elcome to the August edition of Chaddleworth News. As you will have already noticed, the format and layout of the newsletter has been given a bit of a makeover, which will hopefully mean that the

Chaddleworth NewsAugust 2017www.chaddleworth.net

A new look for Chaddleworth NewsWvarious articles and entries stand out a bit more and make it easier to read. This new format can still be developed further, so if you have any comments, criticisms or suggestions, please email them to chaddnews@gmail.com If there's a significant response, some comments will be published in the next edition.

Chaddleworth News also has a new editor. Graham Uff has taken the reins from Jess Carter and Lizzie Hartley Russell. Huge thanks to them for their sterling work over the last year.

We're working on getting Chaddleworth News online. In the next few days you should see a new tab appear at the top of the chaddleworth.net website. The initial plan is to include the current edition there to view on screen. If you would like to also have previous editions available online, please email chaddnews@gmail.com If there is sufficient demand, this is something that could be considered as a further enhancement to the website.

Graham Uff - Editor

It's important to me that the newsletter is relevant to you. If there is anything you would like to see included, or if you have any contribution you would like to make, please be sure to make your views known and of course, send in your article or entry.

Harvest Celebration Auction

Everyone is welcome and it’s FREE ADMISSION to Chaddleworth’s annual Harvest Auction which will be held at The Ibex on Saturday, 9th September, from 7:00pm. As well as a spectacular range of autumn produce, we’ll have loads of other fantastic items to bid for. We hope to include Joe Mills' World Famous Jar of Pickled Onions, plus our super bumper Harvest raffle.

fter a great event last year, please keep this date free. Your support is needed to make it even better this year!A

Saturday 9th September - 7:00pm - The Ibex

All proceeds from the auction and raffle go towards funding the Seniors' Christmas Lunch Party which is held in December.

If you would like to contribute produce or any other items that might help us raise a few bob at the auction, or prizes for the raffle, please contact Chris Jordan on 01488 638149, or bring them along on the night. Many thanks!

Chris Jordan

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Got something to say?Make your voice heard in the village. If there's something you would like to comment on, email your thoughts to chaddnews@gmail.com for publication in the next issue.

Got something to sell?Send in details of what you'd like to advertise, and we'll make sure the whole of Chaddleworth gets to see it!

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Come join our team. Local charity the Community Council for Berkshire (CCB)

CCB is an independent charity with over 40 years’ experience in community development work. CCB is the Rural Community Council for Berkshire and works to strengthen and support local communities throughout Berkshire. Our core mission is to enable communities in Berkshire to thrive by using our knowledge, skills and enterprise. Our vision is to strengthen, promote and empower communities across Berkshire.

Honorary TreasurerAre you a number cruncher? Do you have a head for figures and a heart open to volunteering for a local independent charity?

is looking to recruit new Trustees onto our Board!

TrusteeNon-remunerated post, however out of pocket expenses are payable.Appointment initially for three years and up to a maximum of six years.

Your skills and experience will be put to use to make a lasting difference in the communities in which you work or live. Perhaps you have some time on your hands due to retirement or other circumstances, or have ideas and skills that would bring benefits to local communities. We are seeking a range of Trustee skills and experience to fulfil roles on our Board so whether you have plenty of time and energy to commit or you have other commitments but can attend an evening meeting once a quarter and make key decisions we would love to hear from you.

This is an opportunity to enhance your CV, expand your network, meet new people and open doors to possible new career paths!

The Hon Treasurer will be a point of contact for expert financial guidance for our other Trustees and Chief Operations Officer. You will need to be available for occasional discussions via telephone or face-to-face. For a full job description please e-mail admin@ccberks.org.uk

CCB is seeking to appoint an Honorary Treasurer, following the retirement of the current post holder. This is a key voluntary position and the post holder will also sit as a Trustee/Director (see below) on CCB’s Board.

Ideally the post holder will have a professional qualification in accountancy or finance but a sound financial knowledge and experience would suffice.

For further details please e-mail admin@ccberks.org.uk or to find out more about us please visit our website: www.ccberks.org.uk.

CCB is seeking to recruit new Trustees to our Board. We are looking for people who have an interest in our work and, ideally, particular experience or knowledge in one or more of the following fields: Governance/Trustee Responsibilities, Campaigning, Charity Law, Health & Safety knowledge or Marketing & Sales experience.

Trustees need to have an interest and enthusiasm for working to improve community life in Berkshire and the ideal person will also have strong networks or alliances within the County. Post holders will be expected to attend 4 (mostly evening) Board Meetings per year. In addition there may be a small number of other meetings to attend including the Annual General Meeting and a Board/Staff Away Day.

CCB, Wyvols Court, Basingstoke Road, Swallowfield, Berkshire, RG7 1WYadmin@ccberks.org.uk www.ccberks.org.uk 0118 9612000Registered Charity No: 1056367 Registered Company No: 3212736

Village Hall

13th August starting at 10:00am so please come and help with a bit of painting, weeding etc. - refreshments will be provided.

Please book the Hall for your children's parties and family events and any other functions by phoning Chris Jordan on 01488 638149

Heather Murphy 01488 638628

he Maintenance Day for this year will be held on SundayT

100 Club

number 32 and Dawn Agg/Baker (who lives in Lyme Regis) with her lucky number 51 - they both win £29 (4 quid better than a Premium Bond win).

Please consider joining as this Club supports our Village Hall in maintenance and improvements. It only costs £2 per month (£24 for the year) and half the money goes straight to the Village Hall and the other half into the draw. Contact Grahame Murphy 01488 638628 or email botmoorway@btinternet.com Thank you.

Grahame Murphy

his month's winners are Robin Fishlock with his luckyT

Eggs for sale

6 for £1.20

3 Norris Field. 01488 638097 / 07795 255051Paul James

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Neville Patterson Cup

amazing mini football tournament. We were joined by over seventy villagers. We had 32 players, adults and children so we made four teams, Real Markus, Jack United, Josh Athletic and Simon Rangers all with 8 players each.

hat a great village event! The Neville Patterson football match was held on the evening of Friday 14th July at the football field / Village hall. The sun was out and the conditions were perfect for anW

I would like to say a big thank you to Chloe, Courtney and Phoebe for selling and sorting out the raffle on the evening, and a very special thank you to Mark Slade for helping set up, being referee on the day and much more. Thank you to everybody who came and enjoyed the evening, and those who supplied raffle prizes. It was a great event and we raised £154 for the Seniors Christmas Lunch and had a lot of fun!

'Real' Markus Slade being presented the trophy by Christine Patterson Worthy Runners-Up... Josh Athletic

The final was the best match of the evening with some skilful football by all the players. It was 0-0 at half time and everybody was on the edge of their seats when 30 seconds from the end, Craig Edwards shot the ball into the back of the net to win the Cup for Real Markus. The cup was presented to the winning captain, Markus Slade, by Mrs Patterson.

Real Markus and Jack United started off with a 2-0 win for Real Markus with one goal from Ed and one from Kieran. The next game was Josh Athletic against Simon Rangers, finishing 3-0 to Josh Athletic, Sam scoring two and the other being an own-goal. We then did a play off for third place, Simon Rangers against Jack United which ended 6-0 to Jack United, with an amazing hat-trick from Damian Dumelow.

Chris Jordan

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Chaddleworth Afternoon Club

It was a fine sunny day and we all enjoyed our cream tea and cake in The Potting Shed Cafe. Other attractions were fruit picking, plant and food buying, or walking in the sunshine to the lake. A good afternoon was had by everyone.

There is no meeting in August, so the next date will be Thursday 7th September when we will be back in the Village Hall meeting at 2.30pm. New members are always welcome, so if you are at home in the afternoon please come along and enjoy a cup of tea, home made cake and a good chat with us. A date for your diary is Thursday 5th October when we will have our annual special tea party for Macmillan Cancer Support as our local contribution to their World's Biggest Coffee Morning campaign. Last year we sent Macmillan £305 and I hope we can at least equal that this year. Entrance will be the same as for each meeting which is £1.50p and includes tea, home made sandwiches and cake. There will be home made cakes and books for sale as well as a grand raffle. If you can't come but would like to help us support this great charity please could you make a cake to sell, or donate cash or a raffle prize. This would be much appreciated.

As you may already know Pat and Brian who have been running the Afternoon Club with Christine for nearly 10 years have decided that it is time to stop. We are therefore looking for a volunteer or a small group of to take over the running of the Club with Christine from the New Year. If you would like to get involved please do contact Christine or myself for more information.

Pat Tranter 01488 638066 / Christine Patterson 01488 638349

n 7th July, sixteen of us travelling on the Handybus or by car went out to tea in Frosts Garden Centre at Millets Farm Centre.O

Book Club

See' by Anthony Doerr and we will be meeting to discuss this and many other things besides, on Wednesday 2nd August at Anita Anderson's home, Peacock Cottage, Main Street. If you are interested please join us.

his month we are reading 'All the Light We Cannot T

Saunders Wynn and Coventry Educational Foundation

financial help to further the educational needs of the children/students of the Parish of Chaddleworth.

he three named benefactors set up the Trust to offerT

Downland Gardening Club

very lucky with the weather and were able to sit enjoying the lovely garden, eating our scones, strawberry jam and cream and sipping our pimms or tea. Out thanks go to Lea and Bill Naples for inviting us into their home and garden for this event.

There is no meeting in August but in September we meet again in Chaddleworth Village Hall on September 18th at 7.30pm to hear Marion Dale of Summerdale Designs with a talk entitled “Designing your Garden with Plants.”

Judy Kelley 01488 638162

embers and friends enjoyed a very happy afternoon in the garden of the club secretary on Sunday 16th July. We wereM

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Gardening & Odd Jobs

David Hazle

¥ Grass and/or hedge cutting¥ Light demolition¥ Dump run (waste taken to the dump)¥ General help in the gardenPair of sensible boys available. Very competitive pricing.

Sue Ridgeway

In August we will be reading Stoner by John Williams. Date and venue to be confirmed.

Heather Murphy

If you wish to apply for funds please send your request to the Trust's Clerk, Heather Murphy, Tower Hill Cottage, Botmoor Way, Chaddleworth RG20 7EU or email botmoorway@btinternet.com.The next meeting of the Trustees will be on 2nd October 2017.

Please call 01488 638997 or knock at 11 Nodmore.

Handy Bus Service

for shopping trips and other club events, with regular trips each week that are delivered by popular demand. The trip that runs to Chaddleworth is in danger of being withdrawn at the present time because of dwindling passenger numbers. If you know anyone who may benefit from using the service, please pass on the details and we will be glad to try to accommodate them.

he Downland Volunteer Group runs a 12-seater mini-bus service supporting the Downland villages. It offers a door to door service T

If passengers require help on and off the bus with their shopping, the driver will be happy to oblige.

The details are as follows:

Route:

When:

Time:

Destination:

Cost:

Booking:

eMail:

Peasemore, Leckhamstead, Chaddleworth and Brightwalton (as needed)

Friday afternoons (fortnightly)

Sets off 1:30pm arriving Chaddleworth 2:00pm (approx.)

Sainsburys in Wantage (1 hour approx. to shop)

£3.00 return fare

Contact Dave Morris 01635 578149

handybusrotas@gmail.com

The volunteer group is always looking for new volunteer drivers for the Handy Bus as well. If you, or somebody you know could occasionally spare a few hours to drive one of the regular routes, please contact Dave Morris whose details are listed above.

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2 We Book Club - Peacock Cottage - 7:30pm

6 Su Holy Communion - St Andrews Church - 8:00am BCP

13 Su Village Hall Maintenance Day. 10:00am

20 SuHoly Communion - St Andrews Church - 10:00am, with the Bishop of Reading preaching and presiding

August

3 Su Holy Communion - St Andrews Church - 8:00am BCP

5 Tu Parish Council Meeting - 7:30pm - Village Hall

7 Th Afternoon Club - 2:30pm - Village Hall

9 Sa Harvest Auction - 7:00pm - The Ibex. Contact Chris Jordan

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Downland Gardening Club - Village Hall - 7:30pm Marion Dale of Summerdale Designs with a talk entitled “Designing your Garden with Plants.”

17 Su Holy Communion - St Andrews Church - 10:00am

September

2 MoMeeting of the Trustees of the Saunders Wynn and Coventry Educational Foundation

5 ThAfternoon Club - Annual Special Tea Party in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support

15 Su Harvest Festival - St Andrews Church - 10:00am

October

Village Calendar

Chaddleworth Cricket Club

Titch Mewton memorial game. The Predident's XI game was a very close affair, the match was won by Chaddleworth but only in the last over. The Titch Mewton memorial was a fun game and was well attended by the village. Let's hope it continues if only to give the Memorial Mower a run out!The Seattle Cup, traditionally Boys vs. Men, was run differently this year. It was a series of shorter games with teams of seven.We also played away at Welford Park, a match we lost.Upcoming fixtures for August are as follows:Sunday 6th August West Ilsley (away) 2 pmSunday 13th August Ashford Hill (home) 2 pmSunday 20th August Hampstead Norreys {away) 2 pm

If anyone is interested in playing please contact Jim Wilson (secretary) on 07775561139.

Jim Wilson

uly was a busy month for Chaddleworth Cricket Club with the annual President's XI match, the Seattle Cup, and the inauguralJ

Parish Council Meeting Minutes

village website at www.chaddleworth.net

he following paragraphs are a selective summary of the minutes from the meeting of the Parish Council which was held on Tuesday 11th July 2017. A full copy of the minutes can be found on theT

Wessex Saw Mill – planning application appealJ Passey and Sons are appealing against the decision not to permit change of use of the Wessex Saw Mill on the Wantage Road near Great Shefford to an animal rendering plant. A further letter of objection to this appeal has been sent to the planning inspector.

Parish Council AccountsAnyone wishing to inspect the Parish Council accounts for the year ended 31st March 2017 should contact the Clerk (Kim Lloyd) before 4th August 2017

The Ibex Signage update Road signs indicating directions to The Ibex are now up on roads surrounding the village.

Dog WasteParish Council ask dog walkers to dispose of your dog’s waste into the appropriate dog waste bins. There are two dog waste bins in the village one being situated next to the village hall, the other at the top of the steps from Main Street leading to the playground. If you are not passing the two bins, then please take it home and dispose of it in your own bin!

If dog waste is placed into public litter bins, it will not be emptied by West Berkshire Council which results in the litter bins overflowing with dog waste, not a nice image next to our War Memorial. (The waste bin at the War Memorial is NOT for dog waste and should not be used as such).Parish Council have chosen not to have an extra expense of a third dog waste bin as this is maintained from the parish precept; (being your council tax).

Thank you for your co-operation.

Village Hall Maintenance DayThere will be the annual maintenance day on Sunday 13th August at 10.30am onwards if anyone can offer help with painting, cleaning, maintenance it would be appreciated. Refreshments will be available.

Football NetsThe Clerk reported she had bought the football nets. Chris Jordan kindly installed them before the charity football match on Friday 14th July.

Date of next meeting - Tuesday 5th September 2017 at 7.30pm

Anyone wishing to contact the Parish Council should email the Clerk at clerk@chaddleworth.net

Free Children's Books

Jo Uff 01488 637002

¥ Horrid Henry (6 books) Suitable for age 8

¥ Winnie the Witch (4) Suitable for age 6

¥ Nellie the Monster Sitter (5)Suitable for age 8

¥ Mr Gum (3)Suitable for age 8

¥ The Demon Headmaster (3)Suitable for age 8

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Great Shefford Under Fives

splashing in the shallow River Lambourn during the hot weather? We really do offer an idyllic outdoor opportunities.

Our trip to Bucklebury Farm Park was great fun; we had a tractor ride to see the deer and were lucky enough to see a baby deer born. We had a tour of the farm animals with a Bucklebury farmer, fed the goats and held pets including a mouse! The weather was perfect and the families had a relaxed opportunity to get to know each other.

We have welcomed teachers from local schools to meet the children who will be joining their Reception Classes in September. The children have also been on visits to schools to make a successful transition to the next stage of learning.

On Saturday 24thJune we held a Dads’ Morning for all dads and grandads to join their children at Pre-School. They were treated to bacon rolls (thanks Angela!) and to see some of the activities and routines which are enjoyed by the youngsters during a normal session. This was a lovely opportunity to meet dads and for the children to show off their learning environment and have fun together.

On Wednesday 12th July a group of Y6 students from Shefford School will visit the Pre-School as a part of their “Enterprise Project” to show their handmade gifts to parents and hopefully raise money for their end of term trip to Cadbury World. This is a wonderful way for the school and pre-school to link and support each other.

The Pre-school staff held promotional stands at both Welford School fete and Chaddleworth village fete which were lovely opportunities to catch up with families who used to attend our group. We are now busy making pictures and collages to display at Great Shefford Horticultural Show and practising our sports skills ahead of the Sports Morning to be held on the last day of term.

If you have a pre-school child and would like to see the opportunities and care we offer, please do call in to visit us or look at our website, www.greatsheffordunderfives.co.uk for further details and contacts.

he last term of the academic year has gone so quickly as we have been so busy. Perhaps you may have seen our news piece in the Newbury Weekly News about our wonderful outdoor learning, T

Pre-School - Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 9.30 – 2.30pm

instead we arrange “get togethers” for ALL village families at different venues each week. These outings will be advertised on our website and put on the village facebook page.

THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO CONTINUES TO SUPPORT GREAT SHEFFORD UNDER FIVES. WISHING YOU A VERY HAPPY SUMMER HOLIDAYS.

Denise Herrington – Supervisor

ur Monday “turn-up” group has been extremely popular all year round which reflects the hard work of Angela and Morven who run the session. Over the summer holidays we don’t meet at the hall,

Baby & Toddler Group

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www.greatsheffordunderfives.co.uk Registered Charity No. 1033744

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Obituary - Derrick Lewis Hill - 20th April 1941-16th June 2017

plot of land opposite The Ibex (from a Mr Mason who owned all the land from Box Hedge Cottage to Main Street) where he and his wife Patricia (Paddy) lived in a caravan while their house 'Koh-I-Baba' was built. He lived for a while in Geneva working on the CERN project (an early version of the Large HADRON Collider) for the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory at Chilton as a Specialist Electrician. Derrick's father was a World War 2 bomber pilot and tragically was killed before Derrick was born so he was brought up by his mother and grandparents. They lived in Luton Bedfordshire and he never lost that characteristic accent although he was quite fluent in French which he learnt at school and was invaluable to his work at CERN. After he left the village he went to live with one of his daughters, Tanya, her husband Andrew

t is with great sadness that I record the passing of a real village/community minded man. Derrick came to Chaddleworth in the early sixties and bought a I

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and their two daughters in Woodland St. Mary and enjoyed gardening, reading and travelling. His other daughter, Katie, lives in Southport with her husband and two children and he got to know the area well on his many visits there.

Derrick played a great part in Chaddleworth village life and was a very accomplished carol singer and a really good cricket player with 'a lot of ability' as Joe Mills would say. He was a founder Member of the current Club. Last August (at 75 years of age) he played in a match where he went in as opening batsman and was the last man standing. Wayne Lyford, one of the young 'bucks' was apoplectic as wicket keeper and came on to hopefully bowl Derrick out but his worst/best could not shift Derrick. Despite the fact that he had left the village several years ago he continued to be on the Village Hall Committee and always attended the Maintenance Days in mid-summer.

He was present at any and every village event (village dances at Oak Ash Farm, Fetes, Fun Days, road clear-

Derrick, pictured here with members of his family

ups). It was at one of these that we discovered a Village World War 2 tank trap in Mount Lane that is now on display at RAF Welford Museum.

I am proud to have known him and counted him as one of my friends. He was always a man to rely on and I am deeply sad he is no longer with us.

Grahame Murphy

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