 Village Hall AGM - Mon 20th April 7.30pm then Committee Mtg 8pm  Adult Supper Evening 15th May Theme, menu and format tbc  Summer Family Fete on 11th July 2009 Traditional fete with stalls, cream teas and plenty more ...  BBQ on 5th September at 4pm ... More to follow ...  Village Hall Committee Meetings Monday 20th April 8pm & AGM Monday 29th June 8pm Monday 9th November 8pm  Quiz Night 14th Novemebr 2009 More to follow ...  Christmas Party: Held on the 14th of December 2008 prooved to have been a veritable success! Very many thanks to everybody who produced such lovely food, it was truly delicious! We has 30 adults and 5 children! ... and the next Christmas Party will be on Sunday 13th December!!  If any one would like re-start the Burcombe Bugle (village newspaper / journal ) and be Editor please let Andy know as he has now stepped down or email him at Burcombebugle@hotmail.com ------------------------------------------------------------------  Burcombe Village Hall The newly decorated village hall is available for private hire at a very competitive rate. It is a great venue for private events, children's parties or any other special occasion. For more details please contact Sue on 742177 Polite request: When hiring the hall please can people not park in front of the cottages in School Row - Thank you. ------------------------------------------------------------------  Table Tennis in the Village Hall Burcombe Village Hall now has its very own table tennis table which is available for use by anyone in the village. It is an outdoor table which can be used either outdoors/indoors in the Summer or indoors only in the Winter. Simply contact Sue Combe at Manor Farm B&B for the village hall key. N.B. Only an adult can draw the key and children must supervised by an adult at all times. The hall is not available for table tennis on Thursday evenings. ------------------------------------------------------------------  Use this link to see the listings for Barford St Martin church services. You can also visit www.nadderfocus.com for more information. ------------------------------------------------------------------  Please can we remind all dog owners of the need to clean up after your dogs have performed their daily business ... especially if it is in front of someone's house or where children play! Furthermore it is very unpleasant for the folk who cut the village grass to have to stop and remove it. Not least it is an offence which attracts a significant fine! Please think about your fellow villagers .... ------------------------------------------------------------------  Village Party Saturday 30th August   The Chalk Valley Neighbourhood Police Team is trying to raise its profile within the local community. It can be contacted by phone on 0845 408 7000 ext 747 442. If you have any concerns or wish to report anything suspicious give them a call! ------------------------------------------------------------------ Dear All, to be aware of recent incidents still occurring in our area. Burglary at Barford Inn - £200.00 of meat stolen Burglary Burcombe Butchers - meat stolen again (occurred at the same time as the Barford Inn) Knighton Broadchalke - Theft from garage (garden tools) Compton Chamberlayne - Theft from shed (again garden tools) Needless to say that as we approach Christmas and in the current financial climate that this sort of thing will continue. Please do your best to secure these items as tools etc are being stolen from insecure sheds, outbuildings etc. Regards, PC Pete  Beware tack thieves are operating in the area Please check the security on your tack rooms and outbuildings. A nearby workshop was burgled a few nights ago. It is thought that they were targeting tack, they will take anything else they can lift such rugs, lawnmowers, strimmers, tools etc - even the heat lamp off some chicks! (alas 1 died). The police say they are targeting the area. They will even take the rugs off horse's backs in the field. Please circulate this warning and check your security. Many thanks Hunt Committee  From Community Police "Dear All, We seem to be getting alot of interest from Irish persons arriving in vans trying to flog electrical goods such as generators, power tools etc. Two vans recently on Irish plates 07-C-12449 and 08-C-8856. Do not be tempted as the goods although not normally stolen will be of incredibly poor quality and not worth anything like the asking price!" PC Pete  House Break-In This is an important notice to warn you that one house in the village may have been entered by would-be burglars on 25th March and to remind you to make sure that all of your doors and windows are locked when you go out. It is thought that they may have been disturbed before they were able to take anything valuable. However they have been in the village and may return. The police are fully aware of the situation and advise all villagers to be especially vigilant. Please call the police immediatley if you see anything suspicious going on in the village. Thank you. . Here is the latest Police Bulletin from PC Pete Jung from the Chalk Valley Neighbourhood Police Team Dear All, I have had 2 recent reports of a white van believed to be a VW Transporter in the area. There are two Irish males on board and are trying to sell Power Tools from the back of it. This is a fairly common occurrence these days and normally they are cheap imports being sold on at top of the range prices. There is of course the possibility that they are stolen. They will normally try to sell to tradesmen working at an address or Farms rather than to the home owner but I wouldn't put it passed them! I have been given 2 registrations YT 07 YKX and YT 07 YKK - neither relate to a VW so it could be that the vehicle is stolen too. Thanks, PC Pete ---------------------------------------------------------------  Thieves in the Area Verena reports that over the past few months she has had problems with numerous thefts from where she keeps her horses (just on the left off Burcombe lane as you leave the village heading to Wilton). They have even broken into her car as she has attended to the horses. The culprits could easily target any of us in the village. All they need is the opportunity to pinch something that is left unattended and suitably tempting. Verena has asked if we could warn other villagers about these thieves who are operating in the area and to be vigilant. Please keep an eye open for any unusual activity, strange cars or suspicious people hanging around - especially by her field or near to her yard by the last property at the other end of the village (towards Barford). The only cars which should be parked outside either area are her cars which are a red Ford Mondeo and a small white Citroen van, which has 'Kas Plant Hire' on it. Please make a note of any other vehicles (the make, model, colour, registration, time, description of strangers, etc) however brief their stay might be ... and let Verena know. She can be contacted on 01722 336262 ext 4414 daytimes or 07786485825 evenings and a message can be left on the mobile. Or email us the details at burcombebugle@hotmail.com and we can pass them on ... or call the police. Verena is very worried for the safety of her horses and would be very grateful to Burcombe villagers for their support and vigilance. Thank you. Please can we also ask the parents of children living in the village, to remind their children that horses can be dangerous and not to go into the field with them at anytime. ----------------------------------------------------------------  www.utsa.edu 31 July 2007 Dear All, Across the Division we are having a sharp rise in car thefts. I believe that it is in the main a group of yobs pinching cars to joy ride them. We are finding that once a car has run out of petrol it is dumped and then another nearby is stolen. The group of whoever is doing this favours the older car as they are easier to break into and hot wire. Some of the cars have even been stolen from people's drives so they are quite brazen in their efforts. Just for your info especially if you are the owner of an older car, maybe an idea to block it in with a second vehicle or park it out of view if possible (eg a garage). The offences are being investigated by a team of officers in Salisbury as this series has been across the Division. I must emphasise that the likelihood of this happening to you is extremely rare. I have had several comments that my e-mails are making some of you paranoid which I can assure you is not the intention!! As they say fore warned is fore armed................ Regards, PC Pete ------------------------------------------------------------------  http://officespam.chattablogs.com 25 July 2007 Dear All, A while back I went around the village to ask what was the main concern that residents had. The overwhelming majority was in relation to speeding vehicles. To address this I had a device put down across the main road which measured volume and speed of vehicles. This was done between 20/3/07 and 27/3/07. The results showed that the average speed was 27.8 mph of all vehicles. The total number of vehicles that passed over the device was 5004. This sounds a lot but in comparison to other villages is very small. (It averages at 29 vehicles per hour) As such the Camera Unit are not able to visit the village as it falls below their threshold limits. I then had the Speed Indicator Device put out in June which showed the drivers the speed they were doing. This proved to be a an effective tool and I received several positive comments from residents. Unfortunately the demand for this item is high across the board and has to be moved around the whole county. I have also carried out some enforcement with the use of a laser machine. I have spent 8 hours (in addition to foot patrols) doing these checks and during this time I have cautioned only 6 drivers and issued 1 ticket. Hopefully you will agree that I have addressed the concerns as much as I can and at this stage I would have say that there is little more I can do. I have absolutely no doubt that there are one or two idiots who thrash through the village in a dangerous manner but sadly this is the case for all villages and towns. Whilst there are cars on the road this will always be the case. I have discussed the idea of having some form of road calming scheme with several people and I feel that this is perhaps something the Parish Council may wish to take up. In my opinion this is far more effective than anything else as it is there 24 hours a day where as me and my gun are only effective for the time that I am there! If this is something that would be considered by the Council then I would obviously give it my full support. I have requested that this be publicised via The Bugle for those who are not on e-mail. All the best. PC Pete Jung - Burcombe Beat Officer. ---------------------------------------------------------------- May 2007 "This month we would like to remind you of the benefits of Neighbourhood Watch. This is one of the biggest and most successful crime prevention initiatives ever and literally means bringing communities together to take action, cutting local crime and at the same time adding to a sense of security, knowing that your neighbours are keeping an eye on your property. Traditionally Neighbourhood Watch activity has focused on the immediate vicinity of homes and can involve just a few houses or larger estates. Local co coordinators for the scheme are volunteers who would like to be a point of contact for us and for their neighbours. Being a member of a scheme has the added benefit of a reduction in house insurance. Good communication is essential to the effectiveness of the scheme and we intend to put out bulletins as and when we receive information that is relevant to your community. These bulletins will be put out via email to members who can then pass the word on to neighbours. Alternatively, if you do not have email, but would prefer to receive bulletins via a telephone cascade system, then let us know. Information can be passed back to us by contacting us on the links below. If you are interested in finding out more about Neighbourhood Watch or need to contact us, our number is 0845 408 7000 and enter extension number 747 442 when prompted. This number will take you directly to our office and you can leave a message if we are not available. Alternatively, contact us by e-mail at peter.jung@wiltshire.pnn.police.uk or beverley.richards@wiltshire.pnn.police.uk In an emergency dial 999" Thanks Pete and Beverley for your continuing support and hard work - from Burcombe.info and the Burcombe Bugle.  Stevie Boxall and Daniel Boxall - both are highly recommended... Available through Poplar Cottage.  www.wiltshire.gov.uk It was a matter of pride among English cartographers that they always did their own mapping and did not copy earlier maps. The cartographer, John Speed, mapped Wiltshire within a dozen miles of Salisbury in 1662. The village of Burcombe was on either side of what is now the A30. John Speed called the part to the south, Burcombe. Because he did not know the name of the north side, he simply wrote on the map, "Query". It so happens that if you look at any Wiltshire map made from then onwards until 1775, the word "Query" still appeared to the north of the road, even though English cartographers said that they never copied earlier maps made by other people, there are at least a dozen examples of this mistake. Thanks to our new 'Historical Correspondent' Will! ------------------------------------------------------------------ |
