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Biddestone Broadsheet

May 2014 No 408

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BIDDESTONE VILLAGE HALL AND RECREATION TRUST The Biddestone Village Hall & Recreation Trust AGM will be held on Wednesday 18 June at 7.30 p.m. The current committee have all served for some years (most since the trust was formed) and a num-ber feel its time to hand on this responsibility to oth-ers. This is a great way to become more involved in vil-lage life and get to know your fellow residents. No particular skills or qualifications are needed just some enthusiasm and the will to put back something into the village we all enjoy living in so much. The commitment is minimal with one short meeting a month and occasional participation in other events. At the moment we have definite vacancies for Bookings Secretary Treasurer Why not come along to the AGM and find out what you can do to help. BVH&RT

Oscar Wilde

Poem chosen by Hilary Noyes

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May 2014

MR HELMUT HEILMANN Sadly we must report the death of Mr Helmut Heilmann on the 3rd April. Mr Heilmann was rarely seen around the village in recent times be he will be remembered by many of the children of Bid-destone for his magnificent display of Christmas lights - a display that seemed to improve with eve-ry year - thank you Mr Heilmann. BIDDESTONE GARDEN CLUB Thank you to the Biddestone Garden Group and David Taylor, for putting the garden straight, plant-ing the lawn and also thank Gordon for mowing the front lawn. Doreen & Ernie Gingell Anthea and Barbara HAMPTON COURT FLOWER SHOW I am organizing a coach trip to Hampton Court Flower Show on Friday 11th July if you are interested then please contact me. Di Webb 715963 owl-cottage@hotmail.co.uk CLIMBING FRAME "Looking for a new home - TP climbing frame with long slide used but in good condition Only £10 Please call 01249 716235 after 13th May LENT LUNCH On 9th April, a Lent Lunch was held at The Oak House. The lunch was well attended by both villag-ers from Biddestone and from the wider Benefice. Around 30 people attended and £133.50 was raised to be split between the Alzheimer’s Society and Sense (who support deaf blind adults and children). Simon Bruce WHITE HORSE NEWS Just a brief note to let the village know that we have started the quiz night up again and it will be the first Thursday in the month starting in May. (With homemade curry.) Also Music Night is hap-pening again. We started 1st April and it will be every fortnight. We look forward to seeing every-one. Sarah & Mark at the White Horse BIDDESTONE VILLAGE HALL Childrens Birthday or Family Party—Biddestone Village Hall is your village hall and is available for hire at very modest rates discounted for villagers, bar available, skittle alley and small kitchen Call Colin on 713119

Donations . £109.16 (Parish Council), £10 

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Biddestone Cricket

SPONSORED WALK Dwaine and myself would like to thanks all the villagers that supported our walk from Lord's to Biddestone. We had some amazing donations from villagers - thank you so much! it has also be great that so many villagers have also been interested in the project and been really supportive of our end plan for both cricket and also the local village community. We raised £5,100 in the end, which was fantastic. Also thanks to all villagers who came out to welcome us back to Bid-destone on Good Friday at The Biddestone Arms. Andy Short & Dwaine Perry NEW CRICKET PAVILION PROJECT. We are pleased to confirm that we have received planning approval from Wilts Council for our proposed new wooden pavilion. The project was explained at the open PC meeting but if anyone is interested to see the ideas, then please give me a call. Wilts Planning are also willing to accept that the existing building stays as it is until we move on the new plans. Thanks to the BVH&RT Committee for their full support with this project, it was very important to have this. We have received a £5,000 Grant from Wiltshire Coun-cil Area Board towards this project. We are now working on a grant proposal to Sport England for up to £50,000 towards the new pavilion project. We are being mentored by Paul Pritchard of Wilts Council, who is giving us all the help that he can. FAWNS FUN CRICKET. This starts on Friday May 2nd from 6 pm until 7pm at Biddestone Crick-et Ground. We hope to have the bar open for parents - so please put the word around - any parents that would like to help we will be pleased to see you all! Andy Short. DOG MESS With the start of the new Cricket Season the unpleasant topic of Dog Fouling of the playing area returns. Despite many appeals, a plethora of notices, bins, the designa-tion of the land under The Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005 and dog control orders some owners refuse to clean up after their pets (some even attempt to pull down the signs). It would be nice to think that these people are all outsiders although it is clear that some are villagers!! BVH&RT and the Sports Clubs would like to appeal yet again for all owners who exercise their dogs on the sports field to behave responsibly and clean up after their pets.

In the last edition of the Broadsheet plans to replace the old Biddestone Cricket Pavilion where an-nounced. For a number of us, construction of the old pavilion was a major job and formed a major part of our lives at that time. With its planned demise its would seem appropriate to hold a wake to commemorate its loss when the bulldozers move in. To that end should any of the past members wish to remember the construction and commemorate its passing I would be grateful if they would contact me, an excuse to meet up for a meal somewhere. Roger Hudson Tel. 023 92591036. E Mail rc.hudson@btinternet.com Roger Hudson

Back Row: Tim Grain-ger, Graham Wright, Micheal Woodman, Bri-an Wright, Ryan Laney, Micheal Marshall, Bryan Weston, Roger Hudson. Front Row: Ted Sca-mell, Graham Hunt, Da-vid Marshall, Ramon Weston. Further, the pub was The Poplars at Wingfield and the date was 1988.

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BIDDESTONE POSTCARDS & LETTER CARDS

We have had some Biddestone postcards produced from some of the sketches by Vernon. The sets of 6 are available from a number of village sources including Margaret Beswick and Lorena Rob-erts Set of 6 £2.00 With envelopes £2.50

Record of Biddestone & Hartham W.I. Meeting on 16th April 2014 President, Jo Hancock, welcomed ten members and one guest to the meeting. She then introduced speaker, Mrs. Sa-rah Buttershaw, to talk about St. Helena and the Ascension Islands, which she had visited five years ago. She gave a very interesting talk, with some excellent photographs of the islands, which were formed by volcanic activity in the mid-Atlantic Ridge running under the sea and are 700 miles apart. Although first discovered by the Portuguese in 1502, they, together with Tristan da Cunha, form a British Overseas Territory. St. Helena is at last going to have its own airport, due to be completed by 2016; at present the only way of getting there is by a five day journey by sea from Capetown. The Ascension Islands are used for a telecommunication centre and base for the U.S. Air Force. Guest, Mary Mullens, gave a vote of thanks. Her daughter and family lived on St.Helena for some time and Mary has visited St. Helena twice, so was particularly interested in the talk After refreshments, the Record of the previous meeting was read and approved. Minutes arising The W.I. programme is now displayed on the notice board in the Village Hall A letter had been received.from Ann Hooper with thanks for the donation for the Animal Sanctuary. Jo welcomed back Margaret Beswick after her operation Valerie Spencer-Jones has agreed to talk in favour of the Resolution on “Increasing Organ Donation” at the May meeting. Correspondence There is an Action Pack for “Back our Bees” campaign A list of new Speakers resulting from the New Speakers Day at Upper Seagry has been received. Also received, the Annual W.I. Review booklet and the Agenda for the AGM.

Broadband Improvements for Biddestone - MP Seeks progress Report on Fibre Optic Broadband for Biddestone Dear James I am very please to see the effort the government is making to subsidise fibre optic broadband for rural areas., Unfortunately this has not filtered down to Biddestone as yet. Could you please lobby for your constituency to help us get a usable system in Biddestone. Although the Corsham exchange is now enabled for fibre. B.T. are unable to provide a date when the fibre will be rolled out to the rural local cabinets. I would appreciate any assistance you could provide. Regards. Jeff Berning Dear Mr Berning, Thank you for emailing James yesterday evening. He has written today on your behalf to Clova Fyfe, our Parliamentary Liaison Officer at BT, to enquire about what can be done for residents of Biddestone. He will write to you as soon as we receive her reply. Yours sincerely, Rosemary Fisher Rosemary Fisher (Miss) | Private Secretary to James Gray MP  

…. but what about Biddestone?

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BIDDESTONE & SLAUGHTERFORD PARISH COUNCIL

Clerk Mrs Mary Norton 155 Queens Crescent Chippenham Wilts Tel. 01249 650979 Fax. 01249 650979 UNSIGNED MINUTES OF THE PARISH COUNCIL MEETING HELD ON TUESDAY 1 APRIL 2014, AT BID-DESTONE VILLAGE HALL AT 7.0PM PRESENT All Parish Cllrs were present APOLOGIES Cllr Scott (WC) DECLARATION OF INTEREST Cllr Short : Cricket Pavilion Planning Application MINUTES The minutes of the meeting on 3 March 2014 were agreed, and signed by the Chairman. MATTERS ARISING There will be 5 minutes allocated at the end of each Open Meeting agenda report for any questions/discussion The clerk did not have details of the problem regarding the trees in Little Challows and did not receive the March minutes until late, but a letter has now been sent to WC requesting that the dangerous trees should be dealt with. A letter will also be sent to Mr Priest who drew the PC’s attention to the matter (MN) The public toilets have been inspected and found to be in need of a deep spring clean following the poor winter weather and the misuse by walkers, cleaning boots etc (CM & GS) CHAIRMAN’S ANNOUNCEMENTS Councillors were thanked for attending a number of extra meetings, including covering those during the Chairman’s absence. Cllr Draper will attend a meeting on emergency planning. The Chairman and Cllr Juniper will attend a meeting on Neighbourhood planning. The Village fete committee wish to use The Butts for parking on Fete Day, 28 June 2014, this was agreed. No formal letter agreeing this is necessary. Reports should be sent to the Clerk, with a copy to the Chairman. These will be attached to the agenda of the forth-coming meeting. PLANNING Mountjoy Farm – Partial rebuilding & alterations to an existing domestic outbuilding to allow use as a home office – No Objection Westbury, The Butts - Repairs and alterations to existing boundary walls – No Objection Biddestone Cricket Club - Removal of existing cricket pavilion & changing facilities. Construction of new changing rooms, removal of existing sheds, & construction of new timber changing rooms – Support Mill House Slaughterford – Felling of 1 willow tree – No objection REPORTS Area Board Chippenham: Cllr de Fossard) Next meeting 28/04/2014 Area Board Corsham: (Cllr Smith).4 models of child/young people’s services were explained. There is a draft con-sultation document open to 19 May, regarding the Wiltshire Dementia Society. The Corsham Area Board agreed to support all the recommendations of the Corsham Community Area Network on 5 March, with all topics to be consid-ered for development. Roads/Transport/Greens: (Cllr Mullens) Potholes are now being filled. Changes to the bus timetables for Corsham, Chippenham and Bath have been made. The greens and bushes round the pond are very well maintained Parish Steward: (Cllr Madley) No contact with Richard Dobson this month. A Community Day is scheduled for the 17th April and Councillors were requested to highlight areas which need attention in order to give WC a full list, potholes will be top of this. (All Councillors). An enquiry has been received as to the possibility of placing stones round the verge in part of The Butts to prevent damage, a general question will be raised with WC regarding this. (CM) Slaughterford: (Cllr de Fossard). NHS: (Cllr de Fossard) The provision of maternity services was put out to tender with the RUH Bath being the pre-

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ferred provider. The Wiltshire Clinical Commissioning group and WC have an ongoing 3 month consultation regard-ing the care of people with dementia Website/Allotments: (Cllr Thornhill) The website has been updated to include the latest PC minutes and news of Cllr Short’s sponsored walk from Lords, also details of a new baking club for Chippenham & the surrounding villages. The allotments now have a standpipe, also there is 1 large and one small allotment available to rent Police: (Cllr Short) CATG – The issue regarding disabled access to the Church in Biddestone and funding from the CATG (WC) was raised, as a formal reply from the PC seems to have gone astray and needs resending. GS Village Hall: (Cllr Thornhill) The best kept village certificates won by Biddestone, are to be put up in the village hall. Bybrook School: (Cllr Draper) CORRESPONDENCE Rag Mill Slaughterford – an email was sent to Cllr de Fossard regarding potential work, the owners will be invited to attend next month’s PC Meeting to outline their proposals. (RdeF) Best Kept Village competition – Chairman to ring CPRE to confirm Biddestone (2nd in 2013) is eligible to enter in 2014 and if so, send off the application. GS Jan Scott’s letter – buses drop off point – Reply to be sent to letter MN Chairman to ask Tisdale family to ask if the bus timetable can be put on their wall GS WC Neighbourhood Planning - Chairman & Cllr Juniper will attend – GS & AJ WC Financial Plan 2014/15 – the Chairman has a copy for circulation. An enquiry has been received from Mr S Chamberlain of 1 Bracewell Drive Halifax HX5 3HY regarding the possi-bility of his brother’s ashes being buried in the Ebenezer Chapel; he will be advised to approach the Baptist Union in Bristol MN ACCOUNTS AND GENERAL FINANCE. The Auditors require the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2014 by 23 June. Mrs Margaret Beswick will again act as the internal auditor and the Clerk will provide her with the necessary information by the middle of April Invoices for payment were: Clerk salary & expensed £487.05 Haven Power Ltd £77.90 Gompels Healthcare Ltd £17.75 Biddestone Broadsheet £109.16 NEXT MEETING Tuesday 6 May at the Village Hall at 7.00pm

St Nicholas Church Mothering Sunday on 30 March He children of the village celebrated Mothering Sunday on 30 March. Charlotte Bruce kindly provided beauti-ful bunches of spring flowers, which the children handed out to all the mothers, care-givers and neighbours in church. The children were then given a further surprise, as Carole provided the children with two lovely home-made cakes, which they were allowed to decorate with cake decorations and chocolate buttons, to their heart's con-tent! We would like to thank Charlotte and Carole for making the service so special for the children! Gertie Draper

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Grittleton Plant & Food Fair Date for your Diary Sunday 1 June 2014 Open from 11am – 4pm Venue Grittleton House, Grittleton, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN14 6AP Entrance - £3 per person, Children free All proceeds and donations will be going to support Action Medical Research Join us for the 2nd Grittleton Plant and Food Fair organised by chil-dren's charity Action Medical Research. Set in the stunning sur-rounds of Grittleton House, plant lovers and “foodies” are in for a real treat, with the chance to browse the many stalls selling plants from specialist nurseries, stunning accessories for your “room out-side”, and delicious local artisan produce. It is going to be a fantastic day out for friends and family. Refreshments and light lunches will be available and there is also a special guest appearance by the char-ity’s big fluffy mascot, Paddington Bear who will be there to greet the younger members of the family. Doors open at 11am until 4pm and entrance is £3 per person, with children visiting free, If you are interested in having a stall please contact Tracey Edwards T 01225 776691 E tedwards@action.org.uk

"THE ONE STOP SHOP FOR YOUR HEART" This event will take place on Thursday 15th May at Stanley Park Chippenham, SN15 3RW , 9.30 for a 10am start, with an agenda through to 3pm. refreshments & light lunch available, attend for part or the whole day. Free admission:- An invitation has been sent to all Parish Councils, who we have requested extend the invitation to representa-tives from all your key groups with in the community ie Village Hall, Sports, School, Church, Tennis/Football/Rugby, Scout/Guide committee's & local public houses. Are you someone who would be interested in learning more about CPR, & how this links to the importance of the intervention of a defibrillator? Come along to do a fact finding exercise, so you can make an informed choice for your community. We are supported by the presenters who are:- The South Western Ambulance Service, Com-munity Heartbeat Trust, St: Johns Ambulance, Wilts Fire & Rescue & other partners. Please book your place through Angela.Sutcliffe@Wiltshire.gov.UK. Tel No. 01249 706448 Or contact Alison Butler for further information & I will book for you. Tel. No. 07590806719 or alisonbslaughterford@hotmail.com There are already a number of public access defibrillators available in the Chippenham & Villages Area. However to promote a full geographical coverage & their location, particularly in Rural Areas, we need to raise awareness of the importance of how to perform CPR, use of a defibrillator, & first aid. The presentations will cover:- demonstration of defibrillators, how to perform CPR, first aid awareness, plus all the ancillary information around planning considerations, funding sources, ongoing costs, liability, opportunity for practical individual support & networking. People associate a defibrillator with being used on a person who has suffered a heart attack, however people across a wide age range collapse with undiagnosed arrhythmias of the heart. Recent publicity around high profile sports-men/women have raised the publics awareness of this syndrome. Quick intervention with CPR & an AED is the best way the heart has a chance to return to sinus rhythm to enable it to maintain oxygen to the brain. From the team of committed people who are putting this event together on your behalf.......see you there! ALISON BUTLER Rural Representative Working on Behalf of The Chippenham Area Partnership Tel No. 07590806719 Alisonbslaughterford@hotmail.com

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Friends of By Brook Valley School Don’t Forget – Boden Shopping Party – Thursday 1st May – 22% off all purchases, free delivery and returns. Get £25 credit for introducing each new customer. EXCITING NEWS!! Happy’s Circus is coming! FoBBVS is delighted to announce that Happy’s Circus will visit us on Saturday 19th July, 12pm, at Jubilee Field, Yatton Keynell. Happy’s Circus is a professional, all human (no animals) 2 hour performance, including a 30 minute interval. The show stars The Randelle Clowns and features Acrobats, Aerialists, speciality acts Rolla-Rolla and Sword Balancing, plus loads of Magic, Fun and much more! The show is 2-4pm, but the fun starts at 12pm with a BBQ, stalls and games. Tickets only £10 each, available from the village shop. Don’t delay – tickets will also be advertised in other schools. Any queries email us at Fobbvs@gmail.com. Review: We’ve had a busy Spring so far, with pupils choosing some love-ly gifts for Mothers Day. The gifts are kindly donated by parents, and bought for a £1, and we made a pleasing £180. Our Easter fair was on the last day of term – the rain held off so we had games and stalls inside and out. The chocolate tombola was as popular as ever, which helped raise an impressive total of £500! The Summer term will be just as busy – I’ll report back on our annual bike ride at Castle Combe circuit next month. We hope our Boden Shop-ping party on Thursday 1st May will be a success, and we will need many helpers when we manage the car park at the charity Car Boot Sale again at Castle Combe on 1st June. Claire Gray, FoBBVS.

The Wrong Way Round & Round Sunday 8 June 2014 For the fifth year, the residents of Yatton Keynell are organising the Wrong Way Round Bike Ride, and extend a warm welcome to their neighbours in Biddestone. This year’s event is a new format. Instead of riding home from Hyde Park Corner, it’s an easy 19-mile circuit based on Yatton Keynell, and you can go round as many times as you like. Hence the new name. In previous years, this family-friendly bike ride had seen a good contingent from Biddestone. The organisers would be delighted if some Biddestone villagers wanted to take part again this year. Start and finish at The Bell Inn, Yatton Keynell. If you want a relaxing day, you can do one lap or two laps. Whatev-er takes your fancy or inspires your enthusiasm. If you’re looking for a challenge, complete five laps to achieve the 97-mile total displayed on the iconic milestone at the centre of the village. And you’ll earn yourself a medal as well. You can do it for charity, or do it for fun. Go fast, or go slow. Ride solo, or with friends and family. It’s up to you. As long as everyone has a fun day out on two wheels. The Bell Inn will be open all day. Supporters and spectators most welcome to come and cheer the riders as they go round and round. For entry forms and other information, please see www.yattonkeynell.com/wrong-way-round

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Audrey Kirby Smith 1925 – 2014

Audrey was born in Ealing, Middlesex. She never talked much about her early life, possibly because it did not appear to her to be out of the ordinary. Her Brother Brian was seven years younger than her, and it would appear that they got on well, judging by their close affection in later life. She never talked about her schooling, but we know she went to Pitmans College where she learnt her typing skills. Audrey met and married Arthur Smith, known as Kirby, in 1949, and in September 1950 gave birth to her first daugh-ter, Kathleen. Father had secured a job at Westinghouse in Chippenham, after the firm he worked for in Middlesex had gone out of business, and had lodged in Corsham for a while looking for a place to settle with his family. Mum used to tell us about the time when she visited Wiltshire one weekend and was taken to view houses in Colerne, Box and Corsham, but she fell in love with Westbury in Biddestone. In August 1951, and with Audrey heavily pregnant with their second child, they moved into a house that was still being renovated, and work was still being done when I left home seventeen years later. But it was not long after this that it became the house of their dreams. Audrey’s story is not especially remarkable yet it is unique, as all our lives are, and not devoid of interest. She brought up four children, engaged in village activities and played her part by taking on various community offices in support of the WI and this Church. Mum had learnt to drive whilst expecting her third child, Edward. Father was her teacher and she was proud to say she passed on the first occasion. Their final daughter, Margaret, came along in 1956, which balanced the family, two girls and two boys. She was committed to her family and the community in which we lived and, I believe, very content with her lot. As we all grew up and went our separate ways, some of us further than others, I do not believe she fretted for us, being confident she had instilled the right values in her children. She liked to know what we were doing and encouraged us in our endeavours. As a mother she was not overbearing but was ready to cor-rect where correction was required. Audrey was able to see all her children married, her grandchildren grow up and then be presented with great grandchildren. Her life was not without sorrow. Immediately after his retirement, her own fa-ther died suddenly which changed the expectations of her life. The loss of any child is a great sorrow and to see her eldest daughter precede her to the grave, struck down by cancer whilst she was still a young mother, was a great shock. There was great love between Audrey and Kirby which continued through to the end. She was ready to be laid to rest alongside him. The legacy that she and Father left is a well established family. Precis of eulogy given by Stewart Smith at her funeral.

Tribute by Mary Mullens

To me, Audrey was always behind the scenes in anything happening in the village. For many years she was the Treasurer of the Church, as well as sacristan, washer of the church linen, changer of the altar frontals, and no doubt cleaner of the church brass. She attended all church services in all weathers, even after she had to use a buggy to get there. For many years she was president, secretary and treasurer of the WI, always attending meetings and going on many outings. Any church or village function that required teas, supplied by the WI, whether it was the Fete, Prefete, Manor teas, or social functions at the village hall, you would find that not only had Audrey made several cakes but she had helped at the functions as well, even if latterly it was only washing the dishes. As long as Audrey could, she either drove or caught an early lift into Chippenham, where she would be found on a Friday morning at the WI market stall in WI uniform while in the Saint Andrew’s Hall, and later when it moved out-side, muffled up in all weathers, being the cashier. WI Members from the surrounding villages would bring in their cakes and other baking, also flowers and produce from their gardens. In those days there was no cash register, just Audrey’s head and mental arithmetic to work the change out. And of course, no Health and safety regulations to ad-here to. For a long time, Audrey would open her house in the summer as a B&B with full board, her visitors came year after year knowing that they would always get a warm welcome in a very comfortable place and that the food would be excellent. Even after she had left Westbury, some of her friends would continue to come for their holidays. Despite her failing eyesight and hearing she was always cheerful, pleased to see any visitors and wanted to know all that was going on in the village. She bore any illness or trials with fortitude and never complained about her lot. After many years of not being able to read she was thrilled when a machine was found that would scan her book or maga-zine and would relay the picture onto her television screen so that she could read it. Sometimes she would sit up well

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into the early hours caught up in a story. Audrey never stopped cooking, even when her sight was getting worse, and would continue to make cakes and bis-cuits and also many different types of marmalade, which were greatly enjoyed by many villagers and ex-villagers. She was a great card player, whether it was whist in the village, or canasta with her friends and family. She attended a course to learn bridge with me many years ago, but never really played as by then she could not tell which suit was which, despite having a pack of cards which gave each suit a different colour. Her skill at Scrabble was phenomenal – she could hardly see the board, but still managed to get long words with high scores in places no one else could see, and that was two weeks before she died. Audrey was always adamant that she did not wish to be a burden to anyone, and she wasn’t. It was always a pleasure to be with her and help her when she asked for it. It was a privilege to have known her, she was a very easy person to love, and I will miss her a lot.

Chris Draper - designs one of the new series of Royal mail stamps depicting the Queens resi-

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We are two mums from Chippenham who inspired by our love of baking, wanted to get together with fellow home bakers to share knowledge, recipes and tips for successful baking and have set up a club for likeminded people. We are confident, especially given the recent interest in baking that the club will be a success, however this is dependent on raising awareness of the club. We have a website and facebook page and hoped you may be able to give the club a much needed mention to let the people of Biddestone know about it. We hope to run a meeting at the village hall in the future. Below is some more information but please do not hesitate to contact us if you need more or if you have any questions. We aim to meet on a monthly basis at a venue local to Chippenham and the surrounding villages. The idea is simple: we all bake something, bring it along and share what we have baked with each other. So whether you're a beginner or you could give Mary Berry a run for her money, we would love y ou to join. It's not a competition, just a way for home bakers to get together, share ideas and their love of baking, make new friends and eat as much as possible! Each month has a theme which could be seasonal, based around an ingredient or technique. Our first event is on Friday 25 April 2014 at 7.45pm. The theme is My Favourite Bake, so whether it’s biscuits, a large cake, cupcakes, meringues, pastries or a quiche, bake it and bring it! There is no judging of bakes, it is not a competition. There is a small charge of £3 per person payable on the night. This is to cover the venue hire and unlimited tea and coffee. Visit http://www.takeabakeclub.wordpress.com/ for more information and to register or find us on Facebook or email takeabakeclub@sky.com

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Copy date 2nd Sun in month delivered to any committee member or by email to broadsheet@pobox.com

Dates for your Diary 10 May A Mass for Peace Bath Abbey 19.30 15 May Defibrillator Information Day Stanley Park Chippenham 10.00 16 May Grumpy Old Men at the Biddestone Arms 20.30 1 Jun Grittleton Plant Fair from 11.00 8 Jun The Wrong Way Round cycle ride Yatton Keynell 18 Jun BVH&RT AGM—Biddestone Village Hall 19.30 28 June Biddestone Fete 11 Jul Hampton Court Flower Show 20 Jul Cilla-The Extravaganza All day party open to all Kington St Michael 12.00

Editorial Committee broadsheet@pobox.com

Stewart Entwistle (Editor) Challows House 715887

Mary Mullens (Treasurer) Parker Farm Bungalow 714399

Derek & Lynn Thornhill 6 Cuttle Lane 712367

Judy Priest 2 Little Challows 713469

Di Webb Owl Cottage 715963

Carolyn Madley Stonehaven The Green 712831

Church Services for May ST NICHOLAS, BIDDESTONE 4 Holy Communion 9.30 a.m. 11 Family Service 9.30 a.m. Evensong 6.00 p.m. 18 Family Communion 9.30 a.m. ST NICHOLAS, SLAUGHTERFORD 11 BCP Holy Communion 11.00 a.m. 25 BENEFICE SERVICE 10.00 a.m.