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Welcome to your November Brickleton News
Shaw House Christmas Fair
Sunday 2 December | Shaw House | 11am – 4pm If you are looking for unique and creative Christmas gifts then the Christmas Fair is not to be missed! We have over 60 amazing local crafters, bakers, artists and photographers all brimming with bespoke wares that can’t be found on the high street. With mulled wine, hot food and Living Nativity with Miller’s Ark Animals. £1 adults, children free. Childrens Christmas Parties Sunday 3 December | Shaw House | 11.30am, 12.45pm, 2pm, 3.15pm It’s party time at Shaw House! Featuring Mr Muddles the charming, if muddlesome magician, who captivates and amazes children with his comical slapstick magic. There will also be a special visit from Father Christmas and all children will receive a present. Parties £5 per child. Tickets available from Shaw House 01635 279279. Brief History of Christmas Monday 17 December | Shaw House | 7.30pm Acclaimed musicians GreenMatthews (with special guest Jude Rees of Pilgrims’ Way) present a festive romp through 600 years of Christmas music, songs and carols. Beginning in the Middle Ages and ending in the 20th century, ‘A Brief History of Christmas’ is a whistle-stop tour of the origins of our midwinter festivities. Adult £12, Child £5 (Discount with West Berks Card) Old Christmas Return'd Thursday 20 December | Shaw House | 7.30pm We welcome Piva back to Shaw House where they will be performing seasonal music and songs from Tudor times. Playing a wide range of authentic period instruments such as shawms, cornett and recorders, this year they are delighted to be joined by their special guest, singer An Croenen Brutsaert. The evening will be a perfect way to drive away the cold, dark nights of winter and prepare you for the Christmas festivities. Adult £14, Child £5 (Discount with West Berks Card) Workshops Hand Painted Christmas Decorations Museum Wreath Making Shaw House Decopatch for Christmas Shaw House Christmas Table Flowers Shaw House  Farnborough, Unnamed Road from B4494 to A338. 0900 to 1500 Thursday 22nd and Friday 23rd November.
The closure is on behalf of British Telecom and is so emergency repairs can be done to overhead cables. They have customers who are disconnected. Diversion will be via Brightwalton and Common Lane. There are already traffic lights on the diversion but the closure has been allowed due to the urgency of the works. Enquires should be addressed to BT’s contractors, A plant, on 03700 500792 for the attention of Leo Pulvinenti. The closure can be viewed on roadworks.org under the following link Farnborough closure Regards Bob Bosley Project Engineer Transport and Countryside Grace Ryder, Scheme Manager of Home-Start West Berkshire has asked us to share the following request:
"Home-Start are currently recruiting volunteers and we are looking for parents or people with parenting experience who have a bit of time to give a family in need. Volunteering for Home-Start is a great way for parents to use their own parenting skills to help others and improve their sense of well-being. We really need volunteers to support families in the Boxford area. Home-Start West Berkshire, a local family support charity is currently recruiting in this area. They need volunteers who can encourage, listen and offer practical support to parents with young children. Volunteers become a trusted friend and mentor to the family, to help them move forward. Their next training course will start on the 21st January 2019. It will run for 7 consecutive Mondays from 9.30-14.30pm, breaking for Half Term (Monday 18thFebruary). If you are interested or would like to discuss this further please contact us now on 01635 760310 or email office@home-startwb.org.uk More information can be found on our website www.home-startwestberks.org.uk" Today West Berkshire Council begins a public consultation on budget proposals which affect some frontline services. They are keen that as many residents, groups and organisations as possible have the opportunity to review the proposals and respond if they want to.
The information can be found at: www.westberks.gov.uk/budgetproposals Or if you would prefer you can request a hard copy by calling 01635 503043. Press Release from West Berkshire Council -
Removal of unwanted Green Bins West Berkshire Council will be arranging collection of unwanted green bins over the next few months. Residents who do not wish to subscribe to the garden waste service or use their green bin to recycle food waste can request a collection online to have their green bin removed from their property We would encourage residents to use their green bin to recycle food waste or to use them for something other than garden waste. Some residents have chosen to use them for extra storage, or to convert them into a water butt, wormery or composter. Request for a green bin to be collected at www.westberks.gov.uk/unwantedgreenbin A copy of the Ridgeway winter newsletter 2018 can be downloaded here. The latest newsletter is full of stories of inspiring people and also ideas for your adventures in 2019: Pubs along the Trail are winning awards. Which is your favourite? Please get involved on social media A stroke survivor tells us how The Ridgeway got him back to fitness, one step at a time Find out what the Vikings left behind near Watlington Look forward to an easier walk along the Trail thanks to numerous new gates in the Chilterns If you love history and have time to volunteer, help us create a Ridgeway timeline from prehistory to today Find out about events to mark WW1, celebrate Christmas and learn more about stars, mosses and birds....
Sunday 11th November at 7pm
To mark the 100th anniversary of Armistice Day, there will be an Act of Remembrance and Call for Peace. Starting at the Church gates, we will follow a piper to the War Memorial for a short service, and sounding of the Last Post, after which the bells will ring out for peace.  Reverend Miri Keen has asked us to circulate the following:
Chaddleworth & Shefford Schools present: We will remember them “If men could learn from history, what lessons it might teach us! But the light which experience gives us is a lantern on the stern, which shines only on the waves behind us.” Samuel Taylor Coleridge After a century, no one is left who remembers putting on a uniform and going off to Ypres or the Somme. And yet every November the millions of dead cry out to us to remember – and to learn by what happened to them. In this centenary of the Great War’s ending, the children of Chaddleworth & Shefford Schools will be, literally, giving voices to the Dead. Speaking the words of men and women and children who were there, they will conjure up a vivid picture of life in the trenches, hospitals, at home in Britain. The hope, of course, is not just to offer their audience a moving act of remembrance but to turn history into a memorable experience that will have the children identifying with real-life soldiers, nurses and civilians. The children and staff very much hope you will want to be part of this special Armistice event. Chaddleworth St Andrew’s & Shefford Federated C of E schools present ‘We will remember them’ on Tuesday 6th November 10.15a.m. by Geraldine McCaughrean at St. Stephen’s church Shefford Woodlands We hope you will stay to have refreshments after the performance. Please let Mrs Nutley in the School Office know if you are able to come. tel: 01488 648657 The Pew Sheet for Sunday 4th November can be downloaded here You are warmly invited to give thanks for the ministry of
Revd Mary Harwood and to celebrate with her as she retires. Service of Advent Carols and Readings All Saints Church, Brightwalton Sunday 16th December 2018 at 6pm followed by Refreshments in the Village Hall RSVP Mrs Evelyn Bracey wj.bracey.and.sons@farmline.com If you would like to record your memories of Mary’s ministry, or to thank her for the part she has played in the life of your family and our community, there is a commemorative book being passed around the Benefice. Please contact your Churchwarden to find out when it will be available in your village, or come prepared to write in it at the Reception on 16th December. If you would like to contribute to a retirement gift for Mary you may make a bank transfer to: please contact Evelyn Bracey, Lindsay Hardy or Sue Ridgeway who will be able to accept donations. The closing date for contributions is 1st December 2018. Thank you. Press Release from West Berkshire Council -
With mornings already turning chilly, West Berkshire Council has activated its Winter Service Plan to keep the District on the move and our network as safe as possible. Since the beginning of this week, we have been ready to grit key routes whenever road temperatures are forecast to fall below zero. West Berkshire’s Executive Member for Transport and Countryside, Jeanette Clifford, said: “Each year, the council gears up for winter weather. We have 1500 tonnes of rock salt to hand at our Chieveley Depot (and I can tell you that it’s an impressive sight), a further 1000 tonnes on standby and our gritting fleet fully serviced and ready for action. I’d like to thank our gritting teams for the difficult work they do, often in the worst of weather, covering, when needed, a full 60% of our network. However, it’s impossible to treat every minor road, so when winter sets in, I encourage everyone to allow more time for journeys and take extra care.” Primary routes, accounting for 40% of the district's almost 800 miles of road, are gritted whenever ice or a frost is forecast. These routes include all A and B roads and some strategically important C roads. Secondary routes, making up 20% of the highway network, are gritted once frosty or icy conditions are experienced for an unbroken period of 72 hours or greater (i.e., sub-zero temperatures experienced through the period for 3 continuous days and nights) There are also 480 roadside salt bins to help keep the road network and council offices and public buildings accessible. Of these, 31 are owned and maintained by West Berkshire Council and 449 by the Parish or Town Councils. The decision on when to grit roads is triggered by weather alerts from the MeteoGroup. We try to grit after the evening rush hour or before the morning rush hour to keep disruption on the roads to a minimum. Our Preparing for Winter pages offer advice on keeping safe this winter including while you travel. Press Release from West Berkshire Council -
A major road improvement project for Newbury will start on 7 January 2019. The £1.8 million project, funded by developer’s contributions from the Newbury Racecourse development and Local Transport Plan capital grant funding recognises the need to create more capacity on the busy town centre network. The opportunity will be taken to resurface the roads during these works. The works will take place in three phases (detailed below). Phase 1 The introduction of traffic lights at the junction of the A339 and Cheap Street to allow traffic to turn right from the dual carriageway into Cheap Street. There will be off peak lane closures and pedestrian diversions. Work starts 7 January 2019 and will complete in March2019. Phase 2 Upgrading of Cheap Street junction with Market Street. This phase will include the removal of the existing pedestrian crossings and the installation of new traffic lights with pedestrian crossings. Traffic will no longer be allowed to turn into Cheap Street South and access to the railway station car park will be via the new A339/Cheap Street junction. Temporary traffic lights will be installed outside the Vue Cinema while the work is in progress. Work starts March 2019 and completes in May 2019. Phase 3 Upgrading of the Sainsbury’s roundabout and traffic light system. Traffic will no longer be allowed to turn off the roundabout into Bear Lane and will instead be routed via the new A339/Cheap Street junction. There will be off peak lane closures. Work starts May 2019 and completes in September 2019. Jeanette Clifford, West Berkshire’s Executive Member for Highways and Transport said, “This is a large but vital project. Our town centre roads are extremely busy and we must not only create more capacity, but keep them in good order, and we now have the finance in place to do this. However, it will take the best part of next year to complete. The works are phased and resurfacing will take place at night to minimise disruption. We ask that motorists bear with us during the works which, ultimately, will prove great long term benefits for the town.” Keep up to date with this project at www.westberks.gov.uk/A339 Don't forget the Brightwalton Walk this coming Sunday - raising money for Brightwalton School and the ASPIRE Project. Tickets can be purchased from Miranda Cooper (mikeandmiranda@hotmail.com) or Clare Draper (clare.draper@jadit.com) There is a 1.5mile and a 5 mile option, across wonderful countryside. Double match funding has been recieved for this event so if you cannot make the walk but would like to make a donation, it will make a real difference, please contact Miranda or Clare.  Thank you to all those that turned out for a bright and fresh Sunday morning for the Village Working party. It was great to see new faces and also lots of children helping. A huge amount was achieved and workers were rewarded with sausage rolls, cake, biscuits and beer! Thank you to all those that made it happen and took part. We have received the following advanced notice - "Due to water utility works, in half-term week 22nd-26th October, they will need to divert the off-peak minibus route 5a within Brightwalton as shown by the green line on this map. This will mean the minibus cannot serve the Village Hall bus stop in that week. They plan to site a temporary bus stop sign at the other end of Ash Close, south of Old Forge. Thames Water/Balfour Beatty have been told that they have to get the bit shown in red sorted during half-term week, so that all can then go back to normal for when school resumes. Received from West Berkshire Public Transport Officer - 05/10/18  The autumn edition of the West Berkshire Countryside Society newsletter can be found here:
West Berkshire Highways have just notified us of the following closure:
These works are taking place so that Thames Water can renew the water main safely. ROAD - Unnamed Rd from A338 Wantage Rd to Common Ln EXTENT - Between Unnamed Rd from A338 Wantage Rd B4494 and Common Ln DIVERSION (or by this route reversed) -Unnamed Road From A338 Wantage Road to B4494, B4494 Wantage Road, Common Ln PROPOSED CLOSURE DATE - 08/10/18 To 02/11/18 Please note that access will be maintained for residential access, and the diversion will be signed on site. All enquiries should be directed to: Thames Water on:- 0800 316 9800 A plan of the closure can be found using the following the link:- Common lane closure Soon to be delivered through your door, but if you can't wait that long you can download it here...
Please join us for the annual village working party, Sunday 7th October meeting at the village hall from 10am. Lunch and refreshments for all the workers, tasks for all ages and abilities, please bring tools and gloves.  Shaw House and the West Berkshire Museum have a number of events planned over the next few months, please see the attached flyers for details:
Take Pride in your village and join us for the annual village working party!
This will now be held on Sunday 7th October from 10am. Please join us for this successful annual event, which helps keep the village tidy. Lunch and cake provided for all the workers! Activities for all ages - hedge cutting, litter picking, weeding and general tidying, please bring tools. Litter Picking competition planned for the children, more details to follow. Update from the Shaw House team on the events for September:
"Heritage Open Days is England’s biggest heritage festival. It celebrates our fantastic history, architecture and culture; offering people the chance to see hidden places and try out new experiences – all of which are free to explore. https://www.heritageopendays.org.uk Heritage Open Day - West Berkshire Museum Saturday 15 & Sunday 16 September | 11am – 3pm | Free Explore a normally closed off part of the museum, the attic of the Cloth Hall. Please be aware that only a small number of people will be allowed into the attic at any one time and that that the attic is accessed via a fairly steep and narrow staircase. Members of Kennet Valley Guild of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers will be on hand to demonstrate traditional skills such as spinning and weaving, giving you a flavour of the original purpose of the Cloth Hall. Heritage Open Day - Shaw House Saturday 15 and Sunday 16 September | Free Join us in the Great Hall for introductory talks about the history of the House at 11.30am, 12.30pm, 1.30pm and 2.30pm. Visitors will be able to self-navigate their way through the rest of the House. No need to book, just drop in." For details of Talks and Exhibition please click here to view the full newsletter. The August update from the Deputy Police and Crime Commissioner for the Thames Valley Police, Mathew Barber can be viewed here
The update includes news on the Force Open Day, The Herbert Protocol, Rural Crime Online Reporting, and the Importance of Local Policing. |
AuthorThis is written by the Parish Clerk with input from the village. Planning ApplicationsClick here to find out more about the planning process and to view all the current planning applications in Brightwalton. Archives
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