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SOUTH MARSTON’S COMMUNITY NEWSLETTER

What HGVs?

There are HGV’s regularly ignoring weight limit signs and driving through South Marston. However, since Christmas the details of only one HGV has been received by PC Marc Jackson, our local Police Officer.

Please take a note of the number plate and company name of any HGV you see and email PC Jackson directly on

[email protected]

When PC Jackson receives sufficient vehicle information he con-tacts the Haulage Company responsible. Please don’t assume that other people are reporting the problem. The Police cannot act unless they know who is responsible.

INSIDE...South Marston School 140 years young....Jobs Jobs Jobs….SMAWL Word Search…..Church Services....100 Club ...Local Business....Volunteers wanted at SMRA and SMAWL.

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Dear Friends Have you ever seen a child’s frustration and disappointment when the toy he ‘s been playing with won’t work properly or even stops altogether. The light in his face goes out as the batteries run down and there is no power. And what about you, have you gone to your mobile ‘phone and found it dead because you forgot to plug it in? We can do that in our lives too—not notice that the batteries are running down and need recharging. There is so much more stress in our busy lives than there used to be. We see breakdown and ill health amongst our friends and colleagues. Taking time to connect with our inner selves and with God is to recharge our batteries. Taking our prayers to God for help is to ask God for more power to continue when the going gets tough. To pray for others is to ask God to give them a fresh resource of strength and comfort. On Ascension Day, 9th May, we cele-brate Jesus’ ascension into heaven where he intercedes for us and at Pen-tecost, 19th May we celebrate God’s outpouring of his power into our lives through giving us His Spirit. This is a battery that lasts for eternity but we need to connect and stay connected. On Ascension day we are launching ’Oasis’ which will be a programme of opportunities, differing in style and content for people to get connected to this eternal source of power. Ascension will be a whole day of prayer split into short times of different prayer activities—including just silence. You will find the programme for May in the magazine. Will you take the opportunity to recharge your batteries or pray for oth-ers? God Bless, Vicky Fleming Priest in Charge


Church News

‘Craft Company’ we are meeting Dryden House at

2pm Wednesday 8th May, More details from Mary

Cooper.

Saturday Scene meets on 11th May in the Village Hall 4-5.15pm. An exciting church event for young families. Stories, songs, crafts, games and food. Contact Donald Page on 825693

From the Registers: Funerals

19th March Edward Hayward (Ted)

The Annual Meeting.

Tina Hiscocks and Richard Sansum were elected as Church Wardens once more. William Hiscocks is Treasurer and Diane Gambles is PCC Secretary. Donald Page was also elected as a PCC member. We were able to thank Donald for his commitment over the years and as he stands down as church warden to concentrate on his children’s ministry we presented him with a puppet—The Rev. Neil Down who will no doubt be introduced to you very soon!

Our vision continues to be helping people to explore faith, serving the community through our links with the school, Meeting Point and sharing the joys and difficulties of life when called upon. We want to thank you for your support and help following our Sow for the Harvest Appeal. We are very grateful for the help we receive.

The 7.30 Club for 10 to 16 year olds from Stratton, Stanton &

South Marston Held on alternate Sunday Evenings

7.30pm to 8.45pm at St Margaret’s Centre Please call the St. Margaret’s Church Office

for more information

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The Meeting Point

Coffee morning with table top sales (Why not book a table : £2.50 for people who live in the village, £5 for those

outside and free to village organisations )

11th May from 10.00 –12.30pm In the Village Hall

Refreshments provided by South Marston Church Something for every age group!

We look forward to seeing you

Oasis Offering a place and time for refreshment,

healing, rest and stillness

“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.” Matthew 11:28

Prayer and God’s Word is at the heart of ministry in our Team.

Oasis will be offering different opportunities for prayer at different

times and on different days. Some events will be in our home churches, some away. There will be prayer walks, creative prayer times, silent times, Lexio devina, intercession and a

variety leaders and speakers.

We are launching Oasis with a Day of Prayer 9th May Ascension Day in St. Margaret's Church

Programmes available in church.


5th May 11.00am South Marston Family Service

12th May 9.30am South Marston Holy Communion

19th May 10.00am St Margaret’s Pentecost Team Holy

Communion Service

26th May 8.00am South Marston Holy Communion BCP

2nd June 11.00am South Marston Family Service

9th June 9.30am South Marston Holy Communion

16th June 10.00am Stanton Pentecost Team Holy

23rd June 8.00am South Marston Holy Communion BCP

30th June 11.00am St Margaret’s Team Service

Church Services for South Marston

South Marston Church is part of Stratton Team Ministry.

The office is located at St. Margaret’s Centre, Kenwin Close, Stratton St. Margaret and it is open on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday mornings from 8.30am to 12 noon.

Email: [email protected] or tel: 826505.

If you would like to talk to a priest or book a Christening or Wedding please contact Rev Vicky Fleming on 827021 between 6 and 7pm any evening except Fridays or Sundays.

Members of the team:

Priest in Charge Rev. Vicky Fleming 827021 Asst. Priest Rev. George Fleming 827021 Lay Minister Mr Dan Read 763016

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School News

This June, South Marston C of E

Primary school turns 140 years old.

We are holding a week of celebra-

tions beginning on

Monday 17th June

with children dressing up to repre-

sent the different decades, and cu-

mulating with a school picnic on the

Friday. The children will be produc-

ing an archive of memories which

will be on permanent display in

school. We are also planning on

holding a special 140 years church

service.

We would love to hear about any memories of the school, from

people in the community, and also any photographs that could be

lent to us.

If you would be happy to talk to some children about your memo-

ries, we would be delighted to see you in school during this week.

Please could you give us a ring on 01793 823379 or pop in to

school to make yourself known.

It would be great if we could find 8 people to represent the decades

going all the way back to the 1930s. Perhaps your parents passed

on their memories to you?

Looking forward to meeting you all.

Mr Luke Maddison,

Headteacher, South Marston C of E Primary School

South Marston Primary School


S M A W L

South Marston Assisting Wildlife

SMAWL is a group of South Marston volunteers who care about wildlife. The SMAWL team is composed entirely of volunteers and is currently looking for more help.

Anyone with a spare hour or two throughout the year will be most wel-come. It’s sociable and helps to improve the look of the village. We wel-come any age and ability (although children must be accompanied by an adult). For further information, please call Chris on 829868 or Susan on 824957, or email Chris at [email protected]. You can also read more about the group on the village website, www.southmarston.org.uk.

http://www.southmarston.org.uk

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It’s surprising how many mammals live in our area, although some local mammals are very hard to see. So here’s a word search where you can find 18 mammals that live in north Wiltshire. Words can be found forwards, backwards, up, down and diagonally. The solution is further on in this issue. North Wiltshire mammals word search.

T L E R R I U Q S T

I A S E E L S H T D

B X B H E G E B O O

B O Q S R D D T A R

A F A E G E A A T M

R E E E A R W R B O

W D H U M A N E M U

X O E S U O M T O S

G M O H A R E T L E

E L O V Z A N O E U

Children might like to note how many of these mammals they see dur-ing the year.

BADGER MOUSE

FOX SHREW

MOLE WEASEL

RAT DEER

VOLE HEDGEHOG

BAT OTTER

HARE SQUIRREL

HUMAN DORMOUSE

RABBIT STOAT

These are the mammals to find:


Relief of Need Fund

Supporting South Marston residents.

The Relief of Need Fund Currently has a lim-ited amount of money available to assist resi-dents who are in genuine need. Application forms are available from Highworth Council Offices or the Lions’ Shop in Newburgh Place. Please note that documentary proof of need will be required before applications can be considered.

Educational Fund

Supporting Young People living in South Marston.

The Educational Fund currently has a limited amount of money available to assist with the education or training of young people. Application forms are available from Highworth Council Offices or the Lions’ Charity Shop in Newburgh Place, Highworth.

The Highworth United Charities

Do you want to

learn but can’t

afford the fees?

Do you

need

assistance?

SMRA South Marston Recreation Association

100 Club

All profits from the 100 club go to the

upkeep of our village playing field.

New members - if anyone would like

to join the 100 club and have a num-

ber, please contact:

Julie Hatherall (07749 211867) or

Jenny McEwen (825312).

April Winners

£10 52 Gladys Fitchett

£10 2 Rachel Case

£10 60 Sheila Jinks

£10 58 Richard Sansum

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South Marston Parish Council

Parish Councillor Vacancy

South Marston Parish Council currently has two vacancies on the Parish

Council.

If you would like to know more about becoming a Parish Councillor and

would be interested in joining the team, please contact the Parish Clerk

via email: [email protected].

Diary Dates…Annual Parish Meeting and AGM

Come along to the Annual Parish Meeting on Tuesday 4th June at 7pm in

the Village Hall to hear about what the Parish Council has been doing

throughout the year. You are welcome to get questions to us in advance

of the meeting by emailing [email protected] or leaving a message on

820529

The Parish Council AGM will be held half an hour before the normal Par-

ish Council meeting on Tuesday 21st May at 7pm in the Village Hall. You

are very welcome to attend.

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Meet Barry Thunder – Councillor ,


When working on the initial clearance of the

conservation site, some three years ago, I was

working alongside two parish councillors who

told me about the work of the Parish Council

(PC). To be honest I had no idea what the PC

did!

But having lived in South Marston for 25 years, I

decided it was time to become more involved in

village matters, so I duly sent in my election pa-

pers and waited for more details, I fully ex-

pected to have to tell more people than my im-

mediate neighbours to vote for me! But nine peo-

ple applied for nine vacancies, so suddenly I was

a parish councillor.

After my first meeting, I found myself as the liaison for the allotments and

part of the finance working group. After 3 years this has extended to in-

clude planning applications and the village development working group.

As membership of these groups is purely voluntary, maybe I should take

more care in what I agree to become involved in.

But having said that, I have found that I enjoy the tasks (well, most of

them!!) and that learning new skills has given me a range of interests that

has become most enjoyable.

And yes, I am still working with the conservation group, who are looking

to gain more volunteers. Why not come along to a Parish Council meet-

ing and see what we do?

To keep informed of all the latest Parish Council news, including

minutes of Parish Council meetings, please visit

www.southmarston.org.uk and click on the ‘Parish Council’ section.

Barry Thunder




Parish Council Meetings

Members of the public are welcome to attend Parish Council meetings

which are held on the third Tuesday of the month, at 7.30pm in the Vil-

lage Hall. There is an “Open 10 Minutes” section at the start of the meet-

ing where you are invited to ask questions or discuss an agenda item. It

would be helpful if you could inform the Chairman at the start of the meet-

ing of any items that you wish to raise or discuss. All agendas are pub-

lished on the village website and on the village notice boards, prior to the

meetings.

Vacancy for Clerk and Responsible Finance Officer

12 Hours per Week, Subject to Review

Salary by negotiation depending on qualification

A vacancy exists for the position of Clerk and Responsible Finance Of-ficer to the Parish Council. Opportunity for career development in this exciting; varied role. Duties include:

Administering the Council’s affairs including - arranging and at-tending meetings; minute-taking; dealing with correspondence.

Financial management involving book-keeping and budget con-trol.

Advising the Council on procedural and regulatory issues.

Editing Tower & Tap local village publication

Applicants should be computer literate using Word and Excel, and pref-erably qualified or experienced in local council administration. Good organisational and administrative skills are essential. Training can be provided.

Please send application letter and CV to the Clerk, Mrs Gemma Cheal, Woodbine Cottage, 75 Stratton Road, Lower Stratton, Swindon, SN1 2PN, Tel. 01793 820529, Email: [email protected].

Closing date is 10th May 2013.



May 2013

Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat Sun 1 2 3 4 5 Tots ‘n’

Toddlers

9.00-11.00 Village Hall

Quiz Night at Carriers Arms

SME Group 19.30-21:00 Venue tbc

Youth Club (8-11)

18:30-20:00 Village Hall

Get Walking Day at Lydiard

Park Meet at visitors centre/cafe 11.00am

Family Service 11.00

6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Youth Club (12-18)


Tots ‘n’ Toddlers

9.00-11.00 Village Hall Craft Company

14:00 SMRA Meeting 19:30 -21:30

Wheelie Bins Mixed Plastics

Green Waste

Meeting Point 10:00-12.30

Village Hall Saturday Scene 16:00-17:15

Village Hall

Holy Communion 09:30

Tower & Tap Advertisers Cut Off Date

13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Gardening Club 19:30-22:00

Village Hall

Friendly Club 14:00-16:00

Village Hall




Youth Club (8-11)

18:30-20:00 Village Hall Live Music at

Carriers Arms

Team Service

10:00 St Margaret’s Stratton

20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Youth Club (12-18)


Parish Council AGM

19:00 Village Hall Parish Council

Meeting 19.30 Village Hall



Tower & Tap Contributions

Cut Off Date


Green Waste

John Denver Tribute Mercure Hotel

8.00pm

Holy Communion 08:00

27 28 29 30 31 Ladies Who

Latte

10:00-12:00 Mecure Hotel




Youth Club (8-11)



June 2013

Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat Sun

1 2

3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Youth Club (12-18)


Annual Parish Meeting

19:00

Tots ‘n’ Tod-dlers


SME Group 19.30-21:00

Venue tbc


Green Waste

Meeting Point 10:00-12.30

Village Hall Saturday Scene 16:00-17:15

Village Hall

10 11 12 13 14 15 16

Friendly Club 14:00-16:00

Village Hall


9.00-11.00 Village Hall Craft Company

14:00 SMRA Meeting 19:30 -21:30

Tower & Tap Advertising Cut Off Date


Youth Club (8-11)


17 18 19 20 21 22 23

Youth Club (12-18)


Parish Council Meeting

19.30 Village Hall




Green Waste

Tower & Tap Contributions

Cut Off Date

24 25 26 27 28 29 30

Ladies Who Latte

10:00-12:00 Mecure Hotel




Youth Club (8-11)



South Marston Enterprise (SME) Group

We are a business group that holds regular monthly meetings on the first

Thursday of the month. It is for people who live in the village and either

run or have an interest in running small businesses.

At the April meeting we had a

demonstration of Equine Reiki.

Jane, our guest, talked about her

experience in working with horses at

a sanctuary and how they benefited

from their sessions with her. She

explained what was involved and

then demonstrated it on 3 lucky

horses!

The evening was rounded off over

wine and snacks and a more social

chat over the types of training that

Jane offered for horse owners as

part of her business. We also discussed future topics we would like cov-

ered in the SME meetings.

The next meeting will be all about swapping useful contact details or nug-

gets of business sense that have really helped us in our business. If you

would like to join us please contact Hazel Andrews at

[email protected] or Tel: 01793 827507.

Puzzle page creator (any age)

for June issue, please contact

[email protected] by the 22nd of May 2013



Recent Events

Tuesday 9th April

A talk was to be given by John James-Davidson on handwriting but whilst

travelling to South Marston he was involved in a car accident with a deer.

We reverted to a social afternoon.

Future events

Tuesday 14th May– In the Village Hall at 2.00pm A talk will be given by Wiltshire Farm foods advising us of the selection of foods they supply.

A tasting session will be given at the meeting.

Tuesday 21st May – Outing The outing is a trip to Bournemouth. Departure from South Marston is at 9.30am (by car park) return arrival time approx. 6.30pm

Tuesday 11th June– In the Village Hall at 2.00pm Annual General Meeting. Members are requested to send their nomina-tions for election to the committee to the secretary, Brian McGlone. Fol-lowing the AGM a talk will be given by Graham Carter on Alfred Williams in South Marston.

Friendly Club Annual Holiday - September 2013 An opportunity not to be missed - open to non members

Our annual Holiday this year will be to Nottingham staying at Warners Thor-esby Hall Hotel for 4 nights departing from South Marston on the Monday 30th September and returning Friday 4th October. This will include various day trips during our stay. Barnes Coaches will be supplying the transport. The hotel has 30 acres of gardens and is on the edge of Sher-wood Forest.

The cost for dinner, bed and breakfast for 4 nights is £330 per person. An-yone over 50 who would like to join us will be made very welcome. Please contact Sheila 828545 for details and to book the holiday.

The Friendly Club


Christmas Hampers - new qualification criteria

The government has increased the State Pension age for women to 65

phased from April 2016 to December 2018. A further increase will be

phased in to raise the State Pension age for all to 66 from December

2018.

In consideration of these changes, and the proposed expansion of the

village community, the Trust will be making the following changes to

the criteria for allocation of Christmas Hampers to senior citizens of

South Marston. These changes will be implemented on 1st April 2016.

The changes are not subject to the exact scheduling of government

criteria.

To qualify for a Christmas Hamper the recipient is required to

have been in permanent residency in South Marston for a period

of 3 years prior to submission of registration.

All new applicants must be 65 years of age on 24th December

2016 to be eligible to register.

All new and existing applicants must be 66 years of age or over

on the 1st January 2019 to be eligible to register.

The F & E Harris Memorial Trust

Gardening Club

Recent Events

Our meeting on Monday 15th April was entitled ' Trugs'. Carl Sadler came with his array of trugs and entertained us all with interesting stories

of his life. These were all associated around trugs and went from chopping down of the trees to meetings with royalty at country fairs.

Future events

Our next meeting will be on Monday 13th May at 7:30pm with a talk by Alan Christopher entitled 'Summer gardening made easy'.


Oasis

Offering a place and time for refreshment, healing, rest

and stillness

“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.”

Matthew 11:28

Jesus stood and said in a loud voice, “Let anyone who is thirsty come to me and

drink. Whoever believes in me, as Scripture has said, rivers of living water will flow from within

them.” John 7:37– 38

Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, as clear

as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb down the middle of the great street of the city. On each side of the river stood the tree of life, bearing twelve crops of

fruit, yielding its fruit every month. And the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations

Revelation 22:1-2

Prayer and God’s Word is at the heart of ministry in our Team.

Oasis will be offering different opportunities for prayer at different times and on different days. Some events will be in our

home churches, some away. There will be prayer walks, creative prayer times, silent times, Lexio devina, intercession

and a variety leaders and speakers.


9th May, Ascension Day A Day of Prayer

St. Margaret’s Church

9.00am Morning Prayer 9.45am Silent prayer 10am Prayer for the Churches 10.30am Refreshments 11.00am Prayer for Young People’s Work 11.30pm Prayer for Worship Team, musicians and choir 12.00 Mid-day Prayer 12.30pm Lunch Break 1.30pm Prayer for the Pastoral Care Team 2.00p, Silent Prayer 2.30pm Prayer for those in need with opportunity for the laying on of hands and anointing 3.30pm Refreshments 4.00pm Bible meditation (Lexio Devina) 4.45pm Closing Prayers 7.30pm Ascension Day Holy Communion


South Marston

Village Hall

Hire Charges

All enquiries and to make a booking please contact Julie Hatherall

http://southmarston.org.uk/village-hall-bookings/

or email: [email protected] tel: 07857 310 624

Refundable deposit also applies for all one off bookings,

Please see website for further details. Terms and Conditions apply.

REGULAR HIRE COST

Local Village Organisation £5.00 per hour

Non-Local Organisation £8.00 per hour

Parish Council £8.50 per hour

ONE-OFF BOOKINGS e.g. Children’s

Party, Family Party, Christenings etc

COST

Village Resident Non-Resident

Morning Session 08:30 – 13:30 £20.00 £25.00

Afternoon Session 13:30 – 18:30 £25.00 £30.00

Evening Session 18:30 – 23:30 £30.00 £35.00

Send your contributions for our next issue to

[email protected] by the 22nd of May 2013



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Useful Contacts


What’s happening at South Marston Hotel & Spa….

Our Sunday carvery lunch

is still going from strength

to strength, so remember

to book early. For the real ale drinkers I am pleased

to announce that, follow-

ing a few requests from villagers, we have added

Our Bath Ales as a suppli-

er and we’re serving quin-tessentially English beer

brewed in the West Coun-

try. We have a choice of premium amber ales and a distinc-tive dark bitter. Come al,ong and try them, then give us your

feedback. As you know all of your comments are gratefully

received.

Senior Citizens Lunches have again been well supported

last month and we of course want to continue with its

success. So remember, every Thursday from 12.00 noon -2.00pm, a two course lunch is served for only £4.99 per

person.

Just a reminder that Father’s Day is fast approaching and

that we are now taking bookings for Father’s Day carvery

lunch which will be served from 12.30pm-4.00pm priced at £17.95 per person for a three courses and a special gift for

Father’s Day….


Our next village coffee morning will be on Monday 13th May 2013 from 10.30am- 12 noon. Coffee and biscuits are pro-

vided by the hotel and as you know donations are shared

between the Village Hall and Church Funds. This is our way of giving back to the local community so we hope you’ll join

us. Any budding cake makers in the village that want to

bring along cakes to sell at the coffee morning in additional

support will be welcome.

Contact Steve to arrange on 01793 833700 or e-mail me at

[email protected]

Make money with a smile and some hard work! The Wedding Season is fast ap-proaching and we are looking

for casual waiting staff to help

us serve our guests. If you are

over 16 and interested in hospi-tality, please contact Steve

Goulding on 01793 833700

or e-mail your CV to

[email protected] .

The work is mainly Saturdays and Sundays but we also will

have lots of evening work in our busy calendar.

Until next month …enjoy the bank holidays everyone

The Mercure South Marston Hotel and Spa, Old Vicarage Lane, South Marston, SN3 4SH www.southmarstonhotel.com


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