TEAM LETTER
Dear Everybody
Sometimes I wonder what I am to write in the team letter – inspiration is lacking and then it happens - the inspiration comes from other people!
Three times in the last twenty four hours different people have mentioned the same thing to me and that is: why can’t people be nicer to one another and more positive – rather than grumbling about all sorts of things. Wouldn’t a positive attitude be so much better?
That got me thinking about our behaviour around Christmas. At a time when many people are overtired and have too many things to do, but as we get nearer to the celebration, there comes over us a caring attitude for one another. Not just for the people we know, but total strangers we meet and empathise with in the shops and pubs or wherever we happen to congregate. The whole experience leaves us feeling warm and loved. People seem to stop being so critical and instead see the good in one another and in situations and even manage to say thank you to one another.
Even though New Year resolutions are made and often broken in early January perhaps we can all make another resolution beginning right now to take to heart the Christmas message of love and forgiveness. Being vulnerable does not mean being weak, so perhaps we could begin to live like this not just for a few days around Christmas but for the whole year –perhaps even for ever? What a difference that would make!
So I wonder what the world would be like if we all tried to live in this way, with people treating each other with respect and care, all the time. Looking for the good in each other and not the bad – not being rude and critical, or grumpy and difficult? Even, dare I say, greeting one another with a smile!
With my love in Christ
Nicolas
YOUR CHURCH IN FEBRUARY
Love is all we have
The only way that each can help the other.
Euripides
Name and Date / Time andService / Sidesmen / Readers &
Readings / Prayers / Flowers / Cleaners
1 February
Candlemas / 6pm Evensong (to be followed by the APCM) / Chris
Mary / Chris – Malachi 3:1-5
Eileen – Luke 2:22-40 / Mary / Betty / Vikki & Marilyn
8 February
3 before Lent / 11am Village
Communion / Amanda
Vikki / MaryVere – Isaiah 40:21-31 / Amanda / Caroline
15 February
2 before Lent / 1am Morning Worship / David
Mary / Caroline – Proverbs 8:1,22-31 / Lesley / The Three / John & Janet
22 February
1 before Lent / 9.30am Holy Communion / Chris
Amanda / Chris – 2 Kings 2:1-12
Joanna – Mark 9:9-15 / ME / Carolyn
25 February
Ash Wednesday / 5.30pm / SALISBURY CATHEDRAL
(No service in Chute)
1 March
Lent 1 / 6pm Evensong / Mary
Chris / Mary – 1 Peter 2:18-22
John B – Mark 1:9-15 / Chris / No flowers / Anne & Amanda
THANK YOU VERY MUCH! A lot of thought and work went into making St Nicolas’ look especially beautiful for Christmas; the decorations made a lovely contribution to our services! Many thanks also to Chris Stock for our fine new notice board and for lighting the east window for Christmas; more lovely contributions!
Sunday Club - Sunday 1st February 10-11.30 in the Village Hall for 4-10 year olds
Annual Parochial Church Meeting - Sunday 1st February in Quince Cottage – This meeting will be held after Evensong, and all parishioners are welcome. The Annual Report and the Accounts will be presented (and displayed on the notice board in the church until after Easter). Most PCC meetings last year were held on Tuesdays in the Cross Keys because of Quiz Night in the Hatchet. We would like to thank George very much indeed for looking after us so well.
Monthly Munch – Wednesday 4th February 1pm at Providence Cottage.
Bible Supper – Monday 16th February 7.30pm at Quince Cottage
‘Pram Service’ (looking for a new name!) - Wednesday 18th February 3.30pm in St Nicolas’.
Ash Wednesday is on 25th February. This year there will be no service in Chute but instead we are invited to listen to Father Timothy Radcliffe at 5.30pm in Salisbury Cathedral. His talk will be the first in a series called ‘Fully Alive’.
The Lent Course will run for 5 weeks in the Village Hall (to begin with anyway) and is open to anyone. There is no obligation to come to all 5 sessions and no need to say anything! The lunchtime sessions will be on Wednesdays 1-2.30pm from 4th March, and the evening sessions will be on Thursdays from 7.30-9pm. Simple food (soup, bread and cheese and fruit etc) will be provided, followed by light-hearted discussion. Please tell a member of the PCC if you plan to come so that we know how many to cater for! More details in the March Chronicle – but why not give it a try?!
LADIES’ BREAKFAST – Saturday 14th MARCH
Chute Village Hall with Fiona Castle 9-11am
The PCC would like to invite the ladies of Chute to have a Saturday morning off, to come for a lovely free breakfast, to enjoy good company and to listen to Fiona Castle! She is the widow of Roy Castle; she has written several books and is an inspirational speaker about her life and life in general. Several of us went to a Ladies’ Breakfast 2 years ago and heard her speak in Burbage and thought she was wonderful. Now we would like to give the ladies in Chute the opportunity to hear her. Friends are welcome, and ladies from Ludgershall and the Collingbournes are included in the invitation.
Final details in the March Chronicle but please book in as soon as you can! ( or 730233).
This is a one-off special Saturday morning; don’t miss it!
Women's World Day of Prayer is a global, ecumenical movement of informed prayer and prayerful action, organised and led by Christian women who call the faithful together on the first Friday in March each year to observe a common day of prayer and who, in many countries, have a continuing relationship in prayer and service.
The service is written by a different country each year and that country then becomes the focus of the world's prayers on the day itself, which begins as dawn breaks over the islands of Tonga in the Pacific and continues across each continent until the last services of this special day are held back in the Pacific, on the islands of Samoa, circling the world in prayer for 36 hours.
'IN CHRIST THERE ARE MANY MEMBERS YET ONE BODY’
On Friday 6th March over 3 million people worldwide will be praying and worshipping together during an annual day of prayer, using a service prepared by Christian Women in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea is a land of many ethnic groups and over 800 distinct languages of which more than half are unrelated. As a result, there is great cultural diversity, yet the women of Papua New Guinea have emphasized the oneness there is in Christ.
In spite of gender inequality, women in Papua New Guinea are beginning to take their place in professions previously closed to them. There are now women who are pilots, engineers, doctors, lawyers, judges, lecturers and also officers in the military forces. In this way, they make a very positive contribution to their nation.
Our local service will be held at St Mary’s Collingbourne Kingston at 2.00pm on Friday 6th March 2009
CHUTE PARISH COUNCIL
Planning Applications
K/59810/TR2 Land opposite The Friars, Lower Chute. Safety Tree work. No objection by PC.
E/09/34 & 36 The Old Dovecote, Forest Lane. Replace garage with extension etc. Under consideration by PC
Planning Application Outcomes
59637/TR2 Percy/Hyde Cottage. Lower Chute To fell Ash tree. No objection by PC. Now approved by KDC
59825/TR2 2 Tolley Cottages, Chute Cadley. Tree works. No objection by PC. Now approved by KDC
59872/TR2 Chute Manor. Reduce 3 lime tees by 40%. No objection by PC. Now approved by KDC
59696/F Melbury Lodge. Slate roof + retention of porch & windows. No objection by PC. Now approved by KDC
Upper Chute Residents – Subsidised Amenity Skip
A general purpose skip (which can be used for any general domestic waste that can’t be disposed of for recycling) has been arranged with KDC. It will be placed on the Village Green as usual on Fri 6th Feb 2009 (for that weekend). No overflow please – we will be charged for clearing this.
Beat the Criminals – Get Registered
In the December Issue I advised all with an e.mail facility and who wanted to be kept advised of actual and potential crime in the area to get their e.mail address registered with the police so they can receive real-time crime alerts. Our Community Constable, PC Mark Randle, advises that a few extra folk have registered with him recently but there is still some way to go if the scheme is to work effectively. To get registered just send him a brief message on . Incidentally, he tells me he sends his crime alerts out on a ‘blind‘ address list so your details will be protected.
2009 Calendar to help avoid Distraction Burglaries
We are all at risk of being caught out by the lovely folk who carry out distraction burglaries but the statistics indicate that the more elderly or vulnerable amongst us are more at risk. A free 2009 calendar has been produced which not only bears pictures of Wiltshire’s beautiful countryside but also crime prevention messages to regularly remind us of how to avoid being taken advantage of. If you know someone who might benefit from one of these calendars please contact the social care help desk at Wiltshire Council - 01225 713001 – or at
Freedom of Information
Your Councillors have recently adopted a revised policy on provision of information to their parishioners: there is a copy displayed on the Notice Board at the Village Hall. There is also copy on the Chute website.
Next Meeting of the Parish Council will take place on Thursday 12th February at 7.30pm – venue the Village Hall. As always, you will be welcome to attend. The agenda will be displayed around the Parish and the previous (draft) minutes will be displayed in advance on the Council notice board at the Village Hall.
David Clark Chute Parish Clerk 730782
CHUTE FOREST PARISH COUNCIL
Wiltshire County Council – Area Boards Consultation.
Cllr Caddick lead on this item by giving an overview of the consultation and informed Members that the Members of the Tidworth Community Area Pilot Board (TCAB) had resolved to support the option of two separate boards for the Tidworth and Pewsey areas. She then outlined the advantages and disadvantages of the options in the consultation paper. Following a discussion Members resolved to let the status quo of two separate Boards for Pewsey and Tidworth Community Areas to stand for the time being.
Planning.
K/59810/TR2– Proposed works to trees on the roadside opposite the Friars Hatchett Hill Lower chute for Mr L Allen to consist of the crown lifting of a holly tree, an ash tree and seven sycamore trees, and the cutting back of the hedge away from the road. Members had previously resolved not to raise any objections and and Notice of Permission was issued on 24 December 2008.
K/59748/F – Notice of granting of Full Planning Permission for the demolition of a single garage and erection of a double garage and increase to width of site.
Amenity Skips. C’llr Close reported no further progress due to being unable to make contact with the new owners of the land onto which it was proposed that the skip could be placed. C’llr Close will continue to follow this matter up.
Tidworth Pilot Area Community Board (TACB). C’llr Caddick reported TACB Members had received briefings on a range of Disability issues including and the availability of learning and development facilities in the community area, Wellington Academy and the Transport Group. She asked if there were any villagers that might be missing out on the provision of disability services, but none were identified; she passed round a copy of the Academy Newsletter and asked if a Member might wish to volunteer to be a member of the Transport Group at which point the Chairman volunteered. She also informed Members that non attendance of the police at Parish Council meetings was raised as an issue and asked Members for their view. Members expressed general satisfaction with the level of attendance by the local officers but suggested that it might be a good idea for the Chief Constable or other senior officer to come and present to the local community on an annual basis. Cllr Caddick closed her report by stressing to the other Members that engagement with this pilot board, its successor and the Tidworth Community Area partnership is vital in that they will both increasingly provide a real opportunity for the Council to make its voice heard.
KDC Cllrs Introductions. KDC Cllr CA Wood introduced himself by saying that he will be standing as a United Kingdom Independence Party Candidate for election to Wilshire Council at the elections to be held in June 2009. He then gave a short résumé of his relevant personal history and experience. Cllr C Howard introduced himself by saying that he will be standing as a Conservative Party Candidate for election to Wilshire Council at the elections to be held in June 2009. He then gave short a résumé of his relevant personal history and experience.