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1 Colerne Parish Magazine, September 2019

Colerne Parish Magazine

September 2019



The Parish Church of St John the Baptist, Colerne A member of the Lidbrook Group of Churches

Priest-in-Charge Revd Dr Janet Anderson-MacKenzie

The Vicarage, Church Lane, Box, Wilts SN13 8NR Tel. 01225 744458 Email: [email protected]

Ministry Team

Website www.colerneparishchurch.org.uk

Rob Featherstone, 47 Round Barrow Close, SN14 8EF Tel: 01225 743044 Email: [email protected]

For enquiries to hire the Parish Church for a community event, contact the Churchwardens

Revd Clair Southgate Mrs Margaret Edmonds

Churchwardens

To arrange a Baptism, contact Rodney Priest [email protected] or 01225 742042

To arrange a Marriage, contact Celia Batterham [email protected] or 01225 744809

To arrange a Funeral or make an application for a churchyard memorial,

contact Ray Barker, [email protected] or 01225 743402 or 07768 500684

Notice to Advertisers and Contributors If you are thinking of submitting an article for possible inclusion in the Magazine please contact Peter Wilson ([email protected]) well in advance of the copy deadline date of 10th of the month prior to the month of publication to ensure that space will be available. If copy is submitted at the last moment we cannot guarantee inclusion. Copy should be submitted by email to the above address. The same applies to those wishing to advertise in the Magazine but in this case please contact Celia Batterham as above.

FLOODLIGHTING Anyone wishing to arrange for the Church Floodlighting to be turned on should contact Derek or Julie Burgess at 12 Eastrip Lane; by telephoning 743999 or 07470 031062 or emailing [email protected]

Magazine Committee Lavinia Wilson, Peter Wilson, Celia Batterham

Magazine distribution: Rosemary Sadler (742531) To advertise in the Magazine, please contact

Celia Batterham, Washmere Farm, Washmeres, Colerne SN14 8DQ (744809) Email: [email protected]

Cover illustration: Photograph by Clive Harrison

Lavinia Wilson, Vale Court, Colerne, SN14 8EL Tel: 01225 742417 Email: [email protected]


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All are welcome! Sunday

Morning Service 10.45am Evening Service 6.30pm

Wednesday Ladies’ Meeting 2.00pm Prayer & Bible Study 7.45pm

Minister: Revd Jonathan Sell 744463


5th October, 7th December SATURDAY MARKET DATES

3 4 7 10 12 14 18 19

Tuesday Wednesday Saturday Tuesday Thursday Saturday Wednesday Thursday

10.00am Tuesday Tramp from The Fox & Hounds (see page 27) 8.00pm RBL First Wednesday Social Evening, Liberal Club Colerne Gardening Club, visit to Dyffryn Gardens (see below) 10.00am SATURDAY MARKET (see below) 7.00pm Film Night – Fisherman’s Friends (12A) (see back page) 10.30am Sparkles in Church 10.30am Colerne Gardening Club, Coffee Morning, 24 Watergates (see below) Wiltshire Historic Churches Trust sponsored ‘Ride and Stride’ 5.30pm Scout Group Evening at Castle Combe Circuit (see page 23) 7.30pm WI Meeting, Village Hall (see below)

WHAT’S ON IN THE PARISH IN SEPTEMBER

For Liberal Club events see page 29

Oct Nov

8 2 5 8–10 12

Film Night – Red Joan (12A) (see back page) Action Medical Research Supper Evening Bonfire Night Colerne Collective – a show of local art and crafts Film Night – The White Crow (12A) (see back page)

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

Colerne WI Thursday, 19th September – 7.30pm, Village Hall

Mrs Yvonne Mackay Cox is visiting us to talk about Hedgehog Rescue. This is an open meeting and non members are invited to join us to hear about these delightful creatures that are sadly becoming endangered. Our competition is a wildlife photograph of either flora or fauna.

Colerne Gardening Club Sociable September – Dyffryn Gardens Visit and Coffee Morning

Dyffryn Gardens near Cardiff is this year’s Coach Visit on Saturday, 7th September – leaving at 9.30am, starting back at 4.30pm. The travel cost is £17 to non-members, £15 to members and it’s National Trust: email [email protected] if you’re a last-minute booker. It’s closely followed by the annual garden-themed Coffee Morning (and Bring and Buy) on Saturday, 14th at the delightful garden of 24 Watergates 10.30am – 12.00noon.

Saturday Market Old School – 7th September, 10.00 to 11.45am

Our summer break is over, so we are now ready to welcome all those ‘useful’ items you came across during the summer sorting, but don’t know what to do with, so why not donate them to the Saturday Market? We re-open for business on 7th September; the Charity Stall will be there as well, and so will the Raffle – so come and browse – we would love to see you – bring your friends as well and have a coffee. The Market Team


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Every Thursday there will be a Book of Common Prayer Holy Communion Service at 9.45am followed by tea/coffee and cake to which everyone is most welcome.

A question often asked – “Where is the Denys Sargent Room?” When informed of its locality the comment is – “I never knew it was there!”. A new sign has appeared at the front of the Village Hall with directions to the Denys Sargent Room; this small room can be hired independently from the Main Hall itself. For anyone holding a small meeting or an activity with only a few members it is ideal; contact the Hall’s Booking Secretary for availability on 744544. The Committee would like to thank Bob Child for the design of the sign.

Colerne Village Hall Association

FROM THE REGISTERS BAPTISM 11th August Thomas Ewen MACKENZIE

MARRIAGES 20th July Hannah Marie FAULKNER and Charles Edward DAVIES 17th August Isabelle Joy MAYO and Bailey James DAVIES

1st 11th SUNDAY of TRINITY 9.30am All Age Communion 6.00pm Evensong

8th 12th SUNDAY of TRINITY 9.30am Holy Communion 6.00pm Rejoice and Praise

15th 13th SUNDAY of TRINITY 8.00am Holy Communion 9.30am Family Service (Harvest Festival) 6.00pm Evensong

22nd 14th SUNDAY of TRINITY 9.30am Holy Communion 6.00pm Taizé Evening Service

SERVICES FOR SEPTEMBER

29th 15th SUNDAY after Trinity 9.30am Mattins 6.00pm Evensong

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Continued from the July Parish Magazine It was now that the beachhead was being enlarged; villages which had been fought over several times were now firmly in allied hands even though they were badly damaged. Unfortunately the churches, with their tall towers, were always the first to suffer damage. Our own regiment, part of the 33rd Armoured Brigade, was to take part, with the Canadians, in a night march which was something that we had not done before. The target was some high ground south of Caen which had been fought over before and had resulted in many casualties; the plan was to take it at night. It was some miles to the objective, so the infantrymen were transported in troop carriers. The target had already been reconnoitred by a couple of very brave officers in a Jeep. They said the attack could be successful, so we formed up in four columns and, directed by Bofors guns firing overhead, we headed for the target. Our aim was to take several villages. We were given orders not to stop whatever happened. So, we didn’t and on the way we passed several tanks that had either been hit by enemy shells or had broken down.

In the morning the Germans made a counterattack with their Tiger tanks against ‘A’ squadron. These Tiger tanks were much bigger and better armoured than our Sherman tanks, they weighed 60 tons compared with the Sherman’s 30 tons, and they carried a much dreaded 88mm gun, which was far more powerful than the standard gun that was mounted on a Sherman tank. It was on this occasion that Joe Ekins, who I had got to know when we both joined the 1st Northampton Yeomanry, made a name for himself by destroying three Tiger tanks. I was in ‘B’ Squadron while Joe was in ‘A’ Squadron in which he was the gunner of a Sherman tank that had been fitted with a gun that was significantly larger than the standard Sherman gun; this gun was able to compete with the Tiger’s 88mm gun. I later

Memories of the

Normandy Landings III

Bofors Gun

Joe Ekins


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Continued from page 9 heard that Joe had seen three Tiger tanks across some open farmland and, in the first action he had experienced, he fired two shots destroying one Tiger tank. After his tank was repositioned Joe fired three further shots and destroyed the remaining two Tigers. One of these tanks was believed to contain the notorious German tank Ace, Michael Wittmann known as the Black Baron, who had reputedly destroyed 138 allied tanks during the war. This action took place at the time when the Americans, under the command of General Patton, were breaking out of the bridgehead and heading south-east towards Falaise in order to trap the Germans who were retreating towards Lisieux and the River Seine.

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Grounds for Optimism – Chapter XXVI Bukoba Town, Kagera District, N-W Tanzania, Sunday, 5th February 2017

Apologies to sharp-eyed readers noticing last month´s error. Scots word ‘byre’ is a cowshed. Shame if headmistress’s cow had gone to its end after earthquake on a ‘bier’ – ‘wood frame for carrying dead person to grave’ (Chambers Dictionary). By luck she survived the ordeal and continues to refresh her owner´s cuppa. In Bukoba, Sunday afternoons are for families of all faiths to go to Lake Victoria´s shore. Aerodrome Road runs parallel with the beach. In between, past the Club where I was once the Social Member – curry lunches, bingo, Christmas parties – is a fine stretch of rough open grassland for volleyball, football and assignations. I was surprised to see children swimming in water infested with bilharzia aka schistosomiasis. This nasty tropical parasitic disease is carried by freshwater snails. It gets into the liver and gut and makes you feel tired all the time. The excellent Bradt Guidebook, Northern Tanzania, quotes advice from Drs Stockley of Kampala and Southgate of London´s Natural History Museum: “Dry off thoroughly; rub vigorously”. I doubted the happy splashers were paying much attention. Perhaps the beach being away from habitation was in their favour. We expatriates certainly never swam in Lake Victoria fifty years ago, although my colleague, Mike Wynn, had a dinghy and used a rough towel after each launching. At dusk after a Sabbath-day snooze and safely decamped from Lutheran luxury to budget Banana Lodge, (see map) I went in search of supper. Nearby was Casa Nova nightclub, incongruously next to the Lutheran Cathedral. I recalled the denominational cathedral contest of the sixties, catholic flamboyance competing with protestant single-storey restraint, but knew I had visited neither in my heathen bachelordom. Besides, this Sunday night was well past evensong, or even vesper time and Casa Nova was preparing to show the final of the African Cup of Nations football match. Black African Cameroon was playing North African Arabic Egypt. No love lost there, then. Yet to be switched on, the outdoor TV screens yielded to thumping music. A gibbous moon was high in the sky, lying at what looked to anyone from northern latitudes, like an improbable angle. I ate my plate of plantains, sucked tough ‘real’ meat, sipped pilsner and joined other gents awaiting the kick-off. With the match evenly balanced at 1–1 and ten minutes to play, we groaned as the generator failed and screens went dead. Two minutes later, electricity was restored! Finally, with penalties looming, Cameroon’s sub, Vincent Aboubaker, scored, euphoria erupted and us oldsters danced the night away. My age? 72. Estimated average age of dancers? 74. Average gender of dancers? Definitely male! What a night! Rodney Priest


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Another Fine Show The Colerne Show goes from strength to strength, as it celebrates all the skills in this village of gardeners, allotment holders, floral artists, craftspeople, bakers and photographers. The last Friday of July saw a buzz of activity in the Village Hall as the team set up the Show; this was intensified on Saturday as a stream of entries came in. In spite of the weird growing season, the vegetable table was packed (to our relief) and so was the show of flowers and floral art, which amazed our judge – he said he had never seen such beauty as in the cup and saucer and floating flowerheads classes. Above it all hovered Erica’s lovely bunting, picking up the wealth of colour and texture from lush green vegetables and brilliant flowers to a mass of cakes, curds and jams and finely sewn and knitted work, flanked

by photographs on screens and children’s work displayed on the stage. The Hall was filled with people absorbed in looking and chatting and the refreshment room buzzed with conversation, fuelled by Marshfield ice creams. Our three judges were full of praise for the standard of entry – we had many new faces bringing in entries on the Saturday morning, and many new visitors in the afternoon. When 12 o’clock came and the judges

returned their clipboards, they had worked hard: Richard Cripps checking the quality of the flowers and vegetables meticulously, Anne Chapman carefully assessing the craft skills and design quality, and Margaret Dyke bravely tasting everything in the cookery classes, from Victoria Sponges to pickles! They had made their choice – and the Royal Horticultural Society medal for overall excellence in horticulture went to Norma Burgess, whose creative skill also won her the


Floral Trophy, and her excellence in the vegetable classes, the Peter McLellan Trophy. The Challenge Vase for most points in the Gardening Club’s classes went to experienced and knowledgeable gardener, Sue Reid, and the non-members Challenge Certificate went to Helen Barton. The Fiddlehead Trophy for a miniature garden was won by William Matthews’ wonderful dinosaur garden, using

only plants around at the time of the dinosaurs, and the School’s Diamond Jubilee Cup was won by Imogen Willcox’s sparkling pollinator, displayed with the rest of Year 5’s work and their lovely flower drawings. We couldn’t put the show

on without our wonderful team within the Club, who all rally round. But where would we be without the Village? Our sponsors are vital – this year Lucknam Park, Chippenham Auction Rooms, the Fox and Hounds, Colerne Café and the Flower Shop – thank you! We borrow our tables from Mr and Mrs Agombar via Roger Spirrell and from the Sea Scouts; we have our programmes at the Café and the Post Office and our posters are all around the village, while both are featured online on the Parish Council’s website. Our banners and graphics are designed by Bob Child and put up at the Market Place and School, and this Magazine hosted our raffle coupon. It all peaks on that last Saturday in July – and it IS

all worth it. That’s the day you see the Village Hall bursting with colour and texture, buzzing with people, and full of what people have grown, arranged or made, celebrating not just their own skills but the Village itself. You couldn’t put it better than judge Richard Cripps: “Shows like this are the lifeblood of a village”.

Photographs by: Colerne Photographic Company and Colerne Gardening Club

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Reflections Many people, including me, were surprised that the oil tanker Stena Impero, owned by a Swedish firm based in Gothenburg, which on 19th July was boarded and impounded by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, was flying the red ensign and was registered in Great

Britain. It transpired that no member of the crew of this vessel was British. The ship was in fact listed in the UK Ships Register which assures companies, British and foreign, that ‘the UK Ship Register (UKSR) is here to help ensure that your vessels can operate safely giving you a competitive advantage’. Earlier, on 4th July Grace 1, a crude-oil tanker owned by Singapore based Grace Tankers and flying the Panamanian flag of convenience, was impounded by Royal Marines in Gibraltar as it was

suspected that the vessel was conveying oil to Syria in breach of EU sanctions. On 10th July HMS Montrose drove off three Iranian vessels which were attempting to stop a commercial ship British Heritage. On 16th July Ali Khamenei, the Supreme Leader of Iran, accused the British of piracy in seizing Grace 1. The impounding of the Stena Impero may therefore be seen to be a reprisal. This situation has arisen mainly because the US administration has unilaterally rescinded its part of the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran, while the EU, including for now the UK, has vowed to maintain the deal. The statement by UK Ship Register that member companies are helped to ensure their vessels can operate safely under the Red Ensign, would surely indicate to those companies that the UK has the wherewithal to back up this assurance. The implication is, therefore, that the Royal Navy has enough naval resources to assure protection of British flagged ships. A comparison of the numbers of aircraft carriers, destroyers and frigates available to the Royal Navy in 2019 with the figures for 1982/83, when the Falklands campaign was mounted, is disturbing. In 1982 there were two operational aircraft carriers, complete with tried and tested Harrier VTOL aircraft. Now there is one aircraft carrier completed and another under construction. US procured F35 Lightning aircraft have been purchased at great expense, but no details of when they will be operating from HMS Queen Elizabeth have been announced. In 1982 there were 12 destroyers. Today there are six, of which two are undergoing refit and two are in maintenance, leaving two active. In 1982 we had 43 frigates. Today we have 13, of which six are undergoing refit, leaving seven active (Figures published in the Times). As a comparison, the French Navy has one nuclear powered aircraft carrier, 10 destroyers (three air-defence and seven anti-submarine), and 11 frigates (five general purpose and six surveillance). In 2019 there are 25,700 officers and ratings serving in the Royal Navy, including 2960 women. The average age for Royal Navy and Marine personnel is 32. In 1982 there were 73,000 personnel in the Royal Navy.

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As at 2014 there were 36,776 personnel serving in the French Navy. In December 2010 the British Government decided to dispose of the Harrier, the so-called ‘jump jet’ (pictured), although the latest mark of the aircraft could have performed useful service if it had been continued in service. After denying that Harriers surplus to requirement would be sold to the United States, 72 of these aircraft were, in fact, sold to the US Marine Corps in 2011. In 2013 HMS Ark Royal, last of the

light aircraft carriers and flag ship of the Royal Navy’s fleet, was sold for ‘re-cycling’ to a Turkish contractor. This fine ship could have continued to supply Britain’s carrier capability equipped with the latest Harrier version until the Queen Elizabeth was properly up and running. It seemed that economies in defence were more important than capability. Continued economies in defence capability across the board have led in recent years to British armed forces being stretched in order to cope with the operational tasks that have been taken on by successive governments. We have become used to ministers boasting how “our armed forces punch above their weight” in their efforts to account for this. Things have not been helped by there being three secretaries of defence and three foreign secretaries since 2015. It certainly cannot be said that they have punched above their weight. Meanwhile, HMS Montrose continues to patrol the Straits of Hormuz and do her best to protect ships flying the red ensign, poor Mrs Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe still languishes in jail in Iran, and British ministers “turbo-charge preparations for a no-deal Brexit”. Doesn’t it make you proud to be British?

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Charity for the Month This is the last month when we can support the work of MAF (Mission Aviation Fellowship). This Charity has been in operation for over 70 years, performing medical evacuations as well as flying in aid.

Without 999, no doctors and no medicine, how would many cope without MAF? A display can be found at the back of Church and the Charity Stall at the next Saturday Market will be in aid of this. Margaret Edmonds

Contacts: [email protected] Chair – Jane Mellett, 01225 742163 [email protected] www.colerne-pc.gov.uk/neighbourhood-plan

The Neighbourhood Plan process is now approaching formal consultation with you, the public. Our aim is to launch the first formal consultation soon after the New Year (but we have learnt that there always seems to be another obstacle around the corner!). Currently we are writing the key policies that stem from all our evidence gathering. We also have an evolving Concept Statement for the MoD sites, for whenever they are disposed of. We have meetings planned with the MoD and Wiltshire Council officials for early October to fine-tune these proposals. This will be a core evidence paper in the Neighbourhood Plan. Do have a look at our completed work that is always put on the Parish Council website (details above). The Steering group would like to commend the new Community Led Housing Group that is planning to launch with a public meeting on 15th October. (More details to follow next month). Although this group is independent of both the Neighbourhood Plan and the Parish Council, if it can receive sufficient public support, it is the only way currently to guarantee that truly affordable homes can be provided in a rural community. They have a goal of 200 members from this Parish. Jane Mellett

Report of the Colerne Pilot Foodbank Project. We feel the project has been worthwhile and hope we can continue with the three agencies providing vouchers, and our weekly delivery of donations from Colerne News collection box to the CCFB on Tuesdays or Saturdays by our team of volunteers. We intend to return the emergency food bags to St Aldhelm’s CCFB at the beginning of September; all items will still be in date and can be used by their clients. We will discontinue using a separate emergency mobile phone, we are indebted to Martyn Peel for providing and paying for the monthly rental fee. Our thanks to the team of people who have administered the emergency mobile phone and maintained the emergency food stock in the village. We wish to thank the School and the School Garden team for storage of the supplies. Corsham Churches Foodbank Vouchers will continue to be available at the Three Shires Surgery 742028, the Firs Surgery 736600 and from Revd Janet Anderson MacKenzie 744458, or direct from Corsham Foodbank 07788 115095. Provision for next winter’s Foodbank emergency provision in Colerne will be monitored and set up if needed. The ‘Little Larder’ in the south porch of the Church will continue to be stocked and checked monthly.

Shirley Willcox, Foodbank Coordinator on behalf of the Church of St John the Baptist


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Circumstances beyond my control meant that the August Tramp could not be reported, giving me an opportunity to continue with Tales from My Garden. Just when things were maturing and new life emerging, catastrophe struck. Nature can be very cruel at times and I witnessed Mrs Blackbird, who with guiltless guile, plucked water snails from my pond and bashed them open on the path prior to eating them. However, for seconds she made a lightning strike at a beautiful dragonfly whose wings were skilfully stripped off and the rest was downed with relish. This was now too much for me and I just had to shoo her away. I wonder what other creatures have learnt that the pond is a concentrated food source, so my time-lapse camera is set at the pond side to collect the evidence. On my car I mistakenly thought there was a bird dropping and was about to wash it

away when I realised that it was a Buff-tip moth. I managed to save it by carefully transferring it to the adjacent cherry tree where it spent some time perfectly and safely disguised, blending in against the tree bark. Its extraordinary shape is achieved when it wraps its wings around itself. Walking around the garden I still have the very pleasing sight of hedgehog poo and I have seen mice active under the bird table feeding on the seed spillage. I have had to fence in the table itself to prevent demolition raids by jackdaws, pigeons and magpies, whose raucous behaviour keeps away my favourite goldfinches. Our next Tramp will be on 3rd September. Each Tramp is different and we always walk at an enjoyable pace, starting and finishing at the Fox; the departure time is 10.00am. Sensible attire and a mid-walk ‘munchie’ are essential.

Tuesday Tramp Ramblings

Russell Harding (742182) Cotswold Warden for Colerne Parish


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CARPENTRY / JOINERY Established over 30 years

All types of internal and external work

Windows/Doors/Conservatories/Bi-fold

Matching mouldings to existing works

We can also fit products supplied by you

If it’s made of wood and you would like a free estimate or advice

phone

Ed: 01225 859390/07738 353468 or Alex: 07921 177423

or Email [email protected]

BOX Pharmacy

Prescription Delivery Service If you are disabled, housebound or unable to

collect your prescriptions, etc, arrangements can be made for your order to be delivered to you by our

door-to-door delivery service.

Telephone 01225 742552 for further details

10 High Street, Box

SIXTEEN-SEAT COACH HIRE

Travel for all occasions

contact Mark Brookman

Tel No: 01249 782368 Mobile: 07768 104720


P & R Chimney Sweeps

T: 01225 743742 M: 07825 535095

W: www.prchimneysweeps.co.uk

Fully qualified and insured. Brush and vacuum. Power sweeping of lined flues. Birds nest removal, cowl supply and fit.

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Home & Business Computing Support, help and advice

call for a local and friendly service:

Purchasing + set up advice Broadband, Internet + email Cloud compu ng Share Files, photos etc Defence against the dark arts Backup valuable informa on PC, Mac and phones

Call Ian on 01225 745732 to talk about what you want and how I can help, or see our web site for more informa on:

www.daubeneys.com

I am a friendly and experienced Beauty Therapist situated

above JJs hair Salon in Batheaston.

With over 7 years of experience I am offering a wide variety of

treatments in a comfortable and relaxed environment.

I am easily contactable on 07581 406539

and will be offering all new clients £5 off

as a welcome gift.

Colerne Liberal Club

Forthcoming events for September include:

Bookmark the Club’s website at http://www.libclubcolerne.co.uk for all the latest updates – also on

Facebook’s Colerne Community Pages

Pub atmosphere – Club prices

Saturday, 7th – Disco Night Saturday, 14th – Bingo

Thursday, 19th – Open Mike Night Saturday, 28th – Snake Eyes

the popular rock covers band

22 High Street


DIRECTORY OF VILLAGE ORGANISATIONS Badminton Club D Pearson – 858293 Bellringers & Handbells Jacqui Bradburn, 8 Fosseway Close – 743041 Colerne After School Club Ltd Bev Stickley – 07881 367022 Colerne Air Training Corps Flt Sgt Clarke – 01225 743988 – [email protected] Colerne Army Cadet Force SSI Alan Bell – 07812 744480 Colerne Classic Car Club Russell Harding, 10 Fosseway Close – 742182 Colerne Crazy Quilters Julie Burgess – 743999 Colerne Evangelical Church (FIEC) Revd Jonathan Sell – 744463 Colerne Gardening Club Cleo Saunders – 743438 Colerne Golf Society Hon Sec: Rob Gray – 01249 820171 Email – [email protected] Corsham and Colerne Military Wives Choir [email protected] Colerne Musical Theatre Pete Green, 9 Bellott Drive, Corsham SN13 9UQ – 01249 715657 Colerne Panthers Mini Rugby [email protected] Colerne Rugby Club Hon Secretary: John Hutchinson – 742137 Email – [email protected] Conservative Association Dick Tonge, Bank House, Tutton Hill – 742631 Constitutional Club, High Street – 07768 341130 or 742197 Cotswold AONB Voluntary Warden Russell Harding – 742182 Encore Musical Cabaret & Concert Group Peter Clare, 44 Valley Way, Thickwood – 743727 FC Colerne Colts Paul Carey – 07786 745165 Friends of Colerne Church Ray Barker, 6 Fosseway Close – 743402 Guide Groups Rainbows: Helen Atter – 742912 Brownies: Helen Atter – 742912 Guides: Helen Atter, Trunnells Barn, High Street – 742912 Hawk & Owl Trust East Bath Area Group Mike Rogers – 744290 History Group Eileen Collins, 5 Chapel Path – 744266 Hive Information Officer Amy Tuck – 01225 744187

Jumping Jacks (Parent & Toddler Group) Nikki Jenner – 01225 571506 Labour Association Chris Phillips, 28 Round Barrow Close – 742755 Liberal Club, 22 High Street – 07799 558489 Liberal Democrats Dr Brian Mathew – 07771 607983 Email – [email protected] LINK (Community Service) Transport – 07970 617617 Luncheon Club Polly Squire – 743594 Playgroup Old School, Vicarage Lane – 744885 Parish Council Sharon Whelon, Council Office, Old School, Vicarage Lane – 742207 Primary School Headteacher: Mr Mark Solomon – 742367 FRESCO Steve Francis – 07788 591555 Police Community Support To report incidents or crimes – tel. 101 Other matters, eg information, email: [email protected] Royal British Legion General Matters – Paul Jobbins – 745839 Contact Centre helpline – 0808 802 8080 from 8.00am to 8.00pm, 7 days a week Scout Groups Group Scout Leader: Jackie Bicknell – 743383 Scout Leader: Rob Featherstone – 938660 Cub Scout Leader: Katherine Manuel –744615 Beaver Scout Leader: Jo Jackson – 01249 716647 Village Hall Association Anne Nicholas – 744544 – [email protected] Village Hall Bookings Sheila Nicholas – 744544 – [email protected] Women’s Institute Norma Burgess, Summerhayes, Washmeres – 744612

Premier Stores 742147 Flower Shop 744153 Fox & Hounds 744847 Hairdresser 743736

Colerne News and Post Office 742858

Useful Colerne Telephone numbers


Your child at the heart of our village Colerne Old School Playgroup offers a nurturing and enriched home from home environment where children feel comfortable, relaxed and secure. Our children learn through play, exploration and quality interactions with our experienced team of early years educators – every child is welcomed and respected as an individual, with child-centred activities tailored to meet the different stages of their development and own unique interests. Close links with the community and Colerne Primary School Weekly Rising 5s, Outdoor Explorers, and In2Sports sessions Funded places available for eligible two, three and four-year-olds Stay & Play summer sessions during the summer holidays We’re open term-time Monday to Thursday 9.00am – 3.00pm and

Friday 9.00am – 1.00pm. Arrange a visit to meet our friendly team and take a tour around our learning space! Colerne Old School Playgroup

Vicarage Lane, Colerne, SN14 8EL Tel: 01225 744885 Email: [email protected]

FASHION and ACCESSORIES from the HIMALAYAS

Annual Autumn Event Friday, 4th October and Saturday, 5th October 10.30am–4.30pm

Sunday, 6th October 11.00am–3.00pm 5 Old King Street, Bath

(Health & Beauty Centre and Bath Chiropody Clinic, next to Hall & Woodhouse)

We will have many beautiful items, including: Beautiful Jewellery • Pure Cashmere Shawls, Scarves and Ponchos • Pure Silk Hand-Printed Scarves Silk & Cotton Mix Dressing Gowns and Pyjama Sets (beautifully presented in matching presentation bags)

Luxurious Hand-Embroidered Cashmere Shawls • Pure Wool Rugs Beautiful Embroidered Cushions • Home Accessories • Clothing • Handbags

Children’s Slippers • Gifts for children family and friends too Dare we mention ……. Beautiful Christmas Decorations

Come along, bring a friend, enjoy a glass of Prosecco with us, shop! All profits from the event will be donated to

The Charitable Foundation for the Education of Nepalese Children Regd No. 1140503 (A local charity supporting and funding the education of children throughout Nepal)

HIMAL


Colerne Cinema at Colerne Village Hall

10th September – Fisherman’s Friends (12A) Comedy/Drama/Musical Biopic inspired by the true story of the Fisherman’s Friends Ten fishermen from Port Isaac in Cornwall become an unexpected hit for their authentic Sea Shanties after being signed by Universal Records. A fun feel-good film with spectacular Cornish Coast scenery. Cast includes: James Purefoy, Daniel Mays, Tuppence Middleton

Films are sponsored by Turbo-Jection

8th October – Red Joan 12A) Biography/Drama/Romance Joan Stanley is a widow living out a quiet retirement in the suburbs when, shockingly, the British Secret Service places her under arrest. The charge: providing classified

scientific information to the Soviet Government for decades. As the interrogation gets underway, Joan relives the dramatic events that

shaped her life and her beliefs. Cast includes: Judi Dench, Sophie Cookson, Laurence Spellman, Ben Miles

12th November – The White Crow (12A) Biography/Drama The story of Rudolf Nureyev’s life from his early childhood in Siberia, through his training in the then Leningrad, up to his visit to Paris in 196l with the Kirov ballet and his defection to the West. Cast includes: Ralph Fiennes, Oleg Ivenko, Adele Exarchopoulos, Sergei Polunin

2nd Tuesday of the month – Doors open 7.00pm for a 7.30pm start

BOX OFFICE: 01225 744544 or email: [email protected]; tickets can be bought on the door. Single Tickets £5, Family Ticket £15 (2 adults & 2 children or 1 adult & 3 children; adults over 18 and children under 15). Loyalty Cards are available.

10th December – Yesterday (12A) Comedy/Fantasy/Music Jack Malik is a struggling singer-songwriter whose dreams of fame are rapidly fading, despite the fierce devotion and support of his childhood best friend, Ellie. After a freak bus accident during a mysterious global blackout, Jack wakes up to discover that The Beatles have never existed. Jack begins playing the music of the greatest of the rock bands and he finds himself with a very complicated problem indeed. Cast includes: Himesh Patel, Lily James, Meera Syal, Sanjeev Bhaskar

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