No.028 May A Monthly Newsletter for Chilmark & Ridge and Fonthill Bishop with Berwick St Leonard

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1 No.028 May 2018 A Monthly Newsletter for Chilmark & Ridge and Fonthill Bishop with Berwick St Leonard 100 years ago This coming August will mark the 100th anniversary of an Auction Sale on behalf of the Earl of Pembroke s Estate of much of the land, and many of the houses and cottages, in Chilmark. Amongst the 32 Lots was the Black Dog Inn (which at the time included a 48-acre small farm) along with Chilmark Manor Farm and Village Farm, off Frog Lane. These last two properties alone comprised nearly 1,000 acres plus some 18 cottages, in addition to the two farmhouses themselves. The Sale documents give a fascinating insight into life in the village 100 years ago. More details to follow in the June issue of The Village Voice. Village Voice News Current and back issues of The Village Voice can be downloaded from the website: If you wish to share village news or information, please info@chilmarkvillagevoice.co.uk In this issue Contact Numbers 2 What s On & Diary 3 Village News 4-6 Church Times 7-9 Other News Recycling & Waste 13 Local Police 14 Goods & Services Welcome to the May issue of The Village Voice So spring has finally sprung and we can look forward to summer in Chilmark; cricket matches and teas at Cleeves Farm and the Church Fete in the gardens of The Old Rectory will be amongst highlights. In last month s issue we reported that Chilmark might be without a Horticultural Village Show this year, owing to a lack of willing organizers. A questionnaire seeking residents views had prompted the suggestion that perhaps the Church Fete and Village Show should be combined in future? This could make it easier to recruit willing working parties for the essential tasks of tent erection and tarpaulin tugging. Certainly newcomers to the village, though delighted by the number of events on offer each summer, are puzzled as to the whys and wherefores when they learn of the sheer hard graft involved in running two shows. Hence we turned to longer term resident Neil Pattenden to ask how and why Chilmark has been so good at hosting two key village events each summer. See page 6 for Neil s excellent explanation. We would be delighted to know our readers views on this subject - please send your thoughts to the Editor (via or longhand - contact details on page 2). Meanwhile, Church Fete organizer Felicity Pattenden would be delighted to hear from anyone able to help at this year s Fete on Saturday 16 June (p4). More immediately, things to do and see in the coming month include the chance to explore the stunning gardens and grounds of both Fonthill House and Old Fonthill Abbey (p14). And, should you have any time to spare, Cricket Tea organisers Bev Small and Claire Allen would love to hear from you with the offer of a cake or two (see contacts on page 2). Finally everyone is invited to help out at the churchyard working party at St Margaret s church on Saturday 6 May (p8). We wish everyone a happy May. The Editorial Team

2 The Village Voice - Village Directory The Village Voice Editorial Team Copy deadline 20th of each month. Please note that there will be one issue for December & January (copy deadline 20 November) and one issue for July & August (deadline 20 June). Items will be welcomed from any individual or village organisation and should be sent to the Editor. However, newsletter content remains at the discretion of the Editorial Team and on some occasions will be space dependent. If you wish to advertise in the newsletter, please contact the Treasurer. Editor Sarah Miller Deputy Editor/ Treasurer/ Advertising/ Mike Scott Joint Deputy Editor Bev Small Design & Layout Glen Miller Goods & Services Directory Felicity Trotman , editor@chilmarkvillagevoice.co.uk Whitehill, Beckett s Lane, Chilmark treasurer@chilmarkvillagevoice.co.uk bevsmall@me.com design@raggedapple.com f.trotman@btinternet.com Distribution Stephanie Lucas Directory The Village Voice - online : Clerk to the Parish Council Mrs Jenny MacDougall, jenny.macdougall@outlook.com Chairman, Parish Council Mr Patrick Boyles, patrickboyles@btinternet.com Citizens Advice Bureau Chilmark & Fonthill Bishop School Chilmark Cricket Club Doctors Surgery Hindon Doctors Surgery Tisbury Flooding - emergency number Neighbourhood Watch NHS 111 Service Carl Jacobs, cjacbos@aol.com (24hrs) Mary Boyles, , mboyles@live.co.uk Call 111 when you need medical help fast but it s not a 999 emergency Police (non-emergency) Tel: 101 (emergency? - call 999) Pothole & Fly Tipping Reporting go to and select Report Reading Room bookings Mrs Jenny Gavin, bookings@chilmarkreadingroom.co.uk South Wiltshire MP Dr Andrew Murrison, andrew.murrison.mp@parliament.uk Scottish & Southern Electricity Power Cut? dial 105 or visit Tisbus Tisbury Sports Centre tisburysc@wiltshire.gov.uk Tisbury Library Village Show (Horticultural Society) Jo Scott, joscottadams@gmail.com Wessex Water Leaks: Supply & Sewerage: Wiltshire Council Wiltshire Councillor Cllr Bridget Wayman, bridget.wayman@wiltshire.gov.uk 2

3 The Village Voice - Diary May Dates for your Diary Wednesday 9th 9am Kettlercise Chilmark Reading Room (CRR) Wednesday 9th 7pm Annual Parish Council Assembly & AGM CRR Friday 11th 10.30am Art Group Life Drawing CRR Monday 14th 6.30pm Pilates CRR Tuesday 15th 7pm Social Stitchers CRR Wednesday 16th 9am Kettlercise CRR Wednesday 16th 8pm White Horse Morris The Black Dog Friday 18th 10.30am Art Group Life Drawing CRR Sunday 20th 10.30am-5pm Old Fonthill Abbey Grounds Open Fonthill Abbey, SP3 6SP Monday 21st 6.30pm Pilates Class CRR Tuesday 22nd pm Mobile Library Hops Close Wednesday 23rd 9am Kettlercise CRR Friday 25th 6.30 for 7pm Moviola - The Post Nadder Centre, Tisbury Monday 28th Start of School Half Term Chilmark School Wednesday 30th 9am Kettlercise CRR June Friday 8th 6-8pm Wine Tasting Teffont Village Hall Saturday 16th pm Chilmark Church Fete The Old Rectory Sunday 24th 1-5pm Tisbury Hidden Gardens Tisbury July Saturday 14th evening Chilmark Cricket Club Drinks Party Cleeves Farm Activities Contacts: Social Stitchers - Emily Wilkins on mob Art Group - Jane Hobbs Reading Group - Sally Butcher on or odneyo@btinternet.com Pilates - Shirley Rutter on or shirley.rutter@outlook.com Kettlercise - Annabel Webb or personaltraining@annabelwebb.com 3

4 The Village Voice Parish Council News To read the latest minutes and future agenda: Annual Assembly and the AGM of Chilmark Parish Council This will be held on Wednesday 9 May at 7pm, in Chilmark Reading Room. Please come along to hear annual reports from the various village organizations given grant support by the Parish Council. This is also your opportunity to raise any village related issues (eg footpaths) that you wish to be considered by the Parish Council. At this year s Assembly, members will be discussing the future of the playgrounds in the parish. Your feedback will be welcomed. Planning Applications March/April 2018 Planning Application 18/02936/TCA The Smithy, The Street, Chilmark, SP3 5AP Proposal: Sycamore tree - crown reduce by 30%; Ash tree remove leaning stem. Registered: 26 March 2018 For more details on recent applications or decisions, please visit address below, entering the respective Planning Application number in Search bar: Members of Chilmark Parish Council Mr Patrick Boyles Chairman & Emergency Flood Warden Little Langdale, Frog Lane, Chilmark, SP3 5BB patrickboyles@btinternet.com Sir Richard Packer - Vice Chairman The Dower House, Chilmark, SP3 5AZ sirrichardpacker@gmail.com Mrs Elizabeth Pelham Cleeves Farm, Chilmark, SP3 5AY, elizabeth-pelham@btconnect.com Mrs Elizabeth Jack Pheasant Cottage, Ridge, Chilmark, SP3 5BS lizajack33@gmail.com Ms Lynn Taylor 4 Ridgeway, Chilmark, SP3 5BX Mobile: duchess@chilmark.biz Mrs Anne McGrail The Bridge, Chilmark, SP3 5AU, Mr Ian Dennis Fairways, Frog Lane, Chilmark, SP3 5BB Mobile: iandennis@me.com Mrs Jenny MacDougall - Clerk Field House, Steeple Langford, SP3 4NF, jenny.macdougall@outlook.com Kath Acreman Committee members were greatly saddened to learn of the recent death of Kath Acreman, who had been on the Reading Room committee for more than 20 years. Kath, of Kingstead Cottages, Fonthill Bishop, first joined the committee as a School representative. Her funeral will take place at Salisbury Crematorium on Friday 11 May, at 3.15pm, followed by a reception at Fonthill Bishop Reading Room. Everyone is welcome. The next Reading Room committee meeting will be on Tuesday 10 July 2018, at 6.30pm. To read Minutes of the latest committee meeting (18 April 18) please visit the Reading Room website: Chilmark Church Fete This will be upon us very soon! Please make sure that Saturday 16 June pm is in your diaries. Our thanks to Neil and Susie Sutton as they again open their beautiful garden at The Old Rectory so that we can all enjoy this wonderfully traditional occasion, have some fun and raise much-needed funds to sustain the medieval church of St Margaret of Antioch in the midst of our village. Please start thinking of books, CDs and DVDs, bric-abrac, budding plants and bottles, cakes and coconuts, raffle prizes - all the fun of the fete - and look forward to teas, Sophie s music, games, Pimms and pony rides! Final details will be in June s edition of The Village Voice. Any queries and offers of new stalls and help to Felicity Pattenden on Chilmark Cricket Club CCC recently welcomed back one of its star players with the return of opening batsman, occasional bowler and resident scribe, Brand King. His arrival is timely with the first nets session of the season already completed under cloudless blue skies and 23 degrees. Training is to take place every Friday between 6 and 7.30pm and will run for the duration of the calendar until mid-september. The ground staff have been busy preparing the pitch, cleaning out the clubhouse and restocking the fridge in preparation for what promises to be a fantastic summer of cricket. Several new teams will be making an appearance at Cleeves Farm and we all look forward to welcoming them and their supporters in due course. As ever, we are on the lookout for new blood and should you know someone (male or female) looking to fill a Sunday afternoon then please point them in the direction of either the club s Chairman Carl Jacobs or Secretary Pete Corbin: Carl on cjacbos@aol.com or or Pete on corbsp@gmail.com CCC Drinks Party Please remember Saturday 14 July for the Chilmark Cricket Club Drinks Party at Cleeves Farm, following the Hong Kong X1 matches that day. Ticket details will be available in the June issue of The Village Voice. 4

5 Chilmark and Fonthill Bishop School Football Fun Pupils took part in a Going for Goals football tournament supported by Southampton FC and held at the Nadder Centre in Tisbury. The team played really well against other teams from local schools and were placed 6th overall. Spike (the final Chapter?) Spike has had another busy month, by hedgehog standards. Quiet, by ours. He settled happily into the Greenhouse, and has been luxuriating in more space, and a variety of things to explore and play with (mostly variations on the flowerpot theme). But eventually it became clear that he was now too big for his own flowerpot, so, using all my skills as a former nuclear submarine engineer, I built him a new, grander house. This consisted of a chipboard box with a hole cut out, with an attached tunnel, made from an old plastic bottle. The whole thing looks rather like a square igloo! Nevertheless, Spike is delighted, and rushed to furnish it in the latest fashion. He still spends much of the day inside, asleep, and trundles out at night to polish off his saucer of catfood. He is now over 900 grams in weight, compared to 220 when Biggles first brought him in in early November. So the day of his departure approaches. Latest info from HH HQ is that the end of April is the right time, so we shall put him out, in his igloo, in a wild bit of the garden, continue to feed him for a bit, and await events. He should be fairly safe so long as no badgers come sauntering by; far from the road, the most dangerous thing, and now too big to be worried by dogs or cats. Plenty of slugs, worms and other creepy-crawlies to eat. We shall worry about him, and hope that he finds a mate, but like any doting parents we must give him his freedom, and hope that he uses it wisely. Goodbye, old Spiky boy, we ve loved having you. Patrick Middleton White Horse Morris White Horse Morris will be back at The Black Dog on Wednesday 16 May, from 8pm, for their annual visit to Chilmark. Do come along to see these excellent Morris Dancers perform - an enjoyable evening guaranteed. You can even take part - essential training provided. Jenny Knight We are very sad to learn of the death of Jenny Knight, of The Old Post Office, Chilmark. A Thanksgiving service in Jenny s memory will be held at St Margaret s, Chilmark, on Thursday 28 June, at 2.30pm. Sponsored Walk The sponsored walk took place on Friday 20 April, having been rearranged from a very wet Thursday before the Easter break. So far 350 has been raised for Wiltshire Air Ambulance. John Wilcox It is with much sadness that we report the death of John Wilcox on Thursday 26 April. He was a wonderful, colourful character who contributed enormously to the village of Chilmark. Our thoughts are very much with his daughter, Alison. A private family committal at Salisbury Crematorium on Wednesday 16 May will be followed by a service of Thanksgiving for John s life in the Church of St Margaret of Antioch, Chilmark, at 12 noon, to which everyone is welcome. Afterwards, refreshments will be served at The Black Dog. 5

6 The Church Fete and the Village Show Over the last thirty years not so long as some in the village I have loved attending and taking part, with other family members, in the Church Fete and the Village Show (until recently the Chilmark Horticultural Show). The two events are marvellous for bringing the village together. We welcome newcomers and visitors and show people what we can do, which changes over the years, but remains valuable. The biggest cup in the Show, for example, was given for lambing, but is now for writing. Fete and Show have much in common - so much, in fact, that some people are puzzled why they are separate at all. After a degree of reflection on the subject, and without any objections in principle, I think some good reasons exist why it is better to have two events, rather than one big combined festival. So here they are: Timing - the Church Fete normally takes place a while before people go on their summer holidays and the Show soon after they get back: nevertheless, it is easy to be away for one or the other, but very unlucky to have to miss both. Produce grown in the village is not ready to be shown until fairly late in the summer, whereas dancing around the Maypole should be soon after the merry month has ended, in other words before the school holidays.these two things are at the heart of the events where they take place. Space - the Old Rectory is uniquely beautiful. It has an historical connection with the Church, and we are lucky that the current owners, Neil and Susie Sutton, generously wish to keep it as the traditional venue for the Fete. There would not be space at the Old Rectory to add, for example, a tug-of-war, dog show or horticultural marquee (which would in any case be in use for another purpose). Even if there were room, a combined event would offer too many activities and attractions for people spending just an afternoon there to become involved in. People in the village - many of us do one thing (or more than one) at the Fete and another at the Show. At a combined event, there would have to be sacrifices. Money - the Church has to pay an annual share to the diocese, a ninth of which, on average, is raised at the Fete more than from any other fund-raising activity. Without income from the Fete the Church would soon be in the red. The Show, on the other hand, does not need to make much money, so can afford its special attractions that would not suit the Fete, such as children s races. There is much else that could be said about Fete and Show. If we shall miss having a Show this year, we should still aim for a good one next year, not least to mark the 400th anniversary of the earliest known Sheep Fair in the village, on St Margaret s Day. Neil Pattenden The Village Voice Wine Tasting! Teffont Village Hall is hosting a wine tasting evening arranged by Majestic Wine on Friday 8 June, 6-8pm. Everyone welcome. There will be a small charge that will be shared between Majestic Wine s nominated charity, The Alzheimer s Society, and the upkeep of Teffont Village Hall. More details soon please keep the date free. 6

7 Focus Point As I write the Commonwealth Games have drawn to a close - after two weeks of wonderful competition and sporting excellence. Perhaps the most memorable events came right at the end - with the triumph of the England netball team over firstly Jamaica in the last 30 seconds and then over Australia in the final second of the match, taking the Gold medal for the first time. What an example of perseverance and determination! But it wasn t just that - the team had shown such sportsmanship and courtesy as well. In the days after the first Easter, Jesus came and stood among his disciples. And his first words to them as they were gathered together were Peace be with you. An extraordinary statement in all ways. Having suffered crucifixion, coming after a time of such hardship and persecution Peace be with you. Peace - the taking away of fear. Peace in all fullness. Peace in your heart, mind body and soul. Recently we had been thinking much about peace. At the beginning of April we heard of chemical attacks on the people of Douma by fellow Syrians. Following this we have seen missile attacks on Syrian chemical sites by France, USA and UK. The situation is crying out for peace; peace that will stop fighting, stop people having to leave their homes, stop the refugee camps being filled. New Lay Canon of Salisbury Cathedral We congratulate Judy Anderson, Licensed Lay Minister in the Nadder Valley Benefice, who has been invited to become a Lay Canon of Salisbury Cathedral for a period of five years. This is in recognition of her contribution to the Diocese of Salisbury, in particular her work as Associate Warden of Licensed Lay Ministers. Judy will be installed, along with three new Non- Residentiary Canons, during a service of Evensong at the Cathedral on Tuesday 8 May at New Team Vicar appointed We are delighted to announce that the Bishop has invited The Reverend Juliette Hulme to be the next Team Vicar based in Tisbury, and that Juliette has accepted the offer. Juliette will bring a depth of experience in Army Chaplaincy, town and rural ministry and her current school chaplaincy at Wells Cathedral School. It is anticipated that the Bishop of Salisbury will license Juliette on Monday 3 September at Saint John the Baptist Church in Tisbury. Please pray for Juliette as she prepares to move and begin her new ministry amongst us. Graham Southgate, Team Rector The first disciples knew that they could do nothing by themselves. Yet those simple fishermen, tax men, wanderers were people like us and as individuals, and in teams, empowered by the Holy Spirit they went out to preach the good news across the whole of the known world. The community in Salisbury has been working hard to restore confidence in the city and to rebuild businesses, showing a real care for those who live there and those who visit. They aren t giving up, they are getting back to normal and the new normal looks as if it is going to be much better than the old, simply because people are working harder to make it so. On May 20th, the church celebrates Pentecost - the coming of the Holy Spirit. It is a time of great joy when we celebrate the power of God, that moves among us, guides and helps us, both to follow him, and to inspire us and lead us on. May we be inspired to be people of peace, those who never cease to work for good in the world. If the netball team can win a gold medal in the last second of a match what will we do? Revd Joanna Naish 7

8 NADDER VALLEY BENEFICE CHURCH ROTA MAY 2018 Date 6 th May 10 th May 13 th May 20 th May 27 th May 3 rd June SUNDAY Easter 6 Ascension Day Easter 7 Pentecost Trinity Sunday Trinity 1 Rogation Sunday Southern Area ANSTY 1115 M BCP MH PC GS 1115 HC BCP GS 1115 FC GS 1115 M BCP COMPTON 0930 PC T GS SoW JA PC T FOVANT To Dinton E BCP JA 0930 PC GS 0800 HC O2T SUTTON 1800 E BCP GS PC O2T GS 0930 PC O2T CF 1800 E BCP SWALLOW GS E BCP GS 0800 HC BCP MH 1115 M BCP LAY 1115 PC T CLIFFE Rogation SoW Northern Area - - BARFORD 1115 FC TF M CW LAY 0930 HC BCP EB 0930 PC EB 1115 FC BAVER PC T STOCK CHILMARK 1115 PC T JN M BCP LAY 1115 FC EB 1115 MPr EB 1115 PC T DINTON 0800 HC BCP TF 1900 PC JN 1115 PC AJ/EB 0930 FC TF 0930 M CW LAY 0800 HC BCP T. EVIAS 0930 FS LAY FS T. MAGNA FC TF Western Area - - CHICKLADE MH PC BCP MH - Rogation PC at HINDON 0930 PC MH 1000 HC T JH Chicklade 1800 E BCP EB 0930 PC MG 0930 PC FONTHILL 1700 E BCP MG HC BCP JN 0930 M BCP JA E BCP BISHOP FONTHILL 0800 HC BCP JN M BCP JN 0800 HC BCP GS 1115 M BCP JA 0800 HC BCP GIFFORD TISBURY 0930 FS followed by beating the bounds 1800 PC T LAY JN 1930 PC (Solemn) GS 0800 HC T 0930 PC 1800 QF GS CF MH 0930 PC 1800 Chor E GS GS 0800 HC BCP 0930 PC 1800 P & P JH MH GS 0930 FS 1800 PC T BCP Book of Common Prayer CW Common Worship HC Holy Communion (said) PC Order 1 Communion (with hymns) PCT Order 1 Communion, traditional language (with hymns) CbE Communion by Extension PC O2T Holy Communion Order 2 traditional language (with hymns) FC All Age Family Communion FS All Age Family Service SoW All Age Service of the Word M Mattins or Morning Prayer QF Questioning Faith MPr Morning Praise E Evensong or Evening Prayer P&P Prayer and Praise AJ Alan Jeans CF Colin Fox EB Elaine Brightwell GS Graham Southgate JA Judy Anderson JH John Hamilton JN Jo Naish MG Michael Goater MH Mark Hayter TF Tina Fox Church Cleaning Rota If you have any queries please contact me on Thank you so much for all your help throughout the year. It is much appreciated. Due to the retirement of two of our stalwart helpers we are looking for two or three extra volunteers to join the rota. The rota is on a ten week cycle - if you can help please contact me at the number above. Thank you. Chrissie Eden St Margaret s Chilmark - Church Notices Churchyard Working Party There will be a Churchyard Working Party on Saturday 26 May, 10am-12 noon. Refreshments will be served. The more the merrier - we look forward to seeing you! Please bring tools. May 6th 13th 20th 27th June 3rd Group two three four five six A Rogation Service Please join us for our Rogation Service at Martha s Down (between Chicklade and Hindon) 13 May, 9.30 am followed by refreshments 8

9 Benefice of Nadder Valley (Team Ministry) TEAM CLERGY Revd Dr Graham Southgate, (Team Rector). The Rectory, Shaftesbury Road, Fovant, SP3 5JA Parish Priest responsible for Ansty, Compton Chamberlayne, Fonthill Gifford, Fonthill Bishop with Berwick St Leonard, Fovant, Sutton Mandeville, Swallowcliffe, and Tisbury. Revd Elaine Brightwell, (Team Vicar) Parish Priest responsible for Barford St Martin with Burcombe, Baverstock, Chilmark, Dinton, and Teffont Evias with Teffont Magna. ASSOCIATE PRIESTS Revd Mark Hayter, High Spinney, Sutton Road, Fovant, SP3 5LF Parish Priest responsible for Hindon with Chicklade and Pertwood Revd Jo Naish, Coombe Warren, Hindon Lane, Tisbury, SP3 6QQ Revd. Tina Fox, The Pightle, The Street, Teffont, Salisbury, SP3 5QP LICENSED LAY MINISTERS Miss Judy Anderson, 29 Brook Close, Tisbury SP3 6PW Mrs Thelma Caughey, Steeple Close, High Street, Hindon SP3 6DJ PARISH CENTRE Hinton Hall, Church Street, Tisbury SP3 6NH am Monday-Friday TEAM ADMINISTRATOR Mrs Carol Sayes, Cleeve Hill, Vicarage Road, Tisbury SP3 6HZ CHURCHWARDENS Chilmark, St Margaret of Antioch Mrs Jane Middleton Mr Richard Haupt ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH Parish Priest: Fr. Robert Miller, Trellis House, High Street, Tisbury SP3 6JR MASSES Tisbury, Sacred Heart: Sunday 9am (sung) & 6.30pm (said) Wardour, All Saints: Sunday 11am (sung) Fonthill, All Saints with Berwick St Leonard The Hon Mary Morrison Mrs Penny Mellish TISBURY METHODIST CHURCH Minister: Revd Denise Binks, 7 Ridge Way, Shaftesbury SP7 9HB, denise.binks@gmail.com Sunday Service: 10.30am CHILMARK CHURCH, ST MARGARET OF ANTIOCH Treasurer Major John Eden Choir Felicity Pattenden fgpattenden@hotmail.com Organist David Davies davidracheld@gmail.com Polly Dickins alan.polly@gmail.com Bells Linda Jones linda1306@btinternet.com Angus Menzies angus.menzies1@btinternet.com

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11 The Village Voice Tisbury Surgery My name is Nicola and I am one of five receptionists who work at Tisbury Surgery, the others being Catherine, Sharon, Karen and Sue. Working as a receptionist is an interesting and challenging job. We are the first point of contact with the patient when they visit or telephone the surgery. We are the buffer between the GP and the patients and therefore have a front line view of what happens, from both sides of the reception desk. Tisbury Surgery is unique in that everyone in reception does a bit of everything. It often amuses us when someone rings up to speak to the medical secretary, the person who deals with prescriptions, that person on the front desk well, we are one and the same! Each of us has an area of speciality though: Catherine deals with the babies checks and immunisations bookings; Sharon is the carers lead; Karen organises the asthma clinics and Sue the distribution of blood pressure machines. My speciality is following up referrals - in particular Two Week Wait referrals - because it is important that these appointments are made and kept. There are many jokes about doctors receptionists, but we try to do the best that we can without being obstructive or insensitive. There are times when we have to ask questions to provide the GPs and Practice Nurses with as much information as possible. We try to answer all queries with compassion, understanding and humour, where appropriate. Answering the telephone is our priority, but we do appreciate how frustrating it can be if the lines are constantly engaged. Thus we ask that patients do not telephone for results until after 11am. Repeat prescription requests cannot be taken over the telephone for safety reasons - and please let us know as soon as possible if you are not able to attend for your surgery appointment, because there is always someone else waiting to use it. Also, do please remember to tell us if you change your mobile telephone number, or move. that many patients no longer want. The income from dispensing is often what keeps your surgery or community pharmacy going and we are proud of the service we offer, often turning repeat prescriptions around in less than the 48 hours statutory time. Our dispensary income pays for the good staffing levels needed to provide a same day service to see a GP. There are a number of internet-based pharmacies who offer a re-order and delivery service, however by using these you may be putting your local practice at risk by taking away its crucial dispensing income. Any request still needs to come via the surgery, and we still need to authorise it and produce a prescription. The process would therefore take longer than if you contact us first and allow us to dispense directly to you. So we would urge you, if possible, to help to keep your local surgery in business by making use of our excellent dispensary facilities. Dr Patrick Craig-McFeely Women Who Lunch The next meeting of the Women Who Lunch group will be held at The Wyndham Arms on Thursday 10 May (arrival from 11.45am for a 12 noon start). The speaker will be Eve Warton who wrote Brave Faces, a book that provides great insight into her life during the turbulent times of the Second World War. Eve intends seeing the film The Finest Hour to reflect on her own memories in comparison and she will have been interviewed by historian Dan Snow shortly before our meeting. I am sure this will enhance her talk. Contact Sue Evans at smebad@btinternet.com on to book, or for further details. At the end of the day, we love chatting to our patients and trying to sort out the best care that we can for you from behind the reception desk. It is a privilege to do this job and, personally, a job that I really enjoy! Nicola Hindon Surgery News - Medicines Management The NHS spends about 8% of its total budget on GP services (that s providing and running the surgeries, paying staff and GPs) and about 14% on the drugs provided on prescription. In Wiltshire we have an excellent medicines management team who give GPs advice and run a process of continuous quality improvement so that we prescribe effectively, safely and cost-effectively. The small practices in this corner of Wiltshire are the most effective in the county, returning savings of almost 500,000 every year that are used to offset losses made elsewhere. Part of our success is due to the help of our patients to use medicines well and reduce waste (or not use medicines at all but addressing lifestyle and self-help). We avoid wasting money and drugs by only prescribing repeat medicines one month at a time, and we don t do automatic re-dispensing as this generates prescriptions 11

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13 Films in Tisbury at the Nadder Centre, Weaveland Road. The next Moviola film on Friday 25 May is Steven Spielberg s The Post starring Meryl Streep and Tom Hanks. It is a powerful 70s-set thriller - the publisher of the Washington Post (Streep) and the editor (Hanks) join forces to expose a decades-long cover up. Doors open at 6.30 for 7pm performance. The film on Friday 22 June is Darkest Hour (PG) starring Gary Oldman as Winston Churchill. This has been requested by a number of film goers. We shall then close until Friday 14 September when we shall be showing a new set of films. Tickets, 6, from Kate Good Pottery, High Street, Tisbury closed on Mondays. Tisbus are happy to arrange transport to the Nadder Centre so, if you would like a lift, please ring them on Any profit from the film will be given to the East Window Appeal, St John s Church, Tisbury. Recycling & Waste Collection for May 2018 Tuesday 8 - Blue lid - plastic bottles, cardboard, brown paper, shredded paper Black box - glass bottles & jars, newspapers, junk mail, tin cans, clothing, silver foil Green lid - Garden waste (no household compost) Tuesday 15 - Household waste (grey bins) Tuesday 22 - Blue lid, Black box, green lid Tuesday 29 - Household waste For more details of which bin to use, visit the link below: Bluebell Teas for Spinal Research An opportunity to enjoy a WHOPPING TEA and a stroll around beautiful bluebell woods in aid of Spinal Research on Sunday 6 May, 2-6pm, at Oakley Farmhouse, on the Dinton-Wylye Road, SP3 5EU. 3 will buy a cream tea, but if you don t like scones, jam and cream, there will be some cakes too! Catherine and Michael would love to see you and VERY much hope you can make it. 13

14 Wiltshire West Community Policing Team, Tisbury Community Changes of Personnel This month we would like to welcome Sergeant James Williams, who has joined the West Wiltshire Community Policing Team as the Sector Deputy, having taken over from the recently promoted Gill Hughes. James joined Wiltshire Police in 2001, aged 27. He began his career as a Community Beat Officer for the Studley Green area of Trowbridge. Having been promoted, James moved to Chippenham as a response Sergeant, before spending a number of years based in the Melksham Custody Unit, where he was responsible for introducing changes to police bail under the Policing and Crime Act. In October 2017 James moved to the East Wiltshire Community Policing Team, where he covered as Acting Sector Inspector for six months, before joining us here at the end of March. Our congratulations, meanwhile, go to Gill on her promotion to Inspector. We thank her for all her hard work during her time with us. The Village Voice - Local Police Daily Crime Updates to mid April 2018 Tisbury, 16 April - Attempted Burglary: padlocks were cut to three sheds in back garden of a property. It is not believed anything was stolen. Tisbury, 5 April - Theft: at approximately 17:30 a rucksack containing an iphone was stolen from a footpath opposite Tisbury Railway Station. Chilmark, March - Burglary: a quantity of oil to approximate value of 100 was stolen from an oil tank within the ground of Chilmark and Fonthill Bishop Primary School. South West Wiltshire Area Board s Community Safety Group The next meeting is scheduled for Wednesday 23 May at 6pm in the Nadder Centre, Tisbury. Team Contacts Sector Head: Inspector 41 Andy Fee: andy.fee@wiltshire.pnn.police.uk Deputy Sector Head: Sergeant 1604 James Williams: james.williams@wiltshire.pnn.police.uk Community Coordinator: Pc 2446 Charly Chilton: charlotte.chilton@wiltshire.pnn.police.uk Local PCSO: PCSO 6192 Neil Turnbull: neil.turnbull@wiltshire.pnn.police.uk Please follow us on: Twitter or on: Facebook For a detailed breakdown of the crime in your area visit: Old Fonthill Abbey Grounds Open Sunday 6 May and Sunday 20 May, 10.30am-5pm. Explore marked paths through bluebell woods and rhododendrons round the lake. There will be Beckford books to browse plus barbecued sausages, soup and cakes. Dogs welcome on leads; some paths are steep and rugged. Enter by Stonegate Lodge, SP3 6SP, on the Hindon- Newtown lane. Donations at the gate, please suggested amount 5+ in aid of ParkinsonsUK and local charities - Hindon Church and School; Fonthill Gifford Church. Advertising in The Village Voice Revenue from the quarterly Goods & Services Directory goes to Chilmark Parochial Church Council (via Hindon PCC). Cost (for 30 words max) is 16 for 4 issues (a year); 12 for 3 issues; 8 for 2 issues; 4 for one issue. Please contact Felicity Trotman (see Village Directory, page 2) if you wish to include an entry in the next Directory. Cheques payable to Hindon PCC. All other advertising revenue (display and classified adverts) goes towards The Village Voice printing costs. Display advert prices as from 1st September 2016 are: quarter page - 60 per year (10 issues) eighth page - 40 per year Fonthill House Gardens The Fonthill House Gardens are open to the public on Sunday 6 May and Sunday 3 June, in aid of the Eve Appeal (Gynaecological cancer research) and Friends of Erlestoke Prison, respectively. Details at 14 Classified adverts can be run for up to three issues at the rate of 10 pence per word (30 words max) per issue. Should you wish to place a display or classified advert please contact our Treasurer Mike Scott: treasurer@chilmarkvillagevoice.co.uk The Village Voice Design & Layout, Ragged Apple, design@raggedapple.com Printed by Spectrum Design & Print, Wilton

15 Goods & Services ADMINISTRATION SERVICES Book-Keeping/Secretarial Service Available for Book-keeping - experience of Sage and Key Accounts, VAT Returns. Secretarial Service to suit your requirements, any work undertaken, reasonable rates. Anna Butler knoyledown@btinternet.com. ALEXANDERS EXECUTIVE & PRIVATE HIRE Brian and Shirley provide a professional, reliable service from corporate to single events including airport, seaport, station, coach & hospital transfers. Vehicles for 1-8 passengers. Tel [ ], Mobile [ ] alex@bhalexander.co.uk web: B & B HINDON Pretty Georgian stone cottage offering one large double bedroom overlooking rear garden, with private shower room and sitting room. Caroline Leatham, Ivydene, Hindon, Salisbury SP3 6ED, tel. [ , mobile ] cat-1960@hotmail.co.uk BED & BREAKFAST HINDON Tranquil, comfortable double bedroom en-suite (bath). Breakfast in pretty courtyard if the weather allows. Drop-off service for walkers/ railway station. Parking,TV, wifi access. Wendy and Sydney Beresford-Davies Tel: BLACKSMITH & GENERAL ENGINEER All decorative, ornamental & functional metalwork undertaken. High quality work. Competitive prices. Gates, Railings, Curtain poles, Fireplace items, Weather vanes, Garden structures. Structural, Architectural & more. JOHN EDMUNDS Tel [ ] johntheblacksmith@metal-artwork.co.uk BUILDING CONTRACTOR All aspects of general building and refurbishment, including the installation of kitchens and bathrooms. Member of the Federation of Master Builders. HETAS approved installer. For all your building requirements, please contact: P. F. PARSONS LTD. Unit 1, Wylye Road, Hindon, Salisbury SP3 6ER.Tel [ ] info@pfparsons.co.uk web: CARPENTRY & JOINERY All aspects of carpentry work undertaken: Extensions, New builds, Renovations, Cut Roofs, Built-in Wardrobes, Design, Supply and Install Kitchens. Over 20 years experience. Please visit my website Tel:[ , mobile ] pcbltd78@gmail.com COUNTRY CARE Qualified local carer, offering care and support for the people of Hindon and surrounding villages. SYLVIA PARRISH Tel [ ] or [ , evenings and weekends] DRY STONE WALLING AND PAVING Dry stone walling and landscaping. Reliable, professional family-run business. Patrick Houchen DSWA member. Tel. [ ], mobile [ ], web: FEET FIRST Foot Health Professional providing quality footcare in your own home. Fully trained and insured. Find out more at com. Treatments include nail cutting, corn and callus removal and more. Emily Boulting, Tel. [ ], tisburyfootcare@gmail.com FONTHILL TIMBER LIMITED Timber, firewood and kindling. Hardwood and softwood, rough sawn timber. Seasoned logs cut and split to your requirements and nets of kindling supplied and delivered. Call [ ] Phil Farnell. HAPPY HOUND DOG GROOMING SERVICE An experienced, friendly service in a quiet area of Chilmark. City and Guilds trained. Fully insured. Kay Rooke, Unit 3 The Courtyard, Field Barn Building, Ridge Farm, Chilmark: Tel [ ], Mobile [ ], kay@happy-hound-dog-grooming.co.uk HATHA YOGA AND RELAXATION Groups and individuals. Chairbased and mat (floor) classes. May be used to improve and provide a sense of physical and emotional revitalisation. Tel [ ] ruth.bridgeman@btinternet.com web: HINDON VILLAGE MARQUEES Marquees 16 x 6m, 6 x 4m and furniture for hire locally at low rates to benefit Hindon causes. Erection and dismantling service if required. Further details: hindonmarquees@gmail.com or [ ] JONNY WILSON ROOFING, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE All aspects of roof work slate, tile, flat roofs, guttering, chimneys, moss clearance, leadwork. Building and maintenance projects also undertaken. Over 20 years experience, local references. Tel [ ], jon-wilson1@hotmail.co.uk 15

16 MR CASTLE S LANDSCAPE GARDENING From complete landscaping to general maintenance, including driveways, decking/patios, fencing, tree surgery and waste removal. Get in contact for a free quotation. MR CASTLE, 9 Hill Terrace, Hindon, SP3 6EL. Tel: [ ], shanelukecastle@gmail.com Web: NATURAL SPIRITUAL HEALING & COUNSELLING/COACHING Physical and mental health support that helps elicit change. Clinics: 5 Ridgeway, Chilmark and LIfecare Health, Frome. Tel [ ] ruth.bridgeman@btinternet.com web: NATURAL STONE SERVICES All aspects of stone masonry new build, rebuild, repairs, traditional lime pointing, floor/wall tiling in stone, ceramics, etc. Hard landscaping walls, patios, paths, etc. Listed building works. No VAT. ROBIN EVANS 22, Frickers Paddock, Chilmark, SP3 5BU. Tel [ ], emaii: r.evans63@btinternet.com OLD RECTORY BED & BREAKFAST A beautiful refurbished Bed & Breakfast offering a two-bedroomed family suite and two double en suite rooms. Free wifi. Reduced rates for groups and longer-stay guests. LYNDA and COLIN MASEFIELD, The Old Rectory, Chicklade Salisbury SP3 5SU. Tel [ ], web: PAINTER AND DECORATOR SAUL MITCHELL. Maintaining the Past, Designing the Future. Est All aspects of Interior and exterior decorating. Covering your local area. Tel [ ] Mobile [ ] RURAL PLUMBING SERVICES Plumber and heating engineer. 24/7 call-out service. Drains and waste pipes cleared. PETER SCUTT, 2 Ridgeway, Chilmark SP3 5BX. Tel [ ] Mobile [ ] RURAL VIEW ESTATE AGENCY Your local estate agent. Selling, letting and managing all types of property. CHARLIE GRAHAM, Manor Farm Estate, Chilmark SP3 5AF. Tel [ ] charlie@ruralview.co.uk SEPTIC TANK EMPTYING Septic tank emptying, Luxury toilet hire, Temporary toilets, Portable and Luxury Showers, Temporary Fence, Barrier and small container hire and sales. ROB BEALE LTD, Copse Side Farm, Ansty SP3 5PS. Tel [ ], web: SOFT FURNISHING Loose covers, curtains & blinds etc. professionally made. AMANDA COWARD Buzzard House, Underhill, East Knoyle SP3 6BS. Tel [ ] SOFT FURNISHINGS & INTERIORS Beautifully made curtains, Roman blinds, soft furnishings & accessories. From measuring to fitting, a professional, fully insured client-led service. Please call Rene Fullerton, Fullerton Furnishings Showroom & Workroom, Unit 10 (Ground Floor), Berwick Courtyard, Berwick St Leonard, Salisbury, Wiltshire SP3 5UA Tel: Mob: info@fullertonfurnishings.co.uk TANK SERVICES Specialist in domestic, commercial and agricultural fuel oil storage, water tanks, rainwater harvesting, chemical tanks, with associated pumps, hoses, meters and filters. Also supplying tank security and other tank accessories. Southern Tank Services, Unit 2, Eastern Works, Sutton Mandeville, Salisbury SP3 5NL. Tel [ ] mail@tankservices.co.uk TIM HYDE THATCHING Traditional thatching in English wheat straw, water reed and long straw. Reports for surveyors and insurers. Full roofs or ridges, walls and summer houses. Traditional hedge-laying also carried out. TIM HYDE, The Stables, Milton Farm, East Knoyle, Salisbury SP3 6BG. Tel [ ] mobile [ ] tgrhyde@gmail.com web: YEOMAN TREE SPECIALISTS Tree surgery, dismantling, stump grinding, tree planting, woodland thinning, fruit tree care. Free estimates. Fully insured. YEOMAN TREE SPECIALISTS Tel [ ] mobile [ ] famoustrees@gmail.com 16