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Laverstock & Ford Parish Newsletter
Welcome to issue 147 of the Parish Newsletter.
A particular welcome to new residents of the parish in the developments at
Riverdown Park and Old Sarum for whom this issue may well be their
first. The ‘about the parish’ tab on the parish website explains how the parish
has evolved.
The parish logo, on the cover of this newsletter, shows the creation date of the
parish council to be 1894, making this its 120th year. (This is in common with
many other parish councils which were created following the Local Government Act of 1894). Dr H J Manning was the first elected parish chairman of the
twenty one councillors who have held the post since that time.
Of course the area covered by the parish council has a much longer history. Although the Iron Age hill fort at Old Sarum is physically just outside of the
parish, the area to its west has produced many archaeological finds. There is
an interesting article on page 18 of this newsletter which shows that Longhedge has been occupied on at least two separate occasions around 2000
years apart.
Laverstock is thought to have been settled before the 6th century and is mentioned twice in the Doomsday Book (part of which was written at Old Sarum). Page 27 records the inaugural meeting of a Laverstock & Ford History
Group with the aim of studying more of the history of the area which we hope
they will share with us via this newsletter.
Your present Parish Council works tirelessly to maintain the long tradition. In
1894 Dr Manning, the first Chairman (in whose memory Manning Close in
Hampton Park is named), would probably have said the purpose of this first
level of local government was to make the parish a better place for the residents to live in. Present day councillors serve because they feel just the same.
Front Cover : Freya and Mathew
enjoying the children’s play area at
Pheasant Drive, Old Sarum.
The Parish Newsletter is published six times a year for the
benefit of parish residents. However, articles included do not
necessarily reflect the views of the Parish Council.
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Inside your Parish Newsletter . . .
Page 3 Welcome...
5 View from the Chair by Chris Burnell
6 Parish Council Report
8 News from Old Sarum
9 Mondays at Old Sarum
10 Bishopdown Farm Residents’ Association News
13 Resident’s letter—SCC request boundary changes
15 Have your say on Salisbury Boundary Proposals
16 Parking at Laverstock Schools
16 Amesbury Cycle Project Report
18 Revisiting WWII at Longhedge
20 News from River Bourne Community Farm
22 Local Wildlife—What to look for in September & October
24 Laverstock & Ford Evening W.I. Anniversary
25 Salisbury St Mark &Laverstock St Andrew
26 UK Youth Parliament member from Old Sarum
27 Laverstock & Ford History Group
28 Evergreen Club
30 Laverstock Village Family Fun Day Pictures
32 Advertising section
52 Local Churches Information
53 Parish Council Contacts
55 Contacts around the Parish
57. Wiltshire Helplines, Newsletter Contacts, Venues around the Parish
58 Parish Diary Dates
View from the Chair
By Chris Burnell, Chair of the Parish Council
You may be aware of various discussions taking place involving changes to parish boundaries. Here are a few facts
about the current situation.
Wiltshire Council is carrying out a Community Governance Review within the county which will consider the
structure of current parishes and the electoral arrangements within parishes. Our Parish has a long standing
request for an error in the boundary in the Bishopdown
Farm area to be corrected.
The problem stems from an error in a submission by the old Salisbury District Council
and Wiltshire Council to the Boundary Commission during the creation of the Salisbury City Parish. In addition, we have requested a review of the number of Wiltshire
Councillors representing our Parish because of the increase in housing within our
boundaries. At the moment, we are represented by one and half Wiltshire Councillors
whereas we believe two would be more appropriate.
We are also aware that the Salisbury City Council has requested a major review of
their boundaries which would affect many bordering parishes. However, at this moment in time, I prefer not to comment on their request.
We have contacted Wilshire Council with request for information on the process and
timescales for the publishing of the results of their deliberations, following the inputs
they have received, and for details of the follow-up consultation process. This should
involve both your Parish Council and you. Meanwhile, we will determine the details
of the Salisbury City Council’s request and how it might affect our Parish.
Once we are fully aware of the process that the Wilshire Council will follow, we can
start putting together a plan of action so that we can represent your views in the most
effective manner.
The boundary review is not about precepts, use of facilities and where they are located. It is about how best to represent you, the residents of our Parish.
Most importantly, it is your views that count and we will need to know them. We will
provide you with more information once we have a clear view of the review process
and any proposals which impact our Parish. Please contact your Parish Council to let
us know your views on this matter - we could lose something very precious if we don’t
speak out.
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Parish Council Meeting
A summary of the main points discussed at the meeting on 21 July 2014.
The Council welcomed Alan Hotchkiss of the Milford Preservation Group to the
meeting. He first mentioned the changes to Parish Boundaries coming from Salisbury
City and expressed their concern. He then went on to state their support for the proposed improvements to the footpath between the medieval bridge and Piggy Lane.
The Parish Council welcomed the news that progress is at last being made on a start to
the Old Sarum Community Centre. We expect to be informed of a start date soon
with completion in about 8 months. This is long overdue.
Regrettably there has been no movement forward on the adoption of the Archaeology
Open Space, known as the Old Sarum Country Park. There is a lot of remedial work
to be done by Persimmon before this open space can be adopted. Hopefully they will
do this during the autumn planting season.
Some progress has been made on the Country Park at Hampton Park but it is a complex issue and more work has to be done on resolving legal problems associated with
funding. The final plan for the design of the Country Park has been agreed by the Parish Council, Wiltshire Council and Barratts so that work can progress as soon as the
legal and planning issues have been resolved.
The Parish Council has at last had sight of a draft Conservation Area Management
Plan for Old Sarum Airfield. This is just a starting point for more discussion to come.
The Parish Council made ‘No Comment’ on Planning Application 14/05623/FUL
for 38 dwellings on areas 9A & 9B at Old Sarum.
The Council Objected to 14/05997/FUL for a new foodstore for Aldi on London
Road because of access problems.
The variation to allow a hot food takeaway (14/05553/VAR) at the Old Sarum Local
Centre received the Council’s Support.
The Council Objected to 14/05748/VAR to remove conditions from the approval for
14/02956/FUL at 15 Potters Way.
The Council made No Comment on 14/05719/FUL for a change of use to D2 at Unit
2 Sarum Business Park.
The Financial Statements were approved and showed a balance at the end of June of
£153,464.53. Of these funds £123,726.22 are earmarked or restricted reserves for the
maintenance of Council assets.
The Parish Council gave its support for the moving and upgrading of the Footpath between the medieval bridge and Piggy Lane alongside Milford Mill Road, and approved
expenditure of up to £2,500 on this project.
The Parish Council has received a Freedom of Information request from a Salisbury
City Councillor regarding a draft report that is currently being considered by SCC as
part of the Community Governance (Parish Boundary) Review. The Council is in direct correspondence with Wiltshire Council on this review.
The Council approved the expenditure of up to £500 on two new Dog-Waste Bins for
Pilgrims Way in Laverstock and Green Lane at Old Sarum.
NEXT Parish Council Meetings
Monday September 15th at Old Sarum Primary School
Monday October 20th River Bourne Community Farm, Laverstock
Your Wiltshire Area Board
Southern Wiltshire Area Board meetings:
2 October 2014 Downton Memorial Hall 6.30pm for 7pm start
Salisbury Area Board (Bishopdown Farm) meetings:
Thursday, 18th September at Salisbury City Hall 6.30pm for 7pm start
visit www.wiltshire.gov.uk for details
email Tom Bray for Southern Area Board [email protected]
Or Lisa Moore for Salisbury Area Board [email protected]
OUR COMMUNITY MATTERS
http://southernwilts.ourcommunitymatters.org.uk/
Salisbury Medical Practice would like to take this opportunity to keep the parish
dents informed about your local Bishopdown Surgery.
resi-
Salisbury Medical Practice Open Day 16th October 2014 9:30-16:00 at Fisherton House
It is important to look after yourself during the winter months by staying warm and keeping healthy. Carers Support Wiltshire, Wiltshire Fire Brigade, Age UK, Citizens Advice Bureau and many more have joined forces for an open day at Fisherton House to offer some
great information to help you, your friends and your family stay warm and well during the
cold weather.
If you know someone who may be vulnerable over the winter months and want to find
out more about this, we would like to invite you to our Open Day on Thursday 16 th October all day. This will also represent the start of the flu vaccination season. According to a
survey carried out last winter, 35,500 households in Wiltshire were living in fuel poverty
and half of those houses belong to older people.
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NEWS FROM OLD SARUM …..
There are now 650 new occupied houses at
Old Sarum as well as those 180 established
houses with 100 businesses. It is a really vibrant and growing community, with more people moving in during the summer. There has
been a planning application for 38 more houses in an area called 9A and 9B (south of the
SWALE ) and of course the land that was the
Football Club training pitches are now filling
with houses at the top. The section 106 shows
a NEAP play area, a climbing wall, and junior
football pitch as a community facility in this
area as well. There is no sign of the new Community Centre being
built, indeed as I write this…not a spade has turned the soil! This
and the lack of shop still continue to frustrate residents. Persimmon
have put in an amended plan for one of the smaller shops to be a
takeaway…so watch this space!
The Old Sarum Primary Schools recent OFSTED found them to be
GOOD in every area of the schools life, and we are grateful to the hard
working head, staff and governors for all they do. The school is filling
up fast and reception and a few other classes have reached their PAN
of 30 children per class.
The Mormons are progressing with their chapel which is just off
Westside Close and the roof is almost on. (NB They are also known as
The Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints)
The Old Sarum Scouts are still up and running with Beavers, Cubs and
Scouts and like Laverstock’s group are always looking for new leaders! We are saddened to hear that our Youth Club will have to close
at the end of September due to a lack of funding, and again Tony Nye
would like to hear from any potential volunteers from the locality.
Messy Church stopped over the summer but will be back on September 21st, October 19th, November 16th and our usual Christingle, Carols and Instant Nativity on December 21st. That seems a long way
away but as the group increases in numbers month by month…it is
good to have the dates in the diary!
So that’s us at Old Sarum!
Penny Joyce: Community Enabler
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BISHOPDOWN FARM RESIDENTS' ASSOCIATION (BFRA) NEWS
With the summer heat full on us it is difficult to think too far ahead, but given the timings of the Parish Newsletter we need to remind you now that once again the BFRA will
be holding a free Halloween party for residents' children in the Pavilion on Friday 31 st
October between 5.30 and 7.00 pm. Please remember this is not a crèche facility and
you are responsible for your children. Also, given the free use of social media by others,
we would like to remind you that anything you see on Twitter, Facebook etc which mentions the BFRA has not been sanctioned by us – the only electronic information we put
out is on our website.
ASDA and Aldi: We have been told that the ASDA application will probably be determined by early September based on the original application with a number of conditions
attached. The BFRA were dismayed that an anonymous letter about the ASDA application was delivered to some residents. This letter was misleading, one-sided and alarmist
and included the following statement: 'Please be aware that both ASDA and the Bishopdown
Farm Residents' Association believes that virtually everyone on this estate is in favour of this proposal..'. We believe that the instigator of this letter was the same person who contacted
the BFRA expecting us to wage war on the application. We did campaign against the
previous application to build 8 non-food retail units on this site as there was a clear majority against the proposal. However, despite the objections, this application was approved which means that 8 large retail units can be erected together with a much larger
car park than is now proposed as well as an HGV delivery lane which runs parallel to
Green Lane and would have caused some distress to residents in the immediate area.
With the new application there was not a clear majority opinion amongst residents and
thus the BFRA stated that we would not be mounting a formal objection campaign, although we did send in a letter making various observations which had been raised by
residents. Having misleading statements made anonymously does no-one any favours
and made the BFRA Committee wonder why we put so much effort in on behalf of residents.
Aldi is outside our patch so the BFRA has not commented but we did provide an update
on our website to let residents know when the application was submitted at the end of
June. We are also aware that the City Council has expressed its concerns about the unlinked developments along the London Road and the related safety and traffic issues.
Fly Tipping: Approaching midsummer's day someone on Bishopdown Farm clearly
had quite a party with plenty of alcohol and fast food. They thoughtfully gathered up
their debris into large black plastic sacks and then must have run out of ideas as they
dumped them on St Thomas' Way in two piles. While we will never find out who or
why, we do have to ask why local residents - who must have seen these bags - chose not
to report them before they were split open and spread their contents everywhere?
In such a situation, all you need to do is call Wiltshire Council on their main customer
services number 0300 456 0100 and then ask to be put through to the Streetscene department who can then arrange for BBLP to pick up the bags. As fairies do not exist it
was fortunate this time that a member of the BFRA Committee was passing through
and noticed the bags before the explosion of litter occurred – this was after the bags had
been sitting in full view for over 24 hours as we later discovered.
HP Trail: While there is general agreement that WC does own the trail, we have been
on a long chase through various departments trying to find out who exactly holds ownership and thus responsibility – in time the answer will emerge! We are also still waiting to meet the new footpaths liaison officer so that we can take various projects forward – this should happen well before you read this. The trail remains well used and
the weather has resulted in a very lush growth. Sadly, dog owners continue to ignore
our pleas to pick up and we have had many comments about the resulting state of the
trail.
Pearce Way: The BFRA has received a steady stream of concerns from residents about
both the state of Pearce Way and the damage that has been done by the developers to
what was a very good length of road. It has taken many weeks of pressing WC, being
passed on a merry go round from Planning to Highways, before we were eventually
able to discuss Pearce Way directly with the senior highways engineer. This senior
engineer is responsible for ensuring that Barratts comply with the requirements of the
Traffic Regulation Order (TRO) for Pearce Way and carry out the works to the correct
standard.
There are still 3 speed calming platforms to be built on Pearce Way: one at each of the
entrances and a third at the pedestrian crossing. Given that HGVs will continue operating into the site for some time yet it makes sense for these not to be built (and therefore the road to be resurfaced) until the possibility of damage from heavy vehicles has
been reduced. Some of you will recall that a condition was imposed that no dwellings
could be occupied until the requirements of the TRO had been completed. Clearly that
is not the case as residents have been moving into Riverdown Park since the end of
June. However, WC use the condition as a tool to deal with the developers rather than
as a mandatory requirement – better to end up with a renewed Pearce Way rather than
a worn out road when the building is complete.
The good news is that WC have agreed that all the issues we raised are unacceptable
and has taken them up with the developer. These include: leaving the old, misleading,
white lines on Pearce Way; leaving 'our' side of the road as a ploughed field; leaving
surveying stakes in the grass as trip hazards; leaving the kerb hole on the footpath on
Hartley Way.
cont…..
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Other issues have also been raised directly by the BFRA and dealt with. We understand
that the outstanding works (including the white lines) will be dealt with as a matter of
urgency; the speed platforms will also be completed soon although the final surface
treatment will be held until major building works have been completed.
We have also been queried as to the footpath that was supposed to be built from the
David Wilson site past the entrance to the HP Trail (ie across the end of Pearce Way).
It seems that construction of this path would have killed the trees. The revised plan is to
put in dropped kerbs to allow pedestrians to cross over on to the new footpath on the
other side of the road. As this would have left pedestrians vulnerable to traffic turning
in from Pearce Way, the end of Pearce Way will eventually be a Give Way ie priority to
traffic emerging from the David Wilson exit.
Garage test drivers continue to drive like lunatics well in excess of the 30 mph speed
limit on Pearce Way and the Police have been asked to yet again remind the garage of
the speed limit.
HP2/Riverdown Park: There is a steady trickle of new residents on Riverdown Park
who have been given a welcome letter from the BFRA – and it appears they are logging
into our website to find out what happens in the local community. In the middle of July
we were told that as they have now caught up they will be returning to working closer to
their published times. Regrettably, Barratts PR machine stopped once the building work
started.
Police Update: The Police Neighbourhood Tasking Group reviewed their priorities for
the summer and it was agreed that the emphasis on non-dwelling burglaries could be
closed as there had been a good reduction in incidents. Similarly, thefts from motor
vehicles could be closed as there had been 4 arrests (one family!) which resulted in a
significant reduction in thefts. It was pointed out that much of the theft was from cars
that were unlocked and/or with valuables on view – seems people will not take advice
to take care of their own property.
BFRA Website: Don't forget to make regular visits to keep up to date with what is going on. The site is kept up to date and there are a growing number of useful links to other sites. Communicate with your Committee at: www.thebfra.co.uk.
The Bishopdown Farm Residents’ Association, with the support of Radian
Housing, is organising and funding a
Halloween Party
Friday 31st October from 5:30 to 7pm at The Pavilion, Bishopdown Farm
For more information, please call/text Celine on 07941 088694 or email us on
[email protected]
Resident’s Letter:
Salisbury City Council request a major review of their boundaries
Dear Editor,
Some months ago, the parish newsletter carried an article by someone suggesting that Laverstock would be better off in Salisbury City. I don't think that much
notice was taken of it at time (it sounded a bit of a nonsense) but now I see in
the Journal that Salisbury City is making a bid to take Laverstock & Ford in to the
Salisbury City Parish. One of the reasons claimed is that Laverstock folk are not
paying for the facilities they use in Salisbury.
As a Laverstock resident, I've thought long and hard but can't think of any. With
the parish bounded by open countryside, trails and an abundance of kiddies play
areas, I doubt many locals make use the Salisbury Parks. We do use the crematorium but that made the city a profit of £400,000 last year. Most everything else
in Salisbury is paid for, by all of us, through Wiltshire Council (WC) and of
course, as shoppers we spend a lot of money in Salisbury
We don't have 53 staff to pay, nor a Guildhall needing a new roof, the costs of a
Mayor, party political councillors who receive an expense allowance or a budget
shortage. Our parish rates make our council look quite frugal, as they should
be, it's our money they're spending.
According to the WC website Laverstock residents pay the parish £12.45 for a
band D property. The same resident in Salisbury pays £105. Salisbury Councillors tell us that it's not about rate charges, but should the city get their way, our
parish residents will be paying the city over £220,000 per year as opposed the
about £30,000 now. That's an 850% increase!
What a wind-fall for the city a takeover would bring, increasing their precept
income from £1,432,857 to a staggering £1,652,857. and by the way, never believe a politician who tells you that 'it isn't about money', it usually is.
Yours faithfully,
Stephen Williamson,
Laverstock.
You can have your say on this
proposal - see page 15. Ed.
DUCK RACE on the River Bourne in aid of
THE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY CAMPAIGN
Sun 31 August at 1pm at The Boardwalk by Whitebridge Rd.
Entry £1 - 1st Prize £150
Contact Kelly Budgell 0n 07799 884634 to purchase a Duck or
for more information
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SALISBURY CITY LAND GRAB!
At the Salisbury City Council meeting on 21 July the City Councillors voted by 11
votes to 7 to takeover the whole of the Parish of Laverstock & Ford, including
Hampton Park and Old Sarum.
The 7 City Councillors who voted against this said that they would welcome Laverstock to join the City but would respect them if they wanted to remain intact & remain independent.
The 11 City Councillors who voted for this Land Grab do not care if Laverstock,
Ford, Hampton Park and Old Sarum want to join the City or not. They want a takeover. For the record those City Councillors are Matthew Dean (St Pauls), Derek
Brown (St Francis & Stratford), Sven Hocking (St Martins & Cathedral), Atiqul
Hoque (St Francis & Stratford), Colin Froude (St Marks & Bishopdown), John Lindley (St Pauls), John Collier (Harnham), Charles Rogers (St Francis & Stratford),
Mark Timbrell (Milford), Margaret Willmot (Fisherton & Bemerton), John Walsh
(Fisherton & Bemerton). One wonders if these City Councillors really believe in democracy.
What happens next? The view of these 11 City Councillors will be placed before a
Working Party at Wiltshire Council. It is to be hoped that someone at Wiltshire
Council has read the Local Government and Public Involvement and Health Act
2007 which states that when considering a community governance review principal
councils are required to consult those local government electors in the area under
review. They have to ask the people of Laverstock, Ford, Hampton Park and Old
Sarum what they want.
Maybe the 11 City Councillors should read this Act as well.
Name and address supplied.
Laverstock Village Family Fun Day an outstanding success.
Laverstock & Ford Sports Club in association with St Mark’s & St Andrew’s churches,
hosted the Family Fun Day in July. Music, dog competitions, crafts & activities and a popular BBQ were just some of the attractions which drew hundreds of visitors.
The charities are very pleased with their donations sharing half each of £1300 raised on
the day. Lots of raffle prize winners and over 80 dogs entered into the Hampton Park Vets
Dog Show. The club had record takings on the day and some new members joined with
hopefully more to come! In all a roaring success finished off with the beautiful balloon
race release. (Some of the tickets are now coming back in with the furthest so far reaching New Milton).
See centre pages for pictures of the event.
You may be aware that Wiltshire Council is carrying out a parish & town council
boundary review. You live in Laverstock & Ford Parish. Your parish council has
asked for the boundary to remain intact i.e, Hampton Park, Old Sarum, Ford and
Laverstock (including our element of Milford) and for two Wiltshire Councillors to
represent our parish exclusively.
Salisbury City Parish Council has narrowly voted to absorb the whole of our parish
into the city and so, in future we would pay our council tax to Salisbury and be represented by Salisbury City Parish council and not Laverstock and Ford.
You can vote on this issue today by visiting our website
www.laverstock-ford.co.uk
Or cut out this page and post it to our parish clerk (address on page 53)
Laverstock & Ford Parish communities to remain independent of Salisbury
Laverstock & Ford Parish to be wholly absorbed by Salisbury
Post code
Old Sarum Community Centre - To be built at last!
It will be well over two years late, however, the latest information we have is that following representations, a frank exchange between Wiltshire Council and Persimmon, Persimmon has agreed to absorb some additional inflation costs and commence building. This
was dependent on your elected representatives and the Interim Centre Committee agreeing to some minor changes. Before a brick can be laid, there are some preliminary planning
requirements to be completed between Persimmon and Wiltshire Council. The projected
build process is:
Start: September 2014 Last: 29 weeks Complete : Late March 2015
This timescale would allow completion before Easter. The Old Sarum Nursery is itching to
extend their numbers and use an area of the Centre. Special adaptions, to meet Ofsted requirements, will be installed during the build. Parents of Old Sarum can expect to
be able to open in both the present School purpose built Nursery, which is at capacity and
the new Community centre, just yards away in April when schools return from the Easter
break.
Residents able to help with the management/administration of the new centre are sought
and should contact Old Sarum Community Room. Parents wishing to enrol their child/
children in the Nursery, should contact the nursery to secure your place.
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PARKING NEAR THE LAVERSTOCK SCHOOLS
Information for Residents
Limited parking on the schools’ campus means that unfortunately (particularly at
peak times) parking overflows into the surrounding roads. Wherever possible
the schools try to avoid this, and regularly remind staff and parents of the need
to park safely and courteously, respecting the need for access of our local residents. We advise parents to drop their child at a safe distance away from the
schools in order to avoid congestion, and to walk or cycle to school wherever
possible.
If you find that a vehicle is blocking your driveway or road, please call the nearest school for assistance and we will do our utmost to locate the driver.
We will continue to explore ways of minimising any disruption for residents, and
would like to thank you for your tolerance and understanding.
St Joseph’s
School
01722 335380
St Edmund’s
School
01722 328565
Wyvern College
01722 500700
St Andrew’s
School
01722 503590
Amesbury Cycle Route Project
Project Title: Bourne Valley Cycle Task Group.
A meeting to establish a cycle route from Ford to Amesbury, via the Bourne Valley
and to provide access to Porton Down was held on the 22 July at Wiltshire Council offices in Salisbury. This was attended by Alistair Millington Sustrans Area
Manager, Heather Blake Senior Transport Planner, Karen Linaker Community
Area Manager Amesbury, Ron Champion Parish Councillor for Laverstock and
Ford, plus other interested parties.
The Aim is to

Establish a preferred cycle route.

Provide access rights for cyclists on the preferred route.

Carry out minor improvements to this route, particularly signposting.

Look for funding opportunities for major improvements on this route.
Timescales
To improve access rights and signposting between Ford and Tanners Lane, Winterbourne Earls, and between West Gomeldon and Amesbury within the next 3-5
years.
To consider a route from Ford to Hurdcott, it was proposed to establish a cycle
path to the East of the River Bourne along Footpath 18 leading to the Black
Horse pub. This was objected to by Ron Champion as he considered it a dangerous route from the bridge, over the River Bourne, passing by a very narrow
road past the Mill where there is barely enough room for two cars to pass safely. Bearing in mind that buses and other heavy goods vehicles regularly use the
road, the route is considered unsafe for cyclists. Additionally, considerations
are needed to be given to the ancient hedgerow and residents living along
Footpath 18.
The alternative option to consider, is the bridleway to the west of the River Bourne
which is already established for horses, walkers, and cyclists. However the
pathway is narrow and would need to be widened to accommodate all and improvement to the surface would also be required. WC officers and Sustrans
were tasked to establish if land could be purchased with a view to the possible
repositioning of the fence, with the agreement of the landowners, to allow safer use of the path by all.
This option was supported by Ron Champion on behalf of L&F Parish Council
with funding to come from the Amesbury Area Board supported by the Southern Area Board.
There is to be a further meeting to consider progress in due course.
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Revisiting WWII at Longhedge
Archaeologists are often thought only to be interested in very old remains – and
those are very important to us – but we are also interested in more modern finds and
features too. Too often we think we already know everything about events that have
happened within living memory, but it’s surprising how often things turn up that
have been forgotten, at least within the public record.
Longhedge is an area of land to the north of the Old Sarum Airfield. Old Sarum airfield has a long and illustrious military history. Our original interest in Longhedge
was sparked by an Iron Age settlement that appears on aerial photographs. Initial
geophysical survey showed the enclosed Iron Age settlement, but also lots of other
interesting and unusual features that appeared to be military in origin.
So, in order to get some more information about all of these interesting features, a
trenched evaluation was undertaken. The results from the geophysical surveys and
trial trenches were mapped (below) and show the iron age and modern features.
The zig-zag pattern of some of the trenches looked a lot like practice trenches and originally the square feature was thought to be practicing a type of emplacement. However, excavation of parts of the features at the evaluation stage showed that they were
very narrow. This led to the suggestion that they were latrine trenches, backed up by
finding some that were edged with corrugated iron.
Also found in the trenches were these cans that had contained sliced bacon, identified
as coming from the USA.
During World War 2, Old Sarum airfield had been very important for aircraft, including for servicing. However, by early 1944, plans for the D-Day landing were well advanced and all the facilities at Old Sarum had been requisitioned to form part of the
2nd TAF Concentration Area. This was a hinterland and supply location for the invasion forces. Thousands of ground personnel and virtually all RAF motor transport
vehicles destined for Normandy passed through Old Sarum in this period. There are
records that seven large, tented camps were set up in the countryside around Old Sarum and a force of over 100 fitters was established to undertake the waterproofing of
the 25,000 invasion vehicles!
It seems likely that Longhedge was one of the sites for these fitters, although whether
the bacon tins were due to US personnel being there, or a donation from Allied forces
is a question that hasn’t yet been answered! There is likely to be more archaeological
work on this site which has been occupied on at least two separate occasions around
2000 years apart – even though nothing shows on the surface today!
Article courtesy of Clare King, Assistant County Archaeologist. For more history of our area,
visit Wiltshire & Swindon History Centre http://www.wshc.eu/
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News from River Bourne Community Farm
Clara, the farm’s Golden Guernsey
goat, has produced two male kids.
Clara was an orphan who the farm
volunteers bottle fed from birth and is
now three years old.
The kids, shown here at one-day-old,
are proving to be very popular with
our visitors, many of whom were
aware of Clara’s pregnancy and were
awaiting news of their birth.
Salisbury – Xanten (Germany) Twinning Association
Is holding a Bierfest at the farm on Saturday 27th September from 6-11pm
Music by the BIERFASS OOMPAH BAND supported by Salisbury’s very own
DROP OFF ZONE
For further details and how to get tickets visit the farm website.
Do you have a wedding being planned? Looking
for something a bit different in a unique setting?
The farm has hosted an number of weddings.
Details are available on our website
www.riverbournecommunityfarm.org.uk/weddings
The last Cream Tea Sunday of 2014
is on 7th September 3-5pm.
In addition to clotted creams teas provided by Laverstock & District Evening
W.I., there will be live music, a visit to
the animals, tractor rides, river dipping
and activities for children. Entrance is
free so bring the family for a Sunday
afternoon treat.
For full details of all events, visit the farm’s website
www.riverbournecommunityfarm.org.uk
Education News
We are extremely pleased that we have again achieved 100% pass rate for all
students who completed courses on the farm this year. The students completed
BTEC's in either Vocational Studies and Countryside and Environment. We also
delivered a very successful joint Vocational Studies course with Wiltshire College which gave students a taste of various subjects such as Painting and Decorating, Plumbing and Animal Care.
We have seen students mature and become more confident during their time
here and feedback from schools is that they have been delighted with what the
farm has achieved with their students. At the Celebration Day held on the farm
on 15th July, many parents attended and reported that they were very pleased
with how their children had responded to their time on the farm and how much
their confidence had improved.
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LOCAL WILDLIFE - What to look for in September and October
This is a time of plenty for wildlife with the ripening of fruits, berries and seeds.
Animal and insect numbers are at their highest after the breeding season, and
they are all getting as much food as possible before the colder weather.
The hedgerows are full of blackberries, elderberries, rose-hips, haws and sloes.
Look out for spindle fruits in bright pink and orange, and the creepers - hops,
fluffy old man's beard and black and white bryony (both with red berries - the
white has ivy shaped leaves while the black has heart shaped, shiny leaves).
Some of these berries are poisonous to humans, but some animals and birds can
eat them with impunity, and then distribute the seeds in their droppings. You will
be lucky to find any hazel or walnuts, as the squirrels will take these before they
are ripe, and store them underground for later.
Some wild flowers are still in bloom, and these keep the bees
and butterflies supplied with late nectar. One of the prettiest
of these late flowers is the devilsbit scabious which grows on
Cockey Down. It is like a little, dark blue pincushion with pink
pins. Small scabious is also still flowering, and this is a paler
blue with a flatter flower-head and larger outer petals. The
tiny, dainty eyebright and the little spikes of autumn gentian
should still be around in September. In the fields by the
Bourne frothy, cream-coloured meadowsweet comes into
flower again after a hay harvest.
Swallows and house martins often gather on electricity wires before they fly
south to Africa I have seen very few swallows in our area this year, and they did
not nest in the big barn at the Community Farm, which was disappointing. Swifts
will have left in August. Warblers and whitethroats also leave us, but some chiffchaffs now stay for the winter, and can be seen busily hunting for remaining insects along the river.
The winter thrushes (redwings and fieldfares) will
be back in October. The redwings can be heard
whistling as they fly over at night. The red colour is
under their wings, so shows best when the bird is in
flight. They also have a pronounced eye-stripe
which helps to distinguish them from the similar
sized song thrush. The fieldfares are slightly larger
– the size of a mistle thrush – with grey head and rump.
This time of year is the height of the fungus season. Woods have the most, but
many can also be found in fields and on the downs. There are a huge number of
different types, and some are extremely difficult to identify even for experts, so
don't try eating them unless you are completely sure they are not poisonous.
The mushrooms or toadstools we see above the ground have a dense network
of minute tubes below in the ground, or in tree trunks if that is where they are
growing.
Spores are usually shed from the underside of the cap. Puffballs are different, as
they puff their spores through a hole in the top of the ball. Shaggy ink caps grow
in fields, and when ripe live up to their name, dripping black liquid. Colourful
waxcaps in scarlet, yellow and orange can be found on the downs. One of the
easiest fungi to identify is the fly agaric, which has a red cap with white spots. It
often grows by birch trees.
One of my favourite autumn sights is dewdrops on cobwebs, sparkling in the
morning sunshine. These webs are made by the garden spider, which often sits
hidden until an insect gets caught, but can be induced to show itself by gently
tickling the web with a grass stalk.
Finally, the trees start to change colour. Horse chestnuts do this very early, and
the leaves are often already damaged by leaf mining grubs. Cherries, with their
reds and golds, are also among the first and birch trees, with their little golden
leaves contrasting with the silver of their trunks, look really stunning in the sunlight.
Penny Theobald - Salisbury & District Natural History Society
www.salisburynaturalhistory.com
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25th Anniversary for Laverstock & Ford Evening W.I.
Jam and Jerusalem – very familiar words, and yes, we do make jam (but only for
competitions) and we also sing Jerusalem, occasionally.
Friendship, fun and fulfilment – words that best describe Laverstock Evening W.I.
Formed in June 1989 the group has gone from strength to strength and recently enjoyed a 25th celebration with a supper party at River Bourne Community Farm.
Guests from across the county attended and together with members drank a toast to
the continued success of the group.
Jill Kay (President) and Isobel
Acott (County chairman) cutting
the anniversary cake.
Jill with five past presidents.
Notable events during the years include representing the Institutes in Wiltshire in the
Banner and Baton presentation in the City Hall in October 2000 when our members
depicting “ Women through the ages” travelled in an open top army truck through
Salisbury and marched in to a standing ovation accompanied by Laverstock’s own
piper, Olivia McLennan .
Also in 2000 the W.I. embroidered the picture tapestry now hanging in the Village
Hall showing Laverstock in that year.
The arrival of the Community Farm has seen many members involved in the summer
cream teas and Farm Open Days and an oak tree was planted at the farm to commemorate H.M. Queen Elizabeth’s Diamond Jubilee in 2012.
Over the years we have had many memorable speakers on very varied subjects, seen
cookery and flower arranging demonstrations and attended residential courses at Denman College. We have won the County scrabble competition twice, and also won the
County Quiz event on a couple of occasions. We have held apple pie mornings at the
Village Hall and coffee mornings and quizzes. But most of all friendship, fun and fulfilment prevail and we are all very proud of our achievements along the way.
We offer visitors a very warm welcome – do come and see us. Jill Kay is our President
and can be contacted on Salisbury 323407.
Submitted by Margaret Scamell
You may not be aware that as of February last year it was all change in the church
parish of Laverstock. It joined to become a single parish with Salisbury St Mark. I
wanted to let you know how that has changed the provision of services and to let
you know about some of the opportunities for young families and children.
As well as our usual, family friendly services with provision for children (10 am each
Sunday in St Andrew’s; 10:30 am each Sunday in St Mark’s; St Mark’s also has an
evening service each week at 4 pm). We thought you might also like to know about
the following:
St Andrew’s 2 is a fun, informal child and family friendly
service that happens on the first Sunday of the month at 4
pm in St Andrew’s School Hall. There’s always food on offer,
fun crafts, great interactive stories and a warm welcome.
This is a great way for you and your family to engage with
the good news of Jesus in a fun way!
Together@10 - An excellent family focussed service that happens at 10 am on the
first Sunday of the month at St Mark’s Church. We start with tea, coffee, croissants (and
other nice breakfast treats) and then join in an interactive, fun service involving craft
activities, challenges, drama, puppets, Bible stories and worship.
Fortnightly on a Friday night from 7pm until 8:30pm at St Mark’s Church. A fun
youth club for those aged 9 – 14. Table Tennis, snooker, Wii and Xbox on the big
screen, a great tuck-shop, activities for boys and girls with a welcoming team of
volunteers to ensure a safe as well as a fun time.
You can find out more about these activities and acquire more detail about our services and other activities via our website: http://www.stmarksandstandrews.org.uk
or by calling the church office on 01722 340368 or by e-mailing us at [email protected]
Jim Findlay – Vicar of Salisbury St Mark and Laverstock St Andrew.
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Courtney Pickering, from Old Sarum, is the elected UK
Youth Parliament member for East Wiltshire and represents young people in our area.
Hi, I'm Courtney Pickering and I am the Member of the UK Youth Parliament for
East Wiltshire. I represent young people across this area. A bit about me and my background, I live in Partridge Way, Old Sarum and I attend St Edmunds Girls School. I
joined the UK Youth Parliament as I feel young people should be able to have their
voice heard and points they feel are important should be acted on.
What is UK Youth Parliament? UK Youth Parliament is a group of young people
aged between 11 and 18 years old from across the UK, it also ensures that the young
people are given a voice on any issue that affects them. UK Youth Parliament gives
young people an opportunity to be involved in a democratic process at a national level
and also empowers young people to take positive action within their local communities
based upon issues of shared concern.
UKYP is a non-party political organisation, and as such, seeks to represent no party
political view and is solely issue based. I was elected in February and I will stand on
UK Youth Parliament for 2 years. When elected I produced a manifesto of the issues
which I thought should be tackled. They were –

transport costs and prices to travel to school, college and sixth form.

tackling bullying in and around schools and outside of school.

trying to find more job opportunities for young people to gain experience.

places for teenagers to go and socialise and relax away from home.

to ensure pupils who feel they are being singled out by teachers or peers because
of their background receive support from others.
I will be working on these points by contacting organisations and making sure I put
young people first. I will be contacting groups like Wilts and Dorset bus service and
also Childline. Being on UK Youth Parliament also means we take part in national
campaigns, this year is Make Your Mark which is a chance for young people to vote on
the issues they feel should be debated in the House of Commons sitting in November.
I will continue to work hard and if you would like to ask any questions or feel you
could help me, email me on: [email protected] or follow my twitter:
@MYPCourtney
LAVERSTOCK & FORD HISTORY GROUP
Nine residents attended the inaugural meeting of the Laverstock & Ford History
Group on the 22nd of July in the Curtis Room of St Andrew’s Church in Laverstock.
Having unanimously agreed that a local history group was a good idea, there was a
wide ranging discussion about how it might be organised.
For further discussion:

Informal to start with, but accept that it would need to be formalised with a
chairman and treasurer once established.

Days and times of meetings to accommodate as many people as possible

Activities to include: talks by invited speakers, organised site visits to places of
interest

Affiliation to established history groups, such as Wiltshire local history forum

Ultimately aim to consider preparing a ‘History of Laverstock’ for publication
Possible subjects for study:
Medieval Potteries; 2008/9 archaeology at old St Andrew’s Church, the ‘Ælfsige’
skeleton; Population study 1086 – 2011; Clarendon, the Bathursts; Asylum; St Christopher’s Chapel; Nonconformists in the parish; Laverstock Schools; Laverstock and
the two World Wars; Maps.
Matters agreed:

Aim to meet monthly

Date of Next Meeting 21st September at 4 pm in the Curtis Room.

Seek out longer-term members of the Parish and record ‘Old memories of Laverstock’
If you have an interest in local history, please come and join us at the next meeting
when Ruth Newman will talk about ‘Researching the Asylum’.
If you cannot make the next meeting but would like to register an interest,
please contact: [email protected]
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Laverstock Evergreen Club
Charity Number 1027430
At our monthly meetings, in the village hall, we normally have an interesting speaker or some form of activity before we serve the tea, scones and cakes to our members.
In February we were totally entertained by Richard Death who energetically
demonstrated different forms of Morris Dancing. He explained some of the history
and the different dress in various parts of the country.
At our March meeting our own Sylvie Biggs gave us a fascinating insight into the
military history of Salisbury, Sylvie entitled her talk “This and That” but it was
more!
She included the story behind the Seven Wooden Crosses in the Cloisters, stories
behind the military memorials and even The Charge of the Light Brigade.
In April we enjoyed quizzes and Hot Cross Buns with our tea and at our May meeting we held our AGM and played bingo. The committee were returned with the exception of Jean Mullet, who decided it was time to stand down after long service to
the club.
The 50th Birthday of the club was celebrated in June with a lovely lunch at the
Grasmere House Hotel, everyone enjoyed the occasion and the cake was cut by
our Chair, Jill Kay, along with Gladys Truscott and Barbara Hayward, two of our
oldest members.
Lynda Warren gave us a presentation entitled “Lest we Forget” at the July meeting,
this was a nostalgic and emotional walk down memory lane and our way of remembering. The supply of tea, scones and cakes cheered us up as usual.
Our fundraising has been fairly successful in the last few months, in April we raised
£187 with the “Light Lunch” in the village hall; the Coffee Morning in Jill’s garden
raised £102 in May; the Charity Stall in the Maltings realised £351; a Cream Tea at
the Community Farm raised £146 and at the Sports Club Family Fun Day we took
£115. A huge thank you to those who attended and were so generous and to all
the committee and helpers.
The membership of the club has increased a lot in the last year and we are nearing
our limit for catering in the village hall. We are in need of a couple of helpers to
assist with serving tea and clearing the hall after our meetings, this would only be
for a couple of hours on the first Wednesday each month; anyone interested or
requiring further information please contact Jill Kay on 01722 323407.
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St Andrews’ school choir entertained the crowds.
The Army Cadets ready for action
Smiles all round
I can’t do this at home.
St Andrew’s Toddler Group
11 month-old Hudson, winner of the most
handsome male dog competition
Cat’s Protection Tombola
Mothers Union Stand
Getting approval
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Come along and join a Dementia Friends
session at
15 New Street, Salisbury SP1 2PH on
Wednesday 24th September at 2.30pm
Tuesday 21st October at 3.00pm
Monday 17th November at 11.00am
Tuesday 16th December at 10.30am
.. to find out how you can make a difference to people living with dementia.
Each session lasts no longer than one hour, is light hearted and fun. No club or association to be joined and no further meetings or input needed. Only 16 places available at each session so please book now by visiting www.dementiafriends.org.uk and
then select “find a session near you” to make sure of your place.
Alternatively email: [email protected] or call 07594 634850
LAVERSTOCK DISTRICT EVENING WOMEN’S INSTITUTE
invite you to an
APPLE PIE MORNING
in
Laverstock & Ford Village Hall
on
THURSDAY 23rd OCTOBER 2014
from
10.30a.m. – 12.00noon
Cost £2.00
To include Apple Pie and Cream with
Coffee or Tea
Various Stalls and Raffle
Charity No 1028447
Further information from Jill Kay
323407
Wilton & District Band
is a family friendly orientated
bass band looking for new players of
any standard from beginners to competent players.
We provide instruments. We meet
at Broad Chalk village hall,
Senior band rehearse 7pm - 9pm Tuesdays.
Junior band rehearse Sunday 5.30pm 6.30pm
Come along and receive a very warm
welcome.
If you are interested please contact Mr
Andy Bell [email protected]
Visit our web site at www.wdyb.co.uk
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Country Landscapes
All aspects of landscaping & tree work undertaken
Low maintenance gardens
Decking, Patios, Fencing
Water features
Turfing, Hedge/tree & grass cutting, Brickwork,
Rubbish removal
Fully insured
Portfolios & References
Free Estimates
E. Cooper Tel: 01722 334491 Mob: 07721 691489
Corporate Member of BFRA (Bishopdown Farm Residents Association)
Salisbury & District Bird Keepers Association Open Show which will be
held at Laverstock Village Hall on Sunday 5th October have featured the famous poster
of “The Country Needs You” on the cover of their show schedule, in keeping with the
100 year anniversary of the great war.
The association are offering; 75 rosettes, 18 trophies and £150.00 prize money to encourage more competition from far and wide. With over 900 classes for the individual
species we are expecting a wide variety of birds including Budgerigars, Canaries, Parrots and a collection of British and Foreign birds.
Should you have birds that you would like to show, please contact the show secretary
Bryon Shaw at Bishopdown, 01722 337441. Alternatively if you have an interest in
birds and you would like to assist at the show, your help would be appreciated, just let
Bryon know.
The doors will be open to the general public from 2pm on Sunday, refreshments will be
available. Malcolm Freemantle 01722 337441
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TRANQUILITY BEAUTY THERAPY
Treatments include Aromatherapy Massage, Facials, Manicures,
Pedicures, St Tropez Tanning and Reiki Healing.
Gift Vouchers, Pamper Parties, Corporate Events etc.
All clients given the same Unhurried Care and Attention.
Locally based in Laverstock / Mobile Service Possible.
Flexible Appointment times including evenings and weekends.
Telephone: 01722 504576 or 07790731468
www.tranquility-beauty.co.uk
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RJ
CARPENTRY &
BUILDING SERVICES
 Built in Furniture
 Kitchens
 Bathrooms
 UPVC Soffits, Facia, Guttering
 All aspects of Carpentry
24 hour call out
No job too small
Free Estimates
Tel 01722 411643
Mob 07979 327 313
Email: [email protected]
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CFS ELECTRICAL
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ADVERTISEMENTS
MATHS AND PHYSICS TUITION: KS3, GCSE, and A Level,
Bishopdown Farm. For more information www.scollyertuition.net
Stephen Collyer B Sc(Hons) Mathematics. Tel. 07504 200041
Email: [email protected]
VOCAL COACH/PIANO TUTOR/ACCOMPANIST & CHOIR
CLUBS KS1 & KS2 Lessons for all ages and tailored to suit the
individual need. Friendly, qualified, fully CRB checked teacher.
Contact Dawn Oxley ALCM(TD)
Tel:
07738 554560 email: [email protected]
For local weather information visit spireweather.co.uk
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SALISBURY STOVES
& WOOD BURNERS
Woodburners,
Fireplaces,
Gas Fires,
Chimney Lining,
Flue Systems,
Fire Servicing,
Plumbing & Maintenance
HETAS & GAS SAFE
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Call STEVE on
07514 555 772 / 01722 500415
[email protected]
M R C Plumbing
Jason Turner
Looking for a reliable plumber?
(Est. 1996)
Look no further…
For all your plumbing needs
Qualified in
Pruning, Felling, Planting,
Hedge Cutting, Site Clearance
FREE no obligation quote
Logs available all year round
No job too small
Water- main work
undertaken
01722 327055
Tree Surgery & Forestry
Based at Old Sarum
Call Michael Cookson
On 07812 502 677
or 01722 340 239
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P2 BATHROOMS
Bathroom Fitting
* Complete bathroom fitting service
* Free Quotations
* Local, excellent, testimonials available
* Fully Insured
* High quality finish, with all work
guaranteed
Tiling
* Wall and floor tiling a speciality
Call:
Jerry 07920 272519
Russell 07463 780938
email: [email protected]
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CHARLES LEES
PAINTER AND DECORATOR
Wallpapering
Interior and Exterior
Painting
NO VAT
‘Reasonable and Reliable
Service’
27 Linden Close
Laverstock SP1 1PN
Tel: (01722) 322744
TEL: 01722
322744
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LOCAL CHURCHES INFORMATION
Several churches are listed as the civil boundary overlaps the church boundaries
St Andrew’s, Laverstock:
10 am Sunday, Holy Communion with ‘God’s Bunch’ (Sunday School) in the vestry
during the first half of the service. (NB: No ‘God’s Bunch’ on first Sunday of the month).
4pm on first Sunday of the month is the ‘St Andrews 2’ (family) service in St Andrew’s
School hall (A time of worship, with food, singing, craft, Bible stories and prayer).
9.30 am Wednesday, Holy Communion for both churches (St Andrew’s and St Mark’s) Churchwardens: Mrs Sue Gallagher (01722 332619), Bryan Evans (01722 320129)
St Mark’s, London Road:
9 to 11 am Sunday
1st Together @ 10 (9am HC followed by informal family service)
2nd Holy Communion : 3rd Morning Worship :
4th and 5th Holy Communion
Various groups for children and youth spanning crèche to teenagers on 2nd – 5th Sundays in term
time
6.00 pm Sunday
1st No evening service :
2nd Evening Worship : 3rd Holy Communion
4th Evening Worship :
5th No evening service
9 am Mon, Tue, Thu and Fri Morning Prayer
7 pm Mon Weekly Parish Prayer Meeting for both churches
Vicar, (St Andrews & St. Marks) Rev Jim Findlay Associate Priests, Rev Jill Offer and Rev Diane Roberts
For more details of services or for any other information contact the Church Office on 01722 340368
or visit www.stmarksandstandrews.org.uk
St. Michael and All Angels, Winterbourne Earls :
Sunday service at 11.00am Team Service (5th Sunday in month),
Wednesday Holy Communion 9.30am
Team Vicar: Rev. Peter Ostli-East (01980 611350) [email protected]
Associate Priest Rev David Coates (01722 325944) Bourne Valley Team
Associate Priest Rev'd Penny Joyce (07808 181885) email: [email protected]
Rev Wendy Pugh (part-time) (01722 501443)
Churchwardens: Mr Terry Hall (01980 611681), Mrs Becky Baker (01980 611343),
Roger Morgan (01980 611474) Website: www.stmichaelswebsite.org.uk
Salisbury Vineyard Church : meets every Sunday, 10.30am at Godolphin School— Real coffee, friendly people,
real God and uplifting atmosphere. Details:: 01722 340166 or visit www.salisburyvineyard.co.uk
The Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham at Holy Redeemer, Bishopdown
Mass 11am every Sunday, Wednesday 6.30pm. Evensong 6pm (2nd Sunday of month)
Fr Keith Robinson (01722 504807) [email protected]
Most Holy Redeemer Fotherby Crescent, Bishopdown SP1 3EG. Saturdays 6pm, Wednesday 10am Canon
Michael Fitzpatrick. For more information ring 01722 333581 or email [email protected]. Website:
www.salisburycatholics.org
Laverstock & Ford Parish Council Contacts
Chairman
Christopher Burnell
35 Apostle Way, Bishopdown,
Salisbury SP1 3GS Tel: 5057222
Vice-Chair
Vic Bussereau
5 Merrifield, Ford SP4 6DF
Tel: 339571
Ron Champion
3 The Steadings, Ford SP4 6BH
Tel: 320408
James Dean Milford Farm, Milford
SP1 1RJ Tel: 335040
Derek Hayes Meadow View, The
Green, Laverstock SP1 1QS
Tel: 332109
Liz Dore 85 Church Road,
Laverstock SP1 1QZ
Tel: 500343
Karen Kelly 2 Norman Drive,
Old Sarum, SP4 6FP
Tel: 679367
Mark Ansonia 5 Norman Drive,
Old Sarum, SP4 6FP
Tel: 07875 400682
Paul Tunnicliffe 9 Norman Drive,
Old Sarum, SP4 6FP
Tel: 07740 918255
Carl Davis 41 Sherbourne Drive,
Old Sarum, SP4 6FS
Tel: 07826 051406
David Law 117b Church Road,
Laverstock SP1 1RB
[email protected]
Simon Byers 18 Osmund Walk,
Old Sarum SP4 6NE
Tel: 410100
Parish Clerk
Andrew Prince
3 Pilgrims Way, Laverstock,
Salisbury SP1 1RZ
Tel: 411847 Email:
[email protected]
If you are a member of a local club or organisation, or have an unusual
hobby which you think would interest your fellow residents, write a
short article about it for possible inclusion in a future Parish Newsletter. You can include pictures which support the article. A full page is a
round 400 words. Email these to: [email protected]
DON’T FORGET: For all the latest Parish news, visit our website
www.laverstock-ford.co.uk
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WILTSHIRE COUNCILLORS
Ian McLennan
Bill Moss
For Laverstock, Ford & Old Sarum
01722 332233
47 Church Road, Laverstock, Salisbury
SP1 1QY
Email: [email protected] @CllrIanMcLennan
For Hampton Park
01980 862241
Long Orchard, London Road
Winterslow. SP5 1BN
MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT
John Glen Member of Parliament www.johnglenmp.com
House of Commons [email protected]
Constituency office: Phone: 01722 323050
Fax: 01722 327080
MEP Member for European Parliament
Clair Moody
[email protected]
Southern Wiltshire Community Area Manager
Tom Bray
[email protected]
01722 434252
Local Websites:
Old Sarum Aviation Museum www.boscombedownaviationcollection.co.uk @BDACatOldSarum
Old Sarum Primary School www.oldsarum.wilts.sch.uk
Old Sarum Residents Association www.osres.org
River Bourne Community Farm www.riverbournecommunityfarm.org.uk
Salisbury/Southern Wiltshire Area Boards www.wiltshire.gov.uk/areaboards
St. Andrews Primary School www.standrews.primary.uk.net
St. Michaels Church, Winterbourne Dauntsey www.stmichaelswe.org.uk
St. Andrews & St. Marks Churches www.stmarksandstandrews.org.uk
Salisbury Sixth Form www.s6c.org.uk
@salisbury6form
Salisbury City Football Club In the Community www. Salisburycity-fc.co.uk
@SFCSFITC
Salisbury Gig Guide www.salisburygigguide.co.uk
Salisbury Medical Practice: www.salisburymedicalpractice.co.uk
Sarum Bridge Club www.sarumbridgeclub.org.uk
Spireweather www.spireweather.co.uk
@spireweather
Sport4Salisbury www.sport4salisbury.com
St. Edmunds CE Girls School www.stedmunds.eu
The Pavilion, Hampton Park www.hamptonparkpavilion.co.uk
Wyvern College www.wyverncollege.wilts.sch.uk
Wiltshire Council www.wiltshire.gov.uk
@wiltscouncil
Wiltshire Police www.wiltshirepolice.uk
@wiltshirepolice
Wiltshire Citizens Advice Bureau www.cabwiltshire.org.uk
@WiltshireCAB
Community First www.communityfirst.org.uk
@CommFirstWilts
Contacts around the Parish
Clubs, Groups, Organisations, Venues and amenities
Air Cadets (Old Sarum)
320634
Army Cadets (Old Sarum)
Adam Reavill
07940 984886
BFRA Chair
Celine Le Boedec-Hughes
Bishopdown Farm Pre-School
Elaine Watkins
Bonsai Society
Grahame Alexander
320517
Laverstock Art Club
John Gustard
326237
Laverstock Brownies
Pauline Giles
01725 519216
Laverstock Cubs
Kate Knight
01980 622495
Deliveries: PARISH NEWSLETTER
Parish Clerk
411847
Evergreen Club
Sandy Small
711129
Flora Mundi
Mrs D Stevens
335770
Laverstock Gardening Club
Mrs Moya Hill
328544
Greentrees Primary - Head
Mrs Jan Bennett
340596
Cricket Club
Mr Martyn Nokes
01980 611494
Hampton Park Pavillion
[email protected]
Hampton Park Vets
Mr S. Mangabhai
416245
Laverstock History/Archaeology
Bryan Evans
320129
Laverstock Ladies Open Group
Sue Mason
322990
Laverstock Beaver Scouts
Jane Waspe
421287
Laverstock Scouts
Alistair Riggs
07561 441116
332 443
01722 411471
Laverstock & Ford Sports Club
327401
Laverstock WI
Thelma Green
320179
Mother's Union Evening Group
Jenny King
349824
Mothers’ Union Afternoon Group
Heather Ludlow
Old Sarum Primary School—Head
Mr John Jones
410677
Old Sarum Aviation Museum
@BDACATOldSarum
323636
Old Sarum Community Room
Lucinda Hyman
329693
Old Sarum Community Enabler
Penny Joyce
329693
St. Andrews - Head
Karen Walker
503590
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Old Sarum Beaver Scouts
Louise Thompson
329145
Old Sarum Cub Scouts
Lindsay Killackey
417434
Old Sarum Scouts
Neil Fotheringham
329415
St. Andrews - FRIENDS - Chair
Mrs Ang Vincent
07768 199768
St. Andrews Toddlers - Chair
Sallyanne Sheppard
07540 735740
St. Edmunds - Head
Miss Sarah Busby
St. Edmunds - FRIENDS
Kate Fry (Secretary)
St .Josephs - Head
Mrs R Ridley
335380
St. Josephs - FRIENDS
C/O School
335380
Salisbury Medical Practice
Sharon Burgess
334402
Sarum Bridge Club
[email protected]
TA Centre—Old Sarum
Capt Dave Oliver
TAI CHI
Cheryl Beeney
01722 337870
The Duck Inn
Becki and Tim
327678
Village Hall Secretary (L/stock &Ford)
Chris Curtis
336400
Wyvern College Head
Amanda Bibby
500700
Wyvern - FRIENDS
Mrs Joanna Charlton
331245
328565
via 328565
438300
If you’re a not-for-profit or charitable club, group or organisation within the Parish you could be
listed here. We also list some community venue contacts and amenities.
NEIGHBOURHOOD POLICE TEAM:
Community Policing (non emergency)
Phone 101
PC 1594 Henry Clissold, and PCSO 6326 Rachel Gunn for Laverstock &
Ford
For Bishopdown Farm (including Hampton Park) PC 0544 Simon Davies
and PCSO 6314 Nicola Clark
email [email protected]
WILTSHIRE HELPLINES
POLICE: Non urgent Crime 101
CLARENCE: Emergency Helpline 0800 232323
To report road, lighting defects and road hazards
WILTSHIRE POLICE: NON EMERGENCY dial 101
For reporting a crime, contacting local officers, crime prevention advice
FLOOD LINE 0845 988 1188
ENVIRONMENT AGENCY Emergency Helpline: 0800 807 060
Laverstock & Ford Parish Newsletter:
email: [email protected]
Copy deadline for next issue (148): October 1st
The editor reserves the right to edit articles for content and length.
Laverstock & Ford Parish Website:
www.laverstock-ford.co.uk
email: [email protected]
VENUES AROUND THE PARISH
Laverstock and Ford Village Hall
Now only available for hire on Monday afternoons during the week. Casual hire available at
weekends.
Contact Louise Hatch, Hall Lettings Secretary Tel. 01722 500461
For details of regular events see www.laverstock-ford.co.uk
Old Sarum Community Rooms
Main hall downstairs suitable for parties, business meetings and social events with kitchenette
and toilet facilities. It is level for wheelchair access. Upstairs training rooms, kitchen and breakout rooms. Seven parking spaces are available for Community room users.
Contact Lucinda on 01722 329693 or email [email protected]
The Pavilion, Hampton Park
The Pavilion is located on Ash Crescent at Hampton Park. It offers excellent facilities for both
indoor and outdoor sport, as well as a meeting place for a variety of groups and organisations.
For the latest info on availability and to hire the Pavilion for a party or meeting, please check the
website: www.hamptonparkpavilion.co.uk or email [email protected]
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PARISH D i a r y D a t e s
for events in Sep/Oct 2014
SEPTEMBER
Tues 2nd Mothers’ Union Evening Group, Curtis Room, St Andrew’s Church, 7:30pm
Wed 3rd Laverstock Evergreen Club at 2.30pm in Laverstock Village Hall
Sun 7th Last Cream Tea Sunday at the Community Farm 3-5pm
Mon 8th Laverstock Ladies Open Group Laverstock Village Hall, 8pm
Mon 15th Laverstock & Ford W.I. Laverstock Village Hall 7.45pm
Thurs 18th Salisbury Area Board (Bishopdown Farm) at Salisbury City Hall, 6.30pm for 7pm
Sat 13th Big Farm Day Out at the Community Farm (See page 33)
Mon 15th Parish Council Meeting Old Sarum Primary School 7pm
Mon 22nd Laverstock Gardening Club AGM at Laverstock Village Hall, 7.30pm
Wed 24th Mothers’ Union Afternoon Group, Curtis Room, St Andrew’s Church, 2.15pm
Sat 27th Salisbury – Xanten Twinning Assn Bierfest at the Community Farm from 6-11pm
OCTOBER
Wed 1st Laverstock Evergreen Club at 2.30pm in Laverstock Village Hall
Thurs 2nd Southern Wiltshire Area Board meeting—Downton Memorial Hall, 7pm
Tues 7th Mothers’ Union Evening Group, at 8 St Clements Way 7.30pm
Mon 13th Laverstock Ladies Open Group – Laverstock Village Hall 8pm
Mon 20th Laverstock & Ford W.I. Laverstock Village Hall 7.45pm
Mon 20th Parish Council Meeting River Bourne Community Farm 7pm
Mon 27th Laverstock Gardening Club Laverstock Village Hall, 7.30pm
Speaker Ann Sevier ECOLOGY & HISTORY OF NEW FOREST
Wed 22nd Mothers’ Union Group, Curtis Room, St Andrew’s Church, 2.15pm
Make sure your November and December events appear in the Parish
Newsletter - E-mail full details to: [email protected]
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