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May 2014

The Loddon Valley Link Church and Village Magazine

for Sherfield-on-Loddon, Stratfield Saye, Hartley Wespall with Stratfield Turgis and Bramley

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Services for May 2014

*Drive up close to the white gates, which will open automatically .

Children are welcome at all our services. Services in italics are particularly geared to children and families. BCP = Book of Common Prayer.

Sunday 4th May Easter 3

10.00am Holy Communion St Leonard’s Sherfield

10.00am Family Service St Mary’s Stratfield Saye*

6.30pm Evensong and Communion by Ext St Mary’s Hartley Wespall

Friday 4.15pm Messy Church Sherfield Community Centre


10.00am Morning Worship and Sunday Club St Leonard’s Sherfield


10.00am Holy Communion and Sunday Club St Leonard’s Sherfield

Including re-dedication of In Touch Friends

10.00am Matins and Communion by Ext St Mary’s Stratfield Saye*

6.30pm Evensong St Mary’s Hartley Wespall


8.00am Holy Communion 1662 BCP St Mary’s Hartley Wespall

10.00am Family Service St Leonard’s Sherfield

Sunday 1st June Easter 7

10.00am Holy Communion St Leonard’s Sherfield

10.00am Family Service St Mary’s Stratfield Saye*

6.30pm Evensong and Communion by Ext St Mary’s Hartley Wespall

Editorial

Welcome to the Spring Edition of the Loddon Valley Link. We are keen to reflect the news and views of the whole community - Churches, villages, clubs

and societies within our distribution area.

As you will know, from the last Link, we have been running our biannual envelope scheme to help

cover the costs of producing the Loddon Valley Link.

We are very grateful for your donations which help us to distribute the magazine to 2,000 homes in the villages. This is our last call for support and further

details can be found on page 49.

In this edition you will find an update of the building work in progress to add important additional facilities to St. Leonard’s church. In the course of excavations inevitably some old bones were dug up and these were reburied in a moving

ceremony (Page 4)

We’ve given a big splash this month to the annual Hartley Wespall Regatta (See page 29) - sounds a crazy idea but really good fun bringing us all together. Do go and take part if you can (but take a

‘cosie’ just in case!)

Finally, we are always looking for interesting articles for the magazine. With all the remembrance events this year, perhaps some of you have

a story or two to tell?

As ever, comments are welcomed. Contact the editor at: [email protected] Our thanks to Sheena Archer for supplying the cover page photo of the ceremony at the Garden of Remembrance at St. Leonard’s (see page 28 for more details).

Contents Page 4 …………Songs of Praise Page 8 …….. Percy’s Plant Sale Page 15 ………… Sherfield Fete Page 16 …… Building progress Page 17 … …….. Stratfield Walk Page 21………… Messy Church Page 28 …………Remembrance Page 29 ……… Hartley Regatta Page 31 ………….. Chris Tomlin Page 37 ………… Beat Officer Page 54 ………….. Committee

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Songs of Praise Sunday June 15th

11am on Sherfield Village Green

A fun informal service held outside on the green, for the whole family. We will be using the fete marquee in case the

weather is wet again!

Everyone welcome, bring your dogs, bikes!

Tadley Concert Brass will once again be providing the

music for us.

Re-interment of

Ancient Bones

During the digging of the foundations for St. Leonard’s Church extension, ancient churchyard burials revealed some, now anonymous, bones that had long lost

their identity and headstones.

On Palm Sunday, 13th April 2014, Revd. Sammie Armstrong, in the presence of a large congregation, re-interred the bones in the Church burial ground, saying that it is central to Christian belief that a human body, at the point of death, ceases to have any importance for the resurrected life of the individual. However, it is equally important that we accord great dignity and care to the dead for in so doing, we signify the deeper funda-

mental attitudes of the living.

Gathering to care for the dead demonstrates that we value life.

“Pastoral Letter”

‘What’s happening about Bob’s successor?’ It is a question I get asked frequently. It is now five months since Bob left so where are we?

On Monday, 24th March we had a meeting of the PCC’s to appoint representatives to sit on the

appointments committee to choose a new priest in charge. Richard Elphick had done a wonderful job in completing a Parish Profile, which had been approved by the Archdeacon of

Winchester and the Bishop of Basingstoke, the latter having now moved on to become Bishop of Bath and Wells.

The Parochial Church Councils (PCC’s) of St.Leonard’s, Sherfield on

Loddon, St. Mary’s Stratfield Saye and Hartley Wespall with Stratfield Turgis and St James’ Bramley with St. Stephen’s Little

London, met at Cross House in Bramley to approve the Parish profile and select the

representatives.

The Archdeacon explained the process, answered questions and then left. Each PCC

met separately and then returned to the main hall, where they all approved the Profile with some minor alterations to the

wording and announced who would be their representatives.

An advertisement will be written and placed in the appropriate places at the end of April and the first week of May, with a closing date of application on 22nd May. A short list will be drawn up and

interviews will be held on 23rd and 24th June. Depending on the notice the appointee needs to give, we hope to have a new Priest-in-Charge by October.

We all need to pray that God’s person will be appointed.

John

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www.LoddonValleyLink.hampshire.org.uk

BREACH LANE CHAPEL Sherfield on Loddon Geoff Belsham 01256 882534/07519 708416

MAY 2014 Services

CATHOLIC SERVICES St Bede’s and Holy Ghost

Churches, Basingstoke (www.stbedesbasingstoke.org.uk)

Contact Fr. Chris Rutledge, Parish Office Tues to Friday

9.30 am-1.00 pm Tel. 01256 465214.

Sunday Mass 9.00 am, 11.00 am and 6.30 pm

ST. LEONARD’S CHURCH Saturday Open Days

Everyone is welcome to visit for reflection, prayer, or to view

with a wedding in mind. Open days are normally on

Saturdays.

The open days in May are on

the 10th 17th and 31st

Sunday 4th 10.30am Family Worship led by Neil Owen

11am Youth Group – “The Flock” Sunday 11th 10.30am Family Worship led by Graham Locke

Tuesday 13th 2pm Church Walk starting at the Chapel

Thursday 15th 7.30pm House Group & Bible Study at 9

Coopers Lane, Bramley Friday 16th 10.30am Open Morning at Chapel – FREE

refreshments and books etc

Saturday 17th 2.30pm Disabled Christian Fellowship at Frimley

Road led by Geoff Belsham

Sunday 18th 10.30am Family Worship led by Alistair Sneddon

12.30pm 34th Anniversary of the Chapel Re-opening – Anniversary Lunch in the

Chapel Monday 19th 11am Property Committee Meeting at Frimley

Road Friday 23rd 10.30am Open Morning at Chapel – FREE

refreshments and books etc

Sunday 25th 10.30am Family Worship led by Geoff Belsham

Tuesday 27th 2pm Church Walk starting at Old Basing

Bartons Lane Car Park Wednesday 28th 2.30pm Midweek Fellowship at Chapel – Film

Show “The Walk”

http://www.stbedesbasingstoke.org.uk/


Carl Fanning The Village Decorator

Decorating the Loddon Valley Area

Painter and Decorator

Local Tradesman with 25 years experience

Decorating local properties since 1980

A “Dulux” Trade Member

Good quality Trade Paints used - Internal and external decorating

Free estimates - advice on colour and paints

Full liability cover - all work is guaranteed

Telephone: Carl on 01189 424 883

or 0795 266 1965

Percy’s Plant Sale

Saturday 10th May,

10.00 to 12.00 noon

Sherfield on Loddon Village Hall

There will be a huge selection of Plants for sale. Flowers, fruit and vegetables.

Including geraniums, begonia, fuschia, runner beans, tomatoes.

There will also be a stall from the

Garden Club, a cake stall with raffle and POSH coffee morning

The proceeds will be shared between St Leonard’s Extension Fund, the Village Hall

and the Garden Club.

Village Hall Matters

CLASSES & ACTIVITIES

The Main Hall, Liddell Hall and Garden Room are used by many groups

within the village for a wide variety of classes and activities.

Art classes • Band practice • Brownies

Coffee Mornings • Dance classes • Decorative & Fine Arts Society

Evergreens Club • Fitness classes • Floral Society

Gardening Club • Lunch Club • Morris Dancing • Nursery

Parish Council • Pilates • Quilters Group • Rainbows

Short Mat Bowls • Taekendo for Little Ones • Whist

Women’s Institute • Yoga • Zumba

If you would like to find out more about these village activities visit the

“Clubs & Groups” page of our website for dates, times and contact details.

BEER FESTIVAL SPONSORSHIP

The next Sherfield-on-Loddon Beer Festival will be held at the Village Hall

on Saturday 27th September 2014. We attract visitors from far and wide

and as usual we will be fund-raising for both our own Village Hall and St.

Michael's Hospice in Basingstoke. If your company would be interested in

sponsorship opportunities this year please contact us.

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

Thurs 1st, Fri 2nd & Sat 3rd May - Loddon Players present “Confusions”

Sat 3rd May – Clothing Sale (Liddell Hall)

Fri 9th May – Annual Parish Meeting

Sat 10th May - Village Coffee Morning Sat 10th May – Percy’s Plant Sale

N.B. FREE WI-FI access available in the hall.

For more information on activities, events & booking the hall, visit:

www.sherfieldvillagehall.co.uk “At the heart of our community for over 100 years”

Sherfield on Loddon Village Hall Reg. Charity No. 272385 Tel: 01256 883624

Email: [email protected]

http://www.sherfieldvillagehall.co.uk


TEXT FOR THE MONTH… 1 Thessalonians 3 : 14 The NIV Bible

13 May he strengthen your hearts so that you will be blameless and holy in

the presence of our God and Father when our Lord Jesus comes with all his holy ones.

Prayer for the Month.

Lord Jesus Christ, after the joy of Easter, this month we will celebrate your ascension to heaven and we thank you that you came to save not just a few, nor simply your own people but all the world.

You are King of kings and Lord of lords, your love reaching out to the ends of the earth, your glory filling the universe. We greet you now as the

sovereign Lord - the one who reigns in splendour, enthroned at the right hand of the Father, and the one who, in the fullness of time, will reconcile all things to yourself making peace through your blood and establishing

your eternal kingdom. Saviour of all, we look forward to the day when every knee shall bow to you and every tongue confess you as Lord and Saviour.

Mighty saviour, in thanks we worship you.

In Jesus name we pray. Amen

Prayer Points for May

Give thanks for the joy of the Easter and the many who celebrated it in our churches.

Give thanks for safe return of our forces from Afghanistan.

Pray for the future of Syria that the violence may end and

also that there may an end to the conflict in that region of the world.

Pray for all children who will be taking important exams this month; may

they know peace and keep calm.

Pray for fine weather and a good attendance at Percy’s plant sale on

May 10th.

Pray for the sick known to you that they may know God’s peace.

Give thanks for the joy of long days, warmer weather and the beauty of the world around us.

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Gooseberries, Raspberries, New Potatoes, Asparagus and

Flowers. We also sell local Honey, Free Range Eggs and Homemade

Jams CALL 01252 845772 from May 1st For information, & to place orders. Or visit www.westgreenfruits.com

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St Leonard’s Church Extension

Work on the roof is well underway. The fine weather has allowed the

builders to catch up some lost time and we are hoping completion will be the end of July.

Each piece of flint is

‘knapped’ to the right shape before it

is cemented into place, a time-consuming and

highly skilled job.

An eye needs to be

kept on the weather forecast to avoid risk of frost.

Reported by:

Donald Dawson

Stratfield Turgis Village Late Spring Walk Sunday 11th May at 2pm.

Meet at the entrance to the recreation ground next to the

Jekyll and Hyde.

Come and join us on a gentle stroll around some of the beautiful and historic sights of

the village. Everyone’s welcome.

The walk should take approximately 3

hours across fairly level ground.

For more details see the village website (www.stratfieldturgis.org.uk) or contact

Sheila Campbell on 01256 882351

Neighbourhood Plan – Questionnaire Campaign

Many thanks to those parish residents who completed and submitted a questionnaire. This questionnaire campaign is now closed and the results are being entered into a database for analysis.

We have received 400 completed questionnaires from all sources. Of

those, 70 were from the Sherfield Park Community Centre, 205 were submitted from the village and the

rest, 125, were completed online. That is about a 16% response from

those of voting age in the Parish. The online questionnaire was open to all residents of the parish, i.e.

the village and Taylor’s Farm residents, but the distribution of those who completed the online

questionnaire is not yet available.

An initial summary of the results will be presented at the Annual Parish

Meeting on 9th May and will then be posted on the Parish Council web

site.

http://www.stratfieldturgis.org.uk/

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Basingstoke Window Cleaning Services

We use a pure water, reach and wash

system for a perfect smear-free finish

Windows Cleaned Inside

Conservatory Roofs Cleaned

Guttering Cleared & Cleaned

Soffits & Fascias Cleaned For a free, no obligation quote

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Simon: 07852 117 361 Dan: 07712 885 345

SHERFIELD 0-5’S

Every Tuesday 10.00am to 12 noon

Sherfield Park Community Centre

Climbing frame, toys, parachute games, singing,

juice and biscuits, tea and coffee. A great place to meet new people and

make new friends – everyone welcome! Come and join us!

designed to wear out your children!

Contacts: Louisa 01256 881229, Beccy 880894, Kerry 880167


Friday 9th May 2014 - Jonah and the Whale

For more information and to book, please contact :

Amanda Prince 01256 880733 [email protected]

Or on Facebook : Messy Church-Sherfield On Loddon

Parish Registers

Burial of Ashes

Richard Alan Pitman 15.03.14

Hartley Wespall

Dorothy Best 01.04.14

Stratfield Saye

June McNaughton 23.04.14

Stratfiled Saye

Lots of craft, worship and tea for the children! All welcome

4.15 Arrive, Register, prepare for Worship

4.30 Worship followed by activities in three groups

5.15 Meal - cafe style (finish at 5.30pm)

It is essential that you book (and please advise of any food allergies).

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The Evergreens The April meeting held a very enjoyable talk by David Ogborn about his involvement in the formation and conducting of choirs. He spoke

about being involved with the well known Welsh Male Voice Choir, the Moriston Orpheus Choir.

David then went on to talk about the choirs which are in and around Basingstoke. In 1974 he conducted a choir from Baughurst for 8 years then he was invited to conduct the Basingstoke Male Voice Choir

which he did for 29 years. This choir toured abroad including America and for some of the more mature members it was there first visit abroad.

The local hospital contacted David 3 years ago and the Basingstoke Hospital Male Voice Choir was formed which includes all different

professions. They have raised money for charities such as breast cancer care and the Alzheimer’s society. There is also a group in Tadley which started in St Mary's Church with around a few members

and now has 108 and meet on Tuesdays in the Methodist Church, also raising money for charity.

Finally David told us about the festival of choirs which includes 15 from around the area and will be performing at The Anvil on July 6th in recognition of World War I. They previously performed for the

Queen's Jubilee in 2012 with music from 1952- 2012. David also told us how to breath before singing and we finished with practising a couple of songs which everyone enjoyed.

Singing is known to be good for your health and for the social aspect and involvement of the community.

Our next meeting will be our birthday party in May

Hartley Wespall Parish Council AGM

Hartley Wespall Parish Council is holding its Annual General Meeting at The Liddell Hall Sherfield-on-Loddon at 8.00 p.m. on Monday the

12th May 2014.

We would welcome the attendance of Parishioners and any other

interested parties.

The Agenda for the meeting will be placed on the Parish Notice Board

on Thursday, the 1st May.


Happy Faces Playgroup

Sherfield-on-Loddon

“Bring your happy face to our happy place”

A small, friendly playgroup for children aged 2 years 6 months to

school age

Flexible Sessions including all day

Further information:

01256 880903 Prospectus/application form:

07791 141176

[email protected] www.happyfacesplaygroup.co.uk

Est. 1982. Charity No. 1029688


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Stratfield Turgis Parish

Annual General Meeting Friday 16th May 2014

In the cricket pavilion on the recreation ground starting at 7:30 pm

Light refreshments will be available.

Your local police, borough and county councillors will be there and Roger Gardiner, the Mayor will give a short address.

The St. Leonard’s Parochial Church Council At a recent meeting of church members, the following were elected to the Parochial Church Council:

Churchwardens

Richard Elphick (also as Reader and Lay

Chair of Deanery Synod) Peter Gould

Elected members

Donald Dawson, Dan Farrow,

Karen West, Lisa Goodall, Claire

Osborne, Shan Cheatle, Mark Miller and

Paul Stewart

Other PCC members

Revd. Sammie Armstrong; John

Williams, Reader;

Andrew Doggart, Reader

Sheena Archer (Deanery Synod member)

Chris Blakeley (Deanery Synod member)

Ian Goodall (Diocesan Synod member)

The Dedication of the Garden of

Remembrance at

St. Leonard’s Church Sherfield-on-Loddon

On the beautiful Spring morning of Sunday 13th April 2014, a large congregation gathered, after the Palm Sunday service, to be present at

the dedication of the Garden of Remembrance.

Sandy Johnson described how the garden had been reclaimed from a wilderness at the West end of the Churchyard, and that Alan Taplin had beautifully carved the oak sign which is now

in place in the garden.

Revd. Sammie Armstrong spoke of the pleasure of visiting

this peaceful place.

“To be there”, Sammie said, “enables us to

honour the life of a loved one and feel renewal and

revitalisation in one’s own life”.

He thanked everyone involved who used their skills and time in preparing the garden and the sign, which now marks our

Garden of Remembrance.

To the Glory of God this

sacred place is where our loved ones rest.

HARTLEY WESPALL REGATTA

Hartley Mill

Sunday 15th June starting at 2.00pm

HAVE YOU STARTED making your boat YET for the Hartley Wespall Regatta?

Races include:

Fruit and Vegetable Boats

Plastic & Fruit juice cartons

Sailing Boats

Paper Boats

Tennis balls!

DON’T WORRY IF YOU HAVE NEVER WATCHED BLUE PETER

WE WILL ALSO BE HAVING A COUPLE OF DUCK RACES (Ducks provided!)

Games, stalls and of course Tea and

Cakes

There will also be an open race and a special

fathers race.

News from Councillor Chris Tomblin

I hope you all had a happy Easter break!

The run up to Easter has seen some bizarre happenings in the

Borough Council. The Razor’s farm planning application for 420 houses had gone to appeal as Croudace had claimed that the Borough had not made a timely planning decision. I have

previously reported that the Borough planning committee would choose to reject the application should it have had the chance, and to see it brought to the committee. This meant that the Council would oppose the

application at the public inquiry and hire a legal team to defend its position.

However on Monday 7th, the day before the start of the inquiry, an urgent planning meeting was convened. Members were told that the expert witness consultants had decided that new information provided by

Croudace regarding the Borough’s concerns were satisfactorily addressed and so they could not support the Borough’s case. Members of the

committee were not given the detailed papers but learnt that a proposed, Croudace funded bus service to the town (supported for only 3 years) and mitigation against industrial noise by way of non opening triple glazing

and special ventilation systems would therefore provide a sustainable development! Unfortunately a 7 to 5 (politically divided) vote by members meant that the Borough would now not defend their original objection.

To say that one could smell a rat would be an understatement!

So the next day I went to the inquiry to speak against the development.

One could not fail to notice that our defending legal representative was from the same firm as the one used by Croudace – apparently not uncommon. Bramley Parish Council, Chineham Parish Council and two

ward members from Chineham also spoke well; informing the Inspector of the issues faced by the local community should this development go

ahead. Our other ward member spoke in support of the development requesting that Cufaude Lane be blocked off to north bound traffic plus a relief road be provided across Taylor’s Farm. He was supported by a well

known local giving a brief speech to indicate that he is still no doubt “in touch” with our community.

We await the Inspector’s and Secretary of State’s verdict...........

Update: - Governance Review for the parish status of Taylors Farm.

The Council has now approved the motion and so we will soon see the

start of a long consultation period. Chris Please contact me by calling 880558

Sherfield-on-Loddon Parish Council Meeting dates The next Full Parish Council meeting will be held on 14th May

and then on 11th June 2014 at 7.30pm in the Liddell Hall.

Youth Club

The Parish Council has agreed to support the Youth Club held at Sherfield

Park Community Centre, this facility is open to all children in the Parish. Please check the SPCA website www.sherfieldparkcommunity.co.uk or

email [email protected] or call 01256 883 967 for further details.

Governance Review

The Governance Review was given the green light at the last meeting of the Basingstoke and Deane Borough Full Council meeting, so this will now

proceed. The Council has 12 months in which to carry out this review and present its findings.

Annual Parish meeting

The Annual Parish meeting will take place on Friday 9th May 2014 at 7.30pm in Sherfield on Loddon Village Hall. Everyone is welcome. The Chairman will report on the Parish Council’s year as well as receiving

reports from the Village Hall Management Committee, Sherfield Park Community Centre, Borough Councillors and the County Councillor. The

developing Neighbourhood Plan will be discussed.

Neighbourhood Plan

A new committee, reporting to the Planning Committee, has been set up

to manage the detailed work and as an interface between the Parish Council and the Neighbourhood Plan Forum. Parishioners are welcome to

attend committee meetings and agendas will be posted in the normal way, but there will be no opportunity for discussion.

The up to date position and the results from the recent questionnaires

will be presented at the Annual Parish Meeting on Friday 9th May and the next Neighbourhood Plan Forum will be in July.

Karen Ross - Clerk to the Parish Council, Sherfield-on-Loddon, PO Box

6862, Basingstoke, RG24 4QZ Telephone: 01256 842662 [email protected] www.sherfieldonloddon-pc.gov.uk

http://www.sherfieldparkcommunity.co.uk



http://www.sherfieldonloddon-pc.gov.uk

NWR Report – May 2014 b y Gill Fearon

‘What did you do in the war Mummy?’ was the title of our April meeting. Although primarily an investigation into what women did in the first world war, we also talked about our parents’ generation in the second world war.

Some were in the forces, in protected occupations or worked as volunteers, whilst others were too young to be involved, but remembered living

through it.

During the ‘Great War’ of 1914-18 the guns in France could be heard by people in Kent. The British mainland was attacked at Scarborough,

Bridlington and Hartlepool when a German boat crossed the North Sea causing loss of life. Across the UK many young men failed to return home

and 12 from our village died. This had a huge impact on the workforce and so women had to go into what were traditionally male occupations. One million extra women were employed, but three quarters of a million

lost their jobs at the end of the war.

However, it encouraged many women to look further in their choice of work and indeed many had to work because only one in ten could marry

due to the shortage of men. We listened to talks on women in male occupations, munitions workers, women in medical jobs and women who

worked on the land. It was generally believed that women were not capable of doing ‘men’s’ work, but many proved otherwise by taking jobs in finance, vehicle maintenance, boiler-making and engineering and making a

success of it too.

Some went to work at the munitions factories – a dangerous occupation,

but much better paid than domestic service. There were some notable women doctors who ran hospitals near to the battlefields or at home in London. Closer to home, Almina, Lady Carnarvon, set up a hospital at

Highclere Castle before moving it to London and with high standards of care, improved the recovery rate of the patients. Producing enough food

for everyone was obviously very important and so many women became land girls. After six weeks training they could undertake farm duties whilst being paid 18 shillings a week . Although war is a grim topic, we all

enjoyed the evening immensely.

A team of 4 took part in the annual area quiz at Alton recently, coming joint fifth with a score of 65 (top score was 73). Our next meeting in May

is about the story of chocolate.

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PEST CONTROL

Beat officer’s report My name is Martyn EVANS I have been given the role of replacing the now retired PC Mandy JEWELL. I have been a Police officer for six years

and served in a number of roles. My first role was as a response officer in Basingstoke before transferring to Avon and Somerset Constabulary

where I served as a response officer in the busy suburb of St Paul’s and Easton in Bristol before transferring back to Hampshire Constabulary.

Since returning to Hampshire in 2011 I have worked on the prisoner handling interview teams before joining the Tadley beat team in August 2012 where I have just completed nearly a year of Acting Sergeant duties

covering both Tadley and Whitchurch.

I am looking forward to the challenges that lay ahead and will be working

closely with PCSO Jim RICKABY who has been on the beat a number of years now. My aim is to make Bramley and the surrounding area a hostile place for criminals and those who cause issues within the community by

acting and doing things of an anti social manner.

You can follow us on @TadleyPolice twitter where regular updates on

local matters are posted, however please don’t report crime on this site and use the 101 service if the matter is not an emergency.

I look forward to meeting you all.

Regards

Martyn

PC 25569 EVANS

Bramley and Sherfield-on-Loddon beat officer

Dear Reader,

I am the secretary for a local support group for people with lung disease

called Breathe Easy, part of the British Lung Foundation.

Anyone suffering from any lung disease is welcome to join us at our

regular monthly meetings and we are trying to reach as many local people

as possible.

My email address is - [email protected]

Thanks for your help. Jim Brown.


The Women’s Institute

Reported by Ilene Iles

Dee Bulpitt, our President, welcomed Members and

visitors to our birthday Meeting in April. The Business Meeting opened proceedings – reports were given and other matters were discussed. Val

Denny gave details of our trip on the 13th May to Basildon Park, and Dee asked those present to put Saturday, 27th June 2015 in their diaries as The Loddon Group of WI’s would be holding a celebration on that day for

the Centenary of the W.I. at Kempshott Village Hall.

Dee then introduced Mr David Sullivan, our Speaker for the afternoon,

whose subject was “Being a Shepherd”. Mr Sullivan gave a very interesting, and at times a most amusing talk covering his life as a farmer and representing the UK in the World Sheep Shearing Championships in

1965.

A delicious birthday tea followed with a superb birthday cake made and

iced by Tess Morris and the raffle was drawn.

NEXT MEETING: WEDNESDAY 7TH MAY 2014 AT 2 P.M.

ANNUAL MEETING AND RESOLUTIONS

ST LEONARD’S CLEANING TEAM

St. Leonard’s Church thanks you – the shiny brass, the clean red carpet, the stonework free of cobwebs – all

because of our faithful hardworking teams.

Now it is time for our annual Rota meeting. Please come to the home of Dan and Jane Farrow on Monday 12th May at 7:45pm for the meeting followed by coffee/

tea and cakes.

We would welcome new recruits so please consider volunteering – it is not a huge commitment but it is a great way of helping our

church maintain its appeal to our local community.

For more information contact Valerie Burrows on

01256 880087 or email [email protected]

Newnham Open Gardens and Church Flower Festival - Sunday 8th June from 1.30 – 5.00pm

This has always been a very popular event and this year it will be in

conjunction with a Flower Festival in the Church. There will be approximately 8 to 10 Gardens open and they vary in size from small

cottage gardens to those on a larger scale.

The theme of the Church decorations will be a Country Garden and it is hoped to have organ music at intervals throughout the afternoon. A

lovely cool quiet place to rest your weary legs!

Entry cost - £5.00 per person, children free. A list of the Gardens Open will be given, with a map on the back, of their situation in the

Village.

Payment and Parking will be at 2 sites – The Village Clubroom on

Newnham Road and Newnham Edge field on Tylney Lane, opposite the Pub, The Old House at Home.

All the profits will be shared between the Village Clubroom, Charity No.

1142129 and St Nicholas’ Church, Newnham

Some dates for your diary:

10th May 7 - 10pm - LAST NIGHT OF THE PROMS

14th May at 7.30 - OVER 55s QUIZ & PLOUGHMANS NIGHT

June 2014 - FARMERS MARKET

5th July 12pm to late - SHERFEST!

Tues/Wed eves Jul/Aug - SUMMER STREETZ/PLAYSCHEME

JUL/AUG - More pub nights/afternoon teas

Check out our website for details on all our classes and activities

www.sherfieldparkcommunity.co.uk There is something for everyone!

Raise the Roof! Exciting concert at St John’s, Alresford

7.30pm on 22nd June 2014

Claire Rutter & Stephen Gadd International Opera and Concert Singers

Claire Jones (The Girl with the Golden Harp)

Shoshanah Sievers (Classical Violinist)

St John’s Choir conducted by Richard McVeigh

Performing Classical works, Opera & Songs from Shows

Tickets £20 to include one free drink,

available NOW from Six West and More-By-Design, both in

West St, Alresford, or www.ticketsouth.co.uk or 02380

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ALL profits go towards urgently needed roof repairs at St John’s

Sherfield and District Gardening Club

Reminders

Barry Newman, an expert on growing vegetables,

was our guest speaker in April

On Monday 19th May our guest will be Alan Gould.

Alan will be telling us all about flowering trees and shrubs.

Percy’s Plant Sale is on 10th May and we also have stalls at the village fete on the 14th June. We can take your spare plants to put on the stalls.

Anyone interested in gardening will be most welcome to join us at the

Sherfield Village Hall at 7:45pm

For details contact Linda on 882341 or Vanessa on 881760.

BASINGSTOKE IN BLOOM

Basingstoke in Bloom - which was fully catalogued in the previous (April) edition is run by Volunteers and aims to

encourage local people to enhance the appearance of their local environment, bringing people together to take pride in their place.

There are three competitions; the best front gardens in the borough,

the best photographs of the borough, and the best primary & junior school containers in the borough. Last year saw a great response,

and we want to encourage budding gardeners, schools, shop owners, pub landlords, and resident groups taking part.

Anyone living in the borough can enter

their front garden, pub garden or shop front in this competition. The garden

judging will take place week beginning 25th July. The closing date for entry is Friday 27th June 2014.

There is also a Schools competition for a well-grown container, flowers or vegetables, judged in the week

beginning 14th July. The closing date for entry is Friday 27th June 2014.

The photographic competition encourages local amateur photographers of all ages, no matter how skilled or experienced. . All entries can be made on-line at http://basingstokeinbloom.com/ or

by e-mail to [email protected]

Application forms can also be downloaded to print and send to

Basingstoke in Bloom, BVS, The Orchard, White Hart Lane Basingstoke Hampshire RG21 4AF, or just send your name, address and contact details there.

All the competition terms can be found on the website and a full list of categories in last month’s magazine.

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Loddon Valley Link Envelope Scheme

Thank you to all who have given so far and just a final

reminder if you still want to help?

We ran our biannual envelope scheme in last month’s edition of the Link. Many readers who are unable to give time to help with the Link have in the past made donations via the envelope scheme in appreciation of receiving the magazine free of charge on a monthly basis. The income from such a scheme has in the past been highly encouraging and has helped us to keep ahead of the costs involved

in producing the magazine.

This is an entirely voluntary scheme and donations remain anonymous. All those involved in producing the magazine do so on a voluntary basis and the envelope scheme response gives them much encouragement that their efforts are appreciated by the community at

large. Just a small amount in each envelope is all we ask.

An envelope was included with your last copy of the Link, and gives

details of where to take it.

You can leave it at House 28 (Sherfield Post Office), The Shop, the Sherfield Community Centre or the Iron Duke pub (Stratfield Saye). Alternatively if you prefer you can make a payment by BACS (A/C

Loddon Valley Link, 30-90-53, 02288365).

Thank you for your support. Donald Dawson

The era of Baroque is the setting for Basingstoke Choral Society’s next concert at Douai Abbey on Saturday 28th

June. The concert programme will feature two well-known choral works, J S Bach’s Magnificat in D Major and Handel’s Dixit Dominus, together with Bach’s Toccata and Fugue with Basingstoke Choral Society’s own musical director, David Gibson, as soloist. The New London Sinfonia join us to play Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No 2. This promises to be a wonderful evening of Baroque music in the beautiful setting of Douai. Strawberries & cream and a glass of wine will be served before the concert, in the grounds of the Abbey. Tickets from the The Corn Exchange on 0845 5218 218 or

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SEWING, EXPERIENCED AND CONVENIENT. Di is now back in the

conservatory, Sherfield Garden Centre. Bespoke dressmaking, clothing alterations, repairs, curtains & blinds and soft furnishings. Call

Diana on 07796 045944.

P C SUPORT. For technical help with PCs, Macs, tablets, internet, wi-

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WINDOW CLEANER. Windows cleaned or gutters cleared - one off or regularly. Local, reliable window cleaner (testimonials available). For a

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ADVERTISING IN THIS MAGAZINE AND ONLINE Small ads are £5 monthly for a maximum of 30 words, space permitting. Requests are dealt with in order. Advertising enquiries to: Pip Iles. Tel. 01256 880559

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Loddon Valley Link Management Committee

Editor for the JUNE edition – Brian Archer


Committee Member: Revd. Sammie Armstrong. Tel. 01189816593

email: [email protected]

Hartley Rep.: Dr. John Williams Tel. 01256 882705


Sherfield Park Rep: Eileen Leivesley Tel: 01256 882938


Stratfield Saye Rep: Germano Giugovaz Tel: 01189 332166

Editor: Claire Osborne Tel. 01256 324458


Editor: Simon Boase Tel: 01256 881250


Editor: Brian Archer Tel. 01256 882099


Editor: Jane Abrams Tel. 01256 881188


Advertising enquiries to Pip Iles Tel. 01256 880559 [email protected]

Deadline for ads. for next edition is 10th of the month

Please submit copy for the JUNE edition no later than 16th MAY

Chairman: Dr. Donald Dawson Tel. 01256 882379

[email protected]

Treasurer: Pip Iles Tel.01256 880559

Secretary: Ilene Iles [email protected]

ADVERTISING IN THIS MAGAZINE AND ONLINE Small ads are £5 monthly for a maximum of 30 words, space

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CHURCH OFFICERS

Please note: the Loddon Valley Link Management Committee cannot be held responsible for the reliability or quality of any goods, work or services in this publication.

Priest in Charge Vacancy

Assistant Priest: Rev. Sammie Armstrong Tel: 01189 816593

Curate: Rev. John Lenton Tel: 01256 880570

Priest responsible for Bramley & Little London

Licensed Richard Elphick Tel. 01256 882860

Readers: Dr. John Williams Tel. 01256 882705

Andrew Doggart Tel: 01256 880092

Church Admin: Lisa Goodall Tel: 01256 882788

ST. LEONARD’S CHURCH, SHERFIELD ON LODDON

Churchwardens: Peter Gould Tel. 01256 882538

Richard Elphick Tel. 01256 882860

Treasurer: Dan Farrow Tel. 01256 882680

Organists: Mike Abrams Tel. 01256 881188

Brian Archer Tel. 01256 882099

ST. MARY’S CHURCH, STRATFIELD SAYE

Churchwarden: Dr. John Williams Tel. 01256 882705

Treasurer: Charles Atkinson Tel: 01256 882459

Organist Dr. Gill Williams Tel. 01256 882705

ST. MARY’S CHURCH, HARTLEY WESPALL

Churchwarden: Pip Iles Tel. 01256 880559

Treasurer: Michael Webster Tel. 01256 882413

Organists: Dr. Gill Williams Tel. 01256 82705

Anddrew Doggart Tel: 01256 880092

MESSY CHURCH, SHERFIELD PARK

Leaders: Amanda Prince Tel: 01256 880703

Carol Armstrong Tel: 01189 816593

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Documents

remembrance page

sherfield fete page

contents page

committee page

hartley regatta page

messy church page

building progress page

songs of praise page