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Editor’s Letter Welcome to March!

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30 Puzzle Corner Crossword & Sudoku

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28 Year of Success Wiltshire Air Ambulance

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40 Mother's Day What do Mums do?

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Local Focus MARCH 2016

What’s happening locally • News • Events • Charities • Clubs

Nominations Open for Calne Civic Awards Know a community champion or young person living in the Calne parish who has made a real difference?

Looking for a way to thank someone for their support over the past year? Nominations are open until 9am on Friday 11th March for this year’s Civic Awards.

The following three awards are given each year by Calne’s Town Mayor: • Town Mayor’s Civic Award Recognising the actions of an individual or couple for their hard work and endeavours for the Calne community.

• Young Citizens Award Recognising the actions of a young person or group of young people that have had a positive impact on the town or its community. The award is open to all young people living in Calne aged 11 to 17.

• Town Mayor’s Gift Fund A grant of £250 to enable a young person who has demonstrated outstanding ability in sports or the arts to develop their skills. The award is open to all young people living in Calne aged 11 to 18.

To make a nomination, download a form from Calne Town Council’s website (www.calne.gov.uk) or collect a form from Calne Visitor & Community Information Centre. The awards will be presented during the Annual Parish Meeting on Friday 18th March at Calne Town Hall.

We have moved!

The Town Crier has moved into a new office at 5b Wood Street, Calne SN11 0BZ. More details in the April Issue.

Children’s Competition find the Easter Bunny!

Can you find the Easter Bunny that we have hidden somewhere in the pages of this Town Crier Magazine?

We have one Easter Egg Hamper and one £10 Sainsbury's voucher for the lucky winner. If you want to be in with a chance of winning just write the page number where the bunny is hiding, plus your name and a contact phone number and post your entry to the Town Crier Magazine, 5b Wood Street, Calne SN11 0BZ by 21st March 2016.

The Editor’s decision is final. You must have the permission of your parent or guardian to enter.

The winner of the January Competition from Magnifique is S. Lynch from Calne 6

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We will provide 6 vanilla cupcakes per person for you to decorate at the studio and take home to share or give as a beautiful gift.

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Beginner’s Guide to Cake Covering Saturday 14 May 10.30am – 1pm

Beautiful, Bespoke Cakes Cake Decorating Classes 15 Church St, Calne, Wilts, SN11 0HY Tel: 01249 817225 or 07714 234749 info@flyingpigcakeemporium.co.uk www.flyingpigcakeemporium.co.uk

Learn how to prepare a cake ready to cover and how to achieve a smooth, professional finish using soft fondant icing. We will provide a 7” round vanilla sponge cake and you will learn how to level, fill and crumb-coat using buttercream, then shown how to cover the cake. Some cake decorating experience is beneficial but not essential. Suitable for teenagers and adults. £55 per person. Please contact us for more information and to book your place. Limited spaces!

Scholarships & 100% Bursary Awards available for Sept 2016 entry

Open Morning - Nursery to Year 8 Friday 11 March 10:00 – 12:00 St Francis School, Marlborough Road, Pewsey, Wiltshire, SN9 5NT T: 01672 563228 E: admissions@st-francis.wilts.sch.uk www.st-francis.wilts.sch.uk

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BIG SCREEN BEVERSBROOK Friday 4th March THE MARTIAN (12a) @ Big Screen Beversbrook. Film starts at 8pm, bar open from 7pm for drinks and snacks. Free parking.

Tickets: £4 Adults, £2.50 Under 16s, £12.50 Family (2 adults + 2 children) Like Big Screen Beversbrook on Facebook for the latest film screenings.

TABLE TOP SALE Calne Town Hall Saturday March 12 9.45- 12.30 Making Abberd Brook Outstanding With a variety of Stalls Refreshments BIG SCREEN BEVERSBROOK BROOKLYN (12a) at Big Screen Beversbrook Friday 15th April at 8pm Beversbrook Sports & Community Facility Tickets £4 adults, £2.50 under 16s, £12.50 family (2 adults & 2 under 16s) TOWN HALL MOVIOLA Weds March 16th at 7.30pm Showing in Calne Town Hall THE LADY IN THE VAN (12a) Alan Bennett’s stage play filmed with Maggie Smith in the title role.

She really does live in her van on the streets. Doors open at 7.00pm.

Tickets £6.00 from the Information Centre or on the door.

WILTS & BERKS CANAL TRUST QUIZ NIGHT Saturday 19th March 6.30 for 7pm Annual Easter Egg & Bunny Hunt Lansdowne Hall, Petty start. The Castlefields Calne SN11 9QY Lane, Derry Hill,Park, Nr Calne, !

General knowledge quiz Saturday Entry £12Easter per team (of up to 4) th 26 cake Marchfor 2016 Tea, coffee, sale or bring 2pm – 4pm your own snacks and drinks. To ! enter e-mail: quiz@wbct.org.uk Family Orienteering Trail

Bunny Hunt ANNUALMini EASTER EGG & BUNNY! HUNT Castlefields Ice-­creams Park, Calne Refreshments courtesy Easter Saturday, 26th of Calne Scouts March 2016 !

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Family Orienteering Trail Mini Bunny Hunt. Ice-creams.

Refreshments courtesy of Calne Scouts. 50p per child. All Children must be accompanied by an adult GEORGIAN EASTER SERVICE GRITTLETON CHAPEL Sunday 27th March 2.30pm The Madding Crowd & Friends & Jonathan Hunt. Choir & Musicians in late Georgian Costume 01666 822730 See page 10.

CALNE JAZZ CLUB Tuesday 29th March 2016 at 7 for 7.30pm at Marden House, Calne "4 + 1" - very jolly local trad band.

BYO refreshments - tables provided.

Admission: £7.50 at the door.

Reservations on 01249 812300.

The Club meets on the last Tuesday of every month in Marden House, Calne, as above.

Future Programmes: April 26 Medicine Creek (blue grass) May 31st Catherine Sykes June 28th 11th Anniversary Party.

HUNT THE GOLDEN HARE: CADBURY EASTER TRAIL Avebury, Wiltshire, SN8 1RF 25 Mar 2016 - 4 Apr 2016 11am Easter fun. Join the hunt for the wild and mysterious hare, guess its name and claim your Cadbury chocolate. £2.50 per trail.

01672 539250 www.nationaltrust.org.uk/avebury Take The Stage March 10 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm The Coal Porters March 11 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Cloggs Musical Theatre presents Oliver!

March 16th-20th @ 7:30 pm 10:00 pm. Matinee 19th @ 2.30.

Into the West March 27 @ 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm Andrew Lawrence April 1 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Full details from: THE NEELD High Street, Chippenham, Wiltshire SN15 3ER 01249 446699 www.neeld.co.uk

HOWARD'S DAY EASTER MONDAY RACE DAY MEETING 28 March 2016 Castle Combe Circuit, Castle Combe, Chippenham, Wilts, SN14 7EY Celebrate the start of the season with some fantastic racing in memory of the great Howard Strawford. As title battles commence in the home Championships, expect more nailbiting action as drivers do battle to claim their places on the podium, especially as this year every round counts towards the final scores of the season! Enjoy rounds 1 & 2 of the Castle Combe Racing Car Series back for a second year with many a new face ready and raring to go!

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CALNE SPRING SING Saturday 16th April Enjoy performances from local choirs in venues across Calne town centre, free entry. For more information call Calne Town Council on 01249 814000 or visit www. calne.gov.uk CALNE BUSINESS FAIR/ DUCK RACE Saturday 14th May 2016 10TH WALK OF LIFE Saturday 14th May 2016 The Walk of Life 2015 is a positive walk to celebrate life, and sets off from Devizes Wharf, heads along the Kennet and Avon canal through Bradford-On-Avon and finishes just off the canal pathway in Sydney Gardens, Bath. Walkers can choose to walk 9, 12 or 21 miles and are encouraged to raise sponsorship to go towards a pioneering new Cancer Centre. To sign up for the 2016 Walk of Life online visit www. foreverfriendsappeal.co.uk or call the events team on 01225 825823 for more information.

HANGING BASKET DEMONSTRATION AND WORKSHOP Sat 21st May at 9.30 or 11.30am Booking necessary, contact Calne Town Council on 01249 814000.

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It’s all about the game and when that game is 6-a-side football, you know that you are in for one heck of a ride!

Ever since its introduction, it has always been a popular past time, but in the last few years it has grown phenomenally and is now recognised as one of the fastest growing sports in the UK, so isn’t it about time you experienced it?

At Football Mundial, we pride ourselves on the fantastic quality of service that we provide. We have leagues stretching across the length and breadth of the UK and our experience means that you can concentrate on the most important thing – the football!

One of our leagues is located at the superb venue of Stanley Park Sports Ground in Chippenham which boasts three synthetic grass pitches, which just demand to be played on! With prices at just £32.00 per team per week (which breaks down to just £3.56 per player per week – based on a squad of 9) and with no deposits or joining fees, even the cost shouts goal!

With eight teams fighting it out to be crowned Premier League or Cup Champions, it promises to be another excellent season and you could be a part of it! All you have to do is get a squad together, decide on a name and then head over to www.footballmundial.com and search for Chippenham. Once your application is in, our team will get to work and make sure that you are up and running in no time at all.

So come on, start your 6-a-side adventure today and join the 1000’s of teams that we have all enjoying the fastest growing sport in the UK. Teams can APPLY to www.footballmundial.com or call 01937 841 440.

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We’ve hired over 100 people in the last 12 months, and we’re still looking for great talent. For more details on our roles, see our website: www.goodenergy.co.uk/about/join-the-team Or contact a member of our team – jobs@goodenergy.co.uk You can also follow us on LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook.

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Local Focus

Quality Checkers now in Wiltshire!

A team of people with learning difficulties turned detective last year to take part in a new project to check the quality of residential care homes providing support for other people with learning difficulties.

For the team of Quality Checkers who took part it meant an opportunity for training, learn new life skills, and to take part in a project which is designed to improve services.

For the two organisations involved, Healthwatch Wiltshire and Wiltshire People First, it meant an increase in the awareness and understanding of what it’s like for people with learning difficulties living in a Wiltshire care home and to test an inclusive approach to engagement and volunteering.

The team of Wiltshire People 1st Quality Checkers visited 11 care homes and spoke to residents, empowering them to speak out about their experiences. On the whole they were impressed with what they saw and heard and produced informative reports which included recommendations for improvements after each visit.

Wiltshire now has a team of trained Quality Checkers available who could be called upon to check the quality of other services.

Healthwatch Wiltshire is encouraging services to make use of this valuable resource.

A report which sums up the pilot project and the 11 individual visit reports are available on the Healthwatch Wiltshire website.

An easy read summary and a description of the project is also available from Wiltshire People 1st.

They are available in hard copy on request.

Lucie Woodruff at Healthwatch Wiltshire said, “Healthwatch Wiltshire was approached by people with learning difficulties who wanted to volunteer with us.

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Above: The team of Quality Checkers with Dr Sara Nelson from Healthwatch Wiltshire We were delighted to work with Wiltshire People First to test out a new approach which meant we could include people with learning difficulties in our important work.

When we are assessing the quality of services we always ask the people who are actually using the service about their experience. This project enabled us to do this”.

Angie Carmichael, Director of Wiltshire People 1st said: “We were very pleased to work with Healthwatch Wiltshire on this innovative project, developing the skills and confidence of our members, who as experts by experience were enabled to take on important roles checking out services and providing valuable feedback. We are keen to work with other agencies and expand the Quality Checking service further”.

One of the Quality Checkers said “ I liked being part of this project, having the training to become a Quality Checker and doing a visit, it’s really helped me get new skills and understand things better…. it’s also been good to see what life is like for people living in homes too”.

For further information please call 01225 434218 or email info@ healthwatchwiltshire.co.uk or visit www.healthwatchwiltshire.co.uk or contact Wiltshire People 1st on 01380 871900, or email admin@ wiltshirepeople1st.org.uk website www.wiltshirepeoplefirst.org

Healthwatch Wiltshire is the independent consumer champion for health and social care in Wiltshire. Healthwatch Wiltshire is an independent organisation which has an important role in assessing the quality of health and social care services today and influencing the design of services for tomorrow. We want to make sure that the people who use these services have a say in how they are shaped and that their overall views and experiences are heard and taken seriously. Healthwatch Wiltshire is part of the Healthwatch national network, established by the Government to ensure local patients and users have a greater input to shaping local services.

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Social enterprise Business against Poverty joins forces with Inspire

Pound Arts The Pound, Pound Pill, Corsham, SN13 9HX 01249 701628 / 712618 For more information visit www.poundarts.org.uk

FREE FRIDAY: EYES FOR GERTRUDE FRI, 18 MAR 2016 A British female duo who write fullhearted, unforgettable songs shaped around observations of the everyday.

BREACH THEATRE: THE BEANFIELD SAT, 26 MAR 2016 It's been 30 years since the Battle of the Beanfield, a brutal crackdown on the annual Stonehenge Free Festival with bloody violence and mass arrests. Armed with camera, map and homemade riot gear, Breach set out to mark the anniversary. Part of Theatre Fest West 2016. Supported

by Arts Council England.

RAISED EYEBROWS THEATRE CO.: THE LITTLE BOOKSHOP BOY WED, 30 MAR 2016 A boy falls out of a book and the pages slam shut behind him. He's lost and doesn't seem to know which story he belongs in. There's only one way to fix that - time to dive into another book and see if he fits.

THEATRE UNDERTOW: IN THE BELLOWS SAT, 2 APR 2016 Theatre Undertow present a workin-progress of their new theatre and storytelling show, In The Bellows, made during a weeklong residency at The Pound SCRATCHWORKS THEATRE: NEL SAT, 2 APR 2016 Nel is a Foley artist. She brings films to life through sound. In her world a tyre-screech is a hot waterbottle and an epic fight scene is a symphony of snapping celery and frozen cabbages. But her real world isn't turning out so well.

GONZO MOOSE: GREAT SCOTT! THU, 7 APR 2016 - SAT, 9 APR 2016 Antarctica, 1912. Captain Scott and his men perish in their attempt to reach the South Pole. But what if this isn’t what actually happened? What if the truth has been covered up for more than a hundred years? What if they actually perished whilst saving the world from aliens?

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Business against Poverty has teamed up with Inspire – formerly Wessex Chambers of Commerce - to strengthen support for business growth within the region.

Both organisations offer opportunities for businesses to meet through networking opportunities and high quality seminars, many of which are subsidised or offered free of charge.

What sets this partnership apart is its focus on sustainable business Bill Huxley, director of BaP practice. Business against Poverty (BaP) is a business enterprise that drives: profitable, ethical and sustainable growth for the benefit of its members and society. Its memers come from across the south west and London and membership is growing rapidly. Its funds support the humanitarian work of the Wiltshire-based charity People against Poverty.

Bill Huxley, director of BaP said: “As the economic climate evolves, businesses are increasingly required to demonstrate their focus on social purpose, corporate social responsibility and ethical practice. “This new relationship with Inspire shows this in action. Our accreditation kite-mark differentiates our members from their competitors; it says something significant about who they are and their business values.”

Many businesses support a charity and as these decisions can be difficult, it often results in piecemeal support or no effective support at all. Business against Poverty is unique in leading the way as an ethical social enterprise for the UK business community.

Through membership of Business against Poverty, members receive: • Ready-made corporate social responsibility statements which help companies align their values and aspirations with ethical business practice.

• An accredited kite-mark which is the BaP logo which is becoming recognised as a symbol of trust and alignment with strong community values and support.

• Investment in many poverty relief projects, run by BaP’s front-line charity People against Poverty, at home in Wiltshire and internationally in areas of extreme need.

The future is also bright for Inspire and the local business community with substantial funds being injected from European sources in 2016. As part of this, local business strategies will be expected to contain an ethical policy and this is where Business against Poverty will be able to help.

Elaine Harvey, head of client relationships at Inspire, said: “We’re delighted to be partnering with Business against Poverty to work with local businesses looking to grow and contribute to both the local and global economy. “There is so much support available, both ethical and practical.

Inspire and BaP have a wealth of expertise on offer.”

Expertise on marketing, accounting, strategy and legal advice is also available through the Inspire Team. If you would like to find out more call 01225 355553 or e-mail team@inspirebiz.co.uk

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Wiltshire Air Ambulance benefits from Marden Travel’s final year of touring After 30 years of providing tours, Wiltshire-based Marden Travel has bowed out and they and their customers raised more than £2,800 for Wiltshire Air Ambulance (WAA).

Owners Marion and Dennis Davies, of Calne, felt the time had come to take retirement and their final tour was in November 2015.

The couple began operating their tour company in 1983 in Scotland.

They moved to Wiltshire two years later where Marden Travel steadily grew. In 1999 they started a lasting arrangement with Pewsey Vale Coaches as their coach provider Over the years Marden Travel arranged hundreds of tours both in the UK and abroad. Many local clubs – Kennet U3A; Kennet Over 60s; Somerford’s Garden Club; Pewsey Vale DFAS; Dixon Travel Group; to mention but a few, as well as a large number of individuals from all over Wiltshire and other counties, have travelled as well.

During their final year in 2015 Marion and Dennis raised money for WAA by asking customers to make a donation. The couple match funded the donations giving a grand total of £2,820.00.

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that the WAA is a very worthwhile cause that may affect all of us living in this area, and knowing such help is at hand if needed. Some of our customers have, already like us, joined as life members and others contribute to the lottery etc. and we hope to continue helping this valued organisation.

Marion and Dennis became Life members of WAA’s Friends scheme in January 2015.

Karen Gambrell, WAA Friends Manager, said: “We’re so grateful to Marion and Dennis Davies and their customers for raising funds for us.

Their donation will help keep our helicopter flying and saving lives.

“Friends of Wiltshire Air Ambulance help to secure the long-term future of the charity by providing a regular donation, which could be used to help purchase equipment or kit for the helicopter, provide additional training for our paramedics or simply fund essential items such as aviation fuel.”

Calne Town Hall Moviola THE LADY IN THE VAN (12A)

Alan Bennett’s stage play filmed with Maggie Smith in the title role. She really does live in her van on the streets.

Showing in Calne Town Hall on Wednesday March 16th at 7.30pm.

Doors open at 7.00pm. Tickets £6.00 from the Information Centre or on the door.

JOIN THE LINK

CALNE AND DISTRICT COMMUNITY LINK Scheme requires more volunteers to help maintain the transport and caring services it provides for those in need who live in the towns and surrounding villages. Volunteers are only required to give their time as and when they are available but every little helps, and you can be sure that it will be appreciated by those in the community who rely on this service.

For more information about the Friends scheme at WAA call 01380 739453 or go to www.wiltshireairambulance.co.uk

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Photo: Customers on Marden Travel’s final tour in November 2015.

On the front row is Dennis Davies (second from left) and Marion Davies (first from right).

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Julia’s House in Wiltshire

We arebuilding building a children’s hospice for Wiltshire and providing a crucial We are a children’s hospice for Wiltshire and providing a crucial respite carerespite service care service to to life-limited andtheir their families – can you us? help us? life-limitedchildren children and families – can you help Around 18 months ago, we launched a small home-based respite care service to families of life-limited Around 18 months ago, we launched a small home-based children living in Wiltshire.

Despite living living just a few miles over the Dorset border, these families had respite care service to south families of life-limited children no access to this sort of frequent support. Not surprisingly, our first steps into south Wiltshire have been in south Wiltshire.

Despite a fewand miles over theprofessionals. warmly welcomed byliving both just families healthcare Dorset border, these families had no access to this sort of Our support. nurses knew there was aour need Wiltshire but little did they realise just how great that need was until frequent Not surprisingly, firstinsteps into south the referrals started rolling in. Now, in response to this demand, we have started to spread our care countyWiltshire have been warmly welcomed by both families wide in Wiltshire, reaching even more families whoand need us, while continuing to build and strengthen our healthcare professionals. links with hospitals and health specialists in the area.

Our nurses knew there was a need in Wiltshire but little did they Our realise vision just how great that need was until the referrals To build a small hospice from which to reach families not just and Jon at their premises in Calne. started rolling in. Now, in response to this demand, wethroughout Wiltshire, Ged with Fiona in the south of the county. A hospice in the heart of the county that will become havethe started to spread our care countywide in Wiltshire, heart of our service in Wiltshire. A place for families to visit, but also a base reaching families who need us,home-based while continuing care service. from even whichmore to operate a comprehensive to build and strengthen withlocation, hospitals andlikely health Julia’s House is lookingour forlinks a central most in the Devizes area, to specialists in the make the newarea. hospice as accessible as possible for Wiltshire families. Among the

Active Kitchens fundraising for Julia’s House

services available within the hospice will be respite, therapies and end-of-life care.

Our vision is to build a small hospice from which to reach Private fundraising, most notably by the film director Guyof Ritchie and his fiancée families throughout Wiltshire that will become the heart At a recent fundraising event organised by Active Jacqui Ainsley, and actor Robert Downey Jnr, has helped us raise £3.1million our service in Wiltshire.

A place for families to visit, but also Kitchens and Bathrooms in Calne raised over £2000 towards the £3.5million needed for this landmark project. a base from which to operate a comprehensive home-based for Julia’s House Children’s Hospice. This was held at care service. the Spice of Bengal, Indian Restaurant in Calne and We can’t do it without you included Raffle, What we need now is the support of you – the public.

With just 6 per cent ofaour totala silent auction, popular trade Julia’s House has now purchased a property in Devizes annual funding coming from government, support throughout the county willassistant be vital if Tom we Daniels volunteered to have counter and planning permission hasofjust been secured. are to achieve our dream expanding the reachGed of our outstandinghis model headof&care beard shaven all in aid of this wonderful Montgomery Julia's House commented: is apublic support to be able to meet hospice.

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Now we have permission to convert the buildings we Fiona Burtenshaw for Active commented: “Our We are keen to hear from Wiltshire individuals, businesses, corporates, community groups, schools, clubs and who the is keen make a difference such an to support a local charity and can concentrate on sports the exciting jobanybody of creating looktoand businesstowanted important and care service. feel of the newproject hospice.

Julia’s House Children’s Hospice fitted very nicely Julia’s House has great experience of partnering with businesses, individuals and groups throughout the heavily with with our customer base which deals “Thiscommunity planning news is a And now we need to establish that same support in Wiltshire. in Dorset. plumbers many of whom have families. To have a great start to 2016 and Children’s Hospice in Wiltshire will be fantastic for moves us a step closer families andjuliashouse.org now that a site in Devizes has To look behind the scenes at Julia’s House, watch our NEWaffected video at to being able to roll out Your donation Contact us been chosen we are even more encouraged to be county-wide care and involved raising fundsJulia’s and awareness.

House support for Wiltshire A regular payment of £100 a month, ian.wadley@juliashouse.org Suite 1 Second Floor over a year could pay for a typical In addition, our plans for supporting families.” ged.montgomery@juliashouse.org Minton House Julia’s House in hospice session for pre-school children.

Minton Distribution Park the the coming months are to include supporting liz.froud@juliashouse.org Anfundraising, easy way to give our toddlers a Private Road, Julia’s Amesbury Calne Bike Meet; whichLondon has chosen House as www.juliashouse.org great play time.

Six hours of cuddles most notably by the Wiltshire, SP4 7RT one of its 3 charities and to hold a stall in the centre and care for four children costs £1,000 film director Guy Ritchie and his fiancée - a priceless break for their parents. of Calne, a customer fundraising party, collection Tel: 01980 677105 Jacqui Ainsley, and actor Robert Downey Jnr, has helped boxes at our two branches and a coffee morning”. us raise £3.1million towards the £3.5million needed for this Ged Montgomery from Julia’s House praised the landmark project. What we need now is the support of you efforts of Fiona and Jon and all the team from – the public. With just 6 per cent of our total annual funding Active and thanked them for all their efforts to date coming from government, support throughout the county and looked forward to their continued support will be vital if we are to achieve our dream of expanding the during the coming year. reach of our outstanding model of care through a Wiltshire hospice. We will also then rely on public support to be able to meet the ongoing, day-to-day costs of providing care for local children and their families.

We are keen to hear from Wiltshire individuals, businesses, corporates, community groups, schools, sports clubs and anybody who is keen to make a difference to such an important project and care service - please contact us on 01980 677105.

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Marden House Concerts Sunday 20th March 2016 at 3.00 pm Marden House, Calne Daniel Tong, piano: Daniel Tong is a frequent performer at many of Britain’s major concert halls, festivals and on BBC radio. The London Bridge Ensemble, which he founded several years ago, has made acclaimed recordings of chamber music and song throughout the UK and abroad.

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WILTSHIRE WALKERS’ SAHARA SUCCESS EIGHT people who completed an adventure of a lifetime by trekking across the Sahara Desert have raised £12,143 for Wiltshire Air Ambulance (WAA).

The trekkers walked up to eight hours a day for a week in southern Morocco last October. Temperatures reached over 30 degree Celsius and the trekkers were led by local guides while camels carried their supplies.

Valerie Whistler, a teacher at Haydon Wick Primary School, Swindon, and who lives at Coates near Cirencester, was one of the trekkers. Pupils and colleagues at her school helped her raise money for WAA. She said: “It was my first trek in Morocco and raising money for Wiltshire Air Ambulance. It was a truly marvellous experience. It was well organised and I would do it again in a heartbeat. Wiltshire Air Ambulance is absolutely fantastic.”

Alex Moss, of Hilperton, Trowbridge, who took part with his partner Alex Thomsett, said: “It was an awesome experience and we did it with a good bunch of people and it was for a great cause. It was well organised and supported and it made fundraising fun. Wiltshire Air Ambulance is essential, anyone of us could need it if we suffer a medical emergency or accident.”

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The Sahara Trek was organised by Adventurous Ewe and due to the success of it, WAA will be organising an overseas challenge in 2017.

Rebecca de la Bedoyere, Senior Fundraising Manager at WAA and who also took part in the Sahara Trek, said: “Trekking the Sahara was truly the experience of a lifetime.

Camping out under the stars, climbing the dunes at dawn to watch the sun rise and singing with our Berber guides by the camp fire are all moments that will stay with me for a long time.

“My fellow trekkers were fantastic company and a pleasure to spend time with. I’m so grateful to them for their commitment and efforts. Planning is already underway for our next overseas challenge in 2017 and I hope people will be inspired by our amazing Sahara trekkers to take part and help keep our helicopter and crew flying.”

Photo: (l-r) James Young of Adventurous Ewe, Valerie Whistler of Coates near Cirencester, Katie Ahmed of Swindon, Luke Hosken of Trowbridge, Rebecca de la Bedoyere, WAA Senior Fundraising Manager, Nicola Earle of Malmesbury, Steph Orchard of Swindon, Alex Moss of Trowbridge and Steve Riddle, WAA Paramedic.

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RAF Medic runs to raise money as a tribute to his baby son RAF Flight Sgt David Leatham, who has raised over £200,000 for charity, is planning his final long distance run in memory of his son Andrew who died from cot death.

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Devizes business women celebrate first anniversary of new hair salon Kerry Gover, founder of Wiltshire-based gift retailer PinkBox Boutique, was one of five business women who came together to celebrate the first birthday of a Devizes’ hair salon on Saturday 30th January.

Lucy's Hair Boutique, High Street, Devizes was founded by Lucy Croucher a year ago and she threw a party to celebrate. One of her founding customers was Kerry Gover, of PinkBox Boutique, based in Coate.

Kerry said: “I’ve been a customer of Lucy’s for almost as long as she has been qualified and it’s been a real joy to see her develop her career and to then seen her open and run her own successful business. I was thrilled to be asked to join her event to celebrate her achievements.”

“I’m so grateful to the clients and other business women who have supported Lucy’s Hair Boutique and made this first year so amazing,” Lucy said.

Alongside Kerry, Lucy was joined by Taylor-Jane Hancock of fashion clothing store The Wardrobe and Abigail Wallen of So Simply Darling which offers handmade personalised gifts and homeware. Her colleague Heidi Stockhill, who works in the salon, also helped with demonstrations of hair styling on the night.

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David Leatham (49), who lives with his family in Tilshead, near Devizes, has already won a Promise and Fulfillment Award from RAF Odiham for his services to charity. He’s been a medic in the RAF, serving in places such as Bosnia and Afghanistan, also a number of UK and overseas postings, for the last 33 years.

His next – and final long distance challenge - will be a 65 mile run round the Isle of Wight in just 16 hours in April. The money he raises will go the Lullaby Trust which supports families who have lost babies and toddlers to SIDS or SUDC (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome or Sudden Unexpected Death in Childhood). David has been raising money for the Lullaby Trust for many years as he and his first wife lost one of their four sons Andrew to cot death.

“This is my drive and incentive to make sure other families don’t have to go through the same thing,” said David.

Today he lives with his wife Barbara, a professional photographer, and they have two more children together nine-year-old James and Robyn aged eight. Barbara also has a grown up son Ryan. The couple met while both in the RAF, where Barbara was a photographer.

“All our family is sporty,” says David, “that’s helped me keep fit for all the charity events I’ve done. I have played rugby with some of my sons and with two of them I completed their first half marathons with them and with my stepson his first step up to the full marathon. Barbara is a great support and is often at these events taking photographs!” The Isle of Wight Challenge takes place on 30 April. David attempted this grueling challenge two years ago but had to pull out at 50 miles as he hit the wall.

“I felt like I’d let Andrew down by not finishing and I don’t like to be beaten. This course will also mark my retirement from long distance running as I will be 50 this year and leaving the RAF. “I will definitely continue to raise money for charity but after this one I will be looking to run shorter distances and be more team orientated.”

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Wiltshire Air Ambulance

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As a stand-alone air ambulance WAA has two highly trained paramedics on board, able to carry out surgical techniques on critically injured or ill patients by the roadside and to administer additional drugs for pain relief or sedation.

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by Wiltshire Air Ambulance have praised the service, as it marks the first year operating as a stand-alone air ambulance with a 10% increase in missions undertaken.

Wiltshire Air Ambulance (WAA) has been operating since 1990, but 2015 was the first year as a standalone air ambulance using its own new state-of-the-art helicopter, a Bell 429. For the previous 24 years WAA shared a helicopter with Wiltshire Police.

The largest number of call outs, 167, were to cardiac arrests, up from 139 in 2014. The number of Road Traffic Collisions was 145, up from 132 in 2014.

Other missions included 56 sporting injuries, 35 falls, 24 horse riding injuries and 6 industrial incidents. WAA Critical Care Paramedics also gave pre-hospital blood transfusions to 10 patients since August, when it began carrying blood on board the helicopter and Rapid Response Vehicle (car).

WAA conveyed 145 patients to hospital and treated another 195 patients on scene.

The speed of the Bell 429 and expertise of the air ambulance crew also proved lifesaving for Adam Gibbs, 17, of Pewsham, Chippenham. He went to Chippenham Hospital’s Minor Injury Unit after he injured his abdomen while riding his bicycle on 16 June 2015.

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Adam Gibbs underwent surgery on a ruptured spleen soon after his arrival. He was discharged after six days and was able to attend his end of year prom at Abbeyfield School, Chippenham, 10 days later.

His mum, Pippa Gibbs, said: “Adam’s condition was life threatening. He was deteriorating while the air ambulance was carrying him. As a family we are beyond grateful.

Wiltshire Air Ambulance is a brilliant service, we are so thankful to have it. Adam is fully recovered and enjoying life. He passes on his thanks as he is now able to attend Wiltshire College studying Level 3 games development and working part-time at Wetherspoons in Chippenham.”

David Philpott, Chief Executive of WAA, said: “All of us in the charity team, the aircrew and our volunteers are proud to provide an essential helicopter emergency service for people living, working and travelling through Wiltshire and surrounding counties.

“The Bell 429 is a modern and faster helicopter and we are pleased with how it has performed. It goes without saying that we can only provide an air ambulance service because of the generosity of the public, businesses and grant making trusts, who raise funds for us day in and day out.

On behalf of everyone at Wiltshire Air Ambulance, thank you for your continued support.”

Wiltshire Air Ambulance is available up to 19 hours a day, 365 days a year.

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From when the charity began using the Bell 429 helicopter on 9 January 2015 to 8 January 2016, WAA was called out to 537 incidents, an increase of 51 on the year January to December 2014.

Wiltshire remains the only air ambulance in the UK to use a Bell 429 helicopter. The state-of-theart helicopter is faster than the previous helicopters WAA has used, enabling a rapid response to incidents within minutes. The Charity leases the Bell 429 from Heli Charter.

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Ingredients

225g plain flour 2 level tsp baking powd er 80g softened or spread able butter 1 large egg (beaten) 110g caster sugar 4 medium bananas (pe eled) 50g walnuts (chopped) Zest 1 lemon Demerara sugar for spr inkling

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Sift the flour and baking powder together into a separate bowl. Add the butter, egg and caster sugar. Using a mixer mix everything together for a minute or two. Add the mashed and chopped bananas and briefly whisk them into the mixture. Fold in the chopped walnuts and lemon zest.

Spoon the cake mixture into the prepared tin. Sprinkle with Demerara sugar.

Place in the pre-heated oven so that the top of the tin is in the centre. Bake for 60-70 minutes until a skewer inserted into the cake comes out clean.

Let the cake cool for 10-15 minutes then turn out on to a cooling rack.

This cake is good served warm with crème fraiche, cold, or even toasted.

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The Sweet Shop Creations The Sweet Shop Creations (formally known as Pure Indulgence! sweetshop) has opened its new Shop and Party workshop in The Stables, Fishers Brook, Calne.

This countryside location lends itself beautifully to our fun and exciting unique Sweet Tree Parties.

Our Parties give children a creative, fun and social new style Party, being shown how to make their own Sweet Trees which once completed are then wrapped and taken home as their Party Bag! Alongside our 'Out of town' sweet shop we are expanding our range of bespoke and unique Party Bags! We now also offer Toy Party Bags with contents specifically chosen with attention to quality, value and enjoyment!

We recently launched our range of Sweet & Chocolate Bouquets to compliment our Sweet Vases, Gift Jars & Sweet Hampers.

We continue to stock our bright coloured piñata's, fancy dress costumes and party packs. Should you have a specific requirement we can source through our vast range of suppliers.

Do pop along to visit our new Shop, we would love to see you! Alternatively you can contact us on: Email: pureindulgence@hotmail.co.uk Mobile: 07786 852478 Shop: 01249 247593 (line operational as of 2nd March) Website: being launched in March 2016 !

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Mother’s Day

Why do we have Mother’s Day? ar“Why do we even need Mother’s Day?” My 14-ye to like might she sted sugge I as ped grum ter daugh old Well rs. flowe and card a put some consideration into Gracie, let me enlighten you...

The full time job - No holiday. No time off for good If behaviour. 24 hours, 365 days per year and no pay. as tions condi these e impos my boss at work tried to him the terms of my contract I’d have grounds to take to court. know The housework - It may surprise you Gracie to ing Cloth itself. tidy and clean that the house does not There rs. drawe into itself sort and iron wash, not does isn’t an army of cleaning fairies who pop out at night t. to dust and run the vacuum cleaner over the carpe It is actually your Mum. Ok some of it is me, and but you will do the odd chore (generally reluctantly) mostly, let’s be honest here, it’s mum.

It’s The food – Meal-planning, shopping, cooking. your just done, sorted, no problems. I realise you and asher, dishw the stack and table brother clear the mostly while grumbling about slave labour and the general unfairness of life, but I’m betting you’d miss the meals if they suddenly stopped The taxi – How often do you use your mum as a fareless taxi-service? What if she made you walk, catch a bus or cycle to your friends’ houses.

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Health Matters

Eggs are Excellent!

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by Emmy Butcher

ASN’T it been a funny Eastertide? It seems that Spring has been trying to poke it’s tiny little head up since early January, but the rain, wind and frost have had other ideas meaning that we lost a significant number of our lovely daffodils, blossom and crocuses to the elements before we even got to March. Never mind, Mother Nature always finds a way and there is still a lot of colour about to keep our spirits up.

Every Easter I arrange an egg hunt in the garden for my children. As they’re getting older, they are steadily losing interest and I find myself recruiting younger children belonging to friends and family to come along to make it worthwhile. You see, dear Reader, the thing is I quite enjoy bouncing around the garden on Easter morning, with my Easter bonnet, hiding the eggs in the trees and the bushes and decorating the grass with brightly coloured foil treats. I know I look a loon, but its tradition and an excuse to eat the ones that get left behind. I do so hate seeing an unfound chocolate egg nestling in a high place in the garden, just out of reach of any children. It’s only polite to tidy these away (into my mouth) once the children have lost interest.

It will be no surprise to you that one of my favourite things about Easter is the food. I appreciate that chocolate eggs should be enjoyed in moderation, but when it comes to a freshly laid egg I go weak at the knees at the thought. I do so love a nice big egg, be it dippy or scrambled, fried or poached, hard boiled or devilled. It’s one of life’s joys and you can’t beat a good yellow yoke.

In the past, eggs, and in particular the yellowy yokes, have had a bit of a bad press. Health experts had us believe that the yoke of an egg was so full of cholesterol that if you ate too many it would raise cholesterol in the blood and contribute to heart disease. This is now no longer true and actually eggs are much lower in cholesterol than they were ten years ago. This reduction seems to have been attributed to the changes in hen feed since the BSE crisis in the 1990s. In fact, instead of being a health risk they are now considered a healthy food and should be eaten as part of a balanced diet.

Indeed, eggs have lots of health benefits. For example they can help you to protect your eyes, being full of antioxidants that reduce the risk of diseases such as cataracts and macular degeneration. Eggs are regarded as a ‘complete’ source of

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protein as they contain all eight essential amino acids; these are ones we have to obtain from our diet as we cannot naturally produce them in our bodies. During pregnancy it is perfectly safe to eat eggs, as long as they are thoroughly cooked, (bad news if you like a dippy egg). In fact, during pregnancy and breast feeding, Mums can pass on the health benefits of eggs to their children as they contain choline which is essential for normal brain development. The healthier your egg, the better the health benefits - so it’s best to buy Omega 3 enriched eggs or free range eggs.

Unless you eat a lot of eggs (over three a day) or have diabetes, reducing your daily intake is not likely to have a significant effect on reducing your cholesterol levels. Many different factors can contribute to high cholesterol, a fatty substance which is carried around the body by proteins. Too much cholesterol will cause this fatty material to build up in your artery walls and is a major risk to your health, causing problems such as stroke and heart disease. All the usual suspects such as an unhealthy diet, smoking and lack of exercise are contributors but having an underlying condition such as high blood pressure or diabetes are also factors. You won’t be surprised to hear that the total amount of saturated fat in our diets is the biggest contributor, which means you’re more likely to get high cholesterol from eating too many Easter eggs, than scrambled eggs. Not all cholesterol is bad for you. Good cholesterol – high density lipoprotein

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Whatever your plans are, I wish you a Cracking Easter from us all here at Beversbrook Medical Centre. I’m going to be wearing my bonnet on Easter Sunday, enjoying eggs of all kinds (in moderation) and of course the odd hot cross bun for good measure. I’ll need to keep my strength up for the egg hunt – being a bunny is tiring work!

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Spring Clean

Organise Your Life

by Debbie Singh-Bhatti

Some people seem to be born more organised than the rest of us, but we can all develop habits that will make for a more organised and productive life.

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Give Everything a Home Knowing where to find a thing saves time and frustration. Decide where things belong, label the space if necessary but NEVER designate a storage space as “miscellaneous!”

Get Rid of Clutter Schedule regular clear outs to go through the items in your inbox, cupboards or drawers. Only keep things you really need and use, which will clear the way for greater creativity and productivity.

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Gardening

Garden View Lovely Lilies (and a spot of hard-pruning)

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HE first day of spring this year is officially March 20th . Trees are blossoming and daffodils are in bloom. The garden has woken up from its winter sleep and is full of promise.

losing a third of their old, thick, woody stems.

But promise is not enough. A beautiful garden does not happen by chance. So what are the top jobs for March gardeners?

Pruning features large! Hardprune those late flowering shrubs like Buddleia, Leycesteria and Lavateria, but only if the risk of heavy frost is past.

Finally, stay on top of the weeds.

If you leave them, weeding quickly becomes an insurmountable chore.

Spring-flowering plants such as Forsythia and Winter Honeysuckle should be pruned immediately the flowers fade.

If you haven’t already pruned your bush roses, now is the time. Leave about an inch of last year’s growth to encourage bushiness and lots of flowers. Shrub roses don’t need such radical treatment but would benefit from

Lift congested clumps of snowdrops while they still have leaves showing.

Ok, we’ve dispensed with the hard work, now it’s time to look ahead.

I have one word for you ... Lilies.

I always thought they were tricky to grow, and so they proved, mainly because my garden doubles as a slug sanctuary!

Then I had an epiphany. It dawned on me that if I grew them in pots, slug prevention would be easier, plus I didn’t run the risk of slicing through the fat, scaly bulbs or tender shoots with my hoe while enthusiastically weeding my plot.

Even better, it means you can grow them even if you only have a balcony.

There are loads of varieties in the garden centres right now.

Three bulbs fit nicely into an

8inch / 20cm pot and five fit into a ten inch / 25cm pot. I’ve found terracotta pots best because they provide enough weight to prevent these tall plants tipping over.

Lilies need an open planting mixture which drains well so I use a mixture of potting compost plus a soil-less multi-purpose compost.

The bulb tips should be a couple of inches below the compost.

Keep in a sheltered spot and water when the surface of the compost looks dry. Once the buds have formed, feed weekly with dilute tomato food until late summer. When the blooms fade, cut the stems down and place in a sheltered spot.

Each spring, scrape away a couple of inches of compost and add fresh mixture, then repeat the instructions above. Treated like this your lilies will reward you for three or four years before they need re-potting.

There are a plethora of colours and scents available, so there is a lily for everyone. Try them. I guarantee you’ll be as in love with lilies as I am.

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Books

A Good Read The Joy Luck Club

by Amy Tan

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Growing up in a typical English town this novel made a huge impact on me when I first read it. The colourful characters seem such a world apart from what I was familiar with and yet it is a story about all of our lives and a woman’s relationship with her mother.

In 1949 four Chinese immigrant women in San Francisco agree to meet up each week to play mah-jong, calling themselves the Joy Luck Club. Here they discuss the lives they left behind in China and the dreams and hopes they have for their daughters as they embark on their new lives in America. Whilst not strictly speaking short stories, each chapter tells a different aspect of their lives.

The first half of the book tells of the lives of the women in the Joy Luck Club. We learn of their lives in China. An-Mei Hsu whose mother left her to become a concubine to a rich merchant and Lindo Jeng who was forced to marry someone she didn’t love.

We then learn of their daughters and their new lives growing up in America, in a culture that seems alien to the world their mothers are describing. Here lies the clash of cultures which leads to friction between mother and daughter. The older generation feel as if they are losing their daughters to American culture and the younger generation do not feel as if anything their mothers talk about is relevant to their lives.

Sound familiar? You don’t need to be a Chinese immigrant or growing up in America to relate to the universal themes that Tan weaves into her debut novel. It is about learning to understand the people that fill our lives and accepting that they only have our best interests at heart. It is about learning that our parents too are real people, arriving in the present through a series of events that have shaped them and made us who we are too.

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Emily Feather and the Enchanted Door

by Holly Webb

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Have you ever felt as if you just don’t fit in? Where even your own family seems different to you? This is how ten-year-old Emily Feather feels. She looks different to her siblings with her dark hair. It is true that everyone looks a bit different (even her older twin sisters aren’t identical) but Emily just can’t shake the feeling that there is something about her that sets her apart from the rest of the family. Her best friend Rachel points out that she is the only one not named after a bird, but surely there is more to it than that?

Emily lives in an unusual house. Her dad, Ash, is an author, writing fantasy books. The house seems as if it could have come straight out of one of his books. Her room is in the old attic at the top of a rickety flight of stairs, with ornately carved mirrors on the landing.

Sometimes it even feels as if the walls have moved: but that would be silly as Emily knows that can’t happen.

One day she is passing one of the mirrors and sees a strange reflection in it. A girl with green skin is staring back at her and that is just the start of a series of events that will completely change Emily’s life. It turns out that she was right. She IS different from the rest of her family, but not in any way she could have possibly imagined.

Holly Webb is better known for her novels books about animals and has written over 90 books for children. However this book, the first in a new magical series, shows that she is just as adept at writing about fantasy worlds. Aimed at readers aged 8+ this is a lovely introduction to traditional fairy mythology. It does take a while to get going and the titular enchanted door doesn’t appear until the final quarter of the book. This is clearly intended to introduce the reader to Emily’s world which is then explored in future books.

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Jo Deacon

Oh for the arms of Morpheus!

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OR those of you who don’t know what the hell I’m talking about, Morpheus is said to be (I think) some Greek God of sleep who’s arms gently hold you and lull you off into the land of Nod! In other words, I am knackered!

Who amongst you has been wakened or kept awake by the sound of snoring?

You’ll know what I’m talking about then.

My dad used to rattle the walls, but as my mother did too, they never woke each other up – only me, and neither would admit to nocturnal noise making.

mumbling from beneath the duvet.

All I could make out were the words, “Bloody noisy sod!”

I didn’t have to ask what he was talking about – the door to Jay’s room was half open – as were the windows, and I could hear him sucking the sides of the tent in from the landing !

Silently I crept back to bed, trying to locate the patch of the mattress I had previously warmed.

There are two other snorers in this house and on average, I think they are on a par with each other!

Although a dig in the ribs sometimes shuts him up, the relief is mainly temporary.

He turns on his back, and with mouth agape, imitates a motorbike at full throttle.

Alas, the same couldn’t be said for our youngest son, Jason. While his brother Andy never made a sound, the same couldn’t be said of Jay.

In the middle of the night, we were rudely jerked awake by the crashing of the back door, followed by footsteps stamping loudly up the stairs, and a great deal of muttering and swearing !

Staring bleary eyed at the clock, we saw it was half past four and still quite dark beyond the bedroom curtains.

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With her “master” (Who am I kidding), it’s a different kettle of fish – or should I say a different sound altogether!

Many are the nights I have woken suddenly wondering what the hell I’m doing sleeping on the main runway of Heathrow with Jumbo jets taking off and landing a few feet away.

Then, when I got married, although I was fully expecting my new spouse to shake the roof, happily for me he slept soundly and silently. Bliss !

When they were about ten and twelve approximately, they borrowed a tent from our then next door neighbour as they were heavily into Enid Blyton, and thought it would be great fun to sleep- in the back garden, even having their supper in the tent.

Bad move, ( for Fred and me at any rate !!!)

paces up and down, lies by the door, and if I leave the room too to visit the loo, she actually cries till I’m back downstairs. When Fred comes back, she eats him alive, her little stump of a tail wagging so furiously that it’s a blur. He adores her too, as do I. Whenever I’m in hospital, she has to sleep on my side of the bed with her head on my pillow! The rest of the time, once normal service has been resumed, she sleeps in her bed in the kitchen quite happily.

One is the dog. An ageing, sadly evercreaky rescue Jack Russell, whom we love to bits, but boy, can she “drive ‘em home?” When we go away for a few days in our motor home, she sleeps on the foot of our bed, and halfway through the night, off she goes, like a rusty chain saw! As if that’s not bad enough, this is followed by a low rumbling sound one can only describe as an earthquake! In the summer, (O ha ha! What’s that?) we daren’t sleep with the windows open even a minute crack, else the folk in neighbouring vans would be rudely woken!

We cannot put her in kennels as she suffers from what the vet calls “separation anxiety”, which roughly means she worships Fred so much that whenever he’s out of sight, she

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Then there’s the restless legs. I get a sharp kick on the ankle as he “rides a unicycle”, or runs a race – or even does gymnastics in his sleep.

He mutters under his breath too, usually culminating in some sort of yell as whatever he’s dreaming about scares the pants off him. (I keep telling him to stop watching creepy or horror flicks before he comes to bed, but to no avail!

I thought of buying him one of those anti-snoring pillows they advertise, and if that didn’t work – I could always shove it in his mouth!

Of course, like most men, he denies he snores and tells me it’s me who makes grunting sounds in my sleep!

SLEEP? Chance would be a fine thing!!! …… Joanne Deacon @ 2016 ……

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Index of Advertisers ANTIQUES/AUCTIONEERS Wessex Auction Rooms ......................... 76 ARCHITECTURAL DRAWING/DESIGN Concept Drawing.................................... 49 BUILDERS/BUILDING SUPPLIES All Home Improvements........................ 64 Buildbase ............................................. 73 Chalford Buiding Supplies...................... 71 AM Chivers Building............................... 65 Corsham Landscapes and Building......... 65 Downland Construction......................... 64 Tim Lee Building.................................... 65 Prior & Company Building...................... 64 Ron Welch Builder.................................. 65 CAR REPAIR/VEHICLE SERVICES/TAXI AM Autocare.......................................... 59 Cross Country Tyres................................. 57 K.A.R. Travel (Taxi).................................. 57 Nicholls Repair Shop.............................. 57 Sawmills Garage.................................... 57 Sign-Age Graphics.................................. 57 CARE/CARE HOMES/RETIREMENT Celtic Care.............................................. 29 CARPENTER/JOINER Contours Carpentry................................ 65 Makepeace Carpentry............................ 66 SM Carpentry......................................... 65 CHIROPRACTIC McTimoney ............................................ 43 CHURCHES Calne Evangelical Church ...................... 61 CLEANING/DOMESTIC SERVICES Catherine Croft Cleaning Services ......... 63 Cleanstart.............................................. 70 iKlean..................................................... 27 Ovenclean ............................................ 61 Ovengleamers ...................................... 61

COACH HOLIDAYS Barnes Coaches......................................2 COMPUTER/IT/GRAPHICS/WEB Calne Computer Services ...................... 30 PC Hospital............................................. 29 CURTAINS/BLINDS Ginghams.............................................. 30 Goldmans Interiors................................. 17 DISCO Disco Mania .......................................... 29 DOMESTIC APPLIANCES/REPAIRS Calne Appliances .................................. 30 Odd Jobs................................................ 67 Steves Appliances.................................. 67 Tony Parsons.......................................... 69 E-CIGARETTES Choice-cigs............................................. 27 Puffin Hut.............................................. 13 EDUCATION/CHILDCARE Grace Tuition Centre .............................. 24 Little Acorns Childminding Group ......... 24 St Francis School...................................... 7 74

St Margarets Prep School....................... 24 ELECTRICIANS/ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES Delta Electrical....................................... 66 Eaton Electrical...................................... 66 Nick Pocock Electrical............................. 66 CJ Steel Electrical Services...................... 66 ESTATE AGENTS/EPC Atwell Martin ....................................... 31 Hider Property Services............................ 5 Open House............................................ 23 FITNESS CLASSES Glow ..................................................... 35 FLOORING/CARPET SERVICES BSB Flooring ......................................... 27 George Taylor Carpet Fitter ................... 27 Goldmans Interiors ............................... 49 iKlean..................................................... 27 FLORISTS Shirley’s Florists .................................... 31 FOOD & DRINK/HOTEL Allington Farm Shop.............................. 34 Flying Pig Cake Company......................... 7 Lansdowne Strand................................. 33 FUNERAL DIRECTORS Odette...................................................... 5 Tony Warren ......................................... 61 E Wootten & Son.................................... 25 GARAGE DOORS Diamond Doors...................................... 65 GARDENING/FENCING/LANDSCAPING Acres Ahead........................................... 53 Cleanstart.............................................. 70 Corsham Landscaping............................ 65 Dave Newton Fencing............................ 53 ES Earthmoving...................................... 70 Franks Plants.......................................... 52 Graham Fox............................................ 53 Ian Marsh............................................... 53 Jon Burton............................................. 53 Luke Brooks............................................ 52 Meadowfarm Nurseries.......................... 52 MH Tree Services.................................... 51 MR Fencing............................................ 51 Turners Landscapes................................ 51 Under the Ivy......................................... 51 Walsh Landscapes.................................. 53 Willis Garden Services............................ 51 GIFTS PinkBox Boutique................................... 38 GUITAR TUITION Gary Richardson..................................... 30 HAIR/BEAUTY/NAILS Amanda Phillips..................................... 45 Beauty Boutique.................................... 45 Bowood House....................................... 15 Creative Hair Mairead............................. 41 Elecia Beauty.......................................... 44 High Street Barbers................................ 41 LA Barber............................................... 43 Magnifique............................................ 41 Mill Health............................................. 47

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Sophie's Beauty Spot (Mobile)............... 47 Thai Massage......................................... 45 HEALTH CARE/FOOT CARE Calne Acupuncture................................. 42 Calne Foot Care...................................... 44 Foot Care at Home.................................. 42 Foot Health Care..................................... 43 Nureflexology......................................... 41 Park Lane Practice.................................. 47 HEATING OIL Watson Fuels ........................................ 23 HOME & INTERIORS Ginghams.............................................. 30 Goldmans Interiors........................... 17, 49 Sarah’s Soft Furnishings ........................ 49 HOME MAINTENANCE Cleanstart.............................................. 25 Odd Jobs................................................ 68 HYPNOTHERAPY Hypnotherapy of Calne........................... 45

Aquarius Plumbing & Heating................ 69 City Plumbing........................................ 17 Max Colbourne Oil & Gas........................ 69 DPS Plumbing & Heating....................... 68 F.S. Plumbing & Heating........................ 68 Graham Gas & Plumbing Services.......... 68 Plumbing 4U.......................................... 68 RTC Plastering & Plumbing..................... 69 Skyline Heating...................................... 70 RECRUITMENT Good Energy........................................... 11 IBP Recruitment ................................... 13 RETAIL SHOPS Bazaar Gifts & Cards .............................. 31 Calne Appliances .................................. 30 ROOFING/TILING/THATCHING David Beal Thatcher............................... 72 Daylan Gleed Roofing............................. 72 Marden Roofing..................................... 72 Marden Flat Roofing .............................. 69 White Horse Roofing.............................. 72

KITCHENS/BEDROOMS Active Kitchens & Bathrooms................. 19 Dream Doors ......................................... 75 Kitchen Makeover ................................. 49 Premier Kitchen Doors............................ 21

STAIRLIFTS Raise Lift Services................................... 63

LEGAL SERVICES Awdry, Bailey & Douglas ......................... 3 Bevirs Solicitors .................................... 25

TENNIS COACHING Calne Tennis Coaching............................ 42

LOCKS & ALARMS Alan Key Locks ....................................... 67 LOFTS Access4Lofts........................................... 63 MASSAGE Thai Massage......................................... 45 MOBILITY Mobility Store........................................ 59 MICROLIGHT FLIGHTS Wiltshire Microlight Centre ................... 23 OPTICIANS Vision Express........................................... 9 PAINTERS/DECORATORS/PLASTERERS ACM Decorating..................................... 67 Alan Clifford Painter & Decorator............ 67 AS Plastering.......................................... 67 RTC Plastering & Plumbing..................... 67 PETS/DOGS Buddy’s Raw Dog Food........................... 54 Corton Kennels....................................... 55 Dogsbodies Grooming............................ 54 Fordcroft Cattery.................................... 55 Great Bounds......................................... 54 Grittenham Grooming............................ 55 Shirleys Pet Shop................................... 55 PEST CONTROL Wiltshire Pest Control ........................... 29 PLUMBING/HEATING/SUPPLIES ABC Plumbing........................................ 69 Active Plumbing Supplies...................... 68

STORAGE Calne Self Storage ................................. 21

TILING AFK Tiling............................................... 69 TRAVEL/HOLIDAYS Pebble Travel.......................................... 36 TV/SATELLITE Aerial Services ...................................... 29 Blakes Satellites..................................... 25 VENUES/ATTRACTIONS Bowood House....................................... 15 Roves Farm ........................................... 24 VETS Hale Veterinary Group............................ 55 WATER SOFTENERS Wiltshire Wet Rooms.............................. 63 WET ROOMS Wiltshire Wet Rooms.............................. 63 WINDOW CLEANERS Elmers Window Cleaning Servs. ............ 27

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