debs Minty – 07877 361470

U16 – Jake Davis – 07741 306303 Adults – Pete Drew – 07885 527546

Follow us on Facebook – Worton and Cheverell Youth Football Club

(No other pages are approved by the club)


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07980 630905 01380 738319

www.concept-2-creation.com

General maintenance

Garden clearance

Hedging & hedge cutting

Fencing & walling

Planting & planting schemes

Decking & timber structures

Paving & paths

Water features & ponds

Low voltage lighting systems

Full design & construction

Turfing

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CHURCH ROTAS

Altar Flowers Church Flowers

February 3rd Francine Smith Mrs S Horn

February 10th Dot Francis Mrs D Harwood

February 17th Jill Duckworth Mrs P Woods

February 24th Heather Walker Mrs J Mason

Church Cleaning

February 3rd Mrs Purchas and Mr Mitchell

February 17th Mrs Leggat and Mrs Sperring

Brass Cleaning

February 17th Mrs Lane

Sidesmen – February 2019

Sun 3rd 8.00am Robin Shercliff Holy Communion

9.30am Ali Cross, Mark Lewis All Age Service

Sun 10th 9.30am June Mason, Tony Walker Parish Communion

Sun 17th 9.30am Ali Pratt, Jean Lane Matins

Sun 24th 9.30am Tom Harwood, Peter Witcher Parish Communion

Sidesmen – March 2019

Sun 3rd 8.00am Robin Shercliff Holy Communion

9.30am Louise Hale, Tony Brewer All Age Service


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Bouquets, Arrangements,

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Trevor Hale

NPTC Certified (arb)

Tree Surgery

Covering All aspects

Including Stump grinding

Chipping & Hedging

07737934777 www.wiltshiretreesurgery.co.uk

Fully insured, Seend

“Don’t Shiver, We Deliver”

Seasoned hard wood logs, Loads available

Call James on 01380 850312 or 07970781828

‘Keeping Wiltshire Warm’

We get an average saving of 4.5 pence

per litre off heating oil

for our buying group members

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Are you benefitting from such savings?

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All communities welcome.

No One is excluded!

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Chris Cole 01380 818724

[email protected]

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February 2019

Hope you’ve had a good Christmas break and a won-

derful start to the New Year, we certainly have! Let us

tell you how…

To start things off, let’s go back to before Christmas,

our Christmas play, this event was very successful as

we raised £210 pounds from our school raffle. Also,

this was an exciting event for all the children who

enjoyed performing. Then we had the Christmas din-

ner which was very delicious (as you may have heard)

and we would thank all the kitchen staff for making this possible. The Christmas

party was a very fun way to end 2018, this event included a special visitor which I

think you may have guessed – Santa!

After our joyful break we had to come back for 2019! This term has been very

exciting so far as we have started our new term and topic (Under the Sea)! We

have all enjoyed this and we are all looking forward to our trip on the 22nd of Jan-

uary to Bristol Aquarium to match in with our theme.

Recently the boys and girls football team have competed in County Finals. The

boys went first and drew their first match, lost their second, drew their third and

then won their final match. Unfortunately this meant that they came third equal in

their group and because of this the boys team had to go back to school as they just

missed out on the second place to go forward into the semi-finals.

Then it was the girls’ turn. We had a tough match to start but won 2-0, then won 2

-0 again, after that we played Shaw Ridge and unfortunately lost 1-0, then we

won our next match 1-0! This meant that we were placed second in our group and

we would go through to the semi- finals! Then we played Redlands who we lost

to last year, but this year we won 1-0 against them - this only meant one thing, we

were in the finals and guess who we were playing… Shaw Ridge. This match was

pretty even with both teams having an equal share of the ball. Then the final whis-

tle blew, but it was 0-0. This only meant one thing, penalties. The scores were 1-1

and it was our final shot. Could we do it? The answer is yes! We ended up scor-

ing and because of this the girls’ football team will represent Wiltshire in the

South West regionals. We couldn’t have done this without Mrs Alvis who trained

us up extremely well and was probably more happy when we were winning! Also

lots of thanks to Aaron, Jess’s brother who also coached us. We would also like to

thank Mrs Davis who transported us there and back quite a lot of times. What a

term it’s been so far!

By Chloe and Eleanor (Elder Class)


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For All Your Property Maintenance Requirements

Painting and Decorating (interior and exterior)

Tiling and Flooring

Paving, Decking and Patios

Guttering and Fascias

Light Building Works

Repair and Renovation Work

Garden Maintenance

If you want a quote from an honest and reliable worker who takes

pride in their work (references available) then contact …

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07725 638 165 or 01380 720323 or email [email protected]

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Call Darren

01380 698095

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Message version of the Bible puts it: “I’ve never quit loving you

and never will. Expect love, love, and more love!”

Isn’t that amazing? God never stops loving us and it is only nat-

ural that we should love him in return. But what about loving other

people?

In the New Testament, when asked which command in God’s

Law is the most important, Jesus replied: “‘You shall love the Lord

your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all

your mind.’ This is the greatest and first commandment. And a sec-

ond is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbour as yourself.’ On these

two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.” (Matthew

chapter 22, verses 37-40)

So perhaps in the middle of this rather dark and dreary month

just take the time to think about who you love, and perhaps tell

them. That demonstrates your humanity, your love of your neigh-

bour and also your love of God.

Liz Starling

Licensed Lay Minister – Wellsprings Benefice

ANY VOLUNTEERS

It’s that time of year when I'm looking for any volunteers who would be willing to add their names to the Village Hall Grass Cutting Rota. It entails cutting grass around the Village Hall and out-side the railings. A mower is provided by the Village Hall unless you prefer to use your own. Usually you're called on just once during the year unless you're unlucky and are near the top of the list!

If anyone out there is interested in volunteering please contact me:

Pam Woods on 726679

mailto:[email protected]


Local professional scaffolding service

Please call 01380 726999

www.iscaffwilts.co.uk

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Situated in Blackberry Lane, Potterne.

Childcare awarded

Outstanding in all areas by Ofsted

Registered to deliver Free Entitlement

for all ages

Sessional care 9-12 or 12-3

or full days available

Homely indoor natural environment

Stimulating outdoor space

Welcome to visit anytime

www.carersnest.co.uk

01380 698088

Follow our Facebook page

for up to date information


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ABC AIRPORT SERVICES

Taxi Transfers to all Airports

Ferry Ports

Long Distance

Meetings

Please call for quotes

01380 816648 07738 195805 [email protected]

07917818145 07876433655

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Worton and Marston - Good Neighbour Plan 2019

Be a Good Neighbour

Are you a Good Neighbour?

Many of us want to help our elderly or frail neighbours but we may not always be

sure how to go about it, or even whether it’s appropriate. After all, no one wants to

seem nosy or interfering, but a few simple steps can make a world of difference to

someone who may be reluctant to ask for help themselves.

Say "Hello"

Life is busy, but just saying "Hello" or having a brief conversation with an elderly

or frail neighbour can make a huge difference. If you've lived close by for years

without speaking it can feel a bit strange to suddenly start talking to someone; but

it's never too late to say "Hello" for the first time. Loneliness can be miserable and

extremely damaging to a person’s mental health. Simple human contact is vital for

our general wellbeing.

Don’t forget to ask

Not everyone likes to ask for help but it doesn’t mean they don’t need it. So, if you

see an elderly or frail neighbour, don’t forget to ask if they need anything.

Have they got their medicines?

Pharmacists and doctors may be closed during holidays, meaning people may be

unable to get important medication at this time. Ask your neighbour if they have a

good supply of medication ahead of the bank holidays – perhaps you could collect

any prescriptions they need.

Are they able to get essentials?

Bad weather may make some people reluctant to leave their home – and if it is icy,

they should stay safely inside. Why not ask if you can buy anything for them when

you go shopping, such as toilet paper, bread, or to top up their gas or electric meter?

Know the signs

If you haven’t seen a neighbour for a while, look for signs that they may need help.

Are their curtains still drawn? Is their milk still on the door step or are newspapers

still in the letterbox? Don’t wait - pop round and check if they are ok.

It’s easy to be a good neighbour!

What seem like little things to you may have enormous benefit to someone who is

lonely or isolated and it really does feel good to help people.

If you are concerned about your neighbour then please phone Wilshire Coun-

cil on 0300 456 0100 and ask to be transferred to ‘Public Protection’.

(adapted from:

https://www.buckscc.gov.uk/services/care-for-adults/be-a-good-neighbour/)


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Dementia has become an illness that we seem to be talking about on a daily ba-

sis. If it isn’t a loved one suffering from it is someone we know and it isn’t just

the elderly; this dreadful disease affects the younger generation too. Positive

results have been achieved by allowing those with dementia to remain in their

own homes as they are familiar with their surroundings and this will give them

much more stability.

At Mulberry Live In Care we provide highly experienced carers to give 24-hour

care to our dementia clients, and the main focus is continuity! So the carer can

arrive and get straight on with looking after the client. Even though the client

may not recognize the carer, things are easier because the carer knows what they

are doing and knows the clients’ likes and dislikes. This gives them added secu-

rity, and that is key!

We provide care (short or long term) in many other areas like:

Companionship

Help for those who have suffered a Stroke

Palliative/End of life Care

Rehabilitation/Convalescence

Respite

and much, much more.

The care is based on YOUR requirements, not us telling you!

If you have ever considered Live In Care for yourself or someone you know and

you would like some advise or just to chat to someone,

please call or email:

01380 870270/07921299286

Email: [email protected]

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Five Lanes

Women’s Institute

Our first meeting of 2019 was a friendly game of skittles amongst our-

selves, held in the Rose and Crown. This was an informal evening, with

nibbles supplied by Jackie from the pub, and plenty of fun and conversa-

tion among us all. The time flew by.

On a sadder note, our friend, Sheila Nixon passed away over the festive

period. She was a staunch supporter of the WI as our Treasurer, member

of the skittles team and all round supporter. She will be sorely missed. Our

thoughts are with her family.

Our February meeting, on Tuesday 12th February, is our Annual Gen-

eral Meeting, which will be followed by a quiz. This will be in the Village

Hall from 8pm. I look forward to seeing everyone there.

Jane Loveys, President

Rose and Crown

Worton

01380 724202

Lunch time opening Evening opening Monday Closed 6pm -11pm

Tuesday Closed 6pm -11pm

Wednesday Closed 6pm -11pm

Thursday Closed 6pm -11pm

Friday Coffee Morning 10.30 - 2.30 6pm -11.30pm

Saturday 12.00 - 2.30 6pm -11.30pm

Sunday 12.00 - 2.30 7pm -11.00pm

Rolls and sandwiches available.

Also look out for ‘Bill and Gerry’s’ Pop Up kitchen signs

when they come here and cook.

We have a pool table, darts and skittles.

We have a quiz on the last Sunday of every month.

Please pop in to the pub to find out what’s happening each month


Worton Parish Council

Perhaps the most significant news to report from our Janu-ary meeting is that we have managed to keep the precept at the same level as this financial year, and thus lower than it was in 2017/18. Whilst this only represents a small proportion of the council tax that we pay, we feel that it is an important example that we are setting. It is an honour and responsibility to allocate the funding that the council receives in this way to carry out its duties wisely, and hopefully, we have managed to do this without any decline in the services provided - in-deed we believe that there has been an improvement! Rest assured that we have taken a great deal of time -and discus-sion -over this topic and that the quality of the service is our priority -we have just applied a combination of self-help, scru-tiny and common sense. It would seem timely to give thanks to Philip Salaman who has recently resigned from his position as a Worton council-lor. Of course, you will be aware that Philip has also served as Chair of Marston Parish council, a role he will continue to take. This, along with the many other demands on his time, will undoubtedly have influenced his decision. Phillip’s exper-tise and common sense have been invaluable in our work and will be missed.He has played an important part in estab-lishing the council as the body it currently is, and has been one of those ready to lend a practical hand in carrying out grounds maintenance tasks. Talking of which...we still need to complete the planting of the Commemorative saplings. Cllr Slack has offered to lead a group to do this at the Whatleys site on the morning of Satur-day 2nd March. Having personally experienced the joy of the connection to nature, not to say mud, that the experience of-fered when we did the same job at Sandleaze bank, I can heartily recommend it! The job should take a couple of hours at the most. If you’d like to help, please call Richard on.

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February 2019

Worton & Marston Gardening Club

Everyone has been asking me so I can now reveal that so far all the pars-

nips I have dug up have been excellent. The ones that germinated from my

early planting in early March are the best I have grown. The majority have

been big, long and true with no rust or any other blemishes to speak of.

The second sowing, planted to fill the non-germination gaps are much

smaller, but nevertheless ok. I planted my autumn broad beans over the

Christmas period. I may have been a bit too late but hopefully I will get

away with it. Our soil is very forgiving and I have protected the rows so

that the pigeons won't be able to peck the shoots off as they come through

the ground. I have been working my way up our flower border by the

drive mainly weeding and mixing some blood, meat and bone meal into

the soil to benefit the daffodils, and other shrubs there. I have been using

special rose fertilizer round the rose bushes there so am hoping for some-

thing special this coming year.

We are starting our Garden Club monthly meetings with the quiz. As you

know my horticultural knowledge is not good, and my general knowledge

even worse, but despite this I am looking forward to the 21st enormously. I

should be able to answer questions about parsnips! Have a wonderful gar-

dening year. Dave

This month’s talk MONDAY 11th FEBRUARY is by Mike Chislett who is

a member of Wiltshire Bat Group.

March meeting – Monday 18th Christina Stapely - “Herbs to Aid the Gar-

dener”

At April’s meeting we plan to have a practical session planting up some

hanging baskets and pots which can then be entered in the Show in Au-

gust. Further details to follow.

New categories for this year’s show will include Begonia (in a pot no larg-

er than 8”) and Houseplant (in a pot no larger than 8”)

Adult photographic categories – ‘Canal Locks’, ‘Trees’, ‘Garden Foot-

wear’.

Sally Brooks & Rosemary Rosenfeld

Contacts: [email protected]

[email protected]

[email protected]

Thought for February…..‘Garden as though you will live forever’

William Kent





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As hardy Brits we are well used to challenging weather, but it doesn’t always come when expected! With this in mind, Cllr Goss has made sure that our salt bins are primed and ready for action! Their locations are by the village hall, at the end of Gaisford Chase and at Sandleaze. We also had a review of where we are in terms of the Neighbourhood planning process. Cllr Powell has a clear strategy which he outlined to the rest of the council and should lead to significant progress in this area.Things should be clearer by the scheduled meeting of the group this month. We get lots of requests for funding from charitable organi-sations and other bodies. Invariably, these are laudable and worthy of our support. However, it is clearly not possible to agree to all, or, indeed, the majority of requests. We intend to raise the topic at the annual village meeting (date and details to follow). However, in the meantime, we have decided to support “Bobby Vans.” This is a group, organised by, and consisting of, ex policemen and women - hence the name! They aim, in simple terms, to make people feel more confi-dent and safer in their own homes, with a particular focus on the elderly and vulnerable. We are expecting them to explain what they can offer at various village forums - I believe the ladies group already has a session in the pipeline (please contact Pam Woods for more details). Events in the village in recent months have brought this topic to the fore and we feel it is an important initiative to support. As previously alluded to, Phillip’s resignation has left us one person light in our team. We have been given the official go ahead to co-opt someone onto the team to fill the “casual vacancy” and expect to have a full team in place at our Feb-ruary meeting.

Barry Devine


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February 2019

A Message from Richard Gamble

Wiltshire Councillor for The Lavingtons & Erlestoke Division

For some reason, as I write this on 15th January, my thoughts turn towards the need to tidy up my workspace and to have a spring clean! Some people are good at throwing out anything that is not worth keeping but I admit to being a hoarder – not so bad as to be worthy of a television programme but still rather over-stocked. For one thing, I have far too much paper. Folders from 10 or more years ago clutter my study and, although they may have seemed im-portant to keep at the time, I am fairly sure I will not need to read most of them ever again. Similarly, I still have stacks of DVDs, CDs and cassette tapes with music and films that I can now access much more easily via the inter-net. Almost all of this clutter can go. Almost all. The trouble is that, amongst the junk are some treasures, so it takes time to sort through. Another problem is that some of the papers may contain infor-mation that is personal or confidential and thus must be disposed of in a way that ensures privacy is maintained. I’ve tried shredding but it’s very laborious! Fortunately, the Devizes Household Recycling Centre accepts a wide range of items and is open at useful hours, including Sundays. For details go to http://www.wiltshire.gov.uk/household-recycling-centres and click on Devizes – or any other location that suits you. Unfortunately, the HRC does not take confidential waste but there are local commercial companies which can provide that service at a very modest cost. All I have to do now is find somewhere to keep the tons of stuff that I still can’t bring myself to throw away. My wife likes a tidy house. I wonder if there is any other House that is in a bit of a mess right now. Meanwhile, watch out for news of the Great British Spring Clean from 22nd March to 23rd April 2019 when we will all have a chance to tidy up all the litter that surrounds us on the roadside and in the hedg-es. That will be our chance to wear the Gilets jaunes.

You may contact me about this or any other matter by email to

[email protected] or by phone on 07762 018209.

http://www.wiltshire.gov.uk/household-recycling-centres

http://www.wiltshire.gov.uk/household-recycling-centres



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All decorating or

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I am tidy, reliable and competitively priced

Call Carolynn on 07881 200218

or email [email protected]

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Cutting from the

Sunday Telegraph

dated 30/12/18

(kindly sent in by

Christine Purchas)


“Doggy Dilemmas”

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One To Ones

Dog Walking

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February 2019

WORTON & MARSTON LADIES GROUP

On January 9th we all gathered at the Raven, Poulshot for our annual

Christmas meal which went down a treat! In February we will be

out again: it's the Potterne Panto - Camelot. Anyone wishing to go

who hasn't put their name down please contact Teresa to reserve a

ticket.

We will be back in the Village Hall for our meeting on 27th March

8pm for 'Teddy Bears Picnic' so ladies please bring along your well-

loved, threadbare, missing eyes and wobbly head teddy bear (what

do you expect he's 70 years young) oops!! I've given my age away.

Any ladies wishing to join our group please come along; we look

forward to seeing any new members. Annual subs £15.

Hostesses for March: Allison & Jenny

Pam Woods

FEBRUARY 2019

BOOK SWAP

Saturday 9th February 2019

10.00am - 12noon

at Park Farm House,

39 High Street, Worton

(hosted by Judy Shercliff)

Advance notice:

Saturday 9th March 2019

at Marsh Farm, Seend Road, Worton

(hosted by Mandy Fielding)

A good number of bookworms came to our January meeting - looking for

good reads curled up by the fire during unpredictable winter days - &

catching up with each other after Christmas spent in different places &

with different people, family & friends.


http://www.doggy-dilemmas.co.uk/


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Dear Sir

I am writing this on 29th December, although I realise that the next edition of

The Bridge won't appear until February.

Who, I would ask, is the selfish, inconsiderate person who was letting off fire-

works at midnight on 27th December, waking up a goodly proportion of the vil-

lage? It is illegal to set off fireworks, even on private property, between the

hours of 11 p.m. - 7.00 a.m. except for: Bonfire Night, when the cut off is mid-

night, New Year's Eve, Diwali and Chinese New Year.

Please refrain from being so thoughtless with your celebrations.

Mrs V Bellamy

Worton High Street

LETTER TO THE EDITOR


VILLAGE HALL NEWS AND EVENTS

Questionnaire

Thank you to all who completed the questionnaire we sent around in the Autumn.

Trustees have now had a chance to collate the feedback and use it to fine tune our

Business Plan. The feedback suggested that everyone was pleased with the ex-

ternal fabric of the buliding but that many of you would like to see some im-

provements to the internal fabric. From this Trustees have set the following pri-

orities: new curtains; new chairs; new kitchen. We hope to obtain grants from

the two Parish Councils to enable us to go ahead with the new curtains and possi-

bly new chairs in 2019/20; but the kitchen will be a major project that will re-

quire applications for larger grants ... we see this therefore as a two-to-three year

project. If anyone knows of granting bodies for such please let Veronica know

(726845).

Additional Priorities

In addition, Trustees have identified the store room as a problem area. We intend

to review the issue of storage which is often raised at our management meetings

and we hope to improve the store room itself by raising the floor and covering it

with an industrial-strength floor covering.

EVENTS

Maintenance Day

We are holding a Village Hall maintenance day on Sunday, February 24th 10am

- 4pm. During this we would like to refresh the paintwork in the toilets and the

Inner Lobby and deep-clean the kitchen and Jeff (our Trustee with responsibility

for maintenance) also has a number of smaller jobs for individuals to tack-

le. Please come along even if only an hour or two as every little helps. For those

who can spare more time we are planning to have a shared lunch.

Jigsaw Swap

We are planning to hold a jigsaw swap at the Village Hall on Saturday, February

16th 2.30pm to 4.30pm. The idea is to bring along any jigsaws you have finished

with and take away one or two you might like to try. We will be serving tea or

coffee and cake and the event is free of charge. The idea is to get together on a

winter's afternoon, do a bit of socialising and swap the odd jigsaw. If you don't

do jigsaws or don't have any to swap, please do still come along. The main idea

is to get villagers together.

Jumble Sale

The annual jumble sale will be held at the Village Hall on Saturday, March 16th

2pm - 4pm so please start to hold on to any pre-loved clothes or bric-a-brac you

might have. These can be brought to the Hall on the day of the sale between

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February 2019

Christ Church Team

Rector:

Rev’d Ali Bridewell

01380 739064 07847 952868

[email protected]

Churchwardens:

Margaret Armand-Smith 01380 729248

Heather Walker 01380 725785

From Christ Church:

December saw lots of children in Church.

The week before Christmas started with the Five Lanes School pro-

duction in church. As ever, a lot of hard work by the children and

staff, doing two performances for families and friends. The chil-

dren were all very well rehearsed, confident and happy in their per-

formance. Well done to all.

The following day the Toddlers, families and helpers spent the

morning in church, singing, listening to Nativity stories and making

decorations for the Christmas tree -noisy and fun!

Many thanks to all those who helped in any way with preparing and

decorating the church so beautifully, and taking part in the Christ-

mas services. A busy time for all, so very much appreciated.

Heather & Margaret, Churchwardens

FAMILY OF CHURCHES

This small group who meet about 3 times a year to plan Newcom-

ers’ Evening, Good Friday walk and lunch, Summer open-air ser-

vice and carols by candlelight in the Chapel, is really in need of

someone from the Catholic community in Worton and Marston to

join us. The infrequent but always fun and quite short meetings are

held in the Rose and Crown. Give Jean a call on 722069 if you are

interested.



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10am and 12-noon or given to any Trustee during the week of the sale. This is a

great fundraiser for the hall and will go towards the priorities listed above.

Village Hall AGM

And finally the annual Village Hall AGM will be held in the Village Hall on

Tuesday, May 7th at 8pm.

200 Club

The winners for January were: £50 Peter Hinton; £10 Cathy Kavanagh. Don't

forget it will soon be time to renew your subscription ... look out for a flyer com-

ing through your door in February.

Veronica Franklin

Jumble Sale

Saturday 16th March 2pm – 4pm

Worton & Marston Village Hall SN10 5SH

Clothes, toys, books, bric-a-brac

Entry 50p

All proceeds to Village Hall (registered charity no. 248792)


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