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Tower & Tap

November 2010

In this Issue:

Church News................................ 4, 5 Youth Club .....................................11

Church Office/Services..................... 6 Friendly Club................................ 12

Parish Council News.................7, 8, 9 FE Harris Memorial Trust ...........12

Ill Wind Update ............................ 10 SMAWL Update............................ 13

100 Club Winners........................... 11 Christmas Bazaar ..........................14

Police Surgery ...............................11 South Marston School .../...............16

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8 Youth Club Village Hall

9 Friendly Club 2 pm Village Hall

10 Tots ‘n’ Toddlers 9-11am Village Hall

Craft Company 2 pm

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12 Mixed Plastics

Wheelie Bins

Green Waste

Youth Club Village Hall

13 Meeting Point 9.30-12 Village Hall

Saturday Scene 4 pm Village Hall

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16 Parish Council 7.30 pm Village Hall

17 Tots ‘n’ toddlers 9-11am Village Hall

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22 Youth Club Laser Quest

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24 Tots ‘n’ Toddlers 9-11am Village Hall

25 26 Mixed Plastics

Wheelie Bins

Green Waste

FE Harris annual outing Youth Club Village Hall

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30 Police Surgery SM Hotel, 7 pm

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Dear Friends, As I write this letter the world is celebrating the rescue of 33 Chilean Miners. As I watched the marvellous rescue take shape I became aware how many nations worked with the Chilean authorities to design and engineer the means of escape. All this for 33 men and yet we find in other situations, nations seeking to wipe out many more men, and women as bombs are thrown and war rages. And they do it without a thought to the families they hurt—life is cheap. On 5th November we remember the threat posed to Parliament by Guy Fawkes all those centuries ago. We give thanks to those who paid the supreme price to deliver us from tyranny in the World Wars and subsequent encounters with belligerent nations on Sunday 14th November. Towards the end of the month on Advent Sunday, 28th November, we will remember God’s gracious provision for the world as we prepare during Advent to celebrate the coming of his Son into the world. In 2 Timothy 2:8 we are asked to “Remember Jesus Christ raised form the dead.” God knows our need to remember—remembering helps with grief, helps us get through tough times and enables to celebrate all our blessings. Jesus Christ, Our Lord left us a special meal and told his disciples to “do this in remembrance of him” (1 Corinthians 11:24). The words ‘Lest we forget’ are often engraved on the Cenotaphs of our land and come to us as a challenge. We are in danger of forgetting the past in pursuit of the present as we selfishly seek to meet our own personal desires. The consequences of these actions will come to roost just as we see overspending bringing the fruit of harsh cuts to public spending. A way to cope with the harsh realities of today is not to forget the Rock from which you have been hewn. Remember with gratitude and cherish all that has shaped our nation and the values that hold each man, woman and child, every life, as valuable. God Bless, Vicky Fleming


Church News The High Five High Five High Five High Five service for children up to 5 years meets again on

5th November at 10am We would love to see you there!

‘Craft Company’ This month we meet again at

Dryden House, Mary Cooper’s home on Wednesday 10th

November at 2pm. Last month we decorated plain cotton bags

with stencilling and carried on with some of our own projects.

We are hoping to go out for the day to see the Great Western Embroiders’

exhibition in Cirencester and have a ‘Christmas’ lunch together. If you love

crafting then come and join us for inspiration and encouragement as well as

good company. More details please contact Vicky Fleming.

From the Registers

Wedding

24th September Richard Wilkins and Hayley Willoughby

Funeral

21st September Jean Elizabeth Ann Hunt

Celebrating Harvest The church was beautifully decorated—a huge thank you to the St. Mary Magdalene Flower Team for all their hard work. We had wonderful service which our visitors thoroughly enjoyed.

The gifts of fresh produce were given to Gloucester House and the groceries were given to Swindon Food Bank. Our plate collection is going towards the Tear Fund One Family Campaign (find out more on the Tear Fund website) and we are hoping to send a donation of £200—any further contributions can be given to Vicky Fleming, Donald Page, Richard Sansum or William Hiscocks. The School Harvest Service was excellent and it was such a joy to be able to share this with them in our church.

When you are thinking about Christmas gifts don’t forget that

South Marston Church Tea towels are still for sale £3.50 or 2 for

£6, 4 for £10—contact Vicky Fleming .


The Meeting Point Coffee morning with table top sales

(All the tables have been already booked for this and next month—

you may book for January —£5 if you live in the village, £10 if you

live outside the Village—Telephone Vicky Fleming 827021)

We have lots of different stalls booked—there may be something just for you! Come and enjoy

good company and refreshments.

Saturday 13th November from 9.30 –12 noon In the Village Hall

South Marston Church Serving the Community

Saturday Scene for young families Saturday Scene for young families Saturday Scene for young families Saturday Scene for young families meets on meets on meets on meets on 13th November in the Village Hall 13th November in the Village Hall 13th November in the Village Hall 13th November in the Village Hall 4pm to 5.15pm 4pm to 5.15pm 4pm to 5.15pm 4pm to 5.15pm

Contact Donald Page on 825693

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

South Marston Held on alternate Sunday Evenings

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

The Meeting Point celebrated its second birthday last month with a full house. It was good to see so many people meeting as they enjoyed delicious home-made cakes. Thank you for your support everyone who helps and attends.


South Marston Church is part of Stratton Team Ministry. The office is

located at St. Margaret’s Centre, Kenwin Close, Stratton St. Margaret and

it is open on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday mornings from 8.30am to

12 noon. Email: [email protected] or tel: 826505.

If you would like to talk to a priest or book a Christening or Wedding

please contact Rev Vicky Fleming on 827021 between 6 and 7pm any

evening except Thursdays or Sundays.

Members of the team:

Team Rector to be appointed

Team Vicar Rev. Vicky Fleming 827021

Hon Curate Rev. Phil Ashby 759008

Asst. Priest Rev. George Fleming 827021

Asst. Priest Rev. Richard Burston 822403

Lay Minister Mrs Christine Burston 822403

Lay Minister Mr Dan Read 763016

Church Office

Church Services (at South Marston Church unless otherwise stated)

7th November 11.00am Family Service 14th November 8.00am Holy Communion 10.00am Remembrance Service 21st November 9.30am Morning Worship 28th November 8.00am Holy Communion 9.30am Holy Communion

Tower & Tap Submissions - Please email items to

[email protected] or drop any article in to The Maples, South Marston

(next to the Vicarage). The deadline for Dec 2010/Jan 2011 issue is 15

November 2010.


South Marston Parish Council News

Village Expansion

The planning framework remains higgledy-piggledy, as

the effects of the scrapping of the ‘RSS’ system by the new government works itself through. Some things that

seem constant are the government’s desire to build more homes, Swindon’s policy of continued expansion and the

desire of the developers who own or have options on the

land adjoining the village to develop.

Swindon Council is currently re-writing its ‘Core Strategy’ document. Like

last year’s draft it will govern planning policy in the borough for years to

come. It includes the overall level of expansion, the proposed sites and the criteria to be applied in the developments. The details of how these

criteria are to be applied in practice are worked through in ‘Supplemental Planning Documents’, such as the one for the village that we are working

on at the moment.

We are invited to make our submissions to this key document. The Parish Council will be looking to re-visit the submissions that we made to

the original draft. We will be consulting the villagers who attended the September meeting and putting details on the website. Please contact

Gemma Cheal [email protected] if you would like to be included and

have not previously provided us with an email address.

We are concerned that the Swindon Planners have been concentrating

on the Greenfield area of the EDA to the south of the village and have let

the Crown Timber and Thornhill sites, which will be more difficult and expensive to develop, drop off the radar.

We are meeting with the senior planners to thrash out this and other

issues, such as how the infrastructure money generated by the expan-sion is to be spread between the village, the EDA and the wider borough.

We do not see that we can develop the village plan further until these matters are clarified.

All of this uncertainty is very frustrating but seems to be generated by

a change in the planning system towards what David Cameron calls ‘localism’. South Marston is where what that means is being worked

through.

Colin McEwen


Results of the Village Development Workshop – 15th September 2010

Over 50 South Marston residents attended a workshop at the South

Marston Hotel on 15th September with the aim of identifying some of the

infrastructure and design features and facilities that they would like to see incorporated into the village development. It is intended that these ideas

will be submitted by the village for Swindon Borough Council to incorporate into the South Marston Supplementary Planning Document (SPD).

In some areas the views of the village were very clear but further discussion is

required in others. Issues on which the attendees had a clear preference included:

ο Mains sewerage for all new and existing properties

ο Eco-friendly design of all new buildings

ο Housing specifically designed for elderly people

ο Community shop, with Post Office delivery/collection service

ο Retention of current recreation ground and its expansion in the village

central area

ο Daytime bus service through the village centre

ο Safe pathway/cycleway between village and Gablecross

Areas which required further consideration included:

ο School

ο Provision of housing as live/work units

ο Village Hall and medical facilities

ο Footpaths

Traffic management (noting that problems of speed and volume of traffic could not resolved by footpaths and crossing points alone).

There was concern that a ‘wish list’ of facilities may drive the design of the village and therefore it was

important that the list was prioritised – many

residents would prefer to sacrifice some facilities for fewer houses.

A discussion of ‘Piecemeal’ development (which may start out small but increase in size over a number of

years in an uncontrolled manner) versus ‘Integrated’ development (where a final design is agreed at the outset, thus preventing additional development in the

medium to long term) also took place.


High Speed Broadband

BT has not included Stratton St. Margaret’s telephone exchange in its

current plan for the roll out of high speed broadband (up to 40mb). However the BT promotion the ‘Race to Infinity‘ gives you the

opportunity to fast track Faringdon/Stratton St Margaret to get BT high speed broadband sooner rather than later.

The BT website http://www.racetoinfinity.bt.com/home

encourages local people to ‘vote’ to have the exchange upgraded. The

five areas in the UK with the largest percentage of votes by December 31st 2010 will win the chance to bring high speed broadband to their

area. BT will also donate £5,000 of computer equipment to a local community project.

South Marston and Stratton may not win

the race this time but a very high percent-

age of votes will encourage BT to include the Stratton St. Margaret’s exchange as a

priority in future plans for the roll out of high speed broadband.

Higher broadband speeds are not just

important for leisure and business; higher speeds also provide

opportunities to improve access to learning and healthcare services.

Please encourage all your contacts who use the exchange to log on and register, especially the businesses in the area.

To keep informed of all the latest Parish Council news, including minutes of Parish Council meetings, please visit www.southmarston.org.uk and visit the ‘Parish Council’ section.

Although there was a preference for ‘Integrated’ development, many people

were still undecided and need further information before deciding.

The Parish Council are now considering the next steps, with the aim of

developing the village’s input to Swindon Borough Council’s Supplementary Planning Document for South Marston.

Detailed results of the workshop are available from the Clerk to the Parish

Council or the South Marston website (http;//southmarston.org.uk).


Visit www.illwind.co.uk for latest news, information and blimp photos .

ILL WIND Update on the Honda Wind Turbine Application

BLIMP FLIGHT A SUCCESS!

We finally had some luck with the weather, and the

blimp flew for a full 8hrs on 15th October! The impact of being able to see just how high the turbines will be

cannot be underestimated. It was flown at the full height of 120m, however for the purposes of clarity a

ribbon was tied at the point where the hub will be

(79m). It is worth noting that the hub will be some 5m in diameter, and you would need to place an overall

blade diameter of 82m around that.

If you have any comments/objections you wish to make about the application please write to:

Planning Department (Application No: S/10/1073) Swindon Borough Council

Wat Tyler House

Beckhampton St or email: Swindon SN1 2JG [email protected] You can also write to the following: David Hodgetts

Managing Director

Honda UK Limited or email Honda: 470 London Road [email protected] Slough SL3 8GY [email protected]

Doreen Dart The Ash, Mill Lane

Stanton Fitzwarren or email: Swindon SN6 7SA [email protected]


JULY

£10 each:

64 – A Lazenbury

69 – M Turner

96 – Jamie Donald

103 – Stacey Woolhouse

AUGUST

£10 each:

73 – Mrs Rudnik

5 – John Staniforth

14 – Jean Franklin

47 – Shelia Lavender

SEPTEMBER

£30 winner: 121 Mr Lester

£10 each:

50 – Barry Saunders

92 – Mandy Sullivan

96 – Jamie Donald

21 – Sylvia Brown

OCTOBER

£10 each:

82 – M Hopkins

43 – B. Bell

25 – Jon Cummings

7 – Kirsty Sansum

100 Club Winners

POLICE SURGERY

The next Police Surgery is being held on

Tues 30th November 2010

7 - 8 pm, Meadow Room, South Marston Hotel

We have a new PCSO working in our area called Emma Cooper, she previously worked in Moredon. If you are unable to get to the Police Surgery and would like to discuss something with the police you can

contact Emma either by phone on 0845 408 7000 and leave a message for PCSO Cooper 6086, or via the Wiltshire police website

www.wiltshire.police.uk, Emma will then contact you at a later date.

South Marston Youth Club

DAY DATE VENUE

Mon 8 November Village Hall

Fri 12 November Village Hall

Mon 22 November Laser Quest

Fri 25 November Village Hall

For more details please contact Julie or Steve Hatherall, e-mail:

[email protected] tel: 07923 441 296. November dates:


Friendly Club

Recent Events Annual Holiday to Exmouth 4th – 8th October 25 people went on the holiday, which was a success. The weather was good, with no rain during the day. Evening entertainment varied from Boys Brigade

music using hand bells, a singer who also played various instruments to a light hearted game of bingo. Below are some quotes from members on the holiday.

“You missed a treat if you didn’t go to Exmouth with the Friendly Club. We had

sunshine all the way, fantastic food and friendly company both on board the coach

and at the hotel. The outings were extremely enjoyable, wild bird spotting on a tram

ride, walks around the headland, marina and beautiful beaches. It just couldn’t have

been better. Roll on the next Friendly Club holiday.”

“Excellent holiday, stunning views, trips and entertainment”

“What a holiday for the pensioners, good food, trips out, riding on boats and trams.

Good time had by all, returned feeling 10 years younger”

Tuesday 12th October - Stan & Peggy Byers entertained us with songs from the past including many classics.

Future Events Tuesday 9th November, Village Hall at 2.00pm This meeting is to be a social with quiz, chat and bingo. We will also be holding a

table top sale of new items between 3.00pm and 4.00pm, open to the public. Why not drop in to see what we have for sale.

Saturday 11th December – Village Hall

We will have a table top sale of new items at the “Meeting Point” between 9.30am and 12.00noon.

Tuesday 14th December – Christmas Lunch

Our Christmas lunch will be at the Kingsdown Arms P. H. at 12 noon followed by entertainment by Ken and Steve.

The F & E Harris Memorial Trust.

Annual Outing - This year’s outing is on Friday 26th November to Gloucester

Victorian themed Christmas Market. It is for senior citizens resident in South Mar-

ston. The coach will leave the school at 10.30 am. To reserve your place contact Mary Cooper on 823530.

Christmas Hampers - The F & E Harris Memorial Trust Christmas Hampers

to be collected on Tues 7th December from Westwinds between 2.00 pm and 4.00pm. Contact: Terry Sansum 823684


Call - 01793 822122 or 07801 490489

or email [email protected]

A S W Garden Company

Complete Gardening Care

• Lawn Mowing • Planting & Soft Landscaping

• Regular Maintenance • Hedge Cutting

• Pruning • Autumn tidy ups


SOUTH MARSTON

CHRISTMAS BAZAAR

SATURDAY

DECEMBER 18th 2010

Lucky Dip, Tombola,

Mince Pies & Craft Stalls

2pm - 5pm

in the

VILLAGE HALL

Grab yourself a bargain and support your

local community

WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU THERE!

COME ALONG AND

MEET FATHER

CHRISTMAS & HIS

REINDEERS

AT THE

RAISING FUNDS FOR THE VILLAGE HALL & RECREATION GROUND ON BEHALF OF S.M.R.A


Christmas is a Magical time of year and it’s a great excuse to let your hair down and enjoy yourself!!!

At The South Marston Hotel we offer three different party nights for our guests

Festive Party Night Festive Party Night Festive Party Night Festive Party Night Enjoy a 3 Course sit down meal followed by mints and coffee

and then party the night away with out resident DJ

Carvery Party NightCarvery Party NightCarvery Party NightCarvery Party Night Begin the evening with a spectacular 3 course feast followed

by a rockin’ disco

Themed Party NightThemed Party NightThemed Party NightThemed Party Night Come in fancy and travel back to either the 60’s-70’s, 70’s-80’s or 80’s-90’s with a 3 course meal and evening entertainment

Christmas WeekendChristmas WeekendChristmas WeekendChristmas Weekend The South Marston Hotel is also offering a classic 3 course

meal for Christmas Day Lunch and Boxing Day Lunch where

the whole family can enjoy the magical atmosphere.

New YearsNew YearsNew YearsNew Years And if you are all about partying why not come along to our party topping New Years Eve Gala Buffet where you can say

goodbye to 2010 and hello to 2011 in style.

For more details please contact our dedicated team on; 01793 For more details please contact our dedicated team on; 01793 For more details please contact our dedicated team on; 01793 For more details please contact our dedicated team on; 01793 833700 or [email protected] 833700 or [email protected] 833700 or [email protected] 833700 or [email protected]


The latest news from our village school:

We have been very busy this

term at South Marston C of E

Primary School.

The new children in Reception

have made a fantastic start to

school, many of whom are from

our village. They are really

enjoying making new friends and

have already started to explore

the village on their famous welly

walks!

We were all particularly excited

about the Mr Men dressing up

day on the 21st October and

seeing their amazing costumes.

We are looking forward to the

start of hot meals being served

in the new school dining room

after half term. The children

have already been wowed by the

food they tasted in a special

after school tasting session and

are excited about trying more

of the healthy meals available.

We are in the process of naming

the new school dining room and

would welcome any suggestions.

Also this term we have already

made some important links with

other local schools. Class 4 have

made a link with Bishopstone

Primary School and have

enjoyed visiting Swindon Town

Football Club together before

returning to our school to work

together on Maths problem

solving involving the dimensions

of the football stadium and

souvenir prices.

Class 3 have also made a link

with Oaktree Primary School

and have had fun looking at

similarities and differences

between themselves and the

locations of their schools. Our

children really enjoyed showing

them our village location. We

look forward to more exciting

opportunities with these

projects.

South Marston C of E Primary School


Christmas Craft & Gift FairChristmas Craft & Gift FairChristmas Craft & Gift FairChristmas Craft & Gift Fair

on Friday 19on Friday 19on Friday 19on Friday 19thththth November November November November from 7.00pm until 9.00pmfrom 7.00pm until 9.00pmfrom 7.00pm until 9.00pmfrom 7.00pm until 9.00pm

at South Marston Primary Schoolat South Marston Primary Schoolat South Marston Primary Schoolat South Marston Primary School Free entrance Free entrance Free entrance Free entrance

Homemade Christmas puddings, Ladies lingerie, Cards, Bakeware, Candles, Christmas hampers, Gifts,

refreshments and all things Fairy plus much more!

All your Christmas gifts under one roof, All your Christmas gifts under one roof, All your Christmas gifts under one roof, All your Christmas gifts under one roof, plus a gift wrapping serviceplus a gift wrapping serviceplus a gift wrapping serviceplus a gift wrapping service

(charges apply)(charges apply)(charges apply)(charges apply)

Organised by South Marston Parents’ Association to benefit school funds.


TOTS ‘n’ TODDLERS

We are a Parent & Toddler group that meets up

for a play session, craft table, coffee and chat.

WEDNESDAY MORNINGS (term time only)

9.00am – 11.OOam

0 – 4 years

South Marston Village Hall

For further details feel free to call in

and see us at the group or contact us:

Rachel Case on 01793 832719

or Mary Case on 01793 826038

or email: [email protected]

Looking for a Venue?

For a one-off (parties, meetings,

get-togethers) or a regular slot, from Aerobics to Zen yoga,

South Marston Village Hall

is available at very competitive rates.

Please contact

Julie Hatherall

on 07857 310624 for further information.


Useful Contacts: South Marston

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Parish Council Chair Colin McEwen T 825312

Parish Council Vice Chair Stuart Young T 828775

Clerk to the Parish Council Gemma Cheal T 820529

Parish Council Project Co-ord’r TBA

SMRA Chair Mary Case T 826038

SMRA Secretary Julie Hatherall T 826028

Village Hall Bookings Julie Hatherall T 07857 310624

Football Field Bookings Chris Maull T 824505

Tots & Toddlers Rachel Case T 832719

Youth Club Julie & Steve T 07923 441296

Gardening Club Mike New T 827807

Friendly Club Brian McGlone T 826243

History Society Darren Cook T 832999

Marston Minstrels Maureen Withers T 825660

SM Football Club Nigel Franklin T 766590

Spitfires Football Club Bev Maull T 824505

South Marston School Alison Lowe T 823379

Pre–School Pre-School Staff T 07847 590601

Swindon Borough Councillor Doreen Dart T 762033

Member of Parliament Justin Tomlinson T 522123

Team Rector to be appointed

Team Vicar Vicky Fleming T 827021

Church Wardens Richard Sansum T 831473

Donald Page T 825693

Useful Contacts Stanton Fitzwarren Some useful contact numbers for Stanton Fitzwarren are shown below,

which our readers may find useful:

Clerk to the Parish Council Zena May T 702869

WI President Margaret Parker T 762065

Village Hall Bookings Alison Charnock T 762093

St Leonards Church Wardens Liz Hillman T 762935

Sue Mackenzie T 765538